Cold Chill On A Warm Spring Morning!

 

 

 

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, 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

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

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

JUDGES CHAMBERS-

Judge Joseph Menken looked at the files on us...

Who he was really interested in was Ms. Yvette.....He meant to have her......

There was considerably less people on the train into work this morning... Yvette had given us all off today , Jessica and Chip had taken off and Karen had given Brookie, Natalie and David off today and Sean had taken the day off as well.

"They're all off...but don't worry...Me and you  are off at 12:30 today Virginia.." Ms Yvette said to Virginia..

"Oh soooo cool.. Thank you....wanna go shoe shopping with me?" asked Ms. Virginia..

"Sure and we can grab some lunch too! Come with us Jetty." Ms. Yvette joked.

"Ummmmmmm wonderful.."said Jetty,laughing.

''Sure is lonely today.." said Jazzy.

"Kinda like how it was before they all moved into the building." said Dabnis..

"I remember...I'm kind of used to everybody being here now."said Kayla.

"Yeah I am too! "said Ray...

"It does seem a bit empty today, but they all deserve it..they worked hard.."said Paris.

"Yeah they did. They have been humpin..."said Tony....

Rockland's mind was still on Judge Menken and his shenanigans...

Home we had used this time to make crazy love all night and morning long..

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

My eyes popped out of my head..

She giggled..

"Ready for round two hot stuff? " she said alluringly .We had made love all night long..

"From the size of the boner....I'll take that as a yes....Oh My GODDDDD!" she exclaimed..

I pulled her towards me...

"Is this something you bought at Bridget's store the other day?" I asked.

"Yes...The panties and the top...you like it? Natalie was with me...She told me you would love it.." she giggled..

"Natalie has good tastes." I said..

I undressed and  slipped her panties down and off  and took her into my arms and kissed her softly....

I'm glad you like these!" she gushed.

"Ohhhhh my godddd, Bee Bee..."I moaned...

"Ummmmmm, ouuuuuuuuuuuu you are so hard....Ouuuuuu, look at youuuu! I figure that's a yes." she exclaimed as she stroked me lightly...

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

Soon we were making love passionately on top of the bed..Oblivious to everything else and everybody.

The next EIGHT TO NINE HOURS, all we were thinking about was each other..

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

Sofia and Kahlil were lying across the bed..

Kissing ,fondling and laughing..

He slipped her panties down and off...

"I got these from Bridget's store...The one she opened in the Bayside Mall...Natalie was with me, she suggested I buy these...She said they'd drive you crazy...

"I have to thank Natalie." said Kahlil...

Sofia giggled.

.

"OHHHHHHHH MAMASITA!!!" he moaned..

"OUUUUUUUUUUU PAPI...AYE MIOS DIOS!" Sofia moaned  as she rode him on the side of the bed until neither one of them could take anymore...

before they too were making sweet love for the next EIGHT TO NINE HOURS!

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Jade and Danny Ho were really giving their bed quite a workout...Danny had taken the day off to be with Jade..they were like the rest of us, spending it in bed...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU DANNY....OHHHHHHHHHHH!" she screamed.

"JADDDDDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" he yelled out as the bed squeaked and rocked from side to side.

Kissing and moving up and down on each other in bed...

Hours of coital bliss

both in the bed and on the floor... It seems we all couldn't wait to get at each other...

"Oh My God!!!" said Chip, staring at his beautiful wife, Jessica.

"What? What are you staring at? Me??" she giggled.

Jessica, a very passionate woman  wanted to make love.. She welcomed having this day off...She loved the way her husband was looking at her.

Chip stared at her...She was beautiful 

He slipped her dress off....

"Papiiiiii, Aye Mios Dios....you are so hard....and so damn big." she said.

"ALL FOR YOU MAMASITA!" he said...

"You sound so cute when you try to speak Spanish..." she said.

He ran his hands down into her lacy bikini panties...unhooking her bra and slipping the panties down and off..

"Ummmmmmmmmmmm.." she moaned...

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu  weeeee…Aye Papi!!!" ..." Jessica cooed...in between their hot smouldering kisses..

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH  MYYYYYYYYYYY!" he moaned.. Excited out of his mind, near delirium...

Chip lifted Jessica's petite body up and entered her. slowly...He couldn't believe how soft and wet she was....

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu weeee, Ouuu weeeeee...Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu weeeeeee….yes...
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!  OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! YESSSss!  Aye yi yiiiiiii Aye Mios Dios!!"  Jessica moaned as Chip lifted her up and long stroked her...

"Ouuu PAPI...you are ready..." said Jessica....her legs shaking..tears streaming down her face...

"I should be used to this by now...my goodness...Aye Mios Dios, Aye yi yiiiiii" She said as they embraced and kissed each other passionately.

She stroked him softly...He was throbbing and shaking...Jessica whispered to him...

"It's alright...just relax....calm down...Don't get too excited....papi" she said..

An  impossible task....

The kissing got hotter and more passionate....and within minutes Chip was sitting on the side of the bed and Jessica was sitting on top of him, easing herself down on his waiting penis..and moving up and down..

This was his favorite position,because he could look at her and kiss her passionately...

"Ohhhhhhhhhhh, Ohhhhhhhhh baby....Ouuuuu,easy Papi...ouuuuu" she moaned...

"Damnnnnnnnnnnnn gurlllllll.ohhhhhhhh, you feel so good." Chip moaned... as he thrusted faster and faster inside of her....She was so round, so soft, so warm....

She wrapped her legs around him so she could take all of him in and he continued....as she moaned and groaned...They slowed it down some and got into a slow rhythm...

"Ouuuuu,ummmmm, I love you so much Papi." she moaned..

"I love you too Jessica..."he  moaned..nearly out of breath as they continued to make sweet love...

 EIGHT TO NINE HOURS of sweet and intense lovemaking went by....

 "Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...ouuuuuu, you're as hard as an iron pipe..ouuuuuuu.." she cooed as she moved up and down...up and down...

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.. Jessica"I said.


"THANK YOU PAPI!"she said.

She laughed and then tossed her head back...moaning softly...Her body quivering softly....Her breathing getting heavy...

"Ohhhhh...Ohhh my god  PAPI...Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..YES....YESSSSSSSSSSS"she moaned...

"Ouuuuuuu...Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh JESSICA....Ohhh my goddd.."Chip moaned as she moved up and down on him...

TWO TO THREE MORE HOURS of sweet lovemaking followed...They were both enjoying themselves immensely.....

Jessica riding him softly and slowly and Chip was nearly losing his mind....He was like a machine tonight.....He wanted to cum at this point, He was exhausted... but he couldn't...

Jessica was sweating profusely and laughing one minute and crying the next....She began to climax slowly,intensely...her body shaking and she smiling the sweetest smile he had ever seen....

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.." she moaned...When Chip came it was so surprising and so intense that he began to shake himself....

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" He moaned...

"OUUUUUUUUU PAPI...OUUUUUUUUUU!" Jessica moaned.. This had been just what she had needed..

They cuddled in the bed softly....

"That was nice..Whoooooooooooooooo..." she said.

"That was better than nice..."said Chip.

Chip rested in between her thighs...

Home after a long day.......and six blocks away.....Brooke and Sean relaxed in their  home.

"Well Mr. Marks....We are Hommmmmmmme" said Brooke.

It's so nice having a day off in the middle of the week... "said Sean...

"Yesssss it is...We deserve it....We've really been working hard lately." whispered Brooke.

Alexa played cool smooth jazz that they both loved.

  "Stop staring at me  like that...You look like you want to rip my clothes off." laughed Brooke.

"I've been thinking about taking your clothes off all day..."said Sean...

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu You have?  Well don't rip this dress off....It cost me a mint..Let me take it off.." cooed Brooke.

They kissed passionately.....

He lifted her dress over her head...

marveling at her pretty panties....

"Ohhhhhhhhhhh...Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh...OHHHHHHH MY GOD BROOKE, THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL!" he said as he slipped her panties down...

"I'm glad you like them." she whispered....

He spread her legs and placed her on the bathroom sink counter and slowly and gently entered her...kissing her softly...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU HUSSSSBAND...UMMMMMMMMMMM!" she moaned.. her legs moving frantically and sweat and tears streaming down her face...

She was so soft, so wet...he was once again losing his mind...

Brooke was delirious.....

"I LOVE YOU SEAN!" she whispered...

"I LOVE YOU TOO BROOKIE!" he moaned...

Natalie was right...He went crazy over her new panties and matching bra.

As she sat on him, moving up and down as slow as she could....savoring every minute....Her body trembling.... Sean looking as if his eyes had rolled up into the back of his head...She had two back to back orgasms....

They had a new smart bed that didn't squeak or rattle...No need in everybody knowing they were screwing and screwing well..

FOR THE NEXT SEVEN TO EIGHT HOURS!

Next Door

Natalie and David stared in each others eyes...   She was surprisingly still nervous...Realizing she was a married lady now and this was her husband...She still couldn't believe it!!!

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuu you couldn't wait could you?" she asked..

"No I couldn't....I just kept staring at you ...all yummy and what not!" said David.

He was crazy about her!  It was so obvious..

And she was now admittedly crazy about him too!

"You think I'm Yummy?" she asked, smiling..

"YESSSSSs!" he said softly...

The kissing got hotter and more passionate...David dug his hands deep into her panties , while she snaked her hands into his boxers...

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM YOU STAY HARD DON'T YOU?" she asked.... Everytime she felt it, it was rock hard....She stroked it softly.....

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU DAVID!!! LOOK AT YOUUU! UMMMMMMMMMMMM" she said.

"When I'm around you I am!" he said..

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" he moaned..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she cooed silently as he slipped her panties down her legs and she stepped out of them, caressing and fondling his engorged and erect penis softly...

"Myyyyyyyyyyyy goodness David you are huge...!" she said..

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" he moaned.

David sat on the side of the bed....Natalie eased herself down on him.....

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU DAVIDDDDDD!" she moaned...

"AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW LAWDDDDDDDDD NATALIE!" he cried out!

She was near delirium moving up and down..

They made sweet love for the next EIGHT TO  NINE HOURS!

"AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW LAWDDDDDDDDD NATALIE! I GET ON TOP OF YOU AND I CAN'T STOP" he cried out.

"I'VE UH NOTICED THAT! BUT I'M OUUUUUUUUUU NOT COMPLAINING..OH MY GODDDDDD!!!!OUUUUUUUU!" she said, smiling.

She laughed as he began to cum, the faces he made..

She was totally satisfied...She felt so good, she felt as if she might burst....

She lie on top of him..  

''Well you look happy!" she whispered.

"I am very happy" he said, softly rubbing her butt , while she continued to stroke him softly..

"I'm Happy too!" she whispered as they both dozed off..

Brooke and Natalie 's careers were where they wanted them to be at this point...both practicing the kind of law they wanted and both married and living next door to each other in a nice neighborhood, not far from great friends....It didn't get much better than this..

II-

THAT SAME MORNING!

Just like Lt. Tragg, Judge Menken went to the wrong building looking for us... Our Old Building....Our Old Suite. The lights were out in our old suite...and the doors locked.

. He figured we were all off after getting an acquittal in our last two trials... He was right, but he still had the wrong building..Like Lt. Tragg, he had no idea where we actually worked.

And as for Lt. Tragg,

 He sat in a cell on the sixth floor of the courthouse...Known as "The Cooler"

He was seething....Thinking about how all of us..The Husbands of the women he routinely hassled all jumped to Jade and Natalie's defense...How it looked like we all were about to beat him...He was livid..He'd handle that the next time he saw us, he vowed.. He had a thick skull...He learned nothing.

ONE WEEK LATER-

Ms. Yvette placed a glossy on our conference room table...

"This, boys and girls is our newest client...Jeffrey Whitman.....He was convicted of the First degree murder of his wife two summers ago.....and sentenced to Life without parole ,plus 20 years..." she said.

"He had three good attorneys and an investigator. They quit on him at the last minute....."

"On a warm July night in the summer. of 2021..He's accused of killing his estranged wife , Julie, mother of his his two daughters, aged 18 and 16...They had been married for 19 years and had just recently seperated , was talking to her mother on the phone when her mother  heard a scream...and then the phone went dead...Her mother called the police...They arrived and found his wife, Julie Whitman, dead...she'd been murdered...beaten to death with a blunt object that has yet to be found....Within 72 Hours, our favorite Lieutenant ,Arthur Tragg arrested Jeffrey Whitman and charged him with the murder.... He denied it..He denied being in the area...He said he and his wife had a cordial relationship despite the impending divorce... He hired Abrams, Zucker and Abrams Attorneys at law...And they hired a very capable investigator... He and the Medical Examiners Office found no prints and not one bit of DNA belonging to Jeffrey Whitman at the scene of the crime.. They did discover blood and DNA belonging to a roomer, Scotty Balsalm ,who rented a room from Julie on the door handle.. He was questioned and he said that he discovered the body and he left immediately... They found DNA under Julie's fingernails that didn't belong to Balsalm or Jeff Whitman.... They discovered several phone calls made to Julie from Scotty and a trove of love letters , emails and texts he sent to her... From what friends say... He was obsessed with her...but she didn't share his feelings and two days before her death, She had asked him to leave... Three days after her murder... Scotty Balsalm committed suicide... He didn't leave a note...

It looked like the defense had a good case and then , an anonymous tip was called in and they found a

bag with Jeffrey's fingerprints and DNA all over it.. 200K in cash, a passport and a man's toupee' 

He admitted after he learned of his wife's death...He had planned to flee, believing and rightfully so that he would be charged..

He and his wife both had life insurance polices on each other for 750K.... He cashed in his policy and used it to pay for his legal defense.

There was enough to mount a defense of reasonable doubt....but his lawyers and their investigator quit on him...and he was forced to use a Public Defender....

The Public Defender did the best he could...but he was found guilty and sentenced to Life , no parole,plus twenty years.

He's been in prison since November... He has reached out to McCluskey/Cozen/Connor and Pratt for a defense.. It was reffered to us.. He's using part of that Life Insurance policy to pay us...He insists that he is innocent." said Ms. Yvette.

''Wowww, this sounds like a case..Jessica and Chip would be bringing to us.."said Bee Bee.

"Yeah ,really!" I said.

"Well some cases get by them I suppose..This one is all ours huh?" said Sofia..

"Lucky us."said Kahlil..

"The investigator on the first team left very detailed notes....That's something to start from..."said Jade..

"Well, we have trial transcripts...and witness statements... Me and Sofia will go over them with a fine tooth comb..."said Bee Bee.

''And we'll do our research...Like Cases, Laws pretaining to Capital Murder cases, Prdicates, the works."said Sofia..

"And we'll start preparing appeals..."I said.

"Prepare for a long bumpy ride."said Kahlil.

"I'll be working on that with you.."said Ms. Yvette..

"I can help you with writing an appeal for a new trial... I kinda got good at that.." said Ms. Virginia..

"I gotta good team.." said Ms. Yvette.. "Group Hug!" she said..

She hugged us all!

So we had a new case...

Meanwhile at the courthouse..

Someone was on our case....

"Joe , what brings you here this morning?" asked Judge Rabin Preen.

"I need you to do me a favor...Any upcoming trials coming involving Yvette Jones -Lockwood...Take this name down...

Yvette Jones-Lockwood...I want her trials directed to my court...Can you do that for me?" asked Judge menken..

"Okay, but she usually sends those two cute little female attorneys , who work for her here and they pick from the pool whichever Judge is up that they like.."said Rabin..

He was speaking of Bee Bee and Sofia.

''Well the hell with that...You assign their cases to my courtroom...." said Judge Joe Menken..

"Can I ask why? I've never had a Judge request a certain attorney...That's not how it's done.."said Rabin.

"I'm just asking this favor, now can you do that for me please?" asked Joe Menken..

"Okay Joe...but this is highly irregular." said Rabin.

III-

Judge Joe Menken hired the services of Private Investigator, Bert Vandenberg to track Ms. Yvette's movements...

"They've been quite busy....Yvette Jones-Lockwood and two of her protoge's, Keith Jones and Kahlil Ahmed have been trying to get the Life sentence ,plus 20 years conviction of one Jeff Whitman overturned....

Despite a brilliant appeal...They have failed in four straight State Appellate Courts to get his conviction overturned.....

Then last week they presented their case in front of a fifth State Appellate court and their appeal was granted... His 2022 Conviction was overturned and he was granted a new trial..... Had they have been unsuccessful in this court, they would have had to take their case to the State Supreme Court...I don't think they wanted to do that....

Yvette along with Attorneys Beatrice Evans-Jones, Keith Jones, Sofia Garcia-Ahmed,Kahlil Ahmed and investigator, Jade Lee , traveled to Stanga State Prison, where they gave their client the good news...

He was released on his own recognizance by a local judge there and ordered to wear an electronic ankle monitoring device.

until his new trial has concluded...This is the first time in over 17 months ,he's been out of jail...

They're home in Philadelphia today..." said Bert Vandenberg....

"Good , Good...And that's the trial that will wind up in my courtroom.... This is a well heeled ,paying client...Not some indigent Black client.....They really would not look good if they lost this case....Thank you Bert...." said Joe Menken..

"You'll get my bill!" said Bert as he left the office.....

He looked at a glossy of Yvette, taken a few weeks ago....

"Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm , now I've got you where I want you Ms. Yvette, heh heh heh..." he laughed.

Ms. Yvette was home right now....

"Virginia, thank you so much for helping me write that appeal...It was great and it gave the kids, such an education..I treasure you..."said Ms. Yvette.

''Yeah, shame you had to go to 5 State Appellate courts before you got his conviction overturned...I know a lot of attorneys who would have given up after two losses."said Virginia.

"I'm teaching them about loss and how you get up and keep on going and you don't give up....We don't lose in court....Knock on wood with our trials, but we have lost with appeals and they have to learn to keep on fighting and to adjust....I had no doubt that we were eventually going to get his case overturned...We had too good of an argument."said Yvette.

"You're a good person Yvette, Keith, Bee Bee, Sofia and Kahlil are lucky to have you as a Mentor, a Teacher and a friend..and so am I....See you tomorrow honey."said Virginia, hugging Yvette...

and walking down the street to her house.

Gary had been in the kitchen....He walked into the living room with drinks..

"Cheers, to my little winner..."said Gary...

"Ummmmmmmmm..I haven't won anything yet....Just a new trial...Now I've got to win his freedom in court.."said Yvette as she and Gary gulped down their drinks...

"I'm sure your client feels like he got a win, getting his sentence overturned and being released from prison..." said Gary...

"Oh yeah...He was overjoyed... I just hope it's not short lived....At any rate...my team is ready...Bee Bee and Sofia  

really prepared, studying the laws pertaining to this kind of case, looking up predicates, and studying general laws and motions used in this case by the prosecutor... They studied witness statements and the autopsy and crime scene reports 

while Keith Kahlil and Virginia and me prepared the appeals.

Jade met with the investigator from his former legal team and compared notes and talked to some of the detectives and uniformed officers who also worked on the case.... We are building him a robust defense."said Yvette.

"You guys have been nothing if not thorough the entire time you've been together...So my little winner, how bout a kiss?" asked Gary..

"Come here, get some of this sugar..." whispered Ms. Yvette, giggling as she and Gary began to kiss..

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...I think we'd better take this upstairs.....To the bedroom.." she whispered..

"Oh I agree." said Gary as Yvette took him by the hand and led him to their bedroom, where she took off her heels and her dress....

"Ohhhhhhhhh Vetttie!" Gary moaned..."These are beautiful.." he said.

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu, Thank You....I bought these at Bridget's new store in the Bayside Mall...!" she cooed softly...as he slipped her panties down...and off..

He lifted her up and slowly entered her.....She gasped as he plunged inside of her...She was wet, she was so soft and she smelled like a newborn baby.....Gary was delirious ...not knowing if he was coming or going...Yvette held on to him for dear life as her body trembled....

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!! WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" she squealed with delight.

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM , Gary I'm gonna give you the ride of lifeeeeee!" Ms. Yvette cooed as she moved up and down on him on the side of the bed, driving Gary out of this world...

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM....."moaned Gary....

Soon they were humped over the bed, both of them laughing deliriously...

and then making sweet love over the next EIGHT TO NINE HOURS....

"Good Luck tomorrow baby!"said Gary as Yvette lay on top of him, trying to catch her breath...

''Wouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu thank you Gary,,, ummmmmmm I love youuuu!" she said.

"You know I love you." he whispered in her ear... She giggled right before she dozed off to sleep.

IV-

Our client, Jeff Whitman sat in Sam Mother's Diner enjoying breakfast....Ankle Monitor or not..it beat standing in the prison chow line, getting food on a metal tray ,surrounded by other convicted men....

It was nice to feel a warm spring breeze, Nice to see women, nicer still to be able to get up and leave when he felt like it..Nice to be free.....He didn't think he'd ever be free again..

He smiled when he saw us walking in...We sat down with him..

"Good Morning Jeff....Did you get a good night's sleep last night?" asked Ms. Yvette.

"I certainly did..I went and visited my mother in the nursing home...She cried..She didn't think she'd live to see me free again...I visited my sisters and my two daughters....They were all happy to see me..I'm looking forward to this trial...You guys are much better lawyers than that last team I had..They folded like a kitchen tent..." said Jeff..

"Well we certainly are going to try to to be better than they were...One thing we aren't going to do and that's bail on you."said Bee Bee.

"I couldn't believe that firm bailed on you...They're one of the most respected firms in the region." I said.

"Yes and they didn't want to sully their hands with a nasty ole murder trial....."said Jeff..

''Well don't worry...We've "sullied" our hands with plenty of nasty ole murder trials and we've been very successful."said Sofia.

''Yes and we plan to be successful with this trial."said Kahlil.

"Indeed....The Investigator they hired was very good, very thorough...He and I compared notes and talked a lot..He thought they could have won the case...he said there was credible evidence to prove your innocence."said Jade.

"He was good..and he was furious that they pulled out, mid-trial..The Public Defenders I had, just had a full plate and not enough time to prepare after they bailed and as a result.. I was convicted.. The Prosecutor was a douche bag.....It was the D.A.'s son....Christopher Garcetti....He wouldn't listen to reason..." said Jeff.

''Well don't worry about it..We aren't going to bail and we plan a robust defense..."said Yvette..

'What we are going to do right now is join you in breakfast.." she said.

Our Food arrived....We chowed down.... We had two hours before we were supposed to be in court...

"Jetty has a point about one thing...This is good eating." I said.

"Yes indeed.."said Kahlil.

"Yes, he is correct about that.." said Bee Bee as we enjoyed Chicken with Waffles, Buttermilk Biscuits and Gravy, Hash browns and sausage..

"I'm just glad we have time and don't have to rush our food down."said Sofia.

"The Stars must have aligned...Seems like everything has broken our way."said Yvette.

"Well Not everything.." said Jade ,pointing to Lt. Tragg, who had just walked in... We hadn't seen him in two weeks...We had been busy at work in our building  and in State Appeals Court and up at Stanga..

"Well ,Well ,Well Look who it is... Yvette and her youthful band of would be saviors.." he sneered..

"Look who it is...The douche bag who sent me up.... I've seen Douche Bag two up at Stanga... He's in Protective Custody.....On any given day there is someone there, someone who wants to stick a shiv in his back....How have you been doing Sergeant?" said Jeff..

"That's Lieutenant you Hockey Puck....So this is who you're defending Vettie?....You guys don't have enough current cases, you have to keep reopening my old, closed cases?" asked Lt. Tragg...

"We take the cases that come across our desk...We don't chase cases...Now...He is our present client...You know that...So go and order your breakfast....and leave us alone...Nothing you say is going to change that!"said Yvette..

"OHHHH AND I'VE GOT SOMETHING TO SAY TO YOU TWO GUYS WHO GOT YOUR COURAGE UP AND HAD THE NERVE TO GET IN MY FACE...IF YOU EVER-"he said.

"ARTIE!!! I WANT YOU TO LEAVE!  LEAVE NOW!"came the voice of Sam Mother..

"WHAT?? I HAVEN'T ORDERED YET!" said Lt. Tragg..

"GET THE HELL OUT !!! AND I'D APPRECIATE IT IF YOU FOUND SOMEWHERE ELSE TO EAT!!!GET OUT NOW OR I'LL CALL THE SHERRIF!" bellowed Sam Mother. "I WILL NOT HAVE YOU HASSLING MY CUSTOMERS!! OUTTTTTTTTTTTT!" he said.

He turned and stormed out....Amid clapping and whistling and cheering. He was both embarrassed and hurt.

TWO HOURS LATER-

COURTROOM A- 11:00 AM.

Chris Garcetti, the original Prosecutor was here to try to the case over.. He didn't want to retry this case..He had won it after all..He had gunned down a top law firm and then practically bullied a couple of overworked, underpaid Public Defenders and got a victory.. He was irritated that he now faced Yvette and her attorneys in a re-trial...Why was this being re-tried?? How did he get in contact with them??

Lt. Tragg was seething...Having been thrown out of Sam Mother's diner hours ago and insulted by the defendent, Jeff Whitman, who he particularly had a deep dislike for... It was one of the few cases he had won, A case he didn't expect to have to relive...He was irritated and furious that Yvette and her four snot nosed attorneys were now involved in this..Why was this being re-tried?? How did he get in contact with them??

The Answer to that was that Jeff Whitman's sister and the sister of his late wife, neither who believed he was guilty ,got in contact with McCluskey/Cozen/Connor and Pratt and asked for Yvette Jones -Lockwood specifically.. They had seen them on HARD BOTTOM recently and was impressed.

We all stood in the courtroom....No one there surprised us...We knew that Chris Garcetti had tried the original case, We knew that Lt. Tragg was the arresting officer...and we knew that the Judge in the original case had unfortunately died a year ago....So the only mystery was...Who was going to be the judge in this case?

That Mystery was answered, a moment later..

Judge Joe Menken walked in...Surprising us all....He looked at Yvette and smiled..He whispered in her ear...

"Hello Ms. Yvette!" he said..  "The fate of this man and this trial is solely in my hands and solely up to you....Heh heh heh, if you know what I mean and I know you do...heh heh heh!" he laughed..

A chill went down Yvette's spine......

(CONCLUSION NEXT)