The Name Of The Gentleman is Shylock

 Early Morning...

It was a rare morning Olivia and I could stay in bed late....

We got up, showered and dressed  and sat at the table  to have our morning coffee..

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she cooed.  ''Isn't this nice, Us all alone , just the two of us..Alfreda is off.."said Olivia.

"Yeah and the kids are working elsewhere." I said.

"We should have more nice quiet mornings like this." said Olivia..

"Yeah, we should." I said.

For the past week , our staff had been working at the Bridge Building..

Beverly and Nelson were working on a major week long litigation with Jazzy, Kayla,Natalie, Zoey Lem and Renee. It marked the first time Beverly had worked with her high school and college and law school chums, Cousin Kayla, Natalie and Renee... She had worked with Jazzy at the Public Defenders Office.

They enjoyed riding the train to work with them all..

And eating all three meals with them daily.. Not to mention studying and litigating this heavy case...

Josie and Bresha were working on another litigation downstairs with Dabnis, Ray, Tyrell and their husbands, Paris and Tony...

Their husbands loved having them there...

Brooke Marks and Lee Phillips were also helping out...

as was the building's newest attorney, her boyfriend, Matthew Akes..

Dabnis's case was far more expansive and thus the need for more attorneys.....It had lasted two weeks to Jazzy and Kayla's a week and a half..

Both cases were ending up....

Olivia and I were enjoying them not being around and us not having to do any work..

We had another cup of coffee.

The Doorbell rang!

I got up and went to the door..

I turned on our doorbell monitor.-

There was a white man in a suit...I had never seen him before..He looked like a detective. I ought to know...I used to be one.

"YEAH?" I said..

"Hello...I am uh here to see Mrs. Olivia Bennett-Alexander on an important matter." he said.

Olivia was sitting at the breakfast island...

"Mr. Shylock, Ronald Shylock...You wrote to me last week...Sit down, Donnie Ray put on some more coffee."said Olivia.

Ronald Skylock sat at our table... He looked around..  "I was under the impression you had a staff Mrs. Alexander." he said.

"Oh I do... Me niece and her husband, and my other two attorneys are all out working on other cases today....They'll be returning soon. And my Office Manager is off today."said Olivia.  "This is my husband, Mr. Donnie Ray Alexander....He is our investigator, He's an ex- homicide detective."beamed Olivia proudly.

"So Am I...Ex-Homicide Detective...And that's why I'm here...I'm making a case against Former Judge

James Wilson....For the murder of a relative of yours...Your Uncle! ELROY BENNETT in 1971, before you were even born!!"he said.

I stared at Olivia... This case brought up emotions in her...bad emotions.

"I KNOW HE KILLED MY UNCLE!" said Olivia.

"YOU KNOW? HOW?" said Ronald Skylark incredulously..

"BECAUSE HE TOLD ME SO!" said Olivia.

II-

"Wait!  He Confessed?" asked a shocked Ronald Shylock...

"Yes...In April, Another Attorney, Brooke Marks set up a meeting between me and him... He's currently on Death Row at Phoenixville Correctional Center for men.

and he confessed to me that he did in fact kill my uncle..said it was his first kill."said Olivia.

"AND YOU DIDN'T GO TO THE POLICE?" asked Ronald Skylock...

"He'd just deny he said it...He told me if either one of us went to the authorities he was going to deny he ever said it.. Besides...He said there was no proof."said Olivia.

"You know he currently sits on death row with three first degree murder convictions on his docket...He has no reason to cop to a fourth...You know that." I said.

"I know that....Let me tell you my story...I was a Homicide Detective....

When your Uncle, Elroy Bennett's lifeless body was found floating in that pool ,I immediately thought something was wrong....They tried to write it up as a drowning...but I didn't believe it..

The CSI guys noticed marks on his neck...marks that could have come from hands...hands holding him down under the water,.....I immediately wrote it up as a 'Homicide."

 I kept looking at the snarky little kid, being comforted by his parents and I swear that little boy...He was only 13 at the time, looked at me and smiled.. smiled..

I knew he did it..I knew he did it..

Little James Smith....That creepy little spoiled well to do boy, that little psychopath..Your uncle beat him out for the city swimming championship and the regional swimming championships....Elroy Bennett was your Father's younger brother..He was your Uncle..or he would have been, He too was a swimmer..  He would never meet you, his famous niece , who would not only be a champion swimmer in her own right, but also an acclaimed attorney..He would never meet his great niece, Beverly, who would also be an acclaimed attorney or his other niece, Kayla Bennett, also an acclaimed attorney...He would have been so proud of the three of you...

But I'm getting ahead of myself.. I stayed on this case... I followed the family...His Mother suspected that there was something about her son that wasn't right. He was diagnosed as a Sociopath at 14....The family got that report buried..

The original forensics report that showed hands on the neck suddenly vanished and was the death was written up as an "accident, a drowning.."

Dr. Delores Farber, The Coroner who original said the death was a Homicide changed her report...and I was told by the brass to drop my investigation.. Only I couldn't...I kept probing, kept questioning people close to him...Girls he had assaulted...Guys close to him et al...

My investigation lead his Mother and Father to sue the Police Department for Harrassment and it lead to me being kicked off the force.

I became a private investigator and continued my investigation.  Years went by.... Next I heard, a young man was bludgeoned in his apartment and his girlfriend was charged with the murder...He was by now, a Judge, a Judge on his way to getting a Federal Judgeshuip. The Girl was acquitted and I heard that his wife and her lover, an attorney who had been his rival had vanished and were missing for years...

When their bodies were discovered ,along with the murder weapons and other incriminating evidence linking him to all three murders and he was convicted and sentenced to three death sentences...I jumped for joy... " said Ronald Skylock.

"So why this visit with me?" asked Olivia..

As we all drank our coffee...

"Because I have proof now...Proof I couldn't get back in 1971 or 1972... Dr. Farber, Bless her heart was dying of Cancer...She called me to her bedside and told me where I could find her original report that contained photos of your uncle's neck and proof that he had been strangled and drowned just as I said..

She had been ordered to supress this report all these years...Apparently her superiors had been paid off by the Smiths...

I have that report." he said.

"You gotta have more than that.." I said.

"Ohhhh I do... His family had that pool closed down after your uncle's death....but a piece of that pool remains with your uncle's DNA and Smith's DNA...and blood splatter on it..I have that in my possession..  It aint much, but I believe it's enough to get an indictment for Murder one..."said Rnald Skylock..  "Olivia, I can get you some justice for your Uncle." he said.

"When he lies on that table and they fill his veins with the chemicals that are going to take his life...I'll have my justice....but if you can get a murder indictment...Have at it...You have my blessings."said Olivia.

"That's all I wanted to hear....This was the one case that I didn't solve...The one case I was sure of...The one case that haunted me...." said Ronald Shylock..

"There is always that one.." I said, knowing how he felt..

III-

ONE MONTH BEFORE-

McCluskey/Cozen/Connor & Pratt meeting - Partners and Senior Associates.

Yvette found these meetings boring....but she basically had to be at them since she was a Partner now..

She sat with the other partners and Senior Associates..

Partner William McCluskey 

Partner David Cozen...

Partner Robert Connor

Partner Michael Pratt

Senior Associate Miles Ellis

Senior Associate Patricia Reynolds

Senior Associate Micheal Zucker

Senior Associate, Sylvia Lively

A Spirited conversation erupted....and a personal argument  seemed to erupt between Sylvia and

Yvette...

She felt that Yvette was a brown noser and got her partnership because she brown nosed and possibly slept with one of all of the partners...

She was foolish enough to insinuate that out loud!...

"YOUNG LADY....I WAS HERE BEFORE YOU AND I'LL BE HERE AFTER YOU'RE GONE.WHO DO YOU THINK YOU'RE TALKING TO? DO YOU REALIZE I'M A PARTNER?...I'M YOUR SUPERIOR?" bellowed Yvette.

"I was just saying what a lot of the attorneys think but won't dare say..." said Sylvia.

"You shouldn't have said or insinuated that..... Yvette has won a number of cases and has earned more billable hours than almost everyone in this room...She does the work and did not deserve your snide insults."said Michael Pratt....

''Sylvia, Pack your desk and report to Human Resources for your seperation package.." said Partner David Cozen.

"I'm being fired?  WHATTTTTTT? I DON'T BELIEVE THIS??" said Sylvia.

"Sylvia, you've been here three years, you've lost nearly every case you've tried, certainly more than you've won.....Last month you blew a major litigation and the three attorneys who were working with you quit, finding you "rude and insulting..."  Your termination was just a matter of time...." said Mike Pratt.

"If I recall...I had to meet with them to smooth things over and it was my four attorneys, who went back and cleaned up that litigation, getting us a little something." said Yvette...

"SO I'M FIRED??? OH MY GOD!   YOU'LL BE SORRY FOR THIS!" she screamed.

''We are already sorry!  SECURITY!" yelled David Cozen...

TODAY-

THE BRIDGE BUILDING-

We were all eating in the cafeteria. 

''Hey guys..We are here to collect our staff." joked Olivia.

 

"You guys ready to come back?" I joked..

"Yeah, you can't have but so much fun.."laughed Beverly...

"It was an enjoyable experience."said Nelson.

"Yeah, Nice working with my husband.."gushed Josie...

"It was nice! We should do this again."laughed Paris.

''We probably will." said Bresha,smiling...

"It was a pleasure."laughed Tony... 

"It was so cool, working with my girls ,Beverly, Natalie, Kayla and Renee...."gushed Natalie.,
 

"We had a lot of company too!"laughed Dabnis..

"Yeah your mens club was invaded by the women, Josie, Bresha, Lee and Brooke."laughed Kayla.

"It was nice, we got a lot of work done...and they helped with he clean up and refiling too!" said Ray.

"You need to have more female help."laughed Jessica.

"You got some good practice in huh Matt?" asked Chip.

"Sure did and it was even nicer, having Lee working with me too!." said Matthew.

"I missed my girls last week, Glad you're back." said Karen.

"I'm glad we are back too!" said Natalie.

''It was pretty lonely up here."said David.

''Awwwwwww you missed us." laughed Brooke.

"I had a couple of cases... I missed you guys too."said Sean.

"I really enjoyed all of the guests... That case was a bear, but they made it bearable."said Zoey..

"Yes they did...and that restaurant we all went to to celebrate afterwords. was well worth it."said Lem.

"It was nice working with everybody., especially old friends..."said Renee.

"Yeah....that was nice them all helping us out like that...Two big litigations." said Tyrell.

"I love coming over here to work...I wish this was my building."said Lee.

''Maybe I'll be down the street at the Women's Law Center next time."said Matthew.

"That would be nice." said Nina.

"Yeah" said Carlos.

Yvette's team was getting ready to break for Lunch when a young man wandered into their office..

"You Yvette Jones-Lockwood ?" he asked.

"No, but she's coming out in a minutes.."said Virginia.

Just then , Yvette, Keith, Bee Bee, Sofia ,Kahlil and Jade were exiting the conference room.

"You Yvette Jones-Lockwood?" asked the man.

 

 ''Yes.."said Yvette.

"You've been served " he said and passed Yvette a piece of paper.  "See ya" he said and quickly exited...

"What is it Ms. Yvette, A Subpoena?" asked Keith Jones.

''Worse...I'm being sued."said Yvette.

"Sued?" asked Bee Bee.

"Yup..by that harpie they fired a month ago...."said Yvette.

''Sylvia Lively? I never liked her." said Sofia.

"Neither did I...We got your back Ms. Yvette."said Kahlil.

"I know you guys would like to...but this is a little above your paygrades..."said Yvette smiling with pride at her protoge's... "But this is a learning experience for you and there is one woman who can represent me and teach you guys how to handle a suit like this..."said Yvette.

"You're in luck...She's downstairs in our cafeteria." said Jade.

They headed downstairs to the cafeteria....

"Olivia...I'm glad to run into you.."said Yvette.

''What's up Vettie?" asked Olivia.

"I'm being sued.."said Yvette, showing Olivia the paper.

"And you need me to represent you right?   I'm there...No charge."said Olivia, hugging her best friend.

"I figure my protoge's can learn a lot from you.." said Yvette.

"Of course they can...Our two groups have always worked well together."said Olivia.

"Yayyyyy, it'll be so much fun working with you guys."said Bee Bee.

"It has been awhile."said Kahlil.

 

"Jade, you may have to do the investigative work on this...I'm going to be tied up with another pressing matter." I said.

"Not a problem..." said Jade.

''We can work at your place one day and at our place the next day."said Sofia.

"That'll be fun....We'll be back in the Bridge Building again." said Nelson.

''And we'll be back in your place again.." said Keith Jones.

"Yeah whoever sued Ms. Yvette, They've bit off more than they'll be able to chew." said Nelson.

"A Nice juicy case...I love it." said Josie.

"Good Luck to youse."said Paris.

"We make our luck."said Bresha.

"Listen at her."laughed her husband, Tony...

"It's good to be confident." said Virginia.

TENDER IS THE NIGHT-

That night at our home..

"WOW!  A Few Years ago...Yvette was putting together a defense for you when you were being sued... and now...You're putting together a defense for her..She's being sued." I said,

"Funny how that works..We know each other better than anyone else and we trust each other."said Olivia.

"Trust is the important thing." I whispered softly...

"Yes it is..." whispered Olivia as we stared in each others eyes...

And soon began kissing....

Kissing passionately...

I slipped her panties down...

I laid her across the bed and slowly entered her....So Soft, so wet, feeling sooo good...I still couldn't believe how good she still felt after all these years...

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM YOU'RE SO DAMN BIG...OUUUU AND HARD DONNIE RAY!" she moaned..

I entered her softly and gently and began to stroke her softly and slowly....She moaned and put her arms around my neck and drew me closer to her..She wrapped her legs around my waste and we began to move in a slow, yet deliberate rhythm for quite some time...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU DONNIE RAYYYY!! OUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she cooed..

"AWWWWWWWWWWWW OLIVIA!! UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!" I moaned.

She matched me thrust for thrust and even bit my shoulder at one point...She was so soft...so moist and smelled so good...I was losing my mind....

We made sweet passionate and intense love for EIGHT TO NINE HOURS..

Olivia began to shake and gyrate and tears began to stream down her face....

"It's sooooooooooooooo goooddd...Oh my godddddddddddddd it's soooooo gooood! "she moaned... 

She was so moist, so soft...I was losing my mind.

She climbed on top of me , opened her legs wide and began to ease herself slowly on me..

I was losing my mind..

She rode me slowly and softly like a surfer rides the waves....

.Another TWO HOURS AND A HALF  seemed to evaporate!  She eased herself down on me and moved up and down...as I savored her softness for a long time...

I kissed those butter soft lips of hers until we both came powerfully and intensely...

We relaxed with Olivia on top of me.....

"OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU HUSBAND!" she cooed.

"OH MY GOD OLIVIA!"I gasped, holding her around her waist.....

And downstairs at Beverly and Nelson's domicile.

"Some Private Investigator, who used to be a cop told Auntay that he has proof that Judge James Wilson murdered my Uncle Elroy years ago, before Auntay or I were even born....Apparently he never let go of the case..and now he has definite proof."said Beverly.

"Yeah but does he need it? The man has been convicted of three first degree murders and sentenced to death.....Does he need another indictment?" asked Nelson.

"I think it's personal with this guy...His name is Shylock, Ronald Shylock...and he claims he got kicked off the force because he wouldn't let go of the investigation." said Beverly.

"I could see that, but after all these years?  He should let it go...The man is going to get his just desserts."said Nelson.

"Yes and we have to concentrate on helping Ms. Yvette..." said Beverly...

"And right now...I want to concentrate on me and you."said Nelson..

"UMMMMMMMMMMMMM THAT SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN!" said Beverly who took him into her arms and kissed him passionately...

Nelson unsnapped her bra and gently placed it on the chair by the bed,,,,

Nelson slipped her panties down..

"WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWW ,These are, are colorful." he said.

"I liked them." said Beverly..

"I like them too!" said Nelson.

"I see you do!" giggled Beverly.

She laughed.

"I knew you'd like them..." she giggled.

And before either of them realized what had happened, they found themselves in bed, Nelson entering her slowly.....she widening her legs and gasping.....

"OHH..OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU  NELSONNNN!" she moaned.

"MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM...BEVERLY....SWEEET BABYYYY!"he moaned

"I THOUGHT ABOUT YOU ALL DAY!" he exclaimed.

"YOU DID?" she asked.

"YES...I COULDN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND!" he said, thrusting away....

"I SUPPOSE NOT, BUT WE WERE TOGETHER ALL DAY.." she said..

She was so wet, smelled so good...skin so soft...He was nearly delirious, not knowing if he was coming or going....His body was trembling so fiercely, she was almost afraid...

"OH MY GOD NELSON!! YOU ARE SO BIG,SO HARD!!OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!"she screamed..

Her head was turning from side to side and she was crying like a little girl, she felt so good..

Her head moved from side to side...Her body trembled...and she began to cry tears like a little girl again!...She was experiencing an intense orgasm as they made sweet love for what seemed like forever.

He couldn't stop....

NINE TO TEN HOURS LATER!  they both climaxed for the last time..

They kissed one last time....

"Ouuuuuuuuuuu Nelson that felt good!" she said as he cradled her in his arms..

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MY GOD!!! THAT WAS AWESOME!" he said..

She softly fondled his still hard penis....

"IT WAS!" she agreed!

They both fell asleep in each others arms....

IV-

THE BRIDGE BUILDING-THE NEXT DAY

YVETTE'S CONFERENCE ROOM-

It was weird , me not being with Olivia, Beverly and the gang during a big case, but I was certain Jade could handle the investigative duties...

 

"This woman is suing you, claiming workplace harrassment , which led to her termination and being black balled, which has kept her from getting another job at any other area law firms and has caused her mental distress."said Olivia, incredulous at the charges.

"She's suing you for 1.6 million dollars which of course you wouldn't pay personally, Your firm would pay." said Beverly.

"Well that's good to know." said Yvette , smiling.

Nelson laughed.   "These charges are ludicrous... Workplace Harrassment...You're here most of the time, You two don't have any instances where you were in the same company."said Nelson.

"She loused up two huge litigations which nearly got the firm sued... I cleaned it up and assuaged the client's feelings..and I wrote a very stern performance evaluation against her."said Yvette.

''Well that's not workplace harrassment...That was part of your job."said Josie.

"I suggested she take Anger Management courses...One the firm reccomended...but she didn't take it.

I tried to keep my distance from her on the times when I had to be there."said Yvette.

"Her case is still weak."said Bresha, looking over the documents.

 

 "I didn't fire her...Mr. Cozen and Mr. Pratt fired her..."said Yvette.

"They've been served also... I suppose they're getting their own attorneys." said Keith Jones.

"I hope they're not going to settle out of court...because we don't want to give her a red cent." said Bee Bee.

"No we don't." said Sofia.

"We can't worry about them...We are just worried about Ms. Yvette."said Kahlil.

"I'm going to look into all of these charges." said Jade.

We were glad to have Ms. Virginia with us...Even though she was disbarred and couldn't practice law anymore..She still had a law degree and possessed a fine legal mind...She looked over he documents and gave her opinion.

"Don't yield a cent, She has the burden of proof in this case and we have to make sure that "proof "doesn't show up."said Virginia.

Meanwhile Me and the man known as Mr.Shylock were combing the streets of Philadelphia ,speaking to witnesses who had long ago been paid to keep quiet....

(TO BE CONTINUED)