David's courage in facing the gang leader proved to help, instead of hurt him.
In urban areas, organized crime or gangs can often play a role in how justice is enforced to different people within that city as highlighted in I Will Find You. After five years in a high security prison, David Burrows knows that he needs to break out in order to find his son, who he has been found guilty of murdering, even though he is innocent. I Will Find You by Harlan Coben is a thrilling novel that follows the story of David Burrows as he tries to locate his son, Matthew, and prove that he is not responsible for his murder. During David’s trial, an eyewitness testified that she had observed him bury the murder weapon in the woods outside of his house. Locating the bloody baseball bat led to David’s conviction and was the only real evidence that was keeping him behind bars. Although David was put in prison due to the acts of a local gang, they also helped him locate and reunite with his son.
The eyewitness in the case, Hilde Winslow, is an elderly woman that lived next door to David. On the night that Mattew was murdered, she stated that she saw David bury a baseball bat in the wooded area behind their house. She was manipulated to say this by a man named Skunk, he works for a gang leader that has a vendetta against David. David originally thought that Hilde was paid off, but later finds out that Skunk threatened her family in order to get her to lie in court. Once David was convicted, she changed her name and moved to another city out of fear of retribution.
Revere Beach, MA is a suburb of Boston that has a lot of mobster activity. David travels to Revere to locate Skunk in order to find out the reason for his involvement in the murder trial. After being kidnapped and taken to Skunk’s boss, Nicky Fisher, David discovers that Nicky’s son was arrested by David’s father years ago and subsequently died in prison. This happened after David’s dad, the head of the police department, fabricated evidence in order to put Nicky’s son, Mikey, away. This angered Nicky and caused him to plant the murder weapon and force David’s neighbor to go on the stand as an eyewitness. Nicky defended his actions by saying that he was just helping put a child killer in jail, although this was not the case.
Gangs instill fear into the community and use their control over people to manipulate law enforcement and the court systems. They were the reason that David was convicted for the murder of his son, but they were also part of the reason that David found his son. They gave him the answers that he needed in order to locate Matthew and clear his name. In the end, David’s courage in facing the gang leader proved to help, instead of hurt him.
The eyewitness in the case, Hilde Winslow, is an elderly woman that lived next door to David. On the night that Mattew was murdered, she stated that she saw David bury a baseball bat in the wooded area behind their house. She was manipulated to say this by a man named Skunk, he works for a gang leader that has a vendetta against David. David originally thought that Hilde was paid off, but later finds out that Skunk threatened her family in order to get her to lie in court. Once David was convicted, she changed her name and moved to another city out of fear of retribution.
Revere Beach, MA is a suburb of Boston that has a lot of mobster activity. David travels to Revere to locate Skunk in order to find out the reason for his involvement in the murder trial. After being kidnapped and taken to Skunk’s boss, Nicky Fisher, David discovers that Nicky’s son was arrested by David’s father years ago and subsequently died in prison. This happened after David’s dad, the head of the police department, fabricated evidence in order to put Nicky’s son, Mikey, away. This angered Nicky and caused him to plant the murder weapon and force David’s neighbor to go on the stand as an eyewitness. Nicky defended his actions by saying that he was just helping put a child killer in jail, although this was not the case.
Gangs instill fear into the community and use their control over people to manipulate law enforcement and the court systems. They were the reason that David was convicted for the murder of his son, but they were also part of the reason that David found his son. They gave him the answers that he needed in order to locate Matthew and clear his name. In the end, David’s courage in facing the gang leader proved to help, instead of hurt him.