Change of Venue

DISTRICT COURT- 10:00 AM, FRIDAY MORNING!
 

Judge Charles Kinnibrew was presiding...

Yvette was appealing Judge Crass's ruling and was again asking for a Change of Venue for her client, in order for him to get a fair trial.

"Your Honor, My Client, Mitchell "Pop Tart" Foster is the most famous Rapper, D.J./Producer in the area...Everybody had heard about his beef with rapper, YOUNG BOY NEVER GONNA BE BROKE AGAIN and everybody knew  that the beef was boiling over to the breaking point... His arrest made national news...It would be hard to find a Philadelphian ,white or black who hadn't heard about it, especially after their loud altercation at the I HEART Music awards or at MS PANTIES Preliminary pageant the week before.. I doubted he could get a fair trial and yet here it is." she said.

Bee Bee and Sofia pulled out a 64 inch monitor and showed a video of Lt Tragg's Press Conference..

"Apparently the murder was the culmination of a long series of altercations, on social media and verbally by the two men... Both men were romantically involved with the same young lady and after a night of drinking....Mr. Foster apparently followed Mr. Jordan to the lovers lane and executed him...ending their long feud... I looked into the cold , angry eyes of Mr. Mitchell when I arrested him..." he declared.

'Your honor..Due to my client's mega -celebrity status and the fact that you have a Police Lieutenant making bombastic statements like this on Television, National News at that...How can our client get a fair trial in Philadelphia?" I asked..

"It's going to affect to picking of impartial jurors...Everybody has seen this and has an opinion on it.."said Kahlil.

Mitchell Foster watched and listened attentively...but when he turned to Jade, his questions were about Anita Scott.

''So it's true...Anita recused herself from the case AND quit the D.A.'s office?" he asked.

''Yes she did...It's been two days now.. She must really love you! " said Jade, and she let it hang there..

It took Judge Kinnebrew Two Hours to rule....

"Mrs. Jones -Lockwood,  I am ruling in your favor... I have  two  teenage daughters and they love Hip Hop music...It's not my cop of tea of course... but to each his own...Even they have opinions on this.. One thinks he's guilty and the other thinks he's innocent.. I'm going to switch your case to District Court in Bayside.. It's Friday...Your case will begin at 10:00 AM...Wednesday Morning." he ruled.

"We did it! We Got it!" said Ms. Yvette happily  "Thank You, your honor..." she said.

"We actually pulled it off." I said.

''I had a feeling we would."said Bee Bee.

''We had a stonger argument than we had last time and last time we had a strong argument.." said Sofia, holding her husband, Kahlil's hand..

"Let's get out of here." said Jade...

"You guys are the truth...You haven't steered me wrong so far.." laughed Mitchell as he followed us out of court..

And At SAM MOTHER's DINER...

Lt. Tragg was having his usual breakfast of Fried Eggs ,over easy, Bacon, Hash browns, Orange Juice and coffee...

He opened up a newspaper... HE WAS NOT HAPPY WITH WHAT IT READ!!!!

DEFENSE ATTORNEYS WIN CHANGE OF VENUE IN POP TART FOSTER CASE...Trial will be held in Bayside next week!!!

There was a photo of Mitchell "Pop Tart" Foster and his attorneys, Lead Attorney , Yvette Jones-Lockwood and Associate Attorneys, Keith Jones, Beatrice Jones, Sofia Garcia-Ahmed and Kahlil Ahmed and investigator, Jade Lee-Ho.

The second story was

LEAD PROSECUTOR RECUSES HERSELF FROM CASE, RESIGNS FROM D.A.'s OFFICE, CITES PERSONAL REASONS!

There was a photo of former ADA Anita Scott.

Lt. Tragg slammed his hand on the table so hard, His knife and fork leaped up..

"SON OF A BITCH!!!!" he yelled..

The other patrons looked at him..... He was as red as a beet....

"They found some Radical Leftist Judge, Some Bleeding Heart Liberal Judge....DAMN IT!! DAMN IT!! DAMN IT TO HELL!!!" he bellowed....

 

"HEY ARTIE!!! COOL IT WILL YA!" yelled Sam Mother.

II-

That Night... Mitchell Foster was relaxing in his hotel room...when he heard a knock on the door..

"Anita!! Anita!!!! Come in...How did you know I was here?" asked Mitchell.

"Yvette told me!" she said...

"Yvette told you eh? You two got it like that now ?" he laughed..

"Yes, we do... We are good friends now!...You've got a good lawyer, a smart woman...I like her.. Nothing gets by her..I ran into her in Curleys, after I recused myself and resigned from the D.A.'s Office..We had a long talk...We have a lot in common...Two Black girls from Northern Liberties...Both went to PENN LAW school...We had a long talk... She knew about us...She knew how I feel about you...She guessed how you might still feel about me...I don't know..She showed me where I made the right decision to recuse myself from the case....She got me a job interview on Monday Morning. I uh took the liberty of packing an overnight bag...I'd like to know if I could stay with you the weekend..." she asked.

"Of course....I've been so lonely up here...Except for talking my lawyers during the morning I've just had my mom to talk to.... Anita, I never stopped loving you....When we broke up, it crushed me....Uh let me go to your car and get your stuff...." he said.. He wondered if he had said too much, left himself too open.

He walked her to her car and back up to his room....

"Uh I'm sorry but there is uh only ONE bed in here...heh heh heh." he laughed..

''Silly, do we need more than one/" she laughed...

A Half Hour Later

They were kissing passionately....

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MITChELL, IT CRUSHED ME TOO!" she moaned in between hot sloppy kisses... "I STILL LOVE YOU!" she said..She wondered if she had said too much, left herself  too open.

"I STILL LOVE YOU TOO!  I NEVER STOPPED" he said..

Now they both felt better and the kissing got hotter...

"Ummmmph, you know how to fill up a dress baby....You Always did..." he moaned.. running his hands down into her panties and squeezing her butt!  

"Thank you.." she said...

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMPH!! No !THANK YOUUUUUU...UMMMMMMM!" he moaned..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU, I've Missed you so much Mitchell..." she said.

"I've missed you too....How bout if we don't miss each other anymore?"he asked..

"You wanna take care of me/" she cooed.

"I do! And I can now...I've made a good life for myself.." he said.

"You 're going to need a lawyer...Somebody who really looks out for you..." she said.

"Yeah...I will...ya know any?" he joked..

"You're so silly." she laughed...

He removed her bra and panties.....

He bent her over the table and entered her doggie style..

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM, OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" he moaned..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU! WOUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she screamed.

She had an embarrassingly quick orgasm....Her body trembled....Her head turned from side to side...

He placed her on the bathroom sink, spread her legs and entered her again...slowly, gently....

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM, OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" he moaned.. savoring her like a diner savors a fine meal...

She kissed him as slowly and softly as ever..... Her body began trembling again....She began to weep...to cry like a little girl as she experienced yet another orgasm...She looked at him in astonishment....She couldn't believe she was feeling all of these feelings....

Finally ,He humped her over the bed...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU THIS FEELS SO GOOOOOOD!!!" she cooed..

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH BABYYYYYYY I MISSED THIS...OUUUUUUU!" he moaned..

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MITCHELL I'VE BEEN MISSING THIS FOR YEARS!" she cried out!

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH LAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWD!" he howled..

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MITCHELL!!" she howled..

They made slow, smouldering love in his nice comfortable warm hotel bed...for the next EIGHT TO NINE HOURS!! And again it was good... .Mitchell didn't know if he was coming or going...Neither did Anita.....

She had another intense orgasm, the likes she had never had before. 

He came so hard, He felt as if he was dying!

'Ummmmmmmmmmmm you're staying." he moaned as she lie peacefully on his chest....

"Uh huh!" was all she said. 

He rubbed her buttocks softly......

"No, I mean it!!  You're going to be my woman..... I'm really going to marry you...Church wedding and all if that's what you want!...I still have the ring you gave me back....I never got rid of it.." he said softly...

"Ummmmmm the sex must have really been good huh?" she said and laughed loudly....

"Come on Anita....I'm serious....." he said..

"Okay!....I believe you are.... If you're serious...I'll marry you...This time for real..." she giggled..

They kissed some more ....

And within minutes....He was on top of her again... and they were making sweet, sweet love....

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MITChELL, you really have been missing me, haven't you?" she asked..

"YESSSSSSSSSSSS!" he yelled out.....

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she cooed...

ANOTHER THREE TO FOUR HOURS drifted by slowly...They had nowhere to be the next morning.

Back at our building, we still had a case to work on and not much time... It was Thursday... Trial began next week on Wednesday.

In our conference room with it's law library...

Sofia and Bee Bee researched Laws pertaining to the case....Predicates pertaining to a case like this, and studied like cases...

Ms. Virginia our office manager , a disbarred attorney who hadn't practiced law in 8 years...was a wealth of knowledge and help to Bee Bee and Sofia.. She was so grateful to Ms. Yvette for never making her feel like an outsider and allowing us to pick her brain for legal knowledge... She had spent 7 years in prison pretending to still be a lawyer....Helping female inmates with their appeals and briefs...and showing them how to use the prison's law library.. How nice to be out , be free, be actually working at a law firm again and helping young lawyers with a case..

In our media room...

Kahlil and I and Ms. Yvette gave Ms. Virginia and education in Trial science, looking at psychological profiles of people on the jury pool and determining what kind of juror we actually wanted and picking that juror...

"WOWWWWWW! You learn something new everyday....When I was practicing and I sound like an old woman now..We talked to jurors and tried to feel them out during Voir Dire...You guys go in already knowing what kind of Juror you want." said Ms. Virginia..

"That's another good thing about having a good investigator...

When there is time... Jade does a breakdown on all of the most likely jurors, finances, employment, psychological breakdowns... She was only able to do about half this time, due to time constraints.."said Ms. Yvette.

"Nothing like a good investigator...It's an Attorneys best friend...Speaking of which...Where is Ms. Jade?" asked Ms. Virginia.

''She's on the street...Investigating for us" said Ms. Yvette with a smile.

Lt. Tragg was good and triggered ...He came up the backstairs of our old building , the way he used to catch us off guard...It was locked tight...

He had to walk all the way down to the street and come in and take the elevator to our suite..

He once again found it empty and locked tight!

He was livid...

he went to the city law library figuring we had to be there studying up on the case.. like a lot  of city lawyers...but he crapped out again...

He even cruised through our neighborhood, but there was still no sign of us at all...

He just had no clue as to where we were......

III-

Jade had located  Brenda Carter....The woman Mitchell Foster and Young Boy Never Gonna Be Broke Again were beefing over...

"This Pasta is delish....You have good tastes Ms. Jade." said Brenda Carter, who was very friendly and outgoing...She was the Marketing Director for a major Liquor company....

"It is indeed... I've been here with my husband and my friends." said Jade..

"I had a romantic and sexual relationship with both Alexander Jordan (YBNGBBA) and Mitchell "Pop Tart" Foster...  I think I was with Alex first...and then Mitchell...anyway... the bitterness and mud slinging between them got to be too much and I cut off relations with both of them a year ago... I hated my name being brought up in this...

Plus, Alex has a little secret that isn't known to the general public...Only a few people know it... He's Bi-sexual... and I think he enjoys the boys a little more than the girls....He's a freak!! He cruises gay clubs and picks up guys on some nights and other nights he's in clubs picking up women... He cheated on me so much , he drove me into Mitchell's arms... but Mitchell and I had our own problems... He wanted me at his beck and call whenever and I couldn't be that...He needed a wife and I told him that...Right now Ms. Jade at this time in my life...I'm not wifey material...for any man..."she explained.

"Do you think Mitchell Killed him?" asked Jade..

"No!  Absolutely not... Mitchell wasn't violent... He had that gun...He never fired it... I had to show him how to load it, take it off safety and fire it...He had it for show... I believe it stayed in his sock drawer most of the time.. I've been out of the picture of both of their lives for at least a year now..Their beef was over.. Long over.. Mitchell wasn't thinking about him and he wasn't thinking about Mitchell, No Alex had other problems...It might have been with a girl he was dating or a guy... what you need to do is trace Alex's comings and goings in the days leading up to his death... There is your answers and why aren't the police doing this? Asking me these questions?" she asked.

"Because the chief investigator is a Racist and sexist and a dumb ass...Who won't take or listen to anybody's advice except his own...In His Mind, Mitchell Foster did this because of both men's interest in you and that's that!."said Jade..

as she finished her Creamy Pasta Salad...

"That would be Lt. Tragg... He talked to me.. I told him that both men had moved on from me at least a year ago...They weren't beefing over me... I imagine they still didn't like each other... but they weren't beefing over me...I told him that....and yet I saw him on Television at that presser the other day still pushing that narrative...He believes what he wants to believe..." said Brenda Carter..

''Will you fill out this affadavit and agree to be a defense witness?  The trial is is Bayside next week." asked Jade.

''Sure...I'll do anything I can to help you guys out...Mitchell and I aren't together, but overall , he is a good guy, a solid guy..he's no killer." said Brenda..

"Ummmmm this pasta is good... Anymore good restaurants you know of?" laughed Brenda Carter.

Jade laughed.... "Next time I see you...I'll give you a list..." Both women laughed and continued their meal.

Jade returned to our building and gave us the lowdown of everything she had found out...

Her meeting and lunch with Brenda Carter and her trip to Camden.

"Brenda Carter was very nice, very accomodating...Says she'll testify for us ....She told me that she hasn't been involved with either Mitchell Foster or Alexander Jordan in over a year...She said she was involved with Alexander Jordan first, but she left him because he cheated on her multiple times with both guys and girls." said Jade..

"WHATTTTTTT YBNGBBA is Bi sexual???" said an astonished Kahlil..

"OH MY GOD!!! HE WAS ONE OF THE HARDEST RAPPERS HITTIN" I said.

"Apparently not.....Or maybe he was,Depending on who you asked." laughed my wife, Bee Bee, shaking her head..

"AYE MIOS DIOS!   AND I THOUGHT HE WAS KINDA CUTE !" said Sofia....

''So did the boys!.....I'm sorry, I couldn't resist that.." said Jade.

Virginia laughed so hard...tears were streaming from her eyes.

"I'm sorry guys...but that was funny." said Virginia.

''Sorry this information rocks your worlds , but it's commonplace in the entertainment world.." laughed Ms. Yvette...

"Awwwww my damnnnn!" I said.

"You'll get over it hot stuff.." said Bee Bee, rubbing my back...

"You will too Papi." laughed Sofia...

"Awwwww mannnn!" said Kahlil....

Ms. Virginia cracked up at our reaction to the news...

"I went to Camden.... I followed the trail of Alexander Jordan's Credit and Debit Card Charges... he visited a number of Bars  and After Hours clubs that night...He gassed his car up one last time and from street cam footage...He picked up a hooker off the Camden Streets... I located her... Her Street Name is Vanna White...Her government name is Tracee Hoight....I interviewed her...She went to the lovers lane with him...They had sex in the car...She exited the car around 2:30 after he got abusive...verbally and physically... That's her bra and panties in the back seat...She doesn't want it... He made several calls that night... Two to Brenda Carter....She didn't pick up and 17 to a young man named Alejandro Fuentes...a Gay hustler that he had been rumored to have been involved with... I traced the number and the GPS tracker on his phone.. He left Camden at 1:00 AM and was in Philly until 4:00 AM.. in that vicinity... He refused to talk to me..." said Jade.

"Nothing like a good investigator....Lt. Tragg did none of this... He should have checked the dead guy's movements...He didn't even verify Mitchell's movemens...He ran with one narrative...and one narrative only...Even after the girl told him that the two were not beefing over her...and hadn't been within a year."said Virginia in disgust...

"That's what he always does..." said Ms. Yvette. "I'll need this hustler subpoenaed...You think you can find him again Jade?" asked Yvette.

''Sure...just get the subpoena ready....He'll have it...so will the Camden P.D. ,just in case he chooses to run." she said.

IV-

MONDAY MORNING!

''Yvette's word is gold with me.. She's brought us some great attorneys and an investigator.. Welcome to McCluskey/Cozen/Connor & Pratt...You'll start Monday Morning at 9:00 AM at our Cherry Hill Office..... I've got nothing but glowing reviews on your work at your two previous law firms and from the District Attorney, Welcome aboard Ms. Scott." said Michael Pratt, one of our Partners...

"Thank you sooo much Mr. Pratt...I'm honored to be working with such a prestigious firm...I don't live too far from the Patco Line..I can hop right on the train or drive to work..." said Anita Scott... She turned and hugged Ms. Yvette...

"Thank you sooooo much Vettie...You are such a good friend....." she said .

"You're a good attorney, you deserve this."said Yvette...

We had come with Ms. Yvette and Anita Scott today....We were standing outside our old office..

''Bring back memories?" I asked everybody...

''Wowwwww...It's been two years since we sat at those tables , laughing talking, working on cases."said Bee Bee.

"Yeah...and look at us now..with offices of our own, miles away huh? " said Sofia..

''Sometimes I miss this office, where we got our start."said Kahlil.

The Elevator door opened... 

Lt. Tragg walked out..

"And then there are days when I don't." said Kahlil.

"Ummm, I know what you mean." said Bee Bee.

"Is he always over here? Still looking for us?? He hasn't figured out we've moved yet?? It's been two years!" 

''Better here than where we actually work." I said.

"I knew I'd catch you guys actually at work...You might as well go back into your office...We have to discuss this  trial." he said.

"I'm afraid not!! We are on our way to lunch..."I said.

"I SAID TO GET BACK IN THAT OFFICE!!! AND WHERE IS YVETTE??" he bellowed.

''We are on our way to lunch." said Bee Bee ignoring him and walking by him.,.,

"Plus, we aren't discussing this case with you anyway...."said Sofia..

''Sorry...we'll see you in Bayside in two days and you'll hear all about it." said Kahlil.

"Leave my associates alone... Neither They nor I are going to discuss this  with you or anybody else... Now Go Away...Why are you here anyway?" asked Ms. Yvette, who suddenly appeared....

Anita Scott shook her head...

''What are you doing here?" asked Lt. Tragg, shocked to see her with us...

''She's the newest attorney of our firm...We were showing her around.."said Yvette, who didn't mention that Anita would be working out of our Cherry Hill Office. Giving her some peace, like the Peace we had working at the Bridge Building.

"Soooooooo that's why you cozied up to Yvette in the bar the other night eh? To get a job!! You recused yourself from the case and you resigned from the D.A.'s office....Now you've got a new job and in record time...."said Lt. Tragg..

"Wowww you're swift, now if only you had investigated this case  as well as you've gotten into my business.. Do you know that all of the ADA's jumped for joy when Yvette got a change of Venue? None of them wanted to prosecute this case, knowing that you're involved...You should ask yourself why...You only half investigated this.. You didn't follow the victim's movements like I asked you... The fact that the .22 you found was not the murder weapon doesn't seem to phase you...You haven't looked at any other suspects...and the fact that Mr. Foster hasn't been involved with Ms. Carter for about a year and half didn't phase you...You still ran with that narrative.. You have not a bit of forensic evidence linking Mr. Foster to the case...All you have is a lot of hearsay and gossip from people who really don't know  and a false narrative... And what really pisses me off...You've refused to investigate any further.. You haven't even read the autopsy reports....but you sure know about my personal business don't you!!!

I'm so glad I don't have to lose this case....I feel sorry for whoever in Bayside has to prosecute this loser of a case." said Anita.

He stood there staring balefully at us..

We all got on the elevator and left him standing there staring balefully....

We all walked to Sam Mother's Diner.....Where we had Corn Beef specials, Hot Ham and Cheese and Hot Roast Beef sandwiches.

"Girrrl you read him....But he didn't listen...Talking to him is like talking to a brick wall..."said Yvette.

"I got that impression." said Anita as the Corn Beef Specials, Hot Ham and Cheese and Hot Roast Beef sandwiches arrived at our table...

Bee Bee, Myself, Sofia and Kahlil all had Hot Open Faced Roast Beef Sandwiches...

"Ummmmmmmmm, I've always been partial to the Hot Roast Beef sandwich they serve here..I know Curley's makes a good one...but Sam Mother's tops that...What do you think?" asked Bee Bee.

"I don't know...I haven't had Curley's. But you're right about this one Bee Bee...This Hot Roast Beef,It is delish!!"said Sofia.

"Ummmmmm this is good...I can't imagine anybody topping this..ummmmmmm.." I said as I chowed down on My Hot Roast Beef sandwich. Ms Yvette and Anita had Corn Beef Specials and Hot Ham and Cheese Respectively...

"Ummmmmmmmm, yes...Well you should try Curley's and then compare...They're both good.." said Bee Bee, who like all of us was really enjoying her food.

"Ummmmm, Okay, now, the Corn Beef???... The edge goes to Curley..I've had theirs...but I've always been partial to the Hot Open Faced Roast Beef served in here." said Kahlil as he chowed down...

"They are so cute!" laughed Anita Scott....

"Yes , they are gems."laughed Yvette.

Lt. Tragg walked into the diner...He saw us and naturally walked over to our table..

"YOU'VE GOTTEN A CHANGE OF VENUE....BUT IT WON'T CHANGE THE OUTCOME...HE'S AS GUILTY AS SIN!!!!!YOU SHOULD BE THERE SCOTT, YOU'LL SEE A REAL PROSECUTOR, WHO'S NOT AFRAID TO ASK THE TOUGH QUESTIONS AND WHO AREN'T AFRAID OF YVETTE AND HER BUNCH!!" he snarled..

"Duly Noted, NOW GO AWAY, GET AWAY FROM OUR TABLE!!!" said Anita..

" Artie! Order something...or get out!!!! I mean it!!! " screamed Sam Mother..

He ignored Sam Mother and continued to stare at us balefully as we ate...

Two Sherrif's Vehicles drove up and four Sherrif's deputies approached Lt. Tragg..

"YOU NEVER LEARN DO YA ARTIE?? You like being locked up..." said one of the Sherrif's deputies attempting to handcuff him....He was in violation of the Cease and Desist order we had on him... He wasn't supposed to be near us without a warrant.. Something he couldn't get through his thick skull.

"NO...NO...PLEASE...I HAVE TO BE IN BAYSIDE ON WEDNESDAY....A TRIAL BEGINS!! COME ON GUYS!!!" he begged as he was handcuffed and led out..

"Sorry Artie..We are as tired of locking you up as you are tired of being locked up...Find another place to eat...Stop hassling these people." said the Sherriff's deputy as he was led out...

''Well at least we can finish our meal in peace" sighed Yvette...

Anita smiled..

"Good Luck you guys on Wednesday..." she said.

(CONCLUSION NEXT)