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01x07 - Turnabout Samurai – Last Trial

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Ace Attorney". Aired: April 2, 2016 – March 30, 2019.*
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The series follows rookie defense attorney Phoenix Wright as he stands in court to defend clients accused of m*rder, aided by his spirit medium assistant, Maya Fey.

01x07 - Turnabout Samurai – Last Trial

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PW:A superhero would never m*rder anyone!

PW:Now that I have a clue as to the culprit,

PW:I will use it to expose all the contradictions!

Show,OP Title:Ace Attorney

- margin,WP:I heard that Steel Samurai will be canceled.

Title:Turnabout Samurai — Last Trial

- margin,M:Huh? Why?

WP:The studio bigwigs have decided they don't want to produce kids' shows anymore.

M:That's awful...

M:Children across the country love the show and want to see more!

WP:I'm sorry.

WP:It's all my fault.

PW:You haven't done anything wrong.

PW:The one who k*lled Mr. Hammer is to blame!

Sign:Defendant — Will Powers

J:Court is now in session.

ME:The prosecution is ready, Your Honor.

PW:The defense is ready, Your Honor.

Sign:May , AM District Court — Courtroom No.

J:Your opening statement, Mr. Edgeworth.

ME:During the last session,

ME:we learned that there were others at the studios on the day of the m*rder.

ME:Today, we'll have them testify to establish the facts of the case.

ME:Our witness was in a meeting at the Studio Two trailer.

Sign:Witness — Dee Vasquez

ME:She is Ms. Dee Vasquez, a producer.

PW:I'll catch her with her pants down... So to speak.

Testimony,Sign:Witness Testimony

DV:That day, we had a noon meeting in the Studio Two trailer.

SignC - Copy (),Sign:Studio Front Gate

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

DV:It ended at PM.

DV:There was a rehearsal at PM,

DV:so we went to Studio One,

DV:where the staff found Hammer's body.

ME:By the way,

:the estimated time of death is : PM.

DV:So, right in the middle of the meeting.

Testimony,Sign:Cross-Examination

PW:According to someone at that meeting,

:you took a fifteen-minute break around : PM.

DV:Yes.

PW:Look at this photograph.

PW:It was taken right before the m*rder.

PW:And it clearly shows the Studio Two gate.

PW:Also, the boy who took it

PW:testified that the Steel Samurai was k*lled by the villain after this.

J:What?

J:k*lled?

PW:The victim, Jack Hammer, was the one in the Steel Samurai costume.

PW:And he was m*rder*d in Studio Two.

PW:The defense strongly believes this to be true!

PW:I submit this photograph as evidence to the court.

PW:At : PM, the meeting was on break.

PW:That's when Hammer arrived.

PW:That means any of you could have k*lled him.

ME:Objection!

ME:Have you forgotten?

ME:The victim was found in Studio One, dressed as the Evil Magistrate.

SignB,Sign:Studio Front Gate

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

PW:Well, uh...

PW:I bet the k*ller made it look that way!

ME:"I bet"?

DV:May I?

DV:You say I did it?

DV:Very well.

DV:Let us have a battle of wits, you and I.

PW:Anytime, Vasquez.

DV:Let's see...

DV:The m*rder weapon was the Samurai Spear, correct?

ME:It was found stuck in the victim's chest.

ME:And here it is.

DV:It weighs fifteen kilos.

DV:Do you really believe I could have used it as a weapon?

ME:Why not see for yourself?

DV:Hammer was stabbed through the chest, from the front.

DV:This indicates that he was aware of the k*ller's presence.

DV:The k*ller wrested the weapon from an action star and stabbed him.

DV:Isn't that far beyond a normal human being's capabilities?

J:True. Surely this witness couldn't have committed the m*rder.

Objection,Sign:Objection!

PW:Objection!

PW:Whether she could have wielded this spear

PW:has no bearing on this case!

ME:Meaning?

PW:The Samurai Spear wasn't the m*rder weapon!

PW:Because it was broken before the m*rder took place!

PW:Stabbing a man through a thick costume with this would be impossible!

Objection,Sign:Objection!

ME:Objection!

ME:The prosecution requests the defense to present evidence supporting its claims.

ME:Come, show us

ME:the actual m*rder weapon.

PW:Th-That's...

ME:If you have no proof, your claims will be dismissed.

ME:That is the rule of the courtroom.

J:I have to say, the prosecution has a point.

M:Wh-What?

DV:You would do well to learn the rules of adult society, boy.

Objection,Sign:Hold it!

CH:Hold it!

CH:"Rules of adult society," my foot!

CH:Even a grade schooler can tell that's messed up!

DV:How rowdy.

DV:Throw him out at once.

DV:Fight evil for great justice!

DV:Isn't that what a superhero does?!

DV:Then...

DV:Defeat the villain...

DV:and save the Steel Samurai!

DV:The Steel Samurai would never m*rder anyone!

DV:He's a hero who fights for what's right!

M:Cody...

J:O-Order! Order in the court!

J:Show that child out at once!

CH:Stop it! I'll cut you down where you stand!

OB:Whippersnappers!

Bo:Old lady!

OB:Shh... Just take this.

PW:Wh-What is this?

OB:A photo of the accident five years ago.

OB:Poor Hammer accidentally caused the death of his opposite number while filming.

OB:What's worse, a paparazzi caught it on film.

OB:And she was the one who swept it all under the rug.

PW:Vasquez?

OB:Ever since, she used that incident

OB:to threaten Hammer into doing her bidding.

OB:She had him working for pennies.

CH:Let me go!

M:That's awful.

OB:Isn't it? But it's all true.

PW:Hammer...

OB:Got it? The rest is up to you.

CH:Let me go!

J:Order, order!

J:Now, let us resume the trial.

J:So, where were we?

ME:We had just finished discussing the "actual m*rder weapon" the defense fabricated.

Objection,Sign:Objection!

PW:Objection!

PW:We're not finished yet.

ME:What?

PW:I think I just caught a glimpse of the whole truth.

PW:Including the m*rder weapon that took Hammer's life.

M:Nick!

PW:The defense would like to present new evidence to the court!

J:Wh-What is this photograph?

PW:Five years ago, there was an unfortunate accident at Studio Two.

PW:This photograph was taken at the time.

J:Oh, how sad—

ME:Objection!

ME:I thought we were talking about the weapon that k*lled the victim.

PW:But you can see it right here in this photograph!

ME:Are you saying...

PW:What would happen if one were to fall off the trailer's stairs?

PW:This photograph tells the whole story!

J:Th-Then, the k*ller pushed the victim onto the fence?

ME:I-Impossible!

DV:That's some ancient history you've dug up.

DV:Well, let me ask you. Why would I do that?

PW:Why?

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

ME:Indeed! The witness lacks a motive!

PW:Let us turn our thinking about.

J:Wh-What do you mean?

PW:Ms. Vasquez, you covered up this accident five years ago.

PW:And once you had dirt on Hammer,

PW:you made him work for chump change.

DV:As producer, I am free to use actors as I see fit.

PW:It must've been such humiliation.

PW:No wonder he'd want you dead!

J:O-One moment.

J:You make it sound as though the victim tried to k*ll the witness.

PW:Exactly!

PW:We had this case the wrong way around!

ME:The wrong way around?

PW:Jack Hammer stole the Steel Samurai costume!

PW:Jack Hammer wore it and made his way to Studio Two!

PW:And for what purpose, you ask?

PW:Because Dee Vasquez had so cruelly taken advantage of him all those years,

PW:and he was out for blood!

J:So the victim died in the same way that he caused someone's death five years ago?

PW:Yes, Your Honor.

DV:Very creative.

DV:I could use a man like you on my script writing staff.

PW:You deny that what I say is true?

DV:I k*lled him, carried him to Studio One, and falsified the scene?

DV:But how could I have done all that during the fifteen-minute break?

ME:In the first place, moving the body there would have been impossible.

ME:Because the path to Studio One was blocked.

ME:Blocked by Forest Blimp's severed head!

M:But the name is "Forest Imp."

PW:And yet, I feel no desire to correct him.

SignC - Copy (),Sign:Studio Front Gate

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

J:Yes, in terms of time, it does seem impossible.

Objection,Sign:Objection!

PW:Objection!

PW:There was no need to do everything at once.

PW:She only had to do it in phases.

J:Commit the crime in phases?

PW:She temporarily hid the body and returned to the meeting.

PW:And once it ended,

PW:she loaded the corpse into the van, and took it to Studio One.

PW:By then, the path was unblocked, too.

DV:You're smarter than you look, boy...

DV:I concede.

PW:S-So you admit that you k*lled Hammer?

DV:You seem to be under a misconception, kid.

PW:K-Kid?

DV:You've proven that I could have m*rder*d Hammer,

DV:so I concede.

DV:That is all.

PW:But you are the one who k*lled him!

DV:How have you not learned the rules of adult society yet?

DV:You there. Enlighten him.

ME:In the courtroom, proof is everything.

ME:If you have none, your claims will be dismissed.

DV:That is the law here, is it not?

DV:You played all your cards and lost.

DV:And now, this game is over.

DV:I shall be leaving, then.

J:Could the defense present evidence to support its claims?

M:Nick!

DV:Then your cross-examination is done.

DV:It was fun.

DV:Goodbye.

PW:I can't...

PW:I can't keep her on stand any longer!

Objection,Sign:Hold it!

ME:Hold it!

PW:Edgeworth?

J:Y-Yes, Mr. Edgeworth?

ME:I request that the witness testify again.

M:Edgeworth?

ME:Indeed! Verily, I say... Ergo!

ME:I want to hear what happened after they found the body.

ME:If the prosecution wants a witness to testify, they cannot refuse.

ME:That is the law of the courtroom.

J:Very well.

J:Your testimony, witness.

Testimony,Sign:Witness Testimony

DV:We called the police as soon as we found Hammer dead.

DV:I went back to the trailer to get my script, and then went home.

DV:Happy now?

J:That will do.

J:Defense, you may cross-examine the witness.

PW:Y-Yes, Your Honor!

PW:What am I supposed to do with a testimony like that?

PW:Er...

PW:You went to Studio One for a rehearsal, yes?

DV:Yes.

PW:Then why didn't you bring your script?

DV:I was under the impression that we wouldn't be able to rehearse.

PW:Why?

DV:There was a m*rder, after all.

DV:Who could think of rehearsing after that?

Objection,Sign:Objection!

ME:Objection!

ME:You didn't take your script because you assumed there would be no rehearsal?

ME:That sounds as though you knew there was a corpse before you even left the trailer.

J:Order!

J:Mr. Edgeworth, that is a reasonable observation.

J:But you're the prosecutor, so why point it out?

M:Edgeworth...

PW:He's probably realized who the real culprit is as well.

ME:Your Honor, I shall act in whatever manner I deem fit.

ME:Now, witness, do you have an explanation?

DV:The prosecution is in cahoots with the defense?

DV:No matter.

DV:I had a perfectly good reason to believe there would be no rehearsal.

PW:And what was that reason?

DV:I knew that Hammer was injured and couldn't do any action scenes.

J:Oh, good point.

DV:May I take this silence to mean you give up?

ME:Objection!

J:Y-Yes, Mr. Edgeworth?

ME:I was hoping to come up with a question while I was objecting, Your Honor.

ME:But I did not.

ME:Anyway, I object!

J:Anyway, objection overruled.

PW:E-Edgeworth...

M:Hey, Nick.

M:If my sister were here right now,

M:I bet she'd say,

M:"When times are desperate, smile."

PW:When things are desperate, you have to smile.

PW:I see...

PW:Vasquez must be teetering on the edge now, too!

DV:I knew that Hammer was injured and couldn't do any action scenes.

Objection,Sign:Objection!

PW:Objection!

PW:Ms. Vasquez, did you just say that you knew Hammer was injured?

DV:Yes, what of it?

PW:Hammer wasn't the one injured that day.

PW:It was Will Powers, the defendant!

DV:What are you talking about?

ME:Yes, Hammer was dragging his leg when he showed up at the trailer.

ME:But that was because he was pretending to be Powers.

DV:Wh-What?

PW:And you weren't present at the morning run-through, anyway.

PW:How did you know about the injury?

DV:W-Well...

DV:Right, it was Manella. I heard it from him.

DV:He—

PW:I think not.

PW:That day, Director Manella saw Mr. Powers get hurt before his very eyes.

PW:There's no way he would get it wrong!

PW:That day, you saw Jack Hammer limping with your own eyes!

PW:And when was this?

ME:Well...

ME:When he put on the Steel Samurai costume and headed to the Studio Two trailer.

PW:When you took a fifteen-minute break in the trailer!

ME:And that time matches the victim's estimated time of death exactly!

PW:You did it, didn't you, Ms. Dee Vasquez?

DV:Yes.

DV:I was the one.

DV:I lose. You win.

J:It appears you have brought about yet another miracle, Mr. Wright.

ME:I think not, Your Honor.

ME:Will Powers was innocent.

ME:That he should be found so is only natural... not a miracle.

PW:Edgeworth...

J:Very well.

J:I shall hereby hand down the verdict for Mr. Will Powers!

Verdict,Sign:Not Guilty

J:Not guilty!

M:Hooray!

CH:All right!

J:That is all. Court is adjourned!

Lobby,Sign:Lobby

WP:I don't know what to say.

WP:Thank you so much!

PW:Oh, we just got lucky.

M:You can say that again!

PW:Fortunately, we wrapped things up today.

M:Who's to say we'd be as lucky tomorrow?

PW:Oh, shut up...

M:I'm so happy for you, WP!

WP:I-I'm truly grateful!

M:Oh, it's Edgeworth!

ME:Allow me to congratulate you on your victory.

ME:I am a big fan. I never miss your TV show.

PW:Liar.

WP:Th-Thanks.

PW:Thank you, Edgeworth.

PW:Vasquez would have gotten away if you hadn't stepped in.

ME:Wright.

ME:I hadn't expected to meet you again after all these years.

ME:But in retrospect, it would have been better had we not met.

ME:Thanks to you, I am saddled with unnecessary feelings.

ME:Unease and uncertainty.

PW:Aren't those kind of necessary?

ME:You listen to me, Phoenix Wright.

ME:Don't ever show your face before me again.

ME:That is all.

WP:Are you friends with the prosecutor?

M:As if!

M:They're rivals! Rivals!

M:Right, Nick?

PW:For now, I guess.

M:What's with that pregnant wording?

M:Now I can't stop thinking about it! Tell me!

PW:And so, the curtain fell on another trial.

Offices,Sign:Wright & Co. Law Offices

M:Nick! Hurry up, it's starting!

Sign:Warrior of Little Olde Tokyo Pink Princess

M:You didn't know, Nick?

CH:It's general knowledge, man!

PW:I didn't think they'd seriously go through with it.

PW:I have the feeling that the case changed something within me.

PW:Perhaps it was the same for him.

PW:And a few months later,

PW:we'd be faced with a massive case that would go down in legal history.

Show,Sign:Ace Attorney

PW:Objection!

PW:A g*nsh*t echoes across the night sky.

PW:The incident on the holy night implicates an unexpected culprit.

PW:His name is Miles Edgeworth.

PW:And that case would involve Edgeworth, me, and even Maya.

PW:Just what happened fifteen years ago?

PW:There's only one thing I can do.

PW:Edgeworth, let me defend you.

PW:Find the contradictions!

PW:Reach out to the truth!

PW:Next time: Turnabout Goodbyes — st Trial!

Sign:Next Episode Turnabout Goodbyes — st Trial

PW:Take that!