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Chapter 21: Rise from the Ashes Part 4
February 24, 9:41 AM
District Court
Defendant Lobby No. 1
Ema: So, what do you think, Mr. Wright?
"That this is going to be the most painful hearing in the game." Jaune said.
Phoenix: I think the prosecution is as confused as we are. After all...
Lana: the victim was murdered in two different places at the same time, and a different suspect was arrested at the other crime scene.
"I actually forgot about her." Ruby said.
"This always happens. We get so into the investigation that we forget our client." Yang said.
"You're all terrible lawyers." Weiss said.
Ema: Lana!
Lana: Good morning, Mr. Wright. I apologize for yesterday. I was... indisposed.
Phoenix: I hope they didn't hold you too long for questioning.
Lana: We just finished, actually. I'm used to all-nighters, though.
Ema: So, how'd it go?
Lana: It's as Mr. Wright suspects. The police are clueless. I figured as much, so I struck a plea bargain.
Ema: A plea bargain? What do you mean by that?
Lana: We agreed that if I told them the truth behind this "simultaneous murder," they wouldn't seek capital punishment. That's what I mean, Ema.
Ema: But Lana! Don't tell me you...
Lana: Much to my regret, I'm as much in the dark about this as they are.
Phoenix: Ms. Skye.
Lana: Hmm?
"Don't you fucking dare ruin this for me! Got it?!" Jaune said.
"You know she's going to do that in the end." Blake said.
Phoenix: We discovered traces left by a certain person in the Police Department's evidence room. They belonged to Officer Jake Marshall.
Lana: You found Officer Marshall's... traces?
Phoenix: Blood-stained fingerprints, to be exact.
Lana: !
Phoenix: That's the trump card I have up my sleeve today. You do understand what this means, don't you?
"We're gonna lynch him." Yang said.
"Lynch? Ooooh boy! Those are the good ol' days! This makes me feel 500 years younger!" Nora said.
"It wasn't that long ago." Ren said.
"Also, how old is the judge?" Ruby said.
Ema: In order to defend my sister, you're going to accuse Mr. Marshall?
Phoenix: We have to play the cards we're dealt. Isn't that right, Ms. Skye?
Lana: ... Do what you have to do, Mr. Wright.
February 24, 10:00 AM
District Court
Courtroom No. 9
(There's noise in the gallery. The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: Court is now in session for the trial of Ms. Lana Skye.
Phoenix: The defense is ready, Your Honor.
Edgeworth: The prosecution is... (tsks and wags finger) Hmph.
Judge: ... Hmph? I'm afraid you'll have to clarify.
Edgeworth: It takes 30 minutes by car to reach criminal affairs from the Prosecutor's Office. The victim, Bruce Goodman, was slain at both places at the same time.
Judge: But, that's not physically possible, is it? What's more, I hear the victim from the evidence room just "disappeared"!
Ema: Yes, and the body eventually reappeared in the trunk of Mr. Edgeworth's car.
Phoenix: (Wow... this is one messed up trial...)
Edgeworth: (points) One of my duties as prosecutor is to present impartial evidence. Today I will present evidence relating to the murder at the Police Department. In so doing, I believe the way in which we should proceed will reveal itself.
Ema: Now that's what sets Mr. Edgeworth apart. He sounds so on top of things... even though he doesn't know what's going on himself!
"I do that all the time!" Jaune said.
"I don't know... you sound like you're at the bottom to me." Ruby said.
"You sound like a little beta." Yang said.
"You didn't just say that." Blake said.
"Yes, Mr. Wright. You're not a true sigma like Mr. Edgeworth." Nora said.
"Or me!" Ruby said.
"Or me!". Some of them started laughing.
Phoenix: And that's supposed to be an admirable trait?
(The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: Very well, let the trial resume. On the day of the crime, what exactly transpired at the Police Department? Mr. Edgeworth, you may call your first witness of the day to the stand.
Edgeworth: For its first witness, the prosecution calls... (points) the suspect of the murder that occurred at the Police Department!
Judge: The suspect!? You mean, the so-called murderer!?
(There's noise in the gallery.)
Phoenix: (Hoo boy. Things are getting wild from the get-go.)
(The witness is on the stand.)
"Let's get this over with." Ruby said.
Edgeworth: Will the witness please state his name and occupation.
Meekins: Yes, sir! I am Officer Mike Meekins, sir! My occupation is, um... that would be murderer, sir!
Phoenix: ...
Edgeworth: ...
Everyone, except for Ruby, stuck out their glasses. "Right away." Yang said, pouring them a drink, herself included.
Judge: ... Er... So you're telling us you're a "professional killer"...
Meekins: Sir. It was me, sir! I'm the one who did it! I'll never kill anyone again, sir! You've got to believe me, sir!
Judge: Uh... Actually, what we'd like to hear from you is...
Meekins: Sir! I'm what you would call part of the "younger generation," sir! A person whose actions adults can't possibly comprehend!
"Said no one from said generation." Blake said.
Judge: Please, Mr. Edgeworth, sir! Help me, sir!
Edgeworth: (slams desk) Officer Meekins.
Meekins: Y-yes, sir!
Edgeworth: Give us your report of the crime. (points) Consider that an order.
Meekins: Yes, sir! As you wish! After all, I am part of a generation that must be told what to do, sir!
Ema: You can't fault him for a lack of enthusiasm.
"I never wanted to punch someone in the face so much." Yang said.
Witness Testimony
- Crime Report, Sir! -
Meekins: Although it's not my normal duty, I was assigned to guard the evidence room that day!
I spotted a suspicious man on the security screen, and rushed into the room!
I was only doing what I was trained to do, sir!
I was suddenly attacked!
I fought for my life! Then I... I did it!
After that I passed out... until another officer smacked me awake!
Judge: Hmm. So the victim, Detective Goodman, attacked you?
Meekins: "Do unto others before they do unto you"! That's the Meekins family motto, sir!
Judge: I see. Then you fainted, and a colleague helped you regain consciousness.
Meekins: Yes, sir! He knocked me upside the head, sir!
Judge: Very well. The defense may begin its cross-examination.
Phoenix: (What I need here is more info to work with!)
Cross Examination
- Crime Report, Sir! -
"Nothing to debunk yet." Ruby said.
(Presses statement 1)
Phoenix: HOLD IT! Mr. Meekins. You work in the General Affairs Department, do you not?
Meekins: Yes, sir! I am in charge of hiring new recruits, sir!
"Whose idea was it?!" Weiss said.
Phoenix: (Yikes! Now there's a scary thought.)
Edgeworth: Evidence transferal was taking place on the day of the crime, which meant many officers were given special tasks not ordinarily performed.
Meekins: I was in charge of guarding the Blue Badger, sir!
"That wooden abomination?"
Judge: The Blue Badger?
Meekins: Yes, sir. The lovely police mascot created by the Head Detective, sir! I was to ensure it wasn't broken during the transferal process. That was my sole mission for the day, sir!
Judge: I see. Sounds like a very... uh, important mission.
Meekins: After the awards ceremony finished that day, there were so many people running around that I relocated the Blue Badger to the evidence room!
Judge: Oh... So that's why you went to the evidence room.
Edgeworth: Tell us... what did you see when you got there?
(Presses statement 2)
Phoenix: HOLD IT! In order to enter the evidence room... you need an ID card, am I correct?
Meekins: Precisely, sir! I have one right here around my neck!
Phoenix: So then... your ID number should be listed in here, right?
Meekins: ... There it is! I found it! This is the one right here.
Judge: Could you please read us the number?
Meekins: Yes, sir! It's "4989596." That's my number, sir!
"Why is it listed twice?" Pyrrha said.
Phoenix: I see... Huh? But the number 4989596... is shown as being used twice!
Edgeworth: (slams desk) Please explain, witness.
"I had to go to the restroom, sir!" Jaune said.
Meekins: It's n-no real mystery, sir! The first time is when I relocated Blue Badger to the evidence room, and the second time is when I went to go get him after everything settled down.
Judge: I see. So it was during that second time when?
Meekins: Yes, sir! That was when I spotted the man on the security screen!
(Data added to ID Card Record.)
[ID Card Record: IDs of all who entered the evidence room on 2/21.]
(Presses statement 3)
Phoenix: HOLD IT! So you were attacked... Can you please tell us exactly what happened to you?
Meekins: It was a knife, sir! A knife!
Judge: Detective Goodman pulled a knife on you? What happened then?
Meekins: Well, with me charging in on him like that, he looked as surprised as I was!
Phoenix: (You aren't exactly the kind of person someone would want to run into...)
"We don't even need to comment. Phoenix does it for us."
Meekins: That's when I reacted, sir! I swung my arms like an octopus, struggling to detain him! That's how I got this gash on my hand.
"If you hadn't just moved your arms like a spastic, you wouldn't have gotten injured." Weiss said.
"Weiss, you can't say that." Ruby said.
"Oh please. Like any of you haven't said worse."
"Should we add this to the Weiss Gamer list of controversies?" Nora said.
"That joke is not funny anymore!"
Ema: Maybe if you'd just kept your cool your hand wouldn't be...
Meekins: When I saw the blood trickling down my arm, I panicked! I grabbed the man by his collar!
"I looked him in the eye and told him "Me want sex"." Yang said.
"Gross." Ruby said.
"Why? What's so gross about man with man love? What do you want to say with that, huh? Another one to the list of RoseBatman98 controversies."
"You know I don't like it when you bring up MY FIRST USERNAME!"
(Presses statement 4)
Phoenix: HOLD IT! What exactly do you mean when you say you, "did it"?
Meekins: I know I don't look the type, but I'm really into kung fu films, sir! The man let his guard down for just an instant, so I snatched his knife from him!
Phoenix: You took his knife?
"He managed to disarm him?" Pyrrha said.
"Even you don't believe it?" Yang said.
"I mean... look at him."
"Now look at me." Nora said. Some of them started laughing.
"Look at him, look at me. See the difference?" Yang said.
"... Yeah?" Ruby said.
Meekins: I spun him around and performed a disarming maneuver! I made sure to close my eyes like a man!
Phoenix: I, uh, see... (He must have been desperate.)
Meekins: The next thing I knew, his white coat was drenched in a sea of my blood, and then... Then, the next thing I knew...
Judge: Yes?
Meekins: He punched me right in my face, sir!
(Pressed statement 5)
Phoenix: HOLD IT! About what time did you regain consciousness?
Meekins: No offense, sir, but how am I supposed to know that? I was unconscious!
Phoenix: Oh... right.
"I'm sorry I didn't look at the time when I woke up. I had more important things to tend to, like my bleeding hand, you know?" Jaune said.
Edgeworth: According to the report from the officer that woke up the witness, it was about 5:30.
Meekins: He hit me right in the head too! I woke up crying tears of pain!
Judge: That's nice... Er, I mean... it's nice that you recovered, that is...
"It must've been so funny seeing you cry like a little bitch." Nora said.
"I'm already laughing, thinking about it." Ren said.
Meekins: When I came around though, I made sure to finish my mission, sir!
Phoenix: Your "mission"...?
Meekins: Yes, sir! The Blue Badger, sir! I returned him to the entrance before things got out of hand!
Phoenix: (Well, we can all rest easy now...)
(The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: I believe we now have a fairly accurate picture of what happened.
Edgeworth: Yes, Your Honor. Only one thing remains unclear. (points) Was the man this officer "murdered," really the victim?
Phoenix: (He's got a point...)
Meekins: Um...
Judge: Yes, Officer Meekins?
Meekins: With regard to that, sir... Take a look at this. It was sent to my cell. Chief Gant delivered it to me just this morning sir!
"Say what now?" Ruby said.
Edgeworth: The Chief?
Phoenix: Delivered it...?
"But it was after a long pause. I don't know why." Jaune said.
Judge: What is that? A... videotape?
Meekins: Yes, sir! That's absolutely right, sir! A videotape, sir! It contains footage from the security camera in the evidence room.
Edgeworth: OBJECTION! (slams desk) What!? But I specifically asked if there was such a tape, (points) and was told it had been mistakenly erased!
Judge: That's quite a mistake.
Meekins: I just do what I'm told, sir. It's the only thing I'm really good at.
Phoenix: (Looks like communication with the Police Department is as good as ever...)
"It's still strange. What is he planning?" Yang said.
(The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: Well then, let's have a look! Show us the video of you murdering the victim!
Meekins: Oh... Please stop using that word, "murder," sir! It scares me!
Phoenix: (A video of a real murder... Just what are we getting ourselves into...?) ...
(The video shows the Evidence Room, the camera moving left and right. In the middle, is the Blue Badger "dancing". At some point, the "victim" enters the view, going to one locker and opening it. Then Officer Meekins enters the room. He approaches the "victim", but he pulls out his knife and hits him. A fight starts, but it wasn't shown. The camera moves to them again, but the "victim" was gone and Meekins was sitting on the wall, unconscious.)
"..."
Edgeworth: ...
Meekins: ...
"Wow, these graphics suck."
"Is that the only thing you got from the video?!" Weiss said.
"Also, where is the victim? He's not there anymore. Why was Meekins arrested if the victim's not there?" Ruby said.
"He's supposedly lying on the floor, dead." Blake said.
"And then someone put his body in Edgeworth's car?"
"That's their theory so far." Ren said.
"Also, THIS BLUE MONSTROSITY IS IN THE MIDDLE!" Weiss said.
"What were they thinking?! Why do they keep torturing us with its existence?! THIS GAME FUCKING SUCKS!" Yang said and everyone started laughing.
"This joke is never leaving..."
"I would rather have a Grimm grab me by my ponytail and swing me around until it rips off my scalp than play this game!"
"I would rather have it feed me shit through a funnel than play this game!" Ruby said.
"I would rather have it remove my eyes and shit in my eye sockets than play this game!" Jaune said.
"I would rather have it rip my head off and take a diarrhea dump in my neck stump than play this game!" Nora said.
"These are getting more and more violent! Also, why so much shit?" Pyrrha said.
"That's what they all say." Ruby said.
"I would rather have it stick its- I'm not continuing this, it's getting too sexual." Yang said.
"LET'S JUST CONTINUE THIS DAMN GAME ALREADY!" Weiss said.
Judge: Well, I believe we're all thinking the same thing. How can we deal with these unsettling feelings stirred within us...?
Edgeworth: (slams desk) What the hell was that wriggling piece of plywood!?
Meekins: Sir! That is the pride and joy of the entire Criminal Affairs Department, sir! It's the Blue Badger, sir!
Phoenix: (Why am I not surprised this isn't going smoothly?)
(Security Video added to the Court Record.)
[Security Video: Video from the security camera placed in the evidence room.]
Judge: Yes, well anyway... this tape seems to prove that that the witness did indeed encounter... er, "someone" in the evidence room, and some sort of... er, "activity" did take place...
Edgeworth: (slams desk) Your Honor... instead of relying on clearly incomplete footage, the witness's testimony will suffice. (points) Is that alright with you, Officer Meekins?
Meekins: Yes, sir! As you wish, sir!
Witness Testimony
- Mystery Man -
Meekins: His face can't be clearly seen in the video,
but there's no question that the other person was Detective Goodman, sir!
I mean, he opened the locker, which required Detective Goodman's fingerprint to do!
The locker he opened is unquestionably Detective Goodman's locker, sir!
So it must be him! No one else could have unlocked it!
Judge: What's this about a fingerprint?
Edgeworth: Each detective has been given a locker, equipped with a fingerprint-activated lock. These locks ensure that each locker can only be opened by the detective it belongs to.
Judge: Intriguing... That would mean... the victim at the crime scene would have to have been Detective Goodman. Very well! The defense may begin its cross-examination!
Phoenix: (I don't know where this cross-examination will lead, but everything begins with contradictions. That's where I have to start!)
Cross Examination
- Mystery Man -
"Okay, let me check the video one more time." Ruby said, as she examined the footage. "Hey, the little light above the locker is turned on."
"So it was already unlocked." Jaune said.
"Okay, he opens the locker... and something falls from it."
"That's how it was probably kept unlocked. They jammed the locker." Blake said.
"... The victim's coat is covered in blood."
"Either he got injured, or it's Meekins's blood." Yang said.
"... And now that other locker has that piece of cloth sticking out-"
"Like how we found it. And that explains the bloody handprint too. The "victim" probably put the bloody coat inside." Pyrrha said.
"Okay, I got this. Good thing that I realized everything MYSELF and NO ONE else said anything, RUINING my game experience."
"Sorry." Yang said while laughing a little.
"Which one was it... Here! Objection!"
(Presents Security Video on statement 3)
Phoenix: OBJECTION! Regarding the video contained on this tape, there is one thing in particular that seems rather strange.
Judge: Strange?
Phoenix: This contradiction leads to the possibility that... (slams desk) the man may not be Detective Goodman.
Judge: What? This video contains such a contradiction?
Edgeworth: OBJECTION! (shakes head) Interesting... Your Honor, I have a proposal.
Judge: Yes, Mr. Edgeworth?
Edgeworth: I propose we have the defense... (points) point out to us this alleged "contradiction" in the video.
Phoenix: (He would want me to point it out...)
Judge: Very well, proposal accepted. Let us further inspect this piece of evidence.
(The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: I will now play the security tape. Mr. Wright. Please show us this contradiction you speak of.
Phoenix: (I have to point out a problem in the video? This is the first time I've ever had to do that.)
Ema: You can do it, Mr. Wright! It's set up so you can Fast Forward, Rewind or Pause the video. Just take a good look and be sure to point out the right thing!
Meekins: Please don't play it too many times. I-I can't stand watching this video!
"The violence! The blood! THE GORE!" Jaune said.
"Seriously, how did he become a police officer?" Weiss said.
Phoenix: (How did this guy ever become a police officer?)
"Drat!". Yang poured her a glass and Weiss drank it. "I can't stand the taste of it."
Judge: Now then, Mr. Wright. Please enlighten us! Where is the contradiction that indicates the man may not be Detective Goodman?
(Presents Light above Goodman's locker)
Phoenix: TAKE THAT! (slams desk) The thing that's strange about this video... (points) has got to be this! Officer Meekins.
Meekins: Sir! D-do you mean me, sir?
Phoenix: As I understand it, the locker apparatus works like this: When you grab the handle, a sensor reads your fingerprint. If the print matches the registered data, the light turns on and the lock is released.
Meekins: A-according to my very limited experience, that's the way I understand it, sir!
Phoenix: (slams desk) If so, then something is seriously wrong with this picture! When the victim reaches for the handle to open the locker... Let's rewind to a little earlier... Here! Notice the light?
Judge: What's this!? It's... already lit!
Phoenix: Precisely my point, Your Honor. The locker was already open before the victim grabbed the handle!
Meekins: AAAAAAAAHHHHH!
(There's noise in the gallery. The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: Order! Order! What's the meaning of this!?
Phoenix: It's very simple, Your Honor. The locker wasn't locked on the day of the crime!
Edgeworth: OBJECTION! (slams desk) But the locker locks are controlled by an electronic system. When a door is shut, a sensor is triggered... (points) and the locker is automatically locked!
Judge: Oh, I know! It must have broken down! Of course, I'm not an expert in this...
Edgeworth: That's not likely, Your Honor. The sensor would detect and report any malfunction.
Judge: Oh well. It just goes to show novices should keep their mouths shut.
"I'm not good with all that new-fangled machinery, I'm just a pancake eater." Nora said.
"What a title."
Judge: So then, Mr. Wright. Do you have an explanation?
Phoenix: Me, Your Honor?
Judge: Yes. Why wasn't the locker locked?
Phoenix: Me, Your Honor? ... Yes, well. You see... This isn't exactly my field... What do you think, Miss "Scientific Investigator"?
Ema: Huh? Oh, um... Maybe something, like, jammed the electronic system?
Phoenix: (Something... jammed the sensor? Say... There's something else that seems out of place in this video.)
Ema: Yeah, I thought so too! There's got to be another clue somewhere in this footage!
(The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: Very well. Let's inspect the video once more. The locker wasn't locked... Mr. Wright. Please point out the cause for this!
(Presents Item falling from locker)
Phoenix: TAKE THAT! (slams desk) Please watch closely. This is the continuation of the part I showed you earlier.
Judge: What's this? Something white fell out of the locker!
Meekins: But sir! It's been my experience that things fall out when doors are opened! I often fall out and roll great distances when I open my car door, sir!
"If the victim's like you, then maybe." Yang said.
Phoenix: OBJECTION! We can't be sure that item was completely inside the locker to begin with.
"Oh thank god. I thought he was going to say the same thing.". Everyone started laughing.
"Because it's in-character for him." Jaune said.
Judge: What do you mean?
"He says that a lot. What do you mean?" Nora said.
"It's his catchphrase." Ruby said.
Phoenix: The sensor triggers the lock when the door is shut... What if something was inserted, say, between the sensor and the door?
Judge: In... Inserted...?
Phoenix: This white thing wasn't inside the locker... It was stuck between the door and the sensor!
Meekins: Oh, I understand now, sir! It's just like my tie! Two out of three times it gets stuck in the door when I get out of my patrol vehicle, sir! Instead of the door closing, My tie chokes me!
Judge: But the object would have to be extremely thin to fit in the door.
Edgeworth: Not only that, it would also have to block electrical currents... (points) It would need to be an insulator.
Judge: Yes, an insulator! But at the crime scene...
Phoenix: There just might have been something that fits the description.
Meekins: But s-sir! By "insulator," you don't mean...
Phoenix: (I think I've finally got this figured out.)
(The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: Very well! Will the defense please present the relevant evidence! What was this insulator that was stuck in the door?
"Wait, I have it?... Oh yeah, the rubber glove! It's an insulator." Ruby said.
(Presents Rubber Glove)
Phoenix: TAKE THAT! I found this near the locker: a thin rubber glove.
Judge: But we can't be sure that was in the victim's locker.
Phoenix: It has a tag that says, "SL-9 Incident."
Edgeworth: !
Phoenix: The video seems to depict the victim opening the locker, but that isn't the case! The lit lamp attests to this. (slams desk) On the day of the crime, even I could have opened that locker! Is this not so, Officer Meekins!?
Meekins: Sir... It would appear so, sir!
(There's noise in the gallery. The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: Order! Order! Order! So are we to believe then, that the "victim" whom this witness stabbed in the evidence room... was not Detective Goodman?
Edgeworth: OBJECTION! Do not be misled, Your Honor.
Judge: What do you mean, Mr. Edgeworth?
Edgeworth: The defense has merely demonstrated that possibility, and nothing more. The "victim" in the video was indeed Bruce Goodman. The prosecution will offer one more testimony to prove this!
"Why do you have to make things difficult for me?!"
Phoenix: What!?
Edgeworth: Officer Meekins, (points) please testify about this.
Meekins: Sir! M-me, sir!? I'm not sure what you're referring too, sir...
Edgeworth: ...
Meekins: O-oh! You mean that, sir! Of course, sir!
Phoenix: (Is this a joke...?)
(The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: Very well, begin your testimony!
Witness Testimony
- Mystery Man (2) -
Meekins: There's one other thing that proves the man was Detective Goodman, sir!
To enter the evidence room, one must use their ID card!
When an ID card is used, there's a record of it!
At the time of the crime, the detective had used his card!
"Oh, okay, that's easier than I thought."
Judge: An ID card record. I see...
Edgeworth: I have the ID card record right here, Your Honor. The ID used at 5:14... is that of the victim.
Judge: Just before the crime, hmm? Yes, without a doubt this is the victim's ID! However, one thing does strike me as unusual... Several hundred cases should have been due for transferal. Why were there so few people using this room?
Edgeworth: This particular evidence room is only used for storing certain special cases.
Phoenix: "Special" cases...?
Edgeworth: Extremely violent cases involving police staff.
Ema: Just hearing that makes my hair stand on end!
Phoenix: (Me too, although it doesn't make much of a difference...)
Edgeworth: There were only a few cases up for transferal there, and most were cleared up by noon.
Judge: Right... I see. Now, Let us move on to the cross-examination.
Cross Examination
- Mystery Man (2) -
"Easy. EZ."
(Presents Goodman's Lost Item Report on statement 4)
Phoenix: OBJECTION! (slams desk) Wait one moment, Officer Meekins.
Meekins: I-I'm not good at waiting, sir!
"If I wait for more than a second, I'll explode into confetti!" Jaune said.
"Do that when the trial is over." Nora said.
Phoenix: I have the victim's ID card right here. I found it at the crime scene.
Judge: That makes sense.
Phoenix: (shakes head) When I say, "crime scene," I'm not referring to the evidence room at the Police Department. I mean the "other" crime scene... (points) The underground parking lot at the Prosecutor's Office!
Edgeworth: ...
Phoenix: Your Honor... I have one more piece of evidence to present. It's a very important clue regarding the victim's ID card.
Judge: A... Lost Item Report? It's only half completed,
Phoenix: But it shows that Detective Goodman had lost "something" on the day of the crime. Something important enough to fill out this report.
Edgeworth: Let me guess. You believe this "something" to be his ID card, right?
Phoenix: I can't say for sure... but there is a high probability! On the day of the crime, (points) Detective Goodman was not carrying his card!
(There's noise in the gallery. The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: Order! Order! So now... what does this all mean?
Phoenix: It can only mean one thing. It doesn't require much thought! The man Officer Meekins encountered in the evidence room... was not Detective Goodman, but rather the man who stole his ID card!
(There's noise in the gallery. The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: Order! Order! Order! Does the prosecution have a response?
Edgeworth: ... I have only one thing to say to the defense.
Phoenix: ...?
Edgeworth: Bravo, Mr. Wright.
"It was a trap, right?" Ruby said.
"You fool!" Nora said.
"You fell for it, dipshit!" Yang said.
Phoenix: B-bravo...?
Edgeworth: Allow me to summarize the defense's argument. At 5:15 PM on the day of the crime, the man Officer Meekins encountered in the evidence room was not Detective Goodman. There are two grounds to support this. First, the locker in the evidence room was already unlocked. Second, the victim lost his ID card. Am I correct so far, Mr. Wright?
Phoenix: Yes... (What's he up to?)
"That means that Lana killed him. Great." Ruby said.
Edgeworth: That being the case, we must inevitably arrive at a single conclusion: If the "victim" in this video is a fake... then the murder in the evidence room is also fake! In other words, the security camera (points) does not show the instant of the murder.
Phoenix: Uh... Th-that is... Well, I guess that's right...
Edgeworth: Is something wrong, Mr. Wright? (points) Only moments ago you seemed content to be pointing your finger around.
Phoenix: This isn't going to end well...
Edgeworth: (tsks and wags finger) Well, well... It seems you've finally realized... (points) exactly what you've gone to such lengths to prove!
Judge: Explain yourself, Mr. Edgeworth!
Edgeworth: The defense has already done the explaining for me. The victim in this video is a fake... which means a murder did not take place at the Police Department at 5:15 on the day of the crime.
Judge: So...
Edgeworth: (slams desk) So the real crime could only take place at one location: the underground parking lot at the Prosecutor's Office! (points) The murderer being Ms. Lana Skye, the defendant! The evidence is compelling! A trustworthy witness... observed the moment the defendant used the murder weapon!
Phoenix: Aaaah!
(There's noise in the gallery.)
Phoenix: (I knew that testimony was way too shabby. It was all a trap from the beginning!)
(The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: The activity in the evidence room still leaves many questions unanswered: Who exactly was the "victim" Officer Meekins encountered? And where did this person disappear to...? However... This trial's purpose is to examine only the murder of Detective Goodman.
Edgeworth: (bows) Just so, Your Honor.
Ema: Mr. Wright! You have to do something, or else Lana...
Phoenix: (What do I do? How am I supposed to get myself out of this mess?)
[Object]
[Wait and see what happens]
"Object, stupid!"
(Picks Object)
Phoenix: OBJECTION! (slams desk) One moment, Your Honor!
Edgeworth: What now, Mr. Wright? Don't tell me you're objecting to what you've just proven.
Phoenix: (shakes head) Of course not. But I almost walked right into the prosecution's trap!
Edgeworth: What are you talking about?
Phoenix: This cross-examination has proven one thing and one thing only. The security video did not show the actual murder. (slams desk) However! It cannot be said that it is unrelated to the murder in the parking lot. Specifically, large amounts of blood traces were found in the evidence room!
Edgeworth: ...
Phoenix: (points) The defense demands further examination into the truth of the matter!
Judge: ...Mr. Edgeworth.
Edgeworth: Yes, Your Honor?
Judge: If this court were to examine this further, other witnesses will be necessary. Is the prosecution prepared?
Edgeworth: I'm sorry, Your Honor... The prosecution considered the incident at the Police Department to be unrelated. We have not prepared any other witnesses for this incident.
"But we have one."
Phoenix: (This just might be my chance. Time to call a certain Texas ranger to the stand!)
Ema: Mr. Wright... Do you mean...
"Get out of my head!" Jaune said.
"No! I'll keep reading your inner monologue for the rest of your life!"
Phoenix: Your Honor. The defense would like to request a specific witness.
Judge: Oh? Whom do you have in mind?
Phoenix: Someone we have reason to believe knows the truth... The truth behind the activities that took place in the evidence room.
Edgeworth: The prosecution requests to hear this person's name (points) before deciding whether or not to comply.
(The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: Very well, then. Mr. Wright! This person whom you would have testify... What is his or her name?
(Presents Jake Marshall profile)
Phoenix: TAKE THAT! Officer... Jake Marshall.
Edgeworth: Why him?
Phoenix: (I can't let him know everything just yet...) He's in charge of the evidence room. I feel we should hear what he has to say.
Edgeworth: The prosecution agrees to the defense's request. Since he was responsible for guarding the room, we should hear his testimony. Fortunately he works in the Police Department. (points) We shouldn't need longer than 20 minutes to prepare.
(The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: Very well. The court will take a 30 minute recess while the witness is subpoenaed. Will the prosecution please prepare the witness during this time?
Edgeworth: We will, Your Honor.
Judge: Court in recess!
(The judge pounds his gavel.)
"There goes the first part."
"Let's hope the rest of it is just as short." Blake said.
February 24, 11:32 AM
District Court
Defendant Lobby No. 2
Lana: ... There's no stopping you is there, Mr. Wright?
Phoenix: Huh? What do you mean?
Lana: You called for Jake Marshall. It seems you've figured everything out.
Phoenix: Uh... (I haven't figured anything out...)
Ema: Lana... You're the one who knows everything!
Lana: Ema...
Ema: You always know everything! Why don't you just tell us!? Mr. Wright is trying his hardest to protect you!
"She knows something. She knows something and doesn't want Ema to know." Pyrrha said
"It must be something that greatly involves her." Blake said.
Lana: I... I don't recall ever asking for his "protection."
Ema: How can you be so cold... Don't you trust us? Don't you trust... me?
Lana: ...
Gumshoe: Hope I'm not interrupting anything, pals.
Lana: ...
Ema: ...
Gumshoe: Oh... Guess I am. I'll come back later.
"Don't leave now! You already interrupted them!" Yang said.
Phoenix: Oh, Detective Gumshoe! What is it?
Gumshoe: You've got a lot of nerve, pal! Making a detective run all around while on duty, and to top it off you call me here... I've seen happier people at funerals!
Lana: Sorry, Detective.
Gumshoe: You better be, pal...Hey... Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! I didn't see you there, Ms. Skye!
"Okay, it's kinda difficult going from one voice to another."
Lana: That's ok. So... Have you brought what I asked?
Gumshoe: Oh... Oh ho! Oh ho ho! Oh ho ho ho! Oh ho ho ho ho ho ho! You mean this, right!?
Lana: My apologies, Detective. Due to my present circumstances, I was forced to use Mr. Wright's name when making my request.
Phoenix: My name!?
Gumshoe: Never in a million years would I have thought it was you who asked me, "Could I bother you to bring me the SL-9 Incident files?" "I'll need them by noon." Talk about crazy...
Phoenix: The "SL-9 Incident"?
Ema: But Lana! That's...
Lana: I thought Mr. Wright might need them, so I had them brought here. Here. You might do well to read them.
Gumshoe: I can't believe you, the Chief Prosecutor, were a witness in that case!
Phoenix: Ms. Skye... was a witness?
(Received file of SL-9 Incident Files.)
[SL-9 Incident Files: Files from the "Joe Darke Killings", solved two years ago.]
"Joe Darke? That was his name?" Ruby said.
"I expected a funnier pun, but okay."
Gumshoe: Take it from me, you don't want anything to do with serial murders.
Phoenix: ...
"Let's check the files. Page 1... Serial murder... Sentence: death. Page 2: Victims... Neil Marshall?!" Ruby said.
"You think he's related?" Jaune said.
"It can't be a coincidence. Either his father or brother." Yang said.
"Page 3... Head prosecutor: Miles Edgeworth... Lana and Ema were witnesses. Page 4... Most people from our case were the investigators. The plot thickens." Ruby said.
Gumshoe: Oh, what? Now that I've brought you your stuff, you're just gonna ignore me?
Phoenix: E-Ema! But why... Why is your name in here?
Ema: What? My name's in there!? I don't know... Unless... No, it couldn't be... Lana! This "SL-9 Incident"... Is that...
Lana: ... That's the classification number the police filed it under. Two years ago, the rest of the world knew it as... the "Joe Darke Killings."
Ema: The... Joe Darke... No... No, Lana! That's over with! No!
Phoenix: Ema, wait! (She ran away...)
Gumshoe: Uh, ya know what? I just remembered... I gotta be somewhere. Sorry pal, but I'm outta here!
Phoenix: (Jake Marshall, Angel Starr, Damon Gant, Miles Edgeworth... Not to mention Lana and Ema...) Everyone involved in this case is connected to those killings two years ago... This can't be just a "coincidence."
Lana: Knowing you, you just might be able to figure it out. Time to get back to the trial, Mr. Wright. Best of luck.
Phoenix: (I'd better take a good look at this file...)
To be continued.
"What do you mean "to be continued"?! It wasn't that short!" Weiss said. "And no one make another game reviewer joke!"
"Damnit." Yang said.
February 24, 12:14 PM
District Court
Courtroom No. 9
(There's noise in the gallery. The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: The court will now reconvene for the trial of Ms. Lana Skye.
Phoenix: (Ema didn't come back...)
"Finally, she was annoying."
"No one is going to read my inner monologue now." Jaune said.
"Nyehehehe..." Ruby said.
"What was that?"
"That's not how she laughs." Blake said. Ruby started laughing.
Edgeworth: Allow me to call the next witness to the stand: the officer in charge of guarding the evidence room on the day of the crime.
(The witness is on the stand.)
Edgeworth: Witness, please state your name and occupation.
Marshall: Me, pardner? Oh, I'm just a man, same as you, wanderin' the trails of civilization...
Edgeworth: ... Occasionally helping the elderly cross intersections when needed. Yes, we get it.
Judge: Oh, I know! You're a "patrolman"!
Marshall: As for my name, if you listen hard 'nuff, you can hear the howling wind calling it out.
Edgeworth: To be exact, it's Jake Marshall... Your Honor.
Phoenix: ("Howling wind"...? I've never heard Edgeworth described that way before...)
"More like an intense earthquake." Yang said. Everyone started laughing.
"That was terrible!"
"I've become the thing that killed my father. The Earthquake!" Ruby said.
"Wait, I didn't even make the connection!"
Edgeworth: Now, Mr. Marshall.
"Now that they stopped making fun of my trauma.". Some of them laughed at that.
Edgeworth: Let me ask you something. You were in charge of guarding the evidence room on the day the crime took place. (points) Is this correct?
Marshall: According to the papers, pardner.
Judge: What do you mean?
Marshall: A desperado's soul is as boundless as the desert sands. No "paper" can sum it up.
(The judge pounds his gavel.)
"Shut the fuck up, boy! And speak normally!" Nora said.
Judge: Maybe it's best we get on with this quickly. Please share with us your testimony of the day of the crime... in plain old English!
"Damnit!". Yang poured her a drink.
Witness Testimony
- Day of the Crime -
Marshall: My job was to keep a wary eye on that bone orchard.
They said I was supposed to make rounds three times a day, but that ain't my style.
Besides, the room's protected by two security systems, anyway.
If I remember right, I was at a street-side saloon at the time it went down.
I'm just an innocent travelin' man, so if you're out of ammo it's time I hit the trail.
Judge: I can't say I particularly care for your attitude...
Marshall: I can't say I care for your beard, but you don't see me complainin'.
"What?! What the fuck?! How dare you insult my beard?! This beard controls time and space!"
"How old is he?!" Weiss said.
Phoenix: Wait a minute... What do you mean by "two security systems"?
Marshall: I mean the security cameras and the ID card reader. I reckon even a cowpoke like you knows about those.
Phoenix: Yes, well, what about the fingerprint activated locks inside the evidence room?
Marshall: Fingerprint activated locks? What kind of new-fangled doohickeys are those?
"That might be useful." Ruby said.
Phoenix: (He's not being very helpful...)
Edgeworth: He's not that good with machines... or with following orders.
Marshall: Everyone's got their weaknesses, now don't they, Mr. Prosecutor?
Judge: This one seems like trouble. Okay Mr. Wright, he's all yours.
Cross Examination
- Day of the Crime -
"I'll just present the evidence. I don't think I'll get anything extra from pressing."
(Presents Marshall's Prints on statement 4)
Phoenix: OBJECTION! Officer Marshall. Doesn't it strike you as odd? That is, you being called in to testify like this?
Marshall: ...
Phoenix: After all, you weren't in the security room at the time of the crime.
Marshall: And yet you dragged me down here. Explain yourself, pardner.
Phoenix: It's quite simple. (points) You left a very large trail behind at the scene. Or, to be exact... a handprint.
Marshall: Hmph! Listen real good, pardner. Like I said, I'm the caretaker of that crypt. I pay my respects... that is, make my rounds, about once a month. It's only natural my fingerprints would be in there.
Phoenix: OBJECTION! (shakes head) I only wish it were, Officer, (slams desk) but you see... (points) your fingerprints were covered in blood!
(There's noise in the gallery. The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: Witness! What's the meaning of this!? Your bloodstained fingerprints were at the crime scene...!?
Phoenix: The blood was wiped away. However! A luminol test clearly revealed this! (points) Well, Officer Marshall?
Marshall: ... It seems to me... there ain't a person in this room with a head on his shoulders.
"There's no way he can explain that." Yang said.
Phoenix: !
Edgeworth: I take it you have an explanation then, Officer Marshall? About the "bloodstained" fingerprints?
(The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: Very well, you may begin your testimony about your fingerprints, found at the scene of the crime!
Witness Testimony
- Bloodstained Fingerprints -
Marshall: Like I said, it's only natural for my fingerprints to be in that evidence room.
One of them just happened to be at the same place as the bloodstained handprint.
The murderer touched the locker where my fingerprint was by chance.
The bloodstain and the fingerprint are completely unrelated.
Or didn't you know the murderer was wearing gloves?
See? I had nothing to do with it.
"How did he know the killer wore gloves?" Ruby said.
"Because he's working on the case?" Weiss said.
"At the underground parking lot, not the police station." Ren said.
"And he was absent for most of our investigation there." Ruby said.
Judge: Hmm... The witness's explanation appears valid, although there's room for doubt.
Marshall: Life wouldn't be any fun without any doubt, pardner.
Judge: The defense may now cross-examine the witness.
Phoenix: (This guy's hiding something, I can feel it! Now's my chance to prove it.)
Cross Examination
- Bloodstained Fingerprints -
(Presses statement 5)
Phoenix: HOLD IT! How do you know that!?
Marshall: I may be a loner, but I still do my job. I keep up on the reports.
Edgeworth: There was a bloodstain at the scene, thought to be left by the murderer.
Phoenix: That's right, it was found on Detective Gumshoe's locker.
Edgeworth: However, (points) no fingerprints were detected on that handprint.
Phoenix: (Oh yeah, I think we tried that too.)
Judge: Hmm...So that would mean... the murderer, wearing gloves, happened to place his hand on top of Officer Marshall's fingerprint.
Marshall: That's the only logical conclusion.
"Let's try something else."
(Presses statement 1)
Phoenix: HOLD IT! That's because you... how did you put it... "pay your respects," once a month?
Marshall: Yeah, that's right. That, and one more thing... That locker happens to be mine.
Judge: What!? What do you mean?
Marshall: I mean what I said. That's the locker I used when I was a detective... the locker I still use. All that's in there now though is a heap of broken dreams.
Phoenix: I see...
Marshall: It'd be strange if my prints WEREN'T all over that locker.
Phoenix: (Apparently his fingerprint data was never changed. He must have been using the fingerprint lock without even knowing it.)
(Marshall's Fingerprints updated in the Court Record.)
[Marshall's Fingerprints: Found on a bloody handprint on Marshall's own locker. The print had been wiped.]
Marshall: Are you starting to get the picture, pardner?
Phoenix: The picture...?
Marshall: This seal of blood... in the desert, it's just food for the buzzards.
Phoenix: !
Marshall: There's only one reality, and that's this.
Phoenix: (The security tape...)
Marshall: So long as my trail isn't in there... you can't say otherwise.
(The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: This isn't getting us anywhere, Mr. Wright. Please consider carefully where you're going with this cross-examination.
Phoenix: Y-yes, Your Honor.
Judge: Now then, continue your testimony, Officer Marshall.
Marshall: Too bad it wasn't me in that video, right, pardner?
"We got a new statement. Well, take this!"
(Presents Security Video on statement 5A)
Phoenix: OBJECTION!
"What?! But it wants me to show the video!"
"Maybe you have to press it first." Ren said.
"This is bullshit..."
Phoenix: Your Honor! What do you think about the witness's statement?
Judge: Uh... I'm not sure I follow?
Phoenix: It clearly, er, contradicts the... um... I thought...
Judge: You don't sound very convinced, Mr. Wright. Objection overruled.
Phoenix: (I don't think that won me any points with the judge...)
"Yeah, yeah..." she said, skipping the dialog.
(Presses statement 5A)
Phoenix: HOLD IT! What do you mean by that?
Marshall: You want to tie me to this crime, isn't that right, pardner?
Phoenix: ...
Marshall: If so, that video is the only direct evidence you have.
Phoenix: OBJECTION! (slams desk) But that video (slams desk) is next to useless! It's full of blind spots!
Judge: Blind spots?
Phoenix: Places you can't see! The camera's panning back and forth, the floor isn't shown... If someone was familiar with the camera's position, he could leave the room without being caught on tape!
Edgeworth: OBJECTION!
"That's not an excuse." Yang said.
"That sounds like a skill issue, Mr. Wright." Jaune said. Some of them laughed.
"If you were half the gamer that I am, then you wouldn't bitch about it." Ruby said.
Edgeworth: (slams desk) We don't have time for your speculations, Mr. Wright.
Judge: Well, Mr. Wright. If you can show us evidence in this video that indicates Officer Marshall was present, please do so now.
[Show evidence]
[No evidence in video]
"Okay, now I have to show evidence! Thanks for making it clear, game!"
"You sound like a pissed off gamer, sis." Yang said.
"This game is A STEAMING PILE OF DOGSHIT! I would rather eat their badges and shit them down the toilet! I would rather take judge's gavel and shove it up my ass! I would rather... take a... shit. I can't think of anything else. What are you typing?"
"Posting your rage online. I've forgotten to post anything these past hours." Weiss said.
"What?!". She took the scroll from her hands and everyone else looked up the post. "My BFF is so hilarious when she's raging, lol. Ten laughing emojis. Wait, it's a video?! What the hell?!"
"Already has tons of likes and comments." Blake said.
"People write stuff like "she sounds like a child", "this game can really annoy you", "bruh who let that kid in there", "goth gamer gf", "wife material", "hear me out"." Nora said.
"You hear that? Down bad internet people like you... They don't realize that you're a minor." Yang said.
"Do I really sound like a child?" Ruby said.
"Can we continue the game now? Thanks." Weiss said, taking her scroll back.
(Picks Show evidence)
Phoenix: Very well. Allow me to point out your mistake, Officer Marshall!
Edgeworth: Tread carefully, Mr. Wright, (points) or you might wind up being the one making the mistake.
(The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: Now then, let's have another look at the video. Show us this incriminating evidence of the witness... Officer Jake Marshall!
"Okay, it's the piece of cloth sticking out that appeared out of nowhere." Ruby said.
(Presents White cloth from Marshall's locker)
Phoenix: TAKE THAT! (slams desk) Bringing our attention back to the security camera... is a mistake I'm afraid you'll soon not forget, Officer Marshall.
Marshall: ... The days are short in Texas... and so are our tempers. Could you sum up what you have to say in eight words or less?
Phoenix: Very well. (slams desk) (points) You can clearly be seen in this video!
Marshall: Exactly eight words... Not bad, pardner.
Phoenix: The key... lies in a certain locker shown in the video.
Judge: That locker with the white cloth sticking out... that was the witness's, I believe...
Phoenix: Now then, let's rewind the video a bit.
Judge: Oh! The white cloth... it's gone! What's the meaning of this, Officer Marshall!?
Phoenix: When the crime took place... The white cloth wasn't there. Then... it suddenly appeared! There's only one explanation: (slams desk) Officer Marshall! You were in the evidence room at the time of the crime! (points) What's more, you opened your locker when the camera was turned away!
(There's noise in the gallery. The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: Order! Order! It would seem that's the only-
Marshall: Hold your horses! Sorry, pardner... but you got the wrong man.
Phoenix: ...
Marshall: So what if my locker was opened? That doesn't mean I'm the one who opened it!
Edgeworth: ...
"Is he serious?" Yang said.
Marshall: The murderer needed to hide something, so he opened a locker and stuck it in. It's not my fault he happened to choose mine!
Judge: ...
"I think he is." Blake said.
Marshall: ... Why's everyone staring at me like I'm a wanted man?
Phoenix: (This guy isn't just playing dumb... He really doesn't know!) Uh, I hate to rain on your parade, but you're the only person who can open that particular locker.
Marshall: Oh yeah? I call your bluff. You say I opened that locker... Now prove it!
"Easy." Ruby said.
(Presents Evidence Locker)
Phoenix: TAKE THAT!
Marshall: A... "fingerprint" sensor?
Phoenix: We talked about this earlier today. The lockers can only be opened by the detectives they belong to.
Marshall: W-what kinda crazy talk is this!?
Phoenix: (Well, Detective Gumshoe did mention something about this...)
(Flashback)
Gumshoe: In any case, the locks aren't that obvious. There's even some people in the force that don't know about the fingerprint locks!
(End of flashback)
Phoenix: (slams desk) So, sheriff! What do you have to say... in eight words or less?
Marshall: I only got one word for you, pardner. NOOOOOO!
"You lost the duel."
(There's noise in the gallery. The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: Order! Order! Order! Witness! Explain yourself!
Marshall: If this is a joke, it's the worst I've ever heard...
Phoenix: I assure you this is no joke, Officer Marshall. (points) Now then, please tell us what you were doing in the evidence room at the time of the crime?
Marshall: ...
Judge: Olé! Please answer the question!
"Where did that come from?" Nora said.
"I think he confused cowboys with bullfighters." Jaune said.
Phoenix: (What is he now, a bullfighter?)
"Does that count?"
"No." Yang said.
Phoenix: That's alright, Officer Marshall. I believe we can figure the rest out from here.
Judge: We can?
Phoenix: Have a look at these floor plans. There is no place for someone to hide in the evidence room. Yet, Officer Meekins didn't see Officer Marshall.
Judge: If that's so, then... where was the witness?
Edgeworth: It seems Mr. Wright has an answer.
Phoenix: (That's right. The only possible conclusion!)
(The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: Well then? Let's hear it. Where was Officer Marshall at the time of the crime?
"Where the victim was." Ruby said.
(Presents Victim's location)
Phoenix: TAKE THAT! (slams desk) Officer Marshall was standing right here!
Judge: There? But that's... That's where the victim, Detective Goodman, was!
Phoenix: (shakes head) Correct... unless the man wasn't Detective Goodman. (slams desk) I believe the "victim" in the video is... Officer Marshall! It was you, dressed up like Detective Goodman!
Edgeworth: OBJECTION! (slams desk) But that's preposterous! Officer Meekins witnessed the detective at the crime scene! (points) Once he saw the man's face, he'd know for sure!
Phoenix: OBJECTION! May I point out though, that Officer Meekins did not know Detective Goodman. He also testified about the man's reaction when confronted.
(Flashback)
Meekins: When I entered the evidence room, I asked him to show his card, sir!
(2nd flashback)
Phoenix: Yes? And how did Detective Goodman respond?
Meekins: He suddenly pulled a knife on me!
(End of flashbacks)
Phoenix: Something about the Officer's story puzzled me. If the man had his ID card, why didn't he just show it?
Judge: Yes, he would have needed it to enter the evidence room, so he must have been carrying it.
Phoenix: The answer is simple. He couldn't show it.
Edgeworth: !
Phoenix: As you can see, Detective Goodman's picture is on his ID card.
Judge: Oh, I get it.
Phoenix: If he showed that, his cover would have been blown! Officer Meekins would have realized the man wasn't Detective Goodman. (points) Do you have anything to say to this, Officer Marshall?
Marshall: ... You've got quite an imagination, pardner. We got a term for that. It's called "circumstantial evidence."
"He's still not done?"
Phoenix: Circumstantial evidence...? (He's still denying it!)
Marshall: You're gonna have to do better than that to break a detective. Unless you have hard evidence proving I dressed up as the victim...
Judge: Hmm... I can't say I particularly care for your uncooperative disposition...
Marshall: I can't say I care for your beard, but you don't see me complainin'.
"Again?! I shall banish you to the dark dimension! Then the judge opens up a portal with his beard and throws him in." Nora said.
Judge: Well, Mr. Wright? Do you have any evidence? Any evidence proving beyond the shadow of a doubt that Officer Marshall dressed up as the victim?
Phoenix: Well... (Who am I kidding? I don't have anything like that...)
Marshall: I can see the fear in your eyes, pardner. Seems you're the one who couldn't take the desert heat!
Phoenix: Ack! (This can't be happening! It's so obvious he's the one! What can I do...?)
Edgeworth: ... (tsks and wags finger) Hmph. It looks like your lack of experience has finally been exposed.
Phoenix: !
Edgeworth: I'll pass onto you what someone told me when I was just starting out. When you've run into a wall with no place to go, return to the basics.
Phoenix: The basics... (For me, that would be what Mia used to tell me!)
Phoenix! Try thinking outside of the box!
"My only contribution to this trial." Blake said.
Phoenix: (I shouldn't look for proof that Officer Marshall was in disguise... but rather I should look for evidence that came about because he was in disguise!)
Edgeworth: Why do you think this locker was opened in the first place?
Judge: What do you mean?
"Actually, how did he open it? He didn't know about the sensors." Ruby said.
Edgeworth: There's no reason for Officer Marshall to open his locker at the time of the crime. Yet he did, despite the chance that it might be discovered later as it has been.
Phoenix: (Which means he didn't originally plan to open his locker...!)
Judge: According to the defense's argument, Officer Jake Marshall dressed up as Detective Goodman at the time of the crime. Then, after the crime was "committed," he opened his own locker for some unknown reason.
Edgeworth: The fact that a white "cloth" is sticking out of the locker seems to indicate that (points) he opened it in order to put the cloth inside.
Judge: So... just what exactly is this piece of cloth?
"It's the bloody coat. I-i-i-t's the coat. What else could it be?"
"But the coat wasn't white. Was it?" Yang said.
"It is. He wears a white coat." Blake said.
Phoenix: Perhaps... Perhaps the video is the key to all our unanswered questions. (I don't have any evidence, so this video's my only shot!)
Marshall: ...
(The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: Very well. Let's take yet another look at the security tape. After commiting the crime, the witness opened the locker to put away the white cloth. Please show us why the witness had to open his locker!
"There. Where it's covered in blood." Ruby said.
(Presents Blood-soaked coat)
Phoenix: TAKE THAT! (slams desk) For some reason, you disguised yourself as Detective Goodman, and entered the evidence room. I don't know what that reason was... yet.
Marshall: "Yet"?
Phoenix: However, something unexpected happened. Officer Meekins barged in on you. When asked to show your ID card, you pulled a knife on him. However! Officer Meekins panicked, and the white coat you were wearing was soiled with blood!
Judge: A bloody white coat...
Phoenix: You couldn't just walk out like that, so you hid the coat in your locker.
Marshall: ... Not bad, "pardner".
(There's noise in the gallery.)
Judge: Now then, Officer Marshall. Are you ready to tell us the truth?
Marshall: Looks like I underestimated y'all. I hope you're happy now, Mr. Edgeworth.
Edgeworth: ...
Marshall: Two years ago... if you were only half as persistent then as you are today, we all wouldn't have to be here, now would we?
Phoenix: (slams desk) Officer Marshall! Tell the court what you did... all of it.
Marshall: Alright. It seems the time has come.
Witness Testimony
- Marshall's Confession -
Marshall: I had to do it that day. I couldn't just stand by and let it die.
I stole the detective's ID and dressed like him. I planned to take out the evidence.
I wasn't expecting Officer Meekins. I knocked him out...
and managed to escape. I knew which areas wouldn't be caught on the camera.
There wasn't any murder in the evidence room at 5:15.
Judge: So the supposed "victim" was really you...
Edgeworth: But there's one thing I still don't understand. Large quantities of blood traces were found on the floor of the evidence room. If no one was murdered, then how could that be?
Marshall: Officer Meekins managed to cut his own hand. My guess is he's the donor.
Phoenix: (It looked like too much blood for that...)
Cross Examination
- Marshall's Confession -
(Presses statement 1)
Phoenix: HOLD IT! When you say "it," you mean...
Marshall: Do you even have to ask, pardner?
Phoenix: (The SL-9 Incident...)
Edgeworth: Two years have passed since that case was closed. It was going to completely end with the transferal that day.
Marshall: Not if I have anything to do with it. That incident's not over!
Phoenix: But what did you hope to accomplish by sneaking into the evidence room?
Marshall: When a case is closed, only the detective who was in charge of it can look through the evidence. I wanted to have a look at it myself one more time... no matter what the cost. I don't care what anyone says, pardner. That case is mine.
Phoenix: (But Officer Marshall wasn't in charge of that investigation. Why does he care so much about it?)
Marshall: That day was my last chance. That's why I...
(Presses statement 2)
Phoenix: HOLD IT! Why did you disguise yourself as Detective Goodman?
Marshall: If I didn't make it look like Goodman was carrying out the evidence transferal... I'd be arrested for stealing evidence, which wouldn't get me anywhere.
Edgeworth: (points) So you did it to fool the security camera.
Judge: And the detective's ID card?
Marshall: I stole that the morning of the incident.
Phoenix: (So that really was why Goodman started filling out that lost item report.)
Marshall: I returned his ID card. I left it on the floor in the Prosecutor's Office parking lot.
Phoenix: (The ID card I found was left there by Officer Marshall!)
Edgeworth: So essentially... You managed to succeed despite your lack of foresight.
Marshall: What do you mean... pardner?
Edgeworth: I mean the fingerprint- activated lock, of course. No matter how well you disguise yourself, you can't change your fingerprints. Under normal circumstances, you wouldn't have been able to open that locker yourself.
Phoenix: (But he could because a rubber glove just happened to be stuck in the door... That means Detective Goodman must have opened the locker before Officer Marshall!)
(Presses statement 3)
Phoenix: HOLD IT! You pulled a knife on Officer Meekins and tried to drive him off?
Marshall: Let's just say I was a little surprised. I only planned on being in the evidence room for no more than five minutes. I didn't think anyone would actually come in during that short time.
Judge: Officer Meekins... certainly is a one-in-a-million type of person. Mistaking a detective for an intruder and demanding to be shown his ID...
Edgeworth: I'll have to think a little more about his raise this year...
"Finally, pal! I'm not the only one!" Yang said.
Phoenix: (When did Edgeworth get so much influence...?)
Marshall: Anyway, he threw himself at me, and I ended up cutting him slightly. I'm sorry it had to turn out that way... with me knocking him out and everything.
Phoenix: By the way, what happened to your knife?
Marshall: Oh, you mean this one?
"He stabbed him with the knife he trims his facial hair?" Ruby said.
"That's kinda cool."
"It's unsanitary." Weiss said.
Phoenix: ... (I don't know what to say...)
Judge: Hmm... So, what happened next?
(Presses statement 4)
Phoenix: HOLD IT! So you did your research beforehand.
Marshall: Those who go into the desert unprepared don't live long, pardner. I didn't think it would make a difference though. The security tape is erased every six hours. If all had gone as planned, no footage would have been left.
Edgeworth: However... You bloodied your coat in your struggle with Officer Meekins.
Marshall: If someone was in the security room when I came out, the jig would have been up. I opened my locker and stashed it in there.
Phoenix: What was Officer Meekins doing during that time?
Marshall: What else? He was sleeping like a baby.
Judge: So what you're saying is, on that day...
(Presses statement 5)
Phoenix: HOLD IT! (slams desk) But the blood found at the scene certainly indicates a crime took place!
Marshall: What are you, blind? The "victim" shown on that tape is me, and I'm not dead yet, pardner.
Edgeworth: (points) So, you stole the evidence from the locker?
Marshall: Actually... no, I didn't.
Edgeworth: Why not?
Marshall: When I opened the locker, the evidence was already gone.
Judge: What!? Mr. Edgeworth. Where is that evidence?
Edgeworth: It's still missing, Your Honor.
(There's noise in the gallery.)
Phoenix: (Detective Goodman's locker was already empty... Someone else stole the evidence!) (slams desk) Officer Marshall. May I ask you one thing?
Marshall: Fire away, pardner. It's a free country. Just remember, I'm also free to decide whether or not to answer.
Phoenix: Why did you do this? Stealing a detective's ID, injuring a police officer... (points) This is no small offense!
Edgeworth: Moreover, you're an officer yourself. (points) This will have serious consequences. It can't just be forgiven with a simple cut in salary.
"Are salary cuts the only punishment he gives?" Weiss said.
Phoenix: (Not that salary cuts are ever a valid solution...)
Marshall: ... Like I said. This isn't your case. This one is mine. And I'll do anything it takes to get an answer I'm satisfied with.
Judge: Hmm... The witness has an unusual amount of zeal. Let's hear more.
"New statement?" Ruby said.
Marshall: I can't just forget the SL-9 Incident... You know why?
"New statement! Okay, why... The SL-9 case."
(Presses statement 5A)
Phoenix: HOLD IT! But that case was solved two years ago, wasn't it?
Judge: That's the reason the evidence was stored in the evidence room.
Edgeworth: Joe Darke was convicted for those crimes. One thing I can say for sure, he deserved his sentence.
Judge: I remember the Joe Darke case... It involved serial murders, didn't it?
Marshall: I don't intend to complain about how it turned out, but there's something that still bothers me. Something went down at that trial. Something no one will talk about.
Judge: What happened?
Marshall: I don't know. That's what I'm trying to find out.
Edgeworth: ...
Phoenix: (Why is he so concerned with that incident? Maybe I should present him with what I think his real reason is...)
"Oh, I have to present the files."
(Presents SL-9 Incident Files on statement 5A)
Phoenix: OBJECTION! Officer Marshall, I think I understand. I think I know why you care so much about the SL-9 Incident.
Marshall: Sounds like you've been sipping too much cactus juice, pardner.
Phoenix: I have the SL-9 Incident file here. The name "Marshall" is mentioned in here...
Marshall: !
Phoenix: In a list of murder victims. "Neil Marshall"... Are you related to this man?
Edgeworth: Neil Marshall...?
Marshall: Yeah, I'm sure you've heard the name. Two years ago... he received the same lousy prosecutor award you got.
Judge: What!? A prosecutor...?
Phoenix: (He must be talking about the King of Prosecutors award.)
Edgeworth: Now I remember... Prosecutor Neil Marshall. He handled the SL-9 case before I did.
Marshall: That's right. He was killed... and the case fell into your hands.
Judge: But what's his relation to you...?
Marshall: He was my brother. He was investigating the murders with Damon Gant, Chief Detective at the time. The group of detectives I was part of worked under them. We were desperate to prosecute the killer. Joe Darke... My brother fought Darke and was killed. That was the first time Darke left behind any evidence. That was all we needed. He was arraigned and incarcerated. The case was finally closed... at least, according to the public records.
Judge: What do you mean?
Marshall: My brother couldn't have been killed by Joe Darke. I knew my brother better than anyone... No one could have beaten him in a fight.
Edgeworth: And that's it? That's your reason for your insane actions?
Marshall: There's more to my brother's death than what the records say. No matter how much you try to hide it, you can't fool me.
Edgeworth: ...
(The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: Well... at least one thing's for certain. Now we know what happened at the Police Department on the day of the crime.
"We just proved our client guilty. Great."
Edgeworth: That was the last day the SL-9 case could be reopened. Not satisfied with its resolution, Officer Marshall planned to steal the evidence.
Phoenix: Disguising himself as Detective Goodman, he entered the evidence room. Officer Meekins confronted him, so he rendered him unconscious and fled.
Edgeworth: Yes, this mystery has finally been cleared up. No murder took place (points) at the Police Department that day!
Phoenix: !
Edgeworth: (shakes head) The things that happen by chance never cease to amaze... At exactly the same time as the murder at the Prosecutor's Office... this fake murder was going on at the Police Department.
Phoenix: (Chance...? It's got to be more than just that...)
(The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: So if no one was murdered at the Police Department on the day of the crime, that means the murder in the Prosecutor's Office's parking lot was the real one.
Edgeworth: Which, in turn, means... only one person could have committed the crime: (points) Chief Prosecutor Lana Skye.
Phoenix: OBJECTION! B-but wait! A verdict wasn't reached in yesterday's trial!
Edgeworth: OBJECTION! (slams desk) Which is why we examined the incident at the Police Department today.
Phoenix: But...!
Edgeworth: There's only one reason the defendant was not convicted yesterday: there yet remained the mystery of the simultaneous murder at the Police Department.
Marshall: It seems to me... this boy's got the draw on you, pardner.
Edgeworth: (points) All of the mysteries at the Police Department have been resolved. No doubt about it. (slams desk) Our sole murder took place at the Prosecutor's Office! The only suspect is Lana Skye. And the testimony of one Angel Starr is completely incontestable! If you have a response... make it a single word or less.
Phoenix: ... ARRRGHHHH!
Edgeworth: (bows) I rest my case.
"Screw you, man! You had to be an asshole about it!" Yang said.
"It was cool the way he said it."
(There's noise in the gallery. The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: It seems this trial has reached its conclusion. There's no room for doubt.
Edgeworth: Well done, Mr. Wright. Thanks to you, I didn't need to waste my time... disproving the alleged "murder" at the Police Department.
Phoenix: (There's no doubt what I proved today is true... The apparent murder on the security camera's tape really was fake! But I didn't realize... that would end up proving Lana guilty!)
(The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: Now then, the time for the verdict has arrived. This court finds the defendant...
HOLD IT!
"There it is! Who saved us?" Ruby said.
"It's probably Ema." Jaune said.
Ema: Y-your Honor! Wait!
Phoenix: Ema!
Ema: The defense has an objection. A scientific objection! Right?
Phoenix: What do you mean, "right?"
Judge: Mr. Wright. Are you this girl's guardian?
Phoenix: Your Honor! Oh, uh, in a sense...
Ema: Please, Your Honor. All I'm asking is for a minute of your time! Please hear me out! Mr. Edgeworth, please...
Edgeworth: ... I don't want to leave any loose ends. You want a minute? I'll give you three.
Ema: I... I was kind of in shock. I mean, finding out that the SL-9 incident referred to the Joe Darke Killings!
Phoenix: (Now that she mentions it... the names of both Skye sisters were in that file.)
Ema: But that's when I figured it out. I mean, what Officer Marshall was trying to do that day... So I knew his fingerprint had nothing to do with the crime. That left only one thing... the other handprint!
Edgeworth: You mean the traces of blood found on Detective Gumshoe's locker...
Judge: But no fingerprints were found on it, right?
Ema: No, but I figured if I examined it scientifically... I'd be sure to find a clue! So I ran over there and looked at it again!
Phoenix: ! So did you find something?
Ema: Um... No!
"Oh come on!" Ruby said.
Phoenix: Huh?
Ema: Sorry. I guess I'm not much of a scientific investigator after all.
Phoenix: ...
"Wait, how did it end up there? The Blue Badger was hiding the locker. If anything, it should be on the badger." Nora said.
"... Then someone else left it there before the badger was placed there!"
Ema: ...
Phoenix: Um... Is that all?
Ema: Please don't be mad. I'm just a high school student!
Phoenix: (And I'm just an attorney...)
Ema: But Mr. Wright! Those traces of blood are the only clue we have! If we can't find something wrong with them... Please, Mr. Wright. You're a professional. If anyone can save Lana, it's you!
Phoenix: Me? Oh boy...
(The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: Time's up. Now then, Mr. Wright. With regard to the incident at the Police Department... Does any reasonable doubt remain?
Phoenix: Um...
Edgeworth: It appears the defense is troubled by the other blood mark. Looking at the floor plans, a handprint was discovered around here. (points) Is there a problem with this?
Ema: Mr. Wright! I'm sorry I can't be of more use... But still! If you can't find anything wrong with that blood mark, Lana will be...
Judge: Please answer my question, Mr. Wright. We don't have all day.
Phoenix: Y-yes, Your Honor. (If ever I've needed to concentrate, it's now! What could be wrong with that handprint on Detective Gumshoe's locker? Could there be something I'm missing...?)
[I object!]
[There's no problem!]
"Well, I can't think of anything, so I'll object anyway. It's bullshit time!"
(Picks I object!)
Phoenix: OBJECTION! (slams desk) This handprint left at the crime scene... (points) clearly shows a contradiction!
Edgeworth: (shakes head) (points) The only thing that seems clear is you're grasping, Mr. Wright.
Judge: You've been staring pretty intently at those floor plans. Tell me... is there a problem with them?
Phoenix: ... (Yes, this is strange...!) Take a good look at these floor plans. Something is missing.
Edgeworth: "Missing"...? You mean, something hasn't been drawn on there?
Phoenix: Yes. Something that, when drawn, will completely change the meaning of the blood mark!
(The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: Let us pray the defense isn't simply trying to buy time. Very well, Mr. Wright!
Phoenix: (With all this evidence here... there's got to be something I can use!)
Judge: The question is... which item can prove something is missing in the floor plans?
"I can't believe it's the Blue Badger..." Weiss said.
(Presents Blue Badger Panel)
Phoenix: TAKE THAT!
Marshall: What about that piece of plywood?
Phoenix: The Blue Badger! Mascot of the police force! Defender of truth, guardian of proof!
Edgeworth: Explain yourself, Mr. Wright.
Phoenix: Please look at the floor plans of the crime scene. The Blue Badger is not here.
Marshall: So?
Phoenix: So watch what happens when we put him in. This is where he was dancing at the time of the crime. Well...?
Judge: Well... what?
Edgeworth: ! *gasp!*
Phoenix: That's right. So long as the Blue Badger is dancing here... it would be impossible... to place a handprint at this spot on the locker!
Marshall: Whaaaaat!?
(There's noise in the gallery. The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: So that means... Uh... just exactly what does that mean!?
Phoenix: It means it can't be done!
Judge: What are you saying? Blood traces were undeniably found on that locker!
Phoenix: Don't look at me, I didn't put it there!
Ema: Mr. Wright! Think it through scientifically!
Phoenix: Ema!
Ema: On that afternoon... Officer Meekins was the one who brought the Blue Badger to the evidence room, right? After he put it down, it would be impossible to leave a handprint on that locker.
Phoenix: ...! So that must mean this blood mark... was left there before the Blue Badger was brought in...?
Judge: Just one moment! I will not allow such farfetched balderdash in my courtroom!
Phoenix: It may sound farfetched, Your Honor... but it's the only possible explanation! On February 21st... in the Police Department's evidence room... (slams desk) (points) blood was spilled not once, but twice!
Edgeworth: B-but how...!
Phoenix: One time was captured on this tape, taken by the security camera. Officer Meekins cut his hand, from which a trivial amount of blood fell. The problem is... the "other" time. Someone bled prior to the struggle shown on this tape. (slams desk) It had to have been... Detective Goodman, when he was really murdered!
"The music kicked in! Let's go!" Ruby said.
Edgeworth: OBJECTION! (slams desk) That's ridiculous! I refuse to accept your absurd claim!
Phoenix: OBJECTION!
"I don't care! Shut up!" Jaune said.
Phoenix: The murder portrayed in the security tape has been proven to be a fake. (points) However! That does not explain the blood mark found on the locker!
Edgeworth: OBJECTION! (slams desk) So then... assuming this "murder" you purport really happened. (points) When did it take place!? I demand you show evidence that proves it occurred!
Phoenix: (When DID the first incident occur...)
(The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: To summarise, the defense claims that... prior to Officer Meekins being cut by Jake Marshall, who was posing as Detective Goodman, another "incident" took place in that evidence room.
Phoenix: That's right. The blood mark on the locker proves this.
Judge: Very well. Then tell us... When did this "first" incident occur? As Mr. Edgeworth said, proof must be presented.
Phoenix: (Proof that shows when the murder took place... There's only one piece of evidence that can show that!)
Judge: Now then. Will the defense please present its evidence? What shows when the "first" crime took place?
"What could it be?" Ruby said.
"The ID record. There were other numbers before theirs." Blake said.
"Right."
(Presents ID Card Record)
Phoenix: TAKE THAT! If the crime took place inside the evidence room, then the perpetrator would had to have entered the room. And in order to do so, an ID card would have been required.
Judge: An ID card... Oh! The ID Card Record!
Phoenix: Officer Meekins brought the Blue Badger panel into the evidence room at...
Judge: Let's see here... 4:50 PM. If the crime took place before that time, then it would be... 4:40 PM... Ah! AAAAAAAHHH! M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-Miles Edgeworth! Just what have you done!?
Marshall: I never would've figured you had the nerve, boy.
Edgeworth: Drop the act, witness. (points) It doesn't take a lot of thought to figure out it couldn't have been me.
Marshall: Hmm... Nope, I ain't gettin' it...
Judge: Hmm... I'm afraid I don't understand either.
Edgeworth: It's clear from the luminol test that blood was there. However, when the "second" crime took place... both Officer Meekins and Officer Marshall failed to notice the blood.
Phoenix: That means... the blood from the first crime was wiped away... by the real murderer.
Edgeworth: I would have had just ten minutes to murder the victim, carry his body away, and clean up the blood... Unfortunately that's physically impossible.
"Yeah, sure." Nora said.
"Okay. I'll believe it... for now." Yang said.
Judge: That would mean... the crime must have taken place before Mr. Edgeworth entered the evidence room.
Phoenix: Let's look at the chart again. There's only one other card number remaining: "7777777"!
Marshall: Talk about a lucky number...
Judge: But wait... That doesn't make sense! How could Officer Goodman have entered the evidence room?
Phoenix: Since there's no record of his card being used beforehand... he must have entered along with the real murderer. (slams desk) That's the only plausible explanation. (points) He went in with "7777777"!
(The judge pounds his gavel.)
Judge: Mr. Edgeworth! Please look into this ASAP! Find out whose ID number is "sevensevensevensevensevensevensevenseven"!
Edgeworth: (points) That's one "seven" too many, Your Honor. Unfortunately... I'm unable to look up the owner of that ID card. At least, at present.
Phoenix: What!?
Marshall: Explain yourself, son.
Edgeworth: The ID number "7777777" belongs to someone with a rank of Captain or higher... Someone who is a so-called "executive officer." We don't have the authority to inquire into such a person's identity.
Phoenix: OBJECTION! (slams desk) But that's ridiculous! Just how...
Edgeworth: I'm not finished talking, Mr. Wright. There is one situation in which we can be granted such authority.
Judge: If an official charge filed against an executive is accepted.
Phoenix: An "official charge"...
Marshall: You're all alike, aren't you? With your "cover-ups" and your "forgeries"... That's how the Prosecutor's Office operates!
(There's noise in the gallery.)
Edgeworth: OBJECTION! I take pride in my work, Officer Marshall. (points) I would appreciate it if you would keep your slander to yourself.
Marshall: "Slander," is it? Okay. Let me ask a question.
Edgeworth: Yes?
Marshall: No, not to you. To her, the defendant sitting over there. Your own little "executive."
Phoenix: (L-Lana?)
Edgeworth: OBJECTION! Don't be stupid. She's been charged with murder. Of course we've looked up her ID number... (points) and it's not "7777777."
Marshall: Don't play me for a fool, pardner. That's not what I want to ask. All I want to know is one thing... about that incident.
Judge: The SL-9 Incident?
Marshall: Answer me this, Chief Prosecutor! In that trial two years ago... Did you really only use legitimate evidence!?
Edgeworth: Do you need the witness to repeat his question, Chief Prosecutor?
Lana: I heard him fine, Mr. Edgeworth.
Edgeworth: Two years ago... I was in charge of the prosecution for that trial. At the time, we...
Lana: Occasionally... we felt the powerlessness of the law. At least... I did.
Phoenix: ...!
Ema: L-Lana...
"She really used forged evidence?" Pyrrha said.
Lana: I became a prosecutor in order to suppress crime with the law. But before I realized it, we were the ones being suppressed by the law.
Judge: Defendant! Just what are you saying!?
Marshall: I'll ask you again, Chief Prosecutor. During that trial two years ago... did you really present all the evidence in court? Can you look me, an investigator in that crime, in the eye and say that you did?
Judge: Chief Prosecutor! You didn't...
Lana: ... I don't have to, Officer Marshall.
Edgeworth: ! Why don't you answer him!?
Lana: Drastic crimes require drastic measures... That's just the way it is. We did what we had to... in order for him to get the verdict he deserved.
Ema: But Lana!
Lana: Even if it involved "forging" evidence.
"Holy shit..." Weiss said.
"She has the balls to admit it, too." Yang said.
Marshall: See? That's what I'm talking about.
Edgeworth: No... NNNNOOOOOOO!
(The gallery gets furious.)
Judge: Order! Order! Order! ORDERRRRR!
Lana's remarks caused such a stir... the chaos in the courtroom could not be quelled. The conclusion of the trial... would have to wait until the following day...
"I can't stop them! The gallery is out of control! For the first time in all my existence... Bailiff! Leave this place if you want to survive! I'll end everything with my final attack!" Nora said.
"Is he going to blow up the courthouse?" Ruby said.
To be continued.
"Wow, what a turn this case took."
"Is this how Edgeworth's rumor of forging evidence started?" Ren said.
"Seems like it." Blake said.
"Okay, we'll stop for now. We'll finish this in the afternoon, okay?" Ruby said.
"Got it." everyone else said.
"Aaaand you already have edits." Weiss said.
"What? Already?!". She takes her scroll from her hands again and watches a ytpmv remix of her.
"The internet works fast." Nora said.
And done! Sorry for not uploading. Had exams. Also, the investigations collection has been revealed. Investigations 2 is releasing overseas, finally. Anyways, leave a like, a follow and a review if you want. See you soon!