The Judge, Finally Breaks Down and Tells the Truth

During an early morning jog, Dr. Cynthia Motts finds Judge Gideon Updike badly beaten and near death on the local high school's running track. After saving the judge's life, Cynthia meets his family at the hospital. She realizes his daughter, Evangeline Updike-Humphreys, is the same woman she had a summer fling while in college, decades ago. She has no idea how angry Evangeline still is about their broken relationship.
When Evangeline angrily refuses her medical help, she debates whether to continue to treat the judge. She wonders who tried to kill the judge and what she can do about it. Can she and Evangeline overcome their differences and the lies they've heard over the decades? Will their families, friends and the sheriff stop interfering with their relationship? Will Cynthia and Evangeline finally get together and live happily ever after? Find out in The Judge: finally breaks down and tells the truth, the first installment in the Old Smithtown North Suspense series.