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01x05 - Turnabout Samurai – 1st Trial

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Ace Attorney". Aired: April 2, 2016 – March 30, 2019.*
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The series follows rookie defense attorney Phoenix Wright as he stands in court to defend clients accused of m*rder, aided by his spirit medium assistant, Maya Fey.

01x05 - Turnabout Samurai – 1st Trial

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SignA,Sign:Steel Samurai

Sign:Warrior of Neo Olde Tokyo

G:R-Run away!

G:Save me, Steel Samurai!

SS:Steel!

SS:Fighting evil for great justice,

SS:I am Steel Samurai, Warrior of Neo Olde Tokyo.

SS:Samurai Hurricane!

SS:This ends tonight, Evil Magistrate!

EM:You've disgraced me for the last time, Steel Samurai!

EM:The pale moon in the sky cries for your blood!

SS:Steel!

G:Steel Samurai!

Sign:Steel

SS:Steel your resolve, Evil Magistrate!

Sign:Evil

EM:Silence!

Nar:Only the Moon knows the outcome!

Sign:Steel

Sign:Evil

Sign:Steel

Nar:One has fallen... but who?

Sign:Evil

Sign:Next Week "The Dark Messenger Returns!"

Nar:Don't miss next week's exciting episode: The Dark Messenger Returns!

Show,OP Title:Ace Attorney

Sign:May , : PM Wright & Co. Law Offices

- margin,M:That rocked!

Title:Turnabout Samurai — st Trial

- margin,M:Samurai Hurricane!

- margin,PW:Ow!

- margin,M:Oh, Nick. I didn't know you were here.

PW:Of course I'm here...

PW:What was that surreal show you were watching?

M:Huh? You don't know?

M:Warrior of Neo Olde Tokyo: Steel Samurai.

M:He's only the most popular TV hero for young people!

PW:Young? Like, how young?

M:Um... Ten years old?

PW:That's too young. Why are you buying into the hype?

M:I'm young, too...

PW:Good for you. Being young is great, but it won't pay this month's rent.

PW:I can't believe we didn't get a single client!

M:Warrior of Neo Olde Tokyo: Steel Samurai!

M:This ends tonight, Evil Magistrate!

PW:A superhero, huh?

PW:Takes me back.

M:What?

M:Th-This is awful, Nick!

M:Switch on the TV!

PW:Maya?

PW:What do you want so early?

M:They're saying the Steel Samurai k*lled a villain!

PW:Isn't that what he's supposed to do?

M:Yeah, on TV!

PW:Yeah, on TV...

Sign:Morning News Steel Samurai Accused of m*rder

TV:The Steel Samurai, hero of the popular children's TV show,

TV:has just been arrested for m*rder.

Sign:Superhero Murders Evil Villain? {\c&HCEC&}Was the Samurai Spear the Weapon?

SignB,Sign:Jack Hammer Evil Magistrate in Warrior of Neo Olde Tokyo: Steel Samurai

TV:The victim Jack Hammer, ,

TV:played the Evil Magistrate on the show.

TV:According to witnesses...

PW:A superhero k*lled a villain and was arrested for m*rder?

M:This must be a joke!

M:There's no way the Steel Samurai would m*rder anyone!

PW:Y-Yeah, I guess...

M:I know!

M:I've decided this will be our first case!

M:We're gonna defend the Steel Samurai!

Sign:Wright & Co. Law Offices

Sign:May Detention Center

Sign:Accused Steel Samurai Will Powers

M:Is that monster really the Steel Samurai?

PW:What do you mean, "monster"? It's Will Powers.

M:I know I shouldn't be saying this,

M:but he definitely did it.

PW:You really shouldn't be saying that!

WP:Um...

PW:Y-Yes?

WP:I hear you offered to defend me.

WP:I don't know how to thank you...

WP:I truly appreciate it!

PW:P-Please, sit down.

WP:I... I appreciate it.

WP:I look like this, so when I got the part of the Steel Samurai,

WP:I decided not to publicly show my face until the show ended.

WP:For the kids, you know. I didn't want to crush their dreams...

WP:But now that it's come to this,

WP:what will the kids think of the Steel Samurai?!

M:He's a good guy, Nick.

PW:Yeah.

M:He definitely didn't do it.

PW:Mr. Powers, could you start by telling us what happened?

WP:Y-Yes, of course.

WP:That day, we worked on some action scenes until lunch.

WP:After that, I napped in my dressing room.

WP:I ended up oversleeping and was late for rehearsal.

WP:I hurried to the studio, only to see that everyone had grim looks on their faces.

WP:They'd found Hammer dead in the Evil Magistrate costume.

WP:H-He'd been expertly skewered with the Samurai Spear...

PW:Samurai Spear?

M:The Steel Samurai's weapon of choice.

M:You know, that spear he always carries!

PW:No, I don't know.

WP:I was petrified with shock,

WP:and before I knew it, they'd arrested me and brought me here.

M:It's all right! We're on your side!

M:Right, Nick?

PW:To start, we'll visit the studios.

Sign:May Global Studios

M:So this is where Steel Samurai is filmed!

M:Aren't you excited?

OB:Hey, you there!

OB:You want in, you gotta go through me!

OB:I'm security here.

OB:And it's my job to make sure that gawkers like you stay out.

Sign:Global Studios Security Guard Wendy Oldbag

PW:Uh, we're—

OB:I bet you heard about the incident and came to snoop around.

OB:Kids these days!

OB:When I was young, things were a mite different.

OB:I used to be a real looker, you see.

OB:It's a crying shame...

OB:I was a huge fan of the late Hammer, so I won't stand for behavior like this!

PW:Y-You've got it all wrong...

PW:We're defending Mr. Powers, so we're here to investigate.

OB:A cheap knockoff.

PW:It's the real thing!

OB:Please. The other day, I saw one on sale for yen at the supermarket.

DG:Can't they keep it down?

OB:It struck me as really expensive,

OB:so I just bought oranges and went home.

OB:Oh, you want oranges? You don't?

OB:Of course you don't want any from an old lady.

DG:What's all this racket?

DG:You two are...

M:Detective Gumtree!

PW:It's Suedeshoes, Maya.

DG:They're both wrong, pal!

DG:My name is Gumshoe, see!

Dee:So noisy...

Sign:District Police Detective d*ck Gumshoe

DG:So you're defending Will Powers?

M:That's right, pal!

DG:Rough luck, pals.

DG:There's no doubting his guilt in this m*rder.

DG:Take a look at this...

DG:Before the m*rder, everyone at the studios was over here.

SignF,Sign:Front Gate

SignF - Copy,Sign:Gate Dressing Room Staff Area

DG:And the victim was found over here.

Sign:Studio

SignC - Copy,Sign:Studio

DG:In other words, to get to the crime scene, the culprit had to pass through here.

OB:And only Powers did. I was keeping watch the entire time!

M:Nick, what does this mean?

M:If that's true, Mr. Powers is clearly the k*ller!

OB:A trespasser! Catch him!

PW:A trespasser?

OB:You go, too! Aren't you a cop?

DG:Me?

PW:Hey, I'm an attorney!

:Hah!

CH:Catch me if you can!

CH:Serves you right.

OB:You useless hacks!

SignE,Sign:Steel Samurai Path to Glory

M:"Path to Glory"?

M:Whoa, this is awesome!

PW:He must really love the Steel Samurai.

DG:Ugh, that was t*rture...

M:Um, we'd like to talk to everyone here.

PW:Mr. Powers said he was taking a nap in his dressing room.

Sign:Welcome

PW:Someone might have seen him asleep.

DG:Feel free to snoop around as much as you please.

DG:We, the prosecution, have thoroughly investigated all evidence and witnesses.

DG:You'll realize that your victory last time was a fluke.

DG:In this trial,

DG:Prosecutor Edgeworth will show you what he's truly capable of!

MVK:One victory after another. Very impressive.

ME:Thank you, sir.

MVK:But that only makes your one loss more vexing.

ME:I am very sorry.

MVK:Cast your feelings aside.

MVK:Conviction, and only conviction, is justice.

ME:I understand, Mr. von Karma.

Courthouse,Sign:Courthouse

M:In the end, we didn't find anything concrete to support Powers' alibi...

PW:Well, it was an afternoon nap...

M:If he's convicted, I'll tear you to pieces with a Samurai Hurricane.

PW:I think we have enough m*rder on our plate right now, Maya.

Sign:May , AM District Court — Courtroom No.

Sign:Judge

J:Court is now in session for the trial of Mr. Will Powers.

Sign:Prosecutor — Miles Edgeworth

ME:The prosecution is ready, Your Honor.

Sign:Defense Attorney — Phoenix Wright

PW:The defense is ready, Your Honor!

PW:I never thought I'd have to face him again so soon.

J:Mr. Edgeworth, please give the court your opening statement.

ME:On May , the defendant, Will Powers,

ME:k*lled actor Jack Hammer at Global Studios.

ME:It is impossible for anyone else to have committed this heinous crime.

ME:The evidence presented during the trial will prove this fact.

ME:That is all.

DG:Allow me explain the facts of the case, sir.

DG:On that day, the only people at the studios were the victim, Hammer,

DG:the defendant, Powers, and the staff on the scene.

SignC - Copy (),Sign:Studio Front Gate

SignD - Copy,Sign:Gate Studio Dressing Room Staff Area

DG:At noon, they were all over here.

:The autopsy estimates time of death at : PM.

SignC - Copy (),Sign:Studio Front Gate

SignD - Copy,Sign:Gate Studio Dressing Room Staff Area

DG:The security lady saw the defendant heading to the crime scene before then.

:After that, not one person passed through here till the body was found at PM.

ME:Without further ado,

ME:let us call this security officer to the stand.

Testimony,Sign:Witness Testimony

ME:Will the witness declare her name?

OB:My, aren't you a handsome fellow!

OB:I'm afraid my heart skipped a beat.

ME:Y-Your name, please.

OB:Dearie, no need to be embarrassed.

OB:Just call me "Grandma."

ME:Your name!

OB:Wendy Oldbag, dearie.

OB:So just call me "Grandma." It's practically my name.

OB:When I was young, the other kids would make fun of me.

OB:I cried when my crush, captain of the junior high chess club, called me an old bag.

ME:Your Honor! I object to the witness's garrulousness!

J:Objection sustained.

J:The witness will refrain from rambling on the stand.

OB:I was just getting to the good part...

M:Not even Edgeworth can handle her.

PW:Old bag or not, she's scary.

Testimony,Sign:Cross-Examination

PW:Are you sure you saw the defendant?

OB:Definitely.

OB:I was at the front gate non-stop between and PM.

OB:Around PM, I saw Powers walking toward the studios.

PW:Was it really him?

OB:My eyesight is - if you add both my eyes!

PW:You aren't supposed to add them.

OB:There's even a photograph.

OB:Go on, Detective Scruffy McTrenchcoat. Show them what I gave you!

DG:"d*ck Gumshoe"! You weren't even close!

J:What? Photographic evidence?

DG:Yes, sir.

SignD - Copy,Sign:Gate Studio Dressing Room Staff Area

SignC - Copy (),Sign:Studio Front Gate

DG:There's a security camera at here.

DG:Its sensor detects everyone crossing the gate and photographs them.

OB:Checking those photos daily is part of my job.

M:Nick, this is the first we've heard of a photograph!

PW:Yeah.

PW:If it shows Powers crossing the gate,

PW:it'll prove fatally conclusive.

J:Please display that photograph on the monitor, Detective.

M:Huh?

PW:What?

J:Wh-What is this?

SignG,Sign:May , PM. Photo No.

PW:Objection!

Objection,Sign:Objection!

PW:What part of that is Will Powers?!

OB:Anyone can plainly see that's Powers.

OB:Right?

ME:True.

J:Um, well, I wonder...

PW:True, Powers does play the Steel Samurai.

PW:But that doesn't necessarily mean he's always the one in the costume!

Objection,Sign:Objection!

ME:Objection!

ME:I hate to tell you, but that is undoubtedly the defendant.

ME:Isn't that correct, witness?

OB:Indeed.

OB:Take a good look.

OB:You can see he's dragging his leg.

PW:L-Leg?

TestimonyOrange,Sign:Testimony

OB:That morning, during the action scene run-through,

OB:Powers fell and sprained his ankle pretty bad.

OB:He even broke one of the props.

OB:It was a big mess.

PW:Who was present at the run-through?

OB:Let's see...

OB:There was Powers, the Steel Samurai,

OB:poor Hammer, the Evil Magistrate,

OB:I was there observing, and...

PW:What's the matter?

OB:Oh, nothing...

OB:It was just the three of us, naturally.

M:What was that?

M:She bit her tongue just now, didn't she?

PW:So, he broke a prop?

OB:Yeah, his own Samurai Spear.

TestimonyOrange,Sign:Testimony

OB:Luckily, I was there with my duct tape to fix it.

Bo:Duct tape?

OB:I taped it up nice and good!

J:So the defendant hurt his ankle then?

OB:That's right...

OB:Look, you can clearly see him dragging his leg.

J:Hmm, true.

M:Damn... Stupid old hag.

PW:O-One moment, witness!

OB:What is it, dearie?

PW:Are you absolutely sure no one but the Steel Samurai passed through?

Objection,Sign:Objection!

ME:Objection!

ME:The witness has already answered that.

ME:Stop badgering her with the same question.

OB:That's right, sonny!

OB:You let 'em have it, Edgey-boy!

M:Edgey-boy?

PW:Please look at this.

SignG,Sign:May , PM. Photo No.

PW:May , PM. Photo No. .

PW:That means there must have been a No. !

OB:Oh, right. I did delete one.

M:Huh? Why?

OB:I delete any innocuous photos, you see.

OB:It's part of my job.

PW:Innocuous?

PW:Just who was in the other photo?

OB:A fanboy.

All:Fanboy?

OB:A hugely passionate fan of the Steel Samurai.

OB:Just a kid, but he's so mischievous!

TestimonyOrange,Sign:Testimony

OB:The drain in the staff area connects to the outside.

OB:He uses it to sneak in.

M:Wait, could it be that boy?

OB:Yeah! He runs around like a rat!

OB:Next time I see him, he's getting a spanking!

PW:If I recall, he looked like a second- or third-grader.

DG:By the way, the Samurai Spear weighs around kg.

DG:A grade schooler could never wield it...

ME:You accuse a pure, innocent boy of m*rder?

ME:You despicable scum.

PW:Uh, I haven't said anything yet.

OB:See? It has nothing to do with the m*rder.

OB:That's why I erased the data.

ME:The other person who entered the studios was a child.

ME:He could not be the culprit.

ME:As such, the defendant is the only one who could have committed the m*rder!

ME:The prosecution rests its case, Your Honor...

ME:And requests a guilty verdict for the defendant!

WP:Wh-What?

M:Nick! Powers will be convicted!

PW:I-I know...

PW:If we could target someone else who could've committed the m*rder,

PW:we'd be able to buy some time...

M:Then let's just go for broke.

M:There's someone else suspicious, right?

PW:F-For broke?

PW:Who could have k*lled the victim?

PW:Who could have worn the Steel Samurai costume and gone to the studio?

J:Very well.

J:I shall hereby hand down the verdict—

Objection,Sign:Objection!

PW:Objection!

PW:There is another person who could conceivably have committed this crime!

ME:Such futile resistance.

ME:Whom do you mean?

PW:It's... Well...

PW:Uh...

PW:Grandma!

OB:Wh-Who?!

PW:In this picture, the Steel Samurai is dragging his leg.

PW:So whoever was in the suit knew about that morning's injury.

PW:Other than Hammer and Powers, only one person knew about the injury.

PW:The old security lady!

PW:She was standing guard alone at the main gate.

PW:In other words, she has no alibi.

PW:She could have briefly left her post,

PW:stolen the costume, and headed for the crime scene!

OB:You're calling me a m*rder*r?

OB:Is this how you repay me, whippersnapper?

PW:I don't recall owing you anything...

PW:Anyway, this is a possibility that cannot be rejected as of yet!

J:Order! Order in the court!

J:But why would she go to the trouble of wearing the costume?

PW:Simple, Your Honor...

PW:The security camera.

PW:She knew the camera at the gate would photograph her.

PW:Wearing the costume was the only way to hide her identity.

J:I see...

J:Excellent deductive reasoning.

J:It seems we'd best adjourn the trial for now.

J:Prosecutor Edgeworth...

ME:Your Honor.

J:Take the old ha—I mean, the witness into custody and interrogate her.

ME:The prosecution sees no need to rush the verdict.

ME:I shall see it done.

M:N-Nick...

PW:I feel bad for the old lady,

PW:but it looks like we bought ourselves another day.

J:That is all.

J:The court is adjourned for today—

Objection,Sign:Objectionnnnnnnnn!

OB:Objection!

OB:I won't just sit here while you accuse me of m*rder...

OB:I'm talking.

J:W-Witness?

ME:What is this about?

OB:Actually, there's something I was told not to mention.

PW:N-Not to mention?

ME:What?

OB:Exactly!

OB:Listen up, and listen good.

OB:Some other people were at the studios on the day of the m*rder!

ME:Impossible!

ME:Why haven't I heard of this?

PW:Looks like this trial isn't ending anytime soon.

Show,Sign:Ace Attorney

PW:Objection!

PW:The Steel Samurai case just gets more and more confusing.

PW:At times like this, you need to remember his catchphrase!

PW:"Fight evil for great justice."

PW:Yes, victory isn't brought about by strength, but by righteousness.

PW:The desire for justice opens the door to a turnabout.

PW:But beyond that door lies an unexpected trap.

PW:Find the contradictions!

PW:Reach out to the truth!

PW:Next time: Turnabout Samurai — nd Trial!

Sign:Next Episode Turnabout Samurai — nd Trial

PW:Take that!