the gold coast. the sun, the sea, and this million dollar home, a mystery. he was talking on the telephone when he heard a loud bang. a woman, murdered. her husband went blind. are you bleeding? do you see any blood? i m bleeding all over, yes. okay. i can t see. but who? everyone is somewhat of a suspect. and why? what brings someone to make a decision they are going to do this. was it love? what we learned was that she was having an affair with the sun. was that money? nobody knows what happened except for him and garrett. what was the truth, hidden here on this tropical paradise? it was an assassination, a hit, no question. it was august, hot in coral gables. the air was short sticking thick as night fell. the small debris pushed the palms. and the artificial pool of attorney john sutton house was a party already known early. it was susan sutton s birthday attending their son, his girlfriend, and john s law partner. melissa,
failed fertility treatments. finally adopted a sister for christopher, melissa. she was and always has been a little angel, absolutely. she would probably be upset with me saying this, but she was pretty close to perfect. which seem to describe the family to, they told the kids they ve been adopted and it didn t seem to wear them at all. my mom and my dad were my mom and my dad. these are my biological and these are my adoptive. i had a great childhood. and there were advantages to having a brother seven years older. especially when he grew to be a six foot 200 pounder. he was my protector. someone made fun of me at school one time, he came and he gave the kid a stern look like a big older brother did. i think he was protective of me.
but susan kept trying to get pregnant. after suffering through years of failed fertility treatments and miscarriages. and finally, adopted a sister for christopher, melissa. she was and always has been a little angel. absolutely. she would probably be upset with me saying this, but she was pretty close to perfect. reporter: which seemed to describe the family too. they told the kids they had been adopted. didn t seem to worry them at all. my mom and my dad were my mom and my dad. there wasn t, you know, these are my biological and these are my adopted. i had a great childhood. reporter: there were advantages to having a brother seven years older especially when he grew to be a 6-foot, 200-pounder. he was my defender and protector. someone made fun of me at school one time. he came and kind of give the kid a stern look, what a big older
reporter: which seemed to describe the family too. they told the kids they had been adopted. didn t seem to worry them at all. my mom and my dad were my mom and my dad. there wasn t, you know, these are my biological and these are my adopted. i had a great childhood. reporter: there were advantages to having a brother seven years older especially when he grew to be a 6-foot, 200-pounder. he was my defender and protector. someone made fun of me at school one time. he came and kind of give the kid a stern look, what a big older brother did. and you know, i think he was protective of me. reporter: after the murder, in fact, christopher resumed that protective role. this time for his father who insisted that melissa should return to college in northern florida. the day after the shooting was her first day of college. reporter: oh, my gosh. and i was then and i am still proud that she managed to stay in school.
stern look. like a big older brother did. i think he was protective of me. after the murder, in fact, christopher resumed that protective role. this time for his father, who insisted that melissa should return to college in northern florida. the day after the shooting was her first day of college. oh, my gosh. and i was then and i am still proud that she managed to stay in school. during a long and arduous recovers, lingerring fears and many surgeries. he learned the hard way to keep focus in and emotions safely at bay. it was easier that way. survival mode. he just focuses on putting one foot in front of the other, and i think i do the same thing. if you were to break down emotionally all the time or dwell on what happened, you wouldn t even get out of bed.