A Day of Reprieve

 Friday Morning- Breakfast...

There was no trial today....Trial had been suspended until Monday.... We were all in the Cafeteria having breakfast at the Bridge Building.

"This is nice, you having the day off." said Brooke.

"It is a relief ,being free from all that tension." said Sean.

"It hits different when you're the juror and not the Defense Attorney or Prosecutor.." said Natalie.

"Imagine how the defendent feels..They probably have the most tension." I said.

"That Public Defender, Adam Clarke has been staying over Olivia and Beverly's place...He's probably researching the case with them and they are probably giving him pointers." said Jazzy.
 

"That's good!  I can think of no better people to help you prepare for a case outside of Yvette and her people."said Dabnis.

"Yeah both groups operate the same way.." said Kayla.

"I heard he scored some points the past two days over the prosecution." said Ray.

"That probably incensed ole Judge James Wilson who was trying his best to BE THE PROSECUTION." said Jessica.

"I've never seen a Judge interfere in a case as much as he did this one.."said Chip , who had observed him the day before during the last day of the prosecutions case.

"It was almost like he had a personal stake in this case....but he couldn't have...He didn't know the victim or the victim's family..did he?" asked Karen.

"If he did he should have automatically recused himself from this case for this very reason." said B.L.

"Does he act like this every case?" asked Natalie.

"I don't know....We'd have to look at his cases....but I have heard he usually favors the prosecution in all of his cases and is not too fond of defense attorneys." I said.

"Yes, I've heard that too!" said Brooke.

"It's something about that Judge that is a little off...I've always thought it.....And As a juror I'm going to ask to see the murder weapon." said Sean.

"An informed Juror...That's what I like."laughed Zoey.

"That's why nobody, Prosecutors or Defense Attorneys want Lawyers on juries...They think too analytically. "laughed Lem.

"Yeah they want laymen....who don't." said Renee.

"Makes you think huh?" said Tyrell, who before he became an attorney was a bailiff, who saw several trials and knew the ins and out of the courtroom.

Paris and Tony sat quietly soaking everything in.

 "Olivia and Bev are going with Adam Clarke to Valhalla Women's Prison today to visit Kathy Elliot, lift her spirits."said Yvette.

"Shame he diodn't night court her...Probably doesn't know about that." said Keith Jones.

"He's a Public Defender...He knows about it...he probably couldn't get a date in time." said Bee Bee.

''And considering the seriousness of the charges, he might not have been able to get her out on bail even if he had tried.." said Sofia.

"Yeah, you can't get everybody out through Night Court." said Kahlil.

"Yeah we've all been lucky...very lucky."said Jade.

''Do you know him Jetty?" asked Virginia.

"I know him...I don't like him...He comes off as a bit of a snob  and a bit of a racist too as well as a misogynist." said Jetty...

"Tell us how you really feel Jetty."laughed Yvette..

"Yeah how about that?"laughed Virginia..

II-

Valhalla Women's Correctional Institution...

The Mini Bus pulled up at the women's detention center and 

parked in the parking lot.

Bull Bailey was working here today...He was usually working at the Men's Detention Center...but today was his day to work here..

Public Defender, Adam Clarke walked up....behind him was Olivia Bennett-Alexander, Her niece,Beverly West-East and their husbands...and their additional attorneys..

Now he was curious....What were they doing with a lowly Public Defender and who did they come to see? he wondered. 

Naturally he didn't speak to them....He made sure they were searched thoroughly....

 

They brought food trays....A Breakfast tray...

and hoagies for lunch...

They filed into the visiting room..

Brooke smiled, she was so happy to see everybody...Adam had told her that Olivia and Beverly were consulting with him on the case....She had heard of them and was so glad to have them on her side, equally elated to finally meet them...

She was elated to see all of the hot and good food and to actually have company....It was better than sitting in that cell most of the day...

She had lost 25 pounds....Not eating all the time and exercising..

"Zack would be so happy to see me, I've lost 25 pounds....He never cared, but I always did.." she said.. 

"Kathy we think you should take the stand...We think the jury should hear your story." said Olivia.

 

"They should see that you loved this man, that there was no way you could have or would have harmed him." said Donnie Ray..

"We are going to prepare you for your testimony and prepare you for the harsh cross examination you're going to get in return..."said Beverly..

"If you keep your composure and tell your story...You may sway the other half of this jury who is not fully convinced of your innocence." said Nelson.

"Adam is going to ask to look at the murder weapon, the only thing the prosecution has against you...Your prints are on that bloody bat."said Josie.

"The Bat was laid down by the shower door, so you would have had to move it ,to come out.right?" said Bresha.

"It definitely wasn't there when I went in the shower...It was a brand new bat and it wasn't a bat that either Zack or I would have purchased.... We were both big Phillies fans....That bat was autographed by 

Juan Soto....He's a Yankee!! What Phillies fan would buy that?" said Kathy Elliot.

"Yeah Adam...You need to look at that bat, talk about that bat." said Donnie Ray..

"Good Idea...The problem is, getting around this damn judge...I've never tried a case before a judge who interferes so much....it's almost as if he's got a personal stake in this." said Adam Clarke.

"What we saw the day we were there and what friends of ours have told us...He is a pain in the ass..."said Olivia.

"But we did look and we couldn't find any link of him to either one of you...Zack or yourself." said Beverly.

"I never saw or heard of him before this trial." said Kathy.

III-

In a tony downtown bar....Judge James Wilson sat with a colleague-a young attorney from Washington D.C.

"Well! Any word from your people?" asked Judge James Wilson....

"Wilson, it looks good...That Federal Judgeship is just a matter of fact...You be appointed to the bench in just a matter of months." said Gabriel Martell, a young attorney from D.C. and a fixer.

"Months?  I should hope it would be a little sooner...I've campaigned hard for this." he said.

"Patience, Patience...these things take patience.." said Gabriel Martell.

Bull Bailey walked in just then and sat down next to the Judge....He ordered a beer..

"Jimmy how ya doin?" he said.

"Hi Bill, how are you doing?" said Judge Wilson.

"I'm doin good, good.. You'll never guess who was up at the Women's Detention Center today to see that babe...Kathy Elliot, who beat her boyfriend to death with the bat.....Adam Clarke..." said Bull Bailey.

"He's her lawyer....So what?" asked Judge Wilson...

He wasn't alone, Olivia Bennett and Beverly West were with him, along with their husbands and those two other female lawyers in their group. They brought hot trays with food and their legal briefs....They stayed the entire day in a private visiting room." said Bull Bailey..

Now Judge Wilson perked up...

"Oh Really?  That explains a lot..They've only been to court once...but they are probably consulting with him behind the scenes....prepping him...It explains why his performance has improved a great deal over the past two days...It was them...Tragg is going to have to get me more information."said Judge Wilson.

"You? What do you need more information for? You're the Judge right?" asked Bull Bailey...

"Yeah, yeah...I uh, I mean ADA Abigail Wilson needs more help from uh Lieutenant Tragg."said Judge Wilson..

"Hey Jimmie, I hear you're up for a federal judgeship huh?   Well deserved...Don't forget me when you get it huh?  You'll need a good investigator....someone to have your back...and I'm that guy..." he said as he finished his beer..

"Well I'll be goin now?  See ya around Jimmy, and remember...you got a friend in me." said Bull Bailey as he left the bar.

The young lawyer turned to the Judge. "Who was that?   Already promising people jobs huh?"Gabriel Martell laughed.

''Are you kidding? No!  He's just some loser ex-cop I used to know..."said Judge Wilson..

That same night, we were all at the NO I.D. Bar..

"We all had a nice time at lunch today, the Fashion District, the Reading Terminal." said Jazzy...
 

"Yall had a girls day huh?" said her husband, Dabnis.

"Yes, Me, Jazzy, Natalie, Renee, Zoey, Ms. Yvette, Karen, Brookie, Sofia, Bee Bee, Jessica and Ms. Virginia.  Just us girls..It was fun." said Kayla.

"Well us guys are going to do the same thing one of these days...Just hang out."said Ray.

"You Should...You don't need to be up under us all the time.."said Jessica.

"Just as long as you're under me tonight..." said Ray...

"Ummmm, that goes without saying papi." she laughed....

as they began to kiss...

and kiss passionately,.

"Today was fun." said Karen...

"Glad you enjoyed yourself."laughed her husband, B.L.

"Ummmmmmmm I'm going to get it tonight, aren't I?"said Natalie.

"As Horny as I am...you know it!"I laughed...

"David if there is ever a time when you are not horny, I'm going to get worried...Myyy goodness." said Natalie.

"Still thinking about the trial huh?"asked Brooke...

"Yeah a little."said Sean.

"Not much longer....You got another week at best."said Zoey.

"Look at the bright side...You aren't the defense or the prosecution. "said Lem...

"Yeah and Under this judge it would be equal hell." said Sean.

"I hope I never try a case in his courtroom."said Renee.

"If you do, wear a pants suit..Definitely not a mini skirt...He's Handsy Hank. I can't tell you how many times I had to remove his hands  from my legs and  trying to get up under my skirt."said Brooke.

"He sounds like a real nut." said Tyrell.

At the table next us sat Attorney Adam Clarke , Olivia , Donnie Ray, Beverly, Nelson, Josie,Paris, Bresha and Tony,

"I've really gotten an education working with you guys and thank you again for allowing me to stay with you and feeding me." said Adam Clarke. 

"It's been a pleasure...Now go win this case.." said Olivia.

 

"I'm still looking into this Judge.....Funny how his wife and the guy she was allegedly having an affair with just up and vanished 7 years ago with no record of any bank transactions, no phone calls, no nothing...They've been declared officially dead just last year, both of them....The Judge was never questioned by authorities,,,or if  he was, it wasn't much...That just seems weird to me."said Donnie Ray.

"It seems spooky, but still no link to either Kathy Elliot or Zack Harmon."said Beverly...

"Yeah, just stick to getting her off...I don't think she did this."said Nelson.

"But then the question is who and why? The State has no motive." said Josie.

"A Typical Lt. Tragg investigated crime..."said Paris.

"I know right?  He should go back to detective school."said Bresha.

"How he became a detective is a mystery to me." said Paris.

"You all are too young to know, but His Uncle, Jack Tragg was a Captain..and his father, Arthur Ser. was a Lieutenant and they were both very brutal, very corrupt coppers...So when Junior finished the academy, he moved up the ranks through the "old boys " system."said Alfreda.

"Yeah I remember both of them...."said Rockland. 

 "Sean's trial has three days tops and then it's over."said Yvette, sitting in her husband's lap.

"Yeah ...I know he'll be glad, getting away from ole Judge Wilson." said Gary.

"That guy is kind of creepy...The way he stares at you."said Keith Jones.

"He's up for a federal judgeship..."said Bee Bee.

"Maybe he'll be transferred to D.C." said Sofia.

"Hope Springs Eternal." said Brooke.

Kahlil laughed... "Tell us how you really feel Brookie." he said.

Jade cracked up laughing.

"He'll probably wind up in the Federal Courts here."said Lt. Danny Ho, her husband.

"And Sean would still have to deal with him, trying cases in his courtroom..

"Yeah how about that?" said Jetty...

It was a nice cold night in Early Winter....At Two O'Clock...

 

we all packed up and settled down on the comfortable and warm buses that picked us all up and transferred us home.

IV-

We were home....It was early Saturday Morning....

"Well Lover, we are home...and I'm prepared to be your little porn star for the next few hours."joked Natalie.

"Mmmmmmmmmm that sounds good to me." I said.

"Wait a minute!!! I could swear someone was out there, peering into our window.."said Natalie.

I stared out the window into the street... The street was empty....

"You sure?  There's nobody out here." I said.

Natalie looked...She saw nothing and nobody...

"Okay....I just thought I saw something...Probably just someone walking by."she said..."Now where were we?" she laughed..

"I was trying to take your clothes off." I said..

"Oh yeahhhhh" she laughed..

"Do you like this set?  I bought it last week." she said as I unsnapped her bra.

"Ohhhhhhhhhhh, awwwwwwwwww I love it.." I said.

"I figured you would.." she said.

as I slipped her panties down and off...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU HUSBAND....OUUUUUUUUUUU!" she moaned as I entered her slowly......As usual, she was wet and warm and smelled good....Her skin was as soft as a newborn and she was matching me stroke for stroke..

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM NATALIE....OHHHHHHHHHHHH MY GODDD!" I moaned slowly...

"DAVIDDDD, OUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she moaned...

The Bed was moving from side to side and the headboard was striking the wall.

"It doesn't get any better than this.." I whispered..

Natalie's head was moving from side to side and her body was trembling...She was having an intense orgasm...

She smiled broadly at me.....

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" and let out a loud moan..

We made sweet love for the next FIVE TO SIX HOURS.....

While next door-

Brooke stared out the window.....

Sean put his arms around her....

"Something out there baby?" he asked...

"I almost swore somebody was outside our windows ,peeking in....guess I was mistaken...Nobody is out there,,," said Brooke.

 They began to kiss 

and kiss passionately and soon ,whoever was outside, if anyone was, was no longer a matter..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU YOU HAVE BEEN WANTING ME!" said Brooke.

"ALL DAY LONG GIRL!" said Sean..

''Well here I am, all for you..." said Brooke.

 Sean unhooked her bra...

and slowly slipped her panties down and off..

He spread her legs and entered her slowly....

"OH MY GODDDDD!!! YOU ARE SOO BIG, SO DAMN HARD...WOUUUUUUUUUUUU!!

I LOVE YOU CHOCOLATE DADDY!" she cried out...

"OHHHHHHHHHHH I LOVE YOU TOO!" he moaned.

She was having an intense orgasm..... her body trembled something fierce and her head turned from side to side.

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MY DAMN!! THIS IS SO GOOOOOD!" moaned Sean

"IT IS GOOD OUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she moaned..

They made sweet love for the next FIVE TO SIX HOURS!

Both Natalie and Brooke had been right...Someone had been right outside their window,peering inside..

Judge James Wilson had been sitting in front of their house in a car with dark tinted windows ,since he had left the bar he was in at closing.

He had seen the bus drop Zoey, Lem, David ,Natalie, Brooke and David off....He had peeped in both windows, watching both women undress and watching both women making love to their husbands..

Seeing Brooke with juror number 12, Sean Marks in particular drove him bonkers....He didn't like seeing her give herself to this Black man...and yet watching them make love aroused him in a way that nothing else did...

He left while they were still making love...He couldn't take much more.

(CONCLUSION NEXT)