Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney/Episode 4: Turnabout Goodbyes/Day 1 - Investigation

Day 1: Evidence Gathering
Phoenix hears this on the news after hearing about a sea monster, Gourdy, at Gourd Lake(thats where the murder took place). Maya (finding a cold waterfall to help her E.S.P. training) is shocked, just like Phoenix. Move to the Detention Center.

There, Edgeworth will suspect you came here to laugh at a fallen attorney. He then say he doesn't want you to see him like this. Talk to him all of the available topics. Edgeworth will say he went to the lake to see Gourdy. Not very good information, so Present him to your Attorney Badge to show him you really want to help. He'll refuse as every other defense attorney he called turned him down, thus, making his case near hopeless. Since he had all of their clients guilty, they lost confidence from him. Ask(Talk) him Did you do it. He'll only say he doesn't want help, and asks you to go away and leaves. Don't let that get in your way. Move to the Gourd Lake Entrance.

There you'll meet Detective Gumshoe again, only to learn from a policeman they didn't find any clues. Gumshoe is very upset about Edgeworth's arrest. Despite that, he'll request for questions. Talk to him about all of the available topics. Gumshoe informs you what happened, and Edgeworth was soon arrested afterwards, because there was a witness. There is no information about the witness. He also says he seems to be the only guy to not believe that Edgeworth is not the killer, and that after the last trial, Edgeworth kept saying "Wright, Wright, Wright" over and over. You request for the Autopsy Report, unfortunately, Gumshoe is waiting for it too. However, he does invite you over to the precinct. He also allows you to walk in the park (Remember you're finding evidence). Move to the Gourd Lake Public Beach.

There, you'll see four blue tables, and a Samurai Dog Stand(fewer kids want them, as more are onto the Pink Princess. Way to go Global). Examine the Party Popper on the Lower Right table and Take it(you might need it later). Move to the Gourd Lake Woods.

All you see there is a tent, a camera, and a van. it looks like someone is camping here, but you don't see anyone. Examine the camera (it should be obvious). It has a microphone, so it could run by sound. Maya tries to get it to work, by talking, then screaming, she uses the popper and it worked, a little to well. Then a woman comes out angry that your used all of her expensive film. Present to her your Attorney Badge. She'll let you answer questions, introduces herself as Lotta Hart, and says shes here to watch a meteor shower shes, been here for three days. Talk her about all of the available topics. She'll tell you that she isn't sure about the murder, she was a student at Country U, and that her camera only triggers to loud sounds. The camera sounds important, so after the Camera goes into your Court Record, Present it to her. You ask her if the gunshot would trigger the camera. It does, and lucky for you she has the picture of the murder, so she leaves in her van to get it. Move to the Entrance, then to the Criminal Affairs Dept..

There, Detective Gumshoe will tell you that they're having trouble identifying the victim. He really wants you to help Edgeworth, since he and Gumshoe had a "working relationship". The good news is that he finally received the Autopsy Report. A copy will be added to your Court Record. Maya wants to see the photo of the victim. She says the face looked familiar. Move back to the Gourd Lake Woods.

Once you arrive, You'll face Lotta, who has the photo of the murder, two photos in fact. She shows you one of them. Unfortunately, it's to foggy to tell who is shooting who, not to mention a bit too far. Lotta then remembers that she actually witnessed the murder. She asks if she can tell the cops. Answer I reckon so, then she'll leave...without telling you what she saw, as she says only the police has the right to hear it. She instead gives you the Photo, which will be added to your Court Record. Well, you finally have a witness. Move to the '''Gourd Lake Public Beach".

Once you arrive, you'll see Santa Claus (remember its Christmas), who is actually your old friend Larry Butz. Butz has taken a part-time job for his new girlfriend, Kiyance. Talk to him about all of the available topics. He'll say that the Samurai Dogs are actually Gourdy Dogs, until Kiyance told him to change the name, before leaving to Hawaii for a photo shoot (another model). The Samurai Dogs are very popular, but everyone wants to see Gourdy, a sea monster which is believed to exist because of an article that says a couple saw it. It caught their attention with a loud bang. Loud? Sounds familiar? The Gourdy Article will be added to your court record. When you tell Larry about Edgeworth, he'll recall an unexpected relationship: He, Edgeworth, and Phoenix took grade school together. It's also implied that Edgeworth studied to follow the life of his father, who was a defense attorney. But wait, wasn't Edgeworth a prosecution? Somehow he changes his mind and turns to the other side. Move to the Wright & Co. Law Offices.

Maya requests that she sees the Autopsy Report again. Then she remembers the face of the victim. He used to work with Mia at the Grossburg Law Offices. Move there.

Grossburg will show up there and greets you with his familiar throat clearing. Talk to him about The Murder. Grossburg tells you he hasn't heard of the murder. Present him with your Autopsy Report. He recognizes the victims face. His name is Robert Hammond. Grossburg tells you that was involved in the infamous "DL-6 Incident" as a defendant. As you may recall, the incident is when police used a spirit medium to contact the victim to see who killed him. It didn't work and she was called a fraud. The name of the spirit medium used to contact the victim is Misty Fey. What does this have to do with Edgeworth? Everything! It turns out that the victim of the case was in fact Edgeworth's father, Gregory Edgeworth. Grossburg asks you to talk to Miles himself about it. To make sure Edgeworth will talk, Grossman will give you Misty Fey's Photo which will be added to your Court Record. Move to the Detention Center.

It seems Edgeworth still has no luck at finding a defense. Present Misty Fey's Photo to him, and he'll talk. It turns out the reason he turned down your offer is that he didn't want you to know about the DL-6 Incident. Now he sees no other way to hide. Talk to him about all of the available topics. He tells you that he witnessed his fathers death. And seeing that Maya is Misty's daughter, he says that he tought the DL-6 Incident would end here. Edgeworth mentions that the DL-6 happened almost exactly 15 years ago, only three days left until the statute of limitation finally ends and the DL-6 closes forever. He mentions that after the suspect was found innocent, he disappeared from public view since. He does mention about following his fathers footsteps, but doesn't want to talk about it. Present the Lake Photo to him and he'll tell you that he didn't shoot Hammond. He asks if you would defend him. Choose Of course we will. Phoenix wants to pay him back for something. Egdeworth give you (His) request and tells you to give it to Gumshoe. It will be added to your Court Record. A huge earthquake will hit before you leave. Edgeworth will go into fetal position after it happens. Now Move to the Criminal Affairs Dept..

Detective Gumshoe will be mad at you that you have a witness. Present Edgeworth's Request to Gumshoe. He'll make some copies, and will go check on Edgeworth. Phoenix sees Edgeworth's seismophobia as weird, as he didn't have it while he took classes with Phoenix. He wonders what happened to Edgeworth after he transferred. Doesn't matter since there's court tomorrow. Let's rest now, but until then, Merry Christmas Phoenix!

To be continued...