For fifteen years,
I have had a recurring dream.
I'm in the dark, and it's hard to breathe...
Eventually, I hear a gunshot and a terrible scream.
A blood-curdling scream that I still hear to this day.
"It's only a nightmare."
That is what I've always told myself.
But if Yogi didn't actually kill my father,
that nightmare points to a horrifying truth.
I was the one who killed my father that day!
I would like to take a fifteen-minute recess.
During this time, I will consider the appropriate course of action.
Ace Attorney
Turnabout Goodbyes — Last Trial
I'm sorry, Wright.
I've just wasted all your efforts.
Um, Mr. Edgeworth?
Do you know why Nick became an attorney?
Apparently, it was to see you again and ask you what happened.
Me?
DL-6 Case File
The Miles Edgeworth I knew wanted to be a defense attorney, like his father.
But you became a prosecutor. I wanted to know why.
Wright...
My father was my pride and joy.
He was an attorney who wanted justice for both defendant and victim.
But after he was killed,
Hammond forced a shady acquittal,
and the case went cold.
That changed my mind. I started to hate criminals and defense attorneys.
The one who reached out to me then was von Karma.
von Karma?
He taught me that justice should be perfect, cold-hearted,
and a merciless hammer to be used upon all!
No...
I made up my mind
to become a prosecutor and make as many criminals atone as I could.
But perhaps
I simply did so to escape the sin that I committed.
Mr. Edgeworth...
DL-6 Case File
Nick?
It's all right.
I'll definitely prove my client's innocence.
But I've confessed my guilt!
I've admitted that I was the one who killed my father, Gregory Edgeworth!
I'm sorry, but I don't believe your "nightmare."
Wh-What?
I believe in your innocence.
Even if you don't believe in it yourself, I'll prove it for you!
DL-6 Case File
Nick!
What is this?
December 28, 3:30 PM District Court — Courtroom No. 3
Then, I would like to resume our trial.
Miles Edgeworth has admitted his guilt.
Deliver the verdict immediately and put him out of his misery.
All the defendant did was describe a recurring dream.
The defense has the right to cross-examine him!
The defense may begin its cross-examination.
Cross-Examination
Fifteen years ago, on the day of the DL-6 Incident,
why were you in the courthouse?
I was here to observe one of my father's trials.
And what did that trial involve?
All I remember is that he was up against von Karma.
Indeed. And Gregory Edgeworth was defeated
by my perfect prosecution.
There was a massive blackout that day,
and you three were locked in an elevator.
Help didn't arrive for hours.
Gradually, the air within the elevator began to thin,
and Yogi panicked and attacked my father.
Release my father!
I don't remember clearly what happened after that.
A shot rang out, and I heard a terrible scream.
I lost consciousness,
and when I came to, I was in a hospital bed.
There's no room for doubt.
Isn't there?
This is a photograph of the crime scene.
It clearly contradicts the defendant's testimony.
Contradicts?
Please look at this.
There's a bullet hole in the door.
The defendant said there was a single gunshot,
but this photo shows two holes. One in the body, and one in the door.
The bullet that killed the victim could have pierced his body and hit the door.
I think not.
What?
Look at the data on the murder weapon.
It says the pistol was fired twice.
The evidence really does contradict Edgeworth's testimony!
But there's no proof that the second shot was fired at the time of the murder.
The murder weapon was fired twice,
and there were two bullet holes at the crime scene.
It's natural to assume these facts are related.
True.
The defendant, a young boy at the time, lost consciousness after the first shot.
The second shot was fired after that.
In other words, someone else was at the scene.
The actual murderer!
The actual murderer?
Objection!
Unfortunately, there's something you seem to have overlooked.
Say what?
Look at the case file.
Only one bullet was found at the crime scene.
The bullet that claimed the victim's life was lodged in his body.
No other bullets were found at the scene.
That means the second shot was never fired.
Ergo, your claims are unfounded.
If the second gunshot was never fired,
all my conjectures are for nothing!
It appears we have our conclusion.
Let me ask one last time.
Defendant, you threw the pistol in an attempt to save your father.
But that caused an unexpected tragedy.
Is this correct?
Wait, Edgeworth!
Without doubt.
Very well.
That ends the cross-examination!
There are so many things I know I should be saying,
but I just can't find the words!
Don't give up.
You're on the right track.
There was indeed a second bullet at the crime scene.
Laugh, Wright.
An attorney can only laugh when times are desperate!
I shall hereby hand down the verdict for Mr. Miles Edgeworth—
Objection!
A second shot really was fired at the scene that day!
Enough!
The second bullet disappeared.
There is but one possible reason why.
And what would that be?
The murderer took it from the scene!
Objection.
Why do something so pointless?
Well...
It's no use. I can't think of any reason to take it.
Turn your thinking about.
Mia?
Don't ask why the murderer took the bullet.
Ask why he had to take the bullet.
I see...
There is one reason why the murderer had to take the bullet!
What?
The other bullet hit the murderer!
Th-The bullet hit the murderer?
If the murderer was also shot at the time of the crime,
he would've been forced to take the bullet.
That's why a second bullet wasn't found at the scene!
Objection!
There is no record of anyone else shot at the courthouse that day!
There must be someone who left the courthouse injured that day.
He even took the next day off.
No way!
So long as we have no suspect, we are finished here.
Objection!
There is a suspect... One lone suspect.
Pay him no heed! Hurry up and—
Mr. von Karma!
Fifteen years ago, the murderer who took a bullet before killing the victim
and vanishing from the scene...
It was you!
What?!
von Karma killed Edgeworth's father?
How dare you? Do you think you'll get away with such an outrageous claim?
This is the truth.
On that day fifteen years ago, you took on Gregory Edgeworth in court.
But your victory wasn't a perfect one.
You'd submitted falsified evidence.
Nonsense!
What does that have to do with the murder?
You're a prosecutor who strives for perfection,
and Gregory Edgeworth tainted your perfect record.
That could have been your motive for murder!
Judge, stop him from spouting any more baseless slander!
I hear you took a day off?
Wh-What?
The day after Gregory Edgeworth was murdered,
you took the only day off in your forty-year career.
Wouldn't that be natural, if he was shocked by the murder?
Perhaps.
But maybe he was forced to take that day off.
For instance, to extract the bullet that hit him during the murder!
But it's impossible to recover from surgery to extract a bullet in one day.
If surgery is out of the question...
Maya, let me borrow that.
Isn't that a metal detector?
That's right.
The defense requests permission to examine Mr. von Karma's body!
Ridiculous. I refuse.
But if you're innocent, you should have no reason to refuse.
It found something!
This makes it clear!
The bullet fired fifteen years ago still rests in Mr. von Karma's shoulder!
Indeed, there is a bullet in my shoulder.
I will admit that much.
But it has nothing to do with this incident.
What do you mean?
A few years ago, I accidentally shot myself while examining
a pistol to be used as evidence—
Objection!
Lies!
You took that bullet during the murder fifteen years ago!
Can you prove that?
It's simple.
We only need to compare the ballistic markings of the two bullets.
The bullet's gone?!
What's the matter?
He got rid of the data?
It appears this is as far as your delusions go.
Wright...
Now, end this trial!
R-Right...
What can I do?
Nick?
Edgeworth?
Edgey?
Mr. Edgeworth?
Call a medic!
Lobby No. 2
What? You pretended to collapse?
That was the only way to stop the verdict.
Dude, that's really risky...
You always were a bit of a daredevil!
I don't need that from you.
Anyway, we have little time.
Detective Gumshoe...
Sir! I hear nothing!
If the data is gone, there's only one thing we can do.
December 28, 3:55 PM Public Prosecutors' Office
So this is the Prosecutors' Office...
Yes. Stay close.
Sneak into von Karma's office?
He always hides disadvantageous evidence in his office.
Edgeworth, you...
Listening to your defense finally made me realize that I...
I want to believe in myself.
I'll go.
Maya?
All right. I'll accompany you partway.
Huh? You will?
Only prosecutors can enter the offices.
The doors use retinal identification.
R-Right...
But, dude, you're the star of this trial!
They'll definitely be mad if you're not around.
I'll be back in ten minutes.
Ten minutes?
But the recess is only five.
Five minutes...
We'll have to trick 'em somehow...
What?
Authorized.
Leave the rest to me and return to court.
Sorry to make you do this for me.
It's fine.
I want to be of use, too!
Now, hurry.
I'm worried about Larry.
Defendant — Miles Edgeworth
It's me, Miles Edgeworth.
Who are you?
Who, me?
Miles Edgeworth, of course.
Bailiffs! Throw this impostor out at once!
Hang on a sec! Look closer and you'll see!
No need to look. It's obvious.
Should've known that wouldn't work.
By the way, have you heard of "contempt of court"?
Of course I have!
If found guilty of it, you'll be executed.
Hey, Nick!
Am I gonna die, Nick?!
Am I in Hell?
Like this, and...
Found it!
Defense, do you have an explanation for this?
Your Honor, the defendant isn't feeling well.
He ran, right?
Seal all the courthouse exits!
That won't be necessary!
Edgeworth...
I apologize for my tardiness.
As Mr. von Karma predicted, I found a trespasser.
I've apprehended her.
Hey, wait!
There is no evidence to link the bullet in my shoulder to the DL-6 Incident.
I hope you're prepared to receive your verdict,
Miles Edgeworth!
Mr. Wright, I take it you have no fresh evidence to present?
W-Well...
Then I shall hand down my verdict once and for all—
Objection!
Maya!
I have the defense's fresh evidence!
Impossible! How did...
This is the bullet that killed Mr. Edgeworth's father.
I found it hidden
in your office!
Y-You wench!
Extract the bullet in Mr. von Karma's shoulder at once!
And compare the ballistic markings of the two bullets!
If they match, that will mean they were fired from the same pistol...
And prove that you were at the scene of the crime
perfectly!
What do you have to say,
Mr. von Karma?!
It's that scream I heard in the elevator!
So it was you!
Miles Edgeworth!
You and your father are my curse! You both dare defy me?!
You will be judged by the law.
That is all there is to it.
On that day, fifteen years ago,
I was in the court records room.
The elevators had ceased functioning due to the blackout.
That's when it happened.
I felt a horrible, burning pain in my shoulder.
Just then, the elevator door opened before my eyes.
I saw three people inside, lying unconscious.
One of them was Gregory Edgeworth,
the attorney who had tainted my perfect record!
A pistol lay at my feet.
I knew then that it was destiny.
Yes, he died,
never knowing who had shot him.
So that's why his spirit said Yogi had shot him.
Maybe he was trying to protect the young Miles, as his father.
I never imagined the bullet from the past would pierce me a second time.
Is this also destiny?
It wasn't the bullet that pierced you.
It was the truth!
Bailiffs!
We did it, Mia!
Lobby No. 2
I'm totally stoked!
You guys are seriously the greatest!
I always believed you were innocent, Mr. Edgeworth!
We did it, Nick!
Congrats!
And thank you.
Oh, that was for my sister.
Maya...
Wright...
So, it's finally over, Edgeworth.
You have my gratitude... Um...
Thank you for all your help.
Hey, you're being so gracious today!
Nice, nice.
With this, I hope I've repaid you a little.
Repaid?
Wait, what's this about?
I know, I know! The case of the missing lunch money, right?
Case?
Lunch money?
You defended me during that class trial.
That made me who I am. It's why I'm here now.
Wright...
Remember this?
You still have that?
Of course.
You still have yours, too, right?
Wh-Who can say?
I have no idea where it went.
I wonder who really stole the money.
I'd like to know, too...
The lunch money was thirty-eight dollars, right?
U-Uh, Larry?
You didn't...
Larry, it was you?!
Y-You've got it all wrong!
I had a good reason for what I did!
I'll sue you and put you on trial!
I'll become a prosecutor to make perfectly sure you're punished!
Then, Edgey, you defend me!
I suppose I'll have to.
Come on, don't fight.
You're the victim! Why would you defend the culprit?!
Maya...
You did well, Maya.
Sis!
Thanks.
I tell ya, I'm innocent!
Whoop! We're having a party tonight!
Right, pal?
Yep!
Whoop! Let's party!
"Good morning, Nick.
You were really impressive yesterday.
Seeing you made me think about what I'm doing here.
I wanted to help Mr. Edgeworth, too.
I wanted to help you.
But I couldn't.
So I've decided to go back to my training to become a full-fledged spirit medium.
I didn't think I could say it to your face, so I left this letter.
Goodbye, Nick."
Maya!
Nick...
I can't stop you from leaving?
No.
I couldn't have avenged Mia without your help.
Thank you.
Nick, I—
I'm sure...
I'm sure we'll meet again,
right, Maya?
Ace Attorney
Objection!
Let me tell you about that day.
That fateful day for us, the day of the class trial.
It's a tale of a little adventure, woven by Edgeworth, Larry, a puppy, and me.
The story of our meeting and our sudden parting after that incident.
And our story begins to move again in the present.
Edgeworth, are you going to leave us again?
Find the contradictions!
Reach out to the truth!
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Take that!