December 5, 7:00 PM Berry Big Circus Big Top
Miraculous Flight Maximillion
Berry Big Circus
Uh, Maya...
Is this circus really popular?
What are you saying? It's so thrilling!
Yes, but not in the right way.
Well, just watch...
The main event is something else!
Really?
Oh, here we go.
We've kept you all waiting.
Today's final event will be a miraculous flight through the sky.
The twenty-first century's greatest magician,
Maximillion Galactica!
Max!
Look, he disappeared!
Look, he flew again!
Gorgeous!
Okay, this is awesome.
Ace
Attorney
Ace Attorney
December 7 Wright & Co. Law Offices
Gorgeous!
Come on, our files are flying away.
You say "files," but they're all bills and receipts!
Turnabout Big Top — 1st Trial
We haven't had any clients lately...
I'm bored.
I know!
Why don't you try flying, too?
Jump out this window!
I'll pass. They'll think I committed suicide over financial difficulties.
Tsk, you're no fun...
Killer Circus Act Appears!!
Reporting live from Berry Big Circus,
a murder scene more sensational than the circus!
No way.
The culprit is none other than Max Galactica.
Suspect Maximillion Galactica
A killer circus act performed by a popular magician, using magic!
Killer circus?
Why are you just sitting around?
Let's go.
Max would never do something like that!
Welcome to the magician's room.
It's the real deal, Nick...
Yeah, it's the real deal, all right.
And?
What did you want?
We're here to defend you!
Defend?
You make it sound as though I'm under arrest.
W-Well, you kind of are.
I'm Maximillion Galactica, you know?
Right!
The very big star at the Berry Big Circus.
Right.
I'm paid fabulous sums.
So?
You're pulling my magic wand!
No, I'm not.
Jesus! Why me?!
He hadn't noticed? You're pulling my attorney's badge.
Oh, no!
Ah, Jesus!
Doesn't look that way.
Anyway, tell us what happened last night.
The ringmaster was murdered.
It was after a group rehearsal.
Around 10:30 PM.
The police presence was gorgeous.
Just so you know, it wasn't me, honey.
Yeah! It wasn't you, right?
But why were you arrested?
Who can say?
Probably because I was the last to see him before he was murdered.
Is that so?
Well, we were having a chat about my salary.
I'm the one drawing all the crowds to the circus.
I figured I should be compensated likewise...
But he left before we were done.
Sorry, Max. Do you mind waiting for me here?
Heading out this late?
I'll be right back.
And he left, never to return...
I wonder what the ringmaster had to do.
Beats me.
Anyway, you're an attorney?
Get me out of here already!
Sure, leave it to us, Max—
Give me some time to think.
We'll come again, Max.
FC Noodles
What was that all about, Nick?
Playing hard to get and all!
Well, eat up.
I can't defend someone I don't fully trust.
What the heck?
You're saying you can't trust Max?
Anyway, just eat up.
Frankly, it's all really fishy.
I mean, he's an anything-goes magician.
Say what? You're...
You're an anything-goes attorney!
I don't wanna hear that from an anything-goes spirit medium.
First, we investigate.
Hmph!
Investigate?
Thanks for the food.
Wait up!
December 7 Berry Big Circus Big Top
Public Entrance
This is kinda exciting, huh?
Maya, we're here for work today.
A monkey?
Hey! Catch him!
What's going on?
Nick!
Regent!
T-T-T-Tiger!
Tiger?!
Regent, stay.
Come here.
Thank you.
That's Leon's costume.
Oh, this?
Here.
Money really loves shiny stuff!
The monkey just now?
Yep.
And he takes it all back to his home!
Money the monkey loves shiny stuff...
Hey, aren't you Regina, the animal trainer?
Yep!
I'm Regina!
An attorney?
Yeah, we're here to investigate yesterday's incident!
Incident?
Oh, the one where my daddy died?
Daddy?
I don't really know much about it.
After last night's practice, I was playing with Regent in this tent.
Sorry.
No, we're the ones who should be sorry.
We didn't know he was your father...
Huh? Why should you be sorry?
I'm perfectly all right!
I mean, my daddy became a star in the sky!
A star?
He taught me that everyone becomes a star in the sky after they die.
Leon's also up there, so Daddy shouldn't be lonely!
A lion...
Right?
It's pretty cold out, huh?
Yeah, the snow's still piled up.
So this is the crime scene.
Huh? It's you two!
Ah, Detective Gumshoe!
Hello—
Don't tell me, you pals...
Yeah!
We're defending Max, pal!
I knew it, pal...
Could you tell us about the case?
Sheesh, are you the only attorney in the world?!
I could say the same about you and detectives.
It was last night, around 10:00 PM.
In this courtyard, facing the lodging house.
The victim was killed on the spot by a blow to the noggin...
What's this wooden box?
We're trying to find that out now.
It was really heavy, and it was locked.
Also, we found this at the crime scene...
That's Max's hat!
Indeed! A one-of-a-kind magician's silk hat!
Finding it lying here settled the case.
Don't jump to conclusions!
Of course, that's not all.
This photograph only shows the victim's footprints!
It's true. Then how did the culprit...
He murdered the victim without leaving footprints behind.
Only one man in this world is capable of such a feat...
Yes, it's Max Galactica, the great magician!
After all, he can fly!
That's it, pal.
The killer flew?
Public Entrance
Nick, now we've gotta find others who can fly!
Is that how it works?
Huh? The magician did it, obviously.
Acting like he owned the place...
It's gotta be Max.
He ridiculed my act, calling it dated.
What a jerk!
Max did it.
Why do I think that? Because he broke all my plates.
Everyone here hates Max, huh?
Well, it's understandable,
given his condescending attitude.
Get me out of here already!
But he wouldn't commit murder.
No...
Wh-Where's the ring?
Excuse us!
You're Ben, the ventriloquist, right?
We'd like to talk to you about last night—
Er, we're defending Max.
H-Hate Max.
My head hurts...
Are you all right?
B-Busy...
U-Uh...
Hey, missy.
Nice outfit you have there.
Yeah, outfits really aren't meant to make you fit in.
My sides!
Outfits... fit in...
You guys are such a bore.
I can't stand people like you. You've just got Togo!
Got Togo...
I'm Moe, the clown.
I've spent twenty years in the Berry Big Circus as the most popular kids' attraction.
Twenty years?
The ringmaster and I started this circus together.
He was a reliable man,
and everyone loved him.
How did things come to this?
Damn that Max!
I swear I'll make him pay!
But we don't know for sure that he did it—
Nope! It was definitely him!
Yesterday, he even smacked Ben in the head with an empty bottle.
The ventriloquist?
Come to think of it, he did say his head hurt.
And he said that I was "amusing, in a way."
What do you mean, "in a way"?
Quit Messi-ing around!
Messi-ing around...
Anyway, everyone hates him!
There's no doubt he did it!
I don't even feel like questioning people anymore.
I've had my fill of people backbiting Max, too.
Shall we look at the ringmaster's room?
The ringmaster's?
On the night of the murder, Max met him there.
We might find some clues.
Yeah!
Hey!
Nick, this is it.
Berry Big Circus Inside the Big Top — Ringmaster's Room
Employment Contract
It's an agreement concerning Max's salary.
He did say he negotiated with the ringmaster last night.
Yeah.
Looks like he wasn't lying.
See? I was right.
What's wrong?
What's this?
Gorgeous.
Well, have you proven my innocence yet?
Max...
Last night, you met the ringmaster to negotiate your salary.
That's what you said?
Yeah.
What's that?
Your contract.
Yes, your pay has gone up,
but the date is from last week.
You lied to us?
The most important thing for attorneys
is a relationship of trust with their clients.
We can fight to the end because we believe in them.
I'm sorry, Max.
But I cannot defend you.
Goodbye.
Hold on a darn second!
Darn?
Ah... Ah didn't do nothing!
Ah?
Ah... Ah may be more spoiled than a hog in a hamburger mud pit.
But a killer? That's insane!
U-Uh, you are Max, aren't you?
Aye.
My real name is Billy Bob Johns.
You're a country bumpkin?
You're way too shocked by this.
Sorry for losin' my cool.
Ah...
No, I apologize, my honey.
Then, Max,
tell us once more about last night.
In truth, the ringmaster admonished me.
He told me not to fight with the others...
Oh, was this about hitting Ben?
Yeah, that's right.
And making fun of Moe's bad puns?
And that.
Why do you fight with them?
You're all part of the same circus.
As an artist of the performing arts, I cannot stand them.
They have no ambition.
I trained for ten years to attain my current level of magic mastery.
And last year, I finally won the Magician's Grand Prix.
The audience that day was shocked and overjoyed by my magic...
Applause rained down on the stage.
And at that moment, I was so happy, I could have died.
I felt like I'd lived my entire life for that one moment.
Artists should polish their skills and try to take the big stage by storm!
But those guys are stuck in their comfort zones,
performing their stale acts.
No sign of progress.
It's not like they're incapable of improving! I know they can do it!
So that's what it was about.
I know that they suspect me.
But I didn't want you to find out.
Max...
P-Please! Don't abandon me!
Nick...
I'm sorry, too.
Would you let me defend you?
Thank ya so much!
Y'all sure are nice folks!
The Billy in you is leaking out again.
Berry Big Circus
We're gonna find some clues this time!
Right, Nick?
Yeah.
Huh?
Oh, thanks.
A banana?
Nick!
Your attorney's badge!
Hey, give that back!
So this is his home...
You— Ow!
You damn monkey!
Nick!
Oh, it's on now,
you damn monkey!
O-Ow! S-Stop it!
We did it, Nick!
Here, your badge.
Thank you.
That should do it.
This place is a mess...
Yeah.
Looks like someone lives here.
H-Heavy...
Huh?
What is it?
Is this Max?
It is.
A ring?
From Trilo to Regina
"From Trilo to Regina"?
Huh? It's Regina's?
Where could she be?
Let's go check the big top.
Wait right there, you two!
Why the hell do you have that ring?
Wh-What's with that boy?
I'm Trilo, a tenor singer from hell.
T-Tenor singer?
Take a good look.
It's ventriloquism.
I-I'll sing you a tune.
Oh, I will give you a gentle kiss
on your beautiful eyeball.
Wow, sweet melody!
The lyrics, not so much.
Anyway, give back the ring!
Oh, this is yours?
Yeah.
Isn't that right, Ben?
Why don't you say something?
Maya, let's just give it back.
Right.
Damn that monkey. The next time I see him will be his last.
Oh, yeah.
You said you were defending Max?
Yes, that's right.
I'll let you in on something good.
He definitely did it!
We saw him heading to the crime scene!
It was after last night's rehearsal.
I was waiting for Regina by that entrance the whole time.
That's when he walked past.
And Max was the only one I saw.
Right?
M-Maybe? I don't...
Be clear, dude!
No way. Max...
Like they say, there's no doubt about it.
But your story has a contradiction.
C-Contradiction?
If you were there last night, watching the entire time,
you should have seen one more person pass.
Wh-Who?
The ringmaster.
To reach the crime scene, the victim would have passed by, too.
And there's no doubt about that.
I see!
You probably looked away when Money stole that ring.
In other words, there's a chance that someone
other than Max went to the crime scene.
The possibility definitely exists!
Your eyewitness account alone isn't enough to declare Max guilty!
Damn it!
Well, thank you for your valuable testimony.
Wait.
Don't think you've won yet.
After all, there's an eyewitness who saw something crazier!
I can't wait for tomorrow's trial.
Nick,
what could that crazy something be?
No clue.
But I'm going to believe in the great magician, Max Galactica!
Berry Big Circus
Right!
Ace Attorney
Objection!
Court enters its first session for the circus ringmaster's murder.
Testimonies and evidence come flying,
all pointing toward the flying murderer.
And a new eyewitness to the murder appears.
An incident from six months ago,
which led to this murder, comes to light.
It was a sad event which affected everyone in the circus.
Find the contradictions!
Reach out to the truth!
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