Ace Attorney (逆転裁判〜その「真実」、異議あり！〜)

Hmm...

It's two o'clock, I think...

I-I've gotta pin this on someone.

Oh, I know!

He'll do...

Perfect!

Defense Lawyer — Naruhodo Ryuichi

I'm Naruhodo Ryuichi,

a rookie attorney, who just got his badge three months ago.

And today,

for the first time, I set foot in the courtroom as an attorney!

Courthouse

The First Turnabout

Lobby 2

March 26, 9:47 AM District Court — Defendant Lobby No. 2

Ayasato & Co. Law Offices Chief — Ayasato Chihiro

What's keeping Naruhodo-kun?

Excuse me!

Sorry I'm late...

The trial begins at 10 AM.

I hope you're ready.

I am!

Sorry to force you to take time to be here for me, Chihiro-san.

Don't mention it.

I mean, it's my beloved subordinate's first-ever defense.

I wouldn't miss it for the world.

Thank you!

But I must say I'm impressed.

Not everyone has the courage to take on a homicide trial, right off the bat.

I wanted... no, I had to do this.

Because I owe him a favor.

A favor? To the defendant?

Yes.

Actually, I kind of owe my current job to him.

He's one of the reasons I became an attorney.

Well, that's news to me.

Courtroom 2

I want to help him in any way I can!

Courtroom 2

March 26 District Court — Courtroom No. 2

Prosecutor — Auchi Takefumi

That's my client, Yahari Masashi.

Defendant — Yahari Masashi

He's been my best friend since grade school.

Naruhodo!

It wasn't me!

What's your problem? Lemme go!

Naruhodo! It wasn't me!

I know. I believe you.

Naruhodo!

But the newspapers say it was you.

Model Murdered in Own Apartment in Broad Daylight!!

Suspect Yahari Masashi (23)

Naruhodo-kun...

So he's the one who motivated you to become an attorney?

Yes.

He's a good guy at heart.

He just has terrible luck.

He doesn't seem to have the best attitude.

He just has terrible luck and a terrible attitude.

Anyway, you must believe in his innocence to the very end.

Do not forget that.

I won't!

Judge

Court is now in session

for the trial of Yahari Masashi.

The prosecution is ready, Your Honor.

The defense is ready, Your Honor.

Then, your opening statement, Prosecutor Auchi.

At once, Your Honor.

Takabi Mika (22)

The victim is Takabi Mika,

a twenty-two-year-old model.

She was found dead in her apartment's living room.

We have concluded she was murdered from autopsy results and the state of the scene.

Time of death is estimated to have been around 4 or 5 PM.

The cause, blunt force trauma to the head.

The murder weapon was this statue of The Thinker.

I present it to the court as evidence.

Accepted.

But I must say, this is a modern thinker indeed.

Not "modern"! It's "Rodin"!

That is the gift of love that I made with all my heart and soul!

Oh, so it's handmade?

By the way, we found the defendant's fingerprints on the murder weapon.

Huh?! No way!

You made it by hand. Of course your fingerprints are all over it!

Naruhodo!

Let me state my case, man...

At this rate, I'm gonna be found guilty!

The prosecution would also like to call the defendant to the stand.

Very well.

You may proceed.

All right! Hell, yeah!

Looks like your friend has a foul mouth, to go with his terrible luck and attitude.

Now, Yahari-kun...

It seems you were recently dumped by the victim.

Watch it, buddy!

We're the twentieth century's greatest couple!

The twentieth century ended a long time ago, dude.

But lately, she'd been ignoring my calls, just a bit.

And standing me up, just a bit.

That is generally what we call being dumped—

Shut up with your nonsense!

They you knew about her trip overseas?

T-Trip overseas?

That's news to me, just a bit...

This is the victim's passport.

According to this, she returned from New York the day before the murder.

We also found a photograph taken during the trip.

My present...

I present these two items to the court as evidence, Your Honor.

Accepted.

Huh?

Hang on a second!

Who took that photo?

The man with whom she went, of course.

Aw! Hell, no!

Please stop repeating that word...

And there we have our motive.

The defendant heard about this, and murdered the victim in a rage.

Yes. That is quite the clear motive.

Wait a second...

I didn't do it, I swear!

By the way, on the day of the murder, did you visit the victim's apartment?

M-Maybe I did! And maybe I didn't!

I can hardly bear how dumb he is at playing dumb.

You don't remember?

Then, let me remind you...

The defendant is lying, Your Honor!

The prosecution would like to call its key witness to the stand.

A witness?

Order! Order in the court!

Escort the witness to the stand.

Hello.

This is where things get real, Naruhodo-kun.

Hello.

A witness?

Please state your name and occupation.

I am Yamano Hoshio.

I sell newspaper subscriptions.

Please tell the court what you saw on the day of the murder.

Of course.

Witness Testimony

That day, I was at the apartment complex to sell subscriptions,

Testimony

when I saw a man hurriedly leaving the apartment in question.

It was that man, over there.

Damn it, Yahari...

Why haven't I heard this?

I found that quite strange, so I looked inside the apartment.

Testimony

And I saw a woman lying there, dead.

I was too scared to go inside.

So I rushed to a nearby pay phone, and called the police.

It was 2 PM.

2 o'clock

Two o'clock...

A pay phone?

Didn't the apartment have a phone?

There was a phone by the front door,

but the area had a blackout that day, from 1 PM to 6 PM,

Blackout Notice

so he couldn't use it.

That does explain using a pay phone.

A blackout?

How about it, Your Honor?

You could hardly ask for a more conclusive witness testimony.

What's the matter?

N-Nothing.

The defense may begin its cross-examination.

Y-Yes, Your Honor!

Here's your time to shine.

If your client is innocent,

the witness must have lied in his testimony.

Compare the testimony to the evidence.

A contradiction is bound to be in there.

Find it.

A contradiction...

That's right.

The evidence holds all the keys.

Go get 'em.

Okay.

I'll give it a shot!

Er...

Your Honor! Just now, there was a clear contradiction in the testimony!

Oh? Where, exactly?

Well, uh...

I'm saying we should all put our heads together and find it...

Ow!

What's so funny?

Right now, you need less laughter, more thought.

Ah, y-yeah!

The autopsy report...

What is this?

All right!

Let's try again. The defense may begin its cross-examination.

Cross-Examination

You say you found the body at 2 PM.

Are you sure of the time?