Author's note: Was that a shocker or what? Seriously, show of hands, how many of you saw that coming?

Six months later-April 1993

"…We of the jury have reached a verdict. We find the defendant, Jeremiah Davis, guilty of all charges." Roger cheered silently to himself as the verdict was announced. Firefly had chosen to press full charges on the counts of kidnap and sexual abuse, and Mimi had wanted to push the assault charges. Roger had stood by both of them the entire time. Now he watched from the back of the courtroom as the jury declared his scumbag father guilty. Mimi hugged him close. "Finally, we can breathe again."

Roger nodded. "I'm so proud of both of you for doing this."

Firefly smiled. "We should throw a party."

"Not until he's sentenced," Mimi replied. They waited eagerly. The judge continued. "I sentence you to twenty years in prison, minimum ten years, no bail." The gavel dropped.

The bohemians cheered. "Now we can throw that party," Roger said, hugging his sister close. "Who's up for the Life?"

Roger rapped his knuckles on the table at the Life. "I'd like to propose a toast. To Mimi and Firefly, for seeing this thing through to the end."

Mimi raised her glass. "And to Roger and Mark, for standing by us through the entire process." She looked at Firefly. "Do we have the best guys or what?"

Roger blushed. "I'd also like to make an announcement. This situation has made me rethink my decisions regarding last January. If you guys are willing to stand by me, I'm going to press charges against Allison."

"Oh!" Mimi threw her arms around him ."Of course we'll stand by you! You don't even have to ask! How's Benny taking it?"

"Benny's happy for me. I think he knows something I can't remember, but he's actually been pushing for me to press charges."

Mimi smiled. "Well, we're proud."

Mark stood on the table. "One more toast. To Firefly. For becoming valedictorian of Fifth Street High Class of '93!"

Everyone raised a glass. "To Firefly."

Roger glanced into the corner, where he thought he saw April standing, smiling. He smiled, looking back at the group. "The final toast, I promise. To April. Even though she can't be here right now, I have a feeling that she has been-and always will be-with us for the long." He glanced into the corner, where April stood. "To April." He raised his glass. "To April."

The group finally got home around three or so. Benny had called, saying he was going to take Marina back to his apartment, so they had the place to themselves. Roger sat cuddling Mimi on the bed. "I'm so happy that I'm finally going to put this whole mess behind me."

Mimi grinned. "So am I. Then maybe we can have a normal life."

Roger nodded. "I'm exhausted. I'm going to use the bathroom, and then I'm going to sleep."

Mimi nodded. "I'll probably be asleep when you get back."

"Goodnight."

Mimi woke sometime before dawn. As far as she could tell, Roger had never come to bed last night. "That's weird," she muttered. She got up, pulling her robe on and heading for the living room. "Rog?" She glanced into the kitchen. No sign of him. After awhile of searching (including the roof twice!), she realized she had to pee. She stepped into the bathroom, and promptly proceeded to trip on something. She glanced down and screamed. "Mark, Firefly, call 911!"