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C. Everett Koop
Aug 18, 2008

Cerebral Bore posted:

So how is Meekins supposed to have murdered the victim while unconscious?

Edgeworth murdered a man while passing out so it's very doable.

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Glaive17
Oct 11, 2012

What is there left to discover about donuts...?
Pillbug
I am actually surprised by all the Meekins hate in this thread, when I played this case he didn't even stand out to me. I didn't like him or hate him, he was just another weird witness to get info out of. :shrug:

resurgam40
Jul 22, 2007

Battler, the literal stupidest man on earth. Why are you even here, Battler, why did you come back to this place so you could fuck literally everything up?
I don't get the hate either, but then again, I'm just reading, and I don't hear the feedback noise everyone's talking about. That would be proper annoying I imagine.

EponymousMrYar
Jan 4, 2015

The enemy of my enemy is my enemy.

resurgam40 posted:

I don't get the hate either, but then again, I'm just reading, and I don't hear the feedback noise everyone's talking about. That would be proper annoying I imagine.

This is the real non-hyperbolic reason everyone hates Meekins. Everything else would be fine in a quirky weird witness but that noise is winceworthy.

If you still don't get the hate and have heard this noise, imagine someone getting stuck on this case and pressing him for more info where the feedback noise happens. Again. And again. And again. Buh-weeeeeeeen. Buh-weeeeeeeen.

paragon1
Nov 22, 2010

FULL COMMUNISM NOW
He makes Gumshoe look competent. Consider what that requires.

Dariusknight
Jul 8, 2012

paragon1 posted:

He makes Gumshoe look competent. Consider what that requires.

Well, sadly, the police department isn't exactly a hotbed of competence and professionalism based upon all the people we've met so far. It gets even worse as the series goes on.

Epsilon Moonshade
Nov 22, 2016

Not an excellent host.

Caught up finally! And just in time to get in on speculation! :woop:

I've actually never played the AA series before; the extent of my knowledge is "Phoenix Wright is that attorney with the slicked back spiky hair, right?" and :objection:, so this is an interesting read. I'm not sure if I'd enjoy playing the games, but they certainly seem to have a cool story.

POOL IS CLOSED
Jul 14, 2011

I'm just exploding with mackerel. This is the aji wo kutta of my discontent.
Pillbug
Is Angel Starr supposed to be a reference to Linda Starr?

Also, it's not terribly material to the case, but it's interesting to note... Luminol only fluoresces briefly and you can't just spray more on the bloodstain. It reacts with the iron in hemoglobin. The intensity of the glow has more to do with the amount of luminal on the sample than the amount of blood present. You really need to be prepared with your camera to collect that evidence. I was surprised at how short the effect was - around 20 seconds give or take? - when I used it. It's brighter than I'd expected though. We used it at the NFA in Oak Ridge during a forensics for idiots day course. Did prints too, actually. They use lots of scotch tape...

KataraniSword
Apr 22, 2008

but at least I don't have
a MLP or MSPA avatar.
I am my own man.

EponymousMrYar posted:

This is the real non-hyperbolic reason everyone hates Meekins. Everything else would be fine in a quirky weird witness but that noise is winceworthy.

If you still don't get the hate and have heard this noise, imagine someone getting stuck on this case and pressing him for more info where the feedback noise happens. Again. And again. And again. Buh-weeeeeeeen. Buh-weeeeeeeen.

It took me a while to find a good clip of this without someone's LP commentary of it, but I found one. Unfortunately, there's spoilers for the rest of this part of the trial so I'll have to wait until that wraps up to make everyone else suffer the Buh-weeeeeeeen. EDIT: Never mind, got one right here of the previous day's investigation. Meekins in the detention center shows up at 22:35 if the timestamp doesn't work with Polsy.

And keep in mind, any time his sprite is shown lifting that megaphone? Buh-weeeeeeeen. Buh-weeeeeeeen. It happens about two or three times per typical Meekins conversation. More if you're pressing him.

KataraniSword fucked around with this message at 09:06 on Dec 28, 2016

frankenfreak
Feb 16, 2007

I SCORED 85% ON A QUIZ ABOUT MONDAY NIGHT RAW AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS LOUSY TEXT

#bastionboogerbrigade
Excellent LP. I binged through it and can't wait to see where this is going.

Dariusknight posted:

Well, sadly, the police department isn't exactly a hotbed of competence and professionalism based upon all the people we've met so far. It gets even worse as the series goes on.
Professionalism in the sense we're thinking of it would be quite a problem in Japanifornia. The police seems to exist to support the prosecutor in getting a guilty verdict, not to bother with things like "standards" or "truth".

That being said, Starr seems like one of the more competent (ex-)cops we've seen and got booted off the force. I'm sure that has nothing to do with her attitude or that other case that keeps coming up and is purely coincidental.

MegaZeroX
Dec 11, 2013

"I'm Jack Frost, ho! Nice to meet ya, hee ho!"



KataraniSword posted:

It took me a while to find a good clip of this without someone's LP commentary of it, but I found one. Unfortunately, there's spoilers for the rest of this part of the trial so I'll have to wait until that wraps up to make everyone else suffer the Buh-weeeeeeeen. EDIT: Never mind, got one right here of the previous day's investigation. Meekins in the detention center shows up at 22:35 if the timestamp doesn't work with Polsy.

And keep in mind, any time his sprite is shown lifting that megaphone? Buh-weeeeeeeen. Buh-weeeeeeeen. It happens about two or three times per typical Meekins conversation. More if you're pressing him.

That never bothered me. I thought at first this was because I played the original game on the DS without headphones. But even listening to it in the video with headphones, it still doesn't bother me.:shrug:

Mors Rattus
Oct 25, 2007

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Case 5 - Rise From the Ashes
Trial (Day 3) - Part 2


You're going to want to watch this video. It's too long for a gif and totally wordless.


: ...
: ...
: ...
: Well, I believe we're all thinking the same thing.
: How can we deal with these unsettling feeling stirred within us...?



: What the hell was that wriggling piece of plywood!?



: Sir! That is the pride and joy of the entire Criminal Affairs Department, sir!
: It's the Blue Badger, sir!
: (Why am I not suprised this isn't going smoothly?)



And the prints, while we're in here.



: Yes, well anyway...
: this tape seems to prove that the witness did indeed encounter... er, "someone"
: in the evidence room, and some sort of... er, "activity" did take place...



: Your Honor... instead of relying on clearly incomplete footage,
: the witness's testimony will suffice.
: Is that alright with you, Officer Meekins?
: Yes, sir! As you wish, sir!



















: What's this about a fingerprint?
: Each detective has been given a locker, equipped with a fingerprint-activated lock. These locks ensure that each locker can only be opened by the detective it belongs to.
: Intriguing...
: That would mean...
: the victim at the crime scene would have to have been Detective Goodman.
: Very well! The defense may begin its cross-examination!
: (I don't know where this cross-examination will lead,)
: (but everything begins with contradictions. That's where I have to start!)







: Tell me, were you able to get a good look at him?
: At the face of the man who attacked you with a knife?
: S-sir! If you must label people as having "seen" or "not seen" the man's face... I believe I would be classified as... the latter?
: The latter? But you were standing right in front of him, were you not?
: More to the point, you are the person who fought him, aren't you?
: Oh, yes sir! But... I didn't get a clear look at his face, sir. I'm not the kind of guy who looks directly at people when talking with them, you see...
: (Yeah, that's a good trait for a police officer...)
: Still, I'm sure it was him! I'd bet my badge on it!





: But you don't know that for sure, do you?



: Well... I suppose you might say that. That is, if you must label people as having "seen" or "not seen" it.
: Since his face can't be identified in the video, only you can verify it.
: ! W-w-why is everyone l-looking at me? If I had to label your stares as "disturbing" or...



: Meekins!



: Having been shown a questionable video at best, we are not in the best of moods.
: Now please be more certain when you testify!
: Y-y-yes, sir!



: Tell us why you are positive it was him!





: About thesel ockers... Is there no other way to open them?
: No, sir! I myself tried all kinds of methods in the past!
: They only respond to registered fingerprints, sir!
: (I wonder what kind of methods he's tried...?)
: If the man opened the locker's lock, which only responds to its registered fingerprints,
: then he must be the person the locker was assigned to.
: Exactly my point, sir! And this too!





: How do you know that information?
: I've heard rumors, sir! From people in the know, sir!
: "People in the know"?
: The workers in the department cafeteria, sir! They keep me informed!



: They also listen to my... romantic troubles, sir!
: ...
: For the record... the opened locker did indeed belong to Detective Goodman.
: I verified this information through a more... reliable source.
: Hmm...
: So the victim opened the locker with his own fingerprint.









: S-sir!
: If I may say something, sir!
: Please do. After all, you are the one being examined.
: I don't understand why the man's face is so important in this case, sir! I mean, it was his hand that opened the fingerprint lock...
: and it was his hand that tried to thrust his knife into my body, sir!



: Yes, you have a point.
: The footage doesn't lie.
: That is...



: Mr. Wright! Let's check the Court Record again!







: The tape was provided by the Police Department, so there's no problem with it.
: I admire your trust in the Police Department
: Mr. Wright.
: But if you ask me, I think there's a problem with what's shown on the tape...
: rather than with the actual tape itself.



: (This all sounds true enough, but the victim's body was found at the Prosecutor's Office.)
: (There has to be a mistake somewhere...)



: Here, you can use the player to watch it as much as you'd like.
: The security video... (Maybe I should take another look at the footage...)

And loop. But what if there is a problem with the video?





: there is one thing in particular that seems rather strange.
: Strange?
: This contradiction leads to the possibility that...



: the man may not be Detective Goodman.



: What? This video contains such a contradiction?





: Interesting... Your Honor, I have a proposal.
: Yes, Mr. Edgeworth?
: I propse we have the defense...
: point out to us this alleged "contradiction" in the video.
: (He would want me to point it out...)



: Very well, proposal accepted. Let us further inspect this piece of evidence.



: I will now play the security tape.
: Mr. Wright. Please show us this contradiction you speak of.
: (I have to point out a problem in the video?)
: (This is the first time I've ever had to do that.)
: You can do it, Mr. Wright!
: It's set up so you can Fast Forward, Rewind or Pause the video. Just take a good look and be sure to point out the right thing!



: Please don't play it too many times. I-I can't stand watching this video!
: (How did this guy ever become a police officer?)
: Now then, Mr. Wright. Please enlighten us!

We can select anywhere on the video, and as noted, we can advance or reverse it to any frame we want. If we pick just a random spot, like, oh, here...







: The thing that's strange about this video...
: would have to be... uh, this?
: ...
: Hold on a second. I need to use my eye drops.
: ...
: Well, I don't get it.
: ...
: Um, would you mind if I borrowed your eye medicine?
: Don't look at me with those bleary eyes!
: Before your eyes get too teary, perhaps you should think this through again, hmm?

So, back to the video. You know, that falling thing early on is kind of weird...







: The thing that's strange about this video...
: has got to be this!
: Hmm... Yes, that is strange.
: Something certainly seems unnatural about that.
: What could it mean?



: Sorry to interrupt, Mr. Wright...
: but you seem to have forgotten the point of this exercise.
: The point...?
: What you are looking for is one thing and one thing only:
: Something that indicates the man may not be Detective Goodman.
: Oh, yeah.



: Whew... I almost walked right into the defense's trap!



: I'll place him under arrest, sir!
: (Rats... I need to slow down and tackle these things one piece at a time.)

So, back to the video. Something's still funny early on...







: The thing that's strange about this video...
: has got to be this! Officer Meekins.



: Sir! D-do you mean me, sir?











: A-according to my very limited experience, that's the way I understand it, sir!



: If so, then something is seriously wrong with this picture!



: Let's rewind to a little earlier...



: What's this!? It's... already lit!



: Precisely my point, Your Honor.











: Order! Order!
: What's the meaning of this!?
: It's very simple, Your Honor.







: But the locker locks are controlled by an electronic system. When a door is shut, a sensor is triggered...
: and the locker is automatically locked!
: Oh, I know! It must have broken down!
: Of course, I'm not an expert in this...
: That's not likely, Your Honor. The sensor would detect and report any malfunction.
: Oh well. It just goes to show novices should keep their mouths shut.
: So then, Mr. Wright. Do you have an explanation?
: Me, Your Honor?
: Yes. Why wasn't the locker locked?
: Me, Your Honor?
: ...
: Yes, well. You see... This isn't exactly my field...
: What do you think, Miss "Scientific Investigator"?
: Huh? Oh, um...
: Maybe something, like, jammed the electronic system?
: (Something... jammed the sensor? Say...)



: Yeah, I thought so too!
: There's got to be another clue somewhere in this footage!



: Very well. Let's inspect the video once more. The locker wasn't locked...
: Mr. Wright. Please point out the cause for this!

Next time: Understanding.

Carlosologist
Oct 13, 2013

Revelry in the Dark

this video isn't as bad as other videos in the series, but it's still pretty bad. Rise from the Ashes is fantastic, but it could have been better if they cut it down to two days

Epsilon Moonshade
Nov 22, 2016

Not an excellent host.

My thought:
The piece of paper was in the way of the sensor/latch that closes the locker.

Also: drat YOU GUMSHOE :argh:

If you hadn't built that drat robo-badger, we wouldn't have this problem.

Fangz
Jul 5, 2007

Oh I see! This must be the Bad Opinion Zone!
I have to say, this video made me laugh like mad.

resurgam40
Jul 22, 2007

Battler, the literal stupidest man on earth. Why are you even here, Battler, why did you come back to this place so you could fuck literally everything up?
It was the reaction afterward that did me in, when Edgeworth once again says what everyone's thinking. But the video part is pretty good too.

As for the video, beyond the wierdness of the Blue Badger being there in the first place... I think EM might have it: the paper was blocking something- either by accident or set up- that caused the l;ocker to be closed. The only other thing I can think of is if the gloves had Goodman's fingerprints on them, but the paper doesn't figure into that.

Funky Valentine
Feb 26, 2014

Dojyaa~an

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u13G3riX8HY

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna!!!

Mors Rattus posted:

: What the hell was that wriggling piece of plywood!?

There's the stuff.

Zerbin7
Oct 15, 2014

It's a living.
Edgeworth's reaction makes the whole bit come together. Priceless.

Kallev
Nov 16, 2014
I'm starting to think that none of the blood on our supposed Goodman is actually his. I mean, a good slash to the hand against someone who describes their own fighting style as "like an octopus" would probably leave a fair mess of things.

Shiki Dan
Oct 27, 2010

If ya can move ya toes ya back's fine
Ahh, the Blue Badger video.

The first sign that I knew that 1-5 was going to be good.
And Edgeworth pulling a Krusty-like "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?!" is still one of the few moments a video game has actually made me literally laugh out loud.

Glazius
Jul 22, 2007

Hail all those who are able,
any mouse can,
any mouse will,
but the Guard prevail.

Clapping Larry
What a strange position for a security camera. I guess the joke wouldn't work otherwise, unless someone set the Blue Badger up like on top of the lockers or something?

Mors Rattus
Oct 25, 2007

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The update I'd planned for this weekend will be delayed on account of New Year's and my dog.

MegaZeroX
Dec 11, 2013

"I'm Jack Frost, ho! Nice to meet ya, hee ho!"



Mors Rattus posted:

The update I'd planned for this weekend will be delayed on account of New Year's and my dog.

Not giving me my update on the account of holidays or something? Unacceptable! :colbert:

frankenfreak
Feb 16, 2007

I SCORED 85% ON A QUIZ ABOUT MONDAY NIGHT RAW AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS LOUSY TEXT

#bastionboogerbrigade

Glazius posted:

What a strange position for a security camera. I guess the joke wouldn't work otherwise, unless someone set the Blue Badger up like on top of the lockers or something?
Are implying Gumshoe is connected to this conspiracy, pal?

Mors Rattus
Oct 25, 2007

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Case 5 - Rise From the Ashes
Trial (Day 3) - Part 3







: Please watch closely.
: This is the continuation of the part I showed you earlier.



: Something white fell out of the locker!



: But sir!
: It's been my experience that things fall out when doors are opened!
: I often fall out and roll great distances when I open my car door, sir!



: We can't be sure
: that item was in the locker to begin with.
: What do you mean?
: The sensor triggers the lock when the door is shut... What if something was inserted, say,
: between the sensor and the door?
: In... Inserted...?



: It was stuck between the door and the sensor!





: Oh, I understand now, sir! It's just like my tie!
: Two out of three times it gets stuck in the door when I get out of my patrol vehicle, sir! Instead of the door closing, My tie chokes me!

Oh, capitalization errors...

: But the object would have to be extremely thin to fit in the door.
: Not only that, it would also have to block electrical currents...
: It would need to be an insulator.
: Yes, an insulator!
: But at the crime scene...
: there just might have been something that fits the description.

Capitalization errors!

: But s-sir!
: By "insulator," you don't mean...
: (I think I've finally got this figured out.)



: Very well! Will the defense please present the relevant evidence!

Can you guess?















: But we can't be sure that was in the victim's locker.
: It has a tag that says, "SL-9 Incident."
: !
: The video seems to depict the victim opening the locker,





: On the day of the crime, even I could have opened that locker!





: Sir...







: Order! Order! Order!



: witness stabbed in the evidence room... was not Detective Goodman?



: Do not be misled, Your Honor.
: What do you mean, Mr. Edgeworth?
: The defense has merely demonstrated that possibility, and nothing more.
: The "victim" in the video was indeed Bruce Goodman.
: The prosecution will offer one more testimony to prove this!
: What!?
: Officer Meekins,
: please testify about this.
: Sir! M-me, sir!?
: I'm not sure what you're referring too, sir...

...too, really?

: ...



: O-oh! You mean that, sir! Of course, sir!
: (Is this a joke...?)



: Very well, begin your testimony!













: An ID card record. I see...





: Just before the crime, hmm?
: Yes, without a doubt this is the victim's ID! However,
: one thing does strike me as unusual...
: Several hundred cases should have been due for transferal.



: This particular evidence room is only used for storing certain special cases.
: "Special" cases...?
: Extremely violent cases involving police staff.
: Just hearing that makes
: my hair stand on end!
: (Me too, althought it doesn't make much of a difference...)
: There were only a few cases up for transferal there, and most were cleared up by noon.



: Right... I see. Now, Let us move on to the cross-examination.

This part's just full of those, huh?







: So, unlike your earlier testimony, you believe this to be rock solid, do you?
: Yes, sir! Solid as stone, sir! If my hand wasn't wrapped in bandages...
: I'd even give you the 'V fo Victory' sign, sir!
: Couldn't he just use his right hand for that...?
: Let's hear him out.
: The witness can't afford to make any more mistakes.





: Is that card hanging from your neck one of these ID cards?
: Yes, sir! This card right next to my cuffs, sir!
: I keep it here so I won't ever forget it!
: But what if someone were to steal it from you, keeping it out in the open like that?
: ...
: Maybe I shouldn't wear it around my neck... Remember when I said two out of three times my tie gets stuck in my car door when I
: get out? Well, the remaining time my ID card gets stuck. Instead of the door closing, My ID card chokes me!

...again? Really?

: (Maybe I should just leave this one alone...)
: At any rate, each police officer has only one ID card.
: Both the Police Department and the Prosecutor's Office can attest to this.



: Please proceed with your testimony.







: Let me see... yes, that would be it.
: Detective Goodman...
: ? (What's the matter?)
: A-according to this...





: So it is, Your Honor.











: (You've got the wrong color, kid.)



: It would seem...
: the inquiry committee will want to speak with you again today.
: I have nothing to be ashamed of regarding my actions, or their consequences.
: For now, let us continue with the cross-examination.
: Poor Mr. Edgeworth...
: It must be so difficult for him...





: Earlier I believe you testified that when you asked the man to show his ID card,



: Yes, sir! He didn't show me any ID card, sir!
: Don't you think that's odd? I mean, if he had his ID card,
: all he had to do was show it to you.
: There wouldn't be any reason to draw a knife!
: ...



: M-maybe he just panicked?
: (Everything stems from contradictions. Let's point them out...)

And loop.

: Mr. Wright! What do you think?
: I'm... confused.
: What?
: (The problem with this ID card testimony is far too obvious.)



: You're thinking too hard about it. Come on, let's show them what we've got!

Can you spot it?
















: Wait one moment, Officer Meekins.
: I-I'm not good at waiting, sir!



: I found it at the crime scene.
: That makes sense.



: When I say, "crime scene,"
: I'm not referring to the evidence room at the Police Department. I mean the "other" crime scene...
: The underground parking lot at the Prosecutor's Officer!



: ...
: Your Honor...
: I have one more piece of evidence to present.



: A... Lost Item Report?
: It's only half completed,
: but it shows that Detective Goodman had lost "something" on the day of the crime.

Yes, they really do switch who's talked mid-sentence.

: Something important enough to fill out this report.



: I can't say for sure...
: but there is a high probability!







: Order! Order! So now...
: what does this all mean?
: It can only mean one thing.
: It doesn't require much thought!









: Order! Order! Order!
: Does the prosecution have a response?
: ... I have only one thing to say
: to the defense.
: ...?
: Bravo, Mr. Wright.
: B-bravo...?

Next time: Oops.

MightyPretenders
Feb 21, 2014

Now let's take a step back and review the following.

Meekins did not win the altercation in the evidence room.
It follows that he didn't kill anyone there, and notGoodman got away.
Therefore, no one was murdered in the evidence room, and this should have been obvious from the start.

So why the hell was everyone going on about Simultaneous murders at any point in this case?
This side track proves one thing: the police force is incompetent beyond what we had previously expected from them.

apostateCourier
Oct 9, 2012


Good job, Wright, you just proved that the murder didn't happen in the evidence room. Incidentally, there's only one other place it could've been with current evidence- in the exact place that points directly to your client.

Edgey played the ever-living gently caress out of you, Wright.

Blueberry Pancakes
Aug 18, 2012

Jack in!! MegaMan, Execute!

apostateCourier posted:

Good job, Wright, you just proved that the murder didn't happen in the evidence room. Incidentally, there's only one other place it could've been with current evidence- in the exact place that points directly to your client.

Edgey played the ever-living gently caress out of you, Wright.

Edgeworth is great. :allears:

Glazius
Jul 22, 2007

Hail all those who are able,
any mouse can,
any mouse will,
but the Guard prevail.

Clapping Larry
Well, now that we know Detective Goodman had his ID stolen... maybe he was killed for it? And someone dumped the body in Edgeworth's car to be found later?

Regalingualius
Jan 7, 2012

We gazed into the eyes of madness... And all we found was horny.




I mean, that just begs the question: what could have been in Goodman's locker that would be worth stealing from him (let alone kill him) for?

cokerpilot
Apr 23, 2010

Battle Brothers! Stop coming to meetings drunk and trying to adopt Tevery Best!

Lord General! Stop standing on the table and making up stupid operation names!

Emperor, why do I put up with these people?
God drat it Edgeworth stop being amazing.

Mikl
Nov 8, 2009

Vote shit sandwich or the shit sandwich gets it!
And I'm caught up. I love this series so much I can't belive I overlooked an LP for so long.

I love seeing all the twists and turns of the cases play out (again), it's been to long since I last played the series.

Endorph
Jul 22, 2009

MightyPretenders posted:

So why the hell was everyone going on about Simultaneous murders at any point in this case?
This side track proves one thing: the police force is incompetent beyond what we had previously expected from them.
Keep in mind that the police force is pretty much in bed with the prosecution. It's entirely possible that they set up that entire 'investigation' just so Edgeworth could go for this play.

FoolyCharged
Oct 11, 2012

Cheating at a raffle? I sentence you to 1 year in jail! No! Two years! Three! Four! Five years! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!
Somebody call for an ant?

In this case they're not though. Remember meekins and the report?

Xander77
Apr 6, 2009

Fuck it then. For another pit sandwich and some 'tater salad, I'll post a few more.



MightyPretenders posted:

So why the hell was everyone going on about Simultaneous murders at any point in this case?
I still have no idea. Seems odd, even by PW standards.

MightyPretenders
Feb 21, 2014

It feels like the sole purpose of including it was to add a cool element to the preview. (And it was cool.)

Mors Rattus
Oct 25, 2007

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: At 5:15 PM on the day of the crime, the man Officer Meekins encountered



: There are two grounds to support this.





: Am I correct so far, Mr. Wright?
: Yes... (What is he up to?)
: That being the case, we must inevitably arrive at a single conclusion:



: then the murder in the evidence room is also fake! In other words, the security camera
: does not show the instant of the murder.
: Uh... Th-that is...
: Well, I guess that's right...
: Is something wrong, Mr. Wright?
: Only moments ago you seemed content to be pointing your finger around.
: This isn't good...





: Well, well...
: It seems you've finally realized...
: exactly what you've gone to such lengths to prove!
: Explain yourself, Mr. Edgeworth!
: The defense has already done the explaining for me.



: at the Police Department at 5:15 on the day of the crime.
: So...



: So the real crime could only take place at one location: the underground parking lot



: The evidence is compelling!









: (I knew that testimony was way too shabby.)





: The activity in the evidence room still leaves many questions unanswered:



: And where did this person disappear to...? However...
: This trial's purpose is to examine only the murder of Detective Goodman.



: Just so, Your Honor.
: Mr. Wright! You have to do something, or else Lana...





: (I'd better pace myself. If I rush ahead,)



: But Mr. Wright! If you don't do anything...



: It seems the defense is out of ammunition.
: The surrender flag has been raised.
: Your Honor, may we have your ruling now?
: Don't give up, Mr. Wright! Get up and fight!
: !

Which drops us where the other option begins.







: One moment, Your Honor!
: What now, Mr. Wright?
: Don't tell me you're objecting to what you've just proven.



: Of course not.
: But I almost walked right into the prosecution's trap!
: What are you talking about?
: This cross-examination has proven one thing and one thing only.



: However! It cannot be said that it is unrelated to the murder in the parking lot.





: ...
: The defense demands further examination into the truth of the matter!
: ...
: Mr. Edgeworth.
: Yes, Your Honor?
: If this court were to examine this further, other witnesses will be necessary.
: Is the prosecution prepared?
: I'm sorry, Your Honor... The prosecution considered the incident at the Police Department to be unrelated.
: We have not prepared any other witnesses for this incident.





: Mr. Wright...
: Do you mean...
: Your Honor. The defense would like to request a specific witness.
: Oh?
: Whom do you have in mind?
: Someone we have reason to believe knows the truth...
: The truth behind the activities that took place in the evidence room.
: The prosecution requests to hear this person's name
: before deciding whether or not to comply.



: Very well, then. Mr. Wright! This person whom you would have testify...







: Why him?
: (I can't let him know everything just yet...)
: He's in charge of the evidence room. I feel we should hear what he has to say.
: The prosecution agrees to the defense's request.
: Since he was responsible for guarding the room, we should hear his testimony. Fortunately, he works in the Police Department.
: We shouldn't need longer than 20 minutes to prepare.





: Very well. The court will take a 30 minute recess while the witness is subpoenaed.
: Will the prosecution please prepare the witness during this time?
: We will, Your Honor.
: Court in recess!





: ... There's no stopping you is there, Mr. Wright?
: Huh? What do you mean?
: You called for Jake Marshall.
: It seems you've figured everything out.
: Uh... (I haven't figured anything out...)
: Lana...
: You're the one who knows everything!
: Ema...
: You always know everything!
: Why don't you just tell us!?
: Mr. Wright is trying his hardest to protect you!
: I...
: I don't recall ever asking for his "protection."
: How can you be so cold... Don't you trust us? Don't you trust... me?
: ...
: Hope I'm not interrupting anything, pals.
: ...
: ...
: Oh...
: Guess I am.
: I'll come back later.

He fades away briefly.

: Oh, Detective Gumshoe! What is it?

And fades back.

: You've got a lot of nerve, pal! Making a detective run all around while on duty,
: and to top it off you call me here... I've seen happier people at funerals!
: Sorry, Detective.
: You better be, pal...
: Hey...
: Hey!
: Hey!!
: Hey!!!
: Hey!!!!
: I didn't see you there, Ms. Skye!
: That's ok. So...
: Have you brought what I asked?
: Oh...
: Oh ho!
: Oh ho ho!
: Oh ho ho ho!
: Oh ho ho ho ho ho ho!



: My apologies, Detective. Due to my present circumstances,
: I was forced to use Mr. Wright's name when making my request.
: My name!?



: Never in a million years would I have thought it was you who asked me,



: "I'll need them by noon."
: Talk about crazy...
: The "SL-9 Incident"?



: I thought Mr. Wright might need them, so I had them brought here.
: Here. You might do well to read them.
: I can't believe you, the Chief Prosecutor, were a witness in that case!
: Ms. Skye... was a witness?

And we get the file in our evidence.











: Take it from me, you don't want anything to do with serial murders.
: ...
: Oh, what? Now that I've brought you your stuff, you're just gonna ignore me?
: E-Ema! But why... Why is your name in here?
: What? My name's in there!?
: I don't know...
: Unless... No, it couldn't be... Lana! This "SL-9 Incident"... Is that...
: ... That's the classification number the police filed it under. Two years ago, the rest of the world knew it as...
: the "Joe Darke Killings."



: The... Joe Darke... No... No, Lana! That's over with!
: No!!!
: Ema, wait! (She ran away...)
: Uh, ya know what?
: I just remembered... I gotta be somewhere.
: Sorry pal, but I'm outta here!

He also leaves.



: (Not to mention Lana and Ema...) Everyone involved in this case is connected to those killings two years ago... This can't be just a "coincidence."
: Knowing you, you just might be able to figure it out.
: Time to get back to the trial, Mr. Wright. Best of luck.
: (I'd better take a good look at this file...)



Next time: Jake Marshall.

Mors Rattus fucked around with this message at 20:16 on Jan 13, 2017

Nephrite
Aug 18, 2006
Lipstick Apathy
I really can't wait for Phoenix to pin something on Jake, he's such a loving douchebag.

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Jul 22, 2007

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Clapping Larry
I'd like it if you got like thirty/twenty/15 real minutes to page through a whole bunch of documents and tap on the important parts, but we're probably just going to throw that entire brick of documents around at once as evidence.

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