A Restraining Order
Jenna instructed the old woman to go get a restraining order against her son. The evidence was clear enough to get one easily. The old woman was nervous, but she had to do it.
The woman reluctantly got one against the last of her family. This meant that once he was out on probation if he got close to her, he would go straight back to jail.
Disclaimer: To protect the privacy of those depicted, some names, locations, and identifying characteristics have been changed and are products of the author’s imagination. Any resemblances to actual events, places, or persons, living or dead, are entirely coincidental.