*After a particularly lengthy period of time, delving into the evening hours, the trial of Deaf Girl Lima is well underway.*
Judge: Prosecutor, please call your first witness.
Prosecutor: Sure, why not. That's what I'm paid for. I shall call to the stand one Miss "Deaf Girl Lima".
*Deaf Girl Lima takes the stand*
Prosecutor: Miss Lima, if that IS your real name, which it ISN'T...
Crowd: *gasps in horror; two stuck-up women faint*
Prosecutor: Tell us in your own words why you stole Utah.
Phoenix Wright: OBJECTION!
Judge: Sit down, Mr. Wright.
Lima: Well, I--
Prosecutor: --am guilty? Yes, we know, you horrible, horrible girl!
Crowd: *gasps in horror; three stuck-up women faint*
Lima: I... I... *begins to cry*
Prosecutor: That will be all, your Honour.
Defense Attorney: We have no questions for the defendant because even I know she did it.
Judge: I'm not yet convinced though.
Prosecutor: That's alright -- we have one more witness... Mr. Blind Man Soy!
Crowd: *gasps in horror; four stuck-up women faint*
*Deaf Girl Lima leaves the stand, and Soy approaches the bench*
Prosecutor: Did you see Deaf Girl Lima with the stolen state of Utah?
Soy: No, I did not.
Crowd: *gasps in horror; five stuck-up women faint*
Prosecutor: Errr... hmmm... did you SMELL Deaf Girl Lima with the stolen state of Utah?
Soy: Yes, I did.
Prosecutor: I rest my case.
Judge: That's good enough evidence for me. Deaf Girl Lima, I hereby decree a sentence of 90 years in prison for the theft of Utah, one of our great filler states! Bailiff, take her away.
*Deaf Girl Lima is grasped by the bailiff who commences to take her away; they stop in front of Soy*
Soy: I guess this is goodbye.
Lima: You said you'd help me! You were going to save me!
Soy: Sorry, babe -- I have only one mistress, and her name is The Law!
Lima: But... we were meant to be together... *tears stream down her face*
Soy: This is the only way in which you can finally absolve your demons and become a better person: through isolation from society and from criminal temptation, which I hope will eventually heal you. Someday, I hope you will understand.
Lima: Soy, I'll not forget this! I'll return someday to provide havoc in a future episode of your life!
Soy: Aw crap, I have to do more episodes? Damn.
*Deaf Girl Lima is carried away by the bailiff, stained by an everlasting flow of teardrops*
Officer Leroy: Good work, Soy. You retrieved the lost state of Utah, and have made the history books as one of the best blind detectives ever to grace the United States! Plus we found the REAL dead body of Officer Reggie! He won't be coming back for you anytime soon. We heard that Nurse Megsy's attack liver was contaminated enough to have killed him! Isn't that awesome?
Soy: That's great, sir. Just...great.
Officer Leroy: What's wrong, Soy? I thought you'd be happy to have put away that loony goon!
Soy: I thought I would be too. I just feel so... *sigh*
*Soy leaves the courtroom and goes for a stroll to clear his mind. He finally sits down on a riverside bench, dreaming of the reflections of the night lights upon the calm waters.*
Soy: I truly should be joyous that I have finished my case and that the culprit is behind bars. So why do I feel like I've done something horribly wrong? I feel like... like... like my heart's been torn out from within... It's almost as if I'm...
*A single teardrop rolls down Soy's cheek as he realizes that although he has lost his sight, he will never lose sight of what is important to him...*
[~FIN~]
