The Stolen Turnabout - Transcript - Part 2



October 13, 3:02 PM Wright & Co. Law Offices

Maya: You know, I'm glad we found the urn and all, but poor Mr. DeLite got arrested again.

Phoenix: Well, supposedly, Mr. DeLite was in the CEO's office when the murder occurred.

Maya: No way, Jose! I don't buy it!

Pearl: But the one who proved that Mr. DeLite was there... It was Mr. Nick himself... ...At least, from what I can understand.

Maya: Looks like you did too good of a job this time, Nick.

Phoenix: Um, ah... well, how about we get started looking into the KB Security murder?

Pearl: I think I'm going to head back to Kurain Village for a little while, if that's alright.

Maya: Sure. But why?

Pearl: I'm going to bring the Sacred Urn back and have some people take a look at it!

Maya: Oh, that's a good idea! I think I'll go with--

Pearl: No! Mystic Maya! You should stay here! I want you to spend some special quality time together, full of love and happiness!

Phoenix: (...Maybe Pearls is so caught up in her fantasy she forgot there's a murder to solve.)

Sacred Urn given to Pearls.

Pearl: Now remember! No fighting, OK?

Phoenix: ...She's gone.

Maya: OK, Nick! Time to get doing on this murder investigation!

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October 13 Lordly Tailor Main Exhibition Hall

Maya: The Treasures of Kurain exhibit is all ruined now...

Phoenix: Maya...

Maya: I'm sorry, it's just so sad... This was our big chance for everyone to learn about spirit channeling...

Phoenix: (Maybe I can cheer her up somehow...) Well, now that we've got the Sacred Urn back, maybe they can reopen it?

Maya: R-Really...?

Phoenix: Sure! Maybe we can label it, "The Urn of Mask☆DeMasque's Desires"! That would probably attract a lot of attention!

Maya: ...Whoa. Whoa. Whoa!! That's brilliant, Nick! We could clean up! And be filthy rich! Woohoo!

Phoenix: (Wow, that was surprisingly easy...)

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October 13 Lordly Tailor Basement Warehouse

Andrews: Oh...! It's you, Mr. Wright!

Phoenix: Ms. Andrews... (What's she still hanging around down here for?)

Andrews: Um, so! How is it going!? What about the Sacred Urn...?

Phoenix: The urn...? Oh, that. It's been taken care of already.

Maya: What do you mean, "Oh, that"!?

Andrews: "Taken care of"...? Do you mean... It's been found!?

Maya: Yes! It was brought in during the trial today!

Andrews: Wow! Really!? You really are the greatest, Mr. Wright.

Maya: "Mr. Wright" had nothing to do with it. It was Mask☆DeMasque's wife that found it!

Andrews: Well, anyway, I'm... I'm so relieved!

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October 13 Atmey Detective Agency

Phoenix: Whoa, this place is literally crawling with cops!

Maya: What did you expect? Now that they know he was actually Mask☆DeMasque... This must be incredibly embarrassing for them, don't you think?

Phoenix: Yeah, I guess they're trying to make up for it by tearing the place apart. Hey, I just noticed... Gumshoe is nowhere to be seen.

Maya: Well, he is a homicide detective. He's probably working on the murder case.

Phoenix: But wasn't he in charge of the Mask☆DeMasque investigation all the way up to yesterday?

Maya: Well, a murder case is a lot more exciting, isn't it? He'd say something like: "There's nothin' like a good murder case, pal."

Phoenix: (Points for the quality of the impression, but I'm not sure Gumshoe has bloodlust, Maya.)

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October 13 Detention Center Visitor's Room

Ron: I already told you! It's not meeeeeeeee

Maya: A sad, pitiful whine that tapers into silence...

Phoenix: Sounds like they're interrogating Mr. DeLite right now.

Maya: Man, and we don't have enough time as it is.

Phoenix: Yeah, well, I guess the police are going crazy just like we are. Yesterday they thought he was just a thief, but now they got a murder case on their hands.

Maya: I guess you're right... That guard over there looks a bit on edge, too.

Phoenix: Come on. We'll just have to come back later.

Maya: OK! Let's go check out some other place, Nick!

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October 13 Mask☆DeMasque's Hideout

Desirée: Oh! Nicky boy! Maya!

Phoenix: Ms. DeLite...

Desirée: All I wanted to do was help my dear Ronnie...!

Phoenix: Yeah... but I guess it ended up hurting his case...

Maya: Don't say that, Nick! She don't need your help beating herself up.

Desirée: Hey, Nicky boy! Please! Please help Ronnie! He's not a killer, I swear! My Ronnie wouldn't hurt a fly!

Phoenix: ...Alright. I'll poke around and see what I can find out.

Desirée: Really! Are you serious!? Oh, I'm so happy! I knew asking for your help was the right thing to do. I... I don't know what I can do to help anymore...

Phoenix: (I had no idea Ms. DeLite had such a vulnerable side.)

(Talking about "KB Security" leads to:)

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October 13 KB Security CEO's Office

Phoenix: So I guess this is where it all went down, huh...?

Maya: The walls in here look thick... just you'd expect in a CEO's office.

Phoenix: (What has that got to do with anything...?)

Gumshoe: Hey! It's you guys!

Phoenix: Oh, it's Detective Gumshoe.

Gumshoe: Today was a real train wreck for you guys, huh?

Maya: Sure was, pal! That prosecutor made real fools out of us...

Gumshoe: Yeah... I feel for you.

Maya: Wow, that's not like you at all... I thought you'd be more like... "Oh, that was great! You guys got what you deserved, pal! Ho ho ho ho!" Or something to that effect.

Gumshoe: D-Do I really sound like that to you, pal?

Maya: If the Gumshoe fits...

Gumshoe: Um... Well, anyway... The point is I can tell when someone puts their heart into their jobs. And I can sympathize when things don't go your way. ...Sometimes, I feel like "wrong" is the only way things go for us detectives.

Maya: Wow, I had no idea Detective Gumshoe was such a nice guy.

Phoenix: (Now if this little love-fest is over, maybe we can start investigating...)

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Wright & Co. Law Offices

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DeMasque's Hideout

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October 13 KB Security Security Guard Office

Phoenix: Wow... This is really something else.

Maya: For a security guard office, it sure doesn't feel very secure.

Phoenix: ("KB Security Guard"...! Uh oh, I just rememeberd... Larry might be...)

Butz: Hey, Nick! Wassup!

Phoenix: (Ugh! So he IS here...)

Butz: Yo! How's it hanging, dude? And you got my sweet little Maya with you, too!

Maya: Hi, Larry!

Butz: Here I was working my fingers to the bone... And in walks an angel! I've got no problems with a daytime date. It's all good!

Phoenix: No, that's not what we're here for. We're investigating the Bullard murder case.

Butz: ...Huh? Oh yeah! That's right! You're a lawyer, aren't you?

Phoenix: (He's so hopelessly clueless.)

Butz: Well, if it's about the murder case, boy have I got some good info for you!

Maya: Really!? What is it!?

Butz: Hmm... Well, I don't mind sharing with my sweet little Maya. But Nick here is a different story!

Maya: But Larry, I thought you two were old school buddies...

Butz: That was then and this is now.

(After talking about "The night of the crime" after Psyche-locks broken)

(Visiting Basement warehouse, Clearing all "Talk" options of Gumshoe, Talking about "Sacred Urn", "Kurain Village", "Ron DeLite", "Love at first sight?", "The night of the crime", "Emergency buzzer" and Examining Buzzer and Binder leads to:)

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October 13 Detention Center Visitor's Room

Ron: Ah! M-Mr. Wright!

Maya: Mr. DeLite... Did they finish their interrogation?

Ron: Yes, but...! P-Please don't leave me alone anymoooooore!

Phoenix: ...Mr. DeLite, you lied to us before, didn't you?

Ron: W-Well... Err, you see...

Phoenix: On the same night the Sacred Urn was stolen from Lordly Tailor Department Store... ...a blackmail letter you got summoned you to KB Security to hand over some money. And then, that's where the CEO, Kane Bullard, was murdered. But... there's only one Ron DeLite, am I right? So the only question is... Where were you that night? This time I want to hear the whole truth... Your life depends on it.

Ron: O-OK...

(Clearing all "Talk" options leads to:)

Phoenix: Ron, before we go, there's one more thing I want to ask you.

Ron: Y-Yes...? B-But please don't hurt me...

Phoenix: Mr. Kane Bullard... Do you swear that it wasn't you who killed him?

Ron: Y-Yes, of course! I could never...! I-I'm not lying! All I did was hide his body in the safe! But then I was afraid they'd discover waht I did. So I turned myself in yesterday!

Maya: Um, why?

Ron: Well, if the judge had ruled that I was guilty of robbery, then I'd have an alibi, right?

Maya: Hmm... I guess so. You're really clever, Mr. DeLite.

Phoenix: (I guess I have no choice but to take Mr. DeLite at his word.)

???: Mystic Maya!

Maya: Hey...! Pearly!

Pearl: I'm back!

Phoenix: Hey Pearls. So what have you been up to this whole time...?

Pearl: The Sacred Urn, Mr. Nick! I took it back to Kurain Village to have it examined!

Maya: And? And? What did you find out?

Pearl: Well there's no need to worry! They said it's the real urn!

Maya: Whew! That's a relief! I was really worried!

Pearl: But there's one small problem.

Maya: Problem?

Pearl: Um, these cute little pink splotches... They said that it's paint... And that they were put on the urn recently!

Phoenix: Why are we talking about the pink splotches again? What's the big deal?

Maya: What's the big deal!? We've gotta find out how they got there! That's the big deal!

Pearl: Yes, Mr. Nick! We've gotta find out how they got there!

Phoenix: O-OK, OK! We'll go find out how they got there!

Ron: P-Please don't forget about me...

Sacred Urn refiled into the Court Record.

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October 13 Lordly Tailor Basement Warehouse

Andrews: Oh, Pearl. How nice to see you.

Pearl: H-Hello there!

Andrews: I haven't seen you around lately. What have you been up to?

Pearl: Well, actully... I was having this urn examined!

Andrews: ! O-Oh... I see.

Phoenix: (Maybe if we take another good look at this urn... ...we can figure out the mystery of what actually happened here...)

Maya: Nick! Let's look around one more time!

(Talking about "Sacred Urn" and "Ami Fey statue" leads to:)

Phoenix: It looks like... ...there's some connection between the Sacred Urn and the murder case.

Maya: Wh-Why? Why do you think so, Nick?

Phoenix: Because that night... the real thief, Ron DeLite, was at KB Security. ...So then why did another Mask☆DeMasque show up here? A lot of different things are pointing to one undeniable fact.

Pearl: One undeniable fact...?

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Phoenix: (The murder trial is starting tomorrow... It looks like that thief is going to be making another appearance...)

To be continued.

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October 14, 9:41 AM District Court Defendant Lobby No. 4

Maya: Hey! Nick!

Phoenix: What is it this time?

Maya: You won't believe how many people are here for the trial!

Phoenix: Well... It is a murder case.

Maya: What are you talking about? They're here for the trial next door!

Phoenix: "Next door"...?

Maya: Why don't you know this, Nick? *sigh* They're having Detective Atmey's trial today!

Phoenix: Detective Atmey...?

Maya: They say they're going to try him as Mask☆DeMasque.

Phoenix: Already? That was fast...

Maya: Boy, I'd love to see Mask☆DeMasque's trial.

???: ...I know...

Phoenix: By the way, where's Pearls?

Maya: Oh, she went back home. She said she can't neglect her training anymore.

???: ...I know you don't like me...

Phoenix: Pearls has really gotten into her training lately, huh?

Maya: Yeah... Ever since... ...that incident last year.

Ron: Pleeeeease! Don't ignore meeee!

Maya: ...Oh, Mr. DeLite! Good morning!

Ron: No one likes me... No one would notice me, even if I killed someone...

Maya: Come on, don't be silly! ... W-Wait a sec!

Phoenix: You don't mean... You're the murderer...!?

Ron: N-N-N-No, no! I'm just a poor thief! ... No, wait, that's not right. A thief can't really be "poor".

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Phoenix: (Now, let's see... According to Mr. DeLite... From his second crime on, he was following a bunch of set plans. Plans that someone had been sending to him to "help" him commit the heists.)

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Maya: Do you think there's a connection between the thief and the murder, Nick?

Phoenix: It's possible... But today's trial is a race against the clock.

Maya: Huh? How come? Let's just take our time like always.

Phoenix: I'm afraid... That's not an option.

Maya: ...?

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October 14, 10:00 AM District Court Courtroom No. 6

Judge: Court is now in session for the trial of Mr. Ron DeLite.

Phoenix: The defense is ready, Your Honor.

Godot: You're "ready"? Preparation is the last refuge of the week.

Judge: ...OK, settle down everyone. Let's begin with your opening statement, Mr. Godot.

Phoenix: (Ugh... He's got the judge in the palm of his hands... Yet again...)

Godot: Ron DeLite is simply too young to be sent to war. ...That's all.

Judge: ... I'm afraid I have no idea what that means, Mr. Godot.

Godot: Ha...! Then you need to get out more, Your Honor. Life is war. But that is exactly why you must be more precise in your wording. That's all my statement means. You understand now, right?

Judge: ...Yes. Well then, let me briefly summarize the details of this case.

Phoenix: (Wow... The judge is taking charge like he knows what's going on for a change...)

Judge: The victim is Kane Bullard, CEO of KB Security. His body was found in a safe at approximately 9 AM on the morning of the 13th. However, the time of death was estimated as 1 AM of the previous day.

Godot: And... that's when our little lost kitten dropped the ball. That little lost kitten is, of course, the defendant.

Judge: Very well then, Mr. Godot. Please call your first witness.

Godot: I never drink more than 17 cups of coffee during any given trial. But the first one... is always the best.

Judge: Um, Mr. Godot. Your witness...?

Godot: ...OK, then. Let's hear what the defendant, Mr. Ron DeLite, has to say for himself.

Judge: The defendant...? Well, Mr. Wright? Does the defense have any objections? It may be a bit of a disadvantage having the defendant testify, but...

Phoenix: (I remember when Mia was defending me... She allowed me to testify so she could do the cross-examination... She put a lot of trust in me back then...) We have no objections, Your Honor. The defense will allow Mr. DeLite to testify.

Godot: Ha...! You've got guts, Trite.

Judge: Alright then, Mr. Ron DeLite, please take the stand!

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Godot: ...You did it. Didn't you?

Ron: Yes.

Phoenix: What?

Ron: Uh... No no no no no no no! Th-Th-Th-That's not true!

Judge: ...Hmm. For a moment there I thought we'd set the record for the shortest trial ever.

Maya: * sigh* Well, Mr. DeLite already looks plenty guilty with that face he's making...

Phoenix: And once he opens his big mouth he'll probably put the last nail in his own coffin...

Godot: Ha...! Very well. Now then... Can you tell me something? If you didn't kill Bullard, why did you go to KB Security?

Ron: W-W-Well, I... That's kind of hard to say. Boy, I wish I could go home.

Judge: Now then, let's hear some testimony about what happened!

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Witness Testimony

-- My Visit To KB Security --

Ron:

That evening, around 1 AM, I went to see Mr. Bullard in his office at KB Security.

The blackmail letter I got... It ordered me to go there.

I'd been working for KB Security until a year ago, so I knew where his office was.

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Judge:

1 AM... The exact time the murder took place.

Godot:

The weak get washed away by the tides of fate... The strong drink it up. Ha...! It's bitter today, too... Just like my destiny.

Maya:

You'd never know that from the way he's chugging it down.

Judge:

Mr. Wright... Your cross-examination, if you please.

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Cross-Examination

-- My Visit To KB Security --

Ron:

That evening, around 1 AM, I went to see Mr. Bullard in his office at KB Security.

Ron:

The blackmail letter I got... It ordered me to go there.

Ron:

The blackmail thread didn't scare me. It wasn't going to cause me trouble or anything.

Ron:

I'd been working for KB Security until a year ago, so I knew where his office was.

Ron:

He fired me for selling company secrets... but Dessie doesn't know about that.

Maya:

Hmm... There wasn't much to his testimony, was there?

Phoenix:

Sounds like he's avoiding something... At least, that's what it sounds like to me.

Maya:

Uh oh. I've got a bad feeling about this... We'd better be careful.

Phoenix:

But if we don't find a way to make him spill the beans... ...we'll never get closer to the truth.

Maya:

Yeah...

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Phoenix:

Mr. DeLite... What you said just now doesn't match what you told me yesterday.

Ron:

Huh...? What doesn't?

Phoenix:

i think you must have been scared... Very scared. Of having a certain person find out your secret...

Ron:

* gulp*

Judge:

A certain person...?

Phoenix:

Ms. Desirée DeLite. The defendant's wife.

Ron:

Waah! But I-I...! L-Listen to me! My Dessie! She's...!

Godot:

...Looks like if I just sit back and relax, the fun will end before it truly begins.

Phoenix:

(Grr! Godot!)

Godot:

Yes, we know. It was all your wife's fault.

Judge:

What do you mean...?

Godot:

Mr. DeLite stole company data to pay for his wife's spending habit, for which he was fired. Unable to face his own wife, someone used this dirty little secret to blackmail him. And that is how this murder came about!

Judge:

Oh... Hmm...!

Phoenix:

(No! Everything is falling neatly into place for him!)

Ron:

D-Don't talk about my Dessie like that... Or you'll be sooooooorry!!

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Judge:

Well, it seems... ...that we've learned a great deal of things here, so far.

Maya:

What do you think, Nick?

Phoenix:

I didn't think it was possible to get so thoroughly whipped in just 20 minitues...

Judge:

Clearly there was sufficient motive for murder. He stole data for his wife, and he killed to protect his secret... A family man who cared just a little too much.

Godot:

The motive is clear. Let's move on.

Phoenix:

Ugggh...

Godot:

What happened at the crime scene at 1 in the morning, Mr. DeLite? Come now! Tell us! We're all ears.

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Witness Testimony

-- At the CEO's Office --

Ron:

When I entered the office, there was a suspicious shadow there...

Suddenly, I was hit on the forehead. After that, I remember being a bit dazed.

If I hadn't been wearing that, I would have been killed!

When I came to... Mr. Bullard was lying there... dead!

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Judge:

I see... Suddenly hit on the forehead, huh? I believe the detective from yesterday provided similar testimony. He said that Mask☆DeMasque struck him on the head from behind.

Phoenix:

(Of course, since Atmey turned out to be the culprit himself, that was all a lie.)

Godot:

Ha...! No one's going to believe a pathetic lie like that.

Ron:

Wh-What are you saying!? I really was attacked!

Judge:

We'll find out if what you say is true or not during the cross-examination.

Godot:

Got that, Mr. Trite? Don't go easy just because he's your client. If I see any sign that you are, I'll treat you to another cup of my special blend!

Phoenix:

You don't need to worry about that, Mr. Godot... (I have faith in Ron... I know he didn't do it...!)

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Cross-Examination

-- At the CEO's Office --

Ron: When I entered the office, there was a suspicious shadow there...

Ron: Suddenly, I was hit on the forehead. After that, I remember being a bit dazed.

Ron: If I hadn't been wearing that, I would have been killed!

Ron: I'd have been killed if I hadn't been wearing my Mask☆DeMasque costume!

Ron: When I came to... Mr. Bullard was lying there... dead!

Ron: I panicked and hid the body in the safe. It took about 10 minitues.

Maya: We heard this from Mr. DeLite yesterday, didn't we?

Phoenix: There's not much in this testimony either.

Maya: I betcha he's still hiding something.

Phoenix: I wouldn't be surprised. We'll just have to draw it out of him.

Maya: I just hope he doesn't make things any more complicated...

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