Expert Witness

Picking up where the previous volume left off, Expert Witness: Volume 2 details the tragic consequences of Cathy's defensive outburst against her abusive husband, Jay. When the police arrive at the family's door following neighbours stumbling across her blood-covered husband, the eyes of the justice system fall on Cathy to prove her innocence and stop Jay from avoiding the punishment he rightly deserves. Separated from her family, Cathy's situation goes from bad to worse as she's forced to convince those around her that the trauma she's endured for years really happened, a task easier said than done considering how much of a master manipulator Jay is in controlling everyone he comes into contact with. Fighting for her son's future, Cathy is rendered helpless as she watches her worst fears come true. Up against not only the continued threat of abuse from her husband but the insurmountable task of dealing with a gruelling trial, the odds are stacked against her as she attempts to claw her way back from the brink. But this time it's not her life that's her main priority: it's making sure her son gets the loving family he deserves. Concluding the story started in Expert Witness: Volume 1, author J. Richardson continues her commitment to showing the horrifying effects of domestic abuse from an honest and emotional perspective. Focusing on difficult and uncomfortable events that are rarely given the spotlight in representations of domestic violence, the concluding volume of Expert Witness delves into the traumatic consequences and troubling problems that arise once the justice system gets involved.