- 1:20 p.m.
Apollo Justice and Athena Cykes regrouped at the Wright Anything Agency and gave Trucy Wright the evidence that they no longer needed before heading back to the crime scene. When Justice investigated the air duct, he found that it had not been used at all, disproving the theory that he had. They learned from Bobby Fulbright that Tenma Taro's staff had been found at the base of the cliff, and they dejectedly returned to the agency. They reported the bad news to Phoenix Wright, who reminded them that their belief in their client was their most powerful weapon. Justice decided to talk to Damian Tenma.
"Interview with the Demon"[]
Mayor Tenma was still feigning possession by Tenma Taro. He gave Justice the key to the Forbidden Chamber, which he said he had stolen from the killer and swallowed. He further explained that the fox-and-demon statue was a special gift that Rex Kyubi was going to give to him, and that only Florent L'Belle knew about the blackmail letter that had been planted on Kyubi. Reinvigorated by this major lead, Justice headed to Nine-Tails Vale to ask Jinxie Tenma about how to open the Forbidden Chamber.
At Yokai Lane, Justice and Cykes discovered Jinxie in a sort of trance. After being woken from this trance, Jinxie told them that she remembered that there had been no feathers or tracks when she initially discovered the crime scene. Justice also learned that the key to the Forbidden Chamber was unique, and that only Kyubi knew how to open the door. Justice showed Jinxie the fox-and-demon statue, and Jinxie noticed that it was broken. There was supposed to be a cup that the fox and demon would hold up together, as a sign of goodwill. Only Jinxie and Kyubi had known about the statue before the murder. Jinxie then said that that was all she knew, but Justice's bracelet reacted. Before he could question her further, however, Fulbright arrived and took her away for questioning.
"Questions for L'Belle"[]
The duo found L'Belle in the garden. He claimed that he had seen Tenma Taro, but he had lied about it to protect Jinxie. It seemed that Jinxie was known for the trances she went into. Justice confronted him about the blackmail letter, but he simply laughed it off, destroying the letter in the process. He suddenly got a call from a store wanting to buy his products, but he refused, saying that he advertised his products only to show his beauty, not to have them bought and used by "peasants". Nonetheless, after Cykes mentioned that L'Belle's hair was a different color, he gave her a sample of his newest creation, a hair color dye named "Couleur Me L'Belle!" that washed out with water.
"Chamber Secrets"[]
After that, Justice and Cykes entered the Fox Chamber to solve the mystery of the Forbidden Chamber and find more clues. They found the cup from the fox-and-demon statue under the table. Cykes discovered that the two fox statues on either side of the door moved. Justice also noticed that the folding screen in the room depicted two foxes. He examined the back of the screen and discovered pictures of keyholes and keys that looked like the Forbidden Chamber's key. When the folding screen was folded so that keys and keyholes lined up, the screen depicted the two foxes facing each other, with an open door between them. Justice and Cykes moved the fox statues to face each other, and the keyhole to the Forbidden Chamber door was revealed.
The Forbidden Chamber.
A gigantic Tenma Taro statue greeted the two lawyers as they entered the Forbidden Chamber. Justice noticed a rack containing staves similar to the one that the Tenma Taro figure had been carrying, as well as more feathers on the floor. This meant that the figure must have been inside the Forbidden Chamber at some point. There was also a bottle of L'Belle's hand cream on the floor. In front of the statue was a scroll, which seemed to depict the birth of Tenma Taro. Justice also found a compartment at the base of the statue, with some kind of dusty figurine inside. There was also an air vent in the ceiling. Justice decided to ask Phineas Filch about the village superstitions.
"The Truth about Possession"[]
In the foyer, Filch greeted them by trying to steal Justice's bracelet and Cykes's Widget. He mentioned that stealing was in his blood, and that his grandfather was the famous thief Azuki Kozo, who would leave figurines of himself at the scenes of his heists. Justice realized that the dusty figurine from the Forbidden Chamber was one of these. When questioned about the Tenma Taro sighting, Filch claimed that he was afraid to talk because of the superstitions. However, Justice told him that, had he believed in the superstitions, he would have left Nine-Tails Vale immediately, as the superstitions instructed to anyone who had seen Tenma Taro. Filch then admitted that L'Belle had threatened him into keeping the sighting quiet, due to Jinxie's "possession" incidents. Justice decided to get to the bottom of these supposed possessions.
By the time they had gotten to the detention center, Cykes had figured out what Jinxie's "possessions" really were. She told Justice and Mayor Tenma that Jinxie suffered from a rare form of a sleepwalking disorder, originating from repressed stress and lack of sleep caused by her fear of demons. She could not have done any of what she had been accused of in this state. Upon hearing this, Mayor Tenma dropped his Tenma Taro act and admitted that neither of them had planted the feathers and tracks.
"A Startling Confession"[]
Justice returned to the foyer to confront L'Belle. Justice learned that both L'Belle and Filch were going to testify in court, but they left before the lawyer could press them any further. The only matter left unresolved was Jinxie's secret. Justice and Cykes met up with her in Yokai Lane, and they asked her what she had seen. Jinxie replied that her father had told her to call the police before passing out. However, Justice noticed that her fingers shook when she claimed that that was all that her father had said. Jinxie then admitted that her father had indeed said something else:
"Forgive me, Jinxie. I killed Alderman Kyubi."