01x06 - Turnabout Samurai – 2nd Trial

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PW:The case that Maya picked to be our first was a m*rder involving a superhero.

PW:Backed into a corner by all the evidence,

PW:I accused the old lady on the stand of the m*rder.

PW:Trembling with rage, she revealed a shocking truth to the court!

Show,OP Title:Ace Attorney

Title:Turnabout Samurai — nd Trial

OB:Actually, there's something I was told not to mention.

PW:N-Not to mention?

ME:What?

OB:Exactly!

OB:Listen up, and listen good.

OB:Some other people were at the studios on the day of the m*rder!

ME:Impossible!

ME:We hadn't heard of this!

J:Witness, why keep this crucial information from the court?

OB:Ain't you been listening?

OB:What was I to do? They told me to shut my trap!

OB:They said they had "nothing to do with it," see?

OB:They said to pretend they "weren't at the studios."

PW:Who were these people?

OB:There was a meeting of TV bigwigs, the director, and the producer.

PW:And where was this meeting held?

OB:Oh, in the Studio Two trailer.

M:Studio Two?

M:This is the first we've heard of this.

PW:Your Honor, we've learned there were others at the studio that day.

PW:Yet, as we stand here, they haven't even been questioned.

PW:I hold that it is impossible to declare a verdict right now!

J:What do you say, Mr. Edgeworth?

ME:I have no choice but to agree.

OB:Dear me, Edgey-boy... Don't gaze at me so passionately.

J:Very well.

J:That ends the day's proceedings in this trial.

Sign:May Detention Center

M:Huh?! You knew those people were there?

WP:S-Sorry. I was asked to keep it quiet, too.

M:You've gotta tell us these things, or we'll lose the case.

M:Nick here has so little experience, he may as well not be a lawyer, you know!

PW:That's going too far.

WP:I... I appreciate the warning.

PW:Anyway, we'll go down to the studios again.

M:I hope we run into that boy!

SignE,SignE:Steel Samurai Path to Glory

M:We need to return this to him.

WP:You mean the boy with the camera?

PW:You know him?

WP:Yeah, he seems to have been sneaking on to the lot often.

WP:I've spotted him a number of times.

WP:A ghost?!

CH:A ghost? Come on.

CH:How can an adult be such a scaredy-cat?

WP:Hey!

CH:You should learn from the Steel Samurai.

CH:His way of life is awesome!

PW:"Way of life," huh?

M:You should have just told him you're the Steel Samurai.

WP:But it would've disappointed him to learn that this shabby old man was his hero.

WP:I don't mind, really...

WP:As long as kids keep loving the Steel Samurai.

PW:Yeah, there's no way.

PW:Such a nice guy would never smear the Steel Samurai's name.

SignB,Sign:Global Studios

PW:Then the m*rder was actually committed by someone else.

PW:We need to figure out who.

Sign:May Global Studios — Studio One

M:Huh? Nobody's here.

PW:But security said the director's here.

SM:There you are!

SignG,Sign:Warrior of Neo Olde Tokyo Steel Samurai

SM:Gotcha.

PW:Who are you?!

SM:You lmrs!

Sign:Director — Sal Manella

SM:How can j not know the great Sal Manella?

SM:I am teh LT DIRCTR! I make the Steel Samurai!

M:Huh? Really?!

SM:Oh, nice.

M:Come on...

SM:RLY, RLY nice.

M:Samurai!

SM:Buffer overrun... You've triggered my CRTV PWRZ!

SM:It's coming to me. The sequel to Steel Samurai!

SM:Pink Princess: Warrior of Little Olde Tokyo!

PW:P-Pink Princess?

M:Why is it "Little" Olde Tokyo, not grand Neo Olde Tokyo?

PW:Why are you taking him seriously?

SM:Oh, so j're defending WP?

PW:You're the director, but you have to deliver the script to the producer?

PW:Sounds rough.

SM:During rehearsals,

SM:she always barks out orders, heavily annotated script in hand.

SM:If I don't take it to her fast, my a*s is pwned!

PW:She adds notes to the scripts?

PW:That producer seems pretty hands-on.

PW:At the time of the m*rder, you were in a meeting, yes?

SM:Yeah, in the morning, we had an action-scene rehearsal.

SM:Then a meeting that lasted till PM.

PW:Action-scene rehearsal?

PW:Oh, so the director was there when Powers got hurt.

PW:Uh, what is this?

SM:j don't know Forest Imp?

SM:It's the studio mascot.

PW:Er, that's not what I meant...

M:Its head fell off?

SM:Well, it's quite old,

SM:and there were strong winds on the day of the m*rder.

Sign:May Global Studios — Studio Two

PW:So this is Studio Two.

M:There's a studio all the way over here?

SM:Yeah, but it's been unused for five years.

PW:Why is that?

SM:IDK!

SM:Apparently, there was an accident.

SM:The old security lady probably knows.

SM:She was around back then.

PW:What's this producer like?

SM:j-j don't know?

SM:Dee Vasquez...

SM:She brought the studio back from the brink of destruction. Md skllz!

SM:No one can defy her!

Sign:Producer — Dee Vasquez

PW:Um, Ms. Vasquez?

PW:We're defending Mr. Powers.

PW:I was wondering if you could tell us about the m*rder.

DV:Quiet.

DV:I'm reading the script.

SM:D-Do you wanna be disciplined?

PW:We're getting nowhere fast.

M:Hey, hey...

M:Look, Nick!

Sign:Lie of the Wry Samurai Dynamite Samurai The Lute Samurai

PW:Are these all movies Hammer, the victim, starred in?

M:The Dynamite Samurai!

PW:Lie of the Wry Samurai?

PW:I want to cry.

M:The Bearded Commander series! I remember that!

Sign:Samurai Summer The Bearded Commander Lie of the Wry Samurai

PW:Samurai Summer?

M:That brings back summeries!

M:It was a typical summer romance, but done as a period drama.

PW:Wow, I guess Jack Hammer was quite the big star.

DV:Powers's attorney?

DV:You wanted to know about the day of the m*rder?

PW:Y-Yes.

DV:I hate to tell you, but at the time of the m*rder,

DV:the people here couldn't have gone to Studio One.

PW:They couldn't have? Why?

DV:The path was blocked.

DV:You saw Forest Imp on the way here, correct?

PW:Forest Imp?

M:The monkey with the broken head.

DV:That day, the wind pushed its stupidly huge head over,

DV:blocking the path.

DV:It wasn't until after PM that a crane came to move it.

DV:It took about an hour to clear the path.

DV:Everyone in this trailer was stuck here until then.

DV:We couldn't have k*lled Hammer.

PW:But what if the head fell over after : PM?

PW:Then you could have gone to Studio One.

Verdict,Sign:Safety First

DV:Each hour, Forest Imp announces the time.

DV:"It's PM, I daresay," and so on.

DV:Check the back of its head.

DV:The clock stopped when it broke.

PM::... That's before Hammer was k*lled.

M:Then the ones in the trailer were actually unconnected to the m*rder?

OB:Y-You backstabbing whippersnapper!

PW:Come on! I only said you could have done it...

PW:By the way, you certainly returned to your post quickly.

OB:Oh, the police took me away!

OB:They had a spare Steel Samurai costume and told me to put it on!

OB:How could I, a sweet, little old lady, wear a giant suit like that?!

OB:When they saw I couldn't, they let me go.

OB:Who do they think they are?

OB:Know this. This old lady never forgets a slight or insult.

OB:I'm never talking to you again.

OB:Don't come to me when you're lonely. My lips are sealed!

M:For someone with sealed lips, you sure talk a lot.

OB:Quiet, whippersnapper! Starting now!

OB:One, two, three, mmmph!

PW:Oh, but Hammer was pretty awesome, huh?

OB:Mmmph.

M:Yeah, yeah.

M:The Dynamite Samurai poster really gives you goosebumps, right?

OB:M-Mmmph...

PW:I prefer the Bearded Commander.

OB:The Bearded Commander series is unforgettable, ain't it?

OB:Hammer is an eternal superstar.

OB:He was such a huge part of my youth.

OB:If only that accident hadn't happened.

PW:Accident? You mean five years ago?

M:Tell us, old lady!

OB:No, I'd never do that.

PW:Come to think of it, Studio Two was abandoned five years ago, too.

OB:Shut up...

OB:I told you my lips are sealed!

M:For someone with sealed lips, you're talking a lot.

OB:Like I said, starting now.

OB:One, two, three, mmmph!

M:That boy!

OB:Wait right there—

PW:Hey, kiddy-o... Wait up!

CH:I'm Cody! Cody Hackins!

CH:Call me kiddy-o again and I'll cut you down where you stand, pops!

PW:P-Pops?!

M:Anyway, you dropped this the other day, right?

M:Here.

M:It's such an amazing collection!

M:Did you take all of these?

SignE,Sign:Steel Samurai Path to Glory

CH:Oh, you can keep it.

CH:I've still got the original data.

M:For real?!

M:Hooray! You're the best!

PW:You love the Steel Samurai, huh?

CH:Well, of course! Duh!

CH:I go to every live performance.

CH:I always take a picture when the Steel Samurai lands the final blow!

CH:I got 'em all. A perfect collection.

CH:I never missed one!

PW:Right... Did you see anything here, on the day of the incident?

PW:You were present, right?

M:Cody?

CH:I... I saw everything.

PW:What, exactly?

CH:The... The Steel Samurai k*lling the bad guy, obviously!

PW:Wait!

PW:Cody!

M:Pull yourself together, Nick!

PW:Stop pushing me in! Pull me out!

PW:Maya, pull!

PW:The day of the m*rder, there were others at the studio.

PW:But they couldn't have done it.

PW:I'm out of ideas...

M:Nick!

M:Come on, let's watch these together!

Sign:Warrior of Neo Olde Tokyo Steel Samurai

PW:Sorry, but I don't have time.

M:What are you saying?

M:This is a Steel Samurai case.

M:This might contain a hint for a turnabout.

PW:A hint for a turnabout?

SignA,Sign:Steel Samurai

Sign:Warrior of Neo Olde Tokyo

M:Save me, Steel Samurai...

PW:I went and watched them all.

PW:Anyway, I must talk to Cody again somehow.

PW:Huh? Wait.

CH:I always take a picture!

CH:I got 'em all. A perfect collection.

CH:I never missed one!

CH:I... I saw everything.

CH:The... The Steel Samurai k*lling the bad guy, obviously!

PW:If so, this is clearly odd.

SignB:,Global Studios

M:Steel!

M:Fighting evil for great justice!

PW:Y-You have disgraced me for the last time, Steel Samurai—

M:Come on!

M:Put your heart into it.

M:This is the Evil Magistrate's time to shine.

PW:Uh, what was it again?

PW:The pale moon in the sky...

PW:The pale you in the sky?

CH:"The pale moon in the sky cries for your blood."

M:That's it!

M:Get it now, Nick?

CH:Isn't this common knowledge?

PW:Fine, I'll memorize it...

PW:So could you tell me about this, Cody?

PW:You saw the Steel Samurai k*ll the bad guy, right?

PW:Where's the photograph you took of that?

PW:Didn't you say you always take one? You never miss one?

PW:But none of these were taken that day.

CH:I deleted them.

M:Huh? You deleted them?

PW:But you went to all that trouble, so why?

CH:Uh...

CH:W-Well...

CH:Problem? I can't do what I want with them?!

PW:Yeah, this really is odd.

M:Say, Cody...

M:Tell us more about the Steel Samurai at that time!

CH:Oh... Sure!

CH:I remember it clearly.

M:Seeing the Steel Samurai in the flesh must've been so cool!

CH:I actually called out to him, you know.

CH:He seemed a bit surprised, but he posed for me!

M:What? The Steel Samurai posed in the flesh?

M:So, what was the pose like?

CH:Like this.

M:So cool...

Objection,Sign:Hold it!

PW:Hold it!

PW:Cody, could you do that pose one more time?

CH:Huh? There.

PW:I knew it.

PW:That isn't the Steel Samurai.

PW:It's the Evil Magistrate's pose.

M:Huh? Y-You're right.

CH:Yeah, even I found it kinda strange...

PW:Oh, I see.

M:What is it, Nick?

PW:It can't be.

PW:But I can't think of any other possibility.

PW:Cody,

PW:I know why you deleted the photos you took that day.

PW:You said you saw the Steel Samurai k*ll the bad guy.

PW:But actually, it was the other way around.

M:What do you mean?

PW:The bad guy defeated the Steel Samurai.

PW:The Steel Samurai lost.

PW:That's why you deleted the photos.

M:But the Steel Samurai? Lose?

PW:That's not the point.

PW:The one wearing the Steel Samurai costume at the time

PW:was the Evil Magistrate, Hammer.

PW:Hammer stole the Steel Samurai costume while Powers was napping,

PW:and then crossed the gate on the way to the studio.

SignC - Copy (),Sign:Studio Front Gate

SignD - Copy,Sign:Gate Studio Dressing Room Staff Area

PW:Obviously, he knew about Powers's injury,

PW:so he could pretend to be him.

PW:When Cody called out to him,

PW:he posed for him on the spur of the moment.

PW:But he did the Evil Magistrate's pose out of habit.

PW:And then, it happened.

PW:The bad guy k*lled the Steel Samurai, Hammer.

PW:You saw it happen, didn't you?

PW:You saw your beloved Steel Samurai lose.

PW:That's why you deleted the photos and lied.

PW:Am I wrong?

CH:Wh-What are you saying?

CH:The Steel Samurai never loses...

CH:He never loses to anyone! Ever!

PW:Cody...

PW:Why do you think the Steel Samurai never loses?

CH:Because he's strong, obviously.

PW:No, that's wrong.

PW:Tell me, what is his catchphrase?

PW:"Fighting evil for great justice."

PW:Exactly.

PW:He doesn't win because he's strong.

PW:But because he's righteous.

PW:He risks his life to fight for what's right.

PW:That's the Steel Samurai's way of life.

PW:So, as a fan, you can't avert your eyes from what's right, either!

CH:You're right.

CH:In truth, that day...

CH:After he posed for me, I secretly followed the Steel Samurai.

CH:And I saw some bad guys show up.

CH:The Steel Samurai went down.

CH:A-And he stopped moving...

PW:Thank you for telling us.

M:Then, the photos really are gone, huh?

CH:There's one left.

CH:There's one I didn't delete on here.

M:Really?

CH:Yeah, look.

PW:Wh-What is this?

OB:"What's right"...

DV:Don't you know when to give up?

DV:What now?

PW:This is a photograph taken on the day of the m*rder.

PW:Hammer showed up here, wearing the Steel Samurai costume.

PW:Yes, Hammer was k*lled here,

PW:at Studio Two!

PW:That means you all could've k*lled him, Ms. Vasquez.

DV:What, are you saying he came here to die?

PW:W-Well...

PW:Uh, what's this about?

DV:Keep spewing that rubbish, and you might miss tomorrow's trial...

M:N-Nick...

DG:Wait a minute, pal!

Bo:Detective Suedeshoes?

DG:Dee Vasquez,

DG:I've come to deliver your summons for tomorrow's trial...

DG:But what the hell is going on here?

DV:Don't ask me...

DV:Ask the boy over there. He barged in and started this.

PW:Boy?

DV:Listen... No matter where the m*rder took place,

DV:I, at the very least, could not have committed it.

M:Wh-Why?

DV:Hammer was k*lled using the Samurai Spear.

DV:Who would believe that a petite woman like me used that heavy spear as a weapon?

DG:True...

DG:The m*rder weapon weighs fifteen kilos.

DG:It's really heavy.

DV:Besides, Hammer was a star who made me loads of money.

DV:Why in the world would I want him dead?

PW:Th-That's...

DV:If you want to accuse someone of m*rder,

DV:at least have the decency to bring proof.

OB:"As a fan, you can't avert your eyes," huh?

OB:Hammer...

DV:Anything else, Mr. Attorney?

PW:I'll see you in court tomorrow, Ms. Vasquez.

Show,Sign:Ace Attorney

PW:Objection!

PW:The true culprit keeps smiling, even in court.

PW:Bold and brave, she speaks confidently.

PW:Can I wipe that smile off her face?

PW:What was the actual m*rder weapon?

PW:And why did the m*rder happen?

PW:Was it really premeditated?

PW:The Steel Samurai case reaches its outrageous conclusion.

PW:Find the contradictions!

PW:Reach out to the truth!

PW:Next time: Turnabout Samurai — Last Trial!

Sign:Next Episode Turnabout Samurai — Last Trial

PW:Take that!