Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney/Episode 4: Turnabout Goodbyes/Day 2 - Trial

Day two is split between Courtroom mode and Investigation mode, the first half being in the former, and the second in the latter. You learn from Miles Edgeworth the name of the prosecutor: Manfred von Karma. He is considered a god of prosecutors. Throughout the 40 years of his career, Karma has never lost a single case, or so he claims. Karma would do just about anything to make the Guilty verdict, and Miles means anything! He even taught Edgeworth what it means to "prosecute." Phoenix calls for Mia's help, but with lack of training over the past few months, Maya is too weak to reach her. Is it over already?

The trial begins
After a few scares from Karma, whose opening statements tell you he has decisive evidence and a decisive witness, Gumshoe takes the stand and describes the events of the day of the murder.


 * The murder happened late Christmas Eve, around midnight.
 * There was one boat in the very middle of the lake.
 * There were two men on the boat.
 * Now, there happened to be a woman camping there on the edge of the lake.
 * At 12:10 AM, she heard two pistol shots.
 * Then the boat started to move.
 * It went towards the Boat Rental Shop.

The Overhead Map will be added to your Court Record. Karma demands that Gumshoe testify to the court about the arrest. The judge says that isn't Karma's job, however Karma insults the judge by telling him his job is to slam the gavel down and say the word "Guilty." The judge agrees. This doesn't look good.

The Arrest of Edgeworth: Cross-examination
Karma demands that you to begin cross-examining.

Press him on his fifth statement. Gumshoe will show the bullet that was in the body. The Pistol Bullet will be added to the Court Record. Now press him on his sixth statement. Gumshoe says they found the pistol on the boat. The judge orders Gumshoe to add a new statement:
 * "The murder weapon we found on the boat was decisive evidence."

Press him on that statement. Karma will laugh at you, just like Edgeworth did once. It turns out, Edgeworth's fingerprints from his right hand were on the pistol. Karma sees that as critical evidence, and demands that the Pistol be added to the Court Record. Karma asks that if the Pistol Bullet came from the Pistol. Thanks to the ballistic markings (the unique identifiers of the gun), they find that it did. Karma concludes that the bullet that killed the victim was fired from the gun with the fingerprints of the defendant. The judge would declare the verdict, but he needs to listen to the witness' testimony. Karma then has the judge call a recess.

Recess
Phoenix tells Edgeworth about the fingerprints. Egdeworth says that he was on the boat, but he didn't shoot Hammond. He heard a shot very close by. The other man probably shot himself. Suicide? Edgeworth claims he wasn't sure, and that it's the only explanation he could come up with. Maya still has no progress with Mia. She wonders if she is any help anymore. Say "No, I need you here" - you'll see later why. After arguing with her, Edgeworth will interrupt, saying it's bad for his heart. Recess is over, so continue in court.

Karma calls Lotta Hart to the stand, and demands she talk without adding anything trivial or subjective, much to Lotta's disturbance.

Lotta's Testimony: Witness's Account
Karma hears enough; as Lotta told the court, she had a picture of the moment of the murder and there were no other boats in that lake. No other man could have shot the victim but Edgeworth, so the judge, having heard enough, decides to call the verdict. However, you still need a cross-examination. Karma decides to let you do so, as he thinks you'll fail to find a contradictory statement in the testimony. If you don't, he'll sentence you to contempt of court. Maya asks you if there was anything contradictory, so say "I think there was."

Witness's Account: Cross-examination
Press Lotta on her second statement. She was camping there, because she was doing a project for her university. Choose "Press further," and Karma will object to this as research has nothing to do with the murder and has the judge sustain the objection.

Press the third and fourth statements, then press further on the latter statement, and she'll reveal to you that she saw the two men with her own eyes. Karma objects to this - is he hiding something? Press Lotta on her fifth and sixth statements. She reveals that she witnessed the other shot. Press further on the latter statement. Lotta says that she was scanning the whole lake. The whole lake? Was she looking for something else? Karma, of course, objects to this and finds all of your questions hopeless, thus, he'll say that Phoenix will be out of the courtroom if he has another outburst.

Seeing that Lotta's testimony stinks, and seeing that Phoenix has no chance of doing more cross-examining, Maya Fey harshly demands that Lotta tell the court if she clearly saw that it was Edgeworth who shot the man. Lotta says she did, however, Karma sees this as another outburst and the judge orders the officers to take Phoenix away. Maya however, says that she made the outburst, not Nick. Karma doesn't care, as he says the verdict is now clear. Say "Wrong" as Lotta has made another testimony. The judge agrees and allows Lotta to change her last statement. Maya is taken away from court for the outburst, so it looks like you're on your own. Karma still has his hopes up though.
 * "I saw it as clear as day. The man on the boat was Mr. Edgeworth!"

Present the Lake Photo to the court. That wasn't in her testimony. It seems that Lotta's Camera took a very high quality photo of the lake, yet it didn't catch their faces. If so, then how did she know it was Edgeworth on that boat? Looks like you're finally making progress, as Lotta will make a new testimony, much to Karma's annoyance.

How Edgeworth Was Seen: Cross-examination
She brought binoculars? Press her on her third statement. Didn't she say she was looking for shooting stars yesterday? Wouldn't she need a telescope for that? Was the Camera really used to catch a meteor shower? Karma objects, saying that the Camera is irrelevant to the case, and there will be consequences if you don't find anything useful. The judge asks if you would like to continue. Say "Press further," as the Camera may be important to most, if not all of the case. Lotta will make a new statement.
 * "The camera was set up just to take pictures of the meteor shower."

Press her on that statement. Wasn't the lake too foggy for the Camera to take a photo of the meteor shower? Von Karma says you're confusing the witness, and lets her continue. Present Lotta's Camera against the same statement. If she was taking pictures of the stars, then why did she point the Camera to the lake? She would've pointed the Camera upwards. The judge wants evidence. Choose "Show evidence." Present the court with Gourdy's Article. It seems she was there to take pictures of Gourdy. She wants proof that Gourdy is what she's really there for.

Say "I have proof," then present Lotta's Camera again. Lotta set the camera to respond to a loud noise. The Pistol made a loud bang, which triggered the Camera. According to the article, Gourdy made a loud noise when it emerged. Lotta finally admits that she was there to see Gourdy. However, it doesn't really change what she saw. The judge asks Lotta to change her testimony of why she was at the lake. Lotta and Karma think it still won't change anything, so make sure they are wrong.

Lotta's Testimony: Lotta's New Testimony
Karma objects to this and sees that Lotta's testimony is unchanged and doesn't want to go through another "pointless" cross-examination. Karma is obviously hiding something. Your cross-examination will begin, but the judge will say this is your last chance.

Lotta's New Testimony: Cross-examination
On her seventh statement, present the Gourdy Article. Wasn't Lotta scanning the lake for Gourdy, rather than keeping her eye on the boat? She probably wouldn't need binoculars to see a close boat. She would use them for Gourdy. She admits that she didn't give the boat a second thought. She does, however, remind you that you have the Lake Photo, the proof. However, you still can't tell who's shooting who. But before Lotta can explain what she did to fix it, Karma objects and tells Lotta she said enough, and to shut her "pie-hole," thus ending the cross-examination.

What was Lotta about to say? Phoenix then remembers that yesterday, Gumshoe said she was going to enlarge it. Is this what Karma is hiding? Choose "Make her show the enlargement" - it's all or nothing now. Lotta agrees. Karma objects, but, lucky for you, is finally overruled. She shows the enlargement, however you still can't tell who's shooting who. Regardless, the Lake Photo will be updated in the Court Record. It seems the enlargement has done little to help. It looks like the judge has his verdict.

But there is still something not right in the photo. You have a choice to stop the verdict or not. Choose "Object to the enlargement." The judge will ask you to find the strange part of the photo. You will examine the enlargement. Move the cursor to the hand holding the Pistol. Then present it to the court. The judge will ask if you have proof of what's wrong. Present the Pistol to the court. In the photo, the murderer is shooting the Pistol from his left hand, while the Pistol has prints from a right hand, concluding that the man shooting was not Edgeworth.

The judge praises you for finding proof, but that leaves one problem: if Edgeworth didn't shoot him, then who did? Only two people were on the boat! Karma wants you to say who. Say "The victim himself." Karma objects, as an Autopsy Report shows that the Pistol was fired a meter away, about three feet. The victim's arm obviously isn't that long, so suicide is out of the question. The Autopsy Report will be updated in your Court Record. The judge concludes that Edgeworth isn't the shooter, but neither is the victim. He will adjourn the court for today, without a verdict thankfully.

After the trial
Edgeworth still claims that he didn't shoot the victim, and that he wants Phoenix to tell Maya to watch her mouth. Lotta's testimony seemed to include very useful information, so Phoenix writes out Lotta's Deposition, which will be added to the Court Record. The trial is over for the day. Time to investigate, but first, go talk to Maya.

Investigation mode
At the Detention Center, you'll meet Maya. Talk to her about all of the available topics. If you talk to her, you'll get some good and some bad news. The good news is Gumshoe came earlier to tell her they'll let her go after questioning, seeing that it was her first offense, but you're going to need to come up with her bail money. The bad news is that she still can't reach Mia, so you're going to have to look for a local waterfall so she can get some training time in. Move to the Gourd Lake Entrance.

Gourd Lake Entrance
There seems to be fewer cops around, and no Gumshoe. Move to the Gourd Lake Public Beach.

You won't see Larry here. Move to the Gourd Lake Woods.

Gourd Lake Woods
You won't see Lotta, but you will see Gumshoe, who says "good show" about today's trial. Talk to Gumshoe:


 * Tomorrow's trial: Gumshoe says that Karma is bringing in another witness. Remember, in the trial, von Karma said there were two witnesses. Gumshoe can't tell you about that now.
 * Prosecutor Edgeworth: Edgeworth's fear of earthquakes may have something to do with the DL-6 Incident.
 * Maya Fey: Gumshoe mentions that he shed a tear when Maya saved the trial, and that Edgeworth is so grateful he decided to pay the bail.

Move back to the Detention Center to pick Maya up, then move to the Gourd Lake Entrance.

Gourd Lake Entrance
Here, you'll face Lotta again, who wants to make it up to you for today's trial. Talk to Lotta:


 * Making it up: She says she'll tell you about what Karma didn't want her to say.

Choose "Deal," but she'll need information about Gourdy. You'll tell her it doesn't exist, but she wants proof of that; it looks like you'll have to do some exploring. You may need to find a myth specialist. Move to the Gourd Lake Public Beach.

Gourd Lake Public Beach
Here you'll find a big Steel Samurai balloon, and Larry. Talk to him if you want, but you'll won't get any new information. Move to the Criminal Affairs Dept.

Police Department Criminal Affairs
You'll see Gumshoe here, so talk to Gumshoe:


 * The investigation: Gumshoe will say they haven't found any clues yet. He'll say that he's having another meeting about Edgeworth's motives.
 * Gourdy: Gumshoe will think you are crazy, but will agree to help you with some secret weapons.
 * Secret weapons: He'll give you one of the three weapons with which to find Gourdy: a dog, a fishing pole, or a metal detector. How are any of those three going to help?

Choose "Borrow the metal detector." The Metal Detector will be added to the Court Record. Now find that "monster," but you may need a boat first. Move to the Gourd Lake Public Beach, then to the Boat Rental Shop.

Boat Rental Shop
Nobody seems to be here, maybe because of the murder. Suddenly, the Metal Detector goes wild. Maya takes a look in the bushes, and she finds an Air Tank. The valve is broken, and it seems to be wrapped in flags. This could be a clue, so it'll be added to the Court Record. Move back to the Gourd Lake Public Beach.

Gourd Lake Public Beach (2)
Present the Air Tank to Larry. He asks what about it. Answer, "Is it yours?" He wants to know why he would need it. Answer "To inflate something." He'll admit that he used it to try to inflate the Steel Samurai, but it didn't go well. Ask more about the tank, and he reveals to you that his normal air compressor was broken, so last week he used the Air Tank to fill up the Steel Samurai balloon. It didn't go well: the Air Tank made a loud bang (sound familiar?), and skyrocketed into the lake taking the Samurai balloon and the flags with it. It landed in the lake.

Talk to Larry:
 * The flying air tank: It took Larry four days to find it, and when he finally did, it was Christmas Eve night - the night of the murder! However, he left before the murder took place, so he didn't know about it.

You may not have a new witness, but you did solve the mystery of Gourdy. Move to the Gourd Lake Woods.

Gourd Lake Woods (2)
As you face Lotta again, Maya sneezes, wasting another roll on Lotta's Camera. Lotta made the trigger more sensitive so the sneeze set it off. Talk to Lotta:


 * Gourdy: Tell her "Gourdy doesn't exist." She obviously wants proof, so tell her the proof is here.

Present the Air Tank to Lotta. You'll explain about Larry's mishap, and that the Air Tank landed in the lake, and at the same time, a couple was taking the photo catching the tank falling into the lake, and it looked like the creature. So, Phoenix concludes that Gourdy was actually the Steel Samurai. The explanation hurts poor Lotta.


 * Case information: She reveals that she heard some cops talking about the other witness, who happens to be the Boat Shop caretaker.

He still lives there, so check it out. However, before you go, Lotta will give you the Second Lake Photo of the murder (remember, the Camera shot twice). However, it won't be much help, since it only has the lake in it. The Second Lake Photo will be added to the Court Record. Move to the Boat Rental Shop.

Boat Rental Shop (2)
There still seems to be no one here. Move into the Caretaker's Shack.

Caretaker's Shack
Here you'll meet the caretaker of the Boat Rental Shop, who apparently mistakes you and Maya for his relatives wanting to run his "pasta shop" while he's gone. Talk to the caretaker:


 * The boat rental shop: He'll say that younger people wanted to ride his boats, so he keeps some outside.

Present to him your Attorney Badge, and he'll figure out you're not his kids. Phoenix tells him that he and Maya are investigating a murder that took place here. The caretaker will tell you anything, if you promise to run the Wet Noodle (his shop). Tell him you promise to run the Noodle and he'll say, "Good for you Keith!" What? Did he already forget that you're not Keith and Meg?

Present to the caretaker with the Lake Photo and he'll say he has seen it. Talk to him:


 * What you saw: He'll tell you that a few nights ago he heard two "bangs" and saw two men in the water. One of them fell off the boat. The boat came back and a man walked past by saying something. The caretaker couldn't remember what he said.

Examine the parrot. It seems it only responds when its name is called. The Parrot will be added to your Court Record. Polly says lots of words if you know the secret command. Talk to the caretaker one last time.


 * Polly: The caretaker is forgetful, so he tells all his important information to his parrot.

Maya will ask Polly for the number to the safe. She'll say, "1228" much to her owner's annoyance. Then the caretaker will tell you that "Little Terry" was here earlier. The caretaker's description of him is that of Gumshoe, who apparently told him to go to court tomorrow.

Maya asks Polly what you're forgetting. Polly says "Don't forget DL-6!" How does Polly know about the DL-6 Incident? The caretaker is sleeping, so he can't tell you anything. You automatically head outside. It seems this man know something about the DL-6 Incident. You try to go in again, but he locked it from the inside. You need to talk to Gumshoe about this. Move to the Criminal Affairs Dept.

Police Department Criminal Affairs (2)
Talk to Gumshoe:


 * The boat caretaker: It turns out they tried to get information on him, but couldn't find any.
 * The DL6 Incident: Gumshoe would tell you about the DL-6 Incident, but he wants proof that it has anything to do with the current case.

Present Polly to him. After telling him what the parrot said, Gumshoe will give you permission to go to the Records Room. Move there.

Police Department Records Room
Here, Maya will find the record of DL-6. Talk to her about the various parts of the incident:


 * The case summary: December 28, 2001: Court District No. 3 elevator - the same court where the trial is being held! There was a huge earthquake, causing part of the building to collapse and the power to go out. The elevator became stuck and three people were caught inside it. It took five hours to rescue them. With lack of oxygen, two of them were unconscious and one was shot dead in the heart. The victim was Edgeworth's father. Edgeworth witnessed his father's death, so he must have been one of the trapped people.


 * Victim data: The victim, Gregory Edgeworth was a defense attorney, age 35. He had lost that day's court case, and was in the elevator with his son Miles. From the angle and other evidence, it wasn't a suicide. A pistol was found in the elevator. The pistol shot twice before killing Gregory. Sounds just like the current case.


 * Suspect data: The name of the suspect that Misty Fey had arrested was Yanni Yogi. He was a court clerk, and the third person in the elevator. He could have killed Gregory, but Hammond, the victim in the current case, found him innocent. The suspect, Yanni Yogi, was oxygen deprived and suffered brain damage, losing his memory in the elevator. He disappeared since he was found Not Guilty, and can't be found to this day. Where could he be now?

"Maybe closer than you think," says Phoenix. The DL-6 Case File will be added to the Court Record. Hopefully that's everything you need for the trial tomorrow, because that ends Day two.