| "I really did not expect any trouble.
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| | there would be both an audio record of
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| Thank goodness my friend did."
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| | what went on and some insurance in case
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| Those were the words of 35-year-old Jim
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| | Marianne tried anything.
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| Tucker, who narrowly avoided being
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| | The evening started off well. It was the
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| stabbed by 40-year-old Marianne Tucker,
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| | day after Christmas, and Marianne plied
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| his wife of six years, whom he is in the
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| | him with wine and gifts the minute Jim
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| process of divorcing.
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| | walked through the door. The gifts
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| Jim left his wife after years of verbal
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| | included a scarf she had promised to knit
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| abuse and being forced to do physical
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| | for Jim - a promise made shortly after
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| labor around the apartment that his
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| | they had gotten married, and not followed
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| disability made him incapable of
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| | through on until after he'd moved out in
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| performing without great pain, he told
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| | late October. She served a sumptuous
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| this reporter, in addition to drug and
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| | meal of Jim's favorite lasagna, crusty
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| alcohol abuse. This while his wife
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| | garlic bread, Caesar salad, piping hot
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| Marianne sat around and did nothing,
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| | Minestrone soup… and an appeal for Jim
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| expecting Jim to wait on her hand and
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| | to "just come home" over the homemade
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| foot. She even demanded that he walk her
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| | tiramisu for dessert.
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| two medically-prescribed "companion
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| | When Jim said, flatly, no, because she'd
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| dogs," in contravention of all rules for
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| | admitted that she was not in a drug and
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| companion dog owners. Jim's best friend,
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| | alcohol treatment program as she'd
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| Jonathan Baker, got him to stand up for
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| | promised before he'd even consider coming
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| himself and, when that did not affect a
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| | back, Marianne reached into the kitchen
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| change in the situation, helped him move
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| | drawer behind her chair in the dining
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| out. Jim is now staying with Baker.
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| | nook and pulled out a butcher knife. Jim
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| Despite the problems, Jim felt it was
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| | deflected her slash at his heart, getting
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| important to get together with Marianne
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| | his arm slashed instead, and grabbed for
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| to see if they could not reconcile enough
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| | the pepper spray. He gave Marianne a
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| to at least be civil when they saw each
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| | dose of the chemical, jumped back, and
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| other in church, and to iron out details
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| | ran for the door. He ran out into the
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| of the divorce. So, against Baker's
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| | parking lot, calling 911 on his cell
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| advice, Jim went back over to his former
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| | phone on the way.
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| residence to have a private dinner with
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| | At this moment, Baker drove up in his
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| his wife.
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| | van, it being the agreed-upon time for
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| "I told him it was a bad idea," Baker
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| | him to pick Jim up. Marianne, still
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| said. "I said, 'She's dead set that she
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| | coughing and wheezing from her dose of
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| wants you back, and she as much as told
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| | pepper spray, ran out into the parking
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| me the last time she called that if she
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| | lot, waving her butcher knife and
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| could not have you, no one would.'"
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| | shouting. Baker put the van in gear and
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| Baker said she even implied that the two
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| | started to drive away… when the police
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| were gay lovers and that Baker had broken
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| | arrived.
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| up their marriage so he could have Jim
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| | Five minutes later, Marianne was in
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| all to himself. Their friends say this
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| | handcuffs being driven away in the squad
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| is nonsense, since the both of them have
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| | car, and Baker was taking Jim to the
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| a serious eye for the ladies.
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| | hospital. "I do not know what I would've
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| "If he was dead set on going," Baker
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| | done without that pepper spray, and Jon's
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| continued, "then I told him he should be
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| | advice to be careful," Jim said. "I'm
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| prepared for a problem." Baker sent
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| | truly grateful for his help, and God for
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| along a digital recorder and a small can
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| | providing good friends to look out for
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| of pepper spray, secreted in pockets of
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| | me.
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| Jim's vest. This way, Baker suggested,
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