Pt.10
A Promise/A Favor/A Savior
Walking back to the hotel, after the recess,.. Kitty still had the feeling she was being watched…
Kitty ?..are you alright? Very distracted,…uh,…I’ll be alright Matt.. Kitty what’s on your mind?, you seem distracted?…arching her brow… Really? She said… Kitty that not what I meant.. What or who are you looking for? Shaking off the feeling… it nothing Matt …Nothing! We’d better get in there…can’t keep them waiting …now can we?!
The day proceeded with several witnesses , Breck had called several of Dodge town folk as Character witnesses,… Then after a long line of question and answers .Barrister called Doc! ..Kitty looked worried!
Doc made his way to the witness chair, Judge Brooker, swore him in…then told Barrister to continue…
Doctor Adams..? I understand your friends call you Doc, so do you mind if I call you Doc…
Tugging on his ear, and swiping his mustache…, well now, yes!,.. Good then…Let me finish Son…
My friends call me Doc !.. And you …, You are not my friend!… the room broke into a roar…..
Quiet! Quiet!…Brooker shouted…. Barrister looked very un-amused . Ok then Doctor Adams..
Have it your way,…Son if we had it my way.? this circus wouldn’t be happening! Your Honor?
Brooker, looked over at Doc…Doctor Adams ,do you mind?…as a matter of fact Judge I do Mind!
Just answer the man’s questions, with out the commentary … Now, Doctor Adams,.. I understand you were the first to arrive in Miss Russell’s room, on the night of the shooting?,…See right there ..No, you don’t understand,.. you come here in your fancy suits and your fancy schooling,…and you… Doctor Adams!, Brooker yelled out yet again… can we please get through this line of questioning? He hasn’t asked me one yet??? And no, your wrong ,… I wasn’t the first to be in the room,.. But I tell you this.., when I did get there Miss Russell was unconscious.. And she didn’t get that way all by herself! Next question? Doc spouted out. How did you access the surroundings? If you mean, what did the room look like …
Well that wasn’t really my concern …Kitty was!, but ..if you must know ..it was disheveled ! As in they may have been getting a bit frisky? Hell No! like in she had to fight with the animal for her life!…
Oh?.. but as you can see Doctor ..Miss Russell , looks to be in fine heath ..as Mr. Kinkade…IS DEAD!
And it’s a Good thing, Doc blurted out. Suddenly Kitty yelled …DOC NO! now all you could hear was whispering… Quiet! Quiet ! Or I will clear this room.
Matt leaned forward, Kitty , what is going on? Breck leaned in as well. Kitty just dropped her head.
I see wee getting no where here… I’m done with this witness. You may step down Doctor…..
Your Honor, I like to call ,… Miss Kitty Russell… you could have heard a pin drop with the silence in the room,…. Judge Brooker looked over at Kitty…Miss Russell, you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but, the truth?….she took a deep breath then, exhaled…. Yes Your Honor,…I do!
Oliver Barrister, walked closer to Kitty, you’re a Beautiful woman Miss Russell,… Thank You!..
But , you know that already don’t you?… excuse me? You know your beautiful..? You know you can catch the eye of any man you want !…. Is there a question in there somewhere Mr. Barrister?
I guess you have your pick of Men …A question?…she added. Ok, How long have you been in Dodge Miss Russell? Well now that’s easy,… 20 yrs. Or so… Not married ? Spoken for ? Before any other words could come out of barrister’s mouth,… the room erupted … in to hysterically laughter.
Judge Brooker him snickered at that one…No and…glancing over at Matt… next question?
Well then Maybe you’d like to tell the court, with a full house that night why you choose to entertain
Mr. Kinkade in your room?… Firstly, I wasn’t entertaining Mr. Kinkade… or anyone for that matter,
Mr. barrister, I live above the Long Branch,.. as everyone well knows. Mr. Kinkade was drunk…
He was in a rage,… yelling and screaming at me…. About what Miss Russell? Sitting silent,…
Trying to choose her words carefully…. I, I, ….I really can’t say. You can’t say because you don’t know?, or you can’t say because you choose not too? Kitty glanced over towards Doc.. then to Matt…..
I, I, … really …. Come on Miss Russell which is it? Kitty sat with her eyes closed for a second…
And , opened them when she heard, the sounds being made by the crowd,…when they saw someone enter..
TBC
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