The voice of a man echoed along the hallway"... Phoenix, I'm sorry I needed you for this case I-"

"No... It's what I'm here for; I'm no stranger to murder cases" The lone break from beginning to end of the silence was the obnoxious ring that followed detention hours.

meanwhile

"L, Watteri, kirigaya... lets solve this case together shall we?"

Two months prior...

*RING*RING*RING*

"UUUghhh, it's three in the morning, cant a lawyer sleep in peace anymore!?"

*CLICK*

"Hello, This i-"

"Is this phoenix Wright!"

", What's going o-"

"I'm Andrew scotts, I Just got a call saying I've been suspected of murder! You gotta help me!"

"CALM DOWN!

"What do you mean calm down! You think if you say calm down somehow magically makes me smile ear to ear!"

"I can't do anything right now, I can arrange a meeting tomorrow"

"Wait... Does that mean you'll take the case!?"

"What? WAIT NO I DIDNT SAY THAT!"

"Please just consider it!"

"Look Ill discuss the terms with you tomorrow, BUT I CANT PROMISE ANYTHING"

"W-Where do you want to meet me!?"

"Andrew, Meet me tomorrow at the Note blue, Ill discuss my terms there"

Meanwhile in London, England

"Wattari, I have decided to take the case..." the dull voice penetrated the darkness that was otherwise dimly illuminated by a monitor in the empty room.

a shrewd voice returned with the response " L are you sure?"

"Quillish! I know how much she means to you but I can't let this verdict pass without my input!"

"Lawliet, if you do this... you get her incarcerated"

"Don't worry wattari, I won't let her be jailed unless I'm 100% certain she is the one who did it..."

The room went silent for a few seconds

"Well, at least know the defense has hired the best of the best, Phoenix Wright"

"Hmm" L tapped at the keyboard a few times

"The Legal Eagle..." he stared blankly at his computer display for a few seconds

"I can guarantee if the defendant is found guilty... I WILL NOT LET THIS FRAUD DEFEAT ME!"
"I will meet with one of the witness's tomorrow at the Note blue" with that the scrawny pale man turned back to his monitor

Later that morning phoenix and Andrew Scotts met at the Cafe

Whilst L and a suspected witness met in the same place

"So Andrew let's start with this... Who was the victim, and did you know them? Is there a motive?"

"She was My grandmother in-law her name was Mabel Williams, The only motive I can think of would be The inheritance, she was extremely rich and in her will she stated I would be gaining a *ahem* large.. Portion of the money"

"Do you know where she was murdered?"

"Yes, I do, she was killed at the 'Greymoore Inn', nice little place a few blocks from here"

Only a few tables away sat the prosecution L Lawliet

"So, you are miss summers, am I correct?" What was almost the last person she would have expected was... crouching in front of her.

"Yeah, I'm Grace summers, who are you?" She was a tall well built woman with short dark brown hair, her appearance was, to say the least, attractive, however L was un-effected by this, by now his mind was desensitized to this.

"I am a detective and the prosecution in the Williams case, you will call me L"

"I knew it... it's typical how you lawyer types think ya'll can just drag me out here to talk, I got important business about me!"

"miss summers what I am doing is completely legal, however I can't hold you here without your permission, I came 3,459 miles just to speak for you, so I am willing to pay 30,000 USD for every minute you are willing to speak to me"

Her face lit up and suddenly she was putty in L's hand, she sat there dazed at L's offer

"Miss summers, do you accept?"

"W-Well I can h-hol-hold back some jobs, for a while"

"Well if you have stuff to do I'll try to keep this short, if you want Grace...?"

"NO! No, no, no t-take all the time you need!"

"Very generous of you miss summers"

"Oh it's my pleasure!"

"Let's start with the suspect..."

"You mean Andy?"

"Yes Andrew Scotts is the individual I am referring too, does he have a motive, anything that would drive him too murder?" he leaned forward over the table not needing to support his extremely light torso

"W-Well, I don't have a clue all I know is I heard someone runnin' from her room when I checked to see if she was alright I didn't get a response, I called the police and a test said she was poisoned..."

L came closer and looked her directly in the eyes placing his hand on the table and not once blinking... L had entered his Ideology zone... the ominous darkness crept up the room and a thick layer of fog hid the floor

"And where was she found dead?"

"The inn just a few blocks from here... Why do ask?" the fog thinned

"Grace, I am going to the scene of the crime... I will ask you to testify in court... Can you do that for me?"

"Well, I guess, Wait what time is it now?"

"Hmmm, 120,000 USD are being transferred into your account now..."

"WHAT! How much!?" the sudden noise broke l's concentration

"Its simple math miss summers you've been speaking for four minutes, 4 X 30,000 is 120,000"

"Umm, Well I think I can testify for ya"

"Splendid, I will begin preparing your testimony immediately!" whilst he used such excited vocabulary his voice's tone wasn't nearly as enthusiastic

"L, it's nice of ya'll to pay me for this but I really think Andy wouldn't hurt her..."

Back at their table

"Phoenix trust me I didn't do it!"

He pulled out a glowing green glass number 9 The magatama...

"Look at me Andrew did you do it?"

"Phoenix you gotta trust me! I didn't do it!"

The magatama prove his innocence

"Do you know anyone who would do it?"

Suddenly chains swiped in front of Andrew and three psyche-locks appeared darkness cleared the room...

"Well one, but they wouldn't... N-No one else comes to mind"

Almost synchronically phoenix and L said "sometimes the true enemy is closer than you think"