"Please state your name for the court."
She breathed in, and swallowed deeply, trying to make her voice not shake,
"Calleigh Duquesne."
"Calleigh Duquesne," the woman repeated, "Do you swear to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you God?"
"I do."
The woman gestured for Calleigh to take a seat on the stand. She walked over slowly, breathing in and out, trying not to let her nerves get the best of her. The defense attorney stood up and made his way over to the stand, clutching a folder in his right hand.
"Ms. Duquesne, do you recognize this man?" From the folder he took out a mug shot,
Calleigh winced briefly then nodded. The man showed the photo to the jury and said
"Ms. Duquesne would you please identify this man?"
"Seth McAdams."
"And how do you know this man?"
She paused, not believing she was going to have to say this in front of a whole court.
"Six years ago Seth McAdams and another subject abducted me, and forced me to cover up a crime they believed they had commited."
The courtroom was dead silent. You could hear a pin drop. The defense attorney didn't falter, he pushed on,
"So it's fair to say, you would want revenge?"
"No sir."
"No?"
The defense attorney stared at her… his cold eyes locking eye contact with her green eyes.
"The two subjects were arrested, and were sentenced to time in prison."
"But he, Mr. McAdams, he got early release. Didn't he? On September 2nd 2012?"
A brief flashback of the day she had received the news… she would never forget that feeling of dread she had felt that day.
"Yes sir."
The defense attorney took out a crime scene photo and continued, "And exactly 7 days after his release, on September 9th 2012, he ended up dead didn't he?"
Calleigh looked at the photo. Seth McAdams was on the ground, blood pouring from three holes in his chest. Calleigh nodded.
"You were with him on the day he was killed, were you not Ms. Duquesne?"
She swallowed "Yes I was."
"Could you please elaborate that statement, Ms. Duquesne?"
Calleigh looked around the court room, familiar faces looked back up at her. Her co-workers, her friends. Finally she said,
"I shot Seth McAdams on September 9th 2012."
A brief murmur was heard throughout the courtroom, Calleigh locked eye contact with Horatio Caine's, his blue eyes a comfort to her, almost assuring her she was doing the right things. Then she looked at Eric… he looked so sad and yet he was trying to look brave for her. And she felt terrible, this was all her fault. The judge took her gavel,
"Order!"
The courtroom was silent once again, the defesnse attorney pressed on
"Please describe and explain all the events that led up to the shooting."
She didn't want to have to relive the ordeal, but she knew she would have to.
"This all started on September 2nd 2012…"
Okay, so from here on the story will take place in the past except when indicated 'kay? Hope you like it!