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Chapter 5: Turnabout Sisters Part 4

September 9, 9:52 AM

District Court

Defendant Lobby No. 1

Maya: Well... I guess this is it!

Phoenix: Yeah. One way or another, this case gets decided today.

Maya: Aaa! Ph-Phoenix! Look!

(Edgeworth enters the scene.)

"Edgeworth?" Ruby said.

"Hot!" Nora said.

'Come on...' Weiss thought.

Phoenix: (...! Prosecutor... Edgeworth.)

"My lover." Yang said and started laughing.

"You already started shipping characters?" Ruby said.

"Where's the problem with that?"

Edgeworth: I received a call from the public prosecutor's office yesterday.

Phoenix: ?

Edgeworth: He told me that whatever Mr. White says today, it will be the "absolute truth." No matter how you try to attack his testimony... If I raise an objection, I have it on good faith that the judge will listen to me.

Phoenix: (What, does White have the judge in his pocket, too!?) So... you're saying I'm going to be guilty. End of story?

Edgeworth: ... I will do anything to get my verdict, Mr. Wright. Anything.

Maya: Why... Why!? How can you torment an innocent person like this!?

Edgeworth: "Innocent"...? How can we know that? The guilty will always lie, to avoid being found out. There's no way to tell who is guilty and who is innocent! All that I can hope to do is get every defendant declared "guilty"! So I make that my policy.

"Huh. He really believes that every client is guilty." Ren said.

"So he's not bad, he's just delusional."

"Basically." Blake said.

Phoenix: Edgeworth... You've changed.

"He knows him? Personally?" Jaune said.

Maya: Hmm? Phoenix! You know him!?

Edgeworth: Don't expect any special treatment, Phoenix Wright.

Maya: Ph-Phoenix...?

Phoenix: Well... court will be opening for session soon.

Maya: What? But wait! Your defense attorney isn't even here yet! He's not...

Phoenix: I'll be defending myself.

Maya: Whaaaat!?

"Did she throw up an egg? Wha-blergh!" Yang said and started laughing at that animation.

"And he's like My suit!" Nora said.

Phoenix: Okay, let's do this.

September 9, 10:00 AM

District Court

Courtroom No. 1

(There's noise in the gallery. The judge pounds his gavel.)

Judge: The court is now in session for the trial of Mr. Phoenix Wright.

"Look everyone! I have a new voice now!"

"Is this going to keep up for the rest of the game?" Weiss said.

"Yes." Ren said.

Edgeworth: The prosecution is ready, Your Honor.

"Hi, sexy!" Nora said.

Phoenix: The defense is ready, Your Honor.

Judge: Mr. Wright... Are you sure you're up to doing this?

Phoenix: (nods) Yes, Your Honor. I will be defending myself.

Judge: Understood. Very well. Mr. Edgeworth, your opening statement, please.

Edgeworth: As the details of the event are already quite clear to the court, today we will hear the testimony of another witness to the defendant's crime.

Judge: I see. The prosecution may call its witness.

"We're not going to ask why he wasn't summoned yesterday?" Blake said.

Phoenix: (That went far too smoothly! Why didn't the judge ask Edgeworth why his witness didn't testify before!? It's like... it's like he already knows why! Hmm. If anyone's going to raise an objection about this, I suppose it's me...)

[Raise an objection]

[Let it go]

"Objection, of course!" Weiss said.

(Picks Objection)

Phoenix: (slams desk) Mr. Edgeworth, you owe an explanation to the court! Why didn't this witness testify in the trial against Ms. Maya Fey!?

Edgeworth: (shrugs and shakes his head) Hmph. I'm ever so sorry! Mr. White is a busy man, and besides... at the time, I thought that Ms. May's opinion was all that would be needed. Again, my sincerest apologies to the court.

Judge: Excellent, Mr. Edgeworth. I appreciate your demeanor.

Edgeworth: (bows) ...

"I hate it when he bows. That makes me want to punch his... sexy face..." Yang said.

Phoenix: (Great. He gets to show off and I get nowhere.)

Edgeworth: I would like to call Mr. Redd White to the stand!

(Redd White gets on the stand.)

Edgeworth: Please state your full name.

White: You wish to know the title of my personage? (Flashes his jewellery.)

"Woooow, he's flexing his riches on us now?"

Edgeworth: Er... your name?

White: Yes! That is what I said! Oh dear, do my locutions confuse?

Edgeworth: (slams desk) Name!

Phoenix: (These two are great together...)

Some of them laughed a little.

White: My name is Redd White. But my friends call me Blanco Nino. I am the CEO, or to use a more common term, the President, of Bluecorp.

Edgeworth: Did you know the victim, Ms. Mia Fey?

White: That would be a negatory! No, I did not.

"Liar!" Ruby said.

Edgeworth: ... You were at the Gatewater Hotel the night of the murder?

White: Correct.

Edgeworth: And you witnessed the murder from there?

White: Ahem. Why tell you what you already know?

Judge: Very well, Mr. White. You may begin your testimony.

Phoenix: (If I can't rip this guy's testimony apart, I'm done for. Why do I always feel like it's the end of the world and I'm the last man standing?)

White: Ho hoh hoh. (Flashes his jewellery) I hope you have made your peace with God, Mr. Lawyer!

Phoenix: ...!

Maya: Let him have it, Phoenix!

"When did she get there?" Weiss said.

Witness Testimony

- Witness's Account -

White: Let's see, it was about 9:00, I believe.

I was quietly perusifying... er, that's "reading" to you, some papers by the window.

Then I heard a bedlam coming from outside!

"A bedlam?" Jaune said.

Surprised, I turned to look at the building across the way.

It was then I saw him: a spiky-haired man attacking a woman with long hair!

Needless to say that man was none other than you, Mr. Lawyer!

I called Miss May over at once. She, too, was flabbergasted of course.

"He called him?"

"... I thought he would at least prepare his lies." Blake said.

The victim, she... she ran away, but you gave chase!

Finally there was a terrible impaction! Then it was all over...

Judge: Hmm... If things occurred as you testify, then I'm afraid the defendant is guilty. Very well, defendant... er, I mean, Mr. Wright. Your cross-examination...

Phoenix: Yes, Your Honor.

Cross Examination

- Witness's Account -

"This will be easy." Weiss said.

"It's just the beginning." Yang said.

"I can imagine you saying that while wearing huge glasses."

"And I can imagine you talking like Ruby."

"Hey!" Ruby said.

"I think I need to press first. Let's try this." Weiss said.

(Presses statement 6)

"Wait, no, I pressed the wrong one!"

"Ha! Take that!" Yang said.

"Calm down, she didn't get a penalty." Blake said.

Phoenix: HOLD IT! (slams desk) What you just said directly conflicts with Miss May's testimony! Miss May clearly stated that the assailant looked like a "girl"!

White: I've always been proud of my eyesight, Mr. Lawyer.

Phoenix: Just what is your eyesight?

White: (flashes his jewellery) Counting both eyes... 40!

"You don't add them together..." Pyrrha said.

Phoenix: 40!? Don't add them together!

Judge: I think the witness is trying to say his eyesight is good.

Phoenix: (Hey, whose side is the judge on, anyway?)

"Are you doubting my authority?!" Nora said.

"Please don't glare at me..." Jaune said.

Edgeworth: And what did you do then?

"Alright, let's press the right thing." Weiss said.

(Presses statement 7)

Phoenix: HOLD IT! What was Miss May doing at that time?

"What? But..."

"Maybe when he said 'called her over', he didn't said it like he was in the building." Ren said. Weiss dropped her head on the desk.

"I can see you with an adorable pink outfit." Yang said.

"Shut. Up." Weiss said.

White: She had just finished watching a soap opera on the TV, and was weeping openly.

Phoenix: (points) Did you know she had been tapping the Fey office phone?

Edgeworth: OBJECTION! (Slams desk) Irrelevant! That has nothing to do with the case at hand.

"I'm pretty sure it does." Blake said

White: I care not. I will answer the lawyer's bold inquiry. Miss May was acting alone when she tapped the phone of this Fey woman.

Phoenix: You'd make a good politician, Mr. White.

Blake started laughing.

White: Ho hoh! After all, I am "El Presidente."

Judge: Please continue.

"Okay, that wasn't the right one. Let's try this." Weiss said.

(Presses statement 8)

Phoenix: HOLD IT! Can you be a little more detailed about that? I think it's worth knowing exactly what happened.

White: Of course! Comprende! I understand! The victim was attacked, by you, and ran to the left. You gave chase, and struck her down!

"To the left?"

(Opens Court Record, Checks May Testimony)

"Ha! Got you!"

Edgeworth: (points) Are you sure?

White: As you know, I am always abso-posi-lutely perfect!

"Abso-posi-lutely FALSE!"

Judge: Perhaps you could change your testimony to reflect this new detail.

White: The victim ran to the left, and you gave chase!

(Presents May Testimony)

"Aaaaand... objection."

Phoenix: OBJECTION!

"Yes!"

Phoenix: (points) Wait right there! Mr. White, you've dug your own grave!

White: What is this!?

Phoenix: You said the victim ran to the "left." But that directly contradicts Miss May's testimony! She clearly stated that the victim ran "right"!

White: ...! Oh hoh hoh. It is simple. You have misheard her.

Phoenix: I think not. Look at the floor plans... The killer was here. And the victim, here. If the victim ran to the left, as you claim she did... She would have been running directly away from the door! She would have been running into a dead end! Don't you find that odd?

White: !

"That was the reaction I expected."

White: Very strange... I did see her run to the left... I did.

Maya: Phoenix... look at his face. I don't think he's lying about this one.

Phoenix: True. (Maybe he really did see the victim run left...? So he did witness the killing...? Wait a second!)

Judge: Mr. Wright?

Phoenix: Yes, Your Honor?

Judge: Miss May says "right," and Mr. White says "left." Can you explain this contradiction to the court?

[Mr. White is right]

[Miss May is right]

[Both are right]

"Hmm..."

'Come on, pick wrong...!' Yang thought.

'Come on, pick right...!' Ruby thought.

'We have her testimony... but he wouldn't lie about where she ran to... wait, I got it!' Weiss thought.

(Picks Both are right)

Half of them, who figured it out, sighed in relief. The others were waiting.

Phoenix: Both witnesses are telling the truth. (For once...)

Edgeworth: (shrugs and shakes his head) (points) Hah! I doubt it! Er, rather, that does not clear up the contradiction!

Phoenix: There is one scenario that would explain their conflicting accounts.

Edgeworth: What!?

"How could both of them be right?" Yang said.

"He was in the office at the time. His point of view was the opposite." Pyrrha said.

"Ohhhh..."

'That bet is mine! Hahahahahahahah!' Weiss thought.

Phoenix: (slams desk) (points) Obviously, the witness was not viewing the crime from the hotel!

(There's noise in the gallery. The judge pounds hs gavel.)

Judge: Mr. Wright! What do you mean?

Edgeworth: Yes, what do you mean, he was not "viewing the crime from the hotel"!? (Slams desk) If he was not in the hotel, where could he have been!?

Phoenix: In the law offices of Fey & Co., of course!

(There's noise in the gallery. The judge pounds his gavel.)

Phoenix: More specifically, he was standing here! (Time to show the court where Mr. White was standing!)

"Oh, I get to point the location. Well, it's the killer's position obviously."

(Presents killer's position)

Phoenix: TAKE THAT! (Slams desk) This is where he was! Look! When the victim ran for the door... If he was watching from this point, to him it would appear that she ran to the "left."

Edgeworth: (slams desk) Please! This is no time for jokes in ill taste! That is where the killer was standing!

(There's noise in the gallery. The judge pounds his gavel.)

"Oh mah god, he was were the killer was!" Nora said.

Judge: Order! I will have order!

"An order of dozen of pancakes, thank you."

Judge: Anyone disturbing the order of this courtroom will be held in contempt! Mr. Wright! What are you suggesting!?

White: R-r-rapscallion!

Edgeworth: OBJECTION! (Slams desk) The postulations of the defense are a distortion of the truth, Your Honor!

Judge: Indeed. They do seem a bit far-fetched...

"Oh, come on!" Ruby said.

White: ... Ho hoh hoh! You provide us with so much entertainment, Mr. Lawyer!

Phoenix: (What now!? He's... laughing!?)

White: The hilarity of the moment made me remember something... It appears I have been unclear, and for this, I apologize. Mr. Your Honor... Might I be allowed to testify once more?

Judge: Very well, let's hear your revised testimony.

"Let's hear your lie again." Yang said.

Phoenix: (Good luck. You can't fix a broken testimony, buddy!)

Witness Testimony

- She Ran to the "Left" -

White: Miss May's testimony was correct... as was mine!

When you assaulted the girl, she first ran to the left.

And then you hit her, savagely! That is what I saw.

Next, with the last of her strength, she ran to the right.

You chased her, and delivered the final blow.

That is what Miss May saw.

You see? You hit her twice!

Don't you remember, Mr. Lawyer?

"It seems you don't remember things." Blake said.

Judge: Hmm... That does seem to make sense. Will you be cross-examining the witness's testimony?

Phoenix: You bet I will! I mean, yes, Your Honor.

"He can't hold himself." Pyrrha said.

"Who would?" Jaune said.

Cross Examination

- She Ran to the "Left" -

"Okay, that's very easy." Weiss said.

(Presents Mia's Autopsy Report on statement 5)

Phoenix: OBJECTION!

'Maybe I shouldn't have made that bet that early...' Yang thought.

Phoenix: Mr. White! The victim died from a "single" blow!

"Look at the e-vi-dence!" Weiss said, smacking her hand, like Phoenix did with the paper.

White: ...!

Phoenix: What do you have to say to that?

White: Er... Erp!

Phoenix: (Now's my chance to hit himwhere it counts!)

"In the dick!" Yang said.

Phoenix: (slams desk) Mr. White. Wasn't it you who told this court you were "abso-posi-lutely perfect"?

"Phoenix is so cool!" Ruby said.

"At first I expected the "generic protagonist", but that guy is a savage!" Jaune said.

"He drops the shade like it's nothing." Yang said.

White: Mmph. I will refrain from using this phrase from now on.

Phoenix: Your Honor, if you could ask the witness for a new testimony...

Edgeworth: OBJECTION! The witness is obviously confused, Your Honor! I would like to request a 10 minute break!

Judge: Yes... yes, quite.

Phoenix: OBJECTION! (Slams desk) The witness is confused because he's lying! (Shakes head) (points) I emphatically request that there be no break, Your Honor!

(Yeah! We want justice...!)

(Don't let him get away!)

"Even the gallery is on our side!" Pyrrha said.

"Although I never imagined them having that accent (southern)." Weiss said.

"Hey, when you give me so little to work with, I take liberties." Nora said.

Judge: Very well. If the witness would care to revise his testimony...

Phoenix: (The crowd's on my side! No slipping out of this now, White!)

Judge: Mr. White?

White: O... okay...

Witness Testimony

- The Two Accounts -

White: Umm, well, see-I looked at the other window when I heard that thing fall.

"What thing?" Weiss said.

Then, the next moment, I saw Miss Mia run to the left!

The killer, you, attacked her... but she dodged.

Umm... and then...

She turned, and ran for the door!

Then you did her in with a single blow! Thwap!

Judge: Hmm. "Thwap" indeed. Very well, you may begin the cross-examination.

"This dialog is stupid, and I love it." Nora said, giggling.

White: Mr. Your Honor... My stomach, you see, it is hurting...

"Too late for excuses now." Weiss said.

Phoenix: (shakes head) Deal with it. This is almost over.

"Damn." Yang said.

"I think he's my favourite character." Jaune said.

White: ...!

Cross Examination

- The Two Accounts -

"Okay, now what is that thing?" Weiss said.

"Weren't there glass shards? He must be talking about that." Pyrrha said.

(Presses statement 1)

Phoenix: HOLD IT! You heard "that thing fall"? What exactly was "that thing"?

White: Huh? Oh... oh, that? Umm... the glass light stand!

"How does he know that?" Ruby said.

"Because he was there. He made another mistake." Weiss said.

Phoenix: (Right... the one that had fallen over at the scene.)

Maya: Phoenix! Doesn't something about that strike you as odd?

[Yeah, very odd]

[Nope]

"Nope, not at all!" Ruby said.

"Makes sense to me." Yang said.

(Picks Yeah, very odd)

Phoenix: (Yeah, that is odd. I'll press further.) Mr. White.

White: Huh? W-what?

Phoenix: (points) You're saying you saw the glass light stand?

White: Y-yes.

Phoenix: Then change your testimony to reflect that!

White: S-sorry. My bad...

"He's so scared right now!" Jaune said.

Judge: The witness will revise his testimony.

White: Okay okay. Of course.

White: A light stand was lying on the floor when I looked.

"There we go. Aaaaand..." Weiss said.

(Presents Glass Shards)

Phoenix: OBJECTION! Mr. White. (Slams desk) It was impossible for you to have seen the light stand!

White: Whaaaat!?

Phoenix: The stand broke into pieces when it fell!

White: Ooof!

Phoenix: Just by seeing the broken pieces you would have no idea it was a light stand! So tell me, exactly when was it that you saw the stand? (Slams desk) (points) Answer the question!

White: ...! I-isn't it obvious? I saw the stand before it fell over!

"Was it visible? I don't think so..."

(Checks Floor Plans)

"Okay, it's not."

Phoenix: So... you saw the stand before the victim was attacked, then?

White: C-correct! That would be no problemo, right?

Phoenix: (Hmm...)

[No problemo]

[Big problemo]

"Oh, you have no idea."

(Picks Big problemo)

Phoenix: (shakes head) There's a big problemo, er, I mean problem here.

White: What problem is this?

Phoenix: Mr. White, let me make sure I have this straight... You saw the glass light stand through the window, from the hotel... before the incident occurred?

White: Correct! That is so! It's conclusive, definitive, undeniable... unimpeachable!

Phoenix: (slams desk) No, it's impossible! You couldn't have seen the stand!

(There's noise in the gallery. The judge pounds his gavel.)

Judge: What? Why couldn't he? You have proof?

Phoenix: (nods) I sure do, Your Honor! A person in the hotel could not have seen the stand before it fell over!

(Presents Floor Plans)

Phoenix: TAKE THAT! Look at this!

Judge: These are the floor plans to the scene of the murder, yes?

Phoenix: (nods) Correct, Your Honor. Now, look... If you were to look through the window at the office... This is the area you would be able to see! Here! Well...? Note that the stand is not within the visible area! Well, Mr. White! (Slams desk) (points) What do you have to say to that!?

White: Er... erp! Ri... dicu... losity...

Phoenix: Mr. White. (Points) If you were in the Gatewater hotel as you claim, you could not have seen the stand before it fell over! In fact, you wouldn't have been able to see it after it fell, either! There's no way you could have recognized the broken shards as a glass light stand! So, when did you see the stand, Mr. White? (Slams desk) It must have been the moment that it fell! And the only place you could have seen that from... is inside the Fey Law Offices! In other words, you were at the scene of the crime, when the murder took place!

White: Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

"Yes! I finally broke you down!"

(There's noise in the gallery.)

Judge: Mr... White?

White: ...

Phoenix: Mr. White.

White: ...

"He can't think of anything to say. He's done for now." Blake said.

"Weiss, you did it!" Ruby said.

"Did you have any doubts about me? Well?" Weiss said, looking at Yang, who was silent.

"...Fine. A bet is a bet."

'She took it way better than I thought.' Blake thought.

Phoenix: You did it, didn't you?

White: ... Mr. Your Honor. I... I... Miss Mia... ...

Phoenix: (Heh. Looks like we're about to get our verdict!)

Edgeworth: OBJECTION!

"Huh?!" everyone said.

Edgeworth: That's far enough, Phoenix Wright!

"Hey! That's our theme!" Ruby said.

"He can turn the case?!" Jaune said.

Phoenix: W-what!? (Urk! I forgot about Edgeworth!)

Edgeworth: Mr. White...

White: ...

Edgeworth: I think the time has come. Shouldn't you confess your crime now, hmm?

White: W... what?

"Yeah, what?" Yang said.

"What is he planning?" Blake said.

Edgeworth: (shrugs and shakes hs head) (points) I said, you should confess your crime. Ergo, (tsks and wags his finger) confess that you placed the wiretap!

"..."

"..."

"..."

"... What?" Weiss said.

Phoenix: The w-wiretap!?

(There's noise in the gallery. The judge pounds his gavel.)

Judge: Order! Order! Mr. Edgeworth! Explain to the court what you mean by this!

"I also demand an explanation!"

Edgeworth: Distinguished members of of the court... Mr. White is slightly confused. Allow me to explain.

Phoenix: (I really don't like the way this is headed...)

Edgeworth: As you know, Mr. White is the CEO of Bluecorp. He ordered his secretary, Miss April May, to tap the law offices of Ms. Fey.

Judge: What does that have to do...?

Edgeworth: Your Honor. The question is: when was the wiretap placed in the office, and by who?

"... MOTHERFUCKER!". Everyone got scared at Weiss's outburst. "I can't believe it! You... you... I-I can't think of an insult!"

"He really managed to save his case the last moment." Jaune said.

Phoenix: No! You wouldn't!

Edgeworth: Mr. White. In order to place the wiretap, you entered Ms. Fey's office. Am I correct...?

White: ... ! C-correct! You are most correct, Miles!

Phoenix: Give me a break!

"I was about to win!" Weiss said.

White: Yes... in order to place the wiretap, I breached the Fey & Co. Law Offices! That is when I saw that accursed light stand!

(There's noise in the gallery. The judge pounds his gavel.)

Judge: Now I'm confused. Please explain to the court what all this means, Mr. Edgeworth!

Edgeworth: Gladly, Your Honor. Mr. Phoenix Wright has made his position quite clear. He has determined that Mr. White knew the glass stand was in the office. He has shown that there was only one time Mr. White could have seen the stand: At the very moment of the murder! Thus, Mr. Wright would like you to believe that Mr. White was the murderer!

Judge: I see.

Edgeworth: However! It is a fact that Mr. White had been to that office well before the murder took place! He went to place the wiretap! He could have seen the glass light stand then. (Slams desk) Ergo, Mr. Phoenix Wright's theory is revealed for the baseless conjecture it is!

"Of course. Breaking in and wiretapping is not as serious as murder." Ren said.

"And he obviously has the meand to make that charge disappear." Blake said.

(There's noise in the gallery. The judge pounds his gavel.)

Judge: Mr. White! You will testify to the court about this wiretap!

White: (flashes his jewellery) Ahem. Leave it to me!

Phoenix: (I... I feel faint.)

"I actually feel faint too..." Weiss said.

"About the case... or the bet?" Yang said.

'Shit.'

Witness Testimony

- The Wiretapping -

White: It was the beginning of September... the week before the murder.

I had entered the Fey & Co. Law Offices.

Of course, I had done so to place the wiretap.

That is when I saw this glass light stand.

Judge: Hmm... So, you saw the stand before the night of the incident... And this is how you were able to identify what had fallen over. By the sound?

White: Correct! That is right.

Judge: I see. Very well, Mr. Wright, you may cross-examine.

Phoenix: (Gah! What am I supposed to do now...!?)

Maya: Good luck, Phoenix...

"I'd forgotten about Maya." Ruby said.

Cross Examination

- The Wiretapping -

"I can't find a contradiction!" Weiss said.

(Presses statement 1)

Phoenix: HOLD IT! (Points) D-do you have proof!?

Edgeworth: OBJECTION! Miss April May knew the details of Ms. Fey's phone conversation! This proves that the wiretap was placed before the murder!

Phoenix: Huh... right.

"Come on, make a mistake!"

"He won't make one." Blake said.

(Presses statement 2)

Phoenix: HOLD IT! Was it really you that went into the office? Or was it Miss May?

Edgeworth: OBJECTION! Unidentified fingerprints several days old were found in the Fey & Co. Law Offices. Those were obviously Mr. White's.

"He won't let him answer. He's cautious now." Ren said.

Phoenix: (And if I know Edgeworth, he's already run a check on those prints...)

Edgeworth: (bows) Now, Mr. White. Tell us why you went to the Fey & Co. Law Offices.

(Presses statement 3)

Phoenix: HOLD IT! (Slams desk) Why did you tap Mia's phone!?

Edgeworth: OBJECTION! (Tsks and wags his finger) That has no bearing on the current case, Your Honor.

"Wait, don't we have that newspaper article?" Ruby said.

"I don't think I can prove anything with that now." Weiss said.

White: Bluecorp is a detective agency of sorts. We have a responsibility to protect client confidentiality!

"Last statement. Please..."

(Presses statement 4)

Phoenix: HOLD IT! Why did you notice something as innocuous as a light stand!?

White: The light stand was made entirely out of glass. It was quite stylish, so I guess it made a lasting impression on me. Such a beautacious thing deserves attention, does it not? That is all.

Phoenix: (Dammit! There's nothing there for me to press him on! Oh well... maybe he's rattled enough that I can bluff something out of him!)

"... I can't find anything..." Weiss said.

"There has to be something." Pyrrha said.

"I don't know. The case seems impossible." Yang said.

"Shut up! I can find it!" Weiss said.

"Then do it."

"Let's see, what was the last thing he said again...?"

Phoenix: (Uh oh! Don't tell me I've run out of ammo!)

"What?! No!"

"I guess you had only one chance." Jaune said.

Edgeworth: (tsks and wags his finger) Tsk tsk. I'm afraid that's as far as you go, Mr. Wright.

Edgeworth: The time has come for you to admit your defeat! You fought... honorably. (Bows)

"Oh, shut up." Weiss said.

Phoenix: (No more... I can't take this anymore...)

Judge: Mr. Wright? Are you giving up?

Phoenix: ... Y-yes, Your Honor.

"This can't be the end, right?" Ruby said.

"Seems like it. Oh well." Yang said.

(Phoenix!)

Phoenix: ...?

"Who was that?" Jaune said.

"I guess it's Maya?" Blake said.

(Phoenix! Over here!)

Phoenix: (I know that voice! ... M-Mia!?)

"Mia?!" everyone said.

Mia: Never give up, Phoenix!

Phoenix: ...! M-M-Mia...! (Passes out)

"What is going on?!" Weiss said.

"Her ghost is helping you!" Nora said.

"No way." Yang said.

Phoenix: (Wakes up in the defendant lobby.) Where... Where am I? The waiting lobby...? What happened? ... Oh, right... I lost the trial. I was... hallucinating. ...

Mia: Ah, you're finally awake.

Phoenix: Gak! (Passes out)

"Is it really Mia?" Blake said.

Mia: H-hey! Phoenix! ... "Gak"? That's no way to greet an old friend! Phoenix, I want you to look at me. (It's revealed that it's Mia, with Maya's outfit.)

"..."

"..."

"What the fuck is going on now?" Nora said.

Phoenix: Y-You're... M-Maya...?

Mia: Didn't you know the Fey women have strong psychic powers...?

"Wait... she channeled Mia?" Jaune said.

"Is that how it works?" Ruby said.

"So the medium's body turns into the one of the spirit " Ren said.

"I wish her clothes did too." Weiss said.

Mia: When you accepted your defeat in court... It appears that was enough of a shock to awaken Maya's true powers.

Phoenix: So... Maya is channeling you, Mia?

Mia: That's right. I am Maya, but I'm also Mia. Now, I want you to listen to me, Phoenix. Maya never gave up. You can't either! That's what I came here to tell you.

Phoenix: ...! B-but!

Mia: We don't have much time, Phoenix. Now listen. You've already won.

"I was pretty sure you lost." Yang said.

Phoenix: Huh...?

Mia: You have that Receipt in the court record, right?

Phoenix: Um... oh, yeah! The one you wrote "Maya" on...?

Mia: Phoenix! White wrote that, not me!

Phoenix: So... so what do I do with it?

Mia: Look at the front of the receipt!

Phoenix: The... front? (It's a regular receipt... Looks like it's from a famous department store. "$1,000.00"... wow, big spender! "Item"... "glass light stand"...! "Date of purchase"... "September 4"...) ...! September 4!

"*gasp* We have the evidence we need now!... Weiss?" Ruby said.

"... So you're telling me... that I needed the help of my dead mentor, literally bring her from the dead, just to TURN A RECEIPT?!" Weiss said.

"That is kinda dumb, isn't it?" Yang said.

Mia: That's right, Phoenix. I bought that stand the day before I was killed!

Phoenix: Whoa!

Mia: Now, what did Mr. White say in his testimony?

White: It was the beginning of September... the week before the murder.

Phoenix: He said he saw the stand the week before the murder!

Mia: There you go! I think the court is about to reconvene! Go do it, Phoenix! You know you're innocent, now you just have to prove it!

Phoenix: Right!

(Receipt updated in the Court Record.)

[Receipt: Receipt for a glass light stand. The date of purchase is the day before the murder.]

"Oh! All the people he blackmailed." Jaune said.

"Clever. We're trying to make him confess." Blake said. "Now we can end this trial."

'Just to turn a receipt!' Weiss thought.

September 9, 1:16 PM

District Court

Courtroom No. 1

(There's noise in the gallery. The judge pounds his gavel.)

Judge: The court will now reconvene for the trial of Mr. Phoenix Wright. Is the defendant... rather, are you alright, Mr. Wright?

"You look like you've seen a ghost." Nora said.

"Oh, you have no idea." Jaune said.

"You're playing along?" Pyrrha said.

"Why not? I'm having fun here."

Phoenix: Yes. Sorry, Your Honor. I'm fine now.

Judge: Then, let's start where we left off.

Edgeworth: (tsks and wags his finger) Your Honor. There is nothing to go back to! The cross-examination of Mr. White is finished! (Points) All that is required now is for you to pass judgment on the defendant Phoenix Wright!

Judge: Hmm...

Phoenix: (slams desk) Your Honor! Please, give me one more chance. I promise you, this is the last time I'll ask you!

Judge: Hmm... But, as Mr. Edgeworth has noted, the trial is more or less finished. Mr. Edgeworth, do you have an opinion on this matter?

Edgeworth: (bows) I say... let us give Mr. Phoenix Wright his "last chance."

"Big mistake, Edgeworth!" Weiss said.

Judge: Very well! You may begin your cross-examination.

Cross Examination

- The Wiretapping -

"Wait... where do I present the receipt? The first where he talks about the date, or the one with the light stand?"

"It's probably one of them. Besides, it you do a mistake, it will probably give you a penalty." Yang said.

"Trying to pressure me, Xiao Long?"

"Me? Oh no. Of course not."

"Hmm..."

'Please, pick the right one, please..." Ruby thought.

(Presents Receipt on statement 4)

Phoenix: OBJECTION!

"YES!" Weiss said.

"DAMNIT!" Yang said.

Phoenix: Look closely at this. See the word "Maya" written in blood...?

Edgeworth: (shrugs and shakes his head) Bwah hah! (Tsks and wags his finger) You're grasping!

Phoenix: (slams desk) I think not. Look at the other side of the receipt.

"Yes, the music plays for us again!" Ruby said.

Edgeworth: Th-the other side?

"Even he didn't think about the other side!" Weiss said.

"Neither did you." Blake said.

"... Shut up."

Phoenix: Your Honor. Would you tell the court what is written on the other side of that receipt?

Judge: Hmm... Well! A "glass light stand"! And the date of purchase... Why, that's the day before the murder!

Phoenix: You see! Mr. White. When you allegedly entered Fey & Co. Law Offices at the beginning of September... (shakes head) The stand could not have been there!

White: Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahh!?

Some of them laughed.

"My voice almost cracked." Jaune said.

"I think it would be funnier if it cracked." Nora said.

Phoenix: Well, Mr. White? Can't get out of this one, can you?

White: No... It's impossachievable...

"Is that even a word?" Ruby said.

Phoenix: (Uh oh... he's losing it.) ... Well, Your Honor. I understand there must be quite a bit of PRESSURE on you. (Slams desk) But I think you'll agree you can't judge me "guilty" under these circumstances.

"Finally, it's over." Weiss said.

Judge: ! ... Very well. Then, that is all for the trial of...

Edgeworth: OBJECTION!

"ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?!"

"He has more?!" Pyrrha said.

"He's as persistant as Phoenix." Ren said.

Edgeworth: (tsks and wags his finger) Not so fast, Phoenix Wright!

"Stop using our theme!" Ruby said.

Phoenix: Eh? (What! No way he can worm his way out of this one! Oh wait... I forgot. It's Edgeworth.)

Some of them laughed.

"Sounds about right." Jaune said.

Edgeworth: (bows) There is a certain thread of logic to the defendant's claims. (Slams desk) However! There is no concrete proof that Phoenix Wright is innocent!

"But there is concrete evidence that White is guilty!" Ruby said.

"No, there isn't." Blake said.

"What?!"

"We just proved that he placed the wiretap the day before the murder. Besides that, nothing decisive that he killed her."

"But that is enough to make a verdict, right?" Jaune said.

"Oh, absolutely."

Phoenix: (...!)

Edgeworth: Ergo! (Shrugs and shakes his head) (points) I would like to request one more day before Phoenix Wright is granted his freedom. I need time to make one more inquiry into this matter.

Judge: Hmm...!

Phoenix: (Another inquiry...!? This isn't going to be another one of those "updated autopsy reports"!)

"Not this again!" Weiss said.

Phoenix: (This guy just makes up evidence as he pleases! This is bad...!)

[Object]

[Wait and see what happens]

"Of course I'm not waiting!"

(Picks Object)

Phoenix: (slams desk) Mr. White's guilt is obvious! There is no need to prolong this trial any further!

Judge: Hmm. Well, Mr. Edgeworth?

Edgeworth: (slams and shakes his head) If anyone is going to call Mr. White to trial, it would be me, the prosecution. (Tsks and wags his finger) I need a day to ascertain whether your claims have any basis in factual evidence!

Judge: Hmm. I see. Objection denied!

"Don't do this to me judge!"

Phoenix: Whaaaat!

(The judge pounds his gavel.)

Judge: The completion of the trial of Mr. Phoenix Wright will be postponed until tomorrow.

Phoenix: (No! There's no telling what will happen if I can't end this now! Edgeworth is sure to come up with-or just make up-something! And after Mia showed up to help me and all...)

White: (flashes his jewellery) Mr. Your Honor! May I go home?

Judge: Of course. Thank you for your time.

Phoenix: (Gah!)

"Isn't anyone going to stop him?" Ruby said.

Mia: The witness will stay!

"Yes! Mia!"

"She wouldn't let him get away." Blake said.

Phoenix: (M-Mia...!)

Mia: Phoenix! Read this note out loud.

Phoenix: Mia? What's this...?

(Memo received from Mia.)

[Memo: A list of people's names in Mia's handwriting.]

Phoenix: Your Honor. If I may...?

Judge: You're quite persistent today, Mr. Wright!

Phoenix: (You bet I am! My life is riding on this one!) I have something I would like to read to the court!

"And he just presents his badge." Yang said and started laughing.

"Do I really have to present it? The game could've done it by itself." Weiss said.

(Presents Mia's Memo)

Phoenix: TAKE THAT! The memo Mia had given me was a list of names. Many of them sounded strangely familiar. People in finance, famous celebrities... That's when it happened.

White: S-s-stop! Desist! Halt! P-please, stop! Make him stop! How... how did you get that list!?

Mia: Mr. White. Admit your guilt, right here, right now. Or else this list will be released to the press!

White: ! ... I... I confess. I confess. I... I did it. I hit her. I hit Miss Mia with "The Thinker"! ...

Mia: Case closed, Your Honor.

Everyone was speechless.

"Mia is so cool! Why did she have to die?!" Ruby said.

Judge: Well, I see no reason to continue this trial. Mr. Wright?

Phoenix: Yes, Your Honor.

Judge: You've done it again! That was quite a spirited defense!

Phoenix: Yes, Your Honor. I guess you could say that. (If only you knew how "spirit"-ed it was!)

Judge: Hmm. Well! This court finds the defense... Ahem! Rather, the defendant, Mr. Phoenix Wright...

Not Guilty

"Drop the confetti!"

Judge:

That is all. The court is adjourned!

"Everyone get the fuck out of my courtroom!" Nora said.

(The judge pounds his gavel.)

"And then Edgeworth shouts 'objection'." Yang said.

"NO!" Weiss said.

September 9, 2:24 PM

District Court

Defendant Lobby No. 1

Mia: Well, I never thought I'd be saying this again... But, congratulations! You're lucky I was born a Fey!

"He must have the best or the worst luck." Pyrrha said.

Phoenix: I'm lucky I had both you and Maya on my side.

Mia: I'm glad you made it. ... Thank you, Phoenix. You risked a lot to help me... and Maya. I won't forget it as long as I live!

"Meaning that I already forgot." Yang said.

Phoenix: (As long as you "live"...?)

Mia: ... My time here's running out.

Phoenix: Huh?

Mia: Maya's powers are still weak. I can't stay here that long.

Phoenix: W-what!? No! There's still so much to say!

"We didn't have sex yet!"

"Stop." Weiss said.

"What? Mia and Phoenix have like a... three? Four year difference?"

"Remember, it's Maya's body." Blake said.

"Oh, yeah..."

Mia: Don't worry. I'm sure we'll meet again.

Phoenix: Ch-Chief!

Mia: Hee hee. I'm not the "Chief" anymore.

"The office is basically his now." Jaune said.

Mia: Phoenix? Can you come to the office tonight... say, 9:00?

Phoenix: The office...?

Mia: I'll see you later.

Phoenix: Chief... Mia!

September 9, 9:02 PM

Fey & Co. Law Offices

Phoenix: (Being here, it's hard not to think about that night...)

?: You came!

Phoenix: Mia...

"Is it really Mia?" Weiss said.

?: I was kinda worried you might not.

Phoenix: Huh? Of course I came...

?: Well then! I'm pretty hungry. How about a burger?

Phoenix: M-Mia...?

"Yeah, it's Maya." Yang said.

?: ... Bwah hah hah! You should see your face!

Phoenix: Mia!

Maya: What are you talking about? It's me! Maya!

Phoenix: M-Maya...?

Maya: What, did I look like my sister?

Phoenix: (Look like... you WERE her!)

"Really, how does it work? Does it hurt?" Jaune said.

"Do her boobs deflate too?" Nora said.

Maya: Hmm! I might be able to use that. "Oh, Phoenix! Go to the store and buy me lunch, would you?"

Phoenix: Uhm, Maya... Why are you here?

Maya: Because of this! See? Mia wrote me a letter. "Take care of Phoenix for me."

Phoenix: Take care of... huh?

Maya: She means the office! This office! Someone has to help with the new Wright & Co. Law Offices, right? And who better but me! Maya Fey, reporting for duty!

"She works here now?" Pyrrha said.

"So she's like our legal assistant?" Yang said.

"Doesn't someone need to study law to be one?" Weiss said.

Maya: Wait, no, on second thought, let's make this casual! Yo, Nick! Maya here, ready to get down to business! You... don't mind me calling you "Nick," do you? It's a great name! Mia said that's what your friend Larry calls you.

Phoenix: ("Nick"...?)

Maya: You know what this means? We're partners!

Phoenix: You know, when I think about it... It is Maya's fault I'm here now.

"With his own law office?" Blake said.

Phoenix: But... If it wasn't for her I'd probably be in jail! "Wright & Co. Law Offices." It's got a good ring to it. Yeah! Thanks, Maya!

(Phoenix and Maya shake hands, and Mia's spirit too.)

"Look how shocked Phoenix is! Whoa, what the fuck?!" Yang said.

Mia: (Good luck, Phoenix. I'll always be here... watching.)

"In your sleep."

Maya: Right! Okay, Nick, let's do it!

Phoenix: Huh? Do... what?

Maya: Burgers, dummy! Burgers! There's a great burger joint just down the street. C'mon! Time's a wasting!

"For some reason, I feel like burgers is a weird choice for her favourite food." Jaune said.

"Why do you say that?" Ruby said.

"I don't know, probably because she looks so... Mistralian, I guess. I would've expected, like, ramen to be her favourite."

"I don't know, she looks goofy enough to like burgers." Yang said.

"Besides, Jaune, Nora and I are Mistralian, but you don't see us wearing kimonos." Pyrrha said.

"Yeah, don't look how Ren dresses and just assume." Nora said.

"... What's wrong with the way I dress?" Ren said.

"Nothing. Boop!" she said as she booped his nose.

"I guess you're right." Jaune said.

Phoenix: O-okay! Wait up!

THE END

"That was a good case. Taking down a man with a lot of power." Blake said.

"That's right. And I did that without getting a penalty! Well?" Weiss said, while looking at Yang who was sitting silent.

"... I shouldn't have made that bet so soon." Yang said.

"I'm glad you're taking this well."

"Do I have to act like that all the time?"

"Yes. And you should have a speech impediment."

"What?! Come on!"

"Wait! What kind?" Nora said.

"Hmm..." Weiss said.

"Uhhh... braces?" Jaune said.

"What?"

"Make her speak like she's wearing braces."

"Oh! That's a great idea!"

"I'm going to get you for this, Vomit Boy!" Yang said.

"Should we do another case or stop?" Ruby said.

"No. That's enough for one day." Blake said.

"Tomorrow, then?"

"Sure." Jaune said.

"So, what do we do now?" Pyrrha said.

"Let's go for burgers!" Ruby said.

"I really want a burger right now." Yang said.

"Come on, everyone! Let's go!".

After that, they left and went to the city for some burgers.


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