October 13, 3:02 PM
Wright & Co. Law Offices
Maya:
You know, I'm glad we found the urn and all, but poor Mr. DeLite got arrested again.
Phoenix:
Well, supposedly, Mr. DeLite was in the CEO's office when the murder occurred.
Maya:
No way, Jose! I don't buy it!
Pearl:
But the one who proved that Mr. DeLite was there... It was Mr. Nick himself... ...At least, from what I can understand.
Maya:
Looks like you did too good of a job this time, Nick.
Phoenix:
Um, ah... well, how about we get started looking into the KB Security murder?
Pearl:
I think I'm going to head back to Kurain Village for a little while, if that's alright.
Maya:
Sure. But why?
Pearl:
I'm going to bring the Sacred Urn back and have some people take a look at it!
Maya:
Oh, that's a good idea! I think I'll go with--
Pearl:
No! Mystic Maya! You should stay here! I want you to spend some special quality time together, full of love and happiness!
Phoenix:
(...Maybe Pearls is so caught up in her fantasy she forgot there's a murder to solve.)
Sacred Urn given to Pearls.
Pearl:
Now remember! No fighting, OK?
Phoenix:
...She's gone.
Maya:
OK, Nick! Time to get doing on this murder investigation!
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Phoenix:
So, what do we do now?
Maya:
Isn't it obvious!? We should get out there and investigate the murder!
Phoenix:
Well fisrt, we need to find out exactly where KB Security is located.
Maya:
...Hey! Why don't we ask Ms. DeLite! She should know! Besides, I want to ask her some stuff about motorcycles!
Phoenix:
Motorcycles...? You're not thinking of getting one, are you?
Maya:
I'm not the same little Maya who used to be happy with her dinky little bike, Nicky boy.
Phoenix:
*sigh*... Speaking of asking around, I've got a few questions of my own for Mr. DeLite...
Maya:
OK, well, let's make sure to go to the detention center, too!
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Phoenix:
You must be relieved we got the Sacred Urn back, huh?
Maya:
You bet! ...But there's something a little different about it.
Phoenix:
...?
Maya:
Don't "...?" at me! It's pretty obvious, isn't it? I mean, take a look at this. It clearly says, "I AM" on the urn in the poster. But the urn we got back says, "AMI", like it always used to.
Phoenix:
Oh yeah... You're right.
Maya:
Plus, the vase has pink splotches on it now... ...I'm sure they wasn't there before!
Phoenix:
(Maya doesn't know, but 1 year ago... when the urn was broken... ...the repairer accidentally turned Mystic Ami's name into "I AM". And that repairer was one mechanically unskilled little Pearls. But still... I don't remember ever seeing pink splotches on it.)
Maya:
Is it possble that urn is a fake?
Phoenix:
I'm sure Pearls'll find out about that once she gets back to Kurain Village.
Maya:
Yeah, I suppose...
Phoenix:
(Now that I think about it... Maya hasn't been back to Kurain Village in a long time...)
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| Kurain Village (appears after Sacred Urn)
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Phoenix:
So... I guess people still go to Kurain Village to do their training, right?
Maya:
Yup. If you want to become a spirit medium, you need to undergo severe training.
Phoenix:
So why haven't you been training lately, Maya?
Maya:
Well... Lately I've been thinking of heading to a channeling dojo to do just that.
Phoenix:
A "channeling dojo", huh...? Sounds pretty serious, whatever that is.
Maya:
If you're going to train, you have to be serious. Otherwise real tragedies can happen.
Phoenix:
Is what happened last year still bothering you...?
Maya:
...
Phoenix:
(That murder in her village... It happened becasue the power of channeling was misused.)
Maya:
When a medium uses the Kurain Technique, she temporarily loses her own will.
Phoenix:
So when an especially strong spirit is summoned... ...the spirit medium can get taken over and even forced to commit terrible crimes. What's worse, in those cases, the spirit medium has no memory of what happened.
*BANG*
Phoenix:
That murder... it wasn't your fault, Maya. You know that, don't you?
Maya:
I suppose not, but... ...I guess I'm still a bit shaken up. That's all.
Phoenix:
(It sounds like being the Master of Kurain is going to be a heavy responsibility...)
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| Treasure Exhibit Poster
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Maya:
I'm glad we got the Sacred Urn back and all...
Phoenix:
So then how come you don't look any happier?
Maya:
Why should I!? I don't know if it should say "AMI" or "I AM" on it anymore... ...and now it's got big pink polka dots on it that weren't there anymore!
Phoenix:
Don't you think you're overreacting just a little?
Maya:
Overreacting!? Nick! I can't believe you said that! I mean, it's like... like... I got it! It's like if I came in wearing polka dots on my acolyte costume every day and said... "Hi, Nick! I'm Ayam!" Well!? Do you still think it's no big deal?
Phoenix:
...I guess... it would be... um... a real disaster...?
Maya:
You see! You see! Well that's how I feel!
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| Camera Data
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Phoenix:
According to this data, the thief showed up at the basement warehouse at...
Maya:
Um, 1 o'clock in the morning, right?
Phoenix:
Yeah, but remember, this data came from Atmey... For all we know, he might have somehow tampered with it.
Maya:
But... But then, what about this photo? It's got the time on it, too!
Phoenix:
(Yeah, and the security camera belonged to Lordly Tailor. Atmey couldn't have tampered with the photo's timestamp to show the wrong time...)
Maya:
I guess that means this data is accurate after all.
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| Security Camera Photo
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Maya:
So the Mask☆DeMasque in this photo... ...is Detective Atmey in disguise, huh?
Phoenix:
It looks that way. (Atmey knew there was a security camera set up in the basement... So I'm guessing this photo was probably a part of his elaborate plan...)
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Phoenix:
It's still bent, isn't it?
Maya:
Detective Atmey said it got bent when the thief hit him on the head with it.
Phoenix:
Well, it looks like he ended up the bent one after he turned out to be the thief. He must have damaged the sword himself to back up his phony story.
Maya:
Yeah... I guess he really does have a brawny mind, huh?
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Maya:
So Mr. DeLite was being blackmailed, huh? By the CEO of the security company he used to work for.
Phoenix:
Yeah, it looks like it. (Sounds like we still need to do some more poking around...)
Maya:
You'd better watch yourself and not do anything naughty either, Nick.
Phoenix:
(Was that a threat? Is she trying to blackmail ME now...?)
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Phoenix:
This was found in the building where the crime took place on the very night of the murder. And according to the time record on the key card inside...
Maya:
Yeah, it was used right around the time of the murder... Doesn't sound very good, huh?
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| Publicity Photo, Ron DeLite profile or Mask☆DeMasque profile
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Maya:
So Detective Atmey was Mask☆DeMasque after all, huh?
Phoenix:
I guess so... After all, he did admit it.
Maya:
Yes, but Mr. DeLite still hasn't changed his tune. He's still claming that he's the real Mask☆DeMasque. You don't think he's just saying that to avoid the murder charge, do you?
Phoenix:
(I-I'm not sure...)
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| DeMasque's Broach
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Maya:
This was found on the floor of the basement warehouse. So does that mean... Detective Atmey put it there himself?
Phoenix:
That's the only explanation I can think of. I guess he wanted to make sure it looked like he'd struggled with the thief that night.
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| Phoenix Wright profile
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Maya:
You're not very photogenic, are you?
Phoenix:
...! (Maybe I shouldn't show this picture to too many people... And yet... I've walked around my whole life, showing this face of mine to the world... I wonder if I've just been making a fool of myself with this silly face...)
Maya:
Um, I was only joking, Nick... Don't make such a sad face. You're making me feel guilty.
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Maya:
Pearly sure is a good kid.
Phoenix:
Yeah. But she tends to let her imagination get the best of her, though.
Maya:
That's one of the things I like about her, silly! Slapping you the way she did! She's a tough one alright!
Phoenix:
You're telling me! I think she knocked a few teeth loose. (Pearls is only 9, but it's amazing how emotionally strong she is. After all... the onlt "family" she has left is her only cousin, Maya.)
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Maya:
I can hardly believe that guy was really the thief in disguise! I never saw that coming! Then again, I stink at spotting those "plot twist" things.
Phoenix:
Detective Atmey seemed to really enjoy himself today. Maybe a little too much.
Maya:
Ha ha, yeah. Today was pretty wild. Like the plot of some crazy comic book!
Phoenix:
Great, glad you had fun while I was getting abused by the prosecutor... as always.
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| Larry Butz profile
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Maya:
Oh, it's Larry. He's your childhood friend, right?
Phoenix:
Yeah, I've known him since elementary school.
Maya:
Wow...! That's even longer than I've known Pearly. You two must have lots of good memories together!
Phoenix:
I guess so. But I can hardly remember them... They've been erased by all the traumatic ones.
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Maya:
Say, Nick... What do you think that thing attached to his face is anyway?
Phoenix:
Don't ask me.
Maya:
Why not? You know him, don't you?
Phoenix:
I've never met that guy before in my life! And believe me, he's not exactly forgettable.
Maya:
Yeah, but at the trial today, he said...
Godot:
So we finally meet... Mr. Phoenix Trite!
Godot:
I've returned from the depths of Hell... To do battle with you.
Phoenix:
You're right about one thing. He sure acts like he knows me.
Maya:
Hey, Nick? I was just thinking... Maybe you should try to stop making people you've never met before into your enemies.
Phoenix:
Trust me, I'd like to stop doing that, too. My poor body can only take so much. (Who is that guy anyway? And what's his story? I wonder if I'll ever find out...)
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Leads to:
October 13
Lordly Tailor
Main Exhibition Hall
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Leads to:
October 13
Atmey Detective Agency
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Leads to:
October 13
Detention Center
Visitor's Room
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Leads to:
October 13
Mask☆DeMasque's Hideout
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October 13
Lordly Tailor
Main Exhibition Hall
Maya:
The Treasures of Kurain exhibit is all ruined now...
Phoenix:
Maya...
Maya:
I'm sorry, it's just so sad... This was our big chance for everyone to learn about spirit channeling...
Phoenix:
(Maybe I can cheer her up somehow...) Well, now that we've got the Sacred Urn back, maybe they can reopen it?
Maya:
R-Really...?
Phoenix:
Sure! Maybe we can label it, "The Urn of Mask☆DeMasque's Desires"! That would probably attract a lot of attention!
Maya:
...Whoa. Whoa. Whoa!! That's brilliant, Nick! We could clean up! And be filthy rich! Woohoo!
Phoenix:
(Wow, that was surprisingly easy...)
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Leads to:
October 13
Lordly Tailor
Basement Warehouse
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October 13
Lordly Tailor
Basement Warehouse
Andrews:
Oh...! It's you, Mr. Wright!
Phoenix:
Ms. Andrews... (What's she still hanging around down here for?)
Andrews:
Um, so! How is it going!? What about the Sacred Urn...?
Phoenix:
The urn...? Oh, that. It's been taken care of already.
Maya:
What do you mean, "Oh, that"!?
Andrews:
"Taken care of"...? Do you mean... It's been found!?
Maya:
Yes! It was brought in during the trial today!
Andrews:
Wow! Really!? You really are the greatest, Mr. Wright.
Maya:
"Mr. Wright" had nothing to do with it. It was Mask☆DeMasque's wife that found it!
Andrews:
Well, anyway, I'm... I'm so relieved!
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Maya:
This is the camera and computer that Detective Atmey set up, huh?
Phoenix:
That's what he said.
Maya:
And yet he still let it take a picture of him. I guess he's not as smart as he pretends to be!
Phoenix:
(The camera belonged to Lordly Tailor, so he knew he couldn't tamper with it... So then why would Atmey, I mean, Mask☆DeMasque, allow that to happen...?)
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Maya:
Detective Atmey said he got hit on the back of the head with this by the thief. But that was obviously a lie.
Andrews:
Because it turned out that Atmey was the real thief... It's still hard to believe...
Phoenix:
(It looks like Adrian feels really bad about it...)
Andrews:
I'm going to take full responsibility and fix that sword myself! I know I don't look it, but I have complete confidence that I can fix it right up! I promise I'll fix it so you never knew it was bent in the first place!
Maya:
P-Please be gentle with it...
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Phoenix:
It looks like the door to the actual storeroom. I can see lots of big boxes and stuff back there.
Maya:
I guess that's where they were keeping the Sacred Urn.
Phoenix:
Remember, Maya. Ms. Andrews said we're not allowed in there.
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Phoenix:
The statue wasn't where it is now when we first came here, right?
Maya:
Yeah, it was right next to the door, wasn't it?
Phoenix:
Well, if someone moved it, it was probably Mask☆DeMasque.
Maya:
Maybe he didn't like being watched by Mystic Ami while he stole the urn.
Phoenix:
...Hey! Cut it out! You're giving me the creeps with that kind of talk!
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Phoenix:
It says "ORGANI".
Maya:
No it doesn't, Nick! It says, "ORGANIZE"! You just can't see the last two letters.
Phoenix:
Yeah, well I guess no one else could read it either, because this place is a mess.
Maya:
Yeah. So you should feel right at home, right?
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Andrews:
I just heard all about it on the news... So that detective was actually the thief all along!
Phoenix:
It looks that way right now.
Andrews:
It-It's my fault. I'm the one who ended up hiring DeMasque to guard the treasures...
Phoenix:
Don't blame yourself. You were just doing your job.
Maya:
Hey, Nick, if she wants to apologize, you should let her. So... When was it that you hired Detective Atmey again...?
Andrews:
About 20 days ago.
Phoenix:
And when was it that Mask☆DeMasque's calling card arrived?
Andrews:
That was about 10 days ago.
Phoenix:
So he sent a calling card to the very place he was hired to guard...
Maya:
I guess that's it then. Detective Atmey must have really wanted the Sacred Urn after all.
Phoenix:
(I guess so...)
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Andrews:
What!? So Mask☆DeMasque m-murdered someone as well...?
Phoenix:
Well, that's how things look right now.
Andrews:
Yes, but... I thought that he was here stealing the urn at the time...?
Phoenix:
Well... We're talking about a criminal mastermind, so anything is possible.
Maya:
Nick, let's get down to business already. On the night of the theft, did you notice anything suspicious about Detective Atmey?
Andrews:
No... I couldn't have. After all, he was hidden the entire time. I never even caught a glimpse of him.
Phoenix:
He claims that's the way he always operates...
Maya:
That's just what he says so he can have an alibi while he commits the thefts himself.
Phoenix:
Yeah, he was caught on the crime scene photo dressed up as Mask☆DeMasque pretty well.
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Andrews:
I'm so glad that you got your Sacred Urn back...
Phoenix:
Yes... But there's still something that bothers me about it.
Andrews:
Wh-What is it?
Phoenix:
I'm not exactly sure... But somehow the urn that came back seems different...
Andrews:
R-Really...?
Maya:
You wouldn't know anything about that, would you Ms. Andrews?
Andrews:
N-No, I don't know anything! Wh-Why would I?
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Phoenix:
(A Psyche-Lock...!)
Maya:
What do you think this means, Nick!?
Phoenix:
It means the person that holds the secret to the mystery of the Sacred Urn... ...is our very own Ms. Andrews!
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Phoenix:
So... Do you know anything about the Sacred Urn?
Andrews:
Wh-Who? M-Me?
Maya:
In court today, Ms. DeLite brought the urn back... But... It's a little different from the urn I remember.
Andrews:
...!
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Phoenix:
(So Adrian does know something that she's not telling us...)
Maya:
Nick, I want to find out about the murder, but I also want to know about the urn.
Phoenix:
(I'd like to know myself. Another loose end to tie up, I guess.)
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Andrews:
The Treasures of Kurain exhibit is my first job after last year's ordeal. And I really wanted it to be a success!
Phoenix:
I've got an idea! Why don't you redo the whole poster?
Maya:
You could put something like, "Voted Best Treasure Exhibit by Mask☆DeMasque"!
Andrews:
...Why Maya! That's a fantastic idea!
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Andrews:
I heard Detective Atmey for security before we even received a calling card... I suppose that was a mistake...
Phoenix:
Atmey... I mean, Mask☆DeMasque... He sent a calling card to the very exhibit he was hired to guard...
Maya:
I wonder if it was because he knew it would be easy to steal.
Andrews:
Yes, but he should have also known that he could easily become a suspect.
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Andrews:
I thought the whole exhibit would be brightened up by something shiny and gold. That's why I went to the trouble of borrowing it from a branch family training hall.
Maya:
A gold statue is totally cool in my book.
Andrews:
It arrived rather late, so I thought I wouldn't be able to put it on display.
Phoenix:
By the way, it looks like this statue was moved on the night of the theft... Do you know anything about that?
Andrews:
Huh! N-No! It-It certainly wasn't me that moved it!
Phoenix:
(Why is she so flustered all of a sudden...?)
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Andrews:
The security camera was provided by Lordly Tailor Department Store. I took a close look at it on the day after the theft... The timestamp on the photo is definitely real.
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Maya:
Detective Atmey said he got hit on the back of the head with this by the thief. But that was obviously a lie.
Andrews:
Because it turned out that Atmey was the real thief... It's still hard to believe...
Phoenix:
(It looks like Adrian feels really bad about it...)
Andrews:
I'm going to take full responsibility and fix that sword myself! I know I don't look it, but I have complete confidence that I can fix it right up! I promise I'll fix it so you never knew it was bent in the first place!
Maya:
P-Please be gentle with it...
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Andrews:
Ms. Fey, I'd love to introduce you at the exhibit, if you don't mind.
Maya:
Really? I'd really happy to do whatever I can to help! Oh, I have an idea! Maybe I could sing a song? "The Master of Kurain" or "The Spirit Song" or perhaps "Maya's Theme"?
Andrews:
That sounds wonderful! I had no idea such songs actually existed.
Maya:
Well they don't... yet. I was going to make Nick write them.
Phoenix:
...Be serious.
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Andrews:
She's such a cute little girl. I'm deeply in her debt for what she did 7 months ago.
Maya:
Her name is Pearl. She's training to be a spirit medium!
Andrews:
Training at such a young age... That's very impressive. Well, as a fellow career woman, I salute her!
Maya:
Career woman, huh...?
Phoenix:
(I guess that's one way to look at spirit mediums... since they're all woman...)
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Andrews:
Now I realize I should have called the police. As soon as I got that calling card from Mask☆DeMasque, I mean.
Phoenix:
Yeah, I guess you should have.
Maya:
Well, now Detective Gumshoe has one more failure to add to his list.
Andrews:
Oh? You mean he's not a very good detective?
Phoenix:
(It's a good thing he's not here to hear us talking about him...)
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Andrews:
So Detective Atmey was actually Mask☆DeMasque... ...
Maya:
She really seems depressed.
Phoenix:
I can't say I blame her. She's the one who hired the fox to guard the henhouse.
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Andrews:
...I'm really terrible at judging people, I guess. I should have learned my lesson after what happened 7 months ago... But I didn't! I got taken in by this... this... flimflam detective!
Maya:
Don't feel so sad. After we're here to help!
Andrews:
Yes! Mr. Wright is a really wonderful man, isn't he?
Phoenix:
That should've made me happy. but she just admitted she's terrible at judging people...
Maya:
Oh, come on... I can tell you're happy anyway.
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Andrews:
I'm sorry I can't help more, but I'm so busy taking care of everything in front of me. I still haven't given up on the Treasures of Kurain exhibit.
Maya:
Oh, Ms. Andrews! I'm so happy to hear you say that!
Phoenix:
(Looks like the Treasure Exhibit is the only thing she has on her mind...)
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October 13
Atmey Detective Agency
Phoenix:
Whoa, this place is literally crawling with cops!
Maya:
What did you expect? Now that they know he was actually Mask☆DeMasque... This must be incredibly embarrassing for them, don't you think?
Phoenix:
Yeah, I guess they're trying to make up for it by tearing the place apart. Hey, I just noticed... Gumshoe is nowhere to be seen.
Maya:
Well, he is a homicide detective. He's probably working on the murder case.
Phoenix:
But wasn't he in charge of the Mask☆DeMasque investigation all the way up to yesterday?
Maya:
Well, a murder case is a lot more exciting, isn't it? He'd say something like: "There's nothin' like a good murder case, pal."
Phoenix:
(Points for the quality of the impression, but I'm not sure Gumshoe has bloodlust, Maya.)
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Officer:
Hey! You guys!
Maya:
Eeek!
Officer:
We're investigating this place! So keep your hands to yourselves!
Maya:
Boy! These policemen sure are a bunch of sourpusses!
Phoenix:
Well, Mr. Ace Detective did make complete and utter fools out of them...
Officer:
What's all this now! Move it along! The show's over!
Maya:
Aww... It doesn't look like they're going to let us investigate.
Phoenix:
(I guess we might as well call it a day for this place and go look somewhere else.)
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October 13
Detention Center
Visitor's Room
Ron:
I already told you! It's not meeeeeeeee
Maya:
A sad, pitiful whine that tapers into silence...
Phoenix:
Sounds like they're interrogating Mr. DeLite right now.
Maya:
Man, and we don't have enough time as it is.
Phoenix:
Yeah, well, I guess the police are going crazy just like we are. Yesterday they thought he was just a thief, but now they got a murder case on their hands.
Maya:
I guess you're right... That guard over there looks a bit on edge, too.
Phoenix:
Come on. We'll just have to come back later.
Maya:
OK! Let's go check out some other place, Nick!
October 13
Mask☆DeMasque's Hideout
Desirée:
Oh! Nicky boy! Maya!
Phoenix:
Ms. DeLite...
Desirée:
All I wanted to do was help my dear Ronnie...!
Phoenix:
Yeah... but I guess it ended up hurting his case...
Maya:
Don't say that, Nick! She don't need your help beating herself up.
Desirée:
Hey, Nicky boy! Please! Please help Ronnie! He's not a killer, I swear! My Ronnie wouldn't hurt a fly!
Phoenix:
...Alright. I'll poke around and see what I can find out.
Desirée:
Really! Are you serious!? Oh, I'm so happy! I knew asking for your help was the right thing to do. I... I don't know what I can do to help anymore...
Phoenix:
(I had no idea Ms. DeLite had such a vulnerable side.)
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Phoenix:
There's a whole bunch of stuff piled up over here.
Maya:
What are these rolls of paper stuck in the trash can? "Theft of the Mazarin Stone: The Great Albatross Strategy" "Theft of the Immortal Goddess Statue: The Great Knucklebomber Strategy"
Phoenix:
... (Did the police even investigate this place...?)
Desirée:
The police took a look at all of that, you know.
Maya:
Really!? Did they say anything?
Desirée:
They said it wasn't important.
Phoenix:
Oh?
Desirée:
Don't worry about it, Nicky boy. After all, my Ronnie is just an amateur.
Maya:
Amateur or not, this is cool! "Knucklebomber"! How cool is that!?
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| Masks and beard
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Phoenix:
It's a bunch of cheap costume pieces arranged inside a nice frame.
Maya:
L-Look, Nick! It's a fake beard!
Phoenix:
There's also a mask made out of cardboard...
Maya:
Hey, Nick! Try on this fake beard! Come on! Try it on!
Phoenix:
H-Hey! Cut it out...
Maya:
Now put on the mask! ... Aha ha ha ha ha ha! It's Phoenix☆DeMasque!
Desirée:
If you like it, feel free to take it home with you.
Phoenix:
Thanks, but no thanks!
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| Oldbag's helmet and transceiver
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Phoenix:
(Hmmm... This thing looks vaguely familiar.)
Maya:
Oh, I know! It's a fishbowl! Well, an upside-down one, anyway...
Phoenix:
I think it's a helmet. ...An alien helmet.
Maya:
And that looks like a tape recorder or something next to it.
Phoenix:
I think it's a transceiver. ...An alien transceiver.
Desirée:
Oh, that. Ronnie brought that home one day. He asked one of his friends from work if he could have it. It's a Space Ranger uniform. I've never seen Ronnie happier in his whole time.
Maya:
Oh, man... Now I want one, too!
Phoenix:
(I wonder if KB Security was in charge of security at the event from that old case?)
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| DeMasque model
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Maya:
It's Mask☆DeMasque!
Phoenix:
There's a tape recorder hanging from his neck.
Maya:
Let me see that!
...click...
DeMasque:
Aha ha ha ha ha ha ha... I'll be taking this crown now! Better luck next time, gentlemen! Aha ha ha ha ha ha ha...
Desirée:
Ronnie used to say that "a happy laugh is the lifeblood of a thief".
Maya:
Well, that certainly is a happy-sounding laugh alright.
Desirée:
Yes, and laughing isn't as easy as it sounds. The harder you try, the more fake it sounds.
Maya:
Yeah. Mr. DeLite really works hard at his craft, huh?
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| Books
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Phoenix:
There are a bunch of books lying here. They're all romantic-sounding novels about famous heists and fantastic thieves.
Maya:
Wow! Look at all the bookmarks and notes stuck into them!
Phoenix:
Let's see here... "Note: Must remember this thief's way of laughing. Very useful." "Note: A calling card is an important part of any good thief's modus operandi!"
Desirée:
It was always Ronnie's dream to become a thief.
Phoenix:
(Well, I guess you can chalk that one down as fulfilled...)
Maya:
I wonder why Mr. DeLite never talked to his wife about it?
Phoenix:
...Yeah, well I think she deserves some of the blame for not bringing it up either.
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| Ron DeLite
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Desirée:
Listen carefully, Nicky boy! My Ronnie would never, ever kill anyone! It's just not in him!
Maya:
...I don't think he would either, Nick.
Phoenix:
Yeah, but you have to admit he's got a bit of a temper to him. It's not that hard to imagine him just snapping and screaming, "Please diiiiie!"
Maya:
He would never say that! Anyway, Ms. DeLite, he might not be a killer... ...but he's still going around saying that he's a "thief"...
Desirée:
I already told you, that's just a fantasy for him...
Phoenix:
Ms. DeLite, I hate to say it, but you're the one living in a fantasy world.
Desirée:
Wh-Wh-What!? How dare you say that to me, Nicky boy! I know everything about my Ronnie! We don't have any secrets between us! Ronnie isn't the thief type! He's so honest that he wouldn't even sneak a nap! He-He's so honest that he wouldn't even steal a glance! Thief! Ha! The very idea...!
Phoenix:
Hmm... I guess I just don't get it...
Maya:
Huh? Get what?
Phoenix:
I just can't understand how they can be so different, and yet, be such a happy couple!
Maya:
Yeah, they sure are different.
Desirée:
Come on now, Nicky boy! It's not that mysterious, is it? It was love at first sight! ...For me, anyway.
Maya:
What!? F-For you?
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| Detective Atmey
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Desirée:
I hate these kinds of people more than anything!
Maya:
Umm... You mean Ace Detectives?
Desirée:
No, I'm fine with Ace Detectives.
Maya:
Oh... So then you must mean thieves?
Desirée:
No, they're alright, too. I just hate thieves that pretend to be Ace Detectives! There's nothing I hate more than cowardly men!
Maya:
By the way, why did you go to Detective Atmey's office anyway?
Desirée:
Well, as the trial went on, I started to get more and more nervous. I went there to try to find out more about the "real criminal".
Maya:
The "real criminal"...?
Desirée:
Yes! Obviously, the real Mask☆DeMasque is not my Ronnie, right?
Maya:
Y-Yeah...?
Desirée:
And Detective Atmey knew more about Mask☆DeMasque than anyone else... They mentioned him on the "Great People of the Town" segment on TV.
Phoenix:
So then... you went there to ask him some questions?
Desirée:
That's right. I'll do whatever it takes to save my man! His secretary said, "The Ace Detective isn't in right now!" But I forced my way past her and into his hideout.
Phoenix:
(I wouldn't exactly call that office of his a "hideout"...)
Desirée:
That bag was sitting right there on top of the table.
Maya:
Oh yeah, we saw that bag there yesterday, too.
Desirée:
There's nothing lower than someone who would try to pin a crime on someone else.
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| KB Security
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Maya:
Ms. DeLite, do you know about KB Security?
Desirée:
Don't be silly, of course I do. That's where my Ronnie works.
Phoenix:
(So she thinks he still works there, huh... Oh, that's right. According to what we heard today...)
Godot:
Come on! Don't tell me you didn't know it! Ron DeLite was once an employee of KB Security... He was a professional security guard.
Phoenix:
(...But he quit. He doesn't work there anymore.)
Maya:
It looks like Ms. DeLite doesn't know...
Desirée:
KB Security is only about 20 minutes away. By motorcycle, that is.
Phoenix:
Larry told me it takes 30 minutes by car...
Desirée:
Well, I have to admit I tend to fly pretty fast on my bike.
Phoenix:
(To make it to KB Security that fast, are you sure you aren't literally flying...?)
Desirée:
Why don't I give you a ride sometime? Or better yet, how about now?
Phoenix:
Um, ahh... N-No...! I'll pass, th-thanks! Wh-Why don't you just tell us where it is and we'll go ourselves.
Maya:
Ha ha, what a scaredy-cat you are, Nick!
Phoenix:
(Ms. DeLite told us the location of KB Security.)
Maya:
OK. Let's head over there right away, Nick!
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| Love at first sight? (appears after Ron DeLite)
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Maya:
Umm... So was it really love at first sight when you first met Mr. DeLite?
Desirée:
Well, maybe not at first sight, but Ronnie saved my life.
Maya:
Saved your life...?
Desirée:
I was at work one day when two robbers suddenly rushed in. Well, I'm not the kind to just curl into a little ball in a corner, so I fought back.
Phoenix:
R-Robbers?
Desirée:
Yes, they took me hostage. I was so frightened. They were both carrying these huge knives and... I-I broke down into tears.
Phoenix:
(Yeah... I would too, if I were in that situation.)
Maya:
Oh! I think I get it! Did Mr. DeLite come running to save you?
Desirée:
Yes! Exactly! I remember he looked so handsome in that guard uniform of his! He went right up to those two knife-wielding robbers... and screamed in their faces! "PLEASE, STOP IIIIIIIIIIT!" he screamed. I could see the robbers' faces turn pale...
Phoenix:
(That high-pitched shriek of his does have a surprisingly strong effect on people...)
Desirée:
Then, crying and swinging his arms like crazy, he attacked the two robbers. All by himself... He came to save me, a total stranger, all by himself... He was so scared that he was crying and shaking, but he still risked his life for me.
Maya:
...Wow. That's a great story...
Desirée:
Yes. He may not look it, but in a tough situation, there's no one better... ...That's why I fell in love with him like I did.
Phoenix:
*sniff sniff* Th-That's so romantic... I'd fall in love too, I guess.
Maya:
Nick, I hope you'll do the same for me if I ever get taken hostage...
Phoenix:
(With Maya, that possibility always seems to loom in the not so distant future. *gulp*)
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| Present
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| Treasure Exhibit Poster
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Desirée:
I'm so happy that you got your Sacred Urn back.
Maya:
Well, I have you to thank for that, Ms. DeLite! ...A-And I'm sorry.
Desirée:
Huh...? What are you apologizing for?
Maya:
Because I mistakenly blamed your husband for taking it...
Desirée:
Ha! I told you, didn't I? My Ronnie could never do such a thing.
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| Blackmail Letter
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Phoenix:
Umm... Do you know about this?
Desirée:
Oh, is that a letter addressed to my Ronnie? Sorry, but I hate it when people poke their noses into other people's business.
Maya:
It looks like Ms. DeLite doesn't know about it... Which means she has no idea that her husband was being blackmailed...
Desirée:
Huh...? What are you apologizing for?
Maya:
Because I mistakenly blamed your husband for taking it...
Desirée:
Ha! I told you, didn't I? My Ronnie could never do such a thing.
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| Ron's Wallet
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Desirée:
That's Ronnie's wallet.
Maya:
It was found at KB Security on the night of the murder...
Desirée:
Ronnie and I went out to dinner early that evening... I'm sure he had his wallet with him then.
Phoenix:
(So it's true then. He must have dropped it at the crime scene...)
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| CEO Office Key Card
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Desirée:
Ah! I know what that is! That's one of those key cards from Ronnie's company. ...Come to think of it, it's been a long time since I've seen one.
Phoenix:
(That's probably because Ron doesn't work there anymore...)
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| Publicity Photo or Mask☆DeMasque profile
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Desirée:
So this is Mask☆DeMasque, huh? I wonder what kind of a house he lives in.
Phoenix:
Who knows... Maybe it's exactly like this house.
Desirée:
Ha ha ha, you're so funny sometimes, Nicky boy. But if I was a famous thief, I'd live in a great big, gorgeous mansion.
Phoenix:
...I'll be sure to tell that to your husband.
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| Pearl Fey profile
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Desirée:
Oh, this girl. I saw her slap Nicky boy right across the face.
Phoenix:
Um, ah, yeah, she did... (Of all the ways she could remember Pearls by... Why?)
Desirée:
She's such a little cutie. If you could bring her by, I'd love to meet her.
Maya:
Sure! Of course!
Phoenix:
(Great... I can tell I'm in for a reprise of the "Hundred Hand Slap"...)
Maya:
...?
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| Ron DeLite profile
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Desirée:
I know he doesn't look it... But he can really get things done when he puts his mind to it.
Maya:
Really? So when exactly does he put his mind to it?
Desirée:
...Well. Not very often, I admit. ...But I'll never forget the first time we met as long as I live.
Maya:
It must be nice to have such a fond memory like that...
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| Luke Atmey profile
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Desirée:
I'll never forgive this man. He tried to pin his own crimes on my Ronnie.
Maya:
I don't blame you!
Desirée:
All criminals are the same! They're nothing but filthy, sneaking liars! I hate their guts!
Phoenix:
(*gulp* OK, I think I get it... ...And I think I can see why Ron didn't tell her how he was earning that money.)
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| Larry Butz profile
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Desirée:
Oh, this is the guy who delivered Ronnie's wallet. He's got some "issues". doesn't he?
Phoenix:
...Huh?
Desirée:
Let's just say his flirting style is pretty obvious. ...Pretty stale too, actually. It's pretty sad when the only thing you remember about a man are his lame pick-up lines.
Phoenix:
(What's even more sad is said man probably believes in those like they're his life-lines.)
Maya:
...Looks like he blew it again, huh?
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| Godot profile
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Desirée:
Grrr, I don't like this man one bit. He's had it in for my Ronnie rom the very beginning. It's his fault that Ronnie is under suspicion of committing murder.
Phoenix:
Plus, he lobbed a coffee grenade at me!
Maya:
You looked pretty silly wearing that mug on your head like a birthday hat... Oh, I know! We can get him back tomorrow by returning fire with a milk grenade!
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(Talking about "KB Security" leads to:)
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| CEO's Office
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Leads to:
October 13
KB Security
CEO's Office
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October 13
KB Security
CEO's Office
Phoenix:
So I guess this is where it all went down, huh...?
Maya:
The walls in here look thick... just you'd expect in a CEO's office.
Phoenix:
(What has that got to do with anything...?)
Gumshoe:
Hey! It's you guys!
Phoenix:
Oh, it's Detective Gumshoe.
Gumshoe:
Today was a real train wreck for you guys, huh?
Maya:
Sure was, pal! That prosecutor made real fools out of us...
Gumshoe:
Yeah... I feel for you.
Maya:
Wow, that's not like you at all... I thought you'd be more like... "Oh, that was great! You guys got what you deserved, pal! Ho ho ho ho!" Or something to that effect.
Gumshoe:
D-Do I really sound like that to you, pal?
Maya:
If the Gumshoe fits...
Gumshoe:
Um... Well, anyway... The point is I can tell when someone puts their heart into their jobs. And I can sympathize when things don't go your way. ...Sometimes, I feel like "wrong" is the only way things go for us detectives.
Maya:
Wow, I had no idea Detective Gumshoe was such a nice guy.
Phoenix:
(Now if this little love-fest is over, maybe we can start investigating...)
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Maya:
Wow! This safe is unbelievable...
Phoenix:
I bet four Pearls would fit in there.
Maya:
And it's got a bunch of doohickeys attached to it.
Phoenix:
It's pretty amazing alright. Motion sensors, heat sensors, weight sensors...
Maya:
Hey, Nick. Come on! Let's open it and take a look!
Phoenix:
If I broke into one of these, wouldn't that set me down the path to hoodlumvile?
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| White string
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Maya:
This rope... You think it fell out of the safe when it was opened?
Phoenix:
...I don't think so.
Maya:
So, you mean...?
Phoenix:
Yeah, I think this string shows where and how the corpse was lying.
Maya:
Y-Y-You mean... The victim... H-He was killed by being crushed by the safe door?
Phoenix:
(Sh-She can't be serious... Can she...?)
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| Photo
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Maya:
Wow! Look at that huge framed photo!
Phoenix:
Tall mountains rising majestically against a dark and cloudy sky...
Maya:
There's a title written at the bottom of the photo. "The Greatest Sunrise of My Life"... This is it? This was his best sunrise?
Phoenix:
Either this guy didn't get out enough or he had really rotten luck with the weather.
Maya:
Maybe if he had lived a little longer, he would have seen some better days.
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| Desk
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Phoenix:
This must be the CEO's desk. It's a lot simpler than I would have thought.
Maya:
Hey, that looks like a super soft chair. Let me try it out, just for a second... Ooh. Nice... I feel just like a CEO. Hey, you! Whip me up a cup of some really expensive import tea and some scones! Move it! ...Ahhh, this is the life.
Gumshoe:
Um, the victim sat in that chair just before he was brutally killed, you know.
Maya:
EEEEEEEK!
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| Binder on the desk
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Phoenix:
Check out this big, thick binder here...
Maya:
Leave the heavy lifting to me, Nick.
Phoenix:
(Reading a file isn't exactly back-breaking work, just a little hard on the eyes...) ...Ah!
Maya:
Wh-What did you find out, Nick?
Phoenix:
This file... It's not about any sort of security operations or anything! This huge file is all about Mask☆DeMasque! It's filled with info on him!
Maya:
What!? What kind of info?
Phoenix:
It's filled with incredibly detailed information about his methods and the crime scenes.
Maya:
...? Hey, Nick. Look at the last page!
Phoenix:
It's a list. Let's see... "Tear of Emanon... $100,000" ...This looks like a list of all the treasures that Mask☆DeMasque stole.
Maya:
So then "$100,000" is the value of the stolen item?
Phoenix:
...I don't know, that number sounds kind of low to me. (I think I'd better secretly make a copy of this list.)
Kane's List added to the Court Record.
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| Button
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Maya:
Oh, there's a button here. Let's see...
Buzzer:
*BEEP BEEP BEEEEEEEEEP!!*
Gumshoe:
Hey! Cut it out! Don't press that!
Maya:
Ha ha ha! That was pretty funny. I never knew Detective Gumshoe could jump like that!
Phoenix:
What is that button anyway?
Gumshoe:
It's an emergency buzzer! It says it right there on the panel!
Maya:
Oops, you're right! It's written right there! Nick, how many times have I told you to read the instructions first!?
Gumshoe:
This alarm's connected to the basement guard room. It's used to summon security up here.
Phoenix:
...Really? Then it's possible on the night of the crime...
Maya:
Ooh! So when the CEO was attacked... ...do you think that maybe he pressed the buzzer...?
Gumshoe:
Yeah, I thought about that, so I asked around down there... ...but they said that the buzzer never went off that night. Also, we couldn't find any fingerprints on the buzzer. Mr. Bullard, the victim, wasn't wearing any gloves, by the way. Just so you know.
Phoenix:
(Hmm... I think we'd better go and talk to that guard about this emergency buzzer.)
Emergency Buzzer added to the Court Record.
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| Bookshelf
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Phoenix:
These look like some kind of bookshelf/rolling cabinet hybrid.
Maya:
...Nnnnnf! I can't get in between these two shelves!
Phoenix:
Don't strain yourself trying. It looks like the shelves are controlled by a special panel.
Maya:
So I guess it's one shelf at a time, huh? Looks like they're filled with bunches of files.
Phoenix:
Yeah, files filled with data about security jobs they were hired to handle.
Maya:
It'd be a good night's reading. ...If you've got insomnia. I was hoping for something a little bit more exciting... Like UFOs or something.
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| What happened
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Maya:
Detective Gumshoe. Tell us what you know about the murder!
Gumshoe:
Umm, OK. But the thing is, I'm really not supposed to...
Maya:
Hey, come on! What about how we "put our hearts into our work"? Things are really "working against us" right now and we need help...!
Gumshoe:
OK, OK! I tell you! Just don't start crying on me, OK pal?
Maya:
OK. I won't cry on you, pal.
Gumshoe:
The victim's name is Kane Bullard. He was the CEO of KB Security and a pretty big fella in his own right. His corpse was discovered at 9:00 this morning... His estimated time of death was 1:00 in the morning on October 12th. Cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head. Probably an object in this room.
Phoenix:
(It happened at exactly the same time that Mask☆DeMasque was stealing the urn, huh...)
Autopsy Report added to the Court Record.
Maya:
So why did it take almost an entire day to discover the body?
Gumshoe:
There's a good explanation for that one. Bullard's body was stashed away inside the safe.
Phoenix:
Safe...? (Well, it is pretty big...)
Gumshoe:
Nobody had heard from him, and when they opened the safe this morning, out he came...
Phoenix:
Oh, so the body fell out... (That white string must be the shape from when he fell out.)
Maya:
I think we still need some more information about Mr. Billiard...
Phoenix:
(Maybe you could start by getting the man's name right.)
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| Detective Atmey
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Maya:
So, umm... What happened to Mask☆DeMasque?
Gumshoe:
He's at the detention center screaming like a madman... "Investigate me agaaaaain!" he keeps yelling.
Phoenix:
Ah, no no. I didn't mean him. He's not the real thief anyway, right?
Gumshoe:
Oh, you mean that "Detective" Atmey? Ho ho ho ho ho... Oh, that was great! That guy got what he deserved! Ho ho ho ho!
Maya:
Now that's the Detective I know and love.
Gumshoe:
Think about it... Atmey was always around when a calling card showed up. But he always mysteriously disappeared when the heists took place! "I was hiding at the crime scene"... Heh! Yeah right! That's the lamest thing I've ever heard! That's how you just knew he was the thief!
Phoenix:
That would explain how he was able to retrive the stolen item he keeps bragging about.
Gumshoe:
Yeah, he just did that to make himself look like a great detective. That's all. ...But there's this one thing I can't figure out about his first heist...
Phoenix:
His first heist...?
Gumshoe:
Yeah, the "Tear of Emanon" case. There was a witness on that one.
Maya:
A witness...?
Gumshoe:
Here, I saved the newspaper cliping... Since the thief is already under arrest, you guys can keep it.
Maya:
Hey, this guard here... Haven't I seen him somewhere before?
Phoenix:
(It's pretty small so it's kind of hard to see, but now that she mentions it...)
Newspaper Clipping added to the Court Record.
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| Prosecutor Godot
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Maya:
Ooh! That prosecutor! I really don't like that guy! The way he used our own evidence to do that to Mr. DeLite...
Gumshoe:
Yeah, I think he did it that way just 'cause he knew it'd hurt more... That's what my gut tells me anyway.
Phoenix:
So who is that java addicted, masked maniac anyway?
Gumshoe:
Prosecutor Godot? He's quite the enigma, huh? The thing is, pal... I never even heard of the guy before. He just showed up one day at the prosecutor's office. ...Came outta nowhere.
Phoenix:
That's right, he said this was his first case as a prosecutor!
Gumshoe:
And it's true... According to the records, anyway. But! Noway he's an amateur. He's an iceman in court, a maverick that give* ([sic]) me goosebumps.
Maya:
Goosebumps...? You?
Gumshoe:
Yeah. I knew something was off about him, so I asked around... Nobody would talk to me... They all just turned the other way.
Maya:
Poor Detective Gumshoe... I had no idea you were so unpopualr...
Gumshoe:
Ah, no. That's not what I meant...
Phoenix:
(That Godot guy acts like he knows me and has a grudge against me... I get the feeling he's hiding some kind of dark secret...)
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Phoenix:
Can you tell us some more about Mr. Bullard?
Maya:
He was the CEO of KB Security, right? What kind of company is it anyway?
Gumshoe:
Well, the company basically sends security teams out to buildings to guard them. Mr. Bullard must've had the chance to learn a lot of secrets doing this kinda work.
Phoenix:
Oh? And?
Gumshoe:
And... I don't know how to put this, but the guy was kind of a moneygrubber.
Maya:
Really? Me too! I just love money! I can't ever get enough!
Phoenix:
(Please stop leaning in towards me like that... You aren't getting to my wallet.)
Gumshoe:
Anyway, it looks like he did some pretty shifty stuff to earn his millions.
Maya:
Oh! So that's my problem! I think I need to be shifter!
Phoenix:
(Lemme go already...)
Gumshoe:
Apperantly he was involved in selling trade secrets between rival companies.
Maya:
Ooh, that's pretty dirty and underhanded.
Gumshoe:
Yeah. Oh! KB Security used to head security operations against Mask☆DeMasque.
Maya:
What? Really?
Gumshoe:
Yeah, and after screwing up so many times... ...the company's reputation really took a nosedive.
Phoenix:
(So it really was Bullard who sent Ron the blackmail letter, huh...?)
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| Magatama
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Maya:
Umm, so about this...?
Gumshoe:
Hey! Thanks, pal! How did you know I had a sore throat anyway? ...*chomp*
Maya:
Hey! What are you doing!?
Gumshoe:
Ack! Sorry, that thing's all smooth and shiny, so I thought it was a piece of candy or something.
Phoenix:
I can't believe you ate the whole thing in one go...
Gumshoe:
I almost swallowed it too, pal...
Maya:
Ohh... My poor Magatama...
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| Treasure Exhibit Poster
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Gumshoe:
I still got no idea why Mask☆DeMasque would go after a broken old pot like...
Maya:
*glare*
Gumshoe:
Ah, I mean this tasteful, old family heirloom...
Phoenix:
Good point. Why go after a worthless piece of junk like...
Maya:
*glare*
Phoenix:
I, um... I mean worthless in a good way I mean, this is a first for the guy... (Adrian Andrews hired Atmey as security before the calling card even came... I wonder if that has anything to do with how things played out...?)
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Phoenix:
The thief in the photo taken by the security camera is missing his broach...
Gumshoe:
Yup. The thing is, there's no evidence that the photo was tampered with. It was definitely taken at 12:58 AM.
Phoenix:
(I turned the tables at the trial today with the mystery of this missing broach. I wonder if there's something more to this missing piece of costume jewelry?)
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Maya:
So Detective Atmey wasn't hit in the back of the head after all?
Gumshoe:
That's right. Because he was the real thief! He wanted it to look like he was knocked out... So he bent it on purpose. I'd stake my reputation on it.
Maya:
Grrr... What kind of a creep would ruin an antique for that...?
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| Blackmail Letter
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Phoenix:
About this blackmail letter...
Gumshoe:
Yeah, I've been thinking a lot about it, too, pal. Why would Kane Bullard have been blackmailing Ron DeLite anyway...?
Phoenix:
Well, Mr. DeLite used to work at KB Security, right? But what was it that made him quit?
Maya:
Nick, that's it! Maybe that's the same reason he's being blackmailed!
Gumshoe:
Well... I'm in the middle of investigating that right now.
Maya:
Oh... Alright.
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| Ron's Wallet or CEO Office Key Card
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Gumshoe:
This is proof that Ron DeLite was here at the crime scene when the murder happened.
Phoenix:
(His wallet... and this key card, huh...)
Maya:
I think we need to ask Mr. DeLite some more about those two things.
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| Kane's List
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Maya:
Umm, so about this...
Gumshoe:
Huh? What's that?
Phoenix:
Hey! Wait a minute, Maya!
Maya:
What's wrong?
Phoenix:
We copied that data without permission... Don't show it to him. He might get mad at us.
Gumshoe:
So? What are you whispering about?
Maya:
Err... Oh, it's nothing. It's just my billfold.
Gumshoe:
That's a pretty thick billfold you got there, pal. ...Now I really want you to show it to me.
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| Newspaper Clipping
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Gumshoe:
This was his first heist, and I guess I underestimated him. I was sure I was going to get him, so I was careless and lost the info on the witness.
Phoenix:
By witness, do you mean the guard in this photo?
Gumshoe:
Yeah, he and the detective worked together to try catching Mask☆DeMasque...
Maya:
But, he got away anyway, huh?
Gumshoe:
That guard... I got the weird feeling that I've seen him around lately.
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Gumshoe:
Oh! That's Ms. Mia Fey! She was a truly beautiful person, pal.
Maya:
Huh? You knew her? You knew my sis?
Gumshoe:
Sure. Everybody in the police force knew her. ...We all lost a great friend that day... I-I just got something in my eye...! ...I'm not crying!
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| Maya Fey profile
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Gumshoe:
You're such a familiar face to me now, you know? And now that I think about it, you're the real victim in this case, right? But for some strange reason, it's hard to think of you as a victim, pal.
Maya:
You're darn right I'm the victim! That was our most precious treasure!
Gumshoe:
Ha ha. You know, pal... I think I know why I can't think of you as a victim, ever.
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| Ron DeLite profile
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Gumshoe:
I kind of feel sorry for him. He's kind of a sad young guy.
Phoenix:
Yeah, and he seems to have a habit of always getting arrested prematurely.
Gumshoe:
Well, it's just my personal opinion, but... I think the police should've investigated the whole thing more carefully.
Maya:
But weren't YOU the one that arrested him with a giant goofy smile on your face...?
Phoenix:
Come on, we don't have time to start with that. Let's just leave it alone.
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| Dick Gumshoe profile
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Gumshoe:
I know I look a little rough around the edges. But the truth is, I'm a lot more "detective-like" than I used to be.
Maya:
Really? Like what part?
Gumshoe:
...Like the color of my coat.
Maya:
Ah! You're right!
Phoenix:
(Yeah, but what about what's inside the coat...?)
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| Mask☆DeMasque or Luke Atmey profile
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Gumshoe:
I always knew there was something suspicious about this guy! And I was right! It turned out that DeMasque was really that "Ace Detective" in disguise!
Maya:
You really thought that?
Gumshoe:
Huh? Of course! It's the stone-cold truth! Sooner or later, a guy like that always shows his true colors...
Phoenix:
Yeah, well I think we saw a little too much of his colors today...
Gumshoe:
Yeah... I gotta agree with you on that one.
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Gumshoe:
The guy is a real puzzle, if you ask me. Then maybe I should be asking you! Do YOU know something about him?
Phoenix:
Why would I know something?
Gumshoe:
Well, it sure sounded like you two each other from the way you acted today.
Maya:
It's Mr. Godot that acts like he knows Nick, not the other way around.
Phoenix:
(Exactly. You'd think I'd remember someone like him...)
Gumshoe:
I still say the whole thing's a bit suspect.
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| Kane Bullard profile
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Maya:
Detective Gumshoe! Tell us more about Mr. Shane Bluebard!
Gumshoe:
That's "Kane Bullard", not "Shane Bluebard", pal.
Maya:
Oh yeah... The victim in this case just doesn't make much of an impression on me.
Phoenix:
Well, you were the victim up until Mr. Bullard was found dead.
Gumshoe:
Yeah, and his body wasn't discovered until this morning.
Phoenix:
Anyway, we don't have enough information yet. Can you help us out?
Gumshoe:
Sorry... I'm actually a little confused myself. For some reason, I'm just blabbing like an idiot right now...
Maya:
OK, Nick! Now is our chance to get more info about the victim, so hurry up and ask!
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Maya:
Detective Gumshoe... About this right here...
Gumshoe:
Sorry... It's hard to believe, but there's a limit to how much my brain can hold. I got two ears and two eyes, but I only got one brain.
Phoenix:
(I can see your eyes and the years... ...but the jury is still out on the brain thing...)
Maya:
Hey, Nick, if you have something to say, just come out and say it.
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Maya:
Detective Gumshoe. What about this person?
Gumshoe:
Sorry, pal... To be honest, my head is so full right now it feels like it's gonna burst.
Phoenix:
(Note to self: Keep hair away from Gumshoe's head.)
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Leads to:
October 13
KB Security
Security Guard Office
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Wright & Co. Law Offices
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| Kane Bullard profile
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Maya:
He's the victim in this case. "Lame Blowhard"...
Phoenix:
No, it's "Kane Bullard"!
Maya:
I know, but he looks so ugly!
Phoenix:
Well, why don't you remember at least the "Bull" part of his name and riff off of that?
Maya:
...Now that you mention it, I guess he does kinda look like an ugly old bull.
Phoenix:
(Hmm... We still don't know very much about this victim.)
Maya:
So, he's the one who sent the blackmail letter to Mr. DeLite, right?
Phoenix:
It looks that way. (But we still need to look into this guy some more.)
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DeMasque's Hideout
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Desirée:
Oh, I know him... This is Ronnie's boss, the CEO guy.
Phoenix:
Well, now he's an ex-boss. Someone killed him last night.
Desirée:
Naturally, I know that. He was a pretty sly man, let me tell you.
Maya:
Oh really...?
Desirée:
You bet he was. He made Ronnie "Chief" of one of the security teams. But that was just so he could work him like a slave.
Maya:
Did Mr. DeLite ever have a problem with Mr. Bullard himself?
Phoenix:
(Even if he did, you think she'd ever tell you about it...?)
Desirée:
Well Ronnie isn't the type to complain about that kind of thing. I tired to get him to talk to me about work, but he never would.
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October 13
KB Security
Security Guard Office
Phoenix:
Wow... This is really something else.
Maya:
For a security guard office, it sure doesn't feel very secure.
Phoenix:
("KB Security Guard"...! Uh oh, I just remembered... Larry might be...)
Butz:
Hey, Nick! Wassup!
Phoenix:
(Ugh! So he IS here...)
Butz:
Yo! How's it hanging, dude? And you got my sweet little Maya with you, too!
Maya:
Hi, Larry!
Butz:
Here I was working my fingers to the bone... And in walks an angel! I've got no problems with a daytime date. It's all good!
Phoenix:
No, that's not what we're here for. We're investigating the Bullard murder case.
Butz:
...Huh? Oh yeah! That's right! You're a lawyer, aren't you?
Phoenix:
(He's so hopelessly clueless.)
Butz:
Well, if it's about the murder case, boy have I got some good info for you!
Maya:
Really!? What is it!?
Butz:
Hmm... Well, I don't mind sharing with my sweet little Maya. But Nick here is a different story!
Maya:
But Larry, I thought you two were old school buddies...
Butz:
That was then and this is now.
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Butz:
That's my partner's seat.
Phoenix:
Your... partner?
Butz:
Well, that's what I call her. She's my superior, actually. ...Kind of a weird old lady.
Maya:
Umm... There's tea spilled all over that machine, you know!
Butz:
Oh, don't worry about it. Just the other day, I spilled some chocolate milk on mine. It still works fine, more or less. They really know how to build them, I guess.
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Phoenix:
Something is written on this poster in fine print.
Maya:
"A Guard's 5 Commandments" ...Wow, this sounds serious. Let's see what it says... #1: Obey thy superior #2: Respect thy superior #3: Smile at thy superior #4: Salute thy superior #5: Buy donuts for thy superior upon command It's signed, "Wendy Oldbag, Head Supervisior".
Butz:
She's one tough old bird, let me tell you. Cross her and you come face-to-face with her real, genuine ray gun!
Phoenix:
...Yeah, sounds scary alright.
Butz:
Well, fortunately she's on vacation. That's why I'm so relaxed right now.
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Phoenix:
...Hey, Larry. That's your jacket, isn't it?
Butz:
That's right.
Maya:
Umm... Did you know you hung it right on top of some kind of lever?
Butz:
Yeah, sure. I was told to never, ever, touch that lever. She scowled and huffed at me, "Something terrible will happen if you do! Got it, greenhorn?"
Maya:
...So why hang your jacket on such an important lever?
Butz:
Because it got me curious. If the jacket's weight pulls the lever down, that's what they call an "accident". Doesn't the suspense just kill you? Don't you want to know what'll happen? Huh?
Maya:
It's true... It's killing me, too! What about you, Nick?
Phoenix:
Yeah, but for a different reason...
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Maya:
Wow! Take a look at these things here! Hey! Hey, Larry! What are they!?
Butz:
Hmm...
Phoenix:
Did you say, "Hmm"?
Butz:
Hey, man. It's not like I have to know what they are to do my job. I... I always thought they were just some kind of decoration or something.
Maya:
Oh boy...
Phoenix:
(How did this guy ever get a job here anyway...?)
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Butz:
Those screens there show what's going on all over the building. Everywhere. And it's my job to keep a steady eye on them. All of them.
Phoenix:
I wouldn't sound so smug if I were you.
Maya:
Can you watch regular TV on these, too?
Phoenix:
(If anyone would sit here and watch TV instead of working, it's Larry.)
Butz:
Hey, Maya, I'm a pro. OK? Besides, you can't get regular TV on it.
Phoenix:
And how do you know that, Larry?
Butz:
Because that was my first bit of investigation, if you know what I mean. ... I know what you're thinking! It was a professional investigation, alright!?
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Butz:
That's my workstation. Pretty cool, huh? I keep a steady eye on the monitors and use that mic for communicating.
Maya:
Look at all this equipment. It must be hard to operate.
Butz:
No biggie. I think there's an instruction manual somewhere in this room.
Maya:
"Somewhere"...?
Phoenix:
"Instruction manual"...? What are you going to do in an emergency?
Butz:
Well, I guess I'd start by calmly looking for the instruction manual. During that time, my partner, the old lady, would calmly look for her reading glasses. That's what us security professionals call "teamwork".
Phoenix:
(Even Maya and Pearls could run this place better.)
Maya:
Hey! What's that supposed to mean!
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Phoenix:
So what's this "good info" you were talking about, Larry?
Butz:
Hey! I'm a guard! A pro! I can't just give away information for free!
Phoenix:
(He wants a bribe? I thought professionals were more, I don't know... HONEST!?) ...Can you talk to him, Maya?
Maya:
Larry! Tell us already! What's the "good info"!?
Butz:
Hey, I like that! This kitten has got some claws! OK, you really want to know?
Maya:
Yes, yes! So tell me!
Butz:
OK. So the thing is... Ron DeLite was an employee here. And naturally since I'm a pro, I looked into his background. Follow me?
Maya:
Yes, you're a pro! I follow you! Go on!
Butz:
Well one year ago, Ron DeLite was fired! And there was no warning at all! It just happened all of a sudden! I know this is a small company, but I think that was pretty awful.
Maya:
I guess he must have done something bad to have gotten fired like that.
Butz:
Like maybe skipping out of work to go pick up hot chicks or something...
Phoenix:
(No, that's just you...)
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Phoenix:
So what is it like to be a part-time security guard?
Butz:
Lemme tell you, it's tough. Well, you know me... I get by alright, I guess. First, I have to keep my eye on those monitors. All the time.
Maya:
Monitors?
Butz:
There are security cameras set in each room around the building. It's really hard! Sometimes I feel like my eyes are gonna fell out!
Maya:
Oh...
Butz:
And if I see something suspicious, I have to contact one of the teams.
Maya:
What "teams"?
Butz:
The security teams for this company. They're supposedly the best in the business. But I'm no amateur either, so if it's something small, I don't bother calling them.
Phoenix:
(So in other words, you basically watch TV screens all day long...)
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| The night of the crime
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Phoenix:
You were in this office when the murder took place, weren't you?
Butz:
Wh-Why do you say that? This is just a part-time job for me! And I can't operate the equipment! And I'm dumb!
Phoenix:
Even if it is part-time and you are dumb, you're still in charge of security here!
Butz:
Hey gimme a break! Don't try to pin the whole thing on me! That's not fair, Nick!
Phoenix:
...Huh?
Maya:
I don't think you can expect someone like him to take any responsibility.
Phoenix:
Anyway, the point is you were here that night, right?
Butz:
...
2 PSYCHE-LOCKS
Phoenix:
(Oh no, I knew something smelled bad, and it was the Butz after all...)
Butz:
Well, it's like I always say. That was then and this is now. OK?
Phoenix:
(It looks like I'm going to have to break his Psyche-Lock after all.)
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| The night of the crime (after Psyche-Locks appear)
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Maya:
Larry, I want you to tell me about the night of the murder.
Butz:
Aw, man. Why do we have to talk about that?
2 PSYCHE-LOCKS
Butz:
Wh-Why don't we talk about what we're gonna do tonight instead, Maya!?
Phoenix:
(Argh... I won't get anywhere if I can't break this Psyche-Lock... I think I have to present Maya's Magatama to get the ball rolling here...)
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Phoenix:
Hey, Larry, there's something I want you to look at...
Butz:
Hey, Nick. I told you. I'm a pro. And you don't interrupt a pro when he's working. I don't have time to sit and chat with you, alright?
Maya:
Oh, is that right...?
Butz:
Oh! Heh heh, naturally I've got time for YOU though, Maya!
Phoenix:
(We're gonna have to sqeeze this guy if we want to get more info out of him, huh?)
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Phoenix:
2 PSYCHE-LOCKS
-- The Night of the Crime --
Phoenix:
On the night of the crime, were you working hard like you were supposed to?
Butz:
What? Huh? Of-Of-Of Of course I was! Why wouldn't I have been?
Phoenix:
But didn't you sneak out of work just yesterday to go see Ms. DeLite?
Butz:
Ah...! B-But that was that... and-and this is this!
Phoenix:
Is there any chance that you snuck out of work last night, too...?
Butz:
Never! I didn't sneak out! I tell you what! I'll even bet you a dollar!
Phoenix:
(A dollar, wow! Now that's confidence!)
Butz:
What's with that drenched in the rain puppy look on your face!? Do you have evidence that I left my position or are you just pulling my chain!?
Phoenix:
(The evidence that Larry was not manning his station when the murder happened is...)
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Phoenix:
Leads to:
"This wallet... You know about this, right?"
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
This is the key card to the CEO's office, right?
Butz:
Y-Yeah, that's right.
Phoenix:
This key card was found inside a wallet.
Leads to:
"This wallet... You know about this, right?"
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Phoenix:
Butz:
Whew... I was scared for a minute...
Phoenix:
(Hmmm... Larry seems pretty relieved...)
Butz:
But I tell you I'm not relieved! I'll even bet you 70 cents!
Phoenix:
(I'm going to break this Psyche-Lock if it's the last thing I do!)
Butz:
What's with that baby who had his favorite toy taken away from him look on your face?
Leads back to:
"Do you have evidence that I left my position or are you just pulling my chain!?"
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Phoenix:
This wallet... You know about this, right?
Butz:
I've never seen it before.
Phoenix:
Liar! You hand delivered this wallet to Ms. DeLite just yesterday!
Butz:
Gimme a break! You can't just expect me to remember every little thing that happens!
Phoenix:
Well, I do expect you to remember something that happened just yesterday!
Phoenix:
What time was it when you found this last night?
Butz:
I guess it was around 1:00 in the morning on the first floor of our company building.
Butz:
1 o'clock... In the morning...?
Phoenix:
That's right. In other words, Larry... At the time the of the murder, you were away from the security guard office!
Butz:
AAAAAAAAH!!
1 LOCK BROKEN
Butz:
Y-Y-Yeah, B-B-But! th-there's something you didn't think about!
Phoenix:
What's that?
Butz:
My shift that day didn't start until 10:00 PM! The murderer might have snuck in before then!
Phoenix:
...What do you mean by that?
Butz:
If the murderer had snuck in before 10:00 PM... ...then it wasn't my fault! It was the fault of the guy whose shift was before mine!
Phoenix:
(Why do I have the feeling that he still doesn't get the seriousness of this...?) Listen up, Larry. We know beyond a shadow of a doubt that... the killer "snuck" into the CEO's office after 10:00 PM, during your shift!
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Phoenix:
Leads to:
"Larry... When you use this key card, does it leave a record?"
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Phoenix:
Butz:
Whew... Boy, you really had me scared!
Phoenix:
(I've never seen anyone look so relieved in my whole life...)
Butz:
What's with that little lamb that can't get to sleep look on your face?
Phoenix:
(I guess I'm gonna have to rattle his cage a little bit more...)
Leads back to:
"Listen up, Larry."
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Phoenix:
Larry... When you use this key card, does it leave a record?
Butz:
Yeah, it does. But I can't show the record to just anyone you know...
Phoenix:
That key card data was already made public in the trial today.
Butz:
What!? I didn't know that! Any kind of request for info like that is supposed to go through me!
Phoenix:
(Boy does that sound a bit arrogant coming from a part time guard...) Anyway, according to the data, the door to the CEO's office was opened with this card... Furthermore, it was most definitely used at 1 AM, the time of the murder!
Butz:
No way!
Phoenix:
Yes, someone used this to get into the CEO's office. That happened at 1 AM on the night of the crime. Right in the middle of your shift!
Butz:
Ooooh...
Phoenix:
Larry, you can't duck your responsibility this time!
Butz:
GYYYYYAAAAAAR! NOOO!
1 LOCK BROKEN
Unlock Successful
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Butz:
Oooh... I knew it...! It's all my fault! It's my fault that the Boss was killed! My fault!!
Maya:
Larry...
Butz:
There was nothing I could do! I have important issues to deal with too, man!
Phoenix:
What happened that night anyway?
Butz:
Aaah... My Donna happened.
Maya:
Huh? Your Donna?
Phoenix:
(I got a bad feeling about this...)
Butz:
Yeah, my Donna called and said, "I have to talk to you right away..." So I went to see her and... he was standing right there next to her!
Maya:
Um, who was?
Butz:
Her new boyfriend! It was like some horrible joke! Before I knew what was going on, the guy socked me right in the kisser! Normally I'm the one that does the punching! Isn't that right, Maya!?
Maya:
Y-Yeah...
Phoenix:
S-So is that why you left the security guard office?
Butz:
WAAAAAAH!! I'M SORRRRY! It-It-It's all my faaaaault! H-How can I ever make up for it, Nick!? What can I do!? Whaaat!? Wah haa waa...
Maya:
He's curled up on the floor, crying like a baby.
Phoenix:
Oh boy...
Butz:
...Nick! Is there anything I can do!? Anything! Just name it! I'll do whatever I have to do to make up for it! I swear I will!
Phoenix:
Larry...
Maya:
Hey Nick, as long as he's offering, why don't you show him the evidence we've got?
Phoenix:
(She's right. Maybe we'll get at least one bit of useful information from him...)
Butz:
Niiiiiick...
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Maya:
Umm, I accidentally pressed the buzzer earlier...
Butz:
Yeah, I heard it. So that was you, huh?
Phoenix:
You're a security guard, aren't you? Why didn't you come to the CEO's office!?
Butz:
Well, this is the 3rd floor of the basement. The CEO's office is on the 1st floor... I thought it would be a good idea to, um... adopt a wait and see approach. Plus, there's a police detective here, right!? I just didn't think it was necessary!
Phoenix:
(It's as if he's trying to win an award for the laziest preson on the planet...)
Maya:
Umm... Let's get back to talking about the night of the murder, OK? Is it true that the buzzer didn't go off that night?
Phoenix:
There must be a record, right? You must have had a look at it, right?
Butz:
Of course I did! And I couldn't possibly have made a mistake either!
Maya:
Do you think you could take just one more look for me? Pretty please?
Butz:
Oh, OK... I just can't say no to you, Maya.
Maya:
What do you think, Nick?
Phoenix:
He's probably right... I don't think even Larry could make a mistake like that...
Butz:
WAAAAAAAAAAH!!
Maya:
Wh-What is it? What's wrong?
Butz:
I-I made a mistake!
Maya:
Huh? B-But how...?
Butz:
It can't be... It's impossible!
Phoenix:
OK, enough already! What about the records?
Butz:
That night... It went off just once... In the morning... At around 1 AM...
Maya:
1 AM...? Th-That's when the m-murder happened!
Butz:
R-Really? Are you serious!? That's terrible! It can't be!
Buzzer Record added to the Court Record.
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Butz:
That's not necessary, Nick. You don't have to threaten me. I'll tell you what I know. I know it's tough to tell, but I'm really sorry about what happened...
Phoenix:
Wow, I've never seen Larry look so serious. I actually believe him...
Maya:
Yeah... He's like a totally different person...
Butz:
In that case, maybe you and I should get reacquainted.
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Phoenix:
This is one of Kurain's greatest treasures.
Butz:
I used to have zero interest in all of this old, junky stuff... But, now that I'm a new person, well... I can kinda see the appeal. Hey! I got it! Why don't we all go visit one of those musty old temples next time?
Maya:
...I think I could actually learn to like this new Larry.
Phoenix:
Yeah, but he still hasn't told us anything useful.
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Butz:
Umm... Listen carefully, OK, Nick? I know you don't think much of me as a person... But I'm no thief. And I would never wear a goofy getup like that!
Phoenix:
Umm... Nobody ever accused you of being a thief.
Butz:
It's too much work for me. Making plans, writing calling cards, etc., etc... I'd rather just pull a dine and dash at a burger joint.
Maya:
Burgers!? I love burgers, too!
Butz:
Really? Well, how about it? Wanna go on a burger date tonight?
Phoenix:
...At least pay for the food, because I'm not defending you again.
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Maya:
Umm, so what about for this...?
Butz:
Huh!? Maya, you shouldn't have! A love letter for me!?
Maya:
Uh, no. Sorry. This is a blackmail letter.
Butz:
Whaaaaat!? How do you know about that, Maya!?
Maya:
Huh?
Butz:
How much is Alexis demanding this time!?
Phoenix:
Huh? Who is this "Alexis"?
Maya:
Didn't we show him this letter yesterday, too? I'm pretty sure we did...
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Butz:
Ah! That's the wallet I found!
Maya:
You found it when you snuck out of work to get socked in the kisser, right?
Butz:
...I didn't "sneak out of work to get socked in the kisser". If only I had been more responsible at work... I might have spotted the murderer on the monitor like I was supposed to...
Maya:
Larry... You really do feel bad, don't you?
Butz:
Yeah, well... Maybe it's all for the best. ...I think it's brought Dessie and I closer together. Just like they say, "Every cloud has a silver lining". "You gotta see that old water glass as half-full", Am I right...?
Phoenix:
... (Now he's starting to sound like the Larry I know.)
Maya:
Don't forget, Nick! Half-full!
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Phoenix:
So was this the card that was used by the culprit that night...?
Butz:
Well, going off the serial number, then yeah. This card was used to open the CEO's office door at 1:00 in the morning. Your client had this card, right? Then it's a no-brainer. He's the killer, man.
Maya:
Nnngh...
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Maya:
Umm... The buzzer in the CEO's office is directly connected to this room, right?
Butz:
That's right! Just like my heart is connected to yours, Maya!
Maya:
...Huh?
Butz:
Go ahead. Maya. Press the buzzer in your heart! I promise I'll come running to your rescue, like the professional guard I am!
Maya:
Wow... That was pretty good.
Butz:
Heh heh, thanks. I try!
Phoenix:
Do you think you could tell us about the buzzer now?
Maya:
Yes, please! Please tell us!
Butz:
OK... I guess so. Prepare to be wowed!
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| Buzzer Record
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Butz:
You guys have really made me reflect on the way I've been living... But, the only problem is, with all this reflecting... Where is the time for love? Frankly, I think reflecting is a bit overrated, you know?
Maya:
Wh-What are you going on about, Larry!?
Phoenix:
Plus, do you honestly have any new info on the buzzer record?
Butz:
Huh? The record? Ah, no... Nothing at all.
Phoenix:
(This guy reflects about as much as a piece of black carpeting...)
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| Phoenix Wright profile
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Butz:
You're 26 years old, right? Don't you think it's about time you took a long, hard look at your life?
Phoenix:
Uhh, sure.
Butz:
The only time you can really screw up and hope to recover from it is when you're young!
Maya:
Huh? Well, I guess so...
Butz:
Naturally I'm not talking about you, Maya! You're already perfect!
Phoenix:
(It's hard to imagine Larry not screwing up at any age.)
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Butz:
Seeing her makes me remember how important it is to stay young at heart! Even when you grow up, you gotta keep the part of your heart that's still pure...
Maya:
You're so right about that!
Phoenix:
I'm impressed that you can still think like that, Larry. After all, you went through some pretty tough times as a kid...
Butz:
Huh? I did?
Phoenix:
(Something tells me it's more about self-induced amnesia than having a pure heart...)
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| Dick Gumshoe profile
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Butz:
Oh, this guy? The detective? He was here before, drilling me with a ton of questions.
Maya:
Really? Like, what did he ask?
Butz:
Um, let's see... I can't remember.
Maya:
Huh?
Butz:
Well, you know... just a bunch of boring stuff.
Phoenix:
(Poor Detective Gumshoe...)
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| Adrian Andrews profile
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Butz:
WHOA! WHO is this! Come on, man, don't hold out on me!
Phoenix:
Forget about it. You don't need to know and I'm not telling you.
Butz:
Hey now! I thought we were pals! I got a MAJOR thing for girls with black sleeveless shirts and glasses!
Phoenix:
How do you know that!?
Butz:
And if they have an orange-colored memo pad, I really lose my cool!
Phoenix:
(He has to be making that up... He can't really know Adrian... Can he...?)
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| Larry Butz profile
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Butz:
I'm 25 now. It's about time I started giving some serious thought to my life.
Phoenix:
Good! That's the way you be! ...What exactly are you thinking about, though?
Butz:
Well, you know... My future, my dreams...
Maya:
Larry, when exactly does this "future" of yours start?
Butz:
A man's life begins at 30! ...That's my theory anyway. I figure I got another 5 years of guilt-free screw-ups before I have to buckle down.
Phoenix:
Larry, I think... Forget it. We're just gonna have to have a nice long talk next time...
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Butz:
The CEO of our comapny. He was a pretty good guy.
Maya:
Huh? Really?
Butz:
Yeah, you bet! You know how I'm not very good about working hard, right?
Phoenix:
Uh, yeah, I kinda noticed...
Butz:
Well, guess what the boss said to me about that? "I don't expect much work from you, Larry. In return, just don't expect much pay."
Maya:
I see...
Butz:
I guess he had to follow some kind of dumb law about having security here in the building.
Phoenix:
(So, in order to pay the lowest wage possible, he went to the bottom of the barrel.)
Butz:
To be honest, I really looked up to the boss. If I ever grow up to be a CEO, I wanna be just like him! And don't worry, Nick! I promise I'll hire you for security!
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Butz:
Umm... I think you know how much I want to help you guy, but... I really don't know what to say about it.
Phoenix:
...
Maya:
What is it, Nick?
Phoenix:
It's just that he seems so... I don't know... "pleasent".
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Butz:
I'm really sorry, Nick! I swear I want to change my ways. But the thing is... I just don't have any interest in men.
Phoenix:
(This guy really needs to get his mind out of the gutter...)
Maya:
Larry's your stereotypical guy, alright.
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(Visiting Basement warehouse, Clearing all "Talk" options of Gumshoe, Talking about "Sacred Urn", "Kurain Village", "Ron DeLite", "Love at first sight?", "The night of the crime", "Emergency buzzer" and Examining Buzzer and Binder leads to:)
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Leads to:
October 13
Detention Center
Visitor's Room
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October 13
Detention Center
Visitor's Room
Ron:
Ah! M-Mr. Wright!
Maya:
Mr. DeLite... Did they finish their interrogation?
Ron:
Yes, but...! P-Please don't leave me alone anymoooooore!
Phoenix:
...Mr. DeLite, you lied to us before, didn't you?
Ron:
W-Well... Err, you see...
Phoenix:
On the same night the Sacred Urn was stolen from Lordly Tailor Department Store... ...a blackmail letter you got summoned you to KB Security to hand over some money. And then, that's where the CEO, Kane Bullard, was murdered. But... there's only one Ron DeLite, am I right? So the only question is... Where were you that night? This time I want to hear the whole truth... Your life depends on it.
Ron:
O-OK...
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Phoenix:
This guard monitors the visitor's room. He looks pretty nervous... ...standing near someone who went from thief to murderer overnight.
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Phoenix:
Mr. DeLite, do you still insist that you are Mask☆DeMasque...?
Ron:
Isn't that what I've been saying since yesterday?
Maya:
That was a quick response...
Phoenix:
Tell me about it. To be honest, it's starting to get irritating.
Maya:
B-But listen, Mr. DeLite! At the trial today, we learned the true identity of the thief, didn't we!?
Atmey:
Hee hee hee ha ha ha Aha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ho ho ho hee hee! Take a good look, everyone! Unable to find a rival worthy of my genius, I was forced to create one by myself! Here I am! The tragic clown...
Ron:
I guess it's true... I wasn't the one who stole that urn...
Maya:
Of course not. After all, you were at KB Security at the time.
Phoenix:
So then the person dressed up as Mask☆DeMasque in this photo...
Maya:
...It's gotta be Detective Atmey.
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| The night of the crime
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Phoenix:
So that night, you didn't go to Lordly Tailor, you went to KB Security, right?
Ron:
Yes... I went to KB Security at the time the blackmail note said I should.
Maya:
Alright... What happened next?
Ron:
Well, I used to work there, so I knew where the CEO's office was. I knocked... but there was no answer. So then I used the key card to unlock the door.
Phoenix:
(That's probably when he dropped his wallet...)
Ron:
When I went into the CEO's office... someone was in there.
Phoenix:
"Someone"...?
Ron:
Then suddenly they bashed me over the head! Bam!
Maya:
Was it Kane Bullard that hit you...?
Ron:
I don't know. The person ran away while I was still stunned. When I came to my senses, the sight I saw left me speechless. The dead body of the CEO was right there in front of me! I thought I'd die myself! Anyway, I thought I should do something with the body...
Phoenix:
So that's why you put it in the safe...?
Ron:
...Yes, that's right. I used to be the chief of one of the security teams, so I knew how to open it.
Maya:
OK... And what did you do after that?
Ron:
Well, I got out of there, for starters! I was the one who set up the security cameras in that building... ...so I knew how to avoid being spotted by them!
Maya:
Nick... All of a sudden, Mr. DeLite kinda sounds like the murderer to me...
Phoenix:
(Please don't say that...)
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Maya:
Mr. DeLite, is it true that one year ago... ...you were forced to quit KB Security?
Ron:
Ah! H-How did you...!? I-I'm begging you! Please don't tell Dessie! Pleeeease!
Maya:
D-Don't worry. We haven't told anyone yet...
Ron:
Whew! Thank goodness... Err, no.. I umm... But I suppose I'll have to tell her sometime... She'll find out eventually.
Maya:
Why have you been hiding it from her anyway?
Ron:
Dessie would despise me if she ever found out I was living a life of crime. A criminal, a thief... She'd never forgive me! My marriage would be over!
Maya:
Knowing that, why did you become a thief in the first place?
Ron:
Because Dessie spends money like it's water. There's no job in the world that could bring in enough money... Except being a thief. At least, that's what I thought anyway.
Phoenix:
(So he became Mask☆DeMasque for Desirée, huh...?)
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Maya:
This blackmail letter... Is this the first one you got?
Ron:
No, of course not! But this is the first one that ever called me out to a specific location.
Phoenix:
So, did you start receiving blackmail letters after this incident...?
Ron:
Yes. Just a few days after the "Tear of Emanon" heist... That first letter... It said, "I know you did it".
Maya:
So someone found out about your true identity? Just like that?
Ron:
Ah, it's not easy being a master thief, you know! "I've got proof that it was you, so give up!" it went on to say. So in the end, I had to give up the treasure I went through all that trouble to steal...
Phoenix:
Is that right... Hey! Hang on a second! What do you mean you had to "give it up"?
Ron:
Oh, don't worry. After I put the jewel in the safe-deposit box the letter specified... ...someone sent me $10,000!
Phoenix:
(No one said anything about me being worried, you know...)
Ron:
After that, I started getting the plans in the mail.
Maya:
P-Plans...?
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Maya:
What are these "plans" you're talking about?
Ron:
They were instructions on how to steal a crown or painting or some other rare treasure. They showed security blind spots, escape routes and even suggested training methods.
Maya:
So you mean that the one who planned the heists wasn't you...?
Ron:
No, it wasn't. I only planned the very first one. After that, I received plans from some very kind person! Incredibly detailed plans!
Maya:
It sounds like Mr. DeLite is thankful to the person that was blackmailing him.
Phoenix:
(So Ron DeLite was Mask☆DeMasque after all...? But... Someone else is behind the thefts. Someone who planned it all out in detail!)
Ron:
All I had to do was deposit the treasures I stole into the safe-deposit box. Then I just waited for the cash to come in the mail.
Phoenix:
(Could you try not to look so gleeful about it...?)
Maya:
So you went after the Sacred Urn because of one of those plans, too?
Ron:
Well, see... truth is, I've never seen the urn. All I did was follow the instructions and steal what I was told to steal.
Phoenix:
Mr. DeLite... Is everything you've just told me the truth?
Ron:
Yes... B-But please don't tell Dessie. OK?
Ron's Testimony added to the Court Record.
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Ron:
That's kind of strange...
Maya:
What is?
Ron:
Up until now, Mask☆DeMasque has gone after famous works of art or treasures. Why did he suddenly decide to steal this plain-looking urn that nobody would want?
Phoenix:
You make it sound like you had nothing to do with the theft.
Ron:
Well... It wasn't me that chose to steal this urn.
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Phoenix:
This calling card... Did you send this?
Ron:
No...! Err, that is... I don't know anything about that. I mean, I had other plans for that night already...
Phoenix:
(That's true... He did get that blackmail letter, after all...)
Maya:
What about Detective Atmey...? Could he be the one that sent it?
Phoenix:
It looks that way. I can't think of anyone else.
Ron:
Yeah... That night, because of the letter, I had no choice but to go to KB Security.
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Ron:
Wow, this is cool! I'm really into this kind of stuff.
Maya:
Oh yeah? It's one of our most valuable treasures!
Ron:
If I ever get out of here, me and Dessie will go to Lordly Tailor... ...to check out the whole Treasures of Kurain Exhibit!
Maya:
Um, OK, I guess... Just promise me you won't steal anything, OK?
Ron:
Oh don't worry! We'd going when I'm not on the job as Mask☆DeMasque.
Phoenix:
(Well, that's reassuring...)
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| Sercurity Camera Photo
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Maya:
This photo... This has got to be the real Mask☆DeMasque!
Ron:
I'm sure it is. I know Mask☆DeMasque when I see him.
Phoenix:
Yes, but... This isn't you, right Mr. DeLite?
Ron:
Well, err... No... I was at KB Security then.
Maya:
So then... I guess it really is Detective Atmey, after all.
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| Blackmail Letter
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Maya:
So was this blackmail letter written by KB Security's CEO, Kane Bullard?
Ron:
I-I think so... Probably. You can only get into the CEO's office if you have a key card.
Phoenix:
(The blackmail letter said to meet at KB Security...)
Maya:
The no one else other than Mr. Bullard could've have written the letter...
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| Ron's Wallet
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Ron:
I was at KB Security at around 1 o'clock that night... I took out my wallet to open the door with the key card...
Phoenix:
So is that when you dropped it?
Ron:
I-I'm so sorry... I should have told you the truth earlier.
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Phoenix:
What are you still doing with this key card anyway? Didn't you return it when you left your job at KB Security?
Ron:
Of course I returned it! Don't be silly! Umm... But it got sent back to me along ith the blackmail letter.
Maya:
With the blackmail letter...?
Ron:
Yes, it said... "Use this to enter the CEO's office".
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| Publicity Photo
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Ron:
Oh! I didn't know Mask☆DeMasque had become so famous!
Maya:
Yeah, I actually bought this publicity photo!
Ron:
Really? Well, I'd be happy to sign it if you like! I'll even add, "Behind Bars!"
Maya:
Yes! Please! Please!
Phoenix:
(It looks like Ron had totally forgotten about what happened at the trial today... That he was declared "not guilty" of being Mask☆DeMasque...)
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| Kane's list
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Phoenix:
This list... We found it in the office of the CEO, Mr. Bullard.
Ron:
Hey! This is a list of all the things Mask☆DeMasque stole!
Phoenix:
And that's the value of each item listed next to them. "100,000 dollars"... "150,000 dollars"...
Maya:
Are you sure that's the value of the stolen items?
Ron:
Hmm... The numbers seem a little low to me. Even on the black market, the prices should be at least three times higher than that.
Phoenix:
(I guess he knows about that stuff because he used to be a security guard...)
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Ron:
That's the emergency buzzer from the CEO's office. Don't press it! It makes a terrible racket!
Maya:
Hee hee. Sorry. I just love making a lot of noise.
Ron:
Err, umm... Does this buzzer have something to do with this case?
Phoenix:
Well, at this point, I don't really know yet. (After all, there were no prints on it, or anything else for that matter.)
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| Newspaper Clipping
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Ron:
Hey! This is an article about my debut heist! Boy, that was a tough one. Before I knew it, they were hot on my trail.
Maya:
But Mask☆DeMasque... He must have gottn away, right? It says in the article that he "disappeared"...
Ron:
That's right! I got a sudden burst of inspiration! I hid my Mask☆DeMasque costume in a nearby plastic bucket... Then I quickly changed into my security guard uniform. ...Pretty clever, eh?
Maya:
Wow... Awesome! ...Hey, hold the phone! The guard in this photo... Is that you, Mr. DeLite?
Ron:
Hee hee. That's right. Nice trick if I do say so myself!
Phoenix:
(Nice and easy to figure out! Even Pearls could see through that in a heartbeat.)
Newspaper Clipping updated in the Court Record.
Ron:
But as you might expect, Detective Atmey found the disguise... He truly deserves the title of "Ace Detective".
Phoenix:
Detective Atmey found the Mask☆DeMasque disguise? (Hmm, that's interesting...)
Ron:
Yes, and I heard that he brought it home with him.
Phoenix:
(So that's it... That's when Atmey got his hands on this.)
Ron:
Thanks to that, I got the chance to remake my costume.
Maya:
That must have been really time-consuming, huh?
Ron:
Yes, it took quite a while to complete. Anyway, a few days after that... I recived the first of the blackmail letters...
Maya:
B-Blackmail letters!?
Phoenix:
Wh-What are you talking about? Hurry! Tell me what you mean!
Ron:
H-Hey, calm down...! Don't get so worked up...!
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| Buzzer Record
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Maya:
The buzzer went off just once around the time that Bullard was killed.
Ron:
Oooh! Th-That's scary!
Phoenix:
Do you know anything about that, Mr. DeLite?
Ron:
...Sorry, I'm afraid I don't.
Phoenix:
(Why am I not surprised by how clueless he is anymore...)
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| Ron's Testimony
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Phoenix:
Mr. DeLite, are you absolutely sure about this testimony? That you stole the treasures as you were directed by a series of blackmail letters...
Ron:
Yes, and I got money for them in return. It seemed like a good deal.
Phoenix:
(He doesn't look like he's lying...)
Maya:
So then how do you explain Detective Atmey's crazy confession...?
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| Phoenix Wright profile
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Ron:
A great lawyer and so young! You really are an inspiration! I bet you make lots and lots of money, don't you?
Maya:
That doesn't sound right coming from a thief, if you know what I mean...
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| Maya Fey profile
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Ron:
... I'm sorry... I suppose you could say I'm nothing but a terrible lowlife
Maya:
Wh-Why do you say that?
Ron:
...This is the first time I've ever had to actually face a victim of one of my crimes.
Phoenix:
(I guess he's talking about the Sacred Urn...)
Maya:
Yeah, but I thought that you weren't the one who stole my urn...
Ron:
Th-That's true about the urn, I guess... Maybe I should give up this life of crime and try becoming a professional cowbell player
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| Ron DeLite profile
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Ron:
I'm ashamed to admit it... ...but sometimes I wonder if I'm really cut out to be a thief.
Phoenix:
Well, isn't that obvious?
Maya:
It doesn't suit you at all!
Ron:
Uuugh... I knew it... I guess I'm not the only one who came to that conclusion.
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| Dick Gumshoe profile
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Ron:
This is the detective that was in charge of the Mask☆DeMasque investigations. He was so happy when I surrendered yesterday that he actually shed tears of joy.
Maya:
What? Gumshoe cried!? Really!? Was it a single manly tear or did he let loose and sob?
Ron:
Sobbed. I started weeping myself, too. It was truly infectious! A truly moving moment, if I do say so myself.
Maya:
...That must've been one heck of a beautiful scene.
Phoenix:
(If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I'm convinced that these two are blind.)
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| Mask☆DeMasque profile
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Ron:
Once I decided to become a thief, I started studying like crazy.
Phoenix:
Studying!? Like what? Pretty Larceny 101? The History of Pilfering?
Ron:
Ha. No, but I watched a lot of movies and read a lot of novels about great thieves.
Maya:
Oh yeah? I admire you for doing your homework, if for nothing else.
Ron:
All the great ones had their own trademarks. Flashy costumes, calling cards... ...unique laughs, and catchy slogans, like, "Farewell, my friends!" I figured I needed to do a good job with that if I was going to make a splash.
Maya:
Yeah, I guess you really can't say goofy stuff like that unless you're a master thief. "Farewell" or "We shall meet again"... You know, hokey stuff like that.
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| Luke Atmey profile
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Ron:
He's an Ace Detective, alright. He's been hot on my trail ever since the first heist.
Maya:
Yes, but... He made a pretty stunning confession in court today. "It was me all along! I am Mask☆DeMasque!"...
Ron:
I don't know what to say... I guess he's just delusional.
Phoenix:
(That's exactly what your wife said about you...)
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| Desirée DeLite profile
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Ron:
Dessie... She really has a thing against criminals.
Maya:
Do you have any idea why that is, Mr. DeLite?
Ron:
Well... if you want to know the details, you'll have to ask her. But the thing is, after I lost my job at KB Security... I needed to earn money to keep Dessie satisfied... Lots of money. But... I just couldn't seem to find a good job. That's why I wound up becoming the thing that Dessie hates most... A thief.
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| Godot profile
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Ron:
Isn't he great! I wish I could be half as cool as him! Besides, he's the only one that really believed me when I said I was the thief!
Phoenix:
Hey, hang on a second! This is the guy that had you arrested for murder!
Ron:
Well, I still don't think that makes him a bad person...
Phoenix:
(What in the world do you see in that coffee-crazed prosecutor!?)
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| Kane Bullard profile
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Ron:
Mr. Bullard... my old boss. It's so sad...
Phoenix:
Do you have any idea what might have happened? Was there anyone that might have wanted him dead?
Ron:
Oh yeah, sure... Mr. Bullard was the type of guy who made lots of enemies. He did lots of threatening things to people...
Phoenix:
Wait, wait, do you mean he scared people, or that he threaten them with blackmail?
Ron:
Well, I guess they're kind of the same, right?
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Phoenix:
What do you think about this?
Ron:
Hmm... I don't really think I can help you with that. Err, no, that's not it... It's just that the thing is I don't really know if I can say one way or the other
Maya:
I didn't really catch that.
Phoenix:
Don't worry, you didn't miss anything.
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Phoenix:
Ron, before we go, there's one more thing I want to ask you.
Ron:
Y-Yes...? B-But please don't hurt me...
Phoenix:
Mr. Kane Bullard... Do you swear that it wasn't you who killed him?
Ron:
Y-Yes, of course! I could never...! I-I'm not lying! All I did was hide his body in the safe! But then I was afraid they'd discover waht I did. So I turned myself in yesterday!
Maya:
Um, why?
Ron:
Well, if the judge had ruled that I was guilty of robbery, then I'd have an alibi, right?
Maya:
Hmm... I guess so. You're really clever, Mr. DeLite.
Phoenix:
(I guess I have no choice but to take Mr. DeLite at his word.)
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Mystic Maya!
Maya:
Hey...! Pearly!
Pearl:
I'm back!
Phoenix:
Hey Pearls. So what have you been up to this whole time...?
Pearl:
The Sacred Urn, Mr. Nick! I took it back to Kurain Village to have it examined!
Maya:
And? And? What did you find out?
Pearl:
Well there's no need to worry! They said it's the real urn!
Maya:
Whew! That's a relief! I was really worried!
Pearl:
But there's one small problem.
Maya:
Problem?
Pearl:
Um, these cute little pink splotches... They said that it's paint... And that they were put on the urn recently!
Phoenix:
Why are we talking about the pink splotches again? What's the big deal?
Maya:
What's the big deal!? We've gotta find out how they got there! That's the big deal!
Pearl:
Yes, Mr. Nick! We've gotta find out how they got there!
Phoenix:
O-OK, OK! We'll go find out how they got there!
Ron:
P-Please don't forget about me...
Sacred Urn refiled into the Court Record.
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October 13
Lordly Tailor
Basement Warehouse
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October 13
Lordly Tailor
Basement Warehouse
Andrews:
Oh, Pearl. How nice to see you.
Pearl:
H-Hello there!
Andrews:
I haven't seen you around lately. What have you been up to?
Pearl:
Well, actully... I was having this urn examined!
Andrews:
! O-Oh... I see.
Phoenix:
(Maybe if we take another good look at this urn... ...we can figure out the mystery of what actually happened here...)
Maya:
Nick! Let's look around one more time!
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Phoenix:
This box, there's something about it that's bothering me.
Maya:
That's the box that the Sacred Urn was in!
Pearl:
It looks like there's some pink paint on it, too...
Maya:
And it's definitely the same color as the stuff on the urn!
Phoenix:
I think I know how the paint got on it now...
Maya:
Alright! Let's investigate again, Nick!
Urn Box added to the Court Record.
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Phoenix:
It looks to me like it's been dry for several days.
Maya:
There's something suspicious about this paint mark. The bottom left part of it is shaped oddly and it's shocking pink.
Pearl:
This is the same color as the paint splotches on the urn!
Phoenix:
(So then the question is... What's the cause of the odd shape...?)
Pearl:
Let's look around here carefully, Mr. Nick!
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Phoenix:
It looks to me like it's been dry for several days.
Maya:
There's something suspicious about this paint mark. The bottom left part of it is shaped oddly and it's shocking pink.
Pearl:
Mr. Nick! Could it be that this odd shape is...!?
Phoenix:
Yeah... I'm pretty sure this is it.
Maya:
Ah! That's the box the Sacred Urn was in...!
Phoenix:
If you look here, there's a little bit of paint on the box as well!
Maya:
Wow, you're right! Look! It matches!
Phoenix:
...
Pearl:
What is it, Mr. Nick?
Phoenix:
This is all turning out exactly as I thought it would...!
Paint Marks added to the Court Record.
Phoenix:
(I think it's all starting to become clear... We're that much closer to solving the mystery of what happened to the urn...)
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Phoenix:
It looks to me like it's been dry for several days.
Maya:
There's something suspicious about this paint mark. The bottom left part of it is shaped oddly and it's shocking pink.
Pearl:
Mr. Nick! Could it be that this odd shape is...!?
Phoenix:
Yeah... I'm pretty sure this is it.
Maya:
Ah! That's the box the Sacred Urn was in...!
Phoenix:
If you look here, there's a little bit of paint on the box as well!
Maya:
Wow, you're right! Look! It matches!
Phoenix:
...
Pearl:
What is it, Mr. Nick?
Phoenix:
This is all turning out exactly as I thought it would...!
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Maya:
See? We got our Sacred Urn back.
Andrews:
That's really wonderful.
Phoenix:
But... We're not entirely convinced it's the same urn. Ms. Andrews, we want you to cooperate with us.
Andrews:
Nnngh...
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Andrews:
What a magificent box!
Phoenix:
You're not going to throw is off the trail with flattery. I want to know about the paint on this box...
Andrews:
Well I... I'm sure I don't know anything about that!
Phoenix:
(Some people just have a matural gift for lying... Adrian's not one of them.)
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Phoenix:
Ms. Andrews, about the paint that's all over the wall...
Andrews:
Oh! Look at that! It looks like paint alright! Is-Isn't that funny!? I never noticed that before!
Maya:
... That has to be the most pathetic acting I have ever seen in my life.
Pearl:
I'm beginning to get very frustrated.
Phoenix:
(Uh oh. I'd better do something to calm them down, and fast!)
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Phoenix:
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-- The Sacred Urn --
Phoenix:
Ms. Andrews, do you know anything about the Sacred Urn?
Andrews:
D-Do I know "anything"!? I'm in charge of the entire Treasure Exhibit!
Phoenix:
The urn that was submitted before the court today... ...It's obviously not the same urn as before!
Andrews:
W-Well, that's... That's um... ...True! Maybe it isn't the same! It could be... It could be a fake!
Phoenix:
...A fake?
Andrews:
You're the one who said it wasn't the same! So that's the most obvious explanation! Do you have any evidence the urn that was submitted at the trial was genunie?
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Phoenix:
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"Sorry to break it to you, but the urn is the genuine article."
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Well, Ms. Andrews?
Andrews:
She, look! It was a fake after all!
Phoenix:
Huh?
Andrews:
I mean, your evidence is fake too, as I expected!
Phoenix:
(Oops, I guess this isn't going to help me much...)
Andrews:
So I have convinced you? Or...
Leads back to:
"Do you have any evidence the urn that was submitted at the trial was genunie?"
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Phoenix:
Sorry to break it to you, but the urn is the genuine article. Pearls went back to Kurain Village and had it examined.
Andrews:
Is-Is that right? That's nice, but I don't see how...
Phoenix:
What she discovered was that the vase was broken... again.
Andrews:
D-Did you say... "again"?
Phoenix:
Yes. It was broken once a year ago. And now it looks like the same thing has happened. And quite recently, too...
Andrews:
R-Recently!? Are you saying that this urn was broken recently!?
Phoenix:
Yes. That's exactly what I'm saying.
Andrews:
Why do you think it was broken recently? How do you know?
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Phoenix:
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"This poster... It was made recently, right?"
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Phoenix:
Andrews:
... So, Mr. Wright?
Phoenix:
Huh?
Andrews:
Why do you think it was broken recently again?
Phoenix:
Uh, well... B-Because... ...Umm, I just think so.
Andrews:
Sorry, but that's not a vaild explanation.
Phoenix:
(Grr... The hunter has become the hunted!) W-Well it was! It was broken recently! Come on! You know it! I'm not willing to yield to you on this point!
Andrews:
G-Get a grip, please! ...Now. I'll ask you one more time, Mr. Wright.
Leads back to:
"Why do you think it was broken recently? How do you know?"
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Phoenix:
This poster... It was made recently, right?
Andrews:
Poster...? Ah! The poster for the exhibit!
Phoenix:
At the time when this photo was taken, the urn said, "I AM" on it. But now, for some mysterious reason, it says, "AMI"! When the urn was fixed, the letters were transposed!
Andrews:
AAAAAAH!
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Andrews:
"I AM"...? What does that ever mean? I don't know anything about that! I wasn't even there when the photo for this poster was taken.
Phoenix:
That was a mistake. Now... Tell the truth.
Andrews:
Ah! W-Wait!
Phoenix:
For?
Andrews:
Ev-Even if the urn was broken, I had nothing to do with it!
Phoenix:
...Huh?
Andrews:
Y-Yes, that's it! It must have been one of the people at the photo shoot! They probably dropped it! I'm sure that's what happened!
Phoenix:
(Hmm... It looks like I still haven't broken the entire Psyche-Lock...)
Andrews:
Do you have any proof the urn was broken here at Lordly Tailor?
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Well, Ms. Andrews?
Andrews:
Umm... What is this supposed to mean?
Phoenix:
This urn has these pretty little pink paint splotches on it.
Andrews:
Nngh...
Phoenix:
And there's some on the box the urn was stored in, too! No matter how you look at it, the paint seems to be exactly the same, wouldn't you say?
Andrews:
S-So? What does that prove?
Phoenix:
That the urn was dropped along with the box! That's when they both got paint on them. ...Are you with me so far?
Andrews:
Y-Yes...
Phoenix:
The rest of story is obvious. "This box was dropped right here in Lordly Tailor's basement warehouse." ...If I can prove that, it means that the urn was broken here, too.
Andrews:
So can you prove that? Can you prove that box was dropped here in the basement warehouse?
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"Ah...!"
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Well, Ms. Andrews!?
Andrews:
Um... Actually, I think I should be the one asking the questions.
Phoenix:
Huh...?
Andrews:
Are you feeling ill, Mr. Wright? Have you been getting enough sleep? Are you sure you haven't been working yourself too hard?
Phoenix:
(Uh oh, she's turning this thing around on me now...)
Andrews:
You really should take some time off and try to relax.
Phoenix:
I-I can relax later, after I've solved this mystery! (Argh! The answer is right here! I know it! Maybe I need to investigate the warehouse some more...?)
Leads back to:
""This box was dropped right here in Lordly Tailor's basement warehouse.""
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Andrews:
Ah...!
Phoenix:
I think you already know where I'm going to this, don't you?
Andrews:
Y-Yes... More or less...
Phoenix:
There's pink paint splattered on the floor and walls of this basement warehouse. But there's an odd shape imprinted into a part of the paint satin, am I right?
Leads to:
"Y-Yes..."
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Well, Ms. Andrews?
Andrews:
Umm... What is this supposed to mean?
Phoenix:
There is pink paint all over this urn.
Andrews:
Nngh...
Phoenix:
And there is pink paint all over the floor and walls of this basement warehouse. In other words... This urn was broken there!
Andrews:
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Phoenix:
You can't weasel out of this one, Ms. Andrews.
Andrews:
B-But...!
Phoenix:
(Uh-oh. She's trying to make her escape...!)
Andrews:
B-But you can get pink paint anywhere!
Phoenix:
Well there's none in my office, that's for sure!
Andrews:
W-Well there is in my room!
Phoenix:
(Liar!)
Andrews:
An-Anyway...! The paint on the urn and the paint on the floor... There's no proof that it's the same paint!
Phoenix:
(Come on! This is getting ridiculous!) The proof linking the paint on the urn to the paint on the floor is...
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Phoenix:
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"This box... The urn was stored in this, right?"
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Well, Ms. Andrews!?
Andrews:
Um... Actually, I think I should be the one asking the questions.
Phoenix:
Huh...?
Andrews:
Are you feeling ill, Mr. Wright? Have you been getting enough sleep? Are you sure you haven't been working yourself too hard?
Phoenix:
(Uh oh, she's turning this thing around on me now...)
Andrews:
You really should take some time off and try to relax.
Phoenix:
I-I can relax later, after I've solved this mystery! (Argh! The answer is right here! I know it! Maybe I need to investigate the warehouse some more...?)
Leads back to:
"An-Anyway...!"
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Phoenix:
This box... The urn was stored in this, right?
Andrews:
Y-Yes... That's right.
Phoenix:
Well, there's pink paint on this box as well.
Andrews:
Ah...!
Phoenix:
I think you already know where I'm going with this, don't you?
Andrews:
Y-Yes... More or less...
Phoenix:
The paint on the floor has an odd shape imprinted in it, doesn't it?
Leads to:
"Y-Yes..."
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Well, Ms. Andrews?
Andrews:
I knew I was right about you, Mr. Wright...
Phoenix:
Excuse me?
Andrews:
You're a softie at heart, aren't you...? I knew you'd never hurt me on purpose. What a relief...
Phoenix:
(Grrr, I guess that wasn't the right piece of evidence.) I-I think you're mixing up the me of a year ago and the me of today, Ms. Andrews!
Andrews:
Well then... Prove me wrong by coming up with the right answer!
Leads back to:
"Do you have any proof the urn was broken here at Lordly Tailor?"
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Andrews:
Y-Yes...
Phoenix:
If you put this box into the impression in the paint, you can see it fits perfectly.
Andrews:
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Phoenix:
Which means this box was dropped right here! And that... is when the urn was broken!
Andrews:
Your name does justice, Mr. Wright...
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Andrews:
I'm so sorry... I was the one... The one who broke the urn.
Phoenix:
(...Boy does this make me feel like some sort of evil school teacher.)
Andrews:
I'm a terrible person! Not only did I break it, but I tried to hide what I did!
Maya:
Well... That's not so hard to understand. Is it, Pearly?
Pearl:
N-No, not at all! I... know just how she feels!
Andrews:
It happened about 2 weeks ago. Just after the poster photo was taken, on the same day the urn arrived here... ...I thought I'd put it away down here for safe-keeping. I was carrying it in the box... ...when I tripped on a paint can and lost my balance! The box I was carrying crashed to the ground!
...*CRASH*...
Andrews:
I heard a terrible noise and I thought my heart was going to stop... Fearing the worst, I opened the lid of the box and that's when it happened! The broken pieces of the urn fell out of the box and landed right in the paint! I... I... I was in shock... And let out a huge scream!
Maya:
...Hmm. I can totally see how that could've happened.
Phoenix:
(Yeah, as clumsy as she is, I'm sure Maya understands...)
Andrews:
Well, I knew it was the most important treasure in all of Kurain Village... ...so I tried as hard as I could to fix it. Fortunately, the shards were pretty big.
Maya:
And that's when the "I AM" got changed to "AMI"?
Andrews:
I-I didn't know how it was originally written. But any sane person fixing it would have assumed it said, "AMI"...
Pearl:
A-Any sane person...? Really?
Phoenix:
(Oh, Pearls... She said she wasn't very good at spelling...)
Andrews:
Anyway, I put the urn into the storeroom and no one had seen it since then.
Sacred Urn updated in the Court Record.
Maya:
But... There's something I don't get... When we first came here, I didn't see any paint stains.
Andrews:
Well, that's because it was so ugly and embarrassing. I used the golden statue to cover it.
Phoenix:
(The Ami Fey statue... Aha!)
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"The first time that we came down here..."
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Phoenix:
The first time that we came down here... It was on the night that the Sacred Urn was stolen.
Pearl:
But Mr. Nick... There were no paint marks on the walls or floor of the warehouse when we were here.
Andrews:
Well, there's a good reason for that. On the day of the crime, around noon... ...that golden statue just happened to arrive from the mountain training hall.
Maya:
A-And?
Andrews:
I realized that the statue would be the perfect size for covering up the paint stains. That's why... I put it where you first saw it.
Maya:
I see... Now it makes perfect sense.
Pearl:
Um, but there's still one thing I find strasnge...
Andrews:
What is it, Pearl?
Pearl:
The day after the urn was stolen, we came here again... At that time, the statue had been moved and the paint was clearly visible.
Phoenix:
(She's right about that...) Well, Ms. Andrews?
Andrews:
Huh! What? I, err... I don't know anything about that! I placed it there to cover the paint, so why would I move it again?
Maya:
Well then who was it? Who would have done it and why...?
Phoenix:
(On the day before the theft, the statue was definitely closer to the door! Then the next day, it was moved. But why...?)
Ami Fey's Golden Statue updated in the Court Record.
Phoenix:
It looks like... ...there's some connection between the Sacred Urn and the murder case.
Maya:
Wh-Why? Why do you think so, Nick?
Phoenix:
Because that night... the real thief, Ron DeLite, was at KB Security. ...So then why did another Mask☆DeMasque show up here? A lot of different things are pointing to one undeniable fact.
Pearl:
One undeniable fact...?
Phoenix:
(The murder trial is starting tomorrow... It looks like that thief is going to be making another appearance...)
To be continued.
October 14, 9:41 AM
District Court
Defendant Lobby No. 4
Maya:
Hey! Nick!
Phoenix:
What is it this time?
Maya:
You won't believe how many people are here for the trial!
Phoenix:
Well... It is a murder case.
Maya:
What are you talking about? They're here for the trial next door!
Phoenix:
"Next door"...?
Maya:
Why don't you know this, Nick? *sigh* They're having Detective Atmey's trial today!
Phoenix:
Detective Atmey...?
Maya:
They say they're going to try him as Mask☆DeMasque.
Phoenix:
Already? That was fast...
Maya:
Boy, I'd love to see Mask☆DeMasque's trial.
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...I know...
Phoenix:
By the way, where's Pearls?
Maya:
Oh, she went back home. She said she can't neglect her training anymore.
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...I know you don't like me...
Phoenix:
Pearls has really gotten into her training lately, huh?
Maya:
Yeah... Ever since... ...that incident last year.
Ron:
Pleeeeease! Don't ignore meeee!
Maya:
...Oh, Mr. DeLite! Good morning!
Ron:
No one likes me... No one would notice me, even if I killed someone...
Maya:
Come on, don't be silly! ... W-Wait a sec!
Phoenix:
You don't mean... You're the murderer...!?
Ron:
N-N-N-No, no! I'm just a poor thief! ... No, wait, that's not right. A thief can't really be "poor".
Phoenix:
(Now, let's see... According to Mr. DeLite... From his second crime on, he was following a bunch of set plans. Plans that someone had been sending to him to "help" him commit the heists.)
Maya:
Do you think there's a connection between the thief and the murder, Nick?
Phoenix:
It's possible... But today's trial is a race against the clock.
Maya:
Huh? How come? Let's just take our time like always.
Phoenix:
I'm afraid... That's not an option.
Maya:
...?
October 14, 10:00 AM
District Court
Courtroom No. 6
Judge:
Court is now in session for the trial of Mr. Ron DeLite.
Phoenix:
The defense is ready, Your Honor.
Godot:
You're "ready"? Preparation is the last refuge of the week.
Judge:
...OK, settle down everyone. Let's begin with your opening statement, Mr. Godot.
Phoenix:
(Ugh... He's got the judge in the palm of his hands... Yet again...)
Godot:
Ron DeLite is simply too young to be sent to war. ...That's all.
Judge:
... I'm afraid I have no idea what that means, Mr. Godot.
Godot:
Ha...! Then you need to get out more, Your Honor. Life is war. But that is exactly why you must be more precise in your wording. That's all my statement means. You understand now, right?
Judge:
...Yes. Well then, let me briefly summarize the details of this case.
Phoenix:
(Wow... The judge is taking charge like he knows what's going on for a change...)
Judge:
The victim is Kane Bullard, CEO of KB Security. His body was found in a safe at approximately 9 AM on the morning of the 13th. However, the time of death was estimated as 1 AM of the previous day.
Godot:
And... that's when our little lost kitten dropped the ball. That little lost kitten is, of course, the defendant.
Judge:
Very well then, Mr. Godot. Please call your first witness.
Godot:
I never drink more than 17 cups of coffee during any given trial. But the first one... is always the best.
Judge:
Um, Mr. Godot. Your witness...?
Godot:
...OK, then. Let's hear what the defendant, Mr. Ron DeLite, has to say for himself.
Judge:
The defendant...? Well, Mr. Wright? Does the defense have any objections? It may be a bit of a disadvantage having the defendant testify, but...
Phoenix:
(I remember when Mia was defending me... She allowed me to testify so she could do the cross-examination... She put a lot of trust in me back then...) We have no objections, Your Honor. The defense will allow Mr. DeLite to testify.
Godot:
Ha...! You've got guts, Trite.
Judge:
Alright then, Mr. Ron DeLite, please take the stand!
Godot:
...You did it. Didn't you?
Ron:
Yes.
Phoenix:
What?
Ron:
Uh... No no no no no no no! Th-Th-Th-That's not true!
Judge:
...Hmm. For a moment there I thought we'd set the record for the shortest trial ever.
Maya:
*sigh* Well, Mr. DeLite already looks plenty guilty with that face he's making...
Phoenix:
And once he opens his big mouth he'll probably put the last nail in his own coffin...
Godot:
Ha...! Very well. Now then... Can you tell me something? If you didn't kill Bullard, why did you go to KB Security?
Ron:
W-W-Well, I... That's kind of hard to say. Boy, I wish I could go home
Judge:
Now then, let's hear some testimony about what happened!
Witness Testimony
-- My Visit To KB Security --
Ron:
That evening, around 1 AM, I went to see Mr. Bullard in his office at KB Security.
The blackmail letter I got... It ordered me to go there.
I'd been working for KB Security until a year ago, so I knew where his office was.
Judge:
1 AM... The exact time the murder took place.
Godot:
The weak get washed away by the tides of fate... The strong drink it up. Ha...! It's bitter today, too... Just like my destiny.
Maya:
You'd never know that from the way he's chugging it down.
Judge:
Mr. Wright... Your cross-examination, if you please.
Cross Examination
-- My Visit To KB Security --
Ron:
That evening, around 1 AM, I went to see Mr. Bullard in his office at KB Security.
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
1 AM, huh... You're absolutely sure about that?
Ron:
Yes. That's what my watch said when I was entering the CEO's office... Err, no... Actually, I'm not really sure. My watch was slow, and my internal clock was also a bit
Judge:
1 AM... That's the exact time the victim, Mr. Bullard was murdered, correct?
Godot:
It's too late for a coffee date, that's for sure.
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Ron:
The blackmail letter I got... It ordered me to go there.
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
It "ordered you there"?
Ron:
It was the first time I'd gotten a blackmail letter that ordered me to go somewhere.
Judge:
Does that mean you've gotten other blackmail letters then?
Ron:
Oh, of course. They'd say things like, "Steal this" or, "Take that".
Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Aha ha! Why don't you save those for later, Mr. DeLite? (Pleeease don't say any more! ...Now, what should do I do?)
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Leads to:
"Hold it! So what did the blackmail letter in question say...?"
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Phoenix:
(I can't press Ron too hard... It could ruin the case. I'll just take this one slowly...)
Maya:
Wow Nick, you kind of look like a politican, planning out your next move...
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
So what did the blackmail letter in question say...?
Ron:
it said to bring $50,000.
Godot:
Money, eh. A perfect motive for commiting murder.
Ron:
Oh! But! W-Wait! Waaaaaaaaait! I never intended to pay that money anyway!
Judge:
Oh...? Is that right?
Ron:
After all, he had nothing to hold over my head! I had nothing to be afraid of!
Judge:
Hmm... An important point indeed. Witness, let's have that added to your testimony.
Ron:
Yes, sir!
Godot:
Ha...!
Phoenix:
(A muddy mudskipper in outer space has a better chance of surviving than I do.)
Add statement:
"The blackmail threat didn't scare me. It wasn't going to cause me trouble or anything."
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Ron:
The blackmail threat didn't scare me. It wasn't going to cause me trouble or anything.
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Just what were you being "blackmailed" about anyway?
Judge:
The blackmail letter said, "If you don't want your identity revealed," correct?
Ron:
I'm sure it was referring to the whole Mask☆DeMasque thing.
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Ron:
But I wasn't worried. Mr. Bullard didn't have anything on me.
Judge:
He didn't...?
Ron:
Anyway, I don't care what anyone says about me. Just as long as Dessie believes in me.
Phoenix:
(So that's why Ms. DeLite didn't believe he was Mask☆DeMasque.)
Ron:
That's why I knew they were just hollow threats!
Judge:
Hmm...
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Godot:
Godot:
Tsk, tsk. I'm afraid that reason isn't going to hold up anymore.
Phoenix:
What do you mean?
Godot:
The victim had no proof the defendant was Mask☆DeMasque. But… You were the one who stole company secrets only one year earlier.
Ron:
B-B-But... That was all over with one I was fired! But it is true that the fact I stole secrets was kept under wraps... Even so, there was no reason for me to pay up now, a whole year later!
Phoenix:
(Hmm... Is that really true?)
Maya:
What is it, Nick?
Phoenix:
The fact that Ron was stealing company data... I wonder if he would've had a problem if that ever became public knowledge...?
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Phoenix:
...Nah, I guess not.
Maya:
But didn't you just say he might!?
Phoenix:
Always avoid unpleasant or inconvenient facts... That's one of my rules.
Maya:
Don't try to get out of this by acting all cool!
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| Yes, he would.
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Leads to:
"Mr. DeLite... I believe you would have been in considerable trouble..."
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Phoenix:
Mr. DeLite... I believe you would have been in considerable trouble... ...if your identity as a company data thief was made public.
Ron:
Urk!
Judge:
M-Mr. Wright! What are you trying to do by bullying your own client!?
Godot:
Ha...! Men are like colonies of bacteria. The more heat you apply, the faster they grow.
Phoenix:
Th-That's exactly right!
Godot:
Well then, feel free to keep up the heat, my little lawyer amigo!
Phoenix:
L-Little lawyer amigo...?
Godot:
Yes, now come on. Provide some evidence to back up your assertion. Why would Mr. DeLite want to keep his data stealing secret from going public!?
| Present Desirée DeLite profile
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Phoenix:
Leads to:
"Mr. DeLite... What you said just now doesn't match what you told me yesterday."
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Phoenix:
Godot:
Ha...! Well, Mr. Defendant?
Ron:
...!
Judge:
...You heard the defendant.
Phoenix:
(Just when I thought it wasn't possible, a whole new level of irritation rises before me...)
Judge:
It looks like the defense was just playing with himself.
Phoenix:
(Do you think you could rephrase that, Your Honor...? For my sake...?)
Judge:
Well, let's get back to the testimony, shall we?
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Phoenix:
Leads to:
"Mr. DeLite... What you said just now doesn't match what you told me yesterday."
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Ron:
I'd been working for KB Security until a year ago, so I knew where his office was.
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
You used to be a security chief for KB Security, right?
Ron:
...Yes, that's right.
Judge:
A security chief? You?
Godot:
And yet... A year ago, you were fired without notice... Revenge for an old grudge? A perfect motive for murder, wouldn't you say?
Judge:
Hmm...
Phoenix:
(This isn't good. Maybe I should change the subject...?)
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Phoenix:
What did you do after being fired from KB Security?
Ron:
I spent a lot of time looking for work... But then I decided I wanted to start something myself.
Phoenix:
(Not good! This is going from bad to worse...)
Ron:
So I started looking at books, TV, and movies, learning all I could about masked men.
Judge:
M-Masked men...?
Phoenix:
Phoenix:
S-So you wanted to try drawing a comic, right? ...About masked men!
Ron:
No no, that's not right. I wanted to become--
Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Your Honor! Let's move along, shall we!?
Judge:
But you asked the question... You're being quite odd today, Mr. Wright.
Phoenix:
(Way to bring the spinning buzz saw one notch closer to your own neck, Ace Attorney.)
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Leads to:
"Mr. DeLite. Please tell us why you were fired from your job."
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Phoenix:
(I should just avoid this whole subject... At least for now.)
Judge:
Hmm... As the defense appears to have nothing to say, it sems that this is indeed your motive.
Ron:
Wh-What? That's not true! I didn't have any hard feelings towards Mr. Bullard!
Phoenix:
(Ack! I knew I should've said something!)
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Phoenix:
Mr. DeLite. Please tell us why you were fired from your job.
Ron:
W-Well...
Godot:
The world is filled with those who have said, "I wish I had never asked that."
Phoenix:
O-OK, then I take it ba--
Judge:
...Defendant. Please answer the question.
Ron:
I... Well. I needed money.
Judge:
You needed money...?
Ron:
Um, well, you see... Dessie loves to spend it. It's kind of her hobby...
Maya:
Not exactly the best hobby in the world, huh, Nick?
Ron:
My salary wasn't nearly enough... So, I stole data from the company.
Phoenix:
...Come again?
Ron:
KB Security has a lot of security info on all sorts of companies... And since I was a security team chief...
Godot:
You stole some data... and sold it.
Ron:
Mr. Bullard found out, and I was fired immediately.
Phoenix:
Whaaaaaaaaaa! (I wish I had never asked that...)
Ron:
I was somehow able to keep it secret, and made it seem like I had quit on my own.
Maya:
What is it, Nick? You don't look so good.
Godot:
Someone who brings harm to their company is fired as punishment. You'd well to remember that.
Maya:
...He sure told you.
Judge:
So you admit that you stole data from your company, is that correct?
Ron:
Y-Yes. I'm sorry...
Judge:
This is a very important fact. Please add it to your testimony!
Phoenix:
(Oh man... This whole thing just took a big turn for the worse, crashed, and blew up. ...It's gonna take the jaws of life to rip this case from the clutches of disaster.)
Add statement:
"He fired me for selling company secrets... but Dessie doesn't know about that."
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Ron:
He fired me for selling company secrets... but Dessie doesn't know about that.
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Why would you do something like that?
Ron:
Well, for Dessie's hobby. What else?
Phoenix:
Wasting money, huh...?
Ron:
It's not a waaaaaste!
Maya:
So Ms. DeLite doesn't know that her husband was fired, does she?
Phoenix:
So it would seem.
Maya:
I'm not sure what to think about couples who keep secrets like that from each other.
Phoenix:
(I can't believe it. This case has gotten even Maya to think seriously about couples...)
Judge:
Please try to stay focused, Mr. Wright.
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Maya:
Hmm... There wasn't much to his testimony, was there?
Phoenix:
Sounds like he's avoiding something... At least, that's what it sounds like to me.
Maya:
Uh oh. I've got a bad feeling about this... We'd better be careful.
Phoenix:
But if we don't find a way to make him spill the beans... ...we'll never get closer to the truth.
Maya:
Yeah...
Phoenix:
Mr. DeLite... What you said just now doesn't match what you told me yesterday.
Ron:
Huh...? What doesn't?
Phoenix:
i think you must have been scared... Very scared. Of having a certain person find out your secret...
Ron:
*gulp*
Judge:
A certain person...?
Phoenix:
Ms. Desirée DeLite. The defendant's wife.
Ron:
Waah! But I-I...! L-Listen to me! My Dessie! She's...!
Godot:
...Looks like if I just sit back and relax, the fun will end before it truly begins.
Phoenix:
(Grr! Godot!)
Godot:
Yes, we know. It was all your wife's fault.
Judge:
What do you mean...?
Godot:
Mr. DeLite stole company data to pay for his wife's spending habit, for which he was fired. Unable to face his own wife, someone used this dirty little secret to blackmail him. And that is how this murder came about!
Judge:
Oh... Hmm...!
Phoenix:
(No! Everything is falling neatly into place for him!)
Ron:
D-Don't talk about my Dessie like that... Or you'll be sooooooorry!!
Judge:
Well, it seems... ...that we've learned a great deal of things here, so far.
Maya:
What do you think, Nick?
Phoenix:
I didn't think it was possible to get so thoroughly whipped in just 20 minutes...
Judge:
Clearly there was sufficient motive for murder. He stole data for his wife, and he killed to protect his secret... A family man who cared just a little too much.
Godot:
The motive is clear. Let's move on.
Phoenix:
Ugggh...
Godot:
What happened at the crime scene at 1 in the morning, Mr. DeLite? Come now! Tell us! We're all ears.
Witness Testimony
-- At the CEO's Office --
Ron:
When I entered the office, there was a suspicious shadow there...
Suddenly, I was hit on the forehead. After that, I remember being a bit dazed.
If I hadn't been wearing that, I would have been killed!
When I came to... Mr. Bullard was lying there... dead!
Judge:
I see... Suddenly hit on the forehead, huh? I believe the detective from yesterday provided similar testimony. He said that Mask☆DeMasque struck him on the head from behind.
Phoenix:
(Of course, since Atmey turned out to be the culprit himself, that was all a lie.)
Godot:
Ha...! No one's going to believe a pathetic lie like that.
Ron:
Wh-What are you saying!? I really was attacked!
Judge:
We'll find out if what you say is true or not during the cross-examination.
Godot:
Got that, Mr. Trite? Don't go easy just because he's your client. If I see any sign that you are, I'll treat you to another cup of my special blend!
Phoenix:
You don't need to worry about that, Mr. Godot... (I have faith in Ron... I know he didn't do it...!)
Cross Examination
-- At the CEO's Office --
Ron:
When I entered the office, there was a suspicious shadow there...
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Who was this "suspicious shadow"?
Ron:
If there were a thousand of me, and if even one knew, I'd tell you. Trust me.
Maya:
...His dodging all of our questions is NOT helping us win his case.
Phoenix:
OK, then how was the victim, Mr. Bullard, at that time?
Ron:
What do you mean by "how was he"?
Phoenix:
Was he already dead? Was he still alive? Maybe he was the one who hit you in the first place.
Ron:
That's a good question... What do you think, Mr. Wright?
Phoenix:
...F-Forget it.
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Ron:
Suddenly, I was hit on the forehead. After that, I remember being a bit dazed.
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Your forehead...?
Ron:
Yes. I was hit on the forehead as soon as I entered the room. It was an amazingly fast and powerful attack.
Phoenix:
Do you remember anything about who hit you?
Ron:
Well, like I said... It was a fast and powerful hit. So I think I was a little dazed for a while.
Maya:
I don't think Mr. DeLite even grasped what you were asking...
Phoenix:
Yeah, I'd like to show him a fast and powerful attack himself. Maybe that would knock some sense back into him...
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Ron:
If I hadn't been wearing that, I would have been killed!
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
"That"? Could you please clarify what you are referring to?
Ron:
Why, my Mask☆DeMasque costume, of course!
Judge:
W-Wait just a moment! "Mask☆DeMasque"...?
Ron:
Huh? Oh, did I forget to mention it before...? Just to be on the safe side, I dressed as Mask☆DeMasque! And then, I descended upon the office of the CEO of KB Security!
Judge:
Whaaaaaat!?
Maya:
Nick! Did you know about this? He never told me this!
Phoenix:
(I don't recall him ever mentioning it to me either...)
Godot:
Even I didn't know that. It seems our little friend really loves to keep secrets.
Ron:
I'm sorry. I just never had a chance to mention it up until now... Wait. That's not right. Umm... You know how sometimes things just slip your mind
Godot:
Ha...! My 6th cup of coffee is staring up at me coldly.
Judge:
At any rate, we can't ignore this new piece of information. Witness! Please correct your testimony.
Change Statement:
"If I hadn't been wearing that, I would have been killed!" to "I'd have been killed if I hadn't been wearing my Mask☆DeMasque costume!"
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Ron:
I'd have been killed if I hadn't been wearing my Mask☆DeMasque costume!
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Why were you dressed up as Mask☆DeMasque?
Ron:
Why... because I'm Mask☆DeMasque, of course.
Judge:
W-What are you talking about!? Mask☆DeMasque's trial is beling held next door!
Ron:
Ah... Y-Yes, I guess so. Anyway, at that time... ...I thought I as being blackmailed over the Mask☆DeMasque issue. So I thought I should go as him, just to be safe.
Phoenix:
Oh boy...
Ron:
Let me tell you, it's a real pain to move aroung with that cape... That's why it took a lot longer than I'd expected.
Phoenix:
"Took a lot longer"...? (What is he talking about...?)
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Phoenix:
(I think I'll wait and see how this develops...)
Maya:
Hey, why aren't you doing anything?
Phoenix:
Because it'll probably end up causing more trouble. I'll tackle it once I'm mentally prepared.
Maya:
... I guess I should prepare myself for the worst, too.
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Leads to:
"Um... What do you mean by "took a lot longer"...?"
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Phoenix:
Um... What do you mean by "took a lot longer"...?
Ron:
Oh, opening the safe, of course. My cape got caught on the safe door, you see. This all happened when I was hiding Mr. Bullard's body...
Judge:
Wh-Wh-What was that!? Back up a second!
Ron:
...Yes?
Judge:
You were the one that hid the body in the safe!?
Ron:
Um, well... Yeah.
Judge:
Inconceivablllllle! Why!? Just... Why!? What reason could you have!? What were you thinking!?
Godot:
Question. When does someone toss their dirty shorts in the washing machine?
Judge:
Uh... What?
Godot:
The answer is simple. When they take them off.
Judge:
... As usual, I have no idea what you're saying.
Phoenix:
Do you mean that Mr. DeLite hid the body because he's the murderer?
Godot:
Ha...! So you're not as stupid as you look!
Maya:
His metaphor this time was really obscure...
Judge:
... Mr. Wright, you don't mean... ...that you knew about this whole safe business, do you!?
Phoenix:
Uh, well... Yes.
Judge:
Why am I the only one not in the loop here!? Witness! Make sure you add this to the testimony!
Ron:
Y-Yes, sir!
Phoenix:
(Uh oh... Looks like a storm front is moving over the fair-weather judge.)
Add statement:
"I panicked and hid the body in the safe. It took about 10 minutes."
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Ron:
When I came to... Mr. Bullard was lying there... dead!
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
"When you came to"...?
Ron:
Yes. I was passed out in the corner of the room.
Phoenix:
Do you know when your assailant made their escape, and to where...?
Ron:
I-I'm afraid... I don't really remember.
Phoenix:
Huh...?
Ron:
Once they hit me, I lost all track of what was going on. I think that's when they made their escape...
Godot:
Ha...! That's certainly a convenient story for you, isn't it?
Judge:
It certainly is, isn't it, Mr. Wright? It almost sounds... practiced.
Phoenix:
I-I don't know why you're telling me...
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Ron:
I panicked and hid the body in the safe. It took about 10 minutes.
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Why did you hide the body in the safe anyway?
Ron:
Well... Because it wouldn't fit in a drawer.
Phoenix:
Uh, that's not exactly what I meant...
Ron:
When I saw that corpse, I kind of lost it. I thought, "If they find his corpse, they'll think I did it!"
Godot:
Ha...! I think you had a simpler reason than that. It's because you killed him! That's why you spent 10 minutes hiding the body.
Judge:
Hmmm... That certainly makes more sense.
Phoenix:
Nngh... (Hold on... "10 minutes"...?)
Maya:
What is it, Nick?
Phoenix:
I just had a thought... Under those circumstances, would you normally try to hide the body...? And spend 10 whole minutes to do it?
Maya:
Under "those circumstances"? What circumstances...? ...Oh! Hey, Nick! If you think his behavior was so strange... ...why don't you present some evidence that would show just what those circumstances were!
Phoenix:
(That's it! I'll take a look at the Court Record, and present some evidence!)
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Phoenix:
Leads to:
"Your Honor, could you please take a look at this record?"
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Maya:
We heard this from Mr. DeLite yesterday, didn't we?
Phoenix:
There's not much in this testimony either.
Maya:
I betcha he's still hiding something.
Phoenix:
I wouldn't be surprised. We'll just have to draw it out of him.
Maya:
I just hope he doesn't make things any more complicated...
Phoenix:
Your Honor, could you please take a look at this record?
Judge:
And what might this be?
Phoenix:
The record for the emergency buzzer that connects the CEO's office to security. If the button in the office is pressed, a security team is supposed to come running...
Godot:
...
Phoenix:
And according to this record, the buzzer was pushed once, at 1:02 AM!
Judge:
Wh... Whaaat?
Phoenix:
If Mr. Ron DeLite truly was the murderer... ...he would have run as soon as that buzzer sounded! After all, a security guard would've been heading his way!
Godot:
Godot:
Ha...! Let's remember who we're dealing with here. He probably had no idea there were security personnel in the building!
Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Up until one year ago, my client was working as a chief of security! There's no way he wouldn't have known about them!
Godot:
Godot:
But! As it turns out, the guard never came.
Phoenix:
That was nothing more than a coincidence! The fact that the guard was a pathetic loser... ...who had just gotten punched in the face by his ex's new boyfriend... ...and wasn't anywhere in the vicinity was not something Mr. DeLite could have known!
Godot:
Godot:
Ha...! Again, remember who we're dealing with here. It's a sure bet that Mr. DeLite didn't even notice the buzzer going off!
Phoenix:
Phoenix:
This buzzer is extremely loud. There is no way he could've ignored something like that! IF he had been conscious, that is.
Judge:
"Conscious"...? What do you mean by that!?
Godot:
... Ugh...! Fine. Let's hear your theory.
Phoenix:
Remember the defendant's testimony. The moment he entered the victim's office, someone attacked him... Mr. DeLite said he felt "dazed"... I'm willing to wager that he was knocked unconscious for at least a few minutes.
Judge:
Unconscious...? So he fainted!?
Phoenix:
That's why Mr. DeLite didn't know that the buzzer had sounded. And that's why... he thought he had time to hide the body!
Godot:
S-So what are you trying to say...!?
Phoenix:
Mr. DeLite was knocked out, and the buzzer went off soon afterwards... Now, unless my client was able to hit the buzzer while he was unconscious... It can only mean that there was another person in that room! That's right! Whoever it was knocked out Ron DeLite and then pressed the buzzer!
Judge:
O-Order in the court! Mr. Wright! This... This is...!
Godot:
Godot:
Th-This is preposterous! It was this kid... ...Ron DeLite, is the one who killed Kane Bullard!
Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Then who pressed the buzzer?
Godot:
I-It was... The victim, of course! He pressed the buzzer when the defendant attacked him! He didn't die right away! He must have held on long enough to push that button!
Phoenix:
ACK!!
Judge:
Hmmm... So Kane Bullard sounded the buzzer himself... What is your opinion on this, Mr. Wright!?
Phoenix:
(I need to prove that the real criminal was there at the scene! But how? Can I prove that it wasn't Kane Bullard who sounded the buzzer?)
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Leads to:
"The defense's opinion is this, Your Honor!"
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Phoenix:
The defense... admits there is no evidence to the contrary. It is possible that the victim himself sounded the buzzer...
Godot:
Ha...! "Possible"? More like "definite", Mr. Trite.
Judge:
Which means... Only two people were there at the crime scene after all.
Godot:
The victim, Kane Bullard, and his killer... Mr. DeLite.
Maya:
Come on, Nick! If you can't prove that the "real killer was there"... ...this trial is as good as finished!
Phoenix:
(Argh! I guess I need to show some sort of evidence after all...!)
Leads to:
"The defense's opinion is this, Your Honor!"
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Phoenix:
The defense's opinion is this, Your Honor! This piece of evidence proves that it wasn't the victim who sounded the buzzer!
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Phoenix:
Leads to:
"I believe this is the piece of incontrovertible evidence you were looking for!"
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| Present anything else
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Phoenix:
Judge:
Well, what do you think, Mr. Godot?
Godot:
Ha...! I can hear it... The sound of a buzzer!
Judge:
Huh?
Godot:
It's going off inside your head at this very moment. ...The emergency buzzer of your heart!
Maya:
Is it really?
Phoenix:
...Maybe just a little.
Judge:
Mr. Wright! You need to think more carefully!
Maya:
Oof... Guess there goes your chance to become an "Ace Detective".
Phoenix:
Come, listen more carefully! Maybe the truth will be elegantly revealed...?
Maya:
Creepy... You sound like Detective Atmey...
Leads back to:
"The defense's opinion is this, Your Honor!"
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Phoenix:
I believe this is the piece of incontrovertible evidence you were looking for!
Judge:
Th-The emergency buzzer...? Is there some kind of clue on it?
Phoenix:
Absolutely not.
Godot:
Hey, come on now... At least give some thought to what you say before opening your mouth.
Phoenix:
The fact that there are absolutely no clues... is itself the clue.
Judge:
Now I'm the one who's clueless!
Phoenix:
This button has no fingerprints on it. If Mr. Bullard had really pressed it himself... ...naturally, he would have left his fingerprints behind!
Godot:
Phwoooooooooooh!!
Godot:
Godot:
R...Ron DeLite... obviously wiped them off!
Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Why would he? A guard could have come in at any moment!
Godot:
He touched that button! I know he did!
Phoenix:
Phoenix:
The defendant, Mr. DeLite, was dressed as Mask☆DeMasque. And Mask☆DeMasque... always wears gloves! What reason could he possibly have had to wipe the button free of fingerprints!?
Judge:
Order! Order! Order!
Godot:
Ha...! It would seem... I've been forced to eat crow!
Maya:
I wonder what blend number crow-flavored coffee is?
Judge:
However, if the real killer was there at the scene... ...why would that person press the emergency buzzer?
Phoenix:
...
Judge:
Shouldn't they have run away without putting themselves in extra danger?
Phoenix:
...
Judge:
......
Phoenix:
.........
Judge:
What's with this awkward silence all of a sudden!?
Godot:
Ha...! It looks like you're fresh out of parlor tricks.
Maya:
They're on to you, Nick!
Phoenix:
J-Just give me a minute to collect my thoughts...! The real culprit killed Mr. Bullard at around 1 AM.
Maya:
And Mr. DeLite just happened to waltz in when the murder was taking place, right?
Phoenix:
The killer clobbered Mr. DeLite, and then sounded the buzzer.
Maya:
Even though security was supposed to respond right away if the buzzer was pressed.
Phoenix:
("Security was supposed to respond"? Hmm...)
Judge:
...Time's up, Mr. Wright. Let's hear what you have to say.
Phoenix:
Very well then...
Godot:
Oh ho... You've got some guts. I like that in an opponent.
Judge:
Why did the "real killer" sound the emergency buzzer?
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Phoenix:
In all probability... the killer didn't mean to press it.
Judge:
What do you mean...?
Phoenix:
It's possible that they simply pressed it by accident. It could have been with their back during the scuffle, for example.
Ron:
Aha! That must be why there weren't any fingerprints!
Godot:
Godot:
Ha...! Is there a functioning brain underneath all that ridiculous hair, Mr. Trite?
Phoenix:
Huh?
Godot:
The accused testified that he was hit as soon as he entered the room. In other words, as far away from the buzzer as he could possibly be at the time!
Phoenix:
...Ack!
Judge:
It would seem you've been taken for a ride, Mr. Wright.
Phoenix:
(Argh! One more time! I've got to calm down and think quick!)
Leads back to:
"Why did the "real killer" sound the emergency buzzer?"
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Leads to:
"The killer knew that if they pressed that button, a guard would come running."
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Phoenix:
In all probability... the killer didn't know what the button was for.
Judge:
What do you mean...?
Phoenix:
The killer probably thought, "I wonder what this does?" and pressed it to find out!
Ron:
Oh! That's exactly how I make a lot of my mistakes, too!
Godot:
Godot:
Ha...! Is there a functioning brain underneath all that ridiculous hair, Mr. Trite?
Phoenix:
Huh?
Godot:
The panel around the button is labeled quite clearly. It says, "Emergency Buzzer".
Phoenix:
Doh!
Godot:
Let me guess. Maybe next, you'll want to claim this mysterious "killer" was illiterate?
Phoenix:
(Argh! One more time! I've got to calm down and think quick!)
Leads back to:
"Why did the "real killer" sound the emergency buzzer?"
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Phoenix:
The killer knew that if they pressed that button, a guard would come running. And that was exactly what they wanted.
Judge:
D-Do you mean to say the killer called the guard on purpose!?
Phoenix:
Yes... Although as it turned out, he never showed up.
Maya:
Because he was getting his clock cleaned at the time...
Godot:
Ha...! What a touching story! You're saying the killer had a change of heart and called the guard to turn himself in?
Phoenix:
No, I'm not. When that buzzer sounded, there were three people in that office. The victim, Kane Bullard, who was already dead. The defendant, Ron DeLite, who was out cold. And... The third person. The real killer.
Judge:
...Hypothetically, yes.
Phoenix:
Now then... In this situation, if the real killer made an escape, what would happen? The only ones left in the room would be the victim, and Ron DeLite...
Ron:
And... And if any security guards came running in at that time... They would think that I was the murderer!
Phoenix:
Yes! That was precisely the real killer's objective. To frame Ron DeLite for the murder!
Godot:
Phwooooooooooh!
Judge:
Order! Order! Order!
Godot:
Ha...! It would seem... I've been made to eat my words once again!
Maya:
Actually you've been made to do a spit-take... with a cup of coffee.
Ron:
M-Mr. Wright! Who was it!? Who was it that tried to frame me!? Err... Wait. Wait a second... I'm the one and only Mask☆DeMasque, so
Maya:
Nick! You mean the real killer is...!?
Phoenix:
We're going to drag that person in here right now!
Maya:
But, but! Who is it?
Phoenix:
I don't have any solid proof yet... but think about it. The killer knew Mr. DeLite's identity. And they also knew... ...that he had been called to KB Security that night... So, the killer used him to execute a well-crafted plan to murder Kane Bullard!
Judge:
Hmm, now then. Let's hear your accusation, Mr. Wright. Who was it framed Mr. Ron DeLite for the murder of Kane Bullard!?
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Phoenix:
Leads to:
"Detective Luke Atmey... He's the only one who could have done it."
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Naturally... the true culprit was none other than... Ron DeLie's wife, Desirée!
Judge:
Wh-Whaaaat!? Why that's simply--
Ron:
M-Mr. Wright!! Have you gone insane...!?
Godot:
Godot:
Aren't you forgetting something, Mr. Trite?
Phoenix:
E-Excuse me?
Godot:
Where was Desirée DeLite at 1:00 AM that night...?
Maya:
Ah! That's right! She was at the police station! For almost the entire night!
Godot:
She was being questioned after being stopped for reckless riding... ...I have a record of it here.
Phoenix:
Aaaah!! (I forgot all about that...)
Judge:
It seems that senility may be setting in early for you, Mr. Wright.
Phoenix:
(Talk about things you never want to hear this judge say to you...)
Maya:
It looks like you'd better think again.
Leads back to:
"Hmm, now then. Let's hear your accusation, Mr. Wright."
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Phoenix:
Maya:
H-Hang on, Nick! Are you saying this is the person who tried to frame Mr. DeLite for the murder?
Phoenix:
Well, yeah. Who else could it be?
Maya:
Did they even know that Mr. DeLite was Mask☆DeMasque?
Phoenix:
Hmm, I wonder...
Judge:
Mr. Wright! Need I warn you about what will happen of you present irrelevant evidence?
Phoenix:
(It looks like I'd better think this through again...)
Leads back to:
"Hmm, now then. Let's hear your accusation, Mr. Wright."
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Phoenix:
Detective Luke Atmey... He's the only one who could have done it.
Godot:
Ace Detective...
Ron:
Luke Atmey...
Judge:
You mean... Mask☆DeMasque did it...?
Phoenix:
Your Honor, the person being tried in the court next to us... ...is not Mask☆DeMasque at all. He is, in actuality... the true murderer of Kane Bullard!
Judge:
Order! Order!! M-Mr. Wright! Explain yourself!
Phoenix:
Theft and murder... Which is the more serious crime?
Judge:
They're not even close. Murder is the more serious crime, of course! It's a capital crime subject to a capital punishment.
Phoenix:
Please remember the trial from yesterday, if you would. When Luke Atmey confessed, there was a huge commotion in the courtroom.
Godot:
Of course. A famous detective was unmasked as... well, as Mask☆DeMasque.
Phoenix:
Instead of being convicted of murder, he was found guilty of grand larceny. ...That was his true objective all along.
Judge:
To be found "guilty"...
Phoenix:
Mask☆DeMasque had the perfect alibi for when the murder took place. He was stealing the urn at Lordly Tailor. ...In other words! Being found guilty as Mask☆DeMasque... ...was Luke Atmey's airtight, watertight, and unassailable alibi.
Judge:
A guilty verdict... AS AN ALIBI!?
Godot:
You know... It's almost time.
Judge:
F-For what?
Godot:
For Luke Atmey's verdict. It was a pretty simple trial, after all. If we're going to stop this trial and stall that one, we need to do it now. Of course... That's assuming you have proof that the detective was the one who committed the murder.
Phoenix:
...!
Judge:
Mr. Luke Atmey's trial has indeed attracted the attention of the entire attorney. If we were to intrude, and failed to provide adequate proof of his true crime... Mr. DeLite would be left with no grounds for appeal.
Phoenix:
... (Am I really sure about this...?)
Godot:
Ha...! A bet's only good when your life's the ante.
Ron:
Mr. Wright! I... I believe in you!
Phoenix:
Mr. DeLite...
Ron:
So... So... Please. I'M BEGGING YOOOOOOU!!
Phoenix:
(Thanks... But... My decision will determine the rest of your life! Can I really risk your life like this...?)
...Phoenix...
Phoenix:
...! (Wh-What was that...?)
...Don't stray
Phoenix...
...For your client...
Take the path of trust...
Phoenix:
(Th-That voice... It-It sounds like... M-Mia...!) Your Honor! The defense requests an immediate recess!
Godot:
Ha...! So that's your answer, huh?
Judge:
Very well. I've decided as well. This court will now take a 20 minute recess. ...Mr. Wright. When we return, please summon Mr. Luke Atmey to the stand!
Phoenix:
Yes, Your Honor!
October 14, 11:58 AM
District Court
Courtroom No. 5
Payne:
Hee hee hee hee... Well, Sir Detective Atmey!?
Atmey:
Heh... Heh heh heh... I have to say, Mr. Payne. You performed splendidly.
Payne:
Oh no, Sir Detective Atmey. You were the one who...
Judge:
That's enough! This court sees no reason to further prolong the trial. This court finds the defendant, Luke Atmey...
Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Wait! Don't hand down your verdict yet! Please!
Atmey:
Well well... Sir Lawyer. Welcome to my courtroom...
Judge:
Who's this hoser, eh!?
Phoenix:
My name is Phoenix Wright, attorney at law. And I wish to file an accusation against this man, Luke Atmey!
Payne:
Ac-Accusation? You accuse Mask☆DeMasque--
Phoenix:
That man is not Mask☆DeMasque. He's just a ruthless murderer!
Judge:
WH-WHAAAAAAAAAAT!?
Atmey:
............
To be continued.
October 14, 12:14 PM
District Court
Defendant Lobby No. 4
Maya:
...My sis?
Phoenix:
I could have sworn I heard Mia's voice.
Maya:
So then, she's still alive... inside your heart.
Desirée:
...Nicky boy!
Phoenix:
Oh, Ms. DeLite...
Desirée:
Is it true that detective is the real killer?
Phoenix:
To be honest... we don't have any definite proof. But he's the only one who could have done it.
Desirée:
But, wasn't he at Lordly Tailor that night?
Maya:
Not to mention, we don't exactly know his motive. I mean, why would Detective Atmey want to kill Kane Bullard...?
Phoenix:
... Oops, it's almost time! Better get back to the courtroom. (I need to find some solid proof... and it's gotta happen sooner rather than later!)
October 14, 12:21 PM
District Court
Courtroom No. 6
Judge:
Now then, this court is back in session. Mr. Luke Atmey. Please take the stand.
Atmey:
Well well... How do you do, Sir Lawyer? I never would have thought to see you acting so recklessly.
Phoenix:
I couldn't let them hand down your verdict just yet. Not when it would have given you your perfect alibi. An alibi by the name of "Mask☆DeMasque"...
Atmey:
I'm sorry. I'm afraid even the great Luke Atmey has no idea what you mean. Of course, I have been in the next courtroom ever since 10 o'clock this morning. ...I'm afraid there's no way I could know what's been going on in here.
Judge:
You've been in the defendant's seat all day long, correct? Being tried as Mask☆DeMasque...
Atmey:
Indeed... It's truly child's play to fool the ignorant masses. Not only did the poor fools ask me to "protect" their valuables... ...they even gave me a generous reward upon returning their own property to them. Take this red diamond ring that sparkles upon my divine finger, for example...
Phoenix:
So you continue to insist that you are, in fact, "Mask☆DeMasque"?
Atmey:
...Of course.
Judge:
Very well then, Luke Atmey. Let us begin with this simple question. On October 12th at 1 AM. Kane Bullard was murdered. Where were you at that time?
Atmey:
One without knowledge lacks even the knowledge that he should be ashamed of himself. ...But don't worry. I will not hold it against you, Sir Judge.
Judge:
Um, thanks...
Godot:
Alright, Mr. Atmey... The night of the murder... Speak! ...We're listening!
Atmey:
As you wish... Sir Prosecutor.
Witness Testimony
-- The Alibi --
Atmey:
I was stealing the urn as Mask☆DeMasque, just as I announced I would...
I had more than enough time to prepare. It was a pathetically easy job.
A photograph contains no words... But in this case, one turned out to be my witness.
The time at which the camera captured Mask☆DeMasque was the same time as the murder!
Judge:
Hmm... It seems the main point of discussion will be this photo of the crime scene.
Phoenix:
(Everything else up until now was all part of his plan. There has to be a secret to this picture as well!)
Atmey:
Even the great Mask☆DeMasque cannot be in two places at once. Now then, if you'll excuse me. I have a verdict to receive.
Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Unfortunately, Mr. Atmey, we still have to do your cross-examination.
Atmey:
...A fool is too foolish to know that he is a fool...
Maya:
I think he's trying to say that you're full of it, Nick.
Phoenix:
The only thing that's full of it is his alibi!
Cross Examination
-- The Alibi --
Atmey:
I was stealing the urn as Mask☆DeMasque, just as I announced I would...
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
So this photograph is the proof, correct?
Atmey:
Indeed it is.
Phoenix:
And the man in the photo is certainly wearing a mask.
Atmey:
That is why I am called "Mask☆DeMasque".
Phoenix:
But conveniently, that also means that there is no way to tell who this really is.
Judge:
Wh-What do you mean!?
Godot:
Godot:
Ha...! Are you saying that this is not, in fact, Luke Atmey? That it could be an accomplice dressed up as Mask☆DeMasque to create an alibi...?
Atmey:
Oh ho... What an interesting idea. Are you saying that I, Lone Wolf Luke, had an accomplice?
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Phoenix:
(If Luke Atmey was at KB Security during the murder... ...then the Mask☆DeMasque in this picture has to be a fake.) ...Exactly. You had an accomplice!
Godot:
Now remember you've said that, Mr. Trite, because there's no going back. If you're making baseless claims, I'll treat you to a penalty itself!
Maya:
That penalty is probably boiling hot, too...
Godot:
So who was it, Mr. Trite!? Who was the accomplice!?
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Phoenix:
Umm... It was this person.
Godot:
Ha...! That's quite the prank you're trying to pull... Do you have any evidence that this person is, in fact, the accomplice?
Phoenix:
W-Well... T-The aura! The aura that this person has around them is...
Judge:
If you're going to judge someone by their aura... ...you'd be right up there as the number one suspect, Mr. Wright!
Phoenix:
(Nnrgh... I jumped the gun on that one!)
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Phoenix:
(If Luke Atmey was at KB Security during the murder... ...then the Mask☆DeMasque in this picture has to be a fake.)
Maya:
Then there really was an accomplice!
Phoenix:
But right now, I have no idea who it was.
Maya:
Hmm... I don't have any idea right now either.
Phoenix:
(Baseless objections are just what that guy wants... There's got to be another way... And I'm going to find it!)
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Atmey:
I had more than enough time to prepare. It was a pathetically easy job.
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
I believe Adrian Andrews hired you at one point?
Atmey:
That's right... That was over 20 days ago, if I'm not mistaken.
Phoenix:
You sent the calling card to Lordly Tailor 10 days before the heist... That would mean you seat out the card after you began your security watch, right?
Atmey:
Indeed. There was no reason why I couldn't do both jobs at once. It was the perfect opportunity to steal my lastest target.
Judge:
I see... You truly are evil, aren't you?
Atmey:
Yes. Evil is what I am...
Maya:
Hey, Nick... Isn't there something odd about this?
Phoenix:
Hm?
Maya:
Detective Atmey was always proud of his "Ace Detective" skills, right? But if the urn was stolen from Lordly Tailor while he was the only one watching it... ...he'd have no way to maintain his perfect "Ace Detective" persona.
Phoenix:
(You know, that's true... It is kind of odd.)
Atmey:
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Atmey:
A photograph contains no words... But in this case, one turned out to be my witness.
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
So by "photograph", you mean this piece of evidence here. Is that correct?
Atmey:
Indeed it is. That is it! The very thing that proves I committed the crime.
Phoenix:
The very thing... that proves you committed the crime... (When you think about it... It's really odd...) You say that almost as if you had this picture taken on purpose...
Godot:
Godot:
He was simply caught by the very camera that he had set up... We all have days like that.
Atmey:
Indeed... It turned out that there was no such thing as the perfect crime after all. Life is truly an ironic thing. A sad, blue melody...
Phoenix:
(It looks like I'd better gather more information for now... If he's truly the killer... there's got to be something phony in that video.)
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
So by "photograph", you mean this piece of evidence here. Is that correct?
Atmey:
Indeed it is. That is it! The very thing that proves I committed the crime.
Phoenix:
The very thing... that proves you committed the crime...
Godot:
Surely even you understand by now.
Atmey:
Lordly Tailor provided that camera. There's no way I could have tampered with it. That means I could not have killed Kane Bullard... unless I had an accomplice.
Judge:
Hmmm...
Phoenix:
(Come on, think long and hard about that night... The basement warehouse, and this picture that supposedly captures it... It's got to be here... Isn't there something "funny" about this picture?)
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Leads to:
"Are you implying that this picture is a fake?"
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Phoenix:
Unfortunately... I don't see anything wrong.
Judge:
That is indeed unfortunate.
Godot:
Me, as a sepcies, are doomed to a life of bitterness and frustration.
Maya:
Hey, Nick. I've been thinking...
Phoenix:
What is it, Maya?
Maya:
This photo was taken in that basement warehouse, right? And if this was taken on the same night as when we went to see the Treasure Exhibit... ...then there's one thing here that doesn't add up.
Phoenix:
(It looks like I need to apporach this from a different angle...)
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Atmey:
Are you implying that this picture is a fake?
Phoenix:
You bet I am. There's definitely something strange about this picture. We took a look around the basement warehouse that night, before the theft took place. And there's something in this photo that doesn't match my memory of that night!
Judge:
...Very well, then let's hear what oyu have to say! What about this photograph do you find "funny"?
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Phoenix:
Leads to:
"The funny part... is right here!"
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
This part here!
Judge:
You mean the "date stamp"...?
Phoenix:
Unfortunately... I'm afraid you can't call this a "date stamp"! ...Because there is no sign of "date" here at all!
Godot:
Godot:
Unfortunately, I'm afraid you can't call that "funny" either, Mr. Trite!
Phoenix:
Huh...?
Godot:
While a security camera that only records the time leaves something to be desired... ...the Lordly Tailor staff are the ones who set up the camera. It is not the fault of this witness.
Judge:
Hmm... That's certainly true.
Phoenix:
(Hmm... It looks like I need to apporach this from a different angle...)
Judge:
Very well then, witness! Let's return to your testimony.
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Perhaps THIS is the area in question!
Judge:
This "area"...? Could you be any more vague?
Godot:
Ha...! Today's java has a little extra kick to it...
Atmey:
It seems that the funny part... ...lies in the "area" of the defense!
Phoenix:
(Ouch... I better think this through, or I'm gonna fall victim to another drubbing.)
Judge:
Very well then, witness! Let's return to your testimony.
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Phoenix:
The funny part... is right here!
Judge:
Why, this... this is a bloodstain! Ah! Blood! Now this case is getting interesting!
Phoenix:
Umm, not exactly... This stain is actually pink paint.
Judge:
Oh, just paint... And peach-colored at that.
Phoenix:
(From blood to peaches... The judge sure loves going on his wild tangents.) The problem with this photograph is not the paint. The problem is, when you consider the layout of the basement warehouse... It turns out that "something" that should be there is nowhere to be seen!
Atmey:
...
Judge:
...Well, Mr. Wright? What is supposed to be in this picture instead of the paint stains?
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Phoenix:
Leads to:
"The supervisior of the Treasure Exhibit stated the following."
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Phoenix:
Judge:
What do you think, Mr. Godot?
Phoenix:
Um, well... I thought I'd just kind of throw this out and see...
Judge:
I'll have you know I am not a trashcan!
Phoenix:
(And I was so close, too...)
Judge:
It seems you've just been wasting our time!
Godot:
That's nothing unusual for this guy...
Judge:
Very well then, witness. Proceed with your testimony.
Atmey:
...Certainly.
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Atmey:
The time at which the camera captured Mask☆DeMasque was the same time as the murder!
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
About the camera that took this photograph...
Atmey:
Oh come now! It's all too clear what you're thinking!
Phoenix:
...Huh?
Atmey:
You think I altered the timestamp on the photograph, don't you?
Godot:
I'm afraid that's impossible. The camera was set up by Lordly Tailor. And on top of that... ...it was Lordly Tailor staff that printed that picture's data. Unfortunately for the defense, there's no way that picture could have been altered.
Judge:
I see...
Phoenix:
(It looks like I'd better find something else that could be suspicious...)
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Maya:
So, this alibi is false?
Phoenix:
It has to be, or he couldn't have killed Mr. Bullard at KB Security.
Maya:
But... I'm not really spotting anything unusual.
Phoenix:
There are two possibilities... Either the Mask☆DeMasque in the photo is a fake... Or the photo itself is.
Phoenix:
The supervisior of the Treasure Exhibit stated the following.
Andrews:
Well, there's a good reason for that. On the day of the crime, around noon... ...that golden statue just happened to arrive from the mountain training hall.
Andrews:
I realized that the statue would be the perfect size for covering up the paint stains. That's why... I put it where you first saw it.
Phoenix:
I myself was there the night the theft took place, and saw the statue in that spot. If this picture was truly taken on that night, then that statue should've been there!
Godot:
Godot:
But when I went there the day after the theft... ...that statue of the old bag was sitting in the corner.
Judge:
Hmmm... Perhaps it was somehow pushed there accidentally...?
Phoenix:
Your Honor, this statue is slightly larger than yourself and quite heavy. It would take more than an accidental push to move it that distance!
Godot:
Ha...! In that case... Can you prove it? Can you give us the "rhyme and reason" as to why that statue was moved that night?
Maya:
C-Can you do it, Nick?
Phoenix:
(Never mind who moved it... The real question is "why did they move it"...)
Judge:
Well, Mr. Wright. I hope you are prepared with your answer. Now then, who was the one that moved the golden statue on the night of the crime?
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Phoenix:
Leads to:
"The one who moved the statue is none other than... Luke Atmey!"
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Phoenix:
Judge:
What do you think, Mr. Godot?
Godot:
A man should be able to answer his own questions. That's what I think. Right now I'm busy trying to come up with two answers of my own. Why is coffee black? And... Why is it bitter...?
Judge:
Mr. Wright... To put it simply, you've messed up.
Maya:
What are you doing, Nick!? You need to think about why that statue was moved!
Phoenix:
(The good thing about when everyone chews me out is that it gives me time to think!)
Leads back to:
"Well, Mr. Wright. I hope you are prepared with your answer."
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Phoenix:
The one who moved the statue is none other than... Luke Atmey!
Atmey:
Come now, Sir Lawyer! There you go again on one of your strange delusions...
Judge:
Mr. Wright! What basis do you have for your strange delusions!?
Phoenix:
...It's very simple. The witness was the only one in the basement warehouse that night.
Atmey:
That is indeed very simple... However! Why would I want to move a heavy golden statue?
Phoenix:
(The reason for moving the golden statue... Here's where our battle finally begins.)
Judge:
Well, Mr. Wright? What reason did the witness have to move that statue!?
Phoenix:
The reason can be found here in this photograph.
Atmey:
...!
Phoenix:
Luke Atmey, You pretended to be Mask☆DeMasque... ...to create an alibi by showing you were "at Lordly Tailor that night".
Atmey:
...
Phoenix:
But this photograph contains a single, fatal flaw. If the statue had been there, your lie would be exposed like cheap film at a drug store... That is why you moved the statue!
Judge:
A single, fatal flaw?
Godot:
Interesting thoery... Please enlighten us. Just where in this picture does this "lie" exist!?
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Phoenix:
Leads to:
"Naturally... the lie in this photo is the timestamp!"
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
The lie... is Mask☆DeMasque!
Judge:
A-Are you saying that this Mask☆DeMasque is a fake!?
Godot:
Ha...! You know... I really wish you would start acting more responsibly...
Phoenix:
...Huh?
Godot:
The current question is, "why was the golden statue moved?" So what possible conncetion could there with Mask☆DeMasque's identity?
Phoenix:
(Oh buggers!)
Judge:
Your face has "Oh buggers!" written all over it. That's a penalty for you!
Godot:
I'll ask you again, Mr. Trite.
Leads back to:
"Just where in this picture does this "lie" exist!?"
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
The lie in this photo is somewhere around here!
Godot:
Jumping to conclusions again? I think you need to take a gander in your logical mirror.
Atmey:
As the Yiddish proverb goes, "A half-truth is a whole lie".
Judge:
Keep lying like this and you'll be the one on trial.
Phoenix:
(Oh man, now they're calling me a liar...!)
Maya:
The question is why was the statue moved, right?
Phoenix:
There was some reason the culprit didn't want the statue in the picture... At least, that's what I thought.
Godot:
I'll ask you again, Mr. Trite.
Leads back to:
"Just where in this picture does this "lie" exist!?"
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Phoenix:
Naturally... the lie in this photo is the timestamp!
Judge:
Wh-What do you mean!?
Phoenix:
I'll tell you exactly what I mean! On the night in question, Luke Atmey went to KB Security and murdered Kane Bullard! Therefore, it's obvious! It would have been impossible for him to have been at Lordly Tailor at this time!
Atmey:
...!
Judge:
But what does that have to do with the statue being moved...?
Phoenix:
Remember if you will, Your Honor. When was this statue placed besides the warehouse door...?
Judge:
W-Well...
Godot:
The statue was taken down to the warehouse on the day of the crime... ...and it was placed there in order to cover up the paint.
Phoenix:
...Exactly. Luke Atmey had already decided on the time when he was going to kill the victim. And so, in order to create an alibi for that time... ...he took this picture days before the murder took place!
Godot:
Wh-What the...!?
Phoenix:
Of course, the statue hadn't yet been brought down to the basement warehouse yet.
Judge:
Ah...
Phoenix:
So, on the day of the crime, Mr. Atmey must have been quite nervous! As nervous as a long-tailed cat in a rocking chair factory, so to speak. Why? Because something that wasn't supposed to be there... ...had been brought down and placed where it wasn't supposed to be. And that... ...is why Luke Atmey had to move the statue on the night of the murder! He did it to make the room match with the way it had been in his photo!
Atmey:
... GWAAAAAAAH!
Judge:
Order! Order! Mr. Atmey! Is this true!?
Atmey:
One moment, Your Honor! H-Have you forgotten this?
Judge:
Wh-What's that...?
Atmey:
The data for the basement warehouse computer! According to this, the camera did indeed go off on the night of the crime!
Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Hmm... It's true that the camera had been set up by the Lordly Tailor staff. However! The program used to manage that data was yours! That alone would have allowed you to tamper with the data!
Atmey:
Ah... AAAAAAAAAAAHHH!
Judge:
Order! Order! Mr. Godot! What is the meaning of this!? Godot! I warned you about making me wait! Now put that coffee down!
Godot:
...My 11th cup. I've promised to drink no more than 17 during a trial. Which means... I'm still good 'til the last drop.
Judge:
However! the defense has a very good point!
Godot:
"A good point"...? So what? We are all but travelers on a road of infinite points.
Maya:
Um, I think you've got your "points" mixed up with your other "points"...
Godot:
...So you say this photograph was taken ahead of time. And that the statue was moved in order to make it match... That's a very interesting idea. However. There's one point that can't be denied.
Phoenix:
Which is...?
Godot:
That it's only... a "possibility". Men that are trapped by the chains of "maybe"... ...can never reach their dreams!
Judge:
Th-That's very true!
Phoenix:
N-No way! Don't fall for that, Your Honor!
Godot:
Hey! Mr. DeMasque!
Atmey:
Y-Yes!?
Godot:
If there's no funny business in your actions as Mask☆DeMasque... ...there should be no problem with you telling us your strategy. So let's hear it.
Judge:
Yes. Please provide this court with your testimony. About your plan to steal the Sacred Urn!
Witness Testimony
-- The Sacred Urn Heist --
Atmey:
I first received the request from Lordly Tailor about 20 days ago.
The urn was placed in a box, and Zvarri! It was then sent to the warehouse.
Hence, I was actually unable to see the urn for myself until the day of the crime...
I knew it was an extremely valuable treasure, so I sent my card 10 days beforehand.
I then handled security by myself to ensure that my crime would go smoothly!
At last, I held the urn in my hands for the first time at 1 AM on October 12th.
Maya:
That's pretty much all stuff we've heard befroe, isn't it?
Phoenix:
Yeah, but we will find the truth hidden in the nuggets of new information he gave.
Judge:
Witness... You're sure there are no mistakes this time?
Atmey:
...Zvarri.
Judge:
Very well then! Mr. Wright! You may begin your cross-examination!
Cross Examination
-- The Sacred Urn Heist --
Atmey:
I first received the request from Lordly Tailor about 20 days ago.
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
You were asked to guard the urn by Ms. Adrian Andrews, is that right?
Atmey:
Indeed... It seemed that they had heard of my Zvarrikling reputation.
Phoenix:
(I see Ms. Andrews is still attracting the weirdos.) You'd better watch out too, Maya.
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Atmey:
The urn was placed in a box, and Zvarri! It was then sent to the warehouse.
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
You mean... this box?
Atmey:
Yes. That pathetic box. Lady Andrews was especially taken with that urn... ...and she wouldn't let anyone enter the storeroom, not even me.
Phoenix:
(Huh. Interesting new tidbit...)
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Phoenix:
Leads to:
"Mr. Atmey... If you really are Mask☆DeMasque..."
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Atmey:
Hence, I was actually unable to see the urn for myself until the day of the crime...
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
So you're sure that you had never seen the urn before?
Atmey:
Indeed... You may ask Lady Andrews to confirm for yourself. My security was focused entirely on the entrance to that warehouse. However! I, Luke Atmey, let no information whatsoever slip through my fingers!
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Phoenix:
Leads to:
"Mr. Atmey... If you really are Mask☆DeMasque..."
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Atmey:
I knew it was an extremely valuable treasure, so I sent my card 10 days beforehand.
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
You mean... this calling card?
Atmey:
That's right! That is, without a doubt, my calling card.
Maya:
I guess Mr. DeLite didn't make this after all.
Phoenix:
(Of course... Because Atmey knew about the emblem. Making this card authentic would've been child's play to him.)
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Atmey:
I then handled security by myself to ensure that my crime would go smoothly!
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Then no one entered the basement warehouse?
Atmey:
Unfortunately... There were many different treasures being taken there. Thus, for a period of approximately 5 days... ...people were indeed going in and out of the warehouse.
Judge:
Hmmm...
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Phoenix:
Leads to:
"Mr. Atmey... If you really are Mask☆DeMasque..."
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Atmey:
At last, I held the urn in my hands for the first time at 1 AM on October 12th.
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
And this is the photo that proves that, huh?
Atmey:
...Indeed. To be honest, even if a photo was taken... I didn't think it would matter terribly much.
Maya:
Hey, Nick. If this photo is a fake... Detective Atmey might have stolen the urn whenever this was taken.
Phoenix:
...That's true. You know, he's been saying that he "never saw the urn until that night"... If we can prove that he's lying there, we can wrap this up and put a bow on it. (I need to take a good hard look at the Court Record!)
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Phoenix:
Leads to:
"Mr. Atmey... If you really are Mask☆DeMasque..."
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Maya:
Hmmm... Not a lot to go on, is there?
Phoenix:
That detective's been covering his tracks... There's only one thing we need to prove in this cross-examination...! That he took this photo well before the actual night of the crime.
Maya:
Alright then... How do we do that?
Phoenix:
There's one thing that Atmey stated very clearly. That he had never seen the urn before he stole it...
Maya:
We need to prove that he's lying...
Phoenix:
Mr. Atmey... If you really are Mask☆DeMasque... ...then you also wrote this calling card, correct?
Atmey:
But of course.
Godot:
Is there a problem with that calling card?
Phoenix:
Allow me to read a passage from the calling card that Mask☆DeMasque had written. "Take good care of the speckled urn." Now, the "speckled" here... ...surely refers to this pink pattern on the Sacred Urn.
Judge:
Yes, that is true... But so what?
Phoenix:
Truth be told, there is no way that Mask☆DeMasque could have known about this pattern.
Atmey:
What do you mean...?
Phoenix:
This pink, spotted pattern on the urn... is actually nothing more then paint stains.
Judge:
Paint stains...?
Phoenix:
And these stains did not appear... ...until after the urn had been taken to Lordly Tailor!
Atmey:
Hhhmph...!
Godot:
I'm not finding this joke to be very funny, Mr. Trite!
Phoenix:
The day that the Sacred Urn was taken to the warehouse... ...the urn was broken due to human error, or should I say an error-prone human. And that's when the pink paint got on the urn!
Godot:
Urghh...! Y-You can't be serious...!
Phoenix:
And yet this "calling card" clearly mentions the paint pattern. Which means... Detective Atmey had seen this urn long before the crime ever took place! In fact, he saw it when this fake photo was taken!
Godot:
...Phwoooooh!
Phoenix:
And because this photo is a fake... ...your alibi for the night of the murder no longer holds water!
Atmey:
Gwagwagwagwawaaaah!
Judge:
...Witness. Do you have anything to say for yourself?
Atmey:
Grr... Mmm... Nnn...
Phoenix:
(Alright! That did it! He's broken!)
Maya:
Um, Nick, I think it's still a little early for a victory pose.
Phoenix:
...Huh?
Godot:
Ha...! It's so sad... No one has any conviction these days...
Judge:
C-Conviction... you say?
Godot:
Yesterday, we all decided unanimously that this man was Mask☆DeMasque. And now, we're calling him a murderer... You don't think we're being a tad fickle?
Judge:
Th-That's a good point!
Phoenix:
N-No way! Don't fall for that too, Your Honor!
Godot:
You say that Luke Atmey was the one who killed Kane Bullard? Then let me ask you this. Why would he do that?
Atmey:
Heh heh heh heh heh... An excellent point.
Phoenix:
...!
Atmey:
Motive, Mr. Wright! Motive! Might you my merry murderous motive manifest?
Maya:
N-Nick! He's getting his second wind!
Judge:
If he prepared an alibi and pinned his crime on Ron DeLite as you say... ...he must have had a very strong motive for murder!
Godot:
The only one with any motive we've seen is Ron DeLite. Isn't that right, Detective!?
Atmey:
Indeed. According to my own research, the boy's motive is clear!
Judge:
Without a motive, it's nearly impossible to prove guilt in a murder case! Now then... Maybe you can enlighten us to what the defendant's motives were.
Atmey:
Thank you, Sir Old-timer.
Phoenix:
(They're doing everything they can to make Ron look suspicious... Despite our lack of hard information, this may be our only chance...)
Witness Testimony
-- Motive for Murder --
Atmey:
I, Luke Atmey, had no points of contact with the victim whatsoever.
Kane Bullard decided to investigate Mask☆DeMasque and simply mistook who he was!
It was Mr. Bullard who wrote the blackmail letter and sent it to Ron DeLite.
And it was again Mr. Bullard who harbored a grudge against Mr. DeLite for his betrayal!
Mr. Bullard's mistake is quite excusable. The defendant truly believes he is Mask☆DeMasque.
That is why Mr. DeLite saw it fit to kill Kane Bullard. Truly a tragedy...
Judge:
So the victim, Kane Bullard, blackmailed the defendant...?
Godot:
This is the blackmail letter found in the defendant's apartment. A handwriting test confirms that Mr. Bullard was indeed the one who wrote the letter.
Phoenix:
(Wh-What!?)
Blackmail Letter updated in the Court Record.
Judge:
Very well, Mr. Wright. Begin your cross-examination.
Cross Examination
-- Motive for Murder --
Atmey:
I, Luke Atmey, had no points of contact with the victim whatsoever.
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
And who in the world is going to prove that!?
Godot:
I will.
Phoenix:
...!
Godot:
After doing a thorough background check of Detective Atmey and Kane Bullard... ...we were unable to find any links between them. It's all in the report.
Judge:
Hmmm... Perhaps they were connected through their work? They were both involved in security...
Godot:
Nope.
Judge:
That was blunt.
Atmey:
In any case, the only one with a motive was Mr. DeLite.
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Atmey:
Kane Bullard decided to investigate Mask☆DeMasque and simply mistook who he was!
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Mistook...?
Atmey:
That's right. "Mistook". From the Old Norse "mistaka", meaning, "to take in error".
Phoenix:
...Umm, that wasn't what I meant.
Judge:
Just who did the victim mistake Mask☆DeMasque to be?
Atmey:
Why, the answer is obvious. ...Ron DeLite, of course.
Phoenix:
(Boy, I'd like to wipe that smug look off this guy's face...)
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Why would the victim mistake the defendant for Mask☆DeMasque?
Atmey:
Don't you already know that? Zvarri! Take a look at this newspaper!
Judge:
Oh ho... That's the famous "Tear of Emanon." A maginificent jewel!
Atmey:
...That photo shows a magificent detective as well, does it not? Furthermore... It also shows an ugly guard... Namely the defendant...!
Judge:
Th-The defendant...!
Atmey:
The victim clearly misread this article and... Zvarri! He got the wrong impression. The impression that this ugly security guard was in fact Mask☆DeMasque!
Judge:
Hmm... I see...
Maya:
That was an unusually reasonable deduction.
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Phoenix:
(I can't stand to hear any more of his long-winded stories. I'll hold off on pressing him further for now...) ...That's fine. Please continue your testimony.
Maya:
Aww. I was looking forward to one of his long-winded stories!
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Atmey:
It was Mr. Bullard who wrote the blackmail letter and sent it to Ron DeLite.
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
You mean this blackmail letter right here?
Judge:
It says, "Bring $50,000"...
Phoenix:
And the handwriting is, without a doubt, the victim's?
Godot:
There's no mistake. We have an official report to prove it.
Judge:
But, I don't see an addressee on this letter anywhere.
Phoenix:
(An addressee...?)
Godot:
The letter was discovered in Ron DeLite's apartment. And Mr. DeLite did show up at the designated place and time. The fact that there is no addressee is irrelevant.
Phoenix:
(I wonder...)
Maya:
What's up, Nick?
Phoenix:
I just had a thought. What if that blackmail letter wasn't meant for Mr. DeLite?
Maya:
Whoa... Do you have any evidence of that?
Phoenix:
(For some reason, I just can't shake the feeling... ...that there's something not quite right about this blackmail letter...)
Atmey:
Well, everyone? Are you quite satisfied?
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Mind if I ask you a few questions, Detective Atmey?
Atmey:
Well... If-If it's just a "few", I guess it's alright.
Phoenix:
When you said that this letter was "addressed to Ron DeLite"... ...I couldn't help but notice one major contradiction.
Atmey:
C-Contradiction...?
Godot:
I don't know where a walking contradiction like you gets off saying things like that...
Phoenix:
(You're one to talk!)
Godot:
At times like these, men are made to express themselves with their fists. Why don't you show us what you've got there, junior?
Judge:
Indeed! Time to man up, Mr. Wright. Show us the contradicting evidence in the content of the blackmail letter!
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Phoenix:
Leads to:
"Take a good look at this newspaper clipping."
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Phoenix:
Godot:
Ha...! A little two-one punch like that wouldn't even faze me...
Phoenix:
Phoenix:
I think you mean "one-two" punch..
Judge:
Mr. Wright! Try thinking things through a little more before finding fault with others!
Phoenix:
(Ouch... I sure felt that punch, Your Honor... Anyway... Let's try reading the blackmail letter one more time... There's got to be something off about it somewhere...)
Judge:
Very well then, witness. Please proceed with your testimony.
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Atmey:
And it was again Mr. Bullard who harbored a grudge against Mr. DeLite for his betrayal!
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
What do you mean by that!?
Atmey:
Oh my, I was certain you were already aware. ...Zvarri!
Ron:
KB Security has a lot of security info on all sorts of companies... And since I was a security team chief... I stole data from the company.
Atmey:
...Kane Bullard had yet to forgive young Mr. DeLite! Which is why he sent him that letter upon mistakenly believing he was the thief.
Godot:
Here is a file that we discovered in Me. Bullard's office. Evidence that Mr. Bullard was receiving money through blackmail..
Judge:
Hmmm... H-However! Isn't this a bit odd!? Why did the defendant pay Mr. Bullard the money... ...even though he wasn't actually Mask☆DeMasque...?
Atmey:
On that point, there was an unfortuante bit of chance.
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Atmey:
Mr. Bullard's mistake is quite excusable. The defendant truly believes he is Mask☆DeMasque.
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Um... Do you really think that story is going to hold up?
Atmey:
That assertion is not merely my own, I'm afraid.
Phoenix:
What do you mean?
Godot:
I have here a memo from Ron DeLite's wife, Desirée DeLite. "Ronnie thinks he's Mask☆DeMasque! Don't you feel sorry for him? Please don't think too badly of him!" Ha...! Well, Mr. Trite?
Phoenix:
Ugh... Was he trying to act like Ms. DeLite just now?
Maya:
I thought he was actually pretty convincing.
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Atmey:
That is why Mr. DeLite saw it fit to kill Kane Bullard. Truly a tragedy...
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Now that's just your imagination talking!
Atmey:
Come now, Sir Lawyer! I'm afraid "imagination" isn't the right word for it! This is a deduction. The result of carefully applied reasoning...
Judge:
Can we hear that careful reasoning for ourselves?
Atmey:
... It's a long story, and better saved for another time.
Judge:
Hmmm... Very well, another time.
Phoenix:
(Those so called "long stories" aren't usually all that long. At least, not in my experience.)
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Maya:
So you're going to try to connect Detective Atmey to Mr. Bullard, right?
Phoenix:
Y-Yeah, that's right. Hopefully it won't require surgery either...
Maya:
In that case, you'll have to talk about the blackmail...
Phoenix:
That's true. (Was that blackmail letter really intended for Ron?)
Maya:
Since we don't have enough information, you should press him for more testimony!
Phoenix:
(Maybe I'll able to shake some contradictions to loose that way!)
Phoenix:
Take a good look at this newspaper clipping. It contains a pictue of the "Tear of Emanon", the stolen jewel.
Judge:
Wh-What about it?
Phoenix:
The problem is this jewel's color.
Godot:
Color...? I'm not much for discussing color myself...
Phoenix:
According to the clipping, the color of the stolen jewel was "blue". However, in the blackmail letter, a totally different jewel is mentioned. "I'll take that red diamond you received the other day."
Judge:
R-Red...!?
Phoenix:
Which means! The "red diamond" described in the blackmail letter... ...is not the "Tear of Emanon" that Mask☆DeMasque stole at all!
Godot:
Godot:
And your point is, Mr. Trite!? So you are trying to say that this blackmail letter was intended for someone else. ...That is what you're trying to say!? Right, Trite?
Judge:
That is what you're trying to say!? Right, Mr. Wright?
Maya:
Well? That is what you're trying to say!? Right, Nick!?
Phoenix:
...Yes. This is who Kane Bullard was actually blackmailing!
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Phoenix:
Leads to:
"Naturally... It was you, Detective Atmey!"
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Phoenix:
Judge:
... I'm impressed, Mr. Wright. That was a first-class joke.
Atmey:
I'm afraid I can only rate it second-class myself.
Godot:
Actually I don't think it had any class at all.
Maya:
I could laugh... if I tried.
Phoenix:
(Thanks everyone, for your undying support... Especially you, Maya. Argh! OK, we've come this far, and I'm definitely not about to let him silde!)
Godot:
Hey... It looks like you've got some life in you yet...
Leads back to:
"So you are trying to say that this blackmail letter was intended for someone else."
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Phoenix:
Naturally... It was you, Detective Atmey!
Atmey:
... Do you have some sort of basis for that claim?
Phoenix:
You have been personally involved in every single Mask☆DeMasque case. And in the last case, you "recovered" what was stolen... ...and received a "jewel"... ...as your reward.
Godot:
A-A jewel...?
Phoenix:
Probably the one wrapped conspicuously around your finger. That red diamond ring!
Atmey:
Unn... Ggg...!
Phoenix:
That is the diamond referred to in the letter! Which means that Kane Bullard wrote that letter in order to blackmail YOU!
Atmey:
Aaaaahhhhh!
Judge:
Order! Order in the court! Um, um... Order, I say...
Godot:
Godot:
It seems... You've gone too far with your childish pranks, Mr. Trite.
Phoenix:
(Uh oh... I don't like the way he said that...)
Godot:
Kane Bullard blackmailing Luke Atmey? Are you for real?
Phoenix:
Y-Yes. I am.
Maya:
Nick! Come on, stand up to him!
Godot:
Then answer me this! The blackmail letter contains the following passage. "If you don't want your identity revealed to the world"...!
Judge:
Yes, it certainly does.
Godot:
Kane Bullard threatened to make Luke Atmey's "identity" public knowledge! An "identity" he wanted to keep a secret. So just what was that identity!?
Phoenix:
(Atmey killed Kane Bullard because he was afraid of his secret becoming known...! What was the "identity" he wanted to keep secret...?)
Maya:
This is what it all comes down to, Nick!
Phoenix:
The "identity" that Luke Atmey wanted to so desperately keep secret was his identity as...
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Phoenix:
Luke Atmey... was an Ace Detective!
Atmey:
Thank you for the kind introduction. I am Luke Atmey, Ace Detective. One embodies the nefarious forces of darkness. The other the angelic cherubs of light!
Judge:
...I am completely lost. Someone get me a translator. *ahem* But anyway, everyone already knows you're an Ace Detective!
Maya:
Come on Nick... Are you even trying anymore?
Phoenix:
(Actually, I kind of wonder myself...)
Leads back to:
"Kane Bullard threatened to make Luke Atmey's "identity" public knowledge!"
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Phoenix:
Luke Atmey... was Mask☆DeMasque! ... Wh-What?
Godot:
That's my line.
Phoenix:
Wh-What's that supposed to mean?
Godot:
...That's my line, too. Listen up, you. This is what you've been saying up to this point in time. "The witness pretended to be Mask☆DeMasque in order to pin the murder on the defendant." In which case! You'll want to insist, up to and beyond the day you die... ...that Ron DeLite was in fact Mask☆DeMasque!
Judge:
I must say, this sudden change of heart doesn't reflect well on you.
Maya:
Come on, Nick! Wasn't Mr. DeLite the one who was actually Mask☆DeMasque?
Phoenix:
Oof... OK, I'll try thinking about this again.
Leads back to:
"Kane Bullard threatened to make Luke Atmey's "identity" public knowledge!"
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Leads to:
"Luke Atmey... was a blackmailer!"
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Phoenix:
Luke Atmey... was a blackmailer!
Atmey:
...!
Godot:
Godot:
Hey now... Isn't that a little different from what you've been saying? You said that Kane Bullard was the one blackmailing Luke Atmey. Are you saying that Atmey was blackmailing someone else on top of that?
Maya:
Ugh... You have to admit, that does sound a little odd...
Phoenix:
It's not odd. ...It's the only thing that makes any sense. Kane Bullard was blackmailing Luke Atmey. But! Ron DeLite was also being blackmailed by a certain someone!
Phoenix:
So did you start to receive blackmail letters starting after this incident...?
Ron:
Yes. Just a few days after the "Tear of Emanon" heist...
Ron:
After that, I started getting the plans in the mail. After that, I received plans from some very kind person! Incredibly detailed plans!
Judge:
"Detailed plans"... In which case, that would mean that Ron DeLite was actually Mask☆DeMasque...
Phoenix:
That is what we are claiming. Someone else came up with the plans, and had Mr. DeLite steal his targets for him. And that someone... was none other than Luke Atmey!
Atmey:
SHHH! SILENCE! ... Hee hee hee hee hee... Now I see. It's all becoming clear.
Phoenix:
Wh-What is?
Atmey:
When you were in grade school, you received the same report card every year. "Careless, with the tendency to jump to conclusions"... Am I wrong?
Phoenix:
H-H-H-How did you...!?
Atmey:
You say that I, Luke Atmey, was blackmailing Ron DeLite...? In which case, I would naturally know all about his relation to Mask☆DeMasque...
Phoenix:
Well, yes.
Atmey:
Ron DeLite started receiving plans from his second crime onward, correct? Which means... I learned of his identity when he committed that first crime.
Judge:
Good point.. You ceratinly couldn't have blackmailed him otherwise.
Godot:
In that case, let's see some hot, bitter evidence. During the first crime, how did Luke Atmey know that Ron DeLite was Mask☆DeMasque?
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Leads to:
"I think I see it..."
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Phoenix:
Judge:
Mr. Wright, please don't just throw out any piece of evidence you like.
Godot:
The only thing a man should throw when he's frustrated is a hissy fit.
Phoenix:
(Come on, there's no need to overthink this! How did Luke Atmey find out who Mask☆DeMasque was...? That answer has got to be staring me right in the face!)
Judge:
Hmm... Judging by your expression, it seems you haven't give up.
Leads back to:
"In that case, let's see some hot, bitter evidence."
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Phoenix:
I think I see it...
Atmey:
See what...?
Phoenix:
When you were in grade school, you received the same report card every year. "Gets into lots of mischief trying to be the center of attention."
Atmey:
Wh-What do you mean...!?
Phoenix:
...This newspaper clipping. It has a picture of you and Ron DeLite on his guard uniform. It seems that Mask☆DeMasque didn't just disappear into thin air. He just took off his outfit... and hid it in a bucket.
Judge:
That... That sounds far too stupid to be true.
Phoenix:
Correct. With tricks like that he couldn't fool a baby, let alone an Ace Detective. And that's when you figured it out, Mr. Atmey! That's when you learned that under his mask, Mask☆DeMasque was really Ron DeLite!
Atmey:
Ggg... Nnn... Urkk...
What the... Wasn't he supposed to be Mask☆DeMasque...?
Not only that... it looks like he wasn't even an Ace Detective!
I can't believe it. He was just a slimy blackmailer...
What a fraud! Trying to pass himself off as an Ace Detective...
Atmey:
............ Why you! How dare you expose me like that...!
Phoenix:
...
Atmey:
Why I... I mean, I've never blackmailed anyone in my life...! I-I'm a famous and proud Ace Detective, and... and also Mask☆DeMasque! Why can't you understand that!?
Phoenix:
I'm afraid you are neither a proud thief, nor an Ace Detective. You're a blackmailer and a murderer. That is your true identity!
Atmey:
Wh-Wh-Why YOUUUUUU! How dare you even dare toimplythatonesosmartandcapableasIcouldeverfalltosuchlowlydepths! Whynottrydoingsomethingyourselveswiththosebigmouthsofyours! You'reallfools!FoolsI say!Noneofyoucancomparetomygenius... You'realljustjealous! Sogoon!Desecrateme!Commemorateme!ThereisnothingthegreatAceDetectivecannothandle!Blackmail!Murder!Threats!I'llgetawaywithallofit! Aaaah ha ha ha ha ha ha! It's enough to make one laugh...!
Judge:
It would seem we've finally gotten to the real answer.
Maya:
That was... quite a performance by Mr. Atmey...
Judge:
Bailiff! Please prepare a cell for Mr. Atmey...
Godot:
Godot:
The hammer that strikes too fast has no time to aim.
Judge:
Wh-What do you mean! I'm already prepared to deliver my sentence...
Godot:
Allow me to say one thing. I... will be the one to judge!
Judge:
...!
Maya:
You don't get much more in your face than that...
Godot:
It appears... that your claws weren't quite sharp enough, Mr. Trite.
Phoenix:
Wh... Where do you...!?
Godot:
It's true that you've proven a lot of things. ...Things like Luke Atmey was a filthy blackmailer. ...And that he wasn't at Lordly Tailor the night of the murder.
Phoenix:
That's right! That's why he's the one who killed Mr. Bull--
Godot:
But... There's still one thing you have yet to prove.
Judge:
What's that...?
Godot:
Just because he wasn't at the warehouse doesn't mean he was at the murder scene. Therefore, if you can't prove that this pitiful excuse for a man was at KB Security... ...then I don't see how a verdict can be delivered!
Phoenix:
No... No waaaaaaaaaay!
Judge:
Order! Order in the court! ...Well, Mr. Wright!?
Phoenix:
(Th-This is it... This is the final round...!) I've got to prove that Atmey was at Mr. Bullard's office on that night...
Maya:
B-But...! Can you really prove that?
Godot:
That's long enough. Mr. Trite... I want to hear your answer.
Phoenix:
That night, Luke Atmey was at KB Security, and the defense...
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Phoenix:
The defense can prove it! With evidence!
Judge:
Are you sure?
Godot:
Ha...! Don't you worry. I'll watch over you. ...As you break down and fall to pieces.
Judge:
Very well then, let's see this proof! Proof that Luke Atmey was at KB Security that night!
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
This is the proof!
Judge:
It's true... That is very important. However, I'm not so foolish as to think that will pass for evidence here!
Godot:
Mr. Trite... It's time you learned the true flavor of life... The flavor of my special Godot Blend #49!
Phoenix:
...
Judge:
Well, Mr. Wright?
Phoenix:
... It's bitter. ...Very bitter.
Maya:
Come on, Nick! Don't give up now!
Phoenix:
(What do I do...!? If I make a mistake here, it's over...)
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"The defense can prove it! With evidence!"
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Phoenix:
I... I can't prove it.
Judge:
Just as I thought.
Phoenix:
...But! If we hear more of Detective Atmey's testimony...
Godot:
Godot:
Unfortunately... That's as far as you go, Mr. Trite.
Phoenix:
Wh-What do you mean?
Godot:
I won't allow for any more testimony... That's what I mean.
Phoenix:
What...?
Godot:
Have you forgotten? Luke Atmey is here after we interrupted his own trial. And you have failed to prove that he committed the murder! I think it's time for this witness to return to his own tiral... ...and face his guilty verdict as Mask☆DeMasque.
Phoenix:
N-No...
Atmey:
Well now, Sir Lawyer! It seems that love wins out in the end after all! I am the Ace Detective as well as Mask☆DeMasque! My verdict will verify that! Just as Ron DeLite's will verify that he is the true murderer! I declare that with the full force of my Ace Detective-ness!
Judge:
Order! Order in the court! That's enough deliberation over this witness!
Phoenix:
(I-I can't believe this...! At this rate, Ron is...)
Maya:
D-Don't give up now, Nick! We still have tomorrow! We can look for more evidence and...
Phoenix:
By then, it'll be too late...
Maya:
Huh? Wh-Why!?
Godot:
"Double Jeopardy"... One of the basic rules of any court of law.
Maya:
"Double Jeopardy"...?
Judge:
"Should a defendant be tried and found innocent in court... That defendant cannot be tried again for the same crime." This is a fundamental rule of all courts. And it applies to this witness as much as it applies to anyone else.
Godot:
Mr. Atmey will be found guilty in a matter of minutes. Guilty as "Mask☆DeMasque". Which means...
Judge:
He will be innocent as far as the murder of Kane Bullard is concerned.
Maya:
No way...
Judge:
The fact that you were unable to prove Mr. Atmey's guilt of that crime here... ...means that he will never again be tried as Kane Bullard's murderer.
Phoenix:
U... Uwaaaaaaaaaah!
Phoenix:
(Now there's nothing I can possibly do to win... Even if Ron is proclaimed to be innocent... ...the real killer, Luke Atmey, will go free.)
Judge:
You have cross-examined every statement the witness has made here today. And as long as there is no more testimony... I'm afraid I have to declare that there will be no further questioning of this witness! Are there any objections? Then I hereby end the cross-examination of Luke Atmey!
Mia:
???:
I think... I see it. Your Honor. When you were a child, this is what was on your report card every year. "Has poor hearing, and often makes mistakes as a result."
Judge:
H-H-H-H-How did you...!?
???:
...Phoenix. Raise your head up high. Have you forgotten what I used to tell you? A lawyer is someone who smiles no matter how bad it gets.
Phoenix:
(Th-That voice... No way!)
Mia:
Long time no see, Phoenix.
Phoenix:
M... Mia!
Phoenix:
(This is the true power of the Kurain Channeling Technique... I know that it's really "Maya" who's standing before me... But right now, she's my mentor, Mia Fey.)
Mia:
Now... Let's do this!
Phoenix:
B-But...! There's nothing more we can do, Mia! Without any more testimony, I can't cross-examine...
Mia:
Not yet... The testimony's not over yet.
Phoenix:
Wh... What do you mean?
Mia:
Your Honor! Just now you said something very interesting. "You have cross-examined every statement the witness has made here today."
Judge:
Y-Yes, that's true, but...
Mia:
Unfortunately, Your Honor, you're forgetting something. Earlier, after the last cross-examination... ...this witness made a number of remarks!
Atmey:
Well now, Sir Lawyer! It seems that love wins out in the end after all! I am the Ace Detective as well as Mask☆DeMasque! My verdict will verify that! Just as Ron DeLite's will verify that he is the true murderer! I declare that with the full force of my Ace Detective-ness!
Judge:
Y-Yes, but... These comments appear to have no importance whatso--
Mia:
Very well... Then we shall prove their importance via cross-examination. At any rate! As long as the witness has made these remarks... ...we, the defense, assert our right to question them! Is that alright with you... Prosecutor?
Godot:
......
Judge:
Is something the matter? Mr. Godot...
Godot:
...! Ah, nothing.
Atmey:
Oh, Sir Lawyer! It looks like you're one step too late! If you think such falsehoods will do anything to me, Luke At--
Godot:
...Let's hear it.
Atmey:
Huh...?
Godot:
It's true that the witness made some "remarks". So then... Let's hear this last bit of cross-examination.
Atmey:
M-Mr. Godot! What are you...?
Judge:
Very well then, Luke Atmey. I'll allow the defense to cross-examine yourearlier remarks.
Mia:
The defense would like to hear why you declare the defendant to be the true murderer.
Judge:
So please, give us one last bit of testimony!
Atmey:
I... Err...
Mia:
Phoenix? This is it. This is our absolute last chance.
Phoenix:
Y-Yes, Chief!
Witness Testimony
-- The Last Testimony --
Atmey:
Indeed, it is true that I was not at Lordly Tailor.
I had to leave to see about another vitally important job request.
I had known about the date beforehand, so I had this photograph readied.
My brilliant deduction was what informed me that the true culprit was Ron DeLite.
And thanks to the Key Card and Wallet, it was abundantly clear that he was there.
I was also able to make a deduction from the buzzer, which only sounded once.
The button did not have any fingerprints on it... Why?
The victim would have left prints if he sounded it. Which means the killer sounded it.
Mr. DeLite was wearing his Mask☆DeMasque outfit, which is why he left no prints.
And, the blackmail letter? The victim likely just mistook the color of the jewel.
Zvarri! Therefore, all the evidence points to that poor boy!
Phoenix:
(This testimony actually seems to hold up pretty well...)
Judge:
The witness's eariler remarks do not appear to have been hastily prepared. All of his points have been explained, and none of them seem to contradict anything.
Atmey:
...But of course.
Judge:
But... How did you know about the emergency buzzer?
Atmey:
The police investigation documents went directly through me... And I always look over all the documents. It's elementary, Sir Lawyer!
Phoenix:
Grr...
Godot:
Are you going to make even more trouble for us now, Sir Lawyer...?
Judge:
I will not allow any of your usual shenanigans, Mr. Wright.
Phoenix:
Y-Yes, Your Honor.
Judge:
We cannot postpone Luke Atmey's trial any longer. This is... your last chance!
Phoenix:
H-Hang on a sec! Just one chance...!?
Godot:
Ha...! It seems that the party's about to begin.
Mia:
...Well, Phoenix?
Phoenix:
There isn't any evidence that contradicts with that testimony!
Mia:
...So it would seem.
Phoenix:
Wh-What do you mean, "So it would seem"...?
Mia:
Listen, Phoenix. Pointing out contradictions... ...doesn't always mean you have to present evidence... does it? At any rate, this is our chance. If you can't point out a case-breaking contradiction... ...you lose. That's all there is to it.
Godot:
...Cup number 17. The last cup. It seems like the time has come to put an end to this trial.
Phoenix:
(I have to find a fatal contradiction in this testimony... And... I need to point it out without presenting evidence! Which means all I can do is find the contradictory remark and press it...!)
Mia:
Remember! You only get one chance!
Judge:
Very well then, Mr. Wright. Please begin your final cross-examination!
Cross Examination
-- The Last Testimony --
Atmey:
Indeed, it is true that I was not at Lordly Tailor.
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Mr. Atmey. About this last remark...
Godot:
Godot:
...You still don't get it, do you, Trite? This isn't the time to be pressing the witness on every little statement.
Phoenix:
Wha...
Godot:
I said this before... There's still one thing you haven't proven. That this scum was in Kane Bullard's office that night... And now... it's time for me to drink my last cup!
Judge:
Mr. Wright. I will hold you to your end of the bargain.
Infinite Penalty
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Atmey:
I had to leave to see about another vitally important job request.
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Mr. Atmey. About this last remark...
Godot:
Godot:
...You still don't get it, do you, Trite? This isn't the time to be pressing the witness on every little statement.
Phoenix:
Wha...
Godot:
I said this before... There's still one thing you haven't proven. That this scum was in Kane Bullard's office that night... And now... it's time for me to drink my last cup!
Judge:
Mr. Wright. I will hold you to your end of the bargain.
Infinite Penalty
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Atmey:
I had known about the date beforehand, so I had this photograph readied.
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Mr. Atmey. About this last remark...
Godot:
Godot:
...You still don't get it, do you, Trite? This isn't the time to be pressing the witness on every little statement.
Phoenix:
Wha...
Godot:
I said this before... There's still one thing you haven't proven. That this scum was in Kane Bullard's office that night... And now... it's time for me to drink my last cup!
Judge:
Mr. Wright. I will hold you to your end of the bargain.
Infinite Penalty
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Atmey:
My brilliant deduction was what informed me that the true culprit was Ron DeLite.
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Mr. Atmey. About this last remark...
Godot:
Godot:
...You still don't get it, do you, Trite? This isn't the time to be pressing the witness on every little statement.
Phoenix:
Wha...
Godot:
I said this before... There's still one thing you haven't proven. That this scum was in Kane Bullard's office that night... And now... it's time for me to drink my last cup!
Judge:
Mr. Wright. I will hold you to your end of the bargain.
Infinite Penalty
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Atmey:
And thanks to the Key Card and Wallet, it was abundantly clear that he was there.
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Mr. Atmey. About this last remark...
Godot:
Godot:
...You still don't get it, do you, Trite? This isn't the time to be pressing the witness on every little statement.
Phoenix:
Wha...
Godot:
I said this before... There's still one thing you haven't proven. That this scum was in Kane Bullard's office that night... And now... it's time for me to drink my last cup!
Judge:
Mr. Wright. I will hold you to your end of the bargain.
Infinite Penalty
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Atmey:
I was also able to make a deduction from the buzzer, which only sounded once.
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Mr. Atmey. About this last remark...
Godot:
Godot:
...You still don't get it, do you, Trite? This isn't the time to be pressing the witness on every little statement.
Phoenix:
Wha...
Godot:
I said this before... There's still one thing you haven't proven. That this scum was in Kane Bullard's office that night... And now... it's time for me to drink my last cup!
Judge:
Mr. Wright. I will hold you to your end of the bargain.
Infinite Penalty
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Atmey:
The button did not have any fingerprints on it... Why?
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Mr. Atmey. About this last remark...
Godot:
Godot:
...You still don't get it, do you, Trite? This isn't the time to be pressing the witness on every little statement.
Phoenix:
Wha...
Godot:
I said this before... There's still one thing you haven't proven. That this scum was in Kane Bullard's office that night... And now... it's time for me to drink my last cup!
Judge:
Mr. Wright. I will hold you to your end of the bargain.
Infinite Penalty
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Atmey:
The victim would have left prints if he sounded it. Which means the killer sounded it.
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Mr. Atmey. About this last remark...
Godot:
Godot:
...You still don't get it, do you, Trite? This isn't the time to be pressing the witness on every little statement.
Phoenix:
Wha...
Godot:
I said this before... There's still one thing you haven't proven. That this scum was in Kane Bullard's office that night... And now... it's time for me to drink my last cup!
Judge:
Mr. Wright. I will hold you to your end of the bargain.
Infinite Penalty
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Atmey:
Mr. DeLite was wearing his Mask☆DeMasque outfit, which is why he left no prints.
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Phoenix:
Leads to:
"Mr. Atmey. About this last remark..."
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Atmey:
And, the blackmail letter? The victim likely just mistook the color of the jewel.
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Mr. Atmey. About this last remark...
Godot:
Godot:
...You still don't get it, do you, Trite? This isn't the time to be pressing the witness on every little statement.
Phoenix:
Wha...
Godot:
I said this before... There's still one thing you haven't proven. That this scum was in Kane Bullard's office that night... And now... it's time for me to drink my last cup!
Judge:
Mr. Wright. I will hold you to your end of the bargain.
Infinite Penalty
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Atmey:
Zvarri! Therefore, all the evidence points to that poor boy!
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Mr. Atmey. About this last remark...
Godot:
Godot:
...You still don't get it, do you, Trite? This isn't the time to be pressing the witness on every little statement.
Phoenix:
Wha...
Godot:
I said this before... There's still one thing you haven't proven. That this scum was in Kane Bullard's office that night... And now... it's time for me to drink my last cup!
Judge:
Mr. Wright. I will hold you to your end of the bargain.
Infinite Penalty
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Phoenix:
(This cross-examination is the only chance I have to nail him! Somewhere there's a huge contradiction, and I've got to find it...!)
Mia:
As far as I can see, there is no evidence that contradicts his testimony. All you can do is press him. And you only get one shot.
Phoenix:
Mr. Atmey. About this last remark...
Godot:
Godot:
...You still don't get it, do you, Trite? This isn't the time to be pressing the witness on every little statement.
Phoenix:
I'm afraid you're the one who still doesn't get it, Mr. Godot.
Godot:
Wh-What...?
Phoenix:
Mr. Atmey. It seems you have finally admitted... ...that you were in the CEO's office, on the night of the murder.
Atmey:
H-How can you say that!?
Phoenix:
Let's review your testimony, shall we, Mr. Atmey? "The button did not have any fingerprints on it... Why? Mr. DeLite was wearing his Mask☆DeMasque outfit." Is that correct?
Atmey:
I-Indeed! That's what I said! My deductions are absolutely foolproof...
Phoenix:
More like your deducations prove that you're a fool.
Atmey:
...I, I'm sorry. Whatever do you mean?
Godot:
For some reason, I'm starting to get really thirsty...
Phoenix:
When exactly did we learn the fact that... ...Ron DeLite was dressed as Mask☆DeMasque when he went to the scene of the crime?
Judge:
Th-That was... Um...
Godot:
It was... just a few hours ago. Back when my sixth cup was looking at me with a cold stare.
Ron:
Huh? Oh, did I forget to mention it before...? I'm sorry. I just never had a chance to mention it up until now...
Phoenix:
That's right. The defendant had yet to tell anyone else this fact before this morning. Therefore, the only people who should know this are those who have been watching this trial.
Atmey:
Grr... Nrgh...
Phoenix:
Do you understand now, Detective Atmey? There is no way that you should have known about that!
Atmey:
Ah... AAAAYEEEEHHH!!!
Phoenix:
You were in the next courtroom, being tried as Mask☆DeMasque! So then, enlighten us! Just how did you know about that piece of information!?
Atmey:
Urk...! W-Well...
Godot:
Godot:
C-Come on! This detective must have known about it! He probably had plenty of chances to find out beforehand!
Phoenix:
Phoenix:
And it's those "chances" that I want to discuss next! That night, "Mr. DeLite was wearing his Mask☆DeMasque outfit." There is one, and only one way... ...for Detective Atmey to have found that out.
Judge:
Only one...
Godot:
...One way, you say!?
Phoenix:
Please remember, if you will, Mr. DeLite's testimony!
Ron:
When I entered the office, there was a suspicious shadow there...
Phoenix:
For a second, my client witnessed the real killer.
Godot:
Godot:
But Mr. DeLite never saw him! There's no way to tell whether or not the "real killer" was Luke Atmey...
Phoenix:
Phoenix:
It's with that statement that I'll turn this case on its head!
Godot:
J-Just what are you implying!?
Phoenix:
"Mr. DeLite saw the real killer," correct? Now, if you turn that statement around... ...it stands to follow that the real killer had also "seen" Ron DeLite!
Godot:
I-Impossible...
Phoenix:
Detective Atmey, you saw Mask☆DeMasque at the murder scene that night! You saw him when you killed Kane Bullard and assaulted Ron DeLite! That was the only way you could have known what Ron was wearing!
Atmey:
Hee hee hee ha ha ha Aha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ho ho ho hee hee hee! Take a good look, everyone! Unable to find a rival worthy of my genius, I was forced to create one by myself! Here I am! The tragic clown...
Judge:
...That's the same line you gave yesterday.
Phoenix:
But... I think there's a little more meaning behind it this time.
Atmey:
Hee hee hee ha ha ha Aha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ho ho ho hee hee hee!
Judge:
What an awfully complicated incident... Kane Bullard was blackmailing Luke Atmey, who was in turn, blackmailing Ron DeLite. And upon killing his blackmailer, Luke Atmey tried to frame Ron DeLite. He then claimed to be guilty as Mask☆DeMasque in order to escape his true crime...
Phoenix:
And to that end, he came up with this plan... ...to use the "Double Jeopardy" rule when making his alibi.
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Umm...
Judge:
At any rate... It would seem we've finally found the truth.
???:
Excuse me...
Judge:
I came perilously close to besmirching the record of an innocent young man... ...Besmirching him with the title of "murderer"!
???:
...Don't ignore meeeeeee!
Judge:
...Oh. I didn't realize you were there.
Phoenix:
(Why wouldn't he be...?)
Ron:
Um... About the verdict...
Judge:
I know. You never committed any murder.
Ron:
That's right! I'm so glad you understand that! But... I, um... I really am Mask☆DeMaaaaasque!!!
Judge:
Huh?
Ron:
So, thanks to that trial yesterday, I'm innocent now, right?
Phoenix:
Uh...
Ron:
What was it you said? "Double Jeopardy"?
Judge:
Now that you mention it...
Godot:
I've been careless.
Phoenix:
(Careless...?) Um, What do you think, Mia?
Mia:
As the defendant says, the rule of "Double Jeopardy" is absolute. A defendant can never be tried twice for a crime in which he was once found innocent.
Phoenix:
Then... Mask☆DeMasque is really innocent?
Mia:
For now... it would seem so.
Phoenix:
(F-For now...)
Judge:
Now then! This court finds the defendant...
Not Guilty
Ron:
Boy, this is really lucky... Wait, err, I... That isn't so good after all. You see the thing is, I still am Mask☆DeMasque after all
October 14, 3:35 PM
District Court
Defendant Lobby No. 4
Mia:
You did it, Nick!
Phoenix:
Thanks, Mia! It's been a long time, hasn't it?
Mia:
...Yeah. It's because Maya doesn't call on me much these days.
Phoenix:
Oh?
Mia:
I'm just joking, Phoenix. Don't take everything so seriously. But on the other hand, Maya... She seems kind of lost these days.
Phoenix:
You mean about becoming the Master of the Kurain Channeling School?
Mia:
Becoming the Master... means saying goodbye to our mother.
Phoenix:
You mean Misty Fey...?
Mia:
...Watch over her, will you Phoenix?
Phoenix:
Of course.
Mia:
Well then... See you around.
Phoenix:
(Mia...)
Ron:
Ah! M-Mr. Wright! Um... I, Uh... I don't know what to say.
Phoenix:
Congratulations, Mr. DeLite.
Ron:
Th-Th-Thank you so much! ... Err, no, wait. Nothing really matters anymore though, now that all of this has happened
Maya:
Come on! Just be happy already!
Phoenix:
Maya...
Maya:
You've been cleared of the murder charges and got off as Mask☆DeMasque to boot!
Ron:
But, in exchange... I lost everything.
Maya:
...Huh? What do you mean?
Ron:
Stealing security information from KB Security, becoming Mask☆DeMasque... I did it all for one reason... For her.
Phoenix:
You mean your wife, Desirée?
Ron:
She hates criminals more than anything.
Phoenix:
(Come to think of it, she was once held hostage by some robbers, wasn't she?)
Ron:
She always said how she hated sneaky criminals... I knew that. I knew that, but... Once I got fired from KB Security and lost all the money I had... ...she wouldn't have any reason to stay with me. I thought, she would leave me for sure.
Phoenix:
So, that's why you became Mask☆DeMasque...?
Ron:
Yes... But, it's all over now... A broken bowl can never be put back together!
Maya:
Th-That's not true! Right, Nick!?
Phoenix:
Right.
Ron:
R-Really!? Can we go back to the way things were!?
Maya:
You'll be fine! And Nick can prove it!
Phoenix:
(I can? I kind of wish you would check with me first...) Mr. DeLite, even if a bowl is broken, there is always a way to put it back together.
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Phoenix:
Ron:
The Sacred Urn... Dessie was the one who found this...
Phoenix:
Desirée, your wife... She's always believed in you, Ron. That's why you'll be fine. You don't have to worry about anything.
Desirée:
Ah! There you are!
Phoenix:
M-Ms. DeLite.
Desirée:
You did it, Ronnie! You're innocent! I'm so happy!
Ron:
Th-Thank you. I-I appreciate that... But, um... I-I suppose you don't w-want anything more to do with me, do you...?
Desirée:
Ronnie! Why didn't you talk to me about what was going on!? I had no idea you'd quit KB Security. I never imagined that you were really Mask☆DeMasque either!
Maya:
Ms. DeLite... What are you going to do now that you know? Y-You're not going to really leave him, are you?
Desirée:
Come on, it's obvious, isn't it? How could I ever let a wonderful man like him get away? After all, my bike's really fast. So fast that there's no way he could ever get away!
Phoenix:
Um... But didn't you say that you hated criminals...?
Desirée:
Hm? Oh! I only hate people who act all cowardly and sneaky. Like that detective.
Phoenix:
I see...
Desirée:
My Ronnie went and declared his crimes before he committed them, like a man! I just love a man who's so chivalrous!
Maya:
Chivalrous...?
Desirée:
I knew I was right about you. Every day I spend with you is filled with thrills and excitement!
Ron:
D-Dessie...
Phoenix:
(Desirée... You really do love Ron, don't you...?)
Leads to:
"Nicky boy..."
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Phoenix:
Ron:
... ...Thank you, Mr. Wright. For trying to cheer me up. You don't have to put on a brave face just for me.
Phoenix:
...Huh?
Ron:
I think I'm going to go off by myself and think things over for a while.
Maya:
Wait...! Mr. DeLite!
Ron:
Farewell!! Mr. Wright!
Maya:
He's gone...
Phoenix:
(I guess that didn't do much to make him feel any better...)
Desirée:
Hey, Nicky boy!
Phoenix:
M-Ms. DeLite...
Desirée:
I haven't seen Ronnie... Do you know where he is?
Maya:
W-Well...
Desirée:
And here I was all ready to throw him a great big "Not Guilty" party...
Leads to:
"Nicky boy..."
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Desirée:
Nicky boy...
Phoenix:
Y-Yes?
Desirée:
I'm really glad I asked you to defend my Ronnie. Thank you so much! I'll never forget what you've done for us.
Phoenix:
Oh, well, um... Take care of yourself.
Desirée:
You too, Nicky boy. ...............
Phoenix:
(*gulp*... I can feel my face going red.)
Pearl:
Mr. Nick! Mystic Maya! Congratulations! ... *gasp!*
Phoenix:
(...Talk about bad timing.)
Pearl:
Mr. Nick! How could you!? With another man's wife! In front of Mystic Maya! No no no! You've got it all wrong! I'll NEVER forgive you!! Never! Ever!
So just as the case came to a close, so too did my consciousness. Ron said, "a broken bowl can never be put back together." But I know that's not true. I mean, just look. Here's a perfect example of one that was put back together even better than before.
Episode 2: The Stolen
Turnabout
THE END
| Presenting wrong evidence during testimony
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Your Honor! What do you think about the witness's statement?
Judge:
Uh... I'm not sure I follow you.
Phoenix:
It clearly, er, contradicts the... um... I thought...
Judge:
You don't sound very sure, Mr. Wright. Objection overruled.
Phoenix:
(I don't think that won me any points with the judge...)
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| Presenting wrong evidence during testimony
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
Your Honor! That statement contradicts this evidence!
Judge:
...? It does? I don't see anything contradictory...
Phoenix:
Huh? Really?
Judge:
Objection overruled. Try to think before you make accusations, Mr. Wright!
Phoenix:
(Whoops! That didn't go so well.)
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
This evidence clearly reveals the contradiction in that statement, Your Honor!
Judge:
How exactly are the evidence and the statement just now related?
Phoenix:
They aren't, are they...
Judge:
Not at all. Mr. Wright, please think the facts over before making accusations.
Phoenix:
(I don't think that won me any points with the judge...)
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Phoenix:
Phoenix:
The witness's statement is clearly faulty, Your Honor!
Judge:
... I'm sorry, but I can see nothing faulty. Unfortunately, I will have to penalize you, Mr. Wright.
Phoenix:
(Ugh, I must be on the wrong track...?)
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Judge:
That's enough! This court sees no reason to further prolong the trial. Nor is there any need for more time to decide the case against the defendant. This case is extremely clear. I see no room for mis-interpretation of the facts. This court finds the defendant, Ron DeLite...
Guilty
Judge:
The accused will surrender to the court immediately... ...to be held pending trial at a higher court within a month from today's date. That is all. This court is adjourned!
Game over
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| Stop (Magatama)
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Phoenix:
(I don't think I have enough evidence yet... I should investigate and gather some more clues before I try again...)
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| Too many errors (Magatama)
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...Mr. Nick...
...If you push yourself
any more, your soul
will shatter...
...Please calm down,
collect your thoughts,
and try again...
Phoenix:
(Nnrgh! I've made too many mistakes!)
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Phoenix:
No clues here.
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