Julia Stuart:
Text me 1 more mf time and shit is coming your way hella quick xx
Was lit up on the mf tv screen in front of the whole court like Christmas lights.
"Well played West," I heard Jeff mutter mockingly under his breath.
"Your honour, this is absurd, allow me to put before you the actual case," he coughed and neatly stacked all his paperwork again, "Your honour on Friday the 24th July, approximately 10pm, Miss Julia Stuart walked into her closed and locked private property, finding out that Mr Ricciardo had not only broken into Ms Stuarts house but in addition carried an armed gun which he threatened her with, he then attempted to rape her and was violent towards her, fortunately he didn't manage to do so because Mr Bieber, neighbour to Miss Julia, heard her screaming, and so immediately entered the property with a loaded gun for self defence. When he arrived at the scene, Mr Ricciardo held Miss Stuart as a hostage, threatening to shoot her if Mr Bieber did anything, so reacting quickly and in self defence he shot Mr Ricciardo in the arm, saving himself, Miss Julia and only injuring Mr Ricciardo," he paused a couple of seconds before continuing, "In addition, it is false that Mr Ricciardo knew that Ms Stuart, mother, owned a gun at the house, she does of course, it's loaded with 3 bullets and only 3, this is used for emergencies and is kept in a secured drawer in the hallway, you would need the keys to open it, Mr Ricciardo has only ever been at Miss Stuart's house 2, not counting the breaking in, and we are both absolutely convinced he did not know anything about a gun, this was not an act of self defence on his half - why go to a place you are in putting yourself at risk in the first place? It was purely an act that was planned, and certainly had the intention of assaulting Miss Julia Stuart,"
He ended his long speech and I looked over at him, grateful for his words and happy that I was write about trusting him.
"Sit down now," smiled the Judge, nodding and taking a quick glance back to the police report.
"I will not base the verdict on a text message which doesn't contain substantial evidence that Miss Julia Stuart in any way, shape or form was intending to assault Mr Ricciardo or that there was a gun present in the property, I do understand from it though, that you two must have gotten into an argument, am I correct?"
I stood up on my own, "Yes you're honour,"
"And tell me, Miss Julia, what is was about?" She frowned looking back at the tv screen.
"I had returned home with another male the night before, your honour, Daniel was most certainly jealous, even though we have no relationship, so I told him that he shouldn't attempt to text message me again," I explained.
"Ah stupid drama, I see," the Judge turned her gaze into Daniel.
"I will be back in an hour to announce what I have decided, this may not yet be the verdict, in the mean time all remain in the court room," she stood up, her caramel skin suddenly snatching the sunlight and illuminating her older features. Then she left along with the whole panel.
I gave a death stare Daniel's way.
"Don't worry Julia, I'll have him doing more time for lying in such a dramatic way, it's against the law," Jefferson reassured me.
"Don't worry Jeff I know you will, how could he, it's actually really mf disgusting," I scoffed.
"You never told me about the texts, he played his game smart that's for sure,"
I nodded, "it's not like it's good evidence, it was an argument about something completely different, if only the judge saw what he sent me!"
"No time for that anymore,"
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An hour later the door reopened and the whole court came back to life, Judge Benson of course sitting back up at the middle.
"I have decided the solution to this case," she began.
"Mr Daniel Ricciardo, you are under arrest and jailed for 13 years, no half time allowed, for threatening Miss Julia Stuart with an armed gun, assault and breaking into private property," She announced, "this is not goddamn America, gun laws are strict," she stood back up.
"Case closed," immediately as those words were said the whole room came to life, 3 officers surrounded Daniel and took him, the whole court panel left and the people spectating left. Until only me, Jeff and the police officer who had helped was standing in the middle of the court room.
"I have to ask you to leave," he gestured to the door and smiled, showing all his perfectly pearly, white teeth underneath his dark, thick moustache.
"Of course officer," Jeff took my hand and we confidently walked out together, and straight into the car and drove back to my place.
