Theodore Boone 8

Theo's parents did not want to let Theo skip school to attend the court case about the abduction. Theo finally convinced his parents to let him go to the case in Family Court. They let him do this only because he is so close with April and he found April. The Finemores all walked into the court house together. At first Theo thought it was good the Finemores all came together, but later he found out they all came separately, met at the front door, and walked in together. April rode her bike, her mom drove the car, and her dad walked. They get into court, Theo's mother was with them in support of April because she had temporary custody of her. Theo was also in there. The Judge came in and it was very formal. Theo likes it formal because some day he hoped to be the one that was so highly respected. The judge saw Theo and asked what he was doing there. Theo told him he was there to watch and the judge told him to go back to school. Theo had no desire to go to school and really wante to listen to this case. He went down to the cafeteria bought a root beer and when no one was looking, dropped it on the floor. He went and got the janitor. While the janitor was cleaning up he snuck into a small space near the vent right behind the judge's chair. He could hear the whole thing perfectly. The judge asked Mr. Finemore what his plans were and if he was going to quit the band and be home more often. Tom said there was a dead end in the band and they were no longer going to be playing. He planned to be home more and care for April. They asked Mrs. Finemore the same thing. She had been getting help ever since April ha gone missing. She planned to be home more as well. The judge aske Mrs. Boone what her plan was and of course she had one. She said she wanted April to be home with her parents because she felt safe when they were there. Mrs. Boone said that she would keep in touch with both of their councilors and see their progress. She said she was arranging to get April a cell phone and whenever she was in need she could call Mrs. Finemore, Theo or the office. The judge agreed this was a good plan and they were going to keep working at it. Theo snuck back out of the place he was hiding while the janitor was sleeping. He hurried to school so his parents didn't know he stayed to listen. He felt happy and had planned to meet April in the cafeteria for lunch.