Thank you guys for reading. So far, I haven't destroyed the story with the sequel. Hopefully the trend will continue. Anyways, time for the second part of the retrial.

Phoenix and Maya were waiting the defendant lobby. Tanya went up to Phoenix. "Mr. Wright, thank you for what you've done so far."

"You're welcome. However, I fear that the trial is far from over."

Maya looked at Phoenix. "What do you mean? I thought that you had them on the ropes."

"So far…we do. However, until we know exactly who Christian Lumarta's fiancé is, we don't have a chance of getting an acquittal today."

"I…I see."

"Sorry to put a dismal display for you, but that's the way it is…"

"It's okay…Mr. Wright. At least some people are doubting me being guilty."

Phoenix smiled. The bailiff came out from the courtroom. "Mr. Wright, the recess is almost over. Please enter the courtroom."

Okay…here goes everything.

"The loud chatter from eveyone was barely silenced by the judge's banging of the gavel. "ORDER! ORDER!"

Finally, the crowd stopped talking. "Now that order has been restored, we can continue. Prosecutor Lortimor, it appears that your theory of only having the defendant using the weapon is no longer plausible."

"Heh, I wouldn't say so yet your honor."

"What?"

"Tanya does look like a person who knows forensic science. She could have easily have used gloves to hide her fingerprints."

"That…is a possibility."

"OBJECTION! Your honor, think for a second. If you murdered someone, especially if you owned the gun, would you have kept the gun at the crime scene?"

"I…wouldn't have….wait, you don't mean you're accusing me of murder?!"

"What? No! No! No! I was just asking you a question."

"Oh…okay…"

Your honor…please get a clue for once.

"OBJECTION! Logically, yes it would seem that way. However, during many trials I've prosecuted, criminals haven't thought logically during their crimes. I guarantee you that Tanya is not exempt to this."

"Hold it!"

Phoenix looked around, trying to figure out who shouted it. Finally, Tanya Joy stood up. "Your honor, I want to testify…about my gun."

"Testify? About what?"

"As I was trying to tell the police before, something happened to my gun…"

"Something happened? What was i—"

"OBJECTION! Your honor, I request that the defendant be put back into her seat!"

"OBJECTION! Your honor, if she has something to say, we, as the court, have a right to hear her."

"I agree, please, Tanya, testify to the court."

"Last week, I went to work as usual. Ned dropped me off. However, when I went back to my apartment, I found that it was broken into. Nothing was gone however, except for my gun."

"I see…so your gun was stolen?"

"Yes your honor. I assume whoever broke into my apartment, killed Ned."

"Okay…Mr. Wright, your cross-examination please."

"Yes, your honor."

"Last week, I went to work as usual—"

"Hold it! Where do you work?"

"I worked at Mark's Crab Shack. I was a waitress there."

"Was?"

"I was fired after I was arrested for suspicion of murder. I was told that it would be bad for business if I was a waitress there again."

"I see…please continue Tanya…"

"Ned dropped me off—"

"Hold it! Did he always do that?"

"Yeah. He told me that it would save me money with gas. Even though my job was at the complete opposite end of town, he would always drop me off."

She lost so much with this case…

"However, when I went back to my apartment, I found that it was broken into—"

"Hold it! What made you think that your place was broken into?"

"Things that I left there were in different places than where I left them. Also, I saw slightly muddy footprints on the carpet, whose feet were bigger than mine. The only person besides me who was in that apartment was Ned."

"His shoes weren't as big as the muddy footprints?"

"No…they weren't."

"I see…please continue."

"Nothing was gone, however, except for my gun—"

"Hold it! How did you discover that your gun was missing?"

"Thinking that the intruder could still be in there, I went to the cabinet closest to the door, where I always keep my gun, but it wasn't there. I called the police after that. If you want, you can even call the police station and they'll confirm what I just said."

Lortimor just chuckled. "I seriously doubt that even happened. It would be a complete waste of my time to even bother looking into the records."

The judge banged his gavel. "Prosecutor Lortimor, that is not your decision to make. Bailiff, call the station and ask them about this."

The bailiff shook his head and left the courtroom. "So, that is how your gun went missing?"

"Yes. Since the intruder took my gun, I assume he also killed Ned…"

Tanya…

The judge banged his gavel. "Well, until this issue is resolved, I find it impossible to declare a verdict. Tanya Joy, I'm afraid that I may have given you a guilty verdict too ear—"

"OBJECTION! Your honor, until we get the files from the police department, the trial must go on…somehow."

"But…Mr. Lortimor, I don't see how this trial can continue today."

"The prosecution would like to establish the defendant's motive."

"Motive?"

That's right. Edgeworth never did establish Tanya's motive during the first trial.

"Tanya Joy, the prosecution demands to know the status of your relationship with Ned near the time you murdered him."

"I didn't murder him, but I'll tell you what was going on."

"Ned and I were fighting. I caught him having lunch with another woman. I told him he was cheating, but he said they only went as friends."

"I see…every rose has a thorn I'm afraid. "Mr. Wright, your cross-examination please."

"Ned and I were fighting—"

"Hold it! How serious were these fights getting?"

"Nothing too serious. Of course, we would yell, but he didn't hit me or anything. Ned wasn't the type of man to do anything like that."

"Well that's good. Please continue Ms. Joy."

"I caught him having lunch with another woman—"

"Hold it! Where did he have lunch with her?"

"He took her to Green Lobster."

"Isn't that a bit…fancy?"

"That's what I told him. He still insisted that they were only friends."

"I told him he was cheating, but he said they only went as friends—"

"Hold it! …."

"Mr. Wright…is there something you want to say?"

My mind went blank all of a sudden… "Tanya, is there anything that stood out about this woman?"

"Not really…I don't even remember her that well."

"I see…"

The judge banged his gavel. "So the defendant and the victim were fighting, what does that prove?"

Lortimor smugly shook his head. "It means that the motive has been proven. Filled with jealousy, the defendant, Tanya Joy, went and killed her current lover."

"OBJECTION! Your theory is only baseless conjecture!"

"OBJECTION! The prosecution only presents theories. It is up to the defense to rebuttal them. Therefore, I am only doing my job."

Grr…damn you Lortimor!

The bailiff came back into the courtroom. "Your honor, I received a reply from the police station."

"Well, is what Tanya Joy said true?"

"She told us the truth. There indeed is a file concerning the break in."

"OBJECTION! Okay, so there was a break in. That doesn't take away the defendant's motive!"

"OBJECTION! If the defendant didn't have her gun with her, because of the break in, how did she shoot Ned with her own gun?"

"Urk…"

The judge banged his gavel. "Enough! We have come to an impasse. Prosecutor Lortimor, your theory about the defendant's motive is clearly flawed. However, with the current situation, it is impossible to declare any verdict on the defendant. Therefore, I would like to postpone the trial until tomorrow. Until then, research this mysterious 'friend' of Ned's. Mr. Wright, please research Christian Lumarta's fiancé. Are we clear?"

"Yes, your honor."

"Very well. Court is adjourned." With that, the judge banged his gavel.

And that is the chapter. In the next chapter, the investigation of Christian Lumarta's fiancé. Also, thanks to the guest reviewer, I am planning on doing at least one psyche-lock scene in the next chapter. Hope you guys enjoy that. Anyways, thank you for reading this and don't forget to review.