Bridge to the Turnabout

Part 2

February 9, 3:43 AM Hotti Clinic Intensive Care Unit

Phoenix:
I'm still up at this hour, reading through the trial record of a certain case. It's the first case my mentor, Mia, had ever handled in a court of law. The horrifying truth that I refuse to accept is holding me hostage here within its pages. Dahlia Hawthorne... What I have read, I don't want to believe. What is written here... This wasn't the Dahlia I knew. After falling into the Eagle River, I was somehow miraculously saved... But I ended up catching a cold that seemed to knock me around the world and back. I feel dizzy, my ears are ringing, my throat burns, and my head is on fire. But I will recover! I have to recover by this afternoon... I have to meet with the most ill-tempered witness imaginable. But I know that he will be able to help me... somehow!

February 9, 2:43 PM Dusky Bridge

Edgeworth:
Wright... Are you sure you're well enough to be doing this? You still look a little green in the face.

Gumshoe:
Or maybe "viridian", in artist-speak.

Phoenix:
Actually, my fever has gone down quite a bit.

Gumshoe:
How's your temperature now?

Phoenix:
Only 102.2 degrees... Nothing to worry about. *cough* *cough*cough*cough* Anyway... I read today's trial record. You weren't bad, Edgeworth... Pretty impressive despite the circumstances.

Edgeworth:
We're not in the clear yet. The main point of contention tomorrow is going to be the murder weapon.

Phoenix:
Yeah...

Edgeworth:
In the end, the Shichishito did not deliver the deadly blow. Which means there must be another sword hiding out there that we don't know about...

Phoenix:
(Another sword, huh...)

Gumshoe:
Don't you worry about anything, pal! I'll dig up the murder weapon myself, or I'll eat my coat!

Phoenix:
...Thanks again, Edgeworth. I'll handle things from here.

Edgeworth:
Heh... That is probably for the best. Actually, I was thinking about paying the old precinct a little visit. There's something I want to look into...

Phoenix:
And that is...?

Edgeworth:
Our client's background, naturally.

Gumshoe:
You mean Iris, sir...?

Edgeworth:
I have the feeling that we've met before.

Phoenix:
...

Edgeworth:
All I want is confirmation, one way or the other. And since I probably won't be getting that from you...

Phoenix:
I'm sorry, Edgeworth...

Edgeworth:
I bid you adieu, Wright. ...Take care.

Gumshoe:
Guess I should get moving, too.

Phoenix:
Why? Do you need to be somewhere?

Gumshoe:
Yeah, I've gotta get to work on this bridge, pal. I'm rigging something up so we can get across to the other side.

Phoenix:
(Ack! That's right! Maya is still stuck over at the Inner Temple...)

Gumshoe:
But don't you worry, pal! As soon as it's all set, you'll be the first to know.

Phoenix:
Th-Thank you, Gumshoe! *cough*cough* *cough* *cough*cough*

Gumshoe:
No problem, pal. Just try not to give me that cough of yours, OK? Alright, I'm off!

Phoenix:
(Hang in there, Maya. We'll get you out. I promise. But in the meantime... I've got to continue collecting evidence!)

Examine

Cliff on the other side
	Phoenix: It looks like it's about 20 yards to that cliff over there. But I can't see the Inner Temple from here. I really hope Maya's OK...

Wooden sign on the left side
	Phoenix: There's a narrow path going off in a different direction than that of the Main Hall. Looks like someone's taken the effort to write "To Heavenly Hall" on the signpost.

Bridge
	Phoenix: That thing looks like it's ready to collapse... At least more than it did before. According to Bikini, Eagle Mountain is very prone to earthquakes. Which reminds me... If my memory serves me correctly, Edgeworth isn't exactly a fan of earthquakes.

Boulder
	Phoenix: Now it really is more of a "Dusty Bridge" than a "Dusky Bridge". That kidnapping incident happened here 11 years ago, so maybe it's cursed, too.

Public phone
	Phoenix: Hazakura Temple doesn't have a single private phone line... ...and there aren't any houses in the area, so I guess Bikini is the only one who uses this. ...I really wish I had brought my cell phone with me.

February 9 Heavenly Hall

Phoenix:
... (Looks like no one's here...) Larryyy! ... Lauriiice! ... (I was sure he'd be hiding here... Guess I'll try again later.)

Examine

River
	Phoenix: This is the famous Eagle River. I got to try out its rough rapids the other night. They say it has a really strong current. And they weren't kidding. It's both powerful and fast-flowing. ... I was dead lucky... I mean lucky not to be dead!

Bridge
	Phoenix: That's Dusky Bridge up there. It's amazing how clearly you can see it from so far away. Larry supposedly saw everything through the shack's window. Not much light gets down here, so it must be pitch black at night... But this area was probably illuminated that night because of the burning bridge above.

Stairs
	Phoenix: These steps lead up to the foot of Dusky Bridge. Coming down is a cinch, but going back up doesn't look like a walk in the park. I'm starting to understand why rivers always want to flow downstream, not up.

Flags
	Phoenix: That stuff is really ruining the beautiful atmosphere around here. It's so inappropriate. Like Sister Bikini in a bikini! shudder ...I've gotta think of the kittens...

Shack
	Phoenix: Look at this graffiti, scrawled right on the front of the shack. At least he managed to get a pretty good likeness. When I really think about it, I guess art kind of suits him. I mean, his very existence is an art... of sorts.

Roof
	Phoenix: The snow is really piled up on the straw roof. It's otherworldly... Like something out of a fairy tale. ...Well, the roof part anyway. The sign says, "Heavenly Hall". I guess it's pretty fitting. If you spent a night in this little freezing shack... ...you'd probably find yourself at the pearly gates by morning.

February 9 Hazakura Temple Main Gate

???:
Come on! Pleeease! It's for art's sake! I swear!

Phoenix:
(There's only one guy I know who could be this persistent and high-strung...)

Butz:
I'm talking about the heroine here! The heroine in my book. It'll make you famous. Aaagh!

von Karma:
...Enough! A fool's fool fools fools who foolishly accept the foolishness of a fool's fool. Wouldn't you agree... Phoenix Wright?

Phoenix:
Eh...? Wait a second... I-I know you... You're... Um... Oww!

von Karma:
Your reflexes and mind need to shape up!

Phoenix:
(My brain's frying like a sunny-side up and you want to grill me over a name!?)

Butz:
Franzy! You can't do that! Even as we speak, Nick's on the brink of death! ...Or so I'm told.

von Karma:
"Whip a dead horse!" Isn't that one of your American sayings?

Phoenix:
No, it's not! And I'm not on the brink of anything.

Butz:
Come on, Nick. Tell her, would you? She must model for my picture book, "Franzy's Whip Lash Splash: Simple & Magnificent"! Gaaah!

von Karma:
Before you ask me to model, learn to give at least semi-coherent testimony.

Phoenix:
And before that, you'll have to learn how to live a semi-coherent life, Larry.

Butz:
... I don't care what anyone says! I'm telling the truth! I saw what I saw! She flew, I'm telling you! Whooosh! Just like that dude with the red underwear! Don't think I'm gonna forgive you guys when you come crawling back to apologize!

Phoenix:
(*sigh* Off he goes...)

von Karma:
Phoenix Wright, it's been a year since we last met. A pleasure to see you again.

Examine

Gate

Phoenix:
This is one impressive gate.

von Karma:
Compared to the grandeur of the main gate at the Von Karma Estate, it's but a pet door.

Phoenix:
It looks really idyllic with all that snow on it, don't you think?

von Karma:
All that snow? Don't make me laugh. This is but a light dusting where I come from.

Phoenix:
... Don't make things up just because you think I'll never get to see it for myself!

Main Hall

Phoenix:
You can see the Main Hall from here.

von Karma:
I wonder how the head nun is holding up...?

Phoenix:
Oh, wow. Is that an inkling of human kindness I sense? Oww!

von Karma:
Do you enjoy causing other people pain with that sharp tongue of yours?

Phoenix:
(It's nothing compared to the pain you cause with that leathery whip of yours...)

Bell tower
	Phoenix: It's a quaint, little bell tower. I never would've thought that something this horrible was about to happen... ...when Iris rang the lights out bell that night.

Snowmobile

Phoenix:
I'd love to know what that thing was used for on the night of the crime.

von Karma:
Hah! Still thinking small I see, Phoenix Wright. Or perhaps, not at all. That's why you will never defeat me!

Phoenix:
Sorry to burst your bubble, but I don't recall ever losing to you.

von Karma:
It's time for us to settle this once and for all with one final showdown!

Phoenix:
(Looks like she mentally blocked out my victories over her from her memory...)

Talk

Franziska von Karma

Phoenix:
Have you been in Germany all this time?

von Karma:
That's right. Extending my perfect win record. Naturally.

Phoenix:
(Oh, joy. Sounds like she hasn't changed a bit. Has it really been a year since we first met...?)

von Karma:
I am Franziska von Karma, the Prodigy.

Phoenix:
I... see...

von Karma:
I gave up a promising career in Germany and came to this country for one sole reason. Revenge.

Phoenix:
(Franziska was born and raised in Germany, and became a prosecutor at the age of 13. Her father was the legendary prosecutor, Manfred von Karma. He had a perfect win record for 40 long years... But now, he is gone from this world...) Don't tell me you still hold a grudge against me... ...because of what happened to your father...

von Karma:
... Phoenix Wright. You will fall before me. This, I promise. But it will be for my sake, not my father's... Are we clear?

Phoenix:
...Yes, crystal.

Today's trial

von Karma:
In truth, I was shocked. I came back to America with the intention of defeating you. Instead, it was my little brother who was leading the defense.

Phoenix:
(Edgeworth... Come to think of it... ...Edgeworth was pulled into being a prosecutor by Manfred von Karma as well.)

von Karma:
Miles Edgeworth told me something very interesting, you know. He said this case has a special significance to you.

Phoenix:
Because it does.

von Karma:
And that's precisely why I am here. Your personal involvement will make crushing you into teensy weensy pieces all the better!

Phoenix:
... (It's probably the fever, but... She's so openly hostile that it's almost kinda cute.) Oww!

von Karma:
No smirking!

Phoenix:
No whipping the sick!

von Karma:
That foolish fool, doing such a foolish favor for such a foolishly foolish fool.

Phoenix:
(Edgeworth...)

von Karma:
Make no mistake, Phoenix Wright. I came here for one thing, and one thing only. To pulverize you.

Phoenix:
...It's not like I thought you were here to bring me some Coldkiller X, you know.

What happened

von Karma:
I went over the whole case file on the flight over.

Phoenix:
You read the whole thing?

von Karma:
Yes. Every last word of every last sentence of every last paragraph. All the ridiculous things you did made it a very interesting read, you know. Attempting to cross a burning bridge? Did you even consider the dangers?

Phoenix:
No. The only thought in my mind was, "I have to get across."

von Karma:
...! A fool who doesn't think is more foolish than a fool who foolishly thinks.

Phoenix:
(Gumshoe said he'd let me know once the bridge was repaired. Maya... She's got to be OK. I just know it. Plus, I need to ask her about what really happened at the Inner Temple that night...)

Present

Anything

Phoenix:
Um, about this... Yeow!

von Karma:
I refuse to help you, Phoenix Wright.

Phoenix:
(I should've known better than to try...)

February 9 Hazakura Temple Main Hall

???:
Hmmmaaaaaaaaaaaaah...

Phoenix:
(...That was one long sigh!) Umm... Sister Bikini?

Bikini:
My my my! I didn't know you were here! How are you doing? Wa ha. Wa ha ha ha ha ha ha! Hmmmaaaaaaaaaaaaah...

Phoenix:
Um, you don't have to pretend to be in a good mood for my sake...

Bikini:
I... I suppose I've made a terrible mess of things, haven't I? I let Mystic Elise die, and then there's Iris as well...

Phoenix:
("Mystic Elise"...? Now that I think about it... Hmm...)

Bikini:
There's an acolyte stuck at the Inner Temple... ...and that poor little girl has gone missing, too.

Phoenix:
That little girl...? Y-You don't mean Pearls... do you?

Bikini:
Yes, I'm afraid I do! She hasn't been seen since the morning after the incident.

Phoenix:
Pearls? She's missing!? (Why didn't someone tell me about this earlier!?)

Examine

Things on the floor
	Phoenix: I've only seen a layout like this when I saw this really old Japanese movie on TV. Wow! This hibachi brazier really puts out a lot of heat! Just thinking about how happy we were, sitting here eating pot roast and gravy... sigh

Talk

Iris

Bikini:
I must be getting old... I think I've seriously lost faith in myself.

Phoenix:
Are you talking about your performance at the trial today?

Bikini:
You believe me, don't you? I'm not a liar! I would never lie! I know what I saw! I saw Iris pull that sword from Mystic Elise's body that night... I'm certain of it! At least, I was until this morning...

Phoenix:
(I don't see any Psyche-Locks, so she must be telling the truth.) Um... So why are you so unsure of yourself all of a sudden?

Bikini:
You know that artist who testified after me?

Butz:
I saw Iris flying! Her white hood fluttering! I felt like I might start flying myself.

Bikini:
When I saw that man testify so fervently about something so impossible... ...I started to wonder if I had acted just like him when I was on the witness stand.

Phoenix:
I wouldn't take that guy too seriously. He's an artist, but all he draws is trouble... and nothing else. (If both Bikini and Larry are telling the truth... ...that can only mean one thing. They both didn't see what they think they saw.)

Inner Temple

Phoenix:
On the night of the incident, you met Iris at the Inner Temple. Is that correct?

Bikini:
That's right. I'm sure it was Iris.

Phoenix:
(But Iris claims she was in her room in Hazakura Temple.)

Bikini:
I knew I shouldn't have come back here that night...

Phoenix:
But because you did, Maya is stuck at the Inner Temple.

Bikini:
Nngh... I am so sorry. The drafts in that place are nothing to shake a stick at. Winter is especially bad.

Phoenix:
(I'll bet. The Training Hall looks like it's about to fall down any second.)

Bikini:
Eagle Mountain has always been prone to earthquakes, just so you know.

Phoenix:
E-Earthquakes...?

Bikini:
Yes. I wouldn't be surprised if the next big one levels the Training Hall.

Phoenix:
(We've got to get Maya out of there... fast!)

Bikini:
But still. There's really no need to worry... That area on the other side of Dusky Bridge is isolated like an island.

Phoenix:
It's like an island? How so?

Bikini:
Well, the only thing on that side of the bridge is the Inner Temple. No one lives out there, and it's surrounded on all sides by the river or the forest.

Phoenix:
I-I see...

Bikini:
So a criminal would be trapped should they choose to flee in that direction. And as long as the bridge is out of commission, he or she will have to stay there.

Phoenix:
... That means Maya could be stuck out there with a murderer and no way to escape either!

Bikini:
Oh dear! Yes, I suppose it does!

Phoenix:
(Nngh... Please, Gumshoe! Get that bridge up faster!)

Elise Deauxnim

Phoenix:
...I'm curious about a few things, if you don't mind answering some questions.

Bikini:
Oh? Do you need to know my measurements for your investigation or something?

Phoenix:
No, no, no! I want to know a little more about the victim, Ms. Elise Deauxnim.

Bikini:
... I'm afraid I don't know her waist size. Or her bust size for that matter.

Phoenix:
No, no. I'm wondering why she came to stay in a place like this to begin with. I mean, she told us herself that she wasn't here for spiritual training.

Bikini:
My my my... You make it sound like this place is some sort of dump, Mr. Wright. Mystic Elise was here to soak up the natural beauty of Eagle Mountain, if you must know.

Phoenix:
There. You did it again... Sister Bikini... I noticed you always refer to Ms. Deauxnim as "Mystic Elise".

Bikini:
...Oh!?

Phoenix:
Yes. Now, why is that? After all, she's not here as an acolyte...

Bikini:
W-We address all our visitors as "Mystic". It makes their experience feel authentic. A-And anyway... She's older than me. You must respect your elders, you know.

Phoenix:
How do you know that? How can you say for sure that she's older than you?

Bikini:
...

5 PSYCHE-LOCKS

Phoenix:
(Hmm... It seems Ms. Elise Deauxnim was no ordinary visitor after all... And there's Pearls... She was with Ms. Deauxnim on the evening of the murder, and now she's vanished. It's all got to be connected somehow...)

Elise Deauxnim (after Psyche-Locks appear)

Phoenix:
Tell me, Sister Bikini... What kind of person was Ms. Deauxnim? I mean, you call her "Mystic Elise" even though she wasn't here for training.

Bikini:
...

Phoenix:
Does she have some special connection with Hazakura Temple that I'm not aware of?

5 PSYCHE-LOCKS

Bikini:
I'm terribly sorry, but... I just can't talk about it.

Phoenix:
... (Hmm... There's a nasty feeling building in the pit of my stomach... Looks like I'm going to have to break this Psyche-Lock and find out the truth.)

Pearl

Phoenix:
Wh-Why did Pearls have to get mixed up in this mess!?

Bikini:
Please, Mr. Wright! I know you're worried, but try to keep it together!

Phoenix:
(Oh, man... My head's throbbing so bad, it's killing me!) Pearls... She was with Ms. Deauxnim on the night of the murder, remember?

Bikini:
Yes, but... I have a temple to run, you know. I was busy preparing for the training... I didn't see the little darling even once after we'd finished eating dinner.

Phoenix:
(The murder... It didn't take place right in front of her innocent eyes, did it...?)

Bikini:
According to the detective, she hasn't turned up at her home, either.

Phoenix:
(Come on! Keep calm! There's one place left where Pearls could be! She just has to be there! Gumshoe... I'm counting on you to check it out for me, so please hurry the repairs up!)

Present

"Oh! Cult!" New Year's Issue

Phoenix:
Um, about this picture...

Bikini:
Oh, that old thing! I always turned those reporter-types away in the past. But Iris was so insistent this time.

Phoenix:
Iris?

Bikini:
Oh, yes! Iris loves to be the center of attention, you know.

Phoenix:
(Really? I find that kinda hard to believe...)

Hanging Scroll

Bikini:
Huh... Ahh! Well, well, well... Look what you've found! That's the Master of the Kurain Channeling Technique, Mystic Misty Fey!

Phoenix:
(So this woman is Maya's mother, huh...)

Bikini:
It's been nearly 20 years since Mystic Misty disappeared. Apparently, she intended to pass the torch on to her daughter.

Phoenix:
Her daughter? Don't you know who her daughter is?

Bikini:
Well, I myself am part of a branch family of the Fey clan. But even I am not privy to that kind of information when it concerns the main family...

Phoenix:
(Hmm, Bikini doesn't seem to know Maya's standing within the Fey family...)

Iris's Hood

Bikini:
Well, well, well! That's a Demon-Warding Hood! Acolytes are highly susceptible to possession by evil spirits, you know. That's why we always wear these for protection.

Phoenix:
Iris gave this to me on the night of the murder. But then I went and fell into the river and got this nasty fever... I thought maybe if I were to wear this hood, it'd make my fever go down faster!

Bikini:
... I don't think so. Colds and spirit power have nothing to do with each other.

Phoenix:
(Way to crush a man's hope.)

Shichishito

Bikini:
Maybe my eyes were playing tricks on me. I mean, Iris could never do such a wicked thing.

Phoenix:
But they proved it in court today, didn't they? That this sword wasn't the murder weapon.

Bikini:
That's what they were saying, yes.

Phoenix:
(The problem is, I saw it, too... I'm sure that what I saw was this blade stabbed into Ms. Deauxnim's body.)

Victim's Staff

Bikini:
Ah, it's Mystic Elise's staff. Hmm... The crystal sphere really is missing from it.

Phoenix:
But the sphere was found near Dusky Bridge, right?

Bikini:
Yes. Even though I'm sure Mystic Elise was in Hazakura Temple that entire evening.

Tracks Photo

Phoenix:
About this photograph...

Bikini:
Oh, yes. Those are our snowmobile's tracks, alright. I'd know them anywhere!

Phoenix:
(But there's only one set... Which means... ...the rider went out while it was still snowing, and came back after it had stopped. That's really the only logical explanation, I suppose.)

Larry's Sketch

Bikini:
Honestly! It's like the end of the world.

Phoenix:
It's not a good thing, that's for sure.

Bikini:
To think people have the gall to call this kind of scribbling by the name of art!

Phoenix:
Huh?

Bikini:
If that's the sort of standard you need for the arts these days, I could be a pop diva!

Phoenix:
Um, sure. But what about the contents of the picture? What do you make of that?

Bikini:
... It's definitely the end of the world.

Crystal Sphere

Bikini:
This crystal sphere... It's not from a Demon-Warding Hood, but I would guess it serves a similar purpose.

Phoenix:
If it's not from a hood, then I guess it really is from Ms. Deauxnim's staff.

Bikini:
Look at the blood on it. Oh, poor Mystic Elise...

Maya Fey profile

Bikini:
She's a very important visitor, you know! An honored acolyte!

Phoenix:
She is? Do you know her or something?

Bikini:
The Fey name is synonymous with the Kurain Channeling Technique. Therefore, she must be a spirit medium of great power indeed.

Phoenix:
(Looks like Bikini is in the dark. She doesn't seem to know that Maya is the daughter of the Master of Kurain.)

Pearl Fey profile

Bikini:
Oh dear. I wonder where on Earth this little girl has wandered off to? She's nowhere near the Main Hall. That's for sure.

Phoenix:
(First I lost Maya, and now Pearls... How much more pain is this case going to cause me!? Urgh... Not to mention this fever is giving me a killer migraine...)

Bikini profile

Bikini:
It's all my fault, isn't it? It's all my achy back's fault. Now Mystic Elise is dead, and an acolyte is trapped inside the Inner Temple... ...and that poor little girl has gone missing, too.

Phoenix:
("Missing"...? I hope that's all it is...)

Bikini:
Oh dear, oh dear. I've got to train to withstand more pain, don't I...?

Elise Deauxnim profile

Bikini:
How... How can I ever make up for this...?

Phoenix:
Make up for what?

Bikini:
For allowing harm to come to such an important person!

Phoenix:
(So I was right... Ms. Deauxnim wasn't just any ol' visitor here...)

Iris profile

Bikini:
Please, tell me! What's going to happen to poor Iris!? If she was to be found guilty, I'd... Well, I wouldn't accept it!

Phoenix:
But your testimony, Sister Bikini...

Bikini:
... I can't help my testimony! I saw what I saw! It's up to a pro lawyer like you to deal with problems like that!

Larry Butz profile

Bikini:
What a disgraceful young man!

Phoenix:
You've finally seen through him, huh...

Bikini:
How could he sit there and claim he really saw what he drew in that picture? Although, the portrait he did of me was rather flattering, I must say.

Phoenix:
(Still... It's not like Larry to make something up that might get a woman he likes in trouble. There's more to that sketch of his than meets the eye. I'm sure of it.)

Franziska von Karma profile

Bikini:
You certainly have some unusual friends, don't you, Mr. Wright! Ho ho ho!

Phoenix:
F-Friends...?

Bikini:
That fancy-pansy painter is one thing, but whipping the judge is just bad form.

Phoenix:
Well... Um... Do you think you could go drill that into her head for me...? Please?

Miles Edgeworth profile

Bikini:
You must be very happy to have such a fine mentor.

Phoenix:
Mentor...? No, he's just a friend...

Bikini:
Oh, you naughty devil! Always the joker, aren't you? Ho ho ho ho! Ah, he seemed like a lovely young man... Like the kind you can always count on.

Phoenix:
Y-Yeah... (It's kinda depressing how much faith she has in him...)

Anything else

Phoenix:
I was wondering about this...

Bikini:
Hmm... Let me see... Well, as you may know... In order to see reality for what it truly is... ...we strive to break our attachments to much of the transient, material realm. I guess you could call me an "immaterial girl"!

Phoenix:
(I'm guessing she makes an exception for fine dining...)

February 9 Hazakura Temple Courtyard

Phoenix:
(This is where Sister Bikini witnessed the incident. It's hard to imagine she was lying on the stand, so... ...maybe there are some clues that have yet to be found.)

Examine

Lantern
	Phoenix: There are a few of these stone lanterns scattered around in this courtyard. Without the city glare to compete with, I imagine they would seem a lot brighter. I guess Sister Bikini must light them now, since Iris can't be here.

Staff
	Phoenix: Ms. Deauxnim's staff... I definitely remember there being a crystal sphere attached to the staff. I guess Larry eventually found the sphere near the foot of Dusky Bridge, but... ...what was it doing all the way out there...?

Ami Fey statue
	Phoenix: The Shichishito. It's there in Mystic Ami's right hand. But it was proven in court today that it wasn't the murder weapon. Given the design, it must've been used for some pretty gruesome things in the past...

Stone wall
	Phoenix: The Main Gate's on the other side of that stone wall. The difference in elevation is almost 10 feet. That's how steep this hillside is! And that's also the height the body fell from, according to the autopsy. Is it possible that Ms. Deauxnim was pushed from the top of the wall...?

Top right corner
	Phoenix: That building up there is the Main Hall. It was where we were staying. It sits kind of funny because it was built on a very steep slope. If you enter from the Main Gate side, these rooms above me are on the ground floor. Apparently, Ms. Deauxnim was staying in the corner room. I guess that's where she was pushed from that night...

Ski
	Phoenix: They get quite a bit of snow up here on Eagle Mountain. Around here, skis aren't just for fun. They're tools for getting around. But the sled... Now that's gotta be for Bikini's own personal entertainment!

Main Hall

???:
Heeeeeeeeeey!

Bikini:
Wh-What was that jarring, inconsiderately loud yell...?

Gumshoe:
So this is where you've been! Keeping nice and warm, I see!

Phoenix:
Detective! H-Have you finished repair--

Gumshoe:
The bridge!? Yeah, I did! I told you I'd let you know!

Bikini:
Well well well! Then I'll come along with you and...

Gumshoe:
Sorry, ma'am! No unauthorized entry. Access is restricted to people involved in the case.

Bikini:
What was that!? I'm involved, aren't I? You couldn't get much more involved than me!

Gumshoe:
Well yeah, but that's not what I mea-- Aaah!

von Karma:
It's been a while, Scruffy...

Gumshoe:
Y-You're...! Ms. v-v-v-v-v-v-Von Karmaaaaaaah!

von Karma:
Sister. Please, leave the investigation to me.

Bikini:
My my my. Well, you certainly seem to have everything under control!

von Karma:
I am on your side. I won't do anything you don't want me to.

Phoenix:
(...As you work to pin the guilt on Iris.)

von Karma:
What are you daydreaming about, Phoenix Wright!?

Phoenix:
OWW! That hurts, you know!

von Karma:
Silence! I, Franziska von Karma, will personally guide you through your investigation. So you will follow me!

Phoenix:
(...She's not seriously going to follow me around, is she...?)

February 9 Inner Temple Gate

Phoenix:
Things have certainly become a lot livelier than before.

von Karma:
They must have commenced with the investigation.

???:
Oh! ...Mr. Nick!

Phoenix:
(Th-That voice...) Pearls!

Pearl:
...Mr. Nick... Mr. Niiick!

Phoenix:
So you were here... ever since that night...

Pearl:
I was so lonely, I thought I was going to die! When I woke up in the morning and saw that Dusky Bridge was gone... I... I realized I was all alone.

Phoenix:
(She was all alone...?)

von Karma:
It must have been very trying for you, little girl.

Pearl:
Ah! You're...

von Karma:
I am Franziska von Karma, the Prodigy. There's no need to worry now that I'm here.

Pearl:
You're the prosecutor who was so mean to Mystic Maya last year.

von Karma:
Well...

Pearl:
I... I don't like you. You're nothing but a little girl without your whip!

von Karma:
...!

Pearl:
Mystic Maya didn't do anything wrong, but you were so mean! I'll never forgive you!

von Karma:
I... I...!

Phoenix:
(It looks like Pearls's words are getting under her skin...)

von Karma:
............

Phoenix:
Yeowwww! Why are you whipping me!? I didn't even say anything!

von Karma:
You didn't have to. The smile on your lips gave you away!

Phoenix:
A-Anyway... Pearls...? Weren't you with Maya?

Pearl:
Ah! ... I'm sorry! It's... It's all my fault!

Phoenix:
Huh!? What are you talking about, Pearls?

Pearl:
I... I... Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Mystic Mayaaaaaaa!

Phoenix:
Hey, wait! Pearls! (She just ran off!) Oww!

von Karma:
That was cruel, Phoenix Wright. To make a little girl cry like that is inexcusable!

Phoenix:
(What was that all about? Pearls acting like that... It's giving me the creeps. I guess I'd better take another look around since I've finally got a chance! Especially since something about this place seems different from two days ago.)

Examine

Bridge

Phoenix:
You can see Dusky Bridge from here. It's an unusually long bridge, isn't it?

von Karma:
I would say it's about 20 yards.

Phoenix:
I guess the gorge is too wide to cross with a piece of rope or wire, huh?

von Karma:
Therefore, no one has crossed the gorge in either direction since the night of the murder. A simple, yet sound deduction, wouldn't you say, Phoenix Wright?

Hook

von Karma:
Phoenix Wright!

Phoenix:
What!? And would you stop calling me by my full name like that?

von Karma:
Was this once a prosperous port?

Phoenix:
A port...?

von Karma:
Yes. That metal hook is a mooring post for boats, you know.

Phoenix:
Oh, that. That's an anchor for one of the wires that used to hold up the bridge. I think the wire that was tied to this one probably snapped when the bridge burned down. (I mean, there's no way there was ever a port all the way up here...)

von Karma:
Don't get smart with me, Phoenix Wright!

Phoenix:
But I didn't say anything!

Buddha statues

Phoenix:
Look at all the Buddha statues lined up along this path.

von Karma:
Phoenix Wright... Do you think this is how many siblings the head nun has?

Phoenix:
... Why don't you ask her the next time you see her?

von Karma:
...You know what? I think I will.

Phoenix:
(And she'll probably slap you for prying into her private affairs.)

Incinerator

Phoenix:
(There's a weird smell coming from that incinerator. The door is also open, almost like it's begging me to look inside...) Well, well. Let's see what stunning clue is concealed in here, shall we? ... Huh? It's empty!

von Karma:
How naïve of you, Phoenix Wright.

Phoenix:
But it's a bit strange, don't you think? ...Franziska von Karma? (I seem to remember... ...there was snow on this incinerator the first time I saw it. In other words, someone's been using it to burn something recently...)

von Karma:
Listen, Phoenix Wright! It's impertinent to call people by their full name!

Phoenix:
I was only copying you.

Yellow gate

Phoenix:
There's a little gate that leads into the garden. It says "No Entry" on the sign, though.

von Karma:
Come now, Phoenix Wright! What are you doing? Let's go in. It's half open anyway. What harm could come of it?

Phoenix:
But it says, "No Entry".

von Karma:
... Don't you Americans enjoy doing whatever you like and then simply say, "Whatever!?"

Phoenix:
That's got nothing to do with anything! (And who told you that!?)

Wooden log

Phoenix:
The sign says "Inner Temple".

von Karma:
I don't know how you're reading it, but it's illegible to me.

Phoenix:
Actually, I can't read it either.

von Karma:
Feigning comprehension isn't a very good habit to have, Phoenix Wright.

Phoenix:
(She looks really happy to have finally caught me on something...)

Gate

von Karma:
This must be the door that leads to the Inner Temple. Where Maya Fey was training on the night of the murder...

Phoenix:
Yes. There's a solitary room there called the Training Hall.

von Karma:
You could do with some training yourself, Phoenix Wright!

Phoenix:
... YEOWWW!

von Karma:
You're completely out of shape.

Phoenix:
(Nngh... I don't know how much more of this woman I can take!)

February 9 Inner Temple Training Hall

Phoenix:
...

von Karma:
What's wrong? Why are you so quiet?

Phoenix:
Maya... She was supposed to be in here training.

von Karma:
Yet, it appears she's nowhere to be seen.

Phoenix:
... (What's that...? That strange lock...? It wasn't there two days ago. This whole room is really giving off some strange vibes...)

Examine

Drawers

Phoenix:
It's an antique dresser.

von Karma:
Don't you dare open it, Phoenix Wright!

Phoenix:
(Now I know how Maya feels when I tell her not to touch things...)

von Karma:
... What a pity. It's full of nothing but old clothes for the acolytes.

Phoenix:
I thought we weren't opening it!

von Karma:
I'm from the Prosecutor's Office. I can do anything.

Phoenix:
(Yeah, you can do anything... Except stand up to a 9 year old girl.)

Sacred cavern entrance

Phoenix:
Hmm... This door... When I was here two days ago, that weird lock wasn't on it.

von Karma:
Those chains... It's almost as if they're guarding something inside that cavern. I've never seen a lock quite like this before.

Phoenix:
(I have. I've seen locks andchains just like this before. They look just like the ones that guard a person's secrets during a Psyche-Lock. I wonder if this lock is guarding something, too. Dark secrets in a dark cavern...)

Hanging scroll

von Karma:
What do you think this yellowish poster is, Phoenix Wright?

Phoenix:
It's a scroll, not a poster. It's a picture of a woman who's actually... ...

von Karma:
A woman? I don't see any woman here.

Phoenix:
(There's a different atmosphere in this room since the last time I was here. No... It's not a different atmosphere, it's a different smell!) It's gravy!

von Karma:
...What's the matter?

Phoenix:
This scroll... It's been completely covered in gravy!

von Karma:
Ah. Yes. There is a very appetizing smell in the air. But gravy is a type of sauce. So when you run out of paint, you Americans use gravy as a substitute, I see.

Phoenix:
No! No one does that! For starters, it stinks! (This must be the gravy that we had with the roast on the night of the incident. But why would anyone do this? Why this scroll?)

Hanging Scroll updated. Touch to see before and after view under the Check screen.

Hanging scroll (second time)

Phoenix:
(This scroll shows a picture of Misty Fey, Master of the Kurain Channeling Technique. But why would anyone cover it in gravy?)

von Karma:
I can't make out what's drawn on this scroll at all. I'll never understand you Americans and your so-called artists...

Phoenix:
(Artists? Um, yeah...)

???:
What took you so long? I thought even you'd manage to get here faster than this, Mr. Trite.

Phoenix:
P-Prosecutor Godot! I didn't know you were here.

von Karma:
Prosecutor?

Phoenix:
How come you didn't show up at the trial today?

Godot:
Ha...! I could ask you the exact same question.

Phoenix:
Huh? But I was... I had a cold, so...

Godot:
I had something slightly more important than a common cold to deal with. The importance of which is something you have no hope of ever understanding.

von Karma:
Enough! I believe I have the measure of you. You are the very worst kind of prosecutor. What could be more important than a trial?

Godot:
... Who's the wild mare, Trite?

Phoenix:
This is Ms. von Karma. She was the acting prosecutor in your absence today.

Godot:
Ha...! Well, I guess I owe you one then. But you can go now, princess. It's time for the big boys to take the reins.

von Karma:
Just who do you think you are!? This case is my...

Godot:
Hey, Filly. Know your role, and shut your mouth. I can't stand women like you. I'm only going to say this once, Lady von Whippingberg. Go home!

von Karma:
... Phoeeenix Wriiight!

Phoenix:
Wh-What are you hitting me for!?

Godot:
Ha...! You deserve more cracks of the whip than that, Trite.

Phoenix:
Wh-What!?

Godot:
You still don't get it, do you? You don't realize that you've set something in motion that you'll never be able to undo.

Phoenix:
(There's something different about Godot today... I'm getting such a strong sense of... something from behind that mask of his. Is it anger? Or... Is it... sorrow?)

Talk

Why didn't you show?

Phoenix:
You had some important business and that's why you weren't in court, huh? So what was it?

Godot:
... I've told you once before, but perhaps you don't remember.

Godot:
I've returned from the depths of Hell... To do battle with you.

Godot:
You see, Trite... I've experienced something most have not. Death.

Phoenix:
You... died?

Godot:
Of course, being extradited from Hell is a tedious affair. The meticulous regeneration and adjustment of all your internal organs is... Well... Let's just say modern medicine allows us all to live to a ripe old age. Even someone like me.

Phoenix:
So... you mean... That mask you wear is...?

Godot:
This ugly device? I promise it's not a fashion statement, my unenlightened friend. Without this, I can't see your frequently dumbfounded face.

Phoenix:
I... I didn't know...

Godot:
My eyesight is pretty messed up. Even with these huge goggles on my head, I still can't see everything. Still, I keep this worn-out piece of junk of a body going with regular servicing.

von Karma:
I'm sorry, but... ...you say you experienced death? How is that possible? What happened...?

Godot:
... Why don't you ask him?

Phoenix:
Huh? M-Me!?

Godot:
Yeah, Trite. You. You should know all about it. You know when my life ended... And who ended it for me.

von Karma:
W-Well, Phoenix Wright! Do you!?

Phoenix:
I-I don't know what he's talking about... (Although... To be honest... I do feel a little tug at the corner of my memory... I think I do know about how Godot was "killed"...)

Godot:
It will all become clear in due time. Isn't that right, Trite?

Can't undo?

Phoenix:
Earlier, you said I've done something I can never undo. What did you mean by that exactly?

Godot:
... The Inner Temple here on this side of Dusky Bridge is an isolated island.

Phoenix:
(That's what Sister Bikini said, too.)

Godot:
And I wonder, Trite... Do you know what the police are doing here today?

Phoenix:
...What do you mean?

Godot:
They're searching... Searching for any trace of an acolyte who went missing.

Phoenix:
M-Missing?

Godot:
As leader of the search party, I can tell you this with absolute certainty... Maya Fey is not on this side of Dusky Bridge.

Phoenix:
Huh? B-But that's impossible! She came here that night and...

Godot:
I won't say it again. The chances of her being here are nil. Excluding of course, one very unique place...

Phoenix:
(One? Where is that?)

Godot:
The Sacred Cavern, the entrance of which we are standing at right now. This is the only place that the search party has yet to explore.

Phoenix:
(So they haven't searched that cavern yet, huh...)

Godot:
Be aware, though, that the temperature inside frequently falls below freezing. Even if she was in there... ...the chances of her being found alive are slim at best.

Phoenix:
N-No!

Godot:
Which means, Trite, that you sent Maya Fey to her death!

von Karma:
You fool! If that's the situation, why aren't you in there with a search party right now!?

Godot:
You must have blinders on, my equestrian angel. Don't you see the big lock and chains? It's a trick lock. I'm making preparations to open it as we speak. Well, Trite? Once again, a woman dies because of you.

Phoenix:
"Once again"!? What are you talking about?

Godot:
Don't tell me you've forgotten...? It was only two years ago, after all... ...when the last unfortunate woman died because of you.

Phoenix:
(Because of me...?)

Godot:
And do you know who that was? It was Maya Fey's sister! That's right! Mia Fey!

Phoenix:
M-Mia!?

Godot:
You killed her!

Phoenix:
N-No, that's not how it was!

Mia Fey

Godot:
It was two years ago... Mia Fey was pursuing someone. A man. But she bit off more than she could chew. She made a very dangerous enemy.

Phoenix:
(Yeah, that's one case I'll never forget.) But... I got that guy! Personally!

Godot:
Sure. Ms. Fey's murderer was caught. But that won't bring her back!

Phoenix:
W-Well, no... but...

Godot:
You were with her at the time. You and no one else. It was your responsibility! You should have protected her!

Phoenix:
I...!

Godot:
You say Mia Fey was your teacher! Well then, I'd say you've learned nothing, Trite! You robbed her of her life. And now... ...you've let her sister suffer the same fate!

Phoenix:
(I... I haven't sentenced Maya to death...! No...!)

Trick lock

von Karma:
What is this peculiar-looking lock? Why don't we just break it open? It would be a simple matter of...

Godot:
I'm afraid we can't do that. This area has always been prone to earthquakes. The repeated tremors have weakened the foundations of the Training Hall. Any excessive force used to break the lock open would... Well, let's just say the Inner Temple and the Sacred Cavern would be a thing of the past.

von Karma:
Very well. Then dare I suggest the obvious solution of opening it with the key?

Godot:
Ha...! Sure. Just show me where the keyhole is on this trick lock.

Phoenix:
Th-There's no keyhole!?

Godot:
That's right. An interesting puzzle, huh? The person who set this lock is the only one who can open it.

Phoenix:
Then who was it!?

Godot:
Simple. The accused.

Phoenix:
What? Iris?

Godot:
When an acolyte undergoes training inside the Sacred Cavern... ...the attending sister is responsible for locking the entrance. Obviously, the night of the murder was no exception. Maya Fey was to train in there.

Phoenix:
(Sister Bikini did mention it a number of times, now that I think about it. She said that Iris was left in charge of supervising the early stages of the training.)

Godot:
So Iris, the accused, is the only one who can open this lock. I've arranged for her to be brought here now.

Phoenix:
(Iris is the only person who can open this lock...? I hope she gets here soon! ...Hang on in there, Maya. We'll get you out!)

Present

Anything

Phoenix:
Um, Godot... Would you mind taking a look at this?

Godot:
Ha...! My eyes have a date with the horizon. They're flirting with the gulls. I don't have any intention of aiding a defense attorney like you, Trite.

von Karma:
But you must help him! Even just a little!

Phoenix:
(Look who's talking!)

von Karma:
I had no idea such a smooth refusal could make me so angry!

Godot:
... So. I should be getting back to work.

Phoenix:
Wait, Godot! How sure about Maya are you?

Godot:
... There's no doubt in my mind. She's in the Sacred Cavern somewhere. It's the only place she could be.

Phoenix:
...

Godot:
You'd better start praying. You'd better pray that friend of yours brings the accused back here soon.

Phoenix:
(Edgeworth?)

Godot:
Listen up, Trite. There's only one thing I want to say to you before I go. I'll never accept you. Never.

Phoenix:
...!

von Karma:
You should choose your friends more carefully, Phoenix Wright.

Phoenix:
That's what everyone says. (It looks like I don't have much of a choice... I guess I'll just have to do what I can for now.)

Inner Temple Gate

???:
... I dunno... Should I... Or shouldn't I...?

Phoenix:
(Sound like someone's talking to himself, but where's that coming from?)

Gumshoe:
Yeah. I guess I better wash that off. That's what I'll do. No, but I can't do that. I'm a detective... ...Argh! My brain! This is driving me nuts! Aaaah!

von Karma:
Is something troubling you, Scruffy?

Gumshoe:
P-Please don't whip me like that all of a sudden, sir!

von Karma:
It was merely a simple greeting. A friendly tap on the shoulder... with my whip.

Phoenix:
So what's up, Gumshoe? Is something on your mind?

Gumshoe:
H-H-How did you know, pal!?

von Karma:
Perhaps you were trying to decided if you wanted to wash "that" off or not...?

Gumshoe:
H-H-How did you know, sir!? Oh! Yeah! I nearly forgot. You can't go through that little gate there, OK?

Phoenix:
Um... You mean the one that says "No Entry" on it?

Gumshoe:
... I... um... kinda already snuck in there!

Phoenix:
(Is he trying to be clever or something...?)

von Karma:
So what's behind there, Scruffy?

Gumshoe:
Huh? A kind of... garden-like garden.

Phoenix:
A garden?

Gumshoe:
Yeah. Anyway, it's under investigation right now, so keep out! I'm not telling you, I'm asking you, pal! You got me?

Phoenix:
(Isn't it normally the other way around?)

Gumshoe:
Well, see you later!

von Karma:
So... shall we adjourn to this garden, Phoenix Wright?

Phoenix:
(Of course! What else would we do? I really want to know what Gumshoe was thinking of washing off!)

February 9 Inner Temple Garden

Phoenix:
...

von Karma:
There's a strange feeling in the air. I wonder what it is...

Phoenix:
(Strange feeling? Forget about that! What's that strange writing on the stone lantern?)

Gumshoe:
Aaah! What are you doing here, sir!? I thought I said you can't come in here!

von Karma:
Don't you know, Scruffy? A Von Karma will always show up wherever there is a clue! And there are plenty of clues to be found here.

Gumshoe:
B-But...

Examine

Bottom left area

Phoenix:
A little lantern, a little statue...

von Karma:
It is certainly a quaint little garden. Oh! What is this huge bowl here for?

Gumshoe:
Oh, I know this one! It's... um... It's a ...water bowl, isn't it?

von Karma:
Everything else is completely frozen over... But the ice in this bowl has been broken.

Phoenix:
That's true... (I wonder if this has any impact on the case...?)

Gumshoe:
Umm... Well... I, uh... I doused my face earlier with the water in this. I was getting kinda sleepy... Gaaargh!

von Karma:
Next time you're sleepy, you need only come to me! Got it!?

Charm

Phoenix:
There's a charm or something poking out from the snow. (It looks pretty old. There's a leather cord tied to it, too.)

Gumshoe:
Apparently, it belonged to the victim.

von Karma:
To Ms. Elise Deauxnim?

Gumshoe:
Yeah. There was a broken leather cord around the lady's neck. The ends of the cords found on both the victim and on this charm match exactly.

Phoenix:
(This means that this charm definitely belonged to Ms. Deauxnim. This could be a really vital piece of evidence.)

Kurain Master's Talisman added to the Court Record.

Torches

Phoenix:
There are a couple of torches here. I guess you need all the light you can get up here in the mountains.

Gumshoe:
Yeah. I was looking at those things, pal. It looks like they've been lit pretty recently.

von Karma:
Recently? How recent are we talking about?

Gumshoe:
As recent as the night of the murder...

Phoenix:
(Maya was training here on the night of the murder... It's not unreasonable to think these things were lit up at the time, I guess.)

Ground around the stone lantern

Phoenix:
...Well, this is odd. There's no snow on the ground here. And it's an almost perfect rectangle. It couldn't have happened naturally.

von Karma:
Yes. It appears as though someone has carefully cleared away the snow. No doubt it was you, wasn't it, Scruffy!?

Gumshoe:
Huh? No, it wasn't me, sir! It was already like that when my men and I got here to start the investigation.

Phoenix:
(If it wasn't the police, then who did it...?)

Gumshoe:
Oh, yeah. There's something I need to tell you. Just between the three of us, OK?

von Karma:
What is it?

Gumshoe:
It's top secret. You can't tell anyone, got it?

von Karma:
...Understood.

Gumshoe:
Well, when I was a kid, I got knocked out of the local wrestling contest, you see. I was so disappointed, I just picked up my mouth guard and cried all the way home. Man, I got in so much trouble when I left it on the couch!

von Karma:
...

Gumshoe:
...

von Karma:
...Is that it?

Gumshoe:
That's it. Gaaargh!

Phoenix:
(Whoever cleared the snow away must have had a reason... Although I can't even begin to imagine what that reason could be.)

Stone lantern

Phoenix:
What the heck is that!?

Gumshoe:
Uh-oh... You spotted it, huh, pal?

Phoenix:
Are you kidding me!? It couldn't be more obvious!

von Karma:
It says... "Maya"...

Gumshoe:
Yeah. And before you ask, it's written in blood...

von Karma:
You will answer all our questions now, Scruffy! Without exception!

Gumshoe:
Y-Yes, sir!

Talk

The investigation

Phoenix:
So how's the Inner Temple investigation going...?

Gumshoe:
We have the best scientific forensic team in the world working the place!

von Karma:
Forensic team? And what was the outcome of this scientific study?

Gumshoe:
Nothing! Scientifically speaking, the place is as clean as a whistle.

von Karma:
... That's simply not good enough, Scruffy! Do you think I'll let you get away with that?

Gumshoe:
Uh-oh... Well, there were a couple of things that bothered me when I first got here, sir...

von Karma:
That stone lantern, and the surrounding area that's not covered in snow, correct?

Gumshoe:
They looked kinda fishy to me. You know, scientifically speaking. So I got the lab boys to look them over. The results were... It's kinda hard to say, actually.

Phoenix:
(I guess I better look into them myself.)

Maya

Phoenix:
Um, about Maya...

Gumshoe:
Oh... Um... Did Mr. Godot tell you yet?

Phoenix:
...Yes, we heard.

Gumshoe:
He's got a search party out looking for her. But there's nowhere else she could have disappeared to on this side of Dusky Bridge. All we can do is wait for Mr. Edgeworth to get here, pal.

Phoenix:
Edgeworth?

Gumshoe:
He's escorting Iris, the defendant, over here.

von Karma:
We'll have to wait, since she is the only one who can open the door to the Sacred Cavern.

Gumshoe:
Oh! I think Mr. Edgeworth wants to talk to you about something too, pal.

Phoenix:
...Huh? I wonder what it is...

Gumshoe:
Just don't be expecting any good news when you talk to him. When I spoke to him, Mr. Edgeworth sounded so down, I felt like I was drowning...

Phoenix:
(Sounds... pleasant...)

Bloody writing

Phoenix:
"Maya"... So these letters are written in blood?

Gumshoe:
Yeah... What's worse is it's the victim's blood.

Phoenix:
Huh!? This is Ms. Deauxnim's blood?

Gumshoe:
We haven't done a detailed analysis yet, but... it's looking that way, pal.

von Karma:
Hmm... Most interesting... Phoenix Wright. I presume you know, don't you. Why Maya's name is written upside-down.

Phoenix:
...

Gumshoe:
You know what, that was really bothering me, too. But I just came up with the answer. The result of my own special Gumshoe Investigation!

von Karma:
Really? Do tell...

Gumshoe:
Well, on the night of the murder... ...that stone lantern was upside-down!

von Karma:
Ahem! Anyway, there's really only one logical explanation to this mystery. Ms. Elise Deauxnim wrote these letters herself, in her own blood.

Phoenix:
Y-You must be joking! (That's impossible!)

Gumshoe:
From the writing in the victim's blood and the other clues left behind... ...it seems pretty likely that this garden was the scene of Ms. Elise Deauxnim's murder. At least, that's our current theory on how the events took place, pal.

Phoenix:
Whaaaaat!?

True crime scene

Phoenix:
So Ms. Deauxnim was killed here...?

Gumshoe:
However you wanna look at it, that's what people are saying now.

Phoenix:
Then... what Sister Bikini saw in the courtyard at the main temple was... Well, what was it!? If that wasn't the scene of the crime, what did she see?

Gumshoe:
... What do you think, Ms. von Karmaaaaa!?

von Karma:
Surely a special Gumshoe Investigation would reveal the answer, no?

Phoenix:
But wait a sec. The bloody writing and all the other clues here... Someone could've easily set all that up after the murder had taken place, right?

Gumshoe:
Sorry, but that's not an option, pal.

Phoenix:
Why not!?

von Karma:
How quickly you forget, Phoenix Wright. Ever since the incident occurred, this place has been completely inaccessible... ...because Dusky Bridge wascompletely burned out.

Phoenix:
...!

Gumshoe:
I was overseeing repairs to the bridge the whole time. No one came over here before me and my men. Which means no one could've planted all this stuff here, pal.

Phoenix:
Nngh...! (I-I can't think of a counterargument to that...)

Gumshoe:
I knew it... I should've washed the blood off the lantern as soon as I got here.

Phoenix:
(If this really was the scene of the crime... ...then I need to figure out exactly what it was that Bikini actually saw!)

Present

Attorney's Badge

Phoenix:
Hey, look. It's my attorney's badge.

Gumshoe:
Ha ha. Good one, pal. You're always good for a laugh with your little badge. But a real man... A real man has a police badge.

Magatama

Gumshoe:
Hey, that looks good. Is it a cough drop? I tell you, pal. I've had a sore throat all day.

Phoenix:
Ack! No! That's my Magatama! You can't eat it!

Gumshoe:
Oh...

Phoenix:
(At least he doesn't just put stuff in his mouth first and ask questions later anymore.)

Hanging Scroll

Phoenix:
Do you know anything about this scroll, Detective?

Gumshoe:
... Well, I know it smells great! Yeah, this is just the kind of weather for some steaming mashed potatoes and gravy. I really love that stuff. I eat it so much that my coat even smel-- Aaah!

von Karma:
Have you nothing else to say about this than your inane ramblings about gravy!?

Gumshoe:
... N-Not really.

Phoenix:
...Let's leave it at that, OK?

Photo of Elise or Elise Deauxnim profile

Gumshoe:
She sure was a mysterious person. Her real name, her past... It's all a complete mystery.

von Karma:
Still, it strikes me as odd... Why would someone who wishes to remain anonymous become an author?

Gumshoe:
You know what probably happened? I bet she didn't know her books were gonna be such a success. That's what I think.

Shichishito

Gumshoe:
I didn't follow the ins and outs of it, but... ...it turned out that this wasn't the murder weapon, right?

Phoenix:
If what Sister Bikini saw is right, then no, it's not. She said the murder weapon was thrust into the victim up to the hilt. But the blood stains on this aren't consistent with her story.

Gumshoe:
Don't worry, pal! I'll uncover the real murder weapon. If I haven't turned it up by Spring, you can take my badge!

Phoenix:
(The case will be long over by then, Gumshoe!)

Victim's Staff

Gumshoe:
That staff belonged to the victim.

Phoenix:
Yeah, and apart from the crystal missing from the top, there's nothing wrong with it.

Gumshoe:
Oh, I just remembered something important! This is just between us, OK?

von Karma:
Is it going to have anything to do with the case, Detective?

Gumshoe:
Well, no. But it's really...

von Karma:
Then I'm not interested.

Gumshoe:
Yes, sir.

Crime Photo

Phoenix:
What do you make of this photo of the crime scene...?

Gumshoe:
It's really gruesome... All I gotta say is that the killer is messed up in the head. But it turns out that Shichishito thing wasn't even the murder weapon. So then, why would someone stab it in the victim like that?

Phoenix:
(That's the mystery we're here to solve...)

Larry's Sketch

Gumshoe:
It was like a circus today in court. All thanks to this little sketch.

von Karma:
At the risk of repeating myself... ...you really ought to choose your friends more carefully, Phoenix Wright.

Phoenix:
OK, I know Larry's a bit out there... ...but he genuinely wants to help Iris. I'm sure of that. He wouldn't have produced this for no good reason.

von Karma:
You are nothing more than a marshmallow on the inside. The both of you.

Crystal Sphere

Phoenix:
This was found close to Dusky Bridge, wasn't it?

Gumshoe:
That's what that artist guy said, yeah. Right after the defendant flew over the burning bridge! According to his testimony, she dropped it when she landed on the other side.

Phoenix:
(But this crystal didn't belong to Iris.)

von Karma:
The crystal had dropped out of Ms. Elise Deauxnim's staff.

Gumshoe:
And there are traces of blood on it, too.

Phoenix:
(The real question is what was it doing near the foot of Dusky Bridge...?)

Kurain Master's Talisman

Gumshoe:
That thing must've been worn by the victim. There's no other way of looking at it.

Phoenix:
You mean, because of the matching leather cord found around the victim's neck?

Gumshoe:
Yeah. I bet it was one of those things she always wore. I've got this safe driving charm I've been wearing for over a year now. If I ever get into an accident, it guarantees it'll be the other guy's fault.

Phoenix:
(Isn't it supposed to stop you from having an accident in the first place?)

Maya Fey profile

Gumshoe:
The situation hasn't changed. We still don't know anything about Maya's whereabouts. She's gotta be in the Sacred Cavern, though. That's the only place left. I heard it's real cold in there. We've gotta get her out fast, or it could be bad, pal.

Phoenix:
Isn't there anything you can do, Detective!?

Gumshoe:
What are you talking about!?

Phoenix:
...Huh?

Gumshoe:
We're already on it! You couldn't get a faster response from a computer. Mr. Godot put everything in place right away. That guy doesn't mess around.

Phoenix:
G-Godot?

Gumshoe:
Yeah. The coffee-drinking mystery man who didn't show in court. I gotta say. He's totally made me rethink my perception of him, pal.

Mia Fey profile

Gumshoe:
She cross-examined me once, you know. Yeah. That was us. The big guns locking horns. Witness versus lawyer! It was a battle of cunning tactics and tricks.

Phoenix:
(But the witness isn't supposed to play any tricks...)

Gumshoe:
I can't believe she's gone...

Pearl Fey profile

Gumshoe:
Apparently, the girl was trapped over here since the night of the murder.

Phoenix:
Did she say anything to you about Maya? She wouldn't tell me...

Gumshoe:
She's not gonna tell me something if she wouldn't even speak to you, pal. She was real upset. She wouldn't stop crying.

von Karma:
Phoenix Wright! Look sharp and go comfort that poor young girl!

Phoenix:
I will... Trust me, I will...

Godot profile

That guy's got more mysteries than a Choose Your Own Escapade book, pal.

Phoenix:
Yeah, I know. Trust me I already know.

Gumshoe:
I can't believe he skipped the trial like that, without even getting permission. He'd have been fired for sure if he worked for a normal company.

Phoenix:
(Hmm... Never would've expected the Prosecutor's Office to be so lax...)

von Karma:
Don't get the wrong impression, Phoenix Wright. More importantly... Doesn't it strike you as odd that the police are unaware of that man's medical situation?

Godot:
Of course, being extradited from Hell is a tedious affair. The meticulous regeneration and adjustment of all your internal organs is... Well... Let's just say modern medicine allows us all to live to a ripe old age. Even someone like me.

Phoenix:
Yeah. Why is he hiding that from everyone?

von Karma:
Additionally it raises another question... Why did he choose to tell only you?

Phoenix:
(Yeah. Why did he?)

Dick Gumshoe profile

Gumshoe:
Hey, you wanna hear something, pal? Come on, I know you do! Maggey says she's gonna buy me a new coat!

Phoenix:
Really? That's great!

Gumshoe:
Yeah. I think it's to say thanks for helping her out during that last case! Which means... I can finally chuck out this stinky, sweat-soaked rag!

von Karma:
You mean, you don't have any special attachments to that coat...? And after all the effort I took to mail it back to you from Germany...

Gumshoe:
... Ah, well, I'll be sure to take good care of it once it's retired, sir.

Bikini profile

Gumshoe:
She's a sweet old lady. She doesn't look like the lying type to me.

Phoenix:
But there was a problem with her testimony, wasn't there?

Gumshoe:
Yeah, but I don't think it was her fault. She was just trying to say the right thing, and it came out wrong, that's all. I know what it's like. Happens to me all the time!

von Karma:
For a detective, you are completely lacking in powers of observation!

Iris profile

Gumshoe:
I dunno. I'm not so sure anymore. The clues we found today have turned this case all topsy-turvy. I can't see how Iris could've done it now.

von Karma:
Oh? How interesting, Scruffy. Sadly, I don't share the same sentiment. Prepare yourself well for tomorrow, Phoenix Wright!

Phoenix:
(Why does every prosecutor want to burn me at the stake so badly...?)

Larry Butz profile

Gumshoe:
He was Ms. Elise Deauxnim's apprentice, or so I heard.

Phoenix:
...Well, I suppose you could call him that.

Gumshoe:
The guy drew a portrait of me, you know.

Phoenix:
Well, lucky you, I suppose.

Gumshoe:
Yeah, but I had to pay him 50 cents for it.

Phoenix:
That's pretty awful.

Gumshoe:
... You aren't really enthused about this guy either, huh...?

Phoenix:
Well... he made a mockery of the court today. (And I'm almost sure he did it on purpose, too...)

Franziska von Karma profile

Gumshoe:
............ Wow! What a beauty, huh? Gaargh!

von Karma:
What was that long pause for, Scruffy!?

Gumshoe:
............ That's a real nice broach she's got, too. Gaargh!

Phoenix:
(Gumshoe needs to learn how to give compliments faster than Franziska gives lashes.)

Miles Edgeworth profile

Gumshoe:
I haven't seen Mr. Edgeworth for about a year. Talk about a long time!

Phoenix:
Do you know why he moved overseas?

Gumshoe:
I don't know. Probably to look cool.

Phoenix:
Huh?

Gumshoe:
There's a lot of weight attached to doing research overseas, you know. Once I've done my stint in Paris, you'll have to call me Monsieur Gumchaussure.

Phoenix:
... People really don't get Edgeworth, do they?

von Karma:
It's his own fault for not explaining anything about himself.

Anything else

Phoenix:
What about this, Detective Gumshoe? Any thoughts?

Gumshoe:
Yeah... Well... It's pretty chilly today, huh? My brain doesn't work properly in the cold.

von Karma:
Perhaps we'll just have to wait until Summer when it's warmer?

Gumshoe:
Oh, no. My brain doesn't work properly in the heat. I'm kinda weak in the head.

Phoenix:
(There are some things you shouldn't advertise, Gumshoe. Especially in front of her...)

February 9 Hazakura Temple Main Gate

von Karma:
It seems you have a visitor.

Iris:
Mr. Wright!

Phoenix:
Iris! I'm really glad to see you!

Edgeworth:
Godot managed to mobilize the police by claiming a state of emergency.

von Karma:
Not him again.

Phoenix:
Never mind him! We've gotta hurry and unlock the Sacred Cavern...

Iris:
I'm sorry, Mr. Wright! It's my fault someone so important to you is locked in there... Mr. Edgeworth. Can we finish our conversation later?

Edgeworth:
...Alright. Let's hurry to the Inner Temple then. ...I'll see you later, Wright.

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
Wait, Edgeworth! I'm coming with you guys!

Edgeworth:
... Sorry, Wright. I can't allow you to come with us.

Phoenix:
What!?

Edgeworth:
I hate to be the one to break it to you, but... ...Maya Fey is in a rather... delicate position.

Phoenix:
What do you mean by a delicate position...?

Edgeworth:
... This isn't simply a rescue operation, Wright. It's also an investigation. That being the case... we can't allow members of the public to interfere.

Phoenix:
C-Come on, Edgeworth...

Edgeworth:
If anything happens, you'll be the first to know. ...Please understand, Wright.

Phoenix:
But it's Maya!

Iris:
Mr. Wright! All that matters is that Mystic Maya is rescued, correct?

Phoenix:
I...

von Karma:
Listen to the voice of reason for a change, Phoenix Wright.

Edgeworth:
From now on, consider anything beyond Dusky Bridge to be off limits. We'll be going now... Excuse us.

Phoenix:
... Aaack!

von Karma:
This is no time to be standing around, Phoenix Wright! Aren't there other things that demand your attention?

Phoenix:
... (She's right...) ...Thanks. For reminding me.

February 9 Hazakura Temple Main Hall

Bikini:
...

Phoenix:
Sister Bikini looks like she's shrunk some since I last saw her...

von Karma:
Don't be so rude, Phoenix Wright. What's wrong, Sister Bikini?

Bikini:
My my my! Hello, you two! How are you doing? Wa ha. Wa ha ha ha ha ha ha! Hmmmaaaaaaaaaaaaah...

Phoenix:
(From the sound of that sigh, I guess she's still pretty down.)

Bikini:
Iris was just here, you know. She was accompanied by that handsome, crimson-clad prince!

Phoenix:
(Is she talking about Edgeworth?)

Bikini:
It was just a courtesy call. I wasn't allowed to talk with her at all. Oh dear. It's all my fault that this has happened. Poor Iris. She was worried about my back, would you believe? What have I done to her...?

von Karma:
Only what you had to do, Sister. You bravely and truthfully testified about what you saw. There's no shame in that. And we'll see to it that your testimony wasn't made in vain!

Bikini:
... Well, I don't hear anyone else saying that. ... ...... Mr. Blue-Suits doesn't seem to share your opinion, I see.

Phoenix:
Huh? Me? ...Ack!

von Karma:
*glare*

Phoenix:
O-Oh, yes! You did great, Sister Bikini. ...Absolutely spectacular!

Bikini:
*sniffle* You two are the only ones who've said that to meeee!

Phoenix:
(I can't shake the feeling that I just became a shill to a shrew.)

von Karma:
Do you have a problem, Phoenix Wright?

Phoenix:
(Sure, she was brave to testify so truthfully like that. But I know she's still hiding something. Guess it's time to break that Psyche-Lock of hers...)

Present

Hanging Scroll

Phoenix:
Um, would you mind taking a look at this, Sister Bikini?

Bikini:
Aaaah! Our scroll! Our precious scroll! What on earth have you done to it!?

Phoenix:
No, no! It wasn't m--

Bikini:
You there, Ms. von Karma! Time to take out that whip of yours and teach him a lesson!

von Karma:
With pleasure, Sister. Bad boy! You need to be taught a lesson, Phoenix Wright!

Phoenix:
(Aaaaah!! Someone... Anyone... ...h...e...l...p...!)

Kurain Master's Talisman

Phoenix:
Um, Sister Bikini. Would you mind taking a look at this?

Bikini:
Aaaaah! What are you doing with that!? Give it back at once!

Phoenix:
I can't! This is evidence. (This really must be one very important item...)

Present Magatama

Phoenix:

5 PSYCHE-LOCKS -- Elise Deauxnim --

Phoenix:
Sister Bikini. The truth is becoming increasingly clear to me. I'm convinced that Ms. Elise Deauxnim had a special significance to this temple. As to why she had a special significance, I believe it has to do with her true identity.

Bikini:
What on Earth are you talking about? She... She was... M-Mystic Elise was an author. Just an author... of picture books.

Phoenix:
To be honest... I had my suspicions almost immediately after I met her.

Bikini:
S-Suspicions?

Phoenix:
Yes. But I didn't have any evidence to support my theory, though. But now I do. This piece of evidence proves Ms. Deauxnim's true identity!

Present Kurain Master's Talisman

Phoenix:

Proceed

Present anything else

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
Well, Sister Bikini!? What do you have to say to that?

Bikini:
Of course! I don't know why it didn't hit me before. Your heart. It's impure! It's riddled with wickedness and fallacies.

Phoenix:
Huh?

Bikini:
That's why you keep coming up with these funny ideas. I recommend Mystic Elise's book, "The Magic Bottle", for a man in your condition.

Phoenix:
("The Magic Bottle"...? I hope it doesn't have a child-proof cap on it...)

Bikini:
She was a wonderful author and illustrator... That's all! I swear!

Leads back to question

Phoenix:
Ms. Deauxnim had this charm with her at all times.

Bikini:
Kaaargh! Where did you...!?

Phoenix:
This isn't some cheap good luck charm, either.

Bikini:
Th-Then... What do you think it is, Mr. Wright? Wh-What could a talisman like that possibly mean?

Phoenix:
It's a "talisman", is it? Interesting...

Bikini:
Oops!

Phoenix:
This thing speaks volumes about who Ms. Deauxnim really was. This talisman and one other item unequivocally prove Ms. Deauxnim's true identity!

Present Hanging Scroll

Phoenix:

Proceed

Present anything else

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
Well!?

Bikini:
You really ought to think about buying one of the charms we sell here, Mr. Wright.

Phoenix:
Huh?

Bikini:
Otherwise... You just might find yourself jumped on by a little old lady on a dark mountain path!

Phoenix:
(What am I doing!? The piece of evidence I need to show Bikini is obvious!)

Bikini:
That's... That's just a plain old good luck charm. So please, just give it back!

Phoenix:
Oh, no! I don't think so!

Leads back to question

Phoenix:
The painting is obscured by this gravy stain at the moment...

Bikini:
...!

Phoenix:
But this scroll shows the Master of the Kurain Channeling Technique. The crest at the top is a sign of that honorable title. The very same crest that adorns the talisman the victim carried with her!

Bikini:
Aaaah!

Phoenix:
This crest is reserved for the Master of Kurain.

Bikini:
Who on Earth told you that nonsense!? I-I've got no idea what you're talking about!

Phoenix:
The new Master, Maya Fey, told me!

Bikini:
Wh... WHAT!? Y-You mean that acolyte... is Misty Fey's...

Phoenix:
Daughter? Yes.

Bikini:
... Are you sure?

Phoenix:
Yes. In fact, since her first daughter passed away, Maya is Misty Fey's sole successor.

Bikini:
... ...M... Mystic Mistyyyyyyy!

5 LOCKS BROKEN UNLOCK SUCCESSFUL

Talk (after breaking Psyche-Locks)

Elise Deauxnim

Bikini:
Mystic Elise graced us with her presence about a week ago. When she showed me the talisman with that mark on it... Well! I nearly fainted! No one had seen her in 17 years. That's when she disappeared.

von Karma:
What is the significance of this talisman, Sister?

Bikini:
The Kurain Talisman? It's the symbol of the Master of Kurain. The bearer must carry it with them always until their death.

von Karma:
Until their death...?

Phoenix:
So Elise Deauxnim was really Maya's mother, huh...

Bikini:
... She was Misty Fey, the Master of the Kurain Channeling Technique.

Phoenix:
(...The truth comes out at last. It looks like we're making some headway here...)

von Karma:
Tell me, Sister... After 17 years, why did she choose to show herself now...?

Bikini:
Because something happened that called her out of hiding.

Phoenix:
...W-What happened?

Bikini:
Well...

Bikini:
...

von Karma:
Wh-What's happening?

Phoenix:
(I-It can't be...)

Bikini:
E-Earthquake!

Phoenix:
Aaaaaaaargh!

Bikini:
Oh my goodness! The Inner Temple! This kind of tremor might...

von Karma:
The Inner Temple?

Bikini:
The Sacred Cavern in the Training Hall! It might very well cave in!

Phoenix:
WH-WHAT!? MAYA!!!

von Karma:
It... It seems to have... passed...

Phoenix:
Well, we can't just stand here and do nothing! Let's go!

von Karma:
What? Where?

Phoenix:
To the Inner Temple, of course! Where else!?

von Karma:
...!

Phoenix:
Sister Bikini! We'll finish this later, alright!?

Bikini:
Of course. You run along now! People may have been hurt. I must get some first aid kits ready.

von Karma:
Come on then, Phoenix Wright! They won't bar you from entering as long as I'm with you.

Phoenix:
Th-Thank you... (Right at that moment, I had the worst feeling in my gut. We just had an earthquake... I wonder if he's alright...)

von Karma:
You look worried. ...Are you thinking about Miles Edgeworth?

Phoenix:
... Come on. Let's go!

Main Gate

Phoenix:
(We've gotta hurry to the Inner Temple and...)

Edgeworth:
...Wright!

Phoenix:
Aah! Wh-What are you doing here?

Edgeworth:
Gurgh... H-How could I have...? ...

von Karma:
How do you expect us to understand if you don't speak up!

Phoenix:
Yeooowww! Hey! Why am I the one getting whipped!?

Edgeworth:
Sh-She's gone...

Phoenix:
(N-No...!)

Edgeworth:
The defendant... Iris... She's... gone...

von Karma:
Gone where?

Edgeworth:
She fled... She escaped!

von Karma:
WHAT!?

Phoenix:
So... it was just now... during the...

Edgeworth:
...

Phoenix:
(It's easy to see Edgeworth's one and only weakness. His fear of earthquakes...)

Edgeworth:
I should've known better than to escort the defendant alone! As soon as the ground started shaking, everything went dark before my eyes and... ...I stupidly passed out!

Phoenix:
That incident... haunts you to this day, doesn't it?

Edgeworth:
... That's no excuse for letting the suspect get away... I can't believe I let it happen. Wright, the Inner Temple area is a dead end, so she only could've escaped to this side.

von Karma:
We haven't seen her.

Edgeworth:
Then we need to get a manhunt underway now, and search Eagle Mountain from top to bottom!

Phoenix:
Wait, Edgeworth. Have you thoroughly checked the Inner Temple yet?

Edgeworth:
Don't be ridiculous! Why would I? The Inner Temple is like an island. There's no way to escape but to cross...

Phoenix:
No, that's not it... Iris isn't the type of person to run away, Edgeworth.

Edgeworth:
What are you talking about?

Phoenix:
Sister Bikini mentioned something when we were with her. She said that the Sacred Cavern might've caved in because of the quake.

von Karma:
Then you think Iris might've gone to the Inner Temple to check on the situation...?

Phoenix:
Listen, Edgeworth. I'm sure she's at the Inner Temple. A manhunt is not necessary.

Edgeworth:
Wright...

Phoenix:
Let's not waste any more time. We need to get to the Training Hall's Sacred Cavern now!

Edgeworth:
... Alright. Let's go!

February 9 Inner Temple Training Hall

Phoenix:
(Fortunately, the Sacred Cavern didn't cave in. But... What we found... ...was something none of us would've ever expected.)

5 TRICK LOCKS

Phoenix:
H-How can there be...

von Karma:
...Even more locks...

Phoenix:
(Wh-What is the meaning of this...!?) Iris!

Iris:
...

Phoenix:
(Iris! Please tell me! What the hell is going on!?)

To be continued.

February 9 Inner Temple Training Hall

Edgeworth:
Wright, is this what Godot was talking about?

Phoenix:
...Yeah. The trick locks.

Edgeworth:
Now then, Iris. Please remove these at once.

Iris:
Umm... Mr. Edgeworth... I'm afraid I can't... It-It's not possible for me...

Edgeworth:
What!?

Phoenix:
(During the earthquake, when the cavern was in danger of caving in, Iris escaped. And I know that there was only one lock when I last came here.)

von Karma:
So you're saying that you can't undo the new locks?

Iris:
...Yes.

Edgeworth:
If only I was stronger...!

Phoenix:
Edgeworth, how are you feeling? You look a little pale in the face.

Edgeworth:
Like you're one to talk with your face all green.

von Karma:
...Miles Edgeworth. Go and get some air. I'll watch over the suspect. You go and get a grip on yourself.

Edgeworth:
Don't be ridiculous! I'm perfectly finngh!

von Karma:
There's no telling what sort of mistakes you could make in your current state. Go and get some rest! That's your only concern now, Miles Edgeworth!

Edgeworth:
...... ... Understood. I'll handle the investigation in the garden... You take care of things here.

Phoenix:
(Edgeworth...) He's got so much pride that he's probably off crying in a corner of the garden...

von Karma:
Pride is simply another trap that hinders us in our lives. That said... One must have pride to be effective on the job. At any rate, it seems that this is where we part ways, Phoenix Wright. I'm going to stay here and see if I can't help solve these bothersome puzzles.

Phoenix:
...I see. Well, thanks for your help. Now then... Do you mind if I ask you a few things, Iris?

Iris:
No, not at all...

Examine

Drawers

Phoenix:
It's an antique dresser.

von Karma:
Don't you dare open it, Phoenix Wright!

Phoenix:
(Now I know how Maya feels when I tell her not to touch things...)

von Karma:
... What a pity. It's just full of old clothes for the acolytes.

Phoenix:
I thought we weren't opening it!

von Karma:
I'm from the Prosecutor'sOffice. I can do anything.

Phoenix:
(Yeah, you can do anything... Except stand up to a 9 year old girl.)

Sacred cavern entrance

Phoenix:
Hmm... This door... When I was here earlier, there was only one lock, but now there's five of them.

von Karma:
Those chains... It's almost as if they're guarding something inside that cavern. I've never seen locks quite like these before.

Phoenix:
(I have. I've seen locks and chains just like these before. They look just like the ones that guard a person's secrets during a Psyche-Lock. I wonder if these locks are guarding something, too. Dark secrets in a dark cavern...)

Talk

Escape

Phoenix:
Why did you make a run for it, Iris?

Iris:
I... I'm sorry. I heard the Inner Temple had been severely shaken by the strong earthquake we had. I... I was so worried. I just had to come and see.

von Karma:
In other words, you didn't run away to escape the law. At least we're clear on that.

Iris:
I can't tell you how relieved I was when I saw the Sacred Cavern was alright, but...

von Karma:
But what?

Iris:
Then I saw these chains here. I saw all these extra locks that someone had put on the Sacred Cavern's door, and...

von Karma:
Hmm...

Iris:
Who in the world would've done something like this?

Trick lock

Iris:
These trick locks are a sacred treasure of the Kurain Tradition. There are hundreds of ways to set them. That's why only the person who set the lock can open it.

von Karma:
And you aren't the one who set these locks?

Phoenix:
I don't think it's that simple, Franziska von Karma. When we were here the first time, there was only one lock. But now, somehow, there's five of them...

Iris:
What does that mean?

Phoenix:
It means that someone wanted to secure the place even more... And they wanted to secure it before you got here, Iris. Presumably because they wanted to make sure Maya couldn't get out. This means that Iris can only open one of these locks. The first one.

Iris:
... Yes... That's correct.

von Karma:
What?

Phoenix:
Iris! Try to think, please! Isn't there any way around this?

Iris:
... Well, like I said, there are hundreds of different ways to set these locks. I suppose if I went through every combination with each one, I could remove them. But...

von Karma:
It will take time, won't it?

Iris:
Yes. About a day, if I had to guess.

Phoenix:
(A whole day!?)

von Karma:
Well, that's better than leaving the locks in place. Will you do this for us?

Iris:
Sure. I'll do whatever I can.

Phoenix:
(We've got to wait another day? Hang in there, Maya. You're going to have to call on your inner strength now.)

The night of the crime

Phoenix:
You know what, Iris... There's still one thing I don't quite get.

von Karma:
And what might that be, Phoenix Wright?

Phoenix:
I think it's obvious. Iris, on the night of the murder, where were you?

Iris:
...?

Phoenix:
Please, Iris! Don't give me that look! You told us that you were in your room at Hazakura Temple at the time of the incident. But you were seen that same evening at the Inner Temple. And then, you were spotted at the scene of the crime in Hazakura Temple, too.

von Karma:
Being spotted at both Hazakura Temple and the Inner Temple; it's as if you were...

Phoenix:
Well, Iris? I think it's about time you told us the truth.

3 PSYCHE-LOCKS

Phoenix:
(I knew it. There's something going on here that we don't know about.)

Iris:
...

The night of the crime (after Psyche-Locks appear)

Phoenix:
On the night of the murder, you were spotted in two very different locations: In Hazakura Temple's courtyard, and in the Training Hall at the Inner Temple.

Iris:
...

Phoenix:
And yet you claim that you were in your room the entire time. I'm sorry, Iris, but I don't buy your story. It's time you told me the truth!

Iris:
... I'm sorry, Mr. Wright.

3 PSYCHE-LOCKS

Phoenix:
(...Truthfully, there's one other thing that's been bothering me. If I can just break this Psyche-Lock... ...I might be able to answer that question as well.)

Present

Anything

Phoenix:
Could you take a look at this for me, Iris? Yeow!

von Karma:
The locks are far more important at this moment, wouldn't you agree!?

Phoenix:
(She's right... I'm going to have to hold off on asking her about things for now.)

Iris:
I'm sorry, Mr. Wright.

February 9 Inner Temple Garden

Phoenix:
The cops are still combing the place. They look pretty nervous... I'd be nervous, too. It's got to be a tough job. Especially with someone giving you the evil eye the whole time.

Edgeworth:
*mutter, mutter* How could I have done that...?

Phoenix:
(Wow. I can't believe it's still bothering him.) Edgeworth...?

Edgeworth:
Aaaah! ...

Phoenix:
... Hey! Don't you dare run away!

Edgeworth:
...What do you want, Wright?

Phoenix:
What do I want?

Edgeworth:
If you came here to laugh at me, then get on with it. Go on! Laugh away!

Phoenix:
(*sigh* I was ready to hug it out with him, but he's just the same, prideful Edgeworth.) You went back to the Criminal Affairs Department, right? You said you wanted to look into something concerning Iris.

Edgeworth:
Y-Yes... ...And thanks to what I found, I was reminded of something terrible.

Examine

Bottom left area

Phoenix:
A little lantern, a little statue... It's small, but the whole place is incredibly well-kept.

Edgeworth:
There's just one thing that's troubling me. Everything else is covered in snow or frozen over... ...but the ice in this bowl has been broken by someone.

Phoenix:
... Maybe one of the detectives washed their face in it or something?

Edgeworth:
Don't be ridiculous, Wright! No detective would be that careless at a crime scene!

Phoenix:
(He's really angry... I'd better not say it was Gumshoe or his salary's gonna pay...)

Charm

Phoenix:
There's a charm or something poking out from the snow. (It looks pretty old. There's a leather cord tied to it, too.)

Edgeworth:
It belonged to the victim. We're sure of that now. It's going in the evidence room once the investigation is over, so hands off, Wright.

Phoenix:
You don't need to tell me that!

Edgeworth:
Well, our dear friend Larry just tried to steal it when no one was looking.

Phoenix:
(He probably just wanted something to remember his esteemed teacher by...)

Torches

Phoenix:
There are torches of the naked flame variety. I guess you need all the light you can get up here in the mountains.

Edgeworth:
Accordingly to Detective Gumshoe, they were lit on the night of the murder.

Phoenix:
Well, Maya was training up here, so there's nothing strange about that.

Edgeworth:
Except... Apparently, they don't light these torches for training sessions.

Phoenix:
Huh?

Edgeworth:
I heard that too much light isn't conducive to spiritual training.

Phoenix:
(Oh... I didn't know that...)

Ground around the stone lantern

Phoenix:
Why's this the only area with no snow?

Edgeworth:
Someone must have cleared it away. What other explanation is there? Of course, I played the "What If?" game as well... But when I asked our trusty bungler, Detective Gumshoe, he said it wasn't him.

Phoenix:
(I suppose Edgeworth has a point... Whoever cleared the snow away must've had a reason to do so. I just can't imagine what that reason could be.)

Stone lantern

Edgeworth:
I suppose you've noticed that Maya's name is written on this lantern.

Phoenix:
It's pretty hard to miss, you know.

Edgeworth:
It's written in Ms. Deauxnim's blood. She was probably forced up against the lantern by the killer. Then with her back against the lantern, she wrote that name with her finger. That's why it's written upside-down.

Phoenix:
You think the victim wrote this herself?

Edgeworth:
Isn't that the obvious conclusion?

Phoenix:
But why would she write Maya's name?

Edgeworth:
... I don't think that's something I want to discuss with you.

Talk

The investigation

Phoenix:
You guys are putting a lot of effort into the investigation of the garden here, huh...

Edgeworth:
There's a high chance this is the actual scene of the crime. That's why.

Phoenix:
You mean because of the writing in blood and the talisman in the snow?

Edgeworth:
Exactly. As you know, those things couldn't have been planted here after the murder.

Phoenix:
But surely... you don't suspect... ...Maya, do you?

Edgeworth:
... We have to treat everyone as a suspect - Maya, as well as Iris. It's our job, Wright.

Earthquakes

Phoenix:
So... I guess you still haven't gotten over your fear of earthquakes...

Edgeworth:
No... Thankfully, my nightmares have stopped. But still, if the ground gives even the slightest tremor, I find myself short of breath.

Phoenix:
(...17 years ago... when we were little school kids at the same elementary school... Edgeworth found himself in the middle of a murder...)

Phoenix:
It all started with that big quake that hit the courthouse...

Edgeworth:
Yes. I was stuck in the elevator with my father, who was a defense lawyer. We were deprived of oxygen and we passed out. That's when it happened. That single gunshot... shattered my whole life... I lost everything that day... All because of that earthquake. My dreams, my family... and myself.

Phoenix:
... It's been more than 17 years now... And that case was finally resolved 3 years ago, right?

Edgeworth:
You think I don't know that!? I was there! But... It was such a shock. I never imagined I could be so wrong about myself and my life... I'm sorry, Wright... There's nothing else I can say. Not after you chose to become a lawyer for my sake... And not after you saved me...

Phoenix:
(Edgeworth... You're stronger than you think, so no more of this self-pity, OK...?)

Iris

Edgeworth:
There was something that bothered me about her from the moment we met. I felt like I'd seen her somewhere before. No... Wait... Not "somewhere"... I felt like I'd seen her in court before.

Phoenix:
So you went back to the Criminal Affairs Department to look for her file?

Edgeworth:
Yes. I checked over every case file I've ever worked on. And I was right. I had seen her face before, six years ago.

Phoenix:
Six years ago...?

Edgeworth:
It was my first appearance in court, and as cases go, it was my worse nightmare.

Phoenix:
So!? Who is she...?

Edgeworth:
... I'm sorry, Wright. I can't give that information away to a member of the general public.

Phoenix:
What!? Why not? It might be the crucial piece of the puzzle that solves this case.

Edgeworth:
The woman I knew was the daughter of a jewelry store owner. She had nothing to do with Iris and Hazakura Temple. And neither did the case. No, that woman is completely unrelated to this murder.

Phoenix:
Unrelated?

Edgeworth:
Yes. I can say that with complete confidence.

Phoenix:
(You're wrong, Edgeworth! She's totally related to this case! I need to fill Edgeworth in. I need to explain the connection between Iris and the woman Edgeworth knew.)

Present

Attorney's Badge

Edgeworth:
Is that your attorney's badge? Interesting. I never imagined I'd ever see you wearing one of these, Wright.

Phoenix:
It's because of you that I became one, Edgeworth.

Edgeworth:
...

Phoenix:
Not that I have any regrets. I really don't.

Edgeworth:
...

Phoenix:
(If you're trying to say "thanks", you can start by saying it a bit louder...)

Photo of Elise or Elise Deauxnim profile

Edgeworth:
Another victim we know nothing about. Same as always. I hope you'll tell me if you know something about our mystery woman, Wright.

Phoenix:
(I know that Elise Deauxnim was no ordinary visitor to the temple. But her true identity could be a useful weapon for the defense. And I can't give that away just like that...)

Iris's Hood

Edgeworth:
Iris gave that to you, didn't she?

Phoenix:
Yes, and it really works! It helped my fever go down quicker. I'm sure of it.

Edgeworth:
So you say! But your face is as white as a sheet, and sweat is running down your cheek! Anyway, it seems to me like there's something going on between the two of you.

Phoenix:
... Actually... I don't know exactly why, but there's something about Iris that just tugs at me. I can't figure out whether I feel like I know her, or don't know her at all. It's really weird.

Edgeworth:
Hmm...

Larry's Sketch

Edgeworth:
Get that piece of filth out of my face!

Phoenix:
You're still mad, huh, Edgeworth?

Edgeworth:
... I know a thing or two about Larry Butz, just like you. We both know he likes to act up, but this? Even he couldn't make something like this up. If this is what he drew, then... this is what he saw. As unbelievable as it may seem...

Phoenix:
I know. That's what I think, too.

Edgeworth:
Every time! Every single time I see that guy, he's in it up to his neck!

Phoenix:
(I knew it. Edgeworth's still mad as a hornet at Larry.)

Maya Fey profile

Edgeworth:
I don't know Maya Fey very well. But it seems to me that the girl is always landing herself in trouble.

Phoenix:
It seems to me that you know her better than you think!

Edgeworth:
I do sincerely hope she's going to be alright...

Mia Fey profile

Edgeworth:
One of the biggest names in the world of law, as I'm sure you'll agree. For better or for worse, we were only destined to meet once in the courtroom.

Phoenix:
(I know. I read all about it.)

Edgeworth:
It was the first time for the both of us. Two novices, head to head. I can still remember how downhearted I felt after that trial ended the way it did...

Phoenix:
(I wonder if Mia felt the same way, too.)

Pearl Fey profile

Edgeworth:
It seems Pearl was trapped on this side of the river on the night of the murder.

Phoenix:
Did she tell you anything?

Edgeworth:
Listen, Wright... She's just a kid. I can't force things out of her. You'll have to be the one to find out what she knows.

Godot profile

Edgeworth:
He's something of a legend, I hear.

Phoenix:
Don't say it like you don't know anything about him! Tell me what you know.

Edgeworth:
It's a bit strange, actually. If he really was anything special, I should have heard about him by now. I'm always well-informed about the rookies coming into the Prosecutor's Office, you know.

Phoenix:
Then you mean... ...he isn't anything special?

Edgeworth:
Hmph. You should already know the answer to that. Although, there is one other possibility...

Phoenix:
What's that?

Edgeworth:
He could have come into the profession from a different channel.

Phoenix:
What different channel?

Edgeworth:
There's more than one way to become a prosecutor, Wright. Perhaps he started off as a defense attorney, but decided it wasn't for him?

Phoenix:
A defense attorney...? (I didn't even know you could switch sides like that...)

Dick Gumshoe profile

Edgeworth:
I was just with Detective Gumshoe. I treated him to some pasta.

Phoenix:
You owe him that much! After all, it's your fault his salary is so low!

Edgeworth:
H-How's it my fault?

Phoenix:
And look, if you're going to buy the guy lunch, at least get him something decent, OK? Gumshoe practically lives on pasta and noodles already.

Edgeworth:
Well I did order some extra parmesan cheese on top. He was crying tears of joy as he dug into it. It was quite moving.

Phoenix:
(...All you have to do is give the poor guy a raise...)

Bikini profile

Edgeworth:
It's crossed my mind once or twice that her testimony might be a bunch of lies.

Phoenix:
There certainly are a lot of problems with it.

Edgeworth:
The thing is... ...as far as I can tell, she has no reason to deceive us. I believe she did meet the defendant at the Inner Temple, and witnessed the murder, too. The one in the Hazakura Temple courtyard, in any case.

Iris profile

Edgeworth:
Apparently, Iris was taken in by the sisters here at the temple when she was a child. However, we still don't know much about her past, so we're looking into it.

Phoenix:
(This reminds me... Edgeworth went back to the Criminal Affairs Department to look up some stuff on her... I should ask him what he found.)

Larry Butz profile

Edgeworth:
Apparently he had become something of an apprentice to Elise Deauxnim.

Phoenix:
Yes. Something like that.

Edgeworth:
He did this portrait for me earlier.

Phoenix:
That's great...

Edgeworth:
... Let's just leave it at that about Larry, alright?

Phoenix:
(Looks like someone's still mad at the Butz for his performance in court today.)

Franziska von Karma profile

Edgeworth:
It's been more than a year since I last saw Franziska myself. But it seems that she's been dying to see you again.

Phoenix:
She really said that...?

Edgeworth:
I believe she wants to eat you for breakfast! Or to put it another way, whip you silly. Literally and metaphorically.

Phoenix:
Oh.

Edgeworth:
Go on, let her have her way! It would make for a great anecdote about my trip!

Phoenix:
Forget it, Edgeworth!

Miles Edgeworth profile

Edgeworth:
If you want to know how to run the perfect trial, there's a lot to study and learn.

Phoenix:
Oh, is that what you're studying about right now?

Edgeworth:
I've sat at the prosecutor's bench for trials in five different countries now. The first thing you must do is gain complete mastery of the language. It's quite a task.

Phoenix:
(I'd never get anywhere then! It's taken me a lifetime to sort of master one language!)

Anything else

Phoenix:
What do you think about this, Edgeworth?

Edgeworth:
Sorry, Wright... You're a defense attorney, and I'm a prosecutor. It wouldn't be right for us to discuss things so intimately.

Phoenix:
(But you were acting for the defense in the trial today!)

February 9 Inner Temple Gate

Phoenix:
(I'm finally getting to the bottom of this case. I can count on Iris to break those locks, so I should try to gather more clues. From Sister Bikini, Edgeworth, Gumshoe... ...and Pearls...)

Examine

Bridge
	Phoenix: You can see Dusky Bridge from here, and it feels like an unusually long bridge to me. I guess the gorge is too wide to cross with a piece of rope or wire. In other words, no one has crossed it in either direction since the night of the murder. Which means that scene in the Inner Temple's garden couldn't have been set up by someone.

Metal hook
	Phoenix: That's an anchor for one of the wires that used to hold up the bridge. I guess it must have snapped during the fire.

Buddha statues
	Phoenix: Look at all the Buddha statues lined up along this path. Looks like one of the cakes someone left as an offering is missing, though. I guess Gumshoe couldn't resist, the poor guy.

Incinerator
	Phoenix: There's something strange about this incinerator. I'm sure there was snow on it the first time I saw it. That, and the door's open. Someone's been burning something, that's for sure. It's a shame there isn't a trace of what it was left inside.

Yellow gate
	Phoenix: On the other side of that little gate is the garden. Edgeworth is probably still in there, crying softly to himself. I guess we better hug it out and talk about what he's uncovered so far.

Wooden log
	Phoenix: I can't read it very well, but I think that sign says, "Inner Temple" on it. Or maybe it says, "Training Hall". No. Maybe it's not that at all. Maybe it says, "The Bridge of Dawn". ... ...I really should get back to work!

Gate
	Phoenix: Maya has got to be inside the Sacred Cavern. She's just got to be. I hate feeling so useless. It's driving me nuts. But I need to look for clues so that I'm ready when we finally get her out of there.

February 9 Dusky Bridge

Phoenix:
It's weird that there's no one around all of a sudden. It sure gets quiet up here in the mountains when you're all on your own. Speaking of alone... I guess I should go check out the shack just down this path... Maybe I'll find Larry there sulking again.

Examine

Bridge
	Phoenix: That thing looks like it's ready to collapse... At least more than it did before. According to Bikini, Eagle Mountain is very prone to earthquakes. I had a feeling something bad was going to happen, and sure enough, it did. Yup. Edgeworth definitely couldn't live up here!

February 9 Hazakura Temple Main Gate

Phoenix:
I wonder if Sister Bikini has gone back to the Main Hall already. I haven't seen Gumshoe around for a while, either. Maybe they're having a cup of tea together somewhere. I bet Gumshoe is Sister Bikini's type.

Examine

Gate
	Phoenix: This is one impressive gate. It's pretty grand for something that belongs to a branch family of the clan. I bet they make an exorbitant amount of money here. I mean, that whole Special Course thing has got to be good business! ... Ack! Noooo!! I'm starting to think like Maya!

Main Hall
	Phoenix: You can see the Main Hall from here. Sister Bikini should be back by now. We were interrupted earlier by the earthquake. I think I should go pick up our conversation where we left off.

Bell tower
	Phoenix: It's a quaint, little bell tower. I never would've thought that something this horrible was about to happen... ...when Iris rang the lights out bell that night.

Snowmobile
	Phoenix: I wonder what this thing was used for on the night of the murder... There is only one key to this snowmobile, and Iris is the one who had it. So I have to wonder if it was her... ...But she says she never left Hazakura Temple that night.

February 9 Hazakura Temple Main Hall

Phoenix:
Looks like Sister Bikini is not here. She must be sorting things out after the quake. Must be hard on her with her bad back. There are a few things I really need to discuss with her. Guess I'll drop by again later and see if she's around.

February 9 Heavenly Hall

Pearl:
Oh! Mr. Nick!

Phoenix:
Pearls! What are you doing here?

Pearl:
N-Nothing... What about Mystic Maya!? Is she alright!?

Phoenix:
Um... Well... We don't know yet.

Pearl:
Oh... I see...

Butz:
Hey! What do you think you're doing here, Nick!?

Phoenix:
Larry...

Butz:
This is the losers' shack, where losers get together to lose themselves!

Phoenix:
This is the what...?

Butz:
Hey, we find comfort in each other's failures, OK? You got a problem with that?

Pearl:
Look, Mr. Nick. Mr. Laurice did a picture of me!

Phoenix:
That's, um... great, Pearls.

Butz:
We're going to gather firewood now. We'll be cooking some half-rotten potatoes over a miserable little camp fire. So stay out of our way!

Phoenix:
(I don't believe this... Why can't he try getting fired up over becoming a better man?)

Butz:
No one believes a word I say anymore. Listen to me, Pearl. You don't wanna trust this kind of guy, OK? He'll only let you down!

Pearl:
... Oh, Mystic Maya...

Talk

Laurice's Sketch

Phoenix:
Larry, is there something you want to tell me about this picture?

Butz:
Heh! I've got nothing to say to you, Nick! My life's here now, with Pearl. Two losers cooking potatoes together forevermore!

Phoenix:
(What am I going to do with him...?) Alright then. What do you think about this picture, Pearls?

Pearl:
I... I think it's really well drawn! I can't draw at all, so I think it's really amazing.

Butz:
See! Someone appreciates it! It's tough getting the flames to look like that, you know.

Pearl:
It's supposed to be Sister Iris flying through the air, isn't it? I love it! It's like a dream. A wonderful fantasy.

Butz:
No, no, no! It wasn't a dream! She really flew! I'm telling you, Iris really flew that night.

Pearl:
But Mr. Laurice...

Butz:
*sigh* Not you too... Please don't look at me like that, Pearl... Don't look at me like I'm some kind of nutcase. I beg of you!

Phoenix:
(I guess this picture really is a representation of what Larry thinks he saw...)

Butz:
OK, so I was half asleep when I was here that night. But I was wide awake after the lightning struck! And I saw what I saw! It was exactly like I drew in the picture.

Phoenix:
(And it looks like I don't have any choice but to take this sketch at face value...)

Butz:
Hey! What's with the look of doubt on your face!?

The night of the crime

Phoenix:
Umm, Pearls...

Pearl:
Y-Yes, Mr. Nick?

Phoenix:
I've been meaning to ask you about the night of the murder...

Pearl:
...!

Phoenix:
Where were you, and what exactly were you doing when it all happened?

Pearl:
I, um... I... I was just... Well... I'm just a kid, you know. I-I'm sure it doesn't really matter wh-what I was doing, d-d-does it, Mr. Nick?

Phoenix:
Sorry, Pearls... But yes, it does. On the night of the murder... ...you were supposed to be in Ms. Deauxnim's room, reading a book together. But... Ms. Deauxnim was murdered, and you, Pearls, were at the Inner Temple.

Pearl:
Nngh...

Phoenix:
Just what exactly happened that night, Pearls...?

Pearl:
... I'm really sorry, Mr. Nick...

5 PSYCHE-LOCKS

Pearl:
I... I've been a bad girl. I know I'll be punished.

Phoenix:
What are you talking about, Pearls?

Pearl:
My spiritual power... It has disappeared.

Phoenix:
(What? Her powers have disappeared...?)

The night of the crime (after Psyche-Locks appear)

Phoenix:
Come on, Pearls. You can tell me. What happened to you on the night of the murder? Why were you found taking refuge at the Inner Temple today?

Pearl:
I... I...

5 PSYCHE-LOCKS

Phoenix:
(Wow. It must be a really big secret she's hiding.)

Lost powers

Phoenix:
What do you mean your power has disappeared, Pearls?

Pearl:
... It's... It's all over for me. A spirit medium who can't channel spirits is... like a painter who can't paint.

Phoenix:
...

Butz:
Hey! What are you looking at me for!?

Phoenix:
Pearls. Did you try to channel someone's spirit right here at Hazakura Temple? Tried but failed, perhaps?

Pearl:
Ah... Waaaaaaaaah!

Butz:
Way to go, Nick! You made her cry! That's... That was really c-cruel of you... Waaaaaaaah!

Phoenix:
(Just as I thought... I'm going to have to break her Psyche-Lock to get the truth out of her...)

Present

Anything

Phoenix:
Um, Pearls...?

Pearl:
...

Phoenix:
(...It's no good. She's in no condition to look at anything for me right now.)

February 9 Hazakura Temple Main Hall

Bikini:
Well!? What's the damage!? How is the Sacred Cavern!?

Phoenix:
It looks like it survived. But we have a bigger problem now.

Phoenix:
(I told Sister Bikini all about it... About the five locks that were stopping us from getting inside the Sacred Cavern.)

Bikini:
... But who... who could've done that...? The only people who know how to set those trick locks are those of the Kurain Tradition.

Phoenix:
We have Iris at the Sacred Cavern, trying her best to open them for us right now. Actually, there's something I've been meaning to talk with you about, Sister Bikini.

Bikini:
Oh, yes. We were in the middle of a chat, weren't we?

Phoenix:
Yes. You were telling me how the Master of Kurain disappeared 17 years ago. I want to know why Misty Fey suddenly appeared at this temple.

Bikini:
It was about a week ago when Mystic Elise... No, I mean Mystic Misty, arrived. After she showed me the talisman that proved she was the Master, she said... "Someone is trying to destroy the Kurain Tradition's main family line. I am here to put a stop to them."

Phoenix:
Someone was trying to destroy the main family line?

Bikini:
There is only one heir to the title of "Master" at any time, and it's usually the eldest. That child becomes the new Master of Kurain, and her daughters, the main family. All other mediums become branch family members, with no hope of controlling the clan. That's why nothing has changed throughout the history of the clan... Branch families always have and always will plot to erase those of the main family line.

Phoenix:
...! (Is the power of the Master worth this much bloodshed...?)

Talk

Kurain Channeling Technique

Bikini:
You believe in the Technique, don't you Mr. Wright? You know its power is real...

Phoenix:
Yes... I do...

Phoenix:
(It's been three years since I first met Maya. In that time, I've seen her channel the spirits of the dead plenty of times. During the Mask*DeMasque case, and during Maggey Byrde's trial, too. Thanks to Maya, Mia's always on hand to help me out when I need her the most.)

Bikini:
The Kurain Technique has made a huge difference to the world, you know. I mean, the ability to commune with the dead... That's true psychic power, you know. Members of the Tradition have always been there, behind every important leader. Who wouldn't respect such a tremendous skill?

Phoenix:
I suppose so, but... With all that power and influence, I kind of expected you'd be really rich by now...

Bikini:
Are you saying we're poor, Mr. Wright? Ho ho ho! You're very direct, aren't you? People don't believe in it anymore, you see. All because of one little mistake...

Phoenix:
A mistake? What mistake?

Bikini:
It was 17 years ago. That's when everything came crashing down. All because of that incident.

Phoenix:
("That incident"? Is she talking about what I think she is...?)

Bikini:
I'm sure the records still exist if you're interested. Locked up, of course. It was called the "DL-6 Incident". That's the name of the file.

Phoenix:
The DL-6 Incident, huh?

DL-6 Incident

Phoenix:
The DL-6 Incident... ...I know it well. I handled a related case just three years ago.

Bikini:
...! Ah! That's right... So it was you who was the defense attorney on that case...

Phoenix:
(A murder that took place 17 years ago...)

Bikini:
It was the first time in the country's history the police ever used a spirit medium. The idea was to channel the victim's spirit to learn the identity of the murderer.

Phoenix:
(And the medium who performed the channeling was Misty Fey, Maya's mother.)

Bikini:
Through Mystic Misty's channeling, the name of a certain man surfaced. Armed with that as evidence, the investigators were spurred into action...

Phoenix:
But that man... He was found not guilty, wasn't he?

Bikini:
...That's right. He was. And the case remained a mystery... In other words, we failed. It was the first case the world had ever seen the Kurain Tradition openly involved in. It was all over the media. The public, the judiciary, the people of Kurain Village... Everyone judged her. Everyone said Mystic Misty's powers were a sham. And then she just disappeared; vanished, while everyone still thought of her as a fraud.

Phoenix:
But I know the truth! Misty Fey's spirit channeling wasn't a sham at all!

Bikini:
Of course it wasn't... And since you managed to reveal the truth, we're finally making a comeback. The Kurain Tradition is starting to recover at last. But with a new Master wielding the power of the clan...

Phoenix:
(Does she mean Maya!?)

Family feud

Bikini:
The spiritual power of the Kurain Channeling Technique is in the blood.

Phoenix:
(Maya's told me the exact same thing before...)

Maya:
We, the women of the Fey family, have always been spirit mediums. It's because the power to communicate with spirits flows strongly through us.

Phoenix:
(According to Maya, only the women in the family can inherit that power.)

Bikini:
The main family's bloodline stems directly from Mystic Ami. But with each new generation, only one daughter becomes the new Master.

Phoenix:
And the ones who don't become branch families, right?

Bikini:
That's right. And it's always the cause of tragedy.

Phoenix:
... You know, Maya had a sister, too. An older sister named Mia...

Bikini:
Oh yes. I've heard of her.

Phoenix:
What!? You know about Mia!?

Bikini:
Of course. She became a lawyer in the hopes of discovering what happened to her mother.

Phoenix:
(And lost her life as a result...)

Bikini:
Do you know what Mystic Mia is rumored to have said? She said it wasn't only because of her mother that she became a lawyer... She also didn't want to fight with her sister over the leadership of the Tradition.

Phoenix:
Really...!?

Bikini:
Well, she saw what happened to her own mother, Mystic Misty, as she grew up. I guess Mystic Mia got tired of seeing all the rivalry between her mom and her aunt.

Phoenix:
(That's right. Misty Fey had an elder sister, too. And Misty, having superior powers, managed to usurp the Master's seat from her...)

Bikini:
Mystic Misty's sister is Mystic Morgan, as you probably know.

Phoenix:
Morgan? There's a name I know well. It was a year ago now, at Maya's home, Kurain Village. What she did was terrible. It was all so she could make her own daughter the next Master.

Bikini:
I suppose if you know about Mystic Morgan's daughter... ...then you must've already realized that Iris...

Phoenix:
Huh? Iris...? (What's Iris got to do with any of this?)

Bikini:
That Iris is Mystic Morgan's daughter...

Phoenix:
Wh... IRIS IS WHAT!? (Is she kidding me!? Iris is Morgan Fey's daughter!?)

Morgan and Iris

Phoenix:
Did you just say that Iris is Morgan Fey's daughter?

Bikini:
Oops! I thought you already knew! It sounded like you'd met one of Mystic Morgan's daughters already.

Phoenix:
I-I have. I know her very well.

Bikini:
Oh?

Phoenix:
Yes. Pearls. Pearl Fey. But I always thought she was an only child.

Bikini:
... You jest! That child... She's Mystic Morgan's... ............ I had no idea... ............ ...Mystic Morgan... But she's in prison now, isn't she?

Phoenix:
Yes. Ever since she was found to be a co-conspirator in a murder case last year. It was all done to set Pearls up as the next Master.

Bikini:
I see. So I've been wrong all this time. Mystic Morgan had three daughters, not two.

Phoenix:
Whaaa!? ...Th-Three?

Bikini:
Yes. Iris, her twin sister, and Mystic Pearl.

Phoenix:
WHAT!? Tw-Twin sister?

Bikini:
Oh, didn't you know? It all happened twenty years ago... After the clan leadership was taken from her by her sister, Mystic Morgan's life crumbled. It wasn't many years later that Kurain's reputation hit an all-time low. When Mystic Morgan's husband realized his wife would never become the Master... ...he left her and the village, taking their twin daughters with him.

Phoenix:
How awful...

Bikini:
He was a jeweler, you know. In the end he remarried, and that's when it happened. He decided to give one of his girls up, to be looked after by us here at the temple. That was Iris, you see.

Phoenix:
(It's unbelievable! If Iris has a twin sister... Could it be...?) Um, could you tell me one more thing, Sister Bikini? What was the name of Iris's sister?

Bikini:
............ I'm sorry, Mr. Wright. I just can't remember. All I can recall is that her father was a jeweler.

Phoenix:
(Well, that's a clue, I guess. Hmm... A jeweler...)

Present

Hanging Scroll

Phoenix:
Um, would you mind taking a look at this, Sister Bikini?

Bikini:
Aaaah! Our scroll! Our precious scroll! What on earth have you done to it!?

Phoenix:
No, no! It wasn't me! I swear! (But who did this, and why would anyone want to cover this thing in gravy? More importantly, does this have anything to do with the case...?)

Maya Fey profile

Bikini:
So... This young lady is the new Master...

Phoenix:
That's right. Maya Fey.

Bikini:
Oh dear, oh dear... If I'd known who she was... I would've prepared a feast, not a boring old pot roast and some gravy!

Phoenix:
... Once we get her out, you can give her all the feasts you want.

Bikini:
Of course! You just make sure you get her out, alright? She's the Master! You just have to rescue her!

Pearl Fey profile

Bikini:
Ah... This poor little girl...

Phoenix:
(First I lost Maya, and now Pearls... How much more pain is this case going to cause me!? Urgh... Not to mention this fever is giving me a killer migraine...)

Elise Deauxnim profile

Bikini:
How... How can I ever make up for this...?

Phoenix:
Make up for what?

Bikini:
For allowing harm to come to such an important person!

Phoenix:
(Sister Bikini must feel really responsible for what happened... Ms. Deauxnim was the Master after all...)

Morgan Fey profile

Bikini:
When I think about it, I do kind of feel sorry for Mystic Morgan. It wasn't her fault that her sister was a more powerful spirit medium. Mystic Morgan just couldn't compete with her sister. It must have been really tough on her...

Phoenix:
Even so... That doesn't excuse all the things she did.

Bikini:
... No... Of course not.

?????? profile

Bikini:
Iris had a twin sister... That's really all I know about her. That and the fact that she was taken away from her mother by her jeweler father. I don't have any idea where she is or what she's doing now.

Phoenix:
(I could tell her... But she'd probably have a coronary and a half...)

Phoenix:
... Thank you very much. You've helped clear up a lot of details. Pearls had two older sisters, huh...

Bikini:
Yes, that's right... No doubt it was all because of Mystic Morgan's anger towards the main family...

Phoenix:
Anger? What do you mean?

Bikini:
Her twin daughters were taken from her by her jeweler husband. But even that couldn't destroy her dream that a child of hers would one day lead the clan.

Phoenix:
(That's why she had Pearls?)

Bikini:
It seems that the incident here was a result of Mystic Morgan's anger. It was able to break free of the bars that confine her.

Phoenix:
(So Iris has a twin sister... The plot thickens... But this information will be useless unless I can flesh it out a bit. I need to ask more questions, and get some more info!)

February 9 Hazakura Temple Courtyard

???:
............

Phoenix:
(Sounds like someone's happy. What tune is that they're humming...?)

Gumshoe:
*/No motive, no crime. No motive, no crime. Sing it with me - No motive, no crime! ...I remember, when we use to search... in the Channeling Room in Kurain...*/ Whoop! I love my job! Who cares if the clues I find are no good? That's not what investigating's all about! The investigator investigates for the love of investigating! It's a passion! */Good cases we have, good cases we've lost... Along the way...*/

Phoenix:
(...I would have never guessed that Gumshoe was into reggae.)

Gumshoe:
*/Every case is gonna be air tight... Every case is gonna be air tight...*/ Hey, pal.

Phoenix:
Huh? Who, me?

Gumshoe:
How long have you been there?

Phoenix:
... I just got here.

Gumshoe:
...Oh, OK.

Phoenix:
So what are you up to, Detective?

Gumshoe:
I'm investigating, pal. I made a promise to Mr. Edgeworth. I promised I would find the real murder weapon.

Phoenix:
(The real murder weapon...)

Gumshoe:
That barbed sword thing turned out to be a false lead, right? I'm giving it my best shot here, but I still haven't turned up any clues. I just found these weird scraps of paper. It looks like a letter or something. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with the case, though...

Phoenix:
(A letter?)

Talk

The investigation

Phoenix:
So how's the investigation going, Detective Gumshoe?

Gumshoe:
I don't know if I should be telling you, pal. But I guess it can't hurt. Looks like the murder took place in the Inner Temple garden. And they're taking that bloody writing on the lantern pretty seriously back at HQ.

Phoenix:
What!? You mean...?

Gumshoe:
I don't have the details, pal. All I know is, if you don't find Maya down in that Sacred Cavern... ...we're gonna be faced with one ugly situation.

Phoenix:
What kind of ugly situation are we looking at here...?

Gumshoe:
... You got me! I don't know. They're not my words, pal.

Phoenix:
Then who said it?

Gumshoe:
Mr. Godot.

Phoenix:
Godot!? (What did he mean by that?)

The letter

Phoenix:
About that letter you found...

Gumshoe:
Don't remind me, pal! I'm busting a gut here trying to find the murder weapon... ...and all I find is some burnt up old letter.

Phoenix:
Burnt up old letter?

Gumshoe:
Yeah. It was in that incinerator right outside the Inner Temple.

Phoenix:
The incinerator!? (I knew it! I knew I wasn't imagining it! There was snow on the incinerator when I first saw it. But after the incident, the snow had melted away. Which means someone used the incinerator on the night of the murder.)

Gumshoe:
What's up with you, pal? I've got it right here if you wanna take a look.

Phoenix:
C-Can I...? Do you mind?

Gumshoe:
Sure, go nuts! I don't want it, pal. You can have it. It's all spirit mediums and Masters and stuff. I bet it's got no relation to the case.

Phoenix:
(Spirit mediums!?)

Burnt Letter added to the Court Record.

Phoenix:
(It's got to be important if it mentions spirit mediums and Masters. I'd better give it a good looking over and some serious thought...)

Gumshoe:
Make sure you chuck it in the trash when you're done. Littering's a crime, pal!

Murder weapon

Phoenix:
So what do you know about the real murder weapon so far?

Gumshoe:
Well it wasn't the Shichishito that was found impaled in the victim's body. Mr. Edgeworth proved that in court today.

Phoenix:
...Yes, that's true.

Gumshoe:
In which case, it must've been another blade.

Phoenix:
And that's what you're running around like a headless chicken looking for now, huh...

Gumshoe:
Yeah. And man, is it tiring work! But let me tell you something, pal... I'm no chicken. We've got the feather of forensics in our cap these days. We're using the department's secret weapon on this!

Phoenix:
Secret weapon...?

Secret weapon

Phoenix:
What's this secret weapon of yours?

Gumshoe:
You wanna know? You've gotta think scientifically, OK?

Phoenix:
Alright.

Gumshoe:
The murder weapon was a sword. Swords are, scientifically speaking, made of metal, right? Any questions so far?

Phoenix:
No. (I know what he's gonna say,but I'll let him look smart.)

Gumshoe:
So what's the perfect tool for the job!? Ta-da! A metal detector!

Phoenix:
(Raise your hand if you didn't see this coming from a mile away...)

Gumshoe:
Well? You wanna give scientific investigation a go?

Phoenix:
Huh? M-Me?

Gumshoe:
I've been using this thing for hours now. It gets pretty boring after a while. Why don't you give it a try?

Phoenix:
(I don't know... Should I help Detective Gumshoe out, or not?)

Play forensics expert

Gumshoe:
Come on, pal. It's good fun, I'm telling you.

Phoenix:
Alright, then... I guess I'll give it a go...

Gumshoe:
Like I said, this is the department's most advanced gadget. The absolute best! It's so sensitive, you could make it cry! It's so hi-tech, you could sky dive off it!

Phoenix:
Oh, bother.

Gumshoe:
So, now I'm gonna tell you how to use it. It's possible the real murder weapon is around here somewhere, right?

Phoenix:
Sure. That's what we're trying to find out.

Gumshoe:
Right. So first, let's turn the detector on. That's the sound of the metal detector's signal bouncing off of something metallic. Next, touch the detector and take a real good look around this courtyard with it, pal. Once you've hit something metallic, the CHECK gauge will flash. And when that happens, touch the gauge to really give the area a good, hard stare. This thing picks up metallic objects that are hidden from sight, too... Take a good look at anything and everything that seems suspicious, OK pal!?

Proceed to metal detector mode

Save it for later

Gumshoe:
Come on, pal. It's good fun, I'm telling you.

Phoenix:
No. I, um... I've actually gotta be someplace...

Gumshoe:
Oh, really? That's too bad. I'll just take a break by myself for a while, then. I'm gonna get you to do this somehow, pal! You'll see!

Phoenix:
(I thought you liked doing field work! Isn't that what you were just singing about!?)

Present

Hanging Scroll

Phoenix:
Do you know anything about this scroll, Detective?

Gumshoe:
... Well, I know it smells great! Yeah, this is just the kind of weather for some steaming mashed potatoes and gravy. Oh! And weenies! Mashed potatoes with gravy and weenies! Potatoes and weenies are the two greatest foods invented by man. A dream combination! Although, I can't afford to try them together yet. It's an unfulfilled dream...

Phoenix:
Um... I was hoping you'd have more to say about the scroll and less about the gravy...

Gumshoe:
Oh, sorry. Nah, I can't tell you much about that scroll, pal.

Phoenix:
(...Why do I bother anymore?)

Photo of Elise or Elise Deauxnim profile

Gumshoe:
She sure was a mysterious person. Her real name, her past... It's all a complete mystery.

Phoenix:
(Not quite. She was Maya's mother. But Gumshoe doesn't know that yet...)

Gumshoe:
Just like every other case, huh? Always a mystery!

Victim's Staff

Gumshoe:
That staff belonged to the victim.

Phoenix:
Yeah, and apart from the crystal missing from the top, there's nothing wrong with it.

Gumshoe:
Oh, I just remembered something important! This is just between us, OK?

Phoenix:
O-OK... What is it?

Gumshoe:
I've never told anyone this before... It's a secret. I... I actually wanted to be a wizard when I was a kid.

Phoenix:
...

Gumshoe:
...

Phoenix:
Is that it?

Gumshoe:
Yeah, that's it.

Phoenix:
(Hmm... How did the crystal sphere get separated from the staff? And what was it doing near the foot of Dusky Bridge...?)

Larry's Sketch

Gumshoe:
It was like a circus today in court. All thanks to this little sketch. You want my advice? You should ignore it, pal.

Phoenix:
Look, I know Larry's a bit out there. But he wouldn't just draw something like this as a joke.

Gumshoe:
Then I guess I should start getting hyped for tomorrow's trial.

Phoenix:
Huh?

Gumshoe:
Seeing you trying to explain that thing... I wouldn't miss it for the world, pal!

Phoenix:
... (Maybe he's right. Maybe I should just ignore this useless piece of graffiti.)

Crystal Sphere

Phoenix:
This was found close to Dusky Bridge, wasn't it?

Gumshoe:
That's what that artist guy said, yeah. Right after the defendant flew over the burning bridge! According to his testimony, she dropped it when she landed on the other side.

Phoenix:
(But this crystal didn't belong to Iris.)

Gumshoe:
There are traces of blood on it too, you know, pal.

Phoenix:
(The real question is what was it doing near the foot of Dusky Bridge...?)

Pearl Fey profile

Gumshoe:
The girl was trapped over at the Inner Temple since the night of the murder.

Phoenix:
Did she say anything to you about Maya? She wouldn't tell me...

Gumshoe:
She's not gonna tell me something if she wouldn't even speak to you, pal. She was real upset. She wouldn't stop crying.

Godot profile

Gumshoe:
That guy's got more mysteries than a Choose Your Own Escapade book, pal.

Phoenix:
Yeah, I know. Trust me.

Gumshoe:
I can't believe he skipped the trial like that, without even getting permission. He'd have been fired for sure if he worked for a normal company.

Phoenix:
Do you know where he is now?

Gumshoe:
Nah. But I bet he's walking around somewhere with a mug of coffee in one hand.

Phoenix:
(Hmm, I should've figured... It looks like Gumshoe doesn't know about Godot's physical condition...)

Godot:
Of course, being extradited from Hell is a tedious affair. The meticulous regeneration and adjustment of all your internal organs is... Well... Let's just say modern medicine allows us all to live to a ripe old age. Even someone like me.

Phoenix:
(He had a good reason for missing the trial. So why didn't he tell anyone about it?)

Dick Gumshoe profile

Gumshoe:
Hey, you wanna hear something, pal? Come on, I know you do! Maggey says she's gonna buy me a new coat!

Phoenix:
Really? That's great!

Gumshoe:
Yeah. I think it's to say thanks for helping her out during that last case! Which means... I can finally chuck out this stinky, sweat-soaked rag!

Bikini profile

Gumshoe:
She's a sweet old lady. She doesn't look like the lying type to me.

Phoenix:
But there was a problem with her testimony, wasn't there?

Gumshoe:
Yeah, but I don't think it was her fault. She was just trying to say the right thing, and it came out wrong, that's all. I know what it's like. Happens to me all the time!

Iris profile

Gumshoe:
I dunno. I'm not so sure anymore. The clues we found today have turned this case all topsy-turvy. I can't see how Iris could've done it now.

Phoenix:
What clues are you talking about?

Gumshoe:
I dunno if I should be telling you, pal. But I guess I can let you in on it. The fact that the Inner Temple Garden was the crime scene. And... that bloody writing. However you look at it, Maya Fey's the only person who... ... Hey! Quit giving me that evil stare, would you? You look just like Mr. Edgeworth.

Phoenix:
It wasn't Maya! There is no way it could've been her!

Gumshoe:
I knew I shouldn't have said anything.

Franziska von Karma profile

Gumshoe:
Hey, speaking of Ms. von Karma, what's she up to...?

Phoenix:
She's keeping an eye on Iris at the Inner Temple.

Gumshoe:
Oh, really!? Phew! I can relax at last; now that you've lost her.

Phoenix:
She has a real thing for hitting you with that whip of hers, huh?

Gumshoe:
Yeah, but I'm kinda getting used to it... which scares me a lot. Oh! So this one time, she forgot her whip at home or something...

Phoenix:
And...? Tell me you were able to have a violence-free day.

Gumshoe:
Nah. She slapped me instead. I prefer the whip. Getting slapped all day makes you look like such a loser.

Phoenix:
(And being whipped doesn't?)

Miles Edgeworth profile

Gumshoe:
I haven't seen Mr. Edgeworth for about a year. Talk about a long time!

Phoenix:
Do you know why he moved overseas?

Gumshoe:
I don't know. Probably to look cool.

Phoenix:
Huh?

Gumshoe:
There's a lot of weight attached to doing research overseas, you know. Once I've done my stint in Paris, you'll have to call me Monsieur Gumchaussure.

Phoenix:
... (People really don't get Edgeworth, do they?)

Morgan Fey profile

Gumshoe:
I've seen this lady someplace before. ............ Isn't she that jaw-droppingly large strawberry desert woman? Oh, yeah! She's Pearl Fey's mother, right?

Phoenix:
That's right.

Gumshoe:
She was involved in that incident in Kurain Village last year, wasn't she? ... Hey! She was the one who did it!

Phoenix:
(Why doesn't he think his whole thought through BEFORE opening his mouth!?)

Gumshoe:
Yeah, that was one ugly case, huh, pal?

Phoenix:
("Was"? I don't know... The more we look at this case, the more I feel like that one never ended...)

Gumshoe:
She's locked up safe in solitary confinement at the detention center, though... At least we can rule her out of this case!

Anything else

Phoenix:
What about this, Detective Gumshoe? Any thoughts?

Gumshoe:
Yeah... Well... It's pretty chilly today, huh? My brain doesn't work properly in the cold.

Phoenix:
Perhaps we'll just have to wait until Summer when it's warmer?

Gumshoe:
Oh, no. My brain doesn't work properly in the heat. I'm kinda weak in the head.

Phoenix:
(There are some things you're better off not advertising, Gumshoe...)

Metal detector

Skis

Phoenix:
It's just a pair of skis. Nothing useful for our case here.

Gumshoe:
I'm actually pretty good on skis you know, pal. I just love to fly down the slopes with my coat fluttering in the wind!

Phoenix:
Really? I had no idea. How good are you, then?

Gumshoe:
Well... I'm better on skis than I am on skates. But not as good as when I'm on a snowboard.

Phoenix:
(That's a pretty detailed answer.)

Gumshoe:
Oh! But you know what I'm best at? Making mashed potatoes and gravy.

Phoenix:
... (The guy's losing it. Must be the altitude. We'd better get back to the investigation...)

Sled

Phoenix:
That's odd. This sled's made of plastic...

Gumshoe:
It says, "Bikini #1" on the side...

Phoenix:
(Maybe there's something under it...) Hey, what's this? A-A badge...?

Gumshoe:
Ah-haaaaaa! I've been hunting high and low for that!

Phoenix:
I-It's yours, Detective?

Gumshoe:
That thing's priceless to a guy like me, pal. A cop can't be a cop without his badge! I'm sure glad I put that dime in there now.

Phoenix:
How did you manage to drop your badge here, of all places!?

Gumshoe:
I know! I bet it happened this morning. I was playing around with the sled and...

Phoenix:
Stop right there. I don't need to hear any more.

Stepladder

Gumshoe:
Look, a ladder!

Phoenix:
That's a "step"-ladder.

Gumshoe:
What's the difference? Looks like a normal ladder to me, pal.

Phoenix:
(Surely everyone knows the difference... I mean, they're pretty ordinary objects...)

Gumshoe:
I've met plenty of guys like you, always picking on the smallest details. The vegetable store guy near my place does it all the time. He even corrects me when I ask for a head of lettuce. "That's a cabbage," he says. I'm telling you, they're the exact same thing!

Phoenix:
No they're not! They're completely different!

Gumshoe:
You have to plant both of them firmly in the ground before they can grow, don't you? Listen. You gotta take a step back and look at the bigger picture sometimes. Otherwise you could miss a really important clue. That's advice from a pro, pal!

Phoenix:
(...The last person I need advice from is this guy in front of me.)

Snow on the left side of the sled

Phoenix:
This must be an old pan handle or something.

Gumshoe:
H-How do you know that!?

Phoenix:
Huh, what?

Gumshoe:
That was my nickname in junior high.

Phoenix:
What, "pan handle"?

Gumshoe:
I didn't have much money back then, pal. I used to bum stuff off the other kids sometimes, so they called me "Panhandler".

Phoenix:
... "Panhandler", huh? I can see that.

Gumshoe:
Thinking back, it's actually kind of a nice memory now.

Snow near the one above

Phoenix:
This looks like... a wallet?

Gumshoe:
Ah-haaaa! That's where it's been!

Phoenix:
Is it yours, Detective?

Gumshoe:
I'm always dropping it, so I put a bell on it.

Phoenix:
But you still dropped it anyway...

Gumshoe:
Yeah, but now I found it again, pal.

Phoenix:
...Your wallet is completely empty.

Gumshoe:
Well, I drop it all the time, so I don't put money in it anymore.

Phoenix:
... Then how come the metal detector picked it up...?

Gumshoe:
Must be because of the bell, I guess.

Snow below Ami Fey statue

Phoenix:
Hey, I found a dollar coin.

Gumshoe:
Huh? M-Money!? If you find money, you have to turn it in to the police. Or a detective. If the owner doesn't come forward within six months, you get to keep 10 percent! The other ninety percent goes to m... I mean, to the Police Department.

Phoenix:
D-Don't get so close to me, Detective. Give me some space, will you!? Here's the coin. Happy?

Gumshoe:
... I definitely made the right decision becoming a detective.

Phoenix:
(Yikes... Talk about a serious case of denial...)

Snow beside the one above

Phoenix:
What's this...? A pen?

Gumshoe:
Hey! I've been looking all over for that, pal!

Phoenix:
Huh? It's yours?

Gumshoe:
Yeah. My old man gave it to me when I qualified as a detective. He told me it'd be good for sticking in suspects' faces.

Phoenix:
That makes you detectives sound really nasty.

Gumshoe:
It's my dream to stick it in your face one day, Wright!

Phoenix:
(Then don't go losing it!)

Ami Fey statue

Gumshoe:
That Shichishito next to the golden statue wasn't the real murder weapon, pal.

Phoenix:
Yeah, I know. I just thought I'd check it again anyway.

Gumshoe:
Oh, yeah! That reminds me! Do you know about that sword? It's supposed to represent the multiple branches that life can take, all ending as one.

Phoenix:
Yes. I heard something about that.

Gumshoe:
You know what I think about sometimes? What kind of life I'd be leading had I not joined the Homicide Division.

Phoenix:
You think about that kind of stuff, Detective?

Gumshoe:
Of course I do.I think about it a lot. Me as a traffic cop. Me as a detention officer. Me as the Blue Badger...

Phoenix:
(...There's something to be said about the humor value of Gumshoe as the Blue Badger.)

Snow near the front lantern's fences

Phoenix:
(Looks like there's something round buried in the ground here...)

Gumshoe:
Don't touch that, pal!

Phoenix:
Huh? What is it?

Gumshoe:
It's a trap! People set them out to catch us detectives. They're real nasty.

Phoenix:
A trap... for detectives? You mean like those fierce traps with sharp teeth that are supposed to snag your leg?

Gumshoe:
Yeah! Those! I got my finger caught in one of those once.

Phoenix:
Y-Your finger?

Gumshoe:
There was this bit of cheese, and it looked so tasty. I reached out, and then... bam!

Phoenix:
(...I'm not sure I know how to respond to a story as stupidly pitiful as that.)

Staff

Phoenix:
This is Ms. Deauxnim's staff, isn't it?

Gumshoe:
Scientifically speaking, they're usually made of wood.

Phoenix:
But the detector is reacting to it.

Gumshoe:
Yeah, but however you look at it, the thing's made of wood, alright? I don't bother investigating anything unless it looks like it might be metallic.

Phoenix:
(Isn't the whole point of a metal detector to find metal where you can't see it?)

Gumshoe:
It's weird that this thing is causing a racket...

Phoenix:
Here, let me take a look at it.

Gumshoe:
Hey! Hands off! Examining evidence is a job for the...

*crack*

Phoenix:
Ack! The top is coming off!

Gumshoe:
Look what you've done! You've damaged a really important piece of evidence.

Phoenix:
Aaaaaaaaah!

Gumshoe:
Th-That's a...

Phoenix:
A... A sword...

Gumshoe:
Inside the staff...

Phoenix:
Is this... Could it be...

Gumshoe:
...The murder weapon!?

Proceed

Anywhere else

Phoenix:
Hmm... It doesn't look like there's anything here.

Gumshoe:
Hey, pal! You've gotta watch the CHECK gauge and wait for it to flash, OK!?

Phoenix:
(Alright, already... I'm not exactly a wiz at machinery, you know...)

Talk

Murder weapon

Phoenix:
I'd never have guessed there'd be a sword concealed in the victim's staff.

Gumshoe:
They call this kind of thing a sword-cane, pal. This one's a real gem... The workmanship is really something else! Thank goodness it wasn't a cane-sword, or else the victim would've stabbed her own foot!

Phoenix:
(...I officially give up on trying to figure out how Gumshoe's mind works. If the real scene of the crime was the Inner Temple Garden... Then why was the sword used to kill the victim found in the Main Hall Courtyard?) Hey, Gumshoe... Who knows about the hidden sword?

Gumshoe:
No one. Even the police didn't know about this until I discovered it just now.

Phoenix:
(Well, as they say, there's no "Team" in "Gumshoe".) It doesn't look like there are any traces of blood on it.

Gumshoe:
... Then I guess this isn't the murder weapon, huh?

Phoenix:
No, no, no! I'm sure someone just wiped it off after the murder!

Gumshoe:
... Yeah, of course! This thing's definitely the murder weapon! Great job, pal!

Phoenix:
(It's about the same length as the Shichishito, too. This must be the murder weapon!)

Gumshoe:
OK, I'm gonna run over to forensics. There's gotta be some traces of blood left, even if most of it has been wiped off. See you later, pal! */Every case is gonna be air tight... Every case is gonna be air tight...*/

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
Wait up, Detective!

Gumshoe:
Huh? What is it, pal? I'm a pretty busy guy right now, you know.

Phoenix:
You're going to get that staff analyzed, right? Would you mind holding off for just a while?

Gumshoe:
Huh? What are you talking about, pal!?

Phoenix:
Please! Just until we find Maya...

Gumshoe:
Maya? What's this got to do with her?

Phoenix:
I don't know, but I'm starting to get a really bad feeling in the pit of my stomach.

Gumshoe:
Oh? How so?

Phoenix:
Look, Maya's trapped inside the Sacred Cavern right now and... Well, we don't even know if she's OK or not... The more evidence and testimony I hear, the more uneasy I feel.

Gumshoe:
Y-You don't think...? Maya's been murd--

Phoenix:
Please, Detective! Let's just wait until we can get inside the Sacred Cavern.

Gumshoe:
You're... looking kinda viridian there...

Phoenix:
...

Gumshoe:
OK, OK. Just stop it with that face, pal. One thing, though... This staff's secret trick... Let's keep it between you and me, alright? If it gets out that we knew about it and didn't say anything, we're finished.

Phoenix:
...I understand.

Gumshoe:
This is just a regular, run-of-the-mill staff, you got it? ...OK, now you take good care of it, pal.

Phoenix:
Thank you, Detective.

Gumshoe:
... Don't worry... She'll be fine.

Phoenix:
Gumshoe...

Gumshoe:
You know, there's a place at the base of this mountain that has some really good pasta. How about I take you there when you find Maya, huh, pal?

Phoenix:
Sure... Thanks...

Victim's Staff received from Detective Gumshoe for safe-keeping.

Phoenix:
(I can't help but wonder, though... What was Elise Deauxnim doing with a staff like this in the first place...?)

Present

Victim's Staff

Gumshoe:
I still can't believe it, pal! I'd never have guessed there was a sword in that thing. Sure, there isn't any blood left on it, but... ...there's a good chance this is the murder weapon, pal!

Phoenix:
But this is Ms. Deauxnim's staff, right? That would mean she was killed with her own weapon.

Gumshoe:
... I guess so.

Phoenix:
And there's something else that's bothering me, too.

Gumshoe:
Oh? What's that, pal?

Phoenix:
Ms. Deauxnim was an author and an illustrator, right? So what was she doing carrying a sword around with her?

Gumshoe:
... That's a good question. And there's gotta be a good answer to it, I guess. Good luck finding it, pal!

Phoenix:
(...I'm beginning to see why he receives the salary he does.)

February 9 Heavenly Hall

Phoenix:
Hmm... I was expecting Larry and Pearls to be here. I guess they must've gone to collect firewood. I suppose I'll have to check back later.

Garden

Present

?????? profile

Phoenix:
Hey, Edgeworth... Did you know that Iris had a twin sister...?

Edgeworth:
WHAT!? A-A twin...? You can't be serious!

Phoenix:
Sister Bikini told me. But... The problem is, she didn't know the name of this twin.

Edgeworth:
There was nothing about Iris having a sister in the files I checked.

Phoenix:
Well, Iris was taken in by the temple when she was really young. Apparently her sister was raised by her father. A jeweler, I think.

Edgeworth:
A jeweler!? ... Wright, I... I might just know who this twin sister of hers is.

Phoenix:
I had a feeling you'd say that. Let me guess... Her name is Dahlia Hawthorne, right?

Edgeworth:
... Yes, exactly.

Phoenix:
Please tell me what you know about her, Edgeworth... Please.

Talk

Dahlia Hawthorne

Edgeworth:
It was my first court case, six years ago. I was a greenhorn, and due to my inexperience, the defendant died.

Phoenix:
You're talking about Terry Fawles, right?

Edgeworth:
...! Y-You know about that case...!?

Phoenix:
You're not the only one who noticed something about Iris and Dahlia Hawthorne. I checked one of Mia's old files from six years ago.

Edgeworth:
Yes, Dahlia was a key witness in that case. Dahlia and Terry Fawles conspired together to stage a fake kidnapping 11 years ago. They stole a jewel worth 2 million dollars from Dahlia's father, a jeweler. And five years after that... ...she murdered her own sister, Valerie Hawthorne, to keep her from talking.

Phoenix:
Her sister?

Edgeworth:
Well, her stepsister, actually. They weren't blood-related. Valerie was the only daughter of Dahlia's father's second wife.

Phoenix:
Oh... (And this is when she entered my life... The woman who tried to kill me.) So after Terry Fawles died, what happened to Dahlia? Did you check that out?

Edgeworth:
... There is no need. Like I said, Dahlia isn't connected with this case.

Phoenix:
Why are you so sure about that?

Edgeworth:
It's simple. Dahlia Hawthorne is dead.

Phoenix:
What?

Edgeworth:
Well, her metabolic processes are a matter of interest only to historians, so to speak.

Dahlia's death

Phoenix:
What do you mean by, "Dahlia Hawthorne is dead", Edgeworth!?

Edgeworth:
... I only just discovered this,Wright, but... I never knew about the murder case you were involved in during your college years.

Phoenix:
...!

Edgeworth:
Dahlia Hawthorne was found guilty... ...thanks to the persistence of Mia Fey.

Dahlia:
... ...Grr... Nngghh... Hnnn... MIA FEY...! MIA... FEYYYY...!!

Phoenix:
(At the time... Dahlia... It's like she was possessed by a demon or something...)

Edgeworth:
It's been six years since that guilty verdict was handed down... ...and her sentence was finally carried out. She was executed... last month.

Phoenix:
E-Executed?

Edgeworth:
I'm sure that's a bit of a shock for you, Wright. And for more reasons than one. But do you understand now? She can't possibly be connected with this case. She's dead, and once someone is dead, there is no way to revive them.

Phoenix:
... (There's no way to revive the dead...? Hmm... I wonder...)

Phoenix:
It seems you're not aware of one other connection yet, Edgeworth.

Edgeworth:
And what is that?

Phoenix:
It's about Iris and Dahlia Hawthorne's mother.

Edgeworth:
What's their mother got to do with any of this?

Phoenix:
She's Morgan Fey. A spirit medium from a branch family of the Kurain Channeling Technique.

Edgeworth:
... Did you say, "Kurain Channeling Technique"...?

Phoenix:
D-Do you know something about it?

Edgeworth:
Oh, yes. I know it's connected with that fraudulent spirit medium!

Phoenix:
(Fraudulent...?)

Edgeworth:
I was involved in another nightmare, 17 years ago. I was caught up in the middle of a murder investigation. The police didn't have any leads. They were stumped... And that's when they called her in. She was a very famous spirit medium and the "Master" of her channeling school. But you know what happened? As a result of her efforts, an innocent man was accused of murder! She and her powers! They were all fraudulent!

Phoenix:
...Edgeworth...

Edgeworth:
Go to the Police Records Room. It's all in there. All you have to do is check the DL-6 Incident case file and you'll know!

Phoenix:
(Of course... How could I forget... Edgeworth was the victim in that case.) Edgeworth... You'll understand someday... And then, you'll see that the Kurain Channeling Technique is real...

Training Hall

Present Magatama

Phoenix:

3 PSYCHE-LOCKS -- The Night of the Crime --

Phoenix:
I think it's time you told the truth about what you were doing on that night.

Iris:
...

Phoenix:
You said you were in your room at Hazakura Temple the entire time. Do you still claim that to be the truth?

Iris:
Yes... That's where I was.

Phoenix:
Iris... I believe you're innocent. That's why I want to believe what you're telling me, too. But I can't. Because this person saw you somewhere else on the night of the murder!

Present Bikini profile

Phoenix:

Proceed

Present anything else

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
Well, Iris!? I trust you, so you need to trust me.

Iris:
But, Mr. Wright... I can't.

Phoenix:
Why not?

Iris:
I can't trust such random nonsense! It doesn't make any sense.

Phoenix:
(Oops. Looks like I screwed up there...)

Leads back to question

Phoenix:
I'm talking about Sister Bikini, of course.

Iris:
Sister Bikini...

Phoenix:
Her testimony in court today was very clear.

Bikini:
That night I was helping an acolyte with her training in the Inner Temple. But... Well, as you can see, my back likes to act up. Violently. So, I left Iris to help the acolyte, and returned to Hazakura Temple.

Phoenix:
Sister Bikini didn't just see you, she spoke with you. You two talked about Maya's training that night. So you see, Iris... ...you were there at the Inner Temple on the night of the murder!

Iris:
That's... very impressive, Mr. Wright.

1 LOCK BROKEN

Iris:
The acolyte's actual training was due to start after 10 o'clock that night. I left the Main Hall early, so I wouldn't be late.

Phoenix:
What time was that?

Iris:
Let me see... It takes about 20 minutes to walk between the Main Hall and the Inner Temple. So, I would've left at about 9:40 PM, I think.

Phoenix:
... I'm sorry, Iris, but lying just doesn't suit you.

Iris:
Huh?

Phoenix:
Now, you say you left the Main Hall at 9:40 PM, but what you say doesn't add up with this!

Present Iris's Hood or Iris's Testimony

Phoenix:

Proceed

Present anything else

Phoenix:

Iris:
I'm sorry, Mr. Wright... But mistakes just don't suit you.

Phoenix:
Huh?

Iris:
I had hoped you would get at least this much correct. I hate seeing you mess up and getting all disappointed.

Phoenix:
(Nngh... I didn't know she could be so harsh...)

Phoenix:
Iris, what are you trying to hide...?

Iris:
...!

Phoenix:
The more you lie about it, the more I know it's got to be something really important.

Leads back to question

Phoenix:
You yourself testified to the contrary, don't you remember? You said you rang the lights out bell at 10 o'clock that night.

Iris:
Ah!

Phoenix:
Plus, only moments before you rang that bell... ...you were seen at the Main Hall by the most reliable witness I have.

Iris:
Who's that?

Phoenix:
Me.

Iris:
Mr. Wright...

Phoenix:
We even spoke a little that evening. That's when you gave me this. Surely you haven't forgotten?

Iris:
... N-No... That's right. I remember...

1 LOCK BROKEN

Phoenix:
And that brings us to another puzzling fact, Iris. At 10 o'clock on the night of the murder... ...you were seen in two different places at the same time!

Iris:
...

Phoenix:
It's time you told me exactly what's been going on, Iris.

Phoenix:
So far, I've managed to prove two things. First, on the night of the incident, you were at the Inner Temple. And second, at the exact same time, you were ringing the bell at Hazakura Temple! There's only one possible explanation for this apparent impossibility!

"You were at Hazakura Temple." or "You were at the Inner Temple."

Phoenix:
There is only one of you, Iris. You couldn't possibly have been in two places at once. That being the case, you were probably really at...

Iris:
Mr. Wright?

Phoenix:
Yes? What is it?

Iris:
That's what I wanted to ask you. What was that "probably" you just came out with?

Phoenix:
I, umm... Well... The problem is, you spoke to witnesses at both the Main Hall and the Inner Temple. It's kind of hard to disprove either sighting, but...

Iris:
That's no position for a lawyer to find himself in, is it?

Phoenix:
N-No... (She got me there!)

Iris:
It seems to me like there just isn't a solution to this puzzle. It's probably best if you just forget the whole thing, Mr. Wright.

Phoenix:
... I'm sorry, Iris, but I can't do that.

Leads back to question

There were two of you.
	Proceed

Phoenix:
On the night of the incident, you were seen in two different places at the same time. Which means, there must have been two of you. I can't think of any other explanation, Iris.

Iris:
B-But that's crazy! How could that be!? There's only one of me! It's impossible!

Phoenix:
Impossible? I wonder... The way you're trembling certainly seems to suggest otherwise.

Iris:
*gulp* You're seriously trying to suggest there's more than one of me? Then show me the evidence! Show me something that proves there is more than one of me!

Present Dahlia Hawthorne profile

Phoenix:

Proceed

Present anything else

Phoenix:

Iris:
... Err, Mr. Wright... When you said there was "another me"... ...I was kind of expecting someone who looked like me. You know?

Phoenix:
I... I guess so...

Iris:
In that case, are you saying that I look like this person?

Phoenix:
Well, I can't say with 100% certainty, but...

Iris:
Can you show me something you are 100% certain about then...?

Phoenix:
(I really need to get to the bottom of this. Iris is determined to hide something from me. I can't drag it out of her unless I can show her some irrefutable evidence.)

Iris:
I'm sorry, Mr. Wright. I don't mean to be uncooperative, but...

Leads back to question

Phoenix:
I have a firm grasp of the situation now, Iris. You have a sister, don't you? A twin sister, perhaps?

Iris:
Ah!

Phoenix:
That's right. Dahlia Hawthorne. A woman I know only too well.

Iris:
... I had no idea you knew of her. Very impressive, Mr. Wright. But... She's no longer...

Phoenix:
Yes, I know. Her sentence was carried out recently, wasn't it...?

Iris:
...

Phoenix:
I'm sorry.

Iris:
Thank you.

Phoenix:
There's no need to explain now, is there Iris? This "second you" who was here at the temple on the night of the murder... ...it was your twin sister, Dahlia Hawthorne!

Iris:
B-But you just said it yourself a second ago! My sister's dead! Have you forgotten that?

Phoenix:
Have you forgotten this, Iris? This is a channeling dojo, a training ground of the Kurain Channeling Technique.

Iris:
...!

Phoenix:
That night... ...someone channeled Dahlia's spirit. And you knew about it! And that's the secret you've been trying to hide from me!

Iris:
... Aaaaaah!

1 LOCK BROKEN UNLOCK SUCCESSFUL

Talk

The night of the crime

Iris:
I... I was in my room in the Main Hall that night. As soon as I heard that I'd been spotted at the Inner Temple, I knew. I knew it was my sister. Dahlia, the other half of me who... passed away last month.

Phoenix:
(Just as I suspected. The "Iris" that Sister Bikini saw at the Inner Temple on the night of the murder... It was Dahlia Hawthorne!) Why didn't you tell me this before!?

Iris:
B-Because... Because my sister always does the right thing.

Phoenix:
Excuse me?

Iris:
And because I mustn't get in the way of what she's trying to do. I already betrayed her once before! I can't do it again!

Phoenix:
You betrayed her? What do you mean?

Iris:
That's why I... I have to accept I may be found guilty. It's the only way.

Phoenix:
(What is she talking about!?)

The traitor

Iris:
You know about it, don't you, Mr. Wright? About the fake kidnapping that took place here on Eagle Mountain 11 years ago?

Phoenix:
...!

Iris:
That was the start of it all. It twisted her entire destiny. She started to commit crime after crime, and in the end, she... she lost her life. I-It's all because I betrayed her!

Phoenix:
How did you betray her, Iris?

Iris:
It was no coincidence that Eagle Mountain is where the exchange was to take place. After all, I... I helped plan the whole thing.

Phoenix:
What!?

Iris:
But I got scared, so I ran away.

Phoenix:
What are you talking about!? Why would you help her!? Stealing 2 million dollars... from your own father! That's awful!

Iris:
But I promised. I promised that I'd help. And... She didn't do it for the money.

Phoenix:
Huh?

Iris:
It was revenge. On our father.

Phoenix:
R-Revenge?

Revenge

Phoenix:
What do you mean by revenge...?

Iris:
He was a hideous man. He threw our mother away, and then sent her to Hell...

Phoenix:
(Her mother? She must be talking about Morgan Fey...)

Iris:
Our mother was the eldest daughter of the main branch of the Fey family. The main family had a lot of influence in many business and political circles at the time. As the eldest daughter, our mother was set to inherit all of that as the next Master. That's the reason our father married our mother in the first place. For power. But his plan backfired. Because our mother's sister took it all from her. She took over as the Master of Kurain.

Phoenix:
(That would be Misty Fey... Maya's mother.)

Iris:
But before long, the credibility of the Kurain Tradition hit rock bottom. The new Master, Mystic Misty Fey, made a terrible mistake... It was during the investigation of the DL-6 Incident. After that happened... ...our father took me and my twin sister away, leaving our mother and our home behind. He hated the place. He said it was a hick dive, and that he had no reason to stay there.

Phoenix:
And that's when you came here to Hazakura Temple?

Iris:
Yes. The woman my father took as his next wife already had a daughter... Valerie. I... I had no place in his new family, you see.

Phoenix:
Oh...

Iris:
And I haven't seen my mother once since then. Having the Master's seat stolen from her, and being rejected by her own family... I've heard she's been very battered, spiritually and emotionally.

Phoenix:
(I think I'm finally beginning to see how the pieces fit together...)

von Karma:
...I have asked her everything I can in my capacity as a prosecutor. This incident... Everything related to it goes back to the history of the Fey clan.

Phoenix:
...That's what it looks like. Iris... There's just one more thing I want you to tell me.

Iris:
What is it...?

Phoenix:
During the incident in which your sister, Dahlia Hawthorne, poisoned a lawyer... ...she began relations with a certain college student in order to hide the evidence. That college student... Have you heard anything about him...?

Iris:
... Well... I did hear one thing... She said she hated his guts.

Phoenix:
... ...I see. Thank you for your help.

Iris:
You're welcome...

von Karma:
Hurry up, Phoenix Wright! There is still much to investigate!

Iris:
Leave these locks to me. I'll open them for you, I promise.

Phoenix:
Thank you. (I suppose I'd better continue my investigation. There's still one giant secret left to unlock... Pearls's Psyche-Lock...)

February 9 Heavenly Hall

Phoenix:
(Look at that! They really did make a fire, right in front of the shack...)

Pearl:
Oh! Mr. Nick!

Butz:
Hah! You're too late, Nick! If you came here for one of our potatoes, we've already polished them all off!

Phoenix:
(I think I've pretty much got all the evidence I need. Now I just need to find out what Pearls is hiding.)

Present Magatama

Phoenix:

5 PSYCHE-LOCKS -- The Night of the Crime --

Phoenix:
After dinner on the night of the murder... ...you were supposed to be in Elise Deauxnim's room, reading a book together, correct?

Pearl:
Yes! I was so happy when she invited me! But... I didn't go in the end.

Phoenix:
You didn't go...?

Pearl:
... No. There was somewhere else I had to go instead. I was so worried, I... I had to go. I didn't know what to do with myself. I was so nervous.

Phoenix:
(So Pearls never went to Ms. Deauxnim's room... Because she was too worried about something or someone else...) ...Pearls. On the night of the murder, you went to this place, didn't you...?

Present Inner Temple

Phoenix:

Proceed

Present anywhere else

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
You went here, didn't you Pearls?

Pearl:
...

Phoenix:
(Looks like she's still not going to open up to me.) This is where you went because you were so worried, right? Then the next question is, "Who or what were you so worried about?" Now, I'm going to take a guess, and you can tell me if I'm right or wrong, OK?

Pearl:
Y-You mean you know!?

Phoenix:
If I'm right, will you tell me the whole truth?

Pearl:
... O-OK...

Phoenix:
You went to this place for one very simple reason, and that is this:

Present anything

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
Well Pearls? This is what you were worrying about, right?

Pearl:
... There's something I'm worrying about right now, actually.

Phoenix:
What's that?

Pearl:
You, Mr. Nick. Your face has turned a really strange color.

Phoenix:
Huh?

Pearl:
You shouldn't work so hard, you know. You need to take a break once in a while.

Phoenix:
(...Being chided by a 9 year old. How embarrassing... But there's really only one thing Pearls could have been worried about that night. She must have been worried about "her". There's no one else it could be.)

Pearl:
I'll go get some sheets to make up a bed for you.

Phoenix:
No, no, it's OK! I'll die of pneumonia if I nap in a drafty little shack like this! (I guess I'm going to have to think this through one more time from the very beginning.)

Leads back to question

Phoenix:
You went here, didn't you Pearls?

Pearl:
...

Phoenix:
(Looks like she's still not going to open up to me.) This is where you went because you were so worried, right? Then the next question is, "Who or what were you so worried about?" Now, I'm going to take a guess, and you can tell me if I'm right or wrong, OK?

Pearl:
Y-You mean you know!?

Phoenix:
If I'm right, will you tell me the whole truth?

Pearl:
... O-OK...

Phoenix:
You went to this place for one very simple reason, and that is this:

Present Maya Fey profile

Phoenix:

Proceed

Present anything else

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
Well Pearls? This is what you were worrying about, right?

Pearl:
... here's something I'm worrying about right now, actually.

Phoenix:
What's that?

Pearl:
You, Mr. Nick. Your face has turned a really strange color.

Phoenix:
Huh?

Pearl:
You shouldn't work so hard, you know. You need to take a break once in a while.

Phoenix:
(...Being chided by a 9 year old. How embarrassing... But there's really only one thing Pearls could have been worried about that night. She must have been worried about "her". There's no one else it could be.)

Pearl:
I'll go get some sheets to make up a bed for you.

Phoenix:
No, no, it's OK! I'll die of pneumonia if I nap in a drafty little shack like this! (I guess I'm going to have to think this through one more time from the very beginning.)

Leads back to first question

Phoenix:
It's obvious what you were so worried about, Pearls. It was Maya, wasn't it?

Pearl:
Ah!

Phoenix:
You knew the training Maya was undertaking was dangerous. After all, it was the Special Course.

Pearl:
...

Maya:
I signed up for your "Special Course"!

Bikini:
Well, my, my, my. Quite brave of you considering how cold it is! Young people can be so reckless with their health! Don't blame me if you become one with those you channel. Wa ha ha! Ho ho ho!

Phoenix:
Sister Bikini scared you with what she said, didn't she? And because it was you who introduced Hazakura Temple to Maya in the first place... ...you felt responsible, didn't you?

Pearl:
... Thinking about what could happen to Mystic Maya made me more and more worried... I couldn't sit still at all. That's why I decided to go and find out how she was doing at the Inner Temple.

1 LOCK BROKEN

Phoenix:
Then we're clear now that you went to the Inner Temple that night, Pearls. What's not clear is what happened after that...

Pearl:
Unngh...

Phoenix:
About what time was it when you headed over to the Inner Temple?

Pearl:
Um... It was probably around 9:30 when I left the Main Hall. I heard the real training was supposed to start at 10. I wanted to get there before it started. But there was so much snow, so I didn't get there until after 10 o'clock.

Phoenix:
Until after 10? How did you know what time it was?

Pearl:
Because I heard the bell ringing for lights out.

Phoenix:
(She heard the lights out bell...?) The Hazakura Temple bell's pretty small though, isn't it? You must have really good hearing.

Pearl:
I... I was really trying to pick up the sound of that bell, that's all. I didn't want to miss it. That would be terrible.

Phoenix:
(She was trying to hear the bell...?) Tell me, Pearls... Why were you so worried about hearing that bell?

Pearl:
Huh!? Oh! I...

Phoenix:
I think I know why. The reason you were so worried about that bell was because of this:

Present Burnt Letter

Phoenix:

Proceed

Present anything else

Phoenix:

Pearl:
... You know, Mr. Nick, I think you should take a break now.

Phoenix:
Huh?

Pearl:
Even your hair's starting to look a bit tired. The spikes aren't looking so sharp.

Phoenix:
(Looks like picking this piece of evidence wasn't so sharp of me, either.) ...A-Anyway! You said you couldn't afford to miss the sound of the lights out bell...

Leads back to question

Phoenix:
You were given some instructions to follow for that night, weren't you?

Pearl:
...!

Phoenix:
I presume you recognize these pieces of paper?

Pearl:
Aaaaah! Wh-Where did you...?

Phoenix:
In the incinerator at the Inner Temple. Pearls... You were following the instructions in this letter that night, weren't you? That's why you couldn't afford to miss the sound of the lights out bell.

Pearl:
I... I'm speechless, Mr. Nick! You're amazing!

1 LOCK BROKEN

Phoenix:
These instructions that were found in the incinerator... I believe they were written for you, Pearls.

Pearl:
For me!? I... No...

Phoenix:
As you can see, a large portion has been burnt... But the last section is still fairly legible. "As soon as you hear the lights out bell, you must channel her spirit."

Pearl:
...

Phoenix:
Who was it, Pearls? Whose spirit were you supposed to be channeling?

Pearl:
Nngh...

Phoenix:
(Taking into account the author of the note, and their purpose for writing it... ...whose spirit would Pearls have been trying to channel? Don't over-think it, Phoenix! It's pretty obvious who Pearls was supposed to channel...) The person you were trying to channel that night, Pearls, was...

Present Dahlia Hawthorne profile

Phoenix:

Proceed

Present anything else

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
Well, Pearls? Am I right?

Pearl:
I... I can't channel anyone anymore.

Pearl:
A spirit medium who can't channel spirits... is like a painter who can't paint.

Phoenix:
(Poor kid. It's really getting her down.)

Pearl:
But... I have never channeled that person's spirit!

Phoenix:
(I should have all the evidence I need, so what am I not getting here...?)

Leads back to question

Phoenix:
It was Dahlia Hawthorne, wasn't it? That was the name that was in the letter.

Pearl:
Ah!

1 LOCK BROKEN

Phoenix:
(It's just as I suspected... It wasn't Iris who Sister Bikini met at the Inner Temple that night... It was Dahlia Hawthorne!) Do you know anything about her, Pearls? Do you know what kind of a woman Dahlia Hawthorne was?

Pearl:
Umm... no. I've never heard of anyone by that name before reading those instructions...

Phoenix:
(I thought so. Pearls doesn't have a clue. She doesn't know that Dahlia is her sister...) About the instructions in the letter I found, Pearls... Who wrote them?

Pearl:
Umm...

Phoenix:
Whoever it was asked you to channel the spirit of someone you'd never heard of... You must have quite a lot of respect for them.

Pearl:
...

Phoenix:
After all, you followed their instructions without question. So here's my next question. Who wrote this set of instructions for you to follow...?

Present Morgan Fey profile

Phoenix:

Proceed

Present anything else

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
This is the person who wrote the instructions, isn't it Pearls? You must have had a lot of faith in them to follow their instructions to a tee!

Pearl:
... I... I had a lot of faith... in you, Mr. Nick.

Phoenix:
Oh! Thanks!

Pearl:
But... ...I don't think I can trust you anymore.

Phoenix:
(Ouch... Pearls sure can be blunt when she wants to be... Alright now, think! Someone who Pearls would trust, no questions asked... There can't be many candidates for that post.)

Leads back to question

Phoenix:
Pearls... I have to wonder about something... You didn't have any idea what these instructions meant, did you?

Pearl:
...*ba-dump*

Phoenix:
But you followed them to the letter regardless. Why? Because it was your own mother who asked you. That's why.

Pearl:
H-How did you...?

Phoenix:
I figured it out. The person who wrote you this letter was your own mother, Morgan Fey!

Pearl:
Uh... Waaaaaaaah!

1 LOCK BROKEN

Phoenix:
Alright, Pearls! It's time you started telling me the truth.

Pearl:
M-M-Mr. N-Nick... I-I-I...

Phoenix:
(Why's she holding back from me? I don't like this...)

Pearl:
D-D-Don't underestimate m-me, j-just because I'm a ch-child!

Phoenix:
Huh?

Pearl:
If you're trying to say I followed these instructions... I'd l-like to see some proof!

Phoenix:
Whaaaat!?

Pearl:
Because... I... I d-don't think y-y-you have a-a-any!

Phoenix:
Nnnnnngh... (She'd say anything rather than admit to carrying out those instructions... I guess I'll have to produce some more evidence, then. One more thing should do it.) ...Alright, Pearls. We both know someone carried out these instructions on the night of the murder. But you're right. There's no evidence that proves it was you.

Pearl:
I-I-I knew it!

Phoenix:
However... I do know that whoever did it was a child.

Pearl:
Huh? H-How do you know that!?

Phoenix:
It couldn't have been an adult... No adult would've made a simple mistake like that.

Pearl:
A... simple mistake? What do you mean by that?

Phoenix:
I'm sure you thought you were carefully following the instructions you'd been given. But you misunderstood some of the words, and this is the evidence that proves it!

Present Hanging Scroll

Phoenix:

Proceed

Present anything else

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
This shows the mistake you made!

Pearl:
... Umm... I guess you know what I'm about to say, huh? I don't think it's me who made a mistake, Mr. Nick. It's you.

Phoenix:
(But the person who read these instructions must have been a child. That's why they misunderstood the meaning of that word... It's the only explanation for how such a simple mistake could've been made!) OK, Pearls. I'll go over it again.The person who read these instructions...

Leads back to question

Phoenix:
It was you who splattered gravy on this hanging scroll, wasn't it?

Pearl:
Ah! Wh-What!? Wh-Why would I d-do something like...?

Phoenix:
Do you remember what was written in that letter? "Gravely roast the Master in the fires of Hades and bring our vengeance to fruition." But you didn't know how to read the words "gravely" and "roast" among others, right?

Pearl:
H-How do you know that!?

Phoenix:
Remember the conversation you had with Ms. Deauxnim on the night of the murder...?

Elise:
Perhaps we can read some books together.

Pearl:
R-Really!? I'd love to! I, umm... I'm not very good at reading.

Elise:
Ha ha ha. Well then, would you like to practice reading with me?

Pearl:
Um, Ms. Elise? So, for example, how do you read this?

Elise:
It says, "gravely"... That's kind of a tough word.

Phoenix:
Sure, Ms. Deauxnim taught you how to read "gravely" and "roast". But what she didn't teach you... ...is what they meant!

Pearl:
"Gravely" sounded like "gravy" to me, and the only "roast" I could think of was the food...

Phoenix:
And that's why you did it... That's why you covered the picture of the Master in gravy from that night's pot roast.

Pearl:
... To be honest... I did think it was a bit strange. I guess I really did get the wrong idea...

Phoenix:
Just a tiny bit.

Pearl:
I... I really am useless! I didn't even manage to burn the letter properly as my mother had asked of me... Such a simple thing... And I couldn't even do it right...

1 LOCK BROKEN UNLOCK SUCCESSFUL

Talk

The night of the crime

Pearl:
I... After dinner that night, I did go to the Inner Temple. With a pot full of the leftover gravy.

Phoenix:
The gravy?

Pearl:
I saw the picture on the hanging scroll near the Sacred Cavern. I was sure it was the Master of Kurain, like it said in the letter.

Phoenix:
I see. And then?

Pearl:
Well, it was already way past 10 when I got there because of all the snow. So I went to the Inner Temple guest area.

Phoenix:
The guest area?

Pearl:
Yes. I thought I could wait there until the training was over.

Phoenix:
Why didn't you just go to the Training Hall?

Pearl:
Because Mystic Maya's main training had already started, and I couldn't interrupt it! So I just stayed where I was and prayed for her to get through it. But then... I... ...

Phoenix:
Pearls, did you fall asleep?

Pearl:
I'm sorry! I didn't mean to! I just couldn't help it!

Butz:
Hey, don't worry about it, Pearl! Who cares if you fell asleep? I fell asleep waiting for Iris, too. It happens.

Phoenix:
Anyway... Then you found yourself trapped at the Inner Temple?

Pearl:
Yes. When I woke up, it was morning. I tried not to cry, but... ...Dusky Bridge wasn't there anymore and there was no one in the Training Hall. I thought everyone had left me because I overslept! I threw the letter into the incinerator, then I heated up the leftover gravy, and...

Phoenix:
(And let off some steam by chucking the gravy on the scroll while you cried...?)

Butz:
It must've been pretty scary for you, Pearl. I know what it's like. Nick used to leave me behind when I fell asleep at school, too.

Phoenix:
Don't equate something so trivial with her experience, Larry.

Lost powers

Pearl:
It was written right in my mother's letter. It said, "As soon as you hear the lights out bell, you must channel her spirit." I was on my way over to the Inner Temple when I heard the bell ring.

Phoenix:
So you channeled Dahlia Hawthorne's spirit?

Pearl:
No... I tried, but I couldn't do it!

Phoenix:
You couldn't do it...?

Pearl:
I've never failed at channeling someone. This is the first time it's happened. I tried and I tried and I tried... Yesterday, this morning, the whole time! But I just couldn't do it...!

Butz:
D-Don't let it get you down, Pearl. It'll all work out. If you want, I'll come flying through the sky for you! Whooosh! Just like that!

Phoenix:
(So she never managed to channel the spirit...) Is that why you think your spiritual powers are gone?

Pearl:
Yes. I... I don't know what to do...

Phoenix:
Isn't there any other explanation for why you couldn't channel a spirit?

Pearl:
... I suppose there's one other possibility. It's not very likely, though...

Phoenix:
Could you please tell me what it is anyway?

Pearl:
It could happen if someone else was already channeling the same spirit.

Phoenix:
Someone else? What do you mean?

Pearl:
Well there's only one of each spirit, right...?

Butz:
Yup, it's like dating a girl, Nick. You can't see a hot chick if she's already taken!

Phoenix:
(Then that would mean on the night of the murder... ...someone else channeled her spirit before Pearls could. Someone else channeled the spirit of Dahlia Hawthorne!)

Pearl:
I'm a failure. I couldn't even grant my mother's final wish...

Phoenix:
Her "final wish"...?

Pearl:
Yes. This letter. "This is my last wish," she said. "So make sure you follow the instructions carefully."

Phoenix:
(Hmm... This letter... I definitely need to find out more about it.)

Morgan's letter

Pearl:
My mother has gone to a place called a "penitentiary".

Phoenix:
Yeah... I know, Pearls.

Pearl:
I visit her every month... And last month, she told me...

Morgan:
The time we've been waiting for has come, Pearl. There's something I need you to do for me. I hid a letter for you at our home before they brought me here. I want you to read it, and do exactly what it says. It's for the good of the Fey clan, my angel. You'll be doing a great thing. Now, listen carefully, and I'll tell you where the letter's hidden...

Pearl:
My mother is always nice to me... I love her very much!

Butz:
Yeah. Moms will do anything for their kids, right?

Pearl:
She said it was for the good of the Fey clan, so I knew I had to help her. I mean, Mystic Maya's part of the Fey clan, so it had to be good for her, too. That's right, isn't it, Mr. Nick?

Phoenix:
I-I guess so, yeah...

Pearl:
There was a picture with her letter, too.

Phoenix:
A picture?

Pearl:
Of Ms. Dahlia Hawthorne. Usually, a picture is enough to channel someone's spirit, but this time...

Butz:
...Pretty weird, huh?

Phoenix:
(Like Larry knows anything about this stuff!)

Pearl:
There's something else that was strange about my mother's letter... The seal on it was broken, as if someone had already opened it once before.

Butz:
...That sure is pretty strange.

Phoenix:
(Someone had opened it already?)

Burnt Letter updated in the Court Record.

Phoenix:
Thanks, Pearls. You really helped me out.

Pearl:
You're very welcome! My mother is watching over us! So I'm sure Mystic Maya will be alright!

Phoenix:
... (Look at that innocent smile on her face. What am I supposed to say to her?)

???:
Ha...!

Godot:
Finally figured it out, have you, Trite? You've finally realized how terrible of a crime being painfully oblivious is.

Phoenix:
G-Godot!

Godot:
The entrance to the Sacred Cavern looks like a freaking puzzle workshop.

Phoenix:
(I guess he's talking about Iris and the lock-breaking effort...)

Godot:
...But it's all a waste of time.

Phoenix:
W-Why do you say that?

Godot:
Because Maya Fey isn't coming back.

Phoenix:
What? You don't know what you're talking about! How can you say something like that?

Godot:
It was your job to protect her, Trite. Just like it was your job to protect Mia Fey... Two sisters, caught up in the worst circumstances.

Phoenix:
I... I realize that, but...

Godot:
And you were the only one who was by their sides. You were the only one who could have saved them.

Phoenix:
But I didn't know anything about what was going on!

Godot:
Ha...! What did I just say, Trite? Being oblivious is a heinous crime in itself.

Phoenix:
...!

Godot:
Tomorrow... We'll settle everything in court tomorrow. ...Once and for all.

Pearl:
M-Mr. Nick... Is... Is what that man just said true?

Phoenix:
It'll be alright, Pearls. I'm sure Maya's alive. You'll see for yourself tomorrow!

Pearl:
I... Yeah! That's right! I know I can trust you, Mr. Nick!

Morgan:
...My dear Pearl... ...You've done so well, my child. My Pearl... ...It's better that you don't know... ...I knew this day would come for you... ...The blood of the main family is no more... ...Now you... You are to take the place at the head of the Fey clan... ...My last, great wish... It seems I was just in time...

To be continued.

February 10, 9:39 AM District Court Defendant Lobby No. 1

Pearl:
Good morning! ...Oh? Are you by yourself?

Phoenix:
Ah... Morning, Pearls.

Pearl:
M-Mr. Nick! Please tell me! What's going to happen to Mystic Maya?

Phoenix:
I'm sorry... We don't know yet. The investigation is still going on, so I wasn't allowed into the Inner Temple.

Pearl:
Oh, I see... So is Sister Iris still trying to remove those trick locks in the Training Hall?

Phoenix:
No... She's the defendant in this case, so she can't be at the Inner Temple. She's required to be here in court.

Pearl:
Um... Then... How come she's not here in the defendant's lobby?

Phoenix:
(I have to admit it's kinda strange...)

???:
...If you're looking for Iris, she's in the prosecutor's lobby.

Phoenix:
...Ed-Edgeworth. What's Iris doing over there?

Edgeworth:
She's going over today's testimony with the prosecutor as we speak.

Phoenix:
Today's testimony...?

Edgeworth:
You heard me... Iris is going to be testifying as a witness for the prosecution.

Phoenix:
Wait, what!?

Edgeworth:
The prosecutor is squeezing her for a confession. ...Or so I heard.

Phoenix:
(Franziska von Karma... What are you up to...?)

Edgeworth:
I know what you're thinking, but Franziska isn't going to be the prosecutor today.

Phoenix:
What...!? Then who is?

Edgeworth:
Who else would it be but Godot?

Phoenix:
G-Godot...

Edgeworth:
...Franziska is engaged in some important work at the Sacred Cavern.

Pearl:
The Sacred Cavern...? You don't mean that she's...

Edgeworth:
Exactly. She has been out there all night, trying to remove those trick locks. With the head nun's assistance, naturally. We estimate that the last of the locks should be taken care of in about three hours. I hope everything continues to go smoothly and we receive some good news soon.

Phoenix:
Yeah... Thanks, Edgeworth.

Edgeworth:
Prosecutor Godot intends to nail this case shut today. Be prepared to fight like there's no tomorrow!

Phoenix:
...You don't have to tell me that.

Edgeworth:
I know. I can already see it in your eyes. You're not the same fever-ridden, frantic maniac you were yesterday.

Phoenix:
It's strange... On the way here, I decided that today would be the end of all this. Almost immediately after I made that decision, I felt myself getting stronger.

Edgeworth:
Interesting... Maybe you've passed your cold onto someone else, literally. And with that... I leave the rest in your capable hands... partner.

Phoenix:
Thanks...

Phoenix:
(...I still don't have answers for most of the riddles plaguing this case. The circumstances around the murder of Ms. Elise Deauxnim, no, I mean Ms. Misty Fey... The impossible flight Larry claims to have seen... And... What that woman is really after...) I will solve them all and bring this whole tragedy to an end!

February 10, 10:00 AM District Court Courtroom No. 7

Judge:
Court is now in session for the trial of Iris of Hazakura Temple.

Godot:
...

Phoenix:
... Umm... Your Honor...? Wh-What are you...?

Judge:
Who? Me? Well, my little brother came to visit me in my chambers earlier this morning. All of a sudden, in the blink of an eye, he developed a scorching fever and fainted! Therefore, I'll be standing in for him.

Phoenix:
I-I see, Your Honor... (So they're brothers! That explains a lot...)

Judge:
My poor brother. He looked a bit pale, not to mention sad that he couldn't be here.

Godot:
It is impossible to predict what the future has in store for any of us. This is precisely why people feel the need to judge the past. And we of the court have been charged with the solemn duty of passing such judgment.

Judge:
...Well said, Mr. Godot. I understood exactly what you said... at least up until the end, anyway. Now then, Mr. Godot. Please proceed with your opening statement.

Godot:
...Humans are fragile, fickle beings. Our hearts change with the shifting of the tides. There is only one thing that remains a constant in this crazy world... The bitter darkness that lies at the bottom of this mug.

Judge:
So then you mean...? Um... Forget it. What do you mean?

Godot:
During yesterday's trial, the accused refused to admit her role in the crime. But today, she has had a change of heart... Sister Iris of Hazakura Temple has a confession to make.

Judge:
C-Confession...! Th-The defendant...?

Phoenix:
(Iris... Why didn't she discuss this with me first...?)

Judge:
Very well. This court will now hear the defendant's confession!

Godot:
...Upon meeting a beautiful lady, always ask for her name and profession. That's one of my rules.

Iris:
...Um, my name is Iris. I am but a simple nun undergoing training at Hazakura Temple.

Judge:
Witness, is there something that you want to confess to?

Iris:
...Yes. But first, I want to apologize to Mr. Wright... I... I can't continue lying to everyone anymore.

Phoenix:
I-It's alright... What is it...?

Iris:
Mr. Wright, I have to admit that I... I did play a part in this terrible incident.

Judge:
Are... Are you actually confessing!? Are you saying that you were the one who murdered Ms. Elise Deauxnim?

Iris:
...No, I'm not, Your Honor. But I dealt with the cover up, after the murder took place. After her spirit left, I took the lifeless shell of Mystic Elise... ...and carried it to the Hazakura Temple Courtyard where I desecrated it.

Judge:
Wh... Whaaaat!? O-Order in the court! Order! W-Witness...! Are you... Are you saying you were an accomplice to the murder!?

Iris:
... Yes. That's correct.

Phoenix:
...Whaaaaaaat!? (Three minutes in court and I'm already covered in a cold sweat...)

Godot:
Ha...! Everyone on the planet is an accomplice to something. It just happens to be that in this case, it's to murder. Isn't that right... Mr. Trite?

Phoenix:
(Grrr, that Godot... So this is the confession they were conferring about! It pains me to say this... ...but it looks like Iris's testimony was all a lie.)

Iris's Testimony crumpled up and shoved into a pocket.

Godot:
Now then, little lady. If you don't mind, I've got a question for you. Whose crime were you trying to cover up by your actions?

Phoenix:
(Iris was covering for someone...? Nngh... Now I'm definitely up the creek without a paddle... or a lifejacket.)

Iris:
...I've been at Hazakura Temple ever since I was a little girl. Hazakura Temple is run by one of the branch families of the Kurain Tradition. One of our missions is to protect the main family.

Judge:
I'm sorry, but "main family"...?

Iris:
Yes, and that's why I would dirty myself, if need be, to protect her... The daughter of the Master of the Kurain Channeling Technique, Mystic Maya Fey!

Phoenix:
Huh...?

Godot:
Wake up and smell the coffee, Trite.

Phoenix:
Sh-She's naming... MAYAAAAAAAAA!?

Judge:
Order! Order in the court! So not only did you witness the murder... You know the name of the murderer!

Iris:
I'm terribly sorry... But it's true. I saw her commit the crime with my very own eyes... And then I cleaned up the area to try to protect her.

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
Th-That's ridiculous! Maya could never do such a--

Judge:
The defense will refrain from commenting until the appropriate time. Now, witness. Let's hear your testimony. What exactly happened on the night of the crime?

Iris:
... ...Yes, Your Honor.

Phoenix:
(I thought I was prepared for the unexpected... But I never imagined the case would wind up going in this direction...)

Witness Testimony -- The Real Murderer --

Iris:
I went to the Inner Temple that night and I saw it all happen in the garden.
I saw Mystic Elise strike Mystic Maya with her staff!
While Mystic Maya was still stumbling, Mystic Elise moved in to deliver a fatal strike!
Mystic Maya tried desperately to defend herself and stole the weapon...!
It was only in self-defense! You can't blame her for it!

Judge:
So it was in self-defense?

Iris:
Yes. Mystic Elise was the one who attacked first!

Judge:
Hmm...

Iris:
That's why I tried my best to protect Mystic Maya!

Godot:
You moved the victim's body to the temple so that Maya wouldn't be suspected... Isn't that right? Not bad... You've got the instincts of a true criminal.

Phoenix:
(Something's not quite right. I'm sure it was established yesterday... ...that Iris never went to the Inner Temple that night. And that the person who did go was... that woman... ...Iris even admitted it.)

Judge:
Now then, Mr. Wright. Please proceed with your cross-examination.

Cross-Examination -- The Real Murderer --

Iris:
I went to the Inner Temple that night and I saw it all happen in the garden.

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
Sister Iris! Your testimony has changed quite a bit since yesterday. You stated yesterday that, on the night of the murder, you didn't go to the Inner Temple.

Godot:

Godot:
Did she now? Too bad for you, what she said yesterday doesn't mean much today. By the way, where were you when she claimed that she didn't go?

Phoenix:
Umm, I... It was in the Inner Temple's Training Hall...

Godot:
A private conversation between the two of you does not constitute testimony. That would be properly described as hearsay.

Judge:
Hmm... What do you have to say, witness?

Iris:
I-I just couldn't tell him the truth at that time. Mystic Maya... She's your girlfriend, isn't she?

Phoenix:
...!

Iris:
I... I didn't want to be the one to break it to you that I saw her commit murder...

Judge:
There, there... We all understand how difficult this is for you. Now then, let's continue with the testimony. What did you witness in the temple garden...?

Iris:
Well, Your Honor...

Iris:
I saw Mystic Elise strike Mystic Maya with her staff!

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
You're saying that the victim attacked Maya... I mean Ms. Fey?

Iris:
Y-Yes... It was a truly frightening scene. Mystic Maya was struck hard on the head and looked like she was going to collapse.

Phoenix:
What were you doing at the time?

Iris:
Um...

Phoenix:
Why didn't you stop them from fighting!?

Iris:
I-I'm terribly sorry, Mr. Wright... I was... I was frightened... I couldn't move... I couldn't even speak, I was in such shock...

Judge:
Hmm... That's perfectly understandable, my dear.

Phoenix:
(This doesn't sound right... I don't believe this testimony for a minute!)

Judge:
...What happened after that?

Iris:
While Mystic Maya was still stumbling, Mystic Elise moved in to deliver a fatal strike!

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
She moved in to deliver a fatal strike?

Iris:
...Yes, I'm sure of it. She threw down her staff and reached into her robe for a weapon...

Phoenix:
Wait a minute! What was this weapon...?

Iris:
It-It was... some kind of dagger.

Phoenix:
(A dagger, huh...?) And Elise Deauxnim tried to stab her with this weapon? ...To kill Ms. Fey?

Iris:
Yes... Exactly.

Phoenix:
...

Godot:
Ha...! You look like I did after I mistakenly took a swig of Worcestershire sauce.

Phoenix:
...!

Godot:
Do you have a problem with the testimony we're hearing from your client, Lawyer Boy?

Phoenix:
(Hmm... Do I have a problem with Iris's testimony...?)

No problem

Phoenix:
(Iris is my client... I'd better not press her too hard...) The defense has no objection to Ms. Iris's testimony.

Godot:
Ha...! You should try some nice, sweet café con leche at least once, Trite...

Judge:
Very well, let's continue with your testimony. What happened to Ms. Fey when she was attacked by the victim?

There is one thing...

Phoenix:
...Your Honor. I have a small problem with the witness's testimony.

Judge:
Y-You do? But this witness is your own client!

Phoenix:
Yes, well... N-Nevertheless...

Godot:
...That's fine. Witness, let's add your last statement to the testimony.

Iris:
Y-Yes, sir.

Judge:
H-Hey! Just a moment! It's my job to say that...

Godot:
...Listen, gramps. I won't say it again. Final judgment will be rendered by me!

Judge:
Nnngghh...!

Godot:
...OK, now. Let's continue.

Add statement:
"She threw her staff away and pulled a dagger from inside her robe!"

Iris:
She threw her staff away and pulled a dagger from inside her robe!

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
She threw her staff away?

Iris:
Mystic Elise was trying to kill Mystic Maya. I think that's why she wanted a more lethal weapon.

Judge:
It's true... It's not easy to inflict a deadly blow with a staff.

Phoenix:
Sister Iris, let me make sure I've got this straight. The victim herself chose to throw away her staff?

Iris:
Y-Yes. That's what I saw...

Judge:
Is there anything odd about that, Mr. Wright?

Phoenix:
... (Yeah, it's odd alright.)

Iris:
Mystic Elise attacked Mystic Maya with the dagger. I'm sure of this.

Present Victim's Staff

Phoenix:

Leads to:
"Sister Iris..."

Iris:
Mystic Maya tried desperately to defend herself and stole the weapon...!

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
...And then?

Iris:
Mystic Maya, she turned things around and then... ...she used the weapon she had taken and lunged forward for a strike!

Judge:
W-Witness! Are you absolutely certain!?

Iris:
Yes... B-But believe me, she had no choice! If Mystic Maya hadn't done something...

Godot:
...Maya Fey's name would've been written on this autopsy report instead.

Judge:
Hmm... Yes, I see...

Phoenix:
(This is bad... I still can't put the pieces together... Unless I find a contradiction in her testimony, Maya's going to get blamed for this.)

Iris:
I... I only have this to say...

Iris:
It was only in self-defense! You can't blame her for it!

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
...So you're saying Maya Fey was the one who stabbed Ms. Elise Deauxnim. Sister Iris! Is that really what you saw?

Iris:
Yes...

Godot:

Godot:
Tsk, tsk, tsk, Trite. If your mug is filled with black and bitter suspicions... The only way to get rid of them is to drink them down quick... ...Like this!

Phoenix:
Umm... I know that's supposed be a metaphor, but I don't get it.

Godot:
There's only one thing you need to "get", Trite. It's called evidence... Now hurry up... Before my next cup gets cold!

Phoenix:
(What does that mean...? Is Godot waiting for me to point out the contradictions?)

Iris:
...

Phoenix:
(I'd like to avoid the whole spirit channeling thing if I can... Not only would it be inadmissible as evidence... ...but I think it might actually hurt our standing with the judge. First I need to pick her testimony apart and expose the unnatural-sounding parts... I don't know why Iris would tell a story like this... ...but there are two things I noticed that just don't add up!)

Phoenix:
Sister Iris... There's something strange about your version of events.

Iris:
Huh...?

Phoenix:
Ms. Deauxnim throwing her staff away makes no sense at all to me.

Iris:
B-But all you can do with a staff is hit someone...

Phoenix:
Naturally you wouldn't know this, Sister Iris, but... ...the victim's staff had a special feature about it. As you can see, it's a sword.

Iris:
Ah...!

Phoenix:
If Elise Deauxnim really had wanted to kill Maya Fey... ...she wouldn't have needed to use a separate dagger! Not when she already had a beautiful blade in her hands already! ...Well, Sister Iris? What do you have to say?

Iris:
Uhh, err, I...

Godot:

Godot:
...That was an impressive bit of investigating, Trite. I never would have thought there was a sword hidden in that staff. But even so... How should I put this?

Phoenix:
...!

Godot:
A long sword is unwieldy, and thus quite ineffective in close-quarters combat. Maybe that's why she chose a dagger over her blade.

Phoenix:
Um, well...

Godot:
Anyway, the type of weapon she chose to use isn't what's important. The important thing is that she tried to kill Maya Fey. As long as there's nothing strange about that, there's no problem with her testimony.

Phoenix:
(But there is something strange about this whole testimony!)

Judge:
Well, Mr. Wright? The prosecution has a point.

Phoenix:
...Very well, Your Honor. The defense will now present evidence to back its argument.

Iris:
M-Mr. Wright...!

Phoenix:
I have here another piece of evidence that shows that this testimony can't be trusted. Because Ms. Elise Deauxnim would never attempt to take the life of Maya Fey!

Present Elise Deauxnim profile

Phoenix:

Leads to:
"...Elise Deauxnim would never have attacked Maya Fey."

Present anything else

Phoenix:

Judge:
Hmm... Well, Mr. Godot?

Godot:
If you ask me... ...the only thing that seems strange is the angle of Mr. Trite's index finger.

Phoenix:
Eh...

Godot:
Trite, sticking your finger in an electrical outlet might be safer for you. Otherwise it might get bitten off the next time you poke it in the wrong place!

Phoenix:
Arrrrgh...!

Phoenix:
(I still don't think that Ms. Deauxnim would ever attack Maya... If you think about their relationship, it's obvious!)

Judge:
...Why don't you think it over one more time.

Leads back to question

Phoenix:
...Elise Deauxnim would never have attacked Maya Fey.

Iris:
Ho-How can you be so sure...?

Phoenix:
Because the victim's real name was not "Elise Deauxnim". Her real name was... "Misty Fey".

Judge:
..."Fey"?

Iris:
Aaah! N-No...! N-Not Mystic Misty Fey!

Judge:
Wh-Who is this Misty Fey? Is she related to...?

Phoenix:
Misty Fey is the Master of the Kurain Channeling Technique. She is also... ...the mother of Maya Fey!

Judge:
A-Are you serious!?

Iris:
Is it... really true? Mr. Wright...!? Was Elise Deauxnim actually the great Mystic Misty!?

Phoenix:
There's no doubt about it. (It looks like Iris had no idea...)

Iris:
I can hardly believe it...

Phoenix:
The idea that she would try to kill her only daughter, one she hadn't seen in 17 years... Perhaps the prosecution can offer some explanation for why she would do such a thing!

Godot:
...Ugh...!

Judge:
Order! Order in the court! Upon first hearing the witness's testimony, it seemed natural enough. ...However. In light of some facts that have just been presented...

Iris:
...

Judge:
One, that the victim supposedly threw away a sword during a fight... ...and two, that the two people battling to the death were mother and daughter... Despite the facts being believable when taken on their own... ...when taken together, the entire story seems difficult to believe.

Godot:
...Listen. There's nothing in this world that is impossible. Except for one little thing.

Judge:
Yes? What is this one little impossible thing...?

Godot:
Ha...! You still don't get it. You think maybe my beans are under-roasted, but you have no idea gramps.

Phoenix:
Umm... Could you get to your point?

Godot:
I heard this witness's confession this morning... ...just as I had taken the first sip of my eighth cup of morning coffee.

Judge:
...You're going to ruin your health, my friend.

Godot:
Anyway, after hearing this woman's confession... I had a detective who loves to investigate sent to the scene of the crime. And... he discovered this little beauty.

Judge:
Is that the dagger the witness testified to seeing...?

Godot:
Obviously, Your Honor... But do you not notice something else?

Judge:
...Now that you mention it, if you look closely, there appears to be a bloodstain!

Phoenix:
Wh-Where did you find that? I didn't see that when I investigated the crime scene!

Godot:
...Did you investigate the pine tree at the crime scene?

Phoenix:
Huh? The pine tree...?

Godot:
This dagger was stuck in the back side of the pine tree. When the last blow was struck, ending the violent battle between the two women... ...this little baby was thrown in the direction of the back of the pine tree.

Judge:
Which means... the blood on this dagger belongs to the victim, correct!?

Godot:
Ha...! Were you even listening, old man? I first heard this confession this morning. Just as I had taken the first sip of my 13th cup of morning coffee.

Phoenix:
(Didn't you say it was your 8th just a few minutes ago!?)

Godot:
I didn't have enough time to get the blood analyzed on such short notice.

Judge:
In any case, the court will accept the dagger as evidence. Furthermore, I order that a blood test be performed on it immediately!

Godot:
This is my sweetheart. Make sure you treat her right.

Judge:
...Bailiff! Get this piece of evidence to the crime lab for testing immediately!

Dagger added to the Court Record.

Judge:
Now then... The testimony we've just heard had numerous unbelievable aspects to it. However! After having found the very dagger the witness spoke of... ...I believe we can consider her testimony to be credible.

Godot:
Cute girls never lie. Ever.

Judge:
In any case, witness... If you could please testify again to this court.

Iris:
Umm... About what, Your Honor?

Judge:
About the incident you saw... The battle between the two women!

Iris:
...Yes, Your Honor.

Witness Testimony -- The Battle --

Iris:
Mystic Maya stumbled briefly after being hit over the head with the staff...
But then she dodged Mystic Elise's next attack and stole her weapon!
Suddenly Mystic Elise was the one on the defensive, with her back to the stone lantern.
That's when Mystic Maya stabbed Mystic Elise!
Mystic Elise managed to fling the knife away, but then... Then... she collapsed.

Judge:
...That was a very heart-breaking story.

Iris:
I don't know if there were any bad feelings between them, but... It had been 17 years since Mystic Misty's disappearance. ...Perhaps they simply didn't recognize each other anymore...

Judge:
Hmm... That seems reasonable. Now then, Mr. Wright. Proceed with your cross-examination.

Cross-Examination -- The Battle --

Iris:
Mystic Maya stumbled briefly after being hit over the head with the staff...

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
Iris, where were you standing when you witnessed all this?

Iris:
Umm... What do you mean?

Phoenix:
Well, if either of them had noticed you... ...they might not have continued their battle.

Iris:
I... I wonder if that's true... The two of them... They were standing near the garden's stone lantern. I... I was watching the whole thing from behind. It was dark where the two of them were, so... I think that's why they didn't see me.

Judge:
Hmm... So it was dark in the garden when the murder took place... Tell me, what did Ms. Maya Fey do after she was struck?

Iris:
But then she dodged Mystic Elise's next attack and stole her weapon!

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
What happened to the victim's staff then?

Iris:
I-I'm not sure. The area was very dark, so... I really couldn't see. I think it got knocked away somewhere as the fight escalated.

Judge:
That makes sense... That would explain the need for the dagger.

Iris:
Mystic Elise raised the dagger to strike. But Mystic Maya dodged it at the last second. The dagger struck the lantern and fell to the ground. And then at some point, Mystic Maya picked it up...!

Phoenix:
(Nothing sounds especially strange yet...)

Judge:
What did the victim do when the weapon was stolen from her?

Iris:
Suddenly Mystic Elise was the one on the defensive, with her back to the stone lantern.

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
You're saying that Maya Fey turned the tables on the victim?

Iris:
Y-Yes... ...But Mystic Maya wasn't herself at the time. After all... Her life was in danger...

Phoenix:
(I still can't believe it... The idea of Maya cornering someone at knifepoint! It's just silly!)

Godot:
As they say... "A cornered fox is more dangerous than a jackal".

Phoenix:
I believe the correct description of a cornered fox is "scared and petrified".

Godot:
... Your animal analogies have grown tiresome!

Phoenix:
(You were the one who started it!)

Judge:
Anyway... So, after Maya Fey backed the victim into the stone lantern, what happened next?

Iris:
That's when Mystic Maya stabbed Mystic Elise!

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
Are you absolutely certain that's what you saw!?

Iris:
... Yes, I'm almost certain.

Phoenix:
"Almost"...?

Iris:
The garden was dark... I couldn't really tell who was who.

Phoenix:
(What did she just say!?) S-So in other words, it could have been someone else entirely...!

Godot:

Godot:
We know that Maya Fey was at the Inner Temple that night. And that the woman that was killed was Elise Deauxnim. Isn't it fairly obvious who attacked who?

Phoenix:
Nnrgh... (I don't have anything to counter that yet...)

Judge:
...Well then, witness. Please continue with your testimony.

Iris:
...Yes, Your Honor. The two of them faced each other for a moment... Then Mystic Maya rushed straight into Mystic Elise! Then Mystic Elise doubled over and fell to the ground.

Judge:
Hmm... So she was stabbed in the stomach, huh?

Iris:
Yes...

Present Elise's Autopsy Report

Phoenix:

Leads to:
"...Something about you just isn't right today, Iris!"

Iris:
Mystic Elise managed to fling the knife away, but then... Then... she collapsed.

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
Where did that dagger go?

Iris:
...I have no idea. It was dark and I couldn't see.

Godot:
According to the detective who found the dagger... ...it was stuck into the pine tree in the garden. Most likely it was flung towards the tree after the stuggle.

Judge:
That is the most likely explanation, yes.

Phoenix:
After being stabbed in the stomach, did the victim collapse right away?

Iris:
... Now that I think of it... ...she seemed to stare at Mystic Maya for a while. And Mystic Maya stood there, not moving an inch... It felt for a moment like time had just stopped.

Judge:
Hmm...

Iris:
But then, suddenly, as if the spell had worn off, Mystic Elise fell over...

Phoenix:
(It seems like a reasonable story at first... But... there's one thing that is completely impossible. The very idea of Maya stabbing someone... That alone is impossible! Which means... ...this faulty testimony must contain another contradiction in it somewhere.)

Phoenix:
...Something about you just isn't right today, Iris!

Iris:
Huh...?

Phoenix:
Until now, I didn't think you were the type to make such a careless mistake. However! The testimony you just gave contains quite a few contradictions.

Iris:
Wh-What do you mean? What's so wrong about my testimony?

Phoenix:
According to you... ...Maya Fey stabbed the victim, who had her back to the stone lantern... Correct?

Iris:
Y-Yes... That's right.

Phoenix:
But in that case, the victim would've been stabbed in the stomach, right?

Judge:
Y-Yes, I think so...

Phoenix:
But! According to the autopsy report... ...the cause of death was due to blood loss from a stab wound in her back.

Iris:
Ah...!

Phoenix:
This proves that the victim was stabbed from behind, not from the front! Sister Iris! It appears another seed of doubt has sprouted from your testimony!

Iris:
Aaaaaaaah!

Judge:
What...!? What is the meaning of this, Mr. Wright!?

Godot:
Ha...! It's simple. People are like books. We've all got a front and a back. You get my drift?

Judge:
... Umm, is that all you have to say?

Godot:
I can also say that darkness loves to play with the human mind.

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
Could you please knock it off with the cheesy proverbs and illogical metaphors already!? The point is, too much of this testimony just doesn't make sense! Throwing away a useful staff, the people fighting being mother and daughter... And now, she falsely claims the victim was stabbed in the stomach!

Judge:
Hmm... There certainly are some inconsistencies.

Phoenix:
Well, Iris... How about it!?

Iris:
... W-Well, it's just...

Godot:
If you ask me, you're just being too naïve about the whole thing.

Phoenix:
What do you mean...?

Godot:
There are 253 distinct types of bitterness in coffee... But to pick out each one requires total concentration and the use of all the senses. Were you really concentrating on what this witness actually said?

Judge:
Prosecutor Godot! Explain yourself!

Godot:
The witness was quite unambigious about her own ambiguities when she said... ...that the garden was dark and she couldn't see clearly.

Phoenix:
...!

Godot:
A human needs one thing to see clearly. And that is... light.

Judge:
Light...

Godot:
By the way, did you know? The Inner Temple has a rule that on nights when an acolyte is there training... ...the stone lantern in the garden is to always be lit.

Phoenix:
(Hmm... I did wonder what that stone lantern was there for...)

Judge:
Well if that's true... ...shouldn't the witness have been able to see the crime more clearly?

Godot:
...Normally yes, Your Honor. But according to the head nun, Sister Bikini... ...on the night of the crime, it was impossible to light that stone lantern.

Phoenix:
Impossible...?

Godot:
It hadn't been used in a long time and the wick was no good. In other words... It had to be nearly pitch black in the garden that night. There could have been a faint light coming from the Training Hall, but that's all.

Judge:
Most enlightening...

Godot:
Yes, that illuminating fact has chased all the contradictions away! ...If the staff was dropped, it would be difficult to see. It also explains why they didn't recognize each other. We can't see the demons that lurk in the night... That's why humans are weak. Isn't that right, Trite?

Phoenix:
N-- Nooooooooooooooo!

Judge:
Order! Order! Ordeeer!

Godot:
Here, Your Honor. Let me present the stone lantern into evidence. Maybe it will rekindle the flame of truth in your mind.

Stone Lantern added to the Court Record.

Judge:
............

Phoenix:
(Why is the judge just sitting there with that look on his face...?)

Godot:
...What's wrong, Your Honor? Was that flame too hot?

Judge:
Th-This lantern... There's something written on it!

Godot:
...?

Judge:
Wh-Why... It's written in blood!

Phoenix:
(Oooh boy...! So the judge didn't know about that yet...)

Godot:
Written... in blood?

Iris:
...

Judge:
It... It says...! It says, "Maya" upside-down!

Godot:
Wh-What the...!?

Iris:
Oh yes... That's right... After being cornered and then stabbed by Mystic Maya... Mystic Elise didn't fall down right away. She must have been writing that on the stone lantern behind her... ...with the blood that was draining out of her body!

Judge:
Hmm... It certainly looks that way...

Godot:

Godot:
Hang on... Hang on just a minute! What are you all talking about!?

Judge:
What do you mean, "What are we all talking about?"

Phoenix:
We're talking about the message written in blood...

Godot:
Hmph... Nonsense! This lantern... It's as clean as a whistle!

Phoenix:
(C-Could it be...? He can't see the bloody writing at all...!? Now that I think of it, he did say something to me yesterday...)

Godot:
My eyesight is pretty messed up. Even with these huge goggles on my head, I still can't see everything.

Phoenix:
(So that's what he meant by that...)

Judge:
...In any case, this is obviously an important clue. We now know that the crime scene was dark... ...and that the victim scrawled this message on the stone lantern! Well, Mr. Godot? Anything further?

Godot:
...

Judge:
M-Mr. Godot?

Godot:
...! Errr, umm... OK then... Let's move on.

Phoenix:
(Godot is literally shaking, and somehow, I don't think it's from caffeine overdose.)

Judge:
...I believe it has now been established... ...that Ms. Deauxnim was killed by Maya Fey.

Phoenix:
(Th-That's... just wrong!)

Godot:
...Now it's time to turn our attention to you.

Iris:
...Yes, sir.

Godot:
After the victim died, you did something, didn't you?

Godot:
Let's hear it. ...We're all ears.

Witness Testimony -- Sister Iris's Cover-Up --

Iris:
After Mystic Elise died... I called out to Mystic Maya.
I thought it was my duty to protect the future Master of the Kurain Tradition.
So I removed the body from the Inner Temple by myself...
I dragged it behind me all the way across Dusky Bridge.
Then I used the snowmobile to carry it back to Hazakura Temple and...
...I used the Shichishito to alter the way the wound looked.

Judge:
...So you moved the body.

Iris:
Yes... I was raised at Hazakura Temple... I owe a great deal of thanks to the Fey clan. But even so... I never imagined... ...that Elise Deauxnim was actually Misty Fey! I've... I've committed a terrible sin!

Judge:
Hmm... A terrible trick of fate.

Phoenix:
(I believe you're looking for "twist of fate", Your Honor.)

Iris:
I intended to return to the Inner Temple after taking care of the body... But...

Godot:
You were spotted by the head nun, correct?

Iris:
Yes... And that's why I couldn't go back.

Judge:
...Your story makes sense, I suppose. Mr. Wright, go ahead with your cross-examination.

Phoenix:
...Yes, Your Honor.

Cross-Examination -- Sister Iris's Cover-Up --

Iris:
After Mystic Elise died... I called out to Mystic Maya.

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
So you waited until everything was over before making a move?

Iris:
N-No, it's not like that...

Godot:

Godot:
She saw someone murdered right in front of her eyes... It's not surprising that she was a little timid...

Judge:
...Yes, I supose that's true. Sometimes when I'm watching lawyers argue back and forth with each other... ...I feel so helpless that I just sit quietly and wait for them to reach a conclusion.

Phoenix:
(...Isn't it your job as the judge to mediate the argument!?)

Iris:
It wasn't until Mystic Maya saw me... ...that it finally dawned on her what she had done.

Iris:
I thought it was my duty to protect the future Master of the Kurain Tradition.

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
So then... You knew...? You knew the significance of the name "Maya Fey"...?

Iris:
Y-Yes... Of course I did.

Phoenix:
(That's odd... I mean, Sister Bikini didn't recognize Maya's name, let alone her position...)

Iris:
Anyway... She was a very special person indeed.

Iris:
So I removed the body from the Inner Temple by myself...

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
Why did you do that?

Iris:
Because I didn't want Mystic Maya to be suspected in any way. I thought the best thing would be to remove the body from the crime scene...

Judge:
You moved her body all by yourself...?

Iris:
...Yes. I did. It would have been impossible if it wasn't for the snow...

Phoenix:
(The snow, huh...?)

Iris:
I dragged it behind me all the way across Dusky Bridge.

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
It's pretty amazing you could make it all the way across... That's a rickety old bridge.

Iris:
It looks worse than it is. It's surprisingly sturdy despite its age.

Godot:
It's like they say, "Idiots are too stupid to catch even a simple cold."

Phoenix:
...But there's one other thing that bothers me. Why not just throw the body into the Eagle River?

Iris:
...

Phoenix:
It would have been much easier than dragging it all the way to Hazakura Temple.

Iris:
I thought that it would still cast too much suspicion on Mystic Maya... That's why I tried to take the body as far away as possible...

Godot:
Ha...! Makes perfect sense to me! ...For the time being. Anyway... What did you do after you crossed the bridge?

Present Weather Data after adding seventh statement

Phoenix:

Leads to:
"...You claim that the snow had already stopped when the murder occurred."

Iris:
Then I used the snowmobile to carry it back to Hazakura Temple and...

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
The snowmobile?(I knew that would show up sooner or later...)

Iris:
...Yes, I had the key. I used the snowmobile to travel from Hazakura Temple to Dusky Bridge.

Phoenix:
(This is the part that was in question the other day. Should I ask for more details...?)

Forget it
	Phoenix: (...Forget it, there's plenty of other things to go after in this testimony. Iris had the key to the snowmobile. There's nothing strange about that...)

About the snowmobile

Phoenix:
Let me hear more about this snowmobile ride.

Iris:
Well, it was very cold that night... So I rode it all the way to the foot of the bridge.

Godot:

Godot:
I'm sorry, witness... But now, I've got a problem with your testimony.

Iris:
Excuse me?

Phoenix:
(Godot... What are you up to now?)

Godot:
That night... After the head nun left the remainder of the training to you... ...she said she walked from the Inner Temple back to Hazakura Temple.

Judge:
Yes... I'm fairly certain that's what the record indicates.

Godot:
Let's recall her comments on the subject...

Bikini:
Maybe... But, when I made it back to Hazakura Temple... ...it was there, by the Main Gate... The snowmobile, I mean.

Godot:
...The snowmobile was in front of the Main Gate. This is one of those contradictions, wouldn't you say?

Iris:
...!

Judge:
Or-Order! ...Mr. Godot! Wh-Why are you pointing out contradictions in the witness's testimony!?

Godot:
...Let's just say I like things to be neat and tidy, OK?

Iris:
Umm... Well... Maybe... S-Sister Bikini missed it. Yes, maybe she didn't see it.

Phoenix:
You think she missed it...? (That doesn't sound right...)

Godot:
Ha...! Whatever. Even I don't think this is decisive enough to warrant any more time or effort. It's just... You'd better be careful in your testimony. That's all I wanted to say. A smart little cookie like you shouldn't have any trouble understanding that.

Iris:
Y-Yes, sir.

Phoenix:
(What was that all about...? Why would Godot want to give me a hint...!?)

About the tracks

Phoenix:
If you really did move her body by snowmobile... ...then there should be tracks left in the snow, right?

Judge:
Well yes, naturally you would expect tracks.

Phoenix:
This picture was presented at yesterday's trial... ...Are these the tracks from that ride?

Iris:
Y-Yes... I think they are.

Phoenix:
But... I can only see one set of tracks here.

Iris:
...I don't see what's so strange about that. Snow was still falling when I left Hazakura Temple.

Judge:
I see... Snow was still falling, huh?

Iris:
And then when the murder took place, it had already stopped. That's why there are such fresh-looking tracks.

Judge:
Hmm... How about it, Mr. Wright? What do you think about this testimony...?

It's very important.

Phoenix:
(When the murder took place, the snow had already stopped...? That doesn't make sense if you stack it up against the other evidence.) ...Your Honor! I'd like the statement Iris just made added to the testimony!

Judge:
B-But... Does it have something to do with the case?

Phoenix:
All will be made clear if you allow her statement to be added to the record.

Godot:
Ha...! This should be fun! You. Let's get this snow business cleared up, shall we?

Iris:
Y-Yes, sir...

Add statement:
"By the time the murder took place, the snow had already stopped."

It's not important.
	Phoenix: (Nothing I've heard sounds strange at all. I'd better not get too worked up about it...) ...I'm fine, Your Honor. I have no problems with her testimony.

Judge:
Very well then, let's continue with the testimony. So you transported the body by snowmobile... ...all the way to the Hazakura Temple Courtyard?

Iris:
Yes. I thought that way, Mystic Maya would never be suspected. That's what I thought, anyway. And then I...

Iris:
...I used the Shichishito to alter the way the wound looked.

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
Is that what you were doing when Sister Bikini saw you?

Iris:
Y-Yes, th-that's right... She probably thought the worst...

Phoenix:
("Probably"...? More like "definitely".)

Judge:
Hmm... I see... So Sister Bikini mistakenly thought you were the one that murdered Ms. Deauxnim...

Iris:
...I'm so sorry. Please forgive me. It's my fault that this case has gotten so confusing.

Judge:
Hmmm...

Iris:
By the time the murder took place, the snow had already stopped.

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
There have been a lot of contradictions in your testimony so far. This time... are you sure it's all true?

Iris:
...Y-Yes. I am.

Phoenix:
When the murder happened,the snow had already stopped. According to you, that's why the snowmobile tracks were so clear...

Iris:
Th-That's right! I'm certain of it!

Phoenix:
(I think I've trapped her this time.)

Godot:
... I see how you think... Snow, huh...

Judge:
Wh-What is going on here?

Phoenix:
(If the snow really had stopped by the time of the murder... ...it'd mean there's a bigger hole in her story than that movie The Grid: Revelations!)

Godot:
Ha...! Well then, Mr. Trite, perhaps you'd like to share your theory with us? Let's see what's up your sleeve... or rather, at the end of your index finger!

Iris:
...?

Phoenix:
(I don't want to believe it, but I don't think my logic is failing me... ...Iris is trying to pin the murder on Maya! But why would she want to do that...? There's only one reason I can think of...)

Phoenix:
...You claim that the snow had already stopped when the murder occurred. But I'm sorry, Iris. That just isn't possible.

Iris:
What...!?

Phoenix:
This is the weather data from the night of the murder. According to this, the snow didn't stop until 10:50 PM. But you couldn't have crossed Dusky Bridge at that time.

Iris:
W-Why do you say that!?

Phoenix:
Because 5 minutes before the snow stopped... ...Dusky Bridge was struck by lightning and had caught on fire.

Iris:
What did you say!? Th-The bridge... It was on fire...?

Judge:
You don't mean to say... you didn't know about it? It was because of that lightning strike that the bridge burned down!

Iris:
Whaaaaaat!? But it can't... It can't be...!

Phoenix:
It looks like you still haven't figured it out. No matter how hard you try to deceive or conceal the truth... ...you can't pull the wool over the eyes of a real defense attorney!

Iris:
...Nooooooooo!

Judge:
Order! Order! Order!

Phoenix:
The bridge was already on fire when the incident took place. That's right! The Inner Temple was already totally cut off from the outside world! There's no way she could have crossed the bridge, body or no body!

Iris:
Uh... Aaaaaaaah!

Judge:
Witness! Even my patience has its limits. Any further lying and I will find you in contempt of court! Do you have anything to say for yourself!?

Iris:
Ugggh...

Godot:

Godot:
The only person here that is truly contemptible is you... ...old man!

Judge:
......... Me!? How dare you!?

Godot:
Whether this witness lied or not doesn't mean squat right now.

Phoenix:
S-S-Squat!?

Godot:
The important thing now is to find out the truth. ...Isn't that right?

Judge:
Y-Yes, of course. But...

Godot:
Whether it was snowing, or not snowing, or whether the bridge was burning or not... There are 2 facts that can't be disputed. First, the body of Elise Deauxnim was discovered in the Hazakura Temple Courtyard. And second, the head nun, Sister Bikini... ...witnessed Iris desecrating Elise Deauxnim's body!

Phoenix:
...! (H-He makes a good point... on both accounts.)

Iris:
Th-That's right! I'm not lying!

Judge:
What are you claiming this time!?

Iris:
I wasn't myself at all that night. ...So my memory is still somewhat hazy!

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
You have stood at that witness stand and testified this entire time! Are you telling us now that your memory of that night is hazy...?

Godot:

Godot:
It is only human to err. If you're so perfect, Trite, maybe you can explain this for the court?

Phoenix:
Wh-What is it...?

Godot:
When the murder happened, the bridge had already burnt down. But somehow the body traveled across the bridge and was found in the temple courtyard. Perhaps you have some kind of perfect explanation for this little magic trick?

Phoenix:
Ugh...! Well not exactly, no... (I know there must be some other way she got across that burnt-out bridge. But unless I can somehow demonstrate it... We'll never know the truth!)

Judge:
It looks like the defense is not prepared to offer a suitable explanation...

Godot:
You see what I mean? In other words... You're in no position to suggest that this lady's testimony isn't the truth!

Phoenix:
Aaaaaack!

Judge:
Alright then. Witness, let's hear your testimony once more.

Iris:
About what, Your Honor?

Judge:
You've admitted that you moved the victim's body. Nevertheless, your prior testimony contained a rather large inconsistency. ...Please add an explanation for that to your testimony.

Iris:
Yes, Your Honor.

Phoenix:
(...Will this be her final testimony...!?)

Godot:
...

Witness Testimony -- Moving the Body --

Iris:
Other than walking over the bridge, there's no way to move the body.
So I... must have just... gotten confused, I guess.
Was the snow still falling or had it stopped...? Does it really matter that much?
Or are you saying that there is a way to cross a burning bridge?

Judge:
Hmm... So it was just a misunderstanding, I see.

Godot:
This is a photo of Dusky Bridge after it burned down from the lightning blast. It was taken on the morning after the incident.

Judge:
It certainly was burned to a crisp... And one of the suspension wires is gone... It's amazing the whole bridge didn't fall. Clearly it would be impossible to carry a corpse across a bridge in this condition.

Dusky Bridge Photo added to the Court Record.

Phoenix:
(Unless I do something to discredit this testimony... ...it's going to be deemed as the truth... ...and Maya will be accused of murder!)

Godot:
Trite. I'm only going to say it one more time.

Phoenix:
...!

Godot:
It is only human to err. And... ...only humans can spot the errors of our ways.

Phoenix:
(The more sense he makes, the less sense he makes...)

Judge:
Alright, Mr. Wright! Please begin your final cross-examination.

Cross-Examination -- Moving the Body --

Iris:
Other than walking over the bridge, there's no way to move the body.

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
Yes, but if the snow had already stopped when the incident took place...

Iris:
I couldn't have crossed the bridge. ...Naturally.

Phoenix:
...!

Iris:
But... I think it's just like Mr. Godot said... The body did make it across somehow...

Iris:
So I... must have just... gotten confused, I guess.

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
But you seemed to be quite sure of yourself when you gave your testimony! You said you were sure the snow had already stopped.

Iris:
I'm terribly sorry... I was wrong.

Phoenix:
...

Iris:
...

Phoenix:
(Does she really think an apology is going to get her off the hook?)

Iris:
Was the snow still falling or had it stopped...? Does it really matter that much?

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
This is no joke! You're giving sworn testimony in a court of law!

Iris:
Well, Mr. Wright... Let me ask you a question. Do you remember what the weather was like one week ago today?

Phoenix:
Huh...!? W-Well, I... Naturally, it was, umm... ............

Iris:
You see? It's not that easy to remember, is it?

Phoenix:
...B-But if it had been some kind of a special day, I would have remembered! For example, it was pouring rain on the day of my elementary school graduation!

Godot:

Godot:
No one wants to hear about your childhood traumas, Trite.

Phoenix:
What...!?

Godot:
"By the time the murder took place, the snow had already stopped." If you insist on obsessing over that one statement, let's see the proof. Show some evidence that the body somehow crossed the bridge while it was on fire!

Iris:
Or are you saying that there is a way to cross a burning bridge?

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
...Well, I don't see why there couldn't be a way across!

Iris:
Mr. Wright... Don't you think that sounds a bit silly?

Phoenix:
...!

Iris:
A dead body crossing a burning bridge... Did anyone actually witness such a thing...?

Godot:
Ha...! If there was, I don't think you'd call someone like that a witness! After all, a dream isn't the same as actually seeing something...

Present Larry's Sketch

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
A dead body flying over a burning bridge... I wouldn't exactly rule out the possibility.

Judge:
Wh-What!?

Godot:
Ha...! You're saying it's possible? Don't make me laugh. The only thing that's possible about your claim is that it's been pulled out of thin air!

Phoenix:
I don't know about that. In any case... We have a witness who did see it happen.

Godot:
...Pwweposterous!

Judge:
Wh-Who is it!? Who is this witness!?

Phoenix:
(I can't chicken out here... I've gotta keep on the attack and go, go, go!) Ms. Elise Deauxnim's brilliant and highly-gifted apprentice, Laurice Deauxnim!

Judge:
Brilliant...?

Godot:
Highly-gifted...?

Iris:
Apprentice...?

Phoenix:
...Remember what he said in his testimony. That night he was at the mountain shack, Heavenly Hall. And that's when he witnessed the event. I think you've all seen this sketch before! It's an exact drawing of what he witnessed that night!

Iris:
...

Godot:
......

Judge:
......... ...Are you serious? Today's not April Fools' Day, is it? Mr. Wright. Are you seriously claiming that the victim flew through the air!? And you're using this pathetic scribble to support your argument!?

Phoenix:
(Uh-oh... The judge looks like he's about to blow a gasket.)

Godot:
Ha...! Well, Trite. There's nowhere for you to hide now... Other than looking like it was drawn by a 6 year old, does this sketch prove anything?

Phoenix:
Y-Yes... I'm pretty sure it does, and I'm going to prove it!

Godot:
Listen... I know your tricks. You're trying to turn this whole thing upside-down.

Phoenix:
...!

Godot:
If you're so eager to turn this case upside-down, why not start with this sketch?

Phoenix:
(Upside-down...? Why did Godot say that...?)

Present Larry's Sketch (second time)

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
It all comes back to this!

Judge:
I can't believe we're looking at this again...

Phoenix:
I admit that I didn't really understand it before... But I get it now!

Phoenix:
That's why I believe this sketch shows the truth!

Judge:
...Very well. ...Alright then, let's hear the defense's theory. What exactly is this sketch trying to show?

Phoenix:
(I don't think old whisker-face is going to forgive any more mistakes! Alright, Phoenix. Look carefully and think it over!) This sketch drawn by Laurice Deauxnim is...

evidence of nothing.

Phoenix:
This sketch proves exactly one thing! ...Absolutely nothing!

Judge:
... I've been a judge for a long time now... But I've never seen a defense lawyer so brazenly admit the flimsiness of their evidence! I must say it was quite refreshing in a strange way.

Godot:
Times change, Your Honor. ...Like they say, you are quite the old man, Old Man.

Phoenix:
(...I have a feeling my own life span just got shorter.)

Godot:
Allow me to speed you along the aging process, Trite!

Judge:
Alright then! The witness will now return to her testimony!

Iris:
...Yes, Your Honor.

a complete contradiction.

Phoenix:
Something is obviously funny about this sketch!

Judge:
... I'm no art critic, but even I can see that!

Phoenix:
No, no! That's not what I mean, Your Honor. Laurice Deauxnim stated it over and over... That this sketch was exactly as he saw it. ...However! If we're to believe his testimony... ...then the sketch contradicts reality as we know it.

Iris:
It contradicts reality...?

Godot:
Ha...! This is getting interesting. Looks like you're back to that finger-pointing thing again.

Godot:
OK, Trite. So what exactly contradicts reality as we know it?

Present flying figure

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
This flying figure, naturally! After all, people haven't learned to fly yet... Or did I miss something?

Iris:
...

Godot:
...

Judge:
...

Iris:
...Mr. Wright. That answer just now... It was lethal.

Judge:
Mr. Wright! After dragging us all the way to this point, that answer was embarrassing!

Judge:
It was so embarrassing, I'm actually blushing.

Phoenix:
(Blushing only suits women, not the elderly. Anyway, what now...?)

Rethink things

Phoenix:
I've decided to rethink the whole thing.

Judge:
That sounds like a wise idea.

Godot:
Rethinking why you became a lawyer? Perhaps you'd like to rethink merely being born!

Phoenix:
No, no! I'm not going that far back...

Judge:
Alright then! The witness will now return to her testimony!

Iris:
...Yes, Your Honor.

Return to the start of cross-examination

Point to something else

Phoenix:
Your Honor! Please give me one more chance! (I'm in a tight spot now... What I really need to do is turn this case upside-down... So it's time for me to flip things around and get them straight again in my head...)

Judge:
...Do you know what you're saying this time?

Goes back two questions

Present anywhere else

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
I believe it's somewhere... around here... Maybe.

Godot:
"Somewhere"...?

Judge:
"Around here"...?

Iris:
"Maybe"...?

Phoenix:
... Well, the artist responsible for this sketch is a bit of a walking contradiction. So it's difficult to point out where the contradictions end and the truth begins...

Judge:
Enough with the psycho-babble! Mr. Wright! After dragging us all the way to this point, that answer was embarrassing! It was so embarrassing, I'm actually blushing.

Phoenix:
(Blushing only suits women, not the elderly. Anyway, what now...?)

Rethink things

Phoenix:
I've decided to rethink the whole thing.

Judge:
That sounds like a wise idea.

Godot:
Rethinking why you became a lawyer? Perhaps you'd like to rethink merely being born!

Phoenix:
No, no! I'm not going that far back...

Judge:
Alright then! The witness will now return to her testimony!

Iris:
...Yes, Your Honor.

Return to the start of cross-examination

Point to something else

Phoenix:
Your Honor! Please give me one more chance! (I'm in a tight spot now... What I really need to do is turn this case upside-down... So it's time for me to flip things around and get them straight again in my head...)

Judge:
...Do you know what you're saying this time?

Goes back two questions

Present suspension wires

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
It's this wire connected to the bridge!

Judge:
...The wire?

Godot:
Ha...!

Godot:
Is that the thing that contradicts reality?

Phoenix:
It is indeed.

Godot:
Then show us the reality it supposedly conflicts with. Show us something that will point out how the sketch contradicts reality!

Present Dusky Bridge Photo

Phoenix:

Leads to:
"That's a photo of Dusky Bridge, correct?"

Present anything else

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
...Here's your evidence!

Godot:
Trite... It looks like the only piece of reality you have is that poorly drawn sketch.

Phoenix:
Huh...?

Godot:
And the only thing flying away here is your chance of winning this case!

Phoenix:
(I guess I just don't get it yet. I still don't understand what the truth behind this sketch is.)

Judge:
Well, Mr. Wright? If you want to think it over, now is your chance.

Present another piece

Phoenix:
(I'm still not too sure... But I'm certain I'm in the right ballpark! Somehow this wire is the key to explaining things!)

Godot:
Ha...!

Goes back two questions

Rethink things

Phoenix:
I've decided to rethink the whole thing.

Judge:
That sounds like a wise idea.

Godot:
Rethinking why you became a lawyer? Perhaps you'd like to rethink merely being born!

Phoenix:
No, no! I'm not going that* far back...

Judge:
Alright then! The witness will now return to her testimony!

Iris:
...Yes, Your Honor.

Return to start of cross-examination

exactly what happened.

Phoenix:
Of course the victim was flying through the air! You can see it right there in the sketch! ...Whooooosh!

Judge:
... You know... You're starting to remind me of yesterday's witness.

Phoenix:
Whhhhhhhaaaaa!? (That was the last thing I wanted to hear...)

Judge:
Do you have any evidence that the victim flew through the air!?

Godot:
Just so you know... We haven't discovered a giant human catapult at the Inner Temple yet.

Phoenix:
(Uggh... I wish they had.)

Godot:
Even if you're a lousy lawyer, at least you're one cup's worth of entertainment. I think we should skip the penalty this time.

Phoenix:
Nnnnrgh... (There must be some way. I just know it... There must be a way to use Larry's sketch to show the truth of what happened...)

Judge:
Alright then! The witness will now return to her testimony!

Iris:
...Yes, Your Honor.

Phoenix:
(I've come all this way, so I owe it to everyone to figure this out... But how do you transport a body across a burning bridge...? Even if I don't know the exact answer yet, it's OK. I'll start by examining all of my evidence, and see where that takes me... I've gotta be like a shark... If I don't keep moving, I'm as good as dead!)

Judge:
That's a photo of Dusky Bridge, correct?

Phoenix:
Yes. Now, compare the sketch and the photo for a minute. In the sketch, the wires appear to be above the guard wires. But on the actual Dusky Bridge...

Judge:
Jumping Jehosaphat!

Phoenix:
The wires are... below the guard wires!

Godot:
...Bwhaaaat!?

Judge:
Order! Order! Order! This sketch is somewhat different than what's depicted in the photo! However... Isn't it likely that the artist just saw it wrong?

Iris:
Or perhaps he just drew it wrong!

Godot:
Either way, it sounds like you're... just wrong!

Phoenix:
...With someone like Laurice, I admit a mistake is a definite possibility. But then that begs the question... "Why did he make a mistake?" What was the reason?

Godot:
...Are you saying you know the answer to that?

Phoenix:
Listen! Think back, alright? Remember what Laurice was doing when he witnessed this event. ...He was at Heavenly Hall waiting for a lover that was never going to come. He waited and waited, and finally he laid down. ...But then! Lightning shoots from the sky and sets the bridge aflame! Now ponder what sort of position Larry must have been in at the time... He was lying on his back, which is why he remembered the scene the way he did.

Judge:
... He was lying on his back...? I can't see how it relates...

Phoenix:
But it does, Your Honor. That is the reason why the wires in the sketch go up instead of down...

Judge:
Aaaaaah!

Godot:
Ugh... No way...!

Phoenix:
Laurice Deauxnim witnessed the event while he was lying on his back, face up. In other words, the scene that he saw... ...was actually upside-down!

Judge:
So then...! This sketch should actually...

Phoenix:
I think you finally get it, Your Honor. The correct way to view Laurice Deauxnim's sketch is like this! This is how it should actually look! The victim's body wasn't flying above the bridge! It was actually swinging below! ...That's right! Just like a pendulum!

Godot:
Bwwweeeediculous!

Judge:
Order! Order! Order--

Godot:

Godot:
Of all the things to say! A pendulum!?

Phoenix:
...The bridge was burning to a crisp. There was no way to get across it. But if the body had been found at the Inner Temple, it would have caused problems. This is where the criminal decided to take a gamble. They used the burning bridge to get the body across to the other side. And a pendulum was the only way to get it done!

Godot:

Godot:
...Let's think about this for a minute, shall we? Dusky Bridge is about 20 yards long. Which means it's about that far from the Inner Temple to the opposite cliff.

Phoenix:
...Yes, that sounds right.

Godot:
In order to cover that distance with a pendulum... You'd need a rope at least 10 yards long. To get a rope that long, you have to plan ahead!

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
(The lightning strike that night can only have been an accident. So it doesn't make sense that the criminal would have prepared the rope beforehand. So then, the criminal...) They didn't have to get the rope ready... The rope was already right in front of the criminal.

Godot:
What!?

Phoenix:
I'm saying that it was just a matter of using what was already there.

Judge:
In that case, Mr. Wright, please give us an explanation to support your theory. What makes you think the criminal had the rope on hand to create a pendulum!?

Present Dusky Bridge Photo

Phoenix:

Leads to:
"And the meaning of this is...?"

Present anything else

Phoenix:

Judge:
... What do you think, Mr. Godot?

Godot:
I think that Mr. Trite is lucky there's no rope around here...

Phoenix:
Huh...?

Godot:
Even if I had just a sliver of rope... ...I'd be wrapping it nice and tight around his neck.

Phoenix:
(I should have figured I'm not going to win this one with a lucky guess...)

Judge:
Mr. Wright, your assertion seems to be baseless...

Judge:
There's no evidence that the body was swung like a pendulum after all...

Phoenix:
Wait! But that's the only possible way the body could have gotten across!

Leads back to question

Judge:
And the meaning of this is...?

Phoenix:
If you want to know where the rope came from... ...it's hanging right there in front of your glorious beard!

Judge:
Aaaaaaaah! This... This is one of the wires from the bridge!

Phoenix:
When the lightning struck the bridge and set it on fire... ...one of the suspension wires came loose from its anchor. The criminal didn't have any time to waste. So they tied the wire around Elise Deauxnim's body... ...because there was simply no other way to move the body!

Godot:
...... Ha......! *glug, glug, glug, glug, glug* *glug, glug, glug, glug, glug* *glug, glug, glug, glug, glug*

Judge:
Mr. Godot!? Hmm... It seems that Mr. Godot is more focused on his coffee than answering my question. It seems that the odds of a rope being readily available were very high. So I suppose that it's not an impossibility after all!

Godot:

Godot:
"Possible" or "impossible"...? That's not the question we need to ask! There's only one question. "Did that really happen?" Trite! I wonder if you can prove what happened to us. Do you have any actual evidence that the body was swung over like a pendulum!?

Present Elise's Autopsy Report or Crystal Sphere

Phoenix:

Leads to:
"Before I present my evidence, let me review what we know so far."

Present anything else

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
...Here's the proof!

Godot:
...Why don't you go swing yourself around like a pendulum, Trite.

Judge:
I think you should think that over again, Mr. Wright.

Phoenix:
(...It's kinda nice when they don't spend too much time thinking of a witty retort.)

Judge:
I suppose we've gotten used to your mistakes.

Phoenix:
(I need to think about how this body was moved... The criminal decided to use the pendulum method as a last resort... So there's a good chance there's still a clue from when or where the body landed.)

Godot:
Ha...! Here's a toast to your ever so classic clueless-look.

Leads back to question

Phoenix:
Before I present my evidence, let me review what we know so far. According to this photo, one of the wires snapped. Looking at the map, we can see it's the one that was in front of the Inner Temple.

Judge:
So then, that was the spot where the criminal...!?

Phoenix:
Yes, precisely. Now let us consider the body's movement by looking at the overhead map again. If the body was pushed from this point here... ...it would drop on the opposite bank at approximately this point.

Judge:
D-Did you say drop?

Phoenix:
Well, they must have failed to catch the body on the other bank.

Iris:
What...!? What makes you think something like that happened!?

Phoenix:
Because I have evidence that suggests her body dropped some distance.

Iris:
Wh-What kind of evidence!?

Phoenix:
...Take a look at this autopsy report. It says here that her body fell about 10 feet after her death.

Judge:
Ten feet, huh...

Phoenix:
That's most likely the height difference between the two sides. The body over swung due to forward momentum but then came loose and fell about 10 feet. And then, as a result of the landing impact... ...this crystal sphere was knocked loose!

Iris:
...! That's...

Phoenix:
Yes, this blood-stained amethyst crystal... It's the one that came off of Ms. Elise Deauxnim's staff! And even more important is the place where this crystal sphere was found!

Judge:
In-Indeed... I believe it's already marked on this overhead map. The crystal was found... Aaaaaah!

Phoenix:
...Precisely, Your Honor. In the very spot where the pendulum would arrive if given the right amount of speed!

Judge:
This explains your theory quite well, Mr. Wright. You have provided us with a way the body could have been moved that night... An impressive deduction, Mr. Wright. ...Most impressive. M-Mr. Wright!

Godot:
I thought this cold coffee might help cool you down.

Judge:
Wh... What is the meaning of this, Mr. Godot!?

Godot:
That was a dark and bitter guess that you made, Trite. ...But you forgot about one thing.

Judge:
Oh? And what would that be?

Godot:
... The aroma.

Phoenix:
...Huh?

Godot:
A coffee's most reliable accomplice is its deep and profound aroma...

Phoenix:
Um... The rest of the court doesn't speak Coffeenese. Can you elaborate a bit more?

Godot:
If the criminal had sent the body to the other side like you say... ...then naturally, there must have been an accomplice laying in wait to catch it.

Judge:
An accomplice...!?

Godot:
...The criminal wasn't able to cross Dusky Bridge. So, who collected the body...? What do you have to say about that, Trite!?

Phoenix:
...!

Judge:
Mr. Godot is correct... This can't be the work of a single person! Well, Mr. Wright!? You know what you must do.

Phoenix:
...Yes, Your Honor. (The body couldn't have made it to Hazakura Temple without an accomplice!)

Judge:
...Very well then! If you please, Mr. Wright. Who was the person that received the body on the Hazakura Temple side?

Present Iris profile

Phoenix:

Leads to:
"It can only be you... Sister Iris."

Present anything else

Phoenix:

Judge:
Hmm... Well, Mr. Godot? I'm sure you have something to say.

Godot:
That aroma just now... It smelled of sulfur... Perhaps it was your chances of winning rotting away?

Phoenix:
(I can't get my facts all mixed up like this! After the accomplice received the body, they carried it to Hazakura Temple... Then they altered it using the Shichishito! There's only one person it can be...!)

Judge:
...Mr. Wright. Please don't stare at me like that. It's creepy.

Leads back to question

Phoenix:
It can only be you... Sister Iris.

Iris:
Huh...? Aaaaaaah! But I... I...

Phoenix:
...I don't see why you're so surprised. The only way to transport the body from Dusky Bridge is by snowmobile. But with her bad back, Sister Bikini could never pick up a body like that. ...You're the only one that could have managed it.

Godot:

Godot:
Trite. Were you even listening to the witness's testimony...? On the night of the crime, this little cutie pie... ...was on clean-up duty in the Inner Temple Garden after the mother-daughter bloodbath.

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
I haven't forgotten. But have you, Mr. Godot? This witness was also seen at Hazakura Temple... ...desecrating the corpse of the victim.

Judge:
Hmm... Strange indeed... It's almost as if... ...on that night, the defendant was in two different places at the same time!

Phoenix:
...Sister Iris. Let me ask you something... Why didn't you mention it when you first gave your testimony?

Iris:
M-Mention what?

Phoenix:
The pendulum, of course. Using this sketch drawn by an eyewitness... I have established how the body was moved using the burnt-out bridge. Which means it's now a fact that this occurred, something you should've already known.

Iris:
N-No...! I... I had no idea! I-I didn't know anything about a pendulum!

Phoenix:
But the body couldn't have been passed along to the other side without your help! So you should have known about it! In fact, it'd be impossible for you to be clueless about this whole thing... ...unless you're not really Iris to begin with.

Iris:
What...!? H-How can you say that, Mr. Wright...?

Judge:
What...!? What kind of nonsense is this? You... You're saying this witness isn't Iris of Hazakura Temple...?

Godot:

Godot:
A-Are you serious, Trite...!? You... You mean... Th-This woman is...

Phoenix:
(There's no one besides Iris that could have received the corpse that night! Now I get it... Now I know why I've been sick to my stomach during this trial. Why her whole demeanor changed so suddenly from yesterday... ...and why she's trying to pin this murder on Maya...) The woman that's standing there at the witness stand... Her real name is...!

Present Dahlia Hawthorne profile

Phoenix:

Leads to:
" I never thought I'd have to utter your name again..."

Present anything else

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
(No, wait! That can't be it! This is no time to be making stupid, amateurish mistakes!)

Judge:
Mr. Wright! You've just made an absolutely absurd accusation! I won't have you turning my courtroom into a circus side-show!

Phoenix:
Uuurgh...! (Come on! This one's a no-brainer!)

Leads back to question

Phoenix:
I never thought I'd have to utter your name again... Let alone see you. ...It's been a long time, Dahlia Hawthorne.

Iris:
...!

Judge:
Hawthorne...?

Phoenix:
Sister Iris had a twin sister. ...And you're looking at her. Ms. Dahlia Hawthorne.

Judge:
...... That name rings some bells. Distant bells, but bells nonetheless...

Godot:
Ha...! It's just your imagination, gramps. This file contains all the relevant data about Dahlia Hawthorne.

Judge:
... Oh yes, I remember now... That case... 5 years ago...

Dahlia:
My name is Dahlia Hawthorne. I just want to say... It's an honor for me to be here in your noble presence.

Payne:
The honor is all mine!

Judge:
No... The honor is all mine.

Judge:
B-But... According to this... Dahlia Hawthorne... ...is already dead! ...It says her execution was carried out last month!

Godot:
... So what? Death has no meaning in this courtroom!

Judge:
Wh-Whaaaaaaaaat!? Order! Order! Order!

Iris:
W-Wait a moment! How can you...? My sister...! She's already dead! Wh-What kind of...?

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
...You of all people should already understand. After all... The blood of the Master of the Kurain Channeling Technique flows within that body.

Judge:
The Kurain Channeling Technique...? Now where have I heard that...

Phoenix:
...That's right. You're not Dahlia Hawthorne herself. You're the spirit of Dahlia, currently inhabiting the body of a spirit medium!

Godot:
What an exciting story. Exciting, but quite impossible. You're asking us to buy that Dahlia Hawthorne just happened to be channeled by someone... ...on the very night of the murder, to a temple where her twin sister, Iris was...?

Phoenix:
Well, if you're going to put things that way, then... Yes.

Godot:

Godot:
We're supposed to believe a coincidence like that just happens!?

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
Naturally it was no coincidence. The whole thing was part of a plan from the very beginning. It's all written right here in these instructions...!

Iris:
Ah...! Wh-What's that...!?

Phoenix:
These instructions were written by your mother, Morgan Fey! And part of the plan called for Dahlia Hawthorne to be channeled! That night... ...there were two Irises at Hazakura Temple.

Godot:
...T-Two of them?

Phoenix:
Even the time of the channeling was planned out. "As soon as you hear the lights out bell"... In other words, 10:00 PM. However, Iris was seen before dinnertime.

Judge:
That means the Iris that was at dinner was the real Iris.

Phoenix:
And the Iris who gave me this hood in the Main Hall was also the real Iris. Meaning that the Iris Sister Bikini saw at the Inner Temple... ...was someone else dressed as her! Namely, one Dahlia Hawthorne!

Godot:

Godot:
Do you even know what you're saying, Trite? This whole "channeling the spirit of Dahlia Hawthorne" business... Yes, it's true that you found plans that talk about it. ...However! There's one thing that's perfectly clear. The witness currently standing in the witness stand is the real Iris!

Phoenix:
Whaaaaat!?

Godot:
Calm down and remember what you know about the night of the crime. After meeting Sister Bikini, the Dahlia Hawthorne that had been channeled... ...would've been stranded at the Inner Temple due to the lightning strike. It was later that the body was moved by pendulum.

Phoenix:
...That's right.

Godot:
Naturally that would mean that the Iris that received the body was... ...the real Iris. Are you with me so far?

Phoenix:
...Yes.

Godot:
After being notified of what happened, the police came to Hazakura Temple's Main Hall. There they found Iris in her room and arrested her. And ever since, she's been under police supervision at the detention center.

Phoenix:
Y-Yes, I suppose... (I can't deny any of that...)

Iris:
Whew... Thank goodness. It looks like he's finally convinced...

Phoenix:
(But something still seems off... Way off...!) I'm still not convinced that the Iris here is the same one from the other night.

Godot:
Ha...! I suppose you're about to say something really ridiculous? Like, the real Iris and the spirit of Dahlia... ...somehow switched places?

Judge:
S-Switched places...!? To be perfectly honest... ...there are still quite a few things I don't understand, but I do know... ...that unless we confirm the witness's identity, we can't continue with this trial.

Phoenix:
(Iris doesn't have the spiritual power needed to channel Dahlia. Which means... ...they must have switched places somewhere.)

Judge:
Well, Mr. Wright? Since the time she was arrested at Hazakura Temple... ...have there been any chances for Iris to switch places with Dahlia Hawthorne?

Not a chance

Phoenix:
... (Hmm, I can't think of one... She certainly couldn't have escaped while she was under arrest!)

Godot:
Ha...! I love that look on your face!

Godot:
Maybe you should go live in that old mountain shack and become a hermit?

Judge:
It appears there was no opportunity for them to have switched places.

Phoenix:
(No! If I give up here, I'd never be able to live with myself... Even if it's a little forced, I have to think of something!)

Leads to:
"...Your Honor!"

There was one...
	Leads to: "...Your Honor!"

Phoenix:
...Your Honor! I think there might have been one chance.

Judge:
Oh? Explain yourself...

Phoenix:
Yesterday for a few minutes, Iris's whereabouts were unknown.

Godot:
Unknown...? What do you mean?

Phoenix:
What I mean is... There was a span of time in which Iris was able to moveabout freely, unsupervised.

Judge:
Well, who was it!? Who would give a murder suspect time to move about freely like that!?

Phoenix:
(I'm sorry... I know you didn't mean to... It wasn't your fault...) The person who gave Iris the chance to freely move about was...

Present Miles Edgeworth profile

Phoenix:

Leads to:
"Th-This is... Mr. Edgeworth, isn't it...?"

Present anything else

Phoenix:

Judge:
...Mr. Wright. There will be no unaccountability in my court, time or otherwise!

Godot:
Ha...! Trite, Trite, Trite... Can't you even remember what happened only yesterday...?

Phoenix:
(Yesterday, Iris was escorted to Hazakura Temple... ...in order to remove the locks on the Sacred Cavern! That would have been her only chance...!)

Leads back to question

Judge:
Th-This is... Mr. Edgeworth, isn't it...?

Phoenix:
...Your Honor. There was a fairly large earthquake yesterday, was there not?

Judge:
An... earthquake? Hmm...

Bikini:
E-Earthquake! Oh my goodness! The Inner Temple! This kind of tremor might...

Edgeworth:
H-How could I have...? She fled... She escaped!

Phoenix:
We went to the Inner Temple right away. And it's true, Iris was already there. However... ...they had already switched places by that point in time. When I arrived at the Training Hall, I was met by none other than Dahlia Hawthorne!

Judge:
Th-That's quite enough already, Mr. Wright! Now see here! No judge in his right mind would consider the idea of "spirit channeling" and...

???:
...Be quiet. It's been a long time... Mr. Judge.

Judge:
...! Th-That voice...!

Godot:
Guess I'll have to ask again.

???:
...

Godot:
...Upon meeting a beautiful lady, always ask for her name and profession. That's one of my rules.

Dahlia:
Dahlia Hawthorne. And my current profession? Permanently retired.

Phoenix:
...

Godot:
Ha...! So you're not going to bother hiding your identity anymore, huh?

Dahlia:
...Why should I? After all, I'm dead. There's really nothing you can do to punish me!

Judge:
Wh-What is going on here...?

Phoenix:
(Dahlia Hawthorne... I never thought we'd meet again. And I never thought we'd meet like this... But this time, I'll end it! For her, and for myself...)

To be continued.

February 10, 1:06 PM District Court Courtroom No. 7

Judge:
...Now then, let's continue where we left off, shall we? Well, witness?

Dahlia:
Yes? How can I help you? ...Mr. Judge.

Judge:
Well... It seems that if we're to learn the truth... ...we'll need to hear your testimony.

Dahlia:
... I have no problem with that. But when you've seen what I have, sometimes the truth is better left unknown.

Phoenix:
...

Judge:
...In any case, let's hear your testimony! Tell us about the plan that was carried out that night!

Witness Testimony -- The Plan --

Dahlia:
...The whole plan began with my death.
A stupid plan hatched by Morgan Fey to install her own daughter as the next Master.
But for it to work... Maya Fey would first have to die.
The idea was for me to kill Maya and then have the blame pinned on Iris.
The plan went wrong... but it seems to have succeeded anyway.

Judge:
S-So that means... Y-You really are...

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
Wait a minute! Did you just say the plan was to kill Maya Fey...?

Dahlia:
Yes. You have a problem with that...?

Phoenix:
Don't give us that nonsense! There's no way that--

Godot:
Watch yourself, Trite! If you've got a problem, solve it during cross-examination! ...That's my rule.

Judge:
Mr. Godot is correct! And by the way... that's my rule as well!

Phoenix:
(To kill Maya...? Could it be true!?)

Cross-Examination -- The Plan --

Dahlia:
...The whole plan began with my death.

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
You were executed last month, correct?

Dahlia:
Yes. I was hanged. It wasn't exactly... pleasant.

Phoenix:
How did you manage to discuss the plan? When did you talk with Morgan Fey?

Dahlia:
Last year, she was transferred to the same detention center as me. Since I was on death row and she was my mother... ...it was actually pretty easy to meet with her.

Judge:
I see... So that's when you discussed the plan?

Dahlia:
...Ha! Are you crazy? At first, that woman was planning to kill me as well! ...Even though I'm her own daughter.

Phoenix:
All to make Pearl Fey the Master of Kurain...?

Dahlia:
She's a cold, twisted woman. She thought she could finally regain her lost honor. The honor she lost when her younger sister, Misty, took her place as the Master. Ever since that day, she's been working on this plan.

Judge:
Hmm... A plan, huh...

Dahlia:
A stupid plan hatched by Morgan Fey to install her own daughter as the next Master.

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
You're talking about Pearl Fey, is that correct?

Dahlia:
Yes, though at first she had high hopes for the two of us.

Godot:
You and your twin sister, Iris?

Dahlia:
That's correct. Fortunately, neither of us had much spiritual power. That's why... we were abandoned by her... along with our father.

Judge:
A-Abandoned...?

Dahlia:
The only person I ever really cared about in life was myself... My sister was a nuisance, so I convinced my father to leave her at an old temple.

Phoenix:
You mean Iris...?

Dahlia:
...Yes, my father remarried a woman who also had a daughter. The less children you have, the more money there is to go around, right? And on top of that, my father had absolutely no interest in children in general.

Judge:
H... How horrible...

Dahlia:
The real horrible one was that woman... That bitter, vengeful woman. It was her stubbornness that gave birth to that child... Pearl Fey. She was born with an abundance of spiritual power. ...Unfortunately for her. Morgan Fey heaped all of her broken hopes and dreams on to that poor child's back. All because of her pathetic dreams of having her bloodline become the main family.

Dahlia:
But for it to work... Maya Fey would first have to die.

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
Maya would have to die!? But why!?

Dahlia:
For our bloodline to succeed as the main family, thus making Pearl the new Master... ...the remaining descendants of the current Master had to be taken care of.

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
But Pearls would never agree to a plan like that! She adores Maya...

Dahlia:
...How sad. You still don't get it, do you? What Pearl wanted had nothing to do with it. Morgan didn't care one bit about Pearl. The only thing she cared about was the position of the Master. That's all.

Phoenix:
Th-That's ridiculous...!

Dahlia:
She was willing to sacrifice anything and anyone to achieve her goal. The life of her daughter... and naturally, the life of Maya Fey as well.

Phoenix:
(How could anyone do that...?)

Dahlia:
The idea was for me to kill Maya and then have the blame pinned on Iris.

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
Y-You...? You were going to kill Maya?

Dahlia:
Pearl didn't need to know anything about it... All she had to do was to follow the instructions in the letter and channel me. Then I would have simply used her body and finished the job. In any case... I'm already dead, and there's nothing any of you can do to me...

Phoenix:
Grrrr...!

Godot:
So the plan was to blame the crime on your younger sister. On Sister Iris of Hazakura Temple...

Dahlia:
She and I look absolutely identical. No one can tell us apart. If someone were to witness me killing Maya... ...naturally they would think it was Iris that had done it.

Godot:
And the witness in this case was the head nun, Sister Bikini.

Dahlia:
I never would've guessed she was going to return to Hazakura Temple that night. But... she wound up seeing Iris's "crime" anyway.

Judge:
But why did you want to pin the murder on Iris in the first place!? She's your twin sister, isn't she?

Dahlia:
Twin sister...!? Don't make me laugh! She's nothing but a backstabber. I couldn't care less about her.

Phoenix:
Backstabber...?

Dahlia:
...

Dahlia:
You just don't understand. ...You never will. Anyway...

Dahlia:
The plan went wrong... but it seems to have succeeded anyway.

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
You think the plan was a success?

Dahlia:
You heard me. Just as that woman had hoped... ...Maya Fey is dead. Now the title of the Master will pass on to Pearl Fey.

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
Th-That's absurd! M-Maya is just... She's just trapped! Trapped inside the Sacred Cavern!

Dahlia:
Really...? You're as foolishly optimistic as ever, aren't you... my darling Feenie?

Phoenix:
...!

Dahlia:
Do you want to know the truth? Ever since we met... I've despised you. Your sniveling naïveté and your pathetic faith in other people.

Phoenix:
... I just want to know one thing... What did you personally think of Morgan Fey's plan?

Dahlia:
I told you already, didn't I? It was a stupid plan. It had no point, no value other than fulfilling her own greedy desires... ...Yes. It was certainly nothing to be proud of.

Phoenix:
If that's how you feel, why did you help her carry it out!? Why would you do it...? Why would you kill Maya!?

Dahlia:
... You may not understand it, being the kind and gentle soul that you are... You may not be able to appreciate why someone like me would help a woman like that.

Phoenix:
So then tell me! Why!?

Dahlia:
Isn't it obvious? I'm not like that woman. I only act in my own self-interest. The reason I helped her was... for myself. For my own personal satisfaction!

Phoenix:
What did you say...!? (So this woman, Dahlia Hawthorne... She had her own reason for wanting Maya dead...!?)

Add statement:
"Do you understand why I would kill Maya Fey now? What my goal was?"

Dahlia:
Do you understand why I would kill Maya Fey now? What my goal was?

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
Obviously... It's because you were helping Morgan Fey.

Dahlia:
Helping...? Don't make me laugh. From the day I was born to the day I died, I never helped anyone! I lived for myself and, in the end, I died for myself. I thought that was obvious.

Phoenix:
(So she wasn't actually cooperating with Morgan... She was just using Morgan and her plan so she could accomplish her own goal!)

Dahlia:
All I wanted to do was kill Maya Fey. That was the only way I could think of to get revenge...

Phoenix:
(Revenge...? It looks like I have no choice but to present that piece of evidence...)

Present Mia Fey profile

Phoenix:

Leads to:
"Could it be..."

Phoenix:
(I can't believe it! She meant to kill Maya... I've got to keep a cool head! And... I need to get more information out of her. It's the only way to understand this plan, and what she was after as well!)

Phoenix:
Could it be... ...that your actual goal had nothing to do with Maya Fey herself...?

Dahlia:
...As I said, none of you have the power to punish me anymore. Because I'm already dead. Well, I had the same problem, you see. You can't punish the dead... and you can't take revenge against them either.

Judge:
Y-You wanted to take revenge on someone?

Dahlia:
I was sentenced to die because of that woman... Mia Fey.

Phoenix:
(I somehow knew this was it...)

Dahlia:
...I wanted to send her a message. It was at her hands that I suffered my first humiliation... I wanted her to feel the same pain she made me feel! Sadly... when I realized revenge was impossible, I gave up.

Godot:
And the reason it was impossible...? Was it perhaps because Mia Fey had already died...?

Dahlia:
Yes. And I realized... there's only one way to take revenge against the dead.

Judge:
A-And how do you do that?

Dahlia:
Even when the body dies, the spirit, the ego, it lives on... forever. I wanted to take away the person that Mia Fey loved most. I wanted to kill her with my own hands! That would be the one and only way I could take my revenge against Mia Fey! That was the reason I helped out with that woman's plans!

Phoenix:
Just for that!? For that you would kill Maya!? Your goal was no different than that of Morgan Fey!

Judge:
... As they say, "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree." What a cruel plan... Cruel, cold, and heartless.

Dahlia:
...Hmph! Don't waste your time preaching to the dead. I've already told you, there's not a thing you can do to me.

Phoenix:
Grrrr...!

Dahlia:
That night... ...at about 9:30 PM, I materialized into this world. I quickly pinned my hair up and put on a demon-warding hood. Then I picked up the staff that was by my side and left Hazakura Temple.

Phoenix:
(So... it was Elise Deauxnim who channeled her after all.)

Dahlia:
...That ridiculous head nun never noticed a thing. She left Maya Fey at the Inner Temple... ...and wobbled back clutching her poor old back.

Judge:
Wh-What did you do then...?

Dahlia:
That kid was easier to handle than I had hoped... I caught up with her in front of the stone lantern. Then I took out the dagger I got from the storeroom and...

Phoenix:
S-So then you... Y-You're saying you s-stabbed Maya!

Dahlia:
............ It's strange, but... I don't have a clear memory of what happened after that.

Judge:
...What does that mean!? No clear memory...?

Dahlia:
I don't know... I think... I think I was stabbed.

Phoenix:
You were stabbed!?

Dahlia:
At the last minute, Maya Fey must have stabbed me. I'm sure of it.

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
That's not like her at all! Maya wouldn't stab a French fry with a plastic fork!

Dahlia:
Anyway, I suddenly lost consciousness... But before I did... I scrawled her name on the lantern. Just as I was passing out, I wrote "Maya" behind my back. I had hoped it would cast suspicion on her.

Phoenix:
(I-I can't believe she was thinking of that until the bitter end...)

Dahlia:
...That's where my memory temporarily stops.

Judge:
It-It stops...?

Dahlia:
I don't have any memory of actually killing Maya Fey with my own two hands. My very last memory was... ...Maya's terror-filled eyes. When I woke up after that... ...I was in the Sacred Cavern surrounded by darkness.

Judge:
You were in the Sacred Cavern?

Dahlia:
...The entrance was sealed with one of those trick locks. Somehow I had been trapped in there.

Godot:
But how did you wind up in there?

Dahlia:
...I'd like to know that myself. Anyway, I was worried... I didn't know whether or not Maya Fey was dead... And I swore I wouldn't return to the underworld until I knew I had killed her myself.

Godot:
Hmm... For a ghost, you're one tough cookie...

Dahlia:
I wanted to get out of there and make sure she was dead. But... I couldn't do it. I couldn't get out.

Godot:
The trick lock stopped you, huh?

Dahlia:
I didn't know how to remove it.

Judge:
So then you're saying... ...you were actually confined against your will inside this Sacred Cavern...?

Dahlia:
Yes! I wanted to get rid of that annoying lock as soon as possible... But it wasn't easy. I kept getting interrupted while I was working on it.

Phoenix:
Interrupted...?

Dahlia:
It was early in the morning, but someone came into the Training Hall.

Judge:
What!? Who!?

Phoenix:
Could it have been... Maya!?

Dahlia:
I thought the same thing. But I couldn't see.

Phoenix:
Why not!?

Dahlia:
If someone had spotted me, I would have lost my chance to take revenge. ...So I made sure to hide myself well at the back of the Sacred Cavern.

Phoenix:
(That morning... only two people could have gone into the Training Hall. Maya and... Pearls... Pearls went there to cover the hanging scroll in gravy.)

Dahlia:
Still, I finally managed to remove the lock. But... I was too late.

Godot:
What do you mean by that?

Dahlia:
...The flies had already started to gather.

Godot:
The bridge had been fixed and the police had started their investigation, correct?

Dahlia:
Naturally, I couldn't go out. So instead... I returned to the cavern and put the lock back on myself. I realized I wouldn't get a chance to see Maya's corpse as I had hoped... But just then... Lady Luck showed up.

Phoenix:
Lady Luck...?

Dahlia:
After that big earthquake... she showed up, all by herself.

Phoenix:
...The real Iris?

Dahlia:
She said she'd come to make sure the Sacred Cavern was alright... Stupid girl. I came out from the Sacred Cavern and got a feel for the situation. ...And I locked her away in my place. I had finally learned exactly what had happened... It was then that I learned that the plan had actually succeeded.

Phoenix:
What do you mean your plan had succeeded?

Dahlia:
I had misunderstood one thing, you see. That night, the one that had summoned me... I had assumed that it was Pearl Fey.

Judge:
W-Well of course you would've assumed that. It was written in the instructions.

Dahlia:
But... I was wrong. The person that had actually called my spirit back was... Misty Fey... The picture book author...

Judge:
Wh... Whaaaaaaat!?

Dahlia:
Well, that's really the only possibility, isn't it? After I lost consciousness in the garden... ...it was her body that was left lying there... Maya Fey... I wasn't able to kill her with my own hands after all. But even so... I made her commit the most vile sin a human can commit.

Judge:
And that is...?

Dahlia:
Matricide. The sin of killing her own mother!

Phoenix:
Ugggh... NOOOO WAY!!

Judge:
Or-Order! Order in the court! What is the meaning of this!?

Dahlia:
It's true that I was the one who attacked Maya Fey... But even so... ...the murderer who actually snuffed out Misty Fey's life was none other than... ...your darling little Maya!

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
R-Ridiculous! That's nonsense...

Dahlia:
Are you sure about that? ...Just think about it. There's even evidence supporting these facts, isn't there?

Phoenix:
What...!? What do you mean? Wh-What is this so-called evidence!?

Dahlia:
...The fact that Maya Fey has disappeared is evidence enough, isn't it?

Phoenix:
Huh...?

Dahlia:
The idea that she's still in the Sacred Cavern is just ridiculous. She wasn't able to escape from the Inner Temple, that much is obvious. In that case, there is only one place she could be.

Judge:
Wh-Where...?

Dahlia:
Do I have to spell it out? ...The bottom of the Eagle River, where else?

Godot:
Ea-Eagle River...!?

Dahlia:
Maya Fey killed her long-lost mother. Can you imagine the guilt she must have felt when she realized that? That's why she threw herself into the Eagle River. Most bodies that wind up in there are lost forever. So, what do you have to say now... Feenie?

Phoenix:
Ooooh... Uuuuuhhhh...

Phone:
.........

Godot:
...Oops. Sorry, that's my phone.

Phoenix:
(What kind of ringtone is that...?)

Phone:
...*beep*...

Godot:
...Godot here. ......... ...OK. Thanks.

Phone:
...*beep*...

Judge:
W-Was it something important?

Godot:
They just finished removing the locks from the Sacred Cavern.

Phoenix:
That's great! What about Maya?

Godot:
... There was a woman in the cave...

Judge:
Was it Maya Fey...?

Godot:
It was the accused... Sister Iris.

Phoenix:
Huh...?

Dahlia:
Don't look so surprised. ...I locked her in there yesterday. I just got finished telling you that.

Phoenix:
So... what about Maya? Where is she?

Godot:
... There was no one else found inside the Sacred Cavern.

Phoenix:
N-No... It can't be...

Dahlia:
I told you, didn't I? She's dead.

Phoenix:
No... Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Judge:
It seems... ...that this case has come to an end... A tragic end... Sadly, it appears the killer of Elise Deauxnim, also known as Misty Fey... ...was her own daughter, Maya Fey. Overcome with guilt for what she had done... ...Maya Fey jumped to her death into the raging waters of the Eagle River!

Phoenix:
(It can't be...)

...Ha!...

Godot:
Trite... Have you ever heard this one? "Once you eliminate the impossible... ...whatever remains must be the truth." ...No matter how improbable it may seem.

Judge:
Wh... What is that supposed to mean, Prosecutor Godot...?

Godot:
According to this witness... ...Maya Fey threw herself into the Eagle River. However... is that really the truth?

Phoenix:
...!

Godot:
Remember, this woman testified earlier that... ...the bridge was already on fire when the murder was taking place in the garden. Which means if Maya had thrown herself into the river... ...it must have been from the Inner Temple side, near the bridge.

Dahlia:
That's right! That's where she jumped from...

Godot:
But that's impossible. It's impossible to jump into the river from there!

Phoenix:
...! (Wh-What...!?)

Godot:
Don't get your panties all twisted up, Trite. Just relax and think through the whole thing again.

Phoenix:
(So it's impossible...? Maya couldn't have thrown herself into Eagle River...?)

Judge:
...Well, Mr. Wright? Ms. Hawthorne claims Ms. Fey threw herself into the river from the Inner Temple side. Do you have any evidence that refutes this claim?

Present Hazakura Temple Map or Dusky Bridge Photo

Phoenix:

Leads to:
"It's impossible to jump into the Eagle River from the Inner Temple side..."

Present anything else

Phoenix:

Judge:
...That's it? That's your answer?

Godot:
Ha...! The only one that should be thrown into a river is you.

Phoenix:
Ugh...!

Godot:
But then again... Even if you did... ...you wouldn't reach the river, would you?

Phoenix:
(Huh...? What's that...? I wouldn't reach it...?)

Leads back to question

Phoenix:
It's impossible to jump into the Eagle River from the Inner Temple side... No one knows that better than this witness!

Dahlia:
What did you say...?

Phoenix:
Eleven years ago, you jumped into the very same river!

Dahlia:
...!

Phoenix:
Just take a look at this overhead map! As you can see... ...below the cliff on the Inner Temple side is a big rock shelf!

Judge:
Oh... Ooooh! Y-You're right!

Phoenix:
She wouldn't have reached the river if she had jumped off from there. In other words... If she had jumped, we should be able to see her body in this photo!

Dahlia:
Ah!

Godot:
Ha...! So you finally figured it out!

Dahlia:
You...! Nooooooooo!

Judge:
O-Order! Order!!

Dahlia:
You... You're just playing with me! Maya Fey's body is at the bottom of the Eagle River! There's nowhere else she could possibly be hiding!

Phoenix:
Ms. Hawthorne... Have you ever heard this one before? "Once you eliminate the impossible... ...whatever remains must be the truth."

Dahlia:
Yes, just a few minutes ago.

Phoenix:
...Maya Fey wasn't inside the Sacred Cavern. We now know that she didn't throw herself into the Eagle River.

Godot:
...Correct. That eliminates all the most likely possibilities.

Phoenix:
Now, although it seems improbable, there's still one other place she could be.

Judge:
Wh... What...!? What is this one possibility you are talking about...?

Dahlia:
Th-That's obviously a bluff! So where is her dead body then?

Phoenix:
(Finally... I think the pieces are falling into place... Normally the living have no way to punish the dead... But I think there is a way to give Dahlia Hawthorne the ultimate punishment.) ...Shall I tell you, Ms. Hawthorne? Shall I tell you where Maya is this very instant!? Maya Fey is...

in the Inner Temple.

Phoenix:
The Inner Temple was cut off from the outside world on the night of the crime. So in other words, Maya is still there!

Judge:
... Mr. Wright, let me ask the question that I'm sure is on everyone's minds. The police scoured the Inner Temple from top to bottom, correct?

Godot:
You bet. Detective Gumshoe had his nose to the ground and sniffed around everywhere.

Judge:
Then the fact that Maya is not in the Inner Temple... ...has already been adequately proven, has it not!?

Phoenix:
Y-Yikes...! Guess my intuition was wrong.

Godot:
Intuition...? Truthiness has no place here! Use your brain, not your gut, to find the real truth, Trite!

Leads back to question

in Hazakura Temple.

Phoenix:
It's already been proven that she isn't on the Inner Temple side! So that means... she must be somewhere in Hazakura Temple!

Judge:
... Mr. Wright, let me ask the question that I'm sure is on everyone's minds. The bridge was already on fire when the murder took place, correct?

Godot:
Just so you know, my heart is also on fire and it aches from your stupidity.

Judge:
So the impossibility of Maya Fey escaping from the Inner Temple side... ...has already been adequately proven, has it not!?

Phoenix:
Y-Yikes...! Guess my intuition was wrong.

Godot:
Intuition...? Truthiness has no place here! Use your brain, not your gut, to find the real truth, Trite!

Leads back to question

in this very courtroom.
	Leads to: "There's only one possibility left."

Phoenix:
There's only one possibility left. Namely... she's right here in this very courtroom!

Dahlia:
Wh-What!?

Godot:
M-Maya Fey is here!?

Judge:
You say she's here in m-my courtroom!?

Phoenix:
...Dahlia Hawthorne. I seem to recall that you said... "I had misunderstood one thing, you see."

Dahlia:
So what!?

Phoenix:
But I think there's one more thing you misunderstood.

Dahlia:
What do you mean...?

Phoenix:
Tell me something. At this very moment... ...who is channeling Dahlia Hawthorne!?

Dahlia:
Wh-Why that... that's obvious! It's Pearl Fey! That pathetic, little, sniveling runt!

Phoenix:
...You're wrong. Pearls tried... but she couldn't do it.

Pearl:
I've never failed at channeling someone. This is the first time it's happened.

Phoenix:
Isn't there any explanation for why you couldn't channel a spirit?

Pearl:
... It could happen if someone else was already channeling the same spirit.

Dahlia:
Someone called me before Pearl did...? But who...?

Phoenix:
Pearls even tried again on the day after the crime. But she couldn't do it... What could that mean?

Phoenix:
I think the truth is becoming clearer to you right about now, am I correct?

Dahlia:
... Aaaah!

Phoenix:
It wasn't Pearls that channeled you! There was someone who called you before she could!

Present Maya Fey profile

Phoenix:

Leads to:
"...This is an easy one."

Present anything else

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
(No, that's not who! How can I come this far and still not get it!? Pearls couldn't channel her. And Maya had disappeared... There's only one possible answer!)

Judge:
Mr. Wright! You can mumble to yourself like a wino on your own time!

Phoenix:
P-Please... Give me just one more chance...

Leads back to question

Phoenix:
...This is an easy one. Pearls couldn't do it, and Misty Fey is gone. There's only one possibility left!

Judge:
Come on already...! I can't stand the tension!

Phoenix:
Dahlia Hawthorne! The person channeling you right now must be... Maya Fey!

Dahlia:
Wh... WHAAAAAAAT!?

Judge:
B-But how could that be!? Remember what this witness, Dahlia Hawthorne, said about her goal!

Godot:
She said that her goal was to kill Maya Fey.

Judge:
Yes, that's right. But if Maya channeled the spirit of someone that was trying to kill her...! ...

Godot:
Ha...! Well, gramps? What would happen?

Judge:
... C-Could it be...?

Phoenix:
It looks like you finally understand, Your Honor.

Dahlia:
W-Well, I don't! What are you going on about!?

Phoenix:
What I'm going on about is the reason Maya channeled you... And there's only one reason. To protect herself from you!

Dahlia:
To... protect herself... ...from me?

Phoenix:
Yes. On the night of the crime, you were only interested in one thing.

Killing Maya Fey!

Phoenix:
The path to the Inner Temple was closed off and there was nowhere for her to run. So then the problem became... "Where would be thesafest place to hide?"

Dahlia:
Ah... Aaaaaaaaaah! Y-You mean... That's when she channeled me...?

Phoenix:
All along you thought you had been channeled by Pearls... That's why it never occurred to you... ...that Maya's hiding place... ...was you!

Dahlia:
N-No... No... DON'T SAY THAT! Y-You're saying that I... ...was played for a fool!? By that little whelp!?

Phoenix:
...

Dahlia:
Maya Fey killed herself! Isn't it obvious!?

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
Sorry, but no... It would have been impossible for her to jump into the Eagle River. ...This was the only avenue of escape open to Maya. The only way that Maya could disappear from the Inner Temple...!

Dahlia:
I-I don't believe you...! A stupid little girl like that who has never been out in the real world... She could never have come up with a plan like that! Who could have ever given her such a brilliant idea!?

Phoenix:
... Well...

...Me, of course...

Phoenix:
M... Mia!

Dahlia:
Mia Fey!

Mia:
It's been a long time, Dahlia Hawthorne...

Godot:
... ...So it's true... It was you.

Mia:
...Yes.

Godot:
Ha...! You're something else...

Dahlia:
B-But what... what are you doing here...!?

Phoenix:
That hair... It's Pearls, right?

Mia:
Tell me something, Dahlia... I want you to think back to that night one more time. You had just cornered Maya in the Inner Temple's garden. And then... in the final moments of the fight, you lost consciousness.

Dahlia:
I was stabbed! By Maya Fey!

Mia:
Actually... Maya lost consciousness at the same time as you.

Godot:
...She did?

Judge:
Not terribly surprising since she was about to be killed.

Mia:
...When she woke up, she was in the Training Hall. That's when Maya decided she needed help... So she channeled me. She explained in a memo the situation she was in. She asked me what I thought she should do.

Dahlia:
She did that...? I can't believe it...

Mia:
Of course, I didn't have all the details. But... One thing was perfectly clear.

Judge:
And that was...?

Mia:
I knew that you couldn't be allowed to wander free.

Phoenix:
Free...? What do you mean?

Mia:
It was a race against time, so I wrote down two things that Maya had to do. Channel Dahlia Hawthorne as soon as possible... ...and lock herself in the Sacred Cavern until help arrived.

Phoenix:
(So it was Maya who put that lock on there...)

Judge:
Yes, but why did you order her to do those two things?

Mia:
If she hadn't done it... ...Dahlia Hawthorne would've been channeled by someone else. By one Pearl Fey.

Phoenix:
P-Pearls?

Mia:
Yes. Pearl didn't properly understand the plan. So all she was trying to do was follow her mother, Morgan Fey's instructions. If she had succeeded in channeling Dahlia Hawthorne's spirit... ...things would have turned out very badly, to put it mildly.

Godot:
......... ...So that's how it was. Dahlia Hawthorne would have used the body of Pearl Fey... ...to kill Maya at all costs.

Judge:
Y-Yes, it certainly sounds like that was the intent all along.

Dahlia:
H-How dare you!? I-I won't forget this...!

Phoenix:
Why not just admit it? ...Dahlia Hawthorne. Your little plan was nothing but a big failure.

Mia:
Yes... Another failure to add to the pile of shame, wouldn't you say?

Dahlia:
Wh-What do you mean by another!?

Phoenix:
Think about it, Dahlia. Remember all your past crimes? Not a single one of them was a success. They all ended in failure.

Dahlia:
What...!? How dare you...!

Phoenix:
11 years ago... The fake kidnapping... Your very first crime. You got your hands on a 2 million dollar diamond. But... ...after Terry Fawles escaped and went to meet with Valerie Hawthorne... ...the truth was exposed.

Dahlia:
Sh-Shut your mouth! That wasn't my fault! It was because of that stupid oaf of a prisoner and that weakling of a policewoman!

Phoenix:
And then... one year later. You tried to kill me.

Dahlia:
...!

Phoenix:
Well... I'm still alive, but... ...you wound up killing someone else. As a result, you were sentenced to death. ...It's one stupid move after another for you. But it's no longer funny.

Dahlia:
You...! Wipe that smug, happy-go-lucky smile off your face...!

Phoenix:
And now this! You've messed up again! You let Maya Fey escape. Even though she was right there in front of you!

Dahlia:
...Grr...Mmm...Nnnn... Grrr... Ahh! M... M... Mia F... F... Fey Mia Fey! Mia Fey! MIA FEEEEY! You... You... spinster!! I was supposed to kill Maya Fey like I swore I would! And if only you had gotten this spiky-haired jerk the guilty verdict... ...I wouldn't have been hanged to death!

Mia:
...... True.

Dahlia:
...!

Mia:
But I think you finally understand, Dahlia Hawthorne. ...You will never defeat me.

Dahlia:
Wh-What...!? What did you say!?

Mia:
Whether you're alive, dead, or somewhere in between, you will never defeat me. As long as I'm around, you're destined to lose for all of eternity!

Dahlia:
Grrr... Grrrr... Grrrrr...

Phoenix:
...I remember what you said earlier in the trial. You said there was no way we could punish you... ...because you were already dead.

Dahlia:
What about it!?

Phoenix:
Then you said... "Even when the body dies, the spirit, the ego, it lives on... forever."

Mia:
...That's very true, Dahlia. And that's exactly the punishment you'll never be able to escape from.

Dahlia:
...!

Mia:
For all of eternity, you'll have to remain as Dahlia Hawthorne. A miserable, pathetic, weak creature who can never win at anything... And for you, there is no escape from that. No hope of freedom. Since the day you were executed... ...the narrow bridge that once stretched out in front of you has burnt to a crisp!

Dahlia:
...Y-You... OoOooOOh... ...Y-You'RE... wROnG... ...It... CAN'T... be... ...How... coULd... I... ...loSe... to... THe... ...likES... of... YOU...?

Phoenix:
It no longer matters! I don't care whether you win or lose anymore. The only thing I want... ...is for you to come out of Maya's body right now!

Dahlia:
...... ...... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ...I'M... NOT... READY... ...NOT... READY... TO... GO...

Maya:
...Nick... ...Sis...

Judge:
Now then... I assume you are the real Iris...?

Iris:
...Yes. I was just rescued from the Sacred Cavern.

Judge:
I must say you and your twin sister are indeed identical from what I can see. In any case... It appears that everything has finally been cleared up. Mr. Godot. ...What happened to Dahlia Hawthorne?

Godot:
If you ask me, Your Honor... ...it looks like she went back to the hell she came from.

Judge:
Hmm... It seems that Misty Fey wasn't the only victim of this crime. Maya Fey, as well as the young Pearl Fey... ...were also victims of this wicked and selfish plan.

Phoenix:
Yes, Your Honor.

Judge:
The tragedy of "Medium Valley" has finally come to an end, it seems. It would be best for everyone if no further attempt was made to channel that spirit again.

Phoenix:
............ Umm... Your Honor?

Judge:
Yes, what is it?

Phoenix:
About this whole "spirit medium" thing... It's almost weird how comfortable you seem to be with the concept now.

Judge:
... Well, to be frank, my younger brother is quite judgmental... He often criticizes me for not studying hard enough. That's why I made a concerted effort to study up on the Kurain Channeling Technique.

Phoenix:
(Hey! Isn't that the New Year's issue of "Oh! Cult!"!?)

Judge:
...I've seen quite a few things in my many years on the bench. And in all that time, I've finally learned this one thing. Each case is different, and takes place in its own world, if you will. In order to fully understand that world... ...first we have to immerse ourselves in it completely. And that's where... My brother and I used to differ.

Phoenix:
(Hmm, never thought of it that way...)

Judge:
...At any rate! It's time to pass judgment in the case of Iris of Hazakura Temple.

Godot:

Godot:
...You're a little too fast with that gavel, Your Honor.

Judge:
What do you mean by that, Mr. Godot!?

Mia:
This trial... It isn't over yet. ...That's what he means.

Phoenix:
W-What!?

Godot:
Trite... Remember what Miss Evil Spirit said in her testimony?

Phoenix:
Huh? Dahlia's testimony?

Dahlia:
I caught up with her in front of the stone lantern. Then I took out the dagger I got from the storeroom and...

Dahlia:
............ It's strange, but... I don't have a clear memory of what happened after that. I think... I think I was stabbed.

Mia:
...Just as Dahlia Hawthorne was about to attack Maya... ...she was stabbed and "killed" by someone.

Judge:
Y-Yes... That's right...

Godot:
The person that was ultimately killed was the spirit medium that channeled Dahlia... ...Elise Deauxnim, no, Misty Fey. But... who killed her? We still don't know who did it!

Phoenix:
Th-This isn't over!?

Godot:
Unless someone else is found guilty, the accused is still on trial. We can't let her walk until there is evidence that proves her innocence.

Phoenix:
N-No way...

Judge:
But... This court isn't prepared for any further testimony...

Godot:
The prosecution is ready to call our final witness!

Judge:
F-Final... witness!?

Godot:
This one will clear up the whole mystery... The mystery of "Who killed Misty Fey"!

Judge:
...Hmm, indeed!

Mia:
... Is it really alright... Mr. Prosecutor?

Godot:
... Of course it's alright... Madame Attorney.

Judge:
Very well then... Who is this final witness?

Godot:
Ha...! Isn't it obvious? There's one person who saw the whole event and will put the final dagger in this case.

Judge:
S-Someone who saw the murder take place...?

Godot:
...The very person who saw her mother killed in front of her own eyes.

Phoenix:
Y-You mean... Maya!? ...You can't! She can't testify after what she's just been through!

Godot:
We need to find the truth. The prosecution calls Maya Fey to the witness stand!

Judge:
...Very well. But first, we'll take a brief recess. ...We'll have to wait for Ms. Fey to recover before summoning her. Once we receive the doctor's permission, we will proceed with the trial!

Godot:
...Hey, Trite. I've got something to say to you, so listen up.

Phoenix:
...What is it?

Godot:
I don't think much of you as a lawyer. It's always the same with you. ...You somehow manage to just squeak by without even a faint understanding of the case. Some beautiful woman always seems to come dashing in at the last minute to save you.

Phoenix:
Y-You've got some nerve!

Godot:
...But that's not going to happen this time. This time... you're going to have to do this by yourself.

Phoenix:
...!

Judge:
That's enough! This court is now in recess!

February 10, 2:56 PM District Court Defendant Lobby No. 1

Iris:
I'm truly sorry about everything. You were working so hard to defend me... But I was missing all day, and we didn't even have a chance to talk...

Phoenix:
(...She's right. When I met "Iris" at the Training Hall yesterday... ...they had already switched places... and Iris was inside the Sacred Cavern.)

Iris:
...I wanted to at least be in the defendant's box today to root you on.

Phoenix:
W-Well, it wasn't you fault. You were locked up this whole time... There's something more important than that, though. I have to ask you... Why did you help your sister out as much as you did?

Iris:
Huh...?

Phoenix:
If you had tried to get help at the Sacred Cavern yesterday... ...you wouldn't have spent an entire day locked up in there.

Iris:
... My sister... I felt sorry for her. She was abandoned by our mother and never got any love from our father either.

Phoenix:
Yes, but... it was the same for you too, wasn't it?

Iris:
Yes, but at least I had Sister Bikini, who was like a mother to me. If only Dahlia had come with me to Hazakura Temple... I always... I always loved her... Dahlia was always so smart, so strong... She never complained about a thing. That's why I... That's why I promised her that I would help her.

Phoenix:
Are you talking about the fake kidnapping case 11 years ago?

Iris:
...Yes. I-I wanted to be useful to her in some way... B-But, as usual... I was too cowardly... At the last minute, I ran away. Because of that... Dahlia's half-sister, Valerie, ended up...

Phoenix:
(That was the case that wounded Mia so badly...)

Iris:
But... things didn't end there, of course. Some people suspected that my sister was involved in the murder.

Phoenix:
Some people...? You must mean...

Iris:
Yes, two defense lawyers. Mia Fey... and Diego Armando. After poisoning Mr. Armando, who was getting too close to learning the truth... ...Dahlia even tried to kill the person who had unknowingly hid the poison for her. You.

Phoenix:
(...That's right...) ...Iris. There's one more thing that I have to ask you.

Iris:
Yes, what is it?

Phoenix:
On the night of the murder... ...the person that cleaned up the corpse of the victim, Elise Deauxnim... Was it... Was it really you?

Iris:
... Yes... It was me. That night, after I rang the lights out bell... I went back to my room. At around 10:30, I received a call on my cell phone.

Phone:
......... ...*beep*...

"There's a problem... Come to the Inner Temple right away."

Iris:
I... I got on the snowmobile and headed for the Inner Temple. But...!

Phoenix:
The path to the Inner Temple was cut off... Right?

Iris:
Exactly.

Phone:
......... ...*beep*...

"We can't just leave the body here..."

"...Alright, let's do this as you said..."

Iris:
It was me... I was the one that received her body. The murder weapon had been left in her body so she wouldn't bleed too much. The staff that Mystic Elise always held...

Phoenix:
I knew it... So the actual murder weapon was the staff.

Iris:
...Yes, that's right. I brought the body back to Hazakura Temple on the snowmobile.

Phoenix:
But why... Why did you alter the body?

Iris:
...I didn't want anyone to know that the staff was the murder weapon. I didn't want to leave anything that would lead back to Misty Fey... So I dressed her in a robe and stabbed her with the Shichishito... I wiped the blood off the staff's blade and left it next to her on the ground.

Phoenix:
...Iris. Just tell me one last thing. Tell me the name of the person that called your cell phone. The real killer.

Iris:
... I'm sorry, Mr. Wright... I can't do it... I can't say who did it.

Phoenix:
... I... I see...

Victim's Staff updated in the Court Record.

Bailiff:
...Defendant!

Iris:
...Y-Yes...

Bailiff:
The judge is calling you! He wants you to see you in his chambers. He has some questions about Dahlia Hawthorne.

Iris:
...Alright. ... Well then... I'll see you later... There's something I want to tell you later.

Phoenix:
Oh, um... OK... ("Something she wants to tell me"?)

Phoenix:
(So it's true... Iris cooperated with the real killer... Maybe even from the very beginning!)

Mia:
...Phoenix.

Phoenix:
Mia...! Umm... H-How is Maya doing!?

Mia:
Physically, I'm not worried. She'll recover completely. But emotionally, she's been hurt very badly by this case.

Phoenix:
I-I see... ...! You don't mean...! She's learned who Elise Deauxnim really was?

Mia:
...Yes. I went to the medical office and talked with her. I told her everything I knew.

Phoenix:
...But why?

Mia:
Maya is stronger than you think... I knew she could take it... All of it.

Phoenix:
What do you mean by that?

Mia:
I want you to figure that answer out by yourself. ...The trial is about to restart. The real killer... Do you know who it is yet?

Phoenix:
(Iris wouldn't tell me who called her. But still... I think that just maybe... I know who it was.) That night, the victim was killed in the garden of the Inner Temple. And the criminal wasn't just there by accident. Which means... ...that the killer knew of Dahlia's plan from the very beginning.

Mia:
...And one more thing. The victim was moved to the Hazakura Temple side by pendulum. In other words... the criminal couldn't cross the bridge. That means they were stuck on the Inner Temple side for almost an entire day.

Phoenix:
(Exactly. So the criminal... ...was someone that wasn't in Hazakura Temple the following day...!)

Mia:
... That's as much help as I can give you. The rest of the battle is yours to win... or lose.

Phoenix:
OK, I've got it. ...Thank you, Mia. (Finally... It's almost time to bring this case to an end. What exactly did Maya see anyway...? And who was it that actually killed Misty Fey? Whoever it was, I have to prove it... Me. All by myself.)

To be continued.

February 10, 3:36 PM District Court Courtroom No. 7

Judge:
Now then, before we proceed any further... ...I'm going to announce the results of the tests we had performed earlier.

Phoenix:
Tests...?

Judge:
Yes, tests. On the bloody dagger that was found stuck in the pine tree.

Phoenix:
Oh yeah! That! (I totally forgot about it.)

Godot:
That's the weapon that Maya Fey used when she fought with the victim.

Phoenix:
So what are the results!? Was it the victim's blood, or...?

Judge:
Due to time constraints, a full test wasn't possible. However... There's one thing we can say with certainty. The blood that was on this dagger was not the victim's blood! ...That is all. Now then, let's restart this trial.

Phoenix:
(So it wasn't Misty's blood on the dagger... Then whose was it...?)

Dagger updated in the Court Record.

Judge:
I'm sure both the defense and the prosecution know this, but... ...this trial is rapidly coming to a close. Both sides will need to show some firm evidence with their claims.

Phoenix:
I understand, Your Honor.

Godot:
From what I've heard... ...the witness is dangerously weak, physically speaking. So, let's finish this quickly.

Phoenix:
...Agreed.

Judge:
Very well! Please bring in the last witness!

Godot:
...Witness, please tell us your name and profession.

Maya:
Maya Fey. My profession is... Umm... I'm the assistant manager at Wright & Co. Law Offices.

Phoenix:
(Maya...)

Judge:
According to the magazine I have here... ...you're a spirit medium of the Kurain Channeling Technique...

Maya:
... I... I'm frightened. The Fey clan... I don't want any more to do with it.

Phoenix:
(Oh, Maya... The pain the Fey bloodline causes must be unbearable...)

Judge:
...Very well. Now then, Ms. Fey. When the event occurred... you were in the garden of the Inner Temple. And... You witnessed the moment of Ms. Elise Deauxnim's murder. ...Is this correct?

Maya:
... I, umm... I... I didn't see anyth--

Godot:

Godot:
Straighten up this moment, young lady!

Maya:
Huh...?

Godot:
Pick your head up and speak clearly. There's always time for crying later.

Maya:
B-But I...

Godot:
Your mother was killed right in front of your eyes! There's nothing you can do to change that fact.

Maya:
...!

Godot:
But there's something you can do... You can finish this. You've been watching the whole thing right? You've seen the witnesses come out and you've seen us squeeze the truth out of them. Now it's your turn. ...Let's hear your testimony. On the night of the crime... what exactly did you see happen!?

Judge:
Witness. If you please.

Maya:
...Yes, Your Honor.

Witness Testimony -- At the Inner Temple --

Maya:
I was passing through the garden on the way to a spare prep room when it happened.
Suddenly, someone struck me over the head...
I stumbled... and ended up against the stone lantern.
I think I screamed, "Help me!"
Then something warm splashed over me...
That's when... I lost consciousness.

Judge:
Hmm... So you were struck on the head... I suppose it must have been this staff.

Phoenix:
Maya! The person who hit you... It was Dahlia Hawthorne, wasn't it!?

Maya:
I-I'm sorry, Nick. I just... I couldn't see... I don't know who it was...

Phoenix:
Maya, think hard...

Maya:
Sorry, Nick, but I really couldn't!

Godot:
Ha...! Can't say it was an especially good night for young ladies to be walking around alone.

Judge:
It seems that it will be hard to determine the criminal through testimony alone. Very well then, Mr. Wright. Please begin your cross-examination...

Phoenix:
... (Maya... Hang in there... She doesn't look well at all...)

Cross-Examination -- At the Inner Temple --

Maya:
I was passing through the garden on the way to a spare prep room when it happened.

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
Who else was on the Inner Temple side that night?

Maya:
Well, Sister Bikini of course! But I remember her saying that Iris would be coming later as well.

Phoenix:
(On the day after the incident, Edgeworth met Bikini at Hazakura Temple. That means she couldn't be the criminal.) So then... did Iris actually come later like she said?

Maya:
Well, umm... Let me think...

Phoenix:
(She seems confused. It's probably because she's so tired...)

Maya:
No... I'm sure I didn't see her. She must have come while I was preparing for the training.

Maya:
Suddenly, someone struck me over the head...

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
Who did it? Who hit you?

Maya:
Ah... Well... I didn't see who it was... I was hit from behind.

Phoenix:
You didn't see the person...? But after that, your attacker was in front of you! How could you not see who it was!?

Maya:
Oh! L-Let me think for a sec... I'm sorry... I just can't remember.

Phoenix:
(Maya is really having a hard time... What should I do?)

Leave her alone

Phoenix:
(Considering the conditions at the crime scene... ...it's not surprising she didn't see her attacker.)

Godot:
Ha...! So it looks like even you've got some compassion.

Press her harder

Phoenix:
...Come on, Maya, this isn't making sense. Why didn't you see this person?

Maya:
Umm, well, let me think... It was... Uh... Oh yeah! That's right! It was dark, that's it!

Judge:
It was dark...?

Maya:
It's not good to have too much light around when someone is undergoing spiritual training.

Judge:
Hmm... Come to think of it, there was earlier testimony to that effect as well. So it was dark in the garden on the night of the crime...

Phoenix:
(Which is why she didn't see her attacker... I thought maybe she was trying to hide something, but I guess not...)

Judge:
Judging by the testimony thus far, the identity of the attacker was most likely...

Phoenix:
...The spirit that was channeled by Elise Deauxnim... Dahlia Hawthorne!

Judge:
Hmm... Very well, please continue with your testimony. What happened after you were struck on the head...?

Maya:
I stumbled... and ended up against the stone lantern.

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
What happened afterwards!?

Maya:
My attacker was in front of me, blocking off my escape. ...I think.

Phoenix:
Y-You... think...?

Maya:
After getting hit like that... I-I was in a state of panic. There were only two things rolling around in my mind at the time.

Judge:
Well now...! This is beginning to get interesting!

Phoenix:
So what were the two things rolling around in your mind?

Maya:
Umm... "My name is Maya Fey. One plus one equals two"...

Phoenix:
...

Maya:
You see, for some crazy reason, I was afraid I was going to lose my memory. I know it's odd considering my life was in danger, but that's how it was...

Judge:
That's not odd at all. Your actions are understandable, given the circumstances. So... What did you do then?

Maya:
I think I screamed, "Help me!"

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
You think you screamed, but you're not sure?

Maya:
Listen, I was a complete wreck! It was dark and I couldn't see my attacker... Was it a man? A woman? An adult? A child? I had no idea... I was scared out of my wits!

Judge:
Believe me, my dear... I'm certain I would have soiled my robes.

Maya:
I thought this person might attack me, so I... so I... Anyway, I'm pretty sure I screamed... I thought that it was my last hope.

Phoenix:
(Wow, it sounds like poor little Maya really was out of her mind. But I wonder what she meant by "last hope"... What do I do? Do I press her for more details...?)

What did she scream?

Phoenix:
So you're certain that you screamed, "Help me!"?

Maya:
Umm... I think so. Now that I think about it... Yeah, that's gotta be what I screamed.

Godot:
Ha...! Is it all that strange, Trite, for her to have screamed, "Help me"?

Phoenix:
(No, but... Something about that bugs me... Why would you face someone that's trying to kill you... ...and go through the trouble of screaming for help?)

"My last hope"

Phoenix:
Wait a minute, Maya. What's this "my last hope" stuff?

Maya:
Um, what...? What do you mean by "your last hope"?

Phoenix:
No, no, no! That's what you said...! You said, "my last hope."

Maya:
Huh? What? I said what?

Phoenix:
...... Look, you were facing an attacker that you couldn't see and you screamed, right? You screamed, "Help me!"

Maya:
Um, yeah.

Phoenix:
But you testified that you screamed that because you thought it was your last hope.

Maya:
Oh... Well, you know... That's like... What do you call it when that happens...

Phoenix:
(Maya's not doing so well up there...)

Maya:
Oh, yeah. Umm, I... Oh! That's right! I remember now... I was facing my attacker, but that's not who I was screaming at.

Phoenix:
Wh-What did you just say...?

Maya:
Yeah, that's right... It was the person behind my attacker that I was yelling at. That's who I was screaming to for help! ............ ...Aaaaaaaaaaaaah!

Phoenix:
Wh-What is it now!?

Maya:
I messed up! I didn't... I didn't mean to let that slip out...

Phoenix:
Huh...?

Judge:
W-Witness! Are you absolutely sure of what you're saying? Behind the attacker... There was another person!?

Maya:
Um, I am... Well... I uhh, I meant to keep that part a secret. Nngh... What have I done?

Godot:
Ha...! "It takes a ton of pressure to make a diamond." That's what I always say.

Maya:
A ton of pressure...

Godot:
...You're in a court of law here! You can't make things up or try to hide things in this chamber.

Judge:
...Witness. The information you just presented is vital to the case. I want you to add it to your testimony!

Add statement:
"I could see a man behind my attacker by the light of the stone lantern."

Wait and see
	Phoenix: (Maya is really emotionally and physically exhausted. I shouldn't go overboard. For the time being, I'll just play it by ear.)

Judge:
...Alright then, witness. Go on with your testimony.

Maya:
Oh. Um... OK.

Maya:
I could see a man behind my attacker by the light of the stone lantern.

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
A man? Who was this man?

Maya:
W-Well... Y-You see... I-I couldn't see.

Phoenix:
You couldn't see...?(She's used this excuse twice now...)

Maya:
Well, you know... Lantern light isn't very bright.

Judge:
Lantern light, did you say?

Maya:
There's a great big stone lantern in the garden! They always light it when an acolyte is there for training.

Phoenix:
...

Maya:
H-Hey! You know what they say... "Under the lantern, darkness reigns." So I could see the person that was further away, but not my attacker, who was closer! Plus, there weren't any other light sources in the garden at the time...

Judge:
Hmm...

Present Stone Lantern

Phoenix:

Leads to:
"...So there was a man standing behind your attacker? "

Maya:
Then something warm splashed over me...

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
Y-You don't mean...! W-Was it...?

Maya:
I didn't know it at the time, but... I... I think it was probably blood.

Phoenix:
(Is she saying that's when Ms. Deauxnim, who was channeling Dahlia... ...was stabbed in the back by the killer?)

Maya:
At that moment, I was paralyzed with fear... I was just sitting there in the snow. I'm sure blood got on everything around me.

Maya:
That's when... I lost consciousness.

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
So what happened next?

Maya:
...I don't remember.

Godot:
How were you saved? You don't even remember that?

Maya:
No... I haven't got any idea! Umm... I really don't know what happened at all!

Godot:
That's too bad.

Phoenix:
(I've worked side by side with Maya for 3 years now. When she hides something, I can tell by how she acts. And right now... I'm absolutely certain she's hiding something!)

Phoenix:
...So there was a man standing behind your attacker?

Maya:
Umm... yeah.

Phoenix:
That man... He's the killer. He stabbed her from behind. He's the one who killed Elise Deauxnim... Otherwise known as... Misty Fey, your mother.

Maya:
The killer...!

Phoenix:
Maya... You know who killed your mother, don't you.

Maya:
Umm...

Judge:
Wh-What is the meaning of this, Mr. Wright!?

Phoenix:
To be frank, Your Honor, I think she is in shock and quite confused. That's why she hasn't noticed the huge problem with her testimony.

Maya:
H-Huh? What do you mean? What problem...?

Phoenix:
...Maya. On the night of the crime... that stone lantern was out of commission.

Maya:
Huh... What!?

Phoenix:
...It's true. There was no light anywhere in the garden that night.

Maya:
N-No!

Judge:
Order! Order in the court! M-Mr. Godot! Explain this!

Godot:
...Add the pureness of milk to the perfect, clear darkness of coffee. Stir. That is the state of the witness's mind right now -- a cup of café au lait.

Judge:
C-Café o' Lay? Is that even legal...?

Godot:
Mr. Trite's words are the milk and you are the spoon, Your Honor.

Judge:
I-I'm a spoon!? I'm no spoony bard, I'll have you know!

Godot:
You must have noticed it too, Trite. ...This witness's mental state is highly unstable right now. It's not hard to understand why she would make a little mistake like that.

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
Sorry, but that's not going to cut it!

Godot:
...What did you say!?

Phoenix:
If there truly was no light in the garden... ...then there's a fatal contradiction in the witness's last bit of testimony!

Maya:
N-Nick...

Phoenix:
...May I?

Phoenix:
Recall the witness's statement about her attacker. She said that she didn't know if it was a man or a woman, an adult or a child. ...And yet! The witness could describe a person that was standing behind her attacker... And she quite clearly described him as a man!

Maya:
Ah...!

Phoenix:
...In other words! That would have to mean that Maya actually saw our mystery person! Despite it being so dark that she couldn't see the face of the attacker in front of her!

Maya:
N... NOOOOOOOOOO!

Judge:
Or-Order! Order! Order! What in the world does this all mean, Mr. Wright!? Are you saying Ms. Fey saw the real killer under pitch black conditions!?

Godot:

Godot:
Trite! Do you have any idea what you're proposing? How could she have seen in the dark? There was no other light source at the scene!

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
There are some things that you can only see in the dark, Mr. Godot.

Godot:
...!

Phoenix:
Maya, you did see who the killer was in the dark. And now... you're trying to cover for him.

Judge:
C-Cover...!? For the man that killed her mother...!?

Phoenix:
There's only one conclusion I can draw from this... You know who this man is!

Maya:
...... ... Please... Nick... I don't know anything... Please... I'm begging you...

Godot:
...Ha! You talk a good game, Trite. But let's see if you can walk the walk. It was pitch black. So what could the witness see? I'm calling your bluff!

Maya:
N-No, Nick! Don't...! P-Please! Stop...!

Phoenix:
(Maya is dead set on protecting this guy... The man who murdered Maya's long-lost mother...! But... I can't let him get away with it. I'm a lawyer. An officer of the court. I'm here to find the truth!)

Judge:
...Alright, Mr. Wright. Time to show us what you've got. Who was this person that you say Ms. Fey saw in the darkness...?

Present Godot profile

Phoenix:

Leads to:
"Because it was pitch black, Ms. Fey was able to recognize the killer easily."

Present anything else

Phoenix:

Judge:
It looks like you've proven a well-known fact. The fact that people really CAN'T see in the dark!

Phoenix:
Urk...

Godot:
You're just the man I thought you were... You should try a nice, sweet café au lait at least once in your life, Trite!

Phoenix:
...... (B-But I'm sure she saw the killer in the dark...! So the answer is clear! What is visible in the dark!?)

Leads back to question

Phoenix:
Because it was pitch black, Ms. Fey was able to recognize the killer easily. I'm sure the court would like to see for itself how this is possible, yes?

Judge:
What!? B-But how do you propose to show us something like that!?

Phoenix:
...It's easy. We just need to recreate the conditions of that night.

Judge:
C-Conditions...?

Phoenix:
Your Honor! The defense officially requests... ...that all the lights in this courtroom be turned off!

Judge:
... Wh... Wh... This is... ...But it can't be...!

Godot:
...Ha... That was a nice bit of deduction... Trite.

Phoenix:
Well, everyone...? This is the man Maya saw on the night of the murder!

Judge:
Order! Order! Order! Prosecutor Godot! What is the meaning of this!?

Godot:
...

Judge:
Surely you must be shocked to hear yourself accused of such a thing! Why aren't you denying it!?

Godot:
Ha...! Your Honor. You're asking the wrong person.

Judge:
Wh-What do you mean by that!?

Godot:
If you've got a question, ask the witness... That's one of my rules.

Phoenix:
Well, Maya!? How about it? What you saw that night... Was it 3 glowing red lights?

Maya:
...

Judge:
Well, witness? Answer the question.

Maya:
... Y... You're wrong! I-I... I never saw that!

Phoenix:
M-Maya!

Maya:
I thought the person that stabbed my mother was a man... ...for a totally different reason!

Phoenix:
Wha-Whaat?

Judge:
W-Witness... M-Mr. Wright, what the...!?

Godot:

Godot:
Stop your chattering, Your Honor.

Judge:
Ch-Ch-Chattering...?

Godot:
If it's worth asking, ask the witness. That's one of my rules.

Judge:
...... Alright. Well then, let's continue with the testimony. Please tell us how you knew the killer was a man!

Maya:
...Y-Yes, Your Honor. I didn't realize it until after I woke up, but...

Witness Testimony -- The Killer --

Maya:
...When I came to, I was just lying there on the Training Hall floor.
By the time I got back to the garden, the place had totally changed...
The torches were lit... And the body was gone.
And all of the snow around the stone lantern had been carefully cleaned up, too.
Since the person did all that work alone, I just assumed it was a man...

Judge:
Hmm... So it was after the crime took place that the witness came to think the killer was a man.

Maya:
Yes... That's right...I'm sorry, Your Honor, I...

Judge:
No need to apologize. It's as Mr. Godot said... You're utterly exhausted. It's only natural that you would be a little confused.

Godot:
...

Judge:
Also, if you consider the situation you described... ...it doesn't seem too much of a stretch to assume the criminal was a man. Mr. Wright. Proceed with your cross-examination.

Cross-Examination -- The Killer --

Maya:
...When I came to, I was just lying there on the Training Hall floor.

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
So you lost consciousness when you were in the garden. Is that right?

Maya:
Yes. I think... I think it happened when the v-victim was stabbed.

Phoenix:
So then the person that carried you into the Inner Temple...?

Judge:
It could only have been the killer...!

Godot:
...

Maya:
That's what I think, too.

Phoenix:
(So the killer carried Maya into the Inner Temple...)

Maya:
By the time I got back to the garden, the place had totally changed...

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
Naturally the killer must have done it, right?

Maya:
Yes, I think so...

Phoenix:
But why would the killer tamper with the crime scene like that? There must have been something that the killer desperately wanted to hide.

Maya:
...... I...

If third and fourth statements have been pressed

Maya:
The truth is... When I saw the crime scene, I felt something.

Phoenix:
You did?

Maya:
Yes... I felt like the killer was hiding the evidence for me... for my sake...

Judge:
Wh-What? Hiding it for you...!?

Maya:
Everyone knew that I was the only one at the Inner Temple that night. If Sister Bikini had come back and looked at the garden...

Phoenix:
...She may have thought that you had done it...

Judge:
...No, she definitely would have thought so. And you're saying that's why the killer... ...cleaned up the crime scene to make it look like nothing had happened...?

Maya:
Yes. I'm sure of it.

Judge:
Well, that's certainly an important piece of information! I want you to add that to your testimony!

Maya:
Yes, Your Honor...

Add statement:
"I think it was for my sake that the killer cleaned up the evidence of what had happened."

Otherwise

Maya:
...... I don't know.

Phoenix:
(It looks like she doesn't have enough confidence. I think I need to gather some more information before I ask her again...)

Maya:
I think it was for my sake that the killer cleaned up the evidence of what had happened.

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
They did it for your sake...?

Maya:
Well... If the body and the blood hadn't been removed... ...I would've immediately been the prime suspect, right?

Judge:
Yes, I suppose that's true.

Phoenix:
(Yeah, and if that happened, the body would have caused some other problems, too. If her real identity had come out right then, it would have been terrible. "Master of Kurain Killed by Own Daughter!" I don't think Maya would've been able to handle it...)

Judge:
But still... It's rather difficult to fathom the killer's motives. What reason is there to go through that much trouble to protect you...?

Maya:
...

Present Stone Lantern

Phoenix:

Leads to:
"The body of Elise Deauxnim was carried all the way to Hazakura Temple's courtyard."

Maya:
The torches were lit... And the body was gone.

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
The torches were lit?

Maya:
Yes. That's how I noticed that the whole scene had changed.

Phoenix:
(I'm going to say it was the killer who lit the torches... I mean, who else could it be?)

Judge:
The killer probably lit them since it'd be impossible to do any cover-up work in the dark. However, if that's true, there's one thing that still bothers me. Why did the killer go to the effort of moving the body?

Phoenix:
(That's true... It's hard to see how that would be of any advantage to the killer. The only one who would gain anything from that would be... ...the only person that was at the Inner Temple, Maya.)

Maya:
...

Judge:
Very well... Let me hear some more about the condition of the crime scene.

Maya:
And all of the snow around the stone lantern had been carefully cleaned up, too.

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
So you're saying the killer cleaned up the snow? (It did look really odd... The snow was removed in an unnatural-looking rectangular shape around the lantern...)

Maya:
There were a lot of shovels around the Inner Temple. But they're all really heavy. Way too heavy for me to use.

Judge:
...An odd fellow indeed, this killer. Why on earth would anyone want to take snow away?

Phoenix:
Well there's one thing I can think of... Didn't you say that a lot of the victim's blood sprayed onto the snow?

Maya:
Y-Yeah... The area I collapsed in ended up being splattered.

Phoenix:
In other words... ...the killer's purpose was to hide the bloody snow. I think that's the most reasonable explanation.

Judge:
Hmm, perhaps... However, there's something that's bothering me. If the killer just wanted to hide the snow with blood on it... ...there was no need to remove that amount.

Phoenix:
(That's true... He could have scooped up just the snow that was stained with blood.)

Judge:
It looks like there are some mysteries behind this issue.

Maya:
...But, I think this will help explain them!

Maya:
Since the person did all that work alone, I just assumed it was a man...

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
So, you're saying that you never saw the killer, right?

Maya:
Y-Yes.

Phoenix:
But earlier you very clearly stated that... ...you saw a man behind your attacker.

Maya:
... Nick... I'm sorry...

Phoenix:
(The killer certainly went through a lot of trouble... Moving the body by pendulum, manipulating the crime scene... But for what purpose...? Why do all that? Maybe Maya knows more than she's letting on...)

Phoenix:
The body of Elise Deauxnim was carried all the way to Hazakura Temple's courtyard. Then at the garden, the real scene of the crime... ...the snow that we suspect was covered in blood was scooped up and removed. It's reasonable to believe all this was done in an attempt to hide the true crime scene. However... There's still one matter that still seems somewhat odd.

Godot:
Oh? And what would that be?

Phoenix:
You must have figured it out by now, Mr. Godot... It's the message written in blood on the lantern.

Godot:
...!

Phoenix:
It was written very clearlyon the white stone lantern. "Maya"...

Maya:
Ah...

Phoenix:
If the killer was so motivated to protect Maya from suspicion... ...then why didn't he wipe the writing off the lantern?

Judge:
Aaaaaaah! You're right! Order! Order! Order! B-But, Mr. Wright! Isn't it a fact that the killer was trying to cover up the crime scene...?

Phoenix:
Indeed. But it doesn't make much sense to move the body and remove the bloody snow... ...then not wipe off the most incriminating thing of all -- the bloody writing!

Godot:

Godot:
But if that's the case... ...do you have an explanation for the killer's mysterious behavior? Why would this killer move the body and remove all that snow... ...but then leave the bloody writing on the lantern...?

Phoenix:
(I don't know what the killer's plan was... ...but it's a fact that the killer left the writing on the lantern. There must be a reason for it!)

Judge:
Well then, Mr. Wright! Let's hear your opinion. Why did the killer leave the message written in blood on the lantern?

The killer wrote it.

Phoenix:
There's only one reason... And it's easier to spot than Sister Bikini in a bikini. It's because the killer is the one who wrote it!

Judge:
......

Maya:
......

Godot:
......

Phoenix:
...Huh?

Judge:
...Too bad, Mr. Wright. Don't you remember the testimony of that rather pathetic, vile woman?

Dahlia:
I think... I think I was stabbed. Anyway, I suddenly lost consciousness... But before I did... I scrawled her name on the lantern. I had hoped it would cast suspicion on Maya.

Phoenix:
... Oh yeah... She did say that, didn't she...?

Godot:
Ha...! You and Dahlia... I'm not sure which one of you is more pathetic!

Phoenix:
Ugggghhh!

Phoenix:
(I've got to recall everything I've seen and heard up to this point! The answer is there somewhere!)

Leads back to question

To pin the crime on Maya.

Phoenix:
There's only one reason! One as obvious as Jean Armstrong in a thong on the Riviera! ...The killer was trying to pin the crime on Maya!

Judge:
......

Maya:
......

Godot:
......

Phoenix:
...Huh?

Maya:
Umm, Nick. I shouldn't have to be the one to tell you this, but... If the killer had meant to put the blame on me... ...then why didn't the killer leave the crime scene as it was?

Phoenix:
Oh...

Judge:
Once again, you've been pointing that finger where it doesn't belong!

Phoenix:
Ugggghhh!

Phoenix:
(I've got to recall everything I've seen and heard up to this point! The answer is there somewhere!)

Leads back to question

The killer didn't notice it.
	Leads to: "...Prosecutor Godot. Earlier in this trial, you gave me some good advice."

Phoenix:
...Prosecutor Godot. Earlier in this trial, you gave me some good advice. "Once you eliminate the impossible... ...whatever remains must be the truth."

Godot:
Maybe you're not as dumb as I thought.

Phoenix:
The real killer wanted to disguise the fact that a crime occurred there. If that's the case... They wouldn't have left the bloody writing on the stone lantern on purpose! Therefore, it must mean that they didn't notice it...

Maya:
B-But... That doesn't make any sense! The torches were all lit and everything... There's no way any normal person would miss something as glaring as that!

Phoenix:
You're right... There is no way any "normal" person would.

Judge:
What...? What are you trying to say, Mr. Wright!?

Phoenix:
There's only one person involved in this incident... ...who could have missed seeing the bloody writing altogether.

Judge:
And who would that be!? Who is the person that could have failed to notice the bloody writing!?

Present Godot profile

Phoenix:

Leads to: "Mr. Godot..."

Present anything else

Phoenix:

Judge:
...I think I'll leave some bloody writing when I die, too. I'll write... "Wright Left".

Phoenix:
H-Huh?

Judge:
You have no idea what you're talking about, do you?

Phoenix:
(Is he telling me I need to leave the courtroom...?)

Godot:
Hey, Trite... You can play after the trial is over!

Phoenix:
(I'm sure I'm on the right track! I've just got to think more carefully about all that's happened up to this point!)

Leads back to question

Phoenix:
Mr. Godot... This is what you said yesterday...

Godot:
My eyesight is pretty messed up. Even with these huge goggles on my head, I still can't see everything.

Judge:
You can't see everything!? Is that correct, Mr. Godot!?

Godot:
...

Phoenix:
This lantern was submitted as evidence today. I would like the court to think back to the moment it was first presented.

Judge:
Th-This lantern... There's something written on it! Wh-Why... It's written in blood!

Godot:
Hmph... Nonsense! This lantern... It's as clean as a whistle!

Phoenix:
...Mr. Godot. Just admit it. There are certain colors you can't see... Correct?

Godot:
...

Phoenix:
You can't see red on a white background, can you? ...That's right. We went through this once before. During the poisoning case at Trés Bien...

Godot:
This is the apron the delightful Ms. Byrde was wearing at the time. And somehow spilled coffee on.

Judge:
There's something still bothering me, Mr. Godot. Why have you not explained the bloodstain to the court?

Godot:
Bloodstain? What bloodstain would that be?

Judge:
Don't play games, prosecutor! The blood-colored stain that's smeared all over the apron!

Godot:
That's ridiculous! No one told me anything about a bloodstain!

Phoenix:
You could see the coffee on the white apron... ...But you couldn't see the ketchup. Because it was red.

Godot:
... Ha...! It's strange... In a black and white photo, those letters would have appeared black to me... I wonder... Why am I the only one that can't see them...?

Judge:
S-So then... Mr. Godot! Are you admitting it!? Are you admitting that you couldn't see the red writing on the lantern!?

Godot:
...Hey, gramps. Didn't you know? That's the reason why I don't drink red tea!

Phoenix:
(I wasn't sure about it until now, but... I just can't believe it... Prosecutor Godot is the murderer! But... There's no going back now. I've finally figured out the truth...!)

Phoenix:
...Mr. Godot. The defense at this time formally accuses you. You are the murderer of Ms. Elise Deauxnim, also known as Ms. Misty Fey!

Judge:
It's hard to believe this may be true. However... ...once again Mr. Wright has brought up a disquieting fact about you!

Godot:
Ha...! Just make sure you don't fill out the indictment in red ink, gramps. Come on... How does a little graffiti make me into the killer?

Phoenix:
...!

Godot:
Besides, it's not like it's my name that's written there.

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
I'm certain that the killer wasn't able to see the color red!

Godot:
This is rich. Do go on, Trite.

Phoenix:
The answer is right there at the crime scene. In the snow...

Judge:
The snow? How so?

Phoenix:
Well, for example, why did the killer move all that snow...? Your Honor, you said it yourself. If they wanted to hide the bloody snow, why not take out just that area?

Judge:
Yes, why didn't they take just that area...? Ah! C-Could it be...!?

Phoenix:
Yes. The killer couldn't see the red blood that had seeped into the snow. And so, he had to remove all of the snow! He couldn't be sure of where the blood had landed, so he removed the whole area!

Godot:

Godot:
Isn't it more likely that the killer couldn't see the blood because it was dark?

Phoenix:
...Not a chance. The torches were all lit. They would have been able to see fine.

Judge:
......It seems... ...that once again, this trial has taken an unexpected turn, to say the least. Can you explain this, Mr. Godot!?

Maya:
W-Wait! Just wait a minute!

Phoenix:
Maya!

Judge:
Wh-What is it, witness?

Maya:
M-Mr. Godot... isn't the killer...! After all, he didn't even come to the Inner Temple... ...until 2 days after the murder took place! He didn't show up until after that old bridge got fixed up!

Godot:

Godot:
Maya...

Maya:
...!

Godot:
You can't testify to something like that.

Maya:
Why...? What do you mean!? I may not look it, but I'm-- Eeeeeeeek!!

Godot:
After the murder happened... you didn't even exist.

Judge:
She didn't...? I'm afraid I don't follow...

Godot:
Are you senile, old man? We established this just a little while ago. After the murder, this witness was unconscious for a long time. Because she was channeling Dahlia Hawthorne.

Judge:
Oh... That's right...

Maya:
P-Please, Your Honor! Let me add to my testimony! ...Nick! Please listen to me...!

Phoenix:
...... (Maya... Do you plan to cover for Godot no matter what the cost...? If that's the case, then I've got no choice.) ...Your Honor! Let's hear her testimony. If it means we're going to hear the whole truth, I say we should not silence her.

Godot:
Ha...! Nicely done, Trite.

Judge:
Very well, let's hear the witness's testimony. Please tell us what happened at the Inner Temple after the murder.

Maya:
Yes, sir. After I woke up, I began channeling and my spirit "left me", as it were. But that little girl was there at the Inner Temple, too!

Witness Testimony -- After the Incident --

Maya:
Pearly was also stuck on the Inner Temple side that night!
The next morning, she looked around, but couldn't find anyone.
The next day, when the bridge was finally fixed, she was in the spare prep room.
That's when Mr. Godot arrived at the Inner Temple for the first time!
He found Pearly first, and cheered her right up!

Judge:
Who is this "Pearly"...?

Maya:
That's my little cousin! Pearl Fey.

Judge:
Hmm... So when did you hear about this?

Maya:
Oh, just a while ago... When I was in the medical office.

Judge:
I'm terribly sorry... But what you heard from someone else is simply not admissible as testimony.

Maya:
Whaaaat!? Come on! Pearly would never tell a lie! She's a way more honest person than I'll ever be!

Phoenix:
(Real smart, Maya. You always know the best things to say when you're under oath...)

Godot:
Ha...! The prosecution has no objection. We believe the witness.

Judge:
M-Mr. Godot!

Godot:
Let's just move on to the cross-examination... If the defense has no objections...

Judge:
Th-This is highly unusual, but... Well, Mr. Wright!?

Phoenix:
... Let's get this cross-examination started.

Godot:
...

Cross-Examination -- After the Incident --

Maya:
Pearly was also stuck on the Inner Temple side that night!

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
So where did do you think Pearls slept that night?

Maya:
In the spare prep room next to the Training Hall, I guess. There's a rule that you can't enter the Training Hall during an acolyte's training.

Judge:
But even so, why did she go to the Inner Temple in the first place?

Phoenix:
It seems that Pearls became very worried about Maya.

Maya:
She knew that the spiritual training I was about to undergo was very intense.

Phoenix:
(Pearls was supposed to channel Dahlia Hawthorne... But she couldn't do it. That's why she headed to the Inner Temple. However, Dahlia Hawthorne was already there... ...possessing the body of Elise Deauxnim.)

Maya:
The next morning, she looked around, but couldn't find anyone.

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
She searched the entire Inner Temple side, end to end...?

Maya:
Well, you see... Pearly gets pretty scared when she's alone. And there weren't that many places to look... She says that she even went back and forth several times.

Phoenix:
The Inner Temple side has two structures: the Training Hall and a spare prep room...

Maya:
And there's also a storage shack, I think... That's about it.

Phoenix:
(There was a storage shack, too?) ...Pearls was looking for other people, right?

Phoenix:
Would she have really examined a storage shack all that carefully...?

Maya:
... Well, if it was me, that would be the first place I would investigate!

Judge:
Hmm... So that means it's possible that someone may have been hiding in the storage shack.

Maya:
The next day, when the bridge was finally fixed, she was in the spare prep room.

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
Pearls didn't hear the sound of them working on the bridge?

Maya:
What do you mean?

Phoenix:
I was just wondering why she would stay in the prep room. If it was me, I'd at least go out and wait at the foot of the bridge.

Maya:
...Oh. Well, Pearly said she was sleeping at the time. She said she was so scared during the night... ...that she couldn't sleep well and woke up a bunch of times.

Judge:
Poor little girl... All alone like that...

Godot:
Well, we know that she had at least one friend in the Sacred Cavern. ...Dahlia Hawthorne, who was busy battling with the trick lock...

Phoenix:
(She couldn't let anyone see her... So she wouldn't have shown herself to Pearls.)

Godot:
What happened after the bridge was finally fixed...?

Maya:
That's when Mr. Godot arrived at the Inner Temple for the first time!

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
So it was your first time on the Inner Temple side, Mr. Godot?

Godot:
Hmm? That's funny. Am I imagining things, or did the defense ask me a question?

Judge:
...Mr. Wright, please save your questions for the witness.

Phoenix:
"What you heard from someone else is simply not admissible as testimony." Those are your words. ...Your Honor.

Judge:
... Touché, Mr. Wright. Oh well... What do you have to say, Mr. Godot?

Godot:
Hot nights and even hotter coffee... That's what I always say. If it hadn't have been for this case, I never would have visited there. A freezing cold temple in the mountains... I think I'll pass!

Phoenix:
(So he had never visited Hazakura Temple or the Inner Temple, huh...?)

Godot:
...Ha! You want to say something, Trite?

After picking third choice at fifth statement
	Phoenix: (It's just like I thought. Godot is lying! If his first visit to the Inner Temple really was after the incident.. He shouldn't know about that piece of evidence!)

Otherwise
	Phoenix: (In any case, I have to find a crack in Godot's armor! While I cross-examine Maya, that is...)

Judge:
Very well, please go on with your testimony. After fixing the bridge, the policemen came over to the Inner Temple side, right?

Maya:
Yes! Then Mr. Godot...

Present Hanging Scroll after picking third choice at fifth statement

Phoenix:

Leads to:
"...Mr. Godot."

Maya:
He found Pearly first, and cheered her right up!

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
H-He cheered her up...?

Maya:
That's what Pearly said... She said he was a very nice older gentleman. Thank you for looking after my cousin, Mr. Godot!

Judge:
And here I was thinking you were nothing more than a coffee-addict.

Godot:
Ha...! Cut it out... ...You're making me blush.

Phoenix:
(This guy is really beginning to get on my nerves... In more ways than one...)

Godot:
The truth is there aren't that many places to look on the Inner Temple side. The policemen were all busy going over the garden with fine-toothed combs. So I decided to carry out an investigation in my own way... Godot-style!

Judge:
I'm the same way. I like to hand down verdicts in my own way, Judge-style!

Phoenix:
(Hmm, maybe I should ask some questions, Phoenix-Style...)

Forget it

Judge:
How about it, Mr. Wright? Do you have anything to add?

Phoenix:
No. I give up... This whole Phoenix-style thing, I mean.

Judge:
It seems... ...this phrase has become overused, so I'm putting an end to it... Judge-style.

Phoenix:
(Then let it go already!)

Cheering Pearls up

Phoenix:
So you cheered Pearls up?

Godot:
When I found that little girl...

Godot:
...the first thing she asked about was her cousin, Maya Fey.

Maya:
Really...?

Godot:
The bridge had burned down and she was huddled up in that tiny shack with no heat... Even though she must have had a truly terrifying night out there... ...she asked about you before she said a thing about herself.

Maya:
P-Pearly...

Godot:
I noticed that you weren't anywhere on the Inner Temple side. But... I couldn't find it in me to tell her that. So I gave her my last cup. With milk and sugar... To hide the bitterness of the harsh truth.

Judge:
Wh-What a sweet story... *sniffle*

Phoenix:
(He had a thermos of coffee? Why doesn't that surprise me?)

Godot's investigation

Phoenix:
You said that you conducted an investigation of your own. Did you find anything?

Godot:
It looks like my investigation went about as well as yours, Trite. After all, I did miss the bloody writing on the lantern.

Phoenix:
(Well, I didn't miss it, so speak for yourself, Goggles!)

Godot:
The only odd thing I discovered was the beauty in the Training Hall.

Phoenix:
Beauty...?

Godot:
...Misty Fey, naturally. Clad in her stunning Japanese garb surrounded by the hue and aroma of Western tastes.

Phoenix:
(Western tastes...? Could he find a stranger way to describe gravy...?)

Judge:
So from there you headed for the prep room?

Phoenix:
...... (Wait a sec... What did Godot say just now? I think I just found his proverbial weak spot!)

Phoenix:
(There's only one thing of any importance here... Where was Godot when the murder was taking place? He must have already been at the Inner Temple when it happened. Otherwise, he couldn't have killed Elise Deauxnim!)

Phoenix:
...Mr. Godot. The first time you crossed Dusky Bridge and went into the Inner Temple... ...was long before the murder took place.

Godot:
...

Maya:
Wh-Why do you say that!?

Phoenix:
Because he just made one fatal slip-up. The hanging scroll in the Training Hall...

Judge:
Hanging scroll...?

Maya:
B-But! Mr. Godot is right! That scroll shows a picture of my mother!

Phoenix:
Maya... I know you know who it is, but here's something you didn't know. By the time the bridge had been repaired, two days after the murder... ...the hanging scroll in the Training Hall looked like this.

Judge:
What's that wonderfully delicious smell!?

Phoenix:
The morning after the crime, someone covered it with gravy.

Maya:
Gravy...? But why gravy, Nick?

Phoenix:
Because gravy was much more than a condiment to the culprit. Well, Mr. Godot!? If you really hadn't seen the hanging scroll until after the murder... ...you wouldn't have had any way of knowing that it was Misty Fey!

Maya:

Maya:
W-Wait a minute, Nick!

Phoenix:
...Yes?

Maya:
T-Take another look at the hanging scroll! Look! At the top...! There's a crest there!

Phoenix:
Ah, that. It's the mark of the Master, correct?

Maya:
Exactly! So if you know the meaning of the mark...

Judge:
...Then you could guess that it was a picture of Misty Fey on there!

Phoenix:
True, but Mr. Godot described what was underneath like this. "Clad in her stunning Japanese garb surrounded by the hue and aroma of Western tastes."

Maya:
Oh...

Phoenix:
Yes, it's possible that he knew what the crest meant. ...However! He couldn't have known that she was wearing Japanese clothing! Mr. Godot! On the day of the murder... ...you were hiding at the Inner Temple, long before the crime took place!

Godot:
Can I ask you just one little thing, Trite?

Phoenix:
...What is it?

Godot:
This whole theory of yours... It all rests on a certain assumption. That I knew beforehand that a crime was going to be committed.

Maya:
Th-That's right! Otherwise there's no reason for him to sneak onto the crime scene...

Phoenix:
... Of course Mr. Godot knew about the plan.

Maya:
Huh...?

Judge:
Wh-What did you say!? Is it really possible that another person knew of that plan!?

Present Burnt Letter

Phoenix:

Leads to:
"...This crime was actually planned over a year ago."

Present anything else

Phoenix:

Judge:
...Mr. Wright. At this stage of the game... a mere guess is simply unacceptable.

Godot:
...So in the end, you were just bluffing, huh? Well, don't expect any sympathy cards from me, Trite!

Phoenix:
(But there's only one way he could have known about the crime!)

Judge:
...Mr. Wright, I'll give you just one more chance.

Leads back to question

Phoenix:
...This crime was actually planned over a year ago. Morgan Fey authored the plan for her daughter's future... ...and these instructions were hidden somewhere in Fey Manor for a year... However, by the time little Pearls found these instructions... ...they had already been unsealed.

Judge:
Unsealed...?

Phoenix:
Yes. The killer had read these instructions long before Pearls ever found them. That's how he knew the crime was to take place at the Inner Temple!

Godot:
And you're saying this crafty killer... is me?

Phoenix:
You bet I am.

Godot:
But you just said that the instructions were hidden...

Maya:
Th-That's right! Mr. Godot couldn't have known where the instructions were hidden!

Phoenix:
If he really wanted to know, he had one great chance to find out.

Judge:
Y-Yes, and when was that...?

Phoenix:
...During a visit.

Maya:
A visit?

Phoenix:
Morgan Fey told her daughter, Pearl, about where the instructions were hidden... ...during one of her visits to the detention center. That would be the only time for someone to have learned where they were hidden.

Judge:
Ea-Eavesdropping on a visit at the detention center!

Phoenix:
Yes, it could be arranged if you were someone with easy access in and out of there. Like for example, a prosecutor such as Mr. Godot!

Godot:
...!

Judge:
Order! Order! Order! M-Mr. Godot...! You're under fire again!

Phoenix:
...This murder could not have been carried out without prior knowledge! And you...! You were the only one that could've acquired this information before the murder.

Godot:
...Humans are afraid of the dark. And yet... At the same time, we're fascinated and bewitched by it. Maybe that's why humans drink the darkness that is coffee.

Judge:
......

Phoenix:
Umm... Sorry for always asking, but what does that mean?

Godot:
It means there's a reason for everything. According to your theory, the killer in this case eavesdropped... ...on a conversation during a jail visit where he learned of a hidden plan for a crime. After discovering the plans, he hid in the Inner Temple and waited for the crime to occur. Then he ultimately took a person's life. ...And he did all of that just to protect this witness?

Phoenix:
That's right.

Godot:
If you're accusing me of this crime, I have to ask you... Why would I do this? This girl is nothing but a stranger to me. I've got no reason to go through that kind of trouble to protect her. I am what you see. I am certainly not the type to rescue the damsel in distress.

Judge:
Hmm... The killer's behavior is... certainly... extreme... for lack of a better word. Even considering that the killer wanted to protect this witness's life... ...his behavior is still a little too unnatural!

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
However... ...you had a good reason didn't you, Mr. Godot? An unshakable reason that forced you to protect this witness at all costs!

Maya:
...... I knew it... You've figured it out, haven't you, Nick...?

Phoenix:
(Maya... I guess you were doing your best to cover for Godot... ...for the same reason, huh?)

Godot:
OK, Trite. I'm all ears. ...Let's hear it.

Phoenix:
It's very simple... Maya Fey is a lot more than just a stranger to you.

Judge:
Wh-What's this...!?

Phoenix:
There's one person who lies at the very center of this whole story. One person that ties you and Maya Fey together inextricably!

Present Mia Fey profile

Phoenix:

Leads to:
"There's a very good reason why Maya Fey's life is so precious to you!"

Present anything else

Phoenix:

Godot:
...Sorry, but at this point in my life, I'm a lone wolf. I've got no connection to that person whatsoever.

Judge:
Yes, and by the way, I don't have any connection with them either, Mr. Wright.

Phoenix:
(What am I doing...? If I think about Godot's true identity, the answer is obvious!)

Godot:
How's it going, Trite? I knew it... Has this whole trial just been too much for you...?

Phoenix:
...Yeah, maybe. I'm not sure... But I am sure about one thing!

Leads back to question

Phoenix:
There's a very good reason why Maya Fey's life is so precious to you! After all... She is Mia Fey's only sister.

Maya:
...!

Godot:
Mia... Fey.

Phoenix:
You once worked alongside her. That was when you... were a defense attorney.

Judge:
W-Wait a second here! Mr. Godot is... is a defense attorney!?

Phoenix:
With Your Honor's piercing intellect, you must have figured it out by now... The real name of this man who calls himself "Godot"... His real name is... Diego Armando. Isn't that right?

Godot:
The last time someone called me by that name... ...was over 6 years ago.

Judge:
Diego Armando... That name rings a bell...

Phoenix:
It should, Your Honor. All of this is related to a single case... A case in which a convict named Terry Fawles killed himself... Mia Fey's first time in court. The tragic outcome left a deep wound in her heart. She knew that behind it all was a heartless, scheming demoness in disguise. But in the end, Mia couldn't tear off that disguise. However, there was one man who reached out to help her. ...Diego Armando, a senior defense lawyer at the office where Mia worked.

Mia:
It's my fault! It's all my fault that Mr. Fawles killed himself!

Armando:
............... Mia... You can't cry yet. The only time a lawyer can cry is when it's all over.

Godot:
... I was moved by her... The way she put all her faith in her clients... That pure, sweet heart of hers... That's why... I could never forgive Dahlia Hawthorne. Mia and I thoroughly investigated that fake kidnapping incident. Then one fateful day, Dahlia wanted to meet with me... It had been 6 months since the trial... We met in the courthouse cafeteria.

Judge:
Ah...! I just remembered! 6 years ago! Right here in this courthouse! You were poisoned...!

Godot:
Even I didn't see it coming. Dahlia Hawthorne slipped some poison into my coffee.

Judge:
Some newspapers at the time called it a murder. But very little information about the case was released to the press...

Phoenix:
But you weren't dead at all!

Godot:
No official reports ever actually called it a murder. I was just in a deep, deep coma...

Phoenix:
I see...

Godot:
...My body shut down, and my life became nothing but a long, deep sleep. That woman's poison did a real number on my central nervous system... I lost my sight, and all of my hair turned white due to the damage it caused.

Maya:
That's terrible...

Godot:
Apparently it was a miracle that I ever regained consciousness. Five years had passed since I drank that poisoned brew... Then one morning, my eyes flew open... from the smell of a doctor's cup of coffee.

Judge:
F-Five years...!? You were asleep for 5 years!?

Godot:
And the worst possible news was waiting for me... ...Mia Fey was dead. From the very moment I opened my eyes... I had already lost everything I thought I had. The woman I loved had been murdered... And the woman I loathed had been sentenced to death.

Judge:
The woman you loathed...?

Godot:
The woman who had spiked my scalding hot coffee... Dahlia Hawthorne! Ha...! Good ol' Mia. She didn't let me down. She got her revenge before she checked out. In the end... There wasn't anyone waiting for me when I woke up.

Maya:
Th-That's so sad...

Godot:
For someone like me... For someone who had slept away their best days... ...there were only 2 reasons left to live. And it was for those 2 reasons that I decided to become a prosecutor.

Phoenix:
If I may ask... What were your 2 reasons to live...?

Godot:
The first was you, Trite.

Phoenix:
Huh...!? M... M-Me?

Godot:
If I hadn't drank that stupid poison... ...Mia Fey never would have died, much less the way she did.

Phoenix:
...!

Godot:
You were the only one who was there to protect her! But you let her die. It was all your fault.

Phoenix:
I... It wasn't like that...

Godot:
I wanted to see for myself what kind of a man you really were.

Judge:
S-So that's why you became a prosecutor?

Godot:
My other reason for living... She goes by the name of Maya Fey.

Maya:
Huh? You mean me...?

Godot:
You were the only way I could make up for the sin of not saving Mia. One year ago, when the Kurain Village incident was resolved... ...it was obvious that Morgan Fey was planning something. Whatever her evil plan was, I was determined to stop it. My role as a prosecutor put me in the perfect position to do something about her.

Phoenix:
That's how you overheard Pearls's visit with Morgan at the detention center.

Godot:
I knew that the time was drawing near. Since I knew the plan, I thought I could foil it. My goal was to outwit the plan. I thought if I could do that... ...I could keep that girl from being caught up in it.

Phoenix:
(That makes sense... If Pearls had known that the actual purpose of the plan was to kill Maya... ...she never would have helped out.)

Godot:
Finally, the day of the plan was drawing near... I contacted both of my accomplices.

Judge:
Accomplices...?

Godot:
Iris of Hazakura Temple and... Misty Fey. I especially needed the help of Iris... She was to take the fall in my back-up plan in case we couldn't control Pearl Fey.

Maya:
B-But...! How did you contact my mother!? She had been missing for almost 20 years!

Godot:
Officially, yes...

Maya:
What!? What do you mean, officially!?

Godot:
You've heard about it, haven't you? About the strong ties between the main family and the government...

Phoenix:
(Now that you mention it... Bikini did say something to that effect... She said that the Master of Kurain had great authority...)

Godot:
Even without her official position, Misty Fey still wielded great influence... The police have been keeping an eye on her movements all this time. That's how I was able to contact her... Again, because of my position as a prosecutor.

Maya:
So my mother... was cooperating with you?

Godot:
Don't ever forget... ...no matter how far away from you she was, she never stopped thinking about you.

Maya:
Sh-She was always...

Godot:
That's why... I knew she would do anything to protect you. If you want to know how strong her resolve to protect you was, look at her staff.

Judge:
Her staff...? The one with the sword in it?

Godot:
The day the plan was to be carried out arrived soon enough... We met for the first time at Hazakura Temple. That's when your mother showed me her special staff... I realized it then... Just how far she was willing to go... She was ready to use that sword to protect you from Morgan Fey, if necessary. ...Yes! Even if it meant paying the ultimate price.

Maya:
M-Mother...

Godot:
That night... The night of the crime. There was just one way to stop Morgan's evil plan.

Phoenix:
You mean Pearls, don't you?

Godot:
We had to make sure she didn't channel Dahlia Hawthorne...

Elise:
...Well, Pearl? What are you going to do tonight?

Pearl:
Well, umm...

Elise:
If you'd like, you can come to my room. Perhaps we can read some books together.

Godot:
We thought we could prevent her from playing her part in Morgan's plan. But... She never showed up.

Maya:
She was worried and followed me to the Inner Temple...

Godot:
That was the thing we were most afraid of. And that's why... Misty Fey had to do the channeling herself. She channeled Dahlia Hawthorne into her own body.

Judge:
What...!? What do you mean!?

Phoenix:
If she channeled the spirit first... ...then Pearls wouldn't be able to do it herself.

Maya:
...!

Godot:
As Master of Kurain, Misty Fey's power was supreme. So that's how it went down. She channeled Dahlia Hawthorne so that Pearl Fey wouldn't be able to!

Maya:
Ah...! Whaaaaaaaat!?

Judge:
What...!? Is this true!?

Godot:
My role in the plan was to make sure no one was going to hurt Maya Fey. That's why... I hid myself at the Inner Temple. Just in case you needed to be saved from Dahlia Hawthorne.

Phoenix:
Godot...

Godot:
Anyway... That's all I'm going to admit to... Trite.

Phoenix:
Huh...?

Godot:
There's no doubt about it. You're a great defense lawyer. But... you're going to have to do the rest yourself.

Judge:
The background leading up to this incident has been laid bare. There's just one question remaining, Mr. Wright. "Who killed the victim?" There are only two possible suspects right now. Maya Fey... And I'm sad to say... you, Mr. Godot!

Godot:
Well, Trite... If you're the real deal... ...then finish this thing once and for all. Show us beyond a shadow of a doubt that you can finish this on your own!

Maya:
N-No, Nick...! P-Please don't!

Phoenix:
M... Maya...

Maya:
I... I heard the whole thing. From my sister... In the medical office...! That's why! That's why... I have to protect Mr. Godot...

Phoenix:
...

Maya:
I can't do it... I can't testify against him... After all... ...he's the man who put his life on the line to protect Mia... and me, too!

Phoenix:
Maya... I know that!

Maya:
N-Nick...

Phoenix:
But even so... It doesn't absolve him of his crime! ...Please, Maya. Testify.

Maya:
...!

Judge:
Ms. Fey. Your testimony please.

Phoenix:
This is the final testimony. Don't bother trying to hide anything, because I'll know. I want to hear the truth from your own lips...

Maya:
...... I understand. I'm sure you're right... I'm ready now, Nick...

Judge:
Alright, young lady... Tell us about the moments before you lost consciousness. What exactly happened at the time of the murder!?

Witness Testimony -- The Time of the Murder --

Maya:
...Just before it happened, I think I saw some red lights. Three of them.
I thought I'd ask for help, but... just then I was splattered with blood!
She wasn't dead though... And she struck back at the enemy behind her.
Suddenly, the red lights went out and the whole area was dark.
...Just at that moment, there was a horrible scream!
Right after that... Dahlia collapsed and I lost consciousness.

Judge:
These red lights... I thought you said you don't remember seeing them!

Maya:
I-I'm sorry... I thought I saw them, but then they disappeared all of a sudden...

Godot:
Ha...! Things break, Trite... Even the best of theories.

Phoenix:
...

Godot:
Who was it that stabbed Misty Fey? It looks like you still can't prove it.

Phoenix:
(Maya is telling the truth this time, I know it... The rest is up to me!)

Judge:
...Well then, Mr. Wright! Proceed with your final cross-examination of the witness!

Cross-Examination -- The Time of the Murder --

Maya:
...Just before it happened, I think I saw some red lights. Three of them.

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
Lights shining in the dark? I don't think you could make a mistake about that.

Maya:
...Yeah, you're right. I think I saw them, but... I can't say for certain... And I can't tell you for sure they were from Mr. Godot's mask either...

Phoenix:
(I don't get the feeling she's covering for him anymore, but...)

Press harder

Phoenix:
But just after that, you turned towards the lights and called for help. Isn't that because you thought the lights were coming from Mr. Godot's mask?

Maya:
Yeah... I guess so. Maybe that's what I was thinking at the time... But... I can't remember. After all... ...there was a person I couldn't identify in front of me!

Proceed

Leave it
	Proceed

Phoenix:
(Maya's life was in terrible danger at the time. There's no way she can remember the details of the scene perfectly.)

Judge:
...Alright then, let's go on with the testimony. What did you do when you saw the red lights?

Maya:
I thought I'd ask for help, but... just then I was splattered with blood!

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
That blood... Was it Dahlia Hawthorne's blood...?

Maya:
I think so, probably. Just at that moment... ...I heard a soft scream that seemed to be close by. It was a woman's voice.

Judge:
So that was when the killer stabbed the victim from behind with the murder weapon... Is that right?

Phoenix:
(Without a doubt, Maya was in the middle of a really dangerous situation...)

Maya:
...

Godot:
Anyway... the victim was stabbed by the murder weapon. What happened after that?

Maya:
She wasn't dead though... And she struck back at the enemy behind her.

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
S-Struck back...!? How do you know that?

Maya:
Well, you're right... I didn't see it exactly... But I could tell by the sounds of their breathing and movement. And also, the smell of blood.

Judge:
You have witnessed more horror than any young lady should ever have to in one life. So then, what did you do at that point?

Maya:
I... I couldn't move. I could just barely make out their shadows moving in the dark, but... I had no idea what to do!

Phoenix:
Could you still see the red lights you mentioned earlier?

Maya:
Y-Yes. I-I think so. But...

Maya:
Suddenly, the red lights went out and the whole area was dark.

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
They went out?

Maya:
Y-Yes. Suddenly I couldn't see them at all.

Judge:
Wh-What could it mean?

Phoenix:
(If the red lights were coming from Godot's mask... And they went out right in the middle of a fight...)

Maya:
Maybe the mask was damaged.

Phoenix:
(Or maybe it was knocked off.)

Godot:
Or maybe... the batteries ran out. Right, Trite?

Judge:
Or maybe those little red pin-head looking lights just stopped working.

Phoenix:
(What could have really happened then!?)

Maya:
...Just at that moment, there was a horrible scream!

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
What do you mean by, "Just at that moment"? Do you mean the moment when the red lights went out?

Maya:
...Yes, that's right.

Phoenix:
The scream that you heard then, was it Dahlia Hawthorne?

Maya:
... I don't think so. I'm pretty sure... ...it was a man's voice.

Judge:
Wha-Wha-Wha... Whaaaaaaaat!? S-So then, that scream came... from the killer!?

Phoenix:
That's got to be it.

Judge:
Hmm... Hmmm... Hmmmm...!

Maya:
I think... ...Dahlia Hawthorne must have taken the blade and attacked the killer with it.

Judge:
And then the killer let out a scream of pain, huh?

Maya:
After that, the killer stole the blade back and delivered the final blow... I guess.

Judge:
...Well, Mr. Wright? It seems to make sense to me...

Phoenix:
(It sounds like a reasonable deduction, but I still kinda wonder...)

There's a contradiction.

Phoenix:
I'm sorry to say this... ...but that interpretation would create an enormous contradiction!

Judge:
That makes sense. After all, my deductions are almost certainly never correct.

Phoenix:
Remember the testimony she just gave. Before the killer let out a scream... ...Maya said she had already been splattered by the victim's blood.

Phoenix:
In other words, the blade in the staff had already been plunged into the victim!

Maya:
Ah...! Is-Is that right...!?

Phoenix:
She couldn't have struck back with a sword that was already stuck in her body. The weapon that caused the killer to let out a scream... ...must have been something other than the staff!

Godot:
If you're so sure about that, then don't keep us waiting any longer, Trite.

Phoenix:
(There's only one thing I can think of... ...that could have been used as the weapon here!)

Godot:
If Dahlia Hawthorne had already been stabbed in the back by the staff... ...what could she have used to strike back at the killer?

Present Dagger

Phoenix:

Leads to:
"Naturally, the dagger the killer brought to the scene of the crime."

Present anything else

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
Well, Your Honor? What do you think?

Judge:
To be honest with you... I feel like using my gavel to strike back at you right now.

Phoenix:
Huh...?

Godot:
You're nothing but a joke. I knew you couldn't take it all the way.

Phoenix:
Uggggh...! (How could I mess up at a time like this...?)

That sounds about right.

Phoenix:
I think that's exactly how it happened.

Judge:
Of course. After all, my deductions are almost certainly always correct.

Judge:
Alright, let's go on with the testimony. The killer and the victim were fighting ferociously... What happened then?

Maya:
Right after that... Dahlia collapsed and I lost consciousness.

Press

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
And what about the killer that stabbed Dahlia...?

Maya:
...I'm sorry, I don't know. ... R-Really! It's true, Nick!

Phoenix:
I believe you... (On this point, I'm sure Maya isn't lying.)

Godot:
Ha...! It appears... ...that the darkness has proven to be your undoing, Trite.

Judge:
Hmm...

Phoenix:
(I've got to use this testimony to prove that Godot committed the murder! I really wish I didn't have to do it... But for some reason... I get the feeling that some part of Godot actually wants me to...)

Phoenix:
Naturally, the dagger the killer brought to the scene of the crime.

Judge:
Oh...! That's right! I forgot about that...

Phoenix:
This dagger was found at the crime scene, stuck into a pine tree.

Godot:
Yes, the detective found that this morning and brought it to me.

Phoenix:
Dahlia Hawthorne struck back at the killer with this! And she managed to wound him as well!

Godot:

Godot:
Just because he let out a scream doesn't mean that he was wounded. For all we know, the blood on the dagger could have been from the victim!

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
Have you forgotten that the blood has already been tested?

Godot:
...!

Phoenix:
Since we learned it wasn't the victim's blood, it must be the killer's blood! The killer must have a wound somewhere on his body!

Judge:
So you're saying the blood on this dagger belongs to the killer...?

Phoenix:
Exactly! A DNA analysis of the blood would prove it beyond a shadow of a doubt! And yes, Mr. Godot. It would prove that it's your blood!

Godot:
Nice theory, Trite.

Judge:
Order! Order in the court!

Phoenix:
(Is this the end...? Have I done it...? Even he won't be able to change the results of a scientific test!)

Godot:
...Ha! Let me ask you something, Trite. Let's just say that it turned out that I was the killer.

Phoenix:
...!

Godot:
Do you really think I would be stupid enough to leave evidence like that?

Phoenix:
What...?

Godot:
Just think for a second. This dagger was found this morning by a detective and brought to me. There was already a bloodstain on it, correct? But even so... I was the one who brought this dagger here to the courtroom.

Judge:
Y-Yes... What does that prove?

Godot:
Well, if I really were the killer... ...I could've washed the blade off and then planted another person's blood on it.

Phoenix:
Th-That's... It can't be...!

Godot:
In any case, there's one thing I can guarantee, Trite. That blood... It doesn't belong to me. Not a chance!

Phoenix:
Whaaaat!?

Judge:
In any event, it seems to be established that the killer was wounded. Alright then, witness. Continue your testimony.

Maya:

Maya:
W-Wait a minute...!

Judge:
...What's the problem?

Maya:
Umm, I... I know I probably shouldn't say this, but... ...there's a big contradiction in Nick's explanation!

Phoenix:
M-Maya!

Maya:
Th-This dagger... You said that it wounded the killer.

Phoenix:
...That's right.

Maya:
But... But, but...! If Mr. Godot had really been cut with the dagger... ...his clothes should be bloody or have a rip in them, right!?

............

Phoenix:
...Umm, Maya? Maybe he just changed his clothes? That'd solve the contradiction pretty easily.

Maya:
What are you talking about? It's not that simple at all! Remember back to the day of the murder! Everyone that was on the Inner Temple side got trapped there!

Judge:
Ah! Th-That's right! And once the bridge was fixed and the police headed for the Inner Temple...

Maya:
...Mr. Godot was already there waiting for them! He never had a chance to change his clothes!

Phoenix:
Aaaaack!

Judge:
Order! Order in the court! What the witness says is true--

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
W-Well, maybe he brought a change of clothes with him!

Judge:
B-But... No one could have predicted the lightning strike that shut down the bridge! Why would anyone have brought a change of clothes!?

Phoenix:
Nngh...! (Did the judge take smart pills during the last recess?) Well then! Maybe the killer took off his clothes before he committed the murder! That way he wouldn't get any blood on them!

Godot:

Godot:
That's impossible, Trite. You know how cold it gets up there late at night!

Phoenix:
Eh...

Godot:
After a few minutes with no clothes on, you'd be frozen solid!

Phoenix:
Aaaaaaaaah!

Judge:
Hmm... Hmmm... Hmmmm...

Godot:
Ha...! So that's all you've got... I knew you weren't tough enough to finish this.

Phoenix:
Urk...

Godot:
Right now... if Mia Fey were here...

Phoenix:
...!

Godot:
If Mia Fey were here... She would have closed the book on this case already.

Phoenix:
(If Mia Fey were here...?)

Godot:
So come on, Trite! Can you do it or not!?

Phoenix:
...

Judge:
How about it, Mr. Wright? You've accused Mr. Godot of being the killer. But can you prove it? Have you got even one piece of evidence!?

Phoenix:
... (The question isn't whether I can prove it or not... The fact is, I have to prove it! That's the only choice I have. I was taught that it's one of the rules of being a lawyer!) ...I can prove it. I'm going to bring your magnificent vengeance to fruition, just as you want it.

Godot:
Ha...! That's good... A fighter till the bitter end, Trite...

Phoenix:
...

Godot:
Since there's just one piece of evidence that can prove your point... ...why don't we go for the unlimited penalty?

Phoenix:
Are you trying to pressure me, Mr. Godot? Because it doesn't matter to me. I've got the one piece of evidence I need.

Godot:
G-Give me a break! You've got nothing, Trite!

Phoenix:
(So what do I do at a time like this...? It's simple! I've gotta think outside the box and approach this from a different angle!)

Judge:
Alright then, Mr. Wright. Let's hear what you've got.

Phoenix:
...There's one thing I've demonstrated in the previous cross-examination. The killer was wounded. That was proven by the blood on the dagger.

Judge:
B-But... We decided it was impossible for him to have hidden such a wound! If he had been cut by a dagger, there should have been a bloodstain on his clothing.

Phoenix:
There's one place... One place the killer could have hidden his wound.

Judge:
Wh-What did you say!?

Maya:
H-hidden...?

Godot:
...

Phoenix:
(This is it! My last stand! I need to think about this from a different angle! I don't need to think about why there were no bloodstains on his clothing... I need to show how he hid the wound!)

Godot:
It's the end of the line! The final stop, Trite! Let's hear what you've got! Where's this location where you say the killer hid his wound!?

Present Godot profile

Phoenix:

Leads to: "...Ha! I don't know what you're talking about..."

Present anything else

Phoenix:

Godot:
Ha...! I don't know what you're talking about... And frankly, I don't need to know. What I do know is that you'll never be half the lawyer she was! Isn't that right, Trite...?

Phoenix:
...

Judge:
Well, it looks like you've proven one thing. That you're nothing but a fake!

Phoenix:
W-Wait a minute! Give me one more chance!

Judge:
I don't think so! A promise is a promise!

Godot:
Ha...! It was fun while it lasted. See you later... Trite...

Game over

Godot:
...Ha! I don't know what you're talking about... And frankly, I don't need to know. What I do know is that you'll never be half the lawyer she was! Isn't that right, Trite...? ...! (Wh-What was that just now?)

...Mia?

Godot:
(It-It can't be! You're living on... through him...!?)

Phoenix:
Even as we speak, you're still hiding the wound! It's beneath your mask! During the fight, the red lights given off by the killer suddenly disappeared. Seconds later, the killer let out a scream. That's right. Your mask went flying off your face! Mr. Godot! Would you mind removing your mask? If you have a dagger wound under there somewhere... ...then I'd say this whole case is solved!

Godot:
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!

Godot:
Just now... I saw her spirit in you.

Phoenix:
...?

Godot:
...... I never liked you. Six years ago... ...you helped the woman who put me to sleep by hiding her bottle of poison. And then... While I was sleeping... ...you let Mia die. But you didn't care. You just kept living your pathetic, happy-go-lucky life. You even had the nerve to follow in her footsteps as a lawyer. I could never forgive you. That's what I thought.

Maya:
Mr. Godot...

Godot:
But... I was wrong about you. I knew it from the very beginning. The truth is, the only person I could never find it in my heart to forgive... ...was me.

Judge:
Y-You, yourself...?

Godot:
I was the one that failed to protect Mia... ...Me and no one else. I tried to avert my eyes from the truth... to escape from the harshness of reality. I just couldn't face Mia's death head on, so I ran! I hid behind a mask. I threw away my true name. I couldn't even deal with being a defense attorney anymore, so I quit.

Phoenix:
But, but! You saved Maya!

Godot:
Yeah. That was my plan... Up until just now, anyway.

Maya:
Wh-What do you mean?

Godot:
Are you listening, Maya? If I had really wanted to save you... ...then there's one person that I should have gone and talked to right away.

Maya:
Wh-Who would that be...? Are you talking about Nick?

Godot:
But I didn't do it... I tried to get the help of Iris and your mother... But I closed my eyes to the most important man involved. Do you know why? The real reason?

Maya:
No... Why?

Godot:
I suppose... I wasn't really interested in saving you at all.

Maya:
Huh...!?

Godot:
I think I was just trying to salvage what's left of my own broken soul... I was trying to make up for the fact that I couldn't save Mia. Nothing more. That's why I let you walk right into a situation that I knew was dangerous. Forgive me...

Phoenix:
Y-You're wrong! You put your life on the line to save Maya!

Godot:
Was it really for Maya's sake...? Even I'm not really sure.

Judge:
Wh-What do you mean by that...?

Godot:
That night, in the darkness of the garden, when I saw her silhouette... A part of me must have known the truth... The truth that it wasn't really Dahlia Hawthorne standing there in front of me.

Maya:
...!

Godot:
It could have been Misty Fey... Or even that little girl. But I still picked up the blade... It was like I was dreaming! I'm not sure exactly what was going on in my mind at that point... Was I really motivated by the pure desire to protect Maya Fey? Or was it something else...? Was it my hatred for a woman who had stolen everything from me 6 years earlier...? Could it have been simply a desire for revenge? And now, I don't know anything anymore! I did learn something today, however. I finally realized that I was the arrogant one. I was just... chasing an illusion, a fantasy. The stupid fantasy of defeating you in the courtroom...

Phoenix:
...

Godot:
You were the one who made me realize my folly. You never ran away from Mia's death. Instead, you picked up where she left off, as a true defender of the people. In that one moment... I understood everything!

Phoenix:
Mr. Godot...

Godot:
I think you already know this, but if you don't... My name is... Diego Armando.

Maya:
M-Mr. Armando! I believe in you! I know you were trying to save me!

Armando:
Hmm... Thanks.

Phoenix:
Y-Your wound...! It's bleeding!

Armando:
...Ha! Did you forget already? In my world, the color red doesn't exist.

Phoenix:
...!

Armando:
These must be... my tears.

Judge:
Tears...?

Armando:
Ever since I woke up from my coma... ...I think I've been waiting for this very moment.

Maya:
M-Mr. Armando...

Armando:
You'd do well to remember this, Maya. The only time a lawyer can cry is when it's all over.

Judge:
This time... It really is all over, isn't it. ...Defendant.

Iris:
Yes, Your Honor.

Judge:
Although you weren't directly involved in the murder... ...tampering with the body and the crime scene is a serious offense in itself.

Iris:
I understand, Your Honor. Mr. Armando explained that to me very carefully... I knew the risk and I willingly cooperated anyway.

Judge:
...Very well. Before I hand down my verdict, is there anything you'd like to say?

Iris:
...... Well, there is one thing. I'd like to say something to Mr. Wright.

Phoenix:
...!

Iris:
I want to... I want to apologize to you.

Phoenix:
Apologize? To me? For what?

Iris:
For the case 6 years ago, of course.

Judge:
I just remembered... Weren't you poisoned by your own lover?

Phoenix:
...Not exactly, but yeah, something like that. Even now... 6 years later, I can hardly believe it. She was going to do it... She was planning to kill me...

Iris:
...... It's not all that surprising. The two of you... You hardly knew each other.

Phoenix:
Huh...? What do you mean?

Iris:
You and my sister... You only met twice.

Phoenix:
...... Huh. W-We only met t-twice?

Iris:
The first time you met was on that fateful day... The day she poisoned Mr. Armando in the cafeteria of this very courthouse. The next time you met her was... six months later. You met her again on the day that she stole your cold medicine... ...and Doug Swallow was killed.

Phoenix:
N-N-No way! It just... It can't be true! I mean, during our whole relationship, we were...

Iris:
...... For those 6 months... ...the woman that you thought was Dahlia Hawthorne... ...wasn't actually my sister.

Phoenix:
(Huh? It wasn't Dahlia...?)

Iris:
... I hope one day you can forgive me... Feenie.

Phoenix:
You... Y-Y-You mean...?

Iris:
That's right... I lied to you... for 6 months.

Judge:
B-But why...!? Why would you do such a thing?

Iris:
Ever since she gave you the bottle that day... ...my sister was trying to get it back as soon as she possibly could. Because of the police investigation and their surveillance... ...she couldn't move about freely.

Phoenix:
So that's why you...?

Iris:
My sister... From the beginning, she was prepared for the worst.

Phoenix:
P-Prepared for the worst?

Iris:
She thought that you might somehow discover the truth. That's why she was always ready to deal with you at a moment's notice...

Phoenix:
(You mean she was ready to kill me, don't you...?)

Iris:
She already had so much to answer for, I didn't want any more sins on her soul. I begged her not to do it, and she agreed to give me a chance.

Phoenix:
And that's why... you came to me? You came to get the bottle pendant back from me in her place?

Iris:
But I couldn't get you to give it back... I failed at something even as simple as that. Six months passed and I still couldn't get it back from you. Finally, my sister couldn't wait any longer. She didn't consult me about her plans for you that day. ...It was the first time that had ever happened.

Phoenix:
That was a bit strange, wasn't it? Up until that day, you two were partners in crime, and she would confer with you...

Iris:
I think... she must have noticed.

Phoenix:
...? Noticed what?

Iris:
My feelings for you. If I had found out she was planning to kill you... ...I would have done whatever was necessary to stop her. Even if it meant her life... or mine.

Phoenix:
I-Iris...!

Iris:
After spending half a year by your side... ...my feelings towards you... They changed.

Phoenix:
...... I have something to say to you, too.

Iris:
Y-Yes?

Phoenix:
You really are the person I always thought you were. Even after Dahlia Hawthorne was found guilty... I still believed in you.

Iris:
...... Thank you.

Armando:
How many cups of darkness have I drank over the years? Even I don't know... I'll tell you though... Right now, this one here is the greatest cup I think I've ever had. Don't you think so... Phoenix Wright?

Phoenix:
Yeah... I think you're right.

Judge:
The purpose of this trial was to rule on the murder of the victim, Elise Deauxnim. At some point, I expect you will be tried for your role as an accomplice in this case.

Iris:
...I understand, Your Honor.

Judge:
Very well! On the charge of murder, I hereby find the defendant...

Not Guilty

Judge:
Court is now adjourned!

February 10, 4:51 PM District Court Defendant Lobby No. 1

Phoenix:
(So I guess it's all over... The way everything ended... Was justice really served...? The man who risked his life to save Maya is being sent to prison by my own hand...)

Mia:
Of course justice was served.

Phoenix:
M-Mia!

Mia:
...I'm proud of you, Phoenix. Your defense was... truly brilliant.

Phoenix:
B-But I couldn't save Mr. Armando! The man who cared so deeply for you...

Mia:
You're wrong, Phoenix. You did save Diego. You saved him in the only way possible.

Phoenix:
You mean... with that verdict...?

Mia:
... I think one day, you'll understand, too. Phoenix, I want you to remember one thing... You were as good out there today as any defense lawyer could ever hope to be. There's nothing more you can learn from me.

Phoenix:
M-Mia...!

Mia:
You've accomplished something I wasn't able to. I owe you a great deal. ...Thank you.

Phoenix:
Mia...

Mia:
I'm sure we'll meet again... someday... Phoenix.

Phoenix:
(I've handled lots of cases and seen a lot of things... And along this journey, I've found myself asking just one question... What does it really mean to defend someone? ...I suppose today's case produced one possible answer.)

Maya:
...Nick...

Phoenix:
M-Maya...

Maya:
I guess it's just like my sis said...

Phoenix:
Your sister...? Mia...?

Maya:
That night, when I channeled Mia to get her advice on what to do... This is what she wrote back in my notebook. "Don't worry. Phoenix will save everyone in the end."

Phoenix:
B-But...

Maya:
Come on! Cut it out with that gloomy face! Can't you see? Me, sis, and I'm sure Iris, too... We owe you for everything you have done for us, Nick!

Phoenix:
(Maya... How? How can you be so bright and chipper after all that's happened...? You were brutally attacked... You even saw your mother murdered...)

Phoenix:
Yeeeowch! F-Franziska!

von Karma:
Still a softy as always, Phoenix Wright...

Edgeworth:
Excellent work, Wright.

Maya:
Huh!? Mr. Edgeworth!? When did you get back?

Phoenix:
(Oh, that's right... I guess no one filled her in on that.) Edgeworth and Franziska have actually been helping me.

Maya:
Helping you...!?

Phoenix:
If these two hadn't been here on the first day of the trial... ...the defense wouldn't have gotten anywhere.

Maya:
Wow... But where were you, Nick?

von Karma:
I heard he fell into a river and caught a nasty cold which forced him to sleep all day.

Edgeworth:
Yes, he laid in bed shivering from his fever with Iris's hood pulled over his head.

Maya:
Oh, ouch! Talk about embarrassing, Nick. You definitely need more training! Anyway, thank you, Mr. Edgeworth! And you too... um... Franziska!

???:
I don't suppose...

Butz:
...there's room for me in this group hug, is there?

Maya:
Oh! Larry!

Phoenix:
What's with the, uh... longer than usual face?

Butz:
I realized something when I was reborn... ...I realized that Larry was never of any use to anyone. Not even once.

Maya:
Th-That's not true! Right, Nick!?

Phoenix:
What? You're asking me!?

Butz:
Well, Nick!? Is it true!? I've got a place in this world, right!?

Phoenix:
Huh? Oh, um... Y-Yeah, of course. ............

Butz:
I knew it. Everyone would be better off if I were gone for good.

Phoenix:
No, no, no! Umm, I... Oh yeah! Those portraits you painted! They were... really good. Isn't that right, Edgeworth!?

Edgeworth:
What!? M-Me?

Butz:
Why are you making that face!? Huh, Edgey!?

Edgeworth:
Oh, well, um, yes, indeed... I certainly can't say that it's lacking resemblance.

Butz:
Do you really mean it!? What about you, Franzy? Did I draw you well, too!? Waaah!

von Karma:
My beauty can't possibly be captured by a mere crayon!

Maya:
...*glare*

von Karma:
... Nevertheless, I recognize the effort you put into it and that's worth something.

Butz:
So then you'll do it!? Like you promised!? You're going to model for my next picture book, "Franzy's Whip Lash Splash"? Aaaaaah!

von Karma:
Don't get carried away!

Butz:
Well, how about that! I guess painting portraits is the only thing I'm good at. The painting of Pearl was pretty darn good too, if you ask me! Huh...?

Edgeworth:
Now that you mention it... I haven't seen her around.

Phoenix:
Pearls... (Where could she have gone? Normally she would have made a beeline for Maya...)

Maya:
Oh... I'll go look for her! Be right back!

Hey Pearly...!

Edgeworth:
...Wright. You seem to be uncharacteristically puzzled. I suspect you are wondering how Maya can be so cheerful despite all that has happened?

Phoenix:
Y-Yeah...

von Karma:
To be honest... I can't understand it either.

Phoenix:
(Franziska... That's right... She lost her father fairly recently as well...)

Edgeworth:
I think I understand how she feels. Maya is a much wiser person than she appears, and I think she realizes something... Now is exactly the time when she needs to be as strong as she can.

von Karma:
Wh-What do you mean by, "Now is exactly the time"...?

Edgeworth:
Maya wasn't the only one that was badly wounded by this incident. In fact, there was someone that was hurt far more deeply than she. I believe it's for that person that Maya is trying her best not to cry.

Phoenix:
(Someone who was hurt more deeply than Maya...) Edgeworth... I think I'm starting to understand, too.

Phoenix:
Owwwww!

von Karma:
Then tell me, Phoenix Wright! Who is Maya Fey being strong for...?

Present Pearl Fey profile

Phoenix:

von Karma:
Pearl Fey...

Phoenix:
The poor kid. After all, the reason that she worked so hard to follow the instructions... ...was because she loved and believed in her mother, Morgan. "It's for the good of the Fey clan"... I'm sure she believed in every last word. She thought she was doing it for Maya... That's why she was so happy. It shows how truly devoted she is to Maya.

Edgeworth:
But it's a cruel irony that it was her exuberance that led to this tragedy. Maya Fey's mother was killed and Maya herself was put into the deepest peril imaginable.

Phoenix:
(And that's exactly why Maya is putting on a brave face... She's doing it for Pearls's sake... Until she can see her smile again...)

Present anything else

Phoenix:

von Karma:
............ ...Why did you just show me that, Phoenix Wright? I have no idea what purpose this is supposed to serve!

Phoenix:
H-Huh?

Edgeworth:
Heh. Well, don't worry, Wright... I'm not certain that my guess is entirely correct either. Only Maya can really say what the truth is inside her heart.

Phoenix:
(It looks like... I still have a lot to learn about Maya.) Aaaaaargh!

von Karma:
Just as I thought... You have a lot to learn about women, Phoenix Wright!

Gumshoe:
Oh, hey! So this is where you all were! Wow, looks like we've got quite the bunch here toda-- YEOWCH! Wh-What was that for, sir!?

von Karma:
Sorry about that, Scruffy. ...My whip just seems to have a mind of its own.

Phoenix:
What's up, Detective Gumshoe?

Gumshoe:
Oh, you know. This and that. Anyway, congrats on your win! Let's go out tonight, pal! Dinner's on me! My salary's just sorta kinda gone down by a teeny-weeny bit, but it's alright! I made reservations at a first class French restaurant tonight! AAAAAAH!

von Karma:
Pretty good work, Scruffy. That whip was your reward.

Phoenix:
Umm... Detective Gumshoe. You said a first class French restaurant... You don't mean...?

Gumshoe:
Trés Bien, where else!?

Phoenix:
(I knew it... We're doomed.)

Gumshoe:
Come on! Let's go, everyone! Can't keep Maggey waiting, pal! Hey! You! Crybaby! You're invited, too!

Butz:
Oh... Forget about me. Pearl and I will be at the losers' shack eating potatoes.

Phoenix:
(You know... Maya is taking an awfully long time to get back... She's still out looking for Pearls...)

Phoenix:
Oh... Maya... What's wrong?

Maya:
Nick... What do I do...? Pearly... I can't find her anywhere!

Phoenix:
Huh...?

Gumshoe:
I'll bet she just went back home. Th-That's all!

Maya:
I thought so too, so I called the village... But no one has heard from her! This has never happened before!

Edgeworth:
As I figured... She has been badly hurt by this incident. She feels responsible for the tragedy that has befallen you, Maya.

Maya:
B-But... None of this was her fault! What... What should I do...?

Phoenix:
...... Detective Gumshoe.

Gumshoe:
Yeah, what is it, pal?

Phoenix:
Could you guys go on ahead?

Gumshoe:
But... But what about you!?

Phoenix:
Maya and I will... We'll join you guys once we find Pearls.

Maya:
Nick...!

Phoenix:
Don't worry about us, Detective Gumshoe. We may be a little late... But we'll definitely be there. We have a lot of celebrating to do tonight, and I wouldn't miss it for the world.

Gumshoe:
Y-Yeah, but you're the... AAAAAAAAAAAH!

von Karma:
Very well, Phoenix Wright. We'll go on ahead.

Edgeworth:
Don't keep us waiting, Wright.

Phoenix:
We won't...

Maya:
B-But where should we look!? Where could Pearly have gone...?

Phoenix:
Let's go, Maya. There's only one place I can think of that Pearls might have gone to...

February 10 Hazakura Temple Main Gate

Maya:
Hazakura Temple...

Phoenix:
For Pearls, I bet this is a very important place. After all, it's where this whole incident started.

Bikini:
What's this? You're all back again so soon?

Maya:
Sister Bikini?

Bikini:
I thought we'd be eating mashed potatoes alone tonight.

Maya:
S-So she's here? Pearly is here...?

Bikini:
She's in the Training Hall. Why don't you hurry along and go see her?

Maya:
O-OK!

Maya:
Pearly's not here...

Phoenix:
Ah...! Maya! The hanging scroll!

Maya:
Ah! Someone cleaned it off...

Phoenix:
(It's got to be Pearls...)

Pearl:
Aaaaaaaaaah! Mystic Maya!

Maya:
P-Pearly...! Why... Why did you just leave like that?

Pearl:
Mystic Maya... Mystic Mayaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Pearl:
I swore... I swore that I would never trouble the two of you ever again. Because... It's all my fault that... Mystic Maya's mother...!

Phoenix:
That's why you came here?

Pearl:
It's the least I could do... To pray for your happiness!

Maya:
You don't have to do that, Pearly. It wasn't your fault. You didn't do anything wrong. Of course I'm sad that my mother is gone... But... how do I say this? I... I'm still happy.

Pearl:
Y-You don't have to lie just to make me feel better!

Maya:
No, really... It's true... The only reason I'm still here at all is thanks to everyone who was there for me.

Pearl:
...!

Maya:
My sis, my mother, Mr. Armando, Nick... And... you. If even one of you weren't there, I'm sure I wouldn't still be alive right now. That's why... I have to be strong. For all the people that were there for me when I needed them. That's all I can really do.

Pearl:
M-Mystic Maya...

Bikini:
I'm impressed... You truly are the daughter of Mystic Misty.

Maya:
Sister Bikini...!

Bikini:
Your mother, Mystic Misty, was a strong woman indeed. I want to tell you what she said to me that night.

Misty:
After dishonoring the good name of Kurain, I don't have the right to face my daughter. But still... Maya is always in my thoughts. It's true... She'll always be with me, until the day I die...

Bikini:
Your spirit was with her... That's why your mother was so strong. Even at the end... I'm sure she had no regrets.

Maya:
......

Phoenix:
"She'll always be with me, until the day I die", huh...

Maya:
...?

Phoenix:
There's a rule or something all Masters are to follow, isn't there? To never take the charm off until the day you die...

Pearl:
Th-That's the Master's Talisman...

Phoenix:
The thing that Misty kept by her heart and would never take off... It wasn't the container that was important. Rather, it was the contents.

Bikini:
Th-That's...!

Pearl:
A photo?

Maya:
Ah...! M... ...Mother...

Phoenix:
(It's only natural for living creatures to fight to protect their own lives. But what makes us human is that we fight for others. But who do you fight for? How hard must you fight...? That's the true measure of what human life is worth. We defense attorneys are warriors who are constantly challenged by that question. Even when the battle is over, and the bonds that connect us are severed... We always return... Time and time again. Mia, Maya, Pearls, Mr. Armando... ...and Maya's mother, too... I learned that... from all of them.)

Phoenix:
Well... Shall we get going? Everyone is waiting.

Pearl:
Ah...!

Phoenix:
This is a day to remember. A day when a lot of things were finally put to rest. I think we should celebrate what we've overcome today.

Pearl:
B-But... I-I still can't...

Bikini:
...Oh, go on, sweetie. You can come back for training anytime.

Pearl:
Um... OK!

Maya:
Alright! I'm going to make a brand new start, too! Sister Bikini! I'll be back for more training! I promise!

Bikini:
I know, and I won't go easy on you just because you're the future Master. I'll make sure to prepare reservations for three for when you come back! Wa ha ha ho ho ho hee hee hee!

Maya:
Alright! We're going to have a great feast today, Pearly. You know why? Because training is a battle of endurance!

Pearl:
OK, Mystic Maya! I... I'll eat lots and lots of food tonight!

Phoenix:
...Um, you know. There's one thing I don't get... and probably don't want to, but...

Maya:
What is it, Nick?

Phoenix:
Reservations for training is fine and all... But why for three?

Maya:
Come on! What do you think? You're one of us, Nick! Next time you can train right alongside us!

Phoenix:
Huh?

Bikini:
I'll be waiting for you. Sister Bikini will take special care of you!

Phoenix:
Huh? Huh?

Maya:
It'll be great, Nick! We're going to do the Special Course, naturally!

Phoenix:
Huh? Huh? Huh?

Pearl:
That's a great idea! After all, Mr. Nick... ...you'd do anything for Mystic Maya, wouldn't you? Even walk on hot coals, right?

Maya:
We'll have a nice, big meal before we come next time! Right, Nick!?

Phoenix:
...... ...You know... I was wondering if I can say just one little thing...

Maya:
Sure! Of course you can!

Pearl:
Oh, I love this part! I can't wait to hear it...!

Bikini:
I'm getting goosebumps, too!

Phoenix:
Well then... Here goes nothing...

Phoenix:

Maya:
I'll really have to work extra hard now! Master of Kurain and the office manager of Wright & Co. Law Offices. And I have to be a good big sister to Pearly and Nick, too! Well, as long as I'm not locked up or captured or something like that.

Pearl:
So it's true! Mr. Nick really is Mystic Maya's knight in shining armor! He went through with the Special Course, all the way to the end! Actually, I heard there's a legendary, extra-special Ultra Course here, too. I think I'll surprise the two of them by making them a secret reservation...

Gumshoe:
Maggey bought me a brand new coat as a present, pal! I feel 10 years younger! I'll never take it off!

Byrde:
Yes, but somehow you just don't seem the same! I guess a dirty, shabby old overcoat is just more detective-like, sir.

Gumshoe:
Don't worry about it! In the name of love, a man will soil himself silly!

Andrews:
Mr. Wright, I am once again in your debt. Thanks to you, the Treasures of Kurain exhibit was a great success! I even got to see Ms. von Karma, who I hadn't seen for almost a year. She taught me how to use a whip, and said that I must show you what I've learned...

Ron:
Dessie and I started a company called, "Mask*DeMasque Consulting".

Desirée:
We're dedicated to stopping the evil plans of all the criminals in the city!

Ron:
Our motto is, "Cut it out, pleeeeeeeease!"

Desirée:
Pretty cute, huh!?

Ron:
Well, we also sell plans to the criminals as a kind of side-business... ...I wonder if that's OK. Sometimes I think maybe we're the worst criminals.

Viola:
Mr. Wright... I want to thank you for... exterminating... Don Tigre... I returned the $500,000... along with a tea set. A special thick tea... One I mixed with... my own two hands... I bet he's drinking it now... Win Through Compromise... Hee... Hee... Hee...

Kudo:
I'm just old and in the way! A wrinkly, grumpy, clown-nosed waste of flesh! At least, that's what I thought... But my grandkids had a birthday party for me the other day. Talk about embarrassing. 69 years old and I cried like a baby with a dirty diaper!

Basil:
As usual, we have an abundance of work to do. We've hired a new programmer to replace Glen Elg. I do hope everyone will get along. His name is... Adam Mada. As soon as I heard his name, I knew our brain circuits would align perfectly.

Bikini:
My, my, my. More reporters? Since the murder, we've made so much money, I hardly know what to do! I think the magazines like us because I provide such a nice visual. Especially in Spring. I can hardly wait for Iris to come back. Wa ha ha ho ho ho!

Iris:
...You've turned into such a respectable man, Feenie. It was so sweet of you and everyone else to come and visit me here the other day. Of course I was happy that you constantly had your eyes on me, but... ...I felt kind of bad when the little one slapped you so hard you got a nose bleed.

Oldbag:
What's this!? I'm back from a long and tiring vacation and no one is here to greet me!? I guess while I was gone, my little whippersnapper buddy quit and now I've got no one! And what kind of lonely, crazy security room is this supposed to be anyway!? What with all the flashing lights and switches, I feel like some sort of space alien! And now what am I going to do with all these macadamia nuts I brought back for everyone!? If I bring them over to Edgey-poo, I know exactly what he'd say the instant he saw them. "I really can't accept these, I'm afraid," or something just as painful to this fragile heart. Oh, when will I ever find a gentleman who will treat me like a refined lady?

Ray Gun:
*rata-tat-tat-tat-tat...*

Butz:
I finally found something I love to do! "Franzy's Whip Lash Splash" is gonna turn the art world on its head! I should have realized it sooner. Self-centered, lazy, anti-social... I'm an artist. A really good portrait artist! I'm not a loser after all!

Presenting wrong evidence during testimony (Phoenix Wright)

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
Your Honor! What do you think about the witness's statement?

Judge:
Uh... I'm not sure I follow you.

Phoenix:
It clearly, er, contradicts the... um... I thought...

Judge:
You don't sound very sure, Mr. Wright. Objection overruled.

Phoenix:
(I don't think that won me any points with the judge...)

Presenting wrong evidence during testimony (Phoenix Wright)

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
Your Honor! That statement contradicts this evidence!

Judge:
...? It does? I don't see anything contradictory...

Phoenix:
Huh? Really?

Judge:
Objection overruled. Try to think before you make accusations, Mr. Wright!

Phoenix:
(Whoops! That didn't go so well.)

Presenting wrong evidence during testimony (Phoenix Wright)

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
This evidence clearly reveals the contradiction in that statement, Your Honor!

Judge:
How exactly are the evidence and the statement just now related?

Phoenix:
They aren't, are they...

Judge:
Not at all. Mr. Wright, please think the facts over before making accusations.

Phoenix:
(I don't think that won me any points with the judge...)

Presenting wrong evidence during testimony (Phoenix Wright)

Phoenix:

Phoenix:
The witness's statement is clearly faulty, Your Honor!

Judge:
... I'm sorry, but I can see nothing faulty. Unfortunately, I will have to penalize you, Mr. Wright.

Phoenix:
(Ugh, I must be on the wrong track...?)

Too many penalties

Judge:
That's enough! This court sees no reason to further prolong this trial. Nor is there any need for more time to decide the case against the defendant. This case is extremely clear. I see no room for misinterpretation of the facts. This court finds the defendant, Iris of Hazakura Temple...

Guilty

Judge:
The accused will surrender to the court immediately... ...to be held pending trial at a higher court within a month from today's date. That is all. The court is adjourned!

Too many errors (Magatama, Phoenix Wright)

...Mr. Nick... ...If you push yourself any more, your soul will shatter... ...Please calm down, collect your thoughts, and try again...

Phoenix:
(Nnrgh! I've made too many mistakes!)

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