You Gotta Wonder

 The "Fishbowl", the nickname the detectives gave to the interrogation room smelled rank today... Both Trash cans were overflowing... and the smell of long smoked cigarettes and underarm odor wafted throughout...  It was hot and musty also...

Glen Richards sat with his arms folded....Livid at having been arrested in the first place...This was the first time in his life he had ever been arrested , had ever been even remotely in any kind of trouble.. and for murder....Murder of a woman he was very fond of... Murder of a woman who gave him an erection just thinking about her...

Brittany Mcdonald... The wife of his business partner, Neil Mcdonald.

He had known Neil since they were in college. Wharton school of Business, University of Pennsylvania.

He had never really liked Neil...Not then and certainly not now...

but he certainly liked Neil's then girlfriend and now wife...Brittany.... From the time Neil first introduced them at his engagement party until he made his feelings known to her last year and they began a torrid...

sexual relationship..... He partnered with Neil in the very successful Advertising business only to be close to her... She confided in him that she was less than happy with Neil in many ways...And Neil's frosty demeanor made him very unpopular, though feared amongst the people who worked for him and with him...

Even Bridget Jones , one of the agency's biggest clients preferred talking to him rather than Neil.. In fact her and Neil got into such a testy exchange once, that she nearly cancelled her contract with him...Only he,

Glen Richards had saved that contract....How could he be sitting here accused of murder, of decapitating

a woman he was very fond of... Murdering ,brutally murdering a woman who gave him an erection just thinking about her...How?

He had sat in this filthy smelly room for nearly EIGHT HOURS!  He was hungry, He was tired and in need of a nice hot shower.... He had to see about getting some legal representation....He wasn't going to use a Public Defender..He needed a Killer or some killers to get him out of this, he reasoned.

Lt. Tragg walked in....He had on an expensive suit, Italian shoes...A Manicure and a pedicure...Every Hair was in place...He smelled great... The man may be a stupid incompetent boob, but he had to hand it to him...He dressed well and had impeccable tastes in clothing and grooming..

He had a tumbler of hot coffee....The smell drifted up his nose... He could sure use a cup...

Lt. Tragg sat down...He sipped his coffee slowly and just stared at him...He had a folder in his hand, which he smacked down on the table.

''Glen....You're in a lot of trouble... We know you were there because we found your wallet, that semen on her sheets ,in her panties....The saliva on her bra straps all is a 100 percent DNA match to you...Your fingerprints are all over the place... All we need to know is where is the axe or whatever you chopped her head off with?" he asked quietly...

He placed a tablet and a pen on the table...

"She was a good looking woman...A woman like that, a man would kill for, Did you rape her? Did you kill her when she threatened to tell her husband or the police???Tell me all about it Glen...We got you...We got you cold...There is no way out of this." said Lt. Tragg softly.

"I DID NOT KILL HER!!! I DID NOT RAPE HER!!!  WE HAD CONSENSUAL SEX....WHEN I LEFT THAT MORNING....SHE WAS ALIVE ...SLEEPING SOUNDLY IN HER BED....THAT IS THE TRUTH AND I'M NOT SAYING A DAMN THING ELSE....Put your little tablet away because I'm not writing a confession...I'm not confessing to anything..." said Glen defiantly...

Lt. Tragg sat quietly, saying nothing.. Then he repeated his initial statement as though Glen hadn't said a word-''Glen....You're in a lot of trouble... We know you were there because we found your wallet, that semen on her sheets ,in her panties....The saliva on her bra straps all is a 100 percent DNA match to you...Your fingerprints are all over the place... All we need to know is where is the axe or whatever you chopped her head off with?" he said quietly...

"You really , really are an idiot...did you not hear a word I just said?" said Glen..

"And Don't say another word Mr. Richards...I am Attorney Olivia Bennett-Alexander

and this is my niece, Mrs. Beverly West-East.." said Olivia.

"Pleased to make your acquaintance...May we have the room Lieutenant?" said Beverly...

"I DON'T BELIEVE IT!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!! YOU ATTACH YOURSELVES TO ANY CASE...ANY CASE THAT IS CONTROVERSIAL....YOU'RE MODERN DAY AMBULANCE CHASERS!" screamed a now unhinged Lt. Tragg...who had lost his cool for the first time this morning.

"Wow...I haven't heard that term since I was a young attorney, just starting out.."Laughed Olivia..

Allow me to introduce the rest of my team Mr. Richard, My niece's husband, 

Attorney Nelson East.."said Olivia.

"Pleased to meet you sir." said Nelson.

"Associate Attorney, Mrs. Josie Boyd." said Olivia.

"Pleased to meet you." said Josie.

"Associate Attorney ,Mrs. Bresha Billips." said Olivia..

"Good Morning." said Bresha..

and my husband, Mr. Donnie Ray Alexander...our investigator...He's a former Homicide Detective and probably what you need ,working for you right now."said Olivia.

"Pleased to make your acquaintance." I said.

"I know who you guys are...Hell everybody in Philly knows you guys....I just never thought I'd need you....This was Bridget wasn't it?  She contacted you guys didn't she?" asked Glen.

"Yes...She paid our retainer..She must like you a lot.. She believes that you didn't kill Mrs. Mcdonald and if she believes that, then that is enough for us..." said Olivia.

"May we have the room Lieutenant?" said Bresha quietly...

"I DON'T BELIEVE IT!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!! YOU ATTACH YOURSELVES TO ANY CASE...ANY CASE THAT IS CONTROVERSIAL....YOU'RE MODERN DAY AMBULANCE CHASERS!" screamed Lt. Tragg, getting up and tossing his empty coffee cup on top of the trash can, which was already overflowing with trash and watching it fall to the floor.

"You've been repeating yourself a lot Lieutenant....You need to have that checked out.."laughed Glen Richards.

Lt. Tragg already knew he didn't like this man...

"This place really smells bad Lieutenant...I'm serious....phewwww!" said Olivia, who wasn't trying to be funny....

Lt. Tragg left the room and angrilly slammed the door so hard ,the glass window shattered completely...

"Asshole" scoffed Beverly, not trying to hide her disdain for the man...  "You'll be arraigned in one hour.. we got a Judge and 20 of your colleagues to vouch for your good character...So just sit tight...we are going to try and get you out of here.." said Beverly...

"You guys are super efficient...I'm impressed." said Glen..

" Bridget paid your retainer shortly after you were arrested...We figured we'd strike while the iron was hot.. I sent my niece and my two lovely associates to get a Judge and an arraignment and My other associate to your place of employment to get character witnesses ...Always good in a Capital Murder case. My Husband has an early Autopsy report, but not the full report yet and the Crime Scene report and photos and he's been to the crime scene already." said Olivia.

"Outstanding...I like you guys already." said Glen, laughing.

"We'll see you in about two hours...So sit tight." said Beverly.

''It stinks in here, let's go." said Josie.

''Yeah...he's been in here EIGHT OR NINE HOURS....I can't take another minute."said Nelson.

"I'm almost sick on my stomach." said Bresha.

With the glass broken...I know Lt. Tragg and the police heard every word spoken.. Didn't matter, we were smart enough not to discuss anything of substance in there anyway..

Lt. Tragg had already called a man in to clean up and replace the glass on the door.. He was so thin skinned that even the slightest bit of criticism rankled him... He had the trash cans emptied and steam cleaned and new trash can liners put in..

He had the floors swept and mopped with Pine Sol and fans installed to blow out any smoke or foul odors..

And finally air freshners installed...

He was furious that we were on this case.

II-

COURTROOM C- 10:00AM

Judge Keith Morrison was presiding.... He was as usual, on time.

"He's tough but fair...he knows us." whispered Olivia to Glen.

"Well that's good to know." said Glen.

"I hope we get this over quick, I'm hungry.." said Beverly..

"So am I." said Nelson, hugging her..

"Lt. Tragg has more evidence than he usually has.." said Josie.

"I know...all over the bed sheets." said Bresha.

"The mystery here is who is going to try this case." I asked.

That mystery was solved just as soon as I posed the question.

Assistant District Attorney James "Jumpshot Jim" Taylor..a one time college basketball great, who after a torn ACL scuttled his chances in the NBA. went on to law school ,graduated ,passed the bar and distinguished himself in court and in the city tabloids as one of the city's most eligible bachelors.. 

He looked forward to jousting with Olivia and Beverly again, particularly after the drubbing they had givin him the last time he went up against them...He desperately needed a win... He just hated that this was Lt. Tragg's case.

It was a controversial case because of the nature of it and he wanted to win...badly...

Lt. Tragg, despite his distaste for Jumpshot Jim ,knew that a case like this ,would put them both on the news and they'd get lots of coverage... even having Olivia and Beverly involved, with their high profiles would be a plus...They'd all benefit from this.

"Your honor....This is a Capital Murder Case...A crime so heinious that I can see no need to release this man, this beast to the Public...By the nature of what he is accused of , you can see that he is a mad dog killer." exclaimed Assistant District Attorney Jumpshot Jim.

"Jumpshot is a little over the top...even for him." whispered Beverly to her aunt..

"I know.." said Olivia.  "Your Honor...We are assuming that this man is innocent... He has the presumption of innocence regardless of what he is charged with... This man has no prior arrests, not even a traffic ticket...He is a successful businessman and he would like a speedy trial and his day in court to address these egregious allegations made against him." said Olivia.,

Nelson, Josie and Bresha presented 20 character witnesses ,all from the Atlas Advertising Agency, who testified to their long working relationship with Glen and his overall good charactor..

Jumpshot Jim cross examined them asking them if they knew he was having a torrid affair with the bosses wife? Of course they didn't know that....

"They can only attest to his dealings with them...The man's personal life has no bearing on any of them..there is no reason for them to know and it certainly has no bearing on whether he should be granted bail." said Beverly...

Judge Morrison agreed, but due to the seriousness of the crime...He set bail at 100K...The Highest we ever had to pay...

Olivia and I anticipated this...

and we brought in a noted Bail Bondsman to pay the bail and thus get Glen Richards released..

"Thank you so much...They have my wallet as evidence.. I don't have any cash on me.. but I will repay you.."said Glen Richard.

"Don't worry about that... we are going to take you someplace and get you something to eat..Then we are going to our place and talk." said Olivia.

The press bombarded us, coming out of the courtroom.. 

This was tailor made for Jumpshot Jim who spoke long and loquaciously about the case. saying more than he should have.

The same was true of Lt. Tragg who predicted that somewhere between now and the preliminary hearing, "Olivia and Beverly are going to proffer some kind of deal..."They can't possibly get this guy off...he's as guilty as hell."said Lt. Tragg confidently..

"No Comment...See us after the trial." said Olivia.

''No comment, it'll all come out in trial." said Beverly,.

"I'm Innocent..." was all Glen would say...

''No comment, it'll all come out in trial." said Nelson..

''No comment, it'll all come out in trial." said Josie..

"NO COMMENT!" said Bresha loudly...

 Olivia,Beverly, Glen, Nelson, Josie and Bresha took the elevator to the courtroom basement and then

Took the train 

To the Bridge Building at Penns Landing...

I found two of Lt. Tragg's GPS Tracking devices on our SUV..... To throw him off, I drove to the police parking lot. I took the two devices off and placed them on a random car in the parking lot. and left,  That would throw him off the trail.

They all headed to the Bridge Building , down near Penns Landing...Our Home away from Home..

They all went to the stylish cafeteria in this building.

''This is nice...What is your connection to this building/" asked Glen.

'We often work with the Innocence Project, which is in this building...and we have tried cases with the Wrongful Conviction Unit, which is also in this building and actually has a conference room a few floors down..But the real draw is a lot of our friends and neighbors, who also happen to be attorneys work in this building..Which is how we got a building pass." laughed Olivia.

"Liv, dinner was great last night..Thanks again.." said Bee Bee.

"If you ever want to open up a restaurant or a bed and breakfast, you let me know..." said her husband, Dabnis.

"That goes double for us."laughed Jessica.

"Yes..." said Chip..

Kayla hugged Olivia and kissed her on the cheek..

"How is my second favorite cousin, next to Beverly." said Kayla.

"Ouuuu she ought to be a politician the way she played that huh?" said Ray.

"I know right?" laughed Olivia.

"You cook, you cousin and hert husband are lawyers as well as your niece... You guys are just full of surprises." laughed Glen.

"You don't even know the half of it."laughed Beverly...

"I know you want some coffee and some real food..." said Nelson..

"I know we do at any rate," said Josie.

Bresha and Tony were kissing passionately....

"That's her husband... He is an Attorney that works in this building.. He works with my cousin's husband..." said Olivia.

We had a big breakfast...Pancakes, Sausages, Hash Browns, Eggs to order, Coffee and Orange Juice.

Glen was famished and he devoured the food...

"Hey Liv, we still on for dinner tonight?" asked Attorney Yvette Jones-Lockwood, Managing Partner of McCluskey/Cozen/Connor and Pratt law firm.

''Hey Vettie Girl, we sure are.." said Olivia.

"I know them... Those are the attorneys who defended you guys last year in that big civil suit... I suppose they are neighbors too huh?" said Glen, smiled, just amazed..

"Yes they are...but long before Vettie was the big mahoff she is today...She was my room-mate during three years of law school." gushed Olivia..

Bridget Jones was having lunch with us all today...

"Hi Liv...Heyyyyy Glen....Thank you sooo much for representing Glen and getting him out..." said Bridget..

"Bridget...thank you for believing me.. and for getting these guys..."said Glen..

''You guys get the best cases...Everybody is talking about this case..." said Keith Jones..

''It's getting incredible coverage... I don't know how he can get a fair trial in Philly..."said Bee Bee.

''Especially with Lt. Tragg and Jumpshot Jim giving interviews every other second." said Jade.

"They both love the spotlight and this is raising both of their profiles."said Sofia.

''Yeah but that doesn't bode well for you guys." said Kahlil.

"I know...I wish somebody would stick a cork in both of those guys."said Virginia.

I joined the party late, but I joined it just the same...

III-

We gave Glen and Bridget the full tour of our Office Duplex

The Law Library, adjacent to our building 

and the media room.

'When My niece and I bought this property...It was Josie here who designed both our law library and our Media rooms... She had an Architectual Degree plus and MBA from Wharton before she went to Law School at Drexal."said Olivia gushing over Josie like a proud mother.

Josie smiled.

"I graduated from Wharton also.... and I know you and your niece graduated from PENN LAW School..

I expect to see you all there on Alumni weekend next year..." laughed Glen..

"We were all there this year....Had a blast.." said Beverly...

We gave him a tour of Olivia and I's domicile and Beverly and Nelson's below us..

"Liv , Bev, I'm blown away....You've got quite a set up here...."said Bridget...

''And all of your staff lives across the street or down the street....You can't beat this...Oh my God.. It's the perfect work set up...Comfortable...Stress free....Oh Man...I envy you guys." said Glen.

Alfreda served us all Tea.

"Okay Glen, let's get down to cases...Tell us everything..Everything about that night and don't leave anything out." said Olivia.

"Yes..Don't leave anything out." I said.

he had the rapt attention of Beverly, Bridget, Nelson, Josie and Bresha..

as he spoke and recreated the events of two nights ago.. He was as good a storyteller as the five attorneys sitting at this table.. He recreated for us what happened that night..

Afternoon fell upon the city.... 4:45 PM

And at the Brownstone in which Neil Mcdonald and his wife, Brittany called home...

The doorbell rings...

"Glen, you should have waited until later, when it was darker...We talked about this." said Brittany Mcdonald..

"Relax... I saw your husband drive off to the Airport... He's probably in the air as we speak, headed to San-Francisco.." said Glen Richards...

"Now give me some sugar." he said, kissing her passionately..

"Glen ,come inside...We don't want to be seen..." she said, pulling him inside the door...

Where they continued to kiss....

"Ummmmmmm, I couldn't wait..." he said.

"I see and and I can feel it.. OUUUUUUUUUUU...let's get you upstairs..." she said..

He slipped her panties down and off and lifted her up...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU GLENNNNN...OHHHH MY GODDDD!" she screamed out as he entered her slowly and softly and began to long stroke her....."OUUUUUUUU YOU ARE SO IMPATIENT WHEN IT COMES TO MEEEEEEE....WOUUUUUUUUU!" she screamed out!

They were on the living room floor soon afterwords...going at it hard for at least an HOUR AND A HALF!...

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH....OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU....UMMMMMMMMMMMM,

OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEE!" she cooed..

They stopped...

Virginia picked up her panties.... Glen gathered up his clothes...

"Let's go upstairs and get comfortable.." she whispered to him...

Glen grabbed his clothes... "I'm comfortable here baby." he said..

"I know you are...but I'd feel much better in the privacy of my bedroom.. plus, this floor is hard." she whispered, running her fingers across his lips...and taking him by the hand upstairs..

At some point...His wallet slipped out his back pants pocket and landed on the steps.

They walked upstairs.... Glen's clothes were off and strown in the hallway... He lifted Brittany up

and placed her petite body on the bathroom sink and entered her again....slowly and smoothly..

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM SWEEET BABY!" he moaned..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU GLENNNNN...OHHHH MY GODDDD!" she screamed out as he entered her slowly and softly and began to long stroke her....."OUUUUUUUU YOU ARE SO HARD, OUUUU AS HARD AS A BRICK AND SO DAMN BIG, OUUUUUUUUUUU....WOUUUUUUUUU!" she screamed out!

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.....AWWWWWWWWWWW...GEEEEZ!" he yelled out!

She rode him on the side of the bed

and on top of the bed

and the next EIGHT TO NINE HOURS in the bed... His partner, Neil's marital bed.... The bed squeaked something terrible and the headboard slammed up against the wall....

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU GLENNNNN...OHHHH MY GODDDD! I'M CUMMMING!!!!" she screamed out!

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.....AWWWWWWWWWWW...GEEEEZ!" he yelled out!

Her body trembling as she experienced an intense orgasm! and he came like a gusher all over her and sher sheets.

5:45 AM

Glen let himself out.... His suit was wrinkled...His shirt had her lipstick imprints on it.. He felt good...

He got in his car and pulled off...

''That's everything...That's the truth...When I left, she was in bed, half sleep...She looked up and waved at me and blew me a kiss and giggled and then drifted off. I left about 6:30- 6:45 am...That's the truth.." he said.

'Where did you go after you left her house?" I asked.

"I went home...I showered and shaved and brushed my teeth and I got in bed... I called the office and said I wouldn't be in today... I realized that I had no wallet... Bridget called me....I had forgotten that we had a meeting today...She stopped by and I got her to take me back there to retrieve my wallet...That's when I saw all of the cops and I got arrested." said Glen.

"How long had you and Mrs. Mcdonald been doing the Hibbity Bibbity?" asked Beverly...

"Oh close to a year.... Everytime Neil would go out of town...Which was twice a month...We'd meet at a motel or hotel usually and then sometimes at their house....." said Glen.

"And he didn't know? He didn't suspect?" asked Nelson..

"Nobody Knew....You heard the testimony today by my co-workers....They were astounded.. We were very discreet...Very discreet...Neil didn't have a clue." said Glen.

"This happened two days ago and Neil is still in San-Francisco? His wife is murdered and he still hasn't returned?? I find that odd." said Josie.

"If anything ever happened to Olivia...I'd be home that day or as fast as I could get a flight out. You Gotta wonder about a man like him..His wife murdered, head cut off and he's not outraged, he's not on the first plane back here." I said.

"Yeah, so would I if anything ever happened to Beverly and I was a way." said Nelson.

"That's because you love your spouses...Neil doesn't love her, didn't love her...He loved her money...The money that propped up our business.. He stands to inherit the whole bag now....He's in no rush to come back." sighed Glen.

"And you are certain Neil was out of town?" asked Olivia.

"I saw him drive off to the airport like I always did...Yeah, he was gone....Long gone..."said Glen...

"Okay....you talk to no one and I mean no one about this case except us..You keep a low profile.."said Olivia.

''We would advise you to put yourself in a Motel or Hotel...and use your own name and ideally to find a place with an indoor parking lot to keep your car off the street.."said Beverly.

"They've got my wallet and my credit and debit cards....as well as my drivers license ,it's all part of evidence..I have no access to funds." said Glen...

"You can stay with me Glen, I have an extra room..." said Bridget...

"Write this number down, remember it... Do not call our business phone or our private numbers...You call us at this number only...This is a burner phone." said Bresha ,passing the phone to him.

"And this is a Portal....You can use this to access us during the week and get updates on how your trial is going.. You won't have to physically come here." said Josie passing the Portal to him.

"You guys leave nothing to chance." said  Glen...

"That's why we win cases." said Olivia..  Bridget, Glen, you're welcome to join us for dinner tonight...We've got more than enough food." said Olivia.

"Oh Olivia, thank you." said Bridget....

"Olivia, you are an angel of mercy." said  Glen.

IV-

The House looked familliar....

They sat in a car with tinted windows across the street from the house, using high powered surveillance equipment..

"Lieutenant are you sure about this...There is no sign of Donnie Ray's SUV anywhere around here.."said Sgt. Brice.

"I'm telling you, he's here... I can't believe he's stepping out on Liv...This is the coup of the year...This story will put a damper on their entire investigation.."laughed Lt. Tragg...

The window was open and you could hear a bed squeaking loudly ,slamming against the wall and the moans and sounds of serious lovemaking..

''Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..."
"Ohhh baby, give it to meeeeee....ummmmmmph..."

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....Carol...Carol ...ouuuuuuuuuu, more, more... ohhhhhh..."

"Sock it to me Eddie...ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..."

"LAWDDD girl, what are you doing to meeeee?"

"What am I doing to you? What are you doing to MEEEEEE?"

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh gooooddddddd lawdd it's soooo goood...ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh I've missed you girl...ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh sweeeeet jesusssssssssss you are a demon in the bedddddddddd...arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.."
 
"Morrre...Morreee....morrre...ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.. Edward..ouuuuuu..Edward....OHHHHHHH."
she wailed...

"Ohhhh Carol, Carol,ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..I'm losin my minddddddddd!! "

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...I love you soooooooooooooo much...ouuuuuuuuuuuu..EDWARD!"

A bed was squeaking loudly ,slamming against the wall and the moans and sounds of serious lovemaking could be heard...Then Sgt. Brice got a good look...

"Lieutenant, this is the Captain's house... That's Regional DEA SAC, Carol Redding Cantrell and Captain Eddie Cantrell having an intimate moment... You got skunked again sir.. Donnie Ray found those devices and put them on the Captain's car." said Sgt Brice, who got out of the car, crossed the street and took the devices off of the bottom of the Captain's car.

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh EDWARD, you're making me comeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee,ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.."

''HANG on baby...I'm coming tooo...WHOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA, NELLLLLIEEEEEE..."

''Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.."

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH lawddddddd!"

Came the sounds from the house....The bed stopped squeaking and slamming against the wall....The moaning stopped...

"Ouu Eddie, I see why they call you "Ready Eddie." cooed Carol, trying to catch her breath and lying on top of the Captain.

"That's right baby! HEH HEH HEH!" he said, smiling.

"This is Captain Cantrell's house. Let's get out of here....Ouuuuuu that Donnie Ray.. I'm going to snatch his license ...see if he finds THAT funny....I might run his wife in for conspiracy." snarled a furious Lt. Tragg.

"How are you gonna do that?  His prints aren't on here now..BUT YOURS ARE!!!...You didn't see him do it ,you have no eyewitnesses and you'd still have to explain why you were tracing a group of attorneys who have broken no laws and who you're not supposed to be within 200 feet of...I think you'd have more to lose than he would.. Let it go Lieutenant... Cap is already mad at you for breaking the window of the Fishbowl yesterday.." said Sgt. Brice.

For once, Lieutenant Tragg listened...but he was still livid.

And at our home...

We were hosting yet another dinner...

"It's ready Olivia. It looks good." said Alfreda...

"It does...Beverly made the Mashed Potatoes... I'm going to have to give her this bowl back when we are finished." said Olivia.

"It smells good...Okay everybody,make yourself a plate...There are no guests here...We are all family." I said.

Alfreda, Olivia and I had prepared a delicious meal..

Prime Rib with Rosemary Garlic

Mashed Potatoes

And a nice salad..

Naturally, our staff and their spouses were here, Beverly, Nelson, Josie, Paris, Bresha and Tony and Rockland..

"It smells delicious." said Beverly...

"Yes indeed.. we are going to have to hit that gym in your building Ms. Yvette." said Nelson..

''Sho Nuff.."laughed Josie.

"Mmmmm pass those potatoes over here." said Paris.

"Best Law firm everrrrr!" said Bresha.

"No doubt." said Tony..

ADA  Rockland Cambridge, Alfreda's new husband made plates for both himself and her since she was helping with the cooking.

"Olivia, Ms. Alfreda, Donnie Ray, you all have outdone yourselves...Thank you for inviting us." said Yvette.

"These two groups,always did work well together." said Gary., Remembering Houston and San Diego."

"Yeah we have." said Keith Jones..

"This is so good...I'm with Nelson...We all are gonna have to hit that gym." said Bee Bee.

"I know I am." said Sofia.

Kahlil said nothing, he just enjoyed his food..

As did Jade.

"Liv, everything is delicious, thank you for inviting us." said Danny Ho.

"Yes Liv, thank you for inviting us." said Virginia.

"Hope you all enjoy this wine." said Jetty who had bought an expensive Port just for the occassion.. We did enjoy it.

"Liv thank you...I'm putting you on retainer... I imagine I'm going to need a new job... by now Neil knows everything and I'm certain he's back by now." said Glen...

"I'm surprised he hasn't been back, what is wrong with him?" asked Bridget...

That was a question I wanted to know the answer to as well. You gotta wonder about a man like that!

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