Edgeworth moved the investigation team to the reception hall, because all of the guests had been moved to the east wing of the hotel. As Phoenix walked past Edgeworth he noticed the prosecutor's slightly swollen cheek.

"Kay punched me in the face." Miles said bluntly. Phoenix looked away, chuckling. Edgeworth shot Phoenix a glare and lead everyone to a nearby table.

"Alright, this is what we know." Phoenix began, placing the victim's criminal record and autopsy report on the table. "The victim was most likely a contract killer. Looking at the list of crimes that he was connected too, I noticed that all the victims were high powered officials in government or corporations. People with pretty big targets on their backs."

"The knife that Dare was stabbed with was his own, as it is a signature in all of his crimes." Gumshoe said, placing the evidence bag holding the knife on the table. "Unfortunately, The handle of the knife had been wiped clean, so no prints."

Edgeworth picked up the autopsy report and flipped through the pages. "According to this, the murder occurred at 3:25. The victim was wearing a watch and it broke when he hit the ground." He placed the file on the table and tapped his fingers. "That means that anyone attending the ceremony has an alibi. I talked to the ushers and no one left or entered late during the ceremony."

"But all this begs the question," Maya said, looking between them. "Who hired Dare to kill Kay, and Who killed him?"

"It seems like Dare had a motive already." Kay said, her voice grabbing everyone's attention. "My father was the only man to be able to convict Dare, The only one with enough evidence." She leaned forward and placed her arms on the table. "Dare probably didn't know about my father's death, and thought he might be here. Perfect revenge."

"The person who hired him must have known about the case, and used that to get him to come here." Phoenix said, looking down at the case file. "It's almost like what happened at Gourd lake."

Edgeworth cringed at the memory. Using a person's feelings to control them was one of the worst things someone could do. Once again it had been used against him. Only now Kay was likely to get caught in the crossfire.

"But who killed him?" Kay asked, bringing Miles back from his thoughts.

"Maybe they killed him to try and save Kay?" Maya offered, but the others shook their heads.

"Everyone who knows us was at the ceremony, anyone willing to kill for one us anyway." Edgeworth replied, placing a hand over Kay's. She smiled in response, trying to assure him that she was okay. "And I doubt any of them could take down a professional killer."

The five of them quickly realized that they had nothing else to show. Everything they knew had already been shown and they weren't any closer to finding the truth. Edgeworth stood from the table and started giving orders. "Wright; you, Gumshoe, and Maya head to the precinct and look at all of Dare's movements since his parole. Check finances and jobs as well. I'm going to go to the crime scene and look for anything we might have missed." Once the others had left, Kay stood and followed Miles to the crime scene.

"Okay, What are we looking for?" Kay asked, being very happy despite the fact someone wanted to kill her. That thought tore Edgeworth up inside. As he watched her walk beside him, he realized that she had put herself in Death's grasp too many times. He shook his head and sighed.

"We aren't looking for anything." He said looking back at her. The smile fell from her face and she saw the look he was giving her. He was keeping her out again.

"What?" She whispered, confusion and disappointment coming across her face. "You said we were gonna do this together, like we always do."

"Your life wasn't in danger when we were solving those cases. This is different."

"Then why the hell did you say that you wouldn't keep me out anymore?" Her arms were shaking, she was so mad.

"You punched me in the face. I wasn't really in the best frame of mind for making decisions." Miles replied, slowly becoming angry himself. He closed his eyes, taking a moment to control his anger. Then he reached out and cupped her face in his hand. "I can't risk loosing you Kay."

She pushed his hand away from her and glared at him. "I've faced dangerous situations before, and I've been fine."

"How many more times do you think you can cheat Death?" He yelled, making her shrink back in surprise.

"But..."

"You are always so reckless," Miles felt his fear seize his heart and his anger boil over. "How many times do I have to watch you run into the line of fire and barely make it out again!"

Miles realized that he had been yelling. He saw Kay back away from him, her eyes welling up with tears. She ran away from him, heading back towards the ballroom.

He thought about calling after her, but decided it was best to let her be. Better for her to be mad than in harms way.

Kay sat outside the ballroom, crying into her hands. She had been sitting there for a while now, trying to understand what had happened. I guess he's right. She thought, wiping her eyes and taking a few breaths.

"Maybe he is." She said aloud, standing and collecting herself. "But me doing nothing isn't gonna help him." She nodded, turning and heading back to where she had run from.

Suddenly she felt a cloth clamp over her mouth.

A chemical smell filled her nostrils.

She tried to fight, but her limbs lost all feeling.

Then, nothing but blackness.

A/N: HI! Okay, been almost 2 months since I updated. (Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry) But, I have come back with one of my longest chapters. I know where this fic is going and I will be uploading the new chapters more regularly. I greatly appreciate all who have reviewed this fic, and would like to hear more about what you think. As always, R&R!