01x03 - Turnabout Sisters – 2nd Trial

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PW:Last time, I had the chief by my side.

PW:But today, I must fight alone to save Maya!

Objection,Sign:Objection!

PW:Objection!

Show,OP Title:Ace Attorney

Title:Turnabout Sisters — nd Trial

Sign:April , AM District Court — Courtroom No.

Sign:Defense Lawyer — Phoenix Wright

Sign:Prosecutor — Miles Edgeworth

PW:I'm up against Miles Edgeworth,

PW:the unprecedented genius prosecutor...

Sign:Defendant — Maya Fey

Sign:Judge

J:Court is now in session for the trial of Ms. Maya Fey.

ME:The prosecution is ready, Your Honor.

PW:The defense is ready, Your Honor.

J:Mr. Edgeworth, please give the court your opening statement.

ME:Certainly, Your Honor.

Sign:Victim: Mia Fey () Suspect: Maya Fey ()

ME:The victim is Mia Fey.

ME:And the suspect, Maya Fey.

ME:The two of them were sisters.

ME:The prosecution has evidence the defendant committed the m*rder,

ME:and we have a witness who saw her do it.

ME:The prosecution sees no reason to doubt her guilt, Your Honor.

ME:Thus, let the first witness take the stand.

ME:Witness, please state your name and profession.

DG:Sir! My name's d*ck Gumshoe, sir.

DG:I'm the detective in charge of homicides down at the precinct, sir!

Sign:Witness: District Police Detective d*ck Gumshoe

ME:Detective, I believe you are already aware of this,

ME:but keep your testimony concise and to the point.

DG:Y-Y-Yes, sir!

Testimony,Sign:Witness Testimony

ME:First, describe the details of the m*rder.

DG:Very well. Let me use this floor plan of the office to explain.

DG:The body was found here, by this window.

SignA,Sign:Body

ME:And the cause of death?

DG:She died instantly due to being struck by a blunt object, sir!

ME:The m*rder weapon was a statue of The Thinker, correct?

DG:Yes, sir. It was found lying next to the body.

ME:You immediately arrested Ms. Maya Fey, who was found at the scene.

ME:Can you tell me why?

DG:I had hard evidence she did it, sir.

Sign:Receipt April Antique glass light stand

DG:Before she died, the victim wrote the k*ller's name.

Sign:Maya

DG:The word "Maya" was clearly written in blood!

DG:Right there!

DG:Maya

Sign:Maya

DG:Test results showed the blood belonged to the victim.

DG:That's hard evidence!

ME:So the victim identified her k*ller right before she died?

DG:Yes, sir! That's exactly it—

Objection,Sign:Objection!

PW:Objection!

PW:Hang on a second!

PW:There's no way the victim could've written that bloody message!

DG:Amateurs would do well to keep their mouths shut, pal.

PW:This is your department's autopsy report, Detective.

PW:And it says the victim "died instantly due to blunt force trauma."

DG:That's right, pal.

DG:And after the blow instantly k*lled her, she used her last ounce of strength—

PW:Wait, there was no ounce or pound! She was dead!

DG:Huh?

DG:But...

PW:No butting your way out of this one!

DG:Th-That certainly is strange...

PW:The prosecution's evidence is contradictory!

PW:This could work!

PW:What's so funny?

ME:My, my.

ME:That won't do, defense.

Sign:Autopsy Report

ME:That autopsy report is outdated.

PW:Wh-What?

PW:Yesterday, a second autopsy was performed, which changed the report.

PW:From "died instantly"

PW:to "died pretty much instantly."

J:P-P—

PW:P-P-Pretty much?

ME:Which means that the victim could have written that message.

ME:After all, she didn't die instantly...

J:Indeed. The defense really ought to peruse the evidence beforehand.

PW:P-Please wait!

PW:I haven't heard anything about a second autopsy!

ME:Well, I did only receive the results this morning.

ME:Apparently, there was a mistake in the paperwork.

ME:Isn't that right, Detective Gumshoe?

DG:Huh? But I didn't...

ME:Regardless, the defense seems to have dug its own grave.

PW:Y-You're playing dirty, Edgeworth.

ME:Allow me to dispense some advice.

ME:In court, proof is everything. Without it, you are nothing, amateur!

ME:It seems our upstart defense attorney

ME:is "pretty much" DOA.

PW:So it was a trap...

Maya:Mr. Lawyer...

ME:The prosecution would like to call its next witness.

ME:This poor, innocent lady saw the m*rder with her own eyes!

AM:Sorry to keep you waiting, my dears!

ME:Witness, please state your name.

AM:April May!

AM:At your service!

Sign:Witness — April May

J:The witness will refrain from wanton winking.

AM:Yes, Your Honor!

PW:She's already captured the heart of every man in the court.

ME:Testify to the court about what you saw on April rd, the night of the m*rder.

AM:Sure thing.

Testimony,Sign:Witness Testimony

AM:I saw it all happen with my own eyes...

TestimonyOrange,Sign:Testimony

AM:That night, I just looked out the window.

AM:And then,

AM:I saw a long-haired woman being attacked in the building across the street!

AM:The one attacking her was the mousy girl

AM:seated in the defendant's chair!

Maya:N-No!

Maya:I didn't...

ME:Witness, do you recall the exact time?

AM:Yeah.

AM:I, like, heard a voice.

TestimonyOrange,Sign:Testimony

T:It's :, I think...

J:The m*rder weapon spoke?

ME:Yes, at a glance, it doesn't appear to be a clock.

ME:It's a fact the witness couldn't know unless she saw the moment of the m*rder.

J:Yes, we should consider her testimony to be true.

ME:With the bloody message the victim left behind

ME:and the eyewitness testimony to the crime,

ME:the prosecution believes the defendant's guilt has been proven beyond doubt.

AM:Beyond a shadow of a doubt!

PW:What should I do?

Objection,Sign:Hold it!

Maya:Hold it!

Maya:Wait a minute!

J:What is it, defendant?

Maya:That clock couldn't have gone off—

ME:Who said you could speak, defendant?

PW:O-Oh, right...

PW:Objection!

PW:Please inspect the inside of that Thinker, Your Honor!

J:Th-The inside?

J:It's quite empty...

PW:On the night of the m*rder, it was missing its clockwork, so—

ME:It could not have gone off, yes?

ME:It is empty inside.

ME:Anyone could have drawn that conclusion.

J:Well, I didn't.

ME:The question is when the clockwork fell out.

PW:Fell out?

ME:Yes, when the clock was used to strike the victim, it spoke the time.

T:It's :, I think...

ME:And then, the impact broke the base, and the clockwork fell out.

PW:B-But what about the clockwork?

ME:It was found at the crime scene, on the floor.

ME:What of it?

J:Hmm... That does make sense.

ME:It is futile, my amateur defense attorney.

ME:I use every piece of evidence the police find for my deductions.

ME:I overlook nothing!

PW:Wh-What?

ME:The only way to prove me wrong

ME:would be to prove when and how the clockwork was removed.

ME:But I can state without a doubt that is impossible.

AM:Impossible. Without doubt.

PW:When the clockwork was removed?

PW:What evidence could prove that?

PW:A piece of evidence Edgeworth isn't aware of.

Sign:Maya

PW:Oh, I know!

PW:Objection!

Objection,Sign:Objection!

J:What's with that cute cell phone?

PW:This is the defendant's cell phone, found at the crime scene!

ME:What?!

PW:And it contains a recording of

PW:the conversation between the victim and defendant on the day of the m*rder!

ME:This wasn't brought to my attention.

DG:Well, I, uh...

ME:Detective Gumshoe, look forward to next month's evaluation.

J:Order! Order!

Mia:Oh, but at the moment, the clock doesn't talk.

Mia:I had to remove the clockwork.

Mia:I put some papers inside instead.

Maya:Is that the evidence, then?

Mia:Sharp as always.

CP:Conversation recorded. April , : AM.

PW:In other words, on the morning of the m*rder, the clockwork was already gone.

PW:So it couldn't have gone off that night.

PW:Ms. May...

PW:Your testimony contains a clear contradiction!

AM:N-No way.

AM:That call was recorded?

PW:What did you just say?

DG:"That call was recorded"?

PW:Did you know about their conversation—

Objection,Sign:Objection!

ME:Objection!

ME:That is irrelevant to this case.

ME:No need to continue this line of questioning.

PW:Oh, I disagree!

PW:So that's what all this was about...

PW:Ms. May, you were listening in on the calls of the Fey & Co. Law Offices!

PW:Using this!

J:I-Is that a wiretap?

PW:I found it in the trash can of her hotel room.

PW:Well, how about it, Ms. May?

PW:You were tapping the phone at the crime scene.

PW:That's a crime punishable by law!

AM:Shut up, Spikey!

AM:Who cares about some wiretap, darn it?!

AM:I'm telling you that girl did it.

AM:Just lead her to the gallows already, darn it!

PW:D-Darn it?

AM:I was just ordered to listen to their conversations.

AM:I had nothing to do with the m*rder, darn it!

PW:You were ordered to tap the phone?

PW:By whom?

PW:Was the person who ordered you to perform the wiretap

PW:the owner of this cufflink?

AM:H-How'd you—

ME:That's enough!

ME:Your Honor...

J:What is it, Mr. Edgeworth?

ME:As you can see, some unexpected facts about this case have come to light.

ME:In order to further investigate,

ME:the prosecution requests that court be adjourned till tomorrow.

J:The court accepts the prosecution's request.

J:The prosecution and defense are to look into this matter fully.

PW:Yes, Your Honor.

J:That does it for Ms. Maya Fey's trial today.

J:Court is adjourned.

Sign:April May was arrested on the spot for wiretapping.

Lobby,Sign:Lobby

Maya:Mr. Lawyer...

Maya:You were amazing in there!

PW:You did well hanging in there, too.

Maya:I think I might be your newest fan!

Maya:You were so cool!

PW:Oh, no...

Maya:The guards were all talking about you, also.

PW:R-Really?

Maya:They said for such a spiky-head, you were pretty good!

PW:What does my hair have to do with anything?

Maya:I'm just so happy.

Maya:I'm on cloud nine!

PW:We owe it all to April May's slip of the tongue back then.

Maya:Thank you so very much, Mr. Lawyer.

PW:You're welcome.

PW:Then, I'm heading out to investigate.

PW:I need to find some leads before tomorrow.

Maya:Okay.

Maya:If you need me, I'll be back at the detention center!

Sign:Fey & Co. Law Offices

PW:That said, where am I supposed to find those leads?

PW:Mr. Grossberg!

PW:So you came to see the trial?

MG:It's astonishing that you went up against Edgeworth and got the trial extended.

PW:Thank you.

PW:Anyway, what brings you here?

PW:Mr. Grossberg?

MG:I'm truly sorry, my boy...

MG:You're fighting with all you've got, despite being a rookie.

MG:But I ran away.

MG:And seeing your courageous defense made me realize

MG:that it might be time to bolster my resolve.

PW:Resolve?

MG:Investigate this man.

PW:Who is this?

MG:Redd White,

MG:president of a company called "Bluecorp."

PW:Redd White...

PW:Wait, that cufflink!

MG:On the outside, Bluecorp is an information-gathering company.

MG:But in truth,

MG:it digs up dirt on people, forcing them to pay a fortune to keep the company quiet.

PW:Wait, what?

PW:That's blackmail!

MG:And as embarrassed as I am to admit it,

MG:I couldn't defy that man, either.

PW:Is that why you refused to defend Maya?

MG:Yes.

MG:Some attorney I am...

PW:But why hasn't he been arrested?

PW:Blackmail is a crime!

MG:He owns businessmen, politicians, policemen, and the judiciary.

MG:He's the most dangerous man in the country.

PW:U-Unbelievable...

MG:And for years, Mia was following his every move.

PW:The chief was?

PW:S, T, U, V...

PW:W... Wh... White...

PW:Huh?

Sign:V X Y Z

PW:It's gone. The "W" file is missing.

MG:And for years, Mia was following his every move.

PW:If White was the one who stole the file...

BB:Yes, it was him.

PW:Are you absolutely sure April May checked in with this man?

PW:Ab-SO-lutely.

Sign:Gatewater Hotel — Bellboy

PW:She's such a beautiful lady, I was jealous of the man with her.

PW:Then, the one who ordered the wiretap really was...

PW:Redd White!

PW:What's with the surreal decor?

RW:What's your name?

PW:What the...

Sign:Bluecorp President — Redd White

PW:Oh, h-hello.

RW:Your name! What's your name?

RW:Furnish me with the title of your personage!

RW:What's your name?

PW:I-I'm Wright...

RW:I lived in America for a long time,

RW:so I have a hard time with Japanish.

PW:Really?

RW:I'm Redd White... The president, el presidente, of this company.

RW:By the way, you are a mere attorney, fresh out of law school, right?

PW:Well, yes.

RW:I heard from my secretariat.

RW:So, "mighty" lawyer...

RW:What's the matter?

RW:What business do you have with me?

PW:Ms. April May...

PW:You know her, right?

RW:Yes, I do!

RW:She was my secretariat.

RW:What a shock it was to hear what she'd done!

PW:"What she'd done." You mean the wiretap?

RW:Yes, we can!

RW:Of course.

RW:Yes, information-gathering is what this company does.

RW:But I assure you, we would never resort to ill*gal methods, such as wiretaps.

PW:Ms. May says she was acting under orders, though.

RW:She's passing the buck?

RW:What a bad, bad kitten...

PW:The day she witnessed the m*rder,

PW:you checked in with her at that hotel, right?

RW:Who can say?

RW:I seldom pay attention to mundane details such as time and place.

RW:My motto is "Don't worry, be happy!"

PW:But the hotel bellboy remembered you clearly.

RW:"Never trust bellboys or lawyers."

RW:That is my rule in life!

PW:I found this lying in the room.

PW:I think "Don't worry, be happy" is unlikely to get you out of this.

RW:What is it that you should be doing now?

RW:Investigating me?

RW:No, no, no. I think not.

RW:You should be searching for the one who k*lled Miss Mia.

RW:Isn't that right?

PW:You are absolutely right.

PW:And that is why I'm here.

RW:Just what are you insinuating?

PW:Mia was onto you. She was keeping tabs.

PW:For this reason you had April May tap her phone.

PW:Then Mia was m*rder*d,

PW:and all the documents about you mysteriously disappeared.

PW:So the culprit would be?

PW:Even a child could work it out!

PW:Right, Mr. White?

Sec:Secretary's office.

RW:Tell the Chief Prosecutor

RW:that I'll testify tomorrow at the trial for Mia Fey's m*rder.

RW:I'll give them some hot, hot information.

Sec:Certainly.

RW:Oh, and call the police over at once, please!

Sec:Certainly.

PW:What are you playing at?

RW:Did I not tell you, Mr. Wrong?

RW:You are a mere lawyer.

RW:As was Miss Mia...

PW:Then you really did k*ll her?!

RW:No, it was you who did it.

RW:I'm going to point the finger at you

RW:and have you tried as Miss Mia's true k*ller!

PW:Wh-What?!

DG:Freeze!

DG:This is the police, pal!

RW:Well done, Detective.

RW:I present to you the man who k*lled Mia Fey.

DG:Wh-What?

DG:It was you?

PW:Believe me, Detective! I didn't—

RW:Oh, save that for when you're out of my sight, please.

DG:Wh-What in the world?

RW:Go with him!

RW:Take him away.

RW:Farewell, Mr. Wrong.

PW:Redd—

ME:This is Edgeworth.

ME:What?

ME:The defense attorney?

G:You're free to go.

G:Get out. Now.

Maya:O-Okay!

G:All right... Get in.

Maya:Mr. Lawyer!

Show,Sign:Ace Attorney

PW:Objection!

PW:I object to my arrest!

PW:Redd White is truly terrifying.

PW:Just how influential is he?

PW:Of course, I didn't k*ll the chief.

PW:To help Maya and the late Mia, I must carefully consider all the testimony...

PW:Reexamine all the evidence!

PW:I will expose the true culprit.

PW:Edgeworth, this is my defense!

PW:Find the contradictions!

PW:Reach out to the truth!

Sign:Next Episode Turnabout Sisters — Last Trial

PW:Next time: Turnabout Sisters — Last Trial!

PW:Take that!