"Farewell, My Turnabout - Last Trial" is the twenty-fourth episode of the Ace Attorney animated adaptation, and the last episode of the first season. It is the last of four episodes that adapt the story of Farewell, My Turnabout from Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All.
Synopsis[]
Shelly de Killer took the stand as a radio, he admitted to killing Juan Corrida personally, but insisted that his client was Adrian Andrews, shocking Miles Edgeworth; de Killer had told him that his client was Matt Engarde in order to get on the stand. However, when testifying he referred to Andrews as a man after claiming to have met with her in person. After getting stressed, he quickly became annoyed and threatened to kill Maya Fey on the spot, over the radio for all to hear, if the trial was not ended at once.
Both Phoenix Wright and Edgeworth knew they could not risk angering de Killer any further. With Edgeworth unable to think of any more questions and thus unable to uphold his stance, the judge was forced to believe that de Killer was telling the truth and that his client was Adrian Andrews. He informed Wright that, under these circumstances, Engarde would be found innocent, and Andrews would be charged with Corrida's murder instead. He then instructed that Engarde be brought to the stand.
Once Engarde took the stand, he quickly revealed his disgust not only at his own "refreshing like a spring breeze" slogan, but also the way that Wright had acted, calling him "atrocious as a lawyer". However, he remained satisfied that his defense attorney would give him the "not guilty" verdict he needed. The judge, although shocked at Engarde's change in attitude, asked Wright for his final thoughts.
Wright knew he had run out of time, but he did not know what to say, and Mia Fey was unable to give him any advice either. If he were to side with justice and declare Engarde guilty, Maya would be killed. If he were to save Maya and declare Engarde innocent, however, Andrews would be found guilty for a crime she didn't commit. The judge eventually pressed him for an answer and, whispering an apology to Maya, Wright made his choice.
Just before he could make his statement, Franziska von Karma burst into the room. She had located Dick Gumshoe (whose injuries were quite major) and brought his trench coat, which contained one last piece of evidence, to the court in his place. It was a disc, the police had had no time to examine the contents of it, but they assume it was important.
Despite this, the judge would not accept the disc as evidence, as they did not answer the question of who de Killer's client actually was. As Engarde began to gloat, Mia comforted Wright, explaining that miracles had to be made to happen, and urged him for her sake to try and make a miracle happen. She explained that there were two ways to defeat Engarde; either make him wish for a guilty verdict or make de Killer break his contract. Wright saw both of these as impossible, but Mia insisted that it truly would be a "miracle" if either were to happen. She then urged Wright to turn the situation around, as they had done countless times before, as although the judge was not willing to accept the items, someone else might be.
Spurred on, Wright got an idea. Just then, de Killer asked what was going on, prompting Wright to show him the video on the disc. After watching, de Killer admitted that he had another disc, but had been told not to watch it. Von Karma revealed that the disc they currently had was a copy of the video that Maya made. Wright told the assassin that a camera had been set-up in the room and that the only person who could have done that would have been his own client. Furthermore, de Killer had been given a specific time and place to murder Corrida, for the sole purpose of being filmed.
De Killer, shocked by this revelation, demanded to know why his client had done this. Remembering his talk with Engarde the night before, Wright explained that de Killer's client didn't trust him at all and had every intention of using the video for blackmailing purposes. In fact, the client had never trusted anyone and used them to get their own way. This enraged de Killer; as far as he was concerned, his client had broken their bond of trust and was now a traitor, Engarde was getting worried. Edgeworth, remembering that de Killer despised traitors, asked him what would happen if one of his own clients betrayed him. De Killer revealed that, if that were the case, he would break their contract and then hunt them down as his next target, no matter how long it took. Wright realized at this point that this was the "miracle" Mia had told him about. De Killer then officially broke his contract with Engarde and informed Wright that he would return Maya to him before the radio was destroyed, much to the attorney's relief.
Engarde was then brought back to the stand. Wright told him that even if Engarde were given an acquittal, he would be at risk from a betrayed de Killer the moment he stepped out of the courtroom. Just as the judge was about to declare him not guilty, Engarde begged him to give a guilty verdict explaining his predicament. The judge decides to do it, everybody celebrates while Matt Engarde screams loudly scratching new scars into his face.
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Characters[]
- Phoenix Wright
- Maya Fey
- Miles Edgeworth
- Dick Gumshoe
- Mia Fey
- Judge
- Franziska von Karma
- Pearl Fey
- Matt Engarde
- Shelly de Killer
- Adrian Andrews
Adaptation differences[]
- De Killer's testimony only includes the part about him thinking Andrews is a man.
- Von Karma only presents the video footage of de Killer murdering Corrida, and it is presented on a disc instead of a VHS. The pistol used to shoot her shoulder and the bellboy's uniform worn by de Killer are not seen. She also wears Gumshoe's coat instead of using it to carry the evidence and has an arm sling bandage around her right arm that is later removed sometime before Edgeworth meets her at the airport.
- Rather than choosing to present the footage to de Killer, de Killer asks what's going on from the transceiver nearby causing Phoenix to show him the footage. This was mostly due to the fact that it is an anime not a game.
- Maya's role in the case is more significant; she finds a CD containing a recording of de Killer strangling Corrida while trapped in Engarde's house, uses Engarde's recording equipment to make a copy of the disc and leave it behind in a jewel case for police to discover when they eventually search the place, and leaving the card with a sketch of Wright's face inside the jewel case that von Karma takes when she obtains the evidence. In the original game, de Killer simply failed to protect the original tape from the police and Wright merely said what was on it, it was not played at all.
- As well as breaking down twice in court, Engarde also receives a unique speech bubble: "待ってくれえええ!" (Matte kureeee!). It also happens after he's declared guilty.
- Unlike the games, the judge declares Matt Engarde guilty (with the word in front of him) and confetti falls. This marks the first time in the entire series when someone is declared guilty and confetti falls.
- Wright and Maya reunite at the police station, rather than the defendant lobby. Pearl also continues to channel Mia for a while during the reunion to allow Mia to see Maya once again. Butz and Gumshoe later join them and they have their feast in the police station instead of at Viola Hall. Neither Powers nor Edgeworth are present during the feast, as the latter immediately heads for the airport to look for von Karma.
- Gumshoe's bandages are far more extensive; he is nearly mummified in gauze when he is seen after the car crash.
- During Edgeworth and von Karma's conversation at the airport, Edgeworth brings up Wright instead of Andrews. He later gives a reassuring smile, after von Karma breaks down crying.
- Wright's monologue as well as his courtroom reappearance with Edgeworth at the end of Turnabout Goodbyes is shown at the end of this episode in the anime instead.