VENTURES: March 2025

Olivia Marissa Bennett-Alexander

Graduated , Philadelphia High School for Girls

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

J.D.-University of Pennsylvania Law School

Passed the Bar, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Deleware, Louisiana, Texas, California

Speaks French and Spanish Fluently...

Worked as a Public Defender, -Philadelphia PA.

Worked for Bach and Roach LLC, as Associate Attorney

Founding partner-Alexander & West , Attorneys at law..

Divorced- Elwood Barnes..,Corporate Attorney

No Children, two miscarriages..

Married-Donnie Ray Alexander

Beverly Cheryl West-East

Graduated , Philadelphia High School for Girls

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

J.D.-University of Pennsylvania Law School

Passed the Bar, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Deleware, Louisiana, Texas, California

Speaks French and Spanish Fluently...

Worked as a Public Defender,-Philadelphia PA.

Founding Partner-Alexander & West Attorney's at Law.

Daughter of Olivia's Older Half Brother, James West... Olivia's Niece

Married to Nelson East.

Nelson Sean East

Graduated, West Catholic High School-Philadelphia PA.

B.A. Administration of Justice, Pre-Law- St. Johns University, New York City
Psychology Minor...

J.D. -St. Johns University Law School, New York City..

Passed The Bar , New York, Pennsylvania, Deleware, New Jersey, Texas, California

Speaks Spanish , French and Russian Fluently...

Worked as Public Defender, -Philadelphia PA.

Associate Attorney at Robert Foxworth and Associates.

Associate Attorney at Alexander and West , Attorneys at law.

Married to Beverly West

Donnie Ray Alexander

Born and Raised in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Educated in New Orleans Public Schools..

Associates Degree- New Orleans Community College-Administration of Justice, Pre Law

Homicide Detective, New Orleans Police Department, Retired.

Principal Investigator, Alexander and West Attorneys at law-Philadelphia PA.

Married to Olivia Bennett

Also a semi-professional musician

Josephine Boyd

Born in Philadelphia PA.

Raised in Red Hook Section of New York City

Bachelors of Science, Architecture from Fisk University

Master in Business Administration- University of Pennsylvania.

Para -Legal -Alexander & West Attorneys at law.

JD- Drexel University -The Thomas Kline Law School..

Passed the Bar in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Deleware, New York, Texas, California

Associate Attorney-Alexander & West, Attorneys at Law, Philadelphia.

Married to Paris Boyd

Bresha Billips

Graduated from Philadelphia High School For Girls

B.A. Administration of Justice,/ Trial advocacy /Pre Law- Lasalle University, Philadelphia PA.

J.D.- Middleton Law School, Bayside ,Pennsylvania.

Passed the bar, Pennsylvania, Deleware, New Jersey, New York, California.

Speaks Spanish and French Fluently...

Associate Attorney at Alexander and West , Attorneys at law...

Married to Attorney Tony Billips.

THE OFFICE OF ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY DON GIORGIO..

ADA Don Diorgio looked up our profiles on his laptop.....

"Sooooooo I'm dealing with Auntie and Neicey and crew... eh?" he snarled. "This time I will be taking them on." he said...

He had passed the last case on to the D.A.'s son, Chris Garcetti.

who had gone on to lose what he could see was a weak case...Even though once again, Lt. Tragg was the arresting officer, this case looked stronger than the previous case..

How he despised Tragg, a boob who got lucky and snagged Kelly Ann Mercer, a Judge who he'd very much like to get next to.

He wondered if she was going to be the Judge on this case...

Douglas "Dougie Balls" Baldwin.. A charismatic and popular Philadelphia Defense Attorney.

Douglas Baldwin-

Born in Philadelphia PA.

Graduated from Central High School-

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

J.D.- Yale University School of Law

Passed the bar in Connecticut , MA, , New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Deleware and Maryland.

Has his own practice, Douglas Baldwin LLC...

Practices Criminal Defense, Divorce, Civil Litigation, et al.

Has taught law at Temple University's Beasley School of Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School and Middleton Law School.

"Hmmm this guy is pretty distinguished...and throwin it all away over a dame." said Don Diorgio.

He looked at Crime Scene photos, read the crime Scene Report and the Autopsy Report for a little while..

His mind wandered to Kelly Ann...Was she going to be the Judge on this case? He certainly hoped so...

And where was Tragg? He was supposed to be meeting with him??

At this very moment...The Answer to both of those questions was in the Judges Chambers where both Judge Kelly Ann and Lt. Tragg were kissing passionately...

"Ummmmmmmmmmmm Arthur, you smell good today...Is that the new cologne I bought you Saturday?" asked Kelly Ann.

"Yes it is.." he said.. "OHHHHHHHHHHHH MY GOD, KELLY ANN!" he moaned..

"OUUUUUUU HOOOOOOO HOO HOOO HOOOO...THANK YOU AGAIN FOR GOING WITH ME TO THAT RESTAURANT AND WINERY IN NEW JERSEY!" she said.

"BABY, I'D FOLLOW YOU TO THE MOON...AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW" he moaned.

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she cooed.

"I'm going to be the Judge in the Doug Baldwin case.....Don Giorgio will be prosecuting...I want you to behave yourself and not let him get under your skin... I have zero interest in him...I'm your girl...Remember that." said Kelly Ann...

"I'll try, but he makes it very hard to be in control..He's such an arrogant jerk." said Lt. Tragg..

"I'm the one that's supposed to make it VERY HARD and make you lose control..." she giggled and ran her index finger across his lips..

"Oh you do....you do..."laughed Lt. Tragg.

II-

We were all at the sandwich shoppe in our neighborhood, a few blocks from us, enjoying Gyros and French fries...

"Ummm these are delish." said Beverly...

"These are the first Gyros I've had in about two years.." said Nelson...

"Really? Tony, Renee, Tyrell and I walk up here often on Tuesday Nights, Wednesday Nights and order a sandwich, often a Gyro." said Bresha.

"Lee, thank you soooo much for serving those subpoenas for us..I really appreciate it."said Olivia.

"You saved me the heavy lifting and perhaps a really nasty confrontation...That Jake Ludwig isn't the nicest guy in the world..." I said.

"It was nothing...a piece of cake...I've had people see me coming and jump up and run....I chased one guy a block and I fell and ripped a brand new pair of tights I had just worn for the first time.. He felt sorry for me and came back, took the subpoena and then asked me for my phone number...Said he wanted to take me out after his court appearance was over." said Lee Phillips, the para-legal who was working for us.

"REALLY ?So it's not just us....eh Bev?" said Josie, laughing at Lee's Story.

"We've had runners a couple of times and both me and Jo have torn pantyhose, broke a heel on our shoes...Glad to know someone else has the same problems." laughed Beverly..

"Comes with the territory...I was working for Ms. Yvette last week...

and Bee Bee, Sofia and I had to serve a subpoena...

We had a runner...but the three of us blocked all of the entrances...We served it with no consequences...."said Lee.

"Yvette told me you were very good..." said Olivia.

"Say what is your status??...In law school I mean?" asked Doug..

"Well I was in law school at Middleton for two years...and I unfortunately got pregnant!! I had to drop out.....and then I had a miscarriage..."said Lee..

"Awwwwww...I've had two...I know how that feels."said Olivia.

"Awwwwww" said Beverly, Josie and Bresha in unison...

"I was gone for a year and then I started where I left off... I'm in my final year....I hope to be done in May." said Lee..

"I can help you study for the bar and my friend, Dabnis Coley is excellent in that area...He can help you.." said Nelson.

"I met Dabnis while I was working at the Bridge Building..He has offered to help me. I live in those apartments about six blocks from you guys.

Keith, Bee Bee, Sofia, Kahlil ,Ms. Jade and Ms. Virginia all said they used to live in those apartments before they bought houses on your block."said Lee.

"Yes they did! In the summer, we all used to come down and have some great parties on the rooftop...Maybe we can do that again this summer ,with you living there." said Beverly.

"Ouu yeah, they were fun."said Josie.

"I'm all for it." said Lee.

"Our family just gets bigger and bigger..You'll like hanging out with us..."said Olivia.

"I would like that very much." said Lee Phillips.

"Here is my card...When you pass the bar...Give me a call...I could use a smart young attorney at my practice." said Doug Baldwin..

"Look at God! You have a job offer after you finish law school...Not Bad lady." said Olivia.

Lee smiled..

As we enjoyed our lunch.

While at our Office /Duplex

"Rockland, you should go back to work....They only went to lunch...They'll all be back.." said Alfreda.

"Which means they'll be gone at least an hour.." said Rockland...

"MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM, this is how we got in trouble the last time...wound up in the sub-basement...OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH STOP ROCKLAND! OUUUUUUU!"moaned Alfreda.

"I can't..." he moaned as their kissing got heavier...

"You're just determined to put it in me...Why are you so horny?" she asked.

"Why are you so irresistibly sexy?" he asked.

"I can't help that!" laughed Alfreda.

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ALFREDA!" he moaned..

"Rockland, you're getting me steamed up!" said Alfreda..

He slipped her panties down and parted her legs...

"Rockland, noooooooooooooooo...OUUUUUUUUUU! YOU HORNY NASTY DOG!" she moaned..

He placed her up on the counter and spread her legs and entered her slowly....

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!! OHHHHH MYYYYYYY!" she screamed out..

She was good and wet..Her legs trembled...Her entire body trembled...Her head turned from side to side..Sweat and tears poured down the side of her face....

"You Horny ,Nasty Dog, you never get enough.ummmmmmmmmmmmmm, ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ouuuuuu but you feel so damn GOOD!" said Alfreda..

"No, I never do." he said, still thrusting away..

"Ummmmmmmmmmmmmm, ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ouuuuuu , you feel so damn GOOD!" said Alfreda..

She had an orgasm unlike any she'd had before and held on to him for dear life..

FORTY FIVE MINUTES WENT BY... Rockland came and came hard..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" he moaned..

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" she moaned...Her body still trembling....

The Doorbell rang!

Then there was loud knocking..

"OH WHO THE HELL IS IT? Olivia and the rest wouldn't ring the bell, they'd of let themselves in with a key." said Rockland, furious that his post coital glow was disturbed by this.. He straightened his trousers..

Alfreda straightened her hair out, pulled her panties up and straightened out her dress as best she could..

She took an anti-septic wipe out and wiped her lipstick smudges off of Rockland's lapel and the side of his face..

She then applied lipstick to her face..

The doorbell rang again...Then more knocking..

"OPEN UP I KNOW SOMEBODY IS IN THERE!" came the voice of Lt. Jake Ludwig.

III-

"You're out of luck, they aren't here...They're at lunch." said Alfreda,opening up the door and realizing who it was..

"That's alright...I'LL WAIT!" said Lt. Jake Ludwig...

"NO THE HELL YOU WON'T! WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?" asked an angry Alfreda.

"It's alright Freda, We are herenow.You don't have to wait any longer Jake, We are here..and we know you and plain clothes men have been watching our house for days,,WHAT DO YOU WANT?"said Olivia. We had just walked up.

"You know you're wrong Jake as Wrong as two left shoes.."I said.

"I DON'T NEED A LECTURE FROM YOU, JUST ONE MORE EX-COP WHO SOLD HIS SOUL TO A LAWYER, ABEIT A VERY PRETTY ONE!" snarled Jake.

"It's alright guys...It's me he wants...Well here I am Jake..." said Doug.

"You don't have to engage him Doug, he's got no right and he knows it." said Beverly..

"Man Lt. Tragg was bad enough , but now we gotta deal with this ass wipe." said Nelson...

"What did you say lawyer boy?...I'll break your jaw." said Jake.

"Take that badge off and drop that gun and try it!" said Nelson staring him dead in the eye.

"No Nelson, don't egg him on...Bresha call the police..Call Captain Cantrell." said Josie.

Bresha pulled out her phone.

"I'm On it!" she said.

"Hold it Bree." said Olivia. " What do you want? You know where he is...Now what? He's not going to answer any questions...He doesn't have to....If you want to know anything ,come to court. This isn't even your case...You have NO business being here at all."said Olivia.

"I can run all of you in, you know that?" said Jake.

"No you can't and you KNOW that we know you can't....Now get back in your car and go home...or back to work or whatever Jake..." I said.

"You used to be a cop! What happened to you? You're harboring a murderer." said Jake.

"I always obeyed the law Jake..I never harrassed or tried to intimidate lawyers." I said

"SEE YA!"said Alfreda.

"And Jake, your Captain will be hearing from me about this....Now GET OUTTA HERE!"said Rockland...

"And don't come by here again without a warrant...I mean that...."said Olivia.

He did a double take and looked at Lee Phillips..

"YOU! You subpoenaed me...I should of known you were working for them.." he said and stomped his foot and stormed off.

He would soon regret coming to our house..His Captain was contacted...and he was suspended with pay for two weeks and ordered to serve a week on the Marine Boat after the trial.. He was livid...

CURLEY'S BAR- COUPLES NIGHT!

This night, We were all in Curley's for "Couples Night"

"Trial begins Monday...I can't wait...I want to get this over with.."said Doug...

''We are going to give you a very aggressive defense and we are certain we'll get an acquittal."

"The Problem is Jake over there...He'll still be harrassing you." I said.

"Maybe you should take out a restraining order..That's what we had to do with Lt. Tragg."said Beverly.

"Why has he got such a hard on for you anyway?" asked Nelson..

"It's Haley....He was involved with her for years...He was in love with her...He wanted to marry her...He was there when she got off the streets and went to college and bettered herself...He was there waiting for her and she married another man, Jack Connors...He was heartbroken...He waited in the shadows all those years and when their marriage broke up...Instead of Jack Connors...She began seeing me...He just couldn't take that....He hates my guts." said Doug.

"Wow He needs to let that go...She just wasn't for him...She just didn't want him.."said Josie.

"Wow talk about carrying a torch." said her husband, Paris.

"She's Dead now...Nobody has her..."said Bresha.

"This is true... He's hanging on to a lot of grief...He needs a new woman." said Tony..

"No he doesn't..He'd just ruin any woman he got involved with." said Alfreda.

"He won't be harrassing you...Not officially anyway. He was suspended for two weeks with pay..and ordered to serve a week on the Marine Boat after that..You know what he did? He quit the force...He's insane."said Rockland...

Former Cop Jake Ludwig sat across from us drinking heavily..

staring at Doug and all of us..

Doug and Nina Rios were laughing and talking..They had gone up against each other several times when she was an Assistant District Attorney..He was happy to hear that she was at the Women's Law center now.

Her boyfriend, Attorney Carlos Ortiz looked on...

Para-Legal Lee Phillips was hanging out with us tonight...

"Lee ,Olivia told us how invaluable you have been...I hope you can come and work with us again...As long as it doesn't mess with your school schedule." said Yvette.

"My classes are basically over...We are all told be interning during these last nine weeks...So there is a great chance I'll be working with you guys again." said Lee.

"Nine weeks left.wow! You're almost there." said Yvette's husband, Gary...

"WOW! Remember when we were where she is?" said Keith Jones..

"I was interning for a Judge." said Bee Bee.

"I was interning in a law office..."said Sofia.

"Yeah me too! and steeling myself for days when I wouldn't be with my closest friends.. But luckily for me, for us..It didn't turn out that way..."said Kahlil.

"Thank God for Ms. Yvette."said Jade. "She brought us all together." she continued.

''And her and Olivia are still bringing people together."said Danny.

"Yes they are..."said Virginia, raising a glass.

"God Bless em."laughed Jetty.

"What are you guys doing this weekend?" asked Lee Phillips.

"Oh this is perfect...Join us for breakfast at the No I.D. Bar...for Brunch on Saturday Morning."said Jazzy..

"You don't need your car...We'll pick you up in the bus.."said Dabnis.

"Yeah and after Brunch, we are going to Bayside to go shopping and hang out a little while..and then go skating at their rink.." said Kayla.

"The rink has two or three really good D.J.'s... You can skate can't you?" asked Ray.

"Are you kidding? I have my own pair."said Lee.

"Excellent! Bring them!" said Jessica, smiling.

"This is going to be awesome...There is room on the bus...Nina and Carlos are driving down in their car."said Chip.

"Oh this is going to be awesome.."said Karen.

"Our little collective gets bigger and bigger."laughed B.L.

"This is the group, These are the people to hang with."laughed Natalie.

"Yeah how about that?" laughed her husband, David.

"We look out for each other...There is safety in numbers."said Brooke.

"And we have the numbers."laughed Sean.

"That's for sure."said Zoey.

"When is the food coming?" asked Lem.

"They don't do that every week."laughed Renee.

"They're doing it this week." said Tyrell..

As the Shrimp and chicken arrived...everybody ouuuued and ahhhed..

In a dark corner....Kelly Ann and Lt. Tragg were kissing so passionately...The ice in their beers was melting.

"I love you so much Arthur." said Kelly Ann kissing Lt. Tragg.

"I love you too!" said Lt. Tragg...

"Mmmmmmmmm let's quaff down these beers and go back to your place." said Lt. Tragg,.

"Okay!" she said quietly.....continuing to kiss him...

The two of them stopped kissing a minute to quaff down four beers a piece...

ADA Don Digioro sat across the bar, watching them, livid and steaming as he downed beer after beer,

It was a quiet uneventful night basically, but the tension was apparent!

IV-

SATURDAY MORNING- NO ID BAR-

We took Lee to Brunch with us on Saturday Morning...She knew about the NO ID BAR, but had no idea they had a Saturday Morning Brunch...She was astounded

by all the hot ,good food...

"Oh My God! This is wonderful and right across the street from where you all work." said Lee.

"It is amazing isn't it?, Look at the crowd in here...Mostly everybody that lives in the nearby condos...They must make a mint every Saturday. Said Doug.

"Oh they do...They do..." said Nina Rios.

"I've been coming here since they've been doing this." said her boyfriend, Carlos Ortiz...

"We caught on to it late..but I'm glad we did." said Olivia.

"Liv, I've got something to tell you..It's about the case, remind me later." I said.

"Alright." said Olivia.

"Well Lee, what do you think?" asked Beverly..

"Was this worth getting out of bed for this morning?" asked Nelson.

"Oh yes, I'm always starving when I wake up on Saturday Mornings., especially after a night of drinking.....This is great!"said Lee Phillips.

"We used to take that long drive to Sam Mother's Diner or call in an order." said Josie.

"Yeah remember that?" laughed Paris.

"I remember it vaguely when I was in law school..Sometimes I'd drive to Bayside to eat."said Bresha.

"Yeah...this is much better and we eat a lot quicker."said Tony.

"We can relax and enjoy our breakfast...No run ins with undesirables who also tended to eat at Sam Mother's Diner. As much as I liked the food, I hated that."said Alfreda.

"Amazing how people wanted to talk business on a Saturday Morning rather than just eat and chill out."said Rockland.

"I can't wait to go shopping in Bayside....I love their shopping centers by the water." said Lee.

"Ouuuuu girl, it's so cool...Most of the guys hang out in this Sports Bar we discovered and when we return from shopping...We all have a nice dinner there.."said Jazzy.

"Then we all go to the Rolling Skating Rink.." said Dabnis.

"They usually have a few D.J.'s spinning..It's a good time."said Jazzy.

"No Guy in your life Lee?" asked Ray..

"No, Not yet..The person who got me pregnant is an attorney now...He graduated on time, while I had to drop out for a year...but I'm close to my goal now."said Lee.

"Good for you...Glad you didn't give up."said Jessica.

"Yeah, you're going to be a fabulous Attorney." said Chip.

"I agree," said Karen.

"So do I." said her husband, B.L.

"I want to be married or hooked up like you guys."said Lee.

"It'll come...A Pretty Girl like you will have heads turning, if they aren't already."said Natalie.

''And you're smart too! That's a good catch for any guy."said her husband, David.

"You're lucky, you got out of this with no excess baggage.."said Brooke.

"The world is your Oyster...It's at your footsteps."said Sean.

"I look forward to you working with us in a few weeks."said Zoey.

"We are going to be at your graduation."said Lem.

"Just let us know when." said Renee.

"Yeah."said Tyrell.

"I love Saturday Mornings." said Yvette.

"I do too! Even though sometimes I want to stay in bed, my hunger outweighs that!" said Gary.

"We can slep on the bus ride..I plan to."said Keith Jones.

"Me too!" said Bee Bee.

"I saw some dresses and skirts that I might pick up and some tights too!" said Sofia.

"That credit card burns a hole in your purse doesn't it?" laughed Kahlil, remembering when none of them had this kind of spending power.

Jade laughed...."I was born in China, but raised in Japan...My Parents were Cantonese."she said.

"I was born here in Philadelphia, but my birth parents were Cantonese Immigrants." said Lee, smiling at Jade and glad to have met a countryman.

Her husband, Danny Ho smiled.

"Mmmmmmmmmm, I'm full." said Virginia.

"All of us are...Time to shove off." said Jetty..

We boarded up the two buses and drove off to Bayside.

And their beautiful shopping centers by the water.

A Nice dinner and chill out at our favorite sports bar..

And Roller Skating at their rink with the 5 D.J.'s..

"You wouldn't believe I'm on the eve of a murder trial. These guys have made me feel so relaxed." said Doug..

"Imagine some of your clients, sitting in jail, awaiting trial."said Lee.

"I know." said Doug somberly...

2:30 AM- We were all back from Bayside and safe and snug in our homes...

Olivia and I were in our bedroom...

"Donnie Ray, you said you had something to tell me...concerning the case." said Olivia, sitting on the side of the bed..

"As you know Nelson and I looked at hours upon hours of Street Cam photos and footage..and we also

studied the GPS on the phones of Doug, Jake Ludwig and Jack Connors.... We were at the point of exhaustion when Lee Phillips, our little para-legal discovered something that we both might have overlooked....It's something that has blown this case wide open in a way you wouldn't imagine.. We now know beyond a shadow of a doubt just who killed Haley and drugged Doug and who framed him...It's not who you think."I said.