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Chapter 23: Rise from the Ashes Part 6 (Finale)

February 25, 9:47 AM

District Court

Defendant Lobby No. 2

Phoenix: (This is the Defendant Lobby all right... but there's no defendant. I've been trying to reach Lana all morning. Where could she be? And where's Ema, for that matter? It almost seems as if...)

?: Something's been happening behind the scenes...

Phoenix: Edgeworth!

Edgeworth: Knowing you, you've already figured it out... Who the owner of the "7777777" ID number is, that is.

Phoenix: Well... I have a pretty strong hunch. (Looks like I'm not the only one who's figured it out.)

"But of course, it's Edgeworth." Ruby said.

"Except when he doesn't, like the last cases." Weiss said.

"But that was evil asshole Edgeworth." Nora said.

"And even then, he would figure things out. Only to the point where it benefit him." Blake said.

Edgeworth: You know, the only reason this trial didn't reach a verdict yesterday... is because there was still room for doubt regarding this ID record. If that number does belong to whom you suspect, then no doubt will remain. After all, he hasn't been officially charged with anything.

Phoenix: True... Not yet.

Edgeworth: in any event, once all about has been removed from that list, I can call for a ruling. Five minutes, Wright, and Chief Prosecutor Skye will be found guilty.

"Oh, he seems angry." Ruby said.

"If I were him, I'd be pissed too." Yang said.

Phoenix: But she didn't do it!

Edgeworth: I figured you'd say as much. That's why I came here... to hear what you have to say.

Phoenix: (This is the first time he's ever done something like this...) Lana's hiding something, and the only way we'll ever know the truth... is to draw it out of her.

Edgeworth: The "truth"?

Phoenix: Everything goes back to the SL-9 Incident.

Edgeworth: Don't be stupid! Today's the last day of the trial. We don't have time to reminisce about the past!

Phoenix: That depends on you.

Edgeworth: ...!

Phoenix: If she's found guilty, you'll lose your only chance to find out what really happened.

Edgeworth: ... I'll think about it. See you in court, Wright.

Phoenix: (This is it. If I'm ever going to find out what Chief Gant has on her, it's now!)

February 25, 10:00 AM

District Court

Courtroom No. 9

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

Judge: Court is now in session for the trial of Ms. Lana Skye.

"It's the last time you're seeing me, so let's savor this moment." Nora said.

"We can play the rest of the games." Ruby said.

"How about after this, we take a big break?" Weiss said.

"Aww..."

Phoenix: The defense is ready, Your Honor.

Edgeworth: The prosecution is ready, Your Honor.

Judge: Normally this is when the prosecution puts forth its opening statement,

Edgeworth: ?

Judge: But before that, the police chief has a proposal to make.

Phoenix: (Chief Gant...!)

Gant: (pause) Mornin' folks. How's everyone doing? Hey, Udgey. Been back to the pool yet?

Judge: No, I've been drowning enough as it is in my work.

Gant: Ho! That's a good one! Don't think I can top that!

Edgeworth: If you don't mind me asking, Chief, (points) exactly what is this "proposal" of yours?

Gant: (pause) Lana... that is to say, the defendant, has asked me if she could speak directly to the court.

Phoenix: (She wants to do what!?)

Gant: Having heard what she intends to say, I feel she should be granted her request. In the end, it should save everyone a lot of time and trouble.

(The defendant is on the stand.)

Edgeworth: What's this all about, defendant?

Lana: I'd just like to make one simple request, and I'll be finished.

Judge: Well then? What's your request?

Lana: Your Honor, I'd like you to put an immediate end to this trial.

Phoenix: Huh!?

Lana: I confess to all charges against me. On February 21 of this year, I murdered Detective Bruce Goodman... in the underground parking lot of the Prosecutor's Office.

"No, you moron!" Yang said.

Phoenix: No, Lana!

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

Phoenix: OBJECTION! (slams desk) You can't! (points);Your Honor. The defendant's claim does not change the defense's plea!

Lana: In that case, Mr. Wright, I no longer require your services.

"It's pointless. Gant has her fully under his control." Jaune said.

Phoenix: But Lana!

Lana: Your Honor. I hereby forfeit my right to an attorney. The prosecution may lack direct evidence against me, but it has sufficiently proven its case through testimony and circumstantial evidence. I would like you to render your verdict now, if you please.

Judge: Hmm... Well, the defendant certainly has the right to self representation... Her request is legally valid, although this is an unprecedented situation. (pounds his gavel) Indeed, it appears there's no further need to continue this trial... even if Mr. Wright may feel otherwise.

Phoenix: (This can't be happening!)

Judge: It appears the time for the verdict has arrived. This court finds the defendant...

Edgeworth: OBJECTION! (points) One moment, Your Honor.

"I don't like it. It's too easy. I demand a challenge!" Yang said.

"I'm not satisfied with the result. I want to throw her in jail myself." Ren said.

"Give me the Edgeworth difficulty!" Ruby said.

"What is the Edgeworth difficulty?" Pyrrha said.

"You have to be as smart as Edgeworth to take this difficulty."

"But it doesn't matter if Phoenix can beat him in court." Blake said.

Judge: M-Mr. Edgeworth!?

Edgeworth: The prosecution has not yet proven the defendant guilty beyond reasonable doubt. (slams desk) Any ruling at this stage would certainly be premature.

Gant: Come now, Worthy. I understand this is a difficult time for you, but why don't you just be a good little boy and keep your mouth shut, hmm?

Edgeworth: (tsks and wags fingers) Hmph. I don't think I care for your tone... Chief Gant.

"Oooooh, the things he just said about your mother!..." Ruby said.

"What are you talking about?" Weiss said.

Gant: What?

Edgeworth: Creating another fabrication to cover up your past mistakes... Sorry, but I'm no longer the naive little "boy" you would have me be.

Phoenix: ...

Edgeworth: With this sudden confession from the defendant... (points) It's obvious to me some kind of deal was struck behind the scenes.

Gant: Some kind of "deal," hm? Not everyone operates as you do... Worthy.

Edgeworth: ... Hmph. I thought so. Your Honor. The prosecution would like to change its first witness.

Judge: Oh? To whom...?

Edgeworth: As its first witness, the prosecution would like to call... (points) Ms. Ema Skye! I request the court hears her tesimony!

Lana: HOLD IT! Mr. Edgeworth! I am exercising my right to self representation. I don't think we need to contin-

Edgeworth: I don't care what you think, Ms. Skye.

Lana: ...!

"Edgeworth is out for blood!" Yang said.

"His honor is at stake here."

Edgeworth: The exposure of truth sometimes results in tragedy... However! (points) No matter how tragic the truth may be, it would be an even greater tragedy... to avert one's eyes from it.

Judge: (pounds gavel) Very well. The court shall grant the prosecution's request. That's okay with you, right Chief Gant?

Gant: Worthy... You'll live to regret this. Mark my words.

"I will tie you to the top of Police HQ to get striked by lighting." Nora said.

"A fitting punishment for you!" Ruby said.

"He sounds like an evil overlord." Jaune said.

"Face my wrath!" Nora said.

Edgeworth: Ms. Ema Skye. Please take the stand.

Phoenix: (Looks like Edgeworth has decided to take the horse by the reins!)

(The witness is on the stand.)

Edgeworth: Now then, witness. Please state your name and occupation.

Ema: Um... M-my name is Ema. Ema Skye. My occupation? I'm Lana's little sister, and I want to be a scientific investigator!

Edgeworth: Two years ago... you encountered the serial killer Joe Darke, of the "Joe Darke Killings." Is this correct?

Ema: Yes. I'm trying my hardest to forget about that, though...

Edgeworth: I'm sorry, (points) but I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you to recall those events one more time.

Judge: Mr. Edgeworth. Please remember this trial concerns the murder of Detective Goodman. Is an incident that was resolved two years ago really all that relevant?

Edgeworth: Yes. It most certainly is.

Judge: ...

Edgeworth: ...

Judge: W-well okay then!

"He sure gave in fast." Blake said.

Phoenix: (He sure gave in fast...)

"Damnit." she said as she Yang poured her another drink.

Edgeworth: Now... please testify about what happened to you two years ago.

Phoenix: (The trip to yesteryear has finally begun... It's bound to lead to the truth behind this trial!)

Witness Testimony

- Two Years Ago -

Ema: I was waiting in my sister's office that day.

A man came running in, and took me hostage.

Neil Marshall rescued me,

but I'll never forget what I saw in that instant!

The man raised up his knife, and... and stabbed Mr. Marshall in the chest...!

Judge: It's a good thing you weren't harmed.

Ema: I passed out... I don't remember much.

Judge: That's understandable. However... please tell me, Mr. Edgeworth. What does this testimony have to do with Detective Goodman's murder?

Edgeworth: ... That will soon become apparent, Your Honor.

Phoenix: (You've got to admire him for his courage, considering he has no evidence...)

Judge: Very well! The defense may begin its cross-examination.

Cross Examination

- Two Years Ago -

"That one seems interesting." Ruby said.

(Presses statement 4)

Phoenix: HOLD IT! Can you tell us about that?

Ema: Mr. Marshall jumped on Darke. Just then... the lights went out.

Judge: The lights?

Ema: It was just about this time of year... There was a terrible storm going on, and lightning struck nearby.

Phoenix: So the electricity went out?

Judge: Wait a minute... If it was pitch dark in that room... you shouldn't have been able to see anything, right?

Ema: Right, but just then lightning flashed again outside. That sudden flash left an unforgettable image of the scene in my mind...

Judge: I see...

Ema: I told the detective about what I saw then.

Phoenix: The detective?

Ema: Yes. Detective Goodman. He was in charge of the case.

Phoenix: (Detective Bruce Goodman... The victim...)

[Hear more]

[Stop]

"Why would I want to stop?"

"Don't question it now that it ends." Weiss said.

(Picks Hear more)

Phoenix: So you spoke with Detective Goodman about this... two years ago.

Ema: Yes. That's what's so scary about this trial.

Edgeworth: And you told Detective Goodman about what you saw?

Ema: Yes, but... at the time, the words just wouldn't come out. That's why I drew a picture.

Phoenix: (A picture... Yes, I think she mentioned that before.)

Judge: Well, Mr. Wright? Have you heard enough?

[Ask about the picture]

[Stop]

"No! I want more!" Ruby said.

(Picks Ask about the picture)

Phoenix: The picture the witness drew... I believe it has a very important meaning.

Edgeworth: OBJECTION! (points) But the list of evidence I was given two years ago didn't contain a picture...

Judge: (pounds gavel) Witness. Would you mind if we added this statement to your testimony?

Ema: Y-yes, Your Honor.

Ema: I drew a picture of that scene once... but it seems to have been lost.

"Thankfully, we got it."

"Do you think we got is the other half of Edgeworth's?" Yang said.

"Definitely." Blake said.

"Wait, doesn't that mean that Edgeworth has the other half of the drawing?" Pyrrha said.

"He said he didn't get it." Weiss said.

"I think he meant the picture was on a different paper." Ren said.

"Now, take that!" Ruby said.

(Presents Evidence list on statement 4A)

Phoenix: OBJECTION! Mr. Edgeworth. This little girl put all her heart into drawing that picture... This little girl put all her heart into drawing that picture... (slams desk) (points) and yet, you would insist on denying its existence?

"You heartless bastard! And she was your biggest fan! How COULD you?!" Jaune said and some of them started laughing.

"I like the way you said it. "How COULD you?!"" Yang said.

Edgeworth: Huh!? (slams desk) Hey, I'm not the bad guy! All I'm saying is that as the prosecutor for that case, (points) I wasn't handed such a picture!

Phoenix: That may well be... but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Behold!

Judge: This is... the evidence list for the SL-9 Incident?

Phoenix: Please turn it over, Your Honor.

Judge: Turn it over...? Turn... it... AAAAAAAHHHH! What's this!?

Edgeworth: Yes, what is that?

Ema: Hey! That's it! That's the picture I drew!

(There's noise in the gallery.)

Judge: Indeed... Two men appear to be wrestling here.

"Mr Wright... was RIGHT! Who would've thought?" Nora said.

"Hey, I do the word play here!"

"How COULD you?! You might be hot as fuck, but your heart is cold!"

"Oh, enough already!" Ren said.

"I can imagine Edgeworth being like "AHHHH, SHADDUP!"" Yang said.

Edgeworth: OBJECTION! What's the meaning of this!? (points) What are you doing with that list!?

Phoenix: Me...?

Edgeworth: Only the prosecutor in charge should have access to that list!

Judge: Huh...? These lists... They're... They're different from each other.

Edgeworth: What?

Judge: It would appear, Mr. Edgeworth, that the evidence list you were handed two years ago... was incomplete. These two lists... fit together to form one. You can see the marks here, where they were torn apart from each other.

Phoenix: So you see, Mr. Edgeworth. It's quite obvious what happened. Two years ago... only half of the evidence in that case ever reached you.

Edgeworth: What... WWWHHAAAAAATTTTTT!?

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

Judge: Order! Order! But Ms. Skye, why did you draw your picture on the back of such an important list...?

Ema: Because that's what Detective Goodman handed me in the questioning room, Your Honor.

Phoenix: (Wait a minute... If this list was torn in half, then that means...) (slams desk) Your Honor!

Judge: Are you all right, Mr. Wright? Your eyes are bulging from your head...

Phoenix: If the evidence list was torn in half... (points) then there might be more of the drawing on the back of Mr. Edgeworth's list!

Edgeworth: ...!

Judge: Yes, that's quite conceivable. Mr. Edgeworth?

Edgeworth: It's possible. Let's see... MM! MMMMMMMMMMMMM!

Judge: Is something wrong?

Phoenix: (Do you even have to ask?)

"The screen is shaking." Ruby said.

Edgeworth: Sorry, Your Honor. There is indeed something drawn on the back on my list. It's that... that... thing!

(His half was shown. It was a silhouette of the Blue Badger's head.)

Everyone's jaw dropped when it was shown.

"No fucking way..." Weiss said.

"Am I seeing correct, or is it the alcohol?..." Yang said.

"It's the Blue Badger..." Jaune said.

"I only have one thing to say? Why?" Blake said.

Judge: ... That's that... that thing! That thing that was dancing in the evidence room!

Edgeworth: Clearly, this act of vandalism is the work of a certain Chief of Detectives.

Phoenix: (I guess he was out of scrap paper...)

Ema: ...

(Evidence List restored and updated in the Court Record.)

[Evidence List: List of evidence in the SL-9 Incident. Half of this list was found in Gant's desk.]

"Hey, what if that was also drawn by Ema?" Ruby said.

"Then it's involved in the case " Ren said.

"Hey, Ice Queen. Didn't you say something about the Blue- eh?" Yang said, but paused when she saw Weiss already drinking what was left from the bottle.

"Wow, she actually did it..." Nora said.

"Oh, I just remembered... I don't drink..." Weiss said, before dropping on the floor wasted, hitting her head on the desk in the process.

"I'll take her to her bed." Jaune said, carrying her, bridal style, to her bed. After that, they continued playing.

(The judge pounds his gavel.)

Judge: Very well. Witness. Will you please testify about this picture you drew two years ago?

Ema: ...Huh? Oh, Y-yes sir, Your Honor!

Phoenix: (What's wrong with Ema? She seemed to be thinking about something when she was looking at the picture.)

Witness Testimony

- Ema's Picture -

Ema: This is the picture I drew two years ago.

The flash of lightning was so bright all I could see were shadows.

After that I must have fainted.

This picture shows exactly what I saw in that instant!

Judge: To think a flash of lightning could burn such an image in your mind...

Phoenix: (Thanks to that though, she was able to show us exactly what she saw!)

Judge: Well, I don't see any contradictions here. This clearly shows Joe Darke about to murder Prosecutor Neil Marshall.

Edgeworth: ...

Judge: The defense may now begin its cross-examination.

Cross Examination

- Ema's Picture -

(Presses statement 1)

Phoenix: HOLD IT! Did you draw this picture right after the incident?

Ema: Um... I think I drew it two or three days later. At first I was in such a state of shock that I couldn't do anything...

Edgeworth: During that time the detective team was reorganized. Detective Goodman was placed in charge... (points) under the direction of Damon Gant and Lana Skye.

Phoenix: (Two or three days later... The memory should still have been fresh in her mind.)

Judge: Excuse me, witness, but can you please tell us why this picture is painted all black?

(Presses statement 2)

Phoenix: HOLD IT! So at the time you didn't even know it was Mr. Marshall who had come to your rescue?

Ema: No... I couldn't see him clearly. The lightning was so bright... and I was knocked to the floor.

Phoenix: You were knocked to the floor?

Ema: Darke had a tight grip on me, but when Mr. Marshall jumped on him, I was knocked away. I turned around, and that's when the lightning flashed.

Phoenix: (Poor Ema... I'm just glad she wasn't hurt.)

Edgeworth: What happened after the lightning flashed?

(Presses statement 3)

Phoenix: HOLD IT! You mean, you didn't see the actual murder take place?

Ema: No. I-I'm sorry...

Edgeworth: OBJECTION! The flash of lightning only drove off the darkness for a split second. Not only that, but the trauma of the situation understandably caused the witness to faint. (slams desk)(points) Do you really need to torture this girl any further!?

Phoenix: What!? Hey, I'm not the bad guy here!

Ema: Anyway, this picture...

(Presses statement 4)

Phoenix: HOLD IT! (slams desk) Sorry for asking so many times, but are you sure you drew exactly what you saw?

Ema: Of course! This is the exact scene!

Phoenix: It wasn't influenced in any way from your talks with the detectives?

Edgeworth: OBJECTION! (slams desk) Are you insinuating we somehow manipulated her memory, Mr. Wright?

Phoenix: No, no. Of course not. (I'd better watch out, or he might find some way to cut my salary!)

Ema: I drew this picture before I heard anything from the detectives, so I don't think anyone's story would have influenced me...

Judge: Mr. Wright. Is there something that's bothering you about this picture?

Phoenix: Huh? Oh, well...

Edgeworth: ...

Phoenix: (That's strange... She claims this is exactly the scene that was imprinted in her mind... And yet... There's clearly a contradiction here!)

"The contradiction is here, but what is it?" Ruby said.

"Even Edgeworth was like "Come on. We all know what you're thinking, just present the evidence."" Yang said.

"Okay, let's see. Marshall was on his knees and Darke was going to stab him."

"Wasn't he stabbed in the back?" Jaune said.

"... Oh, yeah! We even talked about it! Okay, it's the autopsy. Take that!"

(Presents Neil's Autopsy Report on statement 4)

Phoenix: OBJECTION! (slams desk) I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but this picture the witness drew... contains a blatant contradiction!

Ema: What? B-but, I still remember it just like it was yesterday!

Judge: (pounds gavel) Mr. Wright. Perhaps it would be faster if you simply pointed out this contradiction for us. What part of this picture... contradicts the autopsy report?

"Oh... I just click on Marshall's chest."

(Clicks anywhere)

Phoenix: TAKE THAT! (slams desk) Um, I think it's... uh, this part here?

"What? What?! It's not that?!"

"Maybe the contradiction is something else." Ren said.

Judge: Hmm... I don't see what's so strange about that.

Phoenix: (points) That's because the drawing stinks!

Everyone's jaw dropped again. And then they started laughing.

"What the hell?!" Yang said.

"Why would you say that?! Knowing the situation, why would you say that?!" Ruby said.

Edgeworth: ...

Judge: ...

Everyone started laughing again.

Ema: ... Mr. Wright... How could you... *sniff*

"Great, you made her cry. Nice going, Wright." Yang said.

"And you call ME heartless."

"Meanwhile, Lana is giving him a thumbs up." Nora said, making them laugh.

"Are we bringing back the "Lana is a shitty sister" joke?" Blake said.

Edgeworth: (points) The act of making an innocent girl cry should warrant the death penalty.

"Wait, Edgeworth gave me a penalty!" Ruby said.

Phoenix: (I guess he means I shouldn't shift the blame to others...)

Judge: Yes, well. So long as the defense has learned his lesson.

"You're lucky it was Edgeworth. If it were me, I would've one-shotted you." Nora said.

Phoenix: (I'd better take another look at that autopsy report and this picture!)

Judge: (pounds gavel) Mr. Wright. Perhaps it would be faster if you simply pointed out this contradiction for us. What part of this picture... contradicts the autopsy report?

"But he was stabbed in the back!" Ruby said.

"Maybe this shows a part in the middle if the fight and not the killing blow." Pyrrha said.

"Then what is the contradiction?" Yang said.

"Oh, wait! It's the knife! Look at the knife! It's not the one that's established!" Ruby said.

"It's the one from the trophy!" Jaune said.

"Let's see."

(Clicks on Knife)

Phoenix: TAKE THAT! (slams desk) The contradiction of course lies here! Take a look at the knife the man is holding. If you look closely, you can see its tip is broken!

Judge: Even I don't have to look closely to see that, Mr. Wright.

Ema: But Mr. Wright, look at the evidence! See the murder weapon? Its tip is broken too!

Judge: If I recall... the tip of the knife was found broken off in the victim's body.

Ema: It was the conclusive piece of evidence that proved Joe Darke was the murderer!

Phoenix: (shakes head) I'm afraid it's not so simple, Ema.

Edgeworth: OBJECTION! (slams desk) And where, pray tell, could you possibly see a problem!?

Phoenix: It's obvious, really. The victim "suffered a single stab wound to the back." (slams desk) If the victim was only stabbed once, then the murder weapon should not yet be broken!

"Okay, that's the explanation they're going with."

Judge: AAAAAAAHHHHHH! What's the meaning of this?

Edgeworth: OBJECTION! (slams desk) Perhaps the knife was broken beforehand!

Phoenix: OBJECTION! Sorry, but I'm afraid that's not possible. The tip of the knife was found inside the victim's body. (slams desk) If it was broken beforehand, (points) it couldn't possibly wind up there!

Judge: (pounds gavel) That's right! But what does this mean?

Edgeworth: OBJECTION! (slams desk) The tip of the knife was undeniably discovered within the victim's body! (points) The only possible explanation is the witness's memory is mistaken!

Phoenix: OBJECTION! That's why I asked her so many times if she was sure she remembered correctly. I believe you were annoyed at the time. But she was sure she remembered correctly!

Edgeworth: But... there's no other way to explain this inconsistency!

Phoenix: OBJECTION! Not so fast, Mr. Edgeworth. There is another explanation. Have you forgotten already? About a little something called... "falsified evidence"?

Edgeworth: You're treading on thin ice, Wright...

Phoenix: All I'm saying, is that this broken knife (points) might be the piece of evidence that was forged! You can't deny the possibility!

Edgeworth: No... Aaaaaagh!

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

Judge: Order! Order! Order! Are you saying the investigation really was corrupted?

Phoenix: Your Honor... Please allow me to once again go over the events that took place the day of the murder. The Police Department and the Prosecutor's Office were holding a ceremony that day. After receiving the King of Prosecutors award at the ceremony. Neil Marshall questioned Joe Darke along with Damon Gant. During his questioning, Joe Darke fled the room. Prosecutor Marshall chased after him... and was killed by Darke. It is my belief that somewhere in this story... there is a lie.

Judge: Hmm...

Ema: I... I'm not lying... The man really was holding up a broken knife!

Edgeworth: ... If that's true... then there's no other way around it. (points) This could not have been the actual murder weapon.

Phoenix: ...!

Edgeworth: There must have been another broken knife!

Judge: What are the chances of there being two broken knives?

Phoenix: (Another broken knife besides Joe Darke's... Could there have been one?)

[Ema's mistaken]

[There is another one]

"Let's make Ema cry more." Yang said.

"No!"

(Picks There is another one)

Phoenix: If the witness is this adamant about the accuracy of what she saw... it can't just be explained away by a simple observational error.

Ema: Mr. Wright...

Phoenix: (slams desk) In that instant... Ema really did see a broken knife!

Judge: (pounds gavel) I assume then, that you have some information about this "other" broken knife? If so, please feel free to enlighten us.

Phoenix: (The murder weapon was already broken prior to the murder... There's only one way!) Take a look at this. Here's the real murder weapon!

"Wait, no, don't present the trophy!" Blake said.

"Why?"

"Because you can't prove it's part of it that way."

"You're right, I'll present the photo."

(Presents Gant Team Picture)

Phoenix: TAKE THAT! The answer lies in the past... Two years in the past. Right here inside this picture!

Edgeworth: This is a picture of the awards ceremony. A-AAAAHH!

Judge: What is it, Mr. Edgeworth!?

Edgeworth: It's the... the broken murder weapon!

Phoenix: Notice the award Prosecutor Marshall is holding.

Ema: That's... a broken knife!

Phoenix: (slams desk) As we earlier concluded, the knife in the picture was not Joe Darke's knife. That being the case... (points) the knife the witness saw, was in all likelihood from this award!

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

Judge: Order! Order! Order!

Phoenix: Neil Marshall was awarded King of Prosecutors that day. As an award, he was this broken shield and knife. When he chased after Joe Darke, he pulled out this knife. Being a prosecutor, he did not carry a pistol. (points) This broken knife was the only weapon he had in this dangerous situation.

"Wait, so the shadow holding the knife is Marshall?" Ruby sais.

"Again, it's probably not the killing blow." Pyrrha said.

Edgeworth: OBJECTION! But that... That can't be!

Phoenix: Oh? And why not, Mr. Edgeworth?

Edgeworth: Because if the King of Prosecutors award knife was the murder weapon... (points) then the murderer and the victim would be reversed!

"Unless Darke got disarmed and managed to get the one from the trophy." Jaune said.

Phoenix: What do you mean?

Edgeworth: (slams desk) I mean... This man raising a knife... would have been Prosecutor Neil Marshall!

Phoenix: Oh... OOOOOHHHHH!

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

Judge: But the prosecutor was the one who actually died!

Phoenix: That's true... (What's going on here?)

Edgeworth: (hmphs and shakes head) It seems (points) Mr. Wright has been a bit too eager to jump to conclusions...

?: HOLD IT! Wait! I... I remember now... I remember everything!

Judge: Witness...?

Ema: Mr. Edgeworth!

Edgeworth: What is it?

Ema: Could you show me your evidence list again, please?

Judge: His list? The one with that... picture scribbled on the back?

Ema: ... I knew it... This picture... I'm the one who drew it.

"So, she was the one who drew that." Ruby said.

Edgeworth: What!?

Phoenix: You drew that?

Ema: That's right. The list wasn't torn in half at the time I drew this picture. All this time I've been trying so hard to forget... I must have locked this part away deep inside me...

Judge: (pounds gavel) Perhaps it would be best... if we added this to the witness's testimony. Would you please tell us what you've recalled, Ms. Skye?

Ema: Yes, Your Honor.

Phoenix: (First the knife mix-up, and now... the Blue Badger? This should be interesting...)

Witness Testimony

- Ema's Recollection -

Ema: When I saw that man raise his knife...

I panicked, and rushed toward both of them.

I think I... I knocked away the man with the knife.

Just then there was another flash of lightning, and that's when I saw... the Blue Badger!

He wasn't in the room, but I'm sure I saw his shadow!

Judge: This is certainly most unusual...

Edgeworth: OBJECTION! (slams desk) Try impossible! (points) The Chief of Detectives hadn't even design him until this year!

Phoenix: (That would mean he didn't even exist two years ago...)

Judge: Yes, well. The defense may now begin its cross-examination.

Lana: HOLD IT! Stop! Please! Don't pursue this any further!

Phoenix: Lana!

Judge: What's the meaning of this!? Please remain seated in the defendant's chair!

Lana: But you can't do this! I've already confessed to the crime! Why can't you just leave it at that!?

Edgeworth: Chief Prosecutor Skye.

Lana: !

"Sit down and suck my Edgeworth dick!" Nora said.

"He's so ruthless today." Ruby said.

"His Edgeworth dick. Meaning that it's different from any other penis." Yanh said.

"It has the clothes and hair. And it shouts "objection"." Nora said.

"Just like mine!" Jaune said, making everyone laugh.

Edgeworth: We've already come this far. It's too late to turn back.

Judge: (pounds gavel) Silence!

"This is the first time he said this!" Nora said.

"Yeah, at the final part of the game." Blake said.

Judge: The defense will now begin its cross-examination. Bailiff. Please detain the defendant.

Phoenix: (It seems we're finally getting to the core of the matter.)

Cross Examination

- Ema's Recollection -

"I'll just press the important ones." Ruby said.

(Presses statement 4)

Phoenix: HOLD IT! Are you sure about this?

Ema: Of course! See? I even drew a picture of him here!

Edgeworth: But... (points) it was the Chief of Detectives who thought up this hideous beast.

"This hideous beast! This fucking monstrocity!" Yamh said while laughing.

"This nature's mistake!" Ren said.

"Good one." Nora said.

"Stop! I will not accept any more Blue Badger slander!" Ruby said.

Edgeworth: And that was just this year... The Blue Badger didn't exist two years ago. This is all quite verifiable.

Ema: I know it sounds strange. I was surprised too when I saw him at the Police Department. I had this nagging feeling that I'd seen him before somewhere. Now I finally remember!

Phoenix: (Oh, brother. Just when you thought that thing had caused enough commotion...)

Judge: Tell us... Where in the room did you see him dancing?

(Presses statement 5)

Phoenix: HOLD IT! His shadow? So you mean, you didn't actually see his face, with its winning smile and all?

Ema: That's right... but I still remember it. He had three creepy horns...

Edgeworth: OBJECTION! This is pointless! That thing couldn't have possibly existed two years ago... The witness must be mistaken!

Phoenix: OBJECTION! That may well be... (slams desk) (points) but what's important is what caused her to think she saw what she did.

Edgeworth: Oh? And I suppose you have an explanation? If so, then by all means... please tell us what this "shadow" really was!

"Tell us. Tell us before I LOSE MY MIND!" Yang said.

"He's having a mental breakdown?" Blake said.

"I'M SICK AND TIRED OF THIS COURT!" Ruby said.

"EVERYONE'S A FUCKING MORON! I HOPE YOU ALL DIE!" Nora said.

"Especially the judge! I pray for the day that motherfucker dies." Yang said.

"The judge just runs away, crying." Ruby said.

Phoenix: (What was it Ema saw when that lightning flashed? Who is this "Blue Badger" really...?)

[I just might know...]

[I'm not sure]

(Picks I just might know...)

Phoenix: (The Blue Badger hadn't even been dreamed up when Ema drew this picture. Yet she's certain she saw its "shadow"!) (slams desk) Ladies and gentlemen... It is the defense's belief that on that fateful day two years ago... there indeed was something that looked similar to the Blue Badger... (points) Something that is now sitting in this very room!

Ema: Mr. Wright...!

Judge: (pounds gavel) In this room? Very well, Mr. Wright. What is it that the witness saw in that instant? Please show us this mysterious "Blue Badger" look-alike!

"Okay, what could've been that shadow? No... no... I don't see it... hmm... maybe?"

"You found it?" Jaune said.

"Yes! Yes, it's the jar! See?! From that angle it looks like the Blue Badger!"

"Good work, sis!" Yang said.

(Presents Unstable Jar)

Phoenix: TAKE THAT! (slams desk) The mysterious "Blue Badger" was in fact... this!

Judge: But that's... Er, what exactly is that?

Phoenix: I believe it's some sort of jar.

Ema: But Mr. Wright! That doesn't look anything like the Blue Badger!

Phoenix: Indeed it doesn't. As it stands now, it's just a plain jar. However... What if we were to change our viewpoint?

Judge: Our viewpoint...?

Phoenix: (I've got to show them the correct angle to look at this from!)

"Okay... here it is!" Ruby said.

(Presents incorrect angle)

Phoenix: TAKE THAT! (This isn't right... I've got to make it look more like the Badger!)

"What?! But it's correct!"

"Maybe it has to be the exact same." Jaune said.

"This is bullshit... At least I didn't get a penalty."

Edgeworth: OBJECTION! Allow me to remind the defense its case hinges on the witness's drawing. (points) If Mr. Wright can't match the shape the witness drew, we cannot accept his claim!

Phoenix: (I've got to find just the right angle! Maybe I should rotate it vertically a bit more... or horizontally...?)

Ema: Come on, Mr. Wright! You can do it!

Phoenix: (I've got to show them the correct angle to look at this from!)

(Presents correct angle)

Phoenix: TAKE THAT! Well...? Is this a miracle or what? No one can possibly deny this jar's resemblance to the Blue Badger!

"Finally."

Edgeworth: No... It can't be!

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

Judge: Order! Order! The defense has proven its claim. The mysterious "Blue Badger" witnessed on the day of the crime was actually this...

Edgeworth: OBJECTION! Although we all enjoyed Mr. Wright's dramatic performance, one question remains... (slams desk) What's your point!?

Phoenix: What do you mean?

Edgeworth: So that Badger thing was actually just a jar. (points) That doesn't change anything!

Phoenix: OBJECTION! (shakes head) I'm afraid that's where you're wrong, Mr. Edgeworth. You see... (slams desk) this changes everything!

Edgeworth: Indeed? Very well, then. Please tell us... (points) What's different now that we know the witness saw this jar?

[The location]

[The murder weapon]

[The murderer]

"Huh... what changes?"

"I think any of them would change." Blake said.

"Okay, let's say... location."

(Picks The location)

Phoenix: Allow me to take these in turn. At the moment of the murder, the witness saw this jar.

Edgeworth: At a very specific angle, I might add, Mr. Wright.

Phoenix: Yes, well, knowing this, where could she have seen this jar?

Judge: Where...?

Phoenix: The location of the jar is shown in a picture taken on the day of the crime. It's on a shelf in the office of Damon Gant.

Edgeworth: OBJECTION! (slams desk) But the body was found lying near Lana Skye's desk! (points) The witness testified so herself!

Phoenix: OBJECTION! (slams desk) Yes! And it is these two facts that reveal what actually transpired! You see... The struggle between Darke and Marshall did not take place in Lana Skye's office! (points) It happened on the other side of the room, in Chief Gant's office!

Edgeworth: Are you implying the murderer moved the victim's body? From Damon Gant's office to Lana Skye's office?

Phoenix: Yes.

Edgeworth: Why would he do that!? (points) There's no reason!

Phoenix: (nods) Exactly.

Edgeworth: !

Phoenix: If there wasn't a "reason"... he wouldn't have gone through the trouble. The only logical conclusion... is that there was a "reason."

Judge: Do you know what that reason was, Mr. Wright?

Phoenix: (I've finally figured it out... So this is why Lana tried to stop the trial! It's too late to quit now, though.) Please recall the witness's testimony. She said she knocked away the man who was holding up the knife. In the next instant, the jar was hit and flew threw the air. Now tell me... What could have sent the jar flying?

Judge: That would have to have been... the impact the man made when he was knocked into the wall?

Phoenix: Ladies and gentlemen... if I may draw your attention to this picture once more. If the man was knocked in the direction of the shelf the jar was sitting on... what would he have hit?

Ema: A-AHHHHHH...

Judge: The suit of armor! Holding... a very sharp and dangerous-looking sword...

Phoenix: Yes. And since the man who was knocked into the armor was carrying a broken knife... he would have had to have been Neil Marshall, wielding the King of Prosecutors Trophy.

"Does he realize he's accusing Ema?" Pyrrha said.

"Either he doesn't or he does and it's the only way the trial continues." Blake said.

"So we'll continue proving Ema guilty until something else comes up." Yang said.

"Basically."

Edgeworth: No... Mr. Wright... You can't be thinking...

Phoenix: Yes. There is another possibility of what actually transpired in that room.

Judge: Another possibility?

Phoenix: (slams desk) Of course the perpetrator would have had no idea, but nevertheless! ... (I... I don't know if I can go through with this...)

Judge: Mr. Wright? What's the matter?

Edgeworth: If events took place as the defense theorizes... (points) then the outcome is obvious. In that moment... assuming the man Ema Skye knocked away was actually Prosecutor Neil Marshall...

"You didn't have to show us the moment he died..." Ruby said.

"At least the animation wasn't good." Yang said.

Ema: You mean... Mr. Marshall died... because of... me...? NOOOOOOOOOO!

*thud*

Edgeworth: I never imagined her testimony would lead to this...

Judge: So it was the witness who took the victim's life... and then proved so with her own testimony! This is unprecedented!

(There's noise in the gallery.)

Lana: OBJECTION! What... What are you saying!?

"I'm surprised she hasn't attacked us yet." Yang said.

"She jumps at Phoenix like she's a grimm and starts mauling him, tearing him apart, eating his intestines." Nora said.

Phoenix: I'm sorry, Ms. Skye, but given the circumstances...

Lana: Joe Darke murdered Prosecutor Marshall! How can you think it was Ema!? (bites nail) How dare you try to pin the crime on her!?

"That's a new animation. Her biting her nail." Ruby said.

Edgeworth: Imagine that, coming from you.

Lana: !

Edgeworth: If you recall, it was you who admitted to forging evidence two years ago. (points) The reason you moved Prosecutor Marshall's body... was to keep anyone else from finding out about what Ema did, wasn't it?

Lana: I assure you, Mr. Edgeworth, I have no idea what you're talking about. If you hope to have anyone believe your insane allegations, I'm afraid you're going to have to have proof. Tell me... Do you have any conclusive evidence that proves my sister killed Neil Marshall?

Phoenix: E-evidence?

Lana: I'm willing to bet you don't.

Judge: Yes... it certainly would be difficult to prove this with evidence.

Edgeworth: If we don't have evidence, then we'll have to rely on testimony.

Lana: I'm afraid that won't work in this case. Both parties involved in the incident are dead.

Phoenix: ...! (We certainly can't get dead people to testify. This has all been a wild goose chase from the beginning!)

"If only Maya was here... Damnit!" Jaune said.

"I don't want to see Maya with the face of a cowboy or a psycho murderer."

Edgeworth: (tsks and wags finger) Hmph. Touché, Ms. Skye. Of course... (points) That only leaves us with one possibility.

Phoenix: ...! (You mean, there's still another possibility?)

Judge: What do you mean, Mr. Edgeworth?

Edgeworth: I mean, the possibility that the victim left us a message. (points) For better or for worse, Mr. Marshall did not die instantly. He may have left behind the name of the person who took his life... in one manner or another.

Lana: That's... That's impossible!

Judge: (pounds gavel) Well, Mr. Wright? This is the only possibility left to you. A message from the deceased... Does such a message exist?

Phoenix: (I've got to think back to the Court Record!) The real murderer's name that the victim may have left behind...

[is in the evidence]

[doesn't exist]

"We're really going with this."

"You know, something about this bothers me." Yang said.

"What is it?" Blake said.

"If she really did it, why would Marshall even accuse her? If I were him and I left a bloody message, I would never say it was Ema. I wouldn't even leave a message, if that were the case."

"Yeah, now that you say it, it does look suspicious." Pyrrha said.

"Now that's sus. The last sus." Nora said.

"If he wasn't the one who left the message, then who was it?" Ruby said.

"... It's Gant." everyone said in unison.

"Of course."

(Picks is in the evidence)

Phoenix: (slams desk) This "message" from the deceased... is already in our possession.

Lana: Mr. Wright! Will you stop at nothing to prove my sister a murderer?

Edgeworth: (tsks and wags finger) Do not be mistaken, Ms. Skye.

Lana: ...!

Edgeworth: (points) Our purpose is not to accuse Ema of any crime. There is only one thing we seek: the truth. (slams desk) No matter how painful it may be.

Judge: (pounds gavel) Now then, Mr. Wright. Please show us the piece of evidence... that conveys a message from the deceased!

"It's the jar, again."

(Presents Unstable Jar)

Phoenix: TAKE THAT! (points) This is the message left by the deceased.

Judge: This is that "Blue Badger" from before, right?

Lana: Oh, is he going to just speak the killer's name?

Edgeworth: (points) If that thing could, I'm sure it would.

Phoenix: (Looks like everyone's forgotten this is just a jar.) A message was left here... on the surface of this jar.

Judge: What do you mean?

Phoenix: If you look closely, you can see a faint trail of blood on this jar.

Edgeworth: It looks like someone wiped the blood away.

Lana: ...

Phoenix: Yes, but notice: for some reason... the blood on some of the fragments was not wiped away.

Judge: Yes... there is a line here... drawn in blood!

Edgeworth: So what you're saying, is these "dots"... (points) were once lines!

Phoenix: Prosecutor Marshall did not die instantly. He used the few precious moments left to him to leave behind a message!

Edgeworth: One that someone apparently wiped away... But blood must have seeped into the jar where the lines change directions.

Phoenix: (slams desk) Precisely so! All we need to do is connect these points... (points) and the victim's message will become apparent!

Lana: (bites nail) N-no...!

Judge: (pounds gavel) Mr. Wright! What kind of message did the victim leave for us!?

Phoenix: Your Honor... I believe these blood stains will reveal to us the answer! (I've got to connect these dots to make letters. There's only one thing the victim would have written, given the circumstances: His murderer's name!)

"The moment of truth."

"What if he wasn't planning to spell Ema and when he realized it, he threw it to the ground? Oops! Now we'll never learn!" Jaune said.

"That would've been really funny." Yang said.

(Presents EMA)

Phoenix: TAKE THAT! (It's a defense attorney's duty to prove their client's innocence. That's why all I've been think about is saving Lana. After all my efforts, I never thought it would turn out like this!)

"Ema"...

Edgeworth: So this is the final message Prosecutor Marshall left behind.

Judge: Of all people... She may not have meant it... but in the end, the one who took the victim's life...

Phoenix: Was Ema Skye.

?: See, Worthy? Can't say I didn't warn you.

"Oh, shut up." Ruby said.

Edgeworth: Chief Gant...

Gant: Do you understand the implications of what you've done?

Edgeworth: What...? What are you talking about?

Gant: Two years ago, Joe Darke was sentenced to death. He was convicted because of his final murder. I believe you were the prosecutor in the case, were you not?

Edgeworth: Ack!

Gant: Yes, Worthy. Because of you... an innocent man was sentenced to death. Not only that... but you used forged evidence to ensure his conviction!

Edgeworth: K-kkckck! KKCKRRAAAAHHHH!

Phoenix: OBJECTION! (slams desk) But Joe Darke really was a serial murderer! (points) That's undeniable!

Gant: I'm afraid that's not important. Didn't you know? We aren't defenders of justice.

Phoenix: What?

Gant: We're merely keepers of the law. Sentencing a man to death... is no light matter. Even if there wasn't any cover-up or evidence forgery... ultimately the responsibility falls on the prosecutor in charge.

Edgeworth: !

Gant: Despite what anyone may say, this fact cannot be denied.

(There's chaos in the gallery.)

What's going on at the Prosecutor's Office!?

They might have sent an innocent man to his death!

How can he just stand there, like it wasn't his fault!?

Judge: Order! Order! Order! ORDEEEEERRRRRR!

Phoenix: The gavel's pounding fell on deaf ears... Unable to settle the crowd, the judge declared a recess.

"I can't contain the gallery! It's beyond my power! Again!" Nora said.

Phoenix: Where this trial is headed, no one knows...

To be continued.

February 25, 12:06 PM

District Court

Defendant Lobby No. 2

Phoenix: Sorry, Edgeworth. I didn't mean to get you in trouble...

Edgeworth: Hmph. Don't worry about it. This is my problem, not yours.

Gumshoe: Hope I'm not interrupting anything, pals.

Phoenix: ...

Edgeworth: ...

Gumshoe: Oh... Guess I am. I'll come back later.

"Is it me or it's not funny anymore?" Ruby said.

"The situation doesn't help." Ren said.

Phoenix: Wait! 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!

Phoenix: I take it Lana's having you run errands again.

Gumshoe: Let me tell you, this is the last time, pal! Here. She asked me to give this to you if there was a break in today's trial.

Phoenix: "Evidence Law"? (Edgeworth was talking about this just the other day...)

(Flashback)

Edgeworth: You must know the two rules of evidence law! Rule 1: no evidence shall be shown without the approval of the Police Department!

Ema: I-is that right, Mr. Wright!?

Phoenix: It seems so.

Ema: You could at least study some evidence law! Really!

(End of flashback)

Gumshoe: The Chief Prosecutor also wanted me to give you a message.

Phoenix: A message?

Gumshoe: She said, "If you're planning to take HIM on, you're going to need this book."

Phoenix: ("Him"... I guess I'll need to give this book a thorough read...)

(Evidence Law securely slipped into pocket.)

[Evidence Law: From Ms. Skye. Explains the two rules of evidence law.]

Gumshoe: Doesn't look like that book'll do you any good now though. All that's left now is the Chief Prosecutor's sentence.

"Let's check out the book first. Okay..." Ruby said.

(Checks Evidence Law)

Rules for Submitting Evidence

Rule 1: No evidence shall be shown without the approval of the Police Department.

Rule 2: Unregistered evidence presented must be relevant to the case on trial.

"Okay, I got it."

Phoenix: That's where you're wrong, Detective.

Gumshoe: Huh?

Edgeworth: Haven't you figured it out yet? Why I'm still sitting in that prosecutor's seat... despite all these allegations being thrown at me?

Gumshoe: Mr. Edgeworth...

Edgeworth: The real trial today... hasn't begun yet.

"I'm actually getting goosebumps." Yang said.

"It's the final fight."

Gumshoe: What!? What else is there left to do? Your credibility's been all but ruined with this forged evidence you were unaware of, Ema Skye found out she unwittingly caused a man's death... And now you're telling me you want to do more!? You've gotta be kidding me, pal!

Phoenix: You're missing the point, Detective. Lana didn't murder Detective Goodman.

Gumshoe: ...!

Phoenix: She merely stuck a knife into his dead body. That means the real killer...is still out there.

Gumshoe: What!?

Phoenix: (And we're going to expose him... No matter what it takes! This case has hurt too many people. It's time to bring it to an end!)

"Right, Edgeworth?" Jaune said.

"Right. Because we attorneys have no limits!" Ren said.

"Let's charge together at full power!"

"What are you talking about?" Yang said.

"It's from a mobile game." Ren said.

"And it's shocking how we managed to progress being F2P." Jaune said.

"It's a gacha?" Ruby said.

"They're both obsessed with them." Pyrrha said.

"It's actually scary." Nora said.

February 25, 12:52 PM

District Court

Courtroom No. 9

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

"Finally, everyone calmed down."

Judge: The court will now reconvene for the trial of Ms. Lana Skye. Mr. Edgeworth.

Edgeworth: Yes, Your Honor?

Judge: The inquiry committee is planning to impose harsh penalties for your actions.

Edgeworth: (bows) Thank you for the news, Your Honor.

"... I don't know how to continue from here, I didn't expect him to bow."

Judge: Yes, well... *a-hem* Normally, this is where the prosecution calls forth a witness... but, er... *a-hem* *cough* *cough* This isn't easy to say... You see, there is some concern that you, Mr. Edgeworth, may have, ah...

Edgeworth: Struck a bargain?

Phoenix: ...!

Edgeworth: (points) You think I may have manipulated the witnesses.

"No, I didn't."

"Yes, you did. Don't you deny it! I know when you lie to me!" Ren said.

"Why are you always like this?!"

"They're acting like a couple with issues." Yang said.

Judge: I didn't say that! It's just, you see... Everyone has been talking, and...

Edgeworth: ... Very well, Your Honor. (points) I have a solution.

Judge: A solution?

Edgeworth: That being the case, the prosecution will allow the defense to call forth all further witnesses.

Judge: What!? But there's no precedent for what you're proposing...

Edgeworth: Undeniably this is an unusual arrangement... but a very effective one. (points) It would prove that I haven't struck any "deals" with the witnesses.

Judge: Hmm... Well, Mr. Wright? What do you say?

Phoenix: ... (Unbelievable. Edgeworth has found a way to continue the trial!) (nods) Very well. The defense accepts the prosecution's proposal.

Judge: (pounds gavel) Then it's settled. The, uh... defense... may now call forth the next witness!

Edgeworth: Mr. Wright.

Phoenix: ...!

Edgeworth: (points) You do realize this is your last chance? If you call the wrong witness... this trial is as good as over.

Phoenix: The defense calls... (The time's finally come to bring out the real murderer!)

"Time to come out and face justice! Damon Gant!" Ruby said.

"You're fired up!"

"You bet!"

(Presents Damon Gant's profile)

Phoenix: TAKE THAT! (slams desk) Damon Gant. The defense calls Damon Gant to the stand!

Judge: D-Damon Gant...? What does he have to do with anything!?

Phoenix: ... As the defendant's partner two years ago, Mr. Gant has first-hand knowledge of the crime. I feel we should hear what he has to say about it.

Judge: Hmm...

Edgeworth: As luck would have it, he should still be in the courthouse. He would also be the least likely to have been manipulated by me in any way. (points) Wouldn't you agree, Your Honor?

Judge: True... All right. Bailiff! Please escort Mr. Gant to the stand!

(The witness is on the stand.)

Edgeworth: Witness. Please state your name and occupation.

Gant: What is this, some kind of practical joke? I was just on my way to lunch!

Edgeworth: Your name and occupation, sir.

Gant: Worthy... Are you sure you want to do this?

Edgeworth: (slams desk) Your name and occupation!

Gant: So... You want to play hardball, eh?

Judge: P-please, Mr. Gant.

Gant: ... Fine. My name is Damon Gant. I'm the acting Chief of Police.

Phoenix: Now then, Chief Gant. The court requests to hear your testimony.

Gant: Oh, Wrighto. What's with the grim face?

Phoenix: First, let's clear up this SL-9 Incident.

Gant: Oh, you mean that time when Lana's sister murdered that prosecutor? Personally, I think it's been made pretty clear already.

Phoenix: (shakes head) There are still some things unaccounted for.

Gant: Oh? Like what?

Phoenix: Like the role you played in all of this.

Gant: ... Son... Either you're very brave... or very foolish.

"Yes." Jaune said.

"... I don't know how to continue from here, I didn't expect him to say yes." Nora said.

Phoenix: ...

Gant: You are aware of course that a police chief has all kinds of weapons at his disposal?

Phoenix: "Weapons"...?

Gant: Sure. Take my testimony, for example. I don't have to give it if I don't want to.

Phoenix: What? Is that true?

Judge: I'm afraid so... The Chief of Police has the right to refuse to testify.

"That's bullshit!" Yang said.

"But that can have consequences." Pyrrha said.

Edgeworth: Of course, (points) such an action carries with it certain risks...

"Does that count? Oh wait, Weiss drank the whole bottle."

"And right now, she's drooling on her pillow."

Gant: ... Don't worry. I'm not here to hinder your trial. Just remember... If this turns out to be a big waste of time, don't say I didn't warn you.

Judge: (pounds gavel) Very well. The witness may now begin his testimony.

Witness Testimony

- SL-9 Incident -

Gant: As I recall, Neil and I were questioning him that day.

To make a long story short, we slipped up. That power outage didn't help either.

When I went to my office, I found Lana there.

Apparently she had already... "arranged" the crime scene.

As you can see, I had nothing to do with the "forgery."

Judge: Hmm... Is that when Darke was arrested?

Gant: Him? He was lying on the floor unconscious. When Ema sent Neil flying... it seems Darke bumped his head.

Judge: I see... Everything seems pretty clear-cut.

Phoenix: (If the police chief has the right to refuse to testify... Then I'd better hit him hard and fast!)

Cross Examination

- SL-9 Incident -

"You had nothing to do? Then what about this?"

(Presents Evidence List on statement 5)

Phoenix: OBJECTION! You claim you had nothing to do with the forgery... (shakes head) but I'm afraid that is a claim you cannot back up!

Gant: Explain yourself.

Phoenix: Several pieces of evidence were found in your office. Take this list, for example.

Judge: That's the list Ema Skye drew her picture on...

Phoenix: This was discovered in your desk.

Gant: ...

Phoenix: Not only that, but a piece of this jar that was sitting in your office... (slams desk) was found inside your safe!

Judge: It was found where!?

Phoenix: You see, Chief Gant. These articles of evidence uncovered in your office... (slams desk) (points) are both concrete proof... that you also played a part in the illegal investigation!

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

Judge: Chief Gant! What's the meaning of this!?

Gant: Ho! Here's a defense attorney who may even rival Worthy!

Phoenix: So you admit to it, then? That you were involved in the forgery?

Gant: Who, me? Or do you mean... you?

Phoenix: Me? Why would I have anything to do with that!?

Gant: Well... You were the one who snuck into my office when you "found" this evidence.

"Uh, that's called breaking and entering, stupid." Ruby said.

Phoenix: ...!

Gant: Prosecutors aren't the only ones capable of forging evidence, you know. Defense attorneys can do so too. Isn't that right, Wrighto?

Edgeworth: OBJECTION! (slams desk) However! Detective Gumshoe was present during the investigation!

Gant: Worthy, my boy. Not even detectives are exempt from the law. Rest assured Dick will receive his due punishment.

"But he gave his badge. He's not a detective anymore."

Edgeworth: Wh...

Phoenix: WHAAAAT!? (If Detective Gumshoe's salary drops any further, he'll end up paying to work!)

Judge: (pounds gavel) Yes, well. In light of the Detective's presence... please give us your testimony regarding these pieces of evidence found in your office, and their relation to the forgery that took place at the crime scene.

Gant: My, my... Kids these days no longer know how to put two and two together...

Witness Testimony

- Evidence & Forgery -

Gant: Let's see, what was it now? A jar fragment... and a list?

For all I know, you could have planted them in my office.

Anyway, you can't prove "when" those pieces of evidence were discovered.

If they were found after Darke was convicted, then they're worthless.

There's no reason I'd participate in a forgery.

Rearranging the crime scene wouldn't help me out in any way.

Judge: Hmm... Mr. Wright.

Phoenix: Yes, Your Honor?

Judge: When investigating the crime scene... you should have been more careful to observe protocol.

Gant: You do understand that I am the Chief of Police, right? There will be consequences...

Phoenix: Ooh...

Gant: Indeed, I believe I will press charges... so you won't make the same mistake again.

Judge: My apologies, Chief, but would you mind waiting until tomorrow for that? Today is... well, you know...

Gant: All right, Udgey. In return, though...

Judge: I know! I know! That place, right?

Phoenix: (Huh? What are these guys, telepathic?)

Cross Examination

- Evidence & Forgery -

"Now, how do I proceed? I don't think I can prove the third..."

"Then ask the last one for the motive." Blake said.

(Presses statement 5)

Phoenix: HOLD IT! Really, Chief Gant? At the very least, there is one very large benefit you've reaped from all this.

Gant: Oh? I wasn't aware. What is this "benefit"?

Phoenix: That would of course be the position you have - Chief of Police.

Judge: Oh...

Phoenix: The resolution of the SL-9 Incident secured your promotion to Chief. (points) That in itself is sufficient motive!

Gant: ... Ho! Ho! Ho! Oh, that's a good one!

Phoenix: Huh?

Gant: Do you really think I'm that incompetent?

Phoenix: What do you mean?

Gant: Even without that case, I was already in line to become the next chief. The resolution of SL-9 merely sped up the inevitable a little.

Phoenix: Is that true, Edgeworth?

Edgeworth: Yes... He was going to be made Chief anyway.

Phoenix: Gah!

Gant: Be careful when pointing that finger... or you might wind up being the one pointed at!

Edgeworth: So that means... (points) there's only one possible motivation for you to commit forgery. If you didn't do it for yourself... then you did it for someone else.

Gant: Don't be silly, Worthy. You know me better than that. There are only three people I look out for: Me, Myself and I. ... There, it's out in the open now. Udgey, would you mind if I changed my testimony a little?

Judge: By all means, please do!

Gant: I wouldn't be anyone's "accomplice" if there was nothing in it for me.

"We got a new statement." Jaune said.

"And another contradiction." Ruby said.

(Presses statement 5A)

Phoenix: HOLD IT!

"Can't you present Lana's profile?" Yang said.

"I can't present profiles freely."

Phoenix: "Nothing in it" for you?

Gant: Sorry, but the only person I care about is Yours Truly. That girl... Lana's little sister, was it? If you think I felt sorry for her, you'd better think again.

Edgeworth: You're right... (points) You don't feel sorry for anyone.

Gant: Be tough on crime and tough on people. That's how I was raised.

Edgeworth: You seem to be lax enough on yourself, though.

Gant: Ho! Ho! Ho! Oh, that's a good one, Worthy!

Phoenix: (Hmm... Could there have been something in it for him? Given his selfishness, would he have helped someone out?)

[No]

[Point out accomplice]

"Now it'll give me the option to present her profile."

(Picks Point out accomplice)

Phoenix: True, you might not help out anyone for their sake. But if it would benefit you... you might decide to assist someone.

Gant: ...

Judge: Mr. Wright. It appears you're positively determined to portray the Chief... as a nice man who likes to lend people a hand.

"Not even close." Yang said.

Phoenix: (That's not what I mean...)

Judge: (pounds gavel) Verywell, then. Who is this person you believe Chief Gant may have helped forge evidence?

"Now, take that!" Ruby said.

(Presents Lana Skye's profile)

Phoenix: TAKE THAT!

Judge: Chief Prosecutor Lana Skye... Th-the defendant!?

Gant: ...

Phoenix: I believe it's quite obvious in light of the circumstances. Ema Skye fell victim to an unfortunate series of events. Who would want to help her more than her own sister, Lana? And as for Chief Gant... he would also have a reason to help Lana if she asked him to. (slams desk) That reason, of course, is... self-profit.

Judge: Self-profit...? What do you mean?

Phoenix: After the SL-9 Incident was resolved... Lana Skye was appointed Chief Prosecutor at the Prosecutor's Office. The person who arranged this job change...was you, Chief Gant.

Gant: ...

Judge: B-but... how would he profit from all of this?

Edgeworth: He would be able to use the Chief Prosecutor as his puppet! (slams desk) Essentially... (points) he would acquire unchecked authority over all investigations!

Judge: Do you mean to tell me... that despite the Chief's formidable appearance, he plays with puppets!?

"Can you pay attention?" Blake said.

Judge: Oh, wait. You must mean "puppet" as in someone forced to do his bidding... Never mind!

"Saved it."

Phoenix: (slams desk) Admit it, Chief! You assisted Lana Skye in forging evidence! (points) Your motive: to appoint her as Chief Prosecutor so you could control her!

Gant: Wrighto, my boy. You have quite an imagination. Let me ask you something.

Phoenix: What?

Gant: Do you have any proof of this? That I "controlled" Lana? For example, is Lana testifying that I've done such a thing?

Phoenix: Lana... (She's keeping quiet to protect Ema. There's no way she'd testify against Gant!)

Judge: I'm afraid without any proof, this all amounts to nothing more than mere conjecture.

Edgeworth: ... Unless... that is also (points) what happened in this incident...

Judge: "This" incident...? Er... which one would that be?

Edgeworth: Of course I'm talking about... the murder of Detective Bruce Goodman. The Chief Prosecutor has been acting strange throughout this entire trial. Almost as if... someone has been "controlling" her!

Gant: Worthy... You'd better watch your tongue... I wouldn't want you to get hurt.

Judge: Just what do you mean?

Phoenix: (slams desk) What he means, Your Honor, is that Chief Gant is involved in the murder of Detective Goodman. Not only that... but the Chief is now making Lana take the rap to cover up his involvement!

Judge: Wha... wha... wha... WWWHHHHAAAAAAAAATTTTT!?

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

Judge: Order! Order! Order! I SAID... ORDEEEEERRRR! Mr. Wright! You... You can't be serious!

"Wow, he's actually angry." Nora said.

Phoenix: Huh?

Judge: This... This is an affront to the highest ranking officer in our law enforcement agency! To accuse the Chief of Police of blackmail... and murder!? That's i... i... i-i-i-i-i-i-i-IMPOSSIBLE!

(There's noise in the gallery.)

Phoenix: ... Your Honor, I was merely reiterating... what Mr. Edgeworth said, in easier-to-understand language.

Edgeworth: (tsks and wags finger) It's too late, Mr. Wright.

Phoenix: !

Edgeworth: (slams desk) There's no turning back for us now.

Phoenix: (It looks like he's the one who's decided to go through with this.)

Judge: (pounds gavel) Can you prove this, Mr. Wright? That the Chief, a high-ranking officer of the law, is involved in this murder!?

Phoenix: ... (Good question...)

Some of them laughed at that.

Edgeworth: (hmphs and shakes head) (points) Regardless of his rank or title, Chief Gant is just a man. The question is, is he a criminal? I believe the evidence will tell.

Judge: I see. Alright, then. Let's see what Mr. Wright's got. And it better be good! Show us this evidence that ties Chief Gant to the murder of Detective Goodman.

"The answer is GAMBLING!" Ruby said.

(Presents ID Card Record)

Phoenix: TAKE THAT!

Judge: This is the ID card list...

Phoenix: Yes, the one that shows who entered the evidence room on the day of the crime. There was one ID on the list we couldn't determine the owner of yesterday... 7777777.

Gant: Sorry, but there's no way you can prove that's my card number.

Phoenix: It's your number.

Gant: !

Judge: What!? How do you know that!?

Phoenix: The safe in Chief Gant's Office requires a code to open. A seven-digit code...

Judge: Seven digits... You don't mean...

Phoenix: (shakes head) I'm afraid so, Your Honor. The code was "7777777"... The same as the remaining ID card number on that list! (slams desk) Chief Gant! You entered the evidence room on the day of the crime!

"There's the music!"

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

Judge: Order! Order! Chief Gant! What do you have to say!?

Gant: ... Nothing. The defense's search of my office was in violation of regulations.

"Dude, we get it! I broke in! Get over it!" Yang said.

Edgeworth: (points) And I will demand Mr. Wright be punished to the maximum extent of the law. (slams desk) But right now, this court demands an explanation from you... (points) about the use of this ID card!

"Wow, thanks." Ruby said.

Gant: ...

Judge: (pounds gavel) Chief Gant! So you admit it? You entered the evidence room... on the day of the crime!?

Gant: ... What about it? I'm Chief of Police. Whether it's the evidence room or the bathroom, what's the difference? I can go anywhere I want.

Edgeworth: Tell me. When you entered the room... (points) were you alone?

Gant: I always go to the bathroom alone... as I do with the evidence room.

Phoenix: Detective Goodman wouldn't have happened to be with you that day... would he?

Gant: O-of course not! Why would he be? I hadn't seen him in days!

Phoenix: OBJECTION! You hadn't seen him... "in days"? Chief Gant... I'm afraid you've just undone yourself. (slams desk) On that day, (points) you had to have met with Detective Goodman!

Judge: (pounds gavel) What do you mean!? This trial's purpose is to determine Lana Skye's guilt!

Edgeworth: OBJECTION! No it isn't, Your Honor. (points) This trial's purpose is to determine the truth. If Chief Gant met the victim on the day of the crime, (slams desk) then we need to determine one thing: what transpired during that meeting!

Judge: (pounds gavel) In that case, Mr. Wright! I'm going to have to ask you for evidence! Show us proof that the victim went to meet Chief Gant on the day of the crime!

"Hmm, now that's tough. Why would he want to meet with him?"

"He lost his ID card, remember? He had to tell the chief about it." Pyrrha said.

"Oh yeah!"

(Presents Goodman's Lost Item Report)

Phoenix: TAKE THAT! Detective Goodman lost his ID card on the day of the crime.

Edgeworth: Or to be more accurate, Jake Marshall stole it.

Phoenix: So Detective Goodman filled out a lost item report. He would have had to give that report... to the Chief of Police!

Gant: Yet you are in possession of the report... which means you can't be sure if he filed it.

Phoenix: (shakes head) He filed it. How do I know, you ask? (points) Because he needed to enter the evidence room that day.

Judge: He needed to?

Phoenix: Yes. To transfer the evidence out.

Judge: Oh...

Phoenix: Detective Goodman took the form to you, Chief Gant. Then... you accompanied the detective to the evidence room!

Gant: I "accompanied" him?

Phoenix: (nods) There's no other way the murderer and Detective Goodman could have entered the room!

(There's noise in the gallery.)

Gant: Hold on. Let me guess what you're going to say next. I, the Chief of Police, murdered poor Goodman!

Phoenix: ... (nods) Exactly.

Judge: But wait! The Chief didn't necessarily need to accompany him to the evidence room. He could have just lent him his ID card.

Gant: Yes... Now that you mention it, I believe I might have done something of the sort.

Edgeworth: OBJECTION! (hmphs and shakes head) Sorry, (points) but that's not possible.

Gant: !

Edgeworth: According to the record, your card was only used once. Yet you showed us your ID card earlier. If you had really "lent" it to Detective Goodman, (slams desk) it would have been found on his body!

Gant: N... NNNNNOOOOOOOOOO!

"Whoa! He got struck by lightning!"

"Is that going to be his breakdown animation?" Yang said.

"I bet he'll get burned to a crisp." Nora said.

"Like a cartoon. He'll be covered in soot and cough a puff of smoke." Jaune said.

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

Judge: Chief Gant! Y-you didn't...!

Gant: ...

Phoenix: The murder was most likely a spur of the moment crime, for no one in their right mind would choose the Police Department as a place to commit murder. After the murder, you contacted Lana at the Prosecutor's Office. Why? To dispose of Detective Goodman's body, of course.

Edgeworth: OBJECTION! You're forgetting, Mr. Wright, that the victim's body was discovered in the Prosecutor's Office's parking lot. How did he manage to move it there?

Gant: I was at the Police Department the entire day, you know.

Edgeworth: And everyone's aware that Lana stayed at the Prosecutor's Office after the ceremony.

Phoenix: Everyone except me, it seems... Still, you're the Chief of Police. You have an entire police force at your disposal.

Gant: Oh, so you think I just ordered an officer to do it? "Hey you. Take this here dead body over to the Prosecutor's Office." I don't think so...

Phoenix: Chief Gant. You left all the evidence we need... to prove how you moved the body to the Prosecutor's Office. (And all this time I thought it was a useless clue just taking up space...)

Judge: (pounds gavel) How could the Chief have moved the body!? Mr. Wright! Show us this evidence!

Phoenix: To move the victim's body... Chief Gant used this!

"Now this is where this can be used." Ruby said.

(Presents Screwdriver)

Phoenix: TAKE THAT! (points) This is how he moved Detective Goodman's body!

Judge: What's that? A screwdriver? But what does that have to do with this case?

Phoenix: Mr. Edgeworth. Think back to the day of the crime. (points) What is this screwdriver doing here?

Edgeworth: It's here because... ... A-AAAHHHH...!

(Flashback)

Edgeworth: I... was asked to go. By Chief Gant no less.

(Flashback 2)

Edgeworth: He told me he wanted me to keep it here in the Prosecutor's Office.

(Flashback 3)

Edgeworth: In any case, on the day of the stabbings, I brought this back here.

(End of flashbacks)

Edgeworth: After the ceremony ended that day, I didn't plan to return to the Prosecutor's Office.

Phoenix: But you did. Because Chief Gant asked you to.

Edgeworth: You mean I... I...

Phoenix: The body was found in the trunk of Mr. Edgeworth's car. I think it's obvious what happened. The body was moved by that car!

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

Judge: Detective Goodman's body... was carried in the trunk of Mr. Edgeworth's car!

Phoenix: Yes. Unless, of course, you have another explanation, Chief? Why else would you have asked Mr. Edgeworth to transport evidence from a closed case?

Gant: ...

Phoenix: There's only one plausible explanation: to transport the body to your accomplice... (points) Ms. Lana Skye!

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

Judge: Order! Order! Order! What's going on here!? Is there no room for rebuttal to the defense's outrageous accusations!?

Phoenix: Think back to the photograph Ms. Starr took at the Prosecutor's Office. This was not a photo of the body being stuffed in the trunk to be taken away. It was exactly the opposite...

Edgeworth: (points) It is a photo of the body being taken from the trunk!

Judge: Chief Gant! Please, say something!

Gant: I believe... your time's up.

Judge: My "time's up"?

Gant: Sorry, Wrighto, but I'm having lunch with the District Attorney General after this. We have to get going if we're to make it in time for the early bird special.

"Now you leave?! Now that we're so close?!"

"I don't think we have any concrete evidence though." Nora said.

Phoenix: OBJECTION! B-but... The cross-examination isn't finished yet!

Gant: Remember what I told you earlier? A police chief... has all kinds of weapons at his disposal.

Phoenix: ..."Weapons"...?

Gant: Like the right to refuse to testify. I'm invoking that right now.

Judge: What!? That is not a right to be casually invoked. There are certain risks to be considered!

Edgeworth: OBJECTION! (slams desk) So you're going to just run away after all this!?

Gant: "Run away"? Don't make me laugh, Worthy.

Edgeworth: !

Gant: "I stabbed ol' Goodman." That's what you're saying, right? But if you had any conclusive evidence, you would have presented it by now.

Phoenix: Well I...

Gant: You think I had Lana dispose of the body? If so, then show your proof and get it over with!

Judge: Hmm... I'll say it again, Mr. Wright. Damon Gant is the current Chief of Police. This court will not tolerate any accusations against him without concrete proof. Well, Mr. Wright?

Phoenix: Y-Your Honor?

Judge: Do you have any concrete proof? Proof that Chief Gant murdered Detective Goodman and made Ms. Skye dispose of his body?

Phoenix: (Do I have any concrete "proof"...?)

[Present evidence]

[I have no proof yet]

"We really don't have anything?" Ruby said, checking the evidence.

"Nothing." Blake said.

(Picks I have no proof yet)

Phoenix: (It's no use showing evidence I'm not even sure of myself...) No, Your Honor. At present I have no conclusive evidence.

Gant: Hmph! See, Udgey?

Judge: In that case... This court is forced to penalize you for your allegations against the Chief.

Phoenix: What?

Gant: Here's a tip: never gamble what you can't afford to lose, Wrighto. It seems that Lady Luck was on my side again today. Okay Udgey, I'll leave the rest to you!

Judge: I warned you earlier, Mr. Wright. This... is an affront to a senior officer in our nation's law enforcement agency.

"Wait, so I had concrete evidence?! Now I'll get penalized!" Ruby said.

Phoenix: ... WAAAAAHHHHHH!

Edgeworth: OBJECTION!

"Or not!" Yang said.

Edgeworth: "Lady Luck," hm? Maybe we should have a word with her.

Judge: Mr. Edgeworth? What do you mean!?

Edgeworth: There's one "Lady" who knows the real truth behind this trial... We haven't yet had the honor of hearing her testimony.

Phoenix: (A lady who knows the truth... Another witness!)

Edgeworth: In the absence of conclusive evidence, the only other method of proof is testimony.

Phoenix: But Chief Gant has invoked his right to refuse to testify!

Edgeworth: (points) There's still someone else. One more witness who can answer all the questions raised in this trial. Someone right in this very room!

Judge: Mr. Edgeworth! Who is this person!?

Edgeworth: (hmphs and shakes head) Hmph... Why are you asking me, Your Honor? Have you forgotten? (points) The defense is the one calling witnesses today.

Judge: Mr. Wright. Does such a witness exist?

Phoenix: (She may not be willing to tell the truth... But we can't just stop now!) (nods) Yes, Your Honor! The defense calls forth...

"Lana, it's time to stop the nonsense and finally talk!" Ruby said.

(Presents Lana Skye profile)

Phoenix: TAKE THAT!

Judge: The defendant... Ms. Lana Skye!?

Phoenix: She was in the underground parking lot at 5:15 PM on February 21. Her task: to dispose of the victim's body... (slams desk) in accordance with a certain someone's orders!

Judge: Hmm... Mr. Edgeworth...?

Edgeworth: The prosecution has no objections, Your Honor.

Judge: (pounds gavel) Very well. The court will now take its final recess for the day. In 15 minutes, we will reconvene to hear the defendant's testimony. This court is now in re-

?: Hold on!

Judge: Huh? Chief Gant! I thought you were going to eat.

Gant: Listen good, Lana!

Phoenix: (He's talking to Lana!)

Gant: I don't think you need me to tell you this, but if you accept Mr. Wright's claims... there will be terrible consequences.

Edgeworth: ...!

Gant: That's right... Your sister will be found guilty... for Neil Marshall's murder!

Phoenix: Ah! (This isn't good!)

Gant: Of course, you'd never support such outrageous claims anyway... right? Just something to think about... All right, then. I've got a lunch date to meet.

Judge: ... Okay. If there aren't any further objections... this court is now in recess!

February 25, 2:04 PM

District Court

Defendant Lobby No. 2

Edgeworth: Looks like we managed to stay in the game.

Phoenix: Yeah. Thanks to your help, Edgeworth.

Gumshoe: That Chief... He's something else, eh pals?

Phoenix: Detective Gumshoe!

Gumshoe: Ha ha ha. I'm not a "detective" anymore.

Phoenix: Oh yeah. Sorry about that...

Gumshoe: Ah, don't worry. I've already decided where to work now! At your office!

"NO!" Weiss said, after waking up. And then she fell asleep again.

"She hates Gumshoe that much, huh?" Yang said.

Phoenix: My office...?

Gumshoe: Sure! I'll take the place of that top-knotted girl you used to work with!

"I can be your new Maya! I'll even put on her clothes and become a medium too!"

"I don't want to see that." Jaune said.

Phoenix: (Could he mean... Maya?)

Gumshoe: Still... Looks like we're all out of moves now. Chief Gant's done it again. How is it he always gets the upper hand!?

Phoenix: It's not fair he has the right to refuse to testify!

Edgeworth: Hmph. Settle down, Wright. Remember what the judge said?

(Flashback)

Judge: But Chief! That is not a right to be casually invoked. There are certain risks to be considered!

(End of flashback)

Phoenix: "Risks"... What did he mean by that?

Edgeworth: It's simple. If the Chief refuses to testify... the opposite also holds true.

?: You mean, he forfeits his right to say anything too!

"Ema!" Ruby said.

Phoenix: Ema! Are you okay?

Ema: Yeah. When I came to, I was in the medical office. I've been listening to the trial from the gallery.

Phoenix: (So she heard everything that's been going on.) Um, Ema... I'm sorry for what I said before.

Ema: No, don't be. It was the truth. You know, it's funny. I almost feel somehow... relieved.

Phoenix: "Relieved"?

Ema: Yeah... Now I finally know what really happened. To think that all this time... my sister was being blackmailed by that terrible man! And she did it all... just to protect me.

Edgeworth: Ever since her appointment as Chief Prosecutor, everyone who knew her... said she changed. Perhaps... it was easier that way for her.

Gumshoe: What do you mean?

Edgeworth: What do you think I mean? To follow Chief Gant's orders. She must have shut herself up deep inside... to force herself to do anything and everything the Chief told her to do.

Phoenix: (That must be why she became so cold...)

Ema: It was all my fault. It's all because I... I murdered Mr. Marshall.

Gumshoe: Hey. Don't go blaming yourself, now. If you want to blame anyone, blame society, pal!

"Where did that come from?" Yang said.

Ema: Chief Gant may be able to fool everyone else with his "forgery," but he can't fool my memory. I remember now. I knocked Mr. Marshall into that armor.

Phoenix: I... I see.

Gumshoe: Well, we'd better get back. It's time for the final act!

Phoenix: Ema, why don't you wait h-

Ema: No. I'm going with you.

Phoenix: !

Ema: I want to be there... when Lana tells the truth.

Edgeworth: Let's go, Wright. It's time to end this.

To be continued.

"How long this is gonna go on?"

February 25, 2:21 PM

District Court

Courtroom No. 9

Judge: Now then... Will the defendant, Ms. Lana Skye, please take the stand?

(The witness is on the stand.)

Edgeworth: Ms. Lana Skye. You are the Chief Prosecutor. (points) I'm sure you're aware of what is required of you.

Lana: But Mr. Edgeworth... you already know everything... You know all that I've done these past two years.

Edgeworth: ...

Judge: Please provide the court with your testimony, Ms. Skye. And remember... you are under oath. We want to hear the truth.

Lana: Of course... The truth...

Ema: Lana! No matter what happens, I'll always be your sister!

Lana: ...

Judge: (pounds gavel) Now then, your testimony, if you will. First, tell us about your relationship with Chief Gant.

Phoenix: (Everything hinges on your testimony. You're the only chance we have to get Gant!)

Witness Testimony

- Gant & The Fabrication -

Lana: I worked alongside Gant for years...

There's no truth to this "blackmail" theory.

I fabricated the evidence two years ago all by myself.

When I found Prosecutor Marshall's body, I rearranged the crime scene.

My only motivation was to get Darke convicted. It had nothing to do with Ema.

"She's still not opening up." Ruby said.

Judge: Hmm... Are you sure about this testimony?

Lana: Your Honor. I'm confessing to a capital offense. Of course I'm sure.

Ema: But Lana...!

Judge: If this is true, then that means Chief Gant has nothing to do with this.

Lana: That's what I've been telling you from the beginning.

Ema: Please, Mr. Wright. You've got to help her! She's sacrificing herself because of me...

Phoenix: (But what if she's telling the truth?)

Ema: She's not. I know my own sister.

"Stop! Reading! My! Mind!" Jaune said.

"Never!"

Ema: Whenever she speaks stiffly like that, she's hiding something inside. Deep down, she's really screaming in agony!

Phoenix: ...! (Yeah... This is no time to to start second-guessing myself!)

Judge: The defense may now begin its cross-examination.

Cross Examination

- Gant & The Fabrication -

"Hmm, let's see what have here."

(Presses statement 3)

Phoenix: HOLD IT! Did you do so to help your sister?

Lana: Joe Darke was a serial killer. My sister almost became his last victim that day. I didn't want that incident to ruin her life.

Phoenix: (slams desk) But what she did was justifiable self-defense! She wouldn't have been charged with anything...

Lana: That's not the point. She was traumatized that day, all because of that creep! That's why I couldn't forgive him.

Ema: Lana...

Judge: So that's why you fabricated the evidence two years ago?

(Presses statement 4)

Phoenix: HOLD IT! You say you did this all by yourself?

Lana: Yes.

Edgeworth: Would you mind telling us what you found when you arrived at the crime scene?

Lana: ... It seems I was the first person to discover the scene. The broken prosecutor award knife was stuck in the victim's body.

Phoenix: (slams desk) What!? But Prosecutor Marshall died from an unfortunate "accident"!

Lana: That's only a situation you dreamed was "possible."

Phoenix: ...!

Lana: The reality is, it wasn't my sister who took the prosecutor's life! Fantasize all you want, Mr. Wright, but I'll never change this statement!

Edgeworth: You mean, (points) Prosecutor Marshall wound up being killed by Darke?

Lana: Something like that...

Edgeworth: If that is so, what happened to the other murder weapon? (points) Darke was carrying a switchblade knife.

Lana: Oh, that was lying on the floor a little distance away. It was probably knocked away in the struggle.

Phoenix: (That's not how it went down! She's trying to cover up her lies with more lies!)

Ema: All just to protect me...

Judge: (pounds gavel) So when you found the scene like this, what did you do? After all, this is what everything boils down to!

Lana: Yes...

Lana: I broke off the tip of Darke's knife, planted it inside the wound, then moved the body.

"Okay, new statement."

(Presses statement 4A)

Phoenix: HOLD IT! You planted the tip of Darke's knife in the victim's wound?

Judge: And then you moved the body?

Edgeworth: (slams desk) But why!? Why would you do that...?

Lana: You of all people should know, Edgeworth. You've always had a good head on your shoulders.

Edgeworth: ...!

Phoenix: (My head isn't that bad... but maybe I ought to ask for the sake of the others...)

"Man, Phoenix is so petty sometimes. Edgeworth gets praised and he's like "How can I make this about me?"" Yang said.

[Why did you plant the knife?]

[Why did you move the body?]

"Hmm, planting the knife makes sense, so the question is why did she move the body." Ruby said.

(Picks Why did you move the body?)

Phoenix: When you showed up on the scene, where exactly was the victim's body?

Lana: It was where you deduced it was - by Chief Gant's desk.

Edgeworth: But the body was found by your desk. Why did you move it there?

Lana: The reason for that is simple...

Judge: (pounds gavel) Let's have the witness explain this in more detail. The reason Ms. Skye moved the body!

Lana: The pieces of the jar that shattered during the events threatened my plan.

"There it is!"

"Shouldn't you think about this before presenting-" Blake said.

(Presents Unstable Jar on statement 4B)

Phoenix: OBJECTION!

"Okay, it was correct..."

Phoenix: Ms. Skye, I understand how you feel. You committed that "crime" two years ago to protect your sister.

Judge: You mean the forgery at the scene where Neil Marshall was murdered?

Phoenix: If that truth were to be exposed now, the past two years of your life (slams desk) will have been in vain. Even so, I am compelled to bring to everyone's attention (points) a significant contradiction within your testimony!

Lana: A contradiction... in my testimony?

Phoenix: You testified, and I quote, "The pieces of the jar that shattered during the events threatened my plan."

Lana: That's right...

Judge: Do you have a problem with that?

Phoenix: It's a simple oversight, really. You see, a message was written on this jar with the victim's blood.

Lana: Yes. The prosecutor must have written it in his final moments.

Phoenix: (nods) Exactly so. And this is where the contradiction lies.

Lana: !

Phoenix: In order for the victim to be able to write his message on the jar, it must not yet have been broken before he died!

Lana: Ah...

Phoenix: (slams desk) He couldn't have written Ema's name on a shattered jar!

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

"Oh, so that's the explanation." Ruby said.

"You didn't know what the contradiction was?" Pyrrha said.

"No, I just kinda felt it was the right choice."

"You're slowly becoming Phoenix" Yang said. Everyone the heard Weiss grumbling in her sleep.

"Can she hear us?" Nora said.

"I think it's her instinct."

Judge: Order! Order!

Edgeworth: Your Honor. It would appear... more information is needed in regard to this jar, (points) and its bloody message! We may be missing something critical here!

Phoenix: (Something critical...?)

Edgeworth: Chief Prosecutor. (points) It seems you're as in the dark as we are... about the truth towards which we're headed.

Lana: What...?

Edgeworth: Just tell us exactly what you saw. We'll piece together the information to arrive at the truth.

Judge: (pounds gavel) Very well! The witness may now continue her testimony!

Lana: ...

Witness Testimony

- Jar & Message in Blood -

Lana: I immediately noticed the blood traces on the jar,

but it was dark in the room and I didn't have time to check it out.

To be safe, I wiped away the blood.

The fragments were large, so I'm sure I got them all.

All I could think about was wiping them clean before they were discovered.

"The one we found at the safe had enough blood." Jaune said.

"Then she didn't wipe it. I think she didn't even see it." Blake said.

"How could she have missed it?" Pyrrha said.

"I bet Gant hid it from her." Ruby said.

"You might be right."

Judge: You mean you were the one who wiped away the message in blood!?

Lana: I wasn't Chief Prosecutor at the time.

Ema: She didn't think Darke was the real murderer. That's why she tried to erase the "real evidence."

Judge: (pounds gavel) Very well. The defense may now begin its cross-examination.

Cross Examination

- Jar & Message in Blood -

"Okay, that's easy." Ruby said.

(Presents Unstable Jar on statement 4)

Phoenix: OBJECTION!

"Yes!"

Phoenix: Ms. Skye. I believe this jar conceals a truth even you were unaware of.

Lana: What?

Phoenix: We found the final piece of this jar in Chief Gant's safe.

Lana: In the Chief's safe? But how...?

Phoenix: (I knew it! She really didn't know!) There's something even more disturbing about that final piece: There was still blood on it.

Judge: But the witness just testified... that she gathered every last piece and wiped the blood off of them!

Phoenix: Yes, which leaves us with only one explanation. (slams desk) On the night Prosecutor Marshall was murdered... (points) you were not the first one to show up on the scene! Chief Gant got there before you!

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

Judge: But couldn't the defendant have simply missed a piece?

Phoenix: OBJECTION! (slams desk) I'm afraid that's unlikely. (points) The pieces are too big for anyone to miss, let alone an ace detective!

Judge: That may well be, but everyone makes mistakes. Even I once wasted an entire day looking for my dentures. They were in my mouth all along! Ha! Can you believe that!?

"Yeah, but you're old and frail and your mind doesn't work."

"I had enough of you! DIE!" Nora said.

"NOOOO!"

Edgeworth: OBJECTION! (slams desk) Have you forgotten, Your Honor? When this witness arrived at the scene, (points) the jar was already broken.

Judge: Oh, that...

Edgeworth: There's no way a name could have been written on a shattered jar. Another person discovered the scene prior to the witness!

Judge: I hope you're not implying this "person" was Chief Gant. At the time, he was looking for Darke downstairs. Besides, even if he was there first, why would he break the jar?

Phoenix: OBJECTION! (slams desk) The question is, if he did arrive there first, why did he hide that fact for two years!?

Judge: ...

Phoenix: (slams desk) Well, Your Honor? Can you answer us that!?

Judge: Nnnnn... NNNNGHAAAAAAA! Noooooooooooo!

(There's noise in the gallery.)

"Why is he having a breakdown?!"

"Why were they ganging up on the judge?" Nora said.

Judge: Wait, I'm not the one on trial here!

Edgeworth: Damon Gant arrived at the crime scene prior to the witness. He proceeded to break the jar, and purposefully hid one of the broken pieces. Question: (points) What is this action called?

Phoenix: Fabrication of evidence.

Judge: B-but why would Chief Gant do that!?

Edgeworth: In light of what happened afterwards, isn't it clear?

Judge: What happened afterwards...?

Edgeworth: Discovering the scene, Lana Skye believed her sister Ema killed the victim. Determined to help her sister, (points) she sought Gant's aid. Lending her his "aid," Gant helped her create evidence that incriminated Darke, sparing Ema. And here is the reason! The reason why Ms. Skye became the Chief's puppet!

Lana: (bites her nail hard) ...! N-no... I... I did it on my own...

Ema: Please, Sis! Stop trying to protect the Chief! I... I can't watch you suffer any more for my sake...

Lana: No, you didn't! It wasn't you, Ema! You didn't kill anyone! Don't believe anything Mr. Wright says! Defense attorneys make up the most foul lies to defend their clients!

"Look who's talking!" Yang said.

"Are you kidding me?! After all this, I trust Mr Wright more than you!" Ruby said.

"True."

Phoenix: "Foul lies"...? (Imagine that, coming from my own client!)

Judge: Hmm... I guess you do seem the type who likes to twist the truth.

"Fuck you, judge!" Jaune said.

Phoenix: ...! (Wait a minute... What if... we're still smack dab in the middle of Gant's trap!?)

Judge: Is something wrong, Mr. Wright?

Phoenix: Lana... may be right after all.

"What is he planning?" Ruby said.

Edgeworth: ! What do you mean, Wright?

Ema: So you do tell foul lies then, Mr. Wright?

Phoenix: (slams desk) Ms. Skye! Please testify once more!

Lana: But...

Phoenix: If evidence was "fabricated" behind your back... then Ema's accidental killing of Prosecutor Marshall... (points) might also be a lie!

Ema: B-but, I do remember knocking over Mr. Marshall...

Phoenix: Ms. Skye! If you will!

Lana: ... I... I can't...

Edgeworth: (points) There's nothing to be afraid of anymore.

Lana: ...!

Edgeworth: This cross-examination may not change a thing. (slams desk) However, there is a possibility that it will, (points) if you tell the truth!

Lana: ... Very well. I'll testify... about what I really saw.

Judge: (pounds gavel) All right. The witness may testify once more, for the final time!

Witness Testimony

- Actual Crime Scene -

Lana: When I arrived, I found Mr. Marshall's body impaled on that suit of armor's sword.

Ema and Darke were lying unconscious on the floor nearby.

When I saw what had happened, I thought she... did it.

That's why I erased all the evidence that linked her to the murder.

I had Chief Gant help me remove the body from the sword and carry it...

But if it all really was a fabrication, Ema might be innocent!

Judge: Unbelievable! The body was impaled on the armor's sword?

Edgeworth: You were the only one (points) who saw that. If only you had proof...

Lana: ... Actually, I do have proof.

Edgeworth: !

Lana: I gave it to Mr. Wright just this morning.

Phoenix: What? To me!?

Lana: It's a picture I took of the crime scene as I encountered it. I thought it might be needed.

Phoenix: But I don't remember receiving a picture like that...

Ema: Lana must have known... See. Mr. Wright? She really does have faith in you!

Judge: (pounds gavel) Very well, Mr. Wright. Please present this "picture"!

Phoenix: (I don't remember receiving any pictures from Lana...)

Ema: Lana said she gave it to you this morning, right?

Phoenix: I seem to remember getting something from her then...

Ema: Let's check that evidence again! There must be a picture in there somewhere!

"It's in the book?"

(Examines Evidence Law)

"That's a cute cover for a law book." Blake said.

(Examines Back cover)

"Whoa! It had a photo of the murder?!" Ruby said.

"Wait, if she is so afraid of telling the truth, why would she help you like that?" Nora said.

Phoenix: Hey... There's a picture here!

Ema: Oh... Oh my... This is... the actual crime scene...!

Lana: No other detective saw the crime scene like this... because I contacted Criminal Affairs only after I had rearranged everything.

(Lana's Picture inserted in the Court Record.)

[Lana's Picture: Crime scene photo from the case two years ago taken.]

Ema: *gasp* Mr. Wright! That piece cut out from his vest! Could that be...

Phoenix: (The cloth we found inside Chief Gant's safe!)

"Yeah, the one with Ema's prints on it." Yang said.

"You know, looking at the bloodstains, the cloth we have should've been stained too."

"Maybe... it was ripped before he got impaled?" Ruby said.

"Then that means Ema didn't kill him!" Jaune said.

"Then the one who pushed him afterwards-" Blake said.

"Was Gant! Ema is innocent! We solved the case!" Ruby said.

"That was... easy." Yang said.

"After so many hours, it doesn't feel right." Ren said.

(Flashback)

Phoenix: What's this?

Ema: This is a handprint, isn't it?

(End of flashback)

Ema: That cloth... It had fingerprints on it! Whosever fingerprints those are must be the real murderer!

Phoenix: (What!? But those fingerprints... They're yours, Ema!)

Ema: Why are your lips turning all purple, Mr. Wright?

Edgeworth: (slams desk) Anyway, let's get on with the cross-examination. So long as you tell the truth, (points) we should be able to flush out the real murderer.

Judge: (pounds gavel) Very well. The defense may now begin its cross-examination.

Cross Examination

- Actual Crime Scene -

Lana: When I arrived, I found Mr. Marshall's body impaled on that suit of armor's sword.

?: HOLD IT!

"Gant came back already?" Ruby said.

"That's a first. He interrupted the cross-examination." Jaune said.

Gant: Come now, Udgey. This is the poorest excuse for a trial I've ever seen!

Judge: Chief Gant...

Gant: What, now you want to make me out as the bad guy too? If so, I'd like to put in a word or two in my defense.

Edgeworth: OBJECTION! I'm afraid it's too late for that.

Gant: What?

Edgeworth: (points) You already declined testimony. That means you forfeited your right to make statements of any sort.

Gant: ...

Phoenix: (This must be that "risk" he was talking about earlier...)

Edgeworth: (points) Just sit back, relax... and enjoy the sound of the noose tightening around your own neck.

"That line goes so hard." Yang said.

Gant: (struck by lightning) GGGCCKCKCCKKKK...! ... Ah, so what? You think I'm worried?

Phoenix: ...!

Gant: Sorry to disappoint you, but I don't need to make any statements.

Edgeworth: What do you mean?

Gant: The evidence will do all the talking for me. Even if I can't testify, I can still present evidence.

Judge: Yes, that's true... Wait! You mean... you still have some conclusive evidence?

Gant: No, I don't. But someone does.

Judge: "Someone"...?

Gant: So... what's your excuse Wrighto?

Phoenix: ...!

Gant: Why have you been keeping quiet about it? You do have something to show us, right? Something that proves who knocked over Neil Marshall, causing his death. Conclusive evidence that leaves no room for doubt!

Judge: I-is this true, Mr. Wright!?

Phoenix: ... (If I show that piece of evidence now... Ema's sure to be made out as the murderer!)

Judge: (pounds gavel) Mr. Wright! If you have any more evidence, present it now! And if you try to conceal anything... you will be the one appearing before the Board of Inquiries!

Phoenix: (What do I do now!? I'd better think this through carefully. I can't afford to make the wrong decision! Should I present that piece of evidence? The one that shows who really killed Prosecutor Marshall?)

[Show evidence]

[Cannot show evidence]

"He wants you to present the cloth." Blake said.

"Not only that, you have to present it at some point." Pyrrha said.

"I know! What am I going to do?... Wait... wait a minute... that's it! I know what I have to do!" Ruby said.

"You do?!" Yang said.

"First...". She creates a savestate. "For insurance."

"You ruined the moment."

"It's okay. I know what to do."

(Picks Cannot show evidence)

Phoenix: Your Honor, I don't have any evidence I can present at this point in time.

"You chose to protect Ema?"

"Not just that. Look."

Gant: What!? You lie!

Judge: Chief Gant?

Gant: You... you opened my safe! I know you took what was inside! The conclusive evidence!

Phoenix: (shakes head) I don't know what you're talking about.

Ema: Mr. Wright! Why don't you show them? We found it together!

Gant: Oh, I see. It's because you know the truth, don't you? You know whose fingerprints are on it. That's why you won't present it!

Edgeworth: (slams desk) What are you talking about, (points) Chief Gant!?

Gant: Can't you figure it out? Take a good look at this picture. See the victim's vest? Notice anything odd about the chest area?

Judge: It lloks like part of it's been cut out for some reason.

Edgeworth: You mean, you had this...? (points) In your safe?

Judge: What!? That means you... the Chief of Police... have been concealing evidence! This is going to be the biggest scandal in the history of the Police Department!

(There's noise in the gallery.)

Gant: ... Impressive... To be honest, I didn't think you had the gall, Wrighto.

Phoenix: ...!

Gant: Well, I can't just let you pin me up as the murderer. I'll tell you what really happened.

Judge: What!? You mean you admit to it!?

"He's confessing?" Yang said.

"To fabricating evidence." Ren said.

Gant: I was the first person to arrive at the crime scene that day. It then occurred to me that I could use the situation to control Lana.

Ema: So you really were manipulating her!

Gant: I knew Lana. If I made it look like the blame lay with her sister... That when she saw the scene, she would ask me for my aid.

Edgeworth: So you "assisted" Ms. Skye!

Gant: I told her to arrange all the evidence. I had her plant the knife tip in the victim's body, and move the body across the room.

Edgeworth: And I ended up using that evidence to get (points) Joe Darke convicted!

Gant: When I tampered with the crime scene, I hid two pieces of evidence. This was before Lana arrived at the scene, mind you.

Phoenix: Two pieces of evidence... (points) You mean those items in your safe!

Judge: But... why?

Gant: For insurance, of course.

Phoenix: "Insurance"...?

Gant: I was sure my plan would work, but it's always bet to be prepared for the worst. I wasn't about to let anyone blame me for a murder that girl committed.

Judge: You mean you were calculating that far ahead while forging the evidence!?

Gant: What do you take me for? A fool? I didn't make police chief by dumb luck. See this jar fragment? I hid the most legible part of Ema's name. I didn't expect Lana... to go and wipe the blood off all the pieces.

Edgeworth: OBJECTION! (slams desk) But if you fabricated all the evidence... what's to say you didn't fabricate the message on this jar, too?

Gant: Ho ho ho... Some people just don't know when to quit, do they? That's why I kept one more item for "insurance."

Edgeworth: You mean (points) that piece of cloth?

Gant: Come on, Wrighto. Cough it up, already. I know you have it.

Phoenix: ...

Ema: What are you waiting for, Mr. Wright?

Phoenix: So you admit to it then, Chief Gant? That you were hiding the cloth you cut off the victim's vest in your safe?

Gant: Yes, I admit it. I didn't want to have to do that, being Chief and all, but it's a lot better than being portrayed as a murderer!

Judge: (pounds gavel) Well, Mr. Wright? What do you have to say for yourself? Just a moment ago, you said you didn't have any evidence you could present.

Gant: Foolish move, Wrighto. You should have shown it then before it was too late.

Phoenix: (It's been a long battle... but the moment of truth has finally arrived! As long as I don't mess up here, victory is mine!)

[Show evidence]

[Cannot show evidence]

"Now that he confirmed that it's relevant to the case, I can present it." Ruby said.

"Relevant?" Pyrrha said.

"Until now, it was just a random piece of cloth, with no significance to the case. Now that he made the connection, I can present it and use it against him."

"Couldn't you just present it and prove its connection on the way?" Jaune said.

"No, because of the evidence law. It must be approved by the police first."

"But Phoenix does that all the time. Why would it matter now?" Nora said.

"Because... I don't know. But now it matters."

(Picks Show evidence)

Phoenix: (nods) Your Honor, I do have evidence to present now.

Judge: (pounds gavel) All right then, let's see this "conclusive" evidence! The evidence that shows who actually murdered Prosecutor Marshall!

(Presents Strip of Cloth)

Phoenix: TAKE THAT! (slams desk) Let me verify this once more. On the day of the crime, you personally cut out this piece of the victim's vest?

Gant: Oh, yes! At last you've finally brought it out into the open.

Judge: There's a handprint on this piece of cloth!

Edgeworth: (slams desk) Your Honor! The prosecution requests that be immediately sent to the lab for analysis! This handprint on the leather... (points) There must have been a strong impact for it to be left so clearly!

Judge: ! You mean...

Edgeworth: It could not have been forged. It must be authentic, conclusive evidence!

(There's noise in the gallery.)

Gant: Ho ho ho... You're as slow on the uptake as ever, Worthy!

Edgeworth: What?

Gant: Think about it. Wrighto had all this time to present this evidence... Yet he was reluctant to do so. Why would that be?

Edgeworth: ...! You mean you already know? (points) You know whose fingerprints are on that?

Ema: M-Mr. Wright... Do you really know?

Judge: (pounds gavel) Whoever the fingerprints belong to must be the real murderer! Whose fingerprints are they!?

Phoenix: (nods) Very well. I'll tell you. (It should be okay now. Everything's proceeding as predicted.) The person whom these fingerprints belong to are...

"He eats it." Nora said. Everyone starts laughing.

"After all this effort, he just eats it." Yang said.

(Presents Ema Skye profile)

Phoenix: TAKE THAT!

Judge: Ema? Ema Skye!?

Ema: What!? They're mine...!?

Phoenix: I'm sorry, Ema...

Ema: But why... Why didn't you tell me!?

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

Gant: Oh ho ho ho! You're really something, Wrighto! You knew this girl did it all along, and you still tried to pin the murder on me!

Judge: So it's true. Tragic, but true. This girl really did shove Prosecutor Marshall to his death.

?: HOLD IT!

Lana: How could you!? You... you monster!

"I'm the monster?! You were doing the same thing!" Ruby said.

Judge: Ms. Skye...

Lana: You knew whose fingerprints those were all along, yet you... (bites nail) you acted like she really didn't...

Phoenix: (shakes head) Ms. Skye. It's not over yet...

Lana: What!?

Phoenix: I said this trial isn't over yet.

Gant: Ha! But I'm afraid it is over, boy! Not only this trial... but your career too!

Phoenix: ...

Gant: You purposely concealed this conclusive evidence. That, my friend, is a serious offense.

Phoenix: ...

Gant: I'm looking forward to pressing charges after the defendant is convicted. I'll have your badge, boy!

Phoenix: ...

"He's like "You're done talking?". This is actually hype!" Yang said.

Gant: What's the matter, cat got your tongue? Aren't you going to tell us how it feels? How it feels to be the one who single-handedly turned a poor little girl into a murderer!?

Phoenix: ... Before I do that... there's just one little thing I have to clear up.

Gant: Oh? And what's that?

Phoenix: Who really killed Prosecutor Neil Marshall.

Judge: What!?

Phoenix: Chief Gant, you are absolutely right. This piece of cloth proves who the real murderer is. Who killed Neil Marshall, you ask?

Judge: It was Ema Skye, wasn't it?

Phoenix: (shakes head) I'm afraid that's not possible. You see, this piece of cloth contains a critical contradiction!

Gant: What!? A contradiction!? What is this fool babbling about!?

Phoenix: (slams desk) I'm talking about a contradiction. One that proves... (points) who the real killer is!

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

Judge: M-Mr. Wright! This piece of cloth... What could it possibly contradict!?

Phoenix: (Chief Gant, your tyrannical reign ends here!)

"Did he really say that? That's so cheesy." Blake said.

"That's the good kind of cheese." Ruby said.

Phoenix: Behold! The piece of evidence that contradicts this cloth!

(Presents Lana's Picture)

Phoenix: TAKE THAT!

Gant: And what exactly is this supposed to be...?

Phoenix: This is the picture Ms. Skye took. Take a good look at it. See where the piece of his vest was cut out?

Judge: Yes... His shirt is showing underneath. It's hard to make out with all the blood on his vest, though.

Phoenix: Exactly my point. His chest is soaked with blood. That's only natural. His lungs no doubt were punctured. Blood poured out of his mouth.

Judge: Oh! But that piece of cloth... Wait... There's no blood on it!

Gant: AAAAAAAHHHHHH!

Phoenix: Since Ema Skye's fingerprints are on this cloth, there's no doubt that she shoved the prosecutor aside! (slams desk) However! (points) Mr. Marshall was not impaled on the sword at that time!

"Yes! The music again!"

Gant: No! Th-this is nonsense!

Phoenix: Now then, Chief Gant. Let me ask you something. Prosecutor Marshall was not impaled when he was shoved aside.

Edgeworth: He most likely hit his head on the ground and was knocked out.

Phoenix: If so, then tell me. Who could it have been? Who could have arrived at the scene before Ms. Lana Skye, picked up the unconscious prosecutor, and impaled him on the armor's sword?

Gant: Hnnngngghgghh...

Edgeworth: Then, to make it look like Ema was responsible for the prosecutor's death, (points) said person proceeded to write her name on the jar with the victim's blood. A jar that they then broke on purpose, to leave behind a clue, (slams desk) and make Lana believe her sister did it!

Gant: ...

Phoenix: Remember what you admitted only moments ago? That you personally cut out this bloodless piece of the victim's vest? Ironic, isn't it? (points) Through the very act of creating "insurance," you proved that you were the actual murderer!

Gant: (struck by lightning) NNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Phoenix: (It's finally all over...)

?: OBJECTION!

"He looks awful." Yang said.

"He looks constipated." Nora said.

Gant: Heh... Heh heh heh! Oh ho ho ho ho ho ho! That was close, Wrighto! You almost had me!

"His laugh sounds crazy now." Jaune said.

"Look at him."

Phoenix: !

Gant: Sorry, but you'll have to do better than that. I refute your allegations.

Judge: What do you mean, you "refute" his allegations?

Gant: You see, that piece of cloth... is illegal evidence!

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

"Not anymore." Ruby said.

Judge: Order! Order! What nonsense is this!?

Gant: Illegal evidence cannot be used to convict a suspect! Remember, Udgey? Earlier, ol' Wrighto here concealed that piece of cloth!

(Flashback)

Gant: So then... what's your excuse Wrighto? You do have some conclusive evidence, don't you?

Phoenix: ... Your Honor, I don't have any evidence I can present at this point in time.

(End of flashback)

Judge: Well, that's true... The defense did refuse to present evidence!

Gant: At that moment, that piece of cloth ceased to be "legal evidence"!

Ema: But that's not fair...!

Gant: Hoo hoo hoo hooooo! Did you actually think you could best me in court? It looks like the last laugh's on you, son!

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

Judge: I'm afraid Mr. Gant's claim is legally correct. Well, Mr. Edgeworth?

Edgeworth: True... Illegal evidence cannot be used to convict a person... assuming, of course, that the evidence is indeed illegal.

Judge: Hmm? Well, Mr. Wright?

Phoenix: ... (It seems... at last... The time for me to reveal my plan has finally arrived.)

Judge: Mr. Wright. Do you admit to it? That you purposefully and illegally concealed this piece of cloth?

[I did]

[I did not]

(Picks I did not)

Phoenix: I admit I refused to present it at one point.

Gant: Aha! So the evidence is illegal!

Phoenix: OBJECTION! (shakes head) No it isn't, Mr. Gant.

Gant: Huh?

Phoenix: It's not that I "didn't" present evidence then... it's that I "couldn't."

Judge: What do you mean, you "couldn't"?

Phoenix: (slams desk) There are certain procedures involved when presenting evidence!

Gant: No, Udgey! Don't listen to his lies! He's nothing but a coward! You can't really believe -

Edgeworth: There is only one issue left to be resolved in this trial: (points) Is this evidence legal or not?

Judge: (pounds gavel) Very well. Let us settle this once and for all. Earlier you refused to present evidence. If you can prove your conduct was not in violation of the law, then do so now!

"My final attack. Now... TAKE THAT!"

(Presents Evidence Law)

Phoenix: TAKE THAT! (slams desk) This is my proof, Your Honor: "Evidence Law."

Gant: What's this?

Phoenix: I've done my homework too, Chief. Indeed, Ema Skye's fingerprints were on this piece of cloth. (slams desk) However! At that point in time, this was merely a piece of cloth, nothing more.

Gant: What?

Phoenix: You see, it's written right here in this book: The second rule of evidence law!

Gant: ...!

Edgeworth: "Rule 1: No evidence shall be shown without the approval of the Police Department!"

Phoenix: I found this piece of evidence myself... inside your safe. It goes without saying I did not have approval from the Police Department.

Edgeworth: "Rule 2: Unregistered evidence presented must be relevant to the case on trial."

Phoenix: And here is the crux of the matter. You see, at the time it was impossible for me to prove the relevance... between the cloth and the SL-9 Incident.

Gant: What!? What kind of nonsense is this!? You want "relevancy"? Just take one look at this picture and-

Phoenix: OBJECTION! (slams desk) Sorry, but can you recall... when was that picture presented?

Judge: That was shown only a few moments ago!

Gant: No...

Edgeworth: He's right. At the beginning of today's trial, (points) that piece of cloth was still meaningless.

Phoenix: The person who gave it value as evidence... was you, Damon Gant.

Gant: ...!

Edgeworth: (points) You yourself confessed to a certain "truth."

(Flashback)

Phoenix: Let me verify this once more. On the day of the crime, you personally cut out this piece of the victim's vest?

Gant: Oh, yes!

(End of flashback)

Gant: NNNNOOOOO!

Edgeworth: (points) It was then that you approved this cloth... as conclusive evidence. (slams desk) Yes! You, the Chief of Police, personally approved this cloth!

Phoenix: The only person who could have cut this from the victim's vest... is the one who stood before Prosecutor Marshall in his final moments. In other words, the real murderer! And there's only one person who that could be... (slams desk) (points) Damon Gant, the killer was you!

Gant: N... N... Mmph... (He starts clapping his hands. Faster and faster. Until he stops.) WA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO UH HUH HUH HUH HUH HUH HUH HUH HUH HUH HUH HUH HUH HUH HUH HUH HUH HUH HUH HUH HUH HEE HEE HEE HEE HEE HEE HEE HEE HEE HEE HEE HEE HEE HEE HEE HEE HEE HEE HEE HEE HEE HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW!

"Okay, that was... a strange breakdown." Ruby said.

"And I'm out of breath... Give me a minute..." Nora said.

Gant: I knew I should have gotten rid of him... That good-for-nothing scum! For two years he's been snooping around the department trying to get something on me! Crimes are being committed everyday, yet he insisted on hounding me!

Edgeworth: (points) Well, your crime wasn't exactly petty.

Gant: He wanted to reinvestigate the case. He recruited Angel Starr, then convinced Bruce Goodman...

Phoenix: Detective Goodman?

Gant: Yeah, that's right.

(Flashback)

Marshall: If the evidence is transferred I'll lose my only chance to find out the truth! Please, you've got to help me!

(End of flashback)

Gant: Goodman turned him down, as he ought to. Still, Jake Marshall didn't know when to quit.

Edgeworth: (points) He stole Goodman's ID card and tried to take the evidence...

Gant: Goodman came to me that day. He wanted to file a lost item report. I went with him to the evidence room. Then all of a sudden he decided to speak out!

(Flashback)

Gant: What are you talking about, Goodman?

"Who's voicing Goodman?" Yang said.

"I'll do it." Ruby said.

Goodman: Can you please reopen the investigation, Chief? We can't transfer the evidence out. There are too many questions left unanswered!

Everyone started laughing.

"What is that voice?!" Yang said.

"I wanted to do a funny voice too!"

"And text-to-speech was your choice?" Jaune said.

Gant: He... opened his evidence locker, and as he was taking the evidence out, he said:

Goodman: It's not too late. I'm going to hand all this over to Marshall!

Gant: Well, to be honest, I was a bit taken aback by his words. I had a bad feeling when he came to see me, but I never thought he'd bring up SL-9. That's when I saw it... that accursed knife. I couldn't just pull it out.

Edgeworth: Doing so would've only led to more blood, making it near impossible to hide your crime.

Gant: Even so, the blood was just pouring out. I didn't know who might stumble in, so I hurried to wipe it up. I was worried so much about the floor, I didn't realize my fatal mistake.

Phoenix: The bloody hand print on Detective Gumshoe's locker...

Gant: I used to be known as the "crime computer"... But everyone has to start somewhere, I guess. I was too nervous. I had no business doing any of it.

Edgeworth: Then you put the body in my car?

Gant: I'm sorry! I couldn't think of any other way to move the body. I broke your trunk, but what's the big deal? You make a lot more than us detectives ever will!

Edgeworth: Grr...

"I thought he would say "What's the big deal? Your car's awful, I'm doing you a favor!"" Yang said.

Phoenix: (slams desk) L-leaving the prosecution's car aside... How!? (points) How could you get Ms. Skye involved in all of this!?

Gant: Well, she had as much to lose as I did if the truth came out.

Edgeworth: (points) So you took the evidence from Detective Goodman's locker?

Gant: I felt bad for having to do it. I also didn't have the time to pick and choose what to take.

Phoenix: So... you left the jar fragments and the glove.

Gant: ... Yeah... It looks like I was better off being an investigator of crimes than a committer. They all did their best to get in my way... I've got to hand it to them, they do their jobs well... much to my dismay.

Edgeworth: Fake evidence doesn't hold up very well upon close examination. (points) You must have known that...

Gant: Tell me, Worthy. Why do you stand in court?

Edgeworth: Me?

Gant: You despise criminals. I can feel it. You and me... we're the same.

Edgeworth: !

Gant: One day you'll understand. Oh, believe me, you will. You're just one man. You'll see what it really takes to bring them down once you try to go it alone.

Edgeworth: ...

"Is this foreshadowing? Because this is the first game." Ruby said.

Gant: Well, looks like it's time to say goodbye. Oh, Udgey.

Judge: Wh-what?

Gant: Looks like we'll have to cancel that lunch date. Sorry old friend!

"What? No! What the fuck? You're a psychopath, don't talk to me ever again!" Nora said and everyone laughed.

Judge: ... I'm sorry too, Damon Gant.

Gant: ...

Judge: I knew you as you used to be, long ago. You were once a fine investigator, and an example to others on the force. I'm sorry to learn that you are no longer that person.

Gant: Those days are gone now, Udgey. Thanks for all the memories, though... Don't worry, you'll be fine! Now you have Wrighto here... and Worthy. With these two around, you can't go wrong... In fact, I can hear them already... The melodious sounds of a new beginning!

"Dude, your words mean nothing anymore. Just fuck off." Jaune said.

"Just looking at you makes me sick. Leave now." Ren said.

"Everyone starts being mean." Yang said while laughing.

"... Well, that's society for you. See you around! Roll credits." Nora said.

Phoenix: There are two things I want you to understand.

Lana: Yes?

Phoenix: First, your sister never hurt anyone. Second, Damon Gant betrayed you from the beginning. You see, Ms. Skye... (points) you no longer have any reason to keep silent.

Lana: You're right. When this trial is over, I'll tell everything. All that I've done these past two years... from the time I had Gant help me forge evidence, up until today.

Judge: (pounds gavel) So... it seems all the questions raised in this trial have been answered.

Phoenix: I'm sorry, Ms. Skye... I couldn't get you out of all your trouble.

Lana: ... My, my. What high standards you have... for a rookie.

Phoenix: ...!

Lana: I can see why Mia thought so highly of you. Who knows? A few years from now, you just might make it to the top. (smiles) I owe you my thanks, Mr. Wright.

"Oh my god! She smiled! She actually smiled!" Ruby said.

Phoenix: Ms. Skye...

Lana: And to you too, Mr. Edgeworth.

Edgeworth: ...!

Lana: You've suffered every bit as much as I have over these past few days. Believe me, I know how much of an ordeal it's been for you.

Edgeworth: Hmph! It was nothing.

"I hope you rot in jail and never come back." Yang said.

"To be fair, it was also his fault..." Pyrrha said.

Phoenix: (Liar...)

Lana: I was worried the pressure might break you. And yet... you rose above it all and guided Mr. Wright to victory. You've done well, Mr. Edgeworth.

Edgeworth: S-stop it! I only did my job!

Judge: (pounds gavel) In light of this case... It seems a good self-examining is in order for all of us. Ms. Skye.

Lana: Yes, Your Honor?

Judge: You are innocent of murder. However... Although the Chief blackmailed you, the fact is you still acted as his accomplice. A trial will be scheduled for these crimes at a later date.

Lana: Yes. I understand, Your Honor.

"... I don't know how to continue from here, I didn't expect her to smile." Nora said.

"End the trial!" Ruby said.

Judge: Is there something amusing about all of this? Why are you smiling?

Lana: It's been a long time, Your Honor. A long time since I've felt free of these heavy chains...

Judge: Well, this trial has gone on far too long already. Regarding the charge of murder, this court finds the defendant, Ms. Lana Skye...

Not Guilty

"CONFETTI! WOOHOO!" Nora said, pulling out a confetti popper and popping it.

"You had a popper?" Ren said.

"I bought one for this occasion."

(The judge pounds his gavel.)

Judge: That is all. The court is adjourned!

February 25, 5:03 PM

District Court

Defendant Lobby No. 2

Phoenix: (At long last... It's finally over...) E-Ema?

Ema: ...

Phoenix: Why the long face? I'm sorry your sister didn't get completely off the hook, but at least she wasn't convicted for a murder she didn't commit!

Ema: No, that's not it. Just now, after the trial ended...

(Flashback)

Lana: I can see why Mia Fey thought so highly of you. I owe you my thanks, Mr. Wright.

(Flashback 2)

Lana:bAnd to you too, Mr. Edgeworth.

Edgeworth: ...!

Lana: You've suffered every bit as much as I have over these past few days. You've done well.

(End of flashback)

Ema: You know, I did my best too. But... Lana didn't say a single word to me.

"She's still mean to me! SHE HASN'T LEARNED A THING!" Ruby said, making everyone laugh.

Gumshoe: Hope I'm not interrupting anything, pals.

Phoenix: ...

Ema: ...

Gumshoe: Oh... Guess I am. I'll come back later.

Phoenix: Wait! Detective Gumshoe! What is it?

Gumshoe: You're doing this on purpose, aren't you? 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!

"If it wasn't funny the second time, why would it be funny the third?" Yang said.

"Wait, he's back on the force?"

Gumshoe: Hey, lighten up, pals. I'm only kidding!

Ema: Oh... Are you here because of my sister again?

Gumshoe: Nope, not this time! I came today because of you, pal!

Ema: Me...?

Gumshoe: That's right. I thought you'd like to see someone.

Ema: Lana!

Phoenix: Should you be doing this? She's still under arrest, you know.

Gumshoe: ... Well, I won't tell if you won't.

Lana: Ema... I owe you an apology.

Ema: It's okay, Sis. Don't worry about it.

"I mean, you're going to prison for double those years, so we're even. Bitch."

"I'm so proud of you."

"Now she earned her respect?!" Pyrrha said while laughing.

Lana: That day, two years ago...

Ema: ...!

Lana: ...was the first time in my life I ever panicked. It was all I could do to keep myself from screaming. All I could think about was keeping you from getting wrapped up in that mess.

Ema: Sis...

Lana: I asked Gant to help me cover up the "truth." I thought I was doing it for your sake... But now I realize I was wrong.

Ema: ...

Lana: I changed after that day. I had to... It was the only way I could make it through the past two years. I knew how much I was hurting you by distancing myself... but I couldn't bring myself to tell you what I did. I... I was scared. Scared that you'd look at me with those eyes of yours. I was scared of how you'd react if you knew...

Ema: But Sis! You were only doing it for me...

Lana: No...

Ema: Huh?

Lana: I turned my back on you that day. In hiding what I believed to be the truth, I was deceiving you!

Ema: Sis...

Lana: I'm such a fool... It took me all this time to realize it. Ema... I'm so sorry.

Ema: But Sis! You don't have to apologize! I'm happy now!

Lana: You're... happy?

Ema: Of course! You know, Sis, I always knew that one day you'd come back. And now you have!

Lana: Oh Ema... Ema!

(She gives her a big hug, after so long.)

"Aww... what a sweet moment. Yang, are you crying?" Ruby said.

"I can't help it..." Yang said, grabbing Ruby in a bear hug.

"My... SPINE!..."

"Why are you crying?" Ren said.

"I always cry at emotional scenes!" Nora said.

Phoenix: No one can change the past. The only thing we can do is strive to make up for our mistakes. Why must we make up for our mistakes, you ask? Because in so doing... we can find the way back to our rightful path. And it is from there that we can move on toward a brighter future. At least that's what I felt, watching the two sisters make up.

Lana: Mr. Wright. Mr. Gumshoe.

Gumshoe: M-Me?

Lana: Thank you both, for all that you've done. I'm sure we'll meet again someday. Isn't that right, Edgeworth?

Phoenix: E-Edgeworth...?

"Edgeworth's here?" Ruby said.

Lana: Stop hiding and come over here.

"He was hiding?" she said while laughing.

"Probably behind that couch." Yang said.

Phoenix: (Where was he hiding!?)

Edgeworth: I just came to say... Congratulations.

Lana: Thank you.

Ema: Thank you, Mr. Edgeworth!

Edgeworth: Right. Well... I'll be going now!

Lana: Mr. Edgeworth. I hope you don't blame yourself for what happened.

Edgeworth: ...!

Lana: We were the ones who acted corruptly, not you.

Edgeworth: ... It's too late for me.

Phoenix: ...!

Edgeworth: No matter what anyone may say, I realized today that I can't correct my mistakes!

"Come on, man! Get over it!"

"You say that because Darke was guilty. But what if he sent an innocent man to his death?" Ren said.

"True. That's a good point." Blake said.

Ema: Mr. Edgeworth...

Edgeworth: Not only that, but I don't even trust myself anymore. Chief Gant was right...

(Flashback)

Gant: You despise criminals. I can feel it. You and me... we're the same.

Edgeworth: !

Gant: One day you'll understand. Oh, believe me, you will. You're just one man. You'll see what it really takes to bring them down once you try to go it alone.

(End of flashback)

Edgeworth: I do despise criminals. I planned to dedicate my entire life to fighting them. But in order to fight crime on my own, I'd need a "weapon". It's scary, but I've known that to be true for quite some time now.

Phoenix: But Edgeworth...

Edgeworth: Who knows? Given enough time, I might have tried to pull something like Chief Gant did. That thought terrifies me. That's why I can't continue on as a prosecutor!

Lana: Edgeworth... Don't you understand? Damon Gant and your mentor, Manfred von Karma...

Edgeworth: ...!

Lana: were both the best of the best when it came to fighting crime. But they both made the same mistake.

Edgeworth: ...

Lana: You said,."in order to fight crime on my own, I'd need a 'weapon.'" That may be true, but think back to today's trial. You weren't alone.

Edgeworth: ...!

Lana: You were working together with Mr. Wright. And because of that partnership, you were able to present evidence that otherwise would have gone undiscovered. Isn't that right, Mr. Wright?

Phoenix: Huh? What? Oh, uh... yeah. (What is this, a pop quiz?)

Ema: Come on, Mr. Wright! Show him what Lana's talking about!

Phoenix: (Evidence, huh... Something that neither Edgeworth nor I would've been able to find on our own...)

"What? What is it?" Ruby said.

"You know what to present." Nora said.

"No. No, I'm not ruining this moment for a joke!"

"Edgeworth... this is my attorney's badge." Jaune said.

"Congratulations, Wright. You beat the game." Ren said.

"You truly are Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney Trilogy." Yang said.

"That's the best ending ever. Seriously though, what is it?" Ruby said.

"I think it's the evidence lists. Both of you had one." Blake said.

"You're right!"

(Presents Evidence List)

Phoenix: TAKE THAT!

Ema: That's the picture I drew!

Phoenix: Our counterattack began with this. You had one half of the evidence list, and I had the other. Apart, we wouldn't have been able to completely restore Ema's picture.

Lana: That didn't just happen by "chance," Edgeworth.

Edgeworth: ...! ... It's time for me to go.

Ema: Mr. Edgeworth...

Edgeworth: If you'll excuse me... there are still some loose ends that need wrapping up. Take care, Chief Prosecutor.

Phoenix: Edgeworth! What will you do now?

Edgeworth: ...

Phoenix: Well, whatever you do, just remember. You can let what happened kill the prosecutor in you, or you can let it help you grow. In the end, it's up to you.

Edgeworth: I know... It seems I owe you my thanks too, Wright. But what I face now... is my problem.

Phoenix: Edgeworth... I'll be waiting for you in court.

Edgeworth: ... Farewell.

Lana: I'd better be getting back too.

Ema: Okay... But I'll be by to visit soon!

Lana: It seems we both have a lot to learn, and catching up to do. Here, this is a little something for you.

Ema: "Scientific Investigation"...

Lana: It's the first book I ever bought. Study it well.

Ema: Thanks, Sis! I will!

Phoenix: And so, another case came to a close. As for the sisters... I have faith. Faith that their lives... have only just begun. And as for me... I think it's time I started on a new journey of my own. A journey to rediscover myself.

"For a second, I thought I was gonna see Oldbag there."

Gumshoe: Well, don't go trekking off just yet, pal!

Phoenix: Huh? What is it, Detective?

Gumshoe: There's just a little matter to be resolved about the Chief Prosecutor. You see, she isn't supposed to be out of jail like this.

Ema: But...

Phoenix: I thought you said it was okay.

Gumshoe: Yeah, well it may be "okay" with me, but the folks at the prison are a different story.

"He just took her?" Blake said.

Phoenix: Huh?

Gumshoe: Basically, I had to bribe a guard in order to sneak her out for 30 minutes. Believe me, it wasn't cheap either!

Phoenix: Huh?

Ema: Way to go, Detective! I didn't know you had a wild side!

Gumshoe: Yeah, well... ha ha! You see... Mr. Wright here's the one who'll be footin' the bill.

Phoenix: Huh? Huh?

"You're putting it on me?!" Ruby said.

Gumshoe: What, you think I could afford that with my salary? You gotta be kiddin' me, pal!

Phoenix: Huh? Huh? Huh?

Ema: Thank you, Mr. Wright! You're the best!

Phoenix: ... (Why is it... I suddenly feel like I want to scream?)

Gumshoe: Hey, I got an idea! Why don't we all go pay it off together!

Ema: Yeah, that's a great idea! Come on, guys! Let's go!

Phoenix: OBJECTION!

"Yaaaay!". Everyone gave an applause.

"Is it over?" Weiss said, alreay awake.

"Did you sleep well? Yang said.

"When did you wake up?" Ruby said.

"When she used that party popper."

"Wait, after-credit scenes!"

Lana: I arranged for a friend of mine in Europe to take care of Ema. I hope she'll be pleased to study under a top coroner. As for me, this affair has pretty much ended my days at the Prosecutor's Office. Still, I'll manage to find my way back to the field somehow. Then I'll be able to investigate crimes together with Ema.

"I don't think that's happening. After what she did, they'd never let someone like her in the force again." Weiss said.

"Ready to criticise, I see." Blake said.

Gumshoe: Yikes! I thought I was a goner for a moment there! In the end, though they overlooked my unauthorized investigation of the Chief's office. "If we penalized you any more, it'd be worse than firing you!" Yep. That's what they said. It just goes to show... You can't shake me off that easily!

"If he was smarter, he could quit and become a private investigator. That's what I would do." Yang said.

Meekins: My new mission is to guard the main entrance and take care of Billy! Can you believe it!? I've been demoted to a security guard! My partner's keeping an eye on the entrance for me today. I'll show them, though! Someday I'm going to make detective! Yes sir! Then I can be just like that Dick Gumshoe!

"You poor soul..." Jaune said.

(At the police entrance, we see the Blue Badger dancing. Fortunately, it breaks down and collapses.)

"That's the best thing I've seen from this game." Weiss said.

Marshall: What is it? Can't you see I'm havin' me a showdown with a steak lunch, pardner? Miss Starr managed to sneak this in to me. She's seeing one of the guards it seems. Well, cowboy... It seems like you did it. You even gave Bambina back her smile. Can you make sure Billy and the gang get their water?

"I don't trust that Meekins fella with my Billy. He's as slow as molasses ." Yang said.

Angel: Looks like we won't be seeing each other for a while... As a farewell gift, I put a new meal on the menu: The Wright Way Lunch. The top layer tastes as bitter as defeat, but the bottom layer's as sweet as victory. Kids seem to dig the turnabout theme. It's a hot seller around exam time! Just make sure not to eat it backwards!

Judge: I'll never forget what that young defense lawyer said after the trial. Let's see, what was his name again? Mr. Left...? Anyway, he said he's been doing, er, something or other for, uh... how many years...? Well anyway! I've got another trial to get to, so I'd better be... Huh? Oh no! I forgot my gavel! Sorry, gotta go!

"I'm sorry, just m-my brain don't... uhhhhhh..."

"Alright, alright, let's get you to bed, grandpa."

"Can you make me some pancakes?"

"Sure."

"Is that the bailiff- OH MY GOD, IT'S MAYA!"

Maya: Aaaaah! Nothing soothes the soul like fresh, country air! Still, sometimes I do miss hearing you and your "Objection!"... Still, I can't go back until I'm a full-fledged spirit medium!

?: Mystic Maya! Afternoon training's about to begin!

"Mystic?"

"I think it's a title." Pyrrha said.

Maya: Coming! Well, see you around Nick!

Mr. Edgeworth.

"Why is he here?!" Yang said.

Bellboy: Uh, Mr. Edgeworth? I brought you your tea... ... ? What's going on?

"Oh no... He resigned!" Ruby said.

"That means the next game will have a different prosecutor." Jaune said.

"But I want Edgeworth!"

Ema: Thanks for coming to see me off! I can't believe I'm going to Europe. Thank you, Mr. Wright! Thank you so much for everything! I'm a little sad, but I'll be all right! Whenever I want to see Lana, all I have to do is open this book...

"Oh, I can examine it!"

(Examines Back cover)

(The book opens. In the back cover, there's a small envelope. Inside the envelope, is a photo of Lana and Ema, both younger, saluting to the camera, with Ema wearing Lana's police hat.)

"Aww... this is so great!"

CAPCOM

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

"Come on, don't act like it was bad." Yang said.

"It wasn't. But I think we need a break."

"You're right. How about we go all out for burgers tonight?" Ruby said.

"Yeah!" everyone else said.

"Great! Burgers on Weiss!"

"Huh? Why do I have to pay?" Weiss said.

"Because that's what you posted." Blake said.

"Huh? Huh?". She checked her scroll and saw the said post: "What a fun game night! After that, we're going out for burgers! My treat! Four smiling emojis?! I didn't send that!... Who did it?"

"Your password wasn't too hard to figure out. Also, Monday after class, we're going shopping. I've seen a laser addon for my scythe and you're going to buy it for me. After all, you said so on another post." Ruby said.

"Huh? Huh? Huh?". She checks her account again. And she finds said post: "Going out for shopping with my bestie. When it comes to weapons, she's a mad genius. Five dizzy emojis?!"

"That's what you get when you make me a laughing stock on the internet, TWICE."

"... You know, suddenly I want to scream."

"Seems fitting." Blake said.

"Is she going to say it?" Nora said.

"I think she will." Ren said.

"Well? Say it." Ruby said.

OBJECTION!

And done! Well, this is it. It took a long time. At some point, I just didn't have the energy to continue, but I always finish what I start. Also, with the announcement of the Miles Edgeworth Collection and the Apollo Justice Trilogy announced back then (I knew it'd be named that), I had to finish this. I'm not doing the rest. I underestimated how long it would take me to finish one game. If anyone else wants to do it, or a completely different game *cough* Yakuza *cough", then do it. Just use few characters and be funny. Anyways, leave a like and a review if you want. See you soon!

By the way, I'm deleting The Earth Experience to rewrite it. Bye!