Defining Moments by Ben Burgess Jr

Author:Ben Burgess Jr.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Urban Books
Published: 2020-04-05T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Ben

The Same

“Shit,” I mumbled as I rewound the clip of Reggie arguing with the victims.

I was sitting in my office watching all the surveillance videos from the club and local businesses around the area on the night of the murders. The video showed Reggie shove one of the guys and throw his drink in the other’s face. Reggie’s two linebacker-sized bodyguards pulled him away from the men, but he shook out of their grasps, sprinted over to the couple, and swung wildly at their faces.

Suddenly, there was a knock on my door. Mark Cruz, another associate for the firm, poked his head in and said, “What’s up, Ben? You got a minute?”

I gave him a halfhearted wave. “Yup.”

He walked up to my desk. “Richard wants you to focus your time and energy on your murder case. He assigned all your other cases to me. I need your case files.”

I nodded.

Mark was Puerto Rican but very fair-skinned and could pass for white. He wore a thin mustache and kept his black hair slicked back. When around other Hispanics, he spoke fluent Spanish, but in front of the partners and white people, he pretended to struggle with the language. He was a decent lawyer but was favored by the partners because his father was heavily involved in politics.

Mark tossed a manila envelope on my desk. “It’s the forensic tests for your murder case.”

“Thanks.”

“No offense, but I’m glad I got all your other cases and not this clusterfuck.”

“Gee, thanks.”

“I’m sorry, but it just seems like a lost cause,” Mark said. “Well, on the bright side, you did all the legwork for these cases I’m taking over, so they should all be easy wins for me and improve my case record.”

I gave him a faux grin, shuffled through the files in my desk drawers, and handed him two boxes full of files and paperwork for my reassigned cases. “Glad I could help.”

He winked and nodded as he left my office with the boxes.

I didn’t like him.

I opened the envelope, and, as expected, the forensic tests came back showing that the gun that was in Reggie’s hand was the murder weapon used to kill the two cops and gay couple. The test also confirmed Reggie’s DNA was found on the trigger. The other tests came back positive, showing that the blood on Reggie’s clothes was also from the murdered couple. There was another set of fingerprints found on the magazine of the gun. They belonged to Kuwuan Mitchell, a known criminal arrested several times for selling illegal guns. Even though the cops had no idea where he was right now, they didn’t suspect him because he was never arrested for violent crimes, and Reggie was found at the scene holding the weapon. Things weren’t looking promising for Reggie’s defense. The only things I had going for me were Kuwuan’s fingerprint on the magazine and the grainy footage that showed the killer wearing a red and black hat and matching sneakers. Reggie was found wearing black boots and no hat.

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