History Recap / PhoenixWrightAceAttorney

As the trial begins, Gant announces that Lana would like to speak in court. Lana wants the trial to end and even attempts to fire Phoenix. However, Edgeworth isn't having it. They want to know the truth and to do this they call Ema to the stand. Whatever secret she is hiding will make things worse if she keeps hiding it. Ema testifies that she saw Darke stab Goodman in the chest. She even drew a picture, as they know. Phoenix holds one half of the evidence list, the one with the stabbing. Edgeworth then shows his half of the evidence list. There is also a drawing on it. It looks like... the head of the Blue Badger?

And so now Phoenix Wright is the prime suspect for murdering his own mentor. On the the bright side, at least Maya is cleared of suspicion of murdering her sister. Deciding to represent himself in court, Phoenix is surprised to discover that Maya wants to be by his side in confronting White, and will join him at the defense bench in court.

We begin on a thunderous rainy night, as distant buildings fly through. Soon afterwards we see a figure about to stab someone, only for there to be "two" people about to do the same act in two different buildings, the lightning flashes as the stabbing occurs, a knife gets thrown and a jar breaks into pieces. After the short sequences of events, we soon glance up and see the stabber in question, before it cuts to pitch black.

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Angel gives her testimony, which explains the crime scene and what she saw: the parking lot is divided into two parts, by a chain link fence. One side - the A block - is reserved for prosecutors and the other - the B block - is for visitors. From the B block, where Angel had parked to go visit her boyfriend in the security guard room, she saw Lana holding a knife and stabbing Goodman. But because the fence was blocking her about thirty feet away, her testimony is thrown into question. Actually not really. Apparently Angel is pretty GenreSavvy, and had the presence of mind to snap a picture of Lana, splattered in blood and standing next to the car Goodman's body was found in.

Gant testifies about the chaos going on between the Police Department and the Prosecutor's Office. Apparently, there was a murder there as well, and what's more, it happened at the exact same time as the one in the garage. The examination that follows brings a strange revelation: that the other murder took place in the evidence room, where the victim tried to steal the knife. It turns out that both murders are connected to the "SL-6 incident". and what's more is that the victims are the ''exact same person''!

In his first testimoy, Marshall denies ever being in the evidence room and talks about the two security systems that were protecting the evidence room, the ID reader and the security camera. But wait, wasn't there a third security system? He then mentions that the bloodied stain has no fingerprints because the perpetrator was wearing gloves. So what about the video? How does Phoenix know the guy in white wasn't Goodman? Well after the battle, there was a piece of cloth sticking out of Marshall's locker. Only he could have opened the locker because of the new fingerprint security system. If he tried to use Goodman's locker, he would be denied. For some reason, Marshall, a security guard, didn't know the fingerprint system was installed.

It looks like Gant isn't talking himself out of this one. He admits into killing both killing Neil and Goodman. Neil because something had to get Darke the penalty and Goodman because he didn't want the evidence to open again.

!Behind the Turnabout

!Behind the Turnabout

15 years ago, a murder took place and what took place baffled investigators. Even with modern technology and forensic expertise, the decision was made to take the next logical step: use a spirit medium to contact the victim and tell them, beyond a shadow of doubt, who had done it. It was reasoned that the victim ''should'' have the knowlege of his killer and thus would be able to assist in his own murder investigation.

!Behind the Turnabout

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In the dressing room they meet the leet-speaking director of Steel Samurai, Sal Manella, who claims to have been in a meeting at Studio 2 at the time of the murder. Well he's no good. Pheonix then runs into a very upset Wendy Oldbag, who says she was let go because she couldn't fit inside the costume. She's no good either. They then run into the kid, Cody Hackins, who is also a nut for Steel Samurai and claims to have seen everything. He then runs off. Not fit for murder anyways. They find a key to the Studio 2 trailer and, what else, go inside the Studio 2 trailer with it.

After another failed attempt to get something out of a very unbubbly but still bouncy April, Phoenix takes some time to do some more investigating. He eventually learns that a man named Redd White, CEO of Bluecorp was the person that checked in with April the night of the murder. He goes to meet White himself, who reveals that Bluecorp buys and sells information, even sensitive ones. White also heavily implies that, even if he has something to do with the murder, it would be next to impossible to put White on the witness stand as the law is a "toy" to him. Phoenix then notices a painting - the same painting he saw at Grossburg's office. White responds by ''punching Phoenix in the face'', informing him that an attempt for an assault charge would fail and dares the attorney to ask Grossberg about why he no longer owns the painting.

In the dressing room they meet the leet-speaking director of Steel Samurai, Sal Maleena, who claims to have been in a meeting at Studio 2 at the time of the murder. Well he's no good. Pheonix then runs into a very upset Wendy Oldbag, who says she was let go because she couldn't fit inside the costume. She's no good either. They then run into the kid, Cody Hackins, who is also a nut for Steel Samurai and claims to have seen everything. He then runs off. Not fit for murder anyways. They find a key to the Studio 2 trailer and, what else, go inside the Studio 2 trailer with it.

2 months after the adventure in Gourdy Lake, an adolescent girl in a lab coat named Ema barges into Phoenix's office looking for Mia Fey... Even though Mia died several months ago (Looks like she doesn't get out much). Anyways she wants someone to help her sister out of a murder case. Phoenix initially wants to turn her case down (as he had done so in the past two months), but takes it after hearing "sister". Ema Skye, a junior high school student who has an obsession with scientific forensics, says her sister, Lana Skye, is acting very dark recently.

As they explore Gourdy Lake, Maya takes a party popper and uses it on a sound powered camera, using up an entire reel. A woman with a heavy southern accent named Lotta Hart comes and berates the two. Lotta claims she is here to watch a meteor shower. Lotta says that her camera caught the murder in the act when the gunfire triggered the camera. Meeting up with Gumshoe again, he gives Phoenix a photo of the victim, who looks familiar to Maya. Gumshoe also mentions that the photographer plans to enlarge the photograph.

With Maya now in tow, Phoenix continues to search Gourd Lake for clues. Lotta Hart shows up again and promises to make up for her irresponsible behavior by giving some valuable evidence...in exchange for proof Gordy does or doesn't exist. Gumshoe "helps" by giving Phoenix his pick of three things to help on his investigation. Using the metal detector, Phoenix finds an air tank which naturally belongs to Larry. Larry explains how the tank flew off several days ago and he only managed to find it on Christmas Eve. The picture of Gordy was actually the tank falling into the lake, meaning the whole thing was Larry's doing (when something smells, and all that). Phoenix tells this all to Lotta, who's disappointed but keeps her word. She tells Phoenix that the second witness is the man who runs the Boat Shop Rental place, nearby. She also gives Phoenix the second picture her camera took, even though it's only of an empty lake.

Von Karma kicks off the trial by predicting the proceedings will only last for three minutes. He then calls the Caretaker to the stand. When Phoenix protests that the Caretaker isn't giving his name, von Karma explains that the Caretaker is unable to recall events from his long-term memory. He assures the court that the witness recalls events from three days ago just fine, so on that reassuring note, the Caretaker begins his testimony.

Phoenix presses the Caretaker on what he saw that night. The Caretaker insists that he heard Edgeworth say "I can't believe he's dead", even though yesterday, he told Phoenix he couldn't remember what Edgeworth allegedly said. The Judge seems swayed, especially with von Karma explaining the fingerprint issue with saying that Edgeworth simply wiped off the gun after shooting. Phoenix has no evidence to support Edgeworth, so the Judge declares him Guilty. It looks like all is lost...

Larry's testimony is incredibly vague, but Phoenix is still able to find a contradiction - Larry only claims to have heard one gunshot, while both Lotta Hart and the Caretaker testified to hearing two. Larry admits that he might have missed the other gunshot, because he was listening to the radio and his headphones were blocking most other sounds. Oh dear. Larry testifies about his radio, stating that he can remember the words the DJ said as the gunshot went off. Thus, Phoenix argues, it's proven that Larry didn't mistaken the gunshot for some sort of instrument. Upon being pressed, Larry recalls that the DJ said it was "almost Christmas".

Phoenix realizes that there were actually ''three'' gunshots fired that night, two after midnight (which Lotta and the Caretaker heard) and one before midnight (which Larry heard). As proof, he submits the photograph Lotta gave him. It doesn't matter that it's empty, it matters that it exists at all. The camera wouldn't have taken one without some loud noise to trigger it!

von Karma demands that Phoenix explains everything. After thinking things out, Phoenix finally realizes that the gunshot Larry heard was the murderer killing Robert Hammond. From there, the murderer disguised himself as Hammond and got in the boat with Edgeworth, before firing twice into the water (one to get the attention of potential witnesses and another to stage the "murder"), before falling out of the boat. When the Judge asks for the name of the murderer, however, Phoenix cannot give it. Not because he has no leads, but because the suspect hadn't given it! Yes, he believes the Caretaker is the murderer!

The Judge calls for the Caretaker to be brought in for more questioning, but he's disappeared! Oh no! The Judge declares that the trial be extended another day, until the Caretaker can be found. Phoenix and Maya are relieved, but Edgeworth is still anxious. He alludes to feeling guilty over a crime he committed.

Phoenix and Maya go to investigate the Caretaker's shack, only to find it abandoned (except, of course, for Polly). They search the safe and find a letter... about getting revenge on Miles Edgeworth! The letter details everything uncovered in court! When it's shown to Edgeworth though, he isn't sure who wants revenge on him. Since the letter says the plan is for getting revenge on the "two men" who ruined the receiver's life (Hammond and Edgeworth) and mentions the statute of limitations being almost up for the DL-6 incident, Edgeworth figures it's most likely that the Caretaker is Yanni Yogi, the suspect for that case.

Phoenix and Maya visit Grossberg, for more information on the DL-6 Incident. Grossberg explains how Gregory Edgeworth, on the day of his death, had gone against von Karma in court and tried to expose his underhanded prosecution tactics. Grossberg also tells how Misty Fey channeled Gregory's spirit to see if he knew the name of the killer, leading to him accusing Yanni Yogi. Since Yogi was found innocent, Grossberg wonders if Gregory lied to protect his son. When Phoenix brings up the letter about revenge on Edgeworth and Hammond, Grossberg tells how Hammond was a great defense attorney, but only won for his own sake and not for that of his client. When asked about von Karma, Grossberg tells how Gregory got von Karma a penalty for faulty evidence, which was the only penalty ever on von Karma's trial record. This shook von Karma so much, that he took the only vacation he ever took, after that trial. It's possible von Karma is getting revenge on Gregory via Miles Edgeworth, and will bring up the DL-6 incident to get Edgeworth declared guilty for it. Since Grossberg recognizes the revenge letter as being in von Karma's handwriting, this is looking incredibly likely.

Needing more information on DL-6, Phoenix and Maya go to the Records Room, only to find von Karma got there before them and cleaned out all information on that case. Uh oh! Clutching the IdiotBall, Phoenix shows von Karma the letter about revenge. von Karma thanks him for returning it. Phoenix refuses to hand it over and finds himself at the business end of von Karma's stun gun, in spite of Maya's efforts to defend him. When the pair come to, von Karma has stolen the letter and all of the DL-6 evidence, save for a bullet that Maya managed to get off of von Karma before he fried her. It's none other than the bullet removed from Gregory's heart! This will be added to the evidence list, as Phoenix and Maya brace themselves for the upcoming trial.

Phoenix and Maya come to news that they had found the Caretaker, who claims not to remember anything that happened, but Phoenix doesn't buy it. He is determined to put this façade to an end and find the truth.

Phoenix accuses the caretaker of being Yanni Yogi and wants fingerprints for proof. However, his fingerprints were burned off in a chemical plant accident. Well, shoot, there goes that plan. von Karma mocks Phoenix, saying he would have to cross-examine the caretaker's parrot to get anything.

And so Edgeworth is called up and the Judges declares him "Not Guilty". It looks like all is well...

And then Edgeworth objects, saying that Yogi didn't give any details on why he wanted revenge and wants to be tried for the murder 15 years ago. von Karma agrees to try Edgeworth before the statute of limitations runs out. It seems he'll want his last laugh after Phoenix shattered his so-called "perfect" record.

There is something strange about it though. The murder weapon was fired twice that day. On of the bullets may have been fired through the window, which was damaged sometime after the earthquake. However, von Karma points out that the other bullet was never found. Phoenix runs out of ideas again. And what's worse, Edgeworth confesses that he had accidentally shot his own father. It looks like all is lost after all...

Which brings us to our gray-haired prosecutor, who just happened to be taking a vacation after the incident took place due to the shock from the blow on his record. But what if it was for another reason? What if it was due to an injury? When given the chance, Phoenix accuses van Karma as the real killer, as he took a vacation to recover from a bullet wound he received during his stay at America. Using the metal detector he received from Gumshoe, Phoenix finds a metal object lodged inside on one of von Karma's shoulders. A desperate von Karma denies such claim. Phoenix even shows the bullet Maya took from von Karma. He wants to test both bullets and confirm if they are fired from the same gun that killed Gregory.

Knowing he is screwed, von Karma lets out a raging roar. Edgeworth recognizes that roar is similar to that of the one he heard in the elevator. von Karma admits that he fired the gun at Gregory out of revenge for putting an irremovable stain on his court record.

After the trial, Edgeworth thanks Phoenix for helping him out. Larry comes in and confesses that HE was the one that stole Edgeworth's money at school. This leads to some bickering between the three before Gumshoe offers to take them out to dinner. Lotta comes in and takes a picture.

Prepped, Maya promises to return to Phoenix with recharged power and be more a much more useful companion.

Outside of the elevator, von Karma was stewing over his recent penalty. He walked to a nearby elevator. That was when he heard a loud pop. The bullet went through the elevator window and hit him in the shoulder, driving him even more crazy with anger and now in massive pain. At this point the electricity came back on, so he was able to enter the elevator before the three men woke up. Using the gun he found inside, he shot Gregory for revenge. Because none of the three people there knew von Karma was present, Yogi was left as the most likely suspect. He was named the killer by Gregory Edgeworth, who was channeled by Misty Fey, however Gregory himself hadn't seen the shooter since he was unconscious when von Karma showed up. He possibly lied to keep Miles from being accused. Yogi was assigned Robert Hammond as a defense attorney, and Hammond instructed him to pretend to have brain damage from the incident. While it was enough to get Yogi declared Not Guilty, his life was ruined as a result. The entire case became known as the DL-6 Incident. Meanwhile, von Karma took Miles in and raised him to be a ruthless prosecutor, all while letting Edgeworth believe that he killed Gregory himself.

Three days before the stature of limitations ran out on the DL-6 Incident, von Karma sent Yanni Yogi instructions on how to get revenge for destroying his life. Yogi would invite Hammond to his boat stand shortly before midnight on Christmas Eve, where he would kill him and then disguise himself as the defense attorney. He would then meet with Edgeworth on a boat on Gourd Lake, where he would fire two shots into the water, one to create a witness, the other to fake a murder in front of said witness. That witness would be Lotta Hart, who was actually there to see Gourdy. The gunshots triggered Lotta Hart's camera to take pictures of the incident, but also unexpectedly picked up and took a picture for the gunshot that killed Hammond. From there, Yogi returned to his previous role as the insane boat rental man, where he would pretend to have witnessed the entire thing.

In his first testimoy, Marshall denies ever being in the evidence room and talks about the two security systems that were protecting the evidence room, the ID reader and the security camera. But wait, wasn't there a third security system? He then mentions that he bloodie stain has no fingerprints because the perpetrator was wearing gloves. So what about the video. How does Phoenix know the guy in white wasn't Goodman? Well after the battle, there was a piece of cloth sticking out of Marshall's locker. Only he could have opened the locker because of the new fingerprint security system. If he tried to use Goodman's locker, he would be denied. For some reason, Marshall, a security guard, didn't know the fingerprint system were installed.

This leaves two questions. Why would the guy in white attack Meekins and what's with the piece of cloth. Well, the guy in white would have to show his ID card. And if he did his cover would would be blown. And if one looks closely in the video, they would see Meekin's blood splattered against his white coat. This certainly wouldn't help his alibi so he would have to hide it. And where else would the place to hide it be than the perpetrator's locker. More specifically, Jake Marshall's locker.

Now that this whole locker room thing finally makes sense. Where does this leave Goodman and Lana? Uh-oh. Fortunately, Ema comes back with one more piece of the puzzle just as the judge declares a verdict. She tried to examine the bloody handprint on Gumshoe's locker and... well that's just it. Phoenix then realizes that the Blue Badger was blocking the handprint from view. Did someone try to hide it? Also, the extra ID number "7777777" who does this belong to? Edgeworth couldn't get the ID's identity as it belongs to a higher authority.

The courtroom's response to the answer has outrage written all over it. The judge was forced to call off today's court so things would settle.

After apoloizing for Lana, Ema shares her part of the case. At some point of the investigation, Ema was called up to have dinner with Lana. She went to her sister's office when suddenly, Darke barged in, followed by Neil. Neil fought Darke to protect Ema. At some point during a fight, there was a flash of lightning. Within that flash, Ema saw a man holding up a knife as if to stab his opponent. To Ema, it looked like Darke was about to finish of Neil. She passed out afterwards so she couldn't remember the events after the lightning. She was called up to testify but she was in too much of a shock to say anything. So she drew a picture of the lighting flash that burned in her mind. Was this the evidence used to get the guilty verdict?

The reason Darke went to Lana's office was becasue Lana was a detective at the time and was promoted to chief prosecutor after the case.

At the Detention Center, Lana shares her side of the story. She and Gant were the ones who lead the detective team through the case. When she went to her office that night, she found Neil's body and Darke and Ema unconscious on the floor. In seems as though Neil had knocked out his killer. Lana woke Ema up and had Darke arrested. Phoenix wasn't convinced that this is what transpired. They ended up talking to Marshall again, who is convinced that Gant was the one that falsified the evidence and Lana was acting strange since the case happened.

Phoenix and Ema found their way into Gant's office. There, they run into Gant, who presents a picture of Neil, Lana and himself, with Neil winning the prosecutor's award. He then kicks you out of his office, as if to deny any investigating Phoenix and Ema may have done. They decide to get some help from Gumshoe, who gives some details on Darke's murder spree. It turnd out he was just an average businessman until he accidentally ran someone over. He killed some witnesses after that before turning himself in. He seemed to have hidden some evidence very well up until his fight with Neil. Also, the switchblade Gant gave yeaterday, it was the one Darke used to kill Neil. Gumshoe couldn't let them in Gant's office for it would get him fired.

So they went to talk to Edgeworth, who seems to be write something. Edgeworth is quite unforgiving of himself now that the whole forgery stuff is confirmed to be true, and he is officially responsible for. After giving a tidbit about the prosecutor's trophy, which is a sword and shield before Gant took out the sword part, Edgeworth admits that he is planning on resigning.

Angel is still harping on witnessing on Lana's stabbing. She reveals to Phoenix and Ema that Angel and Marshall were relieved of their duties without an explanation. At the same time, Lana was promoted, yet Angel suspects Gant is doing it to take control of her. She suspects that Lana and Gant are in cahoots and something may have happened that made Gant change his demeanor.

Phoenix and Ema show the resignation letter to Gumshoe, which convinces him to let you in the office. There, the three decide to check his safe. They don't know the safe's code so they use the remaining ID number on the ID card list (7777777). And it worked! Gumshoe reveals that this is also Gant's ID number. They find a ripped off piece of paper, a piece of cloth with a handprint on it, and the last remaining piece of the jar. It looks like there is blood on the jar, the paper is actually the second half of the SL-9 evidence list. It also has a picture that seems to be the one Ema drew, knife and everything. And the handprint, it turned out to be printed by none other than... Ema!? Phoenix decide to keep the evidence from Ema. Now he knows Gant is hiding something.

As trial began, Gant announces that Lana would like to speak in court. Lana wants the trial to end and even attempts to fire Phoenix. However, Edgeworth isn't having it. They want to know the truth and to do this they call Ema into the stand. And whatever secret she is hiding would make things worse if she keeps hiding it. Ema testifies that she saw Darke stab Goodman in the chest. She even drew a picture, as they know. Phoenix holds one half of the evidence list, the one with the stabbing. Edgeworth then shows his half of the evidence list. There is also a drawing on it. It looks like... the head of the Blue Badger?

Phoenix then notices something about the drawing. In the drawing, the tip was broken off, yet the autopsy says that Neil was stabbed once. The tip of the knife was found in Neil's body so the knife couldn't have broken beforehand, therefore it shouldn't be broken. Could this be the falsified evidence? If this isn't the knife, then what is? Phoenix presents the photo of Gant, Lana, and Neil. In the picture is a golden knight armor holding a very sharp knife. Edgeworth and Phoenix both conclude that when Neil was chasing Darke, he could have at least have some sort of weapon with him. The Prosecutor's Trophy had a knife with the tip broken off, so it's highly that he used the knife to chase after him. Does that mean it was Neil Ema saw holding up the knife? But he died, didn't he?

Suddenly, Ema remembers that the she was sure that she saw the Blue Badger when the lightning flash. But the Blue Badger was only designed recently, so what is it? Before, they cross-examine Lana desperately tries to stop the court, but was taken away by the bailiff. It turns out that the sa\hadow she saw was actually the jar that crashed on the floor. This changes things about the fight. It turns out that the fight happened on Gant's side of the office, not Lana's since the jar and the armor we're both on Gant's side.

So if the fight took place in Gant's office and it was Neil that Ema pushed then... oh dear.

It seems that when Ema pushed Neil, one of the places he would stumble towards was... the kife on the armor. In spite of Lana's pleas, Phoenix does show evidence that Ema accidentally killed Neil. He showed that the blood on the jar was spelled Ema.

Gumshoe comes in and gives Phoenix an Evidence Law book. She thinks it's mighty important.

In today's court, Edgeowrth has Phoenix call in a witness. Phoenix call Damon Gant, as he wants to hear what he has to say about all of this.

Initially, Gant denies changing the scene. He is clearly lying, as the list and jar shows but Gant accuses Phoenix of forging evidence. He claims to be clean as rearranging the scene wouldn't be of any use to him. It seems that Gant only wanted to do things his own way. Therefore, he wouldn't help Lana arrange the evidence. If so, then why would he help Lana? Phoenix accuses Gant of blackmailing Lana by using Ema as hostage. He controlled the whole police station through her.

For example, the evidence room. The ID card list shows that Gant's card was used that day because Goodman wanted someone to accompany him after his ID got stolen. Gant should have been there because if he just gave the card to Goodman, than it would have been found on his body. With this theory, Phoenix accuses Gant to be the real murderer. He managed to move the body by using Edgeworth's car by faking a transferal. This is how Goodman was able to get in the parking garage.

Gant responds to Phoenix's claim by... forfeiting his testimonies. It turns out that since he is the Chief of Police, he has the authority to leave the courthouse whenever he wants. So close...

Well if Gant doesn't want to say anything, then someone else would, Phoenix calls up Lana. Gant warns Lana that helping Phoenix would be very bad for Ema.

Lana insists that she moved the body all by herself. Not only that, but she borke the tip off of Darke's knife and planted it inside the wound. She did it because of the shattered jar threatened her plan. Phoenix notices something strange. The jar could have been written before it was smashed, but when Lana got there, the jar was already smashed. Lana tried to wipe the blood off the jar and made sure she wiped every single one the best she could. But what about the one in Gant's safe. It turned out Lana hasn't seen it before. So could this mean Gant put it in his safe before Lana got there? If that's so, then Gant was there and he did forged the evidence.

With this new information Lana's confidence is raised. She was finally willing to tell the truth. She admits that she did she evidence of Ema pushing Neil to his death, and that she did change the scene against Darke. But if the scene against Ema was a fabrication, than Ema could be innocent.

After that. Gant decides to come clean. He did forged the scene for Lana and that he did use it to blackmail her. He even hid some evidence from. Evidence like the Strip of Cloth he knows Phoenix is now holding. Phoenix does show the evidence but spots a contradiction. In the photo, Neil's blood is splattered on his body, even on the place where the missing strip should have been. The strip should have blood on it. The cloth may had been cut off before Neil was impaled. Phoenix concludes that Gant has cut off the piece of cloth before he picked up the unconscious Neil and impaling him of the knight's knife!

Gant uses a last resort by once again accusing Phoenix of bringing false evidence. However Phoenix counters his argument by saying he is simply following rules. Specifically the following two:

Since Gant runs the Police Department, technically the evidence was shown the departments approval when Gant admitted that he hid the evidence. The Strip of Cloth was only relevant when Lana's photo was shown.

It looks like Lana doesn't need to worry about Ema anymore and is declared innocent. However this doesn't mean she goes scott-free. She still helped lie to court in the SL-9 case. But she is happy, because she is no longer under Gant's control. She even smiles to show her new found freedom.

After the trial, Lana apologizes to Ema for being a fool. She only did it all just her protect her. Ema doesn't care, as everything turned out alright in the end. Edgeworth meanwhile realizes that he is no better than Gant and wants to quit his job. Phoenix preps him up a bit by showing him that they found the truth together. It all started with Ema's drawing.

A businessman in the name of Joe Darke has turned himself in by claiming to have gone on a killing spree. Though we can't be certain without any proof, so a team of detectives were assigned to investigate the crime. The team consisted of Angel Starr, Bruce Goodman, Jake Marshall and his brother Neil Marshall, the latter prosecuting Darke. They were led by soon to be promoted detective's Damon Gant and Lana Skye. Despite their effort they weren't able to find very conclusive evidence and it seems like their progress has hit a dead end.

That is until that one night when Darke was taken in for questioning. When a storm took out the power, Darke made a run for it, Neil in pursuit. Neil grabbed a knife from a prosecutor's trophy he won the night before and pursued him with it. The chase ended up in Lana and Gant's office, where Lana's younger sister, Ema Skye, was waiting for the former so she could have dinner with her when Darke barged in. Darke would make Ema his next victim when Neil caught up with him and they both start to fight on Gant's side of the office. Neil eventually gained the upper hand and held his knife up. Ema could only watch as Darke and Neil struggled in the darkness. A flash of lightning made Ema see one of the men holding up a knife as if he was about to stab his opponent. Ema panicked at the sight and push Neil out the way. The battle ends with Neil and Darke knocked out and Ema passing out.

Not long afterwards, Gant came in the room. There, he sees the accused, and two witnesses passed out on the floor. Gant realizes that everything is set up just right, an opportunity for power. He develops a plan. If he can't find good evidence, he'll make good evidence. He would kill Neil and frame Ema for it. And when Lana sees this he would force her to rearrange the crime scene and make it look like Darke did it. Then after the case he would take the promotion and make Lana a chief prosecutor instead by essentially holding Ema hostage. He would lead prosecutors through Lana while he leads the detectives all by himself.

The big guy cuts a piece of cloth with the handprint Ema planted on Neil. He then skewered Neil on a nearby knife held by a golden armor, killing him, used the blood from Neil's body to write Ema's name on the jar, smash the jar to pieces. He then took one of the more important pieces and locked it and the cloth in his safe. Now that everything is in pieces, Gant left the room. Soon Lana came in and as Gant planned, is horrified at the sight and is unwilling to let her younger sister take the blame. With Gant's help, she pulled Darke and Ema's unconscious bodies to the other side of the office, clean as much of the blood as she could of the shards, and break off the tip of Darke's knife and plant it in Neil's wound. Now Dakre is sure to get the guilty verdict and Ema would get off scot-free.

Ema was called in to testify. She couldn't speak under the shock of what transpired last night, so she drew the two with one man raising his knife. She would also draw the jar she saw being dropped. Gant tore that part from the drawing, as it would be used against him and sealed it with the other evidence. Without the evidence to the contrary, Joe Darke, framed for the murder of Neil Marshall, was found Guilty and was given the capital punishment. The case, now known as the "SL-9 incident", is finally closed.

Fearing that the detectives were getting suspicious, newly promoted Gant gave lay offs the some detectives (like Angel Starr), demoted others (like Jake Marshall), but left the rest be (like Bruce Goodman). Now Gant, with Lana has her pawn with Ema's freedom on the line, he has complete authority over both sides of the agency. All is well.

Except Jake Marshall was unsatisfied with the results of "SL-9". He knew something was up since the evidence Edgeworth provided didn't fit what they have. He decided to not let this die and investigate behind Gant's back. Understandable since his own brother has died.

Goodman's ID card was stolen, so he went to Gant to fill in a report. Gant would follow Goodman into the evidence room using his ID card. Goodman suddenly asked Gant to reopen the case from two years ago. He also wanted to give the evidence to Jake. Gant, rather than politely denying Goodman's request, decided it was better idea off him entirely. Gant took Darke's broken knife and stabbed Goodman to death, killing him instantly. Gant took Goodman's body inside the trunk of Edgeworth's car (which makes one wonder how he did that without being spotted). and give Edgeworth himself a quick errand which requires him to drive to the Prosecutor's Parking Garage. Gant called Lana and told her to head to the garage and dispose with the body. Lastly, Gant took contents out of Goodman's locker, and left with them, leaving the jar pieces and a glove, which would be wedge the door open. He smeared some blood on Gumshoe's locker.

Meanwhile, Jake Marshall, who stole Goodman's ID earlier. Today was his last chance to find something that would change SL-9. He took Goodman's hat and coat and went in the evidence room with Goodman's ID. He opened up the locker, only to find nearly all of the evidence gone. He was then encounter by Meekins, who was retrieving the Blue Badger. Meekins asked for the man's ID. Marshall's cover would be blown if he shows Goodman's ID so he attacks him. the battle ended with Meekins knocked with Marshall the victor. However, Meekins's blood was splattered all over the white coat. He put the coat in his locker and rushed out of the room, avoid the camera that watched the scene take place.

At around the same time the events at the evidence room transpired, Lana reaches the garage and finds Goodman's body in Edgeworth's trunk. She sees Darke's knife embedded within Goodman's body and hid it in her scarf. She took out another knife and stabbed Goodman's lifeless body multiple times. Her action were witnessed by Angel, who has Lana arrested for the murder of Bruce Goodman.

Lana let's her within custody, as if she was turning herself in as Darke did two years ago. Lana wants things to get it over with and confessed to her "crime". Things may not end so happily, but hey, at least Ema would be safe from justice.

2 months after the adventure in Gourdy Lake, an adolescent girl in a lab coat named Ema barges in Phoenix's office looking for Mia Fey... Even though Mia died several months ago (Looks like she doesn't get out much). Anyways she wants someone to help her sister out of a murder case. Phoenix initially wants to turn her case down (as he had done so in the past two months), but takes it after hearing "sister". Ema Skye, a junior high school student who has an obsession with scientific forensics, says her sister, Lana Skye, is acting very dark recently.

At the detention center, Phoenix meets a very difficult Lana Skye, who is the Chief Prosecutor in the district. The crime happened in the parking garage under the Prosecutor's Office Building around 5:15PM and there is a witness who saw it happen. Lana actually confess to the crime and recommends that he doesn't take her case. She changes her mind when Ema scolds her for abandoning her sister. The way Lana was acting in the center scares Ema, as she knows that Lana was never like this until recent years. She used to be a very nice woman.

Phoenix and Ema investigate in the garage and they meet an officer in a wild west gettup, sorry, sheriff, who tells them not to touch the car. They decide to check on a wallet and with Ema's scientific method (as in showing off the DS's touching and three-dimensional capabilities), check the wallet's ID. Bruce Goodman, complete with an ID number. They then meet Angel Starr, a lunch-selling woman wearing a rich dress, who explains that she saw Lana stab Goodman in cold blood. Yesterday, the offices held a "King of Prosecutors" ceremony, and car the body was found in belonged to the winner of that award. Also, Angel hates prosecutors. What's her beef?

Phoenix and Ema head into one of the prosecutor's office. Which happened to belong to Edgeworth, who says he was the winner of the "King of Prosecutors", which he detests dues to the rumors surrounding that he cheats to keep his record up. Also the car and the knife used to stab Goodman belonged to him. And now he has to prove his own superior's guilt. Officer Mike Meekins comes in to alert Edgeworth with some evidence in a case. Though it doesn't concern Lana so he was put off. Edgeworth tells Phoenix to search the Police department, where Meekins works at.

They arrive at the department in half an hour and run into a blue dancing machine called the Blue Badger, the mascot of the Department. They also Gumshoe, who tells the two not to take Lana's case. Phoenix presents the wallet, and is told that Goodman was the victim. Gumshoe wasn't allowed in the records room, but he does give Phoenix and Ema permission to examine the car.

And so they did. Marshall tells Phoenix that Lana and Goodman once worked on a case together. Phoenix and Ema find Lana's phone. Lana tried to call someone. In Edgeworth's trunk, they find a note that reads "6-7S 12/2".

Angel gives her testimony, which explains the crime scene and what she saw: the parking lot is divided into two parts, by a chain link fence. One side - the A block - is reserved for prosecutors and the other - the B block - is for visitors. From the B block, where Angel had parked to go visit her boyfriend in the security guard room, she saw Lana holding a knife and stabbing Goodman. Ah ha! Then because the fence was blocking her about thirty feet away, that throws her testimony into question! Actually not really. Apparently Angel is pretty GenreSavvy, and had the presence of mind to snap a picture of Lana, splattered in blood and standing next to the car Goodman's body was found in.

Phoenix argues this - the photograph doesn't show Lana holding a knife. Edgeworth and Angel argue that the picture was actually taken a little after the crime actually occurred. Angel points out that Lana's wearing rubber gloves, proving that the crime ''must'' have be premeditated. The only problem with this, as Phoenix points out, is that Lana used a knife found in Edgeworth's car. Basically, Angel is arguing that Lana decided to commit premeditated murder without actually bringing a murder weapon. Oops!

But Angel is having none of this, and insists that she saw Lana stabbing Goodman multiple times. Presenting a trusty copy of the autopsy report proves that Goodman was killed after only one stabbing, though. Backpedaling, Angel blames her confusion on a red muffler Lana had been wearing...a muffler that wasn't around her neck in the picture just provided. Huh. While Angel insists that she saw something red, the Judge orders her to testify ''again''.

The only possible place Angel could have been for her testimony to make sense was the Security Room, overlooking the parking garage. While it's also about thirty feet from the crime scene, it changes the time Angel would have taken to reach Lana. The door leading to the A block was locked, forcing Angel to take a five-minute detour to the B block and then over the fence. Thus, there was a five-minute period that is unaccounted for!

Is the shoe as decisive as Angel claims, though? Examining the picture of the crime scene proves that there are no footprints...but the shoe has blood on the sole! Edgeworth accounts for this by reminding Phoenix about the oil drum of water Lana spilled. Clearly it was to wash away bloody footprints, and thus proves her guilt. The Judge is about ready to declare a verdict, and things don't look great for Lana.

The trial is unexpectedly saved when Ema wonders if Angel is lying, as she's on the prosecutor's side. Angel does not take kindly to being associated with prosecutors or of lying, and proves her story by presenting a second picture. This one shoes Goodman's body in the car, with the ground wet and the shoe undoubtedly belonging to the victim.

Things are ''really'' looking bleak for Lana now. However, upon closer examination of the photograph (hinted by Mia Obi-Waning his ass the second time), Phoenix notices Lana's scarf shoved in the muffler of the car. He reminds the Judge of how Lana said that word before being arrested. Could this be important evidence? The Judge agrees and gives a half hour recess to figure it out (and to get lunch).

During recess, Marshall confirms to Phoenix that Lana was wearing a scarf that day. Back in court, who should come to the stand by none other than the [[Main/MemeticMolester swimming obsessed]], organ playing, Chief-of-Police himself, Damon Gant. Gant offers a broken switchblade knife, with a tags that says "SL-9" Edgeworth is angry, as the investigators never found such evidence, though Gant reminds him that it was his responsibility to lead the investigation.

Gant testifies about the chaos going on between the Police Department and the Prosecutor's Office. Apparently, there was a murder there as well, and what's more, it happened on the exact same time as the one in the garage. The examination that follows brings a strange revelations. And is that the other murder took place in the evidence room, where the victim tried to steal the knife. It turns out that both murders are connected to some "SL-6 incident". and what's more is that the victims are the ''exact same person''!

So why didn't they tell anyone? In fact they tried to tell someone, but a certain red-coated prosecutor just happened to blow him off without bothering to hear him out. And so now thanks to him, both factions are in a bit of a rift. Whoops!

After apologizing to everyone for any inconveniences he has caused, Edgeworth calls for another day of investigation so they could prepare themselves more properly. Not exactly the best day, but hey, one more day for Lana!

Phoenix and Ema start off the investigation by heading off into the underground parking lot. They find some bloodprints using Ema's Luminol spray. This reveals a lot less blood than they were expecting. A fight to the death should bring out some much more blood. This is when Angel comes in. Angel concedes that she did tell a fib or too to make her story more convincing. However, she is certain the fact that she saw Lana stab Goodman.

A talk with Angel reveals that she herself used to work as a detective. she was fired because of the case known as the "SL-9 Incident", which was led by Goodman. In this case, they had much trouble trying to convict a criminal. And then suddenly, the higher-ups came up with their own evidence and got the guy behind bars. However, after the case, some detectives were demoted and others were laid-off. Angel and others thought their victory may had been due to some sort of conspiracy and they continued working on the case in secret. They suspect Lana to be into this conspiracy. Angel sells her lunches so that her "boyfriends" can help her contribute. She gives Phoenix a delivery job since he is serious to get behind the case.

They head into the police department to check on the other crime scene, they can't get go in without permission. So under Gumshoe's recommendations, they head to the Detention Center to talk to the suspect of the Department case, Officer Mike Meekins, the same officer who tried to talk to Edgeworth yesterday about said crime. He says that went into the evidence room to encounter a man who was equipped with a knife. Apparently, Goodman and Meekins had a bad fight and the whole thing was caught on camera. Meekins wasn't all that helpful however, as he couldn't recall anything from that moment. He didn't even know who Goodman looked like so he asked for his ID. This does tells us however that Goodman was indeed in the evidence room that day.

The duo run into Marshall on the way to the evidence room, in a room full of wild west properties. He reveals that he is also investigating the case from two years ago, even though the case was forever closed two days ago, the day of the current murder. They sure seem persistent. Marshall helps Phoenix and Ema open up the door with his ID card. He also has a grudge against the new technology in the locker room. Marshall provides the list of ID cards used before the crime happened. One of the cards used was Goodman's, which doesn't make a whole lot of sense. When Meekins asked for an ID, why didn't Goodman just show his ID instead of attacking the police officer?

Inside the Evidence room, they meet Gumshoe, who reveals that Edgeworth was a prosecutor for "SL-9". It was his first big case. His accused was a serial killer and he gave him what for. However, there were some loose ends hanging about and so started the rumors surrounding Edgeworth's forgery. Also, one of the ID cards used on the lock was Edgeworth's. Hmm... After talking they look around the place. They found out that Goodman was taking the severed knife. A cloth on a recently opened locker, and a glove, which is another piece of "SL-9". They then find some shattered metal. After putting the pieces together, it turns out to be a vase with blood stains on it. There is still one missing piece which seems to hold the most bloodstains. After some Luminol testing, they find more blood around the crime scene. It looks like something DID happen here.

They head to Edgeworth's office and talk to Edgeworth, whose mistake is labelled a simple communication error. He went to the evidence room under Gant's order to conceal some evidence for a dead case, Said evidence is a screwdriver. As for the rumors, he claims not to not have done anything to the evidence. Edgeworth gives Ema aluminum power for some fingerprints.

They use the powder to examine the fingerprint on Gumshoe's locker. It's owner seems to be... Jake Marshall?!?

Edgeworth states that it takes half-an-hour to get from the Police Department to the Prosecutor's office. He calls up Mike Meekins to the stand. Meekins confesses into murdering the victim but is demanded that he give more details about the crime. He was assigned to look after the Blue Badger to make sure it wasn't damaged during the transfferal. There he was seen and attacked by Goodman. He fought for his life before passing out. Meekins's ID card was used twice on that day. The second time is when Meekins saw Goodman.

During recess, Lana reveals that Marshall should know something about the case. She seems to know something herself, but still doesn't say anything. Gumshoe comes in to show files from the "Joe Darke Killings" case - at Lana's request, as she was a witness to "SL-9". One of the files is a list of people involved in that case. Among them is... Ema Skye? When Ema herself sees this, she runs off crying, Gumshoe following. Lana wished Phoenix a best of luck.

One foggy night, two men are on a boat reminiscing their older day. One man mentions his suffering and he can't take it anymore. A gun is brought out and a shot is heard. A man falls in the lake. Miles Edgeworth looks in shock as he holds the gun in his hand.

On the news, Phoenix and Maya hear about a sea monster has appeared at Gourd Lake, a lake known for the gourds that grew at the days of old. They also learn that a murder has occurred there, with Miles Edgeworth as the accused! Shocked by the news, they go to the Detention Center to learn more. Edgeworth refuses Phoenix's help but Phoenix isn't letting him go. At the crime scene, Gumshoe is enraged about Edgeworth's predicament. He doesn't know a lot except that a camper caught a photo of the crime scene.

The duo runs into Larry Butz, the accused from the first case. Maya learns that Larry, Phoenix, and Edgeworth went to grade school together. Strange. They also learn more about Gourdy, a sea monster that appeared after a popping sound.

Phoenix and Maya learn that they are going against Edgeworth's mentor; prosecutor legend Manfred von Karma, a fancy-dressing scary-sounding German who has been prosecutor for 40 years. He also ''never lost a case''. And he would do whatever it takes to keep his record clean, and Edgeworth does mean everything. Just think of Edgeworth ten-fold. What's worse is that Maya is too weak to contact Mia because she didn't train for the past couple of months. Edgeworth admits that he didn't fire the gun at the victim.

Right out of the bat, von Karma makes things incredibly difficult for Phoenix, from the fingerprints of Edgeworth's right hand on the gun, to expecting the judge to be just there to deliver the Guilty verdict. It's as if he is the one running the court. Lotta was called up. She mentions that there were two men at the boat. Lotta is being very vague throughout her cross-examination and von Karma is stopping Phoenix from pressing any issues further. It seems he is hiding something. It seems that Lotta is about to leave, but after being pushed by Maya, Lotta claims that she did saw Edgeworth shot the gun. Maya's outburst leaned her contempt of court under von Karma's call. After more testimonies, she finally admits that she wasn't paying attention to the boat after the bang, as she wanted to see Gourdy rise up from the lake. This lessens her worth as a decisive witness. Eventually, much to von Karma's chagrin, she shows an enlarged photograph of the "crime" taking place. Here, Phoenix sees a major flaw. It turns out that the one person was being firing the other person with his left hand, while fingers show Edgeworth's right. She didn't show it in the first place because von Karma wanted her to shut up about it.

With Maya now in tow, Phoenix continues to search Gourd Lake for clues. Lotta Hart shows up again and promises to make up for her irresponsible behavior by giving some valuable evidence...in exchange for proof Gordy does or doesn't exist. Gumshoe "helps" by giving Phoenix his pick of three things to help on his investigation. Using the metal detector, Phoenix finds an air tank which naturally belongs to Larry. Larry explains how the tank flew off several days ago and he only managed to find it on Christmas Eve. The picture of Gordy was actually the tank falling into the lake, meaning the whole thing was Larry's doing (when something smells, and all that). Phoenix tells this all to Lotta, who's disappointed but keeps her word. She tells Phoenix that the second witness is the man who runs the Boat Shop Rental place, nearby. She also gives Phoenix the second picture her camera took, even though it only is of an empty lake.

Phoenix decides that they need more information on the DL-6 incident, so he takes Maya to the police station for more leads. After proving to Gumshoe that DL-6 is relevant to the case, Phoenix gets permission to examine the Records Room. Inside, they read the DL-6 file and learn that the incident took place fifteen years ago, when an earthquake destroyed half of the courthouse and caused Miles Edgeworth (then a child), his father, Gregory Edgeworth, and a bailiff named Yani Yogi to be trapped in an elevator for five hours. When they were rescued, Miles and Yanni were unconscious from lack of oxygen and Gregory had been shot through the heart. It couldn't have been suicide and the murder weapon was a pistol found in the elevator, which had been fired twice. The suspect, who Misty Fey named, was Yanni Yogi, however Yanni got off thanks to the defense of Robert Hammond, who argued that his client suffered brain damage and thus could not be held accountable for his actions. Interesting.

Von Karma will kick off the trial by predicting the proceedings will only last for three minutes. He then calls the Caretaker to the stand. When Phoenix protests that the Caretaker isn't giving his name, von Karma explains that the Caretaker is unable to recall events from his long-term memory. He assures the court that the witness recalls events from three days ago just fine, so on that reassuring note, the Caretaker begins his testimony.

Phoenix realizes that there were actually ''three'' gunshots fired that night, two after midnight (which Lotta and the Caretaker heard) and one before midnight (which Larry heard). As proof, he submits the photograph Lotta gave him. It doesn't matter that it's empty, it matters that it exists at all. The camera wouldn't have one off without some loud noise to trigger it!

von Karma demands that Phoenix explains everything. After thinking things out, Phoenix finally realizes that the gunshot Larry heard was the murderer killing Robert Hammond. From there, the murderer disguised himself as Hammond and got in the boat with Edgeworth, before firing twice into the water (once to get the attention of potential witnesses and once to stage the "murder"), before falling out of the boat. When the Judge asks for the name of the murderer, however, Phoenix cannot give it. Not because he has no leads, but because the suspect hadn't given it! Yes, he believes the Caretaker is the murderer!

Phoenix finally tells Maya why he trusts Larry and Edgeworth so much - when they were children, he was put on trial by his class for stealing another student's lunch money. Everyone thought he did it, but those two defended him. Neither Larry or Edgeworth seem to remember the incident, but Phoenix still wants to pay them back.

Phoenix and Maya go to investigate the Caretaker's shack, only to find it abandoned (except, of course, for Polly). They search the safe and find a letter... about getting revenge on Miles Edgeworth! The letter details everything uncovered in court! When it's shown to Edgeworth though, he isn't sure who wants revenge on him. Since the letter says the plan is forgetting revenge on the "two men" who ruined the receiver's life (Hammond and Edgeworth) and mentions the statute of limitations being almost up for the DL-6 incident, Edgeworth figures it's most likely that the Caretaker is Yanni Yogi, the suspect for that case.

Phoenix and Maya come to news that they had found the Caretaker, who claims not to remember anything that happened, but Phoenix doesn't buy it. He is determined to put this façade at an end and find the truth.

Phoenix accuses the caretaker into being Yanni Yogi and wants fingerprints for proof. However, his fingerprints were burned off in a chemical plant accident. Well, shoot, there goes that plan. von Karma mocks Phoenix, saying he would have to cross-examine the caretaker's parrot to get anything.

...breaking character and confessing to the crime. He puts on a more serious tone and not only confirms that he really is Yanni Yogi and that he did shot Hammond. He killed Hammond out of revenge. As for Edgeworth, he leaves Edgeworth to give details for.

And then Edgeworth objects, saying that Yogi didn't give any details on why he wanted revenge and wants to be tried for the murder 15 years ago. von Karma agrees to try Edgeworth before the statute of limitations runs out. It seems he'll want his last laugh after Phoenix shattered his so-called "perfect" record".

Which brings us to our gray-haired prosecutor, who just happened to be taking a vacation after the incident took place due to the shock from the blow on his record. But what if it was for another reason? What if it was due to an injury? When given the chance, Phoenix accuses van Karma as the real killer, as he took a vacation to recover from a bullet wound he received during his stay at America. Using a metal detector, he finds a metal object lodged inside on one of von Karma's shoulders. A desperate von Karma denies such claim. Phoenix even shows the bullet Maya took from von Karma. He wants to test both bullets and confirm if they are fired from the same gun that killed Gregory.

Knowing he is screwed, von Karma lets out a raging roar. Edgeworth recognizes that roar is similar to that of the one he heard in the elevator. von Karma admits that he fired the gun at Gregory out of revenge for putting a irremovable stain on his court record.

After the trial, Edgeworth thanks Phoenix for helping him out. Larry comes in and confesses that HE was the one that stole Edgeworth's money at school. This leads to some bickering between the three before Gumshoe took them out to dinner. Lotta comes in and takes a picture.

The next morning, Phoenix gets a letter from Maya, who says she was worthless throughout the whole case and wants to move back to the village. Phoenix goes to the train station and convinces Maya that she was in fact helpful. If she hadn't taken the bullet from von Karma when he tased them, everything would have been lost.

And so end's our story... or at least in the GBA version.

After the trial, Gregory, Miles, and Yanni Yogi got in the courtroom elevator, where they were trapped because of an earthquake. Panicked and nearly unconscious from oxygen deprivation, Yanni Yogi attacked Gregory. Trying to save his father, Miles threw a dropped gun at Yogi. The gun went off just as everyone in the elevator passed out.

Outside of the elevator, von Karma was stewing over his recent penalty. We walked to a nearby elevator. That wan when he heard a loud pop. The bullet went through the elevator window and hit him in the shoulder, driving him even more crazy with anger and now in massive pain. At this point the electricity came back on, so he was able to enter the elevator before the three men woke up. Using the gun he found inside, he shot Gregory for revenge. Because none of the three people there knew von Karma was present, Yogi was left as the most likely suspect. He was named the killer by Gregory Edgeworth, who was channeled by Misty Fey, however Gregory himself hadn't seen the shooter since he was unconcious when von Karma showed up. He possibly lied to keep Miles from being accused. Yogi was assigned Robert Hammond as a defense attorney, and Hammond instructed him to pretend to have brain damage from the incident. While it was enough to get Yogi declared Not Guilty, his life was ruined as a result. The entire case became known as the DL-6 Incident. Meanwhile, von Karma took Miles in and raised him to be a ruthless prosecutor, all while letting Edgeworth believe that he secretly killed Gregory himself.

Three days before the stature of limitations ran out on the DL-6 Incident, von Karma sent Yanni Yogi instructions on how to get revenge for destroying his life. Yogi would invite Hammond to his boat stand shortly before midnight on Christmas Eve, where he would kill him and then disguise himself as the defense attorney. He would then meet with Edgeworth on a boat on Gourd Lake, where he would fired two shots into the water one to create a witness, the other to fake a murder in front of said witness. That witness would be Lotta Hart, who was actually there to see Gourdy. The gunshots triggered Lotta Hart's camera to take pictures of the incident, but also unexpectedly picked up and took a picture for the gunshot that killed Hammond. From there, Yogi returned to his previous role as the insane boat rental man, where he would pretend to have witnessed the entire thing.

It is Phoenix Wright's very first court trial as a lawyer and is understandably very nervous. Not only is the defendant accused for murdering his girlfriend, Cindy Stone, with a statue, but he would be defending his idiot friend, Larry Butz. The prosecutor, Winston Payne, even have a witness who can testify against him. Thankfully his mentor, Mia Fey, comes to make things a lot easier for him (and by easy we mean lending a tutorial for this game).

Frank Sahwit, who claims to be a salesman, claims to walk in on Larry just in time to see him do in his girlfriend. After his first testimony, Phoenix discovered that Sahwit got the time wrong. But how? After a series of testimonies, Phoenix discovers that the statue is actually a clock, a gift from Larry. Sahwit got the time wrong because the clock got it wrong as it wasn't changed back after the victim came home from a vacation. He couldn't have heard it any other way because there was a blackout. Using this logic, you conclude that Sahwit was the murderer as he was the only guy around to have heard the clock. He must have activated the clock when he hit Cindy's head with it.

And so Larry was acquitted and Sahwit was taken in. Larry however, was sad because during the trial, Payne made alletations that Cindy was the type of girl with many "sugar daddies", and led Larry along without caring for him. However, Phoenix presented the Statue to him to show that Cindy actually did care, leaving Larry with mixed emotions. Mia congratulates Phoenix for his first win and Phoenix lets it slip that Larry was one of the people who inspired him to become a defense attorney; stopping short of more details, he promises to tell Mia the whole story later...

In the darkness of night, Phoenix Wright arrives at Mia's office, only to see Mia's lifeless body limping on a wall, with an adolescent girl in strange robes crying on her shoulder, Phoenix examines the scene and finds a bloodied Thinker, the same murder weapon from last case, with some clockwork missing from it, and a receipt with a blood-red MAYA written on it. This Maya is the younger girl, Maya Fey, Mia's younger sister, who is shocked to find her bloody name written on a piece of paper. He then notices a young woman across the alley presumingly phoning for the police.

Just then, the police arrive and, seeing the evidence written on the paper, takes Maya into custody.

Undaunted, Phoenix decides to take the case himself. He talks to Maya again and learns that 15 years ago, her family was involved in the "DL-6 Incident" in which her family was called upon to aid in a murder investigation. Her mother, Misty Fey, was used to channel the victim in order to properly identify the murderer. Unfortunately, the accused was proven innocent. Then, a man called "White" let the story leak to the public, where they declared the medium a fraud and made her and the police the laughing stock of the nation. Unable to take the shame, Misty left her family behind in disgrace and hasn't been seen since. Later, Mia left the village to became a lawyer, partly out of a desire to expose the man who ruined her family. He also learns that Mia, despite high hopes for him after his first case, considered him "three years" too early to lead a defense alone.

This trial introduces us to Miles Edgeworth, an infamous attorney known as a "Demon Prosecutor"; plaugued with numerous rumors of tampering with evidence and witnesses.

Upon Phoenix's request, Edgeworth calls in the bellboy to confirm any suspicions, under the agreement that if the bellboy's testimony didn't reveal any new facts, the trial would end. After some tense cross-examination, the bellboy reveals that someone else checked in a room from Gatewater with April at the night of the murder, a fact that Edgeworth tried to conceal by instructing him to not reveal unless directly asked.

After another failed attempt to get something out of a very unbubbly but still bouncy April, Phoenix takes some time to do some more investigating around here. He eventually learns that a man named Redd White, CEO of Bluecorp was the person that checked in with April the night of the murder. He goes to meet White himself, who reveals that Bluecorp buys and sells information, even sensitive ones. White also heavily implies that, even if he has something to do with night of the murder, it would be next to impossible to put White on the witness stand as the law is a "toy" to him. Phoenix then notices a painting - the same painting he saw at Grossburg's office. White responds by ''punching Phoenix in the face'', informs him that an attempt for an assault charge would fail and dares the attorney to ask Grossberg about why he no longer owns the painting.

Phoenix meets Grossberg again, this time the painting is not there. This leads Phoenix to discover that Redd White had been blackmailing Grossberg. It turns out Grossberg was the one who told White about the "DL-6 Incident" in exchange for a large sum of money. However, this turned out to be a very bad move, as the police began investigation into discovering the whistleblower's identity. White met with Grossberg again and offered to keep silent about the leak, but with a heavy price.

And it wasn't just Grossberg whom White was blackmailing; Grossberg reveals that White was also blackmailing a high number a lot of high profile people were through Bluecorp's "information gathering", including members in the legal field. Despite discovering that several of Mia's files had been stolen from the crime scene, Phoenix comes across a folder containing a number of newspaper articles of suicide reports with "White" written on them; it turned out that Mia was investigating people who were blackmailed by White, hoping to expose his practices, before her death.

After Phoenix confronts White and accusing him of depraved indifference and of Mia's murder, White decides to testify in court tomorrow - against Phoenix! In shock, Phoenix discovered that White wasn't kidding when he said the law was his toy, as he used his grip on several important legal figures, including the Chief Prosecutor, to demand that charges be brought against Phoenix.

The trial begins with White's testimony of "witnessing" the crime. When asked to be more specific, White mentions Mia ran to the left before she was clobbered. However, April's testimony stated that Mia ran to the right. It's a contradiction, but both witness aren't wrong. April saw Mia ran right because she saw the crime from a window across the street. White saw her ran left because he was inside the office at the time. This didn't help his case especially since he mentioned a lamp that fell, which he couldn't possibly see from his hotel room. This proves that White was indeed inside Mia's office that night...

With this new information, Phoenix makes White eats his words. Hooray! But the celebration was a bit too early, as Edgeworth asks for another continuance for more investigation, claiming that Phoenix still could have been the culprit. However, Mia gives Phoenix a list of name to disclose in court; which turn out to be names of all the people that White was blackmaiing. Pleading for Wright to stop, White finally confesses to the murder and both Phoenix & Maya are officially cleared.

Unfortunately, White himself took notice of Mia's actions. He decided to spy on her, gave April May a wiretap and ordered her to put it in Mia's office.

One week later, Mia phoned her sister Maya and told her that she had some evidence against White ready. This confirmed White's suspicions; Mia was trying to put him under law and decided to end her investigation '''permanently'''. There is even someone he can blame, the little sister who may also know of Mia's investigations. White booked a room in the Gatewater Hotel, which is across Mia's office, along with his secretary April May. He then strolled into Mia's office as April stayed in the hotel room to create an alibi, Mia tried to run for the door (White's left and April's right) but White was much quicker. In the struggle, they knock over a lamp Mia bought the day before. White took the empty "Thinker" clock (that Mia referred into in the phone call) and hit Mia's head with it, killing her. He then took Mia's blood, writes Maya's name with it on the receipt of the lamp, take's several of Mia's files on him, leaves, and has April call the cops on Maya. With Mia dead and Maya framed for murdering her sister, White would be able to rest easy with the knowledge that Mia Fey was no longer a threat to him...

One month after the last case, Maya arrives to the newly established Wright & Co. Law Offices to tell Phoenix horrible, horrible, news; Her favorite TV star, The Steel Samurai has been arrested. (Okay it's pretty bad but still) Phoenix brushes off her reaction until he receives a phone call - from the Steel Samurai himself!

Phoenix and Maya go to Global Studios and find a grouchy elderly woman, Wendy Oldbag, who tells them that Jack Hammer was once a star until ten years ago. She is certain that Powers was guilty as she claims to have seen him when the murder took place. After getting a pass from Powers, Phoenix and Maya enter global studios but isn't allowed in the Employee Area.

They meet Gumshoe, who tells them that the reason Powers was arrested is that he was the only person to have gone to the studios, the scene of the crime. Also Oldbag is a sucker for detectives so she gave them very valuable evidence. They try to enter Studio One, but it was locked, so Phoenix and Maya look elsewhere. They searched the Employee Area and find a plate with a steak bone and a drain that looks like a child could fit through. They also find a cardkey in Power's purse.

With the cardkey, they arrive at the scene of the crime. There, they find a friendly assistant named Penny Nichols, who actually believes that Powers is innocent but doesn't know if he actually was napping at the time of the crime. She did however claim to have sensed someone...

After telling Penny's claim to Oldbag, the old security guard runs off to hunt down the assistant. Phoenix and Maya take advantage of this and checked the computer Oldbag was so sensitive about. It contains a picture of the Steel Samurai, but is it really Will Powers in that suit?

Edgeworth calls in Oldbag as his witness to the crime. She reveals that the reason she was sure it was Powers inside the costume in the photo is that during rehearsal, Powers sprained his ankle and in the photo, you could see The Steel Samurai dragging his foot across the floor, She also claims that no one else went past the camera though the photo that took the photo of the guy in the costume was labeled #2, so he can't have been the the only one who passed it. Oldbag retaliates by claiming she threw away the other photo. She remembers seeing a fanboy earlier today. Before Phoenix says anything, Edgeworth points out that the spear would be too heavy for a child to hold so he can't have been the killer.

During recess Phoenix and crew are out of options so they decide to convince the court to extend the trial for another day. They do this by accusing Oldbag, since she doesn't have an alibi and she knew about Power's ankle.

Phoenix and Maya decide to look around Studio Two for a bit, which they couldn't do before was previously blocked by the debris from a storm from the day of the murder. There, they find some interesting stuff, the number 2 on the sign, some soot in the incinerator, and a very uncomfortable looking flowerbed. Penny is acting as a guard today and her job is to lock up anything that kids would go through (which Maya unlocks)

In the dressing room they meet the leet-speaking director of Steel Samurai, Sal Maleena, who claims to have been in a meeting at studio two at the time of the murder. Well he's no good. Pheonix then runs into a very upset Wendy Oldbag, who says she was let go because she couldn't fit inside the costume. She's no good either. They then ran into the kid, Cody Hackins, who is also a nut for Steel Samurai and claims to have seen everything. He then runs off. Not fit for murder anyways. They find a key to the Studio 2 trailer and, what else, go inside the studio 2 trailer with it.

Inside Phoenix and Maya meet the producer Dee Vasquez, who is known for saving Global Studios in the past. After running an errand for her, she reveals that she was part of the meeting on Studio 2. They could have gone to Studio One had Mr. Monkey's head not been blocking the path. The head fell before the murder took place and was removed after the crime took place so there was no way people could get to the scene of the crime as it happened. Both the producer and the director were trapped at Studio 2 when the crime took place. Therefore, they have a very convincing alibi.

So Phoenix and Mia went back to Globals Studio and, after some trading card shenanigans, have Cody talk. Cody claims to have been there when the Steel Samurai killed the um... bad guy. He had a camera with him, as he always does but couldn't get a picture. This doesn't look good for Powers, but things get worse when Gumshoe arrives, says to have heard everything, and puts him under protection.

Edgeworth calls Manella to the stand. Here, Phoenix and Mia learn that they had a break in Studio 2 for fifteen minutes. And the murder just happen to take place during those fifteen minutes. However, this still doesn't change the fact that no one left studio 2.

After a short break, Cody was called up and his testimony reveals that he didn't have his camera with him. Phoenix had to do some pushing, but Cody kept trying to be vague. The reason? The Steel Samurai had lost and Cody couldn't bring himself to believe it happened.

Phoenix concludes that the man in the costume wasn't Will Powers, but Jack Hammer, the victim. Cody, relieves that it wasn't really the Steel Samurai who was killed, finally reveals that he did saved a single photo. He present it to the court.

This completely changes everything. It turns out the fight took place in Studio Two, which means that the Studio Two is the real crime scene, not Studio One. And since everyone else was at Studio Two at the time, this means that they were there when the crime took place!

So why would Jack Hammer steal the Steel Samurai costume? And how? Phoenix shows that there were sleeping drugs found near Powers's plate. And if the fingerprints were right, then Hammer would have drugged Powers with sleeping pills.

Mia turns back into Maya, who joins Phoenix into talking to Powers. Powers says that Dee Vasquez joined Global Studios around the same time Hammer lost his stardom. At the Studios they learn from Oldbag that Manella is pretty much a slave to Vasquez. They later into Gumshoe, who reveals that Hammer had indeed drugged Powers. Penny then tells them that The Steel Samurai, to Maya's horror, will be getting cancelled so people would forget about the crime. When they show her Cody's album, Penny reveals that Hammer "accidentally" killed someone five years ago, and Vasquez kept it quiet. Oldbag then confesses that a paparazzi caught the moment when Hammer killed a fellow co-worker. Vasquez, who actually has ties to the mafia, had used the photo against him since the incident. Luckily, Oldbag kept the photo safe and hands to the duo.

Phoenix presents the photo to Vasquez. He then accuses her of blackmailing Hammer about the incident, ruining his stardom. Vasquez wanted the photo to be destroyed, but it seemed Oldbag nabbed it before it could happen. Phoenix refuses to give her the photo so Vasquez decides to call her "crew" to have them "erased".

This time Vasquez is called up into court. She begins by recounting where she was at the time of the murder, she even mentioned eating T-bone steaks, which doesn't make sense the were no bones on their plates like Hammer and Powers's were. Phoenix says that they didn't eat the steaks because they were too busy encountering the Steel Samurai.

Phoenix then points the finger at Vasquez, but she couldn't have used the spear, which Phoenix agrees. But it doesn't matter because because the spear wasn't the murder weapon. The spear was broken so it couldn't be the weapon.

Vasquez testifies once more but once again, she slips up. She thought Hammer was injured when in fact he was emulating Powers's injured ankle. He wanted to pin the blame on him. This proves that Vasquez only met Hammer.

Will is free to go, but there is still one question, why would Hammer try to pin the blame on Powers. Phoenix explains that it's because Hammer was jealous of Powers's fame as the Steel Samurai. He believed that he had taken his glory from him.

Edgeworth walks up to Phoenix and tells him that he doesn't want to see him again because seeing Phoenix makes him feel "unnecessary" feelings. Meanwhile, Global Studios decided to continue with kid shows, starting with The Pink Princess, whose design was inspired by Maya's medium get-up.

On a very windy October day, Powers sprained his left ankle during practice and broke the spear prop. Powers decides to take a lunch break but not before Hammer drugged his lunch with sleeping pills. After finishing his meal, Powers takes a nap. Hammer then steals the Steel Samurai costume and duct taped spear and heads past Wendy Oldbag and the camera while emulating Powers's sprained ankle. He wanted to frame Powers out of shear jealousy for Powers's fame.

He goes to Studio Two, where Vasquez and the director Sal Manella were just starting to have a lunch break. Hammer tried to use the spear against her but before he could do so, Vasquez pushed Hammer into the spiky garden gate, impaling him to death as Hammer did with the co-worker five years ago. Ironic, isn't it!