Ace Attorney (逆転裁判〜その「真実」、異議あり！〜)

S-Stay away!

Let that girl...

Let the hostage go!

Shut up!

C-Come closer,

and I kill her!

Too bad for you.

This is as far as you go.

My name is Ayasato Chihiro.

This is a story of my first trial as a defense attorney.

It took place a year before I met Naruhodo-kun.

Charges: Kidnapping, Murder Sentence: Death Penalty

My first client was an escaped death row inmate.

That trial would go on to uncover a shocking truth

and become something I wouldn't forget for the rest of my life.

Ace Attorney

Ace Attorney

Season 2

Lobby 4

Turnabout Beginnings — 1st Trial

I'm so nervous, I could die.

Don't freak out, Chihiro.

Pump yourself up and go in!

Good morning!

I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!

I din't do nuttin'!

I din't kill nobody!

March 16 — 9:24 AM District Court — Defendant Lobby No. 4

Onamida Michiru,

my first client.

Onamida Michiru

Sentenced to death five years ago, and now...

a prison escapee.

I din't do nuttin'!

I swear!

Oh, but you did escape from custody, right?

I'm sorry! I'm sorry!

Two days ago, he escaped from a police wagon when it crashed.

Vicious Murderer on Death Row Escapes

He was recaptured eight hours later,

but in that time, a policewoman was murdered.

Policewoman Killed By Fugitive

The police believe that Onamida-san did it.

Five years ago...

I was set up!

That woman lied in her testimony!

That's why I...

...escaped and met the policewoman?

Yeah, I did.

She's the reason I escaped.

But...

I din't kill her!

It's true!

I can trust you, right,

Onamida-san?

You're not going to figure out the truth by just staring at the guy.

How will our little kitten do all alone in the big, scary lion's den?

Kaminogi Soryu

Let me get a good look.

Kaminogi-senpai!

You've got real guts.

An escaped death row convict for a first client?

I don't know how I got here, either.

Very well.

Maybe you'd like someone to play with.

Is Kaminogi Soryu not good enough for you?

I-I didn't say...

The number one attorney in the agency is here for me?

Today, you're the number one.

There's no doubt our friend here

met the victim two days ago.

This memo was found on her desk.

March 14 - 1:21 PM Meet Onamida at 4:30 PM Same bridge Wear white scarf for identification Talk to Chinami, tell her this time >

March 14 - 1:21 PM Meet Onamida at 4:30 PM Same bridge Wear white scarf for identification Talk to Chinami, tell her this time >

He called her and asked to meet.

The time and place were specified, and even an identifier.

Same bridge Wear white scarf for identification

A white scarf?

Well, a person's appearance can change a lot in five years.

The circumstantial evidence is all there.

Can I really turn this thing around?

Relax.

The prosecutor for today is fresh out of his diapers as well.

R-Really?

However...

Apparently, he's the greatest prodigy the prosecutor's office has ever seen.

Prodigy?

Well, sharpen those claws of yours.

It's go time.

March 16 — 10:00 AM District Court — Courtroom No. 4

Court is now in session for the trial of Onamida Michiru.

The defense is ready, Your Honor.

The prosecution is also ready, of course.

I understand the lawyers for both sides are newcomers?

Y-Yes, Your Honor. I'm Ayasato Chihiro.

I am Mitsurugi Reiji.

Oh, so you're the new prosecutor everyone's talking about?

They say you're the youngest prosecutor in history.

I'm twenty.

He's younger than me?!

I guess our little kitten doesn't have much of a reputation yet, huh?

Well, Prosecutor Mitsurugi. Your opening statement, please.

Five years ago,

the defendant, Onamida Michiru, was sentenced to death.

His crimes were kidnapping, extortion, and murder.

The girl he throw off the bridge was only fourteen years old.

The river under the bridge is well-known for its powerful current.

Most bodies that fall in are never recovered.

A truly horrible crime.

What decided the case

was a certain witness's testimony.

The testimony of a policewoman who confronted this criminal.

She arrested Onamida at the scene

and later testified against him.

This man took the young girl hostage, and after he was done with her,

he threw her into the river!

So that testimony was what put him on death row.

That very same policewoman

is the murder victim in this case,

Miyanagi Yuki

Miyanagi Yuki

Police Sergeant Miyanagi Yuki.

The man who was sentenced to death based on her testimony

escaped two days ago

and finally got his revenge!

It's quite obvious that the defendant is guilty.

W-Wait a minute!

The defense, uh... demands a cross-examination!

Oh? Do youngsters these days not know when to give up?

The spirit of youth can be quite pitiful at times.

Why, you! You're younger than me, you hypocrite!

Very well, then.

I call the detective who was in charge of the investigation.

Witness, state your name and occupation.

Sir! I'm Itonokogiri Keisuke, a homicide... d-detective down at the precinct!

I finally got promoted to the detective division half a year ago!

I don't believe anyone asked about that.

Now, Detective.

Your testimony, please.

Yes, sir!

It begins!

Listen, kitten.

You'd best pay attention.

If you don't, you'll get swept away...

By the god of justice.

On the day of the incident, the defendant phoned Miyanagi Yuki and asked to meet.

She went to Dusky Bridge at the designated time to meet him.

This here is the memo she took down during the call.

That's the one I saw in the lobby before the trial.

March 14 - 1:21 PM Meet Onamida at 4:30 PM Same bridge Wear white scarf for identification Talk to Chinami, tell her this time >

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The defendant met the victim there and stabbed her in the back with a knife.

It proved to be fatal.

V

V

V

He then stuffed her body into his car trunk and tried to make a getaway.

V

But he was arrested at a police checkpoint.

This is the picture of the trunk.

You can see the knife still stuck in the victim's back.

There's nothing strange here!

All right.

Your cross-examination, defense.

Defense?

Y-Yes!

C-Cross-examination coming right up!

Hey, hey. If you keep trembling like that, you're gonna make me spill my coffee.

I-I'm just trembling in excitement!

Onamida-san had a car?

Well, yeah. The murder happened on a bridge way up in the mountains.

Of course, it was a stolen car.

A bridge up in the mountains?

Why meet there?

Because it is a very important place to the defendant.

What do you mean by that?

The place where he, five years ago, killed his hostage

and was arrested by Sergeant Miyanagi?

It was the very same Dusky Bridge.

A fated reunion at a very special place, huh?

Here's a photo that just happened to capture the moment of the crime.

You can clearly see the two of them facing off on the bridge!

Very decisive, eh?

That's some hot and bitter evidence.

But...

Unfortunately, its really odd taste shines through.

O-Odd taste?

Same bridge Wear white scarf for identification

I-Is this...

Exactly. That's what real coffee should taste like.

Detective!

Y-Yes?

Did you say there was nothing strange about this photo?

I did, yes!

Take another look at the memo the victim left.

March 14 - 1:21 PM Meet Onamida at 4:30 PM Same bridge Wear white scarf for identification Talk to Chinami, tell her this time >

"Wear white scarf for identification."

Same bridge Wear white scarf for identification

That means the victim must've been wearing a scarf.