Phoenix was lying down on the couch in his office, trying to let the events of the day sink in. Athena was sitting on a chair next to him, silent. Soon, Apollo walked into the room. "Oh, you guys are back already?"

Phoenix merely shook his head.

"Did you win?"

Again, Phoenix only shook his head.

"Then, why do you look so glum?"

Phoenix pointed to the tv. Apollo sighed and turned on the television. Soon, news of the killings was filling up the room. "Authorities don't know how the killer managed to infiltrate the courthouse not once, but twice, and successfully kill the two women. Based off of what little information we have been told, the two women were in the same trial involving the famous defense attorney Phoenix Wright. Due to the trial, both of them were to be placed under witness protection, but the police refused to tell us why."

Apollo sighed. "Who were the two women?"

"My client and a witness named Suzie Collmenter. They were both victims of a single criminal organization. They were supposed to tell us everything they knew about them when they were officially under protection, but that never happened."

Apollo shook his head. "I'm sorry Mr. Wright…I know what it feels like…"

Phoenix smirked. "Thanks Apollo."

Apollo turned to Athena. "How are you taking it Athena?"

Athena didn't respond, either by words or by motion. She stayed completely still.

"She's having a hard time with it."

Apollo slowly shook his head. "Anyways, Mr. Wright, Maya called and she said that she should be here in an hour. Trucy wanted to buy a new cape, and she can't seem to decide on one."

Phoenix chuckled. "Sounds like Trucy."

Soon, Apollo had left to investigate a case of his own, leaving Phoenix and Athena with their thoughts.

Randy Reed was walking downt he street, his phone next to his ear. "Now, about my payment…"

"I'm doubling your payment for the job you performed. You fooled everyone in the entire courthouse."

"I take pride in my work. Now, if you need anything else, just ask me."

"Well, how about accepting a high-paying job?"

"I'm listening…"

Soon, Maya, Trucy, and Pearl arrived back at the office, finding Phoenix and Athena in the same positions as Apollo found them. Maya, not knowing what went on, came into the room chipper. "Hey guys, finish the trial already?"

Phoenix, like with Apollo, merely shook his head. "Did you win?"

Phoenix repeated his head shake. "Then why do you look so…upset?"

Again, Phoenix pointed to the tv. When Maya turned on the tv, basically the same report Apollo heard played for Maya. Phoenix chuckled slightly. "This is like déjà vu."

"How so?"

"Apollo asked the same things you did, and I gave him the same response."

"Oh…I'm sorry about what happened though."

"It's alright. Anyways, there aren't going to be any trials tomorrow. It gives the police a day to complete their investigation."

"Oh…"

"Anyways, how was your shopping trip. "Well, Trucy couldn't decide on a new cape, so we went to four different stores to find one she likes…"

"Heh, I bet you had fun then."

Maya smirked a little and sighed.

Phoenix was about to say something when the front door to the office opened. Looking up, Phoenix saw a man walk in. "Is this the Wright Anything Agency?"

Phoenix stood up. "Yes this is."

"Are you guys currently hiring?"

"Well…it depends. What do you do?"

"Oh, I'm a secretary. I help organize paperwork, finances, and that sort of stuff."

"What's your name?"

"William Collins."

"Hmm…well, we do need a person to check the finances and that sort of thing. Can you give me your contact information and we'll get back with you tomorrow."

"Alright. Thank you Mr. Wright?"

"You are correct."

"I look forward to your call." William waved his hand and walked out of the office."

Phoenix looked at the cell phone number. "Do you think he'll do well Maya?"

"Well, he is chipper, and maybe a bit clumsy, but I think he'll do well."

Phoenix slightly jumped when widget spoke up. "So do I."

"Ah, Athena, back from space are you?"

"This isn't the time for jokes Mr. Wright…"

"Look…Athena…being a lawyer…you'll encounter things like this. You'll receive death threats saying you thwarted justice, people will look down on you for your profession, and other things. Yes…this is up there, but if you let something traumatic get you down for too long, you'll have a hard time succeeding."

Athena sighed. "It's…my first time for this to happen. It's going to take a while."

"I understand."

Soon, the rest of the day passed without any major events.

Edgeworth arrived at the courthouse the next morning. The officer in charge saluted Edgeworth as he walked in. Policemen were still all over the place, trying to figure out how the killer managed to be unseen. Edgeworth walked into the room where Suzie was killed. There, he saw Gumshoe. "Detective Gumshoe."

"Ah, Mr. Edgeworth! I was just about to call you."

"Have you found anything?"

"That's what I was going to call about. We found a couple of hairs that we think belonged to the killer."

"Have you sent them to the lab?"

"Yes. They're doing a DNA analysis now. But…it's the only thing we've found beside the bullet in her body."

"What gun was used to kill her?"

"A…standard issue for a policeman."

"So our killer could be a cop?"

"Maybe. We have no definitive proof though."

Edgeworth shook his head. "However, be careful with who you give information about the investigation to."

"Will do sir."

Edgeworth sighed once again. This courthouse has been through a lot. First, a bombing and now two murders…If this keeps up, no one will feel safe coming here…

Phoenix stared at William's phone number, unsure if he should call now or later. Putting the number down, he walked into the living room where he saw Trucy and Maya watching reruns of "The Steel Samurai."

"You guys are still watching that?"

"It's a classic Nick. A CLASSIC!"

Phoenix sighed and sat down next to her, putting his arm her shoulder.

"So, have you called that William guy back?"

"Not yet. I'll probably do that after lunch."

Maya nodded her head as she stared at the tv, unable to take her eyes off the screen.

And that's the chapter. I hope you enjoyed it. Thanks for reading and don't forget to REVIEW! I don't know if you guys like it or not if you don't review.