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I think that the textual reading is that Phoenix lives off each case for months, and only takes on another case when he's struggling to make rent. There's probably plenty of saner explanations, but that's the one that jives with everything we know.
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My lawyer father knew a trial lawyer who did that, it sounds plausible for Phoenix. My dad thought the trial lawyer he knew was nuts, he preferred to have ongoing litigation cases that maintained his budget better- wills, trademark negotiations, things like that. This opinion sounds right for Phoenix too. He has plenty of friends to help him out when he needs extra funds and he’s not a long term guy.
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It might play into the fact that Japan just has a very low violent crime rate. Phoenix getting four murder trials in a year might be considered the equivalent of Jessica Fletcher living in the murder capital of the world for all I know.
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Zulily Zoetrope posted:I think that the textual reading is that Phoenix lives off each case for months, and only takes on another case when he's struggling to make rent. Like a lawyer version of Nero Wolfe. Except ignoring almost any other comparison, I guess...
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Maya would not a good Archie Goodwin make. I can see Gumshoe as Cramer, though.
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I always kind of wondered....what are they questioning her about?
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whitehelm posted:I always kind of wondered....what are they questioning her about? A hard boiled detective enters the questioning room. He slowly walks to the table, his heavy footfalls echoing around the room. His partner slips silently into the room and slides into the corner. He leans back against the wall and there is the quiet hiss of a match as he lights a cigar. "So," the first detective begins to rumble, turning the light directly into the little girl's face. He leans forward, towering over her seated frame. "We hear you know the best spot in town for burgers."
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Maybe Gumshoe was curious if Maya could clue him in on Phoenix’s strategy to help Edgeworth (not that Phoenix has that, strategy is not his strong point) ? I have no idea.
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They're questioning her understanding of courtroom etiquette and giving her a lot of paperwork.
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FoolyCharged posted:A hard boiled detective enters the questioning room. He slowly walks to the table, his heavy footfalls echoing around the room. His partner slips silently into the room and slides into the corner. He leans back against the wall and there is the quiet hiss of a match as he lights a cigar. "So," the first detective begins to rumble, turning the light directly into the little girl's face. He leans forward, towering over her seated frame. "We hear you know the best spot in town for burgers." Everyone knows the best places for burgers are coastal with access to high quality rice.
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FoolyCharged posted:A hard boiled detective enters the questioning room. He slowly walks to the table, his heavy footfalls echoing around the room. His partner slips silently into the room and slides into the corner. He leans back against the wall and there is the quiet hiss of a match as he lights a cigar. "So," the first detective begins to rumble, turning the light directly into the little girl's face. He leans forward, towering over her seated frame. "We hear you know the best spot in town for burgers." If you're in Beaumont, TX, Novrozky's. If you're in Austin, Burger Tex. That's my opinion. Can't speak for other places, though Whataburger is usually good.
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Part 94: Episode 4, Day 2, Investigation: Monster Hunter We're back at the detention center, hopefully to spring Maya and maybe even get some answers out of Edgeworth.  Sound: Light Bulb  They just finished the paperwork, I'm free to go. Free at last, eh? Sound: Whack  They were like "okay, what did you do THIS time?" Like I was some kind of criminal! Can you believe it? Well, they let you out in the end, didn't they? Mmm... Sometimes we get two sprites on a single screen of dialogue, like so. Thank Edgeworth. Huh?Sound: Realization He posted bail for you. Said he was grateful for what you did. ... I have to make it up to him! Music: Maya Fey ~ Turnabout Sisters Theme  Maya has nothing new to say about our evidence, but we can chat her up before we get out of here. What do you think we should do next? We could go to the park and look for Gourdy. ... Still, if there are any clues out there, the park's as good a bet as any. What do you say? Shall we head down there? Sure! Have you noticed anything lately? Hmm...  Well at least this place treats their prisoners well before railroading them into executions? I meant have you noticed anything about the case...? (She's probably still upset about Mia. I should leave her alone.) We got hints to go to the park, so time to go everywhere else first. Music: Silence  Behave yourself in the courtroom tomorrow, okay? Sound: Realization It's not going to be so much fun when Edgeworth refuses to pay your bail again. ... Sound: Light Bulb (Oh dear...)Music: Maya Fey ~ Turnabout Sisters Theme  We can talk to Maya again, with the same questions but different results. Well, what should we do? I think I'll let you decide what we should do. Deal? Well? Any thoughts you want to share?  I think I'd like more time to think. (Poor Maya, she probably thought about Mia the whole time she was in there...) Despite wanting more time to think, Maya is in too much of a hurry to pay our evidence any attention anymore... Don't waste time showing me things! We have to get cracking on this case!  The police department and Grossberg's office have nothing new, but we can swing right back to the detention center to check on Edgeworth. Music: Silence  Looks like Edgeworth is in questioning. Let's come back later. Guess so...I feel like we get blocked from getting real answers out of Edgeworth at every turn...  Right, then, back to the lake I guess?   They're probably back at the precinct, working up the case against Edgeworth. Mmm... Ughh... Music: Happy People  Sound: Light Bulb  Y'all really did it today... Wh-what did we do now? Naw, I'm not complaining!  I realized that bein' a witness is a mighty big responsibility. Lotta... So, you see, I want to make it up to y'all. "Make it up"...?Sound: Realization  I'm not sure I want anything Lotta has to offer at this point.  Yep, I'd have to say I know exactly squat about that. (It's painfully easy to know when something doesn't catch Lotta's interest.)Nothing interesting there, how about the rest of our evidence?    Y'all just be sure y'all don't sneeze or nothing when you're in my part of the woods! Right...Yeah I'm sure the problem was it wasn't sensitive enough...  I'm glad I did that enlargement. No kidding. If we didn't have that, Edgeworth would be in prison now, or worse! What, are you always on the verge of horrible failure like this!? Umm...Noooo, sometimes we don't have a case at all!  (Thanks for the cheerful message of support!)Sound: Super Shock  Umm... uh... You know, I was wondering... Yeah? and it turns out like this enlargement did? Y'all crazy!?Sound: Whack  Sound: Whack I need a picture that screams "I am Gourdy! Hear me roar!"Maybe you should be taking videos then...  (The kind of fool that would turn a blurry picture in as evidence in a murder trial?) (Not to mention claiming she saw something she didn't see!) I guess we have no choice but to actually talk to her. What did you think of the trial? Yeah, we know.  Even though I didn't really see anything. I'm sorry, I know I caused y'all a lot of trouble. Yeah, I sure know that now. Right!Sound: Light Bulb (You mean the FIRST time you witness a murder...)I am so in tune with Phoenix's snark right now.  What about Gourdy?Music: Silence Right!Sound: Damage 2   I'll get my exclusive photos and rocket to stardom!Music: Happy People All right, Lotta! You go, girl!Sound: Light Bulb  (Finish your spirit medium training first!) Lotta, what do you mean by "making it up to us"?Music: Silence Well, ya see...Sound: Light Bulb  Sound: Realization  What!?Sound: Stab 2  Wh-what information!? Now we're getting to the heart of it!Sound: Damage 2 Music: Happy People  Sound: Realization E-"exchange"? Umm... I thought this was to "make it up to us"...? Right! I don't think that's how making it up to someone works... ... What!?Sound: Whack  Sound: Damage 2 Uh... Hey!Sound: Light Bulb  It's written all over her face!Sound: Whack  I'm just the exception, okay?Sound: Realization So, just because Lotta matches a certain stereotype, doesn't mean all southerners do. But that doesn't help us here, since we're dealing with Lotta...  Sound: Objection  We probably need to take the deal here.  Okay. How much? Huh?Sound: Light Bulb Music: Silence You completely off your rocker?Sound: Whack  Music: Happy People quote:Declining the deal doesn't really change anything: Huh? Crap, she's going to make us hunt for Gourdy for her. Listen good-- What I need from you is information about Gourdy! Sound: Super Shock B-but Gourdy doesn't... I mean, Gourdy might not exist! Sound: Damage 2 Uh...Sound: Whoops I'll be keepin' watch from the car, okay? O-okay... Right! See y'all later! Lotta takes off, I guess back to her campsite. Okay, Nick, let's get hunting!Sound: Light Bulb H-hunting...? You don't seriously mean... Gourdy? I sure do!Sound: Realization What about Edgeworth!? (Okay... and how exactly do we search for a make-believe monster...?) (Maybe we can find a monster myth specialist?) I guess we'll search the park again? I'm kind of at a loss here.  ....Okay that was not there a second ago, right?
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Oh my. Maybe Larry knows how to find Gourdy? It makes sense to me.
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Considering Gourdy is probably Gamera taking a vacation away from the paparazzi (with varied success), we could probably call Max Powers as a contact point. They're both friend to children after all, clearly they know each other. (how to physically put Gamera on the stand is an exercise left to the court)
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Omobono posted:Considering Gourdy is probably Gamera taking a vacation away from the paparazzi (with varied success), we could probably call Max Powers as a contact point. They would settle for putting the Kenny on the stand
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Part 95: Episode 4, Day 2, Investigation: Return of the Steel Samurai Wh-what's that? Music: The Steel Samurai  Sound: Pong Yes, but why is there a giant one in the park all of the sudden?  Yo! Maya!Sound: Pong Larry! What the heck is that!? Oh, it was my girl Kiyance's idea... I feel like I'm watching a magic trick. What is that giant samurai distracting me from? Is it Gourdy? Dude, she gave it to me along with the banner! Wow!Sound: Light Bulb  Well, she knows a lot of people. Right...Free? Everyone knows that shows don't really die, they get syndicated or remade over and over and keep selling merch forever.  Doesn't that Steel Samurai look a little out of place? I mean, it's so huge... I guess it's good advertising. ... Huh? Really? It looks pretty well made to me. Hmph. Still a novice, aren't you, Nick. Really... Maya's too hardcore to just enjoy things I guess. (These Steel Samurai fans are obviously in a league of their own...) The giant inflatable Steel Samurai is ridiculous, but at least it's on-brand. What's with all these flags though? Those flags look sadly out of place here. Flapping listlessly back and forth in a cold wind under a cold sky... It reminds me of the "War of the Eyeglasses"! ...? The war of the what!? Sound: Light Bulb What the heck is it? (I ask again, what the heck is it!?)Eyeglasses fashion is a cutthroat business in Maya's town I guess.  I went checking through the examine dialogue for all the old stuff (nothing new there) and almost missed this little thing. What's this machine? That? That's a compressor. Huh, neat.  Let's get the evidence train rolling. Sorry, Nick. No luck with the badge this time.  Maybe Larry will help us look for Gourdy?  Do you think Gourdy really exists?  But I'll keep selling Samurai Dogs until the truth's out! That's actually it for evidence, let's fill Larry in on what happened today and then ask about the elephant-sized samurai in the room.  Forget Edgey, what is going on with your face there? Well, we made it through the first day in court all right... I don't know how good our prospects are from here on, though. Huh. He's terrified of earthquakes!Sound: Realization He acts like a little boy! Huh? That's weird. No? Really?Sound: Light Bulb Well, we were only in the same class for a little bit. Transferred? (Right... when the DL-6 Incident happened.) (Doesn't look like Larry knows about it, though.) Nothing really new there, so let's finally ask the obvious question. Hey, Larry. When did you get that big... thing? Huh? Oh, the big guy? I've had that for about a month, yeah. Sound: Pong Why wasn't it there yesterday?  Th-the compressor was busted. Compressor? Helpfully, there's no portrait here so we can see the compressor in the background. That's what I use to put air in the Steel Samurai! Oh. There's something there, but I can't quite put my finger on it. I'm thinking this giant Steel Samurai is related to Gourdy somehow. Is Larry faking the whole Gourdy thing to drum up business? Did it get left in the lake, and the killer used it like an inflatable raft to get away? Is the loud noise when Gourdy appears really the balloon snapping to the surface, or popping and rapidly deflating? ...I think I'm just spiraling here.  Let's keep exploring. Music: Silence  ... It's always so quiet, here. Well, with the murder on the lake and all... They're probably just taking a vacation till it blows over. I get it.Not anything new to actually see there beyond that intro scene, so let's head back over to the woods next.   Sound: Light Bulb Lotta's here, for whenever we find out something about Gourdy. I've got jack squat right now though. Music: Happy People Well? Y'all find anything out about Gourdy? Umm... no, nothing. It is a little chilly... Sound: Realization Music: Silence Wh-whoa! No you don't! No sneezing!!!Sound: Light Bulb Whaaa-cho!Sound: Damage 2  Sound: Photo Snap x 11 Oh, Maya. ... I told y'all NO SNEEZING!Sound: Drama Pound  It'd trigger on one of von Karma's finger snaps now!Sound: Fwa-Shing 2 Despite the sound, the camera doesn't take any more pictures. Maybe Maya ran it out of film. Music: Happy People  Yeah, well, sorry's nice but what about my film!?Sound: Whack  Nick... pay the lady. (*sob*) Maybe we should've waited to see Lotta until we actually had something to show her. Oh well, let's just add the film to Edgeworth's bill.  The topics look similar, but the dialogue is different. I learned something in today's trial, that's for sure. Testifyin' is serious business! Huh? Whoa--didn't you say you had information about the case!?Sound: Stab Tell us that, at least! Like I said...  Maybe she can give us some kind of hint at how to find Gourdy? What are you going to do if Gourdy doesn't exist? I'll quit being an investigative photographer. What!?Sound: Light Bulb  Was it a good one? You bet... a yoofoh! A y-yoofoh...?Sound: Realization  Then that's it! I'll quit and go back to school. Sound: Super Shock Yeah, well, I'm takin' a break for a bit. Right... Oddly, the conversation doesn't get marked as complete, even though selecting it again just repeats the same lines. We must need to find something more about Gourdy and then come back.  Lotta doesn't have much new to say about our evidence, but she has some new lines about her camera now that we've set it off again. I gotta do what I gotta do to get me a picture of Gourdy! Just... watch yourself from now on, okay? Sorry, sorry!Music: Silence  Edgeworth is still in questioning or something, Grossberg is still on vacation, so I guess we're stuck heading back to the police station?   Hey there, pal.Music: Dick Gumshoe - Detective Gumshoe, Pal  What's up? You look out of sorts. Sound: Realization Relax, I'm pretty sure Lotta did our case more good than harm. Especially with that enlarged photo proving Edgeworth isn't the shooter. At least not the shooter in the photo. What do you mean, "again"!? Whatever, have a seat, pal. I really like Gumshoe's laughing-talking animation.  Time to check in with my favorite running gag of the game. That must be one of the detectives. He's mumbling something to himself. "You're under arrest! I have a warrant..." ... He must be doing image training for making arrests.Despite some of the oddities of the legal system in this game, that training is a pretty good rendition of a Miranda warning during an arrest. Of course, some version of that warning is required in most countries anyway, including Japan.  Gumshoe has nothing new to say about our evidence, but we can ask him about Gourdy. Which we'll get to next. How is the investigation proceeding? It's not, really. We have another meeting coming up... His motive? See, Mr. Edgeworth's father died in the DL-6 Incident... Robert Hammond. It's not bad as far as motives go. But why would Edgeworth wait so long? Did losing to Phoenix send him over the edge? (And Edgeworth never talks about his past...) (I bet they'll drag that out and hit him with it in court tomorrow, too...) Poor Mr. Edgeworth...  I'm not sure Gumshoe qualifies as a "monster myth specialist" but maybe he can help us out? Say, Detective Gumshoe. Do you know "Gourdy"? Well... we're looking for it.Music: Silence  Huh!?Sound: Light Bulb Are you out of your minds!?Sound: Whack Eeek!Sound: Stab 2  Uh, I guess it does look like we're just wasting our time. Wait, are we just wasting our time? How about doing a little questioning for me then!?Sound: Damage 2 Oh... Detective Gumshoe is scaring me, Nick.Sound: Realization   Nick! Try telling him sooner next time!Sound: Whack Er, sorry. ...Music: Dick Gumshoe - Detective Gumshoe, Pal  ... Okay!Sound: Light Bulb Music: Silence  Sound: Realization You'll what now. H-huh!?Music: Investigation - Core  Oh good, I thought he was going to follow us around or something. Really!?Sound: Light Bulb  You can take whichever one you like! Of course, we have to actually ask about them directly. Music: Silence Okay, give us the goods!Sound: Light Bulb  Music: Investigation - Core These are our best and brightest! ...Missiles don't strike me as on the "collecting" side of how to deal with evidence. Or something that would be safe in our hands. M-M-Missile!Sound: Realization He's a K-9 police dog, still in training! Missile! Missile! Here, boy... Sound: Yip That's a lot cuter, and potential useful if Gourdy is an actual living being and comes out of the water to leave a scent trail. I find myself doubting that they'd really let a police dog in training out to run around with some strangers, though. Here he is. Hey, he's cute!Sound: Light Bulb  (A cute dog...) (And this will help us... how?) Woof.Sound: Yip Next, Secret Weapon No. 2... A fishing pole! Gumshoe, your secret weapons are mildly underwhelming so far. We did get a prompt about using a fishing pole to find Gourdy earlier, but Phoenix also thought it was a "BAD" idea... Music: Silence Detective Gumshoe... we're looking for a monster...Sound: Realization Yeah! How are we supposed to catch a whole sea monster with a fishing pole!?Sound: Whack  Sound: Whack ...!Sound: Stab 2 Music: Investigation - Core Okay, this next one is the last one. (No, please, I'm already overwhelmed by our choices.) Hmm. Maybe we can find the other two bullets on the beach somewhere? Or another gun? Or Gourdy the robot?  Music: Silence Detective Gumshoe... we're looking for something alive.Sound: Realization Right! How are we supposed to find it with a metal detector!?Sound: Whack  Sound: Whack Well, which will it be!?Sound: Light Bulb Umm... Just like with the two photos that were on Grossberg's desk back in the second episode, we're arbitrarily limited to only taking one of these items with us. If this scenario plays out like that episode, only one of the three will actually let us progress. More likely, I think we'll have to borrow all three, but it'll have to be in a certain order. Or maybe I'm expecting something too complicated out of these investigation sequences. I can't make up my mind, either... for the totally opposite reason. Well, I can't see any of these helping immediately, but obviously one of them must unlock something because we're out of other options. So, what should we borrow?
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Missile, of course! (Fun fact: Shu Takumi owns, or at least used to own, a Pomeranian of the same name.)
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Quackles posted:Missile, of course!  He's also in Ghost Trick, where he is objectively the best character in that game.
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GilliamYaeger posted:And this isn't even the only game with Missile the pomeranian in it! Understatement of the decade right here. That's the game with Inspector Cabanela in it (intro) and guy can't hold a candle to Bestest Boy Missile. He'd be character of the game basically anywhere else. Apparently we're getting an HD remake of Ghost Trick this summer? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USeyaeClNhs Sweet.
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GilliamYaeger posted:
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You know, Ghost Trick is another game I always wanted to play but never got around to. An HD release next month sounds like a good opportunity.
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Of course we're taking the dog.
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You know what's cuter than Missile? Missile with a little attorney's badge pinned to the collar! Worst-case scenario, we bring Missile into the courtroom and the barking throws Von Karma off his game!
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Where is the feline equivalent of Missile? I'm a cat person, darn it! I'm voting for the metal detector. It seems more reliable than the cute easily distracted dog.
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Dirk the Average posted:Worst-case scenario, we bring Missile into the courtroom and the barking throws Von Karma off his game! Isn't it more likely that Von Karma responds to that by fixing Missile with a glare, causing the dog to panic and flee the courtroom after making a mess on the floor? I don't think this is to our advantage, somehow.
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I kinda hope Missile would immediately growl at, challenge, and otherwise attack Karma should they meet, but I think that’s unlikely to happen. More’s the pity, to quote the Bard.
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As much as I like the cute dog, I think finding the other two bullets is more important. So I say borrow the metal detector.
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Look if we’re looking for a (possibly mythical) animal, the only choice is to bring Missile, right? (For the record the actual timeline of events is Shu Takumi named the Shiba Inu police dog Missile because he thought it would be a funny joke for a policeman to have a secret weapon that’s a missile only for it to be a dog and THEN he got a Pomeranian irl that he named Missile after the Ace Attorney dog and THEN he inserted his own dog Missile into Ghost Trick.)
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Zulily Zoetrope posted:how is that even a question? when you are offered a dog, you take the dog It's not a dog. It's a dog-shaped missile
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Part 96: Episode 4, Day 2, Investigation: Rule of Three The crowd can't resist a cute little puppy. So let's see what the dog gets us. Can we borrow Missile? Sure thing, pal. Be good to 'im! Sound: Yip He's sooooo cute! (Oh boy...) Sound: Select Jingle  I of course turn right around and show Gumshoe the dog. Missile is a big star in Criminal Affairs. Maybe we'll find out if he gets something to attack. He could've come in handy when Vasquez sicced her goons on us last episode. Huh... now that you mention it, I'm not sure.  Off to see what are new pet evidence can dig up. Music: Silence  I actually tried to show it to Maya back at our office first, but she was still too keyed up to look at anything we showed her. Likewise, Edgeworth and Grossberg are still missing. So it's off to the park again. Music: The Steel Samurai Ney, Nick... Hmm? I knew it, that giant balloon is Gourdy! "Missile"? Oh, oh right. I guess Phoenix isn't a dog person. Hey, I love lil' doggies!Sound: Light Bulb Good boy, good boy. Sound: Realization Music: Silence Wh-what's wrong, Missile?Sound: Light Bulb ... Sound: Yip x 14  Sound: Wipe  Sound: Whack  Sound: Objection  Sound: Yip x 16  Sound: Stab 2 Oh good it's just the hot dogs, I thought Missile was eating Larry for a second there.  ...!Sound: Wipe  Sound: Realization ... My Samurai Dogs... *sniff* Wow. He ate every single one. I'm sorry, Larry. Sound: Damage 2 Ah hah hah... (It's going to have to this time...)Wow, we ruined Missile's training and Larry's business! This evidence is a two-fer! I guess that gets Larry back for never paying us for saving his life before. quote:If we hadn't come to see Larry yet, we would see both the initial scene introducing the Steel Samurai balloon, and the previous scene with Missile eating all the hot dogs, back-to-back. Music: The Steel Samurai  So, Larry, about this puppy that just ruined you...  Isn't he cute? K-keep that mutt away from me!Sound: Whack  There's a "big boss" in charge of your hot dog stand? Aha! The "big boss" set up Gourdy to drum up hot dog business! Maya... I think you should probably try to look a little sorry about what happened. Oh, right! Music: Happy People  Lotta doesn't actually have anything new to say, but we can show her our cute puppy. Hey, Lotta! Sound: Light Bulb He's a K-9 police dog! His name's "Missile." Huh. I wonder what Gourdy smells like... Hmm... I hadn't thought about that.Ahahaha this plan had no chance of working, we don't have a scent for Missile to even track! Music: Investigation - Core  It's not obvious, but to switch which "secret weapon" we're borrowing, we just ask Gumshoe about them again. Helpfully, the check mark on this conversation topic goes away once we've proven that we've chosen the wrong item by seeing that little scene with Larry. Detective Gumshoe, can we borrow one of the other things? Hmm? Yeah, sure, pal!Sound: Light Bulb   So, Missile didn't work out. The fishing pole seems like a terrible idea so let's try that next. Can we borrow that flimsy-looking fishing pole? Sure thing, pal. Sound: Light Bulb Er... right. Sound: Select Jingle quote:The text for selecting a particular "secret weapon" is the same whether we pick it first or come back and get it later.  Why is a department secret weapon Gumshoe's personal fishing pole?  Do you like fishing? I've never gone. I've never used it, actually. (Must have been one of those mid-life crisis things...)Keep in mind that Gumshoe is 30. Mid-life crisis comes early in this world. Music: The Steel Samurai  Let's keep showing it around.  I'm not after small fry. Sound: Pong  ... To save Edgeworth, yes!Sound: Light Bulb ...  The boat rental shop continues to disappoint. Let's try Lotta I guess? Music: Silence  Music: Happy People Mmm.Looks like we're getting a new intro scene at least.  A good spot... for what? (She's serious...) I didn't think this game would really be all that caught up in silly practical concerns like that. Oh... Yeah. "Oh." Mmm... I figured something like this would happen.  Music: Silence  Sound: Stab 2 N-Nick...! How could you! Hmph! Some jokes are better left untold.Sound: Damage 2 Sound: Whack (Oof! She hit me!)Don't act like you didn't deserve it there. Music: Happy People  Maya switches to her trial sprites for some reason.  Oh she's trying to use the empty fishing pole. This'll be good.  Here we go!Music: Silence   Sound: Damage 1  Sound: Photo Snap x 11  Sound: Super Shock Sound: Whack Music: Happy People Sorry, Lotta...What even happened there, Maya? Did you fall down trying to cast or hook yourself or what?  Sound: Whack Nick, pay her. (My poor, poor wallet...)quote:If we hadn't stopped to see Lotta back at her campsite yet, the previous scene replaces the first one we saw with Maya sneezing.  I don't think we actually got anywhere with all that, but let's see what Lotta has to say about our secret weapon this time. Lotta, wait... For catching Gourdy... Yes! I mean... yes, it's a fishing pole! Huh. Thanks!Sound: Light Bulb (I don't believe it...)Music: Silence  Back to Gumshoe we go, I guess? Music: Investigation - Core  Third time's the charm, I hope. Detective Gumshoe, can we borrow one of the other things? Hmm? Yeah, sure, pal!Sound: Light Bulb  You lent us your personal fishing pole that you've never used. Eh, whatever.  Let's grab that metal dectector! Can we borrow that metal dectector? Sure thing, pal.Sound: Light Bulb I'm not sure what we're going to find with this... Sound: Whack  Sound: Select Jingle At least this thing is actually a tool for finding stuff. Just... not Gourdy.  Tell us more about this metal detector, Gumshoe. As you can see, it's a metal detector. Say, maybe we can find the other two bullets that were supposedly fired from the murder weapon! If you can find that monster with it, all the better! (I'm not so hopeful...)Music: Silence  Okay, I suppose we just carry this thing around the park again? Music: The Steel Samurai  Sorry, Nick. Not anymore, you're not, Missile wiped out your supply.  Let's try Lotta next. Music: Happy People   I know what it is. Umm... I'm not sure that's going to pick up Gourdy, though. Oh... I hadn't thought about that.Music: The Steel Samurai  Now what? Try out the boat shed I guess? Music: Silence  Sound: Beep Geez that was loud. But it looks like we might have something. Music: Investigation - Core N-Nick!Sound: Light Bulb  Sound: Whack Sure is loud enough about it. (Whatever it is, it must be in those bushes...) Go check it out, Maya.I guess behind the scenes we were waving the metal detector around everywhere and only got a hit near the bushes?   Maya disappears for a few seconds... ... Nick. Not sure what is tangled up in them, but I recognize those flags at least. Sound: Realization Music: Silence Huh...? An air tank? Huh. The valve looks broken. I think it was.... Looks like that Steel Samurai balloon took a trip in the lake, and washed ashore? Then, Larry, what, fetched it out and put it back up like nothing happened? Maya, first of all... Why would Gourdy be in the bushes!? Oh. Huh?Sound: Realization (There's something wrapped around this air tank...) (It looks like... a string of flags...?) (It's heavy...) Sound: Select Jingle Haha, dubious value.  I'm 100% confident we need to show that thing to Larry, but I ran around doing anything else instead. Neither Lotta nor Maya had a response to it, so I went to look for Gumshoe, but... Hmm... Detective Gumshoe isn't here...Sound: Realization  Did he? I was probably too busy watching his eyebrows move. Ah, that's right... Let's come back later. I think Gumshoe is unavailable because we're done with the secret weapons, at least for now. But we're really here to see what this guy is up to now. That must be one of the detectives. He's mumbling to himself. "It's not too late... Release the hostages and come out with your hands up." ... He must be doing image training for negotiating a hostage situation.Music: The Steel Samurai  Next time, we'll confront Larry with his shenanigans.
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Thx for the update. Mid-life crises are no joke. I went through one in my early thirties. Now I'm in my mid-forties and it's happening again. Fortunately, they're often good for a writer. Dante's Divine Comedy was written midway through the journey of his life.  Using Missile as bait? _Missile_? Phoenix, I am starting to lose faith in you as a hero. Looking forward to the confrontation with Larry next episode. Poor guy.
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achtungnight posted:Looking forward to the confrontation with Larry next episode. Poor guy. Yeah, Phoenix just can't catch a break.
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Would be a hell of a twist if this game comes full circle with Phoenix pinning the final murder on Larry
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Put Missile on the witness stand.
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What are you hiding, Lotta..?
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Lotta  I assume.
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