I don't believe for a second that Aden killed Robbo so there must be a twist in the story. Maybe its Hayley... I hope it's not Joey...The mystery deepens. I hope that Joey can still escape somehow.

God I wish Joey would find her backbone and police training and deck Hayley, because this cowardly weak woman is definitely not the Joey Charlie remembers! I'm wondering if after so long that Joey has gotten to enjoy how she is being treated by Hayely. And poor Aden is how the one to suffer because of Joey's pathetic weakness in not leaving Hayely when she had the chance! So what is about to happen to him is mainly Joey's fault! Aden may regret his decide to stay and try to save Joey, but how can you save someone who refuses to want to be saved :0( Oh am glad Shannon found someone ;0)

Hayley needs to rot in a dark, cold jail cell for what she is doing to get Brax off and of course what she is doing to our little Joey.

Charlie obviously does not trust Hayley, but if the evidence points in the direction she will have no choice but to arrest Aden.

Joey has to get away from the situation and soon or she is going to get major hurt. Well written IJKS. Thane3

Hayley really is a piece of work, Joey shoud have just left with Aden, he really has been a true friend sticking by her and trying to convince her to leave, even though he gets spoken to like that by Hayley. Its like she's one step ahead of the game too, stopping Joey from warning Aden. Maybe arresting Aden will bring some more secrets out, he probably knows a lot about Brax and drugs and maybe he can shed some light on Hayleys involvement. Looking forward to some more Joey and Charlie interaction too. This is an awesome fic.

Angelo should mind his own business, Charlie has never given him reason to mistrust her so why shoud he start now. He just wants the full details and I'm glad she's only told Nick. And I hope they manage to get the Braxtons on every charge possible. Oh no Hayley has reappeared at the worst time possible, just as Joey was about to change things and really try and help herself, hopefully it won't end in violence. Fanatastic chapter.

Uh oh...Hayley's back, does this spell more trouble for Jeoy? Probably. Could Hayley be the killer? Most probably. Will Hayley stop Joey going to Charlie? Definitely!

Hayley! Ugh the ending of this chapter has me worried for whats next for Joey. Fingers crossed she will be ok and have the courage to walk away from Hayley once and for all.

Angelo is such a wanker, he should have followed Watson's lead and didn't mention Joey. I'm glad Charlie set him straight and Watson kicked him twice lol Also Charlie did well to defuse the situation between Shane and Angel before Shane really scared Angel ;0) Charlie should the the police negotiator with how she handled Casey :0) Poor Joey already to leave and the bitch Hayley shows up, I hope Joey tells her to go fu*k herself and leaves to find Charlie and tell her Hayley is back ;0)

Excellent chapter. Angelo really should try some tact, even if it is first thing in the morning, even if he genuinely is upset that Charlie won't share stuff with him perhaps he should think about why, what with him accusing Joey at every opportunity. I'm glad Charlie was honest with Nick about Brax and therefore didn't have to question him and I'm glad she took it easy on Casey, who does seem just to be caught up in stuff his brothers are up to. It was nice that younger Charlie was able to calm things down with Shane and she helped Angel explain she had only just arrived and wasn't involved with the others. I liked the way Nick noted how well Charlie dealt with the situation too and she was definitely right to alert him to Jack's possible involvement. I'm so glad Joey decided to try and save herself but what awful timing with Hayley arriving back at the same point. I hope she doesn't twig she was leaving or that it breaks Joey's resolve. Fantastic writing.

Congrats on the impending birth, I am sure you are very excited. Finally Joey is drawing the line with Hayley and trying to find Charlie and get away from a bad situation. Great chapter IJKS. Thane3

Charlie was brave even as a teenager. She probably picked up a lot of that from Joey when she was capable of standing up for herself. And it looks like Shannon is about to get her heart broken by Shane being interested in another girl in the form of Angel. As much as we'd all like Joey to pick up the phone and call Charlie, its probably hard for her to do, after all the years of fear that Hayley has instilled in her. I really hope the police come up with something from what they took from Hayley's house. Excellent chapter. And I hope you're feeling better IJKS.

I was hoping Joey would take up Charlies offer and move in with her, ultimately the safety and security that Charlie can provide is the best thing right now for Joey. Restoring her faith and confidence should be the priority as it is a shell of who she used to be.

Thanks for the dedication and for all your effort with all of your stories, the quality of your writing never fails to amaze me. Excellent chapter. It was great to see Charlie making such an effort with Tamara and the way she jumped to their defence was brilliant. The conversation about Shane really amused me and I thought the dialogue was brilliant. I'm really glad they found the drugs, at the very least it should be a start to getting at least some of them behind bars. I wish Joey had felt able to call Charlie, it was just so sad to read about how alone and stuck she feels but I thought you captured her despair so well. Great work.

Yay for Charlie for sticking up for Sophie like Joey stuck up for her :0) Yup Shannon should have asked out Shane because she is about to watch him end up with Angel :0( As for Charlie I bet when she see Jack next she will be having some serious words with him! (1999)

Great find by Avery at least they have all the Braxton's in custody on drug possession and trafficking. And with Joey allowing the police to take what they found I hope they can take Hayely into custody, freeing Joey for her some more ;0) I hope she decides to take up Charlie's offer to come home with her ;0)

Hello IJKS: I sensed something was not right, sorry to hear that you are feeling poorly.

Key paragraph - June 2012 the line that I can relate to paralysed confined to her life to her prison. Boy can I relate. Excellent line and great chapter as always. Best wishes. thane3