Claire Stone smiled serenely as her jet landed at Hilo International Airport on the gorgeous, Big Island of Hawaii after a spiritual retreat in Australia. But her homecoming turned out to be anything but pleasant as she walked off the plane right into trouble. Her once peaceful hale overlooking an impossibly blue Pacific from the jungle slopes of Puna had become a battleground. Her bright, wild, statuesque daughter, Michele, had become another statistic with a boyfriend jailed for domestic violence - and good riddance, thought Claire. Her best friend had been robbed and beaten --- and dead...