Mina did not loosen up on her defense, she finally had Miss Krepes right where she wanted her. "Well," she said, her finger unwavering pointed in thr direction of Monika. "Well, if you had a webcam in Todd's room, you obviously had to remove it when you came back you to plant that lecherous letter on Todd. Are you going to deny this, Miss Krepes?"

Krepes hand trembled with the plate wobbling, ready to spill her cake on the floor. She pursed her thin French lips and snarled. "No, and so what if I didn't have an affair with Todd? Isn't that a good thing, since you all think I'm some kind of French tart?"

The judge raised her stringed glasses, accosting her with that famous librarian like glare. "Well, it means we're going to have to throw our your whole statement, Miss Krepes. You have lied under oath and will be held in extreme contempt of this court."

Monika spit out her cake like she was eating poison. Her plate clattered to the floor and shattered into a million pieces. "But-but-but-" she sputtered like a dying engine. Her porcelain face turned a scalding red. "But you saw from my webcam zat cur Todd does have a motive for killing my ex. My testimony may be unnecessarily frosted, but you clearly see that Todd wanted to rid himself of DeFunkt once and for all!"

The massive bailiff approached her, leading her off the stage, back into her seat. "And when zat happens," she bowled. "His career will crumble like a flakey croissant! At long last, I will have my cake of vengeance! Christian will be avenged!"

Shock came over the room from her display of outrageous emotion.

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"Excuse me," the judge asked, pushing up her class. "What kind of outburst was that?"

Mina smiled uneasily. "Too many years at the French theater, your honor."

Mina breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, the prosecution was on the ropes. There was no way they could wriggle out of that ridiculous masquerade Monika had put on for everyone. Mina glanced at Ashley who was still smiling and pushing her thumbs into the pockets of her pants suit with an indomitable swagger.

"Why are you so smiling?" Mina asked.

Ashley tsk tsk'd her adversary with a wag of her finger. "Law for me is a day at the beach. I always pack an extra witness like a spare set of swimming trunks!"

She lifted her hand towards Flannel Billions who stood up with a matching swagger. "And this witness is hardly some French weasel."

Flannel embraced Monika, giving her a kiss and reaching around her backside. Mina wanted to wretch over that display of PDA, but her eyes nearly bugged out when Flannel perfectly moonwalked backwards across the courtroom floor up to the podium. He lifted his fedora with his gloved hands and went "Ooh! Chamona...whoever she is!"

The judge opened her eyes incredulously. "Those moves, those gloves, that fedora...you are one smooth criminal!"

Flannel shook his head. "Outside the court, that would be a compliment, girl. I may be smooth, but no criminal. Unless borrowing the moves and the gloves from the legendary pop icon, Jack Michaelson is a crime! Ow!"

Ashley smiled. "Yes. Please wipe that statement from the books! Mr. Flannel Billions is not only a certified platinum artist, everything he touches turn platinum."

Flannel flashed his shining grills. Mina smirked. "Even his teeth."

"Mr. Billions," Ashley continued. "Is best known for his hit single, Sappy and singing on DeFunkt's Hammey winning single, Get Funky. He is a trusted friend and associate of the band, unlike some slimy ex girlfriend of one the band mates. He is here to testify against Todd for killing Christian."

Flannel tipped his fedora over his eye and smirked. "Oh yeah, baby. Todd, you are going down, and not in the funky way!"