3:30 PM 07/06/28

Defendant's Lobby #1

"Well, that was interesting." Mia commented.

"You're still here?" I asked, frowning.

"Of course! Maya's become a very strong spirit medium." She looked surprised.

"I'm glad I got to meet you, Miss Mia." Trucy smiled.

"APOLLO!" I jumped at the yell.

"Athena!" Trucy looked surprised as I turned around to a very pissed off looking Athena.

"What the hell happened? I just wrapped up Aura's case, and I get a call from Mr. Wright saying you resigned from the Agency!?" Her eyes were glowing white with anger.

(Eek...) "Hold on, let me-" I started to say.

"And not only that, but Trucy's been accused of murder!?" She seethed. "I swear-"

"Athena! Let me tell you what happened." I explained to her the drama between Mr. Wright and Trucy.

"That's very strange behavior coming from Mr. Wright." She frowned. "I'm surprised that Trucy did it, but turning to drugs after a traumatic experience is fairly common." Athena frowned again.

"Yeah, I was shocked too." I admitted. "I mean, I noticed that she had been distancing herself a bit, but…"

"I doubt anyone expected this." Trucy commented.

"Can I help you out a bit as well?" Athena asked.

"Sure." I nodded. (That Mood Matrix of hers could come in handy as well…)

"Bye Trucy!" I said as we left.

3:45 PM 07/06/28

Alley

"Hello, pals." Gumshoe greeted us.

"Hi, Detective." Athena smiled.

"Oh, I remember you!" Gumshoe looked surprised. "You were in that ice rink case, weren't you?"

"Yep." Athena replied.

"Any new facts, Gumshoe?" I asked.

"Yep." He smirked.

"What have you found?" I asked again.
"Well, we tested the blade of the murder weapon for the victim's prints, and we found some. They were also in a way that could only mean she hit someone with them." Gumshoe frowned.

(So, I was right…)

"We also found traces of blood on the handle that matched Trucy's blood, and was consistent with the injury on her head."

*Knife updated in the Court Record*

"Anything else?" I asked.

"Well, there is even more evidence that there was someone else at the scene of the crime." Gumshoe told us.

"What is it, Detective?" Mia asked.

"Oh, h-hey there Miss Fey." Gumshoe looked a bit nervous. "Well, if you looked at the outline of the body, you'll see there is a bloodstain at the stomach. However, the only injury on the victim is the head wound."

"Is it possible that the blood is someone else's?" Mia frowned.

"No. We did a test." Gumshoe explained. "The only possibility is that someone else moved the body a bit."

*Bloodstain updated in the Court Record*

"Hey, where's Prosecutor Ichiyanagi?" Athena frowned.

"I have no idea. He was supposed to investigate with us, but he hasn't shown up yet." Gumshoe frowned.

"Why do you ask? Do you miss him?" I taunted Athena, who blushed.

"Shut up!" She yelled.

"Anyways, he might be investigating at Trucy's school." Gumshoe told us.

"Thank you." I smiled as we walked to get a taxi.

4:45 PM 07/06/28

Trucy's School

Counseling Office

"Hello? Anyone here?" Athena called out.

"Hi again!" I jumped at the voice. As I saw who it was, I relaxed.

"Oh, hey there Sly." I smiled.

"How's Trucy doing?" He asked, his voice full of concern.

"She's doing pretty well. We found that there was a third person at the scene."

"Oh, r-really? That's good!" He stuttered for a minute.

"Hey, Sly?" Athena frowned.

"Oh, I don't think we met. My name is Slyvester Fox, but everyone calls me Sly." He held out his hand to shake Athena's.

"Oh, nice to meet you! My name is Athena Cykes." She smiled. "But anyways, why did you sound a bit off just now?" She frowned.

"What do you mean?" Sly asked.

"Apollo. There's a lot of discord in his voice just now." Athena told me.

"Do you want to start a counseling session?" I asked.

"I've never done one outside of court, but sure!" Athena took out Widget.

How's Trucy doing? (worry and anger)

Oh r-really? That's good that there's a third person. (worry)

"GOT IT! Sly, when you talked about how you were glad there was a third person, you didn't seem happy at all. However, you were very worried." I told him.

"Wha? How can you tell my emotions?" Sly frowned.

"The heart never lies, Sly. Why were you worried?" Athena demanded, putting her hand on her hip as Widget's screen turned red.

"I don't want to say." He crossed his arms.

"Why?" I demanded.

*BAM*

Five psyche-locks appeared on him.

(Dammit, I hate those things…)

"Like I said, I don't want to say, as I have no relation to this case. Therefore, anything I say is unrelated and cannot be used in a court of law." Sly smirked.

(Something tells me that's not why…)

As the psyche-locks went away, Athena said, "That wasn't the only thing off about your testimony."

"Huh?" Sly started sweating, but kept a smile on his face.

"When you talked about Trucy, you felt anger." Athena told him. "Why were you angry, Sly?"

"Like I said, my words are meaningless in a court of law. After all, I have nothing to do with this case."

"You gave us information about Trucy and her friend." I pointed out.

"Yeah, but what does that give you? Zilch, that's what." As he finished talking, Yumihiko walked in, holding a piece of paper.

"Hello there, Mr. Justice, Miss Cykes, and Mr. Fox." He seemed relaxed, But I could sense an air of tension around him.

"What's that?" I asked, pointing to the piece of paper.

"Oh, it's a letter I got." He replied calmly.

"Who is it from?" I asked. I was greeted with the same four psyche-locks from earlier.

(Looks like we can't get any information unless we break those…but how can I? I don't even have evidence.)

"I'm going to burn it. It was probably just a wrong address or something." He shrugged it off as he went into one of the offices.

"Apollo! I sensed a bit of worry from him about that letter!" Athena whispered to me.

"Don't mention it to him. After all, he obviously doesn't want us to know anything about that and I can't get any evidence about it." I whispered back. She nodded. As Yumihiko came back, he asked,

"So, what do you want to know?"

"Can you tell us more about the crime scene?" I asked.

"Sure! Well, we found that there has to be a third person at the scene, but Gumshoe told you that already, didn't he?" Yumihiko told us. When we nodded, he added,

"The bottle of cocaine also proves that there was a third person. How else could someone get Trucy's fingerprints on that bottle?"

"Maybe we could get fingerprints done on the victim's clothes and and Trucy's gloves?" I suggested.

"That's a great idea! Why didn't I think of that?" Yumihiko said in surprise. "Hold on a second, I'm going to call the Detective." He stepped outside.

"He said he would go get that done." Yumihiko walked back in. Turning to Sly, he said, "Oh, I'd like to interrogate you."

"Why?" Sly asked innocently.

"You went to school with both the defendant and the victim. You may know something about them." And with that, he left with the teenager.

"There's something odd about both of them." Mia frowned.

"Yeah, I saw psyche-locks on both of them." I told her. Mia put hand to her chin in thought.

"I doubt Yumihiko's psyche-locks are relevant." Mia told me. "But Sly's most definitely are.

"So, next, we try to break his locks?" I asked.

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 hers.

Sandy's autopsy- "The victim died due to a stab wound to the head sometime between 8:00 and 9:00 PM on July 4th. There was also nicotine residue in her lungs, and we found a large trace of cocaine in the bloodstream."

Bloodstain- found near the victim's stomach, even though she was stabbed in the head. The body had to have been moved.

Knife- The murder weapon. Has the victim's blood on the tip. Also has her fingerprints on the blade and Trucy's blood on the handle.

Bottle- Has traces of cocaine. It has Trucy and Sandy's fingerprints on it. However, Trucy wears gloves. Hmm...

Trucy's Testimony- "Sandy gave me the drugs, which I took. She then demanded I pay her for them, and I couldn't."

Photo- it shows Sandy hitting Trucy with the end of the knife. Was mistaken to be Trucy stabbing Sandy.

Profiles

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

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

Phoenix Wright (35)- My former 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. The defendant in this case.

Sandra Butz (17)- The victim. Trucy's friend, and the one who got her into drugs.

Larry Butz (34)- The victim's father. A witness. Seems like trouble.

Lotta Hart (32)- A photographer.

Slyvester Fox (17)- A student at Trucy's school. Seems like a nice person.

Yumihiko Ichiyanagi (25)- The prosecutor in charge of this case. Is very sympathetic towards Trucy for her troubles with her father.

*A/N Of course, when I say I'll try to update weekly, I don't update for a few weeks. Of course. Anyways, the next update may take a while, so I made this chapter a bit longer. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed the chapter, don't forget to review, and have an awesome day/afternoon/night/whenever you read this!

~Skater