Movin On-Ch 36
After the judge walked into the room and sat down she said, "please be seated", everybody sat down and she looked down at the file in front of her and then looked up and said, "are we ready to continue"?, both the prosecution and defense said, "we are".
Gabrielle said, "alright, now Jackson since you waved your trial by jury this is how things are going to go, I'm going to ask you questions and you are going to answer me, nothing more than what I ask, do you understand me"?, he said, "yes mam".
The judge said, "baitliff, swear him in", the baitliff walked over and said, "raise your right hand", Jackson raised his right hand and the baitliff said, "do you swear that the testimony you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you God"?, he said, "I do".
Gabrielle said, "alright Jackson, why did you help your brother kidnap, rape and keep Penelope Garcia for over 5 years"?, he said, "from the first moment I saw her I was captivated with her so I worked with my brother Jerome to get her".
Everybody listened as he said, "she was so beautiful and we had watched her from her first day in Nevada and we planned and planned and then on that day, the day her precious team was there we decided that it was time to take what was ours and that's when we put our plan into action".
The judge said, "you do know that what you and your brother did to Ms. Garcia was wrong, right"?, he said, "no mam, she's my sister in law and both me and my brother loved her so we did nothing wrong". Derek gently squeezed Penelopes hand when the judge said, "did you really think that she was willingly giving herself to you"?, he said, "yes mam".
She said, "how Jackson"?, he said, "the way she moved with me as I made love to her, she moaned and grunted as I moved in and out of her, she never fought me, she knew better". Gabrielle said, "she didn't willingly give herself to you Jackson, you raped her and the steps you took so that you would be the father of one of her children is mind numbing".
Jackson smiled and said, "I monitored her fertility with one of those kits and when she was the most fertile I faked a pregnancy test and my stupid brother believed that she was in the first weeks of pregnancy so he happily let me have her and that's when I kept her in bed for the next several days, we had sex so many times that I'm surprised she could walk and sure enough a few weeks later she was pregnant, pregnant with my child, MINE, not my brothers".
The judge said, "did your brother know what you did and that he wasn't the father to Andy"?, he said, "no mam, he had no idea at all, when he died he thought that he was the father to both Allie and Andy". She took a deep breath and said, "I understand that we are also here over ending Jacksons parental rights to said minor child, is this correct"?, the prosecutor stood up and said, "yes mam we are, Ms. Garcias boyfriend is taking steps to legally adopt Andy".
Gabrielle said, "yes, a Mr. Derek Morgan, is he here"?, Derek stood up and said, "I am your honor", she said, "Mr. Morgan, how long have you known Ms. Garcia"?, he said, "over 10 years mam and their hasn't been a day that I haven't loved her and if given the chance I'll give Andy and Allie the best lives possible", she smiled and said, "thank you", Derek said, "thank you mam" and then sat back down".
The judge then said, "alright their is one more person that I want to talk to", she then looked at Penelope and said, "Penelope first I want you to know how sorry I am for everything that you endured over your 5 years being held captive by the Scott brothers".
Penelope said, "thank you mam", the judge then said, "can you please tell me what do you want to happen here in court today"?, Penelope blew out a deep breath and said, "I want to put an end to their hold on me, I can still feel them mam, it still feels like they are here", she pointed to her head.
She then said, "but they can't take what's here", she pointed to her heart and then said, "because that belongs to the love of my life, Derek Morgan and my kids, our kids, they are my everything and I don't know what I would do without them".
Gabrielle said, "is it your wish that the court terminate Jacksons parental rights so that Mr. Morgan can adopt your son"?, she said, "it is mam". She smiled and said, "so ordered", Jackson stood up and said, "you can't do that, you can't do that", the judge said, "it's already done".
Jackson stood up and said, "noooooo, you can't take my son, you can't do that", Gabrielle said, "baitliff please remove him from my court room", as they stepped toward him he said, "she's an unfit parent, she doesn't care about my son, nooooooo". The judge said, "ohhh wait just a second guys".
They stopped walking and she said, "after everything you've done, the aiding in the kidnapping and raping of a federal agent, for child endangerment and for neglect of a child, I find you guilty on all charges". Jackson said, "meaning what"?, she said, "meaning that you will be spending the rest of your life in prison, you my friend will get no possibility of parole".
Jackson said, "noooooooooooo", the judge said, "yes, now get him out of here", the baitliff and deputies removed Jackson kicking and screaming from the court room. Gabrielle said, "Mr. Morgan, do you have the papers on you"?, he said, "I do mam", she said, "if you will bring them to me I'll sign them so that you can continue the adoption procedure for the children".
Derek grinned as he walked the paper up to her and Penelope sighed happily as the judge signed the papers and handed them back to him, she then said, "again Ms. Garcia I'm so sorry for everything you've been through, I can't imagine the torture you've had to endure at the hands of the Scott brothers".
She said, "I hope that you are able to find some peace and move on with your life, a life filled with love and happiness", Penelope said, "I will your honor, with Derek and my family by my side, I will". Gabrielle banged her gavel and said, "congratulations on your adoption proceedings Mr. Morgan", he grinned and said, "thank you your honor".
As the judge walked out of the room Derek wrapped his arms around Penelope and said, "I love you", she said, "and I love you", he then intertwined their fingers and they walked hand in hand out of the courtroom to rejoin the rest of their family. Chad sighed happily and said, "well I'm glad Jackson is going to pay for what he did to you Penelope".
She hugged him and said, "thanks for everything Chad, you're an amazing friend", he grinned and said, "I guess you guys will be heading home soon, huh"?, Derek said, "yeah in the morning". He pup his hand on Chads arm and said, "you should come to Virginia and visit us sometime", Chad grinned and said, "I might surprise you and show up at your front door" causing Penelope to grin as they walked toward the door.
When they got outside Chad said, "well you guys be careful heading home and I'll see ya soon", Penelope and Derek waved at their friend as he hopped in his car and drove away. Penelope sighed and said, "I think I know somebody that would be perfect for him", Derek said, "ohhhhhhh noooooo", she playfully slapped him on the chest and said, "ohhhh youuuuu" as they climbed into their cars and headed out to celebrate with the rest of their family.