The Trial of the Cooper Gang

The Trial of the Cooper Gang is an animated special of the Sly Cooper franchise. It is set to publish with the events taking place after Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time. Unlike other animated shorts, such as Sly Cooper: The Second Season, Goodbye My Sweet, and Timing Is Everything, this animated special is considered an one hour episode long.

The special focuses on most of enemies the Cooper Gang has made band together to take revenge on Sly, Murray, Bentley, and Carmelita, by setting up a trial to prove the Cooper Gang ruined their lives, not knowing Sly is lost in time.

Premise
The Cooper Gang's enemies band together after their defeat at the hands of Sly, Bentley, and Murray, however, upon hearing Sly's disappearance they decided to take it out on Bentley and Murray by setting up their own trial to point out how the Cooper Gang ruined their lives, and captured Carmelita due to having cross paths with them and set her up as Murray and Bentley's defense lawyer.

Plot
Inspector Carmelita Fox is at a trial about Cyrille Le Paradox's hearing about a mistrial. Carmelita observes the stand and the DA's persistence that the court disregards Cyrille's remarks. The court denies Cyrille's hearing and sends the guards to bring Cyrille back to his cell, the skunk laments that Carmelita didn't take him down but the inspector denies it and claims Cyrille is doing this because his extensive criminal record.

When Cyrille is in the van, the van starts to shake. Worried, he asks the guards what is wrong. The back door to the police opens, the guards take Cyrille out and uncuffs him. Baffled what is going on, Cyrille comes face to face with the Contessa, with Rajan, Grizz, Muggshot, Mz. Ruby, and Raleigh by her side. Rajan said they come up with a plan to get back at the Cooper Gang and asks if he wants to join. Cyrille smirks and rhetorically asks why didn't they come sooner before shaking hands with Rajan.

At her apartment, Carmelita drops on the couch. She switches the TV on to see an interview of herself about the arrests she made, along with Le Paradox. She claims that it would've gone better if the Cooper Gang hadn't cross paths with her, adding they create more criminals. Carmelita switches off the TV, lamenting what she said. She grabs a picture of her and Sly together, each day she continues to try to find him the more how she didn't see him and his friends for what they personally are. She soon wonders how Bentley and Murray are doing.

Bentley is at out on the streets looking at a billboard to see Murray in a upcoming wrestling math tonight. Bentley got in to see Murray struggling against an elephant but dealt a heavy blow that caused one of the elephant's tusks to crack off. Murray is declared the winner as he sees his friends. In the locker room, Murray asks Bentley if he still searching for Sly. Bentley said he isn't and goes off for a week before continuing his search, and getting the time to enjoy himself, that is why he hadn't called Murray. Murray than asks if he read about the paper, he asks him why, so Murray shows Bentley a newspaper about El Jefe, Octavio, and Tsao have escaped prison from their respective countries, with also about Cyrille escaping. Bentley wondered how could this happen and asks Murray if he heard from Inspector Fox. He hasn't, and Bently told him to be careful as he is sure the criminals they face will surely go after us, most specifically Sly.

Moments later, Carmelita is in James' office. He gets suspicious that she is searching for Sly even though their haven't been any reports of him for weeks. Carmelita claims she is making Sly Cooper will make a move but James believes there is another reason. Carmelita starts to worry, as James and INTERPOL don't know the events when Carmelita has with Sly or his friends, especially the time with Cyrille Le Paradox. To her relief, James thinks Carmelita is obsessed with catching Sly given how he eluded her for years, so he requested she takes some time off. Before walking out, James also mentions she could capture Cyrille after his escape, which shocks the inspector, didn't know about that.

Out in the streets at a cafe, Carmelita looks at the TV about a string prion escapes with Cyrille being one of them. Carmelita laments they got arrested but worries if they are going after Bentley and Murray because of Sly.

Carmelita notices a car parking up in front of the cafe. The windows roll down and machines come up, realizing it Carmelita bolted on the floor as the machine guns blasted in the cafe. The people in inside duck on floor or under the tables as glass and objects are shattered. The guns reeled back in the car and it drives off. Carmelita quickly gets on her and chases after the car.

Carmelita takes out her shock pistol and aims at the car as it is driving before stops. Carmelita stops to notice something isn't right. Just than, an ambush happens. Carmelita surrounds herself with various animals and weapons, and realizes the animals are the guards belonging to Raleigh, Muggshot, Mz. Ruby, and the Contessa. Carmelita aims her pistol but one of the guards knocks it out of her hands and attacks. Carmelita puts up a fight using her acrobatics to attack, counter, and dodge, only to be captured in Muggshot's hand. Mocking the fox woman, he rhetorically asks if she remembers him. Carmelita spits in his face. Muggshot tosses her in the air and be caught in a web. As she is laying on the ground, Carmelita looks to the faces of Contessa and Cyrille. Contessa proclaims it is wonderful she is found as she is needed to find Sly.

In Bentley's room, he watches the TV news to discover about the cafe incident and footage of Carmelita being captured. Realizing he was right, Bentley phones Murray about the situation and the two met up. At the secured crime scene, Bentley and Murray are observing from the corner of an alley to see James discussing with several other officers. Bentley explains Carmelita is the key to getting Sly but also states they don't know Sly is missing.

Murray and Bentley get to the van, the former asks the latter how to find Carmelita. The turtle responds he doesn't know but he can uses his technology to find clues. Just than, a payphone rings just outside the van. Murray gets out with Bentley following, trying to warn him it could be a trap, but Murray picks it up. He asks who it is and gets Rajan, the hippo gets angry and demands what he has to Carmelita. Rajan asks to put Bentley on. Murray does so and Bentley answers it. However, the caller switches to Muggshot, Bentley asks where is Carmelita. Muggshot tells them if they want to see Carmelita alive they have to go to the museum. The call ends. Murray asks what museum they are talking about and Bentley knows which.