Trace Lighthoof sighed. "Boss, I know I said some things about how I can solve a crime, but this crime is almost impossible to proof untrue. The evidence is there, as is the victim and the murderer."
His boss nodded."That's why I assigned you to the case, something smells fishy there and I want to make sure we got the right pony to convict."
Trace shook his head."I'm having no doubts that she is the murderer." He pointed to the white mare who sat in the interrogation room." Anyway, I'm assigned now so I'm going to talk to her then."
He opened the door of the chamber and sat down facing the white mare, she looked like she was about to cry and turned her face away from him as soon as he sat down.
" Miss Scratch, mind if I talk to you?" he asked.
She didn't look at him."I-is she...d-dead?" Her voice was trembling and no doubt she was silently crying.
" Yes, I'm sorry for your loss." She held her hooves before her face, he could hear her sobbing.
" Its my fault, its all my fault.If I hadn't had booked that gig she was still here I..I." Her crying got louder and Trace still stared at her.
"Listen, miss Scratch. Miss Philharmonica has been murdered and momentarily, you are the prime suspect." The mare looked at him , her eyes red from the crying. "But I-I had a show yesterday, I can not have murdered her ."
Trace nodded."We do our best to sort this out, miss Scratch. But for now you have to stay here until we get a lead for the possible murderer."
Vinyl just stared at the floor. " Please, find the pony who did this to my best friend. "
Trace nodded. "We got more ponies on this case then foals in a candy store. I'm sure we will find the one who did this."
Trace stood up and walked to the door .
"Wait!" the mare said. "Please believe me, I'm innocent!"
Trace sighed, "Miss scratch, how much I do want to believe you, I simply can't." He grabbed his detective badge. "See this? This badge says I am officially working under equestrian law. Thus I abide by their rules, meaning I can not have the kind of mercy that can lead to falsified trials and findings at a crime scene. And the least I can do is interrogate you and say how far we are in the investigation."
He opened the door ."Thanks for your time, we be seeing each other again, but for now its time to investigate ."
And with that, he left the chamber and began on the case.