Deadly Animals

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of mental illness, child abuse, child death, death by suicide, animal death, and graphic violence.

In June, six-year-old Bryan Shelton cuddles with his mom Kelly in front of the TV. Bryan nods off, and Kelly wakes him to take him to bed. Bryan proves he’s still awake by offering to take the garbage outside. Kelly thanks her son when she hears the door close quietly, but Bryan doesn’t reply. Kelly calls out to him and looks around the house, but she can’t find him. Kelly starts yelling his name as she grows more anxious.

In the morning, Colleen is angry that Trevor left the apartment in the middle of the night, and she takes her anger out on her daughters. As Ava and Veronica leave for school, a neighbor tells them that another boy is missing. Ava notices that Tom Shelton is absent from school, and she worries his younger brother is the victim. Ava overhears other students confirm her suspicion.

Delahaye and his superior, Detective Inspector Perrin, drive to the Shelton house. Perrin commends Delahaye for his work and reminds Delahaye—who fears Bryan is dead—that policework is often a game of luck.