Part 120: Episode 5, Day 1, Investigation: King of Prosecutors
Part 120: Episode 5, Day 1, Investigation: King of ProsecutorsMusic: Ema Skye ~ Turnabout Sisters Theme
Before we stop in at the High Prosecutor's Office, I did want to swing back by the office to show Ema our new evidence.
Here, see this?
(What is this? A behavioral study of lawyers?)That line is a much better generic "don't care" reaction than most. Let's head back to the 12th floor of the prosecution building (how many prosecutors does this city need?).
Music: Silence
So, we learned more from Angel Starr than I expected. Other than her hate for prosecutors, there was some kind of prosecutor convention yesterday, and the lucky recipient of the "King of Prosecutors" award was the unlucky recipient of a dead body in their car trunk. Now, who could that star-crossed individual be, I wonder...?
Quite a change from your office, really. Thanks.
(A trophy? What, that shield?)
It takes real nerve to display stuff like this.
Oh, you have no idea...
Phoenix Wright...Sound: Realization
Speak of the devil...
(That voice...!)
Ta-da! It's quite nice to see a familiar face here.
Long time, no see, Edgeworth.Music: Investigation - Opening
Huh?
Sound: Damage 2
Sound: Stab 2
...!Sound: Light Bulb
You know him from somewhere?
My sister introduced us once, and... (Right... her sister is the Chief Prosecutor, after all.)
Well? What brings you here?
I can't believe this game made me love Edgeworth after how Episode 2 went. I'll keep that in mind with the horde of new characters being shoved down my throat in this episode. N-no! Did I...? No!Sound: Light Bulb
It was just, Mr. Wright here, he... Hey! Don't blame me!Sound: Stab
Murder...?
Hmm?
Sound: Realization
Music: Silence
The music actually cuts out when Edgeworth changes sprites up there. I'm not sure I like that look he has.
Whaaaaaaaaaaaat!?Sound: Damage 2
Y-y-y-your car!?Sound: Stab 2
(I'll say one thing, she certainly can scream.)quote:
If we hadn't talked to Angel yet and heard all about her feelings on prosecutors, we actually get a different scene:
Edgeworth of course doesn't come in, so we can't talk to him, but we can still look around the office. Once we do go back and fully exhaust Angel's conversation topics, our next arrival at the High Prosecutor's Office plays out the same as in the main timeline.
Music: Investigation - Opening
Phoenix I hope you billed Edgeworth a lot of expensive hours for that last episode. Prosecutors seem to be highly-compensated in this world.
Lots to look at here.
A work desk. It's quite tidy, as one might expect.
It's polished so well I can see my own reflection.
The hell?
(Strange... Why did I just picture Detective Gumshoe?)
Don't. He'll sue you.We haven't actuallly identified the victim yet, other than he was a detective. Gumshoe has shown up in the profiles with his usual "in charge of the initial investigation" description, despite not making a physical appearance yet. So I'm guessing (hoping) it's not him. Could be the guy whose wallet and ID we found? Have we met any other detectives?
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If we had entered the office and not encountered Edgeworth (by skipping talking to Angel), then the first part of the scene is the same, but instead of the weird flash of Gumshoe, we just get this line from Phoenix:
Hey, a chessboard!Sound: Light Bulb
I'm not too up on my chess but it looks like Blue's in a bit of a tight spot.
Huh?
And check out that poor pawn, his head is kind of spiky... Kind of reminds me of you.Sound: Realization
(Edges... surrounding a pawn with spiky hair... Nah... It's nothing.)I'm going to assume that tortured dialogue worked better in Japanese.
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Once again, if Edgeworth isn't in here, the scene is slightly different. In this case, the previous two lines are replaced with a more generic one from Phoenix:
Whoa! These are all case files!?Sound: Light Bulb
Odd... I thought Edgeworth wasn't good with heights.Sound: Realization
He must have someone get them for him.Wasn't that earthquakes?
So... Gumshoe is polishing Edgeworth's desk, and pulling case files off of high shelves for him? I don't get it.
(Strange... Why did I just picture Detective Gumshoe?)
You wouldn't say that if you saw him sweating bullets up on that ladder.
I went and double-checked Gumshoe's profile here to make sure nothing had changed. Edgeworth is still the same, too. This game has made me paranoid.
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If Edgeworth isn't present, then the first two lines from Ema are the same, but Phoenix's reaction is different:
Sound: Realization
Sound: Light Bulb
Notice how Ema is leaning solely on her science gimmick with Edgeworth not yet introduced.
Oooh! Cute! What a pretty tea set! I go more for the instant tea bags myself.
They're all sorted by place of origin and flavor!
Sound: Light Bulb
(There's such a thing as taking a hobby too far...)At first I thought it might look like the bellboy's tea set, but it's actually pretty different.
Whoa!
I guess you would feel... important. Incidentally...
... Got it!Sound: Light Bulb
Approximately 3.23 seconds! (That's handy to know...)(Nerd note: This answer is only correct if you ignore air resistance.)
I'm pretty sure I tried to click on the statue, but apparently they're a set item.
No kidding. Hey, there's a card on it...
Sound: Realization
Ah, Oldbag. She's referring to Edgeworth's career getting resurrected I guess?
("Wendy"...? I've heard that name somewhere before.)
Wow, I want one! Huh? There's something written on the bottom of his foot.
Sound: Realization
I do like the image of Oldbag stalking Edgeworth and sending him gifts. And Edgeworth either being clueless enough or genuinely grateful enough to proudly display them in his office.
Wendy? Is she Mr. Edgeworth's fiancée?
Um... I don't think so.This scene would've been better without that flashback. Subtlety is not this episode's strong point, but... Look at Ema's sprite there. She seems upset at the idea of Edgeworth having an admirer. Her crush on Edgeworth has given her some much-needed depth in this update.
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Of course, if Edgeworth wasn't here with us, the first line is different and we don't get the last two lines or the flash of Oldbag. Instead:
From there, we get the same lines, up until reading the second card:
Wow! This jacket is even lacier than his usual ones!Sound: Light Bulb
Lucky jacket, right... I've never seen him wear it.Obviously not, since we beat him both times. It can't be lucky if he loses!
Maybe I'll be naughty... and take a picture!Sound: Photo Snap
(She's getting way too excited about this.)quote:
If we had entered the office without Edgeworth coming in on us, we get a different conversation about the jacket.
Sound: Stab
I've been wondering... what the heck is this? It has a big "K" on it.
Huh? What's that?Sound: Light Bulb
It's the "King of Prosecutors" trophy.Sound: Realization
K-K-K...Music: Silence
"King of Prosecutors"!?Sound: Objection
What! So?Sound: Damage 2
So that "K"... that's... "K" stands for "King"?Sound: Realization
Sound: Stab 2
I didn't design the thing!Edgeworth being all embarassed and defensive about his trophy is adorable.
Music: Investigation - Opening
Sound: Select Jingle
Hmm that was unexpected.
Looks like we can examine it again.
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Another examination where if we hadn't talked to Angel, so Edgeworth hadn't shown up here yet, we get a different scene here.
Notably, we don't receive the trophy as evidence here. We'd have to have Edgeworth in the room to learn of its potential relevance...
Examining the trophy again here also just repeats the same scene. But instead...
So that's the "King of Prosecutors" shield, huh? Well done, Edgeworth. You must be proud to be the King of Prosecutors!
Please, stop saying that.Sound: Realization
(That still doesn't explain one thing...) (Why is the tip of this shield broken off?)Sound: Realization
And here I thought the game would make me deep-examine the evidence to point that out. Not that we get an answer.
Mr. Edgeworth has such a comfy sofa! Sofas like this make me want to curl up and take a nap.
Then he takes off his jacket, rolls up his sleeves... And goes to sleep using his arms as a pillow! (I don't believe it. She's actually daydreaming about Edgeworth working...)
He's so cool!Sound: Realization
Sofa-hair is cool!?Sound: Realization
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Once again we get a more generic scene if we don't know that it's Edgeworth sleeping on that sofa.
I think that's everything to see here. These scenes are a lot busier than in the main game. Let's go through our evidence now, starting with giving this trophy a closer look.
I like the fist holding the shield. The shield itself sure is noticeably broken from this angle.
Something on the bottom?
Sound: Light Bulb
Clicking on something automatically orients the object in a way that makes more sense for whatever the game is about to say.
Hm. It looks like the names of all the previous recipients are engraved on it. Wow. One guy's listed a bunch of times!
Uh, yeah. That's probably it.
Sound: Light Bulb
I'd like to meet this Mr. "von Karma" sometime! (When she says it, his name does have kind of a ring to it...)I think I know why Edgeworth is embarrassed by this trophy.
Let's unscrew our badge and wave it around at Edgeworth for old times' sake.
What? You wanted to be a defense attorney, Mr. Edgeworth?Sound: Light Bulb
Yet, my path is laid out clearly before me...
Dude you're only 24, I'm pretty sure you could make a slight change in career paths if you wanted.
Maybe Edgeworth can tell us who this guy is.
Say, Edgeworth, I was wondering about this... M-Mr. Wright!Sound: Light Bulb
Huh? What?
Oh. (He'll take it for sure, won't he.) *sigh*
But then my sister would be found guilty! (If she sighs any deeper I'm going to start getting depressed...)
Back to the trophy...
So, basically, this says you were the best of the best last year, huh?
Sound: Light Bulb
I lost a day of work to receive that travesty. Huh? Why's that?
Wait, was it broken when he got it?
The Police Department?
...There's a difference?
Where Detective Gumshoe works? Yeah. Um, I was wondering something about your shield... Why is it broken?
Oh. Right... (He doesn't seem too concerned about his award, for better or for worse.)Edgeworth lost his first two cases ever and then helped take down his mentor and the guy they probably would have named the trophy after. I wonder if he's just feeling like he didn't really deserve it?
Maybe... we should ask him more about yesterday?Guess so...
So, the body was found in your car? Go ahead, say it, Wright. You think I did it, don't you?
There's something shifty about this sprite. I can't shake it.
N-no, we don't think you did it!Sound: Whack
Uh, wait, no, she didn't do that! I mean...Sound: Light Bulb
Wait...
Y-yes, sir! Ema Skye! It, uh...
(Now that didn't sound forced at all...) Ah, now I remember. You've... really grown. I'll admit, it was a surprise for me, too.
More surprising still...Music: Silence
Sound: Realization
Sorry, was I supposed to be surprised by that one?
I can understand... W-wait! ...What did you say!?Sound: Light Bulb
She can't prosecute herself, so I'll be the prosecutor at the trial tomorrow. You!?Sound: Stab
Mr. Edgeworth...Music: Investigation - Opening
To be honest...
What do you mean? Rumors.Sound: Realization
You've heard the rumors about me, haven't you?Music: Silence
(Miles Edgeworth...)Music: Recollection ~ The DL-6 Incident
Wh-what? That's crazy! Hmph.Well, the last prosecutor we faced turned out to be the killer...
It's a fact of life. Impossible to stop.
But...Music: Silence
Is the award ironic? "Congrats, you're just like von Karma!"
They think it's funny. (Toys? That bronze shield? There's got to be a story behind that one...)Music: Investigation - Opening
Edgeworth is a long-winded fellow to interrogate.
It was my first big case. That's right, I remember. (Two years ago... I wasn't even a lawyer yet.)
It appears I was mistaken. M-mistaken!? Why?Sound: Light Bulb
But I'm sure she felt some responsibility for you! Then... why? Why did she stab someone in the trunk of my car?
Sound: Realization
...We're still sure Edgeworth didn't do it, right?
Wha... Whaaaaaat!?Sound: Damage 2
Music: Silence
Mr. Edgeworth! Your knife was the murder weapon!?
Sound: Select Jingle
So how did Lana and/or the victim get access to Edgeworth's trunk?
Um... Edgeworth? What? Are you sure you didn't do it?Sound: Realization
... (C'mon, can't he take a joke?)
Sound: Whack
Music: Investigation - Opening
Could you tell me more about yesterday... the day of the murder?
Cleaning day? Working with the Police Department, we sort and file all evidence for solved cases.
Wiping your hands of old cases, in other words. Oh, and another thing... A ceremony was held at the Police Department.
And that's when you got the shield?
That's... very precise.
Sound: Light Bulb
No, I place little faith in my memory.
Edgeworth is a fountain of evidence for us today.
This is the parking stub from the underground lot. (The murder took place around 5:15...) So the murder happened right after you got back. What, Wright?
Once we've talked to Edgeworth about his trophy and gone through the rest of his topics, we get interrupted...
Um...!
Sound: Door Opens
Oh, no. And this update was going so well, too. You know what let's just end the update here before we deal with this guy.