VENTURES: The Weekend

FRIDAY NIGHT- A STYLISH ROOFTOP ESTABLISHMENT IN MIDTOWN!!

Private Investigator, Bert Vandenberg sat in the back, having drinks...Lt. Arthur Tragg walked in..He looked around...

"You know this bar is kind of Uptownish for my tastes...We could have met at Curleys.." he said.

''Artie you need to get out more broaden your Horizons...What are you drinkin?" asked Bert Vandenberg, a former FBI Agent, now one of the city's top Private Investigators.

"A Bourbon and Water." said Lt. Tragg. "So what have you got?" he asked.

"Zip! This guy is a boy scout...He works as an investigator in the D.A.'s office... He pals around and drinks with a couple of cops...Homicide and Vice Detectives... When he's not home ,he picks up his baby from his sister in law's house and goes home and screws his wife..That's it..Guy doesn't look at another woman and I've been on him for about a week now." said Bert.

"Didn't he have a thing going on with the sister?" asked Lt. Tragg..

"Her other sister who still lives here in Philly, Not that one.. He's as clean as a baby's behind, I'm tellin you...Not an easy target like AUSA Todd Dellums who had a wandering eye and a quick zipper on his trousers."said Bert..

''Damn it! The trial begins on Monday Morning." said Lt. Tragg.

"Uh speaking of Broadening Horizons... Other people have broadened theirs and have sought out new places...Take a look over by the window...Some of your favorite people are here."said Bert Vandenberg with a smile.

Over by the window, all of the attorneys Lt. Tragg jousted with were seated and drinking, gazing at the panoramic view of the city.. He saw Olivia and I, Beverly and Nelson, Josie and Paris, Bresha and Tony all sitting side by side, gazing out the window at the city..

"This is beautiful and so relaxing and nice." said Olivia, leaning into my shoulder.

"Jetty told me about this place.. Said he used to come here to cool out.." I said.

"It is a nice place for just that..Cooling out..We got a big trial starting on Monday."said Beverly.

''We are ready...We don't have to prove who killed Bernie Kowalski, just that our guy didn't do it and I'm one hundred percent sure we can.."said Nelson.

"This is so romantic isn't it?" said Josie, sitting next to us with her husband, Paris.

"Look at this view" marveled Paris.,looking out at the city..

"I love drinking and hanging out at places like this...I thought it would be a few years before I could afford it." said Bresha, who pinched herself everyday that she was a part of our law firm and lived around and hung out with so many cool people.

"Me too Bree...This is Mad Cool, beyond Mad Cool." said her husband Tony, who liked us all as much as Bresha did.

Sitting right next to him was the ADA ,Jane Paul, who was going to be trying the case against us...Jane Paul.. She was talking to her former Attorneys, Yvette Jones, who was sitting with her husband, Gary Lockwood and her associate attorneys, who she used to live in the same apartment with, Keith Jones, Beatrice Evans Jones, Sofia Garcia-Ahmed, Kahlil Ahmed, Investigator, Jade Lee-Ho and her husband, Danny Ho.

"Yvette I am so glad to see you all again and see you're doing well...You got married, made partner, got your own office now and you're still with my former neighbors, who I understand are your neighbors now, Keith ,Bee Bee, Sofia, Kahlil and Jade... all who have gotten married since I last saw you all..Outstanding." she said.

"Yes, we're all together...That's my family...I'm not going anywhere without them.." said Yvette...

"I'm so happy for you...You graduated from Law school,passed the bar... Wish you weren't trying the case against my friends here...but when the case is over...We can still be friends.. How is Eric doing?" asked Yvette.

"He's doing fine. He works in the D.A.'s office...He does what your husband does...He's an investigator."said Jane.

"I remember when he was a cop, patrolmen...before he made Detective...Good Guy... He still D.Jing?" asked Gary..

"Yes he is.. He's coming here tonight to pick me up." said Jane.

"He was really good..I hope he comes back to Aqua Bar or Josie's." said Bee Bee.

"I hope you wear the hot dress you wore that night.. You know, the really short one."said Keith Jones to Bee Bee.

"You want me to get in trouble...Everybody said it was so short you could see my panties..No thank you..I will wear it for you in the house though." said Bee Bee.

"Married life."joked her friend, Sofia..

"It does have it's benefits." said Kahlil.

''Yes it does." said Jade, who was sitting in her husband, Danny's lap.

Danny Ho just smiled.

"Jetty , this place is nice...I like it."said Virginia, glad to have him with her tonight when everybody was coupled up.. They had driven here in his car.. Everyone else was on the buses.

"I'm glad you like it baby." he said to her..

Newlyweds, Alfreda and Rockland Cambridge were here tonight also..

"I could sit here all night and drink and stare out at the city Rockland..As long as you were here to put your arms around me."said Alfreda..

Rockland had his arms around her, squeezing her tight... He smiled..He looked peaceful...

"Another perfect Friday Night huh Dabnis.?" asked Jazzy...

"Yes indeed...This is what we were missing all those years..Fellowship and friendship with other young Black professionals like ourselves on a regular basis.."said Dabnis.

''Amen, that's why we bought a house near cousin Olivia and Beverly." said Kayla.

"I imagine that's why we all did....for nights like this.." said Ray.

"And the best thing ...We can drink as much as we want and don't have to worry about driving home." said Jessica.

The two Buses were parked in the indoor parking lot and they all lived on the same street, except Virginia and Jetty, who came in his car.

Chip smiled and sighed...

"A perfect night." he said.

Unknown to any of us..Lt. Tragg was sitting out in the bar amongst the patrons..

"Jane, surrounded by those guys,including the guys she's going to be trying the case against." he said.

"Stay where you are...You're kind of persona non grata around those folks.. Judge Jetty Dukes is over there, Rockland is over there, neither one of them is particularly fond of you right now...If I were you I'd stand down.." said Bert..

"But you're not me!" said a defiant Lt. Tragg, who got up and headed towards the window...

Bert sighed...He suspected trouble..He paid his tab and quietly slipped out without being noticed..

Lt. Tragg walked over to where Jane was sitting and grabbed her arm..

"Excuse me Jane but this smacks of impropriety...I don't think you should be sitting next to and socializing with the very attorneys you are going to be trying a case against.." he said.

''Arthur Take your hands off of me.."she said. "You need to be getting me some more evidence I can use.. Besides.. No one here was talking about the case.." she said.

"My Goodness, Can't we go anywhere without you showing up to ruin our night?" asked a disgusted Olivia.

"For your information..She wasn't talking to Olivia or any of the defense..She was talking to me..I used to be her attorney.."said Yvette.

"YOU DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN ANYTHING TO HIM YVETTE!!TRAGG! GET YOUR ASS AWAY FROM HERE..I'M NOT GOING TO REPEAT MYSELF!" said Judge Jetty Dukes.

"YOU HEARD HIM! GET THE HELL AWAY FROM HERE." said an enraged Rockland Cambridge.

Now it was loud...and people were looking..

"YOU BOTH BETTER SIT DOWN AND MIND YOUR BUSINESS...I AM NOT TALKING TO YOU!! I'LL ARREST BOTH OF YOU AND THIS TIME IT WILL STICK!" said Lt. Tragg...

"I'M TALKING TO YOU!! TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF MY WIFE!!" came the voice of Eric Paul...

Lt. Tragg turned angrilly toward him..

"MIND YOUR MANNERS SGT.!REMEMBER...I AM A LIEUTENANT!" he said and punched him in the stomach, knocking the wind out of him..

We all gasped!

"OH MY GOD!! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?" asked a horrified Jane Paul..running to her husband's side.

Her husband got to his feet..He motioned for all of us to back off.. He looked at Lt. Tragg and punched him in the stomach even harder...knocking the wind out of him and then cracking him in the jaw and nearly taking his head off..

"OOOOOOOOOOUF!!! " moaned Lt. Tragg, spinning around and falling to the floor.. He steadied himself and got up and was hit again , twice, a hard right and a hard left and an uppercut that nearly took his head off and knocked him over a table and stretched him out for the night!!!

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHH! OUUUUUUUUUUUUUU, OUUUUUUUUUUUF!" he moaned as each punch connected..

We all clapped and cheered.. The other patrons were mortified..

Three Bouncers came and lifted Lt. Tragg up and took his unconscious body out to the street.. They laid him on the side of the building...

"I owed him that/" said Eric Paul..

"I'm Buying you a drink young fella." said Jetty Dukes.

''So Am I."said Rockland..

"Me Too!" said Dabnis.

"Thanks guys...I'm at Josie's Fourth of July weekend..Me and Six other D.J.'s " he said. He remembered all of us.

It had still been a nice night. We all thought as we filed out, despite Lt. Tragg...He was lying on the side of the building like an old drunk...

He was just waking up as our two buses drove out of the parking lot.. We saw him getting to his feet and staring at us.

''Breakfast tomorrow at our new spot...up near Stoleys." said Olivia as the bus pulled off..

"Definitely." I said.

"Definitely."said Beverly.

"Definitely."agreed her husband, Nelson.

"Yes, Yes." said Josie and Paris.

"Definitely."said Bresha,,

"Oh Most "Definitely."said Tony..

"Definitely."said Kayla.

"Yeah...How bout you Ms. Alfreda?"asked Ray.

''Yeah someplace far away from him." said Alfreda.

"I agree...We thought we were far away from him tonight.." said Rockland.

We were all pretty buzzed and tired.

Lt, Tragg with his black eye, swollen lip and discolored face staggered and looked on as the second bus drove past him..

On The second Bus , talk was about the fight.

''What is he 0-5 now in these fights?"asked Kahlil..

"Nah 2-5..He did get the best of Petey S. and Lawyer Bae?" said Keith Jones.

"Lawyer who?" asked Danny Ho.

"Jake Patais, the women call him Lawyer Bae." said Gary.

"Tragg snuck those two, just like he did Eric tonight....They didn't recover like my man did tonight or he'd be 0-7 I'm sure." said Dabnis.

''They are going to discuss this the rest of the night." sighed Yvette, laughing a little.

''You'd think they were discussing a professional fight." said Sofia, laughing a little also.

"I know right? But it was funny though.." said Bee Bee, laughing herself..

"Oh My Godd...I was laughing so hard..I almost fell out of my seat.."said Jade, who seemed to get the biggest kick out of it..

"I had to hold her up." said Jazzy, laughing herself..

"I thought I was going to have a heart attack, I was laughing so hard."said Jessica.

"I know." laughed her husband, Chip.

Lt, Tragg was still standing on the corner, leaning against the light post...

His left eye was blackened and swollen shut...His lip was swollen and his jaw was purple and swollen.. His hair was a mess.. He was going to swear out a warrant for Eric Paul's arrest first thing Monday Morning he thought... His night wasn't over yet,

A Philadelphia Sherrif's Deputy Vehicle drove up...

"You never learn do ya Artie?" said the Deputy...He had violated the Cease and Desist Order by being near all of us tonight..He was handcuffed and taken to the holding facility nicknamed the Cooler.

It was a Friday Night..The eatliest he'd be freed would be Monday Morning.. He was tired , a little tipsy and beaten up...

The worst thing about being arrested was that Judge Jetty Dukes and his girlfriend, Virginia

saw him being handcuffed and put in the squad car and howled with laughter at his predicament...

Eric and Jane Paul also saw him being driven away...They were headed in a different direction..

They both howled with laughter.

It Just wasn't his night tonight!

II-

SUNDAY NIGHT-

We had Sunday Dinner at Olivia and I's domicile..Olivia, Beverly and ,Alfreda, (who lived around the corner from us now and could walk to our place) and myself prepared the meal..which consisted of

Fried Chicken, Greens, Candied Yams, Cornbread and a nice salad.

''Welcome everybody...Make yourselves a plate, we are all family here." said Olivia,

''Yes, dig in."said Beverly, ecstatic that her mother lived close by and that Yvette and her entire team lived right across the street from us..

Alfreda just smiled...She loved working for us and loved living in a house, right around the corner from us even more.. She made plates for her and Rockland.

Our guests were Nelson and the rest of our staff and their significant others as usual.. Josie and Paris, Bresha and Tony and Rockland of course..

"This has been a nice weekend hasn't it?" said Nelson to Josie..

"Yeah that Rooftop Bar we went to Friday was nice, despite Lt. Tragg's shenanigans..." said Josie..

"And Saturday Night in Bayside at the Skating Rink was fun too...I'm beginning to like it there a lot." said Paris,.

Speaking of our Saturday Night group activity...Despite Lt. Tragg's Friday night near fiasco..We all still had a great weekend.

''Yes, that was fun.." said Bresha.

"Didn't know you could skate as well as dance like that Mr. Rockland." said Tony.

Rockland smiled sheepishly. He had relly enjoyed himself this past weekend.

Our counterparts, Yvette and Gary, Keith and Bee Bee, Sofia and Kahlil and first time visitors, Ms. Virginia Shaw and Judge Jetty Dukes were also in attendance.

Yvette had come over and helped season and Fry the Chicken....

"Smells good, Everything Smells great." said Gary.

"It sure does.. I love it over here." said Keith,

"You love it for the food...I love them period." said Bee Bee.

''Me too!" said Sofia.

"Mmmmmmm everything does smell delish." said Kahlil.

"Olivia, Beverly your place is beautiful...I love both of your apartments and this office...This is a great set up!" said Virginia.

"Yes it is...You guys got a dream set up...Wake up and walk right downstairs to work...Your staff lives either down the street or across the street so they don't have to commute...Now that's the way to do it..

Jade and Danny arrived late but with a fine bottle of wine..

''Hey Guys, sorry we are late..!" said Jade.

"Hope this wine makes up for it." said Danny Ho..

"Ohhhh you guys aren't late...We haven't started to eat yet...but we are getting ready now." said Olivia.

"Yeah come on in...have a seat..." I said.

It was a beautiful dinner...Olivia and Beverly both loved to entertain and liked to have guests... It was so cool having so many friends over for dinner like this..

Lt. Tragg got a gift... He had been arrested Friday Night and been locked up all day Saturday....

Private Investigator, Bert Vandenberg appeared with Judge Newton Cowley Sunday Afternoon.

"Rise and shine Artie...You're being sprung...Next time I give you some advice...Take it..Wouuuuu look at that shiner.." said Bert Vandenberg,,

Judge Cowley was not amused..

''Artie, I was in the middle of something very important when I was interrupted..YOU BETTER BE GLAD I HALFWAY LIKE YOU!" said Judge Newton Cowley who had signed the order for his release.

''What or who were you in the middle of, ADA Nicole Edwards?" Lt. Tragg laughed, thinking about when he caught Judge Cowley and ADA Edwards making love in the backseat of his Pathfinder in a parking lot a couple of months ago...

"You know smart guy...I could tear this up and you could sit in here until Tuesday or Wednesday even..."said Judge Cowley...

"Alright, Alright...I'm grateful to ya." said Lt. Tragg, who truly was grateful to be getting out on a Sunday Night. ''And thank you too Bert." he said.

"Take it easy Artie." said Bert Vandenberg.

After dinner was over... Rockland and Gary stood on the corner of his block talking.

''So what have we found out?" asked Rockland.

"It's not an Assistant District Attorney who was dirty...It's a JUDGE....Little Pete has had a Judge in his pocket all along.. I studied case files...Several of Little Pete's relatives and associates have come before a certain Judge and either had their cases dismissed or gotten ridiculously lenient sentences.. It's been going on for about two years...Along with Discovery items vanishing during the trials.. I followed the money trail....This Judge has a Private Plane in Northeast airport..He just purchased a yacht and he has a summer home in Margate and one in South Carolina. It's got to be him." said Gary.

''Who is this Judge?" asked Rockland.

''Judge Gains. Judge Percival Gains." said Gary.

"What about Olivia and Beverly's client? Is he the possible hitter?" asked Rockland.

Speaking about Arkady Lenin.

"I seriously doubt it... Just another victim of Lt. Tragg's rush to judgement, jumps to conclusion."said Gary.

"What an asshole and waste of taxpayers money... Good Work Gary....Good Night..see ya in the morning." said Rockland.

"Good Night Boss!" said Gary.

Rockland walked into his new home..

Alfreda was waiting for him in their bedroom in more sexy lingerie, Bridget had given her...She put her phone down and centered all of her attention on him...

"Hiiiiiiiii Rocklandddd!" she cooed seductively....

"AWWWWWWWW LAWD! OH MY GOD!" Rockland exclaimed..

Alfreda giggled... "Don't just stand there...get undressed and get in bed." she cooed seductively....

Alfreda kissed him softly and slowly unbuttoned his shirt, untied his tie and unloosened the belt on his trousers.. He stepped out of his shoes and took his socks off..

"LAWD LOOK AT YOU!!! UMMMMM UMMMMPH!" Alfreda exclaimed..

They kissed passionately, trying to devour each other's lips.. Alfreda caressed and stroked his penis softly, driving him out of his mind as he eased her panties down..

"Ohhhhhhh Rockland.." she moaned.

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHH ALFREDA!" he moaned.

He lifted her up and slowly entered her..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU HANDLE ALL THIS BUSINESS MANNNNNNNNNNNN,
HANDLE YOUR BUSINESSS....OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU HANDLE ALL THIS BUSINESS MANNNNNNN OUUUUUUUUUUUU IT'S YOURS....IT'S ALL YOURS! LAWWWWD!" she screamed out...

He bent her over the dresser drawer and entered her doggie style..

"WOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU....OUUUUUUUUUUUU ROCKLAND! OH MYYYYYYY!" she moaned and he thrusted away like crazy...."UMMMMMMM

YOU NASTY DOG !!OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she cooed.

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YOU ARE DRIVING ME CRAZYYY!" he moaned.

By the time they made it to the bed they both were near delirium...

"OHHHHH THIS IS MINE!" he moaned.

"ALL YOURS BABY!" she said..

It was the perfect weekend. Drinks in a new restaurant... Skating Ring Saturday and a nice Sunday dinner, topped off by good sex...He was heading back to work tomorrow on cloud nine.

III-

MONDAY MORNING!

We stood in the courtroom as the first day of the trial began...The Preliminary Hearing.

Lt. Tragg had told Jane Paul that he had twice arrested and charged Judge Percy Reynolds with First Degree Murder in two seperate cases..

and in both cases, He was successfully defended by Olivia, Beverly, Nelson, Josie and Donnie Ray.

Jane Paul used this knowledge to write a brief to get him to recuse himself from the bench...She cited that he was too close to and in debt to the Defense and had too much animosity toward the arresting officer, namely Lt. Tragg.

It was a sound legal argument....and one that she won..

The new Judge assigned to the case was Judge Percival Gains.

Arkady looked at the Judge strangely...Then he whispered to Olivia and I.

"I didn't know he was a Judge...I've seen him before..A lot! In my neighborhood, At my Fish Market, at the local bars." he said.

''Does he live in your neighborhood?" asked Olivia.

"I don't know..but I do know I've seen him many times before in the neighborhood." said Arkady.

''Don't worry..I'll get on it."I said.

Beverly, Nelson, Josie and Bresha walked in and took their seats at our table..

"The real drama is going on outside the door Auntay!" said Beverly.

"The Special Prosecutor is really giving it to Lt. Tragg."laughed Nelson.

"Lt. Tragg???" asked Olivia, incredulous.

"He's out of jail already?" I asked, equally incredulous.

"Yeah, somebody found a Judge ,who sprung him yesterday in the afternoon, probably when we were having dinner." said Josie.,

''What amazes me is the fact that Lt. Tragg has more than one friend , who was willing to get him out."laughed Bresha.

Outside in the hallway, Special Prosecutor, Jane Paul, once his lover was now livid!

"You heard what I said.. There is no reason for you to be here...I don't want you involved in this case."she said.

"Jane, baby.....Is this because of that little bust up with your husband Friday Night? It was a misunderstanding...I thought he was going to hit me, so I hit first..A reaction from all of my years of training, dealing with dangerous hoods on the street." said a very heavily made up Lt. Tragg. The swelling in his lip had gone down. so had the swelling in his eye.. He had on enough make up to cover the discoloring of his cheeks..

"Look Arthur, your investigation is over..You're not looking for anymore witnesses, or forensic evidence, you're not going over the crime scene anymore...You've made it clear that you've given me all there is to be given... I don't plan to call you as a witness so there is no need for you to be here.. I don't need you to sit near me..Just go away." said Jane Paul.

It was as if she was talking to a Brick wall... he smiled.

"Come on baby, let's go in there and make mince meat of Olivia and Beverly and their crew and send this loser to prison where he belongs." he said.

Jane sighed....and walked into the courtroom with Lt. Tragg following her..

He sat next to her and rubbed her legs softly and allowed his hands to snake up under her short skirt and palm her butt... He had a pleased as punch look on his face...She angrilly removed his hands several times... The last time she slapped him so hard , the entire courtroom heard it..

"OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUF!" he said as he fell out of his seat and knocked over an adjoining table in which a pitcher of cold water splashed on his head, wetting his suit.

Beverly howled with laughter so loud that the entire spectator section also broke into loud laughter..

"Neicey Poo, I know it's funny, but control yourself baby!" said Olivia, holding her niece tightly and trying not to laugh herself.

Beverly was laughing so hard she was shaking.

Nelson, Josie, Bresha and Arkady were laughing hard too, but had their heads held low..

"OH MY GOD, I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS GUY" laughed Nelson.

"I CAN'T WITH HIM!" laughed Josie.

"SHE SLAPPED THE MUCAS OUT OF HIS NOSE!" laughed Bresha..

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!"laughed Arkady!

Judge Gains was not amused..

"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON OVER THERE?? BAILIFFS ESCORT HIM OUT!!" he demanded..

Two Beefy Baillifs grabbed him...

"Take your hands off of me...I know how to walk out.." snarled Lt. Tragg to the baillifs .He walked out, Water still dripping off of him..

Susi Lennon was seated near the door..

"YOU BOOB!" she snarled at him as he walked out of the courtroom.

He was embarrassed and enraged.. He wanted nothing more to do with this case.. He didn't care how it turned out..He was done with it and Jane.

FOUR DAYS LATER-

''The Prosecution has rested it's case...I see enough evidence here to warrant trial...Does Mrs. Bennett-Alexander see fit to mount a defense at this point?" asked the Judge.

"No your honor..We will mount our defense during trial." said Olivia.

''Alright then..Trial will begin Monday Morning at 9:00 AM. Attorneys be on time and be ready for trial." he said. ''Court adjourned."he said.

''What is it with these Nine o'clock court appearences?" said Beverly.

''Working with me at our firm has got you spoiled Baby girl. You don't remember our 8:00 am appearences in court as Public Defenders?" asked Olivia.

"I certainly remember...Getting up at 6:00 in the morning, No breakfast, not even a cup of coffee sometimes and having to be back in court for another hearing at 10:00 AM sometimes."said Nelson.

"WOW!!! FOR REAL?" asked Josie.

"WOW!!! FOR REAL?" asked Bresha.

Neither of them had ever had that experience as Attorneys, Since they had never worked as Public Defenders of Assistant District Attorneys...Their entire experience had been with Liv.

"Yes that's true..and they have Night court..Where we sometimes tried cases at night...That was hell. Night Court is now only on Tuesdays and Thursday Nights....It used to be every night of the week." said Beverly.

''Oh Yes..I hated it." said Olivia.

"So a 9:00 AM court appearence every once in awhile is really nothing." Laughed Beverly.

Lt. Tragg stood on the courthouse steps and watched us as we left the courthouse,laughing and talking.

He hadn't been in court since Monday when he was slapped..He was seething with rage.

IV-

FRIDAY NIGHT-

Nobody was going out tonight...We were once again having dinner at our house.

Olivia, Kayla, Beverly and Alfreda were cooking dinner.

''We are gonna feast tonight Little Cousin." said Olivia seasoning the seafood they purchased from Pink's restaurant a week ago.

"You just know how much I love seafood!"said Kayla.

"Yeah we do!" laughed Beverly..Happy to have her girls, Kayla and Jazzy here tonight.

Alfreda just smiled, She loved helping Olivia and Beverly cook and serve here and living within walking distance now.

We had Crab Legs, Scallops and Shrimps cooking. Corn on the cob was cooking in another pot!

I was having a conversation with Nelson and Rockland as the food was being placed on the table and everybody began to dig in.

''So Our Judge, Judge Percival Gains is your chief suspect Rockland?" I asked.

"I did wonder what his game plan was..

He ruled against us a lot and he seemed to be annoyed when

Beverly, Josie and Bresha quoted laws, Old cases and predicates that went against his rulings." said Nelson.

At one point, I thought he was going to hold Olivia and me in contempt, but he stopped short of that, less he look too prejudiced against the defense." speaking of Judge Gains.

who was definitely not our favorite Judge and definitely considered hostile towards us.

"He's our man. He's definitely in Little Pete's pocket.. The man has a Yacht in the Harbor, A private plane at the airport...A Summer Home in Margate and South Carolina.. All paid for out of a dummy account in the Caymen Islands.. A number of Little Pete's Associates have had their cases thrown out or simply been given ridiculously short sentences over the past two years...He has presided over all of them.Your client is a nobody who got caught up in the mix.. He knows nothing..The fact that he's still

alibe is proof of that. My question is how did he find out about Bernie Kowalski.. Who gave him up and of course , who killed him?" asked Rockland.

The rest of our guests were in the living room. Josie, Paris, Bresha, Tony, Jazzy, Dabnis, Kayla, Ray, Jessica and Chip.

''Another dinner, I could get used to this. This food is delish." said Josie.

''You work for the best babe. Liv and Bev are great cooks and they love to entertain." said Paris as he dug in.

''Yes we do, Olivia and Bev not only teach us...They pay us and feed us too!." said Bresha.

"You can't beat that." laughed her husband, Tony.

"This is so relaxing...Ummmm this food is soo good."said Jazzy.

"UMMMMMM, Isn't it?" said Kayla.

''Yes it is. Anybody bring any Beer?" asked Dabnis.

"I got it covered." said Kayla's husband, Ray.

"We do too. We brought a case of Modelo." said Jessica.

"Right Over there!" said Chip pointing to the Beer.

Alexa was playing classic Jazz music tonight...

CURLEY'S BAR-

"You can't get into any trouble tonight Artie..None of your favorite people are here tonight. and it doesn't look like they will be." said Bert Vandenberg.