Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney/Episode 5: Rise from the Ashes/Day 2 - Trial Former

This trial will be unlike all of the previous ones: from here on, only Ema can help you, as there won't be a Fey to help you out… or will there?

In the courtroom
Edgeworth calls Angel Starr to the stand. Usually they call a detective, but according to Edgeworth, Angel was – until two years ago – a "first rate" homicide detective. Angel proceeds with describing the crime.


 * The parking lot at the Prosecutor's Office is divided into two blocks.
 * A Block is for the Prosecutor's Office personnel.
 * B Block is for visitors and clients.
 * A chain divider separates the two blocks.
 * The crime took place by a car in the back of A Block, in the car's trunk.
 * The killer stabbed the victim with a knife and went to drive the body out of the garage.

The Parking Lot Floor Plans will be added to the Court Record. Angel says she witnessed the very moment of the crime — things are looking grim for you already.

Witness's Account: Cross-examination
Press Angel's first, second and fourth statements. Angel tells you that the reason she hates prosecutors is because they fired her. She was bringing a lunchbox to her boyfriend in the security guard room, which is above A Block, overlooking the whole lot from its glass front window. Because she was a visitor, she had to park in B Block, which is where she witnessed the crime — from thirty feet away. Angel then presents a photograph, taken at the moment of the crime, showing a person that is certainly Lana. The Crime Photo will be added to your Court Record.

Present the Crime Photo on Angel's fifth statement. It doesn't look like she was holding a knife. However, Edgeworth objects, saying Angel actually took the photo the moment after the crime, because blood was already splattered on her coat. Edgeworth sees no problem with this. You have a choice to object, or accept. Choose "Objection!". Didn't Angel say she took the picture at the moment of the murder? She takes it lightly however, and admits she was a little off. Angel then says Lana committed the murder in a premeditated way. As you can see in the Crime Photo, Lana was wearing rubber, surgical gloves. Why would she be wearing them if she didn't know she'd be handling a bloody corpse? The judge then demands that Angel add that into her testimony.
 * "The murder was planned! The rubber gloves prove it!"

Present Edgeworth's Knife on that statement. Lana didn't prepare the most important thing: the murder weapon. It's hard to believe that the murder could be premeditated when she used a knife that just happened to be in Edgeworth's trunk. If she had planned it, would she really have forgotten to bring the murder weapon? Edgeworth doesn't seem to care though — he will accept a Guilty verdict whether Lana planned the murder or not. Angel still insists that the act was premeditated, and seems to have more cause for this deduction. The judge then asks her for a new testimony to bring her reasoning to light.

Angel's Deduction: Cross-examination
Present Goodman's Autopsy Report against Angel's fourth statement. It says that Goodman was stabbed once. Angel thought that Lana stabbed Goodman more than once, because she mistook something that looked like blood at her breast. The judge has Angel testify as to what she thought looked like blood.
 * "Her red muffler looked like blood to me… that's how ghastly the whole scene was."

Present the Crime Photo on that statement. Edgeworth states that according to the Photo, Lana wasn't wearing a muffler. Angel swore she saw something red. The judge has Angel testify to her mistake. Finally you're making progress.

Angel's Testimony: Apprehending the Suspect
As Angel and Lana were struggling, Lana knocked over an oil drum. You begin the cross-examination.

Apprehending the Suspect: Cross-examination
Press Angel's second statement. Angel says she was 30 feet away from her before Lana was arrested. Press her further. Angel earlier claimed to have witnessed the accident from the B Block. There was a chain link fence separating the two parking blocks. Angel says she climbed over the 9-foot fence to get to Lana. How could she do that with so little time?

Press on Angel's third statement. Angel heard Lana say the word "muffler" on her phone. Ask further. Lana attempted to use the emergency phone at first, but it was out of order. The Cell Phone is updated in the Court Record. Angel adds a testimony about the emergency phone.
 * "She gave up trying to use the phone on the wall and just used her cell phone!"

Present the parking lot Floor Plans against that statement. If Angel had witnessed the crime from where she claims she was, she would not have seen Lana use the phone, because of the partition that was in the way. Angel has to be lying. Edgeworth wants to know what she is lying about. Say "Where she saw it". If Angel saw Lana use the phone, she might have seen it in a different location. The judge wants to know where. You examine the Parking Lot Floor Plans. Present where it's labeled "Security Room". Earlier Angel said that she was selling a lunch to one of her "boyfriends" there. That must be where she saw the crime.

Ema then notices something odd. Why would Angel lie? Edgeworth presents the Crime Photo to remind you that Angel took the picture from Block B. The judge wants to know what Angel is lying about and tells Phoenix to do so. Ema then recalls what you know so far. Angel says that she saw the crime from the Security Room, but she lied about seeing it from Block B. Phoenix wonders what would change by that. Choose the "Distance to the crime". Though the Security Room was also about 30 feet away from the crime, what matters is how long it took to reach the suspect. As you know from the crime scene, the door to A Block was locked, so Angel had to take the long way around to B Block. It took Angel five minutes to get there. Raise an objection at this point. If it took five minutes for Angel to reach the crime, Lana would have had a chance to run. Looks like you you were able to take advantage of Angel's slip up.

The judge tries to adjourn court, but Angel persists, as she has decisive evidence. The judge, with some temptation from Angel, has her testify about this new evidence.

Angel's Testimony: Decisive Evidence
The reason Angel didn't present it at first is that she didn't trust Edgeworth, who refuses to accept the evidence, as it doesn't conform to the first rule evidence law: no evidence shall be shown without the approval of the Police Department. Angel says that just today, behind Edgeworth's back, she took the evidence to forensics for blood testing, and afterwards got permission from the Police Department to submit it as evidence. The Victim's Shoe is added to the Court Record. You now start cross-examining.

Decisive Evidence: Cross-examination
Press Angel's sixth statement. Ema wants to know if there is a problem. Say "There's a problem". You automatically check the Shoe. Rotate it so you can see the bottom. There is blood there, so present it. Edgeworth wants you to show the contradiction. Present the Crime Photo. If there was blood, then why weren't there any footprints? Edgeworth then reminds you what Angel said about apprehending the suspect. Lana knocked over an oil drum during the struggle. The oil drum was actually full of water, so Lana used it to wash away the footprints. This proves that Lana tried to hide the evidence.

Just by that, the judge decides to declare the verdict. You don't know what to do, and Ema says that since Angel is working on the prosecutor's side, she could be lying. Angel hears this and presents another photo of the crime: the body itself is in the trunk of the car. You also see that the asphalt around the car is wet. This picture shows that the shoe was indeed the victim's, and that the evidence of the footprints had been washed away, thus erasing all doubt from the court.

Now you and Ema have nothing left to save Lana… or have you? You hear a voice, Mia's voice, telling you not to give up. Phoenix stops the court's verdict and presents the latest photograph. You automatically examine the Photo. Look closely, and you will see something in the car's muffler. Present this to the court. Does "muffler" sound familiar? When given the chance, present Lana's Cell Phone. Earlier, Angel testified that Lana mentioned "muffler" in her very brief phone call. She could have been referring to the car's muffler. Finally, you give the judge a reason to continue the case. He calls a half hour recess.

Recess
At the Defendant's Lobby, you'll have a visitor: Jake Marshall. You learn from him that Lana was indeed wearing a red muffler (scarf) that day.

The judge resumes the case. You see Edgeworth looking somewhat shocked, saying "It can't be…". You then see someone you haven't met take the stand. After some chatter, the person is revealed to be the district Chief of Police, Damon Gant. He's brought Lana's red muffler to court, and Gant says it was found in "Worthy's" (Edgeworth's) car muffler. Gant also shows you a switchblade knife. Edgeworth scolds Gant because his department hadn't found this evidence yet, but Gant reminds Edgeworth that as the lead prosecutor in the case, he is responsible for the investigation. The judge accepts the knife into evidence, but wants you to open it for him first.

Examine the switch (near the gold-capped end), and the blade will open. You'll find something shocking: the tip of the blade is broken and it looks like there's blood on the edge. The Switchblade Knife will be added to the Court Record. If you examine the tag on the Switchblade Knife, you'll find that it bears the letters "SL-9." Could this be another case file code, like DL-6? At Edgeworth's request, the judge has Gant testify about the rift between the Police Department and the Prosecutor's Office, as well as about the Switchblade Knife.

Gant's Testimony: Department in Disorder
Scary coincidence indeed: Gant is saying another detective was killed at 5:15 PM — the exact same time when Goodman was killed, but this time at the Police Department!

Department in Disorder: Cross-examination
If you look through the Court Record, you'll see a note found with the victim that says "6-7S" on it. However, if you read it upside-down, you'll find it says "SL-9" — the same as the tag on the Switchblade Knife. This is the connection between the knife and Goodman! Present the Victim's Note on Gant's second statement. The Victim's Note will be updated (turned upside down) in the Court Record. Gant adds this to his testimony.
 * "This knife was evidence in a case. It was stolen from the Department's evidence room."

Press on that statement. The knife was stolen on the day of the murder, and happens to be the murder weapon from a case long-solved. Press Gant's fourth statement. Who killed the detective at the Police Department? Gant says they arrested the suspect just now. Gant allows you to ask another question. You have a choice, so pick "Where the victim was found?". Gant can't say, but he does tell you the murder took place in the Evidence Room. That's where he said the broken knife was stolen from!

Press Gant's sixth statement. It's already proven that the two cases are indeed connected, but now they're also connected by the Evidence Room. Gant decides he'll give some more information, unofficially.
 * "I'll cooperate, but I can't reveal the name of the victim in the Department, okay?"

Press on that statement. Gant decides you can ask him a question for a hint. Ask about "The victim's ID number". Gant reveals the ID number, #5842189. Is this familiar to you? You have a choice, choose "This tells me something!". Present Goodman's ID, but look at the description first — it says the number is #5842189! If that's true, then Goodman himself might have been killed at the Police Department — but Angel saw Lana stab him at the Prosecutor's Office!

Does this mean that Goodman was killed at different places at the same time? Edgeworth asks Gant why he didn't know this already. Gant tells him he should already know this information, since they sent someone over with the report yesterday. That was officer Meekins, who was kicked out by Edgeworth while you were over there yesterday. Gant tells Edgeworth that it's his fault for not knowing the connection in the first place, and making "Wrighto" (Phoenix) prove it. Edgeworth apologizes for the confusion and asks for one more day of investigation. The judge permits this, and adjourns court for the day.