Down and Dead in Dallas

Welcome to Down and Dead, Inc., where, to Live, Sometimes Ya Gotta Die.MAKING THE BREAK IS EASIER THAN KEEPING THE BREAK Christine Branch is elated. Finally her sister, Caroline Branch Easton, has made the break from her abusive ex, Martin Easton, and returned to Dallas to Christine's ranchette to heal. Only Martin refuses to let her go. Within twenty-four hours, his thugs are doing everything they can to intimidate Caroline into returning home. Christine knows she must do something to get her sister the time and space she needs to heal and stay safe—and she concocts a plan:OPERATION SWITCH AND BAITThe sisters trade lives and Christine baits the thugs into following her. It works! Caroline undergoes counseling, eventually divorces Martin, though he refuses to accept it, and the operation continues…until Martin shows up at the ranchette and issues a return-home ultimatum....