Bridge to the Turnabout

Episode 5: Bridge to the Turnabout is the final episode in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations and the final case in the original Phoenix Wright trilogy. This episode acts as a final reunion for the main characters throughout the trilogy. This is also the only episode in the Gyakuten Saiban series in which it is not possible to return to the Wright & Co. Law Offices during an investigation. Like Farewell, My Turnabout, it features a use of an electronic detecting tool to investigate the crime scene; this time, he uses a metal detector.

The name "Bridge to the Turnabout" is also used in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, being the name of a move in which Phoenix Wright attacks with an "Objection!" and transitions into Turnabout Mode.

Feb. 7
The penultimate case in Phoenix Wright's career was set into motion when Pearl Fey and Maya Fey showed Phoenix Wright a magazine article of Oh! Cult! that featured Hazakura Temple, and asked him to come with them for Maya to train under the "Special Course" there. Wright flatly refused at first due to the cold weather, but as he looked at the magazine Pearl was holding, he was shocked to find that one of the shrine maidens there looked identical to Dahlia Hawthorne, who was supposed to be serving a prison sentence for her past crimes. Baffled, Wright suddenly agreed to take them, if only to investigate the girl's identity.

When they arrived, Bikini, the head nun, welcomed them. In the Main Hall, they met a children's book author named Elise Deauxnim, who happened to be Pearl's favorite author. She invited Pearl to read a picture book with her that night.

Checking out the mountain's various locations, Wright first saw Larry Butz, who claimed to have become an apprentice of Deauxnim, even changing his name to "Laurice Deauxnim". Wright and Maya then braved the old Dusky Bridge to visit the Inner Temple. There, they found an old scroll containing a picture of Misty Fey, Maya's mother and the Master of the Kurain Channeling Technique. They then met the other nun, Iris, and both Wright and Iris were shocked to see each other. Iris left to help prepare dinner for the night.

The dinner at the Main Hall consisted of roast chicken, gravy, and mashed potatoes. Bikini requested that Iris ring the bells at 10:00 p.m. Bikini then headed off to the Inner Temple with Maya for her Special Course training.

As Wright slowly drifted into sleep, he felt the need to go to the bathroom. He met Deauxnim, who asked him if he had seen Pearl. She said Pearl hadn't come to read books with her and was missing. She then headed out to find her. Wright then met Iris in the main hall. He took this opportunity to ask a few more questions. Iris excused herself to ring the bells and bids Wright a goodnight and she gave him her hood. Wright wondered how Iris knew his name as she said goodnight to him, since Wright had never mentioned his name to Iris, but he saw Psyche-Locks guarding that secret.

At 11:06 p.m. in his room, Wright heard a scream. Rushing outside to the courtyard, he saw Elise Deauxnim's body, which had been stabbed with the Shichishito sword. In his haste, he stepped on Bikini's stomach, waking her; she had screamed and passed out from the sight of the body. Bikini told him to call the police. Having not brought his phone, Wright was forced to go to Dusky Bridge with a nearby phone there.

When Wright got there at 11:18, he saw that the bridge was burning. Larry Butz was there as well; Wright told him to call the police about the murder and then started to cross the bridge, fearing that the killer had escaped to the Inner Temple and hurt Maya, but it broke and he fell into Eagle River.

Later, Miles Edgeworth, who was abroad at the time, got a phone call from Butz late at night. Butz frantically told him that Wright's life was in danger, and that perhaps he had already died. Edgeworth assured Butz that he would come as soon as he could. He chartered a private jet for this purpose.

Feb. 8
Edgeworth got to the detention center by the afternoon. He told Butz that he had found out everything currently known about the case and had visited Wright in the hospital. Wright and Bikini had found Deauxnim's body in the temple courtyard, and Iris was the suspect. Wright would need about two days of bed rest, Wright had given Edgeworth his attorney's badge and magatama, implying that he wanted Edgeworth to defend Iris in his stead. Butz assured him that no one in court would notice anything peculiar, mentioning someone else who had gone by with a paper badge.

Investigation
The investigation begins at the detention center, where Edgeworth questions Iris on the events of the night of the murder. She testified that she had rung the temple's lights out bell at 10 PM, but later returned to the room, instead of going to the Inner Temple's Training Hall, because she was "frightened". When Iris was pressed further about this, two Psyche-Locks appeared, marking Edgeworth's first experience with them.

Trial
Edgeworth arranged for the judge from his debut trial, knowing he would not recognize Edgeworth, and Prosecutor Franziska von Karma, who would care only about getting the chance to win, for the trial. Von Karma expected to see Wright, but upon finding Edgeworth on the defense's bench instead, she saw her chance to crush her adoptive brother. As expected, von Karma called in Bikini as the first witness.

Bikini testified that she was supposed to stay in the Inner temple, but her bad back is hurting her, so she left Iris in the inner temple while she went back to Hazakura temple for a hot bath. Edgeworth objected, he says that according to Iris, she never went to the inner temple. Von Karma claimed that Iris is simply lying, but Edgeworth claimed that if she did lied, she would've said that she went to the Inner temple, and since the murder happened at the courtyard, it would be a much better alibi. So both Iris and Bikini would have no reason to lie. The judge puts Bikini's memory into question, and told her to continue her testimony.

Bikini told that when Iris met her at the Inner temple, she was dressed exactly like when she was at dinner. Edgeworth presented Iris's hood. She had given to wright after dinner, so she couldn't have been wearing it when she was at the Inner temple. Von Karma claimed that she could've worn a spare hood, which Bikini did made. The judge told Bikini to testify about her movements after her bath.

Bikini testified that she heard a noise from the courtyard, then she saw Iris stabbing Elise with the shichishito, so the stabbing must have occured after Elise fell, but the autopsy report says that the stabbing occured before the fall. The judge says that Elise must be killed in her room, then pushed to the courtyard. Edgeworth says that there should be strains of blood in her room, since she was stabbed, but Von Karma claims that since the sword is still stabbed into Elise, it will "plug" the wound, hence no blood is spilled. The Judge asked bikini to testify further details when she saw iris.

Bikini said that she didn't actually see Iris stab Elise up to the hilt, but the sword is already in place. Edgeworth asked further, and Bikini added that she only saw Iris pulling the sword out smoothly. Edgeworth objected, he says it's impossible for Iris to stab Elise to the hilt with the shichishito, since she's probably not strong enough, and it's impossible for her to smoothly pull it out from Elise's body because of all the branches. Furthermore, the wound will be too large for the sword to stop the bleeding completely, AND, there's only blood on the tip of the sword, instead of it being all over the sword. Edgeworth concluded, that the shichishito was NOT the murder weapon, but an altered scene. Von Karma says it changed nothing, since Bikini saw Iris stabbing the victim with a sword like object. Edgeworth responded by asking where did the real murder weapon dissapear to, since he didn't found any "sword-like object" anywhere in hazakura temple, and appereantly, neither did Franziska.

Edgeworth concluded that the real murder scene could not have been in the temple courtyard. Because of these new facts, further investigation was required. The trial was to be continued the next day.

Pre-earthquake
Phoenix Wright, having recovered enough to perform the tasks he would need to perform, met Miles Edgeworth at Dusky Bridge and took over the defense team's investigation, to Edgeworth's relief. Dick Gumshoe told Wright that he had already started to repair the bridge, intending to finish as soon as possible. He promised to Wright that he would be the first to know when that happened.

Along the way to Hazakura Temple, Wright met Franziska von Karma at the main gate. She greeted him and made clear her intention of finally defeating him in court. After that conversation, Wright met Bikini, who was depressed with how she gave her testimony during the trial. He tried cheering her up to gain some more information. After looking around the courtyard, Gumshoe came and told them about the bridge. Von Karma entered as well, to Gumshoe's horror, and told Wright that she would accompany him in his investigation. They immediately came to the bridge.

After a while, Edgeworth appeared and they moved to the Inner Temple together. They first saw Pearl crying. They immediately asked about Maya. Pearl told them that she was worried about Maya, which is why she had been on this side. The door to the training room was locked with a trick lock that looked like a Psyche-Lock, and Misty's picture was smeared with gravy. Wright then moved outside and found Gumshoe muttering to himself about "something he should erase". He then noticed Franziska and Wright there and he told them to not go into the garden. Franziska and Wright headed for the garden, anyway. They found a talisman there, which was supposed to belong to the Master of the Kurain Channeling Technique. They also noticed a bloody note on a lantern in the garden that read, "Maya" upside down. Wright and the police investigation team concluded that the true crime scene was here.

Wright wanted more information about Deauxnim and talked to Bikini. She told him that Elise is Misty Fey, Maya's missing mother. Then, an earthquake occurred.

Post-earthquake
Knowing about Edgeworth's fear of earthquakes and worried for Maya's safety, Wright went back towards the Inner Temple. Edgeworth told him that Iris had escaped while he had passed out. They found her at the Inner Temple, and she explained that she ran ahead because she was worried about the Sacred Cavern caving in. There were now five trick locks at the door to the training room. Iris agreed to attempt to open the locks.

Afterwards, Wright resumed his conversation with Bikini and learned that Dahlia and Iris were twin daughters of Morgan Fey from an earlier marriage. Their father took Dahlia with him when he left Morgan and abandoned Iris at the temple. He learned next of Dahlia's recent execution from Edgeworth, and used this information to confirm with Iris that someone had channeled Dahlia on the night of the murder.

Wright met Gumshoe in the courtyard. They used a metal detector to find clues, and found that Misty's cane doubled as a sword, the blade concealed in the staff.

Gumshoe also gave him a letter he found intended for Pearl. In it she was asked to invocate Iris' sister, Dahlia Hawthorne, on the night of the murder, but she wasn't able to.

First session
In the courtroom the next day, Iris volunteered to testify against Maya Fey.

Second session
Wright exposed Iris as really being Dahlia Hawthorne, being channeled by someone. Since Maya had not been found anywhere, Hawthorne concluded that Maya had jumped into the river in guilt for killing her mother.

Wright concluded that Maya was the one channeling Hawthorne. Mia appeared and told Hawthorne that she had come up with the idea, and she told Hawthorne that she would never win as long as Mia was there. Distraught over her failure, Hawthorne left Maya's body, and Maya fainted. Just as the judge was about to announce his verdict, Godot objected, as they had not yet proven who had killed Elise Deauxnim.

Godot taunts Wright into finishing the trial without help. For the first time in his career, Phoenix Wright would have to finish a trial alone, with no co-council to help him.

Third session
Court reconvened. The judge announced the results of the blood test on the dagger: while there hadn't been enough time to confirm whose blood it was, it definitely was not the victim's blood. The judge also expressed his desire to end the trial as quickly as possible, and considering Maya's condition, Godot and Wright agreed.

Godot first had Maya testify as to who the real killer was. Due to her rattled composure, her testimony was full of holes and inconsistencies, and Wright knew she was trying to hide something. She accidentally let it slip that there was a man behind her attacker, whilst beforehand she could not identify anything. She also said she had screamed "Help me!" to said man. Seeing her slip-up, she amended her testimony, stating that she had seen the man by the light of the stone lantern in the garden; however, this was impossible, since said lantern was out of commission that night. When Godot asked how Maya had seen the killer in the dark, Wright responded, "There are some things you can only see in the dark, Mr. Godot."

Wright then requested that the court turn off all lights. In the pitch-black darkness of the room, the judge was in shock as the identity of Wright's accused killer was laid bare. His mask aglow, Godot congratulated Wright on his deduction. Maya responded that Wright was wrong, that she had thought the assailant was a man because the crime scene had been cleaned of all evidence incriminating Maya, except for the bloody writing reading "Maya" on the white stone lantern.

Wright pointed out that the blood was the most incriminating evidence of all, and proposed that the killer didn't clean up the writing because the killer didn't see it. Maya pointed out that all the torches in the garden were lit, so any "normal" person wouldn't miss it. Wright conceded this and once again accused Godot, pointing out that he could not see red on a white background, which had been hinted on in their last case together.

Maya pointed out that Godot hadn't been to the Inner Temple until the bridge was finished being rebuilt, and testified to the court that Godot had found Pearl first and cheered her up while he was doing his "Godot-style" investigation. However, Godot made one fatal slip-up, when he noted that in the Inner Temple, there was a hanging scroll picturing Misty Fey in Japanese clothing, surrounded by "the hue and aroma of Western tastes."

Wright pointed out that Pearl Fey had thrown gravy upon the scroll before Dusky Bridge was fixed. If Godot had come to the Inner Temple for the first time and seen the Hanging Scroll, he would not have known that Misty Fey was wearing Japanese clothing underneath. Godot objected that he would have to have known about Morgan's plan in advance. Wright agreed, and showed him the burnt letter that Detective Gumshoe had found. Pearl had said that the seal had already been broken.

Wright proposed that Godot, using his power as a prosecutor, had listened in on the meetings between Morgan and Pearl, and he had found the plans before Pearl had. However, even though he had found out about the plan, he had left the plans where they were so Pearl could find them. Godot asked for a motive, and Wright gave the important link between Godot and Maya Fey: her sister, and Godot's old love, Mia Fey. Godot admitted this, as well as Wright's revelation that Godot was none other than former defense attorney Diego Armando.

After being poisoned by Dahlia Hawthorne, Godot had fallen into a five-year-coma. The smell of a doctor's cup of coffee had finally brought him out of the coma, only for him to learn that the woman he loved was dead and the woman he hated was on death row. At this point, he had felt he had only two reasons left to live: Mia's sister Maya, and her successor "Trite".

Godot had planned everything at Hazakura. He had contacted Misty Fey using his connections as a prosecutor, wanting her to be at the site to prevent Pearl from summoning Dahlia, and Iris, who was already there, was to be the "fall girl" in Godot's backup plan in case they couldn't stop Morgan's plan. Godot's role was to protect Maya Fey in case something went wrong.

All this meant that only Maya and Godot could have committed the murder. How this trial would end would all come down to Maya Fey's final testimony about what had happened in the garden that night. Maya testified that she saw three red lights before she was splattered with blood. However, she had heard the person who was stabbed strike back, knocking the lights out and causing a hideous scream, after which she blacked out.

Wright pushed through the testimony, revealing that, since the murder weapon was already stuck in the victim's body, she must have struck back with the dagger that was found at the crime scene. Godot objected that the blood could have been the victim's, but Wright reminded Godot that the blood had already been tested, and it was not the victim's. Therefore, it could only have been the killer's.

Godot, however, had an answer for this as well. The dagger had come into Godot's possession at one point. If he truly was the killer, he would have most certainly washed the blood off the knife and planted another person's blood on it. Either way, the blood wasn't his. Maya added that, if Godot was hit by the knife, it would have left a rip or blood on his clothes, clothes he hadn't had the chance to change since the murder. However, no blood or wound was found on him. Wright tried a bunch of ways to explain that away, but everything he threw out was quickly shot down. Finally backed into a corner, Wright came up with one final way to explain this final contradiction. Godot, putting the pressure on Wright, suggested the unlimited penalty, meaning Wright had only one chance to prove his case.

Wright produced Godot's profile, but Godot responded with a fierce taunt:

"Godot"

- Ha...! I don't know what you're talking about. And frankly, I don't need to know. What I do know is you'll never be half the lawyer she was! Isn't that right...Trite?

Just then, Godot saw Mia's fighting spirit in Wright. As Godot froze in shock, Wright laid down his final answer: Godot was hiding the wound behind his mask! An explosion erupted from Godot's mask as he was defeated.

Godot's confession
Godot confessed his hatred for Wright because he went on living his happy-go-lucky life even after covering for Dahlia and letting Mia die. Godot thought he couldn't forgive Wright, but he knew, deep down, that the one he couldn't forgive was himself. Not able to face Mia's death head on, Godot had run away, throwing away his past, his name, and even his face, hiding himself behind a mask.

Even in the end, he couldn't decide if he had really wanted to save Maya that night, or just save his own broken soul in a desperate attempt to atone for his failure to protect Mia. Maya reassured, however, that she believed in him, for which Godot thanked her. Blood then seeped out of his mask. Wright warned Godot of his wound, but Godot just laughed it off, reminding Wright that "red" did not exist in his world.

"Godot"

- These must be... my tears. Ever since I woke up from my coma, I think I've been waiting for this very moment. You'd do well to remember this, Maya. The only time a lawyer can cry is when it's all over.

Iris's confession
Iris was called back to the stand. Even though she was innocent of murder, she would still be tried for her role as an accomplice in the crime. Iris wanted to say one thing to Wright before she was taken away; as she had promised to Edgeworth, she revealed her deception to Wright... that she had posed as her sister while they were dating six years ago.

After Dahlia had handed off the bottle of poison to Wright, she was ready to kill him to get it back due to Wright showing it to everyone that he met and the risk of police finding out. Iris begged her to wait, not wanting her to commit any more crimes, and tried to get the bottle back from Wright by posing as Dahlia. However, she couldn't get Wright to give it back, and eventually fell in love with him. Dahlia finally took matters into her own hands and tried to poison Wright's cold medicine, which led to Doug Swallow's death and her arrest.

In light of this revelation, Wright replied:

"Phoenix Wright"

- You really are the person I always thought you were. Even after Dahlia Hawthorne was found guilty... I still believed in you.

Afterwards, Godot pondered how many cups of coffee he had drank over the years, but could only say that the cup he was drinking right now was the best one. Wright, taking a drink of his own, agreed. The judge finally handed down his Not Guilty verdict.

Epilogue
Everyone is ready to celebrate the close of this tough chapter, but notice that Pearl is nowhere to be found. Maya goes to find her and when others wonder why Maya is so chipper after all the events, Edgeworth surmises that she is being strong for Pearl's sake since Pearl was also deeply wounded by this case. Her mother had led her astray and she blamed herself for the way the events unfolded. Maya comes back without Pearl and can't imagine where she could be, especially after calling Kurain Village only to be told she isn't there. Phoenix has an idea though.

Maya and Phoenix go to Hazakura Temple where Bikini tells them Pearl is at the Inner Temple. When they get there, they don't at first notice Pearl but do find that she cleaned the picture of Misty. An upset Pearl reunites with Nick and Maya, who assure her that the blame for the events is not her's. Reflecting on the events at hand, Bikini, Nick, Maya, and Pearl discover a picture of Mia and Maya, who have broken the Sacred Urn, in the charm that Misty always wore. Misty had never forgotten about her daughters since they were always with her. Bikini then offers spiritual training to Wright. However, he refuses to this proposition the same way he objects in court.

Where are they now?
Maya plans to train extra-hard for her roles as Master of the Kurain, and manager of Wright & Co. Law Offices and big sister to Pearl and Wright. That is, as long as she doesn't get locked up or captured again...

Pearl is excited that Wright went through the special course for Maya, citing him as her cousin's "knight in shining armor". She's also heard of an extra-special Ultra Course at the Hazakura Temple, and might surprise Wright and Maya by secretly reserving it for them...

Maggey Byrde has bought Gumshoe a new trench coat, but notes that he doesn't look the same in a clean one. Luckily, Gumshoe's line of work means it'll get dirty soon enough...

Adrian Andrews is happy that the Treasures of Kurain exhibit was a great success. She also got to see Franziska again, who taught her how to use a whip, and told Adrian to show what she learned to Wright sometime...

Ron and Desiree DeLite have started a company called Mask*DeMasque Consulting, dedicated to stopping the criminals in the city. (The motto: "Cut it out, pleeeeeeeease!") As a side business though, they also sell plans to criminals. Ron, then wonders if they actually are the true criminals...

Viola Cadaverini has returned the $500,000 to Furio Tigre, and a tea set with a special tea Viola made herself...

Victor Kudo's grandchildren have recently threw him a birthday party, embarrassing the old codger and making him cry as well...

Lisa Basil has hired a new programmer to replace Glen Elg at Blue Screens Inc: Adam Mada.

Sister Bikini notes that since the murder, more reporters and money have come to Hazakura Temple, and hopes Iris will soon come back.

Iris is glad that Phoenix and company visited her at the detention center, and that he only had eyes for her. However, she's a bit sorry that 'the little one' slapped Feenie so hard that he got a nosebleed.

Wendy Oldbag has returned from her vacation to her security job, only to find no one to greet her since Larry quit. She then rants all about it and even mentions that she had brought some Macadamian nuts for Edgey-poo...

Butz thinks he's found his calling in art, and is planning to take the art world by storm with 'Franzy's Whip Lash Splash'.

Bad ending
If Wright fails to produce the proper evidence, Godot responds with a fierce taunt. True to his word, the case ends then and there.

Other languages

 * German - Brücke zum Wandel (lit. Bridge to the Turnabout)
 * Spanish - Puente hacia el caso (lit. Bridge to the Turnabout)
 * Italian - Confronto Finale (lit. Final Confrontation)