We were having breakfast at the restaurant attached to the Condo where our clients, The Colgates lived..
Hot Coffee was brewing...
Pancakes
Bacon
Sausage
and Hash Browns were displayed...''One thing I will say...This restaurant is nice.. The food is delish." said Bee Bee.
''Maybe we'll bring all of the gang here one Saturday." I said.
"That would be a good idea." said Sofia.
"Heads up..Here's our guy!" said Kahlil..
Fred Foslow walked in...The first thing he noticed was us!!! We were the only people of color in the entire restaurant..
Me and Bee Bee , a Black Couple.
Sofia ,obviously a Latina female and Kahlil, A man of middle eastern or Arabic descent..
"I'm also an attorney...We both work at McCluskey/Cozen/Connor & Pratt" she said. We showed him our work I.D.'s.
He stared at us...but didn't make any more of it.. It's a free country after all and we weren't causing any trouble.. We were well dressed and eating and talking quietly...
He ordered his breakfast..
an everything omelette
and hot coffee..
He sat two tables over from us.. We didn't intend to let him leave here without dropping the subpoena on him.
He was going to make it easier for us than we thought. His racism and curiosity combined was going to do that...
As it turned out...All us finished eating our meals around the same time.. He got up and walked over to our table..
"Hello.. I uh couldn't help but notice you guys...uh...I see you're all married." he said.
"I'm Keith Jones...I'm an attorney and this is my wife, Beatrice Evans-Jones." I said."I'm also an attorney...We both work at McCluskey/Cozen/Connor & Pratt" she said. We showed him our work I.D.'s.
"I'm also an Attorney." said Sofia Ahmed, showing him her and Kahlil's work ID's... "We all work at McCluskey/Cozen/Connor & Pratt." she said.
"Lawyers huh? You guys uh newlyweds? Looking to move into this Condo complex?" he asked.
"Excuse me...I'm going up to pay the bill." said Bee Bee, who had the company credit card.
''Nah...We've been married about two years and we just bought homes." said Kahlil, answering his question.
"YOU!" I said.
"Me? Do I know you guys?" asked Fred Foslow.
"No, but you will...We'll see you in court." said Sofia, who slapped the subpoena in his hands...
"See you in court Mr. Foslow..It was nice talkin to you." I said.
"Byeeeee" said Sofia.
"I got a question for you....If we were White, would you have been that interested in our occupations and whether we intended to move into your condo?" asked Kahlil.
"They're Colgate's attorneys...They've subpoenaed me as a "Hostile Defense Witness" How did they get my name?? How did they even know I existed?" he exclaimed.
"That was Bee Bee on the phone.. Mr. Foslow has been served." said Yvette.
"Yayyyyyyyy!" said Virginia.
"Game, Set, Match! " said Jade.
"That was Bee Bee on the phone.. Mr. Foslow has been served." said Yvette.
"Yayyyyyyyy!" said Virginia.
"Game, Set, Match! " said Jade.
II-
THE OFFICE OF DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY LESTER BURKE-
"This case is a nightmare...First of all the victim was a floater...Body found in water...No prints, No DNA...Not one eyewitness or witness of any kind...No tracing of the man's last hours...and the only motive supplied is one of hearsay...a motive supplied to Lieutenant Tragg by an anonymous tipster...
We have a murder weapon..a gun, also supplied by this same anonymous tipster..A gun the cops missed the week before, but miraculously showed up this week... Serial number scraped off... If I go into court with this case as it is next week... I'll look like a fool." said Michelle Battles..
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
YVETTE DENISE JONES-LOCKWOOD
Born in Philadelphia PA.
Graduated from North Catholic High School
BA-Trial Advocacy, Pre Law, Administration of Justice -Lasalle University
JD -University of Pennsylvania Law School
Fluent in Spanish, French and Russian
Passed Bar in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Deleware , New York, Texas, California.
Senior Associate Attorney-McCluskey/Cozen/Connor and Pratt
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, Texas, California
Associate Attorney- McCluskey /Cozen/Connor and Pratt
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, Texas, California
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, Texas, California
Associate Attorney -McCluskey/Cozen/Connor and Pratt
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, Texas, California
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 York, Texas, California
Associate Attorney-McCluskey/Cozen/Connor and Pratt
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 York, Texas, 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
JD -University of Pennsylvania Law School
Fluent in Spanish, French and Russian
Passed Bar in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Deleware , New York, Texas, California.
Senior Associate Attorney-McCluskey/Cozen/Connor and Pratt
Managing Partner- McCluskey/Cozen/Connor and Pratt
Married to District Attorney Investigator-Gary Lockwood
"Ouuu Colgate hired some Killers... I don't know them personally...but I've seen them in action...They're good.." said Lester Burke.
"I know and I know them personally...I went to high school with three of them...They were much younger than me and a fourth one was in college with me...Howard University...He's your Frat brother in fact....and their Boss Lady, who I don't know is my soror." said Michelle..
"I know and I know them personally...I went to high school with three of them...They were much younger than me and a fourth one was in college with me...Howard University...He's your Frat brother in fact....and their Boss Lady, who I don't know is my soror." said Michelle..
''No..Of course not..but with what I've got...I'll go into court and look like a fool." said Michelle.
"Going by this weak crap...No!" said Michelle Battles.
He showed her a glossy photo of Olivia Bennett-Alexander, her niece, Beverly West, Olivia's husband and investigator, Donnie Ray Alexander, himself, Josie Boyd ,Bresha Billips and Beverly's husband, Nelson East taken in this very office.
The man standing next to me is Olivia's husband, Donnie Ray Alexander, a former Homicide detective, who actually solved the case." he said proudly.
"I have indeed " he said, locking the door and pulling the shades down, laughing raffishly...
"Sureeee." she said.
The man standing next to me is Olivia's husband, Donnie Ray Alexander, a former Homicide detective, who actually solved the case." he said proudly.
"You've done a lot in this office ,huh?" laughed Michelle..
"Can I have a kiss?" he asked her..
"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU LOOK AT YOUUUUUU! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" she asked.
"You're bad..You know that?" said Michelle..laughing...
Within minutes...They were kissing passionately...Devouring each other's lips...He unzippered his trousers...
"Lester , you just asked for a kiss.. Now let's not take this too far.." she said...
"Ummmmmmmmmmmm...I didn't specifically ask for anything.." he moaned....
"Ouuuuuuuuu you are such a lawyer..." she giggled...
"And you are getting me soo hot..." he whispered...in between hot sweltering kisses...
"Ummmmmmmmmmmm you're...you're..ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuu getting me hot too.." she finally confessed..
He slipped her panties down...She didn't resist..
Within minutes...They were kissing passionately...Devouring each other's lips...He unzippered his trousers...
"Lester , you just asked for a kiss.. Now let's not take this too far.." she said...
"Ummmmmmmmmmmm...I didn't specifically ask for anything.." he moaned....
"Ouuuuuuuuu you are such a lawyer..." she giggled...
"And you are getting me soo hot..." he whispered...in between hot sweltering kisses...
"Ummmmmmmmmmmm you're...you're..ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuu getting me hot too.." she finally confessed..
He slipped her panties down...She didn't resist..
"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Lester!" she moaned..
"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Michelle!!!"he sighed..
She stared deeply into his beautiful brown eyes and he lifted her up and plunged into her..She was soo wet, smelled so good..Body so soft..he was losing his mind..
He took her over to his couch...She giggled...
He laid her down on the couch...He kicked his shoes off...He slipped his trousers off and took her skirt off..
"You are sooo bad.."she whispered and giggled as she moved up and down on him and continued to kiss him...
He pulled out and began to cum like a gusher...all over the couch...She moved out of the way...
"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..HELL!!!!!!" he called out...
"Oh myyyyyyyyyyyyy.."she exclaimed..
They kissed each other softly......Michelle's body trembled as she experienced another orgasm..
"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...oh my god LESTER...Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!" she moaned...
Lester was still cumming...and moaning..
"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmm!OHHHHHHHHH!!!!"he moaned..
She sat up and looked at him...
"WOW! I guess we got that out of our systems..."said Michelle..Who was a bit relieved...They both had been wildly attracted to each other since they had first met.. She was just waiting for him to make a move.. He had made it...BOY HAD HE MADE IT! She thought to herself..
She looked at her watch...It was six o'clock.. She was tired and hungry...She went home showered and then came back out to eat..
He laid her down on the couch...He kicked his shoes off...He slipped his trousers off and took her skirt off..
"You are sooo bad.."she whispered and giggled as she moved up and down on him and continued to kiss him...
She unhooked her bra and tossed it on the floor..
they began making sweet love on his couch....
"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MY godddddddddddddd LESTER!!" she moaned.."OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MY godddddddddddddd!!"
"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH....I've been wanting to do it to you for weeks" he cried out...
"I know...I know LESTER...ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.." she cooed..
The couch was squeaking out of control...
"Ohhhhhhhhhhh my god...MICHELLE you are so soft, so wet baby..ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.."
"LESTER,ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.." she cried out...
"Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm MICHELLE...ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" he moaned.
"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh LESTER....ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.."she cooed..
"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh girrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrl..." he moaned..
"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.."she moaned...
"MICHELLE...you are sooo soft, sooo wet baby...I'm going crazyyyy.."he moaned..
"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh LESTER....ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....." SHE COOED...
"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" he moaned loudly...
Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MY godddddddddddddd Tony!" she moaned.."OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MY godddddddddddddd!!"she cried out!!!
SIX TO SEVEN HOURS of non stop lovemaking on that couch slipped aimlessly by...
The legs were squeaking and rocking from side to side.....
It was a good thing the cleaning people had already been by his office....
Neither one of them could get enough of the other...The legs on the couch were rocking so hard they were in danger of cracking, yet they didn't.....
"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..This is sooooooooooooooo good...Ouuuuuuuuu.." he moaned..
"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..LESTER!!."she squealed...
She was shaking, trembling...crying like a baby...She was having an intense orgasm...Her third, since they'd started...
"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...oh my god Tonnnnnnnnnnnnnnny...Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!" she moaned...
ANOTHER HOUR OR SO PASSED BY!
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.." he cried out as he began to cum and cum hard....
"Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MY godddddddddddddd LESTER!!" she moaned.."OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MY godddddddddddddd!!"she moaned..Tears and perspiration running down her face..Her body trembling...she was cumming so hard, that she was shaking out of control....tears were just streaming down her face....Her head turning from side to side...
they began making sweet love on his couch....
"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MY godddddddddddddd LESTER!!" she moaned.."OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MY godddddddddddddd!!"
"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH....I've been wanting to do it to you for weeks" he cried out...
"I know...I know LESTER...ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.." she cooed..
The couch was squeaking out of control...
"Ohhhhhhhhhhh my god...MICHELLE you are so soft, so wet baby..ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.."
"LESTER,ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.." she cried out...
"Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm MICHELLE...ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" he moaned.
"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh LESTER....ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.."she cooed..
"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh girrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrl..." he moaned..
"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.."she moaned...
"MICHELLE...you are sooo soft, sooo wet baby...I'm going crazyyyy.."he moaned..
"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh LESTER....ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....." SHE COOED...
"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" he moaned loudly...
Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MY godddddddddddddd Tony!" she moaned.."OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MY godddddddddddddd!!"she cried out!!!
SIX TO SEVEN HOURS of non stop lovemaking on that couch slipped aimlessly by...
The legs were squeaking and rocking from side to side.....
It was a good thing the cleaning people had already been by his office....
"We aren't going to get any work done today.." she said wistfully as they made sweet love.
'No, I suppose we aren't.
"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..This is sooooooooooooooo good...Ouuuuuuuuu.." he moaned..
"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..LESTER!!."she squealed...
She was shaking, trembling...crying like a baby...She was having an intense orgasm...Her third, since they'd started...
"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...oh my god Tonnnnnnnnnnnnnnny...Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!" she moaned...
ANOTHER HOUR OR SO PASSED BY!
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.." he cried out as he began to cum and cum hard....
"Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MY godddddddddddddd LESTER!!" she moaned.."OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MY godddddddddddddd!!"she moaned..Tears and perspiration running down her face..Her body trembling...she was cumming so hard, that she was shaking out of control....tears were just streaming down her face....Her head turning from side to side...
He pulled out and began to cum like a gusher...all over the couch...She moved out of the way...
"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..HELL!!!!!!" he called out...
"Oh myyyyyyyyyyyyy.."she exclaimed..
They kissed each other softly......Michelle's body trembled as she experienced another orgasm..
"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...oh my god LESTER...Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!" she moaned...
Lester was still cumming...and moaning..
"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmm!OHHHHHHHHH!!!!"he moaned..
She sat up and looked at him...
They finally stopped and got up off the couch...she gathered her bra and panties up off the floor and put them back on , along with her skirt and blouse..
They both used the Executive Wash room and cleaned up and put their clothes back on...She put on her lipstick and tried her best to fix her hair..
"Oh My God...That was great...wouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.."was all he could say..He was still trying to catch his breath....
"It was wonderful..OH MY GOD! Wouuuuuuuuuuuu!!!" she said.
They both used the Executive Wash room and cleaned up and put their clothes back on...She put on her lipstick and tried her best to fix her hair..
"Thanks for the uh talk and uh everything else.. It was ...It was good...Wouuuuuuuu!" she said as she left his office..
She looked at her watch...It was six o'clock.. She was tired and hungry...She went home showered and then came back out to eat..
III-
We were all taking a chance being in Curley's tonight.. Lt. Tragg had been locked up for two days.. We didn't know if he'd gotten out or not...
We had a big table for just our group...
"I love their couples night specials." said Gary..
"So do I." said Jade.
"I can't wait for those Filets and Crab Cakes to arrive."said Danny Ho.
"I can smell them, they're on their way.." I said.
"Ummmmmm.." said Bee Bee.
"This is nice...Nice and smooth.." said Sofia.
"I have a feeling, everything is going to be alright." said Kahlil.
The whole gang was here tonight.. The couples, Jazzy and Dabnis, Kayla and Ray and Jessica and Chip were sitting at seperate tables on the other side of us..
Dabnis was squeezing her tightly saying nothing...
"What are you thinking about?" Kayla asked her husband, Gary...''Never Mind, I don't want to know." she laughed.
Gary smiled... "I was thinking about the food...I'm hungry..." he laughed..
"I can't wait for those Baltimore Crab Cakes." said Jessica.
"Me too!"said her husband, Chip.
Bresha was sitting on her husband, Tony's lap...
Tony was holding her tight ,rocking her..
"I love couples nights here don't you?" asked Beverly to her husband, Nelson..
"Sure Do...They always have drink specials... Tonight they got this Filet Mignon and Crab Cake thing going...it's great." said Nelson.
"We need to pass this on to Gus and Honey Brown." said Josie..
"Definitely.."said Paris.
''Well it's nice to have a reason for us all to leave the neighborhood every now and then." said Olivia, who had loaded us all up in her buses...Everyone except, Jetty and Virginia, who came in his car.
"Hopefully we'll have a nice night..a nice enjoyable night."said Donnie Ray.
" If Columbo is still locked up we will." said Alfreda.
"He's not.. he was released this morning..I saw him.."said Rockland..
"Oh Well.." said Virginia..
''Oh well hell.. He comes in here startin something , I'll kick his ass and have him locked up again." said Jetty..''Cool your jets....Here comes our food." said Virginia.
The Special tonight for couples was Filet Mignon steaks and Baltimore Crab Cakes..
And plenty of beer to wash it down...
The arrival of our food made us forget all about the possibility of Lt. Tragg crashing our party.
We were 26 strong tonight!
ADA Michelle Battles came in, she saw all of us sitting together...
"Pull up a table.. Join us.." said Kahlil..
"There's room." I said..
"I'm the only one here that's not part of a couple.." said ADA Battles shyly as she pulled up a table and sat with us...
"Hey! I hate to talk shop at this moment...but that gun... My husband is a cop, Lt. Danny Ho- Robbery -Homicide.. He took it to the ATF and they IDed the owner...A Fred Foslow.... I tracked all of Lt. Tragg's calls on and around the murder and I ran the numbers by the FBI...and guess what? His anonymous caller was Fred Foslow.. He lives next door to the Colgates, so he sees all of the comings and goings ,knows all of the scuttlebutt...and he called Lt. Tragg and he placed his gun in that dumpster ,which cleared ballistics and is the murder weapon... We've subpoened him as a hostile defense witness..He knows a lot more than he's telling." said Jade.
"That was good work...You're worth your weight in gold.." said ADA Michelle Battles.. "Yvette!! Soror!" she said.
"Oh wowww, another one.. Yvette, how bout you and your guys meet me in Deputy Lester Burke's office tomorrow and we talk about dropping these charges formally... I'll bring Judge Cummings."laughed Michelle.
"Oh Look at this... Ouu it looks delish." she said..
As her Filet Mignon and Crab Cakes arrived on a platter..
"Ignore him, finish your food..Who does he think he is?" asked a very annoyed Yvette.
"No...I've got something to tell him...I'll handle him." said ADA Battles as she got up and headed towards him..
"YOU! You have no business in here fraternizing with the attorneys you are going to be trying this case against...Now I've told you this before...Tomorrow I'm going to have a long talk with D.A. Garcetti." said Lt. Tragg.
Freshly freed Lt. Tragg walked into the bar just as we all began to chow down.... He was astounded seeing ADA Battles sitting with all of us, eating,laughing, drinking enjoying herself.
He pointed at her and motioned for her to come to where he was..
"No...I've got something to tell him...I'll handle him." said ADA Battles as she got up and headed towards him..
"No You are not!!!While you were in jail..The investigator for the defense, Jade Lee did the job YOU should have been doing.. She identified your anonymous tipster...Fred Foslow....The next door neighbor of the Colgates... Oh and she took the murder weapon over to ATF...The IDed it's owner...also Fred Foslow..They subpoened him as a "Hostile Defense Witness" but I'm going to go a step farther.. I'm going to arrest him as a Material Witness in this case. You don't like to use other channels, that's obvious.. She used the FBI, The ATF and Robbery-Homicide detectives and she cracked what now should have been an easy case... Had you have had a little imagination and initiative...Things that make a good detective." said ADA Battles.
"AND WHAT WOULD YOU KNOW ABOUT BEING A GOOD DETECTIVE?" he snarled."Plenty! This aint my first rodeo Lieutenant.. I was a Public Defender and an Assistant District Attorney for Years in Washington D.C. before I came here."said Michelle Battles.
"Well Lahhh Deeee Dahhh ! I'll pick him up." said Lt. Tragg..
''No you won't...As of this minute, you are off this case...You are not to arrest anyone or go anywhere near the crime scene.. You can be present tomorrow morning at 10:00 AM in Deputy District Attorney Lester Burke's Office. That's what you can do...Now Good Evening Lieutenant!" she said sharply and returned to her seat.
IV-
THE NEXT MORNING - 5: 45 AM
Naturally Lt. Tragg didn't listen to ADA Michelle Battles.. He was determined to make the "collar" and to put this case to rest.... He called the Tactical Squad and prepared for a pre-dawn strike...He appeared in front of the Condo that The Colgates lived in with a Tactical Unit and the Press, who were mysteriously called about the inpending bust.
Many of these men were angry at being called this early.. They were Hungry and didn't see the need for them to be there to take down one man... But Lt. Tragg loved to do things with a dramatc flair.
The Press were there snapping photos.... This was called breaking news.
Fred Foslow was confused... He was subpoened by us the day before and now arrested by Homicide Detectives he didn't even know.. How did they discover him? he wondered.
The press shifted from Lt. Tragg and shifted to Detectives Reed and Malloy...They gave a short statement and took Foslow to Central Booking.
This infuriated Lt. Tragg. The Press and the Tactical Squad all left and he was once again with Egg on His Face...
THE OFFICE OF DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY LESTER BURKE-
Lt. Tragg entered the office and saw Ms. Yvette, Myself, Bee Bee, Sofia ,Kahlil and Ms. Jade all sitting in a semi circle...
and drinking cups of coffee...
He also so the Colgates.
Joseph and his wife, Olivia who greeted him with Icy Stares.
Also there was ADA Michelle Battles and Judge Elise Clemmons.
Deputy District Attorney Lester Burke broke the ice..
''You're late today Lieutenant ...Out fighting crime?' he asked.
The entire room exploded into loud guffaws of laughter.
We had all seen the Early Morning News Broadcast in which according to the Press, "He Had gotten his signals mixed up." The whole City had seen it and once again, he was the laughing stock of the entire Philadelphia Police Department.
He was furious at being made the butt of the joke and even more angrier at ADA Battles for having two of his detectives make the collar of Foslow. She had made him look like a fool.. He hated smart alec Deputy DA Barnes as well...
"The People are dropping all charges against the Colgates Lieutenant!
Mr. Foslow confessed to killing Tony Spann an hour ago...He said he did it and framed Dr. Colgate, hoping to have Mrs. Colgate all to himself.. You can thank Jade Lee...
He snarled at Jade Lee..
"One of these days... I'm going to have the pleasure of snatching your damn license..." he said and turned and stormed out of the office..
''Well don't go away Mad... Just go the hell away." said Deputy District Attorney Lester Burke..
"I'm just glad this is all over." said Olivia.
"See? We didn't have to go to court..." I said,.
"We got lucky....Don't count on it all the time." she said.
"We got lucky....Don't count on it all the time." she said.
"If we had of.. We would have won this one." said Bee Bee, hugging Ms. Yvette.
as we all piled out...
"You really should thank the defense.. They did such a sterling job that you really had no choice but to proffer a deal or drop the charges.. I just merely guided you in the right direction.." he said..
"Mmmmmmmmmmm you're so modest." she whispered as she kissed him passionately...
EPILOUGE-
Fred Foslow was convicted of First Degree Murder and sentenced to 25 years to Life...
A FEW DAYS LATER-
It was Olivia Colgate,. She had a super deli tray with an assortment of meats and cheeses, mayo and mustard and hard rolls for sandwiches...
"Ohhhhh Myyy" said Ms. Yvette."OUUUU LOOK AT THAT!" said Bee Bee.
"For Us?" asked Sofia.
"It arrived this morning.. It's from Lt. Tragg...He sent us a card in which he apologized deeply for any problems or hardships he caused us.. My Husband thinks the higher ups made him do this.. Any way..
He thought you guys deserved this more than us...So Here I am... Enjoy! I have to run, but thank you all again, for everything...You guys are the greatest." she said.
We spread it out on our conference room table.
"Yes Mam!" said Virginia, joining us.
"You aint never lied homeslice.. Damnn, this is good." I said.
"You know Captain Cantrell and the Deputy of Operations made him do this... This isn't him...
He never apologizes to anyone or admits he's wrong." said Jade, who was making herself a sandwich.
"You're probably right Ms. Jade, but ummmmmmmm this is delish..." said Bee Bee.
"Yes it is..." said Sofia.
"You're probably right Ms. Jade, but ummmmmmmm this is delish..." said Bee Bee.
"Yes it is..." said Sofia.
"Of course not...It's insurance against a law suit.." said Yvette as both women laughed and made themselves a sandwich.
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