Pat was looking through her journals the ten year old Pat Riley was was a harriet the spy tapes and "meetings" at the "church" were illuded to she realized how much she was into evidence Gathering even then Most of it was about the usual crap about the kids at school and how mean her parents were, she actually found that her medical records reflected a cruel past. scars she had no idea how they had happened. But after a the first Journal that began to mention "Family Reunions, came into her sight she looked at these Her Father and several other men took several Large trucks off to the far corner of the ranch to a Family Plot Lots of graves and tombs of her relatives. Some supposedly from the earliest days of Texas. They were off loading these boxes and had lifting equipment handy on the moving trucks.

"1-22-76 (Journal Entry age eleven)
Dad and uncle Jim along with several other adult male scum bag relatives went to the family plot to bury more boxes. Dad left Bill and cousin Neal to do the digging work. They were told to go dig four more graves. and What's with those boxes that were to be buried in the Family Plot. Bill made Cousin Neal do all the work like he's a slave or something. I followed them. But couldn't get close enough to the area to see what was really going on.
The fact that they are taking such large trucks up there Bother's me. Are we hiding murder victims? That could explain my parents monster bank accounts. It's a mofia cemetary up there. When Dad and the rest arrived the graves were done but were far larger than any grave needs to be. and the boxes were simple concrete blocks stacked on each other in the holes. What are they hiding out here? I've been listening to Dad's Meeting with Jim and the other guys, at his home office window he's asked about the tribute owed him by "the clan," My dad is some sort of tribal leader? is that why the rest of his relatives are paying him trubute like he's some sort of king?"

1-22-80 This really doesn't fit every four years, on Dad's Birthday,
we hold a family reunuion and every reunion there's more boxes. and more graves. What am I into?"

This was a pattern repeated from the time she learned to write.
Every four years there was a family reunion. Always at Red Tree Ranch. Her parents acted like they were rich and only male adult relatives come. Every four years the trucks come the Dad's all went out, to the family plot and buried concrete blocks in the ground. What was in those blocks? was it money? If that was true, then was her family thought of as dirt poor? Why were her parents almost totally unable to pay their bills.
While her brother as she often complained

" Bill enjoyed the good life?" She thought,

"Bill killed them all."

Bill wiped out the rest of the family eldest to youngest,
save for Neal and herself. But then came after Pat three years ago.

Three years ago:
She didn't remember grabbing the excaliber sword replica, from the museum floor, But when Bill charged at her he ran onto that blade. That was during the Chairman case. The Museum's Cameras had been turned off So I.A. questioned it but with no evidence either way,
It was ruled That Bill attacked her there for it was self defense.
As the head guard was a friend of Bill's. There was a fight Pat and Kim Did battle with her brother and Six buds.
She lost her gun, and was wounded. Bill was there to kill her, and threw her into the case with the Excaliber Replica.
the glass behind her shattered as she flew through the case, She had gathered herself to try get up and her hand grasped the hilt of the sword, blinded by blood Pat grabbed the weapon,
and rolled to her right. she raised the blade, as he charged at her.
A battle axe raised over his head! Before Bill could stop on the slick floor,
he was run through. Killed by his own momentum in his attack.
Pat had broken her promise to her mother and at the same time avenged her parents as honor in a clan would have demanded of her. So how did this tie in with the situation now?

"Was this a gang member avenging his tyrranical leader?"

"Concrete Boxes?"

Something drifted through her mind, but faded.

Pat began digging up old police and FBI cases where her relatives were either busted or suspected. The suspects were younger realatives.

"So Neal was slave Labor."

"Benefactor assigned jobs?"

This made less sense than before.

Returning to the office with the Box of old composition Note books She concentrated on the fourth in each set When had she first begun noticing?

"So What's all this?"

Diana asked.

"These are my journals from age ten up to when what ever happened that erased my past."

Pat replied. Diana looked at her in surprise, Pat was a prolific, and very detail oriented writer.

her journals read like field case reports this kid was destined for a badge before she was ever born.

and from the looks of it despite her father's interference in her Life she Destiny won out.

"I began to notice something that was going on from long before I was born."

Pat said. her ice Blue eyes glinted. she was looking at the Last in the cycle.

"Every four years We hosted a Family Reunion. On my Dad's Birthday."

Diana looked at her. This surprised her that Pat was treating this as Just another case.

Pat went to a Note book that ended on December 12th 1984.

It's still yellowed pages held the night her Father Finally Caught on to her.

"This is the last one." Pat said.

Diana read the entry Over Pat's Shoulder.

12-12-84

Finally revenge is sweet Bill is in jail and there's no way dad can afford bail.

The gang went down in almost TV show like fashion. Allen Tanner and Bill both

were literally caught with their Pants down! It sure pays them back and soon I will pay Dad

back for the murder they committed at his command!

My beloved Aragorn is avenged.

Tonight in the name of my beloved horse, I'm going to My Uncle Cordell's

and tell him about what I've seen here All of it!

I know I won't be able to come back here ever again.

But I really so don't care! fare well Brown county Hello Future."

the short note said it all Pat intended to leave any way.

"You busted your Brother for killing your horse?"

Diana smiled.

"It's really more than that But essentially Yes,

I got the entire Gang busted as revenge for what they did to my horse.

Pat Showed her the Crime entry.

Diana read it and looked at Pat Horror written on her face.

"Oh my god They really did that? oh God!

Diana looked at Pat's face. The imagery of an unspeakable act

of cruelty lingered in her mind. Then she Looked at Pat's eyes This

Journal to Pat, who had no memory of that past, was just Evidence.

"How could anyone do that to another living being?"

"How could he have done what ever happened to me Next?"

Riley said

"This person has been dead for a while to me this is a pet cold case."

"I may finally put this one to rest. That Pat Riley Deserves closure.

I can't put any emotional investment in it.

I am Just a ranger doing my job."

The Shock of seeing how coldly Pat viewed this case

How She was fighting to control the Emotions that it

was dredging up She looked at Berigan,

as if the person they talking about wasn't her.

"So I'm focusing on these entries every four Years, Up to the last entry."

I'm Curious about these and These only!" Pat said.

"Dev, was working for some one who wants this information."

Diana looked at Pat's Face. Pat was Being Texas Ranger LT Riley, all business.