Thus far, the various stories I have described of James Hamish have centered around him in case styles similar to the anime Detective Conan. That is to say, there is a crime, there are suspects, there are clues, and at the end, the detective reveals his deductions and points out the criminal. The criminal will argue that there is no evidence tying him to the murder (usually, it's a murder), at which point the detective will usually produce said evidence. The cases should seem somewhat simple by the end of the explanation and encourage the reader to eventually be able to solve a few cases themselves, or at least that's what I did.

This story will run nothing like that. Not only is the title vastly different (no "Case" in it), but also the story will not center around James Hamish and his deductions. Rather, it will center around Chris Perry, James's friend from elementary school. Additionally, the storyline will take place about fifteen years in the future. Between these fifteen years, James and Chris have no doubt changed and grown more distant. Additionally, there are a few details that I will keep vague about Chris and/or James because I hope to develop more of their story at a different time.

Note that I do not fully understand the nuances and intricacies of a courtroom case entirely. Additionally, the case in question will be held about a month after the accusation, even though that may not reflect the true court style of present day. I will try to follow the rules of evidence as closely as possible.

The court will be set in Arizona, as the rules of evidence may be different in different states, though I have no idea what these differences may be.

I will say that there is definitely a mystery behind this case, however. It's not as open and shut as the prosecution will make you think.

Finally, I will tell you that this will be longer than the previous cases. I won't go through the pre-court proceedings of indictment and whatnot. I'll mainly focus on the court itself, though there might be a little bit of drama running outside the courtroom as well...

I hope you won't be too critical about the courtroom proceedings and that you'll pay attention to what there. After all, not even Law and Order is entirely accurate (you can't ask leading questions on direct!!).

--Sean Pagaduan (a.k.a. MatrixManNe0)