On Sunday morning, at the Alfonso M. D'Amato Courthouse, it was the trial of the trip: Mr. Oliver and Mr. Slickwell vs. Mr. Traloc, their housing boss. Brittney, as Oliver and Slickwell's attorney, began interrogating Traloc...
Brittney: I must say, that it's ironic that you're testifying in this case, because a little while back, you were an evil shaman, weren't you?
Traloc: That's correct.
Brittney: But you have seemingly changed to become a good housing worker, and then promoted to manager, right?
Traloc: Yes, ma'am.
Brittney: Where were you at the time the shooting of Meteora Butterfly happened?
traloc: Well, I was relaxing at my house after a long, hard day of helping to renovate her house. I woke up the next morning to hear the news of my two former co-workers (turns to Oliver and Slickwell) who apparently decided to end her life, because of a grudge towards her relative. It was very sad, because I thought I had 2 worthy men of my housing company.
Brittney: (sighs) I see. Do you know how Oliver and Slickwell have left stuff like receipts from those malls, and 2 pairs of dirty latex gloves in their yard?
Traloc: I have no idea. It's peculiar why they would do that, though.
Brittney: I know, isn't it. What were you doing in the Sunrise Mall when we saw you on Thursday. Were you on a lunch break?
Traloc: (nods) Yes. I thought the food court there was a good place to eat.
Brittney: Really? Because we've found out from the head of the housing community that you've been absent that day. Were you also going shopping, too?
Traloc looked a little nervous, but replied, 'Yes, I also had to go to a hardware store to get supplies.'
Brittney: Is that so?
Traloc: Yeah, I need to buy some stuff for the business. I had to take a day off from work to get them
Brittney: Okay, Mr. Traloc, how did you afford a lot of stuff that was apparently expensive? Does your job as housing manager pay you a lot of money?
Everyone in the courtroom stared at Mr. Traloc, and saw him in a flustered look. He then replied, 'Yes, since I took a higher job in the housing community, I can afford a lot of stuff that I couldn't buy before.'
Brittney stared at the shaman with an incredulous look, before making a serious statement to Traloc about that case...
brittney: Okay, Mr. Traloc, let me tell you what me and my team believe had happened, and we brought all the evidence to prove it. You've been stealing expensive stuff from these 3 malls, Smithhaven, South Shore, and Sunrise, for several months now. Amazingly, you and your backup team have been getting away with this until just about a week ago. Yes, I said 'back-up team,' because it's been discovered that 2 accomplices of yours were secreting helping you out. (The bailiff brings out 2 tiny creatures that were in a tiny cage) Do you know them? And don't lie to us, because we've installed a lie detector up there before the trial, and we'll find out ourselves who these creatures are?
After Traloc revealed to Brittney that they with his voodoo doll minions Pins and Needles, he added, 'Why do you think they were part of these mall robberies?'
Brittney: I expected you to ask that. You see Mr. Traloc, when the team were at the Westfield Sunrise Mall, they saw someone in the Dave and buster's restaurant, stealing the game machines. After they checked with mall security, a clear picture was printed out, (Brittney shows photo to Mr. Traloc) and it shows that your minions here were stealing from the restaurant.
Traloc, now starting to sweat a little bit, asked Brittney, 'Do you think I was involved in those robberies?'
The businesswoman, more confident, and serious, replied, 'Mr. Traloc, we know you're the ringleader in both cases. We discovered that the thief was wearing a Viking helmet, an as a former sha-man, you were wearing that same Viking helmet yourself, when you were trying to take over the tribe leader's job. Also, you've sent Pins and Needles over to places that you sometimes didn't have time to go rob yourself. Additionally, it's obvious that You were the one who killed Meteora butterfly, and Mr. Oliver and Mr. Slickwell had nothing to do with it. Let me explain the reasons why: The files John, Odlulu, and Fritz found in Meteora's house were important details about the robbery, what was taken, and who she thought was involved in the crime, and the accurate description points to you, Mr. Traloc. You planned these robberies out so well in a way that you or your minions couldn't be caught. But, unfortunately for you, Meteora had gotten involved in the case, and had discovered what you have been doing at those malls. She got suspicious, and was about to inform the authorities about you. When you found out that Meteora knew about it, you decided to kill her. To get suspicion off you, you left the handgun you shot her with in the yard where your workers, Oliver and Slickwell, live at, along with the receipts from your auctions from the mall's stuff on Ebay, to make it seem like they were the robbers. Yes, we also saw a lot of that stuff around your home, and you've had a password on Ebay that you've left on your laptop.
Brittney was holding the folder of files, plus the receipts in a Ziploc bag, and the security pictures. Traloc could only sit there in stunned silence.
Brittney: It was you and your voodoo doll minions all this time, wasn't it, Mr. Traloc?
Traloc, still sitting in silence, knew he was screwed.