Chapter: Chapter 10: Laid Plans
ALEX 3:16
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TRANSCRIPT
Panel 1 (Alex, rounding on Jonathan, wagging her finger)
Alex: Or how about that you don’t want her to go back to school? And you manage all the money? And you expect her to wait on you? Or that you get drunk and proposition her best friend?!
Panel 2 (close-up of Jonathan’s hands, transferring the bouquet from his right to his left)
Jonathan: You can’t just keep me from my wife!
Panel 3 (Alex, glowering)
Alex: You don’t treat her like a wife! You treat her like a housekeeper you can fu-
Panel 4 (Alex, surprised, dodging a punch)
Panel 5 (Jonathan falling backward after Alex booted him, Sparta-style, off the stairs)
Alex: It’s over, Jonathan. I have the high ground.
Jonathan: You underestimate my power!
Yesss, kick his ass Alex~
First panel says “Or how about that you don’t want to ho go back to school?”
Also jesus: the accuracy of a housekeeper you can fu…
Lettering in Panel 1 doesn’t match the transcript.
Now report the assault yes?
OH HE TRIED IT
Hopefully that fall isn’t fatal, a death would really suck for everyone during this point.
He looks like he’s going to land on his back on smooth pavement. It’s fairly unlikely he’ll smack his head or neck in a way to do fatal damage. He appears to have been at the bottom of the stairs when he swung, and leaning forward which is a relatively stable position, he’s likely to hit ass first then the rest of his upper body which will soften the blow to any fatal areas.
That said, I permanently damaged a nerve root in my neck falling backwards on pavement, so, you know. I guess we’ll find out!
*AUDIBLE GASP*
PUNCH HAS BEEN THROWN, VIOLENCE HAS BEEN ENCITED
If he decides to be a REAL dick about this and call the cops, Imogen can say that she saw him throw the first punch and saw Alex act in self defense. That’ll put her in a hell of a position, though, having to accuse her still-legal-spouse, on the record, of attempted assault. Ugh, Jonathon probably provoked the whole thing just to see if she’d take his side because he’s SO convinced she’s gonna be his ~loyal lil lady.
I hope they BOTH kick his ass at this point.
I mean personally I think Alex should report the fact he took a swing at her. Certainly won’t hurt the custody discussions for him to have attempted assault on the record.
I hope Imogen witnesses this interaction, and it pushes her away from illusions about trying to make it work.
Jonathan is an entitled jerk, but I was a little surprised by this move. I’ve wondered if he has been abusive toward Lucas… if he’s willing to lash out at Alex, my guess is – yeah, he probably is.
woah that escalated……….wonder if this has happened before……..might explain also why the son is on team probation for fighting …..lets see what imogen says
Goddamn. I was not expecting Jonathan to try to get violent, but I can’t say I’m surprised he’d escalate to that level when he can’t talk his way out of all this shit he did.
Alex knowing does at least suggestion Imogen shared all of it, at least, so like, at least Imogen knows she’s had it bad, that it’s not an overreaction on her part to want out.
Johnatan: “This is madness!!!!”
Alex: “THIS IS SPARTA!!!!”
Before reading the transcript, I thought Jonathan just threw, like, the shittiest punch, lost his balance, and fell on his ass. Which would be VERY on brand
Me too
I did family law for a while. This is entirely credible.
Oops. Now you’ve gone and done it, Jonathan. Taking a swing at Alex is a big mistake!
OMG, he tried to punch her? Damn, what a complete waste of space. Hope Imogen saw this. Hope Alex reports this
There is that can of Whoop Ass that I’ve been waiting to see. Off the porch, Sparta-Style!!
OK, but seeing him actually throw a punch at Alex, I’ll be at while missing thanks to Alex’s quick reflexes, is probably going to set Imogene off even more then finding out that Jonathan potentially cheated on her. Imogene has that protective instinct when people she cares about are threatened. That’s Spartan kick he received from Alex is about to be the least of his worries.