Chapter 211: A New Challenge
Jerry, the son of Winston, is an unfamous prosecutor, a young man with the same name as the mouse in cat and mouse.
Brooklyn thought ill-intentionedly, maybe Winston named his son Jerry just to let him have the wisdom and courage of Jerry Mouse, but he didn't expect that his son's wisdom and courage were the same.
"Young people need to have their own choices, Winston." Brooklyn politely declined. Winston asked Jerry to come to e.. I don't know the purpose of being a bailiff, but I don't want to come to Jerry.
Winston sighed and muttered something, too small for Brooklyn to hear, and then he said
"Brooklyn, I'm not having a hard time at all. My family is almost on the verge of becoming a battlefield in Xlia. Brooklyn was a little surprised.
They had an agreement before, and Winston found out that his ex-wife Patty Winston was very close to his opponent, and he planned to exchange Ray's photo with the 'instructor' for Brooklyn to help cut his ex-wife Patti.
Later he won. Brooklyn thought the agreement was null and void. Because in his opinion, Patty Winston's 'collaborator' should be based on some kind of political consideration, not because he found out that Winston had an illegitimate daughter outside.
As a result, the slap in the face came too quickly. Winston won, but Patty has no intention of stopping, and Winston's backyard is on fire, and the house is restless.
This left Brooklyn a little confused. Patty, a political creature who can work with her ex-husband and help her run for governor, can be in turmoil because of her personal feelings!
Brooklyn suddenly had some gossip, and he wondered what was going on with Winston and Patty.
"Winston, with all due respect, aren't you already divorced?" Brooklyn asked. There was a sound of water in the earpiece, followed by a low scolding, then a tired voice from Winston
"Yes, we're divorced, but she doesn't realize it, Brooklyn, you can't imagine. Until now, she's still damn in charge of my outfits! ”
"She has to care which pair of panties I wear every day!" There was another low scolding as he spoke.
"I explained it to her." Winston said tiredly
"We're done, she's a good girl, but we're not in love anymore."
"She promised well, but she'll still damn prepare my outfit the next day!"
"Brooklyn, can you imagine that all your outfits, inside and out, are prepared for you by your colleagues, including your panties, socks, pocket towels, ties, brooches, and even how long you should grow your beard and what hairstyle you should cut, all managed by your colleagues!"
"Holy!" There was the sound of throwing something through the earpiece, followed by Winston's somewhat angry words
"Sometimes I really want to kill her." Brooklyn was taken aback and hurriedly dissuaded
"Winston, you have to be calm. You see, if you do kill Patty, I'll be the first to provide the police with the contents of tonight's conversation, and then you won't be able to escape. ”
"You're arrested and jailed, and Patty is killed by you, what should Jerry do? He's still a kid and doesn't understand anything, and poor Jerry, without the protection of you and Patty, is estimated to be cheated out of his property in a week, and sold himself in two weeks. ”
"And your baby daughter Taylor......"
"Shut up!" Winston was furious. I've never seen such persuasion. Brooklyn chuckled. Let you stay awake at night, talk a lot of nonsense, just don't talk about business.
"Brooklyn, help me." Winston's tone softened, and there was a pleading tone in his tone, which seemed a little pitiful.
Brooklyn, on the other hand, was hard-hearted, and did not feel any pity for Winston, and he replied in a straight voice
"I'm sorry, Winston, I'm not God, and I'm not a wishing machine."
"Agreed." Winston continued in a pitiful tone
"You take care of Jerry for me, and I'll take care of Patty's affairs myself."
"When it's over, I'll give you back that picture." Brooklyn didn't immediately agree, he was thinking.
Has Jerry been in trouble lately? Not really. Will Patty threaten Winston with Jerry? No way. Jerry has nothing to do with Winston's declaration of war on Patty - even though they are a family and seem inextricably linked.
According to conventional logic, it seems normal for parents to quarrel and send their children to the next neighbor's house in order to avoid affecting their children.
But Winston and Patty are not just arguing, and Jerry is not a three-year-old. Besides, no matter how Winston and Patty fight, they will not want to hurt their child Jerry, but Taylor may be used as a bargaining chip by Patty.
So the problem isn't with Patty at all! It was a danger from other quarters that threatened Jerry's safety, and Winston believed that the federal courts would protect him.
It's actually a good opportunity. He promised that if all went well, his relationship with Winston would be even closer.
Now that Winston is the governor of New York, he can do more for Brooklyn. On the Brooklyn side, the new chief judge of the Second Circuit Court is from Yale, and he is eyeing him, and his colleagues around him are all strong contenders, and he needs any outside help to help him secure the position of chief justice.
But there are also risks. Judging from Winston's performance at this stage, he obviously values Jerry more and Taylor, but spending too much time together has made up for the guilt in his heart.
Once Jerry was in e.. If there is a problem, whether their cooperation can continue depends on how much reason is left in Winston.
"Why?" Brooklyn asked. Winston was honest
"Patty and I will be very busy in the future, I'm afraid we won't have the energy to take care of Jerry, I'm afraid Jerry will have an accident."
"What about Taylor? Not worried about Taylor's accident? Brooklyn asked.
"It's different." Winston explained earnestly
"Taylor will always be there for me, no surprises."
"Also, no one knows I'm Taylor's father except Patty, and she's safe."
"Okay. But I can't guarantee that Jerry will be safe. Brooklyn said.
"Great!" Winston automatically ignored everything that followed Brooklyn's 'ok'
"Brooklyn, thank you! I'm going to have Jerry's bed moved to your house. ”
"Moving the bed?" Brooklyn was a little confused.
"Of course, of course you have to move the bed, Jerry recognizes the bed, it's not his own bed, he will have insomnia." Winston explained in a serious manner.
"You don't want to get an inch!" Brooklyn exclaimed. …………………………………… When Brooklyn's appointment came down, it was already a week later.
He spent a week juggling various social interactions. A week later, Brooklyn Representative E. Y welcomes two new colleagues.
After a welcome party for the two new colleagues, the dust settled. e.. Y is finally on the right track.
One of the first things Brooklyn did when he took office was to deal with the mess left by his fellow judge who tried Lyleigh Crueu.
The two men are being investigated for what has been defined as dereliction of duty and violating the professional ethics of judges, and all the cases they have tried will be found and re-examined.
It's a big project. Let me talk to my fellow judges in e.. Y has been in Brooklyn for a longer period of time, and the total number of cases they have tried is thousands.
The dossier alone filled an entire room. In addition to this, e.. Y's economic situation is also not optimistic.
Brooklyn's proposal to Michael to expand the marshals was a good solution to the problem of understaffing in the courts, but it also made E. Y's personnel became extraordinarily bloated.
There is also the issue of the rotation of judges on duty, the replacement and maintenance of office supplies for the Tribunal, the leave of the judges and the remuneration of the staff of the Court...... Within a month in office, Brooklyn was surrounded by all sorts of issues and simply didn't have time for court.
He did not change the venue of the trial to Court No. 1, but continued to use Court No. 9, which was assigned to a new judge.
Brooklyn misses the day of the trial. The Chief Justice is no longer just a requirement for the quality of the trial and the ability to hear the case, but also for the person in charge of the position.
This is the position that manages the functioning of an entire court. Brooklyn is lacking in this area, but fortunately he has talented people under his command.
As the oldest member of the Courtroom 9 team, Registrar Nellie made the most of her well-informed and advised Brooklyn.
Now that Nellie is no longer a law clerk, she was transferred by Brooklyn to serve as her own judge's assistant, helping Brooklyn deal with e. Y administrative side of things.
Bob continued his old job, helping Brooklyn with court matters. Brooklyn needs a new clerk.
He remembered the promise he had made with Winston. Jerry Winston, a former young prosecutor, has officially joined the Court 9 team as the new law clerk.
The once high-spirited lad didn't know what he had been through, and he didn't express his displeasure as Brooklyn thought.
On the contrary, he humbly learns from Nelly the duties of a clerk, and his earnest attitude quickly wins Nelly's favor.
Ray quickly 'fell out of favor'. Now that Nelly's favorite has been replaced by Jerry, Ray can only be 'sent to the cold palace'.
After experiencing initial discomfort, the Court 9 team quickly adjusted and quickly adapted to their new life.
………………………… Sunday, November 11. This day is the federal Veterans Day as a tribute to veterans.
Veterans Day is not a federal holiday, but most state and government agencies choose to take it off.
Ray, the good brother of Brooklyn and David, is a veteran, and there are many things that have just happened to Ray, and they think it is necessary to get Ray out of the negativity, and although David doesn't know what is happening, he can feel that something is wrong with Ray.
It just so happens that NYPD is the most ** safe, and David also has free time. After deliberation, the three of them decided to visit Staten Island.
Even though they were already familiar with Staten Island and had been there many times, it was still a lot of fun. When I returned in the evening, Brooklyn cooked a sumptuous dinner to round off the day.
The next day, Monday. Shortly after Brooklyn arrived at the office, someone approached him. Bob led two serious-looking guys into the office.
These were two big men, half a head taller than Brooklyn, with muscular bodies and bulging clothes.
Brooklyn knew them — he had only seen the one on the left on TV yesterday. Yesterday was Veterans Day, and the man on the left, as the head of the New York Veterans Club, organized a big event to call attention to veterans.
In his speech, he called on the families of the soldiers to give them more patience and companionship, instead of allowing the soldiers who have retired from the battlefield to go to extremes under the torture of PTSD.
"Hello, Colonel Cedric." Brooklyn stood up to greet him. Cedric is the name of the head of the New York Veterans Club, who held the rank of colonel before he was discharged.
In theory, most of New York State's veterans are under his jurisdiction. As the head of the Veterans Club, Cedric is responsible for wiping the butts of veterans in New York State and solving problems.
At the first sight of Cedric, Brooklyn realized that it was time to live. Cedric followed the usual style of the army, without too many pleasantries, and after a short greeting, he directly explained his intentions.
"I hope that Robert Bales' case will be heard in private." Cedric stood across from his desk, his body straight and his voice booming.
Brooklyn looked at Bob. Since taking office, he has been dealing with e.. Y's internal problems, not even touching the side of the indictment, don't know what Cedric is talking about.
Bob is the most well-informed person in the Court 9 group. But now he is also confused. Who is Robert?
Haven't heard of it. The guy next to Cedric pulled out a folder and placed it on the table. Brooklyn motioned for Cedric to sit down first, while he flipped through the papers.
The New York District Attorney's Office is about to indict Robert Bales for kidnapping, stalking, intimidation, false imprisonment, theft of property, first-degree murder, second-degree murder.
Looking at the long litany of charges, Brooklyn took a deep breath and glanced up at Cedric.
Cedric sat on the sofa with a straight waist and did not squint, and when he saw Brooklyn, he nodded slightly at Brooklyn.
Brooklyn continued to look down. Yesterday, Veterans Day, New York City held a grand event organized by the Veterans Club, where they invited the public to get up close and personal with veterans, show the lives of veterans, tell stories of the battlefield by veterans, and more, with a lot of participants.
This caused a lot of trouble. Traffic congestion is one of them. Veterans Day is a holiday dedicated to veterans, but Robert Bales, a member of the Legionnaires, is not having a good time.
Earlier this year, his wife kicked him out of the house because she couldn't tolerate his neurotic PTSD.
In early September, they officially divorced, and the court awarded the child to his wife due to Robert Bales's severe PTSD condition, and Robert only had visitation rights and needed to pay $300 a week in child support.
Robert said that since returning from the army, they have spent all their savings because of themselves, and they have also taken out a huge loan from the bank.
Robert, who was still awake, did not want to burden his wife any more. They are exhausted.
But bad luck didn't let them go.