The Stolen Turnabout

Episode 2: The Stolen Turnabout is the second episode in the video game Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations. Phoenix Wright must defend Ron DeLite as he is charged with the theft of the Sacred Urn of Kurain Village and, later, the murder of Kane Bullard. Godot debuts in this episode.

Trial

 * 9:36 a.m.

The defense team congregated at Defendant Lobby No. 4. Maya Fey commented on the crowd that had gathered to watch the Mask☆DeMasque trial and the publicity behind it. Even photos were being sold, one of which Fey took. Ron DeLite once again insisted to Wright that he was guilty of the crime, but Desirée assured the lawyer that she could guarantee to the contrary. Wright decided that he would just have to take her word for it as 10:00 approached.

In Courtroom No. 6, Wright told the judge that he was ready, but Prosecutor Godot dismissed the question and asked whether the judge was ready to pass judgment. Bewildered, the judge replied that he would have to hear the arguments first, and Godot retorted that he shouldn't be asking people whether they were ready when he wasn't ready.

Godot called Dick Gumshoe to the stand but spared himself the introduction and had the detective cut right to the case outline. Gumshoe described Mask☆DeMasque as a thief who went only after the most precious treasure. Wright pointed out that the stolen urn was in fact worthless and therefore it would not be something that Mask☆DeMasque would normally steal. He then made the assumption that the thief was in fact not Mask☆DeMasque.

Godot however presented a photo taken by a security camera at the apparent time of the theft showing Mask☆DeMasque carrying the scared urn in a box. Phoenix then pointed out that the person in the photo was not wearing the broach that Mask☆DeMasque always wears. Godot replies by saying the broach was ripped of the thief and he presents the broach that was found at the scene.

Luke Atmey is then called to testify. He testifies that he was stuck and knocked out by Mask☆DeMasque before he could land a single strike on him. Phoenix objects pointing out that the broach was clearing ripped of a piece of clothing in some kind of stuggle.

Atmey then changes his testimony saying that the criminal grabbed the Shichishito from the Ami Fey statue and and tried attacking him. He stated that he tried fighting back with his fists however the criminal managed to strike him and he was knocked out. Phoenix pressed him asked about the circumstances of the fight. Atmey stated that he preformed the "Atmey Fighting Style" in which he puts his back to the wall to make sure no one could hit him from behind. Phoenix however pointed out the contradiction that the strike had landed on the back of Atmey's head therefore he could not have had his back to the wall.

Phoenix then says how strange it is that Atmey had hid the calling card from the police. He then accuses him of being Mask☆DeMasque. He stated that Atmey had gained access to the warehouse under the guidance of providing security and that he's story of him hiding at the scene was a cover up.

Godot, annoyed at the accusation, throws his cup of coffee over Wright. He then asks him if he has any proof of the accusation. Phoenix admits he does not however Desirée DeLite bursts into the courtroom with a bag containing the scared urn. She claims that she found it in Luke's office however Godot states that she can not be trusted seeing as how she is the wife of the defendant.

Phoenix then remembers back to the day before and states that the urn should be checked for fingerprints. He says that Adrian Andrews had heavily whipped the urn down a few days before the incident and that he himself had been to Atmey's office the morning following the incident where he felt a "round and hard object" inside the bag. He concludes therefore that the only time his prints could get on the urn were when it was in the bag he felt in and so if his prints are on it then it proves Atmey had the urn in his office.

The Judge agree to the prints test however Atmey says that there is no need for it. He then breaks down and admits to being the true thief and Mask☆DeMasque.

The Judge then goes to hand down the verdict of "Not Guilty", however Ron DeLite objects stating that he is the true thief. He is told that this is not possible since the true thief has already confessed however Godot says that they should hear what Ron has to say.

Ron Testifies that he he was the thief and that he stole in the crime scene. He also states that he has no alibi to which Wright presents the wallet that Larry found at 1AM in KB Security. He states that KB Security is 30 minutes away from Lordly Trailer by car and that therefore he could not have been at the crime. Ron then says that maybe someone planted the wallet to make it look like he was there to which Wright says that the wallet was probably dropped when Ron went to use his key-card to enter to CEO of KB's office.

Godot asks what motive Ron could possibly have to go to KB Security in the middle of the night. Phoenix presents the blackmail letter he found in DeLite's "hideout" which tells him to bring $50,000 to the CEO of KB Security's office at 1AM on the night of the crime. He states that Ron was dealing with the blackmailer at the time of the theft in a place that is half an hour away from the crime scene therefore he could not be the thief.

Godot objects, demanding proof that Ron even followed the blackmailer's request and did infact enter the CEO's office. Maya says they should track down the CEO to get him to testify however Phoenix says there is no need, stating that there is someone in the gallery who can testify as to the fact that Ron's key-card was in fact used at 1AM. He then tells the Judge that Larry Butz works as a security guard in KB Security and he could get the key-card data which will show if it was used at that time.

After a brief break, Godot states that he could not get in contact with Kane Bullard directly however he did manage to get the data needed. The key-card data clearly shows that Ron used his key-card to enter the CEO's office at 1AM.

Godot admits he has lost and that Ron DeLite could not have been the thief. The judge, pleased with the evidence, announces Ron as being "Not Guilty".

Defendant Lobby

In the defendant Lobby, Ron keeps assisting that he is the thief, however his wife is happy that Ron is of the hook thanking Wright who blushes. Just at that moment Pearl comes in and see's Wright blushing at Ms. DeLite and slaps him.

Godot then comes in and states that the body of Kane Bullard, CEO of KB Security has been found and that the estimated time of his death is 1AM on the same night of the theft. He states that Wright himself proved that Ron was in the CEO's office at 1AM and therefore he must be the murderer.

Rom gets arrested again, this time for murder, due to the very alibi that got him of the hook for larceny.

To be continued...

Investigation
Pearl returns to Kurain Village.

They visit Desiree. She tells Wright and Maya where the KB Security offices are located.

Then they go to KB Security, where they meet Detective Gumshoe. Detective Gumshoe informs Wright and Maya that the body was found in the safe in Kane Bullard's office at 9:00 am that morning. No fingerprints could be found on the safe.

Maya presses the emergency alert button, which sends a loud alarm to tell security guards to come down to the office.

Wright and Maya go to the 3rd floor security office. They meet Larry Butz there. Two Psyche-locks appear. After breaking the psyche-locks, Butz reveals that the previous night at 1:00 am, he had gone to the house of Desiree Delite to return a dropped wallet, therefore leaving the building without a security guard. After examing the records, Butz realizes that the previous night the emergency alert had been triggered at 1:00 am, the time of the murder.

Self-reference
This episode contains a self-reference early on. When Luke Atmey introduces himself as "Luke Atmey: Ace Detective", Phoenix Wright introduces himself as "Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney".

References to Other cases

 * When Cross examining Luke Atmey, Phoenix boasts that if Luke was such an Ace Detective why did he get knocked unconcios. Luke then asks if Phoenix was ever hit on the head. Phoenix answers yes and admits that he was knocked out. Maya also states that Phoenix lost his memory as well. This a refernce to The Lost Turnabout.
 * When the Judge asks Phoenix if it's ok to have Ron as a witness, Phoenix remebers when Mia let Phoenix testify. He also staes she had a lot of trust in Phoenix back then.

Typo
During Ron DeLite's murder trial testimony, he says he is not afraid of the "...blackmail threads..." (rather than the "...blackmail threats...").