The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures/Episode 3: The Adventure of the Runaway Room/Trial, Part 3

Emergency recess

Susato reports that a young girl trying to escape from the courtroom was captured by the bailiff. Might she be the third passenger? But the total sum of twenty pence paid to Beppo contradicts this. Just who is this girl, anyway?

Back in the Crown Court, she and McGilded take the witness stand. It is revealed that the girl did indeed set off the smoke bomb, but she remains silent when questioned. Mr McGilded testifies for her to explain the situation.

McGilded's Testimony: The Young Girl

Magnus McGilded

Magnus McGilded's Testimony

- The Young Girl -

1. On the night in question, I took the back seat in the omnibus and promptly nodded off.
2. Then, begorrah, a loud thud and a wee scream woke me up with a fair start.
3. There was a fella collapsed on the floor at me feet. So I sat him up on the seat across from me.
4. Then I turned to find out where that scream had come from. And bless my soul, what did I find?
5. There was a child in there, all curled in a ball, hiding her wee self away!

The Young Girl: Cross Examination

Press on all statements.

Gina's Testimony: What the Girl Saw

Gina Lestrade

Gina Lestrade's Testimony

- What the Girl Saw -

1. As always, I'd already sneaked in b'fore the horse was hitched t'the coach.
2. But I couldn't get any biz'ness. Was really an awful night.
3. It was pitch dark 'n my li'l hidin' spot. I seriously couldn't see nuffin!
4. Then suddenly, there was a loud noise. Of course, it was 'nuff to make me scream a li'l.
5. After that, this ol' geezer found me. But he let me get away.

When asked about the contents of the trunk, you can pick any option.

What the Girl Saw: Cross Examination

Press on all statements.

Press on the third statement once more.

Question McGilded on the line:

• I ain't into dark spaces. They make me feel all clausty-phobic-like.

How important was Gina's testimony just now? What did she hear? When given the option, select It was extremely important. She will append a new statement to her testimony:

• So I listened t' what was goin' on on the out. All I could 'ear was snorin'.

Press on this new statement. Gina really didn't hear anything else, huh? Something's off. Select It's contradictory when given the option. Something - or someone else - should have been audible to her. Present a person, then select Mason Milverton's profile. Since she was first to enter the coach, she should have heard the victim boarding it!

Naruhodou suggests a new possibility. Milverton certainly was a passenger, so the only other explanation is... Select He didn't use the door when prompted. You are shown the omnibus sketch again. Indicate the only other entranceway available: the skylight on the roof! It might be possible to drop down through it from above. This would explain the "loud sound" McGilded and Gina heard. However, van Zieks is quick to remind you that neither witness brought this up. Are they hiding something? The courtroom orders Fairplay and Furst to testify once more.

Fairplay and Furst's Testimony: Rebuttal to the Accusation

Bruce Fairplay & Lay D. Furst

Bruce Fairplay & Lay D. Furst's Testimony

- Rebuttal to the Accusation -

1. Fairplay: There were only two of us on the roof seats. It's true!
2. Furst: If an incident happened in a place like that, there's no way it would go unnoticed!
3. Fairplay: I didn't even know the victim in the first damn place! There's no way I would!
4. Furst: The skylight was always shut! We weren't able to open it!
5. Fairplay: If the victim fell through the skylight as you claim, then I demand evidence!

Rebuttal to the Accusation: Cross Examination

Press on the third statement, then question McGilded on the line:

• Fairplay: We are absolutely unrelated to these people!

He will reveal how the two were connected to the crime, and thus each had motive to murder.

Next, press on the fourth statement, then question Gina on the line:

• Furst: That skylight can't be opened! I've tried opening it from the inside!

Turns out the skylight can be opened, but only from the roof.

Examine the omnibus and open the door, then the skylight. Taking a closer look at its inner frame reveals a bloodstain! Intriguing... This new evidence will be updated in the Court Record.

Present the updated Omnibus on the fifth statement, then indicate the bloodstain when prompted by the judge. Those two on the roof look pretty guilty now!

Invalid evidence?

The jury prepares to announce its verdict, when suddenly... van Zieks claims your newfound evidence to be invalid! The traces of blood were not there at the time of the investigation, so someone may have tampered with the omnibus during the trial. Choose It was possible when prompted, as there was in fact a small window of time this could have happened: during the smoke grenade explosion!

Enraged, Mr McGilded accuses you of being an amateurish upstart. van Zieks goes on to list other "oddities" that appeared in the crime scene. When prompted, say I know then indicate the blood on the omnibus' floor. van Zieks commends you for putting the truth before your client while McGilded goes into an uproar, saying that he has no evidence that any fabrication occurred. Thus, the traces are the truth as it pertains to the court. It appears the defence will receive its victory... but is this really okay?

No matter what you plead, McGilded erupts into laughter and asserts that your words are a formality, nothing more. Since the trial cannot continue, the jury is unneeded to declare the verdict. Therefore,

Magnus McGilded is found...

as the gallery murmurs in doubt.