[Read by Tom Taylorson]An apparent accidental death turns out to be only the first of many murders.Ben Kendall was a troubled man. Coming back from Vietnam with PTSD and scars that no one else could see, he hid away from the world, filling his house with an ever-increasing amount of stuff, until finally the piles collapsed and he was found dead, crushed beneath his own belongings. But what on first glance looks to be the tragic accidental death of a hoarder may be something much more - and much deadlier. Ben's cousin, medical examiner Beverly Hillstrom, unsettled by the circumstances of his death, alerts Joe Gunther and his Vermont Bureau of Investigation team.Ben, it seems, brought back something from Vietnam other than just personal demons - he also brought back combat photos and negatives that someone else desperately wants to keep from the public eye.
