Shelter. Emerson and Snow, #10

John Peterson is dead. Behind bars, the killer who evaded justice for years has taken his own life, swallowing arsenic hidden inside a tooth cap he had saved for the perfect moment. With him goes the chance for answers-but not the consequences of his crimes. Now all that remains is the aftermath. Victims still need justice. Evidence must be pieced together, and the lives shattered by Peterson's actions must somehow begin to heal.
As Detective Ally Emerson and Detective Kate Snow work to close the final chapter of the Peterson case, Snow becomes increasingly concerned about Ally. The past months have taken their toll, and Snow is determined that Ally take time to recover. When Snow and Benson suggest that Ally adopt a rescue dog, the idea catches her completely off guard. A support dog? Ally isn't sure she wants to see herself that way.
She's trying to move forward, not label herself as broken. But when a black-and-white dog named Ziggy re-enters her life, Ally begins to realise that healing doesn't always happen alone. As Emerson and Snow navigate the challenges of bringing Ziggy into their world-and their growing relationship-Ally faces decisions about what comes next. Should she finally build a home of her own, or accept Snow's offer to move in together?With new beginnings on the horizon, the path forward may offer hope.
But healing takes time, and the scars of the past are not easily left behind. Can Ally truly move forward? Find out in.Shelter.