Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Evidence of Cecil's gambling, evidence of Cecil's domestic violence.

They need to pin down Cecil for both gambling and domestic abuse!

Only by charging him with multiple offenses can they ensure a lengthy sentence!

The reason for reaching out to Maria was clear to anyone with eyes. Claire was beyond redemption; she would never confess.

Though Maria was but a child, she saw more clearly than Claire.

She didn't want her mother to suffer anymore, didn't want her little brother to come back to a world of pain, so she bravely stepped forward.

After all, she was on borrowed time. If speaking out could save her mother and brother, it was worth it.

By the time Claire found out, it was too late. The videos were already circulating online.

She wept beside her daughter's hospital bed,

"How could you be so foolish? How could you speak out against your father like that? He'll kill you if he finds out!"

"You're the foolish one, Mom. Keeping silent was to protect you. Dad's ruthless- he'll kill you for this," she sobbed uncontrollably.

Elliot and Evan were in the room, capturing it all on video and sharing it online!

This was all the proof needed; Claire also acknowledged Cecil's violence!

to talk his way out

but determined, tried

are out, he won't dare

you. He'll kill you," she

afraid. I won't be around much longer anyway.

this, Claire broke down into

on, concern etched on their young faces,

worry, we've got your

Bang-

hospital room door

to

and not even noticing Elliot and Evan, Cecil

Evan prepared to intervene,

threw her entire weight against Cecil, pushing him out

his entry, and pleaded

through. Let her go just this once. She didn't mean to defame you. Please, be ...

let her

clarifying everything. I'll say I caused her injuries! That I'm the

can't withstand your blows," she wept. "Out of my

Claire off,

your anger out

"You deserve it too!"

fist connected with Claire's stomach, causing her to

then unleashed a barrage of punches and

by rage, he didn't stop even when Claire lay motionless; he hadn't noticed