Chapter 22 EDDIE
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"In light of new evidence I have no choice but to throw this case out. Mr. Willows I am not exactly sure how you came to be such a violent and controlling individual. It is clear to me that you have lied to your lawyer and to myself and normally I would like nothing more to charge you with purgery. However a man like your self will benefit more with courses and classes to make him change. Starting tomorrow Mr. Willows I am ordering that you enroll in anger management courses. I am also ordering a court appointed restraining order. You will not come within a thousand feet of Mrs. Willows or your daughter until you can prove to the courts that your violent was are changing. As for you Mrs Willows, there is nothing more I can do for you, I would recommend possibly some counseling for your self and your daughter and also advise you file for divorce. This court is adjourned."
"So that's it? He get's away with rape and all the abuse?" Gil turned to Laren
Laren nodded " Catherine would have to file charges against him if she wasn't to put him in jail for what he did to her. Otherwise nothing can be done."
"But that..." Gil began but Catherine interrupted him
"Mrs. Paul?" Catherine stood up "Thank you so much for everything" Catherine hugged her.
"It's what I do, You take care of yourself, and if you need a recommendation for a good divorce lawyer let me know." Catherine nodded and waved good bye as Mrs. Laren Paul left the court room to face the media.
Gil reached for Catherine and immediately pulled her into a hug.
"Oh" he sighed " I thought I was going to lose you."
Catherine pulled away " Never, I love you."
Gil smiled pulling her back to him " I love you too...let's go home."
With that Gil and Catherine headed toward the court room exit hand in hand.
From inside the room Eddie watched with vengeance.
"How did this happen?" he snapped at his lawyer " They try to kill me and the bitch judge send me to anger management and takes my child from me? How do we fight this?"
Steve shook his head " WE don't...you lied to me , you said you never touched your wife or your kid and you never threatened her and I went to bat for you..your on your own with this, you did this to your self."
Steve packed up his brief case and too headed toward the reporters that waited on the other side of the court room doors.
Eddie grabbed his coat and slammed through the crowd when he came to the steps outside he saw them.
"Damn you two" he whispered to himself " You'll both pay for this, restraining order my ass, Catherine is mine."