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Case 2: Turnabout Triple Threat

September 30, 9:00 AM

Wright and Co. Law Offices

Wright's Office

Phoenix sat solemnly in his office as he recalled last night's incidents.

Maya was also there, along with Neko. There was an awkward silence in the office, and nothing but cold chills filled the room.

It's so hard to think about last night…It's like we can't even collect what happened last night… Phoenix thought.

Just then, there was a knock on the door. Maya went to answer the door, and then the man Maya called yesterday walked in with Pearl.

"Hey there, Maya. I'm just stopping by to drop Pearl off, by the way she was great!" The man smiled. I think this guy name was Russell… Phoenix recalled.

"Thanks, Russell. You are always a great help!" Maya smiled. Russell just nodded and said, "Yeah…I guess…"

Pearl let go of Russell's hand and approached Neko cautiously. Neko looked at Pearl's face and smiled.

That's the first time Neko smiled, ever since the incident… Phoenix noticed. Neko sparked up and said, "Hi, Pearl! I…Uh, hope I didn't scare you…You know, last night?"

"Uh…No…" Pearl hesitated. Neko shook her head and said, "Pearl you can't lie to me about your emotions."

"Uh…How about some TV?" Phoenix said as he turned on the television. On the TV, the news of the incident last night was playing.

"There was a swift, blunt murder at the Triple Threat Arena," the reporter said, "The police had arrested the performer, Kris Kannon, for obvious reasons. Most of the information is classified. Also, fan girls of Kris Kannon protests at the local detention center--" Phoenix turned off the TV.

Everyone looked at each other in dead silence. Then, as if guessing there thoughts, Phoenix said, "Let's check this out."

September 30, 9:45 AM

Detention Center

Visitor's Room

Phoenix and the gang had to struggle through a stream of fan girls to get into the building. When they made it to the visitor's room, Kris was already available to talk to.

Kris just gave them an ominous stare and said nothing. Phoenix began to feel uncomfortable.

"Hey there, Kris. We work for the legal system…I'm a paralegal." Maya said, breaking the silence.

Kris just shifted his stare to a confused look. Neko then said, "I think he doesn't know what we're talking about."

Phoenix looked at Kris in more detail. Kris was wearing a white undershirt with a sweater that was cut-up from the bottom in an unique style. Kris's hair was chin-length. But, there was something else that caught Phoenix's attention.

"URK! You have…a weapon--a cannon--on your back!" Phoenix spoke out in surprise. The cannon was about her size and was carried with a strap. The cannon also had two handles, like a sniper-rifle has, and a trigger.

"Oh my gosh! You're right! He does have a cannon on his back!" Maya blurted out loud. Maya's outburst startled Kris so much that he fell back and bumped into the security guard.

"Get off of me! You silent devil!" The guard yelled as he shoved Kris back to the chair.

"Silent devil? That was rude, why did you call him that?" Russell wondered. The guard just looked at Russell and said, "He's obviously the murderer! He won't anything to defend himself and there is so much evidence against him!"

"Phoenix, I want you to get the paperwork to be Kris's attorney…" Neko said as she kept a sharp gaze at Kris.

"What? Why?" Phoenix said, somewhat harshly. Neko placed a glare on Phoenix and said, "Because I know Kris is innocent!"

Phoenix didn't question Neko and grabbed a stack of papers from a folder, then he said, "Here, Kris. Sign these for I can be your defense attorney."

Kris gave an even more puzzled expression, but just nodded and grabbed the papers. Neko smiled and said triumphantly, "Let's go to the crime scene!"

September 30, 10:02 AM

Triple Threat Arena

Crime Scene

The gang had finally made it to the Triple Threat Arena. The crime scene was located backstage and was a bloody mess. In fact, it looked a lot like the scene with Neko.

Neko's triumphant look diminished when she looked at the crime scene. "I'm going to go…Here's my card, if you want to see me go to my office."

Neko dashed off without hesitation. Okay, time to investigate the crime scene! Phoenix thought.

Unfortunately, when Phoenix turned around he rammed into some random kid. The kid was wearing a filthy trench coat and had messed up hair with a cow-lick in it.

"I'm sorry, kid. Aren't you a little young to be hanging around a crime scene?" Phoenix wondered. The kid gave a familiar smirk and opened his coat revealing a police badge.

"You're a cop!?" Maya yelled out in surprise. The boy nodded and replied happily, "I'm detective Hiro Elkens! I'm the lead detective's assistant!"

Just then, Gumshoe walked in and sighed, "Hiro…What did I tell you? Don't run off without telling me!"

"Sooooorry!" Hiro whined, annoyance haunting his voice. Gumshoe looked at Phoenix with no sign of surprise.

"I knew you would come around eventually, pal…" Gumshoe sighed. Phoenix have him a slight grin and said, "Well, surprise…"

Gumshoe looked around and then shooed Hiro away. Hiro seemed to be angry, but walked off anyway.

"Who was the kid?" Phoenix asked Gumshoe. Gumshoe seemed to blush as he answered, "Maggey's nephew."

"Maggey's nephew? Why are you looking out for him then?" Maya wondered. Gumshoe just blushed some more and replied, "Because Maggey asked me to. End of story."

"I get it! It's just like Mystic Maya and Mr. Nick's relationship! You would do anything for your loved one!" Pearl exclaimed very loudly. A couple of police officers looked over at the small commotion.

"What!? Pearly, don't say that out loud! Especially something that isn't true!" Maya yelled rudely at Pearl. Pearl just smiled and whispered loudly in Russell's ear, "I think Mystic Maya is in denial…"

Russell nodded as if in agreement. Maya and Phoenix's face just turned red. Gumshoe quickly jumped off the topic, "Anyways, the crime! The murder!"

"Okay, okay…just don't talk like that." Russell said formally as he began stretching. Gumshoe nodded and said, "Okay, I'll stop talking like that, pal."

"Okay…Well, first we need to know the basic information of the crime…" Phoenix started. Gumshoe nodded and explained, "Well, the victim's name was Mark Maire, also known as Macho. The suspect, Kris Kannon, was found at the crime scene after the crime had been committed."

"Wait, so that's why they arrested Kris? That doesn't sound like a good reason…" Russell pointed out.

"Well, no, they didn't arrest Kris just because of that. He was also carrying the murder weapon on his back." Gumshoe clarified. Before Phoenix could jump to another topic, Russell asked, "Which reminds me, why is Kris still in possession of the murder weapon?"

"Well, supposedly the suspect wouldn't take off the murder weapon. They had quite a hassle and quite the scare, but came up with a compromise. They took all of the ammo and let her take the cannon." Gumshoe explained.

Just then, Ema walked in with a teenaged boy. The boy had a messy hairstyle, and was wearing a white lab coat. He looked angry as he followed Ema.

"Hi, guys. What are you doing here?" Ema wondered. Phoenix sighed, as if he was a broken scratch record, "Who's the kid?"

The boy looked to the side and responded heatedly, "I'm Mr. Chess…And, in case you're wondering, we're here to examine the crime scene with the use of science…"

Phoenix just shook his head and thought, Man, so many things are going on at once…So little time...I think the trial is tomorrow, so I only have the rest of today to investigate and question witnesses... End of Chapter 2...