During the channeling ritual in Kurain Village,
the spirit Maya summoned committed a murder.
Amidst a desperate trial,
I pointed out the possibility that the woman in the photo might not be Maya.
And the highly unusual spirit trial
was extended to a second day.
Ace
Attorney
Ace Attorney
June 21, 2:31 PM Spirit Mountain Railroad
Reunion and Turnabout — 3rd Trial
Is it good?
Yes!
So this is one of those station lunches people talk about.
You were a huge help today.
What did you think of your first trial?
Mystic Maya looked so small... and helpless.
I see...
And that woman...
How rude can you be?
Bullying Mystic Maya like that!
You mean Prosecutor von Karma?
Yes!
I'm going to whack her tomorrow!
Come to think of it, I never asked what you were doing at the time of the murder.
Huh?
Where were you when the ritual began?
What's wrong?
D-Does it really matter wh-what little old me was up to?
You can whisper it to me.
I won't tell anyone.
That day, when Mystic Maya's channeling began,
I was playing in the Winding Way.
And then, I... I ended up breaking it.
Breaking what?
The village's treasure, the Kurain sacred urn!
Ami
The spirit of Mystic Ami, founder of the Kurain School, resides in that urn.
It's said her protection maintains the Fey family's spiritual powers.
And yet...
Ami
I let Mystic Maya's spirit fly away!
You didn't tell your mother?
I'm a bad girl...
I thought maybe they'd banish me for breaking a village treasure.
But the broken pieces were pretty big, so...
You thought you could reassemble them, and no one would notice?
Yes...
I was fixing Mystic Ami's urn in the Winding Way.
The channeling had already started, so I didn't think anyone would walk by.
I was focusing so hard.
When I'd finally put it together and taken a deep breath,
I saw you guys in the Channeling Chamber.
That must've been when we heard the gunshots and rushed to the scene.
Until then, Pearl was in the Winding Way the whole time.
Um, Nick...
I'm going to get banished, aren't I?
I really don't think that's going to happen.
I mean, I bet Mystic Ami's happy to be out of that cramped urn.
Really?
Also, you did your best for Maya today.
You're pretty amazing.
June 21, 3:24 PM Kurain Village
Thank you for bringing me all the way home.
Oh, no...
I also had some things I wanted to check.
Pearl!
How could you leave the village on your own?
Do you know how worried I've been?
I'm sorry, Mother...
You! Tricking my Pearl like that!
You will be cursed! Cursed, I say!
C-Cursed?
Mother! Nick didn't do anything wrong!
I just really wanted to help Mystic Maya...
Yes, I know.
You are a kind soul...
Now, into the manor you go.
Yes.
I heard you did well today.
Huh? Oh, yes...
I am terribly sorry I could not attend the trial today.
With the head gone, I had to oversee the student training.
The head is...
Mystic Maya's mother, isn't it?
Misty Fey.
She is a brilliant medium.
And she is—
Missing.
Yeah, Mystic Maya told me.
About sixteen or seventeen years ago,
Mystic Misty failed at channeling a certain important spirit.
And after that, she simply disappeared.
I do not believe she will ever return to this village.
And in a few years' time, her name will be forever erased from the village.
What do you mean?
Anyone who's been away from the village for a long time is considered dead.
When that happens, a new head is appointed.
And that would be Mystic Maya?
Naturally, that's how it was supposed to be,
but with this murder, I'm afraid...
I shall take my leave.
If you need anything, feel free to ask any of the manor helpers.
A-All right.
Thank you.
Also, stay away from my daughter!
Are we clear?
Excuse me.
That must be the Kurain sacred urn that Pearl mentioned.
What the heck?
IAM
"I am"?
The spirit of Mystic Ami, founder of the Kurain School, resides in that urn.
Ami
Pearl...
She may not look it, but I guess she's surprisingly clumsy.
IAM
That reminds me.
She said she found the Channeling Chamber key
in that incinerator, right?
What was it doing here? Maya was supposed to have it.
This is from Maya's costume!
I get it now...
The key wasn't dumped in the incinerator.
It was burned in here, along with the costume it was in!
Lotta?
Stay away!
What are you doing?
Don't look at me!
Your eyes will turn to rust!
Stay away!
What was that all about?
This is...
Lotta?
A clothing box?
This hole...
A similar hole was in the Channeling Chamber's folding screen, too.
Could there be a connection?
What are you doing?
I'm a filthy woman who was blinded by a scoop...
I have no idea how to face you!
I have no face!
And that's why you're hiding in there?
Maybe I should wear this costume and undergo hellish trainin', too.
Maybe!
But before that, could you help me out?
I'm an evil, disloyal woman who betrayed you guys.
What else is new?
Sometimes, you really know how to rub salt in a wound.
Tell me everything you know.
O-Okay...
The one I suspect is that occult freak.
You mean Ini Miney?
Aye.
It's true,
you and Morgan were with me, so you couldn't have done it.
And Pearl couldn't have committed murder.
Actually...
The reason I suspect her is 'cause I got a certain piece of information.
Information?
You wanna know, right?
Of course you wanna know!
It'll cost ya, and it'll cost ya a lot!
Lotta, you're being a stereotypical southern cheapskate again.
Ini Miney was hospitalized until six months ago.
Remember that accident her sister, Mimi, was in?
Apparently, Ini was also in the car.
Mimi burned to death inside the car.
Ini, who was in the passenger seat, somehow escaped,
but her face was burned like bad toast.
After major surgery, it was fixed.
But it took her six months to be discharged.
This is the photo doctors used as a reference for her face
durin' the reconstruction surgery.
A driver's license?
You can have it.
Now, I've repaid you!
We're even!
Right...
There's a rumor that the doc set up that accident,
putting Ini through hell.
Now ain't it obvious who killed him?
You may well be right, but...
Could Ini have pulled it off alone?
Is this the police?
I am Morgan Fey.
I would like to tell you something concerning the murder...
When the murder occurred,
Ini was sleeping in this side room. Or so she says.
But there's nothing to back up her claim.
In other words, she has no alibi.
Still, I can't jump to conclusions and assume that she's the killer.
Oh?
If it isn't, like, the attorney.
Are you okay?
Ini...
You're still here?
Well, this is, like, the Mecca of spirit channeling, y'know.
I'd like to take my time and investigate it.
R-Right.
So, about the incident...
Incident?
Well, Dr. Grey' murder.
Right! That was a thing!
But I was, like, sleeping here, so I don't know anything.
Is that so?
Like, come on. What a bore.
I, like, totally have nothing to do with it.
Really?
Dr. Grey was trying to summon your sister's spirit.
You knew that, right?
If you don't mind,
could you tell me about her accident?
You even looked that up?
I know it must be a painful memory.
Oh, well...
So, a year ago, my sister was driving,
and I was asleep in the passenger seat.
R-Right...
Eventually, my sister fell asleep, too.
And then, like, it went boom!
She's totally into this.
When I came to, the car was a sea of flames.
I couldn't find my sister.
So I, like, opened the passenger door and escaped!
Sounds rough.
At the time, my sister was really worn out.
Because that doctor had blamed her for medical negligence.
You mean Dr. Grey, don't you?
Mr. Wright, are you, like, suspecting me?
But y'know, it'd be impossible for you to catch me.
M-Mother!
Don't bully Mother!
N-No, that isn't what this is, pal...
Pearl, it's perfectly all right.
I shall simply be out for a bit with this young man.
Mother, let me go with you—
No!
You must stay and protect the manor.
Let us be on our way, Detective.
R-Roger that, ma'am!
Apparently, the granny called the police,
sayin' she'd help with the investigation.
Pearl...
I have a really bad feeling.
I think something really bad is going to happen.
I'm scared!
Nick, please stay by Mystic Maya's side!
I bet she must feel all alone!
But I can't leave you by yourself.
I'll be fine.
Go, Wright.
I'll stay here.
Lotta...
Nick!
I understand.
Wait for me, Maya.
Really? My aunt?
June 21, 7:32 PM Detention Center — Visitor's Room
Now she says she'll help.
I wonder what she'll say.
Relax!
My aunt is on our side.
I feel terrible that it's come to this.
As the head's daughter, I have to become a proper spirit medium
and keep the Fey tradition going...
But I keep troubling my aunt, who's part of the branch family.
You know, she's taking care of the manor in place of my missing mother,
saying the branch family's duty is to support the head.
Tradition says the eldest daughter becomes the Kurain head.
But with my mother and aunt, they broke tradition.
My mother, the younger sister, had incredibly strong spiritual powers.
So my aunt couldn't become head, even though she was the eldest daughter.
She must have been so upset...
June 22, 9:51 AM District Courthouse
Lobby No. 3
It's nearly time, Nick.
Yeah.
Hey, that girl... The second Prosecutor von Karma.
I hear she's my age.
Did you know that?
No, it's news to me.
Isn't it amazing?
She was fighting all alone in America until now.
Yeah.
She must have been under a lot of pressure.
Maybe I should go to the States, too.
It could be my training journey.
Save that for after your acquittal.
Good morning!
Oh, Pearls!
Morning.
You two look like you're well today!
I'm happy for you!
You'll be safe now, Mystic Maya.
My mother is on our side today.
I hear she's going to testify for you!
That makes me feel so much better!
Thank you, Pearls!
Sure!
Pearl...
Um, could you summon Mia again today?
Mystic Mia?
I was sort of hoping to sit in the audience today and watch...
Please... I don't feel confident without her help.
Oh, come on.
A man can't show weakness in front of the one he loves!
P-Pearls, not this again...
Can you do this for us?
Very well.
Since it's for Mystic Maya.
Then, I'll get everything ready.
I can help with your battle of love!
Ah, I feel so blessed!
Uh, I'm sorry, Nick...
Thank goodness.
This way, Pearl can't hear today's trial.
What do you mean?
During a channeling, the medium loses consciousness, right?
Yeah...
June 22, 10:00 AM District Court — Courtroom No. 2
Court is now back in session for the trial of Ms. Maya Fey.
The defense is ready, Your Honor.
I look forward to tonight's news with great joy, Mr. Phoenix Wright.
The image of your pathetic, defeated face will be broadcast all over the world!
All over the world, huh?
I wonder who will really come out of this looking pathetic.
You seem rather spirited for a lady with such an uninspired outfit.
Women are really scary when they fight...
A very interesting theory was presented during yesterday's session.
Channeling Chamber Side Room
Meditation Room Winding Way
Incinerator
The lack of the medium headdress, which the defendant was wearing,
means the woman in the photo could be someone else entirely.
And during the ritual,
the defendant put this key in her sleeve,
but it was found somewhere else after the murder.
In short, there's a chance someone entered or exited the Channeling Chamber.
Your Honor, I would like to say one thing before we begin.
Let's hear it.
From the time of the murder until the police reached the scene,
someone did go enter and leave the chamber.
The prosecution will acknowledge that as fact.
Wh-What?
Then, Prosecutor von Karma,
what about the photograph?
Are you saying this person is not the defendant?
Of course not.
Then what?
The defendant, Maya Fey, left the room after murdering the victim.
She must have dropped the key then.
She changed her argument, Mia.
Let's see what she's got.
Can the prosecution substantiate that claim?
That is why I am here!
The prosecution calls the defendant's aunt,
Morgan Fey, to the stand.
Aunt!
Witness Testimony
My name is Morgan Fey.
And I am a spirit medium, in a manner of speaking...
After the murder occurred, you took care of the defendant, correct?
Yes, I wanted to use the Spirit Severing Technique on Mystic Maya.
Spirit Severing Technique?
A technique to remove a spirit from a body and send it back to the other world.
What of it?
"Wh-What of it"?
Witness, tell the court what happened then.
Very well.
Mystic Maya escaped from the Channeling Chamber.
Say what?
Exactly...
Maya Fey, in a possessed state, fled the crime scene.
Faced with Mystic Maya at the crime scene,
I asked this attorney to call the police.
Mystic Maya was waving a pistol around and seemed to be in a daze,
but she suddenly thrust me away and escaped from the room.
I hit my head on the floor and apparently passed out.
The last thing I saw was Mystic Maya leaving the Channeling Chamber
and heading toward the Side Room.
Hold it!
Why did you keep something so crucial hidden until now?!
I was of two minds, because it would bring shame on my family.
Forgive me, Mystic Maya.
Aunt...
I applaud you for making such a brave decision.
Oh, I simply did it to clarify the truth.
But I'm wondering where the defendant ran off to.
The prosecution is ready to answer that question, of course.
Wh-What do you mean?
She means there's another witness.
After fleeing the crime scene, the defendant went to talk to someone.
To talk?
And who is that someone?
The prosecution calls Ini Miney, who was in the Side Room at the time!
Ini?!
So, like...
I'm going to serve you a slice of humble pie!
Ace Attorney
Objection!
What will Ini say on the stand?
And Franziska von Karma drives me into a corner with each swing of her whip.
There must be a contradiction in all the so-called perfect testimonies.
Guilty or innocent?
Amidst the fierce battle to decide Maya's fate,
the crime's hidden motive comes to light!
Maya, I will definitely prove your innocence!
Find the contradictions!
Reach out to the truth!
Next time: Reunion and Turnabout — Last Trial!
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