Park Bench Outside of the Courthouse
Tina (pacing back and forth): Shit. What the fuck is taking them so dam long?
Shane (trying to get her to sit): T it’s not going to help with your pacing. They’ll call…
Kit (shaking her head): What the hell happened between the two of you last night?
Helena (rubbing the back of her neck): Kit let’s just say someone tried to drive a wedge between Tina and Bette and succeeded only because of stress levels and lack of communication.
Alice (grabbing Tina’s arm): Park it Kennard.
Tasha (laughing): Alice play nice (Alice stuck her tongue out and Tasha made a playful grab for it.)
Kit (rolling her eyes): You two need to talk instead of jumping to conclusions and what not. This is how all of this got started in the first place.
Tina (sighing): I know. Last night I just I don’t know…
Helena (patting her hand): Well when Bette’s released you two need to sit down and talk. Not be running all over and what not.
Kit (agreeing): I’ll watch baby girl.
Helena (smiling): One of us will anyway…
Tina (grabbing her cell phone): Hello. Yes. We’re on our way. (Shutting her phone) they want us in the courtroom.
Kit (rubbing her back): Whatever happens, we’ll take care of you and Angie.
Tina nodded and they walked towards the courthouse.

Courtroom
Judge Rainer (looking up as Bette’s family proceeded in): Good morning. Have a seat behind the defendant. (Picking up a folder) Elizabeth J. Porter I’m charging you with assault and battery under duress. Your sentence is time served and four weeks probation. Your Probation Officer will meet with you sometime tomorrow. Once that is done this matter will be closed. I also strongly suggest you take some anger management classes. (Setting down Bette’s folder and picking up another) Ms. Lerner I have a restraining order filed by Ms. Porter’s family. You are to stay no less than 50 feet away from her, her daughter Angelica Kennard-Porter, her partner Christina M. Kennard, their places of employment, their home and the establishment The Planet. Do I make myself clear?
(Tom translated and Jodi nodded) good case is dismissed. Have a good day (banging the gavel she exited the bench.)
Tina (waiting impatiently as the Marshall removed Bette’s handcuffs): Are you okay? I am so sorry (mumbling as Bette leaned down and kissed her fiercely.)
Bette (getting lost in the feel of her lover; that is until her sister patted her on the back): We’ll talk later. (Looking at the group of woman surrounding her) thank you. Where’s Angie?
Shane (hugging her): With Peggy. Glad to see you’re okay but dam do you look like…
Alice (finishing): Shit. My God I seen Jodi’s face but dam your just as bad (hugging her.)
Bette (shaking her head): Listen I need a shower and a change of clothes. They confiscated them last night.
Helena (removing her jacket): We didn’t think to bring you anything but….
Tasha (squeezing Bette’s shoulder): You okay (looking Bette over) I mean…
Bette (squeezing Tina’s hand): Just tired and sore. Nothing a hot shower and some good food won’t fix.
Alice (looking for Jodi; realizing she must have left): Well she left. That bitch…
Bette (looking around): Let’s get out of here.
Kit (sighing in relief): I’m all for that.
Kit had to go back to the Planet to relive Peggy. Shane had several things to do. Alice and Tasha were going home to pack. That left Tina Helena and Bette alone and with nothing to do. But everyone agreed to meet at The Planet for lunch tomorrow.
Helena (unlocking her car): Come on I’ll take you to your car and…
Bette (helping Tina in the car and arching her eyebrow): Wait. Where’s Tina’s car? And…
Helena (putting her seatbelt on): Tina came to The Planet yesterday and we ended up going to my place and…
Bette (looking at Tina): What? You mean (this brought up something else she had heard.) Fuck…
Tina (placing her hand on Bette’s arm): Bette I needed a shoulder and…
Bette (hitting the door): You went to Helena instead of talking to me. After you accused me of lying to you…
Tina (pleading; knowing Bette’s emotions were all over the place): Bette please. These past couple of days have been real shitty. I wasn’t thinking straight and everything happened at once. When I saw that disc I thought the worse. Helena convinced me to really look at things…
Helena (looking at Bette then back at the road): Bette, I think that disc was Jodi’s attempt at trying to break you two apart.
Bette (growling): Fuck…
Helena (thinking maybe going right to Bette’s house instead of The Planet was a better idea): Let’s just head over to your house. I think we all need to sit down and talk.
Bette (shrugging): Fine…