Ace Attorney (逆転裁判〜その「真実」、異議あり！〜)

At Hazakura Temple, a mountain training retreat,

picture book author Elise Deauxnim was murdered.

The first day of the trial ended with big questions yet to be answered.

There were shocking facts everywhere in the incident.

The real crime scene was the Inner Temple, not the main Hazakura Temple.

The victim, Elise, was Misty Fey, Maya's missing mother.

Iris's twin sister was executed last month.

It was Dahlia Hawthorne, of all people.

And then I hit upon the terrifying truth.

All of this was carried out with the help of a blissfully ignorant Pearls,

and it was all part of a grand plot by Morgan Fey.

Her objective was to wipe out the main bloodline of the Kurain school.

We still don't know if Maya is okay.

Please be all right!

Ace Attorney

Ace Attorney

Season 2

February 10 — 9:39 AM District Courthouse — Defendant Lobby No.1

I see...

Bridge to the Turnabout — 5th Trial

Mystic Maya is still trapped in there?

Yeah.

Iris is trying to disable the trick locks for us.

If you're talking about Sister Iris,

she's here at the courthouse now.

Edgeworth...

To discuss her testimony with the prosecution.

She's testifying?

Um...

But what about Mystic Maya?

Don't worry.

Someone else is working on the locks while she's here.

Who?

Franziska von Karma.

She's been at it without sleep since last night, with the help of the head nun.

Then, today's trial...

...will be led by that man.

"Godot," was it?

Prosecutor Godot!

Well, I leave the rest in your capable hands,

partner.

Sure thing.

I got this.

The final showdown is about to begin.

Watch me, Maya!

February 10 — 10:00 AM District Courthouse — Courtroom No.7

Court is now back in session for the trial of Sister Iris.

Uh...

Why are you here?

My little brother fainted with a scorching fever, so I'm standing in for him.

They were brothers?

Your opening statement, Prosecutor Godot.

People's hearts change with the shifting of the tides.

In this crazy world,

there is only one constant...

The bitter darkness that lies at the bottom of this mug.

What are you getting at?

I'm saying the prosecution's plan has changed.

During the last trial,

the accused refused to admit her role in the crime.

But she has had a change of heart.

Sister Iris has a confession to make, it seems.

"Confession"?

Why didn't you talk to me about this, Iris?

Upon meeting a pretty lady, ask for her name and profession.

That's one of my rules.

My name is Iris.

I am but a simple nun undergoing training at Hazakura Temple.

Iris, what do you need to confess?

I'm so sorry.

I can't continue lying to everyone anymore.

I did play a part in this terrible incident.

Are... Are you actually confessing?

Are you saying that you were the one who murdered Elise Deauxnim?

No, Your Honor, but I dealt with the cover up.

Cover up?

I took her lifeless shell to the Hazakura Temple's courtyard,

where I desecrated it.

That was your doing?

Yes.

I did it to cover for her.

Wait a second!

Who do you mean by "her"?

Even if it meant dirtying my own hands, I had to protect her...

The daughter of the Master of the Kurain School of Channeling,

Mystic Maya Fey.

Objection!

Objection!

That's ridiculous! Maya could never...

Either way,

we must hear the defendant out first.

Witness Testimony

I went to the Inner Temple that night,

took over for Sister Bikini,

and assisted Mystic Maya with her training.

But didn't you testify that you never went to the Inner Temple that night?

Well, I was lying to protect her.

When Maya passed through the garden after getting ready for her training,

Elise suddenly showed up and started attacking her with her staff!

While Maya was still stumbling,

Elise cast aside her staff and brought out a dagger from her robe.

Maya tried desperately to defend herself and stole the weapon.

It was only in self-defense!

Elise tried to kill Maya!

That's why I tried my best to protect her!

If you moved the body to Hazakura Temple,

Maya Fey wouldn't be suspected.

Not a bad idea.

Iris...

I still don't know why you're doing this,

but your testimony has a clear contradiction.

Elise couldn't have cast this staff aside.

This thing has a gimmick.

I-Isn't that...

Isn't that blood?!

Whose blood is it?!

It's being analyzed as we speak.

But it doesn't make sense that she'd throw this sword away and use a smaller one.

In the first place, Elise would never try to murder Maya Fey!

How can you be so sure?

Because the victim's real name was not "Elise Deauxnim."

Her real name was Misty Fey.

Fey?

N-No...

Misty Fey was the Master of the Kurain, who'd been missing for years.

She was also Maya Fey's mother!

Are you serious?!

It can't be...

M... Mystic Misty?!

Why would she try to kill her daughter, who she hadn't seen in 17 years?

What reason could she possibly have had?!

Order! Order in the court!

Well...

I'm sure it's a long story.

When we investigated the Inner Temple's garden again,

we discovered this little beauty that backs up the testimony.

There's a bloodstain on its tip.

We're still waiting on forensics for this one, too.

Are you saying that was the murder weapon?

That is the prosecution's belief.

This photo of the crime scene seems odd.

Why was the snow around the lantern cleared out?

Oh? There's something written on the lantern.

ayaM

I-Is that... a m-message written in blood?!

Maya

It says "Maya" backwards!

That's right!

After Elise was stabbed,

she reached out behind her and wrote her killer's name

in her own blood!

Crap! I forgot about that!

Hold it!

Hold it!

Hang on just a minute.

What are you all talking about?

What do you mean? We're talking about that message written in blood.

Nonsense.

Are you saying there's something written on the lantern?

Could it be...

He can't see it?

Anyway, this is a vital clue.

What do you say?

Prosecutor Godot?

R-Right...

Let's move on, witness.

Is Prosecutor Godot panicking?

After it happened,

I thought it was my duty to protect the future Master of the Kurain School.

And so, we decided that I would move the body using the snowmobile.

Yeah.

There were clear snowmobile tracks from the bridge to Hazakura Temple.

Clear tracks from Dusky Bridge...

That reminds me. When I carried the body to the bridge,

the snow had already stopped.

"The snow had already stopped"?

Are you absolutely certain?

Huh? Y-Yes, I remember it clearly.

Objection!

That just isn't true.

That night, the snow stopped falling at 10:50 PM.

Five minutes before it did, something crazy happened.

What do you mean?

Oh, right...

It appears that you are unaware

of the lightning strike that hit Dusky Bridge.

L-Lightning strike?

You couldn't have moved the body across!

Because the bridge was already on fire!

In other words, witness, your testimony...

is a complete and utter lie!

Iris is trying to frame Maya.

But why?!

Witness!

Lying under oath will bring a contempt of court charge!

The snow stopped five minutes after the lightning strike?

How laughable.

Weather in the mountains is as fickle as a maiden's heart.

It changes unpredictably all the time.

Right!