Aftermath
Chapter 7
AN: Finished. I'm sorry if this story wasn't as good as the first, but I just ran out of ideas!
Disclaimer: Not mine.
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Eames was handcuffed and sat with ADA Carver. He had complete faith in Eames. Ashlie sat with a male lawyer, as nobody had been told of her mental condition. Goren sat behind Ashlie.
"Miss Eames, you say she ran out and you didn't see her until she was in hospital" said Ashlie's lawyer Ronald.
"That's right" she replied.
"So explain to me how your blood got onto her clothes," he said.
"She was going to commit suicide and I pulled her back. I have a cut on my hand and it must have started bleeding. I was clenching my hands," she said. she held her hand up and showed everyone in the court room the injury.
"No further questions" he said and sat back with Ashlie. Carver approached Eames.
"How did you end up taking care of Ashlie?" he asked.
"I was one of the detectives working on a case that involved her. She was assaulted and as a result won't respond to men. Since she trusted me, I consulted Child welfare and they said she could temporarily stay with me. We tried to contact her mother, but she left the country" she said.
"So do you have any experience taking care of children?" he asked.
"Yes. I have family members who have children and when I'm on holidays I take care of them" she responded.
"Thankyou" he said and they sat down. Ashlie was called to the stand.
"Miss Foran. Can you tell me plain and simple who assaulted you?" her lawyer asked. She looked at him blankly. She spotted Goren in the court. He stood up.
"You honour, may I try?" he asked, walking forward.
"Who are you?" he asked.
"I am the other detective who worked on the case" he said. The judge nodded. He approached Ashlie and her lawyer sat down.
"Ashlie, I need you to tell me who did this to you" he pleaded. "Was it a cheerleader? You said they were your wort nightmare" he recalled the day they first met, hoping it would jolt her memory and it worked.
"I am their worst nightmare," she said, smiling. "I remember you now" she said. All the voices were put to their faces and all the missing pieces fit together.
"It wasn't Alex, it was the same woman who killed Luke, and got Tanya in trouble. It was Jodie. She killed him and assaulted me. She was after my dad's money" she said.
"And who has the money now?" Goren asked.
"I do. It is mine now." Carver approached the stand.
"So Miss Eames had nothing to do with it?" he asked. She shook her head.
"No, her story is right. I tried to jump out the window and she stopped me." The judge banged his hammer.
"Well case dismissed." He said. Eames grinned at Goren, who walked over and hugged her.
"Thankyou. How did you do it?" she asked.
"Just a bit of the say something from the past theory" he replied. Eames shook Carver's hand and saw Ashlie still sitting on the stand.
"Are you ok?" she asked.
"Yeah. I'm sorry I didn't say sooner. I wanted to, but the words wouldn't come out" Ashlie said.
"It's alright. Come on, we'll go and get something to eat" she said. Goren grabbed Ashlie's hand
"So you do remember me?" he asked. She hugged him.
"I knew it all along."
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A month later, Ashlie finished her therapy. She was no longer a rough, rebellious teenager, but a nice girl. Her clothes weren't baggy and ripped, but she bought new ones - brightly coloured and happy. Eames and Goren helped her find a nice foster family. She kept in touch with Eames and Goren. She considered them to be her family. Everything worked out ok in the end.
AN: Finished. I'm sorry if this story wasn't as good as the first, but I just ran out of ideas!
Disclaimer: Not mine.
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Eames was handcuffed and sat with ADA Carver. He had complete faith in Eames. Ashlie sat with a male lawyer, as nobody had been told of her mental condition. Goren sat behind Ashlie.
"Miss Eames, you say she ran out and you didn't see her until she was in hospital" said Ashlie's lawyer Ronald.
"That's right" she replied.
"So explain to me how your blood got onto her clothes," he said.
"She was going to commit suicide and I pulled her back. I have a cut on my hand and it must have started bleeding. I was clenching my hands," she said. she held her hand up and showed everyone in the court room the injury.
"No further questions" he said and sat back with Ashlie. Carver approached Eames.
"How did you end up taking care of Ashlie?" he asked.
"I was one of the detectives working on a case that involved her. She was assaulted and as a result won't respond to men. Since she trusted me, I consulted Child welfare and they said she could temporarily stay with me. We tried to contact her mother, but she left the country" she said.
"So do you have any experience taking care of children?" he asked.
"Yes. I have family members who have children and when I'm on holidays I take care of them" she responded.
"Thankyou" he said and they sat down. Ashlie was called to the stand.
"Miss Foran. Can you tell me plain and simple who assaulted you?" her lawyer asked. She looked at him blankly. She spotted Goren in the court. He stood up.
"You honour, may I try?" he asked, walking forward.
"Who are you?" he asked.
"I am the other detective who worked on the case" he said. The judge nodded. He approached Ashlie and her lawyer sat down.
"Ashlie, I need you to tell me who did this to you" he pleaded. "Was it a cheerleader? You said they were your wort nightmare" he recalled the day they first met, hoping it would jolt her memory and it worked.
"I am their worst nightmare," she said, smiling. "I remember you now" she said. All the voices were put to their faces and all the missing pieces fit together.
"It wasn't Alex, it was the same woman who killed Luke, and got Tanya in trouble. It was Jodie. She killed him and assaulted me. She was after my dad's money" she said.
"And who has the money now?" Goren asked.
"I do. It is mine now." Carver approached the stand.
"So Miss Eames had nothing to do with it?" he asked. She shook her head.
"No, her story is right. I tried to jump out the window and she stopped me." The judge banged his hammer.
"Well case dismissed." He said. Eames grinned at Goren, who walked over and hugged her.
"Thankyou. How did you do it?" she asked.
"Just a bit of the say something from the past theory" he replied. Eames shook Carver's hand and saw Ashlie still sitting on the stand.
"Are you ok?" she asked.
"Yeah. I'm sorry I didn't say sooner. I wanted to, but the words wouldn't come out" Ashlie said.
"It's alright. Come on, we'll go and get something to eat" she said. Goren grabbed Ashlie's hand
"So you do remember me?" he asked. She hugged him.
"I knew it all along."
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A month later, Ashlie finished her therapy. She was no longer a rough, rebellious teenager, but a nice girl. Her clothes weren't baggy and ripped, but she bought new ones - brightly coloured and happy. Eames and Goren helped her find a nice foster family. She kept in touch with Eames and Goren. She considered them to be her family. Everything worked out ok in the end.