After My Husband Left on a Business Trip, My Child Said We Shouldn’t Go Home. I Listened

son into protective custody while we accelerate the arrests.”

“Protective custody? What does that mean?”

“It means a safe house. Federal oversight. New identities if necessary, depending on what happens with the trials. It means your old life is effectively over, Mrs. Martinez. I’m sorry, but that’s the reality.”

The room tilted slightly. Old life over.continue reading …