Undiplomatic Immunity

The Fishbowl, the nickname, the police have for their interrogation room...

"My God Mann, this room smells ghastly..." said Danny Hung..

"I think I'm gonna hurl." said Sang Won.....

Danny Hung passed him a waste basket.

"Do it in this, not on the floor." he said.

Lt. Tragg looked at both of them..

"One of you or both of you killed that girl." he said and then looked up.

"I don't believe it!" he said.

 

 "Hello Lieutenant,,,,I haven't seen you since two Saturday's ago on the Moshulu...That was something else wasn't it?" said Yvette, smiling.

She Had Alexa, Myself, Bee Bee, Sofia , Kahlil and Jade with her...

"Fancy meeting you here Lieutenant!" said Alexa, smiling..

"In our favorite away from home spot." I joked.

"Don't even joke about this..This room stinks."said Bee Bee.

"Peeeeeeee youuuuuu!" said Sofia , holding her nose.

"You know...a little Febreeze wouldn't hurt this place." said Kahlil.

Jade cracked up laughing.

'"Crimminy, I can't catch a break!" sighed Lt. Tragg, shaking his head... Look Yvette, I don't know who is behind you this time...I suspect it's big money...but we got these guys cold.. One or both of them killed that girl.  This is what my investigation turned up...We found condoms in the dead girl's  waste basket with semen that is a DNA match to Mr. Won here  and seminal fluids in her panties and a mixture of semen also matched to Mr. Won...as well as saliva on her bra straps with , wait for it...his   DNA" said Lt. Tragg.  As for this cool cat here, Mr. Hung, Well Well we found condoms in her waste basket...with semen that is a DNA match to him...and we found more of his DNA , mixed with her seminal fluids in discarded pairs of her panties in her hamper.. " said Lt. Tragg.

"Ewwwwwwww!" said Alexa.

"Do you always root around in a woman's hamper looking at her soiled panties and bras?" I asked ,snickering.

"When it involves murder , yes I do..."snarled Lt. Tragg angrilly at me..

"All you have proven is that both of these men had sex with the young lady in the past 48 hours...Not Murder Lieutenant.  I would argue these points with you , but you've got to let them go..."said Yvette.

"WHAT? ON WHAT GROUNDS?" he snarled incredulously...

"Diplomatic Immunity!  They both have it..."said Yvette.

"It's simple Lieutenant" said Bee Bee softly -Diplomatic immunity is a principle of international law by which certain foreign government officials are recognized as having legal immunity from the jurisdiction of another country. It allows diplomats safe passage and freedom of travel in a host country, and affords almost total protection from local lawsuits and criminal prosecution." she said.

"Mr. Hung's Father is a Chinese Diplomat , currently in New York City at the United Nations and Mr. Wan's father is a Taiwanese Diplomat , here at the International Consulate." said Sofia.

"They aren't U.S. Citizens. As a longstanding and nearly universal concept, diplomatic immunity has long been considered customary law; however, it was traditionally granted on a bilateral, ad hoc basis, leading to varying and sometimes conflicting standards of protection. Modern practices of diplomatic immunity have largely conformed to the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which formally codified the legal and political status of diplomats, and has been ratified by the vast majority of sovereign states." explained Kahlil.

This was like talking to a brick wall. I intervened...

"Bottom line, you have to let both of these guys go....Diplomats may be declared persona non grata and expelled, although not prosecuted. A foreign official's home country may waive immunity and allow prosecution, typically if the official was involved in a serious crime unrelated to their diplomatic role (such as vehicular homicide, as opposed to, for example, allegations of spying). However, many countries refuse to waive immunity as a matter of course, and diplomats have no authority to waive their own immunity (except perhaps in cases of defection). Alternatively, the home country may prosecute the diplomat on its own accord or at the behest of the host country. Until or unless that is established...You have to let these guys go." I said.

Yvette smiled like a proud mother.  "We aren't here to defend them...We were hired to get them released 

on the grounds of Diplomatic Immunity." said Yvette.

"Unbelievable!" said Lt. Tragg, shaking his head....

We heard clapping!  We turned and saw Assistant District Attorney Monique Raye-

"Very Good, Very Good Yvette, Beatrice,Sofia, Kahlil and Keith...I would expect nothing less from Ivy League  Law School Graduates...You are correct about one of them...Mr. Hung... He is the son of Chinese Diplomats, So Lt. Tragg, you have to release him.... Mr. Won on the other hand is the son of Taiwanese Diplomats...His country doesn't have an arrangement with the United States... He stays! I'm sorry."said Monique Ray.

"GREAT!  I'M OUTTA HERE!! SMELL YA LATER!" said  Danny Hung, who got up and walked out without saying a word to us...

Sang Won looked at Yvette and Jade..

"I don't know who you are but you must help me....I'm not guilty of this crime, please help me.." he said as he was handcuffed and led out...

Jade looked at him longingly....His pleas of innocence got to her..

They got to Ms. Yvette too...

"Come on guys ,let's go." she said softly...

Lt. Tragg smiled... He looked at Monique..

"I like you counselor!" he said .

Monique said nothing and she didn't look at us... She simply turned and left.

Yvette watched her as she walked away...

"I believe she's going to be a problem in the future." she said.

II-

MONIQUE RAYE-

Born and Raised in Philadelphia Pa.

Mother, a School Teacher, Father an Insurance Agent, who later became an Attorney.

Graduated from West Catholic High School.

Won A Crawley Full Scholarship to Yale University

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

JD -Yale University Law School

Fluent in Spanish, French and Russian

Passed the bar in Connecticut/ MA./ New York/Pennsylvania/ New Jersey/Deleware

Law Clerk for Judge Carter Baum

Law Clerk for Judge William Friendly

Was a Senior Associate attorney at Silk and Whoole, Attorneys at law, Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Became a managing parter at Harley and Davidson Attorneys at law, Philadelphia PA. then left abruptly..

Was a Federal Public Defender , who handled cases for the United States Court of Appeals., Southeastern Pennsylvania.

Assistant District Attorney-Philadelphia PA.

 

"She's had a distinguished career.. This is just a bump in the road for her." mused Yvette.

"Her next move just might be ,being a judge.."laughed Gary. He had two cups of the organic tea that she liked.

Yvette was startled.

"How long have you been standing there?" she asked.

"Long enough to look over your shoulder and see who you were researching..."laughed Gary,passing her a cup of tea.

They both sipped their tea..

"She's quite impressive....We had a run in today down at Central Booking.....Two guys accused of murdering a young woman who worked at the International Consolate...Both the sons of Foreign Diplomats." said Yvette.

"So they aren't U.S. Citizens and they have diplomatic immunity." said Gary.

"Very Good!" said Yvette ,impressed... One was released...The Other is from another country that doesn't have that kind of arrangement with the United States." said Yvette.

''So he stays."said Gary.

"Right again." said Yvette.

''What evidence does Lt. Tragg have on them?" asked Gary.

"Well they both left fingerprints and DNA all over her apartment...Apparently , she was sleeping with both guys... They found used condoms in the woman's waste basket that had seminal fluids that were a DNA match for both men and saliva on her bra strap that was a DNA match too..  There was also Semen and vaginal fluids in the woman's panties too that was a match to both men." said Yvette.

"THAT'S IT?  That doesn't prove anything except that she had sex with both men and that she should do her laundry on a more constant basis and empty her trash regularly..." said Gary smiling.

"You got jokes....but I keep feeling that the one they kept is innocent...I just have a gut feeling he didn't kill that girl... She was strangled, drowned in a bathtub, the walk in kind.."said Yvette.

"You gonna rep him?" asked Gary...

"I'd like to." said Yvette...."Know what else I'd like to do?" she asked.

''What?"asked Gary...

"Kiss you!" Yvette whispered softly...

They began kissing slowly, softly...

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM, One thing you can do well and that's kiss a woman." Yvette whispered..

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH VETTTIE GIRLLLLL!" he moaned.

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU GARYYYY!" she moaned..

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH VETTIE! " he moaned as their kissing got hotter, heavier..

Yvette and Gary lie across their bed, kissing like two horny high school teenagers....

He slipped her thong down and off..

He eased himself into her wet and warm center...As always ,Yvette smelled like a newborn baby... He was delirious....

UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!" he moaned.

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she cooed.

Her head turned from side to side....Tears flowed down her cheeks...and she experienced a quick orgasm, the likes she hadn't felt in awhile.

She spread her legs wide and wrapped her arms around his neck as he plunged deeper...

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH VETTIE I'M LOSING MY MIND!!" he moaned..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUU HUSBAND!! OUUUUUUU!" she shreiked...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU LAWWWWD!" moaned Gary.

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH GARRRRY!" she cried out....

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!" Gary moaned...as they began to make sweet love..

They were enjoying  their massive  smart bed.. 

Yvette smiled..

The bed was sturdy and very very comfortable...It moved with their every move and was very comfortable and warm..It actually enhanced their lovemaking..

TEN TO ELEVEN HOURS seemed to slip by aimlessly....

Yvette rested on top of Gary as he wrapped his arms around her....He was soon asleep himself..

Yvette smiled and snuggled up under him, totally satisfied...

III-

TUESDAY NIGHT- A WEEK LATER! 8:00 pm

"Ms. Yvette, I knew we were going to wind up defending him." said Bee Bee.

"Oh you did huh?" laughed Ms. Yvette. "We got a huge retainer from this man's father.. The next day and he called me and said he had talked to the partners and they recommended us... I didn't plan any of this. It was all happenstance." said Ms. Yvette.

NIGHT COURT-

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.

But ADA Monique Raye was there to our surprise....She was all over this case and she had anticipated our next move..

Yvette arrived with our client, Mr. Sang Won...

She argued that Mr. Won had no prior criminal record and was the son of a Diplomat...He was not a flight risk...His Father, a prominent diplomat lives here in Philadelphia, she said.

Monique argued that he was charged with a capital crime, Homicide and that he was indeed a flight risk for the reason that he was not an American Citizen and had no reason to stay here.

Myself, Bee Bee, Sofia and Kahlil presented 25 charactor witnesses a piece, Attorneys from the International Consulate, Politicians and Diplomats who knew his father.

We had prepped them just in case, even though we never expected Monique Raye to show up.. She tried to press them on cross examination, but to no avail..

Yvette and Alexa argued that we didn't come to argue the merits of the case, but only to argue that our client deserved to be released on bail...reasonable bail.

The Judge set bail at 150 large...

His Father's represenative paid it and our Bail Bondsman paid the court.

San Won was released on bail.. He thanked and hugged all of us profusely..

.and Jade especially.. I think he had a thing for Jade...

This was the first time we had been challenged in Night Court...but Ms. Yvette had trained us all and prepared us for the occasion...Surprised as we were...We weren't caught by surprise.

Monique Raye smiled.. She was 1-1 with us...She smiled at us and waved as she left...

Sher hadn't expected us to be so prepared and so unflappable. She'd remember that for the next time she dealt with us.

IV-

WEDNESDAY MORNING- THE NEXT DAY-

BREAKFAST-

 

 "Well last night was surely something....You guys were excellent, You were well prepared and had your receipts and didn't appear to be rattled by anything.. I was proud of you all." said Ms. Yvette.

"I gotta admit...I was surprised that she showed up...WOW!" I said.

"Look for others to try...We just have to be ready like we were last night."said Bee Bee.

"Having 25 charactor witnesses a piece was something...100 Charactor witnesses, that's the most we've ever had for any of our clients." said Sofia.

"If Monique wasn't there....He would've been released on his own recognizance.." said Kahlil.

"You're probably right..." said Jade.

"Wow!  I have to give it to her, She's sharp!" said Virginia,.

"Very Sharp!" said Jetty.

"Monique Raye showed up in Night Court last night....That's the first time a regular prosecutor has ever visited Night court.....We were prepared...We got our guy out

"Ouuuuu...I can't stand her....I'm glad you guys got your client out..." said Jazzy.
 

"She's just doin her job Jazzy...She's better at it than the others." said Dabnis diplomatically...

"I understand she was in the Fishbowl with you guys too!" said  Kayla.

"Yeah we were on the verge of getting both guys released, but she came and while she agreed one could go..The Other one ,our client..had to stay." said Bee Bee.

"That was the end of it...Our client is the son of a foreign diplomat... He sent us a huge retainer and that is how we got to this point." said Sofia.

"We had 100 charactor witnesses , the most we've ever had for a client." said Kahlil...

"DAMNNNNNNNNNNN! " said Ray...

"If she hadn't been there, he'd of been released on his own recognizance. Instead, we had bail set at

150K...Luckily his Father had the money and our Bail Bondsman  was able to pay the court." I said.

''Wowwwww! Do you think you'll need any help Yvette?" asked Jessica.

"Thank You Baby! I think we got this..." said Yvette, hugging Jessica...

"You've got a solid team Yvette, You'll be alright." said Chip.

"Wow I met her...She seems like a nice person...I guess she's just trying to make a good impression." said Karen.

"Does she remind you of Me and Brooke when you were facing us?" asked Natalie.

"Yeah we did say that....but, we liked you two..."said Yvette.

''We liked you even better after the trial was over." said Jade.

"I know that's right!" laughed Natalie.

''She's just doing her job!" said David.

"Trying to make a good impression." said Brooke.

"Yeah, who knows after this trial, She'll eat with us here or drink with us across the street." said Sean.

"High Hopes." laughed Zoey.

"Hey is Bruce Greene still going with that Gloria Howard?" asked Lem.

"Oh My God! He's gone....I don't know what she's doing to him, but he is goneeee."laughed Renee.

"I know what she's doing to him." whispered Tyrell.

"No doubt!"laughed Paris.

"I know that's right." whispered Tony with a grin.

"WOWWWW what a turn of events." said Lee.

"That girl worked in my old office...She dated quite a few guys...and I know this guy, their client's father..  He has a lot of dough...Yvette and her crew will get paid." said Matthew.

"I don't think they had planned to take this case Pro Bono." said Nina.

"Well it's good they don't have to." said Carlos.

Miles away- In The Judges Chambers...ADA Monique Raye and Judge A. Rodger Cockrill were kissing passionately...

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMM!   OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" moaned Monica.

"Ohhhhh Rodger..." she moaned..

"OHHHHHHHHHH...AWWWWWWW MONIQUE!!" moaned Judge A. Rodger Cockrill

"MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM YOU ARE AMAZING" she cooed...

"Ouuuuuuu Rodger, Don't pull my panties down...ouuuuuuuuuuuu! Don't pull my panties down. " she moaned as he spread her legs apart and ran his hands up under her skirt.

"I have to....Ohhhhhhhhhhh I need you..." he moaned.

Her legs were shaking violently....

He slipped her panties down...

He pulled her legs apart and entered her slowly....He eased himself into her wet and warm center...Like before ,Monique smelled like a newborn baby... He was delirious....

UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!" he moaned.

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU  RODGER, UMMMMMMMMM!!" she cooed.

Her head turned from side to side....Tears flowed down her cheeks...and she experienced a quick orgasm, the likes she hadn't felt in awhile.

"WOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she screamed....Her body trembling furiously..

"AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW LAWWWWD!" he cried out!

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MONIQUE,  I'M LOSING MY MIND!!" he moaned..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUU  RODGER!! OUUUUUUU! I'M LOSING MINE...WOUUUUU!" she shreiked...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU LAWWWWD!" moaned Rodger.

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH RODGER!" Monique cried out....

THREE HOURS LATER-

They both walked out of the Judges Chambers...

"Ouuu that felt good, but we can't meet like that here in the courthouse again...You understand that don't you?" said Monique.

She took a disinfectant wipe and wiped her lipstick smudges off of his face and his suit jacket...

"I understand. We can't draw attention to our relationship...We'll meet at my place or your place."said Judge Cockrill...'Speaking of which...What are you doing tonight? I'm thinking...Dinner in Bayside and then spending the night at my place...Heh heh heh!" he laughed.

"Ouuuuuuuuuuu, You horny dog!!! You didn't get enough did you...You Nasty boyyyy!" she cooed.

She reapplied her lipstick....

And Back at our building.

We were all in the conference room..

 

 "Mr. Wan will be coming tomorrow...We'll hear his side of the story.." said Ms. Yvette.

"He and that other guy were having sex with her on different dates.... I'm certain she dated others too!" said Alexa.

"That's something I'm going to look into ,starting tomorrow as well as visit the crime scene."said Jade.

"I'll go with you." I said.

"We'll give him the Portal and the phone and take his phone or phones." said Bee Bee.

"He's living with his parents ...I don't think Lt. Tragg will be bothering him there." said Sofia.

"His Fingerprints and DNA have to be matched to others in that apartment...We need the police report and autopsy reports...Sofia and I will pick them up." said Kahlil.

''We'll be busy tomorrow." said Jade.

Ms. Virginia poured us glasses of Ice Tea.

Ms. Yvette smiled.. We had faced Monique Raye twice....We had lost one scuffle or at best it was a draw.. But we definitely won the second scuffle.. The next few days were going to be interesting, she thought.

(TO BE CONTINUED)