The only one left

Previously

…He knew this quiet street had secrets. Every seemingly perfect suburban street did. And somewhere within the walls of that silent house, or perhaps in the hearts of the people connected to the boy inside, lay the truth. It was his job to find it, to coax it out of the shadows, to give Leo Vance the justice that had been so cruelly stolen from him. The weariness settled deeper into his bones. This was going to be a long night. And for Miles Corbin, who carried the ghosts of past cases, especially those involving children, it was going to be a painful one. The only one left. The words echoed in his mind, a somber refrain for a life cut short, and a mystery that was just beginning to unfold.