*******Interrogation Room with Sky Dove*******

"Why do you guys want to talk to me?" Sky Dove asked us.

I pulled out the photo of "Violet Breeze". "I want to know about this guy right here. Obviously, you guys had to have at least been aquainted with each other." I told him.

He didn't say anything for about a minute, until he started talking. "Yeah, we get together whenever he comes in. He maybe old, but he is a fucking sex machine, man. Would be nicer if he was more open about it though." He told us.

"What do you mean by open?" I asked him.

Sky shook his head in disgust. "I can tell he's still in the closet. He always wants to get away from everypony in the club, so they won't see us. And he tells me constantly to never say anything about us. It's like he's leading some double life bullshit, or something." He told us.

So, I guess my theory was correct.

"Now, one of the guys said that Steel and this "Violet Breeze", got into a fight a few nights ago. What was it that happened?" I asked.

"Well, Steel and I were fucking, and Violet walked past us, and he noticed me. He pulls Steel off of me, and is about to hit him, and then he just looks white as a ghost. I think he knew him, or something." He said.

Oh, this is getting good. I'm thinking I can have an excuse to nab that son of a bitch.

"Violet walked away, and Steel ran after him. Then he turned him around, and for some reason, he called Violet "Dad". Which is weird, because Violet told me he never had kids. Anyway, Violet punches the shit out of Steel and runs out. After that, I never saw him again. The whole thing was so fucked up." Sky explained everything.

Now, I guess there's more motive for why Rocky would want his own son dead. He catches him having sex with a guy he's been with in secret, finds out it's his son, son recognizes him, and he worries he's gonna reveal his secret due to they're history.

But, does that mean he payed off Berry and Cobalt to kill him?

"Let's back track for a quick sec. So, when you say he's not open, and he has to do things in private, do you mean you go to a different room in the club? Like, say maybe, this backroom I've heard about?" I asked.

Surprisingly, he shook his head. "Hell No! I'm never going in there again." He shuddered.

He looked like he saw something happen in there. Something bad. This was getting interesting.

Twilight stepped in. “Did something happen there?” She asked.

He quickly replied “Yes!” Like he was really frightened.

“What was it that happened?” I asked him.

He hesitated before he started talking. “Berry did something there a few months ago. Something bad.” He said looking terrified.

“What did he do?” Twilight asked sounding concerned.

“He...he fucking...he drugged one of my friends.” He yelled out.

Twilight looked shocked. I wasn’t. I’ve seen stuff like this before.

“Did he rape him?” I asked. Twilight have a cross look that asked why the fuck would you ask something like that. That look faded when Sky Dove nodded.

Twilight shuddered.

“What was this friend’s name?” I asked him.

“Spector Mark.” He said.

.....Oh Shit.

"Spector was Duke and Bold's cousin. They said he contacted HIV from having sex with Steel." I said out loud.

"But, who's to say Spector unknowingly gave it to Steel, after he was raped by Berry. Maybe, Berry gave all those stallions HIV, and tried to blame Steel for it. I mean, practically everypony there did have sex with Steel. He probably took advantage of that." Twilight said.

That was when I levitated out that little document I found in Berry's office. "You might be right about that Twilight." I said as I showed her what I saw.

Twilight's eyes got bigger as I showed them to her.

She then looked at me as I said, "It's time we interrogate the son of a bitch."

She nodded with a look of determination.

We sat across from Berry Breeze. I almost felt the nerve to make sure Twilight didn't try to attack him, like she almost did to Rocky. But, to he credit, even if she wanted to smack this son of a bitch, she kept her cool. And I respect that.

"There's no point in trying to lie to me, Berry. We have evidence on you for Steel's murder. And you were there to attempt to murder Midnight Whistle. Though, Cobalt did it for you. Your DNA was all over the crime scene, as well as the murder weapon. The only thing I wanna know, is why?" I said to him.

He scoffed at my statement. "Didn't you hear me back at the club? The fucker gave me HIV, that's why. Dumbass." He said all smartass like.

Heh. He's about to find out that I know his little secret he's been hiding. I threw over the documents at him. The look on his face was priceless.

Pissed off, shocked, and pretty much scared all at once.

"Wrong. You've had HIV ever since you were a teenager. You were diagnosed 12 years ago. Right before you opened up your little club. You've been hiding this secret from all the other stallions who come to your club. You take them into your little backroom, have unprotected sex, and you infect almost everybody there." I explained to him.

He looked nervous. Good.

"Sky Dove gave you up. He witnessed you drugging Spector Mark, and raping him. Steel didn't infect him, you did." I said, as I levitated out something else that he didn't like to see. "And that guard you hired to make sure none of the ponies from the Fight Against Gays Society would barge into your club, he threatened he'd kill him if he went to the police to report your crime against him. And you payed him 20,000 bits, just to make sure he'd keep quiet about what you did, as well as your condition." I explained to him.

"Tell me, Berry, how does karma feel? Cause that's what's happening to you, right now." Twilight chimed in.

Then, all of a sudden, Berry calmed down. "I see you two have really found me out. You caught me red hoofted. So, I guess there's no way of getting out of this." He said, rather confident. That weird.

"Unless, you completely come clean, then yes." I said to him.

He nodded. "Yeah, me and Cobalt did it. We killed him." He said, with the least bit of remorse in his tone. Twilight shook her head at him.

"Me and Steel had sex a few times in the backroom. He told me about Cobalt. I figured he had to have been pissed off that his boyfriend of 10 years was cheating on him. So, I went to him one day, we talked in some alley way, and we decided to kill Steel. But hey, I'm at least gonna be rich." He said with a cocky grin on his face.

I remembered I heard him say something about "getting a big fucking pay day" back at the club.

"So, somepony payed you and Cobalt off to murder Steel?" Twilight asked.

Berry nodded. "Yeah, it was that "Violet" guy--" He used his hooves for air quotes "--, but I knew who he really was." He said.

"You know that Violet Breeze is really Rocky of the Fight Against Gays Society?" I asked him.

"Pfft." He snorted. "No shit, I knew. It was so fucking obvious it was him. After all those rallies, marches across Ponyville, the preaches, I knew instantly that Rocky was hiding the fact that he was gay. I could sense it." He told me.

"How?" Twilight asked.

"I was once in the closet too, princess. I did so much to cover up that I too am gay as well. Only difference was, I one day just accepted that I was gay, and decided to embrace my lifestyle. Obviously, Rocky didn't." He said.

"So, if you don't like Rocky, why would you let him in your club? Let alone do business with him?" I asked.

"Cause he's still a customer, detective. See, I may not look it, but I am a very professional club owner. I would never turn away a customer. No matter how much his views disgusted me. I especially don't turn away a chance to make some money, if you know what I'm saying." He told me.

"When did you, Cobalt and Rocky make this plan? And how much money was he offering you two?" I asked.

"A few nights ago. Steel recognized him, and he immideatly came to me, very early, the next day. He told me he wanted Steel dead. Didn't say why, but he offered me 40,000 bits. I figured one less guy wouldn't be too bad business, so I accepted." He said.

"How did Cobalt agree to it?" Twilight asked.

"I knew where him and Steel lived. Steel was on guard duty that day. I told him all what goes down at my club, including all the cheating Steel does on him. He actually knew about all that. So, I offered him a chance to get revenge on him, and some money as a bonus. Thing was, he didn't take my offer to split the money fifty-fifty. Guess he was willing to kill him for free, if he had the chance." He told her.

Okay, this is all starting to come together.

"So, if your gonna get a payday from him, why are you telling us all this?" I asked him.

He shrugged, again very arrogantly. "Cause the fucker needs to learn a little lesson: stop being a pussy, and be who you are. He discriminates against my ponies, yet he's just like us. Plus, I heard him say some things about me behind my back. Calling me a "Crime Against Equestria. Somepony that should be put to death for promoting faggy, homo sex for everypony to see." Read it in the newspaper, you'll see what I'm talking about." He explained.

But he wasn't done yet. "Also, I thought, if Rocky does pay me, which I have a feeling he won't, and Cobalt eventually dies, I'll still get money in my checking account when my club goes under."

I raised my eyebrow at him. "Why would your club go under?" I asked.

"Without me, that club won't have any finance's. Plus, now that you've told all my regulars that they could be HIV positive, they'll tear that place down and do some big breakout thing. It's gonna happen, detective." He explained.

I have a bad feeling that he maybe right.

After the interview, I officially charged Berry with the murder of Steel Spear. Due to him coming clean, he's definitely gonna get about 15-maybe 20 years to life. He also had charges against him with drug possession, and rape. Yeah, he was going away for a long time. But, him being honest like he was, he could possibly get out earlier than that.

And if he does, I'll be there.

After we got done with the interview, I asked for Cadaver to look through the bank account of Berry Breeze, just to make sure he was telling the truth. Now, I was thinking about what to do next.

"So, let's go and arrest Rocky." Twilight said, looking ready to do just that.

"Actually, Twilight, before we do that, I think I need to interview one last pony. Just to be 100% sure that Rocky would be capable of something like this." I said to her. Obviously, she didn't like that.

"What else is there to know? Berry gave him up. What else is there to know about that homophobe? He hired somepony to murder his own son." Twilight said looking cross.

"I know Twilight, but I think I need to hear it from somepony who knows him the best of all. Like, another family member so to speak." I said.

This caused her to look interested. "Are you talking about--?" She started to ask.

I nodded, cutting her off. "Yeah. Let's go see how Ace and Emerald are doing." I said as her and I walked out of the Detention Center.

I can't believe I rode on Twilight's back all the way to the Crystal Empire. I guess it worked, cause we got here in quick amount of time, but she still has to control her flying better. She damn near killed me as we landed.

I'll talk with her later about that. Thankfully, we landed, or crashed from my perspective, in front of that same toy store I was at earlier.

We walked in, only to find a rather creepy sight.

Ace and Emerald were kissing each other. Not on the cheek, no it's a lip lock. They noticed us come in, and instantly stopped what they were doing. They looked away from each other with red hues on their faces. They honestly looked like a teenage couple being found out by they're parents.

"D-Detective. I-It's nice to s-see you again. H-Have you found my nephew's killer?" Ace asked me, while looking embarrassed.

Twilight giggled a little bit. To be fair, I laughed too. But, now back to business.

"Sorry to interrupt whatever you two have going, but I need to ask you some questions about your little brother, Ace." I told him.

Emerald looked worried. "Is he coming after me?" She asked.

Ace put his hoof on her shoulder. "I won't let him hurt you, Emmy." He said, comforting her. Twilight smiled, obviously happy that Emerald found a great guy to be with after being abused for so long.

"Trust me, Emerald. He's not gonna hurt you. Not anytime soon. Not after all the evidence I've gathered." I told them.

Ace and Emerald looked surprised. "What do you mean, Detective?" Ace asked me. Emerald looked like her lip was quivering.

It seems like she knows what I'm gonna say.

"I found out that Rocky had hired a few ponies to murder Steel. He offered them money to do so." I said to them.

Ace looked angry. I could see that, but I could also see regret in his eyes. Did he know his little brother would do something like this?

"Can we talk somewhere private, please?" Ace asked me. I was about to say yes, until I saw her face. She looked like she wanted to help too. She wanted to know what made Rocky like this. And hey, she is my partner. I guess I can't say "No" to that.

"Twilight comes with me." I said, earning an excited look on Twilight's face.

"Yeah, whatever." Ace said. "I should have showed you this when you first came in here." He said as he walked in the back. Me, Twilight, and Emerald walked into a little storage area in the store. It had the basic stuff you'd need for storage. Obviously, toys. Some stuffing for stuffed animals, a helium container, and some balloons.

There also was a chair back here to. Guess, whenever he takes a break or something.

"So, Ace, tell me, why does Rocky hate gay ponies so much?" I asked him.

Ace sighed, which made Emerald give him her hoof in comfort. "Well, it all started back when we were growing up in San Prancisco. It was me, Rocky, my mother Ivory Smooch, and my father Steel Glover. At first, we were a pretty normal family. Middle class, but not poor. I thought things were okay, until my mother went and did what she did." He told us.

"What did she do?" I asked.

"See, my mother worked at a mane salon. She was a mane stylist. Did for about 4 years. Well, there was this other mare she worked with, I can't remember her name, but she and my mother became close friends. And I mean, really close. Tightly close. Affectionately close." He slowly said with an emphasis on how close he was talking about.

"So, in other words, they were in a relationship with each other?" I asked.

"More than that. They fell in love. She tried keeping it a secret, but my father found out. He went in one day to surprise her with lunch. He goes in back, and he finds them all over each other." He said.

Oh boy. This was sounding like it was gonna get ugly.

"I take it your father didn't take it well, did he?" I asked.

"Oh, he blew up right in her face. He threw the food at her, and stormed out." He said. Twilight looked surprised. I guess she figured out why some ponies hate others. It sometimes isn't just because they're assholes. Maybe they have a reason. It's not a good reason, it's horrible, but it's still reason nonetheless.

"So, what happened after that?" I asked.

“He divorced her. And he got custody of me and Rocky. That’s when things started to change. Mostly, he started to change.” He said to me, shaking his head in disappointment.

“What do you mean by that?” I asked him.

“He started to take religion very seriously. We went to church before, but after that, it was like he went almost everyday. And we had to go, or else we’ll get a beating.” Ace said.

Twilight looked horrified.

“And, whenever something gay was ever mentioned, he’d get all pissed off and rant on how it’s a “Crime Against God”. But I know the truth.” He continued.

“Which was?” I knowingly asked him.

“He was angry at Mom. He never got over it. He just stayed angry at her. He hated gay ponies for that simple reason alone.” He said while shaking his head again.

“So, with your Dad being a big time homophobe, did he ever accuse, or suspect you or Rocky of being gay?” I asked him.

He scoffed. "Not toward me, but he did toward Rocky all the time. Which would result in him getting a beating. He always got it worse than me." He said.

An abusive father, huh? I can relate in a way.

This time Twilight stepped in. "Ace, did you or your father ever think that Rocky was gay?" She asked him.

He didn't say anything for a little bit. "I didn't think anything of it, until I saw how close he got with a friend of his growing up." He said.

"Who was this friend?" I asked.

" They went to school together. His name is off the top of my head, but I could tell those two were really close. Kind of like how my mother and her eventual wife. I remembered those two would walk off alone with each other. And they wouldn't come back for like a few hours. I had a feeling those two were doing stuff, if you know what I mean." He explained to me.

Oh, this all was getting more interesting by the minute.

"So, did your father ever find out about it?" I asked.

He nodded. Uh oh, this was probably gonna sound bad. "I was cooking dinner one night, and my father came barging in with Rocky by the scruff of his neck. He threw him in a room, and I heard everything that went down. He beat the shit out of him. He kept calling him a fag, and every other homophobic slur." He said to us.

Celestia, just hearing this story is uncomfortable. These two went through so much during they're foalhood.

Kinda like me.

"After that, Rocky started hating gays too. He kept trying to go after every piece of tail he could. To make father happy. He poisoned Rocky with all his hate for gays. All because he was mad at Mom. But I knew the truth. I saw right through his facade. That's why he formed that hate group. To make father proud, and to hide that he hates himself so much." He said while shaking his head in sadness.

Damn. Celestia Damn. This guy has gone through so much.

"I'm a failure as a brother, a son, and an uncle, Detective." Ace said. Emerald Drops nuzzled him in comfort.

"No, you are not. There was nothing you could do. It's not your fault." She said, although Ace still had a sad look on his face.

Then Twilight came into him. "She's right. It's your father's fault. He instilled hate into your brother. Don't blame yourself." She said with kindness in her voice.

I feel bad for this guy. He feels responsible for what everything that happened to his brother and nephew. He couldn't have known all this was gonna happen.

Now, it's my turn. "Ace, the only thing that matters now is bringing your brother to justice. He made his choice to hire somepony to murder his own son. Not you or anypony else could have helped him stop that. It's not your fault." I said to him.

I saw a tear roll down his face as he nodded. "Thank you, Detective." He said. "You know, even though I said that he was a terrible pony the first time you and I met, I still didn't hate my brother. I just knew he was beyond hope at that point. All that's left is for you and Princess Twilight here to get that bastard and send him to jail for what he did to my nephew. So, go get him, Detective." Ace said.

I nodded. "I promise, I will." I said, as me and Twilight began to walk out of the store.

"And one last thing." Ace called out. I turned back to him to see what he wanted.

He levitated that 3 comic book series that I wanted to get for Comet, and wrapped it up in a nice little gift bag. He placed it under his desk.

"Once you get my brother, this'll be yours to give to your nephew. Hope he likes it." He said to me with a smile.

I smiled too. "Thanks Ace." I said as I tipped my fedora to him.

After that, me and Twilight finally walked out of the toy store. Then, my phone went off. I got a text from Cadaver.

"What do you have, Shadow?" Twilight asked me. Oh, she was gonna like this. I showed her my phone.

It was Berry Breeze's bank account. A check for 40,000 bits. He managed to trace that from the other bank account that sent it.

It was Rocky's.

"You ready to get this fucker, Twilight?" I asked her.

She grinned. "Damn right, I am." She said.

We raced over to the Fight Against Gays Society church site. It was time to end this.

Author's Note

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Thank you all and goodnight everybody.