Bad Uncle

Olivia and Josie stood outside the courthouse drinking coffee...

"I'm glad you could come today Josie...It's really appreciated." said Olivia.

''Sure Liv...It's nice to be out of the office for a change..."said Josie..

"You will act as my shield...my buffer...That Horny toad judge was acting stranger than usually the past few days..Sweating and staring and looking at me going lawd have mercy...He's starting to scare me."said Olivia.

"Doesn't he always act like that?" laughed Josie..

"He's dipped crazy up a notch....Donnie Ray isn't here and I don't want to be alone around him..." said Olivia..

Beverly and Nelson walked down the street, holding hands and smiling sheepishly at each other...

The Trial had begun....We had put on a bigger and badder show than anyone could expect....Nelson called 25 character witnesses..People who had worked with Steven Dandridge, gone to school with him, lived in the neighborhood with him...

Nelson had coached them well....They all talked about his sterling character.....

Nelson had then called his ex- wife...Originally thought to be a hostile witness..but who surprisingly gave a glowing report of how he was a perfect husband and a hard working man and how up until what she called "the trouble" she never thought him capable of a criminal act...

On cross, ADA Elaine English battered her with statements she had made after her husband was accused of raping her daughter, his step-daughter that were exactly the opposite..

She tried to say that those statements were made in anger and in the shock of the moment ,but now after some reflection she had some doubt as to whether he had actually raped her daughter...

On Cross, Nelson asked her why she had doubts.....

She said because her daughter had changed her story twice about what happened that night...

ADA English ruled to strike those remarks from the record...

Judge Crawford over-ruled her...He kept staring at Olivia and smiling slyly...

Olivia looked very confused...

Beverly did too, but the both of them continued to advise Nelson on his next moves...

Nelson got another text....

A photo of a pair of green lace panties....and another cryptic message...

"I hear Green is your favorite color....Hmmmmm, you might want to see these...."

Nelson transferred the text to Judge Crawford's phone and smirked...

Judge Crawford got the text....He looked at his phone for a minute while the Attorney's were recessing..

"I hear Green is your favorite color....Hmmmmm, you might want to see these...."

His mouth dropped  and he looked right in Olivia's face....

"LAWDDDD HAVE MERCY....."he sighed....

"That man is having a nervous breakdown...I sure wish Donnie Ray was here..." she said..

"I see what you mean Liv...He's sweatin and shaking....Maybe you should have worn some slacks."said Josie..

"Yeah Auntay...He's giving me the creeps..." said Beverly.

II-

If you are wondering where I was...I was at another Laboratory....

Despite the fact that we had tests from the FBI's Lab and from our own Lab that conclusively proved that Steven Dandridge's DNA was not in Stacy Luce's panties or on her bed spread...ADA Elaine English contacted a Private DNA Lab to test the DNA in the panties and on the bed spread...She ordered this private lab to take his blood, urine and semen and test it themselves..

She was now becoming annoying...She just refused to believe what we had found...

She was not going to like what they found today....

"Here is the report Mr. Alexander..The DNA in the panties and on the bed spread is NOT STEVEN DANDRIDGE'S.It's conclusive..." he said.

"I want you to come to court with me and testify to that." I said.

"I will....Something else of interest.."said the Doctor...

"Yeah?" I asked.

" We took samples of the mother's DNA and Stacy's and we found identical genetic markers...Whoever this DNA is...It's somebody who is related to her...A male on her mother's side of the family!" he said.

I was stunned...

All this time....All this time...The real monster, the real culprit was right there ,right there under everybody's nose and nobody thought to look his way...

Her Uncle...Brian Luce incidentally was the only family member who did not give a DNA sample..

"Thank you sir..."I said.

I did a little digging...Into the Doctor who headed the lab that was under investigation...I looked into his bank account and his history....

What I found was really interesting.

III-

Court was in recess when I arrived...I walked in and sat down next to Liv and put my arms around her...I kissed her passionately.....She smiled, looked at the Judge ,who was leering at her and kissed me slowly and softly...

"Babes..I need to talk to you and Bev and Nelson right now.."I said.

Olivia ,Beverly and Nelson followed me out into the hallway...

"Great news...The Private Lab that ADA English handpicked has confirmed that that is not Steve Dandridge's DNA in the panties and on the bed spread...but that it is a male member of Stacy Luce's own family....From the DNA they took from Stacy and her Mother ,they found identical genetic markers..."I said.

"Oh My God...The Uncle?" asked Beverly...

"It certainly makes sense...He did all of the talking...He was the one who pointed the finger at Steven in the first place.."Said Olivia..

"But she is sticking to her story..." said Nelson...

''Call her again...I know Elaine is going to have a fit...but call her again...Take her through the whole night's events and bring up the fact that she has changed her story twice since it happened.."said Olivia.

"But don't be mean...Don't come off like some big male authority figure...Talk to her ,like you talk to me when you're trying to show me something..." said Beverly softly with a smile..

Nelson smiled ...He was like putty in Beverly's hands... His phone began to vibrate again...

Again there was a photo of green bikini panties...Nelson wisely transferred it to Judge Crawford's phone..

There was no message with this photo..

Judge Crawford was in his chambers...upon seeing the text...He moaned..

"Ummmmmmmmmmmmmm..Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu....Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, Olivia ,get rid of your husband and your niece and get in here...Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.."he moaned out loud...

Walking back in the courtroom, Nelson said to ADA English....

"Not the slam dunk you thought it would be huh?" said Nelson...

"I under estimated you...I thought you'd be making me an offer by now...Two offers."she said.

Nelson whispered in her ear...

''Are you really wearing Green Bikini Panties today?"

''Only one way to find out?" she said.

"Nah! I'm good!" he said and walked away...

Judge Crawford walked past her...His pants were standing out like a circus tent..ADA English noticed it.. He was sweating profusely....

"What's got him so hot and bothered...?" she wondered...

Nelson called Steven's Mother...His final character witness...she was dying of cancer and her last wish was to see her son exonerated...she said.

With that done ,he called Stacy Luce back to the stand...

ADA Elaine English objected...

Judge Crawford over ruled her and slyly stared at Olivia..

For once Olivia smiled at him...

Nelson followed Beverly's instructions...He gently coached Stacy through what happened that night once more and she changed her story again..Nelson gently reminded of her of what she said before...

ADA Elaine English angrily objected and Judge Joseph Crawford over-ruled her again..

He smiled at Olivia...but Olivia was kissing me at the time..

It didn't matter...What was done was done...

Lucy admitted that it was dark and that she really didn't see the face of who raped her...She only did and said what she was told by her Uncle, Brian Luce...

ADA Elaine English couldn't believe that the Private Lab that she had hand picked to do a DNA analysis had also found that the DNA in the panties and on the bed spread were not Steven Dandridges...

Nelson called Stacy's Uncle...He asked him to tell what he observed that night...


Luce told the same story he told the cops....Nelson asked him if he knew the Doctor who was the head of the lab where the initial DNA was tested..


After hesitating he admitted that the Doctor was in the Marine Corps with him...Was one of his commanding officers..


Nelson showed him a copy of a letter he sent to the Doctor asking for a special favor concerning DNA evidence that he'd found out was coming his way...


ADA English objected, citing relevance...


Nelson smiled and called the Doctor , and former head of the original lab who admitted that he knew the Uncle and had indeed been asked to say that the DNA was Dandridge's....


ADA English tried to make him shake his story...but he wouldn't...

Olivia and Beverly beamed with pride at the job he was doing...They both gave him the thumbs up..

Judge Crawford was busy making goo goo eyes at Olivia and going "Lawd Have Mercy...I can't wait for this to be over so Liv and Me can get it on..."

Nelson brought this home...He also interviewed the first officer on the scene, who said that Steven Dandridge was not there when he arrived...He arrived after he was already there... And then Nelson hit her with the coup de grace....

The Doctor from her lab said that the Genetic markers were identical to her and her mother and that the rapist was 98.9 percent someone she was related to...A Male on her mother's side...

The jury gasped as Her mother ,Betty looked at her brother Brian Luce in horror and blurted out...

"BRIAN??? IT WAS YOU??? SHE'S YOUR NIECE FOR GOD SAKES!!! OH MY GOD!! YOU NASTY BUZZARD!!!"she yelled out!

"STRIKE THAT FROM THE RECORDS! STRIKE IT!!!!" screamed ADA Elaine English..

"I'm sorry Betty,I was drunk..and horny...and that's the only time I ever touched her...I swear...I swear..."blurted Brian Luce...

The Jury gasped...

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"

"Baillif's.....Detain that man.:"yelled Judge Crawford...

ADA Elaine English was devestated...

"In Light of this new evidence....The people move to vacate the sentence of Steven Dandridge and to drop all charges..." she sighed....and hung her head.

Steven Dandridge and his mother hugged Nelson...

"You did it...You got my boy off...You did it."she said...Hugging him..

"Thank you sooo much Nelson..."said Steven Dandridge..."I didn't want to go down as a rapist...I wanted my good name cleared.."he said.

"I couldn't have done this ,without those four people right there....Olivia Bennett-Alexander, Beverly West,the best girlfriend a guy could ever have...Donnie Ray Alexander, the best investigator ever and Josie, who told me not to worry ,that they all would help me." he said.

"You did an excellent job Nelson....I was proud of you.."said Olivia..

"Baby,I am soooo proud of you."said Beverly ,who kissed him passionately...

"Way to go pal...You knocked it out the park.." I said.

"I got the car outside...Let's get out of here,before you know who comes out..."said Josie...

"Yes lord,please..." said Olivia...

And we all filed out....and left...

Judge Crawford came running out...

"Liv...Livy??  Olivia??" he called out...

"She's gone...Her and her husband and her niece, Nelson and some other chick just pulled off.."said Elaine English....Exasperated that she lost what should have been an easy case...and whatever chance she had with Nelson...

Judge Crawford sighed...

"I could really use a drink right now.." he said.

"If I wasn't so pissed off...I'd take you up on that your honor."said Elaine...She picked up her briefcase and her pocket book and walked out of the courthouse...She caught a cab and left...

Judge Crawford looked at the photos on his phone of underwear and moaned...

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..."

EPILOUGE-

Betty Luce Dandridge and Steven Dandridge reconciled and were remarried...He even forgave his step-daughter and he got to know his son...His mother died a year later...Happy and content..

Brian Luce was sentenced to 10-15 years in prison...for Sexual Battery and Assault....

That was ADA Elaine English's last case...She took a job at a Private Law firm in Washington D.C. and moved there shortly there after....She's ironically a defense lawyer now!

And at Josie's that night...We all hung one on....

"I'm so glad that case is over...Even though we didn't try it....I feel like we did." said Olivia..who was sitting in my lap...feeding me hot wings and kissing me...

"I'm glad it's over too...You don't have to deal with that nasty freak drooling over you anymore.."I said.

"And I don't have to worry about Elaine English trying to beat my time and take my man."said Beverly..

"She never had a chance...She was never even close."laughed Nelson....Who squeezed Beverly tight..

"Here come the drinks.."laughed Josie...

We each took a drink...

"I propose a toast...To good friends.."I said...and raised my glass!

''Here here!"said Olivia

''And to Love"said Beverly...

"Yesssssssssssssss"said Josie...

"TO GOOD FRIENDS!" they all said in Unison.

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And in the Judges Chambers...Soon to be former ADA Elaine English walked in the dark hallway...

''That damn Nelson,sending me a text talking bout he's so horny he can't control himself and to meet him in the Judges Chambers...I knew he's not really into Beverly as much as he pretends..Wonder how he got in here..everybody is gone."she laughed...

She opened the door.

"Oh Nelsonnnn...I'm hereeeeeeeee."she giggled..

Sitting in the chamber naked was Judge Crawford...

 "Here I am Olivia...Signed ,Sealed and Delivered baby.."he said....

"OH MY GOD!!!! JUDGE CRAWFORD!!!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE??? YOU'RE NAKED!!!"she screamed...

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE???"HE SCREAMED!!!

"THAT WAS YOU WHO TEXTED ME??" she asked ,horrified..

"THEM WAS YOUR PANTIES IN THAT TEXT??" he asked..

"OH MY GOD!! I SENT THOSE TEXTS TO THE WRONG NUMBER!!!....OHHH MY GOD, THOSE TEXTS WERE MEANT FOR SOMEONE ELSE....NO WONDER YOU WERE ERECT!" she screamed..

"WELL HELL,YOU HERE NOW BABY,YOU MIGHT AS WELL GET THEM PANTIES OFF AND LET'S GET IT ON!"he said..

"OH GOD NOOOOOOOOOO!" She screamed and dashed out of the chambers...

He slipped on his boxers and dashed after her...

The people really got a sight that night...A woman running for all she was worth and a much older man,clad only in his boxers ,running after her....