Mia walked up the stairs to her office. She had just returned from a stressful pretrial meeting for an upcoming trial and was now planning to have a nice and relaxing dinner with her sister and student. She came back to her office in order to retrieve a piece of evidence that she wanted Maya to hold on to. As she stepped into the office she caught a whiff of an odd yet familiar scent. Mia couldn't place her finger on what the scent was exactly but she did know that whatever it was, it smelt awful. Mia decided to investigate where the stench was coming from as she felt the need to take care of the source immediately.

She moved through the reception area towards the door to her personal office. Once she reached the door, she noticed the door was strangely unlocked.

That's weird, I definitely locked that door when I left this afternoon. Mia thought. She then turned the handle and opened the door. Upon opening it, the stench got stronger than it had been before. It was so strong that Mia pinched the bridge of her nose and started to gag as she walked farther into her personal office. The room was also dark which didn't surprise Mia as she hadn't used her new light stand since the night before. As she approached her desk, her eyes widened when she saw that a certain something was missing.

The Thinker statue, which contained the important evidence for the upcoming trial was removed from the desk. She searched every inch of the desk but still couldn't find it. She chewed on her lower lip nervously before turning around and noticing that her chair and her beloved plant, Charley, had been knocked over.

"What happened here?" Mia asked to herself. She walked towards her knocked over plant and frowned. She noticed that the stench got stronger the farther she moved and she turned and saw that her new glass light stand was knocked over and broke into shards. The shards from the glass light stand seemed to form a short trail that lead towards the window. Mia followed the short trail before seeing a ghastly sight. The Thinker was still in the office alright but it was upside down and blood was on the base and something seemed to be grasping its neck. Mia's eyes shifted to the bottom of the window and noticed that the figure whose hand was wrapped around the Thinker's neck was...

"Maya?!" Mia exclaimed. Her mind went numb and her body froze in shock. From what Mia could tell, Maya had blood running down her forehead and her back was slumped against the wall. Her eyes were closed but her mouth was open as if she was trying to scream. For a minute or so, Mia felt as if she couldn't move. Maya couldn't be dead, she just couldn't be! And yet, the longer Mia looked at her body, the further the ugly truth became a reality. Maya, her baby sister who Mia had raised since she was 12 and the person she loved most was dead.

After the situation in front of her sank in, Mia collapsed to the floor and crawled to Maya's side. She tried to stay calm but as she got closer to Maya's body, she got the urge to gag at the scent of blood. Her hands shook as she brushed aside one of Maya's bangs and noticed that it was hiding a nasty gash, Mia nearly threw up at the sight and at the smell.

"Maya...how could this happen?!" She said, her voice cracking as she spoke. She took one of Maya's hands and clasped it in between her own as she sobbed in a way that she hadn't since Diego had been poisoned by Dahlia and yet this time it was different. Diego was in a coma and despite everyone else telling her otherwise, Mia believed he would wake up someday. Maya, however, was gone forever. Mia would never hear her laughter or see her smile ever again. She sobbed for what felt like hours before she heard the door open and a familiar voice call her name.

"Chief? I heard crying, is everything ok?" The voice asked in a concerned tone. She heard a shuffling of footsteps and turned to see the worried face of her student, Phoenix. Mia tried to compose herself as she answered.

"S-she's dead…" Mia choked. Phoenix looked below the window and cringed in disgust at the sight. His gaze then fell on Mia.

"Do you know who that is?" Phoenix asked.

"T-That's my younger sister, Maya. S-she was supposed to go out with us for dinner." She said forcing herself to stay calm. Phoenix knelt besides Mia and held her as she began to sob once more. The two sat there for a while before they heard police sirens. The door to the personal office opened once again and this time more than one person entered. The first person to enter was a man with a green trench coat and slightly spiked up hair who was followed by a couple of cops. He saw the two immediately and approached them.

"My name is Dick Gumshoe and I deal with homicides down at the precinct. We got reports of a murder that happened in this office a few minutes ago. Please step away from the body, pal!" The detective ordered. Phoenix nudged Mia who looked up at him and managed to stand up and step away from Maya's body.

Gumshoe examined Maya's body alongside a fellow police officer who was jotting down notes. At one point, he pushed Maya's bangs aside and grimaced at the newly revealed gash on the side of her head. The sight caused Mia to whimper and Phoenix put his hand on her shoulder to comfort her. The detective took notice of the Thinker in Maya's hand and blinked in realization.

"It seems as if our victim wasn't murdered but actually killed herself." He mumbled to himself.

The police officer near Gumshoe then took notice of something next to the body.

"Detective, look at this!" He pointed to a piece of paper lying on the ground. Gumshoe grabbed it and read its contents aloud.

"Examplibit A...what's that supposed to mean?" He asked. The police officer shook his head.

"I'm not sure sir. If it's meant to be a suicide note, it's the strangest one I've ever seen." The police officer said.

"Hmm...this is a tricky situation for sure, pal." Gumshoe muttered.

"What should we do, Detective Gumshoe sir?" One of the other police officers asked him. Gumshoe rubbed his chin in thought before replying.

"I think it'd be best if you two examine the body and the surrounding area for now and look for any other important clues. Once you're done, take it to the coroner to get autopsied. That will at the very least determine whether this was a murder or a suicide. We will look for further clues around the office tomorrow." Gumshoe told them. The two police officers saluted him.

"We won't let you down, sir!" They exclaimed before kneeling down beside the body. Gumshoe smiled warmly before turning to Mia and Phoenix.

"As for you two, I have some questions I'd like for you to answer. Please come with me, pal." He said to them and they followed him compliantly. As they headed out into an area that was much more well lit Gumshoe noticed that Mia's eyes were red, he put a hand on her shoulder sympathetically.

"I'm sorry about this, Ms. Fey. Having your office being the center of a crime scene must be stressful. Don't worry though, pal. We'll catch whoever did this!" Gumshoe said optimistically. Mia rubbed her eyes and gave an appreciative glance towards Gumshoe.

"Detective, after I'm done with questioning, can I speak to you privately?" She asked.

"Sure, whatever you need, pal!" He puffed out his chest. The two were questioned throughout the night and once it was deduced that neither could have committed the murder as Phoenix didn't know the victim and Mia had an alibi that could be corroborated by people who were at the pretrial meeting, they were let go.

Afterwards, Mia told Phoenix that she had some private matters to discuss with the detective. Phoenix nodded his head in understanding and waved goodbye before walking away from Mia. Immediately after Phoenix left, Mia went to the Fey & Co. Law Offices to meet up with the detective. The other police officers were still searching for any useful clues and a couple of forensic scientists were dusting for prints and the like while Gumshoe was observing them. Mia tapped him on the shoulder and he turned towards her.

"Ah, Ms. Fey! Hold on a second, pal." He then called for one of the police officers who walked over and saluted him.

"Officer Jackson, can I ask for you to observe the other police officers for a minute? Ms. Fey, this lovely young lady that runs this firm, has something to discuss with me and we need to be alone." Gumshoe asked.

"Can do, sir!" The police officer said and took Gumshoe's position. Gumshoe smiled warmly, before motioning Mia to follow him. The two walked into the reception area which was empty. He then faced Mia.

"Well, what did you want to talk to me about, pal?" He asked with a curious expression on his face.

"Detective, I was wondering if it might be possible for me to investigate this case." Mia admitted. Gumshoe scratched behind his head, and frowned.

"I don't know, we haven't found a suspect yet and you're a defense attorney. I know this murder occurred in your office but we can't just give you special treatment, pal." Gumshoe said.

"Listen Detective, this case has a personal meaning to me. The girl that died here last night wasn't just some complete stranger, she was my little sister and I want to find out who did this for her sake!" Mia said with a desperate look on her face. Gumshoe gazed at her with a sad puppy dog look before sighing.

"Don't look at me like that, pal…Alright, I'll make a deal; you can work with me, but you're not allowed to do any investigating on your own, that also means no investigating beyond the scene of the crime. Do we have a deal?" Gumshoe said. Mia nodded gratefully.

"Thanks detective." She smiled politely.

"Don't mention it, pal." Gumshoe returned the smile but Mia noticed that Gumshoe's politeness was forced.

She then returned to the personal office where the police were searching and gazed towards where Maya's body was once slumped and she felt a newfound rush of determination spread throughout her body. Although Mia was still sad and distraught over the death of her baby sister, she knew that her sister would not want her to wallow in despair.

Don't worry Maya, I'm going to get the person who did this to you and bring them to justice. She thought.