Ingersol

ONE WEEK AGO...

"Black female, age 29, her name according to her drivers license is Cassandra Ingersol.....She's a school teacher....Cause of death is manual strangulation..." said a CSI man ,looking at the body..as a crime scene photographer snapped photos...

"Body temp and lividity says she's been dead at least six to seven hours..." said Dr. Marcy Martin...

"She's had sex in the past seven hours....There is semen in her panties and on her  night gown...and There is a used condom in the trash can." said Dr. Hazel Baylor.

"She's got a wedding band....Where is the husband?" asked a CSI man..

'Yes, where is the husband?" asked Lt. Tragg, who arrived on the scene..

Hazel sighed... "He's not here...As you say, YOU'RE THE DETECTIVE!  IT'S YOUR JOB TO FIND HIM!" she said.. She detested this man and it was not lost on him...

"I could do without your smart remarks Dr. Baylor...." snarled Lt. Tragg.

"YOU KNOW WHAT I COULD DO WITHOUT?" snarled Dr. Hazel Baylor...

"Hey Hey..Heyyyyyy...folks, we've got a body here...Are you guys finished.?"asked Dr. Marcy Martin, trying to avoid a conflict...

"Yeah, we've got all we can get from here." said a CSI man..

"Can we move the body lieutenant?" asked Dr. Marcy Martin..

"Yeah, get the body out of here.. Boys, find the husband...Bring him in for questioning."said Lt. Tragg.

The body was placed in a body bag and strapped to a gurney.

At that very moment...We were as far away from that as possible...In our building down by Penns Landing..

We were all sitting down for breakfast....Something we didn't do when the six of us worked in our old building..If we didn't eat at Sam Mother's , We bought breakfast sandwiches off of one of the trucks in front of our building and ate at our desks...We all liked this, eating breakfast with all of our friends every morning and not just breakfast, but lunch and dinner too!

"Goood Morning folks...We had a nice weekend didn't we?" said Jazzy, who was extra happy this morning..
 

Her husband, Dabnis agreed... Nothing like a shopping trip to Bayside , Roller Skating and an overnight stay in their hotel...with everybody on one floor..Olivia and Beverly really know how to plan a weekend."said Dabnis.

"Yeah ,that spa was the bomb..." said Kayla..

"So was that Jacuzzi in our rooms."agreed Ray, her husband..

"Oh No Doubt, Bresha loved that Jacuzzi." said Tony Billips.

"So did I....I didn't want to get out..."said Jessica.

Her husband Chip just smiled.. Laughing at how good his wife looked, nude in the Jacuzzi.

"B.L. and I enjoyed it too...."said Karen, who along with her boyfriend, B.L. had spent the night with Olivia and Beverly Friday and had loaded up on the buses , Sunday Morning and headed to nearby suburb, Bayside for a day of shopping  and eating and drinking in their favorite Bayside Bar and Grill and then Roller Skating that night and instead of coming back, spending the night and part of Sunday in a nearby hotel with a spa and jacuzzi's in each room....

"This was as much fun as I've had in awhile in one weekend.."said Natalie..

''We must do that again."said her husband, David, who had the time of his life.

"Yesssssssssss" agreed Brooke..

"This weekend is Laundry Day..." said her husband, Sean.

"Yeah, we are ready for that." said Paris...

 "We've found a way to make something as mundane as doing laundry...Fun." said Yvette.

"Yeah, because we do it together in a nice ,clean ,modern laundromat with lots of food and drink.,"said Keith Jones.

"And all of us get to dish, watch TV, play cards and hang out together."said Bee Bee.

"It almost feels like college...Even after we left college and moved into those apartments, we didn't have this much fun." said Sofia.

"Except those rooftop parties ,when all of you guys came."said Kahlil.

"Yes those were fun..." said Jade..

"Sounds like it!I'm just glad I'm here for all of this." said Virginia.

"Me too." said Paris.

"Ditto." said Tony Billips...

"It's nice that none of us have to be in court this week, at least so far." said Yvette.

"You better knock on wood baby!" said Jetty.

"You're right Jetty." said Yvette, laughing.

II-

The "Fishbowl" , the nickname the police gave their interrogation room.  Jonathan Ingersol, the husband of the slain, 

"Look this is the third time you've brought me down here...I told you...Yes..I had sex with Cassandra..she is still my wife...Even though we are seperated and were getting a divorce, we still hooked up and had sex...We didn't hate each other...We had sex....I left around 1:30 AM to go back to my place... I wasn't living with her...I went to a speakeasy not too far from the neighborhood and I have a witness....Her name is Wilma Slate." said Jonathan Ingersol.

"You've told me that, and we've gone to the so called "speakeasy" you talk about...It's closed and this Wilma Slate you 've named is not at her address and hasn't been for a few days." said Lt. Tragg.

"That's because she's in jail...She's up at Valhalla and has been up there for a few days....You call yourself a detective? You should have known that! " said Attorney Jillian Baranski.

"Jillian? Aren't you an Assistant District Attorney?? What are you doing here?" asked Lt. Tragg.

"Not anymore...I quit the D.A.'s Office awhile ago...I'm an Associate Attorney at McClusky/Cozen/Connor & Pratt now...and  I am acting as his defense... I believe you've had him here the legal allotted time...If you're not going to charge him, then we are leaving...Grab your things Jonathan." she said.

Jonathan Ingersol got up and walked out with Jillian...

Lt. Tragg stared atthem both balefully.

"I'm not a Defense Attorney Jonathan...I've basically prosecuted....but we have some great defense attorneys at my firm....I'm going to get in contact with them now." said Jillian.

"I'm thankful for anything you can do for me Ms. Baranski." said Jonathan.

That was last week.. That leads us to TODAY-

We were all meeting in our conference room..

 "So that's where we were...Bee Bee and Sofia did meet with Wilma Slate once..They got a signed affadavit and a tape recorded statement from her. stating that she was with you from 1:45 AM-3:00 Am just like you said.." said Yvette.

"With her dead, that affadavit and even that tape recording means very little.."It means little without her live testimony ...A good ADA will say that is so much hearsay..."I said.

"Geee Husband, try not to sound so optimistic." joked my wife, Bee Bee..

"I said it yesterday and I'll say it again today..''Damn it...Luck is certainly not on our side with this case." said Sofia.

"Unforetunately, you can't pick and choose the situations your client is going to be in." said her husband, Kahlil.

"That SpeakEasy you said you were at Jonathan is closed...and it doesn't look like anybody was ever there." said Jade.

"Those places are mostly illegal...If they get word in the wind that the cops may pay them a visit, they close up shop with a quickness and move on."said Ms. Virginia, who had as much street sense as she did legal knowledge..

"Ms. Virginia is right...I don't know the bartender's name or anybody else working in that joint...I just knew Wilma Slate...She was my alibi." said Jonathan...

'''She was also very unstable....It's a shame she was your only known alibi witness...We have no choice but to fight with what we got...Her tape recorded statement and her signed affadavit..That's all we have."said Ms. Yvette.

"Well he hasn't been arrested yet..but if he is...We are ready...."said Bee Bee.

"Maybe Lt. Tragg will arrest the right person and we'll be out of it completely."said Kahlil..

 

Jonathan, Jill, Ms. Yvette, Myself, Bee Bee, Sofia ,even Kahlil himself ,Jade and Ms. Virginia  all burst into loud raucous laughter...

III-

That night we were the dinner guests of our friends and across the street neighbors ,Olivia and Beverly, their staff and spouses...

It was a nice respite and a chance for the old friends and allies to have a close knit meal and meeting of the minds.

 "It's so nice to have you and your staff over here Vettie." said Olivia.

''Yeah, you know your team and ours were the original crew." said Donnie Ray.

''We went to Houston, San-Francisco, London, Hawaii..Long before we all lived on the same street."said Beverly.

"Don't forget Cancun.Yeah, that was fun...I hope we have some more out of town trips in the future."said Nelson.

"Yeah, those trips were fun.." said Josie.

"I was even on some of them."said Paris.

''Wow...I didn't know you guys then...Wowwwww."said Bresha.

''Sounds like you guys had fun."said Tony.

"I remember when they went on those trips...I wasn't working for them yet." said Alfreda.

"I've seen the photos back then.." said Rockland, who loved looking at Alfreda's photos of her, Olivia and Beverly when  they were younger and when they had gone on all of these trips before he became a part of their close knit family.

 Yvette smiled at the memories of the trips her team and Olivia's team had gone on.....She was glad to be living across the street from her best friend and very glad to work in a building with most of her neighbors...It was a closeness and camraderie she hadn't known since law school...but her mind was on this case...The Ingersol Case.

I could sense her angst ...but I didn't say anything...I just looked at her and smiled..She smiled back.

"Olivia, everything was delicious."said Bee Bee.

"You and Mr. Donnie Ray and Ms. Alfreda make quite the team...."said Sofia.

"If you guys ever quit being Attorneys, you can open a restaurant."joked Kahil...

"Everything was fabulous..." said Jade.

''Why thank you all and you're welcome...We have dessert, when you guys are up to it."said Olivia, always a gracious host.

"Girrrrrrrrrrl, we are going to make you the Block Captain" joked Virginia.

Yvette's husband Gary sat back with a satisfied look on his face...He was full..

So was Jade's husband, Danny...

And Virginia's husband Jetty as well.

"Vettie girl, why so quiet tonight? What's on your mind?" said Olivia...She and Yvette could read each other like a book...They always were able to...

''Awww Liv I might be worried over nothing...Another attorney at our firm wants us to represent a client

who may be accused of murdering his wife...a Jonathan Ingersol...He's a fashion designer...They were going through a rocky marriage...seperated and considering divorce...but yet they were still doing the hibbity bibbity...A LOT!"said Yvette.

''When it's good...It's good..." said Olivia with a mischevious grin...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU GIRRRRRRRRLLLL YOU DON'T KNOW?" said Ms. Yvette and both women laughed... Anyway...two weeks ago his wife is found strangled to death....Several neighbors said they saw him leave the house at around 12:30, a quarter to one, none of them can get the time straight..

Her body is found full of his semen and a loaded condom is found in the trash...apparently they had been having marathon sex... Which he admits to having with her.. He says he went to one of those neighborhood speakeasys...He identified a witness who can verify his alibi....a Wilma Slate.

Wilma gets herself arrested for soliciting and is certain ti do a stint at County... Bee Bee and Sofia go to visit her at Valhalla, they get a tape recorded statement and a signed affadavit of her verifying his alibi...

I go to visit her a day ago and the girl is dead....Suicide...And to make matters worse...The Speakeasy is closed up, like it was never there...That was his only alibi." said Yvette.

"Has he been charged yet?"asked Olivia.

"Lt. Tragg has had him down for questioning three times but hasn't charged him...but it's just a matter of time....You know how he is...and it's quite obvious that there is no other suspects...He's not looking at anyone else..Actually I'm surprised he hasn't charged him as of yet..."said Yvette..

"Maybe he won't...Maybe he'll charge another wrong suspect." said Olivia as the two dear friends enjoyed a laugh 

and along with the other 18 guests enjoyed some Key Lime Pie and coffee for dessert.

Nightfall...

After a great dinner and fellowship at Olivia and Beverly's house we were all at home and trying to put the Ingersol case out of our minds for the time being..After all , he hadn't been arrested yet. Maybe he wouldn't be arrested.

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

My eyes popped out of my head..

She giggled..

"Oh my goddd..look at you...Are you going to act like this all the time?..WOW!!! That boner is massive.Ouuuu look at you..." she said and put her hands over her mouth..

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? Of course you do." she giggled..

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

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

"Ummmmmm, ouuuuuuuuuuuu you are so hard....Ouuuuuu, look at youuuu!" 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..Not thinking about recent events..

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...

"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!

Gary and Ms. Yvette were also making sweet love..

Gary couldn't wait to get Ms. Yvette out of her clothes

They had gone straight to the bedroom..

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

Enjoying  their massive and new smart bed.. 

Yvette smiled..The bed was sturdy and very very comfortable...It moved with their every move and was very comfortable and warm..It actually enhanced their lovemaking..

EIGHT TO NINE HOURS had passed by.

 Bee Bee and I were fast asleep in each others arms..

Sofia and Kahlil were in each others arms and still kissing, almost asleep.

And Gary and Ms. Yvette were sound asleep..

.

Newlyweds Jade and Danny Ho were really giving their bed quite a workout...

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...

And Ms. Virginia and Jetty's home....

Jetty was kissing Virginia passionately as he always did no sooner than he got her home,She was feeling the hard bulge in his trousers and shaking her head and smiling. "This man stays hard", she mused.

"Virginia, you are snatching my damn soul..." exclaimed Jetty in between smouldering kisses..

Ms.Virginia laughed..."WHATTTTT?" she said.

She stripped down to her panties and Bra..

Jetty nearly fainted..

"AWWWWWWWW LAWWWD!" he proclaimed.

She laughed long and loud..

"You are so silly.." she said.

As they continued to kiss in the middle of the bedroom floor..

She slowly eased herself down on him and began to move slowly up and down...

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM...OUUUUUUUUUUUUUU JETTTY, YOU'RE

SNATCHING MY SOUL!! OUUUUUUUU LAWDDDDDDDD MAN!, OUUU WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ME?" she asked as she experienced an orgasm like none she'd ever had..

Jetty humped her over the bed....

"OH MY GOD VIRGINIA....I'VE NEVER FELT LIKE THIS BEFORE ABOUT ANY WOMAN!" he moaned as his body trembled..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU FOR REAL?" she asked.,

"YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS." he moaned... "UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" he grunted.

FOR THE NEXT EIGHT TO NINE HOURS, they made sweet ,sweet love....

Virginia was very satisfied.. She lie on Jetty's chest, breathing lightly...

"Virginia..I want you to buy some more lingerie like what you had on this afternoon...only in my favorite color..Lawd woman you was hot."said Jetty..

"Okay...but it'll cost ya...you have to give me the money for it. Bridget's fashions aren't cheap." she joked.

"Anything you want...How much?" he asked.

"I was kidding..." she laughed.

"Well you know what they say...Nothing is Free in America!" he laughed.

They both laughed before they dozed off in a deep relaxing sleep.

IV-

Early the next morning as we all lie with our spouses in coital bliss....The other shoe dropped.

The Police rolled up in front of the house, Jonathan Ingersol was renting...

"Open up Ingersol, Front and Center...I have a warrant for your arrest!" Lt. Tragg bellowed. "Kick it in boys!" he yelled 

Lt. Tragg and a full tactical force raided the house, kicking the door in and arrested Jonathan Ingersol, charging him with First Degree Murder...

"Always the drama queen Tragg, you didn't have to kick my door in....You're going to pay for that door...and anything that gets stolen from my house you keystone copper." yelled an angry Jonathan Ingersol...

The Next morning, we all went to work as we would any other day....

We were in our conference room when Virginia gave us the news..

"Well guys, the other shoe has dropped..Lt. Tragg arrested Jonathan Ingersol early this morning, charged him with first degree murder."she said.

"You know, besides being the worst detective ever to put on a gold shield, He's the laziest..."I said in disgust...

"Three local women have been strangled in the area..All at night and all in their night gowns or panties and bras..." said Bee Bee.

"He might try to blame that on Jonathan.. He gets his mind set on one target and he's laser focused , you can't tell him anything else..You can't show him anything other than what he believes.."said Yvette in frustration.

Sofia nodded her head in agreement as we all drank our coffee...

"Well, we are prepared....We might as well arraign him." said Kahlil...

"This isn't going to be easy."said Jade.

''What ever is?" sighed Ms. Yvette.

Down at police headquarters, Jonathan Ingersol sat in "The Fishbowl" the nickname the detectrives gave their interrogation room steaming with anger.

"I told you all I'm gonna tell you...I've said all I'm gonna say..So don't bother to come in here and throw files on the table trying to intimidate me and ask me nothin...I know you aint got a damn thing as far as evidence." he bellowed at Lt. Tragg.

"You've got a lot of mouth sonny boy...a lot of mouth for a wife killer..." snarled Lt. Tragg.

"Are you serious lt. Tragg?"said Jillian Baraski , who walked in...She was wearing a short and tight Black Mini Skirt and matching Black top...

"VA VA VA VOOOOOOOOOOOM!" he said to himself ,looking at her..

and remembering the one night he and she made sweet love a few months ago....She made it clear that there was not going to be a second time... He was willing to drop all charges against this jamolk for a romp in the sack with her...

Jillian knew by the salacious way Lt. Tragg was drooling over her that he was thinking of the one night when against her better judgement, she allowed herself to get drunk and bring him to her apartment where they had made love for hours....It was good and she hadn't really had much sex since then...but she was not going to sleep with the likes of him again she thought, she didn't care how horny she got.

"AWWWWWW CRIMMINY!! NOT THEM?" said Lt. Tragg.

Much to Lt. Tragg's chagrin and Jillian and Jonathan's releif...Yvette , Bee Bee, Sofia, Myself, Kahlil and Jade arrived...

"Jillian...I called you, but they told me you had left." said Yvette.

"We've got a Judge and an arraignment time set up...within the next half hour..."said Bee Bee.

"Courtroom B...Judge Jane Lynne..."said Sofia..

"We've got 10 charactor witnesses, all prepped...." I said..

"And A Bail Bondsmen if needed." said Kahlil...

''So Jonathan, just sit tight...We've got you covered." said Jade.

"You guys are on point."said Jonathan.....

It was good that we had preprepared... usually our client has to wait a day or two until we can get everything in motion...but Jonathan, judging by being brought in for questioning three times thought wisely that he was going to be indicted and arrested...So he called his attorney, Jillian Baranski, who contacted us..

"Yvette, you guys are the best." said Jillian... "Sittight Jonathan...We'll see you in court." said Jillian.

as we all walked out...

 

None of us said another word..

Lt. Tragg stood there watching us...Livid and Seething with anger....Why, Why , Why did his cases always wind up either with Olivia and Beverly or Yvette and her snot nosed kids? he wondered to himself.. Why did we always wind up being involved in a case that involved him? We wondered.

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