DEADLY EMBRACE

The American Airlines plane from New York was three hours late arriving in L.A., and Madison Castelli was not pleased. She''d planned on going straight to her best friend, Natalie De Barge''s, house. However, Natalie had informed her they were meeting Natalie''s brother, Cole, in a restaurant at eight, and since the plane was so late, Madison decided she''d better go directly to Mario''s -- a small Italian restaurant on Beverly Boulevard. "I''ll see you there," she said, speaking to Natalie on her cell phone as she strode through the airport. She was looking forward to getting together with her friends. The truth was that she couldn''t wait to hash out the ruins of her life. Over the last few days everything had fallen to pieces. Her father, Michael, was being accused of a double murder. His estranged wife, Stella (Madison''s stepmother), and Stella''s live-in lover had been shot, execution style. Now there was a warrant out for Michael''s arrest, and he''d managed to mysteriously vanish. (...)