And Then Came Jane

ONE WEEK LATER-
 

 We were sitting in our conference room, going over the files from our last seven cases....

"Well you all, we just finished seven cases... A Murder case that took us five trials to finally get an acquittal , The Defense of Monique ,our new friend and of course this case with Laney Talley, an old family friend.  You all Did a great job on all of these cases and in addition to your cut from these cases ,I'm giving you all a bump in salary for jobs well done." said Olivia.

 

"WOWWWW THIS WILL LOOK GOOD ON ALL OF OUR PORTFOLIOS." I said, very excited.

"Maybe we can go on a second honeymoon like Kayla and Ray did recently." gushed Beverly.

"Yeah that would be great." said Nelson..

"I'm looking at a new car..." said Josie.

"I don't know what I'm going to do with mine." gushed Bresha.

"Well baby girl, put it in the bank for now....You and your husband will think of something.."said Alfreda , smiling as she poured tea for all of us..

The Doorbell rang!

"I'll get that!" said Alfreda....

It was Daniel Bristol...

"Good Morning Aunt Olivia.... This is  Jane Laughlin...She's an Attorney...and she'd like to see Olivia." he said.

"Pleased to meet you." she said.

"Come right this way." said Alfreda..

Alfreda led Daniel and Jane into our conference room...

"Hello Aunt Olivia, Donnie Ray, Cousin Bev, Nelson, Josie and Bresha...."said Daniel.

"We meet again Olivia.." said Jane Laughlin...

"Well Hello Jane, nice to meet you again..... Staff, I hear to for didn't mention Jane Laughlin...She was an Attorney at Amalgamated Securities Inc. She was the one who ,acting as a deep cover spy who discovered our friend ,Laney Talley was having problems with Monica Spaeth and considering taking her to court...She couldn't represent Laney, so she contacted me....That's how we got involved." explained Olivia.

 

I knew that a deep cover insider had contacted Olivia about Laney Talley, a family friend...but I didn't have a name or a face to the name until today.

It was the same for Beverly and all of the rest of us.

"Well Hello Ms. or Mrs. Laughlin?" said Beverly.

"It's Ms... I'm not married.... I'm here because your former client, Laney Talley is in trouble again...She was arrested this morning and charged with the murder of Monica Spaeth....I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT SHE IS INNOCENT!! I KNOW THIS!   I'm here imploring you to represent her again...I know you all have really been bogged down, but she needs your help." said Jane Laughlin.

"WHY WOULD LANEY KILL MONICA SPAETH?  SHE HAD JUST WON A 4.5 million dollar settlement...and she had resigned from the company...She had no reason to kill Monica.  What jackass

Homicide detective arrested her with all of the other suspects available.?" scoffed Nelson.

"Uh a Lieutenant Arthur Tragg!" said Jane Laughlin.

''Well that explains it!" said Beverly....We all laughed.

"Josie, it's Monday...Call the courthouse, see if you can get us a spot in Night Court for tomorrow Night."said Olivia. "Of course we'll help Laney.

"I'm on it Liv." said Josie.

"Before you ask....Here is a list of character witnesses, Phone numbers, Email addresses, Home addresses. These are 30 people, Attorneys, Accountants, etc who will vouch for Laney's charactor." said Jane Laughlin.

"WOW! Being an Attorney, you know the things we need...Thank you.....I understand that as a deep cover operative you couldn't represent Laney before, but now that you have resigned will you be able to help us now?" asked Bresha.

"I would love to young lady and I would be honored , but I ...well I have Pancreatic Cancer...It's terminal....I don't have too much time left...." said Jane Laughlin...

"Oh My God!!!" said Olivia.  "Sit down...Let me get you some water.." said Olivia.

"I'm not going to die on the spot...At least I hope not....This is just the last piece of business I want tie up

before the end..." she said.

"All during my investigation, I kept getting fed information that helped me that guided me forward...I didn't know where it was coming from until now. I wondered why this woman had fished herself into Amalgamated Securities and why she had done so much to bring this story of corruption out... It had to be something personal....but I was not about to ask her now.

"Can I get you some hot tea?  Sit over here in this comfortable chair." said Alfreda.

"You all are too kind.." said Jane Laughlin..

II-

"THE FISHBOWL"- the nickname the police had for their interrogation rom.

Today, Laney Talley sat in the interrogation room.

"PEEEEEEEEEEEE YOUUUUUUUUUUU! This room stinks....How can you even stand it?" asked Laney Talley.

"The smell of this room is the least of your worries...Sanders!  Empty these two trash cans and get a mop in here and stick some febreeze in the corners." snapped Lt. Tragg.

"Lieutenant use your common sense...I won a civil suit...4.5 million dollars...and I had resigned two days before...Why would I kill that woman?  I had won my battle..I was home free?" said Laney Talley.

"Yes you would think that....My men did a thorough investigation...We interviewed the 16 people who lost their jobs that day...They all had alibi's...We interviewed 25 people from Human Resources who lost their jobs that day...They all hated Ms. Spaeth's guts, but they had solid alibis... and then there was you...

She made your life a living hell..Writing you up numerous times...Making you work overtime and then still writing you up...You took her to court and you won a huge settlement....So why were you back in the building on the afternoon she was murdered?  You had resigned two days before.?" asked Lt. Tragg.

"I was returning my passcode keys and my ID....I returned it to Mr. Whitten's office...He was there , He'd tell you. He and I talked for a few minutes. He wished me well and we left together. I never even saw Marsha Spaeth!  Ask him!" said Laney.

 "I did. He said you were by his office and that you two left together....but you could have killed her before you got to his office , since we don't know the exact time of death. You don't have anyone else  who can vouch for you....I've got you on the street cam entering and leaving all around the time Ms. Spaeth was being killed." said Lt. Tragg. 

"You're crazy...I didn't do this!  I didn't kill her!" said Laney.

"Not another word Laney...Not Another word..."said Olivia.

"Welllll, why am I not surprised?  You repped her last time...You're reppin her again, but this is a murder trial, not a civil suit." said Lt. Tragg.

 

"Murder Trials are our specialty....You ought to know that." I said.

.Beverly snickered..

"Did I say something funny?" snarled Lt. Tragg.

"You're always saying something funny." said Beverly...

"OLIVIA!!! MUZZZZLE YOUR NIECE!" snarled Lt. Tragg.

"Laney don't say anything...Don't talk to cops, detectives and none of the girls locked up with you...Everybody is looking to make a deal." said Olivia, ignoring Lt. Tragg.

"We are going to try and get you out of here." said Nelson...

"Good luck with that...She's being charged with Murder one!"said Lt. Tragg.

"We'll try to remember that." said Josie.

"Yeah come on...Sit tight Laney, We are with you." said Bresha.

"Thank you guys." said Laney.

We all left...We didn't even ask for the room...There was nothing else we needed to or were going to say to her.

Unseen by us... Jane Laughlin stood across the street, watching us as we left the police station.....

TENDER IS THE NIGHT-

That night at our home..

"WOW! We are back in court with Laney Again huh?" I said.

"Yeah, she seems to be a magnet for trouble."said Olivia.

"Not her fault....After this episode is over she'll be home free." I whispered softly...

"She is almost there." whispered Olivia as we stared in each others eyes...

And soon began kissing....

"I'm almost there with you tonight too!" I whispered...

"Ummmmmmmmm yesss....Yes you are.." cooed Olivia.

We began Kissing passionately...

"OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH DONNIE RAYYYYY!" cooed Olivia.

"OLIVIA , your kisses have always driven me wild...." I moaned...

"OUUUUUUUUUUUU!" she whispered.

I slipped her panties down...

"You are sooo good at this..." she giggled.

"Nice Panties!" I said.

"I figured you'd like this pair." she said.

"Nice Bra too!" I whispered...

"I figured you'd like this too." she said.

"You figured right." I said.

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.

"It seems like somebody just has it in for Laney."said Beverly.

"I know...It was just her luck she was in the building returning her stuff as Spaeth was getting murdered." said Nelson.

"Yeah talk about bad luck....Maybe she should have mailed that stuff. said Beverly.

"Yeah, for real."said Nelson.

"Ummmmmmmmmmmm enough talk...Let's get down to business.." said Beverly...

"Yes.....the kind of business I like."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....

III-

TUESDAY AFTERNOON- 4:00 pm

 We decided to have dinner with our friends at the Bridge Building...From there we were headed to court for our 8:00 pm Night Court appointment.

"They always have great food here."said Olivia.

 

"They do and this was a great idea to stop here and have dinner..." I said.

''We won't be famished when we get out of court." said Beverly.

"Yeah but Laney will be." said Nelson.

"She'll be fine..We'll take care of her.." said Josie.

"Is she going to be staying with you guys?" asked Paris.

"Yeah ,if she wants...She'll be safer with us." said Bresha.

"Yeah, that's a good bet." said her husband, Tony.

"Nice to see you guys." said Jazzy.
 

"Most days we get a glimpse of you at the door letting Josie and Bresha in." said Dabnis with a smile.

"You should do this everytime you have night court..."said Kayla.

"Yeah you won't be hungry after you get out." said Ray.

"Hi Olivia, Bev, Nelson, Donnie Ray, Josie, Bree." said Jessica.

"Nice, all of us eating together." said Chip.

"And so early in the week." said Karen.

"Nice having you guys eat with us just before you go to Night Court." said Natalie.

"You Must have an 8:00 pm appointment....Those aren't easy to get." said David.

"We put our bid in early." said Josie.

"That was smart...Good planning, considering she got arrested yesterday." said Brooke.

"The Sooner you get her out the better." said Sean.

"Well I'm wishing you god luck Olivia." said Zoey.

"Thank you...We practice for this type of thing." said Olivia.

"You've trained your young associates well Olivia."said Lem.

"She's a great mentor and teacher..She always has been." said Renee.

"I'll say, I remember when she and her team helped me after I passed the bar." said Tyrell.

"Same Here..." said Lee with her smile.. She had interned with us and with Yvette's team.

"They don't need luck , they've got skill." said Matthew.

"Thanks for your votes of confidence...but we need luck too, Crazy things can happen in court." said Beverly...

"Yessss, crazy unexpected things..." said Nina, who was once an Assistant District Attorney.

"So I hear." said Carlos.

 

 "Wow, this is two days in a row we are eating together...I like this." laughed Yvette, hugging her best friend.

"Yes, we should do this more often" laughed Olivia.

"Nice, having a good meal right before Night Court." said Keith Jones.

"Don't let this good food lull you into lethargy." cautioned Bee Bee.

"Ohhh they won't , they aren't new to this.." said Sofia.

"They're true to this." said Kahlil..

And we all laughed...

"Well good Luck in there...Hope you get your girl out tonight."said Jade.

"Oh I know they will." said Virginia.

"It's 5:15...You guys have a few hours to get yourself together....And I suppose all of us will be heading towards the trains." said Jetty.

 

We all departed from the building , our neighbors and friends heading towards the commuter train station and us heading towards the courthouse...

All under the watchful eyes of our guardian angel, Jane Laughlin, who stood across the street, watching everybody.

COURTROOM B- 8:00 pm

We were at the courthouse when Sherrif's Deputies brought Laney Talley there, She was surprised to be arraigned after being arrested and jailed the day before...We had promised her we were going to act swiftly...We brought along our Bail Bondsman.. 

 "This is Night Court...It's not as crowded with as many cases as a daytime arraignment and a heck of a lot easier to get you out." said Olivia.

"I didn't expect to be arraigned so soon Olivia, I was prepared for a week or two mentally." said Laney.

"Well prepare to be a free woman after tonight...I'm 100 percent certain we can get you released." said Beverly.

"We've gotten people in worse situations than you released ." said Nelson.

"You'll be alright." assured Josie.

"And after we get you sprung...We are going to get you fed...We are taking you across the street to Sam Mther's Diner." said Bresha.

"Oh that'll be nice...I am hungry..I've probably lost weight...I haven't been filling up on that jailhouse food."said Laney.

"I can understand that" I said with a smile.

"I expect another smooth night." said our Bail Bondsman , who arrived just in case.

NIGHT COURT-

The Judge in this case would not be the Judge in the actual case....He was ironically enough , the same Judge who had presided over Laney Tally's Lawsuit against workplace harrassment at Amalgamated Securities...Now here he was presiding over her arraignment for murder... Same Client, Same Attorneys.. Life was funny that way.

Lt. Tragg was not there... Night court was too low profile for him...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- 10:00 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.

Olivia and Nelson  made the eloquent opening arguments about their client having an incredibly hard time lately with her lawsuit and now this, a passing gift in closing from her former company, accused of murdering her former supervisor and opponent...She wasn't guilty she said...She had no valid reason.. She had won a 4.5 million dollar settlement and had already resigned from the company.

Olivia and Nelson usually didn't argue the merits of a case in arraignment, They simply asked for reasonable bail, but she felt because of the extraordinary circumstances...She had to make an exception.

 

Beverly, Josie and Bresha presented 30 charactor witnesses , Attorneys, Accountants, etc who vouched for Laney's good charactor.

 

Laney Talley had no priors whatsoever, not even a recent traffic ticket and an almost impeccable reputation was released on her own recognizance...no bail.. She was ecstatic!  She hugged all of us.

"You all are incredible...You are the absolute truth.Thank you soooooo much." she said.

Our Bail Bondsman smiled.. "Good Night folks. Another easy night " he said.

"I know you're hungry Laney....We are going to take you across the street to Sam Mothers and get you fed...Then we are going to drive you to your house...Pack enough clothing for a few weeks...You're going to stay with us." said Olivia.

"Oh My Goddd!  You all are so good.!''said Laney.

We exited the courthouse...Under the watchful gaze of Jane Laughlin..

Who stood across the street, unseen by us and smiled in approval.

IV-

Laney stayed in our basement apartment . She got a good night's sleep and had a nice warm shower the next morning.

She had Breakfast with us the next Morning..

"Oh My God...Look at this spread..." she said. "Do you guys always eat like this?" she asked.

Some of us had Steak and Eggs...

Others had Pancakes

Hash Browns...

Breakfast Sausages

Orange Juice

and coffee.. 

"Everyday we can Laney...A well fed employee is a good employee."said Olivia, smiling.

"I rarely had time for Breakfast when I worked at Amalgamated Securities..  One time I brought my breakfast to my office and was eating it in my office...Marsha Spaeth discovered me and wrote me up, even though there was no rule that said we couldn't eat breakfast in our office...Then a month later, I lost my office and was sent to a cubicle.  I complained to Human Resources and they did nothing." said Laney.

 

''WOWWWWW..It was Hell working for her wasn't it?" I said  as we all said a prayer and began to chow down on our breakfasts..

"I'd of had to meet her outside after work and of had a little "Talk " with her." said Beverly..

"Wouldn't have been much talking would it honey bun?" laughed Nelson.

"Sure wouldn't....I probably would've gotten fired." said Josie.

"Was this harassment racially motivated?" asked Josie.

"No, she was an equal opportunity offender. If you were overweight, If you didn't fit her idea of beauty, didn't matter if you were white or black , Asian or Latin.  She wrote me up when I got my hair braided..

I went to Human Resources again...and that's when I had had enough...I met an attorney who worked there named Jane Laughlin...She told me to take her to court. She lead me to you guys. If I run into her I'd like to thank her." said Laney.

"Wow , you really went through it....Well ,nobody will have to worry about her anymore..Somebody saw to that." said Alfreda.

"I'd like to thank them too!" said Laney...

 We all burst into loud laughter...

"OUUUUUUUUUUU LANEY GIRL!  YOU ARE BAD!"laughed Olivia.

 

I laughed heartedly....

"Laney Girl, you're a girl after my own heart." laughed Beverly.

Nelson laughed so hard his sides began to hurt....

It was the same for Josie....

and Bresha as well....

"Girrrrrrrrrrrrrrl  I hear you."laughed Alfreda.

At the Fox Chase Center-

"Jane, I want you to stay off the streets....Go home, relax....I'm going to start the morphine treatments soon...." said the Doctor.

"How much time do I have Doc?" asked Jane..

"Two Weeks, Maybe a month even....but if you keep running these streets even less time...Now will you take my advice and chill out..Relax...Get comfortable.." said the Doctor.

"Okay Doc!" said Jane..

(TO BE CONTINUED)