Dead In The Water

 A Beautiful Saturday Morning......Boathouse Row... Our very wealthy friend and benefactor, Rollie Rollerson owned a house on the row...He was gracious enough to allow us to use it this beautiful Saturday Morning..

We had driven over early Saturday Morning in our buses and catering van and set up...

We had a catered breakfast for everyone, Cold Cuts, Condiments for cold sandwiches and Burgers and Dogs for the small grills in the back of the house..

We had two Alexas set up on both floors ,playing music all of us would love..

And Beer and Soda for everyone...

"I hope everybody enjoys themselves..."said Olivia smiling as she sat in my lap..

"Don't they always at these events you and Shortcake plan?" I said, smiling..

"Olivia , thank you sooooo much for inviting me and bringing me out here..."said our client, Angie Blossums....She was just 48 hours away from the preliminary hearing for her trial on Capital Murder charges...Considering she could be disbarred and spend the rest of her life in prison or get a death sentence...She was very calm, very serene, confident that her legal team was prepared and had done everything possible for her defense.

"We wanted you to be as relaxed as possible when we enter that courtroom Angie." said Olivia..

"We want you to enjoy yourself today and not think about the trial.." said Beverly....

"Yeah there is food, lots to drink....Music....and everybody knows you here...Just relax..."said Nelson..

"Yes...enjoy yourself Angie."said Josie.

her husband Paris passed her a beer.

"I'm certainly enjoying myself."said Bresha..

"Me too!" said Tony.

"Here Rockland, Let me fix you a plate."said Alfreda.

Bresha, Tony, Alfreda and Rockland began fixing themselves plates and taking seats....

''Enjoying yourselves Vettie?" asked Olivia.

"Girrrrrrrrrrrl, everything is perfect, the music, the food, the drinks...The view of the ships...And you couldn't ask for better weather."said Yvette.

"No, I recall one year we came down here and it rained. Today, the weather is great." said Gary.

"Mannnnn we always have something cool to do on the weekends."said Keith Jones..

"I knowwwww right?" said his wife Bee Bee.

''Don't you just love it? Living in this neighborhood ,with these friends?" said  Sofia as she made her and Kahlil a plate of food..

''Yessss.." agreed her husband, Kahlil.

"I love this, I love these friends."said Jade, who felt such a part of this group...She loved working with them and living with all of them..

Her husband, Danny wrapped his arms around her and hugged her..

Virginia felt the same way....She loved Laundry day, This event, Clubbing and Skating parties....She loved it all...

So did Jetty....It was never a dull moment..

"This is so cool...I hope Olivia and Beverly are successful next week."said Jazzy.

"Bae, Lt. Tragg was the arresting officer...You KNOW he did a half assed investigation...You know they got this in the bag."assured her husband, Dabnis.

"My cousins are ready for this trial...If they weren't, they wouldn't be out here today so relaxed...I know them." said Kayla.

"Yeah you're right...They're ready...They're loose." said her husband, Ray.

"That's the best way to go into court...I wish I could do that....I'm always super hype before a trial."said Jessica.

"Yeah I know...but it's always life or death with our cases."said Chip.

"It's life or death with this case...This is a capital case."said Zoey.

"I know Olivia and Beverly...they dot every i and cross every  t...They're ready."said Lem..

"I'm just happy we were able to help them with this case."said Brooke.

"I swear, last night felt like you guys were up against them in court again."laughed Sean Marks.

"It did feel like that for a minute.."said Natalie...

"It looked like it."said David Charles.

Karen Page and her boyfriend, B.L. Benz were also there...They were the only couple who did not come on our buses...They drove over and joined our party.

Our Mid Winter Picnic as it was called was a big success..

We stayed until night time..

II-

MONDAY MORNING- COURTROOM E- 9:30 AM

The Trial of Angela Blossums began...She was on trial for murdering Judge Adolph Rascom.... Judge Keith Morrison was presiding..

Olivia, Beverly, Nelson and our client, Angie Blossums stood with Josie, Bresha and Myself..

While Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Thorne representing the prosecution sat with Lt. Arthur Tragg

They looked quite cozy and quite smug.....but that smugness would soon disipate..

From the time the testimony started...It was clear that Jennifer was not prepared....She made several mistakes, quoted several laws and predicates that did not fit this case and was embarrassingly reminded by

Josie, Bresha and Beverly.....

She paraded a group of witnesses, all who were challenged rigorously by Olivia, Beverly and Nelson..who proved that these witnesses actually witnessed nothing at all...that their entire testimony was based on hearsay and not first person hearsay...but in some cases third person heresay... They argued that there never was a personal or sexual relationship between Adolph Rascom and Ms. Blossums and that this was merely a faver dream of Lieutenant Tragg's.

They appeared to be having a field day the entire week....and they hadn't presented a defense yet....

By Wednesday,  Jennifer was asking for a continuance...

"COUNSELOR, THIS IS A PRELIMINARY HEARING....NOT TRIAL....I TOLD YOU TO BE READY FOR TRIAL..I HAVE WATCHED YOU ALL WEEK...OLIVIA'S YOUNG ATTORNEYS, NONE OF WHO HAVE BEEN PRACTICING AS LONG AS YOU HAVE BEEN MAKING YOU LOOK LIKE A FOOL....APPARENTLY , THEY CAME PREPARED!!  I AM NOT GIVING YOU A CONTINUANCE...GET IT TOGETHER!" said Judge Keith Morrison, who was disgusted with her performance.

Jennifer left the courtroom in tears...

"THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!!!  I TOLD YOU...I TOLD YOU I NEEDED TO BONE UP ON THIS CASE AND YOU WOULDN'T LEAVE ME ALONE...NOW BECAUSE OF YOU, I'M WOEFULLY UNPREPARED AND EMBARRASSED BY OLIVIA AND HER SHARP ATTORNEYS....YOU'VE DONE NO NEW INVESTIGATION...YOU'VE BROUGHT ME NOTHING BUT A BUNCH OF GOSSIP AND NONSENSE AND AN UNFIRED GUN THAT ISN'T EVEN THE MURDER WEAPON!" she screamed at Lt. Tragg..

"BABYYYYY WE'VE GOT HER ON TAPE, LEAVING THE SCENE OF THE SHOOTING!!! WE GOT HER!!" exclaimed Lt. Tragg..

"That's not enough, she could have been taking a short cut, a detour and walked up on it..I NEED MORE....CONCENTRATE ON THIS INVESTIGATION AND NOT GETTING ME IN THE BED!!" she yelled out... 

Everybody within ear shot heard their blow up....

"No Panties for you tonight!" laughed Beverly...

"All he's gettin is the cold shoulder.." said Josie..

"How about NO shoulder." said Bresha..

Beverly, Josie and Bresha exploded in laughter.....Loud laughter...

LIVID , THIN SKINNED LT. TRAGG STORMED OVER TO THEM!!... "FIND SOMETHING FUNNY GIRLS?" HE BELLOWED!

"WATCH IT!! WATCH IT...THEY AREN'T BOTHERING YOU!!" said Nelson ,standing in front of them and gearing for a bust up...

But Olivia wasn't going to have that today....She stood in front of her young attorneys like a mother hen and said soothingly...

"They are naturally happy...They did well in court today...No need for you to blow up at them..." she said.

Lt. Tragg stood, staring balefully at them all...

"You're a Bully......You're despicable...." said Angie Blossums.

"Come on everybody, let's get out of here...Let's get something to eat.." I said as we filed out...

Lt. Tragg turned around.....

Jennifer had left the courthouse...

She disabled her phone, so that she couldn't be traced by GPS, She headed to her girlfriends house, so he couldn't bother her at home. She was off his radar...

We found a nice rooftop restaurant that served good Pasta..

Spaghetti

Fettucine Alfredo

Creamy Pasta Salad... It was all very delicious....and peaceful... No one was going to Sam Mother's diner and face an unhinged Lt. Tragg.

"You know after watching you guys this week...I really feel comfortable...That girl wasn't prepared for the preliminary....I can imagine how the trial is  going to go."said Angie.

"We still have a good game plan and we plan to stick to it.." said Olivia.

"Nick Perpon, Nancy Rascom's attorney attempted to fight us to get her testimony stricken from this trial.."I said.

"He lost , We fought him in court and the judge ruled in our favor.." said Beverly...

"He's pretty pissed right now."said Nelson,

"We don't care...But what does burn me up is that Lt. Tragg questioned her, but didn't go any further, didn't dig any deeper, didn't consider that his first thought might be wrong." said Josie.

"Yeah...he just stopped with you and with the now proven false narrative that you and Rascom were involved in a relationship and you killed him when you caught him with a prostitute.." said Bresha.

"He's a thick headed imbecile...He ruined my case...The one I was trying against you guys the same way....All he's interested in is going to bed with the ADA...and I see he's succeeded with her..That's why she wasn't prepared...He's had her in bed every night..." said Angie.

''Well One thing is for sure..He won't be getting any action tonight..." said Beverly...

"That's for sure...She was furious with him..." said Josie.

"He probably thought we were going to Sam Mother's to eat...Once again, he's been trumped."said Nelson..

"We still have to get all of our ducks in a row...We need Nancy Rascom's testimony and her bank records..." said Bresha..

"We have that whether she testifies or not..."I said.

"The important thing is...The Jury is going to see you, hear you...KNOW YOU!!!" said Olivia.

"You're a Genius Liv!" laughed Angie, hugging her one time adversary...

III-

NIGHTFALL!!

The end of a long day.... Olivia sat on my lap on the side of the bed....

''Wowwwwww , I'm not going to offer a defense during the preliminaries... I'm going to let it go to trial... Jennifer Thorne is off her game... I'm certain Nelson will get us the jury we want.. I've got a good feeling about this case..Ouuuuuuuuuuuuu!" she moaned..

I smiled.... "Yesssssssssssssssssssss I've got a good feeling about you..." I said..

"Ummmmmmmmmmmmmm....OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU" moaned Olivia as she continued to sit on my lap... I hugged her gently...

''Your mind isn't on this case... It's on me isn't it?" she asked me softly...

"I'm sorry Liv, I'm afraid it is..."I said.

She kissed me slowly and passionately.....

"Well that's okay! ....I'm flattered and glad it is.......OHHH MY, YOU ARE AS HARD AS AN IRON PIPE!!!! OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she said and smiled...

I reached up under her baby doll and slipped her panties down and off.,...

"Ummmmmmmmmmmm Donnie Rayyyyyyyyyyyyyy.." moaned Olivia as we stood naked in the middle of our bedroom...Kissing each other passionately...

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Oliviaaaa...Olivia...." I moaned..

"Ohhhh Donnie Ray,I love you soo much..." she said...as she continued to kiss me with wet,sloppy kisses and rub my now engorged penis..with her soft hands...

"I love you too babes..." I said...sucking gingerly on her sweet breasts...

"OH MY GOD....HOW DO YOUR BOXERS CONTAIN ALL OF THIS......OUUUUUUUUUUUU

MYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY GOOODNESSS!!" said Olivia..

Olivia straddled me and began to move up and down on me...driving me to near delirium...She was sooo soft, so warm, so wet, smelling so good...

 I stared down into those gorgeous brown eyes of hers and I entered her slowly and gently..I wanted to savor this experience,  I entered her softly and gently and began to stroke her softly and slowly....She moaned and put her arms around my neck and drew me closer to her..She wrapped her legs around my waste and we began to move in a slow, yet deliberate rhythm for quite some time...She matched me thrust for thrust and began blowing softly into my ear....then she began kissing me, soft,short kisses...She was so soft...so moist and smelled so good...I was losing my mind slowly....while continuing to stroke her masterfully....This is what I had first loved about her...What I still loved about her...

"Donnie Ray...I love youu, I love you dearly..." she whispered to me..

"I love you too Olivia." I whispered back to her..

We made sweet passionate and intense love for the NEXT EIGHT TO NINE HOURS..I couldn't seem to get enough... She felt as though she was climaxing several times....then in a huge wave....I climaxed furiously and hard....not yelling , but shaking mightily.....then taking a deep breath and collapsing on top of Olivia....drenched in sweat....

She looked up at me and gave me a juicy and wet kiss....I began kissing her again...After a few minutes I surprisingly felt myself getting hard again...and began to move slowly inside and out of her....I was amazed at how excited and engaged Olivia always seemed to keep me...

''OHH MY GODD..I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU...OUUUUUU. DON'T YOU EVER GET TIRED?"she moaned....

"Of Making love to you?  No...Never.." I said.

''Oh My goodness..I see....whoooooo. OUUUUUUU YESSSSSSSSS!!!" she said as I mounted her again and slowly began to enter her and stroke her gently...

"Ouuuuu Donnie Rayyyyyyy.....ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... Give it to me strongggg babyyyyyyyyy....ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu sweet sweet mannn,ohhhhhhhhhhhh my godddddddddddd..ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....put it on meeeee,WHoaaaaaaaaaa!Make your wifey feel good baby...YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!"she moaned.

Olivia began to shake and gyrate and tears began to stream down her face....

  ''Ohhhhh my Godddddddddddddddd, MISTAH ALEXANDARRRR...OUUUUUUUUUUU....oooHHHHHHHHHHHHH......Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..." she moaned ..."Don't Stop...Don't Stoppppppppppp...please...don't stopppp." she moaned, which turned me on more..ANOTHER THREE TO FOUR HOURS of sweet lovemaking followed...

It's sooooooooooooooo goooddd...Oh my godddddddddddddd it's soooooo gooood! "she moaned... 

She was so moist, so soft...I exploded like a gusher!!!! Olivia began to shake mightily....and then she sighed..

Olivia looked up at me...

"WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!" she said.

"Yessssss." I moaned..."YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS" I yelled out as I exploded again.........

Olivia crawled on top of me...and nestled her head in my chest...

"Ohhhhh,ouuu." she moaned ....."Sweet...sweet man...I'm still cumming!...ohhhhhhhh what have you done to me???Ohhhhhhhhhhh my goodness...Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuu..Ouuuuuuuu weeeeeee!"she murmured before drifting off into a peaceful sleep..

I lie there with a big smile on my face ,before I drifted off to sleep...

A WEEK LATER-

WEDNESDAY MORNING- COURTROOM E- 9:30 AM

Jennifer Thorne reluctantly closed her case....She had tried to play catch up ,but it was to no avail...Nelson had bested her during Voire Dire and gotten an  even dozen jurors for trial..Her witnesses testimonies were easily debunked as hearsay  and she produced no forensic evidence...no prints, no DNA and no eyewitness... There was footage of Angie leaving the scene,.but there was grainy footage of another shadowy figure also leaving the alley at the same time...

We began our defense and we called our first witness....The Accused herself.. We wanted the people to get to know Angie...We knew we were opening her up for abuse by the ADA...but it was a gamble Olivia and Beverly wanted to take.

''We decimated her case last week."said a confident Beverly...

"This was easier than I expected.. Who knew her case would be so weak, so full of holes?" said her husband, Nelson.

"I knew it... Look who the arresting officer is.....He did no follow up investigation...As usual...There was more holes in his case than Swiss Cheese."said Josie.

"He was following Jennifer Thorne to the Bedroom, that's what he was following up on."said Bresha.

I laughed after what Bresha said....I couldn't blame him though...Jennifer Thorne was an attractive woman...but Lt. Tragg should have investigated this case better and more thorough.

Olivia called ADA Blossums to the stand.. She had to feel weird being on this side of the court..A Defendent being questioned... So many times ,she was the one calling someone to the stand, Waiting for them to be sworn in and questioned.. It had to be a humbling experience...I could look at her face and see it.

"Ms. Blossums...Did You have a History with Judge Adolph Rascom?" asked Olivia.

"Yes... Yes I did..He and I have history..He should have recused himself from the trial, The trial I was trying against you Mrs. Alexander... I thought he would, I hoped he would, but he didn't... You see.. HE RAPED ME!!! The night before the jury came back with a decision...HE RAPED ME IN THE JUDGES CHAMBERS...It wasn't the first time., The First time was years before...I had graduated from law school and passed the bar... I interned for him... He wasn't a judge then...He was a very successful attorney with the firm, Linton, Barber and Rascom....He was a partner... I interned for him and on the very afternoon my internship ended...He forced himself on me in his office... On his desk....He apologized profusely afterwords and offered me a job as an Associate Attorney at his firm... I should have gone to the police...I should have said something, but I was young and ambitious and I was attracted to the money....I kept my mouth closed and in a year I was a senior Associate Attorney and a year later...I was a Partner.... The money was incredible...I paid off my student loans, I had a great apartment and a new car... I was on top of the heap and faster than most of the people I graduated with...

Three years later, at a Christmas party...He forced himself on me again in the coatroom...His wife was just a room away...She could have walked in on us...He ripped my panties off and my bra as well.. I ran out of there dishelved...and shaking....Within four weeks, I turned in my resignation and went my seperate way....I found work at another firm...and eventually made my way to the District Attorney's Office... I prosecuted a lot of rape cases...

It had been 11 years and I wind up with this case and with him as the Judge...He had moved along too!A divorce, another marriage and now he was a Judge and I was practicing in his courtroom against you guys.. .He should have recused himself from trial, I thought he would, I hoped he would, but he didn't... It was bad enough with that dunderhead Lt. Tragg running his hands up my skirt, begging me to go out with him, even calling my home late at night...but during the trial...I'd look up and the Judge,was staring practically down my throat...and grinning...

We got through the trial....It was the day before the jury would deliver a verdict... He cornered me in his study....I was putting on lipstick and fluffing my hair.....He forced himself on me again...This was three times...Three strikes and you're out... I was furious....I got my gun.....I overheard him telling Rollie Rollerson that he was going to be at his gala that night.. I knew where the restaurant was.. I followed him...He picked a prostitute up off the street and parked in a back alley about three blocks away... They were having sex...

I heard them moaning and groaning..saw his car bouncing up and down....I waited...I waited until the young woman got out of his car and walked down the street...I took aim......but at the last minute... I couldn't do it...Olivia, I couldn't do it... I put my gun away, back in my purse and just as I did...Someone else was in that alley...It was very dark...I couldn't see their face...They had a gun, bigger than mine and they took aim and fired three times...into the back of his car...hitting him in the back of the head...killing him...Whoever it was ran out of the back of the alley, the way I came in... I ran the opposite way ,out into the street.. I know I was seen and I know I was picked up by the street cams...but I didn't kill him..I swear...I wanted to...I was there..but it wasn't me." she said, tears streaming down her face.." she cried.

The Jury was shocked at her testimony.......

"Uh Ms. Blossums, Would you like to have a moment to yourself?? I can adjourn the jury for the day if you like." said Judge Keith Morrison.

"No...No...I'm fine..." said ADA Angie Blosums...

We usually don't put our clients on the stand... That leaves them open to a Prosecutor's vicious attacks,

but we felt as if the jury should hear Angie's side of the story from her own mouth,...

"SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...SOOOOOOOOOOO YOU WERE RAPED THREE TIMES!! THREE TIMES BY THIS MAN HUH?"  That worked out pretty good for you... The first time, it worked iut into  a well paying job at a decent law firm and in TWO YEARS!!! TWO YEARS!! You made partner....WOWWWWWW!!! That's faster than most attorneys I know... Sure it was rape Ms. Blossums?" she asked..

"OBJECTION!!! OBJECTION!!" screamed Olivia..

"BADGERING THE WITNESS!" screamed Beverly and Nelson in unison.....

"SUSTAINED!!! WATCH IT COUNSELOR!" said Judge Morrison

It was the first break ADA Jennifer Thorne had gotten in the entire trial..

She had called the prostitute, who admitted she had been with Judge Rascom in the car that night ,but under cross examination by Josie..

Admitted that after she and the Judge finished having sex...He paid her and she left the alley, seeing nobody...

The gun, legally owned by ADA Blossums was presented as evidence..

Bresha interviewed ATF Agents and Police Ballistics men who all testified that the gun was not fired, had a full clip and WAS NOT THE MURDER WEAPON.  THE MURDER WEAPON HAD YET TO BE FOUND!! Making this gun a moot point..

"He did rape me...He begged me not to say anything afterwords...He seemed so ashamed...He was a married man...He had been so good to me before, when I had been interning with him...so I let it slide..

He gave me a job and promoted me, fast tracked me up to partner....So I let it slide.. He didn't touch me for years after that...Three years later, at a Christmas party...He forced himself on me again in the coatroom...His wife was just a room away...She could have walked in on us...He ripped my panties off and my bra as well.. I ran out of there dishelved...and shaking....Within four weeks, I turned in my resignation and went my seperate way...." said Angie Blossums..

"You didn't file a police report either time or this last time....Did you tell anyone?" asked Jennifer Thorne , who felt sorry for Angie, a colleague she had worked with for years and genuinelly liked...She hated she had to question her like this...She knew Judge Rascom personally and he had slipped his hand up her skirt a number of times and she almost slapped him once herself..

"I told five people, All Attorneys at my then firm about the rape at the Christmas Party...They are here and will testify." said Angie Blossums...

Olivia, Beverly, Josie, Bresha and Nelson interviewed all five of her former colleagues...All Attorneys and all answering under oath about what they were told.

Jennifer tried mightily to break them on cross, but they stuck to their stories...She then tried to deem all of the testimony as hear say...

"Your honor these aren't witnesses with second and third person testimony, unlike the prosecution's witnesses.. These people were told first hand by the defendent what she said happened to her..None of them said they witnessed it...They said she told them she was assaulted by then Attorney Rascom and four weeks later, she did turn in her resignation and never look back.. She had a rape kit performed by a doctor afterwords, the second time... I have the results  here...Defense exhibit C." said Olivia.

"I'll allow it." said the Judge.

"ARTHUR...You really screwed the pooch on this... You should have known about all of this...The Judge's old firm, the allegations...Those people who just testified.. I'm certain Donnie Ray was getting good sex too...but he was investigating this case thoroughly... YOU WEREN'T!!! It's going to be a lonnnnng time, IF EVER you see the color of my panties again!!!" she said angrily....

Lt. Tragg stared balefully at me..

I was sitting comfortably next to Olivia, with my arm around her...far below her waist...comfortably on her butt, with a pleased as punch look on my face..

Olivia was nearly leaning on my shoulder with the most serene look possible on her face..

She called Three women next....

with Bresha and Beverly helping...All three women admitted under oath that they had interned under Adolph Rascom and that he had sexually assaulted all of them and they had settled out of court 

Nick Perpon argued vehemently that they were violating a non-disclosure clause....

Nelson argued that that clause meant they couldn't go to the media or file any criminal charges.. None of which the women had done.. They were subpoened and are testifying in open court, he said.

Josie interviewed his first wife , who testified that Adolph Rascom had an insatiable libido...he never got enough she said and he cheated on her with numerous women....recounting finding bras and panties in his car, in her car and in the house, all belonging to other women...She called him a "Walking Penis.."

The jury howled...

"Your Honor...JUDGE RASCOM IS NOT ON TRIAL HERE....HE IS A VICTOM, HE WAS MURDERED!!" screamed ADA Jennifer Thorne , who was nearly in tears at the way this trial was going...

Nancy Rascom was called next...

"Mrs. Rascom...Do you know a man named Joel Johnson?" said Olivia.. "This man, shown here in this photo, which a professional lab fixed and enlarged for us... This man , exiting the same driveway your husband was murdered in around the same time , Ms. Blossum was exiting from the opposite direction..This man caught on the ATM Camera , from across the street of that driveway, carrying a .40 caliber pistol, the same pistol that killed your husband...Do you know him?" asked Olivia , showing the photo to the jury...as they gasped.

"No, I do not.. Why would I?" she said cooly...

"Mrs. Rascom, the penalty for perjury is six years...Did you know that?" asked Olivia.

''Asked and answered....She said she didn't know the man." said Nick Perpon, her attorney..

"RELEVANCE!! RELEVANCE YOUR HONOR!" said Jennifer Thorne, who pretty much knew her case was dead in the water.

"ANSWER THE QUESTION!" said Judge Morrison.

"I said I don't know him." said Nancy Rascom..

"I think you do. I think you do Mrs. Rascom..." said Nelson, who showed  A Bank Transfer receipt on a 64 inch screen to the jury showing 50K being transferred from her bank account to Joel Johnson's bank account just three days before her husband was murdered..

"Your husband cheated on you too!  He assualted you while you were interning for him and he married you and set you up in practice for your silence....but you caught him with other women, just like the first wife....In fact here is video footage of you in the courthouse , the day of Ms. Blossums attack...You were coming to surprise him at work...YOU MUST HAVE BEEN SURPRISED WHEN YOU ACCIDENTALLY WALKED IN ON HIM ASSAULTING MS. BLOSSOMS.THAT IS WHEN THE DIE WAS CAST..THAT IS WHEN YOU CALLED MR. JOHNSON isn't it?" asked Beverly..

"I don't know what you're talking about." said Nancy Rascom defiantly....

"Again, I think you know exactly what she's talking about." said Nelson who showed her her Verizon Wireless Bill.... "You called a blocked number shortly after that time....I'm speculating that was Mr. Johnson's number.... because this bank transfer from your account to his account went through just two hours later..." said Nelson..

"Speculation...Circumstantial ..." said her attorney, Nick Peppard..

"He's a career criminal...with a rap sheet as long as he is tall.."said Olivia, showing the arrest record and a photo of Joel Johnson to the jury... It is known on the street that he supplemented his income by "taking care of people for people.." Murder for hire... He's one of your former clients isn't he? That's how you know him Mrs. Rascom....That's why money from your account went to his account. Isn't it?" asked Olivia softly..

"I'm not saying anything else without the advice of counsel...." said Nancy Roscom in tears...

"That's a very good idea Mrs. Rascom.." said Olivia.

IV-

FRIDAY MORNING- COURTROOM E-  AN HOUR AND A HALF LATER

"Mr. Foreman ,Has the Jury come to a decision?" said Judge Keith Morrison.

"Yes we have your honor." said The Foreman."

Bailiff, hand me the verdict." said the judge....He read it, 

"Read it !" he said to the bailiff,

"IN THE MATTER OF COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA VS. Angela Marie Blossums ON THE CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER, WE FIND THE DEFENDENT, NOT GUILTY!"

ON THE CHARGE OF SECOND DEGREE MURDER, WE FIND THE DEFENDENT , NOT GUILTY"

ON THE MOST SERIOUS CHARGE OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER, WE FIND THE DEFENDENT,

NOT GUILTY!!!"

He banged his gavel...... 

"I would like to thank all 12 jurors for your time and your patience.... Your checks will be mailed to your residences... Thank you again..Case adjourned." he said..

Outside in the waiting room...

"OLIVIA, OLIVIA...IT WAS A HUMBLING EXPERIENCE BEING ON THAT SIDE OF THE COURTROOM, BUT IT WAS A GOOD FEELING HEARING NOT GUILTY!!" said an exuberant and now exonerated Angie Blossums..

"I told you we'd get you off....Now you're free to prosecute the truly guilty again..."laughed Olivia.

"Beverly, sweet Beverly, you and your auntie have been so kind to me...I'll never forget it and your friends and inviting me to that beautiful weekend picnic on Boathouse row... I'll forever be in your debt."she said, hugging Beverly..

"It's what we do...The law...but outside of the courtroom..We are people, just plain folks."said Beverly, sounding like her aunt.

"Nelson, Nelson...I can't thank you enough....You are a fine attorney...You and all of your associates...Thank you so much.."said Angie Blossums, hugging him..

"You are so welcome." he said.

"And you, you sweet sweet girls...The epitome of professionalism... Olivia is teaching you well..Thank you both." she said, hugging Josie and Bresha and kissing them both on the cheek.

"You're welcome.."said Josie, Smiling.

"You're welcome.."said Bresha..

"Thank you Donnie Ray...I wish I had two or three investigators like you...I'd win every case."said Angie Blossums...hugging me... Her warm, round body engulfing mine... I could certainly see why Lt. Tragg was so enthralled with her.

"You're welcome." I said.

Lt. Tragg watched from across the room...He was as usual, livid...He kicked a trash can until it dented..

Jennifer Thorne was livid too, Not at us, but at him for not doing his due dillegence and delivering her a losing case...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she squealed in anger...Stomped her foot and fled the courtroom....

The Trial was over...We were all famished.. We walked over to Sam Mother's Diner for breakfast..

"I'm glad we decided to come here...I love Sam Mother's down home cooking...It kinda reminds me of  home." I said.

"I was too hungry to get on the train and head to the Bridge Building this morning...and you're right ,this food is good." said Olivia.

"It's worth whatever uncomfortableness we might have to endure." said Beverly...

who like her husband, Nelson was  really enjoying her food...

Josie was extremely happy because her husband Paris  got to eat with her today..

Paris was happy too!

"Wouldn't you know it...we get to eating good and look who walks in." said Bresha.

Lt. Tragg walked in...

Naturally he marched over to our table....Furious!

"SOOOOOOOOOO! YOU WON AGAIN HUH? ALLOWED ANOTHER GUILTY PERSON TO GO FREE HUH?" he bellowed.

"Lieutenant, may I remind you that the trial is over...A Jury found Angela Blossums not guilty...and we created reasonable doubt..Now if I were you...I'd look into Joel Johnson and his connection to Mrs. Rascom, which we proved in court..Your case was dead in the water "said Olivia.

"I AM THE DETECTIVE HERE....I DON'T NEED ADVICE FROM ANY OF YOU ON HOW TO RUN AN INVESTIGATION OR WHO TO INVESTIGATE! I'M JUST AS SMART  AS THE NEXT GUY!" he bellowed...

"You're absolutely right!" said Beverly, who continued eating..

Olivia, Myself, Nelson, Josie, Paris and Bresha all snickered and continued eating, saying nothing else.

As Lieutenant Tragg stood there staring at us balefully...

EPILOUGE-

Joel Johnson, the alleged hitman who actually murdered Judge Rascom was arrested...

The .40 Caliber he used to commit the murder was on his person and a ballistic check proved that it was the murder weapon.. Faced with this evidence.. He confessed and he said that he was paid by Nancy Rascom to commit the murder...That testimony saved him from lethal injection...He was instead sentenced to Life without Parole....

Nancy Rascom was convicted of masterminding her husband's murder and sentenced to die by lethal injection. she is one of the few women on Pennsylvania's Death Row.

Angela Blossums resigned from the D.A.'s Office almost immediately...She had lost her taste for putting people in jail..

She instead accepted a job with our old friend and also a former Prosecutor...Nina Rios at The Women's Law Center. She wanted to work with women who are victims of sexual assault and domestic abuse..

We all took Angie to lunch at that rooftop restaurant, congratulating her on her new job... It was also a chance for us to hang out with our old friend, and Former ADA Nina Rios.

"I love this place... Thank you all for this."said Angie.

"Oh you're welcome..and it gives me a chance to hang out with my girl Olivia here." said Nina.,

"I knowwwww right?" said Olivia.

"This food is great isn't it?" I said to Beverly...

"I gotta hit the gym....Ouuuu I feel my butt getting bigger."said Beverly, who turned to her husband..

''Don't say anything." she said,laughing.

Nelson laughed sheepishly...

"Mmmmmmmmmm we eat well don't we?" said Josie to Bresha.

"That's one of the perks of this job." laughed Bresha.

Despite Arresting her and almost sending her to death row for a murder she didn't commit... Lt. Tragg continued to call Angie Blossums late at night..He was still very attracted to her... He felt bad that she had resigned from the D.A.'s office.

He still called her late at night... Asking her stupid questions like what was she doing, , what did she have on and what color were her panties.. She asked him several times not to call her, but that was like talking to a brick wall. He continued to call every night in between 2:00 AM and 3:00 AM.

One night he got more than he bargained for.. Angie left her phone on this time.....

"Lieutenant....I happen to be busy right now...OHHHHHHHHHHH...OUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she moaned.. "OHHHHH MY GODDDDDD!" she moaned...

"DO YOU HAVE SOMEONE THERE WITH YOU?" he asked.

"YES LIEUTENANT... SHE'S  DOES...." came a male voice that he didn't recognize.

"OHHHHHHHHHHH...OUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she could be heard moaning.. "OHHHHH MY GODDDDDD!" she moaned...

"AND I'M UNHOOKING HER FLOWERY PURPLE AND WHITE BRA..

AND REMOVING HER MATCHING THONG!!! SHE'S BUSY NOW! DON'T CALL BACK!!" came the male voice..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU" she moaned... "OHHH MY GODDDDDDDDDD!

UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM! YOU ARE SO BIG!! SOOOO HARD!!! OUUUUUUUU ..OHHH MYYYYYY" she moaned..as she was lifted and her male guest slowly entered her...

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMPH!" moaned the man..

She had met and become acquainted with a young Male Attorney who worked at the Women's Law Center...After three dates, the relationship had now moved to another level.

"WOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU! OUUUUUUUU OHHHH PUT IT IN MEEE!!! OUUU!" she screamed..

"OHHHHHHHHHH..AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW SWEET BABYYYYYYY!" he moaned..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU" she moaned... "OHHH MY GODDDDDDDDDD!

UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!" she moaned.

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" moaned the man...

"OHHH MY GODDDDDDDDDD! UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM! YOU ARE SO BIG!! SOOOO HARD!!! OUUUUUUUU ..OHHH MYYYYYY" she moaned.

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMPH!" moaned the man..

Lt. Tragg could hear the loud moans and screams of passion..

He could hear the bedsprings squeaking something crazy....and the headboard of the bed rattling.....

Lt. Tragg was livid!!!!!!!...He hung up!!! AND HE NEVER CALLED HER AGAIN!

FOR SASHA C.