Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney/Episode 5: Rise from the Ashes/Day 1 - Investigation

It has been two months since your last case. Maya is still at training and you haven't been taken any cases you are offered. You come to your office one day only to have a girl barge in looking for Mia Fey for help (Mia's "not working here anymore" of course). She wants someone to defend her sister as a defendant for a murder case. Phoenix refuses at first, but after hearing the girl's concern for her sister, Phoenix recalls Maya's sorrow after seeing her sister's dead body for the first time. Phoenix finally accepts. Happy to hear it, the girl introduces herself as Ema Skye, a scientific investigator.

Day one: Investigation Mode

Wright & Co. Law Offices

Talk to Ema:

Ema: She is still a high school student, an "Eleventh-Grader" to be exact. Despite her young age, Ema is already ready to become a forensic scientist. She wants to use it to clear her sister's name.

The case: Ema "knows" her sister wouldn't stab someone in the back, so she decides to look for Mia for help.

Sci. Investigator: Ema wants to use scientific investigation to clear her sister's name.

Relation to Mia:Ema knew about Mia, because her sister went to the same school as her (in different grades albeit). Ema loves her sister, but she has been acting kind of dark recently. Move to the Detention Center.

Detention Center

You'll hear a woman argue with a guard before sitting down facing away from you. It's Ema's sister, who didn't want Ema to visit her. She then faces you, apparently hearing about you from Mia. The woman introduces herself as Lana Skye, a chief prosecutor. Two sisters, one of them a lawyer, sound familiar? Talk to Lana:

The case: She confesses to you that she is the the murderer, stabbing somebody in the back at the Underground Parking Lot under the Prosecutor's Office at 5:15pm and that there is a witness there.

The victim: The victim was a detective at the police department, where police are doing whatever they can to find Lana guilty.

Lana: As a Chief Prosecutor, Lana overlooks every case each prosecutor takes in the district. She put her hand near her heart in shock for you not recognizing the Chief Prosecutor. Ema then notices Lana's hand is cut. Lana accidentally cut herself as she stabbed the victim.

Relation to Mia: Lana knew about Mia, because Mia was intellectually attracted to her. Lana was extremely smart at her time, so she helped Mia study to become a defense attorney.

After discussing, Lana decides that you have no chance of taking the case, but after being scolded by Ema for abandoning her own sister, she then decides to give you a chance. You automatically move to the Wright & Co. Offices.

Wright & Co. Law Offices

Ema apologizes to you about Lana. Lana hasn't always been so cold. In fact, she was actually a happy person back then. Phoenix then decides to go to the Underground Parking Lot at the Prosecutors Office. Move there.

Underground Parking Lot

You see the police still investigating there, then meeting a man with sheriff garments, whom Ema recognizes. The sheriff warns you not to mess with their "gold strike", then leaves Ema tells you that the man is actually a detective. Pan to the right, and Examine the car, but the sheriff catches you. Ema wants to know who the car belongs to. The sheriff then gives you the address for the prospector's office (he means Prosecutor's Office). The sheriff once again tells you not to touch the car. You automatically pan left. Examine an object just below left of the door. It's a wallet. Phoenix wants to give it to the police, but Ema wants to keep it, as she wants to show you a new scientific way of examining objects. Look at the sidebar for details.

Checking objects

Open a file in your Court Records, then choose Check, and you should see a 3-D rendering of the object, and three panels on the left, bottom, and right screen. The left allows you to zoom in and out of the objects, if you have to look closer, the bottom and left ones rotate the object left and right, and up and down, respectively. If you see something interesting, examine it, like usual.

Examine the golden seal of the wallet and you should see an ID card in it. Detective Bruce Goodman, I.D. #584218. Goodman's ID will be added to your Court Record. You then meet a young woman whom Ema says sells lunches. The woman tells you that she is connected to the case, and so is a secret that lies for it. The woman mentions a stabbing taking place here. Phoenix then recalls Lana telling you that there was a witness in the scene of the crime. This woman could be that witness. She introduces herself as Angel Starr, the "Cough-up Queen". Talk to Angel:

The case: She comes to the Prosecutor's Office to sell lunches imported from the middle east She holds a grudge against prosecutors and that the crime would be destiny to them, as they held a king of prosecutors ceremony that night.

What she witnessed:She witnessed Lana stab the victim with her knife, she knew that Lana held some grudge since becoming Chief Prosecutor. How did she know Lana?

Angel: She is a lunch lady who comes everyday to the Prosecutor's Office to sell lunches. One of her boyfriends works at one of the security's office's.

Prosecutor's Office: Angel describes prosecutors "the bigger they get, the worse they smell".

Move to the High Prosecutor's Office.

High Prosecutors Office

There, you come across a trophy at the couch. You then hear a familiar voice. It's Edgeworth! Ema flips out upon seeing him. Her sister once introduced Edgeworth to her. Once you told him about the case, Edgeworth tells you the car the body was hidden in was actually his! Talk to Edgeworth:

The case: Not only did he discover his car as the crime scene, but he also has to prove his superior's guilt. Remember Lana is the Chief Prosecutor.

Edgeworth: Edgeworth tells you that the knife Lana used to stab the victim was his! Examine the trophy at the couch on the left side of the screen. Edgeworth reluctantly tells you its the King of Prosecutor's Trophy, which will be added to your Court Record. Present it to Edgeworth. He had to skip work today to go to a ceremony at the police station.

Talk to Edgeworth again:

The day of the crime. He says every year, his office is cleaned up and a ceremony is held at the station. Edgeworth then shows you his Parking Slub, which will be added to your Court Record. Suddenly, a police officer barges in saying he got information to a case. However, it doesn't mention Lana, so Edgeworth has the officer, Mike Meekins, leave. Edgeworth then tells you to go to the Police department, where Meekins works at. Move to the PoliceDept.Entrance, accessible in the Underground Parking Lot.

Police Department: Entrance

There, you'll see a dancing machine called The Blue Badger. You then see someone dancing with it. It's Gumshoe! Talk to Gumshoe:

The case: who tells you not to take Lana's case. She claims to summon a detective at the Prosecutor's Office and killed him while he's there.

The investigation: Gumshoe was kicked out of the Criminal Affairs Department awhile ago. Not only that, but since the Chief of Prosecutors was a suspect of murder, Gumshoe, and other below high-ranked detectives are not allowed in the crime scene. The Chief of Police himself is leading the investigation and summons Officer Marshall to to his duty. Examine the Blue Badger. Gumshoe says that the chief designed it and Gumshoe built it himself. It's battery powered, and there's no switch, so it dances till the batteries died out. The Blue Badger will be added to the Court Record. Present Goodman's ID to Gumshoe. Gumshoe then realizes that Goodman is in fact the victim of the case!

Bruce Goodman: Goodman was a detective, just like Gumshoe. Lana must have called Goodman to her office. Present the Prosecutor award to Gumshoe. Gumshoe was very proud of Edgeworth when he received it. Present Edgeworth's Knife Gumshoe wonders why would someone use Edgeworth's knife as a weapon and hide the body in his car? Did he/she held a grudge against him?

Rumors at law:. Gumshoe tells you that there have been rumors of Edgeworth since the last case. Now there are rumors Edgeworth might be framing Lana to take the Chief Prosecutor position. After discussing, Gumshoe mentions that Officer Jake Marshall has been called by the chief of police to investigate. Gumshoe gives you Letter of Introduction for you to get permission to get access to the crime. It will be added to your Court Record.

Move to the Underground Parking Lot.

Underground Parking Lot

You'll see Angel leaving the place, and then you'll see Marshall. Present the Letter of Introduction to him. Marshall then lets you in. the Letter of Introduction will be removed from the Court Record. Talk to Marshall:

The victim: He tells you that Goodman, the victim, was stabbed in the chest according to the Autopsy Report, which will be added to the Court Record. Marshall then tells you something surprising, Goodman and Lana barely knew each other. He tells you that the only time they met was a case they worked on together. Marshall is actually a patrolman rather than a detective. He used to be one until two years ago. If Marshall is watching over the investigation, why not Gumshoe? Marshall tells you that Gumshoe being kicked out of the Department is order by the Chief of Police, because Gumshoe loved working with Edgeworth. After discussing, Examine a phone booth (just left of the wall on the right side of the screen). Ema tries it out it doesn't work. Examine the wooden door (it should be obvious). It's locked. Then Examine the stripped wall. There's a faucet hanging out. Pan to the right, and examine an object lying just left of Edgeworth's car. It looks like someone's cell phone. You have a choice whether to check it out or not. Say Check it out, and you automatically start checking.

Examine the blue button on one of the phone's sides. You'll open the cellphone. There is a redial button in there. Examine that one, and then a phone will start sounding the Steel Samurai ringtone. Sounds familiar? Marshall then comes and tells you that the phone belongs to Lana Skye herself. She was apparently calling someone as the murder occurred. However, it is not known who she called. Phoenix tells Marshall that his phone rang. The Cell Phone will be added to the Court Record. Examine the open trunk of Edgeworth's car. You'll discover a note saying "6-7S 12/2" with Goodman written on it. Goodman's Note will be added into the Court Record.

Lana Skye: He tells you that Edgeworth is the "prospector" (prosecutor) for this case. Ema then mentions that Marshall had a relationship with Lana. Marshall then says that the Office Atmosphere is quite dark.

Office Atmosphere: Edgeworth was an unbeatable attorney until he met you. For two years, Edgeworth had rumors that he forged evidence to keep his perfect winning streak. Lana helped protect Edgeworth for rumors. She may be hiding something. Ema says you have enough clues for today. Phoenix then tells Ema that it wasn't his phone that rang earlier, but her's. Ema confesses that it's true that her sister called, but almost immediately hang up.

Looks like your done for today, but this will be tough since your client is working against you.