The Devil's Moon (Finished)

Chapter 14

"I'm friends with Gary Feinstein in the DA's office," Foggy told me as he bounced a ball off of our office wall catching it and throwing it back. "I'll give him a call first thing in the morning, see where their heads are at." He finished.

"I'm guessing they're gonna puff their chests, but they have to know murder twos a risk. We end up at manslaughter we get the right judge maybe she's out in five to ten years." He told me the best possible outcome if this goes to court.

I placed my hands on my hips frustrated by the situation. I knew by the sound of her heartbeat in our initial interview that she was innocent.

"We're not going to take a deal," I told him.

"Really?" Luna asked from the chair she sat in behind the reception desk that she refused to work at.

"No, this is why they have deals, Matt so the straightforward cases don't waste everybody's time," Foggy added as he tossed the ball back at the wall again.

"I don't think she did it," I told them.

"Didn't she get caught with the bloody knife in her hand latterly?" I asked the two of them confused as to why Matt would believe her.

"Yeah, she's the sole suspect, found at the scene, covered in blood, with the murder weapon and no defensive wounds. If they offer anything it'll be a gift, and we will take that gift. We do not want this to go trial." Foggy said as he threw the ball again a little harder and faster than before. By the sound of him jumping and landing a few inches away I could tell he had to jump and catch the out of control ball.

"They don't want us to go to trial. Why hasn't she been charged yet?" I asked him, it did not make any sense.

"Good point. I have been charged quicker than this for way less." Luna added to the conversation.

"They have 24 hours. And it's the weekend. They're gonna take every last second to collect the evidence before they move." Foggy said trying to make sense of the fact that this case lacked any sense.

"They've got the evidence. You just laid it out yourself. This is a good arrest, Foggy." I told him as he threw the ball again and yelped in pain as he tried to catch the ball that he obviously threw way to hard.

"We should already be reading about it in the papers. There's something not right about this case. I can feel it." I told him.

"You can feel it?" Foggy said mocking me.

"His feelings are normally right." She reminded Foggy.

"Who's side are you on?" He asked her pretending to be hurt by her taking my side but In reality, she almost always took my side.

"Just saying I trust his gut more than anything." She answered him and just by the tone of her voice I could tell she was smiling at him.

"All right, I'm just gonna say this once, and we can move on. You don't necessarily show the best judgment. Neither of you. But Matt especially when beautiful women are involved." Foggy said to us obviously making a reference to the mess that Elektra and I were.

"How would I even know if she's a beautiful woman?" I asked him with my own smirk.

I could hear Luna huff in the background, obviously, she agreed with Foggy on this topic.

"I don't know. It's kinda spooky, actually. But if there's a stunning woman with questionable character in the room, Matt Murdock's going to find her and Foggy Nelson is gonna suffer." He said as he pointed to himself.

"I'm stunning and have questionable character, do I make you suffer?" Luna asked Foggy.

"Not you. You're the exception. Your also the only one not interested in sleeping with him." He answered her.

"Eww, gross," Luna responded to his comment.

I could not help but chuckle at the two of them.

"All right, I don't disagree with anything you're saying," I told him knowing that was exactly what he wanted to hear.

"Thank you." He replied happily to himself.

"But I need you to back me, anyway," I told him causing him to groan in frustration.

"All right. Fine! Let's start with the obvious, then. If she didn't do it, who did? Where dead in the water if we don't give them an alternative." Foggy said finally giving up arguing with me.

Everyone in the room fell silent as we started to think of any way to help Miss. Page. The only sound in the room was the faint sound of Luna fiddling with the gold dragon bracelet that she always had on her right wrist. I could tell she was nervous or agitated about something as she only played with her bracelet when she was.

"Agreed. We need to take another run at our client. She may not be guilty Matt, but that doesn't mean Miss. Page is telling the truth." Foggy finally answered.

"Maybe I could call around. I have some people who owe me a favor or two." Luna said from her seat.

"No." Foggy and I said in unison as we did not want her "people" to be involved with any of our cases.

As much as I loved Luna she had some real questionable friends.

"Sorry, don't bite my head off. I was just trying to help." She answered before getting up and walking out of the room.