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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Walkthrough
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Go through the conversation, then visit the underground parking lot. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Scene: Prosecutor's Office, Underground Parking Lot Date: February 22 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A man in a sheriff outfit appears here. You know from Ema that his name is Marshall, and he's a detective. Then, after spouting a lot of crap, he disappears. Examine the area now for the following observations: 1. A wallet can be found on the floor, just in front of the door. This will be added to the Court Record. Ema now teaches you "scientific investigation". Follow her instructions to learn this new trick, which utilises the capabilities of the DS. The wallet has an ID card that says: "Detective Bruce Goodman, ID # 5842189". This ID replaces the wallet in the Court Record. 2. Check out the security room at the top left corner as well. It's on the second level, and you can see everything from there. You'll come back to this room later. 3. A door right in front of you is locked. Remember this door, as it'll help you counter a witness's testimony later. 4. To the right of the door is an emergency phone. It's out of order. 5. To the right of the emergency phone is a six feet high partition. Now, scroll to the right screen of the parking lot to find a car. Examine the car, only to be halted by Marshall. This will help you gain access to the High Prosecutor's office. After listening to Marshall talks a lot of crap again, you'll be back at the left screen of the parking lot. Notice now you've no access to the right screen anymore. This is also when a sexily dressed lady appears. In a bizarre turn of events, the newly debuted lady happens to be selling lunch. After talking to her, you realised she also happens to be the witness to the murder. She introduces herself as Angel Star. Talk to her, and she'll tell you that there was some sort of a prosecutor's convention yesterday. She also mentions that a prosecutor was named "King of Prosecutors" during the convention, and it was in his car that they found the body. It appears that she a thing against prosecutors. Ask her to tell you more about herself, and she'll reply that she sells lunch here everyday. Her boyfriend works in the security room. Now, ask about what she saw. She claims that she saw the exact moment of the crime. She also seems to know Lana by name. Ask her now about her hostility towards prosecutors. You suspect she may be involved in some criminal activities before. Go to the High Prosecutor's office now. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Scene: High Prosecutor's Office, Room 1202 Date: February 22 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ema immediately notices some sort of a shield-like trophy with a "K" insignia. Just when she was passing her comments about it, Edgeworth appears. Turns out Ema is Edgeworth's "fan". So, this is actually his office! It also happens that the body of the victim in this case was found in his car. What a coincidence. Talk to Edgeworth about himself to watch a flashback. He also mentions something about that shield. Now, ask about the case. It seems that he'd be the prosecutor for this case. Ask about Lana, and you'll learn that the victim was stabbed with Edgeworth's knife. The knife was kept in the toolbox in the trunk of his car. Edgeworth's knife will be added to the Court Record. It has traces of the victim's blood, and has no prints. Do the "scientific investigation" if you want on it. Examine the office now: 1. The trophy with the "K" insignia is the trophy for the "King of Prosecutors" award. This will be added to the Court Record. 2. The bouquet of flowers at the back of the room has a card that says "Back from the Dead. - Wendy". A steel samurai figure just beside he flowers has something written on the bottom of his foot, it says "Between a rock and a hard place. - Wendy". Present the Prosecutor Trophy to Edgeworth now. He'll complain about how time-wasting receiving the award is. He also mentions that yesterday was a very busy day at the office. Ask him about the day of the crime now. It appears that yesterday was the annual cleaning day at the prosecutor's office. Watch him explain about cleaning day - a day when prosecutors and policemen sort and file all evidences for solved cases, a process called "evidence transferal". A ceremony was also held up the police department, where there was an annual review and awards for outstanding police officers and prosecutors. He also mentions that he was at the police department yesterday (obviously), and only returned here at 5:12pm. This is confirmed by a parking stub he received. Do the scientific investigation to see this: "Miles Edgeworth - 17:12". It seems that the murder took place three minutes after he parked his car. Parking stub added to the Court Record. This is when a police officer rushes in. He's looking for Edgeworth. He's here to deliver a report to Edgeworth at the police chief's request. It seems that he wasn't delivering something that Edgeworth wanted, and Edgeworth will give him a tongue-lashing. It's also revealed that the officer's name is Meekins. Edgeworth will now ask you to leave. He suggests that you visit the police department for more information if you want. So, go to the police department's entrance now. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Scene: Police Department Entrance Date: February 22 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It takes you 30 minutes to reach here by taxi, and the traffic wasn't that bad. You'll notice some sort of an automated greeting machine at the entrance, which looks decidedly disturbing. You realises that it's the "Blue Badger", who's on his way to becoming the police's mascot. Meanwhile, you notice someone dancing beside the Blue Badger... or wait, it's Detective Gumshoe! As usual, talk to him. He reveals that Lana has confessed to summoning the victim to her office, then killing him. You'll also find that Gumshoe has been kicked out of the CAD. Because of this high profile case, lower ranking officers like Gumshoe are not allowed to enter into the CAD, which is why he was so free to dance with the Blue Badger. This seems a little odd. Gumshoe also reveals that Officer Marshall was assigned to the parking lot - you've met him already, while the chief of police is in charge of the investigation. Present Goodman's ID to him, and this will open up an opportunity to talk about Goodman. It's a little strange that his ID was found on the ground at the parking lot. Apparently, Goodman was involved in an evidence transferal yesterday. But, he should be at the police department doing this, instead of appearing at the prosecutor's office. Present the "K" trophy now, and this will open up an opportunity to talk about the rumors at the law office. Ask about these rumors. Apparently, after the last case, people around are all spreading evil rumors about Edgeworth. The current murder has started a new rumor, which says that the only reason he took the case is because he's aiming for Lana's position. Now, examine the Blue Badger, which calls up another conversation with Gumshoe. Amazingly, he reveals that he made the Blue Badger. It's battery-powered, and can go anywhere. But since it's running on batteries, it'll dance until the batteries go flat. The Blue Badger added to the Court Record. Gumshow will also give you a letter of introduction, so that you can show it to Marshall at the parking lot. Go to the parking lot now. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Scene: Prosecutor's Office, Underground Parking Lot Date: February 22 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Angel appears again, and mentions she has a boyfriend in criminal affairs as well. Er, ok. Now present Gumshoe's letter when you see Marshall. He'll now allow you to examine the crime scene. It's strange, however, that a patrolman is in-charge of the case. Isn't a crime scene usually in charge by detectives? Talk to him now about the victim, and you'll get the autopsy report. Check it to find the following details: Name of deceased: Bruce Goodman (36)/ Male Date and time of death: February 21, between 4:00pm and 5:30pm Cause of death: Loss of blood from chest wound. Assessment: Wound was caused by a 12cm knife. A single stab wound was found. Marshall also tells you that Goodman and Lana only worked on a case before a few years back, and are not closely related. So, there seems to be no motive. Now, talk to him about himself, and ask why a patrolman like him is in charge of the crime scene of such a high profile case. He reveals that he used to be a detective until two years ago. He also mentions that the police are short-handed, which was why he was assigned. Short-handed? How about Gumshoe, who has nothing to do? Now, head to the right screen to finally be able to examine the stuff here: 1. A cellphone is found on the ground. Check it out when given a choice to. This will bring out a cool scene of "evidence self-selection". Rotate the phone till you can examine the side of it. This will open the cover of the phone. The display button is still on the redial button. Now, examine the blue redial button on the phone. You'll now make a redial. Amazingly, a phone rang to the tune of the Steel Samurai theme song just as you made the call. Seems like someone is calling Ema's phone at the same time. Before you can get through to the other party, however, you're interrupted by Marshall. He reveals that the phone belongs to Lana. You can now add the phone to your Court Record. It states that the last call was made at 5:18pm on the day of murder. 2. The trunk of Edgeworth's car has a note. It says "6-7S 12/2". The top right corner has a printed name which says "Goodman". It looks "somewhat" like this badly drawn diagram: -------------- | Goodman | | | | 6-7S | | | | 12/2 | | | | | -------------- Victim's note added to Court Record. Now, talk to Marshall about Lana, and it seems that he and Lana used to "have a past". Ask about "office atmosphere" now. He reveals that of the rumors about Edgeworth's fixing evidences, etc., all these can be traced to one source - Lana. It seems that Gumshoe is also taken off the case because he was close to Edgeworth. Now, go through the conversation with Ema, and you'll find out that at 5:18pm, after the time of crime, Lana actually called Ema, which was why Ema's phone rang just now. Ema reveals that Lana hung up right away after she called. This information is now updated to the cell phone in your Court Record. End of Day 1. Save your game now. DAY 2 - TRIAL FORMER -------------------- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Scene: District Court, Defendant Lobby No. 2 Date: February 23, 9:34am ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Go through the conversation. You realise this is the first case you're doing with a Fey helping you. Well, at least you've Ema. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Scene: District Court, Courtroom No. 9 Date: February 23, 10:00am ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Edgeworth calls Angel to the stands. Apparently, until two years ago, Angel was a special investigator with the police. She was a first-rate homicide detective. "Cough-up Queen Angel Starr" was her nickname. Because of her unique status, she's given the chance to do the detective's summary that Gumshoe usually does. Angel uses the map of the parking lot to describe the crime. The lot at the prosecutor's office is divided into two blocks. "A Block" is for the prosecutor's office personnel. "B Block" is for visitors and clients. A chain divider separates the two blocks. The crime took place by a car in the back of "A Block", in the car's trunk. The killer stabbed the victim with a knife and went to drive the body out. Unfortunately for her, there was a witness, and an arrest was made on the spot. The witness was, of course, Angel herself. Parking lot floor plans added to the Court Record. ANGEL'S TESTIMONY 1 ------------------- She mentions that she always knew that a day like this would come. She was on her way to deliver a lunchbox to her boyfriend, when she sensed something. Through a wire fence, she saw Lana standing next to a garish car. She was holding a knife in her right hand. Then, she thrusted the knife into Goodman's chest. ANGEL'S CROSS-EXAMINATION 1 --------------------------- Press the first sentence. It seems she's also not a fan of prosecutors. In fact, she hints that Goodman was killed because he "knew too much". She also reveals that she was fired from her job because of prosecutors. Press the sentence about delivering a lunchbox to her boyfriend to confirm that it's the security guard boyfriend, not, er, "that" boyfriend of "the other" boyfriend. She also confirms that the security room is in "A Block". As you've examined earlier, the room is on the second level, and you can see everything from there. She also reveals that she parks in "B Block" when she delivers lunch. When she mentions about the wire fence, press, and she confirms that she was less than 30 feet when she was Lana, so she was certain it was her. She also presents a photograph now. It shows Lana just behind Edgeworth's car, having her left hand on the trunk, and her right hand in the pocket of her trenchcoat. Angel says that at the moment she witnessed the crime, her reflexes took over, and she took a picture. Crime photo added to Court Record. When Angel says that Lana was holding a knife in her right hand, present the photo that Angel just presented - in this, which Angel took "at the moment she witnessed the crime", Lana wasn't holding a knife. Edgeworth objects, and says that the photo wasn't taken after the stabbing. If you look at the photo carefully, you should notice some stains on Lana's coat. Although the photo is black and white, the stains could well be blood splatters. When given a choice, raise an objection. Angel merely apologises for the confusion because she may be "slightly unclear". Back to the photo. It shows that Lana was wearing gloves, so it seems that the murder was premeditated. The judge will ask Angel to add this into her testimony. Now, as with all previous cases, whenever a new statement is added to the testimony, you should be able to get something out of it. Angel claims that the crime is premedidated, so you'll want to prove her otherwise to earn some points for Lana. present Edgeworth's knife when Angel says this statement - if the murder is premedidated, why didn't Lana bring her own knife? Just when you think you've turned the tide, Edgeworth will tell you that whether the crime is premedidated or not, it doesn't remove the fact that Lana killed the victim. Time for round two. ANGEL'S TESTIMONY 2 ------------------- Angel isn't giving up. She still wants to prove that Lana has intended to kill Goodman. That's why she called the victim to the prosecutor's office. She's sure Lana had a grudge against Goodman. She also mentions that Lana stabbed the victim again and again. ANGEL'S CROSS-EXAMINATION 2 --------------------------- The contradiction is obvious for this one. When she says Lana stabbed the victim again and again, present the autopsy report - a single wound was stated in the report. This is when Angel says that she mistook something for blood. It seems that when Lana lifted her knife, Angel thought she saw blood at her breasts, presumably splattered from the victim. Which is why she thought Lana must have stabbed Goodman at least twice. The judge will ask her to testify what she saw that made her thought it was blood. She now testifies that Lana's red muffler looked like blood to her. Present the photo that Angel took on this statement - the photo shows that Lana wasn't wearing any muffler. Angel then says that it was there, something red, and she doesn't look like lying. Anyhow, round three. ANGEL'S TESTIMONY 3 ------------------- Angel says that Lana tried to run behind a partition off to her side. Angel then quickly arrested Lana on the spot. It was then that Lana mentioned about the muffler, which "confused" Angel. Lana tried to escape, but "resistance is futile". ANGEL'S CROSS-EXAMINATION 3 --------------------------- When she says she quickly arrested Lana, press her for more details. It seems that between Angel and Lana, there was a chain link fence. Angel claims she went over the fence to arrest Lana, but that means she couldn't have gotten to Lana as quickly as she claimed, especially when the fence was about nine feet high. Press about the muffler statement. It seems Lana wasn't exactly talking to Angel when she said "muffler". She was talking on the phone. Ask further. Apparently, Lana first attempted to use the phone hanging on the wall, but the phone was out of order. The cell phone in the Court Record is now updated with the new info about "muffler". Meanwhile, Lana's attempt to use the phone on the wall was added to the testimony. Press this statement now. Angel will use the floor plans to explain. Lana ran behind the partition, and picked up the emergency phone on the wall. The phone was out of order, so she pulled out her own cell phone out of her pocket. It was during this time that Angel climbed over the fence and arrested Lana. It was then that Lana hung her phone. Now, present the floor plans on this sentence - from where Angel claims she was, she'd never be able to see Lana using the emergency phone, because she'd be blocked by a 6 feet high partition. It's also revealed that Edgeworth and Lana were responsible for kicking Angel out of the force two years ago. As you claim that Angel is lying, Edgeworth will now ask you exactly what lie did she tell the court. Select "where she was it". Now, you'll have to show on the floor plans where did Angel actually see the Lana using the emergencu phone. Point to the security room, then present - she was delivering lunch to her boyfriend, it's understandable that she has to be at some point in the security room. Moreover, the security room is the only place where she could have an view of the entire parking lot. Now, when asked what difference does it make for Angel to see the crime from the security room or from "B Block", select "distance to the crime" - it'll be revealed that if Angel was to run towards Lana after she saw the crime, she wouldn't be able to use the shortest route available, because it was blocked by a locked door. She'd have to make a detour to reach "B Block", before climbing over the fence to get to Lana - a process that'd take about five minutes. Watch through the conversation, then raise an objection when asked to - five minutes are more than enough for any criminal to flee the scene. The judge will now agree that Angel has a personal grudge against Lana, and will want to adjourn the court for further investigations. This is when Angel fights back with one more testimony. She claims she has decisive evidence. ANGEL'S TESTIMONY 4 ------------------- SHe mentions that she should have mentioned the five minute blank. But now, she presents the victim's shoe. Two types of blood was found on the shoe. One was the victim's. The other was Lana's. This shoe is the decisive evidence. Edgeworth objects to the evidence on grounds that it wasn't approved, but Angel fights back with the reply that she had the shoe tested by a forensics team from the police, so it was approved. Victim's shoe added to Court Record. Examine the shoe now to find that there's blood traces at the bottom of the shoe as well. This is an important clue. ANGEL'S CROSS-EXAMINATION 3 --------------------------- Press about the blood test when she says that one of the types of blood found on the shoe belongs to Lana - it's impossible narrow a blood sample down to an individual. Angel then says the forensics team was in no doubt that the blood belongs to Lana, so she didn't proceed with the DNA test. Now, when she says the shoe is decisive evidence, press. This is when Ema asks do you have a problem with the shoe. You'll now have to agree whether there is, select "there's a problem". The judge will ask you to point out where the problem is. Point to the blood stains at the bottom of the shoe and present. Edgeworth now asks what is contradictory about this. Present the crime photo - if the bottom of the victim's shoe is covered in blood, isn't it strange that no bloody footprints were found at the scene of crime? So, why aren't there footprints? Edgeworth now brings us back to Angel's testimony about apprenhending Lana, about how Lana knocked down some oil drums. Edgeworth asks whether the oil drums are empty. Angel replies that the oil drums are brimming with water. Edgeworth then explains that the reason Lana knocked down the oil drums was to wash the footprints away. As the judge prepares to declare the guilty verdict now that you've no ammos, Ema says that Angel could be lying about the water since she's on the prosecution's side. Angel then interrupts the judge - she doesn't like to be associated with the prosecutors! This is when she presents yet another photo, one that shows the victim's body in the trunk. Ema quickly asks you to look at the asphalt in the photo - it's clearly wet. So it seems the water theory is true afterall. As you prepare to give up, Mia contacts you again. She tells you not to throw in the towel regardless of whether the asphalt is wet or not. She asks you to take a good look at the photograph. There's a clear contradiction there. You'll object the judge as he prepares to declare the verdict again. You'll talk about the last photo. The judge will ask you what's the problem with the photo. Point to the car's exhaust pipe present - Edgeworth now observes that something is poking out of the car's muffler, and he explains that "muffler" can also be used to explain as the pipe of a car's exhaust system. The thing sticking out of the car's muffler appears to be a piece of cloth. The judge will ask you why this muffler is important to the case. Present Lana's cell phone - the word "muffler" was overheard when Lana was using this phone. If the "muffler" that Lana mentioned is the car's muffler, then this piece of cloth is vital evidence. The judge will now give a 30-minute recess. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Scene: District Court, Defendant Lobby No. 2 Date: February 23, 11:56am ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Go through the conversation with Ema and Marshall. Marshall brings up the issue on "mufflers" again, and it seems he's quite adamant that he saw Lana wearing a red muffler on the day of the crime. This contradicts Angel's crime photo, but Marshall has no reason to lie to you. Where did the muffler go then? You'll get the answer when you return to the court for the afternoon session of the trial. DAY 2 - TRIAL LATTER -------------------- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Scene: District Court, Courtroom No. 9 Date: February 23, 12:32pm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This session introduces the district chief of police, Damon Gant. He brings over the red muffler that belongs to Lana, and predictably, it was found stuck in the car's, er, muffler. Gant also presents a switchblade knife in the process. Watch Gant embarrasses Edgeworth, then take over when Gant hands over the switchblade to you. Watch the cool "evidence self-selection" again, and you'll go into the scientific investigation screen. Rotate the blade until you can see a small tag on it, then examine the tag. The tag says: "SL-9 2". Does it look familiar to you? Now, point to the trigger and examine it. This will trigger the blade. The tip of the blade is broken off. There's also a dark red stain on the tip. This blade is found wrapped in Lana's muffler when the muffler was found in the exhaust pipe. Switchblade knife added to the Court Record. The judge will then ask Gant to testify, since Edgeworth isn't very happy with the police force for failing to find such an important piece of evidence at the crime scene. GANT'S TESTIMONY 1 ------------------ Gant says that the switchblade knife is special, even though he isn't sure how - unless there's evidence to prove a connection between this knife and Goodman. He also mentions that the day of the crime was a bad day for them, because a detective was killed at the police department. The time that the detective was killed was 5:15pm. Uncanny, huh? But since it's not officially linked to this case, he doesn't want to talk about it. GANT'S CROSS-EXAMINATION 1 -------------------------- Two murders, same time, same date, different places - what're the odds? Anyway, when Gant says unless there's evidence to prove a connection, present the victim's note - yes, it says "6-7S 12/2", but if you look at it upside, it actually says "2/21 SL-9"! Now, isn't "SL-9" the same as what's written on the switchblade's tag? When Goodman was writing this note, he was holding the paper upside down, which misled your early attempt to read it. Gant now reveals that the switchblade was evidence in a case. It was stolen from the department's evidence room. Press this statement. Gant reveals that the switchblade was stolen on the day of the current murder. Edgeworth probes further to find out that it's also a murder weapon in another case that has been solved long ago. When Gant mentions about a detective being killed at the police department, press him. He reveals that they've just arrested the suspect for the police department murder case. But, as it is, there's still a lot of unanswered questions. He asks for your help. You agree on the condition that he gives you the relevant data. Now, he'll only give you one information. Select "how the victim was killed". He replies "stabbing", which is exactly the same as Lana's case. He'll mention that there're more similarities between the two cases, but he won't tell you what, for now. You'll need to press harder. NOTE: You don't actually need to do this step, but there's no harm learning more about the case. Go back to the same statement and press again. This time, ask him "where was the victim found". Gant can't tell you where the body was found, but he reveals that the crime took place in the evidence room at the police department. This is the connection between the two cases: police department murder took place in evidence room switchblade found wrapped in Lana's muffler while being slotted into Edgeworth's car's exhaust pipe was stolen from evidence room. Looks like you've gotten yourself another case to fight! Now, when Gant says there's no connection between the cases, press him. You'll now tell him the connection. This will cause Gant to reveal more information. He mentions that he'll cooperate, but he can't reveal the name of the victim. Press this statement now. You'll be given a choice of what you can get out of him. Ask for the victim's division, and he'll tell you the victim's department is Criminal Affairs, Division 1 - the detectives responsbile for homicide cases. Hmm, Goodman was in homicide as well. Press the same statement again. Now, ask for the victim's gender. It's a guy. NOTE: Again, you don't need to do the previous two steps, but if you want to know about the victim, you should. Now, same statement again, press for the victim's ID number. He tells you it's "5842189". Now, isn't this the same as Goodman's ID number??? The judge will now ask whether the ID number tells you anything. Select "that tells me something!". Next, present Goodman's ID - the two ID numbers are identical! In other words, the detective who was killed in the police department's evidence room was Goodman as well! "Two" Bruce Goodman, "both" killed at the same time, but at different places? How's that possible? It's Gant's show now. Remember Meekins, the patrolman who tried to deliver a report to Edgeworth yesterday, but got a tongue-lashing instead? Well, he was delivering this information. It was Edgeworth who brushed this information aside without even looking. Now, since the evidence wasn't accepted by Edgeworth, it can only be accepted, according to the evidence law, when it's proven to have a connection with the current case. Gant used you! Now, if Goodman was already killed in the evidence room, he couldn't have been killed at the parking lot. Still, both Edgeworth and you will need to gather more clues. The judge will therefore grant one further day for this trial. Finally, the trial is over for the day, but the day isn't over yet. DAY 2 - INVESTIGATION --------------------- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Scene: Wright and Co. Law Offices Date: February 23, 2:15pm