Emily Simpson

She thought she'd be relieved.

Instead... I just had anger and hatred.

I had sadness and loss for the person that I thought he was.

But that person died.

Saskia had a lot of healing to do, but that healing had to happen beyond the courtroom.

For perpetrators, jail or prison can be a final destination.

But for victims, that jail sentence is just the beginning.

It's something Ashley, the prosecutor, often tells victims.

The result of the criminal case can't be the be all and end all.

Even if we win and get every single count, somebody that you loved and cared about and married is going to prison for a long time.

That's hard too.

Or...

There's an acquittal.

You've internalized that a jury didn't believe you.

So the criminal justice system can be a part of your healing, but it can't be all of it because it's not going to do it.

Finally, Mike was in jail.

But having him behind bars didn't mean he was out of Saskia's life.

He was smart enough to know that this was going to now be a family law case.

The criminal matter was finalized, but the legal battle wasn't over.

Not by a long shot.