Everyone gasped, as Martin Fitzgerald slowly walked to the witness stand,
he sat there looking at everyone's faces. Had it not he not been in such a
serious situation he would have laughed, but he had to do this for Luis and
his wife, and his little grandchild on the way.
After Martin swore to tell the truth, Ethan got up to question him.
"Please state your full name?" Ethan said in his formal sounding tone, which he only reserved for court.
"Martin Fitzgerald" Martin replied absentmindedly searching the courtroom for his son and his daughter-in-law. He found Luis and smiled he was very handsome, be he didn't see Sheridan!
"Can you please explain to the court what happened on the night of your so called 'murder'" Ethan asked
"I had gone to the mansion to give Sheridan a present, you see it was her birthday a few days previous and Pilar had made her a new doll, as her old one had been thrown out.anyway Sheridan was sitting on the stairs crying, her father had told her he hated her. I comforted her when I heard a noise, a told her to hide. She did but I was attacked by one of Mr Cranes ex- employees, I had taken his job, suddenly Alistair grabbed a letter-opener and stabbed the man. he fell to the floor bleeding, then he handed the letter opener to Sheridan and condemned her, he told her that she had done it. I told Alistair to stop it and that I would got straight to the chief of police the next day, he then threatened me that if I didn't stay quiet and leave town he'd kill my children, wife and Sheridan. The next day he sent me to Spain and Sheridan to a mental hospital in Paris, where I guess they altered her memory"
Luis felt this was the best day of his life, Sheridan didn't kill his father, and his father was standing right there in front of him!
"This case is dismissed and Sheridan Crane may be removed from protective custody," The judge ruled
Martin walked up to his son and hugged him, they reminisced and Luis filled him in to all the details until the very date. Martin's thoughts kept drifting to Pilar as Luis' did to Sheridan.
"Son if you don't mind I'd like to go see your mother, she doesn't know I am alive and I'd like to catch up, you know make up for lost time" Martin said Cheekily
"Ah.thanks dad that was.informative" Pulling a disgusted face. "Anyway I better fill Sheridan in.I need to see her oh god I miss her.and we need to make up for our lost honeymoon" Luis continued grinning practically skipping to the car.
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Ethan had just filled Sheridan in; she had never felt happier.she wanted to see Luis right away.
"Ethan help me up, I need to find something perfect to wear when I see Luis!" said Sheridan, as soon as she was up she was rummaging through the wardrobe in the hospital room, she pulled out a tight dress and put it on.but her oversized belly prevented her from zipping it up.
She began to cry, and Ethan's laughter made it worse.
"Shut-up! Why would Luis want me anyway I am a big fat hippo!" Sheridan sulked.
"Hey we will find you something else ok?" Ethan said trying to placate her
Finally she was dressed and ready to see Luis for the first time in months.
Sheridan was a bucket of nerves the whole ride to Luis' house, she couldn't sit still and kept fidgeting, and then out of nowhere she said.
"Do you have chocolate in here?"
"Ahh.yeah" Ethan said wondering what she was getting at
"GIVE IT TO ME NOW!" Sheridan screamed at him
What did his mother call these.yes mood swings.and cravings.Ethan was glad Sheridan was back to her self. He quickly handed her the chocolate, which she gobbled up quickly.
Luis opened the door and threw his arms around her, only to realise he couldn't pull her in as close as he could before.he looked down on her and said "What's this?" Sheridan's reply was only to throw up on him..........
After Martin swore to tell the truth, Ethan got up to question him.
"Please state your full name?" Ethan said in his formal sounding tone, which he only reserved for court.
"Martin Fitzgerald" Martin replied absentmindedly searching the courtroom for his son and his daughter-in-law. He found Luis and smiled he was very handsome, be he didn't see Sheridan!
"Can you please explain to the court what happened on the night of your so called 'murder'" Ethan asked
"I had gone to the mansion to give Sheridan a present, you see it was her birthday a few days previous and Pilar had made her a new doll, as her old one had been thrown out.anyway Sheridan was sitting on the stairs crying, her father had told her he hated her. I comforted her when I heard a noise, a told her to hide. She did but I was attacked by one of Mr Cranes ex- employees, I had taken his job, suddenly Alistair grabbed a letter-opener and stabbed the man. he fell to the floor bleeding, then he handed the letter opener to Sheridan and condemned her, he told her that she had done it. I told Alistair to stop it and that I would got straight to the chief of police the next day, he then threatened me that if I didn't stay quiet and leave town he'd kill my children, wife and Sheridan. The next day he sent me to Spain and Sheridan to a mental hospital in Paris, where I guess they altered her memory"
Luis felt this was the best day of his life, Sheridan didn't kill his father, and his father was standing right there in front of him!
"This case is dismissed and Sheridan Crane may be removed from protective custody," The judge ruled
Martin walked up to his son and hugged him, they reminisced and Luis filled him in to all the details until the very date. Martin's thoughts kept drifting to Pilar as Luis' did to Sheridan.
"Son if you don't mind I'd like to go see your mother, she doesn't know I am alive and I'd like to catch up, you know make up for lost time" Martin said Cheekily
"Ah.thanks dad that was.informative" Pulling a disgusted face. "Anyway I better fill Sheridan in.I need to see her oh god I miss her.and we need to make up for our lost honeymoon" Luis continued grinning practically skipping to the car.
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Ethan had just filled Sheridan in; she had never felt happier.she wanted to see Luis right away.
"Ethan help me up, I need to find something perfect to wear when I see Luis!" said Sheridan, as soon as she was up she was rummaging through the wardrobe in the hospital room, she pulled out a tight dress and put it on.but her oversized belly prevented her from zipping it up.
She began to cry, and Ethan's laughter made it worse.
"Shut-up! Why would Luis want me anyway I am a big fat hippo!" Sheridan sulked.
"Hey we will find you something else ok?" Ethan said trying to placate her
Finally she was dressed and ready to see Luis for the first time in months.
Sheridan was a bucket of nerves the whole ride to Luis' house, she couldn't sit still and kept fidgeting, and then out of nowhere she said.
"Do you have chocolate in here?"
"Ahh.yeah" Ethan said wondering what she was getting at
"GIVE IT TO ME NOW!" Sheridan screamed at him
What did his mother call these.yes mood swings.and cravings.Ethan was glad Sheridan was back to her self. He quickly handed her the chocolate, which she gobbled up quickly.
Luis opened the door and threw his arms around her, only to realise he couldn't pull her in as close as he could before.he looked down on her and said "What's this?" Sheridan's reply was only to throw up on him..........