#cal beecher

[kickbutts-singsongs]

In honor of the one year anniversary of this post, here are some new additions:

The guy from This Is Us

blue-eyed shitty guy

“Allons-y!!” (don’t let the cute doctor who reference fool you, the man is quite diabolical)

Scarface

Hershey’s kisses

Thinks he’s Sherlock, is actually Anderson

Women’s Wrongs™️ (you took it kinda far, hun)

Jack Frost

tiny

Mah homie, the prodigy

miss demeanor

Flower soup (contains medicinal properties)

World’s (un)luckiest money launderer

Mark Zuckerberg and Tony Stark’s lovechild

Linda Cardellini

Come watch Person of Interest! We have:

Mr. Bird

Say Goodbye To Your Kneecaps Man

Badass single mom

Grumpy teddy bear

de beste hond

Unhinged lesbian

Unhinged bisexual

Keith Mars

M o t h e r

Mr. Bird’s soulmate

Dead best friend

Dead girlfriend

HR

Control Freak

evil man. evil

Mike Wheeler’s mom

God

Evil God

Leslie Odom Jr.

[willowmosby]

Listen I told my self that I wasn't going to get invested enough in Person of Interest to talk about here but here I am anyway. It was chugging along being a good background show with Some really fun, if a little trope-y, cop characters and watching Harold Finch and John Reese act kinda gay and stop crime. I'm a big Amy Acker fan ( that's actually why I even started the show) so I wasn't upset about the shift in focus towards Root and Shaw a little bit as I entered season 3.

The problem I have actually run into is fucking season 3 episode 9: The Crossing. It just made me angry at a show's choices in a way I haven't felt in a while - please note I haven't watched past that episode as of writing this but I will eventually do so.

An the assumption that she really is dead( that looked pretty fucking fatal) I will miss Joss Carter a lot but that's not necessarily what made me angry. It seemed to me that the writers knew that the actor wanted out of the show from the start of the season as the whole season 3 arc was a seemingly slow moving suicide. It wasn't poorly written but it was obvious that this was a different type of Joss Carter than season 1 & 2.

No my problem wasn't necessarily her death. It's the "romantic" declarations of the episode. Now before you look back at the start of this and post and think I'm just mad because it wasn't my very unlikely to ever be a cannon ship that got confirmed, well you're only partially right.

Yes I'm a Rinch shipper( if follow my blog at all you've probably put together that I often root if the queer ships) but I genuinely would have been fine resigning myself to fanfiction while they get hopelessly paired up with some unsuspecting women. I understand that's how crime drama TV operates. And you know I actually like John and Zoe as a ship, if they were developed a bit more I think they could've been a lot of fun.

My problem is not that the whole you "saved me from commiting suicide" speech John gives Carter is equally, if not more, applicable to his relationship with Finch. Well, okay my problem is not only that. My problem is where was any of the romantic build up between Carter and John, like literally anything? They work great as narrative foils when Carter was still on the "the law is the only law" train. And they work great as friends as Carter steps more into the "some minor crime for the greater good is okay" camp. But not once did I think " oh these two are about to fall in love". Not even when Shaw asked about it earlier in season 3 did I think the show was going to actually pair them up like this. Now I hear you when you say that there are examples of characters with less chemistry have become couples. It's just, I'm not sure what the narrative gain is here. They had to know they were killing off Carter that same episode and this "revelation" doesn't add anything to the character. If anything it doesn't make sense with the revenge for Cal Becher (Beacher? Beecher?- You know who I'm talking about) angle that the writers have been using all season. And if it's about furthering John's character that's just dumb. I wouldn't consider it fridgeing as I'm pretty sure this is an actor who wants an out of contract situation(feel free to correct me if I'm wrong), but that doesn't excuse it as a narrative choice. John unequivocally cares about Carter and would be upset about her death regardless or romantic inclinations, as would Lionel and Finch. They already have an in on the revenge story line (which is where I assume they are going with this). Why bother with the romance especially when John already has the lost love story in his background. Like what Jessica isn't enough of a dead romance they needed to shoe in Joss as well.

Anyway I also wish this was like a mid season finale not episode like 9. Like bro why are you putting away one of your biggest villains so far and this is only a third of the way in the season.

And I wish that Lionel wasn't just suddenly back in the plot, like I know you have a bigger cast now and I m glad he's here but build the guy up a little bit better please.

I also think the Root in a cage thing is a little weird like I know all of these people are chugging the " the ends justify the means" juice but it still seems like there are other options Finch would choose. ( that being said Root and Finch's conversation about the machine somehow come off like " I had sex with your daughter, and I don't care if you know” which was hilarious to me)

Anyway sorry for the rant thanks for listening and I do hope the show gets back into a groove.

[lboogie1906]

Sterling Kelby Brown (April 5, 1976) is an actor. He has portrayed Christopher Darden in The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story and stars as Randall Pearson in This Is Us. Both roles have earned him Primetime Emmy Awards and the latter won him a Golden Globe Award. He has had supporting roles in the films Black Panther and Waves and appeared in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

He has voiced characters in The Angry Birds Movie 2 and Frozen II.

He was included in Time magazine’s list of 100 Most Influential People of 2018.

He was born in St. Louis to Sterling Brown and Aralean (Banks) Brown. He graduated from Stanford University with a BA in Acting. He wanted to major in Economics with a focus on Business but fell in love with Acting as a freshman. He graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts with an MFA.

He performed a series of roles in regional theater. He has appeared on numerous television shows including ER, NYPD Blue, JAG, Boston Legal, Alias, Without a Trace, Supernatural, and Third Watch. He was a regular in the comedy Starved and has appeared in movies, including Stay and Trust the Man.

He had a recurring role on the television series Supernatural. He played Dr. Roland Burton on Army Wives and Detective Cal Beecher on Person of Interest and appeared on Medium. He played David Mosley on the “Patience” episode of Eli Stone.

He was cast in the 2002 production of The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui. He starred as Hero in Father Comes Home From the Wars at New York’s Public Theater. He starred in the Suspect with Mekhi Phifer.

He gave the commencement address at Stanford University. He appeared as a guest star in the NYPD sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine and earned critical acclaim for his role as Philip Davidson. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series.

He was announced at the D23 Expo and on Twitter as the voice of Lieutenant Destin Mattias in Frozen II.

He married actress Ryan Michelle Bathe (2006). They have two sons. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

[norvicfiddler]

Person of Interest - Trojan Horse - Season 2 Episode 19

Carl Elias - an occasional series #6

[bliphany]

I don't know what happened last night between us, but, uh, I'm wondering what happens today. I don't know what happens. But I'm glad you were here.

Glad you made it back, Mr. Reese. I am too.

Relationship Parallels (2/?)

[poistills]

Stills of Interest

Proteus (2x17)

[root--is--alive]

- “I'm just tryna get some answers.”

- “Then you should start asking better questions.”

Cal Beecher and Carl Elias, Person of Interest, season 2 episode 19 “Trojan Horse”

[cophineonmymind]

I swear to GOD if Cal Beecher hurts Carter I will track him down and make him suffer idgaf that he's a fictional character.

[ao3feed-reesefinch]

JANE DOE

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/HdJq0AQ

by coi (ariesweb)

❝ i'm not my body, not my mind or my brain ❞

" i'm the omniscient narrator " ― JANE DOE

" to err is human " ― JOHN REESE

 another number, another person to save.

only there is no person. only a number, violent crimes, a lab, and a bunch of empty clues.

Words: 2045, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 1 of Jane Doe

Fandoms: Person of Interest (TV)

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, Rape/Non-Con

Categories: Multi

Characters: John Reese, Joss Carter, Harold Finch, Sameen Shaw, Root | Samantha Groves, Zoe Morgan, Nathan Ingram, Grace Hendricks, Lionel Fusco, Bear (Person of Interest), The Machine (Person of Interest), Kara Stanton, Jimmy Stills, Patrick Simmons, Carl Elias, Cal Beecher

Relationships: John Reese/Original Female Character(s), Root | Samantha Groves/Sameen Shaw, Sameen Shaw/Original Female Character(s), Harold Finch/Grace Hendricks, Harold Finch/Original Character(s), Lionel Fusco/Jimmy Stills, Joss Carter/John Reese, Harold Finch/John Reese, Harold Finch/Root | Samantha Groves

Additional Tags: Canon-Typical Violence, Graphic Description of Corpses, Bisexual Harold Finch, Canonical Character Death, Slight Canon Divergence

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/HdJq0AQ

[themirokai]

POI 02x10: Shadow Box

Buckle up my beloved buttercups. This one was A Ride and I have a lot to say. Let’s get to it.

1. I’ve seen so many GIFs and stills of this scene that encountering it in the wild so to speak is totally thrilling.

GIF by @deelylah-sedai Original

And I’m sure everyone and their brother has made this observation but “It’s your turn to dry him” means that this is something they do together with some frequency!! I just love that hint that they have an entire domestic life that we don’t see. So much room for fan fic.

Also “he’s your dog, Mr. Reese,” sounds a lot like me describing our kid to The Husband as “your daughter” when she’s being particularly stubborn.

2.

GIF by @gallifreyan-detective Original

Which, a) 😍🥰☺️ but b) I literally wrote in my notes* “something bad is going to happen”.

Me, to John:

Never admit you’re happy when you’re the protagonist of a TV show!

* Yes I take notes, these posts take effort, shuddup.

3.

Carter: Do you listen to all of my conversations?

Reese: More or less. You’re looking nice, Carter. Maybe this Cal Beecher would be good for you too. So long as he treats you right. He messes with you he’ll be hearing from me.

Carter: Okay, alright, look. We’re going to have to set some boundaries here.

Reese: Well, sure. Things get heavy with you and Cal, we’ll tune out right away.

There is, of course, the fantastic sibling energy here. But I am loving the implication that John and Harold listen to Carter together. Like instead of having the tv or music playing while they’re eating dinner together, they just have Carter’s wiretap on in the background. (See also point 1 about off camera domesticity.)

4.

The whole act of the show that starts after Harold leaves the “charity.” (Yeah we’re counting this all together to keep the post to 5 things)

- John asks Harold what the armed guys talking to Chapple look like.

Harold: Like you, to be honest - low key and vaguely menacing.

A+ description of John.

- Excellent commentary and screenshots here.

But I would like to call out some of my favorite lines from this as well…

- John, on hearing that Harold intends to break into a shady charity at night, alone: When I said you needed to get out more I didn’t mean that. Let me take care of it.

And the next time John tries to ask Harold on a date he is going to make it crystal clear that he means Harold should get out with him to a nice restaurant or a baseball game!

- John: Finch get out now. I’m on my way to you, please just walk away now Finch.

“Please”. He is pleading with Harold to get safety!

- Look at the total fear on this man’s face! He has lost Harold once to Root and he is TERRIFIED of it happening again.

GIF by @benedictinlove Original

- Shayne: If you hurt her you’ll be sorry.

John: Same goes for you and my friend.

Shayne, you are speaking with John Reese who will go completely fucking feral if you harm one hair on Harold’s head.

- So listen, Shayne and Abby hugged and kissed when they were reunited and the camera was on them for a minute. All I’m saying is that we don’t know what John and Harold were doing in that minute. Maybe John crushed Harold in a hug? Maybe Harold touched John’s face and assured him that he was really alright? Maybe they kissed? As far as I’m concerned canon is as silent on the matter as it is on their dog washing history.

-

GIF by @gifsontherun Original

John’s look at Harold in that last GIF is one part “Don’t you dare do anything dangerous ever again” and one part “Harold likes a motorcycle. I have a motorcycle.”

5.

GIF by @cocoabuffster Original

Just beat me about the head with a spoon. I have nothing to say. I am dead now. I have perished. Tell my child I love her.

MUSICAL NOTES (a new feature of this series inspired by a wonderful Anon!)

Man, has there ever been a more raw, visceral “we are fucked” song than “Gimme Shelter”?

Also, everyone needs to watch the documentary 20 Feet From Stardom in which Merry Clayton talks about being pulled out of bed in the middle of the night while pregnant to sing “Rape! Murder!” and then giving one of the most iconic vocal performances in the history of rock n roll.

Side note: I stg there was a scene in which Harold is wearing a waistcoat with a really subtle leopard print silk backing. It’s not the dog washing scene. I cannot for the life of me find a picture of it. If anyone can find me photographic evidence of this magnificence you will have my undying gratitude and … I don’t know … some fandom-related boon TBD.

[vanillasakura]

RDRSW21 Day 2- Epilogue

Title: I Learned it All By Heart

Words: 2098

Pairing: Abigail/Sadie

Warnings/Notes: NSFW

(Title from comme tu dis by Pomme)

≿━━━━━━━━━━༺❀━━━━━━━━━━≾

I'll try to believe in myself. Like you say that you believe in me

“He almost loo.. Loo-kehd? No, that’s not a word.”

“You sure you don’t need any help, Ma?” Jack asked, looking at Abigail from across the kitchen table.

“I’ve got this, thanks though. I know this one, I know I do, it just always trips me up.”

“I can just read it to you, if you want. Or if you’d prefer that I wait until Miss Gaskill is able to come over, I don’t mind at all.”

“Jack, I wanna read what you wrote. I know I can’t offer as good advice as Mary-Beth, if I can even offer any at all, I just need to work on my readin’, or I’ll never get it at all.”

“That is true.” Jack clicked his tongue. “Do you want me to give you a hint?”

Abigail sighed. “Sure, that might help.”

“Two os next to each other don’t always make an ooo sound. Sometimes, like in the word ‘good’, they make-”

“Looked! ” Abigail exclaimed triumphantly, grabbing the pencil she kept next to her and writing down the word, its pronunciation, and Jack’s hint in her journal. She knew the alphabet by now (largely thanks to a mix of help from Jack, Charles, John, and, whenever she could make the trip west, Mary-Beth), but still struggled with bigger, more complicated words. Still, Jack told her she was doing great, and she supposed that was true, given that she could read through most of his old penny-novels now.

“Anyways, where was I.. ‘He almost looked like someone you would expect to find in a bib… bib-li-cal story, but this was not the bib … oh, bible, this was real life. This was a real man, and one who had lived... through his fair share of hardships, if the scars and the lines that marred his face were anything to go by.’ Jack,” Abigail put the paper down for a moment, looking her son in the eye, “this is amazing so far. I could never formulate words the way that you do.”

“Thanks Ma, I appreciate it.” Jack smiled, and Abigail did too. She was blessed that, despite all of the hardships he had gone through, Jack was still a happy and polite kid. He still loved reading more than anything (she doubted that would ever change, but why should it, when it provided him a way to pass his time and gave him a way to be happy?) and had been working on writing since he was eight or nine. Ever since John had run into Mary-Beth about six months ago, however, she had been coming out to Beecher’s Hope every few months, not only helping around the farm, but also doing her best to work with Abigail on her reading and giving Jack pointers on his writing. Honestly, as long as Jack was happy, Abigail was content. She wasn’t alone anymore, like she had been for so long, she had a wonderful lover, a husband who cared for her even if the romance had faded away, and said husband’s lover to lighten up her life in ways she had never dreamed possible for someone like her.

“You two been okay while I was gone?” The door swung open, and Abigail turned around to see Sadie walking in, a pleasant smile on her face.

“Sadie!” Abigail cried, getting up from her place at the table and running over to the other woman, practically throwing herself into her arms and kissing her cheek gently. 

Sadie chuckled, smoothing her hands over Abigail’s hair. “Oh come on, Abi, I didn’t leave you alone for that long, only eight hours or so.”

“Still, I missed you.” Abigail insisted, pulling back a bit to give Sadie some space. “D’you need anything? I bet you’re exhausted.”

“I’m alright, just need to rest a bit is all.” Sadie walked over to the table, peaking at the paper in front of Jack. “You still working on your story?”

“Yep. It’s coming along pretty well, too. Miss Gaskill said she should be able to make it over in two weeks or so, so I’m trying to get three more chapters written before then.”

“Ooh, Mary-Beth’s on her way? That’s great news! I hope John and Charles will be back from… wherever the hell they are before then so we can have a real party.”

“I’m hopeful they’ll be back too. It’s always great when everybody’s here.” Jack smiled.

“That it is.” Sadie agreed, moving to sit down in the empty chair to Jack’s left.

“Oh, I figure we should tell you; Ma’s been getting a lot better on her reading!”

“Hm, is that so?” Sadie glanced in Abigail’s direction, a small smile forming on her face as their eyes met.

“I mean, I suppose.” Abigail blushed, embarrassed by the attention. “

“Suppose? Ma, you got through three pages of my work in about fifteen minutes, and that’s including the time you took to write down the hard words and your notes and such. You’re doing amazingly well! Just wait until Mr. Jones and Pa and Miss Gaskill all find out, they’re gonna be blown away!”

“I’m pretty blown away too.” Sadie said, her eyes still locked onto Abigail’s. “You should be proud of yourself. Readin’ ain’t easy.”

Abigail somehow felt herself turning redder, and spun on her heel to go and work on sewing. She heard Sadie laugh behind her, the sound ringing out like brazen bells.

--

Abigail watched as Sadie changed into her nightdress, entranced. She was gorgeous, her sun-kissed figure nearly glowing in the low light. Something about the way that she went about unbuckling and unbuttoning every piece of clothing was enough to put Abigail in a spell. She still didn’t know how she had gotten so lucky so as to be with a woman so wonderful as her.

“I meant it when I said I missed you, y’know.” Abigail said.

Sadie turned around pulling her nightdress over her head. “And I meant it when I said I was proud of you.”

The comment had Abigail blushing again, biting her lip as she tried to avert her gaze from Sadie’s piercing eyes.

“I’m serious, Abi.” She walked over to the bed, taking a seat on the edge next to her. “Let me compliment you, please.”

“It ain’t anythin’ that really warrants a compliment. It’s pretty straightforward, I just need to get around to doin’ it more often.” Abigail laughed. “If I had started a bit earlier, I would probably be literate by now. And if I had more time I could dedicate to it, I’d be a hell of a lot closer.”

“I’d already say you’re pretty damn near literate now.” Sadie pressed a kiss to Abigail’s temple. “You can read Jack’s old books without a problem, and with someone’s help, you can read bigger works, like his work in progress.”

“I appreciate it Sadie, I really do, I just don’t know if it’s somethin’ that really warrants this much.”

“Well I sure as hell do.” Sadie reached her hand out, rubbing it softly in circles on Abigail’s thigh. “If anything, I think this kind of progress deserves a reward, don’t you?”

Abigail made a happy noise, resting her head on Sadie’s shoulder. “Not sure I’d say that much, but I’m the last person to be complaining.”

“Good.” Sadie reached her free hand out, turning so she faced Abigail and letting it rest on her cheek. “Because I’m gonna force you to be proud of yourself.”

Abigail wasn’t sure just who leaned in first, all she knew was that their lips eventually met and they were kissing, slow and warm and relaxing. Sadie slid the hand on Abigail’s cheek back, letting it tangle in her hair as she undid her braid. All the while, the hand on Abigail’s thigh kept stroking.

They broke apart momentarily, Abigail lifting her night dress up and over her head, casting it somewhere off the side of the bed. Sadie’s face lit up, and she eased Abigail down onto the mattress gently, kissing her once more, catching her bottom lip and nibbling gently.

“‘M gonna make you feel so good, Abi.” Sadie drew her hands up and along Abigail’s breasts, smiling at the breath that caught in her throat as she did so. “Just like you deserve.”

“Mm, why don’t you show me then, instead of tellin’ me?” she teased, unable to help herself. “Don’t you think that would be better?”

“Hm, maybe you’re right…” Sadie traced the outline of Abigail’s left nipple, smirking at the shaky gasp she let out. “Need to get you nice and wet for me first, though.”

“Then touch me where I need it.” Abigail sighed again as Sadie kept teasing her nipples, spreading her legs in an attempt to entice her lover. “Sadie…”

“Fine, you do deserve it after working so hard today.” Sadie let one of her hands dip down between Abigail’s legs, finding her clit and massaging in slow, steady circles. “This feel good?”

“Yes.” Abigail breathed out, arching her back into Sadie’s touch. “Don’t stop, please.”

“Wouldn’t dream of it.” Sadie eased herself down, using her left elbow to support herself as she leaned over Abigail and whispered in her ear. “You’re so smart, d’you know that? You pick up on things so quickly, you always take the time to teach yourself about things, you think things through logically…” Sadie trailed off, scraping her teeth along the side of Abigail’s neck. “It’s attractive. It’s so attractive, Abigail. You’re so attractive.”

“Were you thinkin’ that earlier?” she asked, smiling as pleasure fizzed through her. “You sure were lookin’ at me like somethin’-- fuck, Sadie -- somethin’ was on your mind.”

“I sure was. Damn near wanted to kick Jack outta the house and take you right there on the table. But that’s not all. You wanna know what else I was thinkin’ about?” Sadie’s breath fanned down Abigail’s neck.

“What?”

Sadie pulled back a bit so she could get a better look at Abigail, smiling down at her as though she were the only thing in the world.

“I was thinkin’ about how lovely you are. How cute you are when you blush, how perfect you always are… you’re so attractive, Abi. You always have been.”

Sadie’s words drew a moan out of Abigail, who began to grind against her fingers. “Sadie, my love…”

“Shh, I gotcha. I’ve always gotcha.” Sadie moved her finger down Abigail’s slit, circling her entrance once, twice. “I think you’re wet enough now, my darling.”

Abigail had to bite down on her lip to try and keep herself at least somewhat quiet as Sadie slid into her, stroking at that soft spot. “Sadie, goodness…”

“I know, that feels really good.” Sadie added a second finger, leaning in and capturing Abigail’s lips with her own once more, this kiss more heated than any previous one.

Abigail felt her legs begin to shake as she neared her peak. She pushed Sadie off of her lightly to try and warn her, but Sadie was already a step ahead, moving her mouth down to Abigail’s neck and sucking gently on a spot her collar would cover.

When Sadie’s thumb pressed into her clit, both of her fingers crooking just right, that was all, the coil in Abigail’s stomach coming undone as Sadie covered her mouth with hers, lips and tongues crashing together as Abigail rode out her high. She couldn’t remember the last time she had come this hard for seemingly no reason, but she wasn’t about to complain, not when everything felt this good.

Sadie pulled back as Abigail began to calm down, her breath hot and heavy on Sadie’s forehead as Abigail pulled her flush against her chest.

“That good, Abi?” Sadie asked, kissing the top of a breast lightly.

“Stop sellin’ yourself short.” Abigail panted, running a hand through Sadie’s undone hair. “That was amazin’ and you know it.”

“You really did deserve it, Abi. I’m so proud of you.” Sadie kissed Abigail’s breast again, wrapping an arm around her. Abigail hummed.

“I’ll take your word for it, then. If every time I do well on somethin, this is the reward I’ll get, I’m gonna be readin’ until I pass out from exhaustion.” she laughed.

“Just keep it at, Abi. I know you’ve got this, and you’re only gonna get better. You’ll be literate one day, and that day just keeps on gettin’ closer with every bit of progress you make.”

Abigail sighed happily. “Let’s both look forward to it, then.”

[northridge]

           (   ♛   )   𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝟎𝟎𝟏: 𝐌𝐎𝐂𝐊 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐋  —-   𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐗𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐄.

It’s the start of the of a new semester and Professor Griswold has a few tricks up his sleeve. His first idea was putting this particular group of eight students together to compete for a grand prize. Now, he plans to have some fun with it. Two sides will be established, the Prosecutor and the Defense. The winners get points towards the final competition.

𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐁𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐍 𝐎𝐍 𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐘, 𝐅𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝟐𝟓 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐.

For our first event, we are about to put on the messiest mock trial. Professor Griswold is having The Love Club act out what a trial will look like, each student with a different role. We will be writing the characters portraying their roles in the trial, however there will be times they break out of the role as the drama ensues. They are able to ask questions to the professor, or critique their classmates performances at any time. This will be a fight both in their specific role and in their normal character.

𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔’𝐕𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐈𝐓.

In today’s lecture, Professor Griswold had passed out folders to each student and inside it contains a case summary, approved evidence that each side can use to show the judge, and a list of roles.

𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐘:  Oxford real estate developer Philip Fontaine was found dead in his home in the early morning hours of Sunday, July 11, 2021.

Fontaine's young wife, Ashley, found his body in a dried up, pool of blood on the kitchen floor around 1:00 a.m. Both Mrs. Fontaine and her stepson Grant reportedly arrived home minutes before the 911 call was made.

Now, in September 2022, the case is about to come to trial, and the defense claims to have evidence exonerating the accused and implicating another suspect.

The night of the murder, Emergency Services received a 911 call reporting a man found dead on his kitchen floor. When sheriff's officers arrived at the location, they found a gruesome scene.

After examining the scene, Detective Armstrong talked to the victim's wife, Ashley Fontaine, who found the body and called 911.

Then the detective tried to get some sense out of the victim's son, Grant Fontaine, about what he'd been doing the night his father was killed.

After the sun came up, as a local news crew was reporting from the scene, Detective Armstrong got more information about the victim.

Later, while the detective reviewed a preliminary list of evidence collected at the scene, the Oxford Weekly Planet published their coverage of the murder.

That same morning, the Fontaines' housekeeper, Stacy McCracken, came in to meet with Detective Armstrong. This is where he learned that Philip had a girlfriend.

After lunch, the detective sat down with Mr. Fontaines' girlfriend, Raquel Santos, and revealed that Philip had been having arguments with his business partner, Josie Beecher.

𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄:

003419-01: One (1) .25 caliber semi-automatic pistol SN X-XXX-XXX

003419-02: One (1) expended cartridge (shell casing) .25 cal.

003419-03: One (1) apparently damaged bullet, .25 cal.

003419-04: One (1) set of kitchen knives and hardwood storage block

003419-05: One (1) set of keys, containing five keys

003419-06: One (1) checkbook containing checks from the BancorpSouth

003419-07: One (1) walking cane

003419-08: One (1) leather satchel-style briefcase

𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒:

003419-08-01: One (1) date and address book, leather

003419-08-02: One (1) silver flask, empty

003419-08-03: Three (3) copies of housing development blueprints

003419-08-04: One (1) cellular telephone

003419-08-05: One (1) letter from Javier Montoya, attorney

003419-08-06: One (1) letter from Gerald Archer, vice president BancorpSouth

003419-08-07: One (1) partial copy of Visa credit card receipt, Ole Miss Motel, Oxford, MS.

003419-08-08: One (1) copy of Visa credit card receipt, Bennington Jewelers, Oxford, MS.

003419-09: One (1) folding knife, mother of pearl handle

003419-10: One (1) American Express bill

003419-11: One (1) chef's knife, wood handle with reddish stains on blade

𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓:

𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝟏 –––  𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒇:

Vera Myeong as The Prosecutor

Theodore DuPonts as Detective Armstrong

Isabel Astor as Stacy McCracken (the victim’s housekeeper)

Desirae Hart as Raquel Santos (the victim’s girlfriend)

𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝟐 –––  𝑫𝒆𝒇𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆:

Nicolás Bouiette as The Defense Attorney

Céline Bouiette as Ashley Fontaine (the victim’s wife and the defendant)

Ezra Fike as Grant Fontaine (the victim’s son)

Kamile Yener as Josie Beecher (the victim’s business partner)

Only the murderer knows the truth. On the day the event starts, we will be messaging each of you blurbs for your character and in character Griswold will be passing them out to the students in envelopes. It will give you a sense of how to go about the trial, but you may take it anywhere you would like. The crazier the better. At the end, we will be taking a vote to see which side was the most persuasive. In the classroom, Griswold, as the judge, will announce the winner and award them with extra points that goes towards the final competition.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to either one of us and we will be happy to help!

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Sterling K. Brown

Sterling Kelby Brown (born April 5, 1976) is an American actor. He has portrayed Christopher Darden in the FX limited series The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (2016) and starred as Randall Pearson in the NBC drama series This Is Us (2016–present). Both roles have earned him Primetime Emmy Awards and the latter also won him a Golden Globe Award. Brown has also played supporting roles in the films Black Panther (2018) and Waves (2019), and his most recent role was that of manager for “Shy Baldwin,” fictitious character on Amazon Prime’s original series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel .

Early life

Brown was born in 1976 in St. Louis, Missouri, to Sterling Brown and Aralean Banks Brown. Brown is one of five children; he has two sisters and two brothers. His father died when Brown was 10 years old. As a child, he went by the name Kelby; when he turned 16 he adopted the name Sterling, explaining in 2016,

Brown grew up in Olivette, Missouri, an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis - located in St. Louis, County, and attended Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School.

Brown graduated from Stanford University in 1998 with an acting degree. He initially wanted to major in economics so he could work in business, but he fell in love with acting as a college freshman. Brown then attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where he graduated with a Master of Fine Arts degree.

Career

After graduating from college, Brown performed in a series of roles in regional theater. Brown has also since appeared in numerous television shows including ER, NYPD Blue, JAG, Boston Legal, Alias, Without A Trace, Supernatural, and Third Watch. Brown was a regular in the comedy Starved, and he has also appeared in movies, including Stay with Ewan McGregor, Brown Sugar with Taye Diggs, and Trust the Man with David Duchovny and Julianne Moore.

Brown played a recurring character on the television series Supernatural, where he portrayed vampire hunter Gordon Walker. Brown played Dr. Roland Burton on Army Wives. He portrayed Detective Cal Beecher on Person of Interest, also appearing on the show Medium. In 2008, he played David Mosley on the "Patience" episode of Eli Stone. In 2016, Brown starred in the FX miniseries The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story as Christopher Darden, for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards.

In the theater, Brown was cast in the 2002 production of Bertolt Brecht's The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui starring Al Pacino, Paul Giamatti, Steve Buscemi, John Goodman and Jacqueline McKenzie. In 2014, he starred as Hero in Suzan-Lori Parks' Odyssey-inspired play Father Comes Home From the Wars at New York's Public Theater. Brown also starred in the 2014 movie The Suspect with Mekhi Phifer.

Since 2016, Brown has starred in the television series This Is Us.In 2018, he became the first African-American actor to win a Golden Globe in the best actor in a television drama category, which he won for This Is Us. That same year he also became the first African-American actor to win a Screen Actors Guild Award in the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series category, also for This Is Us and appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Black Panther as N'Jobu. He also was part of that year's Screen Actors Guild Award win for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, again for This Is Us.

In June 2018, Brown gave the commencement address at Stanford University.

In August 2019, Brown was announced in D23 Expo and Twitter to voice Lieutenant Destin Mattias in Frozen II.

Personal life

In June 2007, Brown married actress Ryan Michelle Bathe, whom he met as a college freshman at Stanford. They have two sons.

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Sterling Kelby Brown (born April 5, 1976) is an actor. He has portrayed Christopher Darden in The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story and stars as Randall Pearson in This Is Us. Both roles have earned him Primetime Emmy Awards and the latter won him a Golden Globe Award. He has had supporting roles in the films Black Panther and Waves and appeared in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

He has voiced characters in The Angry Birds Movie 2 and Frozen II.

He was included in Time magazine’s list of 100 Most Influential People of 2018.

He was born in St. Louis to Sterling Brown and Aralean (Banks) Brown. He graduated from Stanford University with a BA in Acting. He wanted to major in Economics with a focus on Business but fell in love with Acting as a freshman. He graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts with an MFA.

He performed a series of roles in regional theater. He has appeared on numerous television shows including ER, NYPD Blue, JAG, Boston Legal, Alias, Without a Trace, Supernatural, and Third Watch. He was a regular in the comedy Starved and has appeared in movies, including Stay and Trust the Man.

He had a recurring role on the television series Supernatural. He played Dr. Roland Burton on Army Wives and Detective Cal Beecher on Person of Interest and appeared on Medium. He played David Mosley on the “Patience” episode of Eli Stone.

He was cast in the 2002 production of The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui. He starred as Hero in Father Comes Home From the Wars at New York’s Public Theater. He starred in the Suspect with Mekhi Phifer.

He gave the commencement address at Stanford University. He appeared as a guest star in the NYPD sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine and earned critical acclaim for his role as Philip Davidson. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series.

He was announced at the D23 Expo and on Twitter as the voice of Lieutenant Destin Mattias in Frozen II.

He married actress Ryan Michelle Bathe (2006). They have two sons. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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anonymous said : mw female characters from marvel or dc? also, any suggestions for non-binary characters?

alright friend, our members did not disappoint on these most wanteds, so ! we would love to see : koriand'r, rachel roth, tara markov, karen beecher, donna troy, barbara gordon, selina kyle, barbara minerva, raven, lois lane, dinah lance, iris west, mera, lena luthor, stephanie brown, cassandra cain, carol ferris, zatanna, cleo cazo, and amanda waller from dc comics !! ellie phimister, sprite, shuri, mantis, gamora, nebula, valkyrie, kamala khan, carol danvers, monica rambeau, pepper pots, may parker, valkyrie, morgan stark, jessica jones, kate bishop, hope van dyne, kitty pryde, thena, ajax, and rogue from marvel !! and finally for nonbinary characters : skye leighton from the politician, yael baron from degrassi, double trouble from she-ra, cal bowman from sex education, syd from one day at a time, lamarck from once and future garnet, obsidian, rainbow quartz, shep, smoky quartz, and sunstone from steven universe, adira tal from star trek, zoë hange from attack on titan, janet from the good place, and rue bennett from euphoria, raine whispers from the owl house, and also the sailor star fighters and haruka from sailor moon! 

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