To "make one's bones" is an American English idiom meaning to take actions to establish achievement, status, or respect. It is an idiomatic equivalent of "establishing one's bona fides".
Before Don’t Close Your Eyes, before you ever met Stephanie Chalice, she was a rookie detective learning the ropes and building credibility. Or in law enforcement lingo, she was making her bones. And so, with the use of artistic license… Chalice is back, and she’s accomplished what women all over the world have always dreamed of: she’s gotten younger. These Three vignettes feature NYPD Detective Stephanie Chalice in the days before you first met her. She may be a tad green but she’s righteous, rambunctious, and oh so ready . . . for anything.
First Kill - a woman is dead, a suspect is in custody, and the case seems ironclad, but all is not as it appears. Chalice soon finds herself embroiled in a deadly game of fraud, conspiracy,Detectives Chalice and Mather return to duty after catastrophic events nearly destroyed their lives. Their boss hands them a simple homicide to ease them back into the job, but the case explodes into something far bigger. Every assumption collapses as the trail leads beyond city streets and into an international manhunt. Now the truth they’re chasing may be the very thing that gets them killed. and deception. The body count is about to rise and the only thing standing between the murderer and his next victim is a headstrong rookie detective with a sixth sense for solving crime.
Second Chance – Rookie NYPD detective Stephanie Chalice has taken her first life, a righteous kill in the line of duty. When her CO orders her to take time off, Chalice hops a jet to South Beach with her girl pal Tay for a little R&R but soon finds herself caught up in a homicide investigation. Chalice runs afoul of a merciless Jamaican drug lord named Donovan who hunts her across the Florida Everglades. With no jurisdiction and only her wits to rely on, will Chalice be able to bring the case to a close before Donovan’s noose tightens around her throat?
Third Victim – She’s taken her first life, turned a sorely needed vacation into a nightmare, and is once again ready to mess with the wicked. When a bomb goes off in a house of worship, she questions the bomber’s MO and the evidence staring her in the face. Rejecting the obvious conclusion, Chalice leaps headfirst into an investigation with no obvious suspects and clues that stymie NYPD’s best and brightest.
