Ace Attorney (逆転裁判〜その「真実」、異議あり！〜)

The case that Maya picked to be our first was a murder involving a superhero.

Backed into a corner by all the evidence,

I accused the old lady on the stand of the murder.

Trembling with rage, she revealed a shocking truth to the court!

Ace Attorney

Turnabout Samurai — 2nd Trial

Actually, there's something I was told not to mention.

N-Not to mention?

What?

Exactly!

Listen up, and listen good.

Some other people were at the studios on the day of the murder!

Impossible!

We hadn't heard of this!

Witness, why keep this crucial information from the court?

Ain't you been listening?

What was I to do? They told me to shut my trap!

They said they had "nothing to do with it," see?

They said to pretend they "weren't at the studios."

Who were these people?

There was a meeting of TV bigwigs, the director, and the producer.

And where was this meeting held?

Oh, in the Studio Two trailer.

Studio Two?

This is the first we've heard of this.

Your Honor, we've learned there were others at the studio that day.

Yet, as we stand here, they haven't even been questioned.

I hold that it is impossible to declare a verdict right now!

What do you say, Mr. Edgeworth?

I have no choice but to agree.

Dear me, Edgey-boy... Don't gaze at me so passionately.

Very well.

That ends the day's proceedings in this trial.

May 12 Detention Center

Huh?! You knew those people were there?

S-Sorry. I was asked to keep it quiet, too.

You've gotta tell us these things, or we'll lose the case.

Nick here has so little experience, he may as well not be a lawyer, you know!

That's going too far.

I... I appreciate the warning.

Anyway, we'll go down to the studios again.

I hope we run into that boy!

Steel Samurai Path to Glory

We need to return this to him.

You mean the boy with the camera?

You know him?

Yeah, he seems to have been sneaking on to the lot often.

I've spotted him a number of times.

A ghost?!

A ghost? Come on.

How can an adult be such a scaredy-cat?

Hey!

You should learn from the Steel Samurai.

His way of life is awesome!

"Way of life," huh?

You should have just told him you're the Steel Samurai.

But it would've disappointed him to learn that this shabby old man was his hero.

I don't mind, really...

As long as kids keep loving the Steel Samurai.

Yeah, there's no way.

Such a nice guy would never smear the Steel Samurai's name.

Global Studios

Then the murder was actually committed by someone else.

We need to figure out who.

May 12 Global Studios — Studio One

Huh? Nobody's here.

But security said the director's here.

There you are!

Warrior of Neo Olde Tokyo Steel Samurai

Gotcha.

Who are you?!

You l4m3rs!

Director — Sal Manella

How can j00 not know the great Sal Manella?

I am teh L33T DIR3CT0R! I make the Steel Samurai!

Huh? Really?!

Oh, nice.

Come on...

RLY, RLY nice.

Samurai!

Buffer overrun... You've triggered my CR34T1V3 P0W3RZ!

It's coming to me. The sequel to Steel Samurai!

Pink Princess: Warrior of Little Olde Tokyo!

P-Pink Princess?

Why is it "Little" Olde Tokyo, not grand Neo Olde Tokyo?

Why are you taking him seriously?

Oh, so j00're defending WP?

You're the director, but you have to deliver the script to the producer?

Sounds rough.

During rehearsals,

she always barks out orders, heavily annotated script in hand.

If I don't take it to her fast, my ass is p0wned!

She adds notes to the scripts?

That producer seems pretty hands-on.

At the time of the murder, you were in a meeting, yes?

Yeah, in the morning, we had an action-scene rehearsal.

Then a meeting that lasted till 4 PM.

Action-scene rehearsal?

Oh, so the director was there when Powers got hurt.

Uh, what is this?

j00 don't know Forest Imp?

It's the studio mascot.

Er, that's not what I meant...

Its head fell off?

Well, it's quite old,

and there were strong winds on the day of the murder.

May 12 Global Studios — Studio Two

So this is Studio Two.

There's a studio all the way over here?

Yeah, but it's been unused for five years.

Why is that?

IDK!

Apparently, there was an accident.

The old security lady probably knows.

She was around back then.

What's this producer like?

j-j00 don't know?

Dee Vasquez...

She brought the studio back from the brink of destruction. M4d sk1llz!

No one can defy her!

Producer — Dee Vasquez

Um, Ms. Vasquez?

We're defending Mr. Powers.

I was wondering if you could tell us about the murder.

Quiet.

I'm reading the script.

D-Do you wanna be disciplined?

We're getting nowhere fast.

Hey, hey...

Look, Nick!

Lie of the Wry Samurai Dynamite Samurai The Lute Samurai

Are these all movies Hammer, the victim, starred in?

The Dynamite Samurai!

Lie of the Wry Samurai?

I want to cry.

The Bearded Commander series! I remember that!

Samurai Summer The Bearded Commander Lie of the Wry Samurai

Samurai Summer?

That brings back summeries!

It was a typical summer romance, but done as a period drama.

Wow, I guess Jack Hammer was quite the big star.

Powers's attorney?

You wanted to know about the day of the murder?

Y-Yes.

I hate to tell you, but at the time of the murder,

the people here couldn't have gone to Studio One.

They couldn't have? Why?

The path was blocked.

You saw Forest Imp on the way here, correct?

Forest Imp?

The monkey with the broken head.

That day, the wind pushed its stupidly huge head over,

blocking the path.

It wasn't until after 3 PM that a crane came to move it.

It took about an hour to clear the path.

Everyone in this trailer was stuck here until then.

We couldn't have killed Hammer.

But what if the head fell over after 2:30 PM?

Then you could have gone to Studio One.

Safety First

Each hour, Forest Imp announces the time.

"It's 4 PM, I daresay," and so on.

Check the back of its head.

The clock stopped when it broke.

2:15... That's before Hammer was killed.

Then the ones in the trailer were actually unconnected to the murder?

Y-You backstabbing whippersnapper!

Come on! I only said you could have done it...

By the way, you certainly returned to your post quickly.

Oh, the police took me away!

They had a spare Steel Samurai costume and told me to put it on!

How could I, a sweet, little old lady, wear a giant suit like that?!

When they saw I couldn't, they let me go.

Who do they think they are?

Know this. This old lady never forgets a slight or insult.

I'm never talking to you again.

Don't come to me when you're lonely. My lips are sealed!

For someone with sealed lips, you sure talk a lot.

Quiet, whippersnapper! Starting now!

One, two, three, mmmph!

Oh, but Hammer was pretty awesome, huh?

Mmmph.

Yeah, yeah.

The Dynamite Samurai poster really gives you goosebumps, right?

M-Mmmph...

I prefer the Bearded Commander.

The Bearded Commander series is unforgettable, ain't it?

Hammer is an eternal superstar.

He was such a huge part of my youth.

If only that accident hadn't happened.

Accident? You mean five years ago?

Tell us, old lady!

No, I'd never do that.

Come to think of it, Studio Two was abandoned five years ago, too.

Shut up...

I told you my lips are sealed!

For someone with sealed lips, you're talking a lot.

Like I said, starting now.

One, two, three, mmmph!

That boy!