"Mina," Winona said from her seat. "Do you know what you're doing? Piss him off and he could off Chet without a proper death ceremony!"

Mina bravely nodded. "I know. But this is the only way we'll find out anything about Chet's location. I promise not to press his buttons so hard it resets Chet's game."

Winona slowly nodded too. "A gaming metaphor even my baby would appreciate."

"Objection, your honor!" Blind Justice said, summoning his grandmother's aid. "Why should the defense question my client when we're trying to find my client's guilded game in the first place?!"

"Because..." Mina spoke quickly and defiantly, pointing at Blind. "Your client might be connected to the Used Gaming Mafia who kidnapped the guy who stole the game. The logic is a bit twisted like a pretzel but it makes sense."

"Overruled, sweetie," Divine said sadly. "She has a point. Where there's a Mafia there's always a godfather."

Blind scowled, causing Mina to laugh. "It seems my pretzel logic has gotten you a bit salty like one."

In a flash, Blind's scowl was replace with a grin. A bead of sweat dropped down the back of Mina's neck. "Why are you smiling? Aren't I winning?"

William "Blind" Justice merely gave a calm scoff from his podium. "Much like sodium, I'm NA to your crazy time wasting approaches, rookie. Go ahead. Make an outrageous claim and accuse a famous voice actor of being tied to a Mafia. It's a typical move from a rookie defense attorney who is up Schitt's creek without a pooper scooper!"

Mina nearly fell off her podium from the level of his barb, but she seized it for dear life. She puffed out her rouged cheeks and took a swig of her cappuccino. "All you've ever done since we met is belittle me like you think someone who wears so much pink and is a bit ditzy can't handle a professional case or two. But I can! I ain't some dumb blond. I'm a legal brunette!"

Blind merely brushed his own shiny locks of chestnut hair. "Oh, I'm legally brunette too and legally blind. The difference is, I have everything planned while you wing things like the tip of your eyeliner!"

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"If I fly by the seat of my pantsuit," Mina cried, bright red. "So be it. Now bring Lou the Scoundrel up here immediately!"

"Very-well, Princess!" Lou said stepping onto the chair and hoisting himself on the platform. "Did I mention how much you-a look like Princess Papaya from the games in that frilly pink suit?"

"Why thank you," Mina blushed before exclaiming, "Flattery will get you nowhere. Now answer my question: is your store Games Over Here a front for any mob activity?"

Lou Farabutto merely grinned and pushed his fingers against his overalls. "You-a heard my rap earlier. I am a famous retired voice actor who now sells the games and magazines I superstarred in! Like those games, I, Lou Farabutto am rated E for everyone and I do not break kneecaps!"

"Great!" Mina said, "My knobby knees feel safer around you already. Now it's time I ask you the question we all were waiting for: how do you know Chet Cody stole your game?"

Lou turned bright red like a mushroom minus the spots. "Because, that no good Sex Goomba stopped by Games Over Here one day and pretended he was interested in hearing about my superstar saga in the VA world, when in reality, he swiped my golden game from behind the counter!"

The audience gasped, and even Mina and Winona couldn't disguise the shock in their eyes. Chet had truly committed a crime if Lou was to be believed. Blind had the smuggest, widest smirk on his face. Much like he said, he had everything planned right from the get-go

"Now you see your honor," Blind said, reclining with his legs crossed in his seat. "Why it was futile for Hawkins to pull that card. Chet Cody is a criminal and when he is found, he will be prosecuted like the criminal swine he is!"

"Umm..er...uh..." Mina murmured, feeling quite dizzy and clutching onto the stand like she'd fall off otherwise. Her mind was working overtime. Surely there was something she could do.

The judge narrowed her eyes at Mina and raised her hammer. "If the defense has no other questions, I'm gonna call a recess before the prosecution questions Ms. Sumac."

"Wait..." Mina said, thrusting her finger at Farabutto. "Lou. If you are suing Winona in Chet's absence, where do you think Chet is?"

Farabutto shook his head. His normally high pitched voice lowered and became gruffer and surely. "How should I know, toots, he's-a probably in some two bit joint, hiding from the coppers!"

The room was silent, but the synapses in Mina's head were flashing like crazy. She held her arms up like she was mediating, summoned her Extra Accessory Perception and tapped her butterfly necklace.

"Connection!" Mina exclaimed. "Ok. You can call recess now."

"W-why?" Winona asked, nearly dumbstruck.

"Because," Mina grinned. "I know where Chet is!"