Part 144: Episode 5, Day 3, Trial Latter: Third Stabbing
Part 144: Episode 5, Day 3, Trial Latter: Third Stabbing
You know, I don't remember that description getting updated. Anyway, the Blue Badger is certainly missing from the floor plans. And it seems to be relevant, since it was blocking our view of the bloody handprint. Let's try it out!
Music: Silence
What about that piece of plywood?
The Blue Badger!
Mascot of the police force!
Explain yourself, Mr. Wright.
So?
So watch what happens when we put him in.
quote:
Nothing else will work here. Though technically the glove and the jar fragments we found in the evidence room are also "missing" from the map. They're just not relevant here.
Music: Silence
so long as he's facin' the general direction.
It seems Mr. Wright's not sure which direction to face.
(The more evidence there is, the greater the chance of me being wrong!)
Sound: Stab
Music: Investigation - Core
Just calm down, Mr. Wright.
Sound: Desk Slam
Sound: Gavel
Let us pray the defense isn't simply trying to buy time.
From there we have the same lead-in to the prior evidence prompt. The first somewhat-hard choice we have in this segment, but at least there's no penalty! We have a lot of evidence to for random guessing, though...
Sound: Realization
Ohhhh. The Blue Badger must be a lot bigger than I realized. I thought it was really close to the camera, maybe in the middle of the room? From there, it's not just blocking our view of Gumshoe's locker; it's blocking everyone's access to it!
Well...?
Well... what? !Sound: Light Bulb
*gasp!*Sound: Stab
That's right.
So long as the Blue Badger is dancing here...
Sound: Objection
Music: Telling the Truth
Sound: Stab 2
That positioning also explains why Marshall didn't notice the bloody handprint already being there when he walked in. As for Meekins... I'll generously assume he blocked his own view while carrying in the Blue Badger. Neither Marshall nor Meekins were wearing gloves so I had already assumed they didn't leave the print. (Marshall opened his own locker and didn't know about the fingerprint sensor on it, so couldn't have been wearing gloves. Meekins cut his hand on Marshall's knife, so didn't appear to be wearing gloves, either; he never made it back to Gumshoe's locker after getting attacked, anyway.)
Sound: Gallery
Sound: Gavel x 3
So that means... Uh... just exactly what does that mean!? It means it can't be done!Sound: Whack
Sound: Whack
Don't look at me, I didn't put it there!Sound: Whack
Sound: Light Bulb
Ema!
On that afternoon...
Sound: Wipe
Sound: Wipe
Sound: Light Bulb
was left there before the Blue Badger was brought in...?Sound: Realization
Sound: Whack
It may sound farfetched, Your Honor... but it's the only possible explanation!
Sound: Desk Slam
blood was spilled not once, but twice!Sound: Drama Pound
B-but how...!Sound: Stab
Sound: Wipe
The problem is... the "other" time.Sound: Wipe
I suppose we're not considering that the handprint was left after Meekins was attacked somehow? Whomever found Meekins (and wasn't on the ID card record after Meekins, either) could have gotten blood on their hands and left the handprint? I guess the Blue Badger would've still been in the way?
Music: Silence
It had to have been...
Sound: Objection
Music: Pressing Pursuit - Cornered
Here we go, the good music's on.
Sound: Desk Slam
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Original line: "That's ridiculous! I refute you!" Kind of funny but not really tone-appropriate.
However!Sound: Drama Pound
Awful lot of references to this blood mark on Gumshoe's locker for something that we never officially received as evidence. I guess it is still marked on the floor plan.
Sound: Desk Slam
When did it take place?
quote:
Original line was missing the word "when", making for a very different demand from Edgeworth...
(When DID the first incident occur...?)
Sound: Gavel
To summarize, the defense claims that...
another "incident" took place in that evidence room.
Very well. Then tell us...
(Proof that shows when the murder took place...) (There's only one piece of evidence that can show that!)
What shows when the "first" crime took place?
This one's pretty clear if you don't overthink it. The autopsy report has been hanging out in our evidence list for a long time and also mentions the possibility of the murder occurring earlier, but this record really nails down specific times that the evidence room was accessed.
And in order to do so, an ID card would've been required.
Sound: Light Bulb
Sound: Whack
Let's see here... 4:50 PM.
4:40 PM... Ah!Sound: Realization
quote:
Nothing else has the specific information that we need here.
Sound: Objection
If it's so simple, then don't get it wrong.
Sound: Realization
Sound: Whack
Sound: Damage 2
There's the penalty, properly handed out by the judge this time.
The first crime took place before the Blue Badger was brought to the room, right?
When was the Blue Badger brought there, anyway?
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Original line: "Don't we have a time chart among our evidence items that lists the time?" Just... awkwardly-worded.
We repeat the scene leading up to the evidence prompt from there. That might be the strongest hint I remember this game ever giving before.
Music: Silence
Sound: Whack
M-M-M-M-M-M-M-M-Sound: Whack
Sound: Whack
Sound: Shock 2
Looks like Gant's frame-job is coming to fruition...
Music: Suspense
I never would've figured you had the nerve, boy. Drop the act, witness.Wait, when did Marshall get back on the witness stand? Wasn't Ema there earlier? Did he just wander back up there after she stormed in?
Hmm... Nope, I ain't gettin' it...Sound: Realization
Sound: Realization
It's clear from the luminol test that blood was there. However, when the "second" crime took place...
That means... the blood from the first crime was wiped away... by the real murderer.I think they're talking about the large blood pool by Goodman's locker here.
Impossible in ten minutes, supposedly. But possible in twenty?
That would mean...
I must say, after all the effort seemingly placed into entangling Edgeworth with this crime, he slipped out of this latest trap remarkably easily.
Let's look at the chart again.
Sound: Realization
Music: Silence
Talk about a lucky number... But wait... That doesn't make sense!
Since there's no record of his card being used beforehand... he must have entered along with the real murderer.Sound: Realization
Sound: Desk Slam
That's the only plausible explanation.
Sound: Objection
Music: Investigation - Core
Sound: Gavel
Mr. Edgeworth!Sound: Whack
Please look into this ASAP!
That's one "seven" too many, Your Honor.
Sound: Realization
At least, at present. What!?Sound: Light Bulb
Explain yourself, son.
Someone who is a so-called "executive officer."
...That's the most non-credible excuse for not just giving us the information I've heard out of this game yet. I think I'll just choose to view it as a sign of the corruption in this justice system.
Sound: Desk Slam
But that's ridiculous! Just how... I'm not finished talking, Mr. Wright.Sound: Realization
Well, at least the game acknowledges how silly it's being right now.
Oh, we're just pointing back to Lana, aren't we?
An "official charge"... You're all alike, aren't you? With your "cover-ups" and your "forgeries"...
Sound: Drama Pound
Sound: Gallery
I take pride in my work, Officer Marshall.
"Slander," is it? Okay.
Let me ask a question. Yes?
Your own little "executive." (L-Lana?)Sound: Light Bulb
Don't be stupid. She's been charged with murder.
That's twice now in this update the game made me think it was going somewhere and then immediately pulled back on it. Both good fake-outs, too.
Sound: Realization
All I want to know is one thing... about that incident. The SL-9 Incident? Answer me this, Chief Prosecutor!
Sound: Drama Pound
Music: Silence
I guess we can't have someone talking from the audience. Or wherever the defendant gets stashed while the trial is going on.
I heard him fine, Mr. Edgeworth.
At the time, we...
Sound: Realization
Music: Suspense
At least... I did. ...!Sound: Light Bulb
L-Lana... I became a prosecutor in order to suppress crime with the law.
Was Lana living in the same legal system as Manfred von Karma and his crooked 40-year "perfect" record?
Defendant!Sound: Whack
Just what are you saying!?
Are Jake and Lana just hurriedly changing places as they exchange lines on the same witness stand here?
During that trial two years ago... did you really present all the evidence in court?
Chief Prosecutor! You didn't...
Sound: Realization
Music: Silence
!Sound: Light Bulb
Why won't you answer him!?Sound: Whack
That's just the way it is.Sound: Realization
But Lana!Sound: Stab
I think our prior episodes have done enough to rebut the notion that one can "know" for sure someone is guilty without being able to prove it in court, that I don't have to go into it any more than that. I'm sure there are situations where evidence that "proves" guilt would be inadmissable in court for any number of reasons, but it doesn't seem like she's talking about that here.
Silent reactions from everyone as Marshall slides back onto the stand.
Sound: Realization
Sound: Stab 2
Sound: Crowd Noise
We get a new sound effect for a crowd that's even more excited than usual. This one also looks like it's pulled from the first Apollo Justice game.
Sound: Crowd Noise
Sound: Crowd Noise
The crowd noise continues for awhile...
Sound: Crowd Noise
Sound: Crowd Noise
Sound: Crowd Noise
Sound: Crowd Noise
Music: Jingle - It Can't End Here
Well. Not how I saw that trial day ending. In all the chaos, I think I forgot about the last revelation that was actually relevant to the case. The person who entered the evidence room, and likely killed Detective Goodman, was some high-ranking "executive officer". Now who have we seen in this episode, that qualifies as a high-ranking officer, is connected to the SL-9 Incident, and has been messing with this case from the very beginning?
