The Lawyers face turned red with rage. “Shut up you little bastard bitch.”
The woman sneered at the lawyer. “Actually cunt. My father actual ly married my mother unlike all my half brothers and sisters. I am the only one that isn’t a fucking bastard.” Looking over at his brother. “Including the little asshole here even if he is my father’s favorite.”
Then fat old lady tu rned nasty “But the Pretty news girl said Commander Collins murdered them. Why are you lying?”
“The Pretty news bitch was is screwing Councilman Greedly behind the back of his wife , Godstar save her sole as he is gl ad his brother murdered her since he couldn’t divorce her. S he knew most of his secrets . Your balloon boobed bitch and is trying to keep her future husband the the Councilman’s brother and his brother’s son from being executed for the murder s . ” Chet’s sister started bawling on frustration, tears running down her eyes in frustration . “ Just how stupid do you have to be to even believe half the twisted half-truths and outright lies that pretty news girl with huge balloon boobs keeps telling you people?” Chet’s sister started bawling on frustration , tears running down her eyes in frustration .
Mark had already taken a couple of steps closer to her in case she tried anything. Without thinking he reached out and put his hand on her shoulder.
“Mark, No! She has a knife in her hand.”
The crying young woman suddenly lunged at Mark burying her face in his shoulder as she wrapped her arms around him. The knife clattering to the deck behind Mark. T he lawyer Mark now standing next to Chet w as blocking ere the officers seeing it fall could not see or hear it in all the noise .
Chet saw the knife fall to the deck as the officer finished releasing him. Looking around at the Patrolmen busy talking to his lawyer, Chet started smiling as he stepped over to the table beside him and grabbed up a handful of napkins from the dispenser at the middle of the table and started cleaning himself off. Slowly he made his way around behind his lawyer where he was shielded from the patrolmen standing in front of his lawyer with behind Mark and his sister only a couple steps away . Chet gently pushed the lawyer to the side putting her between the patrolmen and Mark. The lawyer cooperating without asking questions , took a step closer to the patrolmen forcing their attentions onto her as she brought up new issues and demands.
Dropping several of the napkins in his hand, Chet bent over picking them up. Then with one of the napkins held across the palm of his hand with the corner tucked between his fingers Chet slid his foot over toward Mark as his sister hugged Mark him sobbing. Looking around one more time as he squatted, to make sure the Patrlmen Patrolmen could not see him, Chet gaged the distance , figuring he could grab the knife, use it and be back beside his lawyer before anyone saw him.
Smiling as he hunkered down as low as he could, Chet lunged across the 4 feet separating them faster than most people could see and laid his hand on the knife wrapping the paper knapkin napkin around it as he grasped the hilt in his hand. His heart beating out his chest as he looked up at Mark’s back .
With and in an instant with where he wanted to plunge the long bladed knife up through Marks back into his heart already planned . With long practice on how , he started to lung up to ram the knife up into a victims Mark’s back to kill . Then k nowing how to us ing the rebounding force of the attack to propel him self back across the short distance to stand beside his lawyer in full view of the Patrolmen before the stupid idiot Mark knew he had even been killed. His sister’s prints and bio-signs still on the hilt and the only bio traces on the Murder weapon . Chet would be clear and free of all blame . He could not fail.
Chet’s ear to ear grin was still on his face as he started to lunge up toward Mark when a heel came down on his hand before he could lift it off the deck grinding his fingers into the hilt of the knife and the de ck as and one finger slid deep into the blade drawing blood.
It took a full second as he tried to jerk his hand out as he started to lung , for Chet to realize that his fingers felt like they were being crushed and for him to start screaming. It took a few more seconds for the Patrolmen to look around the lawyer to see what the screaming was all about with their weapons half out of their holsters. The sight of Chet yards from where they thought he was at, with grasping at his hand under the heel of Marks boot with the other trying to free it with the blade of a knife sticking out in full view across the deck surprised them as they both pushed past the lawyer (pushing her to the table), heading for Chet. Mark looked down and twisted around putting all his weight onto that heel as he ground Chet’s hand into the deck to the sound of breaking bones.
As Mark let go of Chet’s sister still trying to think things through. She looked down at her brother for half a second. Then without thinking as rage consumed her face, she kicked out planting her toe up into Chet’s face knocking his head back dropping him to the deck silencing the screams as teeth flew across the deck . His hand still under Mark’s boot heal making cracking sounds as his fingers stuck out a t t an unusual angle s .
With Chet now unconscious, Mark stepped off to one side as the lawyer started to turn around.
Chet’s sister started screaming at Chet’s unconscious body. You Godstar forsaken ass hole. Do you have to kill every everybody thing I love?”
The lawyer seeing Chet laying on the deck blood pouring from his nose yelled. “Arrest that man for assault Officers right now!” Pointing at Mark. She had not seen a thing even though she knew exactly what Chet had tried to do. Saw him disappear from beside her as she went out of her way to distract the officers.
The Sargent squatted down as he put on a glove and took the knife out of Chet’s bloody hand. H One of h is fingers bent out at a strange angle s with blood coming from another that cut half off. “Looks like your client was the one doing the assaulting Counselor. But then I did not see all of what happened except for the little girl here trying to defend Mark rather nicely even if it was a little late. If your client was not conscious, I would place him under arrest for at least the knife having much too long of a blade.”
“No you wouldn’t. Bellowed the Counselor. You said yourself you did not see what happened. All you can do is investigate. You can’t charge my client for shit right now. Call the medics.”
The Sargent smiled. “He is your client and he is still breathing. Call them yourself. Though I am going to have to wright him a ticket for littering and leaving a bio hazzerd hazard on the Mess deck. It smells like he shit his pants as well . I will arrest him for the knife when he wakes up and I have had time to review my body cam m .”
“I recognize the knife Sargent and it is not my clients. It is his sister’s, she tried to use it to kill my client. He must have taken it away from her. My client is the victim here so you can’t charge him with anything.” The lawyer tried to spin the fact to her client’s benefit.
The Sargent turned to the young woman clutching at Mark. “Is this yours mam?” Holding out the bloody weapon for her to see.
“Yes, I got it for protecting myself from being raped by my wonderful brother and father.” Bighting her lower lip. “Anything shorter and my father can take it away from me which he has done before. Even when I did manage to stab him with a shorter blade he still raped me. Even if I managed to slit his throat while he was on top of me he would still have had time to kill me. No the only thing that keeps them away from me is something they know can kill them through the heart before they could kill me.” Looking down at the deck. “I always take it out just in case when I am around either my father or brother. I guess I dropped it when I knew Mark could protect me.”
“You herd her Sargent.” The Lawyer practically shouted smiling as she walked up to the young woman placing her lips next to her hear and whispering. “With you charged with a felony I will get you released into your father’s custody forcing you to live in his cabin again without any weapons. I know your father has plenty of handcuffs and shackles. I look forward to helping him put you in your place bi
tch. I will make sure you join you mother as soon as your father gets tired of fucking his little basterd bastered child. But then, I don’t know why he has put up with you this long.”
Mark could not believe his ears. He had grown up believing that lawyers became lawyers to protect the week and innocent and not protect and help crime bosses murder people. But then he was learning lately that he had bitten into a lot of propa ganda over the years.
“That is why it takes Imperial Inspectors at least a decade of hard work and tests before becoming Inspectors Mark.” Mickey said. “Criminals and corruption always seeks out power and Absolute power draws the worst criminals as well as changing some decent people that would never have even thought about crime before acquiring the power. That is also why each Inspector AI including me, has a judge program hard etched into it that will terminate the Inspector if it does break the law or becomes unbalanced.”
“In this case , by the records I have accessed, this trash lawyer has been bad from the day she entered law school.”
Shaking his head sadly the Sargent stepped forward taking out his handcuffs yet again. “Miss Greedly, I have to place you under arrest for possessing a deadly weapon.”
“Ok. Aaa… Hold on there for a minute Sargent. You actually did not see her in possession of the weapon did you?” Mark burst out without thinking.
Stopping a couple of steps away. “No I didn’t Commander.”
“It does not matter Sargent.” The lawyer snapped. “She already admitted that it was hers. Arrest her immediately or I will sue you for negligence.”
Mark’s mind raced. “Actually Sargent , she said she got rid of it. Threw it away. Discarded it.” Mark took a breath. “It was no longer in her possession and no longer hers as defined by the letter of the law.”
The Sargent frowned and then smiled. “You know Commander you sound like one of those damn lawyers but I like it. And since I did not find it on her using the legal speak the lawyer here did use d getting her client off a cut and dried assault charge for now, all I can do is investigate the matter.” Smiling from ear to ear he stepped up to Chet’s sister. “Miss. Greedly, is this now your knife?”
“Well it was..”
“Miss Greedly!” The Sargent interrupted her. “Is this NOW, your knife?”
“Aaa… No Sargent. I dro..”
“Very good Miss Greedly. Thank you.” The Sargent rolled his eyes as he turned around. “Since the only one here I actually saw holding the knife is Chet with no evidence as to when he acquired the weapon. I have no choice but to arrest Mr. Chet Greedly.” Turning to the lawyer with growing hate in her eyes but not knowing who to direct it at. “You get your wish counselor. I am calling the medics. I suggest you shut up before you talk your client into an attempted murder charge as well even before I can review my body cam m .” He raised his hand toward his collar comm. “But then what does a Sargent know about the law.” Hitting his comm. “Medic to the mess deck, Duty Medic to the mess deck. Class three injury. Patient suspect is under arrest.”
Mark turned away and started to walk around the table toward his parents with Miss. Greedly still clutching him. The lawyer intercepting, stopping them half a table away from the officers . “You have to go down to the Union Hall and tell the workers to…” Looking up a t nd Mark. “This is Union business butt out Commander.”
“Sorry Counselor. Chet already told her to go down and start a riot to get their father out of the Brig.”
Turning red the lawyer grimaced then whispered to Miss Greedly placing her lips next to her ear again. “You don’t have your weapon anymore bitch. You go down and follow orders or your father will put you in the hole with the other whore slaves as soon as he does get out. A few dozen tricks and you will be begging your father to suck his cock just to get out.” Sneering at her. “Now do as you are told or I will have you killed myself.”
The Sargent walked up behind the lawyer and grabbed her by the wrist she was digging into the young woman’s arm. Whipping her arms around behind her, he slapped handcuffs onto her. Then turned his wrist cam onto Miss Greedly’s arm where the counselor had drawn blood leaving deep long nail marks puncturing the skin from her long sharp manicured nails. “I am placing you under arrest for threatening to kill and the assault of Miss Greedly. And since you are a sworn officer of the court, I need not read you your rights since you already know them.” The officer turned his cam onto the womans bloody fengernails be fore taking a sample of each as ev idence.
“What? You could not possible have heard what I was saying. You were several yards away in a noisy compartment. Besides it is none of your business what I say to my client even if I did threaten to kill her or even through her into a pit compartment and force her to fuck strange men . As long as I am her lawyer you can’t do shit to me. ”
“Miss Greedly, is she your lawyer?”
“Well she is my families law….”
“Miss Greedly, is she, YOUR, PERSONAL, lawyer?” The Sargent slowly and ever so s lightly, shook his head no.
“Ohaa. NO! This cunt is not my lawyer.”
Letting out a sigh of relief the Sargent dragged the lawyer away giving her to his partner.
“You little bitch! You will wish you were dead by the time your father gets done with you. Tell them I am your lawyer damn you.” The Patrolman dragging her away, told her to shut up as she continued to scream. “I was just joking about killing you and sending you to the whore hole to do tricks. Listen Kay, your father will give you anything you want just tell them I am your lawyer. Anything. Or just go down to the Union hall…Kay… I Don’t blame you for being mad at me but your father loves you. You have to tell the workers to riot to get us out. They will listen to you . ” . Tell those lazy fools that their families will suffer as soon as your father finds a new enforcer, if they don’t riot as they were instructed.” Her voice getting harder to hear as the distance increased in spite of her trying to yell louder as half the mess deck watched and heard her leave.
The Sargent turned to the woman. “Miss. Greedly. That lawyer is an officer of the Court and is swarn sworn to represent the ship and her client by telling the truth at all times. Any statement she makes is always considered to be fact. As such, her threat to kill you is as good as the act and will get her disbarred, her Law license taken away and if found guilty of attempted murder , kicked off the ship. I have the whole attack including her statements on my duty recorder to make it a shut case. That is if you will press charges. Do you wish to press charges Miss. Greedly? If so, please state that at this time.”
Grim faced Kay nodded and said. “Yes, I wish to file charges against that snake bitch .”
“I am sorry Miss. Greedly but you need to name your assailant to legally press charges.”
Kay sneered from ear to ear as she named her assailant.
“Thank you Miss. Greedly.” The Sargent lowered his arm with the wrist Comm on it. “Have a nice night.” Then turned and started talking to the people sitting at the tables around them. Taking there statements.
Mark’s parents got up as Mark and Miss Greedly approached around the table. “Mom, Dad, this is Kay Greedly, I am sorry your dinner got ruined. I really can’t believe what just happened.”
Chet’s sister Kay smiled as she looked at Marks parents then down at the deck as she let go of Mark’s arm biting her lower lip. “Aaa I am sorry about my brother and all. He is a fu… I mean I try to stay away from him as much as possible. I am sorry I brought this trouble to you.” Looking around the mess deck, her eyes jerking toward a sudden sound. “Aa. I had better go now.” She opened her purse and touched the empty sheath for the knife she no longer had and snapped it closed. Terror crossing her face for a second. “I hope I can see you again Mark. I enjoyed talking to you and again thanks for saving my life.” She turned and started walking away.
Marks’ Father shook his head as Mark’s mother kicked him under the table and nodded toward the retreating Kay. “Oh, aaa. Miss. Greedly. We still
need to eat. Would you care to accompany us down to Tramp Town for dinner? We know a great place that serves the best Chines food ever.”
Turning around she looked at Mark unsure of herself.
Mark was taken by surprise as Kay stared at him until he felt his mother kick him lightly on the shin. “Well, I am still a little hungry. I guess I could go for a snack.” Smiling at her. “If you can’t take my boring conversation, Mom will talk your ears off.”
Kay launched herself at Mark letting out a little scream wrapping herself around him. They had walked only a few steps when the Sargent walked up.
“Miss. Greedly. That lawyer mentioned something about a hooker’s hole wi which th half the people at the surrounding tables heard as well. We have been trying to find it for years. Would you know where it is at?”
Shrugging her shoulders. “I have heard some nasty things about it but I don’t have a clue where it is at. Sorry. You might ask some of the counsel men, judges and department heads. Half of them visit regularly from what I have heard. My father uses the fact to blackmail and make them do his bidding all the time. Which is why I am surprised he is still in the brig even if you have loads of proof he murdered someone or even all my relatives . ”
The Sargent frowned like he did not believe her as he took a deep breath trying to think of someway to convince her to give up its location up .
Mark had seen that Mickey had not lit her up in anyway. “Is she telling the truth Mickey?”
“Yes Mark, there is no reason why she would know where it is. Only those of the Clan working or needing to go there would know things like that. I doubt if she knows much of anything about the workings of her father’s little empire beyond general details .”
Mark smiled as he put his arm around Kay . “Tell you what Sargent, I will grill her later over dinner and get back to you if we can figure out where it is.” Kay wrapped her harms back around Mark and squeezed as she buried her face in his shoulder again.
“Thank you Commander.” Mark had lifted a great weight from his shoulders. Turning he started to leave but stopped and turned back around. “Oh a, Commander. You best be careful. Greedly’s enemy’s have a habit of disappearing. We just found dozens of Corpses he had hidden in the water tanks. You best check out a weapon tomorrow when the armory opens up for your own protection. I will file a report with what I have heard and the attempt on your life tonight. It should justify a weapon to anyone’s satisfaction. That is except for the ones trying to kill you including a few corrupt certain Counsel member s and judges or two . They will probably scream their heads off at even the thought of letting you walk around the ship armed to defend yourself. Make it a lot harder for them to kill you. Good evening Commander.” The Sargent went back to taking statements from the surrounding tables. Mark listened to the old lady that said she saw everything recant her story when told that the mess deck video showed her still sitting during the encounter. Then she said something about her owing the Greedly ’ s a lot of money from gambling in there casino on the lowe r decks.
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