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

Ema goes over what you know about the case, and you decide to start investigating right away. You automatically move to the Underground Parking Lot.

Prosecutor's Office Underground Parking Lot
After recalling the oil drum, Ema introduces you to Luminol testing fluid. It's a substance that can trace blood that has been washed away. However you can only see it with Ema's glasses. She wants you to test it out.

Spray a few times on the ground just left of the car, and you'll see a bloodstain. Ema notices something strange about it. Say "The amount of blood". If Lana and Goodman were fighting, wouldn't there be more blood on the ground? Looks like a clue. Ema will mark the blood stain on the map. The Luminol could be a useful tool for this case, but before you can continue, you face Angel, who just now heard everything. Talk to Angel:


 * Today's trial: Angel confesses that she lied to make her story more convincing, but she still swears that she saw Lana stab Goodman.
 * Detective Starr: Angel was once a detective who had every criminal "cough it up" (confess), and was since then was known as the Cough-up Queen. But two years ago Angel was fired, because of a case known as the "SL-9 Incident".

SL-9? Present the Victim's Note. It says SL-9 on it! Angel reveals that Goodman was the head detective on the SL-9 case. She tells you that the Switchblade Knife that says SL-9 on it was due for transferral the very day Goodman died. She somehow knew that the case wasn't over. Present Goodman's ID. Angel, until two years ago, had one of those. She doesn't believe that Goodman was also killed at the Evidence Room. Present the Crime Photo. Angel regrets getting flustered and waiting until she got down to the crime scene to snap the photo. She lied about the time it took her because she'd had her testimony disregarded before. Talk to her again:


 * SL9 Incident: Angel was involved in a large case. The investigators were very desperate for decisive evidence, but in the end they solved the case cleanly.

The criminal was caught, and was executed. However, they didn't find any decisive evidence, but instead her higher-ups fabricated their own. Several months afterward, some investigators were demoted to patrolmen, while others were fired. Angel was one of the fired ones, and Jake Marshall was one of the demoted ones.


 * Detective Marshall: She and Detective Marshall weren't satisfied with how the SL-9 case ended and are still secretly investigating it to this day.

It turns out that the real reason Angel sells lunches, is to give her access to the Prosecutor's Office and the Police Department, where her "boyfriends" can help her investigate. Because you seem to be serious about investigating SL-9, she gives you a Steak Lunch to give to someone that might help you. It will be added to the Court Record.

Ema mentions that when Jake Marshall was still a detective, he was very nice to Lana. But since then, he's been very cold to her. You should take the Lunch to Marshall. Move to the Police Dept. Entrance.

Police Department Entrance
The detectives are everywhere, as one of them did get killed here. Ema is very excited to see an actual crime scene. Move to the Security Guard Office.

Evidence Room Entrance Guard Station
You'll see a wild west themed room, and the entrance to the Evidence Room. Examine the door. It's locked; you probably need someone's permission first. Move back to the Police Dept. Entrance.

Police Department Entrance (2)
Here you'll meet Gumshoe, who tells you that you should talk to the suspect in the Evidence Room stabbing case. Move to the Detention Center, accessible from the Wright & Co. Law Offices.

Detention Center Visitor's Room
You'll meet someone unexpected as the perpetrator: Officer Meekins. Talk to Meekins:


 * The day of the crime: He went to the Evidence Room that day, but didn't see Officer Marshall, who is the usual guard outside. When he glanced at the security room monitor, he saw a suspicious person in the Evidence Room. Ema asks about Meekins' bandaged hand. It's just like Lana's.
 * The victim: Officer Meekins didn't know Goodman, in fact he doesn't know any detectives. So he wouldn't recognize any of them if he saw them.
 * Bandaged hand: Meekins says the strange detective brandished a knife, then knocked him out. When he woke up his hand was cut and the other man was gone.

Present Goodman's ID. It will jog Meekins' memory.


 * Crime details: He didn't recognize the man, so he asked for his ID card. Instead of an ID card, the man pulled out a knife. Meekins was knocked out, and woke at the Detention Center.
 * Reason for arrest: Ema recalls the events: Meekins met a man that he didn't know, and that man didn't show his ID Card, so you don't know if that was Goodman or not.

However, when he tried to tell someone that, they told him that Goodman was definitely in the Evidence Room at that time. Meekins then explains that a video tape caught the act, and that's why he was arrested for the crime.

Looks like you'll need to investigate the scene further. Move to the Criminal Affairs Dept.

Police Department Criminal Affairs
Here you'll see Chief Gant, who is informed that the detectives have been searching something, but haven't found anything. Gant then notices you. Talk to Gant:


 * Edgeworth: Due to the mistakes of his that came out during the trial, Edgeworth is being questioned by an inquiry committee. Depending on the outcome, he could be in serious trouble.
 * Evident incident: He can't say anything about the contradiction of the two locations in which Goodman was stabbed. He does give you a hint that he has a hard time keeping the Head Detective's mouth shut though.

After talking, examine the Head Detective (the guy sitting at the desk in the middle of the back wall). He tells you that Gant told him to check Goodman's desk. They found nothing, except for a Lost Item Report that was half complete, with the date February 21 — the same date as the murder. Goodman's Lost Item Report will be added to your Court Record.

You need to investigate the Evidence Room, but you need Gant's permission first. Talk to Gant to get your guest ID card, which will get you through the card reader. Gant will then leave. Move back to the Security Guard Office.

Evidence Room Entrance Guard Station (2)
Examine the entrance to the Evidence Room. You use the card, but it still won't open, as the card reader is off. The security guard turned it off. You then meet the security guard, Jake Marshall, who will turn it back on for you. You need to ask him something, but he won't talk until you present the Steak Lunch to him. The Steak Lunch will be removed from the Court Record. Talk to Marshall:


 * Guard office: Meekins said Marshall wasn't in his office at the time of the murder. Marshall says it's true, and that since he got demoted he's lost some of the fire for his job. Besides, there's no need for a person to here with all the newfangled machines they have.
 * Marshall: He's still investigating the SL-9 case, because although it's closed on the books, something stinks about the whole thing. However, the case became officially dead two days ago (the day of the murder) due to all the SL-9 evidence being transferred.
 * Security system: Marshall doesn't really like machines, but he understands the easy ones like the security cameras and the ID card reader. If nothing happens, the tapes are automatically erased every few hours. Meekins and Goodman may be on one of those tapes. Marshall then shows you a record of the card reader from the day of the murder. You see a familiar ID number on it, but Marshall takes the list away before you can look further.
 * Transferral: Evidence from solved cases is kept for two years, in case someone need to re-investigate something. Every two years in February evidence older than two years gets moved down to the vault under the Police Station. After that, a case is closed forever. Dead.

Present Goodman's ID to Marshall. Marshall will show you the ID Card Record again. Goodman used his ID Card to open the entrance one minute before the stabbing! Why did Goodman point the knife at Meekins rather than presenting his ID card? Marshall then gives you the ID Card Record, which will be added into the Court Record. Finally, move to the Evidence Room.

Evidence Room Sector Three
In here, you'll unexpectedly find Gumshoe, who is in charge of the investigation for today. He gives you the Evidence Room Floorplans, which will be added to the Court Record. Talk to Gumshoe:


 * Judge for a day: If Gumshoe is in charge, then why is he alone? His team is preparing for the trial tomorrow, so he has been kicked out again.
 * Edgeworth: Gumshoe mentions that Edgeworth is getting questioned by the inquiry committee. He seems to think it's fate, due to Edgeworth's involvement in the SL-9 Incident.
 * Evidence safe: All the detectives get lockers that only they can open, by using fingerprint identification. The technology is fairly new, so there are people on the force that don't even know about them.

The Evidence Locker will be added to the Court Record. Present the Victim's Note to Gumshoe. The SL-9 Incident was Edgeworth's first big case. Gumshoe says there may be loose ends concerning the incident. Talk to Gumshoe further:


 * SL9 Incident: The criminal was a serial killer, and Edgeworth built his case around the killer's one mistake. That case put him in the spotlight, and that's when the rumors about him forging evidence began.

The transferral from a couple days ago should have put the whole thing to rest by getting rid of all the evidence. Gumshoe tells you that Goodman was the head detective on the SL-9 Incident. Did Goodman take the Switchblade Knife out of the evidence locker himself?

Present the ID Card Record. Gumshoe takes a look at it and becomes shocked. The second number on the list is Edgeworth's! The ID Card Record will be updated in the Court Record.

Examine a piece of cloth hanging out of the closed upper left locker. There seems to he part of a shirt hanging out. Gumshoe will tell you someone must have opened that locker recently, otherwise the Security Guard outside would have noticed it and told the detective responsible about it. Pan right and examine the glove hanging on the police tape. It's another piece of evidence from SL-9. The Rubber Glove will be added to the Court Record. Examine the open locker behind the police tape. It's Goodman's locker, but it's empty. Examine the evidence below Goodman's locker. There are pieces of something big on the ground. Choose "Check it out closer", and you will have to put the pieces together.

Here is the order in which the pieces should be put back together:
 * 1) Fragment No. 5: Rotate 180°.
 * 2) Fragment No. 4: Rotate left once.
 * 3) Fragment No. 6: Rotate left once.
 * 4) Fragment No. 1: Rotate left once.
 * 5) Fragment No. 8: Rotate right once.
 * 6) Fragment No. 3: Rotate right once.
 * 7) Fragment No. 2: Rotate right once.
 * 8) Fragment No. 7: Rotate right once.

You could continue here, but a couple more pieces are missing. It looks like an Unstable Jar, which will be added to the Court Record. Pan left and spray with the Luminol testing fluid on the locker with a piece of cloth sticking out. It's blood! Someone wiped part of it off. Pan right and spray the upper right locker to the left of the crime scene. It's more blood! And it looks like someone tried to wipe it off as well.

Gumshoe is shocked, as it is on his locker. Ema adds that to the Floor Plans. Spray on what looks like the crime scene. There's a lot of blood on there. Something really happened here. Ema will mark all the spots on the Floor Plans. Gumshoe will then leave to give Edgeworth his report for the day, as he is just getting out of the inquiry committee now. Looks like it's time to talk to Edgeworth. Move to the High Prosecutor's Office.

High Prosecutor's Office Room 1202
You'll meet the bellboy (from the Turnabout Sisters case), and he will leave you to Edgeworth. Talk to Edgeworth:


 * Inquiry committee: Luckily, the inquiry committee decided not to consider what happened as concealing evidence, but as a communications error. They still warned that he was lucky, as they've done many times since the SL-9 case — the first time he was accused of dealing in bad evidence.
 * Tomorrow's trial: He is still the lead prosecutor, but the inquiry committee gave the Police Department control of the investigation. Police Chief Gant is now leading the investigation.

Present to Edgeworth the ID Card Report. Edgeworth was asked to go to the Evidence Room by Chief Gant, who wanted a piece of evidence from an old case. Gant told Edgeworth to keep it here in his office. The case was obviously already solved, since the evidence was filed in the Evidence Room, and Edgeworth assures you that the case has nothing to do with the current one. The Screwdriver will be added to the Court Record.

Present the Victim's Note to Edgeworth. Then talk to him:


 * Allegations of forgery: The one who led the SL-9 case was Damon Gant. Edgeworth claimed he didn't touch the evidence.

Edgeworth heard from Ema that you were scientifically investigating the case, so he gives you some aluminum powder, for taking fingerprints. The Fingerprinting Set and fingerprint files for everyone involved in the case will be received. Move back to the Evidence Room, where you found some hand prints, to try them out.

Evidence Room Sector Three (2)
You decide to try out the fingerprint set on Gumshoe's locker.

In this case, you'll find nothing. Someone must be wearing a glove here. Don't give up yet, as there's a faint print just below and to the left of the bloody hand print. Examine it. This time you find a clear fingerprint. You then pick its owner. In this case pick "Dick Gumshoe" as it's his locker. You then remember finding another print at the other locker. Pan left, and examine the locker. The bloody part was washed away, so the prints could be washed away as well, so you have to find a print that is not washed away.

Examine a spot just to the left of the middle finger. After blowing it off, you pick its owner. After a few tries, you'll find that "Jake Marshall" matches. Marshall? What was he doing here? Why was there a print next to a bloody print? Did he have blood on his hand and try to wash it off? Marshall's Prints will be added to the Court Record.

Phoenix decides to call it a day, as you may have found your decisive evidence.