The Kidnapped Turnabout - Transcript - Part 1





Episode 3 The Kidnapped Turnabout March 13, 10:11 AM ????????????

Edgeworth:

(...It's time.)

Gumshoe:

Don't worry, Mr. Edgeworth! I'll be following your every movement with my binoculars!

Edgeworth:

Good to hear. Now make sure you don't lose sight of me. I'm counting on you for backup.

Gumshoe:

You can count on me, sir!

Edgeworth:

I have to go. The kidnapper is supposed to contact me soon. (Who would've thought that upon my return, I'd be thrust into a kidnapping case. And that I would be the one who would have to make the ransom drop-off...)

Edgeworth:

(Let's see... I checked that the money is all there, safe inside this suitcase... Now all I have to do is await further instructions from the kidnapper... ...which I'm expecting to be transferred to my cell phone. I wonder who else is around? This is meeting place, after all...)

???:

Welcome to Gatewater Land!

Edgeworth:

Hm? Oh, thank you.

Proto B.:

And a big hello to you! I'm the Proto Badger! Nice to meet you! ............

Edgeworth:

............

Proto B.:

Excuse me, but were you perhaps thinking of taking a picture of me?

Edgeworth:

A picture...? Of you...? Sorry, but I'm not interested.

Proto B.:

Aww, that's too bad. Well, have a good day!

Edgeworth:

...Hello?

???:

...Who aRE yOu? YoU'Re nOt ERNesT AmaNo!

Edgeworth:

(It sounds like the kidnapper is using some sort of voice alteration device...) I'm his representative, Miles Edgeworth.

???:

...ARE YoU a cOP ?

Edgeworth:

No, I'm......... a prosecutor.

???:

............

Edgeworth:

............ I know what you're wondering, and yes, I have brought the ransom money with me.

???:

I SeE... In THAt caSe, bRIng thE mOnEy wiTh You to tHe StaDIum.

Edgeworth:

(So this person intends to see if I'm being followed, huh. Please, Detective Gumshoe... I really need you to come through for me this one time.)

Edgeworth:

...Edgeworth speaking.

???:

NeXT, ComE to THe HaUNteD HOUsE.

Edgeworth:

And just how long do you intend to have me wander around for?

???:

ThAt'S fOr mE To dECIdE. YoU dON' hAVE MucH of A cHOIce hERe, mY fRIeNd.

Edgeworth:

I suppose not.

Edgeworth:

...I've arrived.

???:

...Go iNsIDe.

Edgeworth:

(Hmph. What a dismal place...)

???:

ThaT'S IT. GO thROuGh tHOsE DooRs...

Edgeworth:

(Am I being watched from somewhere?)

???:

LeAVe tHe MoNEy aND GO. NoW.

Edgeworth:

Nnngh............ .................. (I was hoping for an exchange, but maybe I should do as they say for now and not push it.)

Edgeworth:

(I couldn't catch even a glimpse of the kidnapper. Perhaps I should keep an eye on this haunted house until police backup arrives. Agh! It was a trap!)

March 13, 11:23 AM ????????????

???: That guy... betrayed...

???: No.. can't be... Then the deal...

Edgeworth: (Who is that...? And what are they talking about...?)

???: ...split... police...

???: ...Alright...

???: ...in front of... meet up...

Edgeworth: (...I can't move my body... ...I-I fear I may faint again...)

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Edgeworth: Where am I...? (How long was I out...? It wasn't raining like it is now when I made the drop-off... This was supposed to be a simple affair... ...so why have I been taken hostage as well!? I can only assume Detective Gumshoe lost sight of me at some point.)

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Edgeworth: The only reason I agreed to be the drop-off man was because of that phone call. It was from Mr. Ernesst Amano, the director of the powerful zaibatsu, the Amano Group. But aside from that, I also owe him a great debt of gratitude. His only son, Lance, had been kidnapped. I know that Lance is already in his twenties, but I guess some things you never grow out of.

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Edgeworth: .................. (I can't sit around waiting for someone to come help me! I must escape somehow...) ...Nnnnnggghhhhoooooooooooh!!

???: Hahaha! Was that you making that funny sound!?

Edgeworth: ............Who's there!? And how dare you laugh at a gentleman's plight!? ...Who are you? Are you one of the kidnappers?

???: A kidnapper? Me? No way! I'm not into such petty crimes. Nope! I'm after something much, much bigger!

Edgeworth: .................. (Argh! I must be worn out from today's ordeal. Focus, Miles!)

???: Oh, I forgot to introduce myself! Sorry about that! Ahem! Even in the depths of night, when no other bird dares to take flight... ...one alone soars to shine the light of righteousness on the world's blight! And that one is me! For I am the Great Thief, Yatagarasu !

Edgeworth: Great Thief? (And did she really just claim to be the Yatagarasu ?)

Kay: Oh, but my real name is Kay Faraday. You can call me "Kay", 'kay!? Good! Glad that's settled!

Edgeworth: .................. Not quite. I have a mountain of questions for you... ...but first, if you would be so kind as to remove these ropes.

Kay: Hmm... I wonder... Should I remove them? I was actually having a lot of fun watching you make those silly faces...

Edgeworth: ..................

Kay: Hey! There's no need to get all mad and icy glare-y on me, you know! This rope goes through here, and... there you go!

Edgeworth: What a relief. I owe you my thanks.

Kay: Ah, it's OK. You can pay me back in full later!

Edgeworth: (Now then... What question should I start with? Unfortunately, I can already tell nothing is going to be easy with this cheeky girl...)

(Clearing "Yatagarasu" "Talk" option leads to:)

Kay: So, you never told me what your name is, Mr. Prosecutor.

Edgeworth: Ah, I guess not. I'm Miles Edgeworth.

Kay: Aha! Now I remember!

Edgeworth: (...How can you "remember" something I just told you...? But she sure is cheery.)

Kay: Alright, then Mr. Edgeworth, let's get outta here! ............Hm?

Edgeworth: ...It would seem that we are locked in from the other side.

Kay: What!? No way! I don't hear you! La la la!

Edgeworth: Kay, you do remember where you came in from, right...? It looks like that might be our only way out of this room...

Kay: Whoops, slight miscalculation. That's a good height to make an entrance from, but I can't jump that high to make an exit!

Edgeworth: ...*sigh* I suppose we have no choice but to look around and see if we can't find another way out.

Begin Investigation

Isolation Room

Edgeworth: This hook on this beam...

Kay: You know I already tried, and there's no way I can jump from this hook to the window! Come on, even you have to admit when something's just not possible.

Edgeworth: Hah, I wasn't about to suggest that again. Rather, that it's here for a different purpose.

Kay: Really!? Like what!?

Edgeworth: As you saw in the adjacent room, it's clearly for keeping a floor panel propped up. Which means that there should be a panel in this room that we can open as well.

Kay: Oh! I get it!

Edgeworth: We didn't notice its existence all this time because it was being hidden by this tarp.

Kay: Alright then! Let's fold this thing up and see what's underneath!

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Kay: Now THIS is what I call a treasure!

Edgeworth: I believe you're up, Kay.

Kay: Huh? Why me?

Edgeworth: Because we need to use the tiny key that you've taken quite a liking to.

Kay: Oh, gotcha! Just leave it to me! I love the tense feeling of these moments when you're about to uncover something big!

Edgeworth: I believe the feeling of freedom would be much more satisfying right about now.

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Kay: Alright! I got the secret door open! And now...!

Edgeworth: Ack! Wait!

Kay: Wha--!? Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

Edgeworth: Are you alright!? Kay!?

Kay: I'm fine. The ladder just slipped is all!

Edgeworth: (Thank goodness she's alright. I about had a coronary...)

Kay: There's a lot of really large machinery down here.

Edgeworth: What about an exit?

Kay: Umm... It's really dark and cramped down there, so I really doubt there's an exit. Argh, I can't believe that happened!

Edgeworth: You have only yourself to blame for leaping before you looked, you know.

Kay: No way! I mean, how was I supposed to know that the !?

Edgeworth: I've figured out how we will escape this prison, Kay.

Kay: Oh? So, how are we going to bust out?

Edgeworth: It seems that your reckless actions were of use after all.

Kay: ...Are you actually praising me?

Edgeworth: More of a "thank you" for giving me an idea regarding this ladder.

Kay: The underground ladder? What about it?

Edgeworth: This ladder isn't just for those who wish to go down...

Kay: Oh! I see! If we use this...!

Edgeworth: Yes, I believe it's long enough to reach the top of those lockers.

Kay: Well, then what are we waiting for!?

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Investigation Complete

Kay: Alright! Now we can get out of here!

Edgeworth: Yes... We spent entirely too much time in here. (Kidnappers who held me hostage, and a mysterious Interpol agent... This case is only getting started, and I'll be the one to bring it to a resounding end!)

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March 13, 12:11 PM Wild, Wild West Area

Edgeworth: It looks like it's stopped raining for now.

Kay: Yeah, and thank goodness! You have no idea how hard it was raining earlier!

Gumshoe: Mr. Edgeworth! I'm so glad to see you managed to escape, sir! I was so stressed that I thought my heart was gonna give out!

Edgeworth: Detective Gumshoe, may I ask what in the world that is?

Gumshoe: Well, that's... um...

MIB: Count off!

1! 2! 3! 4! 5! 6! 7! 8!

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98! 99!

MIB: Shifu! All 99 members are here and accounted for, sir!

???: Heh... What the heck do you think you're doing counting my cubs off like that!? Every person is a valuable human being, you get me? And everyone has a name that their parents gave to them. No one is a 2 or a 3... Everyone, regardless of age or rank, is number 1! Got it!?

Shifu! Shifu!

Edgeworth: ...You're Agent Lang, I take it?

MIB: You infidel! How dare you address our Shifu so rudely!?

Lang: Grr! Lang Zi says: "A cub who disrespects others soon feels the disciplinary bite of an elder." So don't you ever forget to show the proper respect towards another person! Shih-na. This isn't much, but please accept my card.

Edgeworth: Oh, thank you. ...Please, accept mine in return.

Lang: You all see that just now!? That is the proper way for two people to show their respect! Keep that in mind and you'll get far in life, got it!?

Edgeworth: (Ah, that's right... Franziska did warn me... Something about an elite Interpol Agent from the Republic of Zheng Fa. Apparently, this man has the highest successful arrest rate in the organization.) Agent Lang, why exactly is an Interpol agent involved with this clearly domestic case?

Lang: That's none of your business, Mr. Prosecutor.

Edgeworth: How is it not!?

Lang: I've heard a rumor or two about you. You solved a murder that occurred during your flight home recently, right? Hah! But you sure took a while just to arrest one little flight attendant. How pathetic.

Gumshoe: H-How dare you say that about Mr. Edgeworth!? Are you saying you could've solved it faster, pal!?

Lang: The comedic relief jumps to the aide of his master... How cliché. Look, what I'm getting at is that if I had been there, no one would've died.

Edgeworth: !

Lang: I would've solved the entire case and Agent Hicks would still be with us here today.

Edgeworth: (Agent Lang knew yesterday's victim, Agent Hicks...?)

Lang: Hicks was like a brother to me, so now, I'm out to take my revenge!

Edgeworth: (Agent Hicks was investigating a smuggling ring with Franziska and a third person... This must be the man she was talking about.) In that case, you should understand how I feel, as the kidnapped is someone I know. So I ask that you please allow me to participate in the investigation...

Lang:

Lang: This isn't your neatly trimmed Courtroom of Eden, you know. You're out in the wilderness now, Mr. Prosecutor, and way out of your league. No hard feelings, but why don't you go on back to your courtroom now, pretty boy?

Edgeworth: You...! You dare to mock the court!?

Lang: I do... And I don't need the help of a filthy "prosecutor". Sorry, but the truth doesn't need the likes of you to distort it today!

Edgeworth: (Who uses the adjective "filthy" to describe a prosecutor...!? And why...? Why do I feel such intense loathing emanating from him!?)

Lang: Alright, men! Good job on the perimeter around Gatewater Land. Now just find me the kidnapper, and bring the punk to me! Dismissed!

Sir!

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Lang: Now then, Mr. Prosecutor, you just sit tight here and don't cause any trouble, understand?

Edgeworth: W-Wait!

Gumshoe: M-Mr. Edgeworth...

Edgeworth: It's been a while since I last met someone so disagreeable.

Edgeworth: (Why of all places did he show up here? And completely out of the blue at that! I suppose I'll have to ask Detective Gumshoe to fill me in on that.)

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(Clearing all "Talk" options of Kay and Gumshoe leads to:)

???: Laaaaaaance! Laaaaaaaaaaaance! Where are you, son!?

Edgeworth: Mr. Amano?

Ernest: Oh! Miles, my boy! I'm sorry to involve you in such an affair just after you've returned.

Edgeworth: For you, Mr. Amano, I gladly offer my assistance. After all, I have you to thank for how well things turned out during my time abroad. If it wasn't for you, I might not have been introduced to that law office... ...and had the chance to study the inner workings of another country's judicial system.

Ernest: No, no, no. Think nothing of it. As you know, Manfred and I go way back. I consider a beloved disciple of his to be like one of my own blood.

Edgeworth: ............

Ernest: If you ever want to go overseas again, you need only to ask. I can use my company's vast network to send you anywhere at any time.

Kay: So who's the old man?

Edgeworth: He is the father of the currently kidnapped Lance Amano, Ernest Amano.

Ernest: Now then, have you found Lance yet, Miles? Please... I miss my poor boy dearly!

Edgeworth: I'm terribly sorry, but your son's whereabouts remain unknown, Mr. Amano.

Ernest: Wh-- Hold on there! Then, what happened to all that money!?

Edgeworth: .........I believe the $1 million has been stolen, and that the culprits are now on the run.

Ernest: Whaaaaat!?

Kay: Poor old man... Don't you have anything you could give him to cheer him up, Mr. Edgeworth!?

Edgeworth: (Forgive me, Mr. Amano...)

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(Clearing all "Talk" options leads to:)

Edgeworth: .................. Detective Gumshoe!

Gumshoe: Yes, sir!

Edgeworth: Let's begin our investigation. Even if that Interpol agent holds the authority to head this investigation... ...we can't allow ourselves to stand idly by, twiddling our thumbs.

Gumshoe: I'm with you 100%, Mr. Edgeworth, sir! I, Dick Gumshoe, pledge to stick by your side through thick and thin!

Edgeworth: Mr. Amano, it was my fault that the culprits escaped. Which is why, with your blessing, I vow to return Lance to you myself.

Ernest: Oh! I've never seen you so passionate before, Miles. Good luck to you, my boy.

Kay: Alright! Well, what are you waiting for!? Let's do some investigating!

Gumshoe: If you think I'm losing to you, pal, forget it!

Begin Investigation

Wild, Wild West Area

Gumshoe: So what should we examine first!?

Edgeworth: Hmm... Thanks to Agent Lang, we can't leave this area. But the culprits were here until only very recently. Which means we may be able to find some clues that will tell us how they escaped.

Gumshoe: OK! Let's get looking!

Detective: Hey! You there!

Gumshoe: Who, me!?

Detective: What are you doing goofing off in a place like this!?

Gumshoe: I wasn't goofing off! I was about to help Mr. Edgeworth kick off his investigation.

Detective: You imbecile! All precinct detectives are now under Agent Lang's direct command!

Gumshoe: N-No way! I am NOT working for Wolf-boy! Mr. Edgeworth! Can't you do something...!?

Edgeworth: .................. I'm not exactly in a position to argue, seeing as how you ARE a member of the police.

Detective: Good, now let's go!

Gumshoe: Nooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!

Detective: Boy, have I got just the job for someone of your talents!

Kay: Well, that was exciting.

Edgeworth: ............ Kay.

Kay: What? Can't you tell I'm all ready to get down to some detective work!?

Edgeworth: You should go home. Your parents must be worried about you.

Kay: Oh, come on! I finally get to be your assistant and you try to ditch me!?

Edgeworth: ...I don't recall offering you the position.

Kay: Hmmmph. Why do you have to be so dificult? Besides, it's already too late, you know! Like I said, I've already stolen the position of "assistant" a while back!

Edgeworth: Hah. You're the only one asserting that.

Kay: Well! By the time everyone notices, it's already gone! That's the Yatagarasu way!

Edgeworth: You shouldn't speak so lightly of things you know nothing about!

Kay: Fine. Whatever, you win. Go ahead and do your little investigation. But the talented assistant Kay, is going to tag along to matter what you say!

Edgeworth: (Even if she turns out to be useless, she's not going to listen to me. I might as well surrender and let her come along for the ride...)

Edgeworth: Now that we know that the kidnappers were wearing Badger costumes... ...those footprints from earlier take on new, and very significant meaning.

Kay: Oh, you mean now we know which tracks belong to the kidnappers, right!?

Edgeworth: Yes. More than shoe prints, we need to follow the paw prints of Badgers.

Kay: OK, Mr. Edgeworth! It's time to use those footprints and go Badger hunting!

Kay: Hmm... So we're looking for footprints made by a costume... Hey! I think I found them! There are two sets here!

Edgeworth: They both do look like possible candidates.

Kay: This set is walking off to the west... Argh! It just stops! I can't make heads or tails of where it's headed from here!

Edgeworth: I think we can assume it's headed towards the stadium...

Kay: Hmm... I wonder where the other set leads? This one seems to be headed east... Huh? Quick, Mr. Edgeworth! I've got him! I got one of the culprits!

Meekins: Aaaah! Nooooo! I'm not a kidnapper, sir!!!

Edgeworth: Down, Kay. Clearly, those footprints belong to Officer Meekins. But our criminals were each wearing a costume.

Kay: Aha! Maybe they came over to this garage for something?

Edgeworth: That's what I would suppose. Officer Meekins, if you could step aside for a moment. We need to examine the garage.

Meekins: SIR! Roger Wilco, sir!

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(Deducing pendant and examining wounds leads to:)

???: Laaaaaance! Laaaaaaaaaance! Where are you, sweetie!?

Edgeworth: Excuse me, but you are...?

???: * ba-dump*

Edgeworth: ?

???: Oh, this is bad... He's really good looking! Ack! Stop it, Lauren! You can't let yourself fall for a playboy like him! You're in love with...

Kay: Sounds like someone doesn't know the meaning of the phrase "inner monologue", huh?

Edgeworth: Sorry to interrupt your... conversation, but might you be friend of Lance?

Paups: Yes, I'm Lance's girlfriend... My name is Lauren Paups.

Edgeworth: His girlfriend...?

Paups: Oh, it's not like that! We're more like friends... and, um... We're not lovers or anything! We! Well, we haven't gotten that far yet! But... I guess that's how people are going to see it, so I should just accept it... I even got this ring as a present from Lance... *swoon*

Kay: Ha ha, you know what she reminds of? A cartoon character!

Edgeworth: N...Nnnnrrrghn... May I inquire as to why you are here?

Paups: I haven't been able to get in contact with Lance lately... ...and I began to get really worried. *sob* I looked everywhere for him, and then I heard about the kidnapping, so I came here.

Kay: Wow, you're really strong for having made it through all this by yourself!

Paups: Um! Is it true!? Has Lance really been kidnapped!?

Edgeworth: ...No one is supposed to know, but yes, it's true.

Paups: Oh, Lance...! I can't believe you've been spirited away... I wonder how you're doing right now...

Kay: Looks like she's gonna back to the "fair maiden in love" routine... So, Mr. Edgeworth, where do we go from here?

Edgeworth: Well, we found a body, so we should look into the murder...



Lang: My men brought me up to speed over the radio. And I have to say, you really should've called. I heard you found something very intriguing.

Edgeworth: I have nothing to hide, Agent Lang. It's exactly what you see before you.

Lang: I'll take it from here. Yeah, that guy's really dead. Hey! You waiting for an invitation? Hurry up and detain the suspect, now.

Edgeworth: (Suspect? Who...?)

Lang: Officer Meekins, is it? You're coming with us.

Meekins: What!? SIR! I had nothing to do with it, sir!

Edgeworth: Agent Lang! Don't you think you're being a bit rash!? Do you even have a good reason to suspect Officer Meekins!?

Lang: Hah, I leave that kind of stuff to you prosecutors. It's your job, after all. Like I said earlier, the crime scene isn't as forgiving as your precious courtroom.

Edgeworth: That's your answer!?

Lang: I know you like your logic and reasoning... ...but that sort of impractical fluff is not needed out here in the field.

Edgeworth: !

Lang: All you have to do is arrest suspicious person after suspicious person. That's how you eliminate crime from the streets!

Edgeworth: But that's also precisely how you unnecessarily arrest innocent people by mistake!

Lang: "Innocent people"? Nonsense! There's no such thing as an innocent person. We've all got a blemish or two in our hearts.

Edgeworth: That's tyranny! I won't allow such a thing to go on unchecked before my eyes!

Lang: Heh! Too bad you don't call the shots around here!

Edgeworth: As I have sworn to uphold the laws of this land, I cannot allow you to take this man in. That you would arrest a man on false charges without even conducting an investigation... ...have you no honor as a member of law enforcement!?

MIB: You! How dare you speak so disrespectfully to our Shifu!?

Lang: Hold it! .................. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! You amuse me, Mr. Prosecutor. Lang Zi says: "Every pack has its own rules." If you can play by their rules and come out on top, that is a true victory. Alright, I'll give your beloved laws a fair shake. I'll show you just how much investigating I've done... ...through my line of logic!

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-- Shi-Long Lang's Logic --

Lang: I've seen a lot of bodies like the one being carted off in my time. I can say he was shot in a single glance, but even you figured that much out, right? With your current gun laws, it's not exactly easy to get your hands on a gun. Not unless you're a member of law enforcement like Officer Meekins, isn't that right?

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Edgeworth: That is your reasoning...?

Lang: Solid as a rock! It's based on the philosophy of detainment!

Kay: Um... What's this "philosophy of detainment"?

Lang: Hah! You don't know!? In that case, pay attention, girlie. In my country, the criminals have a saying: "Beware of the wolf."

Edgeworth: Why the wolf...?

Lang: Because in my language, "lang" means "wolf", and you don't mess with me or my pack. And as for the detainment philosophy, its father is my honorable ancestor, Lang Zi.

Edgeworth: (Hmm... You'd think I'd have heard of him and his teachings if he is that famous...)

Lang: Lang Zi developed it as he worked to lock criminals away thousands of years ago. To this day, the Zheng Fa police still trains its recruits using his philosophies.

Kay: But "thousands of years ago"? That makes your story about as believable as a fairy tale!

Edgeworth: Hmph. Anythung wears down and breaks over time. Do you really something as ancient as that can be applied to today's world?

Lang: ......You want to put it to a test?

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Rebuttal

-- Shi-Long Lang's Logic --

Lang: I've seen a lot of bodies like the one being carted off in my time.

Lang: I can say he was shot in a single glance, but even you figured that much out, right?

Lang: With your current gun laws, it's not exactly easy to get your hands on a gun.

Lang: Not unless you're a member of law enforcement like Officer Meekins, isn't that right?

Lang: Officer Meekins ambushed the victim in this garage and killed him here with his gun!

Edgeworth: (So this is the kind of conclusion the philosophy of detainment can lead you to...)

Kay: I don't get it, Mr. Edgeworth. Why are you putting yourself on the line for Mr. Meekins?

Edgeworth: It's not that I particularly care about what happens to Officer Meekins.

Kay: Whaaaaat!?

Edgeworth: However, I can't simply stand by while Agent Lang ignores our country's laws. (Shi-Long Lang... Just what sort of investigator are you?)

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Edgeworth: Unfortunately for you, Agnet Lang, that is simply not possible.

Lang: What do you mean?

Edgeworth: You've seen the crime scene for yourself. And while you were looking, did you not think to yourself that it was a little to clean?

Lang: Aiya!

Edgeworth: So you did notice that there was too little blood. Do you still wish to claim that Officer Meekins committed the murder here? Because this isn't the crime scene. And if it was your men who led you to think it was... ...then I suggest you leave this case to the local police to set the record straight!

Lang: Grr! Ha ha ha ha ha ha! Not bad. I see your logic can be just as sound as mine. In that case, let me ask you this: Don't you think it's weird that officer was hanging out around here in the first place?

Edgeworth: Weird? How so?

Lang: Hey, you! Your squad's not even supposed to be in this area, right? What were you doind neglecting your duties and loafing around here?

Meekins: I-I...!

Lang: Don't you dare give me some lame excuse like, "I found myself taking a walk."

Meekins: But sir... I really did take a walk, sir!

Lang: You're a disgrace. How dare you take your pack obligations so lightly?

Edgeworth: (Officer Meekins is looking extra meek. Is he hiding something...?)

Meekins: Mr. Edgeworth! Please! Sir! Save me the way you did earlier, please, sir!

Edgeworth: ...Officer Meekins. Please give is a detailed account of what happened.

Meekins: SIR! Not you, too!

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-- Meekins's Testimony --

Meekins: It's true, sir! I wasn't assigned to this area, sir! I was told to check every square inch of the main gate area, sir! I also went looking for the kidnappers while selling dreams in the Blue Badgermobile, sir! But! I got completely caught up in my role, selling dreams to the children! SIR! Before I knew it, I found myself in this area, sir!

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Edgeworth: What is this "Blue Badgermobile"?

Meekins: It's a moving store on wheels that sells sweet dreams and merchandise, sir!

Kay: So the Blue Badgermobile is just a roaming souvenir shop?

Blue Badgermobile data jotted down in my Organizer.

Meekins: SIR! I swear I was chasing the kidnappers down while I was being a good dream merchant!

Edgeworth: (He seems rather worked up... Even more than his usual hyperactive self.)

Kay: He sure seems sure of what he's saying.

Edgeworth: Can you try to calm down and lower your voice to a more reasonable level, Officer?

Meekins: SIR! Roger, sir!

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Rebuttal

-- Meekins's Testimony --

Meekins: It's true, sir! I wasn't assigned to this area, sir!

Meekins: I was told to check every square inch of the main gate area, sir!

Meekins: I also went looking for the kidnappers while selling dreams in the Blue Badgermobile, sir!

Meekins: But! I got completely caught up in my role, selling dreams to the children! SIR!

Meekins: Before I knew it, I found myself in this area, sir!

Edgeworth: (It sounds like he simply forgot about his real job and became the Blue Badger... However, there is one flaw in Officer Meekins's story. But I have the feeling that he'll need some prodding before he'll spill the beans.)

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Edgeworth: Officer Meekins, I would appreciate it if you didn't tell such transparent lies.

Meekins: SIR!? I'm lying, sir!?

Edgeworth: Yes, you are. If you were really out there selling dreams with the Blue Badgermobile until recently... ...then what is it doing here inside the garage?

Meekins: Aaaaaaah! A-Actually, I had just lost track, sir!

Edgeworth: Lost track of what?

Meekins: By the time I realized it, the Blue Badgermobile was nowhere to be found, sir!

Edgeworth: (Which would mean it was perhaps... stolen?)

Meekins: And that's when I came back to this area, thinking maybe it was in the garage, sir! But that's when you found me, Mr. Edgeworth! Sir!

Lang:

Lang: A likely story! Who do you think is going to buy such a convenient tale as that?

Edgeworth: And what exactly is so convenient about his story?

Lang: The car getting stolen; it's completely unbelievable, even for a cover story! But I think we can assume the car was used alright. To move the dead body!

Meekins: Wh-Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!?

Lang: You killed the victim at some distant location, Officer Meekins. And then you used the Blue Badgermobile to transport it all the way here. Now then, you're coming with me.

Meekins: But it wasn't meeeee! SIR! THE KILLER, SIR! It wasn't meeeeee, sir!!!

Edgeworth: Agent Lang! Wait!

Lang: Hm? What do you want now?

Edgeworth: We still don't know where the real scene of the crime is. You can't say we know all the facts of this case, let alone the truth !

Lang: I told you! Truth, schmuth, I couldn't care less!

Edgeworth: !

Lang: Our job is to catch the crook. You'll find out your precious truth after we arrest this guy and take him in. That's the job of you prosecutors in your fancy courts with your "logic". As for us, we don't have that kind of time to waste.

Edgeworth: You boorish buffoon!

Lang: I think you need to leave.

Edgeworth: What?

Lang: We need to get the body to autopsy, and you guys are getting in the way.

Edgeworth: You...! You would interfere with another one of my investigations!?

Lang: Hey now, let's not forget who holds the actual authority to conduct investigations here.

Edgeworth: Gnnngh!

Lang: I'm afraid the one doing the interrupting is you, my ignorant little pretty boy.

Edgeworth: Nnn...Ngwooooooh!

Lang: Now be a good fancy boy and get out of my sight. If you don't... ...I'll arrest you for obstruction of justice.

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