A Third Conspirator

 

 

 

KEITH JONES-

Born in Philadelphia PA. 

Mother, Nancy Jones, Court Stenographer

Father, Judge Keith Morrison

Graduated from West Catholic High School

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

J.D.- University of Pennsylvania Law School

Fluent in Spanish, French, German

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

Associate Attorney- McCluskey/Cozen/Connor/Pratt

Senior Associate Attorney-McCluskey/Cozen/Connor/Pratt

Married to Beatrice Evans

BEATRICE LYNN EVANS -JONES

Born in Philadelphia PA.

Graduated from Philadelphia High School For Girls

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

J.D.-University of Pennsylvania Law School

Fluent in Spanish and French

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

Associate Attorney- McCluskey /Cozen/Connor and Pratt

Senior Associate Attorney-McCluskey/Cozen/Connor/Pratt

Married to Keith Jones

SOFIA CARMELITA GARCIA-AHMED

Born in Philadelphia PA.

Graduated from Philadelphia High School For Girls

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

J.D.-University of Pennsylvania Law School

Fluent in Spanish and French

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

Associate Attorney -McCluskey/Cozen/Connor and Pratt

Senior Associate Attorney-McCluskey/Cozen/Connor/Pratt

Married to Kahlil Ahmed...

KAHLIL ABDUL AHMED

Born in Philadelphia PA.

Graduated from Central High School

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

JD- University of Pennsylvania Law School

Speaks Arabic languages fluently, fluent in German and Russian.

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

Associate Attorney-McCluskey/Cozen/Connor and Pratt

Senior Associate Attorney-McCluskey/Cozen/Connor/Pratt

Married to Sofia Garcia

YVETTE DENISE JONES-LOCKWOOD

Born in Philadelphia PA.

Graduated from North Catholic High School

BA-Trial Advocacy, Pre Law, Administration of Justice -Lasalle University

JD -University of Pennsylvania Law School

Fluent in Spanish, French and Russian

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

Senior Associate Attorney-McCluskey/Cozen/Connor and Pratt

Managing Partner- McCluskey/Cozen/Connor and Pratt

Married to District Attorney Investigator-Gary Lockwood

THE OFFICE OF ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY  EFFROM JORDAN- FIVE DAYS LATER!

Effrom Jordan looked over our dossiers... He didn't know Me, Bee Bee, Sofia or Kahlil...but he knew our boss...

Yvette Jones , as she was known then....

Olivia Bennett, as she was known then...

and Karen Page ,who he had had the hots for...The three were inseparable, the summer he met them...

He thought they were all cute and he wouldn't have minded sleeping with either of the three or all three together in one wild threesome...but Karen Page was really the target of his lusts..

Yvette and Olivia were just her two cute Black friends... The three of them had just graduated from Penn Law School and were about to take the bar....He had already graduated from Harvard Law School a few months earlier and had already taken and passed the bar...

They ,like he were all the same age...and equally ambitious..  The four of them partied all summer with him finally getting Karen into bed, several times..

The three girls took the bar and passed with flying colors and were sworn in... He took Karen to Atlantic City, they rented a cheap room and drank, smoked joint and made love all weekend to celebrate...

Life had certainly changed for all of them...Olivia has her own law firm with her niece and three other attorneys on staff, an office manager and Olivia's husband, a full time investigator..

Yvette made partner and has her own suite in the Bridge Building down by PENN's Landing with her staff of young bright attorneys...all like her graduates opf PENN LAW....She has an office manager and an investigator...

And Karen is now The  head of the Wrongful Conviction-Conviction Integrity Unit of the D.A.'s Office.

with three staff attorneys of her own...also working in the Bridge Building by Penns Landing

And he, an Assistant District Attorney....

They had come a long way since that beautiful summer and now he was facing Yvette and her staffers in

one of the most baffling cases of the year....

Karen Gallagher-Lewis... He knew her too!  Also the same age and also someone who had gone to law school with and graduated with Yvette, Olivia and Karen Page..  She knew them, had had a few classes with them but was not close friends with them..

He had slept with her, on and off  over a five year period ,until she got married to Attorney Ronald Lewis...Her husband... They seperated and later divorced and they began sleeping together again until she met and started dating a slickster named Dustin Randall, who she told him she intended to marry...

Now she was accused of murdering him and it turns out...He was not who he claimed to be.

He felt sorry for Karen...He hadn't seen her in two years...He didn't want to believe she was guilty of murder.

He needed to talk to Lt. Tragg

though he didn't really want to.

And at our building..

Newly freed Gary Gallagher sat in our conference room drinking coffee...

"I really want to thank you guys for helping me...though I still don't know who bailed me out.." he said.

 

 "We looked into your case... As it turns out, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania doesn't have any case against you...No outstanding fugitive warrant , nothing."said Ms. Yvette.

"You didn't exactly escape from a maximum security facility...You escaped from the Youth Study Center." I said,laughing.

"You went out to California, got your High School diploma, went to college, worked, kept your nose clean all these years....That was in your favor."said Bee Bee.

"My husband here was in the Youth Study Center for one year....Our 11th grade year....He was released, came back to school, graduated, went on to college and law school and I've been keeping his nose clean ever since." joked Sofia.

"Yeah, I spent my 11th Grade year there....After I was released...I got myself together....  My juvie records were sealed when I turned 21 ,just as yours was and I've never looked back..."said Kahlil.

"Now We've got to work to get your sister free." said Jade..

"I understand she's up at Valhalla.... I'm going to catch a bus after I leave here and go up and visit her."said Gary.

"I think she'd like that..."said Yvette, smiling.

II-

Neither Lt. Tragg nor Kelly Ann had been seen in Public since Thursday night..She didn't have any cases until Thursday of the following week.. and Lt. Tragg had taken, Friday, Monday and Tuesday off...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUU ARTHURRRRRR!" cooed Kelly Ann..

"OHHHHHHHHHHHH KELLY ANN!" moaned Lt. Tragg.

They had  spent practically the entire five days in bed.

Making sweet love..

from Sun up to Sundown....The bed just squeaking, the headboard slamming against the wall... and the sounds of them laughing, moaning, cooing could be heard by all of their immediate neighbors and then some...

It was a four day sexual holiday... 

"Arthur , you've got to go home.....I need some rest and so do you...." cooed Kelly Ann as they stood in the window..She was exhausted.. She hadn't had this much sex in her life, not at one time.... This man was obsessed with her and insatiable...He was aroused at the sound of her voice...She couldn't understand it, but she liked it...So many orgasms...She was spoiled.

"I know...I got to see the prosecutor about this case...but I just can't let you go...." said Lt. Tragg..

As they stood in the window and kissed some more.....

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU ARTHUR ,if we don't stop we are going to wind up back in bed..." she cooed.

"Would that be a bad thing?" he asked.

"We've been in bed for four days...five almost....I'd like to open my shades, let some sun in here, air this place out... I know my neighbors are talking...all the noise we made...Moaning, cooing, screaming...You're so loud!" she laughed..

"I can't help it....you're so sexy..." he said.

"No you're just a horndog, always horny..My goodness!" she laughed.. 

He attempted to slip her panties down....She stopped him, removed his hands and slipped them back up..

"Uh Uh....No more.......what did I just say?" she cooed, rubbing her index finger across his lips.

"I'm going to try to control myself." he said.

"Try hard.....I'm not going anywhere...I'm all yours Arthur...." she cooed.

"Nice to hear you say that."said Lt. Tragg....

"How about another kiss baby?" he said.

"Oh you are incorrigible!"she said, smiling and kissing him some more.."Now go home...let me get some sleep.Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm" she giggled.  She walked back to her warm bed.. "Lock the door when you leave." she said.

He quietly gathered the rest of his clothes, put them in a sack and left...

Her lipstick smudges were all over his jacket and his lapel...

Meanwhile, Gary Gallagher arrived at Valhalla Women's Correctional Center..

Gary Gallagher went to the prison to see his sister..

Ms. Yvette went with him....

Karen was overjoyed to see her brother and even happier to hear that he was free and clear and that the blackmailer could no longer hold any leverage over her.

"I got a call here at the prison from someone saying that they now held your file and that they were threatening to make it public unless I wired a certain amount of money their way...I didn't recognize the voice, but I told them to go to hell."said Karen.

"Good For You!" said Yvette.

"They no longer have anything to hold over you sis. My juvenile records have been sealed for years and no one is looking for me... The Commonwealth has no case against me.. I'm free and clear.."said Gary.

"Your Blackmailer has nothing to hold against you...No leverage....Now..Our job is to free you of these murder charges..."said Yvette..

"As I speak right now...back in my office at our building...

Two of my attorneys, Beatrice Evans-Jones and  Sofia Garcia Ahmed are hard at work,looking at Autopsy reports and witness statements... and studying all of the laws pertaining to your case, predicates and general laws in our conference room..We have a massive law library and they have the latest in technology..." said Yvette..

Plus our office manager, once an acclaimed Attorney herself is offering them wise counsel.

And next door in our media room, my other two attorneys, who are aces in trial science are doing a run down on the jury pool...picking the perfect jurors for this case... They study their ages, how they vote, education ,the works and determine who is the best fit for your jury...

And my investigator, Jade is still on the streets ,looking at your three witnesses and trying to figure out if any money was sent to their accounts..if any phone calls were made to them...because obviously their is a third party involved in this..that none of knows about." said Yvette.

"You've got it all under control...Thank you...How about Kristen, how is she?" asked Karen.

" She's not here?" asked Yvette.

"Here? Why would she be here?" asked Karen..

"The Police picked her up a few nights ago and we haven't seen or heard from her since."said Yvette.

"The Same night they picked me up...Never knew how the cops knew where I was." said  Gary...

''Something really fishy is going on here."said Karen.

"You're telling me." said Yvette.

III-

NIGHT COURT- Just a few hours later.

In Philadelphia, Night Court only operates two nights a week....Tuesday and Thursday, Tonight was Tuesday...and fortunately...We got an arraignment date of 8:00 pm. 

The Judge in this case would not be the Judge in the actual case....

Lt. Tragg was not there... Night court was too low profile for him...No witnesses...No media..and a bunch of  Judges  and ADA's who were mostly older Judges and ADA's about to retire...It was lightweight. It was in session from 7:00 pm- 10:00 pm Tuesdays and Thursdays...We were quite fortunate to get a date.

The ADA that did show up was not going to be the ADA that tried the case...He had only the basic out line of the case at hand... He basically wanted to go home...So he didn't really put up much of a fight.

We presented a record 27 charactor witnesses , all from her law firm and including grateful clients.

Jade had done an excellent job in locating all of them and getting them to testify on Karen's behalf..

They loved stuff like this in Night Court.

Karen Gallagher-Lewis, Having no priors and her being a very successful attorney  at a reputable law firm and a candidate for a State Judgeship helped her chances immensely...She was released on her own recognizance..without bail..and surprisingly without having to wear an ankle monitor..

"Yvette, Bee Bee, Sofia, Keith, Kahlil and Jade...I can't thank you enough....what a horrendous  las t few days in that hot smelly women's jail....." said Karen, newly freed ,awaiting trial and very happy...

"Just doing our job."said Yvette...

"Thanks Guys....Come with me Sis....I'm staying at a place where we'll be safe."said Gary.

"Are you sure now?" asked Jade...

"Positive" he said,laughing....

An Uber SUV drove up....We all got in....It took Karen and her brother to their safe place and took the rest of us home.

FRIDAY MORNING!

KAREN MICHELLE GALLAGHER-LEWIS

born and raised in Philadelphia PA.

Her Father, Attorney Micheal Gary Lewis, Her Mother, A School Teacher.

Graduated from Central High School...

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

J.D.-University of Pennsylvania Law School

Fluent in Spanish and French

Passed Bar in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Deleware, Virginia, and California

Assistant District Attorney, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania..

Ran for States Attorney, Republican Party, Lost to Tanya Moseley...

Was hired as a staff attorney by Wilson and Ballard and Associates

Married to Attorney Fred Lewis (Divorced after 6 years)

Founding Partner of Gallagher and Seneca ,attorneys at law.

 

 "We are ready to take your case to court Karen..."said Yvette,looking at her dossier... "You've done quite well for yourself since Law School.." said Yvette...

"You have too!   You're a Partner at a Major law firm, you have your own suite, your own staff...and Liv has her own firm...look at you two.....and Karen Page down the hall ,heading up a major division in the D.A.'s office...We all did pretty good.Only difference is...;.None of you are accused of a double homicide or was blackmailed." said Karen.

"It's okay...You just got involved with the wrong guy..." I said.

"Because security has been such a problem in this case... We want you to surrender your phone for now..Disable the GPS...We'll keep it in our safe... and you use this phone." said Bee Bee.

"It's clean...it's a burner phone...We change the sim card every three days..Don't call opur business phones or our personal phones...You contact us with this." said Bee Bee.

'And you can contact us on this Portal until your trial...You can get up to date information on the progress we are making...This can't be traced either."said Sofia.

"WOWWWW! You guys are super thorough....I am impressed." said Karen..

"That's why we win cases.."said Kahlil.

"I'm busy investigating these three witnesses and still hunting Kristen, who so far hasn't returned to the room I got for her."said Jade.

"We want to tighten up security in this matter....Somebody was getting too much information...Far too much...They knew you were taking a flight...Knew you were catching a bus and to where...Knew who was on the bus and who to send money to and knew about your bother's criminal file...I need to know how and why but most of all, who?" said Yvette.

"I can answer that..."said Private Investigator Milt Lewis....  "Vettie if I had known this would involve you....I would have never of taken this job...I was hired by Dustin Randall, to get some dirt on you Ms. Lewis and to deliver it to Mr. Jefferson... I had no idea he was using this as extortion...Apparently Mr. Jefferson double crossed Mr. Randall and arranged to get more money and skip town... He rented that house in South Philly,which I found and informed Mr. Randall of and next thing you know, both Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Randall wind up dead in the same night.....I had no idea all of this was in play...I immediately went to the police and informed them of my activities...Day by Day.  Since your name came up as defense...I decided, it was only decent to come clean with you." said Milt.

"Thank you for your transparency Milt...but that only explains some of it...Both Nudie Jefferson and Dustin Randall , an alias for an ex-con named Harry Chambers are dead.

"What a fool I was...I had no idea...They both were in it together.. Dustin or Harry Chambers just got close to me to learn things... I told him about my brother during pillow talk, while we were in bed..."sighed Karen.

"That can happen to anybody."said Bee Bee.

"Don't beat yourself up over it."said Sofia.

"But what are we going to do now? There is obviously someone else involved in this...Someone we don't know about." I said.

"A Third Conspirator." said Kahlil.

"Maybe....Maybe Not...Perhaps during the trial, we can draw the third party out. I'm certain they don't know that they've lost leverage..." said Yvette...

IV-

FRIDAY NIGHT- THE NO ID BAR

It was Friday Night and the conversation was on a lighter note.

"Oh My God, it finally got quiet over there...Those two were having a sex marathon over there the past few days....my lord!!!!!....."laughed Judge Charlotte Peterson.

"Oh My God....I was wondering when they took a break...You know to go out and get something to eat or something...To sleep."  said Assistant States Attorney and her fiance, Eric Becker...

"I know...Hector and I went out for coffee Friday Morning....because we both had off...They were going at it hot and heavy when we left.....and when we came back , an hour later, they were even louder...." said Attorney Elaine Young.

Dr. Hector Sosa laughed loudly...

"They got me Hot...." he said.

"Next thing you know....He's kissing me...and well, you know, we got into it.."laughed Elaine..

"The Bed Springs were squeaking at your loft..." said Nina Rios.

"I'll say.." laughed her boyfriend Carlos.

"Oh My god....Friday and Monday, We went to work, the bedsprings were squeaking and the headboard was slamming against the walls and she was just cooing and moaning and he was hollering..and when we got home from work...it was still going on!!!....I was like my goodness...." laughed Charlotte.

 

 "I Imagine he's feeling good, Lt. Tragg, he feels like he's cracked a big case....He was celebretory..."said Yvette.

"I saw how he was plying the good judge with Tequila in Curley's how good he was feeling.. Poor thing.. She never knew what hit her..."laughed Gary.

"He got her in the mood."I laughed.

"Seems like she's always in the mood..I've seen her in the hallway at court.. He runs into her and asks for a kiss and she just giggles like a school girl." said Bee Bee.

"She turns as red as a beet and kisses him...So for God knows what reason, she really digs him." laughed Sofia.

"You think those two will get married?" asked Kahlil.

"They just ought to." laughed Jade.

"Well all of the detectives love her..  Since she's been involved with him, he's softened..He's not the pain in the ass he usually is around the squad room." said Danny Ho.

"He certainly doesn't bother any of us in Curley's or Sam Mother's Diner.."said Virginia.

"He hasn't been in any brawls lately , that must have been murder on his suits....Hasn't been thrown in the Cooler in months or sent to the Marine Boat...She's good for his career."said Jetty. 

"But what has he done for her?  She was and is a beautiful person...I just love her...I love when we try a case in her courtroom...She's tough, by the book, but fair to both sides...Being involved with him didn't change that, thank goodness."said Olivia.

 

"True, she is a real sweetheart." said Donnie Ray.

"And I can't begrudge the woman for gettin some....Even if it's from him...If it's making her happy...Then it's all good." laughed Beverly.

"It's making him happy... I saw him in the hallway that time last week when Josie and I were filing a brief in the Anselmo Case...Remember Jo?" said Nelson.

"Yeah he had lipstick imprints on his lapel ,on his shirt collar and his cheek and he was just all smiles..

Even greeted me and Nelson with a big broad smile." said Josie.

"WOWWWWWWWWWW!!  She is blowing his mind in the bed." said Paris.

"That's been said before...and I find it to be true." said Bresha.

"Nothin like some good lovin..."said her husband, Tony, squeezing her butt..

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuu!" laughed Bresha, blushing..

''Awwwwwwwwww you like it girl....Cause I know I do.." said Alfreda, smiling at her husband, Rockland.

"So do I.."laughed Rockland. 

"It was cold tonight, but that bus was so warm..."said Jazzy..
 

"It's going to be warmer when we go home.."said Dabnis..

"It's nice that all of our homes have Central Air.."said Kayla.

"Yeah, comfortable on every floor.. said Ray..

"I see Jetty bought a bottle of Wine.."said Jessica.

"Yeah, just what the doctor ordered..."said Chip.

"I'm glad we don't have to work tomorrow."said Karen..

"Nope! It's Saturday....We'll catch Olivia's Bus at 10:00 and be back here for Brunch.."laughed B.L.

"Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm"moaned Natalie..

"Awwwwwwwwwww" moaned David.

as they kissed passionately...

"Ummmmm I'm glad we don't have to go to work tomorrow.."said Natalie.

"Me too!"moaned David in between kisses.

"Ouu I'd like some of Jetty's wine." said Brooke.

"So would I." said her husband Sean..

"He's got some glasses out."said Zoey...

"Alright."said Lem..

"Listen at the winos."laughed Renee.

Tyrell laughed.....He grabbed a glass himself.

"Come on get some of this good wine."said Jetty..

As everyone filled their glasses with his wine 

and we all shared a toast..

It was a nice night.

and in the apartment complex....where Kristen has been missing for three days...

It appears she has returned and has a guest...

"Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, look at you.." Kristen moaned to her visitor..

"AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW GIRRRRRL, I'VE MISSED YOU SO MUCH!" moaned her mystery visitor..

"I'VE MISSED YOU TOOOO!!! OUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she cooed in between kisses.

He slipped her panties down...

"MYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY GOOODNESSS!" he exclaimed.

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" she exclaimed.. her legs shaking in anticipation...

She was warm and wet and smelled like a new born baby as he spread her legs and entered her....

"MYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY GOOODNESSS GIRRRRLLL!" he exclaimed.

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! JUST PUT IT IN...OUUUUUUU PUT IT ALL INNN...OUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she exclaimed.. her legs shaking in anticipation...

"I CAN'T WAIT TO GET THIS MONEY!" he said.

"OHHHHHHHH LAWDDDDD I'M ABOUT TO CUM....." she exclaimed.

"ME TOOOOO! OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" he exclaimed.

"I hope her lawyers can get her off....." she said.

"They can...." her guest assured her.

(CONCLUSION NEXT)