Part 21: Episode 2, Trial: Turnabout is Fair Play?

Part 21: Episode 2, Trial: Turnabout is Fair Play?



I kind of gave it away in the last update, but the audience vote is unanimous here (and correct).



Still, let's press first on everything anyway.

Music: Questioning - Moderato

After securing the suspect, I examined the scene of the crime with my own eyes.





Not all of these presses are going to be good for us.

Now, now, don't jump the gun on me, pal.

Just listen. I'm getting to the good part!



I found a memo written on a piece of paper next to the victim's body!





Yeah, you tell him! Though I think some evidence would be more persuasive here.

Ho hoh! Then who did write it, smarty-pants?



Well, the killer, obviously.



Hoh.



Uh, no.



She was framed!



Hold on.



How come the prosecution makes legitimate objections, while I can only yell it out when I'm presenting evidence?

Ah... (Urk!)



Edgeworth can hardly contain his disdain for us.



Those without evidence shouldn't open their mouths, Mr. Wright.

I got the feeling there was some history between these two earlier when we were digging for info on him with Gumshoe, but it seems the hostility goes both ways here.

Yeah, pal!

Quiet, the grownups are talking.



These presses are at least good for revealing more Edgeworth sprites. He comes off like a smug asshole in every single one though.





On it, the word "Maya" was written clearly in blood!







Of course I do, pal!

(Uh oh... he sounded pretty confident. This might not be good...)

Lab test results showed that the blood was the victim's!





Huh? What kind? Umm... well...



No, keep going, you're doing great.

Hermo... goblins... hobgob... Er...? Herma-goblin bobbin...





I'm no expert on blood tests!







These animations are too fun to not show this update, #sorrynotsorry.

Y-yeah?



Geez, what a dick. Prosecutors shouldn't antagonize their police witnesses.

...O-oh...

(That was a mess...)



Also, there was blood found on the victim's finger!





The right hand!

(Hmm... she WAS right handed...)

Yeah, that one would've been too easy.





Before she died, the victim wrote the killer's name!



Detective Gumshoe!



Sure! It happens all the time in books and the movies!

This isn't a movie, Detective.

That's right, it's a video game, and that wasn't in your list!

Oof!

Let's talk about reality, shall we?





Especially the name of her own sister?

Ah, yeah, actually, you got a point, pal.

There's our hint that there's a contradiction to be found in this line.



Of course, Edgeworth isn't about to let us get any more free shots in here.



Your pointing pose is nowhere near as cool, dude.



The witness's opinion on the matter is irrelevant!





And your slam is lame too! So there.

The victim told us the name of her killer!



The crowd's not impressed with us here.



Order! Order!



Settle down, man, we've got this!



Well, we're at the end, does Phoenix and/or Maya have any more sage advice for us?



(Okay, there has to be a contradiction in there somewhere. Let's find it!)

Just a reminder that we need to do more than press this time. Guess we'll present some evidence!



Screwing up the evidence in this trial just gives us the same warnings as last time. If we lose all our health sections, we get the same text for the guilty verdict as well, just with Maya's name switched in for Larry's. We do get a somewhat-unique image of Maya for some reason at the witness stand as she's pronounced guilty, though!



I'm sure I'll still have to twist into a pretzel to prove someone else did it somehow, but at least we can get this note quickly thrown out. There's no way Mia wrote the note if she died instantaneously!



Music: Silence



Detective Gumshoe!





That she was accusing the defendant, Maya Fey?

That's really what you're saying?



Of course she wrote it! Who else could have!?





B-backwards?

Here it comes!

Music: Objection!



"Immediate death due to a blow from a blunt object."





But...!

No "but"-ing your way out of this one, Detective!





Order! Order!

The defense has a point.



Take that, "hard evidence"!



Mr. Wright.



What's it to you, we tricked it out of Gumshoe fair and square!



I didn't really forget, but why does it even matter?

I'm... sorry, I forgot.



Hah! Forgot, you say?



I knew that! I was just...testing you.

I was the one who handed it to him myself! Personally!

Oh. R-right.






I have a bad feeling all of the sudden.



Outdated? This was yesterday!

Wh-what!?



Like hell it was.



"But there is a possibility the victim lived for several minutes after the blow."

Holy shit, did this guy just fabricate evidence against us? So not only is the witness framing our client, the prosecutor is straight up making shit up too?









He's even wagging his finger at us. This guy.



Did he just take a fucking bow at us? They seriously made him a protagonist later? (No, don't tell me.) What an asshole.

That is all.

I see!

(Damn you, Edgeworth!)



Well I'm pretty stumped on what to do now, so I guess we'll just let the rest of this scene play out.



I have never wanted to punch a video game character this much.

Why, Mr. Wright, you look shocked!



I probably shouldn't, but fuck you Edgeworth!

Mr. Edgeworth...











No matter, Your Honor...

Mr. Wright.




Your Honor, I submit this report to the court.

U-understood. The court accepts the evidence.



What utter bullshit. Did he just turnabout our turnabout with some made up garbage?

Well, Your Honor?



I suppose that's the obvious conclusion, yes.



This motherfucker takes another fucking bow, I can't even.

Music: Silence



The prosecution would like to call its next witness.

Well, Gumshoe was a disaster for us. Next time we'll get a chance to redeem ourselves, with...



You guessed it...