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Chapter 12: Turnabout Goodbyes Part 1
This week was torture. Yang should have never made that bet. It felt right at the time. But she did it too soon. And now she's paying the consequences. There wasn't a day without people staring or gossiping. Although they had been reduced the last days, she had also been a victim of bullying! By team CRDL no less! And she couldn't do anything except act like a nerd. She coulf stand all of this, but the thing she couldn't stand was not standing up for herself. And to add salt to the injury, her friends were standing up for her. She didn't like it. At least she managed to pay them back when she and the bullies were alone. So many broken bones. Unfortunately, her friends found out. And as a penalty, Weiss made her stay as a nerd for another week. That was the last straw. She started begging not to do it. Weiss, feeling smug, did something she would probably regret.
"Here's the deal. Since you're going to play the next case, if you get a single penalty, you lose. Same terms. Actually no. Make them double." Weiss said.
"Two weeks?!" Yang said.
"And you'll be wearing the dress."
"Come on!"
"And I'll make it easier for you. If you get a game over, you lose."
"...You think I will lose that badly?"
"Who knows? Well... deal?" Weiss said, sticking her hand out for a handshake. Yang stared at it, thinking of the decision. It would be a risk.
"... Deal." she said, grabbing her hand and shaking it.
"Here we go again." Blake said.
"I hope things won't end up badly." Ruby said.
"Y- you- you can stop now. I- it hurts a bit." Weiss said.
The day came. Everyone gathered at team RWBY's dorm and started the game.
"This looks like it's the final case for this game." Jaune said.
"With a title like that, it sure feels like it." Yang said.
"And it's about Edgeworth too." Pyrrha said.
"Everyone remember: no help." Weiss said.
"Not even a phone call?" Yang said.
"Very funny."
Episode 4
Turnabout Goodbyes
(It starts with two figures, on a small boat, in the middle of a lake.)
It's been, what, 15 years?
About that, yes.
"Someone is going to die, right?" Ruby said.
"Uh huh." Yang said.
15 years is a long time to wait...
You can't imagine how much I've suffered...
You... suffered?
And now... the perfect opportunity presents itself.
At last... I shall have my revenge!
What!?
(One of them pulls out a gun.)
"There it is."
...Merry Christmas.
(They shoot the other figure and fall off the boat.)
"What is Christmas?" Nora said.
"Must be a holiday in the game." Ren said.
(The camera reveals the figure holding the gun, and it's... Edgeworth.)
"What? What?! WHAT?! No!" Yang said.
"It was Edgeworth?!" Ruby said.
"That can't be right. He hates crime. He wouldn't become a murderer." Jaune said.
"Can you explain it then?" Blake said.
"He doesn't need to. Yang will do it." Weiss said.
"How difficult is it going to be...?" Yang said worried.
December 25, 10:08 AM
Wright & Co. Law Offices
Maya: Hey, hey, Nick! Do you know if there's any good waterfalls around here?
Phoenix: Waterfalls...? Dare I ask why?
Maya: Duh, Nick! Isn't it obvious? I need a waterfall to stand under! Preferably a freezing one!
Phoenix: ... Oh... Is that part of your spirit medium training?
Maya: Of course! Except, I've been slacking off lately... I need to brave the elements and be forged anew under the rushing spring waters!
Phoenix: Umm... Okay... I don't know about any falls per se, but Gourd Lake is pretty close...
Maya: Oh. Darn.
Phoenix: Sorry, but them's the breaks. Couldn't you just take a cold shower or something?
Maya: ... Good idea!
Phoenix: (So much for the rushing spring waters...)
"That will keep her entertained while I'm doing lawyer stuff." Jaune said.
"Like watching kids' shows." Weiss said.
TV: Next in the news... A large, unidentified animal was sighted at Gourd Lake! The town is buzzing with excitement! Locals are calling it "Gourdy" in a tip of the hat to Nessie, the Loch Ness monster. Though its namesake, Nessie, proved to be a hoax... locals are confident their Gourdy is the real deal. ...
"Oh, you know what that remind me? The sea faunus myth." Nora said.
"The what?"
"There is an old urban legend about a sailor at the shores of Northern Vale, two decades ago, on a foggy day, where he saw the silhouette of a woman coming out of the water, but when she dived in, he saw that she had the tail of a fish." Ren said.
"I think I've heard of that before." Jaune said.
"Is it real?" Ruby said.
"The report was real, but not the sea faunus." Nora said.
"Well, I don't believe it." Weiss said.
"Big shocker." Blake said.
"He was-... shut up. He was probably drunk."
"No, that's the thing. He wasn't." Nora said.
"Well, there must be an explanation."
Phoenix: *yawn* Bor-ing. Can't they show real news for a change?
Maya: Nick?
Phoenix: ?
Maya: The water pressure's kind of low in that shower.
Phoenix: ... You want more pressure, huh? Why don't you go down to the fire department and have them spray you with the hose?
Some of them started laughing.
"Come on, why are you doing this to Maya?" Ruby said.
Maya: ... Good idea, Nick!
"She fell for it." Blake said, as she facepalmed.
"Aw, you poor goober." Nora said.
Phoenix: (Apparently, E.S.P. is no aid in detecting sarcasm...)
TV: We interrupt this program to bring you a special news bulletin! Strange occurrences continue at Gourd Lake... But this time, it's murder!
"Tell me again, why are you doing every other voice?" Weiss said.
"Because I'm funny."
Phoenix: (Gourd Lake again?)
TV: The body of a man was found in the lake early this morning. A suspect was apprehended. Sources inside the police department revealed... that the suspect's name is Miles Edgeworth, age 24. Edgeworth was an up-and-coming prosecution attorney, known for his skill and connections. He was guaranteed a long and rewarding career... has he thrown it all away?
"Not gonna lie, it's kinda funny.". Some of them laughed.
"Very lol xd lmao." Yang said.
Phoenix: (...? E-Edgeworth!?) What's going on!? Edgeworth would never do something like-
"He would never do something funny!" Jaune said.
Maya: Nick?
"Am I funny?" Ruby said.
"Of course, you are."
"Funny looking." Yang said. Ruby made a frustrated puffy face, just like Maya's.
"Look who's talking, neeeerd!" Ruby said. Yang just turned her head slowly at her. "I'm sorry I didn't mean it…"
"I'll remember that."
"(goober noises)"
Phoenix: Yipes! M-Maya!
Maya: The fireman yelled at me when I called him.
Some of them laughed.
Phoenix: We've got bigger things to worry about than that! They arrested Edgeworth!
Maya: What? You mean, the prosecutor?
"No, the greengrocer- who else?!" Weiss said.
Phoenix: Yeah, he's a suspect... in a murder!
Maya: Whaaaaat!? When? Where? Whom? Why? How?
Phoenix: I-I don't know!
Maya: Let's go find out, Nick!
"Finally, I get to play." Yang said. "Okay, first…"
(Presents Attorney's Badge)
"Of course, the most important thing." Weiss said.
Phoenix:You know, I think it's developing a nice luster.
Maya:I'll look at your badge later, Nick. We've got work to do!
"Work includes the badge!" Nora said.
Phoenix:(I suppose you're right...)
"Have we examined the office?" Yang said.
"We did. Can we move on?" Blake said.
"Maybe he'll say something different?"
(Examines Mia's desk)
Phoenix:Mia's desk. If we had more clients, I would probably sit here more often. Lately, I've been spending more time on the couch, watching TV.
(Examines Bookshelf)
Phoenix:Difficult-looking legal books stand in a formidable row. They mock me.
Some of them started laughing.
"They mock me!" Pyrrha said while laughing.
Phoenix: I tried reading one, and it made my head hurt. When I closed it, it slipped out of my hand. Then my foot hurt too.
(Examines Movie poster)
Phoenix:Maya brought in a poster of the Steel Samurai the other day. We had a big fight over whether to put it up or not. I know she's just waiting for a chance to sneak it up on the wall.
"...This is a law office." Weiss said.
(Examines Window)
Phoenix:Looks like it's cleaning day again at the hotel across the way. I hear they're planning a second branch outside the city. I can see the bellboy, getting the angle of that screwdriver in the drawer just right.
"I can't believe it became that successful." Jaune said.
"What's next? An amusement park?" Yang said.
(Examines Charley the plant)
Phoenix:Mia's favorite plant. Its name is "Charley."
"She named it? Aww…" Nora said.
Phoenix: Maya's gotten the knack of watering it lately. Charley's been perking up these days.
"I think that's all. Let's go see sexy."
(Moves to Detention Center)
December 25
Detention Center
Visitor's Room
Maya:You know, Nick... We've all been in here one time or another, haven't we?
Phoenix:I guess it comes with the territory.
Maya:I'm not sure it's something we should mention to too many people…
(Edgeworth enters the scene.)
Maya: Aah!
"Why are you so scary?!"
(Edgeworth leaves.)
"Huh? Did he- did he just left?" Ruby said.
Phoenix:... Hey! Edgeworth! Come back!
(Edgeworth returns.)
Everyone started laughing.
"He really left!" Jaune said.
"The last person he wanted to see was Phoenix." Ren said.
Edgeworth: What are you doing here!?
Maya: Nick, I don't think he's in a very good mood.
Phoenix:Well, he is in detention. Were you in a good mood when you were here?
Edgeworth: So, you've come to laugh at the fallen attorney? Then laugh, laugh! Well? Why aren't you laughing?
Maya: Nick... Should we be laughing?
"What he did at the lake was pretty funny." Yang said.
"Okay, stop now." Weiss said.
Phoenix:Nah. It's a trick. Laugh and he'll get mad... or burst into tears.
"Heh heh, I'm sensitive." Yang said.
"Wah, I'm crying, wah." Nora said.
"That is the most monotone crying I've ever heard."
Phoenix: Edgeworth. We don't have so much free time we can spend it coming down here to laugh at you.
Edgeworth:... Yes you do.
Phoenix:(Actually, he's right.)
Some of them laughed.
Edgeworth:... I hoped you wouldn't come. I didn't want you to see me. Not like this.
"I wanted something more romantic."
Phoenix:(Hey, I didn't want to see you either, believe me.)
"No, you're ruining the ship!"
(Talks about What happened)
"Hey, you didn't show the badge." Nora said.
"I'll leave it for the end."
Phoenix: Edgeworth. Tell me what happened.
Edgeworth: ... Why should I? What are you going to do about it?
"Uhh, help you?" Blake said.
Maya: Duh! We're going to help you, that's what!
Edgeworth: ...! ... Help me? You? Don't be ridiculous.
Phoenix: Sorry...?
Edgeworth: You're a novice! You've only been in three trials!
"Yeah, and I like, beat you in two of them." Jaune said.
Phoenix: H-hey!
Edgeworth: Sure, you got lucky and won all three... But your luck's bound to run out some day! You need real skill, Wright. Experience!
"Well actually, it was Mia's spirit who helped us." Yang said.
"That still counts as luck." Ren said.
"I think you mean '*snort* Well akshually...'." Nora said. Everyone started laughing.
"I hate it here." Yang said.
Phoenix: ...
Maya: Nick! He's insulting you! Nick? Why am I always the one who has to get angry!?
(Talks about Gourd Lake)
Phoenix: The murder took place at Gourd Lake, correct?
Edgeworth: Yes... late last night.
Phoenix: The lake is a long way away from your offices and the court... Why were you down there?
Edgeworth: ... I see no need to tell you.
"Stop being so proud and tell us!" Nora said.
Maya: M-Mr. Edgeworth! You... you didn't really...?
Edgeworth: ... Gourdy.
"Is he really saying he went to see the monster?" Pyrrha said.
Maya: Huh?
Edgeworth: I went to see Gourdy.
Maya: "Gourdy"? What's that!?
Phoenix: I'll... tell you later. (Why won't Edgeworth talk to us?)
"Fine, I'll just go to the lake." Yang said.
"Wait, the badge!" Nora said.
"Right."
(Presents Attorney's Badge)
Edgeworth: Your attorney's badge...?
Phoenix: Edgeworth. Let me defend you.
"No... You had to present the badge to make him talk?" Weiss said.
Edgeworth: ... Hah! Hah hah! Good one, Wright. But I'm not that hard up. Not yet.
Maya: Wh-what do you mean by that?
"I'll tell you when you're older."
"Stooooop." Ruby said.
"Isn't she our age?" Jaune said.
Edgeworth: Me? Trust a wet-behind-the-ears lawyer with only three trials under his belt? Never!
"Well, I have another thing under my belt if you want, and it's really wet." Yang said.
"YANG!" Ruby said.
"What? It's not my fault the game is giving me material."
"... You're a toxic shipper, you know that?"
"Yeah..."
Maya: Wh-what!?
Edgeworth: My case is near hopeless, Wright. Every defense attorney I've talked to has turned me down.
Phoenix: What?
Edgeworth: Simply put, they were afraid they'd lose. It occurred to me that it might be my fault that they lack confidence. After all, I did get every single one of their clients declared "guilty."
"I think that's because they don't like you and not a matter of confidence."
Phoenix: I don't believe it!
Edgeworth: Regardless, I don't want you involved in this. You in particular I cannot ask to do this.
"See? The game is giving me so many chances! Hey, a new talk option."
"I can't believe it. Presenting the badge was the right option?!" Weiss said.
"See? The badge is always the answer. Even when it's not." Nora said.
(Talks about Did you do it)
Phoenix: Edgeworth... this is really hard for me to ask...
"How hard?!" Yang said. Some of them started laughing.
"Please, stop." Ruby said.
Phoenix: But... you didn't do it, right? Right?
"I thought it would be funny." Nora said.
"That joke died already." Yang said.
"Aww..."
Edgeworth: ... Think what you will. I have only one request.
"Fuck me." Yang said.
"STOP!" Ruby said.
"Okay, I'm sorry! I promise, I won't do another sex joke."
Phoenix: Huh?
Edgeworth: Stay out of this case.
Maya: Why!? B-but Nick is trying to help you!
Edgeworth: I know...! I know that! But I don't want your help, okay?
Maya: ! Why not?
Edgeworth: ... Look, just go away, and leave me alone!
Maya: Nick... Mr. Edgeworth did it, didn't he.
Phoenix: Maya! Let's go investigate elsewhere.
Maya: But, Nick...
"I think it's more personal for Edgeworth." Ren said.
"Wait, if he's the suspect, who's going to be the prosecutor?" Ruby said.
"Probably that evil-looking man from the title art." Yang said.
(Moves to Gourd Lake Entrance)
December 25
Gourd Lake Park
Entrance
Maya: This is where it happened?
Phoenix: Yeah. Gourd Lake is in the middle of this park.
Maya: I can see some police walking around in there.
Phoenix: Questioning people, probably.
Maya: Hey! Isn't that Detective Gumshoe over there?
Gumshoe: Well, pal!? There's enough of us here! Anyone found anything?
Police: S-sorry, sir... Nothing.
Gumshoe: Idiot! The trial's tomorrow! We need clues, on the double!
Police: B-but, sir... There weren't any clues... that's why we arrested that attorney, Mr. Edgeworth! It's clear, sir. He's the one who-
Gumshoe: Shaddup! Just you try saying that again! I'll... er... I'll make you sorry if you do! I mean... just, get outta my face, pal!
"He really respects Edgeworth." Ruby said.
"And he's probably the only one in the force who believes in him." Jaune said.
Police: Y-yes, sir!
Maya: Detective Gumshoe's kinda scary today!
Gumshoe: Recruits... peh! ... Aah!
Maya: Eek!
"Why was she scared? She saw him coming!" Weiss said.
Gumshoe: Hey, you're that Harry guy! Harry Butz!
Phoenix: Wright! Phoenix Wright! (Will he ever learn my name!?)
"Dude, it's been two cases, learn my name already." Jaune said.
Gumshoe: And just what are you doing here, pal? Investigating!?
Phoenix: Huh? Um, well, yes. I suppose.
Gumshoe: Well, I'm here to help! Ask me anything you want! Bring it!
Maya: He seems different than usual. I wonder what's up? Umm... Mr. Edgeworth hasn't actually asked us to defend him yet...
Gumshoe: Huh!? Oh? Y-you don't say...
"Yeah, want to see my badge?" Yang said.
(Presents Attorney's Badge)
Gumshoe: That badge! You're showing that to the wrong guy, pal! You gotta show that to someone who needs it!
"I already did!"
(Talks about What happened)
Phoenix: Detective Gumshoe? Do you know what happened here?
Gumshoe: Huh? You don't know, pal?
Phoenix: No...
Gumshoe: Wow, okay, Mr. head-in-the-fluffy-pink-clouds Lawyer.
"Fuck you, man."
Phoenix: Head-in-the... huh?
Gumshoe: Never mind, I'll tell you. It happened last night, about 15 minutes after midnight. There was a boat out on Gourd Lake. In that boat were two men. One of those men shot the other with a pistol.
Maya: And... the shooter was Mr. Edgeworth?
Gumshoe: A cop who arrived on the scene arrested him.
Maya: How did he get there so fast?
Gumshoe: Well... There was a witness.
"Ohhhhh boy."
Gumshoe: When the report came in, we raced to the lake.
Phoenix: A witness?
(Talks about Edgeworth)
Maya: You don't think Mr. Edgeworth is a... murderer!?
Gumshoe: Absolutely not! It's impossible! I don't care if there's a witness either! I don't believe a lick of it!
Maya: R-right! Who cares what the witness says!
"Us?" Blake said.
Phoenix: (I care!)
Maya: ... You really believe in him, don't you, Detective?
Gumshoe: Course I do! But... the police are pretty sure he's the killer. Nobody's even really taking this investigation that seriously.
Maya: Oh no!
Gumshoe: After all the help Mr. Edgeworth has been to us... Hard to imagine that no one's standing up to take his side.
Maya: Well, at least you are, Detective. At least you are.
(Talks about Defense request)
Maya: I-is it true? No one will take Mr. Edgeworth's case?
Gumshoe: Yeah... He's a bit of a celebrity. If you defended him, and lost, your reputation'd be sure to suffer. What's more... The case against him is... well, it's pretty solid.
Phoenix: (I suppose it would be if they have a witness.)
Gumshoe: Hey! Pal! Don't tell me your going to turn your back on him too!? Remember the Steel Samurai! Mr. Edgeworth helped you get your client declared innocent!
Phoenix: I... I know. I went to Edgeworth. I tried. He really doesn't want us to represent him. Especially not us, he said.
Gumshoe: What!? W-well, that doesn't make any sense, pal! You should have heard him talking about you after the Steel Samurai case! He kept saying "Wright, Wright, Wright" over and over.
"Sis..." Ruby said, seeing Yang visibly holding her joke.
"I can't...!" Yang said.
Maya: ... Nick? I'm not sure that's a good sign.
Phoenix: Neither am I...
Gumshoe: Why wouldn't he want your help? I don't get it.
"He's just being Weiss." Ruby said.
"What do you mean by that?!" Weiss said.
"Proud, dumb, stuck-up..."
"I-I'm not like that!". Her teammates raised an eybrow. "Anymore..."
(Talks about The witness)
Phoenix: Who was this witness?
Gumshoe: Er, sorry, pal. That's confidential. Anyway, the witness saw everything, apparently. I'm sure they'll turn up at the trial tomorrow.
Phoenix: Was there only that one witness?
Gumshoe: Yep. It was pretty cold out on the lake last night. And, it was Christmas Eve after all. Still, we're being thorough. You never know when you're going to turn up another witness. That's why we're here today, checking things out. So far, we're coming up empty...
Maya: Oh! It's Christmas today! I'd forgotten. What are you getting me for Christmas, Nick?
Phoenix: Talk to Santa.
"You get gifts?! Why don't get holidays like that?!" Nora said.
"Just so you can get gifts?" Pyrrha said.
"... When you say it like that, it sounds bad."
"It is." Ren said.
"Who is Santa?" Ruby said.
Police: Detective Gumshoe, sir!
Gumshoe: What? Find something!?
Police: Um, no, sir. Not yet. But there was a call from the precinct. They want to hold an investigation briefing...
Gumshoe: A briefing? Right! I'm off! Oh... Sorry, pal. I guess you heard. I gotta go. Any last things you want to ask me about before I head back?
[The autopsy report]
[How to get in touch with you]
"The autopsy, please." Yang said.
"Do they even have it ready?" Blake said.
"Then the other."
"He just said he'll be at the precinct. What, he doesn't know?" Weiss said.
"... Do you know where the precinct is?"
"It's-"
"Without looking it up on Maps." Yang said.
"Well... ah... it's... I take back my last statement."
"I'll still pick the autopsy."
(Picks The autopsy report)
Maya: Well, yes. Do you have any information on the victim...?
Gumshoe: Sorry... They haven't worked up the autopsy report yet. I'm still waiting for it myself. Actually... Say, if you get the time, drop by the precinct! We can talk more there, pal!
Phoenix: You're not coming back, Detective?
Gumshoe: Erm... Probably not, pal.
Phoenix: So, what should we do if we have something to talk to you about...?
Gumshoe: Ah, right. Here, I'll show you how to get to the precinct. Come down and see me anytime.
(Detective Gumshoe gave you directions to the police station.)
Phoenix: Oh, hey! Detective Gumshoe!
Gumshoe: W-what!?
Phoenix: Um, we'd like to take a look around in the park. Can we walk around?
Gumshoe: Yeah! No problem, pal. You got my permission.
(Gumshoe left the park.)
Maya: You know, Nick. I think there's something to be said for talking to people when they're busy.
Phoenix: Yeah. They don't have time to think about not giving you information...
Maya: Right! Now, let's get investigating!
"But first, I want to look around."
(Examines Sign)
Phoenix: The sign says "Gourd Lake Nature Park." This place is full of families picnicking on the weekend.
Maya: But... no waterfall.
Phoenix: Not many picnickers come here for spiritual training, Maya.
(Examines Trees)
Phoenix: I feel winter's chill from the bare leaf trees today... *sigh* What is it about winter that turns people into poets?
Maya: I don't know, but my toes are starting to feel numb.
Phoenix: (Yes... my poetry has that effect on some people.)
Some of them laughed.
"That's all."
"Those birds start to become annoying." Blake said.
(Moves to Gourd Lake Public Beach)
December 25
Gourd Lake
Public Beach
Maya: Wowsers! This is "Gourd Lake"?
"Wowsers?" Yang said.
Phoenix: Yup. I'm not sure it warrants a "wowsers," though.
Maya: Hmm. Probably not. But hey, look at that snack stand!
Phoenix: "Samurai Dogs"...?
Maya: I wanna Samurai Dog! Please! I bet they're great!
Phoenix: With a name like Samurai Dog, how could they not be?
Maya: They're a little behind the times, though. The kids are all into "The Pink Princess" now. I mean, like, y'know!?
Phoenix: (Nope.)
"I want one now." Ruby said.
(Examines Stand)
Phoenix: A hotdog stand. It's closed... The Christmas fringe looks a little half-baked. The banner reads "Samurai Dogs"... Somebody needs to redecorate.
(Examines Bench)
Phoenix: A lineup of plastic benches. I guess the idea is you buy a dog and eat it here. I doubt anyone would sit here and eat on a day like this. Except maybe Maya... if she had a Samurai Dog.
"I can see that." Jaune said.
"I expected to get the party poppers, not- wait, I can click on the poppers." Yang said.
(Examines Popper)
Maya: Huh. Someone left one of those poppers here. You know, you pull the string...
Phoenix: ...and it goes "pop." Yeah, I know the ones. You see them a lot around New Year's.
Maya: Hey, Nick! It might be a clue! Let's take it.
Phoenix: C'mon, admit it. You just want to pop it, right?
Maya: Was it that obvious?
Phoenix: (A popper... hmm.)
[Take it]
[Leave it]
"I HAVE the option to take it."
"If it's going to be useful in the future, I swear..." Weiss said.
"Do it." Nora said.
(Picks Take it)
Phoenix: I suppose it couldn't hurt. Huh? Where'd it go?
Maya: I already put it in my pocket.
(Popper put in pocket.)
[Poppers: A classic party noisemaker. Pull the string, it goes "bang". Not very clue-worthy.]
"If you picked no, would she still take it?" Ruby said.
(Examines Lake)
Maya: Wow. Gourd Lake is really big.
Phoenix: Yeah.
Maya: Say, Nick. Why is it called "Gourd Lake"?
Phoenix: Oh. Well, a long time ago, they used to grow gourds here.
Maya: Whoa! No way! I was sure it was because the lake looked like a gourd when viewed from above! You know, like an hourglass shape?
Phoenix: Well, it is shaped like a gourd, actually. But that's just a coincidence.
Maya: Oh. Okay.
"Or is it?!" Nora said.
(Examines Trash)
Phoenix: The trashcan is empty. At least the place is well maintained.
"There's usually something in the trash." Yang said.
(Examines Sign)
Phoenix: Huh... I almost didn't see that signpost. "Left - Boat docks" "Right - Exit"
"I think I checked everything. Where do I go? The rental shop or the woods?"
"The woods, first." Blake said.
(Moves to Gourd Lake Woods)
December 25
Gourd Lake Woods
Maya: I like it here, Nick. Look... someone's camping!
Phoenix: They've got guts, camping at the scene of a murder.
Maya: Hey, hey, Nick! If they were camping here last night, they might know about the murder!
Phoenix: (That's true...) Good call, Maya. Let's go talk to them.
"Then where are they?" Ruby said.
"They're probably sleeping in the SUV." Yang said.
(Examines SUV)
Phoenix: This SUV has seen better days. It's dented all over. I can't believe anyone would drive their car down here.
"Or not."
"I like how they're camping in an area where camping is not allowed." Jaune said.
(Examines Sign)
Phoenix: The sign says "No Camping." Funny place to pick to pitch your tent.
Maya: Wait, what if the sign said "No Setting Tents on Fire"?
Phoenix: ... I don't think they have signs like that.
Maya: Oh...
"Who would even set their tent on fire on purprose?" Weiss said.
(Examines Sheet)
Phoenix: There's food and some magazines on the sheet. It takes a pretty tough skin to camp in this cold.
(Examines Campfire)
Maya: Hey, Nick!
Phoenix: What, don't tell me you're hungry again?
Maya: No, no. I was just wondering, why are camping pots and pans made of aluminum?
"Why should I know that?" Jaune said.
Phoenix: ... They didn't talk about that in any of the law books.
Maya: So, there's no law saying they have to be made out of aluminum, then!
Phoenix: (I'm not having this conversation...)
"What was the point of that conversation?" Blake said.
(Examines Trees)
Phoenix: The trees grow quite thick here. Further back, the trees fade into the shadow where the sunlight can't reach them.
"Now what's on the other side." Yang said.
(Slides left)
(Examines Camera)
Phoenix: This camera has a mic and some sort of attachment. It must take pictures when triggered by a noise.
Maya: Wow! Cool! Let's try it out! *cough* "Hi, I'm Nick!" ... Maybe I'm not saying it loud enough. "HEY! I'M NICK!" ... Huh. NIIIIIIIIII...IIIIIIIIIICK!
Ruby couldn't finish the line and burst into laughter.
"I love her so much!" Ruby said.
Phoenix: Will you stop that?
Maya: Maybe it's broken?
Phoenix: D-don't kick it!
"She kicked it?" Pyrrha said.
"Like it's a tractor." Jaune said.
Phoenix: Maybe it isn't set up to respond to voices?
Maya: Well what then? I know!
Phoenix: The party popper...?
*BANG*
klik klik klik klik klik klik klik klik klik klik klik klik klik klik klik klik klik klik klik klik klik klik klik klik
"It worked." Yang said.
Maya: ... Yep. It responded.
?: Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw!
"Yaw?" Weiss said.
(A weird woman enters the scene.)
?: Hey, you! Git yer hands offa' that!
"Accent?! AFRO?! I was born for this role!" Nora said.
"She's all yours." Ren said.
Maya: Eek!
?: What in the Sam Hill...!? Look what ya done now! There goes a whole roll of film!
Maya: Ah? Wha... huh? S-sorry!
?: Sorry's nice but it don't pay my bills! Y'all know how much a roll of film costs!?
"... As a roll of film?" Ruby said.
Maya: I-I'll pay you back!
"And by that she means Phoenix." Jaune said.
?: What were ya'll thinkin' settin' off a party-popper in a place like this?
Maya: Uh... well...
?: What! Don't try to play stupid with me just 'cause you think I'm some country bumpkin! Yeah, I know how y'all Yanks think! "I say, those southern folks talk with that exaggerated drawl, why they must be dumb!" Well let me tell you, just because I might be dumb don't mean we all are!
"... Did she just call herself dumb?" Yang said.
Maya:N-Nick, help!
"She's scary!" Ruby said.
?: And who are you, now? Her chaperone?
Phoenix: Yeah, uh, no, rather, uhh... we're sort of... friends?
?: Jus' figure out what y'all are gonna say and say it for bejeezum's sake! Gawd, I'd rather sit through one of papa's drawls than listen to you stutter all day.
Phoenix: (Oh boy... I guess we should pay her for the film...)
?: Watch it!
Phoenix: Yes ma'am. (On second thought, I'll pay later...)
Maya: I'm really sorry!
"She's a character alright. Anyway, wanna see my badge?" Yang said.
(Presents Attorney's Badge)
Phoenix: I, er, this is my badge.
"It's not something special really, I just want to show that I'm a lawyer." Jaune said.
?: Huh? Aren't badges supposed t' be all shiny and impressive? You a cop or something?
Phoenix: Umm... I'm a lawyer.
?: Wh-what!? Y'all ain't gonna try and pull one o' them lawsuits on me over that film now? Cause I'll have you know I'm a fighter and I wrassled meaner looking' things'n you!
Phoenix: N-no, that's not it at all. We're here investigating a murder that took place here, on the lake.
?: A murder...? ... Sounds cool! Why didn't y'all say that in the first place!
"Murder?! Awesome!" Yang said.
?: Go ahead, ask me anything ya like!
Phoenix: (Finally! Some cooperation!)
?: You too. Y'all can come out of hiding now. I won't bite. Hard.
Phoenix: (Come to think of it, where did Maya get to?)
"She was hiding?" Ruby said.
Maya: S-sorry... I-I was feeling a little overwhelmed. The culture gap and all...
?: Never you mind, honey. I kin' talk Yank for ya if... ahem... if it pleases you?
Maya: Th-thanks. I think I'll be okay.
Lotta: Great then! I'm Lotta, Lotta Hart, but y'all can call me Lotta!
"More like Lotta Hair!" Yang said. Everyone groaned.
"To be honest, that sounds like a joke the game would do." Pyrrha said.
"Yes, but it would be funny in the game." Weiss said.
"You guys suck." Yang said.
Lotta: I'm here photographing meteor showers for a research project. Mighty pleased ta meet ya!
(Talks about What happened)
Lotta: Oh yeah, when was that murder, anyway? I ain't seen much television lately.
Phoenix: It happened late in the night on Christmas Eve.
Lotta: That so? Christmas Eve?
Phoenix: A man on a boat was shot... Did you see anything?
Lotta: Well, lemme see. A boat, ya say? I reckon I mighta seen one... not sure though. Y'all gotta remember I've been watching this here lake for a good three days now. I seen enough boats to choke a mule. Kinda hard to remember which I seen when.
"I'm pretty sure witnessing a murder is hard to not remember." Blake said.
"Something tells me she didn't witness it." Ruby said.
"That or she's just weird like every other witness." Jaune said.
(Talks about Lotta)
Maya: So, what is it you do, Lotta?
Lotta: Huh? Me? Hah hah. Y'all don't really want to know that, do ya? Actually, I'm a research student at Country U., right in the heart of the heartland.
Maya: Wow! Neat! Nick! She's a research student at a university! Country U.!
Phoenix: Uh... so I hear.
Maya: So, when did you come up here?
Lotta:bHmm, lemme see... I guess it was 'bout three days ago.
Phoenix: What are you photographing?
Lotta: D-didn't I tell y'all that already? Meteors! Yep, meteor showers!
Phoenix: (Falling stars...?)
"In that case, shouldn't the camera face the sky and not the lake?" Pyrrha said.
"It does?" Yang said. "Oh, it does."
"Maybe it's the art." Jaune said.
(Talks about The camera)
Maya: That's quite a camera you have there.
Lotta: Y'all better know it! It's German-made. A genuine Solingen!
"German?" Ruby said.
"A place, I guess." Weiss said.
Phoenix: (Isn't that where they make knives...?)
Maya: Umm... So, what's that device you have stuck to the camera?
Lotta: Huh? Device?
Maya: It started moving all by itself when I fired my party popper...
Lotta: Oh that? That triggers the shutter whenever it detects certain sounds. It's programmed to pick up loud noises right now.
Maya: A programmable camera! Neat!
(Lotta's Camera added to the Court Record.)
[Lotta's Camera: Set to automatically take a picture when a loud noise is detected. Faces the lake.]
"But meteors don't make any sound." Blake said.
"There it is! Faces the lake!" Pyrrha said.
"I'm starting to believe she's not who she says she is." Yang said.
"Then what was she looking for?" Ruby said.
"... Gourdy." Ren said.
"She came to take a picture of that stupid monster?" Weiss said.
"Oh... she's that kind." Yang said.
(Moves to Gourd Lake Public Beach)
"Let's check out the boat rental."
(Moves to Boat Rental Shop)
December 25
Boat Rental Shop
Maya: Nick... what is this place?
Phoenix: A boat rental shop. Closed for Christmas it seems. I guess a murder taking place on one of the boats won't be good for business, either.
Maya: Boats... I've never ridden on a boat.
Phoenix: Really? Well, how about we go out on one when the trial is finished?
Maya: Hey, good idea! You bet!
(Examines Shop)
Phoenix: A small boat rental shop. Doesn't look like anyone is around. They're probably closed because it's Christmas.
(Examines Boats)
Phoenix: There are some boats floating at the dock. Was one of these boats used in the murder, I wonder?
Maya: Nick?
Phoenix: Huh?
Maya: I changed my mind. I don't really want to go for a boat ride.
"Why do you ruin things for me?!" Ruby said.
"Sorry! Murder happens! It's part of the job!" Jaune said.
(Examines Trees)
Phoenix: There's more forest off that way. I doubt I'd find any helpful clues in there.
"That's it? Nothing?" Yang said.
"Maybe now we go to the precinct." Ruby said.
(Moves to Gourd Lake Public Beach)
(Moves to Gourd Lake Entrance)
(Moves to Criminal Affairs Dept.)
December 25
Police Department
Criminal Affairs
Maya: ... Looks like Detective Gumshoe isn't here.
"What? What is there left to do?!" Yang said.
Chief: Something wrong, miss?
"Why would you give the chief of police that voice?" Weiss said.
"Cause it's funny." Nora said.
Chief: Hmm? Turning yourself in? Okay, what did you do? Shoplifting? Larceny? Public indecency...?
Maya: N-no! None of those things! We're looking for Detective Gumshoe... is he around?
Chief: Gumshoe? Oh yeah. He's in a meeting right now. I don't think he'll be out any time soon.
Maya: Okay, we'll come back.
Chief: You do that. Oh, and go straight home and stay out of trouble. No more shoplifting, you got that?
Maya: ... Do I look like a criminal or something?
"Did I miss something?" Yang said.
"Maybe we're not done with Lotta." Jaune said.
"Maybe- what the hell is that?"
(Examines Blue Badger)
Phoenix: Hey, is that the police department's mascot...?
Chief: That's the "Blue Badger"! It was my idea! I made it! It's my mascot!
"Blue Badger? That thing is a badger?" Weiss said.
Phoenix: I... see. How nice.
Chief: I'll get him assigned mascot of the Criminal Affairs Dept. if it's the last thing I do!
Phoenix: Um, good luck!
"I hope not. That thing's creepy. I hope I don't see that again." Ruby said.
(Examines Chief)
Phoenix: This must be the chief of the detectives here. He's glued to his computer screen.
Chief: Wha...!? "Gourd Lake...!" "Gourdy sighted"! I don't believe it!
Phoenix: (Shouldn't you be reading something more important...?)
"So the chief of police is an idiot too." Weiss said.
"I'd like to believe that everyone except Phoenix and Edgeworth is dumb." Yang said.
(Examines Detective)
Phoenix: That must be one of the detectives. He's mumbling something to himself.
Police: "...your mama could see you know she'd be crying'... ...a break and spit it out, you lowlife scumbag..."
Phoenix: ... He must be doing image training for interrogations.
"Well, you have to look tough for the job."
(Examines Desk)
Phoenix: These are the detectives' desks. There are computers and files on each one. Funny, they're a lot tidier than I'd expect. I guess the detectives don't spend a lot of time at their desks.
(Examines Poster)
Phoenix: A poster of a female police officer... Wait, no. That's the latest "Babes in Uniform" calendar. My bad.
"Okay, let's what I have to do with Lotta."
(Moves to Gourd Lake Entrance)
(Moves to Gourd Lake Public Beach)
(Moves to Gourd Lake Woods)
"Do I have to present anything else?"
"Maybe the camera?" Ren said.
"But she gave it to me! If there was anything else to say, she would've told us!"
(Presenting Lotta's Camera)
Phoenix: Lotta?
Lotta: Yeah?
Phoenix: So, your camera... it triggers on loud explosion noises?
"What?! Are you kidding me?!" Yang said, her eyes turning red.
Lotta: Ayup.
Phoenix: Actually, the victim in the case we're researching-he was shot with a pistol.
Lotta: A pistol...?
Phoenix: Right. Now wouldn't a gunshot make a similar noise to our party popper...?
Lotta: I guess it would.
Phoenix: Your camera... didn't get a picture of the murder, did it?
Lotta: ... Hey! Y'all are pretty bright!
"No, everyone else is an idiot." Blake said.
Phoenix: Huh?
Lotta: I see what yer sayin'... Tell ya what, I'll have a look-see at my film.
Phoenix: It would have been a photo taken late last night...
Lotta: I checked 'em once, don't remember if there was anything on 'em though. But what if I got sumtin'! I could be witness to a genuine murder! Yeehaw! I'll go check that film. Y'all come back now, y'hear?
Maya: She went inside her SUV. I guess we should come back later...
"I can't believe it!" Yang said.
"Now you see the nonsense we went through." Weiss said.
"You didn't have to present evidence to the one who gave it to you!"
"At least we'll get something helpful." Ruby said. Yang calmed down, her eyes turning back to normal.
"Now what?" Jaune said.
"I guess we have to move elsewhere until she brings the photo." Blake said.
"Let's go see if Gumshoe is at the precinct."
(Moves to Gourd Lake Public Beach)
(Moves to Gourd Lake Entrance)
(Moves to Criminal Affairs Dept.)
December 25
Police Department
Criminal Affairs
"Oh, now you're here!" Yang said.
Maya: ... I guess Detective Gumshoe is still in that meeting.
"Don't say that."
Gumshoe: Hey! Thanks for coming down, pal!
"Phew."
'This is too much fun.' Weiss said, trying to hold herself from smiling.
Maya: Detective Gumshoe!
Gumshoe: We just finished the meeting. For better or for worse...
Phoenix: (I get the feeling we're in for some bad news...)
(Talks about The victim)
Phoenix: Do you know anything about the victim yet?
Gumshoe: No, no... Still can't I.D. him.
Maya: Has Mr. Edgeworth said anything?
Gumshoe: Not a word.
(Talks about The meeting)
Phoenix: So, how did the meeting go?
Gumshoe: I can't tell you, pal! You're a lawyer!
"Pleeeease~?" Ruby said.
"No, no way, pal, nuh uh. Anyway, I'll tell you what happened." Yang said.
"On point." Weiss said.
Phoenix: T-true...
Gumshoe: ... Y'know... I don't know what to believe anymore. Sure, Mr. Edgeworth's human like you or me.
"I think...". Yang said. That got a few laughs.
Gumshoe: Still... I get the feeling that if he'd done something wrong, he wouldn't go hiding it. That's just the kind of guy he is. Why can't anyone else see that?
Maya: So, they think that Mr. Edgeworth did it...?
Gumshoe: Well, the trial's starting tomorrow, as scheduled.
"Again, on point." Weiss said.
Maya: I see...
Gumshoe: ...
Phoenix: Umm... hey, in the end you did tell us about the meeting!
Gumshoe: ... Don't go telling anyone else, pal.
Phoenix: Y-yes, sir!
Gumshoe: And... do me a favor! Stand by Mr. Edgeworth! He needs help, and you're the ones to help him! I'm sure he's got some reason why he won't talk to us.
Maya: Thanks, Detective Gumshoe.
(Talks about Trusting Edgeworth)
Maya: Detective Gumshoe... How come you trust Mr. Edgeworth so much?
Gumshoe: Well, I'd think that was obvious. We got a strong working relationship, us two. We trust each other, and that's how it works.
Maya: A "working relationship"?
"It's like a normal relationship but it's at work." Yang said.
"But it's working." Jaune said. Yang started laughing.
"Yeah, it's working! I never thought it would work!"
Gumshoe: See, Mr. Edgeworth always gets his defendants declared "guilty" every time. Yeah, his methods right be a little extreme at times.
"Yeah, they're probably not legal."
Gumshoe: But... there's a reason! He trusts our investigation, see? He trusts us to get the right man! That's why I work extra hard, pal. We've got to earn that trust he places in us.
Maya: I see...
Gumshoe: Mr. Edgeworth is a man you can trust... And you have my word on that!
(Talks about The autopsy report)
Phoenix: I was wondering, did you ever get that autopsy report?
Gumshoe: Oh, that? Yeah, I made a copy for you.
(Added Autopsy Report to the Court Record.)
[Autopsy Report: Time of death: sometime on the 24th or 25th. Cause: one bullet shot to the heart.]
Phoenix: Thank you.
Maya: ...Nick?
Phoenix: Huh?
Maya: Can you show me that photo of the victim?
"And they haven't identified the guy?". Most of them couldn't believe what they've heard.
"Yang, that's not the photo. That's for the profiles. For us to know what he looked like." Blake said.
"The actual photo shows his corpse."
"Ohhhh, that actually makes sense." Yang said.
"Did you think the victim took a professional photo while being dead?" Weiss said.
"I thought that it would have a photo of him long before his death!"
"If that were the case they wouldn't have a problem identifying him." Pyrrha said.
"I guess wearing smart clothes doesn't make you smart." Nora said.
"Hey!" Yang said.
"Yeah, sis." Ruby said.
"Oh, don't Yeah, sis me! I bet you thought the same thing!"
"N-n-no! And I don't sound like that!"
Maya: ... That face...!
Phoenix: Someone you know?
Maya: I... I don't know. I just have this feeling that I met him somewhere a long time ago. ...
"That's all." Yang said.
"Let's go back to Lotta." Jaune said.
(Moves to Gourd Lake Entrance)
(Moves to Gourd Lake Public Beach)
"I hope they change the moving mechanic." Yang said.
(Moves to Gourd Lake Woods)
December 25
Gourd Lake Woods
Lotta: Hey y'all!
Maya: Lotta!
Lotta: Wait up a sec! We got bingo!
Maya: Bingo...?
Lotta: My automatic camera took two pictures last night!
Maya: Hey!
Lotta: This is them. Take a look!
(She shows the photo.)
"It's still not clear. It's not good enough." Blake said.
Phoenix: Wait...!
Lotta: See? See? He's shooting him with that pistol!
Phoenix: I-it looks like that, yes.
Maya: But you can't really tell who that is shooting.
Lotta: Yeah, well there was enough fog out there last night t' strangle a bullfrog. But, y'know... Seeing these photos reminded me of something.
Maya: What...?
Lotta: I saw the murder happen. I'm a witness!
Maya: Whaaaaaaa!?
Phoenix: A-are you serious!?
"Why is everyone surprised? How do you forget that you are a witness?" Weiss said.
Lotta: Course!
Phoenix: (How do you forget... never mind.)
Lotta: Y'all reckon I should tell the cops?
[I reckon so]
[I reckon no]
"Yes or no?" Yang said.
"Yeah, do the right thing or no?"
"..."
(Picks I reckon so)
Phoenix: I... reckon so!
Lotta: What's that? Now don't y'all go tryin' to mock my accent! I'm a sensitive lady! Hey, so, I'm off to talk to the cops. Y'all can have this photo. Later.
Phoenix: W-w-wait! Lotta!
Lotta: What? Can't y'all see I'm kinda busy?
Phoenix: T-tell us what you saw, too! Please?
Lotta: Nice try, honey, but I wasn't born yesterday. I'm a witness, and that means I'm on the side of justice, and that means the cops! I'd sooner eat the south side of a north-bound skunk than tell you!
"Ew." Weiss said.
Maya: L-Lotta!
Lotta: Don't let it get your skivvies in a bunch. Friends today, enemies tomorrow! Or was that the other way round? No matter. I'm gone! Hey! Maybe they'll let me do some testifying! Hot darn!
Maya: She left... ... Well, that's one more witness. What do we do now, Nick?
Phoenix: (Well, if she saw something, there's not much we can do about it. The question is: what exactly did she see...? I guess we'll find out in the trial tomorrow.)
(Lake Photo added to the Court Record.)
[Lake Photo: Taken automatically on 12/25 at 12:15 AM.]
"See? That's what happens when you do the right thing." Yang said.
"At least we have the photo." Jaune said.
"Didn't she say that there's a second one?" Ruby said.
"... We'll see it at court." Yang said.
(Moves at Gourd Lake Public Beach)
December 25
Gourd Lake
Public Beach
Maya: Looks like the police have given up their questioning.
?: Hey!
"Who is it now?" Blake said.
(A guy dressed up as Santa Claus enters the scene.)
"Who is that... creepy hobo?" Yang said
Maya: Aah! N-Nick! I think Santa's mad at you!
"That's Santa?" Weiss said.
"I'm disappointed." Ruby said.
"I like him. He has a big belly." Nora said.
?: Long time no see, Nick.
Maya: Nick... you know Santa!? Wow... Nick and St. Nick... Hey! I see the connection!
Phoenix: Don't be ridiculous!
?: Dude, it's me!
(The guy removes the hat and beard, revealing that he's Larry.)
Phoenix: L... Larry!
"Santa was Larry Butz all along?!"
"Now I'm very disappointed." Ruby said.
Phoenix: What are you doing here!?
Butz: Isn't it obvious? I'm working my day job! I sell Samurai Dogs! Want one? Gotta get money for dates, you know, My girl Kiyance deserves the best!
"Kiyance?" Blake said.
"She got over his last one... what was her name?" Yang said.
"Cccccccinder Block?" Ruby said.
"No, it wasn't." Weiss said.
Phoenix: (K-Kiyance...? Not another model, I hope...)
Butz: Oh, Kiyance's a fine, fine woman, Nick. It was her idea that I wear this costume! She was all "You go girlfriend!" Y'know? She bought this costume for me!
Yang started laughing a little.
Phoenix: That... that's great, Larry.
Maya: Wow! A Santa costume! She must be really nice!
Butz: Whoa! Cute! Nick! Who's she? She's not your...?
"No. No." Yang said.
Phoenix: Not my... what? N-no, she's not!
Maya: I'm his partner, Maya Fey. I'm, uh, the little sister.
Butz: Sister...? ... Wow, Nick, must be tough. Working nine to five, having to take care of a little sister...
"I didn't miss him at all. I hoped he was only for that case, not a recurring character."
Maya: N-no, I'm not Nick's sister, I'm my older sister's little sister...
Butz: Huh. Sounds great!
"He didn't get it, did he?" Jaune said.
Phoenix: (Don't worry, Maya, he's not listening...)
Some of them laughed.
(Presents Attorney's Badge)
"Wanna see my badge? Dude, stop showing off your higher education to me. You're doing this on purpose because you know I didn't finish high school!" Yang said.
"I won't be surprised if he said that." Weiss said.
Butz: Huh? Oh, that's your attorney's badge, isn't it? Dude, you really helped me out back in that trial. S-sorry, I can't really pay you.
Phoenix: (Cause you blow it all on "Kiyance"...!)
Butz: But... you can have all the dogs you want!
Maya: R-really!?
"I'm gonna eat them all!" Ruby said.
Phoenix: Larry... If you let her at your dogs, you won't have any left for the other customers.
Butz: Hey, no problem. If that's what makes her happy, y'know?
Phoenix: (How many times do I have to remind you that it was ME who got you off the hook!)
(Talks about What happened)
Phoenix: Hey, Larry. There was a murder here last night... You work here. Have you heard anything?
Maya: Nick, you're wasting your time. Last night was Christmas Eve! He was with Kiyance, obviously! He wouldn't have been standing out here in the cold!
Butz: Oof!
"Ooooooh... poor guy." Yang said.
Maya: ?
Phoenix: I think what you just said caught him off guard, Maya.
Butz: N-no, it's just... Kiyance's not in town right now. She... she's in Hawaii on a photo shoot.
"She is a model. Where does he find them?"
"Better question. How do they fall in love with him?" Blake said.
Phoenix: (A model. I knew it.) Well, anyway, there was a murder here on the lake. The trial's tomorrow.
Butz: Huh. Neat.
Phoenix: The defendant is Edgeworth. Miles Edgeworth.
Maya: Um, Nick? Why would Larry know Edgeworth...?
Butz: Whoa, Nick! You don't mean THAT Miles Edgeworth!? Old Edgey!?
"Old Edgey?" Jaune said.
"The three of them know each other?" Ruby said.
"They probably went to school together." Pyrrha said.
Phoenix: Yeah. He's a murder suspect.
Butz: Wh-whoa! Murder?
Maya: Huh? You know Mr. Edgeworth, Larry?
Butz: Yeah! Of course! Edgey was in the same class as us in grade school!
"Yeah, exactly."
Maya: Whaaaaaaaaat!?
"The plot thickens!" Nora said.
(Talks about Samurai Dogs)
Maya: Umm... umm... tell me about the dogs!
Butz: Huh? Oh, you mean the Samurai Dogs?
Maya: W-why are they Samurai Dogs? I... I mean they kind of look gourd-shaped.
Butz: Oh, well originally, they were Gourd Dogs! Y'know, like "guard dogs"?
Maya: Ouch...
Butz: The Samurai thing was Kiyance's idea. Oh, she's my woman, y'know. She was all "change the name and you go girlfriend!" She made me that banner! Man, the kids can't get enough of those Samurai Dogs!
Maya: Err... Something about that just seems... wrong.
"The dogs or their relationship?" Blake said.
Butz: Oh, and guess what? We're getting a ton of customers here at the lake, what with the big news!
Maya: The "big news"...?
Butz: Yeah! Gourdy!
Maya: G-"Gourdy"...?
(Talks about Edgeworth)
Maya: So, Mr. Edgeworth was your classmate, Larry?
Butz: Yeah, Nick, him, and I used to hang out all the time.
Maya: Wow... I never knew.
Butz: Don't get me wrong. He's always been kind of a stick in the mud. Studying all the time, trying to "be like father."
"Aww, he became a prosecutor like his father." Pyrrha said.
Maya: Like his father...?
Butz: Yeah. Edgey's pop was a famous defense lawyer back in the day.
"...Eh?"
"He was a defense attorney?" Blake said.
Maya: Wow. Wait... You said "defense lawyer"?
Butz: Yeah.
Maya: Wait a second! But Mr. Edgeworth is a prosecuting attorney!
Butz: What? Edgey's got a proboscis on his knee!?
Everyone facepalmed.
Maya: No, no-he's a "prosecuting attorney." That's like the total opposite of a defense lawyer!
Butz: ... Huh. Go figure! He always used to talk about defending the "weak" who were "unable to defend themselves." Man, he used to go on and on about man's duty to society and all that. What a bore! I wonder that changed his mind, though? Do you know, Nick?
Phoenix: ...
Maya: Nick...?
"He knows what happened that changed him."
(Talks about Gourdy)
Maya: Umm... what's "Gourdy"?
Butz: Huh? You mean you don't know? It's here, in this very lake! A giant, mysterious monster! Gourdy!
Maya: A... monster?
Butz: Yeah. Check it out. This is an article from yesterday's newspaper. There's a photo!
(Shows article.)
"This proves nothing!" Weiss said.
Maya: Wow! It's r-really real! Nick! A monster! A real monster!
Phoenix: Umm... yeah. (It's probably just a log or something... right?)
"At least Phoenix has common sense."
Phoenix: Hey... there's a quote here from the person who took the photo. Hmm? What's this? "I set the camera to automatic, and when we got into the frame... I heard a loud 'bang'! Like an explosion... followed by the sound of something slipping into the water..."
"Explosion?" Blake said.
Maya: I wish I could have seen it!
Phoenix: (Why would there be a sound like an explosion...?)
"Now that is strange." Jaune said.
"*gasp* Did another murder happen that day?!" Ruby said.
"It's too early for conclusions." Ren said.
Phoenix: Larry. Could I borrow this article from you?
Butz: Sure, no problem. That'll be one million dollars!
"Grow up." Yang said.
Maya: O-one million...?
Phoenix: (Grow up, Larry.)
(Gourdy Article added to the Court Record.)
[Gourd Article: Article about a monster sighted at Gourd Lake.]
"Okay, that explosion is a bit interesting." Blake said.
"Hey, since he was there last night, maybe he'll say something about the murder." Yang said.
"He also didn't know about the murder."
"Who knows? I'll present the photo."
(Presents Lake Photo)
Butz: W-what's this? You know, my eyes have been getting pretty bad lately, Nick...
Phoenix: Actually, the photo's blurry, Larry. It was taken last night.
Butz: Last night...?
"That's it? Bummer. Let's see if they identified the victim."
(Moves to Gourd Lake Entrance)
(Moves to Criminal Affairs Dept.)
December 25
Police Department
Criminal Affairs
Maya: ... Not a Gumshoe in sight.
"Fuck."
Police: If you're looking for Detective Gumshoe, he's in the questioning room. Apparently, an important witness turned up. He'll be in there for a while.
Maya: Lotta Hart... it has to be.
Phoenix: Uh oh...
"How dare you?! 'Course my afro's real! Boy, let me tell ya, I-" Nora said.
"Please don't, it will take hours." Weiss said.
"Oh, maybe you have to show the photo to Edgeworth!" Ruby said.
"Let's see." Yang said.
(Moves to Detention Center)
(Presents Lake Photo)
Edgeworth: Hmph... Who would have thought there'd be a photo...?
Phoenix: Edgeworth... Did you shoot him?
Edgeworth: ... What do you think, Wright?
Phoenix: I don't think you're the kind to point a gun at anyone, no.
Maya: So you didn't shoot him?
Edgeworth: No, I didn't. It wasn't me.
"At least it wasn't a generic response. Hey, he could tell us who's the victim!"
"Can you present profiles?" Pyrrha said.
"No, which is strange. I think the autopsy is enough."
(Presents Autopsy Report)
Edgeworth: ... I'm sorry. I can't think of anything I want to say about that.
"WHAT?! It's the guy you'd met! The victim! You, of all people, should know him! This is bullshit!"
"Is the heat rising or it's just me?" Jaune said.
"*exhale* Sorry. But what am I supposed to do? I'll just go back to the office."
(Moves to Wright & Co. Law Offices)
Maya: ...
"WHAT?! That's all I had to do?!"
Phoenix: What is it?
Maya: Oh. Nothing... just, something's been bothering me. ... Could you show me that autopsy report once more? ... ... ... Hey! I-I remember now! This guy! This is a lawyer that was at that office Mia worked at! I met him once when I went there to hang out with Sis!
Phoenix: That office...? Wait! You mean Grossberg's office?
Maya: Right! That guy!
Phoenix: (That was the last name I expected to come up... Maybe I should go talk to him... for old time's sake.)
"Look at that, you made progress, sis!" Ruby said.
"Yeah. I just wish the game wasnlike that?"
"Maybe it just expects from you to go and investigate everywhere. So, it's really your fault." Weiss said.
"Yeah... you're right." she said, cracking her fist, scaring Weiss a bit.
(Moves to Grossberg Law Offices)
December 25
Grossberg Law Offices
Grossberg: Ah-HHHHEM!*
"It's been a while since I've done that voice." Jaune said.
Phoenix: (Ah, that old familiar clearing of the throat!)
Grossberg: Ah hah! You're Mia's... something, are you not?
Phoenix: I was her understudy, yes. Phoenix Wright.
Grossberg: Ah hah! And you, you're Mia's... something too, are you not?
Maya: Her little sister, yes!
Grossberg: You've grown! You've come to look a lot like your sister, you know? It takes me back. "Ahh... the days of my youth... like the scent of fresh lemon..." you see.
"Lemon?" Ruby said.
Phoenix: Um, Mr. Grossberg, sir?
Grossberg: Hmm...? Ah, yes. I beg your pardon. Of course you came here to discuss something. What is it then? Something the matter?
(Presents Attorney's Badge)
Grossberg: You've really grown up in the past few years, my dear! How proud Mia would be if she could see you now!
Maya: She said she was more worried about me than anything.
"He was talking to me." Jaune said.
"I know."
Phoenix: Aww, just go on and take the compliment, will you?
Some of them laughed.
(Talks about What happened)
Phoenix: There was a murder last night...
Grossberg: A murder?
Phoenix: You haven't heard...?
Grossberg: I, er, just got up, you see.
"A great lawyer you are." Weiss said.
"Well, it is holiday season."
"Yes, that's why Phoenix is still working."
Phoenix: Well, Miles Edgeworth shot someone with a pistol.
Grossberg: Edgeworth!? What!? W-who!?
Phoenix: Well, the identity of the victim is still unknown.
Grossberg: T-this is terrible news indeed!
Phoenix: (I guess he hadn't heard anything...)
(Talks about That painting)
"I thought we were done with the painting." Yang said.
Phoenix: Mr. Grossberg? Whatever happened to that painting?
Grossberg: Oh, yes... I do not think it shall ever be coming back home to this office. I can't exactly claim it as stolen... I suppose it's my just desserts. Old, bitter desserts.
"Let's learn who the victim is now."
(Presents Autopsy Report)
Grossberg: Hmm? Strange... I feel as though I've seen this man somewhere before! ... Aaaaaaaaaaaaah!
Phoenix: Did you remember!?
Grossberg: He was a lawyer! Here, in my office! That's Hammond! Robert Hammond!
Maya: Mr. Hammond...?
"I don't see the pun."
Grossberg: And you say this is the man Miles Edgeworth shot?
(Talks about Robert Hammond)
Phoenix: Who is this Hammond guy, anyway?
Grossberg: Mr. Hammond... He was the defense attorney in that case...
Phoenix: "That case"...?
Grossberg: Yes, the "DL-6 Incident."
"DL-6?" Blake said.
"Didn't we hear that before?" Ruby said.
"It was in the second case." Ren said.
"Written behind the photos." Blake said.
Phoenix: "DL-6"...? (Why does that sound so familiar?)
Grossberg: Perhaps you remember?
Phoenix: (I'm sure someone mentioned it during the trial for Mia's murder.)
Grossberg: That was the incident where the police were so at a loss they used a spirit medium.
Maya: ...! Wait... you don't mean? Was that medium my mother?
Grossberg: Yes, my dear. The spirit medium, Misty Fey, your mother, contacted the spirit of the victim. But... the case was a loss. No conviction was made.
"But spirit channeling is real in the game." Jaune said.
(Talks about The DL-6 Incident)
Grossberg: The DL-6 Incident, yes... Happened 15 years ago. A very strange case, indeed.
Phoenix: They never caught the criminal, right?
Grossberg: Correct. Misty Fey used her powers to talk to the spirit of the late victim. Her testimony led to charges being laid against one man. But Mr. Hammond won the case and the suspect was declared innocent.
Maya: ... And the police blamed my mother, calling her a fraud. You were the one who helped her out then, right, Mr. Grossberg?
Grossberg: Er... y-yes. Yes, quite.
"Yes. 'Help' her out." Blake said.
Maya: Thank you!
Grossberg: N-no... please. D-don't mention it.
Phoenix: ... (DL-6... Never thought I'd hear that name again...)
Maya: But wait... What does this case have anything to do with Mr. Edgeworth?
Grossberg: It has everything to do with Mr. Edgeworth, my dear! The victim in the DL-6 Incident was none other than his father, Gregory Edgeworth!
"HUH?!" everyone said.
"His father was the victim?" Weiss said.
"Is that what made him become a prosecutor?" Ruby said.
Maya: Wh-what!? His father!?
Grossberg: ... If you want to know more, you should ask him yourself. Show him this... I'm sure he'll talk to you.
Maya: Wait... This is a photograph of my mother!
(Misty Fey's Photo added to the Court Record.)
[Misty Fey's Photo: An old photograph. "DL-6 Incident - Exhibit A" is written on the back.]
"Great. Now I hope he accepts our defense." Yang said.
(Moves to Detention Center)
December 25
Detention Center
Visitor's Room
Edgeworth: What's this? I was hoping you'd gotten my message the first time.
Phoenix: Edgeworth, what about your defense?
Edgeworth: ...! It's no concern of yours.
Phoenix: (Guess he hasn't found anyone yet.)
"He said it himself. Who would take him as his client?" Weiss said.
(Presents Misty Fey's Photo)
Edgeworth: ...! ...
Phoenix: Edgeworth?
Edgeworth: It's only been a matter of hours since you last visited.
"I visited you two times." Jaune said.
"Shut up." Ren said.
"*gasp* Ren, you're playing along!" Nora said.
"You know it's not the first time."
"Yeah, but it's been so long since you've done that!" She said while hugging him.
"It's so easy to make her happy..." Pyrrha said.
Edgeworth: Yet you've made incredible progress in your investigation. I'll admit it, I'm impressed, Wright. You were always single-minded in your work, though. Once you start on something, you always see it through, don't you?
Phoenix: About the "DL-6 Incident"...
Edgeworth: Right... DL-6. I didn't want you to find out about it. That is why I refused your offer to defend me. I'm sorry if it sounded like I thought you weren't up to the job. I just wanted to keep you away from DL-6.
Phoenix: So... do you still think it would have been better for me to stay away?
Edgeworth: I don't know. But... I see no point in hiding anything from you now. Very well. Ask whatever you like, and I will answer to the best of my abilities.
"About time, Edgey!" Yang said.
(Talks about The DL-6 Incident)
Edgeworth: The "DL-6 Incident"... was when my father died. Right before my eyes... He was shot and killed, and I saw it all.
Everyone was shocked at the flash of the crime scene.
"And he saw it all?" Ruby said.
Maya: ...!
Edgeworth: My memories from that time are... foggy. I suppose it's a self-defense mechanism. In any case, a suspect was arrested... a man. It's pretty clear he was the only one who could have killed my father. The spirit medium they used to talk to my late father said the same thing. It was an attorney by the name of Robert Hammond that cleared the suspect's name.
Phoenix: And Hammond... is the victim in the Gourd Lake murder?
Edgeworth: Correct.
Maya: Umm... That spirit medium... that was my mom.
Edgeworth: What? You mean you're...? ... It's strange. I thought that terrible incident was about to end, and now... this.
Phoenix: "About to end"?
"The statute of limitations?" Weiss said.
"The what?"
"It's the- why am I doing this, the game will probably explain this."
Edgeworth: The DL-6 Incident happened 15 years ago. 15 years ago... on December 28.
Maya: December 28?
Edgeworth: The statute of limitations on the case runs out in three days.
Phoenix: What!?
Maya: Um, Nick? What does that mean?
Phoenix: When a case's statute of limitations runs out, legally, the case never happened.
"See?"
"Ohhhh."
"You need to watch the news more often."
Edgeworth: Three days from now, DL-6 will be closed... forever.
"Something tells me that Phoenix will solve that case along with this one." Nora said.
(Talks about The suspect)
Maya: What happened to the suspect? The one who got off innocent?
Edgeworth: I don't know... He disappeared from public view. Nobody knows where to. If he's still alive, he'd be about 50 years old now.
Phoenix: (I guess I can understand why he'd go into hiding... It'd be hard to live a normal life after being a murder suspect in such a big case.)
"Something tells me that we will meet him soon."
(Talks about Your father)
Maya: Umm... so, was your father a lawyer?
Edgeworth: He was... Gregory Edgeworth. He was quite famous at the time, apparently.
Maya: So, you were sort of trying to follow in his footsteps.
Edgeworth: ... I'd rather not talk about it.
"Something tells me that-"
"Stop!"
Edgeworth: ... Wright.
Phoenix: ?
Edgeworth: It pains me to ask you this now...
Maya: I know! You want us to defend you!
Edgeworth: Yes... Will you?
[Of course we will]
[Of course we won't]
"... I'm tempted." Yang said.
"Yang, not now." Ruby said.
"Why not? It might be funny."
"I don't think so." Blake said.
"Fine..."
(Picks Of course we will)
Phoenix: Ah, who could have guessed this day would come?
Edgeworth: Not me.
"Who would've thought the day you would beg for my help would come?" Jaune said.
"I'm not begging." Ren said.
"Who would've thought the day you would be the one blowing me would come?" Yang said.
"YANG! YOU PROMISED!" Ruby said.
"I'm sorry! I couldn't keep that last one!"
Phoenix: This is my chance to finally pay you back.
Maya: Pay him back...?
Edgeworth: Pay me back? For what? I don't remember ever doing anything for you.
Phoenix: Never mind... I guess you don't really need to know.
Edgeworth: Huh... My letter of request. Please give it to Detective Gumshoe.
(Edgeworth's Request put in pocket.)
[Edgeworth's Request: Document proving Edgeworth's request for an attorney.]
Phoenix: Well, I guess we should...
(An earthquake starts.)
Phoenix: ...? W-what's that!?
Maya: E-earthquake! Nick! It's a big one! Whaaaaa! I-it's calming down... ... Whew... that was scary!
Phoenix: ...? Huh? Where's Edgeworth?
Maya: ... There. He's on the floor in a ball, shivering.
Everyone started laughing.
"He's afraid of eartquakes?"
"It must've been something traumatic." Jaune said.
"More traumatic than watching your father die?" Weiss said.
"They could be connected." Nora said.
Maya: I guess he doesn't do so well with earthquakes.
Phoenix: (I've heard of running, but curling up in a ball?)
Maya: Well, I guess we're done. Mr. Edgeworth doesn't seem like he's going to stand up any time soon. Let's go, Nick.
"Yeah, let's leave him like this." Yang said.
Phoenix: Uh.. right. We have to give Edgeworth's letter of request to Detective Gumshoe.
(Moves to Criminal Affairs Dept.)
December 25
Police Department
Criminal Affairs
Gumshoe: What's going on here!?
Maya: Eek!
Phoenix: W-what's wrong, Detective?
Gumshoe: This wild lady comes in here just a while ago... Says she came "to talk to y'all after hearing what Mr. Wright had to say"! What's this all about, pal!?
Phoenix: (Lotta Hart...)
"Two witnesses are nothing for Phoenix." Ruby said.
"It's strange we haven't met the other one yet." Blake said.
"Because he's obviously the actual murderer." Weiss said.
Gumshoe: Why are you going around finding more witnesses!? You want to give Mr. Edgeworth the death sentence, pal!?
Phoenix: N-no, not at all... Just... I mean, she did see something. There's nothing I can do about that. I can't go around covering up evidence!
Gumshoe: Er... You trying to say something about the way I do my job?
Phoenix: No sir!
(Talks about Lotta's testimony)
Phoenix: So... what did Ms. Hart say?
Gumshoe: She says she saw Mr. Edgeworth fire the pistol.
Maya: What!?
"Wait, the photo doesn't show them clearly, how did she see it?" Jaune said.
"It's just speculation." Pyrrha said.
"A speculation they'll accept as fact." Yang said.
Gumshoe: She even had a photograph to prove it.
Phoenix: Right. I saw it too... But you really can't tell from the photo who it is shooting.
Gumshoe: That's why she said she's going to enlarge the photo. She said "it'll drop the quality a mite, but should let us see who's who!"
Maya: She can do that!?
Phoenix: (Okay, so there's going to be an enlarged photograph that shows Edgeworth in the act. Great. Just great.)
Gumshoe: In any case, she's going to be the one testifying tomorrow.
Maya: Huh? What happened to the other witness?
Gumshoe: Well... Apparently, there was a cancellation.
Phoenix: (A "cancellation"...!?)
"Yeah, he's the murderer."
(Talks about Tomorrow's trial)
Gumshoe: I'm afraid tomorrow is going to be life or death for poor Mr. Edgeworth. We got a witness who says she saw the very moment of the murder. And we got a photo taken when the shot rang out.
Phoenix: (I'd say that sounds like a pretty unwinnable case... But wait... What did Mia used to say? If he's innocent, there's got to be something I've overlooked...)
(Talks about Edgeworth)
Gumshoe: It sound like Mr. Edgeworth is going to ask the state to assign a public defender. I was just asked to file the paperwork. But you still got time, pal! Go talk to him again, for me, please! You have to convince him! You have to make him let you defend him! Please! I know you're the only one who can do it, pal. You're the only one who can save Mr. Edgeworth!
"I already did, see?"
(Presents Edgeworth's Request)
Phoenix: Look what I got.
Gumshoe: ... Hey, you did it, pal! Glad I waited till the last minute to file those papers! I'll rip 'em up and start new ones for you!
Phoenix: Thanks, Detective. Well, see you in court tomorrow, then.
Gumshoe: Good luck, pal. Hey! You guys feel that earthquake a little while back? I was worried!
Maya: Worried? We're fine! I've lived out here my whole life. I'm pretty used to them by now.
Gumshoe: Oh, I wasn't worried about you two. I was worried about Mr. Edgeworth!
Phoenix: (Oh, right...) He did seem to over-react a little, now that you mention it.
Gumshoe: Yeah, well, I'm not surprised. It was a pretty big quake. I'm going to go check on him. You two go eat and get your rest for tomorrow's trial. Later!
Maya: ... I wonder what it is with Mr. Edgeworth and earthquakes?
Phoenix: I wonder... He was never that scared of them when he was in school.
"It was his father's murder. I think the picture showed he was in an elevator." Ren said.
"I would be terrified of earthquakes too if I was in an elevator." Ruby said.
Phoenix: (Then again, I was only in the same class as him for 4th grade. He transferred to another school after that. I wonder what happened to Edgeworth...)
To be continued.
"It's time for my first trial." Yang said.
"Remember: Game over, and I win." Weiss said.
"Yeah, I know. Let's do this."
Hey everyone. I know I'm not uploading that often. For that reason, I'm not doing the rest of the trilogy. I'm stopping this story with Rise from the Ashes. I'm sorry, but my Ace Attorney fire died out. Maybe I'll return to it when the next game comes out. And also I have other plans. Anyways, like, follow, and leave a review. See you soon!
