01x09 - Turnabout Goodbyes – 2nd Trial

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PW:g*nf*re echoed around the lake.

SignB,Sign:The Christmas-Eve Tragedy!! Suspect is a Practicing Prosecutor!

PW:At the time, Edgeworth and the victim were alone on a boat.

SignA,Sign:Genius Prosecutor Falls from Grace

SignA:,The Legal Circle's Ethics in Question! The Gourd Lake m*rder Trial Begins Today!

PW:And on shore was an eyewitness.

PW:But I believe in your innocence, Miles Edgeworth!

Show,OP Title:Ace Attorney

PW:It's almost time.

Ep TitLe:Turnabout Goodbyes — nd Trial

- margin,ME:Manfred von Karma is ten times as vicious as I.

- margin,ME:Be alert.

- margin,PW:Ten times?

VK:It's a real shame.

VK:All these years, I raised and guided you as I would my own son.

ME:And I am truly grateful.

VK:But now that you've been accused of a crime, I'll show you no mercy.

ME:I am aware, sir.

VK:Go.

PW:Was that...

VK:Manfred von Karma.

VK:A man twenty times as vicious as I.

PW:Twenty times?

M:It went up...

Sign:December , AM District Court — Courtroom No.

Sign:Prosecutor — Manfred von Karma

PW:That's the man who's gone forty years undefeated.

PW:He has quite an aura.

J:Court is now in session.

PW:The defense is ready, Your Honor.

J:Is the prosecution ready?

J:Erm, Mr. von Karma?

VK:Fool! You seriously think I would stand here were I not completely prepared?

J:R-Right, my apologies!

Bo:What a pushover!

J:Very well. Your opening statement, please.

VK:Decisive evidence... A decisive witness...

VK:What else could possibly be required?

J:Nothing, of course. That should be fine.

M:What's with this guy? Is he royalty or something?

PW:At the least, he's more pompous than the judge.

VK:I call the detective in charge of this case to testify.

Sign:Witness: District Police Detective d*ck Gumshoe

VK:Describe the incident. Now.

DG:Yessir!

Testimony,Sign:Witness Testimony

DG:This is a map of Gourd Lake, the crime scene.

:At : AM, a woman heard a g*nsh*t and looked at the lake,

:where she saw two men on a boat.

:The next instant, another g*nsh*t rang out,

:and one of the men fell into the lake.

:The night of the m*rder, the lake was covered by fog—

VK:That's enough!

DG:Sir?

VK:Next, testify to the court about your arrest.

J:Actually, I'm the one who's supposed to handle these proceedings...

VK:Wrong. There is only one thing you need to do here.

VK:You will slam down your gavel and say the word "guilty."

J:Y-Yes, of course! You're quite right!

Bo:No, he's not!

DG:The police got a call after : AM,

DG:arrived at the scene five minutes later,

DG:and apprehended Mr. Edgeworth, whom they found nearby.

VK:Did they find anything at the time?

DG:Yessir. The p*stol thought to be the m*rder weapon...

VK:Were there any fingerprints on it?

DG:Yes... sir.

VK:Whose?

DG:M-Mr. Edgeworth's...

DG:Clear prints from his right hand.

DG:The next morning, a man's body was found in the lake.

DG:Estimated time of death was around midnight.

DG:He was shot once through the heart... fatally.

VK:Judge, here's the b*llet.

VK:Was this b*llet fired from the p*stol in question?

DG:Yes. The ballistic markings on the b*llet match the p*stol.

PW:One moment.

DG:Wh-What is it, pal?

PW:Speaking of that...

DG:Yes?

PW:What are "ballistic markings" again?

J:Ballistic markings are like the "fingerprints" of a g*n.

J:The barrel leaves distinctive marks on each b*llet it fires.

J:You can examine these marks to see which g*n fired the shot.

DG:The victim is Robert Hammond, an attorney.

VK:How well did he and the defendant know each other?

DG:We found that he summoned Mr. Edgeworth to the scene.

VK:To what end?

DG:Regarding that, Mr. Edgeworth has exercised his r-right to silence.

VK:That is all.

VK:An eyewitness, fingerprints, and familiarity with the victim...

VK:All of it points to Miles Edgeworth as the culprit.

VK:Let us hear from the witness, then.

Sign:Witness: Self-Proclaimed Journalist — Lotta Hart

LH:Yoo-hoo!

VK:This is Ms. Lotta Hart, the witness who heard the g*nf*re.

LH:So this is what a courtroom's like.

LH:Standin' here has always been on my bucket list.

VK:Tell us what you saw on the night of the m*rder.

Testimony,Sign:Witness Testimony

LH:It was Christmas Eve, just after midnight, I reckon.

TestimonyOrange,Sign:Testimony

LH:I was asleep in my tent, when I heard this bang comin' from the lake.

LH:I looked toward the lake and faintly saw two gents in the fog.

LH:Then there was another bang.

VK:She happened to take a photo of the moment.

M:No way!

J:Th-This looks like the very moment of the m*rder!

VK:It was the victim and the defendant on that boat.

VK:Ergo, it couldn't have been anyone but Miles Edgeworth who fired!

VK:Any objections, defense?

PW:I, uh...

VK:There we have it. This trial is over.

M:What?

J:Yes, the defense's silence tells the whole story.

VK:Hand down your verdict at once, Judge.

M:N-Nick!

PW:Hold it!

PW:I haven't cross-examined the witness yet!

VK:No need. This photo is worth a thousand words... and they all read "guilty"!

J:But the defense does have the right to cross-examine the witness.

VK:Very well. You may ask one, and only one, question.

PW:J-Just one?

VK:If it changes nothing, we will proceed to the verdict.

PW:That's absurd!

ME:The judge has already found the prosecution's evidence decisive.

ME:We have no choice but to accept his terms.

PW:Is this how the god of prosecutors does things?

M:I'm sorry, Nick.

M:I know we could really use my sister's help right now,

M:but I just can't channel her.

PW:Maya...

VK:Should your question be irrelevant,

VK:I'll have you thrown out for contempt of court.

PW:He doesn't want the witness to testify further.

PW:Which means there must be a hole in her testimony!

PW:I agree to question the witness on Mr. von Karma's terms!

M:Nick!

Testimony,Sign:Cross-Examination

PW:Ms. Hart, when you heard the second shot...

LH:There was a loud bang, and then another.

PW:Did you clearly see the boat or the two men?

LH:Just look at the photo. Clear enough for you?

PW:I wasn't asking about the photo. I was asking if you saw—

VK:Enough!

VK:This is a pointless line of questioning, considering we have a photograph.

LH:Ayup. Very pointless, fella.

PW:Your Honor!

J:Since the answer contains no new information,

J:that ends the cross-examination.

PW:What?

VK:Then give your verdict, Judge.

Objection,Sign:Objection!

M:Objection!

PW:Maya?

M:Lotta Hart,

M:your testimony stinks.

LH:Wh-What?

M:Due to the fog, the photo is unclear.

M:And you refuse to elaborate on whether you saw the two men.

M:Tell us the truth!

M:This is a matter of life or death!

LH:Why're you makin' me out to be the bad guy?

LH:I s-saw him!

LH:I clearly saw Edgeworth!

VK:Judge, declare the defense in contempt of court.

J:Yes, of course.

J:Escort Mr. Wright out of the courtr—

M:Wait!

M:I was the one who made the outburst!

M:Nick is innocent!

J:Wh-What?

M:I'll take any punishment you dish out.

M:But did you hear what Ms. Hart just said?

M:She said she clearly saw Edgeworth!

M:That was not in the testimony!

VK:Throw that girl out immediately!

M:Nick, this is all I can do!

PW:Maya!

M:The rest is in your hands!

M:Keep fighting for Edgeworth!

PW:Maya!

VK:Peh! I dislike this melodrama.

VK:Declare the verdict now, Judge.

Objection,Sign:Objection!

PW:Objection!

PW:The witness just claimed that she clearly saw Miles Edgeworth that night!

PW:That changes her testimony, and I have a right to cross-examine her!

Objection,Sign:Objection!

:Objection!

VK:Your cross-examination is already over!

J:The court sustains the defense's objection.

VK:What?

J:You may continue your cross-examination.

PW:Thank you, Your Honor!

VK:How foolish!

PW:Thank you, Maya.

PW:I won't waste this last chance you gave me.

PW:Ms. Hart,

PW:you said you clearly saw Edgeworth.

LH:Y-Yeah, I did...

PW:But as this photo shows, the lake was covered with fog.

PW:How could you have seen his face?

Objection,Sign:Objection!

VK:Objection!

VK:The photograph doesn't necessarily tell the whole story.

PW:What do you mean?

LH:Yeah, the fog was thick as grits.

LH:But I was looking through these.

PW:B-Binoculars?

PW:When I heard that noise, I whipped 'em out!

J:Yes, I suppose she could have seen the defendant's face with binoculars.

VK:Indeed, there is no problem with her testimony.

SignD,Sign:Large, Mysterious Creature Spotted at Gourd Lake!!

PW:Ms. Hart...

PW:Weren't you staking out the lake hoping to see Gourdy?

LH:What of it?

PW:Gourdy's first sighting was accompanied by a bang,

PW:so you set your camera be triggered by loud noises, yes?

LH:Ayup, and that's how we have that picture.

PW:Now, what would you do if you heard a g*nsh*t?

PW:You'd be scanning the lake for any sign of Gourdy, that's what.

PW:You wouldn't give the boat a second thought!

LH:All right!

LH:Where is it?

LH:Where's my Gourdy?!

J:Witness, are you saying you weren't watching the boat?

LH:True, every cell in my body was looking for Gourdy at the time.

J:Wh-What in the...

LH:S-Sorry, y'all.

LH:I thought I could be witness to a m*rder n' got all excited.

LH:But hey...

LH:You got the photograph! You got real proof!

PW:But we can't see who is sh**ting who in this.

LH:Right! Right!

LH:I knew you'd bring that up, Nick.

LH:That's why I took this photo n' enlarged it—

VK:That's enough.

VK:You've had a long day. Shut your pie-hole.

LH:Sh-Shut my what?!

VK:The cross-examination of this witness is over.

VK:Are we clear, Judge?

J:What...

Objection,Sign:Objection!

PW:Objection!

PW:I think not!

PW:Ms. Hart...

LH:Wh-What?

PW:You enlarged this photograph, yes?

LH:Y-Yeah! I did!

VK:No such enlarged version exists.

LH:Hey, I gave it to you fer free!

VK:Quiet.

PW:Your Honor,

PW:I demand that the enlarged photo be submitted to the court as evidence!

VK:There's no need.

J:The witness will show the court this enlargement.

LH:Hell yeah!

LH:Here it is.

PW:There must be something. What is it?

J:Hmm... We still cannot see who's sh**ting in this.

VK:Indeed. Little good it has done any of us.

VK:This is why I didn't submit it to the court.

PW:But von Karma tried to hide its very existence from the court.

PW:There must be a reason why.

PW:I see!

VK:That should end this pointless trial.

Objection,Sign:Objection!

PW:Objection!

PW:This enlarged photo contains a total contradiction!

J:A contradiction?

PW:Think back to Detective Gumtree's earlier testimony.

VK:Were there any fingerprints on it?

DG:Mr. Edgeworth's...

DG:Clear prints from his right hand.

PW:But look at this photograph!

PW:The man in this photograph is holding the p*stol in his left hand!

PW:Ergo, the man firing in this photograph couldn't have been Miles Edgeworth!

J:True, the photograph does contradict the fingerprints on the m*rder weapon.

J:Therefore, I would like to suspend proceedings for the day.

J:The court orders the defense and the prosecution to further investigate.

PW:Yes, Your Honor.

PW:What are you doing, Detective Gumtree?

DG:Oh, you got out?

M:Um, thank you. I hear you bailed me out of the contempt of court charge.

DG:That trial deserves all the contempt it gets!

M:Yeah, it needs to be treated with contempt!

PW:Uh, please make this the first and last time.

DG:Besides, I wasn't the one who bailed you out.

DG:It was Mr. Edgeworth.

M:Huh? Edgeworth?

PW:That reminds me...

ME:It seems I have accrued a large debt.

PW:Don't mention it.

ME:Not to you. To Maya.

PW:Ah, right, that...

ME:I shall post the entire bail.

ME:Go pick her up right now.

PW:Edgeworth...

PW:Could you also pay this month's office rent while you're at it?

M:If I could have channeled my sister, things might not have gotten so bad.

M:I'm good-for-nothing...

PW:Thank you, Maya.

DG:Hey, this is no time to be moping about.

DG:Mr. Edgeworth is still trembling all alone at the detention center.

M:Yeah, we're the only ones who can wipe away his tears.

PW:Are we really talking about the same Edgeworth here?

PW:By the way, what is that?

DG:Oh, it's a metal detector.

DG:I was trying to find any other clues...

DG:But as you can see, it's a wash.

M:That's awesome!

M:Hey, Detective, I wanna use it, too!

DG:Sure.

DG:Take it and go.

M:Yay!

PW:Ow!

DG:See you later, then.

DG:I'll be at the precinct.

PW:Thank you.

M:Let's see...

PW:What are you playing at?

M:It's not reacting at all.

LH:Hey, y'all!

M:Oh, Lotta.

LH:See, I did a little thinking. A little self-reflection.

LH:I realized that bein' a witness is a mighty big responsibility.

PW:It sure is.

LH:With that scary prosecutor glarin' at me, I convinced myself I'd seen it.

PW:You mean von Karma?

LH:Sorry 'bout that.

LH:From now on, I'm gonna focus on Gourdy.

LH:Scoop or bust.

PW:You haven't given up?

LH:'Course not!

LH:I'm gonna fish Gourdy out and make a hella lotta dolla!

LH:That's my rocket to stardom!

M:Come here, Nick!

PaperCopy:,Samurai Buns

PW:Is that...

LH:An air tank?

LH:Could you please stop makin' strange noises?

LH:You're gonna scare my Gourdy into hidin'.

PaperCopy:,Samurai Buns

PW:Could it be...

PW:Lotta, I think I just figured it out.

LH:Figured what out?

PW:What Gourdy really is.

LB:Dude, I don't know nothing about this tank!

PW:You're not worming out of this, Larry.

PW:This banner here is proof.

LB:S-Samurai buns?

PW:Just how did you inflate that massive balloon?

M:Duh, he went like huff, and then blew out.

LH:You couldn't have...

LB:I'm busted, huh?

LB:The thing is...

LB:Around ten days ago, I tried using the tank to inflate the Steel Samurai.

LB:Huh?

LB:Samurai Buns

LB:That was basically a rocket with the Steel Samurai attached.

PW:Then a miracle occurred.

M:A miracle?

PW:The Steel Samurai flew out into the lake...

PW:And fell into the water.

PW:At that very moment...

LH:That's the story behind the photo?!

PW:The loud bang must have been the sound of the tank's pipe flying off.

M:Then Gourdy is actually...

PW:A deflated Steel Samurai, probably.

LH:My dreams just deflated, too.

LB:That's awesome!

LH:What's so funny?

LB:Gouchy!

M:Lotta!

M:Don't give up on finding your big scoop.

M:I'll become a fine spirit medium myself.

LH:I see you also have a mighty unique goal.

PW:Well, take care.

LH:Y'all, too!

LH:Oh, right.

LH:I told you my camera took two pictures that night, right?

PW:The first was never submitted to the court, huh?

LH:Well, there's nothin' in it but lake.

LH:But you can have it, for what it's worth.

LH:As thanks for tellin' me what Gourdy really was.

M:Thank you.

PW:There really is nothing in it but lake.

LH:But back then, there really was a loud bang.

LH:Smell y'all later!

LH:Oh, yeah... One more thing.

PW:There's more?

LH:Information hot off the presses.

LH:Apparently, the one who called the cops was the old man at the boat rental.

PW:Really?

LH:But they summoned me 'cause I'd liven court up better than an old man.

LH:Smell y'all later, for real this time!

PW:"Liven court up"? Really?

PaperCopy:,Boat Rental

YY:I'm home, Polly.

Polly:Good morning.

M:Hello!

PW:Excuse us!

YY:It seems we have visitors.

Polly:Don't forget...

YY:Shh, Polly.

Polly:Don't forget.

Polly:Don't forget DL-! Don't forget DL-!

Show,Sign:Ace Attorney

PW:Objection!

PW:The appearance of a new witness

PW:shrouds the truth of the m*rder in even more darkness.

PW:Echoes of the past keep repeating the name of a certain incident.

PW:This suspicious trial proceeds according to the undefeated von Karma's designs.

PW:And just when Edgeworth's verdict is given,

PW:that man yells, "Hold it."

PW:Find the contradictions!

PW:Reach out to the truth!

PW:Next time: Turnabout Goodbyes — rd Trial!

Sign:Next Episode Turnabout Goodbyes — rd Trial

PW:Take that!