Brian and Gabby

 Had Gabby taken a bat to him, she would be in prison right now. Had Gabby told the police the truth, she would have been a target for more abuse. Had Gabby offered only to turn back and head home when he was taken by the police to a motel, she would have been taken down by his parents. Had Gabby taken HER van and he had tackled HIS demons, another woman wouldn't be dead right now from domestic violence. Bragging to police, he lead them to believe he was the one holding it all together. Brian told police that rotten, crazy Gabby was the problem. Habits are hard to break and Brian's habit of telling people that Gabby is crazy has been a bad habit shared by men about women the world over. Habits are so hard to break, that western taste for violence, hate and ignorant shaming of women has become a pandemic.