7.) The Truth
"Your honor," said Novak, "the prosecution calls Ricky's roommate, Ben Boykewich to the stand."
Ben was sworn in.
"You've lived with Ricky for a year, what can you tell us about him."
"He's an okay guy I guess."
"That's it just an okay guy?"
"Yeah."
"In the year you've spent with him as a roommate and the two years you've come to know him at NMSU how would you describe him?"
"Ricky's your average boy toy. All the girls want him and half the girls have all ready had him."
"And he just had to have them so much that he forced himself on them."
"I guess."
"Objection your honor."
"Withdrawn. Nothing further."
Detective Benson approached the defendant side of the court room. In her hand she carried a file and a journal.
"Mr. Denning, is there a problem?" asked Judge Reese.
"May we approach your honor?"
She waved them forward. Denning, Benson, and Novak all made their way to the judge's bench.
"You're honor there's new evidence that has come into this case."
"Why wasn't I informed," asked Novak.
"We just discovered it this morning," replied Benson.
"Is this evidence legit," asked Judge Reese.
"Yes your honor," said Benson. "My partner and I just discovered it in a hidden compartment of where the defendant works; a local butcher shop."
Benson handed Reese the file as well as the journal. The judge then passed it to Novak who sighed.
"Well this changes everything," Reese said, "I'll allow this evidence."
"Thank you your honor," replied Denning.
"Mr. Boykewhich, You stated and I quote, "All the girls want him and half the girls all ready had him", that must be a drag for you."
"Not so much. You get used to all the girls overlooking you."
"Still that must have made you somewhat upset, that all the girls looked in Ricky's direction and not in yours."
Ben started to shift in his seat, "Not really."
"Of course it did." Denning reached for the journal on the desk. He flipped open to one of the marked pages that was highlighted. "Your honor the defense would like to present into evidence a journal by the witness, Mr. Ben Boykewich."
Ben stood, "Hey who said you could touch that?"
"Sit down, Mr. Boykewhich or I will hold you in contempt."
Denning held the journal. "Please read the highlighted portion."
Ben took a deep breath. "That sly bitch has made his move again. Found another bitch in our dorm half dressed, Zoe something was her name. Someday he will pay."
Ricky looked at Ben in shock.
"Now Mr. Boykewich, if you'll flip to the blue tab near the end I'd like you to read the full paragraph."
Tears started to stream down Ben's face but he did his best to suck it up. "It is done, at least for now. Two of his girls are dead and two of them are pregnant. Though the letters are carved forever in their skin they will never be my one and only beloved Amy. God how I want her but I can't have her, no one but that piece of scum can. And so I have done what needed to get done. Ropes and tapes bind them, girls of his past but mine for the present. My seeds are in them, now the easiest part of it all: setting him up and making him go away so he can't ruin anymore lives."
"You son of a bitch," Ricky yelled.
"You're the bitch," Ben shot back. "You poison everything. You took away the one girl I wanted most in this world."
"You didn't even know her back then!"
"I don't care. Amy and John should have been mine!"
"Bailiff take the witness away and hold him in contempt," said Judge Reese.
Ben was ushered away leaving everyone in the courtroom stunned as to what had just taken place.