???: You getting too close to the "enemy"...
???: It's starting to become a...
???: ...liability.
???: Sorry, but...
???: I don’t take kindly to excuses...
???: Brookey? A-are you okay?
???: I thought I heard...
???: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!
Phoenix: Apollo, get in here! We have a case!
Phoenix: How are you holding up?
Maya: I suppose I'm doing alright...
Maya: Spare the whole... being tried for murder thing...
Phoenix: What even is that?
Apollo: Looks like some cheap golden coin or something...
Portsman: I want you guys off my crime scene.
Portsman: Pronto.
???: It's been a while... hasn't it, Wright?
Phoenix: Edgeworth...? I take it you're prosecuting today?
Edgeworth: That I am, Wright.
Edgeworth: It’s been a while since I’ve taken a case.
Edgeworth: I just got back from an overseas business exchange and I'm eager to tax my brain a bit.
Edgeworth: I heard the defendant of today's case was Ms. Fey.
Edgeworth: Thus, I knew you would step in to defend her.
Phoenix: Well then I guess it’ll be just like old times?
Edgeworth: I suppose it will be.
Edgeworth: Though, after all these years, it still perplexes me how Ms. Fey manages to get into these situations so often.
Edgeworth: It's almost like a hobby.
Maya: HEY!
Maya: It’s not like I WANT to be in this situation!
Edgeworth: And... who is this...
Edgeworth: ...strangely hair styled fellow?
Apollo: Okay. It’s a bit of gel and some hair spray man. It’s not that strange!
Edgeworth: Quite a short temper as well...
Apollo: Name is Apollo Justice and I’m Mr. Wright's apprentice.
Edgeworth: Ah... So this is the one you told me about over the phone.
Phoenix: The very same.
Edgeworth: Then I have high hopes.
Edgeworth: This will be...
Edgeworth: ...interesting... to say the least.
Apollo: U-Uhm... T-Thank you!
Edgeworth: Well...
Edgeworth: Mr. Wright, Mr. Justice. I will see you both in the courtroom.
Apollo: Who was that?
Prosecutor Miles Edgeworth. a very close friend of mine.
Maya: Nick and I have known him for years now.
Apollo: Huh... you guys seem...
Apollo: ...oddly chill about the situation.
Phoenix: When you live with that for nearly two decades, you get used to it.
Apollo: But he's your best friend...
Phoenix: It's not personal. He's just doing his job.
Phoenix: Can't blame him for that.
Officer: Defense team the court is ready for you.
Phoenix: Alright Apollo, you ready?
Apollo: Oh, I'm more than ready...
Apollo: ...I'm fine!
Phoenix: That’s what I like to hear! Let’s get going.
Judge: The court will now convene for the trial of Maya Fey. Prosecution, are you ready?
Edgeworth: As always, Your Honor.
Judge: And you, defense?
Phoenix: We are indeed, Your Honor.
Judge: And I see you’ve brought Mr. Justice along for the ride?
Apollo: That he did, and I am ready and rarin’ to go!
Judge: I always appreciated that spirit of yours Mr. Justice.
Judge: It goes to show that new blood in the court system is still flowing strong!
Apollo: What can I say, It’s a living!
Apollo: Just barely...
Judge: Very good, very good….Have you been keeping up with your studies?
Edgeworth: Your honor… Remember we DO have a trial to get to.
Judge: Never one for pleasantries, are you Mr.Edgeworth?
Judge: *sigh* Very well, if you would begin with your opening statement?
Edgeworth: *sigh*
Edgeworth: Right...
Edgeworth:  On the night of March 6th, the defendant and victim, Brook Kazurd, went out to eat at Guy Eldoon's Noodle Shop to celebrate the defendant
Edgeworth: returning from a long trip afar.
Edgeworth: After eating the pair left the noodle shop and entered down a neighboring alleyway.
Edgeworth: Here the pair got into a fight and ensuing scuffle.
Edgeworth: Ms.Fey then pulled out a gun and shot the victim three times.
[Gunshot]
[Gunshot]
[Gunshot]
Edgeworth: The firearm in question has her prints on it,
Edgeworth: and we also confirmed the bullet casings with the gun model.
Edgeworth: As for motive, we suspect the victim had one of her…
Edgeworth: ..."attacks".
Phoenix: (Attacks..?)
Edgeworth: The victim suffered from Bipolar Disorder. She was prone to having manic fits of rage.
Edgeworth: We suspect she had one of these attacks and attacked the defendant, causing her to act in self-defense and murder the victim.
Phoenix: (I didn’t know Brook had Bipolar Disorder…I supposed she hid it well…)
Edgeworth: As for testimonies, we have a statement from Detective Gumshoe, as well as testimony from one Jacques Portsman.
Apollo: That’s that jerk from yesterday!
Phoenix: Yeah. His testimony is sure to be interesting.
Edgeworth: If I may call Mr. Gumshoe to the stand?
Edgeworth: You know the drill Detective.
Gumshoe: The name is Dick Gumshoe. I am a detective down at the local precinct.
Edgeworth: Now then, Mr. Gumshoe, your testimony, if you would?
Gumshoe: Well you see pal, Brook Kazurd was shot and stabbed three times in the chest. He was killed around 9 to 10 PM.
Gumshoe: We suspect that girl of doing it because her prints were on the gun plain as day! Plus, we also have that other guy's findings.
Gumshoe: It's hard to say this, but... she's looking pretty guilty to me...
Phoenix: (Hmm… Nothing sounds out of the ordinary so far…)
Apollo: Anything jumping out at you, Mr. Wright?
Phoenix: Not particularly… In this case we might just wanna press for information.
Phoenix: HOLD IT!
Phoenix: Any idea why the killer stabbed and shot the victim?
Gumshoe: The stab wounds came second, so we suppose the killer shot the victim, then stabbed him to finish the job.
Phoenix: HOLD IT!
Phoenix: What about the knife?
Gumshoe: The knife only had one set of fingerprints, belonging to the victim if I remember correctly.
Phoenix: HOLD IT!
Phoenix: Would this be Mr. Portsman?
Gumshoe: That’s him. Personally? I don’t trust the guy. But that’s just me…
Phoenix: I think that’s all the questions I have. Detective Gumshoe, thank you for your time.
Edgeworth: No contradictions on the first go? That’s new for you Wright.
Edgeworth: Are you sure there’s no glaring error in Mr. Gumshoe's statements? Or some unbelievable fact we all happened to overlook?
Phoenix: Very funny…
Edgeworth: Mr. Gumshoe you are free to leave, thank you for your testimony.
Gumshoe: No problem Mr. Edgeworth sir! It was my pleasure!
Edgeworth: Now then…I wish to bring Investigator Portsman to the stand.
Judge: As you wish, Prosecutor Edgeworth.
Portsman: Well well…it’s been a long time, hasn't it, Prosecutor Edgeworth?
Edgeworth: Indeed it has. I can see post prison life treats you well...
Portsman: Well enough, I suppose…
Portsman: Got a job as an investigator at the local precinct under the rehabilitation program.
Phoenix: (He spent time in prison?!)
Portsman: Alright no time like the present, eh?
Portsman: Let's do this!
Portsman: Well, during my investigation, I came across many interesting conundrums.
Portsman: For instance, the defendant taking the knife and trying to cover up the gunshot wounds with stab wounds? Rookie mistake.
Portsman: Then I happened across something very, very interesting…
Portsman: The defendant was not merely defending herself, but robbing the victim as well!
Portsman: As we can see here, the knife wounds have some gold dust around them.
Portsman: What are they from? The victim's priceless gold coin that the defendant tried to steal!
Portsman: Using the knife, the defendant ended up striking the coin, scraping some gold shavings off and getting them on the knife.
Portsman: And that’s the story!
Judge: You say the defendant ROBBED the victim!?
Portsman: That’s absolutely correct. Tried to steal her precious gold coin!
Phoenix: (What kind of person carries a golden coin around? And secondly, none of that made any sense...)
Apollo: You saw it too right?
Phoenix: The giant sinkhole that opened up in his testimony? Yes I did.
Apollo: Alright then. Let’s get him!
Phoenix: OBJECTION!
Phoenix: I wouldn’t say that’s the only rookie mistake made today.
Portsman: And what is that supposed to mean?
Phoenix: You still don’t see it, do you?
Phoneix: How could Maya have used the knife when her prints aren't even on it?
Portsman: Man. You got good hustle, but your aim is totally off.
Portsman: It doesn’t matter if her prints weren’t on the knife, she could have wiped them off!
Phoenix: H-Huh…? Then why are the victims prints still on it!?
Portsman: Simple! You wipe your prints off, and with the knife still in the napkin, you place it in the victim's hands! See? Easy peasy lemon uh...
Portsman: ...something or other, I forget the rest, haha!
Phoenix: (That... I…)
Judge: Well then I suppose we can accept Mr. Portsmans’ testimony-
Phoenix: Hold the phone there, Mr. Portsman.
Portsman: Really?
Phoenix: In what order did you say the wounds were inflicted?
Portsman: Another easy question. The victim was shot, then stabbed.
Phoenix: Then can you explain to me why the gun still had prints on it!?
Portsman: Still had... AHH!
Phoenix: If what you said about wiping the prints away is true, then there shouldn't be any prints on the gun!
Portsman: I... uhhh…
Phoenix: Wait a minute…
Apollo: What is it?
Phoenix: Mr. Portsman’s necklace… does it look familiar to you?
Apollo: Now that you mention it... Yeah. Yeah it does!
Edgeworth: OBJECTION!
Edgeworth: Mr. Wright, I hate to interrupt your little chat, but perhaps it’s something you can share with the class…?
Phoenix: Actually, yes it is, Mr. Edgeworth. It is something I would love to share.
Edgeworth: What are you getting at exactly?
Phoenix: Ladies and gentlemen of the court. I am about to present to you the TRUE killer of Ms. Brook Kazurd.
Phoenix: As you can see here, Brook’s precious “coin” is in dire straits.
Phoenix: One could even say that it's not even real.
Phoenix: As, when you look closer, you can see that underneath the layer of gold lies nothing but grey plastic.
Edgeworth: Get to the point, Wright.
Phoenix: I’d wager to say that this isn’t a valuable coin at all.
Phoenix: In fact it looks strikingly similar to the necklace you’re wearing right now, Mr. Jacques Portsman!
Portsman: AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Edgeworth: OBJECTION!
Edgeworth: And what makes you say that!?
Phoenix: OBJECTION!
Phoenix: There is one way to tell for sure if Mr. Portsmans necklace matches this “Coin”.
Phoenix: The gold coating will simply… rub off.
Edgeworth: Rub…
Judge: Off…?
Phoenix: Mr. Portsman, may I see your necklace for a moment?
Portsman: Uhhh… I uh…
Portsman: Y-You see- uh…
Phoenix: Or perhaps we can check that jacket of yours for gold dust remnants from wiping off the knife handle to get rid of your prints?
Portsman: Uhhhhh… I’m uh…
Phoenix: Or, to make it simple, you could just admit it all right here and SAVE YOURSELF THE EMBARRASSMENT!
Portsman: Uhhh… I... you... uh… I mean... I… uh...
Portsman: IIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Phoenix: And that’s all she wrote, Your Honor.
Judge: I suppose this is to be expected by now.
Judge: Well, once again, it seems as though Mr. Wright has proven his defendant's innocence.
Phoenix: Heh… T-Thank you, Your Honor.
Edgeworth: I would amount it all to luck... but no man on Earth can have a deck stacked like this.
Judge: Well, getting to the formalities.
Judge: I see no reason to further prolong this trial. I have seen proof enough that Ms. Fey was, once again, caught up in a rather…
Judge: ...unfortunate situation.
Judge: The court finds the defendant, Maya Fey...
[Cheering]
Judge: Court is adjourned!
Maya: Oh my gosh, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, Nick! I knew I could count on you both!
Phoenix: It was nothing, Maya. It’s what friends are for, right?
Apollo: Exactly! We always look out for one another!
Maya: Though… I still don’t understand why Mr. Portsman killed Brook… I didn’t even think they knew each other…
Phoenix: It’s...tough to say. Sometimes these things just... happen.
Phoenix: It's a shame it did but... Brook can rest easy knowing her killer was caught red handed.
???: You utter fool…
???: Nearly throwing away all I worked for. With one fell swoop you nearly cost me everything.
???: Months of time spent. Nearly washed away by a naive idiot.
Portsman: Oh come on man! You can’t blame me for trying! I was just following your orders, It was an honest mistake!
???: I thought I made it clear to you that I don’t accept… “mistakes”.
???: I felt that was made apparent with your most recent assignment a…
???: ...simple task that not even you could carry out.
Portsman: SO WHAT!? IT’S NOT LIKE YOU'RE PAYING FOR ANY OF THIS. IT’S MY LIFE ON THE LINE NOW.
Portsman: WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE ANYWAYS? MAYBE YOU SHOULD JUST GET OVER YOURSELF AND MOVE ON-
[Stab]
???: ...Hush hush.
???: You may alert the guard outside...
???: Now then... Just uh…
???: ...do me a favor and die quickly. I have important business to attend to...
