| The Adventure of the Clouded Kokoro |
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| Soseki Natsume |
| And anyway, I'm a student from overseas. I'm just a foreign nobody to them. Someone not to be trusted. I heard them openly laughing about me before. In my earshot, without any compunction at all. "Any trial for this man would be a waste of time," they said. And, "Of course the foreigner did it!" |
Episode 4: The Adventure of the Clouded Kokoro is the fourth episode of The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures and follows Ryunosuke Naruhodo after his unsettling first trial in London. With the aftermath weighing heavily on his mind, Naruhodo is immediately assigned to defend Soseki Natsume, another Japanese national on a study tour, in the stabbing of a woman by the name of Olive Green at the hand of an unseen assailant. Along the way, Naruhodo once again crosses paths with Herlock Sholmes, who "solves" the case by finding Natsume, the only person known to be nearby at the moment of the incident. This encounter with Sholmes becomes the start of a new chapter in Naruhodo's journey.
Acts and chapters[]
| Act | Chapter |
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| "Investigation, Part 1" | "Opening" |
| "Investigation Start" | |
| "Investigation, Part 2" | "Mr Natsume's Lodgings" |
| "Dance of Deduction" | |
| "Trial, Part 1" | "Pre-Trial" |
| "Trial Start" | |
| "The Beates' Entrance" | |
| "Trial, Part 2" | "Second Summation Examination" |
| "Mrs Garrideb Testifies" | |
| "Conclusion" | |
| "New Office" |
Timeline[]
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| Date | Event type / related incident | Description | Notes | |
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| 1880 / c. GAA-10 | Misc. | The Battle of Maiwand occurs. John Garrideb is wounded and forced to retire from military service. |
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| February GAA-1 (Meiji 34) | The Adventure of the Clouded Kokoro | Soseki Natsume leaves Japan for Britain. | ???: It's been twelve long months since I left my hometown! The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles. Capcom. Episode: The Adventure of the Clouded Kokoro (in English). 2021. |
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| February GAA-1 (Meiji 34) | The Adventure of the Clouded Kokoro | Soseki Natsume leaves Japan for Britain. | ???: It's been twelve long months since I left my hometown! The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles. Capcom. Episode: The Adventure of the Clouded Kokoro (in English). 2021. |
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| January 20, GAA (Meiji 35) | The Adventure of the Clouded Kokoro | Approximate date of the last time Roly Beate had a proper sleep prior to the stabbing incident involving Olive Green. | N/A | |
| February 6, GAA (Meiji 35) | The Adventure of the Clouded Kokoro | Juror 5 (laborer) loses his wages for the day. Furious, his wife throws a knife at him. | N/A | |
| February 13, GAA (Meiji 35) | The Adventure of the Clouded Kokoro | Juror 5 (laborer)'s wife throws him into the river Thames. | N/A | |
| February 17, GAA (Meiji 35) | The Adventure of the Clouded Kokoro & The Memoirs of the Clouded Kokoro | Olive Green is stabbed in the back and goes into a coma. | N/A | |
| February 20, GAA (Meiji 35) | The Adventure of the Clouded Kokoro | Trial of Soseki Natsume for the attempted murder of Olive Green. | N/A |
Investigation[]
"Opening"[]
A young woman stabbed on a road.
| 'I begin to think, Wilson,' said Sholmes, turning his head languidly in my direction, 'that there is more to this case than that which we have observed. Indeed, that there may be another part to this story that we are yet to discover.' His eyes wandered, following the steam rising from his cup of herbal tea, leading him to the distant memory of that snowy evening -- to the young lady, collapsed on the pavement along Briar Road, and to the knife in her back. Lit in the soft glow of gas lamps, a most extraordinary scene had been set, and under the cover of a light fog, the curtain had risen silently on the insoluble mystery of our invisible killer. |
- 9:47 a.m.
The morning after their first trial in London, Ryunosuke Naruhodo and Susato Mikotoba once again headed for the office of Lord Chief Justice Mael Stronghart. They had spent the night at a hotel at the cost of three pounds,[1] an expense that their stipend could not take for very long.
Upon arrival, Stronghart congratulated Naruhodo on passing his test and becoming a bona fide lawyer. At this, Naruhodo admitted to his misgivings about his victory due to not being able to ascertain the whole truth. Stronghart replied that it was no longer his concern, as the omnibus at the centre of that trial had burned down, killing Magnus McGilded, their previous client, who had been inside at the time. Naruhodo also complained that the case had not been simple after all, and in fact the case against him seemed quite damning at first, but Stronghart only laughed in response to this. Stronghart added that he already had a new case lined up, with the trial starting the next day. Though the victim had not actually died, the defendant still faced a serious charge of attempted murder, with grave consequences if found guilty.
Finally, Stronghart asked Naruhodo what he meant by his intent "to do everything that Mr Asogi planned to do." Naruhodo mentioned that Kazuma Asogi had something important to do, but had never managed to tell him what it was. At this, Stronghart abruptly ended the conversation, telling Naruhodo to ask the detective in the corner for information about his new case. The detective was Inspector Tobias Gregson, known throughout London as a rival to Herlock Sholmes in The Adventures of Herlock Sholmes.
The case was a simple matter. A woman was in hospital, having been stabbed in the back while walking down Briar Road. The police had found their culprit quickly. There was no hope of saving him, as Barok van Zieks would be the prosecutor in the trial. Mikotoba protested that Naruhodo had won against van Zieks before, but Gregson replied that it did not matter, as McGilded had still been killed in the end. Gregson then left to investigate the crime scene, telling Naruhodo that his would-be client would be found as inmate fifty-three at the local prison.
"Investigation Start"[]
The two went to Cell 9 to meet their client, and were surprised to find that he was a Japanese visiting student like them. His name was Soseki Natsume and he had been sent a year prior to study the English language.
On the night of the crime, Natsume was walking home from a bookshop. He only saw one other person on the path, a woman in a green overcoat. As he was passing her, she suddenly screamed and collapsed. Natsume called to her, but she didn't move, so he ran away. He was woken in the morning by the police and Sholmes. Natsume was so panicked that the only English phrases he could remember were "Yes, I do!" and "I'm fine!"
Natsume begged Naruhodo to help him, as no other lawyer would take the case of a foreigner like him. Naruhodo explained that he had only taken on one other case, which had made him question what he was supposed to believe in. Even the armband that he wore was just a keepsake inherited from the student for whom his study tour had been originally intended. Nonetheless, Mikotoba assured Natsume that they would at least investigate the crime scene.
Briar Road.
A policeman was a witness.
At Briar Road, they met with Gregson, who told them that there was little information about the victim, as she was still unconscious. However, Scotland Yard had found a policeman and his wife who had witnessed the moment of the stabbing at five o'clock two days ago. Gregson insisted that this case would be a waste of time for them, but admitted that it was not the kind of case for van Zieks to take, especially after having been absent from court for several years. Ordinarily, van Zieks would only go after the master criminals who would be guaranteed a capital punishment. They tried to ask about Sholmes, only to be met with complaints about how much trouble his stories caused for making a mockery out of Scotland Yard. They decided that it would be better to visit the man himself at his home on 221B Baker Street.
- 12:53 p.m.
Immediately entranced, Mikotoba's murmurs about Wilhelm Gottsreich Sigismond von Ormstein were only interrupted by the arrival of the little girl whom they had first met just after McGilded's trial. The girl immediately started up a conversation, bringing up details about Naruhodo and Mikotoba that they began to realise she should not have known unless she had been told, or she had deduced them. Serving them tea and a cake, the girl introduced herself as Iris Wilson, Sholmes's roommate and the author of The Adventures of Herlock Sholmes. The stories were based on real cases handled by Sholmes (including one called "The Adventure of the Speckled Band"), and, though she wrote the stories as "John Wilson" the English gentleman, she really was a doctor of medicine. She also confirmed the reasoning that she had used to learn so much about her guests, including the fact that they had taken Natsume's case, and, unlike Sholmes's "Logic and Reasoning Spectacular", it was all spot-on.
Regarding the case, Scotland Yard had apparently intercepted Sholmes as he arrived in London to help them solve the stabbing case. Naruhodo wondered why the trial was happening so soon after the incident, and Wilson explained that this was a regular occurrence due to the sheer amount of crime that the British justice system had to handle. Sholmes had told Wilson that he was heading back to Natsume's lodgings, so Wilson gave them a card and a five-shilling coin to give to Inspector Gregson, containing instructions for him to tell Naruhodo all that he knew about the case.
"Mr. Natsume's Lodgings"[]
- 2:38 p.m.
The two gave the card to Inspector Gregson, who explained to them that the money was an "appearance fee" for using him in Wilson's stories. To their surprise, he then immediately did what "Her Ladyship" said, and gave them the location of Natsume's lodgings on the first floor of a house just across the street from the crime scene. At the top floor, they met the owner and landlord, John Garrideb, a former soldier who was forced into retirement due to a knee injury. He lived on the top floor and had a maid by the name of Joan. He complained that the incident had drawn a lot of attention due to the recent treaty with Japan, even attracting Sholmes, who was investigating Natsume's room. He claimed not to know about Sholmes, despite having a copy of Randst Magazine.
Garrideb began explaining that Natsume had taken up residence a week ago, but Joan interrupted him before he could divulge anything further. Joan described Natsume as suspicious and described his routine in much detail, though she could not explain how she knew so much about Garrideb's tenants. Mikotoba also asked if they had seen anything out of the ordinary, but Joan forcefully insisted that nothing had happened and the two had been eating dinner at the time. Garrideb was evidently hiding something, but the conversation was clearly over. Garrideb permitted Naruhodo and Mikotoba to investigate Natsume's room, where they found Sholmes reading a book.
Sholmes explained that he had been asked simply to locate the man who had been seen fleeing the scene. There had been some books scattered on the ground, and he had found the bookstore from which they had been purchased, which had in turn led him to Natsume. There was even a receipt on a desk wedged between two piles of books, listing books purchased from "Yore Books" at 4:45, shortly before the incident. After Natsume's arrest, the thought of whether he was actually the culprit had entered Sholmes's mind, and he had decided to investigate further, though he had gotten distracted by all of the books. The room was dark and a brick wall blocked off the only window, but the price offered for the lodgings was so low that even the sad state of the room could not explain it.
Suddenly, Sholmes asked Naruhodo whether he would be offering his services as a lawyer in this case. Naruhodo was surprised that Sholmes had remembered that specific detail from "The Speckled Band" and seemingly little else.
"Dance of Deduction"[]
The Garridebs' wedding picture.
Having found nothing to go on except Garrideb's secrets, Naruhodo and Mikotoba returned to the top floor. Joan seemed intent on making the guests leave, but Sholmes appeared and shocked them all by revealing that Garrideb was hiding the existence of "a ferocious beast" whose rampage had caused him to lose something dear to him. However, he seemed under the impression that Garrideb had bought a lion from India, but had to sell it to the circus.
A dance of deduction ensued, in which Sholmes traced a furtive glance from Garrideb to a small statue of a lion, and pointed to a handbill in Joan's dress pocket advertising "Batty's Circus". Doubting that a lion could fit in a room such as this, never mind go on a rampage without hurting somebody, Naruhodo found that Garrideb's gaze had actually gone to a cracked wedding photograph located behind the lion statue. The crack obscured his wife's face, but the wedding ring on Joan's finger matched the one in the photo, confirming Joan's real identity. Unable to afford a "real" maid, the Garridebs had rented out their rooms and arranged for Joan to act as a maid to maintain appearances.
Sholmes noted that John must still be feeling pain, which Naruhodo identified as coming, not from emotional turmoil, but from a recently slapped cheek, which explained why John never looked directly at them. To explain what had happened, Sholmes caught another furtive glance from John, originally thought to be directed toward a pile of bills for food, even though the food was not for lions. Through this, Naruhodo discovered a love letter from "Mary" to "James" being used as a bookmark. Sholmes then caught Joan glancing in the direction of a cake stand on a nearby table, originally thought to have been offered to the "lion" before it gnawed on the carpet. Next to the cake stand, however, was a candlestick holder with one of the candles on the floor near the carpet, whose scorch marks revealed what had actually happened. John attempted to stand up but fell over in amazement, with Joan catching him.
Their secret exposed, John recounted the heated argument started by the love letter, with Joan not believing that "James" did not refer to him. The candle had been knocked over during the fight, starting a fire that burned up the carpet and a bookshelf with John's novels. Joan had then started throwing things at John, resulting in him losing his favourite book, The Lion's Pride. This fight had occurred at the time of the stabbing on Briar Road, with John remarking that he would not have been able to notice anything going on outside. At this point, Naruhodo was out of leads and out of time, and resolved to go to the prison one last time, as visiting hours were almost over.
Mysterious Man A and B
Outside, they see two men arguing. A flamboyant and fancily dressed man called a yellow clothed man with a huge chin "Horatio". After the two introduced themselves to them, Mysterious Man B left but vowed to meet the other one again. Mysterious Man A was actually the tenant of the first floor, and apparently a huge fan of William Shakespeare's works, he then went to his flat. Naruhodo decided to get them a carriage to visit Natsume.
- 6:31 p.m.
Back at the prison, Natsume was glad Naruhodo and Susato are back. Sholmes suddenly appears and said words that are art to Natsume even though he calls the detective a spy. Sholmes compliments the defendant on the books in his flat. But Natsume knows he's doomed. Natsume said that Garrideb's lodgings are cursed. He was a loner because everyone else was foreign to him. So Natsume went to a place where the rent was low, but Garrideb said the flat was cursed but wouldn't say anything else. This made Natsume extremely paranoid, but what's even worse was van Zieks was prosecuting his trial. Everyone was really worried he'll end up like McGilded, dead if not arrested. They wonder if he was a killer, but Sholmes said he's merely a prosecutor. It's almost impossible to keep a perfect record in the trials of Great Britain due to the Jury. It was made to prevent false evidence and bribery in the trials. Van Zieks' defendants were hit by carriages, drowned, and caught fevers but Natsume has to believe them just as Sholmes believed Naruhodo on the SS Burya. Naruhodo has to believe in himself, that's what Asogi told him.
Trial[]
"Pre-Trial"[]
- 9:23 a.m.
Before the trial, Naruhodo was almost ready. Natsume woke up early, he didn't sleep much the night before. Susato read a newspaper saying van Zieks hasn't stood in trial since he was called the Reaper, McGilded's trial was his comeback. Naruhodo prays to Asogi to watch over him.
"Trial Start"[]
- 10:00 a.m.
Ryunosuke and van Zieks both inform the judge they are ready. Van Zieks said a Japanese man defending another Japanese man was conceited, but Susato disagrees. The judge announces the six jurors for this trial: Bruce Fairplay, a Victorian lady, a mild-mannered young man, Joan, an impatient laborer, and an elderly man. In the opening statement, van Zieks said it's despicable for Natsume to stab the English victim after the Anglo-Japanese Treaty of Friendship and Navigation was made.
Olive Green collapsed, but alive, on the street after her stabbing.
The judge asks to see the inspector of the case and Tobias Gregson takes the stand and explains the case. A twenty-year-old woman named Olive Green was stabbed in the back with a knife, she has been unconscious ever since. Her life was not in danger so Natsume would only suffer assault charges. It happened three days prior at 5 P.M. on the intersection of Briar Road. Green was walking after a snowfall but when Natsume approached, she was stabbed. Green was currently in the hospital, so she couldn't testify. The court accepts documents of the case and the large knife that stabbed Green as evidence. There was no current relation between Green and Natsume, yet Gregson would testify why he arrested him.
It was a foggy day but the visibility on the site was still good. The defendant and victim were the only ones there. When Natsume fled, he dropped his books he got from the secondhand bookstore. By finding out who owned those books, Scotland Yard arrested Natsume. Gregson adds a photograph of Green stabbed on Briar Road. Susato and Naruhodo remember Natsume saying he saw Green scream and fall. Natsume loves English literature, the bookstore he got the books from was called Bourbon Books and was located on the other end of Briar Road next to Misham Road. Naruhodo reveals that a receipt found in Natsume's flat said he bought the books at a bookstore named Yore Books. Yore Books was just a few rows of units from Bourbon Books, but it's so small Scotland Yard didn't think Natsume would buy books from there. Naruhodo claims that if Natsume
"Guilty!"
went to Yore Books, there's a chance he didn't pass the crime scene, half the jury agrees. But seeing the actual location of Yore Books doesn't change his theory at all. Naruhodo argues that there a longer route avoiding the crime scene, but van Zieks said there's no need for a detour. He said the jury should consider their verdict now and they agree, they all vote Guilty. Now it looks like the time for Naruhodo's closing argument.
Juror 1 asks if Natsume admitted himself, 2 can't think of anyone wearing a green coat except Olive Green, 3 agrees that there's no reason for a detour, 4 was horrified that Natsume stabbed Green in the back, 5 just wants the trial to end so he can get back to his job, and 6 prefers Yore Books over Bourbon Books. Naruhodo wonders why Natsume fled the scene in the first place, he just needs to change four juror's verdicts. He presses juror 5 saying a trial should never be rushed, but 5 said if he rests from work his wife and kid won't get food. He was a road worker and said the water and gas pipes would rupture this time of year. Turns out this man worked on Misham Road, this was the detour juror 3 and van Zieks overlooked. If there was road work, the road would be blocked off forcing Natsume to take the long detour, so jurors 3 and 5 vote Not Guilty. Pressing juror 6 reveals that the old widower was at Yore Books at the time of the incident. He slipped on the frozen Calabash Road on his way home and fainted, but then he woke up and went to see his grandchildren. juror 6 said he wore his green coat which he's wearing right now, that's someone else for juror 2 to think of. 6 and 2 both vote Not Guilty, only Fairplay and Garrideb think Natsume's guilty but the trial continues! Except, van Zieks correctly said juror 5 didn't put a sign up over the site so Natsume could've jumped over the hole, his books were also found near the victim. Also, juror 6 doesn't remember seeing any Japanese man like Natsume. Van Zieks kept silent during the closing argument because he didn't want to taint the hearts of the jurors. He decides to bring the next witnesses to the stand, Naruhodo and Susato remember one of them was a policeman, but they're not giving up on Natsume.
"The Beates' Entrance"[]
The policeman's name was Roly Beate, who kept falling asleep at the witness stand. The other witness was his wife, Patricia, who was excited about their one-year wedding anniversary the other day, as they love each other very deeply. Roly patrols the streets of lighting, cleaning gassing lights, and stuff like that. Patricia testifies that on their wedding anniversary they went to eat, they saw two figures walk on the opposite pavement. One of them fell and the other ran away, the clearly remember him as Natsume. She and Roly gave chase and notified the nearest police station. If the testimony was truly decisive then Naruhodo's closing argument was completely ruined. Scotland Yard only allows young men to be police officers. Roly was going to change but Patricia wouldn't recognize him. He shows his patrol guide to Naruhodo. Patricia notified the police while Roly watched over the scene. Even though the fog was thick, it cleared up and showed Natsume to the couple. Patricia gets angry, she thinks Naruhodo was doubting her testimony. After the judge calms her down, she said that Natsume dropped four books. But Naruhodo points out that receipt said he only purchased three books and there were only three books in the photo of Green.
Olive Green holding The Adventure of the Lion's Pride.
van Zieks revealed another book in Green's hand, which he said was hers, and the receipt matches the names Patricia Beate saw. Van Zieks presents the fourth book, The Adventure of the Lion's Pride, as evidence and requested the jurors to go with the verdict. Susato said they needed further examination due to new evidence, Naruhodo said there was a clue on the book, that being that the book is burned. Van Zieks said that had no connection but Naruhodo remembered his meeting at the lodgings and announced that the book was actually John Garrideb's. Naruhodo acknowledged the court that Joan was Juror No. 4 and revealed that she had an argument with John at the same time Green was stabbed. Naruhodo suggested that the book was thrown out the open window. But both van Zieks and Joan said there's no reason for it to be open and the jury agreed that Natsume was guilty, so they voted. Naruhodo demanded the right for another closing argument.
"Second Summation Examination"[]
Juror 1 stated that Natsume left the crime scene leaving behind three books, 2 would reconsider something else similar to the stabbing, 3 said Joan throwing the book out the window was irrelevant, 4 thought it's cute, 5 would be in trouble if he didn't earn money soon, and 6 had a burning incident at his home too. His grandchildren lit his birthday cake with seventy-five candles. When the elder tried to blow them out, the candles burned up and the whole flat caught fire. They all tried put it out with water and opened the windows to let the smoke out, the old man got a cold from the outside. Letting the smoke out was a perfectly good reason for opening the window for Juror 3 as Naruhodo remembered that the Garridebs' rug caught fire. Juror 4, Mrs. Garrideb, started drinking tea, so Naruhodo pressed her to acknowledge the open window. She admitted that she threw that book but she said the title had no correlation to her mind. However, when she said that, Juror 5 remembered that two weeks ago on his way home from work, he lost his money because of a hole in his pocket. When he told his wife, she threw a cleaver near his ear, hitting the wall. Women will throw deadly things at their husbands, Susato thought that might be important and it was for Juror 2. If the Garridebs' book was found near Green, then maybe the knife that was in her back was theirs too! Juror 4 fell down at this and 2, 1, 5, and 3 vote toss fireballs in the white scale; Naruhodo still had a chance.
But van Zieks wasn't giving up, Green was collapsed fifteen yards away from the Garridebs' flat. He called the Herlock Sholmes' novels "shoddy", angering Susato. She requested that they cross-examine Joan, but van Zieks, throwing his whole bottle of wine away, said it was not needed as they're still cross-examining Roly and Patricia. Roly was finally fully awake to testify so the request for a juror testimony was denied by the judge for the policeman's testimony. Roly said that the Garridebs aren't related to the case due to the awning window. Patricia added they would've noticed a flying object and reminds that Roly keeping watch of the scene, he never looked away for an instant. The only way for things to out the window would be straight down, otherwise it would break.
After mentioning his patrolman's guide again, Roly Beate decided to give Naruhodo his police handbook. When asked how he knew about the window, Roly said he helped with the investigation yesterday, but Naruhodo noticed Patricia giggling when he said that. It turned out the place where Green collapsed was out of Roly's jurisdiction. If she was stabbed on the other side than the two of them couldn't go out for their anniversary dinner. Roly said no one passed the body while he was looking, he suggested that the burned book could just be coincidentally another one. Roly said that she came back late but Patricia said that's because she bought a bouquet of flowers for him as an anniversary present. Roly didn't want to talk about it but Naruhodo asked Patricia who said she dropped the bouquet at the crime scene. While she was looking for it after returning from the police station, she couldn't find the victim's body, but it was just on the other side. Van Zieks showed her the exact bouquet saying it was found in front of the Garridebs' home therefore no relevance to the case. The judge still wanted it as evidence for precautionary measures, which Naruhodo used to point out Patricia just saying she couldn't find the body. Van Zieks tried to say the wind might have blew the bouquet there but Naruhodo said Roly would have testified about that as he claims he saw everything.
Roly and Patricia watch Green.
Regarding both the book and bouquet, Naruhodo theorized that Green was moved as a cover-up by Roly. He said the real crime scene was the west side of Briar Road right next to the Garrideb's house. But Roly overlooked the bouquet, and van Zieks confirms that it wasn't found until the next morning, explainng why it was left on the west side. Roly admits to his actions and laments that exposing him was a nightmare come true, Naruhodo seemed to know why the Scotland Yard officer would do what he did.
Roly and Patricia confess to tampering with the crime scene.
On the night of the event, Green was stabbed on Roly's patrolling area, meaning he would have to join the investigation and would ruin his dinner plans with Patricia that night on their wedding anniversary. Roly Beate started to cry apologizing for what he did. He moved the books, but the burned The Adventure of the Lion's Pride was still in the victim's hand, though they still thought Natsume was the culprit. Roly asks if this was the end for him but van Zieks allows him and Patricia to return home, he just hopes he's learned something about trivial matters during crime investigations.
Now that the true crime scene was revealed, Naruhodo requested "once again" for Joan Garrideb to testify. Since she had a fight with her husband, John, who had opened the window facing the crime scene to let out smoke, it would mean the book Joan threw at him would fall into the west pavement of Briar Road. So Naruhodo wants her to verify if she can recognize the knife in Green's back. She tries to claim from Van Zieks' earlier statement that jurors don't need to testify. Though much to her shock, he interrupts to her that he never said anything of the sort and that if she plays a part in case, then she isn't null from testifying just because she is part of the jury. In her anger, she admits she wouldn't be able to remember the exact knife since she has many of the same kind, leaving everyone was shocked. The judge and van Zieks agree for her to take the stand in order to find the truth.
"Mrs Garrideb Testifies"[]
As Juror No. 4, Joan Garrideb, takes the stand, John Garrideb also takes the stand to testify alongside with her since he was there during the time of the crime. They say during their fight, a candle knocked on the floor caused the fire. John extinguished it and opened the window while Joan threw whatever she could find towards him. With so many knives, John wouldn't be aware if one got lost, and wants evidence to prove the victim's knife was theirs. Joan doesn't remember tossing a knife, and mentions the things she did throw which causes John to play with his pipe. He corrects his wife on the things she threw all had weight and were hard, with one of these objects even breaking his pipe in half. Susato wants the pipe to be inspected so it was submitted as evidence. As she and Naruhodo inspect Garrideb's pipe, they find some sort of sharp metal piece stuck in it. This was the evidence proving the chipped knife in Green was the Garrideb's. Van Zieks was astonished by the perfect match of the metal objects, and calls it a miracle. Naruhodo and Susato realize that John said he felt something sharp when the pipe fell out of his hands, and when Joan threw the knife at him, it went in the pipe before hitting Green out the window.
Olive Green picking up book before getting stabbed.
Even with this new revelation, van Zieks states even if the knife really fell through the window, there was no way it would hit the victim's back, causing everyone to agree at how implausible the situation would be. Just when Naruhodo was about to give up, Susato encourages him not to. He then presents how Green was stabbed on the back: The burned The Adventure of the Lion's Pride book. Since she was confirmed to be holding it when Roly first found her stabbed, Naruhodo said that when the book fell out the Garridebs' window, Green curiously picked it up. Bent down, the knife would most certainly stab her in the back! Joan admits that's what really happened, she and John apologize for that fight, Joan faints begging for forgiveness, John tries to carry her as she did to him but falls backwards.
"Not Guilty!"
The Garridebs were carried off to the first aid room and Green was to fully recover very soon, even though nothing was ever revealed about her. Natsume takes the stand and the British judge apologizes to the Japanese man for not believing him. Natsume and Roly really thought Green was dead, Natsume thought she was a ghost and apologizes for damaging the trust between Japan and England. The judge compliments both Naruhodo and van Zieks for their work in the trial. Juror 1 comments that does not like false charges, 2 comments how hard the truth was handled, 3 comments on how Joan Garrideb was gone from the jury bench, 4 was replaced with John, 5 was glad to finally get back to his job, and 6 can tell this as a story for his grandchildren. The judge told them to pass judgement and this time they all vote Not Guilty. The judge announces Natsume's verdict and everyone cheers. The judge hopes that a scholar like Natsume won't be put on the stand ever again and concludes the trial.
"Conclusion"[]
- 3:17 p.m.
Natsume very happily thanks his "substitute" for clearing his name. Natsume was very impressed with the Japanese attorney for not feeling like an outside in the British court like he did, it would make a good tale to tell his friend back in Japan. Sholmes arrives thinking the trial was just starting, Natsume was really mad at him for arresting him. Sholmes points out that if he sent Green to the hospital instead of running away, she would've recovered a lot faster. Despite getting off innocent, Natsume thinks he's cursed to die soon because of van Zieks. Susato vows to protect him and uses the "Susato Takedown" on Naruhodo. Asking for his plans for the future now that he was a free man, Natsume reveals to the pair that he plans to return to Japan and attempt writing literature of his own. Sholmes asks Naruhodo and Susato if they'll return to Japan, and the two tell him it hasn't even been a week yet. They realize they're going to run out of money for the hotel so Sholmes invites the two of them to stay in his attic. They agree, it has a window, unlike Natsume's flat. Iris will make them all dinner, including Natsume. He and Naruhodo are glad to have met each other.
"New Office"[]
- 4:41 p.m.
Naruhodo's new office
In Sholmes' attic there a lot of space for Naruhodo and Susato to make their new office. Naruhodo wishes for Asogi to watch him when Iris and Sholmes, now dressed in more casual clothes, come in to let them know dinner's ready. Naruhodo is excited to have his own office. Sholmes told him that there was a darkness lurking in the bright blossoming capital of London. Initially, Naruhodo didn't know what Sholmes meant at the time, but later on, he started to realize what the detective truly meant.
Continuity[]
- The Adventure of the Clouded Kokoro is the first of a two-part mini-series within The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, the other part being The Memoirs of the Clouded Kokoro from The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve. The trials in both episodes share some similarities outside of what is addressed within the story. Both involve attempted murder charges, the only instances of such in the Ace Attorney, and both involve having a juror testify as a witness. This is also the second episode in the series to lack a deceased character in the list of profiles, following The Adventure of the Unbreakable Speckled Band.
- In the ending cutscene of The Adventure of the Runaway Room, Gregson implies that there was going to be a Scotland Yard investigation of the omnibus, just not at the time that McGilded had been told. However, at the beginning of this episode, Stronghart says that he has no knowledge of any plans by Scotland Yard to reexamine the carriage.
References to popular culture[]
- Kokoro was a novel by the real-world Sōseki Natsume, with the title literally meaning "heart" or "the heart of things" or "feelings." Thus, the full title means "The Adventure of the Clouded Heart," referencing Naruhodo's mixed feelings about his previous trial.
- Shamspeare calls Metermann Horatio, a character in Shakespeare's Hamlet. He quotes Hamlet on several occasions, telling Metermann to "get thee to a nunnery" and saying to both Naruhodo and Metermann that "there are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy." Neither character gets the reference, both protesting that their name is not Horatio.
- When the judge describes how he almost gets hit by horse-drawn carriages due to London's thick fog, Ryunosuke comments that he will be sure to "stop, look, and listen" in the future. "Stop, look, and listen" is a motto associated with the Green Cross Code in the UK.
- After it is revealed in court that Yore Books is also close to Briar Road, Van Zieks quips "...My learned Nipponese friend is obviously in training to be a clown, the way he regales us with such witticisms. To your future career in the circus." This is a reference to the meme "You Are Not a Clown, You Are the Entire Circus", known for its association with Miles Edgeworth.
- This is not the first work of fiction wherein Sōseki Natsume appears as a character interacting with Sherlock Holmes. The short story, "The Yellow Lodger," written by Yamada Fūtarō, depicts Sherlock Holmes investigating the disappearance of billionaire James Phillimore when the famous detective encounters the author, who calls himself Kinnosuke Natsume and ends up wrapped up in the investigation as a potential suspect. The story was initially written in 1953 and was translated into English in 2018 by Kyoko Omori. The story can be found in the collected anthology of Japanese mystery fiction, Old Crimes New Scenes, edited by Michael Tangeman and Charles Exley.
Holmes references[]
- The first encounter with Sholmes sees him quoting A Study in Scarlet: "It is a mistake to think that that little room has elastic walls and can distend to any extent. Depend upon it there comes a time when for every addition of knowledge you forget something that you knew before. It is of the highest importance, therefore, not to have useless facts elbowing out the useful ones."
- Two books Soseki Natsume bought at Yore Books were The Picture of Monsieur Lecoq and A Meal for Gaboriau. Monsieur Lecoq, a character conceived by Émile Gaboriau, was a major influence on Sherlock Holmes.
- John Garrideb is the name of a character in the short story "The Adventure of the Three Garridebs".
- Sholmes' deduction of what happened in the Garrideb house is similar to the plot of "The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger".
- In the Japanese version, the book the Garridebs and Green had during the incident was "The Adventure of the Lion's Mane", a Sherlock Holmes story published decades after Adventures would have taken place. The English version uses the similar title The Lion's Pride.
- The love letter from "Mary" to "James" is a reference to an error in "The Man with the Twisted Lip" where Mary Watson calls her husband "James" despite his established first name being "John". Incidentally, "John" is also the name of Mr. Garrideb.
Errors[]
- During the second visit to the prison, when Sholmes says "It is simply the reality of the situation," the sentence is ended with two periods instead of one.
Note[]
- ↑ This would amount to 300-500 British pounds today.
