Part 65: Case 5 - Rise From the Ashes - Investigation (Day 1) - Part 4
Case 5 - Rise From the AshesInvestigation (Day 1) - Part 4
Since we have to pass through here anyway on our way to our next destination, a brief stop to present the ID card to Angel, which I forgot to do earlier.

: ...

: Lunchland vendors only accept cash. No cards.

: Especially not a card belonging to someone else!

: No, no, this isn't a credit card. It's an ID card. It belongs to a detective...

: And you're showing this to me, the lunch lady, why?

: That's like showing a fine honeyed ham to a detective!

:
(Why do I always feel like I'm being mocked?)
Anyway, to the police department.

: Whew...

: We're finally here.

: Why would they put the detectives so far away from the Prosecutor's Office?

: That took almost 30 minutes by taxi... and traffic wasn't even that bad. This is my first time to the Police Department, actually.
Something flashes.

: ?

: They're trying to make him the police mascot.

: Forget the Blue Badger! Who's that next to him!?

: Someone appears to be... dancing with the Blue Badger... Uh oh. He noticed me.

: He sure is running over here fast...

: H-h-h-hey, pal! W-w-w-what're you doin' here!?

: That's my line, Detective Gumshoe. Specifically, why were you dancing over there?

: What!? Um, well...

:
(Well, at least he doesn't seem to be busy. This is our chance to get information!)

: Hey! I'll have you know I'm a very busy man, pal.
But before we ask Gumshoe anything, let's stare at the scenery for a while.

: I always get excited when I come to the police station.

: Why is that?

: It just feels like I've jumped into a movie.

: Huh?

: You know, with all the police and criminals.

: W-well, I don't know if this is all that exciting.

: Sure it is! Look at those two officers over there.

: They're probably talking about the latest bust!

: ... Funny, I thought they were talking about the weather.

: The detectives in there look pretty busy.

: Just imagine! Right now... Behind those doors...!

: A police drama in action!

: ...
(Somehow, the thought fails to excite me...)

: What? The Dancing Blue Badger?

: It's my masterpiece!

: Poor Blue Badger... fated to dance until he drops.
(Sadly, the check is just the Blue Badger unmoving.)

: Look, that patrolman is saluting the other guy. He must be a detective!

: And then I said "hey, you do that, your soup will get cold, buddy."

: Th-That's hilarious, sir! I laughed so hard I cried!

: ...

: I guess he wasn't saluting, he was wiping tears from his eyes.

: They make a good pair.

: Mr. Wright! Do you know why patrol cars are painted black and white?

: No idea. Why?

: Well, I think they're designed after a panda!

: A panda...?

: Not that I have scientific proof. It's just a theory.

: Um... do you mind me asking how you came up with that theory?

: It was when I was on a school trip! I saw a patrol car and it came to me!

: We had just been at the zoo, see...

: ... What about zebras? Or did they not have those at your zoo?

: The banner here is announcing the "Crime Fighting Campaign."

: Nice slogan...

: I wonder if they'll be selling fingerptinting sets.

: I don't think it's that kind of campaign.

: What family wouldn't want a set at home?

: It's good for finding out who snuck into the cookie jar.

: I think most families can figure that out without the extra help.

: The usual wanted posters are hanging up on the bulletin board here. <<Do you know this face!? If you do, dial 911!>>

: You know, Mr. Wright, I've always thought it was kind of funny... I've never seen anyone who looked like the people in these posters.

: They hardly even look human!

: ...
(She has a point...)
Now we can pester Gumshoe.

: I'll give you one word of advice, pal.

: You'd better not agree to defend the suspect in this case.

: Wh... Why not?

: Huh?

: Well... It's just that the Chief Prosecutor has confessed to the crime.

: But, what if she's not telling the truth!?

: Yes, well... no! C'mon, pal!

: There's plenty of evidence against her!

: B-but what if the evidence was faked?

: Hey, pal.

: Can I speak to you for a second?

: Huh? Me?

: Why is this little girl so peeved at me?

: Whoa!!! The Chief Prosecutor's little sister!?

: Just, please investigate this case carefully, okay?

: Scientifically!

: Yessir!

: Oh, by the way.

: You might want to keep your voices down.

: You don't want to be overheard using words like "faked"...

: Huh?

: It's just... it's a sensitive issue with us these days.

: So... what are you doing here, Detective Gumshoe?

: Me? Oh, well... nothing, really.

: They kicked me out of Criminal Affairs...

: Detective Gumshoe! What did you do this time?

: Whaddya mean, "this time"!?

: Then, what happened? I know things are busy right now... I mean...

: with my sister's case and all...

: It's true. We've never had a Chief Prosecutor murder anyone before!

: Only the highest-ranked people are being let into Criminal Affairs now... The lowest ranking guy in there is our chief of detectives.

: They're not letting any of us rank-and-file detectives in at all.

: None of you?

:
(I know this is an important trial, but isn't that a little odd?)

: Um... Isn't there anything else you could be doing?

: The Chief of Police himself is directing the investigation, pal.

: Officer Marshall...

:
(Now that I think about it, Ema did seem to know that Marshall guy.)

: A patrolman in charge of a crime scene...

: It's unheard of, pal!
Now, presenting the badge.

: You show this to me every time we meet, pal.

: Real men show their police badge. 'Nuff said!

: I wish had a badge... Even an ID card would be nice...
Their typo, there.

:
(Wait... Speaking of ID cards, I found that detective's card, didn't I...?)
So we present that.

: Huh? Hey, pal! This is a detective's ID card!

: You can't just keep that! You have to turn it in to the police!

: It's people like you that get me into so much trouble all the time!

:
(Meaning Detective Gumshoe must drop his card a lot.)

: Hmm... let's see... "
Bruce Goodman"...

: Goodman... Sounds familiar...

: ...

: Nah, my mistake.

: But, don't you work together with him in Criminal Affairs?

: Whoa!!! Now I remember! Bruce Goodman!

: He's
the victim!

:
(That's what I thought...)

: Can you tell us more, Detective Gumshoe?

: He was a detective, like myself.

: Detective Bruce Goodman.

: Hmm... Don't you think it's strange?

: There was an evidence transferal for a case he handled two years ago.

:
Evidence transferal... Mr. Edgeworth mentioned that too.

: But... Detective Goodman was killed at the Prosecutor's Office...

: Well, that's the thing...

: It's hard to say this, but...

:
(And Lana's confessing as much...)
It was at this point I remembered I hadn't shown profiles.
Anyway, back to Gumshoe. We present the parking slip.

: What would drive Chief Prosecutor Skye to do such a thing?

: ...

: W-wait, I didn't mean...

: I mean, sure, of course someone else really did it!

: Someone who must have, um...

: Someone who must have a grudge against Mr. Edgeworth!

:
(The car and the knife do seem a little too well-organized to be a coincidence.)

: Poor Mr. Edgeworth... What could have happened?

:
(We have to find out a little more about what's going on with Edgeworth...)
Speaking of which, I forgot to examine the trophy more closely. On the bottom...

: Hm. It looks like the names of all the previous recipients are engraved on it.

: Wow. One guy's listed a bunch of times! "von Karma"... I guess he must be a foreigner?

: Uh, yeah. That's probably it.

: Well wherever he's from, he must have been an amazing prosecutor!

: I'd like to meet this Mr. "von Karma" sometime!

:
(When she says it, his name does have kind of a ring to it...)
We present the trophy.

: That's the "King of Prosecutors" award that Mr. Edgeworth got yesterday!

: Were you at the awards ceremony, Detective Gumshoe?

: Of course, pal! I got an award for diligence, myself.

: Ah... congratulations.

: I was wondering, why is the award a shield?

: And... why is it broken?

: Oh, there's a reason.

: Um...

: I'll tell you what it is later.

:
(Apparently, he's forgotten.)

: But, I was proud of Mr. Edgeworth for winning that award.

: He's even got naysayers in the Prosecutor's Office.

:
(Yeah, we've heard about the rumors...)

: He's in a tough spot, again...

: "Again"...?

: But Edgeworth was found innocent!

: Listen, pal, there have always been rumors about Edgeworth. Forging evidence, making deals with witnesses... Nothing outright, but there were always whispered rumors.

: Ever since he was accused of murder, no one's whispering. They're practically shouting!

: But... but there's no evidence against him!

: Well, Mr. Edgeworth has always had unusually strong ties to the department higher-ups.

: It's only natural that people would be suspicious.

:
(I had no idea he was under the gun...)

: Anyway, this latest case has started a new rumor.

: People say the only reason he took this case... is because he's aiming for the Chief Prosecutor position himself!

: W-what!?

: But I know the truth, pal! Nobody wants to be the one who has to prosecute the chief prosecutor!

: Mr. Edgeworth is biting the bullet on this one! He's doing this for all of us! ...

: And that's all I know about that.

: I'm not officially on the case, you know.

: Thank you!

: Why aren't you handling the case, Detective Gumshoe? We met the guy who is... what was his name? The guy in the parking lot...

: That'd be Officer Marshall.

: He was appointed directly by the Chief of Police...

: Officer Marshall... Is he some kind of Wild West sheriff or something?

: No, Jake Marshall's just a regular officer...

: From West LA.

: For a moment there, I wasn't sure.

: Look, pal, let me try to make things a little easier for you.

:
(I'll be surprised if this gets us anywhere...)

: Just act like you're supposed to be there, and nobody will look at you twice, pal!

: Maybe it was a letter or something to Detective Gumshoe.

: Let's see...

: "Annual bonus: $20."

: Um... I think a couple zeros are missing.

: No, that sounds about right.
(At least in that detective's case...)

: ... Maybe I should rethink my career as an investigator.
Next time: The crime scene, at last.