Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney/Episode 2: Turnabout Corner/Day 2 - Trial Former

Before the Trial
Phoenix won't be here today, since his foot injury is acting up, so Trucy will be filling in for him. You enter the courtroom, completely unprepared due to not talking to your client.

You will be introduced to your opponent. Hold on, isn't he Klavier Gavin? The prince you met at the crime scene!? He's a prosecutor too!?! It is revealed he hasn't taken a case in a while. Klavier says he was absent for his fans, it turns out he is a celebrity in rock music. Klavier is here to see who the man who defeated his brother is capable of. He plays one of his latest hits (Guilty Love) before giving his opening statements. Dr. Meraktis was pulling a stand when he was murdered, but why.

Klavier will call up Wocky to the stand. Apparently he requested to explain his "motive" to kill the doctor. Wocky will be called up to testify.

Wocky Kitaki's "Truth": Cross-Examination
Wocky was a patient? Press on Wocky's 3rd statement. Wocky reveals he was shot dangerously close the heart, as he ambushed a rival family. He had to be taken to the hospital. Unfortunately, the surgery was a failure!

Press on the 4th statement. He just left Wocky without a word? Klavier says the doctor may be hiding his mistake.

Finally, Press on statement 5. Wocky says the bullet is pressing against his heart right now!

Now you know Wocky's motive, revenge for not removing the bullet. Klavier now reveals that if the bullet isn't removed from the heart at any moment, it could kill Wocky! That is according to Wocky's Check-up, which will be added to the Court Record.

Klavier will now call up a witness to the stand. His name is Wesley Stickler, a junior student at Ivy University. A very talkative person he is. Stickler will testify about what he saw at the murder.

Stickler's Testimony: A Night in the Park
Stickler says there was no one else at the park. Klavier will present the Pistol, which is added to the Court Record. Trucy gets a feeling that she has seen him before.

A Night in the Park: Cross-Examination
Present Meraktis's Autopsy Report on the 5th statement. Stickler says Meraktis was shot in the forehead, as the autopsy report tells that Meraktis was shot square in the right temple!

It looks like a contradiction, but Klavier counters it by asking you a question. If you are walking in a park and you see two men pointing guns at each other, what you do? You'd tell them to stop, or scream of course. This will jog Stickler's memory and he will testify again.

Stickler's Testimony: A Night in the Park 2
If Stickler had shouted out, then the two men could have turned at his direction. Klavier will show a diagram of the crime. Wocky was o the west side, as Meraktis is on the east side. Stickler was on the south side when he shouted, so if Meraktis DID turn his head to Stickler's direction, then there was no doubt that he was shot in the right temple! It's like the evidence wants you to lose!

A Night in the Park 2: Cross-Examination
Present the Pistol on the 5 statement. It looks like there is no fingerprints on it. If Wocky did just dropped the gun and ran, then he probably had no time to wash off the fingerprints. Klavier will ask you if Wocky was wearing any fingerprints at the time. Answer No way. It is true that there is some fingerprints on it. Stickler says Wocky threw down the "murderous weapon" and ran, soon the pistol was found at the crime scene. Trucy will now say that Stickler said that he saw "something", but this doesn't mean Stickler was sure of what it was.

When asked what Wocky threw, Present the Knife. It has Wocky's fingerprints all over it.

You have proven two things. Wocky wasn't wearing gloves and it wasn't a pistol he was holding, unfortunately Klavier tells you that you have proven two other things, Wocky was at the crime scene, and he used the knife on intent to harm Meraktis. Whoops! Stickler will testify once more about the crime.

From Shot to Call: Cross-Examination
Press on all of Stickler's statements. Nothing you could say about here, thought Trucy looks like she wants to say something. What is it?

After pressing all statements, you are ask if you are finished with the testimony. Say, Yes, as Stickler's testimony seems completely flawless, so much so that The Judge decides to end the cross-examination... and declare a verdict!

Just then, a scream! It's Trucy, and she is being hold at the knife! The holder requests a twenty-minute recess. He then disappears with Trucy, who tells you to come to the Lobby. The Judge is left no choice, but to call a recess. Could the kidnapper be a Kitaki?

Recess
You meet Trucy, who looks actually fine. Where is the kidnapper? Trucy will then summon a wooden puppet, which she calls Mr. Hat. It looks like she used the puppet to help you. Why? Trucy will now say she can tell when the witness isn't confident on what s/he was saying, as she has the power to perceive peoples habits. You are given a choice, it doesn't matter which. Take Stickler for example. When he said something he wasn't sure about, his fingers were fiddling with the pages. How were you supposed to see that? Trucy says that's how Phoenix is undefeated for seven long years. She helped him during bigger matches. Does that mean he was cheating?

Trucy will say you have that power also. Could this be the power Phoenix was talking about in the last case? She tells you to "watch" the testimony, and "perceive" the truth. Time to head back in.

You will hear Stickler's last testimony again.

Stickler's Testimony: From Shot to Call (again)
Your bracelet suddenly feels funny. Is it telling you something?

From Shot to Call: Cross-Examination
Press on the 3rd statement. You feel the bracelet reacting to Sticklers statement. A picture of the bracelet appears. Touch the picture or press the button. Just then, you suddenly get a clear expression of his face, and only his face. What's happening? Trucy says you are "focusing", meaning you can see all of Stickler's actions. Trucy says you can look everywhere else. (By using the touch screen, or using ). St this case, move to Stickler's fingers on the corner of the page of his book. Now, Trucy wants you to wait on a certain part of his statement to see his habit. Then put the cursor on the habit and either press on the Perceive gauge, press, or yell "Gotcha!" on the mic. On this case, perceive on the following:


 * Ergo! I used my cell phone to call the police.

Perceive on the part written in bold. You will ask a few questions about the cell phone. On the following choices, either Ask for his number, or Ask to see his phone. Stickler will reveal that he lost his cell phone. You eventually come to realize that the cell phone you found at the Meraktis's garage yesterday is the phone Stickler lost!

So if he did lost the cell phone before the crime, how did he manage to call the police? Stickler will confess that he reached the pay phone after watching the crime commit. The pay phone was across the street from the agency. Stickler lied, because he didn't want the court to know he dropped his cell phone at Meraktis's garage. The Cell Phone is updated in the Court Record

You are now asked to prove that Stickler lost his cell phone just before the murder. Show evidence and Present the Mirror. That night, a person driving that car hit a pedestrian. He stopped at the garage before 9 PM. Afterwords, Stickler dropped the cell phone under the tires AFTER 9:00 PM, because if the car came later, the phone would have been crushed under the tires!

You now have proven that Stickler broke into Meraktis's garage the night of the murder. He asks for Klavier's help. Stickler will testify once more.

Stickler's Testimony: Stickler's "Truth"
No reaction from your bracelet, it looks like you'll have to do this the old fashion way.

Stickler's "Truth": Cross-Examination
Press on the 4th statement, then ask about The noodle stand. Stickler will say the stand said "NOODLE". When asked if this is important, say it's Very important. A neww statement will be added.


 * Why I even remember the sign on the stand the victim was pulling! It said "NOODLE"!

Present the Noodle stand on that statement. Didn't the sign say "ELDOON"? Stickler swears that it said "NOODLE". He read it from where he was. It looks like he saw that the sign said "NOODLE" and he saw it right. How? It could mean that he saw the sign from another spot. On the map, Present the spot just above the stand. He must have viewed the murder from the north. Behind the "ELDOON" side of the stand, it says "NOODLE"! This proves that Stickler saw the crime from the NORTH, not the SOUTH!

Klavier objects by saying that where Stickler was standing is irrelevant! Trucy counters it by saying it changes everything.

Trucy will explain a contradiction. When Stickler saw the crime, he yelled. The two men turned their heads to Stickler before the killer fired, shooting the side of Meraktis's head. If Stickler called out from the south side, as he claimed, Meraktis could have been hit on the right temple. But if Stickler was viewing from the north side, as you have proven, then Meraktis could have been shot in the LEFT temple. According to the autopsy report, Merakis was shot on the left side!

The Panty Snatcher
It looks like Trucy has pointed out a major contradiction to the case. (No help from you). So, is Stickler the real murderer? When given a choice, Accuse of another crime. There has got to be another reason Stickler was on the north side. He doesn't seem guilty, but not innocent either. When given the chance, Present Trucy's Panties.

On the night of the crime, someone has stolen some girl's panties. The girl (Trucy) gave chase, but the thief got away, by hiding himself in Meraktis's garage. You found those panties in the exhaust pipe of the car in it, so Stickler could have hidden it in there!

At this point, Stickler will confess for stealing Trucy's panties and will explain his motive. He was a regular at the Wonder Bar, where Trucy performs all of the time. It was her panties that Stickler was astounded about. She pulls objects rather larger than the panties out of it. Stickler was extremely curious about the panties and steals it, so he could know it's secrets.

Klavier now asks why would Stickler lie about the location he was at, as he didn't carry Trucy's panties at the time (he was forced to abandon it at the garage). Present the Bloomers. At the position he was at when he saw the crime, there was a trash can next to it. Inside the trash can, you found the bloomers. Stickler will confess that he also stole the bloomers and threw it away afterwords, because he would be search and found out about his crime!

Though Wocky is still the prime suspect, (he had a motive and opportunity) there is still a mystery about the wound. When Meraktis turned to the position of Stickler, the one you have proven, he could have been shot in the left temple, but was instead shot in the right.

Only an investigation would help solve this mystery. The Judge adjourns court for today.