The crystal vase shattered against the wall, water and roses exploding across the cream-colored paint. Rose grabbed the next item within reach, a heavy silver photo frame and hurled it at the television where her parents' faces still filled the screen.

"Liars!" she screamed, her voice raw. "Filthy, worthless liars!"

The frame cracked the television screen, splitting her father's image in two before the picture went black.

Rose stood in ...