Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Walkthrough

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Go through the conversation as usual.
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Scene: Prosecutor's Office, Underground Parking Lot
Date: February 23
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Back to the parking lot. Ema presents a luminol testing fluid, you
know, those stuff you find in CSI to test for blood in an already
cleaned-up area? Ok, Ema teaches you how to spray the fluid. She
also lends you a pair of infra-red glasses. Just follow her
instructions and start spraying the fluid behind the trunk.
A few drop of blood stains appear. Ema now asks whether you find the
stains a little odd. Select "the amount of blood". If the killer and
the victim fought here, there should be more blood than merely a few
drops. Remember the blood on the bottom of the victim's shoe? There
was a large splatter of blood as well. Where did the blood go to?
Anyhow, where you found the blood stains will be updated to the floor
plans of the parking lot in your Court Record. The luminol testing
fluid also goes into the record.
NOTE: If you go to Edgeworth's office to spray some luminol fluid,
you'll find some blood stains on the ground. I'm not sure about the
signifance of this.
Angel appears again right after that. Talk to her now about today's
trial. She insists that even though she lied about the venue where
she saw the crime, the fact remains that she saw the crime.
Talk about her detective past next. She mentions it was two years ago.
Regardless of how harded the criminal, when they faced her, they
"coughed it up". Ah, that's how "Cough-up Queen" comes about. She'll
continue to talk until she mentions about the SL-9 Incident - she was
fired after that case.
Present the victim's note to her. She'll automatically sees the
switchblade too. She reveals that Goodman was the head detective on
the SL-9 case. The switchblade was the murder weapon, as earlier
discussed, and it was due for evidence transferal on the day that
Goodman was killed. SL-9 isn't over.
Present Goodman's ID and the crime photo next. This will eventually
open up an opportunity to talk about the SL-9 case. Ask about it.
The SL-9 case was the biggest case Angel has ever handled. The police
and the prosecutors were desperate for decisive evidence. Goodman,
Marhsal and herself were involved in the case, and the criminal was
caught and executed. The only problem was that decisive evidence was
never ever found - the criminal was apprehended based on fabricated
evidence by the prosectors. Every detective involved with the case
was dealt with a few months later. Some were demoted to patrolemn,
some found themselves out of the force.
Ask about Marshall now. She mentions they investigated the case from
every angle. Marshall was very determined, but it was over before
they could even get into it, and Marshall was demoted. There was a
hidden side to SL-9, and they're still determined to find that out.
She's only selling lunch here because she can meet up with people
who can help her investigate.
She gives you a steak lunch at the end of the conversation. This is
excellent in putting Marshal linto a good mood. Steak lunch added to
Court Record!
Go to the police department entrance now.
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Scene: Police Department Entrance
Date: February 23
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You'll find new openings to go to here. Go to the security guard
office.
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Scene: Evidence Room Entrance, Guard Room
Date: February 23
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The security office actually guards the evidence room. Since the
evidence room is the crime scene here, you may want to check it out
for clues. But before that, check out this surprisingly unguarded
guard room. The only thing of note though are the monitors at the far
side of the room video feeds from the evidence room. They're now in
"recording".
The evidence room is locked. You'll need to get someone's permission
to go in.
Go back to the entrance.
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Scene: Police Department Entrance
Date: February 23
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You'll find Gumshoe here. He tells you that they've caught the
criminal for the police department murder case. All they need now
is evidence. He tells you if you want to talk to this suspect, go
down to the detention center.
So, go to the detention center.
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Scene: Detention Center, Visitor's Room
Date: February 23
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What? Officer Meekins is the suspect?
Talk to him. He had some business, so he went to the evidence room.
The guard office was empty that day. The security officer who was in
charge of the guard office, as you may have already suspect judging by
how it looks when you were there earlier, is Marshall. Meekins happened
to glance at the security monitor, that's when he saw a suspicious
looking person in the evidence room. After that, he blacked out (?).
When he woke up, he was already in the detention center.
You'll also notice a bandage on his left hand. He mentions that when
Goodman pointed the knife at him, he just hollered. The next thing
he knew, he was unconscious. When he opened his eyes, he was alone in
the evidence room (huh?). Alone, because Goodman has disappeared. He
then saw gushing blood from his hand.
Ask about the victim, and he says he doesn't know Goodman well. He
also has no intention, nor any recollection of killing Goodman.
Now, present Goodman's ID to him. He'll suddenly remember what
happened. He says that the card was the cause of it all. This will
open up the opportunity to talk about the crime details. Do so.
Meekins didn't know Goodman, who was in the evidence room, which is
why he "looked suspicious". He entered the room, and asked Goodman to
show his ID card. That was when Goodman pointed a knife at him.
Now, ask about the reason for arrest. Ema will do a deduction. Meekins
didn't know Goodman, and the "victim" whom he met at the evidence room
didn't show his ID card. In other words, you've no way of knowing if
the victim was really the victim. If the body simply "disappeared"
from the evidence room, you won't even know if anyone actually died.
Yet, Meekins was arrested because the police told him that "it had to
be him". Goodman was "definitely in the evidence room", according to
the police.
Meekins now mentions about a video tape from the security camera.
Whatever happened there and then should be captured on tape.
Go to the CAD now.
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Scene: Police Department, Crimincal Affairs
Date: February 23
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You'll find Gant here. Talk to him to find more about Edgeworth.
It seems like Edgeworth may be disciplinary dealt with for his
mistake. Talk to him about the evidence room incident if you want,
but nothing much comes out from it.
Now, examine the head detective, who's sitting right in the middle of
the room. At the end of the conversation, he'll give you a lost item
report that was half completed by Goodman. It looks (somewhat) like
this:
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| -- Lost Item Report -- |
| Date: 2/21 |
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| | Date Lost | 2/21 | |
| |------------------------| |
| | Name | Bruce Goodman | |
| |------------------------| |
| | Item Lost | | |
| |------------------------| |
| | Status Report | |
| |------------------------| |
| | | |
| -------------------------- |
| |
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This will be added to your Court Record.
Talk to Gant again. You'll now see a request to ask for permission to
use the evidence room. Ask him for it, and he'll give you a guest ID
card to access the room. This card will be added to your Court Record.
Go to the evidence room entrance now.
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Scene: Evidence Room Entrance, Guard Room
Date: February 23
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Examine the door now, but you'll find that you can't enter because the
card reader is turned off. Enters Marshall to solve this problem. You
can now enter the evidence room, but before you do that, you may want
to talk to Marshall about the case. He isn't very helpful, so present
the steak lunch to him, and he'll tell you everything.
Ask about the guard office. He tells you that he has lost his fire
for the job after being demoted two years ago, which was why he wasn't
at his post when Meekins came over to the guard room. At 5:15pm that
day, he reckons he was "galloping down the highway on the back of his
steed, Zippy". He also mentions that the security camera system is
more than enough to keep an eye of the area.
Ask about the security camera system, and he'll reveal that if nothing
happens, the tapes are automatically erased every few hours. Also, when
you enter the evidence room, the card reader will leave a record of
every ID card that passed through. You'll now see a record for the day
of the crime:
February 21
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7777777 4:20pm
8730579 4:40pm
4989596 4:50pm
5842189 5:14pm Bruce Goodman
4989596 5:14pm
Present Goodman's ID to Marshall, and he'll re-examine the evidence
room entrance record. Looks like the 4th number on it matches Goodman's
ID perfectly. This ID card record will be added to the Court Record.
Now ask him about himself, and he mentions that he can't let go of
the SL-9 case. But the case is officially dead two days ago - after
the evidence of it was transferred.
Ask more about the transferal. He replies that they keep only evidence
from solved cases in this room. They're kepy here under the presiding
detective's superivsion for two years, so that they can re-investigate
them if it turns out there was a mistake. After the years, the evidence
will be buried forever in the underground vault at the police station.
They do a transferal every February.
You can go to the evidence room now. Before you go in, you may want to
spray some fluid on the top of the cactus for some blood stains.
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Scene: Evidence Room, Sector Three
Date: February 23
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You'll find Gumshoe here, He'll immediately give you the floor plans
of the evidence room. It appears that the room is L-shaped.
Talk to him, and you'll find out that every detective has a locker in
here. Also, every locker in this romm is fixed so that only one
detective can open it. The lock for each locker is coded with a
fingerprint, to match the print of each detective. These lockers will
be added to the Court Record. Note that a light on them indicates
opened lockers.
Talk to him about Edgeworth, and it seems Edgeworth was also involved
in the SL-9 Incident. Present the victim's note to him, and he'll
tell you that the SL-9 Incident was Edgeworth's first big case, two
years ago. This will also open up an opportunity to ask about the
case, do so.
Gumshoe says that the SL-9 Incident was a bloody, violent case. It's
a serial killing case. The killer apparently made a mistake, which
Edgeworth capitalised on to nab him. This was the case that put
Edgeworth into the spotlight, and also the one that started the rumors
about him fabricating evidence.
The evidence of this case was supposed to clean up during the
transferal. It was also the last case that Goodman worked on. Since
Goodman is trasferring the evidence on the day of crime, it's likely
that the switchblade knife was taken out from the locker himself.
Present the ID card record to Gumshoe now, and watch his reaction to
the second ID number - it belongs to Edgeworth! Which means that at
4:40pm, Edgeworth was in the evidence room. Why?
Anyhow, the ID card record will be updated with Edgeworth's name on
the second record:
February 21
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7777777 4:20pm
8730579 4:40pm Miles Edgeworth
4989596 4:50pm
5842189 5:14pm Bruce Goodman
4989596 5:14pm
Now, examine the room. The first thing to do is to immediately spray
some luminol fluid. If you do so on the top left locker, you'll get
a blood rection - that of half a handprint. There's no reason for
the killer to touch this locker when he escapes. The floor plans of
the evidence room will now be updated with the blood spot.
Examine the room now:
1. The top left locker box has some evidence tucked out of it.
2. The pile of junk on the left consists of a car door and a pair of
handcuffs.
3. The pile of junk on the right consists of Gumshoe's fishing pole
and the metal detector from the earlier case. There's also a radio-
locator here.
Go to the right screen now to examine:
1. A saw and some paint are found at the bottom right of the screen.
It looks like the ingredients to produce the Blue Badger!
2. A locker is opened at the far end. It's coded with Goodman's
fingerprint. Unfortunately, it's empty. The police must have taken
the contents away for investigation.
3. A glove is near to Goodman's locker. The glove happens to be an
evidence from the SL-9 Incident.
4. Big pieces of fragments are found near the blockage. These,
according to Gumshoe, are the evidence from the SL-9 Incident. If
you examine the tag on the glove closely, you'll see "SL-9 11".
Check these pieces out. There's a total of eight pieces. You'll need
to glue them back to a base to form an evidence. The instructions for
doing this:
1. Fragment no. 5: Rotate clockwise once, combine.
2. Fragment no. 4: Rotate counter-clockwise once, combine.
3. Fragment no. 6: Rotate clockwise once, combine.
4. Fragment no. 1: Rotate counter-clockwise twice, combine.
5. Fragment no. 8: Rotate counter-clockwise once, combine.
6. Fragment no. 3: Rotate clockwise once, combine.
7. Fragment no. 2: Rotate counter-clockwise once, combine.
8. Fragment no. 7: Rotate counter-clockwise once, combine.
You'll find that the evidence is an unstable jar. It's also missing a
piece.
Unstable jar added to Court Record.
Examine the jar to find some blood on it - perhaps the blood from the
victim(s) of the SL-9 Incident. You'll also find that the jar is
bottomless.
5. The top right locker of the columns of lockers facing you has a
worn, bloody handprint here. This is when Ema prompts you to use the
luminol fluid.
When you spray the fluid on the locker, it reveals a right handprint
clearly. Gumshoe also adds that the locker belongs to him!
Spray some fluid at the area where you found the broken fragments.
A massive amount of blood is revealed. Looks like something really
happened in front of the locker.
You've more or less gotten all you need here. Gumshoe reminds you that
Edgeworth's inquiry committee should be letting out soon, so he's
rushing off to check out the result.
Go to Edgeworth's office now. As you pass by the parking lot, spray
some fluid on the emergency phone for some blood stains too.
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Scene: High Prosecutor's Office, Room 1202
Date: February 23
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Amazingly, the bellboy from the Gatewater Hotel is here! You'll soon
see Edgeworth though. He doesn't seem to be in the mood. Talk to him
anyway, and he'll reveal that he was given a warning.
Ask about tomorrow's trial, and he'll reveal that the authorities have
given control of the investigation over to the police. Any further
investigation for this case will be directed by Gant.
Present the ID card record to him now. He'll reveal that it was Gant
who asked him to go to the evidence room on the day of the crime.
Apparently, Gant wanted evidence for a case that was wrapped up half a
year ago. He wanted Edgeworth to keep it here in the prosecuter's
office. He refuses to dilvuge any information about this case, but
you'll make a note of this evidence, which is a screwdriver, into the
Court Record.
If you examine the tag on the screwdriver, it say s"AI-16". It looks
totally unrelated, but Ema says this could turn out to be the clue
that solves the case. She could be right, you know. Remember the metal
detetor earlier? :)
Now, present the swithblade knife. This will result in Edgeworth
deciding to tell you the "truth". Talk to him now about "allegations
of forgery". He reveals that the SL-9 Incident was a serial killing
case. The head of investigation was the deputy chief of police that
time - Gant. Edgeworth also hints that he used some extreme measures
because they were dealing with a vicious murderer, and if he let the
suspect go, blood would be on his hands. However, he was adamant that
he didn't touch the evidence. At the end, they won the guilty verdict,
and the killer was executed.
After the talk, Edgeworth will relay a message from Lana to Ema.
Lana wants to know whether Ema is still working on scientific
investigation. Ema says yes, and he'll pass you the aluminium powder
for taking fingerprints. He also passes you a file that consists of
the fingerprints of all involved.
The fingerprinting set will be added to your Court Record. This
recovers fingerprints from handprints for comparison with fingerprint
file.
Looks like it's time to go back to the evidence room.
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Scene: Evidence Room, Sector Three
Date: February 23
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Follow the instructions to investigate the handprint on Gumshoe's
locker. Point to the thumb as it's the clearest of the five fingers on
the handprint.
NOTE: Spray the powder liberally, or you may know to get the print.
Unfortunately, it seems that the person who left this print behind
is wearing gloves, because the result you'll get doesn't look like a
print all. Thankfully, there're other prints outside the bloody
handprint. Select any of the faint fingerprints just below the hand-
print and repeat the process.
This time, you'll get a print so clear, it's dazzling! This will also
bring up the fingerprint data from Edgeworth. Now, since the bloody
handprint and this fingerprint are found on different places, it's
likely that it has got nothing to do with the case at all. Ema now
asks you to deduce whose print this is most likely to belong to.
This will call up a "compare" screen. Select Gumshoe, since he's the
owner of this locker, and press "compare". It's a perfect match!
Now, if you rememberm there's another handprint in this room - the one
you found as soon as you stepped into this room for the first time?
Go to that locker, examine the area with the luminol reaction, and do
the fingerprinting process when asked to.
This isn't easy. Firstly, because the prints are wiped away, you won't
get an easy print. Secondly, the only area that the game allows you to
examine are not on the handprint. Instead select the area just beside
the middle finger, and spray the powder.
Surprisingly, the result of the print reveals that the handprint
belongs to Marshall! This result will be added to the Court Record.
This looks like decisive evidence to you.
End of a very long day. Save your game.
DAY 3 - TRIAL FORMER
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Scene: District Court, Defendant Lobby No. 2
Date: February 24, 9:41am
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Go through the conversation with Ema and Lana. Apparently she gets a
plea bargain with the police - as long as she tells the truth, they
won't seek capital punishment.
Get ready for war, again.
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Scene: District Court, Courtroom No. 9
Date: February 24, 10:00am
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This trial focuses more on the police department. The so-called
murderer, Meekins, will be called to the stands!
Amazingly, Meekins begin to confess to the crime before he even gives
his testimony. Edgeworth brushes him aside and asks him to provide a
crime report, which makes up his first testimony.
MEEKINS' TESTIMONY 1
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Meekins was assigned to guard the evidence room that day, even though
it wasn't his normal duty. He spotted a suspicious man on the security
screen, and rushed into the room. He was only doing what he was
trained to do. He was suddenly attacked. He fought for his life, then,
he did it. After that, he passed out, until another office smacked him
awake.
MEEKINS' CROSS-EXAMINATION 1
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Press the first sentence. Meekins reveal that he was in charge of
guarding the Blue Badger. He was to ensure that it wasn't broken
during the evidence transferal process. As there were many people
around that day, he decided to move the Blue Badger to the evidence
room. This was why he was there.
Press the second sentence. This will allow you to update your ID card
record to:
February 21
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7777777 4:20pm
8730579 4:40pm Miles Edgeworth
4989596 4:50pm Mike Meekins
5842189 5:14pm Bruce Goodman
4989596 5:14pm Mike Meekins
You may've noticed this on your own earlier, but yes, Meekins' ID card
was shown as being used twice. Meekins replies that at 4:50pm, he
entered the evidence room to "relocate" the Blue Badger. At 5:14pm, it
was when he went to get the Blue Badger back after everything has
settled down. It was during the second time that he spotted the man on
the security screen.
Press the next sentence. He'll reveal that he was attacked by a knife.
He also mentions that when he "charged" into the room, the man was as
surprised as he was. To counter the knife, Meekins claims he swung his
arms like an octopus while trying to detain the man. That's how he got
a gash on his hand. When he saw the blood trickling down his arm, he
panicked, and grabbed the man by the collar.
Press the next statement again. He replies that when the man let his
guard down for an instant, he snatched the knife from him. In fact, he
spun him around and performerd a disarming maneuver. The next thing he
knew, the man's white coat was drenched with a sea of Meekins' blood.
The man then punched him in the face.
Press yet the next statement, and it'll be revealed by Edgeworth that
Meekins woke up at about 5:30pm. Meekins then returned the Blue Badger
to the entrance. Note that the Blue Badger was in the evidence room
during the so called "murder in the evidence room".
All these pressing are done to get more information from Meekins. Once
this is done, Edgeworth will question whether this "man" in the room
is really Goodman. It's now that Meekins presents a videotape from
Gant. It contains footage from the security camera in the evidence
room.
View the video now. Amazingly, there wasn't at all a clear shot of
the man's face. It's either blocked by the Blue Badger or by the
camera swinging elsewhere just when his face was about to be unveiled.
An extremely funny video. Note, however, that when it begins, the
locker with Marshall's fingerprint didn't have something tucked out of
it.
Videotape added to Court Record.
MEEKINS' TESTIMONY 2
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The man's face can't be clearly seen in the video, but Meekins was
sure that the man was Goodman. He opened the locker, which required
Goodman's fingerprint to do so. It was Goodman's locker, so it must
be him, since no one else could have unlocked it.
MEEKINS' CROSS-EXAMINATION 2
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When Meekins says that the locker requires Goodman's fingerprint to
open, present the video tape. You believe that there's a contradiction
in the video that could possibly mean that the man in the room isn't
Goodman. You'll now need to point out where is this contradiction.
When the video is played again, wait the screen shows Goodman's
locker - notice the light on it? Pause, and point to this light and
present - remember what Gumshoe told you about these lockers? This
light is already lit before the man opened it, so it means that the
locker was already opened!
The judge will then ask whether you've an explanation. You'll consult
Ema, and she'll half-heartedly suggest that perhaps something jammed
the sensor. You then feel that there's some other clues in the video.
You can now inspect the video once more.
Now, wait until the man open the locker. When a white thing drops out
of it, point to the white thing and present - it looks like something
was inserted between the sensor and the door. However, to be able to
do so, this thing must be extremely thin, and yet be an insulator.
You do have something like that in your Court Record - the thin rubber
glove!
Present it when asked to. It has a tag that says "SL-9 Incident", so
it must be from Goodman's locker. With the glove in between the sensor
and the door, anyone could've open Goodman's locker that day.
You've now established that the man in the evidence room may not be
Goodman. You'll need more to confirm this though, so go through
Meekins' next testimony.
MEEKINS' TESTIMONY 3
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Meekins mentions another thing that proves that the man was Goodman.
To enter the evidence room, one must use an ID card. When an ID card is
used, there's a record of it. At the time of the crime, Goodman has
used the card.
Before you cross-examine, Edgeworth will reveal that this evidence
room was reserved for evidence of "special cases" that involve
extremely violent cases that involve police staff. There were only a
few cases up for transferal on the day of the crime, and most were
cleared by noon.
MEEKINS' CROSS-EXAMINATION 3
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When Meekins says "when an ID card is used...", press. This will alert
the judge about Edgeworth's "appearance" on the record.
NOw, when he says that at the time of the crime, Goodman has used the
card, present Goodman's ID - you found this card at the parking lot.
You'll also automatically present the lost item report that you got
from the head detective. It shows that Goodman has lost something on
the day of the crime. Could it be his ID card that he lost?
Your conclusion? The man whom Meekins saw in the evidence room wasn't
Goodman afterall, but rather, the man who stole the card.
Now, whatever you've proven will lead to Edgeworth coming to this
conclusion: the murder at the evidence didn't exsist at 5:15pm at the
police department on the day of the crime. The real crime, therefore,
could only have happened at the parking lot.
Raise an objection when given the chance to - the video didn't show
the actual murder, but it can't be said that it's unrelated to the
murder at the parking lot. Notably, a large amount of blood traces
were found in the evidence room. You'll now demand for more
examination, but Edgeworth, who believes that the two cases are
unrelated, doesn't have any witnesses. This is your chance to call
Marshall to the stands. Select Marshall from the profiles screen and
present.
The judge will now call for a 30-minute recess so that Edgeworth can
go bring Marshall to court.
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Scene: District Court, Defendant Lobby No. 2
Date: February 24, 11:41am
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Go through the conversation with Lana and Ema. Strangely, Lana thinks
you've figured it all out, even though you're sure you haven't. Also,
it seems that Lana has requested Gumshoe to bring the SL-9 Incident
files. The files will be added to your Court Record. Take this chance
to read it. It has four pages:
INCIDENT NO. SL-9
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| CLOSED |
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O Criminal: Joe Darke
O Crime: Serial Murder
O Setence: Death
VICTIMS
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O Edward Jones O Jason Knight
O Edith Kirby O Rachael Moss
O Jeb Bates O Neil Marshall
TRIAL DATA
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O Head Prosecutor: Miles Edgeworth
O WitnessesL Lana Skye, Ema Skye
INVESTIGATION TASK FORCE
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O Exectuve Investigator: Damon Gant, Lana Skye
O Head Investigator: Bruce Goodman
O Investigators: Jake Marshall
Angel Starr
Ema was a witness? She didn't even know that... then she remembers a
case she witnessed before, called the "Joe Darke Killings". So, the
"Joe Darke Killings" is the SL-9 Incident. Notice also a certain "Neil
Marshall" under the victims page.
It seems that everyone involved in this case is connected to the
killings from two years ago. This can't be just a coincidence.
Time to get back to the court though. Save your game.
DAY 3 - TRIAL LATTER
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Scene: District Court, Courtroom No. 9
Date: February 24, 12:14pm
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Ema didn't come back with you, so you'll have to fight this case
alone now. Edgeworth will call Marshall to the stands. So it begins.
MARSHALL'S TESTIMONY 1
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Marshall's job was to keep a wary eye on that bone orchard. He was
supposed to make rounds three times a day, but that isn't his style,
especially when the room is protected by two security systems. He was
at a street-side saloon at the time it went down. He's just an
innocent travellin' man, so if you're out of ammo it's time he hits
the trail.
NOTE: I tried summing it up, but it still sounds CRAP.
MARSHALL'S CROSS-EXAMINATION 1
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Before you cross-examine, you'll automatically ask him about the two
security systems that he mentioned. He replies that it's the security
camera and the ID card reader system. When you press him about the
fingerprint activated locks, he doesn't seem to know anything about
it.
Press his first statement about keeping an eye on the bone orchard.
He replies that he'll erase videos that tell nothing after a period of
time. Edgeworth adds that if nothing unusual is recorded, tapes are
erased every six hours.
Press the statement about making rounds three times a day, and Marshall
will tell you he didn't step into the evidence room on the day of the
crime. The judge steps in to ask about the rubber glove stuck in
the victim's locker, and he'll reply he doesn't know anything about
it - he hasn't been in the room for weeks.
He's not very helpful, but you've two important clues on hand that can
fully counter whatever he says, so play your cards right. First,
present Marshall's handprint when he says that he's in a saloon - if
he wasn't in the evidence room at the time of the crime, why was his
handprint (a bloody one at that) found on one of the lockers?
He has an explanation for that though. Up comes his next testimony.
MARSHALL'S TESTIMONY 2
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Marshal says it's only natural for his fingerprints to be found in the
room. One of them just happened to be at the same place as the blood-
stained handprint. The murderer must have touched the locker where his
fingerprint was by chance. The bloodstain and the fingerprint are
completely unrelated. The murderer was also wearing gloves. He had
nothing to do with it.
MARSHALL'S CROSS-EXAMINATION 2
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Press the first sentence. He reveals that it's natural because that
locker with the bloodstained print also happens to be his.
This information will be updated to your Court Record.
Press the statement about the murderer was wearing gloves, and ask him
how did he know it. He mentions he still read reports. Edgeworth then
reminds you about the bloodstained prints on Gumshoe's locker, which
shows no fingerprints.
This is when Marshall tells you that as long as his trail isn't in
the video tape, you can't tie him to the crime.
He now adds a statement to ask you whether is it too bad that it
wasn't him in the video. Press him, you'll argue that the video is
full of blind spots - the camera's panning back and forth, the floor
isn't shown. If someone was familiar with the camera's position, he
could leave the room without being caught on tape.
Edgeworth objects your speculation immediately, and the judge will ask
you whether you want to indicate any, er, indication that Marshall was
present in the video. Choose to show evidence.
So, the video shows again. Fast forward to the part when a white cloth
was shown sticking out of Marshall's locker. Point to that thing and
present - Marshall was clearly seen in the video! The key lies in
his locker - the lockers are fingerprint activated, and the white
cloth only appeared towards the end of the video, meaning that someone
has opened the locker when the camera wasn't showing it. The only
person who could've open Marshall's locker is, of course, Marshall
himself.
Amazingly, Marshall really doesn't know that the lockers are finger-
print activated. He challenges you to prove that he opened that
locker. Present the locker - a fingerprint sensor, "pardner".
It's showtime for you now, as you automatically shows the judge the
floor plans of the evidence room, and explain what happened - there
was no place to hide in this room, yet Meekins didn't see Marshall.
The judge will ask you why. You'll be asked to point out where was
Marshall at the time of the crime. Point to the blue "V" and present -
Marshall was standing right in front of Meekins, dressed up like
Goodman.
Edgeworth objects, but you easily counter him with the testimony from
Meekins - if it was really Goodman, he could've simply show Meekins
his ID card without having to draw a knife. The reason that he drew
the knife was that he couldn't show it - Marshall used Goodman's card
to enter the room. Goodman's picture is on the ID, and he looks
nothing like Marshall.
Marshall doesn't give up so easily, and he now asks you for hard
evidence that it was really him in the room. Well, you've none. As
you panic, Edgeworth gives you an advice - when you've run into a wall
with no place to go, return to the basics.
This reminds you of what Mia used to tell you - think outside the box!
You shouldn't look for proof that Marshall was in disguise. Instead,
you should look for evidnece that came about because he was in
disguise.
Edgeworth now asks why do you think Marshall's locker was opened in
the first place. There wasn't a need, unless opening the locker wasn't
meant to be in Marshall's plan originally.
So, you call another shot to view the video. You've to show the court
why Marshall has to put away the white cloth that was sticking out of
his locker. Fast forward to the part when blood was on Marshall's
coat, point to the blood on his coat and present - he couldn't just
walk out of the room in a blood-soiled coat, so he has to put it away
in his locker.
This will finally lead to his confession.
MARSHALL'S TESTIMONY 3
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Marshall mentions he had to do it that day. He just couldn't stand by
and let it die. He stole Goodman's ID and dressed like him because he
planned to take out the evidence. He wasn't expecting Meekins, so he
knocked him out and escaped. He knew which earea wouldn't be caught on
the camera. There was no murder in the evidence room at 5:15pm.
MARSHALL'S CROSS-EXAMINATION 3
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Before you begin, Edgeworth asks about the large amount of blood found
in the evidence room. Marshall replies that Meekins' hand was cut, so
he should be the blood donor. But you feel that there's still too much
blood for a cut wrist. Well, nothing comes out of this though, so
let's move on.
Press the first statement. Yes, it's about the SL-9 Incident. The
evidence are due to transferal, but Marshall feels that the case is
not over. He can't let the case close, which was why he wanted to
steal the evidence. You wonder why was he so interested, since he
wasn't the one in charge of it anyway. Now, I gave you a hint earlier,
so I hope you saw it. But it's not time for it though, we'll come to
it later.
Press the second statement. He replies that he dressed up as Goodman
so that he can fool the camera into believing that Goodman was doing
transferal. He also admits to stealing Goodman's ID card, which was
why Goodman was filling up the lost item report. He returned the ID
card by leaving it on the floor of the parking lot.
Edgeworth then points out an interesting observation - normally,
Goodman's locker shouldn't have opened. Who stick the rubber glove in
to keep the locker opened? Did Goodman open it before Marshall?
Now, when he says that there was no murder in the room that day, press
him. He reveals that he didn't manage to steal the evidence, because
when he opened the locker, the evidence was already gone. Edgeworth
adds that the evidence is still missing. So, someone else stole the
evidence.
You'll now ask Marshall why did he risk so much just to steal the SL-9
Incident's evidence. This will open up some new statements in this
testimony.
NOTE: Alex Luke wrote that you'll have to press all statements from
Marshal in order for you to ask him why did he risk so much.
He says that he can't just forget the SL-9 Incident, and asks whether
you know why. Present the SL-9 Incident files now - well, you know
whhy. The name "Neil Marshall" was mentioned in the file, under the
list of murder victims.
Neil Marshall received the "K" trophy two years ago - yes, he was a
prosecutor. Neil was handling the SL-9 Incident before Edgeworth took
over. He was killed before he completed the case. Marshall reveals
that Neil was his brother. Neil was investigating the murders with
Gant at that time. Goodman, Marshall and Angel were all working under
them Neil and Gant. They were desperate to prosecute the killer, Joe
Darke. Neil fought Darke and was killed. That was the first time that
Darke left behind an evidence, and it was all the police needed to
nail him.
Darke was eventually apprehended, and the case was closed, at least to
the public. Marshall reveals that Neil couldn't have been killed by
Darke - no one could've beaten him in a fight. There's more to Neil's
death than what the records say.
Now, at the end of today's trial, you still have nothing to help Lana.
But at least you've solved the mystery of the "two Goodman murders".
But the blood... yes, too much blood. And the ID card record... who's
7777777?
Before you can take a breather, Edgeworth now brings you back to Lana.
If no murder happens at the evidence room, then the murder at the
parking lot must be real, and Lana is the only suspect. This will lead
to only one conclusion - the judge wants to pound his gavel again to
declare Lana guilty.
And we all know someone will somehow do a "HOLD IT!" here. This time,
it's Ema. She's back! She claims that there's a "scientific
objection". Huh?
Ema explains now after realising that the SL-9 Incident was the Joe
Darke killings, she immediately understands that even though
Marshall's prints were found in the evidence room, he has nothing to
do with the murder. This leaves the prints on Gumshoe's locker - the
ones that showed nothing because of some trusty gloves.
She figured that if she ran some scientific experiments on those
prints, she might find something, which was why she didn't return to
court just now. She found nothing though, but she's adamant that
the traces of blood on Gumshoe's locker are the only clue you have.
The judge will now ask you whether is there anything wrong with these
prints.
Select "I object" after looking at the evidence room's floor plans.
Something is missing from it. Something that, when drawn, will
completely change the meaning of the blood mark. You'll now be asked
what is that thing. Hey, present the Blue Badger!
The mascot of the police force/ defender of truth/ guardian of proof
was in the room on the day of the crime. He was "dancing" right in
front of Gumshoe's locker. Now, if the Blue Badger was doing his stuff
in front of this locker, it'd be impossible to place a handprint at on
the locker.
This also means that the blood print was placed BEFORE the Blue Badger
was in the evidence room, that is, before 4:50pm. This also proved
that on the day of the crime, blood was spilled twice in the evidence
room. Someone must have been murdered in the room before Marshall
went in to steal the evidence. Who? Well, Goodman of course! The
massive amount of blood there must be from him, and he was murdered
not in the parking lot, but in the evidence room!
Watch the war of objections between Edgeworth and you, then the judge
will ask you to show evidence of when the incident before Marshall vs
Meekins took place. Present the ID Card record - the crime took place
before 4:50pm, so it'd have to be, 4:40pm... Edgeworth?
Edgeworth then explains that it couldn't have been him, because the
traces of blood wasn't there when Meekins entered the room. It wasn't
quite possible for Edgeworth to murder the victim, carry the body
away, and clean up the blood in the 10 minutes between his entrance
and Meekins'.
This just leaves the mysterious "7777777", at 4:20pm. And since there
was no record of Goodman's ID card entering during this time (his was
stolen anyway), the only logical explanation is that he entered the
room with the real murderer - something he knew, and was perhaps close
to.
Edgeworth then reveals that "7777777" belongs to someone with a rank
of Captain or higher. He doesn't has the authority to inquire into
such a person's identity.
I think you should who did the murder by now. But let's not spoil
this. Edgeworth continues and say that he can file an "official
charge" to get the identity. Before you can proceed with asking more
about this, Marshall intercepts and demands an explanation from Lana
about the SL-9 Incident - did she really only use legitimate evidence
to apprehend Darke?
Lana replies that she "occasionally" felt the powerlessness of the
law during that trial. She felt she did what she had to, in order for
Darke to get the verdict he deserved... even if it involved forging
evidence.
Lana's reaction caused such a stir in the crowd, the trial cannot be
concluded. Well, you've one more day to fight for. Save your game.
DAY 3 - INVESTIGATION
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Scene: Wright and Co. Law Offices
Date: February 24, 3:12pm
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Go through the conversation to find out that when Neil was murdered,
Darke left behind an incriminating piece of evidence - her. Darke was
trying to kill her when Neil intervened, and he was killed instead.
Ema was therefore a witness in the trial.
Talk to her about the case now. She reveals that the case happened
about this time two years ago. She was alone in Lana's office,
planning to have dinner once Lana finished her work, when Darke came
into the office. It seemed like Darke was running away from someone.
He pulled out a knife and attacked her. Neil then showed up, and
Darke tried to take her hostage. Neil prevented him from doing that,
and that was when lightning struck. The lights went out. Then another
bolt of lightning flashed outside the window, lighting up the office
for an instance. Ema then saw something that left a "permanent
picture" in her mind.
Ask her about the permanent picture. She replies that Darke knocked
down Neil, and before she saw the next incident, she fainted. When
she woke up, Lana was beside her. It was how she became a witness.
Ask her about "after the crime", and she replies that she doesn't
remember the moment when Darke stabbed Neil. This should be why Lana
decided to forge evidence to nail Darke. Edgeworth wouldn't have
know that the evidence was forged.
Now, asking about "something puzzling". Ema was in Lana's office then.
Why then could a serial killer come running in there? And why would
he be chased by Neil? She replies that Darke has been taken in for
questioning that day by the police. He escaped halfway through the
interview to Lana's office, because the detective offices and the
questioning room are right across from the elevator. She then reviews
that two years ago, Lana was a detective. It was only after the Darke
case that she was transferred to the prosecutor's office and became
Chief Prosecutor.
I think you'll need to talk to Lana again. Go to the detention center.
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Scene: Detention Center, Visitor's Room
Date: February 24
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Ask about her detective past. Lana was an amazing detective then, and
she solved several cases together with Gant, who was then vice-head of
criminal affairs. Gant's help in the SL-9 Incident was critical, and
he became chief of police after that, and arranged her transfer to the
prosecutor's office.
Ask about the investigation. Lana was 2nd IC during the Darke
investigation. Gant and her share the same office, and the same
investigations. They led the team that consisted of Goodman, Marshall
and Angel. During that fateful day when Neil passed away, she was the
first at the scene of crime.
Now, ask about her claims as being the first at the scene of crime.
She reveals that Gant and Marshall were questioning Darke that day.
The investigation was in its final stages when Darke panicked. He
fled the room when Gant and Marshall let their guards down. She was
filing so papers then, and when she returned to her office, she saw
three bodies and smelled blood - Neil, Ema, and Darke. During the
struggle, it seems that Neil struck a final blow before he died, which
caused Darke to be unconscious. She then rested Ema, and placed Darke
under immediate arrest.
You'll now raise your doubts - maybe SL-9 is really not over yet.
Go to the police department entrance now.
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Scene: Police Department Entrance
Date: February 24
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You'll find Marshall here. He's on his way to turn himself in. Before
he does so, talk to him about the Darke trial. He reveals that all
the detectives working on the case (Goodman, Angel and himself) felt
that something fishy was going on during the trial. Some of the facts
reported were inconsistent with the evidence they found. For example,
the murder weapon. The switchblade belongs to Darke, but in the
initial autopsy report, a question was raised - apparently, the blade
of the knife wasn't a perfect match with the wound that the victim
sustained. This means that there's a good chance that the knide wasn't
the murder weapon after all. In the report that was submitted,
however, this possibility was erased. He also talks about how the case
left scars in all of them.
Ask about these scars, and he'll mention that there was something
going on behind the scenes in the case, and they got to know that
later. Every detective involved in the case, except for Goodman, was
"taken care of". Angel was fired. He was demoted and boxed away in
the evidence room. Goodman was spared just so that the dealing with
of the detectives weren't so obvious. He was also adamant that it was
Gant and Lana who were behind their demise.
Talk about Gant and Lana. He replies that Lana was never the same
after she became prosecutor. Marshall never found out why.
Last but not least, ask about his brother. He reveals that the day
that the SL-9 Incident occured, it was also evidence transferal day.
You deduce that someone must have know that Marshall was trying to
steal the evidence so that the case won't die, but apparently someone
stole it before hand. In the process, Goodman was murdered.
So, there you've it. Adios, Marshall. Before he leaves, he also
tells you that it was Gant who passed the falsified evidence to
Edgeworth during the SL-9 trial.
Go to the CAD now.
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Scene: Police Department, Criminal Affairs
Date: February 24
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At the end of the conversation with the head detective, you'll gain a
path to Gant's office. Go there.
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Scene: Police Department, Chief's Office
Date: February 24
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You'll find Gant here. He immediately puts a piece of paper he was
reading into his desk. He'll then approach you, and which eventually
leads to a big clue - a portrait of Neil, Lana and him. Neil was
holding the "K" trophy, but check out the jar behind Lana and him -
wasn't it that broken, unstable jar in your Court Record? Notice also
that the "K" trophy looks quite different from the one that's in your
Court Record too.
Anyhow, this picture will be added to your Court Record.
Before you can do anything, Gant attempts to chase you out. Ema talks
about the SL-9 case, but Gant insists that the case has long been
closed, so there's no need to investigate it anymore. You insist that
you'll want to have a look, but he rejects you blatantly. So, you
find yourself back at the entrance.
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Scene: Police Department Entrance
Date: February 24
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There must be a reason that Gant doesn't want you looking around in
his office. There must be a way to get inside his office. Quickly go
back to the CAD.
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Scene: Police Department, Criminal Affairs
Date: February 24
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Gumshoe! Talk to him as he reveals Edgeworth's crisis: Despite knowing
nothing about the forgery, the prosecutor is still responsible for the
evidence he presents in court. The rumors about Edgeworth didn't make
matters any better.
Ask about the SL-9 case. Gumshoe will tell you about the murder
weapon. Amazingly, he doesn't remember anything, so present the
switchblade to help him recall. He now remembers what was that piece
of evidence. Talk to him about the weapon now.
Apparently, the police traced the switchblade back to the store Darke
bought it, and it had his fingerprints as well. Anyhow, the blade was
broken, and the broken tip was found in Neil's body, deep inside the
stab wound.
You'll get an update to the switchblade in your Court Record, as well
as get Neil's autopsy report, which states:
Name of deceased: Neil Marshall (27)/ Male
Date and time of death: February 19, between 7:00pm and 7:30pm
Cause of death: Single stab wound piercing heart/ lung.
Assessment: Died from blodd wound in under 10 minutes. Weapon found in
the wound was missing tip.
Now, ask about Darke's crimes. Gumshoe tells you that Darke
accidentally killed someone in his car one evening, and this unleashed
a series of murders that all began when he was trying to cover this
crime.
At the end of this conversation, he tells you that any detective's
ID card can unlock Gant's door. You can't use Goodman's card anymore,
since the card has been deactivated since his death. Gumshoe is your
only chance, but he doesn't want to help for fear of repurcssions.
Present the unstable jar, and he suddenly feels like he's in Gant's
office, with Gant yelling at him. You may also present other evidence
to try and get him to bring you into Gant's room, but he won't bulge.
Instead, leave him for a moment and visit Edgeworth in his office.
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Scene: High Prosecutor's Office, Room 1202
Date: February 24
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Go through the conversation until you can talk to Edgeworth. Ask about
the forged evidence. He replies that he'll take responsibility, even
though he didn't know anything about the forgery. This is to maintain
the relationship between the prosecutor's office and the police
department.
Ask about the day of the crime. He replies that he had to attend the
ceremony because he was given the award - those receiving awards can't
skip out on the ceremony. He finished his work in the morning, then
drove to the police department. He didn't plan on returning to the
office that day, until Gant asked him to take something back - the
screwdriver that Gant told him to take out from the evidence room.
So it seems Edgeworth came back only because Gant asked him to.
Ask about tomorrow's trial. He mentions it's too late to change
prosecutor since it's the last day of the trial. He never thought that
the SL-9 Incident would come back to haunt him like this. He did
notice then that the list of evidence was too short. Most lists run
twice as long. However, he was determined to prove the suspect guilty
even if the evidence list was short.
This is when Ema mentions that you saw a picture of Gant's team taken
around that time. The picture looks odd to you. Maybe you'd like to
present it to Edgeworth. Ema then notes that the trophy that Neil was
holding looks different from the one Edgeworth has. Edgeworth replies
that that was the official prosecutor trophy used until that time.
He says that the award is based on "contradiction".
Now, ask about the prosecutor trophy. He'll reveal that the award
originates from an ancient Chinese tale. In Chinese, the word
"contradiction" is written with two characters: the first means
"halberd", the second means "shield".
NOTE: If you're Chinese and you know about the origin of this story,
you may know that "halberd" is a weapon that is some sort of a long
shaft that has a blade attached to its end.
Now, if don't know about the origin of "halberd vs shield", Edgeworth
will tell you. I won't reprise the story here, but to summarise it
for you: Who'll win if the best halberd in the world, which can pierce
through any shield, and the best shield in the world, which can block
any attacks from any weapons? Clearly, a contradiction!
Anyhow, the broken shield and the chipped blade on the previous
"K" trophy were used to symbolise both the halberd and the shield. It
was two years ago that Gant had the "halberd" part of the award
abolished.
This information will be updated into your Court Record.
NOTE: For some easter eggs, examine the bottom of the award to find
the most frequent recipient of this award, a certain Manfred von
Karma. :)
Next, show him the screwdriver, which has nothing to do with both
the SL-9 and the current case. Edgeworth says that Gant is a very
competent man, but at times he does things that don't make any sense.
Now, when you arrived here just now, Edgeworth quickly threw a piece of
paper onto the ground. Examine the paper - he was writing a letter of
resignation!
Letter of resignation added to your Court Record.
Go back to the parking lot now.
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Scene: Prosecutor's Office, Underground Parking Lot
Date: February 24
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You'll find Angel here. Ask her about Darke's investigation. She
reveals that seeing Marshall obsession to find the truth about SL-9
made Lana more desperate (?). She mentions about the "legendary duo"
of Gant and Lana again.
Ask about the duo. She reveals that Gant's ability to attract evidence
was almost unreal - he'd produce the most incredible evidence in the
cases he handled. No one dared to question him though. Angel also
mentions that every detective aspired to be like Lana two years ago.
BUt after the incident, Lana felt for Jake, because after Neil's
death, she felt as if she had lost her own brother.
Ask about "after case closed". She mentions she was sure that the
evidence produced in court was forged, but even so, Darke was obviously
guilty. Items they never found were suddenly produced in court, while
other stuff were kept secret. Every detective, bar Goodman, were then
relieved of their duties without any explanation. She also gives you
her explanation of Lana's move to the prosecutor's office - she was
merely used as a pawn.
Ask about this "being used" thing. She replies that having solved the
SL-9 case, Gant's position as chief was secured. There was only one
thing left for him to control, and then no one would stand in his way
- the prosecutor's office. This was why Lana was transferred - if he
could control the chief prosecutor, he would've control over the
prosecutor's office altogether. That was his goal all along. She adds
that Lana must have a reason to change into a totally different person
after the SL-9 Incident.
She has nothing more to tell you now, so return to the CAD.
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Scene: Police Department, Criminal Affairs
Date: February 24
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Gumshoe still doesn't want to let you into Gant's room. Present the
letter of resignation to him - Gumshoe geniunely cares for Edgeworth,
and you'll convince that checking out Gant's room could help clear his
name. Gumshoe will pass you his ID card. Yes, finally, a passage to
Gant's room!
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Scene: Police Department, Chief's Office
Date: February 24
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Gumshoe follows you into the room. Talk to him about Gant's office.
He mentions that this room now belongs soley to Gant, unlike two years
ago when Lana shared it with him. It seems that ever since Lana left,
no one has ever touched her desk though.
Ask about the chief. He asks whether you think the chief is a suspect.
I think you know what this means, but you won't want to divulge your
true feelings, so you'd ignore him.
Examine the room now:
1. There's a big organ in the room. Gumshoe says it's very, very
loud when played.
2. When you check out the armor on the right screen, Gumshoe asks you
to be careful - who knows, maybe someone is hiding inside!
3. The desk has a list of evidence, used in a case - this was what
Gant was reading earlier when you first visited this room. This list
happens to be the list of evidence for the SL-9 Incicent - it appears
also to be the "other half" of that "shortened" list that Edgeworth
mentioned earlier.
The list will be added to your Court Record. Now, examine this by
rotating it to the back. You'll find a sketch on the back - looks like
someone is in the process of killing another with something in his
hand.
Please remember this sketch.
4. Spray some luminol fluid behind Lana's desk on the left screen to
find a large pool of blood. This must be from the SL-9 Incident.
5. The safe beside Gant's desk requires a seven-digit code to open.
When asked whether you want to input a number, do so. You know the
number, right? No? Well, it's "7777777".
Code confirmed! Access granted! What does this tell you? Gant's ID
number is mostly likely "7777777"! He was the mysterious "executive
office" who entered the evidence room before anyone else on that day
with Goodman! Does this mean...?
Examine the opened safe now. You'll find the last piece of the broken
unstable jar inside. You'll also find a piece of leather cloth that
shows a handprint. Gumshoe says he saw someone wearing a shirt like
this before.
Gumshoe wouldn't let you take them away though, so you'll have to
prove that they're related to the case. First, present the jar.
Select "assemble fragments" next. You'll now have to do the "rotate-
and-combine" thing again, but this time, there's only one piece.
Rotate clockwise twice and combine it.
The fragment fits like a charm. This means that Gant knowingly hid a
piece of this jar into his safe. Moreover, this piece you've just
comobined has a reddish line on it - blood!
This information will be updated to your Court Record.
You'll still need the leather cloth, so present the fingerprinting
set to Gumshoe. This is allow you to check for prints on the cloth.
After doing so, you'll find that the handprint belongs to... Ema!
Gumshoe and you decide to keep this information from her. But he hands
over the cloth to you anyway.
Strip of cloth added to the Court Record.
This is when Gant returns. Gumshoe will be fired as a result of
helping you sneak into his room. Gant wants to talk to Ema, and he
chased you out of his room, so you'll find yourself at the entrance
again!
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Scene: Police Department Entrance
Date: February 24
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Now that you've seen the evidence in Gant's room, you've more or less
guessed what had happened. Gumshoe will leave after this. Later in the
day, Ema told you that the police asked her some questions, so she'll
be busy for the rest of the day.
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Scene: Detention Center, Visitor's Room
Date: February 24
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You'll find yourself at the detention center after that. Go through
the conversation with Lana. You'll tell her who she has been trying to
shield all this while. Now it's your chance to get her to tell you
everything.
Ask her why she has been keeping quiet. You'll tell her she claims she
did the murder, even without any incriminating evidence, because she
was afraid of someone. She'll ask you who's she afraid of. Point to
Gant and present.
You'll now get the chance to ask about Gant. Do so, and you'll ask her
why did he try to hide his crimes. She'll ask you to show her proof
that Gant falsified evidence in the SL-9 case.
Present the evidence list. You'll present all three items you found in
Gant's office - the jar piece, the strip of cloth and the evidence
list. They're all pieces of evidence from the SL-9 Incident, and
they're all found in Gant's room. The person who has been concealing
evidence is none other than Gant himself.
This is when Lana tells you that she can't disobey the chief's orders,
even if it means being found guilty for murder. Three days ago, she
has no choice but to "follow orders" in the murder of Goodman.
Ask about these "orders". She says she was given an order that day, to
dispose Goodman's body. She'll find it inside the trunk of Edgeworth's
car. Just as you suspected, then. She was trying to take the body out
of Edgeworth's car, and she discovered the murder weapon while
inspecting the body - when she found the body, it was the SL-9's
switchblade that was found on Goodman's body.
She couldn't leave the blade in him, so she took it out and stabbed the
body with Edgeworth's knife, which she found in the toolbox in the
car's trunk. This was also how she ended up cutting her hand, as she
was too nervous about even stabbing a dead man. This was also how her
blood was found on Goodman's shoe. The moment she struck Goodman's
dead body was when Angel saw her.
Ask about why she need to hide Darke's knife. She replies she doesn't
want the SL-9 case to surface again, which is why Darke's knife
can't be found. She then called Ema to hide the knife - this was why
Ema was so confident about her sister's innocence.
She continues to tell about another phonecall. After she received the
orders to dispose Goodman's body, she made a phonecall to Marshall.
The lead investigator for the SL-9 Incident has been murdered. She
needed that fact to be kept hidden, and she needed help. Marshall was
the only other person she could trust. This, however, led to Marshall
deciding to steal evidence from Goodman's locker instead - he has
already stolen the ID card, but he still hasn't made up his mind to
really do it then.
That's all she can tell you. As the day comes to an end in this very
long case, save your game.
DAY 4 - TRIAL FORMER
--------------------
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Scene: District Court, Defendant Lobby No. 2
Date: February 25, 9:47am
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You can't find Lana or Ema anywhere, but you'll find Edgeworth here.
Looks like you're not the only one who figured out who "7777777" is.
He gives you a pointer - if you can't prove that "777777" is Gant,
you'll have no case, since Gant hasn't been formally charged yet.
Go through the conversation and you'll reach an agreement with
Edgeworth to find out the truth, sort of.
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Scene: District Court, Courtroom No. 9
Date: February 25, 10:00am
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Gant appears, and reveals that Lana wants to speak to the court. Looks
like he's forcing her to plead guilty.
Lana takes the stands and immediately confess to the crime. She fires
you as her attorney as well, and tells the judge to pass the sentence.
The judge will then prepare to pound his gavel again to pronounce
Lana guilty (for the third time)... and then an "OBJECTION!" comes in
from Edgeworth.
Edgeworth argues that he has not proven that Lana was guilty beyond
reasonable doubt, and that any ruling at this stage would certainly be
premature. Gant will asks Edgeworth to shut up, but Edgeworth is
adamant. In fact, he shows no fear for Gant as he suggests that some
deal must be struck behind the scenes that led to Lana's sudden
confession. He now calls upon Ema to the stands. Great work, Edgey!
The trip to yesteryear has finally begun. Ema will testify about the
SL-9 Incident.
EMA'S TESTIMONY 1
-----------------
Ema was waiting for Lana in Lana's office that day. A man came running
in and took her hostage. Neil rescued her, but she'll never forget
what she saw that instant. The man raised his knife, and stabbed Neil
in the chest.
EMA'S CROSS-EXAMINATION 1
-------------------------
Press Ema's first statement, and she'll add that it was the office
that Lana and Gant used to share, that is, Gant's current office. She
used to be there often and dreamt about playing that big organ.
Press the sentence on Neil rescuing Ema. Edgeworth reveals that two
persons were questioning Darke that day - Gant and Neil. Neil had just
received the prosecutor trophy that day, but he immediately went back
to his work after that. When Darke escaped, Neil was first to give
chase.
Press the statement on she'll never forget what she saw, and she'll
reply that Neil jumped on Darke. The lights went out then due to a
lightning strike nearby. When the lighting outside flashed again,
she saw what she, er, saw. She also told Goodman about what she saw.
Choose to "hear more" now. She'll say that when talking to Goodman,
she just couldn't say anything due to the fear, so she drew a picture
of the incident instead.
Ask about the picture. Edgeworth objects that two years ago, the list
of evidence he has didn't include this picture. The judge will now ask
Ema to add this information into her testimony.
So, when she says she drew a picture of that scene, present the list
of evidence - there's a sketch behind the list, and it must be drawn
by Ema!
The judge now notices that the list you presented is different from
what Edgeworth has - these two lists fit together to form one. Two
years ago, only half of the evidence of the case reached Edgeworth.
Now, if the evidence list was torn into half, then there might be more
drawing on the back of Edgeworth's list. Edgeworth turns his over to
find a sketch of... the Blue Badger!
You'll now get both lists combined into your Court Record. The general
reaction is that the head detective was using this list as scrap paper
to "design" the Blue Badger. But if you examine the lists to see the
full picture, it seems that Blue Badger is part of the picture. Notice
Ema's strange reaction too when she sees the full picture.
EMA'S TESTIMONY 2
-----------------
Ema drew this picture two picture two years ago. The flash of lighting
was so bright, all she could see were shadows. After that she must
have fainted. The picture shows exactly what she saw that instance.
EMA'S CROSS-EXAMINATION 2
-------------------------
Press her statement about the bright flash, and she confirms that she
couldn't really be sure whether it was Neil who came to her rescue.
But she mentions that she was knocked away when Neil allegedly jumped
onto Darke. It was when he turned around when the lightning flashed.
Now, on her last statement, present Neil's autopsy report - the
picture Ema drew has a contradiction. The judge asks you to point out
where the contradiction is. Point to the hand with the weapon - the
tip on the weapon is already broken. The tip was found in Neil's
body, but Neil suffered a single stab wound to the back. If he was
only stabbed once, then the weapon shouldn't yet have a broken tip.
There's another explanation to this, obviously. The only explanation,
actually - the broken knife tip could well be the piece of evidence
that was forged in the SL-9 Incident!
Now, you'll explain what really happened: The police department and
the prosecutor's office were holding a ceremony that day. After
receiving the prosecutor trophy at the ceremony, Neil questioned Darke
together with Gant. During the question, Darke fled the room. Neil
gave chase, and was killed by Darke. You believe that somewhere in
this story, there's a lie.
This will lead to the discussion of the possibility of another weapon.
Is there one? Yes, of course. Tell them "there is another one", and
present Gant's team photo - the weapon was right here in this photo.
The broken knife is the "halberd" from the prosecutor trophy!
Neil was chasing Darke on that day. Being a prosecutor, he has no
gun, and this "halberd" was the only weapon he has against Darke.
This means that in the picture that Ema drew, it'd have been Neil
raising the knife!
Ema then interrupts, and says she remembers everything now. She asks
Edgeworth to show her his evidence list again - the one the drawing of
the Blue Badger. She confirms that she drew this picture as well,
because when she drew it, the evidence list wasn't torn into two yet.
EMA'S TESTIMONY 3
-----------------
When Ema saw the man raised his knife, she panicked, and rushed
towards both of them. She thinks she knocked away the man with the
knife. Just then, there was another flash of lightning, and that's
when she saw the Blue Badger. "He" wasn't in the room, but she's sure
she saw "his" shadow.
Edgeworth objects - the design for the Blue Badger wasn't even up until
this year. Lana then interrupts and pleads for you guys to stop
pursuing this matter any further. The judge ignores her though, so
you can cross-examine Ema again.
EMA'S CROSS-EXAMINATION 3
-------------------------
Don't waste any time. Wait till Ema says that she's sure she was the
Blue Badger's shadow, then present the unstable jar. You'll need to
adjust the jar until it looks like the Blue Badger's shadow. TO do
that, invert the jar verticially, then turn it horizotally to show its
back. Now, rotate it vertically to such an angle that it looks exactly
like the Blue Badger's head. Hey presto!
UPDATE: Thanks to Alvin and Ben, I've images to show you how to do this
puzzle, which is one that stumped many people.
Step-by-Step Diagram:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/lestor/jar_badger_puzzle.jpg
- Contributed by Alvin. The wonders of photoshop!
Actual screenshot:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/lestor/IMG_1088.jpg
- Contributed by Ben. I'm not sure whether he took the picture himself,
but he showed this to me when I was asking around. If you're the owner
of this photo, please let me know and I'll provide full credit.
Edgeworth then asks you what does this jar change. Select "the murder
weapon". You'll automatically show Gant's team photo again, which
shows the jar - Ema saw this jar at a very specific angle. Where could
she have seen this jar then? Well, the jar was on a shelf that belongs
to Gant. This proves that the struggle between Darke and Neil happened
on the other side of the room - Gant's office. Someone moved Neil's
body from Gant's office to Lana's office, just across the desk.
The only logical reason for doing that? Well, when Ema knocked a man
away, the man could've actually knocked into the armor, who has a
rather sharp and dangerous looking sword... so it appears that it was
Ema who caused the death of Neil.
Yes, it's tough on Ema, but this is the truth. She can't take it, and
faints. This is probably why Lana was trying to stop the trial all
along. It was Lana who moved the body to her own desk so that no one
will find out about what Ema did.
Lana was adamant that what Edgeworth and you have been discussing were
lies. Since you've no proof, you can't say for sure. This is when
Edgeworth points out to a possibility that Neil might have written a
note before he died. Does such a message exist? Yes, it does!
Tell the judge the message from the victim is in the evidence. Present
the unstable jar once again - a message was left on the surface of the
jar, in blood. It looks like someone wiped the blood away. For some
reasons, the blood on some of the fragments wasn't wiped away though.
Blood must have seeped into the jar where the lines changed
directions. The dots of blood that left behind can be connected to
form a name.
Now, connect the dots on the touch screen, and you'll find: "EMA."
Gant now appears and pours cold water on Edgeworth. You immediately
objects, because Darke was obviously a murderer, just that, he didn't
kill Neil. Gant argues that it doesn't matter, since the list of
forged evidence was indeed used to sentence Darke to death.
This causes the morning's trial to come to a halt. Save your game.
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Scene: District Court, Defendant Lobby No. 2
Date: February 25, 12:06pm
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Go through the conversation with Edgeworth and Gumshoe. Gumshoe brings
you a book on evidence law. You're now reminded of the rule no. 1 of
the evidence, er, law:
"No evidence shall be shown without the approval of the police
department."
Gumshoe also relays a message from Lana - if you're planning to take
"HIM" on, you're going to need the book.
This evidence law book will now be added to the Court Record. Check it
out for rule no. 2:
"Unregistered evidence presented must be relevant to the case in
trial."
It's now time to bring this case to its end.
DAY 4 - TRIAL LATTER
--------------------
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Scene: District Court, Courtroom No. 9
Date: February 25, 12:52pm
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The speculations on Edgeworth will result in you being given the
chance to call forth a witness. A superb performance from Edgeworth to
allow you to continue the trial! You'll accept the proposal, so take
this opportunity to call upon Gant.
The judge agrees, so there, you'll get the chance to finally nail the
chief of police.
GANT'S TESTIMONY 1
------------------
Gant and Neil were questioning Darke that day. To make a long story
short, they slipped up. The power outage didn't help either. When
Gant went to the office, he found Lana there. Apparently, she had
already "arranged" the crime scene. He has nothing to do with this
forgery.
GANT'S CROSS-EXAMINATION 1
--------------------------
You'll need to hit him hard and fast. When he talks about having
nothing to do with the forgery, present the jar - if he had nothing to
do it, why did he keep the piece of fragement from the jar into his
safe? You'll also reveal that you found the other half of the
evidence list on his desk. These prove that he was also part of the
illegal investigation.
Gant will now explain why these stuff are found in his room.
GANT'S TESTIMONY 2
------------------
A jar fragment, and a list. Well, he claims you could've plated them
in his office. You also can't prove when these evidence were
discovered. If they were found after Darke were convicted, then
they'd be worthless. There's no reason he'd participate in a forgery.
Rearranging the crime scene wouldn't help him out in any way.
He then threatens to press charges against you for trespassing into
his office. He also seems to have something on the judge.
GANT'S CROSS-EXAMINATION 2
--------------------------
Press his statement about rearranging a crime. This will lead to a
speculation on him being an accomplice to somebody else. He'll then
change that statement and say that he wouldn't be anyone's accomplice
if there was nothing in it for him.
Now, press this statement. This will eventually lead to an option for
you to point out an accomplice. Choose it, and then present Lana as
the one whom Gant was helping. It was quite an obvious choice - Ema
fell victim to a series of unfortunate events. Who'd want to help her
more than her own sister, Lana? Desperate, Lana sought help from
Gant, who saw the opportunity to control the prosector's office right
there and then. For his own profit, he participated in the forgery,
and then arranged for Lana to become chief prosecutor, so that he
could control her.
Gant will then ask for proof. You've none, since Lana won't testify.
Edgeworth will add that perhaps you can find something from the
murder of Goodman to support your case. You'll now accuse Gant for
being involved in the murder Goodman, and getting Lana to take the rap
to cover up his involvement.
Now, watch the crowd reaction, while Edgeworth and you reach an
agreement to pursue this issue all the way. The judge will now ask
whether you can prove what you claimed.
Present the ID Card record. The identity of "7777777" is finally going
to be revealed in court - the safe in Gant's office requires a code to
open. The code is "7777777". This proves that the person who entered
the evidence room earlier on the day of Goodman's death is mostly
like Gant.
He retorts by saying that he went to the evidence room alone. You'll
then ask whether Goodman went in with him. He replies he hasn't seen
Goodman "in days". You'll immediately reply that he has undone
himself. You'll need to show proof to support your statement though,
so present the lost item report - Goodman lost his ID card on that
day (Marshall stole it, remember?), so he filed a lost item report.
He'd have to give that report to the chief of police, that is, Gant.
How could Gant then not have seen Goodman for days?
Now, the lost item report is your hands, which means he didn't hand it
in, right? Gant asks you about that. You'll reply he filed it, because
he needed to enter the evidence room that day for transferal. Goodman
took the form to Gant. Gant then accompanied Goodman to the evidence
room. He then murdered Goodman in the room, and instructed Lana to
clean up the mess.
He'll then reply that he could've lend his ID card to Goodman, which
Edgeworth immediately objects by saying that if that's so, the card
would be found on Goodman's body, since it has only been used once on
that day.
Watch Gant turns into a mutant in his frenzy. You'll then explain that
the murder was most likely committed on the spur of the moment, as no
one in their right mind would choose the police department as a place
to murder someone.
As you explain how Gant instructed Lana to clean up the mess, Edgeworth
brings up a valid point - how did the body end up at the parking lot?
Well, you've proof, didn't you? Remember the screwdriver? Yes, the
one that Ema joked about it being a decisive evidence to solve this
case? Well, it is not exactly decisive, but it sure is important!
Present it.
Think back to the day of the crime, when Gant unnecessarily asked
Edgeworth to go into the evidence room to pick up an evidence on a case
that isn't due for transferal yet back to the prosecutor's office.
Why'd he do that? Well, he needed a diversion to get Edgeworth away
from his car, that's why. Using that time slot when Edgeworth was
away, Gant planted the body in the trunk of Edgeworth's car. It was
Edgeworth who unwittingly "helped" to remove the body from the police
department to the prosecutor's office!
Also, think back tp the photograph that Angel took at the prosecutor's
office. It was not a photo of the body being stuffed in the trunk to
be taken away. It was merely one of the body being discovered by
the person who told to discover it - Lana.
Gant will now invoke his right as the chief of police to refuse
testifying. You'll need a concrete proof. Unfortunately, you've none.
So, select "no proof yet" and let Gant leave. This is when Edgeworth
reminds you that in the event that concrete proof can't be found, you
can still rely on testimony.
Call Lana to the stands when given the opportunity to call one more
witness. This will give you another recess... wait, Gant returns
once more. Looks like he came back to threaten Lana. What a jerk.
Now, you can go for your recess. Get ready for the final push.
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Scene: District Court, Defendant Lobby No. 2
Date: February 25, 2:04pm
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Edgeworth tells you that if Gant refuses to testify... this is when
Ema appears and completes the sentence - he also forfeits his right to
say anything as well.
She'll follow you into court for the last hurrah, while Edgeworth
tells you it's indeed time to end this. I mean, this FAQ is already
into the 300KB category!
Save your game.
DAY 4 - TRIAL LATTER 2
----------------------
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Scene: District Court, Courtroom No. 9
Date: February 25, 2:21pm
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Your last battle in court in this game pits you against Lana. She's
still fearful of Gant, and will lie through her skin just to protect
Ema. However, as she lies so much, her testimonies are also easy to
counter.
LANA'S TESTIMONY 1
------------------
Lana tells you that she worked alongside Gant for years, and there's
no truth in your "blackmail" theory. She fabricated the evidence two
years ago all by herself. When she found Neil's body, she rearranged
the crime scene. Her only motivation was to get Darke convicted. It
had nothing to do with Ema.
LANA'S TESTIMONY 2
------------------
Press her when she says she rearranged the crime scene. She replies
that she was first to the crime scene, and she found the "halberd"
stuck in Neil's body. She then dismisses your "Neil died of an
accidental push from Ema" theory. This will lead to a discussion on
Darke's switchblade knife, and also her adding a statement that she
broke off the tio of Darke's knife, planted it inside the wound, and
moved the body.
Press this new statement. When given the choice to press further, ask
"when did you move the body". She replies that the body was indeed at
Gant's desk as you suggested, She'll then add another new statement
that the pieces of the jar that shattered during the events threatened
her plan.
Press this new statement again. She replies that when she saw the jar,
it was already shattered to pieces. It must have been shattered during
the melee between Neil and Darke. Now, go back to this statement and
present the jar - if the jar was shattered during the melee, how
could Neil write down Ema's name in blood on it?
So, it looks like more information is needed about this jar and the
bloody message.
LANA'S TESTIMONY 2
------------------
Lana now claims that she immediately noticed the blood traces on the
jar, but it was too dark in the room, and she didn't have time to
check it out. To be safe, she wiped away the blood. The fragments were
large, so she was sure she got them all. All she could think about was
wiping them clean before they were discovered.
LANA'S CROSS-EXAMINATION 2
--------------------------
An easy testimony to counter - just present the jar again when she
says that she got all the pieces of the fragments. She didn't get all
the pieces, did she? There was one piece in the safe of Gant! The
truth is getting clearer by each passing minute. Lana wasn't the first
person who arrived at the scene of crime. It was Gant.
Watch the series of objections and explantion, which will eventually
lead to Lana's third, and final, testimony. This is when you suspect
that the earlier outcome that you arrived for the SL-9 Incident may
yet be a wrong conclusion. Perhaps, just perhaps, Ema didn't kill
Neil at all.
Anyway, let's go back to Lana's testimony.
LANA'S TESTIMONY 3
------------------
This time, Lana will tell the truth. When she arrived at the scene,
she already found Neil's body impaled on the armor's sword. Ema and
Darke were lying unconscious on the floor. When she saw what happened,
she thought Ema did it. That's why she erased all the evidence that
linked her to the murder. She had Gant helped her remove the body from
the sword and carry it. But if all she saw was just a fabrication, Ema
might yet be innocent!
LANA'S CROSS-EXAMINATION 3
--------------------------
Before you even begin cross-examining her, she reveals that she has
already given the photo to the actual crime scene to you earlier.
Remember the book on Evidence Law? The judge will ask you to present
the photo, so find the book, check it, rotate it to its back and
point to the small logo on it to open it. The photo is right inside
the book. It's a picture of Neil impaled on the armor's sword. Note
also that a part of his vest was cut off - the slip of cloth you
found in Gant's safe?
Lana's picture added to Court Record.
Now, you won't have a chance to even cross-examine Lana, because Gant
suddenly interrupts the proceedings. Although he has given up his
right to testify, he could still present evidence. This is when he'll
force you to present the slip of cloth. But, how could you do it, when
Ema's handprint is on it? The judge will ask you whether do you really
have an evidence to present - well, even if you'll have to be
penalised for witholding evidence, say "cannot show evidence". You'll
tell the judge that you've nothing to present "at this point of time".
NOTE: If you insist of presenting, the end result is GAME OVER for
you. Trust me!
Watch now as Gant insists that you took something from his safe,
while you sheepishly deny. Gant now points to Lana's photo, about the
missing piece of cloth. This will, however, also implicate him as
really concealing evidence, but he doesn't seem to care anymore.
He'll follow up by admitting that he was the first person to arrive at
the crime scene that day. It occured to him that he could use the
situation to control Lana. She knew that Lana will take the bait if he
made the crime scene looked like Ema has done it. He hid two pieces of
evidence before Lana arrived.
He mentions that he hid these evidence "for insurance". He then
presents the jar again, and mentions about Ema's name being on it.
Edgeworth quickly objects, and says that the message on the jar could
be fabricated too.
This is when he once again puts pressure on you to present the slip of
cloth. You'll then ask him whether did he cut the piece of cloth from
Neil's vest, and hid it in his safe. He'll admit it.
NOTE: You asked that question for your own form of "insurance". We'll
come to it shortly.
It has been a long battle, but the moment of truth has finally
arrived. Select "show evidence" now, then present the slip of cloth.
You'll once again verify with Gant that he cut the slip of cloth
from Neil's vest on the day of crime. Stupidly, he says yes again.
Victory is in sight.
The result of showing this slip of cloth now is that the judge will
ask you whose handprint is it on the cloth. Select Ema. Yes, she'll
be briefly implicated, but you've laid your bait, and there's no
turning back now.
Watch now as Gant happily gets ready to celebrate his victory. This
is when you start to explain why Ema COULDN'T have done it. This slip
of cloth does indeed proves who the real murderer is, but it's not
possible for Ema to be that person. The slip of cloth contains a
decisive contradiction.
The judge will ask you what's the contradiction. Present Lana's photo
- the slip of cloth was cut from the left side of Neil's vest. The
photo shows clearly that Neil was stabbed on the left, leading to a
whole lot of blood on his shirt and vest. The slip of cloth, however,
looks decidedly clean. Looks like Ema has her print on the vest
because she pushed Neil aside, but someone cut the vest when Neil
was unconscious, then push Neil into the armor's sword, and wrote
Ema's name on the jar, then smashed it into pieces! And who could've
done that? Well, the person who admitted that he was first at the
crime scene!
Amazingly, Gant will still not give up. He now argues that the slip
of cloth is illegal evidence. He claims that you've earlier concealed
this piece of cloth , and your act of concealment has rendered the
slip of cloth "illegal".
At last, the time for you to reveal your plan has finally arrived.
When the judge asks you whether did you purposefully and illegally
concealed this piece of cloth, select "I did not".
Watch now as your explain why the evidence is not illegal. It's not
that you "didn't" present it then, it's that you "couldn't"! The judge
now asks you to present something to prove that your conduct was not
in violation of the law. Present the evidence law book - rule no. 2:
"Unregistered evidence presented must be relevant to the case in
trial"!
Indeed, Ema's print is on the cloth, but at that point of time, this
was merely a piece of cloth. It was impossible for you to prove that
this cloth has relevance to the SL-9 Incident. But when Gant stupidly
admits that he cut the cloth out from Neil's vest on the day of the
crime, at the crime scene, this evidence became relevant! This was
just like how Gant used you to get the switchblade now on record
earlier to confuse the investigation. You let him taste his own
medicine.
Now, enjoy the final moments of the trial. There's nothing else to do
now except to watch your stylish victory.
Oh, you'll need the explanation as to why he killed Goodman too. So,
here it goes: Marshall and Angel were adamant in re-opening the SL-9
case, but they've no avail. When Goodman lost his ID card, and
borrowed Gant's card to do the transferal for the SL-9 case that day,
he finally asked Gant to re-open the case. It was then that Gant knew
he had to kill Goodman, which was why the murder was so hastily
committed, in the police department's evidence room.
That's it, you've won the case! Well done, ace attorney. You'll be
rewarded with a smile from Lana - even though she'll still be
charged for all sorts of other reasons.
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Scene: District Court, Defendant Lobby No. 2
Date: February 25, 5:03pm
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You've one final decision to make here. Edgeworth reveals his decision
to resign again, but Lana tells him that he isn't alone. He has you!
She'll then ask you to show Edgeworth an evidence from this case that
neither Edgeworth nor you would have been able to find our your own.
Present the the evidence list - you've half of it, Edgeworth has half
of it. Oh, the love.
Go through the conversation, which will eventually lead to the
another ending and credits. Congratulations, you've beaten Gyakuten
Saiban: Yomigaeru Gyakuten! Remember to shout "OBJECTION!" into your
mic for one last time towards the end, before the credits roll!
NOTE: At the end of the credits, you'll need to rotate a book to see
a picture of a younger Lana (in police uniform) and Ema.
"No one can change the past. The only thing we can do is strive to
make up for our mistakes, so that we can find the way back to our
path towards a brighter future."
- Phoenix Wright, Ace Attorney
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9. CONCLUSION
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So, this is it. One of the best games I've played this year comes to a
conclusion. I don't know about you, but as a fan of mystery novels,
this game certainly appeals to me. This is also the main reason why I
decided to write a FAQ/Walkthrough for it.
Still, as this is the longest walkthrough I've written so far, I'm glad
I was able to complete it. For a while, writing it has interfered with
my daily life so much that I considered giving it up. But emails of
encouragement and positive feedback kept me going, and I'm proud to
present this full version of document to you.
The challenge, as I always say, is obviously for you to try solving
the crime by yourself, and only referring to this document when you're
stuck. The game is quite easy, but the linear nature of it also means
that you could get stuck at various stages if you don't know what to
do next. I hope you'll find this document useful when you encounter
these issues.
Meanwhile, if you'd like to check out my other works, please go to
this URL:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/52881.html
Last but not least, I wish you all the best in the game.
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APPENDIX 1. VERSION HISTORY
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Version 0.1: Created structure of guide. Almost completed Episode One,
until the battery dies on me. (9.16.05)
Version 0.4: Completed Episode One and Episode Two. Added some FAQs and
Credits. Fixed some typos and grammatical errors, as well as
restructure some sentences to facilitate easier reading. (9.18.05)
Version 0.5: Completed the Controls and Getting Started sections while
my wife played with her Nintendogs. Completed Day 1 and 2 of Episode
3. Began Day 3 of Episode 3. Celebrated my birthday. (9.21.05)
Version 0.8: Completed Episode 3 and 4. Streamlined the entire guide
for easier reading. Reduced amount of spoilers. (9.25.05)
Version 0.85: Completed Day 1, and most parts of Day 2 from Episode 5.
(9.29.05)
Version 0.9: Completed Day 2, and began Day 3 from Episode 5.
(9.30.05)
Version 1.0: Guide completed. (10.3.05)
Version 1.01: Miscellaneous changes, eg. typos, headers, etc.
(10.4.05)
Version 1.05: More miscellaneous changes. Added a pointer from Alex
Luke in Episode 5, Day 3 - Trial Latter, Marshal Cross-Examination 3.
Added a pointer from Webapprentice in Episode 3, Day 4 - Trial,
Vasquez Cross-Examination 1. Added a new question in the FAQs section.
(10.22.05)
Version 1.06: Fixed several spelling and grammatical errors, as well
as capitilization inconsistencies, thanks to The_Real_Gte. (10.25.05)
Version 1.10: Updated Day 4 - Trial Former, Ema's Cross-Examination 3
with links to images showing how to solve the infamous "rotate the
unstable jar to look like the Blue Badger" puzzle. With compliments to
Alvin and Ben. (10.26.05)
Version 1.12: Included new FAQs and an Easter Eggs appendix. (1.20.06)
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APPENDIX 2. FAQS
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I'll attempt to answer potential questions that I think people will
ask here. If you've something that you're not sure, feel free to write
in and I'll try my best to answer them - but please do so only after
the guide is completed!
Q: I understand that the Japanese version of this game has a fully
translated English game bundled in. I'd like to know how's the
translation. Is it good enough for me to complete the game without
having to reply on further translations?
A: Yes, the translation is more than adequate for you to complete the
game. In fact, I don't consider it a translation at all. I believe
that the English version in this game will be very close to what will
be released in October as the US version of this game, perhaps only
with some minor cosmetic differences.
Q: I did an "OBJECTION!" during the cross-examination as you
suggested in the guide, but the judge replied saying that he doesn't
see anything to object about. Why is it so?
A: You could've objected on the wrong statement that the witness is
saying. You must object at the actual statement of contradiction. For
example, object when the witness says "I saw the body at 1:00pm"
instead of when he/ she says "Yes, that's what I saw", even though the
second sentence may have come immediately after the first.
Q: If I object wrongly, what will happen?
A: The judge will reprimand you. Do it a few more times and you'll,
yes, you'll lose the case.
Q: How often can I save?
A: You can save as often as you can, and as and when you can. The game
will restart at the exact point that you saved. Very nice.
Q: I'm stuck during the cross-examination with Redd White in Episode
Two. I've done everything, pressed him, presented all items I've, yet
he doesn't bulge. What should I do?
A: This is answered in the walkthrough. Read it to find out how to
get out of this situation.
Q: What's the "Initial Trial" system mentioned so many times in the
game?
A: This was introduced because the court had so many cases, they
decided to speed up the process. Under this system, all trials have
to end in three days. Which means, an attorney will only have these
time frame to gather clues for helping his or her client.
Q: How do I make the unstable jar look like the Blue Badger?
A: I'm glad to say that after asking around, I found someone who
managed to help me explain this much better - in the form of diagrams
and an actual screenshot! Please check the walkthrough for more
details.
Q: "I followed every step you wrote, and yet ________________ (insert
event) didn't happen. WHY???"
A: The MOST popular question I've received so far. Everyday, and I
mean, everyday, I get a question like this in my inbox. Now, I'm
pretty sure thatI've everything covered. Ten times out of ten, a
person who asks this question will eventually write back and tell me
that he/ she didn't actually "follow every step I wrote". All I can
say is that, if you find that an event that is supposed to happen
didn't, you *may* have have missed a step. The best way to solve the
problem is to backtrack and find out what it is.
Have questions? Email me at lestor_wong at yahoo.com. Please include
a subject and try to type in proper English. I understand that not
all people can type perfect English, I mean, I know I can't. But at
least try to make it easier for me to understand what you're asking,
or I may have no choice but to ignore the mail. Anyhow, I'll try to
answer all mails if I've the time, so feel free to write.
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APPENDIX 3. EASTER EGGS
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This is contributed by Richforce:
EPISODE FIVE - EVIDENCE ROOM
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In the evidence room, when you examine some junk next to the lockers,
you¡¯ll find the fishing pole and metal detector featured in Episode
Four, along with a ¡°radiolocator¡±. This locator was referred to as a
wave receiver in Episode 4 of Gyakuten Saiban 2. The rival prosecutor
of the game, who happens to be the daughter of Manfred von Karma, used
it to keep tabs on Gumshoe during the case, to make sure that he
didn¡¯t help you. It also became a decisive evidence late in the game.
EPISODE FIVE - GANT'S ROOM
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When you input the code on Gant's safe, look at the upper right hand
corner of the top screen, and you¡¯ll see a logo that says ¡°KB¡±. In
Episode Two of Gaykuten Saiban 3, a security group called the KB
Corporation is featured quite prominently.
Spotted any easter eggs? Send the entries in!
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APPENDIX 4. CREDITS
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List of thanks and etc.:
Alice: My fellow mystery fan in the office. You'll love this game.
Alvin: For the hints via SMS when I'm stuck - even though they didn't
really helped either. Most notably, also for the step-by-step diagram
of rotating the unstable jar to look like the Blue Badger. You rock!
Ben: For showing me the actual screen shot of the unstable jar
looking like the Blue Badger.
Capcom: What a wonderful, wonderful game. Thank you for Gyakuten Saiban
4, too!
Erica: For finally returning the DS to me to play this game. Yes, I
know your dogs need a bath. I've won 1st prize in the frisbie
championship for you, twice, by the way.
Alex Luke: For pointing out an error in Episode 5, Day 3 - Trial
Latter, Marshal Cross-Examination 3.
Webapprentice from the GameFAQs.com board: For providing a tip in
Episode 3, Day 4 - Trial, Vasquez Cross - Examination 1 to avoid being
penalised. Check out his stuff too:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/15917.html
The_Real_Gte from the GameFAQs.com board: For helping to proof read
and pointing out almost all spelling and grammatical errors, as well
as capitilization inconsistencies.
Richforce: For the Easter Eggs list.
GameFAQs.com: For making this one of the FAQs of the Month (October
2005).
All other who wrote in with kind words and feedback: Thanks for
supporting this FAQ. I couldn't answer all of the emails, but rest
assured that I did read all of them.
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APPENDIX 5. DONATION
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If you like my work, and would like to extend a little donation, you
can PayPal it to lestor_wong at yahoo.com. After living with the
missus for a few years, we've finally decided to host our wedding this
November. Every dollar counts for me now. There's, however, totally no
obligation, of course. Cheers.
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Copyright Lestor Wong 2005-2006.