Part 122: Episode 5, Day 1, Investigation: Jake Marshall
Part 122: Episode 5, Day 1, Investigation: Jake MarshallMusic: Silence
(Looks like the investigation is still going...)
I have to be getting back to the shop...Sound: Realization
Sound: Realization
I'll see you in my dreams tonight, then, baby.I think those are two different speakers. Though at first I thought it might be a single person talking to someone else over the phone. The second two lines are from a male speaker, judging by the different "blip" sound used.
Ah, h-hello.Sound: Light Bulb
Why the surprised look? Didn't I mention...
(What happened to the security guard!?)Sound: Whack
I don't think that Marshall here was the unknown male speaker. Plus, he's not in Criminal Affairs (he's a patrolman, not a detective). But then who was Angel speaking to?
You're lookin' like a dogie that's lost its herd! (Jake Marshall...) (Strange guy to put in charge of a crime scene.)Sound: Realization
Music: Jake Marshall ~ The Detective from the Wild West
Jake Marshall - still aggressively shaving his rapidly-growing stubble with a sharp knife.
We do finally unlock his profile at least. So much about this whole investigation doesn't add up still.
Looks like this half of the crime scene has something new.
Never mind, Marshall is just playing obstructionist again.
Huh...Sound: Realization
The blood law of the gunman!
(I think one body per murder case is enough, thanks.)
Okay, looking around is pointless, so let's talk instead.
There's something I wanted to ask you!
And me? I watch over them as they sleep... dreaming of the desert's harsh judgment.
... He's asleep.Sound: Realization
There's our reminder to show him Gumshoe's letter of introduction. I guess he won't talk to us until we do that. The other topic produces the same result.
We have other things to present first, however.
Officer Marshall? Could you take a look at this?
Whoa, pardner!
You ready to become food for the vultures, compadre?Sound: Realization
Are you ready, Mr. Wright?Sound: Light Bulb
(Somehow I don't think he's going to help us.)
Looks like we're getting nowhere until we show him this thing.
Would you mind reading this for me?Music: Silence
Charming guy. Who's sending him fan letters, anyway?
It's a letter of introduction from Detective Gumshoe. May we investigate?
Hmm... He holding a birthday party or something?Sound: Realization
Huh?
Sound: Light Bulb
Oh, Gumshoe.
Ah... I think he just miswrote it. (Wait, why am I getting all defensive here!?)Sound: Stab
Now I'm just somewhat offended on Gumshoe's behalf.
Guess I'd better let you in, then.
Th-thank you, Officer Marshall! (Oh, that's right... He's a "patrolman," not a "detective"...) (Which reminds me...) Hey, wait a sec!Sound: Light Bulb
Well, folks.Music: Jake Marshall ~ The Detective from the Wild West
The clues are calling! Welcome to our gold strike. Be like the settler! Strike out for lands unknown!
So many words just thrown in to sound more cowboy.
Ema I'm not sure if this guy is the one to be taking notes from.
Well, Mr. Wright, what do you say!?Sound: Light Bulb
(I say I won't be needing this anymore...)
Sound: Select Jingle
Sure enough, the letter is gone. Maybe Marshall will be more talkative now.
I see your badge. Looks pretty... round.
A beam of light, illuminating evildoers who come in the dark of night!
(Hey, that's a sheriff's badge!)Speaking of badges...
Apparently this guy's head is supposed to represent a police badge. So he's the Blue "Badge"-er. Credit to user Zerbin7 for pointing that one out.
Anyway, more evidence!
What's that? Some sort of police passport? This is Detective Goodman's ID card. Strangely enough... We found it a good distance away from the crime scene.Sound: Realization
Texas...
What difference does a few yards make, compadre?
There's no better way to study than to hang out with the pros!...Ema I'm pretty sure you could learn more from Gumshoe.
Ah, a toy shield! Suits the boy well.
Officer Marshall, don't you have anything good to say about Mr. Edgeworth? You don't like him, right? We get the point.
Ah, a former detective. Did Edgeworth get him busted back to patrolman?
Hmm... Let me guess... Did it have a "K" for "King of Detectives" on it? Hey, they could use the same shield over and over.
Judging by Edgeworth's car, all the budget is going to prosecutor salaries.
You know it! They've gotten cheaper with every passing year, I tell you.
Alright, compadre! Count to three! Huh?Sound: Light Bulb
That's what we do in Texas. Remind me never to visit Texas.Sound: Realization
Is Marshall pretending to be from Texas? Dude, Gumshoe already ratted you out as being from West LA. Also, that was actually Marshall's "don't care" reaction. He'll give it for the knife and the Blue Badger even before showing him Gumshoe's letter.
This Parking Stub is the last piece of evidence he'll talk about with us.
5:12 PM...
A... trot?
So it seems the Chief Prosecutor was lying in wait!
(So what you mean is...) (The killer intended to use Edgeworth's car all along!)Sound: Realization
Let's try talking to him again.
Officer Marshall? Could you tell us more about the victim?
...
Sound: Realization
Um... could you be a little more specific?Sound: Whack
Well, well, aren't you a feisty dogie there now. Detective Goodman was stabbed here at 5:15...
(I think he means the witness, Ms. Angel Starr.)
This here's the autopsy report.
The time window on that autopsy report is large enough to drive Edgeworth's car through it. I'm guessing that Goodman was killed somewhere else, then stuffed into Edgeworth's trunk and transported here later.
Was my sister involved with the victim in any way?
Chief Prosecutor Skye and Detective Goodman...Music: Silence
had nothing in common at all.Sound: Realization
Nothing in common...?
(So... there's no motive!)Music: Jake Marshall ~ The Detective from the Wild West
Goodman wasn't a particularly gifted detective.
But, my sister called the victim here on the day of the murder, right?
Here... to this parking lot?And it was evidence transferal day. So an old case could have still come up. In fact, we know it did.
Marshall's ability to talk and drink at the same time is impressive. I wonder if he got busted to patrolman for his drinking problem.
Um, I don't mean any offense, but... Officer Marshall, you're a patrolman, right? Not a detective.
Huh?Sound: Light Bulb
Oh, really? (Now he tells me!)
They either specifically wanted Marshall on it, or they couldn't trust any other detective on it...
Nothing gets by you, does it, Bambina? So, why are you in charge?
Yeah calling bullshit on that one.
That's odd, though.Sound: Realization
He's nothing but a sad ol' cowdog, that can't find his tail. Maybe it's because he runs with that Edgeworth, eh? Edgeworth...?
Just, he don't realize it yet. (Detective Gumshoe, kicked out of the investigation!?)Sound: Light Bulb
A lot of conspiracy smoke here but no fire yet. And it all comes back to Edgeworth again, and some incident from two years ago. An incident that perhaps also resulted in Marshall here losing his detective job... maybe because of Edgeworth? Does he want revenge?
We actually unlocked the other half of the crime scene when presenting Gumshoe's letter to Marshall, I only just now realized it.
"A Block"... This area is reserved for prosecutors. Defense attorneys are relegated to "B Block."
I'll go over to B Block to buy my hamburgers from you, Mr. Wright. I'm not planning on giving up my job that soon...
Speaking of "B Block"...
"B Block" is through there. That's where visitors park.
Hey, you're right. I like the cute design on the door. (I can see... a cartoon cow munching down on a juicy looking steak.) ...
Sound: Realization
Just don't think too deeply about it and you'll be fine.Cannibal cow!!
Let's get to the real evidence.
This rope... is it...? Yep. They laid it in the outline of the victim's body. ...
Sound: Light Bulb
... (You have got to be the only person I know that would come to that conclusion.)Found in the trunk, not necessarily died there. Did Lana just find him there, and decide to take the fall for Edgeworth for some reason? Why would she have been looking in Edgeworth's trunk?
Speaking of looking in the trunk...
What's this? Looks like a note of some sort.Sound: Realization
Sound: Light Bulb
You're right. Let's see... "6-7S 12/2"...Sound: Realization
I wasn't sure if that was supposed to be an "S" or a "5", really.
Part of the evidence he was transferring? Something he was going to ask Lana about? ...Wait a minute.
If I flip the note upside-down, that date is now the day of the murder (yesterday). So was Goodman meeting with Lana to talk about SL-9, then? (If it weren't for the name of one of the music tracks, "SL-9" wouldn't mean anything to me, either. But now I'm guessing it's the name of whatever incident two years ago triggered this whole mess.)
(Maybe it fell out of his pocket when he was killed.)
How am I supposed to know?Sound: Realization
Rude!
(I'm sure Edgeworth wouldn't know what this means either.)
Sound: Select Jingle
We have a ton of evidence already and no way to tie any of it together.
This appears to be the car where the body was found. (It looks like the lock on the trunk is busted.)
The body was found in the trunk of my subordinate's car.
Yeah. Prosecutors get the big bucks.
I saved the best for last, tucked away in the corner here.
This looks like a cell phone.
I can't think of anyone else it could belong to...
Sound: Stab
Of course!
(Right! Let's check it out.)
Music: Logic and Trick
Ema takes over the screen again, dragging us into the court record and over to the cell phone that hasn't even been officially entered into the court record yet.
The one time it would have been useful to have us to examine something for ourselves, the game forces us into it without any choice.
Man, what a boring strap! What's wrong with it? Everyone has different tastes, you know.
These are hard to come by, you know. (I see the series is as popular as ever with the kids...)Well, that was a bust. There must be something more here.
Nothing on the back...
Nothing on the bottom...
Aha! An obvious button on the side!
A good old-fashioned flip phone.
Hmm. This phone's still on the redial screen.Sound: Realization
Redial...? Um, Mr. Wright?
You just press the blue button to display the last number you called.
Sorry to disappoint you, but even I know about things like "redial." Huh? Oh, I'm sorry!Sound: Light Bulb
This conversation is the most that Ema's ever acted like the teenager she is.
(Whatever... Let's check this phone out.)
Ema pointed it out for us, but the only thing of interest here is the Big Blue Button.
(Now, to see who the owner of this phone called last...)quote:
I really can't think of a reason not to check it out, but here goes:
Sound: Whack
Come on! No detective would be that dumb!
Sound: Whack
We get a flash to Gumshoe's grinning face here...
Sound: Light Bulb
The evidence is left unchecked on the examine screen, and I'm pretty sure we'll have to check it out to continue anyway.
Music: Silence
*beep*Sound: Bip 2
Music: The Steel Samurai (Ringtone)
I extracted this tune myself because it's pretty awesome and I couldn't find it anywhere else in the right format.
...
Sound: Light Bulb
Sound: Light Bulb
*beep*Sound: Bip 2
Music: Silence
Ah! Oh, s-sorry. I see you, pardner!
Sound: Realization
Uh, well, yeah...
Sound: Realization
Geez Ema you didn't recognize your sister's phone?
Music: Suspense
What? It's my sister's!?Sound: Light Bulb
Look... the last call was made right when the murder occurred! Looks like she was fixing to call someone.
Who did she call?Sound: Light Bulb
No idea. Sorry, pardner.Sound: Realization
Now, I got a question for you, pardner.
Oh? That? Oh...Music: Silence
I'm sorry, that was my phone.Sound: Realization
Sound: Stab 2
Yeah, uh, it's kind of strange, but... Someone called me right as we picked up the other phone, a wrong number... ...
Sound: Gunshot 4
Phoenix even I can tell you're lying here. What are you covering up?
(Uh oh, I've incited the wrath of the Lone Star patrolman...)
Sound: Select Jingle
Music: Jake Marshall ~ The Detective from the Wild West
To be honest, I thought the day was going to end there.
While thinking about what to do next, I decided to look at the trunk again.
It must have fallen out of Detective Goodman's pocket. And? And? what does it mean? Mr. Wright! I have no idea.Sound: Realization
I mostly just wanted to see that line again.
(I'm sure Edgeworth would be just as confused...)
That scene did remind me I never examined our new evidence.
The autopsy report just gives us some more detail. Just the one stab wound, but could have happened at practically any time. Suddenly the 30 minute taxi ride between the Prosecutor's Office and the Police Department seems relevant. The murder could have happened while Edgeworth was getting that award. In fact, maybe he was given that award to ensure he'd be there that day?
Goodman's note also just gives us a close-up instead of letting us turn it over or something that might be useful.
The cell phone we already looked at, but what happens if we press this button again?
(There's no need to push this again.)
Never mind. It's nothing.
I had kind of forgotten that Marshall was still around. He doesn't have anything to say about the autopsy report or the note, so let's try the cell phone.
My sister's cell phone.
Maybe she was canceling her date for the night? ... (Why did Lana make that call...?)
I think we unlocked this new topic by picking up the cell phone. (I went back and checked; you have to pick up the cell phone and go through the first topic to unlock this one.)
That's correct, but... There's a goldmine of evidence against her... ...!
I'm afraid your sister's fate is decided, Bambina. Many condolences. Officer Marshall!Sound: Realization
Yeah, Bambina?Music: Silence
H-how can you say that!
(Is there something between this cop and her sister that I don't know about?)Sound: Realization
The Wright Offices slogan should be "I'd only need one day to get my clients declared 'Not Guilty' if everyone would actually tell me everything up front!"
...!Sound: Light Bulb
I apologize, Bambina. Something must have gotten to me.
(Dry wind or ill will, someone's up to something here... but who?)
Completing the third topic unlocks the fourth.
Again with a reference to two years ago...
Forged evidence and arranging testimonies, you mean? He was unbeatable because he did whatever it took to win.
Sound: Realization
So you have heard of us!
Music: Silence
But rumors are just... rumors, aren't they?
If you follow the rumors about Edgeworth to their source, you find one person... But... they're off limits. Untouchable, you might say. One person? Who?
Sound: Realization
Like, Lana was the one spreading the rumors? Was she afraid Edgeworth was out to get her job?
What!? My sister...?Sound: Light Bulb
Music: Recollection ~ The SL-9 Incident
Edgeworth couldn't rustle all those cattle by himself.
What, you're saying Edgeworth was making deals to win trials?Sound: Whack
"Where there's gunshots, there's bound to be bullets." That's what the old-timers say.
(Is that why Detective Gumshoe was taken off the case...?) (Did they target him because he was closest to Edgeworth?)Exhausting all of Marshall's topics and finding Goodman's note triggers a new scene...
Music: Silence
I guess we've got some clues... We have an autopsy report, a note from the victim, and a cell phone...
Well, the only thing still bothering me is that Lana is confessing to the crime. She says she did it! No problem!Sound: Light Bulb
Oh by the way, Ema? Yes? I know that song your phone plays when it rings... What...?Sound: Realization
Oh, of course it was Ema's phone that was ringing. Duh.
Music: The Steel Samurai (Ringtone)
*beep*Sound: Bip 2
It's the Steel Samurai theme song, isn't it? That popular TV show... for kids? ...!Sound: Light Bulb
The phone that rang earlier wasn't mine...
Sound: Realization
At 5:18, just after the murder took place...Music: Suspense
Your sister called you, didn't she, Ema? I... I'm sorry! Can you tell me what you talked about?
I see...
Sound: Select Jingle
...Well that's probably not good. What did she really say, Ema?
(I've got a bad feeling about this...)
So just like every other episode then.
In case you're wondering, I did check the other locations before completing this day. Edgeworth is no longer in his office after we've talked to Gumshoe, the detention center remains empty, and neither Gumshoe nor Ema care about any of our new evidence.
Music: Jingle - It Can't End Here
So we're off to trial, with our clients once again withholding information from us or outright lying to us. Just another normal case for us!