PRELUDE-
We had just finished a grueling two week Wrongly convicted case....
It involved a man who had been in prison for twenty years for something he didn't do..A Murder. Lester Foster. His previous attorney had died and he had asked the Innocence project to look into the case just before he died. he hadn't had the resources to give him a proper defense when he had originally taken it on 20 years before., he said.
Convicted of a Murder, he says he didn't commit.. Claiming his "Confession" was beaten out of him by arresting officer, Captain John "Jack" Tragg..The Late Uncle of our favorite nemesis, Lieutenant Arthur Tragg.. Not the first time his late uncle 's name came up in a shady hearing or case.
Naturally, Lt. Tragg was livid and made it known to the press..
Our neighbors and building mates ,
INNOCENCE PROJECT ATTORNEY, CHARLES "CHIP" BURROWS
were very passionate about it and were throwing a lot of time and attention to the case...So much that our boss, Managing partner, Yvette Jones -Lockwood became interested and thus..We wound up involved in it.. By "We" I meant my boss
MANAGING PARTNER, MCCLUSKEY/ COZEN/CONNOR & PRATT , YVETTE JONES -LOCKWOODMYSELF-ATTORNEY KEITH JONES
MY WIFE, ATTORNEY BEATRICE EVANS-JONES
OUR FRIENDS, ATTORNEY SOFIA GARCIA-AHMED
HER HUSBAND-ATTORNEY KAHLIL AHMED
AND OUR INVESTIGATOR, JADE LEE-HO..
As the case dragged on...We were joined by our neighbors and contemporaries,
ATTORNEY OLIVIA BENNETT-ALEXANDERHER NEICE AND FOUNDING PARTNER- ATTORNEY BEVERLY WEST-EAST
HER HUSBAND-ATTORNEY NELSON EAST
ATTORNEY JOSIE BOYD
ATTORNEY BRESHA BILLIPS
AND INVESTIGATOR , DONNIE RAY ALEXANDER
We worked hard on this case..... Our two teams had always worked together well and we had worked a number of cases for the Innocence Project, which was paying us...before we had met Jessica and Chip.. and now with them involved...We worked together even more coherently...
Remotely at Olivia and Beverly's Office/Duplex on Monday/Wednesday/ Friday and even Saturday Morning The First week,
Then Monday /Wednesday/Friday at our office and Tuesday /Thursday and Saturday with Olivia and Beverly the second week.
We had the time and resources to work this case...and we used them. 12 Attorneys , 2 Investigators....More than he could have afforded some 20 years before.
And got Judge Jetty Dukes to oversee it..
All new and compelling evidence the jury never heard....
We were successful...We got Lester's conviction vacated and he was ordered released from custody immediately....after 20 years....
We also worked it out where the State of Pennsylvania would compensate him for his time served...
Of course Lt. Tragg was as usual livid.. but he didn't know where any of us worked...and we weren't about to eat at Sam Mother's Diner or go to Curley's Bar to celebrate and chance running into him..
He did however know where we all lived...but he didn't dare come by our homes or risk being arrested for violating a restraining order we all had out on him.... He was left to fume and whine on his own.
''Vettie girl, you're going to give Gary a heart attack when he sees you in these pieces..." giggled Bridget.
as she wrapped up eight pairs of panties
and matching bras that Yvette purchased..
''Vettie you are gorgeous...I-I can't take my eyes off of you." exclaimed Gary as the cruise took off.
"I'm glad we won....That poor guy had been in prison for 20 years for a murder he didn't committ..and it took 12 attorneys and 2 investigators to sift through all of that mess and pull out a victory...Justice shouldn't be that complicated." said Yvette..
Yvette and Sofia pulled her aside and told her she should only wear that dress at home, for me.. It attracted far too much male attention...The wrong kind of attention... Yvette told her about the Playboy Bunny suit..Showed it to both girls ..Bee Bee Thanked them and now only wears that skirt in the house for me..
They began to make sweet ,sweet love for the next NINE TO TEN HOURS....
"Noooooooooo, but I heard you screaming and moaning.." said Yvette ,laughing...
"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!! UMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!" she moaned..
"OUUUUUUU HOOO HOO ...OUUUUUUUU HOOO HOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MY SWEET SWEET HUSBAND! OUUUUUUUUUU!" Yvette screamed..
"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM" he moaned, humping her across the bed...
"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MYYYY GOOODNESS...OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU MANNNNNNNNNNN HANDLE ALL OF THIS BUSINESSS...OUUUUUUUU!" she screamed...
"Boy, she's stacked aint she?" said one Crime Scene Investigator to a Marine Policeman....
Dr. Hazel Baylor, Deputy Coroner , worked in a mostly male environment and was used to these types of comments from the men she worked with...
"Considering how she's dressed and looking around.... She definitely wasn't on the street....and no one carried her here...She fell overboard on some cruise ship or Yacht or something.."said Deputy Coroner, Dr. Marcy Martin..
"YOU KNOW ABOUT ME AND ADA JILL JONES?" he asked, incredulous...
Gary whispered to Lt. Tragg...
"I'm tellin you Artie...You ought to take ADA Jill Jones on this cruise.. They are really romantic...They have Dinner.. A D.J. a midnight party and Breakfast in the morning.."said Gary
"You've got to tell us all about it.." said Sofia..
"The PG Rated Parts." said Bee Bee...
''Yeah, there's a little Coffee shop a few blocks from where we work." I said.
"That's right...You guys are down here all the time." said Gary, smiling..
"Ms. Jade, can I drive?" asked Kahlil..
She tossed the keys to Kahlil...
Hash browns
Orange Juice
"I order my coffee from here every morning before I leave for work." said Ms. Yvette.
''Sorry your cruise was ruined by a murder." said Bee Bee.
''Yeah bummer."said Sofia.
"Our trip wasn't ruined.. We never saw the girl they say was thrown from the ship... We didn't see her at the party...and based with uh what she didn't have on in the line of clothes...I'm guessing she wasn't at the party.." said Yvette.
''She was in her room waiting for somebody...Unfortunately, it was somebody who killed her." said Kahlil..
''Well..we aint involved..." I said.
"I could swear that sometime during the night...I heard a woman scream and then a big splash, but I didn't tell Lt. Tragg that...We would've never gotten away from him." said Gary..
"And knowing him like I know him...He would've charged YOU with the murder." said Jade..
"Girrrrrrrrrrllll Yesssssssssssssss...Oh my god.....I felt like I was on my honeymoon..." laughed Yvette..
"Heyyy Ms. Lady." said Virgnia.
"Assistant District Attorney Karen Page has been talking about pulling more of Former Detective Dominick Evans and Captain Jack Tragg's cases up and giving them another look..." said Jade.
"This last one we all looked at is like the what , the eighth or ninth case of theirs?" I said.
''Yes...Bresha's auntie , who was murdered several years ago was one... And that case where a confession was beat out of a suspect was another." said Bee Bee.
"You know it's a wonder Dominick is still alive....In the State Prison system with a few guys he sent up."said Sofia.
"He's at Stanga, the honor prison....and even there he's in protective custody....You know he's a marked man with a bullseye on his back." said Kahlil.
"Okay Brenda...what's the problem?" asked Yvette...
4 comments:
Standing and Applauding and throwing my panties!
Very romantic...Well at first...Then you added a murder.
Wouldn't be Escapades without sex and a murder!
Loved it...Nice way to begin a caper!
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