The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures/Episode 3: The Adventure of the Runaway Room/Trial, Part 3

Emergency recess
Susato reports that a young girl trying to escape from the courtroom was captured by the bailiff. Might she be the third passenger? But the total sum of twenty pence paid to Beppo contradicts this. Just who is this girl, anyway?

Back in the Crown Court, she and Megundal take the witness stand. It is revealed that the girl did indeed set off the smoke bomb, but she remains silent when questioned. Mr Megundal testifies for her to explain the situation.

Her Relation to the Crime: Cross Examination
Press on all statements.

Gina's Testimony: What the Girl Saw
When asked about the contents of the trunk, you can pick any option.

What the Girl Saw: Cross Examination
Press on all statements.

Press on the third statement once more.

Question Megundal on the line:
 * I ain't into dark spaces. They make me feel all clausty-phobic-like.

How important was Gina's testimony just now? What did she hear? When given the option, select It was extremely important. She will append a new statement to her testimony:
 * So I listened t' what was goin' on on the out. All I could 'ear was snorin'.

Press on this new statement. Gina really didn't hear anything else, huh? Something's off. Select It's contradictory when given the option. Something - or someone else - should have been audible to her. Present a person, then select Mortar Milverton's profile. Since she was first to enter the coach, she should have heard the victim boarding it!

Naruhodou suggests a new possibility. Milverton certainly was a passenger, so the only other explanation is... Select He didn't use the door when prompted. You are shown the omnibus sketch again. Indicate the only other entranceway available: the skylight on the roof! It might be possible to drop down through it from above. This would explain the "loud sound" Megundal and Gina heard. However, van Zieks is quick to remind you that neither witness brought this up. Are they hiding something? The courtroom orders Fairplay and Ladyfirst to testify once more.

Rebuttal to the Accusation: Cross Examination
Press on the third statement, then question Megundal on the line:
 * Fairplay: We are absolutely unrelated to these people!

He will reveal how the two were connected to the crime, and thus each had motive to murder.

Next, press on the fourth statement, then question Gina on the line:
 * Ladyfirst: That skylight can't be opened! I've tried opening it from the inside!

Turns out the skylight can be opened, but only from the roof.

Examine the omnibus and open the door, then the skylight. Taking a closer look at its inner frame reveals a bloodstain! Intriguing... This new evidence will be updated in the Court Record.

Present the updated Omnibus on the fifth statement, then indicate the bloodstain when prompted by the judge. Those two on the roof look pretty guilty now!

Invalid evidence?
The jury prepares to announce its verdict, when suddenly... van Zieks claims your newfound evidence to be invalid! The traces of blood were not there at the time of the investigation, so someone may have tampered with the omnibus during the trial. Choose It was possible when prompted, as there was in fact a small window of time this could have happened: during the smoke grenade explosion!

Enraged, Mr Megundal accuses you of being an amateurish upstart. van Zieks goes on to list other "oddities" that appeared in the crime scene. When prompted, say I know then indicate the blood on the omnibus' floor. van Zieks commends you for putting the truth before your client while Megundal goes into an uproar, saying that he has no evidence that any fabrication occurred. Thus, the traces are the truth as it pertains to the court. It appears the defence will receive its victory... but is this really okay?

No matter what you plead, Megundal erupts into laughter and asserts that your words are a formality, nothing more. Since the trial cannot continue, the jury is unneeded to declare the verdict. Therefore,

Cosney Megundal is found...



as the gallery murmurs in doubt.