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The Turnabout of Good or Evil
Chapter 3: Conners' Pets and LA Church.
Apollo and Juniper arrived at the crime scene, outside 'Conner's Pets' shop.
The crime scene is on a not-so busy back way, which leads onto a supermarket store.
A path from the store leads past the shop.
The shop itself has two sliding doors, and a green sign on top, saying the stores name, in black letters.
Several trees are opposite the shop, which leads into People Park.
If you look from the store from outside, you can see shelves of pet food, plus some tanks of fish.
Much more is seen inside the shop.
However, at the moment, police tape is in front of the shop's doors, to prevent anyone apart from the police and prosecutor from getting in.
Just outside of the shop, to the right, lies the crime scene.
The area where the body is has cordoned off, to prevent anyone from tampering with the crime scene.
A white tape line is shown where the body was found on the tarmac path.
A small pool of blood is around the scene.
As Apollo and Juniper approached the scene, a police officer stopped them.
"Hey, you there!" yelled the officer.
Apollo and Juniper stop, as the officer walked up to them.
"No civilians near the crime scene please." stated the officer.
Apollo showed the officer his attorney's badge.
"I'm Apollo Justice, defence attorney." confirmed Apollo.
"I'm here on behalf of the defendant, Dog Conners."
The officer looked at the badge and guffawed.
"Yeah right, kid!" he laughed.
"Like you're an attorney!"
"Why do people think I'm a kid..." thought Apollo, dishearteningly.
"Run away kid, and take your girlfriend with you!"
Both Apollo and Juniper blushed.
"LISTEN HERE OFFICER!" roared Apollo, embarrassed. "I'm the real deal! I'll have to sue you if I have to!"
The officer turned nasty.
"Now listen here, kid! I'll have to arrest you if y-"
"Let him through..." stated a voice, putting a hand on the officer's shoulder.
The officer turned and jumped.
"Y-yes s-sir, Prosecutor Blackquill!"
The officer left, leaving Apollo and Juniper with the Prosecutor, Simon Blackquill.
"Prosecutor Blackquill!" exclaimed Apollo, nervously.
Despite being a free man, Simon still gives a intimidating aura.
"I-it's nice to meet you again!"
"..." went Simon cooly.
"...Hello Justice-Dono."
Apollo composed himself.
"So you're the Prosecutor for this case?"
"...Yes." replied Simon.
Simon noticed Juniper hiding behind Apollo, scared.
"...Miss Woods." stated Simon, causing Juniper to yelp in fear.
"...It's nice to see you again."
"Don't worry, Juniper." affirmed Apollo.
"Simon was retried for his crimes and found not guilty.
He's an innocent man."
Juniper slowly came out of his hiding place, and looked at Simon.
"Hello Mr B-blackquill." stuttered Juniper, nervously.
Simon smiled.
He looked round, frowning,
"Is your friend, Robin, around?"
Juniper shook her head.
"Good."
Simon turned to Apollo.
"...You're here for Dog Conner's case, correct?"
Apollo nodded.
"I need to investigate.
May I ask some questions?"
"...Ask away."
"First things first, the victim, Maxie Money-Made.
Dog told us that he was his friend, but who was her?
And how did he die?"
Simon nodded, then explained.
"Maxie Money-Made was a banker, a good one.
He worked for a bank in Washington.
However, the police there were investigating him due to rumours of handling bad money."
"Bad money?" asked Juniper curiously.
"...Conned money." replied Simon, frowning. "Money that con artists had obtained through, well, conning people."
"I see..." murmured Juniper, thinking.
"They were investigating another rumour that Maxie was dealing with a con artist that was really good at his game." continued Simon.
"However, they dropped that rumour after that con artist dropped out of the radar, never found."
"Hmm..." went Apollo.
"They were about to arrest Maxie, but found he disappeared." continued Simon.
"The police there broke into his apartment, and while did find evidence that Maxie did dealt bad money, he hadn't for three years."
"What?!" asked Apollo, shocked. "You mean he's been clean for three years?!"
"That's not all." stated Simon. "The con artist has been arrested before for his crimes, and found guilty.
However, they can no longer identify or trace him due to someone had accidentally deleted the criminal record of the con artist."
Apollo frowned.
"Maxie must of come here to hid from the police..."
Maxie's reason of leaving Washington added to the Court Record.
Deleted Criminal Record noted down in the Court Record
"Agreed." confirmed Simon.
He sighed.
"And to how he died, a brutal one."
"Huh?" went Juniper.
"He was shot in the left side of his body, near his chest."started Simon, sadly.
"Then he was shot in the head, in a execution style of killing.
Sort of way a prisoner had told me how he killed his victim whilst in prison..."
"..." went Juniper, sadly.
"A sad way to go out..." stated Apollo, sadly.
Simon gave Apollo the autopsy report.
"Here, this will give you some more detail."
Maxie's Autopsy report added to the Court Record.
"Estimated time of death is eight fifteenth?" questioned Apollo, curiously.
Simon nodded.
"Yep."
Juniper looked over to the crime scene.
"T-there isn't much blood." she started, "How come?"
"It was raining at the time." said Simon, seriously.
"Most of the blood was washed and wiped away like cleaning down a sword."
Washed-away blood noted in the Court Record.
"Gruesome..." muttered Apollo.
"There is something interesting to know." started Simon, pointing to the wall.
"There is two layers of blood on that wall. One from the shot to the head. We don't know where the second layer is from."
Apollo nodded.
"Huh..."
Juniper shuddered, then asked.
"Then why as Mr Conners arrested?"
"On the victim's phone, a text message was sent to the defendant." Simon had replied, looking to the right.
"A witness said she heard an argument between Maxie and his killer.
We assumed that Dog argued with Maxie and killed him.
We're still looking for the murder weapon, though."
"So that's why Dog was arrested.
Better note that down..." thought Apollo.
Text Message sent to Dog added to the Court Record.
"And a witness?
Better ask..."
When Apollo inquired about the witness, Simon smiled.
"That's a secret, Justice."
"Damn!" exclaimed Apollo, frustratingly.
"Who's the detective?" questioned Juniper.
"Senior Detective Gumshoe and Officer Angel." stated Simon.
"'Office Angel'?!" asked a shocked Apollo.
"If you are thinking of Dog's friend, Grace, then you are wrong." frowned Simon.
"Officer Lucy Angel, her older sister."
Simon sighed.
"They're both at LA People's Christian Church, questioning Grace.
...Just to warn you, Gumshoe is a bit clumsy.
He means well, but his intelligence is as sharp of a dull blade..."
"Ouch!" thought Apollo, dishearteningly.
"This Gumshoe guy must be a bit of a character..."
"Apart from that..." stated Simon.
"I think that covers everything. If there is anything more you want to know, it will be know in the trial."
Apollo nodded.
He turned to Juniper.
"Do you think we should head over to the Church now?"
Juniper smiled, which caused Apollo's heart to beat faster.
"Lets go!"
Around 30 minutes later, Apollo and Juniper arrived at LA People's Church.
Inside the Church is a vast white room, with rows of seats.
There is four white pillars on each side of the room, to support the building up.
Tinted glass is at the back of the church, with some imagery on it.
A stand is at the front, with a bible at the front.
Some posters are near the front of the church, to promote some stuff.
When Apollo and Juniper walked in, a man was there to greet them.
"Hello there, young ones." he greeted. "Welcome to this humbly abode.
Are you here to turn to God?"
Apollo shook his head.
"No, I'm here on behalf of Dog Conners."
"Ah... Conners..." went the man.
He jested his hand.
"I'm Mark Angel, the Bishop of California."
Mark Angel is a tall man of 65.
He stands with grey, short cut hair, and has green eyes.
He has a beard going on.
Despite being old, he looks to be in good shape, wearing a tweed-suit and is wearing a bow-tie.
"So you must be Apollo Justice.
I've heard of you, of what you done.
I couldn't do that myself..."
Apollo returned the handshake.
"Thank very much Mr Angel."
"Please!" went Mark Angel.
"I'm not on official business, so call me Mark!"
Apollo nodded.
Mark noticed Juniper watching them.
"And who is this?" questioned Mark, inquiring.
"This is my assistant, Juniper Woods."
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Ms Woods." smiled Mark.
"It's nice to return the favour." replied Juniper.
"May I ask, why are you in n-normal clothes?"
"I was visiting my daughters for the last previous few days." stated Mark. "There's is no point of dressing up all fancy for that!"
Apollo nodded.
"I see...
So your daughters are Lucy and Grace Angel? What do they do for a living?"
"Well, Lucy is my oldest daughter, and she's a police officer!"exclaimed Mark, puffing his chest out in pride.
"And my youngest, Grace, well, is a florist!"
Juniper grin in response to that.
"A florist?
I love flowers!"
Mark smiled softly, jesting to Juniper's hat.
"I can see."
"We want to talk to Grace." stated Apollo, causing Mark to turn to him.
"It's about Dog's behaviour on the night of the murder."
Mark sighed sadly, then nodded.
"I understand.
I met Dog a couple of times.
Smashing bloke.
Really friendly.
Shame about what happen..."
"WHAT?!" yelled Apollo, loudly.
"I didn't know this!"
Mark is taken back a bit.
"You didn't?"
"Grant never told me!"
This caused Mark to think.
"Do you know why?" asked Apollo.
Mark shrugged.
"I think you need to hear it from the horse's mouth."
"Tch..."
Mark sat down, looking depressed.
"I know how Dog is feeling at the moment..." he started, rubbing his face. "I know what it is like to lose some precious to you..."
"What do y-you mean?" stuttered Juniper.
If Mark had glasses, he would be cleaning them.
"My wife used to be a police officer, a detective to be exact..." he explained, sad.
"Since both of my daughters were out and me busy with my work, she would go and help the Washington police..."
"The prosecutor did say that Maxie, Dog's friend, was from Washington." confirmed Apollo.
"Coincidence." continued Mark, emotionless. "Anyway, around five years ago, she started to help track down this con artist ring.
It stressed her out so much!
She was arresting one of the main suspects about four years ago, when she had a massive heart attack, causing the suspect to escape."
Tears started to fall from Mark's eyes.
"My...wife never recovered, and passed away...
I heard the victim was Dog's closest friend...
I can imagine how much pain Dog is going through at the moment, of losing his friend...
But accused of killing him?
That's...even worse..."
"I'm sorry for your loss..." pitied Juniper.
Apollo said nothing, looking at the ceiling, thinking of Clay.
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"May I ask, what was your wife's name?"
"Ellen Angel." confirmed Mark. "'Ellen' is Greek for 'Torch' or 'Light'.
It fitted her, as she wanted to bring the evil ones from the shadows to the light of justice..."
"I see..."
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Suddenly, a beeping is heard.
Mark pulled out his phone from his pocket.
He sighed.
"Sorry, Mr Justice and Ms Woods, but I have to go.
Raz wants to meet."
"Who?" asked Apollo.
"Raz Videl is Ellen's brother." affirmed Mark, standing up. "He's one of the senior detectives, like that Gumshoe character.
He and I are going for a drink.
I was planning to talk to Grace and Lucy, but I'll have to do that later."
Apollo nodded.
"I'll speak to you later, Mr Angel, if there is any more questions to be asked."
"Understood, Mr Justice." started Mark, leaving.
"And may the Lord guide you to who truly is the culprit of this horrible case!"
Mark left the church.
Apollo looked round the church, along with Juniper.
"It's quite majestic here, though simple." he commented.
Juniper nodded.
"I agree."
The two walk round, when they hear the door open.
The turn to see three people walk in.
The first, Apollo assumed, is Detective Gumshoe.
Phoenix had explained who he was one time, and Detective Gumshoe is exactly who he was described.
The second person is a woman of 26-years old.
She has green eyes, and a devilish smile one.
She wears the standard police uniform, but has black-feathers attached to her uniform.
She wears the the standard trousers and black-shoes.
Her police badge is attached to one of the feathers.
Her aura, thought looking for justice, is a bit naughty.
Apollo assumes that this to be Lucy Angel.
The third person is a woman of 22 years old.
She has longish brown hair, which is wrapped in a ponytail, but has a red rose to the left of her head, and blue eyes.
She's is wearing a blouse and jeans, which with an apron on, and gloves on.
She is wearing red trainers on, with small angel wings sewed on the shoes, as a design.
Her whole appearance makes seems to be graceful.
Apollo, from what Mark told him, knew this is Grace Angel.
The three seems to be in an energetic conversation.
They seem to be talking about something, and then Gumshoe and Lucy left the church.
"I guess I'll have to talk to them later..." thought Apollo.
Grace seems to be humming, when she noticed Apollo and Juniper.
"Oh?" she went, curiously.
"Who are you two?
Are you here to hear about God?
Sorry, out next service is this Sunday."
"I'm Apollo Justice, Miss Angel." stated Apollo, shaking his head.
He jested to Juniper.
"And this is my assistant Juniper Woods."
Juniper said nothing, just waved.
"We're here on the case of Dog Conners."
On mentioning Dog's name, frowned.
"So, this is about Dog?"
Apollo grimaced.
"Yikes!" he thought. "Something bad must of happened..."
Juniper started off the questions.
"How did you and Mr Conners meet?"
Grace sighed.
"I first met him on streets of Washington..." started Grace.
"Yet again with Washington..." thought Apollo. "All these events have to do with Washington D.C..."
"I was out looking for souvenirs, when I found a market place.
I look around when I came across a stand that was run by Dog.
For a while, whilst I was browsing, I felt Dog stare at me.
When I brought the product, I left, but he stopped me, saying he found one of the products faulty and had accidentally sold it to me.
He refunded me, and I thanked him for his kindness, that the Lord will smile upon him.
The next time I met him was about seven months later, here in this church.
He explained that he wanted a change in scenery and job, and opened a pet store.
He also opened his heart to the Lord.
We became friends afterwards."
Apollo nodded.
"Hmm..." he went. "So he started turning up here at Church."
Grace nodded to confirm that.
"He became good friends with Grant, after confessing his sins." she replied.
Grace looked at the glass panel.
"I over-heard one of the confessions, by accident." Grace said.
"From what I heard, Dog did something cowardly, that he cannot forgive himself for."
Apollo said nothing.
"D-did y-you ever met Maxie?" asked Juniper.
Grace nodded.
"Yes, once actually.
I stopped at Dog's shop, and Maxie was moving stuff through the shop.
He was quite nice."
"On the night of the murder, where did you meet Dog, and what were you doing?" questioned Apollo.
Grace frowned, noting Apollo.
"What's the matter?" he asked.
"It's just that..." noted Grace.
"That I was passing Dog's shop the other day, when I overheard an argument between Dog and Maxie.
I don't know what is was about..."
Apollo blinked.
"Did anything happen?"
"Dog walked outside afterwards, looking confused." confirmed Grace, remembering.
"He looked a bit shock."
"Well, it would be a shock to Dog if he had an argument with his best friend." explained Juniper, stuttering, causing Grace and Apollo to turn to them.
"I would too with Thena..."
Apollo nodded.
"That is a good idea, Juniper..."
Juniper smiled, blushing a bit.
"...but I wonder what they were arguing about." frowned Apollo, seriously.
Juniper nodded, with determination.
Apollo turned to Grace.
"Where did you meet Dog, on the night of the murder?"
Grace went into a scowling look.
This alarmed Apollo.
"Yikes!"
"I met him in People Park." she stated.
"Where, exactly?"
"Near a flower patch.
I remember it well due to the multitude of flowers of flowers planted there."
Juniper smiled.
"Hmm..." went Apollo. "Interesting..."
"Did anything seem out of the ordinary?" questioned Juniper.
"He was running late." affirmed Grace, alerting Apollo.
"What time did he arrive?" asked Apollo, heart rising due to suspense.
"8:35." informed Grace.
"We were suppose to meet at 8:05."
Apollo's eyes widened in shock.
"Damn...!" he thought, dishearteningly..
"This doesn't give Dog an alibi for that time...
This is big trouble..."
"Why was he l-late?" stuttered Juniper.
"He didn't say..." said Grace, emtionless.
"...he had his coat around his waist, and had red dots on his t-shirt."
"CRAP!"
Grace frowned.
"I didn't really think of it at that moment, but it was probably blood from murdering his friend." continued Grace, now with a dangerous smile.
Apollo stood back, desperately thinking.
"Red spots...
...not good.
If Dog truly did kill Maxie, what the hell was he doing for twenty minutes?
Where did he get those spots from?
What was his argument with Maxie?
I need to head back to the crime scene as soon as possible...
Dog isn't going to be impressed by this..."
Bloody T-Shirt? Noted in the Court Record.
Apollo nodded.
"Thank you, Grace." stated Apollo.
"Just one more question."
"Go ahead."
"How long does it take for to walk from Dog's shop to the flower patch?"
"About twenty minutes, according to Dog."
"DAMN!" thought Apollo, again.
He turned to Juniper, which jumped when Apollo looked at her.
"Juniper, we need to head back to the crime scene, as soon as possible." he stated.
Juniper looked shocked, then nodded.
"Understood."
She looked at Grace.
"We'll see y-you later, Miss Angel."
Grace said nothing, just nodded to confirm.
As the two walked out of the church, there was one thing on Apollo's mind.
"We need to investigate the scene as quickly as possible.
What Grace said concerns me.
It takes twenty minutes to walk from Dog's to the flower patch.
If that is truly blood, we're in deep trouble.
I also need to check the phone that was found on Maxie.
And the last thing is to talk with Dog, about the argument and why he was late.
Because, it will be all over, if Dog was at the crime scene..."
To be continued...
Evidence:
Attorney's Badge: Proof of me being a lawyer. Unfortunately, for some reason, people think it's fake...
Dog's estimated time between Eldoon's Noddle and his shop: Roughly thirty minutes. I'll have to check that out...
Maxie's reason of leaving Washington: Maxie left Washington D.C due to him being watched by the police for his dodgeing dealings...
Deleted Criminal Record: The criminal record of a con artist that dealt with Maxie was deleted by accident. I wonder who it was...
Maxie's Autopsy Report: Death by bullet wound to the skull, but an earlier shot to the left side of the victim. Estimated time of death: 8.15
Washed-away Blood: Most of the blood at the crime scene was washed away by rain.
Text Message to Dog: A text message was sent to Dog to call him to his pet shop.
Contents of the message still unknown.
Blood T-Shirt?: Dog's t-shirt is covered with red spots. Still don't know what it is though...
Profiles:
Apollo Justice: That's me! A some-what greenhorn attorney. I'm a bit rusty due to not many cases recently...
Phoenix Wright: My mentor and boss. A attorney of legendary proportions, but I can still remember the hobo him...
Trucy Wright: My normal assistant for my cases. Haven't seen her around recently, speaking of which...
Athena Cykes: My colleague at the Wright & Co Law Offices, and Juniper's childhood friend. Currently on a case...
Grant Fully: A priest at the LA People's Christian Church, and a friend of the defendant. Despite being the priest, he's quite a relaxed guy...
Juniper Woods: Athena's childhood friend, a student at Themis Legal High and my temporary assistant for this case. She's kinda cute...
Dog Conners: The defendant on this case. He's a pet-shop owner, although a bit hostile.
Grant says he's had a rough life...
Maxie Money-Made: The victim. A close friend to Dog, and a banker. Moved to Dog's place due to trouble with the police in Washington...
Simon Blackquill: The prosecutor of this case. A former convict, cleared of his crimes about a month ago. He still scares me though...
Dick Gumshoe: The detective of this case. Haven't talked to him yet, though I heard he's clumsy...
Mark Angel: The Bishop of California, visiting L.A on family related matters. A very kind man, and friendly, proud of his daughters. I wished I had a father like that...
Lucy Angel: One of Mark's daughters, and a officer helping on this case. She gives a devilish aura, ironic considered her surname.
Grace Angel: One of Mark's daughters, and a florist. A friend of Dog's, though she scares me a bit...
Ellen Angel: Mark's descended wife, an detective at Washington. Had a heart attack when attempting to arrested a con artist, and later died. Mark misses her...
Raz Videl: Ellen's brother, and a taxi driver. Haven't met him yet...