VENTURES: Bad Day

It had been a very contentious murder trial... We were exhausted...

"Wow this was some trial... How did you guys read the jury?" asked Ms. Yvette..

"I had it 11 to acquit and one I'm not so sure of." I said..

"Yeah, it was a guy on that jury who just didn't look convinced.." said Bee Bee.

"This is 2021 and we still have to deal with this kind of thing...Why can't people just live and let live?" asked Sofia...

"Me and you are kind of an inter-racial couple Mamasita...You're Puerto Rican and I'm an Arab...They really would of had a problem with us in that neighborhood.."said Kahlil.

We were defending an inter-racial couple..Samuel and Lisa Martell, accused of killing a neighbor who attempted to burn a cross on their lawn and who had graffittied their home and threatened them on numerous occassions..

"This has been quite a trial you guys...I didn't feel like the judge was on our side at all." said our client, Sam Martell...

"He looked at me like I was dirt.." said Lisa..

Judge Leon Haley was indeed the most racist, sexist Judge I had ever seen. He didn't try to hide his disdain for the couple...especially Lisa Martell.

He would look at her and then look at her husband...Sam..

and shake his head in disgust...

He leered at Bee Bee's cleavage all day during the trial and then asked her to close her top and not to dress so "suggestively " the next time she was in court..

Ms. Yvette argued that his remarks were "Lewd and highly innappropriate and he gave her a tongue lashing about "speaking when she was spoken to..."

He asked Sofia if she "could please speak English without the heavy Spanish Accent." "You're in America now..Not Puerto Rico." he said.

She explained to him that she was born and raised here in Philadelphia PA. in Pennsylvania Hospital and had never lived in Puerto Rico..

"Now, Now, Now..Don't get an attitude." he warned.

Lt. Tragg, the case detective and arresting officer was enjoying the whole thing..

The Assistant District Attorney, Cotton Coles was frustrated throughtout the trial...

Especially by me and Kahlil.. We used Precedents..Law and statutes and simular cases to make our arguments...We purely had out prepared him...

There clearly wasn't too much the judge could do about that....He took it out on the women..

When Sofia made a motion or an objection..He pretended he couldn't understand what she was saying and mocked her by saying.. "ENGLISH PLEASE!!!" Which brought snickers from the jury...He did this to the point that she nearly left the courtroom in tears one day...

Kahlil exploded at the Judge.. He held a sobbing Sofia in his arms..

"YOU'RE AN ASSHOLE!" he said..

Bee Bee exploded... "YOU'RE A RACIST BULLY THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE!!" she shouted..

"ONE MORE WORD...ONE MORE WORRRRD FROM EITHER OF YOU AND YOU'LL BOTH SPEND A NIGHT IN THE COOLER, YOUNG MAN, YOUNG LADY...DON'T YOU EVER HAVE ANOTHER OUTBURST IN MY COURTROOM..DO YOU HEAR ME??? I CAN'T HEARRRRRRRRRRRR YOUUUUUUUU!" he said.

His theatrics brought snickers and laughter from the visitors section and from some jurors...

Bee Bee stood, her whole body was shaking, her fists were balled....She was so angry, tears were rolling down her face..

I put my arms around her and pulled her to me..She was so angry, she was sobbing.. I glared at the Judge angrilly...

Kahlil looked like he wanted to cut him....

"You know...I'm tempted to ask for a mistrial...You are over the top and you are obviously racially biased ...You should recuse yourself immediately..."said Yvette softly..

"And you should watch how you speak to me....And watch that face...Don't make that face at me..STRAIGHTEN IT UP.!!!.. YOU LOOK LIKE YOU DON'T LIKE WHAT I'M SAYING!" said the Judge.

"I move for a continuance." said Yvette..

"DENIED!!! NOW STRAIGHTEN YOUR ATTORNEYS UP AND LET'S MOVE ON!!" said Judge Haley.

That had been a week ago! It had been a long and contentious trial...And now we awaited a verdict.

"Has the jury come to a verdict?" he asked...

"You're honor...I'm afraid we have not." said the foreman..

The Jury was polled..

It was 11 to acquit and 1 to convict...The person that voted to convict was not the man we thought it would be...it was a woman!!

Not one of the jurors we wanted, but we accepted anyway..She didn't seem too objectionable...Her name was Wilma Schram.

ADA Cotton Cole was ecstatic and this was strange..

"Phew...a Hung Jury....We bit the bullet that time huh Lieutenant?" he said to Lt. Tragg..

Lt. Tragg looked perplexed... He had never seen any attorney from either side defense or prosecution happy about a hung jury....That meant an automatic mistrial was declared and they had to do it all over again...

"I want you to know that I am lodging a formal complaint about your obnoxious and odious behavior with the Legal Ethics Board...and with Court System in general...Hopefully..we won't have to see you ever again when we re try this case." Yvette said to the Judge..

" I also know one of your Partners....Mr. Cozen... I'm going to speak to him about your totally unprofessional behavior in this courtroom....and the unprofessional decorum of one of your attorneys..Mrs. Beatrice Jones.. and the over emotionalism of Mrs. Garcia -Ahmed...and the profanity used towards me by Mr. Ahmed....I was just flabberghasted..." said Judge Haley...

"You do what you feel...We'll see who comes out on top...You rotten, horrid Old man!" said Ms. Yvette.

We all glared at him....

"You did well guys...Maybe we'll get a better judge and do better next time." said Sam Martell as they handcuffed him and prepared to put him on the Sherrif's bus..

and take him back to CFC..

His wife, Lisa was sobbing and gave him a slow, sweet kiss

before he got on the bus... This same Judge, who was the only one available at the time of arraignment had denied Sam bail..but granted Lisa bail...Imagine that!!!! He remained incarcerated...While she was free..

Lieutenant Tragg walked up to us, smiling..

"Mad because the Judge hurt your feelings huh? He didn't let you guys get away with all of the stunts you usually pull in your trials..Heh heh heh!

"Usually we put up with your foolishness....but not today!" said an uncharactoristically angry Yvette, who marched out of the courthouse.. with us in tow..

"Come On...We got work to do." said Ms. Yvette..

"Damn Straight."said Kahlil..

"I'm ready." said Bee Bee.

"Me too!" said Sofia.

"Roger that!" I said.

II-

Judge Haley had left for the day...

Assistant District Attorney Cotton Cole pulled the young woman into the judges chambers..

"OUUUUUUUUUUU!" she screamed and then she smiled...

"Cotton...we can't do this in here..somebody might see us..I'm not supposed to be talking to you.." she laughed..

"Baby, who said we are going to be talking?" said ADA Cotton Cole.

They kissed passionately...

"Ummmmmmm...Ouuuuuuuuuuu...Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh babyyyyy!"he moaned.

He began unbuckling his belt and unzippering his trousers..

"Don't pull your pants down....Don't pull your pants down...not in here!!!" she said..

"Relax...The Judge is gone for the day...The building is emptying out...It's just me and you..and this room is locked..." said ADA Cotton Coles.

They continued to kiss passionately...

He lifted her skirt and began to dig deep into her panties...

"OH MY GODDDDD!!! WILLLMA!" he moaned..slowly sliping her panties down...

He bent her over the desk and began to plow into her...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" she squealed.

"Shhhh keep it down..keep it down ." he laughed as he plowed away....

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU COTTTON...OUUUUUUUU!" she cooed..

They wound up on the floor of the judges chambers really going at it...

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM...THANK YOU BABY!!! OUUUUUU THANK YOU BABY FOR HANGING THAT JURY." he said.

"YOU'RE WELCOME COTTON....OUUUUUUUUUUUUU I LOVE YOUUUU!" she cried out...

They wound up on the couch.....Wilma riding him.....his eyes nearly going to the back of his head...

He didn't know if he was coming or going he felt so good..

EIGHT TO NINE HOURS SLIPPED BY...before he came so hard, he felt as if he were dying..and she had climaxed herself for the second time this afternoon...

They continued to kiss in the middle of the floor...

"That's enough...That's enough... I've really got to go..." said Wilma, getting dressed...

She kissed him one last time....

"Byyye...Call me." she said as she left..

He smiled and made sure he left a little later and out another exit...He laughed at how he had pulled off a great scam...

He knew during the preliminaries that he was in over his head with us..

he had done his due dilligence..He knew all about us..

KEITH JONES-

Born in Philadelphia PA.

Mother, Nancy Jones, Court Stenographer

Father, Judge Keith Morrison

Graduated from West Catholic High School

B.A. Administration of Justice, Trial Advocacy, Pre Law- Howard University

J.D.- University of Pennsylvania Law School

Fluent in Spanish, French, German

Passed Bar in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Deleware , New York, Texas, California

Associate Attorney- McCluskey/Cozen/Connor/Pratt

Married to Beatrice Evans

BEATRICE LYNN EVANS -JONES

Born in Philadelphia PA.

Graduated from Philadelphia High School For Girls

B.A. -Administration of Justice, Trial Advocacy ,Pre Law- Temple University

J.D.-University of Pennsylvania Law School

Fluent in Spanish and French

Passed Bar in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Deleware, California, Texas

Associate Attorney- McCluskey /Cozen/Connor and Pratt

Married to Keith Jones

SOFIA CARMELITA GARCIA-AHMED

Born in Philadelphia PA.

Graduated from Philadelphia High School For Girls

B.A. -Administration Of Justice, Trial Advocacy, Pre Law-Temple University

J.D.-University of Pennsylvania Law School

Fluent in Spanish and French

Passed Bar in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Deleware and New York, California, Texas

Associate Attorney -McCluskey/Cozen/Connor and Pratt

Married to Kahlil Ahmed...

KAHLIL ABDUL AHMED

Born in Philadelphia PA.

Graduated from Central High School

BA.- Administration of Justice, Trial Advocacy, Pre Law- Temple University

JD- University of Pennsylvania Law School

Speaks Arabic languages fluently, fluent in German and Russian.

Passed Bar in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Deleware and New Yorkn Texas and California

Associate Attorney-McCluskey/Cozen/Connor and Pratt

Married to Sofia Garcia

YVETTE DENISE JONES-LOCKWOOD

Born in Philadelphia PA.

Graduated from North Catholic High School

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

Minor-Psychology

JD -University of Pennsylvania Law School

Fluent in Spanish, French and Russian

Passed Bar in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Deleware and New York, Texas and California

Senior Associate Attorney-McCluskey/Cozen/Connor and Pratt

He knew we came prepared and he saw that we were well versed in all of the law ,concerning this case, knew all of the predicates and had knowledge of like cases...

He knew we had a damn good investigator in Ms. Jade, who left no stone unturned....She was 1000 times more thorough than Lt. Tragg

who as usual, had given him a weak case with more holes than swiss cheese and stubbornly refused to recanvas the crime scene or re interview witnesses...

The Preliminary hearings had shown him he was underwater.....We disected every witnesses testimony...We had copies of what they told us and what they told Lt. Tragg...

So when Voir Dire came...He found the juror he was looking for..She was good looking...She was needy and she was open to sex with him....

He had slipped by her house in the nights during the trial and had brought wine. They had quiet conversation and marathon lovemaking at her house nearly every night of the trial. By the time the jury went into deliberation she knew what to do, Vote Guilty no matter what.

He would have lost the case... The Jury voted 11 to acquit and her one vote for conviction...He got a hung jury and time to prepare for a new trial..

This was a classic case of jury tampering...If he was ever found out he could not only be disbarred , but he could be jailed...He had done this once before. Years ago....

Having a sympathetic Judge was also a good thing... Judge Haley was a racist, sexist asshole...but he was helping him out...so he couldn't say anything bad about him...He was also his estranged wife's uncle and he had clerked for him years ago when he had first passed the bar..He had been good for this case...He wanted him for the retrial...but he expected Yvette Jones and her associates to fight like hell to keep him off the bench.

Night time... Against our better judgement..we all went to Curleys..

We only went because our good friends were there..

"Heard you guys had a rough time in court." said Olivia..

"Rough time? That's putting it lightly...We had a horrible time Liv...We had an asshole Judge who acted as if he was the Prosecution..Over ruled every motion and then got mad when we came up with a predicate, a law or referenced an actual case to back up our arguments..."said Yvette..

"He was a perv...Leering at me he entire trial and then telling me not to dress so suggestively." said Bee Bee.

"WHATTTTTTTTT?" said Beverly.

"WOW!" said Nelson..

"He made fun of my accent, He kept saying "ENGLISH PLEASE!" everytime I made an objection..And telling me we were in America and not Puerto Rico." said Sofia.

"He kept making remarks about Terrorists and asking me if I was a Muslim..Trying to be funny....I wanted to deck him."said Kahlil..

"It was all I could do not to clock his ass when he made Bee Bee and Sofia cry." I said.

"Oh My God.." said Josie, astounded..

"Damnnnnn" said her husband, Paris..

"I hope we never have a judge like that."said Bresha.

"Damn, I hope I don't ever come up against a Judge like that...I know me...I'd say something and wind up in the cooler.."said Tony.

"It wouldn't be the most auspicious situation to be in." said Donnie Ray.

''Well, the trial is over..We got a hung jury..Maybe we'll get a better judge when the trial comes up again." said Jade.

"Better? Anything other than him is better from what you're saying "said Jade's husband, Danny Ho.

"Hopefully Dinosaurs like him will be dying out and retiring soon." said Gary...Yvette's husband..

"You know...You have grounds for a suit against him....Both the Legal Board Of Ethics and The Judicial Board...If he carried on the way you say...You've got good grounds...and at the least, he wouldn't be coming back for a second trial...If you like...You all know you are free to work remotely from my place." said Olivia..

''We'd be glad to help you Yvette." said Jessica and Chip who were dining with us tonight..

"Remember..we got a judge just like him disbarred once.."said her husband, Chip...

"Thanks Olivia... Monday, we'll take you up on that.Thank you too Jessie..I'd appreciate your help." said Yvette.

"Anytime mami" said Jessie..

"Hey everybody" said Kayla..

"What's Goin on?" said her husband Ray...

"Heyyy everybody!" said Jasmine Coley...

"Hey we all rode the train in today...Can we catch a ride home with somebody?" asked Dabnis..

''We all came here on the train, Olivia's Bus service is coming to pick us all up." said Gary,

A grateful client sold Olivia a bus service two years ago...When we are all out drinking...Olivia calls the bus service to take us all home...That way, nobody is driving under the influence..

Our drinks arrived ...

Along with 20 orders of Hot Roast beef sandwiches and mashed potatoes..

with a dish of coleslaw on the side..

We all chowed down......and drank...

III-

We all knew it was too good to be true... We were in the middle of drinking and chowing down when Lt. Tragg walked in...

We were his favorite targets...He walked over to where we had a whole section to ourselves..

''Wellll...Wellll Welll...Look at this...Lawyers Central..Licking your wounds after the Judge hurt your feelings today Vettie.?" he sneered.

"His feelings are going to be hurt soon and you and you new best friend are going to lose the second trial...You can make book on that." said Yvette, with uncharactoristic anger.

''Vettie...Vettie...Don't let him rile you up...Relax..." said Gary...

"Yeah Ms. Yvette..Ignore him." I said.

"The Judge was bad enough...We shouldn't have to deal with him too!" said Bee Bee.

''Maybe we shouldn't have come here."said Sofia.

''Nah , we can eat where we want...We don't have to be harrassed by this guy or anyone else."said Kahlil.

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

"You're very good at riling up people Lieutenant..We were enjoying ourselves.What do you get out of being a pain in the ass"said Lt. Danny Ho. ,who was beginning to revile Lt. Tragg more and more each day!.

"Awwwwww geez...Now I'm hurting your feelings.."jeered Lt. Tragg.

"What do you want? Why are you bothering us? We aren't bothering you." said Beverly...

Nelson hugged her and whispered in her ear...

"Just ignore him and he'll go away." he chided her.

Neither Olivia, Donnie Ray, Josie, Paris , Bresha or Tony acknowledged his presence at all, They continued eating and drinking and talking to the others as though he wasn't there..Hoping he would get the hint and leave..but he didn't...

He stood right there with a sardonic smile on his face...

Kayla held Ray's hands tightly, she could feel him getting riled.. Jessica , Chip and Jazzy tried to make small talk while they ate and drank..

But Dabnis had had enough..

"GET AWAY FROM OUR TABLE!!! GET AWAY NOW!!! I'M SICK OF EVERYBODY PUSSY FOOTING AROUND YOU...GET AWAY FROM OUR TABLE!" he bellowed and slammed his hand down hard.. People turned around and began to look our way....

"I'll knock you the hell out!!...I've been waitin for a chance at you pal...STEP OUTSIDE!" bellowed Lt. Tragg...

"LET'S GO!" screamed Dabnis... "You got your ass knocked out a few weeks ago...I want to be the second one..." screamed Dabnis...

"OH YEAH????:" snarled Lt. Tragg...

"Dabnis honey please...No!" pleaded his wife, Jazzy.

"YO! There will be no brawling in here..Artie...Cool it! Either order a drink or get out! These people were not bothering anyone...They came in here, ordered food and drink and were talking quietly amongst themselves.. Get away from their table and order a drink or something or GET OUT!" said Curley, who was tired of Artie harrassing us or putting his hand up some woman's dress and getting slapped.

ADA Cotton Coles walked in just then... "Artie...Artie..come onnn, what are ya doin..? leave those people alone..Come on...I'll buy you a drink..." he said..

"Doing all this drinkin...I better not catch any of you behind the wheel...It would be a shame to arrest all you high fallutin lawyers for DUI's." he bellowed..

"Go suck an egg loser, make sure you aint behind the wheel under the influence." said Gary...

The entire bar erupted in raucous laughter...

Lt. Tragg was as red as a beet... He allowed

ADA Cotton Cole to pull him away...

"Come on...Come on..." he said.. "Two Beers Curley" he said..

"and some shots of Tequila.

"Comin right up guys." said Curley who poured three fingers of Tequila..

"I got laid tonight Artie!" bragged ADA Cotton Cole..

"You old hound dog...Who was it?" asked Lt. Tragg, his mind diverted from us..

"Can't Say any names, but she's a hum dinger! Heh heh heh!" laughed ADA Cotton Cole.

We paid our bills and piled into the first Mini Bus... Ms. Yvette and Gary, Me and Bee Bee, Kahlil and Sofia,Jessica and Chip and Jade and Danny Ho..

"It's Thursday Night...You guys all have off tomorrow...Monday we'll meet at Liv's place and begin working on our suite against Judge Haley and preparing for our second trial." said Ms. Yvette.

"You're such a good boss."joked Gary..

''She really is." I laughed.

"The Absolute Best." said Bee Bee.

"Love Her." said Kahlil.

"We can sleep late."said Sofia.

"I wish she was our supervisor."laughed Jessica

"Yeah, me too!"laughed Chip.

"You Only get one."laughed Jade.

"Don't I know it!" laughed Danny.

The Second Bus pulled up...

Olivia made the same proclamation...

"Guys..we've been working pretty hard lately...Tomorrow is a free day...Enjoy!" she said.

''We can sleep late tomorrow, among other things!" said Donnie Ray...

''Yes...other things" laughed Beverly.. who was sitting on Nelson's lap..

Nelson was squeezing her tight, a contented look on her face..

Josie was lying on Paris's lap...

Paris was smiling..

"Wow I can sleep late tomorrow." said Bresha.

"Unfortunately...I have to get up.." sighed Tony...

"Don't feel bad...I do too!" said Kayla.

"Ditto" said Ray...

Jazzy and her husband Dabnis were kissing passionately in the back of the bus,

Oblivious to the conversation...

Dabnis had calmed down....

Lt. Tragg watched as our shuttle buses pulled off.. He wouldn't be getting any of us for DUI tonight..None of us was driving..

It had been a bad day... He had compounded it tonight...Sofia was right. We shouldn't have come here.

IV-

We were all at home...

Bee Bee was wearing a sheer see through Baby doll.....She had just taken a hot shower and walked into our bedroom..

My eyes popped out of my head..

She giggled..

"Oh my goddd..look at you...You act like you haven't seen me before......WOW!!! That boner is massive." she said and put her hands over her mouth..

I pulled her towards me...

"Let's forget about today....It was a bad day." I said , hugging her..

I undressed and took her into my arms and kissed her softly....

"Ummmmmm, ouuuuuuuuuuuu you are so hard....I've already forgotten...It's about to be a good night for you!" she exclaimed as she stroked me lightly...

Our kissing got hotter more passionate....

"Ummmmmmmmm, you too!" I said.

"Yes" she agreed!

"OUUU YESSSSS! YOU ARE SO HARD AND SOOO DAMN BIG! MEOWWWWWWWWW!" cooed Bee Bee softly... as I lifted her up ...

"AHHHHHHHH...OH MY GOD!" I moaned as I lifted her petite body and entered her slowly..

We lie across the bed, kissing and practically slobbering over each other....

I slipped her panties down and off...

Soon we were making love passionately on top of the bed..Not thinking about the case....or the events of the day.

She rode me like a surfer rides the waves...I didn't know if I was coming or going!

For the next EIGHT TO TEN HOURS, all we thought about was each other..

The same was next door at Kahlil and Sofia's house..

"Come here mamasita....I want to comfort you after the day you had in court." said Kahlil..

Sofia and Kahlil were kissing passionately in the doorway of their bedroom....

"Papi you look for any excuse to take my clothes off."laughed Sofia.

then lying across the bed..

"But I don't mind...I want to take my clothes off for you papi." she said..

as he slipped her thong off!

She eased down on him...driving him mad with desire...

They were riding each other hard....

on the side of the bed kisssing and

on the bedroom floor.....

And before long they too were making sweet love in the bed......Their bedsprings squeaking loudly for the next EIGHT TO NINE HOURS....

Gary and Ms. Yvette were way ahead of us..

They had been making sweet love

the moment they closed the door of their home.

They had made love early into the morning hours....

She had remembered times when she wasn't getting this much action...When she 'd be lying awake ,staring at the ceiling..alone...unable to get to sleep! Knowing guys wanted to share this bed with her, but knowing that that was all they wanted and not wanting to have the rep as a "pass around girl"..So she guarded her virtue with care..Suffering mightily for it..Sleepless nights...sometimes getting up and exercising to take her mind off of sex.The sex she wasn't having.