A lunchbox made by Dick Gumshoe was a piece of evidence in Phoenix Wright's investigation into the murder of Glen Elg.
Filling the stomach with love[]
- Main article: Recipe for Turnabout
On the first day of her retrial for Elg's murder, Gumshoe testified against her due to his position as the detective in charge of the case. Worried about Byrde, who had lost weight, Gumshoe later made a meal for her with an abundant amount of his favorite wiener sausages, and asked Wright to give it to her. Although excited at first, Byrde coldly refused to accept it upon learning it was from Gumshoe, saying it was forbidden to accept gifts at the detention center, and claiming that she hated weenies. Rather than letting it go to waste, Wright shared the lunchbox with Maya Fey. When Wright and Fey met Gumshoe again, the latter told Gumshoe the lunchbox was delicious but was hesitant to reveal Byrde's actual reaction. Gumshoe misinterpreted this as Byrde having praised it, and gave them another even larger lunchbox he had prepared.
Even though Gumshoe brought evidence that helped Wright get Byrde's final acquittal, she could not forgive him for doubting her in court, which had almost resulted in her conviction. Wright explained Gumshoe was just performing his duty as a detective, and showed her Gumshoe actually cared about her by giving her the jumbo lunchbox as a "present to celebrate her freedom". This time, Byrde admitted she actually really liked weenies and finished the lunchbox in the defendant lobby.
Development[]
The lunchbox scenario originated from a bento box that Shu Takumi spotted while writing dialogue for Larry Butz in The Stolen Turnabout. It was the lunch of Hiroyuki Kudou, who was sitting next to Takumi's desk, and contained a small tamagoyaki in addition to the rice and weenies. Takumi requested that Kudou bring the same lunch the next day, except without the egg. The evidence icon is based on that second bento box.[1]
In other media[]
In the anime, Byrde asks who sent them to her before attempting to consume them. After learning that Gumshoe sent them, she remarks saying "Oh, these are Dick's Weenies" coldly before turning them away.
References[]
- ↑ Ash (2016-08-12). "Gyakuten Saiban 3 Blog Entry 11: Turnabout Recipe (2004)". Gyakuten Saiban Library. Retrieved 2024-08-08.