A/N: The second half of the trial! Where the battle becomes heated as Hugh is confronted with quite the compelling proof of his client's guilt. So read on to find out how he gets out of this. Enjoy, my fair readers!

February 24, 2029

District Courthouse, Courtroom #5

11:15 p.m.

A large television, connected to a DVD player, was wheeled into the courtroom. Director Shine produced a large, bright red purse, from which she took out a DVD disc.

Everyone else in the courtroom could only watch as Director Shine turned on the television, and inserted the DVD disc inside the player. And on the television screen, something began to play…

The cliffside set was clearly being filmed, the camera seemingly in a high location. The lights in the area were dimmed, and there was a fog covering an inch of the ground. The only two people visible seemed to be Starlight Moon and Enuno Scene.

Both of them were in their costumes- Enuno Scene in an all black outfit befitting of a thieving rouge, complete with a black domino mask. In sharp contrast, Starlight Moon was dressed in an all white outfit that was much frillier and covered in sparkles, with a sparkling white mask to match.

"Stop right there, Miguel!" Starlight cried out dramatically. "You have nowhere else to run!"

Up against the wall of the cliffside set, Enuno, presumably playing the role of Miguel, said nothing in response.

"Still pulling the silent act even now, aren't you," Starlight said, clutching her fist in front of her chest. "Are you afraid to face me, after all that you've done?"

Once again, Mr. Scene didn't say anything, merely stood there cloaked in his pitch-black outfit.

"So you aren't even going to deny that you've become a criminal, are you?" A single tear fell from Starlight's face. "Then you've forced my hand! En guarde!"

Starlight drew a knife from a sheath that was on her pouch. Starlight brandished it at Enuno, jabbing at the space in front of him. Then Starlight drew her arm back, and stabbed at Enuno's torso.

The knife stabbed into Enuno's gut, blood splattering the knife. The look of shock on Starlight's face was visible.

"What happened?! Starlight, what have you done?" A female voice yelled.

The camera's view shifted abruptly, pointing at the ceiling, which was followed by the sound of footsteps running off somewhere. A few seconds later, the footage stopped.

Rehearsal video added to the Court Record

"As you can see, Your Honor, this film clearly shows the defendant stabbing the victim," Robin said, smiling smugly. "So I don't believe that there should be any doubt in this case!"

"OBJECTION! Are we sure we want to accept this footage as is? How do we know that it wasn't edited beforehand?" Hugh asked. It was the immediate concern that Hugh could think of.

"As a director, I don't appreciate your insinuation," Director Shine said, sneering at Hugh. "What good would it do for me to edit this footage?"

"Well, maybe if we listen to your testimony, we can-"

"OBJECTION!" Robin shook her head. "I'm going to stop you right t-h-e-r-e! The footage was examined by the Criminal Affairs department. I can guarantee that this footage was not edited in anyway."

"Oh, is that so…" Hugh said, feeling himself break out into a cold sweat.

Rehearsal video updated in the Court Record

"Now that I've presented the footage, am I free to go?" Director Shine asked.

"Go right ahead! You did well," Robin exclaimed cheerfully.

"Then au revoir, everyone. Partings are such sweet sorrow…" With that, Director Shine turned around and walked gracefully out of the courtroom.

Hugh, meanwhile, found himself still sweating profusely. His case was looking really grim, really fast. I need to think of something I can use with this footage.

"Objection! If you look at Miss Moon's face, you can clearly see that she was shocked by what occurred," Hugh yelled, slamming down his palm. "There is clearly something strange going on here!"

"OBJECTION! Remember what we finished discussing about the defendant's motive?" Robin reminded Hugh. "She wanted to prove that her acting skill is better than Mr. Scene. So she put on this dramatic scene!"

"So the defendant wanted to be seen as an innocent victim? That does make sense…" The Judge said.

"This is bad, Hugh," Juniper said, holding her hands to her chest. "If we don't do anything, Miss Moon is going to be found guilty!"

This is very damning footage, though. Is there anything about this footage that is off?

The Judge slammed his gavel on the bench. "Does the defense have any final remarks? Because I am prepared to hand down our verdict."

Ack, I'm out of time! Even as he started sweating again, Hugh carefully considered all of the facts that had been presented so far. It was then that his mind hit upon something.

Hugh slammed the palm of his hand on the bench. "There is something very wrong with the footage. Of course, it doesn't surprise me that the prosecution conveniently left that part out."

"Oh? And what did you notice?" Robin asked, holding her hands in front of her face.

"Simply put-" Hugh drew back his left arm, then pointed it at Robin. "This footage still doesn't show the moment of the murder!"

"So you did notice!" Robin exclaimed, rearing back in shock.

"That is true, isn't it!" The Judge exclaimed. "The camera seems to get knocked over after the defendant stabs the victim from the front."

"Yes, but according to the autopsy report, the victim was stabbed in the back." Hugh smirked arrogantly. "And this footage doesn't show that happening. So I can hardly call this decisive evidence of my client's guilt."

"The defense makes a good point. What is your response, Prosecutor Newman?" The Judge asked, turning his heavy gaze to Robin.

Robin ruffled her hair with her hands, then began smiling again. "There's a reason I had Director Shine bring this footage and show it to the c-o-u-r-t," Robin said, wagging her finger. "And that's because the footage is meant to be paired with testimony."

"You mean the testimony you had me prepare, Prosecutor?" Emmett Strong asked from the witness stand. "So that's the significance of what I saw."

"Wait, so Robin had this planned all along?" Juniper asked.

"It would seem so, if she had Director Shine bring the footage ahead of time," Hugh said thoughtfully. "Seeing through Robin's plan with the footage surprised her, but she's is going ahead with it regardless."

While all of this was happening, Starlight Moon was still standing next to Mr. Strong. Suddenly, she said, "I don't know why you're testifying against me, Emmett. But if you're going to be that way, I'll prove my own innocence!"

"Is that what you think, Miss Moon?" Emmett pulled his visor over his eyes. "You misunderstand me…"

Robin slammed her hand down on the bench. "Mr. Strong, please testify about what you saw after Miss Moon stabbed Mr. Scene from the front!"

-Witness Testimony: After the stabbing -

"Miss Moon was shocked after she stabbed Mr. Scene."

"She dropped the knife and ran from the set," Mr. Strong said.

"Because I wasn't expecting the knife to go into him!" Miss Moon snapped.

"It was only supposed to be a prop. I went to go get help."

"Miss Moon seemed panicked, so I chased after her," Mr. Strong said.

"It seemed like she was heading to the dressing rooms."

"I admit, in my panic I ended up getting lost," Miss Moon said, turning red.

Eventually I made my way back to the set."

"I did not end up finding Miss Moon. So I returned to the set."

"And that's when I saw Miss Moon standing over the victim…"

End Testimony

"No immediate contradictions in this testimony either," Juniper said quietly. "Robin's been putting forward really solid testimonies so far."

"I wouldn't expect anything less from Robin. Still, Miss Moon is innocent," Hugh said. "So somewhere in this testimony, there is a contradiction."

If there was any statement that Hugh wanted to focus on first, it was the last statement. "HOLD IT! Could you clarify what you mean when you said that you saw Miss Moon standing over the victim?"

"To be absolutely precise-" Mr. Strong threw a business card in the air, then caught it between his fingers. "The victim was on the floor, with the murder weapon sticking in his back, and Miss Moon was standing near him. This was, without a doubt, the moment after the murder."

"It's true that I made it back onto the set first," Miss Moon said, nervously tugging on her pearl necklace. "But all I did was find Mr. Scene's body!"

"OBJECTION! And the knife moved by itself from the front of the victim to the back? I don't think so," Robin said, clenching her fists at Miss Moon. "Remember that the knife has your fingerprints."

"Ahhhh!" Miss Moon yanked so hard she broke the necklace again, pulling out a third one.

"Still, at least we have more details about when the body was discovered. Does the defense think the testimony should be amended?" The Judge asked.

"Yes, please amend the testimony, Your Honor," Hugh said.

"So we finally have a clear picture of how the body was discovered," Juniper said thoughtfully, playing with one of her pigtails. "There should be something in this testimony that we can use."

"It would be best to review the evidence we have on hand." The most damning evidence was the knife with Miss Moon's fingerprints. There was also the cliffside set where the victim's body was found. "Juniper, come look at this picture of this the cliffside set."

Juniper looked at the picture from over Hugh's shoulder. "There's blood all over it. Is there… is there anything specific we should be looking for?"

"No that we know how the body was discovered, maybe we could find an inconsistency in the facts," Hugh said, studying the photo as well.

"Well, there's some blood on the wall of the cliffside set. A little bit of blood of the floor where Mr. Scene was standing when Miss Moon stabbed him from the front," Juniper said. "And some blood where Mr. Scene was laying. I guess this blood was from when he was stabbed in the back."

"Wait, there's something about what you're saying that's started bothering me," Hugh said, pushing his glasses up his nose. "What you're saying isn't wrong, Juniper. In fact, it's completely right."

"So then is it what you were saying before?" Juniper asked, covering her mouth. "That the facts are inconsistent somehow?"

"Yes… I think this is where the weakness in this testimony is." There was no point in hesitating anymore-

"OBJECTION! Mr. Strong, you said what you witnessed what you believed to be the moment after the murder," Hugh said, holding the photo of crime scene in one hand. "However, the crime scene is not consistent with this."

"Not consistent? The facts are plain for everyone to see," Mr. Strong said, crushing his notepad in one of his fist. "The murder weapon is in the victim's back."

"Oh, I'm not contesting that. But then, that's when we must ask something," Hugh said. Hugh slammed his hand down on the bench. "Why is there so little blood here?!"

"So little blood?" Robin repeated, sweating profusely. "What do you mean by that?"

"The autopsy report states that the victim died from loss of blood," Hugh said, bringing out the report in question. "So then need to ask ourselves- why is there almost no blood where the victim supposedly died?"

"Remember that Mr. Scene was stabbed twice," Robin said quickly. "He was stabbed from the front first, so it makes sense that he would already have started losing blood. And there's blood on the cliffside set itself!"

"It's true, that could account for this contradiction," The Judge said. "Does the defense have any further thoughts?"

"Now I'm starting to get the same feeling as you, Hugh," Juniper said, a serious expression on her face. "The facts aren't meshing right."

"Which raises the question of what exactly is wrong here." Hugh studied the photo of the crime scene. It was true, there was blood on the cliffside set. It was on both the floor and the wall of the set.

"No, now we've uncovered an even bigger problem," Hugh said, adjusting his glasses. "If we look at the crime scene, then we find something else that contradicts with the autopsy report."

"If you're going to make a claim like that, then you'd better be prepared to point it o-u-t," Robin said, pointing at Hugh. "Of course, if you don't, be prepared for a large penalty!"

"Don't think you can intimidate me, Robin," Hugh said, smirking. "If you look at the wall of the cliffside set, you can obviously see the contradiction."

"Wait a second. There's blood on the wall of the set?" Mr. Strong said, twisting his notepad in his hands. "I noticed it there, but now that I think about it…"

Hugh nodded. "Exactly. We see in the rehearsal video that Miss Moon stabbed Mr. Scene from the front. Which means-" Hugh drew his arm back and pointed at Mr. Strong. "That there shouldn't be blood on the wall behind of Mr. Scene!"

"H-how did I- how did I get it so wrong?!" Mr. Strong exclaimed, ripping his notepad in half.

"OBJECTION! You're correct, Hugh. There is no logical reason for the Mr. Scene to leave blood on the wall of the set after he's stabbed from the front," Robin said, also looking over the crime scene photo. "But doesn't it stand to follow that the blood got on the set after Mr. Scene was stabbed in the back?"

"OBJECTION! That does seem like a reasonable argument. However, look at where Mr. Scene was laying," Hugh said. "It was quite far from where he was standing previously. So is the prosecution arguing that the victim's blood splattered from where he was laying to where he was standing?"

"That is the simplest way to explain the murder, yes," Robin said, even as she started sweating again.

"Unfortunately, that just doesn't hold water," Hugh said, smirking. "As we can see in this photo of the crime scene, there's no blood between where Mr. Scene was laying and where he was standing before!"

"Aaaaarrrgghh! We'll just see about that!" Robin shouted. "Detective Skye, do you have the results of the crime scene analysis?"

Detective Skye entered the courtroom with great haste. "Yes, the results just came in!" Ema took papers out of her carrier bag and read over them. "After a luminol analysis of the crime scene…" Then Ema's eyes widened, and she gulped. "We can confirm that between where Mr. Scene was standing and where he was found, there was no traces of blood."

Quite unexpectedly, Robin started giggling. "Is that so? Thanks for clearing that up, Detective Skye! You can go now."

"O-oh, you're welcome!" Ema exclaimed, clearly not expecting the praise. The detective once again left the courtroom.

"As the prosecution, I admit I didn't know this fact beforehand," Robin said, lacing her hands behind her back. "But this doesn't prove that Miss Moon didn't kill Mr. Scene."

"What do you mean, Prosecutor Newman?" Hugh asked. What could she possibly bring up at a time like this?

"So there was no blood. All that means is that the victim was carried between where he was stabbed to where he was found," Robin said. "Miss Moon could have done that. Her clothes were already spattered in blood from when she stabbed him from the front."

"Ahhhhhh!" Hugh screamed, jumping back and causing his glasses to fall askew on his face. "But- that still doesn't clear up how blood ended up on the wall of the set!"

"This is true. Yet, does the defense have an explanation for this?" The Judge asked.

"An explanation? Yes, well, an explanation…" Hugh said, sweat dripping down his brow.

"Are we going to be okay, Hugh?" Juniper asked, her lip trembling.

I don't know. But I need to come up with something. Even if it's a bluff.

"Uh, yes, there's one more contradiction that the defense just noticed," Hugh said, his mind working frantically. "Not once did Mr. Scene try to fight back!"

A silence fell on the courtroom.

"Defense, what exactly are you trying to say?" The Judge asked.

"Mr. Scene had already stabbed once, right? You would expect he would put up some sort of struggle," Hugh said, putting his glasses back on. "But there's no indication of that. Not even when the defendant allegedly carried him."

"But the victim was already dead, wasn't he? So he wouldn't struggle in that case." The Judge said.

"We appreciate the effort, Your Honor. But the victim's fatal would was the stab wound to the back," Robin said, shaking her head. "So he couldn't have been dead when he was being carried."

In that moment, an idea struck Hugh. An idea that was completely insane, yet at the same time seemed to make total sense. "Actually, Your Honor is completely correct."

"I am?" The Judge exclaimed.

"Yes. When Mr. Scene was being carried, he was already dead. In fact, it wasn't just when he was being carried." Hugh slammed his palm against the bench. "Mr. Scene was dead- before the rehearsal was even being filmed!"

"Excuse me?!" Robin yelled, throwing her hands up.

"While I'm surprised to hear that the defense thinks I'm correct, as the judge presiding over his trial I must ask," The Judge said. "What evidence is there of the victim being dead during the rehearsal?"

"Recall the testimony that Miss Moon gave earlier. She stated that there was something that was bothering her about Mr. Scene throughout the rehearsal," Hugh said. He turned towards his client. "Miss Moon, was Mr. Scene not moving at all? Is that what was bothering you?"

At the witness stand, Miss Moon's eyes widened. "Yes, that's it! I couldn't put my finger on it, but that's what it was- Mr. Scene didn't budge an inch. Not even when I accidentally stabbed him."

"Miss Moon, as your manager I must interject here," Mr. Strong suddenly said. "There is a fatal flaw in your theory."

"Why are you interjecting now? Actually, what's been up with you?" Miss Moon asked, glaring up at Mr. Strong. "Why are you testifying for the prosecution?"

"As your manager, it's true that I must look out for your best interests," Mr. Strong said, pulling his visor over his eyes. "At the same time, I can't deny the facts. I can't deny what I saw!"

"Wait, what are you talking about? How is this looking out for me?" Miss Moon asked.

"...I am only supposed to be your manager. Our relationship is supposed to be completely impersonal," Mr. Strong said. "In this situation, I found myself at a loss. Which I why I was left with no other recourse… but to leave your case in someone else's hands."

"...!" He means me! Is this why he hired me to defend Miss Moon?

"Could it be- that indifferent attitude from Mr. Strong was just an act?" Juniper asked.

"Looks like. Actually, his words are familiar to me," Hugh said, looking at Mr. Strong. "I think I finally know exactly how he feels."

"... So what's this flaw you noticed, then? If you doubt me that much, then I must personally clear up every last one of your doubts!" Miss Moon yelled.

"It's not that I doubt you… however, this is something that must be pointed out. Simply put, Mr. Scene could not have been dead before the rehearsal," Mr. Strong said, looking over at Miss Moon. "And that should become clear the moment you see the footage."

"See the… ah!" Miss Moon exclaimed, sweating buckets.

"Oh, I s-e-e! It is a contradiction that's so obvious you almost miss it," Robin said cheekily. "But you can't miss Mr. Scene standing there, very much alive, waiting for Miss Moon!"

"Oh! That is true!" Juniper gasped out. "So then, is it impossible for Mr. Scene to have already been dead before the rehearsal?"

"Not necessarily. The true culprit could have tricked us into thinking that," Hugh said. He wasn't actually sure of what he was saying, but at this point he was committed to his theory.

"It sounds like you're bluffing, Mr. Conner. I hope you have the evidence to back this up," The Judge said, glaring at Hugh. "Or you will be assigned a harsh penalty."

I suppose this late into the trial, baseless accusations will not be tolerated. Still, there were two pieces of evidence that Hugh had left to present. Now it was just a question of which one was appropriate here.

If it's a question of how Mr. Scene could be standing if he was dead, then this evidence explains it. "TAKE THAT! The evidence that proves my theory can be located on the cliffside set itself."

"Really? What is the defense referring to?" The Judge asked.

"A peculiar feature of this set: This pair of large nubs sticking out of the set that the defense discovered while investigating," Hugh said, pointing the nubs in question out. "We were told they were meant to mark where Mr. Scene was supposed to stand. However, these nubs seem to be just under arm height for Mr. Scene."

"Where exactly are you going with this?" Robin asked.

"It's simple. These nubs could have served a more sinister purpose." Hugh slammed his hand down on the bench. "Keeping Mr. Scene propped up so that no one could tell he was already dead!"

"No... NnnnnnNNNNOOO WAAAAAYYY, MAAAANN!" Robin screamed, swooning dramatically before crashing to the floor.

For the first time, the crowd broke into a rowdy chatter, and the Judge slammed his gavel down several times to get them to settle down.

"Amazing! The defense has managed to present the possibility that the victim was dead before the defendant ever stabbed him!" The Judge exclaimed, his eyes wide.

"OBJECTION! However, it's only a possibility," Robin said, getting back on her feet. "The question now is: did that actually happen?"

"And how does the prosecution plan to answer the defense's assertion?" The Judge asked.

"Well, who better to answer the question than the people that were at the rehearsal?" Robin drew her arm back and pointed at Mr. Strong and Miss Moon. "The prosecution moves to have the witnesses testify about everything they noticed about Mr. Scene!"

"Very well. I will testify everything that I observed. Nothing more, nothing less," Mr. Strong said.

"Now that I know something is fishy here, I will be sure to expose it personally!" Miss Moon declared.

-Witness testimony: The state of Mr. Scene-

"When I arrived on set, Mr. Scene was already standing there," Miss Moon said, playing with her earring. "He did not say anything, or even move."

"I arrived not long after Miss Moon. As I testified before, I consulted the script before rehearsal, and neither Miss Moon or Mr. Scene deviated from it," Mr. Strong said.

"Director Shine directed the rehearsal as usual, so she didn't notice anything amiss," Mr. Moon continued. "Was there anything else amiss besides Mr. Scene not moving?"

"As much as it troubles me, I certainly did not notice anything," Mr. Strong said, covering his eyes with his visor. This is what caused me to start to suspect Miss Moon."

-End Testimony-

"This is a crucial point in this case. If the defense cannot prove it's theory with this cross-examination, then Miss Moon will remain the only suspect." The Judge said.

"In other words, this is our last chance," Juniper said, clenching her fists. "But we've made it this far! There must be some way to prove your theory."

"I agree. And this may be when I finally learn what's bothering me so much about a certain piece of evidence," Hugh said, checking the court record.

One of Miss Moon's statements was vague, so Hugh decided to focus there first. "HOLD IT! You seem unsure if anything was wrong. Why is that?"

"Well, do you see the blood that is on the floor of the set? I'm trying to remember if that was there before I entered the set," Miss Moon said.

"The blood could have been disguised by the fog we see in the rehearsal footage," Hugh suggested. The thought had occurred to him.

"That is true, isn't it," Miss Moon said thoughtfully. Right as she said that, however, Mr. Strong glanced at Miss Moon with a frown on her face.

"HANG ON! Mr. Strong, did something come to mind just now?" Hugh asked.

"Yes. Miss Moon is naturally distressed from all that has happened," Mr. Strong said. "Which is why I must say this- when we entered the set, the fog machine had not been turned on. Nor was there blood on the set. The fog was turned on after the rehearsal started."

"Of course not! If there had been, then the rehearsal moving on as planned would have been strange, to say the least," Robin said.

"That is logical. I will have this added to my testimony: the lack of blood could be seen as proof that Mr. Scene could not have been killed prior, then carried to the set," Mr. Strong said.

"I have this no problem with this!" Robin exclaimed cheerfully.

"...The defense has no objections," Hugh said, adjusting his glasses.

Once the testimony was updated, Hugh carefully considered the evidence that was bothering him. If anything can explain all the contradictions that have surfaced, it's this evidence. Now I'll finally turn this case upside down!

"OBJECTION! The lack of blood does not prove that the Mr. Scene was not carried," Hugh said.

"I presume the defense has evidence to back this up, then?" The Judge asked.

"I most certainly do, Your Honor," Hugh said, smirking. "Consider the initial contradiction that brought us here- the curious lack of blood on the alleged crime scene. It wasn't until I considered that Mr. Scene was dead before the rehearsal that a certain piece of evidence finally made sense."

"What evidence would that be?" Robin asked, even as she started sweating again.

"Mr. Scene's stage costume. According to Detective Skye, it is absolutely drenched with blood on the inside," Hugh said. "But that raises the question: why is all the blood inside Mr. Scene's costume and not on the crime scene?"

"Logically speaking, Mr. Scene died from loss of blood. So the presence of blood inside the costume isn't strange in of itself," Mr. Strong said.

Hugh nodded. "Exactly. And the explanation that accounts to for all these contradictions- is that Mr. Scene was stabbed before the rehearsal, then carried on set with the knife still in his back!"

"OBJECTION!" Robin slammed her palm on the bench. "There's one thing your theory fails to explain. Sure, Mr. Scene could have been carried on set like that, and left no blood. But then, when was the knife removed, and why?"

"Wait, 'when was the knife removed'? What do you mean by that, Prosecutor Newman?" The Judge asked.

"The murder weapon is the knife that Miss Moon used during the rehearsal- Detective Skye confirmed it matched Mr. Scene's fatal wound," Robin said, reading off her easel. "So for the defense's theory to make sense, the knife must have been removed at some point."

"That question is easy enough to answer. The true culprit must have removed the knife from Mr. Scene shortly before the rehearsal, before they propped him on the set," Hugh said. "They must have wiped it off after so Miss Moon would unknowingly use it."

"And what makes you so sure that's when it happened?" Robin asked.

"The one part of the crime scene that we couldn't figure out- the blood on the wall of the set behind Mr. Scene," Hugh said. "After the true culprit removed the knife from Mr. Scene and propped him on the set, the blood leaked out of his wound and onto the wall behind him!"

"So then- Mr. Scene was dead the entire rehearsal, and I didn't even know it?" Miss Moon asked, her face going pale.

"So the victim could have been killed before the rehearsal… this certainly makes for a compelling case for the defense," The Judge said. "Any thoughts, Prosecutor Newman?"

"Just t-h-i-s," Robin said, wagging her finger at the Judge. "This alleged true culprit went to all the trouble of killing Mr. Scene, then propping his corpse on the cliffside set. Then Miss Moon stabbed Mr. Scene from the front, and at some point Mr. Scene was taken down from the set and stabbed in the back again."

"Yes, that does seem to be an accurate timeline of the events," The Judge said, closing his eyes.

"Then you'll notice two massive holes in the defense's account. How did Mr. Scene die before the rehearsal, and why was Mr. Scene stabbed again and left laying on the set?" Robin asked. "If the defense can't explain that, then it's simpler to believe that Miss Moon was the one that killed him during the rehearsal!"

"How did Mr. Scene die before the rehearsal? The defense… can't answer that," Hugh said, feeling himself break into a sweat.

"Hmmm… on one hand, the defense has raised a compelling possibility," The Judge said. "On the other hand, it lacks the decisive evidence to prove its case, and as the prosecution states, the defendant killing the victim is much more believable."

"Don't forget- Miss Moon has a clear motive!" Robin added.

"It seems as if the court is in no position to pass a verdict. I will suspend the trial for the day, and ask the defense and prosecution to investigate the case further," The Judge said. "That will be all today. Court is adjourned!"

The Judge slammed down his gavel, and Hugh let out a breath of relief. "Looks like we made it through this trial."

"Yes, but there's still so many questions we don't know the answers to," Juniper said.

"That's true. Once we answer those questions, however, I'm sure we'll find the true culprit waiting!"

To be continued.

A/N: How do you find Robin as a prosecutor? Where do you see this case's mystery going? Any and all feedback is appreciated. The second investigation will begin on Saturday, so look out for more clues! See you next time! Please review.