Part 9: Episode 1, Trial: Not Guilty
Part 9: Episode 1, Trial: Not Guilty
The choice is clear.
Ignore the disappearing health sections; I played through a few times to get all the extra dialogue. I did pick this option the first time through, since I was too afraid of getting something wrong to explore the dialogue trees. I wasn't really sure how sounding the clock was going to help, but it's really the only one of the three that at least kind of makes sense.
Angrily pointing at the judge to make a polite request seems a bit off.
Music: Silence
Music: Pressing Pursuit - Cornered - Variation
So, we've heard the clock. What are your conclusions, Mr. Wright?
Mr. Payne... can you tell me what time it is now?
Ack!
Precisely the discrepancy between what Mr. Sahwit heard and the actual time of death!quote:
I'll be posting alternate dialogue in these quote boxes, so you can skip past it if you like. So it seems we got it right on the first try, but what happens if we don't? What about those batteries?
All you have to do is examine the batteries!
No, I don't know how that could really help us. Proving the clock is working I guess?
Hmm... The batteries are... in the right way. The clock seems to be working fine.
Yes, and...?
Dammit, Phoenix, stop letting this guy dunk on you.
...
Umm, I'm sorry, I think I got confused back there with all those testimonies.
Mr. Wright!
Two more health sections gone....
Y-Yes, Your Honor! A-as I was saying...!
We're brought back to the same decision screen, two health sections lighter. Let's try asking the neighbors next. Pretty sure Mr. Sahwit said the neighbors were all gone and that's why he went to the park to call the police, but maybe he was lying about that, too!
No point, no slam, Phoenix can't even sell this one to himself.
The judge is astounded by our idiocy.
I see...
Ha I like that pun, even if it wasn't intentional.
More health sections gone. If you run out here, you get the same "Guilty" scene as when mis-presenting evidence during the crosses.
And we're brought back to the same decision screen. Being wrong multiple times doesn't change anything, unless you run out of health!
I'd kind of forgotten this guy was still missing his hairpiece. The court just let that go without comment, huh?
Try to talk your way out of this one!
... ...Hah! Hah hah! You forgot one thing!
It proves nothing! How do you know it was running three hours slow on the day of the murder!?
What am I, the prosecutor? Do I really have to prove beyond all reasonable doubt that Mr. Sahwit is the killer just to get Larry off?
...!
(Dammit! I was so close!) Mr. Wright?
Man, screw you, I got my client off like two updates ago.
...! Yes, Your Honor. This means I cannot let you indict the witness. Unfortunately...
Music: Silence
Wait, that's it?
You treat me like a criminal! A criminal! You lawyers are all slime!
(Sorry, Larry... I failed you.) (There's nothing I can do about it now...)Music: Pressing Pursuit - Cornered - Variation
Mia's here to save the day! Cue reaction shots!
Listen up, Wright!
But, Chief, it's over.
Nobody can prove that!Is there no chain of evidence in this fantasy legal system? Did someone tamper with the clock-statue while it was in police custody for the whole three days leading up to the trial? Why would the clock be any different now than it was then?
Um... well, yes.
"Thinking out of the box" in adventure games usually means "try everything in your inventory until something randomly works".
Don't waste time doubting the facts. Assume the clock was three hours slow and... Think through it!
Figure out the reason, and you'll have your proof! Right, Wright? Can you think of a reason as to why the clock would be three hours slow?
I have no idea but picked "Yes" anyway because logic!
... Wait!
You must have evidence somewhere that can prove it, Wright! Find it and let them have it!
You say the clock was already running slow on the day of the murder... Have you found evidence to support this claim? Of course.
For once he feels more confident than I do at this point. To be fair I hadn't looked at the Court Record in a long time and hadn't written up any of these updates yet.
quote:
But first, what if earlier we'd said "No", we had no idea why the clock would be slow?
The only two things we haven't used yet are our attorney's badge and this passport. I can't imagine the badge being useful. The passport at least shows that the victim was in Paris, which could be a different time zone?
No matter what evidence we pick, we get another voiced line here, kind of funny. I didn't do it this way originally, but here's what happens if you get it wrong:
Notice the lack of a health bar here.
I can't see what that evidence has to do with the clock.
You're welcome.
One more chance... Give me just one more chance!
Be quick about it.Despite that statement, we get as many chances as we need to try out everything we have, as many times as we want even. The dialogue never changes. I also let the game sit on the evidence screen for several minutes and it never did anything. Anyway, the correct answer...
As we all know, the time difference between here and Paris is nine hours!Have we ever figured out where "here" is yet? Apparently Paris is nine hours ahead of Los Angeles, and the US west coast in general, among other things. So maybe there, or somewhere else in California? I could imagine the courts being this screwy in Los Angeles.
The key revelation here, is the clock never actually says AM or PM. Despite Mr. Sahwit saying he clearly heard "1:00 PM", our experiment with the clock earlier showed otherwise.
I admit I didn't really see that coming, but this case is pretty forgiving at least. I get the feeling I won't have as easy a time of it in later episodes.
That's why the time you heard when you struck her dead in her apartment was wrong!
Ooh, snap! I didn't expect the game to just call out the pun in his name like that.
Music: Silence
Oh shit I think we killed him!
The jury/crowd/whoever treats the spectacle the same as any other big reveal; that is, with mild interest and murmured conversations.
We fade to black, and then come back, apparently some time later? Did the guy get taken off to a hospital? Or a morgue?
Music: Trial
This case has certainly turned out differently than we all expected. Mr. Payne... Your witness?
Probably cuffed him in the ambulance while he was unconscious. Very well. Mr. Wright? Yes, Your Honor. I have to say, I'm impressed.
...and find the true culprit at the same time!According to the start of the update, it's still before lunchtime on the first day of the trial, less than three full days after the murder.
Thank you, Your Honor.
This court finds the defendant, Mr. Larry Butz...Music: Silence
We did it!
There's a confetti shower for a "Not Guilty" verdict? Are they that rare in this court? There's also a cheering and applause sound effect to go with it! Turns out that's not the jury at all up in the stands, but an audience? The judge here seems to be the whole arbiter of guilt in this game, anyway.
GG everyone, see you all in Phoenix Wright 2!