Trial continues
Apollo demands that the trial continue, as it's still not clear who killed Clay Terran. After Aura gives her permission and Edgeworth tells a brief recap of the case and the previous trial, Apollo gives his basis for accusing Athena.
Apollo's Testimony: Apollo Justice's Accusation
- I suspected Ms. Cykes of the murder of Clay Terran.
- My growing suspicions were confirmed when this incriminating evidence presented itself.
- In addition, she's the only one who could have utilized the launch pad switch to escape.
- That is why I wish to indict Ms. Cykes on the charge of murder!
This is the conclusion Apollo came to after his investigation alone. Phoenix still can't believe he'd suspect Athena.
Cross-Examination: Apollo Justice's Accusation
Press all of Apollo's statements. Note the pose he makes at certain points when talking. Does it remind you of another defense attorney that took the stand last year?
- First statement: Apollo's bracelet reacted when Athena saw the utility knife. That's why he wore the eyepatch in Starbuck's first trial.
- Second statement: The lighter seems like decisive evidence. Apollo brushes off your claim that Athena had no motive.
- Third statement: There's a security camera in Boarding Lounge 2, and it only captured Athena, making her the prime suspect.
- Fourth statement: Apollo is doing this to find the truth so he can trust Athena again.
It seems everything leads to Athena as the killer, but of course there must've been an alternate escape route, right? Apollo challenges you to find the alternate route, because battling one against another leads to the truth. When asked where the culprit escaped to, present the Space Museum Corridor.
Phoenix remembers seeing dead leaves in the corridor, which means another route opened up when the launch pads were switched! Present the outside area of the Space Center. Of course it sounds ridiculous. Can it be true? Present the Emergency Ladder. If it was lowered, the culprit could've grabbed onto it. Edgeworth says the corridor is 20 feet away from the main building, and of top of that, the corridor is already level with the third floor! No one could jump such a gap without freezing in fear... or could someone do it? Present the Phantom's Psych Profile.
Chasing a phantom
Without the constraints of emotions, this "phantom" could do what no one else would dare! The alternate escape route was in his plan since the beginning. That's why he gave advance warning of the bomb locations. He tricked Cosmos into switching the pads, but how could he know that the ladder in the robotics lab would be lowered? Phoenix then remembers Aura's words back in the Robotics Lab.
"So I lowered my emergency ladder like the detective leading the evacuation told me to."
Phoenix (and the player, too) finally realizes the true identity of "the phantom". When asked who this mystery spy, responsible for both cases at the Space Center, the courtroom bombing, and the Dark Age of Law, is...
Present Bobby Fulbright's Profile.
Recess
Athena is grateful for all that you've done, but the battle isn't over yet. Apollo apologizes for not believing in Athena.
Aura Blackquill surrendered her hostages and comes to tell you to find Metis's killer with your own hands. Simon arrives shortly after and thanks Aura for saving him. Aura is taken away.
Edgeworth then releases Blackquill's shackles and lets him take over the prosecution to take down Fulbright once and for all. Apollo takes off the jacket and bandages, and everyone enters the courtroom.
Fulbright's Testimony: The Embodiment of Justice
Back in the trial, Fulbright acts like he normally does and refutes your accusations.
- Ha ha ha ha! I'm the very embodiment of justice itself!
- I won't have you make me into a villain with your far-fetched arguments!
- And this bit about the escape route is only a theory -- you don't have any proof!
- What we DO have proof is that Athena Cykes is the culprit: this lighter with her prints on it!
Cross-Examination: The Embodiment of Justice
Press the fourth statement. Fulbright will describe the evidence against Athena in more detail.
- Three prints were on the lighter: the thumb, index, and the middle fingers of a right hand!
Present Aura's Statement on this new statement. What Aura saw contradicts what Fulbright says. Fulbright argues that Aura saw the culprit's reflection on the mirror, and the lighter's Earth emblem would've been covered if the lighter really was in the killer's left hand.
Apollo's bracelet reacts to this last bit. Blackquill allows the use of the bracelet for once. Use the bracelet.
- The Earth emblem is only on the side that you can see when held in the right hand.
Percieve Fulbright's left hand (his left hand, not the hand of the left side of the screen!) on that bit. He must know something about the lighter. You now can examine the lighter. Examine the Earth emblem. Suddenly, the lighter turns into a handgun! This must've been where the .10 caliber bullet came from. Fulbright claims this points Athena as the culprit of everything.
He was acting strangely through this entire case. Did he tamper with the evidence? Maybe the owner of the prints isn't who he says! The lighter is sent for re-testing and the results arrives shortly after. Both the blood and prints are Clay Terran's. The Lighter is updated in the Court Record.