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Chapter 10: Turnabout Samurai Part 5
After their break, the kids continued the game.
October 19, 3:27 PM
Wright & Co. Law Offices
Phoenix: That was a close one, huh, Mia?
Maya: Really? Too bad, I'm sorry I missed it.
"Yay, Maya's back!" Ruby said.
Phoenix: ? M-Maya!
Maya: So, what happened?
Phoenix: Well, I think I've got a pretty good idea who did it. Now all I need is a motive... and proof.
Maya: Wow! Good going, Nick!
Phoenix: Under the "initial trial" system, tomorrow is the last day we have.
"Last day? Aren't trials supposed to take even years?" Jaune said.
Maya: "Initial trial"...? What's that?
Phoenix: That's the new court system they introduced two or three years ago. They had so many cases in the system, they decided to speed the whole process up.
Maya: So, under that system, trials have to end in three days?
"Three days?!" Ruby said.
"That's just not enough time!" Pyrrha said.
"It's official. It's not just Phoenix's cases. The whole court system is bad." Weiss said.
"You know, out of all the reasons to explain the gameplay within the story, they picked a bad one." Yang said.
Phoenix: Yeah, pretty much. Well, we've no time to waste!
"Shouldn't we talk to her? She's not up-to-date with the case." Ren said.
"Right." Blake said.
(Talks about The Steel Samurai)
Phoenix: I don't get it, Maya. Why would Mr. Hammer steal the Steel Samurai costume?
Maya: What!? You mean Mr. Hammer was wearing the costume!?
Phoenix: Yeah!
Maya: B-but Mr. Hammer was the victim, Nick! Why would he go through the trouble of stealing it?
Phoenix: That's what we have to find out.
(Talks about The director's alibi)
Maya: What happened with the director's testimony?
Phoenix: Well, it's pretty clear that the producer and the director were both in the trailer.
Maya: Huh...
Phoenix: Which means that the killer has to be one of them!
Maya: Really!? Why?
Phoenix: Because the real scene of the crime was Studio Two... where that trailer is!
Maya: Whaaaat!?
Phoenix: (Hmm... was Maya always this excitable?)
"Was she also throwing up so many eggs?" Yang said.
"I can't help it." Ruby said.
"I think that's enough." Blake said.
(Moves to Detention Center)
October 19
Detention Center
Visitor's Room
Will: Mr. Wright! You did very well again today... thank you!
Phoenix: Oh... thanks. Um, could you not look like you're about to burst into tears...?
"No..." Yang said.
Maya: Wow, Nick! You must have really wowed 'em in there.
Phoenix: You could stop looking so... vulnerable, too.
"No." Ruby said.
Maya: Hey, WP! Only one day left! Let's make it count!
Will: Yes... Though there's not really anything I can do to help.
Maya: Hah hah hah! I'm not really sure what I can do, either.
Phoenix: Please... this is no laughing matter.
"Seriously, why are you like this, what is wrong with you people." Jaune said.
(Talks about Producer Vasquez)
Phoenix: Could you tell me more about Ms. Vasquez?
Will: Oh... the producer? She's well respected in the industry. They say she's a genius.
Maya: A genius...?
Will: She's been at Global Studios for five years now. Right or wrong, nobody dares tell her different these days.
Phoenix: Why is that?
Will: Ever since she came on board, we've had nothing but hits. Global Studios was on its knees, but she picked it up and made it shine. Oh, and...
Maya: And... what?
Will: N-nothing. Forget it. I... I've only heard rumors, anyhow.
"Come on! Don't stop now! Rumors are fine!" Blake said.
(Talks about Director Manella)
Phoenix: Can you tell me anything about Mr. Manella?
Will: Oh, he used to be a minor straight-to-video director. But something in his work caught Vasquez's eye. She brought the Steel Samurai idea to him. Now everyone knows the name Sal Manella. I hear he's pretty much at her beck and call, though. Whenever she says "jump!" he asks "how high?" and all that.
"Yeah, he's seems like that kind of guy." Yang said.
"Pathetic." Weiss said.
Phoenix: (I can imagine him being at her beck and call... though I can't imagine him jumping.)
Some of them started laughing.
"That came out of nowhere!" Blake said, trying to hold her laughter.
"Phoenix, relax! You're going to kill someone!" Yang said.
"I'm surprised he said something about him being fat and not being a degenerate." Weiss said.
(Talks about Mr. Hammer)
Maya: I was wondering about Mr. Hammer... He was a big star back in the day, right? But then he just dropped off the face of the Earth.
Will: Oh... Yes, you're right. In fact, he was my role model when I started in this business. But he just stopped taking on big roles. That's when he began appearing in little productions at Global...
Maya: How could he do that!? I was really looking forward to a sequel to "Samurai Summer."
Will: He just gave up being a star five years ago. Actually, now that I think about it... That was right when Ms. Vasquez came to Global.
Phoenix: (Five years ago...?)
"Hmm, that's very sus." Nora said.
"Sounds like a possible motive." Yang said.
(Moves to Studio - Main Gate)
October 19
Global Studios
Main Gate
"Go back, go back!" Ruby said.
Oldbag: ... ... ...
Maya: The old windbag sure is quiet today.
"Maybe if we don't make a sound, she won't notice us."
Oldbag: ...
Maya: You know, this place is really... peaceful, like this.
Oldbag: ...
"Is she dead?" Yang said
Maya: Nick? I think her guard's down...
Phoenix: Y-yeah?
Maya: I bet we could even eat those donuts in the guard station... if we wanted.
Oldbag: ... You eat, you die.
Some of them laughed a little.
"She's fine."
Maya: Whew! She's alive!
(Talks about Producer Vasquez)
Phoenix: Um, I was wondering about Dee Vasquez, the producer.
Oldbag: Oh, the studio bigwigs LOVE her. So she always gets her way.
Phoenix: (She seems bitter...)
Maya: Do you... not like the producer?
Oldbag: Look, the studio people don't want me talking about her, so, sorry.
"If I do, then I'll be sleeping with the fishes." Nora said.
"At this point, it's not hard to imagine that." Weiss said.
(Talks about Director Manella)
Phoenix: Can I ask you about Sal Manella, the director?
Oldbag: Sal? He's soft-a pushover. Does whatever Vasquez tells him to. She treats him like dirt, but I think he likes it.
Maya: Huh? Why would anyone like being treated like dirt? That doesn't make any sense, does it, Nick?
Phoenix: Er... No, no it doesn't, Maya.
"Maya is so precious..." Pyrrha said.
"She must be protected at all costs!" Nora said.
"I have the same question. Why would they?" Ruby said.
"Aww, you must be protected too!" Yang said, taking Ruby in a big hug.
(Talks about Mr. Hammer)
Phoenix: About Mr. Hammer...
Oldbag: Arrgh! I heard about what you said today! Cheeky whippersnapper! Poor old Hammer! You'd drag his star down from the sky and stomp on it! Calling him a criminal! A thief! I-I-I-I... I won't forget this!
Phoenix: (Uh oh, she's really pissed this time!)
Oldbag: You listen to me, whippersnapper! My poor old Hammer would never do such a thing! Why would he steal Powers's costume so he could sneak by me? He would never stoop so low! It's impossible!
"And that's what we must find out." Blake said.
"We do we check first?" Yang said.
"Hmm... studio 2."
(Moves to Outside Studio One)
October 19
Studio One Entrance
Maya: Think back, Nick, to the day of the murder... Mr. Hammer put on the Steel Samurai costume. Then he left from here to go to Studio Two...?
Phoenix: Right.
Maya: But why? I wonder if someone called him...? Like the director, or the producer...?
(Moves to Outside Studio Two)
October 19
Studio Two Entrance
Maya: Hey, Nick... It's Ms. Vasquez! Hello?
Vasquez: ...
Maya: H-E-L-L-O!
Vasquez: ...
"It wouldn't hurt you to respond!" Ruby said.
Maya: H! E! L! L! O!
Some of them laughed.
Phoenix: M-Maya! You should at least try to be polite...
"She's probably watching the clouds or something." Weiss said.
Vasquez: ... I'm watching the clouds. ...
Everyone started laughing.
"I can't believe this game..."
Phoenix: (That's all she had to say, apparently...)
"Do we have to talk to her?" Ruby said.
"Is there anything to examine?" Jaune said.
"... Nnnnnno." Blake said.
(Talks about Mr. Hammer)
Maya: Um, excuse me? Mr. Hammer came here on the day of the murder, and...
Vasquez: Shh.
Maya: ?
Vasquez: Perhaps you didn't hear me. I'm watching the clouds. I'm not interested in talking to you.
"This bitch." Yang said.
"I didn't expect anything else..."
Maya: Do something, Nick! She's really ticking me off!
Phoenix: (Oh dear...)
(Talks about Will Powers)
Maya: Umm... Mr. Powers wasn't the killer! You don't have to cancel the Steel Samurai!
Vasquez: I think I'm tired of the Steel Samurai.
"Is she thinking of cancelling the show?" Pyrrha said.
"What?! She's cancelling the Steel Samurai?! But... but... he's so cool!" Ruby said.
"Why do all good things have to end?!" Jaune said.
"You do know that it's a show withing a game, right?" Weiss said.
"It's like Phantom Hunter all over again..."
"Nooo, why did you remind me that?! He was the best!" Ruby said.
'They're ignoring me...' Weiss thought.
Maya: You... you did it! Nick! She did it! She's the killer! My Fey blood speaks to me! I know it! I know it!
"She's evil, she has evil in her!" Nora said.
Phoenix: (Oh dear...)
(Talks about Director Manella)
Phoenix: Um, I was wondering if you could tell me about Mr. Manella?
Vasquez: ... If you must talk about that man... Perhaps you could talk about it in the trailer? By yourselves?
Phoenix: (Oh, oh dear...)
"Are we done here? Please?" Ruby said.
"Yeah." Blake said.
(Moves to Trailer)
October 19
Studio Two Trailer
Maya: ... Wasn't the assistant cleaning up yesterday? Funny, it still seems pretty messy in here.
Phoenix: I guess she was still on a high from getting that rare card she needed.
"No one here."
"I don't think you've examined anything here." Pyrrha said.
"Oh right."
(Examines Trash can)
Phoenix: Nothing in here that could be a clue. Just some paper cups and crumpled documents.
"Nothing."
(Examines Table)
Phoenix: This is where they had that meeting. There are documents and paper cups scattered around.
(Examines Right poster)
Phoenix: An old movie poster. "'Dynamite Samurai' starring Jack Hammer." I guess Mr. Hammer used to be quite the star.
(Examines Middle poster)
Phoenix: "'Samurai Summer' starring Jack Hammer." This poster's quite old.
Maya: Wow! It's been years since I saw that show! It was one of those typical summer romance stories... but it was great!
Phoenix: A typical summer romance... with a samurai on a horse?
"What were people coming up with back then?" Weiss said.
(Examines Left poster)
Phoenix: An old movie poster. "'The Singing Samurai' starring Jack Hammer." What the hell do samurai sing about? Chopping off heads?
"That would be awesome." Yang said.
"What type of music it would be? Heavy metal or rock opera?" Nora said.
"Rock opera, absolutely."
Maya: Oh. My. God. That movie was the best! It's about a samurai who sings his way to fame and fortune! Mr. Hammer was a very accomplished singer, you know.
"Or not."
"Bummer."
Phoenix: Singing samurai stars... What's next? Ninja ballet?
"Why do you keep examining?! There's nothing useful here!" Weiss said.
"I was just curious. You know, samurais." Blake said.
"I thought you were more into ninjas." Yang said.
"I like the culture in general."
(Moves to Outside Studio Two)
"Still here, watching the clouds."
"That looks like a t-bone steak." Yang said. Some of them laughed.
(Moves to Outside Studio One)
(Moves to Studio - Main Gate)
(Moves to Employee Area)
October 19
Global Studios
Employee Area
Maya: I guess they're not filming today, either. I did want to see them filming... just one time.
Phoenix: This trial will be over and done by tomorrow. You can come see them film later.
Maya: I guess... This is where you found that bottle of sleeping pills, right?
Phoenix: Uh huh.
Maya: I wonder if there're any other clues lying around.
Gumshoe: Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarh!
"Ah, Gumshoe's here. How long has it been since we last saw him?" Ruby said.
"An hour?"
Gumshoe: No no no! No touchin'!
Maya: Eeek!
Gumshoe: Oh, sorry, pal. Didn't mean to frighten you.
Maya: D-didn't mean...? I almost had a heart attack!
Gumshoe: Heh heh. I guess I can be a little dramatique at times... I suppose it's the actor in me...
Phoenix: ("Dramatique" indeed...)
"I took part in many school plays. Well, I was always the tree, but I was perfect at it!"
Gumshoe: Ahem. Anyway, I'm here to examine the plate on that table.
Phoenix: Wait, are you looking for sleeping pills?
Gumshoe: Yeah, pal. Traces thereof.
(Talks about The plate)
Maya: So you're looking for traces of the sleeping pills... how?
Gumshoe: For a thorough examination I gotta take the plate back to the precinct. But I have the capabilities to make a cursory examination right here! Our science guy gave me some testing solution. This reacts to sleeping pills, see? If there're traces it'll change color.
Maya: Wow! Neat! Well, Detective Gumshoe? What are you waiting for?
Gumshoe: Now, now, everything in due time, pal. ... ... ... Well, the testing solution on the plate changed color alright.
"What?! We won't see it happening?!" Ruby said.
"Yes, we couldn't see the graphic changing color, what a shame." Weiss said. Ruby then became grumpy.
"Why are you so mean...?"
Phoenix: So there were sleeping pills on the plate!
Gumshoe: Looks like it.
(Steak Plate added to the Court Record.)
[Steak Plate: Found in the employee area. On it are traces of sleeping pills and a large bone.]
"I like how the game notes the bone too." Yang said.
"It will probably take a part in the trial." Ren said.
(Talks about The investigation)
Phoenix: How goes your investigation?
Gumshoe: To tell the truth, it's a real mess, pal. Some people think we should pursue the case we already have against Powers... And some people think we should switch suspects!
Maya: What do you think, Detective Gumshoe?
Gumshoe: Well, pal, I hate to admit it... But I'm not sure I buy the case against Mr. Powers any more. I feel kind of bad for Mr. Edgeworth, though.
"Edgeworth's crying again." Yang said.
(Talks about Prosecutor Edgeworth)
Phoenix: How is Edgeworth doing, anyway?
Gumshoe: Edgeworth is out of control! He was in the waiting room and he crushed this paper cup with hot, hot coffee in it.
"Ouch." Jaune said.
Phoenix: Whoa...
Gumshoe: Talk about burns, pal!
Maya: Wow! The fury of Edgeworth!
"Do you think he has a doll of Phoenix that he stabs with needles?" Yang said.
"I can see him doing that." Blake said.
"Curse! You! Wright!" Nora said.
"You and your stupid... handsome face..." Yang said.
Phoenix: Yeah, crushing paper cups... (Cups... bottles...?) Say, what ever happened with that empty bottle?
Gumshoe: Oh, the bottle of sleeping pills? Well, I got some good news for you about that. They found the victim, Jack Hammer's prints on the bottle.
Maya: So that means...
Gumshoe: Yep, it sounds like the one who put Powers to sleep was none other than... the victim!
Phoenix: (So I was right!)
(Sleeping Pill Bottle added to the Court Record.)
[Sleeping Pill Bottle: Found on a table in the employee area. Bears Jack Hammer's fingerprints.]
"Things are getting better." Jaune said.
"Unless he does something stupid, like the previous case." Weiss said.
"I don't think he'll show his hand to the enemy again."
"Don't jinx it!" Nora said.
"You're not going to examine anything?" Yang said.
"There's nothing new here." Blake said.
(Moves to Dressing Room)
Penny: Oh! Hello!
Maya: What are you doing here?
Penny: Oh... I was just cleaning up the dressing room. I guess WP won't be using it anymore, so...
Maya: Wha!? What!? Why!? But WP's innocent!
Penny: Yes, and I'm really grateful for all you've done. But... This week is the last episode of the Steel Samurai...
Maya: What!? Nooooooooooooooooo!
"Nooo!" Ruby said.
"They can't cancel it!" Jaune said.
"The Steel Samurai is awesome!"
"You do realize that the show doesn't exist? That's it's only in the game?!" Weiss said.
"..."
"..."
"... The Steel Samurai is awesome!" Ruby and Jaune said together, making Weiss facepalm.
'Dummies.'
(Talks about Mr Hammer)
Phoenix: I was wondering if I could ask you about Mr. Hammer...
Penny: Yes?
Phoenix: On the day of the murder, he went to Studio Two.
Penny: Huh? I thought he went to Studio One?
Maya: He stole the Steel Samurai costume, too!
Penny: What!? Why would Mr. Hammer do something like that? ... Oh... I guess the rumor must be true, then.
Maya: The rumor?
"Everyone quiet now." Blake said.
"We weren't talking this time." Yang said.
"Shhhh!"
Penny: Yeah. Mr. Vasquez, that producer, had some kind of hold on Hammer. She had some dirt on him... He'd do anything she said, apparently.
Maya: Some "dirt"? What dirt!
Penny: ... Dirt. You know, bad stuff.
"Specifics please!"
Maya: ... Um, I know what dirt means...
Penny: About five years ago, they were filming a movie starring Mr. Hammer.
"There it is..."
Penny: They were using the new studio... Studio Two. Some sort of accident happened during filming. After that, they never used Studio Two again. They left the film set the way it was, too.
Phoenix: (The film set...? Was that trailer part of the film set, then?)
"I mean... why would it be there if not for filming?" Yang said.
"Come on, don't stop there, tell me more!"
"She probably doesn't know a lot about it." Pyrrha said.
"Then who does?". Everyone sits in silence as they realize who does know about it. Blake's head drops on the keyboard, groaning.
(Talks about The last episode)
Maya: W-what do you mean, the "last Steel Samurai"!?
Penny: I know it's a shock, but nothing can be done to save it now. Whoever really did kill Mr. Hammer, also signed the Steel Samurai's death warrant.
Maya: No... no!
Penny: Also, I hear that Global Studios is going to change its programming. They're not going to make kids' shows anymore.
Maya: W-what!? Why!?
Penny: I don't know. It's sad, but that's what Global Studios decided.
"Life is not fair..." Ruby said, comically tearing up. Weiss was this close from smacking her, but she was right.
(Talks about Studio Policy)
Phoenix: Why aren't they going to make kids' shows anymore?
Penny: The studio bigwigs don't want the Steel Samurai around anymore. They want to forget all this ever happened. They want it quiet, you understand?
Maya: H-how can they just do that! What about all the kids who love the Steel Samurai!
Penny: It's okay. I'm sure the kids will be fine. They'll find a new hero to follow.
"It doesn't work like that!"
Maya: No, that can't be true! If the program just ends, they'll be heartbroken for sure! N-Nick! Say something!
Phoenix: Umm... yeah. (I think evidence, rather than words, is called for here.) Here, take a look at this.
"It has to be the album." Blake said.
(Presents "Path to glory")
Phoenix: TAKE THAT!
"Throws it at her face." Jaune said.
"Her glasses fall. Oh no, my glasses, eugh." Yang said.
Penny: And this is...?
Phoenix: A fan collected all of these photographs. The kids love the Steel Samurai! The show shouldn't be cancelled just so some adults can save face! I would think you would understand that better than anyone.
Penny: ... ... You're right... Okay! But what can I do?
Phoenix: Well, for starters... You can tell me something. Tell me what it is that Global Studios is so intent on hiding? Tell me about this accident five years ago.
Penny: ... Okay!
"Finally, what happened five years ago." Blake said.
(Talks about Five years ago)
Phoenix: Could you tell us what happened five years ago?
Penny: Well, I can tell you what I've heard. Apparently, five years ago, someone died... and it was Hammer's fault.
"Yes, that's what I was waiting for!"
Maya: S-someone died!?
Penny: It was an accident, of course! Anyway... The producer, Ms. Vasquez managed to hush it up.
"And he was reduced to a villain in a children's show." Ren said.
Phoenix: And that's the "dirt" she had on Mr. Hammer?
Maya: And that's why Mr. Hammer would do anything Ms. Vasquez asked him to do! ... But, it was an accident, right? Why didn't they just make it public?
Penny: Well, you know Mr. Hammer was a big star back then. They were afraid about what would happen to his career if word got out.
Maya: I see...
Penny: You know who knows more about this? Ms. Oldbag. She was here at the studios back then, you know.
"Did you have to say her name?" Yang said.
Phoenix: Thanks. We'll try asking her. (If she'll talk...)
"Let's get this over with." Blake said.
(Moves to Employee Area)
(Moves to Studio - Main Gate)
Oldbag: What, you're still slinking around? If you like the place so much, why don't you take over for me?
Maya: The old windbag doesn't look so good...
Oldbag: E-everybody's doing their darnedest to forget Hammer. Who do they think made Global Studios what it is today? Hammer! It's all due to Hammer!
Maya: She's starting to froth at the mouth, Nick... Maybe we should keep a safe distance?
"Grrrr..." Nora said. Some of them started laughing.
"She has rabies?" Yang said.
(Talks about Five years ago)
Phoenix: Umm... I wanted to ask you about five years ago...
Oldbag: ! Who told!? Who did you hear that from!?
Phoenix: I, uh... huh?
Oldbag: Nichols!
Phoenix: N-nickels?
Maya: Nichols, Nick. Penny Nichols. That assistant we talked to.
"Is that her full name?" Ruby said.
(Checks Profiles)
"It is." Blake said.
"Wait..." Yang said. And then she started laughing. "Oh, oh, penny nickels, I get it!"
"You have the sense of humor of a kindergartener." Weiss said.
Phoenix: O-oh, right. Anyway, we heard about the accident. It was during filming with Jack Hammer... He killed a man. Didn't he?
Oldbag: Wh-whippersnappers! Dredging up dirt on someone's past like that... and the recently departed, no less! I suppose you think this is fun!?
Phoenix: N-no, I'm just doing my job to protect Mr. Powers...
Oldbag: And you claim that Hammer stole Powers's costume! You expect me to believe that rubbish!? Or do you have some kind of proof?
Phoenix: (Proof that Hammer stole Powers's costume? Hmm...)
[I have proof]
[I don't have proof]
"Like this plate for example?" Blake said.
"Why not the pill bottle?" Ruby said.
"It does the same job."
(Picks I have proof)
Phoenix: I'm sorry Ms. Oldbag, but I do have proof. I can prove that Mr. Hammer stole Mr. Powers's costume.
(Presents Steak Plate)
Phoenix: TAKE THAT! Mr. Powers ate a t-bone steak for lunch, correct?
Oldbag: W-well... yes. So?
Phoenix: This is the plate that he used to eat that steak. There are traces of sleeping pill powder on the plate!
Oldbag: Mmmph? Hah! I-I bet Powers put it in there himself! Even a lightweight like him must have trouble sleeping sometimes.
Phoenix: Except, I have proof that Mr. Hammer put the pills in.
"Now I present the bottle."
(Presents Sleeping Pill Bottle)
Phoenix: TAKE THAT! This bottle contained sleeping pills. Mr. Hammer's fingerprints were found on the bottle.
Oldbag: ...! ... ... I see. Poor, poor Hammer. You did wrong, Hammer, rest your soul.
Maya: Ms. Oldbag...?
Oldbag: Okay. You win. I'll talk. I'm tired, see... Tired of holding it all in.
Phoenix: Ms. Oldbag...
"Now I feel bad... why is your acting so good?!" Ruby said.
"I don't know...!" Nora said, also saddened by her great performance.
'I can't deny that.' Weiss thought.
(Talks about Five years ago)
Oldbag: You're right. Five years ago there was an accident... a fatal accident. What's worse, a paparazzi took a photo of it. That photo, well, it caused quite a stir. And guess who made it all better? Vasquez! She has ties to the mafia...
"The mafia?!" Ruby said.
"That actually makes sense." Blake said.
Oldbag: She silenced that paparazzi. That was the beginning. After that, she became a force to be reckoned with here at the studio.
Maya: I see...!
Oldbag: But, you have to understand... Poor old Hammer never meant any harm to anyone!
Maya: Ms. Oldbag...
Oldbag: Hold on a minute.
Maya: Poor Ms. Oldbag...
Oldbag: Here, take this.
Phoenix: ...? A photograph?
(The photograph is shown)
"Woah!" Yang said.
"Holy shit..." Jaune said.
"Oh wow, that's..." Pyrrha said.
"The motive I needed, yes!" Blake said.
"Blake!" Ruby said.
"Yeah, it's horrible, but look! He fell on the fence!"
Phoenix: W-wait a second!
Oldbag: This is the picture.
Phoenix: Is... this the trailer in Studio Two?
Oldbag: Hammer was supposed to fight with a bad guy on the top of those stairs, there. He pushed the other actor, and the man fell onto the flowerbox fence.
Phoenix: B-but how did you get this?
Oldbag: It... was a long time ago. I don't feel much like talking about it.
Phoenix: I understand...
(Five-Year-Old Photo added to the Court Record.)
[Five-Year-Old Photo: Shows an accident involving Jack Hammer.]
"What do we do now?" Ruby said.
"We either do the right thing and show it to Gumshoe, or we go and show it to Vasquez like idiots." Weiss said.
"The last thing I would do is tell the cops, but it might be the best." Blake said.
(Moves to Employee Area)
Maya: Detective Gumshoe must have left by now.
"Goddamnit!" Yang said.
Phoenix: He's probably thinking about what to do in tomorrow's trial.
Maya: I bet Edgeworth is pretty angry with him.
"I don't like this..." Ruby said.
"YOU JINXED IT!" Nora said.
"It's not my fault!" Jaune said.
(Moves to Studio - Main Gate)
(Moves to Outside Studio One)
(Moves to Outside Studio Two)
"Here it goes..." Blake said.
(Presents Five-Year-Old Photo)
Vasquez: ...
Phoenix: (She's not even looking.)
Vasquez: Where.
"Oh, we got her attention now." Yang said.
Phoenix: Wh-what?
Vasquez: Where did you get that?
Phoenix: I, well...
Vasquez: Oldbag.
Phoenix: O-Old...?
Maya: She means the security lady, Ms. Oldbag, Nick.
"Dummy." Ruby said.
"Did you already forget, Nick? You dumbass."
Phoenix: Right... anyway... Ms. Vasquez. You hid this incident from the press, didn't you? And you used it to control Mr. Hammer!
Vasquez: ... The wind.
Phoenix: The... huh?
Vasquez: It's gotten stronger, don't you think? The wind. ... Your conversation interests me. Let's talk about it more inside the trailer.
Maya: Nick. She went inside the trailer.
"I'm actually scared..." Jaune said.
"Well, we're dead." Nora said.
(Moves to Trailer)
Vasquez: Hmph. You came. Well then, what was that you were talking about?
Phoenix: (...! Why is she so eager to talk all of a sudden?) Ms. Vasquez. You were using that accident! You were blackmailing Mr. Hammer so you could control him, weren't you? That's why he was doing kids' shows for petty change!
Vasquez: Hmph... So I'm a blackmailer now?
"Uh... yeah?" Weiss said.
Maya: Well, that's what it was, wasn't it! I mean, sure, it was an accident... But you used it to drag Mr. Hammer down from his rightful place as a star!
Vasquez: Oh...? I haven't pulled anyone down from anywhere. Mr. Hammer's career went sour of its own accord.
Maya: B-but! You were the cause! You pressured him... And to think it was just an accident...!
Vasquez: Excuse me! What is this all about? You keep saying "accident," "accident"... How are you so sure?
Phoenix: What do you mean?
Vasquez: Must I spell everything out for you? Think: what would it be if it wasn't an accident?
"She's trying to gaslight us!" Nora said.
Phoenix: ...! No... No way! You mean Mr. Hammer did it... on purpose?
Vasquez: That is what I mean.
Phoenix: Wh-where's your proof! Can you prove it!?
Vasquez: Hmph! Just think! Would he have let me run his life for five years... over a mere accident? And I ran him hard, believe you me!
Maya: B-but, the security lady said it was an accident!
Vasquez: Oh. Well, she was a big fan of Hammer's, you see. She jumped on the reporter who brought that photo into the studio. She wrenched it out of his hands, she did. Gave him a few bruises, too.
"No survivors!"
Phoenix: (... So that's why she had the photo...)
Vasquez: She's an old fool. Of course, all the reporter would need is the negatives. He could have made a copy. But he didn't. The only copy of that photo is the one you hold. Give it to me. Now.
"Of course it would come to this." Blake said.
Maya: W-what? This is valuable evidence!
Vasquez: Boys!
(A couple of thugs enter the scene.)
"Oh no." Blake said.
"The mafia!" Ruby said.
"We're dead." Jaune said.
"Were they hiding in the trailer the whole time?" Weiss said.
"Look at them. They're like 'What're you lookin' at, punk? We're gonna beat the shit out of you.'." Yang said.
"Nyeh, you'll be fishing with the fishes, see? Nyeh!" Nora said.
Phoenix: ... U-umm... Who are they...?
Vasquez: Professionals. They're good at erasing... various things. What do you think...? Would you like to be erased?
Phoenix: Wh-what!?
"We're going to erase you from existence, see? Nyeh!"
Vasquez: The trial ends tomorrow? How unfortunate. It's a shame you'll have to miss it!
Phoenix: ... Tell me why. Why do you want this photograph so badly? This is Mr. Hammer's "dirt"... no? Why should Dee Vasquez care about it at all?
Vasquez: ... I'm sure you'll have plenty of time to think about that where you're going. So long, friends. Boys, erase away.
Maya: Nooooooooooooo!
"Game's over. Like and subscribe." Yang said.
"It can't end like thi-" Ruby said.
Gumshoe: Hold it right there!
"GUMSHOE!" Ruby said.
"No way." Weiss said.
"I love you, ya big, gorilla man!" Nora said.
"This is the best thing ever." Jaune said.
"We're saved!" Ruby said.
"They're four and he's one." Ren said.
"'Or am I?!' And then he's like, 'Oh crap, at least they don't know I'm alone.'." Yang said.
Gumshoe: I heard everything, pal! Dee Vasquez! You're coming down to the precinct with me, now!
Vasquez: ... Hmph. Not bad. ... Very well. It appears this contest will be decided tomorrow then. In court. I'll be looking forward to it.
"Instead of, you know, sending your men to take care of all of them." Blake said.
Gumshoe: H-hey, you okay, pal? Sorry I was a little late with my entrance. I don't get many chances to practice that sorta thing.
Maya: Detective Gumshoe... Thank you thank you thank you! I was really scared...
Gumshoe: Huh? Don't mention it, pal. Just doing my job. ... ...
Maya: Detective Gumshoe?
Gumshoe: Sorry, it's just... I've wanted to say that line ever since I became a detective.
"That was pretty cool." Jaune said.
"I think everyone wants to do that." Yang said.
Gumshoe: ... Okay. I've got one more job to do today. I'm sure we'll run into each other again soon!
Maya: Well, Nick. It looks like we're getting close to the bottom of this.
Phoenix: (And who's at the bottom...? Dee Vasquez!)
To be continued.
"We managed to bring her to court." Blake said.
"Is this it? Are we finishing the case?" Yang said.
"It has to be the final day." Pyrrha said.
"Let's do this." Blake said.
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