Turnabout Academy - Transcript



Episode 1 Turnabout Academy

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October 24, 1:25 PM Themis Legal Academy

Athena: Oh, no! I'm gonna be late!

Athena: * huff* *puff* Whew, finally.

Athena: So, this is it... the illustrious Themis Legal Academy.

Athena: (This is the place where many distinguished lawyers and prosecutors got their start.)

Athena: (When news spread that Mr. Wright had gotten his attorney's badge back...)

Athena: (...he received a call from this school, asking him to pay a visit.)

Athena: (Mr. Wright brought us along, hoping we'd learn something from the experience.)

Athena: (But no, I had to go and blow it by getting here thirty minutes late.)

Athena: (At least it's not all business today! After all, today's their school festival !)

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October 24, 1:29 PM Themis Legal Academy - 1F Hallway

Athena: (Wow! This place has school festival written all over it... literally!)

Athena: (But why all the cold stares?)

Athena: (Is it because everyone's in a school uniform except me? Well, I like the way I dress!)

Athena: (Wonder where Mr. Wright and Apollo are?)

Your attention please.

This is an announcement from the Mock Trial Committee. The mock trial will begin shortly.

All students and faculty please proceed at once to the Lecture Hall.

Thank you.

Athena: (Sounds like a mock trial is about to start, but where's this Lecture Hall?)

Athena: (Looks like all the students and faculty are heading that way. Might as well join them.)

Athena: (Maybe I'll find Mr. Wright and Apollo there!)

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October 24, 1:33 PM Themis Legal Academy - 3F Lecture Hall

Athena: (This must be the Lecture Hall. Wow, they spent some serious money on this place.)

Athena: (The District Court can't even compete.)

Hey, Athena! Over here!

Athena: Ah, Mr. Wright! Apollo!

Athena: I've been looking for you two. I'm so sorry I'm late.

Phoenix: It's okay. Sorry we couldn't wait for you.

Phoenix: But we didn't want to be late for our meeting.

Apollo: Lucky for you, the person we're supposed to meet also seems to be running late.

???: Mr. Wright, Mr. Justice, it seems Prof. Courte has yet to arrive.

???: How un-professorial of her to keep visitors to our esteemed institution waiting like this!

???: I shall make her write "I will not--" ...Oh, who do we have here?

Phoenix: Oh, right. You haven't been introduced yet.

???: Ah, yes. You must be the young lady Mr. Wright was telling me about.

???: I am Aristotle Means, a professor at this hallowed hall of teaching.

Means: I oversee the lawyer course here. It is a pleasure to meet you.

Athena: I'm Athena Cykes! I just recently got my attorney's badge myself!

Athena: It's nice to meet you, too!

Means: How wonderful! So vigorous and vivacious. You just earned yourself a gold star.

Athena: Wow, thanks! (That big smile of his is kinda scary, though.)

Apollo: Looks like the mock trial's about to begin. What are we going to do about our meeting?

Athena: Oh, speaking of the mock trial, do either of you know what it's about?

Means: Oh, but I thought we had sent a pamphlet to your office.

Phoenix: Right, the pamphlet... Whatever happened to that?

Athena: You won't be seeing it again. Trucy used it for the old rip-it-up-and-restore-it trick.

Athena: ...Unfortunately, it didn't work as advertised.

Means: Well, it seems I had better explain the situation, then.

Phoenix: Thank you, Professor.

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???: ...Prof. Means, forgive me for interrupting you and your guests.

???: I'm Juniper Woods, a third year in the judge course.

Woods: Professor, the trial will begin shortly. Since you'll be delivering the pre-trial speech...

Woods: ...would you mind waiting up in the balcony until we're ready for you?

Means: My, how very organized you are, Juniper. You just earned yourself a gold star, too.

Means: But what about Prof. Courte... Well, I suppose she'll eventually arrive.

Means: Now then, I trust you will look after our visitors, Juniper?

Woods: Yes, of course, Prof. Means.

Athena: Juniper? Juniper Woods? Is that you?

Woods: Hm?

Woods: ...Then-- Athena?! I almost didn't recognize you. I didn't know you were back from Europe.

Phoenix: Wait, you two know each other? Now that's a coincidence.

Athena: We've known each other since we were kids. We're like best friends, right, Junie?!

Woods: Yes... Well, we lived close to each other, so we used to play in the forest together.

Athena: Yeah, like a lot a lot. (Why won't she look at me?)

Athena: (I guess I shouldn't be surprised since we haven't seen each other in a long time.)

Apollo: Anyway... we're supposed to go wait in the waiting room, right?

Apollo: Not that I wouldn't mind taking in the mock trial you're putting on today.

Woods: Unfortunately, the mock trial is only for students and faculty.

Woods: There is one seat reserved for Mr. Wright, but no other exceptions are allowed.

Means: Yes, I'm very sorry, but it is part of the student curriculum, after all.

Means: I hope you won't mind remaining in the waiting room until the trial concludes.

Apollo: Oh, that's too bad. I was hoping to learn something new today.

Phoenix: ...I'll tell you what, Apollo. Why don't you take my place?

Apollo: What? Really?

Phoenix: Sure. Besides, I'd like to meet with Prof. Courte as soon as she gets here.

Athena: Aw, no fair! I wanna see the mock trial, too!

Phoenix: Sorry, I'm going to let Apollo pull what little rank he has. ....If it's okay with Prof. Means.

Means: But of course, Mr. Wright, if that is what you wish.

Phoenix: It's settled, then. We'll expect a full and detailed report, Apollo, so pay attention!

Athena: Tsk, being the new kid sure stinks.

Woods: If you would please follow me. I'll escort you down to the waiting room on the first floor.

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October 24, 2:15 PM Themis Legal Academy - 1F Waiting Room

Athena: (Still no Prof. Courte... It's been over thirty minutes.)

Athena: (And Mr. Wright's snoozing away on the sofa.)

Athena: (This is so boring. I should've hid in the Lecture Hall and spied on the mock trial.)

*crash*

Athena: Eek! Wh-What was that?!

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October 24 Themis Legal Academy - 1F Hallway

Phoenix: * yawn* ...Athena. I could've sworn I just heard something fall down and break.

Phoenix: If you go running now, they'll think it was you.

Athena: W-Well it wasn't me. I think it came from somewhere outside.

Phoenix: Oh. Well, we better go have a look, seeing as everyone else is in the Lecture Hall.

Athena: Okay!

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October 24 Themis Legal Academy - Outdoor Stage

Athena: Is this stage for some sort of concert? It kinda reminds me of a courtroom.

Phoenix: Wait, Athena. Behind the witness stand!

Athena: What?

Athena: Eeeeeeeeek!

Phoenix: Prof. Courte! Can you hear me?! Professor!

Athena: Wait, that's... that's who we were supposed to be meeting with?!

Phoenix: .........

Phoenix: It looks like our meeting's been canceled for us.

Athena: No way! This... This can't be real...!

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Athena: I called the police. They should be here soon. ...I'll go tell everyone in the Lecture Hall, too.

Phoenix: No, wait. They'll find out soon enough once the police get here.

Phoenix: Let's do our own crime scene investigation before it gets too crowded around here.

Athena: Huh?! Are we even allowed to do that?

Phoenix: It's no big deal, as long as we leave it exactly like we found it. Plus... No, never mind.

Phoenix: Anyway, we should look around while the scene's still fresh.

Athena: But...... Okay, you're the boss.

Athena: I think that's about all we're going to find out from the body for now.

Phoenix: Nice work, Athena. Your face only turned five shades of pale. I was expecting fifty.

Phoenix: We should probably take a picture of the crime scene, just in case.

Athena: Okay, I'm on it!

Athena: Say cheese!

Phoenix: Cheese? And I thought I was the one with the twisted sense of humor.

Athena: I think that should do it.

Phoenix: All right, let's take a better look around the area while we wait for the police to arrive.

Athena: This pile of rubble sticks out like a sore thumb.

Athena: Looks like broken pottery or plaster. Maybe this is the source of that noise we heard.

Phoenix: Hmm, there were supposedly two statues on this stage.

Phoenix: I seem to recall hearing that a coed from the Fine Art Club had made them.

Athena: There were two? Then that thing over there is the remains of another statue?

Phoenix: This could be related to the case. Let's take a closer look.

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???: Mr. Wright! Athena!

Athena: Oh, here comes Apollo! I've never seen anyone move so fast!

Apollo: * huff*... *huff*... Listen! Something big's happened!

Apollo: I was at the mock trial when the police announced a body had been found on campus!

Phoenix: That's right. And we're the ones who phoned it in.

Phoenix: We found Prof. Courte dead behind the witness stand over there.

Apollo: WH-WHAAAT?! Can you show me?!

Apollo: ...What the--?!

Athena: We've already had a quick look at the body.

Athena: It's definitely a homicide. Once the police get here--

Apollo: No, I know it's a homicide!

Apollo: I'm shocked because it's the same! Exactly the same!

Phoenix: Whoa there, Apollo. Take a deep breath and explain what you mean.

Apollo: It's the same! The body, that is! It's just like it was in the mock trial !

Athena: What? It's like the mock trial?

Apollo: I know! It sounds crazy, b-but...

Apollo: The body's location and position, the murder weapon, the lack of pooling blood...

Apollo: It's all exactly like the mock trial!

Athena: You're kidding, right? It can't really all be the same... can it...?

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October 24 Themis Legal Academy - 3F Lecture Hall

Phoenix: The whole school's in an uproar. There won't be any more classes today.

Apollo: A murder on campus... That's the last thing I expected at a legal academy.

Phoenix: I'll go tell Prof. Means what we observed when we discovered the body.

Phoenix: You two wait here until you've spoken with the police.

Athena: Yes, Boss!

Apollo: * sigh* I can't believe this is happening.

Athena: I can't believe we have to wait around here. I can't stay still at times like these.

Athena: (I hope Junie hasn't fainted from the shock of this whole thing.)

Woods: Ah! Thena... er, I mean, Athena. There you are.

Athena: Junie! Am I glad to see you! I was worried that--

Woods: Don't worry about me. I am Student Council President, after all. I need to be strong.

Athena: Student Council President? Wow, I'm impressed.

Athena: (She's really changed. She used to be kind of sickly and shy.)

Apollo: Juniper was it? You mind if we ask you a few questions?

Athena: Yeah, we're stuck here waiting for the police. And there's really not much to do.

Woods: Sure, what would you like to know?

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Apollo: Hey, isn't that--!

???: Everyone, stay right where you are! Don't move a muscle!

Athena: D-Detective Fulbright? Is something wrong?

Fulbright: Why, if it isn't my little lawyer friends! Sorry, but the small talk will have to wait.

Fulbright: Juniper Woods, you're under arrest for the murder of Constance Courte !

Woods: ...I'm what?

Athena: W-Wait a second! What's going on here?! Why are you arresting Junie?!

Apollo: Please, Detective Fulbright. We're involved in this case, too.

Fulbright: Ah-ha! So, you're the lawyers the dispatch said were first on scene!

Fulbright: I can't tell you everything, but I will say this. There are two major reasons for her arrest.

Fulbright: Number one!

Fulbright: The suspect led someone to where the body was.

Woods: I-I didn't--!

Fulbright: And number two!

Fulbright: The crime scene is exactly how the suspect portrayed it in her script!

Athena: But...! You can't arrest her on just those grounds!

Fulbright: True. But there's more!

Fulbright: However, Prosecutor Blackquill specifically told me to say no more than that!

Athena: (So Blackquill's the prosecuting attorney on this one, too...?)

Policeman: Detective Fulbright! We found this in the suspect's pocket!

Fulbright: Hm? Wh-Why there's...! There's blood on this!

Woods: Th-That's evidence we made for the mock trial!

Fulbright: A mock... trial? Never heard of such a thing, but it sounds fishy to me! Real fishy!

Fulbright: Now, if you would, officers.

Policeman: Yes, sir!

Woods: B-But... *cough, cough* I... *cough*

Athena: Junie! (I have to do something!)

Athena: (I... I can't let them take her away like this!)

Fulbright: Now, if you'll excuse me, I have work to do.

Athena: ............

Athena:

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Fulbright: Hate to interrupt your bonding time, but...

Fulbright: Aren't you rather new to all this? You're barely even a lawyer!

Athena: Well, I don't have much experience, and I may need Apollo and Mr. Wright's help at times...

Athena: ...but nobody believes in Junie as much as I do!

Apollo: I'll help you, too, Juniper. There's no way you murdered your professor.

Woods: Thena... *cough* Apollo...

Woods: Thank *cough* you both. I'm counting on you! *cough, cough*

Athena: We've got your back, Junie!

Fulbright: Guess things worked out after all.

Fulbright: Now that you have your lawyers, Ms. Woods, it's time for us to head back to the station.

Athena: (I can't believe Junie's been arrested for murder.)

Athena: (And I can't believe I accepted her case without asking Mr. Wright!)

Apollo: Take a deep breath and relax, Athena.

Apollo: I'm here to help with whatever you need, so let's get right on the case!

Athena: Right!

O'Conner: Heh. I won't have this case left in the hands of rank amateurs.

O'Conner: If anyone's going to solve this case, it'll be me. Time to investigate.

Athena: Why that smug little--! (He hasn't even finished law school!)

Newman: HUUUUUUGH!!!

Newman: That was totally ruuude!!!

Newman: And you're not the only one on the case, maaaaaan!!! I'm in, too! Big time!

Newman: JUUUUUUUUUNIPER WOOOOOOODS!!! I'm gonna save yooooooooou!!!

Apollo: Now that those two are gone, let's get back to what I was talking about in front of the stage.

Apollo: ...About the mock trial, that is.

Athena: Oh, right! You said the victim's location, position, and so on were just like in the script !

Apollo: Exactly. But without the script or any props, it's kind of hard to explain.