DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 2 takes place in the arraignment, misdemeanor, and injunction courts in HillsboroughCounty, Tampa, Florida. The courts deal with such issues as bail, bonds, release pending trial, the specificcontext of injunctions regulating time and place of parental visits, restraining orders, contact with children,support payments, and the court's decision about fault and punishment. The judges and lawyers askquestions which elicit the stories of couples' relationships and the specific form of violence between them.