"Pheenie, are you still with us? You can speak now."
"Mmn..." The defence attorney whimpered, petrified, blocking out all other noises besides the frantic and uncontrollable beating of his heart, as if it were a lion trying to break out of a cage.
"I'll take that as a yes." The kidnapper retorted;
"Don't you think the night air is just wonderful, Pheenie? I do." The man hummed happily to himself as he swaggered across the miniature garden path, hidden in plain sight amidst rotting flowers, in front of the offices.
"Good job out there, lads!" The kidnapper called out to the white van which 3 men were cramped in the front seat of which was parked neatly beside the garden he'd just waltzed out of. After a few moments of contemplating whether he was brave enough to do so, the defence attorney timidly blurted;
"I-Ith E-Edgeworth mafe..?"
"What was that? I'm sorry, your adorable lisp confuses me sometimes." The kidnapper teased, knowing that this would embarrass Phoenix even more.
"I-Ith Edgeworth thafe..?"
"Is Miles safe?" The defence attorney squirmed uncomfortably at the repeated mention of the prosecutor's first name after earlier.
"Now, now. Relax, for goodness' sake. I'm not going to hurt you." The kidnapper stroked the defence attorney's cheek playfully, forcing him to 'settle down' due to his hidden disgust at the kidnapper's every touch.
"Miles is fine. He'll just be blacked out for a few hours of well-earned rest. I don't see why you worry so much! It's not like he cares about you, anyway." The man casually commented, causing the defence attorney to stiffen again. The kidnapper nodded in acknowledgement of the other mens' presence before continuing to clamber into the back of the van, still carrying Phoenix as cautiously as a parent with a newborn.

Once inside, the man closed the van doors with a brief nudge of his foot and brushed aside all of the worthless equipment to make room for him and the defence attorney to sit down upon the padded seats which had been conveniently placed beside the small, steel wash-basin.
"You can start driving now." The kidnapper stated calmly, carefully setting Phoenix down upon one of the chairs. The engine gently purred before fully starting up with a louder growl as the driver (or presumably the plural of the noun) began to accelerate, driving the 5 of them far, far away from the abandoned office.
"They didn't even bring any back-up?" The kidnapper bluntly asked;
"No, the perimeters were left unguarded." One of the men in the front responded.
"How insulting. They must have underestimated us." The kidnapper sighed disgustedly. Phoenix sat rigidly beside the man, feeling increasingly nauseous with every word which was spouted from his mouth, and every dip in the road which sent an unsettling jolt up his fragile body. Amidst a few 'peaceful' minutes accompanied by silence, the kidnapper shimmied up until the defence attorney's and his shoulders were touching and they were sharing body heat.

Not unlike a stealthy predator he eagerly whispered to Phoenix, clearly expectant of something big to happen in response, by the tone of his voice.
"Pheenie, would you like me to tell you a little secret? It's something that will stay between you and me, I promise." The defence attorney mumbled in a subdued voice;
"M-Mhat sh-shecret?"
"I'm afraid it's about Edgeworth." The man added sweetly.
"E-Edgeworth?"
"Oh, yees. He's not really what you think he is, I'm sorry to say." Phoenix tensed, slowly edging away from the kidnapper who was beginning to feel quite cosy beside him.
"H-Hmow?"
"Oh, nothing really... It's just that I've been wondering.." When the defence attorney remained silent, the man took his cue to continue.
"You don't really take his word that he truly loves you, do you?" Phoenix slowly spoke, trying his best to avoid stuttering;
"I-o-oth coursh I d-do.."
"Really? That's such a shame, y'know.. I really didn't want to have to break your heart."
"W-we lothe eash ovver.." The defence attorney hesitantly mumbled, a blush creeping up on his cheeks.
"There's a difference between using someone and loving them, Pheenie. I believe you when you say you love him, but can't you see it? You're just his little pet; nothing more."
"B-Bu-"
"Because you're worthless! Worthless and moronic." The kidnapper sneered, placing the heavy weight of his hand upon Phoenix's nearest shoulder as he continued;
"You honestly believed, all this time, that someone as attractive, popular and powerful would ever want an ugly, puny creature such as you? You poor, naïve imbecile." The defence attorney shivered and hugged himself tightly as the van went over another bump in the cracked, concrete-skin of the road and couldn't find the words to respond with.
"There are over 7 billion other people on this planet who are at least 10 times more clever than you, 10 times more interesting than you, and 10 times more appealing than you, and you honestly believed that Miles Edgeworth, prosecutor extraordinaire, would ever even enjoy talking to a poor, shoddy, 2nd rate defence attorney such as yourself, never mind love you." Every word began to slowly crush Phoenix's fragile heart and mind, forcing a minuscule drop of water to stream down from his covered eyes.
"Y-You th-theally think I-I'm that m-morthless?" He croaked with a vigorously trembling voice.
"Of course you are. And, if you're doubting what I'm saying, then how about I present some evidence, like you lawyers all seem to love?"

The defence attorney hesitated in responding to that.

"How about I cast your mind back to last night? Remember how your supposed 'boyfriend' simply pushed you upon your office's bed and began to fuck you mercilessly without warning?"
"H-Hmow-"
"Or perhaps I should remind you of what happened earlier today? When he hit you? Abused you? Left you in a basement, powerless, and took advantage of you sexually?"
"Th-That m-masn't y-you?"
"Me? Oh heavens above, of course it wasn't me! It was that prosecutor you seem to adore so much."

Phoenix fell silent for a moment;

"M-Mo... D-Does Edgeworth h-hate m-me?"