Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney/Episode 3: Turnabout Samurai/Day 4 - Trial

Day Four: Courtroom Mode
This is the last day of the trail. Edgeworth will quickly call Dee Vasquez to the stand.

Vasquez's Testimony: The Day of the Murder
Before the Cross-examination begins the Judge asks how Sal “took” Vasquez. Vasquez informs him about the Van. Van is added to the court record.

The Day of the Murder: Cross-Examination
You know that the murder took place during that 15 minute break. You need to find the contradiction in her testimony. Present the Steak Plate on the 6th statement, the one about eating the T-bone steaks. Both Jack and Will ate T-bone steaks in the Employee area on that same day. The difference between them is that Jack and Will left bones on the plates; however the plates outside Trailer Two did not have bones left on them.

When you can choose “You didn’t eat the steak” from the options. The Judge would like to know what she did do with the 15 minute break. Choose “Meeting the Steel Samurai” Now Phoenix will try to prove that Vasquez is responsible for Jack’s death.

Vasquez quickly points out that she would not have been able to wield the Samurai Spear to kill him. This is true; it would have been very hard for her to use it. When you can select “You couldn’t, could you.” It doesn’t matter if she could wield the Samurai Spear or not… The Spear was not the murder weapon!

Read the description of the Samurai Spear in the Court Record. The Samurai Spear had been repaired with duct tape earlier in the day. No one would be able to use the Samurai Spear as weapon in that condition. Present Samurai Spear as proof when you are asked. If the Samurai Spear is not the murder weapon, what is? The court clearly would like to know. When you can, select “I can tell you.” There is another deadly weapon that could be used to kill someone. We know it could kill someone because it did 5 years ago. Present the “Five-year-old photo” to the court.

Phoenix will now untangle the mystery. Dee Vasquez pushed Hammer onto the fence, next to the Studio Two trailer, just like 5 years ago. The resulting chest wound was easily mistaken for a stab wound from a spear.

Vasquez now asks how she could have moved the body to Studio One during that 15 minute break. Choose “She had another way.” Present the Van to the court.

Vasquez was able to move the body using the Van at Studio Two. She moved it to Studio One and changed the body into the Evil Magistrate costume. At this point Edgeworth reminds the court that Sal Manella was driving the van. When asked if he was a conspirator choose “Of course he was”.

Vasquez points out that Phoenix has only proved that it was possible for her to commit the murder; however there is still no decisive proof. Ask her to testify again. She doesn’t seem interested; however just as all seem lost Edgeworth objects. He asks her to testify again, this time on what happened after they found the body.

After Finding the Body: Cross-Examination
Press the 6th statement, the one about the script and direction notes. Then you can Press Harder.

Vasquez states that she didn’t bring her notes to Studio One because she didn’t think there would be a rehearsal. When she is asked why she thought that, she says because there had been a murder! Before you catch her out, Edgeworth objects as he realizes that she has incriminated herself. She didn’t bring her script because she knew about the murder before going to Studio One.

Vasquez then changes the last sentence of her testimony.


 * I knew that Hammer was injured and couldn't do any action scenes, so I left them behind.

Vasquez has clearly slipped up again. She said that Hammer had been injured but it was Powers who hurt his ankle during rehearsal. How could she get them mixed up? She saw Hammer limping when he was wearing the Steel Samurai costume. Present Powers’(?)Photo. Then when you can, select “You saw Hammer limping.” You have just proved that she met Hammer while he was wearing the Steel Samurai costume.

Vasquez is now claiming that she had no motive for killing Hammer. She’s trying her hardest to keep up a defense. Can you prove that she had motive? When you can, select “Of course I can prove it!” The only evidence you have that links Vasquez and Hammer is the Five-year-old photo. The incident that happened 5 years ago must be the motive. Present the “Five-year-old photo”.

Phoenix will explain the whole blackmail scandal and how Vasquez forced Hammer to become a puppet. However, this would explain why Hammer would want to kill Vasquez rather than the other way round.

The Judge will ask to see the evidence of the motive, instead of showing evidence select “She had no motive.” Dee Vasquez killed Jack Hammer in self-defense. He had motive to kill her but yet he died. This can be the only explanation.

The truth revealed
The mystery has been revealed. Jack planned to kill Vasquez. He drugged Powers during lunch and stole his Steel Samurai costume to help cover his tracks. He planned to pin Vasquez’s murder on Powers but when he arrived at Studio One, Vasquez killed him first.

At this point Vasquez confesses to killing Hammer and your client Will Powers is exonerated of all charges.

Will Powers is found Not Guilty!

What REALLY happened
About 5 years ago, Jack Hammer, Dee Vasquez, and a fellow co-worker are rehearsing for an action film. At Studio Two, Hammer pushed the co-worker off the step and into a sharp gate of a flowerbed, which punctures his chest, killing him.

A paparazzi caught the moment, but was mugged by Wendy Oldbag, a big fan of Hammer, and killed by Vasquez before he could release it to the press. Vasquez, with ties to the mafia, prevents the photo going to the press and uses it to blackmail Hammer, whose career went downhill, eventually becoming the Evil Magistrate with little payment. After five years Hammer then decides he has had enough and decides to end it once and for all. To do that, he has to kill Vasquez.

On October 15th, Will Powers injures his left ankle during practice. In the following lunch, Hammer adds sleeping pills to Powers' lunch, which had Powers eventually take a nap.

Hammer then steals the Steel Samurai costume from Powers' dressing room. He then puts it on and heads towards Studio Two dragging his left foot on his way to imitate Powers' injury, passing Oldbag, and the security camera.

Hammer reaches Studio Two where Sal Manella and Vasquez were coming out of the trailer from a lunch break. Things didn't go as Hammer planned, as Vasquez pushed him in the gate of the flowerbed during a struggle, Hammer was then killed just like the incident five years ago. In the bushes, Cody Hackins witnesses the incident and takes a few pictures.

Realizing she's in trouble, Vasquez with help from Manella cleaned up the crime scene. Dressing Hammer's body in the Evil Magistrate, and throwing the blood-stained Steel Samurai costume in the incinerator. They then put the body in a nearby van, and drove it to Studio One, where they stabbed the body with the Samurai Spear and left it to be discovered by the police.

Meanwhile, fierce winds knocked down the Monkey Head at 4:00pm, blocking the path to Studio Two.

Turnabout Samurai: Epilogue
Will asks why Jack tried to frame him. Choose “Show evidence” and present “Powers’(?)Photo”. Jack was jealous. Jealous that Will was worshiped as the Steel Samurai. Jack used to be the hero star and he fell from grace.

Then Edgeworth will come to tell you he hadn't expected to "meet" Phoenix again, and warns him never to show up in front of his face again, as he now declares themselves rivals.

Meanwhile, Global decided to keep working on kid's shows, starting with the Pink Princess, which Sal came up with when he first met Maya. Phoenix was surprised, since he didn't think The Studio would take it seriously.