Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney/Episode 5: Rise from the Ashes/Day 3 - Trial Former

'This is a very confusing case indeed. The same person was killed in two places at the same time. In the Defendants Lobby, Lana will tell you despite a long questioning, the police are entirely clueless, even Lana is in the dark.'

Day Three: Court Mode
Edgeworth states that it takes 30 minutes to reach from the Police Station to the Prosecutor's Office, and yet Goodman was disappeared in the former and was found at the latter. Edgeworth promises to bring accurate evidence to court. He calls Mike Meekins to the stand.

Meekins promptly admits to the murder. However, Edgeworth still demands that Meekins will give the report about the murder.

Crime Report, Sir!: Cross-Examination
Press all of Meekins' statement. Meekins was assigned to guard the Blue Badger (the dancing contraption in front of the Police Department). It was during the ceremony, so Meekins had to put it in the Evidence Room. Meekins needed an ID card to enter the Evidence Room. Meekins reveals his ID Number, 4989596. If you look carefully, the number was used twice, 25 minutes before the crime, and around the same time as Goodman! The first time for relocating the Blue Badger, the second time to get it back. The ID Card Record will be updated in the Court Record. When Meekins saw the knife, He was swinging his arms, cutting his hand in the process. Meekins eventually disarmed Goodman, who, with a mess of Meekins' blood, punched Meekins in the face. Meekins was slapped awake at 5:30. Afterwords he went to finish his deed, to put the Blue Badger back to its place.

Cross-Examination Ends

The Judge believes he has heard an accurate testimony, but one thing remains unclear, was the man murdered at the Police Station really Goodman? Meekins then presents a video tape of the murder sent by Chief Gant. Meekins was told to erase it but couldn't do so. We then see the tape.

Here is the description of the tape. The camera pans left and right:


 * Right view 1: Nothing interesting here, maybe.
 * Left view 1: Goodman walks by.
 * Right view 2: Goodman opens his locker
 * Left view 2: Meekins walks by
 * Right view 3: Meekins and Goodman notice each other and began fighting.
 * Left view 3: The fight continues as the camera faces away from them.
 * Right view 4: The fight just passed as we see Meekins knocked out cold. We don't see Goodman for some reason.
 * Left view 4: Nothing interesting here, maybe.

As you can see in everyone's faces, while it proves Meekins did encounter someone and there was some activity, the tape doesn't show the man's face, and what happened. Edgeworth tells Meekins to describe the man.

Mystery Man: Cross-Examination
Press Meekins' 5th statement. Edgeworth asks if there is a problem with the video tape. Say There is a problem. You then examine the tape.

Right view 1: Look at Goodman's locker. It's lit up! Present it. If the locker was lit, then its opened. Goodman's locker was lit, so it is already opened. The Judge wants you to show why. You examine the tape again.

Right view 2: If you look closely at Goodman's locker as it opens, you see something fall out. Pause at the right time and Present it. If the locker was closed, but not locked, the the object might have been stuck between the door and the sensor. The Judge wants you to present the thin insulator. Present the Rubber Glove. It says "SL-9 Incident", and with this glove, anyone could have opened the locker.

Cross-Examination Ends

Edgeworth isn't willing to give in, as he has Meekins testify more about the tape.

Meekins' Testimony: Mystery Man (2)
Edgeworth even has the ID Card Record to prove that Goodman's card was used. It was due to transferals, but why a few people? You began the cross examination.

Mystery Man (2): Cross-Examination
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