Ace Attorney (逆転裁判〜その「真実」、異議あり！〜)

Every day, Regina takes food to

To the murderer: You haven't forgotten about six months ago, have you? I have conclusive evidence here with me. Come to the plaza in front of the lodging house, tonight, at 10 PM.

Acro, the wheelchair-bound acrobat.

After an accident six months ago, his brother, Bat,

has yet to regain consciousness.

What was the killer's true motive?

The courtroom illusion that will reveal everything

begins now!

Ace

Attorney

Ace Attorney

Objection!

Objection!

Your bluffing ends here, Mr. Phoenix Wright.

Just look at this witness.

Turnabout Big Top — Last Trial

He could not descend the stairs,

let alone leave the lodging house.

He could not have committed this murder.

Yes, indeed.

I'm no magician.

Will you say I had an accomplice?

No.

You committed this murder all by yourself—

Of all the foolish foolishness!

In that case, can you prove it?

Tell us precisely how the witness performed this killing?

Yes, of course.

Looks like you're serious about this, Mr. Lawyer.

Everyone here will now learn exactly how you did it.

But they won't be hearing it from me.

What?

That night, the ringmaster headed to the plaza

after being summoned by a note.

A large, wooden box waited for him there.

What he wanted was the item inside the box.

But the box was locked, and he couldn't open it.

With no choice, the ringmaster tried to take the box itself with him.

In order to lift the heavy box,

he had to squat, like so.

At that moment...

A deadly weapon came crashing down toward his head.

Hardtack

Huh?

Whoa!

Max Galactica?

Exactly.

What fell on the ringmaster's head was

the defendant's prize, won at the Magician's Grand Prix,

a life-sized bust of himself!

And this is where the miraculous magic trick begins!

Take a slow-motion look at the moment of miracle!

Whoa! It's Max!

Maximillion Flightica!

This is the whole truth behind what happened at the plaza that night.

And the only one who could've done this

was the man in the room directly above the crime scene,

Acro!

What in the world?

Hold it a second, Mr. Phoenix Wright!

Are you seriously suggesting that happened?

Hardtack

How could he operate a wheelchair while carrying a heavy bust?

He had no need to.

All Acro had to do was to drop it from the window.

B-But...

How could he drop it so accurately on the victim's head?

There is no way—

That's where the wooden box came in.

If he dropped the bust at the moment the victim tried to lift the box,

he couldn't have missed!

And how did he transport the box to the scene?

Simple.

He tied it to a rope and lowered it from the window.

Then what about the bust?

He cannot climb a flight of stairs unassisted.

How did he take it to his room?

It was probably...

A... A monkey?

Yes.

This is Money the Monkey, and he lives in Acro's room.

He loves shiny things, and he's in the habit of taking them home.

Maybe Acro devised this plan after

seeing the bust Money happened to bring in.

All of this proves that

Acro could have committed this murder!

Ridiculous!

Order!

The defense's claims are truly extraordinary.

However, they do make sense.

Do not be fooled!

Have you forgotten the clown's testimony?

He saw the defendant fly away from the crime scene.

Everything was as you just saw.

What Moe witnessed was...

Max's bust, with his cape stuck to it!

If you think this is all we've got, you're living in de Nile.

De Nile!

Gorgeous!

Gorgeous!

I can fly, I can fly, I can fly...

Curse you, Mr. Phoenix Wright...

How could you, of all people, see through the magic trick?

I wasn't the one who saw through it.

I had help from an expert in the field.

Recreate the magic trick?

Are you kidding me?

No. Please.

There's no way they'd cooperate.

Max,

I believe everyone in Berry Big Circus must get through this together.

Everyone in the circus...

Max took the clues found so far and unraveled the magic.

In other words, the trick behind this case.

And with the circus people's help,

We're back

we recreated it in this courtroom.

Why?

Didn't you two testify against the defendant?

Yes, they all initially suspected Max.

Berry Big Circus

Us? Help Max?

Why would we?

These are the documents from his salary negotiation with the ringmaster.

He asked for the raise to be distributed evenly among everyone.

What?

He must have thought a raise would give you all some motivation.

I believe it's proof that, in his own way, he cares about this circus.

The desire to learn the truth

brought them all together!

Gorgeous.

What do you say, Acro?

That's Max for you.

That was a very amusing circus you put on.

But that's all it was.

You're too naïve, Mr. Phoenix Wright.

You have yet to prove one very important thing.

Why would I want to take the ringmaster's life?

That's...

Exactly. The motive.

The victim was like a father to this witness.

He was greatly indebted to him.

Why would he ever kill him?

Do you have anything to say, defense?

Do you not know how to see things through, Mr. Phoenix Wright?

Do I really have to tell the court about it?

Bro, don't worry about it.

Show her.

Show her the truth behind this incident.

Nick...

Acro,

do you recognize this note?

It was found in the ringmaster's room.

The ringmaster's?

"To the murderer:

You haven't forgotten about six months ago, have you?

I have conclusive evidence here with me.

Come to the plaza in front of the lodging house, tonight, at 10 PM."

Wh-What is this?

Apparently, the morning of the murder,

this was posted on the bulletin board at the circus cafeteria.

The victim went to the scene, as specified by this note...

And was murdered?

To the murderer: You haven't forgotten about six months ago, have you? I have conclusive evidence here with me. Come to the plaza in front of the lodging house, tonight, at 10 PM.

The incident six months ago that the note mentions

is the final key to unlocking this mystery.

Order!

That was fun, Moe.

But what does he mean about the incident from six months ago?

Regina, listen carefully to what he says.

It's very important.

O-Okay.

Defense, what happened at the Berry Big Circus six months ago?

Acro's little brother, Bat, a.k.a. Sean Dingling,

was attacked by the circus lion in a horrifying incident.

B-By a lion?

Bat survived, but he remains in a coma.

The prosecution is fully aware of the incident.

An unfortunate accident, yes?

That wasn't just an accident.

Wh-What?

This is the scarf presented to Bat by Regina the animal tamer.

Apparently, he'd worn it around his neck that day.

He opened the lion's mouth and tried to perform one of her tricks.

That's when a terrible tragedy occurred.

That lion had been thoroughly trained,

and its attack on a person was unthinkable.

Then why did it...

I hear the lion smiled just before it bit down.

Eh?

S-Smiled? Do lions smile?

I have never heard of it!

Upon testing the scarf Bat wore that day,

we found traces of something on it.

And that was?

Pepper.

Pepper?

Don't tell me...

The lion didn't smile.

Isn't that right, Acro?