VENTURES: Blind Leading the Blind

48 HOURS LATER-

We met for Breakfast at Mocha Joes...It was two days before the murder trial of Attorney Helen Gist began

Our orders came out..French toast for Ms. Yvette, Myself and Bee Bee..

Waffles for everyone else

and coffee for everybody else..

Ms. Yvette was still visibly shaken from the death of her informant in the law library, just feet from where she had been standing...Nevertheless called a breakfast meeting to discuss what materials to turn over to ADA McCafferty for the murder trial. It was our first time seeing her in three days.

"He won't be prosecuting the trial Ms. Yvette...He's been removed and so has Judge King...The trial has been moved to Big Fed and Judge Ohanlon will be presiding over the case.."said Bee Bee.

"WHAT? Damn it.. Ohanlon is throwing his weight around again...Buying favors, Manipulating justice..."said Ms. Yvette.

"We just found out yesterday.."I said.

"My friend at the courthouse told me..."said Sofia.

"We gotta find out who the ADA is...I'm all over it."said Kahlil..

"Meanwhile your informant was Cole Schneider, an Attorney ,who worked in the U.S. Attorney's office.. The murdered court clerk, Moe Decker was his lover...and room-mate! That's how he knew everything concerning the case... The gun recovered from his killer, Jessie Buffet, a Cincinatti native and suspect in six contract killings is linked to the murders of both Cole Schneider and Moe Decker..

Their deaths were contract killings...He was paid both times by a dummy account in the Caymen Islands that is now closed...and the name on the account is of course of a non-existent person..." said Ms. Jade.

"So it ends right there... A dead end...We know who killed Moe Decker and framed Cecil Butts..and we know who killed Cole Schneider....Jessie Buffett, who is now unfortunately himself dead...We know he was paid from a now closed Dummy Account in the Caymen Islands..with a fake owner and that's it..Where it ends...We got nothing."said Yvette as we all ate...

Jade and Kahlil smiled..

"Ohhh I wouldn't say that.." said Kahlil, who handed Ms. Yvette two glossies..

"This is our shooter, Jessie Buffett in a Bar with look...Helen Gist and Judge John Ohanlon...It was taken a week before Moe Decker was killed.. I was curious about the good Judge...So I followed him..I found out where he liked to drink..This bar and I asked for weeks and weeks of film footage and I caught him and Helen Gist and this guy, Jessie Buffet talking on several occassions...It might mean nothing..But I'll bet he'd be quite nervous explaining his relationship with him.." said Jade.

Jessie Buffett was a suspect in the murder of someone three years ago...He was found not guilty, but the man who allegedly hired him was put away by guess who? Judge John Ohanlon three years ago...So when he needed a hit..a professional hit..He called this guy...and paid him well..."I said.

''We've got records of several calls from his cell phone to Cincinatti in the past six months and from Cincinatti to him here in Philadelphia.."said Bee Bee..

"We've been busy Ms. Yvette." said Sofia..

Ms. Yvette was tearing up...

"Oh My God...I love you guys so much...I'm so glad we all live on the same street!" she said and smiled wickedly...

WE ALL BROKE OUT INTO LOUD LAUGHTER!

II-

24 HOURS LATER-

The Murder trial of Attorney Helen Gist began...

Judge John Ohanlon himself was the presiding Judge...

Attorney Brenda Jordan, who was not a Defense Attorney was actually defending her....And considering the prosecution, doing a pretty fair job...

Helen Gist didn't have much faith in her...but she was depending on her friend, the Judge to sway the case in her favor..

The "Prosecutor" was a woman named Julie Baisden. Ms. Yvette knew her.. She was , like Brenda Jordan, a very good litigator...Very good in conference rooms working out complex negotiations..Not a very experienced prosecutor...She had once worked for McCluskey/Cozen/Connor & Pratt...She had decided she wanted to branch out into criminal law last year and accepted a job in the U.S. Attorney's office, mostly serving as second chair and or doing research for the other U.S. Attorneys... This was her first time actually prosecuting a case and she was very nervous.. It showed...

She had made a few slip ups and had to ask for a continuance...

Lt. Tragg was like a shark who smelled blood.. His hands were constantly under her dress, rubbing her legs, yanking at the waistband of her panties...She was at first unnerved, incredulous that he or anyone would even do something like this...and in open court...She smiled and politely removed his hands..and she giggled like a school girl.. but the fact remained...She was losing this case and losing badly...

She worked hard on her prep with us at the law library a few nights..

It seemed weird. The four of us, who were used to working on defense , was instead , helping her build a prosecution.

She took a break one night and accepted Lt. Tragg's offer for dinner and drinks.

He took her to Curley's Bar for Dinner and Drinks...

and against her better judgement, they wound up at her condo.. She didn't mean to invite him up to her condo.. She knew what he wanted...She wasn't ready to go there yet..

In a drunken embrace..They began kissing passionately....

"Ummmmmm Lieutenant, ouuuuuuuuu we shouldn't be...Ohhh we shouldn't...ohhh what the hell???."she said as they kissed passionately.....

and Lieutenant Tragg went about undressing her slowly...

and slipping her panties and bra off..

Lt. Tragg had Julie bent over the bathroom sink , while he plowed into her..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!! OHHHHHHHHHHHH MY GODDDDDDD!!!" she moaned....

"OHHHHHHHHHHH....OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH... OHHHHHHHHH GEEEEEZ!" he moaned...

"OHHHH MY GODDDDD, ARTHUR, YOU'RE A BEAST!!!!" she exclaimed..

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM..ARGHHHHHHHHHHH!" he moaned.

They were rocking so hard the foundation of the sink was coming apart..

and within an hour they were on her living room floor..

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ARTHUR...OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she screamed..

"GEEEEEEEEEZ!" he yelled... "I'VE BEEN WANTING TO GET YOU IN THE SACK SINCE I MET YOU!!! ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" he screamed.. as she banged both of her fist on the floor...

"I GATHERED AS MUCH...WITH YOU YANKING ON MY PANTIES EVERYDAY IN COURT...OUUUUUUUUUUU!!! UMMMMMMMMMM!" she moaned..

Lt. Tragg was near delirium..... So was Julie...

"OUUUUUUUUU I'M CUMMING!!" she yelled as her legs began to shake furiously and she moved her head from side to side...sweat and tears just flowing down her face..

Lt. Tragg was sweating profusely...

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMM!" he moaned..

"ARTHUR ARE YOU ON SOMETHING? MY GOODNESSS...YOU ARE NON-STOP!!! OUUUUUUUU!" she exclaimed..

"I'M ON YOU BABY!!OHHHHHHHHHHH!!" he cried out!

They sat on the side of the bed and she moved up and down on him...kissing him passionately.....

"Ouuuu Arthur..." she cooed.

"OHHHHHHHH JULIEEEEEE!" he moaned...

They finally made it to the bed...

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ARTHUR!!! OUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she squealed with delight..

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SWEEET BABYYYYY!" he moaned..

They made passionate and slow sweet love for the next EIGHT TO NINE HOURS! Julie had had several orgasms and Arthur came with wild abandon.....

"I'M ABOUT TO BLOW MY LOAD..OHHHHHHHHARGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHH!" he yelled..

"ARTHURRRR..ARTHURRRR..WOUUUUUUUUUUUOUUUUUUWOUUUU!!!!" she cried out..

Both of their bodies trembling...sweat running off of them and both out of breath....Perhaps this was the release she needed to loosen up...

She cuddled up under him and he held her in his arms as they both drifted off into a peaceful sleep.

He brought her coffee and pastries every morning after that.... With a pleased as punch look on his face..

She giggled like a school girl....

In between breaks, they would sneak off into the Judges Chambers..

Kissing like High school kids....

and then back to her condo most nights for marathon love making....

And while their little semi-clandestine romance continued... So did this trial..

Brenda Jordan, though just as inexperienced , had more confidence and was a little more savy...That and she was getting every ruling from the Judge, who was making goo goo eyes at her and admiring her figure..

Something that didn't go un-noticed..

"How can Julie Baisden be losing this case?" I asked one morning in frustration..

"You don't know? Think if Bee Bee were the Defense Attorney and you were the Judge and she was wearing one of her Micro Mini Skirts like the one she wore in Houston two summers ago."laughed Sofia.

"Or the one I'm wearing today for that matter...I think he gets it.."laughed Bee Bee..

"Like you're going to get it when we get home." I whispered in her ear...

"Ouuuuuuuuuuu.." Bee Bee whispered back and softly rubbed my hands..

I smiled at Bee Bee...

She rewarded me with a soft, slow kiss.

"Brenda 's got that Judge wrapped around his fingers.."said Kahlil..

"The Power of the Panties." said Sofia. But Ms. Yvette wasn't buying that completely...

''Don't be fooled by that...Ohanlon is controlling and manipulating this entire trial...Only thing is..He can't control evidence disapearing like he has in other cases..He's betting on the inexperience of one or more of the attorneys..We've got to do something." said Yvette..

"Yvette!! Yvette!! I need your help...Two major pieces of evidence have just vanished from discovery...I was going to use them....If I don't have them...This case is dead in the water...

The fingerprint evidence and the traffic cam photos..." said Julie in near Hysteria..

"WHAT??" I said..

"AND THIS IS HOW IT HAPPENS!"said Bee Bee.

"It's not going to happen this time..Lucky for you...I made and keep copies of The Photos and the Fingerprint evidence...and I've got more copies if something should just happen to happen to this evidence."said Yvette..

"Thank you guys sooo much! I'm out of my leauge doing this...Do you think McCluskey/Cozen?Connor & Pratt have a position open for me if I would want to come back?" asked Julie Baisden..

"Give yourself a chance...Now here are a list of questions to ask her...Go ahead...You'll be fine.."said Yvette.

"Thank You Vettie." said Julie..

"I'm thinking about the look on Judge O'Hanlon's face when he discovers she won't need another continuance.." said Sofia.

"Yeah...He is not ready for this. He's ready to declare a mistrial." said Kahlil.

"Ha Ha..Not this time.."said Jade.

The Next Morning in Court..

"From what I've been able to ascertain...The missing evidence from Discovery has not been returned..and I'm not going to grant you any more continuances Ms. Baisden.."said Judge Ohanlon...

"Oh you won't need to.... The evidence is back in discovery and I have copies of it, just in case ANYTHING MYSTERIOUSLY HAPPENS TO THAT EVIDENCE...We can proceed your honor!" said Julie Baisden..

"WHATTTTTTTTTTT?" said Judge Ohanlon....Who then stared right into Ms. Yvette's face..

Yvette smiled snarkily at him....

III-

Julie Baisden began her argument....

This time Bee Bee and I, Sofia and Kahlil acted as additional chairs for her and as expected, she did much better..

Judge Ohanlon stared at Yvette and Jade ,as if he wanted to strangle both of them..

Ms Yvette whispered to Jade..

"Something is wrong...when Moe Decker was discovered to be a spy and possible informant... He had to go, so a pro was called in ,who set our client Cecil Butts up nicely and killed Moe Decker.. When my guy, Cole Schneider was killed, the same pro was called in, who did the job neatly and cleanly...Except , he didn't know that my husband

follows my scent like a hound dog and always followed me to the library every night..Maybe they didn't know that my husband, a former Lieutenant at Homicide and now Investigator for the D.A.'s office is always armed...And whoever never expected my husband to win in a shootout with a professional killer, but he did.

Lloyd Johnson's murder was different...That wasn't done by a pro...That was sloppy, that was someone else, someone local." said Yvette.

"Yeah, Helen Gist..." said Jade.

"Hmmmmmm, I don't know Jade..Something seems wrong."said Yvette.

CROSS EXAMINATION CONTINUED......

"These are two photos of you...Entering Lloyd Johnson's condo and leaving...just five minutes later...Right around the time the coroner says he was murdered...and here is your finger print..You were there,you killed him!!!!" said Julie Baisden..

"No..No..No.. I didn't kill him...He was already dead when I got there...I swear...His door was unlocked, it was open...I walked in and he was lying face up on his living room floor..dead.. I was so scared,I left the payoff money there..."said Helene...

"Payoff money? What Payoff money?/" asked Julie..This was her first time hearing this..

It was our first time hearing it also.

"Look, Look, He and I have both been throwing cases...for huge payoffs....He wanted out..He wanted 300 large and he was leaving town..I took it to him...Look at the photos.. I have a briefcase, a black briefcase when I entered...Now look at the one where I'm leaving.. I don't have one...I was so scared..I dropped the briefcase with the money and fled...I got the hell out of there!!!...I didn't kill anybody..I swear..I touched his doorknob...That's where you got my fingerprints from isn't it? I didn't go much further or linger...I swear....That's the truth...I did not kill him."said a now totally frightened Helen Gist..

"WHAT THE HELL IS SHE TALKING ABOUT?? WE DIDN'T FIND ANY MONEY AND NO BREIFCASE AT THE SCENE!!" said Lt. Tragg...

Julie Baisden smiled at him and made the shhh sign...

Yvette looked at the photos....

"She's right...She has a briefcase when she enters and she leaves almost immediately and there is no briefcase. I noticed this when I first saw the photos." she said.

"You're right!" exclaimed Jade.

"She's telling the truth.." said Yvette.

After court that day....

Ms. Yvette huddled with

Julie Baisden and

Brenda Jordan, both of the Attorneys in this case..

and Lt. Tragg... They whispered for a long time..

"She closes tomorow..I think she did a good job."said Bee Bee..

"Yeah she did...but I looked at the Traffic cam photos..She is carrying a briefcase when she goes in and she leaves without it.." I said.

"You're right...She doesn't have it.." said Sofia.

"You know...She might be telling the truth...Maybe she didn't kill Lloyd Johnson."said Kahlil.

"But if she didn't kill Lloyd who did? And what happened to that money?" asked Bee Bee.

''All good questions.." said Jade.

At Curleys Bar,

Helen Gist sat alone, drinking a Margarita... She wasn't that confident about being acquitted.

Lt. Tragg walked in with four uniformed officers..

"Well Hello Princess...Guess what we found at your condo?

This gun under your bed...and a briefcase filled with 250 Large...My My My missy.." laughed Lt. Tragg..

"I don't own a gun and I certainly don't keep that kind of cash in my condo .....This is a set up." said Helen Gist...

"Call your lawyer baby....You're gonna need her now...Read her her rights boys and hook her up!" Lt Tragg laughed as she was cuffed, read her rights and escorted out of the bar..

Yvette, Jade and Gary sat in a car across the street watching..

''Everything is going according to plan." said Yvette..

"I can't believe he was so obvious."said Jade.

"I'm bettin he's planning to make a quick getaway from here soon..."said Gary.

IV-

The next morning in Federal Court...

"I heard what happened last night...Don't worry...everything is going to be alright...I promise you." said Brenda.

"Easy for you to say." sulked Helen Gist, who realized she'd been betrayed.

"Just be cool..Trust me...I cut you a deal...plus you're in for some surprises.." said Brenda..

We all sat in the visitors section today...

"This is the closing of the book guys.." said a smiling Yvette..

"I can't wait." said Bee Bee..

"At last, the String Puller is going to get theirs." said Sofia.

"This ought to be worth a good laugh." I said.

"Yeah man."said Kahlil..

"Let the show begin." laughed Jade..

''Before I make my closing argument...I'd like to call my next witness...Judge John Ohanlan to the stand.." said Julie Baisden...

"WHATTTT? You can't do that I'm the Judge." he snarled.

''Actually she can and I can site several predicates justifying that....I'll take your seat ,while she cross examines you." said Judge Dennehey.

"What..What is the meaning of this?" he asked. He stared at Judge Mason Dennehey and in that instant he knew..He knew he was behind all of this...He had deputized us....

"Your honor, why were you in Helen Gist's apartment yesterday while she was out?" asked Julie Baisden.

"WHAT?? I WAS NOT!!! THAT IS PREPOSTEROUS....I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE SHE LIVES!" he said.

"Let me remind you your honor, You're under oath and that sir is not the truth..." said Julie.

"ARE YOU CALLING ME A LIAR?? HOW LONG DO YOU EXPECT TO BE PRACTICING LAW?" he screamed..

Julie Baisden , now very confident and loose was not moved by his outburst...She signaled us..

"We figured you might try to stack the deck against the defendent , now that you could no longer control the outcome."said Bee Bee.

''So we've had Micro-cameras and listening devices placed in her condo for the past few days just waiting...And you did not disapoint us.."said Sofia..

Bee Bee and Sofia pulled out a 64 Inch monitor which showed a tape of the Judge dressed in Black slacks ,Black skippers and a Black t-shirt and Black gloves , placing a gun under her bed and dropping a Briefcase full of money near her closet door..

I brought the .38 smokeless out in a plastic bag..

"This gun, which you planted under her bed has been tested...It is the murder weapon used in the Lloyd Johnson case.. The police hadn't found it...Sooooooo the only reason you would have it in your possession is ...YOU KILLED LLOYD JOHNSON! " I said and smiled..

" And my guess is, you were probably still hiding in his apartment when Helen came to drop the bribe money and you said.."Hey why waste all this dough on a dead man?, So you took the briefcase...Same one in the film..and you left... as shown in the video...See, we had already seen her...Nobody was looking for you."said Kahlil..

''We have a lot more evidence against you...but that's for another trial..." said Yvette..

Julie looked at Lt. Tragg..

"Lieutenant!!" she said..

Lieutenant Tragg pulled out his handcuffs...

"Okayyyyyyyy buddy....You know the drill, you have the right to remain silent...Anything you say can be held against you, you have the right to an attorney...I'm sure you can afford one and don't have to have one appointed to you and as a lawyer, I'm sure you understand what I'm saying to you...Let's go pallly, it's tank time!" he said as he marched Judge Ohanlon out of the courtroom..

"DAMN IT!! I DON'T BELEIVE IT...I'M BEING ARRESTED!!!" he said and stomped his foot as Lt. Tragg marched him out!!

"The deal I cut for you is you will testify, turn in States Evidence and you will be granted immunity from prosecution and get to keep your law license.." said Brenda..

''Sounds Good to me..Thank You!"said Helen Gist.

"Excellent Job Yvette...Excellent Job, all of you...You brought it all home.."said Judge Dennehey..

"My house is clean...I hate corruption." he said.

"Good work Guys...Everybody take the next three days off." said Yvette.

"Yayyyyyyy!"laughed Ms. Jade.

"Wow ,Three days off...Sweeet!" I said..

It's Wednesday...That's Thursday, Friday, Saturday,Sunday and Monday...WOWWWWWWW!" said Bee Bee..

"Nice... Let's all go out and celebrate tonight..Aqua Bar and maybe find some after hours spot that makes real greasy Cheese Burgers afterwords..

"Sounds Like a plan to me babe...Let the weekend begin.."laughed Kahlil.

EPILOUGE-

Attorneys Helen Gist and Barrett Foster both cut deals giving them Immunity from Prosecution and keeping their law licenses..

They both talked long and hard about the shenanigans going on in the court...Attorneys throwing cases and manipulations made to protect Lock 15 employees and operatives...

All 39 people indicted got from 10-15 years in federal prison..

Judge Ohanlon was convicted of First degree Murder and disbarred and sentenced to life ....

It had been a good day....and an even nicer night...

Ms. Yvette and her husband, Gary were kissing passionately...

"Ouuuuuuuuu Gary!" moaned Yvette...

"Ohhhhhh Vettie! Your lips are sooo soft...." he moaned..

Gary bent her over the bathroom sink and entered her slowly....

"OUUU YESSS..YESSSSS...YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! UMMMMMM YOU ARE A BEAST!!" moaned Yvette...

He lifted Yvette up soon and began deep stroking her... Her head turned from side to side..tears ran down her face and she began to cry like a little girl..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU GARRRRYYYY! OUUUUUUUUUU!!!!

OUUUUU HOOOOO HOOOOOOO HOOOOOO...UMMMMMM YOU ARE ALL UP IN THIS... OUUUUUUU!!!" she cried out..