Part 60: Episode 3, Day 3, Trial: Witness to a Live Performance
Part 60: Episode 3, Day 3, Trial: Witness to a Live Performance
Will the witness state his name and grade in school.
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Sound: Desk Slam
Witness!
Yeah I don't think this kid needs to be protected from our "cruel questioning". Who's going to protect Phoenix and Edgeworth from him?
Cody?
Sound: Light Bulb
I'm Cody Hackins. I'm in 2nd grade!
Mr. Edgeworth.
M-mrrrrph! Witness! Er, I mean, Cody.
(He's having trouble with this "gentle" thing.)
Sound: Whack
They let him bring that sword into the courtroom, huh?
Please tell us what you saw that day.
Just... Mr. Edgeworth will be fine.Sound: Light Bulb
Nope, your new name is pops.
Sound: Light Bulb
The judge is an identity-less clone and can't admit to not having a name.
(A very long day...) Incidentally,
You have a problem with the camera, but not the sword on his back? I mean, it's probably not real, but still?
Sound: Whoops
Looks like Edgeworth goofed up here!
I'd like special permission, if that's possible.I do kind of like the game bending over backwards to justify not having different sprites for trial. I wonder if that continued in later games that weren't as constrained.
That one was out loud!
Hey! I just got this new camera!
Didn't he give us a whole album of pictures he'd taken with that camera? Maybe he's downplaying his abilities so he can keep it with him?
But I bring it with me wherever I go!
Phoenix.
He literally said he never misses a killing blow, so I sure hope so.
You'd better make a note of it in the Court Record.Music: Silence
Sound: Select Jingle
Very well, Cody.
Sound: Testimony 2
Music: Questioning - Moderato
I found a map on the Internet, and went to the studios that day.
I was going for the studio. I got kinda lost on the way, though. For about 30 minutes.
It totally rocked! Right before my eyes, out came the bad guy!
Anyway, I couldn't get into the studio, so I went home.Music: Silence
A lot to unpack there; nine lines of testimony in all (the last one doesn't count for some reason). So what do we have? Cody says it was the first time he ever went to the studio, but others have said he's been seen running around there all the time. No mention of him coming through the drain, either. He went through the woods, off the path, but somehow got his photo taken (which Oldbag later deleted) on the way to Studio One? Also he said he didn't have his camera with him for the murder itself, after earlier saying he always kept it with him (and never missed a final blow, either). I'm not sure what to make of him being lost for 30 minutes, but it does explain the time difference between the deleted photo of him (taken at or before 2:00 PM) and the time of death (2:30 PM).
Hmm...
But be gentle. Remember you're talking to a child. ...
Sound: Testimony 2
Music: Questioning - Moderato
I wanted to see a Steel Samurai rehearsal, just once.
You really like the Steel Samurai, huh?
Course I do!Sound: Whack
Sound: Pong
And I go to all the live performances! That's impressive.
Course! Duh!Sound: Whack
My Dad always takes me!
(Poor, poor Dad...) I found a map on the Internet, and went to the studios that day. Was that day the first time you'd been to the studio? Uh, actually I've been a couple of times.
And that security lady's always yelling... Right, right. Please continue. Chill, pops! I'm getting to it!
Sound: Whack
Sound: Stab 2
I went through the woods, off the path, so that old lady wouldn't catch me. "Off the path"...? Yeah, you know how the studios are in a valley there?
This sequence seems like important information for later, but we don't note or record it at all. Maybe it'll come up again on its own.
I see. Anyhow... I was going for the studio. Did nothing unusual happen on your way to the studio? "Unusual"?
Oh, you mean Mr. Monkey?Sound: Light Bulb
Yeah I saw him, but his head wasn't busted!Interesting. Was this when he got there at 2:00PM, or when he saw the "incident" at 2:30PM? The head was supposedly busted at 2:15PM...
I got kinda lost on the way, though. For about 30 minutes. You got lost in the woods? Yeah. I couldn't figure out which way I was walking.
But guess what happened next! When I came out by the studio, there was the Steel Samurai!
The Steel Samurai? Yeah, he was standing by the studio gate.
Then he opened up the gate and went inside. I see. What then? It totally rocked! Right before my eyes, out came the bad guy! What sort of "bad guy" was it?
Sound: Realization
Are you sure it was a guy? ... I dunno. He was kinda far away.
... Of course, the Steel Samurai took him down! Pow! What happened to the bad guy? Huh?Sound: Light Bulb
Well... Well, he kinda didn't move. Not a bit. Like he was dead.
Y-yes, I suppose he was. If I had my camera with me, that woulda been the time for a shot, I tell you. "If" you had your camera? You mean, you weren't carrying your camera then? N-no, I wasn't.
(Really...?)That's all we have. Any advice Mia?
For some reason this line from Phoenix replaces Cody's actual final line of testimony.
Phoenix. Remember, he's a child.
(Easy for you to say...)Well, that's all we have. I can see a few possibilities here, but nothing clear-cut. As promised, since the answer wasn't obvious to me, and I looked through the Court Record to narrow it down, I'll post it here for you as well:
Attorney's Badge - No one would believe I was a defense attorney if I didn't carry this.
Jack's Autopsy Report - Time of death: 10/15 at 2:30 PM. Cause: Pierced through the chest by a spear.
Powers's(?) Photo - He's dragging one leg. [Oct 15, 2:00 PM, Photo #2] Check:
Guidemap - Guidemap to Global Studios. Check:
Samurai Spear - The murder weapon. A break in the shaft has been mended with duct tape.
Empty Bottle - Found on a table in the employee area. The label reads "Sleeping Pills."
Mr. Monkey's Head - Blocked the path to the scene of the crime between 2:15 PM and 4:00 PM.
"Path to Glory" - Contains photos of every victory scene in every battle the Steel Samurai has won.
Cody's Camera - A new digital camera. Cody always carries it, though he's still learning how to use it.So now that you've refreshed yourself on the Court Record, which piece of evidence shows the contradiction in Cody's testimony?