History Recap / AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth

Lauren testified that she and the butler, Oliver Deacon, had plotted the kidnapping for money, but once the ransom was in their hands, he turned on her and tried to kill her. However, Edgeworth presented the pendants -- or rather, the two pieces of one pendant -- and the report on Colin Devorae's missing ten years: the two of them had been father and daughter, unbeknownst to Lauren. It would be extremely unlikely for "Oliver" to murder his own daughter. Lang thought it more likely that the two of them ''had'' known of their relation and colluded, but Edgeworth pointed out that a third person had been involved, probably as the mastermind of the whole plot -- Lance Amano himself. On this view, Lance had used Lauren as a wedge to force Colin Devorae to go along with the deception. Lance claimed he had been locked up in the staff area until the kidnappers abruptly abandoned him, then had escaped through the floor panel, but Edgeworth was not convinced; why, then, was the door still locked from the ''inside''? He concluded that Lance had staged the kidnapping out of a desperate need for money. Pinned at last by the prosecutor's logic, Lance admitted that he had indeed done just that.

The young Mr. Amano wasn't finished with his tale yet. He insisted that he'd planned to run away with Lauren and start a new life, until they were betrayed by Oliver Deacon, who overpowered him, took the money, and ran away disguised as the Bad Badger. Lauren had already left their hideout in the Blue Badger costume, and Lance tried to warn her that Oliver was armed. But Lauren insisted it couldn't have been that way -- because if so, she had shot and killed her own father! She remembered standing in the stadium, seeing a Bad Badger leaving with the money. He had pointed his gun at her, so she fired a shot of her own (with a gun Lance had given her) and saw the Badger drop dead just before she ran for her life. Edgeworth easily picked through her testimony to find the holes -- the Bad Badger couldn't pull a suitcase and point a gun at the same time since the costume's prop gun was permanently attached to its right paw, and at any rate the ''right''-handed Colin Devorae wouldn't be a good shot holding the gun in his free ''left'' hand, as Lauren saw. Only the Proto Badger costume would be available, and it could easily be made to look like the Bad Badger simply by using a different costume head. But who was in the Proto Badger? Lance.

Lauren testified that she and the butler, Oliver Deacon, had plotted the kidnapping for money, but once the ransom was in their hands, he turned on her and tried to kill her. However, Edgeworth presented the pendants -- or rather, the two pieces of one pendant -- and the report on Colin Devorae's missing ten years: the two of them had been father and daughter, unbeknownst to Lauren. It would be extremely unlikely for "Oliver" to murder his own daughter. Lang thought it more likely that the two of them ''had'' known of their relation and colluded, but Edgeworth pointed out that a third person had been involved, probably as the mastermind of the whole plot -- Lance Amano himself. On this view, Lance had used Lauren as a wedge to force Colin Devorae to go along with the deception. Lance claimed he had been locked up in the staff area until the kidnappers abruptly abandoned him, then had escaped through the floor panel, but Edgeworth was not convinced; why, then, was the door still locked from the ''inside''?

Just then, the kidnapped boy, Lance Amano, staggered out from behind the stage and collapsed. He claimed to have escaped from his kidnappers using the underground panel in the Wild West Area staff rooms. He said there had been two kidnappers, in costumes, and one was female. Lang asserted control of the investigation yet again and ran Edgeworth and Kay out of the stadium.

When they investigated the lair, all the signs pointed to ''three'' kidnappers. The locked door had been forced open, but it appeared to have been locked from the ''inside'' through the simple trick of a heavy sword wedged in the handle.

Back in the Wild West Area, they met Mr. Amano and Lauren Paups. Lauren was still a fluttery bundle of nerves over Lance, whom she knew as a child since she and her father were long-time employees in their house. Her father was frequently away on business trips for the Amano group, but ten years previously, he had left for another flight on "Pegasus" and never returned. As for Mr. Amano, the only thing he had to contribute was a "love letter" -- from a loan company. Kay immediately picked up that it sounded more like a collection threat than a promise of love everlasting. Suddenly, Lance had a motive to "disappear" himself, especially if he could collect a ransom in the process.

They gained access to the kidnappers' hideout, looking for evidence of the man and woman who took Lance. But all the signs pointed to ''three'' conspirators. Moreover, the door had been locked from the inside; wedged shut with a heavy stone sword.

Edgeworth figured they might as well look around the area immediately outside the Wild West Area (the building the kidnappers had used for their hideout). They found clear footprints in the mud, though the information wasn't much help without knowing the culprits' shoes. A costumed Blue Badger mascot was a possible witness -- it was Officer Meekins -- but he claimed he hadn't seen anything except a second Blue Badger. This roused Edgeworth's suspicions, since the park's "Badger Photo Rally" game rules said that only one of each Badger -- Blue, Pink, Proto, and Bad -- would be out at one time. He concluded that it was a disguised kidnapper, and that the other kidnappers were probably also in disguise as Badgers. They returned to the footprints, looking for tracks that a costume would leave, and found two trails: one headed for the stadium and another headed to a garage nearby. They opened the door to find parking spots for several Badgermobiles -- and a corpse. It was the lost butler, Oliver Deacon. He seemed to have died of a single bullet wound that entered near his stomach and exited his shoulder, but it appeared his body had been moved. He wore a silver horse pendant with "Colin Devorae" engraved in the back.

Irritated by Lang's "arrest first, ask questions later" method, Edgeworth vowed to catch the murderer himself. Gumshoe slipped them a tip to check the stadium, where he was pleased to reunite with Ema Skye, a would-be forensic scientist -- and far LESS pleased to reunite with Wendy Oldbag, playing the Pink Badger. Unfortunately, she had witnessed the murder at the stadium, so he had to speak with her. According to her testimony, two men confronted each other, there was a gunshot, and then one of the men fell to the ground. Unfortunately, when pressed, she was a less useful source than she appeared: she couldn't describe the men or give many details about the scene. Kay decided to step in with "Little Thief," a holographic projector that could recreate a scene based on the information she put in. Using Ema's tools for detecting footprints, Oldbag's testimony, and the circumstantial clues, they fine-tuned the scene created by Little Thief until Edgeworth was satisfied: ultimately, the shooter and the victim were both disguised as Badgers, and the shooting took place when the victim stood on the stage that was formerly set up in the arena. He shared his conclusion with Agent Lang, who had arrived on the scene, and remarked that the probable interpretation was that one kidnapper had shot another. Lang continued to suspect Meekins, in costume, had committed the crime and used his Badgermobile to move the body, but Edgeworth countered with the mud-free tires of the Blue Badgermobile, which would have been dirty if used as Lang hypothesized. And since the Pink Badgermobile was accounted for, this left the Proto Badgermobile unexplained.

Just then, the kidnapped boy, Lance Amano, staggered out from behind the stage and collapsed. He claimed to have escaped from his kidnappers using the underground panel in the Wild West Area staff rooms. He said there were two kidnappers, in costumes, and one was female. Lang asserted control of the investigation again and ran Edgeworth and Kay out of the arena.

The sordid scene was further interrupted by the arrival of a distraught young woman, Lauren Paups, with an ill-concealed crush on Lance Amano, and the return of Lang, who spotted the corpse and attempted to have Officer Meekins arrested on the spot. Riled, Edgeworth insisted that Meekins could not be detained without good reason; Lang counter-argued that only an officer would be likely to carry a gun, and that he had not personally inspected Meekins, meaning the logical interpretation was that Meekins ambushed and killed the man at the garage. Edgeworth responded that the body had bled very little, indicating that the murder took place elsewhere. However, he also found Meekins' behavior suspicious: pressing a bit, he learned that Meekins had been out in the Blue Badgermobile until he lost possession of it. The Badgermobile, which was currently back in the garage, could easily have been used to transport the body -- and Meekins didn't help his case by admitting that he had lost his gun. Despite Edgeworth's best efforts, Meekins was detained and they were forced to leave the area by Lang.

Irritated by Lang's "arrest first, ask questions later" method, Edgeworth vowed to catch the murderer himself. Gumshoe slipped them a tip to check the stadium, where he was pleased to reunite with Ema Skye, a would-be forensic scientist home on spring break -- and far LESS pleased to reunite with Wendy Oldbag, playing the Pink Badger. Unfortunately, she had witnessed the murder at the stadium, so he had to speak with her. According to her testimony, two men confronted each other, there was a gunshot, and then one of the men fell to the ground. Unfortunately, when pressed, she was a less useful source than she appeared: she couldn't describe the men or give many details about the scene. Kay decided to step in with "Little Thief," a holographic projector that could recreate a scene based on the information she put in.

The sordid scene was further interrupted by the arrival of a distraught young woman, Lauren Paups, with an ill-concealed crush on Lance Amano, and the return of Lang, who spotted the corpse and attempted to have Officer Meekins arrested on the spot. Riled, Edgeworth insisted that Meekins could not be detained without good reason; Lang counter-argued that only an officer would be likely to carry a gun, and that he had not personally inspected Meekins, meaning the logical interpretation was that Meekins ambushed and killed the man at the garage. Edgeworth responded that the body had bled very little, indicating that the murder took place elsewhere. However, he also found Meekins' behavior suspicious: pressing a bit, he learned that Meekins had been out in the Blue Badgermobile until he lost possession of it. The Badgermobile was currently back in the garage. It could easily have been used to transport the body. Despite Edgeworth's best efforts, Meekins was arrested and they were forced to leave the area by Lang.

To thank him for his trouble, Ms. Teneiro presented Edgeworth with one of her special suitcases, which he accepted with fair grace (all things considered). They had some parting words with Franziska, who was leaving to continue her investigation, and warned them that they were sure to cross paths again. Moments later, Edgeworth received a call for help from a man named Ernest Amano, asking him for assistance -- to help his son, who had been kidnapped!

He woke some time later to find himself tied to a beam in a small room used by the park staff. He dimly heard voices in the next room but could not make out what they were saying. Fortunately, he soon attracted a rescuer: the self-styled Great Thief Yatagarasu, better known as Kay Faraday, a mischievous teenage girl. She claimed to be the 'real' Yatagarasu (apparently the title is contested?), but also admitted she hadn't actually stolen anything. The Yatagarasu is an honorable thief, stealing secrets and exposing the corruption of people and businesses considered untouchable. None of this moved Edgeworth, who was more interested in finding away out of their prison, until Kay revealed that she remembered him from somewhere.

Once freed, the pair met Lang, his assistant Shih-na, and his army of 99 men in black, who had taken control of the investigation. Lang was a tough customer with a wolf motif, the utter devotion of his men, and an endless store of proverbs from his famous ancestor Lang Zi. Edgeworth wondered why someone from Interpol would investigate a domestic kidnapping -- especially since this must be the agent Franziska mentioned who was investigating the smuggling ring -- but Lang had very little to tell a "filthy prosecutor" and refused to allow Edgeworth to join the investigation. Kay decided to usurp something as well: the 'assistant' role from Gumshoe!

To thank him for his trouble, Ms. Teneiro presented Edgeworth with one of her special suitcases, which he accepted with a fair amount of grace (all things considered). They had some parting words with Franziska, who was leaving to continue her investigation, and warned them that events had only begun.

Attention then turned to the missing cell phone. Franziska was able to locate it by the simple trick of calling it. It had been stashed in Ms. Teneiro's locker. Edgeworth surmised that it had been hidden because it contained damning evidence, like a photo, and Franziska was able to recover the data since the phone was not too badly damaged. It showed the cargo hold before the stop at Zheng Fa, and the last, damning piece of evidence: boxes of cloth labeled in Borginian. Edgeworth easily perceived how this put the final nail in Ms. Meele's coffin -- anyone needing to wipe up a bloodstain in a hurry would reach for any cloth they could find, and only someone who could read Borginian would open the crate of Borginian cloth instead of another crate which was clearly marked "Bedsheets."

The first clue that all was it not as it seemed is the crime scene -- a set of footprints in the spilled grape juice led to the shop area, which was now closed off. Edgeworth concluded that at least one other person had been in the lounge. Ms. Teneiro also revealed the important tidbit that the elevator served the lounge, the passenger cabin, and the cargo hold, though the third requires a special keycard. Searching the body revealed that the victim had broken glasses, blood on the back of his head (a heavy souvenir bank also found in the elevator could have done the deed), was holding a photo of himself taken in front of a large, red-eyed statue, and was missing the cell phone he usually wore on a lanyard around his neck. His passport, hidden in the travel wallet, revealed his name to be Akbey Hicks.

Ms. Teneiro, when pressed for what she was doing in the shop before the turbulence, admitted that she was in there to buy one of the hideous suitcases -- because she designed them but was ashamed that they weren't selling, so she made a habit of buying one on each flight to give the illusion that they were popular. She produced her receipt, time-stamped 5:40am. She also revealed in passing that only ''one'' suitcase was in the shop when she was last there. The suitcases were, in fact, so profoundly unpopular that the remaining stock were being held in the cargo hold for destruction at the end of the flight. But only staff can enter the cargo hold, and Ms. Teneiro held the only keycard... or did, but the card had gone missing. Franziska took this for sufficient proof of guilt and had Ms. Teneiro arrested.

Edgeworth, Gumshoe, and Franzisko investigated the cargo hold, which was surprisingly large for a plane and required a long set of stairs to reach the floor. Mr. Hicks' suitcase was open on the floor: it contained a file on Franziska, from which Edgeworth quickly deduced that Hicks was no mere passenger but an Interpol agent scheduled for a rendezvous with her at the airport. He had been investigating a smuggling route trafficking counterfeit art from Borginia. They found broken glass from Hicks' spectacles on the floor, and a suitcase missing from the unsold stock. Edgeworth speculated that the victim was killed in the cargo hold and then was packed into a suitcase to be hidden elsewhere. The turbulence, however, shook the victim out of the suitcase, forcing the killer to abandon his body in the elevator.

Franziska continued to insist that the souvenir bank, together with Ms. Teneiro's access to the keycard, made her the most likely suspect. Edgeworth, however, saw a more likely murder weapon -- the cargo hold itself. Hicks could have fallen to his death from the upper landing. The autopsy report supported this hypothesis -- but Franziska pointed to a large box under the landing that would prevent a lethal fall. Edgeworth reminded her that they had stopped to take additional cargo between 4:00 and 5:00am, meaning the box might not have been there. The large box, naturally, belonged to Lablanc, who furiously insisted it was originally from Europe (not loaded at Zheng Fa). But the enormous statue it contained was an obvious forgery -- proven by Hicks' photograph of the red-eyed original. It also stood ''over'' the drop cloth of a piece of cargo which was loaded at Zheng Fa. This justified Hicks' presence in the cargo hold: to take photos of the hold before and after the stop at Zheng Fa.

When the statue was moved, there were signs of blood on the floor, corroborating the theory that he fell to his death. All evidence now pointed to Hicks' murder before the 4:00am stopover.. with the exception of Cammy Meele's testimony, which said she had seen him in his seat at 5.

Ms. Teneiro, when pressed for what she was doing in the shop before the turbulence, admitted that she was in there to buy one of the hideous suitcases -- because she designed them but was ashamed that they weren't selling, so she made a habit of buying one on each flight to give the illusion that they were popular. She produced her receipt, time-stamped 5:40am. She also revealed in passing that only ''one'' suitcase was in the shop when she was last there. The suitcases were, in fact, so profoundly unpopular that the remaining stock were being held in the cargo hold for destruction at the end of the flight. But only staff can enter the cargo hold, and Ms. Teneiro holds the only keycard... or did, but the card had gone missing. Franziska took this for sufficient proof of guilt and had Ms. Teneiro arrested.

[[/folder]]

!!!Gyakuten Kenji 2

[[folder:Turnabout Target]]

[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Imprisoned Turnabout]]

[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Inherited Turnabout]]

[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Forgotten Turnabout]]

[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Grand Turnabout]]

!!!Ace Attorney Investigation : Miles Edgeworth!!

!!!Gyakuten Kenji 2!!

!!Gyakuten Kenji 2

Edgeworth realizes that the man who threatened him wasn't the murderer, but a thief, therefore two people broke into his office that night. It would explain the use of two guns, and why the bookshelves were searched twice. The thief was probably also the one who stole the master key, as he didn't know the room was already unlocked. In any case, this means Portsman's alibi is now irrelevant. Portsman still claims he isn't Faith's killer, and reiterates his alibi that he was at Criminal Affairs while Faith brought him some evidence, a gun and pendant. Edgeworth points out that Faith's note mentioned three pieces of evidence, so what happened to the third? Edgeworth has Gumshoe search Portsman, which leads to the discovery of a blood-stained videotape. Edgeworth promises to have the tape examined for clues, to which Portsman finally breaks down in response.

Edgeworth realizes that the man who threatened him wasn't the murderer, but a thief, therefore two people broke into his office that night. It would explain the use of two guns, and why the bookshelves were searched twice. The thief was probably also the one who stole the master key, as he didn't know the room was already unlocked. In any case, this means Portsman's alibi is now irrelevant. Portsman still claims he isn't Faith's killer. Edgeworth decides to ask him about Faith's note, to which Portsman reveals that it was about two pieces of evidence for a case they handled together. Edgeworth points out the note mentioned three pieces of evidence, so what happened to the third? Edgeworth has Gumshoe search Portsman, which leads to the discovery of a blood-stained videotape. Edgeworth promises to have the tape examined for clues, to which Portsman finally breaks down in response.

With new evidence in hand, Edgeworth goes back in to his office to accuse Portsman of murdering Faith. As to how he got inside Edgeworth's office, Portsman tricked Byrde into unlocking it, having swapped the number plates and moved the basketball hoop in order to convince her she was opening room 1203. Portsman then claims he had been in his office the entire time. To this Edgeworth presents Faith's note, which states the detective couldn't find Portsman in his office. Faith must have stumbled upon Portsman trying to steal from Edgeworth, and got killed for it. Edgeworth then notes that Portsman also later threatened him, but Portsman reveals that he actually has an alibi for the time when Edgeworth discovered the murder. Portsman was in criminal affairs when that happened.

It's been a month since prosecutor Miles Edgeworth been inside his own office, having been overseas for most of the time. But upon arriving, he notices that the door was already unlocked. Stepping into the dark room, he stumbles onto a dead body slumped against the bookcase, with a pile of binders next to the victim. Before he could do anything more, a mysterious figure threaten Edgeworth with a gun pointed to his behind. The figure then leaves, but not before shooting the frame that holds Edgeworth's old jacket.

With new evidence in hand, Edgeworth goes back in to his office to accuse Portsman of murdering Faith. As to how he got inside Edgeworth's office, Portsman tricked Byrde into unlocking it, swapping the number plates and moving the basketball hoop to convince her she was opening room 1203. Portsman then claims he had been in his office the entire time. To this Edgeworth presents Faith's note, which states the detective couldn't find Portsman in his office. Faith must have stumbled upon Portsman trying to steal from Edgeworth, and got killed for it. Edgeworth then notes that Portsman also later threatened him, but Portsman reveals that he actually has an alibi for the time when Edgeworth discovered the murder. Portsman was in criminal affairs when that happened.

Even though he was forced out of his own office, Edgeworth isn't going to let that stop him from investigating. He asks Byrde what she had been doing with the master key. She explains that she actually used it to unlock and lock room 1203, aka Portsman's office, which was next door Edgeworth's. Specifically, she unlocked it around midnight, but then only pretended to lock it at 1:30 a.m. since the key was still missing then. The master key reappeared in the security office around 2:30 a.m. Edgeworth has the door to room 1203 checked to see if see if Byrde was telling the truth, but to everyone's surprise, it is still locked. A fingerprint examination reveals that only the fingerprints of Portsman and Faith were on the knob. At the base of the door, Edgeworth found a note from Faith to Portsman and signs that the the basketball hoop next to the door had been moved.

Byrde denies being the killer, saying that she had lost the key around 1 am. Portsman isn't convinced, and claims that Byrde was in the office to steal something. Edgeworth points out that the killer attempted to access the safe, whose existence were only known to prosecutors. And it can't be a lucky find since only two spots in his office were searched, meaning the culprit knew where to look. Portsman then brings up another theory: he had told Faith about the safes and Faith decided to steal something from Edgeworth's office when Maggey found him out and killed him. Portsman then asks that Edgeworth, Gumshoe, and Birde leave, as they were all potential suspects.

Faith's body is moved aside, revealing a set of binders with Gumshoe's name written in blood on them, as well as a missing binder. Portsman again accuses Gumshoe of the murder, but Edgeworth points out the missing binder had part of Gumshoe's name, meaning the killer could have not missed it in his search. Portsman concedes that Gumshoe isn't the killer, but then has anew suspect brought in, security guard Maggey Byrde. She has the master key that can unlock all the offices, after all.

Faith's body is moved aside, revealing a set of binders with Gumshoe's name written in blood on them, as well as a missing binder. Portsman again accuses Gumshoe of the murder, but Edgeworth points out the missing binder had part of Gumshoe's name, meaning the killer could have not missed it in his search. Portsman concedes that Gumshoe isn't the killer, but then has anew suspect brought in, security guard Maggey Birde. She has the master key that can unlock all the offices, after all.

Birde denies being the killer, saying that she had lost the key around 1 am. Portsman isn't convinced, and claims that Birde was in the office to steal something. Edgeworth points out that the killer attempted to access the safe, whose existence were only known to prosecutors. And it can't be a lucky find since only two spots in his office were searched. Portsman then brings up another theory: he had told Faith about the safes and Faith decided to steal something from Edgeworth's office when Maggey found him out and killed him. Portsman then asks that Edgeworth, Gumshoe, and Birde leave, as they were all potential suspects.