Chapter 52: The Final Court Verdict
Tuesday~6:42p.m
Faith was sitting next to her husband laughing and everyone was eating their salads. She glanced over and saw a man gazing around the restaurant looking suspcious. He had two friends with him and they all had black trench coats on. Well she was right. The man that she saw first, let's call him Barry, then his other friends, Gene and Harry, were notorious guys who robbed restaurants and killed about everyone inside. There was no explination though.
"Get your hands in the air! Police!" Faith shouted standing up and pulling a gun from her purse. Everyone in the restaurant gasped when they saw her gun. Bosco and the other officers at the table were stunned also. Ellie was looking up at her mother and eating a crouton that Marcell gave her. The men each shot from their UZI's then ran out the restaurant and bolted. "STOP!"
"Ma! Call 911! Tell them we need cops up here!" Bosco shouted getting out of his seat and also getting his gun out of his holster and following Faith who was already in pursuit of the fleeing men. Davis, Aiden and Cynthia followed. Sully, Swersky and Elchisak stayed behind to wait for the officers that were coming. It was raining hard outside so it was not easy to run in. "FAITH!"
She could see the three men running down the street. She had a perfect eye- view of them. She could also hear her husband's voice calling her but she couldn't stop. The men were shooting back at her but missing. She could not shoot at them because there were people around. She heard the sirens of the uniforms cops coming from behind her. The men stopped when one RMP screamed up in front of them. She slowed down a little just in case they got away and ran again.
Faith stopped running and many officers pointed their guns at the men. Bosco came up behind her and pushed her against a brick wall. "What the hell is wrong with you?!" He shouted and she breathed, trying to catch her breath. "You could have been killed Faith! They could have killed you! What the hell were you thinking going after them?! Your not wearing a vest! They could've shot you!" He shoved her. She looked down and he put his hand around her neck, pining her against the wall. "I am not going to bury you Faith." He whispered with tears running down his wet face. "Ellie isn't either. You're pregnant. We are partners for life. Husband and wife. Don't you die before me. We go together." She nodded and started crying too. He grabbed her into a long hug and kissed her cheek. She kissed him back. He pulled back and glared at her face.
(Final Verdict) Monday ~ 12:50p.m
It was the final court date for Nathan and Faith. She had made her statement many times. They even had Bosco up there then Jane, the woman who lived in the apartment next to the men. Now this was the moment of truth. What the jury thought. Faith was sitting behind the union lawyer next to Bosco. Then Rose, Mikey, Marcell, Doc, Ramona and Jack were all there to be with her.
"Mrs. Cotton please read your final verdict." Judge Samuel Peters said sitting up in his seat at the front of the room. Everyone was quiet.
"Superior Court of the state of New York county of New York city. In the matter of the people of New York verses Nathan Peter Vonburen case number BA024 211. We the jury find the defendant Nathan Peter Vonburen not guilty in the crime of rape and murder upon Janine Ellerson a human being account one of the information." She paused and switched to another piece of paper. Faith squeezed her husband's hands as most of the court was stunned. Nathan was grinning. So was his lawyer."Superior Court of the state of New York county of New York city verses Nathan Peter Vonburen. We find the defendant not guilty in the crime of rape and murder upon Georgiana James a human being account one of the information." Faith shook her head and Bosco put his other hand on top of hers to asure his wife. She was too scared that they weren't gonna convict them of what he did to her. He was even scared they wouldn't either.
"Superior Court of the state of New York county of New York city verses Nathan Peter Vonburen. We find the defendant not guilty in the crime of rape upon Faith Boscorelli a human being account one of the information." Her eyes teared up and she felt her mothers hand clenching hers tightly. "Superior Court of the state of New York county of New York city verses Nathan Peter Vonburen. We find the defendant not guilty in the crime of murder upon Ryan Matthews a human being account one of the information." She straightened the papers.
"Ladies and gentlmen of the jury, is this your final verdict so say you one so say you all?" Peters asked. "Yes." They answered at the same time and Faith's tear fell.
Nathan stood up smiling and shook his lawyers hand. He glanced over at Faith and winked at her with a large smile. Faith was watching him not moving. "Come on baby." Bosco whispered softly in her ear. She slowly rose to her feet and walked out of the court room swiftly. The others were trying to trott behind her to keep up. "Faith wait honey!" Bosco called and took up speed then grabbed her arm. "Baby stop. Talk to me." He grabbed her face. "Please don't do this."
"I don't want to talk right now. Please Bosco just leave me alone." She pushed his hands away and walked down the street with her head down; crying.
Monday ~ 10:32p.m
"She didn't call or stop by?" Bosco asked into the phone. Ellie was asleep in her bedroom. He was standing in the living room with his left hand on his hip and the other was holding the phone. "Yeah. Thanks Holly." He nodded. "I will bye." He hung up the phone and sighed. "Damnit Faith where are you?" He started to dial another number, the door opened. "Where have you been?"
She closed the door and shrugged. "Around." She took her shoes off and coat then threw them both in the closet. Faith then ran her hand through her damp hair.
"Faith do you realize what time it is? I had to make Ellie's dinner and send her to bed without you. Where the hell were you? And why didn't you answer your cell?"
"Because the battery ran out." She answered and walked in the kitchen. "What's the big deal me going out for a little? You do it and I don't complain."
"I tell you where I'm going Faith. Besides your pregnant. I want to know where you are at all times. Your my wife and I love you." He looked at her face surprised.
"Yeah." She rolled her eyes. "Right." She got out a Snapple and opened it. "I'm going to bed." She went to walk past him but he grabbed her arm.
"Were not finished here! You aren't even gonna kiss your daughter good night? Faith I know you hate the world for the verdict but don't take it out on us."
She snatched her arm out of his grip. "Like you've never done it before." She turned around and walked in the bedroom then slammed the door. Bosco sighed and shook his head. He heard Ellie whimper a little because of the loud slamming door. He walked up the stairs and opened her door. "Hi Mama- sita. Look at you standing up." Ellie was standing up in her crib with her hands on the side rail. He picked his daughter up and she smiled and laid her head on his shoulder. Bosco sat on the glider and patted her back as she, very slowly, fell back to sleep.
Tuesday ~ 9:21a.m
Ellie was crawling after a little ball in the living room. Faith was sitting at the kitchen table reading the newspaper and eating Saltine Crackers and drinking milk. Bosco was standing in the living room reading a book and lifting a 50 pound single weight up and down. The couple was trying to avoid each other. It was hard since they lived together and loved each other. He wanted to rub her back when she puked earlier. "Mama." Ellie said and pulled herself up on Faith's leg. She was whining and wanting her mother to hold her. Faith looked at her daughter and smiled.
"Buga boo you smell like pee pee." She stood up and walked past her husband, to Ellie's room. "So what are we gonna do today?" She laid her on the changing table and grabbed a diaper. "We could finish our Christmas shopping. Christmas is in 2 days baby! Emie, Charlie, Papa Doc, Gamma and Uncle Mikey are all gonna come over to spend the night for Christmas Ok."
"Oday!" She clapped her hands and smiled. Faith was so fasinated with how well Ellie could speak. She was only 9 months but spoke like she was much older. Emily and Charlie didn't really start speaking that good until they were 11 months. "All done." Faith said and picked her daughter up. "You're all dressed and ready for the day. Let's go." She walked out of the room and down the stairs then put Ellie down. The baby crawled away to go find that ball of hers.
"50." Bosco said and put the weight down and stretched out his bicept. He glanced at his wife who was looking at him. "What?"
"I'm sorry." She said and walked over to him and wrapped her arms around his waist and laid her chin on his chest. "I was wrong. I should have called and not been so rude. I'm mad yeah but you're right. I shouldn't take it out on the people who have been there for me and who love me." He nodded and she kissed his lips. They parted and pecked again then parted and she walked in the kitchen. He watched her. He shook his head and put the weight in his other hand. "One."
Tuesday ~ 11:29a.m
Faith, Bosco and Ellie were in the mall. He was pushing his daughters stroller and she was walking next to it with her hand on her stomach. "Who's next?" She asked.
"Mikey." He answered, walking.
"Gosh he's so hard to shop for."
"Well this year might be easy."
"Yeah he has changed. He's got that mechanic job that pays good." She looked around the stores. "But what is there to buy him?"
"I have no idea." He shrugged and looked down at Ellie who was babbling and making funny razz noises with her spit.
"The next time I see Mikey I'm gonna slap him on the back of the head. Why can't he be a woman? Women are so much easier to shop for then men?"
"You this year was not easy to shop for. Man I almost killed myself. Me and Ellie were out for 5 hours trying to find you something."
"Oh shut up. I'm easy." She kissed his lips then they walked into one store. "What does Mikey like? I don't just want to get him a gift card again."
"He has a new apartment. Get him a blender or something. Advice on life. Faith I don't know." He shook his head and handed Ellie her bottle.
"Maurice he's not getting married. I am not getting him a blender. Ooo I can get him the DVD Godfather pack Saga Collection."
"Faith those are like 50 bucks."
"That's how much his gift card was."
"Hey whatever just sign my name."
"Typical."
"What?"
"Love you."
TBC..................
Tuesday~6:42p.m
Faith was sitting next to her husband laughing and everyone was eating their salads. She glanced over and saw a man gazing around the restaurant looking suspcious. He had two friends with him and they all had black trench coats on. Well she was right. The man that she saw first, let's call him Barry, then his other friends, Gene and Harry, were notorious guys who robbed restaurants and killed about everyone inside. There was no explination though.
"Get your hands in the air! Police!" Faith shouted standing up and pulling a gun from her purse. Everyone in the restaurant gasped when they saw her gun. Bosco and the other officers at the table were stunned also. Ellie was looking up at her mother and eating a crouton that Marcell gave her. The men each shot from their UZI's then ran out the restaurant and bolted. "STOP!"
"Ma! Call 911! Tell them we need cops up here!" Bosco shouted getting out of his seat and also getting his gun out of his holster and following Faith who was already in pursuit of the fleeing men. Davis, Aiden and Cynthia followed. Sully, Swersky and Elchisak stayed behind to wait for the officers that were coming. It was raining hard outside so it was not easy to run in. "FAITH!"
She could see the three men running down the street. She had a perfect eye- view of them. She could also hear her husband's voice calling her but she couldn't stop. The men were shooting back at her but missing. She could not shoot at them because there were people around. She heard the sirens of the uniforms cops coming from behind her. The men stopped when one RMP screamed up in front of them. She slowed down a little just in case they got away and ran again.
Faith stopped running and many officers pointed their guns at the men. Bosco came up behind her and pushed her against a brick wall. "What the hell is wrong with you?!" He shouted and she breathed, trying to catch her breath. "You could have been killed Faith! They could have killed you! What the hell were you thinking going after them?! Your not wearing a vest! They could've shot you!" He shoved her. She looked down and he put his hand around her neck, pining her against the wall. "I am not going to bury you Faith." He whispered with tears running down his wet face. "Ellie isn't either. You're pregnant. We are partners for life. Husband and wife. Don't you die before me. We go together." She nodded and started crying too. He grabbed her into a long hug and kissed her cheek. She kissed him back. He pulled back and glared at her face.
(Final Verdict) Monday ~ 12:50p.m
It was the final court date for Nathan and Faith. She had made her statement many times. They even had Bosco up there then Jane, the woman who lived in the apartment next to the men. Now this was the moment of truth. What the jury thought. Faith was sitting behind the union lawyer next to Bosco. Then Rose, Mikey, Marcell, Doc, Ramona and Jack were all there to be with her.
"Mrs. Cotton please read your final verdict." Judge Samuel Peters said sitting up in his seat at the front of the room. Everyone was quiet.
"Superior Court of the state of New York county of New York city. In the matter of the people of New York verses Nathan Peter Vonburen case number BA024 211. We the jury find the defendant Nathan Peter Vonburen not guilty in the crime of rape and murder upon Janine Ellerson a human being account one of the information." She paused and switched to another piece of paper. Faith squeezed her husband's hands as most of the court was stunned. Nathan was grinning. So was his lawyer."Superior Court of the state of New York county of New York city verses Nathan Peter Vonburen. We find the defendant not guilty in the crime of rape and murder upon Georgiana James a human being account one of the information." Faith shook her head and Bosco put his other hand on top of hers to asure his wife. She was too scared that they weren't gonna convict them of what he did to her. He was even scared they wouldn't either.
"Superior Court of the state of New York county of New York city verses Nathan Peter Vonburen. We find the defendant not guilty in the crime of rape upon Faith Boscorelli a human being account one of the information." Her eyes teared up and she felt her mothers hand clenching hers tightly. "Superior Court of the state of New York county of New York city verses Nathan Peter Vonburen. We find the defendant not guilty in the crime of murder upon Ryan Matthews a human being account one of the information." She straightened the papers.
"Ladies and gentlmen of the jury, is this your final verdict so say you one so say you all?" Peters asked. "Yes." They answered at the same time and Faith's tear fell.
Nathan stood up smiling and shook his lawyers hand. He glanced over at Faith and winked at her with a large smile. Faith was watching him not moving. "Come on baby." Bosco whispered softly in her ear. She slowly rose to her feet and walked out of the court room swiftly. The others were trying to trott behind her to keep up. "Faith wait honey!" Bosco called and took up speed then grabbed her arm. "Baby stop. Talk to me." He grabbed her face. "Please don't do this."
"I don't want to talk right now. Please Bosco just leave me alone." She pushed his hands away and walked down the street with her head down; crying.
Monday ~ 10:32p.m
"She didn't call or stop by?" Bosco asked into the phone. Ellie was asleep in her bedroom. He was standing in the living room with his left hand on his hip and the other was holding the phone. "Yeah. Thanks Holly." He nodded. "I will bye." He hung up the phone and sighed. "Damnit Faith where are you?" He started to dial another number, the door opened. "Where have you been?"
She closed the door and shrugged. "Around." She took her shoes off and coat then threw them both in the closet. Faith then ran her hand through her damp hair.
"Faith do you realize what time it is? I had to make Ellie's dinner and send her to bed without you. Where the hell were you? And why didn't you answer your cell?"
"Because the battery ran out." She answered and walked in the kitchen. "What's the big deal me going out for a little? You do it and I don't complain."
"I tell you where I'm going Faith. Besides your pregnant. I want to know where you are at all times. Your my wife and I love you." He looked at her face surprised.
"Yeah." She rolled her eyes. "Right." She got out a Snapple and opened it. "I'm going to bed." She went to walk past him but he grabbed her arm.
"Were not finished here! You aren't even gonna kiss your daughter good night? Faith I know you hate the world for the verdict but don't take it out on us."
She snatched her arm out of his grip. "Like you've never done it before." She turned around and walked in the bedroom then slammed the door. Bosco sighed and shook his head. He heard Ellie whimper a little because of the loud slamming door. He walked up the stairs and opened her door. "Hi Mama- sita. Look at you standing up." Ellie was standing up in her crib with her hands on the side rail. He picked his daughter up and she smiled and laid her head on his shoulder. Bosco sat on the glider and patted her back as she, very slowly, fell back to sleep.
Tuesday ~ 9:21a.m
Ellie was crawling after a little ball in the living room. Faith was sitting at the kitchen table reading the newspaper and eating Saltine Crackers and drinking milk. Bosco was standing in the living room reading a book and lifting a 50 pound single weight up and down. The couple was trying to avoid each other. It was hard since they lived together and loved each other. He wanted to rub her back when she puked earlier. "Mama." Ellie said and pulled herself up on Faith's leg. She was whining and wanting her mother to hold her. Faith looked at her daughter and smiled.
"Buga boo you smell like pee pee." She stood up and walked past her husband, to Ellie's room. "So what are we gonna do today?" She laid her on the changing table and grabbed a diaper. "We could finish our Christmas shopping. Christmas is in 2 days baby! Emie, Charlie, Papa Doc, Gamma and Uncle Mikey are all gonna come over to spend the night for Christmas Ok."
"Oday!" She clapped her hands and smiled. Faith was so fasinated with how well Ellie could speak. She was only 9 months but spoke like she was much older. Emily and Charlie didn't really start speaking that good until they were 11 months. "All done." Faith said and picked her daughter up. "You're all dressed and ready for the day. Let's go." She walked out of the room and down the stairs then put Ellie down. The baby crawled away to go find that ball of hers.
"50." Bosco said and put the weight down and stretched out his bicept. He glanced at his wife who was looking at him. "What?"
"I'm sorry." She said and walked over to him and wrapped her arms around his waist and laid her chin on his chest. "I was wrong. I should have called and not been so rude. I'm mad yeah but you're right. I shouldn't take it out on the people who have been there for me and who love me." He nodded and she kissed his lips. They parted and pecked again then parted and she walked in the kitchen. He watched her. He shook his head and put the weight in his other hand. "One."
Tuesday ~ 11:29a.m
Faith, Bosco and Ellie were in the mall. He was pushing his daughters stroller and she was walking next to it with her hand on her stomach. "Who's next?" She asked.
"Mikey." He answered, walking.
"Gosh he's so hard to shop for."
"Well this year might be easy."
"Yeah he has changed. He's got that mechanic job that pays good." She looked around the stores. "But what is there to buy him?"
"I have no idea." He shrugged and looked down at Ellie who was babbling and making funny razz noises with her spit.
"The next time I see Mikey I'm gonna slap him on the back of the head. Why can't he be a woman? Women are so much easier to shop for then men?"
"You this year was not easy to shop for. Man I almost killed myself. Me and Ellie were out for 5 hours trying to find you something."
"Oh shut up. I'm easy." She kissed his lips then they walked into one store. "What does Mikey like? I don't just want to get him a gift card again."
"He has a new apartment. Get him a blender or something. Advice on life. Faith I don't know." He shook his head and handed Ellie her bottle.
"Maurice he's not getting married. I am not getting him a blender. Ooo I can get him the DVD Godfather pack Saga Collection."
"Faith those are like 50 bucks."
"That's how much his gift card was."
"Hey whatever just sign my name."
"Typical."
"What?"
"Love you."
TBC..................
