Consider It Chemistry

 PHILADELPHIA CITY HALL  ,OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY- ONE WEEK LATER!

"Gil...Gil...Come on...I just come off of 16 straight wins...Why derail my progress like this?" asked

Assistant District Attorney April Taylor.

"April baby...do this for me please and I promise you...A two week vacation..No cases...No nothing..All of the other ADA's are booked up..Booked solid...Besides...this one looks easy...You got a confession."said District Attorney Garcetti.

"He recanted...He's even saying the detective hit him a couple of times..."said April...

"You can get around that..." said ADA Garcetti..

''Who is the Detective?" asked April Taylor..

"Jimmy Tragg....Detective Jimmy Tragg...He's the uh cousin of uh Lt. Tragg...but heyy look, it's not Lt. Tragg right?" said District Attorney Garcetti.

"You Owe me big time Gil." said ADA April Taylor.

Meanwhile at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility.....

We brought food and safe cooking utensils up to the prison..They graciously gave us a bigger visting room,,

we allowed our client to do what he does best...Cook!  He fixed us a gourmet meal..

''Here ..My husband suggested we bring this along."said Ms. Yvette....

"Ohhhhhhh..Your husband has great tastes...He knows his wine!" said Johnny Olong...

We all sat down and ate...

"Everything is just delish!" said Bee Bee.

"Yes it is...Mmmmmmmmmmm!" moaned Sofia.

"Oh My God this is good..We gotta get you outta here..You need to be back in your restaurant and on TV, not wasting your talents in here." said Kahlil..

"YESSSSSSSSSS! This is some damn good food.. Damn good cooking!" I agreed...

"Consider it Chemistry." said The Chef, laughing and glad that we were enjoying his food.

"Soooooo, here's what we've been up to...My four associates have been looking at the police report and the autopsy report as well as your video taped Bogus confession in which you told Detective Tragg 49 times that you did not kill your fiance and that you did not leave the Restaurant until someone came in and announced that there was a body in the alley...All the while you were begging for water and sleep , which after 11 hours were denied you...You were in a windowless room where the air was hot, stale and stagnant...Finally in the 11th hour you broke down and you said and I quote..."Okay, Okay...I killed her, now can I please have some water and go to sleep,please, leave me be!"  That sir is duress..

My other attorneys here have been researching laws on this very type of questioning, simular cases and predicates concerning this...because our strategy is to attack and break down that "confession." said Ms. Yvette.

"I did a little studying on your detective, James "Jimmy" Tragg... He is the son out of wedlock of The Late James "Jack" Tragg, 

the Uber-violent-Uber corrupt Uncle of our favorite Lieutenant  and yours ,

Arthur Tragg Jr.

His cousin....

He just barely graduated from Northeast High....He enlisted in the Navy, served two tours in Iraq before being Honorably discharged..

He entered the Academy for the State Police and washed out... He attempted to be a Fireman and also washed out... He took the test for the FBI and failed.. Finally he entered the Philadelphia Police Academy..He graduated...

As a Patrolman he had 56 , brutality complaints against him..So many that his Captain suggested Detective work might suit him better...He took the detectives exam and passed and became a detective, first working Vice , then Special Victims Unit and now Homicide. Three of his prior cases resulted in recanted "Confessions"said Ms. Jade.

"The Autopsy Report says she died of a "severe head wound..skull fracture and loss of blood", The police report says she was struck with a blunt object...but Ms. Jade has photos here of blood on the side of the dumpster, no splatter on the walls like it would normally be.. We think her head was  smashed up against the dumpster...And also..on your confession tape.. Detective Tragg said you dragged her into the alley...That's not mentioned in the Autopsy at all...and no drag marks were found in the crime scene photos of the scene." added Ms. Yvette.

"Wowww, you guys are thorough..."said Chef  Olong as he finished eating and we all began to drink the wine..

"Your future Father and Mother in law wouldn't talk to us at all..They pushed some jive ass lawyer named Sol Rubenstein

up in our face to talk to us." I said.

"He and several witnesses said that your fiance and her parents were having a heated argument , They told her if she married you they were going to cut her off...You overheard it and you began arguing with them and then her...And she ran out...and you ran after her." said Bee Bee.

"That's all true....except one part... I ran after her until she ran out the door..I never followed her into the street...She ran out the door ,I figured she would cool off and come back..She never did..That was the last time I saw her alive...I swear, that's the truth."said the Chef.

'Well a couple of things you have going your way... Your DNA and prints are not at the scene at all and not one witness we talked to disputes your version of the story..."said Kahlil..

"They saw you running after her...but no one said they saw you run out of that hotel door.."said Sofia.

II-

At Homicide...

"If I only knew who was footing the bill for those guys...It's been a  week and the Preliminary trial begins in two days."said Detective Jimmy Tragg.

"Look , whoever is paying them is not important...You should go over that crime scene...Try to find coroborating witnesses, new forensic evidence..Re-interview people, maybe somebody saw something, or heard something or now remembers something that they didn't remember before."said Detective Miranda Garland..The Blonde who had done the research on us..

He stared in her eyes and smiled.. He rubbed her hands...He walked her into the break room..It was the end of day...The day shift detectives had gone home..It was that 45 minute shift change before the Night shift detectives came on..All was quiet..

"Jimmy, what am I gonna do with you?" she laughed.

He closed the door and closed the blinds and dimmed the lights...

Jimmy backed Miranda into a corner..

"You're a sexy girl Miranda....You turn me on so much!" he said....

He found himself kissing her again.....Passionately...She didn't want to, but she was returning his passion, nearly devouring his lips...

"I do?" she whispered..

"Yes...You do!" he said

She had the softest lips and the more they kissed, the more aroused he got..

She was getting aroused herself, beyond belief...She was trying to fight it, but she couldn't..

'' Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..Ummmmmmmmmmmmm Jimmy  stopppp it..we are friends, colleagues..."Miranda protested..Trying to make herself angry...but all she succeeded in doing was getting even more aroused..He kissed her neck, her earlobes...and again her lips....

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh Jimmy  stop this please....ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.." she moaned....

"You always look attractive to me...You have for two years...ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.." he moaned..

"I look attractive because I'm married ..and forbidden fruit." she said...really getting aroused by his kisses.....

"No....you always look attractive to me..." he said softly...

She tried to slip out of his embrace...

But Jimmy Tragg ran his hands up her skirt again and slowly slipped her panties down and off

...without any resistance...

"WOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!! " she squealed...

"OHHHHHHHHHHH MYYYYYY GODDDDDDD!!!" he moaned.

"Jimmy don't pull your pants down...Jimmy put that away....Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuu!" she cooed..

He unzippered his trousers, letting them fall softly to the ground...

They stared into each others eyes...He lifted her up...Hiked her skirt  up.....and  entered her slowly and began to move in and out...She was good and wet...and baby soft...Jimmy was surprisingly losing his mind...

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!" he moaned...

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh  Jimmmy this isn't right...Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..ummmmmmmm.." she moaned..

''What's wrong?" he asked..

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...oh my god Jimmy..Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!NOTHING....OUUUUU!" she moaned as he lifted her up and began to go to town inside of her...

"Tell me about how you're married again..." he snarled as he thrusted mightily into her...

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Jimmy....ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.."she cooed..

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh girrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrl..." he moaned..

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.."she moaned...

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!" he groaned.....

THIRTY TO FORTY FIVE MINUTES went by...He was sweating...Miranda was sweating and beginning to have an intense orgasm...Trembling, sweating and even crying a little bit..

 "Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...oh my god Jimmy...Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!" she moaned...Surprised at how turned on she was!!!

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.." he cried out as he began to cum and cum hard....His whole body shaking....

"Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.."she moaned..Tears and perspiration running down her face..Her body trembling...

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh lawddddddddddddddddd..Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" he moaned...

 "Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...oh my god Jimmy...Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!" she moaned.

"I -I -I can't believe this feels sooooooooooooooooo goood..ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu girlll." he moaned..still cumming like a gusher...

She couldn't believe she had turned him on so much...

He held her for a little while..breathing heavily....

She rubbed his back....

"Okay Jimmy...let me go...."she whispered softly...

He let her go...

She got up off of him...She pulled her panties up...

She fixed her clothes....

She looked at him and smiled..

"You okay?" she asked..

"Yes....Yes..I-I-I'm fine.." was all he could say...

He zippered up his trousers..he fixed his shirt...He smiled at her...

"Damn! That was soooo good, ouuuuu you are sooo soft...Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" he moaned...

"I should have never of done this...I'm better than this...I should have never of done this.."she kept saying..

But it had felt sooo good ,she thought...Ashamed that it had....She should have never let him get started with all this kissing...She knew it would lead to this one day...She was hoping it didn't...but it had!

"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh, it's okay....We are just two adults who scratched an itch...." he said..

"You scratched an itch...I would have been perfectly fine never knowing..." said Miranda.

He stared at her...

"Considerate it Chemistry...It was bound to happen...The sexual tension between us..It was destined to explode one day...and today it did." he remarked.

The Night Shift Detectives and staff had arrived.. They saw the both of them exiting the Break room, they saw that the blinds were drawn and the room was dark.. They weren't stupid.. They all knew what had taken place in that room... More than a few phone calls were made..

Downtown at the Bridge, Home of the Wrongful Conviction Unit and the law firm of several of our friends..

"I'm honored that you are asking me to do this.. I did this for Olivia and Beverly a few times when they prepped for trials facing difficult prosecutors...I kind of want to get away from that image of myself, but I'll do this for you guys.."said Attorney Jasmine Coley.

"Jazzy, Jazzy...You know I love you like a play cousin." said Ms. Yvette.. "Being ruthless in the courtroom is what makes you an effective and great attorney...I need you to go at us hard as though you were prosecuting this case...No holds barred.. To get us ready....And to expose any weaknesses we may have...Do what you do...We are all family, we won't take it personal...Did Olivia and Beverly?" asked Josie.

"Well uh, Olivia, Beverly and Nelson didn't...

They've known me longer and they've worked with me as a Public Defender...They gave as good as they got...

But Josie got a little perturbed.....Just a little....

and I swear I hurt Sweet Little Bresha's feelings...but afterwords..It was all love love....I grabbed her and Josie and hugged them both...I love them...."said Jazzy.

"Good that's what I want...I want us to be ready.."said Ms. Yvette..

"Ouuuu Can I play too?" said Kayla...

"Sure ,The More the merrier." said Ms. Yvette.

So for the next two days , we went hard...and Jazzy and Kayla both went even harder...

in our Mock Trial. We even used a small empty courtroom at the Camden County Courthouse....

 Jazzy and Kayla playing our antagonists to the end gave no quarter, they came at us hard and we hit back even harder...It got very heated...but we knew not to take it personal..They were helping us.

Kayla's husband, Ray graciously played our client...

While Jazzy's husband, Dabnis sat and laughed at the entire thing..The Mock Trial..but he gave constructive criticism to both sides...

He whispered in his wife's ear...

"Damn girl, watching you perform at the Mock Trial has got me turned on...." he said.

"Ohhhh hush up silly, my breathing turns you on...." laughed Jazzy...

Ms. Yvette was pleased...

So pleased she treated us all out  to a steak dinner...

"The Past few days have been rough, but this makes it all worth the while."I said, chowing down..

"It probably was rougher than what we'll have to face..but at least we are mentally ready."said Bee Bee.

''Wow..This Mock Trial Thing is Pure genius.. Liv and Ms. Yvette  think of everything." said Sofia

"That's why they're Boss ladies.." said Kahlil..

"You guys were good..You're prepared.." said Jazzy..

"Indeed!" said Dabnis....

"This was fun...I remember Mock Trials when we were in PENN LAW." said Kayla.

"Yeah I remember em too..There was always something to learn."said Ray.

"You never want to go into these things unprepared, too confident, too soft...That's a prescription for a loss. We need to be on edge.." said Ms. Yvette.

Jade smiled.. 

"Thanks again guys..." as we all chowed down...

We had no idea we were all being photographed..

From an unmarked Police Car across the street...

''Whoever is paying them has deep pockets..They're eating at an expensive restaurant like this and they brought along four other attorneys too?" mused Detective Jimmy Tragg.

III-

The next morning was overcast...An Omen of what was to come!

We appeared in court for the first day of Preliminary Hearings in the murder trial of Chef Johnny Olong.

Ms. Yvette walked into court with him, flanked by us..

Naturally , we were flanked by The Press..

They snapped our photos and begged for a statement..We gave none....

ADA April Taylor was on the other side , flanked by Detective Jimmy Tragg....

He didn't notice his cousin, Lt. Arthur Tragg standing on the sidelines....

Once in the courtroom, Honorable Judge Julie Wong

was presiding...

ADA Taylor felt familliar hands sliding up her skirt, rubbing her legs, palming her behind and attempting to tug at the waistband of her panties.. She removed the hand and stared at him..

"Your entire family is handsy isn't it?  I don't appreciate that in court..Now stop it.!" she said.

It was as if she had said nothing.. He was as red as a beet and had a pleased as punch look on his face.. He ran his hands back under her skirt..squeezing her behind a little more firmly...

She firmly removed his hands and slapped him twice, hard and loud!! He flew out of his seat 

"OUUUUUUUUF!" he moaned..

hitting the floor and knocking over a chair and a pitcher of water at an adjourning table that splashed all over his head and clothing..

The court roared with laughter..

"Oh My God!" howled Sofia..

"Well, we can tell they're related..." laughed Bee Bee.

"Indeed" laughed Ms. Jade.

"Ohhhhhh My God!" I howled with laughter..

" The Apple doesn't fall far from the Tree." said Kahlil who was also laughing...

"WHAT IS GOING ON OVER THERE?" asked Judge Wong... A Bailiff whispered in her ear...

"Ladies and Gentlemen...I have been informed that there was a bomb threat...I will have to clear the courtroom, follow the instructions of the bailiffs.." she said.

"What's that mean?" asked our client..

"That means our trial is held up for a day and you have to go back to jail...Don't worry we'll get through this."said Ms. Yvette,.

Detective Tragg, soaking wet and angry was leaving the building when he ran into his cousin, Lt. Tragg.

"Heyyyy Artie, what do ya know, what do ya say?" he said, smiling.

This was met by a punch in the stomach that leveled him...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" he moaned , falling to the pavement...

"You little Shit...That's my girl...The prosecutor, Assistant District Attorney April Taylor... MY HANDS ARE THE ONLY HANDS THAT GO UP HER DRESS...YOU KEEP YOUR GRUBBY MITS TO YOURSELF!!" said Lt. Tragg..

"Ughhhhhhh Artie...I didn't knowww.." he groaned..attempting to get up!

"Well now ya do." said an angry Lt. Tragg, walking away...

He didn't realize it...but when he knocked his cousin down..He had saved his cousin's life..

A white car was sitting outside the courthouse... The bomb scare had come from the car..

The driver wanted to empty the courtroom and shoot Detective Tragg down as he exited...but after seeing the altercation between him and his more famous cousin...The driver pulled off..

Jade noticed the entire thing....

IV-

SAM MOTHER'S DINER- A DAY LATER!

"I heard there was a Bomb Scare in the courtroom yesterday...where does that leave your case?" asked Gary.

"Postponed for another day...They are doing an investigation today...Tomorrow court will be back in session..It was probably some kid's prank." said Yvette..

"Don't be  so sure." cautioned Gary..

Yvette smiled and rubbed Gary's arm as their orders came up..

Two Omelettes, Hash Browns, Bacon,Orange Juice and Coffee...

Detective Jimmy Tragg walked in, he looked like he'd had a bad night.. He saw Ms. Yvette with Gary..He knew better than to approach her... He walked by and sat down and placed his order...

He stared at her..

She was very  pretty and smart....She had nice huge plump breasts.....In another world, another time, She and he might have been friends, lovers..Nahhhh, She's too educated for a guy like him he thought...Then again..She's with Lockwood and what is he but a cop? he thought..

A Guy who got lucky and got to her first....he mused..

Gary finished his meal and kissed Yvette on the cheek...

"Gotta go..We got a new Investigator today in the D.A.'s Office." he said.

"Oh Really?" said Yvette.

"Yeah...She worked Homicide for two years and said she needed a change...She put her paperwork in a month ago...I just saw it yesterday... I called her in...The ADA's gave her a quick review and she got the job...We told her she didn't have to start until Monday...She said she could start today...So..There you have it."said Gary.

"You started on Monday didn't you?" laughed Yvette...Remembering years ago when Gary told her he had a new job as an Investigator in the D.A.'s Office..They weren't dating yet..Just friends..

"You better know it girl."laughed Gary...

They kissed passionately one last time..

"Love you girl." he said.

"Love you more." she said as Gary left..

Detective Tragg walked over to where Yvette was sitting and sat next to her...

"Good Morning Vettie." he said sarcastically...

"Only my husband and my friends call me Vettie and you're neither.." she said.

"Tell Me somethin...How does a guy like him, Lockwood get a girl like you?  I mean he's an okay guy I suppose...But he's just a cop when you break it all down...You, you're an Attorney, Ivy League educated.....work at a fancy smancy downtown law firm and all." he said.

"Yes and take all that away and I'm just a Philly girl, off the block...Raised in the same area of the city that he was...Knew some of the same people coming up..

"I bet'cha he's your first cop...Before him it was nothing but lawyers wasn't it?" asked Detective Jimmy Tragg...

"I've dated Football Players, A few lawyers , a musician or two...Why are you so interested in my dating history?" asked Yvette.

"Just curious... I find you interesting....You're a Senior Associate...Which means you bring in a lot of business.. A company like McCluskey/Cozen/Connor & Pratt wouldn't give a damn about a rinky dink case like this unless somebody with long green and deep pockets for some reason gave a damn and came to you with a proposition...Am I right?" he asked quietly.....

Yvette knew he was trying to hustle her... She played along..She sighed.. "No grass grows under your feet detective...What can I say?" she said..  She went in her purse and plunked down a few dollars on the counter...

"You know, my young associates don't even know.......and guess what? YOU STILL DON'T KNOW EITHER!" she said and got up and walked out of the diner...leaving him sitting there, livid!

He went back to Homicide...

There was no sign of Miranda... Her nameplate was gone from her desk, All of her photos and nick nacks were gone too as well as her files.. Her desk was empty....

"Miranda's gone man!" said Detective Joseph Holden..  "Yesterday was her last day...She didn't tell you?  Oh you were in court that's right....She turned in her Shield and Gun...She's out, got a new job..." he said and walked away...

That hit him hard... He hadn't seen that coming..Her leaving the Police department?? She never mentioned it at all..

He suddenly felt very alone and engulfed with sadness...

At The District Attorney's Office..

''Miranda,Welcome to the District Attorney's Office." said Gary...

Miranda smiled and accepted her Badge 

and her new gun...

All of the Assistant District Attorneys around clapped and cheered for her...

While in Sam Mother's diner..

The four of us, Me, Bee Bee, Kahlil and Sofia  sat down to have our breakfast...

PANCAKES

SAUSAGES

HASH BROWNS

and Hot Coffee...

Detective Jimmy Tragg watched us from the counter...He declined to say anything, convinced that we didn't know anything...

He simply watched..

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