From the pages of a fashion magazine, the tall handsome defendant steps up. Dressed for a night in a downtown hotspot, this is likely a little farther downtown than he planned.

The judges hears about the spotted history between the young man and his one-time love.

He used to squire her around town, while others basked in their style and flare. But in early 2005, his rage and jealousy took seed, and he beat her up for some half-imagined slight.

That squashed the romance, but not his flame.

Deep in the summer of '05, he violated the order of protection because "he thought she wanted to get back together."

No harm came of the illegal contact, and his life returned to a semblance of normalcy.

Until tonight, when he spotted her on the street with another man.

All the old feelings — good and bad — came flooding back. He strode right up to the couple and punched the woman in the face.

The judge issues a new order of protection and stresses that it is unbreakable regardless of whether the defendant believes the woman wants to get back together with him.

The young man's buddy coughs up bail.

As the two men wait for paperwork in the gallery, the equally handsome pal hands the defendant a pair of stylish runners to ease his feet after being parked in high-definition leather for so many hours.

The two chums immediately start elbowing each other and giggling like a couple of D students in the back of study hall.