This is my point of view about what happened after Trials and Tribulations.
1 year after the Elise Deauxnim (Misty Fey) murder case...
February 8, 2020, 7:44 pm
Eldoon's Noodle Stand
"I like your noodles. Really."
"Hahaha! I told you! It's saltier that the saltiest salt you've ever tasted!"
"Thanks for the noodles, old man!"
He left at the noodle stand with a witty smile left on his face.
Black jacket with a hood. Hands on the pocket. Blue jeans. Vintage sandals. A mysterious hobo but once a great man. Forgotten by time and surrounded in darkness.
He went to his office. It was once a place which is tidy and clean. Don't mention the shiny toilet bowl that sparkles like a gem. Now, it's like a house of an ordinary man of all sorts. Comparing it to a scruffy detective once worked in the homicide division... It looks like the same.
"Welcome back, Daddy!"
"Oh, Trucy. Already done with your homework already?"
"Yup! An easy one, though."
"Alright. Let's go to the Wonder Bar."
"But I don't have a show today."
"Really? Hmm... Let's go to someplace else..."
"Like the People Park?"
"Good idea."
They turned off the lights, locked the doors. They went to the park and strolled a bit.
They decided to leave but...
"NICK!! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!"
"Ahhhhhhhh!! M-M-M-M-M-M-Ma--"
"Daddy, who's this girl?"
"MR. NICK?! You've got a daughter?!"
"Settle down guys. Let's talk at my office."
They went back to the office along with the two girls they stumbled upon at the park.
Upon arriving, they sat down on the sofa. He poured tea on the cups, as an usual man would do when there are visitors.
"M-M-M-M-Maya... I-I-I-Is t-t-that y-you?"
"Nick! I've got some good news!"
"What is that?"
"I've got a client--"
"Look. Are you teasing me or what?"
"Uhh... What's with that face?"
"I'm not a lawyer anymore."
"W-W-W-W-W-W-W-W-W--"
"WHAT!? Mr. Nick's not a lawyer anymore?"
"Well... You see..."
He told what happened at his last trial.
"Ahh... I feel sorry for you, Nick."
"Mr. Nick! It's not too late! We'll take him down!"
"Do you have any leads?"
"Uhh... None."
"So how we will take him down?"
"Nick, do you know the word 'investigate'?"
"What do you mean?"
"We'll help."
"Thanks but... I don't want you to be a part of this mess."
"Oh come on Nick! We're partners, right?"
"Uhh... It's getting late. We'll talk about this tomorrow, alright?"
"Fine."
"Fine by me!"
And so they left. Phoenix still thinks what could Maya be doing in the city.
"Daddy...?"
"Yes, Trucy?"
"Who are they?"
"Hmm... They're my apprentices. Or partners, I would say.
"Where did you meet?"
"Sigh... Let's sleep Trucy. You might be late for tomorrow."
While Phoenix and Trucy are going to bed, he went to the bathroom. On the way there, he stumbled upon reality.
"DADDY!"
"Uwaaaah!"
"Hmm... Day-dreaming huh?"
"Uhh... Dunno."
Nick thinks some scenario about Maya and Pearl going back to the city. It was a dream after all. A fantasy. After all, Maya will not come back to the city again.