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Chapter 18: Rise from the Ashes Part 1
"Wow... she looks terrible." Yang said.
"No, shit." Blake said. They were both looking at Weiss, lying on her bed, looking dead inside.
It's been a week since the last case. A horrible one at that. Weiss became the laughing stock among the first-years. All because she had lost a bet and had to basically act like a dumb influencer. Or an influencer in general. At this point, people had already figured out what was going on behind the scenes, but when would they get the chance to see a Schnee acting cringe again? She's lucky her father hasn't found out yet. And she had one more week to go.
"Leave me alone..." Weiss said.
"Maybe you should make her stop? It's not that funny anymore."
"No, I'm not! She gets what she deserves! Besides, she'll get over it. I have a bigger problem in my hands." Yang said, pointing at Ruby, playing Pizza Tower. For the past week, she was trying to 100% the game. Right now she was taking on the final boss without getting hit.
"Come on, come on... No! Come on! " she said, so she retried the boss.
"Hey, miss gamer! Your partner is depressed. Aren't you going to say anything?"
"It's just another week. It'll pass quickly. Damnit!"
"See?"
"Ruby, maybe you should take a break?" Blake said.
"No, I can beat him! I can beat him, as long as this stupid- FUCK! I hate this stupid controller!" Ruby said.
"Are you sure it's not a skill issue?" Yang said.
"No, it's this stupid Wildcatz controller!"
"But they're good controllers."
"I know, they're really comfortable, but they're awful for 2d platformers because the D-Pad sucks ass! So badly that I'm using the analog stick! Every other controller gets it right, but you know what sucks dick, and has always sucked dick?! It's Wildcatz controllers! 'Cause they're STUPID!"
"Sis, relax!"
"I'm absolutely losing my MIND! What I think, I'm sick of this stupid shit! Go right, DON'T DUCK! GO RIGHT!". But she got hit. The other were trying to hold their laughs, because of her high-pitched voice, even Weiss. "See?! I keep dropping the fucking inputs, BECAUSE THE D-PAD ON THE WILDCATZ CONTROLLER SUCKS DICK!"
"B-but you just said you were not using the D-Pad, but the analog-" Blake said, holding her laughter.
"I WISH I WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS!". They couldn't hold it anymore, so they started laughing, with a hint of fear. "FUCK! Damnit! I want to die... Sorry, I was mad...". Suddenly, they heard a knock on the door.
"Come in!" Yang said.
"We heard screaming. What's going on?" Jaune said. He and his team were passing by, again, and they heard Ruby's funny rant.
"Ruby's having a tantrum."
"Not a tantrum! I'm not a little kid! A... What's the word?" Ruby said.
"Rant?" Blake said.
"No, the other one."
"Tangent?" Ren said.
"Yes! Tangent!"
"Are you playing Pizza Tower?" Nora said, looking at the screen.
"I'm trying to 100% it."
"You mean 101."
"... 101?"
"Yeah, it's 101%."
"What's more to do?! Do I have to exit the tower with a P rank?!"
"No that's for 100%. For the extra 1%, you must not kill Snotty."
"Snotty?"
"The booger creature in floor 4."
"..."
"You didn't kill it, right...?". Ruby quickly returns to the game and goes to floor 4 where she finds the tombstone. "Oh..."
"N-now what?"
"You won't get the 1%."
"... Heh... Hehe..."
"Ruby...?" Yang said.
"Hehehehehe... Hahahahaha! Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!". After scaring everyone with her outburst, she walked towards the wall and started banging her head on it. "IT'S NOT FAIR! IT'S NOT FAIR! I SPENT ALL WEEK PLAYING! AND I RUINED EVERYTHING BECAUSE I WAS TOO CARELESS! STUPID STUPID STUPID STUPID!". But then her head broke through the wall, like a certain someone. Said someone decided to take a photo of this moment.
"'BFF just raged at game. Better luck next time. #gamerrage #epicfail'. And... post." Weiss said . Everyone was staring at her. "What? I needed to post a photo."
"Classic Ice Queen. You're being all depressed and such, but when someone else is in a bad mood, you're suddenly all sunshine. Also, epic fail? Really?" Yang said.
"(muffled) Did she seriously write epic fail?!" Ruby said, while struggling to get her head unstuck.
"Well... since we're all here, why don't we play the last case of Ace Attorney?" Jaune said.
"Are you sure it's a good idea to do it now? Considering..." Pyrrha said, pointing at the stuck girl.
"It's no problem, guys. Hey Ruby, we're thinking of finishing Ace Attorney!" Yang said.
"Okay. Anything that doesn't involve that stupid controller." Ruby said, after finally getting her head out of the wall.
After that, they all took a seat, ignored the hole in the wall and started playing the last case.
(The scene opens with windows passing quickly. Rain and thunder above the city. The tip of a knife. A silhouette of a woman, ready to stab someone.)
"Wow, 3D graphics!" Nora said.
(The camera turns to reveal another silhouette next to it. In a completely different building, close to the first one. There's a stab. A knife falls, a vase falls and breaks, the silhouette of a weird creature. Finally, the woman is shown, her front covered in shadows, holding the knife, looking at the one she stabbed.)
"This will be interesting." Blake said.
Phoenix: It's been two months since Maya left the office... Two months without a single trial. I've had offers... But none I took.
"That's dumb." Yang said.
"Yang, it's not the same without Maya!" Ruby said.
"But the bills are."
"True..."
Phoenix: That is... until the day that girl showed up.
February 22, 10:02 AM
Wright & Co. Law Offices
Phoenix: (Why do I come here to the office every day? It's not like I want to work...)
"Good question." Jaune said.
?: There you are! Finally!
(It's revealed to be a girl, dressed as a scientist.)
?: Where have you been!? My sister's trial is tomorrow!
"Uhh, new face. And she's a scientist!" Ruby said.
"She looks like a teenager." Blake said.
"And? I'm a weapon engineer."
"Because you're weird." Yang said.
"Because you're weird. Who's voicing her?"
"You do it. She's obviously the new Maya."
"Fine."
Phoenix: ... ... Um... who are you?
"Erm, how did you get in my office?" Yang said.
?: It doesn't matter who I am! It only matters who YOU are! You're the famous defense attorney, Mia Fey!
Phoenix: ...
?: ...
Phoenix: ...
Everyone was laughing.
"Do I look like a Mia Fey?" Jaune said.
?: Oh, uh... You're not Mia Fey, are you?
"Did the lack of mommy milkers tip you off?" Yang said
Phoenix: I'm sorry, but Ms. Mia Fey no longer... works here.
?: So you are...? The coffee boy?
"My name is on the door!" Jaune said.
Phoenix: I'm Phoenix Wright... A defense attorney.
?: Wright... Wright... Wait! You're THE Phoenix Wright!? The Phoenix Wright from the Edgeworth murder case!?
Phoenix: Um, yes, that's correct. (It wasn't Edgeworth who was murdered, though...)
?: That's a relief then! You're better than nobody!
Phoenix: I'm sorry... I'm afraid I'm not taking cases right now.
?: But, you are Phoenix Wright, right? The undefeated defense attorney?
Phoenix: Look, I'm not accepting any new cases. I'm sorry, but you'll have to try elsewhere.
"I'm not working until I get my Maya back!" Yang said.
"I can be a Maya, whatever that is." Ruby said.
"Hmm... Nahhh."
"Sorry, you're not a goober." Nora said.
?: Please! I'm out of time!
Phoenix: But...
?: Please, you have to help! I-it's my sister!
(Suddenly, images of Maya flash in front of him.)
Phoenix: ...! (Maya...? Could it be...?) ... Okay. I'll hear you out.
?: R-really!? Thank you so much! My name's Ema, Ema Skye. I'm a scientific investigator.
"She is a scientist!" Ruby said.
"That's not the same." Weiss said.
Phoenix: (Scientific investigator?)
"Okay, my first actual case starts now! First... Badge." Ruby said.
"Of course."
(Presents Attorney's Badge)
Phoenix: See this? It's my Attorney's Badge.
Ema: Ahh! Well! I've never seen a real one before.
Phoenix: (You're the first one who's actually been interested in mine, believe me.)
Ema: Its composition is mostly silver. The gold plating is flaking a bit.
Phoenix: (She analyzed it. Scientifically...)
Ema: There doesn't appear to be any corrosion due to sulfides. I'd give you $50.00 for it.
"Only 50?" Jaune said.
Phoenix: Sorry, but it's not for sale. Yet...
"... I want to check the office." Ruby said.
"I feel like this is going to take a whole day." 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. Egads! The bellboy was staring right at me.
"We will never escape that bellboy." Jaune said.
"At least it's not Oldbag." Ruby said.
"Or Larry. I hope they're not in this case." Yang said.
(Examines Charley the plant)
Phoenix: Mia's plant, "Charley." I've been taking care of him in Maya's absence.
(Examines Mia's desk)
Phoenix: Mia's desk.
"But now it's MY desk." Jaune said.
"That's where the monologue ends." Yang said. Some of them laughed at that.
Phoenix: I sit here even less now that I've stopped taking cases. I ought to at least dust it off once in a while.
(Examines Movie poster)
Phoenix: There's a poster of the Steel Samurai on the wall. Maya stuck it up here on the day that she left. I didn't have the heart to take it down.
Ema: ...
Phoenix: I do sometimes get strange looks from the clients, though.
"I wonder why." Blake said.
(Examines Bookshelf)
Phoenix: Difficult-looking legal books stand in a formidable row. They mock me. 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.
Some of them laughed.
"They really do mock him!" Pyrrha said while laughing.
"Okay, it seems I examined everything here. Let's see what she wants." Ruby said.
(Talks about Ema)
Phoenix: Ema, was it? So you're a "scientific investigator"?
Ema: Yes! That's right! Is... something wrong?
Phoenix: No, it's just, you seem kind of, er, jumpy. Or maybe just... young?
Ema: Young? I'll be sixteen years old this year!
"Wow, really? Just like me."
"You're already 16." Yang said.
"It's still pretty close."
Phoenix: Oh, I see... wait! Only sixteen!?
Ema: I'm set to be formally assigned to Forensics in three more years. My work is becoming quite well known... At my age, no less!
Phoenix: Um, so what exactly is your current position, then?
Ema: Well, legally speaking... I guess you'd call me an "Eleventh Grader." But I'm ready to do my job! At my age, no less!
Phoenix: (Great, another future professional in training...)
"We have lots of those around these parts lately." Nora said.
(Talks about The case)
Phoenix: So what's this about a case? You said the trial's tomorrow?
Ema: My sister didn't do it! She wouldn't stab someone with a knife! She wouldn't!
"Great. It's about the woman in the intro where she actually stabbed someone." Weiss said.
"You don't know that. She probably found the body and was removing the knife." Ruby said.
"Why would she remove the knife then?"
"Why would Edgeworth pick up the pistol, hmm?"
"... Good point."
"Or maybe the victim was already dead." Jaune said.
"That's also a good point." Blake said.
Phoenix: So... it's a murder case.
Ema: I don't care if there's a witness who saw her do it! She didn't do it! I know she didn't do it! It's a scientific fact!
Phoenix: And... there's a witness.
Ema: J-just talk to her! You have to talk to her!
Phoenix: Right... I suppose I will.
Ema: I promised her I'd bring Mia Fey, but...
Phoenix: (That's interesting... How would she know Mia?)
(Talks about Sci. Investigator)
Phoenix: So, you want to be a scientific investigator when you grow up, then?
Ema: E-excuse me? I'm not a child, I'll have you know!
Phoenix: Still, it's good to have a goal. Albeit a very unusual one.
Ema: I believe investigations should be done scientifically! Don't you?
Phoenix: Uh, yeah. (Sure can't fault her for a lack of enthusiasm.)
Ema: If this case is handled scientifically, I'm sure my sister's name will be cleared!
"It must be much better than talking bullshit all the time." Yang said.
Phoenix: Your sister...?
Ema: I've been doing research, you know! I'm developing a new scientific method of case investigation! I'll show you when I'm done!
Phoenix: I'm looking forward to it. (Guess I should get down to the Detention Center and talk to her sister.)
(Talks about Relation to Mia)
Ema: My sister asked for her specifically. Mia Fey... was a few years below her in school.
Phoenix: (So she went to the same school as Mia.)
Ema: She always told me to go to Mia if I ever needed a defense attorney... And, well... I need one.
Phoenix: Um, incidentally, Mia is a woman.
Ema: Mia... Yeah, I thought it was a little strange when I saw you, too.
Phoenix: Well, it's nice of you to help your sister out like this. You must be close.
Ema: ...
Phoenix: ?
"They're not close, right?"
Ema: Well... Actually, when she gets like she is now, I kind of hate her.
Phoenix: (Huh?)
Ema: But... But she's my only family.
Phoenix: Your only family? What about your parents?
Ema: They died in a car accident when I was little.
Phoenix: Oh... I'm sorry.
"What's with the developers' fascination with dead parents?!" Weiss said.
"Creates drama." Blake said.
"That's all there is. Let's meet the client." Ruby said.
(Moves to Detention Center)
February 22
Detention Center
Visitor's Room
"Wait, who's going to voice her?" Jaune said.
"I'll do it." Yang said.
"Shouldn't Blake do it? She was Mia." Nora said.
"No, she can have her." Blake said.
Ema: ...
Phoenix: (Hmm, I wonder what's wrong with Ema? She got quiet all of a sudden as soon as we arrived.)
?: Guard... I thought I told you I didn't want visitors.
Guard: S-s-s-sorry, ma'am! It's j-j-just, your sister...
?: No excuses! Or did you not want a raise this year, hmm?
"She's in the force too?" Ruby said.
Guard: U-u-u-understood, ma'am!
Phoenix: (Wh-wh-wh-what was that all about?)
(The client enters the scene with her back turned.)
Ema: H-hi, Lana.
?: Funny. I seem to remember specifically telling you NOT to come here. Perhaps my memory is failing?
Ema: L-look... I didn't want to come here either, okay? But your trial's tomorrow and you still don't have a defense attorney!
?: I'll be the one in court tomorrow. This has nothing to do with you, Ema.
(Turns to look at them.)
?: Isn't that right, Mr. Wright?
"Oh, she's pretty." Yang said.
Phoenix: Hey! How do you know me?
?: Mia mentioned you. I've heard... quite a bit.
Phoenix: Er, I'm sorry. What exactly is it that you do...?
Lana: My name is Lana, Lana Skye. I'm Chief Prosecutor for this district.
"Chief prosecutor?!" Ruby said.
"This is going to be one hell of a case."
Phoenix: Y-you're a prosecutor!? (Two sisters... one a lawyer. Could this be a coincidence? Ema... Lana... I mean, they're just like...)
"Like they're reusing characters!" Nora said.
"Or they're just unoriginal." Weiss said.
"If it's executed right, it's not a problem." Blake said.
Ema: Is something wrong, Mr. Wright?
"I have this badge right here. Want to see it?" Ruby said.
(Presents Attorney's Badge)
Lana: Your badge looks new.
Phoenix: I polish it daily.
Lana: In a few years, the gold plating will flake off. Then we'll see the real you.
Phoenix: (Gah! What ever happened to innocent small talk!?)
Lana: Give it three years. Then we'll see what you have become.
"No, Phoenix would never become corrupt!"
"I don't know. Most of them do." Blake said.
"Not Phoenix."
(Talks about The case)
Lana: There's something you should know from the start.
Phoenix: W-which is?
Lana: The suspect in this case has confessed to the crime.
Phoenix: Huh?
"Isn't she the suspect?" Yang said.
"Yes." Blake said.
Ema: W-wait! But the suspect... The suspect is...!
Lana: Me. I did it. Well, Mr. Wright?
"I mean, she confessed, so we're aiming for a plea bargain." Yang said.
Phoenix: Well... why don't you begin by telling me exactly what happened.
Lana: The crime took place yesterday, February 21, at 5:15 PM.
Phoenix: That's quite specific.
Lana: It was in the witness's deposition. A witness clearly saw me committing the crime.
Phoenix: Uh... My, that was a bit of bad luck, wasn't it?
Lana: The crime took place in the underground parking lot at the Prosecutor's Office. The body was found in the trunk of my subordinate's car.
Phoenix: The Prosecutor's Office, huh? (In your subordinate's car trunk? Classy...)
Lana: I was arrested on the spot. Caught red-handed, as it were.
Phoenix: (My, my...)
"Something's wrong with this." Ruby said.
"Definitely." Blake said.
"Do you think she's covering for someone?" Pyrrha said.
"Or she actually did it and she does the right thing." Weiss said.
(Talks about the victim)
Phoenix: So, who was the victim?
Lana: An investigator with the Police Department. I suppose the correct term is "Detective."
"And a detective?! Why?!" Ruby said.
Ema: A detective...?
Lana: Death was due to a loss of blood. He was stabbed once in the stomach.
Phoenix: By... you?
Lana: Death wasn't immediate, but the wound was fatal.
Phoenix: I see...
Lana: Allow me to repeat myself, Mr. Wright. The victim was a detective. You know what that means, don't you?
Phoenix: Uh oh!
Ema: What? Mr. Wright? What does it mean?
Phoenix: Well, it means...
Lana: The police department will consider it a matter of pride to have me found guilty. They will use any means at their disposal to do so.
Phoenix: (This case gets worse and worse with everything I learn.)
"But why?! What's the motive?"
(Talks about Lana)
Phoenix: So, you're the Chief Prosecutor?
Lana: That is correct. I'm responsible for overseeing every trial handled by prosecutors in this district. I make sure the prosecutors have what they need to do the job, and manage every aspect. Those are my responsibilities, in a nutshell.
Phoenix: (That's an awfully large nutshell.)
Lana: Still, I'm a little surprised. I would think you'd recognize the district's Chief Prosecutor, Mr. Wright.
Phoenix: Huh?
Lana: In fact, it seems impossible you wouldn't...
"What is that injury?" Jaune said.
Ema: Um... Lana? What happened to your hand?
Lana: Oh, this? I cut myself by accident. When I stabbed him, that is.
Ema: Huh?
Lana: I'm not very good at being a criminal, I suppose.
"How do you manage that?!" Weiss said.
Phoenix: (How am I supposed to defend this!? Time to change the subject... Wait, she was in the class ahead of Mia, wasn't she...?)
(Talks about Relation to Mia)
Phoenix: Um, you were in school with Mia, correct? A few years above her?
Lana: ... Ema told you that, too, did she?
Ema: W-well, why not? I did drag him all the way here from his office!
Lana: Although it seems he has very little in common with Mia...
Phoenix: (Hey!)
"Wait, if he's Mia's apprentice, does that mean Mia was coming up with bullshit in court too?" Nora said.
"Probably." Blake said.
Lana: It was in law school. I was in my third year, and she was auditing the class. She was different than the other students.
Phoenix: Different?
Lana: She was strong... She'd do anything to become a defense attorney. Anything. That... was probably why she was attracted to me.
"Wait, what?" Ruby said.
"Mia lesbian confirmed?!" Yang said.
"Don't start again." Blake said.
Phoenix: E-excuse me!?
Ema: Intellectually attracted!
"Ohhhh..." Ruby said.
"Lame." Yang said.
Ema: Lana was top of her class in school.
Lana: I was the best there was.
Phoenix: Oh...
Ema: I'm doing pretty good in school too, by the way!
Phoenix: (It sounds a bit different when Ema says it...)
Lana: Well, Mr. Wright?
Phoenix: E-excuse me?
Lana: As you can plainly see, I am admitting my guilt. I think it's safe to say... there's no way you can take this case. None.
Ema: B-but, Lana!
Lana: ...
Ema: You... you were always this way, weren't you? You never think of anyone but yourself.
Lana: ...!
Ema: I know you didn't do it, Lana, I know! So... So how can you say you did!?
Lana: ...
Ema: If I lose you... I'll be all alone! I... I hate you, Lana!
Lana: ... Mr. Wright?
Phoenix: Y-yes?
Lana: I believe our discussion here is ended. The rest... I leave to you.
Phoenix: ...! Um... you mean, you're requesting my services as your defense?
Lana: Don't lose any sleep over it. Your client has confessed, after all. The case is over.
Phoenix: Right... I'll do what I can to get to the bottom of this.
Lana: ...
Phoenix: (Lana has confessed to the crime, yes... But something doesn't fit. It's that look in Ema's eyes. There's something else going on here... and I'm going to find out what!)
"I get that she doesn't want to involve her in this, but... she's doing an awful job at it." Pyrrha said.
"Yang, if you murdered someone and you didn't want to involve me, you'd be better at this than her, right?" Ruby said.
"Why would you think I'd murder someone? Why not being framed for murder?!"
"Just go with it."
"I... don't think that's possible."
"Why?"
"Because you and the rest of the team would go full vigilante and find out if I did it or not."
"True."
(Back at the Wright & Co. Law Office)
Ema: I'm sorry, Mr. Wright.
Phoenix: Huh? About what?
Ema: My sister... She's not always like that you know.
Phoenix: ... I just never expected to be defending another prosecutor again.
Ema: She's changed a lot. She used to be so gentle, always smiling. Everybody liked her.
Phoenix: I see... (Sorry, but I'm having trouble imagining that.) What happened to her?
Ema: I don't know for certain myself... I think maybe she... Well, maybe not.
Phoenix: (Sounds like there's something there that defies a simple scientific explanation.) Let's go check out this underground parking at the Prosecutor's Office, shall we?
Ema: O-Okay!
"Let's go look for clues!"
(Moves to Underground Parking Lot)
February 22
Prosecutor's Office
Underground Parking Lot
Phoenix: So this is the lot where it all happened?
Ema: Looks like they're still investigating...
Phoenix: (Funny that my first visit to the Prosecutor's Office should be like this...)
Ema: Hey everyone! Keep up the good work!
Phoenix: H-hey! What are you thinking?
Ema: Well, they are going to be my coworkers three years from now after all. No harm in saying hello...
Phoenix: Actually, there is. You know attorneys aren't supposed to examine crime scenes? I'm trying to not stand out too much, here, see?
?: Hey there! You 'specting to go unnoticed here, pardner?
"That doesn't sound like Gumshoe." Jaune said.
Ema: P-Pardner?
(The person is revealed.)
?: What do we have here?
"Who the hell is that now?!" Weiss said.
"He looks like he came from south Vacuo." Pyrrha said.
?: Looks like a bambina got loose from the ranch and is up to no good! Folks gotta learn to keep them dogies tied down, pardner.
"He talks like someone from there too." Yang said.
"Now we have influences from all kingdoms." Blake said.
"Yeah, most of the setting is Vale, Maya is Mistral, this guy is Vacuo, and Von Karma is Atlas." Nora said.
"I refuse to accept that Atlas's contribution is Von Karma." Weiss said.
"Who's going to voice him?" Ruby said.
"I'll do it." Yang said.
Ema: M-Mr. Marshall!
Phoenix: (Marshall? Looks more like a sheriff to me...)
?: Lookie here, bambina. I know how you feel. But this is my gang's gold strike, see?
Ema: Strike...?
?: This is our claim, our territory. And the goldmine is... evidence. If you're fixin' to mess with what's ours... You'll regret it, pardner! You know what dreams the cacti out in the desert dream? You want to?
Phoenix: (What's this guy talking about!?)
?: You head along home now. Happy trails, bambina!
Phoenix: ...
Ema: ...
Phoenix: Was that uh, hombre, a friend of yours?
Ema: Uh... kind of... sort of... Yeah. He's a detective.
Phoenix: (Who thinks he's a sheriff from the Wild West it seems.)
"He's shaving his face with his knife?" Weiss said.
"But I wanted to show him my badge. Oh well, let's examine the ladder." Ruby said.
"Stepladder." Jaune said.
"Don't start again." Blake said.
(Examines (Step)ladder)
Ema: Ah hah! A ladder.
Phoenix: Um... That's a stepladder.
"Come on, not again!"
"It is a stupid joke." Pyrrha said.
Ema: What's the difference? In scientific terms, please.
Phoenix: S-scientific, huh?
Ema: Look at the basic nature of things, Mr. Wright.
Phoenix: (This all seems so horribly familiar somehow...)
"Well, ladder wins once again." Weiss said.
"No! And you didn't win last time either!" Jaune said.
"Yes, I did!". Before both could continue, Blake smacked them on their head to make them stop.
"Sorry..." both said.
(Examines Door)
Ema: Look! A door! This must mean something!
Phoenix: I'm not sure that doors "mean" anything.
Ema: No! It won't open! A mysterious lock!
Phoenix: I fail to see what's mysterious about it.
Ema: Mr. Wright... You need to learn to enjoy life more.
Phoenix: Let's finish our investigation first, shall we?
"No." Ruby said.
"... Don't you backtalk me." Jaune said. Some of them laughed.
(Examines Security room)
Ema: Look! A stylish, glass-walled room! Very nice.
Phoenix: You could see the whole parking lot from in there.
Ema: It says "SECURITY." Perhaps it's a cafe?
"She's even worse than Maya." Yang said.
Phoenix: Huh?
Ema: "Cafe Security"... Yeah, that must be it. Let's check it out later!
Phoenix: Um. I hate to break it to you, but I think that's probably just a security guard office.
Ema: ... You know, I scored a 97 on my science test the other day!
"Too bad they don't have a test for common sense." Weiss said.
Phoenix: (Too bad they don't have a test for common sense.)
"What the-?! Okay, this is getting insane! How many times we have said the same things with the game?!"
(Examines Entrance)
Ema: This is where the cars leave the lot.
Phoenix: The arrow on the ground makes it look more like an entrance.
Ema: What are you talking about? It's plainly an exit!
Phoenix: Well, maybe it's both. Kind of a dual purpose?
Ema: Ah hah! The theory of relativity!
Phoenix: What? Uh...
Ema: I've got to write this down. Ah! Hey, hey, Mr. Wright! Maybe you know... Was Mr. Relativity, German? Or was he British?
Phoenix: Mr. Relativity? Are you sure that was his name?
"I... Uhh... I... I- I'm very confused right now." Ruby said.
"All of us." Yang said.
(Examines Phone)
Ema: Here, a phone. Let's see if it works...
Phoenix: Hey. Don't touch stuff we don't need to be touching.
Ema: ... I can't hear anything! My ears! No, my ears! Maybe it's due to the barometric pressure...
"Or the phone is broken." Blake said.
Phoenix: (What is she babbling about?)
Ema: Hey!? What did you just say?
Phoenix: See? You can hear just fine. The phone's broken!
"Aren't blue letters thoughts?" Ruby said.
(Examines Wall)
Ema: This wall is in our way.
Phoenix: It's got a faucet for water.
Ema: Wait! I know! This "wall" is merely a facade, hiding the truth... This is no wall, but a water tank!
Phoenix: (I fail to see how it makes any difference either way...)
"We need to bring it down to make sure!" Nora said.
"Now that's something I can get behind." Yang said.
"Your mind's always on destruction." Weiss said.
"It could be worse." Ren said.
"How?"
(Examines Oil drum)
Phoenix: An oil drum. Looks like it's filled with water.
"What is oil? Like, cooking oil?" Ruby said.
"I don't know, but probably a liquid in that world." Blake said.
Ema: I-it's heavy! I can't even budge it!
Phoenix: The drum over here is on its side.
Ema: Wait! I know! I'll hide in here and do a stake-out!
Phoenix: I think you'll probably just get arrested. (In fact, you may not even have to hide in the drum to get arrested.)
Ema: What? I'm not suspicious!
(Examines Wallet)
Phoenix: What's this? A wallet? Um, excuse me! Officer!
"What are you doing?! That's evidence!" Ruby said.
Ema: W-w-waaaait! What are you doing, Mr. Wright!?
Phoenix: What am I doing? I just found this wallet, so I'm handing it over to the police...
Ema: I don't believe it! This is real basic: anything at a crime scene is evidence! Let's be scientific about this, please! Just put it in your pocket.
"Come on! This is isn't the first time you've done this!" Yang said.
Phoenix: H-how is that scientific? (Sounds like theft to me!)
"Am I right, audience?"
"Thoundth like theft to me, am I right, gamerth?" Nora said. Yang started laughing.
"Why the lisp?!" she said while laughing.
"It's funny.". Yang kept laughing.
(Wallet hastily stuffed into pocket.)
[Wallet: A foldable wallet found at the crime scene. There seems to be something inside.]
Ema: I'm called to duty already, and at my tender age! Here, I'll teach you the trick to examining evidence in detail, okay?
Phoenix: (By the way her eyes are sparkling, I can tell she's been waiting for this...)
Ema: Okay, okay, now. Look at the Court Record!
(Picks Wallet)
"The game's doing stuff. Whoa, what's this?!" Ruby said.
Ema: You have to be sure to examine evidence carefully on all sides! Now. Let's start examining! From every angle!
"That looks so fun!"
Ema: Oh look! I think there might be a clue there.
"But I just highlighted the button."
Ema:You should check it out! Press the Examine button.
"You mean open it with my hands?" Jaune said.
"Uh, yes?"
(Examines Button on wallet)
Phoenix: This... This is an ID card. (Detective Bruce Goodman, ID # 5842189...)
"I don't see the pun. I also don't see it with Ema." Yang said.
Ema: See? Well? Isn't scientific investigation useful?
Phoenix: I guess... Though I don't see what "science" has to do with it.
(Goodman's ID added to the Court Record.)
[Goodman's ID: An investigator's ID card. Found at Prosecutor's Office crime scene. (ID# 5842189)]
Ema: Let's be sure to examine every piece of evidence we find!
Phoenix: (I guess I've got to be on my toes from now on...)
"I want to check more stuff!" Ruby said.
"The badge! Quickly!" Nora said.
(Picks Attorney's Badge)
(Examines Back of Attorney's Badge)
Ema: So this is what the back of the badge looks like! And I always thought it had a safety pin!
Phoenix: Each badge has a number carved into it. That way, you can tell which attorney it belongs to.
Ema: You mean you couldn't lend your badge to anyone?
Phoenix: No, I'd be found out right away.
Ema: Well that's no fun!
"The only thing left is the ID." Ruby said.
(Picks Goodman's ID)
(Examines Identification of Goodman's ID)
Phoenix: A name and ID number are written here. "Detective Bruce Goodman, ID# 5842189"
Ema: I wonder why they only use numbers for IDs.
Phoenix: What else would they use?
Ema: Letters, silly! They're the reason we have a written language in the first place!
Phoenix: True...
Ema: "Detective: Gruce Goodman, ID: YABADAB" See? Wouldn't that be better?
Phoenix: "YABADAB"? Well, it does have a certain ring to it...
Ema: Exactly my point! Tee-hee!
Phoenix: (It doesn't take much to amuse her.)
"Hey, I can't highlight the thing on the floor."
"Then it's not important." Blake said.
(Slides right)
"Oh, there's the crime scene." Ruby said.
(Examines Outline)
Ema: Well, no time to waste! Let's get hunting for clues! Hmm... I wonder what this is?
?: Well, pardner. Looks like you got no intention of going home quietly.
Phoenix: (The sheriff!)
?: Like I said before, this here's our claim. You'd best be moseying along. Unless you're fixing to bite the bullet.
Phoenix: (Gah! Scary!)
Ema: C-could you just tell us one thing...? Who owns that car?
?: Well, well. The little filly's got a good nose on her! You want to know who rides that red mustang with the body in her saddle, eh?
Ema: Please!
?: No problem, pardner. 'Bout time for vittles anyway. Get yourself to the saloon up on the 12th floor of the Prospector's Office. Might just find you a cervesa you like.
"Vittles, cervesa, mustang? What is he talking about?" Weiss said.
"Cowboy stuff." Nora said.
Phoenix: (Prospector's Office? Where does this guy think he is? And when, for that matter!?)
Ema: Note to self: look up vittles, saloon, cervesa.
Phoenix: (Maybe we should check out room 1202... the High Prosecutor's Office!)
?: In any case, stay away from the car. You can look around here all you like, just keep your paws off our claim.
Phoenix: (Right... great.)
Ema: Great! Maybe there are some clues around here, Mr. Wright! Let's check it out!
?: Excuse me? Were you two all set?
"Is that another character?" Jaune said.
Ema: Us?
(A new character enters the scene.)
"Now who's this... babe?" Yang said. Some of them laughed.
"Nice save." Ruby said. "She has a rice ball on her hat."
"And a bag of... lunchboxes I think." Blake said.
"Is she from a catering service?" Nora said.
"Who's voicing her?" Ruby said.
"Hmm... Pyrrha?" Yang said.
"Sure." she said.
Phoenix: (What's this? She couldn't be...)
Ema: Y-you're selling lunches? Here? This is a crime scene!
?: Hello! Half n' Half, was it?
Ema: Oh. Uh, thanks.
?: And you, sir?
Phoenix: Y-yes?
?: Some Crunchy Goodness coming at you!
"Blake, you're drooling." Yang said.
"What? Oh, sorry. It looks tasty." Blake said.
Phoenix: Uh... thanks. (Interesting way of doing business.)
?: This area is off limits to anyone without clearance. Especially passers-by. Or are you officers?
Ema: Uh... no, but you... You don't exactly look like the type to have clearance.
?: Well, that's hardly a way to greet someone! Even if my days as the "Cough-up Queen" are over...
Phoenix: C-cough-up? Huh?
"Cough-up, as in 'confess'?" Jaune said.
Ema: You know, I'm feeling kind of full. Maybe I'll pass on lunch...
?: I'm quite connected to this case, you see. The images are burned into my eyes, you might say. Yes, all the sordid secrets...
Ema: Secrets...?
?: Dear me. You are a slow one, aren't you? I'm referring to the murder. The stabbing of that detective.
"Her expression became serious. Scary." Ruby said.
"That, or Pyrrha's performance?" Yang said.
"Thanks." Pyrrha said.
Phoenix: Whaaaat!?
(Flashback)
Lana: A witness clearly saw me committing the crime.
(End of flashback)
Ema: You mean you're the witness my sister was talking about?
Phoenix: Please! Cough-up Queen! Tell us what happened!
Angel: The name is Angel Starr. Don't you go forgetting it. Or before you know it I'll have you whimpering at my heels.
Phoenix: Y-y-yes, ma'am! (Yipes! She means it!)
"Um... Badge?" Ruby said.
(Presents Attorney's Badge)
Angel: A defense attorney must be able to fight... How about you? Do you think you can win? How about tackling Lunchland's Pickle Supreme lunchbox!?
"That doesn't look supreme."
Ema: Wow! It's really crunchy!
Phoenix: (A box of pickles...? Kind of a sad lunch if you ask me.)
(Talks about The case)
Angel: Somehow... I knew. Yesterday was a day of destiny... I knew something was going to happen... Just like I know that the Daily Special on Friday every week is salmon.
Phoenix: Destiny...? Was yesterday special for some reason?
Angel: You're a defense attorney, right? You should know then. You should know the foul misdeeds of the evil ones who haunt this den of inequity!
Ema: E-evil ones?
Angel: Prosecutors! They have no qualms at all about blackening the name of innocents! And yesterday they paid homage to the most evil one of all! They gave an award for "King of Prosecutors"... What a farce!
Ema: So, she's saying... There was some sort of prosecutor's convention yesterday.
Angel: I was almost compelled to lace their lunches with something foul...
Ema: Do you have a personal grievance against prosecutors, or something? Or is there some kind of scientific evidence of this, um, "evil"?
Angel: Young miss... Mock me at your own risk! You'll soon find out why they call me the "Cough-up Queen"!
Ema: Ew!
Angel: The most heinous of all the evil ones, the one they awarded yesterday... It was in his car that they found the body! Proof that he devours the evilest lunches of all!
Ema: R-really!?
Phoenix: (Really what? I'm totally confused... One thing's clear. This lunch lady has a thing against prosecutors.)
"Wouldn't it be funny if that was Edgeworth's car?" Yang said.
"Not really." Blake said.
(Talks about What you witnessed)
Phoenix: So, what exactly was it that you witnessed, Ms. Starr?
Angel: It was a fascinating spectacle, to be sure! I now feel I know what they say when they talk about a "woman's wrath." To see Lana Skye wield that knife so...
Phoenix: !
Angel: Her knife flashed in anger, bringing him to a sad end. It was truly a sight to see.
"So she did stab the victim." Ren said.
"There must be an explanation." Ruby said.
Ema: Y-you mean you saw the very moment of the crime!?
Angel: The sound of his silvery ties to this world being cruelly cut still rings in my ears. And the rhythmic beat of Lana Skye's knife...
Phoenix: Wait a second! You know Lana Skye?
Angel: Hmph. Of course. It's quite a feat... becoming Chief Prosecutor. How many lunchboxes of sin did she pack to make that journey, I wonder!
Ema: She... always travels light.
Phoenix: (Now why would this pretty lunch lady know the Chief Prosecutor's name?)
"She must be an ex-cop or something. There's no other way." Yang said.
(Talks about Angel)
Ema: Um... Could we ask you a bit about yourself, Ms. Starr?
Angel: I come here every day to sell lunches. I import only the freshest and best from the Far East. For some reason, the box lunches are a hit here.
Ema: Why not make the lunches here rather than import them?
Angel: Did you say something?
Ema: N-no...
"Stop being scary..." Ruby said.
"I'm onwy 15 years owd, I'm jush a wittwe scientish...". Everyone started laughing.
"What was that voice?" Blake said.
"My childish voice."
Angel: Only true connoisseurs can understand... The kind you can only tell someone who has tried General Tso's Trilobite lunch set.
"What the hell is that?!" Weiss said.
"What's a trilobite?" Ruby said.
Ema: Ah... Nevermind... You win.
Phoenix: (I don't even want to appreciate part of a trilobite's flavor.)
Angel: Anyway, I come here every day to sell lunches. My boyfriend works in the security room here at the Prosecutor's Office.
Ema: Y-your boyfriend?
Angel: See the security room over there?
Phoenix: The glass-walled booth?
Angel: I sell my lunches and, since I'm here anyway, I drop in to see him.
Phoenix: (Since you're here anyway... I guess selling lunches is more important than romance.)
Ema: So, to scientifically analyze the data available so far... You, Ms. Starr, are a lunch vendor with an ulterior motive for coming here!
"No shit, Herlock." Yang said.
Phoenix: (Useful analysis. Not.)
(Talks about Prosecutor's Office)
Phoenix: Did you have a bad experience with a prosecutor, Ms. Starr? I sense some... hostility.
Angel: Hostility? Hah! Perhaps. Prosecutors are all alike. And the bigger they get, the worse they smell. Kind of like 10-day old clams in the chowder.
"Yeah, I get it..." Blake said.
Phoenix: (I wonder if Ms. Starr was involved in some sort of legal trouble in the past?)
Ema: That'd be a sure cause of food poisoning! Scientifically speaking, of course. I mean, now you're talking "Cough-up Queen"!
Phoenix: (I thought she was just a lunch vendor, but now I'm not so sure...)
"I guess that's all. Let's go to the Prosecutor's Office." Ruby said.
(Moves to High Prosecutor's Office)
February 22
High Prosecutor's Office
Room 1202
"Whoa, look at this place! A huge library, a nice desk, a chess board, a fancy jacket framed on the wall, a Steel Samurai... That's Edgeworth's office, isn't it?"
"Yup." Yang said.
"So, the victim was in his car."
"Uh huh." Jaune said.
Ema: This is the kind of room that just screams "I can do the job." Quite a change from your office, really.
Phoenix: Thanks.
Ema: Look, look! There's a trophy or something here!
Phoenix: (A trophy? What, that shield?)
Ema: It takes real nerve to display stuff like this. Whoever's office this is, he must be a real stuck-up jerk!
?: Mr. Phoenix Wright... You never tire of prying into other people's business, do you?
"We all know who that is, right?" Nora said.
"Right." Ren said.
Phoenix: (That voice...!)
(Edgeworth enters the scene.)
"Yeah, it's Edgeworth!" Ruby said.
"Edgey-poo!" Nora said.
"Not Oldbag!"
Phoenix: Long time, no see, Edgeworth.
Ema: Huh? Aaaaaaaaaaaaah! M-M-Mr. Edgeworth!
Phoenix: ...! You know him from somewhere?
Ema: O-of course! I'm his biggest fan! My sister introduced us once, and...
Phoenix: (Right... her sister was the Chief Prosecutor, after all.)
Edgeworth: Well? What brings you here? I'll warn you... I've been known to be a real stuck-up jerk...
"Busted." Yang said.
Ema: N-no! Did I...? No! It was just, Mr. Wright here, he...
Phoenix: Hey! Don't blame me!
Ema: W-we're just here to investigate a murder case!
Edgeworth: Murder...?
Ema: A body was found in this nasty, bright red sports car in the parking lot...
Edgeworth: Hmm? That would be my car. What of it?
Some of them laughed.
Ema: Whaaaaaaaaaaaa!? Y-y-y-your car!?
Phoenix: (I'll say one thing, she certainly can scream.)
"Should I do it again?" Ruby said.
"The last thing we want to hear is your 5 year old screams." Weiss said.
"Hey!"
(Presents Attorney's Badge)
Edgeworth: I once dreamed of being a defense attorney, a long time ago.
Ema: What? You wanted to be a defense attorney, Mr. Edgeworth?
Edgeworth: Yet, my path is laid out clearly before me... I have no time to reflect on what might have been.
(Examines Desk)
Phoenix: A work desk. It's quite tidy, as one might expect.
Ema: What a nice desk! Easy to use, and easy on the eyes! It's polished so well I can see my own reflection.
(An image of Detective Gumshoe flashed for a moment.)
"That doesn't surprise me at all." Weiss said.
"Gumshoe is basically Edgeworth's slave." Yang said.
"He probably cleans his house too." Ruby said.
"He also reads him bedtime stories." Nora said.
"No, he reads him old case files as bedtime stories!" Yang said.
Phoenix: (Strange... Why did I just picture Detective Gumshoe?)
Ema: Maybe I'll take that name plaque as a souvenir.
Phoenix: Don't. He'll sue you.
(Examines Jacket)
Ema: Wow! This jacket is even lacier than his usual ones! This must be his lucky trial jacket!
Phoenix: Lucky jacket, right... I've never seen him wear it.
Ema: I'm sure there's a story behind why it's in a frame! Maybe I'll be naughty... and take a picture!
Phoenix: (She's getting way too excited bout this.)
"Maybe this is from his first trial." Ruby said.
(Examines Trophy)
Phoenix: I've been wondering... what the heck is this?
Ema: It has a big "K" on it.
Edgeworth: *mumbles* of Prosecutors...
Phoenix: Huh? What's that?
Edgeworth: It's the "King of Prosecutors" trophy.
Ema: K-K-K... "King of Prosecutors"!?
Edgeworth: It's a great honor. They send that shield to the best prosecutor each year. What! So?
Phoenix: So that "K"... that's...
Ema: "K" stands for "King"?
Edgeworth: Yeah, you got a problem with that? I didn't design the thing!
Ema: "King of Prosecutors"... Kind of like "Employee of the Month," only better!
(King of Prosecutors Trophy added to the Court Record.)
[King of Prosecutors Trophy: Given to Edgeworth, King of Prosecutors, at the P.D. on the day of the murder.]
"I don't think he likes it." Jaune said.
"Why not? It's a great honor."
"I think because he finds it a waste of time. He doesn't seem to care." Ren said
"It's the equivalent of a gold star that says 'You did better than last time, good for you'." Blake said.
(Examines Bookshelf)
Ema: Whoa! These are all case files!? They're stacked up to the ceiling! There's even a ladder...
Phoenix: Odd... I thought Edgeworth wasn't good with heights.
Ema: He must have someone get them for him.
(An image of Detective Gumshoe flashed for a moment.)
Some of them laughed.
Phoenix: (Strange... Why did I just picture Detective Gumshoe?)
Ema:bHe must study these case reports so closely... He's so cool!
Phoenix: You wouldn't say that if you saw him sweating bullets up on that ladder.
(Examines Sofa)
Ema: Mr. Edgeworth has such a comfy sofa!
Phoenix: Sofas like this make me want to curl up and take a nap.
"Strange. Why did I picture Detective Gumshoe?" Jaune said and everyone laughed.
"He sleeps at the office because he's homeless because his salary is getting cut." Yang said.
Ema: I bet he pours over his case files here until the wee hours of the morning... Then he takes off his jacket, rolls up his sleeves... And goes to sleep using his arms as a pillow!
Phoenix: (I don't believe it. She's actually daydreaming about Edgeworth working...)
Ema: I bet in the morning he has sofa hair, and little creases in his cheek from the seams! He's so cool!
Phoenix: Sofa-hair is cool!?
(Examines Chessboard)
Ema: Hey, a chessboard!
Phoenix: I'm not too up on my chess but it looks like Blue's in a bit of a tight spot.
Ema: The Red Knights have surrounded the Blue Pawn...
Phoenix: Huh?
Ema: Those horses are mounted knights. Their swords have really sharp "edges!" And check out that poor pawn, his head is kind of spiky... Kind of reminds me of you. Mr. Edgeworth must be an avid chess player! What's wrong, Mr. Wright?
Phoenix: (Edges... surrounding a pawn with spiky hair... Nah... It's nothing.)
"Nah, Edgeworth would never hold a grudge on me!"
(Examines Bouquet)
Ema: My, my, my! What an amazing bouquet! Just right for Mr. Edgeworth.
"But I clicked on the Steel Samurai!" Ruby said.
Phoenix: No kidding. Hey, there's a card on it... "Back from the Dead - Wendy" ("Wendy?"... I've heard that name somewhere before.)
"That is familiar... No... No..."
"It's Oldbag." Nora said.
"NOOOO! Please don't appear again, PLEASE!"
"That oldbag is going to haunt Edgeworth forever." Yang said.
Ema: And here beside it... A giant Steel Samurai! Wow, I want one!
Phoenix: Huh? There's something written on the bottom of his foot. "Between a rock and a hard place. - Wendy"
Ema: Wendy? Is she Mr. Edgeworth's fiancee?
(An image of Oldbag flashed for a moment.)
"AHHHHHH, THERE SHE IS!" Ruby said.
Phoenix: Um... I don't think so.
"Ruby, come on, keep playing." Weiss said.
"Please, no more..."
(Talks about The case)
Phoenix: So, the body was found in your car?
Edgeworth: Go ahead, say it, Wright. You think I did it, don't you? After you went through all that trouble to help me last year, no less.
"I was upset that I got the award and felt like stabbing a dude to death." Yang said.
"It was funny." Nora said and Yang started laughing.
Ema: N-no, we don't think you did it! I mean, it was my sister who stabbed him... Uh, wait, no, she didn't do that! I mean...
Edgeworth: Wait... So you're the Chief Prosecutor's little sister, then?
Ema: Y-yes sir! Ema Skye! It, uh... It's nice to meet you again!
Phoenix: (Now that didn't sound forced at all...)
Edgeworth: Ah, now I remember. You've... really grown. I'll admit, it was a surprise to me, too. To think that my own car would become the scene of a murder. More surprising still... Now I'm forced to prove my superior's guilt.
Phoenix: I can understand... W-wait!... What did you say!?
Edgeworth: Lana Skye is the Chief Prosecutor... the top prosecutor in the district. She can't prosecute herself, so I'll be the prosecutor at the trial tomorrow.
Ema: You!? Mr. Edgeworth...
(Talks about Edgeworth)
"Edgeworth, do you want to talk about Edgeworth?" Ruby said.
"Ah, yes! Edgeworth, my favourite subject for conversation!" Yang said.
"Why do you think he's called Edgeworth?"
"I think it's because he's too edgy for his worth."
"Wow, really? That's an interesting factoid." Nora said. The other two were starting to break.
"The voices are getting worse by the second." Jaune said and they started laughing.
"What is happening anymore?" Weiss said.
Edgeworth: To be honest... It's a bit of a miracle I'm still here at all.
Phoenix: What do you mean?
Edgeworth: Rumors. You've heard the rumors about me, haven't you?
Phoenix: (Miles Edgeworth... It's hard to remember a time when there WEREN'T rumors about this guy... Forging evidence, arranging false testimony, illegal searches, you name it...)
Edgeworth: Thanks to you, my innocence was established in the trial at the end of last year. However, there are some who say I'm the one responsible for the current incident.
Phoenix: Wh-what? That's crazy!
Edgeworth: Hmph. Some people need very little excuse to think ill of others. It's a fact of life. Impossible to stop.
Ema: But...
Edgeworth: Some of them even go so far as to present me with toys like this... They think it's funny.
Phoenix: (Toys? That bronze shield? There's got to be a story behind that one...)
(Talks about Lana Skye)
Edgeworth: Chief prosecutor Skye? Yes...We first worked together on a case two years ago. It was my first big case.
Ema: That's right, I remember.
Phoenix: (Two years ago... I wasn't even a lawyer yet.)
Edgeworth: Since then, I always felt that she was looking out for me... It appears I was mistaken.
Ema: M-mistaken!? Why? I mean, I know she's not the warmest person... But I'm sure she felt some responsibility for you!
Edgeworth: Then... why? Why did she stab someone in the trunk of my car? Not only that... She stabbed him with my knife.
Ema: Wha... Whaaaaaat!? Mr. Edgeworth! Your knife was the murder weapon!?
Edgeworth: To be specific, it was the knife kept in the toolbox in the trunk of my car.
(Edgeworth's Knife added to the Court Record.)
[Edgeworth's Knife: The murder weapon. Usually in Edgeworth's toolbox. Traces of victim's blood. No prints.]
"Why would you have a knife in your toolbox? Especially a knife like that?" Weiss said.
Phoenix: Um... Edgeworth?
Edgeworth: What?
Phoenix: Are you sure you didn't do it?
Edgeworth: ...
Phoenix: (C'mon, can't he take a joke?)
Ema: You have a strange sense of humor, Mr. Wright!
"Nothing else... I want to see what will happen if I present the trophy." Ruby said.
(Presents Prosecutor Trophy)
Phoenix: So, in other words, you were the best of the best this year, huh?
"Okay, it has more."
Edgeworth: You can take that foolish grin elsewhere, Wright. I lost a day of work to receive that travesty.
"Wow, he hates it." Yang said.
Ema: Huh? Why's that?
Edgeworth: I had to go to the Police Department ceremony to receive that broken shield.
Phoenix: The Police Department?
Edgeworth: Yes. Right next to the Police Station downtown. You've been there, correct?
Phoenix: Where Detective Gumshoe works? Yeah.
Ema: Um, I was wondering something about your shield... Why is it broken?
Edgeworth: What does it matter? I've got more important things to worry about.
Ema: Oh. Right...
Phoenix: (He doesn't seem too concerned about his award, for better or for worse.)
Edgeworth: Yesterday was a very busy day for the Prosecutor's Office.
Ema: Maybe... we should ask him more about yesterday?
(Talks about The day of the crime)
Phoenix: Could you tell me more about yesterday... the day of the murder?
Edgeworth: Yesterday was the annual cleaning day at the Prosecutor's Office.
Ema: Cleaning day?
Edgeworth: Working with the Police Department, we sort and file all evidence for solved cases. We call it "evidence transferral."
Ema: Wiping your hands of old cases, in other words.
Edgeworth: Oh, and another thing... A ceremony was held at the Police Department. There's an annual review and awards for outstanding police officers and prosecutors.
Phoenix: And that's when you got the shield?
Edgeworth: I was at the police department yesterday afternoon... I got back here at 5:12.
Phoenix: That's... very precise.
Ema: People like myself and Mr. Edgeworth pride ourselves on our precision, Mr. Wright.
Edgeworth: No, I place little faith in my memory. The only thing I trust is solid evidence.
(Edgeworth's Parking Stub added to the Court Record.)
[Parking Stub: Record of parking in the Prosecutor's Office lot. Entered lot at 5:12 PM.]
Edgeworth: This is the parking stub from the underground lot.
Phoenix: (The murder took place around 5:15...)
Ema: So the murder happened right after you got back.
Edgeworth: What, Wright? I'd appreciate it if you'd direct that suspicious glare elsewhere.
?: Um...!
"Is that Gumshoe?" Ruby said.
"Nah. If it were, he would be yelling."
(A new character enters the scene.)
"Now who's this... character?"
"Another good save. Who's voicing him?"
"I'll do it." Jaune said.
?: Excuse me! But is Mr. Edgeworth, uh... anywhere on the premises?
Edgeworth: I'm Edgeworth. What is it?
Officer: I'm here, sir, at the request of the Chief, sir! I've got your report, sir!
Edgeworth: Report? What? Did you find new evidence in the case against Chief Prosecutor Skye!?
Phoenix: (I don't like the way this conversation is going at all...)
Officer: Er... Skye, sir? No, sir! No name of that kind, sir! Not in this report, sir!
Edgeworth: ...!
Phoenix: (I think I just heard Edgeworth's lid blow.)
Ema: Mr. Edgeworth's lid isn't on very tight, is it?
Edgeworth: I made a clear request to the Police Department, did I not? I need to focus on the trial tomorrow, so don't bring me anything unrelated!
Officer: Sir! But, but sir! I'm just following orders, sir! They told me to bring this to you! I wasn't aware of the peculiars of your arrangement with us, sir!
Edgeworth: Give me your name!
Meekins: U-uh, yes... yes, Sir! M-M-Meekins, sir. Officer Meekins!
"His name is Meekins?!" Yang said and started laughing.
"Fitting." Weiss said.
Edgeworth: Right. Officer Meekins? Take your report and leave. And good luck with that raise next month.
Meekins: *whimper* B-but, sir, I d-didn't know!
Phoenix: (Poor guy. Looks like he was absent on the day they gave out brains and good luck.)
"Stop being mean to that guy!" Ruby said.
Edgeworth: Wright.
Phoenix: Y-yes, sir!? (Gah! He caught me off guard!)
Edgeworth: As you can see, I'm busy. You may leave now.
Ema: L-let's do as he says, Mr. Wright!
Edgeworth: The victim was a detective from the same department as that patrolman just now. Go down to the Police Department. You can ask more there.
Phoenix: U-uh... Thanks. (He seems to have finally calmed down at least.)
"Okay, police department it is- wait! I haven't examined the evidence!"
(Picks Prosecutor Trophy)
(Examines Bottom)
Ema: Hey, check it out! There's a metal plate here!
Phoenix: Hm. It looks like the names of all the previous recipients are engraved on it.
Ema: Wow. One guy's listed a bunch of times! "von Karma"... I guess he must be a foreigner?
"Sounds about right." Blake said.
Phoenix: Uh, yeah. That's probably it.
Ema: Well wherever he's from, he must have been an amazing prosecutor! I'd like to meet this Mr. "von Karma" sometime!
Phoenix: (When she says it, his name does have kind of a ring to it...)
(Picks Parking Stub)
(Examines Front)
Phoenix: "Miles Edgeworth - 17:12"... This is dated the day of the crime.
Ema: The murder took place three minutes after Edgeworth parked his car. If only he was held up at a couple extra lights... he wouldn't have been caught up in this whole affair.
Phoenix: Perhaps.
Ema: It just goes to show you never know what'll happen when you run a yellow light.
(Picks Edgeworth's Knife)
(Examines Blood)
Ema: This must be the victim's blood, right?
Phoenix: Either that, or Edgeworth cut himself peeling an apple. What's Edgeworth doing with a knife like this anyway?
"I usually have Gumshoe to peel my apples, but he wasn't present, so I did it myself and got a boo boo." Yang said.
Ema: Hey! Maybe he spends his weekends roughing it in the wild!
Phoenix: Edgeworth? In the wild? I think my fruit-peeling theory is more likely.
Ema: Are you kidding? I always pictured him as an outdoorsman!
"In what world?"
Phoenix: (Now there's a scary thought...)
"That's it. To the police department!" Ruby said.
(Moves to Underground Parking Lot)
(Moves to Police Dept. Entrance)
February 22
Police Department
Entrance
"What the hell is that?!" Weiss said.
"Didn't we see that in the last case?" Jaune said.
"That was a plushie, I think." Ren said.
Ema: Whew... We're finally here. Why would they put the detectives so far away from the Prosecutor's Office?
Phoenix: That took almost 30 minutes by taxi... and traffic wasn't even that bad. This is my first time to the Police Department, actually. ? Hold on, what's that?
"Don't get closer!" Weiss said.
"This is really disturbing." Blake said.
"They should burn it down!" Nora said.
"... I think it's cute." Ruby said. She immediately got weird stares.
"Why do you always find weird stuff cute?" Yang said.
"I think the goth got into your brain." Weiss said.
"I'm not goth, I was born this way!" Ruby said.
Ema: Disturbing! Why does it undulate like that?
Phoenix: Oh, wait I know. This is the "Blue Badger." They're trying to make him the police mascot.
Ema: Wow, Mr. Wright! You know a lot about the Police Department! Still, he does seem familiar, somehow...
Phoenix: Forget the Blue Badger! Who's that next to him!?
Ema: Someone appears to be... dancing with the Blue Badger... Uh oh. He noticed me.
"You're kidding." Blake said.
Phoenix: He sure is running over here fast...
"Jumpscare?" Nora said.
Gumshoe: H-h-h-hey, pal! W-w-w-what're you doin' here!?
"I knew it was Gumshoe!" Yang said.
Phoenix: That's my line, Detective Gumshoe. Specifically, why were you dancing over there?
Gumshoe: What!? Um, well...
Phoenix: (Well, at least he doesn't seem to be busy. This is our chance to get information!)
Gumshoe: Hey! I'll have you know I'm a very busy man, pal.
(Examines Blue Badger)
"Why would you examine that?!" Nora said.
"I was curious!" Ruby said.
Ema: Uh, I was wondering about that...
Gumshoe: What? The Dancing Blue Badger? It's my masterpiece!
Phoenix: You made this, Detective Gumshoe?
"It all makes sense." Yang said.
Gumshoe: The chief threw together some designs and I just did my thing, pal.
Ema: N-nice work...
Gumshoe: It's battery-powered, so it can go anywhere! There's no switch, so it just dance dance dances until the batteries die!
Ema: Poor Blue Badger... fated to dance until he drops.
(Blue Badger added to the Court Record.)
[Blue Badger Panel: A "work of art" designed the Chief of Detectives and created by Detective Gumshoe.]
"And it's in our court record. Great, it's evidence." Blake said.
"A work of art. That." Weiss said.
(Examines Bulletin Board)
Phoenix: The usual wanted posters are hanging up on the bulletin board here. Do you know this face!? If you do, dial 911!
Ema: You know, Mr. Wright, I've always thought it was kind of funny... I've never seen anyone who looked like the people in these posters. They hardly even look human!
Phoenix: ... (She has a point...)
(Examines Entrance Sign)
Ema: I always get excited when I come to the police station.
Phoenix: Why is that?
Ema: It just feels like I've jumped into a movie.
Phoenix: Huh?
Ema: You know, with all the police and criminals.
Phoenix: W-well, I don't know if this is all that exciting.
Ema: Sure it is! Look at those two officers over there. They're probably talking about the latest bust!
Phoenix: ... Funny, I thought they were talking about the weather.
"Reality check, am I right?" Yang said.
(Examines Officers)
Phoenix: Look, that patrolman is saluting the other guy. He must be a detective!
Police: And then I said "hey, you do that, your soup will get cold, buddy."
Patrolman: Th-That's hilarious, sir! I laughed so hard I cried!
Ema: ... I guess he wasn't saluting, he was wiping tears from his eyes.
Phoenix: They make a good pair.
(Examines Glass Doors)
Phoenix: The detectives in there look pretty busy.
Ema: Just imagine! Right now... Behind those doors...! A police drama in action!
Phoenix: ... (Somehow the thought fails to excite me...)
(Examines Banner)
Ema: The banner here is announcing the "Crime Fighting Campaign."
Phoenix: Nice slogan...
Ema: I wonder if they'll be selling fingerprinting sets.
Phoenix: I don't think it's that kind of campaign.
Ema: What family wouldn't want a set at home? It's good for finding out who snuck into the cookie jar.
Phoenix: I think most families can figure that out without the extra help.
"We wouldn't need help to find out."
"Yeah..." Ruby said.
(Examines Police Car)
Ema: Mr. Wright! Do you know why patrol cars are painted black and white?
Phoenix: No idea. Why?
Ema: Well, I think they're designed after a panda!
Phoenix: A panda...?
Ema: Not that I have scientific proof. It's just a theory.
Phoenix: Um... do you mind me asking how you came up with that theory?
Ema: It was when I was on a school trip! I saw a patrol car and it came to me! We had just been at the zoo, see...
Phoenix: ... What about zebras? Or did they not have those at your zoo?
"That kid is going far." Blake said.
(Presents Attorney's Badge)
Phoenix: Detective... here's my attorney's badge.
Gumshoe: You show this to me every time we meet, pal. Real men show their police badge. 'Nuff said!
Ema: I wish had a badge... Even an ID card would be nice...
Phoenix: (Wait... Speaking of ID cards, I found that detective's card, didn't I...?)
"Hmm... Let's show him more stuff before talking." Ruby said.
(Presents Goodman's ID)
Phoenix: Um, Detective Gumshoe? What can you tell me about this?
Gumshoe: Huh? Hey, pal! This is a detective's ID card! You can't just keep that! You have to turn it in to the police! It's people like you that get me into so much trouble all the time!
Phoenix: (Meaning Detective Gumshoe must drop his card a lot.)
Gumshoe: Hmm... let's see... "Bruce Goodman"... Goodman... Sounds familiar... ... Nah, my mistake.
"You work in the same department!" Weiss said.
Ema: But, don't you work together with him in Criminal Affairs?
Gumshoe: Whoa! Now I remember! Bruce Goodman! He's the victim!
Phoenix: (That's what I thought...)
Ema: Can you tell us more, Detective Gumshoe?
(Presents Prosecutor Trophy)
Gumshoe: Hey, that's it! That's the "King of Prosecutors" award that Mr. Edgeworth got yesterday!
Phoenix: Were you at the awards ceremony, Detective Gumshoe?
Gumshoe: Of course, pal! I got an award for diligence, myself.
Phoenix: Ah... congratulations.
Ema: I was wondering, why is the award a shield? And... why is it broken?
Gumshoe: Oh, there's a reason. Um... I'll tell you what it is later.
Phoenix: (Apparently, he's forgotten.)
Gumshoe: But, I was proud of Mr. Edgeworth for winning that award. He's even got naysayers in the Prosecutor's Office.
Phoenix: (Yeah, we've heard about the rumors...)
"Don't present the murder weapon."
"Sorry. Couldn't stop myself."
(Presents Edgeworth's Knife)
Gumshoe: Found in Mr. Edgeworth's car, stabbed with Mr. Edgeworth's knife, huh... What would drive Chief Prosecutor Skye to do such a thing?
Ema: ...
Gumshoe: W-wait, I didn't mean... I mean, sure, of course someone else really did it! Someone who must have, um... Someone who must have a grudge against Mr. Edgeworth!
Phoenix: (The car and the knife do seem a little too well-organized to be a coincidence.)
Ema: Poor Mr. Edgeworth... What could have happened?
Phoenix: (We have to find out a little more about what's going on with Edgeworth...)
(Talks about The case)
Gumshoe: I'll give you one word of advice, pal. You'd better not agree to defend the suspect in this case.
Ema: Wh... Why not?
Gumshoe: Huh? Well... It's just that the Chief Prosecutor has confessed to the crime. She says she summoned the detective to the Prosecutor's Office and... she killed him.
Ema: But, what if she's not telling the truth!?
Gumshoe: Yes, well... no! C'mon, pal! There's plenty of evidence against her!
"Says to the suspect's sister." Yang said.
Ema: B-but what if the evidence was faked?
Gumshoe: Hey, pal. Can I speak to you for a second?
Phoenix: Huh? Me?
Gumshoe: Why is this little girl so peeved at me?
"Is she the new Maya?" Yang said.
Phoenix: She's a relative of the suspect. Lana Skye's sister.
Gumshoe: Whoa! The Chief Prosecutor's little sister!?
Ema: Just, please investigate this case carefully, okay? Scientifically!
Gumshoe: Yessir! Oh, by the way. You might want to keep your voices down. You don't want to be overheard using words like "faked"...
Ema: Huh?
Gumshoe: It's just... it's a sensitive issue with us these days.
(Talks about The investigation)
Ema: So... what are you doing here, Detective Gumshoe?
Gumshoe: Me? Oh, well... nothing, really. They kicked me out of Criminal Affairs...
Phoenix: Detective Gumshoe! What did you do this time?
Gumshoe: Whaddya mean, "this time"!?
Ema: Then, what happened? I know things are busy right now... I mean... with my sister's case and all...
Gumshoe: It's true. We've never had a Chief Prosecutor murder anyone before! Only the highest-ranked people are being let into Criminal Affairs now... The lowest ranking guy in there is our chief of detectives. They're not letting any of us rank-and-file detectives in at all.
Ema: None of you?
Phoenix: (I know this is an important trial, but isn't that a little odd?)
Gumshoe: So, anyway, I thought I'd spend the day getting the badger dance down pat.
Ema: Um... Isn't there anything else you could be doing?
Gumshoe: The Chief of Police himself is directing this investigation, pal. And Officer Marshall was assigned to the underground parking lot.
Ema: Officer Marshall...
Phoenix: (Now that I think about it, Ema did seem to know that Marshall guy.)
Gumshoe: A patrolman in charge of a crime scene... It's unheard of, pal!
"Patrolman? They let a patrolman investigate a crime scene?!" Weiss said.
"Maybe he was a former detective." Pyrrha said.
(Talks about Bruce Goodman)
Phoenix: So... this ID card belonged to the victim?
Gumshoe: He was a detective, like myself. Detective Bruce Goodman.
Ema: Hmm... Don't you think it's strange? I mean, why would the victim's ID card be lying on the ground where we found it?
Gumshoe: Well, Detective Goodman should have been at the Police Department yesterday. There was an evidence transferal for a case he handled two years ago.
Ema: Evidence transferal... Mr. Edgeworth mentioned that too. But... Detective Goodman was killed at the Prosecutor's Office...
Gumshoe: Well, that's the thing... It's hard to say this, but... Word is that Chief Prosecutor Skye called him out there, to the parking lot.
Phoenix: (And Lana's confessing as much...)
(Talks about Rumors at Law)
Gumshoe: He's in a tough spot, again...
Phoenix: "Again"...?
Gumshoe: Well, it all started with the murder of that defense attorney, Hammond.
Ema: But Edgeworth was found innocent!
Gumshoe: Listen, pal, there have always been rumors about Edgeworth. Forging evidence, making deals with witnesses... Nothing outright, but there were always whispered rumors. Ever since he was accused of murder, no one's whispering. They're practically shouting!
Ema: But... but there's no evidence against him!
Gumshoe: Well, Mr. Edgeworth has always had unusually strong ties to the department higher-ups. It's only natural that people would be suspicious.
Phoenix: (I had no idea he was under the gun...)
"What do you mean? We accused him of that because of that updated autopsy report!" Weiss said.
"Don't remind me that." Blake said.
Gumshoe: Anyway, this latest case has started a new rumor. People say the only reason he took this case... is because he's aiming for the Chief Prosecutor position himself!
Phoenix: W-what!?
Gumshoe: But I know the truth, pal! Nobody wants to be the one who has to prosecute the chief prosecutor! Mr. Edgeworth is biting the bullet on this one! He's doing this for all of us! ... And that's all I know about that. I'm not officially on the case, you know.
Ema: Thank you!
Phoenix: Why aren't you handling the case, Detective Gumshoe? We met the guy who is... what was his name? The guy in the parking lot...
Gumshoe: That'd be Officer Marshall. He was appointed directly by the Chief of Police...
"The chief of police?" Ruby said.
"Now that's sus!" Nora said.
Phoenix: Officer Marshall... Is he some kind of Wild West sheriff or something?
Gumshoe: No, Jake Marshall's just a regular officer... From West LA.
"So he's just quirky." Yang said.
"LA.?" Ruby said.
Phoenix: For a moment there, I wasn't sure.
Gumshoe: Look, pal, let me try to make things a little easier for you. Show them this and they'll let you examine the crime scene... maybe.
(Letter of Introduction from Detective Gumshoe added to the Court Record.)
[Letter of Introduction: Received from Detective Gumshoe. Allows bearer to investigate the crime scene.]
"There's something crossed out."
Phoenix: (I'll be surprised if this gets us anywhere...)
Gumshoe: Just act like you're supposed to be there, and nobody will look at you twice, pal!
(Picks Letter of Introduction)
(Examines Erased text)
Ema: Hey, look here! It looks like something's been erased.
Phoenix: Maybe it was a letter or something to Detective Gumshoe.
Ema: Let's see... "Annual bonus: $20." Um... I think a couple zeros are missing.
Phoenix: No, that sounds about right. (At least in that detective's case...)
"If that's his bonus, what is his salary?" Jaune said.
"A sack of birdseeds a month." Nora said.
"Sounds right." Yang said.
Ema: ... Maybe I should rethink my career as an investigator.
(Picks Blue Badger)
"Aw man, it's just an image." Ruby said.
"Good." Weiss said.
(Moves to Underground Parking Lot)
February 22
Prosecutor's Office
Underground Parking Lot
Phoenix: (Looks like the investigation is still going...)
?: I have to be getting back to the shop...
?: Sorry... Looks like I'll be stuck in this pit 'til the sun sleeps.
"Who are talking?" Ruby said.
"I think it's Starr and cowboy." Yang said.
"That's not his name." Blake said and Yang started laughing.
?: I'll see you in my dreams tonight, then, baby.
Angel: Oh! Still here?
Ema: Ah, h-hello.
Angel: Why the surprised looks? Didn't I mention...? I've got a boyfriend in Criminal Affairs, too.
Phoenix: (What happened to the security guard!?)
"... How many boyfriends does she have?" Yang said.
Marshall: Hey! What's wrong, bambina? You're lookin' like a dogie that's lost its herd!
Phoenix: (Jake Marshall... Strange guy to put in charge of a crime scene.)
(Presents Attorney's Badge)
Phoenix: Officer Marshall? Could you take a look at this?
Marshall: Whoa, pardner! If you're fixing to draw on me, you best be ready for a shootout! You ready to become food for the vultures, compadre?
Ema: Are you ready, Mr. Wright?
Phoenix: (Somehow I don't think he's going to help us.)
"Oh yeah, the letter." Ruby said.
(Presents Letter of Introduction)
Phoenix: Would you mind reading this for me?
Marshall: What's this? I warn you, fan letters to me go right in the spittoon!
Phoenix: It's a letter of introduction from Detective Gumshoe. May we investigate?
Marshall: Gumshoe...? Ah, that old cowdog? Hmm... He holding a birthday party or something?
Phoenix: Huh?
Marshall: Look, where it should say letter of "introduction"... It says "invitation."
Phoenix: Ah... I think he just miswrote it. (Great, Detective Gumshoe. I owe you one...)
"I think the $20 bonus is too generous." Weiss said.
Marshall: No worries. This proves it's from Detective Gumshoe, better than a blood test. Guess I'd better let you in, then.
Ema: Th-thank you, Officer Marshall!
Phoenix: (Officer Marshall isn't a "detective"... he's a "patrolman"... That reminds me of something...)
Ema: That is odd! Isn't a crime scene supposed to be handled by a detective or higher?
Marshall: Well, folks. The clues are calling! Welcome to our gold strike. Be like the settler! Strike out for lands unknown! Manifest Destiny! Let's have a hootenanny!
Ema: Note to self: police investigations are like settling land. Well, Mr. Wright, what do you say!?
Phoenix: (I say I won't be needing this anymore...)
(Detective Gumshoe's Letter of Introduction crumpled and discarded.)
Everyone laughed.
"Now... Draw your badge!" Ruby said.
(Presents Attorney's Badge)
"You didn't just say that."
Marshall: I see your badge. Looks pretty... round. Our badge is a star, a lone star, shining in the nighttime sky. A beam of light, illuminating evildoers who come in the dark of night!
"Which movie is that from?" Blake said.
Ema: Note to self: evildoers are weak against starlight.
Phoenix: (Hey, that's a sheriff's badge!)
(Examines Car)
Phoenix: This appears to be the car where the body was found. (It looks like the lock on the trunk is busted.)
(Flashback)
Lana: The crime took place in the underground parking lot at the Prosecutor's Office. The body was found in the trunk of my subordinate's car.
(End of flashback)
Ema: Quite a luxury car. It just screams "I have money to burn."
"For the time, I guess." Weiss said.
"No, they weren't." Yang said.
Phoenix: Yeah. Prosecutors get the big bucks.
(Examines Trunk)
Phoenix: What's this? Looks like a note of some sort.
Ema: Look! Something's written on it!
Phoenix: You're right. Let's see... "6-7S 12/2"...
Ema: There's a name printed on the paper above that... "Goodman."
Phoenix: (Maybe it fell out of his pocket when he was killed.)
Ema: Well? So? What does it mean, Mr. Wright?
Phoenix: How am I supposed to know?
Ema: Note to self: for deductive reasoning, go to Edgeworth, not Wright.
"Shut up." Jaune said.
Phoenix: (I'm sure Edgeworth wouldn't know what this means either.)
(Goodman's Note added to the Court Record.)
[Goodman's Note: Victim's memo found in the car trunk.]
(Examines Rope)
Ema: This rope... is it...?
Phoenix: Yep. They laid it in the outline of the victim's body.
Ema: ... So wait...The victim must have died when the killer closed the trunk on him!
"... What?" Weiss said.
"Okay... How do you come up with that conclusion?" Blake said.
"So... it's not possible?" Ruby said.
"Oh my... The body was stuffed! When they opened the trunk, the body sprung out! Besides, YOU SAW THE INTRO!"
"OKAY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SHOUT AT ME!"
Phoenix: ... (You have got to be the only person I know that would come to that conclusion.)
"I don't know, that sounds like a Maya line." Pyrrha said.
(Examines Cell phone)
Phoenix: That looks like a cell phone.
Ema: Scientific analysis would suggest this belonged to the victim! I can't think of anyone else it could belong to...
Phoenix: (What's so scientific about that!?) Should we check it out?
[Check it out]
[Forget it]
(Picks Check it out)
Phoenix: (Right! Let's check it out.)
"What kind of phone is that?" Yang said.
"I think it flips open." Jaune said.
"... That's kinda cool."
(Examines Strap)
Ema: Man, what a boring strap!
Phoenix: What's wrong with it? Everyone has different tastes, you know.
Ema: Here, check out mine. It's a Pink Princess strap! These are hard to come by, you know.
Phoenix: (I see he's as popular as ever with the kids...)
"Oh yeah, WP is the Pink Princess too." Ruby said.
(Examines Side Button)
Ema: Hmm. The display is still on the redial button.
Phoenix: Redial...?
Ema: Um, Mr. Wright? Most phones keep a record of all the calls you've made and received. You just press the blue button to dial the last number you called. Convenient, isn't it? I'm surprised you didn't know about it.
Phoenix: Sorry to disappoint you, but even I know about things like "redial."
Ema: Huh? Oh, I'm sorry! It's just, you never know with people from your generation.
Phoenix: (Whatever... Let's check this phone out.)
(Examines Redial button)
Phoenix: (Now, I wonder who the owner of this phone called last...)
Ema: Note to self: a defense attorney doesn't think first, he just pushes the button.
Cellular: *beep*
Cellular: ...
"It's the Steel Samurai theme!" Ruby said.
Phoenix: Hey! That song! I know that!
Marshall: Hey! What's going on over there?
Cellular: *beep*
Phoenix: Ah! Oh, s-sorry.
Marshall: I see you, pardner! You pressed redial on that there phone, didn't you?
Phoenix: Uh, well, yeah...
Ema: Whose phone is this, anyway? It was on the ground over there...
Marshall: Whose is it? That belongs to Chief Prospector Skye.
Ema: What? It's my sister's!?
Marshall: She apparently dropped it when she was taken into custody, right after the crime. Look... the last call was made right when the murder occurred! Looks like she was fixing to call someone. Except she only spoke for a few seconds, according to this.
Phoenix: Who did she call!?
Marshall: No idea. Sorry, pardner. Now, I got a question for you, pardner. I heard a phone ring just now... one of those new- fangled ring-tunes.
Phoenix: Oh? That? Oh... I'm sorry, that was my phone.
Marshall: W-w-what!? Your phone!?
Phoenix: Yeah, uh, it's kind of strange, but... Someone called me right as we picked up the other phone, a wrong number...
Marshall: ... I hope you're not lying... They shoot you for that in Texas, pardner!
"What is Texas?"
"I don't know, but it sounds stupid." Yang said.
Phoenix: (Uh oh, I've incited the wrath of the Lone Star patrolman...)
(Cell Phone added to the Court Record.)
[Cell Phone: Property of Lana Skye. Last call made at 5:18 on the day of the murder.]
(Examines A Block sign)
Ema: "A Block"... This area is reserved for prosecutors.
Phoenix: Defense attorneys are relegated to "B Block."
Ema: I dream of the day when I will be able to park my car here! I'll go over to B Block to buy my hamburgers from you, Mr. Wright.
Phoenix: I'm not planning on giving up my job that soon...
(Examines Fence)
Phoenix: "B Block" is through there. That's where the visitors park.
Ema: I can see the Lunchland car over there...far in the distance.
Phoenix: Hey, you're right. I like the cute design on the door. (I can see... a cartoon cow munching down on a juicy looking steak.)
"That's fucked up." Nora said.
Ema: ... Doesn't that strike you as a little... creepy?
Phoenix: Just don't think too deeply about it and you'll be fine.
(Talks about The victim)
Phoenix: Officer Marshall? Could you tell us more about the victim?
Marshall: ... Good men always die young. Remember that, pardner.
Phoenix: Um... could you be a little more specific?
Ema: Bruce Goodman... He was a detective, right?
Marshall: Well, well, aren't you a feisty dogie there now. Detective Goodman was stabbed here at 5:15... The smiling Madonna told me the tale...
Phoenix: (I think he means the witness, Ms. Angel Starr.)
Marshall: One stab to the chest. A fine piece of work. This here's the autopsy report.
(Autopsy Report added to the Court Record.)
[Goodman's Autopsy Report: Death due to loss of blood. One knife wound. Died within an hour and a half of 4PM.]
"He was bleeding to death for more than an hour?! That's pretty bad." Ruby said.
Ema: Was my sister involved with the victim in any way?
Marshall: Funny you should mention that, bambina. Chief Prospector Skye and Detective Goodman... had nothing in common at all.
Ema: Nothing in common...?
Marshall: They apparently worked together on a case a few years back.
Phoenix: (So... there's no motive!)
Marshall: Goodman wasn't a particularly gifted detective. That's one reason why he didn't do much work with the Chief Prospector...
Ema: But, my sister called the victim here on the day of the murder, right? Here... to this parking lot?
Marshall: So it seems. Like calling an unarmed man to a shootout at high noon.
(Talks about Marshall)
Phoenix: Um, I don't mean any offense, but... Officer Marshall, you're a patrolman, right? Not a detective.
Marshall: You callin' me out? They shoot you for that in Texas.
"Seriously, what is Texas place?" Weiss said.
Phoenix: Huh?
Marshall: I was one of them fancy-shoed "Detectives" till two years ago, to tell ya the truth.
Phoenix: Oh, really? (Now he tells me!)
Ema: But, you're a patrolman now. So how can you be in charge of a crime scene?
Marshall: Nothing gets by you, does it, bambina?
Phoenix: So, why are you in charge?
Marshall: No reason. We're just short on hands right now. I'm keeping an eye out in the meantime.
Ema: That's odd, though. Detective Gumshoe was saying he had nothing to do... nothing important, at least.
Marshall: He's nothing but a sad ol' cowdog, that can't find his tail. Maybe it's because he runs with that Edgeworth, eh?
Phoenix: Edgeworth...?
Marshall: That cowdog's been kicked out of this cattle run... by order of the Chief of Police. Just, he don't realize it yet.
Phoenix: (Detective Gumshoe, kicked out of the investigation!?)
"So he's not in the case because he's Edgeworth's slave." Yang said.
"He's not his slave."
"Yeah, you're not a slave if you're doing this on your free will." Nora said.
"That's not what I meant."
"But you can't deny that either."
(Talks about Lana Skye)
Ema: So there's no connection between Detective Goodman and my sister!
Marshall: That's correct, but... There's a goldmine of evidence against her...
Phoenix: ...!
Marshall: And the prospector tomorrow is none other than Edgeworth himself... I'm afraid your sister's fate is decided, bambina. Many condolences.
Ema: Officer Marshall!
Marshall: Yeah, bambina?
Ema: H-how can you say that! You and my sister, you were...
Phoenix: (Is there something between this cop and her sister that I don't know about?)
Marshall: ...! I apologize, bambina. Something must have gotten to me. Maybe it's that dry wind that's a-blowin' through the Prospector's Office.
Phoenix: (Dry wind or ill will, someone's up to something here... but who?)
(Talks about Office atmosphere)
Marshall: Suspicions about Mr. Edgeworth have been flying around for nearly two years now.
Phoenix: Forged evidence... arranging testimonies, you name it.
Marshall: He was unbeatable because he did whatever it took to win. Unbeatable that is, until he met you.
Ema: But rumors are just... rumors, aren't they? These are prosecutors we're talking about! Evidence is everything to them!
Marshall: If you follow the rumors about Edgeworth to their source, you find one person... But... they're off limits. Untouchable, you might say.
Phoenix: One person? Who?
Marshall: Bambina...It's your sister. Chief Prospector Lana Skye.
Ema: What!? My sister...?
Marshall: Edgeworth couldn't rustle all those cattle by himself. Some people load their guns with bullets, some people load them with "deals."
Phoenix: What, you're saying Edgeworth was making deals to win trials?
Marshall: "Where there's gunshots, there's bound to be bullets." That's what the old-timers say. There's a big ol' secret hidden around here somewhere. Everyone knows it.
"I bet she did something to start this rumor and Edgeworth knows nothing about it." Yang said.
"That's where they're taking this I guess." Blake saud.
Phoenix: (Is that why Detective Gumshoe was taken off the case...? Did they target him because he was closest to Edgeworth?)
Ema: So, well, how are we doing, Mr. Wright?
Phoenix: I guess we got some clues... We have an autopsy report, a note from the victim, and a cell phone...
Ema: So... you think we'll be okay?
Phoenix: Well, the only thing still bothering me is that Lana is confessing to the crime. She says she did it!
Ema: No problem! I can guarantee that she's not the criminal.
"I don't know. I think we're finally defending someone who's actually guilty." Ren said.
"Or she's covering for someone." Ruby said.
Phoenix: Oh by the way, Ema?
Ema: Yes?
Phoenix: I know that song your phone plays when it rings...
Ema: What...?
Cellular: ...
Cellular: *beep*
Phoenix: It's the Steel Samurai theme song, isn't it? That popular TV show... for kids?
Ema: ...!
"It was Ema's phone that rang?"
Phoenix: The phone that just rang wasn't mine... it was yours. At 5:18, just after the murder took place... Your sister called you, didn't she, Ema?
Ema: I...I'm sorry!
Phoenix: Can you tell me what you talked about?
Ema: I... She hung up right away.
Phoenix: I see...
(Cell Phone updated to the Court Record.)
[Cell Phone: Property of Lana Skye. Last call made to her sister Ema at 5:18 on the day of the murder.]
Phoenix: (A detective is murdered, and the suspect is the top prosecutor in the district. I've got a bad feeling about this... Like... maybe I still don't know everything that went on here...)
To be continued.
"Okay, my first actual trial."
"You think you can do this without penalties?" Yang said.
"We're not doing this again." Blake said.
"Kidding! I'm kidding!"
"Alright. Let's go." Ruby said.
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