The Melaswen Paradox (Read 329,254 times)

[tghca]

Ivan and Vivian have something in that envelope...whatever it is, I'm sure Philip's sister Billie the ISA agent will probably have it checked out

Nicholas is trying to find out what his Great Aunt Vivian and Ivan are up to...well good luck with that because I'm sure he probably won't find out. Vivian loves her great nephew but she knows Nicholas would turn on her at the drop of the hat and she likely doesn't trust Nicholas anymore than he could trust her.

Philip being congratulated by his father Victor was good but loved Melanie interacting with her grandmother Maggie

Definitely loved seeing Rex with his cousin Shawn and seeing Cassie with Nicholas, it makes me wonder if Vivian has something planned where Cassie is concerned?

[krw627]

Glad Vivian didn't stay long. I'm concerned about the envelope. I found it odd that Victor welcomed Melanie to the family, isn't she related through Maggie?

[mae00]

I think that envelope needs to be double and triple checked. Agree with everyone that it was way to easy to get Ivan and Vivian to leave.

Awww. I love that Victor told Philip he was proud of him. That's not something that gets said a lot. And I love the relationship that Melanie has with Victor. I love that he's showing that soft spot more and more.

[André DiMera]

Thursday - 3/24

SALEM INN
Philip and Melanie lay next to each other in bed. They had spent the night in the honeymoon suite.
PHILIP: I love you so much, Mrs. Kiriakis.
MELANIE: I love you, too, Mr. Kiriakis. And I cannot wait to spend the first week of the rest of our lives together.
PHILIP: Same here. Now, we should get ready, as we have a flight to catch.
MELANIE: Mm, I think we can give it a few more minutes. Don’t you?
Melanie kissed Philip passionately.
PHILIP: Yeah, a few more minutes won’t make much difference.
Philip rolled over and they lifted up the covers.

BRADY PUB
Billie, Lucas, Austin, Cassie and Rex had met up for breakfast.
BILLIE: That was a beautiful wedding!
LUCAS: You bet it was! I’m sure Philip and Melanie are gonna have a great time on their honeymoon.
REX: Where are they headed?
BILLIE: Greece.
REX: Nice.
AUSTIN: So, Cass, I noticed you and Nicholas were getting pretty close there.
Cassie rolled her eyes.
CASSIE: Please, don’t tell me Mom asked you to spy on me like she had Billie do at the party in Europe.
AUSTIN: I wasn’t spying, it’s just something I noticed. And I’m not judging, either.
CASSIE: Thanks. Sorry, I don’t mean to snap it’s just…I love Mom, but I wish she would realize that I know what I’m doing.
BILLIE: If she stayed out of your love life, she wouldn’t be our mother.
LUCAS: Yep, we’ve all been there.
REX: And we know that you know what you’re doing, Cass.
CASSIE: Thanks.

SALEM COUNTY COURTHOUSE
Several people had come to the courthouse that morning. Justin, Aiden and Don sat at a table together. Directly behind them was Jade, Claire, Belle, Shawn-D, Chloe and Nicole, and several other people who had known Jan sat behind them. As more and more people filed in, Jade made a casual glance over to the other side of the courtroom. She drew a sharp breath.
JADE: Oh my god!
Nicole, who was sitting next to her, turned to look.
NICOLE: What?
JADE: Look who the lawyer Jan was given is.
Nicole looked to where Jade was looking. It was Norman Blaire, who had previously been Dirk’s lawyer when he was on trial for raping Jade.
NICOLE: I don’t believe it.
Jade sighed.
JADE: Well, this is gonna be great.
NICOLE: Hey, he didn’t win last time, I’m sure he won’t win over whatever judge presides over this hearing, as well.
Jade rubbed the locket she wore around her neck. After a few minutes, the doors to the courtroom closed and the bailiff walked over to the door of the judge’s chambers. He opened the door and an older man walked into the room. Everyone stood as the bailiff began speaking.
BAILIFF: All rise, court is now in session. The Honorable Judge Benedict Danforth presiding.
Judge Danforth took his seat.
DANFORTH: Please be seated.
Everyone sat down. The bailiff passed the judge an envelope.
BAILIFF: Case number 7981, Jan Spears appealing for early release from Salem County Women’s Correctional Facility. Miss Spears is represented by Norman Blaire. There are several witnesses protesting the appeal represented collectively by Justin Kiriakis, Aiden Jennings and Don Craig.
DANFORTH: Thank you. Please have the appellant brought in.
The bailiff nodded and walked to the back of the courtroom. Judge Danforth looked at the long table.
DANFORTH: Mr. Craig, it’s good to hear your name again. I had thought you’d retired long ago.
DON: Not by choice, Your Honor. It’s been a long road, but I’m glad to be back in a courtroom.
DANFORTH: It’s good to have you back, sir.
The door to the courtroom in and several heads turned as Jan Spears was escorted in by an officer. Jade inhaled sharply and Nicole put a hand on her shoulder. Jan was handcuffed, and the officer helped her sit down next to Mr. Blaire.
DANFORTH: Thank you all for coming this morning. You will find that I believe in complete clarity, particularly when it comes to matters in the courtroom. Therefore, after you have given your testimonies, there may be occasion where either myself or one of the legal teams before me ask you to remain at the stand so that we may ask a question or two. We shall begin hearing an opening statement from lawyers on both sides of this case. Mr. Blaire, as your client is the appellant, you may go first.
Mr. Blaire stood up and straightened his tie.
BLAIRE: Thank you. Your Honor, my client, Miss Jan Spears, has spent the last four years in a women’s correctional facility. In that time, she has been a model prisoner. She has never once gotten into trouble with the warden or any of the guards, and has, in fact, been helpful to some of the other women in the same facility that she is in. She was arrested, I remind the court, not for crimes that she committed, but crimes that she attempted to commit. Now, I would never dream to downplay the severity of what she was charged with. I just wish to say that she is not the woman who seriously considered committing those crimes four years ago. Jan Spears is a changed woman, as you will see when you hear her testimony. I am certain that you will make the right decision and grant her early release. Thank you for your time.
Blaire sat down next to Jan.
DANFORTH: Very good. Now for an opening statement from the respondents.
Aiden stood up.
AIDEN: Thank you, Your Honor. While Jan Spears may not have actually succeeded in committing the crimes which she was arrested for attempting to commit, it is not for lack of trying. There was intent, there was malice behind those actions. And this was not the first time, either. For various reasons, Jan Spears has committed a number of crimes, some of which she has paid for, many she has not. Neither my colleagues nor myself have any firm reason to believe the assertions that she is a changed woman. She has been given numerous chances in the past, and has failed at each of them. Now, that is not to say that it’s impossible for people to change, we all know that that is simply not the case. Myself and my colleagues are merely stating that we do not believe that there is enough evidence to support the allegations that Miss Spears has changed. To let her out on early release would be a grave miscarriage of justice. You will hear in my client’s, as well as the clients of my two colleagues’ testimonies how the things Jan Spears has done to them affected and continues to affect their lives. I ask you to listen carefully to their testimony and keep it in mind as you make your decision.
Aiden sat back down.
DANFORTH: Thank you. Now, we have a number of statements both for and against Miss Spears’ release, so let’s get to them. Mr. Kiriakis.
Justin stood up.
JUSTIN: I call Shawn Brady to the stand.

[Kpatch]

Cassie kept saying "I know what I'm doing." Makes it sound like she's investigating Nicholas rather than having a romantic interest in him, so I wonder if that's the case. Interesting.

[heroicmuse]

I hope Cassie does know what she's doing. I'm not so sure, though I agree with her that Kate needs to mind her own business.

I'm so nervous for Jade during this hearing. I hope the judge makes the right decision.

Great chapter André DiMera.

[tghca]

Jan's goose is cooked now. Shawn being called to testify, I wonder how Blaire will end up cross examining Shawn on the stand? I can see Blaire trying to destroy Shawn on the stand but here is hoping Justin who also happens to be Shawn's cousin helps guide Shawn in his examination of Jan?

But I wonder if Blaire will say Shawn is a hostile witness or trying to paint Shawn in a bad light even though Jan has been obsessed with Shawn for decades.

I worry about Jade especially at this trial but I wonder if Blaire plans on using Jan's past with Nicole when it comes to Victor to discredit Nicole on the stand?

Or if Blaire also tries to discredit Belle too given Jan and Belle hate one another?

This trial could be pretty even

Love that Melanie and Philip are going to Greece on their honeymoon. It makes so much sense. But I wonder if Philip can even speak Greek or understand it? But the Kiriakis family in Greece they probably have islands they own or mansions in Greece or villas they can stay at. But I wonder if this honeymoon could also bring up decades of Kiriakis family secrets or skeletons that we thought were buried and it could bring danger to their family in Salem?


I mean Cassie is the baby of the family the youngest even though Rex and her are twins, he's probably the older twin out of the 2 of them. But even so it is natural Austin, Billie, Lucas and Rex are going to pry into their sister's love life. It is only natural.

[mae00]

This hearing is making me nervous. I'm concerned about the "number of statements for". I wonder how many people are actually going to come forward for her.

[André DiMera]

Friday - 3/25

SALEM COUNTY COURTHOUSE
Shawn-D went up to the stand and placed his right hand on a Bible.
SHAWN-D: I, Shawn-Douglas Brady, do solemnly swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
The bailiff took the Bible away and sat down.
DANFORTH: Mr. Brady, what is your relationship to the appellant, Miss Spears?
Shawn-D considered the question for a moment.
SHAWN-D: I would say that she and I were at one time friends.
Jan had been smiling when she saw Shawn-D on the witness stand, but her face faltered slightly at that comment. This hadn’t gone unnoticed by Shawn-D.
DANFORTH: Very well. You may proceed.
SHAWN-D: In the time I have known Jan Spears, I have known her to be a mult-faceted person. I have found that she is capable of being nice, when it suits her. However, more often than not, she chooses not to be. I first met Jan in high school. At that time, she was dating a team mate of mine on our school’s basketball team, the Salem High Lions. She soon became infamous to me when she regularly bullied several of my friends. This bullying occurred throughout our four years at high school. We were close, at one time. After an incident during a trip to Puerto Rico in which someone hurt Jan in unspeakable ways, she opened up to me, and I tried my best to be a supportive friend. She soon found out that she was pregnant, and to save her embarrassment, I claimed that the baby was mine. Several months later, she thought she lost the baby, and falsely accused my now wife, Belle, of causing it to happen. She manipulated me to make me break up with Belle. When her plan failed, she left town. I had thought that was the last I’d see of her, but I was wrong. She came back just over a year later and had gone off the deep end. She kidnapped me and kept me in a cage for months on end, occasionally drugging me so she could have her way with me. After I escaped, I suffered a head injury, which she used to her advantage, making me think that we were in a committed relationship. When I came to my senses, she attempted to kill Belle, but hit her head and fell into a coma. Several years later, she came out of it and had apparently suffered memory loss. I had hoped that this would be a second chance for her, as it seemed she was being a better person. However, once her memories came back, so did her old personality. She threatened to kill my wife and daughter, and tried to kidnap her own granddaughter. Thankfully, she was unsuccessful. Those are the facts, which I’m sure you’ve read. But reading them on a piece of paper and hearing them from someone who experienced them firsthand are two different things. Like I said, I had hoped a number of times that Jan would turn her life around. She’s had so many chances to. But each time, she doesn’t. And each time she lashes out, it gets worse. It started with bullying, and it eventually led to trying to kill two people and kidnap a third. I’d like to think that people are capable of change, but from what I’ve seen, Jan Spears is not. Each time she’s given the opportunity to, she never takes it. That is why I urge you strongly, do not allow Jan Spears to walk free. Thank you.
DANFORTH: Thank you, Mr. Brady, that will be all.
Shawn-D got down from the stand. Aiden looked across the table at Don, who stood up.
DON: I call Jade Michaels to the stand.
Jade gulped.
NICOLE (whispering): You’ve got this.
Slowly, Jade got up and made her way to the stand. She looked around the courtroom. She saw Joey, Alanis, Claire, Nicole and Eric, all of whom were giving her reassuring looks. The bailiff handed her a Bible.
JADE: I, Jade Michaels, do solemnly swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
DANFORTH: Miss Michaels, what is your relationship to Miss Spears?
Though she was trying to look anywhere but at her, Jade couldn’t help but notice that Jan leaned forward slightly and was looking directly at her, smiling.

[heroicmuse]

I hope Jan doesn't totally unnerve Jade!

I'm glad Shawn told the whole story. If Jan is released it should only be to Bayview.

Great chapter André DiMera. Will there be previews?

[tghca]

Of course Jan is smiling because Jade is her daughter. But Jan is no mother to Jade. Jan gave her away literally at birth because she was in no position to be a mother. She still isn't because Jan is a psycho. Always has been always will be. Best thing Jan ever did in her life was give Jade up and the Michaels family adopted her and gave her a better life.

Certainly a better life than Jan could have provided and Jan would have raised Jade to be as obsessed as she is



I definitely loved Shawn's testimony. But I wonder why Blaire wasn't allowed to cross examine Shawn? Or I wonder if Blaire will cross examine Jan on the stand?

Who else will testify in this trial? I'm sure Belle will be called as a witness and so will Claire, Nicole, Chloe and or whoever else has ever had any dealings with Jan

But things are not looking good for Jan's case right now.

[Kpatch]

Don't let Jan intimidate you, Jade!

[André DiMera]

Thanks for reading and commenting, everyone!

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Next week…

The hearing of Jan Spears continues with some intense testimony.
JADE: Do not let Jan Spears out of prison!

But is everyone playing by the rules?
BLAIRE: Just a moment.

And later in the week, Jan pleads her case.
JAN: Hearing from everyone today brings back a lot of memories.

What will the judge’s decision be?
DANFORTH: Be seated.

Find out as the hearing continues this week on THE MELASWEN PARADOX!

[Kpatch]

Can't wait for the decision! Thanks for the previews.

[heroicmuse]

It sounds like this hearing is going to be very emotional.

I hope the judge makes the right decision!

Thanks for the previews André DiMera.