Mighty Presumptuous

 Every trial begins almost the same way....We are sitting in the waiting area...drinking coffee..Steeling ourselves up for the beginning.

Today, Olivia and I went to fetch coffee for our client, ADA Beatrice Newton and the rest of the team, Beverly, Nelson, Josie and Bresha.

Like Nelson, I had a big lipstick smudge on my lapel and on the side of my face...

Beatrice smiled.. "Can't keep your hands off of her can you?   I love how you two love each other." she said as she pulled out a disinfectant wipe and wiped the lipstick smudges off of my face and my lapel.

I smiled sheepishly. 

Olivia smiled and applied her lipstick.

"Auntay, you bought that from Bridget's store didn't you?...It's the same as mine." said Beverly.

"I did...Last week when we were there." said Olivia, smiling.

"Thanks for the coffee."said Nelson.

"Yes, thanks for the coffee.."said Josie.

"Thanks for the coffee..."said Bresha.

"Yes, thank you for the coffee." said Beatrice.

"Oh you all are welcome." said Olivia, smiling.

Assistant District Attorney Fred Rawls walked up..

"Olivia Bennett-Alexander....and this must be your niece, Beverly... Auntie and Neicey...That's what they call you around here... I've always wanted to meet you two...I've heard so much about you. It's going to be an honor going up against you two and beating you....Even with a weak case like this."he snarled.

"Mighty Presumptious of you sir."said Olivia.

"We've heard of you too Rawls...None of it good."said Beverly, who didn't like his condescending tone at all.

Beatrice laughed...She knew Fred Rawls and she didn't care for him either...

Fred Rawls looked at Beverly and smiled.

"Artie Tragg said you had a mouth on you little lady...I guess that makes you a formidable attorney." he said.

Nelson and I stared daggers at him....

"Your Wives huh? Gentlemen I mean no disrespect....I have the utmost respect for them...."said Rawls.

Josie and Bresha also stared daggers at him....

"He's Mighty Presumptious...Just assuming he's going to win." said Josie.

"I want to beat him for the hell of it now."said Bresha angrilly..."Presumptious asshole." she muttered.

He didn't hear their comments.

"The Júnior Partners eh? Well you young ladies will be getting a great education in jurisprudence with this case.Good Luck to you all." he said with a smile and walked into court.

 ''What a Presumptious Prick!  Who is the judge in this case?" asked Beatrice.

"I don't know...I hope it's someone good or at least fair."said Olivia.

In the Judges Chambers at this moment..

"MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM...OHHHHHHHHHHHH!"moaned Arthur Tragg

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU ARTHUR..." moaned Judge Kelly Ann, who was not going to be our Judge today.

 

"MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM That's enough....I've got a hearing to go to and aren't you supposed to be in court?" she said as they finished kissing..

Kelly Ann applied her lipstick...

Lt. Tragg had lipstick smudges on his face and his lapel.....

"Yeah, you just reminded me...I'll see you tonight kid." he said as he stumbled out of the Judges chambers with a huge bulge in his trousers and lipstick smudges on him.

II-

COURTROOM D-

Lt. Tragg walked into the courtroom... His suit was wrinkled and the lipstick smudges on his face and lapel were visible to all..

Fred Rawls was disgusted..

"For God Sakes Artie show some damn discretion...Everybody doesn't have to know you were making out with the judge  before court.." he said as he pulled out a disinfectant wipe and wiped the lipstick off of his face and suit...

"All Rise for the honorable Judge Reed Reiner."said the female bailiff.

The Judge was short about Beverly,Josie and Bresha's height... He had Blond Hair and was a little bit effeminate.....

"Be seated...Good Morning... I am Judge Reed Reiner.  I find that I don't know any of you.....So we'll start with introductions of attorneys." he said.

"Representing the Commonwealth, Assistant District Attorney Frederick Rawls Your Honor."said Fred Rawls, trying hard to contain his laughter... 

"Olivia Bennett-Alexander, Lead Attorney for the Defense."said Olivia.

"Beverly West-East- Attorney for the Defense." said Beverly.

"Nelson East, Attorney for the Defense your honor." said Nelson.

"Josephine Boyd, Attorney for the defense your honor." said Josie.

"Bresha Billips, Attorney for the Defense."said Bresha.

I sat next to Beatrice...She had on a very enchanting fragrance...She smelled great..

Beatrice's face didn't betray her mood... It was hard to tell what she was thinking.

"Mrs. Bennett-Alexanders, Do you by any chance know Yvette Jones -Lockwood?" asked the Judge..

"I sure do...She was my room-mate in Law School and today, she lives across the street from me, She's my best friend."said Olivia.

"I thought so...you two remind me of each other..She tried a case in my courtroom once...I was quite impressed with her and her young charges. Okayyyyyyy let's get on with jury selection..." he said.

Fred Rawls, seasoned attorney that he was....Was no match for Nelson...He hadn't studied the jurors before hand... He did have some good questions... Today he was going to be a prime example of what Olivia had drilled into her young charges... Doesn't matter how long a person has been practicing law..It's the lawyer who has the most preparation, the most facts that wins the case...and that can be a first year attorney.

Nelson knew each and every juror prospect...and he knew the questions to ask..

 

 

With Josie and Bresha's help, Nelson got a rare 12-0 victory....

Beatrice laughed out loud...Tickled pink at how well her legal team had done so far...

Fred Rawls was perturbed and surprised that he had been outdone by Nelson, Josie and Bresha..You could see the shock and utter disgust on his face at how Jury selection had turned out..

And the look of pure glee on Olivia and Beverly's face and satisfaction with their team....

Judge Reiner Didn't like Rawls condescending attitude and smiled too...

"Alright...OUTSTANDING...WE HAVE A JURY...TRIAL WILL BEGIN TOMORROW IN THIS COURTROOM at 9:00 AM sharp, Jurors, Attorneys be on time and be ready for trial.." said the Judge

"COURT DISMISSED!" he said.

III-

COURTROOM D-

ADA Fred Rawls  was an old school style prosecutor who thought he knew how to work a jury...This jury was different from the type of juries he was used to facing...For one thing it was younger and more educated, all were college graduates and multi racial...Six whites, all under 35....Two Black men, Two Black women, One Puerto Rican woman and one Asian Woman, all under 40...Not his type of juror.

He created a narrative of a woman scorned...He painted a picture of a highly successful lawyer, Beatrice Newton , who had been educated at Princeton and the University of Pennsylvania, had been a senior associate at two storied law firms...Had been a lecturer at the Penn Law School and was now a very successful Assistant District Attorney for the city of Philadelphia in a ten year marriage to highly successful litigator, William Newton, a man who had an eye for the ladies..

After 10 years of marriage, their marriage was falling apart...They were going through a contested divorce and it was common knowledge that Bill played around with other women.

He brought in two women who had had affairs with Bill Newton..

Somehow, he argued...Beatrice Newton found out about his "Love nest " and followed him there and shot and killed him and the young lady he was entertaining, Bonnie Brantly...a known prostitute.

Olivia and Beverly argued that while most of his facts were correct...

Beatrice Newton was indeed  , a highly successful lawyer,  who had been educated at Princeton and the University of Pennsylvania, had been a senior associate at two storied law firms...Had been a lecturer at the Penn Law School and was now a very successful Assistant District Attorney for the city of Philadelphia in a ten year marriage to highly successful litigator, William Newton, a man who had an eye for the ladies..

After 10 years of marriage, their marriage was falling apart...They were going through a contested divorce and it was common knowledge that Bill played around with other women.

That was where the narrative ended... Mr. Newton they said was a serial killer who the police belived was responsible for the strangulation deaths of close to seven women, all "escorts " from two different Escort services and had also found out that he was dying of cancer..a cancer that caused an inoperable brain tumor, which may have affected his personality and caused him to commit one last murder..that of Bonnie Brantley and Suicide...

No Murder was committed here at all, at least not by Mrs. Newton , they argued.

Valentina DuBois was called up...She testified that William Newton represented her Escort Service in court on several occassions and as payment for his services...He was 'Given "some of the ladies for "Companionship."  She said she got nervous when three of the girls, Loretta Lincoln, Brenda Layton and Sheila Cook didn't return after going on dates with him...They were all black and she falsely thought Lorenzo Taft had killed them...because he had expressed an interest in them...but he didn't date any of them...Only William Newton." she said.

Rawls laughed and argued that this was the most "fantastic fantasy " he had ever heard in his life...

His condescending attitude didn't bode well with the young female jurors who were put off by him.

He went hard on Valentina on cross, but she hung tight...Her story didn't change..

But Lt. Tragg wondered....if he had missed something.

Nelson called in Lt, Sissy Van Buren and her detectives from the Criminal Investigation Division..

I was glad to see them...

They testified that they did a "Shadow investigation of the three murders our former client, Lorenzo Taft was accused and acquitted of, especially after two more ladies were found murdered in the same way, while he was in custody....They found skin under the fingernails of some and skin on the necks of all of the women that had DNA, that was a direct match to William Newton, making him without a doubt, the killer of all seven women...

Josie Brought in..Dr. Bauer..

Dr. Bauer testified that he informed William Newton that he had an inoperable Brain Tumor and that at best ,he had a month to live just two days before the horrible tragedy...

Bresha argued that Beatrice Newton knew nothing of his condition or the "Love Nest" where he would take young women...It was financed by a dummy account that she wasn't privy to..

She said the email he printed on his computer that was never sent was meant to seen by the police..

Rawls laughed and said that this was all speculation. He agreed that while Newton was a known playboy and more than likely was a serial murderer with a brain tumor, but that didn't take from the fact that his wife tracked him down and brutally murdered him and his lady friend.

"I find it strange that Only Newton's fingerprints were found on the murder weapon...Not hers and not any of her DNA or prints was found in that apartment at all.....That has been verified by the police."said Olivia.

"No DNA, No Sweat, No Fingerprints from Beatrice Newton at all." said Beverly.

Olivia and Beverly presented the murder weapon... . 40 Caliber pistol with only his fingerprints on them.

Dr. Marcy Martin and I showed the jury a photo of William Newton's head and the angle of the bullet's trajectory....

We brought up the fact that Beatrice Newton is only 5 foot, five inches and William Newton, well over six feet... A gunshot to the middle of the head by her would have come from a downward angle and not a clean angle as this gunshot was..

The Jury seemed to understand...

Rawls tried desperately to argue that while William Newton was a philanderer, maybe even a serial killer, a man who knew he was dying...He didn't need to be murdered....Perhaps there could have been help for him...some kind of redemption.

The Jury wasn't buying it.

 He glared angrilly at Lt. Tragg.

Lt. Tragg looked totally stumped.. He hadn't bothered to read the Autopsy report that had sat on his desk for days , Nor recanvass the crime scene as I had....and if he had...I doubt he would have found what I found.

"Ummmmmmmmmmmmmm HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM, Well, the case now goes to the jury...Jurors remember to talk amongst yourselves.. Court dismissed.

" You guys did an excellent job!" said Beatrice. 

"You should have never been charged in the first place..."said Olivia.

 

"This was sloppy police work...Even for Lt. Tragg..."I said.

"He's getting worse and worse." said Beverly.

"The lack of fingerprints and DNA on the murder weapon should've been a deal breaker..."I said.

"Yeah....and the angle of the gunshot...Donnie Ray found it..How come Lt. Tragg missed that?" asked Josie..

"Because he's a Butthead."said Bresha.

"Exactly!" said Beatrice, laughing and smiling as we left the courtroom.

"You screwed the pooch on this one Artie...You let a P.I,.out do you in this investigation...He went everywhere you should've gone..What's the matter with you?asked  ADA Rawls..he didn't look so presumptuous now..

Lt. Tragg looked as if he'd swallowed a canary.

Later that night....

We were all home, We had had an incredible day....

Olivia and I retreated to our bedroom... 

We were kissing like there was no tomorrow, right outside our bedroom door...

"OUUUUUUUUUU YOU ARE KISSING ME LIKE YOU WANT SOMETHING!" laughed Olivia.

"I DO! I WANTED IT ALL DAY!" I said and chuckled.

"Ummmmmmmm Donnie Rayyyyyy, Let's go in the bedroom and get undressed. so I can give it to you.." she cooed.

"OHHHHHHHHHH I CAN'T LET YOU GO!" I moaned...as Olivia, unloosened my tie and unbuttoned my shirt...

"You're going to have to let me go for a few minutes....Come on...Let's get undressed.." she cooed again...slipping out of my embrace for a minute...

We continued to kiss once in the bedroom.....I had her dress and her heels off....

"You are sooooo bad." she laughed...

She was down to her bra and panties...and we were still kissing...

''UMMMMMMMM ...tomorrow .. that jury comes to a decision." she cooed.

"Yeah, I'm pretty sure we convinced them." I said as I unsnapped her bra and slipped it off...

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

"Ummmmmmmm you have the best panties and matching bras.." I said.

"Oh hush up silly...but I'm glad you notice." she laughed...

"Ummmmm Olivia, I want to screw your brains out..." I moaned..

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuu promises, promises.." she laughed...as we lie across our bed ,still kissing....

I flipped her over  and entered her very soft wet center slowly..........

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU...UMMMMMMMMMMMPH!!!" I moaned..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU DONNIE RAYYYYY...OUUUUUUUUUUUUUU YOU FEEL SO DAMN GOOODD!" she moaned..

"OHHHHHHH SO DO YOU BABY!" I said.. It was true.. Olivia was warm and wet and smelled like a new born baby...and was so soft...I was on the verge of cumming right away..

Her body began to tremble and her legs began to shake, her head turned from side to side and she began to cry like a baby....she was having a very quick and intense orgasm.....tears were just flowing down the sides of her face....

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU YOU ARE SCREWING MY BRAINS OUT....WOUUUUUUU!" she cooed.

She wrapped her arms and legs around me and deep throat kissed me as I plunged into her..

"OHHHHHH MY GOD!! OUUUUUUUUU YOU ARE A HORSE....WOUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she moaned loudly...

She was so wet, it wasn't funny....I didn't know if I was coming or going....

She was smiling broadly as we made sweet love....

There was something about making love on a nice night like this.....that was very special...

TEN TO ELEVEN HOURS SLID BY SLOWLY!!

Olivia lie peacefully on top of me, sleeping like a baby...I had a wide grin on my face as I held her and rubbed her butt.

''Stop looking so satisfied." she said.

Beverly was startled seeing Nelson , butt naked and as erect as a board in the bathroom ,behind her as she brushed her teeth for the night...She was washing her mouth out when she noticed him..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU, Look at you..." she laughed..softly fondling his erection....

"MYYYYYYYYYYYYYY GOODNESS! LOOK AT YOU WITH YOUR BIG OLE HARD SELF...OUUUUU!" she said and laughed..

"Ummmmmmm" Nelson Moaned silently...and took Beverly in his arms..

"You know I love you don't you?" he whispered in her ear...

"You'd better love me..all the nasty things I let you do to me.." she giggled..

He slipped her panties down and off and tossed them over by the hamper next to her bra.

Placed her petite body on the sink, spread her legs and entered her softly and slowly..

and thrusted inside of her soft , wet baby soft body...deep throat kissing her, both of them delirious...

"If I had had any idea of the nasty things you wanted to do to me when we were in the Public defenders office..." she said.

"You'd of run away." he laughed.

"Noooooooo, I'd of gave you some a whole lot sooner.." she said in all seriousnes..

"I never knew you were so ,so huge and so hard and so damn good in bed..."said Beverly....

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMPH, well you know it now.."said Nelson.

"I sure do....OUUUUUUUUUUUUUU, WOUUUUUUUUUUUUU!YES I DOOOOO!" she cooed..

He lifted her up and carried her to the bedroom.. Thrusting away slowly..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU....UMMMMMMMMMM, OH MY GODDDDD!" she screamed out....

Her scream went through the vent and woke Olivia up..

"My neice is so loud...Nelson must really be puttin it to her." she giggled..

I pulled her down to me..

"So why don't you put it on me?" I asked..

"I thought I did.." she laughed...

I reached under her night shirt...and slipped her panties off again.. and hurled them into a corner with her bra.

"SOME MOREEEE!" I said..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU, MYYY GOODNESS!" cooed Olivia.

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU OHHHHHH MY GOD YOU ARE INSATIABLE!!! !!!!!she cooed...

"AWWWWWWWWWWWW LAWWWWD!" I moaned..

Olivia spread her legs wide open and eased herself down on me again..

She straddled me and began moving up and down on me again..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!! WEEEEEEEEEEEE! OUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she moaned....

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" I moaned...

We sat on the side of the bed , Olivia riding me and staring into my eyes and me running my hands into her hair...

"OHHHHHHH MY GODDD!! YOU ARE SCREWING MY BRAINS OUT!" Olivia screamed..

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH OLIVIA...." I moaned as we made sweet love.....for the second time.

While downstairs... Nelson and Beverly were in the throes of passion in their bed..

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMPH!"moaned Nelson..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" moaned Beverly....

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH..AHHHHHHHHHHHH!"moaned Nelson as they kissed passionately.

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" cooed Beverly....

"UMMMMMMM...OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH GIRRRRRRRRRL!" moaned Nelson...

"OHHHHHHHHH MY GOD!! HUSSSSBAND!! UMMMMMMMMMM"cooed Nelson

making mad, passionate love for the next NINE TO TEN HOURS!

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUU, WOUUUUUUUUUUUUU!"moaned Beverly loudly..

"AWWWWWWWWWWWW, UMMMMMMMMM,OUUUUUUUUU GIRRRRRRL!" Nelson howled.

He came so hard, he thought he might be dying... Beverly also had an intense orgasm...that left her shaking and crying a little bit....

Beverly snuggled up under her husband....She was good and relaxed...She lie peacefully on top of  Nelson and soon was, sleeping like a baby...Nelson ,like me had a wide grin on his face as he held her and rubbed her butt.

IV-

And so the case ends where the case began...With us sitting in the waiting a area,.

Josie and Bresha fetched coffee for us this morning..

"Coffee everybody!"said Josie.

"Coffee everybody, come and get it!"said Bresha.

"No lipstick to wipe off of you girls." said a very jubilant and confident, Beatrice Newton, certain she was going to be acquitted today... 

"Thank you young ladies,." said Olivia.

 

"Thanks Josie, Bree." I said.

"Thank you.."said Beverly...Beverly was a little tired after last night with Nelson...

"Thanks, I need this." said Nelson. Nelson was exhausted... Beverly had wore him out...

"I hope the jury comes to a decision today..."said Josie.

"Yeah we had to wait a week the last time."said Bresha.

Fred Rawls walked into the courthouse...All of the Swagger was gone from him now...He was a little angry at the way the trial had gone...

"The Jury is back people..." said the bailiff. 

COURTROOM D-

"Be seated " said Judge Reiner...

We all walked into the courtroom..Olivia, Myself, Beatrice, Beverly, Nelson, Josie and Bresha , followed by ADA Fred Rawls...

Olivia held my hand..

 

I put my arms around her and squeezed her softly...

Beatrice looked as confident as she'd been since this began....She believed we had won her case.

Beverly leaned her head into Nelson's shoulders..

Nelson held her in his arms softly..

Josie stood stoically...

As did Bresha,

ADA Fred Rawls stood stoically...He wondered if there was any chance he might've pulled this off.

He'd of been happy with a hung jury.

"Has the jury come to a conclusion?" asked Judge Reiner.

"WE HAVE YOUR HONOR!" said the Jury Foreman...

The Jury Foreman passed the envelope to the bailiff, who passed it to the Judge,

He read the verdict and chuckled a bit..I didn't know if that was a good sign or not.

"Read it!" he said.

"COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA VS. BEATRICE NEWTON TWO CHARGES OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER...On Count one, we find the defendant ,NOT GUILTY in the charge of killing Bonnie Brantey... On Count Two, we find the defendent NOT GUILTY in the charge of killing William Newton...and Charge Three, using a deadly weapon in the commission of a crime, we find the defendent

NOT GUILTY!!!

"OH THANK GODDDD!" said Beatrice Newton, hugging Olivia for a long time and rocking her back and forth..

"YOU'RE WELCOME, YOU'RE WELCOME!!!!!!" said Olivia ,laughing...

Olivia and Beverly leaped into the air and high fived each other and shouted "WHOOOOOOOOWEEEEEEEEEE!" as they usually did when they've won a case.

 

"I HATE WHEN THEY DO THAT!"snarled Lt. Tragg.

 

"Had you have done a better investigative job, perhaps they wouldn't be."snarled ADA Fred Rawls, incensed at losing the case to us, especially after his big talk.

"Mmmmmmmmm I love you so much." said Olivia to me as we kissed..

"AWWWWWWWWWWWWW I LOVE YOU TOO!"I moaned as we continued to kiss passionately..

Nelson whispered in Beverly's ear -

"Le's go in the Judges Chambers." he said.

"Oh My God!!!....You are insatiable...Let's go home where we will be more comfortable." said Beverly.

"Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I'm comfortable wherever you are." moaned Nelson as they kissed.

''Awwwwwwwwwwwww you are so sweet." said Beverly as their kissing got heavier.

"They may need a room , why don't you girls come with me, We'll walk down the street and grab some pastries."said Beatrice.

"Sounds like a plan Ms. Beatrice."said Josie.

"I'm In."said Bresha.

And the three women left the courthouse...and headed for the coffee shop..Another successful trial.

EPILOUGE-

ADA Rawls complained bitterly about Lt. Tragg's lousy investigation to the Brass and as a result of his courtroom loss.

Lt. Tragg was back on the Marine Boat....just that quick...

Ironically enough the same day his cousin, Jimmy Tragg was leaving the boat to come back to regular duty..

He passed him a bottle of Jameson's Irish Whiskey as he entered the boat..

"I'll fix Rawls if it's the last thing I do." he swore.....

THE NO I.D. BAR- Friday Night

We all met at the No I.D. Bar to celebrate Beatrice's exoneration...

"I have turned in my resignation to the D.A.'s Office...I've accepted a job at the N.A.A.C.P. Legal Defense Fund.. I think that is where my talents are best needed." said Beatrice.

"OHHHHHHH CONGRATULATIONS...HOW NICE FOR YOUUU!"said Olivia, hugging her.

 

"CONGRATULATIONS....THEY CAN ALWAYS USE A GOOD ATTORNEY OVER THERE." I said.

"CONGRATULATIONS BEATRICE!!  "said Beverly hugging her...

"CONGRATULATIONS BEATRICE...THEY'RE GETTING A GOOD ATTORNEY OVER THERE."said Nelson.

"I'm So Happy for you."said Josie, hugging her.

"Wow....Imagine this..You guys were going up against her, then defending her and now partying with her."said Paris.

"Which just goes to show..People have more in common than not." said Bresha.

"Well we'll never party with Lt. Tragg or Lt. Clarke."said Tony.

"You're right about that."said Alfreda.

"I couldn't see that." said Rockland.

More drinks flowed..

"I'm buying another round for the entire group." said Beatrice..

 

 "OHHHHHHHHHHHH I Like this." said Yvette.

"It's a good thing she's going back to Liv's place with us on the Buses tonight."said Gary.

"Yeah we don't have to worry about driving." said Keith Jones.

"That's what I love about being in this group...Remember in law school when we had to have a designated driver?" said Bee Bee.

"Yeah,someone who couldn't drink as much to drive back."said Sofia.

"Most of the time it was me.."laughed Kahlil.

"I remember one time, I had to come and get the four of you and you had to leave the car behind."said Jade.

"No More of that now.."laughed Danny.

"Ouuu here comes some food." said Virginia.

"Yes..."said Jetty.

Fried Chicken and Fried Shrimp Baskets were brought to our three tables.

"Drink up guys...I'm buying this round."said Beatrice...

As more drinks arrived... 

"OUUU THANK YOUUUUU!" said Jazzy...
 

She was sitting on her husband, Dabnis's lap... "I'm glad we are being transported by busses and none of us have to drive...All this drinking we are doing."laughed Dabnis.

"OUUU THANK YOUUUUU!" said Kayla.

Kayla was sitting on her husband Ray's lap...  "MMMMMMMM THANK YOU!" said Ray....

"I love this...My purse loves this."laughed Jessica.

"We are going to sleep well tonight." said Chip.

"Beatrice is leaving the D.A.'s Office...."said Karen.

"I guess like you guys, she's tired of putting people in jail..."said B.L.

"She's accepted a position at the NAACP Defense Fund." said Natalie.

"Hanging around us changed her whole outlook." said David.

"It certainly changed me and Natalie... We like getting people out of trouble, Not Locking people up."said Brooke.

"AMEN to that,."said her husband, Sean ,who lifted a drink up in toast.

"AMEN TO THAT!" said Zoey.

"I'm happy she's decided to go in a different direction." said Lem.

"I figured she'd change her thoughts after being defended by Olivia and Beverly."said Renee.

''And hanging with us.."said her husband, Tyrell.

"Not to change the subject, but Lt. Tragg is back on the boat again!" said Lee.

"Yeah.... His cousin, Jimmy Tragg just left the boat and he's back on the boat."said Matthew.

We all exploded into loud raucous laughter..

"He just can't help himself."laughed Nina...

"Poor Guy..."laughed Carlos.

"I feel for Kelly Ann."said Olivia..

"I do too."said Beatrice ,who hugged Olivia... "Come here namesake..." she said as she called Bee Bee over.

and hugged her....

and a few miles away , Lt. Tragg sat on the Marine Boat...

Seething with anger at his situation.

FOR SLC!