Oops I forgot my update yesterday. I think I'm still in shock at passing the 100 chapter mark. Thanks for all your wonderful comments I'm glad you're still sticking with me.

SPOILERS – this week – Marissa and AJ move house, JR is up before the judge and Cara goes into labour.

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A smarmy business-suited figure strutted into the police station.

"I'm here for JR Chandler." he said bluntly.

"And you are?" asked Brot, rising slowly from his chair, refusing to be intimidated.

"I'm his lawyer." said the man passing a card to him disdainfully. Brot didn't need to read the name. Justin McCoy – a man who was once Jackson's right-hand man, who had a shot at being district attorney and was now a symbol of all that was wrong with the justice system.

"I need to speak to my client." he said arrogantly.

"I'll take you to him." said Brot leading the attorney through to the cells.

JR Chandler must be in real trouble if he had to resort to hiring this bottom feeder.

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Brot had returned to his desk and was reading through a report of petty theft in Pine Valley park. He looked up to find Jackson Montgomery and Caleb Cooney walking up to him, side by side.

"We need to speak to Chief Hubbard. The governor called; he wants me to act for the commonwealth in JRs trial."

Brot smiled, okay now JR was in serious trouble.

"I'll let him know you're here." he said picking up the phone.

Chief Hubbard came out moments later to shake both men by the hand.

"Brot, do you want to come through as well." asked Jesse as he took the two lawyers back into his office.

"Sure." said Brot putting the report to one side. He was pretty sure he knew the culprit anyway. Larry 'Light-fingered' Lunter, the local kleptomaniac, was the only person he could think of who would break into a snack bar - only to steal the light bulbs and leave the cash.

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Brot closed the door.

"Jesse, I'll need to look over the police report." said Jackson.

"Of course." said Jesse, handing over the evidence gathered so far on Bianca's assault. He was still to interview Bianca, but what they did have was pretty damning.

While Jackson thumbed through the file, Jesse pulled out a much larger folder from his filing cabinet.

When he put it down on the desk it landed with a thump.

"There is also this." said Jesse, patting the top of the file lightly with his fingertips. "You might call it a little project of mine."

"What is it?" asked Caleb, opening the folder on the first page. He read for a moment, then his brow furrowed in confusion. "The mansion shooting!"

"I don't believe Marissa's injury was an accident." explained Jesse, "I'm not saying I've got one hundred per cent ironclad proof but I think JR went to the party with the specific intension to kill his ex-wife… and maybe not just her. I think he used the situation to his advantage and shot Marissa point blank in the head with every intention of murdering her."

"Well, what have you got in the way of evidence?" asked Caleb, his expression was horrified but his interest peaked.

Jesse gestured towards Brot, asking him to go through it.

"Well," began Brot, "We can start with the text message from Scot's phone that drew Marissa and Bianca to the party..."

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