A Simple Case

 At The Livingston's House-

"Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....OHHHHHHHHHH GOOOD LORD STANLEY....OUUUUU

WHAT HAS GOTTTEN IN TO YOUUUUUUUUUUUU?" cooed Marla Livingston..Stanley took her into his arms and kissed her passionately...She returned his surprising kiss, trying to devour his lips..

"I just realized how sexy you are." he said.

"Oh just now? six years of marriage and you just now this minute realized that? Ouuuuuuuuuu you are hard as an iron pipe....OUUUUUUUU you aren't kidding.." she mused.

"OHHHHHHHHHH MYYYY GODDDDDDD!" she cried out!

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMPH.." he moaned..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU, YOU'RE A DAMN BEAST!" she screamed out... He hadn't grabbed her and practically forced his tongue down her mouth in years.... What had come over him ? She wondered..as they kissed passionately and he slipped her dress off and began unbuckling her bra...

"OHHHHH MYYYY STANLEY!!! IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY???? REALLY???" she asked.

"YOU ARE A HORNY TOAD!!!" she screamed as he eased her panties down .....

And lifted her up, long stroking her...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU STANLEYYYYYY!!!! OUUUUUUUUUUU!" she screamed...

"OHHHHHHHHHHHH MY GODDDDDD!" he moaned.

"Not on the sink, Not on the sink..we cook on here...STANLEY....OUUUUUU HOOO HOOOO,

HONESTLY?OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU YOU ARE ALL UP IN THIS..WOUUUUUUUU!" she laughed as he pulled her legs apart and thrusted wildly inside of her...She had a quick embarrassing orgasm, the likes she had never had before....

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU LAWWWWWWWWD STANLEY!!" she yelled out..Her body trembling something crazy, tears streaming down her face.....

"WHAT HAS GOTTEN INTO YOU?, YOU DIRTY DOG YOU!" she screamed out as he took her over the sink, doggie style.. She had a second and a third orgasm.. "OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MY GOODNESSSSS...WOUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she screamed...

"IN THE LIVING ROOM?"she yelled out as he humped her on the couch... "IN THE LIVING ROOM...STANLEY THE CURTAINS AREN'T CLOSED...THE MAILMAN MIGHT SEE US...WOUUUUUUUUUUU!!" she yelled out..Her body trembling something crazy, tears streaming down her face.....

and they began making love on the couch......

'Ouuuuuuuuuuuu....ummmmmmmmmmmmmmm...Oh my god Marla, you're driving me crazy..."moaned her husband, Stanley Livingston....

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh work me , work me daddy, work me like a job...ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu, oh my goodness..." moaned Marla...She hadn't been made love to like this in a few years...she wondered what had turned her husband on so....He had certainly seen her in this mini dress before...

"OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!" he yelled..

''Stanley please!!! We have neighbors and the window is open...you want everybody to know we are up in here doin the nasty? IN OUR LIVING ROOM????" said Marla....

"I don't care if the world knows what we are doing...ummmmmmmmmmmmmmm...ouuuuuuuuuuuuuu!" he moaned..

She laughed...

''Glad you're enjoying yourself..but I do care....We have to live here...Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu, lawd...ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!" she giggled..

The couch was squeaking out of control and was beginning to make noise...

''Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...oh Stanley...ouuuuuuuuuuuuuu give it to mama, give it to mama strong....YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!" she moaned...

''Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..."
"Ohhh baby, give it to meeeeee....ummmmmmph..."screamed Marla.

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh......ouuuuuuuuuu, more, more... ohhhhhh..."he screamed....

"Sock it to me Stanley...ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..."

"LAWDDD woman, what are you doing to meeeee?"he said...

"What am I doing to you? What are you doing to MEEEEEE?"she cooed...

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh gooooddddddd lawdd it's soooo goood...ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh I've missed you girl...ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh sweeeeet jesusssssssssss you are a demon in the bedddddddddd...arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.."he yelled out!
 
"Morrre...Morreee....morrre...ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.. Stanley.ouuuuuu......OHHHHHHH. I've been right here...OUUUUUUUUUUUUU STANLEY...YOU ARE A BEAST!!!!"
she wailed...

"Ohhh ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..I'm losin my minddddddddd!! "he yelled

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...I love you soooooooooooooo much...ouuuuuuuuuuuu..Stanley!!!!"she yelled out...She hadn't said that to him in close to three years...

Stanley lifted her up and began thrusting feverishly into her...He seemed to like this position...

"Wooooooooooooooooooooooooou.......ummmmmmph, STANLEY LIVINGSTON!!!....What are you doing to me? Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh STANLEY.....I love you!!!" she screamed out....

SIX TO SEVEN HOURS OF THIS SEEMED TO JUST SLIP BY AIMLESSLY!

''Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..."
"Ohhh baby, give it to meeeeee....ummmmmmph..."she screamed....

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh......ouuuuuuuuuu, more, more... ohhhhhh..."he yelled.

"Sock it to me Stanley...ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..."she screamed...

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuu baby..OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...I just love you soooooooooooooo much...ouuuuuuuuuuuu..Stanley!!!!"she wailed...

He came so hard....he felt as if all of the bodily fluids and energy was being drained from him...He was a little afraid he might be dying...

She came again herself, her head turning from side to side, her body trembling....tears and sweat pouring down the side of her face....

She lie on his chest, trying to catch her breath...her body still trembling....She had needed that....She had needed that for a long time...

"Ummmmmmmmmmmm ouuuuuuuuuu meowwwwwwwwwwwww!" she cooed softly, rubbing his still hard penis...

"Ohhhhhhhhhhh Stanley, whatever point you were trying to make, you made it baby...ouuuuuuuuuuu

meowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! I AM YOURS...ALLLLL YOURS!  OUUUUUUU!" she cooed...

"We need to do this more often!"she said and smiled at him.. She hadn't smiled at him in awhile...

HOURS LATER IN FEDERAL COURT...

Alexis Drake came into the courthouse with her hair permed and made up and in a nice dress and heels..She didn't look like a drug mule or even a person accused of a crime...

''Alexis...You look good girl.."said Beverly..

"Ouuuuuuuuuu look at youuuu!" said Josie, smiling...

''Why if I didn't know that was you..I wouldn't believe it.."said Bresha.

They had gotten her ready for court.

Olivia smiled at her.. she whispered instructions to Sean and Nelson..

Sean and Nelson listened attentively....

I sat back with my legs crossed.. This case wasn't going to be a long one...everything appeared to be in our favor.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Todd Dellums was prosecuting... I really hated that he was...He so hated to lose and he was always a tough sell...but then again, so were we...

He motioned for Olivia to come and talk to him...

Olivia walked over to him...

"Todd first of all, I'm not the lead attorney....Sean is....You don't have proof she was even aware of the drugs in her car...and certainly no proof of a plan to distribute...She has no priors...She doesn't even have a parking ticket...Come on Todd...Where are you going with this?" pleaded Olivia, knowing it wasn't going to make a difference...

"Olivia...She had 9 kilos on her....9 Kilos , Street ready... Wrapped... but you're right...Other than possession we can't really prove intent to distribute, ...She has no priors...So here is my proffer....It's her first offense..She pleads guilty to third degree possession...We offer her 1-5 and she more than likely is looking at a parole in 1 year, 2 years tops....It's the best I can offer Liv."said Todd.

"Todd , She's innocent. If she hadn't of been in the accident...she would have turned that car in and gone on about her business."said Olivia.

"Come on Liv., You can't be that naïve. She was turning the car into her connect.. She'd be paid later on...I didn't say she was going out on the corner to sell. If she had less...I might offer probation, no jail time...but I can't...Not with 9 Kilos...Make her the offer, let her decide.....I'd do it Liv before the offer expires."said Todd.

Olivia shrugged her shoulders...she walked away..

"What is he saying?" asked Sean....

"He made a proffer...He's offering her 1-5 with a parole inside of two years....I don't think she should take it." said Olivia.

"I don't either...and we are not going to take it." said Sean.

"I didn't do anything wrong....I can't go to jail...I just can't."said Alexis...

''And you're not! We are fighting this.."said Nelson.

"Todd doesn't want to go to court and especially not against us..."said Beverly...

''He likes to win.. He likes a slam dunk and he knows he doesn't have a slam dunk.."said Josie.

"He can't prove you were aware of the drugs...and he definitely can't prove attempt to distribute."said Bresha.

"ALL RISE FOR THE HONORABLE JUDGE SHERYL JENKINS!!" came a loud voice of the bailiff...

A small petite , well dressed Black woman with red curly hair walked in.....

"That's going to be you one day Auntay....Me too!...She is sharp!" said Beverly...

''You think so? I agree , the lady has style." said Olivia , smiling....

The Battle for Jury selection began...

Lead Attorney, Sean Marks differed to Nelson, who he knew had a knack for this...

Nelson was going up against Todd Dellums for the fifth time...

Assistant U.S. Attorney Dellums really didn't want this case...He felt it was too simple, beneath him..He usuallly went for much more complex and high level cases...He was so frustrated at Olivia and company refusing a simple and he thought , very generous plea agreement...that he had lost his focus... Which allowed razor sharp Nelson to pick 10 out of 12 jurors that we wanted...As close to perfect as possible..

Nelson could tell by the approving glances of myself, Josie, Bresha, his wife, Beverly, Olivia, Sean and our client, Alexis Drake that he had done well..He smiled..

We all smiled..

Todd stomped his foot in frustration... He couldn't believe that even someone of Olivia's stature would want to take on a simple case like this..  A Case that resembled something she and Beverly and Nelson would have pleaded out when they were Public Defenders...

''Alright...We have a jury....It's Thursday... Trial will begin promptly on Monday Morning at 9:00 o clock sharp...Attorneys, be on time and be ready for trial." said Judge Jenkins , who banged her gavel...

Sean's wife Brooke had been oserving the entire thing...She had just been in here a month ago as a defendent in a trial we successfully defended...She was no stranger to us... She greeted her husband 

with a kiss so slow and so sensual... I got excited myself...

"Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm hiiii baby!" she whispered..

"Hi" was all he could manage to get out.

II-

and at the hospital, Adrina Soros, who had been in a  Heroin induced coma for six months died this morning...

They removed her body from her room, put her body in a body bag and transferred her first to the hospital morgue and then the Medical Examiners Office...

I got the call as soon as we left court....

I hung my head....

"That was the Hospital... Adrina Sorors just died..." I said.

"Oh My God... she won't suffer any longer...She'd been in a coma for six months.." said Olivia sadly..

"That makes this murder..."said Beverly correctly...

"It sure does....She was given a hot shot...To silence her..."said Nelson.

"This is more serious than we thought..." said Josie.

"You were hoping she might wake up and start talking huh Donnie Ray?" said Bresha.

"I did....but Adrina may yet speak from the grave..... Bree, I need you to do something for me.." I said.

"Sure...you just name it!" said Bresha, our youngest and newest attorney...Always eager to help.

It had been weeks since Bresha or any of us had been in Sam Mother's Diner.

She was partial to the Buttermilk Biscuits and Gravy.....Couldn't get good homey food like this anywhere else..

She was here for a reason today......She realized there was a chance she would run into him...but she had to chance it..

Lt. Tragg walked in and walked right over to where she was eating...

"WELLLLLLLLLL LOOK WHO IT IS...OLIVIA AND BEVERLY'S YOUNG PROTOGE'...Tell me , which one do you emulate the most... Liv or Beverly?? You seem like a Beverly type to me..Heh Heh Heh!" he laughed..

He went to sit down and she kicked the chair away..

She kicked the chair away...

"Leave me alone..I don't wish to eat with you and I certainly don't wish to talk to you..." she said.

It was like  talking to a brick wall..He pulled the chair back...

''So tell me, what loser or hard luck case is Auntie and Niecey defending this week?  I heard they're in Federal Court and what are you doing here?" he asked.

Bresha continued eating...and drank her coffee...She didn't say a word...

"The Silent treatment eh?" he said... He was completely unhinged...Like a man on drugs...Like he needed to do this..He was downright scary....

Only one Sherrif's vehicle drove up... He didn't see the two sherrif's deputies until it was too late...

"YOU NEVER LEARN DO YOU ARTIE?" said the one who handcuffed him...

"HEYYYYY WHAT ARE YOU DOIN? WHAT ARE YA DOIN??"he protested as they dragged him out..

"She has a C&D against you... you aren't supposed to be within 200 feet of her... How many times are we going to have to drag you to jail before you get it in your thick skull to leave them alone?" asked the other one as they dragged him out ...

"AWWWWWWWWWWW COME ONNNN...COME ONNNNNNNNN GUYS!!!!!!" he pleaded..

and they put him in the back of the van and pulled off with him... It was Thursday....He'd be gone until at least Monday Morning...

It wasn't one of Todd Dellums undercover men who called them on him this time...It was Sam Mother...He had warned Artie about hassling his customers...

"You want some more coffee Bresha?" he asked.

"Oh Thank You." said Bresha..

as some more coffee was poured..

Althena Tubbs entered... Bresha was so glad Lt. Tragg was gone..

"Oh Hi...Bresha right? " she said,.

"Oh Hi Mrs. Tubbs... I didn't know you ate here!" said Bresha, Who actually did know...Olivia overheard a conversation between her and Alexis at the detention center in which she said that when she got out of jail she was going to treat her to some Hot Biscuits and Gravy at Sam Mothers... "Your employer or rather former employer forgets that before she and her husband got rich and moved to this Tony Neighborhood, they used to eat here on the regular...I still eat there....Slumming." she  joked.

"Ohhhh girrrrl, I met my late husband in here... I wasn't always wealthy, Didn't always live in Chestnut Hill.."laughed Althena.. "I see you like the Buttermilk Biscuits and Gravy too..." said Althena.

"Oh Yes." said Bree..

"Waitress, I'll have what she's having...Only instead of Coffee, can I have the orange organic tea.?" she asked.

Her food was delivered.. It was nice having someone to eat with...None of the people she lived near and socialized with bothered to come and dine at Sam Mothers anymore. They thought it beneath them.

''So how is Alexis's case going?" asked Althena...

"It's started..We picked a jury today and Monday it begins...Which is why I'm glad I ran into you..."said Bresha.

"Me?" asked Althena..

"Yes, we'd like you to testify for the defense next week."said Bresha..

Slyly dropping a Subpoena in her lap!!

And at home.....

"I've got enough for you to win your case most definitely...You can wrap this thing up quickly.."I said.

"I hope so...because I know Alexis is going crazy in stir...She's not used to being locked up."said Olivia.

"Is Anybody?" asked Beverly...

"Yeah,some people are in and out of the system...They're used to it." said Nelson.

"She's Not that type of girl...This is her first time ever being locked up...So far she's been holding out well."said Josie.

"Our day long visits with food really lifted her spirits...I could tell she looked forward to that!" said Olivia.

"Yeah and us doing her hair and bringing her fresh clothes, really made her day." said Beverly...

"Hi Guys!" said Bresha, walking in just then.

"How'd it go?" asked Nelson...

"Like a charm...She's been served and you'll all be happy to know.. Lt. Tragg was arrested by Sherrif's deputies for hassling me and he'll be gone until Monday..."said Bresha...

"Hallelujah!" said Olivia.

III-

SATURDAY MORNING-

For the first time in months's Sam Mother had a packed crowd in his diner.. He loved it...

We were all there...Our entire staff and their spouses.. Olivia and Me, Beverly and Nelson, Josie and Paris, Bresha and Tony and Alfreda and Rockland...

Lots of food was being served...

and of course, Yvette and Gary, Keith and Bee Bee, Sofia and Kahlil, Jade and Danny, Virginia and Jetty all joined us...

Jazzy, Dabnis, Kayla, Ray, Jessica, Chip, Zoey, Lem, and our new friends, Brookie and Sean and Natalie and David all joined us...

Even our cop friends were there...Lt. Sissy Van Buren and her detectives from the Criminal Investigation Division, and the FBI/ATF...When the news of Lt. Tragg being locked up for the weekend spread ...Everybody came out of the woodworks for breakfast...Like it used to be in the old days...All of us lawyers and cops eating together in one place...

Sam had known these people when they were just starting out...some as far back as when they were children, like Olivia, Beverly , their cousin Kayla... He remembered their parents bringing them in here.. Yvette...Her mother and father used to bring her in here as a child...Sissy, Duke, Angie, Tyriq.. he remembered when they were uniformed officers walking a beat, riding around in a squad car...Now they were detectives...They were family and he was sorry one man had alienated them , forced them to eat else where..   

Arthur Tragg was a polarizing presence...In many ways he was worse than his father and uncle....who were no prizes either.

He was glad he was locked up for the weekend.. He wished it could be longer.

IV-

MONDAY MORNING! FEDERAL COURT!!

The trial of Alexis Drake began...She was charged with Possession of a controlled substance, namely 9 kilos of Street ready Heroin.with intent to distribute....Which carried , for her.. if convicted ,10 years in Federal prison and deportation back to her native Canada upon her release. She was here on a work visa and a student visa.

"Your honor....Ms. Drake was in a very bad automobile accident as shown in these photos....The Police found 9 kilos of street ready heroin hidden under the Baby formula and the condensed milk she was supposed to be getting...Being that Ms. Drake is a Canadian citizen , we argue that she had a connection in Montreal who was supplying her with the street ready heroin that she planned to sell on the side to help her have money for school and to get an apartment and a car of her own..."argued U.S. Attorney Todd Dellums..

He showed the jury the Heroin packets taken from the car... he rested his case in two days saying.. "No One else had possesssion of this Heroin and the DEA didn't even know there was a Canadian connection...Clearly Ms. Drake was a new player ,planning to sell her package wholesale or to other drug organizations." he said..  "The Government rests." he said.

Sean Marks and Olivia argued that the government did not prove she was even aware of the presence of any Heroin and they certainly had no proof whatsoever that she planned to distribute it or sell it..

Beverly, Nelson, Josie and Bresha presented Eight charactor witnesses, former classmates, and staff members of her former job who testified to her good charactor.

On Cross, Todd got them to admit that they had no idea what she did in her private time away from them..  He was very skilled and convinced that this was an easy case for him to win... That he was going to be the man who ended Olivia and Beverly's win streak.

Olivia had one last ace to play and she played it.. She called Althena Tubbs to the stand.. She smiled at her and assured her that everything was okay..

Althena was sworn in and took the stand..

"Your honor....I would like to ask for a continuance so I can evaluate this surprise witness." protested Todd Dellums.

"What Surprise?  She's been mentioned in discovery for over a week...You've had ample time counselor, just like you had with the defense's other charactor witnesses...Motion denied.. Your witness counselor..."said Judge Jenkins..

''Mrs. Tubbs, you employed Ms. Drake as well as The now late Ms. Soros to rent a car and drive to a warehouse in Montreal where they picked up baby formula and condensed milk for your nursery twice a month..I understand the prices are much cheaper for that in Montreal than here in Philadelphia.. This is one of two businesses that you run...The other being a dry cleaning business is that correct?" asked Olivia.

"Yes, my late husband died and left these businesses in a shambles. I took the businesses over and made them both profitable." said Althena, smiling.

"Very Profitable..Both of these businesses were about to go belly up and then they both got a huge influx of cash that steadied them until they became solvent...Where did that cash come from Mrs. Tubbs? It's not mentioned on any of your tax returns for your businesses." asked Sean.. He looked at me and winked.

I had left no stones unturned..I had looked at everything.

"I-I-I _I uh er ruh took out business loans.."said Althena.

"From where? We checked every bank and every loan company in the city and we checked your financials and we couldn't find any loan payments or any loans taken out."said Beverly...

She Josie and I 

had looked tirelessly through everything trying to find evidence that she'd taken out a legitimate loan, but could find nothing.  We didn't expect to.

"Oh that's because it came from a bank in Montreal..." she replied..

"We checked that too.!...We couldn't find any bank or loan company in Montreal who loaned you money or any record of you paying the loan back...surely you would have began paying it back by now."said Josie..

"You employed one Adrina Soros before Alexis Drake came on... She was making the runs to Montreal and coming back.... My theory is that she must have discovered the extra cargo in with the baby formula and condensed milk and either quit on the spot or confronted you about it and you silenced her."said Nelson..

"OBJECTION!!! SPECULATION...PURE SPECULATION AND RELEVANCE...WHAT DOES ANY OF THIS HAVE TO DO WITH ALEXIS DRAKE AND THE DRUGS??" bellowed a very frustrated Todd Dellums..

"Mister Dellums, Mister Dellums please... Mr. Marks, Mrs. Bennett-Alexander...If you are going somewhere with this , wrap it up!"said Judge Jenkins...

"Yes Your Honor!"said Sean.

"Yes Your Honor...All of that is coming up."said Olivia.

Bresha walked up. "These are The Heroin Packets " she said ,showing the Jury..."See what they're wrapped in??...See the green label on the front of them??she said, showing the jury..

"We put a skirt and a Blouse in your dry cleaners the other day...For Ms. Drake... When we got it out it was wrapped in the exact same kind of plastic with the green label that comes from your dry cleaners..

The Heroin was street ready and wrapped in the same plastic from your dry cleaners..... YOU WRAPPED THE BAGGIES.... You sent the girls to Montreal....they unwittingly made the pick ups..and your people wrapped them and put them back in the rental cars...

"The DEA picked up your contact at the Rental Car Office.. He's agreed to testify that you were running the drugs..."said Beverly.

''We have bank records of a large amount of money transferred from your account to an account in Montreal, right before each trip was made by the two girls. You paid for the drugs up front and you were given the product in return to sell here." said Olivia.

"Ohhhh this is preposterous." said Althena Tubbs.

"Preposterous? I don't think so... Your husband died and left you guys nearly bankrupt...Your house was about to be taken from you...Then in six short months, your morgtage was paid off, Both of your businesses were solvent again and you got to live the life you were acustomed to...No Dry Cleaners or Nursery makes that kind of money." said Nelson.

"And one last thing... We have your phone records and Ms. Soros's phone records...There are 128 calls between you two in between the time of her last drop and the night she went into a coma.  You gave her a "Hot shot"  It should have killed her, but it didn't...Until two days ago when she finally died."said Sean..

''And the night our investigator put that phony story out that she had come out of her coma and was home..THAT WAS YOUR CAR That sped away from in front of her house..You no doubt wanted to see her to finish the job you started...Only, we were there..When you realized it was a trap..You fled.....I got the license plate number...It was your car.. "said Beverly.

"And that makes this MURDER!" said Olivia.,

"The Defense Rests!" said Sean.

TWENTY MINUTES LATER-

"The Jury came back fast....That's the quickest in my career." said Sean Marks.

"Is that good or bad?" asked Alexis...

''Well that depends... In my personal opinion, I think it's good.. The Government didn't prove anything as far as I'm concerned...and we gave them plenty of reasonable doubt, concerning your guilt." said Nelson.

"I was a detective and between that time and working as your investigator...I have never seen a jury come back this fast." I said.

"This was a four day trial..but I'm bettin they want to go home."laughed Beverly...

''We'll see."said Josie.

''We had pretty intelligent jurors...I'm sure they came back with the right verdict."said Bresha.

"That was a pretty creative defense Olivia, I'll give you that...but the jury didn't buy it. You should have taken the deal... She's going to have the book thrown at her...10 years and Deportation...You should have taken the deal Olivia." said Todd arrogantly.... He had had three hung juries and lost two cases to us already....He deeply feared losing another one to us and was trying to assure himself that he had won this very simple case...

"Is that what you know Todd or are you wishing and hoping?" said Olivia.  She was certain they had made a good enough case to get a full acquittal.

"Has the jury come to a decision?  This was certainly quick." said Judge Jenkins.

"WE HAVE YOUR HONOR!" said the Jury Forewoman, who passed the verdict to the Bailiff, who passed it to the Judge... She read it...her face betraying no emotion and passed it to the Baillif..

"Read it!" she said.

"IN THE MATTER OF UNITED STATES VS. ALEXIS CAMPBELL DRAKE  ON COUNT ONE ,POSSESSION  OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE, WE FIND THE DEFENDENT- NOT GUILTY!!!"

"COUNT TWO- KNOWING POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE , WE FIND THE DEFENDENT- NOT GUILTY!!!"

The Jury was polled and they all to a man and woman said "NOT GUILTY!!"

GAME SET MATCH! WE WON!!

"THANK YOU SO MUCH!! THANK YOU!!! MY LONG NIGHTMARE IS OVER!" said Alexis Drake, hugging Sean Marks.

"I told you I'd get you out of this."said Sean smiling and happy over besting his friend, Todd Dellums in court.

"OHHHHH AND THANK YOU OLIVIA AND BEVERLY!" said Alexis ,hugging both of them...Her handcuffs were taken off and she was released immediately from custody..It felt good to be free again...She wouldn't be facing prison or deportation...

Olivia and her niece, leaped in the air and high fived each other, shouting

"WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WEEEEEEEEEEE!" as they now customarily did after a courtroom victory...

"MISTER DONNIE RAY, YOU DID ONE HELL OF AN INVESTIGATION, THANK YOUUUUU!" said Alexis, hugging me..

"It was really simple, once I got put on the right track.." I said.

"HOW DOES IT FEEL BEING FREE AND VINDICATED?" asked Nelson.

"OH IT FEELS GREAT!!!I'm going to reapply for my student visa and my work visa."said Alexis...

"Oh and thank you Josie and Bresha...." she said.

"If you need help getting your Student and Work Visas, call me and Bree, we can help you." said Josie.

"Yes, we can help you!" said Bresha.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Todd Dellums stood in disbeleif..  He was soo sure he had won this case...So sure he had the hot hand, the upper hand and just like that... He lost and lost big.. He had now lost to us three times...

"I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!! I JUST DON'T BELIEVE THIS...." he said and slammed his fist on the table.. He kicked a trash can and then walked out of the courtroom without looking our way or saying a word...

''Olivia, Thank you and Beverly and Donnie Ray, Nelson, Josie and Bresha for everything, for all of your help...I couldn't have done this without help from you guys...Your facilities  and your fine tuning and your investigation.Thank you."said Sean Marks.

"Oh you are sooooo welcome Sean....If you need us again, we are just a phone call away.."said Olivia.. "Oh look someone is here to see you...Hi Brooke."said Olivia.

"Hi Olivia, Hi Guys, Congratulations." said Sean's wife, Brooke, who had been at the trial all four days.

"Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiii baby." she said seductively..

"Hiiiiiiiii Brooke."said Sean, who was very aroused..

She rewarded him with a nice soft kiss..

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM LOOK AT MY WINNER!" she cooed.

"AWWWWWWWWWWWW, OH MY GODDDD!" he moaned.

Standing at a distance was "Bull" Bailey who had the day off and was observing the trial and it's aftermath... Seeing these two kissing was more than he could bare..He was livid... He stomped his foot and stormed out of the courthouse also...

We noticed him stomping his foot and leaving..

"Another Happy Customer?" mused Nelson..

Olivia, Beverly, Myself, Alexis, Josie and Bresha burst into loud raucous laughter..

As Sean and his wife ,Brooke continued to kiss passionately....

EPILOUGE

Althena Tubbs fled Philadelphia immediately!...She was arrested by the FBI in Maine and returned to Philadelphia to stand trial for Drug Charges and Murder... She was convicted and sentenced to 10 years to Life.. She is in a women's federal prison in Southern California.

WEEKS LATER-

We were the guests of Marla Livingston of all people.

"Olivia.....If you see Alexis...Tell her that I said I'm sorry for everything...How is she doing anyway?" asked Marla Livingston.

''She's doing well...We got her Student and work Visas re-established. My Realtor got her a nice inexpensive apartment... She bought herself a nice used car and she's back in school.. Community College... She's also working there as an administrative assistant during the day and going to school at night.. Her working there off sets her costs for tuition.. We are also helping her with her application for U.S. Citizenship...She's doing well.." said Olivia.

Me, Beverly, Nelson ,Josie and Bresha enjoyed the Tea and Pastries..

"My Husband and I's marriage is stronger now than it's ever been...We are getting ready to go to Paris for a romantic second honeymooon.....I called you here Olivia because I want to be put on retainer.. I want your firm to handle all of our business and personal ventures from now on.." said Marla.

Olivia smiled.. It appeared that alls well that ends well after all.

FOR SLC!