The Other Shoe has Dropped

 WEDNESDAY MORNING!  

Nelson put his key in the door and entered the domicile he and Beverly shared..

"Sugar Baby...you home?" asked Nelson as he entered their domicile.

"Yes...I'm in the bedroom in the closet.."said Beverly,amused at yet another nickname Nelson had for her. Honey Bun, Sexy Chocolate and now Sugar Baby. She had to laugh.

Beverly was in the closet hanging up her recently cleaned bras...

and tucking some panties away in the drawers...

Nelson smiled.

"You close to finished?" he asked.

"Yes why?" asked Beverly...

"Your Aunt said the Jury has come back with a verdict..." said Nelson.

"Really? It's been almost a week.. This is the longest we've had to wait in a long time..."said Beverly ,who was finishing up..

"Come on...We'll take my car.." said Nelson...

COURTROOM A-

"Has the Jury come to a decision?" asked Judge Michael King, who was weary...This trial had lasted two weeks and this jury had taken a week to come to a conclusion...We all were weary...

The New ADA Beatrice "Bee Bee'' Newton had given us all we could ask for... During Voir Dire,Nelson got a 6-6 tie and she got the jury foreman...

She had tried 59 cases since she'd been here and won every one of them...I feared she'd won this one too.

She had researched the laws concerning this case as much as we had..  It was a spirited battle.

Lt. Tragg, fresh off the Marine Boat gave his most meticulous investigation ever...

 We stood like everybody else , in anticipation..

"You got this kid...I'm certain of it.!" he said.

"This was a close one guys...I fear we may have lost this one...but Bev and I wrote an appeal which we are prepared to present just in case."said Olivia.

 

"Don't give in yet...You guys left enough reasonable doubt on the floor and we have an intelligent jury." I said.

"Half of them anyway." said Beverly.

"For the first time I'm not sure...I thought we'd get a hung jury at least."said Nelson.

Our client, Lorenzo Taft,an employee at an escort service, accused of a horrific triple murder he swears he didn't commit of three of the escorts ,held Josie's hand...He was nervous and frightened of going to jail. He had grown close to Josie during the trial ,often talking to her...He knew she was married...but he still had a school boy crush on her...Even though she was three years older than him.

Bresha thought it was cute and often teased Josie about it.

"HAS THE JURY COME TO A CONCLUSION?" Judge King asked.

"Yes your honor, we have!" said the Jury foreman.

He passed the envelope to the bailiff who passed it to the Judge..

He read it and just shook his head..

"Read it!" he said.

"We the Jury representing the commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the matter of Pennsylvania Vs. Lorenzo Taft,  COUNT ONE-FIRST DEGREE MURDER, LORETTA LINCOLN, we find the defendent, NOT GUILTY, Count two -FIRST DEGREE MURDER , BRENDA LAYTON, we find the defendent ,NOT GUILTY, COUNT THREE, FIRST DEGREE MURDER, SHEILA COOK, We find the defendent, NOT GUILTY, COUNT FOUR, USE OF AN INSTRUMENT OF CRIME FOR THE COMMISSION OF A VIOLENT CRIME, WE FIND THE DEFENDENT, NOT GUILTY!"she read.

It was a slam dunk.

"Unbelievable!!!" said ADA Beatrice Newton... "Oh Well, you can't win em all." she sighed. Her streak had been broken at 59.

She grabbed her legal briefcase and roller and quickly exited the courtroom...She didn't wish to talk to the press or anybody...This case had riveted the city and had crossed racial lines...Many in the Black Community believing he had been framed...

"OH MY GOD!!! THANK YOU ALL..THANK YOU SO MUCH, JOSIE CAN I KISS YOU?" said a jubilant Lorenzo Tate...

Before Josie could answer, he grabbed her and kissed her...Something he had been wanting to do since he first met her.

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUU...HEYYYYYY!" said Josie in shock and surprise..

Olivia and Beverly leaped into the air and high fived each other and yelled..

"WOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" as they usually did when they won.

"What would I do without you?"said Olivia to me..

I had originally thought this guy was guilty too!...but the more I probed..The more I looked into the case, the more inconsistencies I found and the more I was convinced that would be a miscarriage of justice of this boy was convicted of this horrific crime..Still there was a triple murderer still at large on the street and I felt bad about that.

"I love you so much Donnie Ray." said Olivia as she kissed me.

"I love you too! " I said.

as we kissed passionately...

"I love you baby...."said Beverly to Nelson...

"I love you too!"said Nelson as he embraced Beverly..

and they kissed each other....

even more passionately...

"I'm the only one here not getting a kiss." said Bresha,laughing.

"I'm fresh off that Marine Boat and I get looped into a case involving them and we lose...DAMN IT!" snarled an angry Lt. Tragg, shaking his head...

We all left the courtroom...The ending of a big case...And unknown to us..The beginning of a new one.

II-

The Nex Morning...We were home

and in the kitchen enjoying a nice breakfast...

"Breakfast everybody....Come get it."said Alfreda.

 

"Smells Good" said our now former client Lorenzo Taft, who had spent his last night sleeping in our sub-basement and was going to go home today..

While he had been awaiting trial and in our care...Two more young women had been strangled...They couldn't blame him for that.... and one had been strangled while he was in custody....This should have been enough to have released him and dropped all charges..but Lt. Tragg stubbornly stuck to his assertation that Lorenzo was the sole killer of the first three.. He hated admitting he was wrong and he hated apologizing for mistakes..Two traits that made working with him and sharing information impossible.

"I'm going to miss this good food Ms. Olivia." said Lorenzo.

"Well feel free to visit us from time to time."said Olivia with a smile.

 

"But not too much ." I said with a laugh....

Beverly and Nelson piled heaps of Shrimps and Grits and Scrambled Eggs and Sausage on their plates..

"Ummmmm this is delish..."said Beverly...

"Your mom is a great cook." said Nelson...

"Oh Stop...you only say that because it's true.."laughed Alfreda.

Josie was filling her plate...She noticed Lorenzo making goo goo eyes at her and staring at her breasts..

"Eyes off the girls Lorenzo." she said.

He smiled sheepishly...We all laughed.....

"Well the trial is over...What are you going to do now?" asked Bresha.

"Try to get a new job." said Lorenzo...

Alfreda passed him a card... "Olivia and I run a Catering Company on the side..We could always use another cook." she said.

"Gee Thanks!" he said.

TWO DAYS  LATER-  IN ANOTHER PART OF TOWN, A GRISLY DISCOVERY IS MADE!!

"Woah, this guy took a shot to the back of the head...woww! took the back of his head off...I wonder if he was caught by surprise?" said one of the CSI guys...

"His Drivers License says he's William H. Newton....There is a Bar Association Card in his wallett and a job ID-  He's a Lawyer..."said one of the detectives. "Who's the skirt in the bedroom?" asked another detective.

"Her name is Bonnie Brantly, she's a pro...got a sheet on her a mile long.."said another detective.

"He's been dead for over an hour according to body temperature.." said Dr. Hazel Baylor.

"There's a message on his computer....It looks like he was about to send it to his lawyer...He says,

My wife has discovered my affair...I fear she's going to kill us both...She's been in a bad mood since she lost that case." said a detective.

"Apparently he didn't finish sending it." said another detective.

"There is someone in the bedroom....a woman...Looks like she got shot with the same gun...In the chest..."said another CSI guy...

"She's been dead for about an hour too."said Dr. Marcy Martin....

"I KNOW THIS GUY!! HE'S A LAWYER.....HE'S THE HUSBAND OF UH ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY BEATRICE NEWTON! That's BILL NEWTON!" said Lt. Tragg.

"Somebody had better call her, let her know." said Hazel..

Lt. Tragg picked the .40 caliber pistol off of the floor..

"Is this the murder weapon?" he asked.

"Yes." said Dr. Marcy Martin.

"Somebody had better call Beatrice, let her know." said Hazel again.

"UNLESS....UNLESS SHE ALREADY KNOWS!" said Lt. Tragg,

 

 

He looked on as both bodies were put into body bags and strapped to a gurney and rolled out.

A Grisly Double Murder.

III-

A DAY LATER IN A SHOE STORE IN TOWN-

ADA Beatrice "Bee Bee'' Newton  just happened to run into Olivia and her niece and her cousin in a tony shoe store.

"Olivia, Beverly...I uh don't believe I know your name.." said Beatrice...

"Hello...My Niece Beverly you know....This is my cousin, Kayla Bennett-St. Jacque...She is also an attorney."said Olivia.

"Hello."said Kayla.

"Hello" said Beverly..

"You keep it in the family Olivia....Your niece and your cousin.....Lt. Tragg told me you had two nieces who were lawyers...She's your cousin."laughed Beatrice nervously.

Olivia could sense that Beatrice was nervous and was just making small talk...

"Yes...Beverly is my niece, Kayla is our cousin... They both graduated from PENN LAW in the same class. "said Olivia.

"I Graduated from PENN LAW ALSO. I believe I was a few years ahead of you Olivia....and I lectured at PENN LAW for awhile...I remember You, Yvette Jones and Karen Page as students...You probably don't remember me do you?" said Beatrice.

"Vaguely..." said Olivia...This wasn't just a chance meeting..".What can I do for you?" asked Olivia, curious and seeing a need to eliminate the small talk and get to the point.

She nearly broke into tears...

"Olivia...I need your help!  I feel as though I may be in trouble within any minute." said Beatrice..

"TROUBLE? YOU?" asked Beverly..

"Sit down...I'll get you some water." said Kayla.

"WHAT KIND OF TROUBLE ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?" asked Olivia.

"I don't know if you've heard the news, but my husband was found shot to death in a love nest he was keeping with a young woman, Three Days ago....She was shot to death too...There was a message on his computer which he apparently was going to send  saying that I had discovered his affair and that he feared I was going to kill him...I don't know why he wrote this Olivia...I knew he was seeing another woman, but I didn't know who...I had already began divorce proceedings...but I had no plans to do him or anyone else any bodily harm....but you see how what was discovered three days ago makes me look very suspect..."she said.

"I see...Are you asking me to represent you?  I mean we just battled each other in court for nearly two weeks." said Olivia.

"I don't take these cases personally...Win some ,Lose some, Appeal the rest I always say."said Beatrice.

"That's what I always say too!" said Olivia with a smile.

"I believe I'm just a day away from being indicted for my husband and that woman's murder...I'm innocent...Every ADA in the office has said...If they ever found themselves in any kind of trouble..

You and Beverly are the lawyers they'd want in their corner..I read about what you did for ADA Hoffman...Please represent me.I can pay you." said Beatrice, almost pleading.

"That's always nice to hear."laughed Olivia.  She went in her purse and passed her a business card.

"If you get arrested...You call this number."said Olivia.

"Thank You Olivia...Thank You." she said, looking relieved...

IV-

It had been a nice restful day of shopping...Everyone had had dinner and left for the night...

 Beverly agreed to clean up the law library....

This consisted of putting the law books back and refiling files we had pulled out and emptying trash cans and bagging the trash...In addition to spraying disinfectant on the tables and wiping everything down..

Alfreda usually cleaned the Law Library, but she told her, she'd handle the duties tonight and to go on home..

Beverly was almost finished cleaning up the law library....with help from her husband, Nelson...

"Thank you for helping me...but I know why you helped me..You want some don't you?" she asked, smiling mischeviously..

"I 'haven't seen you all day. I missed you... You were out shopping with your aunt and Kayla." said Nelson...as they finished filing away everything and tidying up....

He pulled Beverly to him...held her in his arms...

"And you want some." said Beverly, smiling..

"Yeah." he said, smiling.

"I uh imagine that uh something inside you is uh about to explode...tee hee..." giggled Beverly, rubbing her index finger across Nelson's lips...

"Indeed..." said Nelson.

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUU! Well we uh should do something about that shouldn't we?" giggled Beverly...

Of all the guys she had kissed...She enjoyed kissing Nelson the most..He had big soft lips...He enjoyed kissing her too..and squeezing her..

He once told her that she was so cute and sexy that sometimes he didn't know if he wanted to make love to her or just hold her and squeeze her tight...and kiss her...

He slipped her panties down..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU BEV!THESE ARE NICE!! " he moaned...

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH NELSON....THANK YOU!!!" she moaned..

He bent her over the table and entered her doggie style....

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU HUSBAND!" she moaned.....

"Ummmmmmmmmmmm, I love when we clean the law library." Nelson said.

"I just know you do..OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU! I LOVE IT TOO!" she cried out...

He lifted Beverly up and entered her again....kissing her slowly and softly...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she squealed.....her head turning from side to side and her body trembling...She was having a quick orgasm....her legs and her toes were shaking.....

"AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW LAWWWWWWWWWWD!" Nelson yelled out...

He sat her on the table and just plowed into her slowly and softly.. She had a deep and intense orgasm...,

that caused her body to tremble, her head to turn side to side..and tears to stream down the side of her face...

"OH MY GODDDD!!! OH MY GODDD!! OUUUUUUUUUUU OH MY GODDD NELSON! OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU NELSON!!! OH MY GOD!" Beverly cried out....

"AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW LAWWWWWWWWWWD!" Nelson yelled out again.

Meanwhile across town...

Beatrice had been prophetic. she had hired Olivia in just the nick of time..

Because just hours after meeting Olivia, Beverly and Kayla in the shoe store...She was arrested by Lt. Tragg and a flank of Armed policemen...

She was silent as she was read her rights...

"I'm sorry to do this kid....I can't believe you would be capable of this."said Lt. Tragg as Beatrice did the perp walk...

as the press snapped photos.

"OLIVIA!! I'VE BEEN ARRESTED!" came the text from  ADA Beatrice Newton.

"I just got a text from ADA Beatrice Newton...Remember I told you we ran into her in the shoe store today....Looks like the other shoe has dropped...She's been arrested."said Olivia.

"WOW!  We just finish one case and we are thrown into another one..."I said.

"Lawyers and Cops...We never get any rest."said Olivia.

I tended to agree.

(TO BE CONTINUED)