they closed the door, turned out the light. just the word halloween unleashed a wave of grief. the investigation into robin s murder was stalled even though police had a suspect in plain sight. william marshall. and the family groped. we had to take comfort in that because we really were probably never going to see any resolution in this. they didn t have enough evidence. years passed. there were other cases to solve, new priorities, of course, and for detective lancaster, retirement. there are case that is stay with you after your retirement, probably for the rest of your life, at least for me. this was one of them. the hoynes family struggled to move on without robin. there were high school graduations, marriages, children, but the hole never goes away. there are times you need to have a tissue handy?
case. going in? going in. coming out? coming out i felt like i had been kicked. nobody showed any interest, a complete rejection on prosecution. too circumstantial, said the d.a., and no incriminating evidence even on those items seized from marshall s car. marshall was released from jail. his girlfriend, yvonne, picked him up. once again, detective lancaster had to deliver the news to the hoynes family. the only suspect he had was back on the streets. maddening. his life goes forward and, you know, robin s is snuffed out and she never gets to meet her potential because of what he did. they all suffered, all the hoynes. perhaps mr. hoynes most of all. our dad felt like he had not done what he was supposed to do as a father because he didn t protect her.