Part 57: Case 4 - Turnabout Goodbyes - Trial (Day 4) - Part 2
Case 4 - Turnabout GoodbyesTrial (Day 4) - Part 2

: That's... quite a bird. Please tell us your name?

: "..."

: Name!

: "..."

: The witness is ignoring me.

:
(It must hurt... to be ignored by a bird.)

: Ahem. Very well, witness...

: Who is your owner? Please, er... testify for us.

: Hmm...

: Certainly the most concise testimony we've had so far.

: Very well, begin your cross-examination.

: Right...

: What are you going to do, Nick?

: ... I... I don't know! What do we do, Maya?

: Hmm...

: Witness! You can't just say "hello" and expect us to get anywhere!

: I want you to testify!

: Maya, you talk to her.

:
(Remember... two days ago...)

: *squawk* "Don't forget DL-6!" *squawk*

:
(That will prove that the caretaker had something to do with DL-6!)

: Um, Polly? Have we forgotten something?

: "... ... Hello! Hello!" *squawk*

: ...! That's not what you're supposed to say! Forgot! Something we forgot!

: "Hello! Hello!" *squawk*

: Uh oh. It's not working, Nick! She won't say it!

:
(This is ridiculous! Why won't she say it!?)

: Tsk tsk tsk... Something the matter, Mr. Wright?

:
(Wait... Don't tell me von Karma expected this! He couldn't have retrained the parrot... could he!? Did he train her not to respond when we asked if we'd forgotten anything!?)

: Witness, you're here to speak! You must speak to me!

: "..."

: Frankly, I can't believe that you're speaking to the parrot.

: W-well...

: I guess we should try to get some information out of her!

: We need to show the judge that her owner is
Mr. Yogi!
And loop. But what if we tried another tack?

:
(Maybe I should get her to say her name?)

: Polly! Polly! What's your name?

: "Pol-ly! Pol-ly!" *squawk*

: Mr. Wright... I think we've established that this parrot is named "
Polly."

: Uh, well, I guess it doesn't really have anything to do with that, no.

: Hmm...

: Please only ask questions pertaining to the matter at hand.

: Very well, witness. Continue your testimony.
Obviously, this is not correct.

: Yes it does!

: !!!

: Hah! Fascinating!

: You claim that the parrot's name will prove her owner's identity? Then show us this proof!

: Nick! Don't you think you're taking the bluffing a little too far?

: Listen. We're not here to answer the question of "
who is the caretaker." We're here to prove that
he is Yanni Yogi! All we have to do is tie the name "
Polly" to
Yogi!

: Your Honor.
You may want to go back and read the case file from when we found it.

:
The DL-6 Case file?

: That's quite a large file you have there! Which page is this "proof" on, then?

: Show us, or stop wasting our time!

: Hmm...

: Very well. Mr. Wright, please show us the page.
All the wrong answers for this section are essentially identical, so I'll only show this one.

: It's on the "Case Summary" page!

: ... I'm sorry... But I don't see anything here that relates to the name "Polly."

: At least, not on this page.

: Hmph! A bluff! As I expected!

: I'm afraid I have to deny your claim, Mr. Wright.

: The witness may continue.

: It's on the "Suspect Data" page!

: ...?

: This page has all the information about Yanni Yogi! Right after he was arrested, his fiancee committed suicide, see?

: Hmm... Indeed, it does say that, yes.

: What was his fiancee's name?

: "Polly Jenkins"... "
Polly"!

: Exactly, Your Honor! He remembered the name of his fiancee who committed suicide.

: That's why he named his parrot after her!

: I see! I guess that is possible.

: Bah! A mere coincidence, that's all! My granddaughter has a dog she calls "
Phoenix."

: Well, Mr. Phoenix Wright? Does this make you my granddaughter's fiancee!?

: Hmm... Indeed.

: Alone, it is a little weak for evidence in a murder trial.

: We would need some other corroborating evidence...

:
(Where am I going to find that!?)

: Nick! We're getting closer!

: One more! If we can just get one more piece of evidence...!

:
(Right... but what?)

: Hmph!

: Very well, witness. You may continue.
We only have one option left - we're going to have to ask the parrot about that safe code.

:
(Maybe I'll get her to say the number of that safe...)

: Huh? The safe? Why?

: Let's just try to get her to say anything, okay?

: Polly! What was the number of the safe in the shack?

: "1228... 1228..."

: ... My, what a reckless parrot.

: Well, Mr. Wright?

: Actually it does! That's why I had her say it!

: Hah! Ridiculous! How can the number to a safe tell us who the caretaker is?

: Show us your proof!

:
The DL-6 Case File? What is this obsession you have with that case?

: Mr. Wright.

: It's on the "Case Summary" page!

: The Case... Summary?

: Specifically,
the date on which the DL-6 Incident occurred!

: The date of the incident?
December 28...?

: Why, that's
today's date. Fifteen years ago!

: And the number on that safe is
1228!

: Ah!

: He used the date of
the DL-6 Incident as the number for his safe, Your Honor!

: That's how important that date was to him!

: I see... It certainly is an interesting coincidence. People often do set their secret numbers to dates.

: Bah! This is not tangible proof! I set my ATM card's number to "
0001" because I'm number one!

: This has nothing to do with a date! Nothing!

: That's enough!

: I think we've reached a conclusion here.

: This is mere coincidence, that's all!

: True, that is a possibility.

: However, two coincidences at the same time seems more like a "
pattern" to me.

: Wh... what are you saying!?

: Summon the caretaker of the boat shop. Immediately!

: Witness... Tell us your name.

: Wait! This witness, he doesn't remember...

: ...!

: I've accomplished what I wanted to do. I'm done.

: Nick! He looks totally different!

: This is the real Yogi, I think. Finally. He's been acting feeble to hide his true identity. Acting... for 15 years!

: W-well...! Let me ask you again.

: Please state your name for the court!

: My name... is Yanni Yogi. 15 years ago, I served as a bailiff in this very court.

: Order! Order!

: Yanni Yogi! So was it you who killed Robert Hammond...? And tried to frame Miles Edgeworth for his death?

: ... Yes. It was me. I did it. ...

: They put me on the witness stand 15 years ago... Robert Hammond... he said I was mentally unsound.

: So... I pretended to have brain damage...

: I was
innocent, really! But he didn't believe me!

: We won the trial... But I lost everything. I lost my job, my fiancee, my social standing... ... Then, this year, 15 years later...

: The plan was written out in careful detail. It was a plan for me to take my
revenge on the people who ruined my life. I didn't care who had sent it. I thought this was my chance, after 15 years, this was it! Finally, a chance to have my revenge on Robert Hammond and Miles Edgeworth... I have no regrets.

: W-wait a moment!
Revenge... against Miles Edgeworth? What do you mean?

: I'm not at liberty to speak on that matter. Why don't you ask Mr. Edgeworth yourself?

: von Karma... Where is Mr. Yogi?

: Under arrest, Your Honor. I saw no room for error in his confession.

: Then... the defendant, Miles Edgeworth is...

:
Innocent. In this case, at least.

: Hmm.

: Very well. Will the defendant please take the stand?

: There are a few mysteries left unsolved.

: Still, you are cleared of suspicion for this particular case. So I would like to pass judgment on the murder of Mr. Robert Hammond.

: Any objections?

: ...

: ...

: ...

:
(I don't believe it! Why isn't von Karma saying anything?)

: Very well. This court finds the defendant, Mr. Miles Edgeworth...

: That is all. The court is adjourned!

: D-did someone just say "objection"?

:
(It wasn't von Karma...! Wait, but that means...) No...

: Your Honor.

: Wh-what do you mean?

: As we have heard, Yanni Yogi killed Robert Hammond in revenge. But, revenge for what?

: Nick! Edgeworth is going to confess! He's going to say he's
guilty! He's going to tell them he was the murderer in the DL-6 Incident! He's going to tell them he killed his own dad!

: The judgment has already been passed! I object to Edgeworth's outburst...

: Didn't something like this happen yesterday, too? I believe a certain witness raised an objection after a guilty verdict was passed.

:
(That would be Larry...)

: We must hear this new argument!

: We must hear Miles Edgeworth!

: He's right. We have a duty to hear Mr. Edgeworth out.
Or...

:
(No... I'm sure Edgeworth thought about this one long and hard. This isn't my place to interfere!)

: Nick, are you sure!?

: There's nothing we can do about it. This is his problem, now.
Next time: Convergence.