▁A ▁short ▁time ▁later , ▁Wend y ▁has ▁finally ▁come ▁home ▁and ▁the ▁family ▁has ▁a ▁" wel come ▁home " ▁party ▁in ▁her ▁honor , ▁but ▁she ▁adm its ▁to ▁J ill ▁that ▁she ' s ▁feeling ▁" sc ared " ▁and ▁" d ifferent " ▁from ▁her ▁family ▁and ▁friends , ▁and ▁w onders ▁if ▁they ' ll ▁still ▁like ▁her . ▁J ill ▁ass ures ▁Wend y ▁that ▁not ▁only ▁will ▁they ▁still ▁like ▁her , ▁they ' ll ▁like ▁her ▁more ▁for ▁the ▁strength ▁and ▁courage ▁she ▁showed ▁the ▁whole ▁time . ▁Sat isf ied , ▁she ▁emer ges ▁from ▁the ▁house ▁with ▁J ill , ▁and ▁is ▁warm ly ▁received ▁by ▁their ▁family ▁and ▁the ▁invited ▁guests . ▁ ▁Not ▁long ▁after ▁Wend y ▁comes ▁home , ▁the ▁trial ▁finally ▁begins , ▁with ▁Carol ▁attempting ▁to ▁prove ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁lost ▁control ▁of ▁herself ▁in ▁the ▁moment ▁she ▁shot ▁Frank ▁W arden . ▁However , ▁the ▁j ury ▁ultimately ▁returns ▁a ▁guilty ▁ver dict ▁on ▁the ▁charge ▁of ▁m ans la ugh ter , ▁and ▁a ▁sent encing ▁date ▁is ▁set ▁for ▁two ▁weeks ▁later , ▁but ▁real izing ▁that ▁any ▁further ▁stra in ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁good ▁for ▁Carol ▁or ▁the ▁family , ▁Well s ▁makes ▁a ▁motion ▁for ▁a ▁more ▁immediate ▁sentence , ▁which ▁is ▁granted , ▁and ▁the ▁date ▁is ▁moved ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁following ▁day . ▁ ▁Just ▁before ▁the ▁sentence ▁can ▁be ▁handed ▁down ▁the ▁next ▁day , ▁a ▁voice ▁from ▁the ▁gallery