Chapter 3 – The Trial Begins

A month later…

Bobby's Apartment

Queens

Alex was looking at the view of the sky. She could only see a couple of stars here and there.

The city was beautiful place, the noise, the traffic and the people. It all seemed normal to hear police sirens or ambulance sirens around. Her mind began to wonder, the thought of seeing Zane again would be terrible, almost killing her inside. At the hearing was bad enough, now in court would be even more horrifying than ever.

The lights of city seemed to get brighter as she kept staring. She was like in trance of some kind, like when you want to see your future. Her future seemed to be slipping away slowly and painfully.

Of the way Lilly came into her work place and told them she was going to tell the jury she was the one who wanted them safe not dead. She smirked to herself. What a lying bitch Lilly was. She was going to send her son to jail and stay free. What a great mother she was, lying. Alex tried to contemplate her life being normal again, but she couldn't picture it, not even say it would be normal. She only realized tears were on her face, she wiped them away. Bobby would be calling her soon for dinner. All she said to him that she was going outside of a while. He was watching some comedy marathon that was just starting.

"Alex," she heard Bobby yell from inside. Bobby's voice broke her train of thought.

"Coming," she called back, hoping it sounded casual. She looked at the city one more time and went inside.

The first day of the trial seemed tenser than any trial she had been in to testify. Maybe it was because this trial was about her and Bobby; Alex looked at herself in the mirror, studying what she was wearing. Her clothes were the ones she usually wore everyday when she went to work. She tried to smile but that only made it worse.

"Ready, Allie?" Bobby called from the kitchen. She breathed in and sighed. She could do this, she knew she could. She wanted to face Zane Callahan again, to fight back, that's what her dad always used to say. "Don't let anyone tell you what to do, fight back and you tell them what to do" she smiled at that. That was the first thing he told her when she asked about why he was a police officer.

That was his only answer and that answer always came to her mind when the criminals looked at her, teased her and tried to see what her reaction would be. She fought back hard and fast, sometimes she got a kick out of seeing people with sick, twisted minds staring at her in surprise. She went to the kitchen to find Bobby ready with a suit on, like he always had on.

"Ready," she told him. He smiled at her and took her hand.

"We can do this," Bobby said, squeezing her hand and the first time that morning she smiled.

"Please stand for Judge Kelly," The bailiff ordered. The court room turned quiet and the woman Judge Kelly came in. Alex knew the judge, she knew her so well. She was the same person, coincidently for the same trial for Zane the first time. Alex was almost about to yell but got interrupted by the Judge Kelly by asking everyone to sit down. Bobby took her hand and sat down. Zane's lawyer, ADA West stood up immediately, getting all the courtroom attention. The jury seemed emotionless about everything. Zane got called up to the stand first. Alex shifted her weight uncomfortably and didn't want to catch Zane's eye. His eyes stared at her. She looked away from him first and she could tell he was grinning.

"Now, Mr. Callahan," ADA West said smiling. "How well do you know Detective Alexandra Eames?"

"I know her well, she arrested me eight years ago," he answered, still staring in her direction. Bobby glared at him.

"What did she arrest you for?"

"Drug dealing and murder," he answered. A wave of whispers went over the court room. Judge Kelly hushed them before the whispers got louder.

"And why did you come back to her?"

"Because I wanted to say I was sorry for killing her friends," he answered, with a flat tone. Alex glared daggers at him.

Without even realizing what she was doing, Alex stood up.

"You fucking bastard," she cried out. Bobby grabbed and hauled her outside before they were escorted out. She struggled against Bobby but she knew he was too strong for her.

"Bobby let go," she cried out angrily.

"Calm down, please, you're making a scene," he whispered to her. Outside of the courtroom where lawyers to defend their defendants. She stopped struggling against him. She finally stopped and sobbed into Bobby's chest. He patted her head, almost like a dog, he soothed her by his whispering words. When she finally looked up to his face, she was blushing.

"Sorry," she whispered to him. He kissed her softly on the forehead and hugged. He didn't really care about the people watching them. Everyone would probably think they were dating but it didn't really matter anymore.

Alex made herself go back in the courtroom. She knew she didn't want to but she knew it was worse than not going in. The courtroom went silent as she walked in with Bobby behind her. Judge Kelly rolled her eyes at her. She felt her face go red as Lilly red dress. She could see Lilly grinning. She was having fun watching her squirm.

"Now, Mr. Callahan, did Detective Eames ever talk to you about revenge?"

"Objection, leading," Carver protested angrily, standing up.

"Let him answer, Carver," Judge Kelly answered and turned to Zane.

"Yes," he lied and looked straight at Alex. She gave him a glare, but this time she contained herself from humiliation.

"And what was the revenge on, Zane? Was it the accusation of raping the detective?" his lawyer asked. Carver sat in his chair flaring, where the hell ADA West was getting to. He could feel the tension rising in the room, he could almost feel Bobby's anger rising.

"She did, when I held her captive I didn't rape her, she wanted it," he grinned.

"Objection, leading again your honor," Carver yelled angrily. Zane was getting away with lying in front of the courtroom for the second time in ten seconds. The whispers of surprise rippled through the room

Lilly Callahan was just grinning proudly of what her son was doing; lying was what she was always taught him to do. Alex felt tears in her eyes; Zane was ruing her reputation to everything she lived for.

All she wanted was justice but all she was getting was crap.

"Order, order," Judge Kelly yelled angrily. The courtroom went silent. Alex wiped her tears of hurt and disgust. Lilly must have talked to her son in jail, before the trial. She must have. She was the one with all the sick, twisted ideas of torture. Carver couldn't believe what Judge Kelly was trying to do to his co-workers. He knew Alex would kick the crap out of the Judge Kelly if she couldn't put her in jail for it. Bobby squeezed her hand in support, he didn't think it would help but he did anyway.

"Leading your honor," Carver repeated angrily.

"We know, counselor," Judge Kelly shot back. "Counselors approach the bench," she ordered. Carver and West walked up to the judge.

"West is leading Zane to lie and to encourage him to lie, Kelly," Carver told her.

"Carver, we know you know the Detective very well, but I can't stop Zane from telling the truth," she whispered to him. West grinned suddenly. Carver realized that they were in on both of his detectives. Before Carver couldn't say anything before she dismissed both of them.

"Court adjured, continue nine am tomorrow, better outcomes than today, counselors I hope," she called out and walked away. Alex couldn't how badly the first day of the trial went. Bobby knew how upset she was; he put his arm around her. Alex didn't feel any better than the days he was held captive by Zane and Lilly.

When they were outside the courtroom, waiting for Carver because he wanted to see Judge Kelly again, Lilly came up to both of them.

"Did my son do well?" she asked, slyly. Alex glared at her in hatred. What a bitch to say that to her.

"Do you still want me to testify or not?" Alex snapped at her.

"I thought I was testifying for you?" Bobby asked, in shock.

"No, I'll do it," she answered, hastily. Lilly just grinned at them. She waved her hand like she was the queen and strode past them.

"Better tell Carver then," Bobby told her. He knew not to get into an argument with her; she could be very stubborn sometimes but she was very strong person.

Alex nodded. What am I doing? She asked herself, when she saw Carver finally emerging from the courtroom.

Sing Sing Correctional Faculty

"Zane its okay, I think she's gonna testify now," Lilly told her son, speaking through the phone. She saw Zane grin, opposite her.

"She's one stubborn woman," Zane snickered to himself. Lilly was still grinning like a child who won the noble prize at the Science Fair.

"Yeah, you're the one that gave her what she always wanted from you," she reminded him. Zane laughed at his mother. She was so right, Alex was too stubborn for her own good to do try and get help.

"I miss you," Zane whispered.

"They treating you well in there?" she asked her son. Her son looked like he was in better shape than before the trail.

"Don't worry, they are," he answered, proudly, grinning widely like a kid that won his first gig as a comedian. "You still going to go along with everything I have said in court today?"

"You were brilliant, fucking brilliant son," she snickered to herself more than to Zane. Zane just smiled proudly.

"Now? What do I do?" he asked, leaning towards her, slowly, not making the guards look suspicious.

"Let her talk on the stand then I'll make my move," she whispered to him. Zane grin widened in excitement. Lilly mirrored her son's grin and knew exactly the right thing to do with the detectives.

Chapter 4 coming shortly and you can hate me for taking so long. Haven't had the guts to until now! Please review!