Ace Attorney Anime Series
By Tayla Drago
Episode #5 - Turnabout Samurai: 1st Trial
Characters:
Phoenix Wright – Eric Vale
*Cassie Freeman - Ashly Burch
Mia Fey - Colleen Clinkenbeard
Maya Fey - Lindsay Seidel
Miles Edgeworth - Christopher Wehkamp
Dick Gumshoe - Bryan Massey
The Judge – Kent Williams
Sal Manella – (Witness) Tyler Walker
Wendy Oldbag – (Witness) Anastasia Munoz
Will Powers – (Defendant) Chris Rager
Cody Hackins – (Witness) Kara Edwards
Jack Hammer - (Murder Victim) Philip Annarella
*Penny Nichols - Caitlin Glass
Dee Vasquez – (Witness) Janelle Lutz
Opening up the scene to shows a forest for someone to be riding on a horse 'with armor robot all over its body' to the cliff side to stop, for a hero was around in a TV show. Showing the main character himself to the tile to pop up next... "Steel Samurai - Warrior of Neo Olde Tokyo". With a cool theme song to it too. Another episode to be shown live today as this one takes place at night time of a village; soon to have explosions to be going off all over. One little boy escapes in fear for the other villagers were left trapped to think of the child's safety.
Villager: R-Run away!
Another bomb goes off the kill and/or injured a lot of people for the child to witness with his own eyes. For the main villain of the show 'known as the Evil Magistrate' appearances to go after the little boy next. So mess up...! Using his skills to speed up in flight to strike the boy down with his sword!
Kid: Save me, Steel Samurai!
From the danger...the hero arrives and riding on his horse from above to come the boy's rescue.
Steel Samurai: Steel! Fighting evil for great justice, I am Steel Samurai, Warrior of Neo Olde Tokyo. Samurai Hurricane! This ends tonight, Evil Magistrate!
Using his staff to spin around of power and magic combined, for a whirl pool of water from the river side comes up to surround Evil Magistrate to be trapped. Not going down like this, he removes his clothe to take out his enemy for good.
Evil Magistrate: You've disgraced me for the last time, Steel Samurai! The pale moon in the sky cries for your blood!
From showing his sword and Evil Magistrate to get stuck from the water, leaving the Steel Samurai to jump into action.
Steel Samurai: Steel!
Saving the boy's life for him to be grateful to his hero.
Kid: Steel Samurai!
More attacks kept coming in for Steel Samurai to push aside from Evil Magistrate, leaving the hero to throw the boy to his faithful horse to take him to safety and out of the village; for a big battle was about to happen between the hero against the bad guy.
Steel Samurai: Steel your resolve, Evil Magistrate!
Evil Magistrate: Silence!
Clashing at one another and under the full moon, the episode ends for today until the next episode comes up later on. A cliffhanger there, huh? And showing the side of a coin type of screen - one to say - 'Steel' and the other to say 'Evil'.
Narrator: [Only the Moon knows the outcome! One has fallen...but who?]
Then the screen shows another title to say - Next Week "The Dark Messenger Returns!"
Narrator: [Don't miss next week exciting episode: The Dark Messenger Returns!]
What a special show for kids, huh? And yet adults also watch the Steel Samurai a lot as well. Somehow, the TV show itself will be part of this next murder case - you'll all see soon enough. To then cutting back in the real world to be sun setting at the Fey...I mean, the Wright & Co. Law Offices. Nice title name by the way.
Time: May 9, 5:31 PM
Location: Wright & Co. Law Offices
As Cassie was liking the show, Maya loves it a lot more to watch it during work sometimes.
Cassie: So this is the Steel Samurai I take it...?
Maya: That rocked! Wasn't it cool, Cassie? Do you like the show?
Someone sounded happy.
Cassie: Ah, yeah. I enjoyed it. (I can see why Maya would love it for a seventeen year old girl.)
As Phoenix was looking at the paper work, for Maya to get up to use a broom to play around with it like the Steel Samurai does his special attack move.
Maya: Samurai Hurricane!
Phoenix: Ouch!
Yikes! Right in Phoenix's face to get hurt badly from Maya's clumsiness.
Cassie: Oh no! Phoenix?
Checking on his conditions for this had Cassie worried, this made Phoenix feel a bit better just seeing her a lot.
Phoenix: Cassie...! I'm okay, don't mind me.
Maya: Oh, Nick! I didn't know you were here.
Now Maya knows of her accident she did to Phoenix without seeing him.
Phoenix: Maya...Of course I'm here...What was that surreal show you were watching?
Working at his desk next to sit down, Maya was surprise for Phoenix hasn't seen the show yet but Cassie already has.
Maya: Huh? You don't know?
Cassie: It's only the best show for people to enjoy a lot on TV today.
Showing the main character of Steel Samurai for Maya to tell the rest about it.
Maya: Warrior of Neo Olde Tokyo: Steel Samurai. He's only the most popular TV hero for young people!
Phoenix: Young? Like, how young?
Seems to be for younger kids, for Cassie watches it and Maya a lot more to answer back to Phoenix.
Maya: Um...Ten years old?
Phoenix: That's too young. Why are you buying into the hype?
This made Maya all grumpy for Phoenix to say the Steel Samurai wasn't worth watching at all. Ouch...!
Maya: I'm young, too...Cassie.
Cassie: What? We all like something young or old.
Hearing her say that, Phoenix didn't mind if Cassie likes the show.
Phoenix: Oh, Cassie! If you like the show, then it's fine.
I bet Maya already knows of Phoenix to be in love with Cassie very much.
Cassie: So it's okay if Maya likes it too.
Maya: My thoughts exactly, Cassie!
Still, there was a lot on Phoenix's mind to keep his business in tact.
Phoenix: (Good for you. Being young is great, but it won't pay this month's rent.)
Ah, I think he'll pay for it just fine for Cassie helps out Phoenix to get some other mysteries to be solved. As Maya was eating some cooked buns on her end.
Cassie: I hope paying for the rent isn't any trouble.
Phoenix: This is nothing what we can handle together. (Still, I can't believe we didn't get a single client!)
Someone was down in the dumps for Phoenix was one of them, for Cassie does her part to aid him to feel love even more. Soon to see Maya to reenact the TV show. Man, Maya Fey really does love the Steel Samurai a lot.
Maya: Warrior of Neo Olde Tokyo: Steel Samurai! This ends tonight, Evil Magistrate!
Using her moves with the broom to be like the Steel Samurai does heroic things on TV, this makes Cassie and Phoenix happy to see on how much Maya enjoys her life to live it.
Phoenix: (A superhero, huh? Takes me back.)
Maya: What?
Well from there, Cassie to feel something out from Phoenix; to remember something from his past when he was a kid. Having a blue key chain of a super hero character he use to like watching to still have it today 'Cassie sees what Phoenix was thinking about'. For each day her powers was growing more and more every day.
Cassie: (From Phoenix having his favorite made up super hero, and the same with Maya too. We all have something we use to like a lot when we were kids...Yeah, childhood.)
Hmm...We still don't know anything about Cassie Freeman's past yet besides some from Maya and a bit for Phoenix 'so far'. Soon to be night time to close up the law office building for today as Maya goes back to her apartment, Phoenix walks Cassie back to her apartment again for something was on his mind to try to ask her on a date to start somewhere since he was falling in love with Cassie Freeman 'and he hasn't gone out with a girl at all'.
Phoenix: (Come on, Phoenix. Ask her already...!)
Cassie: Ah, is there something on your mind?
Trying to play it cool and still blushing for Phoenix to feel shy and caring for Cassie so much.
Phoenix: Its nothing! I'm just thinking about...since we're working together to help out others in court. Without helping out Maya, we wouldn't be working like this.
Cassie: As well as make Mia happy for us doing a good job? I get it. The more murder mysteries to solve, the better.
Someone else sure looks happy like Cassie Freeman was, for Phoenix tries to talk to her from time to time.
Phoenix: I'm happy if you're happy, Cassie. If you don't mind me asking...Do you have other relatives in your family before you started to work with Mia?
Well, it was hard for Cassie to think of anything from it at all to look sad. Oh, boy.
Cassie: I...I...I don't remember my Mom or Dad. I was born with no family, Mia took me in for my gift to be something good from growing up at a foster home, she was always there for me to help out with my powers, and that's by solving murder mysteries to try calming my mind to also sense things out. As well as getting my own place to live in with a lot of money I worked so hard for.
Phoenix: (I never knew about Cassie until today...) I didn't mean to hurt your feelings.
Cassie: No, no, it's fine. Phoenix, I know you didn't mean to ask me. Maybe we just have trouble getting to know each other a lot. In fact, I'm trying to find my family. I feel like I have other siblings...and my Mom and Dad.
Seems like she has her own work cut out well.
Phoenix: You mean...You're trying to find your family who abandoned you?
Cassie: Well, I'm trying to. It hasn't been a easy searching around the area, I still got a lot to do and research on. But since Mia's not around anymore...
Phoenix: Then maybe I can help.
Aw..What a very nice thing for Phoenix to say to Cassie, to do anything for love and to reunite with her real family.
Cassie: Wait, you will? But it might take a while...
Phoenix: I don't care. I want to help you out, Cassie. This is something where you and Mia left off it's no trouble at all.
It'll take some time, but for now...Phoenix and Cassie had some work to be done to be lawyers and solve mystery in court. Also, it was nice for Phoenix to cheer up Cassie no matter what from the hard time she was going through.
Cassie: I see... (Phoenix, you sure very kind to me.) Well, thank you so much.
Phoenix: (She's really thanking me and smiling. She's so cute!) I'm glad to help out. Also...Um, Cassie?
Cassie: Yes?
This was Phoenix's chance to try asking Cassie out by any means to just spitting it out. From all of his shyness, he has to say it.
Phoenix: There's just one more thing I wanted to ask you.
Cassie: And what's that?
Moving a bit closer to Phoenix 'to have his face turn red so much' from Cassie's cuteness.
Phoenix: (Just say it already!) Cassie, when we're not so busy working...Would you...WOULD YOU WANT TO GO ON A DATE WITH ME?!
Asking Cassie to feel embarrassed and panicking suddenly, Phoenix felt a bit silly for saying those words out loud...Soon Cassie started to laugh in a good way.
Cassie: Oh, Phoenix.
Phoenix: Sorry I panicked!
Cassie: It's okay, you're kind hearted. No one has ever asked me out but you...Maybe sometime later this month, I would love to go out with you.
This makes Phoenix feel very happy.
Phoenix: Really? We'll go out? You and me? You promised?!
Cassie: Yes. It's a date.
This really made Phoenix happy to be cheering with joy.
Phoenix: YES! SHE SAID YES!
Trying not to make a scene on others at the other apartment rooms to see and hear the whole thing, Phoenix stays quiet to have him and Cassie laughing together.
Cassie: You sure are happy, it really makes me happy. So Phoenix, we'll talk more later okay?
Phoenix: Got it. Then I'll see you tomorrow at work...with any luck of any client will come around.
Cassie: I'm sure we'll have someone soon enough. So, I'll see you tomorrow. Good night.
Phoenix: Sure, good night then. Call me if you need anything...Just in case!
Cassie: Got it. Good night, Phoenix. (He sure is something...A real sweet heart and funny man.)
For Cassie to be getting back to her apartment and calls it a night, Phoenix leaves back to his own to look very happy to get a date with Cassie later on this month the sleep soundly tonight.
Phoenix: Cassie...She's starting to love me back...She's incredible-!
Close call to almost falling down the stairs to feel fine to still be walking.
Phoenix: Ouch...! (Well, it was worth it when it comes to love.)
Walking back to his place and Cassie to see Phoenix leaving to be smiling from the window side, love was growing between to those two.
Cassie: (Funny, I have a strange feeling suddenly. Another murder mystery is about to have real soon. How odd. My powers telling me so sometimes to just show up.)
Yeah, a lot more for it to show up sooner than Cassie thought of right away...Lots of it. The next morning at Phoenix's place for a new day to start 'he also has his old key chain from his childhood to still be well on his bag he carries around at work', for Phoenix was sleeping well as he said he would. For also dreaming about spending time with Cassie early as he was hugging a pillow.
Phoenix: Cassie...I love you so much...
Soon to be getting a phone call on Phoenix's cell phone to answer it, Maya had something regent to tell him about right away.
Maya: Th-This is awful, Nick! Switch on the TV!
Waking up and Phoenix's dream to end, he was confused on what was on Maya's mind.
Phoenix: Maya? What do you want so early?
Getting out of bed to see what was on the news from the TV and hearing from Maya about the mess to be going on.
Maya: They're saying the Steel Samurai killed a villain! I told Cassie about it too, she'll meet up at the office and seeing the news as well!
Phoenix: Isn't that what he's supposed to do?
Maybe in the show, but not in real life.
Maya: Yeah, on TV!
Phoenix: Yeah, on TV...
Turning on the TV and the windows' curtains to open up, Phoenix sees it like Cassie was back at her apartment as well. It wasn't good news for some actor who played the Evil Magistrate in real life, and thinking the actor who played Steel Samurai did it. Say what?!
Cassie: (Holy crap, Maya's right! A villain in real life was killed by a hero! Who would've thought this is the murder would happen so soon.)
And the news about it - 'Morning News, Steel Samurai Accused of Murder'.
News Announcer: [The Steel Samurai, hero of the popular children's TV show, has just been arrested for murder.]
Now Phoenix knows about this.
Phoenix: What?!
The rest to be told on TV for Maya, Phoenix, and Cassie back at Wright & Co. Law Offices to find out on how it all happened. For the victim was, Jack Hammer. Who has been a big actor back then to play a villain a kid's show. For it to say things like this...
{Superhero Murders Evil Villain?}
{Was the Samurai Spear the Weapon?}
One side says - 'Jack Hammer. Evil Magistrate in Warrior of Neo Olde Tokyo: Steel Samurai.'
News Announcer: [The victim Jack Hammer, 37, played the Evil Magistrate on the show.]
Phoenix: (According to witnesses...A superhero killed a villain and was arrested for murder?)
This was too weird on how it all happened...The Steel Samurai is a great show to end up like this.
Cassie: I don't like the look of this at all.
This even has Maya panic a lot.
Maya: This must be a joke! There's no way the Steel Samurai would murder anyone!
And shaking Phoenix would do you any good.
Phoenix: Y-Yeah, I guess...
Cassie: Calm down, Maya. I'm sure we can figure this whole thing out some how.
Then Maya thought about something big to come with for the two. A very good one at that, they need a client to defend in court, right? So...
Maya: I know!
Cassie: Know what?
Maya: I've decided this will be out first case!
Phoenix: Huh?
Yep, saw this part coming.
Maya: We're gonna defend the Steel Samurai!
Cassie: Hey, yeah! This could work for us, Maya! Great thinking! Then it's decided.
Confusing Phoenix, but it was better then losing the building.
Phoenix: What?!
So, it was time to get down to business. To the Detention Center!
Time: May 10
Location: Detention Center
From there to enter in the room to talk to their client name Will Powers, and he was huge! He's the actor who plays the Steel Samurai himself! For him to be strong, he's really afraid so much and kind hearted person.
Accused - Steel Samurai/Will Powers
Cassie: Here's a client who plays the Steel Samurai himself, his real name is Will Powers.
He's their guy, for Maya didn't so...Not at first that is.
Maya: Nick. Cassie. Is that monster really the Steel Samurai?
Ouch, well that was a bit harsh for Maya to say first thing about Will's appearance.
Cassie: Maya!
Phoenix: And what do you mean, "monster"? It's Will Powers.
Jumping the gun like this, huh? Really, Maya...
Maya: I know I shouldn't be saying this, but he definitely did it.
Ah, no Will Powers has not done a thing! For Cassie has to pull Maya's hair 'since it was very long' to make her stop saying these things.
Cassie: QUIT TALKING CRAP ABOUT WILL POWERS ALREADY, MAYA!
She got jumpy to stop.
Maya: Sorry!
Phoenix: Seriously though, you really shouldn't be saying that!
Soon Will wanted to say something to the three...
Will: Um...
This has the others freaking out to think Will was offended from the words, but he wasn't surprisingly.
Phoenix: Y-Yes?
Cassie: Sorry about Maya, she's a good person. She didn't mean to say those mean words about you so harshly.
Will: That's quite alright. No worries.
Yeah, he was cool.
Cassie: Good to know. Then...What's on your mind?
Will: Well, I hear you people offered to defend me. I don't know how to thank you guys...I truly appreciate it!
Getting up from his seat for Will was truly grateful 'or too grateful' to bow down and hits his head on the glass. Ouch!
Cassie: Damn! (It didn't hurt his head one bit.)
Freaking Maya, Cassie, and Phoenix out...it was time to get back to the task at hand.
Phoenix: P-Please, sit down.
Sitting back down to hear Will's side of the story on what happened yesterday when Jack was murdered.
Will: I...I appreciate it. I look like this, so when I got the part of the Steel Samurai, I decided not to publicly show my face until the show ended. For the kids, you know. I didn't want to crush their dreams...But now that it's come to this, what will the kids think of the Steel Samurai?!
For him to crying, they see that Will himself was truly innocent.
Cassie: I'm sorry, Will.
Now Maya knows Will's a good person to defend him and keep the Steel Samurai show 'and the character himself' alive.
Maya: He's a good guy, Nick. Cassie.
They both agree with her.
Phoenix: Yeah.
Cassie: Of course. (I told you so, Maya.)
Maya: He definitely didn't do it.
Nodding at one another, this was their chance to prove in Will's innocent 'and the big trial to do together'.
Cassie: Looks like we got our next murder mystery to be solved.
Phoenix: Yes. Anyways, Mr. Powers, could you start by telling us what happened?
Blowing Will's nose with a hanky to try taking to them and answering some questions.
Will: Y-Yes, of course. That day, we worked on some action scenes until lunch. After that, I napped in my dressing room. I ended up oversleeping and was late for rehearsal. I hurried to the studio, only to see that everyone had grim looks on their faces. They'd found Hammer dead in the Evil Magistrate costume. H-He'd been expertly skewered with the Samurai Spear...
It shows of Will and Jack were rehearsing a scene to do so much of a staff fighting battle 'for some people were watching', one part made Will's ankle to get hurt. And then eating some at the table next; to then sleeping well in a dressing room to be out of it completely. Until he realizes he was late for the next scene to be doing for the show. only to arrived to see people staring at Will, why? Because lying on the ground...Was Jack to be dead with the Steel Samurai's weapon to be sticking out of the chest. Stabbed to death, ouch...! And that's what Will remembers.
Cassie: Killed by a weapon like you used in the show? Damn...
Phoenix: Samurai Spear?
Oh right, he doesn't know anything about the show or the Steel Samurai's weapon being the Samurai Spear.
Maya: The Steel Samurai's weapon of choice. You know, that spear he always carries!
Phoenix: No, I don't know.
See? He needs to know the show itself if he and the girls are going to solve this murder case.
Cassie: Don't blame yourself, Phoenix, I'll tell you all about the show later.
It could be important to this murder mystery.
Will: I was petrified with shock,and before I knew it, they'd arrested me and brought me here.
Maya: It's all right! We're on your side!
For Cassie to feel out Will's emotions a it more, he was no doubt telling the truth.
Cassie: We are. You're right, Will. We'll do everything we can to defend you. (It's good to sense Will's a good person.)
Same with Maya to get up from her seat to say so as well.
Maya: See? Even Cassie says so! Right, Nick?
He believes in them both, now on to the next question.
Phoenix: To start, we'll visit the studios.
Then onward to the studio 'Global Studios' itself where the Steel Samurai show is recorded at and done for Phoenix, Cassie, and Maya go there to find any clues and suspects to talk to.
Time: May 10
Location: Global Studios
Being in a children's show like Steel Samurai to be popular in Japan is something else for Phoenix and Cassie to be working together again. As for Maya...she was in a dream of a life time, and acting like a little kid again. More to work or more for a tour?
Maya: So this is where Steel Samurai is filmed! Aren't you two excited?
A good tour while entering to the TV studio itself. For the three like to see everything from it, only for someone to stop them in seconds.
?: Hey, you there! You want in, you gotta go through me!
Stopping to see the security 'old lady' to be working there. How old is she?
Cassie: An elderly lady who's a security guard?
?: I'm security here. And it's my job to make sure that gawkers like you people stay out.
She goes by - Wendy Oldbag. What an odd last name she has there.
Global Studios Security Guard - Wendy Oldbag
Phoenix: Uh, we're-
Before People could tell Wendy who he, Cassie, and Maya are...She just starts to talk. And I mean she loses it when she's talking - a lot!
Wendy: I bet you beard about the incident and came to snoop around. Kids these days! When I was young, things were a mite different. I sued to be a real looker, you see. It's a crying shame...I was a huge of the late Hammer, so I won't stand for behavior like this!
She not only talks for too long, but also can have a scary look on her face.
Cassie: Huh...? (She talks way too long!)
Phoenix: Y-You've got it all wrong...We're defending Mr. Powers, so we're here to investigate.
Cassie: Let us introduce ourselves, Wendy. I'm Cassie Freeman, the murder mystery solver. This is my partner defense lawyer name Phoenix Wright. You can tell from his attorney badge he has on his suit. And of course Maya Fey.
Seeing the badge up close, Wendy thinks it wasn't real at all.
Wendy: A cheap knockoff.
It wasn't even fake at all!
Phoenix: Huh?! But it's the real thing!
Wendy: Please. The other day, I saw one sale for 278 yen at the supermarket.
While talking, Gumshoe was there as well to be eating something at the security station where Wendy works at.
Gumshoe: Can't they keep it down?
Wendy: It struck me as really expensive, so I just bought oranges and went home. Oh, you want oranges? You don't? Of course you don't want any from an old lady.
From Gumshoe to stop eating and drinking some tea, he gets up to see what was going on. Him again, huh?
Gumshoe: What's all this racket?
Shocking to be seeing Gumshoe like this on another case, huh?
Cassie: Mr. Detective!
Gumshoe: Kid! And you two are...?
Trying to remember Gumshoe, to have trouble saying his name right. Really...?
Maya: Detective Gumtree!
Phoenix: It's Suedeshoes, Maya.
Gumshoe: They're both wrong, pal! My name is Gumshoe, see! Only Kid can call me by a different nickname!
No kidding for this was driving Cassie nuts.
Cassie: Everyone just...CALM DOWN ALREADY!
From another yelling this worked out again.
Gumshoe: C-C-Calm down, kid!
Wendy: I already like this Cassie person, she's got sass like I do.
Time out here...As if this whole argument will get them anywhere. Elsewhere at the studio - someone who looked like a total nerd and was drooling whole writing something down; a woman was smoking to be sitting on this guy and he didn't mind at all. For them two were unknown as was the men in black suits to be surrounding them.
?: So noisy...
OK, time to get back to regular talking to each other for Gumshoe to start things off first to seeing the three again.
District Police Detective - Dick Gumshoe
Gumshoe: So you're defending Will Powers?
After what he tried to do to Maya last time, she was a bit mad for Gumshoe to 'sometimes' make some mistakes from his job.
Maya: That's right, pal!
While they were talking, someone was hiding behind the bushes for he was wearing an odd looking hat.
Gumshoe: Rough luck, pals. Sorry, Kid.
Cassie: And what does that suppose to me?
Gumshoe: Just telling ya like it is. There's no doubting his guilt in this murder. Take a look at this...
Showing them the map of the entire studio of the locations very carefully on what was what...Pointing out to the Staff Area where they all were at. Around to being a Dressing Room, up top was the Front Gate, and around it was another Gate. To moving his finger more from the left side had, Studio 1 and Studio 2.
Gumshoe: Before the murder, everyone the studios was over here. And the victim was found over here. In other words, to get to the crime scene, the culprit had to pass through here.
So from the studio of other parts had the gate and somewhere else far from the other rooms.
Wendy: And only Powers did. I was keeping watch the entire time!
For reading the traces again for Cassie to rethink all of this really quick.
Cassie: Ah, you guys...I think they're right.
Both Wendy and Gumshoe? This was very bad.
Maya: Nick. Cassie, what does this mean? If that's true, Mr. Powers is clearly the killer!
Just then...the kid comes flying out to make it pass through Wendy's security, for she has trouble catching him a lot to be coming in and out of this place so much.
Wendy: A trespasser! Catch him!
She asks for the boys to help Wendy capture a kid for her or what?
Phoenix: A trespasser?
Cassie: But he's just a kid.
So Phoenix does it with Gumshoe backing him up.
Wendy: No harm will come to him if we just capture and throw him out. You go, too! Aren't you a cop?
Ah, correction...he's a detective.
Gumshoe: Me?
Phoenix: Hey, I'm an attorney!
Incoming men, for this kid named Cody Hackins gives Gumshoe and Phoenix a crazy chase.
Big Steel Samurai Fan - Cody Hackins
Cody: Hah! Catch me if you can!
He was good...Outsmarting Phoenix, to slide away from Gumshoe, for Phoenix to run up right at Gumshoe and then...Boom! They crashed right into each other, ouch...This had Maya covering her eyes to feel their pain.
Cassie: Ouch. That's going to leave a mark on them both, huh?
As Cody moves next to Cassie to her surprise to be winking at her and outsmarting everyone else.
Cody: Serves you right. Bye, pretty lady!
Cassie: "Pretty"...? He means me?
There he goes again for Wendy wasn't too happy, and Gumshoe and Phoenix were injured right now.
Wendy: You useless hacks!
Off she goes chasing after Cody for he drops something on the ground to be...some type of album book - Steel Samurai: Path to Glory. Maya sees it to have a look at the book, looks like Cody makes it to be a really big fan to all of the Steel Samurai shows he has been to.
Maya: "Path to Glory"?
Looking what was inside to be really cool photos.
Cassie: Is that the kid's?
Maya: Whoa, this is awesome! Cassie, come see this!
Lots of good photos of the Steel Samurai in it with so many shows for Phoenix to see it as well.
Cassie: Amazing...
Phoenix: He must really love the Steel Samurai.
Soon enough, Gumshoe walks and talks with them still on their way further inside of the studios'. Good thing both Gumshoe and Phoenix will be just fine.
Gumshoe: Ugh, that was torture...
For Gumshoe looked fine, Cassie sees how painful the lump on Phoenix's head was doing.
Cassie: Does it hurt, Phoenix?
Phoenix: I'll be fine. (Although, her patting my head makes the pain go away.)
He really likes the way Cassie pats Phoenix on the head now doesn't he.
Maya: Um, Detective...We'd like to talk to everyone here.
Phoenix: Right! Mr. Powers said he was taking a nap in his dressing room.
Asking Gumshoe to go ask people some questions, it might be hard to do since Gumshoe and Edgeworth 'again' already have on their ends.
Cassie: Yeah, Mr. Detective. Someone might have seen him asleep.
Entering through the welcome sign of the place, Gumshoe says this to them next.
Gumshoe: Feel free to snoop around as much as you please. We, the prosecution, have thoroughly investigate all evidence and witnesses. You'll realize that your victory last time was a fluke. In this trial, Prosecutor Edgeworth will show you what he's truly capable of!
Looking around and such for the three starts...now! Phoenix, Cassie, and Maya have a lot of clues to find and suspects to talk to. From the dressing room, the security cameras all over the studio, around the broken mascot head was on the ground to blocking the path; and for Maya to play around with the movie stuff with camera too...for both Phoenix and Cassie question another person there to be working name Penny Nicolas. As well as the body where Jack Hammers' body was found at with tape to show where the body was lying down at. Yeah, I wanted to add some character in it like Penny 'and some things they've left out too'.
Assistant of Global Studio - Penny Nicolas
As Phoenix, Cassie, and Maya were working hard to get something from the whole thing to be getting late out for the sun to set, elsewhere...Edgeworth goes back to the prosecutor's office and getting out of his fancy red sports car to have a word with his boss/teacher/father figured on his work so far...Wait, what...? There's a lot to talk about this guy later, but I can tell you his name – Manfred von Karma. That's it for now.
Manfred: One victory after another. Very impressive.
Edgeworth: Thank you, sir.
From his office to also be looking out his window, Manfred wants Edgeworth to win in any other way he can for him, perfection is everything.
Manfred: But that only makes your one loss more vexing.
From when Phoenix and Cassie beaten Edgeworth from their second case? A lost was a lost, nobodies perfect at all.
Edgeworth: I am very sorry.
Manfred: Cast your feelings aside. Conviction, and only conviction, is justice.
Edgeworth: I understand, Mr. von Karma.
Bowing down for forgiveness, this guy was a real pushover. I really feel sorry for Edgeworth deep down. A long day working yesterday to now turn to day time, for the trial to start up real soon at the courthouse for everyone else to gather...Sad to say about Phoenix's end – for him, Cassie, and Maya were unable to find anything besides asking Penny about a few things, but that was just about it. What could they do in court today?
Cassie: Great...We couldn't get anything yesterday. Will's a goner if we don't come up with something, and fast.
Maya: I know...But in the end, we didn't find anything concrete to support Powers' alibi...
Phoenix: Well, it was an afternoon nap...
Maya: If he's convicted, I'll tear you to pieces with a Samurai Hurricane.
Sounds like a threat there.
Cassie: Don't even think about it please.
Phoenix: She's right. I think we have enough murder on our plate right now, Maya.
Thinking of the word plate on what Will and Jack ate the other day to have some traces of white powder on the plates...Or so it appears to be for Cassie to study on it some more on her end, that's one clue to gather so far.
Cassie: (Plate...)
Phoenix: You ready, Cassie?
Putting it on hold for now, they'll try to come up with something.
Cassie: Just fine...This evidences here seems to be off, but I'll look into later. But for now, we got something to use if we can today. (So let's make it all worth it!)
Phoenix: We can do this.
Inside the courthouse they go into to defend Will Powers on a crime he didn't do and save the show.
Time: May 12, 10 AM
Location: District Court - Courtroom No. 4
*ALL RISE!*
For Will Powers to be taking his seat and the Judge entering the room to hit his gavel begins the trial.
Judge
Judge: Court is now in sessions for the trial of Mr. Will Powers.
For each sides - Edgeworth was all set to go.
Edgeworth: The prosecution is ready, Your Honor.
Prosecutor - Miles Edgeworth
And so was both Phoenix and Cassie too, for Maya to be supporting them.
Defense Attorney - Phoenix Wright
Murder Mystery Solver - Cassie Freeman
Phoenix: The defense is ready, Your Honor!
Cassie: And murder mystery solver, Cassie Freeman is ready to go too, Your Honor! (I got to try to say those words when we're in court. Even me.)
Another rematch against Edgeworth for Phoenix and Cassie to take on in their third case.
Phoenix: (I never thought I'd have to face him again so soon.)
Edgeworth: Another one with you, huh Wright? And Cassie, it's nice to see you again.
Still flittering with Cassie from the looks of it to make Phoenix jealous.
Phoenix: Edgeworth!
Cassie: (Again with this?) Wait Phoenix, you got the wrong idea.
Oh, boy. Rivalry when it comes to love. Back to the business at hand.
Judge: Mr. Edgeworth, please give the court your opening statement.
Edgeworth: On May 9, the defendant, Will Powers, killed actor Jack Hammer at Global Studios. It is impossible for anyone else to have committed this heinous crime. The evidence presented during the trial will prove this fact. That is all.
He was right on what he thought about Will killing Jack, to find out the real truth somehow. Gumshoe was up next to show everything from the map of the studios itself, and on the screen.
Gumshoe: Allow me explain the facts of the case, sir. On that day, the only people at the studios were the victim, Hammer, the assassinate, the defendant, Powers, and the staff on the scene. At noon, they were all over here. The autopsy estimates time of death at 2:30 PM. The security lady saw the defendant heading to the crime scene before then. After that, not one person passed through here till the body was found at 5 PM.
To show the map on what was on there - on the left Studio 1, down below Studio 2, up top right is the Front Gate, down further is Staff/Area, Dressing Room, and other Gate. That's it 'for Cassie to remember this very carefully'. For Jack was found dead at the Staff area part, and one part of the front gate where Wendy was guarding there to see Will pass by with her own two eyes. To also mark out of Jack Hammer's location at Studio 1.
Cassie: (Even what Gumshoe said was true and what Wendy told him, Will would've known about it to being in the area, but he wasn't for him to feel shock about all of this.)
Edgeworth: Without further ado, let us call this security officer to the stand.
Yep, Wendy Oldbag was the first witness to testify first. Oh, brother...Things might get a bit messy.
Cassie: Wendy?! I don't like where this is going...
Witness Testimony
Edgeworth: Will the witness declare her name?
But before that...Wendy sees Edgeworth to look hot for this old woman to fall for a guy like him. Ew!
Wendy: My, aren't you a handsome fellow! I'm afraid my heart skipped a beat.
This Edgeworth freak out a little to be blushing a bit.
Edgeworth: Y-Your name, please.
Cassie: Ah... (Looks like Wendy has a crush on Edgeworth. I almost feel sorry for him.)
Yeah, but who woman wouldn't fall for someone like Miles Edgeworth? Just not this way.
Wendy: Dearie, no need to be embarrassed. Just call me "Grandma."
Get on with the trial already!
Edgeworth: Your name!
Cassie: GET ON WITH IT!
And so, she does.
Wendy: Okay, sorry. Nice seeing you again, Cassie. Anyhow...Wendy Oldbag, dearie. So just call me "Grandma." It's practically my name. When I was young, the other kids would make fun of me. I cried when my crush, captain of the junior high chess club, called me an old bag.
Ah, this was getting nowhere in the room to be hearing Wendy go on and on. Gumshoe, Phoenix, Cassie, Maya, and the Judge have to sit through this or what?
Edgeworth: Your Honor! I object to the witness garrulousness!
For the Judge stops Wendy. Thank God!
Judge: Objection sustained. The witness will retrain from rambling on the stand. I was just getting to the good part...
Ha, ha, finally! She stops.
Wendy: I was just getting to the good part.
Cassie: Finally.
At least Wendy will talk regularly now in the courtroom.
Maya: Not even Edgeworth can handle her.
Phoenix: (Old bag or not, she's scary.)
You can say that again...
Edgeworth: Since you told us your name and such, just tell us what happened the day Jack Hammers was killed if you would be so kind, Ms. Oldbag.
For her to still be winking at Edgeworth to have a crush on him.
Wendy: You wanna smooch with me, don't ya?
And this made Edgeworth puke on his side of the prosecutor's stand. Ew!
Phoenix: Did he just-?
Maya: I think he did!
Gumshoe: Mr. Edgeworth!
Cassie: Now I really feel sorry for Edgeworth, but...let's keep this to ourselves.
Clean up time!
Judge: Bailiff, please clean up this mess while we continue with this trial.
With the stand part getting cleaned up, it was time to get back to the trial for Wendy to testify. Finally! And don't worry about Edgeworth from vomiting there, he'll be fine. It was kind of funny though.
Cross-Examination
Phoenix: Are you sure you saw the defendant?
Wendy: Definitely. I was at the front gate non-stop between 1 and 5 PM. Around 2 PM, I saw Powers walking toward the studios.
Looking at Will from behind Wendy to know what she just saw with her own eyes.
Cassie: But was it really him?
Wendy: My eyesight is 20-20 if you add both my eyes!
Does that even make any sense there?
Cassie: What?
Phoenix: You aren't supposed to add them.
Continuing on...
Wendy: There's even a photograph. Go on, Detective Scruffy McTrenchcoat. Show them what I gave you!
That wasn't even Gumshoe's name for Wendy to say right, it did made Cassie laugh a little.
Gumshoe: It's "Dick Gumshoe"! You weren't even close!
Getting back to the matter at hand.
Judge: What? Photographic evidence?
Showing the map again of the studio where the photograph was taken at near the main gate itself.
Gumshoe: Yes, sir! There's a security camera at here. Its sensor detects everyone crossing the gate and photographs them. From the many cameras all over the place, it makes perfect sense and Wendy does work there very hard.
Wendy: Checking those photos daily is part of my job.
Well, this was big news to hear.
Cassie: The many cameras at the studio.
Maya: Nick this is the first we've heard of the photograph!
Phoenix: Yeah. (If it shows Powers crossing the gate, it'll prove fatally conclusive.)
Given no choice, the Judge wanted to see it.
Judge: Please display that photograph on the monitor, Detective.
As Gumshoe gives the photo to the officer to show on the big screen and the Judge to see this, Edgeworth looks at it as planned to be grinning on another work he has done once again for Cassie to see this first.
Cassie: I don't like where this is going.
This has her worried, Phoenix, Maya, Wendy to see the results, and Will to worry. Showing on the big screen - it shows of the Steel Samurai to be passing by the gate for Will to be dress up as his character. Only for Cassie, Phoenix, and Maya to notice something from this.
Maya: Huh?
Phoenix: What?
Even the Judge was left speechless.
Judge: Wh-What is this?
Showing the photo of it to also has a print out of the word... 'May 9, 2 PM. Photo No. 2'. This was Phoenix and Cassie's chance to object to all of this.
Cassie: Phoenix, this photo...
Phoenix: Right. *OBJECTION!* What part of that is Will Powers?!
The security guard lady knows what she was showing in court.
Wendy: Anyone can plainly see that's Powers. Right?
Edgeworth: True.
This was still very confusing to be going on.
Judge: Um, well, I wonder...
Then Phoenix hits his hands on the table to say something next 'as Cassie backs him up'.
Phoenix: True, Powers does play the Steel Samurai. But that doesn't necessarily mean he's always the one in the costume!
Cassie: Yeah, Phoenix's right! For Will Powers plays the Steel Samurai, do we even know if it's really him in the suit? I mean, who would walk around in a heavy suit like this one to pass through the gates?
Soon Edgeworth says something next.
Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* I hate to tell you both, but that is undoubtedly the defendant. Isn't that correct, witness?
Wendy: Indeed. Take a good look. You can see he's dragging his leg.
Phoenix: L-Leg?
Seeing the photo again for the Steel Samurai was limping to the gate.
Cassie: Yeah, look at the photo again. He seem to be limping for some reason...
Then Wendy testify again on how Will Powers hurt his leg. What else happened?
Testimony
Wendy: That morning, during the action scene run through, Powers fell and sprained his ankle pretty bad. He even broke one of the props. It was a big mess.
From rehearsing their powers for Will and Jack, one part for Will to fall to hurt his ankle. As well as having the staff to be broken in two.
Cassie: Who was present at the run through?
Wendy: Let's see...There was Powers, the Steel Samurai, poor Hammer, the Evil Magistrate, another young lass name Penny, I was there observing, and...
She then stops suddenly for Phoenix and Cassie to both pick up on that part.
Cassie: And...? Who else? (I feel Wendy is holding something back she wishes not to forget, she's holding one last detail back.)
Phoenix: What's the matter?
So instead, Wendy just drops the subject.
Wendy: Oh, nothing...It was just the four of us, naturally.
Yeah, like the other three will let this pass at all.
Maya: What was that?
Cassie: You notice it too, Maya? Wendy's holding back on us.
Maya: I do. She bit her tongue just now, didn't she?
Next question to ask...
Phoenix: So, he broke a prop?
Testimony
Wendy: Yeah, his own Samurai Spear. Luckily, I was there with my duct tape to fix it.
Seems like she did.
Phoenix, Maya, and Cassie: Duct tape?
Wendy: I taped it up nice and good!
Judge: So the defendant hurt his ankle then?
Looking at the photo again.
Wendy: That's right...Look, you can clearly see him dragging his leg.
Judge: Hmm, true.
Seeing the photo again, there has to be some flaws from this whole thing to leave Phoenix and Cassie to find something, and fast.
Maya: Damn...Stupid old hag.
Well, they soon find something.
Cassie: Hmm...Huh? Hey, Phoenix, look at the photo again. Do you notice something?
Somehow, he does next.
Phoenix: (Cassie might be right.) O-One moment, witness!
Wendy: What is it, dearie?
Oh, there's a lot to be said for Cassie and Phoenix to pick up on something together.
Phoenix: Are you absolutely sure no one but the Steel Samurai passed through?
Cassie: Think carefully for us please.
But Edgeworth interrupts them again.
Edgeworth: *OBJECTION!* This witness has already answered that, Mr. Wright. Stop badgering her with the same question.
This makes Wendy all lovey-dovey for Edgeworth to say to her.
Wendy: That's right, sonny! You let 'em have it, Edgey boy!
Now this was disturbing.
Cassie: OK...?
Maya: Edgey boy?
Still, this won't have Phoenix and Cassie notice something from the photo as the two move in closer to the screen to talk about it next.
Phoenix: Please look at this.
Cassie: Yeah, below the photo had some letters and numbers on it. "May 9th, 2 PM. Photo No. 2". You see, this is just the deco one, not the first photo. What's up with that?
Phoenix: Cassie's right. That means there must have been a No. 1!
There was a very good reason for Wendy to talk about the issue next.
Wendy: Oh, right. I did delete one.
Maya: Huh? Why?
Cassie: Aren't you suppose to keep photos as part of the security job?
True, but Wendy had her reasons why.
Wendy: I delete any innocuous photos, you see. It's part of my job.
Phoenix: Innocuous?
Cassie: And what do you mean by "innocuous"?
Explain right away, Wendy.
Phoenix: Just who was in the other photo?
Wendy: A fanboy.
Cassie: Fanboy...?
Phoenix and Maya: Fanboy?
From Cody who's been sneaking into the studio a lot?
Wendy: A hugely passionate fan of the Steel Samurai. Just a kid, but he's so mischievous!
Cassie: So it's this kid with the camera.
Testimony
Wendy: The drain in the staff area connects to the outside. He uses it to sneak in.
So that's how Cody gets into the studio sometimes, through the drains from outside of the studio to get inside. Yep, Maya remembers Cody as well like Cassie does.
Maya: Wait, could it be that boy?
The one and only Cody Hackins.
Cassie: I think its that boy alright.
Wendy: Yeah! He runs around like a rat! Next time I see him, he's getting a spanking!
Ah, not a very good idea to do at all.
Cassie: You'll get arrested if you do that. Yikes...
Phoenix: And if I recall, he looked like a second or third grader.
Seems like it. And what about the murder weapon to be duct tape?
Gumshoe: By the way, the Samurai Spear weights around 15kg. A grade schooler could never wield it...
A very heavy weapon for Will to wield it.
Cassie: It must be very heavy to lift it if I tried on my own.
Yep, it was that heavy and once again Edgeworth to blame Phoenix on something he didn't do, thinking he was blaming Cody for murdering Jack. Wow, a picky joke there, huh?
Edgeworth: You accuse a pure, innocent boy of murder, Wright? You despicable scum.
Phoenix: Uh, I haven't said anything yet.
For Cassie a little, Will, and Gumshoe can lift the murder weapon only, no one else can not even Cody even if he tries.
Wendy: See? It has nothing to do with the murder. That's why I erased the data.
Edgeworth: The other person who entered the studio was a child. He could not be the culprit. As such, the defendant is the only one who could have committed the murder! The prosecution rests its case, Your Honor...And requests a guilty verdict for the defendant!
Not good for Will Powers will be found guilty if this keeps up.
Will: Wh-What?
For Will to be sitting back down with the cop helping him out and the Judge to hear all that he needed so far, can Phoenix and Cassie do something? Or find anything else to clear in Will's innocence?
Cassie: This is getting us nowhere... (What can any of us do?)
Maya: Cassie! Nick! Powers will be convicted!
Trying to find a lot of paper work to find something from it all.
Phoenix I-I know...If we could target someone else who could've committed the murder, we'd be able to buy some time...
Cassie: We could go with plan 'b' somehow...
Whatever this plan b is, it could come in handy.
Maya: Then let's just go for broke. There's someone else suspicious, right?
Phoenix: F-For broke?
Cassie: Yeah! I know! Phoenix, we can try to pin it on someone else for the time being, just to be questioned. If we can do this, we can have a few more days to find our answers on who really murdered Jack. Think about it, Phoenix. Maya might be on to something.
It could work out.
Phoenix: (Who could have killed the victim? Who could have worn the Steel Samurai costume and gone to the studio?)
So who will Phoenix and Cassie to pin point for the time being to still prove in Will's innocent? Penny, Wendy, or Cody? Hurry up and do it as the Judge hits his gavel.
Judge: Very well. I shall hereby hand down the verdict-
But before he could say anything...Phoenix and Cassie thought of one person to pin it on 'for now', looking at each other - this plan has to be done.
Phoenix: *OBJECTION!*
Cassie: *GOT YOU NOW!* (This has got to work! You got this, Phoenix!)
After all, it was worth a shot and their only chance they have left to do into stalling for some time.
Phoenix: (We can do this, Cassie, just leave it to me.) There is another person who could conceivably have committed this crime!
Like Edgeworth would believe in all of this.
Edgeworth: Such futile resistance. Whom do you mean?
Phoenix: It's...Well...Uh...
Can Phoenix say it? Maya and Cassie hope so. For Cassie lends Phoenix a hand to point out without sweating so much.
Cassie: Phoenix, we can do this.
Phoenix: Cassie...! (Right, I have her by my side.)
Cassie: Anyways, the possible suspect might be...
He says it so no hard feelings, Wendy, but this is for not chilling out.
Phoenix: Grandma!
Well, the surprises Maya, Edgeworth, the Judge, Gumshoe, and even Wendy to be blame for this.
Cassie: (Forgive us, Wendy.)
Wendy: Wh-Who?!
Lots to explain next.
Cassie: In the picture, the Steel Samurai is dragging his leg. So whoever was in the suit knew about that morning's injury.
Phoenix: Other than Hammer and Powers, only one person knew about the injury. The old security lady! She was standing guard alone at the main gate. In other words, she has no alibi. She could have briefly left her post, stolen the costume, and headed for the crime scene!
Shocking to her to be on guard that day and drinking her tea, to sneaking out. 'Again, Phoenix and Cassie had to come up with something for others to believe in'. For Wendy to go into the dressing room to take the Steel Samurai suit to wear as Will was sound asleep. For her to be hearing this, she wasn't too happy at all.
Wendy: I don't care what Missy has to say, but you young man...You're calling me a murderer? Is this how you repay me, whippersnapper?
Over dramatic much?
Cassie: And since when did something to you since you kind of did back mouth us?
Phoenix: I don't recall owing you anything...Anyway, this is a possibility that cannot be rejected as of yet!
This made Wendy mad to bite down her cloth and then letting out a big scream to hurt Cassie, Maya, and Phoenix's ears. Same with the Judge to covering them while hitting his gavel a lot to make Wendy stop.
Judge: Order! Order in the court!
She finally stops to be one powerful sound wave.
Cassie: Geeze, Wendy! TAKE A CHILL PILL!
Still more loud, Cassie had her reasons to do so.
Judge: But why would she got to the trouble of wearing the costume?
Clearing Phoenix's ears to answer this next question.
Phoenix: Simple, Your Honor...The security camera. She knew the camera at the gate would photograph her.
From the one the three saw while investigating.
Cassie: Wearing the costume was the only way to hide her identity.
This will give Phoenix, Cassie, and Maya more time to find more things at the studio for the next few days before the next trial to go back again.
Judge: I see...Excellent deductive reasoning. It seems we'd best adjourn the trial for now. Prosecutor Edgeworth...
Edgeworth: Your Honor.
Judge: Take the old ha-I mean, the witness into custody interrogate her.
Oh, boy Judge. Seems like Edgeworth has to plan on something else next on his end.
Edgeworth: The prosecution sees no need to rush the verdict. I shall see it done.
Bowing down to getting work right away. Looks like it worked out somehow.
Cassie: That should work.
Maya: Yeah. Hey, N-Nick...
Phoenix: I know...I feel bad for the old lady, but it looks like we bought ourselves another day. Still, it just to buy some time.
Cassie: Yeah, the only way how.
I guess that was all for today.
Judge: That is all. The court is adjourned for today-
Soon this all changes...for Wendy screams so loud to object to all of this.
Wendy: *OBEJECTION!*
Just one moment then.
Cassie: Ah, someone sure sounds unhappy. (Now what does Wendy want to say?)
Wendy: I won't just sit here while you accuse me or murder...I'm talking.
Now everyone else wanted to hear her out. Judge, Edgeworth, Maya, Cassie, and Phoenix.
Judge: W-Witness?
Edgeworth: What is this about?
Wendy: Actually, there's something I was told to mention.
From before, for now Wendy was going to say it.
Phoenix: N-Not to mention?
Cassie: (Saw this part coming.) And what's that, Wendy?
Edgeworth: What?
Wendy: Exactly! Listen up, and listen good. Some other people were at the studios on the day of the murder!
A big shocker there for Phoenix, Cassie, and Maya couldn't believe in this.
Maya: What!?
Same with Edgeworth to his hand on the table to demand some answers.
Edgeworth: Impossible! Why haven't I heard of this?
Leaving other three left confused, what will Wendy say in court before ending it for today? What will it be?
Phoenix: (Looks like this trial isn't ending anytime soon.)
Cassie: This is far from over...
What will happen next? I guess we'll soon find out the rest – so stay tune for the next part of the chapter/episode to find out what Wendy's about to say to be very important.