A Beautiful, Warm , Sunny Summer Afternoon....We were at the Marina at Penns Landing...
Olivia and Beverly's most famous or infamous client, considering how you looked at it...Stephen Graves, a eccentric millionaire, suspected of , but never proven of being responsible for his wife's decade long disapearence had given Olivia the keys to one of his small Yachts moored at Penns Landing and we had decided to take the day the day off from the law and just relax on the boat on the water front..
I took the boat out to the middle of the river and just let it sit...
My wife, Attorney Olivia Bennett-Alexander
Her niece,
Attorney Beverly West-East and her husband,
Attorney Nelson East and one of two of our newest Associate Attorneys and
Ms. Josie Boyd, our newest Associate Attorney and her boyfriend,
were all hanging out today......
We were celebrating....Winning a series of tough cases....bringing in good money and having some down town finally.... It was nice..
"It was nice of Stephen Graves to let your girls have his boat for a few days...He's not in trouble is he?" I jokingly asked...Not that it wasn't possible..
"Oh Nooooooooooooooo , Noooooooooooooooooo, Actually...He's in Europe...He has promised new shoes for the three of us girls when he returns....He face timed me yesterday and asked for Josie's shoe size.."said Olivia..
"Ouuuuu this is going to be sooo cool...I saw the shoes he got for you two last time you guys defended him.." gushed Josie..
"And if he's in Europe, I can imagine how fly those shoes are going to be." laughed Beverly, my wife's niece...
Her husband , Nelson passed us some Cherry Cobbler...Beverly's mother Alfreda,
Our Office Manager, who like us was off today, but unfortunately , not with us..
Had made for us...
"Ummmmm this is sooooo good....Your mother is going to leave us one day and open up a restaurant, you know that right niecey poo?" Olivia said to Beverly..
''Who Knows Auntay...We get tired of this law thing...We could join her...be her partners."joked Beverly...
"Beverly girl, this is delish.."said Josie..
"It is...your moms put her foot in this honey bun..."said Nelson...
"Yessss indeed." said Paris...
"Let's wash it down with this champagne....The good stuff." I said..Going into the little freezer..
Pulling out a bottle and cracking it..
We all ouuued and ahhhed as the fizz spewed out of the bottle and it rolled down the sides..
I poured us all a glass of the Champagne and we toasted...
Such a beautiful day...
Away from the heart of the city...No courtrooms, no briefs to file, No cases, No Lt. Tragg...Just the six of us, three guys, three pretty girls....On a Boat, enjoying a beautiful day...
Olivia and I were enjoying a sweet kiss
"Watch your hands buddy." she jokingly said..
I had my hands up her dress, softly rubbing her legs...
while kissing her passionately...
Beverly was sitting on Nelson's lap
kissing him passionately...
and Josie and Paris were in a corner of the boat...
Kissing like two high school kids..
What could go wrong on an afternoon like this? I had to ask!
II-
From a distance... I heard someone yell, "Help"
From where we were perched out on the river, I thought I imagined it..
Then I was certain what I thought I heard was real..
A woman, a blonde was running and a man was running after her..He had a dog with him...A Doberman pincher..
"That girl is being chased by that man....and that dog!!!" said Beverly...
''She looks familiar.....She can't out run that dog..."said Olivia.
"That dog will rip her to pieces..." I said..
The woman took off her heels, Aqua Heels that matched her dress and dove head first into the river..
The dog dove into the water also...but only went so far out...
The woman swam hard and strong, right to our boat.....
"Donnie Ray...throw her a life preserver..." said Olivia....
I did and
Nelson and Paris helped us bring her up on the boat..
She was soaking wet...
"Liv? Beverly?? Donnie Ray??" she said..
"Oh My God!!! Susan!!! Susan Goode" said Olivia..
''Susan Goode, what are you doing here?" asked Beverly...
"Long time , no see..." I said..
Olivia had first represented Susan when she was working at her corporate firm...She had gotten Her first marriage annulled...
She got married again...Another bad marriage...Olivia got her a nice divorce settlement...When Olivia and Beverly began their law practice They represented her a third time...In a date rape case in which her bosses son, Hugh Enright Jr. drugged her and raped her...She won a nice piece of change...
Now here she was on our boat, soaking wet...
I turned the motor on and we sped far away from whoever was chasing us...
"WOWWW YOU GUYS ARE DOING WELL...A SMALL YACHT HUH?" she laughed..
''This belongs to a client...He is letting us use it for a few days...but yes...we are doing well....I've added two more attorneys...
Nelson there is our new associate attorney....He's also Beverly's Husband Now...
And Josie used to be our Para-Legal...She recently finished law school and passed the bar and she's our newest associate attorney..."said Olivia..
"Oh My...You and Beverly married now and you joined the practice....Last time you guys repped me..Nelson was a consulting attorney..My how things have changed.." she laughed..
looking at Nelson and Beverly...
''And this is Paris, Josie's boyfriend.."said Olivia.
''Pleased to meet you."said Paris.
"And you and Donnie Ray, still together huh? Niceeee.."said Susan..
"I'm not going anywhere.." I laughed..
"Couldn't get rid of him if I wanted to.."laughed Olivia, hugging me..
"You guys still located in the same place? I'm in a bit of trouble..."said Susan Goode..
"Uhhhh We gathered." I said..
as the boat pulled off..
III-
Meanwhile at a suite in the Hilton....
Crime Scene Investigators and Forensic Specialists are snapping photos , dusting for prints and looking at the body of 66 year old Hugh Enright Sr.. The head of the multi-national corporation, Hugh Enright and Associates...
Dr. Frank Gibbons affectionately known as "Doc Gibbons"was working today...He had given Dr. Hazel Baylor, a couple of days off..
'What's it look like boys?" he asked.
"Blunt force trauma sir...Somebody came up behind him and brained him...We haven't found the murder weapon yet.." said one of the men...
One of the uniformed police officers looked out the window..
"The Case Detective is here Doc?" he said.
'Sissy Van Buren?? , Carlotta Wallace? , Tyriq Pile? , Jimmy Barlow?? ,Sirena Pile?? , Tony Hopkins??" he asked .
"No sir, none of them."said the officer.
"Duke Baylor?? Angie Belton, Danny Ho??" he asked....
"No sir...
He looked out the window...He saw two police cars facing opposite directions...and six uniformed policemen leading the way..
''Awwwww noooooooo..Awwwww god no, Not him...Not that asshole."said Doc Gibbons.
His men snickered and laughed...
It was Lt. Tragg….
He marched in with his entourage...
''What have we got here? Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Doc Gibbons..What are you doing out this afternoon?" asked Lt. Tragg..
"Wishing I was anywhere else but here.." he sighed... A few CSI and Forensic guys snickered... A few uniformed policemen smiled.
"Death is by blunt force trauma...We haven't found the murder weapon...His son and his wife are in the other room there...They both said they didn't hear a thing.."said Doc Gibbons..
"I want a team on the entire hotel and this entire area....Anybody see or think anything...I want to know about it..."said Lt. Tragg to his men...
He walked in the back and conversed with the Wife, who said she knew nothing...She was drunk...and the son, who told him he was sure the killer was Susan Goode...Mr. Enright's personal assistant..
"Put out an APB for Susan Goode...Doc, have that Autopsy report on my desk ASAP!" said Lt. Tragg..
Doc Gibbons didn't respond...He just shook his head... He despised Lt. Tragg...
"Alright Boys, wrap him up...Let's get out of here.." he said.
A small crowd watched as the body was put in a body bag and wheeled out of the building..
Such a Horrible thing to happen on such a nice day!
IV-
SOME HOURS LATER-
At our home and office...
Susan Goode sat soaking wet in our conference room...Beverly and Josie returned with clothes for her they had bought from the Shopping Center..
"We are back...We found something cute you should like.."said Beverly...
"We found matching panties and a bra to go with it too." said Josie..
''Thank you soo much...What do I owe you?" asked Susan..
''Don't worry...It'll be in our bill."said Olivia, laughing.... "Now you said you were in some kind of trouble. What kind of trouble?" asked Olivia..
She passed me a wet letter...A wet typewritten letter..
I read it..
"January 27, 2019..I Ashley Enright , being of Sound Mind and Body would like to amend my will..I do not want my greedy nephew Hugh Enright Sr. to have one thin dime of my estate and upon my death, I want him removed as President of the corporation and from the Board of Directors..I fear for my life...I feel he is plotting to kill me...So if you are reading this...I am already dead.. You know what to do...Ashley Enright.."
"A Notary Republic sealed this." I said.
"I always suspected that he murdered his aunt...but I could never prove it...Yesterday a man..A man named Ted Deadwyler....Gave him that....He said it was just a copy that he has the original...He was blackmailing him..I overheard it..." said Susan Goode.
''Why do you have it?" asked Beverly..
"For Insurance..He was trying to force me out of my position...His son is still frosty because we won that sexual assault lawsuit a few years ago...but the father was coming on to me sexually too for the past year and I've been refusing him...I've got a little money put away..,but I need to work a few more months..until I have what I need.. So today...After they had left the office..I used this pass key and got back inside and I stole this..Only I must have tripped an alarm because his security man and his dog chased me..." she said..
"Where is your purse?" asked Nelson..
"It's in my car, which is still in the parking lot...Do you think I could conceal it or anything else in a dress this tight?" she said..
She had a point...and wet it was even tighter, revealing every inch of her sexy body.
Nelson smiled..
"I suppose not!"
I smiled..
"What exactly do you want us to do? " asked Olivia..
"I'll tell you...Can I change my clothes?" asked Susan...
"Come on upstairs with us.." said Beverly..
"Yeah come on.."said Josie..
"Liv, you got company.."said Paris.
Olivia looked out the window..
She saw two police cars in the middle of the street facing different directions..
"It's Lt. Tragg...What does he want?" I asked.
"I'll find out.." said Olivia..
She met him at the door, but gave him no indication that he was coming inside..
"What do I owe this visit Lieutenant?" asked Olivia..
"A young lady was seen running from the Hilton at Penns Landing ...She was a very good swimmer, She dove in the river and was rescued by people on a Mini Yacht....The Guard got the License plate of this Yacht and we traced it to one Richard Graves...Only thing is..Richard Graves has been in Europe for the past month....and then I did some digging, this girl and Richard Graves have something in common...It'sYou Liv .They both have been represented by you and your niece....Since she's not at her residence and her car is still in the lot at Penns Landing...I figured there is only one place she could be....Here with her lawyers...Am I right?" said Lt. Tragg..
Olivia didn't say a word... Unfortunately, Beverly, Josie and Susan chose to come down the stairs at the same time..
"This is cute! Thank you Bev...You and Josie have good tastes." said Susan..
"You're quite welcome..."said Beverly...
"We try hard.."laughed Josie..
"Today is a red letter day for me...Susan Goode....You're under arrest for First Degree Murder!"said Lt. Tragg..
"WHAT?? MURDER?? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT??" said Susan....
"Your boss, Hugh Enright Sr. You brained him......His son told me the whole story.."said Lt. Tragg..
"HIS SON?? THE RAPIST? HE WASN'T EVEN AT WORK TODAY!! I DIDN'T KILL ANYBODY!! Liv, Bev, Donnie Ray...I swear I didn't kill anybody...I didn't know Enright was dead until just now...I swear I'm telling the truth.."said Susan..
"Okay...Okay, don't say anything...We'll be down to see you...Exercise your right to silence..You hear?" said Olivia..
"Nobody can spoil a day like you can Lt. Tragg." said Beverly..
"It's a gift" he said and smiled...
"Susan Goode, you are under arrest for the Murder of Hugh Enright Sr. You have the right to remain silent..Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law...You have the right to an attorney, if you can not afford an attorney, one will be provided to you...do you understand these rights as I have stated them to you? Sure you do and I see you have retained counsel.." he said and laughed..
"Hook her up Boys.." he said as she was handcuffed.. "Ohhh and Beverly...Go upstairs and bring me the green dress she was wearing...It's evidence." he said and smiled snidely...
Beverly stared daggers at him..
"Go get it baby." said Olivia gently...
"Should I get her panties and bra too? He probably wants to sniff them. Pervert." she mumbled under her breath...
Nelson, Josie and I stood silently...
"Liv I'm glad that the rest of your staff is more well behaved...You've got to do something with that niece of yours.." he said with a snide laugh...
Beverly passed him the soaking wet dress and a plastic bag with her panties and bra in it...
She didn't say another word to him..
''Well.. You've got all you came for...Good Night Lieutenant!" said Olivia.
and we all walked back into our house and closed and locked the doors.
Lt . Tragg smiled.
"That was easy enough.." he said..
"I didn't kill anybody..."said Susan Goode..
''Sure you didn't."said Lt. Tragg.
They pulled off..
"I've Known Susan for years.... She's honest for the most part...If she says she didn't kill someone..I'm inclined to believe her."said Olivia,
"I want to knock that smart aleck smile off his face.." said Beverly....
"We'll do it..We always do." I said.
"Yeah!"said Nelson.
"All in." said Josie.
"Good....Tomorrow, we go to work...Right now"said Olivia holding up a bottle of Champagne.
"We finish off this bottle of Champagne."She said.
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