Inside the courtroom:

"All raise the honorable Judge Wolfstone has arrived."

Everybody stands Judge Wolfstone walks in.

"Please be seated." When everyone sits back down. "I hope for the last time." She says under her breath. She faces the jury. "Did the jury reach a verdict?"

"Yes, your honor we have." The jury says. The bailiff walked over to the floor person and is handed the folded paper. He then brought it to the judge, who read it and handed it back. The bailiff returned it to the floor person.

"Very well, will the floor person stand up?" Juror number 10 the lady in a red dress stood up.

"Whata coincidence. Wouldn't you say?" Fran commented to Max.

"What are you blabbering about Fran?" Fran's mind: That's a good sign that we are still on first name bases.

"I talking about the lady in the red dress. What else?"

"Shh…you two can talk about that dress at another time." Niles said.

The judge looked over at the Brighton. He swallowed.

"Will the defendant please stand?" Brighton stood; he looked back at Fran and Max. He whispered, "I love you guys." Max buried his head in Fran's shoulder and gripped her hand hard. Real hard. "I can't watch……my only son….."

Judge nodded. The floor person opened the paper and cleared her voice. She looked at the jury and then back at the crowd people in the courtroom.

"We the jury, find the defendant Brighton M Sheffield….." she paused, which made Max, Fran, CC and Niles all gasp.

"Not guilty on the charge of attempted murder of Danny Im."

Brighton turned and hugged Fran. "Thank-you". Max grabbed his son and hugged him tight. "Son I love you." Niles actually hugged CC. "Thank you." he whispered. Tears fell from her eyes.

"All in good time."

"Let's all go home and celebrate." Max said to all.

"Sure dad. Sure…" Brighton looked at Fran.

"You can say it son, if you want too." Max winked at Fran.

"He doesn't have too, I all ready know." She grabbed him and squeezed him tight. "I love you too." Brighton shook the lawyers hand. "Good job."

"It isn't me who you should be thanking…." The lawyer smiled "You should be thanking," The lawyer turned and nodded at CC. "Your friend here."

Niles' mind: Friend to Brighton? She doesn't even know is name. But I guess she could. She put a lot on the line for him and Fran, even though it was at my expense. I guess she can be forgiven.

Sheffield's mansion :

"I'm free. I'm free." B. yelled as he entered the house. He got on his knees and kissed the marble steps. Maggie and Grace ran up to him and hugged him.

"We thought we would never see you again." Maggie said. Max walked up to the kids.

"You can thank Fran for that." Max kisses her. During that time CC quietly walks to the door. "I can't stay," she whispered to Niles.

"Why?"

"Just….." She closes the door.

"Oh, no. It wasn't me that had the camera. It was all CC…." Fran was trying to be honest to them even though she wanted to take all the credit.

"What? CC!" All of them said in unison.

"Hey were she'd go?" Fran looked around the room. She figured it out when Niles was glued to the door window. He looked like a smashed bug.

"Niles," Max went up to him. Niles turned and went to the kitchen not saying a word.

"What was that all about?"

"He's upset, I'll check on him." Fran goes to the kitchen.

Outside of mansion:

CC sits in her car thinking. "What was I thinking going back over here tonight."

Why did I come back? I mean look at them. One big happy family, something I'll probably never be part of." She could feel tears forming in her eyes. "I have to get home, to my lonely house." She blinks then stats her car to her penthouse.

CC's Penthouse

CC sits on the couch and sighs. Still feeling bad she thinks to herself. "Ah…..I need a drink." She gets up and pours her some Scotch. "Oh what the hell?" She took the whole bottle to the den with her. "No one will ever care about me." She sat back down on the couch. "I know I should be happy but…."

Chester, he dog, came bouncing into the room with his tail wagging. Jumps in her lap and licks her on the face. "Well, at least somebody loves me…." She looks at the dog and using a child like voice, "Yes you do. I love you too. Yes I do." The dog licks her in face again.

"Well, that's a start." Came a familiar voice.

"Uh? Who?" CC sees once again the ghost of David, her friend from "The Place".

"David." CC jumped up off the couch. "I…..sit with me."

"You have done good today. You did the right thing by helping him. Showing love. You may not know his name (talking about Brighton's) but you care."

"Why….why do I feel like crap then."

"Do you really feel like that on the inside?"

"Well," she took a long breath.

"I hurt someone in the process."

"Yes, sometimes that happens. I didn't say that it was a painless journey."

"I have an ach in my heart."

"That my dear is a little love breaking though."

She smiled a little. Then if faded when the thought of Niles came to mind.

"I do feel better since you are here." She got a pillow and laid her head in his lap.

"That's my CC." David stroked her hair. She slowly fell a sleep. He covered her with a blanket. He picked the dog up and laid it next to her.

"The feeling will come in time." With that he was gone.

Sheffield's mansion:

Fran and Max sat holding each other on the couch.

"I never thought CC had it in her." Max responded. More in shock then anything. "Is it possible she is changing?" Fran looked at him.

"Well, honey do you ever really know anyone?" Niles came in with some drinks.

"That's all to right." He handed one drink to Fran and one to Max.

"I think we should have a toast. A toast to the new CC." Max raised his glass.

"The new and improved CC." Fran added.

"Hear, hear." Niles lifted his glass. All three of them clink their glasses together and took a drink.