It was always too good to be true.

Finding her, arresting her, proving her guilt … that should have been enough.

It should have been, but a small voice, deep inside him, refused to be silenced. The voice which whispered the same words over and over – how even a jail sentence wouldn’t stop her.

And then Sam looked at Julie, standing tall in the dock waiting for the verdict. He watched her smile and knew the truth.

It would never be over. She would always find a way to reach out for him and the nightmares would become reality once more.