In Three Days

THE OFFICE OF ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY FRANCIS DANE-

''Well What have you got?" she asked.

"It's Not what I've Got Frannie, it's what you haven't got.....You don't have a motive ,other than he's a pathological serial killer ,who can't help himself..  THAT DIDN'T WORK FOR YOUR OLD MAN in 2016, You don't have opportunity...He took a cab, an uberfrom the Egyptian Club that night at around 3:00...I spoke to the Uber driver...He said the guy was so sloshed that he had to help him into his apartment, put his key in the door for him and he lives a good distance away from where that girl was found..." said Larry Mitchell, a private investigator Fran had hired to do what she knew Lt. Tragg wouldn't do.

"It could have been an act and he could have slipped back out...No one knows where that girl went after 1:03 Am...He could've killed her there ,put her in the trunk of his car , have gone back, got the car and put her body in the trunk...Time of Death is said to have been in between 2:15 and 3:30."said Fran.

"You're stretching it Fran....His car was in the Egyptian Club Parking lot until 9:00 AM the next morning.....How would he have done that?  Face it Franny, this case is a stone cold loser....Cut your losses, drop the charges...It's not worth it...Don't make the same mistake your old man did, Trusting Arthur Tragg....He made this arrest hastily....He has no proof ,no motive, no opportunity, no nothing...Just like last time...He arrested this guy because it would make a good headline, a good story...There may very well be a serial killer out there...but it aint this guy....Him and the victim being at that club, The Egyptian Club that same night is pure co-incidence.. There was a million other people there....Maybe the real killer was there...and followed her...I don't know...but this case is a loser.."said Larry Mitchell..

"What about the Tulips, Tulips from his flower shop?" asked Fran..

"There's no proof they even came from his flower shop... Police at the scene said they looked like they were freshly picked from somebody's yard.... You're going to push this aren't you?  Just to avenge your dead father huh??  Even though you know you got no case...Come on Franny girl...You're better than this." said Larry Mitchell.

MEANWHILE-

I was on my way to the Medical Examiner's Office... I had the evidence I needed now, a sample of Lester Terrell's DNA....I was carrying it in Bresha's Lingerie Bag, which she was generous enough to loan me to transfer the three beer glasses with Lester Terrell's DNA and Fingerprints that she and Beverly had taken from the NO ID BAR last night.

I remembered what had brought me to this...

 

JUST AN HOUR BEFORE-

EARLY MORNING

We were at our Office/Duplex having Breakfast...

Alfreda, Olivia and I, Beverly, Nelson, Josie and Bresha...the staff...

Hot Coffee was being poured for everybody...

French Toast and 

sausage was being placed on plates...

"Okay everybody, Dig in.."said Alfreda.

Nelson hugged Alfreda and kissed her on the cheek..."Mmmmmmm something smells good." he said.

"That's either me or this food."joked Alfreda.

Beverly laughed...hugged her mother and said "It's both mommy."

"Everything looks delicious.."said Olivia as she took her seat..

"YESSSSSSSSSSSS!" said Josie.

"Donnie Ray, Beverly and I have a surprise for you."said Bresha.

"Oh? and what is that?" I asked.

She placed Three Glasses on the table.

"These are three Beer glasses from last night.. Three Beer Glasses That Lester Terrell drank from.. His Saliva and fingerprints are on them...We snatched them up while we were at the bar buying beers last night...He was so drunk, he didn't notice."said Beverly...

"OH WOW!!! THIS IS MAJOR!! We have his DNA to compare against the DNA on both murdered girls."said Olivia

"And the murdered woman in New Haven.....Beverly, Bresha....THANK YOU!!!  THIS IS SOOOO MAJOR!   I HADN'T EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT HOW I WAS GONNA GO AT HIM....I'm going to get this to the M.E.'s Office this morning." I said.

"The Preliminary begins Monday......We'll at least see what the prosecution has and it's not much...by the time it's our turn, we'll know if we have a match or not."said Josie.

"They don't have motive or opportunity and we can prove a solid alibi....We can take this to a jury if need be and win again just like we did in 2016."said Nelson..

"That is the plan." said Olivia.

I was elated to be a part of this team...I felt more alive now then when I was a Detective on the New Orleans Police Department..

A Lot of Guys I knew retired ,got their P.I. License and began working for Attorneys as investigators..

What I was doing was not new.. but how many were married to one as smart and as beautiful as my Olivia?

Or worked with such beautiful eye candy as Olivia's associate attorneys, Her Niece, Beverly , Josie and Bresha. Women just as Intelligent and Smart as they were physically beautiful.

Or who worked with someone as Smart and Intelligent and resourceful as Nelson East??

I was very fortunate indeed!

II-

At The Medical Examiner's Office...I ran into Dr. Hazel Baylor and Doc Gibbons...

"Donnie Ray, what have you got for me??....You know of course we have a DNA Match for the 2016 Murder, The Murder in New Haven and This recent Murder...It's the same guy.."said Hazel..

"And Let me guess, a Certain Lieutenant, who likes seeing himself on Television arrested the same man you guys cleared 7 years ago....mainly because it makes a sensational story and makes him look more heroic than he could ever be..Unbelievable.. You know, I knew his Uncle, a Horrible and Corrupt Human Being if ever there was one..but he wasn't stupid...and I knew his Father...Not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree......I had hoped Junior would be a better man than either of them, but I see he's not...He's even more unhinged than those two...Guess He didn't have much of an example."said Doc Gibbons.. Oh you'll be glad to know that we tested this DNA against your client's..It is NOT A MATCH!!  What have you got here?" asked Doc Gibbons... "Sorry for the long rant." he said.

I smiled..."That's quite alright...I understand. In this bag are three Beer glasses...If you can pull DNA off of the saliva in these glasses and prints....We may have the real killer...A Man named Lester Terrell, who slipped by us during the last trial in 2016....He was and is Emille Slaughter's friend and right hand man...I interviewed him back then...I wasn't finished and he abruptly quit his job and moved to New Haven before the trial was even finished...We got an acquittal and I forgot all about him...Meanwhile another murder just like the first one occurred in New Haven and now this one...I'm thinking...He's our guy....and his DNA, if it's a match may prove my point.." I said and passed Hazel the bag.

Hazel took the Bag I gave her and walked away...

Just then, Lt. Tragg walked up..

''WHAT DID YOU JUST GIVE HER?" he snarled angrilly.

'What are you doing back here? Get Out of here and wait out front ." said an Angry Doc Gibbons.

Lt. Tragg totally ignored him...

"I want to know why Two Detectives from New Haven visited me today, saying that this office sent them samples of DNA from my case and they compared it to some murder in New Haven three years ago and to the 2016 murder and said they had a match....They said that YOU ordered the DNA testing...

I could run you in for Obstructing my case and snatch your damn License Donnie Ray..." he said.

"Look, you arrested the wrong guy!!! You had the wrong guy in 2016 and You have the wrong guy now...The DNA taken from the semen in this girl's panties is a a match for a 2018 murder in New Haven and guess what? Emille Slaughter has never been in New Haven in his life.....but his partner has... Lester Terrell...You and I both interviewed him in 2016 and remember, he quit his job and left town before the trial was over....He goes to New Haven ,a girl is found there with tulips in her hands,clad only in her underwear....and he comes back here and you get a murder just like theirs in New Haven...I'd say he bares some looking into...wouldn't you?" I said..

Of course it was like talking to myself...Lt. Tragg didn't want to hear any of that...

"I AM THE DETECTIVE HERE...AND I MAKE THE CALLS..ALL OF THE CALLS...YOU ARE NO LONGER A HOMICIDE DETECTIVE AND THIS AINT NEW ORLEANS....WHEN YOU WERE ON THE JOB IN NEW ORLEANS...DID YOU HAVE PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS OBSTRUCTING YOUR INVESTIGATIONS????  DONNIE RAY, HOW DOIES IT FEEL BEING OLIVIA'S ERRAND BOY HUH???  I'M AFRAID I'M GOING TO HAVE TO PLACE YOU UNDER ARREST FOR OBSTRUCTING MY INVESTIGATION!" snarled Lt. Tragg.

"NO YOU'RE NOT...SHOW ME WHERE THAT IS A STATUTE? SHOW ME!! AND PROVE IT!! MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN NOWHERE NEAR YOU AT ALL DURING THIS INVESTIGATION...IN FACT YOU HAVEN'T BEEN DOING MUCH OF AN INVESTIGATION OR YOU WOULD KNOW WHAT HE JUST TOLD YOU!!." said Olivia.

"We figured you might get ambushed down here Donnie Ray." said Beverly...

"So we came to show you some support."said Josie.

"YOU HAVE NO GROUNDS FOR THIS....This isn't even a statute....Go ahead...We are waiting and you know as lawyers we know all of the statutes and the Pennsylvania Penal Code by heart..."said Nelson..

Bresha smiled , but said nothing...

Lt. Tragg was as red as a beet.....Her knew we were right...He was beyond livid...

"Every Bit of DNA evidence He talked about, I had sent to your office days ago... You didn't read it did you? You never opened it?" asked Doc Gibbons... "You had access to this before I informed Donnie Ray of the results and before those detectives from New Haven arrived here....You didn't read a single report did ya?" asked Doc Gibbons..

Lt. Tragg stomped his foot, turned and stormed out of the Medical Examiner's Office.

He went to the Office of ADA Fran Dane...It was empty...The Door was open, but the lights were out

and her drawers were all locked...

It was far too early for her to be gone for the day...Where could she be? He wondered.

FRIDAY NIGHT-

We were all at Josie's Tonight... It was the first time we had all hung out there in a long time..

It was packed as usual..

They had a soul food buffet provided by  Mabel Jenkins Soul Food Restaurant...

And a Live Jazz Band and Vocalist...

"Ummmmmm this is how I remember it always being in Josie's ,Warm, safe, full of friends.."said Olivia.

"Yeah me too!  And Josie's is serving hot soul food tonight and live music." I said.,

"Nice way to end the week huh?" said Beverly...

"Yeah...After we come home from Brunch tomorrow , We can just relax and Veg out.."said Nelson....

"Yeahh, everybody is just planning to relax at home this weekend..." said Josie..

"Saturday Night...Everybody is welcome to come over our house and Binge watch  some movies."said Paris.

"That sounds like fun." said Bresha.

"Yeah that sound Mad Cool."said Tony...

" I think after Brunch tomorrow, you and I will run out to the mall and then retire at home with snacks"said Alfreda to her husband.

"Sounds like a plan to me."said Rockland..

"After Brunch....I have a hair appointment...Then I'll be home and be all yours."said Yvette, who was sitting in her husband's lap...

"Sounds like a plan babe." said Gary...

"We are having a little get together at our house.... Sofia, Kahlil, Jessica and Chip..Jade and Danny,You guys are invited.."said Keith Jones..

"It'll be a good time...Just the eight of us..." said Bee Bee.

"Yeah, we haven't had a small get together in awhile.."said Sofia.

"It'll be nice."said Kahlil.

"We'll bring snacks..." said Jade.

"And Cards..."said Danny.

"I guess I'm going to be your personal porn star all weekend aren't I Jetty?" asked Virginia..

"Oh My God...Yessss." said Jetty.

"Let's go to the movies tomorrow night..A double date.."said Jazzy..

"What's playing?" asked Dabnis...

"I don't know...Somebody buy a paper, find something." said Kayla.

"Yeah....what are you guys getting into?" asked Ray to Jessica.

'We are having Dinner and a little lightweight get together with Keith and Bee Bee and Sofia and Kahlil."said Jessica..

"We haven't done that in awhile."said Chip.

"You know tomorrow night would be a nice night for a date night...Just me and You.."said Sean..

"Yeah that would be nice."said Brooke.

"I guess I'm going to be your personal porn star all weekend aren't I ?" asked Natalie to her husband...

"Ummmm just the thought of that makes me hot!" said David as they both laughed..

"Part of me wants to go to Curleys tomorrow night....Just for Dinner...We could come back here to Josie's for drinks."said Zoey.

"You like poking the bear don't you babe?" laughed Lem....

I was motioned across the bar over to the table where Lt. Sissy Van Buren of the Criminal Investigation Division was sitting.

''Donnie Ray.. We heard about the great investigative work you've been doing in the Tulip Murder Case...Two detectives from the New Haven Homicide came to visit us...They said they tried to talk to Lt. Tragg and got absolutely no co-operation from him...They said Lt. Danny Ho of Robbery-Homicide whispered to them that they'd be better off talking to us...So they came and visited with us...Apparently you found a DNA match to this murder and their murder a few years ago in New Haven...and the 2016 unsolved murder... Hazel told us that you even had a suspect and had given them his DNA to make a comparison... GREAT WORK!!! They want to meet you....I told them you used to be a Homicide Detective in New Orleans before leaving the force to work for your wife, a noted Attorney."said Sissy.

"Tell Beverly to let us know the next time she plans a Laundry day."said Sissy's husband, Eddie C.

I laughed..."I certainly will...I think she's got one planned for a week or two from now." I said.

"You might be interested in this...We usually don't mess in another detectives case...But I went to the Deputy of Operations with the two New Haven Detectives and what we have... He went to Lt. Tragg's office to order him to co-operate with them, but he wasn't in...What he found was three Autopsy reports involving this case that hadn't been opened, hadn't been read..an incomplete crime scene report and a recent DNA report for Discovery that hadn't been read..He was furious...." said ADA Keith Wallace.

''So Guess what? He has assigned us to the case...We are working with the Detectives from New Haven."said Detective Carlotta Rodriguez-Wallace...

"You gave us a big head start in the case...The kind of Head start we don't usually get...."said Detective Angie Belton-Barlow..

"Yeah like for instance your boy Lester Terrell was in a Mental Institution for a couple of years...sexual

inadequacy or something or other and the sexual assault of several young women.... His records were sealed because he was under 18..."said Detective Jimmy Barlow.

"We checked...Lt. Tragg interviewed him in 2016, but decided he had a rock solid alibi and dismissed him.. We checked..We found out that was a lie... I know you interviewed him too ,and before you could interview him again, he skipped town..."said Detective Tyriq Pile.

"He is definitely a person of interest now..."said Detective Sirena Pile.

"I saw him earlier today at the M.E.'s office... I tried to tell him...I tried to tell him all of that...He instead tried to arrest me for obstructing his investigation." I said.

The entire table erupted into laughter.

"It's a waste of time trying to tell him anything once he gets a head of steam....It' like talking to yourself."said Duke.

''Don't I know it." said his wife, Dr. Hazel Baylor..

"The Deputy Of Operations has taken him off the case...and assigned us......He's not going to like that."said Deputy FBI/ATF Special agent in charge, Sharon Hopkins..

"His head is going to explode!" said Hop...

We all laughed...

''Sissy told me that the Deputy of Operations has taken Lt. Tragg off the case...The C.I.D and The Feds will be working with the Two Detectives from New Haven on the case thanks to the investigation and what I brought up....They said he went to his office to tell him personally...but he wasn't there..Probably around the time he was trying to arrest me at the M.E.'s Office,." I said.

"This is great...They'll get to the bottom of this...Sooner rather than later and we can get this trial over..Oh my god..I'll bet his head is exploding right now."said Olivia.

III-

ALSO FRIDAY AFTERNOON  AND NIGHT!!!!

THE LOFT OF ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY FRANCES DANE-

She was kissing her investigator ,Larry Mitchell, who she had been out to dinner with in Cherry Hill the night before..

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH LARRRRRRRRY!!!!" she moaned...

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM FRANNNIE!!!" he moaned...

She was driving him out of his mind.......They had eaten a delicious meal

and drank a lot of wine.. a lot of wine... They had made it back to her condo a little after three....

He had unhooked her bra and slipped her panties down....and spread her legs, bending her over her kitchen sink and entering her doggie style.....

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU LARRY, YOU ARE A BEAST!" she screamed out!!!

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH FRANNIE YOU ARE DRIVING ME CRAZYYYY!" he yelled out as they made out like two dogs in heat on her living room floor a little while later......

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I FEEEL LIKE SUCH A WHORE!!!!" she screamed out...

"AWWWWWWWWWWWW SWEET BABY!" he moaned as they made out on the side of her bed...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU...UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!" he moaned loudly as the bed began to squeak like nobody's business....

and they began making sweet love for the next NINE TO TEN HOURS....

It was a good weekend for her.... The calm before her storm..

MONDAY MORNING -The Courtroom waiting area..

"This is it...I guaruntee you , you'll be a totally free man by this weekend."said a very confident, Olivia.

"You really think so? You think you can avoid a trial?" asked Emille.

"Yes!  It won't be like last time..A Big 4 week show trial.. He has less evidence now than he had then and he didn't have a whole lot then....You have an almost rock solid alibi...She has nothing...No Motive, No Opportunity, No Forensic evidence whatsoever...."said Beverly..

''We have Forensic Evidence that may implicate someone else altogether.." I said, without telling him who.

"This here! This is a joke...She's not going to avenge her father...She's going to do worse and you know why? Because they both trusted Lt. Tragg and now,just like in 2016, he did a half assed investigation."said Josie.

"He did a better investigation back then, than now..Now he did next to nothing...He just has it in his thick skull that it's you and he can't be, won't be told  any different." said Nelson.

"I can't believe she still wants to go through with this...She's as stubborn and as thick skulled as he is..She's just ignoring all of the facts or lack of them." said Bresha.

Attorney and our friend, Brenda Jordan walked in with coffee's for everybody....

Lt. Tragg was walking in just then... He saw her...He hadn't seen her in awhile.. He was still wildly attracted to her..

"Heyyyyyyyyyyyy Brenda, what are you doing here ? Who is all this coffee for?" he asked.

"Olivia, Beverly, Donnie Ray, Nelson, Josie, Bresha and my boyfriend....They're my boyfriend's defense team." she said.

"YOU'R BOYFRIEND??? YOU'RE DATING SLAUGHTER?" he bellowed in shock.

as Brenda passed coffees to us...

"Thank you Bren..." said Olivia.

"Thanks Ms. Brenda." said Beverly...

"Love you Ms. Brenda." said Nelson.

"Thanks Ms. Brenda." said  Josie.

"Thanks Ms. Brenda." said Bresha.

"Thank You Brenda.." I said.

"Thanks Baby!" said Emille..

He defiantly kissed Brenda....

"Oh you all are all welcome..... Thank you guys." said Brenda.

"CRIMMMINY, I DON'T BELIEVE IT!!!" said an angry Lt. Tragg...

ADA Francis Dane walked in with her investigator, Larry Mitchell, who like me was a former Homicide Detective...

"Arthur I don't know if you've been informed, but you're off the case.......Larry here is my investigator."said ADA Dane rather matter of factly...

"Hello Artie..." said Larry...

"Artie? THAT'S LIEUTENANT!!! SHOW SOME DAMN RESPECT!" snarled Lt. Arthur Tragg.

"I'm not on the force anymore...I'm a Licensed Private Investigator..."said Larry... 

"You're a licensed hack, that's what you are....Horning in on my case and my girl....Wait a minute...there's my phone..It's the Deputy of Operations....I have to take this...."said Lt. Tragg.

"Goooood Morning My Esteemed Deputy of Operations...Yes sir.....Yes Sir sirrrrrr....I'm what? I'm off the case....??? I don't understand....Yes they told me you were by the office....I was at the M.E.'s Office running down a lead in the case sir....What?? Unopened Autopsy Reports on my desk?? A Stack?? Well sir I didn't need to read them...I uh know the cause of death....I have a pretty strong case against this guy...What sir...The Two Detectives from New Haven??.....They had nothing sir....Nothing related to this case.....They had what sir?? No, MY HEAD IS DEFINITELY NOT UP MY ASS SIR!!  I AM NOT EMBARRASING THE DEPARTMENT CONTINUOUSLY SIR!!! I am not raising my voice..but I am very disappointed...I'm in court...the trial is about to start....I KNOW YOU SAID I AM OFF THE CASE.....YES THE ADA  JUST INFORMED ME BEFORE YOU CALLED SIR....NO MY HEAD IS NOT UP MY ASS....I JUST ANSWERED THAT!!! WHAT? Sissy Van Buren and the C.I.D. are on the case and the FBI and ATF???  YOU CAN'T DO THAT SIR!!   Oh You did!!! Wellllll that's that... Yes Sir, Sirrrrrrrrrrr!"  (Click!)

"Where is some nice hot butter popcorn when you need it?" giggled Beverly, who like the rest of us had heard the entire conversation..

"I knowwwwww." laughed her aunt.... I've always said...Beverly and Olivia were more like sisters than aunt and niece....

"Awwwwwwww Suki Suki Now.."laughed Josie..

"The Plot thickens..." said Bresha.

"You think the girls are enjoying this a little too much Donnie Ray?" laughed Nelson.

"Definitely." I said.

Fran Dane looked at us and shook her head.....I couldn't imagine what was on her mind right now...This case, like her father's case 7 years ago was just weak and wrong...Maybe there was nothing to avenge..

IV-

THREE DAYS LATER-

ADA Fran Dane made her closing arguments..

"Your Honor...I have made a sufficient argument for this man to be held over for trial on First Degree Murder charges." she said.

Her Investigator, Larry Mitchell held his head in his hands...It was almost as if he couldn't believe she was saying this..

Judge Elise Cummings looked at her as though she had lost her mind....

"Oh You think so?  Mrs. Bennett-Alexander, do you wish to present a defense?? Do YOU NEED TO?" she said incredulously..

For Three days she had watched Olivia, her niece Beverly and Nelson..

thrash and discredit every witness she presented..

Watch Josie, Olivia and Bresha challenge timelines, opportunity and lack of any forensic evidence...

Her Investigator, Larry Mitchell stared at me and then put his head back in his hands...

I could smell that the end was near....

Detective James "Jimmy" Barlow walked into the courtroom......

"Your Honor....Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Division with help from New Haven Homicide Detectives and the FBI and ATF arrested a suspect for this crime early this morning.. A Lester Terrell. We matched his DNA to this murder, a Murder three years ago in New Haven and a 2016 murder  here in Philadelphia...Faced with the DNA and Fingerprint evidence...He confessed to all three murders.." said Jimmy..

"Lester??? Lester did this?? Lester is a serial killer??" exclaimed Emille Slaughter..

''We suspected..but we didn't want to tell  you....Dr. Hazel Baylor told us yesterday....We were going to present all of that in your defense..." said Olivia..

"In Lieu of this overwhelming evidence...The People move to drop all charges against Mr. Slaughter and we offer our deepest Apologies to him on behalf of the City of Philadelphia." she said.

"YEAH!!!!! THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!" said an exuberant Emille Slaughter..."This was better than the last time...No Long drawn out trial...No Jury..." he said..

"I'm so happy for you Emille.."said Brenda..

"I know someone else that's happy too!." he said raffishly as he took her in his arms and kissed her passionately..

"Yesssssss that thing stays happy when I'm around." she said, laughing...

Olivia and Beverly leaped into the air and high fived each other..

"WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" they yelled...

and they both kissed me on the cheek....

An exuberant Nelson, Josie and Bresha smiled and cheered..

"They won again...Turns out they were right both times...The Man was innocent.." said Frances Dane.

"I told you this was a loser case." said Larry Mitchell..

"Larry What are you doing this weekend?  I wouldn't mind some company...I'll make it worth your while. Come stay with me!" said ADA Fran Dane..

"VA VA VA VOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM.!!.....Of course..." he said, smiling ear to ear as they left...

"This calls for a breakfast celebration...Let's go to Sam Mother's diner." said Nelson..

"YESSSSSSS!" said Josie.

"YEAHHHHHHHH!" said Bresha.

"Are you guys sure? NOW!!! After we just won this case?  " I asked.. Worried about an unhinged Lt. Tragg.

"YEAH WE SHOULD GO, RUB HIS NOSE IN IT!!" said Beverly...

"Looks like we are out numbered Lover..."said a smiling Olivia.

"YOU GUYS MUST HAVE WON AND WON BIG IN COURT TODAY HUH?" said Sam Mother, Happy to see us...

We ordered six orders of  New York Strip Steak and Eggs with Hash Browns and Hot Coffee..

"Mind if we join you?" said Brenda as she and her boyfriend, Emille walked in holding hands..

"You guys were great....I am putting myself and my business on your retainer list..." he said.

"Why Thank you...Always Nice to have a happy customer.."said Olivia... The More money we made on retainer fee income, the less individual bills we had to pay and the bigger raises she could give us all.. We loved that..

I was making triple my police salary back in New Orleans

And Beverly and Nelson were making triple their salaries as Public Defenders....

"You guys were even better and more efficient than last time..but then you had more firepower too!" said Emille pinching Josie's butt..

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" she laughed...For once, she didn't mind..

"We were happy to help."said Bresha...

Midway into the meal, Lt. Tragg walked in..

He was totally humiliated and embarrassed....He had arrested the wrong suspect two times...And Both times, the same attorneys had gotten the man off and even worse..The real killer had been caught..and by other detectives...and in THREE DAYS! He really looked like a simp.. He was the laughing stock of the department...Seeing Emille with Brenda together didn't help his mood either.

For once...He didn't bother us... He kept right on walking to the counter...

"My regular Sam." he said quietly...

And he served him his regular of Fried Eggs, Hash Browns, Sausage and Coffee.

It was the most peaceful breakfast we'd had in Sam Mother's Diner in awhile...

EPILOUGE-

Lester Terrell was convicted of Two counts of First Degree Murder  and sentenced to two life sentences with no parole..... He was also convicted of the Murder in Conneticut...and also sentenced to Life in absentia....He offered no explanation as to why he did it...Just that "He couldn't help himself..."

Emille Slaughter received..A sandwich tray with all kinds of cheeses and meats and condiments....Hard rolls, Mayo and Mustard and a six pack of beer and a letter of apology from Lt. Tragg...

Emille of course invited his favorite people over to celebrate with him...

"I can't eat and drink all of this by myself.." he gleefully said..

"Thank You Emille...You can go on and live your life now, Free from any bother from Lt. Tragg."said Olivia..

"He looked so humble yesterday in Sam Mothers..didn't say a word to us.." I said..  I had to admit..I was surprised.

"That's because he couldn't say anything...What could he say?" asked Beverly...

"I've got to find out the name of Lt. Tragg's caterer...Such good meats and such a wide variety.."said Nelson as he made himself a second sandwich...

"You be sure to do that!" said Josie jokingly.....

"Nelson does have a point..this spread is sooo good..."said Paris..

"It is a nice spread..."said Bresha..

Her husband, Tony softly rubbed her behind and whispered in her ear... "Just like yours....Ummmmmm." he said..

"Stop! Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu, you are so nasty!"laughed Bresha , who was blushing, even though no one had heard him but her..

"Enjoying yourself?" asked Alfreda to her husband, Rockland..

"Yessssssss....as much as I don't like the man, I've got to find out the name of Lt. Tragg's caterer...Such good meats and such a wide variety.." said Rockland....

"ENJOY!" said our good friend, Brenda.....

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH LARRRRRRRRY!!!!"

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM FRANNNIE!!!" 

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU LARRY, YOU ARE A BEAST!" 

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH FRANNIE YOU ARE DRIVING ME CRAZYYYY!"

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I FEEEL LIKE SUCH A WHORE!!!!" she screamed out...

"AWWWWWWWWWWWW SWEET BABY!" he moaned as they made out on the side of her bed...and later in the bed..

Lt. Tragg drove by ADA Francis Dane's lofts... He could hear the sounds of sweet lovemaking, moaning and cooing out of her window..as well as the bedsprings squeaking...

He angrilly pulled off at top speed..

FOR CAITLIN