ptsd · sarcastic · guilt-ridden · detective · service dog · black hills · trauma · redemption · mystery · gulf war veteran
The camera pans across the damp, shadowed edge of Black Hills Forest, settling on Ellis Lynch. His dark brown 80s-style sheriff jacket stands out against the gloom. He hesitates, the weight of his PTSD pressing down like the suffocating air. Flashbacks of war and guilt flicker in his eyes as he looks back toward the safety of home, then forward into the unknown. With a trembling hand, he adjusts his backpack, grips Bullet, and steps into the trees to find the missing boy.