"The patient suffered a bruise to the head." Maya read aloud. "We also found a large amount of cocaine in the bloodstream."

*Trucy's medical report added to the Court Record*

As she read the report, the look on Trucy's face turned into a frown, and she looked at the ground.

As Maya finished reading, Phoenix walked up to Trucy.

"Trucy, you know how you just asked me to defend you?"

"Y-yeah..?" She replied shakily.

"My answer is no." Phoenix got up to walk away.

"Mr. Wright! How can you reject your own daughter?" I asked, confused.

"Trucy is a drug addict." He replied.

"But Nick..!" Maya replied.

"Maya..." Phoenix looked at her.

"Daddy, don't leave me!" Trucy cried out. Phoenix whipped around. The look in his eyes was unfamiliar.

"You have no right to call me that." He retorted.

"But, you said, 9 years ago...!" Trucy was on the verge of crying.

"Enough!" Pheonix snapped. "As far as I am concerned, I have no daughter!" The whole room was silent after that. Phoenix turned around, and without a single look back, left.

(Did he just...disown Trucy? That was a bad choice. Trucy is a recovering drug addict, she needs all of the support she can get.)

Some sobbing sounds brought me back to reality. Trucy was crying, and Maya had left.

"Trucy?" I asked, sitting in the chair.

"Polly? You haven't *sob* left?" She replied.

"I'm not going to leave you. You're my sister. And you need all the support you need right now." I promised.

"Really?" She asked through her tears.

"And it's Mr. Wright's loss. He's losing a daughter and a worker." I told her. "I don't think I could work under someone who just turns over his child like that."

"So, you're defending me, even after my drug addiction?"

"Yes. I know you didn't do it, and I'm not letting a bias against drugs defend the innocent." I promised.

"I'll tell you anything you need to know!" Trucy suddenly stated.

"Okay, so can you first tell me how you got into drugs?" I asked.

"It was after that trial in december." She said. "The one where I was kidnapped."

"Oh!" I replied.

"Well, that was more traumatic than I made it. The magic tricks calmed me down. Otherwise, I would have had a panic attack." She explained.

"And on top of that...I've been bullied."

"WHAT!?" I yelped in surprise.

"I finally made some new friends, and they all snorted cocaine. They said it felt good, and it would help me forget all my problems." She confessed. "So, I did."

"You could have come to me or Athena!" I retorted.

(Let's not mention Mr. Wright. That's probably going to strike a nerve.)

"Yeah, but I didn't want to involve you guys. After all, I'm the ray of sunshine in everyone's lives." She pointed out.

(True.)

"At least, that's what told me." She frowned again.

"In any case, could you tell me more about your friends?" I changed the subject.

"They seemed alright at first, and I was telling them about my problems." She started. "Then they told me about something I could do to help fix them, and I agreed to try it. It helped me forget my problems for a few hours, but after that, I got addicted." Trucy finished.

"I see." (Hmm, what to talk about next..?)

"Can you tell me about what happened at the time of the crime?" I asked.

"Well, I snuck away from D-Mr. Wright and went to meet my friend, who was also my dealer. After that, I have no idea what happened next." Trucy admitted. "Next thing I knew, I was waking up in a police car."

"Come on, that can't be all you know!" I retorted.

"Polly!" Maya came in. "Nick wants to talk to you!"

"Tell him I said, 'Screw you'!" I called back. She left.

"I don't remember anything else." It was so obvious she was lying, but my bracelet wasn't reacting to anything she said.

(Maybe I need a magatama..?)

Maya came back in.

"Mommy- Is it okay if I still call you that?" Trucy asked.

"Of course!" Maya replied.

"Well, Mommy, Polly said he would defend me." Trucy was bouncing and looked like herself again.

"Can I assist you?" She turned to me. "I'll let you use my magatama and everything!"

"Sure!" (At least one of Trucy's parents is supporting her...) "Now, I have two questions for you. One, are you responsible for the victim's death?"

"No, I'm not." Trucy replied. Nothing happened.

"And two, are you absolutley sure that you can't remember anything else about the time of the crime?"

"...Yes, I'm sure." Trucy stated after a minute.

*BAM*

Three psyche-locks appeared in front of Trucy.

(I knew it...)

COURT RECORD

Evidence

Attorney's Badge- The proof of my profession.

Trucy's medical report- "The patient has a bruise on her head. We also found a large amount of cocaine in her blood."

Magatama- A jewel shaped like a nine. Maya is letting me use her's.

Profiles

Maya Fey (29)- Mr. Wright's girlfriend of 5 years. The Master of the Kurain Channeling Technique

Athena Cykes (19)- My coworker, she can hear other people's emotions. She is currently working on Aura Blackquill's case.

Phoenix Wright (35)- My boss. He took Trucy out to a 4th of July parade, and has now disowned her.

Trucy Wright (16)- Mr. Wright's former daughter, I found out last month that we were half-siblings. She keeps sneaking out to do drugs.