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Cindydead — The Murder Victim, Cindy Stone.

Episode 1: The First Turnabout is the first episode of the game Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney and follows Phoenix Wright's first case as a defense attorney. He defends his childhood friend Larry Butz in the murder of Cindy Stone.

Characters:

Locations:

Defendant Lobby No. 2
Courtroom

Dates: August 3

Warning:Plot and Contradiction Spoilers follow

The Crime

Frank Sahwit, a common burglar who masked his trade by pretending to be a newspaper salesman, planned to rob the home of Cindy Stone. When he arrived, he saw Larry Butz leaving the apartment and decided to steal the valuables quickly before anyone returned. However, Cindy Stone happened to arrive and caught him in her apartment. He picked up the nearest item he could find, a clock in the shape of a statue called 'The Thinker', and smashed her with it over the head, killing her. The clock then struck 1 o'clock.

Sahwitmemory — Larry leaving Cindy's house, with Sahwit lying in wait

Sahwit decided to frame the man he saw earlier. Since there was a power cut at the time, he went outside to find a payphone and called the police. They soon arrived, and after Sahwit gave his testimony to them, they went to arrest Larry Butz.

The Trial

Phoenix Wright was nervous at the prospect of being in court as a defense attorney for the first time, but his mentor, Mia Fey, soon appeared to give him some moral support as well as a copy of the victim's autopsy report. Wright also met a panic-stricken Larry soon and helped to calm his nerves; Larry seemed to be more concerned about his life without his girlfriend than his verdict.

Sahwitmemory2 — The scene as testified by Sahwit.

In the courtroom itself, both Prosecutor Winston Payne and Wright addressed the judge who tested Phoenix on the basic details of the case to determine whether he was ready for the case. He then asked Payne for the murder weapon, and Payne brought the statue of the Thinker into evidence. Larry then took the stand, claiming that Cindy was alive when he visited the apartment. Payne then provided a motive for Larry to have committed the murder; Stone had just dumped him and had many rich male friends who paid for her expensive gifts.

The prosecution called Frank Sahwit to the stand. Sahwit testified that he discovered the body at 1:00 p.m., and that there was a blackout that prevented him from using the victim's phone. Phoenix objected, stating that the autopsy report placed the time of death at 4:00 p.m. Sawhit then claimed that he heard the time from the T.V, which could not have happened because of the blackout, and then he claimed that he saw the time from the Thinker statue, the clock of which he could not have known without holding it in his hand. The court sounded the clock to prove that it was working on the day of the murder, although it was three hours slow.

Whathappened1 — What actually led to the murder: the victim walking in on Sawhit.

Sahwit then freaked out and chucked his wig at Wright. He made one final claim: unless he could prove the time was wrong on the day of the murder, he could not have done it. Phoenix presented his final evidence, Stone's passport from her trip to Paris. The clock was nine hours ahead from being set to Paris local time. Sahwit was arrested, and Larry was cleared of all charges.

After the Trial

After the trial ended, Mia Fey congratulated Phoenix Wright on his win. Larry Butz interrupted in hysterics again, this time believing that Cindy did not care about him. Phoenix then presented the clock to him; she would not have carried a bulky clock around unless it had some significance. Larry gave Mia another Thinker clock; he had made two as a memento of his and Cindy Stone's relationship. Fey and Wright then went out to dinner.

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 [[Image:Case1art.png|thumb|right|The First Turnabout]]
 [[Image:Cindydead.png |thumb|left|The Murder Victim, Cindy Stone.]]
-'''The First Turnabout''' is the first case in the game [[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney]] and is the first trial that the protragonist, [[Phoenix Wright]] faces. He defends his childhood friend [[Larry Butz]] in the murder of [[Cindy Stone]]
+'''Episode 1: The First Turnabout''' is the first episode of the game [[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney]] and follows [[Phoenix Wright]]'s first case as a defense attorney. He defends his childhood friend [[Larry Butz]] in the murder of [[Cindy Stone]].
 '''Characters:'''
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 * [[Mia Fey]]
 * [[Larry Butz]]
-* [[The Judge]]
+* The [[Judge]]
 * [[Winston Payne]]
 * [[Frank Sahwit]]
 '''Locations''':
-*[[Defence Lobby]]
+*[[Defendant Lobby]] No. 2
 *[[Courtroom]]
+'''Dates''':
+August 3
 ===''Warning:Plot and Contradiction Spoilers follow''===
 ==The Crime==
-Frank Sahwit, a common burgler who masked his trade by pretending to be a newspaper salesman planned to rob the home of Cindy Stone on the Third of August. When he arrived, he saw Larry Butz leaving the appartment and decided to steal the valuables quickly before anyone returned. However, he was caught red handed by Cindy Stone who had just arrived from shopping. He picked up the nearest item he could find, which was a speaking clock in the shape of a statue called 'The Thinker' and smashed her with it over the head. The clock then involentary told the time after the impact, which was 1 o'clock
+Frank Sahwit, a common burglar who masked his trade by pretending to be a newspaper salesman, planned to rob the home of Cindy Stone. When he arrived, he saw Larry Butz leaving the apartment and decided to steal the valuables quickly before anyone returned. However, Cindy Stone happened to arrive and caught him in her apartment. He picked up the nearest item he could find, a clock in the shape of a statue called 'The Thinker', and smashed her with it over the head, killing her. The clock then struck 1 o'clock.
-[[Image:Sahwitmemory.png|thumb|left|Larry leaving Cindy's house; with Sahwit lying in wait]]
+[[Image:Sahwitmemory.png|thumb|left|Larry leaving Cindy's house, with Sahwit lying in wait]]
-She soon died from loss of blood, leaving Sahwit with a problem. He decided to frame the man he saw earlier, since he knew he was the only witness to the crime and that the courts were biased towards the prosecution. Since there was a power cut at the time, he went outside to find a payphone and called the police. They soon arrived, and after Sahwit gave his testimony to them, they went to arrest Larry Butz.
+Sahwit decided to frame the man he saw earlier. Since there was a power cut at the time, he went outside to find a payphone and called the police. They soon arrived, and after Sahwit gave his testimony to them, they went to arrest Larry Butz.
 ==The Trial==
-Just before the trial started Phoenix Wright was understandably nervous at the prospect of his first case, but his mentor, Mia Fey soon appeared to give him some moral support as well as a copy of the victims autopsy report. He also met a panic stricken Larry soon afterwards and helped to calm his nerves; Larry seemed to be more concerned about his life without his Girlfriend than whether he was freed or not.
+Phoenix Wright was nervous at the prospect of being in court as a defense attorney for the first time, but his mentor, Mia Fey, soon appeared to give him some moral support as well as a copy of the victim's autopsy report. Wright also met a panic-stricken Larry soon and helped to calm his nerves; Larry seemed to be more concerned about his life without his girlfriend than his verdict.
-[[Image:Sahwitmemory2.png|thumb|right|The scene; as testified to by Sahwit.]]
+[[Image:Sahwitmemory2.png|thumb|right|The scene as testified by Sahwit.]]
-In the courtroom itself, both Prosecutor Payne and Phoenix address the Judge; and the Judge sets Phoenix some easy questions to see if he's ready for the case. He then asks Payne for the murder weapon, and Payne brings the statue of the thinker into evidence. Larry then takes the stand, and gives a short testimony that stated that Cindy was alive when he visited the apartment. Payne then provides a motive for Larry to have commited the murder; she had just dumped him and had many rich male friends who paid for her expensive gifts.
+In the courtroom itself, both Prosecutor Winston Payne and Wright addressed the judge who tested Phoenix on the basic details of the case to determine whether he was ready for the case. He then asked Payne for the murder weapon, and Payne brought the statue of the Thinker into evidence. Larry then took the stand, claiming that Cindy was alive when he visited the apartment. Payne then provided a motive for Larry to have committed the murder; Stone had just dumped him and had many rich male friends who paid for her expensive gifts.
-Frank Sahwit then takes the stand, and claims that he discovered the body at 1:00pm, and that there was a blackout that prevented him from using the victims phone. Phoenix Objects, saying that the murder happened at 4:00PM. Sawhit then makes two more false claims, that he heard the time from the T.V, when the power was out and he saw the clock that was the murder weapon, but Phoenix proves that he couldn't have known that without holding it in his hand. They sound the clock to prove that it was working on the day of the murder, although it was three hours slow.
+The prosecution called Frank Sahwit to the stand. Sahwit testified that he discovered the body at 1:00 p.m., and that there was a blackout that prevented him from using the victim's phone. Phoenix objected, stating that the autopsy report placed the time of death at 4:00 p.m. Sawhit then claimed that he heard the time from the T.V, which could not have happened because of the blackout, and then he claimed that he saw the time from the Thinker statue, the clock of which he could not have known without holding it in his hand. The court sounded the clock to prove that it was working on the day of the murder, although it was three hours slow.
-[[Image:Whathappened1.png |thumb|left|What actually led to the murder-the victim walking in on Sawhit.]]
+[[Image:Whathappened1.png |thumb|left|What actually led to the murder: the victim walking in on Sawhit.]]
-Sahwit then freaks out and chucks his wig at Phoenix. He raises one final claim; unless he could prove the time was wrong on the day of the murder, he couldn't have done it. Phoenix presents his final evidence, Cindy's passport from her trip to Paris. The clock was actually 9 hours fast! Sahwit breaks down and Larry is cleared of all charges.
+Sahwit then freaked out and chucked his wig at Wright. He made one final claim: unless he could prove the time was wrong on the day of the murder, he could not have done it. Phoenix presented his final evidence, Stone's passport from her trip to Paris. The clock was nine hours ahead from being set to Paris local time. Sahwit was arrested, and Larry was cleared of all charges.
 ==After the Trial==
-After the trial ends, Mia congratulates Phoenix on his win; she knows now that she was right about him. Larry interrupts in hysterics again, this time about the fact that Cindy didn't care about him. Phoenix then presents the clock to him; she wouldn't carry a bulky clock around unless it had some significance. Larry gives Mia the twin version of the clock, he had made two as a memento of his and Cindy's relationship. Mia and Phoenix then go out to dinner, and Phoenix's first case ends.
+After the trial ended, Mia Fey congratulated Phoenix Wright on his win. Larry Butz interrupted in hysterics again, this time believing that Cindy did not care about him. Phoenix then presented the clock to him; she would not have carried a bulky clock around unless it had some significance. Larry gave Mia another Thinker clock; he had made two as a memento of his and Cindy Stone's relationship. Fey and Wright then went out to dinner.