Franklin could not convince Bette to take the last few days off before she had to take the stand. After the trip Tina went back to work and told Bette to stay home. Wandering around the house feeling edgy Bette had enough of dilly dallying, and so back to the CAC she went. As if panicking about the amount of work she missed Bette pounced on anybody who had the misfortune to go near her. Several times the Crown Council spoke with her and Bette was legally and technically ready for the witness stand. She was told to tell the truth, think about what she was saying, and to not get intimidated by the cross-examination. Thats what Bette dreaded the mostthe cross-examination. Even though she was not exactly the most pleasant person to be around the gang really helped, with little things that Bette appreciated. Shane often brought a beer over late at night when Bette sat on the steps and snuck a cigarette-smoke behind Ts back. Alice brought over a free copy of the magazine she wrote forpointing out her own article of the trip. Dana and Kit baked an assortment of pastries that were small enough not to get on Bettes guilty conscience but tasty enough for her to sneak some to work. Even jenny brought over some herbs and flowers for the garden. However Bette could not have made it without Tina. Countless times Tina did things to help Bette, like how she brought lunch to her when Tina knew she would only drink water. However the day soon cameand Bette found herself on the standTina in the audienceand Haywood sitting in front of her. He was much skinnier and had a gaunt look to his face. Bette wondered how she even got to the stand. When she was called in it was like the sound of the world was turned off. All she could hear was the click clack of her heels and the creak of Haywoods joints as he craned his neck to look at her. When their eyes met Bette didnt feel fear…she felt anger. It took all of Bettes will not to run screaming up to Haywood and stabbing both her hands into his eyes and ripping them out. Except for that brief eye contact Bette refused to look at him. What a pitiful little fuckBette laughed at him and wished fellow prisoners would rape Haywood till his ***** fell out. Taking a drink Bette did her jobthe prosecutors were gentle and Bette managed to keep it together. Tina wasnt doing so well, she went through rolls of Kleenex and Bette couldnt look at her otherwise she would run over and take Tina back home. The cross-examination though was a different story.