The Rite of Turnabout

"Maya Fey"

- ...Hee hee! Long time no see, Nick!

Episode 3: The Rite of Turnabout is the third episode of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Spirit of Justice. Phoenix Wright's second case in Khura'in sees him once again defending his long-time friend Maya Fey on murder charges after a priest is killed during the final rite of her training.

Prisoner 201 and the rebel hunter
A guard walked into a cell to question a "Prisoner 201", only to find that said prisoner had escaped. Elsewhere, two rebels were talking about "Datz" being back on the street. One was worried about a certain rebel hunter, but the other assured him that the rebel hunter would not be interested in small-fry like them. Unfortunately, he was swiftly proven wrong when someone in a masked costume appeared. The costumed individual brandished a knife, and the rebels' screams rang out into the night.

May 9

 * 3:30 PM

Phoenix Wright was soaking in the afternoon air outside Tehm'pul Temple, reflecting on his experiences in the past two weeks of being in Khura'in, including his ordeal in the country's court. He was eagerly looking forward to meeting up with Maya Fey, who was finishing her aesetic training, when he was approached by Ahlbi Ur'gaid with Shah'do. Ur'gaid was excited because of an annual ritual called the Purification Rite, in which Fey was scheduled to participate in the guise of Lady Kee'ra. He handed Wright Fey's guidebook of Khura'inese rites before the pair set out.

They soon arrived at the Plaza of Devotion high up in the mountains, where many devout followers were braving the cold to kneel in prayer. A large gate blocked passage to a long staircase that went further up the mountain's face, which Ur'gaid informed Wright led to the Inner Sanctum. Maya Fey soon arrived, though she initially greeted them as a hooded pious nun for fun. To bring Wright up to speed, Fey explained that the Purification Rite was the final phase of her two-year training towards becoming the Master of the Kurain Channeling Technique, after which she would be returning home. The duty of Lady Kee'ra was typically handled by the high priest's wife, but, due to her pregnancy, Fey had been given the honor of taking her place. Fey also explained the history of Lady Kee'ra and her role as protectorate in Khura'inese history. The surge in popularity for the Purification Rite this year was sparked by an apparent sighting of Lady Kee'ra as a rebel hunter responsible for taking down several key members of the Defiant Dragons organization.

The sound of bells cued Fey to the arrival of the high priest, who wore them around his ankles as part of the ritual. As the ritual began, Ur'gaid pointed out Acolyte Zeh'lot in the front row of the Khura'inst followers. Abbot Inmee and Fey stood in front of the devoted followers, along with the robe Fey would don for the ceremony. Ur'gaid had Wright assume the position of the other followers kneeling in prayer, but the strain on his back became too much and Wright blacked out shortly after the beginning of the ritual.

"A Slaying in the Sanctum"

 * 8:00 AM

Wright was carried to the home of the high priest. The next day, Wright was woken by a panicked Ur'gaid, who informed him that Fey was being arrested. They hastily led Wright back to the Plaza of Devotion, where Detective Ema Skye told the arresting officer to handle Fey gently as he took her away. Skye explained to Wright that the high priest had been stabbed to death during the Purification Rite. Fey was the only suspect due to the restricted nature of the Inner Sanctum. The suspected weapon was the ritual Warbaa'd Dagger, used as part of the Purification Rite, but no one in the investigation could locate it. The case was to be prosecuted by Nahyuta Sahdmadhi.

"The Inner Sanctum"
With Skye's blessing, Wright ascended the stairs to the Inner Sanctum to investigate the scene of the murder. There, he encountered Rayfa Padma Khura'in, who was praying for the departed high priest. Wright explained that he had come to the Inner Sanctum to investigate the crime scene to prepare his defense. Rayfa refused at first, but eventually agreed on the condition that she would oversee the process in the interest of ensuring that nothing unethical took place.

The specific location of the crime was a pool at the back of the Inner Sanctum, overlooked by a statue of a warbaa'd, a bird native to Khura'in. Both the pool and the statue were covered in copious amounts of blood, and one of the statue's eyes was missing. Nearby, Wright discovered a bloody scrap of paper on the ground, as well as the incense-purified robes of Lady Kee'ra. The paper was too obscured by the blood to be fully readable, but it bore the seal of the Defiant Dragons.

The mountain face above the pool had a large portrait of Lady Kee'ra, as well as some writing. Rayfa drew Wright's attention to the mark on Lady Kee'ra's forehead, and explained that there were different markings on the bodies of the Khura'inist clergy, which signified their position. She also mentioned that there was a prison at the very top of the mountain. There were also four lanterns in the sanctum, which Rayfa explained were lit continuously with the aid of wind guards. Wright noted that one of the lanterns was broken, and the snow in a nearby area had been shoveled away.

A ritual curtain enclosed the area, sealing off the place from outside view. Wright looked over the curtain for a dizzying view of some nearby mountains, confirming to himself that he currently was about as high as one of them. There was a trail of prayer flags draped over the other side of the curtain. Investigating these flags, Wright discovered a long string of them just outside the curtain, which were unconventionally tied together as though they were a banner.

Wright also asked Rayfa what she knew about Lady Kee'ra, the Purification Rite, and the Inner Sanctum. In what Wright would discover was a pattern with her, Rayfa scolded him for being ignorant of such topics before consulting with her aide, Nayna, to explain them to him. She proceeded to explain Lady Kee'ra's role in Khura'in's history as a fierce protector. The Purification Rite was a ritual representing Kee'ra bathing in the pool to wash away the blood of battle.

"Questions for a Peculiar Man"
Wright and Rayfa returned to the Plaza of Devotion where they ran across a man with unkempt hair and a bushy beard. The man was confused and did not seem to know his own identity or what he was supposed to be doing. As he left, Detective Skye returned and gave Wright a bottle of luminol and a copy of the police crime scene photo. She mentioned that Prosecutor Sahdmadhi had permitted the investigation of the scene because he predicted that Wright would lose his nerve to defend the case once he saw it. Skye also told Wright that Fey was no longer in questioning, so Wright and Rayfa headed to the Detention Center to talk to her.

Fey was relieved to see Wright again. In explaining her side of the story, she said that she had suddenly felt sleepy and lost consciousness during the ritual, only waking up after Inmee's death. Rayfa accused her of using her supposed training as an excuse, and scoffed that an outsider would claim to be able to channel spirits. Wright was about to confirm that Fey could, in fact, channel spirits, but Fey quickly interrupted and told Wright not to reveal this information.

Fey then had some additional recollections. In particular, she said that the water in the spring had been blood red during the Purification Rite and not just after the murder. This was similar to a prophecy of Lady Kee'ra reading, "The spring shall run red upon Lady Kee'ra's return." Fey also produced a patchwork letter that she had found at the Inner Sanctum. Written in Khura'inese, the letter was a warning not to carry out the ceremony and was emblazoned with the insignia of Lady Kee'ra. Additionally, three sets of three holes punctured the letter in a diagonal pattern across the length of the page. Wright reassured Fey that he was confident in his defense of her, regardless of the consequences, and suspected that the rebel hunter who was masquerading as Lady Kee'ra was the real perpetrator of the crime. Wright and Rayfa set out to find common folk who might have an idea about the rebel hunter.

Wright ventured to the bazaar in front of Tehm'pul Temple, where he met Ahlbi Ur'gaid. Ur'gaid told Wright that people were on edge due to a recent jailbreak of a Defiant Dragons rebel, and they were counting on the rebel hunter to apprehend him again. The vigilante was said to be a skilled combatant, able to subdue rebels without any assistance. Ur'gaid mentioned that the escapee was a feared associate of the elusive Defiant Dragons leader, Dhurke. Ur'gaid was concerned that the escapee could still be at large and that there might be another deadly incident like the royal assassination of Queen Amara, reportedly perpetrated by Dhurke. Ur'gaid also showed Wright a three-pronged arrow that Shah'do had found near the house of the high priest. Rayfa immediately identified the arrow as the "Warbaa'd Arrow", another one of Lady Kee'ra's legendary weapons. Wright requested that Ur'gaid take him to Abbott Inmee's home.

"The High Priest's House"
Upon arriving, he was introduced to the matriarch of the Inmee household, Beh'leeb Inmee. Mrs. Inmee was still heavily grief-stricken over the loss of her husband so Wright decided to examine the rest of the room while she decided whether she would accede him. Wright picked up an orange envelope addressed to the high priest from the wastebin and a wanted ad for the escaped prisoner, "Datz Are'bal". Wright also observed a picture of the mountaintops where the Inner Sanctum resides and was introduced to "The Plumed Punisher: Warrior of Neo Twilight Realm".

After "consulting" with her late husband, Beh'leeb Inmee agreed to answer Wright's questions. Wright opened by asking about any enemies Tahrust Inmee may have had. However, immediately after asking, three Psyche-Locks appeared. Using the power of the Magatama provided to him by Maya Fey, Wright probed into the matter. Wright theorized that Lady Kee'ra had come for her husband and presented the letter Fey found at the Inner Sanctum, combined with the envelope found in the wastebin, to prove that someone was trying to get the high priest's attention. The three-pronged Warbaa'd Arrow was used to pin the letter to the wall, creating the series of holes found on the envelope and letter. Wright broke through the mental barrier and Mrs. Inmee agreed to be honest.

Mrs. Inmee said that the letter was received three days before the Purification Rite. She chose to keep it between her and her husband for fear of misrepresenting her husband as an insurgent. The letter had been delivered into the bedroom of the couple, despite securing the residence before falling asleep the previous night. Wright believed that there may have been some legitimacy to the idea that the high priest was a rebel sympathizer but was unwilling to press hard at such a difficult time for the widow Inmee. At that moment, Rayfa was summoned to Ga'ran Palace at the behest of her mother in order for a rite to be conducted in honor of the high priest.

Meeting the Queen
At the palace, Queen Ga'ran took Beh'leeb Inmee and Rayfa aside to conduct the Prayer of Lament, leaving Wright alone with the Justice Minister, Inga Karakhuul Khura'in. Wright asserted his defense of Maya Fey in the upcoming trial to the Justice Minister and asked about the Defense Culpability Act, which Inga reminded him he would be subject to as he was last time should he proceed with his defense. Inga remarked that the DC Act was very handy for him to keep naysayers of the Ga'ran administration in line but that it wasn't the only way he intended to deal with the rebel insurgency.

Upon completion of the Prayer of Lament, Rayfa and Wright returned to the Detention Center to talk with Maya Fey. Wright posed the question to Fey about his suspicions that Tahrust Inmee may have been tied to the Defiant Dragons, which offended Rayfa enough to cause her to leave. Fey was only able to say that Inmee had been acting somewhat on edge, looking up at the sky periodically. With Rayfa out of earshot, Wright decided to satisfy his curiosity about Fey's reluctance to openly discuss her spiritual power from earlier. Fey explained that due to the perception of the Khura'inese people that spirit channeling is a most revered art only practiced by the queen, her ability to do so as an outsider might create unrest and she was trying to avoid that.

The backbone of Fey's training in Khura'in was to build her spiritual fidelity to a level where she could always channel a spirit without fail. Wright brought up The Plumed Punisher, to which Fey demonstrated her familiarity, even saying she wanted to propose a crossover between their native Steel Samurai franchise and it. She even showed Wright a special, one-of-a-kind promotional lanyard of The Plumed Punisher that would play the show's theme song, which she had traded a piece of Samurai merchandise for.

Wright ended his investigation and returned to the Tehm'pul Temple. Wright and Ahlbi Ur'gaid recapped the facts of the case and prepared for the trial the following day. Rayfa scoffed at Wright's bravado, assuring him that she would not falter as she did during his first trial and that her visions would be his undoing. Wright steadfastly stuck to his belief in Maya Fey's innocence, even though Rafya was unconvinced.

May 11
The bang of the judge's gavel rang through the High Court of Khura'in, ushering in the trial of Maya Fey, with Phoenix Wright on defense and Nahyuta Sahdmadhi prosecuting. Maya Fey took her place at Wright's side, as she had done in many of his past trials, much to the confusion of the judge. The prosecution began by outlining the facts of the case, accusing Fey of stabbing the high priest Tahrust Inmee during the Purification Rite with the sacred dagger of Lady Kee'ra as the only party present besides the victim. According to Nahyuta once Fey and Wright are sentenced to death, they will be subjected to eternal tickling, the lowest level of Khura'in hell. The judge then issued the decree to begin the Divination Séance and summoned for Rayfa Padma Khura'in.

Rayfa took her place with confidence, ready to trump Wright. Rayfa recited the incantation of the Divination Séance and conducted the Dance of Devotion around the Pool of Souls, causing the ethereal waters to project the images of Tahrust Inmee's final moments. Rayfa offered her interpretation of the events shown, saying that Fey had donned the robes of Lady Kee'ra and approached the victim whilst he was in the middle of reading a sutra as part of the Purification Rite. Fey protested these events, saying she was already very unsteady when the rite began and that she had never even had the chance to put on the robes.

Wright began his examination of the vision. Wright first took issue with the sound of footsteps heard by the victim, saying they did not increase in volume as the accused supposedly approached the victim, despite the smell of incense growing greater as the attacker neared. Rayfa and the prosecution objected and Rayfa clarified the vision within the Pool of Souls, changing the sound of footsteps to the sound of bells. However this change only played to Wright's advantage, as he inferred that if the sound of bells were heard, it was the priest who was in motion and not the accused.

Prosecutor Sahdmadhi countered by saying this did not change the facts of the case and Rayfa agreed, updating her insight to reflect the detail. Wright once again referenced the vision, now pointing out the sound of water, which disagreed with Rayfa's new assertion that the priest ran towards the broken lantern (as the only water in the Inner Sanctum was not in the direction of the broken lantern). This new information now pointed to the accused standing in the spring, in front of the warbaa'd bird statue, and opposite what was prescribed by the Purification Rite. Once again Rayfa said this information did not impact the facts of the case and amended her insight to reflect the change. However this insight now contradicted what the priest was able to see, as the lantern to his right when facing Lady Kee'ra showed signs of blowing in the wind, which should have been impossible (as they were all protected from the wind). Rayfa explained that the wind guards had been removed for the ceremony and clarified the vision. By doing so, Wright was able to then see that the lantern next to Fey was in fact the broken lantern that was near the entrance to the Inner Sanctum, but that the lantern that was near Lady Kee'ra was not broken, meaning that two different lanterns were visible to the priest's right during the course of the vision.

Because of this fact, Wright was forced to recant on his earlier claim that the positions of Fey and Inmee were reversed from what was written in the rite, and that they were standing in their correct positions. Rather, during the time that Inmee was reading the sutra, he had turned himself around to face the opposite direction and ran into the spring before he was stabbed. Due to these circumstances, Wright said that accusing Fey no longer made sense as Inmee had been stabbed in the front of his abdomen, not the back, and that a third party must be responsible for killing the high priest. As the vision no longer corroborated the prosecution's assertion, Rayfa was dismissed from the proceedings and Prosecutor Sadmahdhi continued the trial through more orthodox means.

Wright presented the threatening letter to the high priest as basis for his claim that a third party had come to the Inner Sanctum. The judge was understandably confused that a letter threatening an insurgent would be sent to a Khura'inist priest but Wright confirmed that he believed that the letter had found its desired recipient and that it did indeed imply that Tahrust Inmee was sympathizing with the Defiant Dragons, with the vigilante dressing as Lady Kee'ra to hunt rebels being the one visible in Inmee's vision. However Sahdmadhi remained steadfast in his claim that Fey was guilty and summoned a witness.

The bushy-haired man Wright had met in the Plaza of Devotion took the stand and, due to his forgotten identity, Prosecutor Sahdmadhi had dubbed him "A'nohn Ihmus (TBD)" (although the man claimed the "TBD" was also part of the moniker). Ihmus testified that he had climbed to the top of Mt. Poniponi to pray away from the crowds of people in the Plaza of Devotion and that during his time at the summit, he had seen Fey stab the victim at the Inner Sanctum with his binoculars. He claimed that the sky had been clear that night, which Wright confirmed in the newspaper he was carrying from the day of the incident. The prosecution inquired how the accused had held the blade, which Ihmus said was in a reverse grip, consistent with a reach-around stab to the front of the victim, meaning Fey could still be responsible for the murder.

During Wright's cross-examination, he objected to the claim that Ihmus would be able to see the ritual, presenting the ritual curtain that enveloped the Inner Sanctum as proof. Ihmus provided new testimony that the shadows of the priest and Fey were projected onto the curtain by the moonlight and that he could make out how Fey was holding the dagger from that. However, Wright pointed out this was impossible by citing the ritual book and showing that the ritual required the full moon to be over Mt. Poniponi, meaning the shadows it would cast would be on the east side of the curtain and not on the side visible to Mt. Poniponi, where Ihmus claimed to be. Ihmus held to his claim he could see the shadows, which meant that he must have been somewhere other than Mt. Poniponi.

Wright took this to mean that Ihmus must have been at the Inner Sanctum itself and could potentially be the Lady Kee'ra who slayed the priest. Ihmus rejected the claim with his next testimony, saying he was never at the Inner Sanctum. Wright pressed the statement that it would have been impossible for Ihmus to be at the Inner Sanctum, offering the explanation of falling from the sky as his reason. Though absurd, Wright proposed that because of the clear and still weather, a parajump into the Inner Sanctum was possible. Sahdmadhi and Ihmus both claimed that there was no way anyone could successfully parajump into the Inner Sanctum and showed Wright a picture of the full area around the Inner Sanctum, including the Royal Penitentiary No. 4 at the summit above the Inner Sanctum.

Ihmus scoffed at the notion of flying through the air but Wright objected to it with the sewn-together prayer flags he found at the Inner Sanctum, which he proposed was in fact a makeshift parachute. Ihmus corrected Wright and said that the prayer flags were sewn together to make a paraglider, not a parachute, and that he had wound up at the Inner Sanctum accidentally. Ihmus submitted new testimony that he was using his homemade paraglider on the night of the incident but a strong wind near Mt. Poniponi had blown him towards the Inner Sanctum and caused him to crash there, hitting his head and being the source of his amnesia. However Wright objected that the wind could not have been a factor, based on the weather report in the May 9 newspaper.

Wright accused Ihmus of lying not just about the wind but the act of paragliding in windless conditions. Thus, Wright suggested the only reasonable way for the sewn banners to serve as useful gear to Ihmus was if Ihmus had come down from the top of the mountain, the site of the prison. Wright resumed accusing Ihmus of being the third party and the one responsible for the death of the priest. Prosecutor Sahdmadhi was forced to concede to Wright's theory, but in doing so it revealed the real identity of the witness: Datz Are'bal, the escaped rebel whose skills as an ex-paratrooper would have allowed him to safely parajump from the prison.

This, unfortunately, undermined Wright's accusation that the rebel hunting vigilante was Are'bal because Are'bal was a rebel himself. Are'bal admitted to fabricating his entire story of witnessing the murder then fled the courtroom before he could be arrested. While fleeing, Are'bal dropped a ripped shred of paper, which Sahdmadhi said were orders from the rebel leader Dhurke. Wright recognized the shred as being a smaller piece of the bloodied paper he held, which allowed the court to read the full contents. Sahdmadhi translated the paper as the escape plan for Are'bal, which involved wearing Lady Kee'ra's robes to leave the Inner Sanctum.

Sahdmadhi stated that Are'bal was not Inmee's killer as he and Inmee had been accomplices in the escape and that, sad as it may be, Inmee was in league with the rebels. Wright remained steadfast, saying that convicting Maya Fey could not stand as long as the individual dressed as Lady Kee'ra from the Divination Séance remained a mystery. The prosecution refused to debate the point, claiming that the Lady Kee'ra that was seen in the vision was simply the warbaa'd statue draped in the robes of Lady Kee'ra. The accused used it as something for the victim to see before death and to manipulate the Divination Séance once the case went to trial.

Despite Wright's protests, it was futile; he had no more viable arguments he could make to Prosecutor Sahdmadhi's arrangement of the facts. As per the DC Act, Wright and Fey were both found guilty. As Wright lamented the result of the case, a bailiff suddenly burst into the courtroom and announced that the body of Acolyte Zeh'lot had been found at the Plaza of Devotion. He presented the court with the murder weapon, the missing Warbaa'd Dagger, and made a shocking claim: the fingerprints found on the dagger belonged to the accused, Maya Fey.

Because of this information, the prosecutor accused Maya Fey of being the rebel hunter Lady Kee'ra. He cited that the sightings of Lady Kee'ra had begun two years prior, the same frame of time that Maya Fey had been in the kingdom of Khura'in, and that the letter could easily have been delivered to the high priest by someone staying with the family, as Fey had been. It justified Fey's actions against the high priest and Prosecutor Sahdmadhi indicted Fey for the second murder. With the new charge firmly established against Fey, the judge adjourned the proceedings.

Second Investigation
Wright still can't believe he lost the trial, Ahlbi saw the whole trial he couldn't believe it either. Wright decides to investigate Zeh'lot's murder. Rayfa comes up and smugly commenting he's a dead lawyer walking, but she was still upset that he found contradictions in her Divination Seance. Rayfa allows him to investigate, despite claiming that Maya was obviously guilty, so she assures him that she's going to make sure he's wrong. Ahlbi takes all the unnecessary evidence in his bag.

At the Plaza of Devotion, Wright notices the police have finished their investigation. Ema Skye meets him and Rayfa there.

Former session
The Judge announces to the court the next trial of Maya Fey. She was found guilty of murdering the high priest yesterday and today will determine whether or not she killed his Acolyte, Puhray Zeh'lot.

Latter Session
The Judge asks who the Lady Kee'ra rebel hunter is if it's not Fey. Beh'leeb Inmee would be incapable due to being pregnant and Datz Are'bal is a rebel so it wouldn't make sense, so Wright announces that the hunter is Rheel Neh'mu. Nahyuta Sahdmadhi says he can't just jump to conclusions with process of elimination, he needs evidence. So Wright shows him the Lady Kee'ra threatening letter. Sahdmadhi previously said that only Fey could've sent that letter because she was living in the High Preist's locked tight house, but there was another Acolyte living there, Puhray Zeh'lot. The Lady Kee'ra hunter was the victim, not the killer.

As to who killed him, Wright suggests the Mrs. Inmee is also a rebel. To evidence that she commited the murder, Wright remembers the Plumed Punisher clock. but Tahrust suddenly reveals that the clock was never set to make an alarm. But Tahrust then says the theme song has Taiko drums which Wright proves is impossible by playing the strand Fey had. He then suggests that it was the Steel Samurai song that was playing. Beh'leeb was shown with a Steel Samurai watch that she got from Fey. Prosecutor Sahdmadhi has another rebuttal, however, saying Wright's current conclusion goes against his previous one where the Abbot Inmee was murdered by the hunter. Unless he can figure out who killed the High Preist, he can't make his case stick.

After a long rethinking, Phoenix Wright announces that Abbot Tahrust Inmee was his own killer. No one believes him, Fey was the only one who could've brought the War'baad dagger to the sanctum. Wright realizes that it was the War'baad statue at the sanctum that also killed Tahrust not the dagger. After Prosecutor Sahdmadhi breaks down, Beh'leeb Inmee suddenly comes in, saying this has gone on long enough. Despite Tahrust's protests, Beh'leeb announces that her Steel Samurai watch has been set to the time Tahrust conducts his daily prayers which matches Wright's theory of the same time Zeh'lot was slain. Right after her confession, Tahrust Inmee screams very loud before falling over, causing him to get carried away to a doctor.

Beh'leeb admits she is a rebel just like her husband. She says she was in the hideout during the Feast of Blessings to prepare it for Are'bal's escape. That's when Puh'ray Zeh'lot suddenly appeared to investigate. Despite being shocked that she was a rebel, he lunged at her. So she pushed the stone but forgot about the statue being there. She killed Zeh'lot in self-defense, she never intended it to happen. Rheel Neh'mu was a member of Inga Karkhuul Khura'in's secret police, which explains why no orders were given to investigate the rebel hunter.

When Tahrust comes back, he admits he tried to pin it all on Maya Fey. He chilled Zeh'lot's body in the snow and moved him to the Plaza of Devotion in a prayer position so no one would disturb him. Fey's fingerprints were on the dagger because Tahrust had her hold it when they were rehearsing the night before the rite. During the rite, he impaled himself on the statue, and using the last ounce of his strength, he launched backwards taking the robes with him. Rayfa was surprised that the High Priest used her Divination Seance to produce false evidence.

Wright realizes what this was all about: the Defense Culpability Act. Since the act has made lawyering a dead profession in Khura'in, there was no way to prove Beh'leeb killed Zeh'lot in self defense. Wright says none this would've happened if Tahrust had just asked him to defend Beh'leeb, but Tahrust admits that despite being a rebel he had little faith in lawyers. Plus, there was no other way to cover up the crime other than what he did because Beh'leeb would rush to Tahrust's defense, and once he was found guilty she would suffer the same punishment under the act. There was no way he could live with himself if that happened, especially considering what a horrible man Rheel Neh'mu was.

This was all too much to take for Rayfa, having followed the law ever since she was born. Tahrust tells Wright not to let another soul be convicted under the DC act. It is time for the Abbot to go, Rayfa allows Beh'leeb to use a Magatama of Parting to send Tahrust back to the Twilight Realm. Tahrust smiles as he leaves Fey's body, and when the Magatama turns brown, Beh'leeb Inmee holds it close to her and cries bidding her husband farewell. Maya Fey soon comes back and hears what a love story this case was. Prosecutor Sahdmadhi vows he will pay a debt to him in court one day. Apologizing for the previous trial, the judge gives Fey and Wright their Not Guilty verdicts.

Aftermath
Fey can't believe the legal system caused something this horrible to happen to the Inmee's. Phoenix Wright wonders what the real Lady Kee'ra would do if she was here. Rayfa is still extremely upset with Wright always finding inconsistencies in her insights, ruining the legal systems, and desecrating her parents. Though she can't believe that a victim's mitamah will give false charges to the defendant. As she begins to doubt herself, Fey corrects saying it's her duty to summon the mitamah's. But Rayfa just regards Fey's amazing spirit channeling over her Divination Seance. Fey says the Divination Seance is what makes her the priestess in Khura'in, the people believe in her. Fey only came here so she can be the master of her village, she thanks Rayfa for acknowledging her and says she'll do a fine job as the Khura'in queen one day. Suddenly, a loud smoke bomb went off, Beh'leeb Inmee appears and apologizes to Fey and Wright that they were almost sentenced to death. She rips off her veil and makes a Lady Kee'ra mark on her forehead with her lipstick. She says she will pick off from where Tahrust left off and help the revolution. Datz Are'bal and Dhurke are there to pick her up and they all escape. Fey has an idea of a show called "The Steel Samurai vs. The Rebel Dhurke" with the Plumed Punisher. Wright is glad that Maya Fey will always be Maya Fey.

References to other cases

 * While in the detention center, Wright tries to console Fey by stating that she should be "used to being the usual suspect by now", referencing the previous times she was accused of murder.
 * While talking in the detention center, Fey mentions how she must have outgrown the old "step-ladder" argument she and Wright have, which the latter corrects her by saying "ladder." This is a reference to an in-joke in the series that began in Turnabout Samurai and has been in every Ace Attorney game to date.
 * When beginning to investigate the rebel hideout, Phoenix thought to himself, "Now, to search every nook and cranny", a reference to Ace Attorney Investigations, in which Edgeworth would say "nook and cranny" whenever examining something up close.

References to popular culture

 * In the first investigation day when visiting Maya in the Detention Center she mentions, "Yeah... But we're not in Kansas anymore, you know?" This is a reference to Dorothy's line, "Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore." in the classic movie "The Wizard of Oz".
 * Upon pointing out the flaw in Rayfa's Insight concerning the time of death in the second trial day she blames Wright for tricking her by saying, "You... You blinded me with science!" This is a reference to the lyrics of a song from the 80's called "She Blinded Me with Science!" by Thomas Dolby.
 * The popular Khura'inese game "Kachu'demahl" references multiple elements of the Pokémon franchise. The name is a reference to the series' slogan "Gotta catch 'em all", and the winning condition of annihilating all pieces on one side alludes to the rules of Pokémon battles, which end when all Pokémon on one team has been defeated. Each piece in Kachu'demahl is also said to be capable of performing a special move once per game, possibly alluding to Z-Moves, a mechanic introduced in Pokémon Sun and Moon involving attacks that can only be used once per battle.
 * Upon accusing Tahrust Inmee as the murderer of Rheel Neh'mu, Phoenix Wright thinks to himself, "Dead men tell no tales... That is definitely a problem." Although the phrase "Dead men tell no tales" has been around for a while it may be a reference to the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series in which the phrase was popularized.
 * After being channeled by Maya on the second day of the trial, Tahrust Inmee notices the judge and asks him if he "shuffled off his mortal coil". This is a reference to a similar line in Hamlet, a play written by William Shakespeare.

Name

 * Japanese - 逆転の儀式 (Gyakuten no Gishiki; lit. "Turnabout Ritual")