Train Talks

The Train rumbled on...It was early, The next morning...

I was up, I was hungry....I went to the dining car...

 Monica wanted to sleep later....She stayed in bed...

 We had been kissing and making love most of the night..

She was tired...I was hungry when I woke up!  Big difference.

I stopped by my sister in law's car..She smiled sweetly at me...She too elected to sleep late...

She had been texting and face timing Lt. Cotton most of the night...

"Bring me something!" she said and went back to sleep...

Milt and I sat in the dining car...

"Damn Nate, you are a true playa for real dude...You married to Monica....and your sister in law kisses you in the lips....Mannnn it doesn't get any better than that.." laughed Milt..

"Man it's really not that big a deal....Monique is a very loving and warm person...She kisses everybody she loves..."I said..

Milt smiled..

"Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh?" he said..

"She's married man.....Forget about it..."I said..

Milt leaned forward...

"Yo Nate..."Tell me Nate...Do you ever get your uh wife and your uh sister in law mixed up? 

I had a feeling of De ja vu....Like I'd had this conversation before...

"Nah, their hair color is different for one thing.....and so are their voices..."I said.

 "Yeah, but damn they look just alike...If it wasn't for their hair color, I swear I couldn't tell em apart...Say your wife dyed her hair red and wore her sister's clothes....I'll bet she could fool you then..."said Milt smiling slyly..

 "She's done that before...

  (MO-MO)
They've done that before..

 (MONIQUE)
Still couldn't fool me...I know Mo Mo inside out...They're just different...They feel different..."I said...

 ''Awwww lawd...You've had a threesome Nate?" asked Milt, nearly salivating..

" Nahhhhh man..."I said..

"You've thought about it..." said Milt..

 ''Sure I have......but it's not gonna happen.."I said..

We got Omelets...Just then Monique walked in...

"Mind if I join you guys?" she asked..

"Of Course not!!! "said Milt, all smiles...He pulled a chair up for her..

Monica walked in....She sat on my lap...

.I fed her some of my omelet and bacon..

 "Nate, where is your manners dude? Get your wife a platter.."said Milt..

"No, I'm fine..."said Monica..

"No Argument there..."said Milt..

who got an omelet for Monique..

"Oh Thank you.." she said..

 Dr. Chavis wandered in and joined us...

"Good Morning Gents..and ladies.." he said..

"Is sleepin beauty up yet?" asked Milton..

"I gave him a pretty strong sedative...but he should be waking soon....I examined him and did a urinalysis with the equipment I bought with me..I should tell you...HE WAS POISONED and the poison was put in his food at the Holding Facility...Somebody meant for him to get violently sick and they meant for you guys to call in an emergency, halting the train...Which is why we had a welcoming committee.."said Dr. Chavis..

"I thought as much...So it was no accident our playmates were waiting for us.."I said.

 "They were going to kill him eventually....but I think they wanted something from him...Information...I think they were going to take him...then kill him."said Monica..

"But we stopped that.." said Milt..

''We stopped it for now...but whoever arranged this won't give up...We'll be at our final destination in an hour....We need to know what's going on..."I said.

"Time to wake that drek up!"snarled Milton...

 ''Wait! You guys go in all tough guy and he'll just dig in his heels...Sis and I might be able to get it out of him with uh a more gentile approach." said Monica..

"That's a good idea..."said Dr. Chavis..

"I know they could sure get anything out of me..."said Milton with a smile..

I just smiled..

II-

In his cell, Ronnie Coe was just waking up...

He was handcuffed....In his boxers and a t-shirt...

He was pleasently surprised when Monica and Monique walked into his cell..

 Monica brought him his breakfast and some coffee...

"Good Morning...Feeling better?  We brought you some breakfast...This is my sister...Dr. Monique Cotton.."said Monica..

"Good Morning...Glad to see you're doing better.."said Monique..

Ronnie Coe, killer of three people, drug dealer....was all smiles..

"Damn...I feel soooo much better now...So glad you guys are alone ....No guys with you...LAWDDDDDDD..I can't decide which one of you is finer....Good gawd!" he said..

 ''Story of our lives...My sister is a little prettier.."said Monica..

"Oh stop it Mo Mo...I am not!"said Monique...

"Except for your hair color...you both look exactly alike...There is no fair way to say who is the finest...Damn....I'm lovin both of you..."laughed Ronnie...

He ate his breakfast and drank his coffee and just marveled at the two fine women on the train....

''Ronnie...I should tell you...You were poisoned...That's why you got sick...Somebody put something in your food at the holding facility...You were sick before my husband and I got there."said Monica.

"Yeah, right after I ate breakfast I was sick on my stomach and had a headache...Yeah, you right! And I heard shots firing....I was in and out of sleep...What was that?" he asked.

"Three guys took me and Dr. Chavis hostage and then tried to take the train..but My sister and Brother in Law and Mr. Sweeney spoiled that."said Monique..

"They locked up in here too?" he asked..

 "No they're all dead...Now you know them...I KNOW YOU DO!    Who are they and who wants you dead?"asked Monica softly...

Ronnie Coe sighed..


"Yeah...I know them....One of them was my late sister in law's common law husband...He vowed to get me...Whispered in my ear after the trial that I wasn't going to make it to the jailhouse....I thought he was just blowin smoke..."he said..

"Maybe....but he doesn't or rather he didn't strike me as having that kind of drag....To pull something like this off.."said Monique..

"He don't..He was never more than a glorified errand boy...When I lost it and killed my wife, mother in law and sister and law...I made a grave mistake...besides the obvious...See My sister in law was my connect....In the drug business.... When she found out that I was dating and then marrying her sister she hit the ceiling...She never wanted her younger sister to be involved with me, someone like me..I was moving major weight...Her and that mother of hers never liked me...They did everything they could to come between us...I really loved my wife...She died never knowing what I really did for a living..She thought I drove a beverage truck....I did actually, but I used it to make my drop offs and sales to my crew....I went a little insane...Like I said..Killing my sister in law was a big mistake.."said Ronnie..

"Okay...but somebody reached out to have you poisoned at the holding facility...and to give that crew the exact route of this train...."said Monica..

"Yeah they did.."said Ronnie..

I was in the doorway...

"Your Sister in Law was the go between....I checked...Who did she take her orders from?  Who is the big boss?" I asked.

"I don't know a name..I swear...I'm telling the truth.."said Ronnie Coe.

"Your sister in law knew and this person must think you can hurt him or her or whoever wouldn't have gone to such lengths.."I said.

Monica sent me a telepathic message..

"Nate Honey...He's telling the truth...He doesn't know the name.."she said.

Ronnie Coe looked at me..

"I don't know who the big boss was....but I know this...He's one of you guys....Yeah...He's a cop...He don't touch the stuff...But he provided it to my sister in law and she supplied most of West,South and Northeast Philly...He took his cut off the top..I know he's a cop, a big wig...Not a roller or a detective..A real big wig...because she mentioned it once and then realized she was talking too much and told me never to repeat what I heard..." he said.,

Monica nodded to Me and Monique..

She had scanned his mind...He was telling the truth...

"Okay Ronnie.....Get some rest...We'll be back in a few."said Monica, who got up and left me with and Monique..

III-

The Train rumbled on...

We sat in the dining car...

"A cop huh?  It had to be somebody who knew this entire route and knew the layout of the train....I knew I was picking up a prisoner, but I didn't know who until an hour before pick up...And I had no idea you and your wife was coming Natey.."said Milt..

"How bout your boss?" I asked..

"He knew about a prisoner pick up...but he's as square as they come...I seriously doubt it was him...He's hardly ever in Philly.."said Milt..

"It's somebody on our end.."said Monica.. "I wish Kylie was here...She could tell me who requested she pick up the prisoner..."said Monica..

"And when there was a change of plans, She had to call in...Whoever she called in to...Has to be the one..because no one...Not Lt. Cotton, Not us, Not even Kylie knew the entire operation..."I said.

"Where is this Kylie person?" asked Milt..

"She's on vacation...She's our other partner...She asked us to switch for her...She usually takes these trips..Not us..."said Monica..

"Wally won't mind one  call.....Just to ask a question..."said Monique...

Monica looked at me and smiled..

"He won 't mind a call from YOU sis." I said and Monica and I both smiled..

"Oh no....NO....Ouuuuuuuuuuu you two.."said Monique, smiling...

IV-

And in Philadelphia....

"How Can I help You Lieutenant Cotton?" said Captain Cominsky...

"Two of my detectives and my wife and a city doctor are on the super train headed to the prison ferry station..." said Lt. Cotton..

"Yes...I heard they had a little mishap....Three goons attempted to hold up the train....Crimminy...Where are they living , two centuries ago?  Those trains don't carry money.." he laughed..

"I know...They weren't trying to rob it...They meant to kill the prisoner on it...One Ronnie Coe."said Lt. Cotton.

"Kill him? Really? Isn't that the mope you guys caught...? Killed his whole family? They'd of done the world some good.."said Captain Cominsky...

"Whatever....As head of the Fugitive Squad...It's usually your guys who escort the prisoners on this route...You know the whole route....right?"asked Lt. Cotton..

"Yeah, your detective, Kylie White called out at the last minute...I had to change the itenerary...What's this about?" he asked..

"I'm just trying to run a few things down , tie up some loose ends...They should be arriving at their destination this afternoon...I don't want anymore surprises...."he said..."Good day Captain, Sir.." said Lt. Cotton...

Captain Cominsky looked at him funny...

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Detective Temya Green smiled when she saw Lt. Cotton....

"You are the last person I expected to see....To what do I owe this visit?" asked Temya..

''When you worked Homicide, you had a special talent...Cloning phones and wire tapping.....I need you to do something a little off the grid...You can say no if you want...but I really need your help."said Lt. Cotton...

"I'm intrigued...Tell Me more."said Temya ,smiling....

V-

The train rumbled on...

Monique and Dr. Chavis sat in her cabin going over the medical notes..

Monica and I

were in our cabin...

kissing like two teenagers....

Ronnie Coe was in his cell, a little worried about his life expectancy....

And Milt stood guard with his shotgun cocked..

We were almost there......

A young man with dreads was at the station...He received a phone call...

"Yo" he said..

"Don't yo me...I want no mistakes this time...Make sure Coe is dead....and if anybody gets in the way..Take them out too...but I trust you can hit your man without having to sacrifice the others..."said Captain Cominsky...

"Of course I can....I'm the best sniper in the business...If I may say...I don't think this guy knows who you are...If he did..He would have said something by now,don't you think?" said the young man with the dreads...

"He knows more than he should and I want him silenced....To make sure I'm not exposed...So make sure he's dead."said Captain Cominsky...

"Not a problem..." he said..

(CONCLUSION NEXT)