Here's the next chapter. In here, we find out what happened to Dog that night, and learn what he s hiding.

Enjoy!


The Turnabout of Good or Evil

Chapter 6:


Getting to the truth of what happened to Dog.


Noise Level 85%


"Hmm..." went Apollo.

"Looks like we have to do more...

To find out what happened with Dog that night..."

"I'll update the Mood Matrix for this new bit of info!" smiled Athena, confidently.

Athena updated the Mood Matrix.


First things first, I didn't kill Maxie!

I saw him in my shop before I left.

I left at 7:45 to go buy a present for my friend.

I ran into some trouble along there where, and arrived at the flower patch arrived at the flower patch at 8:25.


"I see that some of the testimony has changed..." murmured Juniper.

Apollo nodded.

"Let's see what we can get from Dog this time..."

"I AIN'T SCARED!" barked Dog, angrily, slamming the witness stand.

"WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!"

SILENCE!

"Be quiet, witness!" yelled Simon, annoyed.

He went into his samurai stance.

"Or would you like to taste the edge of my blade?"

"BRING IT ON, BIRDMAN!"

"Bird-man...?!"

"Like Robin, this guy puts your Chords of Steel to a shame..." went Athena, dishearteningly.


First things first, I didn't kill Maxie!

Angry and Sadness turned up at this bit, both at the same strength.

I saw him in my shop before I left.

Sadness only reacted.

I left at 7:45 to go buy a present for my friend.

Happiness and Sadness have reacted, exactly the same strength.

I ran into some trouble along there where, and arrived at the flower patch at 8:25.

Shock, Happiness and Sadness have reacted, shock and happiness reacting a lot.


"Hmm..." went Apollo.

"What could be the contradicting emotion...?"

"It's quite hard sometimes." stated Athena.

"But I have noticed something interesting..."

"What is it?" asked Juniper.

"The last part of the testimony..." started Athena.

"There's two strong emotions."

"I see..." said Apollo.

"He's shocked and happy."

"But why is he happy?" questioned Juniper.

"Something must of caused him to feel that way!"

Apollo nodded.

"You're right..."

"Dog said earlier that when Maxie was in the shop, it wasn't the last time he saw Maxie alive."

began Juniper.

"Is it possible that Dog saw Maxie outside the shop?"

"That may be possible..." murmured Athena, staring at Dog.

"I'll press it, anyway." confirmed Apollo.

Apollo select the Press button and the emotions screen came up.

He pressed the Happy Mark and the Shock Mark at the same time.


GOT IT!

"Dog, you felt shocked and happy with your last statement. Why?" questioned Apollo.

"How the heck am I suppose to know?!" yelled Dog.

"Well, since that night was the last night Maxie lived, you felt sad about it, which is natural." continued Apollo, looking at some paper.

"However, you felt shocked and happy."

"...Tch..."

"Dog." stated Apollo. "Please trust me. What did you see?"

"..."

SMACK!

"Well, the defendant doesn't want to talk." started the Judge.

"I see no-"

HOLD IT!

Everyone turned their eyes to Dog.

"..."

"What is it, Mr Conners?" asked the Judge.

"...I saw Maxie stood outside..." affirmed Dog.

"...He was my best friend, and I was happy to see him any-time.

I was shocked to see him outside, as he said he'll be inside..."

"...That's all?" questioned Apollo. "Is that the trouble you had?"

"...No..." went Dog.

"...My memory is a bit fuzzy..."

"Apollo!" quipped Juniper, looking at the Mood Matrix.

"The noise level has gone down!"


Noise Level 55%


"Hmmm..." went Athena.

"There's still discord..."

"We better press on..." said Apollo.

"Whilst Dog is trusting us. I think we might of broke through to him."

Both girls nodded.


First things first, I didn't kill Maxie!

I saw him in my shop before I left.

I left at 7:45 to go buy a present for my friend.

I walked past my shop and saw Maxie outside.

I said hello to him, and continued.

I walked towards and arrived at the flower patch at 8:25.


"Huh..." went Apollo.

"That looks pretty simple."

"Things aren't simple like that!" said Juniper, slightly determined.

"I'm glad you got more confidence, Junie!"

"Confidence is what we need..." thought Apollo.

Apollo looked towards the screen.

"Right, let's see what we got..."


First things first, I didn't kill Maxie!

Angry and sadness are at this point.

I saw him in my shop before I left.

Sadness is by itself.

I left at 7:45 to go buy a present for my friend.

Happiness and sadness were here as well.

I walked past my shop and saw Maxie outside.

Happiness, shock and sadness were here at this point.

I said hello to him, and continued.

Happiness and sadness are at this point.

I walked towards and arrived at the flower patch at 8:25.

Pure shock and fear is displayed at this point.


"Huh...?" went Apollo.

"What?" asked Athena, looking nervous.

"There's something wrong with the last statement..." went Apollo.

"Only shock and fear are there...

But the fear is stronger..."

"I feel something bad is *cough* going to happen..." murmured Juniper.

"Oh, well!" started Apollo, going to press the Sad Mark.


GOT IT!

"Dog." started Apollo.

"You felt a massive wave of fear in that last statement. Did you remember something?"

Dog looked extremely scared, holding his head.

"No no no no no no..." he repeated.

"Witness!" went the Judge, alarmed.

"Something wrong!" exclaimed Athena.

"No duh, Sherlock!" shouted an annoyed Simon.

"This hound is nervous, and it about to bite!"

Apollo banged the table.

"DOG!" he barked.

"What do you remember?"

"Someone was there..." murmured Dog, holding himself.

"Holding a money bag..."

"A money bag?" asked the Judge.

"Money bag?!" went Athena. "Was that person a robber?"

Dog shuddered.

"I promised wouldn't go back to that...

I promised wouldn't go back to that..." he repeated.

"Dog, that's what you were afraid of?" asked Apollo. "The money bag?"

Dog nodded.

"I won't go back! I won't go back!

"Dog is scared, very much." thought Apollo, taken aback.

"And it has something to do with money?

What could it possibly mean?"

SMACK!

"Would someone please tell me about what's happening?" asked the Judge.

"Why was that money bag disinteresting the defendant?"

"...Maybe I could explain." stated Simon.

"You can, Prosecutor Blackquill?!"

"Yes."

Taka suddenly flew off, and a few minutes later, returned with a money bag.

It was a brown average bag, with a dollar sign on it.

"...Defendant, is this your sword's bane?"

When Dog saw the bag, his eyes widened.

"NO!" he barked, scared.

"ANYTHING BUT THAT!"

"What is that, Mr Blackquill?" asked the Judge.

"This was found at the crime scene, in a bush." replied Simon.

"I thought nothing of it, until now.

I like to add it as evidence."

Money Bag added to the Court Record.

"Apollo!" went Athena.

"Dog's emotions are off the charts. It's filled with fear and sadness!"

"Dog!" slammed Apollo.

"Why does it scare and upset you?"

SILENCE!

"...Justice-Dono."

"Yes?"

"Remember our talk yesterday, about Maxie dealing with con-artists?"

Apollo nodded.

"You may of figured out that Dog knew of it." smirked Simon.

"Prosecutor Blackquill!" exclaimed the Judge.

"Where are you going with this?"

"The victim was dealing with con-artists back at Washington.

But he had stopped it for three years.

Something must of happened.

He was also dealing with a very good con-artist."

Taka came with a report.

"As you may know, that con-artist had a criminal record, but it was accidentally erased.

Now, you are wondering, who is this criminal?"

"Y-yes!" pipped up Juniper, inquisitive.

Simon smirked.

"Well, the old bobby's went and asked the Washington police to see if they had a back-up record of that file.

Turns out, they did."

"So, who is it?" slammed Athena, confidently.

"I'm not liking where this is going..." said Apollo, in his mind.

"The con-artist is question is..."

Simon smirked, then tapped his head.

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"...is no other than our defendant here, Dog Conners."

"WHAT?!" roared Apollo, completely surprised.

"NO!" yelled Athena, shocked.

"No..." went Juniper, quietly, covering her mouth in shock.

The Court burst into chatter.

SMACK!

SMACK!

SMACK!

"Order! Order in the Court!" shouted the Judge, trying to get order.

"I demanded order!"

Dog stood there at the stand, frowning.

"Prosecutor Blackquill!" yelled the Judge.

"What do you mean by this?!"

"Well, your Baldness." started Simon. "From about five years ago, the defendant, Dog Conners, and the victim, Maxie Money-Made, were working together to con people out of their money.

The defendant would trick people into buying faulty products and the victim would hid the money somewhere in a bank.

The defendant has gone to jail before, for some of his crimes."

"Grrr..." growled Dog.

"That's why Dog acted like that in the detention centre..."

Deleted Criminal Record Updated to Dog's Deleted Criminal Record.

"But for some strange reason, the defendant and victim stopped doing this about three years ago." continued Simon.

"Dog moved to L.A and Maxie went clean.

No one knew why."

"Why is that?" asked Juniper.

"Simple really." replied Simon.

"An officer went to arrest the two after a days work in Washington, after collecting evidence.

But, unfortunately, the said officer had a heart attack."

"Wait!" went Apollo, shocked.

"A heart attack?"

"Yes." nodded Simon. "It was found out due to major stress, so it wasn't a murder. But the suspects go away."

Apollo had a flashback.


She was arresting one of the main suspects about four years ago, when she had a massive heart attack, causing the suspect to escape."

Tears started to fall from Mark's eyes.

"My...wife never recovered, and passed away..."


Apollo slammed the table.

"Prosecutor Blackquill!" yelled Apollo, nervous.

"Was the officer in question called Ellen Angel?"

Simon nodded.

"You're well informed."

He turned to the Judge.

"Ellen Angel was a senior detective for the Washington police, and the mother of our first witness, Lucy Angel and Dog's friend, your Baldness."

"I see."

Dog gripped his arm, tight.

"Both Dog and Maxie were being arrested by Ellen, when she had a heart attack.

They must have been really scared when that happened.

One of them phoned the ambulance, to save her, but they both fled afterwards."

Simon turned to Dog

"You moved to L.A to escape your past, didn't you?"

"..."

"You became religious because you felt guilty of running away." stated Simon.

"You wanted forgiveness of what you did, and by coincidence, you met your would-be arrester's daughter."

"...I didn't know..."

"At least you had some shred of humanity left in you.

The reason why you killed Maxie because you didn't want him to blab about what happened."

Dog became agitated.

"He...! Was my best friend...!"

"Please...!" mocked Simon.

"I met plenty of inmates that killed their friends whilst in jail!

You're no better than them!"

"I...!"

"Aw, look at the poor little doggy, all bark but no bite!"

"I think I might know Dog was afraid of that money bag now." started Apollo.

"He was scared and upset about what happened to Ellen, that it was his fault that she had the heart attack."

"He was thinking that what he did as a con-artist lead to her death, by stress." continued Juniper.

"It must of scared him into becoming good."

"Now I understand what Dog was hiding." said Apollo.

"He was hiding the past, because he felt guilty about it."

Athena looked at Dog, who was going crazy with fear and angry.

"Poor Dog..." she murmured. "He just wanted to live a peaceful life, but all this has happened."

Athena looked at the screen.

"Huh?"

"What is it, Thena...?" asked Juniper, looking at the screen.

"The noise in Dog's heart has gone down, but the Mood Matrix has gone hay-wire!"

As what Athena had said, indeed it did.


Noise Level 20%


"I guess it's time for not to find the contradicting emotion," started Apollo.

"But the image that it making him act like this."

"Because, if I don't, it's lights out for Dog!"


First things first, I didn't kill Maxie!

Angry was only there.

I saw him in my shop before I left.

Sadness was there.

I left at 7:45 to go buy a present for my friend.

Happiness was there.

I walked past my shop and saw Maxie outside.

Shock, happiness and sadness was there.

I said hello to him, and continued.

Happiness and sadness was there.

I walked towards and arrived at the flower patch.

No emotions.

Someone was there on the way to the flower patch, with a money bag...

Fear and Shock went off the charts.


"Let's go to the last statement." affirmed Apollo.

"That is the most important one."

Both Athena and Juniper nodded.

The Mood Matrix went to the last statement, and it showed an image of Dog, the person and the money bag.

"Huh..." went Apollo.

"What could be causing all of this?"

"I think it's the person." stated Juniper.

"We already talked about the money bag, so it has to be."

"Je suis d'accord." agreed Athena.

Apollo nodded.

"Ok, then."

Apollo went to probe the image and selected the person.


GOT IT!

"Dog." started Apollo. "When you saw this person with that money bag, they scared you."

"..."

"So much that it was even more frightful than that money bag."

"..."

"Dog, who was this person, who scared you so much?"

Dog looked at Apollo, with the most frightful look on his face.

"..."

Dog turned to look at Simon, who was frowning.

"..."

Dog looked forwards and shivered.

He muttered something.

"Huh?" went Apollo. "What was that?"

"I agree." said Simon. "What the bloody hell was that?"

Dog shivered even more.

He spoke up more this time.

"...An Angel of Death."

The Court burst in chatter.

SMACK

SMACK

SMACK!

"Mr Conners!" exclaimed the Judge, sternly.

"Never in all my years have I had a witness said they saw an angel of death."

"But you've had one say about yokai..." mumbled Athena, dishearteningly.

"I-it's true!" yapped Dog, cautiously.

"I saw it!"

Dog grabbed himself.

"It...was heading towards my shop..."

He looked up.

"It killed Maxie!"

SILENCE!

"...Hmph!" went Simon, back towards the stand.

"An angel of death? That's what you saw?

You have more luck having Satan himself appear to you!"

"Dog." started Apollo, serious.

"Who was that?"

Dog shook his head.

"I don't know." he affirmed. "When I saw that person, my vision started going blurry."

Juniper became concerned.

"That sounds bad..."

"But what Dog said is important!" exclaimed Athena, seriously and determined.

"One, it proves that there was someone else at the crime scene!"

Apollo nodded, eyes widened.

"You're right."

"The second thing is, all of Dog's discord is now gone. That's what happened to Dog that night."


Noise Level 0%

BYE BYE!


"Your Honour!" pointed Apollo.

"Through Dog's therapy, we found th-"

KRAWW!

Suddenly, Taka attacked Apollo.

"Gak!" went Apollo, surprised.

"Not so fast, Justice-Dono." stated Simon, Taka going back to his shoulder.

"You shouldn't be so quick to strike."

Simon tapped his head.

"So, Dog saw an 'Angel of Death', did he?"

"Well, yes." nodded Apollo.

"Who says that it killed Maxie? I think Dog is speaking for himself."

"But there was a person that Dog didn't recognise!"

"That's where you are dismissing from the mind." stated Simon.

"There was three people at the crime scene. The victim, the killer and the witness.

Our witness saw the killer wearing a coat that Dog is wearing at the moment!"

Dog frowned.

"That coat there..." continued Simon. "...is quite unique. You can't buy it anywhere in L.A."

"Is that so...?" went Apollo.

Simon nodded.

"...Yes, that's true, see?

Dog is the only person in L.A that owns that coat.

Therefore..."

Simon slammed the table.

"...Dog is the only person to commit the crime!"

"...NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOO!" roared Apollo, completely shock.

Dog's Coat added to the Court Record.

The Judge began to think.

"The Prosecution has come up with a good explanation for what happened."

He looked over to Apollo, Juniper and Athena.

"And the defence seems not to be able to come up with an answer."

"DAMN IT!" yelled Apollo, frustratedly.

"We...couldn't prove Dog..."

"...This sucks...!" slammed Athena.

"This way, Dog is the only one that could of done it!"

"Your Honour!" quipped Juniper.

"Please don't rendering your verdict! There's still some things to talk about!"

"I'm afraid not." stated the Judge.

"With so much inscrutable evidence, I have no choice to give my verdict."

"Damn it!" thought Apollo, dishearteningly.

"It's all over..."

"In light of the evidence..." started the Judge.

"...I find the defendant, Dog Conners..."

OBJECTION!

The Court room's doors flung open, and there, with a serious look, stood Phoenix Wright, Ace Attorney.

"Your Honour!" called Phoenix, walking into the Court Room.

"I can't let you render your verdict just yet."

"M-mr Wright!" stuttered the Judge.

"What ever do you mean?"

"Yes...Explain yourself, Wright-Dono!" demanded Simon, going into a stance, annoyed that Phoenix interrupted the trial.

"That was a lucky save..." went Apollo.

"There are a number of facts that have been overlooked, your Honour." stated Phoenix.

"One, the murder weapon.

If Dog was the killer, where did he hide the gun? He didn't have much time, didn't he?

And the police haven't found it yet."

"T-that's correct!" stuttered the Judge.

"Two, what type of gun was used to kill Maxie?

The police haven't still found it out yet."

"Yes..." went Simon. "That twit Angel accidentally deleted the data..."

"Three, this 'Angel of Death' that Dog talked about...

He told the Court that he saw someone head towards his shop.

I think around that time, Maxie was still alive."

Phoenix slammed on the witness stand.

"That means that there was someone else there, at the scene of the crime, before it happened!"

The Court Room burst into chatter.

SMACK!

SMACK!

SMACK!

"You're right!" went the Judge.

"And here's looking at you, the one that was about to give the verdict..." mumbled Athena.

"That was close!" exclaimed Widget.

"Now back to eating!"

"Wait, what did Widget say?" asked Apollo, surprised.

"I have no clue." replied Athena.

"I'm glad that Mr Wright stop the trial..." said Juniper, smiling.

"He really saved out behinds..." murmured Apollo.

Phoenix looked at Apollo.

"Apollo." he stated.

"Huh, Mr Wright?"

"That was a close one for you, wasn't it?"

Apollo nodded.

"It was tough for you today, but you should be fine." affirmed Phoenix.

"You need to keep a calm head, and always remember 'Always believe in your clients.'"

Apollo nodded again, with a confident smile.

"Understood, Mr Wright!"

Phoenix laughed.

"That's good to hear." he smiled.

"By the way, I thought this might help."

Phoenix threw over a grey coat.

"What's this?" asked Apollo, looking at the coat.

"I did some looking around the flower patch yesterday, after you came back and told me what happened." stated Phoenix.

"I found that about five minutes from the crime scene."

"I see."

Grey Coat added to the Court Record

Phoenix looked round the Court Room.

"I probably can't interrupt the trial any further, Simon's witness can't wait to testify."

"...Hmph!" went Simon.

"She's a confident one..."

"Well," started Phoenix.

"I better get going."

He looked at Apollo.

"If you truly believe that Dog is innocent, defend him to the end, no matter what has happened to him."

Dog was watching this unfurl.

He smiled.

Phoenix went to think.

"What's that phrase you always say?"

Apollo smirked.

"I'm Apollo Justice, and I'm fine!"

Phoenix nodded.

"Exactly.

Good luck."

Phoenix went to leave the Court Room.

SMACK!

"Prosecutor Blackquill!" exclaimed the Judge.

"Please bring forth your next witness!"

Simon, who had his back against the table, turned round.

"Sure thing, your Baldness."


Apollo couldn't believe who the witness is.

His eyes widened when she walked into the Court Room.

He looked at Athena, who wore the same expression of shock, and is slightly sweating a bit.

Then Apollo looked at Juniper, surprised to see who it is.

Apollo turn his gaze to the Judge, who looked mildly surprised.

He looked at Simon, who looked very calm, to be in fact.

Then, Apollo's eyes went to the Witness, who caused all this fuss.

"Please state your name and occupation, witness." demanded Simon.

The witness grabbed her hat and threw it up into the air, where it landed back onto her head.

She smiled.

"I'm Trucy Wright, and I'm a magician!"

To be continued:


Attorney's Badge: Proof of me being a lawyer. Unfortunately, for some reason, people think it's fake...

Dog's estimated time between Eldoon's Noddle and his shop: Roughly thirty minutes. I'll have to check that out...

Maxie's reason of leaving Washington: Maxie left Washington D.C due to him being watched by the police for his dodging dealings...

Dog's Deleted Criminal Record: Dog's deleted Criminal Record, which was deleted by accident.

Maxie's Autopsy Report: Death by bullet wound to the skull, but an earlier shot to the left side of the victim. Estimated time of death: 8.15

Washed-away Blood: Most of the blood at the crime scene was washed away by rain.

Text Message to Dog: A text message was sent to Dog to call him to his pet shop.

Text message is: Come back to the pet shop. There is something I want to talk about. Due to a glitch, time of message isn't shown.

Blood T-Shirt?: Dog's t-shirt is covered with red spots. Turns out it's paint.

Gerbil Feed: Food for Gerbils given by Dog. Don't know why it's in here...

Bullets: The bullets that killed Maxie. The gun that shot them hasn't been found yet...

Grace's Testimony: Dog arrived at the flower patch at 8:25, and was out of breath.

Money Bag: A money bag that was found at the scene, which reminds Dog of his past.

Dog's Coat: A coat that Dog owns. It's so unique that there's only one in L.A...

Grey Coat: A coat which Mr Wright found near the crime scene.


Profiles:

Apollo Justice: That's me! A some-what greenhorn attorney. I'm a bit rusty due to not many cases recently...

Phoenix Wright: My mentor and boss. A attorney of legendary proportions, but I can still remember the hobo him...

Trucy Wright: My normal assistant for my cases. A witness to Maxie's murder.

Athena Cykes: My colleague at the Wright & Co Law Offices, and Juniper's childhood friend.

Grant Fully: A priest at the LA People's Christian Church, and a friend of the defendant. Despite being the priest, he's quite a relaxed guy...

Juniper Woods: Athena's childhood friend, a student at Themis Legal High and my temporary assistant for this case. She's kinda cute...

Dog Conners: The defendant on this case. He's a pet-shop owner, although a bit hostile. He's a former con-artist...

Maxie Money-Made: The victim. A close friend to Dog, and a banker. Moved to Dog's place due to trouble with the police in Washington...

Simon Blackquill: The prosecutor of this case. A former convict, cleared of his crimes about a month ago. He still scares me though...

Dick Gumshoe: The detective of this case. Haven't talked to him yet, though I heard he's clumsy...

Mark Angel: The Bishop of California, visiting L.A on family related matters. A very kind man, and friendly, proud of his daughters. I wished I had a father like that...

Lucy Angel: One of Mark's daughters, and a officer helping on this case. She gives a devilish aura, ironic considered her surname.

Grace Angel: One of Mark's daughters, and a florist. A friend of Dog's, though she scares me a bit...

Ellen Angel: Mark's deceased wife, an detective at Washington. Had a heart attack when attempting to arrested Maxie and Dog, and later died. Mark misses her...

Raz Videl: Ellen's brother, and a taxi driver. Haven't met him yet...

Trevor the Gerbil: A gerbil that belongs to Dog, and both me and Juniper found outside his shop. Has the number 42 on it's head...