Video [009] A Return!

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[There's a formidable growl over the Dreamberry network before Franziska finally comes into view.]

FOOLS!

[The young prosecutor looks fiercer and more terrifying than most residents will have ever seen her, though she's far too sickly pale to be well. It seems that dying takes quite some time to fully heal from.]

I demand an explanation at once!

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An explanation about-

[he stops, observing the woman's face. There had been little needed to be explained, and it certainly didn't seem private, or it wouldn't have been made public.

...Unless...]

Oh. I see. I guess I will have to admit that he was right.

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Admit that who was right, fool?

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One of the detectives of the police force. He's too inexperienced, but I suppose he has to be right on one matter.

You were the one who was murdered, weren't you?

[Tact? What is tact? Sherlock has no such thing as tact.]

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[Don't worry. Though weak and exhausted after all of that nasty murdering business, Franziska doesn't mind your lack of tact. Blunt and to the point is fine with her on occasion.]

The men who work under me are no fools, though some of the newer recruits still have much to learn. You need not concern yourself though. By the time they are on full patrol with real duties, that inexperience will have been knocked out of them for good.

[A very slight pause before she replies smoothly with no further hesitation.] Yes, that's correct. [She inclines her head, too shaky to give the full curtsy she so usually does.] I am Prosecutor Franziska von Karma.

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The fact that they don't seem anywhere near to finding your murderer makes me think otherwise.

[Sherlock's tone of voice is detached and calm, keeping close attention on her to see if he could get anything.]

Very well, Miss Von Karma. I'm Sherlock Holmes, consulting detective.

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We will see. [Despite how stupid they can be, Franziska has complete faith in her team. Javert, even if she downright hates the man, is the best at his job.

If she recognizes the name, the young woman makes no inclination of it.]

A pleasure, Mr. Sherlock Holmes. And is that what you have been up to? Aiding my men in finding the murderess?

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We shall. [and his record of having faith in the police has never been a good one.]

I have done as much as I can without having official permission. Though by this time most of the evidence should have disappeared.

But you seem to know some details about the murderer. So I unfortunately have to rely on you for evidence.

[Sherlock sounds slightly annoyed while saying that too.]

So, what do you remember?

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Unfortunately? [Sick or not, the young woman's anger flares up quickly and without warning.] You are nothing but a fool if you have not heard of me and my highly esteemed reputation within the city! You are only lucky to have myself as your witness.

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...Of course.

[Sherlock's expression doesn't change much except grow more annoyed.]

If you tell me, we can find your murderess even quicker. Now, you know that the culprit is a woman. What else?

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[Edgeworth has already heard her pointless statement, so Franziska sees no harm in allowing an outside party to hear. It will likely travel around in gossip now anyway.]

Very little. The evening is still too hazy in my usually perfect memory to recall the identity of the individual responsible, but I believe that after I have adjusted to living again that they will resurface. The actual evidence that I say for certain--the location and the murder weapon--have already been figured out by my men through their own investigations.

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So it was the glass shard from the mirror, clearly you had to have been stabbed from the front.

Thank you for telling me nothing at all, I suppose we will see each other some other time.

[Rolling his eyes, he turns off the feed, annoyed by the lack of information. Oh well.]