Mrs. Denver

Mrs. Denver was the defence barrister at Finn O'Connor's trial for the rape of John Paul McQueen and attempted rape of Nancy Osborne from September to October 2014. Mrs. Denver cross-examined John Paul, pointing out how John Paul gave Finn extra tuition at the request of Finn's mother, and helped Finn with the search for his daughter. She then attempted to make out that John Paul had feelings for him, mentioned that Finn was a 16-year-old, as well as his conviction for ABH.
Mrs. Denver next cross-examined Nancy, pointing out that Nancy could not see the attacker and initially presumed that her attacker was Robbie Roscoe. Mrs. Denver then asked Nancy if she had come into contact with anyone wearing aftershave, forcing her to admit that she had slept with Rick Spencer. Questioning Ste Hay, Mrs. Denver pointed out that Ste attacked and threatened Finn. He said that John Paul stopped him, and revealed that John Paul had initially denied that Finn was his attacker. In Ste's second outburst, he called Mrs. Denver a "stupid bitch", which Mrs. Denver used to paint Ste as an unreliable witness.
Next questioning Robbie Roscoe, Mrs. Denver pointed out that Robbie had feelings for Nancy and accused him of lying to help Nancy. Finally, Mrs. Denver was the first to question Finn, with Finn accusing John Paul of abusing him. He also told the court that John Paul forced him to take cocaine and made him sleep with him on New Year's Eve. Afterwards, Mrs. Denver questioned Finn's mother Diane. Diane prepared to give Finn a false alibi, but backed out and told Finn that she could not lie for him, telling the full truth about Finn not being at home and not seeing Finn fall apart over the attack.
In a last ditch attempt, Mrs. Denver called in Patrick Blake and Frankie Osborne to serve as witnesses. On the stand, Patrick revealed that John Paul had received an informal brief suspension, and that he had slightly blurred the boundaries of appropriate relationships when helping Finn. Mrs. Denver then questioned Frankie over John Paul's relationship with Craig Dean, establishing that John Paul was the one to pursue Craig.
The trial ended in a guilty verdict on all charges, with the judge sentencing Finn to five years imprisonment.
== List of appearances ==
=== 2014 ===
*29th September 2014
*1st October 2014 (uncredited)
*2nd October 2014
*3rd October 2014
Category:Hollyoaks characters
Category:2014 minor characters
Category:Barristers