Not even during the trial had Phoenix seen Miles as broken down as this. Put simply... he didn't know exactly what to say to the prosecuting attorney.

"But... it was in self-defense, wasn't it?" he said after a few moments. It was the most logical conclusion Phoenix could come to; Miles wouldn't have fired it without good reason, right? Not to mention the gun had been in his possession for hours, and he hadn't done anything rash with it before that even when any other person might have...