Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations/Episode 2: The Stolen Turnabout/Part 3: Investigation

Wright & Co. Law Offices
Pearl decides to take the urn and bring it back to Kurain Village. The Sacred Urn will be removed from the Court Record for now. Talk to Maya.


 * What to do: Maya thinks you should talk to Desirée. Since her husband works at KB Security, she should know where the headquarters is.


 * Sacred Urn: Maya notices something strange. The urn says AMI again rather than I AM. What's more is that there are pink splotches all over it.


 * Kurain Village: Nothing important here.

Move to DeMasque's Hideout.

Mask☆DeMasque's Hideout
Desirée looks very worried for Ron. Talk to Desirée:


 * Ron DeLite: Desirée will say something about love at first sight.


 * Detective Atmey: Nothing important here.


 * KB Security: It looks like Desirée doesn't know that Ron quit the job as a security guard. She gives you the directions to KB Security headquarters.


 * Love at first sight?: Desirée will reveal that Ron once saved her life. She was held hostage by a couple of robbers when Ron came and fought them off (okay, he scared them off... unintentionally). They fell in love with each other since.

After talking, Move to the CEO's Office.

KB Security, CEO's Office
Here it is, the crime scene, and of course, Gumshoe is there. Talk to Gumshoe:


 * What happened: The victim's name was Kane Bullard. His body was discovered on 9:00am this morning. He died at approximately 1:00am on October 12th due to blunt force head trauma. Kane's Autopsy Report will be added to the Court Record. Bullard's body was discovered when it fell out of the safe when they opened it.


 * Detective Atmey: After a few concerns about Atmey's "investigations", Gumshoe will show you a news article about the Mask☆DeMasque's first heist involving the robbery of the "Tear of Emanon". He says there is something that bothers him. You note about the security guard in the picture. He looks kind of familiar. The Newspaper Clipping will be added to the Court Record.


 * Prosecutor Godot: Just who is this guy? Gumshoe couldn't figure out who he is. Why does he hold some sort of grudge against you?

Present Kane Bullard's Profile. Gumshoe doesn't really have much info on him.


 * The victim: Gumshoe will say Bullard often uses money to trade secrets with rival companies. It turns out KB used what they have to catch Mask☆DeMasque, but failed many times. As a result, they started losing money. Is this why Bullard had been blackmailing Ron?

After talking, Examine the thick file sitting on the table on the bottom of the screen. It's files are about Mask☆DeMasque! It has everything in it, his methods, the crime scenes even the items he stole! Kane's List will be added to the Court Record.

Examine what looks like a buzzer just right of the painting. It looks like the emergency buzzer. Gumshoe says that someone should have push the buzzer during the struggle, but the security says it never went off. Kane wasn't wearing gloves either. What happened? CEO Office Buzzer will be added to the Court Record.

Present the Blackmail Letter. Just why did Bullard want to blackmail Ron anyway?

Move the Security Room.

KB Security, Security Room
You will meet Larry there (oh no) who claims he knows something about the murder. Talk to Larry:


 * Good info: Larry will tell you that Ron was fired from the headquarters a year ago. Why?
 * Security guard: Nothing important here.


 * The night of the crime: You ask Larry if he was in his position when the crime occurred. Instead of answering, Larry presents 2 Psyche-Locks.

Fortunately you don't have to search for more clues, so go right ahead and Present the Magatama:

Larry's Psyche-Lock: The Night of the Crime

 * The night of the crime: Larry will confess that he had to talk to his "Donna" that night. Larry is extremely apologetic and will do anything to make up for it. Maya suggests to show evidence you have.

Present the CEO Office Buzzer. This will open up a new topic.
 * Emergency buzzer: Larry says the buzzer leaves a record of whenever it's pressed. Larry checks the records and what do you know, it went off around 1:00AM, the same time as the murder! The Buzzer Record will be added to the Court Record.

Move to the Main Exhibition Hall accessible from the CEO's Office. Then Move to the Basement Warehouse.

Basement Warehouse
You see Andrews. You tell her the Sacred Urn is taken care of. Talk to Andrews:


 * DeMasque's Identity: Nothing worth hearing.
 * The night of the crime: Nothing worth hearing.


 * Sacred Urn: You ask about how the urn is suddenly different. Andrews says she doesn't know anything about it, but 2 Psyche-Locks prove otherwise.

Move to the Detention Center.

Detention Center
Ron is available now. Talk to Ron:


 * Mask☆DeMasque: Ron still insists that he is the thief, but didn't Atmey tell you that? Ron then admits that he didn't steal the urn, so the guy in the crime photo has to be Atmey.


 * The night of the crime: Ron does admit that he was indeed at KB Security at the time. He opened the CEO's door up with his key, and as soon as he entered he was knocked out cold. When he came to, he saw something frightening, Kane Bullard's dead body. He knew he had to do something with it, so he put it inside the safe. He knew how to open it, because he was one of the chief security guards. He was even the one who set up the camera in the building, so he knew how to avoid being caught by them.


 * Why were you fired?: Ron tells you not to tell his "Dessie", about being in a life of crime. Ron says Desirée spends money "like it was water". He thinks only being a thief would bring enough money every day.

Present to Ron the Newspaper Clipping about his first heist. Ron will say he hid his costume in a trash can. He will also say that the security guy in the photo is indeed him. The Newspaper Clipping will be updated in the Court Record. Ron says Atmey found the costume afterwords. Since then, he began receiving blackmail letters. Blackmail!?

Talk about the Heist plans. He received very detailed plans and instructions on the heists. It looks like someone else has been planning the heists? If so, then Ron really is Mask☆DeMasque after all? So who is making the plans? Ron says he just submit the stolen items and waits for the cash to come in. He also mentions that he never actually saw the urn, he just did as he was told. Ron's Testimony will be added to the Court Record.
 * Blackmail letter: He said the one you have isn't the first one. The first one said "I know you did it. I know you stole it, so give up." In the end, he did so and gave up the jewel he stole. In return, he received a large amount of money. Ron then started receiving plans.

You ask Ron once more if he killed Bullard. He insists that he didn't, he just put the body inside the safe. He was afraid he would be caught for murder, so he would make the judge found him guilty of the theft, thus giving him an alibi. It looks like you ruined such a clever plan.

Just then, Pearl returns. She announces that the urn has been checked and it is confirmed that it is real after all. However, it looks like the pink splotches are actually paint and they were put on just recently. The girls suggest that you find out how they got there. The Sacred Urn will be returned to the Court Record.

Move to the Basement Warehouse.

Basement Warehouse (2)
Andrews is still hanging around. Maya suggests that you look around one more time. Examine the cardboard box. It looks like the urn was in there. It looks like it has pink paint on it and it matches the ones on the urn. The Urn Box will be added to the Court Record. Pan right and examine the big pink splotch. It looks like it's also the same color as the pink tiny splotches on the urn. Just how did the paint get an odd shape? You then realized it is caused by the cardboard box! It matches! It looks like you have it figured it out. The Paint Marks will be added to the Court Record.

You are now getting closer to the truth behind the urn mystery. Close enough that you can Pan left and Present the Magatama to Andrews:

Andrews' Psyche-Locks: The Sacred Urn
Talk to Andrews:


 * Sacred Urn: Andrews will confess that she was the one that broke the urn. About two weeks ago, right after the photo shooting, the urn arrived and she thought she'd took it in the basement for safekeeping. Suddenly, she tripped on some paint cans and accidentally lost her grip on the box, dropping it, and breaking the urn. Andrews knew it is the most important treasure in the village, so she fixed it, not knowing how it is originally spelled, but assuming it was "AMI". The Sacred Urn will be updated in the Court Record.

Maya then wonders how the paint got there. You haven't seen it when you first got here. Andrews will admit she covered it with the Ami Fey Statue.


 * Ami Fey Statue: Pearl wonders about something strange. On the day before the murder, it was closer to the door. The day after however, it was moved again. Andrews says she wouldn't move it again and doesn't know who moved it. The Ami Fey Statue will be updated in the Court Record.

You begin to suspect that the urn may have a connection to the murder. If the real Mask☆DeMasque was at the KB Security headquarters, then who was the one that stole the urn? Perhaps tomorrow's trial will hopefully bring out the answers.