This wasn't a good time to be City Councilman /Famed Defense Attorney Eddie Jefferson...Despite not being convicted of a crime, he was on trial for murder and there were photos of him with Television personality Nora Desmond...In the court of Public Opinion, he was guilty...There were calls for him to resign from City Council...And any hopes he had for running for judge was scuttled...
He sat in Curran-Fromhold Correctional Center with a number of guys he had represented...He was a big hit with the other inmates, most awaiting trial.. He gave them sage legal advice and told them stories about him and Nora desmonds sexcapades to while away the time..He was quite popular..
So we drove up to the prison with some food and some good news perhaps..
CFC as it was called on the street had a nice little meeting room for prisoners and their lawyers....THe cleanest and nicest one I'd ever seen..
''Hellooo Edddie..we brought you a surprise"said Olivia.
"And Fooodddd"said Beverly.
"First your surprise.." said Nelson.
Josie and I walked in with his wife...Kim Jefferson, who worked for the school board...She had come to us and offered to pay for his legal fees...Despite his obvious indescretion with Nora Desmond, it had happened a year ago and was over she said... She had decided to forgive him...We told her that she did not have to pay his legal fees..He had already partially paid us.. She asked of she could come with us to see him in Prison..Olivia thought that was a great idea..
"Hello Edward!" she said..
"Kim....Baby!" he said.. He was contrite and tearful....Tears just streaming from his eyes..."I am so glad to see you..." he said and he showed it..
He kissed her so passionately that it was embarrassing...
The Prison had allowed us to bring food in...and Josie and Beverly brought his favorites..
Shrimp and Cheese Grits
and good Cornbread!
and hot coffee....
Like me, Eddie Jefferson hailed from Louisiana...Baton Rouge to be exact... He had gone to Southern, got his law degree and moved to Philadelphia as a young man, never looking back..
There were enough servings for all of us...
"AWWWWWW LAWWWWD! This is good...Though the grub here aint too bad...It's so nice to see you good people." he said.
While we ate..Olivia and Beverly laid their papers and briefs at the other end of the table..
They had come here to lay out the trial strategy to him...
As well as give him his options... This was not going to be an easy case...But Nelson thought it was winnable..
I was still doing my investigation...I had learned how to question people, the same people Lt. Tragg had questioned without getting in his way and without him always knowing...I had been over the crime scene several times..and had talked to people he didn't talk to...
Josie had gotten us the autopsy report and the crime scene report as well as the police report and footage from the bank...
It was a start...
II-
Meanwhile in the apartment complex of Nora Desmond...
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ERIQ, TAKE IT...TAKE IT ALLLLLLL." screamed Nora Desmond as her boyfriend, Publicist and Personal Assistant, Eriq Tousainntt plowed into her on the living room floor..
"OHHHHHHH NORA...NORAAAAAA...WHOSE IS IT?? WHOSE IS IT???" he screamed..
"Awwwwwwww work me daddy...worrrrrrrk meeeeeeee!" she howled...
He was about six years younger and like a lot of the guys who worked at the network totally enthralled with her....
He was Hell in the bed...she noted...Had a lot of stamina..
By the time they made it to the bedroom , they had been going at it NINE TO TEN HOURS, she had clocked in a record four orgasms....and both were sweating so profusely , they were leaving a stain on the bed sheets....The bed was shaking so hard ,she was certain one or two of the legs were going to break
He came like a gusher....
"OOOOOOOOOOOOOOFFFFF!" he bellowed, while her entire body trembled...sweat and tears running down her face, her head turning from side to side...
"Ohhhh Eriq...Nobody has put it on me like you have....Ummmmmmmmmm!" she cooed, while lying between his legs as he gently stroked her hair..
"And no one else ever will." he smiled.
At the Courthouse, Assistant District Attorney Jim "Jumpshot Jim" Taylor
He thought about the attorneys he was up against...
Olivia Bennett-Alexander and her niece, Beverly West...The Aunt and Niece duo who were veiwed as amongst the best...He thought of himself as one of the best and indeed he was a very good and capable attorney...
Nelson East , who had worked with Olivia and Beverly his entire career from their days as Public Defenders was also very good..
And their newest attorney, Josie Boyd was proving to be very astute from what he had seen..
Even with the strong case he had in his favor, They had done enough damage during the week long preliminary hearings to cause him some concern..
The Judge , who appeared to be ruling in his favor most of the time had no choice but to rule in their favor when they came up with something...
He suspected, that Olivia and Beverly and Nelson
were smart enough not to play or at least not to show all of their cards this soon...He worried.
And he knew about me....He knew I was supposed to be a stellar investigator...and that they could possibly be playing for time for me to dig up something..
Which was why he was meeting with Lt. Tragg..
"Look, can you have a stronger case? You got 19 eye witnesses who saw Jefferson enter his apartment and leave with him and all those 22 people in the bank..You got his clothes...The victims blood is all over the damn clothes...The broken equipment with his prints all over them and his DNA everywhere...How much more do you need? Hell , a first year prosecutor could make this case...Any Public Defender would make a plea."laughed Lt. Tragg..
"Yeah maybe, but we aren't dealing with any Public defender...This is Auntie and Niecey and I have seen them more times then not, snatch an acquittal out of a seemingly open and shut case..Take for instance the recent Nora Desmond murder case ...Everybody thought that was a done deal..and yet Auntie and Niecey pulled it out...Got an acquittal and those two murders remain unsolved. I don't want to take anything for chance...Go back over that crime scene...Question people , AGAIN!!!I want to win this."said ADA Jim "Jumpshot Jim" Taylor..
"Ohhh alright, but you're worrying for nothing.."said Lt. Tragg.
III-
Back at the crime scene...
''Hazel I appreciate this...Let's hurry up...I don't want to get you in trouble.."I said.
"No problem Donnie Ray...You're my friend..I do recanvasses for my husband and his unit, Kevin Morris and Jade Lee...Guess who never recanvasses a crime scene?" asked Hazel..
"Ouu Ouu..I know"laughed Beverly...
''Yeah ,that's why defense attorneys always find something he overlooked...Find a witness he didn't talk to..." said Hazel..
Her team was going back over the crime scene with a fine tooth comb, looking for additional DNA..
''Beverly..This guy had a partner....or somebody who knew what he was doing...I checked his financials.. The first three months he was asking for $5000.00, then it went up to $10,000 and then $15,000.00.. He was transferring $5000.00 to another account...a "John Tucson." Only ,I can't seem to locate him or find any records of his existence.."I said.
" Didn't you say he gambled?" asked Beverly..
"Yeah, but I checked with all of his bookies and the guys in Atlantic City...He had been winning big and he had paid off all his debts..plus he hadn't gambled in months, yet the payments were going up...and he was still making transfers to "John Huston" I said.
''And another thing..This may not mean anything..but the same type of gun was used in the killings of
Richard Baker and Gloria Tucker..the two people Nora Desmond was accused of killing...I don't know why...but I have a feeling ,all of this..is tied to Nora Desmond some how.."I said.
"Oh Donnie Ray....That hunch you had was right....The bullets we took from the bodies of Richard Baker and Gloria Tucker and from the body of Julian Roach are all a match....22 caliber...Now if you could only find the murder weapon...I wrote up a report and put it on Lt. Tragg's desk..Let's see if he acts on it."said Hazel..
''Want to take a bet?" asked Beverly..
"I don't take sucker bets.."said Hazel..
The three of us laughed heartedly...
''Donnie Ray...I know something about bank accounts...Especially these new ones...Whether you use your real name or not...You have to leave a photograph...So whether Mr. John Tuscon is a real person or not..He had to leave a photo in order to open that account."said Beverly...
I smiled..
''Shortcake, if you hadn't chosen to be an Attorney, you would have made an excellent detective.."I said.
"Me a cop? Whatever would Lt. Tragg have had to do?" laughed Beverly...
IV-
And at our Office/Duplex-
Olivia and Josie worked on trial strategy...She liked to have Beverly's input when she did this,
but Josie was doing just as well..Besides, she knew Beverly and I would be back soon..
Nelson was assisting with the trial strategy and laying out what type of juror we wanted...
In the kitchen...Rockland had Alfreda's top open....
While he marveled at her breasts..
"Ohhhhhhhhh myyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!" he moaned.
they were soon engulfed in a hot ,sweaty kiss...
"Ummmmmmmmmph.." he moaned..
"Will you pipe down before someone hears us?" said Alfreda...
Just then , the doorbell rang...She eased out of his embrace..
"Gotta get that...It's probably Lt. Tragg.."said Alfreda, closing her top and straightening up her hair..
"What's with him? Does he have to come by here everyday??"said a furious ADA Rockland Cambridge..
"Relax" she said and went to the door,,,,Sure enough it was Lt. Tragg...
"You know...You're going to stop this...You were here yesterday..."said Alfreda.
"They weren't here." said Lt. Tragg.
"It's okay Freda." said Olivia..
''WHAT DO YOU WANT Lieutenant? And don't even think about asking me about my case....You know where my client is..Safely behind bars at CFC...and there is nothing...I mean nothing I plan to talk to you about concerning this case..If you want to know more..go recanvass the crime scene."said Olivia.
He looked around..
"Where is Neicey Poo and your husband? THEY AREN'T INTERFERING WITH MY INVESTIGATION ARE THEY??" he asked..
"Not at all...We got food.." I said as Beverly and I came in with Hoagies...
"Now please don't spoil our appetites...Just go!" said Beverly as we walked past him...
"Buh Byyyyyye!" said Olivia, walking away...
Alfreda closed the door in his face and walked away...
We had Hoagies for every one...
"So! You guys look like you had an interesting day today." said Nelson..
"Thanks for the Hoagies...We were ready to order out!" said Josie..
''Soooo what did you guys turn up?"asked Olivia.
"Our Blackmailer was either working with a partner or he was being Blackmailed himself...Look at these financial inquiries on his bank account and the transfers to this bank account.."I said.
"The deductions and transfers correspond to each drop off date.." said Nelson..
"Who is John Tuscun?" asked Olivia.
"We've met him before..Look at this photo of him." said Beverly...
Everybody's eyes got larger than saucers...
''Well, this certainly changes the narrative!" said Josie.
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