- Look at me...
Goren brought his hand to Eames' face, turning him to face him.
A violent anger rose in him at the sight of the blue surrounding Eames' left eye.
Name of God...
He had not dreamed.
This bastard had well started again.
When he had seen Eames grimace several times with the least gesture...
He had understood.
And that bruise in her eye confirmed it.
Goren had so hoped that it was his imagination.
But it was not.
Just like every time.
Goren brought his fists to his hips, clenched them with all his strength, his phalanges all white.
If he listened to himself...
He would find Eames' boyfriend...
And he would kill him with his own hands.
For what he was doing to Eames.
And she who was trying to hide the hell she was living.
One by her bruise that she had tried to hide with makeup.
If only...
She knew that on the contrary, it made her bruise stand out even more.
And that the other wounds she had on her body were perhaps invisible to the naked eye, hidden by clothes, but that they were quite visible in the way she grimaced at the slightest gesture she made.
- Who did this to you.
Goren knew very well who had dared to do this.
He already knew the answer.
Kevin Lewis, Eames' boyfriend of the moment.
And he knew that Eames would find an excuse for him.
Like every time.
If only...
Eames would tell him.
To ask him for his help.
And that he could intervene.
But she didn't confide in him.
She kept it to herself.
And sooner or later...
Goren knew that there would be a drama.
If only...
Eames said so.
He could arrest her for assault and battery.
But Eames kept it to herself.
- I took a fall down the stairs.
A fall down the stairs.
But of course.
A fall named Kevin.
Goren didn't understand why Eames was covering for him.
Did she want to end up in the hospital...
Or worse...
Between four boards.
From Goren's insistent look, Eames knew he didn't believe a word she said.
And that was normal.
The more the days passed...
The more she came back covered in bruises.
It was normal that he didn't believe a word she said.
In the beginning...
Kevin was a nice person.
And he had begun to show his true colors...
A totally different man...
And very violent.
With his constant jealousy of Goren.
Accusing him of everything...
And of sleeping with him.
And in the end...
He finally raised his hand against her.
And whenever the opportunity arose...
He used his fists.
Eames was desperate.
She didn't know what to do.
Nor which saint to trust.
But especially...
How to get out of this toxic relationship.
But how could she tell Goren that the stairs were her boyfriend.
She didn't want him to get involved.
He had a lot of other things to think about right now.
With his mother dying.
She couldn't tell him.
In addition...
She didn't know how Kevin would react to Goren.
If he was like that with her…
He could be worse with Goren.
Had he not told her in a rage...
And by hitting her...
That he would kill his partner.
If he ever found them both in bed together.
While she and Goren...
Never did anything.
On the contrary...
Eames had tried to explain to Kevin that Goren was just a friend.
But he didn't listen to her.
And the more she tried to make him see reason...
The more he raised his hand against her.
So how could she tell Goren.
And more importantly...
Asked him to intervene.
If something happened to Goren because of her...
She could never forgive herself.
- A staircase named Kevin.
At Goren's whisper, Eames snapped out of his thoughts and shook his head in denial.
- You're wrong.
A violent anger rose in him.
An anger he felt towards Kevin.
But also towards Eames.
Why didn't she ask him to intervene.
Instead of putting up with this hell.
He couldn't stand what was happening.
And being so helpless...
Drive him crazy.
Did Eames think he was blind.
And that he didn't understand what was happening...
He recognized the symptoms of a battered woman.
So why was she lying to him.
And why wasn't she telling him the truth.
She had nothing to be ashamed of.
It was Kevin's job to be ashamed of his actions.
In addition...
Goren was dying to do something.
To stop this.
But without a word from Eames...
He couldn't do anything.
In addition…
If he had the idea to intervene...
Who was to say that Kevin wouldn't go after Eames even more.
And it would be his fault if she got hurt even more.
So he couldn't take any chances.
But it was hard to stand by and do nothing in such a situation.
Standing there without moving...
Knowing what she was going through.
And let her go through it.
One of these days...
One of Kevin's moves would be fatal for Eames.
And he would never recover if that happened.
Nor would he forgive himself for not acting.
But what should he do...
- Eames... You know you can tell me anything.
Yes, she knew that.
But she couldn't.
For his sake.
She couldn't forget the threats Kevin had made to Goren.
- I know.
God...
He'd handed her an opening.
So why didn't she take it.
And ask her to intervene.
Why was she silent.
It didn't make sense.
- Whatever time it is... Don't hesitate.
Eames nodded, and a small smile appeared on his lips.
- Thanks Bobby.
Good God...
Goren really was a deeply kind person.
If only she could have relied on him.
But she couldn't.