"-Courtney you're under arrest for Bob Taylor's murder and you're suspected of the homicides of William and Eloise Wallace, aliases your parents, happened 9 years ago.
-What?! Why?! Why me, agent? I haven't done anything.- said Courtney with big tears on her eyes.
-Sorry, young lady, you're suspected of three homicides, evidences always speak and they don't lie. Now please, come with me to the commissariat."
My name is Natalie Mizuki, I'm a defense attorney, I started just last year. This case was one of mine worst, it made me upset, a lot for two reasons:
The prime suspect in this case was Courtney Wallace, my best friend and colleague.
My partner, Miles Edgeworth, had left the suicide message: "Prosecutor Miles Edgeworth chooses death" three months ago and I wasn't perked up yet.
I had to deal with past ghosts that had disturbed me and Courtney. But let's start with the beginning.
Everything started in a windy February day, Courtney received a call by a person called Bob Taylor, he asked her to defend him in a process and they decided to meet to her office. I was instead with my brother, Duncan Nelson, my big brother and Courtney's partner, to have lunch. Courtney said exactly these words: Don't wait me for lunch, I'll eat something when I'll finish with the client then I'll come home. . So we decided to prepare just simple big sandwiches, well yes, laziness has always slide in our veins.
-Duncan, do you think she will stay a lot?
-No, I don't. Unless it's one of the usual clients ball breaker that waste lot of your time. Thank God I don't have to look for cases, they are assigned to me, not as you.
-Well, not always, sometimes they present themselves on a silver plate, you don't have to worry for us.
Duncan was a good prosecutor and a Miles' good friend and colleague, they met each other at work. I confirm he's still one of the best prosecutors on this district. Anyway, that day, I had a really bad sensation, like something bad will happen, unfortunately they were always right, so I decided to repress it.
-Duncan, maybe something...happened?
-Like what?
-Something...bad...to Courtney, I mean.
-Please, don't tell me it's one of your bad sensations!
-Actually, yes.
-And tell me, how many times you were right?
-I've never got wrong since today, that's what worry me.
-Don't worry, must be just a passing feeling, you don't have to fuss yourself in this way, we are all big and vaccinated.
-I know, I know, I didn't mean this. No matter, pretend as I didn't say anything and hope you're right.
-Want to bet ten dollars, honey?
-Kidding me? You really want to bet on this stupid thing?
-No, you're kidding! I could earn ten dollars in a really simple way, why do you want to prevent me such a thing?
-Ok, ok, you got it. If you're right, I'll give you ten dollars, now can we stop to talk about this?
-That's ok. Let's start to swallow these tasty sandwiches before Courtney's return, you know how she is, she get angry if she us eating as fucking porks!
-You're right. Let's start pal!
I didn't care anything about that stupid ten dollars sincerely, I didn't care about losing that money, if this would mean to save her, I would give also 100 dollars for that, she had to be safe. I was eating and eating, but I was still worried, my sensation didn't disappear, rather I was getting worse with the passage of time. Suddenly my phone started to ring, any number was displayed. I went to the other room to
answer:
-Hallo? Who is speaking?
-Hallo, is Natalie Mizuki on the phone?
-Yes, but who is this?
-This is a police agent, miss Wallace asked me to call you.
-What the heck?!
*distantly* Hell wait pal! Give me the phone, I have to talk to that attorney!
-Natalie!
-Gumshoe? What's wrong? I can't understand!
-Listen to me, there's a problem!
-Talk, I'll listen you.
-It's about Courtney.
In that moment my blood had frozen, I was really scared to know what he would say, Gumshoe was on of the homicides' detective, so my worries were justified, I didn't know what would expect me...
-Courtney...is...under arrest...
-WHAT?! ARRESTED?! WHY THE HELL?!
-Calm down, see you on the detention center, we will speak there.
In that moment, my phone felt down creating a big thump on the floor. Duncan reached me worried for the thump and he saw me upset: my face was white, I had big red eyes full of tears, my mouth was twisted in a pain aspect and my body was paralyzed, I was going to fall. Duncan held me up and said:
-Natalie! What happened? Talk to me! Why are you crying?
-*Sniff* It's about Courtney...
-What? What happened?
-It was detective Gumshoe on the phone and he said that Courtney was under arrest and that we will met at the detention center.
-What?! Must be wrong...
-Unfortunately...it's the truth...*Sniff* do you want to go with me? I have to go immediately to the commissariat.
-Of course, you don't have to ask me, we have to go RIGHT NOW! This affair doesn't promise anything good!