Almost。a。year。has。passed。since。Ellen。Parsons。left。Hewes。and。Associates.。She。is。now。working。in。the。District。Attorney's。office。and。is。dealing。with。a。fairly。important。drug。case,。trying。to。get。a。dealer。to。reveal。the。identity。of。his。supplier.。Patty。Hewes。is。now。acting。on。behalf。of。a。group。of。investors。trying。to。recover。money。they。had。entrusted。to。Louis。Tobin。and。who,。it。turns。out,。was。running。a。Ponzi。scheme.。With。billions。of。dollars。unaccounted。for,。Patty。is。trying。to。find。any。funds。that。may。have。been。hidden。by。the。Tobin。family.。Patty。and。Ellen。have。had。no。contact。since。her。departure。but。Patty。has。been。reluctant。to。re-assign。her。office,。convinced。that。Ellen。will。return.。She。even。sends。her。an。expensive。handbag.。Ellen。wants。nothing。to。do。with。her。however。and。when。she。thinks。Patty。may。be。interfering。with。her。drug。case,。tells。her。she。doesn't。need。any。help.。She。also。tells。her。that。any。secrets。she。may。have。are。perfectly。safe.。In。a。flash-forward。6。months。into。the。future,。Patty。Hewes。is。in。a。serious。accident。when。another。car。broadsides。her。vehicle。in。an。intersection.。The。occupant。of。the。other。vehicle。has。fled。but。it。is。registered。to。someone。she。knows.