"Miss Strange," Prosecutor Bill Rights greets me, walking forward towards me. I am in the seat testifying for a case relating to the girl and the ex-boyfriend. "You first hand spoke to Miss Follymayers, in the Baton Rouge mall, shortly after her 'ex-boyfriend' left." Prosecutor Bill rubs his two fingers together smoothly. "Did she tell you Mr Force was shopping with her?"

"Yes," I said.

Prosecutor Bill puts one hand in his pocket.

"Did Miss Follymayers say he was controlling her?" Prosecutor Bill asks.

"Objection!" Defense Attorney Scottly Mell said, standing up from his seat with hands on the table.

"Over ruled," Judge Caffrey said. Defense Attorney Scottly sat back down into his chair. "Next question."

Prosecutor Bill nods.

"Did Miss Follymayers say anything?" Prosecutor Bill asks.

"She missed her parents," I said.

"And?" Prosecutor Bill asks.

"She needed help," I said.

The girl's last name is Follymayers.

"What kind of help?" Prosecutor Bill asks.

I look over towards Mr Force—the ex-boyfriend—.

"Him," I said.

This trial is not being televised and I had told Loki I am on civic duty. So being on trial is kind of like civic duty, right? I took this optional day off as a choice. Polly had heard the news straight from Boston so she shared regular conversations with me about how I lead a girl to safety and let her drive off to her untimely demise. To the public I was at the mall and to the investigators I had been there but out of sight from the cameras. I had dressed up as a police officer using some spare clothes and got a set of black high heels. I got a lot of men whistling as I walked away that day.

"Ignore the last remark by the statement," The judge tells the jury. "We are here to decide if the evidence comes up to a stalker sending a young girl and her family to a tragic death."

The jury nods.

"That is all," Prosecutor Bill said, going back to the seat.

Defense Attorney Scottly stands up.

"May I, your honor?" Defense Attorney Scottly asks.

Beside the DA is Mr Force dressed neatly with his hands on the table in a ball glaring back at me.

"You may," Judge Caffrey said.

Defense Attorney Scottly stands up then walks over.

"So Miss Strange," Defense Attorney Scottly said. "You were the last person to speak with Miss Follymayer."

"Yes,that I was," I said.

"Was she scared?" Defense Attorney Scottly asks.

"Yes," I said.

"Of who?" Defense Attorney Scottly asks.

"Your client," I said.

Defense Attorney Scottly turns towards Judge Caffrey appearing to be grim.

"Your honor, the eyewitness is being blunt and hostile," Defense Attorney Scottly said.

I roll an eye folding my arms.

"Miss Strange," Judge Caffrey said. "Please stop referring to the defendant."

"I am sorry your honor," I said. "But he asked."

"Well, next time don't mention them," Judge Caffrey said.

I sigh.

"All right," I said.

"Miss Strange, why did you hit my client at the head?" Defense Attorney Scottly asks.

"I was scared," I said. "And we were going down a safer level...At least I thought I was. She took out the phone from your client then ran out the door."

"Miss Strange," Judge Cafferey said. "One more time."

I sheepishly smile with a little shrug.

"There are a flight of stairs,Miss Strange," Defense Attorney Scottly said. "And you did no bother to look up?"

"There was a earthquake—" I start to say but the DA interrupts.

"Yes or no, Miss Strange," Defense Attorney Scottly interrupts me.

"No," I lied.

"Did my client get up, without noticing you, and go after Miss Follymayer?" Defense Attorney Scottly asks.

"Yes," I lied.

"Where were you?" Defense Attorney Scottly asks.

"At the bottom," I said.

"Well then..." Defense Attorney Scottly said, coming over to the table and picks up some papers. "I heard you were in another case similar to this."

"What?" I said, the first thing off the top of my head.

"You remember," Defense Attorney Scottly said. "Permission to show evidence to the stand,"

"Permission granted," Judge Caffrey said. "But no testimony from the previous case is allowed."

"I understand, your honor," Defense Attorney Scottly said, coming over to me with a paper. "You were investigated for the death of a co-worker in Utah and seemingly...the crime scene is no longer there. Do you know why, Miss Strange?"

"No," I lied.

"You worked there for a year," Defense Attorney Scottly said.

"And still am," I said.

"So you are saying it moved?" Defense Attorney Scottly asks.

"No," I said. "I still work there."

"Do you not or do you know where it is?" Defense Attorney Scottly asks.

"No," I lied. "I work from home now."

"Fred Wallswin," Defense Attorney Scottly said.

My face went cold.

"Yes, I knew him," I said.

"And he is dead," Defense Attorney Scottly said.

"Don't have to remind me," I said.

"Is it true you had a conflict with him?" Defense Attorney Scottly asks.

"Yes, but it was—" I start to say but the DA interrupts me, again.

"It always starts out that way; only once," Defense Attorney Scottly said. "Mind telling me how your purse ended up near his body?"

I stare down at the picture. Oh god. I turn away feeling sick. Feeling so sick at what the company had replicated remarkably well just without the egg sack around him. The disturbing memory from puking out a Xenomorph returns making chills come down. My throat has recovered from that day yet unusual shaped items do not feel well coming down.

"I..." I said. "Don't know."

The company had gone out of their way to stage a crime scene using my old purse somewhere in Utah of all places.

"Well," Defense Attorney Scottly said. "The records say you had an argument about something work related with Mr Wallswin." He hands the records to Judge Caffrey. "The body was discovered two weeks ago and you have forgotten the conversation you shared with Detective Lennet?"

"Yes," I lied. Now I am covering up for the mess my employer had made. "But how is this similar to this case?"

"Oh I am getting there," Defense Attorney Scottly said. "A bizarre incident went on involving you. Lizard like creatures were reported creating a...lets say grizzly scene. And you were the only person to see him alive in the final hours of the alien infestation."

"That I was," I lied.

"And you claimed not to be there," Defense Attorney Scottly said. "You claimed you were in the closet while he went out in the armored truck carrying a bomb to get rid of all these 'top secret' aliens."

I couldn't reply to that.

"Tell me," Defense Attorney Scottly said. "Did you help Miss Follymayers fake her death?"

"OBJECTION!" Prosecutor Bill shouts.

"I withdraw my question," Defense Attorney Scottly said, turning away.

"This trial will commence recess," Judge Caffrey said. "Back in 30 minutes to resume."