Morix: Web of Mistrust

Turnabout Manor, Part 4

April 13

Defendant Lobby No. 2

9:30 AM

Felicity Amaya

The next morning, I got to the courthouse nice and early alongside Sky. I had a small smile on my face as we entered the defendant lobby, and I crossed the room over to where the couch was sitting. The trial was going to be starting soon, and I was going to be ready for it as soon as it started. I had been inside a courtroom before, but this was going to be a new experience. It was my first trial as part of the new agency, and I wasn't going to let down my employers now. I had come too far to let something like that happen, so it was going to have to be alright. People were counting on me.

"How do you think we're going to win this case?" Sky questioned once we were both sitting down on the couch. "We heard a lot from the twins yesterday, but I'm still not sure how we're going to weasel that information out of them. Even the pressure of the courtroom might not be able to get the truth out out them, as much as I hate to say it."

I frowned to myself. As much as I hated to admit it, he had a point. Both of them, whether they were prosecutor or detective, had experience in the courtroom, and they could very easily know how to handle our advances. This wasn't going to be easy, in other words. "I'm not sure... I hope that Lily knows what she's doing. She's been working at the agency much longer than us, so she knows more about the strategies of the agency," I finally told Sky.

"What's that about me?"

Lily walked to us shortly afterwards, a small smile on her face. "I heard my name," she began.

"We were just talking about our plans for solving this case. We were hoping that you might be able to help us figure out what to do next. After all, we might know what the secret of the Umber family is now, but that doesn't change the fact that we still need to force them to talk about it," Sky explained. "They're experienced with being in a courtroom, so they could know how to avoid spilling information when the pressure gets high. It's part of the job, so it wouldn't be too surprising."

Lily paused for a moment, trying to think of an answer. "Hm... I'm not sure what we're going to do right now, but we're going to figure something out. That much is a promise. No matter what happens, we will find an answer. After all, Deirdre is counting on us. We know for sure that she didn't commit the crime, and there are certainly traces left behind by the killer. All we have to do is find weak points as we go along. I'm sure that everything will be fine. No need to worry," she replied, giving both me and Sky a reassuring grin.

"We're going to be hearing from the detective on this case first... I think that we'll be able to poke a hole in that somehow, and once we figure that out, it should be easier to get the courtroom on our side," Sky said. "The first step is always the hardest in my opinion, and once we take it, hopefully things will get easier from there... That's what I'm praying for anyways. I would love it if this trial could pass as painlessly as possible, but who can say for sure if that will wind up being the case?"

"Good morning, you three."

I gasped upon hearing the new voice. I glanced around for a moment before my gaze settled on Deirdre, who was approaching us slowly. I could tell by how heavy her eyes looked that she hadn't gotten much sleep the night before. I couldn't blame her in the slightest. I had found myself in the detention center before, and it was absolutely miserable to stay there even if it was just for one night. I was sure that Sky agreed with me on that since he had been there once as well. The detention center was not a fun place, but I suppose that was kind of the point of the matter... Still, was treating people that horribly without even a trial really necessary? I wasn't sure that it was, though I doubted that anybody would listen to my rantings on the matter.