A/N: Hey, so this chapter is actually pretty long. Like, twice as long as the last chapter. I've done my best to make the court part as much like the game as I can, you know, wild objections and excitable carry ons and such :D

Anyway, hope you like :)

Disclaimer: I don't own Phoenix Wright or Apollo Justice. Though I reckon this'd be an interesting game to play, not to tot my own horn too much or anything. :D

"It is under my impression that since this is such a high profile case we must act quickly to seek the truth. Prosecutor Payne, your opening statement, please.

"Very well. As the prosecutor for this case it is my job to prove beyond any reasonable doubt to the jury the guilt of the defendant, Mr Klavier Gavin."

Ema looked around the room, looking at each face until she saw Gavin. He'd lost all sense of showmanship and was as every other man on the stand; human.

"I will prove it to the jury with evidence,"

Apollo looked nervous, he always did at the beginning of a trial, sometimes he did right up until the end. She could count on him to find out the truth though, somehow, he always did. She smiled at him.

"With expert and witness testimonies,"

Gavin bowed his head, unable to hide his fear anymore.

"And with undeniable motive,"

All his secrets were going to come out.

"That Mr Gavin is guilty of brutally beating a man to death. Thank you."

Ema looked between Apollo and Mr Payne, and then to Gavin and knew that this was going to be one of those trials. The kind of trials that people will reference. A famous rock star turned prosecutor who is suspected of killing a man with the same method his defence attorney brother had? Even after the trial, no matter the outcome, this is defiantly going to be one to remember.

"Well then," the judge said, "If all is in order then it is up to you Mr Payne. Your first witness."

"Of course your honour. I call as my first witness, the victim's wife, Mrs Vanessa Teresa Green."

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"Witness, your testimony please."

"Y-yes. I was- I was in bed on that morning. It was about 6, maybe half past. I'm not sure the exact time. I heard my husband yelling, then someone else. It was Mr Gavin over there. I got up and went to see what was going on, and then I saw it." She said, fiddling with her bracelet. "I saw Mr Gavin hit my husband. I screamed and he ran. I went straight to my husband and then when he- when he wouldn't get up I called for the police straight away."

Ema ignored what the judge was saying as she watched Apollo look excitedly through the case file while listening to the judge as well.

"Your witness, Mr Justice."

"Thank you, your honour. Now, Mrs Green, can you tell me again what time this incident occurred?"

"Near 6 or half past, defiantly not before."

"Thank you. Could you tell the court why you waited an hour and a half to call the police?"

"What?"

Apollo looked between his case file and to Mrs Green. "Well, according to your testimony you witnessed your husband's attack between 6 and half past 6, yet the phone records show that you didn't call the police until 8. Why the long wait?"

"I-I was in shock. I didn't want to leave my husband I-"

"I would prefer it if you didn't ask the witness such obvious questions when she is so vulnerable." My Payne snapped. Apollo looked apologetic and even Ema could see that this line of questioning couldn't stick with her looking like the bereaved widow.

"Right, sorry." Apollo said, scratching the back of his head. "Could you explain what happened when you went to find your husband?"

"Yes, like I said, I got up to find him after I heard voices. Then I saw Mr Gavin hit my poor husband."

Apollo and Trucy exchanged hushed words and Ema could tell they were doing that thing where they say they can 'perceive' something. A fact which while scientifically impossible, was still better than nothing.

"Mrs Green, could you tell us exactly what you saw when you went to find your husband?" Apollo said.

Mrs Green looked at Mr Payne who nodded, go ahead.

"Well, I turned around the corner and- and he hit him. Klavier hit my poor husband."

"Mrs Green, the way you say my clients name makes it seem you knew hi-"

"Objection!" Payne yelled, "What is the relevance?"

"I'm sorry your honour," Apollo said turning to the judge, "but I have a theory."

"Very well, Mr Justice. Proceed."

"Thank you. Now, Mrs Green, why would Mr Gavin have been at your residence? All his friends and family say that they had no connection, and by all counts Mr Green was a respectable man. A retired football star that was now well rooted in many charities. What would a prosecutor need with a man like that if he was in no trouble?"

"Mr Green was a great man. He was loved by everyone!" She said, fiddling with her bracelet again.

"And yet, a man seemingly unknown to him got into his house and killed him? Without showing any signs of tampering with any locking system you have?" I propose that Mr Green must have known the murderer to let him in at such an hour, unless someone else was already in the house, or awake."

"What are you implying Mr Justice?"

"I'm implying that Mr Gavin is not the murderer, he was not known by the victim and the locks showed no sign of tampering. I'm implying that either that is the case, or someone else was awake in the house that you are purposely keeping from the court! So I ask you again, Mrs Green. What exactly did you see on the morning your husband was killed?"

Ema looked at all the ball players in court today. Mr Payne was sweating profusely, no change there. The judge simply looked between Apollo and the witness and Gavin, well- he looked less comfortable than she'd ever seen.

"I saw him! I saw Gavin punch my husband after my husband fought back to his intrusion!"

Not even just Apollo noticed the mistake here.

"Punched him? They fought and my client punched him? Then your husband died and Mr Gavin left?" That is your testimony?"

"Yes."

"Ok. While I'm at it, I have another question for you Mrs Green. Why is it, that when I mention witnessing the murder and loving your husband you seem to have trouble concentrating? You fiddle with you bracelet, quite aggressively."

"Objection! Where is the relevance?"

"I'll allow it." The judge said, "Witness, answer the question."

"What do you mean I have trouble concentrating? What else would I be thinking of? Of course I witnessed it! Of course I loved my husband!"

"See now Mrs Green. That is where you're wrong. You can't have witnessed the actual murder because what you've told us it all lies!"

This is it, thought Ema. He was on a role and much like his mentor Mr Wright, Apollo never backs down.

"There is no evidence of a fight between Mr Gavin and Mr Green. The autopsy reports show that there were no other marks on your husband's body. No evidence of bruising what so ever. And you can clearly see that my client is unharmed."

"What- I don't understand-"

"I'm saying that you're lying. You didn't witness the murder because you failed to identify the murder weapon! He was hit with a trophy! Not by a punch!" Apollo shouted, holding up the murder weapon. "How can you claim to have witnessed the murder if you don't even know what happened?"

"I...I-"

"And while I'm at it, why do you speak Mr Gavin's name as if you knew him well, and your husband if you were hardly acquainted? You call my client Klavier or Gavin, casual terms wouldn't you say for a man you don't know that's suspected of killing your husband? And then refer to your husband as just that, or Mr Green. Why do you fiddle when I ask about loving you husband?"

"Because I didn't ok?" He wasn't a football star anymore. Just an everyday charity worker and he cared more about them than me! It was bye-bye high class venues, hello slums in Africa. It was disgusting and he was blowing all his money on everyone else! But Gavin was in my apartment! I'm sure there are fingerprint things you can do!"

"And what about knowing Mr Gavin?"

Mrs Green looked at Apollo then to Mr Gavin, a smug look on her face that Apollo didn't like.

"I did know Mr Gavin. I knew him quite well you could say. I even spoke to him early in night before my husband was murdered."

Apollo looked nervously at Gavin who in turn looked defeated. This was it, thought Ema, this is where everything looks even worse.

Mr Payne stepped forward and presented Mrs Green's cell phone records to the court. "As you can see, my witness isn't lying. She and Mr Gavin had a conversion at around two in the morning."

"Objection!" Apollo yelled. "Why wasn't this evidence in the case file to begin with? You were withholding evidence!"

"Now now Mr Justice, I was merely holding this evidence until it became relevant in the ca-"

"Relevant? Evidence that your witness, the victim's wife called my client seven times! It was always relevant!"

"Yes but see here Mr Justice, your client called my witness back. Why don't you ask her what for?" Payne said, smiling.

Ema saw Gavin put his head in his hands, knowing that the worst was coming.

"O...k. Mrs Green, why did you call so many times, and what was the minute conversation between you two about?"

"Oh, that's easy," Mrs Green said, smiling smugly. "I was inviting him over. Letting him know that my husband wasn't in. That changed rather quickly."

"Why would you do that though? And if my client did come to your residence then you admit to lying earlier? You were awake, you must have let him in!"

"I did let him in, but at about three in the morning. By half five I was asleep. What does that matter now anyway? You should be more concerned with what im about to tell you."

Apollo, Trucy and Gavin looked increasingly worried at how much control Mrs Green suddenly had over the situation.

"You see, my husband came home and found Gavin there. Gavin and I, we were lovers."

Ok, so the ending probably wasn't that much of a surprise to you, but I like to think I ended that chapter with a bit of dramatic flare.

Review or not :)