Chapter 5
*The next day at the court house*
Casey had been hammering Chris with questions, trying to get
him to slip. He had an answer for everything and the jury seemed the believe
him. Next up was Alli.
"Alli, is your husband short tempered?"
"No. He is a sweet and loving man." She says, smiling at
Chris. But all he does is glare back at her.
"And did he ever lay a hand on your daughter?"
"Umm..umm... Well, I don't remember." Alli says, looking down. "Alli, you do remember that you are under oath, right?" " Yes, of course." Alli replies. Casey looks at Liv with a worried look. " And you do know that if you lie you will be arrested for conspiracy, right?" "Yes, yes I know." Alli says slowly, thinking about what she is hearing and saying. "So let me ask you again, did Chris ever hurt your daughter?" Casey says, staring right at Alli. Alli thinks for a moment, debating if she wants to lie or put her boyfriend in jail. "Yes, yes he has." Alli said in a soft quiet voice. Tears begin to run down her face. "You bitch!" Chris stands up and yells. "Order in the court!" the judge yells while slamming her mallet down. "Order in the court!" Chris's lawyer gets him to settle down and sit back down in his chair. Alli begins to cry on the stand. Casey looks to the judge, "Can we take a recess and continue this tomorrow morning?" "I believe that is a good idea." says the judge as she slams her mallet again. Alli exits the stand and meets Liv and Eliot at the swinging doors. " Just leave me alone." Alli says, crying. She then continues to exit the court room.
"That was rough." Liv says to Eliot. "Yeah, but we are making process." Eliot says back.
~Later that night at the police station~
"Eliot, Liv, you might want to take this one." Capt. says with a worried look. "What's going on?" Eliot says. " Lexi's sister just gave us a call, LAxi tried committing suicide."
~Outside Lexi's hospital room~
"How is she?" Liv asks the doctor in a concerned and worried voice.
"She is in pretty bad shape. while attempting to hang herself, she damages her windpipe, causing her not to be able to talk or breathe very well. She will nee to stay a couple days under observation and when she is released she cannot be alone due to the suicidal risk." the doctor explains. Liv nods, "Can we speak to her now?" "No. She was in a great deal of pain so we gave her some medication to relax her and help her sleep. Come back or call tomorrow afternoon and then she may be up to talking." "Thanks doc." Eliot says. The two partners began walking towards the elevator. "She felt so guilty she needed to end her life." Liv said, feeling awful for pushing her to stand trial. "This isn't your fault Liv. Chris has made her like this. And hopefully the jury sees that and finds him guilty.
~A few days later in the courtroom~
Alli is seen sitting in the bench behind Casey with a neck brace and a sad, defeated look.
"Your honor, we are unable to complete our questioning of Alli due the self harm she has done to herself. It has left hurt unable to talk. And so the people rest."
After Casey had brought to the courts attention that Alli had tried to commit suicide, the jury's faces looked worried. it was as if they knew the reason why she tried to hang herself.
After the defendant's lawyer and Casey had said their final statements, the jury was sent to decide if Chris is guilty or not guilty.
It was about two and a half hours later that they reached the verdict.
"On the count of first degree murder, how do you find the defendant?"
"Guilty on the charge of first degree murder."
Chris finally had nothing to say. He had looked defeated and said nothing as he made his way out of the courthouse. Alli began to cry as Olivia approached her.
"Alli I know this was hard for you, but it's for the best." "I now know this, detective. I have been talking to my sister a lot lately and she said that I can stay with her till I can get back on my feet. I guess I needed to almost die to realize that he really doesn't love me and never has. Thank you Olivia." Alli says with a small smile.
Back at Olivia apartment~
Olivia is seen laying in her bed. A tear rolls down her cheek as she reflects on the loss of a beautiful, innocent girl.
