Part 14: Episode 2, Investigation: Enter the Detention Center
Part 14: Episode 2, Investigation: Enter the Detention Center
It's the next morning, and we're down at the detention center. I gather we're here to talk to Maya?
Yes, she was arrested, that's what happens. Anyway, here's some sad prison music for you:
Music: Detention Center - Jailer's Elegy
It's you! The lawyer... G-good morning.
Good morning!
Finding your sister has been murdered, getting arrested for it, and then spending the night in jail doesn't sound like an easy night's sleep to you?
Um...
Nope just here to look Mia's killer in the eye and go take over her business! We've got another trial to get to.
Another choice that appears to be just for flavor. Pick your conscience. For me, really, the choice is up to Maya.
It's up to you. Up... to me? Yes. I don't think this is something I should decide.
... They're never going to believe me... are they?
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How about the joke option? "Sorry, not a chance."
Literally; this option is Phoenix joking around, not us walking out on the case and ending the game early.
Good one.
She can't even look at us.
What?
She's better at the jokes than we are.
I-I'm sorry!
Not sure that cheered her up real well.
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The gung-ho option: "Of course I will."
That path didn't seem to help much, either. Oh well!
It's probably a natural reaction? After the initial shock anyway, seeing a stranger in there would tend to provoke a "What did you do?!" response.
I-it's okay. I understand. ...
Ah, there's the smile!
Heard...? Heard what about me?
Music: Silence
We're her junior partner? There really was no one else at this firm?
Wow! Really? How'd that go?
"Honestly, I was on edge the whole time. It's been a while..."A while since what? Since Mia was in court herself?
Did we watch the same episode?
"One of those 'strike fear into the hearts of evil' types..."
Huh, sounds like it was fun! Well, I know who to go to if I ever get into trouble now!
"I don't know, Maya."
"That is, unless you want to be found guilty."Hey now. I mean, fair, but still. Unfortunately, Maya didn't get in trouble three years later, but just a month after our first trial.
...
I didn't mean to insult you... No, it's okay. It's true, I guess.
When I think of the person who did this to Mia... ...
Music: Detention Center - Jailer's Elegy
Looks like we're free to explore again. I can't imagine what we'd get out of examining the visiting room at the detention center, but let's start there anyway.
Pretty empty room, as one might expect. The camera here lights up, though.
Sheesh that wasn't even funny.
How about this guy?
He hasn't moved an inch. A real pro, this guy.Is that a joke about having a static background for this scene? Eh, let's move on to conversation.
We've got a couple new options here. Maybe we can learn a little bit more about our prospective client.
Yes? What's with that outfit?Somehow I managed to avoid commenting on the outfit at all; I guess it didn't really phase me compared to everything else we've already seen.
This is what all acolytes wear. It's my uniform, you could say. A-acolytes? Like people in religious training? What is it you do?
I'm a spirit medium. ...In training. A s-spirit medium!? (I'm pretty sure that qualifies as strange.)Phoenix is mirroring my thoughts perfectly in this conversation.
We could follow up on spirit mediums right away, but I am compelled to complete this checklist in order.
Yes!
Let's see... That morning, I got a call from my sister. She wanted me to hold onto a piece of evidence for an upcoming trial. Evidence?
(The one Larry made...) How could that have been evidence in a case?
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Do you want to hear it in her own voice?Are you going to...commune with her?
Yes.
Oh, that's much less weird. Though why are you recording phone calls with your sister? Wait, was Maya the one who made the recording from the prologue? No, the killer had to also have one; otherwise how did they know about the statue holding evidence, and when to show up to frame Maya?
Yeah! I forgot how to delete those things.
More conversation topics open up as we discover more information. Now let's follow up about the cell phone.
Let's hear it!
Right! Oh!
Sorry. Oh, right. (Of course...)
I'll write you a note so you don't forget, okay? Sure, thanks.
This piece of evidence seems like an awkward way to be able to "present" evidence that is just "hey this other person said this", but I guess it works?
The checkmark is gone on this topic, I guess that means she has more to say now?
Sorry... I know it must be hard. No, it's okay.
I've kind of gotten used to it...
She wanted me to hold onto a piece of evidence for an upcoming trial. (That's "The Thinker" clock that Larry made.) It practically qualifies as a serial murderer by now.)Isn't it actually the second statue? Anyway...
It was right around 9:00.That time is eight minutes before our arrival, and three minutes after the killer showed up. Pretty tight window all around there.
That's all I need to hear for now.
Okay, we'll finally follow up on this spirit medium business.
That's right.
Wait a second, you said the "Fey Family"? So, Mia was into this stuff too?
She left the mountain to "follow her career," she said.The mountain?
Powers?
Hmm... Wait...! What?
Yes. ...In training. Well, can't you contact Mia's spirit, then? We can just ask her who killed her!Phoenix is very open to the idea of spirit mediums, apparently.
I-I'm sorry...
I couldn't do something on that level... (Hmm... I thoguth that would be too easy.) ...Seriously I am way too in-tune with Phoenix for these conversations. Half my comments I just deleted because Phoenix said almost the exact same thing in the next screen. I'm not sure if that's a good sign or a bad one.
Here's one that didn't get deleted, but maybe should have been given the thread already made this joke earlier: Sounds like Maya is a mini-medium! Say, that reminds me of a joke: What do you call a psychic dwarf who escaped from prison? A small medium at large!
Huh? Something the matter?Once you've gone through all four conversations, Maya starts up her own topic here.
...?
My sister gave me this a long time ago. She said if I was ever in trouble, I should call him. And, well, I'm in trouble.
That's a little cold, asking a defense attorney to go contact another probably better defense attorney to represent you. Granted, Mia did literally tell her to only let us represent her right now if she wanted to be found guilty.
I'm pretty sure Phoenix would accept, let's go with that.
Instantly made her day.
For a moment, anyway.
...? Say, what about your parents? ... ... ...
Holy shit this trial is moving even faster than the last one. That's, what, 37 hours after the murder?
W-what!? Tomorrow!? Tomorrow. What if this guy refuses!?
When will that happen? They're giving me until 4:00 this afternoon.
Right, I'll be back!quote:
What if we had refused?
So we end up in pretty much the same place. But in this branch, instead of finding out that the trial is tomorrow morning, we learn that this other attorney has apparently gone missing.
Before we run off, we can throw our evidence in her face again.
Poor Sis... *sniff* (Hmm. Better not ask her about this now.)We haven't officially learned that the statue was hollowed out to hold the evidence yet; I guess we need to go get that cell phone recording first.
I saw that too. They said they thought these were pieces of a broken light stand. Yeah, that seems about right. (Though I'd never heard of a glass light stand before this...)Subtly different from when we showed the same thing to her the night before, but no new information.
Y-you mean the one with my name on it? Any idea why she... Absolutely none! Um...
Uhh, sure? Interesting to get a dialogue choice in what I thought was going to be a throwaway evidence reaction.
I trust you. Why? Don't you think I did it, too? No, I don't.
That detective thinks I did it. ...quote:
Alternate dialogue, if you prefer being a heartless monster:
Which version do you prefer?
The last piece of evidence is the new note we just got.
That detective took it when they brought me in.
(I'll have to try to get it back next time I see him...)
I think we've exhausted everything we can do here. Time to go somewhere else!
We can head back to the crime scene, or go check out this other lawyer she wanted us to find for her. We also have to locate Detective Gumshoe at some point to ask about Maya's cell phone, but I don't really see an option for that. I assume we'll have to visit both of these places at least once, and there's probably a more efficient order for it, but since I have no clue which one to pick, why don't you decide?