Once A Strangler

 PRELUDE- 2016

We stood in the old courtroom with our client...Emile Slaughter, on trial for strangling a young woman and leaving a tulip in her hands... Dubbed the tulip killer by Lt. Tragg and the press....We had just finished a long four week trial...

That was 7 years ago....How different things were... 

Beverly and Nelson weren't married yet...but a couple..Nelson wasn't working for us yet....He was working for Robert Foxworth and Associates...Olivia and Beverly had hired him on a consulting basis... He was practically living with us...He had an apartment across town, but he was hardly ever there.. 

He was with Beverly nearly every night and Olivia and I would smile, seeing him leaving , early in the morning and driving to work..

Sometimes in the same clothes he had on the night  before, but lately, having a suit or change of clothes with him...

Josie was just a Para-legal then...and we hadn't met Bresha yet!

Horny Judge Joseph Crawford was presiding...he had a thing for my wife Olivia that was way past disrespectful....He leered at her and looked at her every move the entire trial...He even sent her texts asking what color her panties and bra were on any given day....Olivia and Beverly both had to keep me from wringing his neck... As a judge though ,he had been surprisingly fair...He ruled fairly and justly towards both sides...Us and the prosecution..

"Has the jury returned with a verdict?" he asked.

"We have your honor." said the bailiff..

The Bailiff gave him the verdict.. He read it and smiled at Olivia.. We knew the verdict..

"Read it Jeffrey." he said..Smiling salaciously at Olivia..

"COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA VS. EMILE SLAUGHTER ON COUNT ONE MANSLAUGHTER...WE FIND THE DEFENDENT.. NOT GUILTY.

COUNT TWO SECOND DEGREE MURDER , WE FIND THE DEFENDENT , NOT GUILTY.

COUNT THREE,, THE MOST SERIOUS CHARGE, FIRST DEGREE MURDER, WE FIND THE DEFENDENT...NOT GUILTY!!!"

"I'd like to thank the Jury for their time and attention to this matter...Your checks will be passed out to you in the back..."said the Judge..

Assistant District Attorney Proctor Dane was furious...

"I DON'T BELIEVE IT!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!" he said...His hands shaking with furor..

"Olivia, Beverly, Nelson, Donnie Ray...Thank you....Thank you soooooo much....I didn't do this...I told everybody who would listen...that I didn't do this...You were the only ones who believed me.."said a very happy Emile Slaughter, a businessman , who owned a series of flower shops that catered to the rich and famous... The only thing tying him to the murder was the fact that the dead girl had bought flowers, Tulips from his store, a week before she was found strangled in the park near her home... Emile said he didn't know her and may not have even of waited on her.

"You can really thank my husband, Emile.. He did a thorough investigation...He convinced my niece and I that the killer was someone else...and not you..."said Olivia, hugging him..

"And he's an ex-homicide detective...If he said so...Welllll we just had to take his word for it.."said Beverly, "Oh and my uh future husband here helped out too.."said Beverly

Beverly gave Nelson a slow sweet kiss...

"Ummmmmmmmmmm future wife....your lips are so soft." moaned Nelson...

I smiled....

Lt. Tragg was then, no different than he is today...

"You set a killer free...You guys use every loophole, every legal loophole to get the outcome you want...It's a disgrace what you lawyers do....And you Donnie Ray....you used to be a cop, you used to put creeps like this away...Now you're whoring yourself to a couple of lawyers.....I know they're attractive... Olivia has got you so whipped you'll do anything she says." he scoffed.

"Lt. Tragg, the case is over....A Jury has decided the outcome, not me...Move on."said Olivia silently..

The Case was over...but the "Tulip Killer " was never caught...The Murder was never solved!

TODAY- 

A little after midnight, this morning..
 

Lovers Lane!

Attorney Beverly West-East and her husband..

Attorney Nelson East

were in a car at lovers lane, kissing passionately... They had been out to dinner and had driven here..

"You know...One time  I was here...I was on that stakeout with Donnie Ray and we both got arrested by the FBI. and then there was that other time they found bones, the skeletal remains of that man and woman...I'm beginning to think this lane is cursed.." said Beverly..

"Yeah...I remember." said Nelson smiling...

"But you were so frisky tonight....I figured we'd better get away...alone together..."said Beverly.

" You're good like that Honey Bun!" whispered Nelson..

As they began kissing passionately some more..

Nelson slowly opened Beverly's dress...

"OH MY GODDDDD BEVERLY!" he moaned..

Beverly giggled...She loved that she turned him on so much!

They kissed some more, slowly, softly....

"Last two times we were in a car making out, we got caught ." said Beverly..

in between more hot smouldering slow kisses..

"Fourth time is the charm. Besides , Bee Bee and Keith have been up here, So Has Kayla and Ray and there were no incidents...I think Bresha and Tony have been up here too!" said Nelson...

''Meooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!"she cooed and leaned over and kissed him passionately... 

 "Ummmmmmmmmmmmph....ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.." he moaned...

Beverly could see that his trousers were standing out like a circus tent... ,

She softly rubbed his erection and continued deep throat kissing him....

 "Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Nelson...We need to take this back to our place..."she moaned...

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...I know...ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh but I'm losing my mind over here...Ohhhhhhh.."he moaned and lifted her top...

and began unbuckling her bra..

"Too Late.....Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.." she moaned as Nelson sucked on her breasts and kissed her breasts, her neck and her cheekbones and finally her lips....She moaned and leaned her head back......She was giddy with excitement....

Nelson started by kissing Beverly from her mouth down to her breasts, He began giving her french kisses,He moved his lips slowly across her breasts down to her body, He kept kissing her body as he lowered himself to her waist and hips. Beverly was wearing a nice sheer  skirt and Nelson lifted it.. 

 As he got to her panties, He placed a hand on both of her shapely legs and slowly spread them, Instead he kissed her vagina through her panties and even squeezed it slightly with his lips,

 "OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU....UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM ,OHHHHHHHHHH MY GODDDD!!! OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU, NELSONNN!" she moaned.

 Beverly was near delirium.. Nelson ran his tongue softly over her panties... He kissed her through her panties for a few minutes He moved slightly lower, kissing along her inner thigh. He licked & kissed her inner thigh... Then he began deep throat kissing her again...

She was breathing heavily and her body was shaking.. "OH MY GODDDDD NELSON....UMMMMMMM!" she cooed. 

 "OHHHHHHHHHHH BEVERLY....OHHHHHHHHHHH!" Nelson moaned.

"YOU'VE DREAMED OF DOING THINGS LIKE THIS TO ME FOR YEARS HAVEN'T YOU..OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU, OHHHH MY GODDDDD!" she moaned.

"YES....YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS, OUUUUUUUUUUUUU YESSSSSSSS!" moaned Nelson.

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM, YOU NASTY BOY!" she cooed..

"Ouuu husband...Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"Beverly moaned...She was very close to having a very intense orgasm....So was Nelson.. Her body was trembling...

 "OH MY GOD BEVERLY...OUUUUUUU!" he moaned.

She slipped her panties to the side and climbed over to the drivers side..Nelson let the seat back and she

And she mounted him...allowing him to move in and out of her as she slowly moved up and down...Neither of them could believe it..

They had finally got to this point with no interference from anyone..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUU NELSON I'M IN LOVEEEE." Beverly cooed.

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH BEVERLY, I'VE BEEN IN LOVE...UMMMMM." He cooed.

"AWWWWWWWWWWW"she said as they moved up and down in that front seat.

.

She rode him like a surfer rides the waves, while kissing him passionately...

Waves of pleasure went through both of them as their bodies trembled...

THREE TO FOUR HOURS LATER!

Beverly was standing outside of the car, fixing her hair and applying lipstick....gazing at herself in the rear view mirror.

"That was awesommmmmmmmee!" she said , smiling at her husband, who was straightening out his clothes and smiling sheepishly...

They hadn't got caught...

"Told you fourth time was the charm.." said Nelson smiling.

Beverly stared in Nelson's eyes...There was a cool wind blowing...There was no one around for miles..

They giggled..

"We're going to do this again aren't we?" she asked him..

"Yes we are!" he whispered..

"You are a horn dog, you never get enough!" she said...

They stood up against the car, kissing passionately....

"Nelson what are you doing? Didn't you get enough?" she giggled..

"Noooooooooo it was soooo damn goood ,OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" he moaned.

Nelson slipped her panties down again...

"OOOOOOOOOOOOOP!! NELSON..WE AREN'T IN THE CAR!!! WE ARE OUT IN THE OPEN!" she squealed...but the excitement of the fact that  they were doing something naughty and risque made her even more excited..

Nelson lifted her up and entered her again....She gasped as he entered her slowly ,holding her petite body in the air ,thrusting slowly and gently...his trousers down by his ankles...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU..OH MY GODDDDDDD!" she yelled out...

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMM..HONEY BUNNNNNNNNN!" he cried out

He placed her on the back of the car, the trunk...spread her legs and began to thrust inside of her...first slow and then fast...He loved kissing her and staring into her beautiful Hazel eyes...

Beverly had an embarrassingly fast and intense orgasm....Her body trembled...Her head turned from side to side and her little fists pounded his back as Nelson came like he'd never cum before... all over his trunk...

Beverly was standing outside of the car, fixing her hair again and applying lipstick....gazing at herself in the rear view mirror.

"That was awesommmmmmmmee! I've never felt more alive than I have , when I've been with you..I love you sooo much." she said , smiling at her husband, who was straightening out his clothes and smiling sheepishly...

"I love you too Beverly Cheryl!" he said.

"Ouuuuuuuu you used my government name.." she laughed.

They hadn't got caught...again!

"Come on Honey Bun...Let's get out of here...Let's go home...Shouldn't tempt fate twice." said Nelson.

They got in the car and drove a little ways...They saw police cars and a small crowd...

Nelson looked at his watch..It was 4:55 AM...

"They're too late...We've did it already." he joked.

"Goofball!" laughed Beverly, holding his hand..

They saw Crime Scene Investigators  and uniformed police officers surveying the scene..

A young woman , African American was found clad in only her panties and bra, with freshly cut Tulips in her hand...

Crime Scene Investigators and Uniformed officers were already snapping photos and looking for forensic evidence..

''Beverly, Nelson, What are you two doing out this late? " asked Dr. Hazel Baylor ...Then she looked around and smiled sheepishly..

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, yall are so cute!  Still Newlyweds...How many years?" asked Hazel.

"Six Years....All of this has the strange feeling of De Ja Vu...Like I had this conversation before."said Beverly....

"This dead girl...here with the flowers in her hands...Tulips....Reminds me of a case we had years ago.."said Nelson.

"Yeah, the person arrested was acquitted, but the killer was never found...never caught."said Beverly.

"Someone across the street heard a scream....about an hour ago....A Homeless man walked up on this young lady....We have no idea.. No pocketbook or purse...No clothes...She's just here in her panties and bra with a handful of tulips.."said Dr. Marcy Martin.

"OHHHH NOOOOOO!" said Beverly looking up..

Two police cars drove up....Two uniformed policemen got out of each one..

an unmarked police car drove up, one uniformed policeman got out..

Lt. Tragg got out and began walking towards them.

"Ohhhhhh god..WHY?? WHY?? WHY DOES HE HAVE TO BE INVOLVED IN ALMOST EVERY INVESTIGATION?" sighed Hazel..

"I was thinking the same thing." said Dr. Marcy Martin.

"WHAT HAVE WE GOT HERE? AND WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOING HERE?" he snarled as he approached the crime scene.

''We were minding our own business." replied Beverly..

''We were on our way home and we happened upon this."said Nelson diplomaticly.

"OHHHHHHH YOU JUST HAPPENED TO WALK ON THIS CRIME SCENE HUH? SEEMS LIKE THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE!" he snarled.

"They were at the lovers lane....They have nothing to do with this.. That man over there with the bottle of wine discovered this woman.The body is still warm, She's been dead about two hours.. We found her like this.. Just in her panties and bra..and a handful of tulips. Cause of death, manual strangulation."said Hazel..

''Hmmm looks like an old case of mine...The Tulip murder case....Same M.O. a woman found in her underwear with Tulips in her hands... You and your aunt got that guy off...but you won't get him off this time.."said Lt. Tragg.

"Ohhhhhh don't start that again, Didn't you learn enough from seven years ago, the last time you went on this tangent.? Besides...I'm no detective, but this, this is different.. That woman was white, and the tulips were in the left hand, not the right and she was found near her home...Not out here." said Beverly..

"You're right You aren't a cop...I am... You know over the years I've put up with your smart mouth only out of respect for your aunt..but I'm getting a little tired of your mouth.." snarled Lt. Tragg.

"I'M TIRED OF YOU PERIOD!" snarled Beverly defiantly, staring him down....

''Come on Honey Bun, let the Lieutenant do his work...Let's go home."said Nelson diplomatically pulling Beverly away..

Beverly went along willingly with her husband, but she glared at Lt. Tragg angrilly...

"Lieutenant! Right Now...We don't know what this is here....Why don't you wait until we get her to the Morgue and further examine her...?" said Hazel forcefully..

It was as if she were talking to herself.. Lt. Tragg stood there with a blank stare... "I AM THE DETECTIVE HERE!! I MAKE THE CALLS.....GET ME THE AUTOPSY REPORT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!" he snarled.

Hazel and Marcy sighed..

"Alright Boys, Wrap her up, Let's Go!"said Hazel.

"Let's get her out of here..." said Marcy.

The body of the young woman was placed into a body bag and wheeled off.

A little while later in their bedroom...

"Do you think he'll start that Emile Slaughter mess up again ?" asked Beverly..

"Of course he will, First thing in the morning.. We'll tell your aunt.." said Nelson. "Now come here..give me some sugar.." whispered Nelson.

''I think I've given you quite enough sugar tonight.."laughed Beverly...

Beverly plopped in his lap, put her arms around Nelson's neck..

and gave her husband, a slow, soft kiss.. 

They were both tired...They retired to their bed..

II-

FRIDAY MORNING-

'Breakfast is ready, come and get it...Aint no Waitresses around here." said Beverly's mother and our Office Manager Supreme, Alfreda, who had prepared Pancake Batter the night before.. She had prepared Pancakes, Hash Browns and Sausage..There was freshly squeezed Orange Juice and Hot Coffee.

Nelson hugged his mother in law and kissed her on the cheek.

"Mrs. C. I want to Marry your daughter all over again." he said.

"Ummmmmmmmmm Ummmmph...She must have really put it on you last night huh?" laughed Alfreda..

Beverly Blushed....

"Auntay...Last night they found a woman...All she had on was her panties and her bra and she had freshly picked Tulips in her left hand...Cause of death was manual strangulation...Sound familliar?" she asked.

"Oh My Godddd! The Tulips Case....The Tulip Strangler...Maybe you two should find another place to make out...every time you go to that lovers lane...bodies are found..."laughed Olivia.. She looked at her husband, Donnie Ray... "You know that case was never solved...The killer was never caught...You think maybe he's back or it's a copy cat?" asked Olivia.

"It could be either one....The case was never solved because Lt. Tragg was on it...He was so certain that our guy, Emile Slaughter was the guy that after he was acquitted...He stopped looking...Not that he was looking in the first place."I said.

"In 2016...A white woman was found a few blocks from her house...partially clothed, strangled with tulips in one hand... The Case was called the "Tulip Murder" and as you can guess ,it was sensationalized....Lt. Tragg arrested a florist named Emile Slaughter based on the fact that the woman bought flowers....Not Tulips from his flower shop just the day before she was murdered.... but there was no sexual assault..No semen found in the panties, no saliva on the bra...The killer was left handed, judging by the neck marks....our client was right handed, had a solid alibi and didn't know the woman...Had no contact with the woman and didn't know if he waited on her or someone else.. The Tulips in her hands at death could have come from anywhere...They didn't neccesarily  come from his store. Lt. Tragg as usual did a crappy investigation and we defended Emile...We got him acquitted." said Josie to Bresha. "Back then I was a Para-legal..Hadn't started law school yet." she said.

"I remember that case... I hadn't started Law School yet..."said Bresha.

"This case was different Auntay....This woman was African American ,That woman was white back in 2016, and the tulips were in the left hand, not the right hand and she was found near her home..partially clothed , This woman was clad only in panties and bra...No purse, no clothes, no coat..No shoes, nothing..." said Beverly...

"It's either a copycat or the killer changed up a bit..."I said.

"If Lt. Tragg is involved in this...I know he'll go for the easiest target...Emile...Emile has been doing so well since the trial.. He had three Flower shops...After the trial, he increased his shops to ten and it got so he didn't personally have to work in them...He hired two general managers... He went back to school, got his MBA from Wharton and moved downtown into a nice Loft....I ran into him not long ago...He was looking well.. I certain hope Lt. Tragg doesn't bother him..."said Olivia..

"Liv, you know who you're dealing with...We'd better plan for a contingency...See if we can round up a Judge....Find some charactor witnesses...."said Nelson.

"Yeah....I know what's coming.... Neicey Poo, why don't you ,Josie and Bree head to the courthouse...Scare us up a Judge...Nelson, you and Donnie Ray, look at charactor witnesses,old and new...and I'll stay by my phone...In fact I'll call him..."said Olivia..

"Remember Old ADA Proctor Dane?  

He Hated our guts....He'd see Me or Nelson or You and cross to the other side of the street....I'd hate to be trying a case against him again."said Beverly..

"Don't worry Niecey Poo, I assure you he won't be trying this case..."said Olivia.

"What? He retired?? He's a Judge now??" asked Beverly..

''Neither! He's dead!! He died about three years ago." said Olivia... " Just don't get Judge Crawford!"said Olivia..

"Oh yeah..The Horn Dog Judge who's got a thing for you...Don't worry...We won't get him even if he's the only Judge left...We'll just wait." said Beverly...

"Then there is our friend, The Cross Dressing Judge." said Josie,laughing...

"WHATTTTTTTTTTTTTT??" asked Bresha, astounded.."Are you serious?/" she asked.

''She is..They'll tell you about it on the way to the courthouse..."said Nelson..

"Let's take your car Nelson...I said.

III-

Beverly and Nelson had celebrated their anniversary at this tony Hotel just a few blocks from the Bridge Building in Queen Village and She and Kayla and Jazzy and two of their other law school friends had booked rooms and had stayed here one weekend for their law school reunion...

She found out that they had a discount for rooms this weekend due to it not being a holiday weekend..

She suggested that our whole group book some rooms and spend a nice restful weekend here...

We parked our buses in The Bridge Building's safe and secure indoor parking lot.

We all walked the few blocks to the hotel and booked our rooms...On the 10th floor , right below the bar and pool... We rented 10 rooms.... Olivia and I, Beverly and Nelson, Josie and Paris, Bresha and Tony, Alfreda and Rockland, Yvette and Gary, Keith and Bee, Sofia and Kahlil, Jade and Danny and Virginia and Jetty inhabited the 10th floor...

"I was almost going to cancel because of Emile...but he's not even our client as of yet and it's been an eerie 24 hours and nothing has happened.."said Olivia.

"It's the weekend...Even if it did happen...What could we do until Monday?" I asked.

"Yeah Auntay, Donnie Ray is right."said Beverly..

"Let's just enjoy ourselves.."said Nelson..

"I know I am...I love these rooms...This is the rest and relaxation we all needed."said Josie.

"I'll say and we didn't have to go far."said Paris..

"I know...you guys work walking distance from here."said Bresha...

"This is Mad Cool.." said Tony,.,,,,

"These rooms are gorgeous and the view!!!" exclaimed Alfreda..

"Yes...this is nice."said Rockland..

"I love this view and these beds are so soft..."said Yvette..

"This is nice...."agreed her husband, Gary....

"This was a great idea...Us renting rooms here...We got everything we need..A Bar, A heated indoor Pool..."said Keith Jones. "I' am going to love this weekend." he said.

"I know I am...I love these rooms...This is the rest and relaxation we all needed."said Bee Bee..

"I knowwwwwwwwwwww....Next to staying at home.." laughed Sofia...

"I know right?" said Kahlil.

"I love this place."said Jade.

"I love it too." said her husband...Danny Ho.

"I know you can't wait to close the door can you?" said Virginia.

On the 9th floor below us...was the rest of our delegation occupying 6 rooms, Cousin Kayla and Ray,

Jazzy and Dabnis, Jessica and Chip, Natalie and David and Brooke and Sean and of course, Zoey and Lem.

"Anybody bring any cards?" asked Kayla..

"Are you kidding?  Of course I did." said Ray...

"Spades....Kayla is my partner..."said Jazzy...

"Natalie is mine..."laughed Dabnis..

"I want to play Pinocle..."said Jessica.

"Yeah me too!" said Chip.

"After I wipe the floor up with them in Spades...I'll play a little knuckle with you guys."said Natalie.

Her husband David smiled.. He didn't play any cards...It wasn't allowed in his house...His new wife was teaching him Spades...

"I don't play Spades...but I do play Pinocle."said Brooke.

"Same Here!" said Sean..

"We play both."said Zoey...

"Yeah and I know Olivia and Beverly do." said Lem.

There was a Day room at the end of the hall on our floor where we all met....

We had a small indoor grill...We fixed Hot Links

Pork and Beans

and a case of Corona Beers Friday Night...

Upstairs they had a heated Indoor Pool with an incredible view of the city...

All of the women had bought new bathing suits and took over the pool with the men, with only Jetty, not getting in the pool...

They had a very nice Rooftop Bar that served us well....

After swimming and drinking, we returned to the day room..

Where we played cards and drank beer until everyone was tired and returned to their rooms..

Saturday and Sunday, We walked a few blocks to the No ID Bar for Brunch..

It was Saturday Morning , while having Breakfast....That we discovered the other shoe had dropped.

"Lt. Arthur Tragg of Homicide arrested Area Businessman, Emile Slaughter and charged him with the murder of an African -American girl found a night before in a lovers lane...clad only in her panties and bra with a tulip in her hands... This murder was identical to a murder seven years ago with the same M.O. that he had been arrested and charged with of a young white woman, scantily clad and found strangled near her home..

Mr.Slaughter was tried and acquitted of that murder...

"I thought he was guilty then and I am 100 percent sure he's guilty now... He got some slick attorneys who got him off seven years ago...but this time, he's going down for the count.." said Lt. Tragg to reporters... "He's the Notorious Tulip Killer...I know it!" he declared.

As Reporters snapped photos....

"Well, the other shoe has dropped Auntay." said Beverly...

"I know....It's Sunday.....We'll swing into action Monday Morning.."said Olivia.

"We are ready."whispered Nelson.

"Good!" said Olivia.

''We had a good weekend...Nice and restful...and we didn't have to go far." I said.

"That Poor Man, being put through this again..."said Josie.

"I know right?" said Bresha...

IV-

The "Fishbowl" , the nickname the detectives gave to the interrogation room..

''Well, it certainly smells better than it did seven years ago." said Emile Slaughter.....

"You've got a lot more to worry about than what this room smells like..You're in big trouble boy!"said Lt. Tragg who put a huge glossy on the table....It showed a young African-American woman clad in only her panties and bra..lying in a field near a local lovers lane with tulips, freshly cut in her hand...

"I don't know her....I've never seen her before in my life......I believe we had this same conversation seven years ago.....I told you then you had the wrong man....Now I don't know if this is some kind of joke or not....but I for one am tired of it....Why don't you do some real detective work and find out who's doing this.?" said Emile Slaughter.

"OH I KNOW IT'S YOU PAL....YOU GOT AWAY WITH THIS LAST TIME....BUT THIS TIME, I GOT YOU  COLD.....YOU LEFT YOUR CALLING CARD....YOU SEXUALLY ASsAULTED HER AND THEN YOU STRANGLED HER....THIS TIME WE GOT YOU!"bellowed Lt. Tragg.

"Look...the night that girl was murdered...I was at the Egyptian Club...with a date... A Lawyer....She'll vouch for me...I was too drunk to go back to her place....I left, I went home and was there alone...I don't recall seeing this girl or talking to her...I'm telling you, I don't know her..."said Emile.

"You got sloppy son....We found her skirt, Her Blouse , her shoes and her purse with her drivers license in it...a few blocks away in the trash can....WE KNOW HER NAME IS HAZEL NELSON.....HEH HEH HEH!  and thanks for telling me you were at the Egyptian Club...because...guess what?? Her close friends tell us SHE WAS THERE TOO! THAT NIGHT!!! NOW COME AGAIN??? TELL ME HOW YOU DON'T KNOW HER??" bellowed Lt. Tragg.

"I DON'T KNOW HER!!!!!  DAMN YOU, YOU THICK HEADED PRICK!!  HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO THE EGYPTIAN CLUB???  No...a square Keystone Copper like you probably never have...That place has three levels...There are thousands of people there on any given night...I can't tell you everyone who was at the bar with me and my date.....I'M GOING TO TELL YOU ONE LAST TIME!!! I DON'T KNOW THAT GIRL AND I NEVER SEEN HER BEFORE IN MY LIFE!!! NOW LET ME GO!!!" screamed Emile Slaughter.... "Just because I own several flower shops and am a Florist doesn't mean that everytime a dead person has flowers in their hands...I'm responsible.."said a now livid Emile Slaughter, realizing he was about to be charged once again with a murder he didn't commit.

He then heard a soft, honey sweet voice, he hadn't heard in seven years....

"Not another word Emile!!!...." came the voice of my wife, Attorney Olivia Bennett-Alexander...

"Liv, Olivia?? Is that you??" said Emile..

"Hi Emile!" said Beverly....

"BEVERLY???? YOU ARE STILL GORGEOUS!!! Hi Nelson, Hi Josie..." he said.

"Hi Emile..."said Nelson..

"Hi Emile.." said Josie..

He saw another young lady with us, Bresha...Whom he didn't know..

"Hello....I'm Bresha." she said.

"Crimmminy!! I DON'T BELIEVE IT!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!" snarled an angry Lt. Tragg..."NOT AGAIN!!! NOT AGAIN!!!" he snarled....

"Good Lieutenant, Can We have the room?" asked Olivia softly....

TO BE CONTINUED