Part 105: Case 5 - Rise From the Ashes - Trial (Day 4) - Part 12
Case 5 - Rise From the AshesTrial (Day 4) - Part 12
: What's the matter, cat got your tongue?
: Aren't you going to tell us how it feels?
: How it feels to be the one who single-handedly turned a poor little girl into a murderer!?
: ...
: Before I do that...: there's just one little thing I have to clear up.: Oh? And what's that?: Who really: killed Prosecutor Neil Marshall.
: What!?: Chief Gant, you are absolutely right.
: It was
: Ema Skye, wasn't it?
: I'm afraid that's not possible. You see, this piece of cloth contains
: a critical contradiction!
: What!? A contradiction!? What is this fool babbling about?
: I'm talking about a contradiction. One that proves...
: who the real killer is!
: M-Mr. Wright! This piece of cloth...: What could it possibly contradict!?: (Chief Gant, your tyrannical reign ends here!)
: And what exactly is this supposed to be...?: This is the picture Ms. Skye took.: Take a good look at it.
: Yes... His shirt is showing underneath.: It's hard to make out with allt he blood on his vest, though.
: Exactly my point. His chest is soaked with blood. That's only natural.
: Oh! But that: piece of cloth...
: AAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!: Since Ema Skye's fingerprints are on this cloth,: there's no doubt that she shoved the prosecutor aside!: However!
: No! Th-this is nonsense!: Now then, Chief Gant.: Let me ask you something. Prosecutor Marshall was not impaled when he was shoved aside.
: He most likely hit his head on the ground and was knocked out.: If so, then tell me.: Who could it have been? Who could have arrived at the scene before Ms. Skye,
: Hnnngngghgghh...
: Then, to make it look like Ema was responsble for the prosecutor's death,
: Then he broke the jar on purpose, to leave behind a clue,
: ...: Remember what you admitted only moments ago?: That you personally cut out this bloodless piece of the victim's vest?: Ironic, isn't it?: Through the very act of creating "insurance,"
: (It's finished.)
: Heh heh heh!
: Oh ho ho ho ho ho ho!
: That was close, Wrighto! You almost had me!: !: Sorry, but you'll have to do better than that. I refute your allegations.: What do you mean, you "refute" his allegations?: You see, that piece of cloth...: is illegal evidence!: Order! Order!: What nonsense is this!?: Illegal evidence cannot be used to convict a suspect!: Remember, Udgey?
: You do have: some conclusive evidence, don't you?: ... Your Honor,: I don't have any evidence I can present at this time.
: The defense did refuse to present evidence!: At that moment,: that piece of cloth ceased to be "legal evidence"!
: But that's not fair...!: Hoo hoo hoo hooooo! Did you actually think you could best me in court?: It looks like the last laugh's on you, son!
: I'm afraid: Mr. Gant's claim is legally correct.: Well, Mr. Edgeworth?: True... Illegal evidence cannot be used to convict a person...
: assuming, of course, that the evidence is indeed illegal.: Hmm?: Well, Mr. Wright?
: Mr. Wright.: Do you admit to it?
: (No! If I admit to that...)
: (all of my planning will have been for nothing!): It seems...
: If you're going to change your position,: this is your only chance, Wright!: (He's right...)Which drops us at the right answer.
: Certainly,: I refused to present evidence at one point.: Aha!: So the evidence is illegal!
: No it isn't, Mr. Gant.: Huh?: It's not that: I "didn't" present evidence then...: it's that I "couldn't.": What do you mean, you: "couldn't"?: There are certain procedures involved when presenting evidence!: No, Udgey! Don't listen to his lies! He's nothing but a coward!: You can't let him?: There is only one issue left: to be resolved in this trial:
: Very well.: Let us settle this once and for all.: Earlier you refused to present evidence.
: This is my proof, Your Honor: "Evidence Law.": What's this?: I've done my homework too, Chief.: Indeed, Ema Skye's fingerprints were on this piece of cloth.: However! At that point in time, this was merely a piece of cloth, nothing more.: What?: You see, it's written right here in this book:: The second rule of evidence law!
: ...!: Rule 1: no evidence shall be shown without the approval of the Police Department!: I found this piece of evidence myself...: inside your safe. It goes without saying I did not have approval from the Police Department.: Rule 2: unregistered evidence presented must be relevant to the case in trial.: And: here is the crux of the matter. You see, at the time it was impossible: for me to prove the relevance...: between the cloth and the SL-9 Incident.: What!? What kind of nonsense: is this!?
: That was shown: only a few moments ago!: No...: He's right.: At the beginning of today's trial,: that piece of cloth was still meaningless.: The person who gave it value as evidence...: was you,: Damon Gant.: ...!: You yourself confessed to a certain "truth."
: On the day of the crime,: you personally cut out this piece of the victim's vest?: Oh, yes!
: It was then that you approved this cloth...: as conclusive evidence.: Yes! You, the Chief of Police, personally approved this cloth!: The only person who could have cut this from the victim's vest...: is the one who stood before Prosecutor Marshall in his final moments.: In other words, the real murderer! And there's only one person who that could be...
: N... N...: Mmph...
: For two years he's been snooping around the department trying to get something on me! Crimes are being committed everyday, yet he insisted on hounding me!: Well, your crime wasn't exactly petty.: He wanted to reinvestigate the case. He recruited Angel Starr,
: then convinced Bruce Goodman...: Detective Goodman?: Yeah,: that's right.
: Please, you've got to help me!
: Still, Jake Marshall didn't know when to quit.: He stole Goodman's ID card and tried to take the evidence!: Goodman came to me: that day.
: I went with him to the evidence room.: Then all of a sudden he had to speak out!Next time: Confession.