She stayed because of love.
Samira was smart and talented and independently wealthy from her days of modelling. But it fit the prosecutor’s case to treat her as if she was financially and emotionally dependent on her husband. But when Samira had met him, she had a passport with stamps on every page. She didn’t stay with her husband because she was a frightened immigrant who had no understanding of the American legal system. She was a world traveller fluent in five languages. She stayed because of love.