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Battle Field Turnabout Part 2

January 12th, 13:22. Courtroom No. 7 Defendant Lobby

(Phoenix Wright's Point of View)

'Well…that could have been less hectic…' I thought with a sigh, watching Athena and Apollo basically interrogating Maya with Trucy standing by me, as I swore she was trying to explain. 'Gotta say…Maya has grown up quite a bit since I last saw her…'

Her black hair was in a bun with a bun on it, which allowed the hair to seem to become neck-length in length with her brown eyes shining with experience but with the same energy as I remembered.

But I was caught off guard when I heard Athena ask "So, when were you hired, Miss Fey?"

"You can just call me Maya, Athena. I'm sure Nick told you guys a lot about me." Maya said, as I cringed.

'…OK, I think that's a bit too much there, Maya…' I thought, getting nervous as Apollo crossed his arms.

"Well…I do remember him mentioning a kid during my first case with the Agency…but I wasn't aware it was you." Apollo said, as I cringed at that.

'Oh yeah…I did say that, didn't I…?' I gave Maya a nervous look, as she gave me a glare, her cheeks puffed up like an angry chipmunk. 'Uh oh…'

"So, I'm a kid, huh?" she asked, sounding angry as I chuckled nervously.

"When I said 'Kid', I didn't mean KID-kid…" I bluffed, looking from side to side, making sure not to give any eye contact.

"…You're out of practice Nick, you're not as good at bluffing as you used to be." Maya said, giving me a teasing wink.

"Hey! I'll have you know I'm a master of bluffing!" I say to her proudly…as I think 'Wait, that didn't come out right…'

"Ha! Gotcha!" Maya laughed as Apollo and Athena laughed as well. I heard a squeak next to me, and I didn't need to have Athena's hearing to know that was Trucy stifling her laughter.

'…Traitors…' I thought as I gave the group a look, as they quickly grew silent. I just smirked at this sight as I looked towards Marie, who was sitting down, being silent.

"Miss Dustins? What is so important about that bracelet?" I asked her, looking at her face at this as she gave a sigh, sadness clear in her tone.

"It was a present we gave each other…we were in, as you would say…a relationship while he was in France." Marie explained. "It was a parting gift so we wouldn't forget each other. I got him that bracelet while I was given this one."

'An item with sentimental value…' I patted my pocket, where I held my magatama, which was given to me by Maya about 11 years ago after…a certain case. 'I can relate…'

"It was also how Wally recognized me when I arrived in America…we haven't seen each other in over 10 years, after all…" she continued to explain as the others sat down with her, listening to her tale.

"But how come you became a maid?" I asked, now curious now.

"Technically I'm a nanny for Wally's step-son, but I helped around the house while his wife and him are gone." Marie explained.

'Wife, huh? This is new…how come we didn't hear anything about his wife?' I thought, rubbing my chin as my thoughts began to form.

Then the Bailiff came out as he says "Mister Wright, Mr. Justice, Miss Cykes and Miss Fey? The trial is about to continue."

"Thanks." Athena said with a nod. "Alright team, let's go!" She pounded her fist, a confident smirk on her face.

"Yeah Nick, let's kick butt!" Maya said with the same excitement she had when she was a teenager.

'…Yep, it's the same old' Maya…a bit of a goof at times.' I nod to Apollo as Trucy waved as we went into the courtroom.

January 12th, 13:32. Courtroom No. 7

(Apollo Justice's Point of view)

I went to the defense's side of the room with Mr. Wright, Athena and Miss Fey, as I saw Klavier walk in. The Judge sat down as the MASON system reactivated. The Judge banged his gavel as he spoke.

"The trial of Miss Marie Dustins will now continue. Mister Gavin? Has there been any results from the bracelets?" the Judge asked, curious.

"Ja, there was." Klavier said with a nod as he showed the results on the holograms. "According to tests…hmm, that's strange…"

"What?" asked Mr. Wright, as he looked it over as he looked surprised, as he read over the results again before he frowned."…Well, that's shocking…"

"What? What is it?" Miss Fey asked, looking at Mr. Wright with confusion. I looked at her with a flat look, knowing full well what was going to happen next…something unexpected, as usual.

'OK, for someone who's been Mr. Wright's partner for about his early career, she sure is clueless…but I can't deny I'm curious myself.' I thought as I checked it out…and read the results and went wide-eyed, as did Athena.

"The prints belong to… the Sergeant's wife, Angela Shaw." Klavier explained. "Hmm…so that means that she could know what is going on."

"Can we get Mrs. Shaw here?" the Judge asked, as the former wanna-be rock star nods.

"Ja, she's in the gallery. Guess she wanted to watch the show." Klavier then chuckled as he says "Not that I blame her." He then began to do that 'snapping his fingers' thing he does…

'OK, why does he do that so much? Seriously, there's no music…' I gave him a flat look as a woman walked up. I looked at her carefully and raised an eyebrow. She appeared to be around my age with short brown hair, a white top under a brown jacket, a jean skirt and a pair of tennis shoes.

"Name and Occupation, Fräulein." Klavier said with a smile, as she just gave one back.

"I am Angela Shaw, I was the wife of Walter Shaws and I'm the head of a few charities here in the city." Angela explained with a smile, as I noticed she was rubbing her arm. I raised an eyebrow at this.

"Alright…may you testify why your fingerprints are on your husband's bracelet?" Klavier asked, as she nods.

"Of course." Angela said as she smiled as we listened carefully.

Witness Testimony: The Bracelet

"To be honest, I don't remember the bracelet as much. I think he bought it from some retail shop or something. It had some weird French saying on it, but that's all I know. But other than that, I don't know why it would be on." She explained, as I kept an eye on her as I felt my bracelet tighten at a point in her testimony.

"Alright…so that is out-of-the-way. Mr. Wright, you may start your cross examin-" But I interrupted the judge before he could finish.

I then asked,"If it's alright, your honor, may I?", as Mr. Wright looked at me. I then whisper to them "My bracelet reacted to her testimony, so I think she could be lying."

"Already?" Mr. Wright asked me, sounding surprised. "Doesn't it usually take a while before it reacts?"

"It was only faint though…maybe if I find the contradiction, maybe I can see what she's lying about…" said Apollo as Mr. Wright nods.

"Alright, go ahead." I nod as I looked over the testimony, but then I saw the part about the bracelet, as I looked it over in the court record…and frowned. I took out a piece of evidence and looked up and pointed and took a deep breath to concentrate when…

"OBJECTION!" I yell out for all to hear, as everyone was looking at me. '…Yep, the Chords of Steel is still going strong!'

"What is it?" asked Mrs. Shaw, surprised as I just smirked at her question.

"So…you don't know anything about the bracelet? I'm sure he would have told you about it…or you have asked about it. I mean he always wore it, didn't he?" I asked, as I saw her cringe a bit.

"Well…I may have asked about it once…but that was about it…" said the woman, as I watched her body language for anything.

"And I also got some information about the bracelet…you can't get it at any retail store…it was a gift from a friend." I explained, as I could swear I saw her body language begin to tighten up.

"Is that so…?" she asked, curious. "And who gave it to him then?"

"I'm sure you know…after all, it has a twin. The bracelet Miss Dustin wears." I explained, as she grunted at that. 'Hmm…wonder what that was about…' I thought, a frown forming on my face.

The crowd began to talk as the judge banged the gavel. "Order! Mr. Justice, what is the point of this?"

"I am just curious on how she didn't know about the bracelet…seeing that her husband hired the person who gave it to him in the first place and would have noticed the similarities. " I explained. I looked at the woman and asks "So…are you sure you didn't know about it?"

"…OK, I may have looked it over once or twice when he had it off." She explained. "I was curious on where he got it, and I never understood where he got it from…guess I know now."

"OK, fair enough…" I said, knowing something was off. "Could you testify more on the day Miss Dustins arrived?" Mrs. Shaw nods as she took a breath.

Witness Testimony: When Miss Dustins Arrived

"When Wally introduced me and our son to the new maid, who was also like a nanny half of the time, I was kind of surprised. Of course, this was because they seem to have known each other for quite some time. And one of the things I notice was those bracelets, so I kind of guessed he hired her because they were friends. But that's all I know." She spoke.

I then felt the bracelet tighten more than before as the Judge nods. "Hmm…very interesting…Mr. Justice, you may begin your cross-examination."

'OK…better make sure to remember…if I feel it tighten, grip it and see where the nervous habit lies…' I reminded myself as I concentrated on the testimony as she repeated it, as I noticed something.

I gripped my bracelet as I felt my sinuses began to heighten as I began to look over her body language as I was listening to the part where she was talking about the bracelets but saw nothing. But when I saw her hands react to them being friends, I saw her clench her necklace, as I say "GOTCHA!"

The woman looked at me with shock as I say "You may not know it…but you seem to grab at your necklace when you mentioned them being friends…more than how you mentioned their bracelet…so, I take it you were upset with them being friends?"

The woman gave a slight growl, making me and the others step back as Maya says "OK, I think she's a bit of a mad dog ready to bite…"

The woman took some breaths as she says " sorry…sorry…you see, I tend to get a bit twitchy when I get nervous. And also a bit agitated."

'…Crap…there goes the contradiction in her body language…' I thought, not liking this one bit as I saw miss Fey looking over some papers and caught something.

"Hey, what's this?" she asked as I looked to what she was looking at...the clutter?

"What about it?" asked Athena, looking as well as Miss Fey pointed at a crumpled up pieces of paper.

"Did anyone look at that paper?" Miss Fey asked, as Klavier nods.

"Hmm…no, not yet. We just thought it was clutter." Klavier explained. "Is this really important?"

"Hmm…" Mr. Wright rubbed his chin as he looked at us, as I nod with Athena and Miss Fey. "Yes Mr. Gavin, we believe it's really important."

I could swear I saw him roll his eyes as he put on a pair of gloves and got out the piece of paper and began to smooth it out…before looking surprised at what he saw. He then showed it to the court…

One appeared to be a profile on Miss Dustin with a military symbol on it, and the other…looked like divorce papers? "What the?" I asked, surprised.

"Hmm…looks like you two were having some relationship troubles, eh Fräulein?" Klavier asked, chuckling a bit as I could swear she looked like she was about to kill him right there.

"…Yes, well, we had some disagreements over the years. Those papers are for when we plan on having a divorce, that's all…but the weirder thing is that woman. I mean, how did he meet her?"

Mr. Wright was looking over the papers…and grew wide-eyed as he says, "Wait…what's that symbol?" He asked, pointing to the symbol on the top of the profile. It was a white and gray diamond with red and blue waves on the sides.

"…Hmm…good question. It looks like a military symbol, but not sure what military it's for." Klavier said, as he gave the paper to a bailiff. "Mind having this looked at and see if it's authentic?"

"TENZE!" said a voice as everyone looked in shock as Miss Dustins walked up, looking up with a…strangely calm look, a lot more serious as she placed down the duster she always held and stood straight.

"…Miss Dustins?" the Judge asked, surprised.

"…It is Sergeant Marie Joan Dustins, actually. I am a veteran of La Royale, the French Navy. The Force d'Action Navale."

"…Wait…YOU WERE A SOLDIER?" Mr. Wright asked with shock, as my jaw dropped as Athena's face went full on freak out.

"Why didn't you tell us that?" I asked, though I bet I was sounding more annoyed than how I actually felt as she looked at us with a guilty look.

"…I didn't want to talk about it…it was a painful memory…but the only light in that was when I met Wally." She said, a faint blush forming on her cheeks. "He had also told me of…some more confidential information between the two of us."

"…Mind testifying about that more? The confidential information that is?" the Judge asked, now curious. She sighed as she looked up, sadness in her eyes.

Witness Testimony: What we talked about

"After I was hired, we began to talk more with Wally about some things he was uncomfortable to talk to with another non-soldier. It involved his wife, but it seemed it was something that greatly upset him so I didn't press him too much about it. But I gave him a gift to cheer him up. But we didn't continue our relationship we had in France. It's in the past now, and I have moved on since then." She testified, as the Judge nods.

"So…you and Mr. Shaw had private conversations since you were hired?" the Judge asked, curious. Miss Dustins nod as Klavier rubbed his chin as he chuckled.

"What's so funny?" I asked, looking at him with a stern look as he looked up.

"Hmm…I'm curious if that broken plate we found was her gift…I'm thinking we could send that in to see if we can find anything." Said Klavier. "It's still in the works since it was hard to fix that broken piece of china."

"OK…until then, a cross-examination." The judge said as I nod as I looked her over and rubbed my chin as I listened to her testimony again.

When she mentioned the gift, I said "HOLD IT! What was the gift?"

"…It was the naval model. I gave it to him yesterday. I put it up on the shelf for him. He had to help me though, because it was quite heavy. Yeah…ironic I can use a military issue rifle and yet a toy boat is too heavy for me." She had a hint of amusement in her tone.

"So…you placed it on the top shelf? Why?" I asked, curious.

"It was the only shelf big enough for it. All the other shelves had other stuff in it." Marie explained, as I nod as I continued to look through her testimony but didn't find any form of contradictions, and her body language didn't seem to betray anything.

"Hmm…" I looked over the Court record and saw the paper, as I saw something on it. "Wait…OBJECTION!"

"What is it?" asked the Judge, surprised.

"It involves them talking about the husband's wife…did it have anything to do with this?" I asked as I showed the divorce papers.

"Why…yes, it did. He said that his wife wasn't always to deal with and he is worried about their son when she has one of her…moods…" she said, her tone lightening a bit as if knowing full well what that meant.

"Hmm…?" I asked as I watched her over again, as I finally noticed something near the end of her testimony. I listened more carefully as I focused.

"…But we didn't continue our relationship." I then saw her stroking her bracelet at that, as if a memory was forming.

"GOTCHA!" I said as she looked at me with shock. "Are you 100% sure you were done with? Because I think this piece of evidence contradicts that…" I looked through and found what I was looking through:

"TAKE THAT!" I yelled as I revealed…the bracelet. "I was looking it over and I found out something interesting…there was an engraving on the bottom of it. It looked like it was added on after it was given and done by hand: It says 'Ma amour Marie'. Athena? You know what that means?"

"I think it means…'My Love, Marie.'…Wait, so he DID have feelings for her still?" she asked, sounding surprised.

"Yep. And with the fact she mentioned the divorce papers and the wife's mood swings…you two were in an affair, weren't you?" I asked, as she looked surprised before she yelled out, as I knew I got her.

"…" Miss Dustins sighed as she says, "…Yes, Wally and I continued our relationship…even as he was with his wife…she was very…abusive as you would say."

'An Abusive wife, huh? Well, that's a new one.' I thought with a frown. I then asked, "So…you are sticking to you not being involved with his death?"

"Yes, I am. I wouldn't hurt Wally, so I don't know who would." Said Miss Dustins…as something dawned on me.

"…Wait…what you just said maybe our key to finding the real culprit." I said, as Miss Fey looked at me.

"…Wait, you found it out?" Miss Fey asked as I nod.

"And I'm sure Mr. Wright knows who it is as well…" I said as I looked up and pointed. "The Defense will like to indict…Angela Shaw!"

The crowd went wild at this, as a voice yells "OBJECTION!" as everyone looked and saw Angela was there, looking livid.

'…Uh Oh…she looks REALLY mad…' I thought, as I swear I was sweating bullets.

"WHY THE HELL WOULD I KILL MY OWN HUSBAND, HUH? JUST BECAUSE HE WAS WITH SOME FRENCH FLOOZY BEHIND MY BACK?" she yelled, as I could swear everyone was looking terrified, but I couldn't tell.

"OK, a LOT of anger…overcoming all other emotions…" said Athena with a nervous tone.

"…Wait, you knew?" I asked, though I wished I hadn't when she reacted.

"OF COURSE I KNEW! IT WAS OBVIOUS! I EVEN TALKED TO HIM ABOUT IT!" She yelled as her eyes went pitch white with rage as I saw Miss Fey was hiding behind Mr. Wright, as he stood his ground, looking like he wasn't even fazed.

'…OK, I wish sometimes I was cool enough to not even flinch at this sort of outburst…' I thought as I saw him tapping his chin.

"…When did you talk to him last?" He asked coolly, showing he was keeping his cool about this.

"YESTERDAY, WHY?" she yelled, sounding angry as the bailiff arrived and gave the results to him.

"Hmm…looks like we got the results from the china…well, that's interesting…according to this, the fingerprints on this belonged to Mrs. Angela Shaw…so that means she was at the scene of the crime." Said Klavier, as the woman went wide-eyed at this.

"Hmm…looks like you have some evidence against you, Mrs. Shaw…and you even have a motive now." Mr. Wright said as he then points to her. "Now reveal what REALLY happened!"

"Tell us all you got!" Athena spoke next, pointing next as I stood my ground next.

"And reveal the Truth!" I yell as well as I saw Mrs. Shaw grip necklace with rage as she sent out a skyward scream of primal rage.

"GHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" A few of the lights broke at the volume of her scream as she slammed her hands down, panting with anger clear in her eyes.

"…It wasn't supposed to be like this…" she began as if images of that day played out in her mind, as I watched her carefully. "…I was supposed to have a great husband, a great house…but then she showed up…and ruined it! She came in, all sweet and French and whatever, and everyone just fell in love with her! It was even worse when he brought up the divorce papers…he was wanting a divorce because of my temper…I told him off about the affair."

"We…we got into a fight…I ended up pushing him into the shelf and he was hit in the head by that stupid boat…and then he passed out, bleeding." She continued. "I didn't have time to hide the scene when I saw that our son was done with school…I just left the papers there, and ran out to get him…I called the police from there…"

"And you put this all on Miss Dustins…to get back at her?" Mr. Wright asked as she just nods.

"She ruined everything…she deserved it…" she grunted as I shook my head.

"No Mrs. Shaw…it's not her fault…and I'm sure you didn't mean to kill you husband." I said calmly as the bailiff came up and handcuffed her, leading her away.

"Hmm…with that out-of-the-way, will Miss Marie Dustins come up?" The Judge asked as she came up. "Jury, what do you say to this?"

The Jury all looked over the notes and an image of Miss Dustins appeared all over the court as they all put in their votes, as the Judge looked it over and nods.

"It us Unanimous…the court finds the defendant, Miss Marie Dustins…" He then banged his gavel, as he smiled "Not guilty."

Confetti came down as everyone clapped, as Miss Dustins smiled at this scene, as did Mr. Wright, Athena, Miss Fey and Klavier as I had a grin on my face. The Judge then banged his gavel again as he says, "This court is dismissed."

January 12th, 15:27. Courtroom No. 7 Defendant Lobby

(Phoenix's Point of view)

"Alright! Nice job you guys!" Trucy said as she ran up to us and gave us each a hug, as I just chuckled at her energy.

"Was there ever any doubt?" I asked, as I saw Maya give me an eye roll.

"Oh please Nick, I knew you were scared when she started scream." I just gained a smirk at that, as I looked at her.

"Oh? So I was imagining the 5'5 woman with the purple suit hiding behind me?" I asked her as her cheeks puffed up, though I chuckled at the embarrassed blush she gained.

I looked over at miss Dustins as I say, "Congratulations, Miss Dustins. You're a free woman." She just nods as I asked "You alright?"

"…I am worried about Conrad…he's Wally's son, and now that his father is dead and his mother is now arrested…he is now an orphan…" She sighed at this as I looked at Trucy.

'…OK I know someone who can relate to that…' I sighed as she then gained a determined look.

"I think I shall take him in. Raise him like any good guardian would do." Miss Dustins said as I nod.

"That sounds good. You may want to talk to the Judge about getting the legal paperwork for that." I said as she nods and went off to do that. I looked at the others as I ask "Come on, let's head to the office." They all nod as we headed off to catch the next bus to our part of town.

Well…that was a tough case, but I knew we could win in the end. And with Maya on our side, we'll be unstoppable like the two of us were like in the past. I had a smile on my face at the memories we shared together as I followed after them.

But who knows what kind of event will happen in our future…but with Maya, Apollo, Trucy and Athena at my side, there's nothing we can't do.

End of Battlefield Turnabout

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