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Episode 24 The Catcher in the Rye

## Chronology

**The Catcher in the Rye** is the twenty fourth episode of the Banana Fish anime.

## Synopsis

In the final battle, the hostages are rescued, Foxx and Golzine are killed, and all evidence of the banana fish project is destroyed. In the aftermath, Max's investigation prompts a scandal in Washington, while Sing convinces Yut-Lung to end his pursuit of Eiji and Ash. Eiji and Ibe return to Japan, though Ash recognizes the danger he exposes Eiji to and does not attempt to contact him. Before he departs, Eiji entrusts a letter for Ash to Sing, wherein he tells Ash that "my soul is always with you." While distracted by the letter, Ash is stabbed by Lao, so he shoots him back, Lao dies. He goes to the library continuing to read Eiji's letter as his status is unknown. The ending is left as an open ending, proven by MAPPA.

## Characters

* Ash Lynx
* Eiji Okumura
* Blanca
* Max Lobo
* Dino Golzine
* Alex
* Bones
* Kong
* Sing Soo-Ling
* Lao Yen Tai
* Yut-Lung
* Shunichi Ibe
* Jessica Randy
* Charlie Dickinson
* Jenkins
* Eduardo L. Fox
* Rogers

## Gallery

*Main Article: Episode 24 The Catcher in the Rye/Image Gallery*

## Trivia

* The Catcher in the Rye is an American novel written by J. D. Salinger.
Michael

* Anime
* Garden of Light
* New York Sense

**Michael Glenreed** is the son of Max Lobo and Jessica Randy.

## Appearance

Michael has brown hair and blue eyes like his father. He is seen wearing a red shirt with a teddy bear on it.

During Garden of Light, Michael has grown several inches taller and has let his hair grow to be just below his ears.

In New York Sense, Michael has grown taller, his hair now being long enough to be kept in a low ponytail, wears glasses, and wears various earrings, a necklace, and rings.

## Personality

He is a kind-natured young boy who loves his parents deeply but is also aware of the domestic difficulties they went through.

## History

Michael has been living with his mother in Los Angeles since his parents' divorce.

## Relationships

* **Max Lobo**: Despite living apart, Michael and his father are quite close, and Michael is excited to see Max again when the latter returns home.

* **Ash Lynx**: Though they first meet when Ash visits his home in Los Angeles, two quickly grow close. Both are annoyed when Jessica and Max argue, and Ash later calms and comforts Michael after he is traumatized by his mother's attack. In Garden of Light, the teenage Michael considers Ash to be his hero.

* **Eiji Okumura**: While they were not shown interacting much, the two get along quite well and have kept this bond during Garden of Light.

* **Akira Ibe**: They are introduced by Eiji because of their similar ages. Because he is a fan of Japanese anime, Michael became quick friends with Akira when he realized how common her name was in several different series he watches. He was the one to help her realize who Ash is.

## Episode Appearances

* Episode 07 The Rich Boy

* Episode 08 Banal Story

## Trivia

* According to Eiji, Michael is a big fan of Japanese anime and manga, and is labeled by Akira Ibe as

an otaku.

* In "New York Sense," there is a picture of him and his dad, Max, together at an outdoor café.
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Yuma Uchida

**Yuma Uchida** (内田雄馬, *Uchida Yūma*), born September 21, 1992, is a Japanese voice actor and the voice of Ash Lynx in the *BANANA FISH* anime.

## Profile

Uchida is a Japanese voice actor and singer who works forI'm Enterprise. His big roles have included Yuuma Kousaka in *Gundam Build Fighters Try*, Nagisa Kiryū in *Classroom Crisis*, Eishirō Yabuki in *The Asterisk War*, Hayate Immelmann in *Macross Delta*, and Ein Dalton in *Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans*. In 2017, he received the 11th Seiyu Awards for Best Male Newcomer with Setsuo Itō and Yusuke Kobayashi. He made his singing debut in May 2018 under the King Records label. His older sister is voice actress Maaya Uchida who also works in the same company.
Peter Grant

**Peter Grant** is a senator as well as a presidential candidate who was murdered by his secretary in the Banana Fish series.

## History

Whilst nothing is stated it can be inferred he had presidential aspirations and found his way to become a senator and then candidate for the president of the United States of America.

## Story

Peter Grant becomes the target of assassination as the Corsican Mafia under Golzine seeks to consolidate it's grip on the USA government by actively lethally targeting candidates. As Golzine sought to gain an ever greater foothold in USA politics he worked with Peter's political competition to target him. To that end Peter is murdered none other by his personal secretary under the influence of the Banana Fish drug to remove him as a competitor to the white house.
Senator William Scott

**Senator William Scott** is a senator and a customer to Dino Golzine at Club Cod who prefers blonde 10 year old boys and blue eyes in Banana Fish.

## Profile

### Appearance

William has short blonde hair and gray eyes.

## History

He has been visiting Club Cod frequently to pick up young boys.

Could be that he was member Of Republican Party (episode 5, we can see the letter R next to his name and the Word Senator)
Halper

**Halper** is a character in *Banana Fish*. He is from DA's office.

## Profile

#### Appearance

Halper has short brown hair with his uneven fringe slightly swept to his right. He has slightly darker eyebrows which are visible above his large rimmed grey colored glasses. He wears a matching grey colored suit that covers his white shirt. He also has a dark green tie that he wears loose.

#### Personality

He maintained a professional front in his interactions with people.

## Story

He is sent to administer intelligence tests to Ash during his confinement in hospital. Halper expresses bafflement at Ash's subject knowledge.
Jun Fukuyama

**Jun Fukuyama** (福山 潤, *Fukuyama Jun*), born November 26, 1978, is a Japanese voice actor and singer. He is the voice of Yut-Lung in the *BANANA FISH* anime. He is also well-known for his roles as Lelouch (*Code Geass*), Koro-sensei (*Assassination Classroom*), Ichimatsu (*Osomatsu-san*), Misaki Yata (*K*), Shinra Kishitani (*Durarara!!*), and Joker (*Persona 5*).
McMurphy

**McMurphy** is a FBI agent in *Banana Fish*.

## Profile

### Appearance

McMurphy has short light brown hair with his fringe styled to the left slightly. He has thin flat eyebrows and small blue eyes. He wears a pale blue collared shirt underneath his green tinged suit with a red tie.

### Personality

He is confidant in his abilities as a detective.

## Episode Appearances

* Episode 14 Tender is the Night
* Episode 15 The Garden of Eden
Merritt Thomas Gilbertson

**Merritt Thomas Gilbertson** is an assistant professor of accounting at Adams Community College, and the former spouse of P.J. Gilbertson. Merritt is a single parent who cares for two children named Richard and Anita. Merritt is also friends with the Baker family, as their oldest daughter babysits Merritt's children.

In *Gilbertson v. The Everest Experience,* Merritt is the Plaintiff of the Wrongful Death lawsuit on behalf of P.J. Gilbertson. Merritt can be called as a party representative, and Merritt alleges that the Everest Experience was negligent in the death of P.J. Gilbertson.

## Relationships:

**P.J. Gilbertson:** Former Spouse

**Barlett Baker:** Personal Friend

**D.T. Heindrich:** Personal Physician
Shunichi Ibe

* Anime
* Manga

**Shunichi Ibe** (伊部 俊一, *Ibe Shun'ichi*) is a character in *Banana Fish*. He is a Japanese photojournalist who comes to New York City to do a report on street gangs with Eiji Okumura.

## Appearance

Ibe has short shaggy brown hair and styled facial hair where the mustache area is trimmed to be a part of his short beard. He has same-colored eyebrows above his brown eyes and he is fairly tall.

He wears a heavy green coat fully buttoned with the hood kept down. In addition, Ibe wears blue jeans and brown laceless boots.

## Personality

Ibe shared Eiji Okumura's apprehension of the gang they were set to document. He also shows concern for Eiji when he goes missing otherwise has an amicable disposition towards people.

## History

Ibe worked as a photographer and got his first break photographing Eiji Okumura during his pole-vaulting events.

## Story

*Main Article: Shunichi Ibe/Synopsis*

Ibe watches Eiji Okumura viewing a departing plane before reminding him that they themselves are to travel to New York to report on street gangs.

## Relationships

### Eiji Okumura

Ibe hired Eiji as his assistant in New York to report on street gangs. He is attentive to him, making sure he was ready for the flight. He is very perceptive of Eiji's feelings, both being a shoulder to cry on when Eiji is upset and insightful of Eiji's views concerning Ash Lynx.

### Max Lobo

They share common ground as the adults in terms of age and are on familiar terms when Ibe visits Max in prison. Ibe sticks close to Max as they escape Dino Golzine's manor and can depend on one another. They work together further to gather intelligence on the mob bosses criminal activities.

### Ash Lynx

Ibe arranges to interview and photograph Ash as part of his reporting on street gangs. He notices how at ease Ash is around Eiji Okumura and noted how Ash is able to enjoy being a teenager and himself around Eiji. Ibe had been working on helping Ash learn Japanese.

### Shorter Wong

Ibe travels with the leader of the Chinese gang from New York City across America when searching for what Banana Fish was.

## Episode Appearances

* Episode 01 A Perfect Day for Bananafish

* Episode 02 In Another Country

* Episode 03 Across the River and Into the Trees

* Episode 04 This Side of Paradise

* Episode 07 The Rich Boy

* Episode 08 Banal Story

* Episode 16 Lo, The Poor Peacock

* Episode 24 The Catcher in the Rye

## Quotes

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## Etymology

* The name **Shunichi** means "talented, handsome" (俊) (**shun**) and "one" (一) (**ichi**).

* Shunichi's surname **Ibe** means "that one" (伊) (**i**) and "part, department, category" (部) (**be**).

## Trivia

* Astrological sign: Scorpio

* In the chapter Garden of Light, he is revealed to have an older brother and father, both of which were against him becoming a photographer.

## References

1. ↑ Fly Boy in the Sky
2. ↑ Banana Fish Production Book. Photos found here.
Jessica Randy

* Anime
* Manga

**Jessica Randy** (ジェシカ・ランディ) is a character in *Banana Fish*. She is a journalist and former model for magazines, as well as the ex-wife later wife again of Max and mother of Michael.

## Appearance

Jessica has long, dirty blonde hair reaching down to her back, with a long fringe hanging over the right side of her face and dark blue eyes. She wears red earrings and a sleeveless black top with a white skirt with a slight slit on the left.

## Personality

When first introduced, Jessica can be seen as somewhat aggressive, as she does not mince her words and is quick to be confrontational to those who aggravate or irritate her in the slightest, going as far to almost shoot Max when she was in her house and act rather bold when around Ash. She has shown to have some hostility towards Max, her former husband at first due to him being in jail and intended on not letting him see her son but was only convinced by Shunichi due to their history with one another.

Jessica shows to not tolerate any kind of disrespect and shows some distrust, smacking Bones with her bag when he had told her that he works with Ash and did not believe him. According to Max, she has shown to be stubborn and is quite determined.

Jessica, despite her hardened and aggressive nature, still shows a soft side. She shows a deep love for her son and her ex-husband, even though they are divorced and goes as far into going back for him.

## History

Little is known about Jessica's early life. Prior to the main story of Banana Fish, Jessica was married to Max until they had divorced a few years after having their son. However, during the divorce, their relationship was strained due to the divorce proceedings, Max's incarceration, and the custody over Michael.

## Relationships

* **Max Lobo**: Her first reaction upon seeing that her ex-husband has returned to greet him with a gun, as she had thought she was going to kidnap her son. Despite that fact she still loves Max. Sometime after the end of the main series, she and Max are stated to have remarried.

* **Michael**: Her son lives with her after her divorce with Max. Jessica has demonstrated to have a very strong love for her son and is rather protective of him, as seen when Max was about to hug him before she was going to shoot him with her gun.

* **Shunichi Ibe**: Ibe mentioned that they have worked together.

* **Ash Lynx**: Although she appears to dislike Ash due to his gang connections and taunting of her age, she does genuinely care about him and his well being and acts as a sort of mother figure to him to an extent.

* **Eiji Okumura**: Jessica is fond of Eiji, cheerfully greeting him when she sees him again.

## Episode Appearances

* Episode 07 The Rich Boy

* Episode 08 Banal Story

* Episode 21 The Undefeated

* Episode 22 As I Lay Dying

* Episode 23 For Whom the Bell Tolls

* Episode 24 The Catcher in the Rye
Garvey

* Anime
* Manga

**Garvey** is one of the prison members that was secretly hired by Dino Golzine.

## Appearance

In the anime, Garvey has a pronounced square chin and short brown hair shaped into a small mohawk.

In the manga, he appears to be a middle-aged Caucasian man with short, neatly combed light-colored hair and long, messy mustache. He is a slimmer but muscular build than his portrayal in the anime.

## History

He is affiliated with Golzine enough to be called upon whilst serving time in prison for an unstated crime.

## Relationships

* **Ash Lynx**: His interest in Ash was more from being Dino's hired hand. Although he was attracted to Ash, he did not pursue him to the same level as most others did and saw him more as a task to complete.

## Episode Appearances

* Episode 02 In Another Country

* Episode 03 Across the River and into the Trees

* Episode 04 This Side of Paradise

## References

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=20197
Natasha Karsavina

**Natasha Karsavina** is Blanca's wife in *Banana Fish*. She never appears directly in the story and is only mentioned in Blanca's conversation with Yut-Lung about love.

## Appearance

Natasha is a beautiful woman with short blonde hair. She appears to have been of average height with a slim build, looking strikingly similar to Ash Lynx.

## Personality

She is known to be a cheerful, loving wife with occasional depressive episodes.

## History

Natasha was killed in a terrorist attack and is long deceased by the start of the story, coming up only in conversation. She was the love of Blanca's life and has left a profound impact on him.

## Relationships

* **Blanca**: Blanca is Natasha's husband. They met each other when Blanca joined Spetsnaz, the Russian special operations unit, and appeared to be very much in love with him.

## Episodes

* Episode 19 Ice Palace (mentioned)

* Episode 23 For Whom the Bell Tolls (cameo appearance)

## Etymology

The Slavic name "Natasha" (Наташа) is a diminutive of "Natalia" (Наталия).
Suk-Leui

**Suk-Leui** is a servant working for Yut-Lung in **Banana Fish**.

## Appearance

She is an elderly woman with her grey hair tied back and held in a bun.

## Story

She is first seen having been knocked over at the back of the Dawson family residence where Yut-Lung was in the process of being kidnapped.

## Relationships

### Yut-Lung

She tended to his needs preparing food and delivering messages.
Manga

## Banana Fish

**Banana Fish** (バナナフィッシュ, *Banana Fish*) is a manga series written and illustrated by Akimi Yoshida. It was first published in 1985 running until it's completion in 1994. The series produced 19 volumes (tankōbon) which were published by Shogakukan.

For North America, publisher Viz Media licensed and translated two editions. The first was published from 1999 to 2002 and covered volumes 1 - 7. The second spanned the full 19 volumes and was published from 2004 to 2007. Viz Media also printed the series in manga magazines Pulp and Animerica Extra whilst they were operating. As of 2018, Viz have began to reprint the series shortly after the announcement of the anime adaption of Banana Fish.

## Plot

Nature made Ash Lynx beautiful; nurture made him a cold ruthless killer. A runaway brought up as the adopted heir and sex toy of "Papa" Dino Golzine, Ash, now at the rebellious age of seventeen, forsakes the kingdom held out by the devil who raised him. But the hideous secret that drove Ash's older brother mad in Vietnam has suddenly fallen into Papa's insatiably ambitious hands--and it's exactly the wrong time for Eiji Okumura, a pure-hearted young photographer from Japan, to make Ash Lynx's acquaintance...

## Chapters and Volumes

*Main article: List of Banana Fish chapters and volumes*
## Image Gallery

### Volume covers

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Apple & Onion Wiki

## Introduction to Apple & Onion Wiki

Apple and Onion is a series airing on Cartoon Network from Feb. 23, 2018 to TBA

## Welcome to the Wiki

This is a wiki, a website that anyone, including you, can edit. Go ahead, try it out! Use the buttons below to create your first episode and character pages.

A New Life
The Perfect Team
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Apple
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 Seasons

Season 1
Kong

**Kong** is a Lieutenant in Ash's gang assigned to protect Eiji in Banana Fish.

### Appearance

Kong has somewhat of a mohawk based hair style with the sides of his head shaved. He is quite large and wears a yellow tank top and a chain around his neck. His trousers are supported by striped red and white suspenders.

In the manga, he possibly was not of African American ethnicity as he is shown in a lighter skin tone than others.

### Personality

He has a gentle disposition, works well with others especially Bones and acts an effective guard for Eiji.

## History

While it's unknown when he came to be part of Ash's gang, he appears to have been part of it for several years.

## Story

Kong is amongst many other members of Ash's gang as he oversees Ash administer punishment to two members of his gang for acting behind his back. As with the rest, Kong remains silent as Ash spares them before sharing words with Arthur then leaving with Ash.

## Relationships

### Ash Lynx

Kong is a part of Ash's gang and is loyal enough to be trusted to be a guard for Eiji. Though fearful of Ash's side when he was angered, Kong came to be at ease around his gang leader such as at a Halloween party. In the manga, Kong is also shown to be a big admirer of Ash.

### Eiji Okumura

He is assigned to guard Eiji on Ash's orders. Kong grows fond of Eiji, saying that he reminds him of Skipper. There were some instances where Kong, Bones and Eiji went shopping together, even when Ash was around. This could hint to the development of a friendship.

Kong was also the one to tell Eiji about Ash's fight with Arthur and later on (together with Bones) drive Eiji to the duel place.

Just like some other gang members, Kong grows more protective of Eiji as the story continues.

### Bones

Kong is usually seen with Bones and they get along well.

## Episode Appearances

* Episode 01 A Perfect Day for Bananafish

* Episode 02 In Another Country

* Episode 09 Save Me the Waltz

* Episode 10 Babylon Revisited

* Episode 11 The Beautiful and Damned

* Episode 12 To Have and Have Not

* Episode 13 The Snows of Kilamanjaro

* Episode 17 The Killers

* Episode 18 Islands in the Stream

* Episode 19 Ice Palace

* Episode 20 The Unvanquished

* Episode 21 The Undefeated

* Episode 22 As I Lay Dying

* Episode 23 For Whom the Bell Tolls

* Episode 24 The Catcher in the Rye
Volume 05

This is the fifth volume of the *Banana Fish* manga.

## Synopsis

VICE CITY: NEW YORK IN THE 80s... In search of more information about the substance, Ash flees to Los Angeles with a band of allies, where he clashes with Yau-Si, an alluring and duplicitous young assassin. Drawn in by Yau-Si, one of Ash's so-called allies betrays him to the Chinese mafia. Once again Ash is handed over to the rapacious Dino Golzine, who will do anything to cash in on Banana Fish!

## Summary

The place was New York City; the time was the city’s violence 1980s. Corsican crime lord “Papa” Dino Golzine took in runaway Ash Lynx as a boy, abusing him sexually even while grooming him as the heir to his empire. Ash rebelled, gathering his own gang of young street thugs, loyal to Ash’s intelligence, charisma and deadly aim. Ash’s uneasy truce with his “mentor” shattered over Dino’s plot to exploit the same nightmarish drug that drove Ash’s late brother Griff mad in Vietnam–a drug code-named “Banana Fish.”

After a failed attempt to kill Golzine, Ash flees to Los Angeles with a small group of allies: Griff’s old army buddy turned-reporter Max Lobo, Japanese photographer Ibe and his ward Eiji, and Chinese gangbanger Shorter Wong. Looking for Alexis and Abraham Dawson–the brother scientists who synthesized “Banana Fish,” the fugitives find neither, but foil a plot at Dawson’s residence to kidnap his Chinese adopted son, Yau-si. Lobo and Ash encounter evidence that Dino’s plans for the drug involve the cooperation of high-ranking members of the U.S. government. But the Corsican mafioso has many more partners in this scheme ready to strike–including the epicene young assassin who calls himself Yau-Si....
Falkner prison

## Appearance

Like most prisons, it has a decent appearance but is well maintained as the prisoners are used to keep the building clean and well maintained. The building has several floors and has the standard cells that can house two people at a time, a dining area, prison yard, library, infirmary, solitary confinement, and various other rooms.

## Plot

Falkner prison is the facility where Ash Lynx is sent after being falsely convicted for the murder of Marvin Crosby. While there, he was housed with Max Lobo where the two discovered their connections to Griffin.

## Episode Appearances

* Episode 02 In Another Country

* Episode 03 Across the River and into the Trees

* Episode 04 This Side of Paradise
George Scott

**George Scott** is a character in *Banana Fish*. He acts as Ash Lynx's lawyer to set Ash free from jail through his connection with Max Lobo.

## Appearance

George has thick dark hair which whilst medium length is merged into his thick facial hair. He wears a dark suit jacket over a white collared shirt with a crimson tie that has a dark yellow pattern midway.

## Story

He is first seen talking to Max about the bail and Max's family.

## Relationships

### Max Lobo

He is Max's lawyer and helps him and Ash with the bail, while the two of them are in jail.

## Episode Appearances

* Episode 04 This Side of Paradise

* Episode 05 From Death to Morning

* Episode 15 The Garden of Eden
Dr. Sam Owens

**Dr. Sam Owens** is a professor at Midlands State University's business school, the Alexander Noah School of Business. Dr. Owens's teaching specialties are HR management, organizational behavior, research & design, compliance practices, and most importantly, employment discrimination.

Dr. Owens has served as an expert witness in 25 previous trials, and is being retained as an expert witness to investigate Winter's termination in *Winter v. TBD.*
The Perfect Team

Apple and Onion

*The Perfect Team*is the second episode in the series.

## Plot synopsis

Apple finds a cat outside of their apartment building, and welcomes it to stay with them. Onion gets mad that Apple is spending more time with the cat then him, so he leaves the cat outside. Apple gets mad, and they go to rescue the cat. They eventually find the original owner of the cat, and return it to them.
Volume 04

This is the fourth volume of the *Banana Fish* manga.

## Synopsis

VICE CITY: NEW YORK IN THE 80s... After a failed attempt to kill Golzine, Ash is on the lam with his friends: Shorter, a Chinese gang-member; Eiji, a Japanese reporter who is developing feelings for Ash; Eiji's boss Ibé; and Max Lobo, a journalist and Griffins's former army buddy. Ash heads for his childhood home in Cape Cod and a tragic meeting with his real father. Meanwhile, the group learns that Griffin knew his killer--one Abraham Dawson--back in Vietnam. Could Dawson hold the secret of Banana Fish?

## Summary

What is “Banana Fish,” and how has a secret from Vietnam risen again twelve years later in Manhattan? After a failed attempt to kill Golzine, Ash is on the lam with his friends: Chinese gang-member Shorter Wong, Eiji, Ibe, and the journalist, Max Lobo. Lobo has a Los Angeles lead on “Banana Fish,” but before heading west, the group makes for Ash’s childhood Cape Cod home, and finds evidence there that Griffin knew his killer, Abraham Dawson, back in Vietnam. Ibe is worried about Eiji’s growing closeness to Ash, and Ash’s not-very-paternal dad is about to reveal a little of his son’s past...
Dr. Vic Fogel

**Dr. Vic Fogel** is the founder and primary consultant of Mass Communication Strategies, Inc., which provides consultation for online media outlets by focusing on readership and audience analysis through digital analytics. Before founding MCS in 2006, Dr. Fogel worked as a journalist and a university instructor.

*Winter v. TBD* is the first case for which Dr. Fogel has been retained as an expert witness, and bolsters the defense's claim that Riley Winter's articles had low web traffic and were out of touch with modern pop culture.

## Relationships

**Sawyer Shaw:** Representative for Fogel's client, TBD, Inc.

## Trivia

* The surname Fogel is an English spelling of the German original "Vogel," which is pronounced the exact same way.
Kaufman v. Rolling Hills Condominium

## Synopsis

Gale Kaufman, a member of a family with a young child is suing the Rolling Hills condominium complex for housing discrimination after the complex instituted a no-child policy.

## Trivia

* This is the only time in AMTA history where a civil case was used on an even numbered year. The first criminal case would not arrive until State v. McCool, two years later.
* This case does not take place in Midlands, but in Iowa.
* This case was also used for Iowa High School Mock Trial in 1986.
The Fly

* Anime
* Manga

**The Fly** is a character in *Banana Fish* and a supplier of black-market goods.

## Appearance

The Fly is a tall African-American man with short, bleached hair and eyebrows. His left ear is pierced, and he wears sunglasses and a white suit with a matching hat. He usually wears a red dress shirt with large yellow spots.

In the manga, his hair is not bleached and he wears a shirt with stripes.

## Personality

Suitable for his job as an illegal goods dealer, The Fly is a smart, sociable, jocular man who maintains a friendly business relationship with his clients and does not ask questions.

## History

Not much is known about his past, other than he met Ash at some point and became his primary weapons dealer.

## Story

The Fly is contacted by Ash on two occasions throughout the series, supplying him and his allies with weapons and other products sourced from the black market. The dealer acts jokingly toward Ash as a means to lighten the tension around him.

## Relationships

* **Ash Lynx**: Their relationship is strictly business but still friendly. Each has a large amount of respect for the other.

## Episode Appearances

* Episode 11 The Beautiful and Damned

* Episode 21 The Undefeated
Dr. Miller McCoy

**Dr. Miller McCoy** is a visiting professor of Ethology at Columbia University, and the founder of an animal activism organization called UAPNA (United Animal Protectionists of North America), with eleven years spent working in the field. Dr. McCoy's research focuses on the emotional intelligence and altruistic tendencies of primates.

Dr. McCoy has been retained by the defense in six prior cases, though none went to trial until this one. For *MTS v. Kosack*, Dr. McCoy is being retained to possibly analyze Dr. Hawkins's report (see Trivia), and to assess the circumstances surrounding Elias's attack on Chris Villafana, to see if Midlands Television Studios has provided adequate accomodations for Elias or not.

## Relationships

**Danny Kosack:** Client

**Dr. Willoughby Hawkins:** Collaborator (on occasion)

## Trivia

* Dr. Miller McCoy has two versions of their report, depending on whether the plaintiff calls Dr. Willoughby Hawkins or not. If so, Dr. McCoy analyzes Dr. Hawkins's own report and points out shortcomings. If not, the report only comprises Dr. McCoy's own independent findings.
* It is uncommon for expert witnesses to do this, but Dr. McCoy reached out to Kosack personally to offer services before ever being contacted by Kosack's lawyers.
Parker Barrow

**Parker Barrow** is a bank teller at the Third National Bank in Midlands City, Midlands.

## Relationships

**Jesse Hearst:** Parent

**Cassidy Sutton:** Boss

**Jackie Foley:** Regular customer

## Trivia

* The name "Parker Barrow" is a combination of the surnames of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, or Bonnie & Clyde, who were known among other things for their spectacular bank robbing heists.
Ashley Thornhill (State v. Thornhill)

**Ashley Thornhill** was an associate at the advertising firm Tucker, Roberts, and Payne. Thornhill was an incredibly hard worker at the firm, working around 80 hours a week and opening the most accounts out of anyone in the firm. This leads to Thornhill believing that Thornhill deserved to make Partner at the firm due to the hard work Thornhill had done.
In *State v. Thornhill,*Ashley was arrested for the murder of Wendell Tucker. Thornhill can testify as the Party Representative for the Defense, asserting that Thornhill is Not Guilty.

## Relationships

**Wendell Tucker:**Boss and Partner at Tucker, Roberts, and Payne.

**Drew Mercer:**Personal Friend

**Blair Reynolds Payne:**Boss and Partner at Tucker, Roberts, and Payne.

**Carroll Ainsworth Wilson:**Coworker at Tucker, Roberts, and Payne.

**Dana Chambliss:** Psychiatrist

## Details

Thornhill has a more in-depth background than most witnesses, due to the psychiatry report conducted by Dr. Dana Chambliss on Thornhill's background. Thornhill is described as being incredibly anti-social, but incredibly smart, with some tests undertaken for Chambliss' report indicating that Thornhill had a near genius level of IQ. Thornhill is single but reportedly tried some relationships in the past, each ending after Thornhill determined that they "demanded too much of my time." Both of Thornhill's parents are dead, and Thornhill has not contacted Thornhill's siblings in years. Thornhill grew up rough—both of Thornhill's parents were alcoholics—and Thornhill was determinded to never end up like them. Thornhill felt that Thornhill's parent and sister got what they deserved after finding out they had died from an automobile accident, lung cancer, and a heroine overdose respectively. Aside from Drew Mercer, Thornhill had never tried to form friendships with anyone, finding that bonds were "a waste of time." Thornhill was determined to achieve economic success after Thornhill's bad upbringing, which compelled Thornhill to work as hard as possible to obtain partnership at the firm.

## Trivia

* This Ashley Thornhill is different from the Ashley Thornhill in *MTS v. Kosack*, although line 166 of that Thornhill's affidavit suggests that these two Ashley Thornhill's may in fact be related.
* Winter v. TBD has a Notary Public named Ashley Thornhill who signed the affidavit of Kirby Doolittle, although it's unclear if that Thornhill is related at all to the Thornhill in this case.
State of Midlands v. Michael Harmon

## Synopsis

Tony Sturmanis was a rising star in the world of professional hockey. Tragically, he was killed during a playoff game in Midlands City following a fight with Michael Harmon.

Harmon was later indicted on three counts of homicide. His wife, Victoria, had recently been romantically linked to Sturmanis. Also, Harmon lost a lucrative contract to Sturmanis just hours before the confrontation during the game.

## Witnesses

### Swing

* Jean-Marie Baptiste
* Lt. Pat Bivens
* Dr. J.P. Boyd
* Dr. Tracy Carver
* Topaz Cash
* Stacy Davis
* Victoria Harmon
* Dr. Dana Quincy

## Other Case References

* On the night Michael Harmon made incriminating statements to the police, Michael claims to have been drunk after drinking at Chuggy's Bar. Although spelled differently, this is clearly a reference to the bar Chuggie's from Daniel v. Chuggie's Sports Bar.
* In Kissner v. Polk Hospital, Grace Hobbes' CV states that Grace formerly worked as a team physician for the Midlands Marauders hockey team.
* In Walton v. BNN, one of the publications on Riley Faith's CV is titled, “No Harmony: An Examination of the Journalism Surrounding the Vicki and Michael Harmon Divorce.”
* Also in Walton v. BNN, witness Gorgie Larson states that the Midlands Marauders were a common advertiser on the blog Gorgie runs.
* In State v. Bancroft and Covington, one of the gifts Chase Covington has marked on Chase's financial disclosure form is a ticket to a Midlands Marauders Hockey Game.
* Blake Peterson from Empowermilk v. Anderson mentions a proposed idea to advertise Empowermilk's product Almond Power with the Midlands Marauders.

## Trivia

* Not every witness in this case is gender neutral. The defendant Michael Harmon is required to be played as a male, and his wife Victoria Harmon, if called is required to be played as a female.
Jamie Morrison

Emoji used by AMTA to represent Morrison

**Jamie Morrison** works as a driver for Uber in Midlands City, usually between 9:00pm and 2:30am in order to catch the drunk crowd. Before then Morrison was a bus driver for Midlands City School District.

On the night of July 16, 2017, Morrison was a witness to what the downtown area near the Chuggie's and the Jaywood Building looked like around the time of the crime, and also gave Dylan Hendricks a ride from Hendricks's home neighborhood back to Chuggie's shortly after the crime took place. Morrison can therefore be called by the defense to provide a potential alibi for Hendricks.

## Relationships

**Dylan Hendricks:** Onetime Client

**Kerry Bell-Leon:** Previous Client

**Carmen Bell-Leon:** Previous Client
Chase Arensman v. Scanlon Screening (Rookie Rumble)

## Synopsis

In 2020, Scanlon Screening released its Safe Strip technology, which Scanlon advertised was the most accurate and reliable home Rapid Antigen Test for COVID-19. In November 2020, Chase Arensman, a lab manager at Scanlon, reported to Scanlon’s management team that Arensman believed that Scanlon was falsifying its test results to make the tests seem more accurate than they actually were. On December 1, 2020, Scanlon terminated Arensman. Arensman contends that Arensman was terminated in retaliation for reporting Scanlon’s misconduct, in violation of Midlands’ whistleblower protection statute.

## Witnesses

### Plaintiff

* Chase Arensman
* Bren Feldhouse

### Defense

* Emerson Moon
* Jazz Peterson
Ashley Thornhill (MTS v. Kosack)

Photo from AMTA Instagram

**Ashley Thornhill** is the former makeup artist for Alex Grace as well as a former employee at Midlands Television Studios, until Grace fired Thornhill from both on June 29, 2017. Thornhill claims to have perfected the skill set and style behind the contouring that Kim Kardashian made famous.

In *MTS v. Kosack*, Thornhill can testify to Grace's character for the defense, but is also personally biased against (and intent on getting revenge upon) Grace.

## Relationships

**Alex Grace:** Former boss

**Jameson Clark:** Former coworker

**Tony Gomes:** Former coworker

**Chris Villafana:** Former coworker

**Harper Villafana:** Ally

## Trivia

* Ashley Thornhill mentions Landon Greene being a regular guest on *Midlands After Dark with Alex Grace*. Greene was an important figure in the 2016-17 case *Winter v. TBD*.
* As seen in the infobox photo, Dylan Hendricks from *State v. Hendricks* swiped left on Thornhill on the dating app Tender.
* *State v. Thornhill* features a character named Ashley Thornhill as the defendant who is accused of killing a partner at a advertising firm they worked at. These two Thornhills are not the same person, although line 166 of this witnesses affidavit suggests that they may be related.
Sam Mitchell

**Sam Mitchell** has been Dylan Hendricks's roommate since September 2016, and in the following year occasionally helped Hendricks with Hendricks's dating life on Tender.

In *State v. Hendricks*, Mitchell can testify for the prosecution regarding conversations with Hendricks about Carmen Bell-Leon in the months leading up to the attack; the presence of a gun the same model and make as Kerry Bell-Leon's in Hendricks's room; and what Hendricks did between driving the Souper Soups truck home and taking an Uber back downtown.

## Trivia

* Sam Mitchell wasn't an available witness at all until the ORCs case changes.
Danny Kosack

**Danny Kosack** is an animal caretaker, and formerly an assistant zookeeper, trainer and handler, and founder and owner of the now-closed Midlands Animal Sanctuary. Before Kosack's scheduled appearance on *Midlands After Dark with Alex Grace*, Kosack was most famous for Kosack's YouTube videos featuring Elias the Chimpanzee.

In *MTS v. Kosack*, Kosack is the named defendant who filed a counterclaim lawsuit for negligence against MTS, alleging that MTS didn't properly follow guidelines in accommodating Elias at the studio.

## Relationships

**Elias the Chimpanzee:** Formerly owned by Kosack

**Various other animals:** Owned or formerly owned by Kosack

**Kennedy:** Assistant

## Trivia

* Danny Kosack is the first known defendant to file a counterclaim lawsuit against the plaintiff.
* Kosack received Elias in October 2013. Elias was killed June 29, 2017. Kosack spent 150 hours training Elias to ignore external stimuli. This means Danny Kosack spent .004% (150 hours / 4 years) of Kosack's ownership of Elias training Elias to ignore external stimuli.
Vickers v. Sandy Hearst

## Synopsis

Cars driven by Terry Vickers and Dana U. Ivy collided at the intersection of Justice and Eagle streets in Hedgesville. Before the accident, Ivy had attended a party hosted by Sandy Hearst where alcohol was served. After the crash, Ivy pleaded guilty to running a stop sign and driving under the influence of alcohol. Vickers was hospitalized for treatment of a broken arm, bruised leg and ribs, and lacerations. In Superior Court, District of Iowa, Civil Division, Vickers is suing Hearst for $10,000 in compensatory damages, claiming Hearst was negligent in serving Ivy alcohol.

## Trivia

* This case does not take place in Midlands, but in the fictional town of Hedgesville, Iowa. The case therefore is tried in the Superior Court of Iowa to match its jurisdiction.
* This case is the first documented instance of a non-bifurcated trial, meaning that the Plaintiff must prove both liability and damages.
* This case was also used for Iowa High School Mock Trial in 1987.
Kerry Bell-Leon

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**Kerry Bell-Leon** is a pilot for Midlands Airways, family-oriented in spite of often being away from home. Bell-Leon is also a regular user of the drug Everest.

As the victim in *State v. Hendricks*, Bell-Leon alleges that Dylan Hendricks, former lover of spouse Carmen, attacked and attempted to murder Bell-Leon in the Bell-Leon condo.

## Relationships

**Carmen Bell-Leon:** Spouse

**Bailey Bell-Leon:** Child

**Morgan Jones:** Best friend, neighbor, condo doorman

**Mickey:** Everest dealer

**Dylan Hendricks:** Lover of spouse, alleged attacker

## Trivia

* Shortly before the attack, Bell-Leon mentions turning on the TV to watch an action movie starring Alex Grace. Grace is a character witness from two other cases, *State v. Owens* and *MTS v. Kosack*.
* The gun that Bell-Leon owns is an AD Baker 9mm revolver, which is the exact same make and model of the gun fired in *Park v. Duran.*
State of Midlands v. Bobbi Campbell

## Synopsis

On November 30, 2006, Child Protective Services worker Don/Dawn Francis arrived at the home of Bobbi Campbell to remove a child from Bobbi’s care. Upon arrival, Francis entered the location and defendant Campbell stabbed Francis with a needle infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Campbell subsequently entered into an open Alford guilty plea on the single charge of Assault in the Second Degree and retained the right to a jury sentence recommendation. A penalty phase will now be conducted. The State will present evidence of aggravation and the defense may present evidence of mitigation. The penalty range is five to thirty years.

## Witnesses

### Defense

* Kiko Ash
* Dr. Ayre Rubenstein

### Swing

* Micah Campbell
* W.P. Darrow
* Sal Dritz
* Billy Kraus
* Morgan MacDonald
* Dr. Lynn Montana
* Randy Shilts

## Other Persons of Interest

* Bobbi Campbell
* Max Campbell

## Trivia

* This is the first (and so far only) criminal case to center around a penalty phase.
* This is the only known documented case where the defendant is not allowed to testify at trial.
Lee and Andy Allen v. Neptune Underwater Expeditions

## Synopsis

Lee Allen and Andy Allen signed up with Neptune Underwater Expeditions to explore a shipwreck in the Atlantic Ocean. On July 7, 2011, Lee died during the dive. Andy, acting on behalf of spouse Lee, is suing the Neptune for Lee’s wrongful death.

## Witnesses

### Plaintiff

* Andy Allen
* Loren Bondo
* Carey Conner
* Frankie Fernandez
* Jordan Nelson
* River Tran

### Defense

* Angel Duncan
* Hayden Hathaway
* Bailey Johnson
* Quincy Montgomery
* Reggie Rogers

## Other Case References

* A piece of case law in this case is Gilbertson v. The Everest Experience, which was the AMTA case used for the 2000-2001 season.
* In Lee Allen's history of dives, one of the locations Lee dived at is named Chuggie's Cove. This is a reference to the bar Chuggie's from Daniel v. Chuggie's Sports Bar and State v. Dawson.
* This case features major references to State v. Owens. The shipwrecked Hepburn was the Yacht from State v. Owens where Jacob Bennett was murdered. The Neptune brochure also mentions that Jackie Owens and Alex Grace both fled the country after Alex broke Jackie out of prison.
* A piece of case law in this case is Davis v. Happyland, the civil case from the 2010-11 Season.
* Another piece of case law is Hopson v. Dawson, which is a reference to Taylor Hopson and Danny Dawson from State v. Dawson.
* In State v. Bancroft and Covington, on Chase Covington's financial disclosure form is a gift from Hayden Hathaway for a diving trip.
* Also in State v. Bancroft and Covington, an email from Corey Hyde to Avery Bancroft states that Bancroft would be meeting with Hayden Hathaway about potentially buying Neptune after they had suffered "legal troubles," referring to this case.
* A piece of case law in Taylor v. Trifecta is *The Everest Experience v. Neptune, Inc.* This implies that Neptune faced a lawsuit from The Everest Experience, the defendant company from Gilbertson v. The Everest Experience.

## Trivia

* This is the first documented case to not feature any swing witnesses. (State v. Owens was almost the first but had Sydney Michaels who was technically a swing witness.)
* This was the last civil case to also function as an NCT case.
Ainsley Mayes

**Ainsley Mayes** is the personal lawyer of Sawyer Shaw as of January 2016. Notably, she previously worked in the White House. Shaw met her at a cocktail party in Mexico City sometime before December 23, 2015, and was impressed by her work, so the two became friends and kept in contact via email until they signed the retainer in January 2016.

Mayes is relevant to the case for being the recipient of an email Shaw sent on the day Riley Winter was fired, in which the subject line was "Winter is (finally) over" and the content included, "Swapped clunker (50 y/o writer) for new model (26 y/o) today. TBD keeps getting younger and feels great."
Alex Taylor v. Trifecta Entertainment (NCT)

## Synopsis

On January 27, 2016, Trifecta Entertainment released *The Debate*, a play written by Jesse Parks. Within weeks *The Debate* was the hottest ticket in town. Parks’s former roommate Alex Taylor alleges that *The Debate* is copied from Taylor’s original play, *The Argument*. On August 15, 2016, Taylor filed a civil lawsuit against Trifecta alleging copyright infringement and seeking damages.

## Witnesses

### Prosecution

* Alex Taylor
* Devon Harris
* Shelby Campbell
* Jordan Rosenthal

### Defense

* Jesse Parks
* Izzy Anderson
* Terry Wilkinson
* Mac Garcia

## Other Case References

* Alex Taylor and Jesse Parks visit Chuggie's Bar for a drink. Mac Garcia also references Chuggie's Bar. These are both references to Daniel v. Chuggie's Sports Bar and State v. Dawson.
* A piece of case law in this case is *The Everest Experience v. Neptune, Inc.* This is in reference to the two defendant companies from Gilbertson v. The Everest Experience and Allen v. Neptune.
* One of the plays referenced by Jordan Rosenthal and Terry Wilkinson is titled "Thornhill Revisited." This is a reference to State v. Thornhill.
* A piece of case law in this case is titled *Bailey Reynolds v. Kees Enterprises*. Bailey Reynolds is the kidnapped child from State v. Perry, and the case law makes references to the events of that case.
* The events of the play "The Debate" are based on events from Walton v. BNN. Including a scene where Drew Walton is haunted by the suicide of Lane Hamilton.
* Trifecta Entertainment would first make an appearance in State v. Owens. And several references are made to the events of that case, including an email from Jackie Owens to Mac Garcia.
* Expert Witness Jordan Rosenthal co-wrote the expert article "Best Practices for Dealing with Live Animals in the Entertainment Industry" from MTS v. Kosack.

## Trivia

* This is the second case to feature Trifecta Entertainment, the first being State v. Owens in 2009-10.
* It is also the first case to have social media teasers from AMTA on Facebook and Twitter.