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Chapter 22: Rise from the Ashes Part 5
The afternoon came. The whole gang gathered to finish the game and probably never visit it again. "Alright... everyone ready to finish this game?" Ruby said.
"Finally. This case is loooooong." Yang said.
"At least it's a good one." Jaune said.
"You're right. If the case was terribly written, I don't know what I would do." Blake said.
"Alright, let's do it! Let's go!" Ruby said.
February 24, 3:12 PM
Wright & Co. Law Offices
Ema: I'm so sorry, Mr. Wright. I'm sorry for what my sister said...
(Flashback)
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.
(End of flashback)
Ema: I... didn't know. I never knew that the "SL-9 Incident" was just another name for... the "Joe Darke Killings."
Phoenix: (Sounds like everyone's heard about these killings but me...)
Ema: Lana wanted Darke convicted so badly! That's why she used me... That's why she used what happened to me.
Phoenix: What do you mean, "what happened" to you?
Ema: It's all there in the file... Joe Darke's last victim was Prosecutor Neil Marshall. When he murdered Officer Marshall's brother, he left behind an incriminating piece of evidence.
Phoenix: But what did you have to do with those killings, Ema?
Ema: On the night Prosecutor Neil Marshall was murdered, Joe Darke... tried to kill me.
Phoenix: What? He tried to kill you!?
Ema: Officer Marshall's brother... Neil... was only trying to save me.
Phoenix: So that means you...
Ema: Yes. I was a witness in the Joe Darke trial.
Phoenix: (I didn't see that one coming!)
"Okay, let's see what else you know."
(Talks about SL-9 Incident)
Ema: It happened two years ago... It was right about this time of the year, too. There was a terrible thunder storm that day... Unusual for the season. I was alone in my sister's office. We were planning to eat dinner together once she finished her work. Then suddenly... This terrifying man came bursting into the office!
Phoenix: Joe Darke...
Ema: It seemed like he was running from someone. He pulled out a knife and screamed at me. I didn't know what was going on. Just then, Prosecutor Marshall showed up.
Phoenix: (Jake Marshall's brother...)
Ema: Joe Darke tried to take me hostage, but before he could... Mr. Marshall tackled him. Then...
Phoenix: What happened?
Ema: I-I'll never forget it! Lightning struck, and the lights went out. Suddenly... a bolt of lightning flashed outside the window, lighting up the office for an instant. What I saw then burned a permanent picture in my mind. I... I can still see it now...
Phoenix: (A permanent picture...?)
"It was the Blue Badger!"
"Ok, no. Stop." Jaune said.
"I'll drink the whole bottle if that happens." Weiss said.
"There's not much left. We drank a bit more than half." Yang said.
(Talks about After the incident)
Ema: I don't remember the moment when Darke stabbed Mr. Marshall.
Phoenix: So you weren't able to testify about that?
Ema: No, I was only asked about when I was attacked. That must be why Lana... why she "made up" the crime.
Phoenix: Made it up? You mean, provided bogus evidence?
Ema: The Prosecutor's Office wanted that guilty verdict so badly. Lana forged the evidence, and Mr. Edgeworth used it...
Phoenix: Edgeworth!?
Ema: Yes. But I'm sure he didn't know anything about it! He couldn't have known he was being given false evidence. Even so... that's when it all started. The rumors about Mr. Edgeworth, I mean. It's all my fault... If I could have just testified properly, none of this would have happened!
"So that's how it started. What will he do now?" Ruby said.
"I think he'll quit after this case." Pyrrha said.
"His sense of justice won't let him continue." Blake said.
Phoenix: (So it's true. Even though he may not have known it... Edgeworth really was involved in falsifying evidence!)
Ema: After that case ended, Lana was never the same. She became cold, like she is today.
Phoenix: (She must not have been able to face up to what she did... Especially not to Ema.)
(Talks about Permanent picture)
Phoenix: What did you see in the instant that crime occurred?
Ema: ... Darke knocked down Mr. Marshall and raised his knife.
Phoenix: (Neil Marshall was stabbed right in front of this poor girl!)
Ema: I don't remember what happened after that. Apparently I passed out. When I came to, Lana was cradling me in her arms.
Phoenix: Poor Ema... You've been through so much.
Ema: I-I couldn't bring myself to testify about that instant. I tried, but the words just wouldn't come out. I drew a picture, but it wasn't any good.
Phoenix: Two years ago... You must have been 14. That's understandable.
Ema: Once it was all over... I made up my mind. I decided that when I grew up, I'd become a scientific investigator. I want to be able to fight crime with my testimonies! And find the evidence to make an airtight case... That way, Lana would never have to forge any.
Phoenix: I see... (I think I'm finally starting to understand what makes Ema tick. But there's still something that bothers me about that crime.)
(Talks about Something puzzling)
Phoenix: There's something that's puzzling me, Ema.
Ema: What is it?
Phoenix: You said you were in Lana's office at that time, right?
Ema: That's right.
Phoenix: Why then would a serial killer come running in there? Not only that, but he was being chased by a prosecutor?
Ema: Oh, there's no mystery there. Joe Darke had been taken in for questioning that day.
Phoenix: Taken in for questioning? You mean by the police?
Ema: Of course. This happened at the Police Department. He tried to run away halfway through the interview, and fled into my sister's office.
Phoenix: But why did he run all the way over to your sister's office?
Ema: Because the detective offices and the questioning room are right across from the elevator.
Phoenix: ... Across from the elevator? But Lana was the Chief Prosecutor, wasn't she?
Ema: No, silly! Didn't I tell you? Two years ago... Lana was a detective. She was the best in the entire force!
Phoenix: Whaaaaat!? (That's news to me!)
"Wah? The wath a detectif, wah?" Yang said, making some of them laugh.
"What was that voice?" Blake said.
"I don't know, it just seemed funny."
"Wah, you're a thmall thientitht, wah?" Jaune said.
"A lawyer with thpiky hair, wah?" Ruby said.
"What are you talking about?!" Weiss said and everyone started laughing.
Ema: After the Joe Darke case, she was transferred to the Prosecutor's Office and made Chief Prosecutor.
Phoenix: (Lana used to be... a detective? I'd better have another talk with her!)
"Okay, let's meet Lana." Ruby said.
(Moves to Detention Center)
February 24
Detention Center
Visitor's Room
Ema: L-Lana...
Lana: Mr. Wright. It seems I keep causing you trouble.
Phoenix: Falsifying evidence... I didn't think you were the type.
Lana: Criminals don't mind playing foul, why should we?
Ema: But Lana! If you're wrong... an innocent person might be found guilty!
Lana: Believe me... I understand the risks.
Phoenix: Lana. Ema told me about you.
Lana: Oh?
Phoenix: About how you were a detective two years ago, and how the SL-9 Incident was the reason for your transfer to the Prosecutor's Office.
Lana: That's right.
Phoenix: Could you fill me in on the details? Especially about that unusual change of jobs?
Lana: ... I suppose you have a right to know, Mr. Wright.
(Talks about Today's trial)
Phoenix: A lot of revelations were uncovered at the trial today, not the least of which was the fact that this case is largely connected to another one, two years ago.
Lana: Evidence from that case was stolen... I expected as much. I know how obsessive Officer Marshall can be.
Ema: That trial... it really wasn't "fair," was it? Lana: ...
Ema: I believed in you, Lana! I believed that no matter what happened, you'd always stick to the truth!
Lana: It couldn't be helped, Ema. At that trial two years ago... I sold my soul.
Phoenix: Well, all drama aside, the fact of the matter is at 5:15, there was no murder at the Police Department.
Ema: Tell me it's not true, Lana! What the witness... Ms. Starr said! About you stabbing Mr. Goodman with a knife!
Lana: ...
Ema: Lana! I don't understand! Why won't you tell us? Lana: Ema... This doesn't involve just me.
Phoenix: (I don't think I've ever seen Lana look so fazed before...)
(Talks about Detective Lana Skye)
Lana: It's true. I was a member of the police force two years ago.
Ema: She was amazing! They still talk about all the cases she and Chief Gant cracked together!
Phoenix: Chief Gant?
Lana: He was the Deputy Chief of Police back then, but he still worked the crime scenes. Damon Gant... he was everything I aspired to be.
Ema: They were the best team ever! They solved crimes before the reports could even be filed!
Phoenix: (Ema really idolizes her big sister.) But now you're Chief Prosecutor... What happened?
Lana: I always planned on becoming a prosecutor. The reason I became a detective was...
Ema: To gain experience investigating crime scenes, so you could use that experience in court.
Lana: Gant's help in the SL-9 case was crucial to its resolution. After that, he became Chief of Police, and arranged my transfer to the Prosecutor's Office.
Phoenix: (Maybe I should ask more about this "investigation" of theirs two years ago.)
(Talks about Darke investigation)
Lana: Two years ago I was second-in-command of the detectives investigating Darke.
Phoenix: "Second-in-command"? That means the investigation lead was Damon Gant, right?
Lana: Yes. Deputy Chief Gant and I shared the same office, and the same investigations. Phoenix: (They even had the same office...!)
Lana: We led a team of the best detectives on the force: Detective Goodman, whose case it was, Jake Marshall and Angel Starr. It was the first time Marshall worked with his brother. He was quite... "gung ho." Without a doubt, Joe Darke was the serial killer. We asked him to come in for questioning. We were desperate for evidence. That was when his final murder took place.
Phoenix: (When he tried to murder Ema...)
Ema: Prosecutor Marshall was trying to save me from Darke...
Lana: You see, the first person who happened upon the scene of the crime... was me.
Phoenix: ...! (Now you tell us...)
(Talks about First one at scene)
Lana: Damon Gant and Neil Marshall were the ones questioning Darke that day. The investigation was in its final stages, and Darke must have suddenly panicked. So he waited until Gant and Marshall let their guards down, then fled the room. From there, he ran straight to... the office shared by Deputy Chief Gant and myself.
Ema: That's where he found me.
Phoenix: So you were the first person to run to the scene, Lana?
Lana: It appears so. I was filing some papers while Gant and Marshall were questioning Darke.
"Ouch. Right in the spine." Yang said.
Lana: When I returned to my office, I saw three bodies on the floor and smelled blood.
Phoenix: Three bodies? Prosecutor Marshall, the victim, Ema, who had passed out,
Lana: and the suspect, Joe Darke. During the struggle, it seems Mr. Marshall stuck a final blow before he died. Joe Darke had incurred a minor concussion, and lay unconscious.
Phoenix: What did you do?
Lana: To be honest, I panicked. I picked up Ema, carried her out of the room and just held her.
Phoenix: (Can't blame her, after all her sister must have gone through.)
Lana: After that, I placed Darke under immediate arrest.
"Wait, so they fought, he got stabbed in the back by Darke, right in the spine, didn't die immediately, knocked him out and fell on him." Ruby said.
"It is a believable story."
"But this is Ace Attorney, so it didn't happen." Ren said.
"Okay, let's think about it. He couldn't had stab him in the back. Who did it?" Weiss said.
"The only other person in the office was Ema..." Ruby said.
"Oh no... It makes sense now! The way she acts! The fact she wants to be declared guilty!" Yang said.
"No... Ema didn't stab him, there's no way."
"Maybe she did it by accident. That's possible." Jaune said.
"And Lana can't do anything because it will be revealed that Ema killed Marshall."
"But how? And why?" Nora said.
"... So that Gant can keep Lana under his control and do his dirty work." Ruby said.
"So Gant is blackmailing her?" Pyrrha said.
"It's the only logical conclusion."
"Which can only mean that Gant is the killer." Blake said.
"Exactly! He killed Goodman in the locker room, contacts Lana to help him move the body, she puts it in Edgeworth's car, she gets caught and nothing happens to him! We just solved the case! She's not the murderer, she's an accessory to murder! ... That's still bad."
"I doubt her getting caught was part of the plan, but yes, it seems like it." Weiss said.
"Only thing left is to prove it." Yang said.
Phoenix: Let me get this straight. You were all involved in the SL-9 Incident?
Lana: That's right. Quite a coincidence, hmm?
Phoenix: I don't buy it.
Ema: W-what are you saying?
Phoenix: There's no way everyone involved in this trial was also involved in that incident just by "chance."
Ema: But that case was solved two years ago!
Phoenix: At least one person went to extremes because they didn't believe it was truly solved.
Lana: Officer Marshall... Yes, his actions came as a surprise to me as well. Ever since his brother died, he's changed completely.
Ema: I guess he wasn't convinced with the ruling against Joe Darke.
Lana: ... Life doesn't end with the closing of a case. Everyone has to live the rest of their lives with their memories.
Phoenix: That "case" just might not be over yet.
Lana: !
Phoenix: Ema was assaulted by Darke at the Police Department, right?
Lana: Yes, in the office that Damon Gant and I shared. The office that Mr. Gant now occupies by himself: the Chief's office.
Phoenix: (Maybe we should have a look at the Chief's office - the site of the final SL-9 murder!)
"We have to go to his office...?" Ruby said.
"You don't sound well." Jaune said.
"To be honest, I feel a bit uneasy... Now, how do I go to the police station?"
"Try through the parking lot." Yang said.
"Why not through Criminal Affairs?" Weiss said.
(Moves to Underground Parking Lot)
February 24
Prosecutor's Office
Underground Parking Lot
Phoenix: No one's here today... Not even Ms. Starr.
Ema: Everyone's probably busy looking into what exactly went down in the evidence room. That must be where the detectives are.
Phoenix: But we proved in court today that on the day of the crime, no one was murdered in the evidence room at 5:15 PM.
Ema: Yeah. I thought we were finally making some headway in our case!
Phoenix: But instead it looks like we just ended up making Lana look even more guilty.
Ema: Hang in there, Lana...
Phoenix: (I've got to find all the answers by tomorrow!)
"There's the police station! I hope they fixed the moving mechanic in the next games." Ruby said.
(Moves to Police Department Entrance)
February 24
Police Department
Entrance
Marshall: Howdy, Bambina.
Ema: Oh, Mr. Marshall!
Marshall: I never thought things'd turn out this way when I woke up this morning. Que será será.
"I probably butchered the pronunciation of that, whatever it means." Yang said.
Marshall: You never know where life'll lead you, eh Bambina? I should've known my luck had run out when ol' Billy dried up this morning.
Ema: Billy...?
Phoenix: Must be his pet cactus. Say, where are you headed?
Marshall: Just over to the Prosecutor's Office for a little interrogation. It's a "voluntary" appearance, but we all know I won't be coming back. Sorry, but you can't go in the evidence room today, pardner.
Ema: But Mr. Marshall... Why did you do it?
Marshall: Why do prospectors head west? If ever there was a case I needed to know the truth about, it was that one.
Phoenix: Before you turn yourself in, Mr. Marshall... would you mind telling us exactly what happened?
Marshall: Hmph... Looks like I won't be getting a steak lunch today.
(Talks about Darke trial)
Marshall: Something was fishy about that trial from the beginning. It wasn't just me either. All the detectives thought so.
Phoenix: What do you mean, "fishy"?
Marshall: Some of the facts reported were inconsistent with the evidence we found. For example... the murder weapon.
Phoenix: The murder weapon? You mean... that switchblade knife with the broken tip?
Marshall: That was Joe Darke's, all right. But... in the initial autopsy report, a question was raised.
Ema: A question...?
Marshall: The blade of the knife was not a perfect match with the wound the victim sustained.
Phoenix: What does that mean?
Marshall: It means there is a good chance that knife was not the murder weapon.
Phoenix: ...! Marshall: However, in the report that was finally submitted, that possibility had been erased.
Phoenix: (Could the facts have been concealed with forged evidence...?)
Marshall: That case left behind scars on all of us.
Ema: The "scars" that the SL-9 Incident left behind...
"What could the real murder weapon be?" Ruby said.
"The Blue Badger?" Nora said.
"Oh my god..." Weiss said.
"How can you kill someone with the Blue Badger?" Ren said.
"You summon a knife-sized Blue Badger and stab them to death." Nora said.
"As you die, his song plays." Yang said and some of them started laughing.
"His apparition appears in the darkness and he does the dance." Ruby said.
"You're reborn as the Blue Badger." Nora said.
"This is a dumb bit." Blake said and everyone laughed.
(Talks about Prosecutor Marshall)
Marshall: I got the looks, but he got the brains. He was one of the best prosecutors around. I had just made detective when it went down. It was our first case together...
Ema: How old was he... your brother?
Marshall: He was 27 at the time. He was awarded the highest honor that very day.
Phoenix: The... "highest honor"? You mean the...
Marshall: King of Prosecutors.
Phoenix: I knew it...
Marshall: What are you looking at me like that for? That's an honor for a prosecutor!
Phoenix: (Mr. Marshall must have really been close with his brother.)
Ema: The day the SL-9 Incident took place, that wasn't the same day as...
Marshall: That's right. It was the day of the evidence transferal.
Phoenix: ...! Interesting...
Marshall: It was drizzling that morning, and by nightfall there was thunder. I can't believe two years have gone by already. I tried to steal the evidence so the case wouldn't die.
Phoenix: (Apparently someone tried to stop you. Detective Goodman was murdered... and the evidence locker was empty.)
(Talks about Scars)
Marshall: There was something going on behind the scenes in that case. We all knew that later. Every detective involved in that investigation, save one, was... taken care of. Ms. Starr was fired and I was demoted and boxed away in a tiny room.
Phoenix: What about Detective Goodman?
Marshall: If they did something to him too, the commissioners would get suspicious. No, they were careful enough not to be too obvious.
Phoenix: "They"...?
Ema: Who are you talking about!?
Marshall: Don't get upset, Bambina. I mean Damon Gant... and Lana Skye.
(Talks about Gant & Skye)
Marshall: Chief Detective Damon Gant and his second-in-command, Lana Skye... There wasn't a person on the force who hadn't heard of that duo. That case was the biggest step in both of their careers.
Phoenix: After the case ended, Lana transferred to the Prosecutor's Office, right?
Marshall: Yeah. Damon Gant, the new Chief of Police, arranged for that to happen. She's never been the same since she left.
Ema: ? Marshall: Everyone who knew her said so. "Chief Prosecutor Skye was totally different when she was a detective."
Phoenix: (Now that he mentions it, Ema said something like that too...)
Ema: Tell me... what happened to my sister!
Marshall: Sorry, Bambina, but her secret is too well guarded. I never found out.
Phoenix: (Lana's "secret"... It all started two years ago.)
Marshall: So there you have it. That's my story. Did you enjoy it, pardner?
Phoenix: It was certainly... enlightening.
Marshall: There's one thing for sure I found out in court today. That boy Edgeworth isn't my enemy. He was the one who used falsified evidence to get a guilty verdict, but someone else was the one who gave him that evidence and planned everything. That someone is Damon Gant. Don't believe me? Well I don't blame you. I won't even be a patrolman after today. Too bad I won't be around to work with you... when you become a real scientific investigator. Adios Bambina!
"Aww, man... Why do they have to do this to him? I hate cases where they ruin many people's lives. Wait, there's no other option for the police station. How am I going to get to the chief's office?" Ruby said.
"What are you talking about? The Criminal Affairs is in the same building!" Weiss said.
"Oh. I got confused."
February 24
Police Department
Criminal Affairs
Phoenix: This place is always pretty empty, but today it's deserted.
Ema: That must mean everyone's busy solving crimes.
Chief: Oh, if you're looking for the others, they're all in the conference room.
"Oh right, I'm voicing all background characters." Nora said.
Phoenix: Uh... thanks. (Wow, he actually talked to us!)
Chief: With the Chief Prosecutor saying what she did and the decision about what to do about Mr. Edgeworth, not to mention our statement to the media and tomorrow's trial... there's more chaos going on than Thanksgiving and Christmas put together!
"Okay now, what is Thanksgiving?" Weiss said.
"A holiday where you give and say thanks to each other?" Ruby said.
"That's it?"
"It was just a guess, I don't know!"
Phoenix: (I think "festive" is the word usually used for those...)
Ema: Um, sir? We'd like to have a look around for Chief Gant's office.
Chief: Just use the connecting hallway to the other building and take the elevator to the top floor.
Ema: Really? You mean, it's okay for us to go in there? I mean, we aren't police officers or anything.
Chief: Hey, you're right! You can't go in there! It's off limits!
Phoenix: (Now I see where Detective Gumshoe gets his unique charm...)
"They're all the same..." Yang said.
Ema: Well, what are waiting for? Let's head to the Chief's office!
"What does it look like...?" Ruby said.
(Moves to Chief's Office)
February 24
Police Department
Chief's Office
"Whoa, mama, what is this place? It's like a church!"
"Is that your catchphrase now?" Weiss said.
"What?"
"Ruby's iconic catchphrase, "whoa, mama"." Nora said.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing, it's just weird." Yang said.
"How did that even begin?" Ren said.
"I don't know, I probably heard it in a cartoon when I was a little kid and I started saying it." Ruby said.
"Okay, back to the office, who would make it like that?" Blake said.
Phoenix: Whoa... Where am I? Ema: In the Chief's office, silly! At least, that's what it said on the door.
Phoenix: Check out that pipe organ. That's real, isn't it?
Ema: Hey, I used to take organ lessons in kindergarten! They used to call me "Little Miss Bach." I thought I was a genius until they tried teaching me notes. I never could remember where C was...
"Now that's just a bad decision. Who would work with all that loud noise?" Weiss said.
"Someone evil?" Ruby said.
Gant: Hm?
"Oh no, he's here!"
Gant: Oh, it's you two.
Phoenix: Chief Gant! (He put that paper he was reading in his desk.)
Gant: So, Mr. Wright. Have you been swimming lately?
Phoenix: Uh... no, I haven't. I've been kind of busy lately.
Gant: I can appreciate that. I've had my hands full too, with Mr. Marshall's misconduct and Lana's provocative statement.
Phoenix: "Provocative statement"... oh, you mean about the forged evidence.
Gant: Two years have passed since that incident. My, how time flies! See that big picture on the wall over there? That's a picture of Lana, Neil and me.
"Maybe he fell on that spear and died." Jaune said.
"Or was pushed." Blake said.
"So Ema pushed him?" Pyrrha said.
"That's terrible. I hope it's not the truth." Yang said.
Phoenix: (So this is Mr. Marshall's brother... Prosecutor Neil Marshall...)
Gant: We took it to commemorate our work together.
Phoenix: ... (Something's not right with this picture. I can't quite seem to put my finger on it though...)
"There is? I don't see it." Ruby said.
"Wait. It's the award! The award has a sword on it!" Blake said.
"Oh yeah, the award Edgeworth has, doesn't have a sword, just the shield!" Pyrrha said.
(Gant Team Picture added to the Court Record.)
[Gant Team Picture: Photo at the awards ceremony of Gant, Lana and Neil.]
Gant: Anyway, I'd like to reminisce all day, but there are matters that need my attention. I'm going to lock up here, so let's go out together.
Ema: Oh... But this office... it was a crime scene two years ago, wasn't it?
Gant: That case has long since been over. There's no need to investigate it any more.
Phoenix: All the same, we'd still like to have a look around.
Gant: Perhaps you didn't hear me. I said there's no need to investigate it any more.
"How is he so creepy?! Even more than Von Karma!" Ruby said.
Phoenix: ...!
Gant: Now hurry up and get out. I have a meeting to attend.
(They're back at the Police Dept. Entrance.)
Ema: Looks like we aren't welcome.
Phoenix: It seems that case isn't over with yet, after all.
Ema: What do you mean?
Phoenix: Chief Gant denied our request to search the "crime scene." That means there must be a reason he doesn't want us looking around in there.
Ema: You mean like, a clue!?
Phoenix: (There's got to be a way we can get inside the Chief's office...)
"What do I do now?"
"Maybe go back to Criminal Affairs." Jaune said.
(Moves to Criminal Affairs Dept.)
February 24
Police Department
Criminal Affairs
Gumshoe: Hey, pal!
Phoenix: Detective Gumshoe! Aren't you supposed to be in a meeting? Gumshoe: I'm uh... just taking a breather. My feet hurt.
Ema: From sitting so long?
"I was promoted to coffee boy." Yang said.
Gumshoe: Actually... From serving everyone coffee.
Everyone started laughing.
"Damnit!" she said, as she poured herself a drink.
Phoenix: (Sounds like Detective Gumshoe's still out of the loop...)
Gumshoe: Say, have either of you seen Mr. Edgeworth?
Phoenix: Edgeworth? No. Why do you ask?
Gumshoe: He's under fire from both the Police Department and the Prosecutor's Office. It's almost like the battles between you two in court!
Phoenix: That sounds serious... Ema: Is it because of what my sister said?
Gumshoe: That's basically what it all boils down to. That falsified evidence two years ago. Now Mr. Edgeworth has the whole world after his blood!
Ema: Yikes...
"Oh yeah, because there was the rumor of him forging evidence." Ruby said.
(Talks about Edgeworth's crisis)
Phoenix: But why would Edgeworth be blamed? It's not like he knew the evidence was forged! Lana Skye is the guilty party here, isn't she?
Ema: ...
Gumshoe: Regardless , a prosecutor is responsible for the evidence they present in court. Not only that, but as you know there've been a lot of rumors going around about Mr. Edgeworth. His amazing talent as a prosecutor's kept him safe from those who don't like him. But now, with this...
Ema: Are there really so many people who hate him?
Gumshoe: In our world, only those with talent rise to the top. Mr. Edgeworth not only has that, but he's young. There's no better recipe I know of for making enemies.
Police: Hey, Dick! Keep up the good work!
Gumshoe: Yes sir! Police: Let's go out for lunch again sometime, my treat!
Gumshoe: Yes sir! Police: You gotta take me back to that joint sometime, okay Dick?
Gumshoe: Yes sir!
"At least, he doesn't have any enemies." Yang said.
"Although he should, because he's always next to Edgeworth." Weiss said.
Phoenix: It seems you don't have any problem with enemies.
"Come on! Again?!" Yang said, as she poured herself another drink.
Gumshoe: Yeah, well... I'm careful not to stick out. Anyway, I'm a bit worried about him. Under all this pressure, I'm afraid Mr. Edgeworth just might crack.
(Talks about SL-9 Incident)
Gumshoe: Actually, I took a look at the file earlier, while the coffee was brewing.
Phoenix: (He seems geniunely concerned for Edgeworth...) Well? Did you find out anything?
Gumshoe: The only evidence Darke left behind was during his final attack.
Phoenix: His final attack? You mean...
Gumshoe: When he killed Prosecutor Marshall, who was trying to protect some girl.
Ema: Me...
Phoenix: (It seems Detective Gumshoe never realized Ema was the girl...)
Gumshoe: That's when he left the most incriminating evidence of all.
Ema: Well? What was it?
Gumshoe: Oh, um, let's see... I think it had something to do with the murder weapon... ... Oh, I forget. Look, it's all written somewhere in here, okay?
Phoenix: (His powers of recollection never fail to impress.)
"I was about to say something, but luckily I stopped myself from doing that." Weiss said.
Ema: Maybe we should show him the murder weapon. It might jog his memory!
"So, what will happen if I present the Blue Badger, hmm?" Ruby said.
"It's not happening."
"Okay, if you say so."
(Talks about Darke's crimes)
Gumshoe: Joe Darke was 42 at the time of the crime. He was just your run-of-the-mill businessman.
Phoenix: A businessman? What made him take to serial killing?
Gumshoe: One day on his way home from work, he hit someone with his car.
Ema: With his car? So... it was an accident?
Gumshoe: An accident, yes. But it transformed him into an animal!
Ema: An animal...
Gumshoe: He killed a man that witnessed the accident. Then he killed a lady who saw the second crime. A kid walked by just then, so he killed him too. Then, when he was burying the bodies, a jogger came upon the scene and was killed as well! Finally he turned himself in.
"Holy shit, all that just from this?!" Yang said.
"It doesn't take a lot." Blake said.
Phoenix: Seems he was a pretty careless animal.
Gumshoe: Of course, this is all conjecture. There wasn't a single shred of evidence.
Phoenix: So, he turned himself in...
Gumshoe: Yes, but in the middle of his questioning, he fled and murdered his final victim... Prosecutor Marshall. That crime was witnessed too, but luckily Darke was arrested on the spot. It's a good thing that last witness wasn't killed.
"If only I knew who it was. I've heard from Ms. Skye that she was annoying as hell." Yang said.
"Her own sister was telling everyone she was annoying!" Pyrrha said while laughing along with everyone else.
Phoenix: (That last witness... AKA Ema...)
"Okay, let's present the knife." Ruby said.
(Presents Switchblade Knife)
Phoenix: Um, about this...
Gumshoe: Hey! Is that...?
Phoenix: It has a tag attached to it, with the label "SL-9 Incident" on it. I believe this would be the broken "murder weapon" you were speaking of?
Gumshoe: What are you doing with that!? Ever since that case was closed, that knife's been locked away in a locker.
Ema: On the day Detective Goodman was murdered, this suddenly disappeared from the locker, and was found in Mr. Edgeworth's car muffler.
Gumshoe: ... That's it! Now I remember what that incriminating piece of evidence was! When you showed me that knife, it all came back to me!
Ema: Well, what is it, Detective? Quick! Before you forget again!
"Oh, oops, too late." Yang said.
"Goddamnit!"
(Talks about Murder weapon)
Phoenix: This knife... it was Joe Darke's, wasn't it?
Gumshoe: That's right. We traced it back to the store he bought it at, plus, it had his fingerprints on it too.
Ema: But no one actually witnessed him using it to murder anyone, right?
Gumshoe: That's where his luck ran out. When you take a good look at the knife... you'll see it's broken!
Ema: You don't have to take a good look to notice that.
Gumshoe: ... Yeah, well anyway! Take a guess where the broken-off tip of the knife was found. That's what did him in!
Ema: Where was it?
Gumshoe: The victim, Neil Marshall was carrying it... inside his own body!
"Ouch." Jaune said.
"That's so metal." Ruby said and some of them laughed.
"That's so fucking hardcore, lmao." Yang said
Phoenix: !
Gumshoe: It was found deep inside the stab wound.
Phoenix: Did it match Darke's knife?
Gumshoe: You bet. Down to the last fiber.
Ema: That's pretty... conclusive.
(Neil's Autopsy Report added to the Court Record.)
[Neil's Autopsy Report: Stabbed in the back, died from punctured heart and lung. A knife tip was in the wound.]
(Switchblade Knife updated in the Court Record.)
[Switchblade Knife: The broken tip was found in the victim's body. Belonged to murderer Joe Darke.]
Gumshoe: Well, there you have it in a nutshell. That's all I know.
Phoenix: Can I ask you one more thing?
Gumshoe: What is it? If it's money you need, you should ask Chief Gant.
Phoenix: It's not money, but it does concern the Chief. His office is a "crime scene," right? It's where Prosecutor Neil Marshall was murdered...
Ema: The Chief's out now, and his office is locked, but we'd like to have a look around if that's okay.
Gumshoe: ... Well, any Detective's ID card can unlock the door.
Ema: What? Really!?
Gumshoe: But if I let a civilian in there, I'd be charged with breach of trust.
Ema: Breach of trust...?
Gumshoe: Simply put, I'd be canned.
Phoenix: Oh...
"But after so many salary cuts, I'd rather be without a job, so I'll help you, guys."
Gumshoe: Sorry, pal. I don't plan on getting fired because of you.
Ema: How about this ID card? It was Detective Goodman's...
Gumshoe: That won't work either. The data was deleted the day he died.
Ema: Oh.
Phoenix: (So in other words, Gumshoe is our only chance of getting into that office.)
Ema: I wonder if there's something we could show him that would make him change his mind...
"Let's make Edgeworth make him help us. He's basically his master." Ruby said.
(Moves to Police Department Entrance)
(Moves to Underground Parking Lot)
(Moves to High Prosecutor's Office)
February 24
High Prosecutor's Office
Room 1202
Phoenix: (I wonder if Edgeworth is back yet.)
Ema: There he is! It looks like he's writing something.
Edgeworth: Wh-!? What are you doing here?!
Phoenix: (He sure was quick to throw that paper on the floor...) Tough day in court, huh?
"What was he writing?"
"Love letter to Phoenix." Yang said.
"We're not going back to that."
"Or his resignation letter." Ren said.
"What?! No, why would he do that?!"
"I mean, he went against his own philosophy. Of course he would quit." Weiss said.
Edgeworth: Hmph. I've had to live the past two years with rumors flying around. What's another allegation to me?
Ema: Cheer up, Mr. Edgeworth! I'm rooting for you!
Phoenix: (That's Edgeworth for you... Always trying to hide his real feelings.)
Edgeworth: So, what do you want? Unlike some people, I don't have all day.
(Examines Crumpled paper)
Phoenix: (I wonder what he was writing before?)
Ema: Come on, Mr. Wright! Let's take a look!
Phoenix: Are you crazy? Edgeworth is sitting right there!
Ema: Just distract him. I'll check it out.
Phoenix: Uh... Hey, Edgeworth. Is that Detective Gumshoe out the window there? Oh no! He's falling to the ground!
Edgeworth: Hold on. First let me see what this girl's doing crawling around my feet.
Phoenix: (He didn't even look.)
Some of them laughed.
"Fuck him. Now who's under my desk?" Yang said.
Ema: What!? "Letter of r-r-r-r..."
"Oh no, he IS quitting!" Ruby said.
Edgeworth: If you're having trouble reading it, I'll read it for you. It says, "Letter of Resignation."
Phoenix: "Resignation"!? Edgeworth, you don't mean...?
Edgeworth: I'm tired, Wright. I feel as if... something inside me has died.
Ema: But Mr. Edgeworth! None of it is your fault!
Edgeworth: I know the path I've walked. You don't need to tell me. And the path I've walked... hasn't been a just one. I can't forgive myself for what I've done... and no one else should forgive me either.
Phoenix: (Uh oh. I think he's serious!)
Ema: Mr. Wright! Please, you have to do something!
Phoenix: (This Letter of Resignation... I wonder if I can use it for anything?)
(Put Letter of Resignation in pocket.)
[Letter of Resignation: Edgeworth's discarded letter of resignation. He's serious.]
"Oh, examine the trophy!" Jaune said.
"I was going to!"
(Examines Trophy)
Ema: He won such a prestigious award. Why would he just leave it on the couch?
Phoenix: Better this than that giant Steel Samurai.
Ema: ...
Phoenix: What is it?
Ema: This is the "King of Prosecutors" award, right?
Phoenix: Of course it is. You know that!
Ema: I saw something today that looked like this, somewhere...
"I think it was in a photo or something? A cowboy guy was holding it, I think? Next to him was someone who looked like my sister, but she wasn't like, a huge asshole?". Some of them started laughing.
"And there was also another guy, who was really big and looked like he could shoot lightning from his fingertips?" Nora said.
"I just can't remember what was it!"
Phoenix: Something that looked like that? Ema: Yeah, only different. What was it...?
Phoenix: (She's right. Something's amiss here. Maybe I should show him a certain item...)
"Okay, I have to present the photo."
(Talks about Forged evidence)
Edgeworth: There's no excuse for what I've done. Two years ago, I used false evidence to obtain a guilty verdict. That's what it all breaks down to, and nothing I do can erase that fact.
Phoenix: But you didn't know, did you? I mean, that the evidence was falsified.
Edgeworth: The Police Department and the Prosecutor's Office share a bond of trust. If that bond is broken, we stand to lose everything. The Police Department's error is my error, my responsibility as the prosecutor in charge. That fact remains the same no matter what excuses I might have.
Ema: Mr. Edgeworth...
Edgeworth: I take pride in my work. So tell me why! Why has it all come to this...
"Pride is such a dumb thing."
"Come on, it's not that dumb. Aren't you proud of being a huntress?" Yang said.
"I mean, personal pride. The one that makes you make horrible decisions because your pride won't let you do the right thing. So stupid."
Phoenix: (Even Edgeworth can't keep this kind of emotion bottled up...)
(Examines Tomorrow's trial)
Phoenix: Are you up for the trial tomorrow?
Edgeworth: Hmph. First last year's trial, and now this one. It seems all you do is worry about me. To be honest, you're getting on my nerves.
Ema: But Mr. Edgeworth! You can't just walk out on the trial...
Edgeworth: Tomorrow is the last day. It's too late to change prosecutors. I'll bet that's what my superiors are banking on. I never thought that case would come back to haunt me like this.
Phoenix: What do you mean?
Edgeworth: That list of evidence. It seems too short. Most lists... run twice as long.
Phoenix: It's only half as long as most lists? (That is odd...)
Edgeworth: After Neil Marshall was murdered, I became prosecutor for that case. I may not have been part of the investigation, but at the time there was only one thing on my mind: I'd use the evidence I was given to prove the suspect guilty!
Ema: Say, we just saw a picture taken around that time.
Phoenix: (That picture... Something seemed strange about it...)
(Talks about The day of the crime)
Phoenix: Could you tell us again about what happened that day? The day Detective Goodman was murdered? You were participating in a ceremony over at the station, right?
Edgeworth: I've never cared for ceremonies, but I had to attend that one. Ema: Because you were awarded this?
Edgeworth: Those receiving awards can't exactly skip out on the ceremony. I finished up at the office in the morning, then drove over to the Police Department.
Phoenix: You, "finished up" at the office?
Edgeworth: Yes. Just odds and ends- clerical stuff. I didn't plan on returning to the office that day. That is, until I was asked to take something back.
Ema: Take something back?
Edgeworth: This.
Ema: Oh yeah. Chief Gant asked you to hold onto that, didn't he?
Edgeworth: Yes. It was a piece of evidence in a case that was closed half a year ago. He asked me to bring it back to the Prosecutor's Office.
Phoenix: (That's the story we heard yesterday...) So you came back here to the Prosecutor's Office because the Chief asked you to?
Edgeworth: That's right.
Phoenix: ...
"Really, is that relevant to our cases?" Nora said.
"I think it's just a distraction for Edgeworth." Yang said.
"So that Lana can put the dead body in the trunk?" Ruby said.
"Yeah."
"You know, we haven't examined any of the evidence we have. Oh, it's only the letter."
(Examines contents of Letter of Resignation)
Ema: "Due to recent events I hereby announce my resignation as public prosecutor."
Phoenix: (He really wrote a resignation letter...)
Ema: Wow! Even when resigning, Mr. Edgeworth is cool and concise! Still, it wasn't his fault...
Phoenix: Someone has to be held responsible. That's how it is in the grown-up world.
Ema: Yeah, but that responsibility means nothing if he just quits!
Phoenix: Well, not everyone sees it that way.
Ema: To truly take responsibility you should have to work the rest of your life for no pay.
Phoenix: (Sometimes the "grown-up" world can be tough...)
"But I don't want to give up my wealth! I worked hard for this!"
"I can't imagine my life without a peasant like Gumshoe doing anything I want!"
"Come on, you know that Gumshoe would still be his servant." Blake said.
(Presents Gant Team Photo)
Phoenix: This picture was hanging on the wall in Chief Gant's office.
Edgeworth: Prosecutor Neil Marshall... He had just started making a name for himself. Looks like this was taken when he received the King of Prosecutors trophy.
Ema: Speaking of that, there's something that bothers me.
Edgeworth: Yes?
Ema: The trophy Mr. Marshall is holding... it's a little different than yours.
Edgeworth: Yes, you're right. ... Ah, I remember now.
Phoenix: Remember what?
Edgeworth: That was what the official prosecutor's trophy looked like until two years ago. There's a story behind its design.
Ema: A story?
Phoenix: (Sounds interesting.) Would you mind telling it to us?
Edgeworth: It's simple, really. "Contradiction." That's what the award's based on.
(Talks about Prosecutor trophy)
Edgeworth: This award originates from an ancient Chinese tale.
"Chinese?" Ruby said.
"Okay, keep addi ng places we don't know, at the END OF THE GAME." Weiss said.
Edgeworth: In Chinese, the word "contradiction" is written with two characters: the first means "halberd," and the second means "shield." Have you heard this story?
Phoenix: Me? Oh, uh... sure. Everyone knows that! Why don't you tell it though... for Ema's sake.
Edgeworth: Very well. Long ago in the kingdom of Chu, there was an arms merchant. One day, he presented the king with two items. The first was a halberd he claimed could slice through any shield or armor. The second was a shield he claimed could withstand any weapon.
" Oh! It a cwontadiktion! Oi get it!" Yang said.
"Very good, Wright. Good boy. That is correct." Nora said. Some of them started laughing.
"You're very smart, Wright."
"Of cwose, Oi am. Oi'm a law poirson." Jaune said.
Phoenix: Hmm... Wait a minute. OBJECTION! Those claims contradict each other!
"Did he actually have to yell "Objection"?" Weiss said.
"Wouldn't you?" Ruby said.
Edgeworth: Very perceptive. But then again, you've heard this story before, right? Anyway, as you mentioned, the very descriptions of these items discredit them both. When the king pointed this out, the merchant was left speechless. And thus, the Chinese word for "contradiction" was born.
Ema: Oh, I see! So the "chipped shield" and the "broken knife" symbolize...
Edgeworth: Precisely so. They symbolize the merchant's items. The ancient tale ends with the merchant at a loss for words, but it's in our nature to pursue matters to their conclusion... even if it results in something as ugly as this.
Ema: Wow. Thanks, Mr. Edgeworth! I learned something new today!
Phoenix: That's funny... If that's so, then why were you only given a shield?
Edgeworth: ... You'll have to ask Chief Gant. Two years ago, he had the "halberd" part of the award abolished.
Phoenix: (Chief Gant...)
(King of Prosecutors Trophy updated in the Court Record.)
[King of Prosecutor's Trophy: Two years ago the "halberd" was removed at Gant's behest, giving it its current form.]
"Is that it? Usually it would have nore dialog, indicating that you're done here." Jaune said.
"There's nothing else. Let's just find a way yo get to Gant's office."
(Moves to Underground Parking Lot)
February 24
Prosecutor's Office
Underground Parking Lot
?: Excuse me...
"Is it Angel?" Yang said.
"Who else hangs out at the parking lot?" Blake said.
Angel: Would either of you care for a quarter pound of roast beef?
"Now she's just giving us raw meat?" Ruby said.
"She must've run out of lunches." Pyrrha said.
Phoenix: Ms. Starr! (I guess she's out of lunches.)
"Damnit." she said, as she drank her shot.
Angel: You certainly are the curious sort, aren't you? Kind of like the first person who sucked a cow's nipple to discover milk. Still, I never thought you'd go digging up that case from two years ago.
"Really, what went through their mind to do that?" Ruby said.
"It was probably some crazy guy, next to a farm, sees a cow feeding her calf and thought "Hey, my mommy used to do this to me too, I wonder if it tastes the same.", and the he went there, pushed the calf away and started sucking on her udder." Yang said, everyone else was laughing.
"I imagine a crazy man baby going to a cow and sucking on her udder." Blake said.
"And then the farmer sees him and says "Hey, what the fuck are you doing with my cow?!" Nora said.
"And then he says "Dude, you got to try that shit, it tastes great!". Then the farmer tries it and says "This is awesome! I'm going to make profit from this!", and they never talk about the crazy guy." Yang said.
"What profit? Money wasn't even invented back then!" Weiss said.
"I wonder if that happened with a cow faunus too." Jaune said. Everyone was giving him the look. "What? I'm just saying."
"First of all, there wouldn't be a need for that. Her children would tell you so." Blake said.
"That must be very convenient. The kids would want milk and the mother would just squirt in a glass." Ruby said.
"Don't say it like that. Second, they don't exist."
"What do you mean they don't exist?"
"Have you ever seen a woman with an udder?"
"I've seen with horns, tails, and one with ears, but not with udders." Jaune said.
"Because for a woman to have an udder, means that she has the internal organs of a cow. And faunus with animal internal organs don't exist."
"Why?" Ruby said.
"Who am I to answer that? God? I don't know. It just doesn't work."
"So people with huge flesh-ripping teeth work? Do they even fit in their mouths?" Weiss said.
"And people with paws? How can they grab things?" Jaune said.
"Or people with wings attached to their arms, like a bat or a squirrel. How are they able to wear shirts?" Ruby said.
"Or people with bird feet. Do they even wear shoes?" Yang said.
"I dont think they care."
"Or people with beaks. Do they eat properly?" Weiss said.
"Or people with feathers instead of hair? What... is the... point of... existing? I can't think of anything." Ruby said and some of them started laughing.
"Guys, I really don't know." Blake said.
"How about people with webbed hands and feet?" Nora said.
"That wouldn't create any problems."
"People with blowholes?"
"They don't exist. Besides, they would still breath air."
"Fly eyes?"
"Also don't exist."
"I don't want to imagine that." Weiss said.
"...Snake bodies?" Nora said.
"... I don't know. Can we go back to the game now?" Blake said.
Phoenix: Everyone in this trial was involved in the SL-9 Incident. Not only that, but the murder occurred on the very day the evidence from that case was due for transferal. This can't all be attributed to mere "coincidence."
Angel: ... Aren't you forgetting something? You know, that little scene I happened to witness?
Phoenix: (The instant Lana stabbed Detective Goodman with a knife.)
Angel: No matter how much of the past you dig up, it won't change what I saw. Roast beef is meant to be savored when eaten.
Phoenix: (Ms. Starr's hatred toward Lana... It all dates back to two years ago!)
(Talks about Darke investigation)
Angel: Joe Darke... That's a name I'll not soon forget! We trailed him for half a year. Oh, the pressure! Still, I don't think I was ever more alive than I was then. Those days were steamier than a bowl of hot gravy! Poor old Jake Marshall, though, must have been going through hell.
Phoenix: You mean, because of his brother's death?
Angel: They were close, those two. After Neil died, something took over Jake. He became obsessed. Seeing Jake like that made her all the more desperate.
Phoenix: "Her"...?
Angel: Lana Skye.
Ema: My sister...? Angel: The best of the best were put on that SL-9 case. Of course they were lead by that legendary duo.
Ema: Lana... and Chief Gant!
(Talks about After case closed)
Angel: That legendary pair was the reason we were able to keep up our investigation. That's why we're so shocked over how it turned out...
Phoenix: You mean, with the forging of the evidence?
Angel: Don't get me wrong. Joe Darke got what he deserved. Still, it was obvious the evidence produced in court was being manipulated. Items our team never found would suddenly appear, while other items were kept secret.
Ema: But you didn't have proof anything illegal was done... Angel: I'm proof enough of what happened.
Ema: !
Angel: After that case, all of us save Goodman were relieved of our duties... most without even so much as an explanation. Then Lana Skye transferred to the Prosecutor's Office and became Chief Prosecutor.
Ema: Lana always wanted to be a prosecutor.
Angel: Nothing's quite as simple as it appears.
Ema: Huh?
Angel: Lana Skye was merely being used as a pawn. That's my take on the matter.
Phoenix: She was being used?
(Talks about Legendary duo)
Angel: Damon Gant and Lana Skye... Two years ago Gant was Chief Detective, and Lana second in command. They were the best.
Ema: They solved all kinds of cases together, didn't they?
Angel: Damon Gant's magnetism in particular was almost unreal.
Phoenix: His "magnetism"?
Angel: By that I mean his ability to attract evidence. He'd produce the most incredible evidence in the cases he handled.
"He was also forging evidence?" Yang said.
Phoenix: ("Incredible evidence"? You mean...)
Angel: Oh, yes. There were rumors about him even back then. No one dared confront him, though.
"Everyone who did, were found dead of electrocution." Nora said.
Phoenix: (I take it she's talking about forged evidence.)
Angel: Back then, everyone looked up to Lana. All the detectives wanted to be like her.
Ema: ! Really?
Angel: Oh yes... myself included. I was a fool, really. She hated anything crooked, and always watched out for the other detectives. That's why she was so concerned for Jake.
Ema: Mr. Marshall...
Angel: When Jake's brother was murdered, she felt as if she had lost her own brother. If it wasn't for her, I don't think Jake would ever have recovered from his shock. That's what makes it all the more infuriating.
Ema: Ms. Starr...
Angel: That's why... I'll never be able to forgive her. Why did she have to turn so cold after that...?
Ema: ...
(Talks about Being "used")
Phoenix: Lana transferred to the Prosecutor's Office two years ago, didn't she?
Angel: Yes, thanks to "Chief" Gant's powerful influence.
Ema: Chief...
Angel: That's right. Having solved the SL-9 case, his position as chief was secured. There was only one thing left for him to control, and then no one could stand in his way: the Prosecutor's Office.
Phoenix: What? You mean... That's why Lana was transferred!?
Angel: If he could control the Chief Prosecutor, he could control the Prosecutor's Office. That must have been his goal all along.
Ema: B-but how could he control Lana?
Angel: I don't know, but one thing's for sure. Ever since that case ended, she's never been the same. It's only logical to conclude... there must have been a reason for her change.
"Guys... I think Ema did killed Marshall's brother." Ruby said.
"It's leading up to this." Blake said.
Phoenix: (At last... I'm finally getting close to the bottom of this ugly mess.) Thank you, Ms. Starr.
Angel: You listen to me, Rookie. It takes more than just ingredients to create fine cuisine. I hope you turn out to be a better chef than I've been...
"I think we're done here." Ruby said.
(Moves to Criminal Affairs Dept.)
February 24
Police Department
Criminal Affairs
Gumshoe: Oh, you're back.
Phoenix: You're still here? Gumshoe: I gotta make 150 copies of these files. Brewing coffee, copying files... I'm turning into a regular DJ!
Ema: You're a "DJ" as well?
Phoenix: If I'm not mistaken, I think he means "Desk Jockey."
Ema: ... Oh, that DJ...
Gumshoe: I gotta admire your persistency, but my answer's still no.
Ema: ?
Gumshoe: I'm not letting you in the Chief's office, period. It'd be my neck on the line.
Phoenix: (That office is the last crime scene in the SL-9 Incident. I have to take a look in there!)
Ema: There's got to be something we can do to make the Detective change his mind.
"The letter of resignation."
"Here! Take my ID! My job, my house, my organs, my soul too! Anything to save Mr. Edgeworth!" Yang said.
(Presents Letter of Resignation)
Gumshoe: What's this crumpled up piece of paper? ... N-no way! Mr. Edgeworth can't be serious!
Phoenix: Is he ever not serious?
Gumshoe: I can't believe they've pushed him this far...
Ema: Mr. Edgeworth really feels responsible.
Gumshoe: When I first met him, I thought he was as cold as ice, too. But I know different now! He trusted us detectives to provide him with sound evidence, but we just... we betrayed him!
Ema: Detective...
Gumshoe: ... That's it. I've made up my mind!
Ema: But...
Gumshoe: Here, take my ID card.
Phoenix: We can't do that. If someone found out...
Ema: They wouldn't let you off the hook with another lost item report!
Gumshoe: Look at me. It's no secret I'm already out of the loop. After all, I'm friends with Mr. Edgeworth. Depending on how this case turns out, I may already be as good as terminated...
Phoenix: (What...?)
Gumshoe: So at least let me do this... for Mr. Edgeworth's sake!
Phoenix: All right, Detective. Thank you.
(Gumshoe's ID tucked swiftly into pocket.)
[Gumshoe's ID: A Police Department ID card. Allows access to areas of the P.D. open to detectives.]
(Examines Gumshoe's ID)
Ema: Detective Gumshoe isn't very photogenic, is he?
Phoenix: Whatever you do, just don't say that to his face.
Ema: Look, his eyes are half shut!
Phoenix: Yeah... and his mouth is half open.
Ema: Hey! Each of his shirt buttons is off a notch!
Phoenix: And he's got the narrow end of his tie in front. ... I think this goes beyond being a "photogenic" issue.
Everyone was laughing.
" You know I'm still here, right?" Yang said, making everyone laugh even more.
(Moves to Chief's Office)
February 24
Police Department
Chief's Office
Ema: Here goes, Mr. Wright.
*click*
*beep*
Ema: We're in! If anyone finds us now,
Phoenix: Detective Gumshoe's a goner.
Gumshoe: If that happens, I'm counting on you to bail me out!
Ema: EEEEEEEEK!
Gumshoe: GAAAAAAAAH!
"And she slapped him again."
Ema: Sorry, I thought you were a ghost.
Gumshoe: I didn't even know you could slap a ghost.
" For some reason, this joke isn't funnier the second time."
Phoenix: AAAAH! Detective Gumshoe! What are you doing sneaking up on us like that!?
Some of them started laughing.
"That was a delayed reaction." Pyrrha said.
Gumshoe: I-I-I wasn't "sneaking". I was just worried something might go wrong… so I came too.
Phoenix: If you're here, then what's the point in giving us your ID card!?
(Gumshoe's ID crushed and rendered unusable in pocket.)
"Did he just-?" Jaune said.
Gumshoe: Hey, don't do that to my card!
Everyone started laughing.
Gumshoe: I hardly ever get a chance to come in here, so I figured I'd have a look around myself! Besides, we're all in this together now.
Ema: You really do want to get fired, don't you?
Gumshoe: Not if we're lucky. Now come on, let's see what we can find out! Phoenix: (I've got a bad feeling about this…)
(Talks about The Chief's office)
Phoenix: That desk on the other side of the room... Was that your sister's?
Ema: Yes. That's where I was waiting for Lana... on that day two years ago.
Phoenix: Is anyone using it now?
Gumshoe: No sir. This is entirely Chief Gant's office now. He practices a strict policy of "preserving the crime scene."
Phoenix: (That's a strange reason to leave it there...)
Gumshoe: He leaves it as a warning to everyone else. He wants us to always be alert. He told us so himself at our New Year's party. Of course, he was pretty intoxicated at the time.
Phoenix: I see.
Ema: So ever since Lana left, no one ever touches that desk?
Gumshoe: No one except Chief Gant... and the cleaning lady who's in here each morning.
Phoenix: (Still, two years have passed since that incident. There can't possibly be any clues remaining.)
(Talks about Chief Gant)
Gumshoe: Can I ask you something?
Phoenix: Sure.
Gumshoe: You only came here to look around, right? Because it's one of the SL-9 crime scenes. I mean, that's your only reason for coming here, isn't it?
Phoenix: ... Why do you ask?
"Because you figure out who the murderer is at this point? And you accuse them? And then they take the evidence you show to them like an idiot?" Blake said.
"If he does it again, I swear..." Weiss said.
"No, he figures out in the middle of the trial after coming up with nonsense." Nora said.
Gumshoe: You don't think... Nah! You wouldn't be... No. ... No, there's no way. Never mind. Don't worry about it.
Phoenix: Okay. Now then, let's look around a bit more.
Gumshoe: Hey, hold on! Not so fast, buddy!
Phoenix: Huh? What is it?
Gumshoe: When someone tells you "don't worry about it," it's supposed to start bothering you, pal! You don't just let it go at that!
Phoenix: S-sorry. (This guy's starting to get on my nerves.) Okay, so what's bothering you?
Gumshoe: You two don't think... Chief Gant... might be a suspect, do you?
"Yes! 100%!" Ruby said.
"Unless it really was Ema." Yang said.
"I hope not."
Ema: What!? He's right, Mr. Wright! What do we think of him?
Phoenix: (Chief Gant... So it's finally come to this. What do I think of him? Perhaps it's best I don't divulge my feelings... yet.)
Gumshoe: There you go, ignoring me again.
"Okay, there is a safe on the right. So I'll leave it for last."
(Slides to the left)
(Examines Lana Skye's desk)
Phoenix: This was Lana's desk. It sure is tidy.
Ema: Lana's always been a meticulous cleaner.
Phoenix: There's not even any dust on it! Looks like someone's still keeping it clean. Does Lana ever come back here?
Gumshoe: No. Chief Gant must still keep it clean in memory of their partnership. They were the stuff legends are made of!
Phoenix: (Does he keep it in memory of her, or in memory of the crime...?)
(Examines Shelves)
Phoenix: These shelves are mostly empty. Lana must have cleaned them out when she transferred over to the Prosecutor's Office. There's a small picture frame on the left shelf.
Ema: Hey! This is when Lana and I went to that theme park... ...
(Examines Picture)
Ema: This was taken on that day two years ago.
Phoenix: (The day Joe Darke ran out of the questioning room and tried to kill Ema...)
Gumshoe: After receiving his award trophy, Mr. Marshall took a picture here, then went along with Chief Gant to question Darke. I bet he never knew he'd be dead just a few hours later...
Phoenix: (Gee, you think?)
(Examines Left Window)
Gumshoe: Look at that giant window... Makes you want to crash through it and jump outside.
"I just want to end it all, you feel me?! I'm gonna get fired anyway, so I'll just save myself from the Chief's wrath!" Yang said.
"... I want to push him off of it." Weiss said, making everyone laugh.
"That came out of nowhere!" Ruby said.
Phoenix: Uh, this is the 15th floor.
Gumshoe: I know! I was just saying...
Phoenix: (Saying what?)
Gumshoe: Ever since making detective, I've always dreamed about doing something like that.
Ema: Note to Self: Detective Gumshoe has a lot of dreams...
Phoenix: So long as he doesn't go crashing through that window when he gets fired.
Ema: Don't say that!
"I mean, he's doesn't have a family, so nobody will miss him." Weiss said, making everyone laugh again.
"Why would say something like that?! Why are you so mean?!"
(Examines Organ)
Gumshoe: The Chief's organ sure is a sight to behold. Occasionally we hear him playing it from the Criminal Affairs department.
Phoenix: (That's on the 2nd floor, and this is the 15th!)
Gumshoe: When a detective screws up, the Chief calls him to his office... and makes him listen to the organ for hours.
Ema: What's so bad about that? Music soothes the soul!
Gumshoe: After that, the detective can't hear anything for days except for the ringing in his ears.
"That's what I thought." Blake said.
Phoenix: (So it's an instrument of punishment... literally.)
Ema: But aren't the Chief's ears affected?
Gumshoe: ... He never listens to anyone anyway.
Phoenix: (That's besides the point...)
(Examines Floor)
Ema: This mark looks like some kind of flower.
Gumshoe: Word is, it's designed after the insignia on the prosecutor's badge.
Phoenix: "Prosecutor's badge"...?
Gumshoe: Yeah, like the one hanging from your collar.
Phoenix: What!? They have badges too!?
"Wait, he didn't know that prosecutors also wear badges?" Weiss said.
"To be fair, Edgeworth doesn't wear a badge." Ren said.
"Why doesn't he?" Ruby said.
"Probably because "Gah! I'm not wearing that GAUDY thing! It will ruin my suit!" He'll probably explain it now." Yang said.
Gumshoe: The design's supposed to portray the severity of the punishment system.
Ema: Now that you mention it, it does look all pointy and kind of painful.
Phoenix: But Mr. Edgeworth never wears a badge.
Gumshoe: That's because he's a sharp dresser. A badge like that wouldn't go too well with his outfit.
"See?"
Ema: So sharp dressers don't need to wear badges?
Gumshoe: I guess everyone just kind of lets it slide.
Phoenix: (I don't see how that's supposed to signify severe punishment...)
(Slides to the right)
(Examines Damon Gant's desk)
Ema: Wow! Look at the size of Chief Gant's desk!
Phoenix: (Speaking of that, when we were here earlier...)
(Flashback)
Gant: Oh, it's you two.
Phoenix: Chief Gant! (He put that paper he was reading in his desk.)
(End of flashback)
"Oh, yeah, he did that." Ruby said.
Phoenix: I wonder what he was reading?
Gumshoe: This looks like... a list of evidence!
Phoenix: A list of evidence?
Gumshoe: In most cases the list runs twice as long as this, though.
Ema: Hey, look at the case name!
Gumshoe: Huh? "SL-9 Incident"! I wonder what this is doing here...
Phoenix: Hold on, Detective! What did you just say?
Gumshoe: I said, "I wonder what..."
"Not that, stupid!" Weiss said.
Phoenix: No, about evidence lists. Normally they're twice as long?
Gumshoe: That's right. I guess there wasn't a lot of evidence.
Phoenix: (A half-sized list of evidence...)
(Flashback)
Edgeworth: The list of evidence. It seems too short. Most lists... run twice as long.
(End of flashback)
Phoenix: (What would the other half of the list be doing here?)
Ema: I knew it! The Chief must be hiding something about that case!
Phoenix: It would appear so.
(Evidence List added to the Court Record)
[Evidence List: List if evidence in the SL-9 Incident. Was ripped in half, so this part is all I've got.]
(Examines Suit of armor)
Phoenix: This is the real deal, isn't it? This armor and these weapons?
Gumshoe: Sure is, pal. The Chief doesn't care for imitations.
Phoenix: First the pipe organ, now this armor... Do you know how many taxpayer dollars must have gone into this room?
Ema: What? You mean we're paying for this!? That's it. I'm not paying one cent of my taxes!
Phoenix: (You don't have any taxes to pay.)
Gumshoe: Ssh! Be careful of what you say! Who knows? The Chief may be hiding in this armor as we speak!
Phoenix: I don't think he'd fit in there.
Ema: Even if he did, he'd never be able to get back out.
Gumshoe: Cut it out! You guys don't know how scary that guy can be!
"Hmm..." Ruby said.
"You're thinking this is the murder weapon?"
"You can spray it with luminol to see if it is." Jaune said.
"Oh right!" Ruby said. She picks the luminol and starts spraying. "Nothing. Let's spray somewhere else... Found something."
(Sprays Floor behind Lana's desk)
Ema: Whoa! This area must have been covered in blood!
Phoenix: Is this from that incident?
Ema: It must be. When Prosecutor Neil Marshall was murdered. Two years have passed, so the reaction's kind of dull.
Phoenix: (So a murder really did take place here.)
"There's nothing else. I expected more..."
(Examines Right window)
Ema: You can see pretty far from 15 stories up. If you were to drop that suit of armor from here...
Gumshoe: At first the Chief wanted to use stained glass for this window.
Ema: Really? Why didn't he?
Gumshoe: They say he changed his mind because he wouldn't be able to see the view.
Ema: Oh.
Phoenix: (Stained glass or not, it's a huge window...)
"Now let's see what's in the safe."
(Examines Safe)
Phoenix: This is a safe, isn't it?
Gumshoe: "Safe"... that word is ripe with intrigue!
Phoenix: Uh, okay. If you say so...
Ema: It looks like a code needs to be entered in this panel to open it.
Phoenix: (A seven-digit number. I think I just might know what it is...)
[Input number]
[Don't touch it!]
"I wonder what it could be."
(Picks Input number)
Gumshoe: Do you know what it is?
Phoenix: I have a hunch...
Gumshoe: Oh, I know! You want to try my birth date? It's...
"Why would it be your birthday?!" Jaune said.
"Feeling very important does a lot for your self-esteem." Yang said.
Phoenix: (I have a better idea. Here goes nothing.)
Input code
(Input "7777777")
Code confirmed. Access granted.
Phoenix: Bingo.
"Your gambling addiction betrayed you once again!" Ruby said.
Ema: What number did you enter!?
Gumshoe: Whose birthday was that, pal?
Phoenix: "7777777." The final ID card number on that record.
Ema: What?
Phoenix: The number of the mysterious "executive officer" who entered the room that day.
Gumshoe: You mean, "Sevensevensevensevensevenseven"? That ID number!?
Phoenix: I think you're one "seven" shy this time. This can only mean one thing: That's Chief Gant's ID number!
Ema: Say... Anyone care to look inside?
(Examines Safe)
Gumshoe: Is there any money in there? How much does he have stashed away!?
Ema: Look! It's a... a...
Gumshoe: a shard from a broken cup.
"Hey, it's the missing piece from that vase!"
Phoenix: (This somehow looks familiar. Where have I seen this before...?)
Ema: There's something else in here too.
Phoenix: What's this? It looks like a piece of leather cloth...
Ema: This is a handprint, isn't it?
Gumshoe: Hey! I saw someone wearing a shirt like that once! You think the Chief made up the design?
Ema: Uh... I don't think so.
Gumshoe: Oh. Well, it was just a thought.
Ema: Is that it? This is all that was in the safe?
Phoenix: Apparently so. It's empty now.
Gumshoe: A piece of cloth with a handprint on it, and a broken shard from a cup.
Phoenix: They look like pieces of evidence.
Gumshoe: Yeah, but unless you can prove they have something to do with this case, I'm afraid I can't just let you take them. After all, it's my neck on the line here!
Phoenix: (Great. Now I have to prove their "relevancy" to get them. How are these two items related to the SL-9 Incident?)
"Dude, this ain't your first time." Yang said.
Ema: Come on! There's got to be something we can show the detective!
"Let's complete the vase first- the jar. It's a jar, I guess. It doesn't let me examine it." Ruby said.
"Maybe just present it."
(Presents Unstable Jar)
Phoenix: Detective Gumshoe. Could you have another look at this jar?
Gumshoe: I remember when the three of us put that back together. Ah, those were the days...
"That was yesterday!" Weiss said.
Phoenix: (It's kind of early to be nostalgic.)
Ema: Wasn't this jar a piece of evidence from that case?
Gumshoe: That's right. One of the shards had an "SL-9 Incident" sticker on it.
Phoenix: Doesn't this ring any bells? You know, that fragment we just found?
Gumshoe: You mean this one, that was in the safe?
Ema: Yes, that one... that was in the safe.
Gumshoe: ... ! Now that you mention it, it's ringing a lot of bells! Let's see if it fits!
[Assemble fragments]
[Leave them be for now]
(Picks Assemble fragments)
Phoenix: Here, let me see that shard. I'll take a crack at this.
Gumshoe: Go ahead, pal. Show us what a rookie can do!
Ema: Mr. Wright! Here's some glue!
Phoenix: (If I can piece this together again... it'll prove Chief Gant was knowingly hiding evidence! Here goes...)
"Aaand done!" Ruby said.
"I think that's a bloodstain." Yang said.
"And it seems like it was wiped off." Pyrrha said.
Phoenix: There! It fits like a charm. That of course means... Chief Gant willingly and knowingly hid a piece of this jar in his safe.
Ema: !
Phoenix: In other words, he concealed a piece of evidence from the SL-9 Incident.
Ema: But...
Gumshoe: Hey guys! Get a load of this!
Phoenix: What is it?
Gumshoe: This piece you just attached... it's different from the others!
"Uh oh... It..." Ruby said.
"It spells "EMA"." Weiss said.
"Oh no..."
Ema: There's a reddish line on it!
Phoenix: (A reddish line... That's blood!)
Gumshoe: I don't get it! Why would Chief Gant hide this in his safe?
(The Unstable Jar data has been updated.)
[Unstable Jar: Evidence from the SL-9 Incident. Final fragment found in Chief Gant's safe. Blood traces.]
"It was Ema that killed him." Blake said.
"No. I still don't believe it. I bet we'll turn the whole thing around at the last minute."
(Examines Back of Evidence List)
"Whoa, okay. I think this is the moment of the crime."
Phoenix: I wonder what this is? (It looks like someone drew some kind of sketch here!)
Ema: What is it? Did you find something?
Phoenix: (I can't make it out. I'd better keep quiet about it for now.) Huh? Oh. No, it's nothing.
Ema: Why are your eyes moving about like that, Mr. Wright?
Phoenix: (I'd better not forget about this picture!)
(Examines Handprint on Strip of Cloth)
Ema: This is a handprint, right?
Phoenix: Yeah. Someone left behind an oil stain on the fabric. Whoever it was, they must have had a really oily hand.
Ema: Mr. Wright, think about it scientifically!
Phoenix: Huh?
Ema: A more likely explanation is... the person slipped and fell on a freshly waxed floor, getting wax all over their hand.
Phoenix: Well, that would account for this amount of oil I guess. (I don't see what's so "scientific" about it though.)
Ema: It happens, you know. I always slip on the floors at school after they're waxed.
"It's really fun, actually."
"Yes, and then the janitor cameand whacked you with a broom." Weiss said.
"I didn't know he was a master spearman!"
"Everyone who works here has mastered a weapon." Ren said.
"Yeah, remember our food fight? The cook came out and whooped our asses." Yang said.
"Who knew wooden spoons were such powerful weapons...?" Jaune said.
"What do I do now?!" Ruby said.
"You use the fingerprint set." Yang said.
(Presents Fingerprinting Set)
Phoenix: Detective Gumshoe. I'd like you to have a look at this.
Gumshoe: Hey, I know what that is! So, you want to take some fingerprints?
Ema: That's a great idea, Detective!
Gumshoe: All right, go to town. Sheesh! ...
Ema: ...
Phoenix: What are you doing? Why are you sticking out your hand like that?
Gumshoe: Go ahead. Take my fingerprints.
"... Please, jump off that window." Weiss said.
Ema: ... Um, it's not your fingerprints we want to take.
Gumshoe: Huh?
Phoenix: Come on, this isn't the time for jokes. We're talking about that cloth we found in the safe!
Gumshoe: Oh! Heh heh! I knew that. The one with the hand print on it, right? Sheesh, where's your sense of humor?
Ema: Okay, Mr. Wright. Let's check for prints! Sprinkle the powder on the cloth, then, once they've been absorbed into the prints, blow the rest away!
Phoenix: (What are you, my mom? I don't have to be told a million times.)
"Yes, you do."
Phoenix: All right, let's get this over with!
"Hmm, the middle finger looks like the best one." Ruby said.
(Picks middle finger)
"Okay, sprinkle... EVERYWHERE."
"No."
"Okay, fine. And blow. Now... please don't be Ema's..."
(Compares Ema Skye's profile)
Comparing...
Comparison complete.
Match Found
"Nooooo, it is!"
Phoenix: (No... How can this be!? What are Ema's fingerprints doing here!?)
Ema: Hey, you found a match? Whose fingerprints were they!?
Phoenix: Huh? Oh, uh... it seems the prints are too old. They aren't clear enough to get a match.
Ema: Oh... That's too bad. I thought they'd be Darke's prints.
Gumshoe: Psst! Hey you. Over here. What's going on here? What are that kid's prints doing inside the Chief's safe?
Phoenix: Don't ask me! Let's just keep this information from Ema for now.
Gumshoe: ... Here. Maybe you should hold onto this.
(Strip of Cloth folded and added to the Court Record.)
[Strip of Cloth: Found in Chief Gant's safe. Evidence for something, but what? Bears Ema Skye's prints.]
Gumshoe: Well? Was I any help?
Phoenix: Of course! Thanks to your ID card, we were able to get some hard evidence.
?: Now that's not very kind, is it? In other words, if it wasn't for his ID card, he would have been useless...
"Oh no, he's here!"
""Well, it was nice knowing you guys.", then he jumps off the window." Yang said.
Gant: Isn't that right, you in the coat?
Ema: EEEEEEEK!
Gumshoe: C-Chief Gant!
Phoenix: We didn't think you'd be back so soon.
Gant: Fortunately I'm a man who believes in signs. As I was walking to my meeting, I happened to look out a window and saw a stray dog run right into a pole. Just then I thought of a certain detective.
Gumshoe: Do you mean... m-me, sir?
Gant: Now then, I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you all to leave.
Ema: Y-yes sir! Sorry...
Gant: Oh, you in the coat.
Gumshoe: Me, sir!?
Gant: Drop off your ID on the way out. You won't be needing it anymore.
"Yep, there it is."
Gumshoe: But sir...
Gant: Now get out!
Gumshoe: Y-y-yes sir!
Phoenix: We'll be on our way too, then.
Gant: Wait. You, the one without the spiky hair. Don't go yet.
Ema: M-me, sir!?
Gant: I'd like a word with you.
Ema: But sir! I'm not a licensed scientific investigator yet!
Gant: You with the spiky hair. You're free to go.
Ema: M-Mr. Wright!
"And she was never seen again." Nora said.
"What is he going to do to her?" Ruby said.
"Well, he doesn't look like that kind of scumbag. I think he'll just scare her and tell her what to do, or else her sister is going to prison." Yang said.
"Why is that the first thing that came to your mind?" Weiss said.
"It's a harsh world out there..."
"Okay, detective."
(Back at Police Department Entrance)
Gumshoe: Look, pal! If I've told you once I've told you a thousand times... The Chief's office is off limits! But no, you just had to go sneaking in there like that, didn't you!?
" Thanks a lot, you dick! Now I don't have a job!" Yang said.
Phoenix: I thought you said you didn't care anymore if you were fired.
Gumshoe: Yeah, but if I knew it'd be like this, I never would've said it!
Phoenix: (Now that I've seen the evidence Chief Gant was hiding in his office... I think I'm finally starting to get the picture... But why has she kept eerily silent about it all this time...?)
Gumshoe: Anyway, you listenin' to me!? I'm gonna try to smooth things over with the Chief again! Later, pal!
Phoenix: After that, I heard from Ema. She said the police want to ask her some questions, so she'll be busy for the rest of the day...
February 24
Detention Center
Visitor's Room
Lana: I see. So the Chief asked Ema to come in for questioning...
Phoenix: It's no use thinking about it. Tomorrow's the final day in court. I'm committed to doing everything I can to defend you, which is why I'm here.
Lana: But I've already told you all I can...
Phoenix: What you've told me over these past couple of days... is absolutely nothing. Not a single, useful thing.
Lana: Really? I believe I did mention something quite important. Something I told you right at the beginning. I said that I was the one who stabbed Detective Goodman.
Phoenix: You know, I think I've finally figured it out... I know who it is that's lurking behind your words.
Lana: ... Mia did a good job mentoring you. I'm rather jealous...
Phoenix: !
Lana: It seems Edgeworth was right.
Phoenix: Edgeworth...?
Lana: Once you're convinced you know something, no one can persuade you otherwise. "Thick-headed" is the term he used, I believe.
Phoenix: (Now's my chance to get her to tell me the rest of the story!)
"Finally! Took you long enough!" Ruby said.
(Talks about Keeping quiet)
Phoenix: I have to admit I was more than a little perplexed at first. You insisted you "did it," yet there was no incriminating evidence. That's when it hit me. It's not that you're unwilling to tell the truth, it's that you're incapable of doing so, because of a certain individual.
Lana: What an intriguing notion. A certain, "individual," you say? So you think I'm... protecting this person?
Phoenix: Protecting? No. I think "afraid of" is more like it.
Lana: !
Phoenix: If I'm not mistaken, the person in question may have persuaded you to silence.
Lana: ... For argument's sake, Mr. Wright, whom may I ask is this person you're speaking of? The one I am supposedly so "frightened" of? What is this person's name?
"Oh, okay. This is the first time I present a profile."
(Presents Damon Gant's profile)
Phoenix: TAKE THAT! Well, Ms. Skye?
Lana: ... Mr. Wright. You are addressing the Chief Prosecutor. Do not forget your place.
Phoenix: (I take it she's still not ready to spill the beans.)
Lana: My apologies. Could you please tell me a bit more about what you think you know?
(Talks about Damon Gant)
Lana: We were partners until two years ago. I respected him as a detective.
Phoenix: Assuming he is respectable, then tell me something... Why would he try to hide his crimes?
Lana: His "crimes"...?
Phoenix: Both you and Edgeworth will be brought before a board of inquiry for what you did. Specifically, hiding and forging evidence.
Lana: Of course, these are serious offenses...
Phoenix: Why is it, though, that Chief Gant's name was never mentioned?
Lana: Chief Gant...?
Phoenix: Edgeworth didn't know the truth behind the forgery. The only party who could have possibly tampered with the evidence was...
Lana: Me. I had access because I was second in command of that investigation.
Phoenix: Yes you, but also one other: Damon Gant.
Lana: ... If you intend to accuse Chief Gant, you'll need more than just words. Show me proof that Chief Gant falsified evidence in that case!
(Presents Unstable Jar)
Phoenix: TAKE THAT! I just found this in a safe in the Chief's office. This jar piece, and this piece of cloth. Do you know what these are? They're pieces of evidence from the SL-9 Incident!
Lana: I...
Phoenix: The person concealing evidence was none other than Chief Gant himself. Now tell me! Why are you taking all the blame for him!?
Lana: ... Touché, Mr. Wright. It's as you surmised. I cannot disobey the Chief's orders... even if it means being found guilty for murder.
Phoenix: Why not?
Lana: Come now, Mr. Wright. You can't possibly expect me to be able to tell you that. Three days ago... I had no choice but to cooperate.
Phoenix: (In the murder of Detective Goodman!)
Lana: Or perhaps I should say, "follow orders." Yes, that's more accurate than "cooperate."
(Talks about Orders)
Lana: Although I can't tell you the details, I can say that I was given an order that day.
"I need you to dispose of Bruce Goodman's body. You'll find it inside the trunk of Miles Edgeworth's car."
Phoenix: Just as I suspected. Despite what everyone believes... you were not the one who murdered Detective Goodman!
Lana: Correct. I was trying to take the body out of Edgeworth's car. The trunk's lock was broken. And I discovered that murder weapon while inspecting the body.
Phoenix: The murder weapon... You mean, Edgeworth's knife?
Lana: No. When I found the body, this was the knife stuck in it.
Phoenix: (The knife from the SL-9 Incident... serial killer Joe Darke's knife!)
Lana: I couldn't just leave that knife in him, so I took it out and stabbed him with another knife.
Phoenix: That would be Edgeworth's knife?
Lana: That's right. Even though he was already dead, my hands were shaking at the thought of stabbing him. That's why I ended up cutting my hand.
Phoenix: And that is the reason for the bandage on your right hand?
Lana: Yes. It seems that I got blood on the victim's shoes as well. And then... she saw me just as I plunged the knife in.
Phoenix: (Ms. Starr, huh...) Why did you need to hide Darke's knife so badly?
(Talks about Darke's knife)
Lana: It took a lot of work to finally close the Darke case two years ago. It was over with. I didn't ever want it to be opened again. My intent was to prevent that by whatever means possible.
Phoenix: So... you hid Darke's knife?
Lana: The weapon used to stab the detective was evidence in the Joe Darke case... If word got out, which it would, the reporters would have a field day with that.
Phoenix: So you wrapped the knife in your scarf, and hid it. In Edgeworth's exhaust pipe...
Lana:vRight. Then I called my sister, to tell her what happened, and to ask her to hide the knife that was inside my muffler.
Phoenix:vYou asked Ema?
Lana: I didn't want anyone on the force to know about this.
Phoenix: (That would explain why Ema is so confident... about Lana's innocence!)
Lana: Speaking of phone calls, I had a bad feeling about one of them that day.
Phoenix: A bad feeling?
Lana: The truth is, after I received those orders from Chief Gant. The first thing I did was make a phone call. A phone call to Patrolman Jake Marshall.
Phoenix: To Marshall? Why on earth would you call him?
Lana: The lead investigator for the SL-9 Incident had been murdered. I wanted that fact to be kept hidden, and I needed help. He was the only other person I could trust. Or at least, I thought I could trust him at the time. However, it seems that after I spoke to him he went off on an escapade of his own...
Phoenix: Oh! You mean...
Lana: Not wanting the case to die, he decided to take things into his own hands.
Phoenix: (He disguised himself as Officer Goodman and tried to steal the evidence!)
Lana: He had already stolen the ID card... but it seems he still hadn't made up his mind to break into the evidence room. After my phone call, any remaining doubts he had must have disappeared.
Phoenix: So your phone call caused the incident in the evidence room!?
Lana: I'm afraid that's all I can tell you.
Phoenix: But Lana...
Lana: You've earned my respect, Mr. Wright. Both as a defense attorney and an investigator. Now please... Don't pursue this any further in court tomorrow!
Phoenix: (Tomorrow's trial... There's only one way to drive off Lana's demons... I've got to get to the bottom of everything! Detective Goodman's real murderer... and what went down in the Chief's office two years ago...)
To be continued.
"The investigation was shorter than I thought." Pyrrha said.
"Which means the trial is going to be what? Two hours?" Blake said.
"It doesn't matter! We're ending this tonight! Right?" Ruby said.
"Right." everyone else said.
And, done! Next will be the final chapter. I'm not doing the rest of the games. Next I was thinking Yakuza 0, but if this tired me out, and it's a visual novel, imagine Yakuza. If someone else wants to do it, do add many characters, the main four are fine, be funny, or if you can, do what the Touhou fandom is doing for more than a decade and make it a let's play with MMD animations. Anyway, leave a like and follow and a review if you want. See you soon!