Benny was gathering his things to leave the courtroom after the case when he heard the door click. He looked up and there was the man who had just lost the case back again. " Mr. Reyes." He started to walk out of the room and felt something sharp poke his left arm above the wrist .
" Whatever you just did it's not a good idea. " He saw blood begun to stain his shirt and some frayed threads in the summer weight gray material.
" I don't care what you think is a good idea. You're not leaving here until you admit you're wrong."
" Wrong about what?" Benny could feel his injured arm beginning to throb. Of course the guy would go for the arm and hand that he wrote with Figures.
" That those kids didn't hurt themselves because they were using my protein shakes to get more muscle and speed to play football."
" I didn't tell people that , The facts did. I'm sorry . I don't know what you want me to say . "
" You don't?" " Well then maybe you shouldn't talk at all." Steel glinted in the courtroom lighting . The man decided to punch Benny in the throat near his Adam's apple and then poked it with the knife drawing a little bit of blood in the process. Benny coughed before he could speak again. His voice was raspy as he stood there feeling his arm throb. He wanted to sit down since he was beginning to feel dizzy from blood loss . But he held his ground and stayed on his feet from sheer willpower and his inner pit bull thing as opposing litigators called it .
" This is only going to end badly for you . I'm an attorney , I used to work for the DA's office. Still have friends there. Even a few other people as well."
Benny could hear footsteps moving down the hall. He hoped he didn't ruin Judge Abernathy's courtroom carpeting . All the Bordeaux in the world wouldn't make up for that happening.
Then the door was forced open by something . And an NYPD officer with a border collie and shepherd mix came through it. He saw the man holding a knife against Benny's threat and a trickle of blood forming .
The police officer said "Sir drop the weapon."
" Why He will only tell lies about other people and wreck their lives too. He doesn't deserve to talk anymore to anyone."
Benny felt sweat drip down one side of his face and he froze.
" Sir I am going to ask you one more time to drop the knife and let Mr. Colon go."
" Hell no." The man replied
The police officer loaded his gun and said " Mr. Colon close your eyes please."
Benny did what he was told and managed to move his head to the side.
Then there was a bang. Benny opened his eyes two moments later and found a paramedic pressing gauze to his throat area and another working on his arm wound.
There was a blanket on the ground and someone lifted what was under it and moved it out of the room.
Benny coughed a little and the paramedic said "Might have irritated your larynx a bit so I would rest your voice a bit. We'll have you at St. Joes in a few minutes. Dr. Bull will meet us there."
" Thank you . I feel kind of woozy." Benny rasped a little.
" Just relax on the stretcher. We'll give you some fluids."
Then he was in an ambulance . Sage was going to freak. He had to just close his eyes so the room would stop spinning for a while.