Rei Ryghts: Ace Attorney
The Mech-Suit's Turnabout
by Derald Snyder
Investigation- Day 2
Court Record:
-Pudding
-Mech Remote
-Crime Scene Diagram
-Mech Suit Helmet
July 8, 12:31 PM
Planeptune Basilicom
Neptune's Room
*Om nom nom nom nom* was the only sound Neptune made as she chowed down on a small pile of food, Rei looking on incredulously as she munched on her sandwich.
"Neptune, please, slow down before you choke on something..." Histoire sighed, looking as if this hadn't been the first time she'd dealt with this.
The CPU swallowed her food, before saying, "Sorry Histy, but I don't wanna waste time here! We gotta hurry up and eat so we can go find clues to prove Nep Jr. innocent!" *chomp, chomp, gulp*
"I'm guessing this is an everyday thing with you?" Rei looked over at Planeptune's Oracle sympathetically.
"Pretty much..." the fairy nodded. "Either that or trying to wake her up so she can get to work..."
"Oh, I'm working today!" Neptune declared. "I'll work as hard as I can to save my sister from that cold dark jail cell!" She took another bite, which she tore apart with a few chews before swallowing. "No sleeping on the job this time!"
"Speaking of which..." Histoire began, flying over to the TV. "You might want to take a look at this..." Switching it on, the screen displayed static for a few moments, before clearing.
"This is the lovely Abnes, speaking to you from the Planeptune Higher Learning Institute!" A girl dressed in pink and skulls, with long blonde hair, spoke to the camera. "We're here today at the annual PHLI Robotics Expo, where some crazy person in a mech suit is trashing the place!"
"Ehhhhhh?!" Neptune stared at the screen in disbelief, pieces on food dribbling down her chin. "Abnes exists in this dimension too?"
Abnes continued, "We've taken shelter inside the main building, as the guy in the suit seems to be targeting the Expo exclusively. And where is our beloved goddess Purple Heart in our hour of need?" The camera panned to a sleeping Neptune. "Sleeping on the job, that's what! How disgraceful!"
"Hey!" yelled the NPC with Neptune, getting up. "Turn that thing off!" he yelled as he threw his hand in front of the lens, before everything went static again.
Rei blinked a few times. "That's... not good, is it?"
"Not at all," sighed Histoire. "Which is why you really need to get Nepgear acquitted. And I mean a complete acquittal. A mistrial isn't going to cut it..."
"What the heck! Why didn't Iffy's friend tell us about this before?!" The CPU protested.
"Maybe because you were all gung ho about confronting Morty over what happened," Rei pointed out.
Neptune recoiled slightly at this. "Oh, right... guess we never gave him the chance..." She then heaved a sigh. "Why didn't you guys try to wake me up sooner?"
"We tried," the lawyer argued, "but you wouldn't wake up no matter what we did! That's why... I felt I had no choice but to..." She looked down at this.
"I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm somewhat glad you did," Histoire said. "If if hadn't been for you, innocents would have been killed, and the situation would be even worse."
"Why the heck would someone go out of their way to do this to Nepgear, anyway?!" Neptune pouted. "She wouldn't hurt a fly! ...well, I mean, she kills monsters, sure, but..."
"You can't think of anyone who might have a grudge against your sister?" Rei inquired.
The CPU shook her head. "Not a one." Something then came to her. "But I didn't know about Morty, either, until we met him yesterday! Maybe there's something else Nep Jr. hasn't told me..."
"Perhaps we should go see her then," Rei suggested. "She's probably in better spirits than yesterday..."
The CPU nodded. "OK, then! Let's go!" Grabbing Rei by the hand, she ran out of the room dragging the lawyer with her. "Bye, Histy! See you later!"
July 8
Detention Center
Visitor's Room
Rei and Neptune sat on one side of a pane of glass, watching as Nepgear was escorted into the room, taking her seat on the other side of said glass.
"Hey Nep Jr.!" Neptune greeted. "How're you holding up? No one's abusing you or anything, are they?"
"I-I'm fine," The CPU Candidate forced a smile. "Actually, everyone's been treating me fairly well... though, the food here is pretty bland..."
Rei cut in, "Nepgear, I don't want to be too forward, but... is there anyone you haven't told us about, that might be upset or angry with you?"
Nepgear considered for a moment, before shaking her head. "I'm sorry, I can't think of anyone from recently... no one that would be upset enough to do something like this to me, anyway..."
"Well, how about un-recently?" her sister prodded.
Nepgear could only sigh. "The only one I could think of would be that Underling from ASIC, but we haven't seen hide nor hair of her since the Deity of Sin was destroyed..."
"ASIC?" Rei blinked in confusion.
"Oh, right," Neptune muttered. "You hadn't been created as a character yet, this was from the previous game before your debut..." She then briefly explained about the Arfoire Syndicate of International Crime, and the events leading up to the defeat of the Deity of Sin...
"...Wow. Held prisoner by effective devil-worshippers for three years." The former goddess shook her head. "That's horrible... but what about this Underling character? She wasn't killed like the others?"
"No, she escaped," Nepgear sighed. "She was always pretty good at that..."
"So, just in case, what does she look like?" Rei asked.
Nepgear closed her eyes for a moment. "Let's see... short green hair, red eyes, pale skin, dresses in black..."
"HOLD IT!"
"Eeeep!" squeaked Nepgear in surprise. "What the goodness! Don't yell like that!"
Rei turned to her companion. "Neptune, remember? The woman who sold you the pudding! She fits the description perfectly!"
"Aaaaaaahhh!" cried Neptune in shock. "Holy fish sticks, you're right! It was her! I can't believe I didn't make the connection sooner!"
"But if it was her, what was she doing there?" Nepgear pondered.
(Wait... if this 'Underling' sold Neptune pudding... and then she fell asleep right after... That's it!) "Neptune, what if the pudding she gave you was spiked? That would explain why we couldn't wake you up!"
"No waaay!" The CPU gasped. "She used my favorite food against me?! That's lower than low! We gotta find her!"
"Whoa, whoa, hold on a second," Rei said. "You say you're not stupid, so use your brain! Why would this Underling spike your cup of pudding?"
"Revenge, duh!" Neptune immediately responded. "What else?"
"The fact that she pulled this on you just before the mech suit attacked the expo!" The lawyer pointed out.
"Oh my goodness!" gasped Nepgear. "That can't be a coincidence!"
"Exactly," Rei nodded. "If there's anything I've learned in my law career, it's that there's no such thing as coincidence when it comes to criminal acts."
"Wait, are you saying that Underling drugged me so I wouldn't be able to stop Nepgear's supposed attack on the expo?!" Neptune exclaimed, her eyes shrunk to white circles.
"But if that's true, then..." Nepgear trailed off.
"Right," nodded Rei. "It seems there's a bit more to this incident than meets the eye."
"But how are we going to prove that Neptune was drugged?" The CPU Candidate worried. "If I know that woman, she's probably disposed of all the evidence by now..."
"Not all of it," Rei smirked. "After all..." She pulled a familiar object from her purse. "...I never ate my pudding."
"Whoo-hoo!" exclaimed Neptune. "Am I glad you're not a big eater like me! Let's get that pudding over to Iffy and get it tested!" She promptly grabbed Rei by the hood of her hoodie, dragging her off. "Bye, Nepgear! Thanks for giving us a lead!"
"Bye, Neptune..." Nepgear smiled as she was led back to her cell by the guard.
July 8
Planeptune Higher Learning Institute
Western Gate
"You sure she's here?" Neptune inquired.
"This was where I met her yesterday," Rei nodded. "See, there's the van." As they approached the vehicle, the sliding door opened, a black-shadowed male NPC climbing out.
"If you're looking for IF- no pun intended- she's not here," the man spoke. "She's over at the Robotics Garage turning over every speck of dust in Mortez Doez's possessions."
Rei blinked. "Wait a minute... I know your voice. Aren't you the man who was with me and Neptune when the attack started yesterday?"
"Guilty as charged," the NPC chuckled. "And yes, I knew your true identity all along."
"Wait a nep!" The CPU cut in. "Does that mean you and Iffy and the others were spying on us the whole time? I thought she said she was on a secret mission!"
The man turned his head away. "I... can't really say anything about that. You'll have to ask IF herself."
"Well, c-can you s-say anything about Abnes c-catching Neptune sleeping o-on c-camera?" the lawyer stuttered slightly.
"Oh, that..." the NPC agent sighed. "Sorry about that, I was so focused on miss Neptune herself, I didn't notice Abnes and her crew until they were right on top of us."
"Hey, it ain't your fault," Neptune reassured. "After all, it turns out I might've been put in dreamland on purpose!"
The man visibly recoiled. "W-what? Is that true? But how?"
Rei pulled out her cup of pudding. "We have reason to believe that Neptune was sold a cup of pudding that was drugged. The saleswoman fits the description of a former member of ASIC."
"ASIC?!" the NPC gasped in shock. "I'd heard they were all destroyed!"
"One Underling got away," muttered Neptune. "Now that I've thought about it, that saleslady was her without a doubt! She sure knew my weaknesses..."
"W-which is why we n-need to have t-this pudding tested," Rei added. "I-it hasn't b-been opened y-yet, so..."
"Say no more, " the shadow-man nodded. "I'll take it to Forensics and have them process it ASAP."
**Pudding handed over to Guild agent.**
"Thanks a lot!" Neptune beamed. "You're a big help for a minor character! C'mon Rei, let's go see Iffy!" She grabbed Rei by the hand, only for the former goddess to pull it away.
"I c-can w-walk by m-myself, t-thank you..."
July 8
Planeptune Higher Learning Institute
Robotics Garage
IF was supervising her fellow agents as they left no stone unturned in their search when the two ladies arrived. Mortez himself, however, was nowhere to be seen.
"Hey there, Iffy!" Neptune greeted. "How's your search going?"
"Hey there, Neptune, Rei," IF greeted back as she turned to face them. "Not too well, I'm afraid... we haven't found anything that support's Rei's theory. Either Morty's really good at covering his tracks, or..."
"...he wasn't involved, except for building the suit." Rei finished, sighing. "Well, I d-didn't really t-think that was g-going t-to pan out, anyway. I just w-wanted to avoid a g-guilty verdict right t-there."
"So, we're back to square one. Suckitude." Neptune muttered. "But at least Nep Jr. gave us a lead!"
"She did?" IF blinked in surprise. "What did she say?"
"Well, blah blah blah-de-blah..." Neptune began.
"Yadda yadda yadda..." Rei added.
IF's eyes went wide with shock. "Underling was there? And she sold Neptune drugged pudding?!"
"W-we think s-so, anyway," Rei asserted. "W-we already gave m-my cup of p-pudding to one of y-your agents t-to get it t-tested..."
"Hold on a sec," muttered Iffy as she pulled her mobile device from her pocket, then tapped on the touch screen for a bit, before showing them a profile picture of Underling. "So, this is the one that sold you pudding?"
"That's her!" Rei confirmed. "I mean, her eyes were closed at the time, but that's definitely the woman!"
"Probably why I didn't recognize her at first," The CPU muttered, sweatdropping. "That, and she was all smiles and sunshine..."
"Figures," sighed IF. "I was afraid something like this was gonna happen..."
"Huh? What do you mean?" asked Neptune. "Does this have something to do with your so-called 'secret mission'?"
The agent lightly bit her lip. "Well, like I said to Rei yesterday, it's related... But, I don't think there's any proof of who or what we're looking for... yet."
Neptune argued, "But, if that Underling drugged me to sleep, so I wouldn't be able to stop Nepgear, isn't that proof of some sort of conspiracy?"
"Problem is, Segata Sanshiro could very easily argue that Underling was acting on her own, and her crime taking place at the same time as the attack was just coincidence," Rei explained.
"I'm afraid I have to agree with Rei on this one," IF concurred. "I mean, it looks suspicious, sure, but it's not proof..."
"Ugh!" Neptune groaned, hanging her head. "He would say that, wouldn't he..." Looking up again, she turned to Rei. "What about you, Rei? I mean, you were there, so... wasn't there anything that seemed weird to you?"
The lawyer shook her head. "N-nothing that hasn't b-been d-discussed in court already... I m-mean, things happened r-really fast, and I w-was just t-trying to focus a-and not go b-berserk again... Honestly, m-my clearest memory w-was when I p-pulled the helmet off, j-just because I w-was so s-shocked to see N-Nepgear in there..." Suddenly something occurred to her. "Wait, when I pulled the helmet off, she yelled 'This isn't what it looks like!' and she was practically begging me to get her out of there..."
"You can't exactly say that in court without outing yourself, though..." IF pointed out.
"I know, but I wasn't the only one there!" Rei pointed out. "When I started to pull the suit apart to free Nepgear, those two security guards showed up! And Nepgear was screaming pretty loud, so..."
"What, you want to call *them* as witnesses?" IF muttered in disbelief. "They seemed pretty convinced that Nepgear was guilty..."
Rei flinched. "W-well, we s-should at l-least question t-them..."
"I agree!" Neptune nodded firmly. "At the very least, I wanna give them a piece of my mind about how they treated Nep Jr. yesterday! Do you know where they are, Iffy?"
"Not exactly..." The Guild agent shrugged. "But I can at least point you to the security office. Maybe, if you're lucky, you'll catch one or both of them there..." She then gave them directions.
"OK, got it! C'mon, let's go, Rei!" Neptune moved to grab Rei again, but thought better of it, instead beckoning the former goddess to follow as she walked off.
"C-coming!" Rei ran after her...
July 8
Planeptune Higher Learning Institute
Security Office
The office in question was somewhat large, but rather simple in design. There were waiting chairs sitting around a low wooden table, bulletin boards on the walls with several papers attached, most of them detailing campus rules and regulations. Across from the door was the security desk, where a lone guard was apparently napping. Behind him was another door, that led into the back, the window tinted to make it harder to see what was inside.
"Well, there's *a* security guard here..." Neptune sighed. Looking around, one of the papers on a bulletin board caught her eye. "Hmm, 'Security Staff Roster', huh?" Detaching the stapled papers from the board, she started looking through it... "Might be useful if have talk to anyone else that was supposed to be watching the expo..."
*Security Staff Roster added to the Court Record.*
"A-are you s-sure you should j-just be swiping p-papers from t-the security o-office?" Rei asked nervously.
The purple-haired goddess rolled her eyes. "C'mon, it's just a listing of their staff! They can always print off another one, right?"
"I-I guess..." the lawyer sighed as she walked up to the desk. "U-um, e-excuse me, sir... we n-need to talk..." All she got in response was a snore. Turning to Neptune, she asked, "Um... maybe y-you could... w-whistle him awake?" She promptly covered her ears in anticipation...
The CPU smirked mischievously. "Oh, I can do that..." Putting her pinky fingers to the corners of her mouth, she whistled as long and hard as she could.
"WAAHH! W-what in tarnation-?!" The guard's black eyes opened wide as he jerked awake, swiftly shifting into a proper sitting position, before his eyes focused on on the two women. "Oh, uh, g'morning, ladies..."
"Actually, it's afternoon," Rei pointed out.
"Yeeaahh, kinda bad form for a security guard to be sleeping on the job like that..." Neptune added.
"Ah heh heh heh heh..." The guard removed his hat in embarrassment, revealing a messy mop of short brown hair. "Yeah, that was kinda dumb o' me, huh? So, ah... what can Ah do for ya?"
Rei cleared her throat. "W-well you see, we're looking for the security guards that were on-duty at the time of the Robotics Expo attack..."
"Well, today's yer lucky day then, cause you're talking to 'em. Er, one of 'em, anyway," the guard quickly corrected himself. "Name's Drew Pollock. And you are?"
"Yuu Kobayashi. I'm representing Nepgear at her trial." Rei then gestured to Neptune. "And I'm pretty sure you know who this is..."
"Yeah, Ah know," Drew nodded. "Kinda hard not to know the local CPU... But honestly, who woulda thought your lil' sister was capable of such a thing?"
"Nepgear is innocent!" Neptune protested. "And we're going to prove it!"
"Yeah, well, good luck with that... Ah mean, no offense, but she *was* inside that there mecha-suit. Ah should know, me and my brother were the ones who took her in..."
"Which is why we wanted to talk to you," said Rei. "We wanted to ask about what you witnessed at the time of the incident."
Drew was about to answer when the door behind him suddenly opened. "Then Ah would ask that y'all direct your questions to me," stated the man who emerged. He was similar in appearance to Drew, though his face seemed a bit sharper, and his hair was black. "Ah'm the older brother, Andrew Pollock."
(Drew and Andrew? Not exactly original...) Rei thought to herself.
"Ah know what y'all are thinkin'," Andrew stated. "Let's just say our lovin' parents weren't the brightest bulbs."
"Yeah, but Andy shore is!" Drew added. "He's the first one o'us to graduate high school!"
"So did you, bro..." Andrew pointed out.
"Only 'cause ya gave me the answers to them exam- OW!" Drew yelled as his brother dope-slapped him.
"Y'all are gonna hafta excuse my brother here," Andrew sighed. "He's gotta habit o'lettin stupid stuff drop from 'is yap sometimes."
"Speaking of stupid stuff, I heard you put my sister through the wringer in interrogation yesterday!" Neptune accused. "She was a real mess in court this morning, you know! I mean, I know you gotta do your jobs, but sheesh! She's like a delicate flower, you know?"
"Not our fault she wouldn't confess..." muttered Drew, only to get slapped by his brother again. "OW!"
"Watch how you're speakin' to this girl, Drew..." Andrew shook his head. "She ain't just some valley girl, she's Lady Purple Heart herself!" He then bowed to the CPU briefly. "Look, Ah admit we mighta been a little rough on 'er, but as far as we was concerned, she was caught red-'anded!"
"Speaking of which," Rei cut in, "I wanted to ask you about the time where you confronted Rei Ryghts and arrested Nepgear."
The younger brother shuddered in response. "I tell ya, that was dang scary! I thought me an' Andy were both goners for sure!"
"Indeed," Andrew concurred. "I suppose we was fortunate that psycho didn't think we were worth 'er time..."
(Well, you certainly are now...) The bluenette smirked inwardly, while keeping her face neutral. "What about Nepgear? Did you hear her say anything right after Rei Ryghts pulled off the helmet?"
Andrew hesitated for a moment. "...Nope. Can't say we did."
"Not a thing," Drew added.
"OBJECTION!" Neptune yelled, pointing her finger at the two guards. "Iffy, I mean, Agent IF told us that Nep Jr. was hysterical and screaming when you arrested her!"
"Uh... W-well, yeah, she *was* screamin' and stuff," Drew stuttered a bit. "Ah mean, who wouldn't be, when y'all are face ta face with a psycho? But it weren't nothin'... ah... what's the word, Andy?"
"Coherent, Drew."
"Right! Nothin' co-here-ant!" Drew finished, looking pleased he'd pronounced it correctly.
"...is that all, ladies?" the older brother asked. "We've gotta start our here patrol soon..."
"We do?" Drew looked at Andy quizzingly.
Andrew shot back, "A'course we do! That watcha get fer sleepin on the job, dagnabbit!"
"Ack! Ah'm sorry, bro! Please don' smack me again!" Drew cowered.
"Right, well, just make sure at least one of you two is ready to be called as a witness!" said Neptune quickly, before grabbing Rei and dragging her off yet again. "Bye-bye, gentlemen!"
July 8
Planeptune Higher Learning Institute
Security Parking Lot
Once they were outside, Rei pulled her hand away from Neptune. "What was that all about?"
The goddess responded by holding out the staff roster she'd swiped earlier. "I just looked through here, and those two aren't anywhere on this roster!"
"What?!" the lawyer gasped, taking the roster and skimming through it herself. "Oh my gosh, you're right! Neither Andrew or his brother are on here!" She quickly checked the date on the paper. "And this roster is only dated from last month, so..."
"Yeah. Definitely suspicious," Neptune nodded. "Seeing as we're in the parking lot, maybe should try finding their car and searching it for clues!"
"I'm n-not sure if w-we'd b-be allowed to d-do that..." sighed Rei as she looked out over the lot. "Besides, a-all t-these cars look t-the same..." She blinked. "...wait a minute..." Handing the roster back to her companion, she began walking to one car that looked different from the rest.
"Huh? What's up?" the CPU asked as she followed Rei. The former goddess came to a stop, before framing the car with her hands as she slowly walked around it...
"...Yes. This is it! I'm sure of it!" Rei nodded to herself. "This is the car I saw behind the guards when they drew their guns on me!"
"Really? Wow, way for your memory to come through in the clutch!" Neptune exclaimed happily as she put her hands up to the driver's window, before peering inside. "Heeeey, I see a laptop of some sort in here!"
"HOLD IT!" a voice called out from a distance, causing the goddess to jump away from the car like it was a live wire.
"Ahhhh! I didn't do anything!" Neptune yelled in panic, as she raised her hands in the air.
"I-it's j-just IF, Neptune..." Rei sighed as she watched the agent run up to them.
The CPU heaved a sigh as she let her hands drop, turning to face the new arrival. "Sheesh, Iffy, you nearly gave me a heart attack..."
"For good reason!" IF shot back. "Just what do you think you're doing? You know you can't look into other people's cars without permission!"
"B-but this is the car those guards were driving during the attack!" Neptune protested. "And besides, they're not really security guards anyway!"
"Huh...?" IF sweatdropped. "What do you mean, 'not real security guards'?"
Rei explained, "We looked through this listing of security staff, and we couldn't find their names anywhere. Maybe they're some of the people you were searching for on your secret mission?"
The agent frowned at this. "What are their names?"
"Drew and Andrew Pollock. Do they sound familiar?"
"Hmmm..." IF scratched the side of her head, her eyes shut as she racked her brain. "I'm not really sure... I almost think I've heard their names before, but I couldn't say from where..."
"Maybe you should dust their desks for fingerprints or something," Neptune suggested.
"...Wow, Neptune. That's not a bad idea. I'll text my fellow agents and see if they can get some of their fingerprints discreetly." She pulled out her mobile device and started texting.
"So does that mean we can search their car?" The CPU inquired.
"Not without probable cause," IF shook her head. "Like I said with Underling earlier, they're not being on the security roster is suspicious, but not proof of wrongdoing."
"Oh come on!" Neptune protested. "This might be the big clue we need to break the case! Can't you throw us a bone here, Iffy?"
The agent sighed. "I'm telling you, we have no legal means to search the car..." She trailed off as an idea came to mind. "...but maybe I can find out some info on the car itself."
"R-really? How?" Rei asked.
"Simple, we just have to get the VIN number off the car."
"Vin number?" muttered Neptune in confusion. "As in Vin Diesel?"
IF rubbed her temples in exasperation. "VIN stands for Vehicle Identification Number," she explained. "It's a unique code used by the automotive industry to identify individual motor vehicles, towed vehicles, motorcycles, scooters and mopeds. It's like a social security number for cars instead of people. If I can get this car's VIN number, I can look up the NepCarFax report on it."
"How the heck is that gonna help us?" the goddess sighed.
"It'll tell us who's owned the car recently, where it's been, what condition it's in," said IF. "Also, if this car has GPS, I could also look up exactly where it's been driven the past few days... including the day of the expo attack."
Rei's eyes lit up. "And if the car was somewhere it wasn't supposed to be during the time of the attack..."
"Then those two guards are as good as nailed!" Neptune finished. "So what are you waiting for, Iffy?"
"...I don't want to get my fingerprints on the car," she responded, pulling out a pair of latex examination gloves. "I mean, I don't want to give Segata Sanshiro any ammunition to have this car excluded from evidence." Gloves donned, she added, "You two keep a lookout for anyone while I check the number, OK?"
"A-all right..." "You got it, Iffy!"
Thankfully, no one showed up in the brief time if took IF to check the number under the windshield and enter it into her mobile device. "OK, got it. Now let's look up the NepCarFax report..." She tapped the screen a few more times, until the report appeared. "Well, look at this... this car's a used police car, and it was only purchased two weeks ago, by Mr. Andrew Pollock himself!"
Neptune and Rei gathered around IF to look for themselves. "Wow, this car cost 9,500,000 credits!" Neptune exclaimed. "That's not cheap!"
"Actually, this is the running price for most used police cars," IF stated. "But why purchase a car like this, when the Institute provides a security car for you?"
"B-because t-they're n-not real s-security guards?" Rei proposed.
"Whoo-hoo! Pollock Bros, you are so busted!" The CPU proclaimed happily. "Now all we gotta do is drag them into court tomorrow and expose 'em for the frauds they are!"
"I'll get a printed report to you guys as soon as I can," said IF. "In the meantime, we better get going before those two come back..."
"OK, then! Zoom, zoom, zoom!" cried the CPU as she grabbed both of her companions by the hand, running out of the lot with them in tow...
*NepCarFax Report added to the Court Record.*
Rei thought to herself, (First a former enemy of Neptune and Nepgear, and now two security guards who weren't really... There's definitely something sinister going on behind the scenes at this school... But how does it all add together? The only way to find out... is to pursue the truth in court tomorrow, and see where it leads us!)
To be continued...