2022 Feb 23

3X09 “Going Down Swinging” released!

3X09 “Going Down Swinging”
Written by: Chris Coleman, Kristi Clark, Ashley Stoddard and Kelly Zollo
Guest Starring: Anderson Kincaid (Eric Dane), Cara Kincaid (Evangeline Lily), Anya Troester (Judy Reyes) and Gloria Beecher (Angela Bassett), Maggie Thorpe (Megan Fox)
Warning: Episodes may contain violence, language and graphic sex.
Theme Song: Ed Sheeran- Bad Habits

Brooke gripped Atticus hand and felt his grief at this moment. He was grieving the past relationship with his brother. Not to mention hearing that Bliss nearly lost her baby with Hunter over Dimitri wasn’t any better. Atticus partially blamed himself for Dimitri reign of terror, he’d never burden her but she knew the truth. Atticus thought he could stop Dimitri but he was younger and wasn’t as strong as he was now. He wasn’t a man yet and how could he prevent Dimitri from doing some of those things against Bliss? Stepping out of the limo she was glad that Bliss had chosen to stay at the Devonshire mansion for the time being. Her house was swamped with paparazzi but the truth was she knew that Hunter didn’t kill Dimitri. She was sure that Bliss did it from the moment, he turned himself in. She wasn’t going to let Hunter rot and she wasn’t going to lose her sister-in-law. If Hugo was behind the scenes had pushed for Dimitri’s murderer to be found this would be the reason why Jon went after Bliss. It had been a week since everyone in Atlas Falls was taken by storm with the allegations against each woman.

“Visiting Fox is a good thing and checking on Bliss shows that the throne is caring especially after Dimitri.” Brooke smiled at Atticus and she knew it was going bad for Hunter in jail. She heard someone attacked him and he might be in solitary. People would be after him because of the Kincaid legacy and name. Steven Kincaid put a lot of criminals behind bars but Greer was running stories saying should his cases be looked into. Now that he was a known racist. Her father loved Tony and she knew he loved the Delacroix, Jamal was like a son to him. She hated this perception of him because her grandfather was a part of the klan. The staff opened the doors to the mansion leading them to the dayroom and going to locate Bliss. “Are you alright?” She walked to him touching his chest. “You can express anything about this situation. My brother is in jail for killing your brother. That isn’t normal.”

Atticus never knew the weight him being regent would have until this entire mess with Dimitri happened. Part of the crown was heavy and the prime Minister and his father had went behind his back, to contact the new district attorney over his brothers death. His brother was a monster that didn’t deserve to be mourned let alone the state funeral he received. Now he was out even in a more impossible position that Hunter was arrested, Brooke’s own brother was accused of killing his own with a confession to boot. None of it was good or looked good for them as a couple in fact the paparazzi had swallowed them and Bliss this week. Gree LeClerq kept sending her vultures he’d have to send her a message legally to stop or have to dig up some unwanted dirt on her retaliation. He escorted Brooke up the steps of the Devonshire mansion and inside, he honestly wanted Bliss to stay with him and Brooke after her collapse but this would do as well. Seeing his nephew would be the highlight of today for him and he nodded as they were let in and told the maid would get Bliss.

“I am happy to see Fox he has been through so much with what happened with Dimitri and not to mention when Bliss left. He is such a smart young boy though I do wish Bliss would consider his upbringing a bit better. Private school back home would be better.” Atticus said, looking at Brooke and trying to avoid the subject of Dimitri all together. In truth he was upset that Fox would be in America away from advisors and his own country but Bliss was the boys mother but he was still the heir apparent toll he was of age. “Honestly my father and parliament are behind this entire witch hunt as such is politics. It would have been better had he been extradited back home for his crimes they see it as a slight he was killed here. As for Fox I do wish Bliss would reconsider and have him come home where he belongs; he won’t learn to be a king here.” Atticus said, looking at Brooke and seeing Bliss in the doorway.

A piece of Bliss wanted to scream at Atticus he wasn’t going anywhere near that toxic throne. Heavy is the head that wears the crown. She didn’t want Fox to be anything like Dimitri or Hugo for that matter. She loved Atticus but he was too little to defend her against Dimitri but if he was older he would have. As she walked in the room in yoga gear Jackie had insisted that she needed a outlet beyond fretting. More than anything Tess and Jackie were bickering more and more. When her mother came to see her it was world war three. Poor Jackie had to deal with her and her sister as a permanent reminder of her father’s betrayal. Not to mention Hunter was acting like a complete ass. He was protecting her but she didn’t believe in that. She didn’t believe he deserved to take her punishment because she was pregnant. She should be behind bars. As she placed Fox down on the ground he took off to Brooke and Atticus. She walked down the small stairs and grabbed a bottle of water pouring it in a glass.

“Can I get either of you anything. I got the paper from Ilsa De Cruces.” Bliss picked up the paper which somehow had reconstructed Dimitri as a hero who was misunderstood. Hugo was working overtime to repair the crown’s image. Slamming it on the table she looked at Atticus and Brooke. “He’ll never learn how to be the king. He’ll go back because honestly your father has betrayed me for the last time. I want him to have a relationship with you and Brooke but that man isn’t to be near Fox. I mean it. I’m done playing the political game with your dad the king and his shady prime minister, and your horrible uncle and aunt and cousin. I’m not doing it to him. I’m putting that pressure on him and you’re the regent so tell him to make you king. Tell him that Fox is no longer his concern, I’m not trying to be a bitch. I’m being a mother and the destruction of my son will not happen. He won’t be corrupted by the throne so tell your father this.” She placed coffee down. “Hunter didn’t shoot Dimitri, I did. I killed him with no mercy and no regrets.”

Brooke sipped her coffee and spewed out when Bliss said she killed Dimitri. Her eyes grew big as she saw Atticus’ shocked face. Placing the coffee cup down she stood up and walked to Bliss and hugged her. “I’m so sorry you’re facing this alone. But you aren’t Anderson’s coming home to fight this, and my mother is completely on your side. We as the Kincaid’s won’t allow you or Hunter to go down for this.” She saw the wheels in Atticus head turning he was digesting Dimitri was murdered by his ex-wife. “What happened that night, Bliss? Can you tell us? I don’t think Fox understands that. He does understand that his father is missing and maybe somehow we can help you. I want to make Ilsa De Cruces into a place where Fox and you feel welcomed. After all Dimitri did to you and those other women. I can’t sit back Atticus and say I’m alright with what your father has done. He broke them and Jon didn’t help. They already were broken because of Dimitri and we have to face that the crown and the titles mean nothing when we don’t have family. I refuse to run a kingdom built on lies so maybe we can help if the crown comes out against what AFPD is doing.” She looked at Atticus unsure on how he felt about striking out against his father.

She nodded listening to Brooke’s childish dreams. Hugo would always have strings on Atticus even if he didn’t know it. “He kidnapped me, Selina, and Tamara. That part is true he was going to kidnap me and Fox. He had this grand fantasy that if we went back to his home, the castle everything would be okay. He was going to kill Tamara and Selina and go back to Ilsa De Cruces as if nothing ever happened. We fought back and when he lost control over the gun he said some ugly things to me. It just happened. I picked up the gun, he spoke, he charged at me and unloaded a clip into him. Well everyone was scared and we thought it was best to bury him. To leave him in the lake and let him go away. Never to be seen again until some old man with Alzheimer’s went fishing and uncovered him. That’s the story. That’s what happened and people helped cover it up but they aren’t the problem. The problem lies with your father and my husband is now refusing to see me or my baby or my son. Fox needs Hunter he’s had quite the life and he loves Hunter as his father. You can’t make him Atticus, you can’t make me make him go through all of what you and Dimitri went through. It destroyed him, I assume Dimitri wasn’t always a monster but having it all made him that way. I won’t do it. I won’t allow him to be a part of that. You are his uncle and you are the only one I will allow near my child.”

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