Rossi maintained her composure when she entered the bustling Nashville precinct after four weeks on short term disability. Greeted by a standing ovation from the officers in the room, she wished to become invisible and avoid the stilted, sympathetic conversations. “Next time I’m taking two months leave,” she spoke stiffly, reluctant to reveal her reconstructive dental surgery to the crowded...

Lisa moved her barefoot leg closer to her body, her back and shoulders aching from the stationary pose on the basement floor while she poked and prodded at the padlock securing the chain around her ankle. She inserted the whittled ends of her makeshift lock picks inside the narrow keyhole, her fingers sore from the constant repetition. She could feel...