Chapter 13 - Courtroom Sentencing
One month passed quickly in the city of Nashville.
The formal federal court hearing convened on Monday morning.
Judge Harrison presided over the grand marble courtroom floor.
Reporters filled the wooden gallery benches behind us today.
Margaret and Lucas were brought in wearing orange jumpsuits.
Heavy iron chains bound their wrists and ankles tightly.
Margaret's expensive hair was messy, gray, and unkempt.
Lucas hung his head low, avoiding all news cameras.
Arthur Vance sat beside them in iron handcuffs too.
Judge Harrison slammed his wooden gavel down hard today.
"We have reviewed all physical, digital, and financial evidence."
"The court finds Margaret, Lucas, and Arthur guilty."
"Guilty of corporate wire fraud, embezzlement, and abuse."
"Defendants Margaret and Lucas face fifteen years prison."
"Defendant Arthur Vance faces ten years in federal facility."
"Sentences to be served immediately without parole."
Applause erupted across the crowded marble courtroom floor.
Margaret let out a pathetic, weeping shriek of defeat.
Guards dragged her and Lucas out side doors away.
Their screaming cries faded down the long marble hallway.
The people who terrorized my wife were gone forever.
Elena and I walked out the courthouse steps together.
I carried baby Clara in a soft infant carrier.
Bright morning sunshine bathed the stone plaza below us.
Reporters flashed cameras, asking us for statements today.
I looked directly into the main television camera lens.
"Truth, family, and protection will always defeat greed."
I stated firmly, holding my wife's hand tightly.
We stepped into my car, driving back home.
We decided to sell the luxury marble mansion immediately.
We wanted to start fresh in a new state.
We bought a beautiful two-story home near ocean.
Surrounded by tall green trees and fresh sea breeze.
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Far away from the toxic memories of past trauma.
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