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Chapter 11: Turnabout Samurai Part 6
October 20, 10:00 AM
District Court
Courtroom No. 4
(There's noise in the gallery. The judge pounds his gavel.)
"Wha- already? No talk before the trial? Starting now? Okay then." Nora said.
Judge: Court is now in session for the trial of Mr. Will Powers.
Edgeworth: The prosecution is ready, Your Honor.
Phoenix: The defense is ready, Your Honor.
Judge: Today will be the final day of this trial. I hope both the prosecution and the defense will be able to present decisive evidence. Very well, Mr. Edgeworth. Your opening statement.
Edgeworth: In yesterday's session, the defense presented us with a new theory for this case. He claims that the scene of the crime was, in fact, Studio Two. Today, I will call on people present in the Studio Two trailer that day. From their testimonies, the truth will become clear.
Judge: Hmm... very well!
Phoenix: (Edgeworth seems a bit on edge today...)
"Get it? Edge, Edgewo- I'll stop talking." Jaune said.
"Yeah, I think you should." Ren said.
"Shut up, Mr. Wright." Nora said.
"I get it." Yang said.
"No one asked for your opinion, gallery!"
"... Wait, that was his thoughts." Jaune said.
(There's noise in the gallery. The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: You may call your first witness, Mr. Edgeworth.
Edgeworth: The prosecution calls Ms. Dee Vasquez to the stand. Ms. Dee Vasquez is a producer who was present in the Studio Two trailer that day.
(The witness gets on the stand.)
Edgeworth: Will the witness state her name and occupation?
Vasquez: ... Dee Vasquez. I am a producer for Global Studios.
Edgeworth: On the day of the murder, you were in the trailer in Studio Two...
Vasquez: As everyone here knows, yes?
Edgeworth: ...?
Vasquez: I dislike needless banter. If you must pontificate, do it when I'm not here.
Edgeworth: Mrrph!
"Oh, you're talking some big words there. The last guy who talked big was sent to prison." Yang said.
Judge: V-very well, Ms. Vasquez. Please give the court your testimony concerning the day of the murder.
Maya: Nick! I know she did it! Make her pay!
"Break her legs!" Nora said.
Phoenix: R-right! (If she's guilty, I'll catch her with her pants down... So to speak.)
"But she wears a dress..." Ruby said.
Witness Testimony
- The Day of the Murder -
Vasquez: I entered the trailer, oh, a little before noon.
The meeting began at 12:00 sharp. It ended at 4:00.
There was to be a rehearsal afterwards, so we went to Studio One...
I was fatigued, so I had Sal take me.
At 2:30, we took a 15-minute break in the meeting.
Sal and I ate t-bone steaks on the table in front of the trailer.
We found Hammer's body later, when we all went to Studio One.
That's all.
Judge: Hmm... I have a question about one part of your testimony. You were "fatigued" so you had Sal "take" you...?
Vasquez: The van.
Judge: Hmm?
Vasquez: There's a van at Studio Two. I had him take me in that. I thought it might be risky to walk, what with that monkey's head toppling over.
(Van added to the Court Record.)
[Van: Manella used this van to drive Vasquez to Studio One after the meeting in the trailer.]
Judge: I... I see! Very well. Mr. Wright, your cross-examination.
Maya: This is the final battle, Nick! Let's do it!
Cross Examination
- The Day of the Murder -
"Yang, you've been skeptical, what's wrong?"
"Can you... present the plate at the steak part?" Yang said.
"The plate? Why?" Weiss said.
"Because of the bone."
"She probably threw it. There was an incinerator."
"That doesn't mean that she ate it."
"It also means that she didn't eat it."
"I'll press first." Blake said.
(Presses statement 2)
Phoenix: HOLD IT! Did no one leave during the meeting?
Vasquez: No one. ...
Phoenix: ... C-come on... let's talk a bit more about that.
Edgeworth: OBJECTION!
"Are you trying to have a chat with that woman? In front of ME?!" Yang said.
"What- what's that supposed to mean?"" Jaune said.
"You know well what it means, you whore."
Edgeworth: (slams desk) The witness did not come here to engage in idle conversation! (Slams desk) (points) Stop interrupting the testimony.
Vasquez: The same could be said to you, Mr. Edgeworth. And please stop banging on your little desk. It hurts my ears.
Edgeworth: Mmph!
"Imagine a witness acting like that in an actual trial."
(Presses statement 5)
Phoenix: HOLD IT! (slams desk) And what were you doing during that time...?
Vasquez: Don't hit your desk. It irritates me.
"But it's my thing!"
"I slam the desk, I point, I yell 'Objection!', all that stuff." Jaune said.
"It's not when the prosecution does that too. And he was doing it before Phoenix."
Edgeworth: (slams desk) Yeah! Mr. Wright...! Oops.
Some of them laughed.
"It's really difficult not to." Ruby said.
"No, it's not." Weiss said.
Vasquez: ... It was a 15 minute break...
"Present the plate now!" Yang said.
"I don't know, it's not that incriminating." Blake said.
"Just do it."
"... Fine."
(Presents Steak Plate)
Phoenix: OBJECTION!
"YES! I KNEW IT!" Yang said.
"It's still not that incriminating." Weiss said.
"It really isn't." Ren said.
Phoenix: Hah! As I thought!
Vasquez: ...
Phoenix: You claim you ate a t-bone steak! (Slams desk) But I say you did not!
"You slammed your desk again." Yang said.
"I don't care." Jaune said.
Judge: W-what's this, now, Mr. Wright?
Phoenix: Look at this.
Judge: It's... a plate?
Phoenix: This plate was on the table in the employee room. As you can see, a large bone has been left behind.
Edgeworth: Mr. Wright. Need I remind you it was a T-BONE STEAK!?
Phoenix: Exactly my point! Remember if you will... Ms. Vasquez and Mr. Manella ate at a table outside the trailer. Yet there were no bones left on the plates! The plates were bare!
Vasquez: !
"Can he... prove that her plate was as he said?" Jaune said.
"The police would confirm it." Blake said.
Phoenix: Ms. Vasquez? (Slams desk) Tell me, how can a person eat a t-bone steak... and not leave the bone? (Points) I think I know how!
[You ate the bone, too]
[You ate a boneless steak]
[You didn't eat the steak]
Everyone started laughing.
"You ate the bone!" Ruby said.
"I can't believe this is an option." Weiss said.
"I want to see what they'll say!" Nora said.
(Picks You didn't eat the steak)
"Aww..." Ruby, Yang and Nora said.
Phoenix: You didn't eat any steak during that break! You took your steak and threw it somewhere... like that incinerator!
Vasquez: ! ...
Judge: I... I see! Then what was Ms. Vasquez doing during her break?
Phoenix: Isn't it obvious, Your Honor?
[Meeting the Steel Samurai]
[Picking on Sal Manella]
(Picks Meeting the Steel Samurai)
Phoenix: (slams desk) She was meeting with (points) the Steel Samurai!
(There's noise in the gallery. The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: Order! A-are you saying...!?
Phoenix: Yes, Your Honor! As Ms. Vasquez left the trailer to eat her steak... She ran into the Steel Samurai! And then you did it. (slams desk) You killed him with your own hands!
Vasquez: !
"None of this would've happened if she just said 'I ate the steak and threw the bone'." Weiss said.
(There's noise in the gallery. The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: M-Mr. Wright! I-isn't that a little presumptuous!?
Edgeworth: OBJECTION! (slams desk) What kind of stunt are you trying to pull, Wright!?
Vasquez: Let him claim what he wants... You say I did it?
Phoenix: Yes.
Vasquez: Fascinating! And here I was worrying that today would be as boring as all the rest. ... Very well. Let us have a battle of wits, you and I.
"Is that a challenge? Any day." Blake said.
Phoenix: (Any day, Vasquez!)
"Great, now he's rubbing off to me too."
Maya: Good luck, Nick!
Vasquez: Let's see... What was that murder weapon again? Oh yes, the "Samurai Spear."
Phoenix: Yes...?
Vasquez: I am, as you can see, a woman of petite stature. How could I possibly use that heavy spear as a weapon?
[I think you could!]
[You couldn't, could you]
[I don't know]
"No, she couldn't."
(Picks You couldn't, could you)
Phoenix: I think you would have a great deal of difficulty using that as a weapon. Pretty much anyone would.
Vasquez: Hah. You see?
"But it's not the weapon." Pyrrha said.
Phoenix: Yes... However, that has no bearing on this case!
Vasquez: ... Meaning?
Phoenix: The Samurai Spear was not the murder weapon!
Vasquez: What!?
(There's noise in the gallery. The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: What is the meaning of this!? The spear was found lying next to the victim's body!
Phoenix: I have proof, Your Honor. I can prove that the Samurai Spear was not used as the murder weapon!
"Here's your proof." Blake said.
"Wait, not the-" Ruby said.
(Presents Five-Year-Old Photo)
Phoenix: TAKE THAT!
Judge: Wrong, Mr. Wright.
"What?" Blake said.
"First penalty?" Yang said.
"Finally! I'll blow up your HP bar, you stupid bitch!" Nora said.
"But-" Blake said.
"You're supposed to prove why it's not the murder weapon, not show what it actually was." Ruby said.
"Oh... I guess I was one step ahead of the plot."
Phoenix: But I haven't said anything yet...?
Judge: I know you well enough by now to know when you're going to present the wrong evidence.
Maya: I can sense it too, with my Fey blood...
Phoenix: (Okay, okay, so I picked the wrong evidence! Enough with all the sensing!) Right. Okay, here's the real evidence, Your Honor.
"Another freebie?! That's not fun!" Nora said.
(Presents Samurai Spear)
Phoenix: TAKE THAT! I present my proof: the so-called "murder weapon"!
Edgeworth: B-but, that IS the murder weapon!
Phoenix: Not so fast. Remember that this spear broke during the morning action scene run-through? But, someone fixed the spear. It was the security lady!
"Hello. Missed me? Edgey-poo~!"
"No, we were good so far, go away." Blake said.
Phoenix: She fixed it with duct tape! Now tell me, how is it possible... (points) for someone to stab a man who is wearing a thick costume with this!? Through the chest!
"Finally some logic in this game." Weiss said.
(There's noise in the gallery. The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: O-order! Order!
Edgeworth: (slams desk) (points) Mr. Wright! What are you driving at!? Think about what you're-
Vasquez: Silence! I'm the one testifying here and I will be heard!
Edgeworth: Mmmph...!
"Wow, being told to shut up by your own witness. His ego must've taken a big hit." Yang said.
Vasquez: Are you quite sane? Are you even aware of what you're saying? If the Samurai Spear was not the murder weapon, then pray tell what was!? How was Hammer killed?
Judge: Well, Mr. Wright? Can you tell us what weapon was used to kill Mr. Hammer?
"Hmmmmm?" Nora said.
[I can tell you]
[I can't tell you]
(Picks I can tell you)
Phoenix: Would I make a claim like that if I couldn't tell you what the weapon was?
"Yes."
"... True, your Honor." Jaune said.
Judge: I'm afraid your confidence can sometimes be unfounded, Mr. Wright... Very well, let's see this murder weapon, then.
"Okay, now I present the photo." Blake said.
(Presents Five-Year-Old Photo)
Phoenix: Look at this photo.
Judge: W-what is this? Why, that's Jack Hammer standing at the top of the stairs!
(There's noise in the gallery. The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: O-order! Order! If I cannot have order this trial will be suspended!
"I'll beat the shit out of all of you! I'm armed, old, and dangerous!" Nora said.
Judge: Mr. Wright! What is this all about!?
Phoenix: This photograph is from five years ago. There was an unfortunate accident at Global Studios. This is a photo of that very accident. Not a word of this was leaked to the outside. It was a close-kept secret at the studios.
Edgeworth: (points) What does this have to do with the current case!?
Phoenix: Mr. Edgeworth... You still can't see it? See the fallen man in this photo? See how the fencepost pierced him through the chest?
"You mean the one you wouldn't see in the investigation?" Weiss said.
Edgeworth: Wh... what!? Are you saying...!?
Phoenix: Yes. What happened five years ago... (slams desk) has happened again!
Vasquez: !
"Ooh, she's scared now." Yang said.
(There's noise in the gallery. The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: Mr. Wright! Continue!
Phoenix: It's 2:30 PM on the day of the murder! Ms. Dee Vasquez meets Jack Hammer outside the Studio Two trailer! Then she did it! She pushed Mr. Hammer off the stairs onto the fence! Just like Mr. Hammer had himself done five years ago! Though whether she did it on purpose or by accident, I cannot say.
Vasquez: ...!
Edgeworth: I-in other words... th-the victim, Mr. Hammer... He died in the same way that he caused another man to die... five years ago!
Phoenix: Precisely. Ironic, isn't it?
Vasquez: ... Hoh hoh. Very creative, Mr. Wright. I could use a man like you on my script writing staff.
"She's still calm." Blake said.
Phoenix: You deny that what I say is true?
Vasquez: ... Mr. Wright. Let's say, for the sake of argument, that Hammer died at the trailer as you say. Yet the body was found at Studio One, was it not? And in the Evil Magistrate's costume, no less. Are you then claiming that I carried the body to Studio One... And returned to the trailer all in the space of a 15 minute break? How could I have disposed of the body!?
Phoenix: ...
"Somehow." Jaune said.
"Like, I don't know, there was a van, right?" Yang said.
Edgeworth: The break in the meeting at the trailer lasted 15 minutes, from 2:30 to 2:45. Could Jack Hammer have been pushed off the stairs to his death... then carried to Studio One and placed inside his costume? There wasn't enough time!
Judge: Hmm... indeed. Well, Mr. Wright? How could she have dealt with the body?
[She couldn't deal with it]
[I bet she could move it]
[She had another way]
"Now what is correct, she could or she had another way?"
"I believe it's the latter. The former would mean that she carried the body by herself." Pyrrha said.
"Considering the game, it could be that." Weiss said.
"You're right." Blake said.
(Picks She had another way)
Phoenix: What if she had another way to carry the body, other than with her own hands?
Vasquez: For instance?
Phoenix: Actually, for that matter, there was no need for her to do the deed in 15 minutes! (slams desk) (points) And there was a way for you to carry that body.
Vasquez: ! I-interesting! Let's hear it then.
"Oh, she's nervous now!" Nora said.
Judge: Mr. Wright? Please show us how she carried the body.
(Presents Van)
Phoenix: TAKE THAT! (slams desk) Ms. Vasquez. You carried the body to Studio One. (points) And you used the studio van to do it!
Vasquez: !
(There's noise in the gallery. The judge pounds his gavel.)
Phoenix: Recall your testimony...
(Flashback)
Vasquez: There was to be a rehearsal afterwards, so we went to Studio One. I was fatigued, so I had Sal take me. There was a van there, right? I had Sal drive me.
(End of flashback)
Phoenix: You used the van to carry the body to Studio One! (points) Then, before everyone else got there, you put the body into the Magistrate costume!
Vasquez: ...!
Edgeworth: OBJECTION! Hold on, Wright! Don't forget, it was Sal Manella that drove the van! (slams desk) (points) Are you suggesting that Mr. Manella was a conspirator?
[Of course he was]
[Of course he wasn't]
"Absolutely, that guy's a huge simp." Yang said.
(Picks Of course he was)
Phoenix: Of course, Sal Manella has to have been a conspirator! The body had to be placed in the van, and put into the costume. There's no way Ms. Vasquez could have done that alone! Also, don't forget that they had to dispose of the Steel Samurai costume. They had to... because it was covered in Mr. Hammer's blood! They probably burned it in that small incinerator. (slams desk) Well, Ms. Vasquez! Shall I continue?
Vasquez: ... No need. You're smarter than you look, Mr. Wright. Hmph. I lose. You win. It... was fun.
"We won?" Ruby said.
"So the trial's over?" Jaune said.
Phoenix: (I... win!?) ...
Edgeworth: ...
Judge: ...
...
"No one seems to know what's going on." Ren said.
Phoenix: Umm... So... what happens next?
Vasquez: ?
Phoenix: Don't "?" me! Don't you have anything to say!?
"How do you say that?" Jaune said.
"I think you just do the expression." Ruby said.
Vasquez: What would you like me to say?
Phoenix: Huh? "I lost"? Something like that!
Vasquez: I just said that.
Phoenix: (slams desk) W-wait, so you mean... (points) Dee Vasquez! So, it was you? You killed Jack Hammer! ...
Edgeworth: ...
Judge: ...
...
"Stop with the silence!" Yang said.
Vasquez: Who can say?
"Oh, fuck off!" Blake said.
"She wouldn't go down that easily." Pyrrha said.
Phoenix: Huh?
Vasquez: Are you sure I did? Mr. Wright... We just engaged in a battle of wits. And the result of that battle? You proved the possibility that I murdered Hammer.
Phoenix: R-right!
Vasquez: But... that is only a possibility. Proof is another thing altogether. You lack decisive proof, Mr. Wright.
"I don't know, seems enough to me." Nora said.
Phoenix: Wha... wha... wha... wha... WHAAAAAAAAAT!?
(There's noise in the gallery. The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: Order! Mr. Edgeworth, your thoughts?
Edgeworth: Umm... uhh... mmmph. O-of course, it's as the witness says! ... Certainly, it does seem very likely she did it... but, uh, there's no proof!
"Something's going on with him." Ruby said.
Phoenix: (...! Edgeworth isn't sure!)
Vasquez: ... Well? I came here as a witness today. If you've no more questions, I'll be leaving.
Phoenix: (Urk! What do I do now!?)
[You did it, Vasquez!]
[Testify again, Vasquez!]
[No further questions, Vasquez!]
"What do you do now?"
"Demand another testimony." Blake said.
"Why is the last one with an exclaimation mark?" Weiss said.
(Picks Testify again, Vasquez!)
Phoenix: (slams desk) (points) I... I'd like you to testify again!
Judge: Testify... again?
Vasquez: Know when to give up, Mr. Wright. Think about it. Even if I were to testify again, what's the point? I can only say what I said before. The truth, Mr. Wright. I've already said all there is to say. What would happen if I said it again?
Phoenix: Uh...
"You never know!" Jaune said.
"Why the voice crack?" Pyrrha said.
"I don't know, it's just seemed fitting."
Vasquez: You'd ask the same questions, get the same answers. A waste of time.
Phoenix: (slams desk) (Damn... damn! To come so far, only to fail...)
(There's noise in the gallery. The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: As it seems there are no further questions... I would like to end the cross-examination of the witness, Ms. Vasquez.
Edgeworth: OBJECTION! ...
"Edgeworth's helping us?!" Ruby said.
"He probably realized something." Ren said.
"I didn't expect that at all." Yang said.
Judge: Yes, Mr. Edgeworth?
Edgeworth: I was hoping I'd come up with a question while I was objecting, Your Honor... I didn't.
Some of them laughed.
"That's a letdown."
Judge: I see... Very well.
Edgeworth: OBJECTION! (slams desk) Your Honor! (points) I request that the witness testify again!
Everyone started laughing.
Vasquez: You are the prosecutor, are you not? Why are you badgering me? I'm your witness!
Edgeworth: I... I just want to hear your testimony again.
"Your voice is so hot..." Yang said.
"Who's the whore now?" Jaune said.
"Shut up, I'm trying to save your sexy ass!"
Vasquez: Does this make any sense to you, Your Honor? I don't see that we have anything to gain by repeating the last several minutes.
Judge: Mr. Edgeworth... I, too, see little point in making Ms. Vasquez repeat herself. What exactly did you want her to testify about?
Edgeworth: Mmmph! Well, yes, um... ... Indeed! Verily, I say... Ergo!
Everyone started laughing again.
"I'm stalling by using smart words..."
Edgeworth: (slams desk) (points) I want to hear about what happened... after they found the body!
Judge: After they found the body...? Very well. The witness will testify to the court concerning this matter.
Vasquez: Hmph.
Maya: Nick! Why did Edgeworth...?
"I haven't said anything in a while." Ruby said.
Phoenix: Who knows? He probably realized she did it, too.
Maya: But... but! Wasn't he the one that said he always gets a guilty verdict...? After all that...
Phoenix: (Edgeworth...)
"Fucking bitch." Yang said and started laughing to her stupid joke.
Witness Testimony
- After Finding the Body -
Vasquez: I was with Sal and Oldbag, the security lady, when we found the body.
The assistant was there, too. Only Powers was absent.
I immediately called the police. Then Powers showed up.
The security lady, Oldbag, was quite agitated. Pointing at Powers, saying "he did it!"
I asked to be left out of the proceedings.
I went back to the trailer to get my script and direction notes.
Then I went home.
Judge: Hmm... I see no issues raised by this testimony... Mr. Wright, your cross-examination.
Maya: Okay, Nick, we're close, real close! She may be acting tough now... But if you put her on the spot she's sure to falter! Find the key you need and twist the truth out of her, Nick!
Phoenix: Right!
Cross Examination
- After Finding the Body -
"The last cross examination." Ruby said.
"Let's finish this case." Blake said.
"This statement seems weird." Pyrrha said.
"Why?" Yang said.
"She should already have them, she was going for a rehearsal."
"You're right." Blake said.
(Presses statement 6)
Phoenix: HOLD IT! The script and your direction notes?
Vasquez: Yes, they're quite valuable. It wouldn't do to have them stolen.
Phoenix: No, I guess not.
[Press harder]
[Back off]
(Picks Press harder)
Phoenix: Wait a second! I thought you came to Studio One for a rehearsal! Why didn't you bring your script and notes!?
Vasquez: Well, I was under the impression that we wouldn't be able to rehearse anything.
Phoenix: Why?
Vasquez: There was a murder, after all! Who could think of rehearsing after that!
Phoenix: (Oh, yeah, I guess...)
"What 'Oh, yeah, I guess'?! How would she know about the murder?!"
Judge: Hmm... Very well. Ms. Vasquez, please continue...
Edgeworth: OBJECTION! (slams desk) Your Honor! (points) I have an objection to the witness's last statement!
"Thank you, Edgeworth!"
"Here's the music!" Yang said.
Phoenix: (Huh...!?)
Edgeworth: Think! Ms. Vasquez said she didn't bring the script because there wouldn't be a rehearsal. Don't you see what that means? (slams desk) She would have had to know about the murder before going to Studio One!
Vasquez: ...!
(There's noise in the gallery. The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: Order! Order! Mr. Edgeworth!
Edgeworth: ...
Judge: What you have just said... is a reasonable observation. However, I find it hard to understand why the prosecution would make such a move! Or are you thinking of a career change to defense!?
"Like the sexy loser standing at the other side? Absolutely not."
Edgeworth: ... (bows) I... appreciate the concern, Your Honor. I will stand by my statement, however, regardless of how the court sees my role here. (slams desk) Now, Ms. Vasquez... Do you have an explanation?
Phoenix: (I can't believe Edgeworth is helping me!)
Vasquez: Hmph. So the prosecution is in cahoots with the defense? What kind of court is this? No matter. I think you misunderstood me. I had a perfectly good reason to believe there would be no rehearsal.
Judge: Hmm... Very well, the witness will change her testimony to reflect this reason.
Vasquez: I knew that Hammer was injured and couldn't do any action scenes, so I left them behind.
"But it was Powers who was injured." Ruby said.
"Exactly. Sooner or later, she would make a mistake." Blake said.
"Do you need to press or you have something to present?" Jaune said.
"The photo."
(Presents Powers's(?) Photo)
Phoenix: OBJECTION!
"YES!"
Phoenix: You "knew that Hammer was injured"...? (points) Don't you think that's a little funny?
"Not gonna lie, that's pretty sus." Nora said.
Phoenix: (slams desk) I mean, it was the Steel Samurai who was injured! (points) It was Will Powers!
Vasquez: Wh... what!?
(There's noise in the gallery. The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: Mr. Wright! Explain yourself!
Phoenix: Yes, Mr. Hammer is dragging his leg in this photo. But that's because he was pretending to be Mr. Powers!
Vasquez: P-pretending...?
Phoenix: One person was injured in the run-through that morning. That person was Mr. Powers, not Mr. Hammer! (slams desk) (points) Now, why did you think it was Mr. Hammer who was injured?
Vasquez: ...! I-I already said it was Sal who told me! Th-that's right! He must have gotten it wrong.
"I don't think the director who was present at the run-through would make that mistake." Weiss said.
Phoenix: I think not. Mr. Manella was at the run-through that morning. He would have known it was Mr. Powers who was injured. He saw it happen! Why would he tell you the wrong person? (slams desk) Ms. Vasquez!
[You heard Mr. Manella wrong]
[You saw Hammer limping]
(Picks You saw Hammer limping)
Phoenix: Actually, you didn't hear anything from Mr. Manella. (points) You saw Mr. Hammer limping with your own eyes!
Judge: Yes, but... Wasn't it Mr. Powers who was injured...?
Phoenix: Yes, but remember! Mr. Hammer was dragging his leg, too! He was pretending to be Mr. Powers!
Judge: Aah!
Phoenix: (points) And when was he doing this...?
Edgeworth: Well... It would have been after he put on the Steel Samurai costume... and went to Studio Two. Where he was murdered!
Phoenix: Exactly! (slams desk) Ms. Vasquez! (points) You met him, didn't you? You saw the Steel Samurai limping! And Mr. Hammer was in that Steel Samurai suit! That's why you were confused! (slams desk) That's why you thought it was Mr. Hammer who had been injured that morning!
Vasquez: ...!
(There's noise in the gallery. The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: Order! Order! I will have order!
Edgeworth: Witness! (slams desk) Can you refute this claim?
Vasquez: Hrrmmmm... hmph! ... ...
Phoenix: (Yeah, let's see you sneak out of this one, Vasquez!)
"She will sneak out of it, won't she?" Jaune said.
"Yep." Ruby said.
Vasquez: ... Very well! I have a question for you!
Phoenix: (Urk... Why are the real killers always so... persistent?)
"Because prison?" Weiss said.
Vasquez: Why in the world would I want Mr. Hammer dead? Yes, he'd fallen on hard times, but he was a star! I had nothing to gain from his death! Nothing!
Judge: Hmm... Yes, you would need a motive. Why would she have killed the victim? If there is a reason, it is unclear to this court. Does the defense have anything to say on the matter? In other words, can you prove she had a motive?
[Of course I can prove it!]
[Of course I can't prove it!]
"I can't prove it. She doesn't have a motive." Blake said.
"So it's self-defence." Ren said.
(Picks Of course I can't prove it)
Maya: Nick, no! Saying you can't prove it now would be admitting defeat! She'll get away!
"But she doesn't!" Blake said.
"Maybe you have to prove Hammer's motive for trying to kill her?" Yang said.
"Let's see."
Phoenix: But... but what proof could I possibly have!?
Maya: I don't care if it's impossible, you still have to fight this one!
Phoenix: Ugh... Okay. I have proof, and I'll show it to you! I present to the court evidence as to Ms. Vasquez's motive in this murder.
(Presents Five-Year-Old Photo)
Phoenix: TAKE THAT! This is my proof!
Judge: This is... the photo from before?
"I can't believe it is..."
Phoenix: (slams desk) This photo reveals the motive in this murder!
Vasquez: ...!
Phoenix: I'm right, aren't I, Ms. Vasquez?
Vasquez: Hrrrrrrm... hmph!
Phoenix: Five years ago, Mr. Hammer was at the height of his fame. With Dee Vasquez's help, a terrible accident was swept under the carpet... Ladies and gentlemen, the case currently up for trial... It began on that day, five years ago!
Vasquez: ...
Phoenix: Ironically enough, that accident precipitated Mr. Hammer's fall... His fall from stardom!
Edgeworth: His guilt weighed him down, no doubt.
Phoenix: However! You, Dee Vasquez, used Mr. Hammer. (points) You made him work for you for petty change!
Vasquez: Hmph!
Edgeworth: Bringing us to the present day... and Mr. Hammer's last role as the Evil Magistrate!
Phoenix: Yes! Undoubtedly, it was a constant source of shame for the ex-star...
Edgeworth: Hmm...
Judge: One moment, Mr. Wright. We are talking about motives, here... yet you have only talked about Mr. Hammer. It almost seems as if... As if it was Mr. Hammer who had killed Dee Vasquez, not the other way around! What motive would Ms. Vasquez have?
Vasquez: Y-yes, that's right. According to what you say... I would have no reason to kill Hammer. He was a good source of income for me! And I never get rid of useful men. It's a policy of mine.
Judge: Mr. Wright? Please explain Ms. Vasquez's motive for murder.
[Reveal evidence]
[She had no motive]
"Okay, now I can say she had no motive."
(Picks She had no motive)
Phoenix: She had no motive, Your Honor.
Judge: What's that now!?
Phoenix: (points) It was Mr. Hammer who was out for blood! All Ms. Vasquez did was push him off the stairs... in self defense!
Edgeworth: What's that now!?
Phoenix: (slams desk) It's simple! (points) Mr. Hammer was intending to kill Ms. Vasquez!
Edgeworth: Wha-!? WHAT!?
(There's noise in the gallery. The judge pounds his gavel.)
Phoenix: (points) Your Honor! Jack Hammer drugged Mr. Powers with sleeping pills! Jack Hammer snuck into the dressing room and stole the Steel Samurai costume! Jack Hammer wore the costume to fool the security lady into thinking he was Powers! Then Jack Hammer made his way to the trailer! And for what purpose, you ask? To kill Dee Vasquez, who had so cruelly taken advantage of him all those years!
(She becomes so angry, she snapped her pipe in half.)
"This breakdown feels different." Yang said.
Phoenix: So, you did do it, didn't you?
Vasquez: ... Yes. I am guilty. It was me...
(Flashback)
"Someone call an ambulance!"
"Th-there's blood everywhere! We're too late!"
"Aah! Ms. Vasquez!"
"What...? What happened here!?"
"Who's talking right now?!" Jaune said.
"Manuel fell from the trailer stairs...!"
"Manuel! Manuel!"
"Ms. Vasquez, please, try to remain calm..."
"No...! No! How could this...?"
"It was an accident..."
"Mr. Hammer was doing an action scene and..."
"Wait, there's a third person?" Ruby said.
"No! Manuel! Manuel!"
"D-don't touch him! Ms. Vasquez!"
"Nooooooooooooo!"
"Please... please don't die."
"Please..."
(End of flashback)
"It's so sad..." she said with tears in her eyes. Nora was already crying.
"I know..." Blake said, almost tearing up.
Vasquez: Congratulations, Mr. Wright. I lose... again.
(There's noise in the gallery. The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: Mr. Edgeworth... Where's Dee Vasquez?
Edgeworth: In the waiting lobby, Your Honor. As calm and collected as ever...
Judge: I see... Mr. Wright.
Phoenix: Yes, Your Honor?
Judge: It appears you have brought about yet another miracle.
Phoenix: I... thank you, Your Honor.
"How the fuck do you do that?" Nora said.
"Save states." Jaune said.
"We haven't used save states at all." Ruby said.
Edgeworth: I think not, Your Honor. Will Powers was innocent. That he should be found so is only natural... not a miracle.
Judge: ... Yes. Yes, you're right. Very well. This court finds the defendant, Mr. Will Powers...
Not Guilty
"CONFETTIIIIIII!" Nora said.
Judge: That is all. The court is adjourned!
(The judge pounds his gavel.)
October 20, 1:12 PM
District Court
Defendant Lobby No. 3
Will: I... I don't know what to say! Thank you so much!
Phoenix: I'm just glad you're okay.
Will: Yes... but... it's sad. I know now that Mr. Hammer stole my costume. It's bad enough that he wanted to kill Ms. Vasquez... But to think that he tried to frame me for the murder! It makes me sad... Tell me why, Mr. Wright!
"Oh yeah. That would happen if he succeeded." Yang said.
Phoenix: H-huh?
Will: Tell me! Why did Mr. Hammer want to blame me...?
[I don't know]
[Show evidence]
"Do I have something to show?" Blake said.
"... The album!" Ruby said.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah. He was playing the bad guy and was jealous of the Steel Samurai."
(Picks Show evidence)
Phoenix: Well, this is what I think. Mr. Hammer wanted to put the blame on you because...
(Presents "Path to Glory")
Phoenix: TAKE THAT! It's because you were the Steel Samurai.
"You didn't have to throw it at my face." Yang said.
Will: Because I was the Steel Samurai?
Phoenix: Mr. Hammer was a big star, once. But he was reduced to acting in a kids' show... and as the villain, to boot! The kids love the Steel Samurai. And so, he hated you.
Will: I... I think I understand. H-he could have just told me. I would have changed places with him any time!
Phoenix: (I think you're missing the point...)
Will: ... Thank you. I'm just glad it's all over.
Phoenix: (So am I... so am I...)
Maya: Congratulations, WP!
Will: Oh? Oh! Heh heh. Thanks to you, I'll be able to don the Steel Samurai outfit once more! I can't wait to get back into that sweaty costume and... ...? Is... something wrong?
Maya: N-no! O-of course not... Aah! N-Nick! Edgeworth!
Edgeworth: ...
"Boo."
Phoenix: ...
Edgeworth: ... Say something, Wright. I'm not good at small talk.
Phoenix: Huh? What? ... Umm... that was too bad, Edgeworth!
"Come on, he helped you." Jaune said.
Edgeworth: You don't waste any time gloating, do you?
Phoenix: No... I really wanted to thank you. Vasquez would have gotten away if you hadn't stepped in.
Will: Ah, uh, pleased to meet you. I'm Powers. *sniff*
"Don't sniff to me, commoner." Yang said.
Edgeworth: Ah, er, Edgeworth. I'm a big fan of your work, Mr. Powers.
"Edgeworth is a Steel Samurai fan? I don't believe this." Weiss said.
Phoenix: (Liar!)
"No one does." Blake said.
Edgeworth: ... Wright. I must say, I hadn't expected to meet you again after all these years.
"Again?" Ruby said.
"They knew each other?" Yang said.
Maya: Meet "again"...?
Edgeworth: However. In retrospect, it would have been better had we not met. Thanks to you, I am saddled with unnecessary... feelings.
"No way." Weiss said.
"This isn't happening..." Ren said.
"Yes! YES! THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!" Yang said.
"Noooo..." Ruby said.
Phoenix: Unnecessary feelings?
"Come on, come on..." Yang said.
Edgeworth: Yes. Unease... and uncertainty.
"I'm not sure if I should kiss you or have sex with you here."
"Yang!"
Phoenix: Aren't those kind of necessary?
Edgeworth: They only serve to get in my way. You listen to me, Phoenix Wright. Don't ever show your face in front of me again. That's what I came here to tell you.
"No... NOOOO!" Yang said.
"They won't be thing. Give it up." Blake said.
"Never!"
Will: Umm... Mr. Wright? Is... this guy your friend?
Maya: What? Friends? As if! They're rivals! Rivals! Right, Nick?
Phoenix: For now we are... I guess.
Maya: Huh!? Why do I get the feeling I'm missing something? C'mon, Nick! Tell me! What's the deal with you and Edgeworth?
"He wants to fuck, wasn't that obvious?"
"STOP!" Ruby said.
"Seriously, your toxicity knows no bounds." Weiss said.
Phoenix: And so the curtain closes on another trial... I caused quite a stir by revealing that accident from five years ago. It was the talk of the town. Thankfully, Global Studios rethought its programming change. They went back to making kids' shows again.
"They made this... they actually made the Pink Princess." Yang said.
"Looks awesome!" Ruby said. "Wait, so Sal and Vasquez are not in jail."
"She is with the Mafia, so she has the means." Blake said.
Maya: Nick! This is it! The new show starts today! You're going to watch it with me, right?
Phoenix: (I'll admit, I was kind of surprised... I didn't think they'd seriously go through with it...)
Maya: You have to buy trading cards too, okay! We have to trade with Cody and that assistant!
Phoenix: Fine, fine. I'll do it.
Maya: Isn't it great that WP gets to play the lead again? I wonder if they'll show his real face this time...
"... Wait, what?" Ruby said.
"Powers is the Pink Princess?" Pyrrha said.
Phoenix: I dunno... I don't think the world is ready for the real Will Powers...
THE END
"Finally, it's over." Blake said.
"Now we can spend the rest of the day relaxing." Yang said.
"Yes, because tomorrow it's going to be a hell for you." Weiss said.
"What do you mean?"
"Remember our bet?"
"Oh, that... w-well if you plan on giving me a nerdy outfit, you can't! It goes against the academy's dress code. Ha!" Yang said, sticking her tongue out.
"I know. That's why I made some changes to your outfit."
"Huh?"
"Is she allowed to do something like that?" Jaune whispered.
"I don't know." Blake whispered back.
"And when I say changes, I mean I replaced it with this!" Weiss said. She then showed an outfit with a more plain shirt, a dark red dress that reached below the knees and black flats with white long socks.
"What is that?" Ruby said.
"This is the oldest design of Beacon Academy's female student outfit. I was lucky they had kept all of them. Something strange, really."
"How did you get one...?" Yang said, a bit shocked in the realization that she would wear that.
"That's not important."
"I feel like this is a bit important." Jaune said.
"What matters is that it doesn't violate the dress code. And you have to wear this all week."
"No..." Yang said.
"Ah, also... these too.". She then brought up a pen pouch for her breast pocket, a horrible pink hairband and big nerdy glasses.
"NO..."
"Well, I think it's we should leave you guys. Come on, team." Jaune said.
"Bye, everyone." Pyrrha said.
"Bye." Ruby said.
"But I want to see her Phoenix Wright breakdown!" Nora said.
"Come on, Nora." Ren said.
"Okay..."
"NOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Yang screamed after they left. And Weiss, in her mind, was laughing like a villain.
"Why are you smiling?" Blake said.
"It feels cathartic." Ruby said.
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