A Matter Of Mutual Concern

 A Wednesday Afternoon- We all decided we'd like some seafood...So after work, all of us walked over to one of the new seafood restaurants in the neighborhood from our homes nearby...  

"Wowwww, looks like everybody had the same idea."said my wife Olivia.

 

"A taste for some good seafood...and some cold draft beers." I said, smiling, hugging her.

"Yeah, just something different tonight after two weeks of that big trial...Kathy Elliot." said Beverly.

"I wish Kathy could have joined us tonight."said Nelson.

"I called her and asked her ,but she wanted to be alone..I understand how she feels."said Josie.

"Yeah, I do too..."said Paris.

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"Well her loss is our gain, the food smells good." said Bresha.

"Yes it does...Ummmmmmmmmmmm um ummmmmmm." said Tony.

"You're not lying about that."said Alfreda.

 "This is nice to come home too!" said Rockland.

Multiple Baskets of Fried Shrimp and Cole Slaw was delivered to our tables...

 "Ouuuuuuu, everything looks so damn good..." said Yvette.

"Looks and Smells good." said Gary.

"Yes it does." said Keith Jones.

"Ouuuuu pass me a basket over here."said Bee Bee.

''Aye Mios Dios, this is sooo good." said Sofia.

"This was worth missing dinner for in our building."said Kahlil.

"Oh For sure." said Jade.

"Olivia did it again..planned another great event...Did she invite all these people?" asked Danny Ho.

"Nooooooooo, just us...Our group."said Virginia.. "Everyone else just had the same idea."said Virginia.

"And Not a bad one." said Jetty ,looking out at the seafood buffet and making him and Virginia a big plate.

We all lined up behind him and feasted.

"Wow this was a good idea." said Jazzy.
 

"It was...and I have a good appetite..I missed lunch today."said Dabnis.

"Poor Thing...I know you're hungry." laughed Kayla.

"Yeah, I missed lunch too...We were at the courthouse filing briefs." said Ray.

"Well you can eat hardy now." said Jessica.

"Yeah." said her husband, Chip.

"Yeah, just something different tonight after two weeks of that big trial...Kathy Elliot." said

"Yeah...I wish Kathy had joined us."said her husband, B.L.

"She's grieving tonight...I say let her grieve properly..." said Natalie.

"Yeah....but let us eat right now." said David, which brought everyone to laughter.

"How are you feeling tonight baby?" asked Brooke.

" I'm good.... I'm good and hungry right now." said Sean.

"Good for you...Eat up Sean, it's over!" said Zoey.

"Yeah ,the trial is over and you got that poor girl acquitted." said Lem.

"Yeah she suffered enough."said Renee.

"Thing is." said Tyrell dipping his shrimp into cocktail sauce.. "Is the real murderer is out there, scott free." he said.

It appeared it wasn't just us, our tight knit group that came out... but more of our neighbors...Like our good friends in law enforcement, who lived a few blocks from us...Lt. Sissy Van Buren and her detectives from the Criminal Investigation Division.

"We work so hard, we hardly ever get a night off like this.."said Sissy..

"I know...We should get more nights off like this."said Carlotta.

"Ummmmmmm more Shrimp!" said Tyriq.

"Yesssss." said Jimmy...

"Look at you two, acting like we don't feed you at home."joked Sirena ,amid lots of laughter.

Hop broke into laughter....

"Pass me that Shrimp youngin....you over there laughin."said Duke Baylor.

Angie cracked up laughing.

So Did Sharon Hopkins...

"This is a nice night...We should do more things with our neighbors like this. " said ADA Keith Wallace.

"I agree...We didn't even plan this." said Eddie C.

"I know, it was just organic.." said Hazel.

Judge Charlotte Peterson and her fiance, Assistant States Attorney Eric Becker showed up.

"Ouuuuuuuu we got a full house tonight." said Judge Charlotte Peterson...

. "I knoww." said Eric Becker.

and Attorney Elaine Young and her boyfriend, Hector Sosa.walked in.....

"Grab a seat Hector, this place is filling up."said Elaine Young.

"Yes."agreed Hector.

Finally Attorneys Mr and Mrs. Tony and Karla Williams arrived.

"We got here just in the nick of time." said Tony Richardson....

"I know...look at all of the people here and that's just the people we know." said his new wife, Karla Richardson...

Even Lt. Tragg and his girlfriend ,Judge Kelly Ann Mercer arrived...

"I DON'T BELIEVE IT!!! They're all here....Even some of my detectives. Can't we go anywhere without them showing up?" he said incredulous..

"I believe they were all here first.   They all live in this neighborhood....Why don't you believe it? Besides , they're probably saying and thinking the same thing about you." said Kelly Ann laughing as they grabbed a seat...

Lt. Tragg suddenly looked like he'd swallowed a canary. Kelly Ann made him human, bearable....She took the edge off of him to some extent.

He and Kelly Ann was handed a Shrimp Basket. and cole slaw....like the rest of us.

II-

At this very moment, at Curley's Bar, Another gathering is taking place...

Judge James Wilson is entertaining two people , his young attorney friend from D.C.

Gabriel Martell....a known fixer and up and coming young attorney and

Senator Henry Hawkins....Himself a former Federal Judge...

"Senator, this is the man I told you about...Judge James Wilson....He's up for a Federal Judgeship sir." said Gabriel.

"Pleased to meet you sir." said Judge Wilson.

"I've heard good things about you Judge Wilson....I happen to have some drag with the new administration coming in and your name is definitely at the top of the list for appointments to the federal bench.  Uh I need a favor from you." said Senator Hawkins.

"You name it!" said Judge Wilson..

"I have an old friend, Matt Muldoon....We were in law school together and we started out as young attorneys...I believe he was an Assistant District Attorney here for awhile....He's retired now and living in D.C.   His son is an Assistant District Attorney here.... Here is his file.

Matthew Muldoon Jr.

Born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.

Father-Retired Assistant District Attorney-Matthew J. Muldoon Sr.

Graduated from Northeast High School, Philadelphia.

B.A.- Administration of Justice, Pre-Law, Trial Advocacy -Villanova University

JD-University of Pennsylvania Law School.

Passed the bar in Pennsylvania/New Jersey/ New York/Deleware

Worked for Bach and Roach LLC, as Associate Attorney

Assistant District Attorney- Philadelphia PA.

"I've seen him around in passing." said Judge James Wilson.

"Just look out for him...you know...If he comes up in your courthouse..." said Senator Hawkins..."A good word from him means good fortune for you." said Senator Hawkins..

as the three men enjoyed their beers...

Later that night....

We were all home, We had had a great night out and at a place that wasn't far from home.

Olivia and I retreated to our bedroom... 

We were kissing like there was no tomorrow, right outside our bedroom door...

"OUUUUUUUUUU YOU ARE KISSING ME LIKE YOU WANT SOMETHING!" laughed Olivia.

"I DO!" I said and chuckled.

"Ummmmmmmm Donnie Rayyyyyy, Let's go in the bedroom and get undressed. so I can give it to you.." she cooed.

"OHHHHHHHHHH I CAN'T LET YOU GO!" I moaned...as Olivia, unloosened my tie and unbuttoned my shirt...

"You're going to have to let me go for a few minutes....Come on...Let's go in the bedroom and get undressed.." she cooed again...slipping out of my embrace for a minute...

We continued to kiss once in the bedroom.....I had her dress and her heels off....

She was down to her bra and panties...and we were still kissing...

''UMMMMMMMM We can rest....No  trials on our dockett...I welcome the rest..." she cooed.

"I welcome it too!" I said as I unsnapped her bra and slipped it off...

I slipped her panties down....

"Ummmmmmmm you have the best panties.." I said.

"Oh hush up silly..." she laughed...

"Ummmmm Olivia, I want to screw your brains out..." I moaned..

"Ouuuuuuuuuuuu promises, promises.." she laughed...as we lie across our bed ,still kissing....

I flipped her over  and entered her very soft wet center slowly..........

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU...UMMMMMMMMMMMPH!!!" I moaned..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU DONNIE RAYYYYY...OUUUUUUUUUUUUUU YOU FEEL SO DAMN GOOODD!" she moaned..

"OHHHHHHH SO DO YOU BABY!" I said.. It was true.. Olivia was warm and wet and smelled like a new born baby...and was so soft...I was on the verge of cumming right away..

Her body began to tremble and her legs began to shake, her head turned from side to side and she began to cry like a baby....she was having a very quick and intense orgasm.....tears were just flowing down the sides of her face....

She wrapped her arms and legs around me and deep throat kissed me as I plunged into her..

"OHHHHHH MY GOD!! OUUUUUUUUU YOU ARE A HORSE....WOUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she moaned loudly...

She was so wet, it wasn't funny....I didn't know if I was coming or going....

She was smiling broadly as we made sweet love....

There was something about making love on a nice night like this.....that was very special...

EIGHT TO NINE HOURS SLID BY SLOWLY!!

Olivia lie peacefully on top of me, sleeping like a baby...I had a wide grin on my face as I held her and rubbed her butt.

Beverly was startled seeing Nelson , butt naked and as erect as a board in the bathroom ,behind her as she brushed her teeth for the night...She was washing her mouth out when she noticed him..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU, Look at you..." she laughed..softly fondling his erection....

"MYYYYYYYYYYYYYY GOODNESS! LOOK AT YOU WITH YOUR BIG OLE HARD SELF...OUUUUU!" she said and laughed..

"Ummmmmmm" Nelson Moaned silently...and took Beverly in his arms..

"You know I love you don't you?" he whispered in her ear...

"You'd better love me..all the nasty things I let you do to me.." she giggled..

He slipped her panties down....

Placed her petite body on the sink, spread her legs and entered her softly and slowly..

and thrusted inside of her soft , wet baby soft body...deep throat kissing her, both of them delirious...

"If I had had any idea of the nasty things you wanted to do to me when we were in the Public defenders office..." she said.

"You'd of run away." he laughed.

"Noooooooo, I'd of gave you some a whole lot sooner.." she said in all seriousnes..

"I never knew you were so ,so huge and so hard and so damn good in bed..."said Beverly....

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMPH, well you know it now.."said Nelson.

"I sure do....OUUUUUUUUUUUUUU, WOUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she cooed..

He lifted her up and carried her to the bedroom.. Thrusting away slowly..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU....UMMMMMMMMMM, OH MY GODDDDD!" she screamed out....

Her scream went through the vent and woke Olivia up..

"My neice is so loud...Nelson must really be puttin it to her." she giggled..

I pulled her down to me..

"So why don't you put it on me?" I asked..

"I thought I did.." she laughed...

I reached under her night shirt...and slipped her panties off again..

"SOME MOREEEE!" I said..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU, MYYY GOODNESS!" cooed Olivia.

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU OHHHHHH MY GOD!!!!!she cooed...

"AWWWWWWWWWWWW LAWWWWD!" I moaned..

Olivia spread her legs wide open and eased herself down on me again..

She straddled me and began moving up and down on me again..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!! WEEEEEEEEEEEE! OUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she moaned....

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" I moaned...

"OHHHHHHH MY GODDD!! YOU ARE SCREWING MY BRAINS OUT!" Olivia screamed..

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH OLIVIA...." I moaned as we made sweet love.....for the second time.

While downstairs... Nelson and Beverly were in the throes of passion in their bed..

making mad, passionate love for the next EIGHT TO NINE HOURS!

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUU, WOUUUUUUUUUUUUU!"moaned Beverly loudly..

"AWWWWWWWWWWWW, UMMMMMMMMM,OUUUUUUUUU GIRRRRRRL!" Nelson howled.

Beverly snuggled up under her husband....She was good and relaxed...She lie peacefully on top of  Nelson and soon was, sleeping like a baby...Nelson ,like me had a wide grin on his face as he held her and rubbed her butt.

A Nice end to a great night.

III-

TWO DAYS LATER-

In another part of town....

"White Male, Age 47, two gunshot wounds  one to the chest, center mast and another between the eyes." said a crime scene investigator.

"This was definitely a professional hit." said another crime scene investigator.

"His name is Darren Shanahan, he's a Bitcoin speculator, loaded."said another Crime Scene Investigator.

"He was loaded.  He's dead now." said another investigator.

" There is a lot of blood here ,,,,my goodness....from the body temperature, I'd say he was killed in the last hour." said Dr. Hazel Baylor, Deputy Coroner.

"Yeah ,I got that too...He was shot with a high powered pistol and a silencer...."said Dr. Marcy Martin, also a Deputy Coroner..

In the next room the widow of the dead man...Veronica Shanahan sat with her attorney..

"I can't believe this Dex, they are treating me like I'm a suspect... I wasn't here...I was in town. I have an alibi.

"The Detective over there says the whole thing looks like it was an arranged break in and due to the small amount of things stolen...I might tend to agree, but I know you didn't have anything to do with this."

"This is crazy....." said Veronica....I'm already hated by being his Black wife...I'm called a gold digger because I gave up my Hip Hop career...Aww geez..I'm doomed." said Veronica, crying profusely...

"Don't cry....Don't cry..Look...I'm your lawyer....You're the spouse, so naturally you are the first suspect..  Don't worry! I don't do criminal law, but I still know my way around the system...Take the arrest...I'm going to get you bail and then I'm going to call some criminal defense lawyers who I know can handle your case and handle it well....Don't worry." said Attorney Dexter Braxton....

"You finished counselor?  Stand up Mrs. Shanahan... Veronica Shanahan...You are under arrest for suspicion in the murder of your husband...You have the right to remain silent..Anything you say from now on can and will be used against you in a court of law...You have the right to an attorney, if you can't afford one, which is highly unlikely, being your mouthpiece is right here...one will be provided for you...Do you understand what I am saying to you?" asked Lt. Tragg.

"Yes....I'm not stupid."snarled Veronica Shanahan.

"Let's go." said Lt. Tragg as he took her out in handcuffs...

"Okay girls, wrap him up and get me the Autopsy Report as soon as possible." he said.

"Ouuuuuuuuu he burns me up....I simply despise that man." said Dr. Hazel Baylor.

"I know....I know..."said Dr. Marcia Martin , trying to calm Hazel Down.

The Body was removed from the townhouse....

HOURS LATER-

Dexter Braxton, Entertainment Attorney was at our house in our kitchen area.

 "Nice Spot you got here Liv...Bev...I knew you girls would make it big, got your own law practice, live on top of it...heh heh heh." he laughed.

"You should be in politics, you smooze so well Dex...but I do owe you a favor...or two over the years...You want me, us to represent Veronica, Shanahan, "Gold digger Supreme" , The Queen of Mean" laughed Olivia.

 

"Ronnie Shanahan has gotten herself in a little trouble eh, Accused of Murdering his wealthy sugar daddy." I laughed.

"Only she didn't do it....She may be a lot of things, but she's no killer...She doesn't have a violent bone in her body." said Dexter.

"Ouuuuuuuu that's a good opening argument..Why don't you defend her?" laughed Beverly.

"Because I don't practice Criminal Law...I'm Entertainment Law, Estate Law, you know that Bev...And by the way...I did score you those prime tickets to that concert didn't I?  And Nelson, I got you and your boys Eagles tickets that year they went all the way didn't I/" asked Dexter.

"Yeah you did...."agreed Nelson...

''And I got you a date with my girlfriend that you totally screwed up."said Josie.

"Okay, I did screw that up, but overall I've done right by you guys...haven't I?" said Dexter.  He looked Bresha up and down...I hadn't got to meet you yet pretty lady.." he said.

"My Luck, huh?" said Bresha.

Beverly laughed..

''She's been hanging around you too much baby girl...She's even starting to sound like you."laughed Alfreda.

"Mother and daughter....So fine...Look at the two of you." he said ,looking at Beverly and her mother, Alfreda.

 

"I take it she's been arrested and is already at Central Booking." asked Olivia.

 

"A few hours ago."said Dexter.

"Okayyyyyyyy then let's get down there then....It's Friday....We can't do much for her, but we have the weekend and Monday to round up charactor witnesses..."said Olivia.

"Is that even possible?" asked Beverly in all seriousness..

"Uh er, I can uh round up about five or six people." said Dexter...

"She's a real Ms. Congeniality huh?" said Nelson....

Josie giggled.

IV-

The Interrogation Room at Police Headquarters, Nicknamed "The Fishbowl" by detectives...Lt. Tragg had been grilling Mrs. Veronica Shanahan for hours.

"Look , a first year detective could look at the scene and tell it was staged..  The way the glass was broken...the fact that only about four of your husband's expensive watches were stolen...No Electronics, no money..come on...either you killed him or you put someone up to do it...A Rank amateur at that."said Lt. Tragg.

"I was told I have the right to remain silent and I choose to do so....but I will say this.  I was not there...I was in town and I had nothing to do with my husband's murder." said Ronnie.

"Come on....I know better...I've been doing this a long time...I've handled a whole lot of cases just like this one.." said Lt. Tragg.

"Maybe you should take up acting...You sound like one of those TV detectives." snarled Ronnie.

"AND YOU SOUND LIKE A SMART ALECK CHICK HEADED FOR DEATH ROW ." snarled an angry Lt. Tragg.

"Now ,Now...Let's not jump the gun Lieutenant.."said Attorney Dexter Braxton..... "Relax Ronnie..I brought you the best....These are my good friends, Olivia Bennett-Alexander... and Beverly West....I went to law school with Olivia and ironically enough...I was teaching and lecturing at law school some years later when her niece and cousin came along...I've known them for years." said Dexter..

 

"They need no introduction....Who hasn't heard of them?   I am honored to meet you guys..."said Veronica.

"We've heard about you too...You're in the papers and you're uh a social media influencer."said Olivia.

 

"That's all fluff..not much of what you read or see about me is true." she said smiling.

"Uh Lieutenant, Can we uh have the room?" I asked politely.....

"Crimminy!  Every case, Every damn case that seems the least bit controversial....You guys somehow wind up involved..." muttered an angry Lt. Tragg.

"We could say the same thing about you." said Beverly...

''Well things are back to normal. and phewwwwww weeeee this room stinks!" said Nelson.

"Happy New Year! And you're right...My goodness.. It smells like sweaty armpits and bad breath in here." said Josie with a smile.

''Don't go away angry...Just go away." said Bresha.

"Wath your mouth young lady....Olivia, teach your youngins some respect for my authority." said Lt. Tragg.

"Duly noted Lieutenant!" said Olivia with a smile as he left the "Fishbowl" and closed the door.

As we began to confer with our new client.

Meanwhile at Sam Mother's Diner..

ADA Matthew Muldoon Jr. was having breakfast with new re-instated Assistant District Attorney Mellissa Wharton, back from her stint in rehab for a Herion addiction.

"Nice to have you back Mellissa." said Matthew Muldoon.

"Nice to be back and at work aghain." said Mellissa Wharton.

Their Eggs and Hash brown and sausages and coffee arrived..

Sitting across the restaurant from them was Senator Henry Hawkins and Judge James Wilson..

"There is young Muldoon over there, see him Wilson?   That young lady he is with is ADA Mellissa Wharton.   She's been gone for six months on a leave of absence.. You know why?  She was addicted to Heroin...She's lucky to have her job back...She's not good for young Muldoon's career...I want you to talk to her...Show her the error of her ways...." said Senator Hawkins..

"Not a Problem sir." said Judge James Wilson..

(TO BE CONTINUED)