Woman Problems

A Local Winery-The Afternoon before the trial begins!
 

"Yvette? Yvette Jones is that you? Hi Olivia..." said Assistant District Attorney Sharrone Stokes.

"Hi Sharrone....Congratulations on your upcoming wedding." said Yvette.

"Hi Sharrone....Yes...Congratulations on your upcoming wedding. "said Olivia..

All three women were buying a nice port of wine...

"Thank You,,,,Yvette...I should tell you...I'll be second chair on this Kim Gladden murder trial... I tried to recuse myself, but Bruce Greene wouldn't let me..He said that he is the Lead Attorney and that you are the lead attorney and that it wouldn't be a conflict because Keith is second chair too and that since I'm not married yet..there is no problem." she said.

"He's actually right..There is no conflict....You're doing your job, We don't hold you personally responsible for anything that comes from this...It's alright girl." said Yvette, reassuring Sharonne.

"Listen...this is crazy....but I just have to ask you.....He claims that it may be a little awkward for HIM ,because there is a little sexual tension between you and him from the past..That can't be true is it?" asked Sharrone.

"WHATTTTTTTT? OH MY GOD!" laughed Olivia, putting her hand over her mouth..

"WHATTTTTTTT? OH MY GOD !! HE IS OUT OF HIS MIND!!! He used to like me though...He asked me out once and I did go out with him....He talked about himself, his accomplishments, his dreams the entire time...Wouldn't let me get a word in..He was a total bore..and after the meal...He asked me to pay the drink tab....I did...but I was through with him after that....He thought he was coming back to my apartment for some hot sex....I faked a headache and closed the door in his face....I never dated him again and I tried to avoid him at all costs until he fixated on someone else.... My GODDD, I haven't given him a second thought in years.....He does know I'm married doesn't he?" said Yvette.

"He does! Girl when he told me that the other day....I knew he was out of his mind.....but I had to check with you....The man lives in his own world.." said Sharrone.

"Yes he does! His own imaginary world."laughed Olivia,

Remembering how he chased after Renee.

"I don't envy you having to try this case with him....He knows you're engaged and it won't matter to him."laughed Yvette....

"He's already tried to hit on me!" laughed Sharrone.

At our home, We were relaxing, preparing for trial tomorrow... We were hosting Sofia and Kahlil, our neighbors, Jessica Sanchez-Burrows and her husband, Chip, and Jade...We were playing cards and had Pizza and a nice port of wine...

"Ready to go?" asked Bee Bee.

"I'm ready" I said as I played my hand.. Ms. Yvette had told us that Sharrone Stokes, who my father was about to marry was going to be second chair on the case...I didn't care....She wasn't married to him yet...So I saw no real conflict.. Bee Bee, Sofia and Kahlil didn't care either...

"I wish we could have had Kim over." said Sofia.

"We could have...but she has a curfew and has to be at her uncle's house at a certain time of night..10:00 during the week...11:00 on weekends....It's pretty strict..." said Kahlil..

"Very strict, but better than being locked up."said Jessica.

"Oh on any day.." said Chip.

''Well she doesn't have much longer...I'm certain we'll get her off." said Jade.

She poured herself another glass of wine

and ate another slice of Pizza...

We had made another salad.....

Just a peaceful afternoon...

II-

The Next Morning, 8:00 AM-

We all sat in the waiting area...

"I hate these early courtroom dates...I sure wish they were at 10:00 or 11:00 am." said Bee Bee.

"I know we didn't get a chance to have breakfast..." I protested...

Our client, Kim was hungry too, but more nervous about her murder trial than anything else..She sat between us, very quiet and contrite...

"Today we will have introductions....There won't be any arguments...We won't be in here long." said Sofia.

"No we wont...and then we'll walk over to Sam Mother's Diner...Where we can eat in peace now.."laughed Kahlil..

"Provided Judge Kelly Ann Mercer is in there...By the way...who is our Judge?" asked Jade.

"I don't know....ouu look Kimmie, here comes your Uncle..." said Yvette.

Fraternal Order of Police Attorney Louis Brown, Kim's Uncle walked in with tumblers of hot coffee for all of us...

And Hot Ham and Cheese Croissants, which he got off of a Food truck outside the courtroom..

"Ouuuuu thank you Uncle Louis.."said Kim..

"Thank youuuuuu, you read my mind." said Bee Bee, who devoured the breakfast croissant and the coffee.

"Thank you so much...We were famished." said Yvette.

"Ummmmmmmmmm just what we need to go into court." I said.

"Ummmmmmmm Thank you Mr. Brown." said Sofia.

"Yessssss Thank you.." said Kahlil..who while an Iraqi -American, was not a Muslim...meaning he could eat Ham.

"Ummmmmmm thank you!" said Jade.. as we all chowed down and drank the hot coffee...

"Thank you for representing my favorite niece..."said Louis Brown with a smile.

ATF Agent, and hostile witness, Brad Dougherty walked in with his lawyer, H.Stanley Stanlison..

Once upon a time a Judge, who had been in Private Practice for the past three years.. Kahlil  had spoken with him...

Assistant District Attorney Bruce Greene walked in with his second chair.

Assistant District Attorney Sharrone Stokes...

''UMMMMPH ,She's a nice cup of Brown Sugar...There's a lot of brown sugar in here." mused H.Stanley Stanlison, who looked Sharrone up and down and liked what he saw.

The always immaculate Lt. Tragg walked in with them....He didn't even look our way....WOW!  This was a change....

COURTROOM A-

The Judge was familliar to us....Judge Jane Pringle...

"Good Morning.. Good Morning... Gooood Morning Attorneys and perspective jurors. , I am Judge Jane Pringle as some of you may very well know...Due to recent  courtroom over crowding of cases , we are going to bypass a preliminary hearing once again...We know that a crime, a henious crime has been committed so we are going to go straight to trial.. We will have Jury selection today...I'll be out tomorrow..So Wednesday  we will begin with trial." said Judge Pringle... We will start today with introductions.." she said.

I certainly  didn't mind....That meant we'd have breakfast tomorrow I thought...

"We'll Begin with introductions." she said.

"Assistant District Attorney Bruce Greene , representing the Commonwealth your honor." said Bruce Greene.

"Assistant District Attorney Sharrone Stokes, also representing the Commonwealth Your Honor." she said.

"I remember when you were a detective Ms. Stokes.....It's been a long time...You've been to law school and passed the bar and now you're an Assistant District Attorney....Good for you."said Judge Pringle.

"Thank you your honor.."said Sharrone.

"Yvette Jones-Lockwood, Lead Attorney for the Defense your honor." said Yvette.

"Keith Jones, Attorney for the Defense your honor." I said.

"Mrs. Beatrice Evans -Jones, Attorney for the Defense your honor..."said Bee Bee.

"Kahlil Ahmed, Attorney for the Defense your honor." said Kahlil.

"Mrs. Sofia Garcia-Ahmed, Attorney for the defense your honor." said Sofia.

Kim and Jade sat quietly with us at the Defense Table..

"H.Stanley Stanlison, Attorney for witness, Bradley Dougherty....If you recall I was once a Judge myself.." he announced..

.H. Stanley Stanlison  was known in Philly Legal circles. He had been a well known and respected jurist who had been an Assistant District Attorney and A successful defense attorney as well in private practice before becoming a judge...Now he was no longer on the bench and again a defense attorney.

"Yes, I do recall."said Judge Pringle....."Good...Now that we have finished with introductions....The Jurors are here.. We can begin with Voir Dire." she said.

Voir Dire is the process by which attorneys select, or perhaps more appropriately reject, certain jurors to hear a case. It also refers to the process by which expert witnesses are questioned about their backgrounds and qualifications before being allowed to present their opinion testimony in court. 

 In the United States (especially in practice under the Federal Rules of Evidence), voir dire can also refer to examination of the background of a witness to assess their qualification or fitness to give testimony on a given subject.Voir dire is often taught to law students in trial advocacy courses.

Kahlil and I had a particular zeal for it, which was why Ms. Yvette coached us the most in it's use..and why she trusted us. 

She herself was a master at Voir Dire.

The battle of wits began between the two of us and ADA Greene.. began..

His enormous ego got in his way...He assumed he was smarter than us...He didn't know that we knew a lot about the jurors and knew who we wanted.. We played an excellent game of bait and switch with him..

We wound up with 11 out of 12 jurors that we wanted...A Monumental victory for us...

Yvette smiled at us like a Proud Mother.

 Sofia and Bee Bee both nodded at us in approval.

"You Guys are really good...I feel so much better about my chances now.." said Kim..

"You haven't seen anything yet...." said Jade, smiling.

"Excellent..."Alright folks...The jury has been picked.. Trial begins day after  tomorrow at 9:00 am sharp...Be on time and be ready for trial." she said.,"Court dismissed."

III-

ONE WEEK LATER-

The trial hadn't been going good for ADA Bruce Greene....For one thing.. He was only using Sharrone 

Stokes for window dressing..It was as if he were the only attorney trying the case... She had tried to recuse herself and he had insisted on her staying..She felt as though he was wasting her time and preparation and she made this known.

She seldom spoke at all during the trial and we could see her making suggestions and Bruce completely ignoring them.. They appeared to be arguing quite a bit...Loud enough for us to hear on some days..

One day she finally had enough. She stormed out of the courtroom in tears, never to return.....

Yvette , Bee Bee and Sofia had tied him up with objections..Objections all based on Laws pertaining to like cases, predicates and plain old application of the law...

His witnesses either didn't know what they were talking about or didn't really see anything at all...

He had lost his second chair and was losing the jury just like that.....He was visibly frustrated with the turn of events and the three females involved in the case...

He and the Judge weren't getting along either...They had clashed several times over his histrionic behavior... She had threatened to  throw him in the cooler for a night.... He had tossed his suit jacket up in the air in frustration several times and kicked the table..

He was coming off as a crazed madman. Maybe he had problems with smart women... He had ignored,  argued and frustrated Sharrone to the point that she quit on him

....and Yvette , Bee Bee and Sofia

 had annoyed him to no end...with their constant objections , all sustained and their near perfect recitation of the law... They had done their research.... 

Judge Pringle was impressed...

By the time Kahlil and I started objecting and citing laws and predicates....

He had had enough....of the five of us.

His counter objections to the two of us seemed a bit personal at times...and one time he slammed his balled up fist down on the table..

"One More Time!! One More Time and you're gone....and I'll declare a mistrial." threatened Judge Pringle..

Neither team wanted that!

He gave a two and a half hour sumnation and closed his case....Two of the jurors fell asleep during his sumnation. The four of us snickered, much to his consternation. He sat in his chair like a petulant child with his arms folded,pouting....He felt as if Yvette and her young attorneys had ganged up on him...

What we had done was prepare well and correctly anticipate where he was going with what was at best a very weak case with very little evidence..

That much about Lt. Tragg hadn't changed... He had brought in a very weak case. His association with Judge Kelly Ann Mercer hadn't changed that much...In his defense, he had tried to interview Brad Dougherty on several occassions...but Dougherty had lawyered up and made it damn near impossible to have a word with him. For some reason he felt as though Kim was a woman scorned ,who just ran over Todd Jergens in frustration and embarrassment after a bad night... "A Hysterical Woman" He described her as.

It appeared he too, had woman problems...

"Two of Ms. Gladden's neighbors remembered when she arrived at her complex ,about a half hour after the time of death....They remember talking to her before she turned in and they were remember her leaving out the next morning... She had breakfast at a local diner...I have witnesses, witnesses who can testify to her overall demeanor that morning."said Sofia and she produced the two neighbors and five other witnesses...

''She also stopped and got a full tank of gas...Almost a mile away...It's backed up by her credit card."said Bee Bee, who produced the statements...

"Our client stopped at an All Night Coffee Shop, about three blocks away and had coffee..We have three witnesses..Not the type of thing someone would do after they just finished killing someone." I said.Her Debit card backs all of this up. I produced her debit card receipts....

Kahlil produced video from the Gas Station and the All Night Coffee shop and the times our client was there.

Bruce Greene tried vainly to go hard on all of our witnesses in cross examination....but it came off as little more than badgering the witnesses and made him look like a Bully...

When Judge Pringle admonished him, told him to settle down...He slammed himself down in his chair ,again like a petulant child and pouted, folding his arms..

Yvette called ATF Agent Brad Dougherty to the stand..

He was very cocky.....

Every question she attempted to ask him...

His Attorney H. Stanley Stanlison objected to..

I showed the jury an enlarged photo of his Jeep Wrangler..

''Is that your car....Yes or No.?" I asked.

"Yeah" he grudgingly admitted...

Kahlil showed crime scene photos of Todd Jurgens' dead body and the tire treads....Which had the same measurements as our clients vehicle, which was the same make and model of Kim's car, but also the same make and model of Brad Dougherty's vehicle.... He had an examiner from the M.E.'s office testify that they found blood on one of the tires...Blood that appeared to match Tod Jergen's blood type.

Naturally H. Stanley Stanlison objected... "He might have run over a possum....That examination was inconclusive." he argued...Which was true.

But the Judge allowed the testimony......

Yvette asked him where he went after the party and what time did he arrive home?...

H. Stanley Stanlison naturally objected....

But Sofia produced his Smartwatch, which we had subpoenaed and he grudgingly surrenderd.

The GPS on his smartwatch which we subpoenaed told us what we wanted to know...It placed him outside of the Rooftop Bar and Grille for a whole hour after he had been ejected and it along with the GPS of his car showed him following Kim's car to Todd's house..,placing him at the scene of the murder..at the exact time the M.E.'s office said that Todd was struck and killed by his Jeep Wrangler.

Bee Bee argued that it wasn't Kim's Jeep Wrangler that struck Todd and ran over him numerous times...It was a very angry Brad Dougherty....Angry at being beat up and thrown out of the party and  angry at Kim still apparently having feelings for Todd, his rival.

H.Stanley Stanlison loudly objected..."NO FOUNDATION!!! PURE SPECULATION!" HE BELLOWED.

So Did Bruce Greene... "FACTS NOT IN EVIDENCE" he said.  But it was evidence and our jury had heard it and seen it!

Judge Pringle told them both to settle down...

And Ms. Yvette gave an eloquent but short (Thirty Minutes) closing argument...

"It's Thursday....There will be no court tomorrow....The Jury will meet Monday at 9:00 Am for final instructions and begin deliberations...Enjoy your weekend...Court is dismissed."she said.

THURSDAY NIGHT-CURLEY'S BAR- "COUPLES NIGHT"

Lots of drinks abounded.....

 

 ''I think we did well enough to create reasonable doubt." said Yvette, sipping her drink.

" She can still take the detectives test, if she's acquitted in time..." said Gary.

"She said she spends her days studying." I said.

"She's in good spirits..I guess it helps that she's not on duty...It gives her extra study time."said Bee Bee.

''Remember when the four of us studied for the bar downtown in the law library?."said Sofia.

"Yeah and the long drive back to our apartments... We switched drivers every night , we were so tired."laughed Kahlil.

Jade laughed... "You guys really have history together." she noted.

"They do..." said , Danny Ho.

"That's why they work so well together.."laughed Virginia.

"All of us here have some type of history together."said her husband, Jetty.

as another round of drinks arrived. 

"So you guys have Friday off  and then Monday the jury gets the case." said Olivia.

"Yeah, I hate when the jury breaks like that....I like for them to have the final arguments fresh in their heads.."said Yvette.

 

"I know what you mean.." said Donnie Ray.

"We had a couple of cases like that....We still got an acquittal....but I feel you Ms. Yvette...It's the waiting. " said Beverly.

"Most definitely Beverly." said Yvette.

''Did Bruce Greene act like a Park Ape?!" asked  Nelson.

"Oh you KNOW he did!"laughed Bee Bee

"Throwing his suit jacket up in the air and kicking the table." said Sofia.

"And plopping down in his chair and folding his arms like a four year old when he couldn't get his way."said Kahlil.

"The Judge threatened to throw him in the cooler for a night several times." I said.

''Why am I not surprised? That's Bruce."laughed Renee.

"I heard Sharrone and him argued the entire time " said Josie.

"Oh My God!! They did!  She made suggestions and he completely ignored her.....They got in one loud argument and she stormed out of the court in tears....She hasn't been back since...That was before we began our defense." said Yvette.

"Awwwwwww I would have never let him get me to that point...but I do Understand." said Olivia.

''Wow, sounds like you guys had a three ring circus in that courtroom."said Josie's husband, Paris.

''At Any rate I would have paid to be in that courtroom and witness all of that." said Bresha.

"Me too!" said Tony...

"That man has serious mental health problems." said Alfreda.

"I've been saying that about him for years." laughed her husband, Rockland as more drinks arrived.

"Well the trial is over now.. it goes to the jury on Monday." said Jazzy
 

"You get a three day break." said Dabnis.

"Yeah but I'm going to be on pins and needles all weekend..I wish we could have just given it to the jury today and waited for the verdict tomorrow." said Yvette.

"I know how you feel."said Kayla.

''Ahh Courtroom drama....It's been a minute since I've tried a case in court."said Ray...

"There is nothing like it."said Jessica..

"Yeah,I know.."said Chip.

''I've never had a trial go to a weekend break like that .This Judge has had two breaks during this trial what's up with her?" asked Karen.

"Maybe she has to sit in on another trial." said her husband, B.L.

"That's what I'm thinking." said Natalie.

"Wow..A Judges Life" said David.

''An Attorney's life."said Brooke.

"We do get bogged down at times.."said her husband, Sean...

"I'm like Ray, It's been a minute since I've tried a case in court.."said Zoey...

Lem held her in his arms.....

"Not me, I was just in court last week." he said.

"I'm just so glad I don't have to see or deal with Bruce Greene."said Renee.

"Yeah me too!", said her husband, Tyrell ,holding Renee in his arms and hugging her....

"I never realized what a big baby he is....I know he's used to winning and he does win a lot of cases, but dang." I said.

"His behavior makes him very unattractive.....I could never date a man like that."said Bee Bee.

"Oh me neither...He acts like a privileged woman....Not sexy at all." said Sofia.

Kahlil just laughed....

Over in a dark corner... Lt. Tragg, who we didn't even see come in tonight and Judge Kelly Ann Mercer were kissing passionately..

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH KELLY ANN, let's go to my place....I've got a big beautiful bed with your name on it."moaned Lt. Tragg..

"OOUUUUUUUU HOO HOOOO HOOO HOOOOO...that sounds nice....I've never been to your place." laughed Kelly Ann...

as they continued kissing passionately in that dark corner..

Another beautiful night at Curley's.

IV-

TUESDAY MORNING!- 10:00 AM COURTROOM A-

''ALL RISE FOR JUDGE PRINGLE" said the Baillif.

Judge Pringle approached the bench..

 Ms. Yvette, our client, Kim Gladden, Myself, Bee Bee, Sofia, Kahlil and Ms. Jade all rose...

 

Bruce Greene reluctantly rose...Sharrone had not come back since the day she left in tears...

"Jurors do we have a unanimous verdict?" she asked.

'We do your honor" said the Jury Foreman, who placed the sealed verdict in the hands of the Bailiff.

He brought it to the Judge...She read it and sighed...

"Read it." she said.

"IN THE MATTER OF COMMONWEALTH VERSUS KIMBERLY ANNETTE GLADDEN, COUNT ONE , MANSLAUGHTER, WE FIND THE DEFENDENT, NOT GUILTY!

COUNT TWO, SECOND DEGREE MURDER, WE FIND THE DEFENDENT , NOT GUILTY!

COUNT THREE, THE MOST SERIOUS COUNT, FIRST DEGREE MURDER, WE FIND THE DEFENDENT, NOT GUILTY!

Each juror was polled and was in agreement to a man!

"OKAY!  This matter is settled... Baillif, take the ankle bracelet off of Ms. Gladden, Young Lady you are free to go." said Judge Pringle.. "I'd like to thank the jurors for their attention to detail and for taking this trial seriously.....Your paychecks will be in the mail...You may exit from the back door, Thank you again!" she said.

 Bruce Greene was not happy, but there was nothing he could do...He stood there staring balefully at us...He kicked the table and knocked over a waste basket and stormed out of the courthouse...

"What an idiot!" said Louis Brown...."Yvette, Keith, Beatrice. Sofia, Kahlil and Jade thank you guys so much...I owe you guys one." said Louis Brown..

Kim Gladden hugged each one of us.."Thank you sooooooo much...I am so glad you guys were my lawyers....THANK YOU....THANK YOU...THANK YOU SO MUCH!" she said.

 "You are sooo welcome Kim." said Yvette.

"And you still have time to take the Detectives exam." I said.

"You said you studied for it." said Bee Bee.

''We know you'll ace it and be a good detective." said Sofia.

''At Any rate, you'll be better than the detective who arrested you." said Kahlil ,laughing.

"Speaking of which...Where is he?" asked Jade.

The Answer to that was in the Judges Chambers... The Door was locked shut..

Judge Kelly Ann Mercer had just finished hearing a case herself...

and had pulled Lt. Tragg into her chambers and locked the door..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU...OHHHHHH MYYYYYYYYY...UMMMMMMM! OH MY GOD!!! YOU ARE A BIG BOY...OUUUUUUUUU" she moaned...fondling him....

"AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW IT'S ALL FOR YOU!" he moaned..sweating bullets...

"OH MYYYYYYY!" she said.  

"I'M THE BIG BOY YOU NEED RIGHT NOW!" he moaned..

"YES YOU ARE!! OUUUUUUUUUUU YES YOU ARE! JUST PUT IT IN ME....PLEASE!" she said as their kissing got steamier..

He slipped her robe off and her panties down...

"OH MY GODDDDDD!" he moaned upon seeing them...

Since she had started seeing him , she began buying panties that were more and more risque.....

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM" he moaned as she lowered herself on him...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU ARTHUR!" she cooed. moving up and down slowly and driving him insane....

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH KELLY ANNN,YOU ARE DRIVING ME NUTS!" he said.

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM YOU FEEL SO DAMN GOOOOOOOD!" she said , tears flowing down the side of her face...her body trembling.....

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH KELLY ANNNN!" he cried out..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU...OHHHHHHHHH MY WORRRRRRD!" she moaned...

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM...PUT IT IN...PUT IT ALL IN...OUUUUUUUUU!" she cooed.

"AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW SWEEET BABYYYYYY! UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!" he moaned...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUU IT FEELS GOOD...IT FEELS GOOOD!   IT FEEEELS GOOOOOD TO MEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" she cried out.....both of her legs were shaking, her whole body was trembling something fierce.....her head turned from side to side and tears were streaming down her face....She was experiencing an intense orgasm.....

They began making sweet sweet love......"OHHHHHHHHHHHH  !!!!  OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU  LIEUTENANT!!

UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM" she moaned..as the couch rocked and squeaked louder than it had since they'd begun making sweet love... The legs creaked and sounded like they might crack or come off.

"YOUR HONOR, YOUR HONOR  baby....Oh my goddd this is sooooooooo damn good.." he moaned...

"I'm you honor baby now huh? OHHHHHH MYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!" she screamed out....

The couch squeaked even louder...

"IS IT GOOD TO YOU BABY? IS IT GOOD TO YOU?  "IS IT GOOD TO YOU BABY? IS IT GOOD TO YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU? BECAUSE IT'S GOOD TO ME!!!!  " she moaned.

"AWWWWWWWWWWWWWW LAWWWWWD YESSSSSSSSS!" he moaned loudly...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU  UMMMMMMMMMMMMM!" she cooed. She had yet another intense orgasm , that had her crying like a school girl, had her head turning from side to side and had her legs trembling...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUU WHYYYYYYY?? WHYYYYYY?? WHY DO YOU HAVE TO DO IT TO ME SO DAMN GOOD???OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!  LIEUTENANT, AWWWWWWWWW LAWWWWD WHYYYYY?" she cried out..

"AWWWWWWWWWWWWW SWEEEEEET BABYYYYYY! OUUUUUUUUU!" he moaned..

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

By the time they emerged from the Judges Chambers..

We all had long gone, everybody was gone for the day...The Cleaning people were just starting their night.

Lt. Tragg's suit was wrinkled..

The Judge's lipstick was all over his collar and his cheeks.. He stumbled out into the hallway like a drunken sailor..

Kelly Ann's dress was wrinkled...Her hair was mussed...She had a wicked smile on her face..

Another Case had come to a close!

EPILOUGE-

ATF Agent Brad Dougerty couldn't outrun the long arm of the law for long...He was arrested and charged with the murder of Todd Jergens.

H. Stanley Stanlison defended him in two trials that ended in hung juries...The third one ended in a conviction on Second Degree Murder charges.. He was sentenced to Life.

The Prosecutor in all three cases was none other than Sharrone Stokes.

Officer Kim Gladden passed the Detectives exam with flying colors..

Lieutenants Sissy Van Buren, Danny Ho and Arthur Tragg, along with Captain Eddie Cantrell presented her with her Detectives Badge..

She was now Detective Kim Gladden....

A few weeks later-

Yvette and her husband, Gary ran into her in the wine and spirits store...

"OHHHHHHH! Kim...Detective Gladden I mean, how are you doing?" said Gary.

''Oh Hi Lieutenant Lockwood... That's right , you're an investigator for the D.A.'s office now."said Kim.

"And my husband." said Ms. Yvette.

"Ms. Yvette, Ms. Yvette, Hiiiiiii, Oh how are you?" said Kim, hugging her.....

''Detective Gladden!" said Yvette , smiling.

"It feels funny with Todd dead and Brad in prison.....It wasn't supposed to be like that , We came up in the Academy...The three of us were honor graduates...All three of us should be detectives ...."said Kim with a twinge of meloncholly.

"Baby, everybody that comes with you don't always go with you." said Gary.

"You're a Survivor Kim....Remember that!" said Ms. Yvette.

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