Haven, Police Plaza

"Humph, I think that case was rigged." Said Commander Root, "How come everyone in the jury was someone who greeted you or was a dwarf?" "We can't all be winners, Julius." Grinned Mulch. He knew for a fact that several of the members were related to him and just in case, a few of his contacts had planted a bribe to the judge to make sure it sounded like the LEP picked on him for fun. He didn't have to though. As he would have gotten off because the warrant wasn't legal. But he didn't know that and the judge wasn't telling anytime soon. After several glares Mulch's 'lawyer', Commander Root, and the Judge were passed around while waiting for verification papers to be signed Mulch was glad to escape the glares that curled his beard. After paying his lawyer who he normally would have stiffed if it wasn't for the rippling biceps, Diggums was free as a bird. After he stayed at a couple of inns. He made a bit of gold from gambling with loaded dice. He realized that he had forgotten something. The reason why he was free and not filching possessions. Artemis Fowl. It was because of this individual that he wasn't behind bars. Not literally though. As a few elves happened to see him thrown out of a beer shop once in a while for paying with disappearing gold. But Mulch knew he owned the human his life so he bought a few bottles of sun block (If your skin burns off we'll give you your money back!) a few canteens of water, and almost got caught using Root's access card he had stolen during the siege. But at long last he had made it to the surface. Unfortunately he was being tailed by a persistent Julius Root who had not given up hope yet that Mulch might do a crime. "I'll get that convict if it's the last thing I do!"

Fowl Manor, East Bedroom

Butler entered the room after putting his ear to the door. One could never be too careful. He had learned that after the stakeout with a SWAT team member. His partner had almost been impaled on a toothpick after tripping. If Butler had not moved it at the last minute the details would have gotten gory. The figure was on the bed looking at the wall opposite to the door. She spoke something to herself, "I hope Root doesn't learn of this. LEP would kill me. Memories began flushing back to Butler. Not that Holly knew. She was talking away and the more she talked the more Butler remembered. Then finally she turned in the bed and almost fell out from shock. Butler was there stunned in the doorway. "Um.You didn't hear that, did you?" gulped Holly.

A cliff hanger ha ha! What will happen next? Ha Ha Ha!