Watch Your Hands

Morning....

Jasmine Coley cried herself asleep all last night...It was her first night without waking up in Dabnis's arms in a long long while..

Her husband was in jail, charged with first degree murder...a conviction of which would separate them for life...and lead to his disbarment.

She shuddered at the thought of that...As she showered and got dressed..She now had a  red hot hatred for Lt. Tragg..

Whose mindless vendetta against her husband had given him tunnel vision and had led him to arrest him and charge him with murder...

She was glad it was day..She hadn't been able to sleep at all last night...

She walked over to Olivia and Beverly's house...

She was met by Alfreda at the door..

''Come on in...

Kayla just got here.."said Alfreda, hugging her..

"Where is Liv? Bev?, Donnie Ray?" she asked..

"They went out to an early breakfast and then they are going to go and get your husband out of jail..They felt it would be better for you if you stayed here and worked on your case with Kayla..You girls are due in court tomorrow.."said Alfreda..

"But Dabnis…" she protested..

"He'll be fine..They'll get him out...Have some faith."said Alfreda...

Morning!







II-

We went to an early breakfast at Sam Mother's Diner..

 "Let's Hope we can get in here, eat and get out of here with no incidents."said Olivia.

 "It's six o'clock...I doubt that he'll be in here this early..."I said.

 "Let's put in our lunch orders before we go and have them delivered to our home by UBER EATS, That's what Ms. Yvette and Keith, Bee Bee,Sofia, Kahlil and Jade do..

.

They have their food delivered to their office.

..

That want they avoid old Columbo's lunch time tirades."said Beverly..

 "Yeah, I heard that Lt. Sissy Van Buren and  her detectives do the same thing..

They don't come in here at all during the work week...They either order on line or they call their order in have Doordash or UBER EATS deliver it to their headquarters

..."said Nelson..

"He's a pain...He's running everybody out of here.."said Josie... As our breakfasts arrived..

 French Toast

Hash Browns and Breakfast Sausage

 Omelettes to order

and hot coffee...

 "That Month he was out on that boat was sooo nice wasn't it?" said Beverly..

''Yess...I dreaded the days leading up to his return."said Olivia.

 "I hate to say it...but so did I." I said.

 "Ditto." said Nelson..

"Same here." said Josie..

TWO HOURS LATER-

We stood in court with our client, Dabnis Coley..

 "Your honor...Our client is an Attorney...He has no priors and is not a flight risk...This is his first offense..We ask that reasonable bail be set for his release.."said Olivia.

 "He is a Graduate of Howard University and Columbia Law School..He speaks fluent Spanish and French has worked with the ACLU, The Innocence Project and the Wrongful Conviction Unit in the past as well as other civil rights initiatives."said Beverly..

 Dabnis looked contrite and humble...

 "That's right..play it cool Dabnis...We may just pull this off.."I whispered..

 Nelson wasn't so sure...He knew the ADA.. Yvonne Harris

She was a tough cookie...

Josie remembered her too...She had worked a case with Yvette and her guys against this same ADA..She was tough..

ADA Yvonne Harris, a tough ,smart no nonsense ADA...

"Your honor..despite this man's lofty accomplishments...He is accused of First Degree Murder, a class A felony and the people believe he would be a danger to the community if released.." she said..

Lt. Tragg sat next to her, as pleased as punch..He snaked his hand up her skirt, rubbed her legs  and squeezed her butt..

She spun around and slapped him so hard, the entire courtroom heard and or saw it..

"WHAT THE HELL IS YOUR PROBLEM?? WATCH YOUR DAMN HANDS!" she shouted at him..

He was red as a beet, literally...

''I like her already, even though she's opposing counsel.."said Beverly,

''So do I.." said Josie..

"She slapped him into next week...Damnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!" said Nelson...

Beverly, Josie and even Nelson snickered..

Dabnis howled with laughter...

'That's what he gets...Nasty Buzzard...He'd better not ever snake his grubby hands up my skirt.."said Olivia..

"Oh that goes without saying." I said... I ironically had my hands up her skirt, rubbing her legs..

which caused her to giggle...

"That pleasure is just for you..." she said and smiled at me.. "Ouuuuuuu watch your hands...you're getting me hot.." whispered Olivia..

Now it was my turn to have a pleased as punch look on my face...

Lt. Tragg was furious..Furious he was being laughed at.. Even redder when he realized who the Judge was..

Once again it was Judge Percy Reynolds, who he had arrested twice and charged with First Degree Murder ,only to find in both cases, another man was the culprit..Percy Reynolds , the man who we had defended and who the defendant had represented in a successful lawsuit against the Police department following his acquittal..

''Order, Order in the court..everybody simmer down! Counselor, do you need a minute?" he asked, Trying his best not to laugh..

"No your honor.." she said,.

"I am setting bail at one thousand dollars!" he said..

"One thousand dollars?" she said, then she looked angrily at Lt. Tragg and she realized what this was..She knew about his arrests of this judge and that the defendant had been his attorney..She shook her head..She could ask him to recuse himself and challenge his ruling..But she didn't make a habit of pissing off judges..She just sighed..

Attorney Saul Reindorf was astounded at the low bail..He was prepared to write a check...Instead..he peeled off two fifties and paid the bail and just like that, Dabnis was a free man..

 "Vettie told me that Judge Reynolds did this twice for her, with two different clients..Set a one thousand dollar bail.."laughed Olivia..

 Beverly laughed...

"You know why don't you Auntay?...because HE is the arresting officer?" she said,

pointing to Lt. Tragg..

 "It makes sense..He's thumbing his nose at Tragg.." I said..

"Let's get out of here.."said Josie..

"Yeah, let's get back to our place..." said Nelson...

''Saul, thank you so much."said Dabnis..

"Don't mention it kid...Take a few days off...Lay low.."said Saul...

"I will." he said and he took one last look at Lt. Tragg and sneered..

Lt. Tragg was livid...He had been slapped in the face by the ADA and now this..Dabnis Coley was free on bail...He was definitely going to complain about this Judge...

III-

We walked into our Conference room with Dabnis and everybody clapped..

 "HEYYYY GUYS, LOOOK WHO'S HOME!!!" said a smiling Olivia.

 "JAZZY, WE BROUGHT YOUR BOO HOME!"said Beverly...

 "Come here baby!"said Dabnis..

Kissing Jasmine like it was no tomorrow.

"BABBBYYYYY!! YOU'RE ACTUALLY HOME!" screamed Jasmine as she ran into his arms and hugged him, crying tears of joy...

 "I mean, Did you doubt us..?" asked Nelson..seeing a side of Jasmine he had never seen before. A Warm ,sensitive, vulnerable side...It was endearing to say the least..

 ''We got lucky...We got the right the right judge..Reynolds."said Donnie Ray.

"Yeah, he hates Lt. Tragg...This is the third time he's set an incredibly low bail.."said Josie..

 ''We are just glad you're home.."said Kayla.

"Yeah man." said her husband, Ray, who was visiting with us today..

"I told you they were going to bring him home..."said Alfreda, rubbing Kayla's back..

ADA Rockland Cambridge walked in...

"Look you guys...Lock this door...Old Tragg threw a hissy fit in Sam Mothers Joint...I think he's on his way here... He has no warrant or probable cause...You don't have to let him in.."said Rockland..

''We are not going to live in fear in our home...We have food orders..."said Olivia.

And we did..

Several Orders of Sam Mother's special, Smother Pork Chops arrived..

A Few Pizza's and Coke's Arrived..

And Cheeseburgers...

"Turn the lights off , let's take this party upstairs to Donnie Ray 's and my apartment...There is room to lay around and get comfortable.." said Olivia..

Everybody got their food and brought it upstairs..

 "This is much better, I'll put on some music.."I said..

 Beverly laid her head in her husband's lap...

 Nelson fed her pieces of Cheeseburger..

 Josie sat on Paris's lap...

 Paris held her tight...

 Alfreda and Rockland sat at the table...

 Ray

 And Kayla also ate at the table..

They were all finished and ready for court tomorrow..

Jazmine and Dabnis were off in the spare bedroom , kissing like it was no tomorrow..

We didn't miss them because we were busy putting everyone's food on the table and getting extra chairs..

"Ouuuuuu I missed you so much baby.." she cooed as

 she kissed Dabnis..

''Close that door...Ummmmmmmm.." Dabnis moaned..

in between more soft kisses.

"Ummmm baby, this is Liv's house...We'll be home soon..."moaned Jazzy in between more kisses.

"Babbyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy, stoppppppppppppp...we are going to get caught.." she said in between slow smouldering kisses.. "

"They understand that we've been separated  for a long while."said Dabnis in between smouldering kisses... He had her dress up and was trying to slip her panties down...She removed his hands and fixed her dress..

"I shouldn't be back here with you.." she cooed...

"Sure you should...Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....I'm your husband.."he moaned...

He slipped his hand up her skirt...

She moved it.. "No..Not in here..NO! " she said..

"Jazzy please please....I've thought about you all week....I need to have you..."said Dabnis... He slipped his hand up her skirt again, softly caressing her thighs and hips...he tugged on the waistband of her panties...

She was getting aroused..... "Ummmmmmm, you are soooo bad Dabnis, but we are not going to do this in here....Stop it now!." she said firmly and gently removed his hands...

Dabnis smiled.. "Okay, Okay...I'll try and control myself.." he said softly...

"Yes..try hard.." she said..

Just as well because within minutes..Our doorbell rang..

Two Police cars were outside ,facing in opposite directions and a furious Lt. Tragg was at the door..

He continued to ring the doorbell..

"Doesn't look like anybody is home Lieutenant."said one of the officers.. Lt. Tragg ignored him.

The other three officers just sighed...They liked it too , when he was out on the boat..

Alfreda came to the door..

''WHAT?  We are closed for the day." she said.

"I know they're all in there...Laughing it up...Aren't they?" he snarled..

"Go Home!"said Alfreda..

"Tell them that the ADA got Reynolds to recuse himself from the case...They'll be facing a tougher judge, Now how do they like them apples..?" he sneered.. He found Alfreda as annoying as her daughter ,Beverly..

''Was that The ADA that slapped you in the face for sticking your hands up her skirt?? She did that?I'll be sure to tell them...In the meanwhile.,...You should get laid, for real.. Oh and Watch your hands! Bye!" said Alfreda and she locked the door...

The other officers snickered...behind his back..

He stood there fuming...






IV-

THE NEXT DAY..

I took Olivia, Nelson and Josie with me....We interviewed every single employee of Dabnis's law firm...The list of people who hated Joseph Turner's guts  started at the right and could have lined up down the street for blocks...Nobody had anything good to say about him and nobody was sad that he was dead.. but practically everybody we interviewed had a solid alibi...

It was confirmed by Saul Reindorf that Dabnis did indeed get a phone call from what he believed was the front desk, shortly after Joseph left and that he rushed downstairs to attend to his car.. Only the call didn't come from the front desk...It came from a burner phone..

The guy at the front desk was chloroformed and dragged into the men's restroom...He said he never called Dabnis about his car..

So who did?

Later  that day.. I got Beverly

 and we stopped by the Medical Examiner's Office...Joseph Turner died of a gunshot wound to the head and it was from the .38 smokeless that was on the floor.. The only fingerprints on the gun were Dabnis Coleys...because he admittedly picked the gun up when he saw it lying on the floor...

I rechecked Lt. Tragg's crime report...we had interviewed everybody he interviewed.. There was nothing in it that we didn't already know..

But the question lingered...How did the killer get in Dabnis's car...We went to the car impound and I got my answer..

 "Uh Huh...Just what I thought...Look at this Shortcake." I said..

"What is it? It looks like wax shavings..."she said.

"That's exactly what it is.. The killer somehow got Dabnis's car keys... All he would have needed to do was snap a photo of them...Put the photo in a machine called

A Three dimensional duplicator and presto...He's got a set of wax keys that work just as good as the regular keys...I want you to take a photo of the wax shavings around the key and around the ignition." I said.

 Beverly snapped the photos and I put the waxy subject matter in an envelope..

"The killer waited in that dark garage for Joseph Turner..He walked up behind him and shot him in the head...Then he opened the door to Dabnis's car and put him in..He drove the car out front..and had him lean on the horn...Then he made that call from the car up to Dabnis... He also called the M.E.'s office and the cops... I checked...They got the same call from the same number, Dabnis got.."I said.

''And our killer knocked out the Desk Clerk in the meanwhile.."said Beverly...

"Problem is...We don't have a witness or a motive...but we have a start...Let's go home.." I said..

At Home....

 ''We at least know how it was done...This was a well planned hit. The killer was too good, too smooth, This wasn't some random killing."I said..

 ''Well this is how we'll begin our defense.." said Olivia..

 "This is going to be an uphill battle."said Beverly...

 "Isn't it always?" asked Nelson..

"For real...I know Jazzy feels better...Better that we got Dabnis out of jail.."said Josie..

"Alfreda told me that her and Kayla..

 won in court today....That ought to go a long way toward making her feel better." said Olivia..

At Their Home...They both were feeling a lot better..

 Dabnis got to do what he had been daydreaming about for 48 hours, making love to Jasmine.

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!" he moaned..

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…talk to me daddy, is it good?" she cooed softly as the bed began to squeak and the headboard began to rattle..

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..Ohhhhhh my goddddddd! YESSSSSSSSS!" he moaned...

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!"he moaned.. 

"TALK TO ME BABY...DO YOU LOVE YOUR JAZZY?" she asked. 

"YES!!! YES...OH YESSSSS!"moaned Dabnis..who didn't know if he was coming or going... 

"Jasmine LOVES YOUUUUU TOOO!!! OUUUUUUUUUUU!!! ...JAZZY LOVES YOU SO MUCH! YOU DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND!" she cooed...

EIGHT TO NINE HOURS SLIPPED BY!

"You are just showing off...Just showing off in this bed...."she said..

"Ohhhhhhhhh you are driving me crazy.." he moaned...

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! You like it daddy?" she cooed loudly..

"Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssss…you know I do...Ohhhh lawdddd!" he moaned in his deep baritone..

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Dabnisssss….ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..I missed you sooooo muccchhh!" she moaned.

She had already had three very intense orgasms that left her in tears.....And Dabnis as usual showed no signs of stopping..

She blew softly into his ear..and played in his hair...

THREE TO FOUR  MORE HOURS and a half went by before Dabnis began to come with wild abandon as did Jasmine.. holding on to him for dear life....

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she moaned..both of her legs shaking and her head turning from side to side...she found herself getting emotional and crying again...Something she never did before..

He found himself more satisfied than he had been in awhile... He lay on his back with a big grin on his face...

"Ummmmmmm stop looking so...so satisfied " she said, laughing....

They were both off from work tomorrow..She was so glad that Dabnis was home, safe for the time being..

(TO BE CONTINUED)