Ein Mordfall im Zirkus. Als Täter wurde der berühmte Magier Max Galactica festgenommen. Interessanterweise soll der Täter durch die Luft geflogen sein. Aber Max bestreitet seine Schuld.

馬戲團的明星──魔術師馬克斯‧克拉庫迪加犯下了殺人案，死者還是馬戲團的團長？！身為馬克斯鐵粉的真宵不僅不相信他是殺人犯，更拉著成步堂去見馬克斯、想為他辯護，但成步堂持保留態度，在進行搜查後更發現馬克斯在馬戲團內不僅人緣差、甚至還跟成步堂他們說了謊？！

12月5日，成步堂和真宵来到立见马戏团观看演出，压轴演出是由魔术师马克思表演的奇迹空中回旋。马克思用斗篷包裹自己，在帐篷内自由飞翔，观众们都大声叫好。12月7日，成步堂和真宵在电视上得知立见马戏团发生杀人事件，而犯人正是魔术师马克思。在真宵犯人催促下，成步堂来到拘留所，决定为马克思辩护。

타치미 서커스 단장, 타치미 나오토가 살해당했다는 소식을 들은 나루호도. 단장을 살해했다고 추정되는 용의자는 최근 인기를 얻고 있던 타치미 서커스의 마술사 막시밀리안 갤럭티카, 맥스라고 불리는 사내였다. 나루호도는 맥스의 변호를 맡게 되지만, 맥스의 동료들은 그가 저지른 일이 틀림없다고 생각하고 있었는데…

Un nuevo asesinato, un nuevo caso. Esta vez, la escena del crimen es un circo.

Le M. Loyal du grand cirque Hullere est retrouvé mort, et des témoins affirment avoir vu le tueur voler ! Or, personne d’autre que Max Galactica, le grand magicien, n’est censé pouvoir voler au sein du cirque… Il est logiquement arrêté. Phoenix va-t-il accepter de le défendre ?

Phoenix and Maya go to see the Berry Big Circus show headlined by magician Max Galactica. The next day, they discover that Max has been accused of murdering the circus' ringmaster, Russell Berry, though Max states he is innocent, as he was discussing his salary with him. After meeting Berry's daughter, Regina, Phoenix and Maya hear about the crime from Gumshoe, who claims that Max's ability to fly places him as the prime suspect as only the victim's footprints were found. Finding that most of the staff seem to also suspect Max because of his cocky attitude, they hear from Moe the Clown that Max allegedly hit Ben the ventriloquist with a bottle the other day. While looking through Berry's office, they find the contract that Max had mentioned to be dated a week prior to the meeting. Phoenix threatens to drop Max's defense, prompting Max to confess his strained relationship with the other performers, convincing Phoenix to change his mind. Phoenix ends up chasing a monkey to one of the performer's rooms, where they find a bust of Max and a diamond ring, which allegedly belongs to Ben's puppet, Trilo. Speaking through Trilo, Ben claims that he saw Max heading to the crime scene on the night of the murder, but Phoenix points out that he would've had to see the ringmaster too. Trilo rebukes Phoenix, saying he wasn't the only witness to the incident.