We arrived at Rooftop Manor, and man, was it fancy! There was a massive fountain in the garden, and flowers everywhere! Iris', dahlias, bluebells, lilies and every flower you could imagine! If you didn't know the occupant of the house, you would have assumed them to be a girl. Pearl and Trucy looked awed.
"Daddy! Can I put my hands in the waterfall please? Pretty please?" Trucy asked eagerly.
"Mr. Nick! Mr. Nick! Mr. Nick! Look at all the flowers! Can I pick some? Please? Oh, and don't forget to pick some for Mystic Maya!" Pearl asked, a wide grin spread on her face. I rolled my eyes in exasperation.
"Picking someone else's flowers is rude, Pearl. Jake Engarde could become cross. Wait, there are some flowers just outside Rooftop Manor property. So, on second thoughts, you can pick some. Trucy, yes you can put your hands in the waterfall, just make sure you don't get yourself wet." I agreed. Trucy and Pearl cheered and went to do their desired thing. I thought for a bit. Maybe I could get Maya a flower. And one for Iris. And Trucy. I picked an iris for Iris, and random flowers for Maya and Trucy. They both like all kinds. These could be a celebratory present, along with a feast. Obviously I would be paying, Maya would make me. No fair. I thought of the spirit medium fondly. I wonder how she's doing in captivity. She'll be okay, she's been through this before.
"Okay, come on! We'd better investigate now." I said. Pearl and Trucy nodded happily, and we knocked on the door. Man, was his door fancy! It had a brass handle, and one of those lion knocker thingies. I don't know what they're called. I scoffed at myself. Twenty six, and don't know what those lion knocker thingies are called. Sheesh. Suddenly I was brought up from my reverie sharply by Jake Allez, or rather, Jake Engarde, answering the door.
"Hello. Welcome to Rooftop Manor. What can I do for you?" Jake greeted formally.
"Hi. I'm Phoenix Wright. You were a witness in the murder of Viola Cadaverini. You probably recognize me from the trial earlier. I'm here to investigate your house." I explained. He looked suspicious.
"What gives you that right?" He asked.
"This." I said, and showed him Gumshoe's investigation slip.
"Alright then, if you got allowance from the authorities." He seethed. He's definitely hiding suspicious stuff in his house. I thanked him and entered his house with Pearl and Trucy, with Jake following. The outside of his house was NOTHING compared to the inside! When we stepped inside a massive lobby greeted us. It was probably the size of my whole house, including the office! We looked around in awe. The red carpet was so soft and clean. I wish my office/home was like this manor! The office is so messy. It's cluttered with Trucy's magic props, Maya's Steel Samurai things and Pearl's random stuff. My things were neat and tidy. I guess having three childish girls in the house would lead to that though. Apollo sometimes stayed over, and he was neat and tidy. I could really use him around the office! Anyway, I really need to stop sinking into a reverie.
"Okay, if you don't mind, we'll be looking in every room, and you'll be opening all your safes for us. I hope you don't have a problem with that, because we are allowed." I said, and beckoned for Pearl and Trucy to investigate with me. I looked around curiously. I saw a big canvas with the word 'Engarde' above a picture of himself. I stashed it into evidence. There wasn't anything else really to investigate. I decided to go upstairs into his bedroom. There would probably be lots of information there. Nobody invades his private space without express permission. Except me! I entered his bedroom. Pearl and Trucy gasped in delight. Without warning they both gasped in delight and jumped on top of the bed and snuggled themselves inside. The blanket was fluffy, and the bed was layered with memory foam. Seriously, you could sink in it! I laughed, and looked around, trying not to get distracted by the duo messing around in the memory foam and fluffy blanket. Jake came in, and he had an angry look on his face.
"Get off of my bed!" He shouted fiercely. Pearl and Trucy looked scared. They quickly came off the bed and hid behind me. He continued to look livid.
"Who do you think you are, eh? Coming into my room with the intent of investigating, and then you just mess up my bed!" He shouted angrily. Pearl started crying, and Trucy looked very sad, and looked like she was about to cry. I decided to do something about it.
"Hey! Don't you dare tell them off! Who do you think you are, Engarde? Nobody tells them off except Maya and me! I'll have you know, they were investigating. There are lots of situations where someone hides important information underneath their bed. So, Trucy, Pearl, you can go back to investigating the bed." I said angrily. Pearl and Trucy looked happy once more.
"Yay! Thank you!" They chorused, and simultaneously jumped onto the bed. Jake was contemplating something. I was about to go back and investigate, but Jake blurted out something in a hurry.
"Pardon?" I asked.
"Why did you call me Engarde? I'm an Allez! Not Engarde! Where did you get that crazy idea? I'm Jake Allez, I tell you! JAKE ALLEZ!" He yelled, and one psyche-lock appeared. Hmm, I've already got one piece of implicating him as Jake Engarde. I just need some more.
"Alright. I believe you. For now." I said, and once again looked around his room. I found a safe, and I asked Jake to open it.
"No." Jake refused. I shrugged.
"Fine by me." I said. I took out my lighter and melted the safe. It needed to be done. Anything to acquit Iris and save Maya. Jake looked shocked.
"You, you can't do that! It's against the law!" He stammered.
"Well, I am allowed by the police to look into your safe. Since you didn't let me, I decided to use other means. I think Detective Gumshoe will be okay with it." I said, and started examining the contents. There were some interesting things. A letter addressed to Jake Engarde from someone known as S.D.K. I wonder who that could be. I was being sarcastic there, I think I know who it is. I turned to look at Jake. He looked worried, but didn't say anything. I also found a note. It read 'Help me kill Phoenix Wright, Dahlia." I was shocked. Jake was plotting to kill me! Oh. My. God. I can't tell Trucy or Pearl, they're too young. Maya's been kidnapped. I need to tell Edgeworth. And Gumshoe. And Franziska. And Mia. Yep, when we return to the office I'm going to ask Pearl to channel Mia. She'll be able to shed some light onto the situation.