Right, I must warn you that there will be disruption to chapters this week. I will post daily (I can't bear to stop at such a crucial point in the story) but from Wednesday onwards they will be posted at a later time than usual – I'm be babysitting my nephew until Sunday.

Thanks for your reviews – they always make me smile.

SPOILERS – this week – JR take the stand, Erica is reunited with Bianca, and David meets his new son.

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JR had sat through the hearing trying to hold in his temper. He had not wanted to use the insanity plea but his lawyer insisted it was his only option; the evidence against him was too strong.

"And besides it will give you a chance to be honest for once." said imaginary Marissa, still haunting him even in the court room.

She had been commenting constantly through everyone else's testimony.

When Frankie was on the stand she had been cheering him on and when he mentioned JR's injuries showing no defensive wounds she turned to him and grinned.

"They've got you JR. You are not going to be able to explain your way out of this."

When Dixie was on the stand she was a little more judgemental. When Dixie started to speak up for her son Marissa shook her head in amazement.

"Her guilty conscious must be almost as bad as yours. That woman loves you JR, not that you deserve it. Why else would she still be standing by you after everything you did to her!"

When Kendall was on the stand, she grinned widely again. As Kendall talked through what happened the last few months between JR, Marissa and Bianca, Marissa could only nod in agreement.

"She knows you too well JR." She said triumphantly. Then she stared at JR, adding pointedly, "The only part she missed out was the fact that the reason Marissa was in a coma was because you shot her in the head!"

When Jesse got into the stand Marissa grew somewhat restless. She knew about the video McCoy was going to produce. The shock on everyone's faces at the video evidence was obvious. Jackson had succeeded in proving JR was guilty of assaulting Bianca but McCoy had undone all that work with the claim that JR was not in control of his own actions.

Then when Dr Stanhope took the stand she found her voice again, scolding JR once more.

"I can't believe you even lied to him... 'a dark image of your father'. How are you going to get help unless you can admit that this was more about your wishes than the voices in your head?"

As Dr Stanhope left the stand Marissa looked less than pleased.

"Now for the ultimate travesty! I can't believe you are going to put your son through this."

When AJ entered JR knew deep down she was right, his son looked so scared. When the real Marissa took to her feet saying almost exactly the same words imaginary Marissa had been muttering to him moments before, he lost his temper. Marissa thought she had won, thought she had a right to his son, well she wasn't going to be a winner. AJ was still his, he would rather see his child put into foster care than with Marissa and 'Binky'!

"That isn't the voice you should listen to." warned Marissa.

Even as she spoke JR felt the cold shadow of his dark twin at his back as he heard himself gloat over sole custody of his son.

"You need help." insisted Marissa. "And you will only get it if you stop and think of someone other than yourself. It might not be a bullet but you are still hurting your son."

The meaning of her words grew clearer during AJs testimony. He had terrified his child. How had he let this happen?

When AJ left the stand, his lawyer gave him an encouraging look. It was JR's turn to take the stand.

Marissa starred at him shaking her head. She could clearly see the plan clearly in his mind.

"I can't believe you are going to lie under oath." she sighed despairingly. "You have no shame."

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