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 away at training and you haven't been taking any of the cases you've been offered. You come to your office one day only to have a girl barge in looking for Mia Fey's help. Mia's not working here anymore of course. She wants someone to defend her sister in 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.

The entirety of Day one is spent in 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 her skills to clear her sister's name.
• The case: Ema "knows" her sister wouldn't stab someone in the back, so she decided to look for Mia to help her.
• Scientific Investigator: Ema wants to use scientific investigation to clear her sister's name.
• Relation to Mia: Ema knew about Mia, because she and her sister went to the same school, although they were in different grades at the time.

Ema loves her sister, although Lana 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, the Chief Prosecutor. 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 5:15 PM, and that there was a witness.
• The victim: The victim was a detective at the Police Department, where they are doing whatever they can to find Lana Guilty.
• Lana: As Chief Prosecutor, Lana overlooks every case each prosecutor takes in the district. She puts her hand near her heart in shock for you not recognizing her. 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 is extremely smart, so she helped Mia study to become a defense attorney.

After the discussion, 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 let you represent her. You automatically move to the Wright & Co. Law Offices.

Wright & Co. Law Offices (2)

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 Prosecutor's Office. Move there.

Underground Parking Lot

You see the police still investigating there, then you meet a man with sheriff garments on, 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 to whom the car belongs. 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 and 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.

Checking objects

Open a file in your Court Record, then choose "Check," and you should see a 3D rendering of the object, with three panels on the left, bottom, and right of the screen. The left allows you to zoom in and out on 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 Card will be added to your Court Record.

You then meet a young woman who Ema says sells lunches. The woman tells you that she is connected to the case, and so could be a secret weapon for the trial. The woman mentions a stabbing taking place here. Phoenix then recalls Lana telling you that there was a witness at 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 feels that the crime could be their destiny calling 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 in the Security Room.
• Prosecutor's Office: Angel says of prosecutors that "the bigger they get, the worse they smell."

Move to the Chief Prosecutor's Office.

Chief Prosecutor's Office

Here, you come across a trophy by 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 tell 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 was 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 it's the "King of Prosecutors" trophy, which will be added to your Court Record. Present it to Edgeworth. He had to skip work that day to go to a ceremony at the Police Department.

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 Police Station. Edgeworth then shows you his Parking Stub, which will be added to your Court Record.

Suddenly, a police officer barges in saying he got information on a case. However, it doesn't concern Lana, so Edgeworth has the officer, Mike Meekins, leave. Edgeworth then tells you to go to the Police Department, where Meekins works. Move to the Police Dept. Entrance, accessible from the Underground Parking Lot.

Police Department: Entrance

Here, 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: He tells you not to take Lana's case. She claims to have summoned a detective to the Prosecutor's Office and killed him when he got there.
• The investigation: Gumshoe was kicked out of the Criminal Affairs Department a while ago. Not only that, but since it's the Chief Prosecutor who is the murder suspect, Gumshoe, and others below the high-ranked detectives, are not allowed at the crime scene.

The Chief of Police himself is leading the investigation, and summons Officer Marshall to do 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 until the batteries die out. The Blue Badger will be added to the Court Record. Present Goodman's ID Card to Gumshoe. Gumshoe then realizes that Goodman is in fact the victim in the case! Talk to Gumshoe again:

• 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 someone would use Edgeworth's Knife as a weapon and hide the body in his car? Did he or she hold 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 this, Gumshoe mentions that officer Jake Marshall has been called by the Chief of Police to investigate. Gumshoe gives you a Letter of Introduction for you to get permission to access to the crime scene. It will be added to your Court Record.

Move to the Underground Parking Lot.

Underground Parking Lot (2)

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, not a detective. He used to be a detective until two years ago. Why is Marshall watching over the investigation, and not Gumshoe? Marshall tells you that Gumshoe being kicked out of the Department was order by the Chief of Police, because Gumshoe loved working with Edgeworth.

After the discussion, examine a phone booth (just left of the wall on the right side of the screen). Ema tries it out, but it doesn't work. Examine the wooden door (it should be obvious). It's locked. Then examine the striped 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 it.

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. Sound familiar? Marshall then comes over 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 it was his own phone ringing. 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. Talk to Marshall again:

• 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 faced rumors that he forged evidence to keep his perfect winning streak. Lana helped protect Edgeworth from the 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 hers. Ema confesses that it was her Lana called, but her sister almost immediately hung up.

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