One day John Phoenix found a pencil on the floor.
"What's this?" asked John Phoenix.
"It looks like a pencil, John Phoenix," said Uncle Phoenix. "I used to use those in school all the time. But it's been many years since I've seen one."
"OBJECTION!" said John Phoenix. "You said it was a pencil, but if you look more closely, it's actually a knife!"
John Phoenix updated the court record so now it said the pencil was actually a knife.
Then, John Phoenix checked for fingerprints, and found out it had fingerprints on it! And they belonged to Dylan!
"Dylan, you held this knife at some point!" accused John Phoenix.
"So?" said Dylan. "It's not illegal to hold a knife, John Phoenix. You should know that."
"No, but it's illegal to hold a knife WHILE KILLING SOMEONE!" John Phoenix opened a closet and a dead body fell out. And the stab wound matched the knife!
"NOOOOO I'M GUITLY" said Dylan and he was arrested
LATER IN THE DEFENSE LOBBY
"Good work John Phoenix you did it" said Uncle Phoenix. "But how did you know the pencil was actually a knife?"
"It's simple, Uncle Phoenix," said John Phoenix. "You said it was a pencil, but you also said it was many years since you last seen one. Therefore, it was possible that you forgot what a pencil looked like. So I decided to investigate the pencil and I found out it was actually a knife."
"Wow, that just goes to show how stupid I am," said Uncle Phoenix. "I don't even know what a pencil looks like! But it does go to show how smart and how much of a better lawyer you are than me, John. You know..." His voice trembled and tears sprouted in his eyes. "...I'm proud to be your mentor! And I know Mary would be proud of you too!"
THE END