Joey sat in the police station in a state of perpetual numbness. There had to be some mistake. This couldn't be happening to him. Serenity, his baby sister, was dead. "Dead," he whispered to himself. Even saying the word out loud didn't make it seem real. He looked up to see Yugi coming toward him and Mai, coffee in hand, strained smile on his face. He was followed closely by his partner, and both sat down across from Joey and his wife, at the small table. Yugi's partner took out a small pad of paper, as well as a pen.

"I know his is a hard time Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler, but we're going to need to ask you a few questions. It's just standard procedure." Joey gave a small nod. "When was the last time you saw Serenity?" Takumi questioned.

"She got back from her university classes at about 6:00. Den she came ova ta have dinner wit me and Mai," he replied softly. Yugi had never seen Joey in so much pain, and it made his heart swell with sadness.

"Okay. What did you do after dinner?" Takumi asked. This time is was Mai who answered the question.

"Serenity, Téa, and I went out. We had a small, informal bachelorette party for me. We went out to Gravitation. You know that club downtown? Anyway, we stayed there until about 11:00. Then we went to Téa's and watched a chick flick. That got done at about 1:00. After that Serenity took me home. I asked her if she wanted to stay the night, but she told me that she was going to stay with Téa. We said our goodbyes and that was the last time I saw her." As soon as she finished her account of the previous night's events, Mai burst into tears.

"Who would do this?" she sobbed. It was the saddest sight Yugi had even seen: Mai, still in her wedding dress, her make-up running all over her face, choking on her own tears. Yugi had to fight back tears of his own as Joey put his around Mai reassuringly.

"Did Serenity have any enemies, anybody who might want to harm her?" Takumi asked.

"Of course not!" Joey yelled, startling everyone at the table. "She was da nicest person I eva knew. Everybody loved her!"

"It's alright Joey. I know this is rough, but please, could you calm down?" Yugi asked quietly. Silent tears flowed down Joey's face, as he nodded silently.

"Actually...," Mai trailed off.

"What?" Takumi demanded.

"Well she had kind of a psyhco for an ex-boyfriend. To say the least, he never took their break up very well."

"Oh yeah," Joey said through gritted teeth, a scowl spreading over his face. "Duke Devlin. What a punk. Dey broke up a while ago though."

"Duke?" Yugi asked, surprised. Mai and Joey nodded in unison.

"What do you mean when you say he didn't take it well?" Yugi's partner inquired.

"Well, just last night for example he showed up at the club. He tried to get Serenity to leave. Duke said Serenity should be spending time with him, not out dancing like some slut. Serenity tried telling Duke that they weren't together anymore, but he didn't listen. Finally Téa and I stepped in. We told Devlin to leave Serenity alone, or he'd regret it. He left, and that was it." Mai told the officers.

"Look, we've had a hard day. Could we please leave now?" Joey pleaded. Yugi nodded. The newlyweds stood up, and Yugi thanked them for their time. He handed them his card, and told Joey and Mai to call him if they thought of any new information that might be helpful.

"I think we need to pay visits to Duke Devlin, and Téa Gardner." Takumi said.

'Yeah we also need to stop by that club, Gravitation," Yugi added. The two decided to split up, that way they wouldn't waste time. Yugi thought Téa, and Duke would open up to him more, so he headed to their houses, while Takumi went to the dance club.

"No," Téa insisted. "Serenity didn't spend the here yesterday."

"That's not what she told Mai," Yugi persisted.

"Well, she didn't stay here last night," Téa said, averting Yugi's eyes.

"Maybe you can tell me where she did go that night?" he asked. Téa mumbled that she didn't know, but Yugi wasn't convinced. He pressed the matter until Téa gave in.

"Okay so I do know where she went. But I promised her I wouldn't tell," she stated firmly.

"Uh, Téa... I don't mean to be blunt, but Serenity is dead. Keeping her secrets won't be necessary. In fact, it's probably the worst thing to do right now. If you tell me what you know, it will help us find her killer."

"She went to her boyfriend's house," Téa informed Yugi. He raised his eyebrows.

"Really? According to Joey and Mai, Serenity didn't have a boyfriend."

"I'm the only one who knew." she said. Téa explained to Yugi that she had seen Serenity with a guy in a restaurant one night. She had confronted her friend about it, only to discover that the guy was her boyfriend. Serenity had made Téa swear not to tell anyone. When Yugi asked why Téa she wasn't allowed to tell anyone about Serenity's boyfriend, she said it was because Serenity knew her brother wouldn't approve.

"Why wouldn't he approve?" Yugi asked Téa.

"He hated the guy she was seeing," Téa replied. Yugi let out a sigh.

"Téa, I need a name for this mystery guy." Téa bit her lip, and started hard at the ground. After a few moment of hesitation, she mumbled a name. Yugi couldn't hear what she said, and asked Téa to repeat herself.

"Kaiba," she said, shaking her head in disgust. "Now can you see why she didn't tell anyone? No one likes the guy! He's an ass! Joey would have killed them both if he had known. I didn't approve, but Serenity was my friend, so I kept her secret."

"How long had they been dating?" Yugi inquired. Téa scrunched her face in concentration, trying to recall how long Serenity had been seeing Kaiba.

"About a year. She told me, they were going to move into together," She said, whispering the last part.

"Thanks for you help Téa," Yugi said.

"Could I please speak with Mr. Kaiba?" Yugi asked the secretary at Kaiba Corp.

"He's quite busy," she informed Yugi. He flashed his badge.

"I think he can make time for me," Yugi said, grinning at the secretary petrified look. She nodded, and picked up the phone.

"Mr. Kaiba. The police are here. An officer says he needs to speak with you." The secretary jotted something down on a piece of paper, and hung up the phone. Handing Yugi the paper, the secretary told him to go the room written down. Yugi took the elevator up to the sixth floor, then looked for meeting room number 602. He found it easily enough, and rapped lightly on the door. A voice on the other side of the door informed Yugi he was allowed to enter. A look of surprise crossed Kaiba's face upon seeing his arch enemy enter the room.

"Well, well Officer Mutou. What brings you here?" Kaiba asked.

"Actually it's Trooper Mutou, and Serenity Wheeler brings me here," Yugi answered.

"Joey Wheeler's sister? Why would I know anything about her?" Kaiba inquired nonchalantly.

"Kaiba there is no easy way to say this, but we found Serenity this morning. Dead." At this Seto lost his composure.

"Dead? Serenity? Dead?" he choked. Tears leaked out of the corners of his eyes, and he quickly spun his chair around, hiding his face from Yugi.

"Why would I care?" he asked.

"Kaiba, it's okay. I know about the two of you. You don't have to lie." Kaiba turned his chair around, tears still gleaming from the corners of his eyes.

"Look, Yugi. I'm not a nice person. I know that. I'll probably never change. But Serenity brought out a different side of me, a part of me I thought was lost long ago. It sounds sappy, I know. Just saying it makes me sick, but it's true. I loved her. You might not believe me, but it's the truth."

"Is it true that you two were going to be moving in together?"

"Yeah she is, I mean was, going to come live with me at my mansion."

"Where were you last night?" Yugi asked.

"What do you think I killed her?" Seto asked in disbelief. "I loved her. If you're looking for the killer you should talk to Duke Devlin."

"Why?" Yugi questioned.

"He threatened Serenity. She was scared of him, of what would happen if he found out about us."

"Getting back to the question, where were you last night?" Seto told Yugi he was working until late at night. He could check the security camera footage, if Yugi didn't believe him. Yugi collected the footage, told Seto he was sorry for his loss, and left. It was definitely time to go see Duke Devlin.

"Sorry," Duke said, brushing his hair out of his face. "I have an alibi for last night."

"Who's there Duke?" asked a women's voice from behind the black haired man. A woman appeared, dressed only in her bra and underwear. Yugi blushed and averted his eyes. "Oh, my. Aren't you handsome," the woman said, checking Yugi out from head to toe.

"Go back inside," Duke told the woman. "He's a police officer." She obeyed Duke's orders, and retreated into the house.

"Sure got over Serenity Wheeler quick," the young Trooper said casually.

"Is that what this is about?" Duke inquired. "Yes, I went to Gravitation last night, and tried to get her to leave with me. I wasn't trying to hurt her. I was a little drunk to be honest," he told Yugi. "After I left I went to Wish, another club nearby. I know the owner, and he'll confirm I was there. Then I met Nina," he said nodding toward inside his home. "So as you can see I have an alibi for the whole night."

"Like I said, you sure got over Serenity quick. A few minutes beforehand, you were convinced she was still dating you."

"Duke Devlin never has problems meeting ladies," he said smirking.

"Except for Serenity. She wanted nothing to do for you. Are you sure that didn't piss you off? Maybe make you hurt her? Kill her?" Yugi demanded.

"What are you talking about?" Duke asked a bewildered look upon his face.

"Serenity's dead, Devlin," Yugi informed him. A sad look spread over Duke's face, and he began rambling on about how he really loved Serenity, and how he would never hurt her. Yugi told Duke he didn't really care, he just wanted the alibi. He took down Nina's number and address, as well as the name and number of the manager of Wish. Yugi called his partner, Takumi, who gave him a run through of what he had found out. Takumi had gotten as list of all the people at Gravitation the previous night. He also interviewed, the old women who lived by the park where Serenity was killed. She told Takumi she heard a car hit the curb at around 1:00 am. Then she heard somebody say "Hello," followed by a loud crack.

"That's odd," Yugi commented.

"Yeah I thought so too. What do you think about the crack?"

"I'm thinking gunshot," Yugi said. "But what about the 'Hello'?"

"I guess she knew the attacker."

"Well. That narrows things down," Yugi informed his partner.

"Makes our job a little easier."

The two decided to meet up back at the station. The two exchanged information from their interviews, then decided to review the surveillance footage from Kaiba Corp. It was pretty boring, mainly just Kaiba, working in one of the meeting rooms. They fast forwarded, not paying much attention, but then...

"Pause it!" Yugi commanded. Takumi did, and then a confused look came over his face.

"Hey! Where'd Kaiba go?" he asked.

"That's what I like to know." Yugi said. "I think we owe Mr. Kaiba another visit."

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