VENTURES: Babes And Bullets

We met in a brand new modern courtroom today...

"Wow, this courtroom is beautiful.."said Yvette.

"It is..This is the one that was remodeled after the leak in the roof last year." said Bee Bee.

"They did a great job.." said Sofia.

"I'll say." I said, looking around...

"I'll admire it after this trial is over." said Kahlil...

"In time Kahlil...All in time." said Ms. Jade.

We were fresh and ready for court...

"Well here we go...We got a new Judge, a Better Judge." said Sam Martell.

"Any Judge is better than Haley." said Lisa.

Our clients, The Martells, Sam and Lisa were there with us as was our new judge...

Elise Clemmons...

Even Lt. Tragg was here...Everybody was here except the Assistant District Attorney, Cotton Coles..

TWENTY MINUTES went by....

AFA Cotton Coles stumbled in...He smelled like Tequila,,,,He was wearing the same suit he had on the day before..

"Assistant District Attorney Cotton Coles your honor.... Oh my Goddd...She's a babe!" he said under his breath..

"ADA Coles you are twenty minutes late for trial..Please don't make this a habit.." said Judge Clemmons..

"I'm so sorry your honor...It won't happen again." said Cotton Coles

"You look like hell Cotton and you smell like a saloon..." said Lt. Tragg.

"Wellll good morning to you too Artie."said Cotton Coles

Voir Dire began...

It was me and Kahlil up against the wily Cotton Coles who was just as skilled as we were in picking jurors...and reading jurors....

We kept our eyes on Ms. Yvette..She nodded her approval or disapproval at each juror....

In the end , we wound up with 7 that we wanted and he wound up with 5 that he wanted...A narrow victory...Last trial, We split 6-6...and we flipped five of his jurors...We were better prepared this time..

''Alright we now have a jury..Trial will begin in two days at 10:00 am sharp...BE READY FOR TRIAL!" said the Judge...

"I'll be ready for you....VA VA VA VOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!" said ADA Cotton Coles under his breath ,

looking at Judge Clemmons..

He observed Ms Yvette, Bee Bee, Sofia and Ms. Jade leaving the courtroom...

"My word... Yvette has got some babes around her...Those two attorneys and that investigator.. With all this prime real estate in this courtroom...I don't know how I'm going to concentrate.." Cotton mused to himself..

Kahlil and I walked out with our clients..Lisa and Sam Martell..

We walked past him and Lt. Tragg...

"You two did good in there today!" he said to Kahlil and me...

"Thank You!" said Kahlil..

"Thank You!" I said..

"They're good kids." said Cotton Coles..

"You need to get home, get cleaned up and get some sleep." said Lt. Tragg dryly...Walking away...

Judge Clemmons walked by...She had heard Lt. Tragg's advice to Cotton Coles and she could smell him. She observed his wrinkled suit...

"For Once..I agree with Lt. Tragg...Go home ADA Coles.." she said, walking away!

II-

We sat in Sam Mother's diner having coffees..

We were ready to go back to trial...

"Guys we got a good Judge...Elise Clemmons, I like her....She's 360 degrees the opposite of that asshole, Leon Haley.."said Yvette.

"Lt. Tragg arrested her once because she wouldn't release a witness to him or something or other.. Olivia and Beverly defended her succesfully.." said Bee Bee.

"I knew if it involved Olivia and Beverly, you'd know about it." I laughed, hugging my wife..

"She is right though...It is the one and the same judge...She's very progressive..They nicknamed her the activist judge...She's very sharp and was a good attorney.. Nice to have someone like her on the bench..Tough but fair..She won't leer at you sexually or mock your accent or ask you stupid racist questions or talk to you like a child...All the things that Judge Haley did throughout their trial."said Yvette.

"Like granting Lisa Bail...but no Bail for Sam..."said Kahlil..

''And looking at Lisa like she was dirt for being married to Sam in the first place.." said Sofia.

''Well ,Good Judge Haley is at that great Klan rally in the sky or lower places ."said Jade.

We all busted out in laughter...

Missing today was Lt. Tragg...We didn't miss him.

AT THE CONDO OF ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY , APRIL TAYLOR..

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM"

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU"

"GEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZZZZZZZZ"

"I THOUGHT YOU WEREN'T COMING AT FIRST...I'M GLAD YOU CALLED. IT'S MY DAY OFF!" said April Taylor..

"OH I'M CUMMING ALRIGHT....OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" moaned Lt. Tragg..

"Well come inside... I'm giving my neighbors too much of a view." she said.. She had on a yellow lace bra and matching yellow lace thong...She knew it was his favorite!

Lt. Tragg and ADA April Taylor were standing in her doorway kissing passionately..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU I'VE MISSED YOU ARTHUR....OUUUU, DID YOU MISS ME?" she asked.

"YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!! YESSSSSSSSSSS" Lt. Tragg moaned as he ran his hands down into her panties ,squeezed her butt and kissed her passionately

in her living room...

"WOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU........OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUWEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!"she cooed

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH........AWWWWWWWWWW GEEEEEEZ!"he moaned....

as they made love on the living room floor.

"OUUUUU YOU ARE SO HARD, SO HORNY....OUUUUU!" she cooed..

"Well you know , what can I say?" he laughed..

She hadn't seen him in a couple of weeks ,during the time she had tried and won three cases..

Not working a case with him made him easier to be with!

They were giving her bed a good work out.

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH LORRRRRRRRRD!!!"he moaned.

"OUUUUUUUUUUU..WOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!! OH MY GOODNESSSS!"she said.

FOR THE NEXT NINE TO TEN HOURS, neither Lt. Tragg or ADA April Taylor cared about anything or anyone else but each other..

"OHHHH ARTHUR!" she cooed..

"OHHHHHHHHHHH HO HO HOOOOOOOOOO APRIL!" he moaned as he sat on the side of her bed and she eased herself down on him...

"VA VA VA VOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!" he cried out! Nearly delirious!!!

"OHHHHHHH ARTHUR..I WAS SOOOO HORNY!" she said..

"SOOOOOOO WAS I, I WAS LOSING MY MIND...." he moaned..

"WELL I'M HERE TO TAKE CARE OF THAT..OUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she moaned as she rode him, moving up and down slowly....

It was another THREE TO FOUR HOURS before Lt. Tragg came like a gusher, exploding ........

and April Taylir had her fourth intense orgasm, both legs shaking..her head turning back and forth and tears streaming down her face....

"WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" he howled....

"OUUUUUUUUUUUU...WOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she cooed...

She couldn't believe she was still sleeping with this guy...She only meant to sleep with him once..but he was damn good in bed..and made her feel like no one, not even her ex-Jumpshot Jim could make her feel...That's what she did like about him..

Cotton Coles did what everyone told him to do...He went home and had a hot ,soapy shower and then

he went to bed....

The next morning he was up, Fresh and clean, well rested and with a new suit on....Every hair in place...

III-

AQUA BAR- THE NIGHT BEFORE THE TRIAL WAS TO BEGIN..

We were all in Aqua Bar tonight...I mean the whole gang...

"This is a nice way to unwind and get ready for trial.." said Ms. Yvette, happy to be in a bar she had next to no chance of running into Lt. Tragg in..and being with all of our friends...

"Yeah ,Aqua Bar is cool...We can drink tonight and we don't have to worry about you know who!" laughed Gary.

''Yessss..My guys just finished a week of cases and we just want to chill out and relax and go home and do whatever." said Olivia..

"Lt. Tragg has never stopped us from doing whatever..." laughed Donnie Ray...

Sofia spit her drink out,laughing. "I know right?" she said, laughing with Donnie Ray..

"This is cool..Sorry it isn't Salsa Night..but it's all good just the same.."said Kahlil..

"Yeah....it's all good...I'm ready to get back into this thing and get it over with this time." I said.

"I hate Hung Juries.." said Bee Bee.. "I like to be rid of a case and go on to the next one."said Bee Bee.

"I know right? We had a case with your ex- that was hung three times!!! We finally got an acquittal the fourth go around.."said Beverly..

"Talk about exhausting...We were all mentally exhausted after the end of that case.." said Nelson..

"Oh My God...I remember that!" laughed Josie..

"I do too!" said Paris, who was no lawyer, but suffered because Josie only wanted to sleep for days after the fourth trial..Meaning , he got no loving.

"This won't be a case like that....I'm sure we can win this , this time around.." said Jade..

"I think so too!" said her husband, Lt. Danny Ho.

'Well good luck to you guys." said Bresha.

"I wish I had exciting cases like you guys...Somebody hire me...as a consultant!" said Tony, Bresha's husband..

We all broke out into guffaws of laughter..

"Heyyyyy Let us in on the Joke!" said Dabnis , who was entering with his wife Jazzy...

Jazzy was serious about staying out of Sam Mother's Diner and Curley's Bar....She wanted to avoid Lt. Tragg at all means...She wanted to keep her husband and Lt. Tragg from getting into a Physical altercation.

"Hi Guys." said Kayla , who was following Jazzy's lead.. She was trying to keep her husband from getting into it with Lt. Tragg..She was happy her friends supported her in this and decided to to hang out in Aqua Bar...A neighborhood establishment, Like Josie's and Stoleys

"What's up folks?said her husband Ray, who was oblivious to this...but was glad to hang out with his friends in this bar, which he liked a lot more than Curleys...

''Hola Everyone!" said Jessica , who entered with her husband Chip...

"Hey everybody...." said Chip..

This was that rare night when we took up the entire bar......

Our drinks flowed...

It was relatively crowded tonight...

We didn't notice that Judge Elise Clemmons was sitting on the other side of the bar...

Enjoying a Margarita..

Across Town, at Curley's Bar...

Wilma Schram was in Curleys looking for Cotton Coles... She hadn't heard from him since they'd last had sex...She had texted him and called him close to 30 times a piece...She had decided she was not going to send anymore photos of her in her bra and panties to get him to pay attention to her..

She saw Lt. Tragg! He was with a woman...

"OHHHHHHHHHHH APRIL!" he moaned..

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Arthur!" she cooed..

They were at a table in the corner kissing passionately....He had his hands up her dress...

He was rubbing her behind...her panties were showing...

''What a pig...a few weeks ago he had his grubby little hands up my dress and in my panties..." she thought to herself.. But she didn't care about Lt. Tragg...It was Cotton Coles , she wanted.

In Aqua Bar,

Judge Clemmons sat by herself , having a drink...when none other than Cotton Coles sat with her..

''Hello Your honor...How are you tonight?" he asked..

"YOU SHOULD NOT BE SITTING HERE, WITH ME! PLEASE GET UP!" she said loudly and sternly.

''Come on baby,loosen up, the trial doesn't start until tomorrow." he said.

'That's right and I'm the Judge...You're a prosecutor... We should not be talking or socializing...Just like I'm not socializing with the defense , who are over by the bar, drinking." she said.

He saw us at the bar drinking...

"Oh Wow! The defense is in here tonight...All of em." he said and smiled.

"Yes...All the more reason why you should get up...or I'M GETTING UP!" said Judge Clemmons..

"Come on baby...loosen up...Nobody can see us in this crowd...I've been wanting to get to know you for awhile." he said, rubbing her legs and trying to run his hands up her skirt..

SHE SLAPPED HIM HARD TWICE!

"Don't you ever put your hands on me! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU???" she said..

Wilma Schram entered the bar after the slap.....but she saw him sitting with Judge Elise Clemmons..

Elise Clemmons got up...

"Be On time in court tomorrow and don't be drunk." she said...She paid her bill and quietly left the bar..

The slap had woken Cotton Coles up....He had to watch himself...get himself together..Trying to hit on Yvette, trying to hit on the Judge...He knew better than that...This trial..he was going to be by the book..

Wilma Schram angrily left Aqua Bar, not knowing what had just transpired...

"He's just a dog....once he's gotten what he wants ,he just moves on...Just like the others..Well I've had it and I'm going to make sure he gets it!" she said.

IV-

The trial began...

Assistant District Attorney Cotton Cole got himself together...He was on time for trial and prepared. As prepared as he could be, considering the case he had..

We were prepared too.....Better prepared than we were in the first trial.. We even pointed to a possible killer, the husband of the woman, their racist neighbor had been sleeping around with.

Our two clients felt better this time...I could tell by the way they looked at us and smiled..

Ms. Jade smiled at us...She knew with the information she gave us...We were on the right track.

ONE WEEK LATER-

The Jury was deliberating.

"I have a really good feeling about this." said Ms. Yvette.

"I do too...We made all of our talking points...and this time with no petty objections or interference by the judge." I said.

"Haley had acted like he was co-counsel to the prosecution the entire first trial..I certainly see a difference." said Bee Bee.

"That's because we had a human being for a Judge..and not a monster." said Sofia.

"You know, Haley's funeral was yesterday...I was surprised at the turnout." said Kahlil.

"I'm surprised there was a turn out at all."laughed Jade..

We all laughed nervously...

Lisa Martell rubbed her husband's hands..

"It's going to be okay baby." she said.

"I sure hope so." said Sam Martell...

"This was a tough battle...but I think we got this one...I really do." said Cotton.

''Yeah...You were on top of your game...Glad you got it together." said Lt. Tragg.

"Has the jury reached a decision?" asked Judge Elise Clemmons..

"Yes your honor...We have..."said the foreman...

"Thank the lord." I sighed..

Ms. Yvette, Kahlil, Jade, Bee Bee,Kahlil and Sofia understood where I was coming from...No hung jury, They all smiled.

"Bailiff pass me the verdicts" she said.. He did and she read them...her face betrayed no emotion.

"Read them." she said.

"COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA VS. LISA MARTELL ON THE CHARGE OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER, WE FIND HER NOT GUILTY

ON THE CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MURDER WE FIND HER NOT GUILTY..

ON THE CHARGE OF SECOND DEGREE MURDER , WE FIND HER , NOT GUILTY!

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA VS SAMUEL MARTELL ON THE CHARGE OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER , WE FIND HIM NOT GUILTY

ON THE CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MURDER , WE FIND HIM NOT GUILTY

ON THE CHARGE OF SECOND DEGREE MURDER, WE FIND HIM NOT GUILTY."

"OH MY GODDD! IT'S OVER!! IT's OVER" said Samuel Martell, a free man as the bailiff unlocked his shackles.

"It's over baby...it's finally over." said Lisa.

She and her husband kissed passionately...

"Group Hug! I'm so proud of yall.. Yall did well..."said Ms. Yvette, hugging all of us.

We all joined in a group hug...

ADA Cotton Cole stood there in disbelief...He couldn't believe he had lost this case...but his bad luck was just beginning..

"COTTON!!! COTTON....I LOVED YOU...I LOVED YOU AND YOU SPITEFULLY USED ME! I WOULD HAVE DONE MORE FOR YOU....ANYTHING YOU ASKED!" screamed Wilma Schram...

She pulled a .22 out of her purse and fired!

The shot hit Cotton Coles in the side..

"UGHHHHHHHHH...I don't believe it...I've been shot!" he said , falling to the floor...

"GUN!" yelled Lt. Tragg, who pulled out his Glock

He and three bailiffs fired at Wilma, striking her five times...

"OUUUUU WOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she screamed!

She tossed the gun up into the air and tumbled over...She was dead before she hit the ground...

People were running, screaming ,Pandemonium broke loose...

Ms. Yvette looked up from behind a bench...

"Everybody okay?" she asked.

"I'm good." said Ms. Jade.

"Yeah me too..Let's get out of here." said Sam Martell.

"Yes, by all means." said Lisa.

"Yeah, there's a side exit...We always use it when a brawl breaks out." I said.

''Never a dull moment." said Bee Bee.

"Cotton got shot...Is he..Is he dead?" asked Sofia.

"Nah....He's giving an interview!" said Kahlil.

A Bailiff had used a pair of tweezers and removed the bullet and Cotton had torn the sleeve off of his jacket and covered his wound..

He was addressing the press..

"She was crazy...deranged..I've heard she was a juror in the last trial..Apparently she had a crush on me and took it too far..That's all boys...I gotta get some medical attention."

he said as he walked to the ambulance that was waiting. The Heroic ADA...

Lt. Tragg , for once was not being interviewed by the press. He just shook his head..

Wilma Schram's body was put in a body bag and strapped to a gurney and rolled out of the courthouse..

Judge Elise Clemmons got herself together and slipped out the side door of the courthouse..

What she needed now was a good stiff drink, she wagered.

A crimson red blood stain remained on the brand new carpet in the brand new courtroom!

EPILOUGE-

A FEW DAYS LATER-

We were having a really late lunch after another courtroom victory.

"Talk about pure luck..Wilma Schram is dead and no one will ever know about how Cotton Cole tampered with a jury and got a hung jury.He's free and clear." I said.

"Hopefully he'll get his act together and straighten up! I heard he was questioned about his relationship with her and he lied and said he didn't have one, that she was sending him texts and calling him and sending photos of her in her bra and panties." said Bee Bee.

"I think that shooting scared the beejesus out of him..He won't be pulling anymore shenanigans..If her neighbors never say anything, he got away scott free...He's one lucky guy."said Jade.

"He sure is." said Kahlil.

''We got lucky too, being spared a battle in court with Leon Haley..His uh rather untimely death spared us a lot of leg work and the prospect of having to be in a courtroom with him ever again." said Sofia.

"That wasn't luck loves..I'd like to think that all of this was....was Divine Providence!" said Ms. Yvette, looking towards the sky,

We all smiled .

Our coffees came up...We all sat at the counter and drank our coffees, thankful for our good fortune.

Gary walked up behind Ms. Yvette and put his arms around her waist....

"OUUUUU!" she said , startled and thinking it was Cotton Coles... Only to turn and see it was her husband, Gary...

"Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii." she said, smiling sweetly..

She gave him a wet sloppy kiss...

"Heyyy just finished a case in court today...That same courtroom you guys were in.....I think they are going to close it down again for a few days." said Gary.

"Oh Whyyyyyy?" asked Sofia.

"We loved that courtroom."said Bee Bee.

"That courtroom was fly.." said Kahlil.

"It also has a nasty Bloodstain on the carpet from when that woman was killed...They're going to rip up the carpet and put new ones down...Everybody was a little off put by that stain...and I don't think anybody is going to forget that a woman was killed in the courtroom."said Gary...