Part 156: Episode 5, Final Day, Trial Latter: Final Witness
Part 156: Episode 5, Final Day, Trial Latter: Final WitnessMusic: Silence
Music: Courtroom Lobby ~ Beginning Overture
I didn't mean to get you in trouble...
This is my problem, not yours.Music: Silence
Sound: Door Opens
...Sound: Realization
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I think someone forgot to update Gumshoe's lines from yesterday's mid-trial break.
Wait! Detective Gumshoe! What is it?Sound: Light Bulb
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I take it Lana's having you run errands again.
Let me tell you, this is the last time, pal!
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"Evidence Law"? (Edgeworth was talking about this just the other day...)
Rule 1: no evidence shall be shown without the approval of the Police Department!
I-is that right, Mr. Wright!?
It seems so.
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A message?Sound: Realization
She said, "If you're planning to take HIM on,
("Him"...) (I guess I'll need to give this book a thorough read...)
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Good thing this is a video game and books are a maximum of three pages long. Also we can freeze time while perusing the Court Record.
This book has just one page, outlining the two rules themselves. I'm impressed at the callback here; I suspect these will come up when trying to nail Gant on hiding the SL-9 evidence. That second rule actually somewhat explains why we can't just present anything we want whenever we want; we have to wait until we can show its relevance first.
All that's left now is
the Chief Prosecutor's sentence. That's where you're wrong, Detective.Sound: Realization
Huh?Sound: Light Bulb
Why I'm still sitting in that prosecutor's seat...
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Mr. Edgeworth...
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Wright and Edgeworth working together to get to the truth is awesome.
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What!? What else is there left to do?Sound: Whack
Ema Skye found out she unwittingly caused a man's death... And now you're telling me you want to do more!?Sound: Whack
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You're missing the point, Detective. Lana didn't murder Detective Goodman.Sound: Realization
Music: Courtroom Lobby ~ Beginning Overture
...!Sound: Light Bulb
That means the real killer... is still out there. What!? (And we're going to expose him...) (No matter what it takes!)I like using Gumshoe as the stand-in for the audience for the recap here.
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Sound: Gallery
Sound: Gavel
Music: Trial
Mr. Edgeworth. Yes, Your Honor?
We'll see what they say once the day is over.
Thank you for the news, Your Honor. Yes, well... *a-hem*I'm still amazed at how this game has made me go from hating Edgeworth's antics at the start to loving them now. Taking a bow at the judge and thanking him for the news is just such a perfect response to a bullshit inquiry like that.
but, er... *a-hem* *cough* *cough* This isn't easy to say...
Struck a bargain?Sound: Realization
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Was Edgeworth manipulating Ema into ruining his reputation for him? I'm not sure this complaint makes a lot of sense here.
I didn't say that!Sound: Whack
... Very well, Your Honor.
I have a solution. A solution?Sound: Light Bulb
That being the case,
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Edgeworth you magnificant asshole, way to turn that around.
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Undeniably this is an unusual arrangement... but a very effective one.
On the other hand, Edgeworth is thorough enough to strike deals with all possible witnesses anyway. But we know that won't be the case here.
Hmm... Well, Mr. Wright? What do you say? ... (Unbelievable.)
Very well.
The defense accepts the prosecution's proposal.Sound: Gavel
Then it's settled.
Mr. Wright. ...!Sound: Light Bulb
If you call the wrong witness... this trial is as good as over. The defense calls... (The time's finally come to bring out the real murderer!)
While it might be interesting to call on Lana and see if she'll spill the beans on Gant now, Phoenix's last line is telling us we need to go straight for Gant here. There's a penalty on this one, but it's not a tough choice anyway.
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quote:
Picking anyone else results in disappointed Edgeworth:
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It appears I've overestimated you, Mr. Wright.
Huh?
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Okay, summoning Meekins to testify again deserves a penalty.
Music: Trial
Sound: Realization
We loop back for another try at picking the next witness.
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As the defendant's partner two years ago,
I feel we should hear what he has to say about it. Hmm... As luck would have it, he should still be in the courthouse.
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Wouldn't you agree, Your Honor?
True...
Music: Damon Gant ~ Swimming, Anyone?
Witness. Please state your name and occupation.
I was just on my way to lunch! Your name and occupation, sir.
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Your name and occupation!
So...
You want to play hardball, eh?Sound: Realization
P-please, Mr. Gant. ... Fine.Sound: Light Bulb
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Acting?
Oh, Wrighto. What's with the grim face?Sound: Light Bulb
First, let's clear up this SL-9 Incident.
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This guy really doesn't realize that all his schemes are falling apart around him now.
Personally, I think it's been made pretty clear already.
There are still some things unaccounted for. Oh? Like what?Sound: Light Bulb
Like the role you played in all of this. ...Music: Silence
Sound: Realization
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"Weapons"...?Sound: Light Bulb
Sure. Take my testimony, for example.
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What?Sound: Light Bulb
Is that true?
Just in case you thought the system wasn't corrupt enough.
...
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That's literally all he's been trying to do all episode.
Just remember...
Super secret double penalties at stake here, then!
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Very well. The witness may now begin his testimony.
Sound: Testimony 2
Music: Questioning - Moderato
As I recall, Neil and I were questioning him that day.
Apparently she had already... "arranged" the crime scene.
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Well that last line is bullshit, and we have a couple different ways to prove it.
Him? He was lying on the floor unconscious.
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What an odd way to talk about Darke getting knocked unconscious.
(If the police chief has the right to refuse to testify...) (Then I'd better hit him hard and fast!)
Sound: Testimony 2
Music: Questioning - Moderato
(Lana did admit to forging evidence...) (but that can't be the whole truth.)
As I recall, Neil and I were questioning him that day.
Yes, that's right. I guess you could say I'm a workaholic...
I don't quite remember... At the very least, she wasn't there when Darke ran for it. To make a long story short, we slipped up. That power outage didn't help either. So the two of you ran immediately after him, right?
so Neil and I split up. He went upstairs and I went downstairs. I guess you could say... he got "lucky."Sound: Light Bulb
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Oh, that.Sound: Whack
Well...
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(That's not funny...) When I went to my office, I found Lana there. Could you tell us what you saw? It was a shocking sight...Sound: Wipe
This image makes more sense knowing it was arranged like that. Those bodies don't look like they naturally fell that way.
Darke was also lying collapsed on the floor?Sound: Realization
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(Lana and Ema...) Lana was cradling Ema in her arms. Looking back at it now...
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...! Apparently she had already... "arranged" the crime scene.Sound: Desk Slam
How can you know that!? Because of the victim's body. It had already been moved.Sound: Realization
So that means...Sound: Wipe
That's right. I think you said earlier,
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Yes... ... Anyway... As you can see, I had nothing to do with the "forgery." So you're saying...
That's exactly what I'm saying. I can understand how Lana must have felt,
There we go, that's the line we nail him on.
(Is that how it really went down?)
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If you're going to stare at anything...
Worthy, Worthy... Always the smooth talker.Sound: Clapping
Can't ask for a better prompt than that.
To help you out, I'm going to eliminate one of the incorrect options here. You'll see why.
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If you really had nothing to do with the forgery...
then how do you explain this?Sound: Objection
Music: Investigation - Core
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Chief Gant! Your explanation, please!Sound: Drama Pound
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I don't know.Sound: Realization
You tell me, son.Sound: Whack
Huh?Sound: Light Bulb
My dear Wrighto.
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(Uh-oh, not this again. Evidence law...)
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It appears... the defense was not prepared.
Please accept my profound apologies, Chief. Would you mind giving the defense another chance?
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Thank you. I assure you the defense is terribly sorry.Sound: Whack
Ha ha ha... (Yeah. Sorry I didn't nail you...)Music: Questioning - Moderato
From there, we get brought back to the start of the cross. Notably, we do not take a penalty here. Considering my only thought on the cloth was that it was showing Ema's handprint on Neil's vest, I'm not sure how it's really going to end up getting used yet.
We still have to decide what else to present here. We're up to thirty pieces of evidence in the list now. Which one contradicts Gant's last statement?