Such A Fancy Mess

 FRIDAY MORNING- COURTROOM A-

We were certainly very disapointed... This had been the toughest case we had ever been through..... It was the fourth hung jury in a very controversial death row case... 

My wife, acclaimed Defense Attorney Olivia Bennett-Alexander and her neice, Beverly West-East, along with attorneys, Nelson East, Josie Boyd, Bresha Billips, Jessica Sanchez-Burrows, Charles "Chip" Burrows, Karen Page, Natalie Charles, her husband, David Charles , Brooke Marks and her husband, Sean Marks..had been defending Mercedes Natividad,

A Mexican -Immigrant on death row for killing the infant daughter of the woman she was keeping house for in 2007., a wealthy white woman in Chestnut Hill named Lula Monahan....  Mercedes maintained that the death was an accident...that the child got away from her and tumbled down a flight of stairs to her death...but Lt. Tragg and a group of Medical Examiner associates all thought the death looked suspicious.

After a sensational and lengthy trial, she was found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to die by lethal injection.

Her original Attorney, Fatima Alexander, No relation to me...A Passionate and Brilliant Civil Rights Attorney defended her brilliantly in two sensational trials and unfortunately lost....She continued to appeal and send forth briefs in her behalf.... In 2014, she was diagnosed with Breast Cancer...By then she was working at The Women's Law Center....

This case finally came across the desk of Jessica Sanchez- Burrows of the Innocence Project...She brought it to the attention of  the Wrongful Conviction/Conviction Integrity Unit and they brought us into it..

Fatima Alexander died last year....We promised her on her death bed, we'd look into this...As soon as our schedules were cleared ...We took up the case..

We saved her from execution twice...!

After four trips through State Appellate Courts we finally succeeded in getting her conviction overturned  and a new trial ordered...

FOUR TRIALS AND FOUR HUNG JURIES!.... They Split 6-6 in the first trial, 7-5 our way in the second trial... 9-3 in the third trial and in this....our fourth trial...it was 11-1 our way....but still no unanimous decision....

"Oh My God...Another hung jury....That's four trials..." said Olivia.

 

"I'm exhausted....We've done just about everything we can do." I said....

"We are running out of money and resources...but we can't give up...."said Beverly, not happy at all...

"We've worked so hard..."said a dejected Nelson... None of them with all their trial experience had ever gone through this...

Josie and Bresha were in tears....

"I was so sure we had the jury this time." said Josie..

"I know...So was I..." said Bresha....

"The State might decide to vacate, not look at this again." said a hopeful Jessica , who was fearful that we all were going to pull out...

"That is a possibility.." said Chip..

"I thought after the second hung jury they would vacate...This is four...I've never tried the same case four times..."said Karen...

"Brooke and I tried a case four times, losing the fourth time against Olivia and Beverly..."said Natalie, remembering our encounters with them.

"You did?" laughed her husband, David.

''Sure Did...Up until now the toughest case we ever tried and against some damn good attorneys...They made Nat and me better.." said Brooke...

"Wow, yeah, I remember..." said Sean...

 

"What happens to me now?" asked our client, Mercedes Natividad....

 

''Well, I'm not giving up.. The Judge will either set a new trial date or the State might decide there is no merit to this and drop the whole thing altogether...thus freeing you."said Olivia.

 

"They seem to want to hang on to trials involving us...It's almost like it's personal." I said.

"It is personal...to a lot of them...We win so much , so anytime they have us over a barrel like they have us now..They just hold on to it." said Beverly bitterly.... I had never seen my wife's niece so bitter in all the time I knew her..

Nelson put his arms around her and hugged her....

"If you guys are all in...I'm all in.."said Josie.

"I mean do we have a choice.? I'm emotionally invested in this now.."said Bresha, hugging Mercedes

as Bailiffs and Sherrif's deputies handcuffed her and walked her to the buses that would transfer her back to the women's correctional center at Valhalla.

"Thank you all, thank you all so much, no matter what happens, you have given me a glimmer of hope."she said.

 

Jessica was relieved that our group was still with her... She smiled..

"How bout everybody else....you guys still all in?" asked her husband, Chip... He knew we were all exhausted...

'We're in.."said Karen Page..

"Most definitely.." said Brooke.

"Yes...We are in..."said Natalie.

"Oh God....I'm in... but I gotta be honest....I'm at my wits end..."said David Charles..

"It's been long for all of us.." said Sean...

"It's Friday Afternoon...We are all going down to the shore...To Nelson's Beach Houses and not talk about any legal stuff at all...We'll be waiting to see if they Vacate or if they set a new trial date.."said Olivia..

Across from us , the Prosecution team looked like they'd won a victory when actually they'd only just been spared a defeat....They were smiling and high fiving each other...

The Prosecution was lead by Special Prosector Lisa Hayden...  We hadn't seen her in over a year.

Assisted by Assistant District Attorney Maxwell Coates..

and a new Prosecutor, Assistant District Attorney, Fancy Kildare..

Investigator , Ingrid Stevenson was with them....

Lt. Tragg had been in hog heaven....His hands had been busy the entire trial, up the skirts of Lisa Hayden and Fancy Kildare...They were busy removing his hands and sitting next to Maxwell Coates , who had a passionate dislike of the man....He avoided Investigator, Ingrid Stephenson, who was also with the group.Her boyfriend thrashed him for sticking his grubby hands up her skirt...

He had been a pain in our asses throughout the four trials..

The team had had all of their meals, Breakfast, Take Out Lunches from Sam Mother's and our own neighborhood sandwich shop and Dinners at our Office /Duplex.

And we all worked around the clock in our law library and 

our media room......

He dropped by three times a day demanding to talk to us......

Alfreda refused to let him in and demanded he produce a warrant...Which he never did...

He kept an unmarked police car on our block...

Keeping a record of every visitor we had , even though they all lived on our street.. 

 

 

 

We did keep a steady flow of visitors to our house during that time..

We hadn't been going out either...Our neighbors and Friends brought us Beers 

And our caterers kept us all supplied with sandwiches....and Cokes..

We worked hard, but it was bearable....

Today he walked over to us, snickering...

"Feels funny huh? Not being in the winners circle...You and your neice not leaping in the air and high fiving and going whooooo weeeeeeee!!, huh? You aren't going to win this... Four trials and four hung juries...Face it... This team is just too good for you." he said.

"No Help from you." said Beverly snidely,,,

"We aren't giving up....We'll be back here again when a new court date is set.....or we'll wait for the state to vacate, which is their next logical move, since they are getting nowhere with this prosecution...

"You're just avoiding the inevitable Liv...She's going to be convicted and sentenced to death again and next time, even you guys won't be able to save her..."said Lt. Tragg..

"Is that what you believe or is that what you're wishing." asked Natalie as we all exited the courtroom..

II-

The Condos where Assistant District Attorney Fancy Kildaire lives....She wasn't there now...She and her girlfriend, D.A. Investigator , Ingrid Stephenson...

Had packed bags and left for the same shore destination as we were.....

But unknown to her....Someone was jimmying the lock to her condo and entering...

The man appeared to be familliar with the layout... He walked around... He didn't hear the door slowly open.. He didn't know he wasn't alone..

but he felt the knife plunge into his back...severing several arteries and organs and causing almost instantaneous death!!!

He fell to the floor!

Miles Away-

We all piled into the buses and followed by our catering van, we headed to the shore and Nelson's two beach homes.

"Okay Everybody...Let's saddle up!" said my wife Olivia, as we piled into the buses, one by one....

FRIDAY AFTERNOON-

We were headed for Nelson's two beach houses at the shore... We decided to leave early....2:00 pm ,so we could get an early start... I drove one Bus , Gary drove the other and Rockland drove the Catering truck....We parked them behind the Beachfront Houses...

We arrived  at 4:30 ,Friday afternoon...This gave everybody time to get their rooms set up and get things rolling..

We all unloaded our suitcases and things and got set up in our rooms..

In house one.. was Olivia and I,Donnie Ray Alexander , Beverly and Nelson, Josie and Paris, Bresha and Tony and Alfreda and Rockland.. We were all on the second floor..

"This is the weekend we all needed, especially all of us on that case....I wish we didn't have to leave Sunday."said Olivia.

"I know....but we hav the weekend, a nice peaceful weekend..." I said.

''I feel so bad that we are down here chilling and poor Mercedes is at the Valhalla Women's Prison." said Beverly..

"We are going to get her out...We are close... I can feel it.. Come on, Let's get these grills set up." said Nelson..

"It's good we have tents to set up...just in case it rains." said Josie..

"No rain in the forecast....I checked. Not this weekend..." said Paris.

We set up tents for the grills....just in case in between the two homes.....

"Great..because I bought some new bikinis I'm dying to wear this weekend."said Bresha.

"And I'm dying to see you in them" said her husband, Ray.,

"This is so nice..So relaxing..I plan to just relax on the beach or here....This place has central air..I might just stay here inside."said Alfreda.

"Anywhere you go, I will follow baby!" said her husband, Rockland.

On the third floor was our good friends, Yvette Jones -Lockwood and her husband, Gary,  Keith Jones, his wife, Beatrice "Bee Bee" Jones,  Sofia Garcia- Ahmed, her husband, Kahlil Ahmed, Jade and Danny Ho and Virginia and Jetty..

" I love this place...Central Air...Comfortable beds..."said Yvette.

"Yeah me too!"said her husband, Gary,....

"As soon as we get set up...Let's go next door.. That's where the beer is and the card games."said Keith Jones.

''Right behind you honey bunny.But they'll be bringing food over here too!" said Bee Bee.

"Let's go next door..."said Sofia..

"You go ahead.. I'm helping Nelson ,Gary, Tyrell, Tony and Donnie Ray set the grills up and the tents.." said Kahlil.

"Ouuu nice..Tents with both grills...We bought a lot of meat..."said Jade..

"Olivia said she wanted to cook it all off before it expired...She had a lot of it in her deep freezer..She needed space." said Danny Ho.

"What are you going to do? Olivia, Vettie , Zoey, Jade, Karen and me are going to play Spades and drink some beer." said Virginia..

After I help Donnie Ray, Nelson,and the guys get the grills started, I guess I'll be here with you guys...The youngins will all probably be next door..That's where the games are."said Jetty.

Each house had a beautiful kitchen and a downstairs area for lounging and hanging out...

Next door in house two

"This is so nice...Wowww...our third time here babes." said Tyrell.

"Ouu Yes...I could sure use this rest....This came right in the nick of time."said Renee.

Tyrell and Renee got their room set up...They were sharing this house with  Jazzy, her husband, Dabnis, Olivia and Beverly's cousin, Kayla, her husband, Ray, Jessica and her husband, Chip, Brooke and Sean, Natalie and David, Karen and her husband, B.L. , and Zoey and Lem...  

This was a couple's retreat, for want of a better word.. Tyrell and Renee liked all of us, and loved the little community we lived and worked in...

"First get together before the start of Summer...This was right on time."said Jazzy.

"It Sure was..and this place is perfect.... It's nice to have a place like this , where we all can chill."said her husband, Dabnis.

"Ouuuuuuuuuuu I'm just going to relax and make love all weekend." said Kayla.

"Is that a promise?."said Ray, laughing....

''Yes.... it's a little chilly to get in the water." sighed Kayla,laughing...

"I've got the games set up in the living room and tables and chairs for card games." said Jessica.

"Crank up the music and let the games begin.." said her husband, Chip..

"I could use a cold one right now.."said Brooke.

"Take your pick baby doll." said  Sean

Like times before....There was plenty of Beers and Sodas on Ice....

"I smell the Burgers and the Dogs on the grill...You hungry baby?" asked Natalie..

"Hungry and Thirsty.." said David..

"Well Make yourself a plate... Everything is cooking. "said Karen, who had helped me, Gary, Tony,B.L., Paris, Nelson,Tyrell, Keith and Kahlil.. with the preparation of the meats.

"Oh Look, More Food!" said a smiling B.L.

Beverly, Josie and Alfreda brought Bowls of Pork and Beans, Creamy Pasta Salad and Cole Slaw into both houses..

For everyone to eat with their meats..

Everybody was going to chow down today and tomorrow..

"Oh my God, I don't know where to start first.."said Zoey...

"I'm goin for that seafood and the beer." said Lem.

Alexa was set up in both houses with a wide selection of Classic R& B, Neo Soul ,Smooth Jazz and Classic Hip Hop on the play list...Something for everyone....

There was Backgammon, Jessica and Sofia liked a good game of Backgammon...

Chess...Rockland liked a good game of Chess... So did both Olivia and I.

and cards for those who played Spades, Poker, Bidwhist  and or Pinocle..Something for everyone...

And the food...  Multiple grills were set up with Burgers and Dogs..

Chicken and steaks and Hot Sausages..

and especially the Seafood grill.....

"Wow ,the first big getaway before the summer begins huh?  Wowwwww!"said Bee Bee.

"I know girl, right?  Maybe tomorrow night we'll be on the Boardwalk, visit one of those clubs...do a little shopping." said Renee.

"That's a thought."said Sofia, laughing..

"Maybe we can run that by Nelson" said Tyrell, smiling..

''So how do you like your new home and the neighborhood Renee'? It's been a couple of months now." asked Jazzy...

"It has been wonderful!" said Renee ,leaning her head on Tyrell's shoulder.

Tyrell hugged her..

"This neighborhood has everything you need....Three Shopping centers..A Movie Theatre....Three major clubs, Josie's, Aqua Bar and Stoleys...A great sandwich shoppe..a nice church, which we recently joined.and transportation... I mean you want for nothing around here." he said.

"That's why we like it!" said Beverly..."I've loved this neighborhood from the time me and my auntie moved around here..I'm just glad all of you guys moved around here too! Now it truly has everything." she added.

"I feel the same way." said Josie.

"Me too!" said Bresha.

"Yeah we all feel pretty much the same way...We were lucky to get a good realtor, who was able to get us all houses on the same block practically." said Kayla..

''Yeah, We loved the new houses around here." said Bee Bee

"Ouuuuu yes." said Sofia..

"Same with us...We are a few blocks down, but this is a nice area..." said Natalie.. 

We were all having a great time....

Also ditching the city to go to the shore this weekend and party was Assistant District Attorney,

Fancy Kildaire and D.A.'s Investigator, Ingrid Stevenson....

"Ouuuu Girl, it feels so good to get out of the city and head to the shore..." said Fancy....

"Yessss....you don't know how good this feels....and no trial , no courtroom to go to on Monday....I think all of the attorneys involved felt that way...." said Ingrid Stevenson....

"You know....I hate to say it...but I kind of admired our opposition...strictly from a professional viewpoint..They were good, thorough and obviously prepared well...." said Fancy...

"Yes...I've been in court against them too!  Nothing catches them by surprise..They prepare well and they have good investigators, who listen to them and do what they say, unlike us who has to deal with Lt. Tragg....He has ordered me off of "HIS CRIME SCENES" a couple of times and he refuses to recanvass or take any advice or suggestion from anyone.." said Ingrid..

"Unless of course his hands are up your skirt....I was close to slapping his face several times...That's why I moved next to ADA Coates....He wouldn't leave me alone...He is such a horn dog....He asked me out three times...Three times I told him no....but he just wouldn't stop.Ouuuuuuu!" said Fancy...

"I've slapped the hell out of him several times....He goes too far...He had his hands up Lisa's skirt too...She slapped his hands away....Finally ADA Coates told him... Knock it off or get out...What are you, in High School?." said Ingrid.. "He didn't like that.....he didn't like being talked to like that." she added.

''Well forget about him....We've got a beach before us and a bar and some good times for the next 72 hours at least."laughed Fancy Kildaire.

As the two women headed to the shore.

The House they rented for the weekend was a few blocks from ours.....

We all slept in late Saturday and had a late brunch....We had brought our own food...So no one had to spend any money....No one got into the water...Not this weekend. it wasn't hot enough yet....That night we all found a new bar by the beach that we all tried out...

The Beer was cold and cheap... We loved it..

 

"Well , I have to say....I am more rested than I've been in a long while." said Olivia.
 

''Me too! I got plenty of good sleep as I suspect, everybody did.." I said.

"This is my kinda bar...I'm surprised we missed this the last time we came." said Beverly..

''We didn't walk down this far." said Nelson...

"I like that we are right on the ocean....We are geting a nice cool breeze." said Josie, who was snuggled up with Paris.

"These heaters keep the rest of us pretty warm too!" said Paris...

"I feel soooooooo good..,so relaxed...Mentally and phyiscally." said Bresha, who was snuggled up with her husband..

"Yeah me too!" said Tony.

"This was what we all needed...a break...from trials, the city and ole Lt. Tragg." said Alfreda.

"AMEN TO THAT."said Rockland..

As we all helped ourselves to Fried Chicken, Fried Fish, Beer and Martinis... 

''Sorry we didn't get to do any shopping, but we can do that the next time we come down here."said Yvette.

 

''Yeah...they'll be plenty of time for that." whispered her husband Gary in her ear.

"I guess Monday we can all go back to work, refreshed and invigorated." said Keith Jones.

''Yeah, I kept saying we needed a getaway..." said Bee Bee.

"Yes you did...You said it weeks ago." said Sofia.

"I knew this was coming...Sooo glad it did." said Kahlil.

Jade closed her eyes and leaned into her husband's arms....

Danny was more relaxed than he had been all week..

Virginia put some ketchup on her fish  and watched attentively 

as her husband Jetty did the same and passed himself a beer...

 

"This is almost like home..."said Jazzy...
 

"Better...we have absolutely no chance of running into ole Lt. Tragg here and even if we did...What could he do?"laughed Dabnis.

"Not a thing..we are all on foot." said Kayla.

Everybody laughed loudly....

"He'd be out of his jurisdiction anyway...but he'd still stand around and stare while we drank...We wouldn't be able to talk freely." said Ray.

''Well he's not here...That's the important thing.." said Jessica.

"Yeah let's leave him where he is." said her husband Chip..

"I'll drink to that!" said Karen, laughing....She was a bit tipsy..

"You've been drinking to a lot." said her husband, B.L.

''Aw let her have some fun B.L.  We deserve to let loose after the period we've had." said Natalie.

David laughed..."I'll say...."

Brooke was gulping down beer after beer , but saying nothing..

Her husband, Sean was holding her... "Watch it there missy." he said gently...

"I haven't been this relaxed in awhile." said Zoey...

''We can definitely use more of these weekend stress busters.."laughed Lem.

"YESSSSSSSSSSSS!" agreed Renee.....

"No argument from me." said Tyrell

as more drinks and more food arrived..

''WHOA Look at this..Looks like you guys had the same idea we had...get out of the city , head down the shore." said ADA Fancy Kildaire.

"You guys mind if we join you?   I mean....the trial is over , for now!" said Investigator, Ingrid Stevenson...

"We are all professionals here...We don't take these cases personal...Of course you can join us...Just one thing...No talk at all about the case." said Olivia...

"That's the last thing we want to discuss....That's why we came down the shore."said Fancy Kildaire, who didn't want to discuss the case at all.. Like us....She was exhausted by the whole thing and just wanted it to be over one way or another..

"Have a seat..." said Natalie, smiling...

''We are renting a house a few blocks from here...Where are you guys staying?" asked Ingrid...

"My Husband owns two beach houses on the opposite end of the beach.. It houses all 34 of us...." said Beverly....

''So you guys come down here a lot?" said Fancy Kildaire.

''Several times during the summer."said Brooke.

"You guys are pretty tight....I see you in Curleys on "Couples Night " and in the NO ID Bar sometimes...I've seen you all in Aqua Bar and Stoleys too...You guys get around.." laughed Ingrid..

''Apparently You do too!" laughed Beverly....

We all laughed and enjoyed the cool drinks, fried chicken and fried fish...

III-

We were all back at Nelson's beach house.....

Olivia and I were in our room as were all the others...

"Those two were alright...That investigator and that ADA....Shame we'll be going up against them again for the fifth time.." I said.

"I know...but they weren't all bad....perhaps we can be friends after this is all over.. Brooke and Natalie gave us a run for our money too and look at them today....They love us..." said Olivia.

"Indeed...." I said..

I took Olivia in my arms and kissed her like kissing was going out of style.....

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she moaned.......

Our kissing got hotter naturally....

I unhooked her bra and slipped her panties down...

"Ohhhh Donnie Ray....OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!" Olivia cooed..

I lifted up her petite body and entered her slowly and softly.....

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM HUSBAND!" she cried out..

"OLIVIA!!!!" I moaned...

Her head turned from side to side.....her petite little body trembled something fierce....She held me for dear life as tears streamed down her face..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU.....WOUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she cooed...in the throes of a quick orgasm.....

I spread her legs on the dresser and entered her slowly again....kissing her butter soft lips and going insane....

"OH MY GODDDDD!!! OLIVIA, OH MY GODDDDDDD!" I cried out... Now my body was shaking...

We sat on the side of the bed and Olivia moved up and down on me slowly and softly...kissing me...

I was delirious....

She straddled me and rode me cowgirl style on top of the bed....

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM DONNIE RAY, I AM LOSING MY DAMN MINDDD!" she cried out...

"I AM TOO!" I responded...

Her head turned from side to side.....her petite little body trembled something fierce....She held me for dear life as tears streamed down her face..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU.....WOUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she cooed...in the throes of a another quick orgasm.....

Finally, I flipped her over and entered her missionary style...

She wrapped her arms around my neck, laughing and crying like a little girl at the same time...as I mounted her..

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHH MY GOD...I LOVE YOU SOOOOO DAMN MUCH....OUUUUUU!" she screamed.

"I LOVE YOU TOOO!!!! OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU LAWD OLIVIA..." I Screamed..

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM HUSBAND!" she cried out..

"OLIVIA!!!!" I moaned...

Her head turned from side to side.....her petite little body trembled something fierce....She held me for dear life as tears streamed down her face..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU.....WOUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she cooed...in the throes of a yet another quick orgasm.....

We made love as I'm sure our entire group did that night for the next ELEVEN TO TWELVE HOURS!!

"UMMMMMMMMMMM!" I moaned as Olivia lie on top of me, trying to catch her breath, her leg still trembling...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU" she moaned... I wrapped my arms around her butt and squeezed it gently.....She smiled and drifted off to sleep in my arms...

Next Door in Beverly and Nelson's room , it wasn't much different...

"Ummmmmmmm you couldn't wait could you?" she laughed..

"No I could not...." he said..He had hurriedly undressed as soon as they got back to the Beach House..

"OUUUUU LOOK AT YOU!! ALL BIG AND HARD!!! OUUUUUU YOU'RE LIKE A HORSE!" giggled Beverly as they began kissing passionately and he began taking off her sexy little Beach dress..

He unsapped her bra, eased her panties down.....

and entered her doggie style in front of the dresser...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU.....UMMMMMMMMMM...NELSON!!!!" she cried out, trying not to be too loud...There were other people in this house...No doubt they were all doing the same thing...

"OUUUUUUUUUU GIRRRRRRRL!" Nelson cried out....

He spread her legs and entered her slowly and softly on top of the dresser drawer....

"BEVERLY, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!" he cried out..

"I LOVE YOU TOO!!!  I LOVE YOU TOO!" she answered him....

They sat on the side of the bed....Beverly slowly riding him, driving Nelson out of his mind...Kising him as if kissing had gone out of style....and herself trembling, and holding him for dear life as she experienced a deeply intense orgasm....

He flipped her over and slowly entered her warm and wet center...Beverly cried like a baby, her body continuing to tremble, her legs shaking....and her head turning from side to side..

She held him for dear life as he mounted her and smiled with glee..

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMM NELSON, when we were Public Defenders and I was playing hard to get, you should have took me aside and just pulled it out..let me see what I was missing.." she cooed.

Nelson laughed as they began to make sweer love... "Your Auntie would have killed me, had me arrested ." he said.

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU I WOULDN'T HAVE TOLD HER!! OUUUUUUU I'D OF BEEN BY YOUR APARTMENT THAT NIGHT!!!" Beverly said..

"Oh yeah?"laughed Nelson...

"You see ever since the first time we did it, we've been inseperable....I even called you late at night and asked you to come over." she said.

Which was true... Two nights after they first made love...Beverly called him and asked him to come over ,spend the night....and three nights later...She was over his apartment, spending the night with him...

and now...some years later..They are married...

Like us they made love for the next ELEVEN TO TWELVE HOURS!

We all met for a late breakfast...

and we all packed up and piled into our buses and headed back to the city...Relaxed and refreshed....

So Did our two new friends, from last night....ADA Kildaire and D.A. Insvestigator Stephenson... though I don't know where they ate breakfast or if they ate...

What wasn't known was that while we all were headed home to more rest and relaxation before starting the new week... ADA Kildaire was headed to something altogether different.

IV-

PHILADELPHIA- SUNDAY MORNING!

The Condos where Assistant District Attorney Fancy Kildaire lives....She wasn't there now...She and her girlfriend, D.A. Investigator , Ingrid Stephenson were like all of us still at the shore, preparing to come back...Probably just waking up preparing to have breakfast as we all were.

Her wooden floors had a huge blood stain on it and a dead body as well...

"Cause of death was a stab wound through the right side....It destroyed veins and pulverized a couple of organs... Death was almost immediate..."said a Crime Scene Investigator as photos were snapped.

"Rigor has set in.....I'm going to put the time of death as Late Friday Afternoon..."said Dr. Hazel Baylor...

"Who is he?  He live here?   A place like this cost a pretty penny to live in..."said Lt. Tragg.

"He doesn't live here, but his estranged wife does....Nobody has seen her since..Friday around 2:00 pm... He's an Insurance Attorney, Derrick Kildaire...His estranged wife is Assistant District Attorney Fancy Kildaire." said Dr. Marcy Templeton...

"Fancy Kildaire....Yeah I know her....She was uh one of the ADA's who worked with me on the Mercedes Natividad retrial...This is her place eh?   and that is her husband....I didn't know she was married." said Lt. Tragg...

"Well actually she's not...They were going through a divorce..He doesn't live here...His drivers license puts him halfway across town." said Hazel...

"So what was he doing here? Hmmmmmmmmmmmm And she hasn't been seen since Friday and you say he bought it sometimes Friday afternoon... Anybody call her?" asked Lt. Tragg..

"Her phone goes to voicemail and her GPS has been disabled..." said a CSI man..

''Doesn't mean anything...Maybe she went away for the weekend...I turn my phone off too when I want to just get away with my husband.."said Hazel...

"She and a girlfriend might have gone to the shore for the weekend...They did just finish four grueling trials in a row,," said Marcy.

Lt. Tragg smiled. "Girls...Girls...Girls.. I AM THE DETECTIVE HERE!!! LET ME DO THE SPECULATING....OKAY?" he said...

Out of all the detectives on the Philadelphia Police force...Hazel hated working with Lt. Tragg the most.. She breathed in deeply...

"Can we remove the body?" she asked tersely....

"Yes.....Boys but out an APB for ADA Fancy Kildaire." he said..

Just as the body was being put in the body bag and strapped to the Gurney...... Fancy Kildaire and Ingrid Stephenson walked in..

"Oh My GOD!!!! WHAT HAPPENED HERE?" she exclaimed....looking at the blood on the floor..

"Crimminy!" said Ingrid...

"That's what we'd like you to tell us." said Lt. Tragg.

Everyone was back in their homes, relaxing.....

It was a rare afternoon in our kitchen, just the four of us.. Me, Olivia, Beverly and Nelson..

''Well, that was nice...Everyone enjoyed themselves..." I said.

"I'm glad...I'm glad we have such a nice little group of friends and we are able to do so much for them." said Olivia.

"Yeah I am too!  It keeps us all closer...And everybody chips in and helps out." said Beverly...

"Tomorrow I guess we start working on an appeal to vacate huh?" said Nelson..

"Yeah...it might be a month before we get another trial date.."said Olivia.

"And knowing us...we might get involved in another trial or something." said Beverly...

She didn't know how right she was.

(TO BE CONTINUED)