Turnabout Breakdown (RB-7 Incident)

Turnabout Breakdown (also known as the RB-7 Incident) is the second case of Quiet After the Hurricane. The culprit of the previous case is killed and one of the agency's members is arrested for the crime. In this case, the Under Cover Assassin, or UCA, is finally unveiled to the protagonists.

Plot
A person mentioned escaping while panting heavily at an unknown location. Suddenly, a gunshot pierce the air and the mysterious person dropped dead. The potential witnesses didn't notice such, as they were being too loud. Blood from the victim spread on the sidewalk before a scream came that yelled about the corpse.

''February 13, 2027. Morix Law Offices, 1:17 PM''

Yuri Rinko entered the agency with Cotoli Morix and Lily Shield later in the day from the case. They briefly chatted about the agency's nice aura before being interrupted by Chrysalis Starr, who was present to visit her older brother. She introduced herself as Cotoli's little sister before Niamh Tenniswood and Lucas Red appeared. Yuri said that all of them were great, though she wished her sister could meet them.

Lily had the epiphany that she could channel Venus Rinko for Yuri. She did so and Venus and Yuri reunited happily. Venus mentioned wanting a drink, so Yuri went to retrieve one, only to discover thee body of Buff Guiy out on the street. Venus announced that he was her killer, and Abbie Mills entered shortly after to question them all.

''February 13, 2027. Police Station, 3:10 PM''

Lucas, Tenniswood, Cotoli, Lily, and Chrysalis all reunited after questioning, and Lily announced that Yuri had been arrested for the crime. The group concluded that they should visit Yuri to discuss the case with her and left to do so.

''February 13, 2027. Detention Center, 3:17 PM''

Yuri was already in the detention center when the group arrived. Lily offered the case, though Tenniswood made up her mind to do it instead alongside Lucas. After the defense decision was made and confirmed, the group divided, Cotoli and Lily going to the agency, Lucas and Tenniswood to the crime scene, and Chrysalis alone to become Jo Jade (though this wasn't openly stated).

''February 13, 2027. Pine Street, 3:45 PM''

Tenniswood and Lucas arrived at the crime scene to investigate shortly. They ventured into an alley to find the murder weapon, a small pistol. They didn't, however, see a hidden sword, mark of thee Under Cover Assassin. This appeared later on in Turnabout on the Waves.

Lucas and Tenniswood were greeted by Jo Jade, the detective assigned to the case. Jo said multiple times that she already knew Tenniswood (a hint at her being Estelle Burns from the following case). She introduced herself and the defense team did the same before the investigation truly began. Lucas requested for the gun to be fingerprint tested, and Jo agreed to do such. Tenniswood clearly still felt some hostility towards Jo, and it took Lucas scolding her to get her to back down from questioning the actions of Jo.

Lucas and Tenniswood examined the body while Jo left for the agency, bidding a greeting to Cotoli as she did so. He was setting up for Lily's birthday the next day. Jo was reminded of the case at hand and examined the window. She said that Lucas threw a rock outside once and deduced that there wouldn't be gunpowder burns due to this being true. Jo was then called by Lucas, who had found decisive evidence for the trial the next day.

''February 14, 2027. Defendant Lobby No. 8, 9:45 AM''

Lucas realized that they still didn't know who the prosecutor on the trial was, so they asked Jo, who was talking with Abbie about the arrest. Abbie told him that the prosecutor was Polly Bloom with Anton Burke on co-council. Lucas recalled the previous case and how both members of the prosecution were involved in it.

Jo mentioned ulterior motives about the case (which was later shown to be Polly trying to help Yuri after she found the evidence needed to clear Anton of suspicion previously), which caused Tenniswood to once again be accusing of Jo in her mind. This was cut short when the gang was called into court by the bailiff.

''February 14, 2027. Courtroom No. 8, 10:00 AM''

Once in the courtroom, the judge asked if the defense and prosecution were ready. Both responded positively before Prosecutor Bloom gave her opening statement. The evidence at first seemed definitive, though Tenniswood stood by her plea of 'not guilty'. Polly called Jo to the stand to testify about the case for the court, to which the detective obliged.

Tenniswood insisted that Jo testify from the prosecution's point of view even if she was planning to do it from the defense side. During the cross-examination, Tenniswood used the evidence Jo had found the day prior to show that the defendant couldn't have been the culprit. Polly demanded that Jo testify about the video footage near the crime scene, and Jo once again did as she was told.

Tenniswood once again said that Yuri was innocent, but with much more force. Yuri attempted to calm her down, though Tenniswood violently resisted such (most likely thinking about her older sister being lost as well). Yuri suddenly was stricken with pain from her damaged eye, as she was beginning to recover from her amnesia from two years prior. Tenniswood calmed down to console Yuri as Polly announced that there were no other witnesses to the crime who were willing to testify.

Tenniswood brought up how the victim had been arrested the day of his murder. Nobody knew exactly how he escaped, much less got killed after said jailbreak, so the defense and prosecution came to an agreement that they would leave court to investigate such issue.

''February 14, 2027. Defendant Lobby, No. 8, 12:47''

Tenniswood promised that she would help get Yuri out of the detention center the next day before the younger girl was taken away fro questioning. Lucas observed that Tenniswood never got this worried over anybody, though Tenniswood stated that her feelings over Yuri were her own. Both of them decided to head back to the agency to speak with Cotoli regarding the case.

''February 14, 2027. Morix Law Offices, 1:03 PM''

Lucas and Tenniswood were greeted by a yell from Chrysalis, who was complaining about how Lily wasn't coming back to the agency until the next day. Finally getting down to business, Tenniswood asked where Guiy was sent the day of his arrest. Cotoli said that it was the local one, which prompted Tenniswood and Lucas to go investigate said prison.

''February 14, 2027. Local Prison, 1:33 PM''

The duo was met by a prison officer by the name of Ulysses Kyller. The lawyers requested to see the victim's holding cell and Ulysses allowed them access.

''February 14, 2027. Guiy's Holding Cell, 1:47 PM''

Lucas and Tenniswood questioned Ulysses' alibi the day of the crime. He replied with he was guarding a prisoner's cell, specifically one Collin Ispy. Tenniswood tensed up upon hearing the name and Lucas mentioned that Collin had once been the owner of the agency, but a case caused Cotoli to be forced to take over.

Tenniswood requested to see Ispy, though Ulysses stated that he had escaped prison at the same time as the victim. Tenniswood was bothered by the fact that Ulysses knew so much about the breakout, so she led Lucas back to the agency to ask Cotoli about such.

''February 14, 2027. Morix Law Offices, 2:13 PM''

Tenniswood startled Chrysalis upon entering this time, causing the latter to fall off of the couch. Tenniswood mentioned that she had been informed of Collin's involvement in the case, which resulted in both Cotoli and Chrysalis becoming serious. Tenniswood explained her theory that she thought Ulysses was the killer in the case.

Chrysalis joked about channeling the victim to ask, only for Cotoli to reject her theory. Lucas and Tenniswood learned that the former was a medium at that moment. As the defense team continued to explain, Cotoli and Chrysalis began texting on their phones before coming to an agreement that Chrysalis would go question him. Tenniswood became suspicious of their boss' behavior, though he claimed nothing was wrong. Despite knowing this was a lie, they ended the investigation there.

''February 15, 2027. Defendant Lobby No. 8, 9:43 AM''

Lucas and Tenniswood were met by Chrysalis, who confirmed that Ulysses was lying about the day of the crime. Yuri was promised by Tenniswood that a not guilty verdict would be reached that day before they were all called into court.

''February 15, 2027. Courtroom No. 8, 10:00 AM''

After the defense and prosecution are confirmed ready, Tenniswood requested that she be permitted to call a witness. Permission was granted and Ulysses appeared at the stand. He testified about his time with the victim, and Chrysalis interrupted the trial to see if she could stand in court alongside the defense. She was allowed to, so she accompanied the defense team throughout the cross-examination.

Tenniswood found a contradiction in the testimony and used it to indict Ulysses. Lucas pointed out that there wasn't any real evidence, though Tenniswood figured faking it until they made it was a better strategy than surrendering. After Niamh theorized that Collin and the victim were let out of prison at 1:15, though it was reported at 1:45, Ulysses seemed closer to guilty than ever, though with no other evidence, the defense was forced to retract their indictment.

With no more evidence, Ulysses demanded the judge to deliver his verdict, only for Chrysalis to object with the only evidence of the witness' guilt that she had: her Magatama. The judge tried out the sacred stone and found that Ulysses was indeed the most likely culprit. Polly was given an opportunity next, though there sill wasn't a murder motive for the witness to prove him the culprit.

Chrysalis suggested that the prison break was the motive for murder. The killer was afraid that the victim would rat them out and thus felt the need to kill. Ulysses broke down and confessed, saying that the victim had been planning to kill the Oracle of the Law, though Ulysses killed him before he could reach the Oracle, indirectly saving their life. The victim thought it was Yuri, and Chrysalis, enraged, asked why he hated the Oracle so much.

Ulysses replied with that he was the UCA, an assassin. He was nearly caught, though a smoke bomb caused enough diversion for him to escape. Polly protected Anton while the smoke was cleared away, fearful of his amnesia causing illness striking again after the car crash from a few short days prior. After the court had calmed down, the judge handed down his not guilty verdict and court was adjourned.

''February 15, 2027. Defendant Lobby No. 8, 12:40 PM''

Out in the defendant lobby, Chrysalis asked Polly about her motive for willing to be the prosecutor on this case. Polly told her that it was thanks for Yuri helping Anton. She then asked Chrysalis about how she knew about the murder motive for the trial, to which Chrysalis responded with by having five Psyche-Locks. Polly gave Chrysalis her Magatama back and the latter departed. Polly was suspicious of Chrysalis and told Anton that the biggest mystery behind this case wasn't the killer, but rather, the case's solver.

''February 15, 2027. Morix Law Offices, 1:00 PM''

Yuri cheered as the group entered the agency, to which Tenniswood responded with clear distaste. Lily appeared for her birthday party shortly after and the group began to celebrate. They continued the party by eating cake, after which Chrysalis and Yuri proposed partnerships to Lily and Tenniswood respectively. Shortly afterwards, the gang discovered two more murders had been committed. They split up to go and investigate from there, concluding this case to lead off the future three.

Featured Characters
-Yuri Rinko

-Venus Rinko

-Lily Shield

-Cotoli Morix

-Niamh Tenniswood

-Lucas Red

-Chrysalis Starr

-Polly Bloom

-Anton Burke

-Jo Jade

-Abbie Mills

-Ulysses Kyller

-Buff Guiy

Trivia
-Turnabout Breakdown 's title is to refer to the mental breakdowns that are featured in Tenniswood and Polly during the case at one point.

-This case introduces the Under Cover Assassin, which later becomes a vital plot point.

-Turnabout Breakdown is the first case to feature Chrysalis and one of her aliases within the same turnabout.

-This case foreshadows the events of Flames of the Turnabout in a way: a female member of the agency accused of killing the one who killed their older sister.

-Turnabout Breakdown is the first ten chapter turnabout of the series.

Chapters
Chapter One [Turnabout Breakdown, Part 1 (Yuri)]

Chapter Two [Turnabout Breakdown, Part 2 (Niamh)]

Chapter Three [Turnabout Breakdown, Part 3 (Jo)]

Chapter Four [Turnabout Breakdown, Part 4 (Lucas)]

Chapter Five [Turnabout Breakdown, Part 5 (Yuri)]

Chapter Six [Turnabout Breakdown, Part 6 (Niamh)]

Chapter Seven [Turnabout Breakdown, Part 7 (Lucas)]

Chapter Eight [Turnabout Breakdown, Part 8 (Chrysalis)]

Chapter Nine [Turnabout Breakdown, Part 9 (Polly)]

Chapter Ten [Turnabout Breakdown, Part 10 (Yuri) FINAL]