Motion To Vacate

       

Olivia Marissa Bennett-Alexander

Graduated , Philadelphia High School for Girls

B.A. Administration of Justice, Pre-Law, Trial Advocacy -Temple University..

J.D.-University of Pennsylvania Law School

Passed the Bar, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Deleware, Louisiana, Texas, California

 Speaks French and Spanish Fluently...

Worked as a Public Defender, -Philadelphia PA.

Worked for Bach and Roach LLC, as Associate Attorney

Founding partner-Alexander & West , Attorneys at law..

Divorced- Elwood Barnes..,Corporate Attorney 

No Children, two miscarriages..

Married-Donnie Ray Alexander

Beverly Cheryl West-East

Graduated , Philadelphia High School for Girls

B.A. Administration of Justice, Pre-Law-Trial Advocacy, Temple University..

J.D.-University of Pennsylvania Law School

Passed the Bar, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Deleware, Louisiana, Texas, California

 Speaks French and Spanish Fluently...

Worked as a Public Defender,-Philadelphia PA.

 Founding Partner-Alexander & West Attorney's at Law.

Daughter of Olivia's Older Half Brother, James West... Olivia's Niece

Married to Nelson East.

Nelson Sean East

Graduated, West Catholic High School-Philadelphia PA.

B.A. Administration of Justice, Pre-Law- St. Johns University, New York City
Psychology Minor...

J.D. -St. Johns University Law School, New York City..

Passed The Bar , New York, Pennsylvania, Deleware, New Jersey, Texas, California 

Speaks Spanish , French and Russian Fluently...

Worked as Public Defender, -Philadelphia PA.

 Associate Attorney at Robert Foxworth and Associates.

Associate Attorney at Alexander and West , Attorneys at law.

Married to Beverly West

Donnie Ray Alexander

Born and Raised in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Educated in New Orleans Public Schools..

Associates Degree- New Orleans Community College-Administration of Justice, Pre Law

Homicide Detective, New Orleans Police Department, Retired.

Principal Investigator, Alexander and West Attorneys at law-Philadelphia PA.

Married to Olivia Bennett

Also a semi-professional musician

Josephine Boyd

Born in Philadelphia PA.

Raised in Red Hook Section of New York City 

Bachelors of Science, Architecture from Fisk University

Master in Business Administration- University of Pennsylvania.

Para -Legal -Alexander & West Attorneys at law.

JD- Drexel  University -The Thomas Kline Law School..

Passed the Bar in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Deleware, New York, Texas, California

Associate Attorney-Alexander & West, Attorneys at Law, Philadelphia.

Married to Paris Boyd

Bresha Billips

Graduated from Philadelphia High School For Girls

B.A. Administration of Justice,/ Trial advocacy /Pre Law- Lasalle University, Philadelphia PA.

J.D.- Middleton Law School, Bayside ,Pennsylvania.

Passed the bar, Pennsylvania, Deleware, New Jersey, New York, California.

Speaks Spanish and French Fluently...

Associate Attorney at Alexander and West , Attorneys at law...

Married to Attorney Tony Billips

THE OFFICE OF ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY EVAL KROGH

Eval Krogh studied the five dossiers on his desk ferverntly.....Three of them, Olivia, Beverly and Josie were like him PENN graduates....He had attended St. Joe's Prep, a private school and then attended PENN as an Undergrad Political Science major and then attended law school there, graduated and pased the bar.... He too had been a Public Defender for a minute, then left to work in the Private Sector...Associate Attorney at Bach and Roach,, but after Olivia had left and then an Associate Attorney at McCluskey/Cozen/Connor & Pratt before accepting this job at the District Attorney's office, where so far he'd won all 25 of his cases....

He'd be prosecuting fellow Assistant District Attorney Fancy Kildaire on First Degree Murder charges...

They had history....They both started at the D.A.'s Office around the same time...Shortly after her seperation from her husband, He asked her out...She politely turned him down...He hadn't forgotten that..This would be a bit of revenge...

This would be his biggest case yet...He'd be going up against Olivia and Beverly...the best defense attorneys money could buy ,some said...He'd love to be  the one who would end their lucrative winning streak...even current  Assistant District Attorneys...

Lisa Hayden, Max Coates and Fancy Kildaire had battled them to four hung juries

in the retrial of Murder Suspect Mercedes Natividad... in a case that was still grabbing headlines...but they hadn't beaten them....That case still hung in limbo...He wondered if the State was going to continue with this...Usually after two or three hung juries, they usually backed down...but they were still holding on to this one..

He didn't care...A Hearing date had been set for this trial and he was ready to go... He needed to talk to Lt. Tragg, the detective who had made the arrest...He needed more evidence.

THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL PROSECUTOR, LISA HAYDEN...

There were four bouquets of roses in her office....A different bouquet had been delivered every day....

They were from Lt. Tragg...

"They're beautiful....They all from him?" asked Ingrid Stephenson..

"Yes , I've gotten one every day since...since we , well you know.." said Lisa Hayden..

''Since you two did the Hibbity Bibbity.."laughed Ingrid.

"YESSSSSS,don't remind me....I've been working in Max's office and going to the law library downtown, working on the top floor to avoid him...I've really got to get ready for this case....I don't need to be disturbed and what I really don't need is to drink...Has the new attorney, replacing Fancy been picked.?" asked Lisa.

"Yes...She'll be coming in today..." said Ingrid...

And at our Office/Duplex

Olivia sat at her laptop...

"What you lookin at Auntay?" asked Beverly.....

"We got a hearing date for Fancy's trial...It's two days from now...This is the ADA we'll be up against...Eval Krogh..."said Olivia.

"Eval Krogh...what kind of a name is that? I never heard of him...He must be new...."said Beverly..

"He is." said Olivia.

EVALIAN KROGH-

Born in Philadelphia PA.

Graduated from St Joseph's Preparatory School, Philadelphia Pa.

B.A. University Of Pennsylvania- Political Science..

J.D.- University of Pensylvania School of Law

Passed the Bar, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Deleware, Louisiana, Texas, California

 Speaks French, Russian  and Spanish Fluently...

Public Defender-Philadelphia.

Associate Attorney- Bach and Roach

Associate Attorney- McCluskey /Cozen/Connor/Pratt

Assistant District Attorney-Philadelphia.

"Wow that's quite a resume...It almost mirrors ours..." said Beverly with a smile..

"He has PENN in common with us... And he worked at Bach and Roach...and Ms. Yvette's current firm,

McCluskey/Cozen/Connor and Pratt." said Josie.

"He was there after I left...I'll have to ask Vettie if she knew him..."said Olivia..

Bresha walked in with coffees..

"Hey guys.. I was at the courthouse... We have a Motion to Vacate hearing next week...I have the time and the date and the courtroom....I don't know who the Judge will be..." she said.

"Great." said Olivia..

Nelson and Alfreda took a tumbler of hot coffee..

"Thanks Bree.." said Nelson..

"Thank you baby." said Alfreda.

I was talking to Fancy....I gave her a blow by blow description of my encounter last night in her condo...

"I didn't get a good look at his face, but he was big...real big..had big hands...Any man like that in your life?" I asked.

"Oh My god....Gil...Gil Cosway 

!It has to be him... He's the Building Manager... He moonlights....His full time job is ...he's a cop....He kind of has a crush on me.. He's had it since I moved in... He would give me rides to court , He would gas my car up and make sure my oil was changed... He even ran errands for me..Delivering briefs to court..  He uh kinda took things to far..  He asked me out once or twice..I as politely as I could told him that wouldn't be a good idea..   I didn't want to hurt his feelings, but I wasn't attracted to him...

One time he took things too far and kissed me inappropriately.....In my kitchen...He had his hands up my skirt and deep into my panties... I almost slapped him...but I didn't..  That was a few weeks ago..I told him not to ever do that again...

My Husband stopped by a day later and as usual, we got into an argument and Gil almost took his head off." said Fancy..

''As Building Manager...He has access to your condo."I said.

"Yes....of course...he has access to all of the units..."said Fancy...

"This makes a lot of sense.... He thinks of himself as your personal bodyguard."I said.

Attorney Arthur Trout stopped by...

"HOW ARE MY FAVORITE GIRLS and guys as well?  Hope you're hungry...I just came from that Sandwich Shoppe a few blocks from here and I bought sandwiches for you..." he said.

He put the sandwiches on our table...There was enough for all of us to have two sandwiches..

''Ouuu I was just getting ready to take lunch orders." said Alfreda..

"Oh My God, Thank Youuuuuuu!" said Nelson..

''Arthur ,I don't care what they say about you...You're alright with me."said Beverly, grabbing a sandwich.

"Oh Arthur....You are a lifesaver....THANK YOUUUUU!" said Olivia.

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuu, I love it!" said Josie..

"Perfect timing....I just brought coffees and you bring sandwiches...."said Bresha.

"Thanks man!" I said, snatching up a sandwich...

"He's my real bodyguard." laughed Fancy.

II-

We were at Pinks Seafood restaurant...

"Oh My God, what is this...lawyers night? Glad to see you here Liv, Donnie Ray.Look who else stopped by?" said Pink... Pink was once a Playa...Now a reformed Businessman, he owned a Seafood store and Restaurant...His ears were still to the streets...It was said if he didn't know it...It wasn't worth knowing. 

"Oh My God...The whole gang is down here tonight. Heyyyy Everybody.." said Olivia.

"Yeah , you guys filled my parking lot up." said Pink.,

 

''We came to buy some seafood and to get some information Pink." I said.

"I came to eat...We might as well have dinner here." said Beverly...

"Might as well." said Nelson..

"Yeah, I'm down." said Josie.

"Me too!" said Paris..

"And me as well ." said Bresha,.

"Yeah" agreed her husband, Tony.

"That makes it unanimous Liv....I'll call Rockland and bring him home a platter."said Alfreda , who had come along..  We left Fancy at home...She said she wanted to get some rest.

 

 "Liv we came down here to buy some seafood and we were going to leave it in your deep freezer in the basement...but since we are here, we might as well stay and eat too!" said Yvette.

"It's so seldom we all drive our cars...this was nice.."said Keith Jones.

"I know...I need to drive my car."said Bee Bee.

"Me too!" said Sofia.

"It did feel good driving tonight." said Kahlil.

"One of the few times Lt. Tragg can't hassle us...we aren't drinking."laughed Jade.

"Don't Bring his name up."laughed Virginia.

Her husband, Jetty Just laughed.

"We had no idea you were coming out here too Liv." said Jazzy.
 

"We all got to talking about seafood...and decided to drive out here after we got home to buy some."said Dabnis.

''We were going to stop by and put it in your deep freezer." said Kayla.

''We know you guys are working on two trials.."said her husband Ray.

"It may be just one try if our motion to vacate is successful." said Jessica.

"Keep your fingers crossed." said her husband, Chip.

"Looks Like I'll make up a plate for B.L."said Karen.

"I wasn't planning to stay and eat, but why not?" said Natalie.

"Good Idea...You took the idea out of my head." said David.

"This is nice..a nice get away from our usual haunts." said Brooke.

''Yeah...a nice drive too!"said Sean.

''So you guys have a Motion to Vacate hearing date huh?  Good...Hopefully you can end all of this."said Zoey...

"I know you guys are exhausted from all this."said her husband, Lem...

"I knowwwww."said Renee.

"Let's go get our seats." said Tyrell.

Everyone made their purchases..and then sat down in the dining room area for dinner..

"Okay Donnie Ray, what do you need to know?"asked Pink.

"Say you got shot and you couldn't report it to the police...There are a few jack legs around who could take care of a gunshot wound if it were not too severe....I'm sure you know one or two.." I whispered to Pink.

"I do indeed and one in particular.....He still works at the hospital, but has a side hustle...A Makeshift clinic in his home in Little Norway....He does work for the Russian Mob at times and others.Recently, a moonlighting cop got the snot beat out of him by someone and shot....He went to this guy...." said Pink.

"Bingo!  That's who I'm looking for....Not the doc....but the moonlighting cop...You know where he lays his head when he's not working at the condos?" I asked..

"That was you?  I seen that guy...the cop...a pretty tough customer...You beat the stew out of him...both eyes nearly swollen shut...face swollen....Wow and you shot hm too?  Damn Donnie Ray , Don't wanna get on your bad side... So dig...Go sit down and eat with your fam....and by the time you get ready to leave....I'll have an address for you." said Pink.

"Thanks Pink....." I said.. Nothing like a good C.I.

We enjoyed a good meal at Pink's spot and all drove home afterwords...It was weird , us not riding home together on our buses, but in our own cars....

NIGHTFALL!!

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

'"Nice Night tonight huh?" she said.

"Yes and thanks to pink....I know who my attacker is and where he lives....Get a subpoena ready....I think we have the killer of Fancy's husband... and now without further adieu...I make a motion to vacate your panties.''I said.

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU YOU ARE SO NASSSSSTY!" laughed Olivia.. "Permision granted." she said.with a sexy smile..

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

She kissed me slowly and passionately.....

"Ummmmmmmmmmmmm look at you all big and harddd......ouuuuuuuuu!" she cooed.

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 as she straddled me and moved up and down.

..

"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...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUU HUSBAND!" moaned and cooed Olivia as I flipped her over

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" I moaned.

 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...

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...

''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." 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.

Olivia rested peacefully on top of me... I wrapped my arms around her and held her as she drifted off to sleep.

III-

COURTROOM B- A FEW DAYS LATER-

It was our Motion to Vacate Hearing...There was no Jury, Just a Judge and Attorneys....

SPECIAL PROSECUTOR- LISA HAYDEN

ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY MAXWELL COATES

and replacing ASISSTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY FANCY KILDAIRE was ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY JILL JONES, who we hadn't seen in close to a year,,,

She and D.A. INVESTIGATOR, Ingrid Stevenson sat together,,,, ADA Max Coates sat on one side of them and Lt. Tragg , who looked like he'd swallowed a canary sat next to Max Coates...His hands wouldn't be wandering today....and he had to be cool...He didn't want his past, Jill Jones to collide with his future... Lisa Hayden...

He really felt uncomfortable about the whole thing...

On the defense side was  Olivia, Beverly, Nelson, Josie and Bresha.....I wasn't with them today...I had bigger fish to fry...

Our client, Mercedes Natividad was there today with Jessica Sanchez-Burrows and her husband,

Charles "Chip " Burrows of The Innocence Project, who had brought the case and had recruited the rest of us...

and the attorneys from Wrongful Conviction/Conviction Integrity Unit.. Karen Page, Natalie Charles, Brooke Marks, David Charles and Sean Marks..

Judge Elise Cummings was well versed in the case and ready to hear oral arguments , after which she would rule whether to vacate and release Mercedes or rule that another , a fifth trial should be ordered..

Lt. Tragg and the Prosecution argued that Mercedes "confessed" to the crime..... Prosecutors, meanwhile, argued Mercedes Natividad was an abusive mother responsible forthe Monohan child's  injuries, in part citing a purported “confession” she gave authorities the night of the child's death 

We  attorneys have denied she ever confessed, arguing her statement was coerced during an overly “aggressive” interrogation by Lt. Arthur Tragg. and Mercedes Natividad was susceptible to coercion because of her history as a lifelong survivor of sexual abuse and domestic violence. The key evidence now at issue stems from Child Protective Services interviews with five of Mercedes's  other children in the hours after the Monohan child died and statements two of the older children – one a teenager, the other 20 – gave police.

 According to the filing of agreed-upon facts and conclusions by us and several of Mercedes's children denied to Child Protective Services that their mother was abusive and said she had never hit them or the Monhan child. At least one of them witnessed the child get away from Mercedes and accidentally slip and  fall down the stairs.

Additionally, two of Mercedes oldest daughters provided sworn statements to police, corroborating details about the Monohan child's declining health and their mother’s mounting concern in the days before she died.  We of the defense  agreed that certain evidence did not come up in the original 2008 trial  – a so-called Brady violation. If the evidence had been shared, the filing notes, Mercedes original attorney

Fatima Alexander , would have been able to present it as evidence that the Monohan child had fallen accidentally and challenge testimony that suggested Mercedes was lying. The withholding of evidence also prevented Fatima Alexander from being able to fully investigate the true cause of the Monohan death, the filing says. Ultimately, if the evidence had been disclosed to the late Fatima Alexander, a brilliant civil righs lawyer and presented to the jury, “there is a reasonable probability that the outcome of the trial would have been different,” our argument concluded.

After SIX HOURS of oral arguments.... We broke....Judge Cummings went to review the points made by both sides...

We all sat together in a corner of the courthouse waiting area..

"How you holding up Neicey Poo?" said Olivia, hugging her neice...

"I'm okay Auntay...I think we all made credible arguments..." said Beverly...

"This feels like groundhog's day.." laughed Nelson.

"I knowwwww...." said Josie.

" Law school didn't prepare me for this...but I'm glad I was part of this total experience." said Bresha..

Karen smiled and hugged Bresha...She looked at Olivia.. 

"Many years ago when I lived across the hall from you and Vettie....I never dreamed we would be involved in a big case like this." said Karen.

"I never dreamed I'd ever see you again after law school...but I'm glad I did...Glad we are able to work together from time to time...Glad we are neighbors.."said Olivia, smiling.

"Bev, we've known each other since 9th Grade...Practically grown up together....So glad we are lifelong friends..." said Natalie.

"I am too!" said Beverly, hugging her good friend...

"I am so envious of you two...I don't have a friend today from that far back in my life....But I'm glad to be friends with you two."said Brooke.

"I'm glad to be part of this group period." said Sean...

"Ditto." said David.

"Mercedes...I think we are close to you being free." said Jessica.

"No Matter what happens...You guys did as much for me as possible....I am grateful..."said Mercedes.

Chip hugged her......

Max Coates, Lisa Hayden, Ingrid Stephenson and Jill Jones sat and whispered quietly...

Lt. Tragg was left out of the loop...No one was talking to him....and he couldn't flirt with Lisa Hayden...not with Jill Jones there....

When he started to walk towards us....The females headed towards the ladies room and the guys headed outside.. He would get no easy target today....

COURTROOM B- AN HOUR LATER-

"After careful consideration of this case.. I find that there was indeed prosecutorial  misconduct...Not by anyone here, but by the original Prosecutor on this case...There were numerous Brady Violations and a bit of police misconduct and violation of Ms. Natividad's rights....And for that reason....I vote to vacate the charges and to set Ms. Natividad free immediately!"she said.

There was no leaping in the air and high fiving...just relief......Olivia, Beverly, Natalie and Brooke held each other tight, tears running down their faces....

Josie and Bresha joined the huddle....

Nelson, Chip, David and Sean congratulated each other...relieved that this case was at last over...

Karen cried profusely as the Bailiffs took the handcuffs and the shackles off of Mercedes Natividad..

"Thank You, Thank you soooo much." she said.... Free for the first time since 2007, 17 years ago.She cried profusely and hugged Jessica Sanchez-Burrows, who had originally took her case...had originally recruited all of the other attorneys and raised money ,extra money for the defense.

"I brought you new clothes, a new skirt and blouse, new bra and panties , new shoes and make up...Come on...let's go in the ladies room and change....."said Jessica.

ADA Maxwell Coates walked over to where we were....

"I just want to say...Masterfully done, all of you...and to show you no hard feelings..I'd like to buy you all a drink at Curley's Bar tonight...." he said..

"Ohhhhhh that's so nice of you." said Olivia..

"I told him how cool you guys were.....I hope you can bring Fancy out tonight too...We'd love to see her." said Ingrid.

CURLEYS BAR-FRIDAY NIGHT

The Case was over...Mercedes Natividad was a free woman tonight and in Northern Liberties celebrating with her two daughters and son and grandchildren who hadn't seen her free since 2007...It was a good victory...

Usually we only came in here on Thursday Nights...Couples Night...But tonight was special.. We were all exhausted and just glad the case was over, finally.... 

"The case is over....At least one is."said a relieved Olivia , who was laying in my arms and had kicked her heels off.

 

"I found my attacker and subpoened him while you guys were in court...We are all ready for trial." I said.

"That's good...That's not until Wednesday...I welcome the rest.." said Beverly , who like her Aunt had kicked her heels off and was lying in her husband's arms...

Nelson smiled serenely.....

"This is soooooo nice...We are going to sleep good tonight baby.." said Josie..

"Sure Nuff." said Paris.

"It's weird being in here...On a Friday Night...I'm used to the NO ID Bar..." said Bresha.

"They'll see us tomorrow morning for Brunch." said Tony...

"I'm happy that case is over and that poor woman is free....She came so close to being executed..." said Alfreda..

"Another Lt. Tragg goof up."said Rockland..

ADA Max Coates was a man of his word...He bought the first round of drinks for all of the attorneys involved in the case, Defense and Prosecution...

"Cheers to All of the Attorneys involved in this..On Both sides....Masterful job, everybody." he said.

He and Ingrid, Fancy Kildaire, our newest client and Lisa Hayden sat with us tonight.....

"Here ,Here.." said an exuberant Ingrid Stephenson...

"Cheers to my attorneys..." said Fancy...glad to be out and about tonight.

"Good Luck to you...You're being defended by some great attorneys and I ought to know."laughed Lisa Hayden. As more drinks arrived.

 "I'm Happy for my friends...Happy this case is over and an age old wrong was righted." said Yvette.

"I am too!" said Gary...

"It's weird being in here on a Friday Night."said Keith Jones.

"I knowwwwww...I'll bet the staff at No I.D. Bar misses us." said Bee Bee.

''Well we haven't exactly been here the past two weeks on Couples Night either." said Sofia.

"I know..We been at Josies and Aqua Bar last night..."said Kahlil.

"And Stoleys and Aqua Bar the week before."said Jade.

"Some of us were at Josie's."said Danny.

"Us Old Heads."laughed Virginia.

"Yeah" said Jetty as more drinks arrived.

"Us in Curley's on a Friday Night.Imagine that!" said Jazzy.
 

"Me and You used to come in here many a night back in the day , before we were a couple."said Dabnis.

"We did too! Before we all got notorious." laughed Kayla.

"I like this better...I don't have to drive, You don't have to drive......and there is safety in numbers." said Ray.

''Amen to that" said Jessica, who had kicked her heels off and was sitting in her husband's lap..

"We did it again...got another wrongly incarcerated person out of jail..." said Chip.

"We saved her frem a lethal injection." said Karen..

"Yes you did and I want to interview all of you in the coming week."said her husband, B.L. host of HARD  BOTTOM.

Natalie was sitting on her husband's lap...

"I feel good tonight, don't you?" she asked her husband..

"I always feel good when I'm with you...but I feel especially good that we freed Mercedes Natividad!"said David.

Brooke raised her glass... 

"To Mercedes Natividad." she said.

"Mercedes Natividad!" said her husband, Sean....

We all raised our glasses in a toast to Mercedes Natividad.

"Life is going to be pretty dull now with that big case over." Zoey said to them...

''Dull is good right?"laughed Lem..

We all laughed...

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu we are going to sleep good tonight baby."said Renee, who had kicked her heels off and was lying in her husband's arms...

"Yes indeed." said Tyrell as more drinks arrived.

The night had been perfect and then like a dark cloud, he walked in....

Lt. Tragg walked in...He was irritated that this woman, Mercedes Natividad had been freed..Exonerated...He wanted a fifth trial... He was certain they would have eeked out a win...He viewed the motion to vacate by the defense as a cheap underhanded trick and he meant to let them know it tonight , except he saw Lisa Hayden sitting amongst them...

"Lisa....you guys just fought a war against a lot of these attorneys....You're sitting amongst them, drinking?" he asked.

"Trial is over! Case is closed...We are all professionals...We don't take these cases personal...It's on to the next one. I don't have a personal grievance against any of these attorneys. They aren't bad people." said Lisa.

"Let's go sit in a corner and have some Tequila..." he said softly...

"No, I don't want any tonight...I don't want to be drunk....I've had enough anyway..."she said.

"Well Come sit with me..." he said.

"I'm sitting with people....can't you see that? " she said.

"YOU TRYIN TO GIVE ME THE BRUSH OFF?" he snarled angrilly ,grabbing her arms..

"YES, NOW LET ME GO!" she said and snatched her arm back...

Our entire area erupted in laughter...

"No Panties for him tonight." said Renee

"Nope...None at all." said Jazzy.

"Somebody will be going to bed angry."said Natalie.

"Won't be None of us..."said Kayla.

"This is how we were in High School Brooke.." laughed Beverly...

"Sounds like my kinda girls." said Brooke..

An Angry Lt. Tragg stood in the parking lot and watched as all of "His Favorite People" piled on the two buses that were going to take us safely to our doors...

And ADA Coates, Lisa Hayden and Ingrid Stephenson shared an Uber...rather than drive home..

It was a safe Friday for everyone involved.

A Frustrating night for Lt. Tragg though.

IV-

SATURDAY MORNING- NO ID BAR

After a restful sleep for everybody, we met for brunch at the NO ID BAR... our Saturday Morning hangout... 

"Ummmmmm everything smells so good...I'm good and hungry this morning."said Olivia, relieved that our major trial was over and handled the way it was.

 

"I'm Hungry too!" I said..  "How did you sleep last night Fancy?" I asked.

"That bed in your sub-basement is more comfortable than my bed at my condo..."laughed Fancy, who was with us this morning.

"I'll give you the name of the store we purchased it from... All of our beds in fct."said Beverly.

"It doesn't make any noise....it moves when you move....and adjusts to your natural body temperature."said Nelson..

"They ought to get you to do their commercials." laughed Josie..

"I know right?" laughed Beverly.....

"Pass me those pancakes." said Paris as he scooped pancakes on his already loaded plate...

Bresha and Tony were behind him, fixing their plates...

We were lucky....We came early enough to all get seats together....

"You've got quite the appetite this morning.." Alfreda said to her husband, Rockland...

"Yeahh, I'm starving..." said Rockland...

 

 "I remember Saturday Mornings when I just barely made it to Sam Mother's."said Yvette.

"Yeah, Me too!   This is much better." said her husband, Gary.....

"Sam Mothers....I remember getting take out for everybody , when we lived in our apartment building."said Keith Jones..

"Yeah and in the Summer, the four of us had breakfast on the rooftop." said Bee Bee.

"Yeah , I miss that..but I like this better...eatin with all of our friends."said Sofia.

"Yeah , Me too!" said Kahlil...

Jade passed her husband Some French Toast, while piling Scrambled Eggs on her plate.

"Thanks Babe." said Danny.

"You've got quite the appetite this morning.." Virginia said to her husband, Jetty..

"All that drinking at Curley's last night..." he laughed..

"You know....This is my favorite Brunch spot." said Jazzy.
 

"Mine too!" said Dabnis.

"There is a nice one in Cherry Hill we might want to check out one Saturday." said Kayla.

"Yeah, I know the one you're talking about....You and I went there after we got engaged one Saturday." said Ray...

A Happy and well rested Jessica was silent this morning...

She and her husband, Chip were just enjoying their food and the company....

Karen was doing the same.....Just enjoying her food..

While her husband, B.L. was chatting with Fancy and telling her how he planned to have her on his show during and after her trial.

"Well I don't want to be on during the trial...but afterwards if I have favorable results and I think I will, I'll gladly be on your show." she said.

"After Breakfast...We are all going out to Bayside to do some shopping and you guys can watch the playoffs in our spot.."said Natalie.

''We goin Roller Skating tonight?" asked David.

"No...I think the rink is closed today for some reason...We are all coming back home to relax..."said Brooke.

"That's okay with me...I don't feel like going out tonight." said Sean..

"Me neither..."said Zoey..

"We'll just chill at home." said Lem...

"Yeah that's what we plan to do too!" said Renee.

"We deserve some rest...." laughed her husband, Tyrell,making himself another plate.

Fancy felt safe here with these people...

Halfway across the city at Sam Mother's diner...

Lisa Hayden and Ingrid Stephenson were enjoying breakfast...

"How'd you sleep last night?" asked Lisa.

"I didn't...My boyfriend, Mikey (AUSA Michael Lawrence) came over 

just as I was getting in and we wound up making love until early this morning...." said Ingrid..

"I'm going to get me one of those...a steady boyfriend." laughed Lisa..

Both women laughed as they finished up their breakfasts....

"Ingrid ..How are you doing?" asked Gus Cosgrove, a Plain Clothes Cop who she knew moonlighted as the building manager in Fancy's Condo....Fancy had told her he had a creepy crush on her and that she tried to avoid him as much as possible.

"Hi Gus..uh what happened to you? were you fighting?  You look like you got the worst of it.." said Ingrid as she passed her credit card to Lisa, who went to the counter to pay their bills.

"It's a long story. You seen Fancy?  I heard her lawyers bailed her out, but she hasn't been in her condo for nearly two weeks, where is she laying her head now of days?" he asked.

"Oh uh, one of the attorneys in her office put her up.....to keep her out of harms way until the trial..."said Ingrid lying.....

"You're lying Ingrid...where is she?" he asked..

"Why do you need to know?" she asked.

Just then Lt. Tragg walked in...

"Hi Ya Gus, what do ya know? What do ya say?" he said.

"Uh Hey Lieutenant." he said.

''Geez man, were you fighting? You look like you ran into a mail truck...." said Lt. Tragg.

"Long Story" grumbled Gus.

Lisa returned to the table with the receipts...

Both women left tips on the table and quietly left while Gus and Lt. Tragg were talking.

Lt. Tragg had wanted to talk to Lisa Hayden

And Gus had wanted to talk to Ingrid...

Both men were disapointed that both women had left.

(CONCLUSION NEXT)