����� Episode 4

Turnabout Beginnings

 

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����� Part 1-1: Trial

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The girl... Let her go!

 

Shut up!

C-Come closer...

And I kill her!

 

Sorry, but you're not going

to get the chance...

 

������� *BANG!*

 

 

[Phoenix is using a laptop]

 

I'm reading through the file

of an old court case.

 

It was the first case of my

long-time mentor, Mia Fey...

 

 

[Viewing Data 1 File]

 

��� Fugitive Data

 

Name: Terry Fawles

 

Charge: Kidnapping, Murder

Sentence: Death Penalty

 

[Viewing Data 2 File]

 

�� Fugitive Movements

 

After escaping, Fawles

met with, and then

murdered, Sergeant

Valerie Hawthorne.

Recaptured on Eagle Mountain

about 8 hours after

his escape.

 

 

Her very first client was a

death row inmate who had

recently broken out of prison.

 

That was a whole year before

Mia and I ever met.

 

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-- 6 Years Earlier --

������ ��Mia Fey

���� ��First Trial

 

February 16, 9:24 AM

�� ��District Court

Defendant Lobby No. 4

 

Mia

(Ugh... I'm so nervous.

I feel like I'm going to die.)

 

Mia

(I never should've

accepted this case...)

 

[Unknown person appears]

 

Mia

Eeeeeeek!

 

Mia

...Ah! G-G-Good morning!

(Don't be so jumpy, Mia!)

 

???

I-I din't do nuttin'!

I swear!

I din't kill nobody!

 

Mia

(Terry Fawles...

...My first client.)

 

Mia

(Sentenced to death 5 years

ago, and now... a prison

escapee.)

 

Fawles

...

 

Mia

(Just relax, Mia! Make small

talk and try to relax him!)

 

Mia

...Err, umm...

So why did you escape anyway?

 

Fawles

Ah. Ah.

UGGA!

 

Mia

Eeeeek!

I'm sorry! I'm sorry!

 

Fawles

...Ugh.

I din't do nuttin'!

I din't kill nobody!

 

Fawles

I never... I never lie!

I din't escape from nowhere!

 

Mia

Err...

 

Mia

But, Mr. Fawles...

The police just recaptured

you two days ago.

 

Fawles

...

Ugh.

Sorry. I told a little lie.

 

Mia

(Oh boy...)

 

Fawles

But anyway, I din't do it!

I never killed nobody!

 

Mia

Umm, sorry for asking but...

You're on death row, right?

 

Fawles

Uh. Uh...

UGGA!

 

Mia

Eeeeeek!

I'm really, really sorry!

 

Fawles

They sentenced me to die

5 years ago!

But I was tricked I tell you!

 

Fawles

That woman! She lied in her

testimony! ...That's why I got

the death penalty!

 

Fawles

I swear it! I din't kill her!

I could never do that!

 

Mia

(Two days ago, he escaped

from the police wagon when

it crashed...)

 

Mia

(Then about 8 hours later...)

 

Mia

(A policewoman was murdered

before the police could

recapture him.)

 

Mia

(The police believe that

Terry Fawles did it.)

 

Mia

Umm... After you escaped,

did you meet a policewoman?

 

Fawles

...

 

Fawles

Yeah... I did.

...She's the reason I escaped.

 

Mia

(So that much is true...

He did meet with the victim.)

 

Fawles

But I din't kill her!

 

Fawles

She was alive when I left!

She was alive...!

It-It's true!

 

Mia

(I can trust him... right?

I mean, I should...)

 

???

Ha...!

 

???

You're not going to figure

out the truth by just staring

at the guy...

 

Mia

Y-You're... Why are you here?

 

???

I came to see how our little

kitten was doing all alone in

the big, scary lion's den.

 

???

...I thought maybe you'd like

someone to play with.

 

Mia

Err, where is Mr. Grossberg?

 

???

Ha...!

That old man is probably

still in bed.

 

???

I bet he's clutching an empty

bottle and mumbling in his

sleep.

 

Armando

Aren't I good enough?

After all, it's me...

Diego Armando!

 

Mia

I-I didn't say...

 

Mia

Diego Armando, the finest

attorney at Grossberg Law

Offices, is here for me...?

 

Armando

No, no, no...

You've got it all wrong!

Today, YOU'RE the finest!

 

Armando

After all, it took an amazing

amount of guts to take this

case!

 

Armando

Imagine...

An escaped death row convict

for a first client!

 

Mia

Yeah, err... Th-Thanks.

(I sure wish I could get

out of it though!)

 

Armando

Ha...!

Relax.

I just heard some good news.

 

Armando

The prosecutor for today

is fresh out of his diapers

as well.

 

Mia

R-Really!?

 

Armando

However...

Unlike a certain somebody

who I won't mention...

 

Armando

...he's earned the reputation

as a �genius� since beginning

his law career.

 

Mia

(G-Genius...?)

 

Armando

Well, it's about time

to head in, Kitten.

 

Armando

Sharpen those claws of yours.

It's go time!

 

Mia

(A solitary confinement cell

for the condemned must be

the world's loneliest place.)

 

Mia

(...And that's what my client

ran away from.)

 

Mia

(Every other lawyer gave up

on him... But not me.)

 

Mia

(When I saw those overflowing

eyes and heard that simple,

child-like voice...)

 

Mia

(I just had the feeling that

he was telling the truth.)

 

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February 16, 10:00 AM

�� ��District Court

��Courtroom No. 4

 

Judge

Court is now in session for

the trial of Terry Fawles.

 

Mia

The defense is ready,

Your Honor.

 

???

The prosecution has been

ready for a while, Your Honor.

 

Judge

I understand the lawyers for

both sides are newcomers...?

 

Mia

Y-Y-Yes, Your Honor.

I'm Mia Fey.

 

Edgeworth

Miles Edgeworth... Your Honor.

 

Judge

So you're the new prosecutor

everyone is talking about, eh?

 

Judge

They say you joined the

prosecutor's office at quite

an early age.

 

Edgeworth

At 20... Your Honor.

 

Armando

I guess our little kitten

hasn't earned herself much

of a reputation yet, huh?

 

Mia

(Come on, Mia!

You can't lose! Not to

someone younger than you!)

 

Edgeworth

...Hmph.

 

Judge

Young people running a trial.

I'm not too sure how I feel

about that.

 

Judge

...Now then, the defendant in

this case is currently a

felon on death row.

 

Judge

Two days ago, he escaped

from a police wagon.

Is that correct?

 

Edgeworth

Precisely.

 

Armando

But the defendant is not on

trial for escaping prison.

 

Armando

On the day that the defendant

escaped, a policewoman was

murdered...

 

Mia

So we're here to determine

if Mr. Fawles was responsible

for her death...?

 

Armando

You got it, Kitten.

 

Judge

Well then, Mr. Edgeworth.

Let's hear your opening

statement.

 

Edgeworth

Yes, Your Honor.

It was five years ago.

 

Edgeworth

The defendant, Terry Fawles,

was sentenced to death in this

very court.

 

Edgeworth

His crimes were kidnapping,

extortion and murder.

 

Edgeworth

The girl he threw off the

bridge was only 14 years old.

 

Judge

A truly horrible crime.

I remember it well.

 

Judge

There was no decisive

evidence, so the trial was

long and protracted.

 

Edgeworth

Correct.

But in the end, what finally

decided the case was...

 

Edgeworth

...a certain witness's

testimony.

 

Mia

A witness's testimony...

 

Edgeworth

The testimony of Detective

Valerie Hawthorne; the person

who confronted this criminal.

 

Edgeworth

She arrested Mr. Fawles at

the scene and later testified

against him.

 

Edgeworth

She said she witnessed

Mr. Fawles throw his young

victim into the river.

 

Edgeworth

For those who are not aware,

Eagle River is well-known for

its powerful current.

 

Edgeworth

Most bodies that fall in

are never recovered...

 

Mia

(So Ms. Hawthorne's testimony

was the one that put him

away...)

 

Judge

That policewoman you

just mentioned...

That wouldn't be...?

 

Edgeworth

Exactly. The victim.

The same woman that was

killed 2 days ago...

 

Edgeworth

Police Sergeant...

Valerie Hawthorne.

 

Judge

Aha...! I see...

 

Judge

The man who was sentenced to

death based on her testimony

escaped two days ago...

 

Judge

...with only one thing on his

mind. To take revenge against

the woman who convicted him.

 

Judge

...

Hmm...

 

Judge

Aha! The truth is becoming

clear to me now!

 

Mia

Huh?

 

Judge

Yes, yes...

 

Judge

It's quite obvious that the

defendant is guilty.

 

Mia

Objection!

 

Mia

W-Wait a minute!

That's not right!

 

Mia

At least hear the case

before you decide on the

outcome, Your Honor!

 

Judge

Grrrngh...

 

Judge

Watch yourself, Ms. Fey! I'm

not sure I care for your word

choice, or your tone of voice.

 

Edgeworth

Young people these days simply

don't know how to respect

their elders.

 

Mia

(Why you...! You're even

younger than me, you

hypocrite!)

 

Judge

Now then, Mr. Edgeworth,

please call your first

witness.

 

Edgeworth

I call the detective who was

in charge of the initial

investigation of this case.

 

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Edgeworth

Witness...

State your name and

occupation.

 

Gumshoe

Gumshoe. Dick Gumshoe.

I'm the homicide detective

in charge of the case, sir!

 

Gumshoe

I finally got promoted to

the detective division half a

year ago!

 

Mia

I don't believe anyone

asked you about that.

 

Gumshoe

Hey, ma'am! You got any idea

how much work it takes...

......

 

Mia

Wh-What is it?

 

Gumshoe

You...

Y-You're really gorgeous...

 

Mia

Excuse me?

 

Gumshoe

No, seriously...

My heart...

It's aching for you...

 

Edgeworth

Detective. Pull yourself

together and try to be

professional. Otherwise...

 

Edgeworth

I'll write you up on contempt

so quick that something other

than your heart will ache!

 

Gumshoe

Urk...

O-OK, I-I got it!

 

Judge

...Now, Detective.

Tell us about the incident.

 

Gumshoe

Yes, sir! Right away!

 

Gumshoe

The victim was Sergeant

Valerie Hawthorne, a veteran

on the police force.

 

Gumshoe

She was stabbed in the back

with a knife and died from

excessive blood loss.

 

Judge

That much is already stated

in the autopsy report.

 

Judge

The court would like to hear

more details about the

incident itself.

 

Gumshoe

Yes, sir! I gotcha!

OK! Let's take a look at this

aerial map of the area here!

 

Gumshoe

This is a sketch of

Dusky Bridge, an old

suspension bridge.

 

Gumshoe

And the river that runs under

there is Eagle River.

 

Gumshoe

The victim and the defendant

met there...

On top of the bridge.

 

Gumshoe

After stabbing her in the

back, the killer carried

the victim back to his car.

 

Gumshoe

He was recaptured at a police

checkpoint as he was trying to

make his getaway, sir.

 

Judge

Hmm... I see...

 

Dusky Bridge Map added

to the Court Record.

 

Judge

Was the victim's blood

found on the bridge?

 

Gumshoe

The victim, Sergeant Valerie

Hawthorne, was wearing a

thick coat, sir.

 

Gumshoe

Unfortunately, no traces of

blood were found on the

bridge.

 

Judge

Hmm...

 

Judge

Mr. Edgeworth. I warn you

that I absolutely despise

conjecture.

 

Judge

If there was no blood on the

bridge, then you have no proof

that they even met there!

 

Edgeworth

Your Honor.

 

Edgeworth

If you would listen to the

testimony we have prepared,

I'm sure you'll be convinced.

 

Edgeworth

The two of them most

certainly did meet on the

bridge that day...

 

Judge

Why, Mr. Edgeworth...

 

Judge

I'm not sure I like you

wagging your finger at me as

though I were some hoser!

 

Judge

Detective, proceed

with your testimony!

 

Gumshoe

Um... Yes, sir!

 

Mia

(Here we go, Mia! Hang on...!)

 

Armando

OK now...

Listen carefully, Kitten.

 

Armando

One little mistake and this

guy will drink you for morning

tea! Trust me and get ready.

 

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Witness

Testimony

 

-- Summary of the Incident --

 

Gumshoe

On the day of the incident,

an unknown person phoned the

sergeant and asked to meet.

 

Gumshoe

Sergeant Hawthorne went to

Dusky Bridge at the designated

time and met with Mr. Fawles.

 

Gumshoe

And that's where she was

brutally murdered, sir.

 

Gumshoe

The criminal stuffed her body

into his car trunk and tried

to make a getaway.

 

Gumshoe

Mr. Fawles was arrested at a

police checkpoint we set up

at the base of the mountain.

 

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Judge

Hmm...

 

Judge

Well, you certainly have

established the importance

of the bridge.

 

Edgeworth

...Naturally.

 

Judge

Now, would the defense please

hurry up and proceed with the

cross-examination.

 

Mia

Y-Yes, Your Honor!

C-C-Cross-examination...

Coming right up!

 

Armando

Hey, hey!

Settle down there, Kitten!

 

Armando

If you keep trembling like

that, you're gonna make me

spill my coffee!

 

Mia

I-I-I'm not t-trembling!

It-It-It's just cold in here!

 

Armando

The courtroom can be a cold

battlefield alright.

Especially... for a beginner.

 

Mia

I-I don't need you to worry

about me...! I mean...

 

Mia

I mean, the defendant, the

witness... everyone's a

beginner in here!

 

Armando

Ha...!:

You got me there.

 

Armando

But maybe you should keep

your claws out, and show them

what you've got... Kitten.

 

Mia

(It's OK, Mia. Stay calm...)

 

Mia

(Just remember those court

procedure videos you stayed

up all last night watching!)

 

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Cross

Examination

 

-- Summary of the Incident --

 

Gumshoe

On the day of the incident,

an unknown person phoned the

sergeant and asked to meet.

 

   [Press]

 

   Mia

   Hold it!

 

   Mia

   This �unknown person�...

   You have no idea who it

   might be, right?

 

   Gumshoe

   Sorry, but I'm afraid I do!

 

   Mia

   What...?

 

   Gumshoe

   The one who called

   Sergeant Hawthorne was the

   defendant, Terry Fawles!

 

   Judge

   Wh-Wh-Whaaat!

   The defendant...!

   The defendant called her!?

 

   Gumshoe

   Sergeant Hawthorne was a very

   thorough person, sir!

 

   Gumshoe

   She left a note about her

   phone call with Mr. Fawles.

 

   [Part below in Italic is

�� skipped if statement is

�� Pressed again.]

    

   Mia

   A note...?

 

   Gumshoe

   Yeah, a top-secret memo

   that she left on her desk.

 

   Victim's Note added to

   the Court Record.

 

   Judge

   Hmm...

 

   Judge

   According to this note,

   seems the one who called her

   to the bridge was indeed...

 

   Judge

   ...the defendant,

   Terry Fawles!

 

   Mia

   Nngh!

   (Whose bright idea was it to

   keep that note from me!?)

 

   Armando

   Ha...!

   Looks like the judge is even

   more sure of his verdict now.

 

   Armando

   Listen up!

   Never ask a question if you

   don't already know the answer!

 

   Mia

   (It's that detective's fault!

   He's the one that said,

   �unknown person�...!)

 

   Gumshoe

   Hey now!

   Don't make that face at me!

 

   Gumshoe

   I just said it that way 'cause

   the prosecutor told me to!

 

   Mia

   (Was that... a trap...?)

 

   Mia

   (...With that cute face,

   I didn't expect him to

   be so sneaky.)

 

   Edgeworth

   Hmph.

 

 

Gumshoe

Sergeant Hawthorne went to

Dusky Bridge at the designaed

time and met with Mr. Fawles.

 

   [Press]

    

   Mia

Hold it!

 

   Mia

   A bridge up in the mountains?

   But why meet there?

 

   Gumshoe

   Because it is a very important

   place to the defendant,

   that's why.

 

   Judge

   What do you mean by that?

 

   Edgeworth

   If you remember, 5 years ago,

   the defendant kidnapped

   a young girl.

 

   Edgeworth

   He was chased onto the

   bridge...And it was there

   that he killed his hostage.

 

   Edgeworth

   And the place where all of

   this occurred is, of course,

   Dusky Bridge.

 

   Mia

   ...!

 

   Gumshoe

   The very place where

   Sergeant Hawthorne arrested

   and handcuffed Mr. Fawles.

 

   Armando

   Ha...!

   Returning to the scene of the

   crime... How nostalgic.

 

 

Gumshoe

And that's where she was

brutally murdered, sir.

 

   [Press]

    

   Mia

Hold it!

 

   Mia

   Was the body of the victim

   discovered right away?

 

   Gumshoe

   Yeah.

   We were really on the ball.

 

   Gumshoe

   We found the criminal within

   one hour of the murder.

 

   Gumshoe

   It was great! We even got to

   say, �Don't move! We've got

   you surrounded!�

 

   Mia

   (...Wait a second.

   Isn't there something weird

   about that...?)

 

   Armando

   The location was a suspension

   bridge, up in the mountains.

 

   Armando

   So how did they find out

   about the crime so quickly...?

 

   Mia

   Sergeant Hawthorne must have

   mentioned the phone call to

   someone else, right?

 

   Armando

   Ha...!

 

   Armando

   If that's what had happened,

   then she wouldn't have been

   killed.

 

   Gumshoe

   She never mentioned the

   phone call from Mr. Fawles.

   But...

 

   Gumshoe

   She left a note on her

   desk about it.

 

   Gumshoe

   If only I had noticed it

   earlier...

   Maybe she'd still be alive.

 

   Mia

   (I wonder why she didn't

   mention the phone call to

   anyone...?)

 

 

Gumshoe

The criminal stuffed her body

into his car trunk and tried

to make a getaway.

 

   [Press]

    

   Mia

Hold it!

 

   Mia

   Mr. Fawles had a car, then?

 

   Gumshoe

   Well, that bridge is way up

   in the mountains, ma'am.

 

   Gumshoe

   The defendant and the victim

   both went up there by car.

   I mean, how else, right?

 

   Judge

   What! You mean the

   defendant drove his own car?

 

   Gumshoe

   No, no, of course not.

   ...It was stolen.

 

   Gumshoe

   He stole it from a

   young couple that had been

   waiting at a red light.

 

   Judge

   Hmm... Car thieves...

   I'm not sure how I feel

   about car thieves.

 

   Mia

   (Is this guy sure about how

   he feels about ANYTHING?)

 

   Gumshoe

   This is a photo of the stolen

   car's trunk.

 

   Gumshoe

   ...Naturally, that's the body

   of Valerie Hawthorne in there.

 

   Judge

   Whoa! That...

   That doesn't look too

   comfortable...

 

   Crime Photo added to

   the Court Record.

 

   Mia

   The victim...

   She was stabbed in the back,

   correct?

 

   Gumshoe

   Yeah.

 

   Armando

   Ha...!

 

   Armando

   ...For some reason, men

   always seem to get stabbed

   in the back...

 

   Mia

   (We're talking about a

   woman here...)

 

   Gumshoe

   You can't tell from this

   photo, but...

 

   Gumshoe

   ...the knife was stuck in her

   back nice and firm.

 

   Judge

   The condition of the body

   when it was discovered is

   very important information.

 

   Judge

   Detective, was there anything

   strange or noteworthy in the

   trunk of the car?

 

 

[New Statement Added]

 

Gumshoe

Here's a photo of the trunk.

But I don't see anything

strange, do you? Anyway...

 

   [Press]

    

   Mia

Hold it!

 

   Mia

   What did the defendant

   have to say about this photo?

 

   Gumshoe

   What he always says, ma'am!

 

   Fawles

   I din't do it!

   I din't do nuttin'!!

 

   Gumshoe

   ...That's all he says.

 

   Judge

   Nuttin'? I wouldn't say

   he did nuttin'. At the very

   least, we know he stole a car!

 

   Gumshoe

   It's just what he always says,

   Your Honor.

   And then he always says...

 

   Fawles

   ...

   Uh.

   Sorry. I told a little lie.

 

   Gumshoe

   ...Or something like that.

 

   Mia

   ...

 

   Judge

   Well, in any case, it seems

   he was caught and arrested.

 

   Edgeworth

   Precisely.

 

 

Gumshoe

Mr. Fawles was arrested at a

police checkpoint we set up

at the base of the mountain.

 

   [Press]

��

   Mia

Hold it!

 

�� Mia

That certainly is some

�� impressive police work.

 

   Gumshoe

   Well, no, actually it was

   way too close for comfort.

 

   Gumshoe

   We set up that checkpoint

   just after 5:00 PM...

 

   Gumshoe

   We figured that Mr. Fawles

   might just try to run.

 

   Mia

   ...What do you mean it was

   too close for comfort?

 

   Edgeworth

   The two of them arranged

   to meet at 4:30 PM.

 

   Edgeworth

   And it takes approximately 30

   minutes to go from the bridge

   to the checkpoint.

 

   Mia

   (Hmm... That WAS kinda close.

   Any later and Mr. Fawles could

   have slipped right by.)

 

 

Armando

 

Listen up, Kitten.

There's a big trap waiting for

you in that testimony.

 

Mia

A t-trap?

 

Armando

Walk into it carelessly, and

it'll leave more than just

a flesh wound. Fun, huh?

 

Mia

No, it's NOT!

 

Armando

Well, if you want to have any

chance at all, you'd better

get some more information.

 

Armando

And if you're going to get

caught in a trap, it's best to

get caught early.

 

Armando

You can always look for

contradictions afterwards.

 

Mia

(The ever-famous

contradictions�. I sure hope

I can find some of those...)

 

------------------------------------

 

Gumshoe

Here's a photo of the trunk.

But I don't see anything

strange, do you? Anyway...

 

[Present �Victim�s Note�]

 

Mia

Objection!

 

Mia

...Witness!

 

Mia

............

 

Gumshoe

............

 

Edgeworth

............

 

Judge

............

 

Judge

Wh-What is it...?

Do you have something

to say, Ms. Fey!?

 

Mia

I-I'm sorry!

I-I totally forgot what I was

going to say...

 

Mia

This is... This is the first

time I've ever had to actually

address someone like that...

 

Judge

Grrgh...

You should have practiced

before coming to court!

 

Judge

Honestly, Ms. Fey...

I'm not sure I like this!

 

Armando

Hmph...!:

Say there, little Kitten, want

a piece of my coffee candy?

 

Mia

Candy?

 

Armando

Well, you're still too young

to be drinking real coffee.

 

Mia

(Grrr... Come on, Mia!

Shake it off!

You're a lawyer!)

 

Mia

Detective!

 

Gumshoe

Y-Yes, ma'am!

 

Mia

This photo...

 

Mia

You said that there was

nothing peculiar about it.

...Is that correct?

 

Gumshoe

Y-Yeah, that's what I said!

 

Mia

Well then, I suggest you take

another look at the note

written by the victim!

 

Gumshoe

The n-n-note...?

 

Mia

It very clearly says,

�Wear white scarf for

Identification.�...

 

Mia

The caller must have forgotten

what the victim looked like.

Thus, this special request.

 

Gumshoe

Aaah... I, umm...!

 

Mia

I have one very simple

question for you, Detective.

Where is the white scarf?

 

Mia

I can't seem to find it in

this photo...

 

Gumshoe

Um... Well, to be honest,

we didn't find it in the

trunk, ma'am...

 

Mia

And you stopped there!?

You should have looked for it!

 

Gumshoe

Aaaaaaarrrggg...!

 

Judge

The caller told her to wear it

to identify herself, so I'd

expect she did just that!

 

Judge

Well, Mr. Edgeworth!?

What do you have to say

about this!?

 

Edgeworth

*sigh*

 

Edgeworth

I see the defense is a

little... lacking.

 

Mia

...!

 

Edgeworth

The scarf you are searching

so desperately for...

...Is it this one, perchance?

 

Mia

...Ah!

 

Gumshoe

Wh-Where did you find that,

sir!?

 

Edgeworth

On Dusky Bridge. I was there

first, and decided to conduct

my own investigation.

 

Gumshoe

Wh-Why...?

Why didn't you tell me?

 

Edgeworth

I made a decision to keep

all pieces of evidence in my

personal satchel.

 

Edgeworth

It's the safest place I know.

 

Armando

Hmph!

That hot-shot sure has a flair

for the dramatic...

 

Edgeworth

It's not exactly white, as

the caller requested...

 

Edgeworth

But as you can see, it's

close enough, for what it

was intended for.

 

Judge

Hmmm...

It looks like it spent some

time in the mud.

 

Edgeworth

Not surprising...

It was drizzling on the

mountain that day.

 

Mia

(Prosecutor Edgeworth...

He was intentionally hiding

that scarf the whole time!)

 

Judge

The court will accept the

scarf into evidence.

 

Scarf added to the

Court Record.

 

Edgeworth

Now, if the attorney for the

defense is finished

embarrassing herself...

 

Edgeworth

...I'd like to move on with

the testimony. That IS alright

with you, isn't it, Ms. Fey?

 

Mia

(Boy would I like to wrap this

scarf around his smarmy little

neck...)

 

Edgeworth

Very good. Now, if we're done

with this mud-covered scarf

business...

 

Edgeworth

...the prosecution moves to

establish conclusively, and

with hard evidence that...

 

Edgeworth

...Ms. Hawthorne and

Mr. Fawles did indeed meet

on that bridge that day.

 

Edgeworth

Further, we will show exactly

what occurred there.

 

Judge

That sounds quite promising.

I can't wait to hear all

about it.

 

Mia

(Argh... Everything is moving

at his whim...)

 

Armando

Don't forget, Kitten.

There's a reason why everyone

considers this kid a genius.

 

Mia

(A genius, huh...)

 

------------------------------------

 

Witness

Testimony

 

-- Events on Dusky Bridge --

 

Gumshoe

Actually, there's an

eyewitness who was there

when the incident took place.

 

Gumshoe

This photo was accidentally

taken by the witness. It shows

her wearing the scarf, sir.

 

Gumshoe

It was drizzling that day;

unfortunately, it's a little

hard to see what's going on.

 

Gumshoe

Anyway, the criminal shoved

the victim down from behind

and stabbed her in the back!

 

Gumshoe

...That must have been

when the scarf fell off.

 

------------------------------------

 

Judge

Hmm.

Looking at this photo...

 

Judge

...you really get the sense

that this bridge is very high

up.

 

Edgeworth

It is about a 40 feet drop

from the bridge to the Eagle

River down below.

 

Judge

Mr. Edgeworth, who took this

photo anyway?

 

Edgeworth

Let's just say that it was a

well-intentioned third party.

 

Judge

Aha! A potential witness!

So why isn't this person

in the courtroom?

 

Gumshoe

Well... They said they

absolutely did not want

to testify.

 

Edgeworth

...The person in question is

very delicate, Your Honor.

 

Edgeworth

Besides, as long as we have

this photo, we see no reason

to compel her to testify.

 

Judge

...

I'm not sure how I feel

about that!

 

Witness's Photo added

to the Court Record.

 

Edgeworth

So as you can see,

Terry Fawles had both the

motive and the opportunity.

 

Edgeworth

I think it's quite clear at

this point what happened on

that bridge.

 

Judge

...

Hmm.

 

Judge

Aha! The truth is becoming

clear to me now!

 

Mia

Huh?

 

Judge

Yes, it's quite obvious.

He's clearly guilty.

 

Mia

N-Not again!

That's not fair!

 

Mia

I haven't even done my

cross-examination yet!

 

Judge

Hmm...

 

Mia

(What do you mean, Hmm!?)

 

------------------------------------

 

Cross

Examination

 

-- Events on Dusky Bridge --

 

Gumshoe

Actually, there's an

eyewitness who was there

when the incident took place.

 

   [Press]

    

   Mia

Hold it!

 

   Mia

   Who is this eyewitness?

 

   Gumshoe

   She's a college student!

 

   Mia

   A female college student...?

 

   Gumshoe

   That's right!

   Meaning she's �female� AND

   a �college student�, ma'am!

��

   Gumshoe

   She doesn't do well in

   front of other people, so I

   came to testify for her.

 

   Mia

   Maybe so! But as the attorney

   for the defense, I have the

   right to cross-examine her...

 

   Edgeworth

Objection!

 

   Edgeworth

   For the time being, we're not

   relying on the witness's

   statements... That is all.

 

   Mia

   Wh-What is that supposed

   to mean!?

 

   Edgeworth

   ...The prosecution has other,

   more decisive evidence.

 

   Edgeworth

   Our case doesn't rest on the

   vague testimony of a

   female college student.

 

   Judge

   A female college student, eh.

 

   Gumshoe

   It means she's �female� AND

   a �college student�, sir!

 

   Edgeworth

   If you absolutely must hear

   her testimony, you'll have to

   give us a good reason why.

 

   Mia

   Grrr...

 

   Judge

   Please tell us about the

   more decisive evidence in

   question.

 

 

Gumshoe

This photo was accidentally

taken by the witness. It shows

her wearing the scarf, sir.

 

   [Press]

    

   Mia

Hold it!

    

   Mia

   (The victim is wearing a

   scarf in that photo alright.)

  

   Mia

   So, about the witness who

   took this photo...

    

   Mia

   What was this person doing

   all the way in the mountains?

    

   Gumshoe

   She was taking photos of

   wild flowers apparently.

    

   Edgeworth

   There are many unusual types

   of flora on that mountain,

   Ms. Fey.

    

   Edgeworth

   People in the area say

   it's because of the spirits

   that live there.

    

   Judge

   S-Spirits!

   Now that you mention it,

   th-this photo...

    

   Judge

   This cloudy fog-like thing...

   Is-Is it a ghost!?

   I-I don't believe it!

    

   Gumshoe

   No, Your Honor, no...

   I don't think it's a ghost.

 

 

Gumshoe

It was drizzling that day;

unfortunately, it's a little

hard to see what's going on.

 

   [Press]

    

   Mia

Hold it!

 

   Mia

   Drizzling, huh?

 

   Gumshoe

   That's right. There was a

   light rain coming down.

   The whole place was dreary...

 

   Gumshoe

   ...But not as dreary as the

   mood that's in this court

   room right now. Ha ha.

 

   Mia

   ...

 

   Edgeworth

   ...

 

   Judge

   ...

 

   Gumshoe

   ...Looks like a cold front

   just moved in.

 

   Edgeworth

   In any case...

    

   Edgeworth

   The point is that the area

   was quite damp.

   There was even some fog.

 

   Gumshoe

   I even slipped and fell while

   I was on the bridge.

   It was really something.

 

 

Gumshoe

Anyway, the criminal shoved

the victim down from behind

and stabbed her in the back!

 

   [Press]

    

   Mia

Hold it!

 

   Mia

   Is that part of the witness's

   testimony as well?

 

   Gumshoe

   Of course it is.

 

   Gumshoe

   He pushed the victim hard in

   the back and she fell down

   right on her stomach!

 

   Judge

   Hmm...

 

   Judge

   ...I remember that happening

   once myself.

   It was really broodle.

 

   Mia

   ...

 

   Mia

   (Are you talking about seeing

   someone get pushed, or were

   you the one getting pushed?)

 

   Mia

   (Or does it mean that you

   pushed someone down like

   that once...?)

 

   Mia

   (With his mind-boggling tales

   and the way he said, �brutal�,

   I wonder if he's Canadian...)

 

   Armando

   Ha...

 

   Armando

   Save your nasty look for

   the right person.

 

   Mia

   Huh...?

 

   Armando

   ...Take a look.

 

   Armando

   Poor baby... The Court Record

   seems to have wet itself.

 

   Mia

   Hey! Watch where you

   spill your coffee!

 

   Mia

   (The Court Record, huh...)

 

 

Gumshoe

...That must have been

when the scarf fell off.

 

   [Press]

    

   Mia

Hold it!

 

   Mia

   So in other words, there was

   a struggle between the

   criminal and the victim, huh?

 

   Gumshoe

   That's what the witness said.

    

   Gumshoe

   Well.

   It looks like she didn't

   remember about the scarf.

 

   Gumshoe

   But from what she said,

   it sounded like a pretty

   violent fight, ma'am.

 

   Mia

   (The area was wet from rain.

   The bridge was probably wet,

   too.)

 

   Mia

   (Which would explain why the

   scarf was all covered in

   mud, but...)

 

   Mia

   (There's something about

   this testimony that's still

   bothering me...)

 

 

Armando

Heh, talk about a surprise.

I had no idea there was

a photo.

 

Mia

S-So what do I do... ?

 

Armando

You really still believe him?

Mr. Crybaby, I mean?

 

Mia

Of course I do!

 

Armando

Hmph...!

So the little kitten believes

in fairy tales, huh...

 

Armando

In that case, the answer

is obvious.

 

Armando

If what you believe is

the truth...

 

Armando

...then that means that

somewhere, hidden in that

testimony, is a contradiction.

 

Armando

One huge contradiction

waiting to be discovered.

...That's your chance.

 

------------------------------------

 

Gumshoe

Anyway, the criminal shoved

the victim down from behind

and stabbed her in the back!

 

[Present �Crime Photo�]

 

Mia

Objection!

 

Mia

So at the time of the crime,

there was a light drizzle

coming down, correct?

 

Gumshoe

Yeah, and fog, too.

Just a generally soggy

atmosphere.

 

Mia

Well, I have evidence

that doesn't go with

the soggy atmosphere.

 

Judge

But this is a photo of the

victim's body that was found

in the car trunk.

 

Mia

Considering the conditions

at the scene of the crime,

something isn't right.

 

Edgeworth

...

 

Judge

Well by all means...

Please enlighten us as to

what isn't right!

 

Judge

What is it about this photo of

the trunk that doesn't fit

with the conditions that day?

 

[Point to the Wrong Area]

 

   Mia

Take that!

    

   Mia

   Naturally, the answer is...

   right around HERE!

   ...I think.

 

   Judge

   ...Well, Mr. Edgeworth!?

 

   Edgeworth

   It seems to me that Ms. Fey

   could use a trunk herself.

 

   Mia

   What...

 

   Edgeworth

   One that she could hide all

   her bitter memories from this

   trial in, that is.

 

   Judge

   Ho ho ho ho ho...

   You truly are a genius...

 

   Judge

   A genius of sarcasm and

   word-play.

 

   Mia

   (Oops! It looks like I really

   put my foot in my mouth

   that time!)

 

   Armando

   Just relax. Lick your wounds

   clean and then go after him

   again, Kitten.

 

   Armando

   No matter how bitter the

   memory... It can never be as

   bitter as dark black coffee.

 

   Mia

   (Alright, Mia! You have got to

   think harder this time!)

 

   Judge

   Now then, let me ask you

   one more time...

 

Judge

What is it about this photo of

the trunk that doesn't fit

with the conditions that day?

    

[Point to the Victim's Coat]

 

Mia

Take that!

 

Mia

Naturally the answer is...

right here!

Judge

The victim's... coat?

 

Judge

As far as I can see, there

is nothing strange about it.

 

Mia

That's exactly what's strange!

 

Mia

Remember the testimony!

What were the conditions

on the bridge that day?

 

Mia

It was drizzling and foggy.

Dusky Bridge was all wet.

 

Mia

If the victim really had

fallen down on her stomach

on top of the bridge...

 

Mia

...then the front of her coat

should have been covered

in mud!

 

Gumshoe

Urk...!

 

Edgeworth

...!

 

Judge

That...

That's exactly right!

 

Judge

The other day I fell on a

muddy street and my gorgeous

playoff beard was befouled!

 

Edgeworth

Objection!

 

Edgeworth

...I do admit that the

crime scene was quite wet

that day.

 

Edgeworth

However! That doesn't mean

that the top of the bridge

itself was muddy!

 

Edgeworth

If Your Honor had fallen in

the shower instead of on a

muddy street...

 

Edgeworth

...his glorious hockey beard,

pride of the Legal League,

would be wet, but not muddy!

 

Judge

Fortunately, I have yet to

test that. Still, your point

is well-taken.

 

Edgeworth

Can you prove that the

surface of the bridge

was muddy that day?

 

Mia

(The surface of the bridge,

huh...)

 

Armando

Ha...!

A real man wouldn't

stand for a taunt like this!

 

Mia

(Neither would a real woman!)

 

Mia

Of course I can!

 

Edgeworth

...!

 

Mia

Here is the evidence that

proves the surface of the

bridge was muddy!

 

   [Present Wrong Evidence]

 

   Mia

Take that!

 

   Mia

   The evidence is...

 

   Armando

   Wait a minute.

 

   Mia

   Wh-What is it?

   Your timing is terrible...!

 

   Armando

   If you present that

   evidence, it would be like...

 

   Armando

   Like jumping off a 100-story

   building into a bubbling pool

   of magma.

 

   Armando

   ...After tying a 10-ton

   boulder around your neck.

 

   Mia

   What is THAT supposed

   to mean?

 

   Armando

   To put it simply...

   It would be suicide.

 

   Mia

   (Why didn't he just put it

   simply in the first place...?)

 

   Edgeworth

   Is your little chat finished?

   Can we move on now?

 

   Mia

   Yes...

   I-I've changed my mind.

 

   Judge

   Life is short, Ms. Fey.

   Hurry it up already!

 

   Mia

   Yes, Your Honor!

   The defense is now prepared

   to show our evidence!

 

Mia

Here is the evidence that

proves the surface of the

bridge was muddy!

 

[Present �Scarf�]

 

Mia

Take that!

 

Mia

The evidence is...

this scarf!

 

Judge

Ah...!

 

Mia

It should be obvious...

 

Mia

If the scarf fell onto the

bridge and got this muddy...

 

Mia

It means that the bridge

was obviously covered in mud!

 

Edgeworth

Urrrnngh...!

No... I can't be outwitted by

this novice bimbo...!

 

Mia

(Hey! Same to you, buddy!)

 

Judge

Ms. Fey's assertion makes

perfect sense to me...

 

Edgeworth

Objection!

 

Edgeworth

I do admit that there

appears to be a

contradiction between...

 

Edgeworth

...the condition of the

victim's coat and her

scarf.

 

Edgeworth

However!

The real question is... why is

there a contradiction?

 

Mia

Huh?

 

Edgeworth

For every contradiction,

there exists an explanation.

 

Edgeworth

Let's look at what the

explanation in this case

may be, shall we?

 

Mia

A-Alright...

(It's not like he's really

giving me a choice here...)

 

Armando

Ha...!

 

Armando

You're doing pretty good.

...For a little kitten.

 

Mia

M-Mr. Armando!

 

Armando

No matter what he says, a

contradiction always come

down to a lie.

 

Armando

It's either the victim

discovered in the trunk...

 

Armando

the witness's photo showing

the defendant and the

victim...

 

Armando

...or the witness's testimony

that stated she saw the

moment of the murder.

 

Armando

Just relax and think it over.

It's pretty simple, isn't it?

 

Armando

The false evidence...

It's one of those three.

 

Judge

Hmph! What you said just now!

I'm not sure I like that!

 

Mia

Th-That wasn't me, Your Honor!

It was the coffee aficionado

over here that said it!

 

Judge

This court is not in the

habit of accepting false

evidence, you know!

 

Armando

Blame it on him, Your Honor.

He's the one trying to slip

false evidence into the court.

 

Mia

...!

 

Armando

But we won't let him!

We'll expose his evidence as

the flimsy scam it really is!

 

Mia

Y-Yes!

 

Mia

The false evidence in

this case is the...

    

   [Select �body in the trunk�]

 

   Mia

   If the victim really did try

   to repel her killer and if she

   did fall down on the bridge...

 

   Mia

   ...then you would expect her

   coat to be dirty.

 

   Mia

   Therefore! The body that

   was found in the trunk of

   the car...

 

   Mia

   It was NOT the body of

   Valerie Hawthorne!

 

   Judge

   Wh-What do you have to

   say to that, Mr. Edgeworth!

 

   Edgeworth

   *sigh*

   Objection!

 

   Judge

   Hmm...

   Not only a whisper, but he

   mixed in a sigh, too.

 

   Edgeworth

   Valerie Hawthorne was more

   than a simple meter maid; she

   was a sergeant.

 

   Edgeworth

   There's absolutely no chance

   that a mistake about her

   identity could be made.

 

   Mia

   Uuurgh...

   (I guess he's right...)

 

   Judge

   From this point on, Ms. Fey,

   I will penalize you for making

   unsubstantiated accusations!

 

   Mia

   (Ugggh... Don't do it, Mia!

   Don't cry until you get home!)

 

   Judge

   In any case...!

 

Judge

This court is not in the

habit of accepting false

evidence, you know!

 

Armando

Blame it on him, Your Honor.

He's the one trying to slip

false evidence into the court.

 

Mia

...!

 

Armando

But we won't let him!

We'll expose his evidence as

the flimsy scam it really is!

 

Mia

Y-Yes!

 

Mia

The false evidence in

this case is the...

 

   [Select �witness�s photo�]

 

   Mia

   About the photo that the

   prosecution claims was taken

   by a witness...

 

   Mia

   It certainly seems to show

   a man in a prison uniform

   and a woman in a coat.

 

   Mia

   However! We can't tell any

   more than that from the photo!

 

   Edgeworth

Objection!

 

   Edgeworth

   Are you saying the people in

   the photo may not be the

   victim and the defendant?

 

   Mia

   W-Well that's certainly

   a possibility!

 

   Edgeworth

   So perhaps it was another

   prisoner and policewoman?

 

   Edgeworth

   I admit, people have their

   quirks. Perhaps they were part

   of a role-playing group?

 

   Mia

   W-Well, I suppose that's

   also p-possible... I guess...

 

   Armando

   You messed up again... Kitten.

 

   Mia

   M-Mr. Armando!

 

   Armando

   There should be something

   else that's even more

   suspicious.

 

   Armando

   Now think the whole thing

   over again.

 

   Judge

   From this point on, Ms. Fey,

   I will penalize you for making

   unsubstantiated accusations!

 

   Mia

   (Ugggh... Don't do it, Mia!

   Don't cry until you get home!)

 

   Judge

   In any case...!

 

Judge

This court is not in the

habit of accepting false

evidence, you know!

 

Armando

Blame it on him, Your Honor.

He's the one trying to slip

false evidence into the court.

 

Mia

...!

 

Armando

But we won't let him!

We'll expose his evidence as

the flimsy scam it really is!

 

Mia

Y-Yes!

 

Mia

The false evidence in

this case is the...

 

[Select �witness�s testimony�]

 

Mia

It is a no-brainer.

Obviously it's the witness

that's suspicious!

 

Mia

This is what the detective

stated during his earlier

testimony:

 

Mia

�The criminal shoved the

victim down from behind

and stabbed her in the back.�

Mia

Now, is that testimony

exactly what the witness

claims to have seen?

 

Gumshoe

Yeah.

...That's what the witness

told us.

 

Mia

That testimony...

is filled with holes.

 

Mia

After all, the victim's coat

isn't dirty at all.

 

Judge

Hmm... That's true.

 

Armando

Ha...!

It's not just true.

It's the truth.

 

Armando

If there was a truly decisive

witness in this case...

 

Armando

...I'm certain that boy wonder

over there would have called

them in the first place!

 

Mia

...Your Honor!

 

Mia

The defense requests

to cross-examine the

eyewitness!

 

Mia

The testimony presented so

far is not only vague, but

contradictory as well!

 

Judge

Well, Mr. Edgeworth?

 

Judge

It appears that we'll need

to hear from your mystery

witness after all.

 

Edgeworth

...

*sigh*

You should brace yourself.

 

Edgeworth

...For the brutal truth.

 

Mia

...?

 

Edgeworth

Your Honor, the prosecution

has no intention of hiding the

witness from the court.

 

Edgeworth

We are prepared to present

our witness at any time.

 

Judge

Very well...

Please bring forth your

witness at this time.

 

Mia

(What Mr. Edgeworth said...

kind of worries me...)

 

Mia

(What does he mean by

the brutal truth�?)

 

------------------------------------

 

Judge

Now, let's proceed with the

testimony.

 

Judge

Mr. Edgeworth.

Please go right ahead.

 

Edgeworth

Thank you, Your Honor.

The prosecution summons...

 

Edgeworth

...the woman who saw the

events that day with her

very own eyes.

 

Mia

(This is it, Mia! The battle

begins here!)

 

Edgeworth

...Witness.

What is your name and

occupation?

 

Edgeworth

...

 

Judge

...

 

Mia

(Everyone is so silent that

I can hear their hearts going

pitter-patter...)

 

Judge

Hmm... Ohh...

 

Judge

When I look at you...

How can I put it...

 

Judge

You look as scrumptous as a

double-double and a dozen

doughnut holes...

 

Judge

I feel like I want to just

hurry and hand down a verdict

just to have a bite...

 

Mia

(Hey, hey! Not so fast!)

Edgeworth

...*sigh*

As I said before...

 

Edgeworth

This witness is very

sensitive and delicate.

 

Edgeworth

I would ask the court to

please exercise care when

addressing her.

 

Judge

Yes, indeed...

Thank you, Mr. Edgeworth.

You are a true gentleman.

 

Judge

Ms. Fey!

You could learn a lot from

this man!

 

Mia

(...If he's such a gentleman,

he sure doesn't act like one

to me.)

 

???

Umm... Sir?

 

Judge

Hmmm...

Eh? Yes, my dear?

 

???

This is my first time,

so I'm sure I'll make a

lot of mistakes.

 

???

Anyway... I just wanted to

say I'm sorry for all the

trouble I might cause...

 

Judge

Hmmmmm...

Not at all! It's no trouble

at all!

 

Mia

Now then...

May we please have your

name and occupation?

 

Melissa

My name is, umm...

..Melissa Foster.

 

Melissa

I'm a college student...

A-A freshman in the

literature department.

 

Edgeworth

You were on the scene

when the unfortunate event

occurred, correct?

 

Mia

...And you were the one

who took this photo?

Is that accurate?

 

Melissa

Waaaaaah!

H-How can you be so mean...?

 

Judge

Now see here! What are you

doing shoving that in her face

like that!?

 

Mia

Huh? B-But it's just a

photograph! It's not like

it's something dangerous!

 

Judge

Next time I'll be forced

to penalize you!

 

Mia

(Uh oh... I don't like the

turn this has taken...)

 

Melissa

...

 

Mia

...?

(Is she... staring at me?)

 

Melissa

Umm...

And you would be...?

 

Mia

Huh?

I-I'm the defense lawyer.

...My name is Mia Fey.

 

Melissa

...

 

Melissa

...I see.

So you are...

 

Judge

Now then, young lady.

Could you please give us

your testimony?

 

Melissa

Yes, Your Honor...

I-I'll do my best.

 

------------------------------------

 

Witness

Testimony

 

-- The Witness's Photograph --

 

Melissa

I... I was using my camera to

take some pictures of wild

flowers.

 

Melissa

Then, I noticed there were

two people standing up on

the suspension bridge.

 

Melissa

Suddenly, they just

started fighting!

 

Melissa

That's when I hurried

and took the photo that

shows the crucial moment.

 

Melissa

And right after that,

I called the police.

 

------------------------------------

 

Judge

Hmm...

 

Judge

By the way, where were

you standing when the

incident occurred...?

 

Edgeworth

I believe the map would

be of help here.

 

Melissa

Umm... I was standing right

over... here.

 

Melissa

I was standing in a

beautiful field, surrounded

by tall cliffs.

 

Judge

So you took the photo

from that location, eh.

 

Melissa

I brought the camera I was

using at the time,just like

Mr. Edgeworth asked me to.

 

Judge

Ho ho ho.

What a cute camera...

Just like its owner.

 

Camera added to the

Court Record.

 

Judge

...Alright then, Ms. Fey.

Time for your cross-

examination.

 

Judge

But I warn you, make the

witness cry again, and you'll

feel the wrath of my gavel.

 

------------------------------------

 

�� Cross

Examination

 

-- The Witness's Photograph --

 

Melissa

I... I was using my camera to

take some pictures of wild

flowers.

 

   [Press]

    

   Mia

Hold it!

 

   Mia

   Did you say... �wild flowers�?

 

   Melissa

   Yes, the mountain is

   famous for its beautiful

   spring wild flowers.

 

   Mia

   Umm... But it's only February.

 

   Melissa

   Well, I... I couldn't wait

   for Spring to come.

 

   Judge

   Ho ho...

   I know just how you feel!

 

   Judge

   It's just like when I first

   started growing this glorious

   beard of mine...

 

   Judge

   I just couldn't wait, so I

   wore a dyed blonde Santa beard

   until mine grew in properly.

 

   Edgeworth

   ...Would you mind if we got

   back to the facts of the

   case, Your Honor?

 

 

Melissa

Then, I noticed there were

two people standing up on

the suspension bridge.

 

   [Press]

    

   Mia

Hold it!

 

   Mia

   Was there anything strange

   about the two of them?

 

   Melissa

   I... I'm a bad girl.

   ...I know I am.

 

   Melissa

   It looked like they were

   having a really serious

   conversation up there...

 

   Melissa

   ...So I decided to watch them.

   Like some kind of Peeping Tom.

 

   Judge

   No, not at all!

   Everyone is like that!

 

   Judge

   I love watching other

   people fight, too. In fact,

   I can't get enough of it!

 

   Judge

   ...Actually, that's why I

   took this job in the first

   place.

 

   Mia

   (Too much info, Your Honor!)

 

   Edgeworth

   ...In any case, it's perfectly

   natural for you to have

   kept watching them.

 

   Edgeworth

   Especially dressed as they

   were...

 

   Melissa

   Well, anyway...I was

   watching them very closely.

 

 

Melissa

Suddenly, they just

started fighting!

 

   [Press]

    

   Mia

Hold it!


   Mia

   Do you have any idea what

   they were fighting about?

 

   Melissa

   Eh? No... I have no idea.

   Why do you ask that?

 

   Mia

   Oh, I just thought that

   maybe you overheard

   what they said...

 

   Melissa

   ...

 

   Mia

   ...!

 

   Melissa

   I would never...

   I would never eavesdrop...

    

   Melissa

   I've got more class than that!

 

   Judge

   That's right, Ms. Fey!

   Don't drag the witness down

   to your level!

 

   Mia

   (Grrrr...!)

 

 

Melissa

That's when I hurried

and took the photo that

shows the crucial moment.

 

   [Press]

    

   Mia

Hold it!

    

   Mia

   Why did you take a photo?

 

   Melissa

   Well, the two of them were

   really going at it...

 

   Melissa

   Ever since I was a little

   girl, I always wanted to be

   a news reporter...

 

   Melissa

   I guess that part of me

   just kind of took over...

 

   Mia

   (Smells like a lie to me...)

 

   Judge

   Yes, I understand completely!

    

   Judge

   Even now, I can't completely

   abandon my boyhood dreams...

 

   Judge

   I still use my grandson to

   test my comedy routines on!

 

   Mia

   (So he wanted to be a

   comedian, huh. ...Not that it

   has any bearing on this.)

 

   Melissa

   All I could do was to

   use my camera.

 

   Melissa

   So I took the photo of

   the crucial moment and

   gave it to the police.

 

 

Melissa

And right after that,

I called the police.

 

   [Press]

    

   Mia

Hold it!

 

   Mia

   You called the police?

 

   Melissa

   Yes. Because it looked to me

   like the murderer was going to

   try to escape.

 

   Edgeworth

   ...We were already moving

   before the call even came in.

   Edgeworth

   Thanks to the victim's note,

   we had already started our

   operation.

 

   Judge

   Hmm...

   That was certainly tough

   luck for the criminal, eh.

 

 

Mia

(If Terry Fawles isn't

the criminal...)

 

Mia

(Then there must be

something strange in that

girl's testimony!)

 

Armando

Be careful, Kitten.

 

Armando

That girl has the judge

wrapped right around her

little finger.

 

Armando

You're going to have a tough

time poking holes in that

testimony of hers.

 

Mia

(You're going to have to

come up with something

really good, Mia!)

 

------------------------------------

 

Melissa

That's when I hurried

and took the photo that

shows the crucial moment.

 

[Present �Witness�s Photo�]

 

Mia

Objection!

 

Mia

...Witness.

 

Mia

When you said, �crucial

Moment�, is this what you

meant?

 

Melissa

Err...

 

Mia

All I can see in this photo

are two people facing

each other.

 

Mia

You testified that you saw

the two of them starting to

fight.

 

Mia

Normally that's the kind of

thing we would refer to as

crucial moment!

 

Mia

Why haven't you presented

a photo like that!?

Melissa

...W-Well, you see...

 

Edgeworth

...The photo we presented

was the only one there was.

 

Mia

But if you really wanted to

capture the crucial moment...

 

Mia

...then what happened next?

You must have taken a photo

of it!

 

Judge

Hm...

Hmmmmm... Doh!

 

Judge

Err... Umm...

My apologies, young lady...

 

Judge

But Ms. Fey's assertion

is not without a certain

amount of merit...

 

Mia

He can certainly downplay

a situation, can't he...

 

Melissa

...I-I'm sorry...

...I'm a very bad girl.

 

Melissa

I umm...

I used it all up...

The film, I mean.

 

Judge

You ran out of film!?

 

Melissa

Err, this photo was the

last one.

 

Mia

What!?

 

Edgeworth

Unfortunately, that is the

truth.

 

Edgeworth

...I personally examined all

of the photographs she took

that day.

 

Edgeworth

All the other photos are of

the witness herself, playing

among the wild flowers.

 

Mia

The witness herself?

Then who took the photos?

 

Melissa

Well... You see...

My camera has a timer

feature built into it.

 

Mia

So, you took photos of

yourself!?

 

Judge

Hmm...

I remember taking some photos

of myself once, too!

 

Mia

(Please! No details...!)

 

Judge

...It seems that Ms. Fey's

assertion was not so decisive

after all.

 

Mia

W-Wait!

Just a minute!

 

Judge

Well, if she had no film left,

she couldn't very well take

more pictures, eh.

 

Edgeworth

Ms. Foster, perhaps then

you could tell us about a

different sort of photos.

 

Edgeworth

Photos of the incident that

you �took� with your very

own eyes.

 

Melissa

Mr. Edgeworth...

You're quite the poet!

 

Judge

Very well then! Let's get back

to the cross-examination.

 

Judge

...Let's hear your thoughts

on the fight that you

witnessed!

 

Melissa

Yes... Mr. Judge.

 

Mia

(Boy, this guy is really a

sucker for sweet talk...)

 

Armando

Ha...!

 

Armando

It looks like the other kitten

in the room is the one that's

getting all the attention.

 

Mia

Yeah, it�s sickening.

 

------------------------------------

Melissa

I... I was using my camera to

take some pictures of wild

flowers.

 

   [Press]

    

   Mia

Hold it!

 

   Mia

   Did you say... �wild flowers�?

 

   Melissa

   Yes, the mountain is

   famous for its beautiful

   spring wild flowers.

 

   Mia

   Umm... But it's only February.

 

   Melissa

   Well, I... I couldn't wait

   for Spring to come.

 

   Judge

   Ho ho...

   I know just how you feel!

 

   Judge

   It's just like when I first

   started growing this glorious

   beard of mine...

 

   Judge

   I just couldn't wait, so I

   wore a dyed blonde Santa beard

   until mine grew in properly.

 

   Edgeworth

   ...Would you mind if we got

   back to the facts of the

   case, Your Honor?

 

 

Melissa

Then, I noticed there were

two people standing up on

the suspension bridge.

 

   [Press]

    

   Mia

Hold it!

 

   Mia

   Was there anything strange

   about the two of them?

 

   Melissa

   I... I'm a bad girl.

   ...I know I am.

 

   Melissa

   It looked like they were

   having a really serious

   conversation up there...

 

   Melissa

   ...So I decided to watch them.

   Like some kind of Peeping Tom.

 

   Judge

   No, not at all!

   Everyone is like that!

 

   Judge

   I love watching other

   people fight, too. In fact,

   I can't get enough of it!

 

   Judge

   ...Actually, that's why I

   took this job in the first

   place.

 

   Mia

   (Too much info, Your Honor!)

 

   Edgeworth

   ...In any case, it's perfectly

   natural for you to have

   kept watching them.

 

   Edgeworth

   Especially dressed as they

   were...

 

   Melissa

   Well, anyway...I was

   watching them very closely.

 

 

Melissa

Suddenly, they just

started fighting!

 

   [Press]

    

   Mia

Hold it!


   Mia

   Do you have any idea what

   they were fighting about?

 

   Melissa

   Eh? No... I have no idea.

   Why do you ask that?

 

   Mia

   Oh, I just thought that

   maybe you overheard

   what they said...

 

   Melissa

   ...

 

   Mia

   ...!

 

   Melissa

   I would never...

   I would never eavesdrop...

    

   Melissa

   I've got more class than that!

 

   Judge

   That's right, Ms. Fey!

   Don't drag the witness down

   to your level!

 

   Mia

   (Grrrr...!)

 

 

Melissa

The victim turned around

and tried to run away, but...

 

   [Press]

    

   Mia

Hold it!

 

   Mia

   The victim...

   Why do you think she tried

   to run away?

 

   Melissa

   Umm...

 

   Mia

   With her police training, she

   certainly knew better than to

   turn her back on a criminal...

 

   Edgeworth

Objection!

 

   Edgeworth

   This was a large, powerful

   man with a knife.

 

   Edgeworth

   If it had been a quaggy woman

   like you, I'm sure she would

   have acted differently.

 

   Mia

   (�Quaggy�!? Why you...!)

 

   Judge

   If it had been me, I probably

   would have jumped into the

   river!

 

   Mia

   (There's still something

   wrong with this testimony...)

 

 

Melissa

She only got about 10 yards

before she was stabbed

in the back.

 

   [Press]

    

   Mia

Hold it!

 

   Mia

   So you're saying

   Sergeant Hawthorne wasn't

   able to get away from him...?

 

   Melissa

   Well, it's a narrow bridge

   and it was swaying back

   and forth...

 

   Melissa

   If you ask me, both of them

   were in danger of falling off.

 

   Melissa

   I only wish I could have

   done something to help her...

 

   Judge

   Hmmmm...

   That seems to make sense.

 

   Mia

   I wonder about that...

   Something seems kind

   of off...

 

   Armando

   Ha...!

   You have a good sixth sense.

 

   Armando

   When you feel that something's

   off, that's when you need to

   figure out why...

 

 

Mia

(If Terry Fawles isn't

the criminal...)

 

Mia

(Then there must be

something strange in that

girl's testimony!)

 

Armando

Be careful, Kitten.

 

Armando

That girl has the judge

wrapped right around her

little finger.

 

Armando

You're going to have a tough

time poking holes in that

testimony of hers.

 

Mia

(You're going to have to

come up with something

really good, Mia!)

 

------------------------------------

 

Melissa

She only got about 10 yards

before she was stabbed

in the back.

 

[Present �Dusky Bridge Map�]

 

Mia

Objection!

 

Mia

Witness!

Your testimony is a joke!

 

Melissa

Huh... Wh-What...?

B-But I... I just...

 

Judge

Ms. Fey!

I thought I warned you not

to make the witness cry!

 

Mia

One short testimony and

two bad contradictions...

 

Mia

There's no possible excuse!

 

Judge

You say there were...

two contradictions!?

 

Mia

It's simple.

Just take a look at the

diagram of the area.

 

Mia

According to her testimony,

two of them were in the

middle of the bridge.

 

Mia

But if they were, and the

victim had turned around

and tried to run...

 

Mia

Well, then...

 

Judge

S-She would've hit a

dead end...!

 

Mia

You said 10 yards, but she

couldn't have ran even 5!

 

Mia

Because Dusky Bridge is

collapsed on that side!

 

Melissa

Waaaaaah!

 

Judge

Wh-What does all this

mean!?

 

Mia

It's very simple, Your Honor.

 

Mia

This charming, little witness

told a charming, little lie.

 

Mia

That's all there is to it.

 

Melissa

Nnnn...ggg...urk...

 

Judge

Th-This beautiful, young

lady has been l-lying

to the court...?

 

Edgeworth

Objection!

 

Edgeworth

Just a moment, Your Honor.

 

Mia

(M-Mr. Edgeworth...!)

 

Edgeworth

Your Honor...

Allow me to personally

apologize for the confusion.

 

Judge

What do you mean?

 

Edgeworth

There's one major mistake

in this diagram.

 

Mia

What did you say!?

 

Judge

What are you referring to?

 

Edgeworth

It's all because this diagram

was made after the incident

occurred.

 

Edgeworth

It's a very old bridge...

We couldn't find any

official blueprints of it.

 

Judge

S-So you're saying...?

 

Edgeworth

I'm saying that even though

this bridge is currently

in disrepair...

 

Edgeworth

...there's no evidence that

can prove that the bridge was

broken during the incident.

 

Mia

Th-That's ridiculous...!

 

Edgeworth

You can't actually tell the

condition of the bridge from

this photo...

 

Edgeworth

I apologize to the court for

not being more clear when

I presented the evidence.

 

Judge

Hmm.

Hmmmm...

 

Armando

Ha...!

That guy is good.

 

Mia

Huh? What do you mean?

 

Armando

He planned it from the

beginning.

 

Armando

He's a genius alright...

That diagram of the bridge

was his insurance policy.

 

Mia

(What!? That coward!)

 

Judge

Well, Ms. Fey...

It seems you've, once again,

made a reckless accusation.

 

Mia

...!

 

Melissa

I-I'm so sorry!

I should have been more

careful myself...!

 

Judge

No, no, no, no!

It wasn't YOUR fault at all!

 

Edgeworth

Now then...

Shall we go on with the trial?

 

Edgeworth

I'd like to establish, once

and for all, what it was that

the witness actually saw.

 

Judge

Indeed.

 

Judge

Alright, young lady...

 

Judge

May I ask you to please

proceed with your testimony?

 

Melissa

But I...

It's so hard to go on...!

 

Judge

We're all on your side,

Ms. Foster!

 

Edgeworth

There's no need to worry.

Just tell us what you saw.

 

Melissa

Y-Yes, sir!

 

------------------------------------

 

Witness

Testimony

 

-- Running From the Crime --

 

Melissa

After he stabbed her in the

back, he quickly picked her

up in his arms.

 

Melissa

Then he carried her over

to the car.

 

Melissa

I suppose that was the

only way he could make

sure the body stayed hidden.

 

Melissa

He couldn't just leave the

body on top of the bridge.

 

Melissa

Oh, I'm sorry... I'm only

supposed to talk about what

I saw.

 

------------------------------------

 

Judge

Hmm...

Witnessing such violence

must have been difficult.

 

Melissa

Yes, sir...

I-I'm still shaken up...

 

Armando

If he accepts this testimony

as it is, we're finished.

 

Mia

D-Don't say that...!

 

Armando

Oh well...

Maybe I'll stop off at my

favorite caf� on the way home.

 

Armando

They make a really great

mocha latt�...

 

Mia

This trial isn't over yet!

 

Armando

Ha...!

That's what I like to hear...

 

Judge

Alright, Ms. Fey.

Your cross-examination,

if you please.

 

Mia

(The contradiction is staring

you right in the face, Mia!

Go on the attack!)

 

------------------------------------

 

Cross

Examination

 

-- Running From the Crime --

 

Melissa

After he stabbed her in the

back, he quickly picked her

up in his arms.

 

   [Press]

    

   Mia

Hold it!

 

   Mia

   Are you saying that the

   victim didn't fall down

   on the bridge?

 

   Melissa

   Err... Umm...

   Actually, maybe she did fall.

 

   Edgeworth

   Of course she didn't fall

   down on the bridge.

 

   Edgeworth

   If she had fallen down,

   this photo wouldn't make

   any sense.

 

   Edgeworth

   If that was the case, her

   coat would've been all muddy.

 

   Mia

Objection!

 

   Mia

   If you don't mind, I was

   asking the witness!

 

   Edgeworth

   *sigh*

   No need to be so rude.

 

   Judge

   Well, young lady?

 

   Melissa

   ...

 

   Melissa

   Of course she didn't

   fall down.

 

   Melissa

   The man in the prison uniform

   grabbed her before she could.

 

   Mia

   ...

 

   Armando

   Ha...

   We're one step too slow...

 

   Edgeworth

   And then, what did the

   defendant do after that?

 

 

Melissa

Then he carried her over

to the car.

 

   [Press]

    

   Mia

Hold it!

 

   Mia

   You personally witnessed that?

 

   Melissa

   Y-Yes...

 

   Mia

   Did anything strange happen

   when he did that?

 

   Melissa

   Well, I don't know if you'd

   call it strange or not...

 

   Melissa

   ...but that's when the

   victim's scarf fell off.

 

   Judge

   Hmm...

   You mean this scarf!?

 

   Edgeworth

   Her words match what we

   found at the scene.

   I don't see any problem...

 

 

Melissa

I suppose that was the

only way he could make

sure the body stayed hidden.

 

   [Press]

    

   Mia

Hold it!

 

   Mia

   You mean the defendant carried

   the body all by himself?

 

   Melissa

   Y-Yes...

 

   Edgeworth

   Considering the size of the

   defendant, I don't think it

   would be difficult.

 

   Mia

   Yes, but... Let's remember

   they were on a narrow bridge

   that was ready to collapse!

 

   Mia

   Is it even possible for him to

   have carried a dead body on

   a bridge like that...?

 

   Edgeworth

Objection!

 

   Edgeworth

   Well, the fact of the

   matter is that he DID!

 

   Edgeworth

   That kind of talk is just

   silly!

 

   Mia

   (Wow... Why did he get so

   emotional all of a sudden?)

 

   Judge

   Ms. Fey, if you think there's

   some other possibility, please

   share it with the rest of us.

 

 

Melissa

He couldn't just leave the

body on top of the bridge.

 

   [Press]

    

   Mia

Hold it!

 

   Mia

   Why do you say that? It's

   already a broken-down bridge

   hidden away in the mountains.

 

   Mia

   Doing anything more to hide

   the corpse would be going

   overboard, wouldn't it?

 

   Melissa

   Yes, but that mountain is

   famous among hikers.

 

   Melissa

   A surprising number of

   people go up there.

 

   Mia

   But it's February, right

   And it was raining that day,

   correct?

 

   Melissa

   There is also a small temple

   and a channeling dojo there.

 

   Melissa

   You know those monks...

   They just love cold, isolated

   places...

 

   Edgeworth

   I think the witness is trying

   to say that the corpse could

   have been found at any time...

 

   Edgeworth

   Besides, the witness is

   merely reporting what she

   witnessed with her own eyes.

 

   Melissa

   ...

 

 

Melissa

Oh, I'm sorry... I'm only

supposed to talk about what

I saw.

 

   [Press]

    

   Mia

Hold it!

    

   Mia

   And you're absolutely certain

   that it was my client who was

   carrying the body?

 

   Melissa

   ...

 

   Melissa

   Well, he was wearing a

   prisoner's uniform, but...

   as for his face...

 

   Judge

   So you're saying you didn't

   get a clear look at his face?

 

   Melissa

   Well, they were far away and

   it was raining as well.

 

   Melissa

   I-I thought I was only

   supposed to say exactly

   what I saw...

 

   Judge

   Excellent!

   You're a remarkably honest

   young woman!

 

 

Mia

(Something about this

testimony is bothering

me, but what...?)

 

Armando

Hey, Kitten...

Have you ever put salt

in your coffee?

 

Mia

No... Why would I!?

 

Armando

Why not?

 

Mia

Huh...?

 

Armando

It may actually go better

with coffee than sugar, right?

 

Mia

...

 

Armando

Listen. My point is if you're

not sure, you might as well

add a ton of salt to it.

 

Armando

It might... bring out the rust

in something. Like a piece

of evidence.

 

Mia

(He's right, Mia...

Go present something.

You've got nothing to lose!)

 

Armando

By the way, I wouldn't put

salt in my coffee. The two

don't go well, after all.

 

------------------------------------

Melissa

I suppose that was the

only way he could make

sure the body stayed hidden.

 

[Present �Dusky Bridge Map�]

 

Mia

Objection!

 

Mia

A killer not wanting his

victim to be found...

I can understand that.

 

Mia

However! The idea of moving

the body for that purpose is

clearly odd.

 

Mia

There was a much easier

way to make sure the body

wasn't found!

 

Edgeworth

...

 

Judge

W-Well? What is it!?

 

Mia

Take another look at the

map of the area and you'll

see how.

 

Mia

There's a river right below

the bridge.

 

Mia

If I remember correctly,

it was Mr. Edgeworth

himself that said...

 

Edgeworth

For those who are not aware,

Eagle River is well-known for

its powerful current.

 

Edgeworth

Most bodies that fall in

are never recovered...

 

Judge

Ahh...

 

Mia

In the kidnapping case 5 years

ago, the victim's body was

carried away and never found.

 

Melissa

...!

 

Mia

If 10 murders were to occur

at that same spot above the

Eagle River...

 

Mia

...you can bet your boots that

every other killer would have

tossed the body in the water!

 

Judge

Order! Order! Order!

 

Judge

I'm not sure if I care

for the way you put that,

Ms. Fey!

 

Judge

But, I must admit it does seem

odd not to have thrown the

body into the river!

 

Melissa

Ooooh...!

 

Judge

Well, Mr. Edgeworth?

 

Edgeworth

*sigh*

How sad.

 

Edgeworth

Perhaps Ms. Fey would do

well to try taking a dip in

the river herself.

 

Edgeworth

After all, you claim to be

such an expert in the ways

of nature...

 

Mia

What are you talking about?

 

Edgeworth

My point is that no matter how

odd you may find the killer's

method of body-disposal...

 

Edgeworth

...the fact is that this is

what the killer did.

 

Edgeworth

None of your arguments have

anything to do with what the

witness saw.

 

Judge

Hmm...

Quite true...

 

Judge

Ms. Fey, it seems that your

assertion is without merit

after all.

 

Mia

Objection!

 

Mia

But what the witness claims

to have seen is totally

ridiculous...

 

Edgeworth

Objection!

 

Edgeworth

Surely you can't deny that

the body was found in the

trunk of the car.

 

Judge

That's certainly consistent

with what the witness has

told us.

 

Mia

Ugh...

 

Edgeworth

Please, witness, go on

with your testimony.

 

Melissa

I-I'll try...

 

Edgeworth

All you have to do is

tell us only what you saw.

 

Edgeworth

Otherwise the mean lady

might yell at you again.

 

Mia

(Who is he talking about!?)

 

Melissa

Alright!

I-I'll do my best!

 

------------------------------------

 

Melissa

After he stabbed her in the

back, he quickly picked her

up in his arms.

 

   [Press]

    

   Mia

Hold it!

 

   Mia

   Are you saying that the

   victim didn't fall down

   on the bridge?

 

   Melissa

   Err... Umm...

   Actually, maybe she did fall.

 

   Edgeworth

   Of course she didn't fall

   down on the bridge.

 

   Edgeworth

   If she had fallen down,

   this photo wouldn't make

   any sense.

 

   Edgeworth

   If that was the case, her

   coat would've been all muddy.

 

   Mia

Objection!

 

   Mia

   If you don't mind, I was

   asking the witness!

 

   Edgeworth

   *sigh*

   No need to be so rude.

 

   Judge

   Well, young lady?

 

   Melissa

   ...

 

   Melissa

   Of course she didn't

   fall down.

 

   Melissa

   The man in the prison uniform

   grabbed her before she could.

 

   Mia

   ...

 

   Armando

   Ha...

   We're one step too slow...

 

   Edgeworth

   And then, what did the

   defendant do after that?

 

 

Melissa

Then he carried her over

to the car.

 

   [Press]

    

   Mia

Hold it!

 

   Mia

   You personally witnessed that?

 

   Melissa

   Y-Yes...

 

   Mia

   Did anything strange happen

   when he did that?

 

   Melissa

   Well, I don't know if you'd

   call it strange or not...

 

   Melissa

   ...but that's when the

   victim's scarf fell off.

 

   Judge

   Hmm...

   You mean this scarf!?

 

   Edgeworth

   Her words match what we

   found at the scene.

   I don't see any problem...

 

 

Melissa

The killer broke into the

trunk of the stolen car and

hid the body in there.

 

   [Press]

    

   Mia

Hold it!

 

   Mia

   What did the man do then?

 

   Melissa

   Well... Naturally, he got in

   the car and was about to flee.

 

   Melissa

   That's... That's when I

   came to my senses.

 

   Melissa

   I said myself,

   "You have to call the police!"

 

   Edgeworth

   And so that's when you

   called the police?

 

   Mia

   You're sure that you saw

   all that with your own eyes?

 

   Melissa

   Yes. I'm 100% certain.

 

 

Melissa

He couldn't just leave the

body on top of the bridge.

 

   [Press]

    

   Mia

Hold it!

 

   Mia

   Why do you say that? It's

   already a broken-down bridge

   hidden away in the mountains.

 

   Mia

   Doing anything more to hide

   the corpse would be going

   overboard, wouldn't it?

 

   Melissa

   Yes, but that mountain is

   famous among hikers.

 

   Melissa

   A surprising number of

   people go up there.

 

   Mia

   But it's February, right

   And it was raining that day,

   correct?

 

   Melissa

   There is also a small temple

   and a channeling dojo there.

 

   Melissa

   You know those monks...

   They just love cold, isolated

   places...

 

   Edgeworth

   I think the witness is trying

   to say that the corpse could

   have been found at any time...

 

   Edgeworth

   Besides, the witness is

   merely reporting what she

   witnessed with her own eyes.

 

   Melissa

   ...

 

 

Melissa

Oh, I'm sorry... I'm only

supposed to talk about what

I saw.

 

   [Press]

    

   Mia

Hold it!

    

   Mia

   And you're absolutely certain

   that it was my client who was

   carrying the body?

 

   Melissa

   ...

 

   Melissa

   Well, he was wearing a

   prisoner's uniform, but...

   as for his face...

 

   Judge

   So you're saying you didn't

   get a clear look at his face?

 

   Melissa

   Well, they were far away and

   it was raining as well.

 

   Melissa

   I-I thought I was only

   supposed to say exactly

   what I saw...

 

   Judge

   Excellent!

   You're a remarkably honest

   young woman!

 

 

Mia

(Something about this

testimony is bothering

me, but what...?)

 

Armando

Hey, Kitten...

Have you ever put salt

in your coffee?

 

Mia

No... Why would I!?

 

Armando

Why not?

 

Mia

Huh...?

 

Armando

It may actually go better

with coffee than sugar, right?

 

Mia

...

 

Armando

Listen. My point is if you're

not sure, you might as well

add a ton of salt to it.

 

Armando

It might... bring out the rust

in something. Like a piece

of evidence.

 

Mia

(He's right, Mia...

Go present something.

You've got nothing to lose!)

 

Armando

By the way, I wouldn't put

salt in my coffee. The two

don't go well, after all.

 

------------------------------------

 

Melissa

The killer broke into the

trunk of the stolen car and

hid the body in there.

 

[Present �Dusky Bridge Map�]

 

Mia

Objection!

 

Mia

Well, Ms. Foster...

It looks like you've done it

this time.

 

Melissa

...

D-Done what?

 

Mia

Made a crucial mistake.

 

Judge

A c-crucial mistake?

Like what, Ms. Fey!?

 

Mia

�The killer broke into the

trunk of the stolen car and

hid the body in there.�

 

Mia

You're saying you saw

that, right? With your

very own eyes?

 

Melissa

Y-Yes... And...?

 

Mia

It's simple, Ms. Foster.

Take a look at the diagram.

 

Mia

The place you claim to have

taken the photo from that

day is here.

 

Mia

Do you see what I mean?

Even if you tried to see

the car...

 

Mia

...this outcropping of rock is

directly in the way.

 

Melissa

Ah...!

 

Mia

That's right, Ms. Foster.

 

Mia

From where you were standing,

you could not have possibly

seen the killer's car.

 

Melissa

Aaaaah...!

 

Edgeworth

Objection!

 

Edgeworth

I admit that the diagram shows

a large outcropping of rock.

 

Edgeworth

However...

It isn't so tall that it would

stop her from seeing the car!

 

Melissa

Th-That's right!

 

Melissa

It's not high at all...

 

Melissa

I-I was able to see his car

just fine!

 

Mia

I'm so sorry...

But that just doesn't wash.

 

Melissa

...!

 

Mia

I believe it was the witness

who presented this as evidence

to the court, yes?

 

Mia

This is the location that the

photo was taken from.

 

Mia

Your own photo tells the

whole story!

 

Mia

You can clearly see the

left side of the bridge...

 

Mia

But the outcropping that is

being referred to is really

more like a cliff.

 

Judge

Ah!

 

Mia

Your view should have been

completely cut off by this

cliff!

 

Mia

But still you claim to have

been able to see the killer's

car!

 

Melissa

...

 

Melissa

Noooooo!

 

Judge

Or-Order! Order in the court!

What is the meaning of all

this ballyhoo...!?

 

Edgeworth

Objection!

 

Edgeworth

Your Honor...

Don't jump to any hasty

conclusions.

 

Edgeworth

The fact that the escapee fled

in a stolen car was reported

on the news.

 

Edgeworth

After witnessing a murder, I'm

sure you can appreciate that

the witness was very upset.

 

Edgeworth

She must have heard about the

stolen car and become

convinced she saw it herself.

 

Mia

Objection!

 

Mia

But she was repeatedly

warned before starting her

testimony!

 

Mia

She was told to testify only

about what she saw with her

own eyes!

 

Judge

Hmmmmm... Oh!

 

Melissa

Err... Mr. Judge?

 

Judge

Wh-What is it?

 

Melissa

I think... I think I must have

remembered things wrong...

 

Mia

Hold it!

 

Mia

Hey! Wait a minute!

You can't just say that...!

 

Edgeworth

Objection!

 

Edgeworth

Ms. Fey, no one on the face

of the planet is perfect.

 

Judge

Hmmmm... Yes, indeed...

Quite true!

You know what they say...

 

Judge

"To err is human,

to forgive, divine."

 

Judge

I'm inclined to give the

benefit of the doubt to

our witness here.

 

Mia

What...!

Th-That's not fair...!

 

Armando

Ha...!

Save the tears for

later, Kitten!

 

Mia

M-Mr. Armando!

 

Armando

Don't look back until the

trial is over. Now is the time

to go forward.

 

Mia

B-But...!

But that wasn't fair!

 

Armando

OK, Kitten, you need to

relax. Then you need to

remember...

 

Armando

The other kitten's

testimony!

 

Melissa

The killer broke into the

trunk of the stolen car and

hid the body in there.

 

Armando

So tell us...

How did you know that?

 

Armando

How did you know that he

broke into the trunk?

 

Mia

Aha...!

 

Armando

Until you can explain how

you knew that...

 

Armando

...you're going to have a lot

of very suspicious people on

this side of the courtroom.

 

Melissa

...

 

Judge

W-Well, witness?

 

Melissa

Well, I'm certain that he

broke into the trunk.

 

Melissa

Because... Because there were

marks left on the trunk lid.

 

Melissa

I'm certain they were scratch

marks from when he broke

into it...!

 

Judge

W-What...!?

L-Let me see that photo!

 

Judge

It's true... These certainly

look like scratch marks

around the keyhole!

 

Judge

HMMMM...!

 

Judge

It's obvious that this trunk

has been broken open.

 

Judge

Well, Ms. Fey

Are you satisfied...?

 

Mia

(The judge is on her side!

I can't make any mistakes

here!)

 

Mia

(What she just said...

Is there a contradiction in

there somewhere...?)

 

[Select �It doesn�t work.�

Italic text is skipped.]

 

   [Select �I�ll buy it.�

   Read Italic Text.]

 

   Mia

   (Something about it still

   doesn't feel right, but...)

 

   Mia

   I, err... OK, I guess

   I'm satisfied... Sort of.

 

   Edgeworth

   I hope this has cleared up

   any doubts...

 

   Judge

   Indeed, I believe it has.

 

   Armando

   Hey Kitten, this is no time

   to play around!

 

   Mia

   Huh...?

 

   Armando

   Overlooking such a huge

   contradiction... What am I

   going do with you?

 

   Mia

   (Contradiction...!?)

 

   Mia

   (So that wasn't my

   imagination after all!)

 

   Judge

   Very well, let's move on

   to the next...

 

   Mia

Hold it!

    

   Mia

   Just a minute!

 

   Judge

   What is it now, Ms. Fey!?

 

   Mia

   I've got a big problem with

   what this witness said!

 

   Judge

   ...

 

   Judge

   I'd appreciate it if you

   didn't change your mind

   every 5 seconds!

 

   Mia

   (Ugh... Hang in there, Mia!)

 

Mia

Melissa Foster.

 

Mia

It looks like you've finally

betrayed yourself.

 

Melissa

What...!?

 

Mia

You said you were in a field

taking photos of wild flowers.

 

Mia

But even so, you knew

about the scratches...

 

Mia

The question is when!

When did you get a chance

to see those scratches!?

 

Melissa

...

 

Mia

(Finally...!

I've finally got her!)

 

Armando

Ha...!

I'm getting pretty tired of

waiting over here!

 

Edgeworth

Then perhaps it would be

faster if Ms. Fey explained

herself.

 

Mia

Your Honor!

There's only one possible

explanation!

 

Mia

The reason the witness had

seen the scratches was...

 

   [Select �she is the owner of the car�]

 

   Mia

   Because the stolen car

   actually belonged to her.

 

   Mia

   That is why she knew

   about the scratches!

 

   Judge

   ...

    

   Judge

   Well, Mr. Edgeworth?

 

   Edgeworth

   Frankly, Your Honor, after

   hearing a pathetic response

   like that...

 

   Edgeworth

   I have to question whether

   or not such a pathetic lawyer

   should even exist...

 

   Judge

   Did you hear that Ms. Fey?

   I believe Mr. Edgeworth just

   called you a canucklehead.

 

   Mia

   (Yeesh, isn't that overdoing

   things a little bit...?)

 

   Mia

   (Come on, Mia! One more time!

   You can do it!)

 

Mia

Your Honor!

There's only one possible

explanation!

 

Mia

The reason the witness had

seen the scratches was...

 

   [Select �she happened to be passing by.�]

 

   Mia

   Because she just happened

   to be passing by the area

   where the car was parked!

 

   Judge

   ...

    

   Judge

   Well, Mr. Edgeworth?

 

   Edgeworth

   Frankly, Your Honor, after

   hearing a pathetic response

   like that...

 

   Edgeworth

   I have to question whether

   or not such a pathetic lawyer

   should even exist...

 

   Judge

   Did you hear that Ms. Fey?

   I believe Mr. Edgeworth just

   called you a canucklehead.

 

   Mia

   (Yeesh, isn't that overdoing

   things a little bit...?)

 

   Mia

   (Come on, Mia! One more time!

   You can do it!)

 

Mia

Your Honor!

There's only one possible

explanation!

 

Mia

The reason the witness had

seen the scratches was...

 

[Select �she put the corpse in herself.�]

 

Mia

There's only one way that

the witness had the chance

to see those scratches.

 

Judge

Y-Yes? What was it?

 

Mia

Naturally...

 

Mia

When she opened the trunk...

and stuffed the corpse in

herself!

 

Edgeworth

...!

 

Mia

The person who really hid

the body in the trunk of that

car was...

 

Mia

Melissa Foster!

It was you that did it,

wasn't it!?

 

Melissa

Th-That's ridiculous!

I could never...!

 

Melissa

It was the man in the

prison garb!

He-He's the one that...

 

Mia

I don't think so, Ms. Foster.

 

Mia

If Mr. Fawles had been the

one that put the corpse in

the trunk...

 

Mia

...he would have simply used

the car key. There was no need

to break it open.

 

Melissa

B-But...!

He stole the car...!

 

Mia

He stole it from a young

couple that had been waiting

at a red light.

 

Mia

Which means that the key

would have still been in the

ignition.

 

Melissa

Oh...! I-I... I see...

 

Mia

Thank you for telling us about

the scratches, Ms. Foster.

 

Mia

Without that, we never would

have uncovered the truth.

 

Mia

It couldn't have been

Mr. Fawles that put the body

in the trunk!

 

Melissa

Nooooo!

 

Edgeworth

Objection!

 

Edgeworth

P-Preposterous!

To even suggest that the

witness put the body in there!

 

Edgeworth

If that were true... then how

do you explain the photo

that she took?

 

Edgeworth

The corpse could only have

been put in the trunk when

the incident occurred.

 

Edgeworth

And we already know that

at the time, she was taking

photographs!

 

Mia

(Now is your chance, Mia!

Finish this thing!)

 

Mia

On the contrary, I'm not so

certain about that anymore,

Mr. Edgeworth.

 

Edgeworth

...!

 

Mia

There's no need to think

too deeply about it.

 

Mia

What I'm saying is the shutter

for this may not have been

pushed by Ms. Foster herself!

 

   [Present Wrong Evidence]

 

   Mia

Take that!

 

   Mia

   Well, Your Honor?

 

   Judge

   To be quite honest, Ms. Fey...

 

   Judge

   I wish you would have

   thought a little more deeply

   on this matter.

 

   Mia

   Huh?

 

   Armando

   Hey Kitten... Don't start

   getting all sloppy on me now.

 

   Armando

   The fact is she wasn't there,

   but the photo got taken.

 

   Armando

   So how did it happen?

   This is a fastball right

   over home plate.

 

   Mia

   (That's what I thought,

   but...)

 

   Judge

   Ms. Fey, take a moment and

   think it over again.

 

Mia

There's no need to think

too deeply about it.

 

Mia

What I'm saying is the shutter

for this may not have been

pushed by Ms. Foster herself!

 

[Present �Camera�]

 

Mia

Take that!

 

Mia

I don't think you can make

a mistake about it. Take

a look at her camera.

 

Mia

It has a timer built into it!

Even a mini-tripod!

 

Judge

Hmmmm...!

 

Mia

Almost as if the camera

was brought just to take

this picture!

 

Melissa

...

 

Edgeworth

Objection!

 

Edgeworth

What are you trying to

say then, Ms. Fey!?

 

Edgeworth

That when the crime occurred,

Ms. Foster wasn't in the field

as she claimed!?

 

Mia

(Well, if she really did use

the camera's auto-timer...)

 

Mia

(...then the answer is yes,

she was somewhere else.)

 

Mia

Exactly.

She was NOT in the field.

 

Judge

Hmm...

Would the defense

please explain further.

 

Armando

Listen...

This is a crucial point.

 

Armando

"Where was Ms. Foster when

the incident occurred...?"

 

Armando

In answering that question,

we'll also make clear

Ms. Foster's true identity.

 

Judge

Well then, please answer

this question.

 

Judge

Where was Melissa Foster

when the incident on the

bridge occurred?

 

   [Point to the Defendant�s Car and Present]

 

   Mia

Take that!

 

   Mia

   Naturally the witness was

   right... here!

   ...I think.

 

   Judge

   Hmm... In the spot where

   the defendant's car was?

 

   Mia

   Yes! She had to put the body

   in the trunk before the

   defendant returned!

 

   Edgeworth

Objection!

 

   Edgeworth

   You don't mind if I ask

   one teenie-weenie question,

   do you, Ms. Fey...?

 

   Mia

   (Uh oh. He's got that

   condescending tone in his

   voice...)

 

   Edgeworth

   If she put the body in

   the trunk at that time,

   as you suggest...

 

   Edgeworth

   ...that must mean that

   Valerie Hawthorne was already

   dead at that point, correct?

 

   Judge

   Hmm, indeed.

 

   Edgeworth

   Please take a look at the

   top of Dusky Bridge.

 

   Edgeworth

   It certainly looks to me like

   the victim is still alive...

   Am I mistaken?

 

   Mia

   Err...

 

   Edgeworth

   If Valerie Hawthorne was

   already dead, then...

   who is this?

 

   Edgeworth

   The mountain is famous for

   spirits, so maybe you think it

   was the ghost of the victim?

 

   Mia

   ...

 

   Mia

   Well, it COULD have been

   a spirit... Right?

 

   Judge

   Ms. Fey! Don't waste the

   court's time with this kind

   of foolishness!

 

   Mia

   A-Anyway! I still maintain

   that the witness was in a

   different place at the time!

 

   Judge

   Are you certain?

 

   Mia

   Yes, I am certain!

   More or less.

 

   Judge

   Oh, come now, Ms. Fey...

 

Judge

Well then, please answer

this question.

 

Judge

Where was Melissa Foster

when the incident on the

bridge occurred?

 

   [Point to the Wrong Area and Present]

 

   Mia

Take that!

 

   Mia

   Naturally, the witness was

   standing right here!

 

   Judge

   Hmmmmm...

   Well, what do you think,

   Mr. Edgeworth?

 

   Edgeworth

   *sigh*

 

   Edgeworth

   Before pointing out where the

   witness was standing, Ms. Fey

   should do something herself.

 

   Edgeworth

   She should figure out where

   SHE stands, if you catch

   my drift!

 

   Mia

   (Oh don't worry, the drift

   was certainly caught...)

 

   Judge

   Yes, failure is an excellent

   opportunity for growth.

   Now try better next time.

 

   Mia

   Ah, yes... Thank you...

 

Judge

Well then, please answer

this question.

 

Judge

Where was Melissa Foster

when the incident on the

bridge occurred?

 

[Point to Blue Circle with the V and Present]

 

Mia

Take that!

 

Mia

Naturally, the witness

was right here!

 

Judge

B-But that's...

 

Judge

But that's where the victim,

Ms. Hawthorne was standing!

 

Judge

Order! Order! Order!

Ms. Fey! What on earth...!?

 

Mia

Your Honor, if I may...

 

Mia

After parting with the

"victim" on the bridge, the

defendant fled by car.

 

Mia

But this would mean

that there was no time to

put the victim in the trunk.

 

Mia

In other words, if someone

put the body in the trunk...

 

Mia

...it could only have been

before the defendant met

the "victim"!

 

Edgeworth

Objection!

 

Edgeworth

How asinine!

Of course Mr. Fawles

met with the victim!

 

Edgeworth

The only person with the

opportunity to have put the

victim in the trunk...

 

Edgeworth

...is the same man that killed

her, Terry Fawles!

 

Mia

Objection!

 

Mia

You still don't understand,

do you, Mr. Edgeworth?

 

Mia

By the time the witness's

photo was taken, the victim

was already dead...

 

Mia

The person in the photo was

NOT Valeria Hawthorne!

 

Edgeworth

Objection!

 

Edgeworth

What!? I've never heard

anything more ridiculous

in my entire life!

 

Edgeworth

Then who exactly is the

"victim" in this photo!?

 

Mia

It's obvious, isn't it?

It's your own witness.

 

Melissa

...!

 

Judge

Wh-Wh-Whaaaat...!?

 

Mia

It's the only possible

explanation.

 

Mia

The woman that Mr. Fawles

met on the bridge that day was

not Valerie Hawthorne!

 

Mia

It was you!

Melissa Foster!

 

Melissa

M-M-Me...!?

 

Mia

Let's remember that it was

raining and foggy on the

mountain that day.

 

Mia

Mr. Fawles himself believed

that the woman in front of

him was Valerie Hawthorne!

 

Edgeworth

Objection!

 

Edgeworth

But the defendant knew

Valerie Hawthorne very well!

 

Edgeworth

After all, she was the woman

whose testimony helped get

him convicted!

 

Edgeworth

Objection!

 

Mia

But since then, my client has

spent five hard years in a

federal penitentiary!

 

Mia

He couldn't remember exactly

what she looked like anymore!

 

Edgeworth

You are just making this

up as you go along!

Where's your proof!

 

Mia

(I've got it all right here!

This piece of evidence will

blow this case wide open...!)

 

Mia

At the time of the incident,

Mr. Fawles had forgotten what

Valerie Hawthorne looked like!

 

   [Present Wrong Evidence]

 

   Mia

Take that!

 

   Armando

   Wait a minute, Kitten.

 

   Mia

   M-Mr. Armando...

 

   Armando

   First of all, relax.

   Second of all, think the

   whole thing over again!

 

   Mia

   (H-He's right Mia!

   You need to calm

   down and think it over!)

 

Mia

He couldn't remember exactly

what she looked like anymore!

 

Edgeworth

You are just making this

up as you go along!

Where's your proof!

 

Mia

(I've got it all right here!

This piece of evidence will

blow this case wide open...!)

 

Mia

At the time of the incident,

Mr. Fawles had forgotten what

Valerie Hawthorne looked like!

 

[Present �Scarf�]

 

Mia

Take that!

 

Mia

Mr. Fawles had forgotten

the victim's face.

 

Mia

That's why he needed some

piece of identification, this

muddy scarf!

 

Melissa

Ah...!

 

Mia

It was Mr. Fawles who

requested that she wear this

scarf to identify herself.

 

Mia

That's already been proven

by the note the victim left!

 

Edgeworth

...

 

Mia

In other words, as long as

you were wearing a scarf

like he asked...

 

Mia

...anyone could have pretended

to be Valerie Hawthorne!

 

Melissa

...

 

Mia

Well What do you have to

say to that, Melissa Foster!?

 

Melissa

Nnng... Gggh... Unnn...!

 

Melissa

N-N-N-N-N-Nnnnoooooooo!!!

 

Judge

Err... Ahh...

Where's Ms. Foster...?

 

Edgeworth

She's collecting herself

in the Lobby.

 

Judge

Hmmmmm...

 

Mia

(It's obvious that

Melissa Foster did it.)

 

Mia

(She hid the body in the

trunk and disguised herself

as the victim...)

 

Mia

(She set up the camera to

snap a fake photo of them

together...)

 

Armando

The only question is...

why did she do it...?

 

Mia

Well, isn't that obvious?

 

Mia

She's, the true criminal!

 

Armando

Ha...

 

Judge

Well, we'll have to wait for

Ms. Foster to compose

herself before we start again.

 

Judge

Until then, this court is

in recess.

 

Judge

The defense and the

prosecution are instructed

to wait in the lobby.

 

Mia

Yes, Your Honor.

 

Edgeworth

Understood.

 

Judge

Very well!

This court is in recess!

 

������������� To be continued.

 

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