Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice For All/Episode 3: Turnabout Big Top/Part 1: Investigation

Outside the tent, it turns out you, Maya, and Pearl just watched the whole circus show (dancing bears, elephants on balls, tigers through rings, the works), and of course Max Galactica. Phoenix tells you (the player) that it's been six months since the incident at the Kurain Village, and it's almost New Years. You decide to clean up office, hoping nothing could go wrong... you were wrong...

Wright & Co. Law Offices
You come to the office to find it a complete mess. You then get a call from Maya, who sounds desperate. You learn from her that there is a murder at the Berry Big Circus! The show you just watched! They arrested the suspect, Max Galactica, Maya's idol. Maya wants you to come to the Detention Center since she is a huge fan of Max (again?). Guess you have no choice. Move to the Detention Center.

Detention Center
Here you'll find Max Galactica himself, who plays a card trick on Maya. Talk to Max.


 * Max Galactica: You'll hear from Max that he is very famous, even winning the Best Magician award just recently.


 * Berry Big Circus: He gained great fortune from the circus contract.
 * What happened: Max says the ringmaster of the circus was killed. Max was the last to see Russel Berry and was "invited from questioning".


 * Meeting with Russel: Max says Russel invited him over to his office. Max says they talked about nothing special just about his salary. Max says they said nothing else, but 3 Psyche-Locks tell you otherwise.

Present to Max your Attorney's Badge. Max looks like he is taking his arrest well. What!? He is arrested for murder! How could he take this as a joke? After reasoning with him, Max finally breaks character and starts pleading for your help, as he has a country family to feed. You agree to help him. Max then plays a trick on you, and has faith.

Time to start investigating. Move to the Circus Entrance.

Circus Entrance
You are at the Berry Big Circus again, this time for work. You see nothing but police here. Move to the Big Top.

Big Top
Once you enter, a tiger attacks you! Don't worry, as someone will have him release you. It looks like a young girl, who says the tiger wouldn't bite. (Really?) The girl will introduce herself as Regina Berry, the animal tamer of the Circus. Talk to Regina.


 * What happened: Regina says the murder victim is her father. And for some reason she is taking this well. Everyone except Regina left the big top before the murder occurred...


 * Regina: Regina says she and Regent (the tiger that attacked you earlier) had been best friends since the death of Léon the lion. Regina says her dad killed him, she doesn't know why.

Present Max's Profile. Regina apparently didn't know that Max is arrested. Regina says she has her mind on other things about other things.


 * "What's on your mind?". Regina only tells that to Maya, who is amazed. Maya tells you that two people professed their love to Regina. They are Max, and Trilo, a tenor singer of the circus. Regina must be a hit with the gentlemen here.

Present Russel Berry's Profile to Regina. Regina says she last saw her father alive running from his nearby office, seemingly in a hurry.

Max had a meeting with the Ringmaster in his office just before the murder, right? Let's see more to the conversation. Move to the Big Top - Ringmaster's Room.

Ringmaster's Room
You recall Max having a meeting with Russel just before the murder. Let's see more to the conversation.

Examine the envelope on the table. It's about Max's salary, and it looks incredible! Phoenix, however, sees that Russel dated it a week ago. The Ringmaster's Papers will be added to the Court Record.

Examine the tailcoat. You see a piece of paper in the pocket of the tailcoat. What is it about?

Examine the posters on the wall near the tailcoat. Maya, being an obsessed fangirl she is, has already swiped a Max G. Promo Poster, which will be added to the Court Record.

After you're done, Move to the Lodging House - Plaza, via the Circus Entrance.

Plaza
This looks like a place where the performers rest. You'll see Gumshoe here. Talk to Gumshoe.


 * Tomorrow's Trial: Gumshoe will say that the prosecutor for this case will be Ms. von Karma again. Maya then asks Gumshoe about Miles Edgeworth (your rival from the first game). You and Gumshoe tell Maya that Edgeworth is "gone".


 * What happened: Gumshoe says Russel was killed around 10PM, on the spot your standing on right now. He says the victim died with a deadly blow to the noggin. Though the body was discovered, Gumshoe says something feels odd about the crime scene.PWAAJFA_photo.pngPW_maxhat.png


 * Something unusual: The thing that doesn't fit is the footprints. Gumshoe shows you the picture of the crime scene. It looks like a wooden box is under the body. Scientists took the box for forensics. You then see the odd thing: You can clearly see the victim's footprints, but not the killer's. It's almost as if the killer murdered Russel while "flying". (sound familiar?) The Crime Photo will be added to the Court Record.

Present Max's Profile. Max's arrogance doesn't make him a criminal, but Gumshoe has proof of Max's suspicion. A Silk Hat, which will be added to the Court Record. Gumshoe says Max's signature clothes includes a silk hat, a cloak, and white roses. He also says there is a "eyewitness".


 * Eyewitnesses: Gumshoe says he can't tell you, as it is the prosecution's trump card.

Gumshoe then realizes you are not allowed to be here, since there is an eyewitness. Move to the Circus Entrance.

Circus Entrance (2)
There, you will meet a stammering man. He introduces himself as that he is a ventriloquist of the Berry Big Circus, Benjamin Woodman. Talk to Ben.


 * What happened: He doesn't really know about what happened.


 * Max Galactica: All Ben could say is that Max is "not very nice" he then acknowledges the pain on his head.


 * Ventriloquism: Not much information from Ben.

Move to Moe's Room via the Lodging House - Plaza.

Moe's Room
You are introduced to Moe the clown, who lays on you really stupid jokes (that Maya actually finds funny). Talk to Moe.


 * Berry Big Circus: Moe tells you a brief history about the circus, and Russel Berry. Everyone seems to like him.


 * What happened: Moe says he was sleeping in the night of the murder, and that's when he "caught a peek" of it. Does that mean he witnessed the murder?


 * Russel Berry: Moe says Russel was always ahead of his time, always coming up with new elements to the show. Moe says everyone's acts seem to get staler, even Moe realizes he is a "bit long in the tooth". Moe mostly blames it on Max, who called Moe "one of the funny ones". Moe says something about Max and the murder, but stops himself before he could go further.

Present Max's Profile. Moe seems to hate the guy. The morning before the crime, Max "clonked" Ben (the ventriloquist you met earlier) right in the head. Moe says you should check it out, as there's "Gotti" be something interesting there. He gives you the Circus Map, which will be added to the Court Record.
 * What you witnessed: Moe says the police told him he couldn't share what he saw with others, but he does give you a few details. After Moe went to bed, he heard a large "THUMP". He looked outside his window and saw the crime scene, with "that magician". Can he be referring to Max?

Move to the Big Top - Cafeteria, via the Big Top.

Cafeteria
You find the place a mess, probably from last night. Examine a broken glass bottle at the middle of the floor. Remember what Moe said about something interesting. The Broken Bottle will be added to the Court Record.

You may have to speak to Max again, as you just may have enough clues to break his locks. Move to the Detention Center via Circus Entrance.

Detention Center (2)
Talk to Max.


 * Max Galactica: Max says the other performers don't like him because they are jealous, all except for Regina, whom he is planning to marry.


 * What happened: Max says after the meeting with Russel, Russel decides to go out for important matters. He said he'd be back in ten minutes, but never returned.

After talking, Present Maya's Magatama.

Max's Psyche-Lock: Meeting With Russel
Talk to Max again:


 * Meeting with Russell: Max says he and Ben got into a fight in the cafeteria room for one person, Regina. Ben told Max that she was in love with him, annoying Max enough to the breaking point. Russel called Max afterwords to his office, where Max realizes it's his chance to propose a marriage to his "sweetie pie". Russel agrees and now "(Max's) sweetie-pie is now (his) sweetie-pie". He just had to "shut him up".


 * "Shut him up": Max is referring to Trilo Quist, Ben's puppet. Without the two together, Trilo wouldn't say a word, so he hid the puppet at Russel's Office.

Time to find Trilo and see what this puppet knows about the murder. Move to the Big Top - Ringmaster's Room, along the way, you won't see Ben and Regina at the Entrance and the Big Top, respectively.

Ringmaster's Room (2)
Examine the trophy case on the left side of the room. You will see trophies of different kinds. Russel seems multi-talented. You also see a puppet in here. It's probably Trilo Quist, which will be added to the Court Record.

Move to the Big Top - Cafeteria.

Cafeteria (2)
You'll see Ben there. Talk to Ben.


 * What happened: Ben says he doesn't know a thing.


 * Berry Big Circus: Ben says he has been at the circus for four years. He doesn't really like Regina that much. If so, then why did he make a love proposal?

Present Trilo Quist to Ben. You decide to leave the cafeteria only to be stopped by someone. It's Ben, or rather Trilo being voiced by Ben... okay just Trilo, who sounds quite rude.

Talk to er, Trilo.


 * What happened: Trilo sounds quite disappointed with Russel. All he can say was "Gramps got clobbered over the head".


 * Berry Big Circus: Trilo doesn't really like the circus, but he is in love with Regina. He is even thinking of marrying her. Marriage!? Does that sound familiar?


 * Flying fraud: Trilo is accusing Max of murdering Russel. He says he and Ben were there when the murder occurred!


 * Marriage: Trilo says he wrote a love song to her. He doesn't sing the whole thing because it's private.

After talking, Ben and Trilo will leave. Trilo said they were there when the murder occurred. Does that mean they are witnesses!? Move to the Big Top.

Big Top (2)
Upon entering, a monkey pounces you. The monkey runs off... with your Attorney's Badge! Regina then appears, and decides to help you out. She says the monkey's name is Money. Talk to Regina.


 * Money the Monkey: Regina says Money loves shiny things, and takes it back "home". She doesn't exactly know where, but she thinks Moe (the clown) has an idea.


 * Ben & Trilo: Regina says Trilo is a smart and wonderful singer, and that he recently said he loved her. Regina doesn't seem to know Ben.


 * Proposal: Regina doesn't know that both Max and Trilo proposed the marriage. She wonders who she should go with. (A puppet or an actual man?)

After you're done, Move to Moe's Room. You won't see Gumshoe at the Lodging House Plaza anymore.

Moe's Room (2)
Talk to Moe.


 * Regina: Moe says Regina was born and raised in the circus all of her life and even today doesn't know about the outside world (similar to Pearl). As a result, everything unusual she sees in the circus is normal to her.


 * Money the Monkey: He knows about the owner of Money and wants to lead you to his room. When given the choice, Go with Moe. You automatically move to Acro's Room.

Acro's Room
Moe says this room belongs to Acro, a trapeze artist. You see a pile of shiny stuff, probably where your badge is. Money the Monkey will be added to the Court Record.

Examine the shiny pile. You will find your Attorney's Badge, which is returned to the Court Record. You then spot a ring saying "From T to R". The Ring will be added to the Court Record.

Phoenix decides to conclude today's investigation. He doesn't know what will happen tomorrow. You do know that Moe and Trilo will be the witnesses.