ADAs Paul McFravel, Erin Boyle, and Michael Lavinsky had their work cut out for them. Morgen's parents had hired one of the best criminal defense lawyers in all of Ninjago, one who went to questionable lengths to ensure his client won, but the bar association could never find a reason to disbar him. As such, he won almost seventy percent of his cases, higher than most other lawyers. There was a rumor he had accepted this case pro bono for the PR. The three ADAs were hoping for a plea deal, because they knew Morgen's lawyer was aiming for a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity. Furthermore, Morgen's lawyer was headed down a path. He was arguing that the ninja were not the police, so she had been arrested without being read her rights, meaning nothing she told the ninja was admissible in court. If the ADAs weren't careful, this line of thought could result in almost ninety percent of the Kryptarium Prison inmates being released.

The ADAs spent almost two weeks listening to the testimonies of Morgen's prisoners. They all told a similar story: Morgen's goons came after them, outnumbered them, and brought them to her. Some were forced to work on a machine designed to strip an Elemental Master of their powers, but others were just kept locked up. No one knew exactly how many people she had held captive, and no one knew if any of her prisoners had died while in her custody. Even charging Morgen with second-degree murder in relation to Ice's death seemed a stretch, and her lawyer argued he only died because he left her care. The ADAs agreed they would reduce the charge to involuntary manslaughter if she plead guilty to the other charges.

The testimonies of the ninja proved valuable. Even though they were unable to use the recordings Zane had, by piecing together the different stories, they came up with a complete picture of what happened that fateful day.

"At breakfast, Cole got a phone call from Lou's manager, asking him if he knew where his dad was. Cole tried to get a hold of his dad on the phone, but he couldn't. So he went by himself to his dad's house. I offered to go with him, but he said it was probably nothing and he would be back soon enough. He wasn't gone more than an hour before he calls us, saying his dad has been kidnapped," Kai started.

"We rushed over. Cole had called the police, since they were there when we arrived. The house was in shambles, and Cole had a note," Lloyd said.

"What did the note say?" Paul asked.

"'If you wish to see your father again, come alone to the following coordinates: 30 24.0736, 8 -44.2362. You will see a cave just to the right. Enter the cave and go all the way down the left tunnel,'" Zane commented.

"What happened after that?" Erin asked.

"We went with Cole to the cave. There, we saw Lou was in a cage next to Morgen's chair. Lou yelled at us to get out of there, but none of us wanted to leave him, especially Cole. Morgen started taunting him and said she was his mom. I'm not sure he believed her or not. Anyway, once it became clear she was targeting him, we tried to surround him, but she got us with some sort of gas that knocked us out," Jay said.

"I was the only one not rendered unconscious, but she had her minions outnumber me. While I was busy, she captured Cole and threw Lou down another tunnel or a chute-type thing. Then she had her minions throw us in after him. If you want, I have video of the attack," Zane said.

"That would be hearsay. Please continue," Michael said.

"We came to and went back in. Except for Lou, who went to the Bounty. Anyway, we explored the cave system and eventually found Cole. He was strapped to a table, and Morgen was doing something to him. She had him hooked up to this machine that was electrocuting him," Nya added.

"Cole was in bad shape when we found him. Nya and I shut the machine off, and he was unconscious. He started coming to when we were moving him, but he was in a coma by the time we reached St. Albert's," Jay sighed.

"We rushed in while Jay and Nya shut off the machine. I guess Morgen hadn't counted on us returning so soon. She put up a good fight, but she ultimately escaped down a tunnel, and we made the choice to save Cole rather than go after her," Lloyd said.

"Then we rushed him to the hospital," Jay added.

"She knew what she was doing. There must have been a second exit because she started hurling things at the ship with a catapult," Kai said.

"About how long passed between when Morgen sent you down the chute and when you found Cole again?" Paul asked.

"An hour and sixteen minutes. It took about ten minutes for the others to wake up after being gassed, twenty-three minutes to find the entrance again, and the rest of the time was spent searching the various tunnels until we found Cole and Morgen," Zane said.

"And do you know exactly what she did to Cole in that time?" Erin asked.

"No. I guess only Cole could tell you that. But Morgen said she wanted Cole's power and she didn't care how she got it," Lloyd admitted.

While Jay was waiting for his turn to talk to the lawyers, he sat in the hall with Nya and Kai. Zane was with them now, and Lloyd agreed to go to a nearby café and wait for the others, since he was escorted from the building as soon as he was finished. While they waited, Libby came up.

"Hi," Nya said when Jay stayed silent.

"Hello," Libby replied.

"Were you subpoenaed too?" Kai asked.

"Yes… Hello, Jay."

"Oh. Hi." Jay didn't look at her.

"How have you been?"

"Good."

Kai and Nya looked at each other in disbelief.

"Um, I'm not sure if you've gotten my messages or not. But, if you want, we can have dinner together or something. I understand this is awkward for you, but if you'll give me a chance, I'd be happy to explain to you what happened," Libby offered.

"There's nothing to explain. Morgen captured you and held you captive when I was a baby, so I was adopted by my parents. Not that I know how to tell them I know I'm adopted," Jay said.

"Adopted? What happened to your father?"

"I don't know."

Silence. Jay avoided looking at Libby, and Kai and Nya didn't know what to do.

"I have an idea. Why don't you come to the monastery tomorrow night for dinner?" Kai offered. Jay shot him a death glare.

"I'd love to, if it's not a problem," Libby said.

"Of course it's no problem. You can catch up with Master Wu and get to know us better."

"Yeah, we'd love to have you," Nya said.

Jay wished he could turn invisible. Before Libby could respond, Zane and Michael came out. Jay jumped at the chance to go next.

"How are you today, Jay?" Michael said as he closed the door behind them.

"Uh, I've been better. Do you know how's Cole doing? Do they know who gave him the morphine?"

"Not yet. The hospital is still looking into the matter. If Lou is right, and Morgen is behind it, then we will add it into our case against her. If it was just a mix-up, then I will encourage Lou to sue the hospital for negligence."

"Oh."

"Have a seat," Erin offered, gesturing towards the empty chair. Jay sat in it. Paul turned on the recorder.

"Alright, let's begin. Please state your full name, age, and relation to the victim."

"Jay Edward Walker, I'm nineteen, and I'm a ninja with Cole."