October 7, 6:00 P.M. District Court, Courtroom No. 4
The jury had a moment of chatter, and then the judge banged his gavel.
He said, "Court is now in session for the trial of Mr. Greg Sanders."
Phoenix grumbled silently, "This better not be painful."
A familiar voice said, "The prosecution is ready, Your Honor."
Phoenix replied, "The defense is ready, Your Honor."
The judge continued, "Mr. Edgeworth, would you please give us a summary of the case?"
He replied, "Your Honor, if it may please the court, can I give the whole take instead of a meager summary?"
The request was accepted.
Miles began, "The victim's body was found earlier today on the sidewalk next to the residence of Phoenix Wright, the defense attorney to my right. The autopsy showed that the body had been struck with a blunt object. However, it appears that the victim was allegedly poisoned with carbon monoxide and potassium cyanide, but was killed because the defendant noticed that the victim hadn't died!"
The jury roared, and the judge banged his gavel.
He asked, "Who exactly is 'the victim'? Has he been identified?"
The prosecutor returned, "It appears that the victim is 68-year old Abe Spotts, who was a mathematics professor at Ivy University. What was even stranger was that on the day of the murder, he was cosplaying as Phoenix Wright!"
The jury burst out in amazement once more. The judge smashed his gavel.
"Order! Order in the court!", he yelled.
The judge continued, "Mr. Edgeworth, was exactly is 'cosplaying'?"
The reply was, "Cosplaying is when a person intentionally imitates a person, usually a fictitious character, by wearing clothing and altering their appearance to resemble that person."
The judge asked, "So that basically means that Professor Spotts was a fan of Mr. Wright?"
Miles followed, "Yes. Exactly. And with that, the prosecution calls Lilly Ian to the stand."
She stood on the stand and waited. Miles asked, "Since we have this thing called the 'scanner', we don't exactly need to ask about your name, age, or occupation."
The judge followed up with, "Please inform the court what you saw."
After it was completed, Phoenix began the cross-examination. Previous testimony was repeated.
"I work at the Pharmacology Dept. at Ivy University," she said.
"I often have to work with hazardous chemicals. I know that Greg had entered the lab about 3 days prior to the incident. I saw him roughly a day before, and I knew he was being poisoned!"
Phoenix yelled, "Hold it!"
He continued, "What exactly made you believe that?"
She replied, "His skin was quite an odd color!"
The judge then piped in, "Well, add that to your testimony!"
The cross-examination continued.
"And when I saw that his skin was an orange shade, I knew he was being poisoned with carbon monoxide!"
That was when Phoenix screamed, "Objection!"
He continued, "Are you so certain that carbon monoxide poisoning turns the skin orange?"
She replied, "Oh, yes. They said that to me when I was in chemistry!"
Phoenix slammed his hands on the desk. "Lilly, I sorry to say this," he announced, pointing his finger at her, "but carbon monoxide turns the skin a light red! If his skin was orange, he was experiencing jaundice!"
Lilly jumped and began sweating.
The judge nodded, "The defense has a good point. Is there any explanation for this?"
She struggled, "Another...testimony...please..."
The judge accepted. "Let's hear your testimony again," he stated.
After it was finished, the judge coughed, "Cross...examination!"
"You see," she brought forth, along with a great fit of coughing, "Professor Spotts had a summer job at a coal mine, which made anthracite."
She coughed violently again.
"And...I..."
She coughed ferociously again and fell to the floor.
The judge banged his gavel three times. "Order! Order in the court I say!", he screamed while coughing every few syllables.
Phoenix was stunned. The coughing was spreading like wildfire across the court. He looked over and saw Edgeworth vomiting into a trash can.
He thought, "What is going on here?"
He looked at Maya.
She struggled, "You better see this!"
She brought up the left sleeve of her kimono. It had bloody mucus on it.
Phoenix closed his eyes to protect himself from forcing his insides out right then and there. He turned away and looked at the judge. He was off of his panel and announcing to the court via intercom.
"Court is adjourned for the day due to a major medical emergency! I need all ambulances available in the Los Angeles area to arrive at the District Court immediately!"
The sirens wailed and the court doors opened. All of those inside, including the jury, rushed out in a massive herd towards fresher air. Phoenix carried Maya, who was too delirious to stand, onto the sidewalk next to the entrance. He called Detective Gumshoe over, who was attending to a court bailiff's aid.
Phoenix riled, "Do you have a pillow and a bed by chance?"
The reply was, "Here, pal. Take it."
A pile of debris rained down into his hands. He took the fold-up bed and sprung it out, and laid Maya on it, and placed the pillow under her head.
She said weakly, "I feel really dizzy, Nick..."
Phoenix interrupted, "It's OK, Maya! Everything's fine! We just need to wait for the ambulances to show up!"
There were flashing red and blue lights before long. The emergency workers loaded Maya into a helicopter, which had landed in a field a block away.
As the attorney left for his car, one of the EMTS told him, "Sir, you can come along for the ride if you want."
He instantly ran into the cabin and sat back in the seat behind Maya's stretcher. He felt a jolt as the helicopter rose into the air. The workers inside immediately started asking questions.
One man asked, "Are you allergic to any medications?"
Another added, "Do you have any serious medical conditions?"
One woman inquired, "What are your symptoms?"
Phoenix had finally had enough. He noted, "One at a time, one at a time! There is no rush!"
When they finally arrived at the hospital, he was also checked out. Unlike Maya, who had a multitude of symptoms, he had only a feeling of lethargy and confusion.
The doctor instructed him, "Lay down for a little bit. You'll feel better soon."
Phoenix felt some shakiness in the doctor's voice. He felt that something was seriously wrong with both him and Maya.