Day Three: Courtroom
The trial begins and Phoenix is curious as to why no one cares that White didn’t testify yesterday. Everyone appears to be acting suspiciously. White takes the stand and prepares to give his testimony.
White's Testimony: "Witness's Account"
- Let's see, it was about 9:00, I believe.
- I was quietly perusifying... er, that's "reading" to you, some papers by the window.
- Then I heard a bedlam coming from outside!
- Surprised, I turned to look at the building across the way.
- It was then I saw him: a spiky-haired man attacking a woman with long hair!
- Needless to say that man was none other than you, Mr. Lawyer.
- I called Miss May over at once. She, too, was flabbergasted of course.
- The victim, she... she ran away, but you gave chase!
- Finally there was a terrible impaction! Then it was all over...
Cross-examination
He hasn’t really said anything here that you can object too. Instead press him on the statement about the victim running away. This will make him be more specific. He will then change his testimony
- The victim ran to the left, and you gave chase!
So he says that she ran to the left? Check the court record, May’s testimony clearly states that the victim ran to the right! Present the testimony. Not only does it contradict April May’s testimony, it doesn't make sense as the victim would have been running away from the door.
The Judge asks you to explain this contradiction between the testimonies. Select Both are right.
White really did see Mia run to the right. This is because he was actually inside the office. You will be asked to show where Mr. White was standing. Select the area with the K (this is where the murderer was standing!) and present. Mr. White looks a little worried however you’ll need more evidence than that to get him. Now, he will revise his testimony.
White's Testimony: "She Ran to the 'Left'"
- Miss May's testimony was correct... as was mine!
- When you assaulted the girl, she first ran to the left.
- And then you hit her, savagely! That is what I saw.
- Next, with the last of her strength, she ran to the right.
- You chased her, and delivered the final blow.
- That is what Miss May saw.
- You see? You hit her twice!
Cross-examination
Check the Court Record. The Autopsy Report says that Mia died from a single blow. This is contradictory to this testimony. Present the Autopsy Report against his last statement. Edgeworth will try to get a recess (probably to straighten out White’s testimony) but Phoenix and the audience in the courtroom won’t allow it. White will revise his testimony once again.
White's Testimony: "The Two Accounts"
- Umm, well, see--I looked at the other window when I heard that thing fall.
- Then, the next moment, I saw Miss Mia run to the left!
- The killer, you, attacked her... but she dodged.
- -Umm... and then...
- She turned, and ran for the door!
- Then you did her in with a single blow! Thwap!
Cross-examination
Press his first statement to find out what ‘that thing’ is. He will say that the thing was a glass light stand. Maya will ask you if it seems odd. Choose Very odd. Phoenix will press further. White will revise the first statement of his testimony.
- A light stand was lying on the floor when I looked.
Have a look through the Court Record. If you check the Glass Shards it will say that they are broken beyond recognition. The glass light stand was lying on the floor, but there is no way he would have been able to tell that it was a light stand. Present the Glass shards against this revised statement. You can also present the floor plan; the light stand was out of the window's view. It will have the same effect, aside from a few extra lines of dialogue.
Now Mr. White claims that he saw the light stand before it fell over. Choose Big problem. He would not have been able to see the stand through the window. Look at the floor plans in the Court Record. The stand was in the corner and not visible when looking through the window, you would have to be in the office in order to see it. The Judge will ask you for proof, present the Floor Plans.
It looks like you’ve got him now. But Edgeworth has another possibility to present to the court. Mr. White was in Mia’s office, but not to kill her. He entered the office to plant the wiretap!
Mr. White will testify again.
White's Testimony: "The Wiretapping"
- It was the beginning of September... the week before the murder.
- I had entered the Fey & Co. Law Offices.
- Of course, I had done so to place the wiretap.
- That is when I saw this glass light stand.
Cross-examination
Press him on all statements. This doesn’t look good. Phoenix doesn’t have anything to catch him on. The judge asks Phoenix if he wants to give up, reluctantly Phoenix agrees.
All of a sudden Phoenix hears a familiar voice. It’s Mia! Luckily for you Maya is able to channel Mia’s spirit. The ability to do it came about with the shock of Phoenix giving up. Mia tells you to look at the receipt! As you turn it over you discover that the receipt is for the glass light stand, and Mia only bought it the day before the murder! You now have the proof. White could not have seen the light when he claims he placed the wiretap. It wasn’t in the office back then.
You will go back to the courtroom. Present the Receipt against his first statement. White falls apart and the end is in sight. However, Edgeworth objects and asks for another day to investigate further. Object to this. Mia will hand you a note, Mia’s memo added to the Court Record. She tells you to read it aloud in court. As it is read White asks you to stop and confesses to the murder.
Phoenix Wright is found Not Guilty!
What REALLY happened
About 15 years ago, a case known as the DL-6 Incident involves the police using a spirit medium to identify a murderer. The suspect was found innocent however. The case was eventually leaked, and so the medium, Misty Fey, was considered a fraud and was ridiculed by her people, forcing her to disappear from the public eye.
Years later, Mia Fey, the medium's daughter, became interested in the case and leaves her village to investigate. She eventually learned from Grossburg that it was Redd White of Bluecorps that leaked the case to the press. Mia then starts to investigate Redd.
Eventually, Redd White himself became suspicious of Mia, so he devised a plan with one of his employees, April May, to place a wiretap in Mia's office to see if he is right. They both then moved to the Gatewater Hotel, so April May then place the wiretap in the Office, which is across the street and the window of the rented room makes a clear view of the room of Mia's Office.
One week later, a phone call confirms White's suspicion, so at 9:00am, he goes to the Fey Offices to take the evidence from Mia, who refuses. White then grabs the Thinker, where then evidence is hidden, and slams Mia's head with it, killing her, believing that death is the only way for Mia to shut up forever (he was wrong of course). White breaks the Glass Land Stand (which was brought yesterday) in the process of the murder not before recognizing it first. White then writes Maya's name on the receipt with Mia's blood (he learned Maya's name in the phone call) and leaves the office with the evidence.
Back in the Gatewater hotel, April May orders two ice coffees around the same time as the murder. Once Maya and Phoenix arrive, she then calls the police, volunteering to pin the blame on Maya, Mia's sister.
After the trial
Mia asks you to go to the office later that evening. When you arrive at the law offices you will find Maya waiting for you. She tells you that Mia left her a note that tells her to “take care of Phoenix”. The office now becomes Wright & Co. Law Offices and Maya will stay on to help you out.