Inspired by the classic Led Zeppelin song, and the twelfth Justice Security story, Black Dog takes place very soon after the events of Hell's Bells. The story opens with Jessica Queen, Percival "King Louie" Washington, and Dexter Beck dealing with recurring nightmares. The dreams are so bad that all three consult with Dr. Caleb Mitchell, the Justice Security staff psychiatrist. Caleb discovers a common thread running through the dreams, and prescribes two things for each of them: a strong sedative to help them sleep, and to deal with the apparent issues that are causing the nightmares.
Easier said than done.
Jessica must deal with an earlier case - the genetically enhanced dog from Mama Told Me Not To Come. While assurances came from the owners of the deadly dog's siblings, Jessica doesn't believe that all of them are dead.
Louie, on the other hand, must deal with the betrayal of his former girlfriend, Donna. Since Donna was an agent working for Esteban Fernandez, Louie has been afraid to date anyone. He must overcome his fears, and convince himself that not every woman is going to betray him and those he loves.
Dexter is dealing with his own issues, and his problems won't go away without some serious soul-searching.
Meanwhile, Carly Stewart-Li has returned from rehab, and has made an unexpected life choice: she's chosen to turn her back completely on Hollywood, and wants to become a plainclothes operative for Justice Security!
Grief, twists, turns, and the loss of another partner...Black Dog gives you a look at the private lives of the people of Justice Security!
This is the twelfth story in the Justice Security series.
Charlie Li grabbed the tranquilizer rifle, and Jessica Queen dialed Justice Security’s number on her cell phone as they ran from the office.
“Justice Security, Tony Armstrong.”
“Tony, this is Jessica Queen. We’re at the dog show. We need backup now. And cops…lots of cops!” She hung up. “Charlie, how strong is that tranquilizer?”
“Strong enough to take down that monster.”
“Not good enough. Be ready to kill it if we have to.”
“Yes, Ms. Queen.”
Jessica drew her gun as she and Charlie skidded to a stop in front of the locker room door. The door opened into the room, so they weren’t concerned about the mastiff escaping…although the dog had used a tool – a rawhide stick - to open its cage, the rawhide stick wasn’t strong enough to lever the door open.
They stood on either side of the door.
“Charlie, you have the rifle. You take high, I’ll take low. Shoot it if you see it. If we have to go in, we go back to back so we can see all around us,” said Jessica.
“I’m not ashamed to say that this dog scares me, Ms. Queen. It’s showing intelligence beyond a normal animal.”
Jessica nodded. “I agree with you, Charlie. Let’s act as if it’s a person. Be ready for anything.”
Charlie nodded.
“Ready?” asked Jessica.
Charlie nodded again. “Let’s do it.”
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