By The Time He Gets To Phoenix

He drove.... He figured they might check the airports and the train stations when they realized he was gone..So He took one of the company's luxury cars and drove.

No way was Haverford Briscoe going to testify in this trial...And for the Defense at that!! No...To Hell with that...

He drove...as far away from Philadelphia as he could get....at least three days before the beginning of the trial...

While he drove...

Yvette was home with her husband, Gary...She was feeling good..She was in a festive mood..

"Ouu Gary, We really have a chance...We might just pull this thing out in the preliminaries...The Kids did great....We begin our defense tomorrow." said Yvette..

"And with all the evidence you have against Haverford Briscoe...It's a cinch the judge will throw this case out against that kid right.?" said Gary..

"Right!  They made Jumpshot Jim and Chris Garcetti look like first year law students...I was so proud of my babies...but tomorrow is my turn!" said Yvette..

''And now is my turn." said Gary as he took her in his arms and began kissing her..

"Righttttttt!" she said.

He dug his hands deep into her panties, feeling her hips, squeezing her butt..

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMM....OUUUUUUUUUUU GARY!!" she said..

And he slipped her panties down..

"OH MY GODDD VETTIE!!! OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" he moaned..

"These aren't new...I've had these for awhile...Just haven't worn them, that's all..." she said..

"Well you need to, wowwwwwwwww!" he said..

She eased herself down on Gary on the side of the bed and rode him slowly...She was so wet, so soft, smelled so good...Gary was going out of his mind with every kiss.

She continued to ride him softly and slowly like a surfer rides the waves....Gary didn't know if he was coming or going... Yvette had two very intense orgsams back to back...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU HUSBAND!" she cried out! Her body trembling!!!

A little while later, Gary had her bent over the sink in the bathroom going at her doggie style..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUU YOU NASTY DOGGGG YOU!! UMMMMMMPH" she moaned..

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH VETTIE , YOU'RE MY SWEET, SWEET GIRRRRRRRRRRL!" moaned Gary...

Soon they were on the bathroom floor...going at it hard...

"OUUUUUU GARY, I'M ABOUT TO CUM!" Yvette cried out as she had her third orgasm of the night...

They finally wound up in bed, doing it missionary style, moaning and crying out as the bed began to squeak a little and the headboard rattled..

EIGHT TO NINE HOURS BLISSFULLY PASSED BY...

Gary came so hard, he thought he was dying....

Yvette rested peacefully on top of Gary.....

"WOWWWWWWWW!" she said.

"Good Luck in court tomorrow, my little winner."Gary said softly..

"Thank you!" she said and kissed Gary softly...

THREE DAYS BEFORE-

With Judge William Brau presiding...We began the preliminary hearing regarding the murder trial of 

Wynne Schuyler...

Wynne's time in jail had mellowed him...He was no longer as uptight...He had learned to deal with his incarceration for the time being.. He spoke when we came to visit him about a new feeling of empathy for the many low income and poor Black and Brown and Asian , even white young men in the jail with him awaiting trials and there simply because they couldn't afford bail....he said when he got released, He wanted to do something to help them.

In addition to our visits, he had met a young woman, Paisley Greene, a writer, who was helping him write his memoirs....Her visits and ours gave him something to live for.. As a result, he no longer whined and complained about his situation and was a lot more manageable and bearable.

Jumpshot Jim and Lt. Tragg once again turned this trial into a "Show Trial", holding Huge Press Conferences and saying inflammatory things that was making it hard for our client to have a fair trial..Even before a jury was picked...

In court, Cocky Jumpshot Jim and Chris Garcetti had very little meat to serve... They had the fact that our client bought and paid for the room and that he and Mrs. Briscoe had been having an affair for six months and that this was where they went to meet up... They presented the obvious that his semen and his fingerprints were all over the room...but nothing more..

Our numerous objections were all based on Predicates, Laws, Laws used in like cases....

The Judge purely tried to lean towards the prosecution...He had a thing for Third Chair.,

Brittany Hanks,

who so far hadn't said a word...She spent three days gazing at her laptop and occassionally whispering to Jumpshot Jim or Chris Garcetti...

We never denied that our client's DNA and Fingerprints were in the room...It was his room and he never denied having a sexual and romantic relationship with Mrs. Briscoe...but he didn't kill her and he stuck to that story...

His story was that she was alive when he left at 8:00 am that morning..

We produced a witness, a man who lived on the same floor who remembered seeing Mrs. Briscoe after 8:00 Am...the time when our client said he left...

The man said she ordered room service...and she came to the door to pick it up....and this was at 9:00AM

He described what she had on to a tee when she opened the door...

Kahlil provided a credit card receipt proving she ordered and paid for food after Wynne had left...Meaning she was alive when he left...

Sofia had credit card receipts from the Gas Station ,where Wynne used his card at 8:35 Am and a Diner, in town where Wynne had breakfast and a bar, where he had early morning cocktails...all around noon...

Bee Bee then asked .."WHEN EXACTLY DID OUR CLIENT KILL MRS. BRISCOE??"  

It was a question that couldn't be answered...

I made a motion that all charges be dropped for lack of evidence..

Judge Brau, as we all expected refused....

Jumpshot Jim was livid...He looked at Lt. Tragg...

"WHY DIDN'T YOU LOOK INTO THIS?" he bellowed.

He didn't answer, he glared at Jade...

Jade smiled wickedly at him and sat with Ms. Yvette, who had been letting the four of us run the case.

Ms. Yvette didn't look his way...

Jumpshot Jim closed his case and asked for the case to be held over for trial.....It had been three hard days...Three days that showed him this was not going to be the slam dunk he thought he had...And , he wondered...If Yvette's four associate attorneys had done this much damage to his case....What would she do?  He knew she was holding back something...He needed time to retool...So he closed his case...

Judge William Brau agreed and asked Ms. Yvette..

"Do you have a defense to present Mrs. Jones-Lockwood.?" he asked.

"We do your honor." she said.

''Alright, Due to the lateness of the hour...We will hear your arguments tomorrow at 9:00 AM,

Be on time and Be ready for trial." he said.

"My god....Is he the Judge or just another part of the Prosecution?" I grumbled..

"He is sooo obviously slanted towards the Prosecution it's not funny."said Bee Bee.

"He agreed to all of their objections....and only allowed ours when we came up with predicates,like laws in simular trials and actual laws..."said Sofia..

"See why Ms. Yvette has us do all that research? For times and Judges like him..." said Kahlil as we walked out...

"That Judge couldn't make it anymore obvious that he has a thing for ADA Hanks...And she hasn't opened her mouth yet."said Jade.

"She doesn't have to....All she needs to do is wear a mini skirt and a sheer blouse and she gets all the attention she needs...See you guys tomorrow...You were great!"said Wynne...

Which brings us to tonight!

Ms. Yvette was sleeping soundly on top of her husband after a night of good lovemaking...Expecting us to launch our defense in the preliminary...

Unaware our star witness was driving...Driving West..... 

II-

COURTROOM A- 9:00 AM THE NEXT MORNING!

"HE'S NOT HERE!!" I said..

"I don't believe this... He was here the first two days and then he vanished.. He's supposed to be here, I can't believe this."

"I've called his house numerous times and his office...His phone goes to voicemail and no one else has seen or heard from him in two days...They said he took one of the company cars , got it filled with gas..and left for parts unknown."said Jade.

"And they call me a Flight Risk." said Wynne..

Kahlil laughed...

"What are we going to do Ms. Yvette?" asked Bee Bee.

"He's the focal point of our defense." said Sofia.

"We've got to stall for time...Put out a fugitive warrant, ask for a continuance.."said Ms. Yvette...

"I'll see if I can find him....I'll bring him back at gunpoint if I have to."said Ms. Jade...

We asked for a continuance.....

''Absolutely Not! I am truly sorry that your witness has not shown up...but we can't hold this process up any longer.....No continuance....Do you have a defense to present Mrs. Jones-Lockwood?" asked Judge Brau..

"I do...We do!! but our witness is tantamount to our defense.." said Ms. Yvette....

"Well I can't grant you a continuance...I'm sorry.."said Judge Brau...

"Then the defense rests!" said Yvette...

A Shocked Jumpshot Jim sighed with relief....In Three Days we had wrecked whatever case he was trying to build...He needed the weekend to retool...

Chris Garcetti sighed relief...He too felt a need to retool the case...

Brittany was perplexed and not as relieved as the others...

"They did enough damage during our prosecution...Maybe we got spared the real show stopper." she said.

No one was listening to her..

Lt. Tragg thought he smelled blood..

"We've got em...They got nothing left in the tank...They'd never pull up this soon if they really had a case... Rich boy is going down..." he declared...

"It's Friday....Jury selection begins Tuesday at 9:00 AM...Be on time and be ready for trial...Have a nice weekend!" said Judge Brau.

"I know how you guys feel...I feel the same way....I wanted to wrap this thing up too...but we aren't ready.....We need to retool our entire defense, just in case Haverford has committed suicide or he can't be found....We've got to be ready.....and right now, we don't have a complete defense...but we will soon enough.."said Yvette.

"Maybe Ms. Jade can locate him."said Sofia..

"Yeah, maybe she can...You think she'll really bring him in at gunpoint?" I asked.

"I think she'd certainly try.." laughed Ms. Yvette...

"Let's get out of here...I'm starving...but I don't feel like hearing Lt. Tragg's gloating mouth this morning."said Bee Bee.

"Yeah, me neither." said Kahlil..

And so we headed back to our building...

And Lunch with our friends and associates....

''Well Hello guys...back so soon?"

''I take it from the looks on your faces....Your case got held over for trial huh?" said Dabnis..

"Not only that...Our main witness has vanished..."said Yvette.

"You guys have had the worst luck on this case."said Kayla.

"Get a Fugitive Warrant out on this guy so that he can be located fast...The sooner you do that the better." said Ray.

"Ray is right!!! I had to do that once...It's no fun waiting..." said Jessica.

"We had a nice Judge who gave us a 48 hour continuance." said Chip.

''We don't! We have an asshole judge who won't give us a break!" said Yvette.

''He's got a thing for one of the prosecutors."said Bee Bee.

"They all do, they're falling over themselves trying to get in her good graces...Jumpshot Jimmy, Chris Garcetti and the Judge." I said..

"You should see em, Just grinning and laughing everytime she says anything or makes a move.."said Kahlil..

"Jumping up running to get the door for her, Pouring a glass of water for her...It's disgusting."said Sofia.

"WOWWWWW, SOUNDS LIKE A REAL THREE RING CIRCUS IN THE COURTROOM!" said Paris,laughing..

"The Power of the Panties!"said Tony...

"You're not saying it right...You gotta really put the emphasis on it, the way Beverly, Josie and Bresha do.. "THE POWER OF THE PANTAYYYS!" laughed Virginia.

Jetty cracked up laughing...

"I'm surprised ole Arthur Tragg isn't all up in her face or up her skirt.."said Karen., who knew Brittany Hanks.

"Remember? She slapped the hell out of him in Curleys....He wants no part of that!"said Brooke..

Sean laughed....

"I had my new phone that night...I should have filmed that...Something to watch when I need a good laugh." said Natalie..

"Yeah that would have been priceless.." said her husband, David.

''What's Up for the weekend?" I asked.

''Well tonight we are all going to Stoleys, then to Aqua Bar

 and joining the whole crew at Josie's....

Tomorrow morning,  Brunch at No I.D. Bar...

and then chilling out at our homes..

.and Sunday, 

Super Brunch at Josie's...

 Superbrunch at Josie's with a live band, breakfast and soul food buffett....That's good eatin man... and that's it..gettin ready for Monday.."said Tony...

"In between that we can meet at Ms. Yvette's house and work out our new defense strategy.."said Kahlil...

''Sunday after brunch at the Sandwich Shoppe." said Ms. Yvette..

That was a perfect place to meet and talk.

"That'll be perfect."said Bee Bee.

"Here comes Ms. Jade." said Sofia..

Ms. Jade joined us...

"He's left town...but by the miracle of modern science and the fact that he's still using credit cards and debit cards instead of cash...I've tracked him....To Phoenix, Arizona.." said Jade..

"PHOENIX??" said Sofia..

"HE REALLY WANTED TO GET AWAY!!"said Bee Bee.

''Wow, he's out of our reach!" I said.

"Yeah,looks like it." said Kahlil..

''Ohhhh Nooo...I'm calling the FBI!"said  Ms. Yvette.

Meanwhile at Sam Mother's Diner...

Assistant District Attorney Brittany Hanks sat down to eat,...

She was having an everything omelette and coffee....

Two flutes of Orange Juice were placed on her table..A Bottle of Champaigne was opened and poured into the orange juice..

''Good Morning Counselor..."said Judge William Brau...

"Do you always walk around with a bottle of Champaigne Your Honor?" asked Brittany...

"I kept it in a cooler in the trunk of my car...it's properly chilled..." laughed the Judge with a pleased as punch look on his face..

"You do know this is highly innappropriate....Don't you? I'm part of the prosecution...You should not be eating or drinking with me during this trial..."chided Brittany.

"Trial hasn't started yet, not officially and besides...I can't help myself....I'm drawn to you like a moth to a flame....I've had a monster crush on you since I first met you...I find you extremely attractive and I've been wanting to go out with you for awhile."said Judge Brau...

"I'm flattered , but as a rule I don't date Married Men....and you should recuse yourself from this trial if you feel that way about me.."said Brittany..

"I happen to know you've dated both Jim Taylor and Chris Garcetti..."said Judge Brau..

"Neither of whom is married and I have not slept with either one of them..We went out for drinks and a couple of dinners...Plus...We are all on the Prosecution team..."said Brittany...

"Keith Jones is Married to Beatrice Evans- Jones...

And Kahlil Ahmed is married to Sofia Garcia -Ahmed...

Are you going to tell me that they aren't sleeping together?" argued the Judge..

''Apples and Oranges...I'm sure they are sleeping together, they're married....They're all on the Defense team...It does not pose a conflict of interest...Unlike if you and I slept together..."said Brittany.

"Well Ahhhhh maybe after the trial is over, you and I could uh get together..huh?" asked the Judge.

"NOPE!  NOT GONNA HAPPEN! I DON'T DATE MARRIED MEN!!" she said plainly and firmly...

"WELLLLLLLLLLLL!!! ALRIGHT THEN!" he said gruffly...

At that, the Judge closed up the bottle of Champaigne, got up quietly and without saying another word..

Stormed out of the Diner.,livid!!!

We didn't know it at the time, but this was going to mark a turning point in our case and our fortunes.

III-

TUESDAY MORNING, COURTROOM A- 9:00 AM

Jury selection began....

Jumpshot Jim and Chris Garcetti wisely allowed ADA Brittany Hanks to handle Voir Dire.. Which was smart...She was good..

But so was Kahlil and I and we successfully got 7 out of the 12 jurors we wanted to her 5....Not bad....

The Pendulum in the courtroom was seemingly swinging our way in a way that was surprising us all..

Jumpshot Jim and Chris Garcetti offered nothing new in their prosecution that they hadn't offered last week in the preliminary....It was all the same thing, just regurgitated and tweaked a little bit..They had the fact that our client bought and paid for the room and that he and Mrs. Briscoe had been having an affair for six months and that this was where they went to meet up... They presented the obvious that his semen and his fingerprints were all over the room...but nothing more..

They tried to pull the exact same stunts they pulled during the preliminary...The same stunts that we objected to... Nothing changed...Well ,maybe it did..Our numerous objections were all based on Predicates, Laws, Laws used in like cases....

This time, the Judge didn't object to a thing, He upheld all of our objections!!!! Had he learned from the preliminaries?? Was he surprised they hadn't changed a bit of their prosecution?? I don't know...but this time, he appeared to be on our side and didn't look ADA Hanks's way....

'The Judge seems to be on our side Ms. Yvette, what's going on?" asked our client, Wynne...

"I don't know but I'm not about to look a gift horse in the mouth."said Yvette.

ADA Brittany Hanks showed autopsy photos and crime scene photos to the jury....

Ms. Yvette showed some crime scene photos of her own of Mrs. Briscoe's neck and the size of the bruising.. She brought in an expert who showed that the bruising belonged to a man with huge hands...

and showed them how small Wynne's hands were in comparison...

Chris Garcetti's Objections were shot down so many times by the Judge, that in frustration, he tossed his suit jacket up in the air....

And for that, Judge Brau held him in contempt and had the Bailiff's escort him to the cooler...

Jumpshot Jimmy was livid at that and complained bitterly....

"WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU???" he bellowed..

"ONE MORE WORD!! ONE MORE WORD AND YOU'LL JOIN HIM!!! NOW PROCEED COUNSELOR!" snarled the Judge angrilly....

"I don't know what's going on here...but I like it."said Yvette..

''Yeah , the stars have aligned in our favor.." I said.

"I think I know what it is...Somebody got his little feelings hurt over the weekend."said Bee Bee..

"No panties for him ,from a certain ADA.."said Sofia..

Funny how women can sense these things..

"You girls may be right."said Kahlil...

Ms. Jade walked in and sat at our table..She whispered in Yvette's ear..

"I have great news...One..The FBI picked up Haverford Briscoe in a Phoenix Motel..He has waived extradition and will be here tomorrow. Two I got the DNA report back...The foreign DNA under Barbara Briscoe's fingernails is a 99.9 percent match to Haverford Briscoe...He's the killer without a doubt..." said Jade..

Ms. Yvette smiled broadly....This is outstanding." she said..

As a testimony of her faith in us...Ms. Yvette had let the four of us basically run the case through the prosecution...

Just as in the preliminary, now before a jury..We never denied that our client's DNA and Fingerprints were in the room...It was his room and he never denied having a sexual and romantic relationship with Mrs. Briscoe...but he didn't kill her and he stuck to that story...

His story was that she was alive when he left at 8:00 am that morning..

We again produced a witness, a man who lived on the same floor who remembered seeing Mrs. Briscoe after 8:00 Am...the time when our client said he left...

The man said she ordered room service...and she came to the door to pick it up....and this was at 9:00AM.

He described what she had on to a tee when she opened the door.. Which we had on hand to show the jury...

Kahlil provided a credit card receipt proving she ordered and paid for food after Wynne had left...Meaning she was alive when he left...

Sofia had credit card receipts from the Gas Station ,where Wynne used his card at 8:35 Am and a Diner, in town where Wynne had breakfast and a bar, where he had early morning cocktails...all around noon...

Bee Bee produced the GPS record of Wynne's movements that day after 8:00 Am , which co-incided

with his credit card and debit card receipts and witness sightings of him that day.

Bee Bee then asked .."WHEN EXACTLY DID OUR CLIENT  HAVE  TIME TO KILL MRS. BRISCOE??"  

It was a question that couldn't be answered...

 

I wanted to bring up restraining orders that Haverford Briscoe, Mrs. Briscoe's husband had filed against him by past wives....I expected this to be shot down...

Jumpshot Jim and Brittany Hanks vehemently objected, which I expected they would....I was just testing the waters...

I explained that it goes to motive and points to another possible suspect....A weak argument at best..

"I'LL ALLOW IT!" said The Judge....

"WHATTTTTTTTTT? ARE YOU MAD?? ARE YOU A FOOL?????" screamed ADA Brittany Hanks...

"A FOOL? DID YOU CALL ME A FOOL ? Bailiffs!!! REMOVE HER.....SHE'S IN CONTEMPT!!! I THINK THE COOLER WILL COOL HER OFF!" Judge Brau bellowed...

"YOU'RE A BULLY!!! ALL THIS BECAUSE I WON'T GO OUT WITH YOU, YOU HORNY BASTARD!!  I WONDER IF YOUR WIFE KNOWS HOW YOU CARRY ON?" she screamed as the Bailiffs carried her out of court...

"GET HER OUTTTTT! OUTTTTTTTT !!!!! GET HER OUT OF MY COURTROOM!!!!" he screamed angrilly!!!! He was so mad, he was shaking... Tears were streaming down his face!!

Lt. Tragg looked sick....He saw his "perfect case" , another slam dunk falling apart around his ankles..

Jumpshot Jim, All alone now, used Jury nullification...and closed his case...A case he now knew he'd lost...He placed his head in his hands...He looked very dejected....

"I told you....Frustration and back up will get em everytime..."said Bee Bee..

''Can you imagine if she'd given him some how this case might have gone?" said Sofia.

"I've been where she's been..I had a Judge throw me in the cooler because I wouldn't give him some, you all remember.."said Ms. Yvette, who felt sorry for Brittany Hanks... "She doesn't deserve that...I hope she takes his ass to the legal ethics board for that."said Yvette.

"How long you figure she and Chris will be in the "Cooler"?" I asked.

"About two days?" asked Kahlil..

"Nah! They'll be out  tomorrow morning!" said Ms. Yvette.."Come on, let's go home." she said.

"You guys have been incredible...You're worth your weight in gold! I appreciate being represented by you!"said a very contrite Wynne..He got more humble and likable as the trial went on.

NIGHTFALL!

FRIDAY NIGHT-

A Bunch of us were hanging out at Ms. Yvette and Gary's house..

"Wow you guys had quite a week...Your witness captured in Phoenix by the FBI and extradited back here....Half the Prosecution jailed....and you begin your defense on Monday....Quite a week."said Gary...

"The Judge just did a 360..he went from being part of the Prosecution to openly aiding the defense.."said Yvette.

"And we owe it all to ADA Brittany Hanks..." I laughed..

''Here Here." said Bee Bee.

''She got punished for doing the right thing! I feel sorry for her." said Sofia.

"Yeah, I kinda do too! but I'm glad things turned around for us.."said Kahlil..

"Oh for sure..."said Kahlil.

"More Pizza!"laughed Danny Ho!

"I can get behind that.." said Virginia.

"There is another box." said Jetty...

We had bought enough pizza for our group and our two neighbors , our unofficial group members,.Jessica and her husband, Chip..

"Mmmmmmmmmmmm smells good.."said Jessica.

"Tastes even better.."said her husband Chip..

Nothing like hanging out with Pizza, Wine, Salad and Good Friends on a Friday Night!

IV-

Just as Ms. Yvette said. both Chris Garcetti and Brittany Hanks were released from custody the next morning. Saturday Morning... Brittany Hanks recused herself from the case...She couldn't stand to be in the same courtroom with that Judge again she said,

Chris brought her breakfast at Sam Mother's Diner...and to show her gratitude...

Invited him back to her condo.....

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM THANK YOU CHRIS...FOR BREAKFAST!" she cooed while kissing him passionately at the door..

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ANYTHING ELSE YOU NEEED?" he asked her during another soft kiss in her doorway...

"Yes, come inside....I know you've been wanting to..." she whispered..

"I have, since the day the trial began.." he said..

"I think before even that.." she cooed..

"YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!" he moaned..

The kissing got hotter..

They both came out of their clothing....

He slipped her panties down and off ...

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" he moaned...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU CHRIS...UMMMMMMM OH MYYYYY! LOOK AT YOU!!! UMMMMMMMMM" she said..

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, LOOK AT YOU!!!! OH MY DAMNN!" he moaned...

and wound up in bed with her!! He couldn't believe his good fortune..

 and NINE TO TEN HOURS of sweet, sweet lovemaking followed........

They both took a nice hot shower together afterwords..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU CHRIS...UMMMMMMM OH MYYYYY! YOU'RE A HORSE  OUUUUUUUUUU!" she said..continuing to kiss him and fondle him as the hot soapy water washed off of their bodies...

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" he moaned...

By the time Chris left her condo on Sunday Morning....

.He didn't know if he was coming or going....but he made the decision on Sunday night to also recuse himself from the trial...

So On Monday Morning when trial began....Jumpshot Jim found himself alone in the courtroom, with both of his chairs having resigned...

Judge Brau was stunned... He had intended to apologize profusely to Brittany Hanks... He had sent her flowers over the weekend...

The flowers in the trash can by the courtroom on Monday resembled the bouquet he had sent....

Jumpshot Jim was disheartened, completely broken....

Lt. Tragg was sick...He peered over at Me, Bee Bee, Sofia, Kahlil, Jade, who he hated with a passion and our client, Wynne...We were looking at him and openly laughing quietly... He was livid...and as red as a beet...

The trial had swung out of control so fast, it was making Jumpshot Jim's head spin....

"Mr. Briscoe...You knew your wife was cheating on you didn't you?" asked Yvette.

"Yes I did...For about a month..." he said.

"You hired a Private Investigator to follow her and you found out the location of her and my client's love nest did you not?"asked Yvette..

"YES....YES I DID!!!! I WAS GOOD TO HER, GAVE HER ANYTHING SHE WANTED...A CAR, MONEY.....TRIPS AROUND THE DAMN WORLD......AND SHE CHEATED ON ME WITH SOME YOUNG STUDS!!!! IT WASN'T JUST YOU ,YOU PIECE OF CRAP!! SHE HAD ANOTHER BOYFRIEND TOO!" he yelled at Wynne...

"Order...Order in the court...Just answer the question Mr. Briscoe." said Judge Brau...

"Mr. Briscoe, Did you kill your wife?" asked Yvette..

"I AM INVOKING MY FIFTH AMENDMENT RIGHT AGAINST SELF INCRIMINATION!" he bellowed.

"I have a DNA report from the M.E.'s office right here and a report that shows....skin tissue underneath 

Mrs. Briscoes fingernails is a DNA Match, for you Mr. Briscoe and you have a deep scar on your left arm...a scratch...Not only that....They found a shoe print in the apartment, a size 12...Neither my client nor Mrs. Briscoe is a size 12, but YOU ARE....So I'll ask you again..Did you kill your wife Mr. Briscoe?" asked Yvette softly..

"I AM INVOKING MY FIFTH AMENDMENT RIGHT AGAINST SELF INCRIMINATION!" he bellowed again. "I would like to seek the counsel of an attorney." he said softly....

"That's a good idea Mr. Briscoe." said Yvette softly... "The Defense rests your honor."

"You dropped the ball again Tragg....OUUUUUUUUUU YOU ARE THE WORST DETECTIVE I HAVE EVER MET!!! HOW THE HELL DO YOU KEEP A BADGE?? HELL, HOW DID YOU GET A BADGE???OUUUUUUU!" bellowed Jumpshot Jim....

"BUTTON YOUR LIP PAL....BUTTON IT!!!" said Lt. Tragg...

"This looks like a wrap." I said.

"Ms. Yvette knocked it out of the park!"said Wynne...

"She didn't bring up that he actively tried to get us taken off the case." said Bee Bee.

"I know..I would have loved for him to explain that!" said Sofia.

"He was a very angry man. Once again, great job Jade...So glad you're our investigator and not Deputy Dog over there."said Kahlil..

"Thank You."said Jade, who cracked up laughing..

"Let's see how the jury goes." said Yvette.

ONE HOUR LATER-

"Has the jury come to a decision?" asked Judge Brau...

"We have your honor.."said the Jury Foreman..

"Bailiff, pass me the verdict." he said.

He read it and took a deep sigh...then passed it to the Baillif...

"Read it." he said.

"IN THE MATTER OF COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA VS. WYNNEFILED SCHUYLER JR. ON THE CHARGE OF CAPITAL MURDER...WE FIND THE DEFENDENT...NOT GUILTY!" He read.

Wynne hugged Yvette for a long time...

"Thank You, Thank you, Thank you all so much.....I've been a very reckless man....and you guys, you guys saved me twice from very long prison sentences...I've learned my lesson Yvette, No more walking on the wild side in any sense of the matter." said Wynnefield..

"Well that's good to hear, Good to know...Sooner or later your luck would have run out and  you're not built for prison."said Ms. Yvette..

"No I am Not...It'll feel good to be going home today." He said.  "Sofia...remember what we talked about in private?  I am going to do something to help the less fortunate...In a week you'll see." he said.

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuu okay...I can't wait." said Sofia.

"And Bee Bee, Keith, Kahlil and Ms. Jade...Thank you all....for everything...I know I wasn't the best client, but you guys were the best attorneys......Truly the best.." said Wynne.

"Awwwwwwww thank youuuuuuuuuuuu!"said Bee Bee.

"Thanks mannn!" I said.,

"Thanks man, stay outta trouble."said Kahlil..

"Oh I'm certain he will...He's beaten a number of serious charges.."said Jade.

A sharply dressed Blonde walked over to Wynne

and planted a nice wet kiss on his lips..

"Hi Baby, so glad you got acquitted." she said..

"Oh My God!"said Wynne, almost in a daze from the kiss...Paisley...I'd like to introduce you to my legal team....This is Yvette Jones-Lockwood-Lead Attorney and her associates, Sofia Garcia-Ahmed, her husband, Kahlil Ahmed, Keith Jones, his wife, Beatrice Jones and their brilliant investigator, Jade Lee-Ho, responsible for my freedom, my complete freedom..."said a jubilant Wynne.

"Pleased to meet you Paisley, Wynne has told us about you, writing his memoirs."said Yvette.

"Hola ,pleased to meet you."said Sofia.

"Hello, pleased to meet you."said Kahlil..

"Pleased to meet you." I said.

"Paisley is such a pretty name, pleased to meet you."said Bee Bee.

"Pleased to meet you."said Jade.

"Wynne speaks so fondly of you all."said Paisley.

"He oughta...They've kept him out of prison on about what is it now Teflon boy???, About six charges...including murder...Don't worry...Next time you won't be so lucky...The Law of averages.."snarled Lt. Tragg.

"Ohhhhhhhh, he has talked about you....The Boob!  The Keystone Copper!" said Paisley....

Naturally, we all cracked up laughing...

Lt. Tragg angrilly walked away....

EPILOUGE-

Haverford Briscoe was arrested and charged with the murder of his wife, Barbara Briscoe...He said it was done in a fit of passion.

The Jury believed him and he was convicted of 2nd Degree Murder and sentenced to Life with a chance for parole in 10 years...

After two humiliating defeats in two high profile cases, Jumpshot Jim asked for and got a leave of absence..Last we heard, he's in Hawaii.

Paisley Green helped Wynne write his memoirs...and the book was a best seller...With Movie rights in the future...

He made good his promise to Sofia.

He donated 2.5 million dollars to The Innocence Project......

He donated another 2.5 million to the Wrongful Conviction/Conviction Integrity Unit..

From being in jail and hearing the stories of so many poor African-Americans, Latino ,Asian and even White prisoners who were like him awaiting trials , who didn't have enough money for bail or decent attorneys...he decided to do whatever he could to help men like that when he got out.. So He gave money to The Innocence Project and the Wrongful Conviction /Conviction Integrity Unit..Groups that helped men like these..

He gave our office 1.5 million in "discretionary funding" to do with whatever we wanted, from new furniture, new software, whatever...

Yvette started a seperate bank account for it...

A Happy Ending and an ending of yet another intriguing case.

FOR SLC