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Case Information[edit | edit source]

  • Time of crime: Midday
  • Location: The Alchemist's Study
  • Accused: Maya Fey
  • Charges: Witchcraft; turning Professor Layton into gold
  • Victim: Hershel Layton
  • Defender: Phoenix Wright, assisted by Espella Cantabella
  • Inquisitor: Zacharias Barnham

Before the Trial[edit | edit source]

Maya is completely distraught at these events. She feels even worse for Luke, who has been crying ever since he saw Layton turned into gold. Just then, Espella appears in the lobby. Although the charges against her have not been cleared, she technically hasn't been arrested, so she was allowed to come here, and can go around the building as she pleases. She believes in Maya's innocence, and requests to assist you in the courtroom proceedings. Jean Greyerl also proceeds to arrive, and states that he spent all night checking Belduke's notes to try and find a method of reversing the curse on Layton. As everyone prepares for the trial, you reflect on how Jean seems rather odd today, in some way you can't put your finger on...

Court begins, and it appears the opposing inquisitor is Sir Barnham once more. If you check the Court Record, you'll see you already have the Case Outline and the wall Behind the Painting jotted down. This time, the judge fully acknowledges you as a proper defender in opposition to Barnham, but Barnham is very clearly still the crowd favourite. But Espella still believes in you, and that's all that matters. Barnham proceeds with his opening statement, starting by recounting the events of the crime.

The incident occurred in Newton Belduke's house, which Barnham presents a floor plan of. Specifically, the crime occurred in the study, and Layton and Maya were the only ones present, with their positions having been jotted down by the witnesses. The Floor Plan is added to the Court Record. Layton was killed by a curse that turned his entire body into gold, which several townspeople witnessed in action. Barnham proceeds to acknowledge both you and Layton as unusual presences in Labyrinthia, and reflects on the incident of the alchemist's murder from three months ago, still the only unsolved case of witchcraft... but Barnham suggests that both these crimes shall be solved in the events of this trial.

Barnham proceeds to summon the witnesses to the crime: Emeer Punchenbaug (whom you may remember from the last trial), apparently soon-to-be-head of a retail organisation, which briefly confuses Phoenix; Ms Primstone, an elementary school teacher; Birdly, a bard with a faithful parrot, Cracker, sitting on his shoulder; and... Luke Triton?! He's clearly overcome with grief, and is lashing out at Maya as a result. They proceed to give their testimony.

Group Testimony: What We Witnessed[edit | edit source]

Group Testimony
"What We Witnessed"
  • Emeer: I heard a scream and an incantation, and then when I entered the room, the victim was already all shiny!
  • Ms Primstone: Mayhap something caused discord between erstwhile friends? Mr Silk Hat had a knife at the ready, in his hand!
  • Birdly: Victim of magic, sparkly and done for, I heard the staff fall on the floor.
  • Luke: The professor must have seen through Miss Maya's deception and confronted her right there, face-to-face!

The judge asks Birdly to elaborate on his statement, to which Barnham holds up the Talea Magica used at the time of the incident, with two magic gemstones attached. The yellow gemstone allows the use of "Goldor", a spell which turns things into gold, which the defendants all claim to have heard, as well as the sound of the staff falling on the floor. It was found near the victim, and is naturally assumed to belong to the defendant. The Talea Magica is added to the Court Record, and Goldor is bookmarked in the Grand Grimoire. Barnham refuses to elaborate on what spell is attached to the other gem, however, so Espella looks it up in the Grimoire. The cross examination begins afterwards.

What We Witnessed: Cross-Examination[edit | edit source]

Press Ms Primstone's statement. She seems to have a very dim view of friendship, and insists that Layton was pointing a knife at Maya. Question Luke on "Mr Silk Hat was pointing that glittering knife ever so threateningly!". Obviously, Luke doesn't believe Layton would point a knife at anyone, but Primstone refuses to back down from her point. Just then, Espella notices something peculiar in Primstone's testimony, but seems afraid to bring it up. Ask Espella to speak out, and she asks Primstone to clarify if she really saw the knife. Obviously, the knife had to be visible from the door, so she marks the direction Layton was holding the knife in: towards the eastern wall. Hmmm... The Floor Plan is updated in the Court Record.

Present the Floor Plan on Luke's statement. He says Maya and Luke confronted each other face to face, but as is plainly evident on the floor plan, Layton wasn't pointing the knife anywhere near Maya. However, Luke states that as the first witness to the crime, he didn't see a knife anywhere. The judge requests that Layton's body be brought into the courtroom for examination. It seems to be missing an arm, which the inquisitors have not yet found. The Golden Layton is added to the Court Record. As the arm is missing, there is no way of determining whether or not the Professor was holding a knife. Maya interjects, stating that Layton didn't have a knife and that there was somebody else in the room, but is quickly shut down by Barnham. He attempts to dismiss the notion that Layton was pointing at a third party, and asks the witnesses to testify about what he was pointing at.

Group Testimony: A Shadow at the Crime Scene[edit | edit source]

Group Testimony
"A Shadow at the Crime Scene"
  • Emeer: We all know what happened to that alchemist, so this case's no mystery.
  • Ms Primstone: Same place, same magic trick. This time, her luck ran out and she dropped that magic sceptre.
  • Birdly: The truth obscured by a twisted ruse, The witch couldn't vanish but did confuse.
  • Luke: It happened because the professor unravelled the mystery behind all these witches...

Barnham and the Judge reflect on the incident from three months ago. Sir Newton Belduke was strangled to death, with finger marks being left on his neck. He was locked in the study with no method of entry. In addition, medicinal powder was strewn all across the floor, yet there were no footprints left in it. The conclusion everyone arrives to is that the witch levitated above the floor, killed Belduke, and left. Barnham then implicates Maya for the death of the alchemist! To put this mystery to rest, you must cross-examine the witnesses.

A Shadow at the Crime Scene: Cross-Examination[edit | edit source]

Press Ms Primstone's Statement. She appears to have a familiarity with the magic involved in the incident. Espella proceeds to find the spell associated with the purple gem: Famalia, a spell used to summon a familiar, a creature used to commit heinous crimes. Apparently, this spell was used to kill Belduke, and according to Barnham, the familiar was what Layton was pointing the knife at. So this is what links the two crimes together... The Talea Magica is updated in the Court Record, and Famalia is bookmarked in the Grand Grimoire. Ms Primstone then updates her statement:

  • Ms Primstone: That hat maker was pointing the knife at the witch's familiar.

Press Ms Primstone's new statement. She didn't see the familiar, as it had disappeared by the time Luke opened the door. Question Luke on "If he were my student, I would have made sure to teach him not to dilly-dally!" He continues to insist Layton did not have a knife, but you can't confirm it either way without the arm. Question Emeer on "Y-yeah! That oughta be looked into!" He insists that he has nothing to do with the arm, and that he "didn't put it in his pocket"... Suspiciously specific denial, much? Just then, a voice erupts from the audience... it's Price, the pawnbroker! He calls out Emeer for scamming him out of a huge amount of money by selling him an allegedly rare work of art... which turns out to be the Professor's missing arm. Apparently, Emeer was last to the scene, and saw Layton's disembodied arm pointing straight up.

After the arm is reattached to Layton's body, it becomes clear as day that he was not holding a knife, and Primstone simply mistook the Professor's arm for one. But is that really all that this arm holds in terms of clues? There is one more important question to ask about the arm: Where was it lying? Emeer insists it was pointing upwards, and marks its location on the floor plan. Barnham asks if you plan to point out a contradiction, and as it turns out, actually, there is a problem. When shown the floor plan, present the Talea Magica. According to the witnesses, Maya dropped the sceptre after turning Layton to gold, but if it rolled into the position shown on the map, it would have knocked the arm over! Barnham is not convinced, however, and orders the witness to testify as to what order the statue and the sceptre fell.

Group Testimony: The Golden Statue and the Sceptre[edit | edit source]

Group Testimony
"The Golden Statue and the Sceptre"
  • Luke: I was only focusing on the professor, so I don't remember much else.
  • Emeer: I dunno... I got there last. 'Sides, that thing was glintin' and glitterin' away, so I couldn't see much else.
  • Birdly: Bewitched by love, or beloved by a witch, the poor cove knows not which is which
  • Ms Primstone: Dearie me, I remember! How obvious it seems now. The staff was dropped before the statue fell over.

Barnham and the Judge make a point about how magic is so incomprehensible that it often leads to people misremembering details as a result. So human memory is unreliable, huh?

The Golden Statue and the Sceptre: Cross-Examination[edit | edit source]

Press Birdly's statement. All he provides is an explanation of his song, which isn't relevant to the case at hand, but someone seems to react when Cracker speaks... Question Luke on "Aaaaaah! Oh dearie, dearie me!" Luke, having the ability to interpret animal speech, suggests the parrot testify, which should seem familiar to anyone who has played a certain case in the Ace Attorney series before. Apparently, he remembers everything perfectly! When given the option, choose Let's hear Cracker's testimony! You're stuck anyway, so what harm could it do? According to Birdly, Cracker remembers every sound he hears, so he should prove to be quite the invaluable witness. Cracker is now perched atop Luke's head. Barnham is opposed to the idea of cross-examining him, of course, but the judge agrees to hear his testimony.

Cracker's Testimony: The Golden Statue and the Sceptre[edit | edit source]

Cracker
Cracker
Cracker's Testimony
"The Golden Statue and the Sceptre"
  1. ...Aaaaah!
  2. ...Slam!
  3. ...Dearie, dearie me!
  4. ...Clang!
  5. ...Godoor!

Well... you can't fault it for being succinct, at least. Barnham objects to the order in which it recalls the events, as it seems to think the witch cast Goldor after the witnesses arrived at the scene, which is obviously far from plausible. Everyone in the court seems to think it a waste of time, but cross-examine Cracker anyway. You've done more with less, so why not? The parrot's testimony is obviously the truth, so perhaps it's the court's assumptions that are wrong.

The Golden Statue and the Sceptre: Cross-Examination[edit | edit source]

Open the Grand Grimoire and present Goldor on Cracker's fifth statement. The parrot clearly recalls the word "Godoor", but the incantation is Goldor! The only possible explanation is that Godoor is an entirely different spell, that happened to also be used at the time of the murder! As it turns out, the spell Godoor does indeed exist. According to the Grand Grimoire, Godoor is a spell that creates a portal on both sides of green-coloured walls, which disappears after five minutes. Godoor is bookmarked in the Grand Grimoire. Barnham says there were no green-coloured walls at the crime scene, but you already know that's false. Choose Naturally, I have proof and present the wall Behind the Painting. This wall was painted green, probably in order to use the spell. Espella marks the location of the green-colored wall on the map, and the Floor Plan is updated in the Court Record.

Unfortunately, the patch of wall that was painted green was too small to fit a whole person through, and was therefore impossible to use as an escape route. However, it's possible something else could have gone through the portal. When asked precisely what, Present the Talea Magica. You argue that the staff was planted on the scene by being thrown through the portal, and therefore, the Goldor spell was cast from outside! This also explains how the sceptre was dropped after the crime without knocking over Layton's arm. However, the Talea Magica found at the scene contained only the gems for Goldor and Famalia, with the green Godoor gem nowhere to be seen... which must mean it's a forgery! When asked to present the suspicious area on the staff, Present the purple Famalia gem. The real culprit's objective was to frame the defendant not only for Layton's murder, but the alchemist's as well, by making it seem like a familiar was responsible in both instances.

The court decides to conduct a test on the purple gem to see if it's truly a magic gem or a forgery, with one simple criterion: magic gems float in water, while non-magic minerals do not. However, before it is carried out, you must state who you believe the real witch to be. Present Jean Greyerl's profile. It's simple logic; he was in the room next door to Belduke's study, and the wall in said room was green, giving him ample opportunity to plant the sceptre. However, you run into the obvious snag that witches can only be female, and Jean Greyerl is male... or are they? Jean seems ready to take you on in the courtroom. The judge orders an intermission, by which time the results of the magic gem test should also be ready.

Break[edit | edit source]

It seems like all the evidence points to Greyerl, but Espella is opposed to the idea that he would kill anybody. Luke shows up to apologize to Maya for suspecting her, and decides to join your side when the trial resumes. Just as the intermission ends, he gives you the Blank Letter he found in his investigation, sent to the Storyteller from Belduke, for storage in the Court Record. You don't have any proof that Greyerl is the witch, but either way, you know the battle is far from over.

The trial resumes, and the results of the test come in: the Goldor gem is real, while the Famalia gem is a fake. While this doesn't prove Godoor was used at the time of the crime, it does lend more credence to your theory. The Talea Magica is updated in the Court Record. The judge calls Greyerl to the stand, and something immediately strikes you as different about him, which should also be apparent if you look closely. He refuses to answer as to his true gender, and asks you where the real magic gem is located. It couldn't have been discarded, because the swap was made after Godoor was casted, so when and where would the gem have been disposed of? The inquisition certainly hasn't found it, so that means it must be hidden somewhere where they didn't look.

Indeed, if the gem was in Greyerl's possession, they wouldn't have thought to search him. Greyerl's clothes do not have any pockets, so where could he have hidden it? Present Greyerl's collar. When you first met Greyerl, he had an amethyst attached to his collar, but before the trial began, the gemstone he was wearing was green instead of purple, and now the gem is missing altogether. In addition, Barnham recounts that the gem on Greyerl's collar was green when he arrived on the scene. You accuse Greyerl of switching the Godoor gem with the amethyst around his collar, in order to trick the court into believing the witness killed both Belduke and Layton. Jean then reveals that she is, in fact, a girl! The entire court is shocked by this revelation, but she insists that she isn't a witch.

Jean requests to return to her duties, as there isn't any evidence against her, and Barnham still thinks Maya is the witch in question. There isn't anything more to follow up on regarding Layton's death... so instead, you should ask about another case. You request that Greyerl testify about the circumstances regarding Sir Belduke's death, as it may hold the answer to solving this case. Barnham approves the request, so Jean has no choice but to testify. If you can't prove that Greyerl is a witch, Maya will be found guilty, so you have to see this through to the end! With Maya's encouragement, you are ready to continue.

Barnham begins with a brief summary of the incident. Three months ago, Sir Belduke was murdered in his study at the dead of night, which had been locked from the inside. Based on how he was found sitting in his chair, it appears he was attacked while at work. There were visible strangulation marks on his neck, as well as blood trickling from his mouth, which most likely occurred when he bit his tongue in the struggle. There were no footprints in the white powder strewn across the floor, so the killer must have approached him without touching it. After the murder, the killer somehow left without opening the door, so the crime must have been committed using witchcraft. Greyerl discovered the body the following morning. The Crime Scene Sketches are added to the Court Record, and Greyerl testifies about the events of the crime.

Greyerl's Testimony: The Night of the Crime[edit | edit source]

Greyerl
Greyerl
Greyerl's Testimony
"The Night of the Crime"
  1. At around 1 o'clock at night, I excused myself and left Master Belduke in his study.
  2. When I called him for breakfast in the morning, he did not respond. The door to his study was locked.
  3. A neighbour had come for a visit just then, so we forced the door open together.
  4. All the potions and other concoctions from the study have been confiscated. I wonder if they're being properly stored...

As Barnham says, the confiscated goods are stored in the Inquisition's secret vault, and High Inquisitor Darklaw is the only person with access.

The Night of the Crime: Cross-Examination[edit | edit source]

Press Greyerl's third statement. Just who was this neighbour? Apparently, he came as a patient, not a friend. Barnham seems aggressively against the idea that he might be relevant to the case, but why? ...oh no. It's Emeer again, accompanied by Birdly, and of course, he happened to witness this crime, too. Barnham seems just as aggravated by his presence as you are. As it turns out, Birdly is Emeer's private bard. Emeer butts in to give his own bit of testimony:

  • Emeer: It dawned on me then! The witch cast Famalia, just like in this case!

Present the Talea Magica on Emeer's statement. As has already been established, the Famalia gem is a fake, so Emeer's testimony obviously doesn't hold water. The Talea Magica was not discovered at the scene of Belduke's murder, so everyone just assumed Famalia was used to commit the crime, but what if it was committed using Godoor instead? It must have been the same culprit in both cases, after all. When asked for proof, Present the Crime Scene Sketches. If you look at the first sketch, you'll see that the wall behind the painting had already been painted green, so Godoor could very well have been used. While the portal wasn't small enough for a human to completely pass through, it was large enough for an arm to go through, and what's more, Belduke's body was an arm's length away from where the wall was. However, Barnham insists that Famalia was used, because the crime scene had been tampered with. Even though the victim was strangled, there were no signs of a struggle! As such, they must have been erased from the scene, which could only have been done with a familiar's assistance. But there was still a window of time between the body's discovery and the Inquisition's arrival in which Greyerl could have tampered with the scene, so further testimony is needed. Like it or not, Emeer testifies about said window of time.

Emeer's Testimony: After Discovering the Body[edit | edit source]

Emeer
Emeer
Emeer's Testimony
"After Discovering the Body"
  1. I broke down th' door an' saw th' alchemist slumped in 'is chair. Gave me a JOLT!
  2. Th' butler hurried t'call th' Knights of th' Inquisition... He never entered th' study.
  3. Whaddid I do then... Ah, yeah! I was asked t'keep an EYE on things, so I wen' in t'have a bit of a look at everythin'...
  4. All that made me pretty drowsy, so I wen' an' took-a-little NAP on th' couch.

After Discovering the Body: Cross-Examination[edit | edit source]

Press Emeer's third statement. He was asked to keep the crime scene in order, and says Greyerl asked him to look for something... wait, what? Question Greyerl on "She asked me to look for somethin', so I was doin' that too." She denies having made any such request, and indeed, Emeer says it was a "girl" that made the request. Apparently, he wasn't paying attention when Greyerl revealed her gender... He starts to name the girl who made the request, but then she proceeds to do his job for him by yelling from the audience... it's Mailer! (Full name Lettie Mailer.) She proceeds to clarify what she wanted Emeer to find.

  • Mailer: Sir Belduke said he'd have a letter to send. So I came by to pick it up.

Present the Blank Letter on Mailer's statement. It turns out to be exactly the letter she was looking for! But the letter is completely blank, so why is it worth making a fuss over? Barnham theorizes that it was written in invisible ink, but Lettie says that when she saw the pieces of parchment comprising the letter, there was very visible writing on them. She proceeds to testify about the contents of the letter.

Mailer's Testimony: Sir Belduke's Letter[edit | edit source]

Mailer
Mailer
Mailer's Testimony
"Sir Belduke's Letter"
  1. That night... Probably about 1am. I made a delivery to Sir Belduke.
  2. He was writing a letter at the time. "It'll be ready soon, so come pick it up tomorrow morning." That's what he said.
  3. I left his study and wished the butler a good night. Then I went home.
  4. I went there again the next morning, as promised. Sir Belduke was... Well anyway, I looked for the letter.
  5. Then that guy went out like a light on the couch. I got a little scared. So I left as soon as I found the letter.

Mailer couldn't see what exactly the letter was about, but she wouldn't have told you even if she did. The morning after his death, she found the letter inside a letterbox on a shelf next to his desk.

Sir Belduke's Letter: Cross-Examination[edit | edit source]

Press Mailer's third statement. She confirms that she's referring to Greyerl here. Question Greyerl on "Mr...um, Miss Greyerl, of course. She was in the corridor, carrying a tray." At 1 A.M., Greyerl excused herself from Belduke's study, but according to Mailer's testimony, they met on the night of the crime, so why didn't she mention it? She claims she forgot about it, but is that really all to it? And just what was she carrying on that tray? Greyerl adds a new statement:

  • Greyerl: Miss Mailer left just as I was bringing Master his usual drink.

Press Greyerl's statement. Belduke would always order a drink in the late hours of the night; specifically, tomato juice. Question Emeer on "Tomato juice.". Yet again, Emeer's insistence that he has nothing to do with the subject proves inadvertently telling. Apparently, when he arrived on the scene, he found the tomato juice bottle, and proceeded to drink some of it! The bottle has been confiscated as evidence, but the Tomato Juice Bottle is still added to the Court Record. Emeer doesn't remember anything after he saw Mailer, so that must mean that's the point where he passed out.

Press Mailer's fifth statement. Emeer was helping Mailer with the search for the letter, when he suddenly passed out. But what would make him black out like that? Choose I've got evidence and Present the Tomato Juice Bottle. Tomato juice doesn't make people pass out on its own, so there must've been a soporific added. In addition, if there was soporific in the juice, that would mean Belduke was unconscious when he was assaulted. This also means that the red liquid visible around the victim's mouth in the sketch is actually tomato juice. This perfectly explains why there was no sign of a struggle! And naturally, as an alchemist's butler, Greyerl would have easy access to soporifics. Greyerl denies that the bottle has any traces of soporific, however, and Mailer requests to testify one more time to prove the defense wrong.

Group Testimony: The Alchemist and His Butler[edit | edit source]

Group Testimony
"The Alchemist and his Butler"
  • Greyerl: Master took me in, a complete stranger. I will forever be indebted to him.
  • Greyerl: That's why I could never make an attempt on his life, through magic or otherwise.
  • Mailer: Sir Belduke was a wonderful man! He's the one who recommended this line of work to me.
  • Mailer: And he's the one who told me about it. The confidentiality obligation, I mean. I've never once broken it!

The Alchemist and his Butler: Cross-Examination[edit | edit source]

Press Greyerl's second statement. Greyerl risked a lot setting up a portal in the wall, but why would she take that risk? Maybe, instead of a motive for murder, you should suggest another motive. When asked to present evidence showing the culprit's motive, Present the Blank Letter. The letter was in a letterbox right next to the victim, and was within arm's reach of the portal, so perhaps Greyerl's motivation was simply to steal the letter and swap it with blank parchment? She certainly saw the letter while she was delivering the tomato juice to Belduke, so maybe there was something in the letter that made Greyerl want to take it. Greyerl denies this, however, and updates her testimony:

  • Greyerl: I had no reason to take his life nor steal his letter to the Storyteller.

Press Greyerl's new statement. How did she know it was addressed to the Storyteller if she doesn't know anything about it? She simply says she heard about it from someone while discussing the murder. However, there's a contradiction, and a huge one at that. But the contradiction is one that you can't prove with evidence, so choose I can't present evidence. Instead, it's one you intend to prove with testimony! Question Mailer with "And he's the one who told me about it. The confidentiality obligation, I mean. I've never once broken it!" on Greyerl's statement. The only four people who knew about the recipient's name were Belduke, who wrote the letter, Mailer, who delivered it, the Storyteller, the recipient... and the person who stole the letter! Mailer claims she simply told Greyerl, but that contradicts her claim of never breaching confidentiality. Greyerl could not have known the letter's recipient at the time of the crime, either, as Belduke was still in the middle of writing it.

Greyerl finally confesses, both to swapping the letter and to murdering Belduke. She proceeds to relay her motivations: an only child born to a poor family, she's been a witch all her life. She hid her sceptre and refused to use magic, as she was aware of the punishment for witchcraft, but one day, her family was unable to make rent, and they were about to lose the house. In desperation, she attempted to use Goldor to turn a leaf into gold, but she accidentally turned her dear friend Margaret into a lifeless statue instead. She didn't want her family to suffer for her own crime, so she attempted to commit suicide by jumping into a river. However, Belduke rescued her, and allowed her to stay with him, on the condition that she disguise her gender to avoid suspicion. Belduke bought her parents' house so they wouldn't have to worry about rent, and concealed Margaret inside his house to prevent Greyerl from being suspected of witchcraft. As it turns out, Margaret is, in fact, the same golden goat you found in the basement.

Greyerl then recalls the events leading up to the murder. One night, a bell tower suddenly appeared by the strike of a lightning bolt, and for whatever reason, Belduke was completely horrified. As a result, he became more withdrawn, and begun feverishly writing a letter which Greyerl recalls several phrases from, and it seemed to involve him exposing "the truth about the witch". Greyerl took this as him planning to expose the fact she was a witch, so she painted the walls in her room and behind Belduke's painting green, knocked him out with a soporific, and proceeded to take the letter through a portal, which is when she noticed that it was addressed to the Storyteller. It was then that, on pure impulse, she strangled him to death.

Greyerl then recounts her experiences with the crime that took place last night. She saw a witch appearing in Belduke's study, so she opened the portal behind the painting to see, and it was then that she heard the witch cast Goldor. In order to throw suspicion off herself, she swapped the Godoor gem for the amethyst on her collar to make it seem like Famalia was used, and planted the sceptre to pin the blame on the witch that she saw. In other words... she was not respnsible for Layton's death. She definitely had no reason to lie about it, as either way, she would be executed for witchcraft. But then, who killed Professor Layton?

Just then, Emeer butts in yet again. He recounts the events of him drinking the tomato juice and falling asleep again... but as it turns out, when he found the bottle, it hadn't yet been opened. This means that Belduke never drank the juice! Barnham says that there is no further need to investigate Belduke's death, but that bit of testimony has just exposed a huge inconsistency, so you have no choice but to investigate the contradiction. When asked to present evidence showing the contradiction, Present the Crime Scene Sketches. If Belduke never drank the juice, what is the red liquid trickling from his mouth? It must have been blood all along, as Barnham first thought, but there were still no signs of a struggle, so it couldn't have resulted from biting his tongue. So why is there blood coming from his mouth?

You now have to find out what caused Belduke to bleed from his mouth. It must have been some sort of internal bleeding related to his death, so you just have to find the right person to question. Do you recall a certain witness with a bottle that looked very suspicious? Choose Emeer, and you'll find out that he took something from the crime scene besides the tomato juice. And as it turns out, it's in this very courtroom! Present the bottle with the skull and crossbones on it. Sure enough, it was a bottle Belduke used to store a strong poison... so the blood must have come from when he consumed it! Emeer found the bottle at the scene, completely empty, so that proves he drank the poison. But who poisoned Belduke? As it turns out, the one who killed Sir Belduke... was himself. His death was a suicide! This is why he put up no fight against Greyerl: he was already dead at the time. Belduke had, indeed, extracted a strong enough poison to cause such heavy internal bleeding. And indeed, you have a piece of evidence that confirms his suicide as a possibility. Present the Blank Letter.

You theorize that the very last letter Belduke wrote before his death was actually a suicide note. Greyerl is the only person who would possibly know if it was a suicide note... but she didn't actually read the letter after stealing it. The letter is still in her possession, and she always kept it for when she eventually got caught. Phoenix requests that Greyerl herself read the letter aloud, which she proceeds to do. Sir Newton Belduke took the bell tower's appearance as a sign that he angered the gods, and felt such immense guilt over his actions that he seriously considered exposing the secret of Labyrinthia, and the "truth about the witch". He never exposed it, but he couldn't bear keeping the secret any longer, so he committed suicide. He only had two concerns: his daughter, who both you and Barnham seem to be unaware of, and that Jean Greyerl would end up having nobody to turn to. He never wanted to expose Greyerl's secret - in fact, he cared about her until the very end.

It seems like this is the end. Barnham requests that the charges against Maya are dropped, and instead charges Greyerl with witchcraft. You object, however, as Greyerl did not murder either Belduke or Layton. Barnham simply states that regardless if they committed any crimes or not, all witches must meet the same fate: trial by fire. The judge concedes, and hands down his verdict.

Maya Fey is found...

But before the sentence can be carried out, Espella objects, to the entire concept of witch trials! She simply states that she'll make sure that this is "the last one". You should know what that means by now: the witch trials can only end... when the Great Witch Bezella meets her end. She confesses to being the Great Witch Bezella, and demands that Greyerl be set free! The Judge orders the court attendants to seize Espella and place her into the cage, which she makes no effort to combat. But just then... Maya jumps and grabs ahold of the cage! Phoenix helps her out by grabbing hold of one of the guards, and Maya urges Espella to escape while she has the chance. She successfully escapes with Luke... but unfortunately, Maya is locked in the cage with no way to escape, and mercilessly dropped into the fire pit. An inferno erupts from the pit, as it claims another life...