Bad Things Come in Threes

Sometimes keeping things in the family is harder than you think.

After their mother's death, brothers Malcolm and Richard had to take on the responsibility of managing the daily care of their special needs brother. Balancing his care with their demanding careers presented a challenge. After a few missteps, they thought they had finally found a solution that worked.

Detective Crawford faced a challenge of his own. A series of letters start arriving at the station, presenting an unexpected problem – Crawford had an admirer, and a deadly one. The unwanted fan mail was from the latest killer stalking the city, who wavered between praising and taunting the detective.

There is an old saying that refers to challenges as the thing that makes life interesting. If that is the case, then what is it called when one person's challenge becomes another person's burden?