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TABLE OF CONTENTS [0101] _______________________________________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� I. TABLE OF CONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [0101] II. PHOENIX WRIGHT OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [0201] III. ABOUT THIS GUIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [0301] The Purpose of This Guide ............................. [0311] Formatting ............................................ [0321] Investigation ....................................... [0322] Trial ............................................... [0323] IV. THE SCRIPT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [0401] EPISODE 1 - Turnabout Memories Part 1-1: Trial ..................................... [0411] Part 1-2: Trial ..................................... [0412] EPISODE 2 - The Stolen Turnabout Part 1 : Investigation ............................. [0421] Part 2-1: Trial ..................................... [0422] Part 2-2: Trial ..................................... [0423] Part 3 : Investigation ............................. [0424] Part 4-1: Trial ..................................... [0425] Part 4-2: Trial ..................................... [0426] EPISODE 3 - Recipe for Turnabout Part 1 : Investigation ............................. [0431] Part 2-1: Trial ..................................... [0432] Part 2-2: Trial ..................................... [0433] Part 3 : Investigation ............................. [0434] Part 4-1: Trial ..................................... [0435] Part 4-2: Trial ..................................... [0436] EPISODE 4 - Turnabout Beginnings Part 1-1: Trial ..................................... [0441] Part 1-2: Trial ..................................... [0442] EPISODE 5 - Bridge to the Turnabout Part 1-1: Investigation ............................. [0451] Part 1-2: Investigation ............................. [0452] Part 2-1: Trial ..................................... [0453] Part 2-2: Trial ..................................... [0454] Part 3-1: Investigation ............................. [0455] Part 3-2: Investigation ............................. [0456] Part 4-1: Trial ..................................... [0457] Part 4-2: Trial ..................................... [0458] Part 4-3: Trial ..................................... [0459] ENDING ................................................ [0461] V. COURT RECORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [0501] CASE 1 Evidence ............................................ [0511] Profiles ............................................ [0512] CASE 2 Evidence ............................................ [0521] Profiles ............................................ [0522] CASE 3 Evidence ............................................ [0531] Profiles ............................................ [0532] CASE 4 Evidence ............................................ [0541] Profiles ............................................ [0542] CASE 5 Evidence ............................................ [0551] Profiles ............................................ [0552] VI. MISCELLANEOUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [0601] Presenting Wrong Evidence during Cross Examinations Mia Fey (Case 1) .................................... [0611] Phoenix Wright ...................................... [0612] Mia Fey (Case 4) .................................... [0613] Miles Edgeworth ..................................... [0614] Game Over Scripts CASE 1 .............................................. [0621] CASE 2 .............................................. [0622] CASE 3 .............................................. [0623] CASE 4 .............................................. [0624] CASE 5 .............................................. [0625] Miscellaneous Scripts ................................. [0631] VII. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT / CREDITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [0701] VIII. VERSION HISTORY / WHAT IS NEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [0801] IX. CONTACT ME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [0901] X. DISCLAIMER / LEGAL STUFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [1001] ~SPECIAL: GUIDE'S STATISTICS~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [1101] Chocobo ................................................. E N D _______________________________________________________________________________ How to use the table of contents: --------------------------------- If you are currently using any Windows operating system, the following method is the standard shortcut to find a specific section in my guide: 1. Highlight the square brackets and the number inside, e.g. [0000]. 2. Hold Ctrl, then press C. 3. Hold Ctrl, then press F. 4. Hold Ctrl, then press V. 5. Press Enter. 6. Voila!!... You have been teleported to your destination. _______________________________________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� II. PHOENIX WRIGHT OVERVIEW [0201] _______________________________________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney is a point and click text adventure for Nintendo DS. The game depicts about the legal system in a fictional world where the golden rule of their criminal code is: "Guilty until proven innocent" (instead of innocent until proven guilty). The burden of proof lies in the defense's shoulder (instead of the prosecutor) to prove that his client is innocent. In this game, we are playing as a young man by the name of Phoenix Wright, a defense attorney who seems to always get involve in interesting cases throughout his career. His confidence bluffing during the trial has helped him a lot in prolonging the trial, preventing the judge from declaring his client to be GUILTY, so he can have more time to find more evidence to help his client. He also carries out investigation in the crime scene and its surrounding by himself (and his ONE assistant!) in order to build a strong case for his client. Most of the prosecutors Phoenix faced in the game are obsessed with a "perfect" record, i.e. they have a 100% record that the defendant would always get a GUILTY verdict in their case (they even forge the evidence in order to accomplish this!). Well, that's before they have to deal with Phoenix Wright. Somehow, Phoenix managed to win his case in almost every trial, even though the situation in the first hearing looks almost impossible to turn around. That's why all the episodes have the word "Turnabout" in their titles and Phoenix Wright is called an ACE ATTORNEY!! (and we have a game to play...) The episodes and scripts in Phoenix Wright games are nothing short of wonderful and entertaining! They were really well-done and easy to understand. Even the localisation and the translation of the scripts (which are originally Japanese) are excellent. Although there are multitude of spelling mistakes and grammar errors in this third game, most of the humour and the meaning of the texts are not lost and can be easily understood by the Western society. One might say this game is like a live interactive crime-fiction book with beautiful graphics. And that's true! If you enjoy thinking logically and reading mystery or crime-fiction/detective book, this game is for you. I guarantee you will love it! _______________________________________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� III. ABOUT THIS GUIDE [0301] _______________________________________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o | THIS GAME SCRIPT DOCUMENT CONTAINS A LOT OF SPOILERS. PLEASE STOP READING | | HERE IF YOU HAVE NOT PLAYED THIS GAME. THE SCRIPT WILL BE MORE ENJOYABLE TO | | BE READ IF YOU HAVE FINISHED THE GAME AT LEAST ONCE. | o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o oo-------------------------oo | The Purpose of This Guide | [0311] o---------------------------o Ever wonder what you will get if you chose that other choices? Oh, you forgot to save and you didn't have enough life bar; also you were too thrilled to stop and try the other option because you wanted to finish the case asap! Or do you ever wonder what all those fast texts are actually saying? Like when your conservation was cut, there was fast action, etc Or see what funny things will ensue when you present some random stuff to various people during investigation... Or you want to reference and find the exact quote of some memorable or silly stuff that being said throughout the game... Or you just want to read the case again like a book! Whatever your need is, this game script should be able to help you, because as has been said above, Phoenix Wright game is a text adventure game, which means the text IS the game! It is just like an interactive book (with beautiful graphics of course!), so if you have played the game and want to have some more nostalgia with it, this script is for you! _______________________________________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� oo----------oo | Formatting | [0321] o------------o Game script can look a bit like a text dump, aka wall of (meaningless) text in random order. Therefore, some formatting needs to be done in order for these texts to appear in a meaningful sequence and easily searchable. There are two distinct parts in this game, the investigation part and the trial. The formatting for each part is quite different, but there are a few things that remain the same for both parts: 1. Basic formatting <Name tag>: Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 --> The lines were cut off as they were in the game, for authenticity. --> If there isn't any <Name tag>, it means the game also did not have it. 2. A full ---- line --> Indicates a change of scene. 3. A halfway ---- line --> Indicates a minor change of situation, usually a flashback or a black screen (when thinking) or a person going out. 4. xxx three-sided box --> You will lose some of your life bar if you choose to do this. 5. *** three-sided box --> Choice. At the end of this box, there is usually an indication for you to CONTINUE or RETURN TO QUESTION. 6. RETURN TO THE QUESTION BEFORE IT --> Going back up to the original question (to prevent dead-end loop). 7. All misspells and grammar mistakes from the game were put in here as is. The following sections will specify the formatting of this document in greater details for investigation part and trial part: ------------- Investigation [0322] ------------- 1. A full ---- line --> Moving from one place to another. --> Using Maya's Magatama to unlock Psyche-Locks. 2. A halfway ---- line --> When you can start examine the background and talk to the person. --> After talking to the person, if there is something else happening. 3. +++ three-sided box --> Examine (labelled). Note: The labelled names may not be official. 4. >>> three-sided box --> Talk (labelled). 5. *** three-sided box --> Present (labelled). Evidence first, then profile, then anything else. 6. MOVE TO: "<name of place>" --> This shows where you need to go next. This excludes any middle room. 7. In any episode, when you examine the same stuff or present the same thing to the same person, and the text appears to be the same, I will only write it at the place where the text showed up for the first time. Therefore, if there is something missing in the second part of the investigation, it probably has been done in the first investigation part. ----- Trial [0323] ----- 1. A full ---- line --> Start and end of cross-examination. 2. A halfway ---- line --> The additional comment after Witness Testimony. --> The additional comment after cycling through all Witness statement during the Cross Examination. 3. Each statement of Witness Testimony will be labelled (1), (2), etc. 4. Indentation during Cross Examination. --> What you get if you PRESS in that statement. _______________________________________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� IV. THE SCRIPT [0401] _______________________________________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� oo--------------------------oo | EPISODE 1 | | | | Turnabout Memories | o----------------------------o _______________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 1-1: Trial [0411] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ...*huff*...*huff*... Argh! How did I get into this mess? Why...? Why did I do that...? -------------------------------------------- That girl... You shouldn't see her anymore. Hey! It's none of your business! I'm telling you for your sake. If you continue to see her, it's going to be bad news. Y-You're lying! Just listen to me. There's something you need to know about that girl... ... Stop it! D-Don't talk about her like that! It-It wasn't me! I-I d-didn't... I didn't do it! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- 5 Years Earlier -- Mia Fey 2nd Trial April 11, 9:40 AM District Court Defendant Lobby No. 3 Mia: (Whew, it's finally time... I'm kind of nervous...) ? ? ?: *Ah-HHHHEM!* Mia: Oh! Mr. Grossberg! Good morning! Grossberg: Ah, Mia. Please calm yourself down! Grossberg: You're going to get yourself arrested for suspicious behavior, you know. Mia: What are you talking about!! I am relaxed, Mr. Grossberg!! Look at me, I'm relaxed!! Grossberg: *Grrrmmphh* L-Let go of my lapels! Grossberg: Hmph... You obviously haven't got the temperament to be a lawyer. Mia: I, err... I'm so sorry! It's just that I'm so nervous today... Grossberg: Oh, that's right. This is your first time in the big leagues, isn't it? Grossberg: Well, never you fear my dear. I, Marvin Grossberg, am at your service! Mia: Umm, actually this is my second time in court... Grossberg: Still, you surprised me... What, with your earnest request last night... Grossberg: "Let me handle this case!" you suddenly said. And quite forcefully, too! Mia: I just found out yesterday. About the case, I mean. Grossberg: What? And you've already learned all the relevant facts? Mia: Well about that... You see... I mean, of course I have! I think. Grossberg: Oh dear... Grossberg: In any case, don't let our client see you're so nervous. Grossberg: You see the poor young man in the pink sweater over there? That's our client. Phoenix: *cough* *sniffle* Good morning there everybody! Mia: Good morning... (Try to keep smiling, Mia!) Phoenix: I, err, I just want to say... I'll give it all I've got! Phoenix: Yup, it'll be fine! No prob! *cough* *achoo* *achoo* Mia: Oh, what's wrong? Do you have a cold or something... Mr. Wry? Phoenix: Actually, it's Wright... Like the flying brothers... People screw it up all the time. Phoenix: And yes I have a cold. That's what this mask is for. Phoenix: My doc says this way, I won't give it to anyone else... Be kind to others, he says... Mia: Right, Mr. Wright! You have nothing to fear in court today! Mia: If you are truly innocent... I promise I will save you! Phoenix: Nnnnggghh... P-Please l-let go of my shirt... *cough* Mia: (That's right, he's the one on trial, not you! He's the one who should be nervous!) Mia: (You need to stay strong for your client, Mia!) -------------------------------------------- Mia: My name is Mia Fey. I'm still pretty new at this lawyer thing... Mia: The first time I appeared in court was a year ago. Mia: But that trial traumatized me so badly, I thought I'd never set foot in another courtroom. Mia: It's been one year since then, and well, here I am again. Mia: But this time... This time I'll win. Mia: For my client... And for myself. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 11, 10:00 AM District Court Courtroom No. 2 Judge: Court is now in session for the trial of Phoenix Wright. Mia: The defense is ready, Your Honor! Payne: The prosecution is ready, Your Honor. Judge: The defense today is... Ms... Ms... Mia Fey, was it? Mia: Y-Yes, Your Honor. Is there a problem? Judge: I was under the impression that Marvin Grossberg was to be leading the defense. Mia: Yes! Well, you see... Mia: Mr. Grossberg had... A-A bit of an emergency... Judge: Emergency? But isn't that him standing there right next to you? Mia: Yes, well... Judge: You... You're just a rookie. Are you sure you can really handle this? Mia: (Don't let him scare you, Mia! Give him your toughest look!) Mia: Of course, Your Honor! ... I think. Judge: Hmm... Judge: Well, Mr. Payne. Your opening statement, please. Payne: Well, well, well... Payne: I can't believe a veteran like me has to spend his time baby- sitting a new defense lawyer. Mia: ...! Payne: Don't worry little girl. It will all be over soon. Mia: (What was that all about? Was he trying to trash-talk me?) Payne: Now then, I'd like to proceed with a summary of events on the day in question. Payne: The incident occurred on the campus of Ivy University. Payne: The murder victim was a student named Doug Swallow. Payne: He was a fourth year student studying Pharmacology. Judge: Hmm... It sounds like he was a very bright young man. Payne: Yes, well, next we have a photo taken at the scene of the crime. Payne: Students discovered the scene shortly after the murder. They found the victim's body... Payne: ...and the defendant, who had obviously bungled his getaway. They then called the police. Judge: Hmm... That certainly makes the defendant look very suspicious indeed. Judge: Very well. The court accepts this photo into the record as evidence. *Crime Photo 1 added to the Court Record.* Judge: By the way... Judge: I can't quite tell the cause of death from this photo. Payne: Hee, hee, hee... Payne: Your reputation for sagacity is well-earned, Your Honor. Payne: The truth is that this victim died a rather unusual death. Mia: An unusual death...!? Judge: What do you mean, Mr. Payne!? Payne: Well... Perhaps the defense would like to take this question. Mia: Huh...!? Payne: A simple question. I thought I might loosen you up a bit. Payne: I am a genteel-man, if you will. Mia: Um, a what? Mia: (Stand up to him, Mia! Show him what you're made of!) Grossberg: Ah, a perfect opportunity! Well, what was it? The cause! Go on! Grossberg: ... Grossberg: ...Please say you know at least this much. Mia: I-I'm so sorry... I-I didn't get a chance to read through the whole file. Grossberg: *groan* My hemorrhoids are beginning to act up... Grossberg: Now see here! Grossberg: The details of the case are filed under the Court Record. Grossberg: But you knew that already, didn't you? Mia: (Ah! The Court Record! I think I can see that by touching the Court Record Button...) Grossberg: All of the weapons we need can be found in the Court Record. Grossberg: Take a good, hard look at the data there and think carefully before you answer, m'dear! Mia: Y-Yes, sir! I'll do just that! Mia: (I've got to stay calm! I can't let that prosecutor get the better of me!) Mia: (The Court Record... OK, let's take a look! I just touch the Court Record Button here...) Judge: Now then, would the attorney for the defense please answer the question? Judge: What was the cause of death? *** Asphyxiation *************************** * * Mia: * Well... I think you'll find * it was a case of asphyxiation. * * Judge: * Hmm... * Asphyxiation, huh? * * Grossberg: * M-Mia! * What are you saying!? * * Mia: * Well it's stuffy in here! * I can hardly breathe. * * Grossberg: * No one's asking how you feel! * Please, make sure to properly * read the Court Record! * * Mia: * I-I'm so sorry! * I'll take a better look! * * Mia: * (Hang in there, Mia! Open * the Court Record with the * Court Record Button...) * * Judge: * Hmm... * I'll ask you once again. * * RETURN TO QUESTION * ******************************************** *** Electrocution ************************** * * CONTINUE * ******************************************** *** Hypothermia **************************** * * Mia: * Err... Hypothermia, I believe. * * ... * ... * ...... * * Mia: * Umm, Mr. Grossberg? * * Mia: * Does it suddenly feel very * cold in here to you? * * Grossberg: * That's because your absurd * reply has brought a chill * to the courtroom! * * Mia: * I-I'm so sorry... * * Grossberg: * Look at the Court Record more * carefully, would you! * * Grossberg: * How can you expect to win * a case this way!? * * Mia: * (Hang in there, Mia! Open * the Court Record with the * Court Record Button...) * * Judge: * Hmm... * I'll ask you once again. * * RETURN TO QUESTION * ******************************************** Mia: According to the Court Record, it was a fatal electric shock. In other words, electrocution. Judge: Electrocution? Hmm... But how could such a thing happen? Judge: Did the murderer use some type of new, super-powerful stun-gun, perhaps? Payne: The answer to that will become crystal clear as this trial proceeds, Your Honor. Payne: But before that, there is one more vital issue. Mia: Wh-What's that? Payne: Why, motive of course. Payne: Apparently there was some bad blood between the victim and the defendant. Judge: Bad blood...? Mia: Wh-What do you mean...? Payne: Oopsie! I'm terribly sorry. Payne: You're the defense attorney, so you must know all about it. Payne: I shouldn't be stealing your spotlight like this. Mia: (I really don't like this guy's smug attitude...) Grossberg: That's Winston Payne for you. He is one smooth operator, if you catch my drift. Grossberg: They don't call him the "Rookie Killer" for nothing, you know. Judge: Now then, let's hear from the defense. Judge: What was the source of the bad blood between the victim and the defendant? Judge: And this time, I would like to see some supporting evidence! Mia: Ev-Evidence...? Grossberg: Ah, no need to get all worked up over this. Grossberg: As I said, all our weapons can be found in the Court Record. Grossberg: Find the evidence you need and then shove it into Ol' Graybeard's face! Mia: Y-Yes, sir! Into Ol' Graybeard's face! Judge: Err, Mr. Grossberg. Judge: Try to set a better example for the young lady! Grossberg: Mia, evidence isn't the only thing in the Court Record. People's profiles are as well. Grossberg: You can toggle between Profiles and Evidence, so be sure to go over it all! Judge: Now then, let's see what you've got. Judge: What was the cause of the bad blood between Phoenix Wright and the victim? *** Present something wrong **************** * * Mia: * *TAKE THAT!* * * Judge: * Mr. Grossberg... * * Judge: * I honestly think it would be * best for the defense if you * were in charge. * * Judge: * I'm afraid Ms. Fey might stir * up some bad blood with this * court if she were to continue. * * Grossberg: * Or simply put, you are quite * mistaken, m'dear. * * Mia: * Oh no... * I'm so sorry... * * Judge: * Even if you are new, your * lack of preparation is * inexcusable. * * Judge: * Now take a moment and think it * over again. * * Mia: * Y-Yes, Your Honor! * (It's OK! You've got another * chance, Mia!) * * RETURN TO QUESTION * ******************************************** *Present Dahlia Hawthorne profile* Mia: *TAKE THAT!* Mia: The reason for the bad blood between the two of them was... this woman here. Judge: Dahlia Hawthorne, is it? Payne: Very good, Ms. Fey. You seem to have picked up on at least this much. Payne: This woman is the girlfriend of the defendant, Phoenix Wright. Payne: But up until about eight months ago, she was with the victim, Mr. Swallow. Payne: Clearly she has some part to play in this story. Judge: Hmm... Grossberg: Ah, he's done it again. Grossberg: Before the cross-examination starts, he's already got the judge thinking like he wants. Judge: Very well, Mr. Payne. Please call your first witness! Payne: If it pleases the court, the prosecution would like to call Mr. Phoenix Wright. Judge: What? The defendant himself? Well, Ms. Fey? Mia: (It's fine! After all, Mr. Wright is innocent, right?) Mia: The defense has no objection. Judge: Very well. Judge: The court calls Mr. Phoenix Wright to the witness stand! -------------------------------------------- Payne: Witness, please state your name and occupation. Phoenix: Oh, ah, yes... My name is Phoenix Wright. Phoenix: My job is, um... Well, right now, I guess I'm a suspect. Judge: No, no. He means what did you do before you were arrested? Phoenix: Oh... *achoo* *achoo* *achoo* I was a university student. Payne: Mr. Wright. Payne: You understand that you are suspected in the death of your fellow student, Doug Swa-- Phoenix: But! But I didn't do it! I'm innocent I tell you! Phoenix: I'm telling you I was... *achoo* *achoo* *cough* *cough* *achoo* *cough* Judge: Would the defendant please refrain from passing on his cold to the rest of us! Payne: It seems the witness has something he wants to say. Judge: Hmm... Well then, Mr. Wright. Judge: Please tell us about your relation to the victim. Phoenix: Right away, Your Honor! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WITNESS TESTIMONY -- The Victim and I -- (1) Phoenix: Um, I... I admit I was there... (2) Phoenix: But I'm not a killer! All I did was find his body! (3) Phoenix: I hardly knew the guy to begin with... (4) Phoenix: I never even talked to that stuck-up British wannabe! -------------------------------------------- Judge: Hmm... I see. So you hardly knew the victim? Phoenix: Right! Like I said, I'm not a killer! Mia: Whew... It looks like the judge understands. Grossberg: Mmfph... You're being na�ve, you know. Too na�ve. Mia: Huh...? Payne: Hee, hee, hee, hee, hee. Payne: It seems that you've forgotten one small thing, young lady. Mia: And that would be...? Payne: This witness still has to undergo something called cross-examination. Mia: Cross-examination...? Grossberg: He's right. And it's the defense's duty to carry out the cross-examination. Grossberg: The purpose is to determine if a witness's testimony contains any contradictions. Mia: Contradictions...? Grossberg: If a witness is lying, their statements will conflict with the Court Record. Mia: But... Mr. Wright is my client! Grossberg: Even if he is your client, in court, all lies must be struck down. Grossberg: As a lawyer, that is your duty, you see. Mia: (What does he mean by that? Is he saying that testimony just now...) Mia: (That there was a lie -- a contradiction?) Judge: Now then, your cross- examination, if you please, Ms. Fey. Mia: (Please, Mr. Wright... Tell me you haven't been lying!) Mia: (You wouldn't do that to me... would you...?) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CROSS EXAMINATION -- The Victim and I -- (1) Phoenix: Um, I... I admit I was there... Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: When you say "there", you mean the place where the victim was murdered? Phoenix: Y-Yeah, sort of. The place where SOMETHING happened anyway. Payne: *OBJECTION!* Payne: "Something"? You can't hide what happened. We have photographic evidence. Phoenix: *achoo* *achoo* *achoo* *achoo* Mia: A-Anyway, Mr. Wright... Mia: What were you doing at the scene of the crime? Mia: I thought you said you didn't know the victim, Mr. Swallow. Phoenix: It was just a coincidence! We bumped into each other by accident. Judge: A coincidence, huh...? (2) Phoenix: But I'm not a killer! All I did was find his body! Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: You say you found the body? So who called the police? Phoenix: Huh!? Um... *achoo* *cough* *achoo* *cough* *achoo* *cough* Payne: Unfortunately it was some other students that notified the police. Judge: "Other students"...? Payne: That's correct. They were witnesses. Payne: Witnesses who saw the defendant standing there, next to the body, in shock! Judge: W-What! Is this true, Mr. Wright!? Phoenix: *achoo* *achoo* *achoo* *achoo* *achoo* *achoo* Mia: (Could you stop sneezing every time you're in a bind...?) Phoenix: W-Well, it's true that I was pretty shocked when I found the body. Phoenix: But, but I... (3) Phoenix: I hardly knew the guy to begin with... Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: So, you didn't know his face, or even his name, right? Phoenix: Right! Um, well, no... That is... I mean... Mia: So... Which is it? Did you know him or not? Phoenix: *achoo* *achoo* *achoo* Judge: Now, see here! You can't avoid answering the question by sneezing all day! Phoenix: Err... Umm, well... I guess I did know his name. Mia: (N-News to me! Why didn't he tell me that before...?) Phoenix: Um... I heard he used to date Dollie. Judge: Who is this "Dollie" person? Payne: Ah yes, that would be the defendant's lover, Ms. Dahlia Hawthorne. Judge: Oh, I see. Ah, young love... So bittersweet... Phoenix: But that's all I knew about him! (4) Phoenix: I never even talked to that stuck-up British wannabe! Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: Mr. Wright, you stated the following in your testimony: Mia: "I hardly knew the guy to begin with..." Phoenix: Th-That's right! I mean why would I even-- Mia: But that doesn't sound right. Mia: If you hardly knew him... Mia: ...then why would you say that the victim was a "stuck-up British wannabe"!? Phoenix: ... Mia: ... Phoenix: ... *achoo* Mia: Well, Mr. Wright!? Phoenix: Ah! No! It wasn't me! I'm not a killer, I swear! Judge: Mr. Wright. I will give you an opportunity to revise your testimony. Judge: How is it that you knew the victim was, as you put it, a "British wannabe"...? Phoenix: Y-Yes, well... ADD STATEMENT (4b) (4b) Phoenix: He was always walking around with a huge Union Jack on the back of his shirt. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: Did you see it at the crime scene? The Union Jack, I mean. Phoenix: Y-Yes, that's right! I saw it at the crime scene! Phoenix: That's why... That's why I figured he must love British stuff, see? Phoenix: It's true! Cross my heart! I swear I didn't do it... Mia: (He's acting fishier than the salmon I ate last night...) Judge: May I ask you something, Ms. Fey? Mia: Y-Yes, Your Honor. (What is it now?) Judge: Who is this person anyway? This "Union Jack" fellow... Mia: ... Payne: The Union Jack is the name of the flag of England. Judge: Oh, I see... So you mean like the "Stars and Stripes", right? Payne: As usual, Your Honor, your insight astounds me. Mia: (Hey, something just occurred to me...) Mia: (Isn't there something strange about this bit just now?) Grossberg: Mia... There is a contradiction here! Mia: M-Mr. Grossberg! Grossberg: Quickly now! Show that boy you mean business! With evidence, I mean! Mia: (OK, Mia, check the Court Record carefully!) -------------------------------------------- Grossberg: Well m'dear, do you think you can manage on your own from this point? *** I can handle it myself. **************** * * Mia: * (One year ago... I was in a * courtroom just like this.) * * Mia: * (I can do it. * I can handle this myself!) * * Grossberg: * Mmrgh... You mustn't try to * bite off more than you can * chew, Mia. * * Mia: * I-I'll be fine! * I know what I have to do! * * Grossberg: * Remember, you can always press * him to get more information. * Oh, and one more thing. * * Grossberg: * When you're going to state a * contradiction, make sure you * present some definitive proof. * * CONTINUE * ******************************************** *** I need some help. ********************** * * Mia: * Umm, Mr. Grossberg... * I could use a little help... * * Grossberg: * Ah, please don't look so sad. * It brings a tear to my eye * when you do. * * Grossberg: * Alright, listen carefully. By * comparing the testimony * to the Court Record... * * Grossberg: * ...you should be able to * discover any contradictions, * if there are any. * * Grossberg: * And when you've found one... * * Mia: * I present the piece of * evidence that contradicts * the witness's testimony...? * * Grossberg: * Yes. That's the ticket! * * Mia: * But still... I don't see any * contradictions in Mr. Wright's * testimony! * * Grossberg: * Hmm... Maybe you don't have * enough information yet. * * Mia: * Information...? * * Grossberg: * You can press for more * information by leaning on * a witness. * * Mia: * Even if they're my own client? * * Grossberg: * It doesn't matter who it is, * if you think they're lying, * press them like a cheap suit! * * Grossberg: * That is the obligation of * an attorney. * * CONTINUE * ******************************************** Mia: (OK, Mia. One more time, from the very beginning of his testimony!) RETURN TO THE START OF CROSS-EXAMINATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Present Crime Photo 1* at (4b) Mia: *OBJECTION!* Mia: Are you certain you saw the "Union Jack"? Phoenix: Y-Yeah, I'm sure. It was right there on his back. Judge: Ms. Fey, is there some point to this line of questioning? Mia: Your Honor, please take another look at the crime scene photo. Mia: As you can see, there's absolutely nothing written on the victim's back. Phoenix: Hey! Wait a minute! He's wearing a leather jacket! Phoenix: The Union Jack was on the back of the t-shirt he was wearing... Mia: I was under the impression that you accidentally came across the body. Mia: But, if that was really the case, then you wouldn't know that, would you? Mia: You'd have no idea at all what he was wearing underneath that jacket! Mia: Mr. Wright... You've been lying to me! Phoenix: ... P-P-P-Please forgive me! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!! Grossberg: Mia! You've made our client cry! Mia: Let him! That "P" on his chest doesn't stand for Phoenix anyways! Mia: I can't believe I trusted him! Mr. Wright was all wrong! Payne: Hee, hee, hee, hee. That was an impressive bit of cross-examination. Mia: ...! Payne: Thank you for uncovering the defendant's lies for me. Payne: It's quite clear that this man did not simply "stumble upon" the scene of the crime! Phoenix: Uggghhh... Mia: (Uh oh... Did I go too far?) Payne: By the way, Mr. Wright. Payne: You seem to have a rather bad cold. Have you taken any medicine for it? Phoenix: I, err, umm... Yeah, I took some but... Payne: Was the medicine that you took an over-the-counter brand called "Coldkiller X"? Phoenix: Yeah, that's right! It kills colds good! Phoenix: Hey, wait a second... Phoenix: How did you know I'm a big fan of Coldkiller X...? Payne: Hee, hee, hee, hee... Would you happen to have that medicine with you right now? Phoenix: Well... Actually, I seem to have lost it somewhere... Mia: (He lost it? Does this even have anything to do with the case...?) Payne: Mr. Wright... Payne: Shall I tell you where your cold medicine is right now? Phoenix: Huh...? Payne: Your Honor! I'd like you to take a look at another photo from the crime scene! Judge: Wh-What's this! In the victim's hand, it's... Judge: It's Coldkiller X...! Mia: *OBJECTION!* Mia: Y-Yes, but even I've got a bottle of Coldkiller X in my apartment! Payne: *OBJECTION!* Payne: I'm sorry, but I'm afraid that argument won't work. Payne: There's no doubt as to who this bottle of Coldkiller X belonged to. Payne: Especially since Mr. Wright's fingerprints were all over it! Mia: Wh-What!? Payne: Sensing his murderous intent, Mr. Swallow must have picked up the bottle of medicine... Payne: ...dropped by Mr. Wright and hid it in his hand. Payne: His purpose in doing so can only have been to identify his killer as Phoenix Wright! Judge: Order! Order in the court! Payne: Your Honor! I'd like to present this photo and bottle as evidence! Judge: Very well. The court will accept them into the record. *Crime Photo 2 added to the Court Record.* *Coldkiller X added to the Court Record.* Payne: Also, the victim's wristwatch was broken. Judge: Broken...? Payne: Yes, it ceased functioning when a large wave of electricity passed through it. Payne: Well, Mr. Wright! Do you have some kind of explanation for all of this!? Phoenix: Uggghhh... Mia: (This is really bad...) Grossberg: Oh, my buttocks... My poor, poor hemorrhoids... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WITNESS TESTIMONY -- What Really Happened -- (1) Phoenix: The truth is... I went because he called me. (2) Phoenix: He was in the Pharmacology Dept., so we agreed to meet at 2:45 behind that building... (3) Phoenix: We talked for a bit, and then at around 3:00, we split up. (4) Phoenix: Then later when I went back, I found him lying there. (5) Phoenix: I'd been taking Coldkiller X for the last 2 or 3 days... (6) Phoenix: But I lost my bottle of it around lunchtime on the day of the accident. -------------------------------------------- Judge: Mr. Wright! That's completely different than the testimony you gave previously! Phoenix: *achoo* *achoo* *achoo* Phoenix: I-I'm sorry, Your Honor! I was afraid you wouldn't believe the truth! Payne: You'll forgive me if I say I hardly find your current testimony any more credible. Judge: Hmm... Ms. Fey, please begin your cross-examination. Mia: (Oh please, Mr. Wright... Don't tell any more lies.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CROSS EXAMINATION -- What Really Happened -- (1) Phoenix: The truth is... I went because he called me. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: Had you ever met the victim before then? Phoenix: No! Never! ... But... Phoenix: That day, he called me up and told me he wanted to talk about Dollie. Judge: And this "Dollie" person is...? Phoenix: My um... It's kind of embarrassing. She's my, umm, sweetheart... Grossberg: Oomph...! Wh-What... What was that for, Mia!? Mia: Oh! I'm so sorry! I just felt like slapping something all of a sudden! Payne: Dahlia Hawthorne was also the lover of the murder victim, Doug Swallow. Payne: ...Before she met Mr. Wright, that is. Judge: Hmm... So it was one of those nasty love triangles, I see... (2) Phoenix: He was in the Pharmacology Dept., so we agreed to meet at 2:45 behind that building... Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: Was it Mr. Swallow who indicated you should meet at 2:45? Phoenix: Yeah. And we were both there right on time. Judge: Hmm... You said the victim was in the Pharmacology Dept., correct? Phoenix: Yeah, he was studying how to manufacture and improve pharmaceuticals. Phoenix: Everyone called him the "Alchemist of Ivy U". Judge: An "alchemist"... I see... Phoenix: I gotta admit it was a little suspicious. He had a whole laboratory and everything! Phoenix: It was filled with chemicals and strange machines that run on high-voltage electricity. Judge: Ho ho. How fascinating. He sounds like he was quite an ambitious young man. Mia: (What do I do!? Maybe I should ask him for some more details?) *** About timing of the meeting ************ * * Mia: * So you are absolutely * certain that you met at 2:45? * * Phoenix: * Yeah, pretty sure. * That's the time class ends. * * Phoenix: * But they're always doing * experiments, so it doesn't * matter much. * * Mia: * Experiments...? * * Phoenix: * Yeah. Those pharmacology * guys are always in the lab * whipping up something. * * Mia: * (Well, it looks like he's * right about the time anyway.) * * Payne: * Witness, let's go on with * your testimony. * ******************************************** *** About Pharmacology Dept. *************** * * Mia: * I was wondering if you could * tell us a bit more about the * Pharmacology Department. * * Phoenix: * Well OK, sure. * I don't know all that much * though. * * Mia: * A little bit earlier in your * testimony, you said something * interesting. * * Mia: * You said the department uses * strange machines that run on * high-voltage electricity. * * Phoenix: * That's right. * And they sure look dangerous. * * Phoenix: * They use non-standard * voltages, so there are high- * voltage cables everywhere. * * Mia: * "High-voltage cables"... * * Phoenix: * Yeah, there were electrical * poles set up all around the * building. * * Phoenix: * The high-voltage cables run * overhead around the roof. * * Mia: * (Finally I think we're * getting somewhere...!) * ******************************************** *** Forget about it ************************ * * Mia: * (I've gotten everything I need * from this statement. It's time * to move on.) * * Payne: * In any case, let's continue * with your testimony. * ******************************************** (3) Phoenix: We talked for a bit, and then at around 3:00, we split up. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: So what was it you were talking about? Phoenix: You know... *achoo* *cough* That maybe we should hang out again sometime. Mia: ("Hang out again sometime"? I wish that were true.) (4) Phoenix: Then later when I went back, I found him lying there. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: So you say you went back... Phoenix: Umm, yeah. That's when I found the body. Mia: Yes, but why did you go back in the first place? Weren't you angry with him? Phoenix: Well, th-that's right, I was. Phoenix: ... Mia: Then why, Mr. Wright? Why did you go back there? Phoenix: ... Phoenix: Umm... I thought maybe we could make up. Mia: ... Payne: ... Judge: ... Phoenix: ... *achoo* *achoo* Mia: (Judging by the atmosphere... I'm pretty sure no one is buying this.) (5) Phoenix: I'd been taking Coldkiller X for the last 2 or 3 days... Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: It's rather unusual to catch a cold this time of the year, isn't it? Phoenix: Yeah, I always get a little careless when the weather starts to warm up. Phoenix: I guess I shouldn't sleep with the window open this early in spring, huh? Mia: (I suppose common sense is not always common...) Mia: So... Did anyone else know that you were taking cold medicine? Phoenix: Well, I always took one after meals... Phoenix: So I'm pretty sure all my friends knew about it. (6) Phoenix: But I lost my bottle of it around lunchtime on the day of the accident. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: On the day of the incident, what did you do for lunch...? Phoenix: Huh? What does that have to do with anything? Mia: You can never be too sure... Phoenix: I always eat with Dollie... Just the two of us. Phoenix: Dollie's homemade lunches are just the greatest! Phoenix: Mmm! Her mini-omelettes are magically delicious! Eheh heh heh. Grossberg: Yeowch!! Wh-Why did you punch me in the jaw!? Mia: Oh! I-I'm so sorry...! I just felt like hurting someone all of a sudden! -------------------------------------------- Grossberg: Well, Mia? Mia: I don't know... Mia: I can't seem to find any contradictions. Grossberg: The boy isn't exactly what I'd call a natural-born liar, you know. Grossberg: But still, we can't have him continue to spout nonsense. Mia: I know... But what can I do!? Grossberg: Well, I'm certain he must still be hiding something. Grossberg: Information! Right now it's information we need more than anything else! RETURN TO THE START OF CROSS-EXAMINATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *After pressing at (2) [+ second choice] and (6)* Judge: I think that's enough for now. Judge: So the defendant and the victim met at approximately the time of his death. Judge: And then the defendant returned to the scene for some unknown reason. Payne: I'm not entirely convinced by his explanation about the medicine bottle either. Judge: Let me be frank here, Mr. Wright. Judge: Your testimony cannot be trusted. Phoenix: Wh-What do you mean!? Payne: Hee, hee, hee, hee... Payne: I knew it was too much work for a little girl. Mia: Hmph...! Judge: However, there is one mystery that still remains. Payne: There is, Your Honor? Judge: How the murder was carried out, of course. Judge: Just how was the victim electrocuted? Judge: I don't believe the murder weapon has been produced yet, correct? Payne: Well, that is... I... You are correct, Your Honor. Mia: (So how exactly was Mr. Swallow killed...?) Mia: (If I could somehow establish how it was done...) Mia: (Maybe I could still come out of this mess smelling like a rose!) *** Establish murder method **************** * * CONTINUE * ******************************************** *** Can't right now ************************ * * Mia: * (Hmm, I do have one idea, but * it would be impossible to * prove it.) * * Grossberg: * Mia, m'dear. * * Grossberg: * If you have any ideas, now is * the time to present them. * * Mia: * Mr. Grossberg! * * Grossberg: * Remember, silence is * NOT golden. * ...In court, anyway. * * Mia: * (Silence is not golden, huh? * Well in that case...) * * CONTINUE * ******************************************** Mia: Your Honor! Judge: Y-Yes, Ms. Fey? Mia: I believe that if we were to piece together everything we've heard up until now... Mia: ...we should be able to solve the mystery of how Mr. Swallow died. Judge: Th-That would be most impressive! Payne: Hee, hee, hee, hee... Quite the brash statement coming from a rookie! Payne: But even a beginner like you must understand the basic rules of the court, yes? Payne: An attorney must be able to substantiate their arguments with evidence! Mia: Hmph! Of course I know that! (Actually, I had totally forgotten about that...) Judge: Now then, Ms. Fey. Let me see what you've got. Judge: Show me how you believe the victim was electrocuted! *** Present something wrong **************** * * Mia: * *TAKE THAT!* * * Judge: * Ms. Fey, I'm deeply * disappointed in you. * * Payne: * I'm disappointed as well, * Ms. Fey. * * Grossberg: * To be honest, I'm a bit * disappointed too, Mia. * * Phoenix: * ... * *achoo* * * Mia: * (Argh! I need to use my * brain on this!) * * Mia: * (Come on, Mia! * You can't strike out here!) * * RETURN TO QUESTION * ******************************************** *Present Crime Photo 1* Mia: *TAKE THAT!* Mia: As for the cause of death... Mia: ...I'd say this picture captures it quite well! Judge: Wh-What!? Judge: But there is nothing that even remotely resembles a murder weapon here... Judge: Hmm, I'm afraid the defense is going to have to explain this in a bit more detail. Judge: Ms. Fey, where exactly in this photo is the murder weapon? *** Present anywhere else ****************** * * Mia: * Well naturally... * it's right around here! * ...I think. * * Judge: * Ms. Fey, I'm deeply * disappointed in you. * * Payne: * I'm disappointed as well, * Ms. Fey. * * Grossberg: * To be honest, I'm a bit * disappointed too, Mia. * * Phoenix: * ... * *achoo* * * Mia: * (Argh! I need to use my * brain on this!) * * Mia: * (Come on, Mia! * You can't strike out here!) * * RETURN TO QUESTION * ******************************************** *Present severed electrical cable* Mia: Well, naturally... it's right here! Judge: That's... That's... What is that? Mia: A severed electrical cable, I believe... Your Honor. Mia: Remember the testimony we've heard. Mia: The machines the pharmacology students use in their experi- ments require high voltage... Mia: ...and because of that, there are special high-voltage cables strung up everywhere! Judge: So then, the high-voltage cable...! Mia: Yes, the high-voltage cable is the cause of death. That is the most likely explanation! Judge: Hmm... That certainly sounds plausible. Judge: Well, Mr. Payne? What do you have to say about this? Payne: Well... I believe some praise is in order. Mia: Don't toy with me, old man! Payne: Now, now. The victim's cause of death may indeed have been a high-voltage cable. Payne: However! I want you to think about what that really implies! Payne: The only one who had the opportunity to use the cable as a murder weapon was... Payne: The defendant! Phoenix: ... *achoo* Judge: Hmm... That much is certainly true. Payne: Yes, and that's not all. We have proof. Payne: Irrefutable proof that will establish that Mr. Wright was the murderer. Judge: Y-You do!? Well, what is it!? Payne: His fingerprints. Judge: Fingerprints...? Judge: You mean that the defendant's fingerprints were on something besides the medicine bottle? Payne: Let's take another look at the crime scene photo. Payne: As you can see, the victim is wearing a leather jacket. Payne: And as you may know, leather holds fingerprints quite well. Mia: Ah! Y-You mean...? Payne: Yes. It was quite clearly imprinted on the chest area of the victim's jacket. Payne: The palm print of the defendant's very own hand! Judge: Wh-Whaaat!? Payne: I can only think of one way Mr. Wright could have left a print like that. Payne: Intent on murder, he squarely pushed the victim towards the severed electrical cable! Judge: Order! Order! Order! That's enough! Judge: I think we can conclude that there is no reason to continue with this cross-examination. Grossberg: Stick a fork in us, we're done. Mia: M-Mr. Grossberg! Grossberg: My hemorrhoids never lie. The show is over, Mia. Grossberg: I knew that boy was guilty the first time I saw him. Mia: N-No! You're wrong! Mia: Mr. Wright is innocent. Judge: No further evidence is required to convince me of this man's guilt! Mia: Y-Your Honor...! Judge: At this time, I am prepared to render a verdict in this case! Mia: *HOLD IT!* Judge: Do you have something further to add, Ms. Fey? Mia: Is this what you want, Mr. Wright!? Phoenix: ...! Mia: You still haven't told us the truth... the whole truth. Mia: If you don't say something now, the judge is going to hand down his verdict! Phoenix: B-But I... I can't! I-I just can't say it! Phoenix: If I told you what really happened, then I'd b-be... Mia: It's OK, Mr. Wright. I'm your attorney. You can trust me. Phoenix: M-Miss Fey... Mia: No matter what it is you have to say... Mia: I believe in you and I'll represent you to the very end. Phoenix: ...! Payne: *OBJECTION!* Payne: We've already established the defendant's guilt. Payne: There's no further need for him to say anything. Phoenix: *cough* *cough* Phoenix: W-Wait a minute! Mia: Mr. Wright... Phoenix: I... I'll tell you what really happened! Payne: *OBJECTION!* Payne: But I've already told you, Mr. Wright. There's no need for further... Phoenix: *cough* Phoenix: I-I-I... I did it... I admit it! I pushed him! Phoenix: It's my fault... My f-fault that D-Doug Swallow is dead! -------------------------------------------- That girl... You shouldn't see her anymore. Hey! It's none of your business! I'm telling you for your sake. If you continue to see her, it's going to be bad news. Y-You're lying! Just listen to me. There's something you need to know about that girl... ... Stop it! D-Don't talk about her like that! -------------------------------------------- Judge: ... What you just said... Was that the truth!? Phoenix: Y-Yes, I... I was afraid... Afraid that if I told the truth... Phoenix: ...everyone would think I was the murderer for sure! Judge: Well, as things currently stand, we're all absolutely convinced you are! Phoenix: P-Please...! Phoenix: Please give me one more chance to explain! Phoenix: This time I swear... I swear I'll tell the whole truth! Phoenix: It'll be OK, won't it, Miss Fey? I... I believe in you! Mia: Oh! Um, th-thank you. Mia: (I still can't believe it... He really did push the victim...) Grossberg: Unnngh... It feels like my hemorrhoids are doing the Harlem Shake! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WITNESS TESTIMONY -- When I Pushed The Victim -- (1) Phoenix: That guy... He was talking bad about Dollie... (2) Phoenix: I lost my temper and gave him a shove! (3) Phoenix: At that moment, I heard some kind of loud noise... (4) Phoenix: A little while after I left, I started to get worried. (5) Phoenix: So I went back. But h-he was just laying there, d-dead! -------------------------------------------- Payne: Well, the explanation is really quite simple. Payne: When you pushed him, Mr. Swallow flew back and touched the electrical cable. Payne: He died from the shock. And that, as they say, is that. Judge: Hmm... A simple explanation indeed. Payne: At the time of the incident, a light rain had been falling. Payne: Wet from the rain, the victim was more easily electrocuted. Phoenix: B-But! Phoenix: When I pushed him, there weren't any electrical cables nearby! Phoenix: If there had been something like that, even I would've noticed it! Mia: (That's true... Even a dufus like him couldn't miss that!) Judge: Hmm... Ms. Fey. Judge: Let me warn you right now that if your cross-examination doesn't yield any new facts... Judge: ...I intend to deliver my verdict without further delay. Are we clear on that? Mia: Y-Yes, Your Honor. Mia: (Don't give up, Mia!) Mia: (If he is innocent, there must be some kind of evidence somewhere that will prove it!) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CROSS EXAMINATION -- When I Pushed The Victim -- (1) Phoenix: That guy... He was talking bad about Dollie... Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: So what kinds of things did Mr. Swallow say to you? Phoenix: He said all sorts of terrible things about Dollie! Phoenix: He said that she was a bad girl! Payne: ... Mia: ... Judge: ... Umm... Is that all? Phoenix: Yup! Judge: Well, Ms. Fey, you heard him yourself. Mia: (Oh boy! You're not doing yourself any favors here, Mr. Wright!) Mia: (Please don't make this harder for me than it already is!) Phoenix: Anyway... After he said that, I just, I just... (2) Phoenix: I lost my temper and gave him a shove! Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: Can you tell me about what happened in a little more detail? Phoenix: That guy... He just said what he wanted to say to me... Phoenix: And then he put on the jacket he was holding and started to leave. Phoenix: That's when... That's when I lost my temper and flew into a furious frenzy! Phoenix: I just gave him a... light, gentle shove to the chest. Mia: And when you did that, there was no severed cable anywhere to be seen? Phoenix: Right! There was nothing like that at all! Payne: But is it possible that you merely overlooked it? Phoenix: ... Well, I guess it's possible. Mia: (What are you doing!? Don't let that guy steamroll over you like cheap asphalt!) Judge: I believe what's important here is the moment the push occurred. Judge: Let's continue on with the testimony, witness. (3) Phoenix: At that moment, I heard some kind of loud noise... Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: A "loud noise"? And what would you say that loud noise was, Mr. Wright? Phoenix: I'm not sure... But it was really loud! Phoenix: It was like, "SNAP!"... You know, come to think of it, I wonder what that was... Payne: Hee, hee, hee, hee... Payne: Clearly, Your Honor, it was the sound of the victim being electrocuted. Mia: *OBJECTION!* Mia: Y-You're not qualified to decide that! Mia: (What should I do? I'm treading on some dangerous ground here...) *** Ask for more details ******************* * * Mia: * Mr. Wright, that "loud noise" * you heard may be extremely * important. * * Mia: * So try to remember what it * was! * * Phoenix: * Umm, how do I put it... * It was like a sharp crack. * * Phoenix: * Aha! Could it... * Could it have been...? * * Mia: * Yes? * Could it have been? * Hurry up and tell us! * * Phoenix: * When I pushed him, he dropped * the umbrella he was holding. * * Phoenix: * He fell right on top of it, * and it broke. * * Phoenix: * That was probably the noise * I heard. * * Judge: * An umbrella, huh? And did that * umbrella belong to the victim? * * Phoenix: * Yeah, it was a plastic * umbrella. Cheap and frail, * kind of like the owner! * * Phoenix: * Then again, I wish I had any * kind of umbrella. I was * totally soaked to the bone. * * Judge: * Hmm... * Ms. Fey. * * Judge: * What do you think? Is there * something important in that * testimony just now? * * Mia: * Umm, well... * * *** Of course it's important! ************** * * * * Mia: * * (This is it, Mia! * * The new information you've * * been waiting for!) * * * * Mia: * * Of course it's important! No! * * This cheap umbrella is more * * than important; it's vital! * * * * Mia: * * I want to officially have it * * entered into the testimony! * * * * Payne: * * Ha! How perfectly fitting. * * Flimsy information for a * * flimsy lawyer! * * * * Judge: * * The court agrees to the * * defense's request. * * * * Judge: * * Witness, please add the bit * * about the cheap umbrella to * * your testimony. * * * * CHANGE (3) TO (3b) * * * ******************************************** * * *** Of course it's not important! ********** * * * * Mia: * * Of course it's not important! * * * * Judge: * * M-Ms. Fey! * * How can you state that * * so proudly!? * * * * Mia: * * Well, it just isn't! * * It's not important one bit! * * Not even one iota. OK? * * * * Grossberg: * * Mia! That's enough! * * You're making a fool of * * yourself! * * * * Phoenix: * * Umm... * * Is it OK if I go on? * * * ******************************************** * ******************************************** *** Leave it alone ************************* * * Mia: * (I've got other, more pressing * things to ask about.) * * Mia: * Very well, Mr. Wright, * let's move on, shall we? * ******************************************** (3b) Phoenix: After I shoved him, he... He fell down on top of his cheap umbrella. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: So Mr. Swallow fell on top of his umbrella? And you are certain of this? Phoenix: Yeah. It was right there under him. Phoenix: Actually, if it hadn't been under him, I was planning on borrowing it for myself. Mia: The umbrella, you mean? Phoenix: Well yeah, you see I was wearing this sweater here... Phoenix: Dollie stayed up late for nights at a time knitting it for me... Phoenix: I didn't want the rain to dampen the handmade symbol of her love... Grossberg: Oomph! My stomach is not to be used as your personal soccer ball, Mia! Mia: Ah! I-I'm so sorry! Judge: Continue on with your testimony, witness. (4) Phoenix: A little while after I left, I started to get worried. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: After you shoved the victim, did you leave the scene right away? Phoenix: Yes, I did! I admit it! I-I was furious! Payne: You left without even checking Mr. Swallow's condition? Phoenix: Well, um, yeah... But like I said, I got worried about him later. (5) Phoenix: So I went back. But h-he was just laying there, d-dead! Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: At that time, did you see anyone else at the scene of the crime? Phoenix: *cough* *cough*... *cough* *cough* *cough* Um, nope. Nobody... Mia: (Geez. Could that stupid cough possibly sound any phonier?) Judge: Hmm... Judge: In that case, it's very hard to believe someone else could have been the murderer... -------------------------------------------- Grossberg: Unless we can find something that shows his innocence from that testimony, m'dear... Grossberg: I'm afraid the judge will make his final decision with no remorse whatsoever! Mia: Y-Yes, sir! Mia: (Right now I need more info; info that will help me turn up some contradictions!) RETURN TO THE START OF CROSS-EXAMINATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Present Crime Photo 1* at (3b) Mia: *OBJECTION!* Mia: Why didn't you testify about the umbrella from the very beginning? Phoenix: Come on... If I had mentioned that... Mia: I would've been able to counter the prosecution's arguments earlier! Payne: Wh-What do you mean by that? Mia: Take another look at the crime scene photo! Mia: According to Mr. Wright, the victim fell on top of his umbrella. Mia: However, if you look closely... Mia: ...the umbrella is nowhere near the victim. Actually, it's by the electrical pole! Judge: Y-You're absolutely right! Mia: The conclusion here is obvious. Mia: After the defendant left, the victim moved from where he fell. In other words... Mia: After he was pushed by the defendant, Mr. Swallow was still alive! Payne: Nnnnooooo!! Judge: Order! Order! Order! The victim... He moved...!? Judge: Mr. Payne! The umbrella in this photo... Where is it now? Payne: W-Well, it was collected by the police at the crime scene... Judge: I want it presented as evidence immediately! *Umbrella added to the Court Record.* Payne: B-But the umbrella could have simply been blown there by the wind! Mia: *OBJECTION!* Mia: According to the testimony, the victim fell on top of the umbrella. Mia: There's simply no way it could have been blown there by the wind! Payne: Nnn... Gggg... Hrrmph! B-B-But...! Judge: I know this matter of the umbrella seems relatively trivial... Judge: But as long as the smallest doubt remains, I cannot render final judgment! Payne: N-N-N... Payne: Noooooooooooooooooooooo!!! -------------------------------------------- Judge: However, I still find it hard to believe that a huge hole has been blown in the... Judge: ...prosecution's case by the defendant's testimony. *Phoenix's Testimony added to the Court Record.* Grossberg: Well done, Mia! Payne: ......Hee hee. Hee hee hee hee hee... Judge: Mr. Payne! What are you chuckling about? Payne: Pardon me, Your Honor. It seems I was expecting too much of a free ride. Payne: It was foolish to think I could establish guilt through cross-examination alone. Judge: I'm afraid I don't follow what you're saying! Mia: ... Mia: Let me guess. You have another witness. Payne: Exactly! And this witness's testimony will be incontrovertible! Judge: Well!? Who is this witness!? Payne: Ms. Dahlia Hawthorne. Judge: Dahlia Hawthorne? You don't mean... "Dollie"? Payne: I do, Your Honor. Payne: The defendant's very own lover is a witness to the whole thing! Payne: That's right. She was at the scene of the crime when the murder took place! Judge: Whaaaat!? Payne: I'm sorry to break the bad news to you, my dear. Mia: ... Mia: "Bad news"? You couldn't be more wrong. Mia: Actually... I've been waiting for this. Payne: You can't be serious... Grossberg: Mia! What do you mean by that...? Judge: I think this is a good point for us to stop at. Court will now enter a 20 minute recess. Judge: Afterwards, we will listen to the testimony of Ms. Dahlia Hawthorne. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 11, 11:52 AM District Court Defendant Lobby No. 3 Phoenix: Miss Fey... I-I'm sorry about what happened back there... I... I... Mia: It's alright. At least you told us the truth in the end, Mr. Wright. Phoenix: Yeah... So I guess I can start to relax then, huh? Grossberg: Relax, my boy? You can't be serious! After hiding such important facts... Phoenix: B-But...! But the next witness is my Dollie, right? Phoenix: She'll save me! I just know she will! Mia: Why do you think that? Phoenix: Huh!? What do you mean!? She... She's the love of my life, that's why! Mia: The love of your life, huh... Mia: Would you mind telling me more about you and... Ms. Dahlia Hawthorne? Phoenix: Sure! No problem! Phoenix: Dollie and I... We first met about eight months ago right here in this very courthouse. Phoenix: Actually, I'm studying to be a lawyer, on the side... Anyway! Phoenix: One day, she and I just bumped into each other in the reading room downstairs. Phoenix: That's why I really think it was fate that brought us together. Phoenix: As soon as I first set eyes on her, I knew she was the one for me. Phoenix: Oh, here! Take a look at this! Mia: ...! Phoenix: She gave this to me the day we met as a symbol of our love! Phoenix: She had been wearing it around her neck that day, but then... Phoenix: ...she took it off, but before she gave it to me she said, "I want you to carry this." Grossberg: So she gave it to you as a present, I see. Phoenix: This darling little bottle is filled with memories of my darling little Dollie! Mia: It certainly is a little bottle alright. Phoenix: It makes me so happy, I show it to everyone I meet! Phoenix: I want to share my happiness with the whole world! *Dahlia's Present borrowed from Phoenix Wright.* Mia: Um, anyway... Mia: So after that, you and Ms. Hawthorne started dating? Phoenix: Yeah, but she's so shy. Every time I see her, she always says the same thing to me. Phoenix: "Please give it back now." Grossberg: What a strange girl, asking for a present back like that... Mia: By the way, Mr. Wright. Mia: The day you first met Dahlia Hawthorne, eight months ago... Mia: It wouldn't happen to have been on August 27th, would it? Phoenix: Huh...? Y-Yeah, it was... But how did you...? Mia: This happened on August 27th, right here in this courthouse. Phoenix: What's this? A newspaper clipping? Phoenix: Let's see... "Murder in the Courthouse?" M-Murder? Grossberg: What are you reading there!? Let me see that! Grossberg: .........! Oh, I see. Grossberg: Mia... I think I understand what you're trying to say. Grossberg: And I think I understand why you suddenly took such a keen interest in this case. Grossberg: You believe there is some relationship between these two cases. Am I correct? *Newspaper Clipping added to the Court Record.* Mia: I hope you don't mind, Mr. Grossberg... Mia: I... I need to finish this myself. Grossberg: Ah, yes, but... I'm afraid what you have will not be enough, m'dear. Grossberg: I'll go and have a look at the downstairs reading room and see what else I can find. Mia: Th-Thank you! Grossberg: I want to do whatever I can to be of help to you, Mia! Grossberg: Well, it looks like recess is about over. We'd better all get moving! Mia: (I guess so...) Mia: (That recess sure seemed longer than 20 minutes though...) To be continued. _______________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 1-2: Trial [0412] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� April 11, 12:13 PM District Court Courtroom No. 2 Judge: Court will now reconvene. Mr. Payne, please call your witness. Payne: This next person is someone who witnessed the crime as it happened. Payne: The prosecution calls Ms. Dahlia Hawthorne to the stand! -------------------------------------------- Payne: ... Judge: ... Mia: (Wh-What's with this stiff silence...?) Judge: In my long career as a judge, I have been deceived by many witnesses. Judge: It's my job to doubt; to take no one at their word... Judge: But in your case, I must admit that you radiate a glow of complete sincerity. Mia: (I can't believe he actually said that!) Payne: Oh! Um, now then, witness. Could you please state your full name? Dahlia: ... I, umm... Judge: Don't worry, sweetie. There's no need to be nervous! Payne: If anyone says anything rude, you can be sure, I'll cut them right down to size! Judge: And I will bash them with my gavel! Mia: (I love how they look straight at me when they say that...) Dahlia: Um, thank you... for calming my nerves. Dahlia: You are all so nice... I almost feel right at home. Payne: Not at all! Judge: It was nothing! Mia: If we may move on now... What is your full name and occupation? Dahlia: My name is Dahlia Hawthorne. Dahlia: I'm a junior in Literature at Ivy University. Dahlia: I just want to say... It's an honor for me to be here in your noble presence. Payne: The honor is all mine! Judge: No... The honor is all mine. Mia: (Well, we know whose milkshake brings all the boys to the yard...) Dahlia: ...Umm. Sir? Payne: Is there something I can help you with? Judge: You just go on and say whatever is on your mind! Dahlia: I'm sure that there must be some kind of mistake. Dahlia: Feenie wouldn't kill anyone. I just know it! Judge: Yes, yes... I can see why you'd say that. Mia: (She's going to be a tough witness, alright...) Mia: (It only took her 12 seconds to wrap them all around her little finger.) Judge: Now then, please proceed with your testimony. Judge: Let's hear about what you witnessed on the day of the incident, if you please. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WITNESS TESTIMONY -- What I Witnessed -- (1) Dahlia: I had been planning to go back to Feenie's place after class was over. (2) Dahlia: Feenie and Dougie... They were talking behind the building. (3) Dahlia: Then suddenly... Dougie got all wobbly and just collapsed. (4) Dahlia: That's when Feenie noticed that I was there. (5) Dahlia: I went to go and find some other students and they called the authorities. -------------------------------------------- Judge: I-I don't know what to say! According to you, Ms. Hawthorne... Judge: ...the defendant didn't do anything wrong! Payne: *OBJECTION!* Payne: Young lady. Payne: As old as I am, even I recall how hot the flames of young passion can burn. Payne: Nevertheless... It is my job to discover the truth. Payne: Please, tell us the truth... Dahlia: But... But, I... I would never... Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: That's more than enough, witness. I won't allow this to continue. Judge: Wh-What do you mean by that? Mia: Please, just let me proceed with my cross-examination, Your Honor. Mia: I, for one, don't plan to win my case on a bunch of paper-thin lies! Dahlia: ...Tee hee. You haven't changed a bit... Dahlia: Mia Fey. Mia: ... Payne: What's this? So, you two are... acquainted? Mia: Yes. We've met before... Once. Dahlia: ... Judge: In any case, Ms. Fey, the floor is all yours. Dahlia: It's good to see you again, Madame Fey! Mia: "Madame"!? (I'm no one's grandma yet, girlie!) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CROSS EXAMINATION -- What I Witnessed -- (1) Dahlia: I had been planning to go back to Feenie's place after class was over. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: Now, unless I'm mistaken, Feenie -- I mean, Mr. Wright is in the Art Department. Mia: If that's the case, then what were you doing by the Pharmacology building? Dahlia: Well... I'm in the Literature Department. I'm studying Japanese Senryu poetry. Judge: Oho hoh! How wonderful! It's that humorous, yet satirical style of haiku, yes? Dahlia: "Nothing left to do... When a man reaches this age, sleep is his best friend." Mia: (That's supposed to be poetry? Sounds more like a mid-life crisis!) Dahlia: For me to get to the Art Department, I have to walk through that back area. Judge: Ah, yes I see. That makes sense. Judge: When I want to enter the courthouse, I always walk through the front doors. Mia: (How else would you enter? Teleportation!?) (2) Dahlia: Feenie and Dougie... They were talking behind the building. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: So who is this "Dougie" person? Dahlia: Oh, I'm sorry. Doug Swallow. We were dating until about eight months ago... Mia: So what were Dougie-- *ahem* Mr. Swallow and Mr. Wright talking about anyway? Dahlia: ... Dahlia: H-How can you be so mean? Dahlia: I would never... I would never eavesdrop... Dahlia: I wasn't raised to be so rude and unrefined! Payne: That's right, Ms. Fey! Judge: Don't drag the witness down to your level! Mia: (Why am I being demonized here?) Judge: Please, go on. What did you see next? (3) Dahlia: Then suddenly... Dougie got all wobbly and just collapsed. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: Are you saying that the victim just collapsed on his own? Dahlia: Y-Yes. Mia: In other words, the defendant never touched the victim. Is that right? Dahlia: I was watching the whole time. Feenie never did a thing to Dougie! Mia: (If I press her for no good reason, I just know the judge will get angry with me...) Mia: (Hmm, so what should I do about her testimony just now?) *** Leave it alone ************************* * * Mia: * (Hmm... I suppose her * statement works in * our favor, for now.) * * Mia: * (I'll hold off on looking * into it any deeper until * it's necessary.) * * Judge: * Very well, young lady, please * go on with your testimony. * ******************************************** *** Show contradiction ********************* * * Mia: * Feeble lies are not very * becoming, Ms. Hawthorne, * so let's drop them, shall we? * * Dahlia: * Wh-What...! I...! * I would never...! * * Payne: * *OBJECTION!* * * Payne: * Ms. Fey! I will not allow * you to badger this witness! * * Mia: * ... * * Payne: * I-I believe the defense is * engaged in a-a... fishing * expedition. * * Mia: * ... * * Payne: * That is... Err... She has no * supporting... * * Mia: * ... * * Payne: * P-Please don't glare at * me like that...! * I-I'm just doing my job! * * Mia: * Now then, Ms. Hawthorne. * * Mia: * The defendant's palmprint * was found on Mr. Swallow's * leather jacket. * * Mia: * It has already been shown that * Mr. Wright did, in fact, push * the victim. * * Dahlia: * What...? * * Mia: * There's no need to try to * cover for the defendant. * * Mia: * It would be much better if you * came out and told us the whole * truth. * * Judge: * Hmm... * * Judge: * There's nothing to worry * about, young lady. Just tell * us everything that you saw. * * Dahlia: * Y-Yes, Your Honor... I-I will. * If you don't mind, I-I'd like * to revise my testimony. * * Mia: * (Looks like we're finally * getting somewhere...) * * CHANGE (3) TO (3b) * CHANGE (4) TO (4b) * ******************************************** (3b) Dahlia: Um, actually, I didn't see the moment he pushed Dougie. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: You didn't see it!? Dahlia: Well, I saw the moment when Dougie fell to the ground... Payne: And at that time, there was only the two of them at the scene? Payne: The defendant, Phoenix Wright, and the victim, Doug Swallow? Dahlia: Yes... that's right. (4) Dahlia: That's when Feenie noticed that I was there. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: And what did Mr. Wright say when he saw you? Dahlia: I-I'm sorry. I-I was so flustered that I... Dahlia: I really don't remember. P-Please forgive me. Mia: You don't remember...? Judge: Well, that's common enough. Judge: Sometimes I can't recall a sentence I passed only minutes prior! Mia: (Please... Someone, anyone... Stop him before he gets hurt... by me.) (4b) Dahlia: It didn't look like they were fighting, and I didn't hear any noise either. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: So then, what did it look like they were doing to you? Dahlia: I thought they were having a nice, friendly afternoon conversation. Mia: (Oh, give me a break!) Dahlia: That's why I really wasn't watching them all that closely. Judge: Did you notice anything out of the ordinary at all? Dahlia: No, nothing at all... Mr. Judge. Judge: Oh, I like the sound of that! "Mr. Judge"... Judge: Now then, please proceed with your testimony. (5) Dahlia: I went to go and find some other students and they called the authorities. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: When you say "students" do you mean students from the Pharmacology Department? Dahlia: Yes. They're all very fond of their drugs... Mia: Please try to stay on topic! Mia: So to find some Pharmacology students, you went to the labs, correct? Dahlia: That's what I was planning to do... But in the end, I wound up not going. Dahlia: A group of about 10 research students came running out of the building entrance. Dahlia: Somehow they all seemed to know what was going on... Mia: (The students knew what was going on...?) *** Leave it alone ************************* * * Mia: * (The Pharmacology students... * They have nothing to do with * the incident.) * * Mia: * (I think what I need is more * information about Dahlia * herself.) * ******************************************** *** Press for more details ***************** * * Mia: * But how could the students * have known what was going on? * * Dahlia: * Well... I don't know for sure * that they knew what had * happened. * * Dahlia: * It's just, they all seemed * kind of excited about * something. * * Mia: * (Hmm... It doesn't look like * I'm going to get any more * info about the students.) * * Payne: * So did the students call the * police? * * Dahlia: * Y-Yes. I-I was just so... * I was so panicked... * * Judge: * Hmm. Yes, well anyone would * have been, my dear. * ******************************************** -------------------------------------------- Mia: (That girl... She's telling a super obvious lie, and she knows it.) Mia: (She's just pretending to protect Mr. Wright...) Mia: (Yes, that's got to be it! Way to go, Mia!) Mia: (OK, that means I'm going to have to dig deep to find the contradiction on this one!) RETURN TO THE START OF CROSS-EXAMINATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Present Phoenix's Testimony* at (4b) Mia: *OBJECTION!* Mia: You say you didn't hear any noise. Is that correct? Dahlia: Yes. That's why I was very relaxed, looking at the scenery around me. Mia: That's nice, but I find that just a little odd. Mia: I have here, the testimony of your boyfriend, Mr. Phoenix Wright. Mia: And he clearly testified to the effect... Mia: ...that when he pushed the victim, he heard a sharp, loud noise. Dahlia: H-He said that? Mia: If you were really that close to the two of them, why didn't you hear this noise as well? Dahlia: I...! Payne: *OBJECTION!* Payne: W-Well, maybe the noise just wasn't all that memorable. Mia: *OBJECTION!* Mia: But according to Mr. Wright's testimony, it was a sharp noise like a "SNAP"! Mia: There's no way a noise like that could fail to make an impression! Payne: Ack!! Dahlia: Umm... May I have a moment to answer? Judge: B-By all means! Dahlia: I know the reason why I didn't hear the noise. Dahlia: You see, the truth is... Dahlia: I had my headphones on, and I was listening to music at the time. Payne: H-H-Headphones...? You mean that both of your ears were covered? Dahlia: The rain was just beginning to let up... Dahlia: But it seemed as though Thor wasn't ready for his fun to come to an end yet. Dahlia: So the sky continued to flash and rumble. Mia: Thunder and lightning, huh... Dahlia: Yes, I'm afraid of the sound of thunder. Dahlia: So I put my headphones on to block it out... Payne: Hee, hee, hee, hee... Well, Your Honor? Payne: As you can see, there weren't any contradictions in her testimony after all. Judge: Hmm... Mia: (Wait a sec, Mia! That testimony just now...) Mia: (She said something that could totally change this whole case!) *** She didn't hear anything. ************** * * Mia: * Your Honor! There is * a problem with the * witness's testimony! * * Judge: * Wh-What do you mean!? * * Payne: * Wh-What is this "problem"!? * * Mia: * It's obvious. The problem is * that the witness claims to * have not heard the "SNAP!" * * Payne: * *OBJECTION!* * * Payne: * A-Are you deaf!? Did you pay * attention to the testimony!? * * Payne: * She said she didn't hear it * because she was listening to * music with her headphones! * * Judge: * Ms. Fey! I'm surprised you're * going senile before me! * * Mia: * (I'm not THAT bad! * ...I think.) * * Judge: * Well, the testimony we've * just heard seems to be very * decisive. * * Judge: * The only one that could have * killed the victim was the * defendant, Mr. Phoenix Wright! * * Dahlia: * N-No! Please...! * I-I never meant to * incriminate him! * * Mia: * (This is bad, Mia! If you * don't do something, we're * going to lose this!!) * * Mia: * (Think again! What is it * about this testimony that * doesn't make sense...?) * * RETURN TO QUESTION * ******************************************** *** She was listening to music. ************ * * Mia: * Your Honor! There is * a problem with the * witness's testimony! * * Judge: * Wh-What do you mean!? * * Payne: * Wh-What is this "problem"!? * * Mia: * It's obvious. The problem is * that she claims to have been * listening to music! * * Payne: * *OBJECTION!* * * Payne: * A-Are you deaf!? Did you pay * attention to the testimony!? * * Payne: * She explained she was * listening to music to cover * up the sound of thunder! * * Judge: * Ms. Fey! I must warn you that * I can be even more frightening * than Zeus when I'm angry! * * Mia: * (Yikes! I'm in trouble now!) * * Judge: * Well, the testimony we've * just heard seems to be very * decisive. * * Judge: * The only one that could have * killed the victim was the * defendant, Mr. Phoenix Wright! * * Dahlia: * N-No! Please...! * I-I never meant to * incriminate him! * * Mia: * (This is bad, Mia! If you * don't do something, we're * going to lose this!!) * * Mia: * (Think again! What is it * about this testimony that * doesn't make sense...?) * * RETURN TO QUESTION * ******************************************** *** There was lightning. ******************* * * CONTINUE * ******************************************** Mia: Your Honor! There is a problem with the witness's testimony! Judge: Wh-What do you mean!? Mia: Didn't you notice? She said there was lightning, correct? Judge: Yes... What about it? Mia: Well, lightning is actually a large discharge of electricity in the atmosphere, am I right? Judge: Now's not the time for a science lesson, Ms. Fey! Mia: Yes, Your Honor. Anyway, since the cause of death was electrocution... Mia: ...isn't it possible that the victim died from being hit by a bolt of lightning!? Judge: Oh! Payne: Ah! Dahlia: ...! Judge: Hmm... I must admit that the thought had not occurred to me! Mia: (Just what kind of thoughts DO occur to this guy anyway?) Mia: This entire case is built on the premise that Mr. Doug Swallow was "murdered"... Mia: ...but that very premise itself is mistaken! Mia: The defense believes that Mr. Swallow was, in fact, the victim of a stray bolt! Judge: I-It appears the defense may be on to something! Judge: Could it be that the death was actually accidental? Mia: (Alright, you did it, Mia!) Mia: (I'll be taking that "Not Guilty" now if you don't--) Payne: *OBJECTION!* Payne: Hee, hee, hee, hee, hee... Payne: I'm hurt that you have such a low opinion of me, Ms. Fey. Mia: Huh...? Payne: I'm not a fool, you know. The prosecution has done its research, Your Honor. Payne: We found that there were no lightning strikes on that day at that location! Mia: Whaaa!? Payne: What's more... Payne: We have evidence that the electrical cable is definitely linked to this case. Judge: E-Evidence, Mr. Payne!? Well, what is this evidence? Payne: This affidavit. Judge: And who is this affidavit from? Payne: The Pharmacology students who were conducting experiments in their labs that day. Payne: Allow me to read out to the court the testimony of the Pharmacology students. Payne: "All equipment in the labs lost power all of a sudden at around 3:00 PM that day." Judge: Was it a blackout? Payne: All of the labs' equipment runs of high-voltage, Your Honor. Mia: So you're saying the equipment lost power because... Payne: Precisely. They lost power because of the severed electrical cable. Payne: The power outage occurred at approximately 3:00 PM... Judge: Which fits with the time of death listed in the autopsy report. Payne: Exactly! In other words... Payne: The victim died as a result of touching the severed electrical cable. Payne: According to the students, the cables were very old. Payne: They were planning on having them replaced in the near future. Judge: Hmm, I see... Payne: Apparently the cables had become so brittle... Payne: ...that even the smallest bump would've caused them to break. *Students' Testimony added to the Court Record.* Judge: However... There is one thing that troubles me. Judge: If the cable could have been broken by any small bump... Judge: ...then it wouldn't have snapped if it hadn't been bumped into, correct? Payne: W-Well... I suppose you could say that. Judge: Hmm, Ms. Fey. Judge: Do you have any thoughts regarding the cause of the severed cable? Mia: Y-Your Honor... Mia: (I don't like how this is looking one bit!) Mia: (I have to come up with something to try to regain some momentum!) Mia: If it pleases the court, the defense would like to state its opinion. Judge: Well then, let's hear it. Judge: Who or what was it that caused the cable to break? *** Present something wrong **************** * * Mia: * *TAKE THAT!* * * Mia: * This is it! * This is why the cable snapped. * * Payne: * Well, Your Honor? * * Judge: * I believe that the only thing * that has snapped is the mind * of the defense. * * Payne: * Ah, that was one of your best * lines yet, Your Honor. * * Mia: * Nnnfff...! * (Ouch, that was harsh...) * * Mia: * Please, Your Honor! * Give me one more chance! * * RETURN TO QUESTION * ******************************************** *Present Phoenix Wright profile* Mia: *TAKE THAT!* Mia: Your Honor. Please think back to Mr. Wright's testimony. Judge: The defendant's testimony? Mia: He said that after he pushed the victim, he heard a loud, sharp noise. Mia: Now, this happened at around 3:00 PM, correct? Judge: Yes, that sounds right. Wait! Are you saying that... Mia: The lab equipment lost power at 2:55 PM... which fits right in Mr. Wright's timeline. Mia: In other words, it was Mr. Wright's shove that caused the power outage. Payne: Yes! The prosecution also came to that same conclusion. Payne: And it was that very shove that caused Mr. Swallow to be electrocuted! Mia: *OBJECTION!* Mia: I'm afraid I can't agree with you there, Mr. Payne. Payne: Wh-What's that supposed to mean? Mia: Take a good look at where the victim landed after being shoved. Mia: See the umbrella? It's by the electrical pole. Mia: That's right. The victim banged into that pole as a result of being pushed. Mia: It was that impact that caused the cable to break. Judge: Hmm... Well, that makes sense. And then the victim was electrocuted. Mia: I'm sorry Your Honor, but no. It doesn't make sense at all. Mia: If the victim was shoved into the far pole... Mia: ...then he couldn't have been electrocuted by this severed cable in the foreground here! Payne: AAAAAAAAAAHH!! Mia: In other words... Mia: Someone other than my client must have electrocuted the victim! Judge: Order! Order in the court! Mia: (Ah, the lamentations of my enemy. How I've longed to hear them!) Judge: It-It's true... The defense is absolutely correct! Judge: There doesn't seem to be any way the defendant could have done it-- Dahlia: Umm... Mr. Judge, sir? May I say something? Dahlia: The madame attorney's explanation... Dahlia: She said some things that are a little different than I remember them. Judge: Wh-Wh- Payne: Wh-Wh- Mia: What the...!? Dahlia: Please, just once more. Dahlia: May I please testify one last time? Please... Mr. Judge? Judge: Of course it's alright! Judge: Just go right ahead and give your new testimony! Mia: (This is it...) Mia: (She's finally starting to show her true colors!) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WITNESS TESTIMONY -- What I Witnessed, Part 2 -- (1) Dahlia: The truth is... Feenie pushed him twice. (2) Dahlia: The first time was into the electrical pole. That's when the cable broke. (3) Dahlia: Then Dougie tried his best to run away from him... (4) Dahlia: But Feenie caught up and crashed into him from behind. (5) Dahlia: The cable snapping, and Dougie being electrocuted -- it all occured in less than a minute. -------------------------------------------- Judge: Hmm... So after being shoved... Judge: ...the victim got up and tried to run away. Payne: And that is when the defendant pushed him for the second time. Dahlia: I'm so sorry, Feenie... But I... I just have to tell the truth. Dahlia: Am I doing the right thing? Am I, Mr. Judge? Dahlia: Of course you are, my dear! As painful as it may seem, you are. Judge: Now then, Ms. Fey. You may proceed with your cross-examination! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CROSS EXAMINATION -- What I Witnessed, Part 2 -- (1) Dahlia: The truth is... Feenie pushed him twice. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: Ms. Hawthorne... Previously in your testimony you said the following... Mia: "Actually, I didn't see the moment he pushed Dougie." Dahlia: I know... I-I'm sorry. I wanted to protect Feenie. Mia: So that's why you basically lied to the court? Dahlia: I was a bad girl... I know... Um, Mr. Judge? Judge: Y-Yes? Dahlia: Would you please, please forgive little old me? Mia: Of course he won't! What you did is called "perjury"... Judge: Oh, come now! It was just a little old white lie! Judge: We'll forget it this time! But please be more careful from now on, alright? Dahlia: Oh, thank you so much, Mr. Judge. Judge: Not at all! Ho ho ho...! Mia: (The judge had better be more careful himself! A dark alley is friendlier than that girl!) (2) Dahlia: The first time was into the electrical pole. That's when the cable broke. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: You're saying you actually saw the victim get pushed into the electrical pole? Dahlia: I know he doesn't look it, but Feenie can be a bit of an imp when he wants to be. Mia: (Oh, really...?) Dahlia: But I never imagined that he would cause an electrical cable to break... Dahlia: Feenie really is scary when he gets mad... Judge: Yes, he sounds like a very dangerous individual indeed. (3) Dahlia: Then Dougie tried his best to run away from him... Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: So let me get this straight. Mia: You were happily listening to music on your headphones while you watched this scene unfold? Dahlia: Waaaaah... Payne: *OBJECTION!* Payne: Ms. Fey! I'll have to ask you to stop badgering the witness! Dahlia: Umm... I wasn't happy... I was so scared that I couldn't even move. Dahlia: All I could do was stand there and cheer them on... Mia: Ch-Cheer them on? What do you mean by that? Dahlia: Well, I wished the best for them both, and that they would each give the fight their all. Judge: Hmm... That's very sweet of you to be so supportive. Payne: And what happened after that? (4) Dahlia: But Feenie caught up and crashed into him from behind. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: That doesn't sound quite right... Mia: There were handprints found on the chest of the victim's leather jacket. Mia: Mr. Payne, were there also prints found on the back of his leather jacket? Payne: W-Well, um... N-No, there weren't... Dahlia: Madame Fey, may I suggest that you listen a little more carefully? Mia: ...!? Dahlia: I said that he "crashed" into him from behind, right? Dahlia: My Feenie wouldn't leave any prints behind in that case, would he? Mia: Unngghh... (5) Dahlia: The cable snapping, and Dougie being electrocuted -- it all occured in less than a minute. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: Did you actually witness the moment the victim was electrocuted? Dahlia: I-I'm sorry. I didn't actually see it. Dahlia: I... I turned my eyes away... Payne: That's understandable. Judge: Yes indeed. It would have been a horrific sight for anyone to behold. -------------------------------------------- Mia: (If I don't figure out the contradiction here...) Mia: (...it's all over!) Mia: (She didn't have much time to come up with her lie, so this is my best chance.) Mia: (There must be a hole in her testimony somewhere! Think, Mia!) RETURN TO THE START OF CROSS-EXAMINATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Present Crime Photo 2 or Students' Testimony* at (5) Mia: *OBJECTION!* Mia: That's enough, witness. Dahlia: I'm afraid I don't understand... Mia: You will in a minute. Could you please take a look at this picture? Dahlia: Oh. That medicine... That's the one Feenie likes to take for his cold. Mia: It's not the medicine I want you to look at... Mia: It's the wristwatch. Mia: It stopped at the precise time the victim was electrocuted. Mia: In other words... 3:05 PM. Judge: Yes, and your point is, Ms. Fey...? Mia: My point is this! Mia: What time was it when the lab suffered that power outage due to the cable snapping? Payne: Well, according to the students' testimony, the answer is clear. Payne: It was 2:55 PM... Yeeaaaaaaarrrgghhh!! Mia: Would you care to explain to the court, Ms. Dahlia Hawthorne... Mia: ...what exactly happened during this 10 minute interval!? Dahlia: ...! Mia: The defense proposes that... Mia: ...it was during this interval that the real murderer killed Mr. Doug Swallow! Judge: Or-Order! Order in the court! What is this all ab-- Payne: *OBJECTION!* Payne: Th-This is nonsense! The "real murderer"...!? Mia: *OBJECTION!* Mia: Even you can't deny that the time between the cable break- ing and the electrocution... Mia: ...are completely unaccounted for! Payne: *OBJECTION!* Payne: Th-Then who was it!? Who else are you saying could've done it!? Mia: There's only one person who could have murdered Mr. Swallow. Mia: Only after my client had left the scene... Mia: ...was there a window of opportunity for the real killer! Judge: Ms. Fey. Judge: Is the defense ready to indict someone as this "real killer"? Mia: (It's finally time.) Mia: (This is the moment I've been waiting for.) Mia: Yes, Your Honor. We are ready. Judge: Very well. But remember! Judge: If you accuse the wrong person, you will be penalized. Judge: Think very carefully before you speak, Ms. Fey. Judge: Now then, Ms. Fey. Let's have it. Who is the "real killer"!? xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Mia: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Judge: x ... x x Payne: x ...... x x Dahlia: x ......... x x Judge: x What's that supposed to be!? x x Mia: x Err... Umm... x A bout of youthful x indiscretion! ...Your Honor! x x Judge: x Maybe so, but I still have to x penalize you. x x Mia: x (Unngggh... No way! x I won't let it end like this!) x x Judge: x Now this time, I expect you x to think a bit more carefully! x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Dahlia Hawthorne profile* Mia: *TAKE THAT!* Mia: It could only have been you, Dahlia Hawthorne! Dahlia: Waaaaah! H-How... H-How can you...! Payne: *OBJECTION!* Payne: Th-The defense is grasping at straws! Mia: Ten minutes passed between the time the cable broke and the time of the electrocution! Mia: What exactly were you doing that whole time, Ms. Hawthorne? Mia: Were you really listening to some music while "cheering them both on" as they fought? Mia: I find it hard to believe that you didn't lift a finger to stop the men "dearest" to you! Judge: Order! Order! Ms. Fey! Judge: Wh-What... I mean, why... That is to say... Mia: Ms. Hawthorne! I believe you did witness the two men fighting on that day. However! Mia: After Mr. Wright pushed the victim, and subsequently left the scene... Mia: ...it was YOU who pushed Mr. Swallow to his death by your very own hands! Dahlia: AAAAAAAAHHH!!! Dahlia: H-How can you say something so mean, Madame Fey...! I... I didn't do anything...! Judge: Ms. Fey! This is a very serious charge you are-- Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: Your Honor! P-Please, I have something I want to say! Phoenix: *achoo* Judge: Y-Y-You! Wh-What is it!? Phoenix: Please... Please strike everything the defense said just now from the record! Mia: What the...!? Are you daft!? Phoenix: You're totally wrong, Miss Fey! Phoenix: Dollie... She... Phoenix: She couldn't do something like that! Judge: Mr. Wright!! Get back in your seat! Judge: Bailiff! Grab that man! Phoenix: Aaaarrgghh... *achoo* *achoo* Leave my Dollie alone! *achoo* *cough* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ? ? ?: ... *sigh* That boy... Grossberg: He's gotten himself in way over his head. Mia: Oh...! Mr. Grossberg! You're back! Grossberg: It seems I've arrived just in the nick of time. Grossberg: I found the police report on that incident in your newspaper clipping! *Police Report added to the Court Record.* Mia: Thank you so much! This is exactly what I was hoping for! Grossberg: You'd better take a good look at it... Grossberg: It... err... details how you came to lose your boyfriend. Judge: Now then, the defense has made a very serious accusation. Judge: Mr. Payne, what do you have to say about this? Payne: W-Well really, Your Honor... I... I... That is I... Dahlia: May I interrupt you for just a moment, Mr. Prosecutor? Payne: Ah, don't you worry, my dear. I have this situation well in hand. Dahlia: ... ... *sniffle* Payne: Err, that is I... Um... G-G-Go right ahead. Dahlia: Madame Fey, are you seriously accusing me of killing my sweet Dougie? Mia: Yes. I am. Mia: Not only am I saying you murdered Doug Swallow... Mia: ...but you also tried to pin the whole thing on your current lover, Phoenix Wright! Payne: *OBJECTION!* Payne: I told you that you should let me handle this... Dahlia: ... ... *weep* Payne: Urk. Sorry. P-Please go ahead. Dahlia: How can you say that!? I'm absolutely devoted to my dear Feenie. Dahlia: The notion that I would try to frame him is ludicrous! Dahlia: This is all just too much for poor little me to bear!! Grossberg: Ah, I believe the girl is trying to ask what on Earth her motive would be. Mia: (The answer to that lies somewhere in this police report. It must!) -------------------------------------------- Mia: Eight months ago, an incident occurred in the basement cafeteria of this building. Mia: And then... that same day the two of them "accidentally" meet... -------------------------------------------- Mia: Your Honor. Mia: The defense requests further testimony from Ms. Dahlia Hawthorne! Judge: F-Further testimony...? What about? Mia: About the events of the day when she first met the defendant, Mr. Phoenix Wright. Payne: *OBJECTION!* Payne: What could that possibly have to do with this case!? Mia: *OBJECTION!* Mia: The witness claims that she has no reason to frame the defendant, am I correct? Mia: Well I have evidence that suggests that she, in fact, had a very good reason! Judge: Very well then, the court grants the defense's request. Judge: Young lady. Would you mind staying on for just a bit longer? Dahlia: Of course not, Mr. Judge. Mia: (Get ready for the battle of your life, Dahlia Hawthorne!) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WITNESS TESTIMONY -- How I Met My Feenie -- (1) Dahlia: I first met my darling Feenie eight months ago. (2) Dahlia: It's like we were destined to meet in this very courthouse's basement reading room. (3) Dahlia: The moment our eyes met, my heart skipped a beat! (4) Dahlia: We've been going out ever since that fateful day. (5) Phoenix: We're so lovey-wuvey we literally make people sick! It's just jealousy, I think... -------------------------------------------- Judge: Mr. Wright! Do that again and you will be held in contempt of court! Mia: (And now we enter the final act of our little drama!) Grossberg: As we used to say in the days of my youth, "Go get her!" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CROSS EXAMINATION -- How I Met My Feenie -- (1) Dahlia: I first met my darling Feenie eight months ago. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: So until that time, you had been dating Doug Swallow? Dahlia: Y-Yes. I'm a real fool, I know. Dahlia: Letting my emotions change so quickly... I'm ashamed of myself. Judge: No, no. Not at all! Judge: Look at me! I'm infamous for changing my mind! Judge: My critics have even taken to calling me "Judge Fickle"! Ho! Ho! Ho! Mia: (Maybe you should look for a different line of work...) Grossberg: Despite that, however, he always, always hands down the correct verdict. Grossberg: That's why some people also call him "The Great Judgini". (2) Dahlia: It's like we were destined to meet in this very courthouse's basement reading room. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: The courthouse reading room? That's a strange place to meet the love of your life. Dahlia: That's not true, Madame Fey. After all, Feenie was... Dahlia: Feenie was not only an art student, but he was also planning on becoming a lawyer. Mia: I'm not talking about him. I'm talking about you, Ms. Hawthorne. Mia: What was a literature student like you doing in a courthouse reading room? Payne: *OBJECTION!* Payne: This line of questioning is a waste of time! It has nothing to do with our murder case! Judge: Ms. Fey, I'm warning you. If this has nothing to do with Mr. Swallow's case... Mia: (I have to remember the judge is on Dahlia's side. I'd better tread carefully...) *** Wait and see *************************** * * Mia: * (Mia, if the judge gets any * angrier, you'll lose the * whole case!) * * Mia: * (I'll just have to hold my * tongue for the time being.) * * Judge: * Now then, young lady, please * go on with your testimony. * * Judge: * Tell us about the time you * first met Phoenix Wright. * ******************************************** *** Keep pressing ************************** * * Mia: * Your Honor, if you'll allow me * some latitude, I think I can * establish relevance. * * Mia: * Please ask her to continue * on with her testimony! * * Judge: * Very well. * Young lady, I've got a simple * question for you. * * Judge: * What were you doing downstairs * in the courthouse reading * room? * * Dahlia: * If it pleases Your Honor, * the answer is simply this. * * ADD STATEMENT (2b) * ******************************************** (2b) Dahlia: I had come to this courthouse to do some research for a paper I was writing. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: You were writing a paper? On what? Dahlia: On the relationship between modern Senryu poetry and the criminal underworld. Judge: Ho ho ho. That sounds like a fascinating research idea. Dahlia: "Am I getting old? Now I've even forgotten what I've forgotten..." Mia: (Again with the mid-life crisis stuff!?) Grossberg: Mia, why did that girl really come to this courthouse? Isn't that what you wanted to know? Grossberg: And speaking of forgetting things, you haven't forgotten the police report, have you? Grossberg: I went through a lot of trouble to get it, m'dear, so be sure to read it carefully. (3) Dahlia: The moment our eyes met, my heart skipped a beat! Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: Hmm... So what was it about Mr. Wright that made your heart malfunction like that? Mia: In my personal opinion, he just looks like a typical snotty-nosed college brat. Dahlia: Perhaps to a woman your age. But to me, Feenie is handsome! Mia: Perhaps to you, Ms. Hawthorne. But to the rest of the planet, he's a dime a dozen. Payne: *OBJECTION!* Payne: Love is a mysterious thing, and I object to this line of questioning! Payne: If you were to look at my wife for example, you might all be shocked! Judge: He's telling the truth. It was truly, truly shocking. Dahlia: "Beautiful mushroom, growing tall in the darkness. It comes from cow dung." Dahlia: That's the poem that best describes how I feel about my Feenie. (4) Dahlia: We've been going out ever since that fateful day. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: Were there any bad feelings between you and Mr. Swallow? Dahlia: No, none at all. We parted on very good terms. Mia: But that can't be! Payne: *OBJECTION!* Payne: Our investigation also shows that it was a clean breakup. Mia: Huh... Are you... Are you sure? Payne: Yes, it seems that they both wanted it that way. Mia: (So the victim wanted to break up with her...?) *** Press further ************************** * * Mia: * So you're saying that * Mr. Swallow also wanted * to break up with you? * * Dahlia: * W-Well, y-you see... * * Payne: * *OBJECTION!* * * Payne: * What a cruel thing to ask a * lovely young lady like this! * * Payne: * ... * By the way, I have never ONCE * considered leaving MY wife! * * Judge: * No one cares, Mr. Payne. * * Mia: * (She didn't deny it... * That must mean...) * * Mia: * (Doug Swallow must have * seen through her little act.) * * Mia: * (He must have gotten a * glimpse of her true nature.) * ******************************************** *** Back off ******************************* * * Mia: * (What did the victim think * of Dahlia Hawthorne...?) * * Mia: * (Well, I guess I don't have * to think about that now...) * ******************************************** -------------------------------------------- Grossberg: Listen to me, Mia. That woman has the judge in the palm of her hand, you see. Grossberg: So the only way to discredit her is to find a contradiction in her testimony! RETURN TO THE START OF CROSS-EXAMINATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Present Police Report* at (2b) Mia: *OBJECTION!* Mia: Ms. Hawthorne, you weren't here because of your research paper, were you? Mia: Didn't you actually come here for a much more important reason? Dahlia: ...! Payne: *OBJECTION!* Payne: Wh-What is the meaning of that cocky smile on your face, Ms. Fey!? Mia: Eight months ago, right here in this very courthouse, there was another tragedy. Payne: Another tragedy...? Judge: Do you mean the incident in which an attorney was poisoned? Dahlia: ... Mia: The name of the suspect in that incident is listed here in this report. Mia: And that name is... Dahlia Hawthorne! Payne: What!? Judge: D-Dahlia H-Hawthorne!? Mia: Yes! The sweetie-pie of everyone's eye, Ms. Dahlia Hawthorne! Mia: She was the prime suspect in a criminal case just eight months ago! Judge: Order! Order! Order! ... Th-This is unbelievable! Judge: It's true then... The loveliest rose can hide the cruelest thorn... Payne: *OBJECTION!* Payne: Ms. Fey! Th-That's not fair! Payne: You can't slander my witness with an unrelated case! Dahlia: Umm... Payne: I, Winston Payne, will not allow it! Dahlia: Mr. Prosecutor... I believe I was speaking. Payne: Urk. P-Pardon me... G-Go right ahead... Dahlia: It's true that about eight months ago... Dahlia: ...the police expressed some interest in me. Judge: Hmm... Expressed some interest, huh? Dahlia: Mr. Judge, sir... I know I'm under oath, so I'll tell you the absolute truth. Dahlia: I did not commit the crime that occurred during that incident eight months ago. Judge: I see... Mia: (OK... I've tied the two crimes together!) Mia: (Now I've just got to stay on the offensive!) Grossberg: Well done, Mia! Grossberg: Ooohhh... You've really lit a fire in my heart... And my buttocks! Grossberg: I can hardly tell which is more inflamed, my spirit... or my hemorrhoids! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WITNESS TESTIMONY -- The Poisoning -- (1) Dahlia: I met the lawyer who was poisoned to discuss something in the cafeteria that day. (2) Dahlia: I left my seat for just a moment, and that's when it happened! (3) Dahlia: From what I heard, it was a liquid poison that is lethal at just 2 teaspoons. (4) Dahlia: Not only that, I heard it was a very special kind of poison. (5) Dahlia: So you see, I'm innocent! I wouldn't even know where to get a poison like that! -------------------------------------------- Judge: Hmm... So that's what happened here eight months ago. Payne: However, as you've heard from the witness's testimony, she had nothing to do with it. Payne: I think the defense is just about out of tricks... Mia: I'm terribly sorry, Mr. Payne. Mia: But I'm afraid the defense has many more tricks up its sleeve today. Mia: And I'll be sure to show them to you before the end of this cross-examination! Payne: Unnggh! Payne: What the...!? Why does the defense suddenly feel stronger...? Grossberg: Aha! Mia! You're glowing with a true lawyer's aura, m'dear! Grossberg: That proud posture and self-confidence! Absolutely smashing! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CROSS EXAMINATION -- The Poisoning -- (1) Dahlia: I met the lawyer who was poisoned to discuss something in the cafeteria that day. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: What were you talking about with the defense attorney? Dahlia: Well I... I'm sorry, but that's confidential. Judge: According to the report, you were being interviewed regarding another case. Dahlia: The lawyer that was killed... Dahlia: He said he wanted to talk about an incident I was caught up in when I was younger. Mia: Why don't you tell us all what that incident was? Payne: *OBJECTION!* Payne: That has absolutely nothing at all to do with this case! Judge: Objection sustained. The defense's question is stricken from the record. Mia: You get involved in a lot of "incidents", don't you, Ms. Hawthorne? Dahlia: Well, I guess I was just born under a bad sign. Phoenix: Don't worry, Dollie! I'll protect you! Judge: You heard the man. Now THAT is true love, young lady! Dahlia: Oh, Feenie... Please... Mia: (*gag* Those two really are making me ill. Albeit for decidedly different reasons.) (2) Dahlia: I left my seat for just a moment, and that's when it happened! Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: How long were you gone? Dahlia: I've already answered all these questions for the police... Dahlia: But if you must know, maybe 10 or 20 minutes... Mia: And where were you during that stretch of time? Using the toilet? Phoenix: What are you SAYING, Miss Fey!? Phoenix: Toilet!? My perfect little Dollie doesn't poop! Judge: You heard the defendant, Ms. Fey. Better luck next time. Dahlia: Oh, Feenie... Please... Payne: The police have already looked into this whole matter. Payne: This line of questioning is nothing but a waste of the court's time! Judge: Objection sustained. Ms. Hawthorne, please continue with your testimony. (3) Dahlia: From what I heard, it was a liquid poison that is lethal at just 2 teaspoons. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: About how much liquid is 2 teaspoons? Judge: Hmm, well let me see... Judge: My bottle of eyedrops says it's 1/2 fluid ounce... Which is equal to 3 teaspoons... Mia: (So it's about two-thirds of that amount, huh...) Dahlia: The poison was found in the lawyer's mug of coffee. Dahlia: It must have been after I left the table... Dahlia: Someone must have quietly slipped it in there. (4) Dahlia: Not only that, I heard it was a very special kind of poison. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: A "special kind of poison"? How so? Dahlia: Well, I heard that it's almost impossible to detect. Judge: Oh? And where would something like that come from...? Dahlia: I'm sorry... All I know is what I overheard the policemen saying. Dahlia: They said something about using advanced chemical processes to purify it... Judge: "Chemical processes"...? Well, well... That's quite... Judge: ...impressive. Most impressive... Mia: (The better question is, how did the criminal get something like that?) (5) Dahlia: So you see, I'm innocent! I wouldn't even know where to get a poison like that! Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: And that's the reason they didn't arrest you? Mia: Because no one could show how you could've gotten the poison? Dahlia: I think that's a good enough reason, Madame Fey. Payne: She's right. And I think we've all had enough of Ms. Fey's questions! Judge: Hmm... -------------------------------------------- Grossberg: So in essence, the main reason Ms. Hawthorne was never arrested for this crime... Grossberg: ...was because no one could show how she could have obtained the poison. Mia: Then all we have to do is find a way to establish how she could've gotten some, right? Mia: (Great... Now just how did a lit. student get a hold of poison, of all things...?) RETURN TO THE START OF CROSS-EXAMINATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Present Doug Swallow profile* at (5) Mia: *OBJECTION!* Mia: You wouldn't know how to get that kind of poison? I don't believe you. Dahlia: What...!? Mia: In fact, you had easy access to that kind of poison, didn't you? Mia: At your boyfriend's lab! Judge: B-Boyfriend!? You mean the victim, Doug Swallow!? Mia: That's right. Up until eight months ago, Ms. Hawthorne was dating Mr. Swallow. Mia: And if you'll recall, Mr. Swallow was a Pharmacology student at Ivy University. Payne: Ph-Ph-Pharmacology... Mia: His laboratory contained highly advanced chemistry equipment. Mia: In fact, without such equipment... Mia: ...the culprit could never have obtained such a rare and special poison! Dahlia: ...! Mia: Well, Ms. Hawthorne? It seems you had access to such a poison after all. Mia: And then, it was a matter of slipping it into the victim's coffee when he wasn't looking. Mia: The only person who could've done that was the one sitting at his very table -- you! Dahlia: NOOOOOOOOOOOO!! Judge: Order! Order! Order! C-C-Could it be...!? Payne: *OBJECTION!* Payne: Th-That's nothing but a baseless accus-- Dahlia: May I say something, Madame Fey? Mia: What is it, Ms. Hawthorne? Dahlia: The amount of poison in the coffee was 2 teaspoons, correct? Dahlia: In order to carry that much liquid... you would need some kind of container. Judge: Well, yes... That's true. Dahlia: I was searched immediately after the incident took place. Payne: Quite true. In fact the entire courthouse was turned upside down. Dahlia: But... they didn't find a suspicious container anywhere, did they? Mia: (She's right... They even mentioned that in the report!) Mia: W-Well, you could've easily gotten rid of something that small! Dahlia: Excuse me, Madame, but this is a court of law! Dahlia: If you're saying I threw the poison container away... Dahlia: ...I think you need to show some kind of proof! Mia: P-Proof...!? (She got me good with that!) Judge: Provide some evidence or I'll have to disallow this line of questioning, Ms. Fey! Grossberg: Unless we can come up with some evidence, we're going to lose this lead! Mia: (The police conducted a full body search of Dahlia and of the entire courthouse.) Mia: (And yet the container holding the poison disappeared right after the crime occurred...) Judge: If you're going to accuse the young lady of committing the murder... Judge: ...then where is the container the poison was carried in? What happened to it? xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Mia: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Judge: x ... x x Payne: x ... x ...... x x Dahlia: x ... x ...... x ......... x x Judge: x Ms. Fey... x I'm sure even you understand. x x Judge: x In a narrative, this is what x they call the "moment of x truth"! And you've ruined it! x x Dahlia: x That's correct, Mr. Judge... x But you play your part so x well. x x Judge: x Leave it to me, young lady! x It's my job, after all! x x Mia: x (Ohhh...! x Don't do it, Mia! Don't cry!) x x Grossberg: x You're so close, Mia! x Don't give up! x Think! x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Dahlia's Present or Phoenix Wright profile* Mia: *TAKE THAT!* Mia: You were forced to get rid of the container in a hurry, weren't you? Mia: And that's why you passed it on to someone that had nothing to do with the case! Mia: Someone that you knew wouldn't be searched! Judge: W-Who is this person!? Mia: Mr. Phoenix Wright, of course. Payne: *OBJECTION!* Payne: So the defendant was this witness's accomplice? Mia: Of course not. Mia: She gave the poison to him disguised as... a present. Dahlia: Wh-What...!? B-But... But that's...! Judge: Hmm... That's a charming little necklace. Judge: Is this... a little bottle? It's really quite cute. Judge: So what about it? What does it mean, Ms. Fey? Mia: The day that the witness met and fell for Mr. Phoenix Wright was eight months ago... Mia: August 27th. The very same day as the poisoning incident. Mia: Under the pretense of love, the witness gave my client a present. Mia: All for the purpose of hiding the one piece of evidence that would give her away! Judge: Whaaat!? Are you saying there's a deadly poison in here!? Mia: No, there's no longer any poison in that bottle. Mia: However! Mia: I'm certain if the crime lab were to analyze it, they would find a trace amount! Dahlia: ......... Dahlia: NOOOOOOOOOO!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!! Judge: Or-Order! Order in the court! Ahh, umm... Phoenix: *OBJECTION!* Phoenix: On behalf of Dollie, I object! Payne: M-Mr. Wright! Control yourself! Phoenix: I-I won't let you bully her like this...! Judge: Mr. Wright! I thought I told you to stay in your seat! Mia: Mr. Wright... Why? Mia: Why are you going through so much trouble to protect her? Phoenix: Why? Phoenix: B-Because...! Because I'm madly in love with her! ............ Judge: Hmmm, hmmmm... Judge: "Madly in love"... I haven't heard anyone say that in a long time... Mia: Mr. Wright... Have you ever thought about this... Mia: Why exactly would a woman like Dahlia Hawthorne want to date you anyway? Phoenix: W-Well... I guess she must be madly in love with me too... Mia: (Mr. Wright... Please! Open your eyes...!) Mia: At this point in the trial, I think it should be obvious to everyone. Mia: The real reason that Dahlia Hawthorne is dating you is... *** she's madly in love with you. ********** * * Mia: * Naturally it's because she * has fallen madly in love with * you too! * * Phoenix: * See? Just like I told you! * * Grossberg: * M-M-Mia! * Are you thinking clearly!? * * Grossberg: * Th-That flies in the face of * everything we've learned up * to this point! * * Mia: * I-I'm sorry! * I don't know why I even said * that... * * Mia: * *sigh* I guess it's because * I just like the sound of that * phrase, "madly in love"... * * Judge: * Ms. Fey. * * Judge: * You can't remain a starry-eyed * maiden for the rest of your * life, you know. * * Mia: * Please let me think it over * one more time, Your Honor... * * RETURN TO QUESTION * ******************************************** *** because of that necklace. ************** * * CONTINUE * ******************************************** *** to keep you quiet. ********************* * * Mia: * Naturally, it's to keep you * quiet! * * Phoenix: * What...!? * To k-keep me quiet!? * * Phoenix: * ... * Um... * Keep me quiet about what...? * * Mia: * Well... uh... * * Judge: * It seems that the rest of * us don't quite understand * you, Ms. Fey. * * Judge: * Nor do we understand what * this vile secret that * Ms. Hawthorne holds is... * * Phoenix: * That's because there is * no secret, I tell you. * * Mia: * (ARGH!! * How dense can you be!?) * * Judge: * Ms. Fey... Please think it * over and try again. * * Mia: * Yes, Your Honor... * * RETURN TO QUESTION * ******************************************** Mia: Dahlia Hawthorne was not and is not madly in love with you. Mia: The only think she's after is that bottle necklace you love to wear around your neck! Phoenix: My n-necklace...? Mia: Back there in the waiting room, you said it yourself... -------------------------------------------- Phoenix: Yeah, but she's so shy. Every time I see her, she always says the same thing to me. Phoenix: "Please give it back now." Grossberg: What a strange girl, asking for a present back like that... -------------------------------------------- Mia: For Dahlia Hawthorne, that necklace is irrefutable evidence of her crime. Mia: That's why she absolutely had to get it back. Phoenix: Y-You're lying! Mia: But you never gave it back to her. Mia: And to make things worse for her, you insisted on showing it to everyone you met. Mia: That's why she...... Phoenix: ...I don't...... I don't believe you... Phoenix: NOOO!! Th-That's a LIE!! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!! Mia: Eeeeeek!! ? ? ?: M-Mia! Are you alright!? Ah! The defendant! He-He's getting away! ? ? ?: Bailiff! Hurry! After him! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grossberg: Mia! Mia! Are you alright!? Mia: Y-Yes, I-I think so... Grossberg: That boy...! He went completely insane! Mia: Where... Where's Mr. Wright? Grossberg: It looks like the bailiff caught him, so he should be brought back here soon. Mia: Thank goodness... ... Oh no! Grossberg: What is it!? Mia: The bottle necklace...! Ms. Hawthorne's "present"...! Mia: It's gone...! Grossberg: Whaaaaat...! That's terrible!! Mia: Mr. Wright must have grabbed it when he slammed into me! Grossberg: Foolish boy...! That's the only thing that could have saved him... Grossberg: What in blazes are we supposed to do noooow!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Judge: Mr. Wright!! This sort of behavior is unprecedented in the history of this court! Phoenix: I-I'm sorry... Payne: I'm afraid that your apology is not enough! Mia: Mr. Wright! Mia: What did you do with the bottle necklace? Phoenix: F-Forgive me... I... I... I'm sorry... Mia: It's OK. Just give back the necklace. Phoenix: ... I ate it. Mia: ... You what? Judge: You... You... You ate it...? Phoenix: It was too big to swallow, so I had to chew it into little bits first, but yeah... Phoenix: ...Ugh. Aaaaaaaaahhhh! Mia: What the...? Payne: Wha--...? Judge: What is he doing now!? Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: Y-Your Honor!! You've got to stop the trial!! Mia: Mr. Wright! Mr. Wright! Are you feeling OK!? Does your stomach hurt!? Mia: That bottle you swallowed may have had some poison left in it! Payne: *OBJECTION!* Payne: Ehee hee... Hee, hee, hee, hee, hee... Payne: It seems the defendant has proven the prosecution's case for us. Payne: Clearly that bottle did not contain a deadly poison! Mia: H-How can you be so sure!? Payne: Hee, hee, hee... I think that's obvious... Payne: As you can see, the defendant is still very much alive. Payne: As for the poison? More like a fledgling defense attorney's overactive imagination! Judge: Hmm... So it would seem. Mia: *OBJECTION!* Mia: No! There must be some mistake! Mia: The bottle must not have had any poison left in it! Mia: Either that or the poison must have lost its potency... Payne: There, there... It's alright, rookie. Payne: Trusting your client is the most noble thing a defense attorney can do. Payne: And it's heartwarming to see that you placed this much faith in Mr. Wright. Phoenix: ...! Payne: But that's how it is for us on the prosecution side, too! Payne: For example, I would trust the witness, Ms. Hawthorne, with my very life! Payne: Which is why I can state that your assessment of her is completely wrong! Judge: That's enough! Judge: Unfortunately, Ms. Fey, I cannot accept your explanation of the events. Mia: B-But why!? Judge: This may be impossible for a beginner like you to understand... Judge: ...but in a court of law, evidence is everything. Mia: Unngggh! Mia: (Even though I've proven so much, is she going to get away with everything...?) Judge: Well, now that the suspicion surrounding Ms. Hawthorne has been cleared up... Judge: I would like to proceed with the trial. Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Mia: M... Mia: Mr. Wright! Phoenix: I'm sorry, Miss Fey. It totally slipped my mind. Phoenix: I'm really, really sorry... Phoenix: I know you believed in me, and I feel like I really let you down. Mia: Mr. Wright... What are you trying to say? Phoenix: Um... There's something I forgot to tell you. Judge: What is it!? Phoenix: That day... The day I met Doug Swallow... -------------------------------------------- That girl... You shouldn't see her anymore. Hey! It's none of your business! I'm telling you for your sake. If you continue to see her, it's going to be bad news. Y-You're lying! Just listen to me. There's something you need to know about that girl... ... Swallow: Last night, someone stole some poison from our lab. Phoenix: P-Poison...? Swallow: The same thing happened eight months ago. A drug sample was stolen. Swallow: She came to the lab that time, too. Swallow: It could only have been her! That girl is a thief! Phoenix: Stop it! Phoenix: D-Don't talk about her like that! -------------------------------------------- Mia: Is it true? Did he really say that? Payne: Th-That's ridiculous! Phoenix: There's one more thing... After I pushed him that day... Phoenix: I got worried and came back to have a look. Phoenix: And she was there... Dollie was right there. Phoenix: She was crouched down next to him... Mia: What!? Phoenix: She told me not to ever tell anyone about it, but... Phoenix: I'm sorry, Dollie! Payne: *OBJECTION!* Payne: Y-Your Honor! This is... The defendant is... Phoenix: Miss Fey! You tell them! Phoenix: D-Dollie didn't do it... Sh-She's innocent! Mia: (So Dahlia stole poison eight months ago too, huh...) Mia: (If you put that together with Mr. Wright's testimony...) Mia: (...then there's only one possible conclusion!) Mia: The defense believes that Ms. Dahlia Hawthorne... Mia: ...stole some poison on the night before she killed Doug Swallow. Judge: The night before...!? Mia: Naturally, her motive for stealing it was to kill someone! Phoenix: Miss Fey... Judge: If you're so certain of your theory, then let me ask you this. Mia: (Mia, this is your last chance. Think carefully now...) Mia: (There's something that she desperately wanted to get back... Therefore...) Judge: Exactly who was Ms. Dahlia Hawthorne planning to kill? *** Present Doug Swallow profile *********** * * Mia: * *TAKE THAT!* * * Grossberg: * W-Wait a minute, Mia! * Why would she want to kill * Doug Swallow? * * Mia: * Because Doug Swallow had * figured out what kind of a * person she was! And so... * * Grossberg: * No, no! Well, that may be * true, but Ms. Hawthorne had * no way of knowing that. * * Grossberg: * From her point of view, * who was it that was really * in her way? * * Grossberg: * THAT is the question you * have to ask yourself. * * Judge: * Ms. Fey. * * Judge: * I'm beginning to run out of * patience with you. * What is your answer? * * Mia: * Y-Yes, Your Honor! * (I can't mess up again!) * * RETURN TO QUESTION * ******************************************** xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Mia: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Judge: x ... x x Payne: x Are you trying to mock this x court, Ms. Fey? x x Grossberg: x Wh-What are you doing!? x x Grossberg: x You sounded so sure of x yourself at first... x x Grossberg: x Now it turns out you have x no idea what you're talking x about! x x Mia: x W-Well it's been a long time x since I've been in court... x x Judge: x That will cost you, Ms. Fey! x Now think more carefully! x x Mia: x I apologize, Your Honor... x (No more mistakes, Mia!) x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Phoenix Wright profile* Mia: *TAKE THAT!* Mia: There was one person that was standing squarely in Ms. Dahlia Hawthorne's way... Mia: And that person was... Mr. Phoenix Wright! Phoenix: ... M-M-M-M-M-M-Meeee!? Payne: *OBJECTION!* Payne: Th-That's preposterous!! Payne: After all, it was Doug Swallow that was murdered! Mia: Well, it's true that that's how things worked out... Mia: But, let's remember that Mr. Swallow died of electrocution, not poison. Mia: The person that Ms. Hawthorne was planning to poison was in fact... Mia: You, Phoenix Wright. There's no one else that it could be. Judge: B-But how can that be!? I-I thought Mr. Wright and Ms. Hawthorne were in love! Mia: (Poor Mr. Wright... This must be killing him...) Mia: (Hang in there... I'll bring her to justice... I swear it!) Mia: As I said before, the only thing Ms. Hawthorne truly cared about was... Mia: ...the one piece of evidence linking her to that incident eight months ago. Mia: That's right. The bottle necklace. That's all she cared about. Judge: But even so... Why... Why would she go so far as to murder him!? Mia: Eight months ago, just after the fall of that attorney in the basement cafeteria... Mia: Dahlia Hawthorne could think of only one thing. Mia: How to get rid of the bottle necklace as quickly as possible! Phoenix: N-No... It-It can't be... Mia: It was a pretty good move she made, too. The evidence was missing for a long time. Mia: But there was just one big problem. Mia: Although she got him to hide the evidence, Mr. Wright refused to return it to her. Mia: To him, the tiny little bottle was a cherished treasure. Mia: He even showed it to everyone he met! Judge: Y-You mean... TH-THAT'S why she tried to kill Mr. Wright...? Mia: Correct, Your Honor. It was to retrieve that piece of evidence. Phoenix: ... Th-Th-Th... Phoenix: That can't be trueeeeeeeee!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dahlia: "Feenie"... What a joke you are. Dahlia: Honestly, how can any woman ever count on you for anything? Dahlia: I even told you time and time again to keep your trap shut about me and that necklace. Dahlia: ...You disgust me! Judge: M-Ms. Hawthorne...? Mia: It appears that this trial will be coming to an end soon... Dahlia: Fine. I can tell you plan on making me into a criminal no matter what I say! Mia: You ARE a criminal, Ms. Hawthorne! Dahlia: We'll see about that. But first, where's your evidence? Dahlia: It seems your sniveling little crybaby of a client has eaten the bottle as a snack. Mia: Urk...! W-Well, umm... Dahlia: Hey! Old man! Are you senile or something!? Dahlia: Why don't you say something instead of sitting there with that dumb look on your face! Judge: M-M-Ms. Hawthorne! What's happened to you...!? Dahlia: Hmph! Are you really that shocked? Dahlia: ... Dahlia: Or do you prefer me... this way, Mr. Judge? Judge: Nnnnggghh...! Dahlia: With absolutely no proof, you treat a voluntary witness like she's a mass-murderer... Dahlia: Well, I have nothing more to say. I'll be heading home now, if you don't mind. Judge: B-But y-you're not finished... Dahlia: Fine! Then ask this nasty old hag to finish up already! Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: (I can't let her get away this time!) Grossberg: Stop, Mia! Grossberg: If you keep on pushing without any evidence... Grossberg: ...you could pay the ultimate price as a lawyer! Mia: The ultimate price...? Judge: You'd be forced to take off your attorney's badge forever, I'm afraid. Mia: N-No...! Dahlia: You'd better think it over carefully, Ms. Fey... Or should I say, Ms. Gray. Judge: Well, Ms. Fey? Judge: Can you provide evidence that would establish her guilt once and for all? Mia: (If I mess up here, my career as a lawyer is over!) Mia: (But to be honest... at this point I don't have any evidence that's well-founded.) Mia: (Even so...) Mia: (I'd rather lose my attorney's badge than let her get away with murder!) Mia: Your Honor! The defense would like to present proof! Payne: Im-Impossible! You can't possibly... Dahlia: Stupid woman! Judge: It is the opinion of the court that there has already been enough discussion. Judge: Therefore, I will allow only one piece of evidence to be presented. Mia: J-Just one!? Judge: If you are unable to establish her guilt... Judge: ...then I'm afraid that a very harsh verdict will immediately be handed down on Mr. Wright. Mia: I understand, Your Honor. Dahlia: I can just imagine the headlines for tomorrow's newspaper. Dahlia: Up-and-coming lawyer plummets to Earth before she gets the chance to soar... Mia: (She was planning to poison Mr. Wright...) Mia: (If that's the case, then the poison was probably in there!) Judge: Well then, Ms. Fey. Please present your evidence. Judge: Show to this court irrefutable proof that Ms. Hawthorne was planning to poison Mr. Wright! xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Mia: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Judge: x Ms. Fey...! x After all that thinking, THIS x is your best answer!? x x Grossberg: x C-Couldn't you have x tried a little bit harder...? x x Mia: x Please wait, Your Honor! x I just... made a mistake! x x Judge: x Very well. x But even I have my limits! x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Coldkiller X* Mia: *TAKE THAT!* Mia: Here it is, Your Honor! The evidence that will prove her guilt once and for all. Judge: Coldkiller X... Phoenix Wright's beloved cold medicine. Payne: Hee, hee, hee, hee... Does our rookie defense attorney have a bit of a cold? Mia: If I did, I still wouldn't take this cold medicine. Mia: After all... It's been poisoned. Judge: Wh-What!? Mia: Remember what the defendant said in his testimony. -------------------------------------------- Phoenix: But I lost my bottle of it around lunchtime on the day of the accident. Phoenix: I always eat with Dollie... Just the two of us. -------------------------------------------- Mia: She was the one who took his bottle of Coldkiller X. Mia: Then she poisoned it, knowing that Mr. Wright was going to take some. Payne: *OBJECTION!* Payne: Now you're really grasping at straws! Payne: After all, it was the victim, Doug Swallow, that was holding the medicine. Mia: I would like the court to recall the crime that happened here eight months ago. Mia: Where did Ms. Hawthorne hide the evidence? Judge: Huh? What are you talking about? Mia: Eight months ago, the poison was hidden in her bottle necklace... Mia: ...which she then gave to someone else for safekeeping. Mia: Someone she had accidentally run into in the reading room. My client, Mr. Phoenix Wright! Mia: Yes, that's right... She did the same thing this time as well. Mia: After shoving the victim, Mr. Phoenix Wright left the scene of the crime. Mia: That is when the murderer, Dahlia Hawthorne, appeared. Mia: With her, she was carrying the poisoned bottle of Coldkiller X. Mia: This, of course, was so she could carry out her plan to murder Mr. Wright. Judge: Hmm, I believe she did testify that she was going to meet with the defendant. Mia: Yes, and she heard and saw everything that happened at the scene of the crime. Mia: Including what the defendant and victim were arguing about, and the cut electrical cable. That's when she realized, "I can't allow Doug Swallow to live!" Mia: She used the severed electrical cable to silence him forever. Mia: Unfortunately for her, this is when the problem occurred. Mia: Mr. Wright, who she thought had left the scene, came back to check on the victim. Mia: And on top of that, because of the power outage, some students showed up as well. Mia: It's hardly any wonder that she was, as she put it, in a state of panic. Mia: Recall that she was carrying that bottle of poisoned cold medicine. Mia: She must have thought, "What if they search me like they did eight months ago?" Payne: E-Eight months ago...? Mia: Yes, she disposed of the evidence exactly the same way as she did back then! Mia: She had someone else hold it! In this case... Doug Swallow! -------------------------------------------- ............ Dahlia: Oh come on now, everyone. Surely you aren't fooled, are you? Dahlia: This stupid woman! She's nothing but a filthy, stinking liar! Dahlia: Right, Mr. Prosecutor...? Payne: Huh...!? Payne: Y-Yes... Th-That's exactly right. It's just pure desperation! Mia: *OBJECTION!* Mia: Hmm... I wonder which one of us is the desperate one? Mia: So, Ms. Hawthorne. Mia: This cold medicine... I wonder if you wouldn't mind taking some? Dahlia: ...!? Mia: Well, Mr. Wright ate that necklace of yours, right? Mia: Now it's your turn to prove your innocence. What do you say? Dahlia: ...! Mia: If I'm just a filthy, stinking liar, then there's no need to worry. Mia: So come on! Show us! I dare you to take some of this medicine right now! Dahlia: ... Dahlia: ...Grr... Nngghh... Hnnn... Dahlia: MIA FEY...! MIA... FEYYYY...!! Dahlia: Do. You. Think. You've. Won? Well!? Do you, Mia Fey? Mia: ...! Dahlia: Heh... Heh... Heh... Heheh... That's. Just. Fine! Dahlia: For the time being... Dahlia: For the time being, victory is yours. Mia: "For the time being"? Dahlia: Well... I have a very long memory, you know. Dahlia: You and I will meet again... I'm certain of it. Mia: ...? Dahlia: Well then, Mr. Judge... I'll see you later too, OK? Judge: Huh...!? Err, why, um... Y-Yes... Dahlia: I'm going to go spend a little quality time with the men in blue now. Dahlia: I wish you all the best. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mia: (Whew...) Mia: (It's finally all over.) Payne: *OBJECTION!* Payne: I... I refuse to accept this! Payne: The defense hasn't shown a scrap of evidence to support their outrageous claim! Judge: B-But even so, your witness seems to have accepted it... Payne: I don't care!! I'm Winston Payne! Payne: And I don't believe one word that this rookie lawyer has said! Mia: Well then, Mr. Payne, let me ask you this. Payne: Y-Yes!? Mia: Would you care to try this cold medicine? Payne: WHAT!? Mia: Just a little earlier, I could've sworn you said... -------------------------------------------- Payne: There, there... It's alright, rookie. Payne: For example, I would trust the witness, Ms. Hawthorne, with my very life! -------------------------------------------- Mia: So, if she's so trustworthy... Mia: ...then I'm sure there couldn't possibly be any poison in here, right? Payne: Err... Well... Ummm... You see... Umm... Y-Yes... Mia: *OBJECTION!* Mia: ...And here comes the backpedal! Mia: Come on now, "Rookie Killer"! Show this rookie how it's done! Mia: How much trust do you really have for this woman? Mia: Are you willing to bet your life!? Payne: Gggg... Nnngh... Unnngggggh... Payne: NNNNNNYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Payne: M-M-My HAAAAAAAAAAIIIIRRR!! IT-IT-IT'S FLYYYYYIIIIIIIING OOOOOFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!! Payne: MY BEAUUUUUUUTIFUL HAIR!! NOOOOOOO!!! NOOOOOOOOOOO!! Payne: WAAAAAHAAAAWAAAAHAAAA NO-NO-NO-NO-No-No-no-no noooooooooooooooooooooo... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Judge: Umm, Mr. Payne? About Ms. Dahlia Hawthorne...? Payne: Y-Y-Yes, Your Honor! I'll file papers for her immediate arrest... Judge: Hmmm... Tragic... but not surprising. Judge: I knew there was something suspicious about her from the very beginning! Mia: (Don't lie! Just admit you were wrong!) Judge: By the way, Ms. Fey? Mia: Y-Yes, Your Honor? Judge: You said earlier that you and Ms. Dahlia Hawthorne knew each other...? Mia: ... Mia: Your Honor... How we knew each other had nothing to do with this case. Judge: Hmmm... Very well... Judge: Err, Mr. Payne. Payne: This can't be happening! It's a nightmare! It's like losing to my daughter! Judge: ...It appears Mr. Payne has lost his spirit along with his hair. Judge: Does the defendant have anything further to say? Phoenix: It-It can't be true... My... Dear... Dollie... *achoo* Judge: Hmm... Very well then... Judge: I believe I am ready to pass judgment and bring this trial to an end. Judge: The court finds the defendant, Phoenix Wright... * N O T G U I L T Y * Judge: This court is adjourned! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 11, 3:16 PM District Court Defendant Lobby No. 3 Grossberg: Mia! You were wonderful in there! Mia: Thank you for everything, Mr. Grossberg. Grossberg: During the verdict, I thought my hemorrhoids were going to explode like Mt. Vesuvius! Mia: Umm, Mr. Grossberg... Do you, um, maybe think you could stop talking about them? Grossberg: Hmph! That's rather rude. Grossberg: Anyway, this case really made me think. Grossberg: What does it really mean to have a relationship of mutual trust with the client? Grossberg: Perhaps it is we veteran lawyers who have lost sight of this. Phoenix: ... Mia: Oh! Mr. Wright...! Congratulations! Phoenix: Th-Thanks... Um, you know... I was thinking... Mia: Go on... Phoenix: The Dollie that I saw up there on the witness stand... Phoenix: I don't think that was really her. Mia: Um, what? Phoenix: Yeah... The Dollie I know could NEVER have said those kinds of terrible things... Phoenix: Maybe... Maybe she was like... I don't know... A fake or something. Mia: (Boy... This poor kid still hasn't got a clue...) Mia: You need to forget about her, Mr. Wright. For your own sake... Phoenix: Yeah, you're right... That's probably for the best. Mia: Also... You need to relax a bit more. Try to grow up a little. Phoenix: B-But... Phoenix: Out of all my friends, everyone says I'm the most grown up! Mia: (Eek! What kind of company must this guy keep!?) Phoenix: ... Phoenix: Right now I... I'm studying to become a lawyer myself. Mia: That's what you keep saying... Mia: But I thought you were in the Art Department? Phoenix: Well, yeah... I guess I am... Phoenix: But there's a friend that I desperately want to help! Phoenix: And if I hurry, then I should still be able to save him in time! Mia: I see. Phoenix: Say, Miss Fey? Phoenix: A lawyer is someone who can help people when they're in trouble, right? Mia: Mr. Wright, I'm still new at this myself. Mia: But... I think that's exactly what a lawyer is. Phoenix: OK... I'm going to do it. I'll study my butt off. I'll become a lawyer for sure! Phoenix: I hope... I hope we see each other again some day, maybe even in court. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phoenix: It's been five years since I was acquitted of all charges. Phoenix: I became a lawyer like I planned, and managed to save my friend. Phoenix: But Mia has passed on to a better place. Phoenix: For me, this trial brings up a lot of painful memories. Phoenix: But... it also brings up some very precious ones. Phoenix: And memories that I thought would never rise to the surface again... Phoenix: Mia is gone now. Phoenix: But even so... I can hear her in my mind. Mia: Phoenix, no matter what, always believe in your client. Mia: In a court of law, your greatest weapon is your belief. Phoenix: ...Five long years... Phoenix: Something has happened that's made me think back to her words of wisdom... Phoenix: But that is a story for another day... Episode 1: Turnabout Memories THE END _______________________________________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� oo-------------------------oo | EPISODE 2 | | | | The Stolen Turnabout | o---------------------------o _______________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 1: Investigation [0421] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� The time is 1:00 AM. Beep... Beep... Beep... Beeeeeeep... Detective! We made it! Whew... What a relief. Glad the jewel is still safe. Ho ho! You said it, pal. It musta been our rock solid security that scared him off! Would you mind opening the safe just to double check? Aaaaaaaaaah! We've been had! ~Mask*DeMasque~ ~Salutations~ O-Out front! Guards! Turn on the searchlights! Aha ha ha ha ha ha ha... Better luck next time, gentlemen! Aha ha ha ha ha ha ha... Excuse me, but I'm afraid I must be leaving now! We shall meet again... When the next moon is full! Aha ha ha ha ha ha ha... ~Mask*DeMasque~ ~Salutations~ Ahaaaa ha ha ha ha ha ha... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- October 11, 3:24 PM Wright & Co. Law Offices Maya: Hey, Nick! Get a load of this! Maya: Hey, are you listening to me!? You can clean the toilet later! This is important! Phoenix: *sigh* What are you freaking out about now? Maya: Hee hee. Maya: Today will be the last time you talk to me that way! Phoenix: Huh? Maya: We're about to hit the big time! Phoenix: "Big time"? And what do you mean by "we"? You don't mean you and me are...? Maya: Ha! Don't be silly. Maya: I'm talking about me and Pearly, of course! Pearl: Hello. It's a pleasure to see you again, Mr. Nick! Phoenix: Pearls! You haven't changed a bit! Wait... What are you doing here anyway? Pearl: Hee hee. Haven't you heard, Mr. Nick? Pearl: Here! Take a look at this! Phoenix: (What's this...? Some kind of poster?) Phoenix: Kurain Village... Isn't that...? Maya: That's right. It's our hometown... Pearly and mine, that is. Phoenix: What's this about "treasures" from the boonies? Maya: Ha ha ha. Very funny. You can laugh all you want... 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Let her go! Shut up! C-Come closer... And I kill her! Sorry, but you're not going to get the chance... *BANG!* -------------------------------------------- I'm reading through the file of an old court case. It was the first case of my long-time mentor, Mia Fey... o-------------------------------------------o | .-----------------------. | | ( Fugitive Data ) | | '-----------------------' | | _______ | | (Picture) [Data 1]| | |�������| | | | | | | Name: Terry Fawles | | | | o-------o | | Charge: Kidnapping, Murder | | Sentence: Death Penalty _ | | | o-------------------------------------------o o-------------------------------------------o | .-----------------------. | | ( Fugitive Movements ) | | '-----------------------' | | _______ | | (Picture) [Data 2]| | After escaping, Fawles |�������| | | met with, and then | | | | murdered, Sergeant | | | | Valerie Hawthorne. o-------o | | Recaptured on Eagle Mountain | | about 8 hours after | | his escape. _ | o-------------------------------------------o Her very first client was a death row inmate who had recently broken out of prison. That was a whole year before Mia and I ever met. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- 6 Years Earlier -- Mia Fey First Trial February 16, 9:24 AM District Court Defendant Lobby No. 4 Mia: (Ugh... I'm so nervous. I feel like I'm going to die.) Mia: (I never should've accepted this case...) Mia: Eeeeeeek! Mia: ...Ah! G-G-Good morning! (Don't be so jumpy, Mia!) ? ? ?: I-I din't do nuttin'! I swear! I din't kill nobody! Mia: (Terry Fawles... ...My first client.) Mia: (Sentenced to death 5 years ago, and now... a prison escapee.) Fawles: ... Mia: (Just relax, Mia! Make small talk and try to relax him!) Mia: ...Err, umm... So why did you escape anyway? Fawles: Ah. Ah. UGGA! Mia: Eeeeek! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Fawles: ...Ugh. I din't do nuttin'! I din't kill nobody! Fawles: I never... I never lie! I din't escape from nowhere! Mia: Err... Mia: But, Mr. Fawles... The police just recaptured you two days ago. Fawles: ... Ugh. Sorry. I told a little lie. Mia: (Oh boy...) Fawles: But anyway, I din't do it! I never killed nobody! Mia: Umm, sorry for asking but... You're on death row, right? Fawles: Uh. Uh... UGGA! Mia: Eeeeeek! I'm really, really sorry! Fawles: They sentenced me to die 5 years ago! But I was tricked I tell you! Fawles: That woman! She lied in her testimony! ...That's why I got the death penalty! Fawles: I swear it! I din't kill her! I could never do that! Mia: (Two days ago, he escaped from the police wagon when it crashed...) Mia: (Then about 8 hours later...) Mia: (A policewoman was murdered before the police could recapture him.) Mia: (The police believe that Terry Fawles did it.) Mia: Umm... After you escaped, did you meet a policewoman? Fawles: ... Fawles: Yeah... I did. ...She's the reason I escaped. Mia: (So that much is true... He did meet with the victim.) Fawles: But I din't kill her! Fawles: She was alive when I left! She was alive...! It-It's true! Mia: (I can trust him... right? I mean, I should...) ? ? ?: Ha...! ? ? ?: You're not going to figure out the truth by just staring at the guy... Mia: Y-You're... Why are you here? ? ? ?: I came to see how our little kitten was doing all alone in the big, scary lion's den. ? ? ?: ...I thought maybe you'd like someone to play with. Mia: Err, where is Mr. Grossberg? ? ? ?: Ha...! That old man is probably still in bed. ? ? ?: I bet he's clutching an empty bottle and mumbling in his sleep. Armando: Aren't I good enough? After all, it's me... Diego Armando! Mia: I-I didn't say... Mia: So, Diego Armando, the finest attorney at Grossberg Law Offices, is here for me...? Armando: No, no, no... You've got it all wrong! Today, YOU'RE the finest! Armando: After all, it took an amazing amount of guts to take this case! Armando: Imagine... An escaped death row convict for a first client! Mia: Yeah, err... Th-Thanks. (I sure wish I could get out of it though!) Armando: Ha...! Relax. I just heard some good news. Armando: The prosecutor for today is fresh out of his diapers as well. Mia: R-Really!? Armando: However... Unlike a certain somebody who I won't mention... Armando: ...he's earned the reputation as a "genius" since beginning his law career. Mia: (G-Genius...?) Armando: Well, it's about time to head in, Kitten. Armando: Sharpen those claws of yours. It's go time! -------------------------------------------- Mia: (A solitary confinement cell for the condemned must be the world's loneliest place.) Mia: (...And that's what my client ran away from.) Mia: (Every other lawyer gave up on him... But not me.) Mia: (When I saw those overflowing eyes and heard that simple, child-like voice...) Mia: (I just had the feeling that he was telling the truth.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 16, 10:00 AM District Court Courtroom No. 4 Judge: Court is now in session for the trial of Terry Fawles. Mia: The defense is ready, Your Honor. ? ? ?: The prosecution has been ready for a while, Your Honor. Judge: I understand the lawyers for both sides are newcomers...? Mia: Y-Y-Yes, Your Honor. I'm Mia Fey. Edgeworth: Miles Edgeworth... Your Honor. Judge: So you're the new prosecutor everyone is talking about, eh? Judge: They say you joined the prosecutor's office at quite an early age. Edgeworth: At 20... Your Honor. Armando: I guess our little kitten hasn't earned herself much of a reputation yet, huh? Mia: (Come on, Mia! You can't lose! Not to someone younger than you!) Edgeworth: ...Hmph. Judge: Young people running a trial. I'm not too sure how I feel about that. Judge: ...Now then, the defendant in this case is currently a felon on death row. Judge: Two days ago, he escaped from a police wagon. Is that correct? Edgeworth: Precisely. Armando: But the defendant is not on trial for escaping prison. Armando: On the day that the defendant escaped, a policewoman was murdered... Mia: So we're here to determine if Mr. Fawles was responsible for her death...? Armando: You got it, Kitten. Judge: Well then, Mr. Edgeworth. Let's hear your opening statement. Edgeworth: Yes, Your Honor. It was five years ago. Edgeworth: The defendant, Terry Fawles, was sentenced to death in this very court. Edgeworth: His crimes were kidnapping, extortion... and murder. Edgeworth: The girl he threw off the bridge was only 14 years old. Judge: A truly horrible crime. I remember it well. Judge: There was no decisive evidence, so the trial was long and protracted. Edgeworth: Correct. But in the end, what finally decided the case was... Edgeworth: ...a certain witness's testimony. Mia: A witness's testimony... Edgeworth: The testimony of Detective Valerie Hawthorne; the person who confronted this criminal. Edgeworth: She arrested Mr. Fawles at the scene and later testified against him. Edgeworth: She said she witnessed Mr. Fawles throw his young victim into the river. Edgeworth: For those who are not aware, Eagle River is well-known for its powerful current. Edgeworth: Most bodies that fall in are never recovered... Mia: (So Ms. Hawthorne's testimony was the one that put him away...) Judge: That policewoman you just mentioned... That wouldn't be...? Edgeworth: Exactly. The victim. The same woman that was killed 2 days ago... Edgeworth: Police Sergeant... Valerie Hawthorne. Judge: Aha...! I see... Judge: The man who was sentenced to death based on her testimony escaped two days ago... Judge: ...with only one thing on his mind. To take revenge against the woman who convicted him. Judge: ... Hmm... Judge: Aha! The truth is becoming clear to me now! Mia: Huh? Judge: Yes, yes... Judge: It's quite obvious that the defendant is guilty. Mia: *OBJECTION!* Mia: W-Wait a minute! That's not right! Mia: At least hear the case before you decide on the outcome, Your Honor! Judge: Grrrngh... Judge: Watch yourself, Ms. Fey! I'm not sure I care for your word choice, or your tone of voice. Edgeworth: Young people these days simply don't know how to respect their elders. Mia: (Why you...! You're even younger than me, you hypocrite!) Judge: Now then, Mr. Edgeworth, please call your first witness. Edgeworth: I call the detective who was in charge of the initial investigation of this case. -------------------------------------------- Edgeworth: Witness... State your name and occupation. Gumshoe: Gumshoe. Dick Gumshoe. I'm the homicide detective in charge of the case, sir! Gumshoe: I finally got promoted to the detective division half a year ago! Mia: I don't believe anyone asked you about that. Gumshoe: Hey, ma'am! You got any idea how much work it takes... ...... Mia: Wh-What is it? Gumshoe: You... Y-You're really gorgeous... Mia: Excuse me? Gumshoe: No, seriously... My heart... It's aching for you... Edgeworth: Detective. Pull yourself together and try to be professional. Otherwise... Edgeworth: I'll write you up on contempt so quick that something other than your heart will ache! Gumshoe: Urk... O-OK, I-I got it! Judge: ...Now, Detective. Tell us about the incident. Gumshoe: Yes, sir! Right away! Gumshoe: The victim was Sergeant Valerie Hawthorne, a veteran on the police force. Gumshoe: She was stabbed in the back with a knife and died from excessive blood loss. Judge: That much is already stated in the autopsy report. Judge: The court would like to hear more details about the incident itself. Gumshoe: Yes, sir! I gotcha! OK! Let's take a look at this aerial map of the area here! Gumshoe: This is a sketch of Dusky Bridge, an old suspension bridge. Gumshoe: And the river that runs under there is Eagle River. Gumshoe: The victim and the defendant met there... On top of the bridge. Gumshoe: After stabbing her in the back, the killer carried the victim back to his car. Gumshoe: He was recaptured at a police checkpoint as he was trying to make his getaway, sir. Judge: Hmm... I see... *Dusky Bridge Map added to the Court Record.* Judge: Was the victim's blood found on the bridge? Gumshoe: The victim, Sergeant Valerie Hawthorne, was wearing a thick coat, sir. Gumshoe: Unfortunately, no traces of blood were found on the bridge. Judge: Hmm... Judge: Mr. Edgeworth. I warn you that I absolutely despise conjecture. Judge: If there was no blood on the bridge, then you have no proof that they even met there! Edgeworth: Your Honor. Edgeworth: If you would listen to the testimony we have prepared, I'm sure you'll be convinced. Edgeworth: The two of them most certainly did meet on the bridge that day... Judge: Why, Mr. Edgeworth... Judge: I'm not sure I like you wagging your finger at me as though I were some hoser! Judge: Detective, proceed with your testimony! Gumshoe: Um... Yes, sir! Mia: (Here we go, Mia! Hang on...!) Armando: OK now... Listen carefully, Kitten. Armando: One little mistake and this guy will drink you for morning tea! Trust me and get ready. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WITNESS TESTIMONY -- Summary of the Incident -- (1) Gumshoe: On the day of the incident, an unknown person phoned the sergeant and asked to meet. (2) Gumshoe: Sergeant Hawthorne went to Dusky Bridge at the designated time and met with Mr. Fawles. (3) Gumshoe: And that's where she was brutally murdered, sir. (4) Gumshoe: The criminal stuffed her body into his car trunk and tried to make a getaway. (5) Gumshoe: Mr. Fawles was arrested at a police checkpoint we set up at the base of the mountain. -------------------------------------------- Judge: Hmm... Judge: Well, you certainly have established the importance of the bridge. Edgeworth: ...Naturally. Judge: Now, would the defense please hurry up and proceed with the cross-examination. Mia: Y-Yes, Your Honor! C-C-Cross-examination... Coming right up! Armando: Hey, hey! Settle down there, Kitten! Armando: If you keep trembling like that, you're gonna make me spill my coffee! Mia: I-I-I'm not t-trembling! It-It-It's just cold in here! Armando: The courtroom can be a cold battlefield alright. Especially... for a beginner. Mia: I-I don't need you to worry about me...! I mean... Mia: I mean, the defendant, the witness... everyone's a beginner in here! Armando: Ha...! You got me there. Armando: But maybe you should keep your claws out, and show them what you've got... Kitten. Mia: (It's OK, Mia. Stay calm...) Mia: (Just remember those court procedure videos you stayed up all last night watching!) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CROSS EXAMINATION -- Summary of the Incident -- (1) Gumshoe: On the day of the incident, an unknown person phoned the sergeant and asked to meet. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: This "unknown person"... You have no idea who it might be, right? Gumshoe: Sorry, but I'm afraid I do! Mia: What...? Gumshoe: The one who called Sergeant Hawthorne was the defendant, Terry Fawles! Judge: Wh-Wh-Whaaat! The defendant...! The defendant called her!? Gumshoe: Sergeant Hawthorne was a very thorough person, sir! Gumshoe: She left a note about her phone call with Mr. Fawles. Mia: A note...? Gumshoe: Yeah, a top-secret memo that she left on her desk. *Victim's Note added to the Court Record.* Judge: Hmm... Judge: According to this note, it seems the one who called her to the bridge was indeed... Judge: ...the defendant, Terry Fawles! Mia: Nngh! (Whose bright idea was it to keep that note from me!?) Armando: Ha...! Looks like the judge is even more sure of his verdict now. Armando: Listen up! Never ask a question if you don't already know the answer! Mia: (It's that detective's fault! He's the one that said, "unknown person"...!) Gumshoe: Hey now! Don't make that face at me! Gumshoe: I just said it that way 'cause the prosecutor told me to! Mia: (Was that... a trap...?) Mia: (...With that cute face, I didn't expect him to be so sneaky.) Edgeworth: Hmph. (2) Gumshoe: Sergeant Hawthorne went to Dusky Bridge at the designaed time and met with Mr. Fawles. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: A bridge up in the mountains? But why meet there? Gumshoe: Because it is a very important place to the defendant, that's why. Judge: What do you mean by that? Edgeworth: If you remember, 5 years ago, the defendant kidnapped a young girl. Edgeworth: He was chased onto a bridge... And it was there that he killed his hostage. Edgeworth: And the place where all of this occurred is, of course, Dusky Bridge. Mia: ...! Gumshoe: The very place where Sergeant Hawthorne arrested and handcuffed Mr. Fawles. Armando: Ha...! Returning to the scene of the crime... How nostalgic. (3) Gumshoe: And that's where she was brutally murdered, sir. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: Was the body of the victim discovered right away? Gumshoe: Yeah. We were really on the ball. Gumshoe: We found the criminal within one hour of the murder. Gumshoe: It was great! We even got to say, "Don't move! We've got you surrounded!" Mia: (...Wait a second. Isn't there something weird about that...?) Armando: The location was a suspension bridge, up in the mountains. Armando: So how did they find out about the crime so quickly...? Mia: Sergeant Hawthorne must have mentioned the phone call to someone else, right? Armando; Ha...! Armando: If that's what had happened, then she wouldn't have been killed. Gumshoe: She never mentioned the phone call from Mr. Fawles. But... Gumshoe: She left a note on her desk about it. Gumshoe: If only I had noticed it earlier... Maybe she'd still be alive. Mia: (I wonder why she didn't mention the phone call to anyone...?) (4) Gumshoe: The criminal stuffed her body into his car trunk and tried to make a getaway. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: Mr. Fawles had a car, then? Gumshoe: Well, that bridge is way up in the mountains, ma'am. Gumshoe: The defendant and the victim both went up there by car. I mean, how else, right? Judge: What! You mean the defendant drove his own car? Gumshoe: No, no, of course not. ...It was stolen. Gumshoe: He stole it from a young couple that had been waiting at a red light. Judge: Hmm... Car thieves... I'm not sure how I feel about car thieves. Mia: (Is this guy sure about how he feels about ANYTHING?) Gumshoe: This is a photo of the stolen car's trunk. Gumshoe: ...Naturally, that's the body of Valerie Hawthorne in there. Judge: Whoa! That... That doesn't look too comfortable... *Crime Photo added to the Court Record.* Mia: The victim... She was stabbed in the back, correct? Gumshoe: Yeah. Armando: Ha...! Armando: ...For some reason, men always seem to get stabbed in the back... Mia: (We're talking about a woman here...) Gumshoe: You can't tell from this photo, but... Gumshoe: ...the knife was stuck in her back nice and firm. Judge: The condition of the body when it was discovered is very important information. Judge: Detective, was there anything strange or noteworthy in the trunk of the car? ADD STATEMENT (4b) (4b) Gumshoe: Here's a photo of the trunk. But I don't see anything strange, do you? Anyway... Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: What did the defendant have to say about this photo? Gumshoe: What he always says, ma'am! Fawles: I din't do it! I din't do nuttin'!! Gumshoe: ...That's all he says. Judge: "Nuttin'"? I wouldn't say he did "nuttin'". At the very least, we know he stole a car! Gumshoe: It's just what he always says, Your Honor. And then he always says... Fawles: ... Uh. Sorry. I told a little lie. Gumshoe: ...Or something like that. Mia: ... Judge: Well, in any case, it seems he was caught and arrested. Edgeworth: Precisely. (5) Gumshoe: Mr. Fawles was arrested at a police checkpoint we set up at the base of the mountain. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: That certainly is some impressive police work. Gumshoe: Well, no, actually it was way too close for comfort. Gumshoe: We set up that checkpoint just after 5:00 PM... Gumshoe: We figured that Mr. Fawles might just try to run. Mia: ...What do you mean it was too close for comfort? Edgeworth: The two of them arranged to meet at 4:30 PM. Edgeworth: And it takes approximately 30 minutes to go from the bridge to the checkpoint. Mia: (Hmm... That WAS kinda close. Any later and Mr. Fawles could have slipped right by.) -------------------------------------------- Armando: Listen up, Kitten. There's a big trap waiting for you in that testimony. Mia: A t-trap? Armando: Walk into it carelessly, and it'll leave more than just a flesh wound. Fun, huh? Mia: No, it's NOT! Armando: Well, if you want to have any chance at all, you'd better get some more information. Armando: And if you're going to get caught in a trap, it's best to get caught early. Armando: You can always look for contradictions afterwards. Mia: (The ever-famous "contradictions". I sure hope I can find some of those...) RETURN TO THE START OF CROSS-EXAMINATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Present Victim's Note* at (4b) Mia: *OBJECTION!* Mia: ...Witness! Mia: ............ Gumshoe: ............ Edgeworth: ............ Judge: ............ Judge: Wh-What is it...? Do you have something to say, Ms. Fey!? Mia: I-I'm sorry! I-I totally forgot what I was going to say... Mia: This is... This is the first time I've ever had to actually address someone like that... Judge: Grrgh... You should have practiced before coming to court! Judge: Honestly, Ms. Fey... I'm not sure I like this! Armando: Hmph...! Say there, little Kitten, want a piece of my coffee candy? Mia: Candy? Armando: Well, you're still too young to be drinking real coffee. Mia: (Grrr... Come on, Mia! Shake it off! You're a lawyer!) Mia: Detective! Gumshoe: Y-Yes, ma'am! Mia: This photo... Mia: You said that there was nothing peculiar about it. ...Is that correct? Gumshoe: Y-Yeah, that's what I said! Mia: Well then, I suggest you take another look at the note written by the victim! Gumshoe: The n-n-note...? Mia: It very clearly says, "Wear white scarf for identification."... Mia: The caller must have forgotten what the victim looked like. Thus, this special request. Gumshoe: Aaah... I, umm...! Mia: I have one very simple question for you, Detective. Where is the white scarf? Mia: I can't seem to find it in this photo... Gumshoe: Um... Well, to be honest, we didn't find it in the trunk, ma'am... Mia: And you stopped there!? You should have looked for it! Gumshoe: Aaaaaaarrrggg...! Judge: The caller told her to wear it to identify herself, so I'd expect she did just that! Judge: Well, Mr. Edgeworth!? What do you have to say about this!? Edgeworth: *sigh* Edgeworth: I see the defense is a little... lacking. Mia: ...! Edgeworth: The scarf you are searching so desperately for... ...Is it this one, perchance? Mia: ...Ah! Gumshoe: Wh-Where did you find that, sir!? Edgeworth: On Dusky Bridge. I was there first, and decided to conduct my own investigation. Gumshoe: Wh-Why...? Why didn't you tell me? Edgeworth: I made a decision to keep all pieces of evidence in my personal satchel. Edgeworth: It's the safest place I know. Armando: Hmph! That hot-shot sure has a flair for the dramatic... Edgeworth: It's not exactly "white", as the caller requested... Edgeworth: But as you can see, it's close enough, for what it was intended for. Judge: Hmmm... It looks like it spent some time in the mud. Edgeworth: Not surprising... It was drizzling on the mountain that day. Mia: (Prosecutor Edgeworth... He was intentionally hiding that scarf the whole time!) Judge: The court will accept the scarf into evidence. *Scarf added to the Court Record.* Edgeworth: Now, if the attorney for the defense is finished embarrassing herself... Edgeworth: ...I'd like to move on with the testimony. That IS alright with you, isn't it, Ms. Fey? Mia: (Boy would I like to wrap this scarf around his smarmy little neck...) Edgeworth: Very good. Now, if we're done with this mud-covered scarf business... Edgeworth: ...the prosecution moves to establish conclusively, and with hard evidence that... Edgeworth: ...Ms. Hawthorne and Mr. Fawles did indeed meet on that bridge that day. Edgeworth: Further, we will show exactly what occurred there. Judge: That sounds quite promising. I can't wait to hear all about it. Mia: (Argh... Everything is moving at his whim...) Armando: Don't forget, Kitten. There's a reason why everyone considers this kid a genius. Mia: (A genius, huh...) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WITNESS TESTIMONY -- Events on Dusky Bridge -- (1) Gumshoe: Actually, there's an eyewitness who was there when the incident took place. (2) Gumshoe: This photo was accidentally taken by the witness. It shows her wearing the scarf, sir. (3) Gumshoe: It was drizzling that day; unfortunately, it's a little hard to see what's going on. (4) Gumshoe: Anyway, the criminal shoved the victim down from behind and stabbed her in the back! (5) Gumshoe: ...That must have been when the scarf fell off. -------------------------------------------- Judge: Hmm. Looking at this photo... Judge: ...you really get the sense that this bridge is very high up. Edgeworth: It is about a 40 feet drop from the bridge to the Eagle River down below. Judge: Mr. Edgeworth, who took this photo anyway? Edgeworth: Let's just say that it was a well-intentioned third party. Judge: Aha! A potential witness! So why isn't this person in the courtroom? Gumshoe: Well... They said they absolutely did not want to testify. Edgeworth: ...The person in question is very delicate, Your Honor. Edgeworth: Besides, as long as we have this photo, we see no reason to compel her to testify. Judge: ... I'm not sure how I feel about that! *Witness's Photo added to the Court Record.* Edgeworth: So, as you can see, Terry Fawles had both the motive and the opportunity. Edgeworth: I think it's quite clear at this point what happened on that bridge. Judge: ... Hmm. Judge: Aha! The truth is becoming clear to me now! Mia: Huh? Judge: Yes, it's quite obvious. He's clearly guilty. Mia: N-Not again! That's not fair! Mia: I haven't even done my cross-examination yet! Judge: Hmm... Mia: (What do you mean, "Hmm"!?) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CROSS EXAMINATION -- Events on Dusky Bridge -- (1) Gumshoe: Actually, there's an eyewitness who was there when the incident took place. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: Who is this eyewitness? Gumshoe: She's a college student! Mia: A female college student...? Gumshoe: That's right! Meaning she's "female" AND a "college student", ma'am! Gumshoe: She doesn't do well in front of other people, so I came to testify for her. Mia: Maybe so! But as the attorney for the defense, I have the right to cross-examine her... Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: For the time being, we're not relying on the witness's statements... That is all. Mia: Wh-What is that supposed to mean!? Edgeworth: ...The prosecution has other, more decisive evidence. Edgeworth: Our case doesn't rest on the vague testimony of a female college student. Judge: A female college student, eh. Gumshoe: It means she's "female" AND a "college student", sir! Edgeworth: If you absolutely must hear her testimony, you'll have to give us a good reason why. Mia: Grrr... Judge: Please tell us about the more decisive evidence in question. (2) Gumshoe: This photo was accidentally taken by the witness. It shows her wearing the scarf, sir. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: (The victim is wearing a scarf in that photo alright.) Mia: So, about the witness who took this photo... Mia: What was this person doing all the way in the mountains? Gumshoe: She was taking photos of wild flowers apparently. Edgeworth: There are many unusual types of flora on that mountain, Ms. Fey. Edgeworth: People in the area say it's because of the spirits that live there. Judge: S-S-Spirits! Now that you mention it, th-this photo... Judge: This cloudy fog-like thing... Is-Is it a ghost!? I-I don't believe it! Gumshoe: No, Your Honor, no... I don't think it's a ghost. (3) Gumshoe: It was drizzling that day; unfortunately, it's a little hard to see what's going on. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: Drizzling, huh? Gumshoe: That's right. There was a light rain coming down. The whole place was dreary... Gumshoe: ...But not as dreary as the mood that's in this court room right now. Ha ha. Mia: ... Edgeworth: ... Judge: ... Gumshoe: ...Looks like a cold front just moved in. Edgeworth: In any case... Edgeworth: The point is that the area was quite damp. There was even some fog. Gumshoe: I even slipped and fell while I was on the bridge. It was really something. (4) Gumshoe: Anyway, the criminal shoved the victim down from behind and stabbed her in the back! Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: Is that part of the witness's testimony as well? Gumshoe: Of course it is. Gumshoe: He pushed the victim hard in the back and she fell down right on her stomach! Judge: Hmm... Judge: ...I remember that happening once myself. It was really broodle. Mia: ... Mia: (Are you talking about seeing someone get pushed, or were you the one getting pushed?) Mia: (Or does it mean that you pushed someone down like that once...?) Mia: (With his mind-boggling tales and the way he said, "brutal", I wonder if he's Canadian...) Armando: Ha...! Armando: Save your nasty look for the right person. Mia: Huh...? Armando: ...Take a look. Armando: Poor baby... The Court Record seems to have wet itself. Mia: Hey! Watch where you spill your coffee! Mia: (The Court Record, huh...) (5) Gumshoe: ...That must have been when the scarf fell off. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: So in other words, there was a struggle between the criminal and the victim, huh? Gumshoe: That's what the witness said. Gumshoe: Well. It looks like she didn't remember about the scarf. Gumshoe: But from what she said, it sounded like a pretty violent fight, ma'am. Mia: (The area was wet from rain. The bridge was probably wet, too.) Mia: (Which would explain why the scarf was all covered in mud, but...) Mia: (There's something about this testimony that's still bothering me...) -------------------------------------------- Armando: Heh, talk about a surprise. I had no idea there was a photo. Mia: S-So what do I do... ? Armando: You really still believe him? Mr. Crybaby, I mean? Mia: Of course I do! Armando: Hmph...! So the little kitten believes in fairy tales, huh... Armando: In that case, the answer is obvious. Armando: If what you believe is the truth... Armando: ...then that means that somewhere, hidden in that testimony, is a contradiction. Armando: One huge contradiction waiting to be discovered. ...That's your chance. RETURN TO THE START OF CROSS-EXAMINATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Present Crime Photo* at (4) Mia: *OBJECTION!* Mia: So at the time of the crime, there was a light drizzle coming down, correct? Gumshoe: Yeah, and fog, too. Just a generally soggy atmosphere. Mia: Well, I have evidence that doesn't go with the soggy atmosphere. Judge: But this is a photo of the victim's body that was found in the car trunk. Mia: Considering the conditions at the scene of the crime, something isn't right. Edgeworth: ... Judge: Well by all means... Please enlighten us as to what isn't right! Judge: What is it about this photo of the trunk that doesn't fit with the conditions that day? xxx Present anywhere else xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Mia: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Mia; x Naturally, the answer is... x right around HERE! x ...I think. x x Judge: x ...Well, Mr. Edgeworth!? x x Edgeworth: x It seems to me that Ms. Fey x could use a trunk herself. x x Mia: x What...? x x Edgeworth: x One that she could hide all x her bitter memories from this x trial in, that is. x x Judge: x Ho ho ho ho ho... x You truly are a genius... x x Judge: x A genius of sarcasm and x word-play. x x Mia: x (Oops! It looks like I really x put my foot in my mouth x that time!) x x Armando: x Just relax. Lick your wounds x clean and then go after him x again, Kitten. x x Armando: x No matter how bitter the x memory... It can never be as x bitter as dark black coffee. x x Mia: x (Alright, Mia! You have got to x think harder this time!) x x Judge: x Now then, let me ask you x one more time... x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present victim's coat* Mia: *TAKE THAT!* Mia: Naturally the answer is... right here! Judge: The victim's... coat? Judge: As far as I can see, there is nothing strange about it. Mia: That's exactly what's strange! Mia: Remember the testimony! What were the conditions on the bridge that day? Mia: It was drizzling and foggy. Dusky Bridge was all wet. Mia: If the victim really had fallen down on her stomach on top of the bridge... Mia: ...then the front of her coat should have been covered in mud! Gumshoe: Urk...! Edgeworth: ...! Judge: That... That's exactly right! Judge: The other day I fell on a muddy street and my gorgeous playoff beard was befouled! Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: ...I do admit that the crime scene was quite wet that day. Edgeworth: However! That doesn't mean that the top of the bridge itself was muddy! Edgeworth: If Your Honor had fallen in the shower instead of on a muddy street... Edgeworth: ...his glorious hockey beard, pride of the Legal League, would be wet, but not muddy! Judge: Fortunately, I have yet to test that. Still, your point is well-taken. Edgeworth: Can you prove that the surface of the bridge was muddy that day? Mia: (The surface of the bridge, huh...) Armando: Ha...! A real man wouldn't stand for a taunt like this! Mia: (Neither would a real woman!) Mia: Of course I can! Edgeworth: ...! Mia: Here is the evidence that proves the surface of the bridge was muddy! xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Mia: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Mia: x The evidence is... x x Armando: x Wait a minute. x x Mia: x Wh-What is it? x Your timing is terrible...! x x Armando: x If you present that x evidence, it would be like... x x Armando: x Like jumping off a 100-story x building into a bubbling pool x of magma. x x Armando: x ...After tying a 10-ton x boulder around your neck. x x Mia: x What is THAT supposed x to mean? x x Armando: x To put it simply... x It would be suicide. x x Mia: x (Why didn't he just put it x simply in the first place...?) x x Edgeworth: x Is your little chat finished? x Can we move on now? x x Mia: x Y-Yes... x I-I've changed my mind. x x Judge: x Life is short, Ms. Fey. x Hurry it up already! x x Mia: x Yes, Your Honor! x The defense is now prepared x to show our evidence! x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Scarf* Mia: *TAKE THAT!* Mia: The evidence is... this scarf! Judge: Ah...! Mia: It should be obvious... Mia: If the scarf fell onto the bridge and got this muddy... Mia: It means that the bridge was obviously covered in mud! Edgeworth: Urrrnngh...! No... I can't be outwitted by this novice bimbo...! Mia: (Hey! Same to you, buddy!) Judge: Ms. Fey's assertion makes perfect sense to me... Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: I do admit that there appears to be a contradiction between... Edgeworth: ...the condition of the victim's coat and her scarf. Edgeworth: However! The real question is... why is there a contradiction? Mia: Huh? Edgeworth: For every contradiction, there exists an explanation. Edgeworth: Let's look at what the explanation in this case may be, shall we? Mia: A-Alright...! (It's not like he's really giving me a choice here...) Armando: Ha...! Armando: You're doing pretty good. ...For a little kitten. Mia: M-Mr. Armando! Armando: No matter what he says, a contradiction always comes down to a lie. Armando: It's either the victim discovered in the trunk... Armando: ...the witness's photo showing the defendant and the victim... Armando: ...or the witness's testimony that stated she saw the moment of the murder. Armando: Just relax and think it over. It's pretty simple, isn't it? Armando: The false evidence... It's one of those three. Judge: Hmph! What you said just now! I'm not sure I like that! Mia: Th-That wasn't me, Your Honor! It was the coffee aficionado over here that said it! Judge: This court is not in the habit of accepting false evidence, you know! Armando: Blame it on him, Your Honor. He's the one trying to slip false evidence into the court. Mia: ...! Armando: But we won't let him! We'll expose his evidence as the flimsy scam it really is! Mia: Y-Yes! Mia: The false evidence in this case is the... *** witness's photo. *********************** * * Mia: * About the photo that the * prosecution claims was taken * by a witness... * * Mia: * It certainly seems to show * a man in a prison uniform * and a woman in a coat. * * Mia: * However! We can't tell any * more than that from the photo! * * Edgeworth: * *OBJECTION!* * * Edgeworth: * Are you saying the people in * the photo may not be the * victim and the defendant? * * Mia: * W-Well, that's certainly * a possibility! * * Edgeworth: * So perhaps it was another * prisoner and policewoman? * * Edgeworth: * I admit, people have their * quirks. Perhaps they were part * of a role-playing group? * * Mia: * W-Well, I suppose that's * also p-possible... I guess... * * Armando: * You messed up again... Kitten. * * Mia: * M-Mr. Armando! * * Armando: * There should be something * else that's even more * suspicious. * * Armando: * Now think the whole thing * over again. * * Judge: * From this point on, Ms. Fey, * I will penalize you for making * unsubstantiated accusations! * * Mia: * (Ugggh... Don't do it, Mia! * Don't cry until you get home!) * * Judge: * In any case...! * * RETURN TO QUESTION * ******************************************** *** body in the trunk. ********************* * * Mia: * If the victim really did try * to repel her killer and if she * did fall down on the bridge... * * Mia: * ...then you would expect her * coat to be dirty. * * Mia: * Therefore! The body that * was found in the trunk of * the car... * * Mia: * It was NOT the body of * Valerie Hawthorne! * * Judge: * Wh-What do you have to * say to that, Mr. Edgeworth! * * Edgeworth: * *sigh* * Objection. * * Judge: * Hmm... * Not only a whisper, but he * mixed in a sigh, too. * * Edgeworth: * Valerie Hawthorne was more * than a simple meter maid; she * was a sergeant. * * Edgeworth: * There's absolutely no chance * that a mistake about her * identity could be made. * * Mia: * Uuurgh... * (I guess he's right...) * * Judge: * From this point on, Ms. Fey, * I will penalize you for making * unsubstantiated accusations! * * Mia: * (Ugggh... Don't do it, Mia! * Don't cry until you get home!) * * Judge: * In any case...! * * RETURN TO QUESTION * ******************************************** *** witness's testimony. ******************* * * CONTINUE * ******************************************** Mia: It is a no-brainer. Obviously it's the witness that's suspicious! Mia: During his earlier testimony, the detective pointed out a crucial fact. Mia: "The criminal shoved the victim down from behind and stabbed her in the back." Mia: Now, is that testimony exactly what the witness claims to have seen? Gumshoe: Yeah. ...That's what the witness told us. Mia: That testimony... is filled with holes. Mia: After all, the victim's coat isn't dirty at all. Judge: Hmm... That's true. Armando: Ha...! It's not just true. It's the truth. Armando: If there was a truly decisive witness in this case... Armando: ...I'm certain that boy wonder over there would have called them in the first place! Mia: ...Your Honor! Mia: The defense requests to cross-examine the eyewitness! Mia: The testimony presented so far is not only vague, but contradictory as well! Judge: Well, Mr. Edgeworth? Judge: It appears that we'll need to hear from your mystery witness after all. Edgeworth: ... *sigh* You should brace yourself. Edgeworth: ...For the brutal truth. Mia: ...? Edgeworth: Your Honor, the prosecution has no intention of hiding the witness from the court. Edgeworth: We are prepared to present our witness at any time. Judge: Very well... Please bring forth your witness at this time. Mia: (What Mr. Edgeworth said... kind of worries me...) Mia: (What does he mean by "the brutal truth"?) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Judge: Now, let's proceed with the testimony. Judge: Mr. Edgeworth. Please go right ahead. Edgeworth: Thank you, Your Honor. The prosecution summons... Edgeworth: ...the woman who saw the events that day with her very own eyes. Mia: (This is it, Mia! The battle begins here!) -------------------------------------------- Edgeworth: ...Witness. What is your name and occupation? Edgeworth: ... Judge: ... Mia: (Everyone is so silent that I can hear their hearts going pitter-patter...) Judge: Hmm... Ohh... Judge: When I look at you... How can I put it...? Judge: You look as scrumptous as a double-double and a dozen doughnut holes... Judge: I feel like I want to hurry up and hand down a verdict just to have a bite... Mia: (Hey, hey! Not so fast!) Edgeworth: ...*sigh* As I said before... Edgeworth: This witness is very sensitive and delicate. Edgeworth: I would ask the court to please exercise care when addressing her. Judge: Yes, indeed... Thank you, Mr. Edgeworth. You are a true gentleman. Judge: Ms. Fey! You could learn a lot from this man! Mia: (...If he's such a gentleman, he sure doesn't act like one to me.) ? ? ?: Umm... Sir? Judge: Hmmm... Eh? Yes, my dear? ? ? ?: This is my first time, so I'm sure I'll make a lot of mistakes. ? ? ?: Anyway... I just wanted to say I'm sorry for all the trouble I might cause... Judge: Hmmmmm... Not at all! It's no trouble at all! Mia: Now then... May we please have your name and occupation? Melissa: My name is, umm... ...Melissa Foster. Melissa: I'm a college student... A-A freshman in the literature department. Edgeworth: You were on the scene when the unfortunate event occurred, correct? Mia: ...And you were the one who took this photo? Is that accurate? Melissa: Waaaaaah! H-How can you be so mean...? Judge: Now see here! What are you doing shoving that in her face like that!? Mia: Huh? B-But it's just a photograph! It's not like it's something dangerous! Judge: Next time I'll be forced to penalize you! Mia: (Uh oh... I don't like the turn this has taken...) Melissa: ... Mia: ...? (Is she... staring at me?) Melissa: Umm... And you would be...? Mia: Huh? I-I'm the defense lawyer. ...My name is Mia Fey. Melissa: ... Melissa: ...I see. So you are... Judge: Now then, young lady. Could you please give us your testimony? Melissa: Yes, Your Honor... I-I'll do my best. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WITNESS TESTIMONY -- The Witness's Photograph -- (1) Melissa: I... I was using my camera to take some pictures of wild flowers. (2) Melissa: Then, I noticed there were two people standing up on the suspension bridge. (3) Melissa: Suddenly, they just started fighting! (4) Melissa: That's when I hurried and took the photo that shows the crucial moment. (5) Melissa: And right after that, I called the police. -------------------------------------------- Judge: Hmm... Judge: By the way, where were you standing when the incident occurred...? Edgeworth: I believe the map would be of help here. Melissa: Umm... I was standing right over... here. Melissa: I was standing in a beautiful field, surrounded by tall cliffs. Judge: So you took the photo from that location, eh. Melissa: I brought the camera I was using at the time, just like Mr. Edgeworth asked me to. Judge: Ho ho ho. What a cute camera... Just like its owner. *Camera added to the Court Record.* Judge: ...Alright then, Ms. Fey. Time for your cross- examination. Judge: But I warn you, make the witness cry again, and you'll feel the wrath of my gavel. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CROSS EXAMINATION -- The Witness's Photograph -- (1) Melissa: I... I was using my camera to take some pictures of wild flowers. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: Did you say... "wild flowers"? Melissa: Yes, the mountain is famous for its beautiful spring wild flowers. Mia: Umm... But it's only February. Melissa: Well, I... I couldn't wait for Spring to come. Judge: Ho ho... I know just how you feel! Judge: It's just like when I first started growing this glorious beard of mine... Judge: I just couldn't wait, so I wore a dyed blonde Santa beard until mine grew in properly. Edgeworth: ...Would you mind if we got back to the facts of the case, Your Honor? (2) Melissa: Then, I noticed there were two people standing up on the suspension bridge. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: Was there anything strange about the two of them? Melissa: I... I'm a bad girl. ...I know I am. Melissa: It looked like they were having a really serious conversation up there... Melissa: ...So I decided to watch them. Like some kind of Peeping Tom. Judge: No, not at all! Everyone is like that! Judge: I love watching other people fight, too. In fact, I can't get enough of it! Judge: ...Actually, that's why I took this job in the first place. Mia: (Too much info, Your Honor!) Edgeworth: ...In any case, it's perfectly natural for you to have kept watching them. Edgeworth: Especially dressed as they were... Melissa: Well, anyway... I was watching them very closely. (3) Melissa: Suddenly, they just started fighting! Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: Do you have any idea what they were fighting about? Melissa: Eh? No... I have no idea. Why do you ask that? Mia: Oh, I just thought that maybe you overheard what they said... Melissa: ... Mia: ...! Melissa: I would never... I would never eavesdrop... Melissa: I've got more class than that! Judge: That's right, Ms. Fey! Don't drag the witness down to your level! Mia: (Grrrr...!) (4) Melissa: That's when I hurried and took the photo that shows the crucial moment. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: Why did you take a photo? Melissa: Well, the two of them were really going at it... Melissa: Ever since I was a little girl, I always wanted to be a news reporter... Melissa: I guess that part of me just kind of took over... Mia: (Smells like a lie to me...) Judge: Yes, I understand completely! Judge: Even now, I can't completely abandon my boyhood dreams... Judge: I still use my grandson to test my comedy routines on! Mia: (So he wanted to be a comedian, huh. ...Not that it has any bearing on this.) Melissa: All I could do was to use my camera. Melissa: So I took the photo of the crucial moment and gave it to the police. (4b) Melissa: The victim turned around and tried to run away, but... Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: The victim... Why do you think she tried to run away? Melissa: Umm... Mia: With her police training, she certainly knew better than to turn her back on a criminal... Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: This was a large, powerful man with a knife. Edgeworth: If it had been a quaggy woman like you, I'm sure she would have acted differently. Mia: ("Quaggy"!? Why you...!) Judge: If it had been me, I probably would have jumped into the river! Mia: (There's still something wrong with this testimony...) (5) Melissa: And right after that, I called the police. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: You called the police? Melissa: Yes. Because it looked to me like the murderer was going to try to escape. Edgeworth: ...We were already moving before the call even came in. Edgeworth: Thanks to the victim's note, we had already started our operation. Judge: Hmm... That was certainly tough luck for the criminal, eh. (5b) Melissa: She only got about 10 yards before she was stabbed in the back. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: So you're saying Sergeant Hawthorne wasn't able to get away from him...? Melissa: Well, it's a narrow bridge and it was swaying back and forth... Melissa: If you ask me, both of them were in danger of falling off. Melissa: I only wish I could have done something to help her... Judge: Hmmmm... That seems to make sense. Mia: I wonder about that... Something seems kind of off... Armando: Ha...! You have a good sixth sense. Armando: When you feel that something's off, that's when you need to figure out why... -------------------------------------------- Mia: (If Terry Fawles isn't the criminal...) Mia: (Then there must be something strange in that girl's testimony!) Armando: Be careful, Kitten. Armando: That girl has the judge wrapped right around her little finger. Armando: You're going to have a tough time poking holes in that testimony of hers. Mia: (You're going to have to come up with something really good, Mia!) RETURN TO THE START OF CROSS-EXAMINATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Present Witness's Photo* at (4) Mia: *OBJECTION!* Mia: ...Witness. Mia: When you said you took a photo of the crucial moment, is this what you meant? Melissa: Err... Mia: All I can see in this photo are two people facing each other. Mia: You testified that you saw the two of them starting to fight. Mia: Normally that's the kind of thing we would refer to as a crucial moment! Mia: Why haven't you presented a photo like that!? Melissa: ...W-Well, you see... Edgeworth: ...The photo we presented was the only one there was. Mia: But if you really wanted to capture the crucial moment... Mia: ...then what happened next? You must have taken a photo of it! Judge: Hm... Hmmmmm... Doh! Judge: Err... Umm... My apologies, young lady... Judge: But Ms. Fey's assertion is not without a certain amount of merit... Mia: (He can certainly downplay a situation, can't he...) Melissa: ...I-I'm sorry... ...I'm a very bad girl. Melissa: I umm... I used it all up... The film, I mean. Judge: You ran out of film!? Melissa: Err, this photo was the last one. Mia: What!? Edgeworth: Unfortunately, that is the truth. Edgeworth: ...I personally examined all of the photographs she took that day. Edgeworth: All the other photos are of the witness herself, playing among the wild flowers. Mia: The witness herself? Then who took the photos? Melissa: Well... You see... My camera has a timer feature built into it. Mia: So, you took photos of yourself!? Judge: Hmm... I remember taking some photos of myself once, too! Mia: (Please! No details...!) Judge: ...It seems that Ms. Fey's assertion was not so decisive after all. Mia: W-Wait! Just a minute! Judge: Well, if she had no film left, she couldn't very well take more pictures, eh. Edgeworth: Ms. Foster, perhaps then you could tell us about a different sort of photo. Edgeworth: Photos of the incident that you "took" with your very own eyes. Melissa: Mr. Edgeworth... You're quite the poet! Judge: Very well then! Let's get back to the cross-examination. Judge: ...Let's hear your thoughts on the fight that you witnessed! Melissa: Yes... Mr. Judge. Mia: (Boy, this guy is really a sucker for sweet talk...) Armando: Ha...! Armando: It looks like the other kitten in the room is the one that's getting all the attention. Mia: Yeah, it's sickening. CHANGE (4) TO (4b) CHANGE (5) TO (5b) RETURN TO THE START OF CROSS-EXAMINATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Present Dusky Bridge Map* at (4b) or (5b) Mia: *OBJECTION!* Mia: Witness! Your testimony is a joke! Melissa: Huh... Wh-What...? B-But I... I just... Judge: Ms. Fey! I thought I warned you not to make the witness cry! Mia: One short testimony and two bad contradictions... Mia: There's no possible excuse! Judge: You say there were... two contradictions!? Mia: It's simple. Just take a look at the diagram of the area. Mia: According to her testimony, the two of them were in the middle of the bridge. Mia: But if they were, and the victim had turned around and tried to run... Mia: Well, then... Judge: S-She would've hit a dead-end...! Mia: You said 10 yards, but she couldn't have ran even 5! Mia: Because Dusky Bridge is collapsed on that side! Melissa: Waaaaaah! Judge: Wh-What does all this mean!? Mia: It's very simple, Your Honor. Mia: This charming, little witness told a charming, little lie. Mia: That's all there is to it. Melissa: Nnnn...ggg...urk... Judge: Th-This beautiful, young lady has been l-lying to the court...? Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: Just a moment, Your Honor. Mia: (M-Mr. Edgeworth...!) Edgeworth: Your Honor... Allow me to personally apologize for the confusion. Judge: What do you mean? Edgeworth: There's one major mistake in this diagram. Mia: What did you say!? Judge: What are you referring to? Edgeworth: It's all because this diagram was made after the incident occurred. Edgeworth: It's a very old bridge... We couldn't find any official blueprints of it. Judge: S-So you're saying...? Edgeworth: I'm saying that even though this bridge is currently in disrepair... Edgeworth: ...there's no evidence that can prove that the bridge was broken during the incident. Mia: Th-That's ridiculous...! Edgeworth: You can't actually tell the condition of the bridge from this photo... Edgeworth: I apologize to the court for not being more clear when I presented the evidence. Judge: Hmm. Hmmmm... Armando: Ha...! That guy is good. Mia: Huh? What do you mean? Armando: He planned it from the beginning. Armando: He's a genius alright... That diagram of the bridge was his insurance policy. Mia: (What!? That coward!) Judge: Well, Ms. Fey... It seems you've once again made a reckless accusation. Mia: ...! Melissa: I-I'm so sorry! I should have been more careful myself...! Judge: No, no, no, no! It wasn't YOUR fault at all! Edgeworth: Now then... Shall we go on with the trial? Edgeworth: I'd like to establish, once and for all, what it was that the witness actually saw. Judge: Indeed. Judge: Alright, young lady... Judge: May I ask you to please proceed with your testimony? Melissa: But I... It's so hard to go on...! Judge: We're all on your side, Ms. Foster! Edgeworth: There's no need to worry. Just tell us what you saw. Melissa: Y-Yes, sir! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WITNESS TESTIMONY -- Running From the Crime -- (1) Melissa: After he stabbed her in the back, he quickly picked her up in his arms. (2) Melissa: Then he carried her over to the car. (3) Melissa: I suppose that was the only way he could make sure the body stayed hidden. (4) Melissa: He couldn't just leave the body on top of the bridge. (5) Melissa: Oh, I'm sorry... I'm only supposed to talk about what I saw. -------------------------------------------- Judge: Hmm... Witnessing such violence must have been difficult. Melissa: Yes, sir... I-I'm still shaken up... Armando: If he accepts this testimony as it is, we're finished. Mia: D-Don't say that...! Armando: Oh well... Maybe I'll stop off at my favorite caf� on the way home. Armando: They make a really great mocha latt�... Mia: This trial isn't over yet! Armando: Ha...! That's what I like to hear... Judge: Alright, Ms. Fey. Your cross-examination, if you please. Mia: (The contradiction is staring you right in the face, Mia! Go on the attack!) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CROSS EXAMINATION -- Running From the Crime -- (1) Melissa: After he stabbed her in the back, he quickly picked her up in his arms. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: Are you saying that the victim didn't fall down on the bridge? Melissa: Err... Umm... Actually, maybe she did fall. Edgeworth: Of course she didn't fall down on the bridge. Edgeworth: If she had fallen down, this photo wouldn't make any sense. Edgeworth: If that was the case, her coat would've been all muddy. Mia: *OBJECTION!* Mia: If you don't mind, I was asking the witness! Edgeworth: *sigh* No need to be so rude. Judge: Well, young lady? Melissa: ... Melissa: Of course she didn't fall down. Melissa: The man in the prison uniform grabbed her before she could. Mia: ... Armando: Ha...! We're one step too slow... Edgeworth: And then, what did the defendant do after that? (2) Melissa: Then he carried her over to the car. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: You personally witnessed that? Melissa: Y-Yes... Mia: Did anything strange happen when he did that? Melissa: Well, I don't know if you'd call it strange or not... Melissa: ...but that's when the victim's scarf fell off. Judge: Hmm... You mean this scarf!? Edgeworth: Her words match what we found at the scene. I don't see any problem... (3) Melissa: I suppose that was the only way he could make sure the body stayed hidden. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: You mean the defendant carried the body all by himself? Melissa: Y-Yes... Edgeworth: Considering the size of the defendant, I don't think it would be difficult. Mia: Yes, but... Let's remember they were on a narrow bridge that was ready to collapse! Mia: Is it even possible for him to have carried a dead body on a bridge like that...? Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: Well, the fact of the matter is that he DID! Edgeworth: That kind of talk is just silly! Mia: (Wow... Why did he get so emotional all of a sudden?) Judge: Ms. Fey, if you think there's some other possibility, please share it with the rest of us. (3b) Melissa: The killer broke into the trunk of the stolen car and hid the body in there. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: What did the man do then? Melissa: Well... Naturally, he got in the car and was about to flee. Melissa: That's... That's when I came to my senses. Melissa: I said to myself, "You have to call the police!" Edgeworth: And so that's when you called the police? Mia: You're sure that you saw all that with your own eyes? Melissa: Yes. I'm 100% certain. (4) Melissa: He couldn't just leave the body on top of the bridge. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: Why do you say that? It's already a broken-down bridge hidden away in the mountains. Mia: Doing anything more to hide the corpse would be going overboard, wouldn't it? Melissa: Yes, but that mountain is famous among hikers. Melissa: A surprising number of people go up there. Mia: But it's February, right? And it was raining that day, correct? Melissa: There is also a small temple and a channeling dojo there. Melissa: You know those monks... They just love cold, isolated places... Edgeworth: I think the witness is trying to say that the corpse could have been found at any time... Edgeworth: Besides, the witness is merely reporting what she witnessed with her own eyes. Melissa: ... (5) Melissa: Oh, I'm sorry... I'm only supposed to talk about what I saw. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: And you're absolutely certain that it was my client who was carrying the body? Melissa: ... Melissa: Well, he was wearing a prisoner's uniform, but... as for his face... Judge: So you're saying you didn't get a clear look at his face? Melissa: Well, they were far away and it was raining as well. Melissa: I-I thought I was only supposed to say exactly what I saw... Judge: Excellent! You're a remarkably honest young woman! -------------------------------------------- Mia: (Something about this testimony is bothering me, but what...?) Armando: Hey, Kitten... Have you ever put salt in your coffee? Mia: No... Why would I!? Armando: Why not? Mia: Huh...? Armando: It may actually go better with coffee than sugar, right? Mia: ... Armando: Listen. My point is if you're not sure, you might as well add a ton of salt to it. Armando: It might... bring out the rust in something. Like a piece of evidence. Mia: (He's right, Mia... Go present something. You've got nothing to lose!) Armando: By the way, I wouldn't put salt in my coffee. The two don't go well, after all. RETURN TO THE START OF CROSS-EXAMINATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Present Dusky Bridge Map* at (3) Mia: *OBJECTION!* Mia: A killer not wanting his victim to be found... I can understand that. Mia: However! The idea of moving the body for that purpose is clearly odd. Mia: There was a much easier way to make sure the body wasn't found! Edgeworth: ... Judge: W-Well? What is it!? Mia: Take another look at the map of the area and you'll see how. Mia: There's a river right below the bridge. Mia: Earlier Mr. Edgeworth pointed out something interesting about the river. -------------------------------------------- Edgeworth: For those who are not aware, Eagle River is well-known for its powerful current. Edgeworth: Most bodies that fall in are never recovered... -------------------------------------------- Judge: Ahh... Mia: In the kidnapping case 5 years ago, the victim's body was carried away and never found. Melissa: ...! Mia: If 10 murders were to occur at that same spot above the Eagle River... Mia: ...you can bet your boots that every other killer would have tossed the body in the water! Judge: Order! Order! Order! Judge: I'm not sure if I care for the way you put that, Ms. Fey! Judge: But I must admit it does seem odd not to have thrown the body into the river! Melissa: Ooooh...! Judge: Well, Mr. Edgeworth? Edgeworth: *sigh* How sad. Edgeworth: Perhaps Ms. Fey would do well to try taking a dip in the river herself. Edgeworth: After all, you claim to be such an expert in the ways of nature... Mia: What are you talking about? Edgeworth: My point is that no matter how odd you may find the killer's method of body-disposal... Edgeworth: ...the fact is that this is what the killer did. Edgeworth: None of your arguments have anything to do with what the witness saw. Judge: Hmm... Quite true... Judge: Ms. Fey, it seems that your assertion is without merit after all. Mia: *OBJECTION!* Mia: But what the witness claims to have seen is totally ridiculous... Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: Surely you can't deny that the body was found in the trunk of the car. Judge: That's certainly consistent with what the witness has told us. Mia: Ugh... Edgeworth: Please, witness, go on with your testimony. Melissa: I-I'll try... Edgeworth: All you have to do is tell us only what you saw. Edgeworth: Otherwise the mean lady might yell at you again. Mia: (Who is he talking about!?) Melissa: Alright! I-I'll do my best! CHANGE (3) TO (3b) RETURN TO THE START OF CROSS-EXAMINATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Present Dusky Bridge Map or Witness's Photo* at (3b) Mia: *OBJECTION!* Mia: Well, Ms. Foster... It looks like you've done it this time. Melissa: ...? D-Done what? Mia: Made a crucial mistake. Judge: A c-crucial mistake? Like what, Ms. Fey!? Mia: "The killer broke into the trunk of the stolen car and hid the body in there." Mia: You're saying you saw that, right? With your very own eyes? Melissa: Y-Yes... And...? Mia: It's simple, Ms. Foster. Take a look at the diagram. Mia: The place you claim to have taken the photo from that day is here. Mia: Do you see what I mean? Even if you tried to see the car... Mia: ...this outcropping of rock is directly in the way. Melissa: Ah...! Mia: That's right, Ms. Foster. Mia: From where you were standing, you could not have possibly seen the killer's car. Melissa: Aaaaah...! Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: I admit that the diagram shows a large outcropping of rock. Edgeworth: However... It isn't so tall that it would stop her from seeing the car! Melissa: Th-That's right! Melissa: It-It's not high at all... Melissa: I-I was able to see his car just fine! Mia: I'm so sorry... But that just doesn't wash. Melissa: ...! Mia: I believe it was the witness who presented this as evidence to the court, yes? Mia: This is the location that the photo was taken from. Mia: Your own photo tells the whole story! Mia: You can clearly see the left side of the bridge... Mia: But the outcropping that is being referred to is really more like a cliff. Judge: Ah! Mia: Your view should have been completely cut off by this cliff! Mia: But still you claim to have been able to see the killer's car! Melissa: ... Melissa: Noooooo! Judge: Or-Order! Order in the court! What is the meaning of all this ballyhoo...!? Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: Your Honor... Don't jump to any hasty conclusions. Edgeworth: The fact that the escapee fled in a stolen car was reported on the news. Edgeworth: After witnessing a murder, I'm sure you can appreciate that the witness was very upset. Edgeworth: She must have heard about the stolen car and convinced herself that she saw it. Mia: *OBJECTION!* Mia: But she was repeatedly warned before starting her testimony! Mia: She was told to testify only about what she saw with her own eyes! Judge: Hmmmmm... Oh! Melissa: Err... Mr. Judge? Judge: Wh-What is it? Melissa: I think... I think I must have remembered things wrong... Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: Hey! Wait a minute! You can't just say that...! Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: Ms. Fey, no one on the face of the planet is perfect. Judge: Hmmmm... Yes, indeed... Quite true! You know what they say... Judge: "To err is human, to forgive, divine." Judge: I'm inclined to give the benefit of the doubt to our witness here. Mia: What...!? Th-That's not fair...! Armando: Ha...! Save the tears for later, Kitten! Mia: M-Mr. Armando! Armando: Don't look back until the trial is over. Now is the time to go forward. Mia: B-But...! But that wasn't fair! Armando: OK, Kitten, you need to relax. Then you need to remember... Armando: The other kitten's testimony! Melissa: The killer broke into the trunk of the stolen car and hid the body in there. Armando: So tell us... How did you know that? Armando: How did you know that he broke into the trunk? Mia: Aha...! Armando: Until you can explain how you knew that... Armando: ...you're going to have a lot of very suspicious people on this side of the courtroom. Melissa: ... Judge: W-Well, witness? Melissa: Well, I'm certain that he broke into the trunk. Melissa: Because... Because there were marks left on the trunk lid. Melissa: I'm certain they were scratch marks from when he broke into it...! Judge: W-What...!? L-Let me see that photo! Judge: It's true... These certainly look like scratch marks around the keyhole! Judge: HMMMM...! Judge: It's obvious that this trunk has been broken open. Judge: Well, Ms. Fey? Are you satisfied...? Mia: (The judge is on her side! I can't make any mistakes here!) Mia: (What she just said... Is there a contradiction in there somewhere...?) xxx I'll buy it. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Mia: x (Something about it still x doesn't feel right, but...) x x Mia: x I, err... OK, I guess x I'm satisfied... Sort of. x x Edgeworth: x I hope this has cleared up x any doubts... x x Judge: x Indeed, I believe it has. x x Armando: x Hey Kitten, this is no time x to play around! x x Mia: x Huh...? x x Armando: x Overlooking such a huge x contradiction... What am I x going do with you? x x Mia: x (Contradiction...!?) x x Mia: x (So that wasn't my x imagination after all!) x x Judge: x Very well, let's move on x to the next... x x Mia: x *HOLD IT!* x x Mia: x J-Just a minute! x x Judge: x What is it now, Ms. Fey!? x x Mia: x I've got a big problem with x what this witness said! x x Judge: x ... x x Judge: x I'd appreciate it if you x didn't change your mind x every 5 seconds! x x Mia: x (Ugh... Hang in there, Mia!) x x CONTINUE x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *** It doesn't work. *********************** * * CONTINUE * ******************************************** Mia: Melissa Foster. Mia: It looks like you've finally betrayed yourself. Melissa: What...!? Mia: You said you were in a field taking photos of wild flowers. Mia: But even so, you knew about the scratches... Mia: The question is when! When did you get a chance to see those scratches!? Melissa: ... Mia: (Finally...! I've finally got her!) Armando: Ha...! I'm getting pretty tired of waiting over here! Edgeworth: Then perhaps it would be faster if Ms. Fey explained herself. Mia: Your Honor! There's only one possible explanation! Mia: The reason the witness had seen the scratches was... xxx she happened to be passing by. xxxxxxxxx x x Mia: x Because she just happened x to be passing by the area x where the car was parked! x x Judge: x ... x x Judge: x Well, Mr. Edgeworth? x x Edgeworth: x Frankly, Your Honor, after x hearing a pathetic response x like that... x x Edgeworth: x I have to question whether x or not such a pathetic lawyer x should even exist... x x Judge: x Did you hear that Ms. Fey? x I believe Mr. Edgeworth just x called you a canucklehead. x x Mia: x (Yeesh, isn't that overdoing x things a little bit...?) x x Mia: x (Come on, Mia! One more time! x You can do it!) x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *** she put the corpse in herself. ********* * * CONTINUE * ******************************************** xxx she is the owner of the car. xxxxxxxxxxx x x Mia: x Because the stolen car x actually belonged to her. x x Mia: x That is why she knew x about the scratches! x x Judge: x ... x x Judge: x Well, Mr. Edgeworth? x x Edgeworth: x Frankly, Your Honor, after x hearing a pathetic response x like that... x x Edgeworth: x I have to question whether x or not such a pathetic lawyer x should even exist... x x Judge: x Did you hear that Ms. Fey? x I believe Mr. Edgeworth just x called you a canucklehead. x x Mia: x (Yeesh, isn't that overdoing x things a little bit...?) x x Mia: x (Come on, Mia! One more time! x You can do it!) x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Mia: There's only one way that the witness had the chance to see those scratches. Judge: Y-Yes? What was it? Mia: Naturally... Mia: When she opened the trunk... and stuffed the corpse in herself! Edgeworth: ...! Mia: The person who really hid the body in the trunk of that car was... Mia: Melissa Foster! It was you that did it, wasn't it!? Melissa: Th-That's ridiculous! I could never...! Melissa: It was the man in the prison garb! He-He's the one that... Mia: I don't think so, Ms. Foster. Mia: If Mr. Fawles had been the one that put the corpse in the trunk... Mia: ...he would have simply used the car key. There was no need to break it open. Melissa: B-But...! He stole the car...! Mia: He stole it from a young couple that had been waiting at a red light. Mia: Which means that the key would have still been in the ignition. Melissa: Oh...! I-I... I see... Mia: Thank you for telling us about the scratches, Ms. Foster. Mia: Without that, we never would have uncovered the truth. Mia: It couldn't have been Mr. Fawles that put the body in the trunk! Melissa: Nooooo! Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: P-Preposterous! To even suggest that the witness put the body in there! Edgeworth: If that were true... then how do you explain the photo that she took? Edgeworth: The corpse could only have been put in the trunk when the incident occurred. Edgeworth: And we already know that at the time, she was taking photographs! Mia: (Now is your chance, Mia! Finish this thing!) Mia: On the contrary, I'm not so certain about that anymore, Mr. Edgeworth. Edgeworth: ...! Mia: There's no need to think too deeply about it. Mia: What I'm saying is the shutter for this may not have been pushed by Ms. Foster herself! *** Present something wrong **************** * * Mia: * *TAKE THAT!* * * Mia: * Well, Your Honor? * * Judge: * To be quite honest, Ms. Fey... * * Judge: * I wish you would have * thought a little more deeply * on this matter. * * Mia: * Huh? * * Armando: * Hey Kitten... Don't start * getting all sloppy on me now. * * Armando: * The fact is, she wasn't there, * but the photo got taken. * * Armando: * So how did it happen? * This is a fastball right * over home plate. * * Mia: * (That's what I thought, * but...) * * Judge: * Ms. Fey, take a moment and * think it over again. * * RETURN TO QUESTION * ******************************************** *Present Camera* Mia: *TAKE THAT!* Mia: I don't think you can make a mistake about it. Take a look at her camera. Mia: It has a timer built into it! Even a mini-tripod! Judge: Hmmmm...! Mia: Almost as if the camera was brought just to take this picture! Melissa: ... Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: What are you trying to say then, Ms. Fey!? Edgeworth: That when the crime occurred, Ms. Foster wasn't in the field as she claimed!? Mia: (Well, if she really did use the camera's auto-timer...) Mia: (...then the answer is yes, she was somewhere else.) Mia: Exactly. She was NOT in the field. Judge: Hmm... Would the defense please explain further. Armando: Listen... This is a crucial point. Armando: "Where was Ms. Foster when the incident occurred...?" Armando: In answering that question, we'll also make clear Ms. Foster's true identity. Judge: Well then, please answer this question. Judge: Where was Melissa Foster when the incident on the bridge occurred? xxx Present car xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Mia: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Mia: x Naturally the witness was x right... here! x ...I think. x x Judge: x Hmm... In the spot where x the defendant's car was? x x Mia: x Yes! She had to put the body x in the trunk before the x defendant returned! x x Edgeworth: x *OBJECTION!* x x Edgeworth: x You don't mind if I ask x one teenie-weenie question, x do you, Ms. Fey...? x x Mia: x (Uh oh. He's got that x condescending tone in his x voice...) x x Edgeworth: x If she put the body in x the trunk at that time, x as you suggest... x x Edgeworth: x ...that must mean that x Valerie Hawthorne was already x dead at that point, correct? x x Judge: x Hmm, indeed. x x Edgeworth: x Please take a look at the x top of Dusky Bridge. x x Edgeworth: x It certainly looks to me like x the victim is still alive... x Am I mistaken? x x Mia: x Err... x x Edgeworth: x If Valerie Hawthorne was x already dead, then... x who is this? x x Edgeworth: x The mountain is famous for x spirits, so maybe you think it x was the ghost of the victim? x x Mia: x ... x x Mia: x Well, it COULD have been x a spirit... Right? x x Judge: x Ms. Fey! Don't waste the x court's time with this kind x of foolishness! x x Mia: x A-Anyway! I still maintain x that the witness was in a x different place at the time! x x Judge: x Are you certain? x x Mia: x Yes, I am certain! x More or less. x x Judge: x Oh, come now, Ms. Fey... x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxx Present anywhere else xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Mia: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Mia: x Naturally, the witness was x standing right here! x x Judge: x Hmmmmm... x Well, what do you think, x Mr. Edgeworth? x x Edgeworth: x *sigh* x x Edgeworth: x Before pointing out where the x witness was standing, Ms. Fey x should do something herself. x x Edgeworth: x She should figure out where x SHE stands, if you catch x my drift! x x Mia: x (Oh don't worry, the drift x was certainly caught...) x x Judge: x Yes, failure is an excellent x opportunity for growth. x Now try better next time. x x Mia: x Ah, yes... Thank you... x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present the blue circle (the victim)* Mia: *TAKE THAT!* Mia: Naturally, the witness was right here! Judge: B-But that's... Judge: But that's where the victim, Ms. Hawthorne was standing! Judge: Order! Order! Order! Ms. Fey! What on earth...!? Mia: Your Honor, if I may... Mia: After parting with the "victim" on the bridge, the defendant fled by car. Mia: But this would mean that there was no time to put the victim in the trunk. Mia: In other words, if someone put the body in the trunk... Mia: ...it could only have been before the defendant met the "victim"! Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: How asinine! Of course Mr. Fawles met with the victim! Edgeworth: The only person with the opportunity to have put the victim in the trunk... Edgeworth: ...is the same man that killed her, Terry Fawles! Mia: *OBJECTION!* Mia: You still don't understand, do you, Mr. Edgeworth? Mia: By the time the witness's photo was taken, the victim was already dead... Mia: The person in the photo was NOT Valerie Hawthorne! Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: What!? I've never heard anything more ridiculous in my entire life! Edgeworth: Then who exactly is the "victim" in this photo!? Mia: It's obvious, isn't it? It's your own witness. Melissa: ...! Judge: Wh-Wh-Whaaaat...!? Mia: It's the only possible explanation. Mia: The woman that Mr. Fawles met on the bridge that day was not Valerie Hawthorne! Mia: It was you! Melissa Foster! Melissa: M-M-Me...!? Mia: Let's remember that it was raining and foggy on the mountain that day. Mia: Mr. Fawles himself believed that the woman in front of him was Valerie Hawthorne! Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: But the defendant knew Valerie Hawthorne very well! Edgeworth: After all, she was the woman whose testimony helped get him convicted! Mia: *OBJECTION!* Mia But since then, my client has spent five hard years in a federal penitentiary! Mia: He couldn't remember exactly what she looked like anymore! Edgeworth: You are just making this up as you go along! Where's your proof!? Mia: (I've got it all right here! This piece of evidence will blow this case wide open...!) Mia: At the time of the incident, Mr. Fawles had forgotten what Valerie Hawthorne looked like! xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Mia: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Armando: x Wait a minute, Kitten. x x Mia: x M-Mr. Armando... x x Armando: x First of all, relax. x Second of all, think the x whole thing over again! x x Mia: x (H-He's right, Mia! x You need to calm x down and think it over!) x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Victim's Note or Scarf* Mia: *TAKE THAT!* Mia: Mr. Fawles had forgotten the victim's face. Mia: That's why he needed some piece of identification. Namely, this muddy scarf! Melissa: Ah...! Mia: It was Mr. Fawles who requested that she wear this scarf to identify herself. Mia: That's already been proven by the note the victim left! Edgeworth: ... Mia: In other words, as long as you were wearing a scarf like he asked... Mia: ...anyone could have pretended to be Valerie Hawthorne! Melissa: ... Mia: Well? What do you have to say to that, Melissa Foster!? Melissa: Nnng...Gggh...Unnn...! Melissa: N-N-N-N-N-Nnnnoooooooo!!! -------------------------------------------- Judge: Err... Ahh... Where's Ms. Foster...? Edgeworth: She's collecting herself in the Lobby. Judge: Hmmmmm... Mia: (It's obvious that Melissa Foster did it.) Mia: (She hid the body in the trunk and disguised herself as the victim...) Mia: (She set up the camera to snap a fake photo of them together...) Armando: The only question is... why did she do it...? Mia Well, isn't that obvious? Mia: She's the true criminal! Armando: Ha...! Judge: Well, we'll have to wait for Ms. Foster to compose herself before we start again. Judge: Until then, this court is in recess. Judge: The defense and the prosecution are instructed to wait in the lobby. Mia: Yes, Your Honor. Edgeworth: Understood. Judge: Very well! This court is in recess! To be continued. _______________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 1-2: Trial [0442] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� February 16, 1:14 PM District Court Defendant Lobby No. 4 Mia: Mr. Fawles, I... Fawles: UGGAAAA! Mia: Eeeeeek! I'm sorry! I-I'm sorry! Fawles: I wanna say thanks. You're real good! You really hooked me up! Mia: Thanks! We're almost there! Once I prove that she committed the crime... Armando: ...Yeah, but there's one more big obstacle we've got to get past. Mia: Ob-Obstacle...? Armando: Yeah. Motive. Why would Melissa Foster kill that policewoman anyway? Mia: (Motive, huh...) Armando: Anyway... We're still badly in need of information. Mia: Information... Right... Armando: What we need the most is info about this Melissa Foster herself. Armando: All we know is that she's a student studying literature. Armando: And one more thing. Mia: ...What is it? Armando: Well, the incident that happened 5 years ago, of course. Armando: The kidnapping-murder case that Zebra Boy is on death row for... Fawles: I din't do nuttin'! I din't kill nobody! I never lie! Mia: Mr. Fawles! In that case... Tell us more about it. Mia: ...About what happened 5 years ago. Fawles: ... Fawles: OK. I trust you. Fawles: That day. 5 years ago. I dream of it. Every day. Fawles: This picture. It reminds me everything. Fawles: Bridge looks same. Just like then... 5 years ago... Fawles: Like it could fall apart... Fall apart any minute... Mia: (So it's been broken like that for at least 5 years...) Armando: Ha...! Sorry buddy, but you sound like the one that could fall apart at any minute. Fawles: It true. I did... ...I did kidnap her. Fawles: ...Five years ago. I kidnapped. My girlfriend. Dahlia Hawthorne. Mia: Y-Your g-girlfriend? Huh...? Armando: Hey, hold on there! Did you say, "Hawthorne"!? Mia: (The victim's last name...!) Fawles: Dahlia Hawthorne... Valerie's little sister. Mia: Wh-Wh-Whaaat!? Are you serious!? -------------------------------------------- The girl... Let her go! Shut up! C-Come closer... And I kill her! Sorry, but you're not going to get the chance... -------------------------------------------- Mia: (The detective back then was Valerie Hawthorne!) Mia: At first I thought shooting someone for a kidnapping was crossing the line, but... Mia: If it was to protect her little sister, I can understand why she did it... Fawles: Wrong! No protect sister! Valerie betray me! Betray us! Mia: What do you mean she betrayed you!? Fawles: Everything. All lies. All make-believe. Kidnapping, too... Mia: A make-believe kidnapping? Fawles: Dahlia. My girlfriend. My love. My Teen Angel. Mia: (Ugh. Did he actually say, "My Teen Angel"? He's seen one too many soap operas.) Fawles: I do anything she says. Anything Dahlia says... Mia: ("Anything Dahlia says"...?) H-Hold on a minute! Mia: What you're saying is that the kidnapping 5 years ago was planned by... Fawles: Yeah. Me and Dahlia... ...And Valerie, too. Mia: (Valerie was in on it!?) Fawles: Dahlia's family rich. Jewelry business. We get one jewel... That's what we thought... Fawles: Me and Dahlia wrote kidnap note. We send to her dad. Fawles: Asked for 2 million dollar diamond. Tell him make exchange on Dusky Bridge. Fawles: ...We tell him Valerie make transfer 'cause she new detective. Armando: Having a police detective in your pocket is a useful thing alright. Armando: In the end, you were planning on splitting the 2 million three ways, huh... Fawles: Yeah, but! That woman! Fawles: That woman! Valerie! She do it for real! Fawles: She shoot at me for real! Me and Dahlia! *BANG!* Fawles: I was shot in arm. Dahlia... She jump in river. Mia: Jump...? You don't mean she jumped on purpose, do you? Fawles: I couldn't do it! I could never push her...! Fawles: Anyway, I blacked out... Wake up with police all over. Armando: ...And that's when they decided to give you the death sentence. Fawles: I couldn't believe it. That woman. She betrayed me. -------------------------------------------- Valerie: That man... Terry Fawles... He killed her! He threw her off the bridge! Valerie: He threw my beloved sister into the roaring river 40 feet below! -------------------------------------------- Fawles: ...These 5 years... All I wonder is... Why! ...Why! ...Why! ...Why! Fawles: Why did she lie!? That's all I want to know! Armando: So that's why you called her. You wanted to hear the truth from Valerie herself. Fawles: Yes... but I forget what she look like. So I tell her to wear scarf. Fawles: I don't want to hurt her! ...Just ask why! Fawles: Why! Why did you lie...? Why did you betray me...? Fawles: I just want to hear answer come from her mouth. That's all! Mia: (So that's why... That's why you made a crazy escape like that...) Armando: Just one thing, Zebra Boy... Armando: My senses are tingling all over. Tell me, Mr. Fawles... Where is it? Mia: ...Huh? Where's what? Armando: Come on now, Kitten... The ransom. The 2 million dollar diamond. Armando: Remember that now? Did you give it back to Pops? Did the police take it? Fawles: ...I dunno. Mia: Huh? You don't know? Fawles: No really. I dunno. It's gone. With Dahlia. Mia: ...With Dahlia? Fawles: That day. On the bridge... Fawles: Dahlia put it. In backpack... Fawles: Now gone. With Dahlia. Gone... Forever... Fawles: Into Eagle River... Mia: (It disappeared with Dahlia, huh...? Wait a minute...!) Bailiff: ...You can come back in now! We're about ready to go! Mia: Mr. Fawles! Just one more question! Mia: When you said, "with Dahlia", do you mean the diamond is still missing...? Mia: Along with the body of Dahlia Hawthorne? Fawles: ... Fawles: Never found her... My sweet Dahlia... Mia: (They never found her...!) Fawles: Swallowed by river... Gone... Dahlia... My Teen Angel... Armando: Your "Teen Angel"...? How old was she anyway? Fawles: Just 14... Mia: F-F-Fourteen!? (I guess you were robbing cradles before diamonds...) Armando: She plans a fake kidnapping and disappears into the river with a rock worth 2 mil... Armando: Man oh man... Angels these days. Mia: (Fawles takes the fall... And gets a one-way ticket to Death Row...) Mia: (Is Dahlia Hawthorne an angel or is she really a...) Armando: ...It's time, Kitten. It looks like we have a few more aces up our sleeve now. Mia: ...You bet! *Diamond added to the Court Record.* Armando: The training wheels come off now, Mia! You've got to strike while the iron is hot! Armando: That's one of my rules. Remember it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 16, 1:49 PM District Court Courtroom No. 4 Judge: Now then, let's continue with the trial of Mr. Terry Fawles. Judge: ...Witness. Are you feeling better? Melissa: Y-Yes, Your Honor... I-I'll try my best. Judge: Hmm... You're a brave young lady. Mia: (Not this again...) Edgeworth: I can understand a defense lawyer wanting to get her client off the hook... Edgeworth: However! To try to pin the crime on an innocent student is... Mia: What are you talking about!? Edgeworth: My witness is not the person on trial here. Edgeworth: She's an innocent bystander who witnessed a violent crime. ...That's all. Edgeworth: What possible reason would a girl like this have for murdering a policewoman! Judge: Hmm... It's certainly hard to imagine this woman as a murderer... Mia: (Her motive, huh... I figured that's what I had to establish next...) Judge: Well, Ms. Fey? Do you have any evidence of a motive? Mia: ... Err, yes! Of course! ...I think. Armando: Hah...! You're still acting as tame as a kitten... Kitten. Mia: Mr. Armando... Armando: Listen... A lawyer is someone who smiles no matter how bad it gets. Mia: ...! Armando: Smiling on the outside while your guts are twisted in knots is the mark of a pro. Mia: ...Maybe so, but I wish you would quit grinning at me like that. Melissa: Umm... Excuse me... May I speak, Mr. Judge? Judge: Of course! Mr. Judge is ready anytime you like! Melissa: I'd like... I'd like to say something. Melissa: Some people here are suspicious of me, right? Th-That's why... Melissa: I... I at least wanted you, Mr. Judge, to know that it's not true... Judge: Hmmmmm! I see! You're such an honest and upstanding young lady. Armando: It looks like this witness is a real professional. Mia: Wh-What do you mean!? Armando: Look at that 100-watt smile. Armando: ...Just when things are darkest for her... CLICK. She lights right up! Judge: Very well then! Let's hear what the witness has to say! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WITNESS TESTIMONY -- Melissa Foster's History -- (1) Melissa: I... I was out of the country until the year before last. (2) Melissa: Until I entered college, I had never even been to Eagle Mountain before... (3) Melissa: And I certainly don't have any reason for wanting to hurt a police officer. (4) Melissa: Holding a grudge and killing the officer who testified against you 5 years ago... (5) Melissa: Or kidnapping a poor girl... I just think the defendant is a terrible, horrible monster! -------------------------------------------- Judge: Hmm... Out of the country, eh... Edgeworth: Precisely. Edgeworth: Furthermore, she has no possible motive for committing murder. Judge: Hmm, indeed... Armando: You're up to bat, Kitten. Sharpen those claws and put on your best smile. Mia: Y-You bet! Mia: (Somehow, I have to tie her to this case...) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CROSS EXAMINATION -- Melissa Foster's History -- (1) Melissa: I... I was out of the country until the year before last. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: So, what country were you living in then? Melissa: We were all living abroad, but after my parents were killed... Edgeworth: It was a brutal civil war. She had to try to make her way back home alone... Melissa: I lost everything... I didn't even have any personal identification... Mia: (What kind of sob story is this...?) Mia: (...What do I do? Should I press her for details?) *** Wait and see *************************** * * Mia: * (There's nothing I can do * about her claim to have * lost all her identification.) * * Mia: * (All I can do is wait to * find some other evidence * about her real identity.) * * Judge: * Very well then, Ms. Foster. * Please proceed. * ******************************************** *** Press her harder *********************** * * Mia: * ...Witness. * Answer my question. * * Mia: * I'll even repeat it for you. * What country were you in? * * Edgeworth: * *OBJECTION!* * * Edgeworth: * Your Honor, this line of * questioning is childish. * * Edgeworth: * What country she was in and * how many languages she may * speak are irrelevant here. * * Edgeworth: * What we're here to evaluate is * whether this witness has any * connection to this case. * * Melissa: * I've lived abroad ever since * I was a little girl... * * Melissa: * That's why I could never * have known Mr. Fawles or * Detective Hawthorne. * * Edgeworth: * Yes... I think we've * established that point. * * Judge: * Yes, indeed. * * Judge: * Well then. Shall we add * what you've just stated to * the official testimony? * * Melissa: * Yes, please. * ...Mr. Judge. * * ADD STATEMENT (1b) * ******************************************** (1b) Melissa: Naturally, I didn't know either the victim or the defendant. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: You didn't know either person? Are you certain of that? Melissa: Yes. I'm afraid I'm rather shy around people. Judge: Hmm... Oh well, that can't be helped. Mia: (Why is he just agreeing with everything that comes out of her mouth...?) Judge: The first time you saw either of them was when they were on the bridge, correct? Melissa: Yes... It really was a coincidence. (2) Melissa: Until I entered college, I had never even been to Eagle Mountain before... Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: So what made you decide to go to Eagle Mountain anyway? Melissa: I just love being outdoors... Picnics, hiking... You know, that sort of thing. Mia: (...You don't look like much of a hiker to me. But you do look like a digger of sorts.) Mia: But Eagle Mountain is a two-hour drive from here and no trains run through there. Mia: There are plenty of mountains that are closer and easier to get to. Melissa: Well, I went there once with the college Hiking Club. Melissa: I fell in love with its stark, desolate beauty and its cold, yet romantic, gloominess... Mia: (Didn't know you were such a goth...) Mia: By the way, what's the name of your college...? Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: The prosecution objects to any questions that involve the witness's private life. Mia: ...! Edgeworth: All that matters is that she is a material witness to a crime. Edgeworth: The witness doesn't need to respond to questions that are clearly malicious in intent. Melissa: Thank you! She's really gone too far...! Judge: Hmmmmm! Ms. Fey! You're treading on thin ice here! Mia: (I hardly said anything! Talk about sensitive...) (3) Melissa: And I certainly don't have any reason for wanting to hurt a police officer. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: Perhaps, but your behavior that day was very suspicious! Mia: Not only have you contradicted yourself here in court, but you know things you shouldn't. Mia: For example, the scratches on the trunk of the car. Melissa: Well th-that's... Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: Unfortunately Ms. Fey, your last statement proves nothing. Mia: Oh really!? And why is that? Edgeworth: The witness came to the police station once to identify the suspect. Edgeworth: It's entirely possible that, at that time, an officer showed her this photo. Judge: Hmm... That seems like a rather serious mistake. Armando: Ha...! That's the oldest trick in the prosecutor's book. Mia: Th-That's not fair...! Melissa: That wicked inmate... I'll never be able to forget that horrible day... (4) Melissa: Holding a grudge and killing the officer who testified against you 5 years ago... Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: A grudge...? Melissa: Well, the policewoman's testimony was crucial, wasn't it? Melissa: ...Crucial in getting the defendant sentenced to death. Edgeworth: Yes, and that's precisely why he harbored such deep anger against her. Edgeworth: So much anger that he forgot his own guilt... Mia: *OBJECTION!* Mia: My client has always maintained that he's innocent of those charges! Melissa: He seems rather forgetful. ...Your client, I mean. Mia: ...! Melissa: Not only did he forget about what he did, but he forgot the poor policewoman as well. Mia: What do you mean by that? Melissa: Your client... He forgot what the detective looked like, right? Melissa: It's too bad for her that he didn't forget about her testimony as well. Mia: (Well, she's right about that. Mr. Fawles is kind of forgetful...) *** Wait and see *************************** * * CONTINUE * ******************************************** *** Press harder *************************** * * Mia: * You said, "he forgot what * the detective looked like." * What did you mean by that? * * Melissa: * Well he couldn't tell who * she was without some kind of * identification, right? * * Edgeworth: * Quite right... That's why the * victim was wearing a scarf * as identification. * * Melissa: * Why, if I had been wearing a * white scarf that day... * * Melissa: * ...then he probably would * have tried to kill me... * * Judge: * Hmm... * That's true. * He's clearly a bitter man! * * Mia: * (This is bad. Mr. Fawles's * reputation just keeps getting * worse and worse.) * * Mia: * (Sometimes it's best not to * poke too deep... What should I * do with that last statement?) * * *** Have it added to the testimony ********* * * * * Mia: * * Your Honor! What the witness * * said just now was tremendously * * important! * * * * Mia: * * I'd like it added to the * * official testimony! * * * * Edgeworth: * * The prosecution has no * * objection... * * * * Edgeworth: * * After all, the defendant is * * a killer and a mentally * * unbalanced one at that... * * * * Edgeworth: * * That testimony only helps to * * further prove that point... * * * * Judge: * * Hmm...! * * * * Mia: * * N-No, that's not why I... * * * * Judge: * * Enough. * * ...Witness, if you would? * * * * Melissa: * * My pleasure, Mr. Judge. * * * * ADD STATEMENT (4b) * * * ******************************************** * * *** Leave it alone ************************* * * * * CONTINUE * * * ******************************************** * ******************************************** Mia: (Any more damage to my client's image could be a disaster...) Mia: (The judge already has a bad enough opinion of him...) Judge: You just can't trust someone with a bad memory. Judge: What did you eat for dinner one week ago today? Judge: ...At the very least, a person should remember that much. Judge: As for me, it was payday, so I had a nice moose steak with some poutine on the side. Mia: (...And how does this relate to anything!?) Edgeworth: Whether it's eating steak or committing murder, a person shouldn't deny their actions. Edgeworth: I'm in complete agreement, Your Honor. (4b) Melissa: I guess I'm lucky I wasn't wearing a white scarf. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: What do you mean by lucky? Melissa: Well... It's February now. Everyone is wearing scarves. Melissa: If I had accidentally worn a white scarf like he said... Edgeworth: Then you yourself might have been killed. Judge: Hmmmmm... That would've been a terrible loss for this world! Armando: Ha...! It looks like you pressed too hard this time, Kitten. Mia: Mr. Armando... Armando: Keep looking around you and you're going to lose sight of the finish line. Armando: Justice is blind, but she's not deaf. Sometimes you have to know when not to talk. (5) Melissa: Or kidnapping a poor girl... I just think the defendant is a terrible, horrible monster! Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: You knew about that incident? Mia: But weren't you out of the country until the year before last? Melissa: Well, I saw a report about the escaped convict on the news. Melissa: They had an in-depth report about his whole history. Judge: So you were still living abroad 5 years ago, is that right? Melissa: Yes... -------------------------------------------- Mia: (I can't let her get away with these lies...!) Armando: Listen to me. She's neck-deep in this whole thing... Armando: Somehow, you're just going to have to get her to show the court her true self. RETURN TO THE START OF CROSS-EXAMINATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *** *Present Scarf* at (4b) **************** * * Mia: * *OBJECTION!* * * Mia: * Witness... I want you to * look at this photo you took. * * Mia: * It's hard to see in the photo, * but look at the scarf the * victim wore as identification. * * Judge: * Ah, you are talking about * this scarf right here, eh? * * Melissa: * Y-Yes! That's it! * The scarf the policewoman * was wearing... * * Mia: * (I've got her now, just * don't mess up...) * * Mia: * ...But that's strange. * * Mia: * In your testimony, you * stated the following... * * Mia: * "I guess I'm lucky I wasn't * wearing a white scarf." * * Judge: * Wh-White? * * Mia: * ...This is the scarf you * identified as belonging to * the victim. * * Mia: * But it certainly doesn't look * white to me! * * Melissa: * Oh...! * * Edgeworth: * *OBJECTION!* * * Edgeworth: * Well, it was foggy that day... * And it was raining as well! * * Edgeworth: * It's not surprising that * she mistook it for white! * * Mia: * *OBJECTION!* * * Mia: * Sorry, but not this time. * * Mia: * The witness just confirmed * that this was the victim's * scarf! * * Judge: * Yes, but... * What's the significance...? * * Judge: * It's true that the scarf * doesn't look white, but... * * Mia: * There's only one explanation * for this mix-up! * * Mia: * The reason why the witness * thought the scarf was * white is...! * * xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx * x * x Mia: * x *TAKE THAT!* * x * x Mia: * x Here's the definitive piece of * x evidence that proves it! * x * x Melissa: * x ... * x * x Edgeworth: * x ...... * x * x Judge: * x That...? * x That's your definitive piece * x of evidence? * x * x Mia: * x Yes! * x ...If my thinking is correct. * x * x Edgeworth: * x Well then. * x We have one mystery solved! * x The answer is simple. * x * x Edgeworth: * x Ms. Fey's thinking is wrong. * x ...That's all there is to it. * x * x Mia: * x Huh? * x * x Armando: * x Please, Kitten. * x You've got to do something... * x You're killing me over here. * x * x Judge: * x Ms. Fey, I've got a definitive * x penalty to reward you for your * x definitive piece of evidence. * x * x Mia: * x (Well, that wasn't what I * x was expecting...) * x * x Judge: * x Well... Do you have * x evidence or not? * x * x Judge: * x Perhaps you can tell us about * x why the witness thought the * x scarf was white, eh... * x * x RETURN TO QUESTION * x * xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx * * *Present Victim's Note* * * Mia: * *TAKE THAT!* * * Mia: * ...Witness. * Have you ever seen this note? * * Melissa: * N-Note...? * I, err... No, never... * * Judge: * It's top-secret evidence. * There's no reason that you * would have. * * Mia: * Hmm, I wonder about that... * * Melissa: * Wh-What do you mean...? * * Mia: * This note shows Mr. Fawles's * instructions to the victim * regarding their meeting. * * Mia: * It says... * "Wear white scarf for * identification." * * Edgeworth: * White... Scarf...? * AAAAAAH!!! * * Mia: * Witness! * You KNEW what this note said! * * Mia: * There's no other possible * reason for you to mistake * the scarf's color! * * CONTINUE * ******************************************** *** *Present Victim's Note* at (4b) ******** * * Mia: * *OBJECTION!* * * Mia: * ...It's true. Mr. Fawles did * give instructions to Valerie * Hawthorne about their meeting. * * Mia: * The note that she left said: * "Wear white scarf for * identification." * * Judge: * Yes, what about it...? * * Mia: * Isn't it obvious!? * Doesn't it strike you as odd!? * * Mia: * That note was a secret piece * of evidence! How is it that * the witness knows about it!? * * Melissa: * Ah...! * * Judge: * Order! Order! * Hmm... It is odd, isn't it? * * Judge: * Well, Mr. Edgeworth!? * * Judge: * Did you show top-secret * evidence to the witness...? * * Edgeworth: * Y-Your Honor... * I certainly never gave anyone * permission to do such a thing. * * Mia: * In that case, the only way the * witness could know about the * note would b-- * * Melissa: * J-Just a moment! * * Melissa: * Of course... Of course I * didn't know about the note! * * Melissa: * It's just... * I saw it when it happened. * ...With my own eyes. * * Melissa: * When the victim went to * see the killer... * * Melissa: * She used her own scarf * to signal him. * * Melissa: * That's why... That's why I * assumed that the signal was * a white scarf. * * Judge: * Hmmm... * I suppose that makes sense. * * Mia: * (Come on, Mia! * You can't let her weasel * out of it that easily!) * * Mia: * ...Witness! * Sorry, but your explanation * isn't going to work here. * * Melissa: * B-But why!? * It-It's true! * That's what I saw! * * Mia: * Impossible. There's no way you * could have seen the victim use * a white scarf to signal him! * * xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx * x * x Mia: * x *TAKE THAT!* * x * x Mia: * x Here's the definitive piece of * x evidence that proves it! * x * x Melissa: * x ... * x * x Edgeworth: * x ...... * x * x Judge: * x That...? * x That's your definitive piece * x of evidence? * x * x Mia: * x Yes! * x ...If my thinking is correct. * x * x Edgeworth: * x Well then. * x We have one mystery solved! * x The answer is simple. * x * x Edgeworth: * x Ms. Fey's thinking is wrong. * x ...That's all there is to it. * x * x Mia: * x Huh? * x * x Armando: * x Please, Kitten. * x You've got to do something... * x You're killing me over here. * x * x Judge: * x Ms. Fey, I've got a definitive * x penalty to reward you for your * x definitive piece of evidence. * x * x Mia: * x (Well, that wasn't what I * x was expecting...) * x * x Melissa: * x Well? ...Do you finally * x believe me? * x * x Mia: * x (Come on, Mia! You're * x running out of time...!) * x * x RETURN TO QUESTION * x * xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx * * *Present Scarf* * * Mia: * *TAKE THAT!* * * Mia: * You've said several times * in your testimony that the * victim was wearing a scarf... * * Mia: * ...A white scarf, correct? * * Melissa: * Yes... * Is something wrong...? * * Mia: * That's what I'd like to know. * ...Ms. Foster. * * Mia: * Have a look at this. * It's the victim's scarf! * * Melissa: * Ah...! * * Mia: * I'm sure people would disagree * about what to call this color. * ...However! * * Mia: * It certainly is not white! * * Mia: * You KNEW what the note said! * * Edgeworth: * She knew... the contents of * the note...? * N-NOOOOOOOO! * * Mia: * It says, "Wear white scarf * for identification." * * Mia: * That's the reason why you * said it was white! * * CONTINUE * ******************************************** Melissa: Ugh... Unn... Urgh...! Mia: Well, Ms. Foster!? Melissa: NOOOOOOOOO! Judge: Order! Order! Order! Mr. Edgeworth! I'm waiting for an explanation! Edgeworth: I'm quite sure this note wasn't leaked to the public! Mia: And yet...! This witness knew exactly what the note said! Mia: At the time of the murder, the number of people that knew were quite... limited. Mia: Terry Fawles is one. The person who wrote the note, Valerie Hawthorne, is another. Mia: And finally... One more person. Judge: Did you say... "One more person"? Armando: That's right... A person that no one would have suspected... Armando: Have you figured it out, Kitten? Mia: Yup! Mia: The third person that knew the contents of the note was...! xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Mia: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Armando: x ...Hang on there, Kitten. x x Mia: x What is it, Mr. Armando? x x Armando: x Here. I made some special x caf� con leche for you... x I put in plenty of sugar. x x Armando: x Drink it up before it gets x cold. Don't be shy. x x Mia: x Umm... x Why are you doing this? x x Armando: x Your brain needs stimulation. x Drink some of this and then x think it over again. x x Armando: x Listen. Keep messing up x like that and you're going x to get the judge mad. x x Judge: x Ms. Fey! x x Judge: x Don't just stand there x casually drinking coffee! x x Mia: x (Oops... x I think it's too late...) x x Mia: x B-But Your Honor...! x Th-There is one more person! x x Mia: x There is a person besides x Mr. Fawles and the victim that x knew what the note said. x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Dahlia Hawthorne profile* Mia: *TAKE THAT!* Mia: And that person is... Dahlia Hawthorne! Judge: Dahlia Hawthorne...? I've never heard that name before. Mia: Look at the victim's note. This is what it says... Mia: "Talk to Dahlia. Tell her this time..." There is her name, right there. Judge: Wh-What's this... So who is this person!? This... Dahlia Hawthorne... Edgeworth: *sigh*... Edgeworth: Ms. Fey must be desperate if she's trying to bring the dead back to life. Judge: The d-dead...? Edgeworth: Dahlia Hawthorne was the victim's deceased younger sister. Edgeworth: She was killed in a crime 5 years ago. Judge: Killed in a crime...? Y-You don't mean...!? Edgeworth: Yes. She was kidnapped... And killed. By Terry Fawles! Mia: *OBJECTION!* Mia: You said she was "killed"... But was she really? Edgeworth: What are you implying...? Mia: Of course, people thought she had died 5 years ago... Mia: ...when she fell off of Dusky Bridge and was lost in the Eagle River. Mia: However! Her corpse was never found! Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: She was declared legally dead 5 years ago! Edgeworth: As far as the law is concerned, Dahlia Hawthorne is officially dead. Mia: *OBJECTION!* Mia: But the fact remains that her body was never recovered! Mia: Dahlia Hawthorne was 14 years old, 5 years ago. Mia: If she were still alive, she would be 19 now. Mia: ...Melissa Foster. Mia: I believe that's the same age you are! Melissa: Ah...! Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: Even you couldn't...! Ms. Fey...! You're not saying...! Mia: But I am. That's precisely what I'm saying. Mia: This "witness" before us is the girl that was kidnapped and killed 5 years ago! Mia: This girl is in fact Ms. Dahlia Hawthorne! Judge: WHA...! WHAAAAAAT! Armando: Ha...! Nice work... That was like tossing a grenade into a 3-alarm fire! Armando: But unless you can tie all the loose ends together... Armando: ...you're nothing but a hit-and-run arsonist. Mia: I... I understand. Mia: (If I can expose her true nature, I can turn this whole case on its head!) Mia: (Now is my chance to make Mr. Edgeworth squirm...!) Judge: Hmm... Hmm... Hmmm... Judge: Witness! Just who are you anyway!? Melissa: I... I... I'm... Edgeworth: I didn't think it'd come to this. Edgeworth: That's enough... You don't have to say anymore, witness. Melissa: ... Yes. I understand. Judge: Wh-What! Mr. Edgeworth! Explain yourself! Edgeworth: Your Honor. I have an admission to make. Edgeworth: I honestly never thought the defense would pursue the matter this far... Judge: You don't...! You don't mean...! Edgeworth: ...Yes. The prosecutor's office isn't filled with fools, you know. Edgeworth: Naturally, we conduct full background checks on all of our witnesses. Mia: Wh-What did he say...? Armando: Ha...! It looks like the kid knew. Armando: He knew her true identity from the get-go. Mia: No way...! But then why...! Armando: If you hadn't revealed her secret, he wasn't going to say anything about it. Armando: All he wanted was her testimony, so he made a little trade. Edgeworth: Let me introduce you to... Edgeworth: ...the victim's younger sister, Ms. Dahlia Hawthorne. Judge: But... But... I thought she died 5 years ago...? Edgeworth: We thought so as well... But... Well, as you can see... Mia: Why!? Why did she hide her identity for 5 years!? Edgeworth: That has nothing to do with the current case. Edgeworth: She was merely an accidental witness to a crime... Mia: *OBJECTION!* Mia: Accidental...? I don't believe that for a minute! Mia: For the last 5 years, she's been playing the role of victim! Mia: And now we find her acting suspiciously at another murder scene! Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: ...Really, Ms. Fey! Your strategy is clearly obvious. Edgeworth: You're trying to pin your client's crime on an innocent witness in order to win... Edgeworth: ...At any cost. Mia: H-How dare you! Edgeworth: Please, let us take a moment to think. Edgeworth: Five years ago, this girl was kidnapped and nearly killed. Judge: Hmm... Edgeworth: But even worse than that... 5 years later... Edgeworth: ...Dahlia Hawthorne lost something much more precious. Her big sister. Edgeworth: Ms. Fey must be insane to even suggest that she murdered her. Mia: Whaaaaat!? Judge: ...I'm inclined to agree with the prosecutor's logic. Judge: Ms. Fey! Do you have any evidence to back up your assertion!? Judge: What possible reason would this witness have for killing her beloved sister!? Mia: W-Well you see... Mia: (I thought I was winning, but somehow he's turned it around on me!) Armando: Ha...! Armando: I think you need a little push in the right direction, Kitten... The defense is prepared to present evidence supporting our claim! Mia: Ah! That wasn't me! It was this guy... This crazy coffee addict... Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: I think we've heard enough empty threats from you, old man. Armando: Ha...! What makes you think they're empty, boy? Edgeworth: Because your prot�g� looks like she's sweating bullets! Mia: Ah...! (I AM sweating bullets!) Armando: ...You think you're in a tough spot, huh? Mia: Of course! Aren't I? Armando: ...No. You've just arrived at the moment of truth, that's all. Armando: Whether you win or lose... That's up to you. Mia: (Up to me...?) Edgeworth: *sigh*... The rashness of youth. How charming. Mia: (This coming from someone younger than me!) Judge: Now then, let's not waste any more time. ...Ms. Fey. Judge: What motive would this witness have for murdering her own sister, Valerie Hawthorne? xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Mia: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Edgeworth: x ...What is this? x Is this the defense's idea of x a joke? x x Judge: x If so, I certainly don't x get the punch line... x Well? Ms. Fey? x x Mia: x Oh, that was... x The rashness of youth! x x Judge: x Th-The rashness of youth!? x And what is your point in x furthering such a stereotype!? x x Armando: x That witness stayed hidden x for 5 years, Kitten. x x Armando: x There must be a good reason x for that. x x Armando: x And somehow it must involve x Valerie Hawthorne... x x Mia: x (OK, one more time, Mia! You x gotta read the Court Record x more carefully this time!) x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Victim's Note* Mia: *TAKE THAT!* Mia: ...The story starts after Terry Fawles escaped. Mia: He called Valerie and told her he wanted to meet. This is the note she left... Mia: It says, "Talk to Dahlia. Tell her this time, the whole truth must come out." Mia: ...Valerie Hawthorne gave Dahlia a warning. Mia: She told her she was going to reveal to the world the whole truth. Judge: The whole truth...? Mia: There was a dangerously important secret between Valerie and Dahlia. Mia: That's the reason Dahlia felt she had to kill Valerie... Mia: To keep her mouth shut permanently! Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: A terrific story, Ms. Fey! If you like fiction, that is. Edgeworth: Enlighten the court, Ms. Fey. What was this secret that was so important? Edgeworth: Where's your evidence!? Armando: Dahlia and Valerie Hawthorne, and Terry Fawles... Armando: There's only one important secret that connects them all... Mia: Oh, yes... I know this secret. Mia: ...Your Honor! The defense would like to request further testimony. Judge: Wh-What testimony? Mia: Regarding the kidnapping 5 years ago. We believe it will explain a lot of things. Mia: Such as the nature of the important secret between the Hawthorne sisters! Dahlia: Ugh...! Judge: ...Very well. I'll grant your request for further testimony. Judge: I know it will be painful for you, but can enlighten us once more, my little maple leaf? Dahlia: Y-Yes, I-I'll try. Mr. Judge... Mia: (Putting on the old charm one more time, Dahlia?) Mia: (But this will be the last time you hide behind your womanly wiles!) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WITNESS TESTIMONY -- 5 Years Ago -- (1) Dahlia: Five years ago, I was kidnapped by Mr. Fawles. (2) Dahlia: The ransom price was a raw diamond. My sister, Valerie, brought it to the bridge... (3) Dahlia: After she made the exchange, she shot Mr. Fawles in the arm! (4) Dahlia: That's when Mr. Fawles tried to kill me by shoving me off the bridge from behind! (5) Dahlia: I survived, but I was afraid I might be kidnapped again for my family's money... (6) Dahlia: So I decided to change my identity and start a new life... -------------------------------------------- Judge: Hmmm... Edgeworth: ...The kidnapping left her emotionally scarred. Edgeworth: With her sister's help, she left the Hawthorne family and started all over again. Edgeworth: And we're to believe after all that, she murdered her sister? Preposterous! Judge: Thank you, Mr. Edgeworth. ...Ms. Fey? Mia: Y-Yes, Your Honor. Judge: As you've heard, the witness is still traumatized from the kidnapping. Judge: ...I'll ask you again to be extremely gentle in your cross-examination. Mia: (...Mr. Edgeworth got the jump on me again...) Armando: Ha...! If we're not allowed to fight, then let's twist some arms. Armando: ...Listen up. We've still got that info... That ace up our sleeve. Mia: ...What info? Armando: Come on, Kitten. Don't say you've forgotten already. Armando: The fact that the kidnapping 5 years ago was staged! Mia: (That's right, it was a fake kidnapping! Terry Fawles told us that in the lobby.) -------------------------------------------- Fawles: I do anything she says. Anything Dahlia says... Mia: What you're saying is that the kidnapping 5 years ago was planned by... Fawles: Yeah. Me and Dahlia... ...And Valerie, too. -------------------------------------------- Mia: (Yes! That's it! The fake kidnapping is your best shot, Mia!) Mia: (That's her secret!) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CROSS EXAMINATION -- 5 Years Ago -- (1) Dahlia: Five years ago, I was kidnapped by Mr. Fawles. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: Did you and Mr. Fawles have a relationship? Dahlia: ...Y-Yes. As a tutor... Mia: You were tutoring him? Mr. Fawles? Dahlia: N-No, of course not! Don't be ridiculous! Dahlia: Mr. Fawles came to the house to tutor ME! Mia: (That makes sense... 5 years ago, she was only 14.) Edgeworth: He probably came up with the kidnapping plan during that time. Edgeworth: The Hawthornes are in the jewelry trade and are quite wealthy, you see. Judge: Hmm... Quite the clever fellow, that Mr. Fawles. Mia: (Did I hear him right!? Did he just call Mr. Fawles a clever fellow?) (2) Dahlia: The ransom price was a raw diamond. My sister, Valerie, brought it to the bridge... Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: I heard the diamond is valued in the neighboorhood of 2 million dollars. Judge: 2 million dollars!? Dahlia: It was still uncut, so it was about the size of a pint of milk. Judge: HMMMMM!!! Judge: A 2 million dollar pint of milk... I don't know what to think about that! Edgeworth: The defendant demanded that her sister, Valerie, make the exchange. Edgeworth: Not as a detective, of course, but as an individual. Mia: By the way, I want to ask you, Mr. Edgeworth. Mia: Why do you think he wanted to make the exchange up there on that mountain? Mia: If he ever got surrounded, it would be hard to escape... Edgeworth: There's one thing a kidnapper wants to prevent, and that's police involvement. Edgeworth: In a place like that, it would be easy to tell if he was being followed. Edgeworth: With only one entrance to the mountain, he was ensuring his safety. Dahlia: What a wickedly clever man that Mr. Fawles is... Mia: (Yeah, right. It was all YOUR plan...) Dahlia: Anyway, Valerie brought the diamond to the mountain and... (3) Dahlia: After she made the exchange, she shot Mr. Fawles in the arm! Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: That was a dangerous thing to do considering you were being held hostage. Dahlia: Yes, but... Actually, that saved my life. Judge: What do you mean? Dahlia: You see, Mr. Fawles was holding a knife in his right hand... Dahlia: Somehow, I just KNEW he was going to use it. Dahlia: I knew he was going to use that knife to kill me! Mia: ...! Dahlia: That's why my sister shot him! It was to save me! (4) Dahlia: That's when Mr. Fawles tried to kill me by shoving me off the bridge from behind! Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: I'd like to hear more about what happened right at that moment! Dahlia: Well, when Mr. Fawles was shot in the right arm, he let go of me... Dahlia: I-I was dazed. I turned to try and run away, but Mr. Fawles turned to grab me as well... Dahlia: As I ran past, he and I locked eyes for a second, and he gave me a large, bloodthirsty grin. Judge: B-Bloodthirsty grin... Oooh... Dahlia: And in the next instant... Edgeworth: I advise the court to remember that the river is 18 feet deep and incredibly swift... Dahlia: I-I was a strong swimmer, but I was knocked out... Dahlia: When I came to, I had been carried away by the river to a strange place. Dahlia: I'll never forget that day. Dahlia: The crumbling bridge, nowhere to run... Dahlia: Then just one little shove from behind. That was it. Dahlia: Before my sister could catch me... ...I fell into the river. (5) Dahlia: I survived, but I was afraid I might be kidnapped again for my family's money... Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: And that's why you hid your identity? Dahlia: Yes... I only told my sister. Judge: Valerie Hawthorne, eh. Dahlia: Yes, she's the only one who knew about me. Edgeworth: Meanwhile, legally, this witness has been deceased for 5 years. Dahlia: I... I didn't ever want something like that to happen to me again. (6) Dahlia: So I decided to change my identity and start a new life... Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: And that new identity was "Melissa Foster", right? Dahlia: Yes, my sister helped me get the official paperwork taken care of. Mia: (That makes sense...) Mia: (Without an insider's help, doing all of the paperwork would've been impossible.) Dahlia: She was the only person left in the world I could count on. Dahlia: And you... You think I k-k-killed her... There's no way I could! Judge: Hmmmmm...! -------------------------------------------- Armando: It's the moment of truth for this witness, too. Armando: Once the truth about this staged kidnapping comes out... Armando: Everyone in the court will know how much of a Jezebel she really is! Mia: (I've just got to prove that kidnapping was a hoax!) RETURN TO THE START OF CROSS-EXAMINATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Present Dusky Bridge Map* at (4) Mia: *OBJECTION!* Mia: You say that Mr. Fawles pushed you into the Eagle River... Mia: However, that's hard to believe. Dahlia: B-But it's true! I felt a push on my back... Dahlia: I'm certain of it! It was Mr. Fawles! Mia: I'm sorry... I guess I wasn't clear enough. Mia: I shouldn't have said, "that's hard to believe." I should've said, "That's impossible." Dahlia: I-Impossible...? Mia: I ask that the court recall the condition of Dusky Bridge, now and 5 years ago. Mia: That bridge hasn't changed one bit in these last 5 years. Mia: If someone had pushed you from behind as you have claimed... Mia: ...instead of being carried away by the river... Mia: ...you would have been smashed by the bedrock below! Mia: A most certain death. Dahlia: ... Mia: Do you understand now, Dahlia Hawthorne? Mia: The very notion that my client pushed you from behind is impossible! Dahlia: ... Dahlia: Aaaaaah! Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: Your Honor, this event occurred 5 years ago! Edgeworth: Why, for all we know, the water level in the river may have been higher back then. Mia: *OBJECTION!* Mia: But it's 40 feet from the bridge to the river! Mia: A small change in the water level wouldn't have made a difference! Edgeworth: Ugggh! Judge: Y-You're right! If the events occurred just as the witness has testified... Judge: ...then the defendant couldn't have pushed the witness into the river. Judge: Young lady! What is the meaning of this!? Dahlia: Uuuh! Dahlia: I... I... I, err... You see, I... Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: Just a moment, Your Honor! Edgeworth: It's true that the witness testified that the defendant pushed her into the river... Edgeworth: However! She never stated that she fell from the back end of the bridge! Mia: What... What do you mean? Edgeworth: After being shot in the arm, it's plausible that Mr. Fawles panicked! Edgeworth: Therefore, he could have unwittingly pushed her off the side of the bridge! Judge: If that's true, she would have fallen into the river! Judge: Well, Miss Hawthorne!? Is Mr. Edgeworth's explanation correct...? Dahlia: ... Dahlia: Now that you mention it... Dahlia: I do remember now. When I fell off the bridge... Dahlia: ...my skirt got caught on one of the bridge's side wires! Mia: You can't be serious! Judge: Order! Order in the court! Edgeworth: It seems Ms. Fey's assault has finally reached its conclusion. Mia: *OBJECTION!* Mia: (Not now, Mia...! This is no time to retreat!) Mia: Unfortunately for you... this is just the start of Ms. Fey's assault! Edgeworth: Wh-What? Mia: I believe your reasoning went something like this, Mr. Edgeworth. Mia: "After being shot in the arm, it's plausible that Mr. Fawles panicked!" Mia: "Therefore, he could have unwittingly pushed her off the side of the bridge!" Mia: However! Once again, I'm forced to say, "That's impossible!" Edgeworth: R-Ridiculous! What's so impossible about it!? Mia: Because your flawed logic contradicts the Court Record! xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Mia: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Mia: x This evidence shows the x fatal error you've made! x x Edgeworth: x ... x It's a fatal error, alright. x x Edgeworth: x Unfortunately... x The error is yours, not mine. x x Mia: x (Uh-oh, here it comes...) x x Judge: x Ms. Fey. x x Judge: x At this point in the trial, x I can't just let that pass! x x Mia: x Ouchie. x x Mia: x (Come on, Mia! Take your x time and think it over again!) x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Witness's Photo* Mia: *TAKE THAT!* Mia: Your Honor! All of the answers are right here in this photo! Mia: Take a look at the wires supporting both sides of the bridge! Mia: They extend up to about five feet off the ground... Mia: It would be impossible to push someone off from there! Dahlia: NNNNOOOOOOO! Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: B-But let's remember the size and strength of the defendant! Edgeworth: Wires like this wouldn't be a problem for him! Edgeworth: He could have easily picked up a 14 year old girl and thrown her over! Mia: *OBJECTION!* Mia: So young, and already so forgetful, Mr. Edgeworth. Mia: Mr. Fawles had been shot in the right arm. Judge: Ah...! Mia: And more importantly... Mia: ...Valerie Hawthorne had her gun trained on him... at point-blank range! Edgeworth: Ugh...! Mia: So! Mr. Fawles throwing the witness off the bridge? That is clearly impossible! Edgeworth: GWAAAAAAAHHH! Judge: Order! Order! Wh-What is the meaning of this!? Mia: Dahlia Hawthorne! Mia: You jumped into the Eagle River intentionally! Judge: What...!? What is this...!? Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: Indeed! What do you mean by such a ridiculous remark!? Dahlia: Y-Yes! It's ridiculous! Dahlia: My sister was there to help me! Dahlia: She had her gun and handcuffs. She could have saved me... Dahlia: Jumping into a raging river like that... That would have been suicide! Mia: *OBJECTION!* Mia: Perhaps... But still, that's exactly what you did! Mia: You were probably confident that you could handle the swift current. Mia: But even more so... Mia: ...the witness had a much more compelling reason for jumping into the river! Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: Oh? Then what was it!? What was so important that she'd want to jump into the river!? Mia: The witness is still alive. This fact alone explains everything! Mia: This is why she risked her life by jumping into the rapids of the Eagle River! xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Mia: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Edgeworth: x That isn't even worth a reply. x x Edgeworth: x Ms. Fey. I hold you x personally responsible... x x Edgeworth: x ...for confusing the court x and causing great emotional x pain to the witness! x x Judge: x I have no choice but to x impose a penalty on you. x x Mia: x (This is an easy one, Mia! x What was it she was after...?) x x Mia: x (Even Edgeworth x must have realized it...!) x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Diamond* Mia: *TAKE THAT!* Mia: Five years ago... Mia: ...something else disappeared along with Dahlia that day. Mia: The item that Valerie brought up the mountain with her... The 2 million dollar diamond! Dahlia: ...! Edgeworth: AAAAAHHH!! N... No... It-It can't be...! Mia: Yes. Dahlia had it all planned from the beginning! Mia: The 2 million dollars... She was going to keep it all for herself! -------------------------------------------- Mia: She forced Mr. Fawles to help her fake the kidnapping... *BANG!* Mia: At the last minute, she betrayed him and threw herself into the river... Mia: ...with the ransom tucked away safely in her backpack... -------------------------------------------- Edgeworth: Why that's... that's simply ridiculous! Judge: Order! Order! Order! Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: Y-Your Honor! Five years ago, the witness was only 14 years old! Edgeworth: Do you really think a 14 year old is capable of such a demonic plan!? Mia: This woman IS a demon. Mia: And there was one more person who helped make a demon out of her. Mia: Her sister... Valerie Hawthorne. Judge: Y-You mean the victim was involved in the kidnapping plot as well!? Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: But she was a detective then! You're saying she participated in her sister's kidnapping!? Mia: Precisely! Mia: I'm sure that it weighed heavily on her conscience for the past 5 years. Mia: This is the sole reason behind the victim's murder. Judge: What do you mean by that? Mia: On the day of the murder... Mia: ...after receiving the phone call from Mr. Fawles, Valerie called her sister, Dahlia. Mia: And then she told her what she was planning to do. Judge: "Planning to do"...? Edgeworth: She was going to tell the whole truth... As she wrote in her note! Mia: THAT is what sealed Valerie Hawthorne's fate... Mia: THAT is when you hatched your demonic plan to kill two birds with one stone. Mia: A plan that would ensure neither of your accomplices to the kidnapping would talk. Mia: And THAT is why... Mia: ...you killed your sister, Valerie Hawthorne! ... Hee hee... Judge: Wh-Who is that!? Laughing at a time like this! Dahlia: Forgive me. It's just hilarious... Judge: W-Witness? Is that you? Dahlia: You amuse me, woman! MS. MIA FEY... Mia: ...! Dahlia: You can certainly weave an exciting tale... Dahlia: Naturally... you have the evidence to back it up, don't you? Mia: Ev-Evidence...? Dahlia: Evidence that I planned the kidnapping, of course... Dahlia: That at 14, I plotted it with Mr. Fawles and my sister. Mia: W-Well, I... Dahlia: And one more thing. Dahlia: What happened to the 2 million dollar diamond? Dahlia: If you can't provide evidence to at least show that... Judge: Hmmmmm... Well, Ms. Fey? Mia: I... I don't know... Dahlia: What a joke. YOU, MS. FEY... Are you stupid or something? Mia: Nnrgh...! Mia: (How can I prove a fake kidnapping that happened 5 years ago!?) Mia: (I don't even have decisive proof of Valerie Hawthorne's murder...) Judge: Well it seems... that we've come to the end. Judge: To be honest, the witness's behavior does raise certain suspicions... Judge: However, I am forced to reject the assertions made by the defense. Dahlia: Of course you are. Mia: (Is this it...? Is it really over...?) Mia: (That girl has made a fool of me and there's nothing I can do about it!) Armando: Ha...! Armando: Without evidence the trial is over? Who decided that? Mia: M-Mr. Armando! Armando: Come on now, Kitten. Haven't you figured out that you can make your own rules? Armando: For example, even if there's no evidence, there's still testimony! Mia: (T-Testimony...?) Armando: On the day in question, Dahlia Hawthorne murdered her sister, Valerie Hawthorne. Armando: She hid her body in the trunk of Mr. Fawles's stolen car and then went to meet with him... Armando: ...disguised as her sister, Valerie Hawthorne. That's what you think, right? Mia: Y-Yes, that's right... Armando: In that case, there's only one answer, right? Armando: There is only one person left who can testify about Valerie Hawthorne's murder! Mia: (Since there's no proof, there's only one thing left to do!) Mia: (Who is the one person who can testify to that demon woman's crimes...?) *** Present something wrong **************** * * Mia: * *TAKE THAT!* * * Armando: * Listen up. * This is your last chance. * * Armando: * Think it over carefully * one more time. * * Mia: * (Relax, Mia! This is easy...!) * * RETURN TO QUESTION * ******************************************** *Present Terry Fawles profile* Mia: *TAKE THAT!* Mia: Your Honor! The defense wishes to call a new witness! Judge: A new witness? Mia: Yes! We would like to hear the testimony of Terry Fawles! Edgeworth: The defendant...!? Mia: There's only one person that can shed any further light on the situation... Mia: Only one person that knows what Dahlia's role in the kidnapping was... Mia: Only one person that can say whether the person in the photo is Valerie Hawthorne... Mia: ...or whether it was in fact her younger sister Dahlia, disguised as her. Mia: There's only one person who can solve this riddle once and for all... Mia: And that person is... Terry Fawles! Judge: Well, Mr. Edgeworth? What is your take on this? Edgeworth: ... Edgeworth: Why not? The prosecution has no objection. Judge: Very well. Judge: Bailiff! Bring the defendant to the witness stand! Mia: (This is my last chance, Mr. Fawles...) Mia: (My last chance to establish Dahlia's guilt...) Mia: (You're all I have left!) -------------------------------------------- Judge: Defendant, you've heard everything that's been said up to this point, yes? Fawles: Uhh... Umm... I don't believe it! No way! Fawles: Dahlia died! Five years ago! Valerie betrayed me! Mia: Mr. Fawles... Mia: I don't know what she said to you 5 years ago, but one thing is clear. Mia: Dahlia is very much alive. Mia: And you were used. For 2 million dollars. Fawles: That's... Not... True... Judge: Mr. Fawles. There's only one question I want the answer to. Judge: Two days ago on Dusky Bridge... who did you meet? Judge: Was it Valerie Hawthorne? Or was it Dahlia Hawthorne? Fawles: Dahlia... Dahlia... Did you... betray me? Fawles: ... Fawles: Five years ago she promised... She promised... Never, ever betray each other... Dahlia: Terry... Fawles: Dahlia! Dawles: It-It's true! You are alive...! Dahlia: You don't trust me anymore? That makes me sad. Fawles: Tell the truth! The real truth! I... I believed in you! Dahlia: ... I shouldn't NEED to say it. You should already know... Fawles: ...! Dahlia: But... There is one thing that I WILL say. Dahlia: My life is in your hands right now, Terry. Fawles: Dah...lia... Judge: I will allow Mr. Fawles to testify once and once only. Judge: Well then, Mr. Fawles. Yours will be the final testimony in this trial. Fawles: ... Judge: Witness! Fawles: GAAAAAAAHHH!!!! Judge: Eeeeek! I'm sorry! I apologize! Fawles: Uwah! Uwah! UWAAAAH!! W-Water! P-Please! Water! Mia: Hmm? Fawles: Can't talk... Need water... Armando: Ha...! Oh well, I guess it'll have to be my coffee instead. Armando: At least it'll match the way he's probably feeling right now... Armando: Darker and bitterer than Hell itself. Fawles: UWAAAAAH... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WITNESS TESTIMONY -- Who Terry Fawles Saw -- (1) Fawles: That day... 4 PM... I stopped the car. I was in front of bridge... (2) Fawles: She wasn't there... So, I waited on bridge. (3) Fawles: I watched my car from bridge. I never put no body in that car! (4) Fawles: Finally, one woman came. She stood front of me. (5) Fawles: We talked... Then she left. (6) Fawles: That was... That was Valerie. Not my Dahlia! -------------------------------------------- Mia: Mr. Fawles! You're covering for her! Mia: Do you think she would do the same for you...!? Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: That's enough, Ms. Fey! Edgeworth: His last statement was a fitting way to end the final testimony of the trial... Mia: ...! Judge: Well then, Ms. Fey... Please proceed with your cross-examination. Mia: (Is this how you want it to end, Mr. Fawles?) Mia: (Another guilty verdict to go along with your death sentence!?) Armando: There's only one person who can stop it... You, Kitten. ...I think. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CROSS EXAMINATION -- Who Terry Fawles Saw -- (1) Fawles: That day... 4 PM... I stopped the car. I was in front of bridge... Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: According to the note, the meeting was supposed to take place at 4:30. Mia: You certainly arrived early, didn't you? Fawles: It was raining... Already dark, too... Mia: You waited on the bridge for 30 minutes? Fawles: ... Mia: Mr. Fawles...? Fawles: Eagle Mountain... That spot... Strong, strong memories... Mia: ... (Why did he just clam up?) Mia: (Could it be... he's hiding something here?) (2) Fawles: She wasn't there... So, I waited on bridge. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: You were quite early, so you waited on the bridge, correct? Fawles: Yeah... I like waiting. I'm used to it. Armando: I'm sure he is. Zebra Boy waited 5 years to ask a single question... Armando: To find out why a woman betrayed him. Armando: To him, 30 minutes must've been like a blink of the eye. (3) Fawles: I watched my car from bridge. I never put no body in that car! Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: You were watching the car? Fawles: That bridge. Other side is broken. Nobody can come from there. Fawles: So... I was watching car. Edgeworth: *sigh*... What else were you expecting him to do...? Mia: (I suppose that's the obvious thing to do, but...) Mia: (...something's bothering me. I'm getting that feeling... A contradiction?) Judge: I wonder what's on the other side of the broken bridge anyway? Edgeworth: No one lives there. Edgeworth: There's a small shrine up on the mountain, but that's it... Fawles: Anyway...! Nobody came... No car, nothing! (4) Fawles: Finally, one woman came. She stood front of me. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: Mr. Fawles. Think carefully now. Mia: Are you certain that it was Valerie Hawthorne? Fawles: Uh. Uh. Uh... Fawles: I never lie! It-It's the truth! Fawles: It was... Valerie! I remembered her face! Mia: Wait a minute. If you had remembered her face... Mia: ...then why did you make her wear a scarf as identification? Fawles: ... Uh. Sorry. I told a little lie. Mia: ...... Fawles: But! The woman I met... She was different from woman standing here now! Fawles: She was different! It was Valerie! (5) Fawles: We talked... Then she left. Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: What did you talk to her about anyway? Fawles: ... Mia: Mr. Fawles! Fawles: Valerie told the truth. About the kidnapping 5 years ago. Fawles: She said, "Someone needed to take the blame for it"... Fawles: "That was all I could think to do." She said that. Fawles: That's why she lied... Got me the death penalty... Edgeworth: And were you satisfied with that answer, witness? Fawles: Dahlia died... It was my fault. Fawles: But I don't really remember... Fawles: Maybe I did... Maybe I did push her in... Mia: ...! Fawles: It don't matter no more... Fawles: Either way... My Dahlia... My sweet Teen Angel... Dead. Mia: (But you just saw that she isn't dead!) Fawles: After Valerie talk to me on bridge... Nothing left to live for... (6) Fawles: That was... That was Valerie. Not my Dahlia! Mia: *HOLD IT!* Mia: How can you be so sure!? Mia: It was raining at the time, and sunset that day was at 5 o'clock. Mia: It would have already been pretty dark on that mountain at 4:30! Fawles: ... Mia: Please Mr. Fawles! This is your last chance! Mia: You've already taken the fall once for something you didn't do! Fawles: ... Fawles: That woman... It wasn't Dahlia. Edgeworth: Stop right there! What more needs to be said!? Judge: Hmmmmm. Mia: (Even if it means the death penalty. Even if it means taking the blame for murder...) Fawles: (You'll still do whatever is necessary to protect her... Won't you, Mr. Fawles?) -------------------------------------------- Armando: I know it's obvious, but... he's clearly lying. Armando: He's been cursed... by Dahlia Hawthorne. Armando: He'll probably go to his grave still believing in her. Mia: Mr. Fawles... Armando: Even if you can show he's lying, the poor guy will still be cursed... Armando: You'll still have to point out the contradiction anyway. Armando: That's the curse of being a defense lawyer, I guess... RETURN TO THE START OF CROSS-EXAMINATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Present Witness's Photo* at (3) Mia: *OBJECTION!* Mia: So when you got to the bridge, no one had arrived, huh? Mia: So you waited on the bridge... You're sure of that? Fawles: ... Yeah. I'm sure. Mia: You're sure, huh...? Well then I'm sure too, Mr. Fawles... Mia: I'm sure that you're lying. Fawles: Huh! Uhh... Wah... Fawles: Wah! Wah! WAAAH!! Edgeworth: Oh? I would love to hear your rationale on this, Ms. Fey... Mia: You want to know who arrived at the bridge first? Mia: Just look at this photo. It's perfectly clear. Mia: Obviously the person that came first would be the one at the end of the bridge, right? Edgeworth: B-But that's the victim at the end of the bridge! Mia: Precisely my point. In other words, Mr. Fawles... Mia: You must have arrived at the bridge after she did. Fawles: Nng... Urkkk... Ahhh... Ggggaah... Blah... Mia: ... Mia: Umm, Mr. Fawles. Mia: Please don't get so worked up. We just want the truth. Fawles: ... Fawles: I got there around 4 o'clock. It's true. Mia: ...! Fawles: I... I had somewhere to go. A special place... Judge: Did you go to this special place before you went to the bridge? Fawles: Yeah... It's an old temple about 15 minutes from the bridge. Fawles: Five years ago, me and Dahlia... We promised each other... Fawles: We swore we wouldn't betray each other... Fawles: She brought a memento... To represent... our love. Mia: A memento...? Fawles: Five years ago, I hid it under base of tree there. Fawles: It's a special memory for me. This is it... This is what I went to get. Judge: This little bottle on a necklace is your memento? Judge: It's quite charming... but it looks empty. Mia: Your Honor! You heard what my client said. Mia: He arrived at the scene at 4 o'clock. Mia: But he then left his car unattended and walked away! Mia: He was gone for approximately 30 minutes! Edgeworth: Urk...! Mia: With that much time... Mia: ...Dahlia Hawthorne could have easily hidden the body in the trunk of his car! Edgeworth: N-NOOOOOOO! Judge: Indeed... There certainly was enough time for it! Mia: (I've still got a chance!) Mia: Mr. Fawles! There's no mistaking it! Fawles: ............ Fawles: Urp! Mia: Huh? Mr. Fawles...!? Fawles: Th-That's enough... Please... Judge: W-Witness? Fawles: I-I promised her... 5 years ago... Fawles: If it ever happens... Fawles: ...that we can't trust each other no more... Then... Fawles: ...we're supposed to... drink... bottle... Ugh... Edgeworth: N-No! Stop the trial! Your Honor! We need a recess! Fawles: I... I was stupid... Couldn't... keep... promise... Fawles: So I did it... I... drank... this... Mia: No! We are so close! Just a little more... Mia: I was going to prove your innocence! Fawles: No... Don't want that... Don't... trust... self... Fawles: Maybe kill again... Kill sweet Dahlia... again... Mia: Mr. Fawles! Fawles: Mr. Ar... Armando... Fawles: Th-Thanks... For the... coffee... Mia: MR. FAAAAAAAAWLES!!!! -------------------------------------------- Mia: And so my first trial ended... Suddenly, and tragically. Mia: It ended with no winners... Only losers. Mia: I ended up with a wound that cut so deep into my soul, I thought it'd never heal. Mia: I'm sure it was the same for the young prosecutor as well. Mia: But one person... Mia: The true criminal, Dahlia Hawthorne... Mia: She left the courtroom with a secret smile on her demonically sweet face. -------------------------------------------- Armando: Unforgivable... That witch... Mia: M-Mr. Armando... Armando: We were so close to the truth. It was right there in front of us. Armando: You were just a little too soft, Kitten... Mia: It's my fault! It's all my fault that Mr. Fawles killed himself! Armando: Don't cry, Kitten. You're going to make my coffee all salty. Mia: I-I knew it...! I kn-knew I wasn't cut out for this...! Armando: ............... Mia... Mia: ...! Armando: Don't you get it? You can't cry yet. Armando: The only time a lawyer can cry is when it's all over. Mia: M-Mr. Armando... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No matter how tough the case... No matter how bitter the memories... ...they always fade over time. Then you file them away and eventually forget them... One year later, in this very same courthouse... I, myself, got wrapped up in "that case". Only after that, did Dahlia Hawthorne get put on trial for her crimes. The verdict that was ultimately handed down to her was... "Guilty", of course. Naturally, when the verdict was read, she had a perfect, angelic smile on her face. It was finally all over. At least, that's what I thought at the time. Unfortunately... I couldn't have been more wrong... It's been 5 years, but now something has happened that's made me remember all this. Episode 4: Turnabout Beginnings THE END _______________________________________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� oo-------------------------oo | EPISODE 5 | | | | Bridge to the Turnabout | o---------------------------o _______________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 1-1: Investigation [0451] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� "Shichishito". The treasured Kurain Village heirloom whose name means "7 Branched Sword". It is said that this sacred sword represents life itself. Though the branches may appear to be infinite, the choices limitless... ...like our destinies, the sword comes to but one end. One merciless point. And when the silver cord, the fragile thread that binds us to this world, is severed... ...the illusion is revealed and the implacability of fate is finally laid bare... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 6, 9:48 AM Wright & Co. Law Offices Maya: Hey, Nick. Phoenix: Yeah? What is it? Maya: You know how I've got spiritual powers, unlike you? Phoenix: Um, sure... You are a spirit medium, after all. Maya: But just like you, if I don't keep my powers sharp, they get dull, right? Phoenix: Um... I guess so, yeah. Maya: Glad you agree! OK, Pearly! You're up! Phoenix: (Pearls...?) Pearl: So! That's why we need to go on a special "Spiritual Hot Spot Tour", Mr. Nick! Phoenix: ...Huh? I'm lost. What's this magazine you're shoving in my face? Pearl: It's the New Year's issue of "Oh! Cult!", Winter Spiritual Locations Special! Phoenix: ...Oh. (Pearls looks so happy.) Maya: "Maximize your spiritual powers with just one night of intensive training!" Maya: ...Oh! It sounds too good to be true! Phoenix: I'll say. It sounds more like a scam to me. Maya: It's at a spiritual retreat called "Hazakura Temple". Maya: It's way up in the mountains, and I bet it's nice and cold. ...Just perfect for training! Phoenix: (Now I definitely don't want to go...) Maya: You know, I think I've heard of this temple before. It's a famous channeling dojo. Maya: It's hard for even real spirit mediums like us to make reservations up there! Phoenix: Reservations...? For a temple? Are you serious? Pearl: Don't worry! I've already made special reservations, just for us! Maya: Yeah! And I signed up for the "Special Course"! Phoenix: Th-That's nice. And the timing couldn't be better. Phoenix: ...Since we don't have a case right now anyway. Maya: Alrighty then! It's settled! Maya: Well, come on! Don't just stand there! Start packing your stuff! Pearl: Yes, Mr. Nick! You'd better start packing your stuff! Phoenix: Huh...? M-ME!? Why do I have to go!? Maya: Well, we have to be accompanied by someone over 20 years old. Phoenix: Hey! I don't have anything to do with spirit power. The only thing I can channel is a TV. Phoenix: ... So, um, is there a heated pool at this "Hazakura Temple"? Pearl: No, but you can stand under a freezing waterfall! Phoenix: ... Phoenix: Sorry, but I think I'll pass. I hate cold places. Maya: Whaaat!? No way! How can you be so selfish!? Pearl: Come on, Mr. Nick! Look at this place! Doesn't it look beautiful!? Phoenix: Nope. Not going. I'm gonna be nice and toasty at home....... .................What the...!? Pearl: Wh-What is it, Mr. Nick? Phoenix: Let me see that magazine! Phoenix: Th-This nun... Maya: Is she a friend of yours or something, Nick? Phoenix: (Th-This girl... I-It's...!) -------------------------------------------- Dahlia: My name is Dahlia Hawthorne. Dahlia: I just want to say... It's an honor for me to be here in your noble presence. Dahlia: Honestly, how can any woman ever count on you for anything? Dahlia: ...You disgust me! -------------------------------------------- Phoenix: But... It can't be! Phoenix: (She was found guilty and should still be in prison...) Pearl: ...Mr. Nick? Phoenix: ... I'll go. Maya: Huh...? Phoenix: Hazakura Temple... I said I'll go. Maya: Yay! Isn't that great, Pearly!? Pearl: Yes! Oh, thank you! Thank you, Mr. Nick! Pearl: You'd do anything for Mystic Maya, right? Even walk over burning coals, right!? *"Oh! Cult!" New Year's Issue received from Pearls.* -------------------------------------------- Phoenix: (Dahlia Hawthorne...) Phoenix: (I knew there was no way she could possibly be at that temple...) Phoenix: (But, I just had to be see for myself...) Phoenix: (...who this "nun" really was.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 7, 3:24 PM Hazakura Temple Main Gate Maya: Brrrrr... It-It-It's so c-c-cold here, Nick! Phoenix: Maybe you should put on something warmer for a change! Maya: W-W-Well, it's supposed to be c-c-cold... It's t-t-training. Maya: ...Ah-Achoo! Phoenix: (Her teeth are chattering so loudly, it's all I can do to make out what she's saying...) Pearl: Wow, Mystic Maya! So this is the famous Hazakura Temple! Maya: P-P-P-Pearly... I-I-I-I... Ah-Achoo! ? ? ?: Well, well, well... How nice to see you here. Welcome to our temple! Maya: Oh...! Th-Th-Thank you... Ah-Achoo! ? ? ?: Oh my, my, my... Thank you for coming all this way. ? ? ?: Come now, come now. You must have been cold. Phoenix: What's with the past tense...? We're freezing into human popsicles as we spea--! ? ? ?: Ho ho ho. Well, we are high up in the mountains after all. ? ? ?: In any case, we shouldn't speak here. ...Please follow me inside. Maya: Th-Thank you. I was starting to think I would pass-- ? ? ?: Oh! Yes, yes! I almost forgot to introduce myself. Bikini: I'm the head nun here at the temple. My name is Bikini. Maya: B-B-B-Bikini...!? Bikini: That's riiight! Bikini: Actually, that's my "temple" name. What do you think? Bikini: It's a tradition to have one, and I wanted something that has a nice image to it. Bikini: So I thought, "Why not choose a bikini?" Besides, it makes me seem younger. Bikini: Wa ha ha ha! Ho ho ho! Maya: It certainly does! Oh, I signed up for your "Special Course"! Bikini: Well, my, my, my. Quite brave of you considering how cold it is! Bikini: Young people can be so reckless with their health! Bikini: Don't blame me if you become one with those you channel. Wa ha ha! Ho ho ho! Pearl: R-Reckless...? Maya: "Wa ha ha"...? Pearl: Maybe you should take it easy tonight, Mystic Maya... We can come back another day. Maya: But you went through all that trouble to get reservations for m-- Bikini: Yes, yes, yes, that's right! You've come all this way, so please, enjoy yourselves! Bikini: There's still time before supper, so why don't you have a look around? -------------------------------------------- EXAMINE ------- +++ The gate +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Maya: + What do you think, Nick? + Pretty awesome gate, huh? + + Phoenix: + It sure is... + It looks pretty well + maintained, too. + + Phoenix: + This thing kinda puts your + hometown to shame, Maya. + + Maya: + Yeah... Well, a lot of things + have happened in Kurain + Village. + + Maya: + We used to be a lot richer, + back when people hired us + to perform channelings. + + Phoenix: + Oh, I see... But now the place + looks a bit run down... + + Maya: + Hmm... I guess I was just + born in the wrong time. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ The Main Hall ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Maya: + That looks like the Main Hall + where we'll be staying + tonight. + + Maya: + From here, it looks like one + of those ice hotels you + always hear about! + + Phoenix: + ...They gotta have a heater + or something in there, don't + you think? I don't wanna die. + + Maya: + I'm not worried, I brought + my hot-water bottle. + + Phoenix: + Did you bring one for me? + + Maya: + What are you talking + about, Nick? + + Maya: + Who carries around + 2 hot-water bottles? + + Phoenix: + (Brr! If the cold doesn't + kill me, the ice queen over + here will finish the job...) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Bell tower +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Maya: + Oh, look! It's a cute + little bell tower! + + Maya: + I absolutely love the + sound of a giant bell! + + Phoenix: + Oh? + So, which do you like better? + That or the sound of money? + + Maya: + ...! + ...... + + Maya: + Sorry, but I'll take money + for the win, Nick. + + Phoenix: + Wh-What are you + apologizing for? + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Snowmobile +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Maya: + Oh look, it's one of those + snow motorcycle things! + + Phoenix: + Most people call that a + "snowmobile", you know. + + Maya: + "Snow motorcycle things", + "Snowblowmeal". + Same thing. + + Maya: + Hmm... Too bad we didn't + invite Desir�e. + + Maya: + I bet she could race like the + wind on this "Slowmobile"! + + Maya: + Or maybe she'd give me ride + on this "Blowsnowbile". + + Phoenix: + Argh! + I told you, it's "snowmobile"! + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TALK (TO BIKINI) ---------------- >>> Channeling dojo >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Phoenix: > Umm... > So what's a "channeling dojo" > anyway? > > Bikini: > Oh my, my, my... > You don't even know that? > > Maya: > Forgive him, Sister; > for he knows not what > he is saying. > > Bikini: > Well, well, well. > Just call me Bikini and > forget that "Sister" part. > > Bikini: > A channeling dojo is basically > a spiritual power training > ground. > > Bikini: > We have special holy items > prepared here to help people > boost their spiritual power. > > Phoenix: > H-Holy items...? > > Bikini: > If you train an entire evening > surrounded by these items... > Aaah. It's quite mysterious. > > Bikini: > The spiritual power of these > items seems to envelop you. > Wa ha ha ha. > > Phoenix: > (Wow, she must have just > gotten off the trolley from > the land of make-believe...) > > Maya: > Um, so what exactly is the > "Special Course"...? > > Bikini: > You must be incredibly > devoted to be interested in > that at such a young age! > > Bikini: > It's a training session where > you sit on a block of spirit > ice and chant a spell... > > Bikini: > ...30,000 times! All while > being showered in freezing > cold spirit water. > > Maya: > Eh...? > > Bikini: > It's February now, right? > You have to be careful this > time of the year... > > Bikini: > If you don't watch it, you'll > catch pneumonia or maybe > even die of hypothermia... > > Bikini: > So be careful, you hear? > Wa ha ha. Ho ho ho. Ha! > > Maya: > How am I supposed to > "be careful"...? > > Pearl: > Oh no... I knew I shouldn't > have signed Mystic Maya up > for this... > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> The other nun >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Phoenix: > Umm, Sister... > About this picture... > > Bikini: > Well, well. Look at that. > I must say I look rather > divine here, don't you think? > > Phoenix: > Oh, um, yeah. > Unforgettable in every way. > > Bikini: > You mean it? Oh, I knew it! > Wa ha ha ha! Ho ho ho ho! > > Bikini: > The makeup was pretty > tough, but Iris helped > me out. > > Maya: > "Iris"...? > > Bikini: > The cute little girl in the > photo. She looks just like > me, doesn't she? > > Bikini: > We're just a small temple > here, so she and I run > the entire place. > > Maya: > Really? > That kinda sounds like fu-- > > Phoenix: > Sorry to cut in, but...! > > Phoenix: > This "Iris"... Where is > she right now? > > Bikini: > Oh! Just listen to you! > > Bikini: > You haven't come all the > way up here just to find a > girlfriend, have you? > > Pearl: > ... > *glare* > > Phoenix: > No, no, no! > Th-That's not what I had > in mind at all... > > Bikini: > Anyway, Iris is in the > Inner Temple preparing > for this evening. > > Maya: > Inner Temple...? > > Bikini: > Yes, yes, that's right. > Iris will be back this > evening. > > Bikini: > Why don't you go have a look > at the Main Hall for now? > Wa ha. Wa ha ha ha ha. > > Phoenix: > (So she's in the Inner Temple, > huh...) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PRESENT (TO BIKINI) ------------------- *** Anything ******************************* * * Phoenix: * Um, do you think you * could take a look at this? * * Bikini: * I may not look like it, * but I can tell you I'm * very much in demand. * * Bikini: * And to be quite honest, * I'm finding this a little * difficult to say... * * Pearl: * ...What IS she trying to * say, Mr. Nick? * * Phoenix: * I think she's trying to * say that she's busy. * * Maya: * But seriously Nick, * what's the deal? * * Maya: * Nothing has even happened * yet and you're already shoving * evidence into people's faces. * * Maya: * You need to forget about * work and relax a little. * * Pearl: * Try to have some fun, OK * Mr. Nick? * * Phoenix: * Y-Yeah, you're right... * (Sure. Pin the hypothermia on * the lawyer is great fun!) * ******************************************** MOVE TO: "Main Hall" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 7 Hazakura Temple Main Hall Maya: Th-Th-The Main Hall... I th-think it's even c-c-c-colder in here! Achoo! Pearl: Ah! Mr. Nick! Do you smell that? It smells like meat and gravy! Maya: Yeah, you're right! I guess it's pot roast for tonight! Yum! Phoenix: ...Weird. I thought they would serve something a little more... well, traditional. Maya: What are you talking about, Nick!? Maya: You think monks and nuns just sit around eating rice gruel all the time!? Pearl: Mystic Maya is right! Ooh! I hope there's mashed potatoes, too! I love mashed potatoes! ? ? ?: Ha ha ha... What a cute little acolyte! ? ? ?: Greetings to all of you. Phoenix: Oh... Um, hello. Phoenix: (Wow, this lady makes Maya look like a 6.8/10 on the weirdness scale.) Maya: Your outfit... Did you come here for the Special Course, too...? ? ? ?: Ha, ha, ha... Unfortunately, no. Actually, I'm... Pearl: Aaaaaaaaaah! Pearl: Y-You're...! Y-You're...! Pearl: You're Ms. Elise Deauxnim! Elise: Yes, that's right... You know of me? Pearl: M-M-My name... My name is Pearl Fey! Pearl: I-I'm your biggest fan! Maya: Who is she, Nick? Phoenix: Hmm... I see it now... Zvarri! A fortune-teller...? Pearl: I-I've got all your books, Ms. Deauxnim! Elise: Ha, ha, ha... What a sweet thing to say. And please, call me Elise. Phoenix: Um, "books"...? Pearl: Mr. Nick, don't you know anything!? Don't you even know who this is? Phoenix: Well, um... Phoenix: ...An author, maybe? Elise: Yes, and an illustrator. ...Of picture books. Maya: Picture books, huh? Oh, now I get it... -------------------------------------------- EXAMINE ------- +++ Walls/Sliding doors ++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + I bet the writing on these + sliding doors are instructions + for spirit channeling... + + Phoenix: + Kinda like how we scribbled + math formulas on the bathroom + walls to remember them. + + Phoenix: + Except we couldn't go to the + bathroom during tests... And + I can't read these walls. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Stuff on the floor +++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + There are straw zabuton + cushions arranged around + a hibachi brazier... + + Phoenix: + I haven't seen a layout like + this since I saw this really + old Japanese movie on TV. + + Phoenix: + ...If it wasn't for this + hibachi, they'd probably + freeze to death. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Altar ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + It's an altar. It looks a bit + old, but someone does a + good job taking care of it. + + Phoenix: + Speaking of altars, I remember + seeing one like this in Kurain + Village last year. + + Phoenix: + I guess they really do have + something to do with + spiritual power after all. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Large Magatama on the altar ++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + There's a laughably large + Magatama on the altar. + + Phoenix: + If I can see Psyche-Locks + with the tiny Magatama I've + got... + + Phoenix: + ...I can only imagine what + kind of power this bad boy + has under his hood! + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Left corner near the altar +++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + It's a stack of straw + zabuton cushions. + + Phoenix: + Maya told me this type of + zabuton is called "enza"... + + Phoenix: + I suppose if I'd never come + here, I'd have missed out on + all these new things. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TALK (TO ELISE) --------------- >>> Elise Deauxnim >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Phoenix: > Um... > I'm sorry I didn't know > who you are. > > Phoenix: > I don't get a lot of chances > to really enjoy picture books. > > Elise: > It's alright. > I take no offense to that. > > Elise: > My books are nothing but > simple stories for children. > > Pearl: > And really beautiful pictures > too, Ms. Elise! > > Pearl: > Your books always make > me feel as if my heart > has been purified. > > Elise: > Ha ha ha... > It makes me feel very > happy to hear you say that. > > Phoenix: > (I do have to admit...) > > Phoenix: > (She certainly seems like > a kind, sensitive lady.) > > Pearl: > Ms. Elise won an award > last year for her book, > "The Magic Bottle"! > > Elise: > Yes... A friend of mine > secretly submitted a story > I had written to a publisher. > > Elise: > They liked it so much that > they asked if it was alright > to make it into a book. > > Phoenix: > Wow... It must have been > a really great story. > > Maya: > ...Maybe I should try to write > a children's book, too. > > Maya: > If I do, you can secretly > send it to a publisher for > me, Nick. > > Elise: > Recently, I've accepted a > sort of... apprentice you > might say. > > Phoenix: > An apprentice? > > Elise: > He calls himself Laurice... > Laurice Deauxnim. > > Elise: > I believe he's off doing some > landscape sketches now... > > Elise: > On Laurice's behalf as well, > I'd like to thank you for > your support. > > Pearl: > Of course, Ms. Elise! > Anything for you! > > Elise: > Ha ha ha... > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Why come here? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Pearl: > Um... Why did you come to > Hazakura Temple, Ms. Elise? > > Pearl: > Are you here... to do some > spiritual training? > > Elise: > Ha ha ha... > No, that's not it. > > Elise: > I'm actually here to gather > materials for a new book > I'm working on. > > Pearl: > Wow! > I-I can't wait to read it! > > Phoenix: > (Pearls is completely taken > with her...) > > Elise: > I wanted to do a book with > a more Japanese feel to it > this time. > > Phoenix: > ...So is that why you're > dressed like you are? > > Elise: > The children have a certain > image of me in their minds. > > Elise: > I don't want to > disappoint them... > > Phoenix: > (What can I say... > She's really a sweet lady...) > > Pearl: > Wow, Ms. Elise, you're dressed > up like a mountain nun! > > Elise: > Yes. The good people here > were kind enough to let > me borrow this... > > Elise: > I'm wearing training clothes > underneath my robe, as well. > > Maya: > ...I want a staff like that. > > Elise: > You like the crystal sphere? > It's real amethyst, you know. > > Maya: > Maybe we'll find one like > that up here on this > mountain. > > Maya: > Good luck, Nick! > I know you'll find me one! > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PRESENT (TO ELISE) ------------------ *** Anything ******************************* * * Phoenix: * Ms. Deauxnim? * What do you think about this? * * Pearl: * Mr. Nick! * Do you think Ms. Elise * is a suspect? * * Phoenix: * Huh...? * * Pearl: * You may be Mystic Maya's * special someone, but I won't * let you do this to Ms. Elise! * * Phoenix: * (A suspect? Why would I * suspect her of anything? It's * not like anything's happened.) * * Maya: * Isn't it cute, Nick? Pearly's * getting all overprotective of * her new friend. * ******************************************** -------------------------------------------- *AFTER TALKING TO ELISE* Elise: Well, you'll have to excuse me now... Elise: I have to go help with the dinner preparations. Pearl: Wow! You mean you're cooking dinner tonight? Elise: That's right. Would you like to help too, Pearl? Pearl: Yes, yes! I want to help with whatever I can! Phoenix: (Pearls looks like she just won the lottery...) Maya: Oh, I'll help too, then... Elise: ...No, it's fine. Please don't worry about it. Elise: Feel free to relax and explore the area with your friend. Maya: Huh!? But... Elise: ...Oh, yes! Please take this. I think it will be of help to you. Elise: It's a map of the area. We wouldn't want you to get lost now, would we? Phoenix: (The "Inner Temple"... There it is, on the other side of the bridge...) Phoenix: Well, if you insist, I guess we'll take this chance to go check out the other temple. *Hazakura Temple Map added to the Court Record.* Pearl: OK! I'll see you two later then! Pearl: Remember! You're not allowed to fight! Maya: Come on, Nick! Let's go! At least we'll stay warm if we keep moving! MOVE TO: "Main Gate" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 7 Hazakura Temple Main Gate Maya: Huh? Where did Sister Bikini go? Phoenix: I guess she went to the Inner Temple... To go help that other nun out. Maya: Oh, right... I think her name is... Iris? Phoenix: Y-Yeah... That was it. Phoenix: (I want to find out who Iris really is, but I'm scared of what I'll find...) Maya: ...? MOVE TO: "Suspension Bridge" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 7 Dusky Bridge Maya: Wow! Look at this broken down old bridge, Nick! Phoenix: Y-Yeah, and look at that big canyon below us. Maya: Hey! There's a river down there! It looks like it's flowing real fast! Maya: ...What's wrong, Nick? You look like you've seen a ghost! Phoenix: I-I'm just not very good with heights... Maya: Oh... Hey! I've got it! Maya: Maybe you should face your fear and try hurling yourself off the edge? Maya: You know! One... Two... Three... Jump! Maya: It might be just what you need to get over your fear of heights! Phoenix: ...Yeah, death is a real good way to overcome phobias alright. Phoenix: Anyway, it sure looks like a rickety bridge. Maya: Can't argue there. Maya: That's probably why it's called, "Dusty Bridge". Phoenix: Read it again, Maya. It says, "Dusky Bridge". Maya: Well, it's practically the same thing. -------------------------------------------- EXAMINE ------- +++ Cliff on the other side ++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + It looks like it's about + 20 yards to that cliff + over there. + + Maya: + I guess that's where I'll be + training tonight. + + Maya: + Do you want to train + with me, Nick? + + Phoenix: + And do the Special Course? + I think not. + + Maya: + But it'd be so great if you + had spiritual powers, too! + + Phoenix: + (Really? "I see dead people" + sounds more like a + cause for alarm to me...) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Wooden sign on the left side +++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + There's a narrow path going + off in a different direction + than that of the Main Hall. + + Maya: + The sign here is so old, the + text seems to have vanished. + + Phoenix: + The path leads to a wooden + staircase that goes down to + the bottom of the canyon. + + Maya: + OK, I'll write, "wooden + staircase" on it then. + + Phoenix: + ...Do you really think that + is necessary? You'd have to be + blind not to see the stairs. + + Maya: + Well, it can't hurt. + Just pass me a pencil, OK? + + Phoenix: + Graffiti is a crime, Maya. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ The bridge +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Maya: + Come on, Nick! + Why don't we hop across + the bridge. It'll be fun! + + Phoenix: + I'm not so sure... It looks + like a bunny hopping across + the bridge would destroy it. + + Maya: + OK, Nick. Then let's try to + find a cute little white + bunny and test your theory. + + Phoenix: + (That right there sums up + the fundamental difference + between sane and insane.) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Stone boulder ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + Some letters are engraved + into a roughly cut boulder. + + Maya: + "D-U-S-T-Y Bridge", huh? + + Phoenix: + It says, "Dusky"! + "Dusky Bridge"! OK? + + Maya: + C'mon, Nick! Take a look at + that bridge and tell me it's + not supposed to be "Dusty"! + + Maya: + This sign is obviously wrong, + and I'm gonna fix it! + Now give me a pencil, Nick! + + Phoenix: + Do I look like a pencil holder + to you? + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Red public phone +++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Maya: + I can't believe there's + a public phone here. + Who would ever use it? + + Phoenix: + The people who live here, I + guess. I doubt they have any + real phones there. + + Maya: + Yeah, but it took like + 20 minutes to walk here + from the Main Hall! + + Maya: + ... + + Maya: + It would've been smarter of + them to build the Main Hall + here, don't you think? + + Phoenix: + ...Maybe you should work + on channeling someone who + makes logical sense, Maya. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MOVE TO: "Inner Temple Gate" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 7 Inner Temple Gate Maya: Whoa, that bridge was shaking like jello in an earthquake. Phoenix: ... Maya: And at least half of the wood on that rickety bridge was rotting, I'd bet. Phoenix: ... Maya: Not to mention the last part only had like one board left on it! Phoenix: ... Maya: What's wrong with you? Your face is all green. Phoenix: C-Can you not pick on me for a second? Phoenix: I'm still trying to get over the shock that we made it safely across that death trap. Maya: Yeah, I guess I'm a bit surprised, too... Maya: Yikes! That "temple" is in bad shape. It looks like it could collapse anytime... Phoenix: I guess people don't use it too often. Phoenix: Is this really where you're going to train tonight? Maya: That has to be it. Maya: It's kinda creepy around here... Like a ghost might jump out at you or something! Phoenix: (A spirit medium afraid of ghosts...? Isn't it ironic, don't you think?) -------------------------------------------- EXAMINE ------- +++ The bridge +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + I don't care how much you + pay me, I don't want to cross + that bridge again. + + Maya: + No worries, Nick. No one is + offering you any money. + + Phoenix: + That's because no reasonable + person would call that pile + of popsicle sticks a bridge! + + Phoenix: + The latter half of it was + nothing more than a few planks + of wood and some string! + + Maya: + Hey, if we want to get back, + we've got no choice but to + cross it again, you know. + + Phoenix: + ... + + Phoenix: + Maybe I'll just stay... I've + always dreamed of living in + a little shack in the woods. + + Maya: + ...Wow, you really are + scared, aren't you? + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Suspension wire ++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Maya: + It looks like this bridge + is suspended by 4 of + these wires. + + Phoenix: + ...They're reeeally thin. + Shouldn't they be just a + little thicker...? + + Maya: + Oh, stop it! + You're such a worrywart, Nick! + + Maya: + If the bridge were really + going to collapse... + + Maya: + ...I'm pretty sure the boards + would break before these + wires ever did! + + Phoenix: + ... + + Maya: + What's wrong? + You're turning into an + over-ripe avocado again. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Buddha statues +++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Maya: + Oh, wow! + Look at these neat + Buddha statues. + + Maya: + Maybe I'll take one home + with me. + + Phoenix: + Maya! + + Maya: + But there are so many. + They wouldn't notice if + I took just one. + + Phoenix: + Are you kidding? + Of course they'll notice! + + Phoenix: + What are you gonna + do with one of those anyway? + + Maya: + Put it in the office + of course! + + Maya: + We can trade that wooden + statue in the office reception + area for one of these! + + Phoenix: + (You know, come to think of + it, where did that wooden + statue come from anyway...?) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Incinerator ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Maya: + Hey! There's a giant robot + buried in the snow! + + Phoenix: + ... + + Phoenix: + Well, there's something + buried in the snow, but... + I think it's an incinerator. + + Maya: + Oh... Hee hee. + But you've gotta admit it + looks a lot like a robot. + + Phoenix: + Um, sure... Anyway, I don't + think it gets used much. + It's looking pretty rusty. + + Maya: + Hey, Nick! + Do you think this Giant + Robo-cinerator can walk? + + Phoenix: + I told you! It's not a robot! + ...And it's not especially big + either. + + Maya: + Bah, you have no imagination. + I thought it'd be real neat if + you had to beat it to advance. + + Phoenix: + (A fight between a lawyer and + an overgrown furnace? Who'd + ever pay to see that!?) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Yellow gate ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Maya: + Hey! A half-opened gate! + That's practically a welcome + mat! + + Phoenix: + Yeah, except the sign on + here says, "No Entry". + + Maya: + Umm, Nick. + + Maya: + Rules are made to be + broken, you know. + + Phoenix: + ...You expect a lawyer to + go along with that? + + Maya: + Oh, come on! You're such + an old lady sometimes! + Let's just go! + + Phoenix: + Don't blame it on me when + Sister Bikini puts a curse + on you. + + Maya: + ... + + Maya: + Now you've got me scared. + Um, let's just forget about + it, OK? + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Wooden log on left with sign +++++++++++ + + Maya: + Looks like there's something + written on it. + + Phoenix: + I can't read it, but if I had + to take a good guess, I'd + say it says, "Inner Temple". + + Maya: + What's the point of a sign + if you can't read it? + + Maya: + Must be tough for the mailman + when he's delivering here. + + Phoenix: + (I guess the sign is a good + indication of how long this + place has been here...) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ The gate +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Maya: + So that's the Inner Temple + up ahead, huh? + + Phoenix: + It looks kinda run-down. + + Maya: + Well, it wouldn't be very + temple-like if it was all + bright and shiny. + + Phoenix: + So you're training here + tonight, huh? + + Maya: + Yup! + Then everyone'll see my + spiritual powers! + + ...Uuurrrgh...ggnngh...ggh... + + Phoenix: + Sounds like your stomach + wants to show off its + digestive powers instead... + + Maya: + I wonder if that roast + is ready yet? + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MOVE TO: "Training Hall" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 7 Inner Temple Training Hall Phoenix: Man, look at this place... It's just a tiny, freezing-cold room. Phoenix: So this is where you'll both be training, huh... Maya: Huh? What do you mean, "both"? I'm the only one. Phoenix: Really? But I thought... Maya: Pearly's just a little kid. She couldn't handle this kind of intense training. Phoenix: (So says the girl who I can barely hear over her bones chattering...) Maya: Anyway... The real training room must be behind that door over there. Maya: Yeah, I get the feeling it's back there, definitely. Phoenix: (If only because the cavern behind that door is giving off a real supernatural feel...) ? ? ?: Um... ? ? ?: Excuse me, but... Who are you...? ? ? ?: ...Ah! ... Phoenix: Y-You're... Maya: Hi there! We're just looking around since we're going to be staying here tonight... ? ? ?: ... Maya: ...? Is something wrong? ? ? ?: Uh, er, no! It-It's nothing... Maya: I wonder why she spaced out like that. Don't you, Nick? Phoenix: Uh... D-Did you say something, M-Maya? Maya: ... Not you too, Nick... Iris: I... M-My name is Iris. I'm one of the nuns here at this temple. Maya: I'm Maya Fey. It's a pleasure to meet you! Iris: The pleasure is mine... Iris: ... Iris: Oh, er, please excuse me! I have some... um, chores to attend to. -------------------------------------------- Maya: She sure is beautiful... and a bit spacey, I guess... Maya: I guess she's just not used to talking with urban sophisticates like us. Phoenix: ... Maya: Nick? Phoenix: (That girl... It-It can't be, but...) Maya: ...? -------------------------------------------- EXAMINE ------- +++ Dresser drawers ++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Maya: + Look at this antique dresser. + I wonder if there's anything + valuable inside. + + Maya: + Let's have a look... + + Maya: + Hmph... Nothing! + Just a bunch of clothes. + + Maya: + Hey, Nick. + + Phoenix: + ... + Huh! Oh, sorry. + I was just... thinking. + + Maya: + Oh? About Iris, I bet! + Looks like you've been + bitten by the love bug, Nick! + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Sacred cavern entrance +++++++++++++++++ + + Maya: + The actual training area must + be on the other side of this + door. I wonder what it's like. + + Maya: + Phooey... + It's locked. + + Maya: + Come on, Nick! + You know you want to + open it for me! + + Phoenix: + ...I can't. + + Maya: + ... + + Maya: + You've been in kind of a bad + mood lately, haven't you, + Nick? + + Maya: + ...Zvarri! + I know what it is! + I-R-I-S. + + Phoenix: + ... + + Maya: + Ha ha ha ha ha! + */Iris and Nick, sitting + in a tree! K-I-S-S-I-N-G!*/ + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Hanging scroll +++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + (A hanging scroll... + It doesn't look that + old either...) + + Maya: + AAAAAAH! + + Phoenix: + AAAAAAAAACK! + Wh-What is it!? + Why did you scream like that!? + + Maya: + Th-This scroll...! + + Maya: + It-It's my mother... + + Phoenix: + Wh... + Whaaaaaaaat!? + + Maya: + ...It's Misty Fey. + The Master of the Kurain + School of Channeling... + + Phoenix: + Are... Are you sure? + + Maya: + Yes... + + Maya: + The crest at the top + of the scroll... + + Maya: + That's the special mark of + the Master of our tradition. + + Phoenix: + (So that's what the mark + means...) + + Maya: + ... + + Phoenix: + What is it? + + Maya: + N-Nothing... + + Maya: + It's just that... I last saw + her over 15 years ago... + + Maya: + If it wasn't for that crest... + I wouldn't have even known + it was her. + + Maya: + My own mother... And I can't + even recognize her face. + + Phoenix: + Maya... + + *Hanging Scroll added + to the Court Record.* + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Hanging scroll (again) +++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + It's a hanging wall scroll + showing Maya's mother, + Misty Fey. + + Phoenix: + It's not that old. + That crest at the top is the + official mark of the Master. + + Phoenix: + I wonder if this temple has + some sort of connection to + the Fey family... + + Maya: + I think it does, actually. + + Maya: + Supposedly, it was founded by + a branch family member of + the Kurain School. + + Phoenix: + (I'll have to ask Bikini in + more detail when I get the + chance...) + + Phoenix: + (About Maya... And the + Fey family in general.) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MOVE TO: "Suspension Bridge" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 7 Dusky Bridge Maya: Whew, we managed to make it across Dusty Bridge. Phoenix: ... Maya: Nick, you look green. Are you feeling alright? Phoenix: ... Maya: Hey! What's wrong with you? Maya: Ever since we met Sister Iris at the Training Hall, you've been really quiet. Phoenix: Huh!? Oh, um. Sorry... ? ? ?: Hey, you! ...Wait up! Maya: ...? You think he's yelling at us? Phoenix: He must be. There's no one else around... ? ? ?: Would you mind moving? You're standing right in my way. ? ? ?: ... Ah! Maya: Hey! I know you! You're... ? ? ?: Whoa! Sorry! Gotta run! ? ? ?: ...See ya! Phoenix: H-Hey! Wait a minute! ? ? ?: Oh, uh, nice to meet you. ...I'm Laurice Deauxnim. Phoenix: Liar! You're Larry! Your clothes may change, but you're still the Butz. Butz: Shaddup! Butz: I'm... I'm... Lauriiiiice! Butz: And I'm just here to do a sketch of Dusky Bridge! Maya: So... it really is our Larry. ...Not that I get why he's pretending to be someone else. -------------------------------------------- TALK (TO BUTZ) -------------- >>> Laurice Deauxnim >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Phoenix: > So what are you doing with > the last name, "Deauxnim"? > > Butz: > Well I... I just... > > Butz: > I wanted to start over again! > With a clean slate! > > Maya: > A clean slate...? > > Butz: > You remember don't you? > Last time? > > Phoenix: > (The Mask*DeMasque > case...) > > Butz: > After that, I started to > realize I didn't like this guy > known as Larry Butz! > > Butz: > And that's when I > came across it... > The book of destiny! > > Maya: > The "book of destiny"...? > Do you mean...? > > Butz: > "The Magic Bottle"! > By Ms. Elise Deauxnim! > > Butz: > It's so beautiful... > So moving... > So... So gentle. > > Butz: > My heart felt cleansed! > I-I was saved! > > Phoenix: > (Maybe I should buy a copy > of "The Magic Bottle"...) > > Maya: > Wow, Larry would make a great > book salesman! I really want > to get that book now, too! > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Elise Deauxnim >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Butz: > She's the most wonderful > person I've ever met! > > Butz: > I'd follow her anywhere! > > Maya: > Well, she certainly is a > very elegant lady. > > Butz: > You see? You see? > Here's a photo I took > of her in secret! > > Maya: > Wow! That's a beautiful photo! > > Butz: > You want a copy, don't you? > It's OK... I just happened to > have made extra prints! > > *Photo of Elise added to the > Court Record.* > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Picture books >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Phoenix: > Still, it's kinda hard to > imagine you as a picture > book illustrator... > > Phoenix: > So tell the truth. > You must have some kind of > ulterior motive, right? > > Butz: > Wh-What're you talking about!? > > Butz: > I don't... I don't trust > anyone anymore... > Especially not women! > > Maya: > ...Talk about a bad case of > denial. > > Phoenix: > Anyway... Can you even draw > well enough to make a picture > book? > > Butz: > Art isn't only about technical > skill, you know. It's also > about having a pure heart! > > Phoenix: > And that's why I'm asking. > Can you draw well enough > to make a whole book? > > Butz: > ...! > > Butz: > Hmm... > Now that you mention it... > I wonder. > > Maya: > It looks like you still have > some doubt in your heart. > > Butz: > It's true, I do... > But when I first saw her, > I felt it! > > Butz: > Something inside me ended, > and something else began. > > Maya: > Oh Larry, it sounds like > you've fallen in love with > Ms. Elise Deauxnim! > > Butz: > No! Y-You're wrong! > It's not her... > It's the other girl! > > Phoenix: > "Other girl"...? Uh oh... > (I got a bad feeling > about this...) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PRESENT (TO BUTZ) ----------------- *** Maya Fey profile *********************** * * Butz: * Wow! You're even cuter than * the last time I saw you. * * Maya: * Oh, really!? * * Butz: * Yeah, you look like a * totally different person! * Don't you think so, Nick? * * Phoenix: * (Maybe it's 'cause we're * always together, but she looks * pretty much the same to me.) * ******************************************** *** Mia Fey profile ************************ * * Butz: * Hey, I remember her! * That's Maya's big sister! * * Maya: * Wow! You really do remember! * * Butz: * Yeah, who could forget! * A couple of gorgeous sisters! * Hubba hubba! * * Maya: * You hear that, Nick! * Gorgeous! * * Phoenix: * (Oh yeah... That's right. * When I defended Larry...) * * Phoenix: * (Mia was still alive...) * ******************************************** *** Pearl Fey profile ********************** * * Butz: * I haven't seen her in a * while, so I bet she's gotten * a lot bigger. * * Phoenix: * Well, it's only been 5 months * since we celebrated Ron's * non-guilty verdict. * * Butz: * Maybe so, but kids these * days grow up so fast. * * Phoenix: * ...She hasn't changed a * bit as far as I can tell. * * Butz: * Come on, Nick... * I really doubt that. * * Butz: * You just don't know 'cause * you don't pay enough * attention, that's all. * * Phoenix: * (Sometimes I really worry * about what goes on inside * this guy's head...) * ******************************************** *** Bikini profile ************************* * * Maya: * She seems really motherly, * doesn't she? * * Butz: * What do you mean "seems" * motherly? She IS my mother. * * Maya: * ...She's your WHAT!? * * Butz: * I'm gonna have to take a * pass on answering that one. * * Phoenix: * (Wait a second. Why is he * getting off so easy this * time...!?) * ******************************************** *** Elise Deauxnim profile ***************** * * Butz: * Elise is really something. * She's like a mother to me. * * Phoenix: * Yeah, you can tell from the * kindness reflected in her * eyes. * * Butz: * When I first looked into her * eyes, I just couldn't help it. * * Butz: * I started blabbing about all * the bad things I had done * in my life. * * Butz: * She just laughed that gentle * laugh of hers and listened! * * Phoenix: * (Are you sure she wasn't * just laughing at you...?) * ******************************************** *** Iris profile *************************** * * Butz: * Whoo yeah! Her! * My little Iris! * * Maya: * She's really pretty. * * Butz: * This girl... She's perfect! * She's exactly my type! * * Butz: * I wonder if she would model * for me. I want to draw a * portrait of her. * * Maya: * Yeah, you always liked those * model types, didn't you Larry? * * Maya: * ...Hey, wait a sec! * Didn't you say you were * swearing off women...? * * Butz: * Huh!? * Yeah, that's right. * Of course I have! * * Butz: * I have... basically. * But... * * Maya: * "But"...? * * Butz: * But... Iris is different. * * Butz: * I feel like... * I feel like I still have one * chance left at the dream... * * Phoenix: * (This guy will never change.) * ******************************************** *** Anything else ************************** * * Butz: * Hey, I know I may not look * like it, but I'm an artist. * * Butz: * I refuse to look at anything * that doesn't have a radiant * or beautiful motif. * * Phoenix: * (Picky, picky, aren't you...?) * ******************************************** -------------------------------------------- *AFTER TALKING TO BUTZ* Pearl: Everyone! Maya: Hey! Pearly! Pearl: Dinner preparations are complete! Pearl: Please come quickly to the Main Hall! Maya: Alright! I can't wait to dig in, Pearly! Pearl: I'm going to go to the Inner Temple and call Sister Iris! Pearl: I also want to have a look at where Mystic Maya is going to be training... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 7, 7:46 PM Hazakura Temple Main Hall Maya: Boy am I stuffed... Phoenix: Are you sure it's alright to eat that much before your training? Maya: Well, this kind of training is a battle of endurance. Pearl: Mystic Maya... Please don't do anything that might put your health at risk. Maya: Ha ha ha. No pain, no gain, I guess. Pearl: Nngh... I'm still worried about you... Bikini: Well, well, well. Let's not dilly-dally shilly-shally. You must get ready for tonight. Elise: Good luck. ...Maya. Maya: Alright! Here I go! I'll see you all tomorrow, I guess! Bikini: Iris, please ring the bell at 10:00 for lights out, alright? Iris: Yes, Sister Bikini. Bikini: And then, after you ring the bell, I want you to come join us at the Training Hall. Iris: I understand, Sister Bikini. -------------------------------------------- Phoenix: (Maya and Bikini really seem excited about this training thing tonight...) Elise: ...Well, Pearl? What are you going to do tonight? Pearl: Well, umm... Elise: If you'd like, you can come to my room. Elise: Perhaps we can read some books together. Pearl: R-Really!? I'd love to! Pearl: I, umm... I'm not very good at reading. Elise: Ha ha ha. Well then, would you like to practice reading with me? Pearl: Ah! I'd love to! Phoenix: (Pearls is absolutely smitten with Ms. Deauxnim...) Phoenix: So Larry, what are you going to do? Butz: Huh... Me? Um, well... Butz: I'm just gonna hang out in my room. I can't stand the cold at all. Phoenix: (I totally hear you there.) Pearl: Um, Ms. Elise? So, for example, how do you read this? Elise: It says, "gravely"... That's kind of a tough word. Pearl: Oh! OK! And what about this word? Elise: That's another tough one. It says, "roast". Phoenix: (What kind of a book is she reading anyway...?) Pearl: Well, I'm going to go wash the dishes and help clean up. Pearl: I'll go visit you when I'm done, Ms. Elise! Phoenix: (Well, not much to do except head to my room and huddle under the covers, I guess...) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 7, 9:12 PM Hazakura Temple Main Hall Phoenix: (Ugh... It's a whole different type of cold up here in the mountains!) Phoenix: (Argh... Why couldn't the nearest bathroom be just a little closer to my room...?) ? ? ?: ...Mr. Wright? Phoenix: Yaaaaaaah! Phoenix: Oh! Ah, Ms. Deauxnim! Are you going to use the bathroom, too? Elise: Um, no. But... Have you seen Pearl? Phoenix: No... Not since after dinner. Phoenix: I thought she said she was going to go to your room... Elise: I know... But she never showed up. Elise: I-I'm going to go look for her. ...Excuse me. -------------------------------------------- Phoenix: (Ms. Elise Deauxnim... A woman as mysterious in origin as her last name...) Phoenix: (But...) Phoenix: (The really mysterious one is...) Iris: Oh... Phoenix: Ah...! S-Sister Iris...! Iris: G... G-Good evening... Phoenix: (The real mysterious one is this girl...!) Iris: Um, are you on your way to the bathroom too, Mr. Wright? Phoenix: (...I can't let this chance pass me by!) Phoenix: (I should try to talk with her... And maybe get some answers.) -------------------------------------------- MOVE ---- Phoenix: ...It's freezing cold out there. And dark, too. Phoenix: There's nothing I need to do, so I think I'll just stay roasty-toasty in here. TALK (TO IRIS) -------------- >>> Iris >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Phoenix: > Um... > You're Sister Iris, right? > > Iris: > ...Yes. > > Phoenix: > S-So... um, when did you > come to Hazakura Temple? > > Iris: > ... > > Iris: > I don't remember. Ever since > I was a small child, the > temple has been my home. > > Phoenix: > So you've never left? > > Iris: > Well, I don't have any family > left to take care of me... > > Iris: > Sister Bikini... I've come to > think of her as my real > mother, as it were. > > Phoenix: > Ah, I see... But you... > Didn't you go to college? > > Phoenix: > ...And maybe enroll with the > Ivy University Literature > Department? > > Iris: > No, I never had an interest > in going to a big university > like that... > > Iris: > My training is all the > education I need. > > Phoenix: > I... I see... > > Iris: > But... Once in a while, when I > get the chance, I make a trip > to the nearby town. > > Iris: > I can use a computer > and a cell phone, too. > > Phoenix: > ... > (That's not exactly something > worth bragging about...) > > Phoenix: > (But I don't see any > Psyche-Locks...) > > Phoenix: > (...so I guess that means > she's not lying...) > > Iris: > P-Please don't stare at me > like that... > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Hazakura Temple >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Phoenix: > What kind of a place is > this anyway? > > Phoenix: > I heard it's for training to > increase your spiritual power > or something like that. > > Iris: > It must seem awfully crazy to > normal people like you. > > Phoenix: > Well, I have to admit it is a > whole different world up > here... > > Iris: > I'm glad to hear you say that. > > Phoenix: > Huh? > > Iris: > Talking with dead people... > Who does it help anyway? > > Iris: > ...I hate it. > > Phoenix: > R-Really? > > Phoenix: > (So then why stay in a > place like this...?) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PRESENT (TO IRIS) ----------------- *** Anything ******************************* * * Phoenix: * (Instead of showing her * things, I really need to * just listen to her story!) * * Phoenix: * (This girl... * Just who is she?) * ******************************************** -------------------------------------------- *AFTER TALKING TO IRIS* Iris: Ah... Phoenix: Is something wrong? Iris: I-I didn't realize it was so late. I have to go and ring the bell for lights out... Phoenix: (I guess it's almost 10:00 now, huh?) Iris: ... Iris: Um... Mr. Wright? Phoenix: ...Yes? Iris: If it's alright with you... I would like you to have this. Phoenix: But this is your hood... Iris: It has the power to protect you from evil spirits. Phoenix: (Come to think of it, Sister Bikini was wearing one of these, too...) Iris: I pray for your safety on this dark, cold night. *Iris's Hood received from Iris.* Iris: I'm sorry, but I must bid you goodnight. Phoenix: Wait a minute, Sister Iris... Iris: Y-Yes...? Phoenix: Just now, you called me by my name... You said, "Mr. Wright". Phoenix: How did you know my name? I never introduced myself to you. Iris: Th-That's... Phoenix: ...Sister Iris. Please, tell me the truth. Phoenix: You and I... Have we ever met before? Iris: ... *5 PSYCHE-LOCKS* Phoenix: I-Iris... Iris: O-Oh! It-It's almost 10:00... Iris: Perhaps we can speak again... tomorrow. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *gong* *gong* *gong* Phoenix: (So my hunch was correct... She does know me...) Phoenix: (I'll have to try to talk with her again tomorrow...) Phoenix: (.........) Phoenix: (......) Phoenix: (...) -------------------------------------------- YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! Phoenix: (Wh-What the...!?) Phoenix: (That blood-curdling scream came from the courtyard!) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 7, 11:06 PM Hazakura Temple Courtyard Phoenix: (That scream... I'm sure it came from around here...) Phoenix: ...Aaaah! Phoenix: (S-Someone's there... On the ground...!) Phoenix: M-Ms. Deauxniiiiiim! ...*squish* Phoenix: (...I just stepped on something soft.) Bikini: Hey! Don't step on my tummy like that! Phoenix: Wh-What are you doing lying there in the snow!? Bikini: I was passed out! What do you think!? Phoenix: So that blood-curdling scream was you...? Bikini: F-Forget about that! H-Hurry up and call the police! Phoenix: Is there even a phone in the Main Hall? Bikini: No, but we still get reception up here in the mountains! Bikini: You must have a cell phone on you, right!? Phoenix: I, um... I didn't bring it with me-- Bikini: Oh, you're useless! Bikini: I mean, even Iris has a cell phone... Bikini: We've got no choice! You'll have to use the public phone by Dusky Bridge! Bikini: Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Run as fast as you can! Phoenix: Y-Yes, ma'am... Bikini: If you don't hurry, Iris will... Iris will...! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 7, 11:18 PM Dusky Bridge Phoenix: ...*huff*...*huff*... (It's farther than I thought.) Phoenix: (The bridge is just up ahead. I have to go tell Maya what happened, too!) Phoenix: ............ Phoenix: ...Aaaaaaaaaah! Phoenix: Dusky Bridge...! It's burning down! (What the heck happened!?) Butz: What are you doing here? Phoenix: Aaaaaaaaah! Butz: Huh? What is it? Is it me? Phoenix: D-Don't scare me like that, Larry! I almost had a heart attack! Butz: My name isn't Larry! It's Laurice! Phoenix: Larry, hurry up and call the police! I'm going to the Inner Temple! Butz: D-Don't be stupid! The bridge is nothing but a burning wreck right now! Phoenix: Listen to me! There's been a murder! Here! At Hazakura Temple! Butz: Wha-Whaaaaat!? Phoenix: The murderer might have fled across the bridge! Phoenix: I have to make sure Maya is safe! Butz: B-B-But... Phoenix: Please! Call the police! I've got to go! ...Get outta my way, Larry! Butz: It-It's too dangerous! Nick, w-wait! -------------------------------------------- Phoenix: (I must have been crazy...) Phoenix: (I knew how dangerous it was, but I still went for it...) ...*crack!*... Phoenix: AAAAAAAAAAHHHH! Butz: Niiiiiick----! Phoenix: (Weakened even more by the fire, the rickety old bridge's planks snapped and gave way.) Phoenix: (And as I was swallowed by the eternal darkness that surrounded me...) Phoenix: (...a final, terrified scream rose up to pierce the frozen air of that harrowing night.) To be continued. _______________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 1-2: Investigation [0452] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Date: ??? Time: ??? Location: ??? Phone: *RIIING*... *RIIING*... ? ? ?: (Who could that be at this time of night...?) Phone: ...*beep*... Edgeworth: ...Yes? Edgeworth speaking... Butz: Edgey! Get up! It's an emergency! Edgeworth: ...Huh? Larry...? Do you know what time it is? Butz: It's not "Larry"! It's "Laurice"! Laurice Deauxnim! Edgeworth: (...) Edgeworth: (This is nothing more than a terrible nightmare... I'll just roll over and...) Butz: W-Wait! Don't hang up! ...It's an emergency! Butz: It's Nick! H-He... He took a really nasty spill! Edgeworth: Well, it wouldn't be the first time, so... Butz: I'm not joking! His life is in danger! Edgeworth: Wh-What...!? What happened!? Tell me! Butz: Talk about a guy with bad luck! He may already be dead! Butz: Anyway, you've got to come back! You're the only one that can help! Butz: My Iris... My beautiful Iris! She needs help...! Edgeworth: Alright. I don't know what's going on, but... I'll be there as soon as I can. Butz: I-I'm at the detention center! Please! Hurryyyyyy! Phone: ...*beep*... Edgeworth: (It's been one year since I left that country...) Edgeworth: (I thought I wouldn't have to see him again for a while...) Edgeworth: (Sounds like it won't be a pretty reunion... As if I expected anything to change.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 8, 2:19 PM Detention Center Visitor's Room Butz: You're late, Edgey! What took you so long!? Edgeworth: I don't want to hear it! I chartered a private jet to come as quickly as I could! Butz: Well, you should've chartered a faster one! Butz: Anyway, just listen! Butz: Something happened to Ms. Elise... and Nick is... Maya... and Iris's Bikini... Butz: ...Huh? Butz: Say something, Edgey! Edgeworth: ...Before I came here, I stopped in at the hospital where Wright is. Edgeworth: I believe I have a better understanding of the situation than you, at this point. Edgeworth: The murder victim was the picture book author, Ms. Elise Deauxnim. Edgeworth: She was found by Wright and the head nun. The suspect is the temple's younger nun. Edgeworth: Then later, while Wright was crossing the bridge, it broke and he fell into the river. Edgeworth: The hospital says that he'll need at least 2 days of bed rest. Butz: Y-Yes! Th-That's right! You got it! Butz: B-But they arrested her... My sweet little Iris! Edgeworth: (And here I was, convinced HE was the one the police had arrested...) Edgeworth: However... I still don't understand what these two items are for. Butz: What are you talking about? Edgeworth: They're things Wright gave to me when I was leaving his room. Edgeworth: (This is the first...) Edgeworth: (He said some nonsense about being able to see into people's hearts with this...) Edgeworth: (And the other... He couldn't possibly be asking what I think he is... could he?) Butz: I'm begging you! Iris's trial starts tomorrow! Butz: With Nick out of the picture, you're all I've got left! Butz: You're the only one that can represent her! Edgeworth: ... What did you just say? Butz: You know! REPRESENT! DEFEND! What were you expecting!? Butz: Why do you think I called you anyway!? Edgeworth: ...I'm a prosecutor, Larry. A prosecutor. Edgeworth: Do YOU understand what I'm saying? A prosecutor is a lawyer who... Butz: Don't talk to me like a kid! I graduated from junior high, you know! Butz: Don't worry about it! I promise I won't tell! Edgeworth: But I... Butz: I mean, I heard a paper badge had no problem fooling an entire court before! Edgeworth: (...How could this country's judicial system have fallen into such decay!?) Butz: Please, Edgey! Butz: At least listen to her... Listen to Iris's side of the story! Edgeworth: (So Wright wasn't joking when he gave me this badge after all...) -------------------------------------------- Iris: Thank you for coming. ...My name is Iris. Edgeworth: ...Edgeworth. Miles Edgeworth. Edgeworth: I don't know if I can be of any help, but... Edgeworth: ...I will at least hear what you have to say. ...About the murder. Iris: Um... Edgeworth: ...? Iris: M-Mr. Wright! H-H-How is he? Iris: Mr. Laurice said that he... That he might even die... Edgeworth: ... Edgeworth: Fortunately, he will be fine. (Larry, you moron! How could you say something like that!?) Edgeworth: He was badly bruised when he hit the water, but otherwise he is unharmed. Iris: ... Thank goodness... Edgeworth: But, he's caught some kind of nasty cold. Iris: A cold...? Edgeworth: He's running a high fever and is drifting in and out of consciousness. Iris: ... Edgeworth: (I must be imagining things.) Edgeworth: (This woman... I feel like I've met her before...) -------------------------------------------- EXAMINE ------- +++ Surveillance camera ++++++++++++++++++++ + + Edgeworth: + The camera is glaring at me. + + Edgeworth: + "If something glares at you, + it's only polite to return the + favor," is what I was taught. + + Edgeworth: + ... + + Iris: + Um... Is something + bothering you? + + Edgeworth: + ...Hm? Oh, e-excuse me. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Guard ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Edgeworth: + The guard is glaring at me. + + Edgeworth: + "If something glares at you, + it's only polite to return the + favor," is what I was taught. + + Edgeworth: + ... + + Iris: + Um... + Are you alright, + Mr. Edgeworth? + + Edgeworth: + ...Hm? Oh, e-excuse me. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MOVE ---- Edgeworth: ...Going to a crime scene is akin to entering a jungle teeming with dangerous beasts. Edgeworth: Before he goes there, a hunter needs to make sure he has plenty of ammunition. Edgeworth: And in my case, that ammunition is called, "information". TALK (TO IRIS) -------------- >>> Iris >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Edgeworth: > Pardon me... Iris. > I would like to ask you > something, if you don't mind. > > Edgeworth: > I have the distinct feeling > you and I have met before... > > Iris: > I-It must be your > imagination, Mr. Edgeworth. > > Iris: > After all... I hardly ever > leave Hazakura Temple. > > Edgeworth: > Hazakura Temple? > What's that? > > Iris: > It's a place where those who > wish to boost their spiritual > power come to train. > > Iris: > You need to undergo some very > difficult training to release > your inner spiritual power. > > Edgeworth: > Spiritual power...? > Did you go to that temple > for that reason as well? > > Iris: > No... I don't have any > spiritual powers. > > Iris: > I don't need them. > > Edgeworth: > In that case, what are you > doing at that temple then? > > Iris: > ... > > Iris: > I... I've committed some sins. > Sins that I need to pay for. > > Iris: > That's why I'm there, and > why I continue to train... > To purify my soul. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> The night of the crime >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Edgeworth: > I want to ask you about last > night... The night of the > crime. > > Iris: > Alright... > > Iris: > I helped to clean up after > dinner, and then went back > to my room at about 8:00. > > Iris: > Later, I left my room to > ring the lights out bell > at 10:00. > > Edgeworth: > Bell...? > > Iris: > ...We ring it at the same > time each night. > > Edgeworth: > I see... And then? > > Iris: > A-And then... > > Edgeworth: > ...? > > Iris: > I was told to go to > the Training Hall, but... > > Iris: > I went back to my room... > and stayed there... > > Edgeworth: > Why didn't you go to the > Training Hall like you > were asked to? > > Iris: > ...I-I was frightened. > > Edgeworth: > ("Frightened"...?) > > Iris: > So I just stayed in my room > and meditated... until the > murder happened. > > Edgeworth: > (There's more to her story. > I just know there is. Maybe > I should dig a little deeper.) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Frightened? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Edgeworth: > You were asked to go to the > Training Hall on the night > of the murder? > > Iris: > Yes... > > Edgeworth: > However... > You didn't go. > > Edgeworth: > Because you say you > were frightened. > > Edgeworth: > What exactly were you so > frightened of? > > Iris: > ...! > > *2 PSYCHE-LOCKS* > > Edgeworth: > (Wh-What in the world!?) > > Iris: > Um... > Is there something wrong? > > Edgeworth: > ...I'm sorry. It's nothing. > (It looks like she's not > aware of them herself...) > > Edgeworth: > (These must be what Wright > was talking about... > The "Psycholocks"!) > > Edgeworth: > (I believe he said that I need > to present this "Magatama" > item to do something...) > > Iris: > ...? > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (After the Psyche-Locks appeared) >>> Frightened? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Iris: > I... I don't like to walk > alone at night. > > Iris: > And, last night was... > > Edgeworth: > What about last night? > > *2 PSYCHE-LOCKS* > > Iris: > Er, oh... nothing. > It's rather silly... > > Edgeworth: > So there was something > special about last night, hmm? > > Iris: > Nngh... > > Edgeworth: > (It looks like I have no > choice but to break these > locks...) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Any idea? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Edgeworth: > So do you have any idea > as to what really occurred > last night? > > Iris: > ...I think it was the result > of the tremendous spiritual > power that was unleashed. > > Edgeworth: > Spiritual power...? > > Iris: > Yes. Spiritual training has > been a cause behind many > great tragedies. > > Iris: > This incident was just another > example... > > Edgeworth: > ...Iris, I'm sorry, but > I can't accept that. > > Edgeworth: > I'm a man of science. > I don't believe in > "spiritual power". > > Iris: > Yes... I understand. > Most people don't. > > Edgeworth: > And I am certain that the > thing that killed the victim > was a human. > > Edgeworth: > So please, answer me this > simple question... > > Edgeworth: > Were you the one who > killed Elise Deauxnim? > > Iris: > ... > No. > > Iris: > I'm not the one who took > her life. > > Edgeworth: > Hmm... > > *** Before the Psyche-Locks appeared ******* > * > * Edgeworth: > * (That was foolish of me...) > * > * Edgeworth: > * (It's not as if I can know for > * certain if she is telling me > * the truth...) > * > ******************************************** > > *** After the Psyche-Locks appeared ******** > * > * Edgeworth: > * (Those Psycholock things > * aren't appearing...) > * > * Edgeworth: > * (I suppose that means I can > * believe that she's not lying.) > * > * Edgeworth: > * ...Heh. > * > * Iris: > * What's wrong? > * > * Edgeworth: > * (I can't believe what > * I'm thinking...) > * > * Edgeworth: > * (And here I just finished > * saying that I don't believe > * in spiritual power...) > * > ******************************************** > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PRESENT (TO IRIS) ----------------- *** Attorney's Badge *********************** * * Iris: * Is that an attorney's badge? * * Edgeworth: * Yes, this belongs to Wright. * * Iris: * Really? * * Edgeworth: * I'm actually a prosecutor. * * Iris: * Oh...! Then why do you * have a defense attorney's * badge pinned on your lapel...? * * Edgeworth: * Well, you see... * I, um... I borrowed it. * ******************************************** *** Hanging Scroll ************************* * * Edgeworth: * Who is the woman on this * hanging scroll? * * Iris: * Well, I don't know the * details, but... * * Iris: * I've heard she's the Master * of the Kurain Channeling * Technique. * * Edgeworth: * M-Master? * * Iris: * Yes. Mystic Misty. * She was a great spirit medium. * ...That's what I've heard. * * Iris: * I also heard that she went * missing over 15 years ago. * * Edgeworth: * ... * * Edgeworth: * Spirit mediums... There's * no such thing anyway... * * Iris: * Mr. Edgeworth...? * * Edgeworth: * I know all about them... * They're nothing but frauds! * * Iris: * ...? * * Edgeworth: * (She doesn't know anything * about it, of course...) * * Edgeworth: * (But there was a time, * 17 years ago, when I met * the "Master" myself...) * ******************************************** *** Iris's Hood **************************** * * Iris: * That's called a * "Demon-Warding Hood". * * Iris: * ...I gave that to Mr. Wright * last night. * * Edgeworth: * He was wearing this when I * saw him at the hospital today. * * Iris: * It's an important item for * protecting acolytes from * evil spirits. * * Edgeworth: * If it's so important, then why * did you give it to him? * * Iris: * Last night... I felt... * something... * * Iris: * I felt that something * terrible was about to * happen... * * Iris: * I... I didn't want Mr. Wright * to fall into its grip. * * Edgeworth: * (Well he wound up falling into * something much deeper and * colder...) * * Edgeworth: * (I probably shouldn't say * that out loud, though. Thank * god for inner monologue.) * ******************************************** *** "Oh! Cult!" New Year's Issue *********** * * Iris: * ...I was against the idea * of our temple appearing in * that magazine. * * Iris: * I was afraid that... this type * of a tragedy might occur. * * Edgeworth: * In that case, why did you * allow them to run an article * about you? * * Iris: * It was Sister Bikini... * She's actually rather fond of * attention... Surprisingly so. * * Edgeworth: * (She certainly does look * rather happy in this photo...) * ******************************************** *** Photo of Elise or Elise Deauxnim profile *** * * Iris: * That's Mystic Elise Deauxnim. * She's a picture book author, * or so I've heard. * * Edgeworth: * Does she come to * Hazakura Temple often...? * * Iris: * No... This was her first time. * * Iris: * It's just that... * * Edgeworth: * ...? * * Iris: * She was a very important * visitor. * * Edgeworth: * Is that so? * * Iris: * Yes, Sister Bikini told me, * "Be certain not to offend * her." * * Edgeworth: * (The victim, Ms. Elise * Deauxnim...) * * Edgeworth: * (The prosecutor's office still * doesn't have much information * about her it seems...) * ******************************************** *** Phoenix Wright profile ***************** * * Iris: * Mr. Wright... * How bad is his cold? * * Edgeworth: * Well his fever is very high. * As a result, he's rather * confused. * * Edgeworth: * He's worried about Maya, * who is still trapped in the * Inner Temple... * * Edgeworth: * ...And he's quite worried * about you as well, it seems. * * Iris: * ...Really? * * Edgeworth: * Yes... Naturally, once he * recovers, I'll pass the baton * back to him. * * Iris: * No... Don't... * * Iris: * I'm sure that Mr. Wright * wouldn't want that... * * Iris: * He wouldn't want to * defend me. * ******************************************** *** Larry Butz profile ********************* * * Iris: * Oh... That's Mr. Laurice. * * Edgeworth: * ...I'm sorry? * Who did you say it was? * * Iris: * Laurice Deauxnim. * He is Mystic Elise's * apprentice, I think. * * Edgeworth: * (Alright... Now who exactly * is this guy...?) * * Iris: * He's a very sincere, * hard-working person. * * Edgeworth: * ... * * Iris: * Um... * Did I say something wrong, * Mr. Edgeworth? * * Edgeworth: * E-Excuse me. * I was temporarily at a * loss for words. * * Edgeworth: * (Take a trip... Come home... * Be thrust suddenly into * bizarro world...) * ******************************************** *** Iris profile *************************** * * Iris: * You want to know about me? * There's not much to tell, * I'm afraid. * * Edgeworth: * Just let me get one thing * straight. You were raised at * Hazakura Temple, correct? * * Edgeworth: * And yet, somehow, you seem * to know Wright. * * Iris: * ...! * * Edgeworth: * So you two must have crossed * paths somewhere. * * Iris: * ...No, Mr. Edgeworth. * Whomever it was... * * Iris: * ...it couldn't have been me. * * Edgeworth: * (What is that supposed * to mean?) * ******************************************** *** Anything else ************************** * * Iris: * I'm sorry... * * Iris: * I don't leave the temple * grounds very often... * * Iris: * So I don't know very much * about the outside world. * ******************************************** -------------------------------------------- *AFTER TALKING TO IRIS* Edgeworth: Hmm... Edgeworth: It appears that's about all that you can tell me. Iris: Thank you very much for listening to my story. Edgeworth: ...I visited Wright at the hospital before coming here. Edgeworth: He asked me to take care of you... Iris: ...M-Me? Edgeworth: Yes, at the trial tomorrow... He asked me to defend you. Iris: ... Iris: If Mr. Wright has that much faith in you, Mr. Edgeworth... Iris: ...Then I will gladly entrust my fate in your capable hands. Edgeworth: But before that, I have one question. Iris: Yes? Edgeworth: Do you know Wright? Iris: Er... Wh-Why would you ask that? Edgeworth: Whenever you came up in our conversation, he would begin to act a little... strange. Iris: ... Iris: Mr. Edgeworth... Are you his friend? Edgeworth: Friend? Well... In a sense, yes. Iris: ... Iris: It was 5 years ago... Iris: That's when I... That's when I... deceived him. Edgeworth: You "deceived" him...? Iris: I heard that he was... in a lot of pain after what happened. Iris: I know what a weak person I am. Iris: That's why... That's why I thought it was best if he never saw me again. Iris: I wanted him to just forget about me, without learning the truth. Edgeworth: ... Edgeworth: Well, if you ask me, Wright is still suffering... Edgeworth: And until he learns the truth, I don't think he will ever be able to truly recover. Edgeworth: ...Iris. It's not too late. Edgeworth: You should go to him. ...Tell him the truth. Iris: ... Edgeworth: I'll defend you, but only if you agree to that one condition. Iris: ... Iris: Alright, Mr. Edgeworth... I promise. Edgeworth: ...Very well. I'll do everything in my power to get you an acquittal. Edgeworth: (That's enough information gathering for now. I should head to the crime scene...) MOVE TO: "Suspension Bridge" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 8 Dusky Bridge Edgeworth: (It sure is cold alright...) Edgeworth: (So this is it... Dusky Bridge...) ? ? ?: Ahem! M-Mr. Edgeworth! Edgeworth: Urk... Detective Gumshoe. Gumshoe: Long time no see! It's been about a year? ...Or has it been longer? Edgeworth: It doesn't matter, Detective. What does matter is why you're shuffling around up here. Gumshoe: Oh, ouch! ...And there was a sharp left jab! Gumshoe: Well, I'm happy to see you anyway, Mr. Edgeworth! Edgeworth: Let me guess... You were transferred into another section at work. Edgeworth: A good choice. The vast amount of nothing up here must be quite easy to guard. Gumshoe: I heard you were back in the country and arranged to come all the way out here! Gumshoe: Everybody was real nice. They even let me take charge of the investigation, sir. Edgeworth: (...Gumshoe indeed! Like gum on your shoe, he's impossible to get rid of!) Gumshoe: I'm supposed to report on the details of the crime scene, sir! Gumshoe: Anyway! Here I am! Detective Dick Gumshoe! Reporting for duty! Edgeworth: ...Great. Um, thank you, Detective. Gumshoe: I thought Prosecutor Godot was gonna get here before me. Gumshoe: That guy's a real mystery, I tell you! Edgeworth: (...Prosecutor Godot?) -------------------------------------------- EXAMINE ------- +++ Cliff on the other side ++++++++++++++++ + + Edgeworth: + It looks like a pretty good + distance to that far cliff. + + Gumshoe: + Yeah... It's gotta be around + 100 yards or so. + + Edgeworth: + ... + + Edgeworth: + Detective... That's not even + CLOSE to a hundred yards. + + Gumshoe: + Well... + I gotta admit I'm not very + good at judging distances. + + Edgeworth: + (It's about 20 yards or so. + And impossible to cross + without a bridge, it seems...) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Wooden sign on the left side +++++++++++ + + Gumshoe: + There's a little shack down + that way called, "Heavenly + Hall". + + Edgeworth: + A shack...? + + Gumshoe: + It's like a run-down doghouse + for losers that can't bear the + freezing drafts of wind... + + Gumshoe: + Kinda reminds me of + my apartment, sir. + + Edgeworth: + The name "Heavenly Hall" + makes it sound like a + palace... + + Gumshoe: + Giving a hovel a great name + is a crime itself! I'd call + it false advertising! + + Gumshoe: + By the way, the name of my + apartment complex is + "Compton Castles"... + + Edgeworth: + ...That's not such a great + name, if you ask me. + + Gumshoe: + Well, it's not such a + great apartment either, sir. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ The bridge +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Edgeworth: + So this is the bridge Wright + tried to cross? + + Gumshoe: + Pretty reckless, if you + ask me. + + Edgeworth: + I'm amazed he survived the + fall from up here... + + Gumshoe: + Yeah, he's one lucky guy, sir. + + Gumshoe: + Now I see how he manages + to win his cases in court. + Blind luck. + + Edgeworth: + (I think dumb luck suits + Wright just a bit better.) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Stone boulder ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Edgeworth: + Some letters are wildly + engraved into a roughly + cut boulder. + + Edgeworth: + "Dusky Bridge"... + It certainly is an + appropriate name. + + Gumshoe: + You need to get some glasses, + Mr. Edgeworth! That sign says, + "Dusty Bridge". + + Gumshoe: + I can see how you read + it wrong, though, sir. + + Edgeworth: + You're the one who needs + glasses, Detective. + Try reading it one more time. + + Gumshoe: + ... + + Gumshoe: + Ah! You're right! + It's "Dusky Bridge" after all! + + Gumshoe: + ... + I guess whoever wrote + this made a mistake! + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Red public phone +++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Gumshoe: + Hey! It's a public phone! + You don't see a lot of + these anymore! + + Edgeworth: + ...That's true. + + Gumshoe: + Since we've got one here, + why don't we take a photo as + a memento! + + Edgeworth: + Well, um, sure. Why not? + + Gumshoe: + Oh, darn it! + I don't have a camera with me! + + Gumshoe: + ...I'm gonna go buy a + disposable camera! + I'll be right back, sir! + + Edgeworth: + (What's so special about + public phones, and why is + he so fascinated by them...?) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TALK (TO GUMSHOE) ----------------- >>> What happened >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Edgeworth: > I just got back into the > country, so I don't really > know much about the case... > > Gumshoe: > It's simple! > > Edgeworth: > Well, simple is as simple > does, as they say. > > Gumshoe: > Oh, you've got no idea how > much I've missed that biting > sarcasm of yours, sir! > > Gumshoe: > ...But seriously, this one's > a piece of cake. > > Gumshoe: > There's a witness that saw > the whole thing! > > Edgeworth: > A witness...? > > Gumshoe: > Yeah, that Bikini lady. > > Edgeworth: > "Bikini lady"? > Here? On this freezing > cold mountain? > > Gumshoe: > ...Well, you should talk to > her yourself if you want > the details, sir. > > Edgeworth: > (I may have to talk to this > "bikini lady"... I mean, > "decisive witness" myself...) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Dusky Bridge >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Edgeworth: > So this is the bridge that > Wright fell through? > > Gumshoe: > Yup! I can't imagine being > that reckless myself... > > Gumshoe: > "Look before you cross," is > how it goes, right? Or was > that "leap"...? > > Edgeworth: > And? > Is there something on > the other side? > > Gumshoe: > Yeah, some old building they > call the Inner Temple... > > Gumshoe: > But we can't get over there > without a bridge, sir. > > Edgeworth: > What...? > > Gumshoe: > Nobody lives there, so > it's usually not a problem... > > Gumshoe: > But someone was at the Inner > Temple doing some training > and now they're stuck there. > > Edgeworth: > Yes, I heard that from Wright. > It's Maya Fey. > > Gumshoe: > Oh no... Her again...? > > Gumshoe: > Anyway, the air's really > turbulent right now so we > can't do an aerial extraction. > > Gumshoe: > No one's gonna be able to > reach the Inner Temple > until tomorrow, sir. > > Edgeworth: > (Will she be alright > in this cold...?) > > Edgeworth: > So how did this bridge burn > down anyway? > > Gumshoe: > We're almost 100% sure it was > lightning. > > Edgeworth: > ...Lightning? > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Prosecutor Godot >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Edgeworth: > So who is this > Prosecutor Godot? > I've never heard of him. > > Gumshoe: > Yeah, he's a new guy... > Showed up after you left > the country! > > Gumshoe: > He's a complete rookie, > but nobody can say a bad > word about the guy. > > Edgeworth: > What kind of a man is he? > > Gumshoe: > He just became a prosecutor > recently, but he's good, sir. > Real good. > > Edgeworth: > (If he's so good, how is it > that I've never heard of > him...?) > > Edgeworth: > Is he the lead prosecutor > on this case? > > Gumshoe: > You bet he is! > After all, "you know who" > is right in the middle of it. > > Edgeworth: > "You know who"? > > Gumshoe: > Phoenix Wright, of course! > > Gumshoe: > For some reason, > Godot has really got it in > for Mr. Wright! > > Edgeworth: > Oh? > > Gumshoe: > Yeah, he seems to have > some kind of a grudge. > > Edgeworth: > And what would be the > cause of this grudge...? > > Gumshoe: > I dunno... Maybe > he made fun of his mask > or something. > > Edgeworth: > (None of this is making any > sense. I'd better look into > this Godot myself.) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Lightning >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Edgeworth: > You're telling me the bridge > caught on fire due to a fluke > bolt of lightning? > > Gumshoe: > Yup. Last night it snowed > for the first time in 3 days. > > Gumshoe: > It's a little unusual for > lightning to occur during a > snow fall like that... > > Gumshoe: > But according to the weather > data, lightning definitely > struck. > > *Weather Data added > to the Court Record.* > > Edgeworth: > Hmm, I see... > This is a very detailed > weather report... > > Edgeworth: > Almost too detailed... > > Edgeworth: > It even has the exact > time that the lightning > struck the bridge... > > Gumshoe: > Oh, that? We got that > information from the > witness's testimony. > > Edgeworth: > Someone actually saw > the lightning hit the bridge? > Who is this witness? > > Gumshoe: > ... > > Gumshoe: > Sorry. I'll go ask one of the > local cops later, sir. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PRESENT (TO GUMSHOE) -------------------- *** Attorney's Badge *********************** * * Gumshoe: * Huh? * What's that thing doing on * your lapel, Mr. Edgeworth? * * Edgeworth: * ...Is it really that odd? * * Gumshoe: * You bet it is, sir! * * Gumshoe: * A prosecutor wearing a * defense attorney's badge? * * Gumshoe: * That's like a detective with * a license to kill! * * Edgeworth: * (Does this little thing hold * that ominous of a meaning...?) * ******************************************** *** Magatama ******************************* * * Edgeworth: * Have you ever seen this * thing before...? * * Gumshoe: * Hey, thanks a lot. I was * getting kind of hungry! * * Gumshoe: * ...*chomp!* * * Edgeworth: * Wh-What are you doing, * Detective!? * * Gumshoe: * Ack! * * Gumshoe: * ...I thought it was some * kind of candy that would * fill me up, sir. * * Gumshoe: * Lately I've been feeling * so hungry all the time... * * Edgeworth: * (Nngh... Maybe his salary has * been cut just a little too * much...?) * ******************************************** *** Photo of Elise or Elise Deauxnim profile *** * * Gumshoe: * There's a lot we don't know * about this victim... * * Gumshoe: * We don't know her real name, * her background... * We don't know anything really. * * Edgeworth: * That's rather odd... * * Edgeworth: * If she was trying to hide her * identity, why would she * become an author? * * Gumshoe: * I'll bet it was just one * of those things. * You know... * * Gumshoe: * She probably never * expected to get so * popular. * ******************************************** *** Phoenix Wright profile ***************** * * Gumshoe: * Whenever something happens, * this guy always shows up like * he hasn't got a care. * * Gumshoe: * In fact, you know what...? * Every time he shows up, I * always wonder the same thing. * * Gumshoe: * "Maybe somehow he's * actually the cause of all * these incidents!" * * Edgeworth: * (I wonder if Gumshoe has * realized it yet...) * * Edgeworth: * (But you could say the exact * the same thing about him!) * ******************************************** *** Dick Gumshoe profile ******************* * * Edgeworth: * Your face is more drawn out * than the last time I saw you * over a year ago. * * Gumshoe: * R-Really? * I thought so! * * Edgeworth: * No, wait... * * Edgeworth: * It's not so much "drawn out", * as "weary and tired", or maybe * just plain old "thin". * * Gumshoe: * I thought that too, sir. * * Gumshoe: * My salary's been kinda * on the low end... * * Gumshoe: * So yeah, my food options * have been kinda non-existent. * * Gumshoe: * Off-brand chicken soup, * off-brand spaghetti, off-brand * bread... That sort of stuff. * * Edgeworth: * I thought you were really * into instant noodles last * year...? * * Gumshoe: * ...I got really sick of the * stuff after a while, sir. * ******************************************** *** Larry Butz profile ********************* * * Gumshoe: * He's supposed to be Ms. Elise * Deauxnim's apprentice or * something. * * Edgeworth: * ...I see. * * Gumshoe: * Yeah, he drew a nice * portrait of me. * * Edgeworth: * ...That's nice. * * Gumshoe: * But he made me pay * him 50 cents for it. * * Edgeworth: * ...I'm sorry about that. * * Gumshoe: * ... * * Gumshoe: * You don't seem very * interested in him, * Mr. Edgeworth. * * Edgeworth: * ...I really don't want to talk * about him. That's why. * ******************************************** *** Iris profile *************************** * * Edgeworth: * I feel like I've seen this * girl somewhere before! * * Edgeworth: * She wasn't from a prior * case, was she? * * Gumshoe: * Nope, can't be. * * Gumshoe: * We did a database search * with her fingerprints and * came up with nothing. * * Edgeworth: * I see... * * Edgeworth: * (I just can't shake this * nagging feeling...) * * Gumshoe: * Well, everyone knows that you * are quite popular with the * ladies, sir... * * Gumshoe: * Maybe she's an old girlfriend * that you sent to Dumpsville * when you were younger. * * Edgeworth: * D-Detective! * Where did you hear such * nonsense from!? * * Gumshoe: * I didn't hear it from anyone. * It's just sorta how I imagine * you to be... sir. * * Edgeworth: * (...D-Do I really inspire this * sort of frothing desire from * the female masses?) * ******************************************** *** Godot profile ************************** * * Edgeworth: * I usually hear about promising * young prosecutor candidates * while they're still in school. * * Edgeworth: * But I've never seen or * heard of this person. * * Gumshoe: * I gotta admit... * He's puzzling alright. * * Gumshoe: * He just appeared one day, * big mug of steaming coffee * in his hand... * * Edgeworth: * Hmm... * He sounds like an interesting * man... * * Gumshoe: * Yeah... The whole prosecutor's * office is really into double * espresso macchiatos lately. * ******************************************** *** Anything else ************************** * * Gumshoe: * Look, I'm just your everyday, * simple detective. * * Gumshoe: * Don't ask me such tough * questions, OK? * * Edgeworth: * ...That's not something to * be proud of, Detective! * ******************************************** MOVE TO: "Detention Center" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 8 Detention Center Visitor's Room Edgeworth: (It looks like Iris is being interrogated right now.) Edgeworth: ...This place certainly brings back memories. Gumshoe: Oh yeah. Come to think of it, you got thrown in here once too, didn't you, sir? Gumshoe: But you know what? I've never been in jail a single time! Edgeworth: (I should think it's hard to land in jail when you're so harmless...) Edgeworth: Yes, well... Edgeworth: If you're in jail, you don't have to pay for your own meals, you know. Gumshoe: ...*gasp!* Gumshoe: ... Edgeworth: Don't get any funny ideas, Detective...! Gumshoe: ...Too late, I already did. Edgeworth: (In any case... I guess I'll have to come back here later...) -------------------------------------------- EXAMINE ------- +++ Surveillance camera ++++++++++++++++++++ + + Edgeworth: + That camera is meant to + monitor everything that + happens in here. + + Edgeworth: + And right now, it's pointed + straight at the guard. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Guard ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Edgeworth: + The guard is staring at me + with a puzzled expression + on his face. + + Edgeworth: + Me... and the badge + on my lapel. + + Edgeworth: + ...I get the feeling he + recognizes me. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MOVE TO: "Main Gate" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 8 Hazakura Temple Main Gate Butz: Yo! Edgey! What took you so long!? Butz: I'm so cold, my brain's turned to sherbet. Edgeworth: ...I knew it was a mistake to race back to this country. Butz: Wh-What do you mean...? Edgeworth: Wright is going to be fine, and the case itself isn't anything unusual... Edgeworth: And I find myself taking a request to defend a woman accused of murder! Gumshoe: ...H-Hey! Wait a sec! Hold it! Objection! Gumshoe: What's going on here, Mr. Edgeworth!? Edgeworth: Um, it's hard to explain, but one thing led to another and... Butz: What kind of lame excuse is that!? And you call yourself a defense attorney!? Gumshoe: Prosecutor Edgeworth is a prosecutor, and that's why he's Prosecutor Edgeworth! Gumshoe: "Prosecutor Edgeworth, Defense Attorney" just sounds plain old weird, pal! Gumshoe: ...Right, Prosecutor Edgeworth!? Edgeworth: (...I'm not sure what role I'm supposed to be playing anymore.) Butz: Hmph! Dude, Edgey... I don't see you for a couple of years... Butz: ...and your heart turns to sherbet! Edgeworth: ...I'd say more like sorbet. It is rather cold here. Butz: Iris didn't murder her! Someone else did it! Butz: I just know it, OK!? So trust me on this one! Edgeworth: Ever the romantic, aren't you, Larry? Edgeworth: Nevertheless, I'll do whatever I can to prove her innocence. Edgeworth: (At least until I pass the baton on to Wright, that is.) -------------------------------------------- EXAMINE ------- +++ The gate +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Edgeworth: + This gate looks quite old; + strong enough to resist + the weight of time. + + Gumshoe: + That's the Mr. Edgeworth I + know! You got a real flair for + words, sir! + + Edgeworth: + I have always appreciated + this kind of old, timeless + elegance. + + Gumshoe: + That's exactly how I + feel, too! + + Gumshoe: + Take this coat for example! + Like a fine wine, it gets + better with age! + + Edgeworth: + Even fine wine turns to + vinegar and begins to stink + at some point. + + Edgeworth: + ...I suggest you wash that + atrocious rag you call a + coat, Detective. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ The Main Hall ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Edgeworth: + That must be the Main Hall + back there. + + Gumshoe: + A brilliant deduction, sir! + + Edgeworth: + ............ + + Edgeworth: + Are you trying to flatter me, + Detective Gumshoe? + + Gumshoe: + Umm... + A brilliant use of suspense + to build the tension, sir! + + Edgeworth: + (According to Wright, the head + nun has some important + information.) + + Edgeworth: + (I can't miss the opportunity + to speak with her...) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Bell tower +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Edgeworth: + I can see a small bell tower + from here. + + Gumshoe: + Hey, that just reminded me! + There's something I've + always wondered about... + + Edgeworth: + (Something tells me he's going + to tell me what's on his mind, + whether I like it or not...) + + Gumshoe: + We call a person who tells + a lie a "liar", right? + + Gumshoe: + So why don't we call a + person who rings a bell + a "beller"? + + Gumshoe: + Or "truer" for a guy who tells + the truth! Oh man, I'm not + gonna get any sleep tonight! + + Edgeworth: + (I had no idea he was + such a deep thinker...) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Snowmobile +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Edgeworth: + I suppose this type of thing + is necessary up here in the + mountains. + + Gumshoe: + Say, this just gave me a + great idea! + + Edgeworth: + (Something tells me he's going + to tell me what's on his mind, + whether I like it or not...) + + Gumshoe: + I've got an idea for a brand + new invention! It might even + make me rich! + + Edgeworth: + An invention...? + + Gumshoe: + Yeah! A car that can + travel on snow! + I'll call it a "Snow Car"! + + Edgeworth: + ... + + Gumshoe: + So what do you think, sir? + Would you go for a ride + on something like that? + + Edgeworth: + ...Only after you take the + first 1000 test rides. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TALK (TO BUTZ) -------------- >>> Iris >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Butz: > Man, I'm telling you. > Iris is so cute! > > Butz: > Right, Edgey? > You think so too, don't you? > > Edgeworth: > ... > > Butz: > What's wrong? > Why are you so quiet? > > Edgeworth: > To put it simply... > Your comment has me > highly concerned. > > Edgeworth: > Could it be that the reason > you think she's innocent... > > Butz: > Come on! A girl that cute > can't possibly be a murderer! > > Edgeworth: > ... > > Edgeworth: > ...I was right after all. > I should never have come back. > > Butz: > No, no! Don't worry! > I see things for how they > really are this time! Honest! > > Edgeworth: > (If I had a penny for every > time he's said that...) > > Butz: > It's just that... > Well, Iris is a delicate > flower. > > Butz: > You can't force things > too much. Know what > I mean? > > Edgeworth: > Huh...? > I have no idea what you're > talking about, Larry. > > Butz: > Oh. > ...Ah! Err. Forget it. > I didn't say anything... > > Edgeworth: > ...? > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> The night of the crime >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Edgeworth: > Larry, where were you and what > were you doing on the night > of the crime? > > Butz: > ... > > Edgeworth: > Larry...? > > Butz: > What...!? > Don't tell me... > > Butz: > You think I might have > done it!? > > Edgeworth: > Wh-What...? > > Butz: > Get lost! Go back on your > chartered jet and get out > of my sight, you creep! > > Butz: > ...And I hope your plane > crashes and you die! > > Edgeworth: > ... > > Edgeworth: > I'll ask just one more time. > > Edgeworth: > On the night of the murder, > where were you and what > were you doing? > > *3 PSYCHE-LOCKS* > > Edgeworth: > (As I suspected... > a Psycholock!) > > Butz: > I'm sorry, man! You know me, > I just don't remember! > > Butz: > My short-term memory > is a wreck, dude! > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (After the Psyche-Locks appeared) >>> The night of the crime >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Edgeworth: > I need all the information > I can get if Iris is to have > any hope of being acquitted. > > Butz: > B-But I've got nothing to > do with any of this! > > Butz: > I'm just a 25 year old > jobless bum trying to > be an apprentice artist! > > Edgeworth: > (If that's what you think, > then get a job already!) > > Butz: > D-Don't look at me like that! > I thought we were pals! > > *3 PSYCHE-LOCKS* > > Edgeworth: > If we're friends then I'd > appreciate it if you wouldn't > hide the truth from me! > > Butz: > Hmph, well... Sure... > It's like, you know! > See what I'm saying? > > Edgeworth: > (...I have no idea what > you're blathering about.) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PRESENT (TO BUTZ) ----------------- *** Attorney's Badge *********************** * * Butz: * Come to think of it, when * you were a kid, you were * always saying, * * Butz: * "When I grow up, I want to be * a lawyer and defend people," * or something like that. * * Edgeworth: * ...That was a long time ago. * * Butz: * But see, now you've got the * chance to follow your * boyhood dream for a day! * * Butz: * Edgey! You've gotta do it! * You gotta save my little Iris! * * Edgeworth: * ... * * Edgeworth: * (Grr... This is exactly why * I hate childhood friends...) * ******************************************** *** Photo of Elise or Elise Deauxnim profile *** * * Butz: * ...I still can't believe it. * She was such a great person... * * Butz: * But! Someone's pinning this * murder on my sweet little * Iris! * * Butz: * Edgey! Please! * I'm counting on you! * * Edgeworth: * Well... Frankly, I was hoping * you could give me a little * more than that. * * Butz: * ...Errr. Well then... * * Butz: * I got it! I'll draw you a * portrait! How about that!? * * Edgeworth: * ... * Since you're kind enough * to offer... alright. * ******************************************** *** Phoenix Wright profile ***************** * * Butz: * He was a good guy... * A real pal to the end. * * Butz: * When I look back now, I have * nothing but good memories. * * Edgeworth: * What's with the past tense? * He's not dead, you know! * * Butz: * Yeah, you're right. * Anyway, the guy owes me. * After all, I saved his life. * * Edgeworth: * What is that supposed * to mean? * * Butz: * If I hadn't called for help * so quickly, he would have * died. * * Butz: * It's no surprise though. I * used to be a security guard. * It was all instinct, baby! * * Edgeworth: * (He has a point... He called * me pretty quickly, too...) * * Edgeworth: * (I think Larry's pretty good * at motivating people.) * * Edgeworth: * (I just wish he would try * motivating himself once * in a while!) * ******************************************** *** Larry Butz profile ********************* * * Butz: * Huh? Me? All you have to * know is to remember not to * call me "Larry" anymore. * * Edgeworth: * What...? * * Butz: * I'm a new person now. * I've been reborn... * as Laurice Deauxnim! * * Edgeworth: * ... * * Edgeworth: * Alright, fine. * Let me ask you something * else then, Larry. * * Butz: * Call me "Laurice"!! * If you don't... * * Butz: * ...then I'll call you... * I'll call you... * "Milise Deauxnim"! * ******************************************** *** Iris profile *************************** * * Edgeworth: * I have a feeling that * she's hiding something... * * Butz: * Could be... After all, she's * shy and gets embarrassed * pretty easily. * * Edgeworth: * ...I don't think that has * anything to do with it. * * Butz: * Why not? * Look, I know all about this * kind of thing. * * Butz: * C'mon Edgey... You were a guy * once! Lots of girls are like * Iris. You know I'm right! * * Edgeworth: * Well, you most certainly seem * to have convinced yourself! * * Butz: * Man, I love shy girls like * her! It-It's just so... cute! * You know what I mean? * * Edgeworth: * (Still doesn't listen to * others, I see... I guess some * people just never change.) * ******************************************** *** Anything else ************************** * * Butz: * Hey, I know I may not look * like it, but I'm an artist. * * Butz: * I refuse to look at anything * that doesn't have a radiant * or beautiful motif. * * Edgeworth: * (...He didn't even give it * a glance.) * ******************************************** MOVE TO: "Main Hall" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 8 Hazakura Temple Main Hall Bikini: *sigh* Gumshoe: Hey! Hello there! Um, so how are you feeling? Bikini: Alright, I suppose. ...Huh? Who is this? Edgeworth: I... My name is... Miles Edgeworth. Bikini: My my my. A handsome boy such as yourself is always welcome! Bikini: *sigh* If circumstances weren't so tragic, I might just... Edgeworth: (Please don't call me "boy".) I'm sorry to trouble you... Edgeworth: But I'm looking for a woman in a bikini. Bikini: Well, you have found her. Now, what can I do for you? Edgeworth: ... Edgeworth: I'm sorry, but I don't see any bikinis... Bikini: Ha ha ha! If you ask nicely, I might give you a peek, big boy. Bikini: Wa ha ha ho ho ho! Gumshoe: Umm... Mr. Edgeworth? Gumshoe: This is the head nun, Sister Bikini... She's the witness. Edgeworth: ... Edgeworth: Why didn't you tell me that earlier!? Edgeworth: This is exactly why your salary keeps on getting cut! Gumshoe: Nngh... My stomach is already growling in protest... Bikini: So... Um... What's the latest about my beloved Iris!? Edgeworth: Well, first... I want to hear what you know. -------------------------------------------- EXAMINE ------- +++ Walls/Sliding doors ++++++++++++++++++++ + + Edgeworth: + There's flowing script + written everywhere on + the walls. + + Gumshoe: + Man, I'd bet you'd have awful + nightmares if you tried to + sleep in here. + + Bikini: + This is our Main Hall, so it's + protected by a variety of + magic spells and charms... + + Bikini: + They're all designed to + prevent evil forces from + entering. + + Gumshoe: + So if I slept here the uggie- + woogie-boogieman wouldn't hunt + me down for eternity? Alright! + + Edgeworth: + (Does this guy think about + anything other than eating + and sleeping...?) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Stuff on the floor +++++++++++++++++++++ + + Gumshoe: + Oh! It's a warmed cat box! + But where are all the cats? + + Edgeworth: + ...It's called a "hibachi". + It's for heating the room. + + Gumshoe: + Oh! Look at all these ancient + straw frisbees! + + Edgeworth: + Those are a type of "zabuton" + cushions called "enza"! + + Gumshoe: + ... + + Gumshoe: + Why are you giving me + such a hard time? + Huh, Mr. Edgeworth? Why? + + Edgeworth: + Because learning something new + might actually be a good thing + for you, Detective! + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Altar ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Edgeworth: + It's an altar with a giant + Magatama enshrined on it. + + Gumshoe: + There are lots of candles + lined up on it, too. + + Gumshoe: + You know... + + Gumshoe: + I haven't had a birthday party + for myself in a while... + + Edgeworth: + Maybe you should blow out + those candles over there to + make up for that. + + Gumshoe: + Mr. Edgeworth? + Would you mind singing + "Happy Birthday" to me? + + Bikini: + S-Stop that! Cut that out! + Please don't blow out the + altar candles! + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Large Magatama on the altar ++++++++++++ + + Edgeworth: + ...That thing sure casts a + strong presence over the + whole room. + + Bikini: + This is the "Lesser Magatama". + It's a precious heirloom + containing a great many souls. + + Gumshoe: + Huh...!? + This is "lesser"!? What is + the "greater" one like? + + Bikini: + The "Greater Magatama" + is displayed in the Main + Room of Fey Manor. + + Bikini: + It was supposed to be + shown at the Treasures + of Kurain exhibit... + + Bikini: + But, it was so large that + they couldn't bring it + through the doors. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Left corner near the altar +++++++++++++ + + Edgeworth: + (There are more enza cushions + in the corner of the room.) + + Edgeworth: + ...What's that white piece of + paper sticking out from under + that stack...? + + Gumshoe: + Hmm... Beats me. + + Edgeworth: + Would you mind checking that + for me, Detective Gumshoe? + + Gumshoe: + Y-Yes, sir! + + Gumshoe: + Here you are, Mr. Edgeworth! + + Edgeworth: + It looks like an old + manila envelope... + + Gumshoe: + Eeeeeeeeeeaaaah!! + + Edgeworth: + ...What is it, Detective? + + Gumshoe: + Th-This... + + Gumshoe: + This could be it! + An ultra important clue! + A super-special clue! + + Edgeworth: + ...I suppose I should read + it myself then. + + Gumshoe: + It looks like a letter + addressed to Sister Iris. + + Gumshoe: + "tonight at 10 at Heavenly + Hall. ... ...unless you want + your 'secret' to be exposed." + + Edgeworth: + Th-This sounds like + a blackmail letter...! + + *Note to Iris added + to the Court Record.* + + Gumshoe: + Nice going there, + Mr. Edgeworth! + + Gumshoe: + Why can't I ever find + clues like that!? + + Gumshoe: + You're an ultra-important + prosecutor!! + A super-duper prosecutor! + + Edgeworth: + Well, I suppose it takes a + super-duper kind of dumb to + miss a clue like this. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Left corner near the altar (again) +++++ + + Edgeworth: + (There are more enza cushions + in the corner of the room.) + + Gumshoe: + Nice going there, + Mr. Edgeworth! + + Gumshoe: + Why can't I ever find + clues like that!? + + Gumshoe: + You're an ultra-important + prosecutor!! + A super-duper prosecutor! + + Edgeworth: + Well, I suppose it takes a + super-duper kind of dumb to + miss a clue like this. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TALK (TO BIKINI) ---------------- >>> The night of the crime >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Edgeworth: > First, I'd like to ask you > about last night. > > Bikini: > Well, last night... we had an > acolyte here for training. > > Bikini: > After dinner, the two of us > went to the Training Hall in > the Inner Temple. > > Edgeworth: > (She must be talking about > Maya...) > > Edgeworth: > Approximately what time > was that...? > > Bikini: > I suppose it was about 9:00 > when we left here. > > Bikini: > Training lasts all night long. > It's extremely exhausting. > > Bikini: > The channeling dojo's Head Nun > must be in attendance at all > times to keep watch. > > Gumshoe: > Wow, you're right! > That does sound exhausting! > > Edgeworth: > Detective, this is no time > for flattery. > > Gumshoe: > Sorry. > > Edgeworth: > Some time around 11:00, > you witnessed the incident > in the courtyard. > > Edgeworth: > But your duty was in > the Inner Temple. > Why did you come back here? > > Bikini: > Hmm... The way you're staring > at me, I'm starting to get > goosebumps! Ha ha ha ho ho! > > Edgeworth: > (Nngh... I'm starting to get > goosebumps myself, but for > a decidedly different reason.) > > Gumshoe: > Ho ho, you get the chills > pretty easy, don't you > Mr. Edgeworth? > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> What you saw >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Edgeworth: > Alright then... I'd like you > to tell me exactly what > you saw in the courtyard. > > Bikini: > It must have been past 11:00. > > Bikini: > Ah! No! > I can't say it! It-It's too > much for my poor heart! > > Gumshoe: > Hey! Calm down, lady! > L-Let go of my tie! > > Bikini: > ...I saw two people! > One of them was lying > on the ground... > > Bikini: > Th-The other one was > stabbing her from the back... > with a sword! > > Edgeworth: > Did you see this criminal > with your own eyes? > > Bikini: > I didn't want to believe what > I was seeing...! > ...But it was Iris! > > Edgeworth: > You must have been quite > shocked. > > Gumshoe: > Of course she was! > Try putting yourself > in her shoes! > > Gumshoe: > It'd be like if you were > stabbing Mr. Wright smack in > the middle of a courtroom! > > Gumshoe: > And I happened to witness it > from the witness stand! > > Gumshoe: > ...I'd be pretty shocked too. > > Bikini: > I know it sounds insane... > But that's what I saw. > > Bikini: > And when I finally realized > what I was seeing, I screamed, > and then... I passed out. > > Edgeworth: > (...Unfortunately for us, her > testimony seems to be pretty > solid.) > > Bikini: > However... > > Bikini: > The idea of Iris doing such a > foul act seems... unnatural. > > Edgeworth: > "Unnatural"...? > > Bikini: > The girl I know simply > isn't capable of this sort > of foulness... > > Edgeworth: > (...I wonder what she means > by that?) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Why return? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Edgeworth: > As the head nun, it's your > duty to stay with the acolyte > at all times, correct? > > Bikini: > Yes, that's correct. > > Bikini: > I know I may look strong, > but the truth is... > I've got a bad lower back. > > Edgeworth: > A bad lower back...? > > Bikini: > Yes, it's especially bad > in the winter. So bad that > I can't even lift a bucket. > > Bikini: > Do you remember how cold > it was last night? My bad back > felt as stiff as frozen glass. > > Bikini: > I just wanted to take a > nice hot bath to ease > my aching back... > > Bikini: > That's why I returned > to the Main Hall. > > Edgeworth: > So you left the disciple > all alone? > > Bikini: > Don't be ridiculous! > I would never do that! > > Bikini: > That's why I ordered Iris to > the Inner Temple after she had > rung the bell for lights out. > > Edgeworth: > (Yes, but she never went > to the Inner Temple, did > she?) > > Edgeworth: > (Did this head nun even > see Iris?) > > Edgeworth: > (I think I'd better try > to get some more details...) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> The acolyte >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Edgeworth: > So who is this acolyte > that was to train at the > Inner Temple...? > > Bikini: > Her name is Maya Fey... > I treated her very badly, > I'm ashamed to say. > > Bikini: > And after she went through the > trouble of signing up for the > Special Course... > > Gumshoe: > "Special Course"? > > Bikini: > It's a training session where > you sit on a block of spirit > ice and chant 30,000 times... > > Edgeworth: > You don't mean to tell me > she's still doing that over at > the Inner Temple, do you? > > Bikini: > No, no, no. Of course not! > You don't have to worry > about that one little bit. > > Bikini: > Last night, we still hadn't > started the training session > itself. > > Edgeworth: > Well, um... > That's good to hear. > > Bikini: > ...Oh! Dear, dear! > There's one thing I > forgot to tell you. > > Gumshoe: > ...Uh-oh, I don't think I like > the sound of this. > > Bikini: > Do you know that small girl? > I believe she is Mystic Maya's > little sister. > > Edgeworth: > (Maya has a little sister...?) > > Gumshoe: > Oh, you mean little Pearl! > That's Maya Fey's cousin. > > Edgeworth: > Little... Pearl...? > > Bikini: > I thought she was going to > visit Mystic Elise after > cleaning up dinner... > > Bikini: > But I haven't seen her > at all since late last night! > She's nowhere to be found! > > Edgeworth: > Y-You mean she...!? > She was with the victim!? > > Bikini: > It's all the fault of my > stupid, creaky old back! > > Edgeworth: > (A little girl who was with > the victim on the night of the > murder... is gone!) > > Gumshoe: > As they say... > "The plot thickens!" > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PRESENT (TO BIKINI) ------------------- *** Magatama ******************************* * * Bikini: * Th-That's...! * * Bikini: * That's one of the Fey clan's * very own Magatamas! * * Bikini: * That's a priceless treasure * you've got there! * * Gumshoe: * W...Wow! I'm impressed, sir! * You never fail to surprise * me! * * Bikini: * Yes... You don't look it, * but now I can see you're a * real fan of the occult! * * Edgeworth: * Excuse me? * * Bikini: * Oh, of course this piece * couldn't possibly be real, but * to have such a nice replica... * * Bikini: * Clearly, you are a big fan of * the Kurain Tradition! * * Gumshoe: * W...Wow! I'm impressed, sir! * You never fail to surprise * me! * * Edgeworth: * (I should have known better * than to show this thing * around...) * ******************************************** *** Hanging Scroll ************************* * * Bikini: * Huh... Ahh! * Well, well, well... * Look what you've found! * * Bikini: * That's the Master of the * Kurain Channeling Technique, * Mystic Misty Fey! * * Edgeworth: * "Fey"... * * Bikini: * It's been nearly 20 years * since Mystic Misty's * disappearance. * * Bikini: * Apparently, she intended to * pass on the Master title to * her daughter. * * Edgeworth: * Who is this daughter? * * Bikini: * Well, I myself am part * of a branch family of * the Fey clan. * * Bikini: * But even I am not privy to * information concerning the * main family... * ******************************************** *** Iris's Hood **************************** * * Bikini: * Well, well, well! * That's a Demon-Warding Hood! * * Bikini: * Acolytes are highly * susceptible to possession * by evil spirits, you know. * * Bikini: * That's why we always wear * these for protection. * * Edgeworth: * Oh, I see... * * Bikini: * What are you waiting for? * You won't get any protection * just by holding it, you know! * * Bikini: * Put it on already! * * Edgeworth: * No! I can't...! * I was just...! * * Bikini: * ... * Ha ha ha ho ho ho! * * Gumshoe: * Ho ho ho! * It's like it was made just * for you, Mr. Edgeworth! * * Edgeworth: * What do you mean by * that, Detective!? * * Bikini: * It looks absolutely marvelous! * You've just got to keep it * on for a while! * * Edgeworth: * (Is this some sort of divine * retribution...?) * ******************************************** *** "Oh! Cult!" New Year's Issue *********** * * Edgeworth: * About this picture... * * Bikini: * Well look at that! * I look pretty s-to-the-exy, * don't you think!? * * Gumshoe: * Um, ah... Y-Yeah. * Absolutely. * * Bikini: * Up until recently, we've * avoided exposure in such * magazines. * * Bikini: * But this time we had * our reasons... * * Edgeworth: * Is that so? * For exampl--? * * Bikini: * Ha ha ha ha ha!!! * Well, why deny the world the * sight of such a lovely face!? * ******************************************** *** Photo of Elise or Elise Deauxnim profile *** * * Bikini: * ...Ohhhh! * * Bikini: * H-How could such a... * terrible thing have * happened...? * * Bikini: * It's all... It's all... * It's all my fault! * * Gumshoe: * Well come on, lady... * I don't think you need to * take all the blame yourself. * * Bikini: * Quiet! What do you * know anyway!? * * Gumshoe: * ...Ouch. You're scary! * * Bikini: * With that stupid 5 o'clock * shadow and that stupid * old coat of yours... * * Bikini: * It's too bad that you weren't * the one that disappeared! * * Gumshoe: * ... * * Gumshoe: * ...Why does she have to take * it all out on me? * * Edgeworth: * (Her anger does seem * a little... manufactured.) * ******************************************** *** Note to Iris *************************** * * Edgeworth: * Do you know anything about * this old, crumpled-up letter? * * Bikini: * ... * Is that addressed to Iris? * * Gumshoe: * Yup, it clearly says * "To Iris" on it. * * Bikini: * I can't believe it... * That girl doesn't have * any secrets from me... * * Edgeworth: * (Ah... So Sister Bikini * didn't know anything * about it...) * ******************************************** *** Phoenix Wright profile ***************** * * Bikini: * This man... His face betrays * a life of suffering and great * weariness of the world. * * Edgeworth: * ...Um, sure. * * Bikini: * But even so... I can't * believe this guy actually * jumped into the river! * * Bikini: * Think of all the fun things * he might have enjoyed if * he had just lived... * * Bikini: * Relentless spiritual training * alone is no way to lead a * complete life, huh... * * Edgeworth: * ... * * Edgeworth: * (It sounds like she's got * some major regrets she's * dealing with...) * * Edgeworth: * (Hmm... Perhaps I should let * Gumshoe explain Wright's * situation to her for me...) * * Gumshoe: * H-Hey! Don't look at me * like that! Do you own * dirty work! ...Sir! * ******************************************** *** Larry Butz profile ********************* * * Bikini: * This is Mystic Elise's * apprentice, is it not? * * Bikini: * I think he might have a bit * of a crush on me... * Sweet boy at any rate. * * Gumshoe: * Huh? * * Bikini: * Oh, I don't blame him. * Sister Bikini understands the * temptations of young men. * * Edgeworth: * ...Sure. * * Bikini: * But I'm afraid it wouldn't be * proper to abuse my position. * I am head nun, after all. * * Bikini: * But, in return, I did allow * him to draw a portrait of me. * * Edgeworth: * (I pray it was a pose * that maintained your modesty. * For everyone's sake...) * ******************************************** *** Iris profile *************************** * * Edgeworth: * You said you went with Maya * to the Training Hall in the * Inner Temple last night. * * Edgeworth: * Did you happen to see * Iris while you were there? * * Bikini: * Of course I saw her. * * Bikini: * I told her to meet us after * ringing the 10:00 bell for * lights out. * * Gumshoe: * So you're saying Iris came * to the Inner Temple then? * * Bikini: * Of course she did. * Iris has always been a good, * obedient girl. * * Bikini: * After that, I had Maya begin * her training ceremony. * * Edgeworth: * (But that doesn't fit * with Iris's story at all...) * * Edgeworth: * (She said that she never * went to the Inner Temple!) * * Gumshoe: * As they say... * "The plot thickens!" * ******************************************** *** Bikini profile ************************* * * Bikini: * It's all my fault... * Me and my stupid back! * * Bikini: * Mystic Elise has been * murdered, an important * acolyte is trapped... * * Bikini: * ...and a little girl has been * lost! * * Gumshoe: * You know you really * shouldn't be so negative. * It creates bad karma... * * Bikini: * ...Quite right. * I need to do some more * training myself, I think... * ******************************************** *** Maya Fey profile *********************** * * Bikini: * She's a very important * visitor, you know! * An honored acolyte! * * Edgeworth: * "Honored"? * How so? * * Bikini: * The Fey name is synonymous * with the Kurain Channeling * Technique. * * Bikini: * Therefore, she must be a * spirit medium of great power * indeed. * * Gumshoe: * Now that you mention it, * one year ago... * * Gumshoe: * ...there was a case that was * about the Master of the Kurain * Channeling Technique! * * Edgeworth: * ...Detective. * * Edgeworth: * I detest talk of supernatural * drivel. I suppose now you'll * say she has midi-chlorians? * * Gumshoe: * Ho ho ho. * So it gives you the creeps, * huh, Mr. Edgeworth? * * Edgeworth: * (...That's got nothing * to do with it.) * ******************************************** *** Pearl Fey profile ********************** * * Bikini: * Oh, this poor girl... * Where could she have gone...? * * Gumshoe: * Well, we checked out her * home and she's not there. * * Bikini: * And she's nowhere in * the vicinity of the temple * either... * * Edgeworth: * (Which means...) * * Edgeworth: * (...there's only a few other * possibilities as to where she * could be.) * * Gumshoe: * Ah! Do you think maybe she * fell off the bridge and was * carried downstream...!? * * Edgeworth: * ... * * Edgeworth: * Why do you have to be such a * pessimist, Detective!? * * Gumshoe: * Nngh... I was just trying to * think like you, Mr. Edgeworth. * * Edgeworth: * (Ironic. I became a pessimist * only after I had the pleasure * of working with you!) * ******************************************** *** Anything else ************************** * * Gumshoe: * Umm, about this here... * * Bikini: * Hmm... * Let me see... * * Bikini: * Well, as you may know... * In order to see reality for * what it truly is... * * Bikini: * ...we strive to break our * attachments to much of * the transient, material realm. * * Bikini: * I guess you could call me * an "immaterial girl"! * * Gumshoe: * I guess she lives in an * immaterial world, huh * Mr. Edgeworth? * ******************************************** MOVE TO: "Courtyard" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 8 Hazakura Temple Courtyard Gumshoe: And this is where the murder took place, sir! Gumshoe: Other than removing the body, we left everything else untouched! Edgeworth: Thanks, Detective. I'll just have a look around. Edgeworth: (It looks like the police are still investigating...) Gumshoe: Oh yeah, by the way... I thought I'd better ask, just to be sure... Gumshoe: Are you really gonna defend that nun, Iris, at the trial tomorrow? Edgeworth: Yes, I will... I gave her my word and now I must follow through with my commitments. Gumshoe: Well, in that case... I've gotta be careful... Gumshoe: Gotta make sure I don't leak the prosecution's whole investigation... Edgeworth: Don't worry about it, Detective. Edgeworth: Just keep your mouth closed and I think most of it will flow out on its own. Gumshoe: ... Gumshoe: Roger, sir! I know exactly what you're saying! Edgeworth: Very well, Detective... (Thankfully his diarrhea of the mouth is permanent...) -------------------------------------------- EXAMINE ------- +++ Lantern on the left ++++++++++++++++++++ + + Edgeworth: + It's a lantern... I suppose + they light it at night. + + Gumshoe: + There's something elegant + about the light of a fire. + + Gumshoe: + At the end of each month, + I always like to relax in + my room by candlelight. + + Edgeworth: + Detective... + Can you not afford to pay + your electricity bill...? + + Gumshoe: + ...How did you know? + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ The staff on the snow ++++++++++++++++++ + + Edgeworth: + What's this...? + It looks like a wizard's + staff. + + Gumshoe: + That belonged to the victim, + Ms. Elise Deauxnim. + + Gumshoe: + There's nothing strange or + magical about it. + + Gumshoe: + ...Oh yeah! + Listen, this is just + between us, OK sir? + + Edgeworth: + Yes... What? + + Gumshoe: + This is top-secret stuff! + Don't tell anyone about this. + + Edgeworth: + ...Alright. + + Gumshoe: + The truth is... + When I was a kid... + I wanted to be a wizard! + + Edgeworth: + ... + + Gumshoe: + ...... + + Edgeworth: + That's it? + That's what you wanted + to tell me? + + Gumshoe: + That's it. + + Edgeworth: + (This staff was made from + a very strong kind of wood...) + + Edgeworth: + ...What about fingerprints? + Were there any on it? + + Gumshoe: + Just the victim's. + + *Victim's Staff added + to the Court Record.* + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Ami Fey statue +++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Edgeworth: + So the sword from this + gold statue is actually + the murder weapon? + + Gumshoe: + It sure is. It's called a + "Shichishito" by the way. + Nasty piece of work, sir. + + Edgeworth: + There's still blood on it... + I suppose this is the + victim's blood? + + Gumshoe: + Yup. It's all over the blade. + And speaking of "all + over the blade"... + + Gumshoe: + There are fingerprints + all over the hilt of the + Shichishito, too. + + Edgeworth: + Fingerprints...? + + Gumshoe: + Naturally they match the + prints we got from the + younger nun, the defendant. + + Edgeworth: + (Her fingerprints are on + the murder weapon...!?) + + Gumshoe: + ... + + Gumshoe: + What's wrong? + You're looking really solemn. + + Edgeworth: + Is this how it is for Wright? + Is this what it's like to be + a defense lawyer? + + Gumshoe: + Yeah, I figure it doesn't + feel really good. + + Edgeworth: + ...To be honest, it feels + more like it's detrimental + to your health. + + *Shichishito added + to the Court Record.* + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Stone wall +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Edgeworth: + The Main Gate must be just + over that stone wall. + + Gumshoe: + Ah, stone walls... + I jumped over a few of + those in my time. + + Gumshoe: + ... + + Gumshoe: + Most of them are good + memories, but not all. + + Edgeworth: + Detective... Perhaps someone + should introduce you to the + concept of paucity of words... + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Top right corner +++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Edgeworth: + The Main Hall of Hazakura + Temple is above us here. + + Gumshoe: + Hey... You're right! + But I'm pretty sure the Main + Hall didn't have a 2nd floor. + + Edgeworth: + Hazakura Temple was built on a + steep part of the mountain. + + Edgeworth: + The front and back of the + Main Hall are on different + levels. + + Gumshoe: + Oh... That makes sense... + + Gumshoe: + But wouldn't it be easier + just to build the place + slanted, sir? + + Edgeworth: + (I fail to see how he can + consider that to be an even + remotely good idea.) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Ski apparatus ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Gumshoe: + Ah! I just love skiing! + + Edgeworth: + Really? You don't um... + seem like the type. + + Edgeworth: + Well, what about sleds? + + Gumshoe: + Sleds? Nah. They're a little + too kiddy, you know? Messes + with my "hard boiled" image. + + Edgeworth: + ... + + Gumshoe: + ...What's with the silence, + Mr. Edgeworth? + + Edgeworth: + (I...Is the world starting to + go mad?) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TALK (TO GUMSHOE) ----------------- >>> The victim >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Gumshoe: > The victim is the famous > picture book author, > Ms. Elise Deauxnim. > > Gumshoe: > Her entire past, up until she > won that writing award last > year, is a total mystery. > > Edgeworth: > It's hard to believe in this > day and age you can still > find people like that. > > Gumshoe: > The estimated time of death of > the victim was between 10:00 > and 11:00 PM on Feb. 7th. > > Gumshoe: > Cause of death was blood loss > resulting from a stab to the > back by the murder weapon. > > Edgeworth: > The murder weapon...? > > Gumshoe: > The victim was found skewered > with a giant sword, sir. > > Edgeworth: > Th-That's terrible... > > Gumshoe: > Yeah, but there's one > strange thing. > > Edgeworth: > ...Yes? > > Gumshoe: > The victim's entire body was > covered with bruises. > > Gumshoe: > The bruises are consistent > with falling from the height > of a two-story building. > > Edgeworth: > A two-story building...? > > Edgeworth: > That would be about the same > height as that room in front > of us, correct? > > Gumshoe: > Hey, you're right. > Way to go, Mr. Edgeworth! > > Gumshoe: > That just happens to be the > room that Elise Deauxnim > was staying in! > > Edgeworth: > (Maybe she was pushed out > of the window after she > was stabbed by the sword?) > > *Autopsy Report added > to the Court Record.* > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> What happened >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Edgeworth: > ...Now then, Detective. > > Edgeworth: > Let's see if we can summarize > what we've learned so far. > > Gumshoe: > OK! Let's take a look > at the map. > > Gumshoe: > ...According to the > testimony of Sister Bikini, > the head nun... > > Gumshoe: > ...she and Maya Fey headed to > the Inner Temple right after > dinner was finished. > > Gumshoe: > At 10 PM, after ringing the > bell for lights out, Iris > went to the Inner Temple. > > Gumshoe: > When she got there, Bikini > had her take over while she > went back to Hazakura Temple. > > Gumshoe: > After taking a hot bath > to soothe her back... > > Gumshoe: > ...Sister Bikini witnessed the > murder in the courtyard! > > Gumshoe: > If you want more details, you > should ask Bikini herself in > the Main Hall. > > Edgeworth: > (The Inner Temple, huh...? > I'd like some more information > about that place...) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Tomorrow's trial >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Edgeworth: > The trial begins tomorrow, > but who's the prosecutor? > > Gumshoe: > I'm pretty sure it's > that Godot guy, but... > > Gumshoe: > ...nobody can get a hold of > him, so they're looking for > a replacement. > > Edgeworth: > What do you mean...? > > Gumshoe: > It's really weird. > All of a sudden, no one > can reach him! > > Gumshoe: > Hmm, I wonder if the rumors > are true. > > Gumshoe: > Maybe since Mr. Wright caught > a cold and won't be defending, > he just lost interest. > > Edgeworth: > I intend to appear in court > in the role of defense lawyer. > > Edgeworth: > However... I would be quite > unhappy if it came out that > I'm actually a prosecutor. > > Gumshoe: > Yeah, I can see why. > But I'm not the one you > have to worry about... > > Gumshoe: > I think the real problem > is gonna be that judge... > > Edgeworth: > ...Yes, he certainly would > remember my face, even after > such a long absence. > > Edgeworth: > That's why I requested another > judge preside over the case. > > Edgeworth: > We've only met each other > once. There's a good chance > he won't remember me at all. > > Gumshoe: > Y-Yeah, but... > what about the prosecutor? > > Gumshoe: > Everyone in the prosecutor's > office must know you! > > Gumshoe: > Wouldn't it be a problem if > someone there made a > big stink, sir? > > Edgeworth: > There's no need to worry. > > Edgeworth: > I pulled a few strings and > arranged for a prosecutor > of my own choosing. > > Gumshoe: > Wow, Mr. Edgeworth... > I had no idea you had such > a powerful string to pull! > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Inner Temple >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Edgeworth: > What is this Inner Temple > that Maya was supposedly > training at...? > > Gumshoe: > According to Bikini, it's an > old building they use for > training the acolytes. > > Gumshoe: > It's on the other side of > Dusky Bridge. > > Edgeworth: > (The bridge that burned down, > huh...) > > Edgeworth: > Is there anything else on the > other side of that bridge > besides the Inner Temple? > > Gumshoe: > Nope, not a thing. > > Edgeworth: > Nothing? > > Gumshoe: > The other side is surrounded > by cliffs on all sides... > > Gumshoe: > In a way, it's kinda like a > little island out there. > > Edgeworth: > (So the only thing there > is the Inner Temple...) > > Gumshoe: > I hear it's not the kind of > place a person could survive > in. > > Edgeworth: > (Please be alright, Maya...) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PRESENT (TO GUMSHOE) -------------------- *** Victim's Staff ************************* * * Gumshoe: * Oh, so I think I might have * already told you about this, * but... * * Gumshoe: * The truth is... * When I was a little kid... * * Edgeworth: * You wanted to become * a wizard, right? * * Gumshoe: * Hey, that's amazing! * How did you know that!? * * Gumshoe: * So? What do you think? I'd * make a really great one, * don't you think? * * Edgeworth: * We just had this conversation * a little while ago, Detective! * ******************************************** *** Shichishito **************************** * * Gumshoe: * This sword represents the * multiple branches that life * can take, all ending as one. * * Edgeworth: * Hmm... * I've never heard that one. * * Gumshoe: * You know what I think * about sometimes? * * Gumshoe: * What kind of life would I have * had if I hadn't joined the * Homicide Division. * * Edgeworth: * ...So you think about * that kind of thing too, huh? * * Gumshoe: * Of course I do. * I think about it a lot. * * Gumshoe: * Me as a traffic cop. * Me as a detention officer. * Me as the Blue Badger... * * Edgeworth: * (...I guess he doesn't have * any plans to leave the force.) * ******************************************** *** Bikini profile ************************* * * Gumshoe: * This is the witness who saw * the crime take place out there * in the temple courtyard. * * Gumshoe: * I'm pretty sure it's gonna be * her testimony that'll be key * to this case, sir. * * Edgeworth: * So you mean she's going to * be a witness in the trial * tomorrow...? * * Gumshoe: * Of course! * * Gumshoe: * A nun is as trustworthy * as you can get! We got * this one in the bag! * * Gumshoe: * ... * Oh. * * Gumshoe: * I-I mean, I've always been * on your side, Mr. Edgeworth, * sir! * * Gumshoe: * So yeah, this is a pretty * tight spot we've gotten * ourselves into, huh!? * * Edgeworth: * (Now I understand why Wright * is always breaking into a * cold sweat...) * ******************************************** *** Maya Fey profile *********************** * * Edgeworth: * I wonder if Maya is alright? * * Edgeworth: * I could never show my face * to Wright again if something * were to happen to her. * * Gumshoe: * Aww, it'll be OK. * * Gumshoe: * If that ever happens, you * can just show him my face. * * Gumshoe: * How's that...? * * Edgeworth: * ... * * Gumshoe: * Ack! * Um, I didn't mean it like * that, sir! * * Gumshoe: * It was just a silly * little joke! * * Edgeworth: * I wonder if there is another * way to get across to the * other side? * * Edgeworth: * The support wires for the * bridge are still intact, * correct? * * Gumshoe: * That bridge is almost * 20 yards long... * * Gumshoe: * I know I may look like it, * Mr. Edgeworth, but I'm * no super hero. * * Edgeworth: * (In any case, I just hope * Maya is alright...) * ******************************************** *** Pearl Fey profile ********************** * * Edgeworth: * What about Pearl...? * Has no one seen her at * all since last night? * * Gumshoe: * Seems that way... * * Gumshoe: * Apparently, she hasn't gone * back to Kurain Village either, * sir. * * Edgeworth: * But it's true that she was * with Elise Deauxnim at some * point last night? * * Gumshoe: * No doubt about it. * * Gumshoe: * Ah...! * * Gumshoe: * Y-You mean that maybe * whoever killed Ms. Deauxnim * also...!? * * Edgeworth: * D-Don't jump to any * crazy conclusions! * * Gumshoe: * Oooooouuuch! * * Gumshoe: * ...You sure have one mean * punch, Mr. Edgeworth! It's * down-right fierce! * ******************************************** MOVE TO: "Main Gate" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 8 Hazakura Temple Main Gate Edgeworth: ...Hmm. I don't see Larry anywhere. Gumshoe: Maybe we scared the poor kid away! Edgeworth: (His heart was shut tight with a Psycholock.) Edgeworth: (I guess I'll have to look for him now... What a thorn in my side.) MOVE TO: "Detention Center" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 8 Detention Center Visitor's Room Iris: Ah... Mr. Edgeworth... Edgeworth: ...I came back because I need to ask you a few more questions, if you don't mind. Iris: But I... I've already told you everything that I... Edgeworth: ...Iris. Please remember. Edgeworth: I'm on your side. You can tell me anything. Iris: Y-Yes... Th-Thank you. -------------------------------------------- TALK (TO IRIS) -------------- >>> Inner Temple >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Edgeworth: > I just finished speaking with > the head nun of Hazakura > Temple. > > Edgeworth: > She testified very clearly > as to what happened. > > Edgeworth: > She said she saw you stab > Ms. Elise Deauxnim with a > sword. > > Iris: > ... > > Edgeworth: > And one other thing. > > Edgeworth: > She said that when > Maya Fey began her training > at the Inner Temple... > > Edgeworth: > ...you were there as well. > > Iris: > What...!? > > Edgeworth: > When I spoke with you last, > you claimed that you never > went to the Inner Temple. > > Edgeworth: > And yet, Sister Bikini says > she met with you at the Inner > Temple that very night. > > Iris: > B-But I... > > Iris: > I didn't go there! > I didn't go to the Inner > Temple last night. > > Edgeworth: > (Hmm... It looks like she's > unwilling to tell me the > whole truth.) > > Edgeworth: > (I wonder if I'll find the > answers I'm looking for if I > break those Psycholocks?) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PRESENT (TO IRIS) ----------------- *** Note to Iris *************************** * * Edgeworth: * This letter... It appears to * be addressed to you. * * Iris: * ... * * Iris: * I think it's someone's idea * of a joke, Mr. Edgeworth. * * Iris: * That's why I threw it away. * * Edgeworth: * (She's not giving me a * straight answer for some * reason.) * * Edgeworth: * (I'm going to have to find * someone else who can give me * more information about this.) * ******************************************** *** Shichishito **************************** * * Iris: * I-Is that the murder weapon? * * Edgeworth: * Yes, it is. * Have you ever seen it before? * * Iris: * Y-Yes. * Mystic Ami was holding it... * in the courtyard... * * Edgeworth: * (And apparently, the head * nun witnessed the whole sad * affair...) * * Edgeworth: * (She saw you stabbing * Ms. Elise Deauxnim with * this very sword last night...) * * Iris: * ...? * ******************************************** *** Larry Butz profile ********************* * * Iris: * Oh... That's Mr. Laurice. * * Iris: * He's a very sincere, * hard-working person. * * Iris: * He was even kind enough to * draw a portrait of me. * * Edgeworth: * (Knowing Larry...) * * Edgeworth: * (...this woman is exactly the * type that he would fall in * love with at first sight.) * ******************************************** *** Bikini profile ************************* * * Edgeworth: * ...I'd like to ask you about * Sister Bikini, the head of * Hazakura Temple. * * Iris: * She raised me as if she * were my real mother. * * Edgeworth: * "As if she were your * real mother"...? * * Iris: * I was left at Hazakura Temple * when I was just a small child. * * Iris: * And she's taken care * of me ever since. * * Edgeworth: * Forgive me for sounding rude, * but what about your family? * * Iris: * ... * I'm sorry, but I'd rather * not talk about this. * ******************************************** *** Maya Fey profile *********************** * * Iris: * Oh... This is the woman * who was to undergo * training last night. * * Iris: * She seems like a very * strong, reliable woman. * * Edgeworth: * ... * * Edgeworth: * (Whatever else anyone has to * say about this Iris woman...) * * Edgeworth: * (...I can't exactly say she's * the best judge of character.) * ******************************************** *** Pearl Fey profile ********************** * * Iris: * This is the trainee's younger * sister, correct? * * Iris: * She's cute as a button! * And she seems to really love * mashed potatoes and gravy! * * Edgeworth: * ...Oh? * * Iris: * She even said she was going * to have the leftovers for * dinner the next night... * * Iris: * And then she took the leftover * potatoes and the whole pot of * gravy with her to her room. * * Edgeworth: * (That's quite an appetite * for such a little girl...) * ******************************************** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Present Magatama* Edgeworth: *TAKE THAT!* *2 PSYCHE-LOCKS* -- I Was Frightened -- Edgeworth: Since I have been handed this case, it is my duty to dig up all the answers. Understand? Iris: Y-Yes, sir... Edgeworth: The smallest flame can sometimes bathe a case in a whole new light... Edgeworth: In my years in court, I've seen it happen over and over again. Edgeworth: That's why I'm committed to searching until I have those answers. Edgeworth: Now then, is it really true that you didn't go to the Inner Temple last night...? Iris: Y-Yes, I swear... I already told you that. Edgeworth: ...Yes. You said you didn't go because you were frightened. Iris: ...Th-That's right. Edgeworth: If that's the case... Edgeworth: ...then the obvious question is, "What were you so afraid of?" Iris: ... Edgeworth: Iris... I wonder. Edgeworth: Is this what frightened you so much that you couldn't even leave your own room!? xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Edgeworth: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Edgeworth: x Perhaps THIS is what x you were afraid of! x ...Well!? x x Iris: x I-I'm sorry, but... x you're wrong... x x Edgeworth: x Huh...? x Why is your voice trembling x like that? x x Iris: x It's just that... Your eyes... x Your eyes are scaring me... x x Edgeworth: x Urk! x (Blast! I must be trying x too hard to bluff.) x x Edgeworth: x ...Please excuse me. x I'm still not used to this x role I've been assigned. x x Iris: x N-No, I should apologize... x I'm sorry for being such x a scaredy-cat. x x Edgeworth: x Anyway... I'm still determined x to find the answers to this x mystery. x x Iris: x But I'm telling you, I really x was in my room all last x night. x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Note to Iris* Edgeworth: *TAKE THAT!* Edgeworth: I found this in the Main Hall. It is addressed to you. Iris: Ah... Th-That's...! Edgeworth: Well, Iris...? Iris: Why... Why are you glaring at me like that? Edgeworth: You were scared of the blackmailer who wrote this to you, isn't that correct!? Iris: Aaaaah! *1 LOCK BROKEN* Edgeworth: (Was it the evidence or the power of my glare that broke that lock...?) Edgeworth: (Oh well, I don't suppose it matters either way.) Iris: B-But, Mr. Edgeworth. Edgeworth: ...Yes? Iris: I thought that letter was just someone playing a prank on me... Edgeworth: A "prank"? Iris: Well, yes... Iris: After all, even if I did have a "secret"... Iris: ...there's no one to tell it to that would cause me any grief. Edgeworth: ... Edgeworth: Hmm... I wonder about that. Iris: Sister Bikini is like a mother to me. Iris: I would never hide anything from her! Edgeworth: No, you may not have anything to hide under normal circumstances. Edgeworth: However! Last night was different. Iris: ...! Edgeworth: Unfortunately, I don't know the exact nature of your secret yet. Edgeworth: However...! Whatever it is... Edgeworth: ...there is one person you didn't want your secret told to! xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Edgeworth: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Edgeworth: x Well, Iris? x x Iris: x ...Mr. Edgeworth. Is it x just possible that maybe... x x Iris: x ...you yourself have a deep, x dark secret in your heart? x x Edgeworth: x ...! x Why do you say that...!? x x Iris: x As they say, it takes x one to know one. x x Edgeworth: x (How could she have known x about that...? Is she peering x into my soul!?) x x Edgeworth: x ...It's true that there is a x deep-seated darkness in x my heart. x x Edgeworth: x However, the only way I x can get rid of it is to fully x uncover the truth! x x Iris: x You mean... the truth x behind my secret? x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Phoenix Wright profile* Edgeworth: *TAKE THAT!* Edgeworth: Phoenix Wright... Iris: Ah...! Edgeworth: You mean something to Wright, it seems... Edgeworth: And I can tell he holds a special place in your heart as well. Edgeworth: That's why you didn't want him, of all people, to know your deep, dark secret. Edgeworth: Well? What do you have to say? Iris: ... Iris: I should've expected as much... Especially from a friend of his... *1 LOCK BROKEN* *UNLOCK SUCCESSFUL* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TALK (TO IRIS) -------------- >>> Frightened? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Iris: > After dinner, this letter was > waiting for me in my room. > > Iris: > As I said, I was frightened > by it... > > Edgeworth: > What is this "Heavenly Hall" > the letter mentions? > > Iris: > It's a small mountain shack > at the base of Dusky Bridge. > > Edgeworth: > A small shack, huh...? > > Iris: > It's more like a broken-down > shack that no one would > ever want to go near. > > Edgeworth: > Hmm... > Where is it on this map...? > > Iris: > ...It's around here. To get > there, you must follow a small > path down from Dusky Bridge... > > Iris: > The reality is, to get to the > Inner Temple, I had no choice > but to cross that bridge. > > Iris: > But the thought that such a > terrible criminal could be > lurking at Heavenly Hall... > > Iris: > I... I was so scared by the > whole affair that I didn't > want to think about it at all. > > Edgeworth: > So is this the secret that > you locked away in your heart? > > Iris: > ...Yes. > > Edgeworth: > (It looks as though I may > have to visit this "Heavenly > Hall" now.) > > Edgeworth: > (Maybe I'll find some sign of > our mystery blackmailer.) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -------------------------------------------- *AFTER TALKING TO IRIS* Edgeworth: In any case, you still claim to have never left your room last night? Iris: Yes. That's exactly right. *Iris's Testimony added to the Court Record.* Edgeworth: The trial starts tomorrow... I promise you, I will win. Edgeworth: I'm going to win so that you and Phoenix Wright can see each other again. Iris: ...! Edgeworth: But when I do... Edgeworth: ...you must promise me that you will tell him your secret. Iris: ... Iris: But it's pointless... Edgeworth: Why would you say that? Iris: Because I may know who Phoenix Wright is... Iris: But... He has no idea who I am. MOVE TO: "Heavenly Hall" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 8 Heavenly Hall Gumshoe: Whoa! Not much of a view down here, huh? Gumshoe: It's still better than the view from my apartment, though. Edgeworth: Tsk! Someone's here! Hide yourself, Detective! -------------------------------------------- ? ? ?: Oh! Why why why!? Why does this always happen!? Butz: Whenever I find a girl I like, they always run away! Butz: I even chased one of them to Tibet... Next it's going to be prison, I guess. Butz: ...I'll steal that detective's wallet. That'll get me locked up for sure. Butz: ...Nah. I can't do that to someone who looks like he's down on his luck. Gumshoe: ...He's just talking to himself. Edgeworth: Shh! Be quiet and listen! Butz: I knew it... I shouldn't have done that! I blew it again... Edgeworth: ("Done that"? What did he do, I wonder...) Gumshoe: Hey! You! About what you just said... I got an objection! Butz: Wh-Wh-Wh-What the...!? Ed-Edgey! You dirty rat! Edgeworth: *glare* (Gumshoe... You oaf...!) Gumshoe: I-I'm sorry, sir! Gumshoe: Before I knew it, I was shouting out, "Objection!". Gumshoe: And in a loud, commanding voice, too! I even pointed with my pointer finger! Edgeworth: ...You've watched too many trials. Gumshoe: I'm sorry! Edgeworth: OK, Larry, the jig is up. What have you got to say for yourself? Butz: Ungh... -------------------------------------------- EXAMINE ------- +++ River ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Gumshoe: + This is the Eagle River, sir. + + Gumshoe: + It runs pretty fast, so it + doesn't ice over, even in + the winter. + + Edgeworth: + If it had iced over, Wright + would have been in some + serious trouble. + + Gumshoe: + You're right about that! + + Gumshoe: + He would've landed on + the ice, and slid downstream + to who knows where. + + Edgeworth: + (...Not exactly what I meant, + but alright...) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Bridge +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Edgeworth: + It's a little far, but I have + a pretty clear view of Dusky + Bridge from here. + + Butz: + Ahh. I still can't believe it! + ...Really. + + Edgeworth: + ...? + What is it, Larry? + + Butz: + Huh! Err, uhh, nothing. + It's nothing! + + Gumshoe: + Sounds pretty suspicious + to me! + + Edgeworth: + (Something about that + statement smells... And you + know what they say...) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Stairs +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Edgeworth: + These go all the way to Dusky + Bridge. It's a pretty long, + but easy, walk. + + Gumshoe: + I fell down 4 times on + my way down here, sir! + + Butz: + Oh, sorry about that, + Detective. + + Butz: + I ate four bananas and tossed + their peels on the stairs on + my way down here... + + Gumshoe: + ... + + Gumshoe: + What!? So that's what I was + slipping on! + + Butz: + Be careful on the way back. + Those deadly banana peels + are still out there. + + Gumshoe: + Hmm... That's a real important + piece of information right + there, Mr. Edgeworth! + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Flags ornament +++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Edgeworth: + What is this festive-looking + ornament? + + Butz: + It reminds me of art class + in grade school. + + Butz: + We used to have a lot of fun + decorating the classroom with + origami. Remember? + + Edgeworth: + W-Well, I... + + Butz: + Oh, yeah... + You were never any good + at it. + + Gumshoe: + Really? + + Butz: + Yeah, this guy was so bad, + he couldn't even fold a + dollar, let alone a crane. + + Butz: + Everyone tried to comfort + him, but he would just sit + there sobbing. + + Gumshoe: + Really? I never would have + expected that. + + Edgeworth: + Be quiet already! I'll never + forget the shame of that day! + + Edgeworth: + You want a crane! I can now + make a perfect quarter-inch + crane without a single flaw! + + Butz: + ... + You know, Edgey... + + Butz: + Nothing for nothing, but a + quarter-inch crane without + a single flaw is not easy. + + Gumshoe: + Yeah, that's quite a feat, + Prosecutor Edgeworth! + + Edgeworth: + (Grr... This is exactly why + I hate childhood friends...) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ The shack ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Gumshoe: + That's a horrible graffiti + problem you've got there, pal. + + Butz: + You don't know anything, + Detective. This is art! + + Butz: + It's an expression of my + bittersweet love for Iris. + + Edgeworth: + Larry. Do you know what + the difference between + graffiti and true art is? + + Butz: + ... + + Butz: + It's how the artist himself + defines it, right? + + Edgeworth: + ... + (I should've seen that one + coming.) + + Gumshoe: + Well, if that's the case, then + all of my lunchboxes are + masterpieces too, pal! + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Shack's roof +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Edgeworth: + The straw roof is totally + covered with freshly fallen + powdery snow. + + Gumshoe: + Wow, makes a nice image, + doesn't it? I always did like + the rustic look. + + Edgeworth: + "Heavenly Hall"... + I suppose it's an appropriate + name in some sense. + + Butz: + You got that right. + + Butz: + Look at that bridge up there. + This place has to be heaven, + because that thing is hell. + + Edgeworth: + ... + You would do well to remember, + Larry... + + Edgeworth: + ...that this is a sacred place + to some people. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TALK (TO BUTZ) -------------- >>> Heavenly Hall >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Edgeworth: > What is this little shack > anyway? > > Butz: > Well, I just discovered it > myself yesterday. > > Edgeworth: > And why were you down > here in the first place? > > Butz: > Err, come on... > I'm an artist... I was looking > for a good place to sketch. > > Butz: > This is a great little place! > It's err... artistic. > > Butz: > It's quiet, it's cold, it's > got no power, and it looks > like it's about to collapse. > > Gumshoe: > ...Sounds a lot like my > apartment there, pal. > > Edgeworth: > (One thing's for sure... > No one is likely to show up > and disturb you here...) > > Butz: > So can I get you something > to drink? Some hot water, > maybe? > > Gumshoe: > ...He's getting all > buddy-buddy on us, sir. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Iris >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Butz: > ...Listen to me, Edgey. > > Butz: > You've gotta do this... > You've gotta save Iris! > > Edgeworth: > Why are you so sure > she's innocent? > Because she's cute? > > Butz: > Watch your mouth! > Anyway, I've made > up my mind about it! > > Butz: > I'm going to marry > that girl! > > Edgeworth: > ... > > Gumshoe: > Umm... > > Gumshoe: > Mr. Edgeworth is pretending > he didn't hear you, so I'm > gonna ask for him. > > Gumshoe: > Have you already asked > this girl to marry you? > > Butz: > No, no. Not yet. > But I can tell how she feels > by the look in her eyes! > > Butz: > She's got this "I really > want this man to carry me > over the threshold" look! > > Butz: > I'm sure Nick would be > surprised! > > Butz: > He'd never imagine that > I could marry such a > beautiful girl like that! > > Edgeworth: > Something tells me he would > be shocked, indeed. > > Butz: > That's why I didn't want > her to do anything dangerous. > > Butz: > I mean, what am I gonna do if > she gets hurt? > > Gumshoe: > ... > > Gumshoe: > What is this guy trying to > say? He lost me about a > mile back... > > Edgeworth: > Hmm... If we really want to > know the answer to that... > > Edgeworth: > (...we're going to have to > drag him onto the witness > stand.) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> The night of the crime >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Edgeworth: > Come to think of it, you > still haven't answered my > question. > > Edgeworth: > Where were you and what > were you doing last night? > > Butz: > Aww, man... Don't you > have anything else to talk > about? > > Butz: > With that kind of attitude, > you'll never be a ladies' > man like me... > > Edgeworth: > ... > > Butz: > O-OK, OK! Chill out with those > scary eyes! I got it! > > Butz: > If you really wanna know, > last night... > > Butz: > ...I saw something > incredible. > > Edgeworth: > "Something incredible"? > > *3 PSYCHE-LOCKS* > > Butz: > ...Yeah, yeah. But let's > not talk about that now. > > Butz: > Let's talk about the good > old days. What do you say? > > Butz: > Come on, I'll pour you > a nice cup of hot water. > > Edgeworth: > (Why hasn't he realized...) > > Edgeworth: > (...that I absolutely despise > talking about the "good old > days", especially with him?) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (After the Psyche-Locks appeared) >>> The night of the crime >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Edgeworth: > What exactly did you see > last night? > > Butz: > Well... > It's kinda hard to say... > > *3 PSYCHE-LOCKS* > > Butz: > It's one of those things... > Ya know what I mean...? > > Butz: > It's like... It's not so much > "what" I saw, as it's the > situation in general... > > Butz: > You see what I'm getting at? > Whew, that's a relief. Thanks, > buddy. Ha ha ha ha ha. > > Edgeworth: > (I have the strangest urge > to smash this guy against > those big, nasty locks...) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PRESENT (TO BUTZ) ----------------- *** Victim's Staff ************************* * * Butz: * That's the staff that * Ms. Elise was always * carrying... * * Butz: * M-Ms. Elise... * Whyyyy...? * * Butz: * ...... * ...Huh? * * Edgeworth: * What is it, Larry? * * Butz: * There's something missing * from this staff... * * Edgeworth: * (There's something * missing...?) * ******************************************** *** Bikini profile ************************* * * Butz: * I'm just no good with * people like her. * * Butz: * She reminds me too much * of my mother. * * Edgeworth: * ... * May I speak now? * * Butz: * Huh? Sure. * * Edgeworth: * I don't care how you feel * about her personally... * * Edgeworth: * ...just tell me what you know * about her and how she's * related to the case. * * Butz: * ... * * Butz: * Don't you think you're * expecting a little too * much of me? * * Butz: * I'm just a 25 year old * jobless bum trying to * be an apprentice artist! * * Butz: * Ha ha ha ha! * * Edgeworth: * (...I'm actually starting * to feel jealous of this guy. * ...Just a little.) * ******************************************** *** Maya Fey profile *********************** * * Butz: * Oh, it's Maya. * * Butz: * Nick was trying to go * save her, you know. * * Butz: * But instead, he wound up * falling off the bridge. * * Butz: * I'm not surprised though. * Nick always gets himself * into trouble. * * Edgeworth: * (Well if that isn't the pot * calling the kettle black...) * * Butz: * I just hope that Maya * doesn't catch a cold, too... * * Edgeworth: * ...Or something worse. * ******************************************** *** Pearl Fey profile ********************** * * Butz: * Oh, hey! It's Pearl! * * Butz: * But she's way cuter than this * Pearl I used to go out with... * Like, in a kid-cute way, yeah? * * Edgeworth: * Yes, well... Apparently she * hasn't been seen the * whole morning. * * Butz: * Wh-What did you say!? * Edgey! * * Butz: * Why are you wasting your * time with me then!? * What's wrong with you!? * * Edgeworth: * Excuse me? * * Butz: * If anything happens to her, * I'll never forgive you! * * Edgeworth: * ...! * * Gumshoe: * ...Wow, I guess he's right * for a change, sir. * * Edgeworth: * (Now I feel like I'm the bad * guy in all of this...) * ******************************************** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Present Magatama* Edgeworth: *TAKE THAT!* *3 PSYCHE-LOCKS* -- The Night of the Crime -- Edgeworth: Alright, now you're going to tell me what you really saw last night... Butz: Whoa. You're really upset, aren't you, Edgey? OK, I'll talk! Edgeworth: ...Huh? (That was a bit too easy...) Butz: Yeah, anyway! It was awesome! Never seen anything like it! Butz: At around 10 o'clock last night, it started thundering. Butz: I'd been sleeping... I'm not sure for how long. Butz: Suddenly... ZING! The world in front of me went white! Butz: Like I'd just been slapped in the face by my old girlfriend, Naomi! Edgeworth: ...And then? Butz: And then... It was on fire! The bridge was on fire! Edgeworth: Dusky Bridge caught on fire!? Are you saying you saw it with your own eyes? Butz: Hey! Why are you giving me the evil eye!? I'm telling the truth! Edgeworth: (Hmm... There are still 3 Psycholocks remaining...) Edgeworth: (That means he's still trying to hide something...) Edgeworth: By the way, Larry... Where were you when you saw that happen? Butz: Wh-Wh-Wh-Where you say? Wh-Wh-What do you mean!? Edgeworth: What do you mean, "What do I mean"!? ...Just answer the question! Butz: I-I was in my own room... by the Main Hall! Butz: Where else would I be!? Edgeworth: As usual, you're as transparent as an empty jelly jar. Edgeworth: The problem, I suspect, lies there... Butz: Th-Th-Th-Th-There? Wh-Wh-Wh-Wh-Whaddya mean th-th-there? Edgeworth: It's impossible for you to have seen lightning strike Dusky Bridge from your room! xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Edgeworth: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Edgeworth: x Look at this, Larry! x x Butz: x ... x Hey, forget about that. x Try drinking your hot water. x x Butz: x If you don't drink it fast x it's going to get cold. x x Edgeworth: x Oh, sorry... x x Edgeworth: x (It's cold alright... x The water... x And my evidence.) x x Butz: x Well? Have you calmed x down yet? x x Edgeworth: x Um, yes... I'm going x to think it over again. x x Butz: x H-Hey, I'm telling you... x there's nothing to think over! x x Butz: x I was in my room doing x "she loves me, she loves me x not" with a bunch of flowers. x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Hazakura Temple Map* Edgeworth: *TAKE THAT!* Edgeworth: This is a map of the area. Take a look around the vicinity of Hazakura Temple. Butz: Wh-What am I looking for? Edgeworth: I think that should be fairly obvious. Edgeworth: The Main Hall is surrounded by trees and it's impossible to see the bridge from here. Butz: What...!? Why didn't you tell me that before!? *1 LOCK BROKEN* Edgeworth: ...Well? How about it? Butz: How about what? Edgeworth: Do you feel like talking now? Butz: About what? Edgeworth: ... (It looks like it won't be that easy after all...) Edgeworth: ...You leave me no choice. I'll have to move on to the next step. Edgeworth: You weren't in your room at the temple. So then... Where were you? Butz: Y-Y-You don't know that I wasn't in my room! Edgeworth: (So where was Larry, and why was he there...?) Edgeworth: (If I've read the situation up to this point correctly, the answer is fairly obvious.) Edgeworth: ...Very well then. Let's test my theory. Edgeworth: The place you witnessed lightning striking Dusky Bridge from was... here! xxx Present anywhere else xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Edgeworth: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Edgeworth: x This is where you were! x Well, what do you think, x Larry!? x x Butz: x Oh... Not much I guess. x x Edgeworth: x ... x I'm sorry, but what kind of x answer is that? x x Butz: x Well, you were just making x small talk, right? Like "How x are you doing?" or something. x x Edgeworth: x ...Larry. x x Edgeworth: x Look at the expression on x my face. Do I look like I was x just making small talk? x x Butz: x To be honest? x No... I guess not. x Ha ha ha ha ha... x x Edgeworth: x (It appears I didn't think it x through carefully enough.) x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Heavenly Hall* Edgeworth: *TAKE THAT!* Edgeworth: The place you saw the lightning strike from was naturally Heavenly Hall! Butz: ...Wh-Why would I be hanging out in this old shack? Butz: It's freezing cold, there's no electricity, and it could fall apart at any minute... Edgeworth: Larry... How do you know that anyway? Edgeworth: How do you know there's no electricity? After all, it's not that dark yet. Butz: Ah... Uh-oh! Edgeworth: In other words, you have just provided evidence to prove my theory... Edgeworth: My theory that you've at least once in your life visited Heavenly Hall after sunset! *1 LOCK BROKEN* Butz: I have to admit I'm impressed, Edgey! You're in a totally different league from Nick. Edgeworth: ...That's nice. Now tell me. Edgeworth: What were you doing at this cold little shack last night? Butz: That's what you might call... A "Fair de Core". Edgeworth: I think you mean "affaire de coeur". Edgeworth: Could it be you were... waiting for someone? Butz: Ooooh nooo! Butz: Y-You really are one scary guy, you know... Edgeworth: I believe that last night, you were waiting for this person to come meet you! xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Edgeworth: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Edgeworth: x ...Well, Larry!? x Was it THIS person...? x x Butz: x ...You know what? x x Butz: x You should save your finger x pointing for the courtroom. x x Edgeworth: x Tsk...! x x Butz: x It's no wonder people call you x a workaholic. You work too x hard! You should be like me! x x Edgeworth: x (Well, I'd rather "work too x hard" than "hardly work" x like a loafaholic like you...) x x Edgeworth: x In any case... x I know you were waiting x for someone! x x Butz: x Yeah, but... It's like I said. x It's an "affaire de guerre". x x Edgeworth: x No, Larry. You mean x "affaire de coeur". x At least I think you do. x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Iris profile* Edgeworth: *TAKE THAT!* Edgeworth: There's only one person you'd wait for in a horrible place like this, Larry. Butz: I told you before... Don't call me "Larry"... Edgeworth: The person you were waiting for was... Iris! Butz: Ohh... Suddenly I feel cold all over, Edgey. Edgeworth: No doubt because of my chilly glare. Butz: So you think I got the hots for Sister Iris, huh...? Butz: D-Do you have some kind of evidence!? Butz: You got something that proves I was waiting for her!? Or are you just guessing? Edgeworth: (This is where I draw the line and end this ridiculous little game...) Edgeworth: Here's the evidence that you were waiting for Iris... xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Edgeworth: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Edgeworth: x ... x I-Is it just me? x x Edgeworth: x Now, I'm the one that x suddenly feels cold... x x Butz: x Maybe it's because of my x cold laugh? x x Edgeworth: x (Grr... I hate making such x stupid mistakes...) x x Butz: x Do you really have the x evidence you say you x do, Edgey? x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Note to Iris* Edgeworth: *TAKE THAT!* Edgeworth: ...Here's your evidence. Edgeworth: You called her to this spot with a pathetic blackmail letter! Butz: Oh! H-Hey! G-G-Give that back! You're embarrassing me! Butz: What are you doing with that anyway!? Edgeworth: That's not important! ...I misjudged you, Larry. Butz: What do you mean...? Edgeworth: Taking advantage of a woman's frailty like that! You should be ashamed of yourself! Butz: Ohhh... OHHHH! Edgeworth: First of all, what's this at the top of the letter? It says, "Salutation here"! Butz: W-Well that's what it said in that book, "Letter Writing for Dummies"! Edgeworth: You're not supposed to actually write that! Edgeworth: That's where you're supposed to write, "Dear Iris,"! Butz: WAAAAAAAAH!!! I'M SO SOOORRY! *1 LOCK BROKEN* *UNLOCK SUCCESSFUL* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TALK (TO BUTZ) -------------- >>> The night of the crime >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Edgeworth: > So you were here in Heavenly > Hall last night, were you > not, Larry? > > Edgeworth: > And you saw the lightning > hit Dusky Bridge, didn't you? > > Butz: > S-Sorry, Edgey... > > Gumshoe: > Sorry doesn't cut it, you > scumbag! Threatening > a young lady like that... > > Butz: > *gulp*... > > Butz: > ... > > Butz: > Wait, hold up. > > Gumshoe: > ...What now, pal? > > Butz: > What are you talking about!? > What "threatening" stuff!? > > Gumshoe: > I'll tell you what! You tried > to scare Iris by threatening > to expose her secret, pal! > > Butz: > What do you mean threaten!? > When did I threaten her!? > > Gumshoe: > "...unless you want your > 'secret' to be exposed..." > > Gumshoe: > That sure sounds > like a threat to me, pal! > Blackmail, in fact! > > Butz: > Gimme a break! It's a > love letter! Haven't > you ever been in love!? > > Edgeworth: > Wh-What did you just > say!? > > Butz: > My love for her burns so > hotly, it could melt all the > snow on this mountain! > > Edgeworth: > O-Oh? Then what is this > secret you mention!? > > Butz: > Come on, Edgey... > Don't you get it? > > Butz: > I'm talking about the secret > love between her and me! > > Butz: > Obviously she wouldn't want > old lady Bikini to know about > it, right...? > > Butz: > About our... hot and sour... > bittersweet love affair! > > Edgeworth: > ... > > Edgeworth: > Alright, then why did you send > a love letter in a business- > like manila envelope!? > > Butz: > Give me a break! It's not my > fault I didn't have any other > envelopes! Yeesh! > > Gumshoe: > Then why were you so > quick to apologize, pal!? > > Butz: > It's cuz Edgey gave me > that scary look of his! > > Edgeworth: > ... > ... > > Butz: > What's wrong, Edgey? > Why are you so quiet all > of a sudden? > > Edgeworth: > That's it? That's all those > huge locks were about? > > Edgeworth: > I-I don't understand why > you were so defensive... > > Butz: > Well, I dunno either... > I guess the thing is... > > Butz: > ...you shouldn't expect > too much from a guy > like me. > > Butz: > ...Hey, come on. Don't > let it get you down! > > Gumshoe: > ... > > Gumshoe: > B-But Mr. Edgeworth! > > Gumshoe: > This guy is still hiding > something! I know it! > > Edgeworth: > What do you mean, Detective? > > Gumshoe: > Don't forget what this guy > said just a minute ago! > > -------------------------------------------- > > Butz: > If you really wanna know, > last night... > > Butz: > ...I saw something > incredible. > > -------------------------------------------- > > Edgeworth: > (Hmm... He's right!) > > Edgeworth: > Larry! > > Butz: > Wh-What!? Y-You're looking > at me like a hungry dog that > just found a bone! > > Edgeworth: > What was this "something > incredible" you saw last > night...? > > Edgeworth: > ...You're going to tell > me, Larry! One way > or another! > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Something incredible >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Butz: > I... I already told you, > didn't I? > > Butz: > I saw lightning strike > Dusky Bridge! > > Edgeworth: > Yes, and I believe it > was the incredible > sight you saw. > > Edgeworth: > But now that I think about > it, something doesn't quite > ring true. > > Butz: > Wh-What doesn't? > > Edgeworth: > If that's all there is to your > story, your heart wouldn't > have had all those locks! > > Edgeworth: > Yes, Larry... > > Edgeworth: > I believe you saw something > last night. Something more > incredible than lightning. > > Butz: > ... > > Butz: > Wh-What!? Wh-When!? > Wh-Where!? Wh-Why!? H-How!? > > Gumshoe: > Hey! What do you > think you're doing!? > > Gumshoe: > If you hide anything from > Mr. Edgeworth, I'll arrest you > on the spot, pal! > > Butz: > Ah... > > Butz: > Aaaaaaaaaaaah! > > *5 PSYCHE-LOCKS* > > Edgeworth: > ...Nooooooooooooooooooo! > > Gumshoe: > Wh-What's wrong, sir? > > Edgeworth: > D-Does this mean I have > to do it all over again? > > Butz: > Wh-Why are you glaring at > me like I'm next to be hit > by a bolt of lightning!? > > Edgeworth: > (I've just about had it > with this harlequin...) > > Edgeworth: > (If I really want to drag the > truth out of him...) > > Edgeworth: > (...I'll just have to drag him > to the witness stand!) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To be continued. _______________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 2-1: Trial [0453] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� February 9, 9:47 AM District Court Defendant Lobby No. 1 Iris: Oh my... Mr. Laurice feels that way about... me...? Edgeworth: Apparently... he isn't aware of your real secret at all. Iris: ... ...... Edgeworth: This is no time to be embarrassed! Iris: I-I'm sorry! Iris: I'm just... hardly accustomed to that sort of thing. Edgeworth: Worry not... And in any case, whatever it was that he saw on the night of the incident... Edgeworth: Mark my words, I will drag it out him! Iris: Does that mean... Mr. Laurice is the witness today...? Edgeworth: ...No. Edgeworth: I believe that nun... will be the first to take the stand. Iris: Sister Bikini... Edgeworth: She claims to have seen the very instant in which you carried out the crime. Iris: ... Edgeworth: I just want to ask you one last time. Edgeworth: It really wasn't you who killed Ms. Elise Deauxnim, correct? Iris: ... Iris: That is correct. It wasn't me. Edgeworth: ...Very well then. Iris: Um... Mr. Edgeworth? Edgeworth: ...Yes? Iris: You are a prosecutor... aren't you? Iris: Are you sure about this? If your true identity is revealed... Edgeworth: Don't worry. ...I've taken the necessary steps. Iris: Y-You have...? Edgeworth: ...Iris. Edgeworth: It is a prosecutor's job to doubt people. Iris: ... Edgeworth: But right now... I am a defense attorney. Edgeworth: A defense attorney's job is to believe in people, and to believe until the bitter end. Edgeworth: That's what a friend of mine told me once. Iris: Mr. Edgeworth... Edgeworth: You may pass judgment on me from the defendant's chair. You are the one to decide... Edgeworth: ...whether or not I am able to do the task I have been entrusted. Iris: ... Iris: ...Very well, sir. I leave my defense in your capable hands. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 9, 10:00 AM District Court Courtroom No. 7 Judge: Court is now in session for the trial of Sister Iris of Hazakura Temple. Edgeworth: The defense is ready, Your Honor. Judge: ...The defense does indeed appear to be ready... Judge: However, the same cannot be said for the prosecution in this case. Edgeworth: ...Indeed. Judge: I'm not sure I like such blatant waste of this court's time. Judge: An empty prosecutor's chair can only mean... Judge: ...that the prosecutor has no confidence in their ability to prove their case. Judge: It would seem this case is already over before it had a chance to begin. Judge: I am ready to announce my verdict at this time. This court finds the defendant... ? ? ?: *OBJECTION!* ? ? ?: The prosecution... stands ready. Judge: A-And you are...? von Karma: Franziska von Karma... Prosecuting prodigy. Judge: V-Von Karma, you say...? Judge: Perchance, you wouldn't be of any relation to the legendary prosecutor Manfred von Karma? von Karma: ... von Karma: Legends are a thing of the past. I am a Von Karma. That is all. von Karma: Upon a special request, I flew in today for the purposes of prosecuting this case. Judge: Y-You did!? Then... you must be quite a big shot, eh! Judge: By the way, Mr. Edgeworth... Edgeworth: Yes, Your Honor? Judge: I'm almost certain that I've seen you somewhere before. Or am I just imagining things? Judge: You look very much like a prosecutor I met once... Edgeworth: ...I believe you are imagining things, Your Honor. Judge: Ms. von Karma? Do you have anything to say? von Karma: ... von Karma: There is no such weakling as this man among those of the Prosecutor's Office. Judge: There... there isn't...? But I'm sure... once before, in this courtroom... Judge: Ack! von Karma: ...I told you, there is no such weakling! Judge: Wh-What is that!? A whip!? I'm not sure I care for such a thing in my courtroom! Judge: B-Bailiff! Remove that whip, at... Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: ...I have no objection to the whip. Judge: Y-You don't...? Edgeworth: The prosecution can wield a whip or drink seventeen cups of coffee... Edgeworth: But there is still only one truth. That is what I stand here to prove today! von Karma: This promises to be interesting... Miles Edgeworth. von Karma: ...I had expected to face Phoenix Wright here today. von Karma: But looking at you now... von Karma: ...maybe this is what I have been waiting for all this time. von Karma: Miles Edgeworth! I will not allow this chance to crush you slip through my fingers! Edgeworth: ...I see you brought your flair for the histrionic. Judge: Allow me to add to the things I'm not sure about... People acting bizarrely in my court! Judge: Uwa-hah! von Karma: ...The stage is set. Now continue with the proceedings, Your Honor. Judge: Very well. Ms. von Karma, please give an outline of this case. Judge: With as little whipping as possible! von Karma: The murder victim is the famed picture book author, Ms. Elise Deauxnim. von Karma: Her body was found in the Hazakura Temple courtyard. von Karma: She had been stabbed through the torso by a ceremonial sword from a golden statue. Judge: The sword in this picture... is the weapon in question, correct...? Judge: ...Very well. The court accepts this photo of the crime scene. *Crime Photo added to the Court Record.* von Karma: There is no mistake. This was the doing of Sister Iris. von Karma: After all... there is a witness to her crime. Judge: ...Very well. Judge: Please bring this witness to the stand! Edgeworth: (And so it begins...) Edgeworth: (My first and my last trial... as a defense attorney!) -------------------------------------------- von Karma: ...Witness. State your name and occupation. Please. Judge: H-Hold on here! I'm not sure about being not sure if I care for this at all! Judge: Witness! Please stand up nice and straight! Edgeworth: If I recall correctly... Edgeworth: ...there are a few milk crates in the defendant's lobby for witnesses with bad backs. Judge: Bailiff! Fetch a crate for this poor lady, please! -------------------------------------------- von Karma: ...Once again. Your name and occupation, please. Bikini: Little old me? Well, I'm the head nun of Hazakura Temple on Eagle Mountain. Bikini: My name is Bikini. You got it? Bikini. Nice to meet everyone. Judge: ... Judge: But you don't appear to be wearing a bikini right now... Judge: Uwah! von Karma: ...The courtroom is the garden of holy judgment. von Karma: Those with lechery in their hearts should leave this sanctuary at once! Judge: Y-You want me to leave!? Bikini: No need to get your bikinis in a twist! Let me tell you, I'm a sight to behold in summer! Bikini: Wha ha ha! Ha ha ha! Ha ha! Edgeworth: In any case... Edgeworth: Witness. I hear that you saw the crime take place on the night in question. Bikini: That's right! Bikini: I can still hardly believe it myself, to be honest. Bikini: There's no way dear little Iris could do anything like that... Judge: Let us hear what you have to say then. Judge: First, tell us aboot your own movements that night, eh! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WITNESS TESTIMONY -- The Night of the Murder -- (1) Bikini: That night I was helping an acolyte with her training in the Inner Temple. But... (2) Bikini: Well, as you can see, my back likes to act up. Violently. (3) Bikini: So, I left Iris to help the acolyte, and returned to Hazakura Temple. (4) Bikini: There's no bath at the Inner Temple, you see, and I needed a long, hot soak. (5) Bikini: It was after I had finished, just as I was heading back... that's when I saw it! -------------------------------------------- Judge: Hmm... Judge: So it was simply coincidence that you found yourself returning to Hazakura Temple? Bikini: ...Yes, you could say that. Bikini: If my back hadn't been in so much pain, I would have stayed at the Inner Temple. Edgeworth: (That sounds like a pretty important statement she just made...) von Karma: There is only one problem with this testimony that I can see... von Karma: And you're not about to fall at the first hurdle, now are you, Miles Edgeworth? Edgeworth: ... Judge: Mr. Edgeworth. ...Please begin your cross- examination. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CROSS EXAMINATION -- The Night of the Murder -- (1) Bikini: That night I was helping an acolyte with her training in the Inner Temple. But... Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: What is this Inner Temple...? Bikini: Well, see, conversing with the spirits is what we train people to do, right? Judge: We'll be the ones asking you the questions, madam. Bikini: ...In order to do that, a place strong in spiritual power is required. Bikini: There's a small temple across Dusky Bridge, called the Inner Temple. Bikini: Acolytes must spend an entire night there to undergo intense training. Edgeworth: And how exactly do you help with this process...? Bikini: It is all quite exacting. It can't be performed without a nun supervising. von Karma: Like a tutor, watching to make sure a spoiled child studies. Edgeworth: (A tutor with a whip, in your case.) Edgeworth: If that is the case... Edgeworth: ...then why did you return to Hazakura Temple, where the murder took place? (2) Bikini: Well, as you can see, my back likes to act up. Violently. Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: Violently...? Bikini: That's right. It's no laughing matter, especially in winter! Bikini: I can't hold anything heavier than a knife and fork during the cold months! Bikini: Just being alive is like strict training! Bikini: Wah ha ha! Wha ha! Wah ha ha! Edgeworth: On the night of the murder, was this fabulous back of yours hurting again...? Bikini: That's right. Raging like a bull in a pigpen. I almost fainted once or twice! Bikini: I just knew that unless I warmed it up, it was going to finally finish me off! (3) Bikini: So, I left Iris to help the acolyte, and returned to Hazakura Temple. Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: You "left Iris to help"... With what? Bikini: What do you think? The acolyte's training, of course. Bikini: It was just past 10 PM, so we were starting to enter into the training exercises proper. Judge: Wasn't it your place to remain with the disciple? Bikini: Well, the job is simply to watch over the acolyte so that they don't pass away. Edgeworth: Just to confirm this point again, that night... Edgeworth: ...you met Iris in the Inner Temple, correct? Bikini: Yes, yes. She's a gentle, honest girl. Bikini: She's never once failed to follow my directions. (3b) Bikini: Iris came to the Inner Temple. She was dressed exactly as she had been at dinner. Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: Are you sure that you're not making a mistake...? Bikini: ...You, young man, need to get your estimation of me up from the floor! Edgeworth: Nngh...! Bikini: Iris always wears the same clothes. Bikini: The smallest thing out of place would have stood out like a sore thumb to me! Bikini: You're making a mistake, thinking I made a mistake! Judge: ...An excellent finish there, witness. Edgeworth: (Still, I have to wonder...) (4) Bikini: There's no bath at the Inner Temple, you see, and I needed a long, hot soak. Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: ...So you returned to the Hazakura Temple in order to take a bath? Bikini: My back is to blame for everything. Bikini: It's a "do or be done in" kind of world, after all. Edgeworth: How long were you in the bath for, if you don't mind me asking? Bikini: ... Bikini: My my my, what a filthy little rogue you are! I know what's on your mind! Edgeworth: ...? Bikini: I bet your next question is going to be, "Where exactly did you wash?" Bikini: Ah, THIS is why you have to watch the young ones... Edgeworth: W-What are you going on about!? I was... Edgeworth: Gwah! von Karma: ...Pathetic, Miles Edgeworth. Judge: The lowest of the low. Edgeworth: (Is there some sort of "Kick Me" sign stuck to the defense's bench!?) Bikini: Anyway, I couldn't afford to be away from my post for too long, you understand, so... (5) Bikini: It was after I had finished, just as I was heading back... that's when I saw it! Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: The crime took place in the courtyard, correct...? Bikini: When you go from my room to the Main Hall... Bikini: ...you have to take a winding hallway from which you can see the courtyard. von Karma: That's right. In other words... von Karma: ...it was pure coincidence that the witness saw the crime taking place before her eyes. von Karma: There was no complicated set-up in this case! Judge: Hmm... That certainly seems to be true. -------------------------------------------- Edgeworth: (There is indeed only one problem with this testimony.) Edgeworth: (If I can clearly point out what it is, then I can begin to quantify...) Edgeworth: (...just how good this witness's memory and observation skills are.) RETURN TO THE START OF CROSS-EXAMINATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Present Iris's Testimony* at (3) Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: ...Witnesses have to undergo their own trials, I'm afraid. Edgeworth: The defendant's fate rests on their powers of observation and memory, after all. Bikini: Well, well, well. Don't worry! I'm more than up to the task! Bikini: I'm a woman of faith, after all. The head honcho of Hazakura Temple. Edgeworth: In that case, Ms. Honcho... I'd like you to explain something for me. Edgeworth: The discrepancy between your testimony and that of the defendant, Iris. Edgeworth: She claims that after ringing the lights out bell, she went back and stayed in her room. Edgeworth: ...Which means! She did not go to the Inner Temple at all! Bikini: N... No...! She said that...? von Karma: *OBJECTION!* von Karma: A defendant or a witness... von Karma: Who is more likely to lie, do you suppose? von Karma: The defendant is simply lying to cover her back! Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: But that is completely illogical. Edgeworth: The murder was committed in the courtyard of Hazakura Temple. Edgeworth: Claiming that she "went to the Inner Temple" would make for a much better alibi. von Karma: ...! Bikini: But that is odd... Bikini: Whatever the reason... I can't believe that she would lie...! Judge: Hmm... she does indeed have honest eyes! Judge: Uwaaaah! von Karma: ...All people lie. That is my belief. Judge: Why am I the only one being whipped in here...!? Judge: Anyway! Neither the witness nor the defendant have any reason to lie! Judge: Which means... Judge: We must call your memory into question... Bikini: Dear, dear, dear. You're older than me and yet you want to play that game, do you? Judge: A-Ah, well, that isn't exactly what I... Bikini: My memory is perfect! Crystal clear! Especially in winter! Judge: Then... I suppose it's too early to end this cross- examination, eh. Judge: Mr. Edgeworth. If you are going to question the memory of this witness... Judge: ...you will need to show me a more decisive piece of evidence. Edgeworth: ...Understood, Your Honor. (I was na�ve to think that alone would do the trick.) Judge: Then please add your comments aboot Iris to the testimony... Judge: And let us return to the cross-examination. CHANGE (3) TO (3b) RETURN TO THE START OF CROSS-EXAMINATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Present Iris's Hood* at (3b) Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: ...Witness. Let's get one thing straight. Edgeworth: The defendant whom you claim to have met... Edgeworth: ...she was wearing this "Demon-Warding Hood", correct? Bikini: Of course! Bikini: That is a very important piece of clothing, I'll have you know! Bikini: Wha ha ha! Wha ha ha! Ha ha... Wait a minute... von Karma: *OBJECTION!* von Karma: H-Hold it right there! Why do you have that...!? Edgeworth: That's the question of the day, now isn't it... Ms. von Karma? Edgeworth: I'll have you know that this hood was given to someone as a gift that night. Edgeworth: Before the lights out bell was rung. von Karma: W... What!? Edgeworth: ...You know where I'm going with this, don't you? Edgeworth: If the witness had seen the defendant as she claims... Edgeworth: ...the defendant couldn't have been wearing this very hood! Bikini: Well well well! Edgeworth: (It's not a bad feeling at all, exposing contradictions like this...) Edgeworth: (Now I understand that happy look on Wright's face every time he does it...) Judge: Order! Order in the court! Witness, your response... Judge: Wuahaaa! von Karma: ...Sister. von Karma: This hood... You have spare ones around the temple, don't you? Bikini: Spares... Well... Bikini: I do tend to make too many of them. Judge: I see... A stockpile. A surplus of hoods, eh? Bikini: Each nun is only given one hood. Bikini: This should be the only hood that Iris owned... Judge: Hmm... Then this is quite strange! Judge: Waaaah! von Karma: If there was a surplus of hoods, then she could have worn one of those! von Karma: ...There is no contradiction here! Judge: Hmm... Edgeworth: (I'm sorry to break this to you, Ms. von Karma... but you won't get away that easily.) Edgeworth: (Discrepancies such as this will sow seeds in any human heart.) Edgeworth: (The seeds of doubt.) Judge: ...Witness. Judge: While I don't wish to call your testimony into doubt... Judge: ...you must give every detail with precision. Bikini: I-I'm not sure I'm comfortable going along with this... von Karma: Sister. You shall continue with your testimony. von Karma: Tell us what you saw after finishing your bath, on your way back to the Inner Temple! Edgeworth: (Those seeds of doubt are sprouting in the Judge's heart.) Edgeworth: (They just need a little more stimulation to bear fruit...) Edgeworth: (Contradictory stimulation.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WITNESS TESTIMONY -- After My Bath -- (1) Bikini: I finished my bath around 11, and I thought I should return to the Inner Temple. (2) Bikini: And as I was walking back... I heard a noise from the court- yard. I took a look and... (3) Bikini: Iris was...! Oh, Mystic Elise! And with that sword, of all things! (4) Bikini: Mystic Elise was staying in the corner room, which faces out onto the courtyard. (5) Bikini: The stabbing I saw must have occurred after she was pushed out of her window. -------------------------------------------- Judge: You saw a truly terrible sight, didn't you...? Judge: If I was in your place... Judge: ...then it would be much like Ms. von Karma whipping Mr. Edgeworth in two in court! Judge: And me, seeing it all from this very chair! Judge: ...Er, well, something like that. Edgeworth: (This judge...) Edgeworth: (His imagination is about as vivid and creative as Detective Gumshoe...) von Karma: I would look the fool if I commented on such foolishness. von Karma: Anyway, this case is mine... Miles Edgeworth! Edgeworth: Calling everyone by their full name... Can't you do something about that habit of yours? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CROSS EXAMINATION -- After My Bath -- (1) Bikini: I finished my bath around 11, and I thought I should return to the Inner Temple. Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: ...How far is it from your room to the Inner Temple? Bikini: Let me think a moment... Bikini: About twenty minutes, on these stumps of mine. Bikini: It's about 15 minutes to Dusky Bridge from Hazakura Temple. Bikini: The Inner Temple is just beyond the bridge. von Karma: Still, you never made it back there that night, did you? Bikini: T-That's right... Bikini: I was heading along the walkway toward the Main Hall... (2) Bikini: And as I was walking back... I heard a noise from the court- yard. I took a look and... Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: You say you heard a noise...? Bikini: "Thump"... Just like that. von Karma: ...That could only be the sound of the victim falling. Bikini: It's very quiet in the temple, you know. Bikini: You can even hear the snow falling from the branches. Bikini: "Thump"... Just like that. Judge: But then, couldn't this noise you heard have been snow falling to the ground? Bikini: ... Bikini: I never thought of that. Bikini: Wah ha ha. Wha ha ha. Ha ha... Judge: Hoh hoh. Hoh hoh. Hoh hoh... Judge: Uaaaaaah! von Karma: The next one to laugh gets a whipping! Bikini: Well. Whatever the source of the sound, I looked over at the courtyard and... (3) Bikini: Iris was...! Oh, Mystic Elise! And with that sword, of all things! Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: ...This is the second time that the witness has testified to seeing the defendant. Edgeworth: But... some doubt remains in these claims. Bikini: Hey, just what does that mean!? Bikini: Just because you're a good- looking young man doesn't give you the right to... Edgeworth: The murderer who stabbed the victim with the sword... Edgeworth: Sister Bikini, try to recall exactly who it was you saw! As clearly as you can! Bikini: Hmm... Well. You're a handsome young man, so I'll forgive you. Bikini: ... Oh! Now that you mention it... Bikini: There was something awfully strange about her... Bikini: Something that has been bugging me all this time! Edgeworth: ...Please, don't keep us in suspense. Bikini: Her hood! von Karma: Her hood...? Bikini: That's right! ...It's coming back to me... Bikini: Iris... She wasn't wearing her hood! Bikini: I thought something was out of place, but... Bikini: It all makes sense now, doesn't it? Bikini: After all, she'd given that hood away to someone, right? Edgeworth: ...Urk! von Karma: Hah... von Karma: You've dug your own grave, Miles Edgeworth! Judge: What do you say, Mr. Edgeworth? Is this testimony important? *** It's not important ********************* * * Edgeworth: * (...This line of questioning * is only going to tear the * wound open further.) * * Edgeworth: * These statements are as * useless as the investigations * of a certain detective. * * Edgeworth: * ...There is no need to record * them. * * Judge: * Hmm... * * Judge: * Very well. * ...Please, continue with your * testimony. * * von Karma: * Hmph... * ******************************************** *** It's important ************************* * * Edgeworth: * (This may initially appear to * put me at a disadvantage...) * * Edgeworth: * (But, I can't see any other * leads at the moment...) * * Edgeworth: * ...Your Honor. I would like * these new statements to be * added to the testimony. * * von Karma: * Heh... * Miles Edgeworth. * * von Karma: * If you want to hang yourself, * you need only to ask. I'll * gladly lend you my whip! * * Judge: * Witness. Add that statement * to your testimony. * * Bikini: * ...No problem. * * ADD STATEMENT (3b) * ******************************************** (3b) Bikini: Now that you mention it... Iris didn't have her hood on. Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: You are sure about that...? Bikini: Yes. After all, we always wear the same clothes. Bikini: Ah! I don't mean because we're poor, you understand? It's our style. Yes, that's it! Edgeworth: ...There's absolutely no need to explain yourself. Bikini: Anyway! She looked different from normal, so that really stuck out. von Karma: Like me holding a whippet puppy instead of my whip. Edgeworth: (At least then it might bite you and not someone else...) Bikini: Iris didn't have her hood on. I'm sure of it! Judge: ...Very well. Judge: Now, please tell us aboot the victim, eh. (4) Bikini: Mystic Elise was staying in the corner room, which faces out onto the courtyard. Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: The room the victim was staying in overlooked the courtyard, correct? Judge: Which means... the victim's room was on the second floor? Bikini: No, no. Hazakura Temple is a single story building. Bikini: But the mountain itself slopes downward... Bikini: ...which elevates the Main Gate side of the temple and the guest rooms in the back... Bikini: ...to about the height of a two story building. Judge: I see... And the victim was staying in one of these elevated rooms, correct? Bikini: Yes... I should know. I'm the one who carried her things to her room, after all... (5) Bikini: The stabbing I saw must have occurred after she was pushed out of her window. Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: What makes you so sure of all this...? Bikini: It's just like I told you earlier... Bikini: "I heard a noise from the courtyard." OK? Bikini: "Thump"... Just like that. von Karma: You're one smart sister, I'll give you that. von Karma: The autopsy report states that... von Karma: ...the victim's body was covered in bruises... von Karma: ...indicating a fall from around 10 feet in height. Judge: Hmm... It appears that the witness was not mistaken then. Bikini: Yep. Yep. I'm more than just a pretty face. Especially in winter! Bikini: I'm a woman of faith, after all. The head honcho of Hazakura Temple. Edgeworth: (There's only two of them working there...!) von Karma: What's wrong, Miles Edgeworth? No snappy comeback remark? Edgeworth: ... -------------------------------------------- Edgeworth: (...It doesn't feel like she is lying.) Edgeworth: (This is very powerful testimony, too.) Edgeworth: (She claims to have seen the instant in which the defendant stabbed the victim...) Edgeworth: (There are only two things I can believe in right now...) Edgeworth: (My client, Iris, and my own abilities as a defense attorney.) RETURN TO THE START OF CROSS-EXAMINATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Present Elise's Autopsy Report* at (5) Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: ...Impressive logic. That's what I'd like to say, anyway. Bikini: Oh please do! My brain is something else... especially in winter! Edgeworth: However... I think you are overlooking one thing. Edgeworth: ...Ms. von Karma. Would you be so kind as to take another look at the autopsy report? von Karma: T-The autopsy report...? Edgeworth: The victim did fall from a height of 10 feet. Edgeworth: ...However. Edgeworth: This fall... was after she was killed. von Karma: Ah...! Judge: T-That's right! It says "after death" right here! Edgeworth: The scene the witness claims to have seen is contradictory! Edgeworth: If the defendant stabbed and killed the victim there in the courtyard... Edgeworth: ...how did the victim then go on to take a ten foot fall!? von Karma: Aaah! Judge: O-Order! Order! Judge: The victim was killed and then fell! Judge: If that is the case... Judge: ...then the victim must have been killed in her room... Don't you agree? von Karma: Th-That is the logical conclusion... von Karma: Yes, that's right! The victim must have been stabbed by the defendant in her own room! von Karma: And she was then thrown out of her window down into the courtyard below! Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: Were there any signs of a struggle in Ms. Deauxnim's room...? von Karma: ...! Edgeworth: She was stabbed with a sword! That would leave a blood stain, wouldn't you agree? Judge: W-Well, Ms. von Karma? Was there any blood...? Judge: Waaaaaah! von Karma: ...No traces of blood were found in the victim's room. Judge: ...Your whip has just caused traces of blood to be found on my glorious playoff beard. Judge: However! If there was no blood in the room, then your claim that... Judge: Waaaaah! von Karma: I'm sure there's no need for me to go over this... von Karma: ...as I'm sure Your Honor is well aware... von Karma: ...of when a stab wound produces the most blood. Judge: When it produces the most blood...? von Karma: Very little blood is actually lost at the moment of a blade's insertion. von Karma: If you want to talk about when the most blood would be lost from a body... von Karma: ...that would be when the blade is removed. Edgeworth: Indeed. With the weapon still in place... Edgeworth: ...it acts like a lid on the wound. Judge: That's true... With the weapon still in the body, there wouldn't be much bleeding... Judge: A perfectly reasonable line of thinking! von Karma: We have come to a conclusion then! von Karma: The victim was thrown out of the window with the sword still in place... von Karma: This removes all of the contradictions! Judge: Order! Order! Order! I must admit that this is a probable version of events! Edgeworth: (I'd expect no less from Franziska von Karma...) Edgeworth: (She locates and takes control of every vital point!) von Karma: ...Hmph... Judge: It seems... Judge: ...that we need a clearer testimony from the witness. Judge: Remove all supposition on your part and tell us only the truth, please! Judge: Witness! Please! Remain standing on the crate! Bikini: Don't go selling me short now! Bikini: The weight of winter snow has bent me out of shape! Bikini: ...Especially my back and my mood! von Karma: Sister. Please give us your testimony. von Karma: I will give you a vigorous massage once we are finished here. Edgeworth: (...With the whip?) Bikini: ...Oh, boy. Alright, alright... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WITNESS TESTIMONY -- Further Details -- (1) Bikini: When I looked across at the scene, the sword was already in place. (2) Bikini: Thinking about it now, I didn't actually see her stab Mystic Elise. (3) Bikini: I've never seen so much blood before... (4) Bikini: That's when I fainted. You can't blame me, can you? (5) Bikini: And when I awoke... Mystic Ami was... stabbing Mystic Elise through the back! -------------------------------------------- Judge: Hmm... Judge: This all confirms Ms. von Karma's theory... von Karma: Von Karmas strive for nothing but perfection. von Karma: Putting together such facts is nothing for me! You should know that, Miles Edgeworth! Edgeworth: ("Perfection" is an impossibility, Franziska von Karma...) Edgeworth: (And I'm here to teach you just that...) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CROSS EXAMINATION -- Further Details -- (1) Bikini: When I looked across at the scene, the sword was already in place. Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: At that time... was the victim bleeding? Bikini: Well... I was very shocked to be seeing all this, of course... Bikini: So I'm not entirely sure... Bikini: But I don't think I saw any blood. Not then. von Karma: ...I'm sure that you didn't. von Karma: The weapon was acting as a plug in the wound. Edgeworth: In any case... Let's be clear on one very important point. Edgeworth: Did you actually see the instant in which the victim was stabbed!? (2) Bikini: Thinking about it now, I didn't actually see her stab Mystic Elise. Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: ...Think carefully. This is very important. Bikini: It's Iris we are talking about here! I'm thinking for all I'm worth! Bikini: ... Bikini: No, when I looked over, the sword was already in Mystic Elise's body. Judge: Hmmmmmm... Edgeworth: (It might not be conclusive, but...) Edgeworth: (...this testimony supports her theory.) von Karma: The victim was stabbed in her room and then dropped into the courtyard... von Karma: ...I think this proves it rather well, Miles Edgeworth. (2b) Bikini: I saw the instant in which the blade, plunged in to the hilt, was smoothly drawn out. Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: "Smoothly", you say... You're saying you saw the sword smoothly slide out? Bikini: That's right... Bikini: The whole thing happened right next to the gold statue of Mystic Ami. Bikini: Mystic Elise was on the ground, and Iris was stooped over her. Bikini: The sword was buried up to the hilt. Bikini: When Iris stood up, the sword in her hand just slid out of Mystic Elise's body. Bikini: It slid out from that gaping wound...! Aaaah... Judge: It goes without saying... that if the sword was removed there would be bleeding. von Karma: ...Nothing out of place here. Edgeworth: (Is that really the case...?) Edgeworth: (I can't help but feel that something about this testimony is very out of place...) Edgeworth: (That something which couldn't possibly have happened... appears to have happened.) (3) Bikini: I've never seen so much blood before... Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: ...So you're saying that you saw the victim's blood? Bikini: T-That's right! Some of it had splattered onto Iris, too... von Karma: When the defendant was arrested, she was meditating in her room. von Karma: And her blood-flecked clothing was neatly folded in the corner. Edgeworth: Wh-What!? (Her clothes were blood- flecked as well...?) Judge: Hmmm... That seems quite conclusive to me... Edgeworth: (What should I do...? Press this point further?) *** Stop here ****************************** * * Edgeworth: * (I can't afford to make * things look any worse for * the defendant.) * * Edgeworth: * (I'll bide my time for now.) * * Judge: * ...Witness. Please continue * your testimony. * * Judge: * From after you witnessed the * victim bleeding! * ******************************************** *** Press further ************************** * * Edgeworth: * Going back to your previous * statement... * * Edgeworth: * ...you said that you saw * little bleeding when the * victim was stabbed. * * Edgeworth: * But now... you say you saw * the victim bleeding...? * * Bikini: * Well, well. I say that * what I saw is what I saw. * * Judge: * W-What did you see? * * Bikini: * Maybe I didn't see the poor * woman get stabbed... * * Bikini: * But I saw the girl pull the * sword out of her, plain as * day. * * Edgeworth: * Pulling the sword out...? * * Bikini: * Well, it wasn't exactly * pulling... It was more like it * "came out". * * Judge: * Witness! You will add this * statement to your testimony! * * Bikini: * Oh... * Was that important...!? * * Edgeworth: * (More important than you * can imagine...) * * ADD STATEMENT (2b) * CHANGE (3) TO (3b) * ******************************************** (3b) Bikini: I've never seen so much blood before... Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: Was the bleeding caused by the killer removing the sword...? Bikini: No mistaking it! I remember it all, clear as day! Edgeworth: ...Don't you think that's a bit odd? von Karma: What do you mean, Miles Edgeworth? Edgeworth: Why would the killer pull out the sword? von Karma: What...? Edgeworth: If all she wanted to do was place the weapon in the hand of the gold statue... Edgeworth: ...then there was no reason to remove it from the body. Edgeworth: All that would've accomplished is causing the victim to bleed unnecessarily. Edgeworth: ...Your thoughts, Ms. von Karma? von Karma: T-That's... Judge: Indeed... It is strange, now that you mention it. Edgeworth: (I'm going to need to find an answer to this mystery, too...) von Karma: A-Anyway! The witness saw something terrible! von Karma: ...So what did you do after that, witness? (4) Bikini: That's when I fainted. You can't blame me, can you? Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: Now, on to what the killer did next... Edgeworth: You saw none of it? Correct? Bikini: Well... I was unconscious... von Karma: How long were you out for? Bikini: I don't know... 10, maybe 20 minutes...? Bikini: A young man with a very prickly looking head woke me up. Bikini: ...By stepping on me, actually. Judge: Hmm... I'm not sure I like that method of resuscitation! Bikini: Well, I wasn't asking for mouth-to-mouth, or anything of the sort... Bikini: ...but I would've welcomed a more gentle awakening right about then, let me tell you. Edgeworth: ...I shall have words with the offender personally. Edgeworth: What did you see upon awakening...? (5) Bikini: And when I awoke... Mystic Ami was... stabbing Mystic Elise through the back! Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: By "Mystic Ami", you are referring to the golden statue, correct? Bikini: Just stabbing someone with the Shichishito, a sacred treasure, is terrible enough. Bikini: But to then make Mystic Ami hold the blade...! von Karma: Truly, a heinous, despicable crime. Edgeworth: It is easy to despise something. Anyone can do it. Edgeworth: However, there is something that cannot be done so easily... von Karma: Whatever it is, I'm sure it's doubly hard for you. Anyway, what is the problem? Edgeworth: Exactly why would the killer set up this gruesome scene? Edgeworth: Can anyone explain the reasoning behind that? von Karma: ...! Judge: Hmmmmm... No, I don't think I can. von Karma: ... von Karma: There isn't always a logical reason behind why someone acts! Bikini: That's true, so true. In early spring, for example, I often find myself... Edgeworth: ("There isn't always"... That phrase might come in handy someday.) -------------------------------------------- Edgeworth: (There are too many unnatural elements in this case...) Edgeworth: (Why was it necessary to use the Shichishito from the Ami statue as a weapon?) Edgeworth: (Why was the weapon finally placed back in the hand of the statue?) Edgeworth: (If I can expose the flaws in this testimony, perhaps then I will begin to find the truth.) RETURN TO THE START OF CROSS-EXAMINATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Present Shichishito* at (2b) Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: Sister Bikini. You are a reliable witness... Edgeworth: At least, I'd like to think so. But there are too many contradictions here. Bikini: W-What do you mean? You make it sound as though I'm a liar! Bikini: But... You're a handsome young man, so I'll forgive you. von Karma: What contradictions are you talking about? Edgeworth: In the scene that the witness claims to have seen... Edgeworth: ...the weapon was thrust up to its hilt into the victim. Edgeworth: Furthermore... the killer withdrew the weapon smoothly from the body. Edgeworth: ...However! Both of these are complete impossibilities! Judge: What do you mean...? Please, explain you... Judge: Uwaaaaah! von Karma: Explain yourself! Edgeworth: To start with... Do you think it would be possible to stab someone to the hilt with this? Edgeworth: No matter how I look at the defendant, she doesn't appear strong enough for that. von Karma: *OBJECTION!* von Karma: "Doesn't appear"...? What meaningless dribble! von Karma: I, too, may appear to be weak and frail... von Karma: But I can crush men under my heel and make them weep, should I so choose! Judge: The objection stands! Judge: I wept a little back there, I must admit. Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: ...That isn't the only issue here. Edgeworth: If this sword was truly stabbed into the body up to the hilt... Edgeworth: Well, just look at all the branches on it. It certainly wouldn't come out smoothly. von Karma: T-That's... Edgeworth: We also have the problem of the amount of bleeding. Edgeworth: It's true that when a blade is left in a body, it acts as a "plug" of sorts. Edgeworth: However! When the weapon is shaped like this, it's an entirely different story. Edgeworth: The wound would be too large for the blade to completely stop from bleeding! von Karma: *OBJECTION!* von Karma: T-That's nothing more than conjecture! von Karma: In reality, the victim was stabbed with the Shichishito. von Karma: Even a weapon of this nature... von Karma: ...may still sometimes slide out smoothly, and may still sometimes stop the blood loss! Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: I'm not finished. Edgeworth: There is still one more... conclusive contradiction. Judge: Y-You've still got more!? Edgeworth: ...This one is simple. Edgeworth: If this sword really was thrust in all the way to the hilt... Edgeworth: ...why is there only blood on the tip of it? von Karma: Ah...! Edgeworth: If this witness is telling the truth... Edgeworth: Then there should be blood along the entire length of the sword! von Karma: Noooooo! Judge: Order! Order! Ord-- Judge: Whaaaaaaaa! von Karma: Bravo... Miles Edgeworth. von Karma: Raising this many contradictions from a single piece of evidence! von Karma: All the other attorneys I know could maybe manage one, if that! Judge: But what does this all mean!? Judge: You have proven contradictions regarding the murder weapon, but... Edgeworth: ...Having come this far, there can only be one answer. von Karma: And that is...? Edgeworth: The weapon used to kill the victim... Edgeworth: ...was not the Shichishito! Judge: W-Whaaaaaaaaat!? von Karma: A foolishly foolish idea born from the foolish mind of a foolhardy foolish fool. Edgeworth: Let's examine this again. What was it that made us think this sword was the murder weapon? Bikini: W-Well... Bikini: It's because Mystic Ami was holding it... Edgeworth: ...Exactly. However! Edgeworth: If you reflect on this, that is the only basis we have to assume such a thing. Edgeworth: The impression left by the scene was just too strong. That is what influenced us. Edgeworth: It influenced us to believe that the Shichishito was the murder weapon! Judge: Order! Order! Order! Waaaaaaaaah! von Karma: So maybe the Shichishito was not the murder weapon. von Karma: Even if that is the case... it changes nothing, Miles Edgeworth! von Karma: The Sister here saw everything! von Karma: She saw the defendant stab the victim with a sword-like object. Judge: Hmmmmmm... That's true! Judge: Your response, Mr. Edgeworth? Edgeworth: ... Edgeworth: If that is so... I would like the prosecution to answer the obvious question it raises. Judge: The obvious... question? Edgeworth: ...Yes. Namely... Edgeworth: Where did the real murder weapon disappear to? von Karma: ...! Edgeworth: It goes without saying that the police searched the Main Hall and the surrounding area. Edgeworth: ...Perhaps the prosecution can enlighten us as to if a "sword-like object" was found. von Karma: T-That's... Judge: Answer the question, Ms. von Karma! von Karma: ... von Karma: No evidence of that kind was found. Judge: Hmmmmm... Another mystery to throw onto the pile! Judge: A trial without a murder weapon is a tricky beast! Bikini: Excuse me... Could I say something...? Bikini: I just remembered something, actually... von Karma: ...What is it, Sister? Bikini: I was just thinking... It's possible... Bikini: ...that just maybe... what actually happened was... it was just over there... Judge: ... What exactly are you going on aboot here? Bikini: The murder weapon, I mean! Maybe... Bikini: I think I might know where the sword was disposed of! Edgeworth: You what!? von Karma: Well then... von Karma: I think we need to hear testimony from you one more time, Sister. Edgeworth: (Impossible...!) Edgeworth: (What else... What else could this old woman have seen!?) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WITNESS TESTIMONY -- Location of the Weapon -- (1) Bikini: I saw the murder at around 11 PM... (2) Bikini: And after asking that it be reported, I went out to the Main Gate. (3) Bikini: And there... I saw tracks! Tracks that indicated the snowmobile had been used! (4) Bikini: It takes 15 minutes to walk to Dusky Bridge, but less than 5 using one of those! (5) Bikini: Maybe they threw the weapon into Eagle River and came back while I was knocked out? (6) Bikini: ...Iris could have done that. She can drive a snowmobile after all... -------------------------------------------- Judge: Hmmmmmm... Judge: Witness. Please, tell us everything you know right away next time. Bikini: Well. I'm not in the best of shape. What with my back and my age, you know. von Karma: Quite... von Karma: There were indeed snowmobile tracks in front of the Main Gate. von Karma: Here is a photograph. Judge: A snowmobile, eh... I see. Well, it certainly is an interesting theory... von Karma: The tracks begin in front of Hazakura Temple... von Karma: ...and run all the way to Dusky Bridge! *Tracks Photo added to the Court Record.* von Karma: ...That solves your pesky little problem, yes? von Karma: The Eagle River's current is quite swift, meaning that it doesn't freeze over in winter. von Karma: Making it the perfect place to dispose of the murder weapon! Edgeworth: (Did she really go to the river to dispose of the murder weapon...?) Judge: Mr. Edgeworth! ...Your cross-examination, please. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CROSS EXAMINATION -- Location of the weapon -- (1) Bikini: I saw the murder at around 11 PM... Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: ...You are sure about the time? Bikini: Yes... I was worried about it, after all. Judge: Why was that? Bikini: Because I have a strong sense of responsibility. Especially at this time of year. Bikini: The acolyte was being doused in freezing water at the time... Bikini: I couldn't very well take it easy in the bath all night now, could I? Bikini: So at 11, I decided to leave Hazakura Temple. Edgeworth: (Her estimation of the time seems reliable, at least.) von Karma: Please continue, Sister. (2) Bikini: And after asking that it be reported, I went out to the Main Gate. Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: You asked Phoenix Wright to report the crime, correct? Bikini: Right, right, the one who trampled me. Edgeworth: (It seems she is the type to hold a grudge...) Bikini: There isn't a phone in the Main Hall, so I sent him to the bridge. von Karma: Phoenix Wright... He didn't even have his cell phone on him? Edgeworth: He had forgotten it at home, apparently. von Karma: What a na�ve boy, as always! von Karma: Not only do I always carry my phone, but I always have my whip in hand, too! Bikini: Anyway, I was really scared... And it was taking him a while to get back... Bikini: So I thought I'd go out by the Main Gate for a spell. (3) Bikini: And there... I saw tracks! Tracks that indicated the snowmobile had been used! Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: As I recall, there was a snowmobile outside the Main Gate when I visited. Bikini: That's it. That's the only one we have. Bikini: It'll run no matter how much snow falls! Edgeworth: Now, you're certain the snowmobile was there at the Main Gate when you arrived? Bikini: Yes, of course. It was parked in front of the gate. von Karma: So... she had already gone, discarded the murder weapon, and returned by that time. Edgeworth: (...I'm not sure if this is really relevant... What should I do...?) *** Press further ************************** * * Edgeworth: * (...I need answers to * every possible doubt.) * * Edgeworth: * The snowmobile in question... * Was it still warm at that * time? * * Bikini: * Huh? Huh? Huh? Huh? * What do you mean? * What do you mean? * * Judge: * What do you mean, eh? * * von Karma: * What do you mean, * Miles Edgeworth!? * * Edgeworth: * (...I'm playing to a slow * crowd here.) * * Edgeworth: * It goes without saying that * using a snowmobile will * heat its engine. * * Edgeworth: * If it was still warm, then it * means it was recently used. * * Bikini: * Ah! I see! I never thought of * that! * * Judge: * Hmmm, that's right! * I overlooked that, too! * * von Karma: * ...Of course you did. * * Edgeworth: * Then answer the question * please, witness. * * Bikini: * ... * * Bikini: * I don't often go around * touching hot engines... * * Edgeworth: * ...Hmm. * * Bikini: * However... Now that you * mention it... * * Bikini: * There wasn't any snow on it. * * Judge: * Snow...? * * Bikini: * Yes. For some reason, only * the snowmobile wasn't covered * in snow... * * Edgeworth: * (There wasn't any snow * on it!? Curses!) * * Judge: * It seems highly likely that * the killer did use the * snowmobile then, eh! * * von Karma: * How long does it take to get * to Dusky Bridge by * snowmobile? * ******************************************** *** Stop here ****************************** * * Edgeworth: * (It looks very likely that * the snowmobile is related to * this case.) * * Edgeworth: * (I can't help but think that * Iris used it... * But for what...?) * * Edgeworth: * (I'd better hold off on * this... for now.) * * Judge: * ...Well then, witness. * * Judge: * How long does it take to * reach the bridge by * snowmobile? * ******************************************** (4) Bikini: It takes 15 minutes to walk to Dusky Bridge, but less than 5 using one of those! Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: In that case... why didn't you use it yourself? You could've spared yourself some walking. Bikini: Ah! There's a reason for that! Have we got a moment for me to explain? Judge: I think that's why the question was asked in the first place... Bikini: ...It was about a month ago. Bikini: I was driving my beloved little snowmobile, happy as can be. Bikini: I'd fetched some water and was heading back when I went and crashed into a tree! Bikini: The tree and my back both went crunch. Just like that. Crunch. Judge: Hmm... Crunch. Bikini: ...I haven't been able to find the courage to ride anything since then... Bikini: Anyway, the killer must have used it! (5) Bikini: Maybe they threw the weapon into Eagle River and came back while I was knocked out? Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: Refresh our memory. How long were you knocked out for...? Bikini: Like I said, somewhere between 10 to 20 minutes. von Karma: It's possible to get to the bridge and back in 10 minutes using the snowmobile... Edgeworth: ...I have to concede that is more than enough time. von Karma: Is that all you wish to concede, Miles Edgeworth? Edgeworth: ... (6) Bikini: ...Iris could have done that. She can drive a snowmobile after all... Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: While it would have been possible, time-wise... Edgeworth: ...one element remains out of place here. Judge: Oh? And what would this mystery element be? Edgeworth: The killer's reasoning, Your Honor. "Why did the killer do all of this?" Edgeworth: Why go to the Eagle River to dispose of the murder weapon when there are other methods? Judge: Hmm... Too many unanswered questions! Judge: Your response, Ms. von Karma? Judge: Waaaaaaaah! von Karma: Turning to me for help over the slightest thing! von Karma: Why don't you think for yourself once in a while? ...Your Honor. Judge: Whaaaaat!? Edgeworth: (She's as over the top as always...) von Karma: A-Anyway... von Karma: Whatever the reason, the fact remains that the defendant could have done this! von Karma: The murder weapon was disposed of in the river! Another point to me, Miles Edgeworth! -------------------------------------------- Edgeworth: (Another mystery to feed the fire...) Edgeworth: ("Was there any reason to go and throw away the murder weapon"...?) Edgeworth: (Luckily, there is surely a problem with this testimony.) Edgeworth: (Now all I have to do is start poking holes in this flawed account...) RETURN TO THE START OF CROSS-EXAMINATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Present Tracks Photo* at (5) Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: I admit this photograph proves something. Edgeworth: It proves that the snowmobile was used on the night of the murder. von Karma: You've finally accepted the inevitable, it seems... Miles Edgeworth. Edgeworth: However... Edgeworth: If what the witness says is true, why is there only one set of tracks? von Karma: What do you mean...? Edgeworth: Iris left Hazakura Temple, threw the weapon into the river, and then returned. Edgeworth: If this was the case, then naturally there should be two sets of tracks in the snow! Edgeworth: Those from heading out to the bridge, and those from coming back. Bikini: ... Bikini: Ah...! You're right! von Karma: Hmph... von Karma: You are forgetting one thing, Miles Edgeworth. Edgeworth: ...? von Karma: On the night of the murder, it was snowing. von Karma: The tracks leading to the bridge were erased by the snowfall. von Karma: This removes your precious contradiction, now doesn't it! Judge: I see! While she was at the river, the snow stopped... Judge: ...leaving just the return tracks in the snow. von Karma: What do you have to say now, Miles Edgeworth! Edgeworth: (Is there a flaw in her theory...?) Edgeworth: (This idea that the snowfall covered one set of tracks...?) xxx It's flawless. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Edgeworth: x ...The tracks leading to the x bridge were covered by x the snow. x x Edgeworth: x I do not have any evidence x that can dispute this claim. x x von Karma: x ...In which case, the rest x is simple. x x von Karma: x Sister. x x von Karma: x Who was the only person who x could have driven the x snowmobile that night? x x Bikini: x Well... that would be...! x x von Karma: x ...You can't hide it. x I already know the answer. x x Bikini: x ......... x x Bikini: x It could only be Iris. x x Judge: x A-And the reason being...!? x x Bikini: x There is only one key for x the snowmobile. x x von Karma: x A key... that the defendant is x responsible for! x x Edgeworth: x Whaaaaat!? x x Judge: x Order! Order! x x Judge: x Now I don't feel like a x clueless Puck Bunny! x I understand everything! x x Judge: x If the defendant did indeed x use the snowmobile... x x Judge: x ...which means that Iris is x most definitely the murder-- x x Edgeworth: x *HOLD IT!* x x Edgeworth: x ...Your Honor! x Please, wait a moment. x x Judge: x What is it, Mr. Edgeworth? x x Edgeworth: x There is one gaping hole in x Ms. von Karma's claim! x x Judge: x ... x x Judge: x I'm not sure if I care for x your response, Mr. Edgeworth. x x Judge: x Next time, bring up whatever x issues you have earlier. x Do you understand!? x x Edgeworth: x Nngh... x x Edgeworth: x (I should have noticed it x sooner...!) x x CONTINUE x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *** There is a contradiction. ************** * * CONTINUE * ******************************************** Edgeworth: The tracks to the river were covered by snow... What a nice theory. Edgeworth: However, Ms. von Karma... That is impossible. von Karma: ... von Karma: Would you care to explain... von Karma: ...why there is a rude index finger currently pointed in my general direction? Edgeworth: ...No need. The evidence will do all of the talking for me. Judge: On the night of the murder the killer went to, and returned from, Dusky Bridge... Judge: ...in order to dispose of the murder weapon. The outgoing tracks were erased by snow. Judge: ...Or so claims Ms. von Karma. Judge: Mr. Edgeworth! Present your evidence to the contrary, eh! Judge: Evidence that the outgoing tracks were not covered by snow! xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Edgeworth: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Edgeworth: x Here is the evidence! x What do you have to say, x Your Honor...? x x Judge: x ... x x Judge: x ...This reminds me of when x I was a little hockey goon x in training... x x Judge: x When I was a child, I hoped x for school to be canceled due x to heavy snowfall. x x Judge: x Perhaps, Mr. Edgeworth, it x would've been better for you x had court been snowed in. x x Judge: x ...That's all this evidence x says to me, in any case. x x Edgeworth: x ... x x Edgeworth: x Nothing else...? x x Judge: x Nothing else. x x von Karma: x Oh dear... x You seem to have missed, x Miles Edgeworth. x x Edgeworth: x Nngh...! x x Edgeworth: x (According to the witness's x testimony, the incident x occurred after 11 PM...) x x Edgeworth: x (In which case...) x x Edgeworth: x (...there has to be evidence x that can undeniably prove x something doesn't match up!) x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *** Present Weather Data ******************* * * Edgeworth: * *TAKE THAT!* * * Edgeworth: * Witness! Please tell us again * what time it was when you * witnessed the crime. * * Bikini: * Like I said! * It was around 11. * * Edgeworth: * ...Of course, this means that * the weapon was thrown away * after that time, correct? * * Edgeworth: * On that note... Please take a * look at this data. * * Edgeworth: * It is the weather report for * Eagle Mountain on the night * of the murder. * * Judge: * The... weather report...? * * Edgeworth: * Snow started to fall at * 7 PM... But it stopped * at around 10:50. * * von Karma: * ...! * * Edgeworth: * Therefore! When the Sister * witnessed the crime at * 11 PM... * * Edgeworth: * ...the snow had already * stopped falling! * * Edgeworth: * It is impossible for any * tracks made after that time * to have been covered up! * * von Karma: * Aaah! * * Judge: * O-Order! Order! * * Judge: * Very well then... * * Judge: * It looks like Ms. von Karma's * claim has been... snowed in. * * Judge: * Waaaaaah! * * von Karma: * ...It's too soon to be closing * this trial due to snow! * * von Karma: * Miles Edgeworth! How pathetic * of you to rely on the weather * of all things! * * Edgeworth: * ... * * von Karma: * Answer me this, then! * * von Karma: * When is a weather report * ever correct!? * * Judge: * Ah, no, no no... * You've got it all wrong. * * Judge: * This isn't a forecast... This * is... actual data... * * Judge: * Gyaaaaah! * * von Karma: * Forecast, data, all weather * reports have some * inaccuracies! * * von Karma: * It may have still been snowing * in the vicinity well past * 11 PM! * * Judge: * Hmmmm... * It's true. We cannot be * totally sure, eh! * * Edgeworth: * W-What!? * (How did she pull that off!?) * * Judge: * "It had stopped snowing at * Hazakura Temple when the * murder took place." * * Judge: * ...You need to provide * conclusive evidence of this. * * Edgeworth: * (I've come this far... * There's no turning back now.) * * Edgeworth: * ...Very well. * * Edgeworth: * I, too, cannot allow any * doubt to remain concerning * this testimony. * * von Karma: * Hah... You can't back down, * can you? Such a perfectionist, * Miles Edgeworth! * * Judge: * Very well then... * Mr. Edgeworth! * * Judge: * Where is your evidence that it * had already stopped snowing * when the victim was killed!? * * xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx * x * x Edgeworth: * x *TAKE THAT!* * x * x Judge: * x ... * x * x Judge: * x Your response, Ms. von Karma? * x * x von Karma: * x It looks like... * x * x von Karma: * x It is still snowing in your * x heart, too. * x * x von Karma: * x Shivering in the cold, you * x are closing your eyes to the * x truth... * x * x Edgeworth: * x ...! * x * x Judge: * x And to think you just arrived * x after a long, tiring flight * x from Germany. * x * x Judge: * x That was poetry. Pure poetry. * x * x Edgeworth: * x (This evidence is only * x going to freeze my case * x solid.) * x * x von Karma: * x Respond! * x Miles Edgeworth. * x * x Edgeworth: * x Even if it is snowing in * x my heart... * x * x Edgeworth: * x At the time of the murder... * x it had already stopped snowing * x at Hazakura Temple! * x * x RETURN TO QUESTION * x * xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx * * *** Present Crime Photo ******************** * * * * CONTINUE * * * ******************************************** * ******************************************** *** Present Crime Photo ******************** * * CONTINUE * ******************************************** Edgeworth: *TAKE THAT!* Edgeworth: Ultimately, it all comes down to one point. Edgeworth: That being... Edgeworth: Whether or not it was snowing in that courtyard when the victim was stabbed... von Karma: That's right. But proving that is... Edgeworth: Incredibly easy. von Karma: ...! Edgeworth: If we want to know whether it was snowing or not, this photo will tell us everything. Edgeworth: Of course, I am referring to the photo of the crime scene. Edgeworth: As you can see... everything is covered with snow. Edgeworth: ...With just one exception. von Karma: And that is...? Edgeworth: The victim herself, Ms. Elise Deauxnim! Edgeworth: Why is there no snow on top of her...? Edgeworth: The answer is simple! Edgeworth: It had stopped snowing when she was killed, that's why! von Karma: Gnnngh! Edgeworth: In other words! Edgeworth: If the killer really did go to the Eagle River to dispose of the murder weapon... Edgeworth: ...then in this photograph, there should be two sets of tracks! von Karma: Aaaaah! Judge: Order! Order! Just what are you... Judge: Gyahaah! von Karma: J-Just what are you suggesting, Miles Edgeworth!? Edgeworth: (To be honest... I am not entirely sure myself. But...) Edgeworth: This is simply what all of the facts point to. Edgeworth: That night... someone used the snowmobile to leave Hazakura Temple. Edgeworth: From the tracks left, it can be understood that they were heading for Dusky Bridge. Edgeworth: At that time... it was still snowing. von Karma: Of course it was. Because those tracks were gone. Edgeworth: Then when this person returned to Hazakura Temple... Edgeworth: ...the snow had stopped. Thus, the return tracks remained. Judge: Hmmmmm... Bikini: Can I say something? Bikini: This all sounds a bit fishy to me... von Karma: ...What does, Sister? Bikini: There is only one key for the snowmobile. Edgeworth: ...! von Karma: Furthermore, on the night in question, we know that the defendant had it! von Karma: The key was found in her room after the murder! Bikini: ...Which can only mean, that night... Bikini: Iris used the snowmobile to go to the Inner Temple... Edgeworth: (But... Iris said that she never went there...) Edgeworth: (I should probably press on this point some more when I get the chance...) Bikini: The snowmobile can't cross the suspension bridge... Bikini: So, she must have left it on the Hazakura side of the bridge and crossed on foot. Judge: ...That sounds right. Bikini: But... What's odd is, when I left Iris and returned to Hazakura Temple... Bikini: I didn't see anything near Dusky Bridge. von Karma: Y-You must have just failed to see it, Sister. Bikini: Maybe... But when I made it back to Hazakura Temple... Bikini: ...it was there, by the Main Gate... The snowmobile, I mean. Bikini: I know what I saw. It was covered in snow, too... Edgeworth: B-But that... isn't possible! Judge: Order! Order! Order in the court! ...What does this all mean? von Karma: ...Nngh... Edgeworth: So then what was the snowmobile used for...? Edgeworth: It wasn't taken by the defendant when she went to the Inner Temple. Edgeworth: If it had been, then the witness couldn't possibly have seen it by the gate. Edgeworth: Furthermore... it wasn't used by the killer to dispose of the murder weapon. Edgeworth: If that was the case, there should be two sets of tracks in this photo. Edgeworth: All we know is this... Edgeworth: After it stopped snowing... someone used the snowmobile to return to Hazakura Temple! Judge: Hmmmmmm... Edgeworth: (I never thought a simple snowmobile could cause so much trouble...) Judge: ... Judge: I think we've arrived at this point due to the witness... Bikini: Yes, yes. I've nothing more to add. Bikini: I've told you everything, everything that I know. Judge: Well then... That still leaves us with the same problem. Judge: If only there was someone... A witness who could testify to having seen the snowmobile! Edgeworth: (A witness, huh...) Judge: Was there no one out, walking perhaps, near Dusky Bridge on that night? Bikini: ... I don't think that's likely. Bikini: It was cold enough to freeze your ears off. Bikini: Only an idiot would go out wandering in that. Bikini: ...Unless they had something really important to do. Judge: Hmmmm... That's a shame. Edgeworth: (Hold on...) Edgeworth: (Something is coming to me...) Edgeworth: (An idiot may well have gone wandering out on that sub-arctic night!) Edgeworth: ...Your Honor! Edgeworth: I actually have an idea... There may be one individual able to help us. Judge: R-Really!? von Karma: ...You know of someone who might have seen the snowmobile on the night of the murder...? Edgeworth: I don't know for sure if he saw it or not... Edgeworth: But there are two things about him that do come to mind. Judge: Which are...? Edgeworth: First... that he saw "something incredible" on the night of the murder. von Karma: ...And the second being? Edgeworth: This individual that I am thinking of went wandering outside on that cold night... Edgeworth: In other words, he is our kind of idiot. Judge: Mr. Edgeworth! Who is this idiot you're talking aboot!? xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Edgeworth: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Judge: x Just what is the meaning of x this, Mr. Edgeworth...? x x Judge: x Are you saying that... this is x the person who was near x Dusky Bridge that night? x x Edgeworth: x I-I did think so, however... x x Edgeworth: x Aaah! x x von Karma: x You're the wandering idiot, x Miles Edgeworth! x x Edgeworth: x Cool off before you try to x take me on again! x x Edgeworth: x Ungh...! x (What was I thinking!?) x x Edgeworth: x (This is the perfect chance x to drag him onto the stand!) x x Judge: x Hmmmm... x Mr. Edgeworth. x x Judge: x This individual... Did they x really see the snowmobile x that night? x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Larry Butz profile* Edgeworth: *TAKE THAT!* Judge: This guy must be a product of "Jean-Luc de Laduc's Guide To Obnoxious French Painting"... Edgeworth: This is Larry Butz... The student of the victim, Elise Deauxnim. Judge: Her student...? Interesting. Judge: Why was he wandering on the night of the murder? Edgeworth: T-That's... Edgeworth: (I could tell them all about his designs for Iris...) Edgeworth: (But it may cost us his credibility as a witness... Before I even call him.) Edgeworth: He is, after all, an artist. Edgeworth: He was, perhaps, searching for something in the snowy scenery that would move him. Edgeworth: ...Although I cannot guarantee that this is the reason. von Karma: And so...? This unfortunate, unreliable-looking man... von Karma: What exactly was it that he saw? Edgeworth: I intend to extract that from him, right here in this courtroom. Judge: Summon this youth as a witness immediately! von Karma: ... von Karma: I have no choice, do I? Edgeworth: I believe he is in the gallery for this trial. Edgeworth: It will not take long to summon him. Judge: ...Very well. Edgeworth: (Larry...) Edgeworth: (You may have escaped me yesterday...) Edgeworth: (But today I'm going to get everything out of you!) Judge: ...The court will now adjourn for a 20 minute break. Judge: Ms. von Karma, please see to preparing the next witness. von Karma: ...Understood, Your Honor. Judge: Good... Judge: Well then! Court is now in recess! To be continued. _______________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 2-2: Trial [0454] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� February 9, 11:15 AM District Court Defendant Lobby No. 1 Iris: Excuse me... Mr. Edgeworth? I'm not really sure what to say... Edgeworth: Iris. We only have 20 minutes. Edgeworth: There are two things which I need to ask you before we reconvene. Iris: ...Alright. I'll help you any way I can. Edgeworth: First, about that night. You really didn't go to the Inner Temple, correct? Edgeworth: The last witness claims to have met and talked with you in the Training Hall. Edgeworth: Either you or Sister Bikini... Edgeworth: ...is lying. Iris: ... Iris: Mr. Edgeworth. It is just as I said yesterday. Iris: Until the incident occurred... I was in my own room, in Hazakura Temple. Edgeworth: ...Very well. The second thing, then. Edgeworth: That night, the temple snowmobile was used in between the time Sister Bikini... Edgeworth: ...returned to the Main Hall and when she bore witness to the murder. Edgeworth: Sometime between 10:30 and 11 PM that night. Edgeworth: Were you the one who used the snowmobile? Iris: ... Iris: There is only one key for the snowmobile. Iris: The only person who could have used it... was me. Edgeworth: So it was you...! Edgeworth: But... why? Edgeworth: ...What made you go out to Dusky Bridge? Iris: ... Iris: I'm sorry, Mr. Edgeworth. *5 PSYCHE-LOCKS* Edgeworth: Iris... Iris: I can't... tell you about that... yet. Edgeworth: "Yet"...? Iris: Not until her safety is confirmed... Edgeworth: Her? Iris: The safety of the acolyte... Edgeworth: (The "acolyte", huh...) Edgeworth: (She's must be talking about Maya...) Edgeworth: ... Edgeworth: Iris. Look me in the eye and tell me the truth. Edgeworth: Did you kill Elise Deauxnim? Iris: ... Iris: No matter who or what may come... Iris: I could never take a life. Edgeworth: ... Edgeworth: (As I thought... no Psycholock...) Edgeworth: ...Very well. Edgeworth: It is my job to get to the truth. Edgeworth: You'll discover this for yourself soon enough. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 9, 11:36 AM District Court Courtroom No. 7 Judge: ...Court will now reconvene. Judge: Ms. von Karma. Where is the witness...? von Karma: During the break, a man was detained for suspicious behavior in the gallery. Edgeworth: Suspicious behavior...? von Karma: He was sketching something... Very intensely. Judge: Dare I ask what the witness was sketching when he was detained? von Karma: He drew a terrifying woman, armed with a demonic face and a vicious whip. Judge: ... Judge: I can only presume that his intention was to capture you-- Judge: ...Aaaah! von Karma: Anyway, it's time to drag this pathetic excuse for an artist before the court! von Karma: Laurice Deauxnim! I hope you're ready... Get in here! Edgeworth: (It would seem that whip is going to see plenty more use today...) -------------------------------------------- Butz: Ouch! von Karma: ...Your sketch is in contempt of this court! Butz: H-Hey! I was just artistically rendering... Butz: Ou-Ouch! von Karma: You tried to run away from the bailiff who was trying to hand you your subpoena, correct? Butz: L-Look! I'm nothing but a fledgling artist, training out in the mountains! Butz: I'm only down here in the city because I ran out of green paint. Butz: Well, to use the technical term for the color, "viridian". Edgeworth: ...Larry... Edgeworth: This isn't an art store, now is it...? Butz: I know! I graduated junior high, OK!? Butz: Look. Art is all about working in the fields, isn't it? Judge: Working in the fields...? Edgeworth: I presume he wanted to say "field work"... I hope. Butz: Th-That's it! Thanks, buddy! Edgeworth: (It's kind of sad that I was able to understand his mangled train wreck of a sentence...) Butz: I just happened to stop in here and found a wonderful new model! von Karma: ... Butz: So see!? I've got nothing to do with this trial! At all! Butz: I expect all of your faces to be red when you realize this mistake! Bright red! Butz: Or, to use the technical term, "crimson lake". Butz: ...Ou-Ou-Ouch! Butz: Ou-Ou-Ou-Ouch! Ouch! Judge: Ou-Ou-Ou-Ouch! Ouch! Ou-Ouch! von Karma: Stop your pathetic blabbing and testify like a man! Judge: Refrain from whipping me, Ms. von Karma! Cross-whipping is as bad as cross-checking. Judge: Witness! That was all your fault! Testify, now! Butz: Waaaah... This is almost too much for me...! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WITNESS TESTIMONY -- What I Saw -- (1) Butz: I was at that lodge out in the mountains, looking up at the stars that night. (2) Butz: I walked to the bridge a number of times, but... (3) Butz: I didn't see a s-snowmobile! (4) Butz: I didn't meet anyone at the bridge that night! (5) Butz: The girl I was waiting for didn't show up... My teacher died on me... (6) Butz: I'm all alone now. Aren't I, Edgeyyyyy...!? -------------------------------------------- Judge: Witness! Please refrain from talking directly to the lawyers during your testimony! Butz: I-I'm just a nobody! Nothing but a small, worthless man, aren't I!? Butz: And why wasn't I asked for my name and occupation... or anything else...!? Judge: ... Judge: Mr. Edgeworth. This man seems to have quite a severe inferiority complex. Edgeworth: ...He's recently been the cause of numerous incidents. Edgeworth: I think he's finally realized for himself... Edgeworth: ...just how much of a nuisance he has been to other people! Butz: Yeah, that's right! I'm behind everything, every case! Butz: Watch out, OK! Just touching me will make you eternally unhappy! Judge: ...Well then, let us proceed with the cross-examination. With no touching, thank you. Judge: We can delve into other details at a later time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CROSS EXAMINATION -- What I Saw -- (1) Butz: I was at that lodge out in the mountains, looking up at the stars that night. Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: ... Judge: What ever is the matter, Mr. Edgeworth? Edgeworth: This one single statement is so full of contradictions... Edgeworth: For a moment there, I thought I was going to collapse. Judge: Hmm... von Karma: So, witness? von Karma: Any idea as to where these contradictions in your testimony lie? von Karma: Depending on your answer... I may let my whip have its way. Butz: OK, give me a minute... Butz: Well, it was snowing that night so I couldn't possibly have seen the stars. Butz: That run-down shack is hardly a "lodge", is it...? Butz: And even if the stars could be seen, it isn't like I was there to look at them, right? Edgeworth: ... von Karma: See? You can do it if you try. Butz: Heh heh heh... Butz: Ou-Ou-Ou-Ouch! von Karma: ...There is only one issue here. von Karma: What you saw at Dusky Bridge. (2) Butz: I walked to the bridge a number of times, but... Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: "A number of times"...? How many? Butz: Maybe... five times? I went once every twenty minutes. Edgeworth: Which means... Edgeworth: ...you spent almost two hours at Heavenly Hall that night? Butz: You bet! Real love is about waiting with your heart in your hands! Judge: Love, you say...? Edgeworth: It was this man's intention to summon the defendant to the small shack. Edgeworth: ...Using this blackmail letter. Judge: B-Blackmail...!? Butz: No, no! That was simply a product of overflowing love... Butz: A-Agh! von Karma: You huffy, puffy, loosey- goosey excuse for a whimpering whining wuss of a witness! Judge: So... what did you see? I hope for your sake you saw a snowmobile... Judge: You huffy, puffy, loosey- goosey excuse for a whimpering whining wuss of a witness, eh! Butz: Um... well... You see... Edgeworth: (Being called those names doesn't seem to bother him at all...) (3) Butz: I didn't see a s-snowmobile! Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: ...Larry! You really didn't see it? Butz: H-H-Hey! No need to hit your desk! I can hear you! Butz: ...I didn't see it! I didn't see a s-s-snowmobile! Edgeworth: ... Edgeworth: Larry. Say "snowmobile" for me, please? Butz: S-S-S-Snowmobile. Edgeworth: If you truly have nothing to hide... Edgeworth: ...then why are you stammering like you just flew over a cuckoo's nest!? Butz: Sh-Shut up! W-W-What is this!? I don't know! Don't ask me! Edgeworth: (It seems that I'll need to start from a more obvious contradiction.) Edgeworth: (I'm going to strike the blow that will finally get him to spill the beans!) (4) Butz: I didn't meet anyone at the bridge that night! Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: You didn't meet anyone? Butz: That's right. Because I've got nothing to do with this! Butz: And I'm just here to buy some viridian paint, OK!? Butz: Come on, I expect to see those crimson lake faces! Now! Judge: ... Judge: It would appear that simply pressing him isn't going to be enough, Mr. Edgeworth. Edgeworth: ...Indeed. -------------------------------------------- Edgeworth: (It seems that he's going to claim to have nothing to do with this to the end.) Edgeworth: (I don't want this guy to cost us any more time...) Edgeworth: (I need to slice through his obvious contradictions and keep things moving along...) RETURN TO THE START OF CROSS-EXAMINATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Present Phoenix Wright profile* Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: Larry Butz... Edgeworth: I can understand why you might want to throw your old life away. Edgeworth: You're pretty pathetic, and you cause all sorts of trouble... Butz: I'm sorry...! Edgeworth: But... Having realized just how much of a nuisance you have been... Edgeworth: ...that could be considered a step in the right direction. Butz: Edgey! Are you... trying to console me? Judge: It certainly doesn't sound that way to me. Edgeworth: However... Edgeworth: I cannot forgive you for simply turning away from the incidents you create! Butz: Waaah... You're totally pinning this on me... Edgeworth: ...Now then. Let us talk about the night of the murder. Edgeworth: Sister Bikini, after seeing the murder take place, asked Phoenix Wright to report it. Edgeworth: Thus, he headed for the public phone by the bridge... Edgeworth: There, he happened across a certain nefarious individual! Edgeworth: You, Larry Butz! Butz: ... Butz: That's right. Me, in the flesh. Judge: Hmm... Listen carefully, witness. Judge: It doesn't matter if you change your name. Judge: So long as you remain pretty pathetic, you will continue to cause these incidents! Judge: That reality will not change! Butz: B-But...! What do you want me to do, then!? Edgeworth: Larry. What you need to change is your inner self. Edgeworth: "What you saw that night"... Edgeworth: Testify truthfully! That is all you can do for now. Butz: ... Butz: Edgey... I... Butz: I think... I've finally woken up! Butz: ... Butz: Well. I guess I could still be sleeping... Butz: But anyway! I'll do it! I'll testify! Butz: ... Butz: Well. I'm not sure this'll go especially well... Judge: I'll ask again, then, witness. Judge: What did you see on the night of the murder? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WITNESS TESTIMONY -- What I Saw, Pt. 2 -- (1) Butz: I went to the shack at around 9, so it would have been about 10:30 PM... (2) Butz: I was lying under my bedding when a white flash almost blinded me! (3) Butz: I looked out the window... and Dusky Bridge was on fire! (4) Butz: There was still some thunder, but I went right away to check it out. (5) Butz: That's when I ran into Nick. -------------------------------------------- Judge: Hmmmm... Judge: You certainly saw quite a lot, didn't you? von Karma: So... what happened to the bridge after it caught on fire? Butz: It was like me after a three day stint chasing a girl... Butz: It totally burnt out. Like, almost totally gone. Butz: ...I mean, trying to cross the burning remains was what caused Nick to fall. von Karma: W-What did you say!? Edgeworth: Oh, don't worry... nothing life-threatening. He just caught a cold. von Karma: As always, hard to know if he should be called lucky or unlucky... Judge: Now, Mr. Edgeworth! Please commence your cross-examination. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CROSS EXAMINATION -- What I Saw, Pt. 2 -- (1) Butz: I went to the shack at around 9, so it would have been about 10:30 PM... Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: What did you do out there in the cold for an hour and a half? Butz: Well, if you really must know... I was busy being excited. I guess. Judge: Hmmmmm... "Excited"? Dare I even ask...? Butz: I set the meeting time as 10:00 PM, right? Butz: But I couldn't wait. And I thought she might come early, too. Edgeworth: ...Well, it appears she didn't come at all, in the end. von Karma: Because they never arranged to meet in the first place, did they? Butz: Shut up! Don't go picking my fond memories apart! Butz: Anyway, I was getting a little worried. Butz: I thought maybe Iris had lost her way. Butz: So every twenty minutes or so, I went out to the bridge. Butz: But I didn't see anything particularly suspicious... Butz: I didn't have anything else to do, so I went back to the shack to wait for her. (2) Butz: I was lying under my bedding when a white flash almost blinded me! Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: This "light" was, of course... Butz: Lightning. Like... KERPOW! Butz: Like a slap from Naomi, honestly! A big bada-boom! Butz: Hagaaaaah! von Karma: ...Or a little like that? Butz: Waaah! That's more like a punch from Miranda! Judge: Witness, did you actually see the lightning hit the bridge? Butz: Well, I was a bit startled by the flash of light, so... (3) Butz: I looked out the window... and Dusky Bridge was on fire! Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: Seeing that, what did you do? Butz: What do you think!? I was burning up as well! From the fire in my heart! von Karma: And that's why you went to take a look at the bridge? Butz: Well. To be honest... Butz: It was freezing cold, so at first I thought, "Forget it. I'm not leaving my covers." Butz: But it had pretty much stopped snowing... So, I dunno, I changed my mind. Judge: Hmmmmmm. Judge: I'm not sure I care for the "forget it" attitude you had at first, witness. (4) Butz: There was still some thunder, but I went right away to check it out. Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: You said "right away"... But exactly how long after the strike was that? Butz: Hmm... Butz: The lightning fell, and then the bridge caught on fire... Maybe around five minutes? Butz: I mean. I suddenly thought, "Gotta go check this out!" von Karma: How far is this small shack you were in from the bridge? Butz: Hold on... Well, it had pretty much stopped snowing... Butz: I guess about a five-minute walk? Edgeworth: And how did Dusky Bridge look when you got there? Butz: Like I had recovered a piece of my childhood. Butz: I mean, not even the bonfires kids make during school camping trips can compare! Edgeworth: (...Well? Should I press him for a little more info?) *** Not right now. ************************* * * Edgeworth: * (I don't think we can * expect any more relevant * information...) * * Edgeworth: * (Probably best to turn to * other leads.) * * Judge: * ...Witness. Please continue * your testimony. * ******************************************** *** Why didn't you call anyone? ************ * * Edgeworth: * ...Larry. Let me ask you * one thing. * * Butz: * What is it, Edgey? * What's with the serious face? * * Edgeworth: * Why didn't you call anyone? * * Butz: * Eh? What do you mean? * * Edgeworth: * Normally... when faced with * a "towering inferno", one * would try and tell someone. * * Edgeworth: * There is a public phone right * by Dusky Bridge, correct? * * Butz: * ... * * Butz: * Well, of course I thought * of doing that. * * Judge: * So then... let's hear why * you didn't! * * Butz: * H-Huh? * Yeah, OK. * A reason... My reason... * * Butz: * It isn't that I didn't try * to tell anyone... I just * didn't have time to, OK? * * CHANGE (5)/(5c) TO (5b) * ******************************************** *** Why did you go to the bridge? ********** * * Edgeworth: * So you suddenly thought to * "check out" the bridge...? * * Edgeworth: * Does this mean that you * initially had no intention * of doing so? * * Butz: * W-Well... Yeah, I guess it * does... * * Butz: * It was really cold... * I didn't really want to go * out there. * * Edgeworth: * If that's the case... * * Edgeworth: * Why did you change your mind? * I would like to hear your * reasoning. * * Judge: * In which case... please give * testimony to that effect, * witness! * * Butz: * M-My reasoning... OK... * Reasoning, is it...? * * CHANGE (5)/(5b) TO (5c) * ******************************************** (5) Butz: That's when I ran into Nick. Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: How did Phoenix Wright look when you met him? Butz: Hmm... He looked like a beaten up mule. He was dead tired. Butz: I mean, he had run all the way from Hazakura Temple. Butz: He simply stood, staring at me, breathing hard for a moment. von Karma: How far is it to Hazakura Temple from the bridge? Butz: On his legs... a 15 minute run, I'd say. Judge: ...And that's when the murder was reported? Butz: That's right! And then he took a fall from the bridge! (5b) Butz: I arrived at the bridge, and Nick showed up less than a minute later. Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: You claim to have arrived at the bridge at the same time as Wright? Butz: Y-Yeah! Butz: I thought, "I'd better tell someone about this." Butz: But then Nick came up yelling about murder! Butz: It totally made me forget about the bridge. Butz: The fire was pretty much out by then, anyway. Edgeworth: (What's this feeling...? I suddenly have a terrible case of unease...!) von Karma: It was after contacting the police that Phoenix Wright fell from the bridge, correct? Butz: Yeah. That's pretty much it. More or less. (5c) Butz: I thought I'd never get another chance to see something so big burning! Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: ...So you decided to go and see what was happening? Butz: That's right! We're talking about a massive suspension bridge burning to high heaven! Butz: That's not something you see every day. A real spec... specule... Butz: ... Like, really special? Edgeworth: (Can we really trust a witness who is unable to pronounce "spectacle"?) Judge: Life seems to love hitting this poor witness below the belt... Butz: Well, my motto is to "hit life back as hard as I can." Butz: A-Agah! von Karma: ...I'll give you a few hits too, if you'd like. With my whip. -------------------------------------------- Edgeworth: (...He told me about the burning bridge yesterday.) Edgeworth: (But there's still something that doesn't quite fit...) Edgeworth: (It looks like...) Edgeworth: (...despite his change of heart, Larry still isn't telling us the whole truth.) RETURN TO THE START OF CROSS-EXAMINATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Present Weather Data* at (5b) Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: Your very existence being a contradiction, I'm not sure if you can grasp this or not... Butz: What the hey, Edgey!? You make me sound like some sort of alien! Edgeworth: But your testimony is conclusively contradictory. Edgeworth: The problem here... is time. Butz: I've never been the best timekeeper, you know. Butz: "Three minutes after Billy leaves on foot, you follow him on your bicycle." Butz: "How long does it take for you to catch up with him?" Terrible at those. Edgeworth: ...This is much more simple. Edgeworth: You saw the lightning strike Dusky Bridge... Edgeworth: ...and immediately went to see what had happened. ...Is this correct? Butz: Yeah... Well, I wasted about five minutes first, but more or less. Edgeworth: ...I have the weather data from the night of the murder here. Edgeworth: According to this, the lightning fell at 10:45 PM. Edgeworth: You say it takes less than five minutes from the shack to Dusky Bridge. Edgeworth: Meaning you probably got there at around 11 PM. Butz: ...That all sounds about right, I guess. Butz: And then Nick showed up and did his falling act. Edgeworth: That is impossible. von Karma: ...What do you mean? Edgeworth: 11 PM is when the murder occurred in Hazakura Temple. Edgeworth: Thus... Wright was still there, in the courtyard. Edgeworth: There is no way that Larry could have encountered him at Dusky Bridge at that time! von Karma: ...! Butz: Ah! Excuse me! I-I have an objection! Judge: You do? Butz: Edgey! How many times do I have to say this!? Butz: I'm not Larry! I'm Laurice Deauxnim! Butz: Gyaaah! von Karma: ...It has not been proven that the murder occurred at 11 PM. von Karma: The Sister only said, "around 11". von Karma: ...In which case! It could have been earlier than that! Edgeworth: ...Watch your footing there, Ms. Franziska von Karma. The slope ahead is slippery! Edgeworth: For there is still no way that Wright could have been at Dusky Bridge at 11 PM! von Karma: And why not!? Edgeworth: It is clearly written here in the weather data report. Edgeworth: It took around 30 minutes for the bridge to burn out. Edgeworth: Therefore! The bridge must have been burning until at least 11:15 PM! Judge: Which means... what, exactly? Edgeworth: Wright did not see the bridge as it was burning that night. Edgeworth: He did not arrive there until after the flames had died down! Edgeworth: ...Larry! Edgeworth: You arrived at the bridge at 11 PM. Edgeworth: Wright did not make it there until at least 11:15... Edgeworth: Are you still trying to hide something from us!? Edgeworth: What happened during these missing 15 minutes!? Butz: Urk... Butz: I... I feel like I just woke up... Butz: I guess I was still sleeping after all! Ha ha ha! Pinch me! Judge: Order! Order! Order! Ordaaaaaaaaagh! von Karma: ...So there was a missing 15 minutes prior to meeting Phoenix Wright. von Karma: I hardly see that as much of a problem! Butz: Yeah! Not much of a problem at all! Edgeworth: Really...? Edgeworth: The bridge is burning before your eyes, and there is a phone right next to it. Edgeworth: Why, then, did you not report the accident? Judge: Did you simply... watch the bridge burn? Edgeworth: That is the problem here... Edgeworth: Even after the bridge burnt out, he was still there! Edgeworth: He simply stood there and didn't report anything. von Karma: Th-That's what it sounds like... Edgeworth: This might be Larry we are talking about, but even he is incapable of being so stupid. Edgeworth: There has to be a reason for his inaction! Butz: ... Butz: Edgey... Butz: I think it's about time I got serious with you, dude. Edgeworth: ...Just as I thought, you've been playing with us all this time. Butz: Listen... I'm... Butz: I'm going to tell you everything! Are you sure you want to hear it all!? Edgeworth: Y-Yes... Butz: I may reeeeally say it this time! Everything! Butz: Kahaah! von Karma: ...Then say it! Judge: Very well... I have a terribly bad feeling aboot this; however... Judge: ...let's have the witness finally give us the whole truth. Judge: Now... for this 15 minute gap, what where you doing, witness!? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WITNESS TESTIMONY -- The Missing 15 Minutes -- (1) Butz: I'm a Deauxnim. I'm an artist! What do you think I was doing? (2) Butz: Sketching! In front of the bridge! I was whipped up into a frenzy of art! (3) Butz: The shock and awe that I was feeling... I transferred it all directly onto the page! (4) Butz: ...Before I realized it, the flames had gone out and then he came running up. -------------------------------------------- Judge: Hmmmmm... Judge: I suppose artists can be strange folk... Butz: That's right! I'm willing to sacrifice everything in order to draw the perfect sketch! Edgeworth: (...Including the truth, from the sound of it!) Judge: Mr. Edgeworth. Has this removed the last of your doubts? Edgeworth: Not at all, Your Honor. One very large doubt still remains. Judge: And what would that be? Edgeworth: This is a surprisingly believable story, especially considering the source... Edgeworth: So why did he think he needed to hide it from us until now? Edgeworth: I intend to drag the reason out of him! Butz: Hah ha ha! You'll regret this, Edgey! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CROSS EXAMINATION -- The Missing 15 Minutes -- (1) Butz: I'm a Deauxnim. I'm an artist! What do you think I was doing? Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: Tell us, Larry... Butz: My name is Laurice! Get it right! Butz: Mistakes like that are what keep you from being popular with the ladies like I am! Judge: ... Judge: Just who exactly are you!? Butz: I'm Laurice Deauxnim! Apprentice extraordinaire! Edgeworth: That's what he calls himself, in any case. Judge: ...Then you are... an artist? Butz: Of course! I'm an artist, the real thing! Edgeworth: Yet again, that's what he calls himself. von Karma: ...Names mean nothing. von Karma: There is only one issue I care to discuss. What were you doing? Edgeworth: (That is a very big issue, indeed.) (2) Butz: Sketching! In front of the bridge! I was whipped up into a frenzy of art! Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: S-Sketching!? The burning bridge? Butz: The burning bridge and everything that came with it! Edgeworth: ... Edgeworth: What? "Came with it"...? Butz: You want to hear this from my lips, do you, Edgey!? Butz: Y-You'll regret this! That sketch of mine is... Butz: Gaaah! von Karma: ...Enough. von Karma: Just take that ridiculous sketch of yours out already, witness! Butz: ... Butz: W-W-W-What are you talking about? I don't know what you mean! Judge: That does indeed appear to be the fastest solution. Judge: ...I'll leave it to you, Mr. Edgeworth. Edgeworth: (What should I do...?) Edgeworth: (I've got a terrible feeling that the instant this sketch is revealed...) Edgeworth: (...the entire world may be changed by what is depicted there...!) *** Leave it alone ************************* * * Edgeworth: * ...I cannot recommend looking * at the sketch. * * Edgeworth: * His "works of art" are a * force of nature best measured * on the Richter scale. * * Butz: * That's right! * They'll shake your heart to * pieces! * * Judge: * Hmmmm... * * Judge: * This courtroom has yet to * meet earthquake standards! * I think we'd better pass! * * Judge: * ...In which case, let us turn * to other leads. * ******************************************** *** Look at the sketch ********************* * * Edgeworth: * ...Larry. I wonder if you * could show us your sketch. * Please? * * Butz: * ... * * Butz: * Well, well... Even I couldn't * have imagined it'd turn out * like this. * * Edgeworth: * ...Imagined what? * * Butz: * That Laurice Deauxnim's debut * would take place here, today, * like this! * * Butz: * Ou-Ou-Ou-Ou-Ouch! * * von Karma: * Show it! Now! * * Butz: * OK... But steel yourselves! * * Butz: * This... is the world of * Laurice Deauxnim! * * Judge: * ... * Ah. * * Judge: * Um... Well... * * Judge: * So this... this is Dusky * Bridge, correct? * * Judge: * Q-Quite a large bridge, isn't * it? Your response, * Ms. von Karma? * * von Karma: * Y-Yes, well... * * von Karma: * I-It's a better drawing than * I expected. * * Butz: * Isn't it? Isn't it? * I struggled to reproduce those * flames. I really did! * * Judge: * ...Yes, I'm sure you did. * ... * * von Karma: * ...... * * Butz: * ...... * * Edgeworth: * (Nngh... * This is going to get ugly...) * * Edgeworth: * (No one has the bravery to * bring it up, it seems...) * * Edgeworth: * (This... mysterious flying * object...) * * Edgeworth: * ...Larry. * * Butz: * What? * * Edgeworth: * The burning bridge is fine. * * Edgeworth: * But... What is that * unfortunate looking figure...? * * Butz: * Ah. You spotted that? * I thought you might. * * Edgeworth: * However much I might want to * ignore it... I can't. * * Butz: * It's Iris, of course! Iris! * * Butz: * I wish she'd take better care * of herself. We have to plan * for our future, you know! * * Butz: * What would've happened to her * if she had injured herself * flying like that...? * * Edgeworth: * ... * * Edgeworth: * Larry, please. Answer this * next question honestly. * * Butz: * OK. * * Edgeworth: * Are you REALLY claiming to * have seen this? * * Edgeworth: * Are you claiming to have seen * the silhouette of the * defendant... * * Edgeworth: * ...flying over a bridge that * was engulfed in flames...? * * Butz: * Yep. That's what I saw. * * Butz: * That's why I drew it! * I'm an artist! A real artist! * * Edgeworth: * Are...! * * von Karma: * You...! * * Judge: * High! * The girl... She's really high * up in this picture! * * Judge: * Uwaaah! * * Judge: * What was that for!? * * von Karma: * ...This is all a bad dream. * * von Karma: * I was hitting you on the cheek * to test that theory! * * Judge: * Please whip your own cheek * from now on if you wish to * test your wild theories! * * Judge: * A-Anyway! * * Judge: * No court of law will ever * acknowledge... * * Judge: * ...that p-p-people can * f-f-fly! * * von Karma: * ...Actually, there is some * precedent for this. * * Butz: * She was flying pretty high, * my sweet Iris. * * Butz: * She was about 30 feet above * the bridge, at least! It was * really something to see! * * Judge: * Th-This has to be some kind * of m-m-mistake! * * Judge: * ...Mr. Edgeworth, please bring * the witness back down to * earth! * * Edgeworth: * What? * Me...!? * * Judge: * This witness is your friend, * is he not? * * von Karma: * "Accessory to foolishness..." * ...Miles Edgeworth. * * Judge: * Let us get back to the * cross-examination! * By force, if necessary! * * Judge: * Mr. Edgeworth, I expect you * to expose the obvious * contradiction here! * * Edgeworth: * Y-Yes, Your Honor... * * Edgeworth: * (Looks like I've got another * reason to remember this * moron...) * * Butz: * ...Well, what did you think * of my debut piece? * * Judge: * Get that thing away from me! * * *Larry's Sketch added to * the Court Record.* * * Judge: * Now, hurry up and * cross-examine him! * * CHANGE (2) TO (2b) * ADD STATEMENT (2c) * ******************************************** (2b) Butz: Sketching! In front of the bridge! I was whipped up into a frenzy of art! Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: ...Could the reason you were so excited be...? Butz: What do you think!? Butz: My girlfriend was flying through the sky! Butz: Almost 30 feet above the bridge! Butz: I felt like I might start flying myself. Edgeworth: (If only you'd be so kind as to fly out of all of our lives...!) Butz: Anyway! I completely lost myself when I was drawing this scene! (2c) Butz: I saw Iris flying! Her white hood fluttering! Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: Just where did you see this sight from!? Butz: Hey! No need to shout... Butz: When I was lying in bed in that run-down shack... Butz: The crack of the lightning bolt made me realize that the bridge was burning. Butz: I just watched it for a while from there, thinking how nicely it was burning! Butz: Then after about five minutes, I saw it. von Karma: The defendant "flying"...? Butz: That's right! Butz: That's when I decided to go to the bridge! Judge: ...I see. That all makes sense. Judge: Aside from the sketch itself... Edgeworth: (Yes... This sketch doesn't make any sense...) Edgeworth: (I just need to convince the artist that his work is ludicrous.) (3) Butz: The shock and awe that I was feeling... I transferred it all directly onto the page! Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: The burning bridge moved you that much, did it? Edgeworth: ...I find that hard to believe. Butz: You moron, Edgey! You don't understand me at all! Butz: If I see an abandoned cat, I find myself passing by it with tears in my eyes! Butz: I am a man overflowing with irresponsible kindness! Butz: And I use my irresponsible kindness to fill the pages of my notebook! von Karma: An artist, using a notebook... It's so pathetic, it makes me want to cry myself. von Karma: I command you to go buy at least a proper sketch pad! Butz: W-W-What has that got to do with anything!? Judge: I'm not sure if I care for an artist using a notebook for sketching. Proceed, witness. (4) Butz: ...Before I realized it, the flames had gone out and then he came running up. Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: You forgot the passage of time to that extent, did you? Butz: Well... Once I get caught up in something, I tend to forget everything else... Edgeworth: (That's true... He's always been that way.) Edgeworth: (I guess he's not lying about that, at least.) von Karma: Phoenix Wright appeared on the scene after 11:15... von Karma: If he was drawing until then, that dispels all doubts. Judge: Aside from doubts of his humanity, eh... -------------------------------------------- Edgeworth: (There is a big clue waiting for me in this cross- examination...) Edgeworth: (This testimony does nothing less than mock the court...) Edgeworth: (But I am sure that there is a vital kernel of truth hidden in it somewhere!) RETURN TO THE START OF CROSS-EXAMINATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Present Iris's Hood* at (2c) Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: Larry. What did you really see that night...? Edgeworth: Not that I particularly care. Butz: In your position, that's just being irresponsible! Butz: I... I drew exactly what I saw! Butz: I'll give you a whole dollar that it's the truth! Edgeworth: If that is truly the case... Edgeworth: Then there is one thing that we can say for certain. Judge: What might that be...? Edgeworth: That the person who flew over the bridge... Edgeworth: ...could not have been the defendant, Iris! Butz: W-W-What!? What do you mean? I don't understand!? Butz: Uwaaagh! von Karma: A foolhardy folly of a foolish statement by an equally foolishly foolhardy fool. von Karma: How, exactly, can you make this claim? Edgeworth: ...Tell us, Larry. According to this picture... Edgeworth: ...the individual whom you say you saw was wearing a hood. Correct? Butz: Of course she was! Butz: That run-down shack is quite a way from the bridge... Butz: The hood is what told me that this floating angel was my Iris! Butz: The hood is my darling Iris! And Iris is my darling hood! Butz: Waaah! von Karma: It seems there are bigger fools in this world than the one at the defense's bench. Edgeworth: ...Larry, there's something you need to be made aware of. Edgeworth: On the night of the murder... Iris wasn't wearing her hood. Edgeworth: She had given it to Wright as a gift! Edgeworth: Are you going to change your story now? Perhaps suggest it was Wright who took flight!? Butz: W-What are you talking about!? Edgeworth: ...I think you understand what I mean just fine. Butz: Why...? Butz: Why did Nick have Iris's hood!? Edgeworth: Eh...? Butz: Edgey! What's going on with Iris and Nick!? Butz: Why you, Niiiiiick! You dooooooog! Judge: I do believe... Judge: ...that this unbelievably mysterious sketch... Judge: ...is destined to disappear, discredited and discarded. Straight into the garbage. Butz: ...Hah... Butz: Hah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Hah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Butz: Hagaaah! von Karma: ...What is it now, witness? Butz: It feels like... I've been waiting 25 years for this very day to come! Butz: Edgey! Today is the day I get to completely stupefy you! Edgeworth: W-What...!? Judge: What is the meaning of your outburst, witness!? Butz: ...I hate to have to do this, but I have some definitive evidence. Edgeworth: "Definitive"...? von Karma: "Evidence"...? Butz: Iris did indeed come flying over the burning bridge! Butz: And I, Laurice Deauxnim... Butz: ...shall prove it! Judge: I didn't expect to ask this again... Judge: But we shall be needing your testimony once again. Judge: Tell us anything you know concerning the defendant as depicted in this sketch... Judge: And show us your evidence that this nightmare was actually a reality! Butz: ...OK. I hope you're ready, Edgey! Butz: Because I'm going to feed you a whopping serving of pain! Edgeworth: (...You've been serving us a whopping serving of pain this whole time. Trust me.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Witness Testimony -- Proof That Iris Flew! -- (1) Butz: When I reached Dusky Bridge she was already gone... (2) Butz: I was so worried! So I frantically searched all over for her! (3) Butz: That led to me finding a beautiful crystal sphere, half-buried in the snow! (4) Butz: I'm sure that Iris was simply wearing a spare hood. (5) Butz: After all, no one else could have lost a crystal sphere that night. -------------------------------------------- Judge: A c-crystal sphere...!? Butz: This one. Pretty, isn't it? But finders keepers! von Karma: That sphere... Where did you find it? Butz: Let me see... Around here, somewhere? Looks about right. Edgeworth: And it was half-buried in the snow...? Butz: It had pretty much stopped snowing by then... Butz: But there was still some falling as I walked to the bridge. Judge: Hmmmm... The court accepts this crystal sphere! Butz: ...That's mine, OK!? I want it back afterward! Judge: There's something on it, isn't there... von Karma: ...? Judge: Oh my... It's a blood stain! Edgeworth: (What!? A blood stain...!?) *Crystal Sphere added to the Court Record.* Butz: You ready, Edgey!? Butz: By tomorrow morning, you'll be calling me "Master Larry"! Butz: Yeah, I like the sound of that! No one's going to push me around anymore! Edgeworth: (...Didn't you want to be called "Laurice Deauxnim" only a few minutes ago!?) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CROSS EXAMINATION -- Proof That Iris Flew! -- (1) Butz: When I reached Dusky Bridge she was already gone... Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: ...So, you went to the burning bridge? Butz: That's right! To meet Iris! Butz: She actually flew to get to me! The least I could do was meet her halfway! Judge: But... the defendant was not at the bridge when you got there, you say? Butz: I guess she went back to Hazakura Temple. Butz: She's a girl, after all. She must have wanted to look her best. Edgeworth: (It must be lovely to live in the fantasyland of Larry's mind...) Edgeworth: (Actually, it's so depressing that I can't even work up the energy to point...) Judge: So... what did you do next? (2) Butz: I was so worried! So I frantically searched all over for her! Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: So you searched all over for her? Butz: She was flying pretty high, you know. Butz: I thought maybe she slipped on her landing and got hurt. Hey! It was more than possible! Butz: Also, when I headed out to the shack the first time, I was snacking on a banana. Butz: I was pretty sure I threw the peel away somewhere around there, so, you know... Edgeworth: ... (Can one guy really be this stupid?) Edgeworth: So, did you find any signs of her so-called "landing"? Butz: Hmm... I don't really remember. Butz: I kept on falling over myself, and kinda lost it for a while there. Judge: You... fell over yourself? Butz: Yeah. The snow was deep, and there was even a banana peel out there! Edgeworth: ... (Yup. There's stupid, and then there's Larry Butz.) Judge: The short of it is that you didn't find any signs of her "landing", correct? Judge: Then what happened next? (3) Butz: That led to me finding a beautiful crystal sphere, half-buried in the snow! Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: "Half-buried"...? Butz: It was sitting in the snow, with a little gathered on top of it. Butz: It was very hard to spot, actually. I mean, it was dark out, too. Judge: I'm impressed... You did well to find it! Butz: No matter what you may think when you look at me, I'm a pro. A genius security guard. Butz: I used a penlight I "borrowed" from my company to help in my search... Butz: And it sparkled really brightly, as if it was saying, "Here I am!" to me. Edgeworth: It does indeed look very much like the crystal sphere on Iris's hood... Edgeworth: But need I remind you that she was not wearing her hood that night? (4) Butz: I'm sure that Iris was simply wearing a spare hood. Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: Each nun is assigned their own hood! And they are assigned only one! Butz: I don't know anything about that, OK! And Iris is special, alright dude!? Butz: Even if she did steal a spare hood... I'll forgive her! Edgeworth: (This is getting us nowhere... Our destination for the day, it seems.) Judge: However... this crystal sphere was found near the bridge. That is a fact. Judge: If it didn't come from a hood, where could it have come from? Edgeworth: (That is the question I aim to answer.) (5) Butz: After all, no one else could have lost a crystal sphere that night. Edgeworth: *HOLD IT!* Edgeworth: Let me confirm this one last time, Larry. Edgeworth: The reasons you thought that this was "Iris"... Edgeworth: ...are the hood and this crystal sphere, correct? Butz: That's right! My gut is never wrong! Butz: I met that old Bikini the next morning... Butz: And her crystal sphere was still there, safe and sound! Judge: Indeed... Judge: She was wearing it in this very room, earlier today. -------------------------------------------- Edgeworth: (This case isn't going to end without a fight...) Edgeworth: (Exposing the obvious contradictions in this testimony will be easy...) Edgeworth: (But I fear that all that awaits us are further mysteries!) RETURN TO THE START OF CROSS-EXAMINATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Present Photo of Elise or Victim's Staff or Elise Deauxnim profile* at (5) Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: ...Larry. Edgeworth: That night... There was someone. Edgeworth: Someone who lost a crystal sphere. Butz: Th-There was...? Butz: Who!? Who was this stupid idiot!? Edgeworth: Ms. Elise Deauxnim! The mentor to a stupid idiot! von Karma: The victim...!? Edgeworth: I have a photo of her here. Edgeworth: And on the end of her staff, you can see a familiar looking crystal sphere. Butz: H-Hey...! Butz: That's my photograph! ...Give it back! Butz: Ou-Ou-Ouuuuch! von Karma: ...A crystal sphere like that is quite easy to find. von Karma: I have one just like it on my broach. Edgeworth: (They look nothing alike!) Edgeworth: In any case... please take a look at this. Edgeworth: This is the victim's staff, found at the scene of the crime! Judge: ...Aaaaah! The crystal sphere... It's gone! Butz: W-W-W-W... Butz: What!? What!? What!? What!? Butz: WHAAAAAAAAAAT!? Judge: J-Just what does this mean!? Edgeworth: If anyone jumped... or flew across the bridge that night... Edgeworth: ...it certainly was not Iris! After all... Edgeworth: She was not wearing her hood! More importantly... Edgeworth: ...the crystal sphere found at the "landing site" was not hers either! Judge: T-That means... The one who flew... Judge: ...and dropped the sphere... was the victim, Ms. Elise Deauxnim!? von Karma: *OBJECTION!* von Karma: A fool alongside another fool, on a fool's errand to reach a foolish conclusion! von Karma: First of all, this "sketch", which I prefer to call a scribble, is ridiculous! von Karma: People cannot fly! ...Thus, it is rejected! Butz: Y-You can't do that! I saw it! With my own two-- Butz: Eyeeeeeeiiiz! von Karma: ...And this crystal sphere. von Karma: This is nothing more than a red herring! Edgeworth: You honestly believe that...? von Karma: Give it some thought, and I'm sure you'll realize it as well, Miles Edgeworth! von Karma: Elise Deauxnim was in her room on the night of the murder. von Karma: There was no reason for her to go to Dusky Bridge! von Karma: Therefore, this sphere cannot be related to this case. That is all. Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: ...Ms. Franziska von Karma. Edgeworth: The only people who will accept that explanation... are scatterbrains and clowns! Butz: Why are you pointing at me!? Edgeworth: The victim's crystal sphere was found, near the bridge, on the night of her murder. Edgeworth: Yet you expect us to believe this has nothing to do with the case!? von Karma: *OBJECTION!* von Karma: That crystal sphere... von Karma: It was probably thrown away at the bridge after the murder. Judge: After the murder? von Karma: There is blood on the crystal sphere, isn't there? von Karma: This naturally suggests that it was thrown away after the murder took place. von Karma: The killer placed it there to throw the investigation off the scent... von Karma: The same reason that he drew that ridiculous sketch! Butz: ... ...... Butz: What...? Butz: You mean... I'm the killer!? Butz: No waaaagh! von Karma: Enough joking... von Karma: Just when did this crystal sphere appear near the foot of the bridge? von Karma: Unless this can be proven in some way, I refuse to believe this is related to the case! Edgeworth: (She makes a valid point...) Edgeworth: (There is no evidence that Elise Deauxnim left Hazakura Temple that night.) Edgeworth: (...However, if somehow this crystal sphere...) Edgeworth: (...can be proven to have been dropped before the victim was killed...) Edgeworth: (...then this case is going to transform into something else entirely!) Judge: Your response, Mr. Edgeworth? Judge: I want your final opinion on the disposition of this crystal sphere! Judge: If it is not related to the case, then this witness who you called... Judge: ...will have been nothing more than a monumental waste of time! von Karma: Prepare yourself for some very appropriate punishment, Miles Edgeworth. Edgeworth: (Can I prove it...?) Edgeworth: (Can I prove that the crystal sphere was dropped before the murder took place...?) *** Yes, I can. **************************** * * Edgeworth: * ("Can I prove it...?" * That isn't the issue.) * * Edgeworth: * (To simply "prove it". * That's the only option!) * * Edgeworth: * (That's what he'd do...) * * Edgeworth: * (That's the way Phoenix Wright * would do this!) * * CONTINUE * ******************************************** *** No, it is impossible. ****************** * * Edgeworth: * (No matter how I look at * it, it's not possible...) * * Edgeworth: * (It is certainly strange that * the crystal sphere was found * near the bridge.) * * Edgeworth: * (But perhaps it is just a * curve ball from the killer.) * * von Karma: * Well, well... * Miles Edgeworth seems to have * nothing further to say. * * Judge: * Hmmmmmm... * Then I am left with no choice. * * Judge: * The court sees no reason... * * ? ? ?: * *HOLD IT!* * * Butz: * What is this!? * * Butz: * Hey, Edgey! You're a * defense attorney, aren't you!? * * Butz: * If it was Nick standing * where you are right now... * * Edgeworth: * ...! * * Butz: * If it was Nick, do you * think he'd give up!? * * Butz: * No! He'd find the truth, no * matter what it took! No matter * how crazy it seemed! * * Edgeworth: * ... * * Edgeworth: * (Wright...) * * Edgeworth: * (At this moment, I'm standing * where you should be.) * * Edgeworth: * (Which means there's * only one thing to do! * Think like you!) * * CONTINUE * ******************************************** Edgeworth: ...Your Honor. Allow me to prove something to you. Edgeworth: I will prove that this crystal sphere is a vital link to solving this case! Judge: You will do what!? von Karma: That look in your eyes... von Karma: You remind me of Phoenix Wright when he is cornered. Edgeworth: That should come as no surprise. Edgeworth: (Because right now, I am Phoenix Wright, and I am indeed cornered...!) Judge: I order you to present your evidence, Mr. Edgeworth! Judge: Evidence that proves that the crystal sphere was indeed dropped before the murder! xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Edgeworth: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Judge: x ...Your response, x Ms. von Karma? x x von Karma: x Birds of a feather flock x together... Are you familiar x with this phrase? x x von Karma: x Miles Edgeworth! x x von Karma: x I think one such bird is x calling for its fellow now! x x Butz: x Go, go, Edgey! x Do it! Prove it! x Win! Win! Win! x x Edgeworth: x (His cheering... It's as x though I'm listening to the x ominous caws of ravens!) x x Judge: x ...So, Mr. Edgeworth. x What will you do from here? x x Edgeworth: x O-One more chance, Your x Honor. I can't turn back after x coming all this way. x x Edgeworth: x (The time of the murder and x when the crystal sphere was x dropped...) x x Edgeworth: x (I need to find proof that x the latter happened first!) x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Crime Photo* Edgeworth: *TAKE THAT!* Edgeworth: This crystal sphere... It was half-buried in the snow, correct? Butz: That's right. If it hadn't stopped snowing then it would have been game over. Butz: ...The snow would have totally covered it! Edgeworth: ...That's all I needed to hear from you, Larry. Edgeworth: ...Your testimony makes one thing quite clear. Judge: W-What...? Edgeworth: When the crystal sphere was dropped, it was snowing, even if it was ever so slightly... von Karma: Snowing...? Edgeworth: On the other hand, let us look at the scene of the murder. Edgeworth: As proven earlier today... there is no snow on the victim's body. Judge: Ah...! Edgeworth: ...Therefore! Edgeworth: The crystal sphere must have been dropped before the murder! von Karma: Wha... von Karma: Whaaaaat!? Judge: Order! Order! Order! Edgeworth: On the night of the murder the victim did indeed go to Dusky Bridge! Edgeworth: And there, something occurred that caused this crystal sphere to come loose! Judge: What... What could that have been!? Edgeworth: This sphere... There is some blood on it, isn't there? von Karma: ...! Edgeworth: Allow me to raise a certain possibility at this junction! Edgeworth: The real crime scene was near the foot of Dusky Bridge! von Karma: *OBJECTION!* von Karma: The murder didn't take place in the Hazakura Temple courtyard...!? von Karma: Only a fool would suggest such a foolish piece of absolute foolishness! Edgeworth: Just who is the fool? And which part is so foolish, Ms. von Karma? von Karma: Have you been paying any attention this whole time, Miles Edgeworth!? von Karma: The Sister saw everything! von Karma: She saw the victim being killed by the defendant in the Hazakura Temple courtyard! Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: ...That's not exactly true, now is it? Edgeworth: To put it more precisely, what she saw was... Edgeworth: ...the murder weapon being removed from the victim's body. von Karma: Th-That's the same thing! Edgeworth: ...No, it isn't! von Karma: ! Edgeworth: ...You said it yourself. -------------------------------------------- von Karma: Very little blood is actually lost... von Karma: ...at the moment of a blade's insertion. von Karma: If you want to talk about when the most blood would be lost from a body... von Karma: ...that would be when the blade is removed. -------------------------------------------- Edgeworth: If that statement is the truth... Edgeworth: ...then Dusky Bridge could very easily be the scene of the murder. Edgeworth: The murder weapon was not removed! Thus, there was no bleeding! von Karma: *OBJECTION!* von Karma: You are forgetting one vital thing, Miles Edgeworth! von Karma: Elise Deauxnim's body was found in Hazakura Temple! von Karma: On foot it takes 15 minutes to travel from Dusky Bridge to Hazakura Temple. von Karma: You mean to suggest someone carried the body all that way!? Edgeworth: (I've made it this far... The only place to take this is to the end!) Edgeworth: (I just need to prove the possibility it happened as I presume...!) Judge: Now, if the defense is ready, the court would like to have an explanation. Judge: Please show us the method by which the victim's body was carried to Hazakura Temple! xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Edgeworth: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Edgeworth: x (No... That isn't it...) x x Edgeworth: x (I'm on the wrong track here.) x x Edgeworth: x (I need to charge on through x this...) x x Edgeworth: x (Even if it makes things x look bad for my client...!) x x Judge: x ...Try again, Mr. Edgeworth. x x Judge: x And this time, without the x scary glare, if you don't x mind! x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Tracks Photo* Edgeworth: *TAKE THAT!* Edgeworth: On that snowy night... Edgeworth: ...there is one way that a body could have been moved. Edgeworth: The snowmobile. von Karma: Ah...! Edgeworth: As we know... the snowmobile was used that night. Edgeworth: It was explained as having been used to dispose of the murder weapon... Edgeworth: But it could also have been used to carry a body! Judge: Order! Order! Order! Gyaaaaah! von Karma: This... This is completely unacceptable, Miles Edgeworth! von Karma: You've dug yourself into your own grave! Edgeworth: What do you mean!? von Karma: The only one who could have used the snowmobile was the defendant. von Karma: She's the one who moved the body! Doesn't that put the final nail in your coffin...? Edgeworth: Heh... Edgeworth: You're too late... Franziska von Karma. Edgeworth: And in fact, the defense has proven something else entirely. Edgeworth: We have shown that this case requires further investigation! von Karma: W-What!? Edgeworth: ...Where was the victim, Elise Deauxnim really killed? Edgeworth: ...If her body was moved, whatever for? Edgeworth: And finally... Edgeworth: Just what does this image mean? von Karma: Do you even need to think about that!? von Karma: Such a creature could never see the truth, let alone describe it! Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* Edgeworth: ...This witness certainly sits on one of the lowest possible branches of humanity. Edgeworth: However! He would never utter a lie that could hurt a girl with whom he is enamored! Edgeworth: He drew this, so it is something that actually happened. Edgeworth: The defense stands firm on this point. Butz: Ed-Edgey! Thank you...! Judge: ...That settles it, then. Judge: I cannot give a verdict under these circumstances. von Karma: Grrr... Grrrrrr! Edgeworth: (Wright...) Edgeworth: (I seem to have fulfilled my part in this...) Edgeworth: It is just as I thought. Edgeworth: Franziska von Karma... You make a wonderful partner. von Karma: Excuse me...? Edgeworth: There was one reason, and one alone, for me being here. Edgeworth: To expose the darkness lurking in this case, and then pass it on to Wright! Butz: R-Really? That's what this was all about? Butz: You could have just told me that from the very beginning! Butz: Then I wouldn't have had Franzy whipping me all... Butz: Daaaaaayyyowch! von Karma: Miles Edgeworth... von Karma: I don't care about what you were here to do! von Karma: This was my chance to finally grind you under my heel! Edgeworth: A shame that your chance seems to have slipped by you. Butz: What a shame, Franzzzyyyyyyyy! von Karma: ...This is all your fault! von Karma: Such a terrible witness... You are an affront to all the legal system stands for! Butz: Ouuuouuuouooooouuuuuou ouuooououooouuuuouoouuch! von Karma: I demand satisfaction! Judge: ...I cannot believe that the witness's testimony relates to an actual event. Judge: However, there has to be some sort of answer for the questions it raises. Judge: Have his words here today been the truth or lies? Judge: Next time we gather in this courtroom... Judge: ...those are the matters that shall be addressed! Judge: I am counting on thorough investigations by both the defense and the prosecution. Edgeworth: (And with this...) Edgeworth: (The rest is up to you... Wright...) von Karma: ... Judge: Court is now adjourned! To be continued. _______________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 3-1: Investigation [0455] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� February 9, 3:43 AM Hotti Clinic Intensive Care Unit Phoenix: I'm still up at this hour, reading through the trial record of a certain case. Phoenix: It's the first case my mentor, Mia, had ever handled in a court of law. Phoenix: The horrifying truth that I refuse to accept is holding me hostage here within its pages. Phoenix: Dahlia Hawthorne... Phoenix: What I have read, I don't want to believe. Phoenix: What is written here... This wasn't the Dahlia I knew. Phoenix: After falling into the Eagle River, I was somehow miraculously saved... Phoenix: But I ended up catching a cold that seemed to knock me around the world and back. Phoenix: I feel dizzy, my ears are ringing, my throat burns, and my head is on fire. Phoenix: But I will recover! I have to recover by this afternoon... Phoenix: I have to meet with the most ill-tempered witness imaginable. Phoenix: But I know that he will be able to help me... somehow! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 9, 2:43 PM Dusky Bridge Edgeworth: Wright... Are you sure you're well enough to be doing this? Edgeworth: You still look a little green in the face. Gumshoe: Or maybe "viridian", in artist-speak. Phoenix: Actually, my fever has gone down quite a bit. Gumshoe: How's your temperature now? Phoenix: Only 102.2 degrees... Nothing to worry about. Phoenix: *cough* *cough* *cough* *cough* Phoenix: Anyway... I read today's trial record. Phoenix: You weren't bad, Edgeworth... Pretty impressive despite the circumstances. Edgeworth: We're not in the clear yet. Edgeworth: The main point of contention tomorrow is going to be the murder weapon. Phoenix: Yeah... Edgeworth: In the end, the Shichishito did not deliver the deadly blow. Edgeworth: Which means there must be another sword hiding out there that we don't know about... Phoenix: (Another sword, huh...) Gumshoe: Don't you worry about anything, pal! Gumshoe: I'll dig up the murder weapon myself, or I'll eat my coat! Phoenix: ...Thanks again, Edgeworth. I'll handle things from here. Edgeworth: Heh... That is probably for the best. Edgeworth: Actually, I was thinking about paying the old precinct a little visit. Edgeworth: There's something I want to look into... Phoenix: And that is...? Edgeworth: Our client's background, naturally. Gumshoe: You mean Iris, sir...? Edgeworth: I have the feeling that we've met before. Phoenix: ... Edgeworth: All I want is confirmation, one way or the other. Edgeworth: And since I probably won't be getting that from you... Phoenix: I'm sorry, Edgeworth... Edgeworth: I bid you adieu, Wright. ...Take care. Gumshoe: Guess I should get moving, too. Phoenix: Why? Do you need to be somewhere? Gumshoe: Yeah, I've gotta get to work on this bridge, pal. Gumshoe: I'm rigging something up so we can get across to the other side. Phoenix: (Ack! That's right! Maya is still stuck over at the Inner Temple...) Gumshoe: But don't you worry, pal! Gumshoe: As soon as it's all set, you'll be the first to know. Phoenix: Th-Thank you, Gumshoe! *cough* *cough* Phoenix: *cough* *cough* *cough* Gumshoe: No problem, pal. Just try not to give me that cough of yours, OK? Gumshoe: Alright, I'm off! Phoenix: (Hang in there, Maya. We'll get you out. I promise.) Phoenix: (But in the meantime... I've got to continue collecting evidence!) -------------------------------------------- EXAMINE ------- +++ Cliff on the other side ++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + It looks like it's about + 20 yards to that cliff + over there. + + Phoenix: + But I can't see the Inner + Temple from here. + + Phoenix: + I really hope Maya's OK... + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Wooden sign on the left side +++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + There's a narrow path going + off in a different direction + than that of the Main Hall. + + Phoenix: + Looks like someone's taken the + effort to write "To Heavenly + Hall" on the signpost. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ The bridge +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + That thing looks like it's + ready to collapse... At least + more than it did before. + + Phoenix: + According to Bikini, Eagle + Mountain is very prone to + earthquakes. + + Phoenix: + Which reminds me... + + Phoenix: + If my memory serves me + correctly, Edgeworth isn't + exactly a fan of earthquakes. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Stone boulder ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + Now it really is more of a + "Dusty Bridge" than a + "Dusky Bridge". + + Phoenix: + That kidnapping incident + happened here 11 years ago, + so maybe it's cursed, too. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Red public phone +++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + Hazakura Temple doesn't have + a single private phone line... + + Phoenix: + ...and there aren't any houses + in the area, so I guess Bikini + is the only one who uses this. + + Phoenix: + ...I really wish I had brought + my cell phone with me. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MOVE TO: "Heavenly Hall" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 9 Heavenly Hall Phoenix: ... (Looks like no one's here...) Phoenix: Larryyy! Phoenix: ... Phoenix: Lauriiice! Phoenix: ... Phoenix: (I was sure he'd be hiding here...) Phoenix: (Guess I'll try again later.) -------------------------------------------- EXAMINE ------- +++ River ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + This is the famous Eagle + River. I got to try out its + rough rapids the other night. + + Phoenix: + They say it has a really + strong current. + + Phoenix: + And they weren't kidding. + It's both powerful and + fast-flowing. + + Phoenix: + ... + + Phoenix: + I was dead lucky... + I mean lucky not to be + dead! + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Bridge +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + That's Dusky Bridge up there. + It's amazing how clearly you + can see it from so far away. + + Phoenix: + Larry supposedly saw + everything through the + shack's window. + + Phoenix: + Not much light gets down here, + so it must be pitch black at + night... + + Phoenix: + But this area was probably + illuminated that night because + of the burning bridge above. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Stairs +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + These steps lead up to the + foot of Dusky Bridge. + + Phoenix: + Coming down is a cinch, but + going back up doesn't look + like a walk in the park. + + Phoenix: + I'm starting to understand why + rivers always want to flow + downstream, not up. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Flags ornament +++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + That stuff is really ruining + the beautiful atmosphere + around here. + + Phoenix: + It's so inappropriate. + + Phoenix: + Like Sister Bikini in a + bikini! *shudder* ...I've + gotta think of the kittens... + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ The shack ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + Look at this graffiti, + scrawled right on the + front of the shack. + + Phoenix: + At least he managed to get + a pretty good likeness. + + Phoenix: + When I really think about it, + I guess art kind of suits him. + + Phoenix: + I mean, his very existence is + an art... of sorts. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Shack's roof +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + The snow is really piled up on + the straw roof. + + Phoenix: + It's otherworldly... Like + something out of a fairy tale. + ...Well, the roof part anyway. + + Phoenix: + The sign says, + "Heavenly Hall". + + Phoenix: + I guess it's pretty fitting. + If you spent a night in this + little freezing shack... + + Phoenix: + ...you'd probably find + yourself at the pearly + gates by morning. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MOVE TO: "Main Gate" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 9 Hazakura Temple Main Gate ? ? ?: Come on! Pleeease! It's for art's sake! I swear! Phoenix: (There's only one guy I know who could be this persistent and high-strung...) Butz: I'm talking about the heroine here! The heroine in my book. It'll make you famous. Butz: Aaagh! von Karma: ...Enough! von Karma: A fool's fool fools fools who foolishly accept the foolishness of a fool's fool. von Karma: Wouldn't you agree... Phoenix Wright? Phoenix: Eh...? Phoenix: Wait a second... I-I know you... You're... Um... Phoenix: Oww! von Karma: Your reflexes and mind need to shape up! Phoenix: (My brain's frying like a sunny-side up and you want to grill me over a name!?) Butz: Franzy! You can't do that! Butz: Even as we speak, Nick's on the brink of death! ...Or so I'm told. von Karma: "Whip a dead horse!" Isn't that one of your American sayings? Phoenix: No, it's not! And I'm not on the brink of anything. Butz: Come on, Nick. Tell her, would you? Butz: She must model for my picture book, "Franzy's Whip Lash Splash: Simple & Magnificent"! Butz: Gaaah! von Karma: Before you ask me to model, learn to give at least semi-coherent testimony. Phoenix: And before that, you'll have to learn how to live a semi-coherent life, Larry. Butz: ... Butz: I don't care what anyone says! I'm telling the truth! I saw what I saw! Butz: She flew, I'm telling you! Whooosh! Just like that dude with the red underwear! Butz: Don't think I'm gonna forgive you guys when you come crawling back to apologize! Phoenix: (*sigh* Off he goes...) von Karma: Phoenix Wright, it's been a year since we last met. A pleasure to see you again. -------------------------------------------- EXAMINE ------- +++ The gate +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + This is one impressive gate. + + von Karma: + Compared to the grandeur of + the main gate at the Von Karma + Estate, it's but a pet door. + + Phoenix: + It looks really idyllic with + all that snow on it, don't + you think? + + von Karma: + All that snow? Don't make me + laugh. This is but a light + dusting where I come from. + + Phoenix: + ... + + Phoenix: + Don't make things up just + because you think I'll never + get to see it for myself! + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ The Main Hall ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + You can see the Main Hall + from here. + + von Karma: + I wonder how the head nun + is holding up...? + + Phoenix: + Oh, wow. Is that an inkling of + human kindness I sense? + + Phoenix: + Oww! + + von Karma: + Do you enjoy causing other + people pain with that sharp + tongue of yours? + + Phoenix: + (It's nothing compared to the + pain you cause with that + leathery whip of yours...) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Bell tower +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + It's a quaint, little bell + tower. + + Phoenix: + I never would've thought + that something this horrible + was about to happen... + + Phoenix: + ...when Iris rang the + lights out bell that night. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Snowmobile +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + I'd love to know what that + thing was used for on the + night of the crime. + + von Karma: + Hah! Still thinking small I + see, Phoenix Wright. + Or perhaps, not at all. + + von Karma: + That's why you will never + defeat me! + + Phoenix: + Sorry to burst your bubble, + but I don't recall ever losing + to you. + + von Karma: + It's time for us to settle + this once and for all with + one final showdown! + + Phoenix: + (Looks like she mentally + blocked out my victories + over her from her memory...) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TALK (TO VON KARMA) ------------------- >>> Franziska von Karma >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Phoenix: > Have you been in Germany all > this time? > > von Karma: > That's right. > Extending my perfect win > record. Naturally. > > Phoenix: > (Oh, joy. Sounds like she > hasn't changed a bit.) > > Phoenix: > (Has it really been a year > since we first met...?) > > -------------------------------------------- > > von Karma: > I am Franziska von Karma, > the Prodigy. > > Phoenix: > I... see... > > von Karma: > I gave up a promising career > in Germany and came to this > country for one sole reason. > > von Karma: > Revenge. > > -------------------------------------------- > > Phoenix: > (Franziska was born and raised > in Germany, and became a > prosecutor at the age of 13.) > > Phoenix: > (Her father was the legendary > prosecutor, Manfred von > Karma.) > > Phoenix: > (He had a perfect win record > for 40 long years... But now, > he is gone from this world...) > > Phoenix: > Don't tell me you still hold > a grudge against me... > > Phoenix: > ...because of what happened to > your father... > > von Karma: > ... > > von Karma: > Phoenix Wright. > You will fall before me. > This, I promise. > > von Karma: > But it will be for my sake, > not my father's... > Are we clear? > > Phoenix: > ...Yes, crystal. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Today's trial >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > von Karma: > In truth, I was shocked. > > von Karma: > I came back to America > with the intention of > defeating you. > > von Karma: > Instead, it was my little > brother who was leading > the defense. > > Phoenix: > (Edgeworth... > Come to think of it...) > > Phoenix: > (...Edgeworth was pulled into > being a prosecutor by Manfred > von Karma as well.) > > von Karma: > Miles Edgeworth told me > something very interesting, > you know. > > von Karma: > He said this case has a > special significance to > you. > > Phoenix: > Because it does. > > von Karma: > And that's precisely why > I am here. > > von Karma: > Your personal involvement will > make crushing you into teensy > weensy pieces all the better! > > Phoenix: > ... > > Phoenix: > (It's probably the fever, > but...) > > Phoenix: > (She's so openly hostile that > it's almost kinda cute.) > > Phoenix: > Oww! > > von Karma: > No smirking! > > Phoenix: > No whipping the sick! > > von Karma: > That foolish fool, doing such > a foolish favor for such a > foolishly foolish fool. > > Phoenix: > (Edgeworth...) > > von Karma: > Make no mistake, Phoenix > Wright. > > von Karma: > I came here for one thing, > and one thing only. > To pulverize you. > > Phoenix: > ...It's not like I thought you > were here to bring me some > Coldkiller X, you know. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> What happened >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > von Karma: > I went over the whole case > file on the flight over. > > Phoenix: > You read the whole thing? > > von Karma: > Yes. Every last word of every > last sentence of every last > paragraph. > > von Karma: > All the ridiculous things you > did made it a very interesting > read, you know. > > von Karma: > Attempting to cross a burning > bridge? Did you even consider > the dangers? > > Phoenix: > No. > > Phoenix: > The only thought in my mind > was, "I have to get across." > > von Karma: > ...! > > von Karma: > A fool who doesn't think is > more foolish than a fool who > foolishly thinks. > > Phoenix: > (Gumshoe said he'd let me know > once the bridge was repaired.) > > Phoenix: > (Maya... She's got to be OK. > I just know it.) > > Phoenix: > (Plus, I need to ask her about > what really happened at the > Inner Temple that night...) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PRESENT (TO VON KARMA) ---------------------- *** Anything ******************************* * * Phoenix: * Um, about this... * * Phoenix: * Yeow! * * von Karma: * I refuse to help you, * Phoenix Wright. * * Phoenix: * (I should've known better * than to try...) * ******************************************** MOVE TO: "Main Hall" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 9 Hazakura Temple Main Hall ? ? ?: Hmmmaaaaaaaaaaaaah... Phoenix: (...That was one long sigh!) Phoenix: Umm... Sister Bikini? Bikini: My my my! I didn't know you were here! How are you doing? Wa ha. Wa ha ha ha ha ha ha! Bikini: Hmmmaaaaaaaaaaaaah... Phoenix: Um, you don't have to pretend to be in a good mood for my sake... Bikini: I... Bikini: I suppose I've made a terrible mess of things, haven't I? Bikini: I let Mystic Elise die, and then there's Iris as well... Phoenix: ("Mystic Elise"...? Now that I think about it... Hmm...) Bikini: There's an acolyte stuck at the Inner Temple... Bikini: ...and that poor little girl has gone missing, too. Phoenix: That little girl...? Phoenix: Y-You don't mean Pearls... do you? Bikini: Yes, I'm afraid I do! Bikini: She hasn't been seen since the morning after the incident. Phoenix: Pearls? She's missing!? (Why didn't someone tell me about this earlier!?) -------------------------------------------- EXAMINE ------- +++ Stuff on the floor +++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + I've only seen a layout like + this when I saw this really + old Japanese movie on TV. + + Phoenix: + Wow! This hibachi brazier + really puts out a lot of heat! + + Phoenix: + Just thinking about how happy + we were, sitting here eating + pot roast and gravy... *sigh* + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TALK (TO BIKINI) ---------------- >>> Iris >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Bikini: > I must be getting old... > > Bikini: > I think I've seriously lost > faith in myself. > > Phoenix: > Are you talking about your > performance at the trial > today? > > Bikini: > You believe me, don't you? > I'm not a liar! I would never > lie! > > Bikini: > I know what I saw! I saw Iris > pull that sword from Mystic > Elise's body that night... > > Bikini: > I'm certain of it! > At least, I was until this > morning... > > Phoenix: > (I don't see any Psyche-Locks, > so she must be telling the > truth.) > > Phoenix: > Um... So why are you so > unsure of yourself all of > a sudden? > > Bikini: > You know that artist who > testified after me? > > -------------------------------------------- > > Butz: > I saw Iris flying! > Her white hood fluttering! > > Butz: > I felt like I might start > flying myself. > > -------------------------------------------- > > Bikini: > When I saw that man testify > so fervently about something > so impossible... > > Bikini: > ...I started to wonder if I > had acted just like him when > I was on the witness stand. > > Phoenix: > I wouldn't take that guy > too seriously. > > Phoenix: > He's an artist, but all he > draws is trouble... > and nothing else. > > Phoenix: > (If both Bikini and Larry are > telling the truth...) > > Phoenix: > (...that can only mean one > thing. They both didn't see > what they think they saw.) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Inner Temple >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Phoenix: > On the night of the incident, > you met Iris at the Inner > Temple. Is that correct? > > Bikini: > That's right. I'm sure it was > Iris. > > Phoenix: > (But Iris claims she was in > her room in Hazakura Temple.) > > Bikini: > I knew I shouldn't have come > back here that night... > > Phoenix: > But because you did, Maya is > stuck at the Inner Temple. > > Bikini: > Nngh... > I am so sorry. > > Bikini: > The drafts in that place are > nothing to shake a stick at. > Winter is especially bad. > > Phoenix: > (I'll bet. The Training Hall > looks like it's about to fall > down any second.) > > Bikini: > Eagle Mountain has always > been prone to earthquakes, > just so you know. > > Phoenix: > E-Earthquakes...? > > Bikini: > Yes. I wouldn't be surprised > if the next big one levels the > Training Hall. > > Phoenix: > (We've got to get Maya > out of there... fast!) > > Bikini: > But still. There's really no > need to worry... > > Bikini: > That area on the other side > of Dusky Bridge is isolated > like an island. > > Phoenix: > It's like an island? > How so? > > Bikini: > Well, the only thing on that > side of the bridge is the > Inner Temple. > > Bikini: > No one lives out there, and > it's surrounded on all sides > by the river or the forest. > > Phoenix: > I-I see... > > Bikini: > So a criminal would be > trapped should they choose > to flee in that direction. > > Bikini: > And as long as the bridge is > out of commission, he or she > will have to stay there. > > Phoenix: > ... > > Phoenix: > That means Maya could be stuck > out there with a murderer and > no way to escape either! > > Bikini: > Oh dear! > Yes, I suppose it does! > > Phoenix: > (Nngh... Please, Gumshoe! > Get that bridge up faster!) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Elise Deauxnim >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Phoenix: > ...I'm curious about a few > things, if you don't mind > answering some questions. > > Bikini: > Oh? Do you need to know > my measurements for your > investigation or something? > > Phoenix: > No, no, no! > > Phoenix: > I want to know a little more > about the victim, Ms. Elise > Deauxnim. > > Bikini: > ... > > Bikini: > I'm afraid I don't know her > waist size. Or her bust size > for that matter. > > Phoenix: > No, no. I'm wondering why she > came to stay in a place like > this to begin with. > > Phoenix: > I mean, she told us herself > that she wasn't here for > spiritual training. > > Bikini: > My my my... You make it sound > like this place is some sort > of dump, Mr. Wright. > > Bikini: > Mystic Elise was here to soak > up the natural beauty of Eagle > Mountain, if you must know. > > Phoenix: > There. You did it again... > Sister Bikini... > > Phoenix: > I noticed you always refer > to Ms. Deauxnim as > "Mystic Elise". > > Bikini: > ...Oh!? > > Phoenix: > Yes. Now, why is that? > After all, she's not here as > an acolyte... > > Bikini: > W-We address all our visitors > as "Mystic". It makes their > experience feel authentic. > > Bikini: > A-And anyway... > She's older than me. You must > respect your elders, you know. > > Phoenix: > How do you know that? > How can you say for sure that > she's older than you? > > Bikini: > ... > > *5 PSYCHE-LOCKS* > > Phoenix: > (Hmm...) > > Phoenix: > (It seems Ms. Elise Deauxnim > was no ordinary visitor after > all...) > > Phoenix: > (And there's Pearls...) > > Phoenix: > (She was with Ms. Deauxnim > on the evening of the murder, > and now she's vanished.) > > Phoenix: > (It's all got to be connected > somehow...) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (After the Psyche-Locks appeared) >>> Elise Deauxnim >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Phoenix: > Tell me, Sister Bikini... > > Phoenix: > What kind of person was > Ms. Deauxnim? > > Phoenix: > I mean, you call her "Mystic > Elise" even though she wasn't > here for training. > > Bikini: > ... > > Phoenix: > Does she have some special > connection with Hazakura > Temple that I'm not aware of? > > *5 PSYCHE-LOCKS* > > Bikini: > I'm terribly sorry, but... > I just can't talk about it. > > Phoenix: > ... > (Hmm...) > > Phoenix: > (There's a nasty feeling > building in the pit of my > stomach...) > > Phoenix: > (Looks like I'm going to have > to break this Psyche-Lock > and find out the truth.) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Pearl >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Phoenix: > Wh-Why did Pearls have to > get mixed up in this mess!? > > Bikini: > Please, Mr. Wright! > I know you're worried, but > try to keep it together! > > Phoenix: > (Oh, man... My head's > throbbing so bad, it's > killing me!) > > Phoenix: > Pearls... She was with > Ms. Deauxnim on the night > of the murder, remember? > > Bikini: > Yes, but... I have a temple to > run, you know. I was busy > preparing for the training... > > Bikini: > I didn't see the little > darling even once after we'd > finished eating dinner. > > Phoenix: > (The murder... It didn't take > place right in front of her > innocent eyes, did it...?) > > Bikini: > According to the detective, > she hasn't turned up at her > home, either. > > Phoenix: > (Come on! Keep calm! > There's one place left where > Pearls could be!) > > Phoenix: > (She just has to be there!) > > Phoenix: > (Gumshoe... I'm counting on > you to check it out for me, so > please hurry the repairs up!) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PRESENT (TO BIKINI) ------------------- *** "Oh! Cult!" New Year's Issue *********** * * Phoenix: * Um, about this picture... * * Bikini: * Oh, that old thing! * * Bikini: * I always turned those * reporter-types away in * the past. * * Bikini: * But Iris was so insistent * this time. * * Phoenix: * Iris? * * Bikini: * Oh, yes! Iris loves to be the * center of attention, you know. * * Phoenix: * (Really? I find that kinda * hard to believe...) * ******************************************** *** Hanging Scroll ************************* * * Bikini: * Huh... Ahh! * Well, well, well... * Look what you've found! * * Bikini: * That's the Master of the * Kurain Channeling Technique, * Mystic Misty Fey! * * Phoenix: * (So this woman is Maya's * mother, huh...) * * Bikini: * It's been nearly 20 years * since Mystic Misty * disappeared. * * Bikini: * Apparently, she intended to * pass the torch on to her * daughter. * * Phoenix: * Her daughter? Don't you know * who her daughter is? * * Bikini: * Well, I myself am part * of a branch family of * the Fey clan. * * Bikini: * But even I am not privy to * that kind of information when * it concerns the main family... * * Phoenix: * (Hmm, Bikini doesn't seem to * know Maya's standing within * the Fey family...) * ******************************************** *** Iris's Hood **************************** * * Bikini: * Well, well, well! * That's a Demon-Warding Hood! * * Bikini: * Acolytes are highly * susceptible to possession * by evil spirits, you know. * * Bikini: * That's why we always wear * these for protection. * * Phoenix: * Iris gave this to me on * the night of the murder. * * Phoenix: * But then I went and fell into * the river and got this nasty * fever... * * Phoenix: * I thought maybe if I were to * wear this hood, it'd make my * fever go down faster! * * Bikini: * ... * * Bikini: * I don't think so. Colds and * spirit power have nothing to * do with each other. * * Phoenix: * (Way to crush a man's hope.) * ******************************************** *** Shichishito **************************** * * Bikini: * Maybe my eyes were playing * tricks on me. * * Bikini: * I mean, Iris could never do * such a wicked thing. * * Phoenix: * But they proved it in court * today, didn't they? * * Phoenix: * That this sword wasn't the * murder weapon. * * Bikini: * That's what they were saying, * yes. * * Phoenix: * (The problem is, I saw it, * too...) * * Phoenix: * (I'm sure that what I saw was * this blade stabbed into * Ms. Deauxnim's body.) * ******************************************** *** Victim's Staff ************************* * * Bikini: * Ah, it's Mystic Elise's staff. * * Bikini: * Hmm... The crystal sphere * really is missing from it. * * Phoenix: * But the sphere was found near * Dusky Bridge, right? * * Bikini: * Yes. Even though I'm sure * Mystic Elise was in Hazakura * Temple that entire evening. * ******************************************** *** Tracks Photo *************************** * * Phoenix: * About this photograph... * * Bikini: * Oh, yes. Those are our * snowmobile's tracks, alright. * I'd know them anywhere! * * Phoenix: * (But there's only one set... * Which means...) * * Phoenix: * (...the rider went out while * it was still snowing, and came * back after it had stopped.) * * Phoenix: * (That's really the only * logical explanation, * I suppose.) * ******************************************** *** Larry's Sketch ************************* * * Bikini: * Honestly! * It's like the end of the * world. * * Phoenix: * It's not a good thing, * that's for sure. * * Bikini: * To think people have the * gall to call this kind of * scribbling by the name of art! * * Phoenix: * Huh? * * Bikini: * If that's the sort of standard * you need for the arts these * days, I could be a pop diva! * * Phoenix: * Um, sure. But what about the * contents of the picture? What * do you make of that? * * Bikini: * ... * * Bikini: * It's definitely the end of * the world. * ******************************************** *** Crystal Sphere ************************* * * Bikini: * This crystal sphere... * * Bikini: * It's not from a Demon-Warding * Hood, but I would guess it * serves a similar purpose. * * Phoenix: * If it's not from a hood, then * I guess it really is from * Ms. Deauxnim's staff. * * Bikini: * Look at the blood on it. * Oh, poor Mystic Elise... * ******************************************** *** Maya Fey profile *********************** * * Bikini: * She's a very important * visitor, you know! * An honored acolyte! * * Phoenix: * She is? * Do you know her or * something? * * Bikini: * The Fey name is synonymous * with the Kurain Channeling * Technique. * * Bikini: * Therefore, she must be a * spirit medium of great power * indeed. * * Phoenix: * (Looks like Bikini is in * the dark.) * * Phoenix: * (She doesn't seem to know * that Maya is the daughter of * the Master of Kurain.) * ******************************************** *** Pearl Fey profile ********************** * * Bikini: * Oh dear. I wonder where on * Earth this little girl has * wandered off to? * * Bikini: * She's nowhere near the * Main Hall. That's for sure. * * Phoenix: * (First I lost Maya, and now * Pearls...) * * Phoenix: * (How much more pain is this * case going to cause me!?) * * Phoenix: * (Urgh... Not to mention this * fever is giving me a killer * migraine...) * ******************************************** *** Bikini profile ************************* * * Bikini: * It's all my fault, isn't it? * It's all my achy back's fault. * * Bikini: * Now Mystic Elise is dead, and * an acolyte is trapped inside * the Inner Temple... * * Bikini: * ...and that poor little girl * has gone missing, too. * * Gumshoe: * ("Missing"...? I hope that's * all it is...) * * Bikini: * Oh dear, oh dear. I've got * to train to withstand more * pain, don't I...? * ******************************************** *** Elise Deauxnim profile ***************** * * Bikini: * How... How can I ever * make up for this...? * * Phoenix: * Make up for what? * * Bikini: * For allowing harm to come to * such an important person! * * Phoenix: * (So I was right...) * * Phoenix: * (Ms. Deauxnim wasn't just any * ol' visitor here...) * ******************************************** *** Iris profile *************************** * * Bikini: * Please, tell me! * What's going to happen to * poor Iris!? * * Bikini: * If she was to be found guilty, * I'd... * * Bikini: * Well, I wouldn't accept it! * * Phoenix: * But your testimony, Sister * Bikini... * * Bikini: * ... * * Bikini: * I can't help my testimony! * I saw what I saw! * * Bikini: * It's up to a pro lawyer like * you to deal with problems like * that! * ******************************************** *** Laurice Deauxnim profile *************** * * Bikini: * What a disgraceful young * man! * * Phoenix: * You've finally seen through * him, huh... * * Bikini: * How could he sit there and * claim he really saw what he * drew in that picture? * * Bikini: * Although, the portrait he did * of me was rather flattering, * I must say. * * Phoenix: * (Still...) * * Phoenix: * (It's not like Larry to make * something up that might get a * woman he likes in trouble.) * * Phoenix: * (There's more to that sketch * of his than meets the eye. * I'm sure of it.) * ******************************************** *** Franziska von Karma profile ************ * * Bikini: * You certainly have some * unusual friends, don't you, * Mr. Wright! Ho ho ho! * * Phoenix: * F-Friends...? * * Bikini: * That fancy-pansy painter is * one thing, but whipping the * judge is just bad form. * * Phoenix: * Well... Um... * * Phoenix: * Do you think you could go * drill that into her head for * me...? Please? * ******************************************** *** Miles Edgeworth profile **************** * * Bikini: * You must be very happy to * have such a fine mentor. * * Phoenix: * Mentor...? * No, he's just a friend... * * Bikini: * Oh, you naughty devil! * Always the joker, aren't you? * Ho ho ho ho! * * Bikini: * Ah, he seemed like a lovely * young man... Like the kind * you can always count on. * * Phoenix: * Y-Yeah... * (It's kinda depressing how * much faith she has in him...) * ******************************************** *** Anything else ************************** * * Phoenix: * I was wondering about this... * * Bikini: * Hmm... * Let me see... * * Bikini: * Well, as you may know... * In order to see reality for * what it truly is... * * Bikini: * ...we strive to break our * attachments to much of * the transient, material realm. * * Bikini: * I guess you could call me * an "immaterial girl"! * * Phoenix: * (I'm guessing she makes * an exception for fine * dining...) * ******************************************** MOVE TO: "Courtyard" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 9 Hazakura Temple Courtyard Phoenix: (This is where Sister Bikini witnessed the incident.) Phoenix: (It's hard to imagine she was lying on the stand, so...) Phoenix: (...maybe there are some clues that have yet to be found.) -------------------------------------------- EXAMINE ------- +++ Lantern on the left ++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + There are a few of these stone + lanterns scattered around in + this courtyard. + + Phoenix: + Without the city glare to + compete with, I imagine they + would seem a lot brighter. + + Phoenix: + I guess Sister Bikini must + light them now, since Iris + can't be here. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ The staff on the snow ++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + Ms. Deauxnim's staff... + + Phoenix: + I definitely remember there + being a crystal sphere + attached to the staff. + + Phoenix: + I guess Larry eventually found + the sphere near the foot of + Dusky Bridge, but... + + Phoenix: + ...what was it doing all the + way out there...? + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Ami Fey statue +++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + The Shichishito. + It's there in Mystic Ami's + right hand. + + Phoenix: + But it was proven in court + today that it wasn't the + murder weapon. + + Phoenix: + Given the design, it must've + been used for some pretty + gruesome things in the past... + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Stone wall +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + The Main Gate's on the other + side of that stone wall. + + Phoenix: + The difference in elevation + is almost 10 feet. That's how + steep this hillside is! + + Phoenix: + And that's also the height + the body fell from, according + to the autopsy. + + Phoenix: + Is it possible that + Ms. Deauxnim was pushed + from the top of the wall...? + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Top right corner +++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + That building up there is + the Main Hall. It was where + we were staying. + + Phoenix: + It sits kind of funny because + it was built on a very steep + slope. + + Phoenix: + If you enter from the Main + Gate side, these rooms above + me are on the ground floor. + + Phoenix: + Apparently, Ms. Deauxnim was + staying in the corner room. + + Phoenix: + I guess that's where she was + pushed from that night... + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Ski apparatus ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + They get quite a bit of snow + up here on Eagle Mountain. + + Phoenix: + Around here, skis aren't just + for fun. They're tools for + getting around. + + Phoenix: + But the sled... Now that's + gotta be for Bikini's own + personal entertainment! + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MOVE TO: "Main Hall" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ? ? ?: Heeeeeeeeeey! Bikini: Wh-What was that jarring, inconsiderately loud yell...? Gumshoe: So this is where you've been! Keeping nice and warm, I see! Phoenix: Detective! H-Have you finished repair-- Gumshoe: The bridge!? Yeah, I did! I told you I'd let you know! Bikini: Well well well! Then I'll come along with you and... Gumshoe: Sorry, ma'am! No unauthorized entry. Access is restricted to people involved in the case. Bikini: What was that!? Bikini: I'm involved, aren't I? You couldn't get much more involved than me! Gumshoe: Well yeah, but that's not what I mea-- Gumshoe: Aaah! von Karma: It's been a while, Scruffy... Gumshoe: Y-You're...! Gumshoe: Ms. v-v-v-v-v-v- Gumshoe: Von Karmaaaaaaah! von Karma: Sister. Please, leave the investigation to me. Bikini: My my my. Well, you certainly seem to have everything under control! von Karma: I am on your side. I won't do anything you don't want me to. Phoenix: (...As you work to pin the guilt on Iris.) von Karma: What are you daydreaming about, Phoenix Wright!? Phoenix: OWW! That hurts, you know! von Karma: Silence! von Karma: I, Franziska von Karma, will personally guide you through your investigation. von Karma: So you will follow me! Phoenix: (...She's not seriously going to follow me around, is she...?) MOVE TO: "Inner Temple Gate" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 9 Inner Temple Gate Phoenix: Things have certainly become a lot livelier than before. von Karma: They must have commenced with the investigation. ? ? ?: Oh! ...Mr. Nick! Phoenix: (Th-That voice...) Phoenix: Pearls! Pearl: ...Mr. Nick... Mr. Niiick! -------------------------------------------- Phoenix: So you were here... ever since that night... Pearl: I was so lonely, I thought I was going to die! Pearl: When I woke up in the morning and saw that Dusky Bridge was gone... Pearl: I... I realized I was all alone. Phoenix: (She was all alone...?) von Karma: It must have been very trying for you, little girl. Pearl: Ah! You're... von Karma: I am Franziska von Karma, the Prodigy. There's no need to worry now that I'm here. Pearl: You're the prosecutor who was so mean to Mystic Maya last year. von Karma: Well... Pearl: I... I don't like you. You're nothing but a little girl without your whip! von Karma: ...! Pearl: Mystic Maya didn't do anything wrong, but you were so mean! I'll never forgive you! von Karma: I... I...! Phoenix: (It looks like Pearls's words are getting under her skin...) von Karma: ............ Phoenix: Yeowwww! Why are you whipping me!? I didn't even say anything! von Karma: You didn't have to. The smile on your lips gave you away! Phoenix: A-Anyway... Pearls...? Phoenix: Weren't you with Maya? Pearl: Ah! Pearl: ... Pearl: I'm sorry! It's... It's all my fault! Phoenix: Huh!? What are you talking about, Pearls? Pearl: I... I... Pearl: Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Mystic Mayaaaaaaa! Phoenix: Hey, wait! Pearls! (She just ran off!) Phoenix: Oww! von Karma: That was cruel, Phoenix Wright. To make a little girl cry like that is inexcusable! Phoenix: (What was that all about? Pearls acting like that... It's giving me the creeps.) Phoenix: (I guess I'd better take another look around since I've finally got a chance!) Phoenix: (Especially since something about this place seems different from two days ago.) -------------------------------------------- EXAMINE ------- +++ The bridge +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + You can see Dusky Bridge from + here. It's an unusually long + bridge, isn't it? + + von Karma: + I would say it's about + 20 yards. + + Phoenix: + I guess the gorge is too wide + to cross with a piece of rope + or wire, huh? + + von Karma: + Therefore, no one has crossed + the gorge in either direction + since the night of the murder. + + von Karma: + A simple, yet sound deduction, + wouldn't you say, Phoenix + Wright? + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Metal hook +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + von Karma: + Phoenix Wright! + + Phoenix: + What!? And would you stop + calling me by my full name + like that? + + von Karma: + Was this once a prosperous + port? + + Phoenix: + A port...? + + von Karma: + Yes. That metal hook is a + mooring post for boats, + you know. + + Phoenix: + Oh, that. That's an anchor + for one of the wires that used + to hold up the bridge. + + Phoenix: + I think the wire that was tied + to this one probably snapped + when the bridge burned down. + + Phoenix: + (I mean, there's no way there + was ever a port all the way up + here...) + + von Karma: + Don't get smart with me, + Phoenix Wright! + + Phoenix: + But I didn't say anything! + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Buddha statues +++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + Look at all the Buddha statues + lined up along this path. + + von Karma: + Phoenix Wright... + + von Karma: + Do you think this is how many + siblings the head nun has? + + Phoenix: + ... + + Phoenix: + Why don't you ask her the + next time you see her? + + von Karma: + ...You know what? + I think I will. + + Phoenix: + (And she'll probably slap you + for prying into her private + affairs.) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Incinerator ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + (There's a weird smell coming + from that incinerator.) + + Phoenix: + (The door is also open, almost + like it's begging me to look + inside...) + + Phoenix: + Well, well. Let's see what + stunning clue is concealed + in here, shall we? + + Phoenix: + ... + + Phoenix: + Huh? It's empty! + + von Karma: + How na�ve of you, + Phoenix Wright. + + Phoenix: + But it's a bit strange, don't + you think? + ...Franziska von Karma? + + Phoenix: + (I seem to remember...) + + Phoenix: + (...there was snow on this + incinerator the first time I + saw it.) + + Phoenix: + (In other words, someone's + been using it to burn + something recently...) + + von Karma: + Listen, Phoenix Wright! + + von Karma: + It's impertinent to call + people by their full name! + + Phoenix: + I was only copying you. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Yellow gate ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + There's a little gate that + leads into the garden. + + Phoenix: + It says "No Entry" on the + sign, though. + + von Karma: + Come now, Phoenix Wright! + What are you doing? Let's + go in. + + von Karma: + It's half open anyway. + What harm could come of it? + + Phoenix: + But it says, "No Entry". + + von Karma: + ... + + von Karma: + Don't you Americans enjoy + doing whatever you like and + then simply say, "Whatever!?" + + Phoenix: + That's got nothing to do with + anything! + (And who told you that!?) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Wooden log on left with sign +++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + The sign says "Inner Temple". + + von Karma: + I don't know how you're + reading it, but it's illegible + to me. + + Phoenix: + Actually, I can't read it + either. + + von Karma: + Feigning comprehension isn't + a very good habit to have, + Phoenix Wright. + + Phoenix: + (She looks really happy to + have finally caught me on + something...) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ The gate +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + von Karma: + This must be the door that + leads to the Inner Temple. + + von Karma: + Where Maya Fey was training + on the night of the murder... + + Phoenix: + Yes. There's a solitary room + there called the Training + Hall. + + von Karma: + You could do with some + training yourself, Phoenix + Wright! + + Phoenix: + ... + YEOWWW! + + von Karma: + You're completely out of + shape. + + Phoenix: + (Nngh... I don't know how + much more of this woman + I can take!) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MOVE TO: "Training Hall" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 9 Inner Temple Training Hall Phoenix: ... von Karma: What's wrong? Why are you so quiet? Phoenix: Maya... She was supposed to be in here training. von Karma: Yet, it appears she's nowhere to be seen. Phoenix: ... Phoenix: (What's that...? That strange lock...?) Phoenix: (It wasn't there two days ago.) Phoenix: (This whole room is really giving off some strange vibes...) -------------------------------------------- EXAMINE ------- +++ Dresser drawers ++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + It's an antique dresser. + + von Karma: + Don't you dare open it, + Phoenix Wright! + + Phoenix: + (Now I know how Maya feels + when I tell her not to touch + things...) + + von Karma: + ... + + von Karma: + What a pity. It's full of + nothing but old clothes for + the acolytes. + + Phoenix: + I thought we weren't opening + it! + + von Karma: + I'm from the Prosecutor's + Office. I can do anything. + + Phoenix: + (Yeah, you can do anything... + Except stand up to a 9 year + old girl.) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Sacred cavern entrance +++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + Hmm... This door... + + Phoenix: + When I was here two days ago, + that weird lock wasn't on it. + + von Karma: + Those chains... It's almost as + if they're guarding something + inside that cavern. + + von Karma: + I've never seen a lock quite + like this before. + + Phoenix: + (I have. I've seen locks and + chains just like this before.) + + Phoenix: + (They look just like the ones + that guard a person's secrets + during a Psyche-Lock.) + + Phoenix: + (I wonder if this lock is + guarding something, too.) + + Phoenix: + (Dark secrets in a dark + cavern...) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Hanging scroll +++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + von Karma: + What do you think this + yellowish poster is, Phoenix + Wright? + + Phoenix: + It's a scroll, not a poster. + It's a picture of a woman + who's actually... + + Phoenix: + ... + + von Karma: + A woman? I don't see any + woman here. + + Phoenix: + (There's a different + atmosphere in this room since + the last time I was here.) + + Phoenix: + (No... It's not a different + atmosphere, it's a different + smell!) + + Phoenix: + It's gravy! + + von Karma: + ...What's the matter? + + Phoenix: + This scroll... It's been + completely covered in gravy! + + von Karma: + Ah. Yes. There is a very + appetizing smell in the air. + + von Karma: + But gravy is a type of sauce. + + von Karma: + So when you run out of paint, + you Americans use gravy + as a substitute, I see. + + Phoenix: + No! No one does that! + For starters, it stinks! + + Phoenix: + (This must be the gravy that + we had with the roast on the + night of the incident.) + + Phoenix: + (But why would anyone do this? + Why this scroll?) + + *Hanging Scroll updated. + Touch to see before and after + view under the Check screen.* + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Hanging scroll (again) +++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + (This scroll shows a picture + of Misty Fey, Master of the + Kurain Channeling Technique.) + + Phoenix: + (But why would anyone cover it + in gravy?) + + von Karma: + I can't make out what's drawn + on this scroll at all. + + von Karma: + I'll never understand you + Americans and your so-called + artists... + + Phoenix: + (Artists? Um, yeah...) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -------------------------------------------- *AFTER EXAMINING THE LOCK AND HANGING SCROLL* ? ? ?: What took you so long? ? ? ?: I thought even you'd manage to get here faster than this, Mr. Trite. Phoenix: P-Prosecutor Godot! I didn't know you were here. von Karma: Prosecutor? Phoenix: How come you didn't show up at the trial today? Godot: Ha...! I could ask you the exact same question. Phoenix: Huh? But I was... I had a cold, so... Godot: I had something slightly more important than a common cold to deal with. Godot: The importance of which is something you have no hope of ever understanding. von Karma: Enough! I believe I have the measure of you. von Karma: You are the very worst kind of prosecutor. What could be more important than a trial? Godot: ... Godot: Who's the wild mare, Trite? Phoenix: This is Ms. von Karma. She was the acting prosecutor in your absence today. Godot: Ha...! Well, I guess I owe you one then. Godot: But you can go now, princess. It's time for the big boys to take the reins. von Karma: Just who do you think you are!? This case is my... Godot: Hey, Filly. Know your role, and shut your mouth. I can't stand women like you. Godot: I'm only going to say this once, Lady von Whippingberg. Go home! von Karma: ... von Karma: Phoeeenix Wriiight! Phoenix: Wh-What are you hitting me for!? Godot: Ha...! You deserve more cracks of the whip than that, Trite. Phoenix: Wh-What!? Godot: You still don't get it, do you? Godot: You don't realize that you've set something in motion that you'll never be able to undo. Phoenix: (There's something different about Godot today...) Phoenix: (I'm getting such a strong sense of... something from behind that mask of his.) Phoenix: (Is it anger? Or...) Phoenix: (Is it... sorrow?) -------------------------------------------- TALK (TO GODOT) --------------- >>> Why didn't you show? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Phoenix: > You had some important > business and that's why > you weren't in court, huh? > > Phoenix: > So what was it? > > Godot: > ... > > Godot: > I've told you once before, but > perhaps you don't remember. > > -------------------------------------------- > > Godot: > I've returned from the > depths of Hell... > > Godot: > To do battle with you. > > -------------------------------------------- > > Godot: > You see, Trite... I've > experienced something > most have not. Death. > > Phoenix: > You... died? > > Godot: > Of course, being extradited > from Hell is a tedious > affair. > > Godot: > The meticulous regeneration > and adjustment of all your > internal organs is... > > Godot: > Well... Let's just say modern > medicine allows us all to live > to a ripe old age. > > Godot: > Even someone like me. > > Phoenix: > So... you mean... > That mask you wear is...? > > Godot: > This ugly device? I promise > it's not a fashion statement, > my unenlightened friend. > > Godot: > Without this, I can't see your > frequently dumbfounded face. > > Phoenix: > I... I didn't know... > > Godot: > My eyesight is pretty > messed up. > > Godot: > Even with these huge goggles > on my head, I still can't see > everything. > > Godot: > Still, I keep this worn-out > piece of junk of a body > going with regular servicing. > > von Karma: > I'm sorry, but... > > von Karma: > ...you say you experienced > death? How is that possible? > What happened...? > > Godot: > ... > Why don't you ask him? > > Phoenix: > Huh? > M-Me!? > > Godot: > Yeah, Trite. You. > You should know all about it. > > Godot: > You know when my life ended... > And who ended it for me. > > von Karma: > W-Well, Phoenix Wright! > Do you!? > > Phoenix: > I-I don't know what he's > talking about... > > Phoenix: > (Although... > To be honest...) > > Phoenix: > (I do feel a little tug at > the corner of my memory...) > > Phoenix: > (I think I do know about > how Godot was "killed"...) > > Godot: > It will all become clear in > due time. > > Godot: > Isn't that right, Trite? > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Can't undo? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Phoenix: > Earlier, you said I've done > something I can never undo. > > Phoenix: > What did you mean by that > exactly? > > Godot: > ... > > Godot: > The Inner Temple here on this > side of Dusky Bridge is an > isolated island. > > Phoenix: > (That's what Sister Bikini > said, too.) > > Godot: > And I wonder, Trite... > > Godot: > Do you know what the police > are doing here today? > > Phoenix: > ...What do you mean? > > Godot: > They're searching... > > Godot: > Searching for any trace of an > acolyte who went missing. > > Phoenix: > M-Missing? > > Godot: > As leader of the search party, > I can tell you this with > absolute certainty... > > Godot: > Maya Fey is not on this side > of Dusky Bridge. > > Phoenix: > Huh? > > Phoenix: > B-But that's impossible! > She came here that night > and... > > Godot: > I won't say it again. > The chances of her being > here are nil. > > Godot: > Excluding of course, one > very unique place... > > Phoenix: > (One? Where is that?) > > Godot: > The Sacred Cavern, the > entrance of which we are > standing at right now. > > Godot: > This is the only place that > the search party has yet to > explore. > > Phoenix: > (So they haven't searched > that cavern yet, huh...) > > Godot: > Be aware, though, that the > temperature inside frequently > falls below freezing. > > Godot: > Even if she was in there... > > Godot: > ...the chances of her being > found alive are slim at best. > > Phoenix: > N-No! > > Godot: > Which means, Trite, that you > sent Maya Fey to her death! > > von Karma: > You fool! > > von Karma: > If that's the situation, why > aren't you in there with a > search party right now!? > > Godot: > You must have blinders on, my > equestrian angel. Don't you > see the big lock and chains? > > Godot: > It's a trick lock. I'm making > preparations to open it as we > speak. > > Godot: > Well, Trite? > > Godot: > Once again, a woman dies > because of you. > > Phoenix: > "Once again"!? > What are you talking about? > > Godot: > Don't tell me > you've forgotten...? > > Godot: > It was only two years ago, > after all... > > Godot: > ...when the last unfortunate > woman died because of you. > > Phoenix: > (Because of me...?) > > Godot: > And do you know who that was? > It was Maya Fey's sister! > That's right! Mia Fey! > > Phoenix: > M-Mia!? > > Godot: > You killed her! > > Phoenix: > N-No, that's not how it was! > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Mia Fey >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Godot: > It was two years ago... > > Godot: > Mia Fey was pursuing someone. > A man. > > Godot: > But she bit off more than she > could chew. She made a very > dangerous enemy. > > Phoenix: > (Yeah, that's one case I'll > never forget.) > > Phoenix: > But... I got that guy! > Personally! > > Godot: > Sure. Ms. Fey's murderer was > caught. > > Godot: > But that won't bring her > back! > > Phoenix: > W-Well, no... but... > > Godot: > You were with her at the time. > You and no one else. > > Godot: > It was your responsibility! > You should have protected her! > > Phoenix: > I...! > > Godot: > You say Mia Fey was your > teacher! Well then, I'd say > you've learned nothing, Trite! > > Godot: > You robbed her of her life. > And now... > > Godot: > ...you've let her sister > suffer the same fate! > > Phoenix: > (I... I haven't sentenced > Maya to death...! No...!) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Trick lock >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > von Karma: > What is this peculiar-looking > lock? > > von Karma: > Why don't we just break it > open? It would be a simple > matter of... > > Godot: > I'm afraid we can't do that. > > Godot: > This area has always been > prone to earthquakes. > > Godot: > The repeated tremors have > weakened the foundations of > the Training Hall. > > Godot: > Any excessive force used to > break the lock open would... > > Godot: > Well, let's just say the Inner > Temple and the Sacred Cavern > would be a thing of the past. > > von Karma: > Very well. Then dare I suggest > the obvious solution of > opening it with the key? > > Godot: > Ha...! > > Godot: > Sure. Just show me where the > keyhole is on this trick lock. > > Phoenix: > Th-There's no keyhole!? > > Godot: > That's right. An interesting > puzzle, huh? > > Godot: > The person who set this > lock is the only one who > can open it. > > Phoenix: > Then who was it!? > > Godot: > Simple. The accused. > > Phoenix: > What? Iris? > > Godot: > When an acolyte undergoes > training inside the Sacred > Cavern... > > Godot: > ...the attending sister is > responsible for locking the > entrance. > > Godot: > Obviously, the night of the > murder was no exception. Maya > Fey was to train in there. > > Phoenix: > (Sister Bikini did mention > it a number of times, now > that I think about it.) > > Phoenix: > (She said that Iris was left > in charge of supervising the > early stages of the training.) > > Godot: > So Iris, the accused, is the > only one who can open this > lock. > > Godot: > I've arranged for her to be > brought here now. > > Phoenix: > (Iris is the only person > who can open this lock...?) > > Phoenix: > (I hope she gets here soon! > ...Hang on in there, Maya. > We'll get you out!) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PRESENT (TO GODOT) ------------------ *** Anything ******************************* * * Phoenix: * Um, Godot... Would you mind * taking a look at this? * * Godot: * Ha...! My eyes have a date * with the horizon. They're * flirting with the gulls. * * Godot: * I don't have any intention of * aiding a defense attorney like * you, Trite. * * von Karma: * But you must help him! * Even just a little! * * Phoenix: * (Look who's talking!) * * von Karma: * I had no idea such a smooth * refusal could make me so * angry! * ******************************************** -------------------------------------------- *AFTER TALKING TO GODOT* Godot: ... So. Godot: I should be getting back to work. Phoenix: Wait, Godot! Phoenix: How sure about Maya are you? Godot: ... There's no doubt in my mind. Godot: She's in the Sacred Cavern somewhere. It's the only place she could be. Phoenix: ... Godot: You'd better start praying. Godot: You'd better pray that friend of yours brings the accused back here soon. Phoenix: (Edgeworth?) Godot: Listen up, Trite. There's only one thing I want to say to you before I go. Godot: I'll never accept you. Never. Phoenix: ...! -------------------------------------------- von Karma: You should choose your friends more carefully, Phoenix Wright. Phoenix: That's what everyone says. Phoenix: (It looks like I don't have much of a choice...) Phoenix: (I guess I'll just have to do what I can for now.) MOVE TO: "Inner Temple Gate" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ? ? ?: ... ? ? ?: I dunno... Should I... Or shouldn't I...? Phoenix: (Sound like someone's talking to himself, but where's that coming from?) Gumshoe: Yeah. I guess I better wash that off. That's what I'll do. Gumshoe: No, but I can't do that. I'm a detective... Gumshoe: ...Argh! My brain! This is driving me nuts! Gumshoe: Aaaah! von Karma: Is something troubling you, Scruffy? Gumshoe: P-Please don't whip me like that all of a sudden, sir! von Karma: It was merely a simple greeting. A friendly tap on the shoulder... with my whip. Phoenix: So what's up, Gumshoe? Is something on your mind? Gumshoe: H-H-How did you know, pal!? von Karma: Perhaps you were trying to decided if you wanted to wash "that" off or not...? Gumshoe: H-H-How did you know, sir!? Gumshoe: Oh! Yeah! I nearly forgot. Gumshoe: You can't go through that little gate there, OK? Phoenix: Um... You mean the one that says "No Entry" on it? Gumshoe: ... Gumshoe: I... um... kinda already snuck in there! Phoenix: (Is he trying to be clever or something...?) von Karma: So what's behind there, Scruffy? Gumshoe: Huh? A kind of... garden-like garden. Phoenix: A garden? Gumshoe: Yeah. Anyway, it's under investigation right now, so keep out! Gumshoe: I'm not telling you, I'm asking you, pal! You got me? Phoenix: (Isn't it normally the other way around?) Gumshoe: Well, see you later! -------------------------------------------- von Karma: So... shall we adjourn to this garden, Phoenix Wright? Phoenix: (Of course! What else would we do?) Phoenix: (I really want to know what Gumshoe was thinking of washing off!) MOVE TO: "Garden" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 9 Inner Temple Garden Phoenix: ... von Karma: There's a strange feeling in the air. I wonder what it is... Phoenix: (Strange feeling? Forget about that!) Phoenix: (What's that strange writing on the stone lantern?) Gumshoe: Aaah! Gumshoe: What are you doing here, sir!? I thought I said you can't come in here! von Karma: Don't you know, Scruffy? A Von Karma will always show up wherever there is a clue! von Karma: And there are plenty of clues to be found here. Gumshoe: B-But... -------------------------------------------- EXAMINE ------- +++ Bottom left area +++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + A little lantern, a little + statue... + + von Karma: + It is certainly a quaint + little garden. + Oh! + + von Karma: + What is this huge bowl here + for? + + Gumshoe: + Oh, I know this one! It's... + um... It's a ...water bowl, + isn't it? + + von Karma: + Everything else is completely + frozen over... + + von Karma: + But the ice in this bowl has + been broken. + + Phoenix: + That's true... + (I wonder if this has any + impact on the case...?) + + Gumshoe: + Umm... Well... + I, uh... + + Gumshoe: + I doused my face earlier with + the water in this. + I was getting kinda sleepy... + + Gumshoe: + Gaaargh! + + von Karma: + Next time you're sleepy, you + need only come to me! Got it!? + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Red thing on the snow ++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + There's a charm or something + poking out from the snow. + + Phoenix: + (It looks pretty old. + There's a leather cord + tied to it, too.) + + Gumshoe: + Apparently, it belonged to the + victim. + + von Karma: + To Ms. Elise Deauxnim? + + Gumshoe: + Yeah. There was a broken + leather cord around the lady's + neck. + + Gumshoe: + The ends of the cords found + on both the victim and on + this charm match exactly. + + Phoenix: + (This means that this charm + definitely belonged to + Ms. Deauxnim.) + + Phoenix: + (This could be a really + vital piece of evidence.) + + *Kurain Master's Talisman + added to the Court Record.* + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Any torch (or their stands) ++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + There are a couple of + torches here. + + Phoenix: + I guess you need all the light + you can get up here in the + mountains. + + Gumshoe: + Yeah. I was looking at those + things, pal. + + Gumshoe: + It looks like they've been lit + pretty recently. + + von Karma: + Recently? + How recent are we talking + about? + + Gumshoe: + As recent as the night of + the murder... + + Phoenix: + (Maya was training here on + the night of the murder...) + + Phoenix: + (It's not unreasonable to + think these things were lit + up at the time, I guess.) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Ground surrounding the stone lantern +++ + + Phoenix: + ...Well, this is odd. + There's no snow on the ground + here. + + Phoenix: + And it's an almost perfect + rectangle. It couldn't have + happened naturally. + + von Karma: + Yes. It appears as though + someone has carefully cleared + away the snow. + + von Karma: + No doubt it was you, wasn't + it, Scruffy!? + + Gumshoe: + Huh? No, it wasn't me, sir! + + Gumshoe: + It was already like that when + my men and I got here to + start the investigation. + + Phoenix: + (If it wasn't the police, then + who did it...?) + + Gumshoe: + Oh, yeah. There's something I + need to tell you. Just between + the three of us, OK? + + von Karma: + What is it? + + Gumshoe: + It's top secret. + You can't tell anyone, got it? + + von Karma: + ...Understood. + + Gumshoe: + Well, when I was a kid, I got + knocked out of the local + wrestling contest, you see. + + Gumshoe: + I was so disappointed, I just + picked up my mouth guard and + cried all the way home. + + Gumshoe: + Man, I got in so much trouble + when I left it on the couch! + + von Karma: + ... + + Gumshoe: + ... + + von Karma: + ...Is that it? + + Gumshoe: + That's it. + + Gumshoe: + Gaaargh! + + Phoenix: + (Whoever cleared the snow away + must have had a reason...) + + Phoenix: + (Although I can't even begin + to imagine what that reason + could be.) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ The stone lantern ++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + What the heck is that!? + + Gumshoe: + Uh-oh... + You spotted it, huh, pal? + + Phoenix: + Are you kidding me!? + It couldn't be more obvious! + + von Karma: + It says... "Maya"... + + Gumshoe: + Yeah. And before you ask, + it's written in blood... + + von Karma: + You will answer all our + questions now, Scruffy! + Without exception! + + Gumshoe: + Y-Yes, sir! + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TALK (TO GUMSHOE) ----------------- >>> The investigation >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Phoenix: > So how's the Inner Temple > investigation going...? > > Gumshoe: > We have the best scientific > forensic team in the world > working the place! > > von Karma: > Forensic team? > And what was the outcome of > this scientific study? > > Gumshoe: > Nothing! Scientifically > speaking, the place is as > clean as a whistle. > > von Karma: > ... > > von Karma: > That's simply not good enough, > Scruffy! Do you think I'll let > you get away with that? > > Gumshoe: > Uh-oh... > > Gumshoe: > Well, there were a couple of > things that bothered me when > I first got here, sir... > > von Karma: > That stone lantern, and the > surrounding area that's not > covered in snow, correct? > > Gumshoe: > They looked kinda fishy to me. > You know, scientifically > speaking. > > Gumshoe: > So I got the lab boys to look > them over. > > Gumshoe: > The results were... It's > kinda hard to say, actually. > > Phoenix: > (I guess I better look into > them myself.) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Maya >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Phoenix: > Um, about Maya... > > Gumshoe: > Oh... Um... > Did Mr. Godot tell you yet? > > Phoenix: > ...Yes, we heard. > > Gumshoe: > He's got a search party > out looking for her. > > Gumshoe: > But there's nowhere else she > could have disappeared to on > this side of Dusky Bridge. > > Gumshoe: > All we can do is wait for > Mr. Edgeworth to get here, > pal. > > Phoenix: > Edgeworth? > > Gumshoe: > He's escorting Iris, the > defendant, over here. > > von Karma: > We'll have to wait, since she > is the only one who can open > the door to the Sacred Cavern. > > Gumshoe: > Oh! I think Mr. Edgeworth > wants to talk to you about > something too, pal. > > Phoenix: > ...Huh? > I wonder what it is... > > Gumshoe: > Just don't be expecting any > good news when you talk to > him. > > Gumshoe: > When I spoke to him, > Mr. Edgeworth sounded so down, > I felt like I was drowning... > > Phoenix: > (Sounds... pleasant...) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Bloody writing >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Phoenix: > "Maya"... So these letters are > written in blood? > > Gumshoe: > Yeah... What's worse is it's > the victim's blood. > > Phoenix: > Huh!? > This is Ms. Deauxnim's blood? > > Gumshoe: > We haven't done a detailed > analysis yet, but... it's > looking that way, pal. > > von Karma: > Hmm... Most interesting... > > von Karma: > Phoenix Wright. > I presume you know, don't you. > > von Karma: > Why Maya's name is written > upside-down. > > Phoenix: > ... > > Gumshoe: > You know what, that was > really bothering me, too. > > Gumshoe: > But I just came up with the > answer. The result of my own > special Gumshoe Investigation! > > von Karma: > Really? Do tell... > > Gumshoe: > Well, on the night of the > murder... > > Gumshoe: > ...that stone lantern was > upside-down! > > von Karma: > Ahem! Anyway, there's really > only one logical explanation > to this mystery. > > von Karma: > Ms. Elise Deauxnim wrote these > letters herself, in her own > blood. > > Phoenix: > Y-You must be joking! > (That's impossible!) > > Gumshoe: > From the writing in the > victim's blood and the other > clues left behind... > > Gumshoe: > ...it seems pretty likely that > this garden was the scene of > Ms. Elise Deauxnim's murder. > > Gumshoe: > At least, that's our current > theory on how the events took > place, pal. > > Phoenix: > Whaaaaat!? > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> True crime scene >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Phoenix: > So Ms. Deauxnim was killed > here...? > > Gumshoe: > However you wanna look at it, > that's what people are saying > now. > > Phoenix: > Then... what Sister Bikini > saw in the courtyard at the > main temple was... > > Phoenix: > Well, what was it!? > If that wasn't the scene of > the crime, what did she see? > > Gumshoe: > ... > > Gumshoe: > What do you think, Ms. von > Karmaaaaa!? > > von Karma: > Surely a special Gumshoe > Investigation would reveal > the answer, no? > > Phoenix: > But wait a sec. The bloody > writing and all the other > clues here... > > Phoenix: > Someone could've easily > set all that up after the > murder had taken place, right? > > Gumshoe: > Sorry, but that's not an > option, pal. > > Phoenix: > Why not!? > > von Karma: > How quickly you forget, > Phoenix Wright. > > von Karma: > Ever since the incident > occurred, this place has been > completely inaccessible... > > von Karma: > ...because Dusky Bridge was > completely burned out. > > Phoenix: > ...! > > Gumshoe: > I was overseeing repairs to > the bridge the whole time. > > Gumshoe: > No one came over here before > me and my men. > > Gumshoe: > Which means no one could've > planted all this stuff here, > pal. > > Phoenix: > Nngh...! > (I-I can't think of a > counterargument to that...) > > Gumshoe: > I knew it... > > Gumshoe: > I should've washed the blood > off the lantern as soon as I > got here. > > Phoenix: > (If this really was the scene > of the crime...) > > Phoenix: > (...then I need to figure out > exactly what it was that > Bikini actually saw!) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PRESENT (TO GUMSHOE) -------------------- *** Attorney's Badge *********************** * * Phoenix: * Hey, look. It's my attorney's * badge. * * Gumshoe: * Ha ha. Good one, pal. * You're always good for a * laugh with your little badge. * * Gumshoe: * But a real man... * A real man has a police badge. * ******************************************** *** Magatama ******************************* * * Gumshoe: * Hey, that looks good. * Is it a cough drop? * * Gumshoe: * I tell you, pal. I've had a * sore throat all day. * * Phoenix: * Ack! No! * That's my Magatama! * You can't eat it! * * Gumshoe: * Oh... * * Phoenix: * (At least he doesn't just put * stuff in his mouth first and * ask questions later anymore.) * ******************************************** *** Hanging Scroll ************************* * * Phoenix: * Do you know anything about * this scroll, Detective? * * Gumshoe: * ... * * Gumshoe: * Well, I know it smells great! * * Gumshoe: * Yeah, this is just the kind of * weather for some steaming * mashed potatoes and gravy. * * Gumshoe: * I really love that stuff. * I eat it so much that my * coat even smel-- * * Gumshoe: * Aaah! * * von Karma: * Have you nothing else to say * about this than your inane * ramblings about gravy!? * * Gumshoe: * ... * N-Not really. * * Phoenix: * ...Let's leave it at that, OK? * ******************************************** *** Photo of Elise or Elise Deauxnim profile *** * * Gumshoe: * She sure was a mysterious * person. * * Gumshoe: * Her real name, her past... * It's all a complete mystery. * * von Karma: * Still, it strikes me as odd... * * von Karma: * Why would someone who * wishes to remain anonymous * become an author? * * Gumshoe: * You know what probably * happened? * * Gumshoe: * I bet she didn't know her * books were gonna be such a * success. That's what I think. * ******************************************** *** Shichishito **************************** * * Gumshoe: * I didn't follow the ins and * outs of it, but... * * Gumshoe: * ...it turned out that this * wasn't the murder weapon, * right? * * Phoenix: * If what Sister Bikini saw is * right, then no, it's not. * * Phoenix: * She said the murder weapon was * thrust into the victim up to * the hilt. * * Phoenix: * But the blood stains on this * aren't consistent with her * story. * * Gumshoe: * Don't worry, pal! I'll * uncover the real murder * weapon. * * Gumshoe: * If I haven't turned it up by * Spring, you can take my badge! * * Phoenix: * (The case will be long over * by then, Gumshoe!) * ******************************************** *** Victim's Staff ************************* * * Gumshoe: * That staff belonged to the * victim. * * Phoenix: * Yeah, and apart from the * crystal missing from the top, * there's nothing wrong with it. * * Gumshoe: * Oh, I just remembered * something important! This * is just between us, OK? * * von Karma: * Is it going to have anything * to do with the case, * Detective? * * Gumshoe: * Well, no. But it's really... * * von Karma: * Then I'm not interested. * * Gumshoe: * Yes, sir. * ******************************************** *** Crime Photo **************************** * * Phoenix: * What do you make of this * photo of the crime scene...? * * Gumshoe: * It's really gruesome... All I * gotta say is that the killer * is messed up in the head. * * Gumshoe: * But it turns out that * Shichishito thing wasn't * even the murder weapon. * * Gumshoe: * So then, why would someone * stab it in the victim like * that? * * Phoenix: * (That's the mystery we're * here to solve...) * ******************************************** *** Larry's Sketch ************************* * * Gumshoe: * It was like a circus today * in court. * * Gumshoe: * All thanks to this little * sketch. * * von Karma: * At the risk of repeating * myself... * * von Karma: * ...you really ought to choose * your friends more carefully, * Phoenix Wright. * * Phoenix: * OK, I know Larry's a bit * out there... * * Phoenix: * ...but he genuinely wants to * help Iris. I'm sure of that. * * Phoenix: * He wouldn't have produced * this for no good reason. * * von Karma: * You are nothing more than a * marshmallow on the inside. * The both of you. * ******************************************** *** Crystal Sphere ************************* * * Phoenix: * This was found close to Dusky * Bridge, wasn't it? * * Gumshoe: * That's what that artist guy * said, yeah. * * Gumshoe: * Right after the defendant flew * over the burning bridge! * * Gumshoe: * According to his testimony, * she dropped it when she landed * on the other side. * * Phoenix: * (But this crystal didn't * belong to Iris.) * * von Karma: * The crystal had dropped * out of Ms. Elise Deauxnim's * staff. * * Gumshoe: * And there are traces of blood * on it, too. * * Phoenix: * (The real question is what was * it doing near the foot of * Dusky Bridge...?) * ******************************************** *** Kurain Master's Talisman *************** * * Gumshoe: * That thing must've been worn * by the victim. There's no * other way of looking at it. * * Phoenix: * You mean, because of the * matching leather cord found * around the victim's neck? * * Gumshoe: * Yeah. I bet it was one of * those things she always wore. * * Gumshoe: * I've got this safe driving * charm I've been wearing for * over a year now. * * Gumshoe: * If I ever get into an * accident, it guarantees it'll * be the other guy's fault. * * Phoenix: * (Isn't it supposed to stop * you from having an accident * in the first place?) * ******************************************** *** Maya Fey profile *********************** * * Gumshoe: * The situation hasn't changed. * We still don't know anything * about Maya's whereabouts. * * Gumshoe: * She's gotta be in the Sacred * Cavern, though. That's the * only place left. * * Gumshoe: * I heard it's real cold in * there. We've gotta get her out * fast, or it could be bad, pal. * * Phoenix: * Isn't there anything you can * do, Detective!? * * Gumshoe: * What are you talking about!? * * Phoenix: * ...Huh? * * Gumshoe: * We're already on it! You * couldn't get a faster response * from a computer. * * Gumshoe: * Mr. Godot put everything in * place right away. That guy * doesn't mess around. * * Phoenix: * G-Godot? * * Gumshoe: * Yeah. The coffee-drinking * mystery man who didn't show * in court. * * Gumshoe: * I gotta say. He's totally made * me rethink my perception of * him, pal. * ******************************************** *** Mia Fey profile ************************ * * Gumshoe: * She cross-examined me once, * you know. * * Gumshoe: * Yeah. That was us. The big * guns locking horns. * * Gumshoe: * Witness versus lawyer! * It was a battle of cunning * tactics and tricks. * * Phoenix: * (But the witness isn't * supposed to play any * tricks...) * * Gumshoe: * I can't believe she's gone... * ******************************************** *** Pearl Fey profile ********************** * * Gumshoe: * Apparently, the girl was * trapped over here since the * night of the murder. * * Phoenix: * Did she say anything to you * about Maya? * * Phoenix: * She wouldn't tell me... * * Gumshoe: * She's not gonna tell me * something if she wouldn't even * speak to you, pal. * * Gumshoe: * She was real upset. She * wouldn't stop crying. * * von Karma: * Phoenix Wright! * Look sharp and go comfort that * poor young girl! * * Phoenix: * I will... Trust me, I will... * ******************************************** *** Godot profile ************************** * * Gumshoe: * That guy's got more mysteries * than a Choose Your Own * Escapade book, pal. * * Phoenix: * Yeah, I know. * Trust me I already know. * * Gumshoe: * I can't believe he skipped the * trial like that, without even * getting permission. * * Gumshoe: * He'd have been fired for sure * if he worked for a normal * company. * * Phoenix: * (Hmm... Never would've * expected the Prosecutor's * Office to be so lax...) * * von Karma: * Don't get the wrong * impression, Phoenix Wright. * More importantly... * * von Karma: * Doesn't it strike you as odd * that the police are unaware of * that man's medical situation? * * -------------------------------------------- * * Godot: * Of course, being extradited * from Hell is a tedious * affair. * * Godot: * The meticulous regeneration * and adjustment of all your * internal organs is... * * Godot: * Well... Let's just say modern * medicine allows us all to live * to a ripe old age. * * Godot: * Even someone like me. * * -------------------------------------------- * * Phoenix: * Yeah. Why is he hiding that * from everyone? * * von Karma: * Additionally it raises * another question... * * von Karma: * Why did he choose to tell * only you? * * Phoenix: * (Yeah. Why did he?) * ******************************************** *** Dick Gumshoe profile ******************* * * Gumshoe: * Hey, you wanna hear * something, pal? * Come on, I know you do! * * Gumshoe: * Maggey says she's gonna buy * me a new coat! * * Phoenix: * Really? That's great! * * Gumshoe: * Yeah. I think it's to say * thanks for helping her out * during that last case! * * Gumshoe: * Which means... * * Gumshoe: * I can finally chuck out this * stinky, sweat-soaked rag! * * von Karma: * You mean, you don't have any * special attachments to that * coat...? * * von Karma: * And after all the effort I * took to mail it back to you * from Germany... * * Gumshoe: * ... * * Gumshoe: * Ah, well, I'll be sure to take * good care of it once it's * retired, sir. * ******************************************** *** Bikini profile ************************* * * Gumshoe: * She's a sweet old lady. * * Gumshoe: * She doesn't look like the * lying type to me. * * Phoenix: * But there was a problem with * her testimony, wasn't there? * * Gumshoe: * Yeah, but I don't think it * was her fault. * * Gumshoe: * She was just trying to say the * right thing, and it came out * wrong, that's all. * * Gumshoe: * I know what it's like. * Happens to me all the time! * * von Karma: * For a detective, you are * completely lacking in * powers of observation! * ******************************************** *** Iris profile *************************** * * Gumshoe: * I dunno. I'm not so sure * anymore. * * Gumshoe: * The clues we found today * have turned this case all * topsy-turvy. * * Gumshoe: * I can't see how Iris could've * done it now. * * von Karma: * Oh? How interesting, Scruffy. * Sadly, I don't share the * same sentiment. * * von Karma: * Prepare yourself well for * tomorrow, Phoenix Wright! * * Phoenix: * (Why does every prosecutor * want to burn me at the * stake so badly...?) * ******************************************** *** Laurice Deauxnim profile *************** * * Gumshoe: * He was Ms. Elise Deauxnim's * apprentice, or so I heard. * * Phoenix: * ...Well, I suppose you could * call him that. * * Gumshoe: * The guy drew a portrait of * me, you know. * * Phoenix: * Well, lucky you, I suppose. * * Gumshoe: * Yeah, but I had to pay him * 50 cents for it. * * Phoenix: * That's pretty awful. * * Gumshoe: * ... * * Gumshoe: * You aren't really enthused * about this guy either, huh...? * * Phoenix: * Well... he made a mockery * of the court today. * * Phoenix: * (And I'm almost sure he did it * on purpose, too...) * ******************************************** *** Franziska von Karma profile ************ * * Gumshoe: * ............ * Wow! What a beauty, huh? * * Gumshoe: * Gaargh! * * von Karma: * What was that long pause * for, Scruffy!? * * Gumshoe: * ............ * That's a real nice broach * she's got, too. * * Gumshoe: * Gaargh! * * Phoenix: * (Gumshoe needs to learn how * to give compliments faster * than Franziska gives lashes.) * ******************************************** *** Miles Edgeworth profile **************** * * Gumshoe: * I haven't seen Mr. Edgeworth * for about a year. Talk about * a long time! * * Phoenix: * Do you know why he moved * overseas? * * Gumshoe: * I don't know. Probably to look * cool. * * Phoenix: * Huh? * * Gumshoe: * There's a lot of weight * attached to doing research * overseas, you know. * * Gumshoe: * Once I've done my stint in * Paris, you'll have to call me * Monsieur Gumchaussure. * * Phoenix: * ... * * Phoenix: * People really don't get * Edgeworth, do they? * * von Karma: * It's his own fault for not * explaining anything about * himself. * ******************************************** *** Anything else ************************** * * Phoenix: * What about this, Detective * Gumshoe? Any thoughts? * * Gumshoe: * Yeah... Well... * * Gumshoe: * It's pretty chilly today, huh? * My brain doesn't work properly * in the cold. * * von Karma: * Perhaps we'll just have to * wait until Summer when it's * warmer? * * Gumshoe: * Oh, no. My brain doesn't work * properly in the heat. * * Gumshoe: * I'm kinda weak in the head. * * Phoenix: * (There are some things you * shouldn't advertise, Gumshoe. * Especially in front of her...) * ******************************************** MOVE TO: "Main Gate" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 9 Hazakura Temple Main Gate von Karma: It seems you have a visitor. Iris: Mr. Wright! Phoenix: Iris! I'm really glad to see you! Edgeworth: Godot managed to mobilize the police by claiming a state of emergency. von Karma: Not him again. Phoenix: Never mind him! We've gotta hurry and unlock the Sacred Cavern... Iris: I'm sorry, Mr. Wright! It's my fault someone so important to you is locked in there... Iris: Mr. Edgeworth. Can we finish our conversation later? Edgeworth: ...Alright. Edgeworth: Let's hurry to the Inner Temple then. ...I'll see you later, Wright. Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: Wait, Edgeworth! I'm coming with you guys! Edgeworth: ... Edgeworth: Sorry, Wright. I can't allow you to come with us. Phoenix: What!? Edgeworth: I hate to be the one to break it to you, but... Edgeworth: ...Maya Fey is in a rather... delicate position. Phoenix: What do you mean by a delicate position...? Edgeworth: ... Edgeworth: This isn't simply a rescue operation, Wright. It's also an investigation. Edgeworth: That being the case... we can't allow members of the public to interfere. Phoenix: C-Come on, Edgeworth... Edgeworth: If anything happens, you'll be the first to know. ...Please understand, Wright. Phoenix: But it's Maya! Iris: Mr. Wright! Iris: All that matters is that Mystic Maya is rescued, correct? Phoenix: I... von Karma: Listen to the voice of reason for a change, Phoenix Wright. Edgeworth: From now on, consider anything beyond Dusky Bridge to be off limits. Edgeworth: We'll be going now... Excuse us. -------------------------------------------- Phoenix: ... Phoenix: Aaack! von Karma: This is no time to be standing around, Phoenix Wright! von Karma: Aren't there other things that demand your attention? Phoenix: ... (She's right...) Phoenix: ...Thanks. For reminding me. MOVE TO: "Main Hall" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 9 Hazakura Temple Main Hall Bikini: ... Phoenix: Sister Bikini looks like she's shrunk some since I last saw her... von Karma: Don't be so rude, Phoenix Wright. von Karma: What's wrong, Sister Bikini? Bikini: My my my! Hello, you two! How are you doing? Wa ha. Wa ha ha ha ha ha ha! Bikini: Hmmmaaaaaaaaaaaaah... Phoenix: (From the sound of that sigh, I guess she's still pretty down.) Bikini: Iris was just here, you know. She was accompanied by that handsome, crimson-clad prince! Phoenix: (Is she talking about Edgeworth?) Bikini: It was just a courtesy call. I wasn't allowed to talk with her at all. Bikini: Oh dear. It's all my fault that this has happened. Bikini: Poor Iris. She was worried about my back, would you believe? Bikini: What have I done to her...? von Karma: Only what you had to do, Sister. von Karma: You bravely and truthfully testified about what you saw. There's no shame in that. von Karma: And we'll see to it that your testimony wasn't made in vain! Bikini: ... Bikini: Well, I don't hear anyone else saying that. Bikini: ... ...... Bikini: Mr. Blue-Suits doesn't seem to share your opinion, I see. Phoenix: Huh? Me? Phoenix: ...Ack! von Karma: *glare* Phoenix: O-Oh, yes! You did great, Sister Bikini. ...Absolutely spectacular! Bikini: *sniffle* You two are the only ones who've said that to meeee! Phoenix: (I can't shake the feeling that I just became a shill to a shrew.) von Karma: Do you have a problem, Phoenix Wright? Phoenix: (Sure, she was brave to testify so truthfully like that.) Phoenix: (But I know she's still hiding something.) Phoenix: (Guess it's time to break that Psyche-Lock of hers...) -------------------------------------------- PRESENT (TO BIKINI) ------------------- *** Hanging Scroll ************************* * * Phoenix: * Um, would you mind taking a * look at this, Sister Bikini? * * Bikini: * Aaaah! * * Bikini: * Our scroll! Our precious * scroll! What on earth have you * done to it!? * * Phoenix: * No, no! It wasn't m-- * * Bikini: * You there, Ms. von Karma! * Time to take out that whip of * yours and teach him a lesson! * * von Karma: * With pleasure, Sister. * * von Karma: * Bad boy! You need to be taught * a lesson, Phoenix Wright! * * Phoenix: * (Aaaaah!! * Someone... Anyone... * ...h...e...l...p...!) * ******************************************** *** Kurain Master's Talisman *************** * * Phoenix: * Um, Sister Bikini. * Would you mind taking a look * at this? * * Bikini: * Aaaaah! * * Bikini: * What are you doing with that!? * * Bikini: * Give it back at once! * * Phoenix: * I can't! * This is evidence. * * Phoenix: * (This really must be one very * important item...) * ******************************************** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Present Magatama* Phoenix: *TAKE THAT!* *5 PSYCHE-LOCKS* -- Elise Deauxnim -- Phoenix: Sister Bikini. The truth is becoming increasingly clear to me. Phoenix: I'm convinced that Ms. Elise Deauxnim had a special significance to this temple. Phoenix: As to why she had a special significance, I believe it has to do with her true identity. Bikini: What on Earth are you talking about? She... She was... Bikini: M-Mystic Elise was an author. Just an author... of picture books. Phoenix: To be honest... Phoenix: I had my suspicions almost immediately after I met her. Bikini: S-Suspicions? Phoenix: Yes. But I didn't have any evidence to support my theory, though. Phoenix: But now I do. This piece of evidence proves Ms. Deauxnim's true identity! xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Phoenix: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Phoenix: x Well, Sister Bikini!? x What do you have to say to x that? x x Bikini: x Of course! x I don't know why it didn't x hit me before. x x Bikini: x Your heart. It's impure! x It's riddled with wickedness x and fallacies. x x Phoenix: x Huh? x x Bikini: x That's why you keep coming up x with these funny ideas. x x Bikini: x I recommend Mystic Elise's x book, "The Magic Bottle", for x a man in your condition. x x Phoenix: x ("The Magic Bottle"...? x I hope it doesn't have a x child-proof cap on it...) x x Bikini: x She was a wonderful author and x illustrator... That's all! x I swear! x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Kurain Master's Talisman* Phoenix: *TAKE THAT!* Phoenix: Ms. Deauxnim had this charm with her at all times. Bikini: Kaaargh! Where did you...!? Phoenix: This isn't some cheap good luck charm, either. Bikini: Th-Then... What do you think it is, Mr. Wright? Bikini: Wh-What could a talisman like that possibly mean? Phoenix: It's a "talisman", is it? Interesting... Bikini: Oops! Phoenix: This thing speaks volumes about who Ms. Deauxnim really was. Phoenix: This talisman and one other item unequivocally prove Ms. Deauxnim's true identity! xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Phoenix: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Phoenix: x Well!? x x Bikini: x You really ought to think x about buying one of the charms x we sell here, Mr. Wright. x x Phoenix: x Huh? x x Bikini: x Otherwise... x x Bikini: x You just might find yourself x jumped on by a little old lady x on a dark mountain path! x x Phoenix: x (What am I doing!? x The piece of evidence I need x to show Bikini is obvious!) x x Bikini: x That's... That's just a x plain old good luck charm. x So please, just give it back! x x Phoenix: x Oh, no! I don't think so! x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Hanging Scroll* Phoenix: *TAKE THAT!* Phoenix: The painting is obscured by this gravy stain at the moment... Bikini: ...! Phoenix: But this scroll shows the Master of the Kurain Channeling Technique. Phoenix: The crest at the top is a sign of that honorable title. Phoenix: The very same crest that adorns the talisman the victim carried with her! Bikini: Aaaah! Phoenix: This crest is reserved for the Master of Kurain. Bikini: Who on Earth told you that nonsense!? I-I've got no idea what you're talking about! Phoenix: The new Master, Maya Fey, told me! Bikini: Wh... Bikini: WHAT!? Bikini: Y-You mean that acolyte... is Misty Fey's... Phoenix: Daughter? Yes. Bikini: ... Bikini: Are you sure? Phoenix: Yes. In fact, since her first daughter passed away, Maya is Misty Fey's sole successor. Bikini: ... Bikini: ...M... Bikini: Mystic Mistyyyyyyy! *5 LOCKS BROKEN* *UNLOCK SUCCESSFUL* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TALK (TO BIKINI) ---------------- >>> Elise Deauxnim >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Bikini: > Mystic Elise graced us with > her presence about a week ago. > > Bikini: > When she showed me the > talisman with that mark on > it... Well! I nearly fainted! > > Bikini: > No one had seen her in 17 > years. That's when she > disappeared. > > von Karma: > What is the significance of > this talisman, Sister? > > Bikini: > The Kurain Talisman? > It's the symbol of the > Master of Kurain. > > Bikini: > The bearer must carry it with > them always until their death. > > von Karma: > Until their death...? > > Phoenix: > So Elise Deauxnim was really > Maya's mother, huh... > > Bikini: > ... > > Bikini: > She was Misty Fey, the > Master of the Kurain > Channeling Technique. > > Phoenix: > (...The truth comes out at > last. It looks like we're > making some headway here...) > > von Karma: > Tell me, Sister... > > von Karma: > After 17 years, why did she > choose to show herself now...? > > Bikini: > Because something happened > that called her out of hiding. > > Phoenix: > ...W-What happened? > > Bikini: > Well... > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -------------------------------------------- *AFTER TALKING TO BIKINI* Bikini: ... von Karma: Wh-What's happening? Phoenix: (I-It can't be...) Bikini: E-Earthquake! Phoenix: Aaaaaaaargh! Bikini: Oh my goodness! The Inner Temple! This kind of tremor might... von Karma: The Inner Temple? Bikini: The Sacred Cavern in the Training Hall! It might very well cave in! Phoenix: WH-WHAT!? Phoenix: MAYA!!! -------------------------------------------- von Karma: It... It seems to have... passed... Phoenix: Well, we can't just stand here and do nothing! Let's go! von Karma: What? Where? Phoenix: To the Inner Temple, of course! Where else!? von Karma: ...! Phoenix: Sister Bikini! We'll finish this later, alright!? Bikini: Of course. You run along now! Bikini: People may have been hurt. I must get some first aid kits ready. von Karma: Come on then, Phoenix Wright! von Karma: They won't bar you from entering as long as I'm with you. Phoenix: Th-Thank you... Phoenix: (Right at that moment, I had the worst feeling in my gut.) Phoenix: (We just had an earthquake...) Phoenix: (I wonder if he's alright...) von Karma: You look worried. ...Are you thinking about Miles Edgeworth? Phoenix: ... Phoenix: Come on. Let's go! MOVE TO: "Main Gate" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phoenix: (We've gotta hurry to the Inner Temple and...) Edgeworth: ...Wright! Phoenix: Aah! Wh-What are you doing here? Edgeworth: Gurgh... Edgeworth: H-How could I have...? Edgeworth: ... von Karma: How do you expect us to understand if you don't speak up! Phoenix: Yeooowww! Phoenix: Hey! Why am I the one getting whipped!? Edgeworth: Sh-She's gone... Phoenix: (N-No...!) Edgeworth: The defendant... Iris... She's... gone... von Karma: Gone where? Edgeworth: She fled... She escaped! von Karma: WHAT!? -------------------------------------------- Phoenix: So... it was just now... during the... Edgeworth: ... Phoenix: (It's easy to see Edgeworth's one and only weakness.) Phoenix: (His fear of earthquakes...) Edgeworth: I should've known better than to escort the defendant alone! Edgeworth: As soon as the ground started shaking, everything went dark before my eyes and... Edgeworth: ...I stupidly passed out! Phoenix: That incident... haunts you to this day, doesn't it? Edgeworth: ... Edgeworth: That's no excuse for letting the suspect get away... Edgeworth: I can't believe I let it happen. Edgeworth: Wright, the Inner Temple area is a dead end, so she only could've escaped to this side. von Karma: We haven't seen her. Edgeworth: Then we need to get a manhunt underway now, and search Eagle Mountain from top to bottom! Phoenix: Wait, Edgeworth. Phoenix: Have you thoroughly checked the Inner Temple yet? Edgeworth: Don't be ridiculous! Why would I? Edgeworth: The Inner Temple is like an island. There's no way to escape but to cross... Phoenix: No, that's not it... Phoenix: Iris isn't the type of person to run away, Edgeworth. Edgeworth: What are you talking about? Phoenix: Sister Bikini mentioned something when we were with her. Phoenix: She said that the Sacred Cavern might've caved in because of the quake. von Karma: Then you think Iris might've gone to the Inner Temple to check on the situation...? Phoenix: Listen, Edgeworth. I'm sure she's at the Inner Temple. A manhunt is not necessary. Edgeworth: Wright... Phoenix: Let's not waste any more time. We need to get to the Training Hall's Sacred Cavern now! Edgeworth: ... Alright. Let's go! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 9 Inner Temple Training Hall Phoenix: (Fortunately, the Sacred Cavern didn't cave in.) Phoenix: (But...) Phoenix: (What we found...) Phoenix: (...was something none of us would've ever expected.) *5 PSYCHE-LOCKS* Phoenix: H-How can there be... von Karma: ...Even more locks... Phoenix: (Wh-What is the meaning of this...!?) Phoenix: Iris! Iris: ... Phoenix: (Iris! Please tell me!) Phoenix: (What the hell is going on!?) To be continued. _______________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 3-2: Investigation [0456] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� February 9 Inner Temple Training Hall Edgeworth: Wright, is this what Godot was talking about? Phoenix: ...Yeah. The trick locks. Edgeworth: Now then, Iris. Please remove these at once. Iris: Umm... Mr. Edgeworth... I'm afraid I can't... Iris: It-It's not possible for me... Edgeworth: What!? Phoenix: (During the earthquake, when the cavern was in danger of caving in, Iris escaped.) Phoenix: (And I know that there was only one lock when I last came here.) von Karma: So you're saying that you can't undo the new locks? Iris: ...Yes. Edgeworth: If only I was stronger...! Phoenix: Edgeworth, how are you feeling? You look a little pale in the face. Edgeworth: Like you're one to talk with your face all green. von Karma: ...Miles Edgeworth. Go and get some air. von Karma: I'll watch over the suspect. You go and get a grip on yourself. Edgeworth: Don't be ridiculous! I'm perfectly finngh! von Karma: There's no telling what sort of mistakes you could make in your current state. von Karma: Go and get some rest! That's your only concern now, Miles Edgeworth! Edgeworth: ...... ... Understood. Edgeworth: I'll handle the investigation in the garden... You take care of things here. -------------------------------------------- Phoenix: (Edgeworth...) Phoenix: He's got so much pride that he's probably off crying in a corner of the garden... von Karma: Pride is simply another trap that hinders us in our lives. von Karma: That said... One must have pride to be effective on the job. von Karma: At any rate, it seems that this is where we part ways, Phoenix Wright. von Karma: I'm going to stay here and see if I can't help solve these bothersome puzzles. Phoenix: ...I see. Well, thanks for your help. Phoenix: Now then... Do you mind if I ask you a few things, Iris? Iris: No, not at all... -------------------------------------------- EXAMINE ------- +++ Dresser drawers ++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + It's an antique dresser. + + von Karma: + Don't you dare open it, + Phoenix Wright! + + Phoenix: + (Now I know how Maya feels + when I tell her not to touch + things...) + + von Karma: + ... + + von Karma: + What a pity. It's just full of + old clothes for the acolytes. + + Phoenix: + I thought we weren't opening + it! + + von Karma: + I'm from the Prosecutor's + Office. I can do anything. + + Phoenix: + (Yeah, you can do anything... + Except stand up to a 9 year + old girl.) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Sacred cavern entrance +++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + Hmm... This door... + + Phoenix: + When I was here earlier, + there was only one lock, + but now there's five of them. + + von Karma: + Those chains... It's almost as + if they're guarding something + inside that cavern. + + von Karma: + I've never seen locks quite + like these before. + + Phoenix: + (I have. I've seen locks + and chains just like these + before.) + + Phoenix: + (They look just like the ones + that guard a person's secrets + during a Psyche-Lock.) + + Phoenix: + (I wonder if these locks are + guarding something, too.) + + Phoenix: + (Dark secrets in a dark + cavern...) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TALK (TO IRIS) -------------- >>> Escape >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Phoenix: > Why did you make a run for > it, Iris? > > Iris: > I... I'm sorry. > > Iris: > I heard the Inner Temple had > been severely shaken by the > strong earthquake we had. > > Iris: > I... I was so worried. > I just had to come and see. > > von Karma: > In other words, you didn't run > away to escape the law. > At least we're clear on that. > > Iris: > I can't tell you how relieved > I was when I saw the Sacred > Cavern was alright, but... > > von Karma: > But what? > > Iris: > Then I saw these chains here. > > Iris: > I saw all these extra locks > that someone had put on the > Sacred Cavern's door, and... > > von Karma: > Hmm... > > Iris: > Who in the world would've > done something like this? > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Trick lock >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Iris: > These trick locks are a > sacred treasure of the > Kurain Tradition. > > Iris: > There are hundreds of ways > to set them. > > Iris: > That's why only the person who > set the lock can open it. > > von Karma: > And you aren't the one who > set these locks? > > Phoenix: > I don't think it's that > simple, Franziska von Karma. > > Phoenix: > When we were here the first > time, there was only one lock. > > Phoenix: > But now, somehow, there's > five of them... > > Iris: > What does that mean? > > Phoenix: > It means that someone wanted > to secure the place even > more... > > Phoenix: > And they wanted to secure > it before you got here, Iris. > > Phoenix: > Presumably because they > wanted to make sure Maya > couldn't get out. > > Phoenix: > This means that Iris can only > open one of these locks. The > first one. > > Iris: > ... > Yes... That's correct. > > von Karma: > What? > > Phoenix: > Iris! Try to think, please! > Isn't there any way around > this? > > Iris: > ... > > Iris: > Well, like I said, there are > hundreds of different ways > to set these locks. > > Iris: > I suppose if I went through > every combination with each > one, I could remove them. > > Iris: > But... > > von Karma: > It will take time, won't it? > > Iris: > Yes. About a day, if I had to > guess. > > Phoenix: > (A whole day!?) > > von Karma: > Well, that's better than > leaving the locks in place. > Will you do this for us? > > Iris: > Sure. I'll do whatever I can. > > Phoenix: > (We've got to wait another > day?) > > Phoenix: > (Hang in there, Maya. > You're going to have to call > on your inner strength now.) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> The night of the crime >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Phoenix: > You know what, Iris... > > Phoenix: > There's still one thing I > don't quite get. > > von Karma: > And what might that be, > Phoenix Wright? > > Phoenix: > I think it's obvious. > > Phoenix: > Iris, on the night of the > murder, where were you? > > Iris: > ...? > > Phoenix: > Please, Iris! > Don't give me that look! > > Phoenix: > You told us that you were in > your room at Hazakura Temple > at the time of the incident. > > Phoenix: > But you were seen that same > evening at the Inner Temple. > > Phoenix: > And then, you were spotted at > the scene of the crime in > Hazakura Temple, too. > > von Karma: > Being spotted at both Hazakura > Temple and the Inner Temple; > it's as if you were... > > Phoenix: > Well, Iris? > I think it's about time you > told us the truth. > > *3 PSYCHE-LOCKS* > > Phoenix: > (I knew it. There's something > going on here that we don't > know about.) > > Iris: > ... > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (After the Psyche-Locks appeared) >>> The night of the crime >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Phoenix: > On the night of the murder, > you were spotted in two > very different locations: > > Phoenix: > In Hazakura Temple's > courtyard, and in the Training > Hall at the Inner Temple. > > Iris: > ... > > Phoenix: > And yet you claim that you > were in your room the entire > time. > > Phoenix: > I'm sorry, Iris, but I don't > buy your story. > > Phoenix: > It's time you told me the > truth! > > Iris: > ... > > Iris: > I'm sorry, Mr. Wright. > > *3 PSYCHE-LOCKS* > > Phoenix: > (...Truthfully, there's one > other thing that's been > bothering me.) > > Phoenix: > (If I can just break this > Psyche-Lock...) > > Phoenix: > (...I might be able to answer > that question as well.) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PRESENT (TO IRIS) ----------------- *** Anything ******************************* * * Phoenix: * Could you take a look at this * for me, Iris? * * Phoenix: * Yeow! * * von Karma: * The locks are far more * important at this moment, * wouldn't you agree!? * * Phoenix: * (She's right...) * * Phoenix: * (I'm going to have to hold * off on asking her about things * for now.) * * Iris: * I'm sorry, Mr. Wright. * ******************************************** MOVE TO: "Garden" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 9 Inner Temple Garden Phoenix: The cops are still combing the place. They look pretty nervous... Phoenix: I'd be nervous, too. It's got to be a tough job. Phoenix: Especially with someone giving you the evil eye the whole time. Edgeworth: *mutter, mutter* How could I have done that...? Phoenix: (Wow. I can't believe it's still bothering him.) Phoenix: Edgeworth...? Edgeworth: Aaaah! ... Phoenix: ... Phoenix: Hey! Don't you dare run away! Edgeworth: ...What do you want, Wright? Phoenix: What do I want? Edgeworth: If you came here to laugh at me, then get on with it. Edgeworth: Go on! Laugh away! Phoenix: (*sigh* I was ready to hug it out with him, but he's just the same, prideful Edgeworth.) Phoenix: You went back to the Criminal Affairs Department, right? Phoenix: You said you wanted to look into something concerning Iris. Edgeworth: Y-Yes... Edgeworth: ...And thanks to what I found, I was reminded of something terrible. -------------------------------------------- EXAMINE ------- +++ Bottom left area +++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + A little lantern, a little + statue... + + Phoenix: + It's small, but the whole + place is incredibly well-kept. + + Edgeworth: + There's just one thing that's + troubling me. + + Edgeworth: + Everything else is covered in + snow or frozen over... + + Edgeworth: + ...but the ice in this bowl + has been broken by someone. + + Phoenix: + ... + + Phoenix: + Maybe one of the detectives + washed their face in it or + something? + + Edgeworth: + Don't be ridiculous, Wright! + No detective would be that + careless at a crime scene! + + Phoenix: + (He's really angry... I'd + better not say it was Gumshoe + or his salary's gonna pay...) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Red thing on the snow ++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + There's a charm or something + poking out from the snow. + + Phoenix: + (It looks pretty old. + There's a leather cord + tied to it, too.) + + Edgeworth: + It belonged to the victim. + We're sure of that now. + + Edgeworth: + It's going in the evidence + room once the investigation + is over, so hands off, Wright. + + Phoenix: + You don't need to tell me + that! + + Edgeworth: + Well, our dear friend Larry + just tried to steal it when no + one was looking. + + Phoenix: + (He probably just wanted + something to remember his + esteemed teacher by...) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Any torch (or their stands) ++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + There are torches of the + naked flame variety. + + Phoenix: + I guess you need all the light + you can get up here in the + mountains. + + Edgeworth: + Accordingly to Detective + Gumshoe, they were lit on the + night of the murder. + + Phoenix: + Well, Maya was training up + here, so there's nothing + strange about that. + + Edgeworth: + Except... + + Edgeworth: + Apparently, they don't light + these torches for training + sessions. + + Phoenix: + Huh? + + Edgeworth: + I heard that too much light + isn't conducive to spiritual + training. + + Phoenix: + (Oh... I didn't know that...) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Ground surrounding the stone lantern +++ + + Phoenix: + Why's this the only area + with no snow? + + Edgeworth: + Someone must have cleared it + away. What other explanation + is there? + + Edgeworth: + Of course, I played the + "What If?" game as well... + + Edgeworth: + But when I asked our trusty + bungler, Detective Gumshoe, + he said it wasn't him. + + Phoenix: + (I suppose Edgeworth has a + point...) + + Phoenix: + (Whoever cleared the snow + away must've had a reason + to do so.) + + Phoenix: + (I just can't imagine what + that reason could be.) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ The stone lantern ++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Edgeworth: + I suppose you've noticed + that Maya's name is written + on this lantern. + + Phoenix: + It's pretty hard to miss, + you know. + + Edgeworth: + It's written in Ms. Deauxnim's + blood. + + Edgeworth: + She was probably forced up + against the lantern by the + killer. + + Edgeworth: + Then with her back against + the lantern, she wrote that + name with her finger. + + Edgeworth: + That's why it's written + upside-down. + + Phoenix: + You think the victim wrote + this herself? + + Edgeworth: + Isn't that the obvious + conclusion? + + Phoenix: + But why would she write Maya's + name? + + Edgeworth: + ... + + Edgeworth: + I don't think that's something + I want to discuss with you. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TALK (TO EDGEWORTH) ------------------- >>> The investigation >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Phoenix: > You guys are putting a lot of > effort into the investigation > of the garden here, huh... > > Edgeworth: > There's a high chance this is > the actual scene of the crime. > That's why. > > Phoenix: > You mean because of the > writing in blood and the > talisman in the snow? > > Edgeworth: > Exactly. > > Edgeworth: > As you know, those things > couldn't have been planted > here after the murder. > > Phoenix: > But surely... you don't > suspect... > > Phoenix: > ...Maya, do you? > > Edgeworth: > ... > > Edgeworth: > We have to treat everyone as > a suspect - Maya, as well as > Iris. It's our job, Wright. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Earthquakes >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Phoenix: > So... I guess you still > haven't gotten over your > fear of earthquakes... > > Edgeworth: > No... Thankfully, my > nightmares have stopped. > > Edgeworth: > But still, if the ground gives > even the slightest tremor, I > find myself short of breath. > > Phoenix: > (...17 years ago... when we > were little school kids at the > same elementary school...) > > Phoenix: > (Edgeworth found himself in > the middle of a murder...) > > -------------------------------------------- > > Phoenix: > It all started with that big > quake that hit the > courthouse... > > Edgeworth: > Yes. I was stuck in the > elevator with my father, > who was a defense lawyer. > > Edgeworth: > We were deprived of oxygen > and we passed out. That's when > it happened. > > Edgeworth: > That single gunshot... > shattered my whole life... > > Edgeworth: > I lost everything that day... > All because of that > earthquake. > > Edgeworth: > My dreams, my family... > and myself. > > -------------------------------------------- > > Phoenix: > ... > > Phoenix: > It's been more than 17 years > now... > > Phoenix: > And that case was finally > resolved 3 years ago, right? > > Edgeworth: > You think I don't know that!? > I was there! > But... > > Edgeworth: > It was such a shock. I never > imagined I could be so wrong > about myself and my life... > > Edgeworth: > I'm sorry, Wright... > There's nothing else I can > say. > > Edgeworth: > Not after you chose to become > a lawyer for my sake... And > not after you saved me... > > Phoenix: > (Edgeworth... You're stronger > than you think, so no more of > this self-pity, OK...?) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Iris >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Edgeworth: > There was something that > bothered me about her from > the moment we met. > > Edgeworth: > I felt like I'd seen her > somewhere before. > No... Wait... > > Edgeworth: > Not "somewhere"... > I felt like I'd seen her in > court before. > > Phoenix: > So you went back to the > Criminal Affairs Department > to look for her file? > > Edgeworth: > Yes. I checked over every > case file I've ever worked on. > > Edgeworth: > And I was right. > > Edgeworth: > I had seen her face before, > six years ago. > > Phoenix: > Six years ago...? > > Edgeworth: > It was my first appearance in > court, and as cases go, it was > my worse nightmare. > > Phoenix: > So!? Who is she...? > > Edgeworth: > ... > > Edgeworth: > I'm sorry, Wright. > > Edgeworth: > I can't give that information > away to a member of the > general public. > > Phoenix: > What!? Why not? It might be > the crucial piece of the > puzzle that solves this case. > > Edgeworth: > The woman I knew was the > daughter of a jewelry store > owner. > > Edgeworth: > She had nothing to do with > Iris and Hazakura Temple. > > Edgeworth: > And neither did the case. > > Edgeworth: > No, that woman is completely > unrelated to this murder. > > Phoenix: > Unrelated? > > Edgeworth: > Yes. I can say that with > complete confidence. > > Phoenix: > (You're wrong, Edgeworth! > She's totally related to > this case!) > > Phoenix: > (I need to fill Edgeworth in.) > > Phoenix: > (I need to explain the > connection between Iris and > the woman Edgeworth knew.) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PRESENT (TO EDGEWORTH) ---------------------- *** Attorney's Badge *********************** * * Edgeworth: * Is that your attorney's badge? * Interesting. * * Edgeworth: * I never imagined I'd ever see * you wearing one of these, * Wright. * * Phoenix: * It's because of you that I * became one, Edgeworth. * * Edgeworth: * ... * * Phoenix: * Not that I have any regrets. * I really don't. * * Edgeworth: * ... * * Phoenix: * (If you're trying to say * "thanks", you can start by * saying it a bit louder...) * ******************************************** *** Photo of Elise or Elise Deauxnim profile *** * * Edgeworth: * Another victim we know nothing * about. Same as always. * * Edgeworth: * I hope you'll tell me if you * know something about our * mystery woman, Wright. * * Phoenix: * (I know that Elise Deauxnim * was no ordinary visitor to * the temple.) * * Phoenix: * (But her true identity could * be a useful weapon for the * defense.) * * Phoenix: * (And I can't give that away * just like that...) * ******************************************** *** Iris's Hood **************************** * * Edgeworth: * Iris gave that to you, * didn't she? * * Phoenix: * Yes, and it really works! It * helped my fever go down * quicker. I'm sure of it. * * Edgeworth: * So you say! But your face is * as white as a sheet, and sweat * is running down your cheek! * * Edgeworth: * Anyway, it seems to me like * there's something going on * between the two of you. * * Phoenix: * ... * Actually... * * Phoenix: * I don't know exactly why, but * there's something about Iris * that just tugs at me. * * Phoenix: * I can't figure out whether I * feel like I know her, or don't * know her at all. * * Phoenix: * It's really weird. * * Edgeworth: * Hmm... * ******************************************** *** Larry's Sketch ************************* * * Edgeworth: * Get that piece of filth out * of my face! * * Phoenix: * You're still mad, huh, * Edgeworth? * * Edgeworth: * ... * * Edgeworth: * I know a thing or two about * Larry Butz, just like you. * * Edgeworth: * We both know he likes to act * up, but this? Even he couldn't * make something like this up. * * Edgeworth: * If this is what he drew, * then... this is what he saw. * * Edgeworth: * As unbelievable as it may * seem... * * Phoenix: * I know. * That's what I think, too. * * Edgeworth: * Every time! Every single time * I see that guy, he's in it up * to his neck! * * Phoenix: * (I knew it. Edgeworth's still * mad as a hornet at Larry.) * ******************************************** *** Maya Fey profile *********************** * * Edgeworth: * I don't know Maya Fey very * well. * * Edgeworth: * But it seems to me that the * girl is always landing herself * in trouble. * * Phoenix: * It seems to me that you know * her better than you think! * * Edgeworth: * I do sincerely hope she's * going to be alright... * ******************************************** *** Mia Fey profile ************************ * * Edgeworth: * One of the biggest names in * the world of law, as I'm sure * you'll agree. * * Edgeworth: * For better or for worse, we * were only destined to meet * once in the courtroom. * * Phoenix: * (I know. I read all about it.) * * Edgeworth: * It was the first time for the * both of us. Two novices, head * to head. * * Edgeworth: * I can still remember how * downhearted I felt after that * trial ended the way it did... * * Phoenix: * (I wonder if Mia felt the * same way, too.) * ******************************************** *** Pearl Fey profile ********************** * * Edgeworth: * It seems Pearl was trapped on * this side of the river on the * night of the murder. * * Phoenix: * Did she tell you anything? * * Edgeworth: * Listen, Wright... * * Edgeworth: * She's just a kid. I can't * force things out of her. * * Edgeworth: * You'll have to be the one to * find out what she knows. * ******************************************** *** Godot profile ************************** * * Edgeworth: * He's something of a legend, * I hear. * * Phoenix: * Don't say it like you don't * know anything about him! * Tell me what you know. * * Edgeworth: * It's a bit strange, actually. * * Edgeworth: * If he really was anything * special, I should have heard * about him by now. * * Edgeworth: * I'm always well-informed about * the rookies coming into the * Prosecutor's Office, you know. * * Phoenix: * Then you mean... * * Phoenix: * ...he isn't anything special? * * Edgeworth: * Hmph. You should already * know the answer to that. * * Edgeworth: * Although, there is one other * possibility... * * Phoenix: * What's that? * * Edgeworth: * He could have come into the * profession from a different * channel. * * Phoenix: * What different channel? * * Edgeworth: * There's more than one way to * become a prosecutor, Wright. * * Edgeworth: * Perhaps he started off as a * defense attorney, but decided * it wasn't for him? * * Phoenix: * A defense attorney...? * (I didn't even know you could * switch sides like that...) * ******************************************** *** Dick Gumshoe profile ******************* * * Edgeworth: * I was just with Detective * Gumshoe. I treated him to * some pasta. * * Phoenix: * You owe him that much! * After all, it's your fault * his salary is so low! * * Edgeworth: * H-How's it my fault? * * Phoenix: * And look, if you're going to * buy the guy lunch, at least * get him something decent, OK? * * Phoenix: * Gumshoe practically lives on * pasta and noodles already. * * Edgeworth: * Well I did order some extra * parmesan cheese on top. * * Edgeworth: * He was crying tears of joy as * he dug into it. It was quite * moving. * * Phoenix: * (...All you have to do is * give the poor guy a raise...) * ******************************************** *** Bikini profile ************************* * * Edgeworth: * It's crossed my mind once or * twice that her testimony might * be a bunch of lies. * * Phoenix: * There certainly are a lot of * problems with it. * * Edgeworth: * The thing is... * * Edgeworth: * ...as far as I can tell, she * has no reason to deceive us. * * Edgeworth: * I believe she did meet the * defendant at the Inner Temple, * and witnessed the murder, too. * * Edgeworth: * The one in the Hazakura Temple * courtyard, in any case. * ******************************************** *** Iris profile *************************** * * Edgeworth: * Apparently, Iris was taken in * by the sisters here at the * temple when she was a child. * * Edgeworth: * However, we still don't know * much about her past, so we're * looking into it. * * Phoenix: * (This reminds me...) * * Phoenix: * (Edgeworth went back to the * Criminal Affairs Department to * look up some stuff on her...) * * Phoenix: * (I should ask him what he * found.) * ******************************************** *** Laurice Deauxnim profile *************** * * Edgeworth: * Apparently he had become * something of an apprentice to * Elise Deauxnim. * * Phoenix: * Yes. Something like that. * * Edgeworth: * He did this portrait for me * earlier. * * Phoenix: * That's great... * * Edgeworth: * ... * * Edgeworth: * Let's just leave it at that * about Larry, alright? * * Phoenix: * (Looks like someone's still * mad at the Butz for his * performance in court today.) * ******************************************** *** Franziska von Karma profile ************ * * Edgeworth: * It's been more than a year * since I last saw Franziska * myself. * * Edgeworth: * But it seems that she's been * dying to see you again. * * Phoenix: * She really said that...? * * Edgeworth: * I believe she wants to eat you * for breakfast! Or to put it * another way, whip you silly. * * Edgeworth: * Literally and metaphorically. * * Phoenix: * Oh. * * Edgeworth: * Go on, let her have her way! * It would make for a great * anecdote about my trip! * * Phoenix: * Forget it, Edgeworth! * ******************************************** *** Miles Edgeworth profile **************** * * Edgeworth: * If you want to know how to * run the perfect trial, there's * a lot to study and learn. * * Phoenix: * Oh, is that what you're * studying about right now? * * Edgeworth: * I've sat at the prosecutor's * bench for trials in five * different countries now. * * Edgeworth: * The first thing you must do is * gain complete mastery of the * language. It's quite a task. * * Phoenix: * (I'd never get anywhere then! * It's taken me a lifetime to * sort of master one language!) * ******************************************** *** Anything else ************************** * * Phoenix: * What do you think about this, * Edgeworth? * * Edgeworth: * Sorry, Wright... * * Edgeworth: * You're a defense attorney, * and I'm a prosecutor. * * Edgeworth: * It wouldn't be right for us to * discuss things so intimately. * * Phoenix: * (But you were acting for the * defense in the trial today!) * ******************************************** MOVE TO: "Inner Temple Gate" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 9 Inner Temple Gate Phoenix: (I'm finally getting to the bottom of this case.) Phoenix: (I can count on Iris to break those locks, so I should try to gather more clues.) Phoenix: (From Sister Bikini, Edgeworth, Gumshoe...) Phoenix: (...and Pearls...) -------------------------------------------- EXAMINE ------- +++ The bridge +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + You can see Dusky Bridge from + here, and it feels like an + unusually long bridge to me. + + Phoenix: + I guess the gorge is too wide + to cross with a piece of rope + or wire. + + Phoenix: + In other words, no one has + crossed it in either direction + since the night of the murder. + + Phoenix: + Which means that scene in the + Inner Temple's garden couldn't + have been set up by someone. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Metal hook +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + That's an anchor for one of + the wires that used to hold + up the bridge. + + Phoenix: + I guess it must have snapped + during the fire. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Buddha statues +++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + Look at all the Buddha statues + lined up along this path. + + Phoenix: + Looks like one of the cakes + someone left as an offering is + missing, though. + + Phoenix: + I guess Gumshoe couldn't + resist, the poor guy. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Incinerator ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + There's something strange + about this incinerator. + + Phoenix: + I'm sure there was snow on it + the first time I saw it. + + Phoenix: + That, and the door's open. + Someone's been burning + something, that's for sure. + + Phoenix: + It's a shame there isn't a + trace of what it was left + inside. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Yellow gate ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + On the other side of that + little gate is the garden. + + Phoenix: + Edgeworth is probably still + in there, crying softly to + himself. + + Phoenix: + I guess we better hug it out + and talk about what he's + uncovered so far. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Wooden log on left with sign +++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + I can't read it very well, but + I think that sign says, "Inner + Temple" on it. + + Phoenix: + Or maybe it says, "Training + Hall". + + Phoenix: + No. Maybe it's not that at + all. Maybe it says, "The + Bridge of Dawn". + + Phoenix: + ... + + Phoenix: + ...I really should get back to + work! + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ The gate +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + Maya has got to be inside + the Sacred Cavern. + She's just got to be. + + Phoenix: + I hate feeling so useless. + It's driving me nuts. + + Phoenix: + But I need to look for clues + so that I'm ready when we + finally get her out of there. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MOVE TO: "Suspension Bridge" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 9 Dusky Bridge Phoenix: It's weird that there's no one around all of a sudden. Phoenix: It sure gets quiet up here in the mountains when you're all on your own. Phoenix: Speaking of alone... I guess I should go check out the shack just down this path... Phoenix: Maybe I'll find Larry there sulking again. -------------------------------------------- EXAMINE ------- +++ The bridge +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + That thing looks like it's + ready to collapse... At least + more than it did before. + + Phoenix: + According to Bikini, Eagle + Mountain is very prone to + earthquakes. + + Phoenix: + I had a feeling something bad + was going to happen, and sure + enough, it did. + + Phoenix: + Yup. Edgeworth definitely + couldn't live up here! + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MOVE TO: "Main Gate" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 9 Hazakura Temple Main Gate Phoenix: I wonder if Sister Bikini has gone back to the Main Hall already. Phoenix: I haven't seen Gumshoe around for a while, either. Phoenix: Maybe they're having a cup of tea together somewhere. Phoenix: I bet Gumshoe is Sister Bikini's type. -------------------------------------------- EXAMINE ------- +++ The gate +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + This is one impressive gate. + + Phoenix: + It's pretty grand for + something that belongs to + a branch family of the clan. + + Phoenix: + I bet they make an exorbitant + amount of money here. + + Phoenix: + I mean, that whole Special + Course thing has got to be + good business! + + Phoenix: + ... + + Phoenix: + Ack! Noooo!! + I'm starting to think + like Maya! + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ The Main Hall ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + You can see the Main Hall + from here. + + Phoenix: + Sister Bikini should + be back by now. + + Phoenix: + We were interrupted earlier by + the earthquake. + + Phoenix: + I think I should go pick up + our conversation where we + left off. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Bell tower +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + It's a quaint, little bell + tower. + + Phoenix: + I never would've thought + that something this horrible + was about to happen... + + Phoenix: + ...when Iris rang the lights + out bell that night. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Snowmobile +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + I wonder what this thing was + used for on the night of the + murder... + + Phoenix: + There is only one key to this + snowmobile, and Iris is the + one who had it. + + Phoenix: + So I have to wonder if it was + her... + + Phoenix: + ...But she says she never left + Hazakura Temple that night. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MOVE TO: "Main Hall" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 9 Hazakura Temple Main Hall Phoenix: Looks like Sister Bikini is not here. Phoenix: She must be sorting things out after the quake. Must be hard on her with her bad back. Phoenix: There are a few things I really need to discuss with her. Phoenix: Guess I'll drop by again later and see if she's around. MOVE TO: "Heavenly Hall" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 9 Heavenly Hall Pearl: Oh! Mr. Nick! Phoenix: Pearls! What are you doing here? Pearl: N-Nothing... What about Mystic Maya!? Is she alright!? Phoenix: Um... Well... We don't know yet. Pearl: Oh... I see... Butz: Hey! What do you think you're doing here, Nick!? Phoenix: Larry... Butz: This is the losers' shack, where losers get together to lose themselves! Phoenix: This is the what...? Butz: Hey, we find comfort in each other's failures, OK? You got a problem with that? Pearl: Look, Mr. Nick. Mr. Laurice did a picture of me! Phoenix: That's, um... great, Pearls. Butz: We're going to gather firewood now. Butz: We'll be cooking some half-rotten potatoes over a miserable little camp fire. Butz: So stay out of our way! Phoenix: (I don't believe this... Why can't he try getting fired up over becoming a better man?) Butz: No one believes a word I say anymore. Butz: Listen to me, Pearl. You don't wanna trust this kind of guy, OK? He'll only let you down! Pearl: ... Oh, Mystic Maya... -------------------------------------------- TALK (TO PEARL) --------------- >>> Laurice's Sketch >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Phoenix: > Larry, is there something you > want to tell me about this > picture? > > Butz: > Heh! I've got nothing > to say to you, Nick! > > Butz: > My life's here now, with > Pearl. Two losers cooking > potatoes together forevermore! > > Phoenix: > (What am I going to do with > him...?) > > Phoenix: > Alright then. What do you > think about this picture, > Pearls? > > Pearl: > I... I think it's really well > drawn! > > Pearl: > I can't draw at all, so I > think it's really amazing. > > Butz: > See! Someone appreciates it! > It's tough getting the flames > to look like that, you know. > > Pearl: > It's supposed to be Sister > Iris flying through the air, > isn't it? > > Pearl: > I love it! It's like a dream. > A wonderful fantasy. > > Butz: > No, no, no! It wasn't a dream! > > Butz: > She really flew! I'm telling > you, Iris really flew that > night. > > Pearl: > But Mr. Laurice... > > Butz: > *sigh* > > Butz: > Not you too... Please don't > look at me like that, Pearl... > > Butz: > Don't look at me like I'm some > kind of nutcase. I beg of you! > > Phoenix: > (I guess this picture really > is a representation of what > Larry thinks he saw...) > > Butz: > OK, so I was half asleep > when I was here that night. > > Butz: > But I was wide awake after the > lightning struck! > > Butz: > And I saw what I saw! > It was exactly like I drew in > the picture. > > Phoenix: > (And it looks like I don't > have any choice but to take > this sketch at face value...) > > Butz: > Hey! What's with the look of > doubt on your face!? > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> The night of the crime >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Phoenix: > Umm, Pearls... > > Pearl: > Y-Yes, Mr. Nick? > > Phoenix: > I've been meaning to ask you > about the night of the > murder... > > Pearl: > ...! > > Phoenix: > Where were you, and what > exactly were you doing when > it all happened? > > Pearl: > I, um... I... > > Pearl: > I was just... Well... > I'm just a kid, you know. > > Pearl: > I-I'm sure it doesn't really > matter wh-what I was doing, > d-d-does it, Mr. Nick? > > Phoenix: > Sorry, Pearls... But yes, > it does. > > Phoenix: > On the night of the murder... > > Phoenix: > ...you were supposed to > be in Ms. Deauxnim's room, > reading a book together. > > Phoenix: > But... > > Phoenix: > Ms. Deauxnim was murdered, > and you, Pearls, were at the > Inner Temple. > > Pearl: > Nngh... > > Phoenix: > Just what exactly happened > that night, Pearls...? > > Pearl: > ... > > Pearl: > I'm really sorry, Mr. Nick... > > *5 PSYCHE-LOCKS* > > Pearl: > I... I've been a bad girl. > > Pearl: > I know I'll be punished. > > Phoenix: > What are you talking about, > Pearls? > > Pearl: > My spiritual power... > It has disappeared. > > Phoenix: > (What? Her powers have > disappeared...?) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (After the Psyche-Locks appeared) >>> The night of the crime >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Phoenix: > Come on, Pearls. > You can tell me. > > Phoenix: > What happened to you on the > night of the murder? > > Phoenix: > Why were you found taking > refuge at the Inner Temple > today? > > Pearl: > I... I... > > *5 PSYCHE-LOCKS* > > Phoenix: > (Wow. It must be a really big > secret she's hiding.) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Lost powers >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Phoenix: > What do you mean your power > has disappeared, Pearls? > > Pearl: > ... > > Pearl: > It's... It's all over for me. > > Pearl: > A spirit medium who can't > channel spirits is... like a > painter who can't paint. > > Phoenix: > ... > > Butz: > Hey! What are you looking at > me for!? > > Phoenix: > Pearls. > > Phoenix: > Did you try to channel > someone's spirit right here at > Hazakura Temple? > > Phoenix: > Tried but failed, perhaps? > > Pearl: > Ah... > > Pearl: > Waaaaaaaaah! > > Butz: > Way to go, Nick! > You made her cry! > > Butz: > That's... That was really > c-cruel of you... > Waaaaaaaah! > > Phoenix: > (Just as I thought...) > > Phoenix: > (I'm going to have to break > her Psyche-Lock to get the > truth out of her...) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PRESENT (TO PEARL) ------------------ *** Anything ******************************* * * Phoenix: * Um, Pearls...? * * Pearl: * ... * * Phoenix: * (...It's no good.) * * Phoenix: * (She's in no condition to look * at anything for me right now.) * ******************************************** MOVE TO: "Main Hall" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 9 Hazakura Temple Main Hall Bikini: Well!? What's the damage!? How is the Sacred Cavern!? Phoenix: It looks like it survived. But we have a bigger problem now. -------------------------------------------- Phoenix: (I told Sister Bikini all about it...) Phoenix: (About the five locks that were stopping us from getting inside the Sacred Cavern.) -------------------------------------------- Bikini: ... Bikini: But who... who could've done that...? Bikini: The only people who know how to set those trick locks are those of the Kurain Tradition. Phoenix: We have Iris at the Sacred Cavern, trying her best to open them for us right now. Phoenix: Actually, there's something I've been meaning to talk with you about, Sister Bikini. Bikini: Oh, yes. We were in the middle of a chat, weren't we? Phoenix: Yes. You were telling me how the Master of Kurain disappeared 17 years ago. Phoenix: I want to know why Misty Fey suddenly appeared at this temple. Bikini: It was about a week ago when Mystic Elise... No, I mean Mystic Misty, arrived. Bikini: After she showed me the talisman that proved she was the Master, she said... Bikini: "Someone is trying to destroy the Kurain Tradition's main family line." Bikini: "I am here to put a stop to them." Phoenix: Someone was trying to destroy the main family line? Bikini: There is only one heir to the title of "Master" at any time, and it's usually the eldest. Bikini: That child becomes the new Master of Kurain, and her daughters, the main family. Bikini: All other mediums become branch family members, with no hope of controlling the clan. Bikini: That's why nothing has changed throughout the history of the clan... Bikini: Branch families always have and always will plot to erase those of the main family line. Phoenix: ...! Phoenix: (Is the power of the Master worth this much bloodshed...?) -------------------------------------------- TALK (TO BIKINI) ---------------- >>> Kurain Channeling Technique >>>>>>>>>>>> > > Bikini: > You believe in the Technique, > don't you Mr. Wright? You know > its power is real... > > Phoenix: > Yes... I do... > > -------------------------------------------- > > Phoenix: > (It's been three years since > I first met Maya.) > > Phoenix: > (In that time, I've seen her > channel the spirits of the > dead plenty of times.) > > Phoenix: > (During the Mask*DeMasque > case, and during Maggey > Byrde's trial, too.) > > Phoenix: > (Thanks to Maya, Mia's always > on hand to help me out when I > need her the most.) > > -------------------------------------------- > > Bikini: > The Kurain Technique has made > a huge difference to the > world, you know. > > Bikini: > I mean, the ability to commune > with the dead... That's true > psychic power, you know. > > Bikini: > Members of the Tradition > have always been there, behind > every important leader. > > Bikini: > Who wouldn't respect such a > tremendous skill? > > Phoenix: > I suppose so, but... > > Phoenix: > With all that power and > influence, I kind of expected > you'd be really rich by now... > > Bikini: > Are you saying we're poor, > Mr. Wright? Ho ho ho! You're > very direct, aren't you? > > Bikini: > People don't believe in it > anymore, you see. All because > of one little mistake... > > Phoenix: > A mistake? What mistake? > > Bikini: > It was 17 years ago. That's > when everything came > crashing down. > > Bikini: > All because of that incident. > > Phoenix: > ("That incident"? Is she > talking about what I think > she is...?) > > Bikini: > I'm sure the records still > exist if you're interested. > Locked up, of course. > > Bikini: > It was called the > "DL-6 Incident". > That's the name of the file. > > Phoenix: > The DL-6 Incident, huh? > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> DL-6 Incident >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Phoenix: > The DL-6 Incident... > > Phoenix: > ...I know it well. > > Phoenix: > I handled a related case just > three years ago. > > Bikini: > ...! > > Bikini: > Ah! That's right... So it was > you who was the defense > attorney on that case... > > Phoenix: > (A murder that took place > 17 years ago...) > > Bikini: > It was the first time in the > country's history the police > ever used a spirit medium. > > Bikini: > The idea was to channel the > victim's spirit to learn the > identity of the murderer. > > Phoenix: > (And the medium who performed > the channeling was Misty Fey, > Maya's mother.) > > Bikini: > Through Mystic Misty's > channeling, the name of a > certain man surfaced. > > Bikini: > Armed with that as evidence, > the investigators were spurred > into action... > > Phoenix: > But that man... > > Phoenix: > He was found not guilty, > wasn't he? > > Bikini: > ...That's right. He was. > > Bikini: > And the case remained a > mystery... > > Bikini: > In other words, we failed. > > Bikini: > It was the first case the > world had ever seen the Kurain > Tradition openly involved in. > > Bikini: > It was all over the media. > The public, the judiciary, the > people of Kurain Village... > > Bikini: > Everyone judged her. Everyone > said Mystic Misty's powers > were a sham. > > Bikini: > And then she just disappeared; > vanished, while everyone still > thought of her as a fraud. > > Phoenix: > But I know the truth! > > Phoenix: > Misty Fey's spirit channeling > wasn't a sham at all! > > Bikini: > Of course it wasn't... > > Bikini: > And since you managed to > reveal the truth, we're > finally making a comeback. > > Bikini: > The Kurain Tradition is > starting to recover at last. > > Bikini: > But with a new Master wielding > the power of the clan... > > Phoenix: > (Does she mean Maya!?) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Family feud >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Bikini: > The spiritual power of the > Kurain Channeling Technique > is in the blood. > > Phoenix: > (Maya's told me the exact > same thing before...) > > -------------------------------------------- > > Maya: > We, the women of the Fey > family, have always been > spirit mediums. > > Maya: > It's because the power to > communicate with spirits > flows strongly through us. > > -------------------------------------------- > > Phoenix: > (According to Maya, only > the women in the family > can inherit that power.) > > Bikini: > The main family's bloodline > stems directly from Mystic > Ami. > > Bikini: > But with each new generation, > only one daughter becomes > the new Master. > > Phoenix: > And the ones who don't become > branch families, right? > > Bikini: > That's right. > And it's always the cause of > tragedy. > > Phoenix: > ... > > Phoenix: > You know, Maya had a sister, > too. An older sister named > Mia... > > Bikini: > Oh yes. I've heard of her. > > Phoenix: > What!? You know about Mia!? > > Bikini: > Of course. She became a lawyer > in the hopes of discovering > what happened to her mother. > > Phoenix: > (And lost her life as a > result...) > > Bikini: > Do you know what Mystic > Mia is rumored to have said? > > Bikini: > She said it wasn't only > because of her mother that > she became a lawyer... > > Bikini: > She also didn't want to fight > with her sister over the > leadership of the Tradition. > > Phoenix: > Really...!? > > Bikini: > Well, she saw what happened to > her own mother, Mystic Misty, > as she grew up. > > Bikini: > I guess Mystic Mia got tired > of seeing all the rivalry > between her mom and her aunt. > > Phoenix: > (That's right. Misty Fey had > an elder sister, too.) > > Phoenix: > (And Misty, having superior > powers, managed to usurp the > Master's seat from her...) > > Bikini: > Mystic Misty's sister is > Mystic Morgan, as you > probably know. > > Phoenix: > Morgan? > There's a name I know well. > > Phoenix: > It was a year ago now, at > Maya's home, Kurain Village. > > Phoenix: > What she did was terrible. It > was all so she could make her > own daughter the next Master. > > Bikini: > I suppose if you know about > Mystic Morgan's daughter... > > Bikini: > ...then you must've already > realized that Iris... > > Phoenix: > Huh? Iris...? > (What's Iris got to do with > any of this?) > > Bikini: > That Iris is Mystic Morgan's > daughter... > > Phoenix: > Wh... > > Phoenix: > IRIS IS WHAT!? > > Phoenix: > (Is she kidding me!? Iris is > Morgan Fey's daughter!?) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Morgan and Iris >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Phoenix: > Did you just say that Iris > is Morgan Fey's daughter? > > Bikini: > Oops! > I thought you already knew! > > Bikini: > It sounded like you'd met > one of Mystic Morgan's > daughters already. > > Phoenix: > I-I have. I know her very > well. > > Bikini: > Oh? > > Phoenix: > Yes. Pearls. Pearl Fey. > > Phoenix: > But I always thought she was > an only child. > > Bikini: > ... > > Bikini: > You jest! > That child... > She's Mystic Morgan's... > > Bikini: > ............ > I had no idea... > > Bikini: > ............ > ...Mystic Morgan... > > Bikini: > But she's in prison now, isn't > she? > > Phoenix: > Yes. Ever since she was > found to be a co-conspirator > in a murder case last year. > > Phoenix: > It was all done to set Pearls > up as the next Master. > > Bikini: > I see. So I've been wrong all > this time. > > Bikini: > Mystic Morgan had three > daughters, not two. > > Phoenix: > Whaaa!? > ...Th-Three? > > Bikini: > Yes. Iris, her twin > sister, and Mystic Pearl. > > Phoenix: > WHAT!? > Tw-Twin sister? > > Bikini: > Oh, didn't you know? > It all happened twenty years > ago... > > Bikini: > After the clan leadership was > taken from her by her sister, > Mystic Morgan's life crumbled. > > Bikini: > It wasn't many years later > that Kurain's reputation hit > an all-time low. > > Bikini: > When Mystic Morgan's husband > realized his wife would never > become the Master... > > Bikini: > ...he left her and the > village, taking their twin > daughters with him. > > Phoenix: > How awful... > > Bikini: > He was a jeweler, you know. > In the end he remarried, and > that's when it happened. > > Bikini: > He decided to give one of his > girls up, to be looked after > by us here at the temple. > > Bikini: > That was Iris, you see. > > Phoenix: > (It's unbelievable! If Iris > has a twin sister...) > > Phoenix: > (Could it be...?) > > Phoenix: > Um, could you tell me one > more thing, Sister Bikini? > > Phoenix: > What was the name of Iris's > sister? > > Bikini: > ............ > I'm sorry, Mr. Wright. > > Bikini: > I just can't remember. > All I can recall is that her > father was a jeweler. > > Phoenix: > (Well, that's a clue, I guess. > Hmm... A jeweler...) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PRESENT (TO BIKINI) ------------------- *** Hanging Scroll ************************* * * Phoenix: * Um, would you mind taking a * look at this, Sister Bikini? * * Bikini: * Aaaah! * * Bikini: * Our scroll! Our precious * scroll! What on earth have you * done to it!? * * Phoenix: * No, no! It wasn't me! * I swear! * * Phoenix: * (But who did this, and why * would anyone want to cover * this thing in gravy?) * * Phoenix: * (More importantly, does this * have anything to do with the * case...?) * ******************************************** *** Maya Fey profile *********************** * * Bikini: * So... This young lady is the * new Master... * * Phoenix: * That's right. Maya Fey. * * Bikini: * Oh dear, oh dear... * If I'd known who she was... * * Bikini: * I would've prepared a feast, * not a boring old pot roast * and some gravy! * * Phoenix: * ... * * Phoenix: * Once we get her out, you can * give her all the feasts you * want. * * Bikini: * Of course! You just make sure * you get her out, alright? * * Bikini: * She's the Master! * You just have to rescue her! * ******************************************** *** Pearl Fey profile ********************** * * Bikini: * Ah... This poor little girl... * * Phoenix: * (First I lost Maya, and now * Pearls...) * * Phoenix: * (How much more pain is this * case going to cause me!?) * * Phoenix: * (Urgh... Not to mention this * fever is giving me a killer * migraine...) * ******************************************** *** Elise Deauxnim profile ***************** * * Bikini: * How... How can I ever * make up for this...? * * Phoenix: * Make up for what? * * Bikini: * For allowing harm to come to * such an important person! * * Phoenix: * (Sister Bikini must feel * really responsible for * what happened...) * * Phoenix: * (Ms. Deauxnim was the Master * after all...) * ******************************************** *** Morgan Fey profile ********************* * * Bikini: * When I think about it, I do * kind of feel sorry for Mystic * Morgan. * * Bikini: * It wasn't her fault that her * sister was a more powerful * spirit medium. * * Bikini: * Mystic Morgan just couldn't * compete with her sister. * * Bikini: * It must have been really * tough on her... * * Phoenix: * Even so... * * Phoenix: * That doesn't excuse all the * things she did. * * Bikini: * ... * * Bikini: * No... Of course not. * ******************************************** *** ?????? profile ************************* * * Bikini: * Iris had a twin sister... * * Bikini: * That's really all I know about * her. * * Bikini: * That and the fact that she * was taken away from her mother * by her jeweler father. * * Bikini: * I don't have any idea where * she is or what she's doing * now. * * Phoenix: * (I could tell her...) * * Phoenix: * (But she'd probably have a * coronary and a half...) * ******************************************** -------------------------------------------- *AFTER TALKING TO BIKINI* Phoenix: ... Thank you very much. Phoenix: You've helped clear up a lot of details. Phoenix: Pearls had two older sisters, huh... Bikini: Yes, that's right... Bikini: No doubt it was all because of Mystic Morgan's anger towards the main family... Phoenix: Anger? What do you mean? Bikini: Her twin daughters were taken from her by her jeweler husband. Bikini: But even that couldn't destroy her dream that a child of hers would one day lead the clan. Phoenix: (That's why she had Pearls?) Bikini: It seems that the incident here was a result of Mystic Morgan's anger. Bikini: It was able to break free of the bars that confine her. Phoenix: (So Iris has a twin sister...) Phoenix: (The plot thickens...) Phoenix: (But this information will be useless unless I can flesh it out a bit.) Phoenix: (I need to ask more questions, and get some more info!) MOVE TO: "Courtyard" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 9 Hazakura Temple Courtyard ? ? ?: ............ Phoenix: (Sounds like someone's happy. What tune is that they're humming...?) Gumshoe: */No motive, no crime. No motive, no crime. Sing it with me - No motive, no crime!*/ Gumshoe: */...I remember, when we use to search... in the Channeling Room in Kurain...*/ Gumshoe: Whoop! I love my job! Gumshoe: Who cares if the clues I find are no good? Gumshoe: That's not what investigating's all about! Gumshoe: The investigator investigates for the love of investigating! It's a passion! Gumshoe: */Good cases we have, good cases we've lost... Along the way...*/ Phoenix: (...I would have never guessed that Gumshoe was into reggae.) Gumshoe: */Every case is gonna be air tight... Every case is gonna be air tight...*/ Gumshoe: Hey, pal. Phoenix: Huh? Who, me? Gumshoe: How long have you been there? Phoenix: ... I just got here. Gumshoe: ...Oh, OK. Phoenix: So what are you up to, Detective? Gumshoe: I'm investigating, pal. Gumshoe: I made a promise to Mr. Edgeworth. Gumshoe: I promised I would find the real murder weapon. Phoenix: (The real murder weapon...) Gumshoe: That barbed sword thing turned out to be a false lead, right? Gumshoe: I'm giving it my best shot here, but I still haven't turned up any clues. Gumshoe: I just found these weird scraps of paper. It looks like a letter or something. Gumshoe: It doesn't seem to have anything to do with the case, though... Phoenix: (A letter?) -------------------------------------------- TALK (TO GUMSHOE) ----------------- >>> The investigation >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Phoenix: > So how's the investigation > going, Detective Gumshoe? > > Gumshoe: > I don't know if I should be > telling you, pal. But I guess > it can't hurt. > > Gumshoe: > Looks like the murder took > place in the Inner Temple > garden. > > Gumshoe: > And they're taking that bloody > writing on the lantern pretty > seriously back at HQ. > > Phoenix: > What!? You mean...? > > Gumshoe: > I don't have the details, pal. > > Gumshoe: > All I know is, if you don't > find Maya down in that > Sacred Cavern... > > Gumshoe: > ...we're gonna be faced with > one ugly situation. > > Phoenix: > What kind of ugly situation > are we looking at here...? > > Gumshoe: > ... > You got me! I don't know. > > Gumshoe: > They're not my words, pal. > > Phoenix: > Then who said it? > > Gumshoe: > Mr. Godot. > > Phoenix: > Godot!? > (What did he mean by that?) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> The letter >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Phoenix: > About that letter you found... > > Gumshoe: > Don't remind me, pal! I'm > busting a gut here trying to > find the murder weapon... > > Gumshoe: > ...and all I find is some > burnt up old letter. > > Phoenix: > Burnt up old letter? > > Gumshoe: > Yeah. It was in that > incinerator right outside > the Inner Temple. > > Phoenix: > The incinerator!? > > Phoenix: > (I knew it! I knew I wasn't > imagining it!) > > Phoenix: > (There was snow on the > incinerator when I first saw > it.) > > Phoenix: > (But after the incident, the > snow had melted away.) > > Phoenix: > (Which means someone used the > incinerator on the night of > the murder.) > > Gumshoe: > What's up with you, pal? > I've got it right here if you > wanna take a look. > > Phoenix: > C-Can I...? > Do you mind? > > Gumshoe: > Sure, go nuts! I don't want > it, pal. You can have it. > > Gumshoe: > It's all spirit mediums and > Masters and stuff. I bet it's > got no relation to the case. > > Phoenix: > (Spirit mediums!?) > > *Burnt Letter added to the > Court Record.* > > Phoenix: > (It's got to be important if > it mentions spirit mediums > and Masters.) > > Phoenix: > (I'd better give it a good > looking over and some > serious thought...) > > Gumshoe: > Make sure you chuck it in the > trash when you're done. > Littering's a crime, pal! > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Murder weapon >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Phoenix: > So what do you know about the > real murder weapon so far? > > Gumshoe: > Well it wasn't the Shichishito > that was found impaled in the > victim's body. > > Gumshoe: > Mr. Edgeworth proved that in > court today. > > Phoenix: > ...Yes, that's true. > > Gumshoe: > In which case, it must've been > another blade. > > Phoenix: > And that's what you're running > around like a headless chicken > looking for now, huh... > > Gumshoe: > Yeah. And man, is it tiring > work! But let me tell you > something, pal... > > Gumshoe: > I'm no chicken. > > Gumshoe: > We've got the feather of > forensics in our cap these > days. > > Gumshoe: > We're using the department's > secret weapon on this! > > Phoenix: > Secret weapon...? > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Secret weapon >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Phoenix: > What's this secret weapon of > yours? > > Gumshoe: > You wanna know? You've > gotta think scientifically, > OK? > > Phoenix: > Alright. > > Gumshoe: > The murder weapon was > a sword. > > Gumshoe: > Swords are, scientifically > speaking, made of metal, > right? > > Gumshoe: > Any questions so far? > > Phoenix: > No. > (I know what he's gonna say, > but I'll let him look smart.) > > Gumshoe: > So what's the perfect tool for > the job!? > Ta-da! A metal detector! > > Phoenix: > (Raise your hand if you didn't > see this coming from a mile > away...) > > Gumshoe: > Well? You wanna give > scientific investigation a > go? > > Phoenix: > Huh? M-Me? > > Gumshoe: > I've been using this thing > for hours now. > > Gumshoe: > It gets pretty boring after a > while. Why don't you give it a > try? > > Phoenix: > (I don't know...) > > Phoenix: > (Should I help Detective > Gumshoe out, or not?) > > *** Play forensics expert ****************** > * > * Gumshoe: > * Come on, pal. It's good fun, > * I'm telling you. > * > * Phoenix: > * Alright, then... I guess I'll > * give it a go... > * > * Gumshoe: > * Like I said, this is the > * department's most advanced > * gadget. The absolute best! > * > * Gumshoe: > * It's so sensitive, you could > * make it cry! It's so hi-tech, > * you could sky dive off it! > * > * Phoenix: > * Oh, bother. > * > * Gumshoe: > * So, now I'm gonna tell you > * how to use it. > * > * Gumshoe: > * It's possible the real murder > * weapon is around here > * somewhere, right? > * > * Phoenix: > * Sure. That's what we're trying > * to find out. > * > * Gumshoe: > * Right. So first, let's turn > * the detector on. > * > * Gumshoe: > * That's the sound of the metal > * detector's signal bouncing off > * of something metallic. > * > * Gumshoe: > * Next, touch the detector and > * take a real good look around > * this courtyard with it, pal. > * > * Gumshoe: > * Once you've hit something > * metallic, the CHECK gauge > * will flash. > * > * Gumshoe: > * And when that happens, touch > * the gauge to really give the > * area a good, hard stare. > * > * Gumshoe: > * This thing picks up metallic > * objects that are hidden > * from sight, too... > * > * Gumshoe: > * Take a good look at > * anything and everything that > * seems suspicious, OK pal!? > * > * GO TO METAL DETECTOR MODE > * > ******************************************** > > *** Save it for later ********************** > * > * Gumshoe: > * Come on, pal. It's good fun, > * I'm telling you. > * > * Phoenix: > * No. I, um... I've actually > * gotta be someplace... > * > * Gumshoe: > * Oh, really? > * That's too bad. > * > * Gumshoe: > * I'll just take a break by > * myself for a while, then. > * > * Gumshoe: > * I'm gonna get you to do this > * somehow, pal! > * You'll see! > * > * Phoenix: > * (I thought you liked doing > * field work! Isn't that what > * you were just singing about!?) > * > ******************************************** > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PRESENT (TO GUMSHOE) -------------------- *** Hanging Scroll ************************* * * Phoenix: * Do you know anything about * this scroll, Detective? * * Gumshoe: * ... * * Gumshoe: * Well, I know it smells great! * * Gumshoe: * Yeah, this is just the kind of * weather for some steaming * mashed potatoes and gravy. * * Gumshoe: * Oh! And weenies! * Mashed potatoes with gravy * and weenies! * * Gumshoe: * Potatoes and weenies are the * two greatest foods invented by * man. A dream combination! * * Gumshoe: * Although, I can't afford to * try them together yet. * It's an unfulfilled dream... * * Phoenix: * Um... I was hoping you'd have * more to say about the scroll * and less about the gravy... * * Gumshoe: * Oh, sorry. Nah, I can't tell * you much about that scroll, * pal. * * Phoenix: * (...Why do I bother anymore?) * ******************************************** *** Photo of Elise or Elise Deauxnim profile *** * * Gumshoe: * She sure was a mysterious * person. * * Gumshoe: * Her real name, her past... * It's all a complete mystery. * * Phoenix: * (Not quite. She was Maya's * mother.) * * Phoenix: * (But Gumshoe doesn't know * that yet...) * * Gumshoe: * Just like every other case, * huh? Always a mystery! * ******************************************** *** Victim's Staff ************************* * * Gumshoe: * That staff belonged to the * victim. * * Phoenix: * Yeah, and apart from the * crystal missing from the top, * there's nothing wrong with it. * * Gumshoe: * Oh, I just remembered * something important! This * is just between us, OK? * * Phoenix: * O-OK... What is it? * * Gumshoe: * I've never told anyone this * before... It's a secret. * * Gumshoe: * I... * I actually wanted to be a * wizard when I was a kid. * * Phoenix: * ... * * Gumshoe: * ... * * Phoenix: * Is that it? * * Gumshoe: * Yeah, that's it. * * Phoenix: * (Hmm... How did the crystal * sphere get separated from * the staff?) * * Phoenix: * (And what was it doing near * the foot of Dusky Bridge...?) * ******************************************** *** Larry's Sketch ************************* * * Gumshoe: * It was like a circus today * in court. * * Gumshoe: * All thanks to this little * sketch. * * von Karma: * You want my advice? * You should ignore it, pal. * * Phoenix: * Look, I know Larry's a bit * out there. * * Phoenix: * But he wouldn't just draw * something like this as a * joke. * * von Karma: * Then I guess I should start * getting hyped for tomorrow's * trial. * * Phoenix: * Huh? * * Gumshoe: * Seeing you trying to explain * that thing... * * Gumshoe: * I wouldn't miss it for the * world, pal! * * Phoenix: * ... * * Phoenix: * (Maybe he's right. Maybe I * should just ignore this * useless piece of graffiti.) * ******************************************** *** Crystal Sphere ************************* * * Phoenix: * This was found close to Dusky * Bridge, wasn't it? * * Gumshoe: * That's what that artist guy * said, yeah. * * Gumshoe: * Right after the defendant flew * over the burning bridge! * * Gumshoe: * According to his testimony, * she dropped it when she landed * on the other side. * * Phoenix: * (But this crystal didn't * belong to Iris.) * * Gumshoe: * There are traces of blood * on it too, you know, pal. * * Phoenix: * (The real question is what was * it doing near the foot of * Dusky Bridge...?) * ******************************************** *** Pearl Fey profile ********************** * * Gumshoe: * The girl was trapped over at * the Inner Temple since the * night of the murder. * * Phoenix: * Did she say anything to you * about Maya? * * Phoenix: * She wouldn't tell me... * * Gumshoe: * She's not gonna tell me * something if she wouldn't even * speak to you, pal. * * Gumshoe: * She was real upset. She * wouldn't stop crying. * ******************************************** *** Godot profile ************************** * * Gumshoe: * That guy's got more mysteries * than a Choose Your Own * Escapade book, pal. * * Phoenix: * Yeah, I know. * Trust me. * * Gumshoe: * I can't believe he skipped the * trial like that, without even * getting permission. * * Gumshoe: * He'd have been fired for sure * if he worked for a normal * company. * * Phoenix: * Do you know where he is now? * * Gumshoe: * Nah. But I bet he's walking * around somewhere with a mug * of coffee in one hand. * * Phoenix: * (Hmm, I should've figured...) * * Phoenix: * (It looks like Gumshoe doesn't * know about Godot's physical * condition...) * * -------------------------------------------- * * Godot: * Of course, being extradited * from Hell is a tedious * affair. * * Godot: * The meticulous regeneration * and adjustment of all your * internal organs is... * * Godot: * Well... Let's just say modern * medicine allows us all to live * to a ripe old age. * * Godot: * Even someone like me. * * -------------------------------------------- * * Phoenix: * (He had a good reason for * missing the trial.) * * Phoenix: * (So why didn't he tell * anyone about it?) * ******************************************** *** Dick Gumshoe profile ******************* * * Gumshoe: * Hey, you wanna hear * something, pal? * Come on, I know you do! * * Gumshoe: * Maggey says she's gonna buy * me a new coat! * * Phoenix: * Really? That's great! * * Gumshoe: * Yeah. I think it's to say * thanks for helping her out * during that last case! * * Gumshoe: * Which means... * * Gumshoe: * I can finally chuck out this * stinky, sweat-soaked rag! * ******************************************** *** Bikini profile ************************* * * Gumshoe: * She's a sweet old lady. * * Gumshoe: * She doesn't look like the * lying type to me. * * Phoenix: * But there was a problem with * her testimony, wasn't there? * * Gumshoe: * Yeah, but I don't think it * was her fault. * * Gumshoe: * She was just trying to say the * right thing, and it came out * wrong, that's all. * * Gumshoe: * I know what it's like. * Happens to me all the time! * ******************************************** *** Iris profile *************************** * * Gumshoe: * I dunno. I'm not so sure * anymore. * * Gumshoe: * The clues we found today * have turned this case all * topsy-turvy. * * Gumshoe: * I can't see how Iris could've * done it now. * * Phoenix: * What clues are you talking * about? * * Gumshoe: * I dunno if I should be telling * you, pal. But I guess I can * let you in on it. * * Gumshoe: * The fact that the Inner Temple * Garden was the crime scene. * And... that bloody writing. * * Gumshoe: * However you look at it, Maya * Fey's the only person who... * * Gumshoe: * ... * * Gumshoe: * Hey! Quit giving me that evil * stare, would you? You look * just like Mr. Edgeworth. * * Phoenix: * It wasn't Maya! * There is no way it could've * been her! * * Gumshoe: * I knew I shouldn't have said * anything. * ******************************************** *** Franziska von Karma profile ************ * * Gumshoe: * Hey, speaking of * Ms. von Karma, what's she * up to...? * * Phoenix: * She's keeping an eye on Iris * at the Inner Temple. * * Gumshoe: * Oh, really!? * * Gumshoe: * Phew! I can relax at last; * now that you've lost her. * * Phoenix: * She has a real thing for * hitting you with that whip * of hers, huh? * * Gumshoe: * Yeah, but I'm kinda getting * used to it... which scares * me a lot. * * Gumshoe: * Oh! So this one time, she * forgot her whip at home * or something... * * Phoenix: * And...? Tell me you were able * to have a violence-free day. * * Gumshoe: * Nah. She slapped me instead. * * Gumshoe: * I prefer the whip. Getting * slapped all day makes you * look like such a loser. * * Phoenix: * (And being whipped doesn't?) * ******************************************** *** Miles Edgeworth profile **************** * * Gumshoe: * I haven't seen Mr. Edgeworth * for about a year. Talk about * a long time! * * Phoenix: * Do you know why he moved * overseas? * * Gumshoe: * I don't know. Probably to look * cool. * * Phoenix: * Huh? * * Gumshoe: * There's a lot of weight * attached to doing research * overseas, you know. * * Gumshoe: * Once I've done my stint in * Paris, you'll have to call me * Monsieur Gumchaussure. * * Phoenix: * ... * * Phoenix: * (People really don't get * Edgeworth, do they?) * ******************************************** *** Morgan Fey profile ********************* * * Gumshoe: * I've seen this lady someplace * before. * * Gumshoe: * ............ * Isn't she that jaw-droppingly * large strawberry desert woman? * * Gumshoe: * Oh, yeah! She's Pearl Fey's * mother, right? * * Phoenix: * That's right. * * Gumshoe: * She was involved in that * incident in Kurain Village * last year, wasn't she? * * Gumshoe: * ... * Hey! * She was the one who did it! * * Phoenix: * (Why doesn't he think his * whole thought through * BEFORE opening his mouth!?) * * Gumshoe: * Yeah, that was one ugly case, * huh, pal? * * Phoenix: * ("Was"? * I don't know...) * * Phoenix: * (The more we look at this * case, the more I feel like * that one never ended...) * * Gumshoe: * She's locked up safe in * solitary confinement at the * detention center, though... * * Gumshoe: * At least we can rule her * out of this case! * ******************************************** *** Anything else ************************** * * Phoenix: * What about this, Detective * Gumshoe? Any thoughts? * * Gumshoe: * Yeah... Well... * * Gumshoe: * It's pretty chilly today, huh? * My brain doesn't work properly * in the cold. * * Phoenix: * Perhaps we'll just have to * wait until Summer when it's * warmer? * * Gumshoe: * Oh, no. My brain doesn't work * properly in the heat. * * Gumshoe: * I'm kinda weak in the head. * * Phoenix: * (There are some things you're * better off not advertising, * Gumshoe...) * ******************************************** -------------------------------------------- METAL DETECTOR MODE ------------------- +++ Skis +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + It's just a pair of skis. + Nothing useful for our + case here. + + Gumshoe: + I'm actually pretty good on + skis you know, pal. + + Gumshoe: + I just love to fly down the + slopes with my coat fluttering + in the wind! + + Phoenix: + Really? I had no idea. + How good are you, then? + + Gumshoe: + Well... + + Gumshoe: + I'm better on skis than I am + on skates. But not as good + as when I'm on a snowboard. + + Phoenix: + (That's a pretty detailed + answer.) + + Gumshoe: + Oh! But you know what I'm + best at? Making mashed + potatoes and gravy. + + Phoenix: + ... + + Phoenix: + (The guy's losing it. Must be + the altitude. We'd better get + back to the investigation...) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Sled +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + That's odd. This sled's made + of plastic... + + Gumshoe: + It says, "Bikini #1" on the + side... + + Phoenix: + (Maybe there's something + under it...) + + Phoenix: + Hey, what's this? + A-A badge...? + + Gumshoe: + Ah-haaaaaa! + I've been hunting high and low + for that! + + Phoenix: + I-It's yours, Detective? + + Gumshoe: + That thing's priceless to a + guy like me, pal. A cop can't + be a cop without his badge! + + Gumshoe: + I'm sure glad I put that + dime in there now. + + Phoenix: + How did you manage to drop + your badge here, of all + places!? + + Gumshoe: + I know! I bet it happened + this morning. + + Gumshoe: + I was playing around with the + sled and... + + Phoenix: + Stop right there. + I don't need to hear any more. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Step-ladder ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Gumshoe: + Look, a ladder! + + Phoenix: + That's a "step"-ladder. + + Gumshoe: + What's the difference? + Looks like a normal ladder to + me, pal. + + Phoenix: + (Surely everyone knows the + difference... I mean, they're + pretty ordinary objects...) + + Gumshoe: + I've met plenty of guys like + you, always picking on the + smallest details. + + Gumshoe: + The vegetable store guy near + my place does it all the time. + + Gumshoe: + He even corrects me when I ask + for a head of lettuce. "That's + a cabbage," he says. + + Gumshoe: + I'm telling you, they're the + exact same thing! + + Phoenix: + No they're not! They're + completely different! + + Gumshoe: + You have to plant both of them + firmly in the ground before + they can grow, don't you? + + Gumshoe: + Listen. You gotta take a step + back and look at the bigger + picture sometimes. + + Gumshoe: + Otherwise you could miss a + really important clue. That's + advice from a pro, pal! + + Phoenix: + (...The last person I need + advice from is this guy in + front of me.) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Snow on the left side of the sled ++++++ + + Phoenix: + This must be an old pan handle + or something. + + Gumshoe: + H-How do you know that!? + + Phoenix: + Huh, what? + + Gumshoe: + That was my nickname in junior + high. + + Phoenix: + What, "pan handle"? + + Gumshoe: + I didn't have much money + back then, pal. + + Gumshoe: + I used to bum stuff off the + other kids sometimes, so they + called me "Panhandler". + + Phoenix: + ... + + Phoenix: + "Panhandler", huh? + I can see that. + + Gumshoe: + Thinking back, it's actually + kind of a nice memory now. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Snow near the one above ++++++++++++++++ + (there is a black dot) + + Phoenix: + This looks like... a wallet? + + Gumshoe: + Ah-haaaa! + That's where it's been! + + Phoenix: + Is it yours, Detective? + + Gumshoe: + I'm always dropping it, so I + put a bell on it. + + Phoenix: + But you still dropped it + anyway... + + Gumshoe: + Yeah, but now I found it + again, pal. + + Phoenix: + ...Your wallet is completely + empty. + + Gumshoe: + Well, I drop it all the time, + so I don't put money in it + anymore. + + Phoenix: + ... + + Phoenix: + Then how come the metal + detector picked it up...? + + Gumshoe: + Must be because of the bell, + I guess. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Snow just below Ami Fey statue +++++++++ + (the fourth step from the statue) + + Phoenix: + Hey, I found a dollar coin. + + Gumshoe: + Huh? M-Money!? If you find + money, you have to turn it in + to the police. Or a detective. + + Gumshoe: + If the owner doesn't come + forward within six months, + you get to keep 10 percent! + + Gumshoe: + The other ninety percent goes + to m... I mean, to the Police + Department. + + Phoenix: + D-Don't get so close to me, + Detective. Give me some space, + will you!? + + Phoenix: + Here's the coin. + Happy? + + Gumshoe: + ... + I definitely made the right + decision becoming a detective. + + Phoenix: + (Yikes... Talk about a serious + case of denial...) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Snow beside the one above ++++++++++++++ + (on the left side) + + Phoenix: + What's this...? + A pen? + + Gumshoe: + Hey! I've been looking all + over for that, pal! + + Phoenix: + Huh? It's yours? + + Gumshoe: + Yeah. My old man gave it to + me when I qualified as a + detective. + + Gumshoe: + He told me it'd be good for + sticking in suspects' faces. + + Phoenix: + That makes you detectives + sound really nasty. + + Gumshoe: + It's my dream to stick it in + your face one day, Wright! + + Phoenix: + (Then don't go losing it!) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Ami Fey statue +++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Gumshoe: + That Shichishito next to the + golden statue wasn't the real + murder weapon, pal. + + Phoenix: + Yeah, I know. + I just thought I'd check it + again anyway. + + Gumshoe: + Oh, yeah! That reminds me! + Do you know about that sword? + + Gumshoe: + It's supposed to represent the + multiple branches that life + can take, all ending as one. + + Phoenix: + Yes. I heard something about + that. + + Gumshoe: + You know what I think + about sometimes? + + Gumshoe: + What kind of life I'd be + leading had I not joined + the Homicide Division. + + Phoenix: + You think about that kind of + stuff, Detective? + + Gumshoe: + Of course I do. + I think about it a lot. + + Gumshoe: + Me as a traffic cop. + Me as a detention officer. + Me as the Blue Badger... + + Phoenix: + (...There's something to be + said about the humor value of + Gumshoe as the Blue Badger.) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Snow near the front lantern's fences +++ + + Phoenix: + (Looks like there's something + round buried in the ground + here...) + + Gumshoe: + Don't touch that, pal! + + Phoenix: + Huh? What is it? + + Gumshoe: + It's a trap! People set them + out to catch us detectives. + They're real nasty. + + Phoenix: + A trap... for detectives? + + Phoenix: + You mean like those fierce + traps with sharp teeth that + are supposed to snag your leg? + + Gumshoe: + Yeah! Those! + I got my finger caught in + one of those once. + + Phoenix: + Y-Your finger? + + Gumshoe: + There was this bit of cheese, + and it looked so tasty. I + reached out, and then... bam! + + Phoenix: + (...I'm not sure I know how + to respond to a story as + stupidly pitiful as that.) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ The staff on the snow ++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + This is Ms. Deauxnim's staff, + isn't it? + + Gumshoe: + Scientifically speaking, + they're usually made of wood. + + Phoenix: + But the detector is reacting + to it. + + Gumshoe: + Yeah, but however you look at + it, the thing's made of wood, + alright? + + Gumshoe: + I don't bother investigating + anything unless it looks like + it might be metallic. + + Phoenix: + (Isn't the whole point of a + metal detector to find metal + where you can't see it?) + + Gumshoe: + It's weird that this thing is + causing a racket... + + Phoenix: + Here, let me take a look + at it. + + Gumshoe: + Hey! Hands off! + Examining evidence is a job + for the... + + *crack* + + Phoenix: + Ack! The top is coming off! + + Gumshoe: + Look what you've done! You've + damaged a really important + piece of evidence. + + Phoenix: + Aaaaaaaaah! + + Gumshoe: + Th-That's a... + + Phoenix: + A... A sword... + + Gumshoe: + Inside the staff... + + Phoenix: + Is this... + Could it be... + + Gumshoe: + ...The murder weapon!? + + CONTINUE + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Anywhere else ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + Phoenix: + Hmm... It doesn't look like + there's anything here. + + Gumshoe: + Hey, pal! You've gotta watch + the CHECK gauge and wait + for it to flash, OK!? + + Phoenix: + (Alright, already... + I'm not exactly a wiz at + machinery, you know...) + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -------------------------------------------- TALK (TO GUMSHOE) ----------------- >>> Murder weapon >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Phoenix: > I'd never have guessed there'd > be a sword concealed in the > victim's staff. > > Gumshoe: > They call this kind of thing > a sword-cane, pal. > > Gumshoe: > This one's a real gem... > The workmanship is really > something else! > > Gumshoe: > Thank goodness it wasn't a > cane-sword, or else the victim > would've stabbed her own foot! > > Phoenix: > (...I officially give up on > trying to figure out how > Gumshoe's mind works.) > > Phoenix: > (If the real scene of the > crime was the Inner Temple > Garden...) > > Phoenix: > (Then why was the sword used > to kill the victim found in > the Main Hall Courtyard?) > > Phoenix: > Hey, Gumshoe... > > Phoenix: > Who knows about the hidden > sword? > > Gumshoe: > No one. > > Gumshoe: > Even the police didn't know > about this until I discovered > it just now. > > Phoenix: > (Well, as they say, there's > no "Team" in "Gumshoe".) > > Phoenix: > It doesn't look like there are > any traces of blood on it. > > Gumshoe: > ... > > Gumshoe: > Then I guess this isn't the > murder weapon, huh? > > Phoenix: > No, no, no! > I'm sure someone just wiped it > off after the murder! > > Gumshoe: > ... > > Gumshoe: > Yeah, of course! This thing's > definitely the murder weapon! > Great job, pal! > > Phoenix: > (It's about the same length > as the Shichishito, too. This > must be the murder weapon!) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -------------------------------------------- *AFTER TALKING TO GUMSHOE* Gumshoe: OK, I'm gonna run over to forensics. Gumshoe: There's gotta be some traces of blood left, even if most of it has been wiped off. Gumshoe: See you later, pal! Gumshoe: */Every case is gonna be air tight... Every case is gonna be air tight...*/ Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: Wait up, Detective! Gumshoe: Huh? What is it, pal? I'm a pretty busy guy right now, you know. Phoenix: You're going to get that staff analyzed, right? Phoenix: Would you mind holding off for just a while? Gumshoe: Huh? What are you talking about, pal!? Phoenix: Please! Phoenix: Just until we find Maya... Gumshoe: Maya? What's this got to do with her? Phoenix: I don't know, but I'm starting to get a really bad feeling in the pit of my stomach. Gumshoe: Oh? How so? Phoenix: Look, Maya's trapped inside the Sacred Cavern right now and... Phoenix: Well, we don't even know if she's OK or not... Phoenix: The more evidence and testimony I hear, the more uneasy I feel. Gumshoe: Y-You don't think...? Gumshoe: Maya's been murd-- Phoenix: Please, Detective! Let's just wait until we can get inside the Sacred Cavern. Gumshoe: You're... looking kinda viridian there... Phoenix: ... Gumshoe: OK, OK. Just stop it with that face, pal. Gumshoe: One thing, though... Gumshoe: This staff's secret trick... Let's keep it between you and me, alright? Gumshoe: If it gets out that we knew about it and didn't say anything, we're finished. Phoenix: ...I understand. Gumshoe: This is just a regular, run- of-the-mill staff, you got it? Gumshoe: ...OK, now you take good care of it, pal. Phoenix: Thank you, Detective. Gumshoe: ... Gumshoe: Don't worry... She'll be fine. Phoenix: Gumshoe... Gumshoe: You know, there's a place at the base of this mountain that has some really good pasta. Gumshoe: How about I take you there when you find Maya, huh, pal? Phoenix: Sure... Thanks... *Victim's Staff received from Detective Gumshoe for safe- keeping.* Phoenix: (I can't help but wonder, though...) Phoenix: (What was Elise Deauxnim doing with a staff like this in the first place...?) -------------------------------------------- PRESENT (TO GUMSHOE) -------------------- *** Victim's Staff ************************* * * Gumshoe: * I still can't believe it, pal! * I'd never have guessed there * was a sword in that thing. * * Gumshoe: * Sure, there isn't any blood * left on it, but... * * Gumshoe: * ...there's a good chance this * is the murder weapon, pal! * * Phoenix: * But this is Ms. Deauxnim's * staff, right? * * Phoenix: * That would mean she was killed * with her own weapon. * * Gumshoe: * ... * I guess so. * * Phoenix: * And there's something else * that's bothering me, too. * * Gumshoe: * Oh? What's that, pal? * * Phoenix: * Ms. Deauxnim was an author and * an illustrator, right? * * Phoenix: * So what was she doing carrying * a sword around with her? * * Gumshoe: * ... * * Gumshoe: * That's a good question. * * Gumshoe: * And there's gotta be a good * answer to it, I guess. * * Gumshoe: * Good luck finding it, pal! * * Phoenix: * (...I'm beginning to see why * he receives the salary he * does.) * ******************************************** MOVE TO: "Heavenly Hall" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 9 Heavenly Hall Phoenix: Hmm... I was expecting Larry and Pearls to be here. Phoenix: I guess they must've gone to collect firewood. Phoenix: I suppose I'll have to check back later. MOVE TO: "Garden" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRESENT (TO EDGEWORTH) ---------------------- *** ?????? profile ************************* * * Phoenix: * Hey, Edgeworth... * * Phoenix: * Did you know that Iris had * a twin sister...? * * Edgeworth: * WHAT!? * A-A twin...? * * Edgeworth: * You can't be serious! * * Phoenix: * Sister Bikini told me. * But... * * Phoenix: * The problem is, she didn't * know the name of this twin. * * Edgeworth: * There was nothing about Iris * having a sister in the files * I checked. * * Phoenix: * Well, Iris was taken in by the * temple when she was really * young. * * Phoenix: * Apparently her sister was * raised by her father. A * jeweler, I think. * * Edgeworth: * A jeweler!? * * Edgeworth: * ... * Wright, I... * * Edgeworth: * I might just know who this * twin sister of hers is. * * Phoenix: * I had a feeling you'd say * that. * * Phoenix: * Let me guess... * * Phoenix: * Her name is Dahlia Hawthorne, * right? * * Edgeworth: * ... * Yes, exactly. * * Phoenix: * Please tell me what you know * about her, Edgeworth... * Please. * ******************************************** TALK (TO EDGEWORTH) ------------------- >>> Dahlia Hawthorne >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Edgeworth: > It was my first court case, > six years ago. > > Edgeworth: > I was a greenhorn, and due to > my inexperience, the defendant > died. > > Phoenix: > You're talking about Terry > Fawles, right? > > Edgeworth: > ...! > Y-You know about > that case...!? > > Phoenix: > You're not the only one who > noticed something about Iris > and Dahlia Hawthorne. > > Phoenix: > I checked one of Mia's old > files from six years ago. > > Edgeworth: > Yes, Dahlia was a key witness > in that case. > > Edgeworth: > Dahlia and Terry Fawles > conspired together to stage a > fake kidnapping 11 years ago. > > Edgeworth: > They stole a jewel worth > 2 million dollars from > Dahlia's father, a jeweler. > > Edgeworth: > And five years after that... > > Edgeworth: > ...she murdered her own > sister, Valerie Hawthorne, > to keep her from talking. > > Phoenix: > Her sister? > > Edgeworth: > Well, her stepsister, > actually. They weren't > blood-related. > > Edgeworth: > Valerie was the only daughter > of Dahlia's father's second > wife. > > Phoenix: > Oh... > > Phoenix: > (And this is when she entered > my life...) > > Phoenix: > (The woman who tried to kill > me.) > > Phoenix: > So after Terry Fawles died, > what happened to Dahlia? > > Phoenix: > Did you check that out? > > Edgeworth: > ... > > Edgeworth: > There is no need. > > Edgeworth: > Like I said, Dahlia isn't > connected with this case. > > Phoenix: > Why are you so sure about > that? > > Edgeworth: > It's simple. > > Edgeworth: > Dahlia Hawthorne is dead. > > Phoenix: > What? > > Edgeworth: > Well, her metabolic processes > are a matter of interest only > to historians, so to speak. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Dahlia's death >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Phoenix: > What do you mean by, > "Dahlia Hawthorne is dead", > Edgeworth!? > > Edgeworth: > ... > > Edgeworth: > I only just discovered this, > Wright, but... > > Edgeworth: > I never knew about the murder > case you were involved in > during your college years. > > Phoenix: > ...! > > Edgeworth: > Dahlia Hawthorne was found > guilty... > > Edgeworth: > ...thanks to the persistence > of Mia Fey. > > -------------------------------------------- > > Dahlia: > ... > > Dahlia: > ...Grr... Nngghh... Hnnn... > > Dahlia: > MIA FEY...! > MIA... FEYYYY...!! > > -------------------------------------------- > > Phoenix: > (At the time... Dahlia...) > > Phoenix: > (It's like she was possessed > by a demon or something...) > > Edgeworth: > It's been six years since that > guilty verdict was handed > down... > > Edgeworth: > ...and her sentence was > finally carried out. > > Edgeworth: > She was executed... > last month. > > Phoenix: > E-Executed? > > Edgeworth: > I'm sure that's a bit of a > shock for you, Wright. And > for more reasons than one. > > Edgeworth: > But do you understand now? > > Edgeworth: > She can't possibly be > connected with this case. > > Edgeworth: > She's dead, and once someone > is dead, there is no way to > revive them. > > Phoenix: > ... > (There's no way to revive > the dead...?) > > Phoenix: > (Hmm... I wonder...) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -------------------------------------------- *AFTER TALKING TO EDGEWORTH* Phoenix: It seems you're not aware of one other connection yet, Edgeworth. Edgeworth: And what is that? Phoenix: It's about Iris and Dahlia Hawthorne's mother. Edgeworth: What's their mother got to do with any of this? Phoenix: She's Morgan Fey. Phoenix: A spirit medium from a branch family of the Kurain Channeling Technique. Edgeworth: ... Did you say, "Kurain Channeling Technique"...? Phoenix: D-Do you know something about it? Edgeworth: Oh, yes. I know it's connected with that fraudulent spirit medium! Phoenix: (Fraudulent...?) Edgeworth: I was involved in another nightmare, 17 years ago. Edgeworth: I was caught up in the middle of a murder investigation. The police didn't have any leads. Edgeworth: They were stumped... And that's when they called her in. Edgeworth: She was a very famous spirit medium and the "Master" of her channeling school. Edgeworth: But you know what happened? Edgeworth: As a result of her efforts, an innocent man was accused of murder! Edgeworth: She and her powers! They were all fraudulent! Phoenix: ...Edgeworth... Edgeworth: Go to the Police Records Room. It's all in there. Edgeworth: All you have to do is check the DL-6 Incident case file and you'll know! Phoenix: (Of course... How could I forget...) Phoenix: (Edgeworth was the victim in that case.) Phoenix: Edgeworth... You'll understand someday... Phoenix: And then, you'll see that the Kurain Channeling Technique is real... MOVE TO: "Training Hall" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Present Magatama* Phoenix: *TAKE THAT!* *3 PSYCHE-LOCKS* -- The Night of the Crime -- Phoenix: I think it's time you told the truth about what you were doing on that night. Iris: ... Phoenix: You said you were in your room at Hazakura Temple the entire time. Phoenix: Do you still claim that to be the truth? Iris: Yes... That's where I was. Phoenix: Iris... I believe you're innocent. Phoenix: That's why I want to believe what you're telling me, too. But I can't. Phoenix: Because this person saw you somewhere else on the night of the murder! xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Phoenix: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Phoenix: x Well, Iris!? x x Phoenix: x I trust you, so you need x to trust me. x x Iris: x But, Mr. Wright... x I can't. x x Phoenix: x Why not? x x Iris: x I can't trust such random x nonsense! It doesn't make x any sense. x x Phoenix: x (Oops. Looks like I screwed x up there...) x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Bikini profile* Phoenix: *TAKE THAT!* Phoenix: I'm talking about Sister Bikini, of course. Iris: Sister Bikini... Phoenix: Her testimony in court today was very clear. -------------------------------------------- Bikini: That night I was helping an acolyte with her training in the Inner Temple. But... Bikini: Well, as you can see, my back likes to act up. Violently. Bikini: So, I left Iris to help the acolyte, and returned to Hazakura Temple. -------------------------------------------- Phoenix: Sister Bikini didn't just see you, she spoke with you. Phoenix: You two talked about Maya's training that night. Phoenix: So you see, Iris... Phoenix: ...you were there at the Inner Temple on the night of the murder! Iris: That's... very impressive, Mr. Wright. *1 LOCK BROKEN* Iris: The acolyte's actual training was due to start after 10 o'clock that night. Iris: I left the Main Hall early, so I wouldn't be late. Phoenix: What time was that? Iris: Let me see... Iris: It takes about 20 minutes to walk between the Main Hall and the Inner Temple. Iris: So, I would've left at about 9:40 PM, I think. Phoenix: ... Phoenix: I'm sorry, Iris, but lying just doesn't suit you. Iris: Huh? Phoenix: Now, you say you left the Main Hall at 9:40 PM, but what you say doesn't add up with this! xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Phoenix: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Iris: x I'm sorry, Mr. Wright... x x Iris: x But mistakes just don't suit x you. x x Phoenix: x Huh? x x Iris: x I had hoped you would get x at least this much correct. x x Iris: x I hate seeing you mess up and x getting all disappointed. x x Phoenix: x (Nngh... I didn't know she x could be so harsh...) x x Phoenix: x Iris, what are you trying to x hide...? x x Iris: x ...! x x Phoenix: x The more you lie about it, the x more I know it's got to be x something really important. x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Iris's Hood or Iris's Testimony* Phoenix: *TAKE THAT!* Phoenix: You yourself testified to the contrary, don't you remember? Phoenix: You said you rang the lights out bell at 10 o'clock that night. Iris: Ah! Phoenix: Plus, only moments before you rang that bell... Phoenix: ...you were seen at the Main Hall by the most reliable witness I have. Iris: Who's that? Phoenix: Me. Iris: Mr. Wright... Phoenix: We even spoke a little that evening. Phoenix: That's when you gave me this. Phoenix: Surely you haven't forgotten? Iris: ... Iris: N-No... That's right. I remember... *1 LOCK BROKEN* Phoenix: And that brings us to another puzzling fact, Iris. Phoenix: At 10 o'clock on the night of the murder... Phoenix: ...you were seen in two different places at the same time! Iris: ... Phoenix: It's time you told me exactly what's been going on, Iris. Phoenix: So far, I've managed to prove two things. Phoenix: First, on the night of the incident, you were at the Inner Temple. Phoenix: And second, at the exact same time, you were ringing the bell at Hazakura Temple! Phoenix: There's only one possible explanation for this apparent impossibility! xxx You were at Hazakura Temple. xxxxxxxxxxx x OR xxx You were at the Inner Temple. xxxxxxxxxx x x Phoenix: x There is only one of you, x Iris. x x Phoenix: x You couldn't possibly have x been in two places at once. x x Phoenix: x That being the case, you x were probably really at... x x Iris: x Mr. Wright? x x Phoenix: x Yes? What is it? x x Iris: x That's what I wanted to ask x you. x x Iris: x What was that "probably" you x just came out with? x x Phoenix: x I, umm... Well... x x Phoenix: x The problem is, you spoke to x witnesses at both the Main x Hall and the Inner Temple. x x Phoenix: x It's kind of hard to disprove x either sighting, but... x x Iris: x That's no position for a x lawyer to find himself in, x is it? x x Phoenix: x N-No... x (She got me there!) x x Iris: x It seems to me like there just x isn't a solution to this x puzzle. x x Iris: x It's probably best if you just x forget the whole thing, x Mr. Wright. x x Phoenix: x ... x x Phoenix: x I'm sorry, Iris, but I can't x do that. x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *** There were two of you. ***************** * * CONTINUE * ******************************************** Phoenix: On the night of the incident, you were seen in two different places at the same time. Phoenix: Which means, there must have been two of you. Phoenix: I can't think of any other explanation, Iris. Iris: B-But that's crazy! How could that be!? Iris: There's only one of me! It's impossible! Phoenix: Impossible? I wonder... Phoenix: The way you're trembling certainly seems to suggest otherwise. Iris: *gulp* Iris: You're seriously trying to suggest there's more than one of me? Iris: Then show me the evidence! Show me something that proves there is more than one of me! xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Phoenix: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Iris: x ... x Err, Mr. Wright... x x Iris: x When you said there was x "another me"... x x Iris: x ...I was kind of expecting x someone who looked like me. x You know? x x Phoenix: x I... I guess so... x x Iris: x In that case, are you saying x that I look like this person? x x Phoenix: x Well, I can't say with 100% x certainty, but... x x Iris: x Can you show me something x you are 100% certain about x then...? x x Phoenix: x (I really need to get to the x bottom of this.) x x Phoenix: x (Iris is determined to hide x something from me.) x x Phoenix: x (I can't drag it out of her x unless I can show her some x irrefutable evidence.) x x Iris: x I'm sorry, Mr. Wright. I don't x mean to be uncooperative, x but... x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Dahlia Hawthorne profile* Phoenix: *TAKE THAT!* Phoenix: I have a firm grasp of the situation now, Iris. Phoenix: You have a sister, don't you? A twin sister, perhaps? Iris: Ah! Phoenix: That's right. Dahlia Hawthorne. A woman I know only too well. Iris: ... Iris: I had no idea you knew of her. Very impressive, Mr. Wright. Iris: But... She's no longer... Phoenix: Yes, I know. Phoenix: Her sentence was carried out recently, wasn't it...? Iris: ... Phoenix: I'm sorry. Iris: Thank you. Phoenix: There's no need to explain now, is there Iris? Phoenix: This "second you" who was here at the temple on the night of the murder... Phoenix: ...it was your twin sister, Dahlia Hawthorne! Iris: B-But you just said it yourself a second ago! Iris: My sister's dead! Have you forgotten that? Phoenix: Have you forgotten this, Iris? Phoenix: This is a channeling dojo, a training ground of the Kurain Channeling Technique. Iris: ...! Phoenix: That night... Phoenix: ...someone channeled Dahlia's spirit. And you knew about it! Phoenix: And that's the secret you've been trying to hide from me! Iris: ... Iris: Aaaaaah! *1 LOCK BROKEN* *UNLOCK SUCCESSFUL* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TALK (TO IRIS) -------------- >>> The night of the crime >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Iris: > I... I was in my room in the > Main Hall that night. > > Iris: > As soon as I heard that > I'd been spotted at the > Inner Temple, I knew. > > Iris: > I knew it was my sister. > > Iris: > Dahlia, the other half of me > who... passed away last month. > > Phoenix: > (Just as I suspected.) > > Phoenix: > (The "Iris" that Sister Bikini > saw at the Inner Temple on > the night of the murder...) > > Phoenix: > (It was Dahlia Hawthorne!) > > Phoenix: > Why didn't you tell me this > before!? > > Iris: > B-Because... > > Iris: > Because my sister always does > the right thing. > > Phoenix: > Excuse me? > > Iris: > And because I mustn't get in > the way of what she's trying > to do. > > Iris: > I already betrayed her once > before! I can't do it again! > > Phoenix: > You betrayed her? > What do you mean? > > Iris: > That's why I... I have to > accept I may be found guilty. > It's the only way. > > Phoenix: > (What is she talking about!?) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> The traitor >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Iris: > You know about it, don't you, > Mr. Wright? > > Iris: > About the fake kidnapping > that took place here on > Eagle Mountain 11 years ago? > > Phoenix: > ...! > > Iris: > That was the start of it all. > It twisted her entire destiny. > > Iris: > She started to commit crime > after crime, and in the end, > she... she lost her life. > > Iris: > I-It's all because I > betrayed her! > > Phoenix: > How did you betray her, Iris? > > Iris: > It was no coincidence that > Eagle Mountain is where the > exchange was to take place. > > Iris: > After all, I... I helped plan > the whole thing. > > Phoenix: > What!? > > Iris: > But I got scared, so I ran > away. > > Phoenix: > What are you talking about!? > Why would you help her!? > > Phoenix: > Stealing 2 million dollars... > from your own father! That's > awful! > > Iris: > But I promised. I promised > that I'd help. > > Iris: > And... > > Iris: > She didn't do it for the > money. > > Phoenix: > Huh? > > Iris: > It was revenge. On our > father. > > Phoenix: > R-Revenge? > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Revenge >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Phoenix: > What do you mean by > revenge...? > > Iris: > He was a hideous man. > He threw our mother away, > and then sent her to Hell... > > Phoenix: > (Her mother? She must be > talking about Morgan Fey...) > > Iris: > Our mother was the eldest > daughter of the main branch > of the Fey family. > > Iris: > The main family had a lot of > influence in many business and > political circles at the time. > > Iris: > As the eldest daughter, our > mother was set to inherit all > of that as the next Master. > > Iris: > That's the reason our father > married our mother in the > first place. For power. > > Iris: > But his plan backfired. > > Iris: > Because our mother's sister > took it all from her. She took > over as the Master of Kurain. > > Phoenix: > (That would be Misty Fey... > Maya's mother.) > > Iris: > But before long, the > credibility of the Kurain > Tradition hit rock bottom. > > Iris: > The new Master, Mystic > Misty Fey, made a terrible > mistake... > > Iris: > It was during the > investigation of the > DL-6 Incident. > > Iris: > After that happened... > > Iris: > ...our father took me and my > twin sister away, leaving our > mother and our home behind. > > Iris: > He hated the place. He said it > was a hick dive, and that he > had no reason to stay there. > > Phoenix: > And that's when you came here > to Hazakura Temple? > > Iris: > Yes. The woman my father took > as his next wife already had a > daughter... Valerie. > > Iris: > I... I had no place in his > new family, you see. > > Phoenix: > Oh... > > Iris: > And I haven't seen my mother > once since then. > > Iris: > Having the Master's seat > stolen from her, and being > rejected by her own family... > > Iris: > I've heard she's been very > battered, spiritually and > emotionally. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -------------------------------------------- *AFTER TALKING TO IRIS* Phoenix: (I think I'm finally beginning to see how the pieces fit together...) von Karma: ...I have asked her everything I can in my capacity as a prosecutor. von Karma: This incident... von Karma: Everything related to it goes back to the history of the Fey clan. Phoenix: ...That's what it looks like. Phoenix: Iris... There's just one more thing I want you to tell me. Iris: What is it...? Phoenix: During the incident in which your sister, Dahlia Hawthorne, poisoned a lawyer... Phoenix: ...she began relations with a certain college student in order to hide the evidence. Phoenix: That college student... Have you heard anything about him...? Iris: ... Iris: Well... I did hear one thing... Iris: She said she hated his guts. Phoenix: ... Phoenix: ...I see. Thank you for your help. Iris: You're welcome... von Karma: Hurry up, Phoenix Wright! There is still much to investigate! Iris: Leave these locks to me. I'll open them for you, I promise. Phoenix: Thank you. (I suppose I'd better continue my investigation.) Phoenix: (There's still one giant secret left to unlock...) Phoenix: (Pearls's Psyche-Lock...) MOVE TO: "Heavenly Hall" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 9 Heavenly Hall Phoenix: (Look at that! They really did make a fire, right in front of the shack...) Pearl: Oh! Mr. Nick! Butz: Hah! You're too late, Nick! Butz: If you came here for one of our potatoes, we've already polished them all off! Phoenix: (I think I've pretty much got all the evidence I need.) Phoenix: (Now I just need to find out what Pearls is hiding.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Present Magatama* Phoenix: *TAKE THAT!* *5 PSYCHE-LOCKS* -- The Night of the Crime -- Phoenix: After dinner on the night of the murder... Phoenix: ...you were supposed to be in Elise Deauxnim's room, reading a book together, correct? Pearl: Yes! I was so happy when she invited me! Pearl: But... Pearl: I didn't go in the end. Phoenix: You didn't go...? Pearl: ... Pearl: No. There was somewhere else I had to go instead. Pearl: I was so worried, I... I had to go. Pearl: I didn't know what to do with myself. I was so nervous. Phoenix: (So Pearls never went to Ms. Deauxnim's room...) Phoenix: (Because she was too worried about something or someone else...) Phoenix: ...Pearls. Phoenix: On the night of the murder, you went to this place, didn't you...? *** Present anywhere else ****************** * * Phoenix: * *TAKE THAT!* * * Phoenix: * You went here, didn't you * Pearls? * * Pearl: * ... * * Phoenix: * (Looks like she's still not * going to open up to me.) * * Phoenix: * This is where you went * because you were so worried, * right? * * Phoenix: * Then the next question is, * "Who or what were you so * worried about?" * * Phoenix: * Now, I'm going to take a * guess, and you can tell me * if I'm right or wrong, OK? * * Pearl: * Y-You mean you know!? * * Phoenix: * If I'm right, will you tell me * the whole truth? * * Pearl: * ... * O-OK... * * Phoenix: * You went to this place for * one very simple reason, and * that is this: * * xxx Present anything xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx * x * x Phoenix: * x *TAKE THAT!* * x * x Phoenix: * x Well Pearls? This is what you * x were worrying about, right? * x * x Pearl: * x ... * x * x Pearl: * x There's something I'm worrying * x about right now, actually. * x * x Phoenix: * x What's that? * x * x Pearl: * x You, Mr. Nick. * x Your face has turned a really * x strange color. * x * x Phoenix: * x Huh? * x * x Pearl: * x You shouldn't work so hard, * x you know. You need to take * x a break once in a while. * x * x Phoenix: * x (...Being chided by a 9 year * x old. How embarrassing...) * x * x Phoenix: * x (But there's really only one * x thing Pearls could have been * x worried about that night.) * x * x Phoenix: * x (She must have been worried * x about "her". There's no one * x else it could be.) * x * x Pearl: * x I'll go get some sheets to * x make up a bed for you. * x * x Phoenix: * x No, no, it's OK! I'll die of * x pneumonia if I nap in a * x drafty little shack like this! * x * x Phoenix: * x (I guess I'm going to have to * x think this through one more * x time from the very beginning.) * x * xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx * * RETURN TO QUESTION * ******************************************** *Present Inner Temple* Phoenix: *TAKE THAT!* Phoenix: You went here, didn't you Pearls? Pearl: ... Phoenix: (Looks like she's still not going to open up to me.) Phoenix: This is where you went because you were so worried, right? Phoenix: Then the next question is, "Who or what were you so worried about?" Phoenix: Now, I'm going to take a guess, and you can tell me if I'm right or wrong, OK? Pearl: Y-You mean you know!? Phoenix: If I'm right, will you tell me the whole truth? Pearl: ... O-OK... Phoenix: You went to this place for one very simple reason, and that is this: xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Phoenix: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Phoenix: x Well Pearls? This is what you x were worrying about, right? x x Pearl: x ... x x Pearl: x There's something I'm worrying x about right now, actually. x x Phoenix: x What's that? x x Pearl: x You, Mr. Nick. x Your face has turned a really x strange color. x x Phoenix: x Huh? x x Pearl: x You shouldn't work so hard, x you know. You need to take x a break once in a while. x x Phoenix: x (...Being chided by a 9 year x old. How embarrassing...) x x Phoenix: x (But there's really only one x thing Pearls could have been x worried about that night.) x x Phoenix: x (She must have been worried x about "her". There's no one x else it could be.) x x Pearl: x I'll go get some sheets to x make up a bed for you. x x Phoenix: x No, no, it's OK! I'll die of x pneumonia if I nap in a x drafty little shack like this! x x Phoenix: x (I guess I'm going to have to x think this through one more x time from the very beginning.) x x RETURN TO THE FIRST QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Maya Fey profile* Phoenix: *TAKE THAT!* Phoenix: It's obvious what you were so worried about, Pearls. Phoenix: It was Maya, wasn't it? Pearl: Ah! Phoenix: You knew the training Maya was undertaking was dangerous. Phoenix: After all, it was the Special Course. Pearl: ... -------------------------------------------- Maya: I signed up for your "Special Course"! Bikini: Well, my, my, my. Quite brave of you considering how cold it is! Bikini: Young people can be so reckless with their health! Bikini: Don't blame me if you become one with those you channel. Wa ha ha! Ho ho ho! -------------------------------------------- Phoenix: Sister Bikini scared you with what she said, didn't she? Phoenix: And because it was you who introduced Hazakura Temple to Maya in the first place... Phoenix: ...you felt responsible, didn't you? Pearl: ... Pearl: Thinking about what could happen to Mystic Maya made me more and more worried... Pearl: I couldn't sit still at all. Pearl: That's why I decided to go and find out how she was doing at the Inner Temple. *1 LOCK BROKEN* Phoenix: Then we're clear now that you went to the Inner Temple that night, Pearls. Phoenix: What's not clear is what happened after that... Pearl: Unngh... Phoenix: About what time was it when you headed over to the Inner Temple? Pearl: Um... It was probably around 9:30 when I left the Main Hall. Pearl: I heard the real training was supposed to start at 10. Pearl: I wanted to get there before it started. Pearl: But there was so much snow, so I didn't get there until after 10 o'clock. Phoenix: Until after 10? How did you know what time it was? Pearl: Because I heard the bell ringing for lights out. Phoenix: (She heard the lights out bell...?) Phoenix: The Hazakura Temple bell's pretty small though, isn't it? Phoenix: You must have really good hearing. Pearl: I... I was really trying to pick up the sound of that bell, that's all. Pearl: I didn't want to miss it. That would be terrible. Phoenix: (She was trying to hear the bell...?) Phoenix: Tell me, Pearls... Phoenix: Why were you so worried about hearing that bell? Pearl: Huh!? Oh! I... Phoenix: I think I know why. The reason you were so worried about that bell was because of this: xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Phoenix: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Pearl: x ... x x Pearl: x You know, Mr. Nick, I think x you should take a break now. x x Phoenix: x Huh? x x Pearl: x Even your hair's starting to x look a bit tired. The spikes x aren't looking so sharp. x x Phoenix: x (Looks like picking this piece x of evidence wasn't so sharp x of me, either.) x x Phoenix: x ...A-Anyway! x x Phoenix: x You said you couldn't afford x to miss the sound of the x lights out bell... x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Burnt Letter* Phoenix: *TAKE THAT!* Phoenix: You were given some instructions to follow for that night, weren't you? Pearl: ...! Phoenix: I presume you recognize these pieces of paper? Pearl: Aaaaah! Wh-Where did you...? Phoenix: In the incinerator at the Inner Temple. Phoenix: Pearls... Phoenix: You were following the instructions in this letter that night, weren't you? Phoenix: That's why you couldn't afford to miss the sound of the lights out bell. Pearl: I... I'm speechless, Mr. Nick! You're amazing! *1 LOCK BROKEN* Phoenix: These instructions that were found in the incinerator... Phoenix: I believe they were written for you, Pearls. Pearl: For me!? I... No... Phoenix: As you can see, a large portion has been burnt... Phoenix: But the last section is still fairly legible. Phoenix: "As soon as you hear the lights out bell, you must channel her spirit." Pearl: ... Phoenix: Who was it, Pearls? Whose spirit were you supposed to be channeling? Pearl: Nngh... Phoenix: (Taking into account the author of the note, and their purpose for writing it...) Phoenix: (...whose spirit would Pearls have been trying to channel?) Phoenix: (Don't over-think it, Phoenix! It's pretty obvious who Pearls was supposed to channel...) Phoenix: The person you were trying to channel that night, Pearls, was... xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Phoenix: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Phoenix: x Well, Pearls? Am I right? x x Pearl: x I... I can't channel anyone x anymore. x x Pearl: x A spirit medium who can't x channel spirits... is like a x painter who can't paint. x x Phoenix: x (Poor kid. It's really x getting her down.) x x Pearl: x But... I have never channeled x that person's spirit! x x Phoenix: x (I should have all the x evidence I need, so what x am I not getting here...?) x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Dahlia Hawthorne profile* Phoenix: *TAKE THAT!* Phoenix: It was Dahlia Hawthorne, wasn't it? That was the name that was in the letter. Pearl: Ah! *1 LOCK BROKEN* Phoenix: (It's just as I suspected...) Phoenix: (It wasn't Iris who Sister Bikini met at the Inner Temple that night...) Phoenix: (It was Dahlia Hawthorne!) Phoenix: Do you know anything about her, Pearls? Phoenix: Do you know what kind of a woman Dahlia Hawthorne was? Pearl: Umm... no. Pearl: I've never heard of anyone by that name before reading those instructions... Phoenix: (I thought so. Pearls doesn't have a clue.) Phoenix: (She doesn't know that Dahlia is her sister...) Phoenix: About the instructions in the letter I found, Pearls... Phoenix: Who wrote them? Pearl: Umm... Phoenix: Whoever it was asked you to channel the spirit of someone you'd never heard of... Phoenix: You must have quite a lot of respect for them. Pearl: ... Phoenix: After all, you followed their instructions without question. Phoenix: So here's my next question. Phoenix: Who wrote this set of instructions for you to follow...? xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Phoenix: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Phoenix: x This is the person who x wrote the instructions, x isn't it Pearls? x x Phoenix: x You must have had a lot of x faith in them to follow their x instructions to a tee! x x Pearl: x ... x I... x x Pearl: x I had a lot of faith... in x you, Mr. Nick. x x Phoenix: x Oh! Thanks! x x Pearl: x But... x x Pearl: x ...I don't think I can trust x you anymore. x x Phoenix: x (Ouch... Pearls sure can be x blunt when she wants to be...) x x Phoenix: x (Alright now, think! Someone x who Pearls would trust, no x questions asked...) x x Phoenix: x (There can't be many x candidates for that post.) x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Morgan Fey profile* Phoenix: *TAKE THAT!* Phoenix: Pearls... Phoenix: I have to wonder about something... Phoenix: You didn't have any idea what these instructions meant, did you? Pearl: ...*ba-dump* Phoenix: But you followed them to the letter regardless. Phoenix: Why? Because it was your own mother who asked you. That's why. Pearl: H-How did you...? Phoenix: I figured it out. Phoenix: The person who wrote you this letter was your own mother, Morgan Fey! Pearl: Uh... Pearl: Waaaaaaaah! *1 LOCK BROKEN* Phoenix: Alright, Pearls! It's time you started telling me the truth. Pearl: M-M-Mr. N-Nick... I-I-I... Phoenix: (Why's she holding back from me? I don't like this...) Pearl: D-D-Don't underestimate m-me, j-just because I'm a ch-child! Phoenix: Huh? Pearl: If you're trying to say I followed these instructions... Pearl: I'd l-like to see some proof! Phoenix: Whaaaat!? Pearl: Because... I... I d-don't think y-y-you have a-a-any! Phoenix: Nnnnnngh... Phoenix: (She'd say anything rather than admit to carrying out those instructions...) Phoenix: (I guess I'll have to produce some more evidence, then. One more thing should do it.) Phoenix: ...Alright, Pearls. Phoenix: We both know someone carried out these instructions on the night of the murder. Phoenix: But you're right. There's no evidence that proves it was you. Pearl: I-I-I knew it! Phoenix: However... Phoenix: I do know that whoever did it was a child. Pearl: Huh? H-How do you know that!? Phoenix: It couldn't have been an adult... Phoenix: No adult would've made a simple mistake like that. Pearl: A... simple mistake? What do you mean by that? Phoenix: I'm sure you thought you were carefully following the instructions you'd been given. Phoenix: But you misunderstood some of the words, and this is the evidence that proves it! xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Phoenix: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Phoenix: x This shows the mistake x you made! x x Pearl: x ... x x Pearl: x Umm... x x Pearl: x I guess you know what I'm x about to say, huh? x x Pearl: x I don't think it's me who made x a mistake, Mr. Nick. It's you. x x Phoenix: x (But the person who read these x instructions must have been x a child.) x x Phoenix: x (That's why they misunderstood x the meaning of that word...) x x Phoenix: x (It's the only explanation for x how such a simple mistake x could've been made!) x x Phoenix: x OK, Pearls. I'll go over it x again. The person who read x these instructions... x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Hanging Scroll* Phoenix: *TAKE THAT!* Phoenix: It was you who splattered gravy on this hanging scroll, wasn't it? Pearl: Ah! Pearl: Wh-What!? Wh-Why would I d-do something like...? Phoenix: Do you remember what was written in that letter? Phoenix: "Gravely roast the Master in the fires of Hades and bring our vengeance to fruition." Phoenix: But you didn't know how to read the words "gravely" and "roast" among others, right? Pearl: H-How do you know that!? Phoenix: Remember the conversation you had with Ms. Deauxnim on the night of the murder...? -------------------------------------------- Elise: Perhaps we can read some books together. Pearl: R-Really!? I'd love to! Pearl: I, umm... I'm not very good at reading. Elise: Ha ha ha. Well then, would you like to practice reading with me? Pearl: Um, Ms. Elise? So, for example, how do you read this? Elise: It says, "gravely"... That's kind of a tough word. -------------------------------------------- Phoenix: Sure, Ms. Deauxnim taught you how to read "gravely" and "roast". Phoenix: But what she didn't teach you... Phoenix: ...is what they meant! Pearl: "Gravely" sounded like "gravy" to me, and the only "roast" I could think of was the food... Phoenix: And that's why you did it... Phoenix: That's why you covered the picture of the Master in gravy from that night's pot roast. Pearl: ... To be honest... Pearl: I did think it was a bit strange. Pearl: I guess I really did get the wrong idea... Phoenix: Just a tiny bit. Pearl: I... I really am useless! Pearl: I didn't even manage to burn the letter properly as my mother had asked of me... Pearl: Such a simple thing... And I couldn't even do it right... *1 LOCK BROKEN* *UNLOCK SUCCESSFUL* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TALK (TO PEARL) --------------- >>> The night of the crime >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Pearl: > I... After dinner that night, > I did go to the Inner Temple. > > Pearl: > With a pot full of the > leftover gravy. > > Phoenix: > The gravy? > > Pearl: > I saw the picture on the > hanging scroll near the > Sacred Cavern. > > Pearl: > I was sure it was the Master > of Kurain, like it said in > the letter. > > Phoenix: > I see. And then? > > Pearl: > Well, it was already way past > 10 when I got there because > of all the snow. > > Pearl: > So I went to the Inner Temple > guest area. > > Phoenix: > The guest area? > > Pearl: > Yes. I thought I could wait > there until the training was > over. > > Phoenix: > Why didn't you just go to the > Training Hall? > > Pearl: > Because Mystic Maya's main > training had already started, > and I couldn't interrupt it! > > Pearl: > So I just stayed where I was > and prayed for her to get > through it. > > Pearl: > But then... I... > ... > > Phoenix: > Pearls, did you fall asleep? > > Pearl: > I'm sorry! I didn't mean to! > I just couldn't help it! > > Butz: > Hey, don't worry about it, > Pearl! Who cares if you fell > asleep? > > Butz: > I fell asleep waiting for > Iris, too. It happens. > > Phoenix: > Anyway... Then you found > yourself trapped at the Inner > Temple? > > Pearl: > Yes. When I woke up, it was < morning. I tried not to cry, > but... > > Pearl: > ...Dusky Bridge wasn't there > anymore and there was no one > in the Training Hall. > > Pearl: > I thought everyone had left > me because I overslept! > > Pearl: > I threw the letter into the > incinerator, then I heated > up the leftover gravy, and... > > Phoenix: > (And let off some steam by > chucking the gravy on the > scroll while you cried...?) > > Butz: > It must've been pretty scary > for you, Pearl. > > Butz: > I know what it's like. Nick > used to leave me behind when I > fell asleep at school, too. > > Phoenix: > Don't equate something so > trivial with her experience, > Larry. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Lost powers >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Pearl: > It was written right in my > mother's letter. > > Pearl: > It said, "As soon as you hear > the lights out bell, you must > channel her spirit." > > Pearl: > I was on my way over to the > Inner Temple when I heard the > bell ring. > > Phoenix: > So you channeled Dahlia > Hawthorne's spirit? > > Pearl: > No... > > Pearl: > I tried, but I couldn't do it! > > Phoenix: > You couldn't do it...? > > Pearl: > I've never failed at > channeling someone. This is > the first time it's happened. > > Pearl: > I tried and I tried and I > tried... > > Pearl: > Yesterday, this morning, the > whole time! > > Pearl: > But I just couldn't do it...! > > Butz: > D-Don't let it get you down, > Pearl. It'll all work out. > > Butz: > If you want, I'll come flying > through the sky for you! > Whooosh! Just like that! > > Phoenix: > (So she never managed to > channel the spirit...) > > Phoenix: > Is that why you think your > spiritual powers are gone? > > Pearl: > Yes. I... I don't know what to > do... > > Phoenix: > Isn't there any other > explanation for why you > couldn't channel a spirit? > > Pearl: > ... > > Pearl: > I suppose there's one other > possibility. It's not very > likely, though... > > Phoenix: > Could you please tell me what > it is anyway? > > Pearl: > It could happen if someone > else was already channeling > the same spirit. > > Phoenix: > Someone else? What do you > mean? > > Pearl: > Well there's only one of each > spirit, right...? > > Butz: > Yup, it's like dating a girl, > Nick. You can't see a hot > chick if she's already taken! > > Phoenix: > (Then that would mean on > the night of the murder...) > > Phoenix: > (...someone else channeled her > spirit before Pearls could.) > > Phoenix: > (Someone else channeled the > spirit of Dahlia Hawthorne!) > > Pearl: > I'm a failure. > > Pearl: > I couldn't even grant my > mother's final wish... > > Phoenix: > Her "final wish"...? > > Pearl: > Yes. This letter. > > Pearl: > "This is my last wish," she > said. > > Pearl: > "So make sure you follow the > instructions carefully." > > Phoenix: > (Hmm... This letter...) > > Phoenix: > (I definitely need to find out > more about it.) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Morgan's letter >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Pearl: > My mother has gone to a place > called a "penitentiary". > > Phoenix: > Yeah... I know, Pearls. > > Pearl: > I visit her every month... > > Pearl: > And last month, she told me... > > -------------------------------------------- > > Morgan: > The time we've been waiting > for has come, Pearl. > > Morgan: > There's something I need you > to do for me. > > Morgan: > I hid a letter for you at our > home before they brought me > here. > > Morgan: > I want you to read it, and do > exactly what it says. > > Morgan: > It's for the good of the Fey > clan, my angel. You'll be > doing a great thing. > > Morgan: > Now, listen carefully, and > I'll tell you where the > letter's hidden... > > -------------------------------------------- > > Pearl: > My mother is always nice to > me... I love her very much! > > Butz: > Yeah. Moms will do anything > for their kids, right? > > Pearl: > She said it was for the good > of the Fey clan, so I knew I > had to help her. > > Pearl: > I mean, Mystic Maya's part of > the Fey clan, so it had to be > good for her, too. > > Pearl: > That's right, isn't it, > Mr. Nick? > > Phoenix: > I-I guess so, yeah... > > Pearl: > There was a picture with her > letter, too. > > Phoenix: > A picture? > > Pearl: > Of Ms. Dahlia Hawthorne. > > Pearl: > Usually, a picture is enough > to channel someone's spirit, > but this time... > > Butz: > ...Pretty weird, huh? > > Phoenix: > (Like Larry knows anything > about this stuff!) > > Pearl: > There's something else that > was strange about my > mother's letter... > > Pearl: > The seal on it was broken, as > if someone had already opened > it once before. > > Butz: > ...That sure is pretty > strange. > > Phoenix: > (Someone had opened it > already?) > > *Burnt Letter updated in the > Court Record.* > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -------------------------------------------- *AFTER TALKING TO PEARL* Phoenix: Thanks, Pearls. You really helped me out. Pearl: You're very welcome! Pearl: My mother is watching over us! Pearl: So I'm sure Mystic Maya will be alright! Phoenix: ... (Look at that innocent smile on her face.) Phoenix: (What am I supposed to say to her?) ? ? ?: Ha...! Godot: Finally figured it out, have you, Trite? Godot: You've finally realized how terrible of a crime being painfully oblivious is. Phoenix: G-Godot! Godot: The entrance to the Sacred Cavern looks like a freaking puzzle workshop. Phoenix: (I guess he's talking about Iris and the lock-breaking effort...) Godot: ...But it's all a waste of time. Phoenix: W-Why do you say that? Godot: Because Maya Fey isn't coming back. Phoenix: What? Phoenix: You don't know what you're talking about! How can you say something like that? Godot: It was your job to protect her, Trite. Godot: Just like it was your job to protect Mia Fey... Godot: Two sisters, caught up in the worst circumstances. Phoenix: I... I realize that, but... Godot: And you were the only one who was by their sides. Godot: You were the only one who could have saved them. Phoenix: But I didn't know anything about what was going on! Godot: Ha...! What did I just say, Trite? Godot: Being oblivious is a heinous crime in itself. Phoenix: ...! Godot: Tomorrow... Godot: We'll settle everything in court tomorrow. ...Once and for all. -------------------------------------------- Pearl: M-Mr. Nick... Pearl: Is... Is what that man just said true? Phoenix: It'll be alright, Pearls. Phoenix: I'm sure Maya's alive. You'll see for yourself tomorrow! Pearl: I... Yeah! That's right! Pearl: I know I can trust you, Mr. Nick! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morgan: ...My dear Pearl... Morgan: ...You've done so well, my child. My Pearl... Morgan: ...It's better that you don't know... Morgan: ...I knew this day would come for you... Morgan: ...The blood of the main family is no more... Morgan: ...Now you... You are to take the place at the head of the Fey clan... Morgan: ...My last, great wish... It seems I was just in time... To be continued. _______________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 4-1: Trial [0457] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� February 10, 9:39 AM District Court Defendant Lobby No. 1 Pearl: Good morning! ...Oh? Are you by yourself? Phoenix: Ah... Morning, Pearls. Pearl: M-Mr. Nick! Please tell me! What's going to happen to Mystic Maya? Phoenix: I'm sorry... We don't know yet. Phoenix: The investigation is still going on, so I wasn't allowed into the Inner Temple. Pearl: Oh, I see... Pearl: So is Sister Iris still trying to remove those trick locks in the Training Hall? Phoenix: No... She's the defendant in this case, so she can't be at the Inner Temple. Phoenix: She's required to be here in court. Pearl: Um... Then... How come she's not here in the defendant's lobby? Phoenix: (I have to admit it's kinda strange...) ? ? ?: ...If you're looking for Iris, she's in the prosecutor's lobby. Phoenix: ...Ed-Edgeworth. Phoenix: What's Iris doing over there? Edgeworth: She's going over today's testimony with the prosecutor as we speak. Phoenix: Today's testimony...? Edgeworth: You heard me... Edgeworth: Iris is going to be testifying as a witness for the prosecution. Phoenix: Wait, what!? Edgeworth: The prosecutor is squeezing her for a confession. ...Or so I heard. Phoenix: (Franziska von Karma... What are you up to...?) Edgeworth: I know what you're thinking, but Franziska isn't going to be the prosecutor today. Phoenix: What...!? Then who is? Edgeworth: Who else would it be but Godot? Phoenix: G-Godot... Edgeworth: ...Franziska is engaged in some important work at the Sacred Cavern. Pearl: The Sacred Cavern...? You don't mean that she's... Edgeworth: Exactly. Edgeworth: She has been out there all night, trying to remove those trick locks. Edgeworth: With the head nun's assistance, naturally. Edgeworth: We estimate that the last of the locks should be taken care of in about three hours. Edgeworth: I hope everything continues to go smoothly and we receive some good news soon. Phoenix: Yeah... Thanks, Edgeworth. Edgeworth: Prosecutor Godot intends to nail this case shut today. Edgeworth: Be prepared to fight like there's no tomorrow! Phoenix: ...You don't have to tell me that. Edgeworth: I know. I can already see it in your eyes. Edgeworth: You're not the same fever-ridden, frantic maniac you were yesterday. Phoenix: It's strange... On the way here, I decided that today would be the end of all this. Phoenix: Almost immediately after I made that decision, I felt myself getting stronger. Edgeworth: Interesting... Edgeworth: Maybe you've passed your cold onto someone else, literally. Edgeworth: And with that... Edgeworth: I leave the rest in your capable hands... partner. Phoenix: Thanks... -------------------------------------------- Phoenix: (...I still don't have answers for most of the riddles plaguing this case.) Phoenix: (The circumstances around the murder of Ms. Elise Deauxnim, no, I mean Ms. Misty Fey...) Phoenix: (The impossible flight Larry claims to have seen...) Phoenix: (And... What that woman is really after...) Phoenix: I will solve them all and bring this whole tragedy to an end! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 10, 10:00 AM District Court Courtroom No. 7 Judge: Court is now in session for the trial of Iris of Hazakura Temple. Godot: ... Phoenix: ... Phoenix: Umm... Your Honor...? Wh-What are you...? Judge: Who? Me? Judge: Well, my little brother came to visit me in my chambers earlier this morning. Judge: All of a sudden, in the blink of an eye, he developed a scorching fever and fainted! Judge: Therefore, I'll be standing in for him. Phoenix: I-I see, Your Honor... (So they're brothers! That explains a lot...) Judge: My poor brother. He looked a bit pale, not to mention sad that he couldn't be here. Godot: It is impossible to predict what the future has in store for any of us. Godot: This is precisely why people feel the need to judge the past. Godot: And we of the court have been charged with the solemn duty of passing such judgment. Judge: ...Well said, Mr. Godot. Judge: I understood exactly what you said... at least up until the end, anyway. Judge: Now then, Mr. Godot. Please proceed with your opening statement. Godot: ...Humans are fragile, fickle beings. Our hearts change with the shifting of the tides. Godot: There is only one thing that remains a constant in this crazy world... Godot: The bitter darkness that lies at the bottom of this mug. Judge: So then you mean...? Um... Forget it. What do you mean? Godot: During yesterday's trial, the accused refused to admit her role in the crime. Godot: But today, she has had a change of heart... Godot: Sister Iris of Hazakura Temple has a confession to make. Judge: C-Confession...! Th-The defendant...? Phoenix: (Iris...) Phoenix: (Why didn't she discuss this with me first...?) Judge: Very well. Judge: This court will now hear the defendant's confession! -------------------------------------------- Godot: ...Upon meeting a beautiful lady, always ask for her name and profession. Godot: That's one of my rules. Iris: ...Um, my name is Iris. Iris: I am but a simple nun undergoing training at Hazakura Temple. Judge: Witness, is there something that you want to confess to? Iris: ...Yes. But first, I want to apologize to Mr. Wright... Iris: I... I can't continue lying to everyone anymore. Phoenix: I-It's alright... What is it...? Iris: Mr. Wright, I have to admit that I... I did play a part in this terrible incident. Judge: Are... Are you actually confessing!? Judge: Are you saying that you were the one who murdered Ms. Elise Deauxnim? Iris: ...No, I'm not, Your Honor. Iris: But I dealt with the cover up, after the murder took place. Iris: After her spirit left, I took the lifeless shell of Mystic Elise... Iris: ...and carried it to the Hazakura Temple Courtyard where I desecrated it. Judge: Wh... Whaaaat!? Judge: O-Order in the court! Order! Judge: W-Witness...! Are you... Judge: Are you saying you were an accomplice to the murder!? Iris: ... Yes. That's correct. Phoenix: ...Whaaaaaaat!? Phoenix: (Three minutes in court and I'm already covered in a cold sweat...) Godot: Ha...! Everyone on the planet is an accomplice to something. Godot: It just happens to be that in this case, it's to murder. Godot: Isn't that right... Mr. Trite? Phoenix: (Grrr, that Godot...) Phoenix: (So this is the confession they were conferring about!) Phoenix: (It pains me to say this...) Phoenix: (...but it looks like Iris's testimony was all a lie.) *Iris's Testimony crumpled up and shoved into a pocket.* Godot: Now then, little lady. If you don't mind, I've got a question for you. Godot: Whose crime were you trying to cover up by your actions? Phoenix: (Iris was covering for someone...?) Phoenix: (Nngh... Now I'm definitely up the creek without a paddle... or a lifejacket.) Iris: ...I've been at Hazakura Temple ever since I was a little girl. Iris: Hazakura Temple is run by one of the branch families of the Kurain Tradition. Iris: One of our missions is to protect the main family. Judge: I'm sorry, but "main family"...? Iris: Yes, and that's why I would dirty myself, if need be, to protect her... Iris: The daughter of the Master of the Kurain Channeling Technique, Mystic Maya Fey! Phoenix: Huh...? Godot: Wake up and smell the coffee, Trite. Phoenix: Sh-She's naming... MAYAAAAAAAAA!? Judge: Order! Order in the court! Judge: So not only did you witness the murder... You know the name of the murderer! Iris: I'm terribly sorry... But it's true. Iris: I saw her commit the crime with my very own eyes... Iris: And then I cleaned up the area to try to protect her. Phoenix: *OBJECTION!* Phoenix: Th-That's ridiculous! Maya could never do such a-- Judge: The defense will refrain from commenting until the appropriate time. Judge: Now, witness. Let's hear your testimony. Judge: What exactly happened on the night of the crime? Iris: ... Iris: ...Yes, Your Honor. Phoenix: (I thought I was prepared for the unexpected...) Phoenix: (But I never imagined the case would wind up going in this direction...) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WITNESS TESTIMONY -- The Real Murderer -- (1) Iris: I went to the Inner Temple that night and I saw it all happen in the garden. (2) Iris: I saw Mystic Elise strike Mystic Maya with her staff! (3) Iris: While Mystic Maya was still stumbling, Mystic Elise moved in to deliver a fatal strike! (4) Iris: Mystic Maya tried desperately to defend herself and stole the weapon...! (5) Iris: It was only in self-defense! You can't blame her for it! -------------------------------------------- Judge: So it was in self-defense? Iris: Yes. Mystic Elise was the one who attacked first! Judge: Hmm... Iris: That's why I tried my best to protect Mystic Maya! Godot: You moved the victim's body to the temple so that Maya wouldn't be suspected... Godot: Isn't that right? Not bad... You've got the instincts of a true criminal. Phoenix: (Something's not quite right. I'm sure it was established yesterday...) Phoenix: (...that Iris never went to the Inner Temple that night.) Phoenix: (And that the person who did go was... that woman...) Phoenix: (...Iris even admitted it.) Judge: Now then, Mr. Wright. Please proceed with your cross-examination. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CROSS EXAMINATION -- The Real Murderer -- (1) Iris: I went to the Inner Temple that night and I saw it all happen in the garden. Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: Sister Iris! Your testimony has changed quite a bit since yesterday. Phoenix: You stated yesterday that, on the night of the murder, you didn't go to the Inner Temple. Godot: *OBJECTION!* Godot: Did she now? Too bad for you, what she said yesterday doesn't mean much today. Godot: By the way, where were you when she claimed that she didn't go? Phoenix: Umm, I... It was in the Inner Temple's Training Hall... Godot: A private conversation between the two of you does not constitute testimony. Godot: That would be properly described as hearsay. Judge: Hmm... What do you have to say, witness? Iris: I-I just couldn't tell him the truth at that time. Iris: Mystic Maya... She's your girlfriend, isn't she? Phoenix: ...! Iris: I... I didn't want to be the one to break it to you that I saw her commit murder... Judge: There, there... We all understand how difficult this is for you. Judge: Now then, let's continue with the testimony. Judge: What did you witness in the temple garden...? Iris: Well, Your Honor... (2) Iris: I saw Mystic Elise strike Mystic Maya with her staff! Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: You're saying that the victim attacked Maya... I mean Ms. Fey? Iris: Y-Yes... It was a truly frightening scene. Iris: Mystic Maya was struck hard on the head and looked like she was going to collapse. Phoenix: What were you doing at the time? Iris: Um... Phoenix: Why didn't you stop them from fighting!? Iris: I-I'm terribly sorry, Mr. Wright... Iris: I was... I was frightened... I couldn't move... Iris: I couldn't even speak, I was in such shock... Judge: Hmm... That's perfectly understandable, my dear. Phoenix: (This doesn't sound right...) Phoenix: (I don't believe this testimony for a minute!) Judge: ...What happened after that? (3) Iris: While Mystic Maya was still stumbling, Mystic Elise moved in to deliver a fatal strike! Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: She moved in to deliver a fatal strike? Iris: ...Yes, I'm sure of it. Iris: She threw down her staff and reached into her robe for a weapon... Phoenix: Wait a minute! What was this weapon...? Iris: It-It was... some kind of dagger. Phoenix: (A dagger, huh...?) Phoenix: And Elise Deauxnim tried to stab her with this weapon? Phoenix: ...To kill Ms. Fey? Iris: Yes... Exactly. Phoenix: ... Godot: Ha...! Godot: You look like I did after I mistakenly took a swig of Worcestershire sauce. Phoenix: ...! Godot: Do you have a problem with the testimony we're hearing from your client, Lawyer Boy? Phoenix: (Hmm... Do I have a problem with Iris's testimony...?) *** No problem ***************************** * * Phoenix: * (Iris is my client...) * * Phoenix: * (I'd better not press her * too hard...) * * Phoenix: * The defense has no * objection to Ms. Iris's * testimony. * * Godot: * Ha...! * * Godot: * You should try some nice, * sweet caf� con leche at * least once, Trite... * * Judge: * Very well, let's continue * with your testimony. * * Judge: * What happened to Ms. Fey * when she was attacked * by the victim? * ******************************************** *** There is one thing... ****************** * * Phoenix: * ...Your Honor. * * Phoenix: * I have a small problem with * the witness's testimony. * * Judge: * Y-You do? * * Judge: * But this witness is your * own client! * * Phoenix: * Yes, well... * N-Nevertheless... * * Godot: * ...That's fine. * * Godot: * Witness, let's add your last * statement to the testimony. * * Iris: * Y-Yes, sir. * * Judge: * H-Hey! Just a moment! * It's my job to say that... * * Godot: * ...Listen, gramps. * I won't say it again. * * Godot: * Final judgment will * be rendered by me! * * Judge: * Nnngghh...! * * Godot: * ...OK, now. * Let's continue. * * ADD STATEMENT (3b) * ******************************************** (3b) Iris: She threw her staff away and pulled a dagger from inside her robe! Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: She threw her staff away? Iris: Mystic Elise was trying to kill Mystic Maya. Iris: I think that's why she wanted a more lethal weapon. Judge: It's true... It's not easy to inflict a deadly blow with a staff. Phoenix: Sister Iris, let me make sure I've got this straight. Phoenix: The victim herself chose to throw away her staff? Iris: Y-Yes. That's what I saw... Judge: Is there anything odd about that, Mr. Wright? Phoenix: ... (Yeah, it's odd alright.) Iris: Mystic Elise attacked Mystic Maya with the dagger. I'm sure of this. (4) Iris: Mystic Maya tried desperately to defend herself and stole the weapon...! Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: ...And then? Iris: Mystic Maya, she turned things around and then... Iris: ...she used the weapon she had taken and lunged forward for a strike! Judge: W-Witness! Are you absolutely certain!? Iris: Yes... B-But believe me, she had no choice! Iris: If Mystic Maya hadn't done something... Godot: ...Maya Fey's name would've been written on this autopsy report instead. Judge: Hmm... Yes, I see... Phoenix: (This is bad...) Phoenix: (I still can't put the pieces together...) Phoenix: (Unless I find a contradiction in her testimony, Maya's going to get blamed for this.) Iris: I... I only have this to say... (5) Iris: It was only in self-defense! You can't blame her for it! Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: ...So you're saying Maya Fey was the one who stabbed Ms. Elise Deauxnim. Phoenix: Sister Iris! Is that really what you saw? Iris: Yes... Godot: *OBJECTION!* Godot: Tsk, tsk, tsk, Trite. Godot: If your mug is filled with black and bitter suspicions... Godot: The only way to get rid of them is to drink them down quick... Godot: ...Like this! Phoenix: Umm... I know that's supposed be a metaphor, but I don't get it. Godot: There's only one thing you need to "get", Trite. It's called evidence... Godot: Now hurry up... Before my next cup gets cold! Phoenix: (What does that mean...?) Phoenix: (Is Godot waiting for me to point out the contradictions?) Iris: ... -------------------------------------------- Phoenix: (I'd like to avoid the whole spirit channeling thing if I can...) Phoenix: (Not only would it be inadmissible as evidence...) Phoenix: (...but I think it might actually hurt our standing with the judge.) Phoenix: (First I need to pick her testimony apart and expose the unnatural-sounding parts...) Phoenix: (I don't know why Iris would tell a story like this...) Phoenix: (...but there are two things I noticed that just don't add up!) RETURN TO THE START OF CROSS-EXAMINATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Present Victim's Staff* at (3b) Phoenix: *OBJECTION!* Phoenix: Sister Iris... Phoenix: There's something strange about your version of events. Iris: Huh...? Phoenix: Ms. Deauxnim throwing her staff away makes no sense at all to me. Iris: B-But all you can do with a staff is hit someone... Phoenix: Naturally you wouldn't know this, Sister Iris, but... Phoenix: ...the victim's staff had a special feature about it. Phoenix: As you can see, it's a sword. Iris: Ah...! Phoenix: If Elise Deauxnim really had wanted to kill Maya Fey... Phoenix: ...she wouldn't have needed to use a separate dagger! Phoenix: Not when she already had a beautiful blade in her hands already! Phoenix: ...Well, Sister Iris? What do you have to say? Iris: Uhh, err, I... Godot: *OBJECTION!* Godot: ...That was an impressive bit of investigating, Trite. Godot: I never would have thought there was a sword hidden in that staff. Godot: But even so... How should I put this? Phoenix: ...! Godot: A long sword is unwieldy, and thus quite ineffective in close-quarters combat. Godot: Maybe that's why she chose a dagger over her blade. Phoenix: Um, well... Godot: Anyway, the type of weapon she chose to use isn't what's important. Godot: The important thing is that she tried to kill Maya Fey. Godot: As long as there's nothing strange about that, there's no problem with her testimony. Phoenix: (But there is something strange about this whole testimony!) Judge: Well, Mr. Wright? The prosecution has a point. Phoenix: ...Very well, Your Honor. The defense will now present evidence to back its argument. Iris: M-Mr. Wright...! Phoenix: I have here another piece of evidence that shows that this testimony can't be trusted. Phoenix: Because Ms. Elise Deauxnim would never attempt to take the life of Maya Fey! xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Phoenix: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Judge: x Hmm... x Well, Mr. Godot? x x Godot: x If you ask me... x x Godot: x ...the only thing that seems x strange is the angle of x Mr. Trite's index finger. x x Phoenix: x Eh... x x Godot: x Trite, sticking your finger in x an electrical outlet might x be safer for you. x x Godot: x Otherwise it might get bitten x off the next time you poke it x in the wrong place! x x Phoenix: x Arrrrgh...! x x Phoenix: x (I still don't think that x Ms. Deauxnim would ever x attack Maya...) x x Phoenix: x (If you think about their x relationship, it's obvious!) x x Judge: x ...Why don't you think x it over one more time. x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Elise Deauxnim profile* Phoenix: *TAKE THAT!* Phoenix: ...Elise Deauxnim would never have attacked Maya Fey. Iris: Ho-How can you be so sure...? Phoenix: Because the victim's real name was not "Elise Deauxnim". Phoenix: Her real name was... "Misty Fey". Judge: ..."Fey"? Iris: Aaah! N-No...! N-Not Mystic Misty Fey! Judge: Wh-Who is this Misty Fey? Is she related to...? Phoenix: Misty Fey is the Master of the Kurain Channeling Technique. She is also... Phoenix: ...the mother of Maya Fey! Judge: A-Are you serious!? Iris: Is it... really true? Mr. Wright...!? Iris: Was Elise Deauxnim actually the great Mystic Misty!? Phoenix: There's no doubt about it. Phoenix: (It looks like Iris had no idea...) Iris: I can hardly believe it... Phoenix: The idea that she would try to kill her only daughter, one she hadn't seen in 17 years... Phoenix: Perhaps the prosecution can offer some explanation for why she would do such a thing! Godot: ...Ugh...! Judge: Order! Order in the court! Judge: Upon first hearing the witness's testimony, it seemed natural enough. Judge: ...However. Judge: In light of some facts that have just been presented... Iris: ... Judge: One, that the victim supposedly threw away a sword during a fight... Judge: ...and two, that the two people battling to the death were mother and daughter... Judge: Despite the facts being believable when taken on their own... Judge: ...when taken together, the entire story seems difficult to believe. Godot: ...Listen. There's nothing in this world that is impossible. Godot: Except for one little thing. Judge: Yes? What is this one little impossible thing...? Godot: Ha...! You still don't get it. Godot: You think maybe my beans are under-roasted, but you have no idea gramps. Phoenix: Umm... Could you get to your point? Godot: I heard this witness's confession this morning... Godot: ...just as I had taken the first sip of my eighth cup of morning coffee. Judge: ...You're going to ruin your health, my friend. Godot: Anyway, after hearing this woman's confession... Godot: I had a detective who loves to investigate sent to the scene of the crime. Godot: And... he discovered this little beauty. Judge: Is that the dagger the witness testified to seeing...? Godot: Obviously, Your Honor... But do you not notice something else? Judge: ...Now that you mention it, if you look closely, there appears to be a bloodstain! Phoenix: Wh-Where did you find that? Phoenix: I didn't see that when I investigated the crime scene! Godot: ...Did you investigate the pine tree at the crime scene? Phoenix: Huh? The pine tree...? Godot: This dagger was stuck in the back side of the pine tree. Godot: When the last blow was struck, ending the violent battle between the two women... Godot: ...this little baby was thrown in the direction of the back of the pine tree. Judge: Which means... the blood on this dagger belongs to the victim, correct!? Godot: Ha...! Were you even listening, old man? Godot: I first heard this confession this morning. Godot: Just as I had taken the first sip of my 13th cup of morning coffee. Phoenix: (Didn't you say it was your 8th just a few minutes ago!?) Godot: I didn't have enough time to get the blood analyzed on such short notice. Judge: In any case, the court will accept the dagger as evidence. Judge: Furthermore, I order that a blood test be performed on it immediately! Godot: This is my sweetheart. Make sure you treat her right. Judge: ...Bailiff! Get this piece of evidence to the crime lab for testing immediately! *Dagger added to the Court Record.* Judge: Now then... Judge: The testimony we've just heard had numerous unbelievable aspects to it. Judge: However! After having found the very dagger the witness spoke of... Judge: ...I believe we can consider her testimony to be credible. Godot: Cute girls never lie. Ever. Judge: In any case, witness... If you could please testify again to this court. Iris: Umm... About what, Your Honor? Judge: About the incident you saw... The battle between the two women! Iris: ...Yes, Your Honor. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WITNESS TESTIMONY -- The Battle -- (1) Iris: Mystic Maya stumbled briefly after being hit over the head with the staff... (2) Iris: But then she dodged Mystic Elise's next attack and stole her weapon! (3) Iris: Suddenly Mystic Elise was the one on the defensive, with her back to the stone lantern. (4) Iris: That's when Mystic Maya stabbed Mystic Elise! (5) Iris: Mystic Elise managed to fling the knife away, but then... Then... she collapsed. -------------------------------------------- Judge: ...That was a very heart- breaking story. Iris: I don't know if there were any bad feelings between them, but... Iris: It had been 17 years since Mystic Misty's disappearance. Iris: ...Perhaps they simply didn't recognize each other anymore... Judge: Hmm... That seems reasonable. Judge: Now then, Mr. Wright. Proceed with your cross-examination. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CROSS EXAMINATION -- The Battle -- (1) Iris: Mystic Maya stumbled briefly after being hit over the head with the staff... Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: Iris, where were you standing when you witnessed all this? Iris: Umm... What do you mean? Phoenix: Well, if either of them had noticed you... Phoenix: ...they might not have continued their battle. Iris: I... I wonder if that's true... Iris: The two of them... They were standing near the garden's stone lantern. Iris: I... I was watching the whole thing from behind. Iris: It was dark where the two of them were, so... Iris: I think that's why they didn't see me. Judge: Hmm... So it was dark in the garden when the murder took place... Judge: Tell me, what did Ms. Maya Fey do after she was struck? (2) Iris: But then she dodged Mystic Elise's next attack and stole her weapon! Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: What happened to the victim's staff then? Iris: I-I'm not sure. Iris: The area was very dark, so... I really couldn't see. Iris: I think it got knocked away somewhere as the fight escalated. Judge: That makes sense... Judge: That would explain the need for the dagger. Iris: Mystic Elise raised the dagger to strike. Iris: But Mystic Maya dodged it at the last second. Iris: The dagger struck the lantern and fell to the ground. Iris: And then at some point, Mystic Maya picked it up...! Phoenix: (Nothing sounds especially strange yet...) Judge: What did the victim do when the weapon was stolen from her? (3) Iris: Suddenly Mystic Elise was the one on the defensive, with her back to the stone lantern. Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: You're saying that Maya Fey turned the tables on the victim? Iris: Y-Yes... Iris: ...But Mystic Maya wasn't herself at the time. Iris: After all... Her life was in danger... Phoenix: (I still can't believe it...) Phoenix: (The idea of Maya cornering someone at knifepoint! It's just silly!) Godot: As they say... "A cornered fox is more dangerous than a jackal". Phoenix: I believe the correct description of a cornered fox is "scared and petrified". Godot: ... Godot: Your animal analogies have grown tiresome! Phoenix: (You were the one who started it!) Judge: Anyway... Judge: So, after Maya Fey backed the victim into the stone lantern, what happened next? (4) Iris: That's when Mystic Maya stabbed Mystic Elise! Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: Are you absolutely certain that's what you saw!? Iris: ... Iris: Yes, I'm almost certain. Phoenix: "Almost"...? Iris: The garden was dark... Iris: I couldn't really tell who was who. Phoenix: (What did she just say!?) Phoenix: S-So in other words, it could have been someone else entirely...! Godot: *OBJECTION!* Godot: We know that Maya Fey was at the Inner Temple that night. Godot: And that the woman that was killed was Elise Deauxnim. Godot: Isn't it fairly obvious who attacked who? Phoenix: Nnrgh... (I don't have anything to counter that yet...) Judge: ...Well then, witness. Please continue with your testimony. Iris: ...Yes, Your Honor. Iris: The two of them faced each other for a moment... Iris: Then Mystic Maya rushed straight into Mystic Elise! Iris: Then Mystic Elise doubled over and fell to the ground. Judge: Hmm... So she was stabbed in the stomach, huh? Iris: Yes... (5) Iris: Mystic Elise managed to fling the knife away, but then... Then... she collapsed. Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: Where did that dagger go? Iris: ...I have no idea. It was dark and I couldn't see. Godot: According to the detective who found the dagger... Godot: ...it was stuck into the pine tree in the garden. Godot: Most likely it was flung towards the tree after the stuggle. Judge: That is the most likely explanation, yes. Phoenix: After being stabbed in the stomach, did the victim collapse right away? Iris: ... Iris: Now that I think of it... Iris: ...she seemed to stare at Mystic Maya for a while. Iris: And Mystic Maya stood there, not moving an inch... Iris: It felt for a moment like time had just stopped. Judge: Hmm... Iris: But then, suddenly, as if the spell had worn off, Mystic Elise fell over... -------------------------------------------- Phoenix: (It seems like a reasonable story at first...) Phoenix: (But... there's one thing that is completely impossible.) Phoenix: (The very idea of Maya stabbing someone...) Phoenix: (That alone is impossible! Which means...) Phoenix: (...this faulty testimony must contain another contradiction in it somewhere.) RETURN TO THE START OF CROSS-EXAMINATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Present Elise's Autopsy Report* at (4) Phoenix: *OBJECTION!* Phoenix: ...Something about you just isn't right today, Iris! Iris: Huh...? Phoenix: Until now, I didn't think you were the type to make such a careless mistake. Phoenix: However! The testimony you just gave contains quite a few contradictions. Iris: Wh-What do you mean? What's so wrong about my testimony? Phoenix: According to you... Phoenix: ...Maya Fey stabbed the victim, who had her back to the stone lantern... Correct? Iris: Y-Yes... That's right. Phoenix: But in that case, the victim would've been stabbed in the stomach, right? Judge: Y-Yes, I think so... Phoenix: But! According to the autopsy report... Phoenix: ...the cause of death was due to blood loss from a stab wound in her back. Iris: Ah...! Phoenix: This proves that the victim was stabbed from behind, not from the front! Phoenix: Sister Iris! Phoenix: It appears another seed of doubt has sprouted from your testimony! Iris: Aaaaaaaah! Judge: What...!? What is the meaning of this, Mr. Wright!? Godot: Ha...! It's simple. Godot: People are like books. We've all got a front and a back. You get my drift? Judge: ... Judge: Umm, is that all you have to say? Godot: I can also say that darkness loves to play with the human mind. Phoenix: *OBJECTION!* Phoenix: Could you please knock it off with the cheesy proverbs and illogical metaphors already!? Phoenix: The point is, too much of this testimony just doesn't make sense! Phoenix: Throwing away a useful staff, the people fighting being mother and daughter... Phoenix: And now, she falsely claims the victim was stabbed in the stomach! Judge: Hmm... There certainly are some inconsistencies. Phoenix: Well, Iris... How about it!? Iris: ... W-Well, it's just... Godot: If you ask me, you're just being too na�ve about the whole thing. Phoenix: What do you mean...? Godot: There are 253 distinct types of bitterness in coffee... Godot: But to pick out each one requires total concentration and the use of all the senses. Godot: Were you really concentrating on what this witness actually said? Judge: Prosecutor Godot! Explain yourself! Godot: The witness was quite unambigious about her own ambiguities when she said... Godot: ...that the garden was dark and she couldn't see clearly. Phoenix: ...! Godot: A human needs one thing to see clearly. Godot: And that is... light. Judge: Light... Godot: By the way, did you know? Godot: The Inner Temple has a rule that on nights when an acolyte is there training... Godot: ...the stone lantern in the garden is to always be lit. Phoenix: (Hmm... I did wonder what that stone lantern was there for...) Judge: Well if that's true... Judge: ...shouldn't the witness have been able to see the crime more clearly? Godot: ...Normally yes, Your Honor. But according to the head nun, Sister Bikini... Godot: ...on the night of the crime, it was impossible to light that stone lantern. Phoenix: Impossible...? Godot: It hadn't been used in a long time and the wick was no good. Godot: In other words... It had to be nearly pitch black in the garden that night. Godot: There could have been a faint light coming from the Training Hall, but that's all. Judge: Most enlightening... Godot: Yes, that illuminating fact has chased all the contradictions away! Godot: ...If the staff was dropped, it would be difficult to see. Godot: It also explains why they didn't recognize each other. Godot: We can't see the demons that lurk in the night... That's why humans are weak. Godot: Isn't that right, Trite? Phoenix: N-- Phoenix: Nooooooooooooooo! Judge: Order! Order! Ordeeer! Godot: Here, Your Honor. Let me present the stone lantern into evidence. Godot: Maybe it will rekindle the flame of truth in your mind. *Stone Lantern added to the Court Record.* Judge: ............ Phoenix: (Why is the judge just sitting there with that look on his face...?) Godot: ...What's wrong, Your Honor? Was that flame too hot? Judge: Th-This lantern... There's something written on it! Godot: ...? Judge: Wh-Why... It's written in blood! Phoenix: (Oooh boy...!) Phoenix: (So the judge didn't know about that yet...) Godot: Written... in blood? Iris: ... Judge: It... It says...! Judge: It says, "Maya" upside-down! Godot: Wh-What the...!? Iris: Oh yes... That's right... Iris: After being cornered and then stabbed by Mystic Maya... Iris: Mystic Elise didn't fall down right away. Iris: She must have been writing that on the stone lantern behind her... Iris: ...with the blood that was draining out of her body! Judge: Hmm... It certainly looks that way... Godot: *OBJECTION!* Godot: Hang on... Hang on just a minute! Godot: What are you all talking about!? Judge: What do you mean, "What are we all talking about?" Phoenix: We're talking about the message written in blood... Godot: Hmph... Nonsense! Godot: This lantern... It's as clean as a whistle! Phoenix: (C-Could it be...?) Phoenix: (He can't see the bloody writing at all...!?) Phoenix: (Now that I think of it, he did say something to me yesterday...) -------------------------------------------- Godot: My eyesight is pretty messed up. Godot: Even with these huge goggles on my head, I still can't see everything. -------------------------------------------- Phoenix: (So that's what he meant by that...) Judge: ...In any case, this is obviously an important clue. Judge: We now know that the crime scene was dark... Judge: ...and that the victim scrawled this message on the stone lantern! Judge: Well, Mr. Godot? Anything further? Godot: ... Judge: M-Mr. Godot? Godot: ...! Errr, umm... Godot: OK then... Let's move on. Phoenix: (Godot is literally shaking, and somehow, I don't think it's from caffeine overdose.) Judge: ...I believe it has now been established... Judge: ...that Ms. Deauxnim was killed by Maya Fey. Phoenix: (Th-That's... just wrong!) Godot: ...Now it's time to turn our attention to you. Iris: ...Yes, sir. Godot: After the victim died, you did something, didn't you? Godot: Let's hear it. ...We're all ears. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WITNESS TESTIMONY -- Sister Iris's Cover-Up -- (1) Iris: After Mystic Elise died... I called out to Mystic Maya. (2) Iris: I thought it was my duty to protect the future Master of the Kurain Tradition. (3) Iris: So I removed the body from the Inner Temple by myself... (4) Iris: I dragged it behind me all the way across Dusky Bridge. (5) Iris: Then I used the snowmobile to carry it back to Hazakura Temple and... (6) Iris: ...I used the Shichishito to alter the way the wound looked. -------------------------------------------- Judge: ...So you moved the body. Iris: Yes... I was raised at Hazakura Temple... Iris: I owe a great deal of thanks to the Fey clan. Iris: But even so... I never imagined... Iris: ...that Elise Deauxnim was actually Misty Fey! Iris: I've... I've committed a terrible sin! Judge: Hmm... A terrible trick of fate. Phoenix: (I believe you're looking for "twist of fate", Your Honor.) Iris: I intended to return to the Inner Temple after taking care of the body... Iris: But... Godot: You were spotted by the head nun, correct? Iris: Yes... And that's why I couldn't go back. Judge: ...Your story makes sense, I suppose. Judge: Mr. Wright, go ahead with your cross-examination. Phoenix: ...Yes, Your Honor. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CROSS EXAMINATION -- Sister Iris's Cover-Up -- (1) Iris: After Mystic Elise died... I called out to Mystic Maya. Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: So you waited until everything was over before making a move? Iris: N-No, it's not like that... Godot: *OBJECTION!* Godot: She saw someone murdered right in front of her eyes... Godot: It's not surprising that she was a little timid... Judge: ...Yes, I suppose that's true. Judge: Sometimes when I'm watching lawyers argue back and forth with each other... Judge: ...I feel so helpless that I just sit quietly and wait for them to reach a conclusion. Phoenix: (...Isn't it your job as the judge to mediate the argument!?) Iris: It wasn't until Mystic Maya saw me... Iris: ...that it finally dawned on her what she had done. (2) Iris: I thought it was my duty to protect the future Master of the Kurain Tradition. Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: So then... You knew...? Phoenix: You knew the significance of the name "Maya Fey"...? Iris: Y-Yes... Of course I did. Phoenix: (That's odd...) Phoenix: (I mean, Sister Bikini didn't recognize Maya's name, let alone her position...) Iris: Anyway... She was a very special person indeed. (3) Iris: So I removed the body from the Inner Temple by myself... Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: Why did you do that? Iris: Because I didn't want Mystic Maya to be suspected in any way. Iris: I thought the best thing would be to remove the body from the crime scene... Judge: You moved her body all by yourself...? Iris: ...Yes. I did. Iris: It would have been impossible if it wasn't for the snow... Phoenix: (The snow, huh...?) (4) Iris: I dragged it behind me all the way across Dusky Bridge. Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: It's pretty amazing you could make it all the way across... That's a rickety old bridge. Iris: It looks worse than it is. It's surprisingly sturdy despite its age. Godot: It's like they say, "Idiots are too stupid to catch even a simple cold." Phoenix: ...But there's one other thing that bothers me. Phoenix: Why not just throw the body into the Eagle River? Iris: ... Phoenix: It would have been much easier than dragging it all the way to Hazakura Temple. Iris: I thought that it would still cast too much suspicion on Mystic Maya... Iris: That's why I tried to take the body as far away as possible... Godot: Ha...! Makes perfect sense to me! Godot: ...For the time being. Godot: Anyway... What did you do after you crossed the bridge? (5) Iris: Then I used the snowmobile to carry it back to Hazakura Temple and... Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: The snowmobile? (I knew that would show up sooner or later...) Iris: ...Yes, I had the key. Iris: I used the snowmobile to travel from Hazakura Temple to Dusky Bridge. Phoenix: (This is the part that was in question the other day.) Phoenix: (Should I ask for more details...?) *** Forget it ****************************** * * Phoenix: * (...Forget it, there's plenty * of other things to go after * in this testimony.) * * Phoenix: * (Iris had the key to the * snowmobile.) * * Phoenix: * (There's nothing strange * about that...) * * CONTINUE * ******************************************** *** About the snowmobile ******************* * * Phoenix: * Let me hear more about * this snowmobile ride. * * Iris: * Well, it was very cold * that night... * * Iris: * So I rode it all the way to * the foot of the bridge. * * Godot: * *OBJECTION!* * * Godot: * I'm sorry, witness... * * Godot: * But now, I've got a problem * with your testimony. * * Iris: * Excuse me? * * Phoenix: * (Godot... * What are you up to now?) * * Godot: * That night... After the * head nun left the remainder * of the training to you... * * Godot: * ...she said she walked from * the Inner Temple back to * Hazakura Temple. * * Judge: * Yes... I'm fairly certain * that's what the record * indicates. * * Godot: * Let's recall her comments * on the subject... * * -------------------------------------------- * * Bikini: * Maybe... But, when I made it * back to Hazakura Temple... * * Bikini: * ...it was there, by the Main * Gate... The snowmobile, * I mean. * * -------------------------------------------- * * Godot: * ...The snowmobile was in * front of the Main Gate. * * Godot: * This is one of those * contradictions, wouldn't * you say? * * Iris: * ...! * * Judge: * Or-Order! * ...Mr. Godot! * * Judge: * Wh-Why are you pointing * out contradictions in the * witness's testimony!? * * Godot: * ...Let's just say I like * things to be neat and * tidy, OK? * * Iris: * Umm... Well... * Maybe... * * Iris: * S-Sister Bikini missed it. * Yes, maybe she didn't see it. * * Phoenix: * You think she missed it...? * (That doesn't sound right...) * * Godot: * Ha...! * Whatever. * * Godot: * Even I don't think this is * decisive enough to warrant * any more time or effort. * * Godot: * It's just... * * Godot: * You'd better be careful in * your testimony. That's all * I wanted to say. * * Godot: * A smart little cookie like * you shouldn't have any * trouble understanding that. * * Iris: * Y-Yes, sir. * * Phoenix: * (What was that all about...?) * * Phoenix: * (Why would Godot want to * give me a hint...!?) * * CONTINUE * ******************************************** *** About the tracks *********************** * * Phoenix: * If you really did move her * body by snowmobile... * * Phoenix: * ...then there should be tracks * left in the snow, right? * * Judge: * Well yes, naturally you * would expect tracks. * * Phoenix: * This picture was presented * at yesterday's trial... * * Phoenix: * ...Are these the tracks * from that ride? * * Iris: * Y-Yes... I think they are. * * Phoenix: * But... * I can only see one set * of tracks here. * * Iris: * ...I don't see what's so * strange about that. * * Iris: * Snow was still falling when * I left Hazakura Temple. * * Judge: * I see... * Snow was still falling, huh? * * Iris: * And then when the murder * took place, it had already * stopped. * * Iris: * That's why there are * such fresh-looking tracks. * * Judge: * Hmm... * * Judge: * How about it, Mr. Wright? * What do you think about * this testimony...? * * *** It's very important. ******************* * * * * Phoenix: * * (When the murder took * * place, the snow had * * already stopped...?) * * * * Phoenix: * * (That doesn't make sense * * if you stack it up against the * * other evidence.) * * * * Phoenix: * * ...Your Honor! * * * * Phoenix: * * I'd like the statement Iris * * just made added to the * * testimony! * * * * Judge: * * B-But... * * Does it have something to do * * with the case? * * * * Phoenix: * * All will be made clear if * * you allow her statement to * * be added to the record. * * * * Godot: * * Ha...! * * This should be fun! * * * * Godot: * * You. Let's get this snow * * business cleared up, shall we? * * * * Iris: * * Y-Yes, sir... * * * * ADD STATEMENT (6b) * * * ******************************************** * * *** It's not important. ******************** * * * * Phoenix: * * (Nothing I've heard * * sounds strange at all.) * * * * Phoenix: * * (I'd better not get too * * worked up about it...) * * * * Phoenix: * * ...I'm fine, Your Honor. * * I have no problems with * * her testimony. * * * * CONTINUE * * * ******************************************** * ******************************************** Judge: Very well then, let's continue with the testimony. Judge: So you transported the body by snowmobile... Judge: ...all the way to the Hazakura Temple Courtyard? Iris: Yes. I thought that way, Mystic Maya would never be suspected. Iris: That's what I thought, anyway. And then I... (6) Iris: ...I used the Shichishito to alter the way the wound looked. Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: Is that what you were doing when Sister Bikini saw you? Iris: Y-Yes, th-that's right... She probably thought the worst... Phoenix: ("Probably"...? More like "definitely".) Judge: Hmm... I see... Judge: So Sister Bikini mistakenly thought you were the one that murdered Ms. Deauxnim... Iris: ...I'm so sorry. Please forgive me. Iris: It's my fault that this case has gotten so confusing. Judge: Hmmm... (6b) Iris: By the time the murder took place, the snow had already stopped. Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: There have been a lot of contradictions in your testimony so far. Phoenix: This time... are you sure it's all true? Iris: ...Y-Yes. I am. Phoenix: When the murder happened, the snow had already stopped. Phoenix: According to you, that's why the snowmobile tracks were so clear... Iris: Th-That's right! I'm certain of it! Phoenix: (I think I've trapped her this time.) Godot: ... I see how you think... Snow, huh... Judge: Wh-What is going on here? Phoenix: (If the snow really had stopped by the time of the murder...) Phoenix: (...it'd mean there's a bigger hole in her story than that movie The Grid: Revelations!) Godot: Ha...! Well then, Mr. Trite, perhaps you'd like to share your theory with us? Godot: Let's see what's up your sleeve... or rather, at the end of your index finger! Iris: ...? -------------------------------------------- Phoenix: (I don't want to believe it, but I don't think my logic is failing me...) Phoenix: (...Iris is trying to pin the murder on Maya!) Phoenix: (But why would she want to do that...?) Phoenix: (There's only one reason I can think of...) RETURN TO THE START OF CROSS-EXAMINATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Present Weather Data* at (4) after statement (6b) was added Phoenix: *OBJECTION!* Phoenix: ...You claim that the snow had already stopped when the murder occurred. Phoenix: But I'm sorry, Iris. That just isn't possible. Iris: What...!? Phoenix: This is the weather data from the night of the murder. Phoenix: According to this, the snow didn't stop until 10:50 PM. Phoenix: But you couldn't have crossed Dusky Bridge at that time. Iris: W-Why do you say that!? Phoenix: Because 5 minutes before the snow stopped... Phoenix: ...Dusky Bridge was struck by lightning and had caught on fire. Iris: What did you say!? Iris: Th-The bridge... It was on fire...? Judge: You don't mean to say... you didn't know about it? Judge: It was because of that lightning strike that the bridge burned down! Iris: Whaaaaaat!? But it can't... It can't be...! Phoenix: It looks like you still haven't figured it out. Phoenix: No matter how hard you try to deceive or conceal the truth... Phoenix: ...you can't pull the wool over the eyes of a real defense attorney! Iris: ...Nooooooooo! Judge: Order! Order! Order! Phoenix: The bridge was already on fire when the incident took place. Phoenix: That's right! The Inner Temple was already totally cut off from the outside world! Phoenix: There's no way she could have crossed the bridge, body or no body! Iris: Uh... Aaaaaaaah! Judge: Witness! Even my patience has its limits. Judge: Any further lying and I will find you in contempt of court! Judge: Do you have anything to say for yourself!? Iris: Ugggh... Godot: *OBJECTION!* Godot: The only person here that is truly contemptible is you... Godot: ...old man! Judge: ......... Me!? How dare you!? Godot: Whether this witness lied or not doesn't mean squat right now. Phoenix: S-S-Squat!? Godot: The important thing now is to find out the truth. ...Isn't that right? Judge: Y-Yes, of course. But... Godot: Whether it was snowing, or not snowing, or whether the bridge was burning or not... Godot: There are 2 facts that can't be disputed. Godot: First, the body of Elise Deauxnim was discovered in the Hazakura Temple Courtyard. Godot: And second, the head nun, Sister Bikini... Godot: ...witnessed Iris desecrating Elise Deauxnim's body! Phoenix: ...! (H-He makes a good point... on both accounts.) Iris: Th-That's right! I'm not lying! Judge: What are you claiming this time!? Iris: I wasn't myself at all that night. Iris: ...So my memory is still somewhat hazy! Phoenix: *OBJECTION!* Phoenix: You have stood at that witness stand and testified this entire time! Phoenix: Are you telling us now that your memory of that night is hazy...? Godot: *OBJECTION!* Godot: It is only human to err. Godot: If you're so perfect, Trite, maybe you can explain this for the court? Phoenix: Wh-What is it...? Godot: When the murder happened, the bridge had already burnt down. Godot: But somehow the body traveled across the bridge and was found in the temple courtyard. Godot: Perhaps you have some kind of perfect explanation for this little magic trick? Phoenix: Ugh...! Well not exactly, no... Phoenix: (I know there must be some other way she got across that burnt-out bridge.) Phoenix: (But unless I can somehow demonstrate it... We'll never know the truth!) Judge: It looks like the defense is not prepared to offer a suitable explanation... Godot: You see what I mean? In other words... Godot: You're in no position to suggest that this lady's testimony isn't the truth! Phoenix: Aaaaaack! Judge: Alright then. Witness, let's hear your testimony once more. Iris: About what, Your Honor? Judge: You've admitted that you moved the victim's body. Judge: Nevertheless, your prior testimony contained a rather large inconsistency. Judge: ...Please add an explanation for that to your testimony. Iris: Yes, Your Honor. Phoenix: (...Will this be her final testimony...!?) Godot: ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WITNESS TESTIMONY -- Moving the Body -- (1) Iris: Other than walking over the bridge, there's no way to move the body. (2) Iris: So I... must have just... gotten confused, I guess. (3) Iris: Was the snow still falling or had it stopped...? Does it really matter that much? (4) Iris: Or are you saying that there is a way to cross a burning bridge? -------------------------------------------- Judge: Hmm... So it was just a misunderstanding, I see. Godot: This is a photo of Dusky Bridge after it burned down from the lightning blast. Godot: It was taken on the morning after the incident. Judge: It certainly was burned to a crisp... Judge: And one of the suspension wires is gone... It's amazing the whole bridge didn't fall. Judge: Clearly it would be impossible to carry a corpse across a bridge in this condition. *Dusky Bridge Photo added to the Court Record.* Phoenix: (Unless I do something to discredit this testimony...) Phoenix: (...it's going to be deemed as the truth...) Phoenix: (...and Maya will be accused of murder!) Godot: Trite. I'm only going to say it one more time. Phoenix: ...! Godot: It is only human to err. Godot: And... Godot: ...only humans can spot the errors of our ways. Phoenix: (The more sense he makes, the less sense he makes...) Judge: Alright, Mr. Wright! Please begin your final cross-examination. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CROSS EXAMINATION -- Moving the Body -- (1) Iris: Other than walking over the bridge, there's no way to move the body. Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: Yes, but if the snow had already stopped when the incident took place... Iris: I couldn't have crossed the bridge. ...Naturally. Phoenix: ...! Iris: But... I think it's just like Mr. Godot said... Iris: The body did make it across somehow... (2) Iris: So I... must have just... gotten confused, I guess. Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: But you seemed to be quite sure of yourself when you gave your testimony! Phoenix: You said you were sure the snow had already stopped. Iris: I'm terribly sorry... I was wrong. Phoenix: ... Iris: ... Phoenix: (Does she really think an apology is going to get her off the hook?) (3) Iris: Was the snow still falling or had it stopped...? Does it really matter that much? Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: This is no joke! You're giving sworn testimony in a court of law! Iris: Well, Mr. Wright... Let me ask you a question. Iris: Do you remember what the weather was like one week ago today? Phoenix: Huh...!? W-Well, I... Naturally, it was, umm... Phoenix: ............ Iris: You see? It's not that easy to remember, is it? Phoenix: ...B-But if it had been some kind of a special day, I would have remembered! Phoenix: For example, it was pouring rain on the day of my elementary school graduation! Godot: *OBJECTION!* Godot: No one wants to hear about your childhood traumas, Trite. Phoenix: What...!? Godot: "By the time the murder took place, the snow had already stopped." Godot: If you insist on obsessing over that one statement, let's see the proof. Godot: Show some evidence that the body somehow crossed the bridge while it was on fire! (4) Iris: Or are you saying that there is a way to cross a burning bridge? Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: ...Well, I don't see why there couldn't be a way across! Iris: Mr. Wright... Iris: Don't you think that sounds a bit silly? Phoenix: ...! Iris: A dead body crossing a burning bridge... Iris: Did anyone actually witness such a thing...? Godot: Ha...! Godot: If there was, I don't think you'd call someone like that a witness! Godot: After all, a dream isn't the same as actually seeing something... -------------------------------------------- Phoenix: (I've come all this way, so I owe it to everyone to figure this out...) Phoenix: (But how do you transport a body across a burning bridge...?) Phoenix: (Even if I don't know the exact answer yet, it's OK.) Phoenix: (I'll start by examining all of my evidence, and see where that takes me...) Phoenix: (I've gotta be like a shark... If I don't keep moving, I'm as good as dead!) RETURN TO THE START OF CROSS-EXAMINATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *** *Present Larry's Sketch* at (4) ******** * * Phoenix: * *OBJECTION!* * * Phoenix: * A dead body flying over a * burning bridge... * * Phoenix: * I wouldn't exactly rule out * the possibility. * * Judge: * Wh-What!? * * Godot: * Ha...! * You're saying it's possible? * Don't make me laugh. * * Godot: * The only thing that's possible * about your claim is that it's * been pulled out of thin air! * * Phoenix: * I don't know about that. * * Phoenix: * In any case... * We have a witness who * did see it happen. * * Godot: * ...Pwweposterous! * * Judge: * Wh-Who is it!? * Who is this witness!? * * Phoenix: * (I can't chicken out here... * I've gotta keep on the * attack and go, go, go!) * * Phoenix: * Ms. Elise Deauxnim's brilliant * and highly-gifted apprentice, * Laurice Deauxnim! * * Judge: * Brilliant...? * * Godot: * Highly-gifted...? * * Iris: * Apprentice...? * * Phoenix: * ...Remember what he * said in his testimony. * * Phoenix: * That night he was at the * mountain shack, Heavenly Hall. * * Phoenix: * And that's when he witnessed * the event. * * Phoenix: * I think you've all seen * this sketch before! * * Phoenix: * It's an exact drawing of * what he witnessed that night! * * Iris: * ... * * Godot: * ...... * * Judge: * ......... * * Judge: * ...Are you serious? * Today's not April Fools' Day, * is it? * * Judge: * Mr. Wright. Are you seriously * claiming that the victim flew * through the air!? * * Judge: * And you're using this pathetic * scribble to support your * argument!? * * Phoenix: * (Uh-oh... The judge looks like * he's about to blow a gasket.) * * Godot: * Ha...! * * Godot: * Well, Trite. * There's nowhere for you * to hide now... * * Godot: * Other than looking like it was * drawn by a 6 year old, does * this sketch prove anything? * * Phoenix: * Y-Yes... I'm pretty sure it * does, and I'm going to prove * it! * * Godot: * Listen... I know your tricks. * You're trying to turn this * whole thing upside-down. * * Phoenix: * ...! * * Godot: * If you're so eager to turn * this case upside-down, why * not start with this sketch? * * Phoenix: * (Upside-down...? * Why did Godot say that...?) * * CONTINUE * ******************************************** *** When you *Present Larry's Sketch* ****** *** at (4) for the second or more time ***** * * Phoenix: * *OBJECTION* * * Phoenix: * It all comes back to this! * * Judge: * I can't believe we're looking * at this again... * * Phoenix: * I admit that I didn't really * understand it before... * * Phoenix: * But I get it now! * * Phoenix: * That's why I believe this * sketch shows the truth! * * Judge: * ...Very well. * * CONTINUE * ******************************************** Judge: ...Alright then, let's hear the defense's theory. Judge: What exactly is this sketch trying to show? Phoenix: (I don't think old whisker-face is going to forgive any more mistakes!) Phoenix: (Alright, Phoenix. Look carefully and think it over!) Phoenix: This sketch drawn by Laurice Deauxnim is... xxx evidence of nothing. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Phoenix: x This sketch proves exactly x one thing! x ...Absolutely nothing! x x Judge: x ... x x Judge: x I've been a judge for x a long time now... x x Judge: x But I've never seen a defense x lawyer so brazenly admit the x flimsiness of their evidence! x x Judge: x I must say it was quite x refreshing in a strange way. x x Godot: x Times change, Your Honor. x ...Like they say, you are x quite the old man, Old Man. x x Phoenix: x (...I have a feeling my own x life span just got shorter.) x x Godot: x Allow me to speed you x along the aging process, x Trite! x x Judge: x Alright then! x The witness will now x return to her testimony! x x Iris: x ...Yes, Your Honor. x x RETURN TO THE START OF CROSS-EXAMINATION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *** a complete contradiction. ************** * * CONTINUE * ******************************************** *** exactly what happened. ***************** * * Phoenix: * Of course the victim was * flying through the air! * * Phoenix: * You can see it right * there in the sketch! * ...Whooooosh! * * Judge: * ... * * Judge: * You know... * You're starting to remind * me of yesterday's witness. * * Phoenix: * Whhhhhhhaaaaa!? * * Phoenix: * (That was the last thing * I wanted to hear...) * * Judge: * Do you have any evidence that * the victim flew through the * air!? * * Godot: * Just so you know... * * Godot: * We haven't discovered a giant * human catapult at the Inner * Temple yet. * * Phoenix: * (Uggh... I wish they had.) * * Godot: * Even if you're a lousy lawyer, * at least you're one cup's * worth of entertainment. * * Godot: * I think we should skip the * penalty this time. * * Phoenix: * Nnnnrgh... * * Phoenix: * (There must be some way. * I just know it...) * * Phoenix: * (There must be a way to use * Larry's sketch to show the * truth of what happened...) * * Judge: * Alright then! * The witness will now * return to her testimony! * * Iris: * ...Yes, Your Honor. * * RETURN TO THE START OF CROSS-EXAMINATION * ******************************************** Phoenix: Something is obviously funny about this sketch! Judge: ... Judge: I'm no art critic, but even I can see that! Phoenix: No, no! That's not what I mean, Your Honor. Phoenix: Laurice Deauxnim stated it over and over... Phoenix: That this sketch was exactly as he saw it. Phoenix: ...However! Phoenix: If we're to believe his testimony... Phoenix: ...then the sketch contradicts reality as we know it. Iris: It contradicts reality...? Godot: Ha...! This is getting interesting. Godot: Looks like you're back to that finger-pointing thing again. Godot: OK, Trite. So what exactly contradicts reality as we know it? xxx Present the flying figure xxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Phoenix: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Phoenix: x This flying figure, naturally! x x Phoenix: x After all, people haven't x learned to fly yet... x Or did I miss something? x x Iris: x ... x x Godot: x ... x x Judge: x ... x x Iris: x ...Mr. Wright. x That answer just now... x x Iris: x It was lethal. x x Judge: x Mr. Wright! After dragging us x all the way to this point, x that answer was embarrassing! x x Judge: x It was so embarrassing, x I'm actually blushing. x x Phoenix: x (Blushing only suits x women, not the elderly. x Anyway, what now...?) x x *** Rethink things ************************* x * x * Phoenix: x * I've decided to rethink the x * whole thing. x * x * Judge: x * That sounds like a wise idea. x * x * Godot: x * Rethinking why you became a x * lawyer? Perhaps you'd like to x * rethink merely being born! x * x * Phoenix: x * No, no! I'm not going that x * far back... x * x * Judge: x * Alright then! x * The witness will now x * return to her testimony! x * x * Iris: x * ...Yes, Your Honor. x * x * RETURN TO THE START OF CROSS-EXAMINATION x * x ******************************************** x x *** Point to something else **************** x * x * Phoenix: x * Your Honor! Please give x * me one more chance! x * x * Phoenix: x * (I'm in a tight spot now... x * What I really need to do is x * turn this case upside-down...) x * x * Phoenix: x * (So it's time for me to flip x * things around and get them x * straight again in my head...) x * x * Judge: x * ...Do you know what you're x * saying this time? x * x * RETURN TO THE QUESTION BEFORE IT x * x ******************************************** x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxx Present anywhere else xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Phoenix: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Phoenix: x I believe it's somewhere... x around here... Maybe. x x Godot: x "Somewhere"...? x x Judge: x "Around here"...? x x Iris: x "Maybe"...? x x Phoenix: x ... x x Phoenix: x Well, the artist responsible x for this sketch is a bit of x a walking contradiction. x x Phoenix: x So it's difficult to point out x where the contradictions end x and the truth begins... x x Judge: x Enough with the psycho-babble! x x Judge: x Mr. Wright! After dragging us x all the way to this point, x that answer was embarrassing! x x Judge: x It was so embarrassing, x I'm actually blushing. x x Phoenix: x (Blushing only suits x women, not the elderly. x Anyway, what now...?) x x *** Rethink things ************************* x * x * Phoenix: x * I've decided to rethink the x * whole thing. x * x * Judge: x * That sounds like a wise idea. x * x * Godot: x * Rethinking why you became a x * lawyer? Perhaps you'd like to x * rethink merely being born! x * x * Phoenix: x * No, no! I'm not going that x * far back... x * x * Judge: x * Alright then! x * The witness will now x * return to her testimony! x * x * Iris: x * ...Yes, Your Honor. x * x * RETURN TO THE START OF CROSS-EXAMINATION x * x ******************************************** x x *** Point to something else **************** x * x * Phoenix: x * Your Honor! Please give x * me one more chance! x * x * Phoenix: x * (I'm in a tight spot now... x * What I really need to do is x * turn this case upside-down...) x * x * Phoenix: x * (So it's time for me to flip x * things around and get them x * straight again in my head...) x * x * Judge: x * ...Do you know what you're x * saying this time? x * x * RETURN TO THE QUESTION BEFORE IT x * x ******************************************** x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present either wire going up from the bridge to the top left corner or top right corner* Phoenix: *TAKE THAT!* Phoenix: It's this wire connected to the bridge! Judge: ...The wire? Godot: Ha...! Godot: Is that the thing that contradicts reality? Phoenix: It is indeed. Godot: Then show us the reality it supposedly conflicts with. Godot: Show us something that will point out how the sketch contradicts reality! xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Phoenix: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Phoenix: x ...Here's your evidence! x x Godot: x Trite... x x Godot: x It looks like the only piece x of reality you have is that x poorly drawn sketch. x x Phoenix: x Huh...? x x Godot: x And the only thing flying away x here is your chance of x winning this case! x x Phoenix: x (I guess I just don't get x it yet.) x x Phoenix: x (I still don't understand what x the truth behind this sketch x is.) x x Judge: x Well, Mr. Wright? x If you want to think it over, x now is your chance. x x *** Present another piece ****************** x * x * Phoenix: x * (I'm still not too sure...) x * x * Phoenix: x * (But I'm certain I'm in x * the right ballpark!) x * x * Phoenix: x * (Somehow this wire is the x * key to explaining things!) x * x * Godot: x * Ha...! x * x * RETURN TO THE QUESTION BEFORE IT x * x ******************************************** x x *** Rethink things ************************* x * x * Phoenix: x * I've decided to rethink the x * whole thing. x * x * Judge: x * That sounds like a wise idea. x * x * Godot: x * Rethinking why you became a x * lawyer? Perhaps you'd like to x * rethink merely being born! x * x * Phoenix: x * No, no! I'm not going that x * far back... x * x * Judge: x * Alright then! x * The witness will now x * return to her testimony! x * x * Iris: x * ...Yes, Your Honor. x * x * RETURN TO THE START OF CROSS-EXAMINATION x * x ******************************************** x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Dusky Bridge Photo* Phoenix: *TAKE THAT!* Judge: That's a photo of Dusky Bridge, correct? Phoenix: Yes. Now, compare the sketch and the photo for a minute. Phoenix: In the sketch, the wires appear to be above the guard wires. Phoenix: But on the actual Dusky Bridge... Judge: Jumping Jehosaphat! Phoenix: The wires are... below the guard wires! Godot: ...Bwhaaaat!? Judge: Order! Order! Order! Judge: This sketch is somewhat different than what's depicted in the photo! Judge: However... Judge: Isn't it likely that the artist just saw it wrong? Iris: Or perhaps he just drew it wrong! Godot: Either way, it sounds like you're... just wrong! Phoenix: ...With someone like Laurice, I admit a mistake is a definite possibility. Phoenix: But then that begs the question... Phoenix: "Why did he make a mistake?" What was the reason? Godot: ...Are you saying you know the answer to that? Phoenix: Listen! Think back, alright? Phoenix: Remember what Laurice was doing when he witnessed this event. Phoenix: ...He was at Heavenly Hall waiting for a lover that was never going to come. Phoenix: He waited and waited, and finally he laid down. Phoenix: ...But then! Lightning shoots from the sky and sets the bridge aflame! Phoenix: Now ponder what sort of position Larry must have been in at the time... Phoenix: He was lying on his back, which is why he remembered the scene the way he did. Judge: ... He was lying on his back...? I can't see how it relates... Phoenix: But it does, Your Honor. Phoenix: That is the reason why the wires in the sketch go up instead of down... Judge: Aaaaaah! Godot: Ugh... No way...! Phoenix: Laurice Deauxnim witnessed the event while he was lying on his back, face up. Phoenix: In other words, the scene that he saw... Phoenix: ...was actually upside-down! Judge: So then...! This sketch should actually... Phoenix: I think you finally get it, Your Honor. Phoenix: The correct way to view Laurice Deauxnim's sketch is like this! Phoenix: This is how it should actually look! Phoenix: The victim's body wasn't flying above the bridge! Phoenix: It was actually swinging below! Phoenix: ...That's right! Just like a pendulum! Godot: Bwwweeeediculous! Judge: Order! Order! Order-- Godot: *OBJECTION!* Godot: Of all the things to say! A pendulum!? Phoenix: ...The bridge was burning to a crisp. There was no way to get across it. Phoenix: But if the body had been found at the Inner Temple, it would have caused problems. Phoenix: This is where the criminal decided to take a gamble. Phoenix: They used the burning bridge to get the body across to the other side. Phoenix: And a pendulum was the only way to get it done! Godot: *OBJECTION!* Godot: ...Let's think about this for a minute, shall we? Godot: Dusky Bridge is about 20 yards long. Godot: Which means it's about that far from the Inner Temple to the opposite cliff. Phoenix: ...Yes, that sounds right. Godot: In order to cover that distance with a pendulum... Godot: You'd need a rope at least 10 yards long. Godot: To get a rope that long, you have to plan ahead! Phoenix: *OBJECTION!* Phoenix: (The lightning strike that night can only have been an accident.) Phoenix: (So it doesn't make sense that the criminal would have prepared the rope beforehand.) Phoenix: (So then, the criminal...) Phoenix: They didn't have to get the rope ready... Phoenix: The rope was already right in front of the criminal. Godot: What!? Phoenix: I'm saying that it was just a matter of using what was already there. Judge: In that case, Mr. Wright, please give us an explanation to support your theory. Judge: What makes you think the criminal had the rope on hand to create a pendulum!? xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Phoenix: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Judge: x ... x x Judge: x What do you think, Mr. Godot? x x Godot: x I think that Mr. Trite is x lucky there's no rope x around here... x x Phoenix: x Huh...? x x Godot: x Even if I had just a sliver x of rope... x x Phoenix: x ...I'd be wrapping it nice and x tight around his neck. x x Phoenix: x (I should have figured I'm x not going to win this one x with a lucky guess...) x x Judge: x Mr. Wright, your assertion x seems to be baseless... x x Judge: x There's no evidence that the x body was swung like a x pendulum after all... x x Phoenix: x Wait! But that's the only x possible way the body could x have gotten across! x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Dusky Bridge Photo* Phoenix: *TAKE THAT!* Judge: And the meaning of this is...? Phoenix: If you want to know where the rope came from... Phoenix: ...it's hanging right there in front of your glorious beard! Judge: Aaaaaaaah! Judge: This... This is one of the wires from the bridge! Phoenix: When the lightning struck the bridge and set it on fire... Phoenix: ...one of the suspension wires came loose from its anchor. Phoenix: The criminal didn't have any time to waste. Phoenix: So they tied the wire around Elise Deauxnim's body... Phoenix: ...because there was simply no other way to move the body! Godot: ...... Ha......! Godot: *glug, glug, glug, glug, glug* *glug, glug, glug, glug, glug* *glug, glug, glug, glug, glug* Judge: Mr. Godot!? Judge: Hmm... Judge: It seems that Mr. Godot is more focused on his coffee than answering my question. Judge: It seems that the odds of a rope being readily available were very high. Judge: So I suppose that it's not an impossibility after all! Godot: *OBJECTION!* Godot: "Possible" or "impossible"...? That's not the question we need to ask! Godot: There's only one question. "Did that really happen?" Godot: Trite! I wonder if you can prove what happened to us. Godot: Do you have any actual evidence that the body was swung over like a pendulum!? xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Phoenix: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Phoenix: x ...Here's the proof! x x Godot: x ...Why don't you go swing x yourself around like a x pendulum, Trite. x x Judge: x I think you should think x that over again, Mr. Wright. x x Phoenix: x (...It's kinda nice when they x don't spend too much time x thinking of a witty retort.) x x Judge: x I suppose we've gotten x used to your mistakes. x x Phoenix: x (I need to think about how x this body was moved...) x x Phoenix: x (The criminal decided to use x the pendulum method as a x last resort...) x x Phoenix: x (So there's a good chance x there's still a clue from when x or where the body landed.) x x Godot: x Ha...! x x Godot: x Here's a toast to your x ever so classic clueless-look. x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Elise's Autopsy Report or Crystal Sphere* Phoenix: *TAKE THAT!* Phoenix: Before I present my evidence, let me review what we know so far. Phoenix: According to this photo, one of the wires snapped. Phoenix: Looking at the map, we can see it's the one that was in front of the Inner Temple. Judge: So then, that was the spot where the criminal...!? Phoenix: Yes, precisely. Phoenix: Now let us consider the body's movement by looking at the overhead map again. Phoenix: If the body was pushed from this point here... Phoenix: ...it would drop on the opposite bank at approximately this point. Judge: D-Did you say drop? Phoenix: Well, they must have failed to catch the body on the other bank. Iris: What...!? What makes you think something like that happened!? Phoenix: Because I have evidence that suggests her body dropped some distance. Iris: Wh-What kind of evidence!? Phoenix: ...Take a look at this autopsy report. Phoenix: It says here that her body fell about 10 feet after her death. Judge: Ten feet, huh... Phoenix: That's most likely the height difference between the two sides. Phoenix: The body over swung due to forward momentum but then came loose and fell about 10 feet. Phoenix: And then, as a result of the landing impact... Phoenix: ...this crystal sphere was knocked loose! Iris: ...! That's... Phoenix: Yes, this blood-stained amethyst crystal... Phoenix: It's the one that came off of Ms. Elise Deauxnim's staff! Phoenix: And even more important is the place where this crystal sphere was found! Judge: In-Indeed... I believe it's already marked on this overhead map. Judge: The crystal was found... Aaaaaah! Phoenix: ...Precisely, Your Honor. Phoenix: In the very spot where the pendulum would arrive if given the right amount of speed! Judge: This explains your theory quite well, Mr. Wright. Judge: You have provided us with a way the body could have been moved that night... Judge: An impressive deduction, Mr. Wright. ...Most impressive. Judge: M-Mr. Wright! Godot: I thought this cold coffee might help cool you down. Judge: Wh... What is the meaning of this, Mr. Godot!? Godot: That was a dark and bitter guess that you made, Trite. Godot: ...But you forgot about one thing. Judge: Oh? And what would that be? Godot: ... The aroma. Phoenix: ...Huh? Godot: A coffee's most reliable accomplice is its deep and profound aroma... Phoenix: Um... The rest of the court doesn't speak Coffeenese. Can you elaborate a bit more? Godot: If the criminal had sent the body to the other side like you say... Godot: ...then naturally, there must have been an accomplice laying in wait to catch it. Judge: An accomplice...!? Godot: ...The criminal wasn't able to cross Dusky Bridge. Godot: So, who collected the body...? Godot: What do you have to say about that, Trite!? Phoenix: ...! Judge: Mr. Godot is correct... This can't be the work of a single person! Judge: Well, Mr. Wright!? You know what you must do. Phoenix: ...Yes, Your Honor. Phoenix: (The body couldn't have made it to Hazakura Temple without an accomplice!) Judge: ...Very well then! If you please, Mr. Wright. Judge: Who was the person that received the body on the Hazakura Temple side? xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Phoenix: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Judge: x Hmm... x Well, Mr. Godot? I'm sure you x have something to say. x x Godot: x That aroma just now... x x Godot: x It smelled of sulfur... x Perhaps it was your chances x of winning rotting away? x x Phoenix: x (I can't get my facts all x mixed up like this!) x x Phoenix: x (After the accomplice received x the body, they carried it to x Hazakura Temple...) x x Phoenix: x (Then they altered it using x the Shichishito! There's only x one person it can be...!) x x Judge: x ...Mr. Wright. x Please don't stare at x me like that. It's creepy. x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Iris profile* Phoenix: *TAKE THAT!* Phoenix: It can only be you... Sister Iris. Iris: Huh...? Iris: Aaaaaaah! But I... I... Phoenix: ...I don't see why you're so surprised. Phoenix: The only way to transport the body from Dusky Bridge is by snowmobile. Phoenix: But with her bad back, Sister Bikini could never pick up a body like that. Phoenix: ...You're the only one that could have managed it. Godot: *OBJECTION!* Godot: Trite. Were you even listening to the witness's testimony...? Godot: On the night of the crime, this little cutie pie... Godot: ...was on clean-up duty in the Inner Temple Garden after the mother-daughter bloodbath. Phoenix: *OBJECTION!* Phoenix: I haven't forgotten. But have you, Mr. Godot? Phoenix: This witness was also seen at Hazakura Temple... Phoenix: ...desecrating the corpse of the victim. Judge: Hmm... Judge: Strange indeed... It's almost as if... Judge: ...on that night, the defendant was in two different places at the same time! Phoenix: ...Sister Iris. Let me ask you something... Phoenix: Why didn't you mention it when you first gave your testimony? Iris: M-Mention what? Phoenix: The pendulum, of course. Phoenix: Using this sketch drawn by an eyewitness... Phoenix: I have established how the body was moved using the burnt-out bridge. Phoenix: Which means it's now a fact that this occurred, something you should've already known. Iris: N-No...! I... I had no idea! Iris: I-I didn't know anything about a pendulum! Phoenix: But the body couldn't have been passed along to the other side without your help! Phoenix: So you should have known about it! Phoenix: In fact, it'd be impossible for you to be clueless about this whole thing... Phoenix: ...unless you're not really Iris to begin with. Iris: What...!? Iris: H-How can you say that, Mr. Wright...? Judge: What...!? What kind of nonsense is this? Judge: You... You're saying this witness isn't Iris of Hazakura Temple...? Godot: *OBJECTION!* Godot: A-Are you serious, Trite...!? Godot: You... You mean... Th-This woman is... Phoenix: (There's no one besides Iris that could have received the corpse that night!) Phoenix: (Now I get it... Now I know why I've been sick to my stomach during this trial.) Phoenix: (Why her whole demeanor changed so suddenly from yesterday...) Phoenix: (...and why she's trying to pin this murder on Maya...) Phoenix: The woman that's standing there at the witness stand... Phoenix: Her real name is...! xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Phoenix: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Phoenix: x (No, wait! That can't be it!) x x Phoenix: x (This is no time to be x making stupid, amateurish x mistakes!) x x Judge: x Mr. Wright! x You've just made an absolutely x absurd accusation! x x Judge: x I won't have you turning my x courtroom into a circus x side-show! x x Phoenix: x Uuurgh...! x (Come on! This one's a x no-brainer!) x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Dahlia Hawthorne profile* Phoenix: *TAKE THAT!* Phoenix: I never thought I'd have to utter your name again... Phoenix: Let alone see you. Phoenix: ...It's been a long time, Dahlia Hawthorne. Iris: ...! Judge: Hawthorne...? Phoenix: Sister Iris had a twin sister. Phoenix: ...And you're looking at her. Ms. Dahlia Hawthorne. Judge: ...... Judge: That name rings some bells. Distant bells, but bells nonetheless... Godot: Ha...! It's just your imagination, gramps. Godot: This file contains all the relevant data about Dahlia Hawthorne. Judge: ... Judge: Oh yes, I remember now... That case... 5 years ago... -------------------------------------------- Dahlia: My name is Dahlia Hawthorne. Dahlia: I just want to say... It's an honor for me to be here in your noble presence. Payne: The honor is all mine! Judge: No... The honor is all mine. -------------------------------------------- Judge: B-But... According to this... Judge: Dahlia Hawthorne... ...is already dead! Judge: ...It says her execution was carried out last month! Godot: ... So what? Godot: Death has no meaning in this courtroom! Judge: Wh-Whaaaaaaaaat!? Judge: Order! Order! Order! Iris: W-Wait a moment! Iris: How can you...? My sister...! She's already dead! Iris: Wh-What kind of...? Phoenix: *OBJECTION!* Phoenix: ...You of all people should already understand. After all... Phoenix: The blood of the Master of the Kurain Channeling Technique flows within that body. Judge: The Kurain Channeling Technique...? Now where have I heard that... Phoenix: ...That's right. You're not Dahlia Hawthorne herself. Phoenix: You're the spirit of Dahlia, currently inhabiting the body of a spirit medium! Godot: What an exciting story. Exciting, but quite impossible. Godot: You're asking us to buy that Dahlia Hawthorne just happened to be channeled by someone... Godot: ...on the very night of the murder, to a temple where her twin sister, Iris was...? Phoenix: Well, if you're going to put things that way, then... Yes. Godot: *OBJECTION!* Godot: We're supposed to believe a coincidence like that just happens!? Phoenix: *OBJECTION!* Phoenix: Naturally it was no coincidence. Phoenix: The whole thing was part of a plan from the very beginning. Phoenix: It's all written right here in these instructions...! Iris: Ah...! Wh-What's that...!? Phoenix: These instructions were written by your mother, Morgan Fey! Phoenix: And part of the plan called for Dahlia Hawthorne to be channeled! Phoenix: That night... Phoenix: ...there were two Irises at Hazakura Temple. Godot: ...T-Two of them? Phoenix: Even the time of the channeling was planned out. Phoenix: "As soon as you hear the lights out bell"... In other words, 10:00 PM. Phoenix: However, Iris was seen before dinnertime. Judge: That means the Iris that was at dinner was the real Iris. Phoenix: And the Iris who gave me this hood in the Main Hall was also the real Iris. Phoenix: Meaning that the Iris Sister Bikini saw at the Inner Temple... Phoenix: ...was someone else dressed as her! Namely, one Dahlia Hawthorne! Godot: *OBJECTION!* Godot: Do you even know what you're saying, Trite? Godot: This whole "channeling the spirit of Dahlia Hawthorne" business... Godot: Yes, it's true that you found plans that talk about it. Godot: ...However! There's one thing that's perfectly clear. Godot: The witness currently standing in the witness stand is the real Iris! Phoenix: Whaaaaat!? Godot: Calm down and remember what you know about the night of the crime. Godot: After meeting Sister Bikini, the Dahlia Hawthorne that had been channeled... Godot: ...would've been stranded at the Inner Temple due to the lightning strike. Godot: It was later that the body was moved by pendulum. Phoenix: ...That's right. Godot: Naturally that would mean that the Iris that received the body was... Godot: ...the real Iris. Are you with me so far? Phoenix: ...Yes. Godot: After being notified of what happened, the police came to Hazakura Temple's Main Hall. Godot: There they found Iris in her room and arrested her. Godot: And ever since, she's been under police supervision at the detention center. Phoenix: Y-Yes, I suppose... (I can't deny any of that...) Iris: Whew... Thank goodness. Iris: It looks like he's finally convinced... Phoenix: (But something still seems off... Way off...!) Phoenix: I'm still not convinced that the Iris here is the same one from the other night. Godot: Ha...! Godot: I suppose you're about to say something really ridiculous? Godot: Like, the real Iris and the spirit of Dahlia... Godot: ...somehow switched places? Judge: S-Switched places...!? Judge: To be perfectly honest... Judge: ...there are still quite a few things I don't understand, but I do know... Judge: ...that unless we confirm the witness's identity, we can't continue with this trial. Phoenix: (Iris doesn't have the spiritual power needed to channel Dahlia.) Phoenix: (Which means...) Phoenix: (...they must have switched places somewhere.) Judge: Well, Mr. Wright? Judge: Since the time she was arrested at Hazakura Temple... Judge: ...have there been any chances for Iris to switch places with Dahlia Hawthorne? *** Not a chance *************************** * * Phoenix: * ... * (Hmm, I can't think of one...) * * Phoenix: * (She certainly couldn't * have escaped while she * was under arrest!) * * Godot: * Ha...! * I love that look on your face! * * Godot: * Maybe you should go live in * that old mountain shack * and become a hermit? * * Judge: * It appears there was no * opportunity for them to * have switched places. * * Phoenix: * (No! If I give up here, I'd * never be able to live with * myself...) * * Phoenix: * (Even if it's a little forced, * I have to think of something!) * * CONTINUE * ******************************************** *** There was one... *********************** * * CONTINUE * ******************************************** Phoenix: ...Your Honor! Phoenix: I think there might have been one chance. Judge: Oh? Explain yourself... Phoenix: Yesterday for a few minutes, Iris's whereabouts were unknown. Godot: Unknown...? What do you mean? Phoenix: What I mean is... Phoenix: There was a span of time in which Iris was able to move about freely, unsupervised. Judge: Well, who was it!? Judge: Who would give a murder suspect time to move about freely like that!? Phoenix: (I'm sorry... I know you didn't mean to... It wasn't your fault...) Phoenix: The person who gave Iris the chance to freely move about was... xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Phoenix: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Judge: x ...Mr. Wright. x x Judge: x There will be no x unaccountability in my court, x time or otherwise! x x Godot: x Ha...! x Trite, Trite, Trite... x x Godot: x Can't you even remember what x happened only yesterday...? x x Phoenix: x (Yesterday, Iris was escorted x to Hazakura Temple...) x x Phoenix: x (...in order to remove the x locks on the Sacred Cavern!) x x Phoenix: x (That would have been x her only chance...!) x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Miles Edgeworth profile* Phoenix: *TAKE THAT!* Phoenix: Th-This is... Mr. Edgeworth, isn't it...? Phoenix: ...Your Honor. Phoenix: There was a fairly large earthquake yesterday, was there not? Judge: An... earthquake? Hmm... -------------------------------------------- Bikini: E-Earthquake! Bikini: Oh my goodness! The Inner Temple! This kind of tremor might... Edgeworth: H-How could I have...? Edgeworth: She fled... She escaped! -------------------------------------------- Phoenix: We went to the Inner Temple right away. Phoenix: And it's true, Iris was already there. Phoenix: However... Phoenix: ...they had already switched places by that point in time. Phoenix: When I arrived at the Training Hall, I was met by none other than Dahlia Hawthorne! Judge: Th-That's quite enough already, Mr. Wright! Judge: Now see here! Judge No judge in his right mind would consider the idea of "spirit channeling" and... ? ? ?: ...Be quiet. ? ? ?: It's been a long time... Mr. Judge. Judge: ...! Th-That voice...! Godot: Guess I'll have to ask again. ? ? ?: ... Godot: ...Upon meeting a beautiful lady, always ask for her name and profession. Godot: That's one of my rules. Dahlia: Dahlia Hawthorne. And my current profession? Permanently retired. Phoenix: ... Godot: Ha...! Godot: So you're not going to bother hiding your identity anymore, huh? Dahlia: ...Why should I? After all, I'm dead. Dahlia: There's really nothing you can do to punish me! Judge: Wh-What is going on here...? Phoenix: (Dahlia Hawthorne...) Phoenix: (I never thought we'd meet again. And I never thought we'd meet like this...) Phoenix: (But this time, I'll end it! For her, and for myself...) To be continued. _______________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 4-2: Trial [0458] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� February 10, 1:06 PM District Court Courtroom No. 7 Judge: ...Now then, let's continue where we left off, shall we? Judge: Well, witness? Dahlia: Yes? How can I help you? ...Mr. Judge. Judge: Well... It seems that if we're to learn the truth... Judge: ...we'll need to hear your testimony. Dahlia: ... I have no problem with that. Dahlia: But when you've seen what I have, sometimes the truth is better left unknown. Phoenix: ... Judge: ...In any case, let's hear your testimony! Judge: Tell us about the plan that was carried out that night! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WITNESS TESTIMONY -- The Plan -- (1) Dahlia: ...The whole plan began with my death. (2) Dahlia: A stupid plan hatched by Morgan Fey to install her own daughter as the next Master. (3) Dahlia: But for it to work... Maya Fey would first have to die. (4) Dahlia: The idea was for me to kill Maya and then have the blame pinned on Iris. (5) Dahlia: The plan went wrong... but it seems to have succeeded anyway. -------------------------------------------- Judge: S-So that means... Y-You really are... Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: Wait a minute! Phoenix: Did you just say the plan was to kill Maya Fey...? Dahlia: Yes. You have a problem with that...? Phoenix: Don't give us that nonsense! There's no way that-- Godot: Watch yourself, Trite! Godot: If you've got a problem, solve it during cross-examination! ...That's my rule. Judge: Mr. Godot is correct! And by the way... that's my rule as well! Phoenix: (To kill Maya...? Could it be true!?) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CROSS EXAMINATION -- The Plan -- (1) Dahlia: ...The whole plan began with my death. Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: You were executed last month, correct? Dahlia: Yes. I was hanged. It wasn't exactly... pleasant. Phoenix: How did you manage to discuss the plan? Phoenix: When did you talk with Morgan Fey? Dahlia: Last year, she was transferred to the same detention center as me. Dahlia: Since I was on death row and she was my mother... Dahlia: ...it was actually pretty easy to meet with her. Judge: I see... So that's when you discussed the plan? Dahlia: ...Ha! Are you crazy? Dahlia: At first, that woman was planning to kill me as well! Dahlia: ...Even though I'm her own daughter. Phoenix: All to make Pearl Fey the Master of Kurain...? Dahlia: She's a cold, twisted woman. Dahlia: She thought she could finally regain her lost honor. Dahlia: The honor she lost when her younger sister, Misty, took her place as the Master. Dahlia: Ever since that day, she's been working on this plan. Judge: Hmm... A plan, huh... (2) Dahlia: A stupid plan hatched by Morgan Fey to install her own daughter as the next Master. Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: You're talking about Pearl Fey, is that correct? Dahlia: Yes, though at first she had high hopes for the two of us. Godot: You and your twin sister, Iris? Dahlia: That's correct. Fortunately, neither of us had much spiritual power. Dahlia: That's why... we were abandoned by her... along with our father. Judge: A-Abandoned...? Dahlia: The only person I ever really cared about in life was myself... Dahlia: My sister was a nuisance, so I convinced my father to leave her at an old temple. Phoenix: You mean Iris...? Dahlia: ...Yes, my father remarried a woman who also had a daughter. Dahlia: The less children you have, the more money there is to go around, right? Dahlia: And on top of that, my father had absolutely no interest in children in general. Judge: H... How horrible... Dahlia: The real horrible one was that woman... That bitter, vengeful woman. Dahlia: It was her stubbornness that gave birth to that child... Pearl Fey. Dahlia: She was born with an abundance of spiritual power. ...Unfortunately for her. Dahlia: Morgan Fey heaped all of her broken hopes and dreams on to that poor child's back. Dahlia: All because of her pathetic dreams of having her bloodline become the main family. (3) Dahlia: But for it to work... Maya Fey would first have to die. Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: Maya would have to die!? But why!? Dahlia: For our bloodline to succeed as the main family, thus making Pearl the new Master... Dahlia: ...the remaining descendants of the current Master had to be taken care of. Phoenix: *OBJECTION!* Phoenix: But Pearls would never agree to a plan like that! Phoenix: She adores Maya... Dahlia: ...How sad. You still don't get it, do you? Dahlia: What Pearl wanted had nothing to do with it. Dahlia: Morgan didn't care one bit about Pearl. Dahlia: The only thing she cared about was the position of the Master. That's all. Phoenix: Th-That's ridiculous...! Dahlia: She was willing to sacrifice anything and anyone to achieve her goal. Dahlia: The life of her daughter... and naturally, the life of Maya Fey as well. Phoenix: (How could anyone do that...?) (4) Dahlia: The idea was for me to kill Maya and then have the blame pinned on Iris. Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: Y-You...? You were going to kill Maya? Dahlia: Pearl didn't need to know anything about it... Dahlia: All she had to do was to follow the instructions in the letter and channel me. Dahlia: Then I would have simply used her body and finished the job. Dahlia: In any case... Dahlia: I'm already dead, and there's nothing any of you can do to me... Phoenix: Grrrr...! Godot: So the plan was to blame the crime on your younger sister. Godot: On Sister Iris of Hazakura Temple... Dahlia: She and I look absolutely identical. No one can tell us apart. Dahlia: If someone were to witness me killing Maya... Dahlia: ...naturally they would think it was Iris that had done it. Godot: And the witness in this case was the head nun, Sister Bikini. Dahlia: I never would've guessed she was going to return to Hazakura Temple that night. Dahlia: But... she wound up seeing Iris's "crime" anyway. Judge: But why did you want to pin the murder on Iris in the first place!? Judge: She's your twin sister, isn't she? Dahlia: Twin sister...!? Don't make me laugh! Dahlia: She's nothing but a backstabber. I couldn't care less about her. Phoenix: Backstabber...? Dahlia: ... Dahlia: You just don't understand. ...You never will. Dahlia: Anyway... (5) Dahlia: The plan went wrong... but it seems to have succeeded anyway. Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: You think the plan was a success? Dahlia: You heard me. Just as that woman had hoped... Dahlia: ...Maya Fey is dead. Dahlia: Now the title of the Master will pass on to Pearl Fey. Phoenix: *OBJECTION!* Phoenix: Th-That's absurd! M-Maya is just... Phoenix: She's just trapped! Trapped inside the Sacred Cavern! Dahlia: Really...? Dahlia: You're as foolishly optimistic as ever, aren't you... my darling Feenie? Phoenix: ...! Dahlia: Do you want to know the truth? Dahlia: Ever since we met... I've despised you. Dahlia: Your sniveling na�vet� and your pathetic faith in other people. Phoenix: ... Phoenix: I just want to know one thing... Phoenix: What did you personally think of Morgan Fey's plan? Dahlia: I told you already, didn't I? It was a stupid plan. Dahlia: It had no point, no value other than fulfilling her own greedy desires... Dahlia: ...Yes. It was certainly nothing to be proud of. Phoenix: If that's how you feel, why did you help her carry it out!? Phoenix: Why would you do it...? Why would you kill Maya!? Dahlia: ... Dahlia: You may not understand it, being the kind and gentle soul that you are... Dahlia: You may not be able to appreciate why someone like me would help a woman like that. Phoenix: So then tell me! Why!? Dahlia: Isn't it obvious? I'm not like that woman. Dahlia: I only act in my own self-interest. Dahlia: The reason I helped her was... for myself. Dahlia: For my own personal satisfaction! Phoenix: What did you say...!? Phoenix: (So this woman, Dahlia Hawthorne...) Phoenix: (She had her own reason for wanting Maya dead...!?) ADD STATEMENT (5b) (5b) Dahlia: Do you understand why I would kill Maya Fey now? What my goal was? Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: Obviously... It's because you were helping Morgan Fey. Dahlia: Helping...? Don't make me laugh. Dahlia: From the day I was born to the day I died, I never helped anyone! Dahlia: I lived for myself and, in the end, I died for myself. I thought that was obvious. Phoenix: (So she wasn't actually cooperating with Morgan...) Phoenix: (She was just using Morgan and her plan so she could accomplish her own goal!) Dahlia: All I wanted to do was kill Maya Fey. Dahlia: That was the only way I could think of to get revenge... Phoenix: (Revenge...?) Phoenix: (It looks like I have no choice but to present that piece of evidence...) -------------------------------------------- Phoenix: (I can't believe it! She meant to kill Maya...) Phoenix: (I've got to keep a cool head!) Phoenix: (And... I need to get more information out of her.) Phoenix: (It's the only way to understand this plan, and what she was after as well!) RETURN TO THE START OF CROSS-EXAMINATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Present Mia Fey profile* at (5b) Phoenix: *OBJECTION!* Phoenix: Could it be... Phoenix: ...that your actual goal had nothing to do with Maya Fey herself...? Dahlia: ...As I said, none of you have the power to punish me anymore. Dahlia: Because I'm already dead. Dahlia: Well, I had the same problem, you see. Dahlia: You can't punish the dead... and you can't take revenge against them either. Judge: Y-You wanted to take revenge on someone? Dahlia: I was sentenced to die because of that woman... Dahlia: Mia Fey. Phoenix: (I somehow knew this was it...) Dahlia: ...I wanted to send her a message. Dahlia: It was at her hands that I suffered my first humiliation... Dahlia: I wanted her to feel the same pain she made me feel! Dahlia: Sadly... when I realized revenge was impossible, I gave up. Godot: And the reason it was impossible...? Godot: Was it perhaps because Mia Fey had already died...? Dahlia: Yes. And I realized... there's only one way to take revenge against the dead. Judge: A-And how do you do that? Dahlia: Even when the body dies, the spirit, the ego, it lives on... forever. Dahlia: I wanted to take away the person that Mia Fey loved most. Dahlia: I wanted to kill her with my own hands! Dahlia: That would be the one and only way I could take my revenge against Mia Fey! Dahlia: That was the reason I helped out with that woman's plans! Phoenix: Just for that!? For that you would kill Maya!? Phoenix: Your goal was no different than that of Morgan Fey! Judge: ... Judge: As they say, "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree." Judge: What a cruel plan... Cruel, cold, and heartless. Dahlia: ...Hmph! Don't waste your time preaching to the dead. Dahlia: I've already told you, there's not a thing you can do to me. Phoenix: Grrrr...! -------------------------------------------- Dahlia: That night... Dahlia: ...at about 9:30 PM, I materialized into this world. Dahlia: I quickly pinned my hair up and put on a demon-warding hood. Dahlia: Then I picked up the staff that was by my side and left Hazakura Temple. Phoenix: (So... it was Elise Deauxnim who channeled her after all.) Dahlia: ...That ridiculous head nun never noticed a thing. Dahlia: She left Maya Fey at the Inner Temple... Dahlia: ...and wobbled back clutching her poor old back. Judge: Wh-What did you do then...? Dahlia: That kid was easier to handle than I had hoped... Dahlia: I caught up with her in front of the stone lantern. Dahlia: Then I took out the dagger I got from the storeroom and... -------------------------------------------- Phoenix: S-So then you... Phoenix: Y-You're saying you s-stabbed Maya! Dahlia: ............ It's strange, but... Dahlia: I don't have a clear memory of what happened after that. Judge: ...What does that mean!? No clear memory...? Dahlia: I don't know... Dahlia: I think... I think I was stabbed. Phoenix: You were stabbed!? Dahlia: At the last minute, Maya Fey must have stabbed me. I'm sure of it. Phoenix: *OBJECTION!* Phoenix: That's not like her at all! Maya wouldn't stab a French fry with a plastic fork! Dahlia: Anyway, I suddenly lost consciousness... Dahlia: But before I did... I scrawled her name on the lantern. Dahlia: Just as I was passing out, I wrote "Maya" behind my back. Dahlia: I had hoped it would cast suspicion on her. Phoenix: (I-I can't believe she was thinking of that until the bitter end...) Dahlia: ...That's where my memory temporarily stops. Judge: It-It stops...? Dahlia: I don't have any memory of actually killing Maya Fey with my own two hands. Dahlia: My very last memory was... Dahlia: ...Maya's terror-filled eyes. Dahlia: When I woke up after that... Dahlia: ...I was in the Sacred Cavern surrounded by darkness. Judge: You were in the Sacred Cavern? Dahlia: ...The entrance was sealed with one of those trick locks. Dahlia: Somehow I had been trapped in there. Godot: But how did you wind up in there? Dahlia: ...I'd like to know that myself. Dahlia: Anyway, I was worried... Dahlia: I didn't know whether or not Maya Fey was dead... Dahlia: And I swore I wouldn't return to the underworld until I knew I had killed her myself. Godot: Hmm... For a ghost, you're one tough cookie... Dahlia: I wanted to get out of there and make sure she was dead. Dahlia: But... I couldn't do it. I couldn't get out. Godot: The trick lock stopped you, huh? Dahlia: I didn't know how to remove it. Judge: So then you're saying... Judge: ...you were actually confined against your will inside this Sacred Cavern...? Dahlia: Yes! I wanted to get rid of that annoying lock as soon as possible... Dahlia: But it wasn't easy. I kept getting interrupted while I was working on it. Phoenix: Interrupted...? Dahlia: It was early in the morning, but someone came into the Training Hall. Judge: What!? Who!? Phoenix: Could it have been... Maya!? Dahlia: I thought the same thing. But I couldn't see. Phoenix: Why not!? Dahlia: If someone had spotted me, I would have lost my chance to take revenge. Dahlia: ...So I made sure to hide myself well at the back of the Sacred Cavern. Phoenix: (That morning... only two people could have gone into the Training Hall.) Phoenix: (Maya and... Pearls...) Phoenix: (Pearls went there to cover the hanging scroll in gravy.) Dahlia: Still, I finally managed to remove the lock. Dahlia: But... I was too late. Godot: What do you mean by that? Dahlia: ...The flies had already started to gather. Godot: The bridge had been fixed and the police had started their investigation, correct? Dahlia: Naturally, I couldn't go out. Dahlia: So instead... I returned to the cavern and put the lock back on myself. Dahlia: I realized I wouldn't get a chance to see Maya's corpse as I had hoped... Dahlia: But just then... Lady Luck showed up. Phoenix: Lady Luck...? Dahlia: After that big earthquake... she showed up, all by herself. Phoenix: ...The real Iris? Dahlia: She said she'd come to make sure the Sacred Cavern was alright... Stupid girl. Dahlia: I came out from the Sacred Cavern and got a feel for the situation. Dahlia: ...And I locked her away in my place. Dahlia: I had finally learned exactly what had happened... Dahlia: It was then that I learned that the plan had actually succeeded. Phoenix: What do you mean your plan had succeeded? Dahlia: I had misunderstood one thing, you see. Dahlia: That night, the one that had summoned me... Dahlia: I had assumed that it was Pearl Fey. Judge: W-Well of course you would've assumed that. It was written in the instructions. Dahlia: But... I was wrong. Dahlia: The person that had actually called my spirit back was... Dahlia: Misty Fey... The picture book author... Judge: Wh... Whaaaaaaat!? Dahlia: Well, that's really the only possibility, isn't it? Dahlia: After I lost consciousness in the garden... Dahlia: ...it was her body that was left lying there... Dahlia: Maya Fey... I wasn't able to kill her with my own hands after all. Dahlia: But even so... I made her commit the most vile sin a human can commit. Judge: And that is...? Dahlia: Matricide. The sin of killing her own mother! Phoenix: Ugggh... NOOOO WAY!! Judge: Or-Order! Order in the court! What is the meaning of this!? Dahlia: It's true that I was the one who attacked Maya Fey... Dahlia: But even so... Dahlia: ...the murderer who actually snuffed out Misty Fey's life was none other than... Dahlia: ...your darling little Maya! Phoenix: *OBJECTION!* Phoenix: R-Ridiculous! That's nonsense... Dahlia: Are you sure about that? ...Just think about it. Dahlia: There's even evidence supporting these facts, isn't there? Phoenix: What...!? What do you mean? Phoenix: Wh-What is this so-called evidence!? Dahlia: ...The fact that Maya Fey has disappeared is evidence enough, isn't it? Phoenix: Huh...? Dahlia: The idea that she's still in the Sacred Cavern is just ridiculous. Dahlia: She wasn't able to escape from the Inner Temple, that much is obvious. Dahlia: In that case, there is only one place she could be. Judge: Wh-Where...? Dahlia: Do I have to spell it out? ...The bottom of the Eagle River, where else? Godot: Ea-Eagle River...!? Dahlia: Maya Fey killed her long-lost mother. Dahlia: Can you imagine the guilt she must have felt when she realized that? Dahlia: That's why she threw herself into the Eagle River. Dahlia: Most bodies that wind up in there are lost forever. Dahlia: So, what do you have to say now... Feenie? Phoenix: Ooooh... Uuuuuhhhh... Phone: ......... Godot: ...Oops. Sorry, that's my phone. Phoenix: (What kind of ringtone is that...?) Phone: ...*beep*... Godot: ...Godot here. Godot: ......... ...OK. Thanks. Phone: ...*beep*... Judge: W-Was it something important? Godot: They just finished removing the locks from the Sacred Cavern. Phoenix: That's great! Phoenix: What about Maya? Godot: ... Godot: There was a woman in the cave... Judge: Was it Maya Fey...? Godot: It was the accused... Sister Iris. Phoenix: Huh...? Dahlia: Don't look so surprised. Dahlia: ...I locked her in there yesterday. I just got finished telling you that. Phoenix: So... what about Maya? Where is she? Godot: ... Godot: There was no one else found inside the Sacred Cavern. Phoenix: N-No... It can't be... Dahlia: I told you, didn't I? She's dead. Phoenix: No... Phoenix: Noooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooo! -------------------------------------------- Judge: It seems... Judge: ...that this case has come to an end... A tragic end... Judge: Sadly, it appears the killer of Elise Deauxnim, also known as Misty Fey... Judge: ...was her own daughter, Maya Fey. Judge: Overcome with guilt for what she had done... Judge: ...Maya Fey jumped to her death into the raging waters of the Eagle River! Phoenix: (It can't be...) ...Ha!... Godot: Trite... Have you ever heard this one? Godot: "Once you eliminate the impossible..." Godot: "...whatever remains must be the truth." Godot: ...No matter how improbable it may seem. Judge: Wh... What is that supposed to mean, Prosecutor Godot...? Godot: According to this witness... Godot: ...Maya Fey threw herself into the Eagle River. Godot: However... is that really the truth? Phoenix: ...! Godot: Remember, this woman testified earlier that... Godot: ...the bridge was already on fire when the murder was taking place in the garden. Godot: Which means if Maya had thrown herself into the river... Godot: ...it must have been from the Inner Temple side, near the bridge. Dahlia: That's right! That's where she jumped from... Godot: But that's impossible. Godot: It's impossible to jump into the river from there! Phoenix: ...! (Wh-What...!?) Godot: Don't get your panties all twisted up, Trite. Godot: Just relax and think through the whole thing again. Phoenix: (So it's impossible...?) Phoenix: (Maya couldn't have thrown herself into Eagle River...?) Judge: ...Well, Mr. Wright? Judge: Ms. Hawthorne claims Ms. Fey threw herself into the river from the Inner Temple side. Judge: Do you have any evidence that refutes this claim? xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Phoenix: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Judge: x ...That's it? x That's your answer? x x Godot: x Ha...! x x Godot: x The only one that should be x thrown into a river is you. x x Phoenix: x Ugh...! x x Godot: x But then again... x Even if you did... x x Godot: x ...you wouldn't reach the x river, would you? x x Phoenix: x (Huh...? What's that...? x I wouldn't reach it...?) x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Hazakura Temple Map or Dusky Bridge Photo* Phoenix: *TAKE THAT!* Phoenix: It's impossible to jump into the Eagle River from the Inner Temple side... Phoenix: No one knows that better than this witness! Dahlia: What did you say...? Phoenix: Eleven years ago, you jumped into the very same river! Dahlia: ...! Phoenix: Just take a look at this overhead map! Phoenix: As you can see... Phoenix: ...below the cliff on the Inner Temple side is a big rock shelf! Judge: Oh... Ooooh! Y-You're right! Phoenix: She wouldn't have reached the river if she had jumped off from there. Phoenix: In other words... Phoenix: If she had jumped, we should be able to see her body in this photo! Dahlia: Ah! Godot: Ha...! So you finally figured it out! Dahlia: You...! Nooooooooo! Judge: O-Order! Order!! Dahlia: You... You're just playing with me! Dahlia: Maya Fey's body is at the bottom of the Eagle River! Dahlia: There's nowhere else she could possibly be hiding! Phoenix: Ms. Hawthorne... Have you ever heard this one before? Phoenix: "Once you eliminate the impossible..." Phoenix: "...whatever remains must be the truth." Dahlia: Yes, just a few minutes ago. Phoenix: ...Maya Fey wasn't inside the Sacred Cavern. Phoenix: We now know that she didn't throw herself into the Eagle River. Godot: ...Correct. Godot: That eliminates all the most likely possibilities. Phoenix: Now, although it seems improbable, there's still one other place she could be. Judge: Wh... What...!? Judge: What is this one possibility you are talking about...? Dahlia: Th-That's obviously a bluff! Dahlia: So where is her dead body then? Phoenix: (Finally... I think the pieces are falling into place...) Phoenix: (Normally the living have no way to punish the dead...) Phoenix: (But I think there is a way to give Dahlia Hawthorne the ultimate punishment.) Phoenix: ...Shall I tell you, Ms. Hawthorne? Phoenix: Shall I tell you where Maya is this very instant!? Maya Fey is... xxx in the Inner Temple. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Phoenix: x The Inner Temple was cut x off from the outside world on x the night of the crime. x x Phoenix: x So in other words, Maya is x still there! x x Judge: x ... x x Judge: x Mr. Wright, let me ask the x question that I'm sure is x on everyone's minds. x x Judge: x The police scoured the x Inner Temple from top to x bottom, correct? x x Godot: x You bet. Detective Gumshoe x had his nose to the ground and x sniffed around everywhere. x x Judge: x Then the fact that Maya is x not in the Inner Temple... x x Judge: x ...has already been adequately x proven, has it not!? x x Phoenix: x Y-Yikes...! x Guess my intuition was wrong. x x Godot: x Intuition...? x x Godot: x Truthiness has no place here! x Use your brain, not your gut, x to find the real truth, Trite! x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxx in Hazakura Temple. xxxxxzxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Phoenix: x It's already been proven x that she isn't on the x Inner Temple side! x x Phoenix: x So that means... x she must be somewhere in x Hazakura Temple! x x Judge: x ... x x Judge: x Mr. Wright, let me ask the x question that I'm sure is x on everyone's minds. x x Judge: x The bridge was already x on fire when the murder x took place, correct? x x Godot: x Just so you know, my heart x is also on fire and it aches x from your stupidity. x x Judge: x So the impossibility of Maya x Fey escaping from the Inner x Temple side... x x Judge: x ...has already been adequately x proven, has it not!? x x Phoenix: x Y-Yikes...! x Guess my intuition was wrong. x x Godot: x Intuition...? x x Godot: x Truthiness has no place here! x Use your brain, not your gut, x to find the real truth, Trite! x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *** in this very courtroom. **************** * * CONTINUE * ******************************************** Phoenix: There's only one possibility left. Phoenix: Namely... she's right here in this very courtroom! Dahlia: Wh-What!? Godot: M-Maya Fey is here!? Judge: You say she's here in m-my courtroom!? Phoenix: ...Dahlia Hawthorne. Phoenix: I seem to recall that you said... Phoenix: "I had misunderstood one thing, you see." Dahlia: So what!? Phoenix: But I think there's one more thing you misunderstood. Dahlia: What do you mean...? Phoenix: Tell me something. Phoenix: At this very moment... Phoenix: ...who is channeling Dahlia Hawthorne!? Dahlia: Wh-Why that... that's obvious! Dahlia: It's Pearl Fey! That pathetic, little, sniveling runt! Phoenix: ...You're wrong. Phoenix: Pearls tried... but she couldn't do it. -------------------------------------------- Pearl: I've never failed at channeling someone. This is the first time it's happened. Phoenix: Isn't there any explanation for why you couldn't channel a spirit? Pearl: ... Pearl: It could happen if someone else was already channeling the same spirit. -------------------------------------------- Dahlia: Someone called me before Pearl did...? But who...? Phoenix: Pearls even tried again on the day after the crime. Phoenix: But she couldn't do it... What could that mean? Phoenix: I think the truth is becoming clearer to you right about now, am I correct? Dahlia: ... Aaaah! Phoenix: It wasn't Pearls that channeled you! Phoenix: There was someone who called you before she could! xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Phoenix: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Phoenix: x (No, that's not who!) x x Phoenix: x (How can I come this x far and still not get it!?) x x Phoenix: x (Pearls couldn't channel her. x And Maya had disappeared...) x x Phoenix: x (There's only one x possible answer!) x x Judge: x Mr. Wright! x You can mumble to yourself x like a wino on your own time! x x Phoenix: x P-Please... Give me x just one more chance... x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Maya Fey profile* Phoenix: *TAKE THAT!* Phoenix: ...This is an easy one. Phoenix: Pearls couldn't do it, and Misty Fey is gone. Phoenix: There's only one possibility left! Judge: Come on already...! I can't stand the tension! Phoenix: Dahlia Hawthorne! Phoenix: The person channeling you right now must be... Maya Fey! Dahlia: Wh... WHAAAAAAAT!? Judge: B-But how could that be!? Judge: Remember what this witness, Dahlia Hawthorne, said about her goal! Godot: She said that her goal was to kill Maya Fey. Judge: Yes, that's right. Judge: But if Maya channeled the spirit of someone that was trying to kill her...! Judge: ... Godot: Ha...! Well, gramps? What would happen? Judge: ... C-Could it be...? Phoenix: It looks like you finally understand, Your Honor. Dahlia: W-Well, I don't! What are you going on about!? Phoenix: What I'm going on about is the reason Maya channeled you... Phoenix: And there's only one reason. Phoenix: To protect herself from you! Dahlia: To... protect herself... ...from me? Phoenix: Yes. On the night of the crime, you were only interested in one thing. Killing Maya Fey! Phoenix: The path to the Inner Temple was closed off and there was nowhere for her to run. Phoenix: So then the problem became... Phoenix: "Where would be the safest place to hide?" Dahlia: Ah... Aaaaaaaaaah! Dahlia: Y-You mean... That's when she channeled me...? Phoenix: All along you thought you had been channeled by Pearls... Phoenix: That's why it never occurred to you... Phoenix: ...that Maya's hiding place... Phoenix: ...was you! Dahlia: N-No... No... Dahlia: DON'T SAY THAT! Dahlia: Y-You're saying that I... Dahlia: ...was played for a fool!? By that little whelp!? Phoenix: ... Dahlia: Maya Fey killed herself! Isn't it obvious!? Phoenix: *OBJECTION!* Phoenix: Sorry, but no... It would have been impossible for her to jump into the Eagle River. Phoenix: ...This was the only avenue of escape open to Maya. Phoenix: The only way that Maya could disappear from the Inner Temple...! Dahlia: I-I don't believe you...! Dahlia: A stupid little girl like that who has never been out in the real world... Dahlia: She could never have come up with a plan like that! Dahlia: Who could have ever given her such a brilliant idea!? Phoenix: ... Phoenix: Well... ...Me, of course... Phoenix: M... Mia! Dahlia: Mia Fey! Mia: It's been a long time, Dahlia Hawthorne... Godot: ... Godot: ...So it's true... It was you. Mia: ...Yes. Godot: Ha...! You're something else... Dahlia: B-But what... what are you doing here...!? Phoenix: That hair... It's Pearls, right? Mia: Tell me something, Dahlia... Mia: I want you to think back to that night one more time. Mia: You had just cornered Maya in the Inner Temple's garden. Mia: And then... in the final moments of the fight, you lost consciousness. Dahlia: I was stabbed! By Maya Fey! Mia: Actually... Maya lost consciousness at the same time as you. Godot: ...She did? Judge: Not terribly surprising since she was about to be killed. Mia: ...When she woke up, she was in the Training Hall. Mia: That's when Maya decided she needed help... So she channeled me. Mia: She explained in a memo the situation she was in. Mia: She asked me what I thought she should do. Dahlia: She did that...? I can't believe it... Mia: Of course, I didn't have all the details. Mia: But... One thing was perfectly clear. Judge: And that was...? Mia: I knew that you couldn't be allowed to wander free. Phoenix: Free...? What do you mean? Mia: It was a race against time, so I wrote down two things that Maya had to do. Mia: Channel Dahlia Hawthorne as soon as possible... Mia: ...and lock herself in the Sacred Cavern until help arrived. Phoenix: (So it was Maya who put that lock on there...) Judge: Yes, but why did you order her to do those two things? Mia: If she hadn't done it... Mia: ...Dahlia Hawthorne would've been channeled by someone else. Mia: By one Pearl Fey. Phoenix: P-Pearls? Mia: Yes. Pearl didn't properly understand the plan. Mia: So all she was trying to do was follow her mother, Morgan Fey's instructions. Mia: If she had succeeded in channeling Dahlia Hawthorne's spirit... Mia: ...things would have turned out very badly, to put it mildly. Godot: ......... ...So that's how it was. Godot: Dahlia Hawthorne would have used the body of Pearl Fey... Godot: ...to kill Maya at all costs. Judge: Y-Yes, it certainly sounds like that was the intent all along. Dahlia: H-How dare you!? I-I won't forget this...! Phoenix: Why not just admit it? ...Dahlia Hawthorne. Phoenix: Your little plan was nothing but a big failure. Mia: Yes... Another failure to add to the pile of shame, wouldn't you say? Dahlia: Wh-What do you mean by another!? Phoenix: Think about it, Dahlia. Remember all your past crimes? Phoenix: Not a single one of them was a success. They all ended in failure. Dahlia: What...!? How dare you...! Phoenix: 11 years ago... Phoenix: The fake kidnapping... Your very first crime. Phoenix: You got your hands on a 2 million dollar diamond. But... Phoenix: ...after Terry Fawles escaped and went to meet with Valerie Hawthorne... Phoenix: ...the truth was exposed. Dahlia: Sh-Shut your mouth! That wasn't my fault! Dahlia: It was because of that stupid oaf of a prisoner and that weakling of a policewoman! Phoenix: And then... one year later. Phoenix: You tried to kill me. Dahlia: ...! Phoenix: Well... I'm still alive, but... Phoenix: ...you wound up killing someone else. Phoenix: As a result, you were sentenced to death. Phoenix: ...It's one stupid move after another for you. But it's no longer funny. Dahlia: You...! Wipe that smug, happy-go-lucky smile off your face...! Phoenix: And now this! Phoenix: You've messed up again! You let Maya Fey escape. Phoenix: Even though she was right there in front of you! Dahlia: ...Grr...Mmm...Nnnn... Grrr... Ahh! Dahlia: M... M... Mia F... F... Fey Mia Fey! Mia Fey! MIA FEEEEY! Dahlia: You... You... spinster!! Dahlia: I was supposed to kill Maya Fey like I swore I would! Dahlia: And if only you had gotten this spiky-haired jerk the guilty verdict... Dahlia: ...I wouldn't have been hanged to death! Mia: ...... Mia: True. Dahlia: ...! Mia: But I think you finally understand, Dahlia Hawthorne. Mia: ...You will never defeat me. Dahlia: Wh-What...!? What did you say!? Mia: Whether you're alive, dead, or somewhere in between, you will never defeat me. Mia: As long as I'm around, you're destined to lose for all of eternity! Dahlia: Grrr... Grrrr... Grrrrr... Phoenix: ...I remember what you said earlier in the trial. Phoenix: You said there was no way we could punish you... Phoenix: ...because you were already dead. Dahlia: What about it!? Phoenix: Then you said... Phoenix: "Even when the body dies, the spirit, the ego, it lives on... forever." Mia: ...That's very true, Dahlia. Mia: And that's exactly the punishment you'll never be able to escape from. Dahlia: ...! Mia: For all of eternity, you'll have to remain as Dahlia Hawthorne. Mia: A miserable, pathetic, weak creature who can never win at anything... Mia: And for you, there is no escape from that. No hope of freedom. Mia: Since the day you were executed... Mia: ...the narrow bridge that once stretched out in front of you has burnt to a crisp! Dahlia: ...Y-You... OoOooOOh... Dahlia: ...Y-You'RE... wROnG... Dahlia: ...It... CAN'T... be... Dahlia: ...How... coULd... I... ...loSe... to... THe... ...likES... of... YOU...? Phoenix: It no longer matters! Phoenix: I don't care whether you win or lose anymore. Phoenix: The only thing I want... Phoenix: ...is for you to come out of Maya's body right now! Dahlia: ...... ...... Dahlia: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Dahlia: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Dahlia: IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Dahlia: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Dahlia: ...I'M... NOT... READY... ...NOT... READY... TO... GO... Maya: ...Nick... ...Sis... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Judge: Now then... Judge: I assume you are the real Iris...? Iris: ...Yes. I was just rescued from the Sacred Cavern. Judge: I must say you and your twin sister are indeed identical from what I can see. Judge: In any case... Judge: It appears that everything has finally been cleared up. Judge: Mr. Godot. ...What happened to Dahlia Hawthorne? Godot: If you ask me, Your Honor... Godot: ...it looks like she went back to the hell she came from. Judge: Hmm... Judge: It seems that Misty Fey wasn't the only victim of this crime. Judge: Maya Fey, as well as the young Pearl Fey... Judge: ...were also victims of this wicked and selfish plan. Phoenix: Yes, Your Honor. Judge: The tragedy of "Medium Valley" has finally come to an end, it seems. Judge: It would be best for everyone if no further attempt was made to channel that spirit again. Phoenix: ............ Umm... Your Honor? Judge: Yes, what is it? Phoenix: About this whole "spirit medium" thing... Phoenix: It's almost weird how comfortable you seem to be with the concept now. Judge: ... Judge: Well, to be frank, my younger brother is quite judgmental... Judge: He often criticizes me for not studying hard enough. Judge: That's why I made a concerted effort to study up on the Kurain Channeling Technique. Phoenix: (Hey! Isn't that the New Year's issue of "Oh! Cult!"!?) Judge: ...I've seen quite a few things in my many years on the bench. Judge: And in all that time, I've finally learned this one thing. Judge: Each case is different, and takes place in its own world, if you will. Judge: In order to fully understand that world... Judge: ...first we have to immerse ourselves in it completely. Judge: And that's where... My brother and I used to differ. Phoenix: (Hmm, never thought of it that way...) Judge: ...At any rate! It's time to pass judgment in the case of Iris of Hazakura Temple. Godot: *OBJECTION!* Godot: ...You're a little too fast with that gavel, Your Honor. Judge: What do you mean by that, Mr. Godot!? Mia: This trial... It isn't over yet. ...That's what he means. Phoenix: W-What!? Godot: Trite... Godot: Remember what Miss Evil Spirit said in her testimony? Phoenix: Huh? Dahlia's testimony? -------------------------------------------- Dahlia: I caught up with her in front of the stone lantern. Dahlia: Then I took out the dagger I got from the storeroom and... Dahlia: ............ It's strange, but... Dahlia: I don't have a clear memory of what happened after that. Dahlia: I think... I think I was stabbed. -------------------------------------------- Mia: ...Just as Dahlia Hawthorne was about to attack Maya... Mia: ...she was stabbed and "killed" by someone. Judge: Y-Yes... That's right... Godot: The person that was ultimately killed was the spirit medium that channeled Dahlia... Godot: ...Elise Deauxnim, no, Misty Fey. Godot: But... who killed her? Godot: We still don't know who did it! Phoenix: Th-This isn't over!? Godot: Unless someone else is found guilty, the accused is still on trial. Godot: We can't let her walk until there is evidence that proves her innocence. Phoenix: N-No way... Judge: But... This court isn't prepared for any further testimony... Godot: The prosecution is ready to call our final witness! Judge: F-Final... witness!? Godot: This one will clear up the whole mystery... Godot: The mystery of "Who killed Misty Fey"! Judge: ...Hmm, indeed! Mia: ... Mia: Is it really alright... Mr. Prosecutor? Godot: ... Godot: Of course it's alright... Madame Attorney. Judge: Very well then... Judge: Who is this final witness? Godot: Ha...! Isn't it obvious? Godot: There's one person who saw the whole event and will put the final dagger in this case. Judge: S-Someone who saw the murder take place...? Godot: ...The very person who saw her mother killed in front of her own eyes. Phoenix: Y-You mean... Maya!? Phoenix: ...You can't! She can't testify after what she's just been through! Godot: We need to find the truth. Godot: The prosecution calls Maya Fey to the witness stand! Judge: ...Very well. Judge: But first, we'll take a brief recess. Judge: ...We'll have to wait for Ms. Fey to recover before summoning her. Judge: Once we receive the doctor's permission, we will proceed with the trial! Godot: ...Hey, Trite. I've got something to say to you, so listen up. Phoenix: ...What is it? Godot: I don't think much of you as a lawyer. Godot: It's always the same with you. Godot: ...You somehow manage to just squeak by without even a faint understanding of the case. Godot: Some beautiful woman always seems to come dashing in at the last minute to save you. Phoenix: Y-You've got some nerve! Godot: ...But that's not going to happen this time. Godot: This time... you're going to have to do this by yourself. Phoenix: ...! Judge: That's enough! This court is now in recess! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 10, 2:56 PM District Court Defendant Lobby No. 1 Iris: I'm truly sorry about everything. Iris: You were working so hard to defend me... Iris: But I was missing all day, and we didn't even have a chance to talk... Phoenix: (...She's right.) Phoenix: (When I met "Iris" at the Training Hall yesterday...) Phoenix: (...they had already switched places... and Iris was inside the Sacred Cavern.) Iris: ...I wanted to at least be in the defendant's box today to root you on. Phoenix: W-Well, it wasn't you fault. You were locked up this whole time... Phoenix: There's something more important than that, though. I have to ask you... Phoenix: Why did you help your sister out as much as you did? Iris: Huh...? Phoenix: If you had tried to get help at the Sacred Cavern yesterday... Phoenix: ...you wouldn't have spent an entire day locked up in there. Iris: ... Iris: My sister... I felt sorry for her. Iris: She was abandoned by our mother and never got any love from our father either. Phoenix: Yes, but... it was the same for you too, wasn't it? Iris: Yes, but at least I had Sister Bikini, who was like a mother to me. Iris: If only Dahlia had come with me to Hazakura Temple... Iris: I always... I always loved her... Iris: Dahlia was always so smart, so strong... She never complained about a thing. Iris: That's why I... Iris: That's why I promised her that I would help her. Phoenix: Are you talking about the fake kidnapping case 11 years ago? Iris: ...Yes. I-I wanted to be useful to her in some way... Iris: B-But, as usual... Iris: I was too cowardly... At the last minute, I ran away. Iris: Because of that... Iris: Dahlia's half-sister, Valerie, ended up... Phoenix: (That was the case that wounded Mia so badly...) Iris: But... things didn't end there, of course. Iris: Some people suspected that my sister was involved in the murder. Phoenix: Some people...? You must mean... Iris: Yes, two defense lawyers. Iris: Mia Fey... and Diego Armando. Iris: After poisoning Mr. Armando, who was getting too close to learning the truth... Iris: ...Dahlia even tried to kill the person who had unknowingly hid the poison for her. Iris: You. Phoenix: (...That's right...) Phoenix: ...Iris. Phoenix: There's one more thing that I have to ask you. Iris: Yes, what is it? Phoenix: On the night of the murder... Phoenix: ...the person that cleaned up the corpse of the victim, Elise Deauxnim... Phoenix: Was it... Was it really you? Iris: ... Iris: Yes... It was me. Iris: That night, after I rang the lights out bell... Iris: I went back to my room. Iris: At around 10:30, I received a call on my cell phone. Phone: ......... Phone: ...*beep*... "There's a problem... Come to the Inner Temple right away." Iris: I... I got on the snowmobile and headed for the Inner Temple. Iris: But...! Phoenix: The path to the Inner Temple was cut off... Right? Iris: Exactly. Phone: ......... Phone: ...*beep*... "We can't just leave the body here..." "...Alright, let's do this as you said..." Iris: It was me... I was the one that received her body. Iris: The murder weapon had been left in her body so she wouldn't bleed too much. Iris: The staff that Mystic Elise always held... Phoenix: I knew it... Phoenix: So the actual murder weapon was the staff. Iris: ...Yes, that's right. Iris: I brought the body back to Hazakura Temple on the snowmobile. Phoenix: But why... Why did you alter the body? Iris: ...I didn't want anyone to know that the staff was the murder weapon. Iris: I didn't want to leave anything that would lead back to Misty Fey... Iris: So I dressed her in a robe and stabbed her with the Shichishito... Iris: I wiped the blood off the staff's blade and left it next to her on the ground. Phoenix: ...Iris. Just tell me one last thing. Phoenix: Tell me the name of the person that called your cell phone. The real killer. Iris: ... Iris: I'm sorry, Mr. Wright... Iris: I can't do it... I can't say who did it. Phoenix: ... I... I see... *Victim's Staff updated in the Court Record.* Bailiff: ...Defendant! Iris: ...Y-Yes... Bailiff: The judge is calling you! He wants you to see you in his chambers. Bailiff: He has some questions about Dahlia Hawthorne. Iris: ...Alright. Iris: ... Iris: Well then... I'll see you later... Iris: There's something I want to tell you later. Phoenix: Oh, um... OK... ("Something she wants to tell me"?) -------------------------------------------- Phoenix: (So it's true...) Phoenix: (Iris cooperated with the real killer...) Phoenix: (Maybe even from the very beginning!) Mia: ...Phoenix. Phoenix: Mia...! Phoenix: Umm... H-How is Maya doing!? Mia: Physically, I'm not worried. She'll recover completely. Mia: But emotionally, she's been hurt very badly by this case. Phoenix: I-I see... Phoenix: ...! You don't mean...! She's learned who Elise Deauxnim really was? Mia: ...Yes. I went to the medical office and talked with her. Mia: I told her everything I knew. Phoenix: ...But why? Mia: Maya is stronger than you think... Mia: I knew she could take it... All of it. Phoenix: What do you mean by that? Mia: I want you to figure that answer out by yourself. Mia: ...The trial is about to restart. Mia: The real killer... Do you know who it is yet? Phoenix: (Iris wouldn't tell me who called her. But still...) Phoenix: (I think that just maybe... I know who it was.) Phoenix: That night, the victim was killed in the garden of the Inner Temple. Phoenix: And the criminal wasn't just there by accident. Phoenix: Which means... Phoenix: ...that the killer knew of Dahlia's plan from the very beginning. Mia: ...And one more thing. Mia: The victim was moved to the Hazakura Temple side by pendulum. Mia: In other words... the criminal couldn't cross the bridge. Mia: That means they were stuck on the Inner Temple side for almost an entire day. Phoenix: (Exactly. So the criminal...) Phoenix: (...was someone that wasn't in Hazakura Temple the following day...!) Mia: ... Mia: That's as much help as I can give you. Mia: The rest of the battle is yours to win... or lose. Phoenix: OK, I've got it. ...Thank you, Mia. Phoenix: (Finally... It's almost time to bring this case to an end.) Phoenix: (What exactly did Maya see anyway...?) Phoenix: (And who was it that actually killed Misty Fey?) Phoenix: (Whoever it was, I have to prove it...) Phoenix: (Me. All by myself.) To be continued. _______________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part 4-3: Trial [0459] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� February 10, 3:36 PM District Court Courtroom No. 7 Judge: Now then, before we proceed any further... Judge: ...I'm going to announce the results of the tests we had performed earlier. Phoenix: Tests...? Judge: Yes, tests. On the bloody dagger that was found stuck in the pine tree. Phoenix: Oh yeah! That! (I totally forgot about it.) Godot: That's the weapon that Maya Fey used when she fought with the victim. Phoenix: So what are the results!? Was it the victim's blood, or...? Judge: Due to time constraints, a full test wasn't possible. However... Judge: There's one thing we can say with certainty. Judge: The blood that was on this dagger was not the victim's blood! Judge: ...That is all. Now then, let's restart this trial. Phoenix: (So it wasn't Misty's blood on the dagger...) Phoenix: (Then whose was it...?) *Dagger updated in the Court Record.* Judge: I'm sure both the defense and the prosecution know this, but... Judge: ...this trial is rapidly coming to a close. Judge: Both sides will need to show some firm evidence with their claims. Phoenix: I understand, Your Honor. Godot: From what I've heard... Godot: ...the witness is dangerously weak, physically speaking. So, let's finish this quickly. Phoenix: ...Agreed. Judge: Very well! Please bring in the last witness! -------------------------------------------- Godot: ...Witness, please tell us your name and profession. Maya: Maya Fey. My profession is... Umm... Maya: I'm the assistant manager at Wright & Co. Law Offices. Phoenix: (Maya...) Judge: According to the magazine I have here... Judge: ...you're a spirit medium of the Kurain Channeling Technique... Maya: ... Maya: I... I'm frightened. Maya: The Fey clan... I don't want any more to do with it. Phoenix: (Oh, Maya... The pain the Fey bloodline causes must be unbearable...) Judge: ...Very well. Judge: Now then, Ms. Fey. Judge: When the event occurred... you were in the garden of the Inner Temple. Judge: And... Judge: You witnessed the moment of Ms. Elise Deauxnim's murder. Judge: ...Is this correct? Maya: ... Maya: I, umm... I... I didn't see anyth-- Godot: *OBJECTION!* Godot: Straighten up this moment, young lady! Maya: Huh...? Godot: Pick your head up and speak clearly. There's always time for crying later. Maya: B-But I... Godot: Your mother was killed right in front of your eyes! Godot: There's nothing you can do to change that fact. Maya: ...! Godot: But there's something you can do... You can finish this. Godot: You've been watching the whole thing right? Godot: You've seen the witnesses come out and you've seen us squeeze the truth out of them. Godot: Now it's your turn. ...Let's hear your testimony. Godot: On the night of the crime... what exactly did you see happen!? Judge: Witness. If you please. Maya: ...Yes, Your Honor. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WITNESS TESTIMONY -- At the Inner Temple -- (1) Maya: I was passing through the garden on the way to a spare prep room when it happened. (2) Maya: Suddenly, someone struck me over the head... (3) Maya: I stumbled... and ended up against the stone lantern. (4) Maya: I think I screamed, "Help me!" (5) Maya: Then something warm splashed over me... (6) Maya: That's when... I lost consciousness. -------------------------------------------- Judge: Hmm... So you were struck on the head... Judge: I suppose it must have been this staff. Phoenix: Maya! The person who hit you... Phoenix: It was Dahlia Hawthorne, wasn't it!? Maya: I-I'm sorry, Nick. Maya: I just... I couldn't see... I don't know who it was... Phoenix: Maya, think hard... Maya: Sorry, Nick, but I really couldn't! Godot: Ha...! Godot: Can't say it was an especially good night for young ladies to be walking around alone. Judge: It seems that it will be hard to determine the criminal through testimony alone. Judge: Very well then, Mr. Wright. Please begin your cross-examination... Phoenix: ... (Maya... Hang in there...) Phoenix: (She doesn't look well at all...) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CROSS EXAMINATION -- At the Inner Temple -- (1) Maya: I was passing through the garden on the way to a spare prep room when it happened. Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: Who else was on the Inner Temple side that night? Maya: Well, Sister Bikini of course! Maya: But I remember her saying that Iris would be coming later as well. Phoenix: (On the day after the incident, Edgeworth met Bikini at Hazakura Temple.) Phoenix: (That means she couldn't be the criminal.) Phoenix: So then... did Iris actually come later like she said? Maya: Well, umm... Let me think... Phoenix: (She seems confused. It's probably because she's so tired...) Maya: No... I'm sure I didn't see her. Maya: She must have come while I was preparing for the training. (2) Maya: Suddenly, someone struck me over the head... Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: Who did it? Who hit you? Maya: Ah... Well... Maya: I didn't see who it was... I was hit from behind. Phoenix: You didn't see the person...? Phoenix: But after that, your attacker was in front of you! Phoenix: How could you not see who it was!? Maya: Oh! L-Let me think for a sec... Maya: I'm sorry... I just can't remember. Phoenix: (Maya is really having a hard time... What should I do?) *** Leave her alone ************************ * * Phoenix: * (Considering the conditions * at the crime scene...) * * Phoenix: * (...it's not surprising she * didn't see her attacker.) * * Godot: * Ha...! * * Godot: * So it looks like even you've * got some compassion. * * CONTINUE * ******************************************** *** Press her harder *********************** * * Phoenix: * ...Come on, Maya, this isn't * making sense. * * Phoenix: * Why didn't you see this * person? * * Maya: * Umm, well, let me think... * It was... Uh... * * Maya: * Oh yeah! That's right! * It was dark, that's it! * * Judge: * It was dark...? * * Maya: * It's not good to have too much * light around when someone is * undergoing spiritual training. * * Judge: * Hmm... Come to think of it, * there was earlier testimony * to that effect as well. * * Judge: * So it was dark in the garden * on the night of the crime... * * Phoenix: * (Which is why she didn't see * her attacker...) * * Phoenix: * (I thought maybe she was * trying to hide something, but * I guess not...) * * CONTINUE * ******************************************** Judge: Judging by the testimony thus far, the identity of the attacker was most likely... Phoenix: ...The spirit that was channeled by Elise Deauxnim... Dahlia Hawthorne! Judge: Hmm... Judge: Very well, please continue with your testimony. Judge: What happened after you were struck on the head...? (3) Maya: I stumbled... and ended up against the stone lantern. Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: What happened afterwards!? Maya: My attacker was in front of me, blocking off my escape. ...I think. Phoenix: Y-You... think...? Maya: After getting hit like that... I-I was in a state of panic. Maya: There were only two things rolling around in my mind at the time. Judge: Well now...! This is beginning to get interesting! Phoenix: So what were the two things rolling around in your mind? Maya: Umm... Maya: "My name is Maya Fey. One plus one equals two"... Phoenix: ... Maya: You see, for some crazy reason, I was afraid I was going to lose my memory. Maya: I know it's odd considering my life was in danger, but that's how it was... Judge: That's not odd at all. Your actions are understandable, given the circumstances. Judge: So... What did you do then? (4) Maya: I think I screamed, "Help me!" Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: You think you screamed, but you're not sure? Maya: Listen, I was a complete wreck! Maya: It was dark and I couldn't see my attacker... Maya: Was it a man? A woman? An adult? A child? Maya: I had no idea... I was scared out of my wits! Judge: Believe me, my dear... I'm certain I would have soiled my robes. Maya: I thought this person might attack me, so I... so I... Maya: Anyway, I'm pretty sure I screamed... I thought that it was my last hope. Phoenix: (Wow, it sounds like poor little Maya really was out of her mind.) Phoenix: (But I wonder what she meant by "last hope"...) Phoenix: (What do I do? Do I press her for more details...?) *** What did she scream? ******************* * * Phoenix: * So you're certain that you * screamed, "Help me!"? * * Maya: * Umm... I think so. * * Maya: * Now that I think about it... * Yeah, that's gotta be what * I screamed. * * Godot: * Ha...! * * Godot: * Is it all that strange, Trite, * for her to have screamed, * "Help me"? * * Phoenix: * (No, but... * Something about that * bugs me...) * * Phoenix: * (Why would you face someone * that's trying to kill you...) * * Phoenix: * (...and go through the trouble * of screaming for help?) * * CONTINUE * ******************************************** *** "My last hope" ************************* * * Phoenix: * Wait a minute, Maya. * What's this "my last hope" * stuff? * * Maya: * Um, what...? * What do you mean by * "your last hope"? * * Phoenix: * No, no, no! * That's what you said...! * You said, "my last hope." * * Maya: * Huh? What? * I said what? * * Phoenix: * ...... * * Phoenix: * Look, you were facing an * attacker that you couldn't see * and you screamed, right? * * Phoenix: * You screamed, "Help me!" * * Maya: * Um, yeah. * * Phoenix: * But you testified that you * screamed that because you * thought it was your last hope. * * Maya: * Oh... Well, you know... * That's like... What do you * call it when that happens... * * Phoenix: * (Maya's not doing so well * up there...) * * Maya: * Oh, yeah. Umm, I... * Oh! That's right! * * Maya: * I remember now... I was facing * my attacker, but that's not * who I was screaming at. * * Phoenix: * Wh-What did you just say...? * * Maya: * Yeah, that's right... * * Maya: * It was the person behind my * attacker that I was yelling * at. * * Maya: * That's who I was screaming * to for help! * * Maya: * ............ * ...Aaaaaaaaaaaaah! * * Phoenix: * Wh-What is it now!? * * Maya: * I messed up! I didn't... * I didn't mean to let * that slip out... * * Phoenix: * Huh...? * * Judge: * W-Witness! * Are you absolutely sure * of what you're saying? * * Judge: * Behind the attacker... * There was another person!? * * Maya: * Um, I am... Well... * I uhh, I meant to keep * that part a secret. * * Maya: * Nngh... * What have I done? * * Godot: * Ha...! * * Godot: * "It takes a ton of pressure * to make a diamond." * * Godot: * That's what I always say. * * Maya: * A ton of pressure... * * Godot: * ...You're in a court * of law here! * * Godot: * You can't make things up * or try to hide things in this * chamber. * * Judge: * ...Witness. The information * you just presented is vital * to the case. * * Judge: * I want you to add it to * your testimony! * * ADD STATEMENT (4b) * ******************************************** *** Wait and see *************************** * * Phoenix: * (Maya is really emotionally * and physically exhausted.) * * Phoenix: * (I shouldn't go overboard. * For the time being, I'll just * play it by ear.) * * CONTINUE * ******************************************** Judge: ...Alright then, witness. Go on with your testimony. Maya: Oh. Um... OK. (4b) Maya: I could see a man behind my attacker by the light of the stone lantern. Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: A man? Who was this man? Maya: W-Well... Y-You see... Maya: I-I couldn't see. Phoenix: You couldn't see...? (She's used this excuse twice now...) Maya: Well, you know... Lantern light isn't very bright. Judge: Lantern light, did you say? Maya: There's a great big stone lantern in the garden! Maya: They always light it when an acolyte is there for training. Phoenix: ... Maya: H-Hey! You know what they say... "Under the lantern, darkness reigns." Maya: So I could see the person that was further away, but not my attacker, who was closer! Maya: Plus, there weren't any other light sources in the garden at the time... Judge: Hmm... (5) Maya: Then something warm splashed over me... Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: Y-You don't mean...! W-Was it...? Maya: I didn't know it at the time, but... Maya: I... I think it was probably blood. Phoenix: (Is she saying that's when Ms. Deauxnim, who was channeling Dahlia...) Phoenix: (...was stabbed in the back by the killer?) Maya: At that moment, I was paralyzed with fear... Maya: I was just sitting there in the snow. Maya: I'm sure blood got on everything around me. (6) Maya: That's when... I lost consciousness. Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: So what happened next? Maya: ...I don't remember. Godot: How were you saved? You don't even remember that? Maya: No... Maya: I haven't got any idea! Maya: Umm... I really don't know what happened at all! Godot: That's too bad. -------------------------------------------- Phoenix: (I've worked side by side with Maya for 3 years now.) Phoenix: (When she hides something, I can tell by how she acts.) Phoenix: (And right now...) Phoenix: (I'm absolutely certain she's hiding something!) RETURN TO THE START OF CROSS-EXAMINATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Present Stone Lantern* at (4b) Phoenix: *OBJECTION!* Phoenix: ...So there was a man standing behind your attacker? Maya: Umm... yeah. Phoenix: That man... He's the killer. He stabbed her from behind. Phoenix: He's the one who killed Elise Deauxnim... Phoenix: Otherwise known as... Misty Fey, your mother. Maya: The killer...! Phoenix: Maya... Phoenix: You know who killed your mother, don't you. Maya: Umm... Judge: Wh-What is the meaning of this, Mr. Wright!? Phoenix: To be frank, Your Honor, I think she is in shock and quite confused. Phoenix: That's why she hasn't noticed the huge problem with her testimony. Maya: H-Huh? What do you mean? What problem...? Phoenix: ...Maya. Phoenix: On the night of the crime... that stone lantern was out of commission. Maya: Huh... What!? Phoenix: ...It's true. Phoenix: There was no light anywhere in the garden that night. Maya: N-No! Judge: Order! Order in the court! M-Mr. Godot! Explain this! Godot: ...Add the pureness of milk to the perfect, clear darkness of coffee. Stir. Godot: That is the state of the witness's mind right now -- a cup of caf� au lait. Judge: C-Caf� o' Lay? Is that even legal...? Godot: Mr. Trite's words are the milk and you are the spoon, Your Honor. Judge: I-I'm a spoon!? I'm no spoony bard, I'll have you know! Godot: You must have noticed it too, Trite. Godot: ...This witness's mental state is highly unstable right now. Godot: It's not hard to understand why she would make a little mistake like that. Phoenix: *OBJECTION!* Phoenix: Sorry, but that's not going to cut it! Godot: ...What did you say!? Phoenix: If there truly was no light in the garden... Phoenix: ...then there's a fatal contradiction in the witness's last bit of testimony! Maya: N-Nick... Phoenix: ...May I? Phoenix: Recall the witness's statement about her attacker. Phoenix: She said that she didn't know if it was a man or a woman, an adult or a child. Phoenix: ...And yet! Phoenix: The witness could describe a person that was standing behind her attacker... Phoenix: And she quite clearly described him as a man! Maya: Ah...! Phoenix: ...In other words! Phoenix: That would have to mean that Maya actually saw our mystery person! Phoenix: Despite it being so dark that she couldn't see the face of the attacker in front of her! Maya: N... NOOOOOOOOOO! Judge: Or-Order! Order! Order! What in the world does this all mean, Mr. Wright!? Judge: Are you saying Ms. Fey saw the real killer under pitch black conditions!? Godot: *OBJECTION!* Godot: Trite! Do you have any idea what you're proposing? Godot: How could she have seen in the dark? Godot: There was no other light source at the scene! Phoenix: *OBJECTION!* Phoenix: There are some things that you can only see in the dark, Mr. Godot. Godot: ...! Phoenix: Maya, you did see who the killer was in the dark. Phoenix: And now... you're trying to cover for him. Judge: C-Cover...!? For the man that killed her mother...!? Phoenix: There's only one conclusion I can draw from this... Phoenix: You know who this man is! Maya: ...... ... Maya: Please... Nick... Maya: I don't know anything... Please... I'm begging you... Godot: ...Ha! Godot: You talk a good game, Trite. But let's see if you can walk the walk. Godot: It was pitch black. So what could the witness see? Godot: I'm calling your bluff! Maya: N-No, Nick! Don't...! P-Please! Stop...! Phoenix: (Maya is dead set on protecting this guy...) Phoenix: (The man who murdered Maya's long-lost mother...!) Phoenix: (But... I can't let him get away with it.) Phoenix: (I'm a lawyer. An officer of the court. I'm here to find the truth!) Judge: ...Alright, Mr. Wright. Time to show us what you've got. Judge: Who was this person that you say Ms. Fey saw in the darkness...? xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Phoenix: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Judge: x It looks like you've proven x a well-known fact. x x Judge: x The fact that people really x CAN'T see in the dark! x x Phoenix: x Urk... x x Godot: x You're just the man x I thought you were... x x Godot: x You should try a nice, sweet x caf� au lait at least once in x your life, Trite! x x Phoenix: x ...... x x Phoenix: x (B-But I'm sure she saw x the killer in the dark...!) x x Phoenix: x (So the answer is clear! x What is visible in the dark!?) x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Godot profile* Phoenix: *TAKE THAT!* Phoenix: Because it was pitch black, Ms. Fey was able to recognize the killer easily. Phoenix: I'm sure the court would like to see for itself how this is possible, yes? Judge: What!? B-But how do you propose to show us something like that!? Phoenix: ...It's easy. Phoenix: We just need to recreate the conditions of that night. Judge: C-Conditions...? Phoenix: Your Honor! The defense officially requests... Phoenix: ...that all the lights in this courtroom be turned off! -------------------------------------------- Judge: ... Judge: Wh... Wh... This is... ...But it can't be...! Godot: ...Ha... Godot: That was a nice bit of deduction... Trite. -------------------------------------------- Phoenix: Well, everyone...? Phoenix: This is the man Maya saw on the night of the murder! Judge: Order! Order! Order! Judge: Prosecutor Godot! What is the meaning of this!? Godot: ... Judge: Surely you must be shocked to hear yourself accused of such a thing! Judge: Why aren't you denying it!? Godot: Ha...! Your Honor. You're asking the wrong person. Judge: Wh-What do you mean by that!? Godot: If you've got a question, ask the witness... That's one of my rules. Phoenix: Well, Maya!? How about it? Phoenix: What you saw that night... Phoenix: Was it 3 glowing red lights? Maya: ... Judge: Well, witness? Answer the question. Maya: ... Maya: Y... You're wrong! Maya: I-I... I never saw that! Phoenix: M-Maya! Maya: I thought the person that stabbed my mother was a man... Maya: ...for a totally different reason! Phoenix: Wha-Whaat? Judge: W-Witness... M-Mr. Wright, what the...!? Godot: *OBJECTION!* Godot: Stop your chattering, Your Honor. Judge: Ch-Ch-Chattering...? Godot: If it's worth asking, ask the witness. That's one of my rules. Judge: ...... Alright. Judge: Well then, let's continue with the testimony. Judge: Please tell us how you knew the killer was a man! Maya: ...Y-Yes, Your Honor. Maya: I didn't realize it until after I woke up, but... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WITNESS TESTIMONY -- The Killer -- (1) Maya: ...When I came to, I was just lying there on the Training Hall floor. (2) Maya: By the time I got back to the garden, the place had totally changed... (3) Maya: The torches were lit... And the body was gone. (4) Maya: And all of the snow around the stone lantern had been carefully cleaned up, too. (5) Maya: Since the person did all that work alone, I just assumed it was a man... -------------------------------------------- Judge: Hmm... Judge: So it was after the crime took place that the witness came to think the killer was a man. Maya: Yes... That's right... I'm sorry, Your Honor, I... Judge: No need to apologize. It's as Mr. Godot said... You're utterly exhausted. Judge: It's only natural that you would be a little confused. Godot: ... Judge: Also, if you consider the situation you described... Judge: ...it doesn't seem too much of a stretch to assume the criminal was a man. Judge: Mr. Wright. Proceed with your cross-examination. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CROSS EXAMINATION -- The Killer -- (1) Maya: ...When I came to, I was just lying there on the Training Hall floor. Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: So you lost consciousness when you were in the garden. Is that right? Maya: Yes. I think... I think it happened when the v-victim was stabbed. Phoenix: So then the person that carried you into the Inner Temple...? Judge: It could only have been the killer...! Godot: ... Maya: That's what I think, too. Phoenix: (So the killer carried Maya into the Inner Temple...) (2) Maya: By the time I got back to the garden, the place had totally changed... Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: Naturally the killer must have done it, right? Maya: Yes, I think so... Phoenix: But why would the killer tamper with the crime scene like that? Phoenix: There must have been something that the killer desperately wanted to hide. Maya: ...... I... *** Haven't pressed at (3) AND (4) ********* * * Maya: * ...... * I don't know. * * Phoenix: * (It looks like she doesn't * have enough confidence.) * * Phoenix: * (I think I need to gather some * more information before * I ask her again...) * ******************************************** *** After pressing at (3) AND (4) ********** * * Maya: * The truth is... * When I saw the crime * scene, I felt something. * * Phoenix: * You did? * * Maya: * Yes... I felt like the killer * was hiding the evidence * for me... for my sake... * * Judge: * Wh-What? * Hiding it for you...!? * * Maya: * Everyone knew that I was * the only one at the Inner * Temple that night. * * Maya: * If Sister Bikini had come * back and looked at the * garden... * * Phoenix: * ...She may have thought * that you had done it... * * Judge: * ...No, she definitely * would have thought so. * * Judge: * And you're saying that's * why the killer... * * Judge: * ...cleaned up the crime scene * to make it look like nothing * had happened...? * * Maya: * Yes. I'm sure of it. * * Judge: * Well, that's certainly * an important piece of * information! * * Judge: * I want you to add that * to your testimony! * * Maya: * Yes, Your Honor... * * ADD STATEMENT (2b) * ******************************************** (2b) Maya: I think it was for my sake that the killer cleaned up the evidence of what had happened. Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: They did it for your sake...? Maya: Well... If the body and the blood hadn't been removed... Maya: ...I would've immediately been the prime suspect, right? Judge: Yes, I suppose that's true. Phoenix: (Yeah, and if that happened, the body would have caused some other problems, too.) Phoenix: (If her real identity had come out right then, it would have been terrible.) Phoenix: ("Master of Kurain Killed by Own Daughter!") Phoenix: (I don't think Maya would've been able to handle it...) Judge: But still... It's rather difficult to fathom the killer's motives. Judge: What reason is there to go through that much trouble to protect you...? Maya: ... (3) Maya: The torches were lit... And the body was gone. Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: The torches were lit? Maya: Yes. That's how I noticed that the whole scene had changed. Phoenix: (I'm going to say it was the killer who lit the torches... I mean, who else could it be?) Judge: The killer probably lit them since it'd be impossible to do any cover-up work in the dark. Judge: However, if that's true, there's one thing that still bothers me. Judge: Why did the killer go to the effort of moving the body? Phoenix: (That's true... It's hard to see how that would be of any advantage to the killer.) Phoenix: (The only one who would gain anything from that would be...) Phoenix: (...the only person that was at the Inner Temple, Maya.) Maya: ... Judge: Very well... Let me hear some more about the condition of the crime scene. (4) Maya: And all of the snow around the stone lantern had been carefully cleaned up, too. Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: So you're saying the killer cleaned up the snow? (It did look really odd...) Phoenix: (The snow was removed in an unnatural-looking rectangular shape around the lantern...) Maya: There were a lot of shovels around the Inner Temple. Maya: But they're all really heavy. Way too heavy for me to use. Judge: ...An odd fellow indeed, this killer. Judge: Why on earth would anyone want to take snow away? Phoenix: Well there's one thing I can think of... Phoenix: Didn't you say that a lot of the victim's blood sprayed onto the snow? Maya: Y-Yeah... Maya: The area I collapsed in ended up being splattered. Phoenix: In other words... Phoenix: ...the killer's purpose was to hide the bloody snow. Phoenix: I think that's the most reasonable explanation. Judge: Hmm, perhaps... Judge: However, there's something that's bothering me. Judge: If the killer just wanted to hide the snow with blood on it... Judge: ...there was no need to remove that amount. Phoenix: (That's true...) Phoenix: (He could have scooped up just the snow that was stained with blood.) Judge: It looks like there are some mysteries behind this issue. Maya: ...But, I think this will help explain them! (5) Maya: Since the person did all that work alone, I just assumed it was a man... Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: So, you're saying that you never saw the killer, right? Maya: Y-Yes. Phoenix: But earlier you very clearly stated that... Phoenix: ...you saw a man behind your attacker. Maya: ... Maya: Nick... I'm sorry... -------------------------------------------- Phoenix: (The killer certainly went through a lot of trouble...) Phoenix: (Moving the body by pendulum, manipulating the crime scene...) Phoenix: (But for what purpose...? Why do all that?) Phoenix: (Maybe Maya knows more than she's letting on...) RETURN TO THE START OF CROSS-EXAMINATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Present Stone Lantern* at (2b) Phoenix: *OBJECTION!* Phoenix: The body of Elise Deauxnim was carried all the way to Hazakura Temple's courtyard. Phoenix: Then at the garden, the real scene of the crime... Phoenix: ...the snow that we suspect was covered in blood was scooped up and removed. Phoenix: It's reasonable to believe all this was done in an attempt to hide the true crime scene. Phoenix: However... Phoenix: There's still one matter that still seems somewhat odd. Godot: Oh? And what would that be? Phoenix: You must have figured it out by now, Mr. Godot... Phoenix: It's the message written in blood on the lantern. Godot: ...! Phoenix: It was written very clearly on the white stone lantern. Phoenix: "Maya"... Maya: Ah... Phoenix: If the killer was so motivated to protect Maya from suspicion... Phoenix: ...then why didn't he wipe the writing off the lantern? Judge: Aaaaaaah! You're right! Judge: Order! Order! Order! B-But, Mr. Wright! Judge: Isn't it a fact that the killer was trying to cover up the crime scene...? Phoenix: Indeed. But it doesn't make much sense to move the body and remove the bloody snow... Phoenix: ...then not wipe off the most incriminating thing of all -- the bloody writing! Godot: *OBJECTION!* Godot: But if that's the case... Godot: ...do you have an explanation for the killer's mysterious behavior? Godot: Why would this killer move the body and remove all that snow... Godot: ...but then leave the bloody writing on the lantern...? Phoenix: (I don't know what the killer's plan was...) Phoenix: (...but it's a fact that the killer left the writing on the lantern.) Phoenix: (There must be a reason for it!) Judge: Well then, Mr. Wright! Let's hear your opinion. Judge: Why did the killer leave the message written in blood on the lantern? xxx The killer wrote it. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Phoenix: x There's only one reason... x And it's easier to spot than x Sister Bikini in a bikini. x x Phoenix: x It's because the killer is the x one who wrote it! x x Judge: x ...... x x Maya: x ...... x x Godot: x ...... x x Phoenix: x ...Huh? x x Judge: x ...Too bad, Mr. Wright. x x Judge: x Don't you remember the x testimony of that rather x pathetic, vile woman? x x -------------------------------------------- x x Dahlia: x I think... x I think I was stabbed. x x Dahlia: x Anyway, I suddenly x lost consciousness... x x Dahlia: x But before I did... I scrawled x her name on the lantern. x x Dahlia: x I had hoped it would cast x suspicion on Maya. x x -------------------------------------------- x x Phoenix: x ... x x Phoenix: x Oh yeah... She did say that, x didn't she...? x x Godot: x Ha...! x You and Dahlia... x x Godot: x I'm not sure which one of x you is more pathetic! x x Phoenix: x Ugggghhh! x x Phoenix: x (I've got to recall everything x I've seen and heard up to this x point!) x x Phoenix: x (The answer is there x somewhere!) x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxx To pin the crime on Maya. xxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Phoenix: x There's only one reason! One x as obvious as Jean Armstrong x in a thong on the Riviera! x x Phoenix: x ...The killer was trying x to pin the crime on Maya! x x Judge: x ...... x x Maya: x ...... x x Godot: x ...... x x Phoenix: x ...Huh? x x Maya: x Umm, Nick. x I shouldn't have to be the x one to tell you this, but... x x Maya: x If the killer had meant to x put the blame on me... x x Maya: x ...then why didn't the x killer leave the crime x scene as it was? x x Phoenix: x Oh... x x Judge: x Once again, you've been x pointing that finger where x it doesn't belong! x x Phoenix: x Ugggghhh! x x Phoenix: x (I've got to recall everything x I've seen and heard up to this x point!) x x Phoenix: x (The answer is there x somewhere!) x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *** The killer didn't notice it. *********** * * CONTINUE * ******************************************** Phoenix: ...Prosecutor Godot. Earlier in this trial, you gave me some good advice. Phoenix: "Once you eliminate the impossible..." Phoenix: "...whatever remains must be the truth." Godot: Maybe you're not as dumb as I thought. Phoenix: The real killer wanted to disguise the fact that a crime occurred there. Phoenix: If that's the case... Phoenix: They wouldn't have left the bloody writing on the stone lantern on purpose! Phoenix: Therefore, it must mean that they didn't notice it... Maya: B-But... That doesn't make any sense! Maya: The torches were all lit and everything... Maya: There's no way any normal person would miss something as glaring as that! Phoenix: You're right... There is no way any "normal" person would. Judge: What...? What are you trying to say, Mr. Wright!? Phoenix: There's only one person involved in this incident... Phoenix: ...who could have missed seeing the bloody writing altogether. Judge: And who would that be!? Judge: Who is the person that could have failed to notice the bloody writing!? xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Phoenix: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Judge: x ...I think I'll leave some x bloody writing when x I die, too. x x Judge: x I'll write... x "Wright Left". x x Phoenix: x H-Huh? x x Judge: x You have no idea what you're x talking about, do you? x x Phoenix: x (Is he telling me I need x to leave the courtroom...?) x x Godot: x Hey, Trite... x x Godot: x You can play after the trial x is over! x x Phoenix: x (I'm sure I'm on the right x track!) x x Phoenix: x (I've just got to think more x carefully about all that's x happened up to this point!) x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Godot profile* Phoenix: *TAKE THAT!* Phoenix: Mr. Godot... Phoenix: This is what you said yesterday... -------------------------------------------- Godot: My eyesight is pretty messed up. Godot: Even with these huge goggles on my head, I still can't see everything. -------------------------------------------- Judge: You can't see everything!? Judge: Is that correct, Mr. Godot!? Godot: ... Phoenix: This lantern was submitted as evidence today. Phoenix: I would like the court to think back to the moment it was first presented. -------------------------------------------- Judge: Th-This lantern... There's something written on it! Judge: Wh-Why... It's written in blood! Godot: Hmph... Nonsense! Godot: This lantern... It's as clean as a whistle! -------------------------------------------- Phoenix: ...Mr. Godot. Just admit it. Phoenix: There are certain colors you can't see... Correct? Godot: ... Phoenix: You can't see red on a white background, can you? Phoenix: ...That's right. We went through this once before. Phoenix: During the poisoning case at Tr�s Bien... -------------------------------------------- Godot: This is the apron the delightful Ms. Byrde was wearing at the time. Godot: And somehow spilled coffee on. Judge: There's something still bothering me, Mr. Godot. Judge: Why have you not explained the bloodstain to the court? Godot: Bloodstain? What bloodstain would that be? Judge: Don't play games, prosecutor! The blood-colored stain that's smeared all over the apron! Godot: That's ridiculous! No one told me anything about a bloodstain! -------------------------------------------- Phoenix: You could see the coffee on the white apron... Phoenix: ...But you couldn't see the ketchup. Because it was red. Godot: ... Godot: Ha...! It's strange... Godot: In a black and white photo, those letters would have appeared black to me... Godot: I wonder... Why am I the only one that can't see them...? Judge: S-So then... Mr. Godot! Are you admitting it!? Judge: Are you admitting that you couldn't see the red writing on the lantern!? Godot: ...Hey, gramps. Didn't you know? Godot: That's the reason why I don't drink red tea! Phoenix: (I wasn't sure about it until now, but...) Phoenix: (I just can't believe it... Prosecutor Godot is the murderer!) Phoenix: (But... There's no going back now.) Phoenix: (I've finally figured out the truth...!) Phoenix: ...Mr. Godot. The defense at this time formally accuses you. Phoenix: You are the murderer of Ms. Elise Deauxnim, also known as Ms. Misty Fey! Judge: It's hard to believe this may be true. However... Judge: ...once again Mr. Wright has brought up a disquieting fact about you! Godot: Ha...! Godot: Just make sure you don't fill out the indictment in red ink, gramps. Godot: Come on... How does a little graffiti make me into the killer? Phoenix: ...! Godot: Besides, it's not like it's my name that's written there. Phoenix: *OBJECTION!* Phoenix: I'm certain that the killer wasn't able to see the color red! Godot: This is rich. Do go on, Trite. Phoenix: The answer is right there at the crime scene. Phoenix: In the snow... Judge: The snow? How so? Phoenix: Well, for example, why did the killer move all that snow...? Phoenix: Your Honor, you said it yourself. Phoenix: If they wanted to hide the bloody snow, why not take out just that area? Judge: Yes, why didn't they take just that area...? Ah! C-Could it be...!? Phoenix: Yes. The killer couldn't see the red blood that had seeped into the snow. Phoenix: And so, he had to remove all of the snow! Phoenix: He couldn't be sure of where the blood had landed, so he removed the whole area! Godot: *OBJECTION!* Godot: Isn't it more likely that the killer couldn't see the blood because it was dark? Phoenix: ...Not a chance. Phoenix: The torches were all lit. They would have been able to see fine. Judge: ...... It seems... Judge: ...that once again, this trial has taken an unexpected turn, to say the least. Judge: Can you explain this, Mr. Godot!? *HOLD IT!* Maya: W-Wait! Just wait a minute! Phoenix: Maya! Judge: Wh-What is it, witness? Maya: M-Mr. Godot... isn't the killer...! Maya: After all, he didn't even come to the Inner Temple... Maya: ...until 2 days after the murder took place! Maya: He didn't show up until after that old bridge got fixed up! Godot: *OBJECTION!* Godot: Maya... Maya: ...! Godot: You can't testify to something like that. Maya: Why...? What do you mean!? I may not look it, but I'm-- Maya: Eeeeeeeek!! Godot: After the murder happened... you didn't even exist. Judge: She didn't...? I'm afraid I don't follow... Godot: Are you senile, old man? We established this just a little while ago. Godot: After the murder, this witness was unconscious for a long time. Godot: Because she was channeling Dahlia Hawthorne. Judge: Oh... That's right... Maya: P-Please, Your Honor! Let me add to my testimony! Maya: ...Nick! Please listen to me...! Phoenix: ...... (Maya...) Phoenix: (Do you plan to cover for Godot no matter what the cost...?) Phoenix: (If that's the case, then I've got no choice.) Phoenix: ...Your Honor! Let's hear her testimony. Phoenix: If it means we're going to hear the whole truth, I say we should not silence her. Godot: Ha...! Nicely done, Trite. Judge: Very well, let's hear the witness's testimony. Judge: Please tell us what happened at the Inner Temple after the murder. Maya: Yes, sir. After I woke up, I began channeling and my spirit "left me", as it were. Maya: But that little girl was there at the Inner Temple, too! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WITNESS TESTIMONY -- After the Incident -- (1) Maya: Pearly was also stuck on the Inner Temple side that night! (2) Maya: The next morning, she looked around, but couldn't find anyone. (3) Maya: The next day, when the bridge was finally fixed, she was in the spare prep room. (4) Maya: That's when Mr. Godot arrived at the Inner Temple for the first time! (5) Maya: He found Pearly first, and cheered her right up! -------------------------------------------- Judge: Who is this "Pearly"...? Maya: That's my little cousin! Pearl Fey. Judge: Hmm... So when did you hear about this? Maya: Oh, just a while ago... When I was in the medical office. Judge: I'm terribly sorry... Judge: But what you heard from someone else is simply not admissible as testimony. Maya: Whaaaat!? Come on! Maya: Pearly would never tell a lie! Maya: She's a way more honest person than I'll ever be! Phoenix: (Real smart, Maya. You always know the best things to say when you're under oath...) Godot: Ha...! Godot: The prosecution has no objection. We believe the witness. Judge: M-Mr. Godot! Godot: Let's just move on to the cross-examination... If the defense has no objections... Judge: Th-This is highly unusual, but... Well, Mr. Wright!? Phoenix: ... Phoenix: Let's get this cross- examination started. Godot: ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CROSS EXAMINATION -- After the Incident -- (1) Maya: Pearly was also stuck on the Inner Temple side that night! Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: So where did do you think Pearls slept that night? Maya: In the spare prep room next to the Training Hall, I guess. Maya: There's a rule that you can't enter the Training Hall during an acolyte's training. Judge: But even so, why did she go to the Inner Temple in the first place? Phoenix: It seems that Pearls became very worried about Maya. Maya: She knew that the spiritual training I was about to undergo was very intense. Phoenix: (Pearls was supposed to channel Dahlia Hawthorne...) Phoenix: (But she couldn't do it. That's why she headed to the Inner Temple.) Phoenix: (However, Dahlia Hawthorne was already there...) Phoenix: (...possessing the body of Elise Deauxnim.) (2) Maya: The next morning, she looked around, but couldn't find anyone. Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: She searched the entire Inner Temple side, end to end...? Maya: Well, you see... Pearly gets pretty scared when she's alone. Maya: And there weren't that many places to look... Maya: She says that she even went back and forth several times. Phoenix: The Inner Temple side has two structures: the Training Hall and a spare prep room... Maya: And there's also a storage shack, I think... That's about it. Phoenix: (There was a storage shack, too?) Phoenix: ...Pearls was looking for other people, right? Phoenix: Would she have really examined a storage shack all that carefully...? Maya: ... Maya: Well, if it was me, that would be the first place I would investigate! Judge: Hmm... Judge: So that means it's possible that someone may have been hiding in the storage shack. (3) Maya: The next day, when the bridge was finally fixed, she was in the spare prep room. Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: Pearls didn't hear the sound of them working on the bridge? Maya: What do you mean? Phoenix: I was just wondering why she would stay in the prep room. Phoenix: If it was me, I'd at least go out and wait at the foot of the bridge. Maya: ...Oh. Well, Pearly said she was sleeping at the time. Maya: She said she was so scared during the night... Maya: ...that she couldn't sleep well and woke up a bunch of times. Judge: Poor little girl... All alone like that... Godot: Well, we know that she had at least one friend in the Sacred Cavern. Godot: ...Dahlia Hawthorne, who was busy battling with the trick lock... Phoenix: (She couldn't let anyone see her...) Phoenix: (So she wouldn't have shown herself to Pearls.) Godot: What happened after the bridge was finally fixed...? (4) Maya: That's when Mr. Godot arrived at the Inner Temple for the first time! Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: So it was your first time on the Inner Temple side, Mr. Godot? Godot: Hmm? That's funny. Am I imagining things, or did the defense ask me a question? Judge: ...Mr. Wright, please save your questions for the witness. Phoenix: "What you heard from someone else is simply not admissible as testimony." Phoenix: Those are your words. ...Your Honor. Judge: ... Touch�, Mr. Wright. Judge: Oh well... What do you have to say, Mr. Godot? Godot: Hot nights and even hotter coffee... That's what I always say. Godot: If it hadn't have been for this case, I never would have visited there. Godot: A freezing cold temple in the mountains... I think I'll pass! Phoenix: (So he had never visited Hazakura Temple or the Inner Temple, huh...?) Godot: ...Ha! You want to say something, Trite? *** Haven't pressed at 5 [+ third choice] *** * * Phoenix: * (In any case, I have to find a * crack in Godot's armor!) * * Phoenix: * (While I cross-examine * Maya, that is...) * * CONTINUE * ******************************************** *** After pressing at 5 [+ third choice] *** * * Phoenix: * (It's just like I thought.) * * Phoenix: * (Godot is lying!) * * Phoenix: * (If his first visit to the * Inner Temple really was * after the incident...) * * Phoenix: * (He shouldn't know about * that piece of evidence!) * * CONTINUE * ******************************************** Judge: Very well, please go on with your testimony. Judge: After fixing the bridge, the policemen came over to the Inner Temple side, right? Maya: Yes! Then Mr. Godot... (5) Maya: He found Pearly first, and cheered her right up! Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: H-He cheered her up...? Maya: That's what Pearly said... She said he was a very nice older gentleman. Maya: Thank you for looking after my cousin, Mr. Godot! Judge: And here I was thinking you were nothing more than a coffee-addict. Godot: Ha...! Cut it out... ...You're making me blush. Phoenix: (This guy is really beginning to get on my nerves... In more ways than one...) Godot: The truth is there aren't that many places to look on the Inner Temple side. Godot: The policemen were all busy going over the garden with fine-toothed combs. Godot: So I decided to carry out an investigation in my own way... Godot-style! Judge: I'm the same way. I like to hand down verdicts in my own way, Judge-style! Phoenix: (Hmm, maybe I should ask some questions, Phoenix-Style...) *** Forget it ****************************** * * Judge: * How about it, Mr. Wright? * Do you have anything * to add? * * Phoenix: * No. I give up... * This whole Phoenix-style * thing, I mean. * * Judge: * It seems... * * Judge: * ...this phrase has become * overused, so I'm putting an * end to it... Judge-style. * * Phoenix: * (Then let it go already!) * ******************************************** *** Cheering Pearls up ********************* * * Phoenix: * So you cheered Pearls up? * * Godot: * When I found that little * girl... * * Godot: * ...the first thing she asked * about was her cousin, * Maya Fey. * * Maya: * Really...? * * Godot: * The bridge had burned down and * she was huddled up in that * tiny shack with no heat... * * Godot: * Even though she must have * had a truly terrifying night * out there... * * Godot: * ...she asked about you before * she said a thing about * herself. * * Maya: * P-Pearly... * * Godot: * I noticed that you weren't * anywhere on the Inner Temple * side. * * Godot: * But... I couldn't find it in * me to tell her that. * * Godot: * So I gave her my last cup. * * Godot: * With milk and sugar... To hide * the bitterness of the harsh * truth. * * Judge: * Wh-What a sweet story... * *sniffle* * * Phoenix: * (He had a thermos of coffee? * Why doesn't that surprise me?) * ******************************************** *** Godot's investigation ****************** * * Phoenix: * You said that you conducted * an investigation of your own. * Did you find anything? * * Godot: * It looks like my investigation * went about as well as yours, * Trite. * * Godot: * After all, I did miss the * bloody writing on the lantern. * * Phoenix: * (Well, I didn't miss it, so * speak for yourself, Goggles!) * * Godot: * The only odd thing I * discovered was the beauty * in the Training Hall. * * Phoenix: * Beauty...? * * Godot: * ...Misty Fey, naturally. * * Godot: * Clad in her stunning Japanese * garb surrounded by the hue and * aroma of Western tastes. * * Phoenix: * (Western tastes...? * Could he find a stranger * way to describe gravy...?) * * Judge: * So from there you headed for * the prep room? * * Phoenix: * ...... * (Wait a sec... * What did Godot say just now?) * * Phoenix: * (I think I just found his * proverbial weak spot!) * ******************************************** -------------------------------------------- Phoenix: (There's only one thing of any importance here...) Phoenix: (Where was Godot when the murder was taking place?) Phoenix: (He must have already been at the Inner Temple when it happened.) Phoenix: (Otherwise, he couldn't have killed Elise Deauxnim!) RETURN TO THE START OF CROSS-EXAMINATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Present Hanging Scroll* at (4) after pressing at (5) [+ third choice] Phoenix: *OBJECTION!* Phoenix: ...Mr. Godot. Phoenix: The first time you crossed Dusky Bridge and went into the Inner Temple... Phoenix: ...was long before the murder took place. Godot: ... Maya: Wh-Why do you say that!? Phoenix: Because he just made one fatal slip-up. Phoenix: The hanging scroll in the Training Hall... Judge: Hanging scroll...? Maya: B-But! Maya: Mr. Godot is right! That scroll shows a picture of my mother! Phoenix: Maya... I know you know who it is, but here's something you didn't know. Phoenix: By the time the bridge had been repaired, two days after the murder... Phoenix: ...the hanging scroll in the Training Hall looked like this. Judge: What's that wonderfully delicious smell!? Phoenix: The morning after the crime, someone covered it with gravy. Maya: Gravy...? But why gravy, Nick? Phoenix: Because gravy was much more than a condiment to the culprit. Phoenix: Well, Mr. Godot!? Phoenix: If you really hadn't seen the hanging scroll until after the murder... Phoenix: ...you wouldn't have had any way of knowing that it was Misty Fey! Maya: *HOLD IT!* Maya: W-Wait a minute, Nick! Phoenix: ...Yes? Maya: T-Take another look at the hanging scroll! Maya: Look! At the top...! There's a crest there! Phoenix: Ah, that. It's the mark of the Master, correct? Maya: Exactly! So if you know the meaning of the mark... Judge: ...Then you could guess that it was a picture of Misty Fey on there! Phoenix: True, but Mr. Godot described what was underneath like this. Phoenix: "Clad in her stunning Japanese garb surrounded by the hue and aroma of Western tastes." Maya: Oh... Phoenix: Yes, it's possible that he knew what the crest meant. Phoenix: ...However! Phoenix: He couldn't have known that she was wearing Japanese clothing! Phoenix: Mr. Godot! On the day of the murder... Phoenix: ...you were hiding at the Inner Temple, long before the crime took place! Godot: Can I ask you just one little thing, Trite? Phoenix: ...What is it? Godot: This whole theory of yours... Godot: It all rests on a certain assumption. Godot: That I knew beforehand that a crime was going to be committed. Maya: Th-That's right! Maya: Otherwise there's no reason for him to sneak onto the crime scene... Phoenix: ... Phoenix: Of course Mr. Godot knew about the plan. Maya: Huh...? Judge: Wh-What did you say!? Judge: Is it really possible that another person knew of that plan!? xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Phoenix: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Judge: x ...Mr. Wright. x x Judge: x At this stage of the game... x a mere guess is simply x unacceptable. x x Godot: x ...So in the end, you were x just bluffing, huh? x x Godot: x Well, don't expect any x sympathy cards from me, Trite! x x Phoenix: x (But there's only one way x he could have known about x the crime!) x x Judge: x ...Mr. Wright, I'll give you x just one more chance. x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Burnt Letter* Phoenix: *TAKE THAT!* Phoenix: ...This crime was actually planned over a year ago. Phoenix: Morgan Fey authored the plan for her daughter's future... Phoenix: ...and these instructions were hidden somewhere in Fey Manor for a year... Phoenix: However, by the time little Pearls found these instructions... Phoenix: ...they had already been unsealed. Judge: Unsealed...? Phoenix: Yes. The killer had read these instructions long before Pearls ever found them. Phoenix: That's how he knew the crime was to take place at the Inner Temple! Godot: And you're saying this crafty killer... is me? Phoenix: You bet I am. Godot: But you just said that the instructions were hidden... Maya: Th-That's right! Maya: Mr. Godot couldn't have known where the instructions were hidden! Phoenix: If he really wanted to know, he had one great chance to find out. Judge: Y-Yes, and when was that...? Phoenix: ...During a visit. Maya: A visit? Phoenix: Morgan Fey told her daughter, Pearl, about where the instructions were hidden... Phoenix: ...during one of her visits to the detention center. Phoenix: That would be the only time for someone to have learned where they were hidden. Judge: Ea-Eavesdropping on a visit at the detention center! Phoenix: Yes, it could be arranged if you were someone with easy access in and out of there. Phoenix: Like for example, a prosecutor such as Mr. Godot! Godot: ...! Judge: Order! Order! Order! Judge: M-Mr. Godot...! You're under fire again! Phoenix: ...This murder could not have been carried out without prior knowledge! Phoenix: And you...! Phoenix: You were the only one that could've acquired this information before the murder. Godot: ...Humans are afraid of the dark. Godot: And yet... At the same time, we're fascinated and bewitched by it. Godot: Maybe that's why humans drink the darkness that is coffee. Judge: ...... Phoenix: Umm... Sorry for always asking, but what does that mean? Godot: It means there's a reason for everything. Godot: According to your theory, the killer in this case eavesdropped... Godot: ...on a conversation during a jail visit where he learned of a hidden plan for a crime. Godot: After discovering the plans, he hid in the Inner Temple and waited for the crime to occur. Godot: Then he ultimately took a person's life. Godot: ...And he did all of that just to protect this witness? Phoenix: That's right. Godot: If you're accusing me of this crime, I have to ask you... Why would I do this? Godot: This girl is nothing but a stranger to me. Godot: I've got no reason to go through that kind of trouble to protect her. Godot: I am what you see. I am certainly not the type to rescue the damsel in distress. Judge: Hmm... Judge: The killer's behavior is... certainly... extreme... for lack of a better word. Judge: Even considering that the killer wanted to protect this witness's life... Judge: ...his behavior is still a little too unnatural! Phoenix: *OBJECTION!* Phoenix: However... Phoenix: ...you had a good reason didn't you, Mr. Godot? Phoenix: An unshakable reason that forced you to protect this witness at all costs! Maya: ...... Maya: I knew it... Maya: You've figured it out, haven't you, Nick...? Phoenix: (Maya...) Phoenix: (I guess you were doing your best to cover for Godot...) Phoenix: (...for the same reason, huh?) Godot: OK, Trite. I'm all ears. ...Let's hear it. Phoenix: It's very simple... Phoenix: Maya Fey is a lot more than just a stranger to you. Judge: Wh-What's this...!? Phoenix: There's one person who lies at the very center of this whole story. Phoenix: One person that ties you and Maya Fey together inextricably! xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Phoenix: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Godot: x ...Sorry, but at this point x in my life, I'm a lone wolf. x x Godot: x I've got no connection to x that person whatsoever. x x Judge: x Yes, and by the way, I x don't have any connection x with them either, Mr. Wright. x x Phoenix: x (What am I doing...?) x x Phoenix: x (If I think about Godot's true x identity, the answer is x obvious!) x x Godot: x How's it going, Trite? x x Godot: x I knew it... Has this whole x trial just been too much x for you...? x x Phoenix: x ...Yeah, maybe. x I'm not sure... x x Phoenix: x But I am sure about one thing! x x RETURN TO QUESTION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Mia Fey profile* Phoenix: *TAKE THAT!* Phoenix: There's a very good reason why Maya Fey's life is so precious to you! Phoenix: After all... Phoenix: She is Mia Fey's only sister. Maya: ...! Godot: Mia... Fey. Phoenix: You once worked alongside her. Phoenix: That was when you... were a defense attorney. Judge: W-Wait a second here! Judge: Mr. Godot is... is a defense attorney!? Phoenix: With Your Honor's piercing intellect, you must have figured it out by now... Phoenix: The real name of this man who calls himself "Godot"... Phoenix: His real name is... Diego Armando. Isn't that right? Godot: The last time someone called me by that name... Godot: ...was over 6 years ago. Judge: Diego Armando... That name rings a bell... Phoenix: It should, Your Honor. All of this is related to a single case... Phoenix: A case in which a convict named Terry Fawles killed himself... Phoenix: Mia Fey's first time in court. The tragic outcome left a deep wound in her heart. Phoenix: She knew that behind it all was a heartless, scheming demoness in disguise. Phoenix: But in the end, Mia couldn't tear off that disguise. Phoenix: However, there was one man who reached out to help her. Phoenix: ...Diego Armando, a senior defense lawyer at the office where Mia worked. -------------------------------------------- Mia: It's my fault! It's all my fault that Mr. Fawles killed himself! Armando: ............... Mia... Armando: You can't cry yet. Armando: The only time a lawyer can cry is when it's all over. -------------------------------------------- Godot: ... Godot: I was moved by her... Godot: The way she put all her faith in her clients... That pure, sweet heart of hers... Godot: That's why... I could never forgive Dahlia Hawthorne. Godot: Mia and I thoroughly investigated that fake kidnapping incident. Godot: Then one fateful day, Dahlia wanted to meet with me... Godot: It had been 6 months since the trial... We met in the courthouse cafeteria. Judge: Ah...! I just remembered! Judge: 6 years ago! Right here in this courthouse! You were poisoned...! Godot: Even I didn't see it coming. Godot: Dahlia Hawthorne slipped some poison into my coffee. Judge: Some newspapers at the time called it a murder. Judge: But very little information about the case was released to the press... Phoenix: But you weren't dead at all! Godot: No official reports ever actually called it a murder. Godot: I was just in a deep, deep coma... Phoenix: I see... Godot: ...My body shut down, and my life became nothing but a long, deep sleep. Godot: That woman's poison did a real number on my central nervous system... Godot: I lost my sight, and all of my hair turned white due to the damage it caused. Maya: That's terrible... Godot: Apparently it was a miracle that I ever regained consciousness. Godot: Five years had passed since I drank that poisoned brew... Godot: Then one morning, my eyes flew open... from the smell of a doctor's cup of coffee. Judge: F-Five years...!? You were asleep for 5 years!? Godot: And the worst possible news was waiting for me... Godot: ...Mia Fey was dead. Godot: From the very moment I opened my eyes... I had already lost everything I thought I had. Godot: The woman I loved had been murdered... Godot: And the woman I loathed had been sentenced to death. Judge: The woman you loathed...? Godot: The woman who had spiked my scalding hot coffee... Dahlia Hawthorne! Godot: Ha...! Good ol' Mia. She didn't let me down. Godot: She got her revenge before she checked out. Godot: In the end... Godot: There wasn't anyone waiting for me when I woke up. Maya: Th-That's so sad... Godot: For someone like me... For someone who had slept away their best days... Godot: ...there were only 2 reasons left to live. Godot: And it was for those 2 reasons that I decided to become a prosecutor. Phoenix: If I may ask... What were your 2 reasons to live...? Godot: The first was you, Trite. Phoenix: Huh...!? M... M-Me? Godot: If I hadn't drank that stupid poison... Godot: ...Mia Fey never would have died, much less the way she did. Phoenix: ...! Godot: You were the only one who was there to protect her! Godot: But you let her die. It was all your fault. Phoenix: I... It wasn't like that... Godot: I wanted to see for myself what kind of a man you really were. Judge: S-So that's why you became a prosecutor? Godot: My other reason for living... She goes by the name of Maya Fey. Maya: Huh? You mean me...? Godot: You were the only way I could make up for the sin of not saving Mia. Godot: One year ago, when the Kurain Village incident was resolved... Godot: ...it was obvious that Morgan Fey was planning something. Godot: Whatever her evil plan was, I was determined to stop it. Godot: My role as a prosecutor put me in the perfect position to do something about her. Phoenix: That's how you overheard Pearls's visit with Morgan at the detention center. Godot: I knew that the time was drawing near. Godot: Since I knew the plan, I thought I could foil it. Godot: My goal was to outwit the plan. I thought if I could do that... Godot: ...I could keep that girl from being caught up in it. Phoenix: (That makes sense...) Phoenix: (If Pearls had known that the actual purpose of the plan was to kill Maya...) Phoenix: (...she never would have helped out.) Godot: Finally, the day of the plan was drawing near... Godot: I contacted both of my accomplices. Judge: Accomplices...? Godot: Iris of Hazakura Temple and... Misty Fey. Godot: I especially needed the help of Iris... Godot: She was to take the fall in my back-up plan in case we couldn't control Pearl Fey. Maya: B-But...! Maya: How did you contact my mother!? Maya: She had been missing for almost 20 years! Godot: Officially, yes... Maya: What!? What do you mean, officially!? Godot: You've heard about it, haven't you? Godot: About the strong ties between the main family and the government... Phoenix: (Now that you mention it... Bikini did say something to that effect...) Phoenix: (She said that the Master of Kurain had great authority...) Godot: Even without her official position, Misty Fey still wielded great influence... Godot: The police have been keeping an eye on her movements all this time. Godot: That's how I was able to contact her... Godot: Again, because of my position as a prosecutor. Maya: So my mother... was cooperating with you? Godot: Don't ever forget... Godot: ...no matter how far away from you she was, she never stopped thinking about you. Maya: Sh-She was always... Godot: That's why... I knew she would do anything to protect you. Godot: If you want to know how strong her resolve to protect you was, look at her staff. Judge: Her staff...? The one with the sword in it? Godot: The day the plan was to be carried out arrived soon enough... Godot: We met for the first time at Hazakura Temple. Godot: That's when your mother showed me her special staff... Godot: I realized it then... Just how far she was willing to go... Godot: She was ready to use that sword to protect you from Morgan Fey, if necessary. Godot: ...Yes! Even if it meant paying the ultimate price. Maya: M-Mother... Godot: That night... The night of the crime. Godot: There was just one way to stop Morgan's evil plan. Phoenix: You mean Pearls, don't you? Godot: We had to make sure she didn't channel Dahlia Hawthorne... -------------------------------------------- Elise: ...Well, Pearl? What are you going to do tonight? Pearl: Well, umm... Elise: If you'd like, you can come to my room. Elise: Perhaps we can read some books together. -------------------------------------------- Godot: We thought we could prevent her from playing her part in Morgan's plan. Godot: But... She never showed up. Maya: She was worried and followed me to the Inner Temple... Godot: That was the thing we were most afraid of. Godot: And that's why... Godot: Misty Fey had to do the channeling herself. Godot: She channeled Dahlia Hawthorne into her own body. Judge: What...!? What do you mean!? Phoenix: If she channeled the spirit first... Phoenix: ...then Pearls wouldn't be able to do it herself. Maya: ...! Godot: As Master of Kurain, Misty Fey's power was supreme. Godot: So that's how it went down. Godot: She channeled Dahlia Hawthorne so that Pearl Fey wouldn't be able to! Maya: Ah...! Whaaaaaaaat!? Judge: What...!? Is this true!? Godot: My role in the plan was to make sure no one was going to hurt Maya Fey. Godot: That's why... I hid myself at the Inner Temple. Godot: Just in case you needed to be saved from Dahlia Hawthorne. Phoenix: Godot... Godot: Anyway... Godot: That's all I'm going to admit to... Trite. Phoenix: Huh...? Godot: There's no doubt about it. You're a great defense lawyer. Godot: But... you're going to have to do the rest yourself. Judge: The background leading up to this incident has been laid bare. Judge: There's just one question remaining, Mr. Wright. "Who killed the victim?" Judge: There are only two possible suspects right now. Judge: Maya Fey... Judge: And I'm sad to say... you, Mr. Godot! Godot: Well, Trite... Godot: If you're the real deal... Godot: ...then finish this thing once and for all. Godot: Show us beyond a shadow of a doubt that you can finish this on your own! Maya: N-No, Nick...! P-Please don't! Phoenix: M... Maya... Maya: I... I heard the whole thing. Maya: From my sister... In the medical office...! Maya: That's why! That's why... I have to protect Mr. Godot... Phoenix: ... Maya: I can't do it... I can't testify against him... Maya: After all... Maya: ...he's the man who put his life on the line to protect Mia... and me, too! Phoenix: Maya... I know that! Maya: N-Nick... Phoenix: But even so... Phoenix: It doesn't absolve him of his crime! Phoenix: ...Please, Maya. Testify. Maya: ...! Judge: Ms. Fey. Your testimony please. Phoenix: This is the final testimony. Phoenix: Don't bother trying to hide anything, because I'll know. Phoenix: I want to hear the truth from your own lips... Maya: ...... I understand. Maya: I'm sure you're right... I'm ready now, Nick... Judge: Alright, young lady... Tell us about the moments before you lost consciousness. Judge: What exactly happened at the time of the murder!? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WITNESS TESTIMONY -- The Time of the Murder -- (1) Maya: ...Just before it happened, I think I saw some red lights. Three of them. (2) Maya: I thought I'd ask for help, but... just then I was splattered with blood! (3) Maya: She wasn't dead though... And she struck back at the enemy behind her. (4) Maya: Suddenly, the red lights went out and the whole area was dark. (5) Maya: ...Just at that moment, there was a horrible scream! (6) Maya: Right after that... Dahlia collapsed and I lost consciousness. -------------------------------------------- Judge: These red lights... I thought you said you don't remember seeing them! Maya: I-I'm sorry... Maya: I thought I saw them, but then they disappeared all of a sudden... Godot: Ha...! Things break, Trite... Even the best of theories. Phoenix: ... Godot: Who was it that stabbed Misty Fey? It looks like you still can't prove it. Phoenix: (Maya is telling the truth this time, I know it...) Phoenix: (The rest is up to me!) Judge: ...Well then, Mr. Wright! Judge: Proceed with your final cross-examination of the witness! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CROSS EXAMINATION -- The Time of the Murder -- (1) Maya: ...Just before it happened, I think I saw some red lights. Three of them. Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: Lights shining in the dark? I don't think you could make a mistake about that. Maya: ...Yeah, you're right. I think I saw them, but... Maya: I can't say for certain... Maya: And I can't tell you for sure they were from Mr. Godot's mask either... Phoenix: (I don't get the feeling she's covering for him anymore, but...) *** Press harder *************************** * * Phoenix: * But just after that, you * turned towards the lights * and called for help. * * Phoenix: * Isn't that because you thought * the lights were coming from * Mr. Godot's mask? * * Maya: * Yeah... * I guess so. * * Maya: * Maybe that's what I was * thinking at the time... * * Maya: * But... I can't remember. * After all... * * Maya: * ...there was a person I * couldn't identify in front * of me! * * CONTINUE * ******************************************** *** Leave it ******************************* * * CONTINUE * ******************************************** Phoenix: (Maya's life was in terrible danger at the time.) Phoenix: (There's no way she can remember the details of the scene perfectly.) Judge: ...Alright then, let's go on with the testimony. Judge: What did you do when you saw the red lights? (2) Maya: I thought I'd ask for help, but... just then I was splattered with blood! Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: That blood... Was it Dahlia Hawthorne's blood...? Maya: I think so, probably. Just at that moment... Maya: ...I heard a soft scream that seemed to be close by. Maya: It was a woman's voice. Judge: So that was when the killer stabbed the victim from behind with the murder weapon... Judge: Is that right? Phoenix: (Without a doubt, Maya was in the middle of a really dangerous situation...) Maya: ... Godot: Anyway... the victim was stabbed by the murder weapon. Godot: What happened after that? (3) Maya: She wasn't dead though... And she struck back at the enemy behind her. Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: S-Struck back...!? How do you know that? Maya: Well, you're right... I didn't see it exactly... Maya: But I could tell by the sounds of their breathing and movement. Maya: And also, the smell of blood. Judge: You have witnessed more horror than any young lady should ever have to in one life. Judge: So then, what did you do at that point? Maya: I... I couldn't move. Maya: I could just barely make out their shadows moving in the dark, but... Maya: I had no idea what to do! Phoenix: Could you still see the red lights you mentioned earlier? Maya: Y-Yes. I-I think so. Maya: But... (4) Maya: Suddenly, the red lights went out and the whole area was dark. Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: They went out? Maya: Y-Yes. Suddenly I couldn't see them at all. Judge: Wh-What could it mean? Phoenix: (If the red lights were coming from Godot's mask...) Phoenix: (And they went out right in the middle of a fight...) Maya: Maybe the mask was damaged. Phoenix: (Or maybe it was knocked off.) Godot: Or maybe... the batteries ran out. Right, Trite? Judge: Or maybe those little red pin-head looking lights just stopped working. Phoenix: (What could have really happened then!?) (5) Maya: ...Just at that moment, there was a horrible scream! Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: What do you mean by, "Just at that moment"? Phoenix: Do you mean the moment when the red lights went out? Maya: ...Yes, that's right. Phoenix: The scream that you heard then, was it Dahlia Hawthorne? Maya: ... Maya: I don't think so. Maya: I'm pretty sure... Maya: ...it was a man's voice. Judge: Wha-Wha-Wha... Whaaaaaaaat!? Judge: S-So then, that scream came... from the killer!? Phoenix: That's got to be it. Judge: Hmm... Hmmm... Hmmmm...! Maya: I think... Maya: ...Dahlia Hawthorne must have taken the blade and attacked the killer with it. Judge: And then the killer let out a scream of pain, huh? Maya: After that, the killer stole the blade back and delivered the final blow... I guess. Judge: ...Well, Mr. Wright? Judge: It seems to make sense to me... Phoenix: (It sounds like a reasonable deduction, but I still kinda wonder...) *** There's a contradiction. *************** * * Phoenix: * I'm sorry to say this... * * Phoenix: * ...but that interpretation * would create an enormous * contradiction! * * Judge: * That makes sense. After all, * my deductions are almost * certainly never correct. * * Phoenix: * Remember the testimony she * just gave. Before the killer * let out a scream... * * Phoenix: * ...Maya said she had already * been splattered by the * victim's blood. * * Phoenix: * In other words, the blade in * the staff had already been * plunged into the victim! * * Maya: * Ah...! Is-Is that right...!? * * Phoenix: * She couldn't have struck * back with a sword that was * already stuck in her body. * * Phoenix: * The weapon that caused the * killer to let out a scream... * * Phoenix: * ...must have been something * other than the staff! * * Godot: * If you're so sure about that, * then don't keep us waiting * any longer, Trite. * * Phoenix: * (There's only one thing * I can think of...) * * Phoenix: * (...that could have been used * as the weapon here!) * * Godot: * If Dahlia Hawthorne had * already been stabbed in the * back by the staff... * * Godot: * ...what could she have used * to strike back at the killer? * * *** Present Dagger ************************* * * * * CONTINUE TO THE NEXT PART * * * ******************************************** * * xxx Present anything else xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx * x * x Phoenix: * x *TAKE THAT!* * x * x Phoenix: * x Well, Your Honor? * x What do you think? * x * x Judge: * x To be honest with you... * x * x Judge: * x I feel like using my gavel * x to strike back at you * x right now. * x * x Phoenix: * x Huh...? * x * x Godot: * x You're nothing but a joke. * x I knew you couldn't take * x it all the way. * x * x Phoenix: * x Uggggh...! * x * x Phoenix: * x (How could I mess up * x at a time like this...?) * x * x CONTINUE * x * xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx * ******************************************** *** That sounds about right. *************** * * Phoenix: * I think that's exactly * how it happened. * * Judge: * Of course. After all, my * deductions are almost * certainly always correct. * * CONTINUE * ******************************************** Judge: Alright, let's go on with the testimony. Judge: The killer and the victim were fighting ferociously... What happened then? (6) Maya: Right after that... Dahlia collapsed and I lost consciousness. Phoenix: *HOLD IT!* Phoenix: And what about the killer that stabbed Dahlia...? Maya: ...I'm sorry, I don't know. Maya: ... Maya: R-Really! It's true, Nick! Phoenix: I believe you... Phoenix: (On this point, I'm sure Maya isn't lying.) Godot: Ha...! It appears... Godot: ...that the darkness has proven to be your undoing, Trite. Judge: Hmm... -------------------------------------------- Phoenix: (I've got to use this testimony to prove that Godot committed the murder!) Phoenix: (I really wish I didn't have to do it...) Phoenix: (But for some reason...) Phoenix: (I get the feeling that some part of Godot actually wants me to...) RETURN TO THE START OF CROSS-EXAMINATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phoenix: *TAKE THAT!* Phoenix: Naturally, the dagger the killer brought to the scene of the crime. Judge: Oh...! That's right! I forgot about that... Phoenix: This dagger was found at the crime scene, stuck into a pine tree. Godot: Yes, the detective found that this morning and brought it to me. Phoenix: Dahlia Hawthorne struck back at the killer with this! Phoenix: And she managed to wound him as well! Godot: *OBJECTION!* Godot: Just because he let out a scream doesn't mean that he was wounded. Godot: For all we know, the blood on the dagger could have been from the victim! Phoenix: *OBJECTION!* Phoenix: Have you forgotten that the blood has already been tested? Godot: ...! Phoenix: Since we learned it wasn't the victim's blood, it must be the killer's blood! Phoenix: The killer must have a wound somewhere on his body! Judge: So you're saying the blood on this dagger belongs to the killer...? Phoenix: Exactly! Phoenix: A DNA analysis of the blood would prove it beyond a shadow of a doubt! Phoenix: And yes, Mr. Godot. It would prove that it's your blood! Godot: Nice theory, Trite. Judge: Order! Order in the court! Phoenix: (Is this the end...? Have I done it...?) Phoenix: (Even he won't be able to change the results of a scientific test!) Godot: ...Ha! Godot: Let me ask you something, Trite. Godot: Let's just say that it turned out that I was the killer. Phoenix: ...! Godot: Do you really think I would be stupid enough to leave evidence like that? Phoenix: What...? Godot: Just think for a second. Godot: This dagger was found this morning by a detective and brought to me. Godot: There was already a bloodstain on it, correct? Godot: But even so... Godot: I was the one who brought this dagger here to the courtroom. Judge: Y-Yes... What does that prove? Godot: Well, if I really were the killer... Godot: ...I could've washed the blade off and then planted another person's blood on it. Phoenix: Th-That's... It can't be...! Godot: In any case, there's one thing I can guarantee, Trite. Godot: That blood... It doesn't belong to me. Godot: Not a chance! Phoenix: Whaaaat!? Judge: In any event, it seems to be established that the killer was wounded. Judge: Alright then, witness. Continue your testimony. Maya: *HOLD IT!* Maya: W-Wait a minute...! Judge: ...What's the problem? Maya: Umm, I... I know I probably shouldn't say this, but... Maya: ...there's a big contradiction in Nick's explanation! Phoenix: M-Maya! Maya: Th-This dagger... You said that it wounded the killer. Phoenix: ...That's right. Maya: But... But, but...! Maya: If Mr. Godot had really been cut with the dagger... Maya: ...his clothes should be bloody or have a rip in them, right!? ............ Phoenix: ...Umm, Maya? Phoenix: Maybe he just changed his clothes? That'd solve the contradiction pretty easily. Maya: What are you talking about? It's not that simple at all! Maya: Remember back to the day of the murder! Maya: Everyone that was on the Inner Temple side got trapped there! Judge: Ah! Th-That's right! Judge: And once the bridge was fixed and the police headed for the Inner Temple... Maya: ...Mr. Godot was already there waiting for them! Maya: He never had a chance to change his clothes! Phoenix: Aaaaack! Judge: Order! Order in the court! What the witness says is true-- Phoenix: *OBJECTION!* Phoenix: W-Well, maybe he brought a change of clothes with him! Judge: B-But... Judge: No one could have predicted the lightning strike that shut down the bridge! Judge: Why would anyone have brought a change of clothes!? Phoenix: Nngh...! (Did the judge take smart pills during the last recess?) Phoenix: Well then! Maybe the killer took off his clothes before he committed the murder! Phoenix: That way he wouldn't get any blood on them! Godot: *OBJECTION!* Godot: That's impossible, Trite. Godot: You know how cold it gets up there late at night! Phoenix: Eh... Godot: After a few minutes with no clothes on, you'd be frozen solid! Phoenix: Aaaaaaaaah! Judge: Hmm... Hmmm... Hmmmm... Godot: Ha...! Godot: So that's all you've got... I knew you weren't tough enough to finish this. Phoenix: Urk... Godot: Right now... if Mia Fey were here... Phoenix: ...! Godot: If Mia Fey were here... She would have closed the book on this case already. Phoenix: (If Mia Fey were here...?) Godot: So come on, Trite! Can you do it or not!? Phoenix: ... Judge: How about it, Mr. Wright? Judge: You've accused Mr. Godot of being the killer. Judge: But can you prove it? Have you got even one piece of evidence!? Phoenix: ... Phoenix: (The question isn't whether I can prove it or not...) Phoenix: (The fact is, I have to prove it! That's the only choice I have.) Phoenix: (I was taught that it's one of the rules of being a lawyer!) Phoenix: ...I can prove it. Phoenix: I'm going to bring your magnificent vengeance to fruition, just as you want it. Godot: Ha...! That's good... A fighter till the bitter end, Trite... Phoenix: ... Godot: Since there's just one piece of evidence that can prove your point... Godot: ...why don't we go for the unlimited penalty? Phoenix: Are you trying to pressure me, Mr. Godot? Phoenix: Because it doesn't matter to me. I've got the one piece of evidence I need. Godot: G-Give me a break! You've got nothing, Trite! Phoenix: (So what do I do at a time like this...?) Phoenix: (It's simple! I've gotta think outside the box and approach this from a different angle!) Judge: Alright then, Mr. Wright. Let's hear what you've got. Phoenix: ...There's one thing I've demonstrated in the previous cross-examination. Phoenix: The killer was wounded. That was proven by the blood on the dagger. Judge: B-But... Judge: We decided it was impossible for him to have hidden such a wound! Judge: If he had been cut by a dagger, there should have been a bloodstain on his clothing. Phoenix: There's one place... Phoenix: One place the killer could have hidden his wound. Judge: Wh-What did you say!? Maya: H-hidden...? Godot: ... Phoenix: (This is it! My last stand! I need to think about this from a different angle!) Phoenix: (I don't need to think about why there were no bloodstains on his clothing...) Phoenix: (I need to show how he hid the wound!) Godot: It's the end of the line! The final stop, Trite! Let's hear what you've got! Godot: Where's this location where you say the killer hid his wound!? xxx Present something wrong xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Phoenix: x *TAKE THAT!* x x Godot: x Ha...! x I don't know what you're x talking about... x x Godot: x And frankly, I don't need x to know. x x Godot: x What I do know is that x you'll never be half the x lawyer she was! x x Godot: x Isn't that right, Trite...? x x Phoenix: x ... x x Judge: x Well, it looks like you've x proven one thing. x x Judge: x That you're nothing but x a fake! x x Phoenix: x W-Wait a minute! x Give me one more chance! x x Judge: x I don't think so! x A promise is a promise! x x Godot: x Ha...! x It was fun while it lasted. x x Godot: x See you later... x Trite... x x GAME OVER x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *Present Godot profile* Phoenix: *TAKE THAT!* Godot: ...Ha! I don't know what you're talking about... Godot: And frankly, I don't need to know. Godot: What I do know is that you'll never be half the lawyer she was! Godot: Isn't that right, Trite...? Godot: ...! Godot: (Wh-What was that just now?) ...Mia? Godot: (It-It can't be!) Godot: (You're living on... through him...!?) Phoenix: Even as we speak, you're still hiding the wound! Phoenix: It's beneath your mask! Phoenix: During the fight, the red lights given off by the killer suddenly disappeared. Phoenix: Seconds later, the killer let out a scream. Phoenix: That's right. Your mask went flying off your face! Phoenix: Mr. Godot! Would you mind removing your mask? Phoenix: If you have a dagger wound under there somewhere... Phoenix: ...then I'd say this whole case is solved! Godot: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Godot: Just now... Godot: I saw her spirit in you. Phoenix: ...? Godot: ...... I never liked you. Godot: Six years ago... Godot: ...you helped the woman who put me to sleep by hiding her bottle of poison. Godot: And then... Godot: While I was sleeping... ...you let Mia die. Godot: But you didn't care. You just kept living your pathetic, happy-go-lucky life. Godot: You even had the nerve to follow in her footsteps as a lawyer. Godot: I could never forgive you. That's what I thought. Maya: Mr. Godot... Godot: But... I was wrong about you. I knew it from the very beginning. Godot: The truth is, the only person I could never find it in my heart to forgive... Godot: ...was me. Judge: Y-You, yourself...? Godot: I was the one that failed to protect Mia... Godot: ...Me and no one else. Godot: I tried to avert my eyes from the truth... to escape from the harshness of reality. Godot: I just couldn't face Mia's death head on, so I ran! Godot: I hid behind a mask. I threw away my true name. Godot: I couldn't even deal with being a defense attorney anymore, so I quit. Phoenix: But, but! You saved Maya! Godot: Yeah. That was my plan... Godot: Up until just now, anyway. Maya: Wh-What do you mean? Godot: Are you listening, Maya? Godot: If I had really wanted to save you... Godot: ...then there's one person that I should have gone and talked to right away. Maya: Wh-Who would that be...? Maya: Are you talking about Nick? Godot: But I didn't do it... Godot: I tried to get the help of Iris and your mother... Godot: But I closed my eyes to the most important man involved. Godot: Do you know why? The real reason? Maya: No... Why? Godot: I suppose... I wasn't really interested in saving you at all. Maya: Huh...!? Godot: I think I was just trying to salvage what's left of my own broken soul... Godot: I was trying to make up for the fact that I couldn't save Mia. Nothing more. Godot: That's why I let you walk right into a situation that I knew was dangerous. Godot: Forgive me... Phoenix: Y-You're wrong! Phoenix: You put your life on the line to save Maya! Godot: Was it really for Maya's sake...? Even I'm not really sure. Judge: Wh-What do you mean by that...? Godot: That night, in the darkness of the garden, when I saw her silhouette... Godot: A part of me must have known the truth... Godot: The truth that it wasn't really Dahlia Hawthorne standing there in front of me. Maya: ...! Godot: It could have been Misty Fey... Or even that little girl. Godot: But I still picked up the blade... It was like I was dreaming! Godot: I'm not sure exactly what was going on in my mind at that point... Godot: Was I really motivated by the pure desire to protect Maya Fey? Godot: Or was it something else...? Godot: Was it my hatred for a woman who had stolen everything from me 6 years earlier...? Godot: Could it have been simply a desire for revenge? Godot: And now, I don't know anything anymore! Godot: I did learn something today, however. Godot: I finally realized that I was the arrogant one. Godot: I was just... chasing an illusion, a fantasy. Godot: The stupid fantasy of defeating you in the courtroom... Phoenix: ... Godot: You were the one who made me realize my folly. Godot: You never ran away from Mia's death. Godot: Instead, you picked up where she left off, as a true defender of the people. Godot: In that one moment... I understood everything! Phoenix: Mr. Godot... Godot: I think you already know this, but if you don't... Godot: My name is... Diego Armando. Maya: M-Mr. Armando! Maya: I believe in you! Maya: I know you were trying to save me! Armando: Hmm... Thanks. Phoenix: Y-Your wound...! It's bleeding! Armando: ...Ha! Did you forget already? Armando: In my world, the color red doesn't exist. Phoenix: ...! Armando: These must be... my tears. Judge: Tears...? Armando: Ever since I woke up from my coma... Armando: ...I think I've been waiting for this very moment. Maya: M-Mr. Armando... Armando: You'd do well to remember this, Maya. Armando: The only time a lawyer can cry is when it's all over. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Judge: This time... It really is all over, isn't it. Judge: ...Defendant. Iris: Yes, Your Honor. Judge: Although you weren't directly involved in the murder... Judge: ...tampering with the body and the crime scene is a serious offense in itself. Iris: I understand, Your Honor. Iris: Mr. Armando explained that to me very carefully... Iris: I knew the risk and I willingly cooperated anyway. Judge: ...Very well. Judge: Before I hand down my verdict, is there anything you'd like to say? Iris: ...... Iris: Well, there is one thing. I'd like to say something to Mr. Wright. Phoenix: ...! Iris: I want to... I want to apologize to you. Phoenix: Apologize? To me? For what? Iris: For the case 6 years ago, of course. Judge: I just remembered... Judge: Weren't you poisoned by your own lover? Phoenix: ...Not exactly, but yeah, something like that. Phoenix: Even now... 6 years later, I can hardly believe it. Phoenix: She was going to do it... She was planning to kill me... Iris: ...... It's not all that surprising. Iris: The two of you... You hardly knew each other. Phoenix: Huh...? What do you mean? Iris: You and my sister... Iris: You only met twice. Phoenix: ...... Huh. Phoenix: W-We only met t-twice? Iris: The first time you met was on that fateful day... Iris: The day she poisoned Mr. Armando in the cafeteria of this very courthouse. Iris: The next time you met her was... six months later. Iris: You met her again on the day that she stole your cold medicine... Iris: ...and Doug Swallow was killed. Phoenix: N-N-No way! It just... It can't be true! Phoenix: I mean, during our whole relationship, we were... Iris: ...... For those 6 months... Iris: ...the woman that you thought was Dahlia Hawthorne... Iris: ...wasn't actually my sister. Phoenix: (Huh? It wasn't Dahlia...?) Iris: ... Iris: I hope one day you can forgive me... Feenie. Phoenix: You... Y-Y-You mean...? Iris: That's right... Iris: I lied to you... for 6 months. Judge: B-But why...!? Why would you do such a thing? Iris: Ever since she gave you the bottle that day... Iris: ...my sister was trying to get it back as soon as she possibly could. Iris: Because of the police investigation and their surveillance... Iris: ...she couldn't move about freely. Phoenix: So that's why you...? Iris: My sister... From the beginning, she was prepared for the worst. Phoenix: P-Prepared for the worst? Iris: She thought that you might somehow discover the truth. Iris: That's why she was always ready to deal with you at a moment's notice... Phoenix: (You mean she was ready to kill me, don't you...?) Iris: She already had so much to answer for, I didn't want any more sins on her soul. Iris: I begged her not to do it, and she agreed to give me a chance. Phoenix: And that's why... you came to me? Phoenix: You came to get the bottle pendant back from me in her place? Iris: But I couldn't get you to give it back... Iris: I failed at something even as simple as that. Iris: Six months passed and I still couldn't get it back from you. Iris: Finally, my sister couldn't wait any longer. Iris: She didn't consult me about her plans for you that day. Iris: ...It was the first time that had ever happened. Phoenix: That was a bit strange, wasn't it? Phoenix: Up until that day, you two were partners in crime, and she would confer with you... Iris: I think... she must have noticed. Phoenix: ...? Noticed what? Iris: My feelings for you. Iris: If I had found out she was planning to kill you... Iris: ...I would have done whatever was necessary to stop her. Iris: Even if it meant her life... or mine. Phoenix: I-Iris...! Iris: After spending half a year by your side... Iris: ...my feelings towards you... They changed. Phoenix: ...... I have something to say to you, too. Iris: Y-Yes? Phoenix: You really are the person I always thought you were. Phoenix: Even after Dahlia Hawthorne was found guilty... Phoenix: I still believed in you. Iris: ...... Iris: Thank you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Armando: How many cups of darkness have I drank over the years? Even I don't know... Armando: I'll tell you though... Armando: Right now, this one here is the greatest cup I think I've ever had. Armando: Don't you think so... Phoenix Wright? Phoenix: Yeah... I think you're right. Judge: The purpose of this trial was to rule on the murder of the victim, Elise Deauxnim. Judge: At some point, I expect you will be tried for your role as an accomplice in this case. Iris: ...I understand, Your Honor. Judge: Very well! On the charge of murder, I hereby find the defendant... * N O T G U I L T Y * Judge: Court is now adjourned! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 10, 4:51 PM District Court Defendant Lobby No. 1 Phoenix: (So I guess it's all over...) Phoenix: (The way everything ended... Was justice really served...?) Phoenix: (The man who risked his life to save Maya is being sent to prison by my own hand...) Mia: Of course justice was served. Phoenix: M-Mia! Mia: ...I'm proud of you, Phoenix. Mia: Your defense was... truly brilliant. Phoenix: B-But I couldn't save Mr. Armando! Phoenix: The man who cared so deeply for you... Mia: You're wrong, Phoenix. Mia: You did save Diego. Mia: You saved him in the only way possible. Phoenix: You mean... with that verdict...? Mia: ... Mia: I think one day, you'll understand, too. Mia: Phoenix, I want you to remember one thing... Mia: You were as good out there today as any defense lawyer could ever hope to be. Mia: There's nothing more you can learn from me. Phoenix: M-Mia...! Mia: You've accomplished something I wasn't able to. Mia: I owe you a great deal. ...Thank you. Phoenix: Mia... Mia: I'm sure we'll meet again... someday... Phoenix. -------------------------------------------- Phoenix: (I've handled lots of cases and seen a lot of things...) Phoenix: (And along this journey, I've found myself asking just one question...) Phoenix: (What does it really mean to defend someone?) Phoenix: (...I suppose today's case produced one possible answer.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maya: ...Nick... Phoenix: M-Maya... Maya: I guess it's just like my sis said... Phoenix: Your sister...? Mia...? Maya: That night, when I channeled Mia to get her advice on what to do... Maya: This is what she wrote back in my notebook. Maya: "Don't worry. Phoenix will save everyone in the end." Phoenix: B-But... Maya: Come on! Cut it out with that gloomy face! Maya: Can't you see? Me, sis, and I'm sure Iris, too... Maya: We owe you for everything you have done for us, Nick! Phoenix: (Maya...) Phoenix: (How? How can you be so bright and chipper after all that's happened...?) Phoenix: (You were brutally attacked... You even saw your mother murdered...) Phoenix: Yeeeowch! Phoenix: F-Franziska! von Karma: Still a softy as always, Phoenix Wright... Edgeworth: Excellent work, Wright. Maya: Huh!? Mr. Edgeworth!? When did you get back? Phoenix: (Oh, that's right... I guess no one filled her in on that.) Phoenix: Edgeworth and Franziska have actually been helping me. Maya: Helping you...!? Phoenix: If these two hadn't been here on the first day of the trial... Phoenix: ...the defense wouldn't have gotten anywhere. Maya: Wow... But where were you, Nick? von Karma: I heard he fell into a river and caught a nasty cold which forced him to sleep all day. Edgeworth: Yes, he laid in bed shivering from his fever with Iris's hood pulled over his head. Maya: Oh, ouch! Talk about embarrassing, Nick. You definitely need more training! Maya: Anyway, thank you, Mr. Edgeworth! And you too... um... Franziska! ? ? ?: I don't suppose... Butz: ...there's room for me in this group hug, is there? Maya: Oh! Larry! Phoenix: What's with the, uh... longer than usual face? Butz: I realized something when I was reborn... Butz: ...I realized that Larry was never of any use to anyone. Not even once. Maya: Th-That's not true! Right, Nick!? Phoenix: What? You're asking me!? Butz: Well, Nick!? Is it true!? I've got a place in this world, right!? Phoenix: Huh? Oh, um... Y-Yeah, of course. Phoenix: ............ Butz: I knew it. Everyone would be better off if I were gone for good. Phoenix: No, no, no! Umm, I... Oh yeah! Phoenix: Those portraits you painted! They were... really good. Phoenix: Isn't that right, Edgeworth!? Edgeworth: What!? M-Me? Butz: Why are you making that face!? Huh, Edgey!? Edgeworth: Oh, well, um, yes, indeed... I certainly can't say that it's lacking resemblance. Butz: Do you really mean it!? What about you, Franzy? Did I draw you well, too!? Butz: Waaah! von Karma: My beauty can't possibly be captured by a mere crayon! Maya: ...*glare* von Karma: ... von Karma: Nevertheless, I recognize the effort you put into it and that's worth something. Butz: So then you'll do it!? Like you promised!? Butz: You're going to model for my next picture book, "Franzy's Whip Lash Splash"? Butz: Aaaaaah! von Karma: Don't get carried away! -------------------------------------------- Butz: Well, how about that! I guess painting portraits is the only thing I'm good at. Butz: The painting of Pearl was pretty darn good too, if you ask me! Butz: Huh...? Edgeworth: Now that you mention it... I haven't seen her around. Phoenix: Pearls... (Where could she have gone?) Phoenix: (Normally she would have made a beeline for Maya...) Maya: Oh... I'll go look for her! Be right back! Hey Pearly...! -------------------------------------------- Edgeworth: ...Wright. Edgeworth: You seem to be uncharacteristically puzzled. Edgeworth: I suspect you are wondering how Maya can be so cheerful despite all that has happened? Phoenix: Y-Yeah... von Karma: To be honest... I can't understand it either. Phoenix: (Franziska...) Phoenix: (That's right... She lost her father fairly recently as well...) Edgeworth: I think I understand how she feels. Edgeworth: Maya is a much wiser person than she appears, and I think she realizes something... Edgeworth: Now is exactly the time when she needs to be as strong as she can. von Karma: Wh-What do you mean by, "Now is exactly the time"...? Edgeworth: Maya wasn't the only one that was badly wounded by this incident. Edgeworth: In fact, there was someone that was hurt far more deeply than she. Edgeworth: I believe it's for that person that Maya is trying her best not to cry. Phoenix: (Someone who was hurt more deeply than Maya...) Phoenix: Edgeworth... I think I'm starting to understand, too. Phoenix: Owwwww! von Karma: Then tell me, Phoenix Wright! von Karma: Who is Maya Fey being strong for...? *** Present Pearl Fey profile ************** * * Phoenix: * *TAKE THAT!* * * von Karma: * Pearl Fey... * * Phoenix: * The poor kid. After all, the * reason that she worked so hard * to follow the instructions... * * Phoenix: * ...was because she loved * and believed in her mother, * Morgan. * * Phoenix: * "It's for the good of the Fey * clan"... I'm sure she believed * in every last word. * * Phoenix: * She thought she was doing * it for Maya... That's why she * was so happy. * * Phoenix: * It shows how truly devoted * she is to Maya. * * Edgeworth: * But it's a cruel irony that it * was her exuberance that led * to this tragedy. * * Edgeworth: * Maya Fey's mother was killed * and Maya herself was put into * the deepest peril imaginable. * * Phoenix: * (And that's exactly why Maya * is putting on a brave face...) * * Phoenix: * (She's doing it for Pearls's * sake... Until she can see her * smile again...) * * CONTINUE * ******************************************** *** Present something wrong **************** * * Phoenix: * *TAKE THAT!* * * von Karma: * ............ * * von Karma: * ...Why did you just show me * that, Phoenix Wright? * * von Karma: * I have no idea what purpose * this is supposed to serve! * * Phoenix: * H-Huh? * * Edgeworth: * Heh. * Well, don't worry, Wright... * * Edgeworth: * I'm not certain that my * guess is entirely correct * either. * * Edgeworth: * Only Maya can really say * what the truth is inside * her heart. * * Phoenix: * (It looks like...) * * Phoenix: * (I still have a lot to * learn about Maya.) * * Phoenix: * Aaaaaargh! * * von Karma: * Just as I thought... * * von Karma: * You have a lot to learn about * women, Phoenix Wright! * * CONTINUE * ******************************************** Gumshoe: Oh, hey! So this is where you all were! Gumshoe: Wow, looks like we've got quite the bunch here toda-- Gumshoe: YEOWCH! Gumshoe: Wh-What was that for, sir!? von Karma: Sorry about that, Scruffy. von Karma: ...My whip just seems to have a mind of its own. Phoenix: What's up, Detective Gumshoe? Gumshoe: Oh, you know. This and that. Anyway, congrats on your win! Gumshoe: Let's go out tonight, pal! Dinner's on me! Gumshoe: My salary's just sorta kinda gone down by a teeny-weeny bit, but it's alright! Gumshoe: I made reservations at a first class French restaurant tonight! Gumshoe: AAAAAAH! von Karma: Pretty good work, Scruffy. That whip was your reward. Phoenix: Umm... Detective Gumshoe. Phoenix: You said a first class French restaurant... You don't mean...? Gumshoe: Tr�s Bien, where else!? Phoenix: (I knew it... We're doomed.) Gumshoe: Come on! Let's go, everyone! Can't keep Maggey waiting, pal! Gumshoe: Hey! You! Crybaby! You're invited, too! Butz: Oh... Forget about me. Butz: Pearl and I will be at the losers' shack eating potatoes. Phoenix: (You know... Maya is taking an awfully long time to get back...) Phoenix: (She's still out looking for Pearls...) -------------------------------------------- Phoenix: Oh... Maya... What's wrong? Maya: Nick... What do I do...? Maya: Pearly... I can't find her anywhere! Phoenix: Huh...? Gumshoe: I'll bet she just went back home. Th-That's all! Maya: I thought so too, so I called the village... Maya: But no one has heard from her! This has never happened before! Edgeworth: As I figured... She has been badly hurt by this incident. Edgeworth: She feels responsible for the tragedy that has befallen you, Maya. Maya: B-But... None of this was her fault! Maya: What... What should I do...? Phoenix: ...... Phoenix: Detective Gumshoe. Gumshoe: Yeah, what is it, pal? Phoenix: Could you guys go on ahead? Gumshoe: But... But what about you!? Phoenix: Maya and I will... Phoenix: We'll join you guys once we find Pearls. Maya: Nick...! Phoenix: Don't worry about us, Detective Gumshoe. Phoenix: We may be a little late... But we'll definitely be there. Phoenix: We have a lot of celebrating to do tonight, and I wouldn't miss it for the world. Gumshoe: Y-Yeah, but you're the... Gumshoe: AAAAAAAAAAAH! von Karma: Very well, Phoenix Wright. We'll go on ahead. Edgeworth: Don't keep us waiting, Wright. Phoenix: We won't... Maya: B-But where should we look!? Where could Pearly have gone...? Phoenix: Let's go, Maya. Phoenix: There's only one place I can think of that Pearls might have gone to... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 10 Hazakura Temple Main Gate Maya: Hazakura Temple... Phoenix: For Pearls, I bet this is a very important place. Phoenix: After all, it's where this whole incident started. Bikini: What's this? You're all back again so soon? Maya: Sister Bikini? Bikini: I thought we'd be eating mashed potatoes alone tonight. Maya: S-So she's here? Pearly is here...? Bikini: She's in the Training Hall. Why don't you hurry along and go see her? Maya: O-OK! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maya: Pearly's not here... Phoenix: Ah...! Phoenix: Maya! The hanging scroll! Maya: Ah! Maya: Someone cleaned it off... Phoenix: (It's got to be Pearls...) Pearl: Aaaaaaaaaah! Pearl: Mystic Maya! Maya: P-Pearly...! Maya: Why... Maya: Why did you just leave like that? Pearl: Mystic Maya... Mystic Mayaaaaaaaaaaaaa! -------------------------------------------- Pearl: I swore... I swore that I would never trouble the two of you ever again. Pearl: Because... It's all my fault that... Mystic Maya's mother...! Phoenix: That's why you came here? Pearl: It's the least I could do... To pray for your happiness! Maya: You don't have to do that, Pearly. Maya: It wasn't your fault. You didn't do anything wrong. Maya: Of course I'm sad that my mother is gone... Maya: But... how do I say this? I... I'm still happy. Pearl: Y-You don't have to lie just to make me feel better! Maya: No, really... It's true... Maya: The only reason I'm still here at all is thanks to everyone who was there for me. Pearl: ...! Maya: My sis, my mother, Mr. Armando, Nick... Maya: And... you. Maya: If even one of you weren't there, I'm sure I wouldn't still be alive right now. Maya: That's why... I have to be strong. Maya: For all the people that were there for me when I needed them. Maya: That's all I can really do. Pearl: M-Mystic Maya... Bikini: I'm impressed... You truly are the daughter of Mystic Misty. Maya: Sister Bikini...! Bikini: Your mother, Mystic Misty, was a strong woman indeed. Bikini: I want to tell you what she said to me that night. -------------------------------------------- Misty: After dishonoring the good name of Kurain, I don't have the right to face my daughter. Misty: But still... Maya is always in my thoughts. Misty: It's true... She'll always be with me, until the day I die... -------------------------------------------- Bikini: Your spirit was with her... That's why your mother was so strong. Bikini: Even at the end... I'm sure she had no regrets. Maya: ...... Phoenix: "She'll always be with me, until the day I die", huh... Maya: ...? Phoenix: There's a rule or something all Masters are to follow, isn't there? Phoenix: To never take the charm off until the day you die... Pearl: Th-That's the Master's Talisman... Phoenix: The thing that Misty kept by her heart and would never take off... Phoenix: It wasn't the container that was important. Rather, it was the contents. Bikini: Th-That's...! Pearl: A photo? Maya: Ah...! Maya: M... Maya: ...Mother... -------------------------------------------- Phoenix: (It's only natural for living creatures to fight to protect their own lives.) Phoenix: (But what makes us human is that we fight for others.) Phoenix: (But who do you fight for? How hard must you fight...?) Phoenix: (That's the true measure of what human life is worth.) Phoenix: (We defense attorneys are warriors who are constantly challenged by that question.) Phoenix: (Even when the battle is over, and the bonds that connect us are severed...) Phoenix: (We always return... Time and time again.) Phoenix: (Mia, Maya, Pearls, Mr. Armando...) Phoenix: (...and Maya's mother, too...) Phoenix: (I learned that... from all of them.) -------------------------------------------- Phoenix: Well... Shall we get going? Everyone is waiting. Pearl: Ah...! Phoenix: This is a day to remember. A day when a lot of things were finally put to rest. Phoenix: I think we should celebrate what we've overcome today. Pearl: B-But... I-I still can't... Bikini: ...Oh, go on, sweetie. Bikini: You can come back for training anytime. Pearl: Um... OK! Maya: Alright! I'm going to make a brand new start, too! Maya: Sister Bikini! I'll be back for more training! I promise! Bikini: I know, and I won't go easy on you just because you're the future Master. Bikini: I'll make sure to prepare reservations for three for when you come back! Bikini: Wa ha ha ho ho ho hee hee hee! Maya: Alright! We're going to have a great feast today, Pearly. Maya: You know why? Because training is a battle of endurance! Pearl: OK, Mystic Maya! I... I'll eat lots and lots of food tonight! Phoenix: ...Um, you know. There's one thing I don't get... and probably don't want to, but... Maya: What is it, Nick? Phoenix: Reservations for training is fine and all... Phoenix: But why for three? Maya: Come on! What do you think? Maya: You're one of us, Nick! Next time you can train right alongside us! Phoenix: Huh? Bikini: I'll be waiting for you. Bikini: Sister Bikini will take special care of you! Phoenix: Huh? Huh? Maya: It'll be great, Nick! Maya: We're going to do the Special Course, naturally! Phoenix: Huh? Huh? Huh? Pearl: That's a great idea! After all, Mr. Nick... Pearl: ...you'd do anything for Mystic Maya, wouldn't you? Even walk on hot coals, right? Maya: We'll have a nice, big meal before we come next time! Right, Nick!? Phoenix: ...... Phoenix: ...You know... Phoenix: I was wondering if I can say just one little thing... Maya: Sure! Of course you can! Pearl: Oh, I love this part! I can't wait to hear it...! Bikini: I'm getting goosebumps, too! Phoenix: Well then... Here goes nothing... Phoenix: *OBJECTION!* _______________________________________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� _____ _ _ | ____|_ __ __| (_)_ __ __ _ | _| | '_ \ / _` | | '_ \ / _` | | |___| | | | (_| | | | | | (_| | [0461] |_____|_| |_|\__,_|_|_| |_|\__, | |___/ -------------------------------------------- - Planning/Script/Director Shu Takumi -------------------------------------------- Maya: I'll really have to work extra hard now! Maya: Master of Kurain and the office manager of Wright & Co. Law Offices. Maya: And I have to be a good big sister to Pearly and Nick, too! Maya: Well, as long as I'm not locked up or captured or something like that. -------------------------------------------- - Design/Art Tatsurou Iwamoto -------------------------------------------- Pearl: So it's true! Mr. Nick really is Mystic Maya's knight in shining armor! Pearl: He went through with the Special Course, all the way to the end! Pearl: Actually, I heard there's a legendary, extra-special Ultra Course here, too. Pearl: I think I'll surprise the two of them by making them a secret reservation... -------------------------------------------- - Graphics Lead Shuichi Muramoto -------------------------------------------- Gumshoe: Maggey bought me a brand new coat as a present, pal! Gumshoe: I feel 10 years younger! I'll never take it off! Byrde: Yes, but somehow you just don't seem the same! Byrde: I guess a dirty, shabby old overcoat is just more detective-like, sir. Gumshoe: Don't worry about it! In the name of love, a man will soil himself silly! -------------------------------------------- - Graphics Kiyoko Takeda Chiaki Teramoto -------------------------------------------- Andrews: Mr. Wright, I am once again in your debt. Andrews: Thanks to you, the Treasures of Kurain exhibit was a great success! Andrews: I even got to see Ms. von Karma, who I hadn't seen for almost a year. Andrews: She taught me how to use a whip, and said that I must show you what I've learned... -------------------------------------------- - Graphics Akiko Hiramatsu Hiroshi Nishimura -------------------------------------------- Ron: Dessie and I started a company called, "Mask*DeMasque Consulting". Desir�e: We're dedicated to stopping the evil plans of all the criminals in the city! Ron: Our motto is, "Cut it out, pleeeeeeeease!" Desir�e: Pretty cute, huh!? Ron: Well, we also sell plans to the criminals as a kind of side-business... Ron: ...I wonder if that's OK. Sometimes I think maybe we're the worst criminals. -------------------------------------------- - Main Programming Hiroyuki Kudou -------------------------------------------- Viola: Mr. Wright... I want to thank you for... exterminating... Don Tigre... Viola: I returned the $500,000... along with a tea set. Viola: A special thick tea... One I mixed with... my own two hands... Viola: I bet he's drinking it now... Win Through Compromise... Hee... Hee... Hee... -------------------------------------------- - Programming Makoto Fujimi Takeshi Koike -------------------------------------------- Kudo: I'm just old and in the way! A wrinkly, grumpy, clown- nosed waste of flesh! Kudo: At least, that's what I thought... Kudo: But my grandkids had a birthday party for me the other day. Kudo: Talk about embarrassing. 69 years old and I cried like a baby with a dirty diaper! -------------------------------------------- - Music Noriyuki Iwadare -------------------------------------------- Basil: As usual, we have an abundance of work to do. Basil: We've hired a new programmer to replace Glen Elg. Basil: I do hope everyone will get along. His name is... Adam Mada. Basil: As soon as I heard his name, I knew our brain circuits would align perfectly. -------------------------------------------- - Sound Effects Akemi Kimura -------------------------------------------- Bikini: My, my, my. More reporters? Bikini: Since the murder, we've made so much money, I hardly know what to do! Bikini: I think the magazines like us because I provide such a nice visual. Especially in Spring. Bikini: I can hardly wait for Iris to come back. Wa ha ha ho ho ho! -------------------------------------------- - Special Thanks Masahiro Okamoto Katsumi Marunaga - Special Thanks Kumiko Suekane -------------------------------------------- Iris: ...You've turned into such a respectable man, Feenie. Iris: It was so sweet of you and everyone else to come and visit me here the other day. Iris: Of course I was happy that you constantly had your eyes on me, but... Iris: ...I felt kind of bad when the little one slapped you so hard you got a nose bleed. -------------------------------------------- - Voice - - Phoenix Wright Ben "Gromin" Judd - Miles Edgeworth Seon King - Mia Fey Christina Katano - Godot James C. Wilson - Franziska von Karma Janet Hsu - Winston Payne David Crislip -------------------------------------------- Oldbag: What's this!? I'm back from a long and tiring vacation and no one is here to greet me!? Oldbag: I guess while I was gone, my little whippersnapper buddy quit and now I've got no one! Oldbag: And what kind of lonely, crazy security room is this supposed to be anyway!? Oldbag: What with all the flashing lights and switches, I feel like some sort of space alien! Oldbag: And now what am I going to do with all these macadamia nuts I brought back for everyone!? Oldbag: If I bring them over to Edgey- poo, I know exactly what he'd say the instant he saw them. Oldbag: "I really can't accept these, I'm afraid," or something just as painful to this fragile Oldbag: heart. Oh, when will I ever find a gentleman who will treat me like a refined lady? Ray Gun: *rata-tat-tat-tat-tat...* -------------------------------------------- - Producer Atsushi Inaba -------------------------------------------- Butz: I finally found something I love to do! Butz: "Franzy's Whip Lash Splash" is gonna turn the art world on its head! Butz: I should have realized it sooner. Self-centered, lazy, anti-social... Butz: I'm an artist. A really good portrait artist! I'm not a loser after all! -------------------------------------------- - Executive Producer Shinji Mikami -------------------------------------------- C A P C O M _______________________________________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� V. COURT RECORD [0501] _______________________________________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� oo----------oo | CASE 1 | o------------o ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Evidence [0511] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(1) | Attorney's Badge | |(2) | Doug's Autopsy Report | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Type: Other | | | Type: Reports | | | One of my | | | Received during the | | | possessions. | | | preliminary hearing. | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | Proof of my profession. | | Date and time of death: 4/9 | | The first and last time I | | at 3 PM. Cause of death was | | used it was a year ago. | | a fatal electric shock. | o-----------------------------------o o-----------------------------------o oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(3) | Crime Photo 1 | |(4) | Crime Photo 2 | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Type: Photographs | | | Type: Photographs | | | Submitted as evidence | | | Submitted as evidence | | | by Prosecutor Payne. | | | by Prosecutor Payne. | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | The crime took place behind | | The victim's watch stopped at | | an Ivy U. building. Touch | | the time of death. Touch | | the Check Button for details. | | the Check Button for details. | o---------------------------o-------o o---------------------------o-------o | CHECK | | CHECK | o-------o o-------o oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(5) | Coldkiller X | |(6) | Umbrella | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Type: Evidence | | | Type: Evidence | | | Submitted as evidence | | | Submitted as evidence | | | by Prosecutor Payne. | | | by Prosecutor Payne. | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | Found clutched in the victim's | | Owned by the victim. Found | | hand. Covered in Wright's | | broken near an electrical | | fingerprints. | | pole at the crime scene. | o-----------------------------------o o-----------------------------------o oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(7) | Phoenix's Testimony | |(8) | Dahlia's Present | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Type: Documents | | | Type: Other | | | Submitted as evidence | | | Received from | | | during the trial. | | | Phoenix Wright. | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | The victim fell on top of his | | A small bottle necklace given | | umbrella. There was a loud | | to Wright on the day they | | sound when this happened. | | met. He shows it to everyone. | o-----------------------------------o o-----------------------------------o oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(9) | Newspaper Clipping | |(10) | Students' Testimony | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Type: Other | | | Type: Documents | | | One of my | | | Submitted as evidence | | | possessions. | | | by Prosecutor Payne. | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | An article from 8/28, almost | | The old power cable broke due | | 8 months ago. Touch the | | to some sort of impact on 4/9 | | Check Button for details. | | at 2:55 PM. | o---------------------------o-------o o-----------------------------------o Go to Evidence Detail <-- | CHECK | o-------o oo--------o------------------------oo |(11) | Police Report | | |-------------------------| | | Type: Reports | | | Received from | | | Marvin Grossberg. | |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| | A report on the incident eight | | months ago. Touch the Check | | Button for details. | o---------------------------o-------o Go to Evidence Detail <-- | CHECK | o-------o ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Evidence Detail ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK Evidence (9): -------------------------------------------- *Murder in the Courthouse? Very little information is being disclosed at this time, since the victim of yesterday's incident in the District Courthouse cafeteria is said to have been a lawyer. However, police are questioning the 19 year-old female college student who was sitting with the victim. ____________________________________________ �������������������������������������������� CHECK Evidence (11): -------------------------------------------- *Incident Overview Location: District Courthouse Cafeteria Date/Time: August 27. 4:00 PM Victim: Diego Armando (Age 28) Occupation: Lawyer Suspect: Dahlia Hawthorne (Age 19) 1/2 > -------------------------------------------- *Details - Armando ingested poison while interviewing the suspect regarding another case. - Traces of poison were found in the victim's coffee cup. - No poison was found in the vicinity or on the suspect's person. It is unclear how the poison entered the victim's coffee cup. 2/2 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Profiles [0512] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(1) | Marvin Grossberg | |(2) | Phoenix Wright | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Age: 61 | | | Age: 21 | | | Gender: Male | | | Gender: Male | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | My superior and the head | | My client. A third year art | | of Grossberg Law Offices. | | student at Ivy University. | | | | He currently has a cold. | o-----------------------------------o o-----------------------------------o oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(3) | Doug Swallow | |(4) | Dahlia Hawthorne | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Age: 22 | | | Age: 20 | | | Gender: Male | | | Gender: Female | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | The victim. He was a | | Phoenix Wright's girlfriend. | | fourth year Pharmacology | | Dated the victim Doug Swallow | | student at Ivy University. | | up until eight months ago. | o-----------------------------------o o-----------------------------------o oo--------o------------------------oo |(5) | Winston Payne | | |-------------------------| | | Age: 49 | | | Gender: Male | |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| | The prosecutor for this trial. | | A veteran lawyer with | | a little too much confidence. | o-----------------------------------o _______________________________________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� oo----------oo | CASE 2 | o------------o ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Evidence [0521] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(1) | Attorney's Badge | |(2) | Magatama | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Type: Other | | | Type: Other | | | One of my | | | Received from Maya Fey. | | | possessions. | | | | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | It's my all-important badge. | | A present from Maya. | | It shows that I am a | | It reacts to people who | | defense attorney. | | have secrets in their hearts. | o-----------------------------------o o-----------------------------------o ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Profiles [0522] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(1) | Phoenix Wright | |(2) | Maya Fey | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Age: 26 | | | Age: 19 | | | Gender: Male | | | Gender: Female | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | Me. What more can I say? | | My assistant and a disciple | | This is my third year as a | | in the Kurain Tradition of | | young (but skilled!) lawyer. | | spirit channeling. | o-----------------------------------o o-----------------------------------o _______________________________________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� oo----------oo | CASE 3 | o------------o ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Evidence [0531] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Coming soon. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Profiles [0532] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Coming soon. _______________________________________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� oo----------oo | CASE 4 | o------------o ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Evidence [0541] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(1) | Attorney's Badge | |(2) | Valerie's Autopsy Report| | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Type: Other | | | Type: Reports | | | One of my | | | Received during the | | | possessions. | | | preliminary hearing. | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | Proof of my profession. | | Stabbed with a knife in the | | It's brand-new and sparkles | | back. Died from blood loss | | in the light. | | between 4 and 5 PM. | o-----------------------------------o o-----------------------------------o oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(3) | Dusky Bridge Map | |(4) | Victim's Note | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Type: Maps | | | Type: Documents | | | Submitted as evidence | | | Submitted as evidence | | | by Detective Gumshoe. | | | by Detective Gumshoe. | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | Bridge located 40 feet | | Confidential police materials | | above Eagle River. Touch | | written by the victim. Touch | | the Check Button for details. | | the Check Button for details. | o---------------------------o-------o o---------------------------o-------o | CHECK | Go to Evidence Detail <-- | CHECK | o-------o o-------o oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(5) | Crime Photo | |(6) | Scarf | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Type: Photographs | | | Type: Evidence | | | Submitted as evidence | | | Submitted as evidence | | | by Detective Gumshoe. | | | by Miles Edgeworth. | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | A photo of the trunk | | Worn by the victim at the | | of Fawles's car. Touch the | | time of the incident. Found | | Check Button for details. | | on Dusky Bridge. | o---------------------------o-------o o-----------------------------------o | CHECK | o-------o oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(7) | Witness's Photo | |(8) | Camera | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Type: Photographs | | | Type: Other | | | Submitted as evidence | | | Submitted as evidence | | | by Detective Gumshoe. | | | by Melissa Foster. | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | Seems to have been taken | | Melissa Foster took the | | by the witness. Touch the | | Witness's Photo with this. | | Check Button for details. | | A small but powerful model. | o---------------------------o-------o o-----------------------------------o --> (7) updated to (10) | CHECK | --> (8) updated to (9) o-------o oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(9) | Camera | |(10) | Witness's Photo | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Type: Other | | | Type: Photographs | | | Submitted as evidence | | | Submitted as evidence | | | by Melissa Foster. | | | by Detective Gumshoe. | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | Melissa Foster took the | | Taken by the witness. Bridge | | Witness's Photo with this. | | unchanged for 5 years. Touch | | Has a timer function. | | the Check Button for details. | o-----------------------------------o o---------------------------o-------o | CHECK | o-------o oo--------o------------------------oo |(11) | Diamond | | |-------------------------| | | Type: Other | | | Received from | | | Terry Fawles. | |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| | A 2 million dollar gem. Used | | as ransom for Dahlia. Lost | | to Eagle River 5 years ago. | o-----------------------------------o ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Evidence Detail ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK Evidence (4): -------------------------------------------- *February 14 / 1:21 PM Fawles. 4:30 PM @ "that" bridge. Wear white scarf for identification. *Talk to Dahlia. Tell her this time, the whole truth must come out. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Profiles [0542] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(1) | Terry Fawles | |(2) | Valerie Hawthorne | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Age: 25 | | | Age: 23 | | | Gender: Male | | | Gender: Female | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | My client. Sentenced to | | Police officer and the victim. | | death 5 years ago. Escaped | | The key witness in the case | | from custody 2 days ago. | | against Fawles 5 years ago. | o-----------------------------------o o-----------------------------------o oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(3) | Diego Armando | |(4) | Miles Edgeworth | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Age: 27 | | | Age: 20 | | | Gender: Male | | | Gender: Male | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | A hot-shot lawyer. My senior | | Dubbed a genius as soon as | | and rival at the office. | | he started as a prosecutor. | | A bit smug. | | Today is his court debut. | o-----------------------------------o o-----------------------------------o oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(5) | Dick Gumshoe | |(6) | Melissa Foster | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Age: 26 | | | Age: 19 | | | Gender: Male | | | Gender: Female | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | Homicide detective in charge | | A college student. Witnessed | | of the initial investigation. | | and photographed the | | Still new to his position. | | incident on Dusky Bridge. | o-----------------------------------o o-----------------------------------o oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(7) | Dahlia Hawthorne | |(8) | Dahlia Hawthorne | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Age: deceased | | | Age: deceased | | | Gender: Female | | | Gender: Female | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | Valerie's younger sister. | | Valerie's younger sis. Victim | | Victim of the kidnap/murder at | | of the kidnap/murder. Fell | | Dusky Bridge 5 years ago. | | from bridge, no body found. | o-----------------------------------o o-----------------------------------o --> (7) updated to (8) _______________________________________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� oo----------oo | CASE 5 | o------------o ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Evidence [0551] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(1) | Attorney's Badge | |(2) | Magatama | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Type: Other | | | Type: Other | | | One of my | | | Received from Maya Fey. | | | possessions. | | | | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | It's my all-important badge. | | A present from Maya. | | It shows that I am a | | It reacts to people who | | defense attorney. | | have secrets in their hearts. | o-----------------------------------o o-----------------------------------o --> (1) changed to (8) as Edgeworth --> (2) changed to (9) as Edgeworth oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(3) |Oh!Cult! New Year's Issue| |(4) | Hazakura Temple Map | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Type: Other | | | Type: Maps | | | Received from | | | Received from | | | Pearl Fey. | | | Elise Deauxnim. | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | An occult magazine featuring | | Shows Hazakura Temple and | | Hazakura Temple. Touch the | | the surrounding area. Touch | | Check Button for details. | | the Check Button for details. | o---------------------------o-------o o---------------------------o-------o | CHECK | | CHECK | o-------o o-------o oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(5) | Hanging Scroll | |(6) | Photo of Elise | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Type: Other | | | Type: Photographs | | | Found at the Inner | | | Received from | | | Temple Training Hall. | | | Laurice Deauxnim. | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | Shows Misty Fey, Master of | | Taken by her only pupil, | | the Kurain Technique. Touch | | Laurice Deauxnim. Touch | | the Check Button for details. | | the Check Button for details. | o---------------------------o-------o o---------------------------o-------o --> (5) updated to (23) | CHECK | | CHECK | o-------o o-------o oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(7) | Iris's Hood | |(8) | Attorney's Badge | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Type: Other | | | Type: Other | | | Received from | | | Received from | | | Iris. | | | Phoenix Wright. | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | A magical hood said to | | Received from Wright. | | offer protection from | | He wasn't serious when he | | evil spirits. | | gave this to me... was he? | o-----------------------------------o o-----------------------------------o --> (7) updated to (10) oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(9) | Magatama | |(10) | Iris's Hood | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Type: Other | | | Type: Other | | | Received from | | | Received from Iris. | | | Phoenix Wright. | | | | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | Received from Wright. Some- | | Received before the lights out | | thing about reading people's | | bell the night of the crime. | | hearts... What utter nonsense. | | Protects from evil spirits. | o-----------------------------------o o-----------------------------------o oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(11) | Weather Data | |(12) | Note to Iris | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Type: Documents | | | Type: Documents | | | Received from | | | Found in the Hazakura | | | Detective Gumshoe. | | | Temple Main Hall. | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | A regional weather report for | | Found in the Main Hall. | | the night of the crime. Touch | | Maybe she dropped it? Touch | | the Check Button for details. | | the Check Button for details. | o---------------------------o-------o o---------------------------o-------o Go to Evidence Detail <-- | CHECK | Go to Evidence Detail <-- | CHECK | o-------o o-------o oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(13) | Victim's Staff | |(14) | Shichishito | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Type: Other | | | Type: Weapons | | | Found in the Hazakura | | | Found in the Hazakura | | | Temple Courtyard. | | | Temple Courtyard. | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | Carried by Elise Deauxnim | | The apparent murder weapon. | | when she was alive. Has her | | Had the victim's blood and the | | fingerprints on it. | | suspect's fingerprints on it. | o-----------------------------------o o-----------------------------------o --> (13) updated to (26) --> (14) updated to (21) oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(15) | Elise's Autopsy Report | |(16) | Iris's Testimony | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Type: Reports | | | Type: Documents | | | Received from | | | Received from Iris. | | | Detective Gumshoe. | | | | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | Time: 10 - 11 PM. Cause: loss | | Rang lights out bell at 10 PM | | of blood from stab in back. | | and was then in her room until | | Body fell 10 ft. after death. | | the murder was discovered. | o-----------------------------------o o-----------------------------------o oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(17) | Crime Photo | |(18) | Tracks Photo | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Type: Photographs | | | Type: Photographs | | | Submitted as evidence | | | Submitted as evidence | | | by Franziska von Karma. | | | by Franziska von Karma. | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | The courtyard where Elise | | Taken that night. From Main | | Deauxnim was murdered. Touch | | Gate to Dusky Bridge. Touch | | the Check Button for details. | | the Check Button for details. | o---------------------------o-------o o---------------------------o-------o | CHECK | | CHECK | o-------o o-------o oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(19) | Larry's Sketch | |(20) | Crystal Sphere | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Type: Evidence | | | Type: Evidence | | | Submitted as evidence | | | Submitted as evidence | | | by Larry Butz. | | | by Larry Butz. | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | Horrible sketch of what he saw | | Found half-covered in snow | | the night of the crime. Touch | | near Dusky Bridge the night of | | the Check Button for details. | | the crime. Has blood on it. | o---------------------------o-------o o-----------------------------------o | CHECK | --> (20) updated to (22) o-------o oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(21) | Shichishito | |(22) | Crystal Sphere | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Type: Evidence | | | Type: Evidence | | | Found in the Hazakura | | | Submitted as evidence | | | Temple Courtyard. | | | by Larry Butz. | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | Had the victim's blood and the | | Found on outcropping near | | suspect's fingerprints on it, | | Dusky Bridge. Has blood on it. | | but is not the murder weapon. | | Came from the victim's staff. | o-----------------------------------o o-----------------------------------o oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(23) | Hanging Scroll | |(24) | Kurain Master's Talisman| | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Type: Other | | | Type: Other | | | Found at the Inner | | | Found in the | | | Temple Training Hall. | | | Inner Temple Garden. | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | Misty Fey's image is | | Worn by Elise Deauxnim. | | obscured by gravy. Touch | | Found in the garden of | | the Check Button for details. | | the Inner Temple. | o---------------------------o-------o o-----------------------------------o | CHECK | o-------o oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(25) | Burnt Letter | |(26) | Victim's Staff | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Type: Other | | | Type: Other | | | Received from | | | Found in the Hazakura | | | Detective Gumshoe. | | | Temple Courtyard. | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | Found by Gumshoe in the Inner | | Has a sword hidden inside. | | Temple incinerator. Touch the | | No one knows this except | | Check Button for details. | | Detective Gumshoe and I. | o---------------------------o-------o o-----------------------------------o Go to Evidence Detail <-- | CHECK | --> (26) updated to (31) --> (25) updated to (27) o-------o oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(27) | Burnt Letter | |(28) | Dagger | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Type: Other | | | Type: Weapons | | | Received from | | | Submitted as evidence | | | Detective Gumshoe. | | | by Godot. | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | Orders from Morgan Fey. | | Found behind a tree in the | | Opened once before. Touch | | Inner Temple garden. The | | the Check Button for details. | | blood is being analyzed now. | o---------------------------o-------o o-----------------------------------o Go to Evidence Detail <-- | CHECK | --> (28) updated to (32) o-------o oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(29) | Stone Lantern | |(30) | Dusky Bridge Photo | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Type: Evidence | | | Type: Photographs | | | Submitted as evidence | | | Submitted as evidence | | | by Godot. | | | by Godot. | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | A lantern from the Inner | | Taken the morning after the | | Temple garden. Was not lit | | crime. Touch the Check | | the night of the crime. | | Button for details. | o-----------------------------------o o---------------------------o-------o | CHECK | o-------o oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(31) | Victim's Staff | |(32) | Dagger | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Type: Weapons | | | Type: Weapons | | | Found in the Hazakura | | | Submitted as evidence | | | Temple Courtyard. | | | by Godot. | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | Has a sword hidden inside. | | Found stuck in a pine tree in | | The actual weapon used | | Inner Temple Garden. The blood | | to murder the victim. | | doesn't match the victim's. | o-----------------------------------o o-----------------------------------o ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Evidence Detail ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK Evidence (11): -------------------------------------------- Eagle Mountain Weather Data for Feb. 07 Snow. with occasional lightning strikes. Snow: 7 to approx. 10:50 PM Lightning: 10 to approx. 11 PM Lightning struck Dusky Bridge at 10:45. Around 30 minutes passed between the fire starting and going out. ____________________________________________ �������������������������������������������� CHECK Evidence (12): -------------------------------------------- To Iris of Hazakura Temple: Salutation here There is something I must talk to you about. I'll be waiting for you tonight at 10 at Heavenly Hall. Make sure you come, unless you want your "secret" to be exposed... ____________________________________________ �������������������������������������������� CHECK Evidence (25): -------------------------------------------- Be careful Once night falls should be there As soon as you hear the lights out bell, you must channel her spirit. Leave everything up to her. 1/3 > -------------------------------------------- Her name is She is our ally The whole Here is a picture of her. Use it when you channel her. I know you can do it. 2/3 > -------------------------------------------- Once this is burn the Also, make not tell anyone about this letter. Gravely roast the Master in the fires of Hades and bring our vengeance to fruition. 3/3 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Profiles [0552] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(1) | Maya Fey | |(2) | Mia Fey | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Age: 19 | | | Age: deceased | | | Gender: Female | | | Gender: Female | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | My assistant and a disciple | | Maya's older sister and my | | in the Kurain Tradition of | | eternal mentor in life and | | spirit channeling. | | law. Passed away 2 years ago. | o-----------------------------------o o-----------------------------------o --> (1) updated to (18) oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(3) | Godot | |(4) | Pearl Fey | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Age: ??? | | | Age: 9 | | | Gender: Male | | | Gender: Female | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | A prosecutor who is shrouded | | Maya's cousin, and channeling | | in mystery. He seems to know | | prodigy. She has amazingly | | me somehow. | | powerful spiritual abilities. | o-----------------------------------o o-----------------------------------o --> (3) changed to (14) as Edgeworth --> (4) changed to (19) as Edgeworth --> (4) updated to (25) oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(5) | Bikini | |(6) | Elise Deauxnim | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Age: 48 | | | Age: ??? | | | Gender: Female | | | Gender: Female | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | A hearty, motherly nun at | | Kind-eyed author and | | Hazakura Temple, a channeling | | illustrator of picture books. | | dojo deep in the mountains. | | Pearls is huge fan of hers. | o-----------------------------------o o-----------------------------------o --> (5) updated to (15) --> (6) updated to (12) oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(7) | Iris | |(8) | Laurice Deauxnim | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Age: 25 | | | Age: 25 | | | Gender: Female | | | Gender: Male | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | A nun at Hazakura Temple. | | Better known as Larry Butz. | | She reminds me so | | Current in training as | | much of "her"... | | Elise Deauxnim's pupil. | o-----------------------------------o o-----------------------------------o --> (7) updated to (13) --> (8) updated to (11) as Edgeworth --> (8) updated to (21) oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(9) | Phoenix Wright | |(10) | Dick Gumshoe | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Age: 26 | | | Age: 32 | | | Gender: Male | | | Gender: Male | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | My friend since grade school. | | Homicide detective at the | | Fell from Dusky Bridge and is | | local precinct. In charge of | | currently hospitalized. | | the initial investigation. | o-----------------------------------o o-----------------------------------o oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(11) | Larry Butz | |(12) | Elise Deauxnim | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Age: 25 | | | Age: ??? | | | Gender: Male | | | Gender: Female | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | My friend since grade | | The victim of this incident. | | school. I don't remember how | | A picture book author of | | we became friends, though. | | unknown age. Larry's teacher. | o-----------------------------------o o-----------------------------------o --> (12) updated to (26) oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(13) | Iris | |(14) | Godot | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Age: 25 | | | Age: ??? | | | Gender: Female | | | Gender: Male | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | The defendant. A nun from | | The prosecutor for this case. | | Hazakura Temple. I know I've | | He apparently holds some sort | | seen her somewhere before. | | of grudge against Wright. | o-----------------------------------o o-----------------------------------o --> (13) updated to (16) oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(15) | Bikini | |(16) | Iris | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Age: 48 | | | Age: 25 | | | Gender: Female | | | Gender: Female | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | A nun at Hazakura Temple, | | The defendant. A nun from | | a channeling dojo. She | | Hazakura Temple. Doesn't seem | | discovered the murder. | | to have any spiritual power. | o-----------------------------------o o-----------------------------------o --> (15) updated to (17) oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(17) | Bikini | |(18) | Maya Fey | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Age: 48 | | | Age: 19 | | | Gender: Female | | | Gender: Female | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | A nun from Hazakura Temple. | | Went to the Inner Temple for | | Discovered the murder. Her | | spiritual training and is now | | bad back really bothers her. | | trapped there. | o-----------------------------------o o-----------------------------------o --> (18) updated to (24) oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(19) | Pearl Fey | |(20) | Franziska von Karma | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Age: 9 | | | Age: 19 | | | Gender: Female | | | Gender: Female | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | Maya's cousin. Was apparently | | My mentor, Manfred von | | with the victim at the time of | | Karma's, daughter. Born/raised | | the crime. Currently missing. | | in Germany. Prosecutor at 13. | o-----------------------------------o o-----------------------------------o --> (20) updated to (22) oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(21) | Laurice Deauxnim | |(22) | Franziska von Karma | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Age: 25 | | | Age: 19 | | | Gender: Male | | | Gender: Female | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | AKA Larry Butz. Saw an | | Legendary prosecutor Manfred | | unbelievable sight at Heavenly | | von Karma's daughter. Became | | Hall the night of the crime. | | a prosecutor in Germany at 13. | o-----------------------------------o o-----------------------------------o oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(23) | Miles Edgeworth | |(24) | Maya Fey | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Age: 26 | | | Age: 19 | | | Gender: Male | | | Gender: Female | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | An old friend. Said to be #1 | | Went to the Inner Temple on | | at the D.A.'s office. Studies | | the night of the incident and | | foreign judicial systems now. | | is now missing. | o-----------------------------------o o-----------------------------------o --> (24) updated back to (1) oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(25) | Pearl Fey | |(26) | Elise Deauxnim | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Age: 9 | | | Age: 49 | | | Gender: Female | | | Gender: Female | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | Maya's cousin and channeling | | Real name: Misty Fey. Maya's | | prodigy. She was found at | | mother and Master of the | | the Inner Temple. | | Kurain Channeling Technique. | o-----------------------------------o o-----------------------------------o oo--------o------------------------oo oo--------o------------------------oo |(27) | Morgan Fey | |(28) | ?????? | | |-------------------------| | |-------------------------| | | Age: ??? | | | Age: ??? | | | Gender: Female | | | Gender: ? | |_________|_________________________| |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| |�����������������������������������| | Older sister of Misty Fey and | | Morgan Fey's daughter and | | mother of Pearl and Iris. | | Iris's twin sister. Her father | | Is in solitary confinement. | | deals in jewelry apparently. | o-----------------------------------o o-----------------------------------o --> (28) updated to (29) oo--------o------------------------oo |(29) | Dahlia Hawthorne | | |-------------------------| | | Age: deceased | | | Gender: Female | |_________|_________________________| |�����������������������������������| | Morgan Fey's daughter and | | Iris's twin sister. She was | | executed last month. | o-----------------------------------o _______________________________________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� VI. MISCELLANEOUS [0601] _______________________________________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� oo---------------------------------------------------oo | Presenting Wrong Evidence during Cross Examinations | o-----------------------------------------------------o ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mia Fey (Case 1) [0611] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- xxx (1) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Mia: x *OBJECTION!* x x Mia: x Your Honor! What do you think x of the witness's statement!? x x Judge: x Hmm... x I don't really see any x problem with it. x x Mia: x ... x Actually... x I don't either. x x Judge: x Well then what are x you making a fuss for!? x x Judge: x Think before you speak, x young lady! x x Mia: x (Looks like you missed x the mark on that one, x Mia!) x x BACK TO CROSS-EXAMINATION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxx (2) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Mia: x *OBJECTION!* x x Mia: x Your Honor! That statement x contradicts this evidence! x x Judge: x In what way...? x I'm not sure I understand. x x Mia: x Actually... x I don't quite get it either. x x Judge: x Well, make sure you do x before you speak out x again! x x Mia: x (Aghh... He's mad at me now. x But you can't give up yet, x Mia!) x x BACK TO CROSS-EXAMINATION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxx (3) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Mia: x *OBJECTION!* x x Mia: x Does this evidence establish x that the defendant is lying? x x Judge: x D-Don't ask me! x You're the one who's x supposed to know! x x Mia: x Oops, sorry. x This is all still kind of x new to me... x x Judge: x Well, I've got something new x for you, too -- a new penalty! x Objection overruled! x x Mia: x (This isn't going as smoothly x as I had hoped...) x x BACK TO CROSS-EXAMINATION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxx (4) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Mia: x *OBJECTION!* x x Mia: x The witness's testimony just x now is clearly contradictory, x Your Honor! x x Judge: x It could be... x x Mia: x It has to be, right!? x I knew it! x x Judge: x However, your evidence doesn't x show whatever contradiction x you think you see. x x Mia: x Um... x x Judge: x Objection overruled. x Try to think it over again. x x Mia: x (Well, there goes a few points x with the judge...) x x BACK TO CROSS-EXAMINATION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phoenix Wright [0612] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- xxx (1) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Phoenix: x *OBJECTION!* x x Phoenix: x Your Honor! What do you think x about the witness's statement? x x Judge: x Uh... I'm not sure x I follow you. x x Phoenix: x It clearly, er, contradicts x the... um... I thought... x x Judge: x You don't sound very x sure, Mr. Wright. x x Judge: x Objection overruled. x x Phoenix: x (I don't think that won me x any points with the judge...) x x BACK TO CROSS-EXAMINATION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxx (2) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Phoenix: x *OBJECTION!* x x Phoenix: x Your Honor! That statement x contradicts this evidence! x x Judge: x ...? x x Judge: x It does? I don't see x anything contradictory... x x Phoenix: x Huh? Really? x x Judge: x Objection overruled. x x Judge: x Try to think before you make x accusations, Mr. Wright! x x Phoenix: x (Whoops! x That didn't go so well.) x x BACK TO CROSS-EXAMINATION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxx (3) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Phoenix: x *OBJECTION!* x x Phoenix: x This evidence clearly reveals x the contradiction in that x statement, Your Honor! x x Judge: x How exactly are the x evidence and the statement x just now related? x x Phoenix: x They aren't, are they... x x Judge: x Not at all. x x Judge: x Mr. Wright, please think x the facts over before x making accusations. x x Phoenix: x (I don't think that won me x any points with the judge...) x x BACK TO CROSS-EXAMINATION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxx (4) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Phoenix: x *OBJECTION!* x x Phoenix: x The witness's statement is x clearly faulty, Your Honor! x x Judge: x ... x x Judge: x I'm sorry, but I can x see nothing faulty. x x Judge: x Unfortunately, I will have x to penalize you, Mr. Wright. x x Phoenix: x (Ugh, I must be on x the wrong track...?) x x BACK TO CROSS-EXAMINATION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mia Fey (Case 4) [0613] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- xxx (1) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Mia: x *OBJECTION!* x x Mia: x Your Honor! What do you think x of the witness's statement!? x x Judge: x I don't think anything of it. x How about you? x x Mia: x ... x I guess I don't think anything x of it either... x x Judge: x Then we don't have a problem. x But we do have a penalty. x x Mia: x (If there wasn't a problem, x couldn't he just let it x slide...?) x x BACK TO CROSS-EXAMINATION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxx (2) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Mia: x *OBJECTION!* x x Mia: x Your Honor! That statement x contradicts this evidence! x x Judge: x I'm sorry, but... x x Judge: x I think the only thing out of x place here is that pointer x finger of yours. x x Mia: x ... x x Mia: x That could very well be... x x Judge: x Here, take this penalty and x try thinking things through x again. x x Mia: x (What's the problem!? x Pointer fingers are made x for pointing!) x x BACK TO CROSS-EXAMINATION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxx (3) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Mia: x *OBJECTION!* x x Mia: x This evidence establishes that x the defendant is lying, right? x x Judge: x Don't ask me to confirm x your facts! x x Mia: x S-Sorry... This is my first x time handling a case... x x Judge: x Well, let's make it a x memorable occasion... x with a penalty. x x Mia: x (And here I thought he would x go easy on me because I'm x new...) x x BACK TO CROSS-EXAMINATION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Miles Edgeworth [0614] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- xxx (1) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Edgeworth: x *OBJECTION!* x x Edgeworth: x Your Honor! What do you think x of the witness's statement!? x x Judge: x I don't think there is x a problem with it. x x Edgeworth: x Hmph... x x Edgeworth: x You say that with such gusto x that I suppose I must agree x that is all there is to it. x x Judge: x ... x x Judge: x Don't get smart with me! x Get smart with this penalty! x x Edgeworth: x (It would appear that even I x can make mistakes...) x x BACK TO CROSS-EXAMINATION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxx (2) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Edgeworth: x *OBJECTION!* x x Edgeworth: x This evidence clearly reveals x the contradiction in that x statement, Your Honor! x x Judge: x Unfortunately, I'm afraid I x can't accept that. x x Edgeworth: x Well done, Your Honor. x x Judge: x W-What? x x Edgeworth: x I was only testing you x just now. x x Judge: x ... x x Judge: x Well then, why don't you try x testing this penalty, too!? x x Edgeworth: x (It looks like I shouldn't x have spoken in haste...) x x BACK TO CROSS-EXAMINATION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxx (3) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x Edgeworth: x *OBJECTION!* x x Edgeworth: x That statement contradicts the x data provided by this piece of x evidence! x x Judge: x It does? x How do you mean? x x Edgeworth: x Forgive me, Your Honor, x but you yourself just x said that it does! x x Judge: x ... x x Judge: x Don't try to play mind x games with me! x x Edgeworth: x (Curses... It appears I have x yet to adjust to being on x this side of the courtroom.) x x BACK TO CROSS-EXAMINATION x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx _______________________________________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� oo-----------------oo | Game Over Scripts | o-------------------o ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CASE 1 [0621] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Judge: That's enough! Judge: This court sees no reason to further prolong the trial. Judge: Nor is there any need for more time to decide the case against the defendant. Judge: This case is extremely clear. I see no room for mis- interpretation of the facts. Judge: This court finds the defendant, Phoenix Wright... * G U I L T Y * Judge: The accused will surrender to the court immediately... Judge: ...to be held pending trial at a higher court within a month from today's date. Judge: That is all. This court is adjourned! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CASE 2 [0622] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMING SOON. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CASE 3 [0623] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMING SOON. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CASE 4 [0624] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Judge: That's enough! Judge: This court sees no reason to further prolong the trial. Judge: Nor is there any need for more time to decide the case against the defendant. Judge: This case is extremely clear. I see no room for mis- interpretation of the facts. Judge: This court finds the defendant, Terry Fawles... * G U I L T Y * Judge: That is all. This court is adjourned! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CASE 5 [0625] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Judge: That's enough! Judge: This court sees no reason to further prolong this trial. Judge: Nor is there any need for more time to decide the case against the defendant. Judge: This case is extremely clear. I see no room for mis- interpretation of the facts. Judge: This court finds the defendant, Iris of Hazakura Temple... * G U I L T Y * Judge: The accused will surrender to the court immediately... Judge: ...to be held pending trial at a higher court within a month from today's date. Judge: That is all. The court is adjourned! _______________________________________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� oo---------------------oo | Miscellaneous Scripts | [0631] o-----------------------o --------- LOAD GAME --------- o-----------------o | LOAD | | [Episode Title] | | Part x: --- | o-----------------o From save point From chapter start ------------- SAVE ANYWHERE ------------- o---------------o | SAVE | | Save game and | | suspend play? | o---------------o Yes No Press START at anytime during the game to save your data. ----------------------------- SAVING AT THE END OF ANY PART ----------------------------- o---------------------------o | SAVE | | Save cleared stage data | | up to this point? | o---------------------------o Yes No Press START at anytime during the game to save your data. ------------ WHILE SAVING ------------ Do not turn off the power. --------------------------------------- STOP WHILE TRYING TO UNLOCK PSYCHE-LOCK --------------------------------------- Phoenix Wright -------------- Phoenix: (I don't think I have enough evidence yet...) Phoenix: (I should investigate and gather some more clues before I try again...) Miles Edgeworth --------------- Edgeworth: (It looks like I still don't have enough information.) Edgeworth: (I need to investigate further and gather some more evidence...) ----------------------------------------- RUN OUT OF HEALTH BAR IN PSYCHE-LOCK MODE ----------------------------------------- Phoenix Wright -------------- ...Mr. Nick... ...If you push yourself any more, your soul will shatter... ...Please calm down, collect your thoughts, and try again... Phoenix: (Nnrgh! I've made too many mistakes!) Miles Edgeworth --------------- ...Mr. Edgeworth... ...If you push yourself any more, your soul will shatter... ...Please calm down, collect your thoughts, and try again... Edgeworth: (Blast it...! I've made too many errors...!) ------------------------------------- EXAMINING PLACES NOT MARKED "EXAMINE" ------------------------------------- Phoenix Wright -------------- Phoenix: No clues here. Miles Edgeworth --------------- Edgeworth: There aren't any clues here. _______________________________________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� VII. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT / CREDITS [0701] _______________________________________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� I would like to thank the following: - God - My family - My friends - Capcom - for developing and publishing the Ace Attorney series. - Nintendo - for Nintendo DS. - Microsoft - for Windows operating system. - Jeff Veasey aka CJayC - for establishing GameFAQs. - Allen Tyner aka SBAllen - for maintaining GameFAQs. - Squaresoft - for CHOCOBO!!! - http://www.network-science.de/ascii - as an awesome ASCII generator. - people at Board 8 - <3 you all! - people at FAQ Contributors boards - for who we are. - a lot of others I can't quite remember for being nice in boards/forums. ________________________________ SPECIFICALLY: - Dylan Mead aka wartjr2373 - for his awesome Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Game Script: http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/ds/file/925589/42767 - Chocobo aka Xcarvenger, i.e. me - for writing this guide. - ... and YOU! - for reading this guide. _______________________________________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� VIII. VERSION HISTORY / WHAT IS NEW [0801] _______________________________________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ________________________________ VERSION 0.6.2 -- 12 March 2008 - Finished Case 5. - Starting Case 2. - Guide size = 1,335,120 Bytes (1303 KB). ________________________________ VERSION 0.6.1 -- 07 March 2008 - Case 5, up to Part 4-3: Trial. - Guide size = 1,219,530 Bytes (1190 KB). ________________________________ VERSION 0.6.0 -- 28 February 2008 - Case 5, up to Part 4-2: Trial. - Guide size = 1,145,971 Bytes (1119 KB). ________________________________ VERSION 0.5.2 -- 05 February 2008 - Case 5, up to Part 3-2: Investigation. - Guide size = 891,471 Bytes (870 KB). ________________________________ VERSION 0.5.1 -- 14 January 2008 - Finished Case 4. - Case 5, up to Part 3-1: Investigation. - Improved the Table of Contents. - Guide size = 822,326 Bytes (803 KB). ________________________________ VERSION 0.5.0 -- 10 December 2007 - Case 4, up to Part 1-2: Trial. - Case 5, up to Part 3-1: Investigation. - Added Mia's penalty scripts during cross examination in Case 4. - Guide size = 732,595 Bytes (715 KB). ________________________________ VERSION 0.4.0 -- 03 December 2007 - Skipped Case 2, 3 and 4. - Continue doing Case 5, up to Part 2-1: Trial. - Added Ending script. - Added Miles Edgeworth's penalty scripts during cross examination. - Guide size = 455,873 Bytes (445 KB). ________________________________ VERSION 0.3.0 -- 26 November 2007 - This is the original and the first published version of this guide. - 10 sections + Special. - Guide size = 314,037 Bytes (306 KB). _______________________________________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� IX. CONTACT ME [0901] _______________________________________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� My E-mail address is xcarvenger at gmail dot com You can also post in the following board to contact me: GameFAQs Board -- Username: Xcarvenger http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=939065 ________________________________ + Please DO send me: + some texts I forgot to type + something else I forgot to cover + anything that will improve this guide + grammar and spelling corrections + broken links + sites that used this guide illegally + encouragement if you find this guide to be useful ________________________________ - Please DON'T send me: - spam - chain e-mails - hate mails - rubbish - things that have nothing to do with this game - things I have covered in this guide - attachment with extensions other than .txt, .gif, .png and/or .jpg - anything bigger than 1 MB - virus, trojan and/or other malicious things _______________________________________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� X. DISCLAIMER / LEGAL STUFF [1001] _______________________________________________________________________________ ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� This entire document is Copyright � 2007-2008 Frandy "Xcarvenger" T. All trademarks and copyrights contained in this document are owned by their respective trademark and copyright holders. All text, places, names and characters within the script section are Copyright � Capcom Co. Ltd. 2004, 2007. All Rights Reserved. You MUST NOT use this document for anything to do with commercial activities, i.e. you MUST NOT sell this guide to gain profits under any circumstances. You are free to save this document to your computer hard disk and print it for private and personal usage, but please DO NOT change anything. 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