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2 Weeks Later
Brax gave evidence at Hayley O'Connor's trail. He told them how she brought a box of fruit into his house of which an apple core was used to frame him and how he caught her at his house the day of the robbery. Her lawyer did all he could to discredit Brax's evidence but with Sam's evidence that Benji had coerced him into doing the robbery to get back at Brax for refusing to give him a job and turning his back on the River Boys.
Two weeks after Brax gave evidence at the trail Hayley was found guilty of perverting the course of justice and sentenced to a minimum of 15 years in jail. The judge told her that as an officer of the court she would have a heavier sentence than an ordinary member of the public would receive. Whilst awaiting transport to Bridge Well Ladies Prison her lawyer told her she had been struck off the Bar Association of Australia permanently.
Hayley was taken to the prison. She was only there 5 weeks when during an altercation with another prisoner who found out she was a lawyer she was stabbed. She died before the ambulance could get to the prison.
12 Months Later
Brax and Charlie married in a simple ceremony in the grounds of the new resort hotel. Casey was Brax's best man and Ruby was Charlie's bridesmaid. They honeymooned in Bali.
7 months Later
Charlie resigned from the force seven months after she and Brax had married. As she told Inspector Joyce she had a very good reason. She had just found out she was pregnant. Charlie told him she did not want to risk anything happening to the baby and when the baby born she had planned on being a full time mum. Something she hadn't been able to do with Ruby.
8 Months Later
Charlie gave birth to a bouncing baby boy weighing in at 9 pounds and nine ounces. She had a second C-section.
He was named Luke Darryl Ross Braxton. Charlie had wanted Brax's name as the middle name and he thought their son should have her dads name as his middle name. Casey suggested that they have both.
Three years Later
Charlie gave birth to her and Brax's second child a baby girl weighing in at 8 pounds and 10 ounces. She was called Michelle Charlotte Braxton. Brax had insisted that she be named after Charlie's aunt. She had died just before Charlie fell pregnant with their daughter. He had liked her Aunt and felt it would be a good way to honour her. She had accepted Brax and his family into hers. She said to Brax once that he had made Charlie happier than she had ever known and that he was part of her family and that was it.