Turnabout Rabbit Stew
Intro: It was a dark night at the Acme Factory. Lights were bright, but was too dim for anybody to see anything else. A shadow figure walked up to huge doors in front of the factory. The figure unlocked the doors and slid them open. He walked in and closed them. The figure way upstairs, when all of a sudden, he heard some boxes being knocked down. He went over there to investigate what was going on. He looked to see that a box of Acme Portable Holes have been knocked over and opened accidentaly. He then heard someone run up the stairs. He ran up the stairs yelling "Hey you! Stop! Who's there?" When he opened the door, he was punched in the face with great force as he came tumbeling down and his head fell into a portable hole that was activated. When his head was in the hole, the wieght of his body being flung above the floor made his neck snap, killing him instantley.
The one who hit him, came down and saw what had happened. Then four other figures came down and one of them with a stupid sounding voice said "Uh oh...! I think we made a boo-boo..."
"Isn't this just a fine night for us!" Anothe one said in sarcstic frustration. "Now we're gonna be charged for a murder theft, and it's all because of you!"
The shadow figure, who appeard to be the leader, hit the two who spoke out with a hammer and said in panic and frustration "Shut yer yaps! It wasn't even my fault to begin with! This old fool just decided to barge in here when he's not supposed to!"
"I cannot go to jail for this!" Said another voice.
"Calm down, boys! In case you've forgoten, I'm the brains of this outfit...!"
"Well, what are we gonna do, huh?"
"It's simple! We'll pin the murder on someone else! Someone that is close to this guy! Like, eh... The Rabbit...!"
End of intro.
Febuary 12, 9:23 A.M. District Court Defendant Lobby No. 2
Sitting in a couch was non other than everybodies favorit defence attorney, Phoenix Wright, who was waiting for the court to begin. He seemed a bit tired as if he didn't get enough sleep last night. He yawned on his fist, stretching his other arm out. "Oh boy... I've just moved into Toontown and already, something's up...! I knew that I might have to take some cases when I settle in, but I never figured that it would start the sooner I arrived here!"
"Hey, Nick!" A young female voice called out. Phoenix got up from hearing his name being called as he sees Maya running up to him with an excited smile. "I just came to watch you reel out the crime!"
"Hey, Maya." Phoenix made a quiet and exhuasted sigh. "Would you believe that today I have to take a case after settling in Toontown yesterday?"
"Hey, don't let it get to you. I'm sure that you'll pull this off in one day!" Said Maya. "Anyway, who's your client?"
"Well..."
Before Nick could finish, he heard someone make loud cries of over dramatic sorrow. "Aaaaahhhhh, huh, huh, huh, huuuuuuuhhhhh...! I'm framed of yet another murder... Only now... I need a lawyer... If... *sob* If only Eddie wasn't retired... he would be able to clear my name..."
"That would be him right now..."
"Gosh... He sounds very sensetive... I don't think anybody that sounds like that would have had the guts to hurt anybody. Even if it's by accident." Then, a white rabbit with tears leaping out of his eyes came into the room. He had pants that were held on by his shoulders with a big bow tie with pokkadots. Maya made a surprised expression of who is Phoenix client for the day. "Wait, Roger Rabbit, is your client? The Roger Rabbit? Wow. Three T.V. stars in a row, only the second one was evil."
"Um... Good day, Mr. Rabbit, sir."
"Good day? GOOD DAY?" Roger said as he went from having a waterfall of tears to having a steamed head. He leaped towards Phoenix and landed his feet on his chest, gripping him by the collar of his suit while Phoenix was still standing up. With his noes pressed against Phoenix's he continued "I have been suspected for killing Mr. Acme, and your saying 'good day' to me? You've got some nerve acting as if it's alright to be blamed for something that you would never think of doing!"
"Actually, Mr. Rabbit, I happen to know how it feels to be framed. If not twice."
After hearing that, Roger made a blank face, creating an awkward silence. He then started to bawl as he dropped to Phoenix's legs, hugging those lower legs dearly as he said in desperation "Oh... P-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-leeeaaassse... Mr. Lawyer, sir...! You've gotta help me get off the hook...! I would never kill anyone, I swear...! My only purpose in life is to make people laugh..."
Hearing the Rabbit's plight, Maya said "Well, being framed for murder, I'm guessing that you can't be in the spirit of humor until your cleared of all charges. I actually like how cheerful you are like on the show."
Roger turned to Maya with a sniffeling smile. "*Snife* You'd rather laugh on the inside instead of crying on the inside?"
Maya smiled back at Roger saying "Yep, and so would my little cousin Pearl!"
"Gee. That's real swell. If your friend here will be able to get me out of this mess, I would be so happy that I would allow you, your friend, and your cousin to visit me in my dressing room or my humble home anytime!"
"I'll do my best, Mr. Rabbit!" Said Phoenix. 'My first case in Toontown, defending a cartoon star. That's a start. Believe it or not, I am willing to get this little guy the 'not guilty' verdict!'
Febuary 12, 9:30 District Courtroom No. 2
"All rise, to the honorable Judge prosiding." The Judge enters the courtroom and sits on his chair.
The Judge slamed his gavel and said "The court is now in session for the trial of Mr. Roger Rabbit."
"The prosecution is ready, your honor." Said Mr. Payen.
"The defence is... ready, your honor." Said Phoenix.
"Hm... Mr. Wright? You seem a bit dowzey today. Have you gotten any sleep last night?" The Judge asked in a bit of concern.
"I'm... I'm fine, your honor. It's just, it's been a day since I moved into this town and already I have to take a case and prove someone's innocence."
"I understand that you've only moved here in Toontown, but as the judge, I must ask of you to stay focused, for your client's sake. I expect nothing less from the best defence attorney we have. Now then, prosecutor, about the victim."
"The Victim's name was Andrew Acme, thrid owner of the Acme Factory. The cause of death was a snap on the neck. It is believed that the defendant had snapped his neck due to a possible struggle. This is to be believed because of how there were fainted paint smudges that were yellow left on the victim's hair and face. We also have a photo of the victim's body that was near the stair case."
"Very good. The court accepts the death report, the photo and the paint smudges as evidence. Now then, if we can call any witnesses to the stand, we will get this trail underway."
"The prosecution calls the defendant, Roger Rabbit to the stand." Roger Rabbit walked up to the stand with a nervous and glum look. "Mr. Rabbit, I understand that your wife, Jessica Rabbit is in show busi and of the fact that she would allow Mr. Acme, a 'friend' of her's to visit her in her dressing room and would leave that part out when you ask her how her night went, am I not right?"
"WHAAAAAAT?" Roger flipped his lid and broke into panic and sorrow. "No! No, no, no! Not my Jessica, not my honey-bun! She would never keep secrets from me! She told me that Acme is a socail goofball! And I for one liked the guy! He and I saw eye to eye! And Jessica would never stab me in the back! She is the bwankey that helps me sleep at night, the Greek goddess of Love of which I idolize, the mushroom that is in between two pieces of a chocolate bar and two graham crackers..."
Phoenix leand his elbows on his podium and his head was clutched in his hands. 'Does he see her as a therapist also, I hope...' He said in his thoughts.
"Ahem, Mr. Rabbit." Mr. Payen continued. "I couldn't help but hear that this happened to you before. It has come to my attention to ask if you are jealous in an insane way."
Roger started to have nervous sweat run down his face. "Mr. Payen! I believe that kind of question is irrelevant to the case!"
Mr. Payen flinched and made a nervous chuckle. "Yes, well, um... Mr. Rabbit, we've went to the Acme Factory and had recentley learned that you were there last night, which is where Mr. Acme asked to have a chat with you, am I not correct?" Roger felt even more nervous.
"M-Mr. Payen, are you saying that the victim attempted to kill the defendant?" The Judge asked in a surprised manner.
"Hardley, your honor. The defendant claims that when he went to the office, the victim wasn't there, in other words, he was delayed."
"Yeah, Mr. Acme wanted to have a heart to heart conversation as friends, and I was more than happy to do just that! I was on time, but Mr. Acme was alittle late!" Roger agreed. "And after an hour of waiting, I've decided to..."
"Ahem, I take that your going to tetify on what you did the night of the murder?" The Judge asked.
"That's right, Judgey! I'm gonna tell ya a little story of what happened the night before today!"
'Dear Kenzo Tsujimoto... This is gonna be a long trial...' Phoenix said in depressed thoughts.
Testimony: A Meeting Last Night
Roger: I got a letter from Mr. Acme who said that he needs somebody to chat with. As a pal, I could never say no to an offer! It was about 10:30 when I arrived at his office, and the place was real messy, and he wasn't there yet. I waited for an hour, and after that, it was now 11:30, I was getting worried that he might've been delayed, so I figured that maybe I would have to have Mr. Acme reschedual our meeting tomorrow night. So I left the factory and headed home.
After Roger finished, the Judge said "I see. So your claiming that you recieved a letter from Mr. Acme, telling you to meet him at his office at the factory."
"I don't claim, I know!"
Mr. Payen tapped his forehead with his finger tips saying "If it is true that Mr. Acme invited you to his office, where is the letter he sent you?"
"Er... About that... You see... I eh...I think I lost it..." Roger admited.
"Wha? What do you mean lost it?" The Judge asked.
"You see... I thought I left it on the desk, but all I saw on it was a blank piece of paper."
"OBJECTION!" Mr. Payen shouted. "Your honor! If I may point out, when we looked into that office, we saw no letter, nor any blank pieces of paper!"
"WHAT?" Roger said in surprise. "But, but, but, but, but... I-I could have sworn that...!"
The Judge nodded his head from side to side saying "We'll discuse of the supposed non existing letter in the near future. But for now, we should head on to the cross examination. Mr. Wright?"
"Yes your honor."
Cross examination: A Meeting Last Night
Roger: I got a letter from Mr. Acme who said that he needs somebody to chat with. As a pal, I could never say no to an offer! It was about 10:30 when I arrived at his office, and the place was a real mess, and he wasn't there yet.
HOLD IT!
"He wasn't there when you got to his office and it was all messy? You think that something might have made him panic and made him look through every inch of his office?"
"Well, I'm sure he had his hands full considering that he ran a factory and had a head full of all sorts of ideas that would make people have trouble to breath after laughing."
"And making gag products is a living for him? He must have been a jolly guy."
"Jolly as old Saint Nick!" Roger jocked.
"Nick, you never told me that you were a saint!" Said Maya.
"He meant some old fat guy in red named Nick...!" Phoenix answered.
"I know. Hm, hm, hm, hm...!" Maya giggled with her mouth closed.
The Judge then said "Defendant, you may add that claim to your testimony."
Roger: My only guess is that Mr. Acme was trying to kill time by busying himself on some new products that he's latley been thinking of making.
OBJECTION!
Mr. Rabbit, I'm afraid there is a contradiction in your belief."
"HUH? Wait, aren't you supposed to be on my side?"
"Well, how am I to defend you if I don't find the mistakes in anybodies testimonies?" Said Pnoenix. "You said that Mr. Acme was wanting to kill time by making his latest products. Weather he was or he wasn't doesn't matter. What does is that if he was wanting to make products, wouldn't he be at the factory?" Roger jumped in surprise.
The Judge, also surprised, said "Wait, so... the victim actually made it to the factory before the defendant?"
Phoenix nodded his head. "Percisley, your honor! Which means Mr. Rabbit didn't come to the factory until after Mr. Acme's death!"
OBJECTION!
Mr. Wright, do you honeslty expect us to believe that the victim beat the rabbit to the factory?"
"Mr. Payen, your agument?" The Judge asked.
"It has come to my belief that Mr. Rabbit had arrived at the factory at the same time Mr. Acme arrived! Their so called conversation was actually an argument. And that argument turned into a physical fight. They were fighting each other, struggling in the office. And I, in fact have a photo of the after math in the office!"
The Judge looks at the photo and looks surprised of how messy the office was as if it was ransacked. "Good gravey! It's as if Mr. Acme was having a party!"
"As a result, it also explains how the victim's body was found near the stair case. The defendant and victim had stumbled down the stairs before the vitim's neck was snapped!"
Phoenix flinched in shock. "Wow... That was a good argument..."
"Wait! Wait! WAIT, I SAY!" Roger said in an offended manner. "If I was in a fight with Mr. Acme, wouldn't I have bruises on my arms, or a black eye, or have my fur all messy and my ears be all crooked?"
"He's right! Nick, there's no way that Roger was there!" Said Maya. "Mr. Acme's death might have been an accident!"
"But the paint on Mr. Acme's head is hard evedince against him! I don't know what else to... Wait! I think I've got us away out of this hole! Suposse the letter did exist. What did the letter say exactley?"
"Oh! Asking the defendant what the letter said? By golly, that is an excelent idea, Mr. Wright! Where would we be without you? Any objections, Mr. Payen?"
"No objection, your honor. I would like to hear what Mr. Rabbit's imaginary letter said."
Testimony: What the Letter Said
Roger: Well... Mr. Acme wrote to me that he wanted to descuss about... something. He wrote that he wanted to meet me at his office at 10:30, and that I had better come alone. Meaning I can't tell my wife where I'm going... I felt terrible having to lie to my hunny-bun...
"Mr. Rabbit, you said you left the letter on the desk. Where would you have left it next to?"
"I left it beside an ink well that had a yellow spot on it. Their were also some yellow paint stains on the desk right next to the ink well. I'm not quite sure why that matters."
"Does anyone have that ink well?"
"Yes. I have it right here, your honor." Said Mr. Payen. "And there were some paint stains on the desk, just like the defendant said, but there was no letter, as I said so before."
"I see. The court accepts the ink well and the paint stain on the desk as evidence. Mr. Wright, you may move on with the cross examination."
"I'll do my best, your honor."
Cross Examination: What the Letter Said
Roger: Well... Mr. Acme wrote to me that he wanted to descuss about... something.
HOLD IT!
"Is this 'something' a little secret you don't want us to hear, Mr. Rabbit?"
"Mr. Wright, that shouldn't be any of our buisness if he doesn't want to talk about it."
OBJECTION!
"It should be when it's necessary for the defendant to be fully honest with us!"
Payen flinched in a dumbstrucked manner. Roger sighed and said "I guess your right, Mr. Wright... I shouldn't keep secrets because of how shameful it is... He was wanting to talk about my salery..."
The Judge made a surprised face. "Wait... You mean that he wanted to negotiate with you on how your getting payed?"
"Yes, your honor. Being an actor isn't as easy as it seems, mind you. I was a bit nervous of what he was gonna say."
"You may add that to your testimony, Mr. Rabbit."
Roger: He wanted to talk to me about my salery. He wrote that he wanted to meet me at his office at 10:30, and that I had better come alone.
HOLD IT!
"Why would he want you to come alone?"
"Yeah. I'm not quite sure why he's wanting me to come alone."
"Was Mr. Acme... paranoid in anyway?"
"I don't think so. Although I did find it odd that Mr. Acme had a bullet proof vest on all day yesterday." Said Roger with a fist under his chin. "I think he might have been a little nervous. It was making me worry for the poor guy."
"Mr. Acme was worried that someone is after him? Goodness!" The Judge said in surprise.
"In other words, he was afraid that the rabbit or his wife were trying to kill him." Payen said.
Maya then turned to Phoenix saying "Nick, you really think that someone else was wanting to kill Mr. Acme?"
"It looks like it, doesn't it, Maya? Maybe, if we're lucky, there might have been a witness that saw the whole thing happen. Mr. Payen!"
"Heh, heh, heh...! Yes, Mr. Wright? Does your defendant plead guilty?"
Phoenix bowed his head and nodded it from side to side saying "Not quite yet. Not until we find a witness that has seen this happen."
"Hm... very well, Mr. Wright. I'll play your game. I do happen to have about five witnesses that had seen the action take place!"
Phoenix flinched in shock. Then he started to make nervous and bored look. "Oh... five... That's just wonderful..."
"One of them is here right now. He is an employee that worked late during the murder."
"Bailiff, bring fouth this witness!" Said the Judge.
"Yes, your honor!"
A few seconds later, a weasel in a zoot suit with a hat that matched his suit with a cigar in his mouth. "Name and occupation."
"The names Smarty, Smarty Weasel...! By day, I'm an agent and the leader of the Toon Patrol. By night, I work at the factory."
The Judge then glared at Smarty saying "Um... good sir, we do not allow smoking in the courtroom, I'm afraid."
"Not to worry, Judge...! It's not lit. You got a problem with unlit cigars?"
"Uh... No, no! I'm quite fine with that!"
"Mr. Weasel, you and your team have been working at the factory late at night when Mr. Acme died, is that true?"
"Yeah, that's true. Me and my boys saw everything! We saw both the poor sap and the rabbit fight in the office. My eyes don't lie!"
"That is for me and the defence attorney to decide on that! Tell us about what you saw!"
"Anything for you, Judge!"
Testimoney: The Struggle
Smarty: When me and my boys arrived at the factory at 9:00, we heard a comotion up stairs. Me and my boys hid behind the boxes to see if it ends badly. And it did! We saw both the rabbit and Acme fall down the stairs, and the rabbit snapped his neck! After that, the rabbit left the body, walking out of the factory without noticing us.
'Uh oh... That statement was absolute. It all seems to add up...'
"Mr. Rabbit said something about a note he said he recieved from the victim. You wouldn't have happened to have seen a note anywhere, would you?"
"Nope! I haven't seen any note! Checked the whole office after the rabbit left!" Said Smarty.
"Heh, heh, heh, heh...! It would appear as though your client's claim of a letter is complete nonsence, meaning he invited himself to the factory!"
"Look's like the jig is up!" Smarty exclaimed.
"We'll see about that, Mr. Weasle!" Phoenix challanged. "There is still the matter of cross examining your statement!"
"Don't think that I'm not aware of that, porcupine!"
'Ugh...! I hate it when people call me that...!' Phoenix thought in annoyance.
Cross Examination: The Struggle
Smarty: When me and my boys arrived at the factory at 9:00, we heard a comotion up stairs. Me and my boys hid behind the boxes to see if it ends badly.
HOLD IT!
"You just hid behind the boxes? You didn't even bother to go and stop it?"
"What's it to you?"
"I believe that as an employee, you would have helped your boss out a little. Risk a finger or leg for him?"
"Everything was happening fast! Besides... he didn't pay me enough for saving his butt!"
"So your saying that you wouldn't care if your boss is dead or not?"
The Judge shivered and said "Am I glad that I have guards that wouldn't allow any violence in this courthouse and would risk their lives for anyone in here!"
Smarty: When me and my boys arrived at the factory at 9:00, we heard a comotion up stairs. Me and my boys hid behind the boxes to see if it ends badly. And it did! We saw both the rabbit and Acme fall down the stairs, and the rabbit snapped his neck! After that, the rabbit left the body, walking out of the factory without noticing us.
HOLD IT!
"He just left?"
"Yeah, why do you ask?"
"Doesn't it strike you odd that he didn't go back to that office to see what he can get his hands on?"
Roger made a shocked jump and said "Hey! I would never steal stuff from people!"
"Exatcley!"
"Huh?"
"Why would you kill Mr. Acme if you wanted to know what he wanted?"
"Are you still fixed of the fact that there was a letter, Mr. Wright?" Payen asked in a humored voice. "I am surprised at someone with great knowledge such as your self would believe in such false tales!"
"And I'm here to prove that this tale is not false! I will find it true at all costs! But for now, let us continue with the examining!"
Smarty: When me and my boys arrived at the factory at 9:00, we heard a comotion up stairs.
"OBJECTION! Your saying that the murder took place at 9:00?"
"Yeah, what's it to you?"
"Judge if you would remember what Mr. Rabbit said in his first testimony, he said that it was around 10:30 when he went into the factory."
(Flash Back)
Roger: It was about 10:30 when I arrived at his office, and the place was a real mess, and he wasn't there yet. I waited for an hour, and after that, it was now 11:30, I was getting worried that he might've been delayed, so I figured that maybe I would have to have Mr. Acme reschedual our meeting tomorrow night. So I left the factory and headed home.
(End of Flash Back)
Smarty laughed aloud and said "That is a bunch of baloney, if you ask me!"
"Say what you want to say! But, as a defence attorney, I have to believe in my client's storys!"
"In other words... lawyers are such gullibe idiots!" Smarty laughed.
'Grr...! I don't like this guy...! He acts as some sort of bully, not worrying who he's insulting...!'
"Nick! You can't let this guy pumble you like that!" Maya said in offended anger.
"Your right, but I can't prove that Mr. Rabbit was there after Mr. Acme was murdered with out any hard evidence, and that hard evidence is the letter. So I'm going to have to look into the photos to see if I can find anything odd. Your honor, if I may look at those photos and see if there is anything strange in one of them?"
"Um... Very well, Mr. Wright. If you insist. Point out the very thing that you find odd in one of the photos."
Phoenix looked at the photo of the office and saw that the chair was neatley set under the desk as if it hasn't been moved. TAKE THAT! "Everything in the room seems to have been knocked over, except for this single chair. It's neatley in place under the desk!"
The Judge looked at the chair in the photo with an astoned expression. "Oh! Oh, your right! That does seem odd. But... what does that mean?"
"Your honor, if you were in a fight for your life, wouldn't you use anything to defend yourself, like a coffee table, or a vase?"
"I... I suppose I would. Oooohhh...! So your saying that the chair wasn't moved at all?"
"It would appear as though, your honor! So it would mean that Mr. Acme and Mr. Rabbit never really did get into a fight! Which means, your eyes lied for the first time, Mr. Smarty pants?"
"Whaaaaa?" Smarty flinched in a shocked manner. The jurry quietly rabbled of where this case was going.
The Judge slammed his gavel down three times. "Order in the court! Witness, do you have any arguments about that?"
Smarty sweated nervousley, stamering "I... Uh... Er... I... Uh... I mean..."
'Look's like I got this case rolling on our side!'
"Way to go, Nick! I knew you would be able to pull someting under your sleves!" Maya said cheerfuly.
Smarty then calmed his nerves and smirked saying "Wait, I think I remeber now! Eh, heh, heh...! The shadows on the curtains were so big, I mistaken it as a fight going on!"
"You mean... They were doing something else?" The Judge asked.
"Yeah. I think Acme and the rabbit were making a mess in the office for another reasone."
"Well then, explain what you think was happening."
"Gladly...!"
Testimony: What Really Happened
Smarty: Me and my boys saw the shadows on the curtains. They were too big for us to see what they were doing. And the noise we heard gave us the wrong idea. And I think Acme forgot something and was panicking about it. He tore through his own office and the rabbit claimed to have been helping him. And I think the rabbit opened the door and said "Hey, Mr. Acme! I think I found it!" Then Acme looked out the door and the rabbit pushed him down those stairs! Then Acme landed on his neck with a SNAP!
"Hm... That... sounds more possible. But how does it explain the paint smudges on the vitim's head?"
"Your too smart, Judge, really!" Smarty said. "The rabbit must have leaped up to him, saying 'I'll help ya, pal!' And that would explain how the paint was left on Acme's pretty face!"
'Hm... very convincing, Mr. Weasel, but I'm still not buying it! Your hiding something...! And I won't stop until I find out what it is...!'
Cross Examination: What Really Happened
Smarty: Me and my boys saw the shadows on the curtains. They were too big for us to see what they were doing. And the noise we heard gave us the wrong idea. And I think Acme forgot something and was panicking about it.
HOLD IT!
"He panicked? Why would he be all excited about forgeting something in a negative way?"
"Acme had a bit of a nervous break down problem."
'That's right. Mr. Rabbit did said that Mr. Acme was acting a bit paranoid by wearing a bullet proof vest. He might have thought that someone was out to steal his ideas, and would do anything to get it.'
Smarty: He tore through his own office and the rabbit claimed to have been helping him.
HOLD IT!
"So he was in so much stress that he started to tear his office apart?"
"Call it unnecessary, if you'd like. Other than that, he was a bit of a crack like his great uncle!"
"Hm... So it's only natrualy genetic to be this nuts for the victim?"
"Not that it's improtant, but yeah, you could say that."
"Hm... Very well. Continue with your testimony, witness!"
Smarty: Then Acme looked out the door and the rabbit pushed him down the stairs!
HOLD IT!
"Mr. Rabbit pushed him down the stairs? I thought he rolled down with him."
"He must have been trying to race Acme down those steps, to make sure that he dies!"
"And he tripped while running down those steps?"
"That would sound possible, yeah!"
The Judge then nodded his head saying "You may add that to your testimoney, witness."
Smarty: I saw the rabbit tumble down those steps. When they both landed, he picked up Acme's head and it looked like he was trying to break his neck, which actually, checked to see if he died!
OBJECTION!
"Mr. Weasel, before we go any further, I would like to point out that you have failed to notice something!"
"Oh yeah? And what might that be, eeeehhhh...?"
"I would like everyone to turn their attention to the photo of the body and look at the bottom of the photo!" Phoenix pointed at a small round perfectley carved looking hole on the floor ahead of the body. TAKE THAT! "I couldn't help but have my eyes be occupied by the hole in the floor."
"What about it?" Smarty asked impatiently.
"It has come to my attention to ask why was there a hole on the floor? Plus, look at how cleanley carved it looks. I wounder what could have made that hole in the floor. It surley couldn't have been made by his neck! How do you think that hole could have been made to look like that, Mr. Rabbit?"
"Why... that looks like it could have been made like it was supposed to be there." Said an astouned Mr. Rabbit.
"What kind of Acme product could make that kind of hole?"
"Why a portable hole, of course!" Said Roger. Then he made a face of realization. "Oooohhhh...! I think I might have tripped on that once while I was on my way to the stairs."
"So the question is... how did it get there? What do you think, Mr. Weasel?"
Smarty started to sweat again, with widened eyes. "Um... I uh..."
The Judge then boomed out "Witness, if you do not explain this, I'm afraid I'm going to have to pull you off the stand permanently!"
"OBJECTION! Your honor, I don't believe that a hole on the floor would matter much. I'm sure that the scene was tampered with."
The Judge nodded his head from side to side on that statement and said "Overuled!"
"Hold on a second! The bald guy has a point there...! The rabbit might have been tampering around before he left!" Said Smarty, making the jury rabble in confussion.
The Judge slammed his gavle three times again. "Order! Order! Order in the court! Mr. Rabbit, what is your respons to this?"
"I say this is ludicrous! I would never in my life lie to anybody!"
"You are for certain of that, aren't you, Mr. Rabbit?" Mr. Payen said.
"I believe the time has come for a fifteen minute recess. In the meantime, you had better come up with an explanation of this whole letter deal and this tampered crime scene! If you cannot then Mr. Rabbit will be found guilty as charged! Is that understood, Mr. Wright?"
"Yes your honor." Phoenix said with a worried face.
To be continued...