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.
Meekins's Testimony: Crime Report, Sir!
- Although it's not my normal duty, I was assigned to guard the evidence room that day!
- I spotted a suspicious man on the security screen, and rushed into the room!
- I was only doing what I was trained to do, sir! I was suddenly attacked!
- I fought for my life! Then I... I did it!
- After that I passed out... until another officer slapped me awake!
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.
Meekins' Testimony: Mystery Man
- His face can't be seen in the video,
- but there's no question that the other person was Detective Goodman, sir!
- I mean, he opened the locker, which required Detective Goodman's fingerprint to do!
- The locker he opened is unquestionably Detective Goodman's locker, sir!
- So it must be him! No one else could have unlocked it!
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)
- There's one other thing that proves the man was Deective Goodman, sir!
- To enter the evidence room, one must use their ID card!
- When an ID card is used, there's a record of it!
- At the time of the crime, the detective had used this card!
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
On Meekins' 4th statement, Present Goodman's Lost Item Report. Goodman has lost something important to him, likely his ID Card, since it wasn't with him on the day of the crime. This proves that the man that Meekins encountered is not Goodman. Edgeworth then makes a conclusion, If that's true, then the murder might not have taken place in the evidence room, so what the camera showed is fake, thus, the primary location of the murder is the Underground Parking Lot, with Lana Skye the defendant.
Cross-Examination Ends
Object to this. While the camera doesn't show the moment of the murder, it is still, however related to the case. Time to call someone to the stand. If asked who, Present Jake Marshall. Edgeworth agrees and calls him to the stand. The Judge calls a 30-minute recess.
Recess
Lana tells Phoenix that hes is knowing something. Lana seems to know something about the case herself, but doesn't want to talk about it, even to her sister, why? Gumshoe then comes in to bring files, from the SL-9 Incident, at Lana's request. It is also revealed that Lana was a witness on that case. The SL-9 Incident Files will be added to the court record. In there, you see a list of people involved in the case known as the "Joe Darke Killings", and one of them is Ema, who runs off crying seeing that. Gumshoe leaves too. Lana wises you best of luck.