The Telltale Thermos

 Rosie Gardenor did exactly as the police told her when arresting her...She exercised her right to remain silent...She said absolutely nothing....and was not fazed at all by being put under the hot light or Lt. Tragg's constant questions... She remained silent.

The Hot and smelly interrogation room known as "The Fishbowl..The nickname the detectives gave to it was getting to her..It smelled like foot odor, a rotten fish sandwich, under arm odor and bad breath...Plus it was hot....and the fact that she was thirsty had her on the verge of collapsing.

Lt. Tragg produced the Thermos.

"Recognize this?  It's your husband's thermos... You served him hot coffee, just before he took off on his flight...You...You gave this to him... The coffee had muscle relaxers in it and a chemical that induced sleep...  When they stick you with the needle at Phoenixville or Greene correctional facility, The chemicals are going to be simular to what you put in his coffee...This is what killed him and this is what is going to get you strapped to the damn TABLE missy and a needle in your veins." he said dramatically.

Rosie looked at him and smiled, but said nothing....

The hair on the back of his neck rose... He was livid... 

"Always soooo dramatic Lieutenant.." said a smiling Olivia.

 

I said nothing...I just stood there, staring balefully.

"You look dehydrated Rosie...Here, have a water." said Beverly, tossing her a cold bottled water.

Rosie opened the bottle and quaffed it down....

"Oh Thank you dear heart....Thank you so much!" she said, finally speaking.

"Just sit tight...We are going to get you arraigned and released from here as soon as possible." said Nelson.

"Just remember...Don't say anything about your case to anyone, Not Guards, Not Cops, Not other inmates....Everybody is looking to make a deal." said Josie.

"She's good at not saying anything." said Lt. Tragg.

"That's because she's smart." laughed Bresha...

"You'll hear from us shortly." said Olivia.. "Peeeeeeeeeeeeeee...youuuuuuuuu this room smells worse than before.. "said Olivia.

"Was somebody eating a Fish sandwich in here? It smells like Under Arm Odor, Sweaty Feet, a fish sandwich and Bad Breath....How do you stand it Lieutenant?" asked Beverly...

"OLIVIA!! TALK TO YOUR NIECE ABOUT HER SMART MOUTH!" bellowed Lt. Tragg.

"That's okay...We are going....Good Bye Lieutenant....Be of good courage Rosie." said Olivia.

COURTROOM B- Just Four Hours Later-

NIGHT COURT-

Beverly had got us a 10:00 pm date... We were the last case on the docket.

In Philadelphia, Night Court only operates two nights a week....Tuesday and Thursday, Tonight was Thursday...and fortunately...We got an arraignment date of 10:00 pm. 

The Judge in this case would not be the Judge in the actual case....

Lt. Tragg was not there... He was probably snuggled up with Judge Kelly Ann at her loft...Night court was too low profile for him anyway....No witnesses...No media..and a bunch of  Judges  and ADA's who were mostly older Judges and ADA's about to retire...It was lightweight. It was in session from 7:00 pm- 11:00 pm Tuesdays and Thursdays...We were quite fortunate to get a date.

The ADA that did show up was not going to be the ADA that tried the case...He had only the basic out line of the case at hand... He basically wanted to go home...So he didn't really put up much of a fight.

We presented 24 charactor witnesses .. Josie and Bresha had done a great job, aided by Rollie in rounding them up and getting them to testify...

Olivia, Beverly and Nelson argued passionately that not only was this a rush to judgement, but that there was not even proof that that was her husband in the plane...The Body hadn't been identified yet and it was going on two weeks since the crash and explosion..

They also argued that Rosie Gardenor was basically a law abiding citizen with no prior convictions or trouble and was not a danger to the community at large,

The Judge agreed and released Rosie on her own recognizance....

"Oh My God!!! You guys are good...I got arrested this afternoon and I'm out tonight...WOWWWW!" said Rosie.

"You're lucky it's a Thursday." said Nelson.

"I could use a cold one....Plenty of cold ones." said Rosie...

"We know just the place for you." said Olivia.

"But first we are going to your place...You're going to pack an overnight bag and you're staying with us." said Beverly.

"I don't know if you make my job easy or hard Donnie Ray."laughed the Bail Bondsman, who we brought along just in case.

"Sorry Pallie, you know how it is." I said,laughing as we all filed out of the courthouse.

II-

It was Thursday Night, but everybody was at Josie's tonight...

This was good..because we didn't want to deal with an unhinged Lt. Tragg finding Rosie was out of jail already...

 We got Rosie settled into our sub-basement apartment and then we all walked over to Josie's.

"This is sooooo nice." said Olivia.

 

"After a long day like this.. Nothing is better than relaxing in Josie's.." I said.

"I knowww and it's walking distance from home."said Beverly.

"Curley's might have been a hassle tonight... Tonight we are walking distance from home..No Lt. Tragg or anybody else to hassle us.."said Nelson.

"He's the only one who ever hassled us." said Josie.

''Well I didn't feel like seeing Bruce Greene tonight either." said Paris.

"He's still sore about Natika." said Bresha.

"Yeah..Tonight we can totally relax amongst our people." said Tony.

"And walk home afterwords.." said Alfreda.

 "Yeah how about that?" said Alfreda.

Everybody clapped, whistled and cheered when they saw Rosie walk in with us..

"I didn't expect to get this kind of reception, being sprung from jail."joked Rosie.

"We are happy you're free."said Lee.
 

"We had no doubt that Liv would spring you." said Matthew.

 "We are glad you're out Rosie." said Yvette.

"And at Olivia and Beverly's house...you're safe."said Gary.

"For the time being..."said Keith Jones.

"Lt. Tragg is going to hit the ceiling when he finds out she's out."said Bee Bee.

"What can he do? She looks like she was released on her own recognizance...I don't see an ankle bracelet." said Sofia.

"That's right...He can't do anything unless he charges her with something else." said Kahlil.

"I wouldn't put it past him to try something like that." said Jade.

"Neither would I.but Liv and Beverly know to be careful." said Danny Ho.

"Yeah, they know that."said Virginia.

"Let's drink some more beers...It's a celebration " said Jetty, who was already slightly buzzed...Good thing we were all walking home with the exception of Nina and Carlos, who had driven Lee and Matthew here.

"I'm having fun...I've always liked Josies..." said Nina.

"The Crowd here is lively...More down to earth." said Carlos.

The music was louder and the party was getting wilder...

"Rosie is that you? How are you doing?" said a bald headed ,well dressed black man.

"Marlon...Marlon Taylor, how nice to see you..." said Rosie.

"I'm sorry about your husband....." he said.

''Don't be...We were seperated,pending a divorce anyway..." said Rosie...

"Can I buy you a drink?" he asked.

"Sure...I'll have a Citris Martini..." said Rosie..

"Coming right up...I'll go to the bar and get it for you." he said.

"Ouuuu Rosie...Is this a love connection?" asked Olivia, smiling.

"Nooooooo...He's An Attorney....He once represented my soon to be ex-husband...I always caught him looking at me...Sneaking a peak...He's a nice guy....He's the one who got away."sighed Rosie.

''Well don't let him get away again girl, he's cute." said Yvette.

"I'm glad tomorrow is Friday." said Jazzy.
 

"Yeah me too!" said Dabnis..

"We are having too much fun tonight." said Kayla.

"I know right?" said Ray....

"I feel like dancing...Come on husband, let's dance." said Jessica.

''Okay."said Ray, who joined a crowd that was line dancing....

"This is sooo much fun tonight." said Karen.

"Yeah, I'm glad it's Thursday."said B.L.

"Oh so am I." said Natalie ,who was sitting on her husband's lap.

"Me too!" said David.

Brooke had just finished line dancing and had come back and plopped into her husband's lap...

"I'm glad you're having so much fun." said Sean....

"I'm glad tomorrow is Friday." said Zoey.

"I think we all are." said Lem.

"Ouuuu Honey get me another beer." said Renee.

"You're gonna be sloshed before the night is over honey bun."laughed Tyrell.

Cold Brews abounded...

and baskets full of fried shrimp..

and Barbecued wings....

The only cops here tonight were our friends, Sissy Van Buren and her C.I.D. cops who were not involved in our case whatsoever.

Rosie and Marlon Taylor sat in a corner and quietly talked and drank the rest of the night.

"Lt. Tragg has made an arrest and they haven't formally identified the body in that burning private plane yet." said Sissy.

"I'm glad we aren't involved in this case in any way." said Carlotta.

"You know after he fouls it up...We are gonna be called in to clean it up." said Tyriq.

"Aren't we always?" said Jimmy.

"I heard they told him to wait until they formally identified the remains....They aren't sure who it is...The Body was so charred."said Sirena.

"Damn, what a mess."said Hop.

"You know any other detective on this and they would have waited before making an arrest."said Duke.

"She could sue for false arrest....We don't need anymore lawsuits." said Angie.

"He's an idiot....I don't know how he keeps a badge." said Sharon.

"That's a mystery that has puzzled many for years." said Keith Wallace.

Eddie C. spit his beer out laughing.

Hazel took Olivia to the side...

"Olivia, we still haven't identified the body yet, but...and you didn't hear this from me.. I don't think it's Rance Gardenor..."said Hazel..

"Well WHO IS IT?" asked Olivia.

"I don't know...but the body doesn't match his height.....We are waiting for the dental records...Heaven Knows when we'll get those. We have a bit of DNA, but right now it's inconclusive.....We told Lt. Tragg to wait, but you know him..He ran off all half cocked and made an arrest and we aren't sure of all the pertinent facts yet." said Hazel.

"Yeah that's him." said Olivia.

The Night wore on!

III-

We met in our conference room the next morning!

"This is a great place you've got here Olivia." said Rosie. 

"Thank you Rosie...I've tried to make it as comfortable as can be for my staff."said Olivia.

 

I looked at Rosie... "Getting down to cases , it doesn't look good Rosie. You gave that Thermos to your husband, your estranged husband...It was full of hot steaming coffee, coffee laced with two of the chemicals they use in lethal injections at the prison...Your fingerprints are all over the thermos...and it was known that you and your husband were seperated pending divorce...I think a first year Assistant District Attorney would be counting on a conviction."I said.

"I filled that Thermos with Coffee, but nothing else....I gave it to Hank Jenkins, the airport attendent, who had it an hour before my husband had it...I'm not saying he stepped on that Thermos...but within an hour, who knows how many people could've passed that Thermos?  The other thing...We were estranged, we were seperated, but we weren't enemies...We still talked.   We even had sex two nights before the tragedy...We slept together quite a bit , even after the seperation... That was uh....the only good thing left in ouir marriage." said Rosie.

"WOWWW!  Well they still haven't identified the body yet....Maybe it's not your husband."said Beverly.

"Who else would it be if not your husband in that plane?" asked Nelson.

"He had a close friend, Daniel Heywood who often took his plane for a flight..." said Rosie.

"It's not him!

...I checked..He is uh very much alive and well...I spoke to him yesterday." I said.

"You're good."laughed Rosie.

"He's our secret weapon.  What we need to do is determine if that is your husband first....and go from there." said Olivia.

Josie passed her a portal...

"I know you're downstairs....but this Portal will help you to keep up with the progress we are making on your case...without you having to come up here and risk being seen." said Josie.

Bresha passed her a smartphone.

"Disable the GPS on your phones, turn them off and give them to us...We are going to lock them up in our safe for safe keeping.. You'll call this number and this number only to communicate with us or anybody.  This is a burner phone...Don't call our business phone or our personal phone...."said Bresha.

"You guys are really thorough." said Rosie.

"That's why they win cases." said Alfreda,

 

There remained that Thermos....That was going to be the proverbial thorn in our side.

 

That night we all had a delicious meal upstairs in our kitchen...

"Olivia this meal was incredible...You and your husband and Ms. Alfreda are excellent cooks."said Rosie. 

"Thank you...Thank you we aim to please."said Olivia.

 

"We want you to feel safe here, relaxed." I said with a smile.  I needed her to believe that despite my rough questioning today...I was indeed on her side.

"Your story is in all of the newspapers and all over the media.. Everybody who is anybody is weighing in...So you being here with us is the safest place you can be..No one knows you're here and you're safe."said Beverly.

"Safe from the media, Safe from cops who would be following you, staking out your residence, if they aren't already." said Nelson.

"This way they don't have a target for their speculation....Only that, Speculation."said Josie.

"Listen at my baby using them college words." joked Paris.

"She's right though...You're safe here, in this part of town than you would be anywhere else.."said Bresha.

"Yeah, enjoy it."said her husband, Tony.

"You've got the comforts of home here...Much better than being locked up." said Alfreda.

"Anything is better than being locked up." mused Rockland... We all agreed. 

We served Hot Coffee afterwords and desert, Some Home Made (By Alfreda) Key Lime pie. Our friends, Yvette Jones-Lockwood and her team joined us after dinner.

 

"Vettie it's sooo nice seeing you again, but unfortunately, not under these circumstances...."said Rosie. 

 ''Well, we are right across the street.. I'm just glad we are reunited..."said Yvette.

"So you guys went to college together huh? Lasalle." said Gary.

"Yupper, we lived next door to each other....Pledged Alpha Kappa Alpha a year apart...She was my big sister..."laughed Yvette...

"And Olivia, you're a soror too huh?" said Rosie.

"Skeeeeee Weeeee. Yes...I pledged the same semester as Yvette at Temple..My niece broke my heart here..She pledged Delta...but I love her dearly just the same.." said Olivia.

Beverly giggled.

"Pretty Boy here is a Nupe!  Unfortunately, my girls here, his wife and my other associate ,also went Delta... but it's all good...We are all still family." said Yvette, hugging Bee Bee and Sofia.

who like Beverly, smiled and giggled.

"We are all fam here, regardless of our colors." said Keith Jones.

"Absolutely" said Bee Bee.

"Yes, Absolutely..."said Sofia.

"I didn't pledge anything, but I felt like I was their line brother ,helping them out when they were pledging."said Kahlil.

"You were a good friend to have..."laughed Rosie.

"This pie is delish."said Jade.

"Yes indeed."said Danny.

"You've got to give me your recipe Alfreda." said Virginia.

"I'll have some more coffee please." said Jetty...

NIGHT TIME!

Everyone had gone home and everyone in this building had gone to sleep...

Rosie lie in her bed dreaming about the night two days before the fiery plane crash when she last saw her husband..

Her husband Rance Gardenor had stopped by her apartment..

"Nice place you got here Rosie.." he said..

"Thank you...but you didn't come by here to admire my apartment...Do you need money?I read that your latest business acquisition has gone belly up and you're on the verge of Bankruptcy again...What is this , three times now?" she asked.

"I am having a bit of a business set back, but nothing I can't come back from...I've got a few angles to play..." said Rance.

''Well if you don't need money...What do you want?" asked Rosie.

"You're a good looking woman Rosie!" he said...

"Oh My Goddd!  You can't be serious...." she exclaimed..

He took her in his arms and kissed her..

"I've seriously got a boner for you that won't quit..." he said.

"You always have a boner for me that won't quit....or any other woman for that matter. said Rosie.

"We are seperated...About to be divorced.." she said.

"That's a mere technicality...you'll always be apart of me.. you'll always be welcome in my bed." he said.

"Oh Really?" she said.

"Yes, really." he said as they continued kissing passionately.

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!" he moaned.

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU RANCE! LET'S STOP BEFORE WE GO TOO FAR...WE'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO ADJUST IF WE KEEP THIS UP!" she pleaded.

"I CAN'T STOP BABY" I'M ABOUT TO EXPLODE!" he said.

He unsnapped and removed her bra...

"LAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWD TODAY!" he exclaimed.

Soon he was removing her panties...

"YOU EXPECT ME TO STOP AND YOU'RE WEARING STUFF LIKE THIS?" he said.

"YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO SEE EM!" she added..

They retreated to her bedroom... Never had he felt a woman so soft...She smelled good...and her lips were as soft as butter... He was sooo hard, soo big...she couldn't contain herself.

He laid her across his bed, spread her legs and slowly entered her...

"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 MEEEEEE   OUUUUUUU RANCE!!" 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.....She couldn't believe it..

She wrapped her legs around his waste and she pulled him closer to him as he humped away...

"OH MY WORRRRRRD! WOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!YOU ARE SO DAMN BIG  AND HARD!!! OUUUUUUUUUUU!" she screamed.

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

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

"OH MYYYYYYY!" she said.  

Again...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 another intense orgasm.....She couldn't believe it..two and so quick....

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

UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM" she moaned..as the bed rocked and squeaked louder than it had since they'd begun making sweet love... The headboard creaked and sounded like it might split in half...

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

" OHHHHHH MYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!" she screamed out....

The bed squeaked even louder...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she cooed. She had yet another intense orgasm ,her third!!! 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!  OH DAMN RANCE!! RANCE!! LAWWWWWD RANCE!!!, AWWWWWWWWW LAWWWWD WHYYYYY? YOU NASTY DIRTY DOGGG!!! OUUUUU!" she cried out..

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

They made love for the next TEN TO ELEVEN HOURS!! She couldn't believe how passionate he was, his stamina.. It was as if he didn't want to get up off of her!!

She lie on top of him, trying to catch her breath and fondling his still very hard and erect penis..

"Rosie...Big Dog wants some more.." he said, nearly out of breath...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU YOU'RE IN LUCK!" she found herself saying..

She crawled on top of him, spread her legs and eased herself down on him.. He was astonished.

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she cooed loudly..Her body trembled.....tears streamed down the side of her face.....

"OH MY GODDDDDDDD!" she cried out....

"OH MY GODDDDDDDD!"he cried out....

"IS IT GOOD TO YOU? IS IT GOOD TO YOU BABY?" she yelled to the top of her lungs..

"AWWWWWWWWWWWWW, AWWWWWWWWW LAWWWD YESSSSSSSSSS!" he cried out..

 riding him like a surfer rides the waves.....He didn't know if he was coming or going!!

She had yet another intense orgasm.....She feared she was slowly losing her mind.....

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU....UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMPH!" she moaned.

"AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW..LAWWWWWWWWWDDDD!" he moaned

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU GIVE ME THAT MONSTER!!! OH MY GODDDD!! YOU ARE HUGE!!! AND SO DAMN HARRRRD!! OUUUUUUUU! GIVE IT TO ME!!" she cooed.Her whole body trembled something fierce..

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MYYYY DAMNNNNN!" he moaned..

"IS IT GOOD TO YOU? IS IT GOOD TO YOU BABY? LET ME RIDE THAT HORSE!!!WOUUUUUUU! " she yelled to the top of her lungs..

"YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!" he yelled out....

They sat on the side of the bed kissing passionately, while she moved up and down....

ANOTHER TWO AND A HALF HOURS PASSED BY

He came so hard, he felt as if he were dying....

She had her final intense orgasm.......

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!  IT'S GOOD TO MEEEEEEEEEEE...OUUUUU  MYYY DAMNNNNN!!  OUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!  " she moaned.. 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...

She lie on top of him, drenched in her own perspiration.....He was drenched in his and totally exhausted...

"Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!" he moaned.

"Rance?  Rance?" she said.

"Yeah baby?" he answered..

"I think you should go now. You shouldn't stay here all night." she whispered.

"Okay!   Ouuuuuuuuu Rosie...You were so good , you got me thinking about coming back..." he laughed..

"See? That's why you should go....Always talking trash..."said Rosie.   "Get up...Go take a shower and leave." she said, getting up off of him.

"UMMMMMMMMM! Okay....Okay baby....How bout a kiss?"he asked.

"Nooooo...a kiss started all of this...Go on now...."said Rosie.

"Alright.." he said and smiled.

He showered and dressed and left....

She didn't see him again until the day after that...

At the Airport, when she left a Thermos of Hot coffee for him. 

He was taking a flight on his personal plane to Miami for a Business Meeting.

IV-

THE OFFICE OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY GIL GARCETTI

 

       

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

D.A. Garcetti was discussing an upcoming case with Deputy D.A. Lester Burke.

"Lester ,this Gardenor Case is coming up and it's serious...It's all over the media... With my re-election coming up...I don't want to be on the losing end of this.. I want a conviction. These are the attorneys on the defense..  They've won more than their share of cases against my ADA's... I need a win on this."said Gil.

Lester knew all too well who we were... and he considered us friends...He felt as though he was betraying us...

"You uh want me to take on this case Gil?  I-I haven't been in court in a long time..I'm a little rusty."said Lester.

"No not you....And I don't have an ADA who has gone up against these guys and won....Not one..

Keith Wallace....but that was back when Olivia was a novice...just starting out and she beat him a couple of times too..Then there is Rockland...He beat them once, but they won on appeal and anyway...He's married to Beverly's mother....There would be a conflict of interest...but there is one man, one man who beat them recently!"   said Gil..

"Who?" asked Lester...He had been following our recent cases and he couldn't think of anyone who had bested us.

"This man.."said Gil. He plopped a glossy on the table.

H. STANLEY STANLISON.....

"This is attorney H.Stanley Stanlison...In January, they took Judge James Wilson before the Legal Ethics Board to get him removed from their case remember.?

He represented Wilson and even though I agreed with them...He should have been removed because of his over the top behavior... Stanlison won outright...Handing Olivia a defeat." said Gil.

"I remember that  hearing before the Legal Ethics Board....He barely won by the skin of his teeth.....7-5. And Gil that was not an outright Jury trial or Criminal Defense...That was a hearing."argued Lester.

"Never the less....He won...He beat them....He's the man to act as Special Prosecutor on this thing..

Get him on the phone...Call Him...Tell him we are offering him a Special Prosecutor job...He can name his price."said Gil.

Lester did as he was told....but he didn't like it.

Later that afternoon....

"Hey guys...Look who is gracing our humble abode ." said Alfreda., letting Lester in..

"Look guys....I was never here okay???....I just have a little heads up for you...Our Office is Hiring H. Stanley Stanlison to Prosecute Rosie Gardenor." He said..  "I just thought you should be prepared and not be blindsided." he said.

 

"Thank You Lester..We don't fear anyone really. But it's good knowing who we'll be up against."said Olivia.

 

"I think I know why Gil hired him....He did beat us back in January during Judge Smith's hearing before the Ethics Board...He wants a guy he thinks can beat us..." I said.

"Oh that was nothing...He won a hearing...And he barely won that...It was a 7-5 decision going his way I believe. We don't care about him."said Beverly.

"But it was still a win.. But we aint scared...Bring him on."said Nelson, smiling.

"We are not afraid of him....And if he comes at us... He'll definitely lose this time."said Josie.

"Yeah Bring him On..."said Bresha.

Olivia smiled....Her young protoge's...So fearless....Just like she taught them to be..Only she wasn't so sure about this case....We needed more .she thought to herself.

"On your way to see Natika?" asked Beverly...

"Yes, As a matter of fact, I am.  Remember...I was never here and this conversation never occurred." he cautioned.

"That goes without saying."said Olivia with a smile.

"Tell Natika I said Hi."said Beverly.

"I'll do that." said Lester as he left.

(TO BE CONTINUED)