Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney/Episode 5: Rise from the Ashes/Day 2 - Trial Former

'You go to the trail unlike all of the other ones: From here on, only Ema can help you, as there won't be a Fey to help you out... or will there?'

Day Two: Court Mode
Edgeworth calls Angel Starr to the stand. Usually they call a detective, but according to Edgeworth, Angel was until two years ago, a "first-class" homicidal detective. Angel proceeds with describing the crime.


 * The parking lot at the Prosecutor's office is divided into two blocks
 * A Block is for the Prosecutor's Office personal,
 * B Block is for visitors and clients.
 * A chain divider separates the two blocks.
 * I suppose that's to keep visitors from taking up prosecutor's parking spaces, yes.
 * The crime took place by a car in the back of A block, in the car's trunk.
 * The killer stabbed the victim with a knife and went to drive the body out.

The Floor Plans will be added to the Court Record. Angel says to have witness the very moment of the crime things are looking grim for you already.

Witness's Account: Cross Examination
Press Angel's 1st, 2nd, and 4th statement. Angel tells you that the reason she hates prosecutors is because they fired her. Angel was at the security booth just above the scene, and claims to have seen the car and the crime from thirty feet away. Angel then presents a photograph of the crime, well just after the crime, showing a person that is certainly Lana. The Crime Photo will be added to your court record.

Present the Crime Photo on Angel's 5th statement. It doesn't look like she was holding a knife. However, Edgeworth objects, saying Angel took the photo after the crime, because blood was already splattered. Edgeworth sees no problem in this. You have a choice to object, or accept. Choose Objection. Didn't Angel say she took the picture at the moment of the murder? She takes takes it lightly however and admits she is a little off. Angel then says Lana committed the murder in a premeditated way, because, according to the photo, Lana was wearing gloves, because the crime wouldn't be premeditated without them. The Judge then demands Angel to add that into her testimony.


 * The murder was planned! The rubber gloves prove it!

Present Edgeworth's Knife to that statement. Phoenix proves that both the knife, and the car, were both Edgeworth's, not only that, but Lana didn't prepare the most important thing, the murder weapon. Why would she just put it in the trunk? She could have ran with it when she got the chance. Finally, Angel freaks. Edgeworth, however, reminds you that the murder was planned. He then makes Angel testify her deduction.

Angel's Deduction: Cross Examination
Present Goodman's Autopsy Report to Angel's 4th statement. It says that Goodman was stabbed once. Angel thought that Lana stabbed Goodman more than once, because there was already blood on her. The judge has Angel add it to her testimony.


 * Her red muffler looked like blood to me... that's how ghastly the whole scene was.

Present the Crime Photo to that statement. Edgeworth states that according to the photo, Lana wasn't wearing a muffler. Angel swore she saw something red. The judge has Angel testify her mistake. Finally you're making progress.

Angel's Testimony: "Apprehending the Suspect"
As Angel and Lana were struggling, Lana knocked over an oil drum. You begin the cross-examination.

Apprehending the Suspect: Cross-examination
Press Angel's 2nd statement. Angel says she was 30 feet away from her before Lana was arrested. Press her further. Angel earlier claims to have witnessed the accident at Block B. There was a chain fence that blocks Angel from the crime scene. Angel says she climbed over the 9-foot fence to get to Lana. How would she do that with so little time?

Press on Angel's 3rd statement. Angel heard Lana say the word "muffler" on her phone. Ask further. Lana attempted to use the emergency phone at first, but it was out of order. The Cell Phone is updated in the Court Record. Angel adds a testimony about the emergency phone.


 * She gave up trying to use the phone on the wall and just used her cell phone!

Present the Parking Lot Floor Plans to that statement. If Angel had witnessed the crime from where she claims she was at, she would not have seen Lana use the phone, because of the partition that was in the way. Angel has to be lying. Edgeworth wants to know what she is lying about. Say, "Where she saw it". If Angel saw Lana use the phone, she might have saw it in a different location. The Judge wants to know where. You examine the Parking Lot Floor Plans. Present where its labeled Security Room. Earlier Angel said that she was selling one of her lunches to one of her "boyfriends" in the Security Room. That's probably when she saw the crime.

Ema then notices something odd. Why would Angel lie? Edgeworth presents the Crime Photo to remind you that Angel took the picture from Block B. The Judge wants to know about what Angel is lying about and chooses Phoenix to do so. Ema then recalls what we know so far. Angel says that she saw the crime from the security office, but she lied about seeing it from Block B. Phoenix wonders what would change by that. Choose the Distance to the crime. Though the security room was also about 30 feet away from the crime, what matter is how long did it take to reach the suspect. It took Angel five minutes to reach there. Raise an objection at this point. If it took five minutes for Angel to reach the crime, Lana would have a chance to run. Looks like you caught her lies red-handed.

The Judge tries to adjourn court, but Angel persists, as she has decisive evidence. The Judge, with some temptation from Angel, has her testify to the evidence.

Angel's Testimony: "Decisive Evidence"
The reason Angel didn't present it at first is that she doesn't trust Edgeworth, who refuses to present it as evidence. Angel says that just today, behind Edgeworth's back, she took the evidence to forensics for blood testing, and afterwards had permission from the police department. The Victim's Shoe is added to the Court Record. You now start cross-examining.

Decisive Evidence: Cross-Examination
Press Angel's 6th statement. Ema want's to know if there is a problem. Say There's a problem. You automatically Check the shoe. Rotate so you see the bottom. There is blood there, Present it. Edgeworth wants you to show the contradictory. Present the Crime Photo. If there was blood, then why weren't there any footprints? Edgeworth then reminds you what Angel said about apprehending the suspect. Lana knocked over an oil drum during the struggle. The oil drum was actually full with water, so Lana used it to wash away the footprints. This proves that Lana tried to hide the evidence. Just by that, The Judge decides to declare the verdict. You don't know what to do, and Ema says that Angel may be working on the prosecutor's side. Angel hears this and presents another photo of the crime, the body itself in the trunk of the car (you also see the car's asphalt, which is wet for some reason). Showing that the shoe was indeed the victim's, thus erasing all doubt to the court.

Now you and Ema have nothing left to save Lana... or have you? You hear a voice, Mia's voice, telling you to look closer to the wet asphalt in the photo. Phoenix stops the court's verdict and present's the photo. You automatically examine the photo. Present the asphalt (just right of the body's hanging leg). Edgeworth say there is a cloth poking out of the car's "muffler". Does "muffler" sound familiar? When given the chance, present Lana's Cell Phone Earlier, Angel testifies that Lana mentioned "muffler" in her very brief phone call. She could refer to the car's "muffler". Finally you give The Judge a reason to continue the case. He calls a half an hour recess (Thanks Mia!).

At the Defendant's Lobby, you'll have a visitor, Jake Marshall. You learn from him that Lana was indeed wearing a muffler (scarf) that day.

Two murders, at the same time?
The Judge resumes the court. You look at Edgeworth looking somewhat shocked saying "it can't be...". You then see someone you haven't seen take the stand. Who, after some chatter, is revealed to the the district Chief of Police, Damon Gant, who shows you Lana's muffler, which Gant says to be found in "Worthy's" (Edgeworth's) car's muffler. Gant also shows you a switchblade knife. Edgeworth scolds Gant for not bringing this up, but Gant reminds Edgeworth that he is responsible for the investigation, he accepts it with his "head in the clouds" from the award that he that. The Judge accepts the knife as evidence, but wants you to Check it first.

Examine the switch (near the larger end, in one of the handle's sides), and the blade will open. You'll find something shocking, the tip of the blade is broken and it looks like there's blood on the edge. The Switchblade Knife will be added to the Court Record. At Edgeworth's request, The Judge has Gant testify about the disorder.

Gant's Testimony: "Department in Disorder"
Scary coincidence indeed, 5:15 is the exact same time when Goodman was killed, and that the the one that was killed at the police department was a detective!

Department in Disorder: Cross-Examination
If you Check the tag on the Switchblade Knife, It reads SL-9, but if you turn it upside-down, it reads "6-7S"! Look familiar? Present the Victim's Note to Gant's 2nd statement. It's vise versa with the note! Gant adds this to his testimony.


 * This knife was evidence in a case. It was stolen from the Department's evidence room.

Press on that statement. The knife was from a case long-solved. Press Gant's 4th statement. Who killed that detective? Gant says they arrested the suspect just now. Gant allows you to ask one question. You have a choice, ask Where the victim was found. Gant can't say, but he does tell you the murder took place in the evidence room. That's where he says the broken knife was stolen from!

Press Gant's 6th statement. It's already proven that the two cases were indeed connected. Gant decides that he should give imformation, unofficially.


 * I'll cooperate, but I can't reveal the name of the victim in the Department, okay?

Press on that statement. Gant decides you can ask him a question for a hint. Ask about The victim's ID number. Gant reveals the ID number, #5842189. Is this familiar to you? You have a choice, choose This tells me something. Present Goodman's ID, but look at the description first, it says the number is #5842189! If that's true, then Goodman himself might have been killed at the police department, but Angel saw Lana stab him in the Prosecutor's Office. Does this mean that Goodman was killed at different places at the same time? Edgeworth asks Gant why he didn't know this already. Gant tells him he should know by now, thanks to Officer Meekins, whom yesterday Edgeworth rejected, because he thought the case would be unimportant. Gant tells Edgeworth that it's his fault for not knowing the connection in the first place, and "Wrighto" (Phoenix) proved the connection. Edgeworth apologizes and asks for one more day of investigation. The Judge permits and adjourns court for today