Collide

 9:00 AM- The Next Morning.

In our conference room, Our Office Manager, Alfreda had a nice spread out.. In addition to Cold water and Fresh Fruits... She had a nice Continental Breakfast prepared..Hot Coffee for everybody, Oven Baked Doughnuts delivered from Cakeman Raven's Bakery on time, Bagels and an assortment of spreads..and Orange Juice.

This wasn't lost on Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Strong, who was as we expected on Time..

"Incredible and quite impressive.." he said..

''Our Witness hasn't Arrived yet...I suppose she's running late." said Olivia.

"She called...her car is in the shop, she's taking Public Transportation." said Beverly...

"Oh Okay, well in the meanwhile..Let's dig in." I said.

"You can still feel the heat from the oven on these doughnuts." said Nelson.

"I hate tardiness...I like for people to be on time..."said AUSA William Strong..  He was such a dowdy, humorless man...I wondered if he had any friends, any kind of social life.

I looked at Josie as she spread some cream cheese on her bagel and I could tell she was thinking the same thing I was.. But she remained silent.

"There's the doorbell..That's her now...See? She's only a little late." said Bresha as she munched on a doughnut..

''A Little late can mean a little dead in my business sometimes." said Bill Strong.

Beverly, Olivia and Nelson breathed in deeply and looked at each other.. They couldn't believe him..

''Everyone, this is Kayla Rooney.." said Alfreda.

"Hello Everyone.. I've heard of you guys...I've seen you on the television after some big case.." she said shyly...

''Hello Kayla, thank you for coming.. I have a cousin named Kayla..She lives across the street. She's an attorney too..Sit down, have some coffee...We have bagels here, Doughnuts..."said Olivia.

"You're Late! I do not appreciate tardiness..You are to be on time from now on!" scolded William strong.

''Who is he?" asked Kayla Rooney."

"WHO AM I? WHO AM I? I AM ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY WILLIAM STRONG...I AM RUNNING THIS CASE.... YOU WILL BE ANSWERING TO ME!!" he snarled arrogantly..

Beverly and Olivia looked horrified..

Bresha and Josie attempted to break the tension..

"Uh Kayla, sit right here...Have a Doughnut....They're oven fresh and they just got here."said Bresha.

"Ummm yes,.Thank you..."said Kayla, ignoring Bill Strong.

"Here is some spread for your Bagel and some coffee it you like."said Josie.

"We have fresh squeezed Orange Juice too!" said Nelson.

The three of them were trying to make Kayla feel as at home as possible. They were equally embarrassed by Bill Strong's behavior.

"Uh Bill, a word?" said Olivia.

He followed Olivia into the kitchen.

''Yes, what is it?" he asked,

"Bill, I know you are the lead attorney on this case...but you're in my home and my place of business..Please do not disrespect anyone in my home and place of business...She is OUR WITNESS and you do want her to WANT TO TESTIFY FOR US, Do you not? Brow beating her about being 15 minutes late to an informal meeting is not the way to go...Especially when she called and told us she would be running a little late.  Lighten up."said Olivia.

"Point taken!" said Bill Strong diplomatically...Which tells you how badly he needed to win this case.

Beverly whispered to Nelson..

''Auntay read him the riot act."

"Oh I know she did.. I've rarely seen that look on her face..but that was it." said Nelson.

Kayla was enjoying the coffee and bagels and doughnuts..

"They are back now...We can begin." said Josie.

"Yes.. " said Bresha.

''So Kayla. Tell us what you saw and what happened on that morning." I said.

"I was at the counter waiting for my coffee.. A little short guy came in and was in the booth talking to Mr. Teslin..The short guy was sweating something terrible and he looked frightened to death... I couldn't make out what they were saying but Mr. Teslin looked angry... he motioned for them to go in the basement.. The little man really looked frightened then and then he Mr. Teslin and this other guy who was with them retreated to the basement." said Kayla.

"Just to be clear, you are talking about these three men aren't you? Mr. Leonid ''Sweetie " Teslin..Valarie Yuleg and the dead man...Vladmir Rodusky." said William Strong putting glossies of all three men on the table.

"Yeah that's them.... I had just got my order when Mr. Teslin walked out of the basement...I never saw the other two men again...He bumped into me and knocked my coffee out of my hands.. It was an accident and he apologized profusely." she said.

"You keep saying bumped...I think collide would be a better word to use."said Bill Strong.

''Bumped ,Collide, what difference does it make?" asked Olivia.

" Collide has a more dramatic effect on the jury...Say Collide." insisted Bill Strong.

Beverly, Nelson, Josie and Bree all looked bewildered....They had had their fill of Bill Strong for the morning..I could tell...But I needed to keep the narrative going.

''Kayla, you didn't hear a gunshot, any yelling or screaming in the basement or anything did you?

No commotion?" I asked.

''To tell you the truth...I wasn't paying much attention to them..I saw them go in the basement and that was it.. I just wanted my Latte.  I did notice another guy run down there and come running up..But that was all..I heard no gunshot, no commotion... or anything like that... Mr. Teslin came up out of the basement alone..collided with me, knocking my coffee out of my hand and the next thing I know, the place is loaded with Feds , who had their guns drawn...and their boss ,I guess...A Black lady said that this was a crime scene, the place was closed and we all had to leave.  That was it." said Kayla.

"Thank you baby....Stick around town...You may be called as a witness." said Olivia..

II-

"She isn't going to be enough... She saw them retreat into the basement...but she didn't hear the conversation..she didn't hear the gunshot... he bumped into her when he was exiting the basement..It's not enough." said Bill Strong.

"You mean collide don't you?" said Nelson..

Josie and Beverly smiled..

"Yes, I mean Collide." said William Strong.

''Look, we have an  eyeball witness...Someone who actually saw him murder Rodunsky, Former Agent Lanier.. It doesn't matter that he's in jail himself for embezzlement..He saw the murder and he called it in...We have to have his testimony...We have to at least talk to him." I said.

"He's all we got...Please Bill, we have to have something to work with...We have an eyewitness..." said Olivia.

''Alright..Okay..We'll go see him tomorrow...but because of his circumstances.. His testimony is tainted..

Teslin's Defense Attorney will make mince meat of his testimony on cross..

"Let us worry about that."said Beverly...

The Bell rang...

Alfreda answered the door and let in our good friend, Bonnie Shay...

"Hello guys." said Bonnie Shay..

''Who is this?" asked Bill Strong.

''This is a friend and colleauge of ours, Mrs. Bonnie Shay, Former Public Defender, New York City court system, Former Assistant District Attorney, New York City and now Insurance Investigator  and co-Chief counsel for Cyclops Insurance."said Olivia.

''Among her many talents, Ms. Shay is also an IT expert and specialist and is presently helping me track down Mr. Yuleg..our other Eye witness." I said.

"He's fled the country, he's believed to be in Warsaw..We have agents on the ground there searching for him."said Bill Strong.

'' According to Facial Recognition...He hasn't been at any Airport or Train Station since the murder. He's not in Prague,.. According to his credit cards and his business and personal cell phone records..

He's bought gas, groceries and a female escort in the past three days all here in Philadelphia and I've hit the tower and pinged his exact location.." said Bonnie.

For once, Bill Strong looked impressed.

. I smiled..  So did Olivia, Beverly, Nelson, Josie and Bresha.

It was time to go hunting!

A Little While Later.....Assistant U.S. Attorney, Bill Strong, Myself, Bonnie Shay and an FBI raiding party entered a condo where Yuleg had been staying..but to our surprise..

"DAMN IT!  DID SOMEBODY TIP HIM OFF?" screamed an angry Bill Strong.

''Either that or he's been gone from here."I said.

"There was activity in this area , a lot of activity in the past 48 Hours...My guess is that he doesn't stay in any one place too long.. He keeps it moving." said Bonnie.

The place was empty... 

and  Yuleg left behind 

one of his phones with the sim card removed....

Mr. Yuleg had successfully eluded capture, but had proven he wasn't in Warsaw..He was right here in Philadelphia PA!

The Hunt continues!

III-

Olivia was lying across the bed in pink lace panties and a black top..

''Well Vettie girl, Hubby is home and it's bouncy bouncy time.... "she said.

"Bouncy Bouncy Time? Ohhhhhhhhhhhh Yeah....Girllll, you are so crazy." laughed her good friend, Attorney Yvette Jones Lockwood, who lived across the street.

"Stop laughing...I'll talk to you tomorrow." said Olivia, laughing..

She looked at me..

"I take it Mr. Yuleg was nowhere to be found huh?" she said.

"He was long gone.. He left behind his phone though... minus the sim card!" I said.

"Oh well, No need in crying over spilled milk.. Tomorrow is another day... Get your clothes off..and get over here...It's bouncy bouncy time.." she laughed seductively..

She didn't have to ask me twice..

We were engulfed in passionate , hot smouldering kisses...

I lifted her top and ran my hands deep into her panties...squeezing her butt...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU....UMMMMMMMMMMM YOUR HANDS ARE COLD." she said.

"THEY WON'T BE FOR LONG......OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MY GODDD!" I moaned.

Continuing to kiss her...

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM HUSBAND, YOU ARE GETTING ME SO HOT...OUUUUUU!" she cooed..

She was getting me Hot! I mused.

and starting to slip her panties down..

"OHHHHH MY GOD!!! OLIVIAAAAA!" I moaned..

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM DONNIE RAYYY...OUUUUUUUUU LAWDDD!" said Olivia as I hoisted her petite body in the air and long stroked her...

I felt so good....I wanted to cum right then and there.. but I exercised extreme control....

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MY GOD!" I howled.

I lifted her up and entered her slowly and gently and gently placed her petite body on the dresser drawer and stroked her upright......

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM GIRRRRRRRL!" I moaned.

We sat on the side of the bed...with Olivia moving up and down on me and trembling....her head turning from side to side.. tears of joy streaming down the side of her face...She was having an intense orgasm...I could tell.

"OUUUUUUUUUUU! OUUUUUUUUUUUUUU! OH MY GOODNEsS DONNIE RAYYYY!" she moaned..

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH OLIVIA...I JUST LOVE YOU SOOO MUCH!!" I moaned loudly.....

"I hope so..because I sure love you!" she whispered in my ear...

"I AM LOSING MY DAMN MIND GIRL!" I hollered out...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU...WOUUUUUUUUUUU!" she cooed..

NINE TO TEN HOURS passed by.. I didn't know if I was coming or going.... Finally , I did cum and cum hard and intensely...My body was trembling... So was hers..

Olivia sat up, catching her breath...

"WOUUUUUUUU! WOWWW! That was awesome....OUUUUUUUU!" said Olivia....

I pulled her to me and kissed her...slowly and softly...

"You're still hard...OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU my goodness,,, and BIG!   OUUUUUUUUU

DONNIE RAY ARE YOU FO REAL?" she asked.

We kissed each other softly for close to THIRTY MINUTES...

I found myself humping her again....The bed was squeaking and our headboard was softly slamming against the wall.. Olivia was trembling, sweating profusely and starting to cry like a baby...I sensed she was having another intense orgasm...

"Oh Good Lord Donnie Ray, once you get started...Wouuuuuuuuuu, you never want to stop.. We've got to get up tomorrow...WOUUUUUUUUUU!" Olivia moaned..

We were making love once again...really giving our bed a good workout!!!  ANOTHER TWO HOURS was all I could take.. I exploded....Olivia hung on to me for dear life....Her body trembling, she now crying outwardly, her head moving from side to side...

She fell asleep on my chest, she liked sleeping on my chest...I softly palmed her behind...

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu, I love you Donnie Ray." she whispered..

"I  love you too Olivia." I whispered softly...

We both fell asleep and were both snoring soon..

The next morning, Olivia and I were washed and dressed and in the conference room early, even before Alfreda arrived..

We were alone, We had a little extra time to kiss....

"I really enjoyed "Bouncy Bouncy Time." I said.

"I enjoyed it too and I'm looking forward to more."Olivia giggled...Her body was still trembling a little bit.."Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.." she cooed.

We continued kissing passionately.

I lifted her skirt up a bit..

"Ouuu...I feel a breeze in here." Olivia said..

We stopped.. We heard Alfreda's keys in the door..

"But not this morning." Olivia giggled, pulling her skirt down..and fixing her clothes.

"No Not this morning." I said.

''Well look who's up early?" said Alfreda, smiling.

"Good Morning Liv." said Josie, who was coming in behind her.

"Good Morning Olivia." said Bresha, who was also coming in behind her.

"I feel like we are late."laughed Beverly as she and Nelson walked down the stairs..

"Yeah " laughed Nelson sheepishly.

He and Beverly had played "Bouncy Bouncy"last night too...

And had had a "quickie", early  this morning.. I won't even guess at the nights of Alfreda, Josie and Bresha. Two were newlyweds and screwing every minute they were alone and one had a man, who couldn't keep his hands off of her one second....even when she was at work.

We had another continental breakfast.... Doughnuts, Pastries today, Bagels, Fresh squeezed orange Juice and Coffee..

Bill Strong arrived one minute early... I'm convinced the man never played bouncy bouncy with anyone.

''Well Good Morning People.. As you all know we found Mr. Yuleg's location, but we lost him..." he said.

Bonnie walked in... She was "Late" according to Bill Strong.. But I think he instinctively knew not to try to run that on her..

She said. "Mr. Yuleg doesn't stay in one place  too long.. He has a number of burner phones that he uses..and he doesn't use any one too long without discarding it..but I've come up with another way to trap him...I have created a phony website...and printed up phony cards... Ask around about his whereabouts..Drop this card...Somebody will bite and when they do... My Malware will immediately drop into their system and I can trace his movements more accurately..." said Bonnie.

"That is brilliant...You would have made a good cop or Federal Agent." said Bill Strong.

"I was an Assistant District Attorney in New York City... I worked with the NYPD and the FBI there ." said Bonnie.

''Sit down..Have some coffee Bonnie."said Olivia.

"Help yourself to these Pastries."said Beverly.

"Cakeman Raven's Bakery?" asked Bonnie.

"You know it!" said Nelson..

"Cakeman did this entire spread, The Orange Juice and the Coffee too!" said Alfreda.

Bill Strong wanted to stay on topic...'Donnie Ray you wanted us to interview Agent Lanier..Well he is refusing to talk to us or testify unless we make him a deal."said Bill Strong.

''SO MAKE HIM A DEAL! He's a small fish in the pond.. We want to put "Sweetie" Teslin away right?

A man who may have killed at least 12 other people.MAKE HIM A DEAL." I said.

"I CAN NOT...DO YOU SEE WHAT KIND OF PRECEDENT THAT SETS?  The man stole money from the crime scene..He broke the law ..He must be punished."said Bill Strong.

''What's he looking at 5-10 tops?  He also has put 64 bad guys behind bars...He's done some good..He's not who you want...You want to punish a really bad man, a murderer...He's your only eye witness.to this crime."said Nelson.

"You've got a murder weapon, A Ghost Gun with no way to trace it back to Teslin..and no prints or DNA on it whatsoever that was found a block away in the dumpster... Without the testimony of a dirty Federal Agent and maybe, maybe his number two man,provided we find him and flip him..What have you got?? Nothing.."said Josie.

"If I'm the defense, I'll have them laughing you out of court.." said Bresha.

"YOU DO WANT TO WIN DON'T YOU? This is the hand you've been dealt and you have to play with the hand you've been dealt...It's not  a good hand..but it's all you've got." said Beverly.

Bill Strong smiled ,He looked at Olivia.

"Olivia, I see why you guys win so much.. Your people are so passionate." he said.,

"Yes they are...And pragmatic too!" said Olivia.

Bonnie smiled.

IV-

Bill Strong left for the day...

"Boy, he's a stuffed shirt... He sounds like he needs a woman." said Bonnie.

"Or a Man!" laughed Alfreda..

Olivia, Beverly, Josie and Bresha exploded in laughter.

"OHHHH MY GOD!! ALFREDA, YOU ARE CRAZY!" laughed Olivia.

"I must admit, the thought has crossed my mind." said Beverly.

"Mine too!" said Josie..

''You all are too much!"laughed Bresha.

" He wants to win... He wants to win badly...but he doesn't realize the world isn't a neat tapestry of Black and White.. It's Messy and full of Gray areas." I said.

"And this is the mess we've inherited ....From My days as a public defender, when a dirty cop wants a deal, want to take a guess at what Agent Lanier wants?" said Nelson.

''A Reduced sentence?" asked Bresha.

"No Baby, He wants out completely...He's an ex DEA Agent.. He's put a lot of bad guys away... He's going to be going to a federal prison where there will be guys in there that he's put away..They'll kill him in there..."said Beverly..

"One morning, somebody pays a guard to turn the other way and he winds up dead in his cell with his throat slit or hanging from the ceiling....I imagine he's scared to death right now." said Olivia.

As an ex- Homicide Detective, I knew that everything, Nelson and Beverly said was true..They were Public Defenders once, they represented the bottom of the barrell, I arrested the bottom of the barrell, including a few dirty cops. I knew this to be true, just like they did.

"But you know a straight arrow like Bill Strong will never make a deal like that...Never..." said Josie.

"He will if he wants to win!" said Olivia. "He's got to play the hand he's dealt!" she said.

(TO BE CONTINUED)