Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth/Turnabout Airlines/Part 2-1 - Beginning

Edgeworth gets up from the floor dazed. Looks like he was unconscious for 10 minutes due to turbulence. Then, the pilots announce that the plane will hit more turbulence. As Edgeworth heads towards the elevator, something falls out from him. It's a travel wallet, but it's not his. Now he faces two of his worst fears, earthquake-like turbulence, and an elevator. Those who played the first game might remember why. As he opens the door, he sees...a body. Suddenly, a flight attendant approaches and accuses Edgeworth of murder. After that, the plane hits turbulence and Edgeworth faints.

After a while, we're on the second floor of the plane. The flight attendant will introduce herself as Rhoda Teneiro. Looks like the passengers know what happened, and she tied us up! Teneiro says that we're under suspicion of the murder, and that she has incriminating evidence. Looks like we have a confrontation session with Miss Teneiro.

Testimony: Rhoda Teneiro

Teneiro

Teneiro's Testimony

- What Ms. Teneiro Saw -

1. I swear to tell the whole truth as a professional flight attendant.
2. Unfortunately for you, Mr. Edgeworth, I am certain you are the killer.
3. The scene I saw in front of the elevator...
4. ...it was you, standing there, with fresh blood dripping off of the murder weapon.
5. So, if you would please cooperate, we'll turn you over just as soon as we land.

Rebuttal: What Ms. Teneiro Saw

Present the Travel Wallet at the fourth statement. The murder weapon that she saw was the travel wallet Edgeworth found! The blood that was dripping from it is actually grape juice! Ms. Teneiro is still persistent that you killed the victim. She will ask to examine the wallet. Examine the gold button to open the wallet. There's only a passport inside! But the owner of that passport is the victim! The Travel Wallet is updated into Mr. Hicks's Travel Wallet. Ms. Teneiro will accuse us of theft now.

Argument: Rhoda Teneiro

Teneiro

Teneiro's Argument

- Ms. Teneiro's Logic -

1. As you claimed, the murder weapon is not the travel wallet...
2. ...however, it IS something you stole from Mr. Hicks after you were done with the vile deed.
3. I find it hard to believe myself, but your motive was very simple...
4. You were out to steal Mr. Hick's money, weren't you?

Rebuttal: Ms. Teneiro's Logic

This murder wasn't because of money. Present the Crime Scene Notes at statement 4 (alternatively, you may present the Travel Wallet, then the Crime Scene Notes and bypass the next line, but it is not necessary). Present the bills on the floor. The floor is scattered with money, but the killer didn't take them! Ms. Teneiro will now release us.

Suddenly, a man that speaks an unknown language walks up. Looks like his Borginian, but he can speak English as well. He wants us under arrest until the plane touches down. After whining about wasting his precious time, he introduces himself as Zinc Lablanc II, and he is an art dealer. He says he saw the victim go down to the lounge at about 6 o'clock! Ms. Teneiro discovered the body at 6:15, so that means the victim would have been killed within this 15-minute timespan. And the only person at the lounge was Edgeworth! Lablanc will say that he saw the man the whole time operating his cell phone.

Edgeworth will request an investigation of the crime scene, and we have the captain's approval! All right, begin investigation!

Bad Ending One: If you fail your logic before the investigation, Teneiro accuses Edgeworth of ruining passengers fun and refuse to plead his case any further. Edgeworth gets arrested upon landing.

Investigation: Lounge

Move left and you will be in the First Floor - Lounge. Edgeworth will thank Ms. Teneiro for permission to access the crime scene. You will automatically move to Mr.Hicks dead body, since Edgeworth is the only one in the Lounge he is the prime suspect.

You know Edgeworth was not the killer, so that means the killer must be somewhere else here. You will get Where was the killer? Logic.

Examine the elevator, it seems that the only accessible floors are the First and the Second, but you can also go to the cargo keyhold, but you need a keycard. You will receive Elevator Logic.

Examine the brown thing at the bottom right-hand corner of the elevator. It seems to be a piggy bank, but there is blood on it. You will receive Murder Weapon: Mr. Ifly? Logic. Time for some combining, go to Logic and combine Where was the killer? and Elevator Logic. It seems the killer could only be in the elevator with Mr. Hicks.

You will get In the Elevator with Hicks? Logic. Examine the body of the corpse, Mr. Hicks was hit by the back of the head. You will get Blunt Force Trauma and Broken Glasses Logic.

Combine Blunt Force Trauma and Murder Weapon: Mr.Ifly? Logic, there can only be one connection, Mr. Ifly is the Murder Weapon. Mr. Ifly Piggy Bank will be added to the Organizer.

Examine the paper in his pocket, it is a picture of him in a building. Photo of Mr. Hicks will be added to the Organizer. Now deduce the necklace and Present the Photo of Mr. Hicks his cell phone seems to be missing. Missing Cell Phone will be added to Organizer.

Now examine the spilled grape juice near the statue. Present the footprints of grape juice just near the spill. Spilled grape juice will be added to Logic. Now combine In the elevator with Hicks? and Spilled grape juice Logic.

It seems that the only reason there are footprints is that there was someone with Mr. Hicks in the elevator! Grape Juice Footprints will be added to the Organizer. With that your investigation is complete!

Bad Ending Two: If you run out of logic here, Edgeworth begs LaBlanc for more time but refuse the request. Teneiro reports to the captain about Edgeworth's lack of progress and gets arrested upon landing.

Testimony: Zinc Lablanc

Lablanc

Lablanc's Testimony

- What I Saw -

1. I am certain I saw Mr. Hicks in the elevator!
2. It was when my needles on my pocket watch pointed to the 6 and to the 12!
3. The body was discovered 15 minutes after that in the lounge, yes?
4. Then you, the only person in the lounge at that time, must be the criminal!

Rebuttal: What I Saw

Press on the first statement. A new statement will be added.

• The only person inside was that Mr. Hicks man!

Present the Grape Juice Footprints on that statement. As you may know, there is another person in the elevator. Lablanc will insist there were no other people in the elevator. He doesn't seem to be lying, so what does it mean?

Testimony: Zinc Lablanc

Lablanc

Lablanc's Testimony

- What I Saw Pt.2 -

1. I was very upset when Mr. Hicks passed by my seat.
2. I was checking the time, over and over again.
3. I happened to follow that man with my eyes when he passed me.
4. And I saw clearly into the elevator he was entering.
5. But, I swear there was no one else inside! No one!

Rebuttal: What I Saw Pt.2

Press on the second statement. Lablanc wanted to watch a movie not available in his country, but according to him, it never showed. He will add two statements:

• The movie I wanted to see would not start, so I checked my pocket watch many times.
• My watch is set to my destination's time. I always set it when I board the plane.

Present the Sky Magazine on the second of the new statements. It seems that the plane has not changed the time to their destination timezone. So that means the difference between the timezone of Borginian and our country is 9 hours and that means Lablanc saw Mr. Hicks at around 3 AM! So Mr. Hick could have been killed at any time between 3 AM and 6:15 AM.

Now the other attendant will speak up. She will introduce herself as Cammy Meele, and noted that the victim was in his seat at 5 AM, when the plane stopped to refuel in a country called the Republic of Zheng Fa. No one got onboard or left the plane during the refueling. Information regarding the Refueling in Zheng Fa will be added to your organizer. Cammy will also claim that Mr. Hicks was in his seat when the plane took off at 5 AM. Ms. Meele's Testimony will be added to the organizer. Now the timeframe of the murder can be narrowed down to sometime between 5 AM and 6:15 AM. But Edgeworth was in the lounge during this time period!

The only way to prove your innocence is to prove that the crime happened in another location. Present the Grape Juice Footprints. The footprints lead to the in-flight shop, but they are disconnected. However, there is another piece of evidence that can connect the shop to the crime scene. Present the Mr. IFly Piggy Bank. The murder weapon is a piece of merchandise sold at the in-flight shop, so the criminal must have obtained it there. Ms. Teneiro will confirm it was in the shop at 5:40 AM. But that's just before the patch of turbulence!

She will also reveal that when Edgeworth found the body, she just exited the flight attendant's room. This means she was on the first floor around the time of the murder! Ms. Teneiro claims that she had to go to the in-flight shop before going to the flight attendant's room, passing by Edgeworth as he was reading the airline magazine. As the murder weapon is confirmed to be at the shop around the time of the murder, that means we must investigate it. However, Cammy Meele will remind us that we don't have the captain's permission to enter the in-flight shop yet. While Rhoda Teneiro claims that she asked for the captain's permission to investigate the whole plane, Cammy will say that the captain didn't grant any permission at all.

It is obvious now that Ms. Teneiro is lying, and she will be called to the cockpit. However, Cammy Meele already got permission from the captain to search the shop. Walk right into the shop. The shop's a big mess. Since the murder weapon came from here, that means the killer must have visited this place. You will receive the Murder weapon: Mr. IFly logic.

Investigation: In-Flight Shop

First, examine the cupboard with the shattered glass door. There is nothing on display except for a mini captain's hat. You will get the Tiny captain's hat logic. Seems like Edgeworth has seen it somewhere before.

Now, examine the bright yellow suitcases. Seems like they are designed by Ms. Teneiro, but not one suitcase has ever been sold. Suddenly, a patch of turbulence causes the suitcase to roll to the other side. That is very dangerous, and something worth noting too. You will receive the Suitcase logic.

Now enter Logic mode and connect Murder weapon: Mr. IFly with Tiny captain's hat. The hat probably belongs on the piggy bank. It is possible that this piggy bank was forcibly removed from its case, dropping its hat. The Mr. Ifly Piggy Bank will be updated in your organizer.

Since we now know that the killer could have broke the glass case to get the murder weapon, we can now take a closer look at the shattered glass case. Deduce the empty shelf and present the Mr. IFly Piggy Bank. If the killer broke the glass to get the piggy bank, then why is there no glass at all in the shelf where it was displayed? That means that the display case was broken from inside out. The piggy bank must've fallen out of the case during a patch of turbulence! The hat could also be knocked off its head. This means the killer took the murder weapon after the patch of turbulence that caused it to fall out of the case. You will receive the Turbulence logic, while Mr. IFly Piggy Bank will be updated in your organizer. Since the murder happened before the turbulence, this means that the piggy bank was picked up after the murder. The piggy bank isn't the murder weapon!

Cammy Meele will present another possibility. The killer could have broke the glass case to get the murder weapon, and do it from inside out even if the case is locked. The only person that could have done that is Ms. Rhoda Teneiro. Since she is responsible for the shop's upkeep, she has the keys to the case.

Now go into Logic mode and connect Suitcase with Turbulence. If these suitcases were so prone to moving when the plane shakes, why is it the only thing undisturbed in this shop? You will now enter a close-up shot of the suitcases.

There's something wrong with these suitcases. Present the wheels of the left suitcase. The right suitcase has stoppers to prevent it from moving, but the left suitcase has none. Without it, the suitcase couldn't have stayed in the same spot. So, it must have been placed here after the patch of turbulence!

You will now examine the suitcase itself. Check the peculiar purple wheel. Looks like it's covered in grape juice, but why? Now examine the lock. It's unlocked, so you can open it up. What's inside is a blood-stained cloth. The suitcase could have been used by the murderer to move something. Something such as the victim's body. Present the Crime Scene Notes. iFly Suitcase and Bloody Cloth will be jotted down in your organizer. This could mean that the murder happened somewhere else, and was dragged into the elevator by the killer. Ms. Rhoda Teneiro said she was here for "work-related matters". Could she have been behind this?

Ms. Teneiro will return and say that Edgeworth has no more time to investigate. He can still watch over the preservation of the site until the plane touches down. While we might have proven our innocence, the mystery isn't solved!