Edgeworth put down his tea and said, "Bad day in court?"
Franziska said, "Miles, do you know Kristoph Gavin's schedule? Can you find a time when I can get him alone so I can whip him into oblivion? He tried to totally screw me over in court today!"
Edgeworth asked, "What happened?"
Franziska said, "A few days ago, I was reviewing the evidence for my current case when I noticed something. You see the coroner was unable to give me exact time of death. Yesterday, I noticed something at the crime scene. It was a table next to a broken window. Also at the scene was some of the victims personal photos. They showed a mechanical clock on the table. I looked around outside the window and found the clock. The time it stopped at fit nicely with my witnesses testimony. In court today he claimed the clock I had was a fake that I made up and that HE had the actual clock! It was my word against his, and my reputation for being ruthless in court didn't help, so no charges of evidence forgery will stick."
Edgeworth picked up his tea and said, "A pity. I've recently worked on a case with his brother, Prosecutor Klavier Gavin. At first, I was hesitant. I found it strange to work with a prosecutor that moonlights as a rock musician. However, he was able to prove himself to me as an honorable prosecutor. It seems that honor isn't really a family trait. Don't worry Franziska. Someone like Kristoph Gavin will get his just deserts eventually."
Franziska replied, "Perhaps. I still would like to wipe that smug smile off his face when court reconvenes tomorrow. I took some of your advice, Miles."
Edgeworth took a sip and replied, "How?"
Franziska sat down and said, "I realized that my case was dependent on my witnesses testimony, and did a rather extensive background check on him. I found nothing that raised any type of red flag."
Edgeworth nodded and said, "I'll trust your judgment on that one. You want some more advice? I've looked over your files."
Franziska sat down and said, "Fine. My first loss, the Kurain Village incident."
Edgeworth picked up the file and said, "Whether or not you noticed the dissappearing bullet hole, it was still an imperfection. As for the key to the channeling chamber, you might have gotten it from Little Pearl, if you investigated a bit more. Either way, whatever your explanation for these contradictions was, it must have been dependent on the testimony of Morgan Fey and Miss Miney, since you put them on the stand next. It would not have taken much to find out that Morgan Fey would want Maya eliminated so Pearl can claim the title of Master of Kurain. As for Miney, since Wright threw the idea that Maya was the murderer into considerable doubt, if it wasn't her, it was very likely Miney. Wright, Lotta Hart, and Morgan Fey were together at the time of the murder, and Miss Miney was the only other adult in Fey Manor at the time. Also it would have been wise to try to get what testimony you could get from Little Pearl. If you did you would have found out that Pearls testimony, and Mineys testimony just didn't work together."
Franziska said, quickly, "State Vs. Billy Bob Johns AKA Maximillion Galactica"
Edgeworth smirked, "Did you really use a ventriloquist dummy as a witness?" That earned him a quick whipping. "ARRGH! I'll let it pass because he wasn't your primary witness. Otherwise.. No motive, no murder weapon, and the clowns testimony showed two contradictions. No roses, and the clown claimed the culprit left the scene still wearing the hat that was found at the scene."
Franziska said, "NEXT!"
Edgeworth said, "State Vs. Iris Hawthorne."
Franziska replied, "That was Armando who got the acquittal."
Edgeworth replied, "You were the initial prosecutor, and Iris Hawthorne was innocent. No motive, and it was obvious to me that the the murder weapon was wrong."
Franziska yelled, "NEXT! My first case against Russi Clover."
Edgeworth picked up the file and flipped through it. He then said, "Moira Cytheria was acting quite unnaturally throughout the incident. First she predicted the murder would happen. Secondly, she destroyed the wall at the crime scene with rather shoddy justification. Perhaps if you investigated the wall, you would have found the real reason why."
Franziska said, "Finally, my second case against Russi Clover."
Edgeworth took out a paper and said, "I have a transcript of Gumshoe interviewing Maya after the incident. He asked Maya about seeing the victim standing on the third floor. Maya told Gumshoe of the pictures she took. It wouldn't have been hard for you to get those pictures. If you did, you might have seen the victim standing without his crutch."
Franziska took out a file and paged through it, "Talking like this, is making me doubt the motive of my current case."
Edgeworth said, "What is the motive?"
Franziska replied, "The defendant is dating the victims sister. The victim was opposed to the relationship from the very beginning. My witnesses testimony fits, but that doesn't seem to be enough of a motive. Perhaps I need to do some more investigating."
Edgeworth put his tea down and said, "Well, if your testimony fits, and Gavin had to resort to underhanded tactics, I do believe your defendant is guilty. Still, I'd pay close attention to who your defendant is. Maybe you can uncover a hidden truth."
A few hours later, Franziska ran into Edgeworths office, grabbed Edgeworth by the shoulders and kissed him. She said, "The victim hired a private detective to investigate his sisters relationship. He found out the defendant works for the Cadaverinis! Not only did I get a conviction, but the federals are saying that with the evidence I pulled, they can deal a major blow to the Cadaverinis! Oh, I loved the look on Gavin's face when I saw the evidence I produced."
Edgeworth smirked and said, "Excellent. It's about time we struck a blow against the Cadaverinis."
Franziska said, "You know, Miles, I did like the restaurant you brought me too yesterday. Want to go there tonight?"