Frank Sahwit

"Frank Sahwit"

- Y-you with your "objections", and your "evidence"...Just who do you think you are!?

Frank Sahwit was the sole witness in the murder of Cindy Stone, the first case of Phoenix Wright. He was a common burglar who pretended to sell newspapers as a front for snooping out new houses from which to steal.

Murder of Stone
During one of his burglaries, Sahwit was caught in the act by the owner of the apartment, Cindy Stone. He picked up the nearest thing he could find, a clock-statue of "The Thinker", and hit her over the head with it. The clock then spoke the time, which Sahwit believed was the real time. She died of blood loss, and Sahwit decided to frame her boyfriend Larry Butz, who had visited her apartment on the day of the murder.

Sahwit was called as the sole witness to the murder. His testimony was full of holes that the new defense attorney, Phoenix Wright, could exploit, even giving testimony that contradicted his earlier statements, and he soon reached a point in which he was accused of the murder. He then switched from his sycophantic persona into his real, rage-filled nature. He flung his toupée at Wright and shouted at him that he had one final question. He said that Wright could not prove that the clock was telling the correct time at the time of the murder, but Wright explained that the victim had gone to France the day before the murder. Sahwit broke down on the stand; he hyperventilated and collapsed.

Personality
Sahwit was smarmy and sycophantic, but he hid a deep anger problem.

Name

 * The name literally reads, "Frank saw it." Ironically, he is not really a frank person, seeing as he lies a lot, and although he actually committed the crime, he didn't "see it" properly, leading to his hole-filled testimony. Wright made a joke out of the name, calling Sahwit "Mr. Did It" after he had proven that Sahwit had killed Stone.