"No"

"And did you ever report these incidents to the police?"

"No"

"Thank you, I have no further questions for this witness"

Jackie was excused and elected to join Tina and Bette in the public gallery. She wanted to see her husband pay for the hell that he had put her daughter through.

All three women were intrigued to hear what Charlotte Kennard had to say as she entered the courtroom in her prison attire. It seemed from her testimony that she had unwittingly set into motion the chain of events that led to Tina’s abduction. Henry had gone to her following his visit to Bette’s house, and she in turn had reported the events to her father. She claimed not to have known what he was planning, but when she had found out that the wedding was back on in North Carolina, she knew that some form of cohersion had been involved. Instead of asking questions, she had gone along with the plan and assisted in the wedding arrangements.

Faye Buckley’s tactics were apparent from the start of her cross examination.

"Miss Kennard, you are testifying here as a result of a deal you made with the prosecution, is that correct?"

"Yes"

"And what were the terms of the deal?"

"A three year sentence for pleading guilty to being an accessory to kidnap"

"So you received a lesser sentence in return for your testimony today?"

"I received a three year sentence. I don’t know if it would have been higher if I hadn’t testified"

"Thank you, I have no further questions"

It was finally time for Henry to take the stand. As he entered the courtroom in a jumpsuit with handcuffs around his wrists, he glanced at Tina. She met his eyes with a cold stare.

The Henry who gave evidence in court was a shadow of the man that he had been before he went to prison. While the disdain that the blonde felt for him would never fade, she knew him well enough to see that the realisation of what he had done had dawned on him. She watched as he responded to Joyce’s questions and for the first time in a long while, she actually believed what he was saying.

"At what point did you realise the extent of Mr Kennard’s plan?"