Every day, Regina takes food to
To the murderer: You haven't forgotten about six months ago, have you? I have conclusive evidence here with me. Come to the plaza in front of the lodging house, tonight, at 10 PM.
Acro, the wheelchair-bound acrobat.
After an accident six months ago, his brother, Bat,
has yet to regain consciousness.
What was the killer's true motive?
The courtroom illusion that will reveal everything
begins now!
Ace
Attorney
Ace Attorney
Objection!
Your bluffing ends here, Mr. Phoenix Wright.
Just look at this witness.
Turnabout Big Top — Last Trial
He could not descend the stairs,
let alone leave the lodging house.
He could not have committed this murder.
Yes, indeed.
I'm no magician.
Will you say I had an accomplice?
No.
You committed this murder all by yourself—
Of all the foolish foolishness!
In that case, can you prove it?
Tell us precisely how the witness performed this killing?
Yes, of course.
Looks like you're serious about this, Mr. Lawyer.
Everyone here will now learn exactly how you did it.
But they won't be hearing it from me.
What?
That night, the ringmaster headed to the plaza
after being summoned by a note.
A large, wooden box waited for him there.
What he wanted was the item inside the box.
But the box was locked, and he couldn't open it.
With no choice, the ringmaster tried to take the box itself with him.
In order to lift the heavy box,
he had to squat, like so.
At that moment...
A deadly weapon came crashing down toward his head.
Hardtack
Huh?
Whoa!
Max Galactica?
Exactly.
What fell on the ringmaster's head was
the defendant's prize, won at the Magician's Grand Prix,
a life-sized bust of himself!
And this is where the miraculous magic trick begins!
Take a slow-motion look at the moment of miracle!
Whoa! It's Max!
Maximillion Flightica!
This is the whole truth behind what happened at the plaza that night.
And the only one who could've done this
was the man in the room directly above the crime scene,
Acro!
What in the world?
Hold it a second, Mr. Phoenix Wright!
Are you seriously suggesting that happened?
Hardtack
How could he operate a wheelchair while carrying a heavy bust?
He had no need to.
All Acro had to do was to drop it from the window.
B-But...
How could he drop it so accurately on the victim's head?
There is no way—
That's where the wooden box came in.
If he dropped the bust at the moment the victim tried to lift the box,
he couldn't have missed!
And how did he transport the box to the scene?
Simple.
He tied it to a rope and lowered it from the window.
Then what about the bust?
He cannot climb a flight of stairs unassisted.
How did he take it to his room?
It was probably...
A... A monkey?
Yes.
This is Money the Monkey, and he lives in Acro's room.
He loves shiny things, and he's in the habit of taking them home.
Maybe Acro devised this plan after
seeing the bust Money happened to bring in.
All of this proves that
Acro could have committed this murder!
Ridiculous!
Order!
The defense's claims are truly extraordinary.
However, they do make sense.
Do not be fooled!
Have you forgotten the clown's testimony?
He saw the defendant fly away from the crime scene.
Everything was as you just saw.
What Moe witnessed was...
Max's bust, with his cape stuck to it!
If you think this is all we've got, you're living in de Nile.
De Nile!
Gorgeous!
I can fly, I can fly, I can fly...
Curse you, Mr. Phoenix Wright...
How could you, of all people, see through the magic trick?
I wasn't the one who saw through it.
I had help from an expert in the field.
Recreate the magic trick?
Are you kidding me?
No. Please.
There's no way they'd cooperate.
Max,
I believe everyone in Berry Big Circus must get through this together.
Everyone in the circus...
Max took the clues found so far and unraveled the magic.
In other words, the trick behind this case.
And with the circus people's help,
We're back
we recreated it in this courtroom.
Why?
Didn't you two testify against the defendant?
Yes, they all initially suspected Max.
Berry Big Circus
Us? Help Max?
Why would we?
These are the documents from his salary negotiation with the ringmaster.
He asked for the raise to be distributed evenly among everyone.
What?
He must have thought a raise would give you all some motivation.
I believe it's proof that, in his own way, he cares about this circus.
The desire to learn the truth
brought them all together!
Gorgeous.
What do you say, Acro?
That's Max for you.
That was a very amusing circus you put on.
But that's all it was.
You're too naïve, Mr. Phoenix Wright.
You have yet to prove one very important thing.
Why would I want to take the ringmaster's life?
That's...
Exactly. The motive.
The victim was like a father to this witness.
He was greatly indebted to him.
Why would he ever kill him?
Do you have anything to say, defense?
Do you not know how to see things through, Mr. Phoenix Wright?
Do I really have to tell the court about it?
Bro, don't worry about it.
Show her.
Show her the truth behind this incident.
Nick...
Acro,
do you recognize this note?
It was found in the ringmaster's room.
The ringmaster's?
"To the murderer:
You haven't forgotten about six months ago, have you?
I have conclusive evidence here with me.
Come to the plaza in front of the lodging house, tonight, at 10 PM."
Wh-What is this?
Apparently, the morning of the murder,
this was posted on the bulletin board at the circus cafeteria.
The victim went to the scene, as specified by this note...
And was murdered?
To the murderer: You haven't forgotten about six months ago, have you? I have conclusive evidence here with me. Come to the plaza in front of the lodging house, tonight, at 10 PM.
The incident six months ago that the note mentions
is the final key to unlocking this mystery.
Order!
That was fun, Moe.
But what does he mean about the incident from six months ago?
Regina, listen carefully to what he says.
It's very important.
O-Okay.
Defense, what happened at the Berry Big Circus six months ago?
Acro's little brother, Bat, a.k.a. Sean Dingling,
was attacked by the circus lion in a horrifying incident.
B-By a lion?
Bat survived, but he remains in a coma.
The prosecution is fully aware of the incident.
An unfortunate accident, yes?
That wasn't just an accident.
Wh-What?
This is the scarf presented to Bat by Regina the animal tamer.
Apparently, he'd worn it around his neck that day.
He opened the lion's mouth and tried to perform one of her tricks.
That's when a terrible tragedy occurred.
That lion had been thoroughly trained,
and its attack on a person was unthinkable.
Then why did it...
I hear the lion smiled just before it bit down.
Eh?
S-Smiled? Do lions smile?
I have never heard of it!
Upon testing the scarf Bat wore that day,
we found traces of something on it.
And that was?
Pepper.
Pepper?
Don't tell me...
The lion didn't smile.
Isn't that right, Acro?
Yes. At that moment, the lion simply sneezed,
due to the pepper all over the scarf.
Pepper?
Like the pepper in the wooden box?
Precisely.
The "conclusive evidence" the note mentioned was the pepper.
Oh, dear.
These are the results of the tests performed on the scarf.
The court accepts them as evidence.
"Sneezed due to the pepper"?
What kind of foolish joke is this, Mr. Phoenix Wright?!
Unfortunately, it's the truth.
And once Acro learned this,
he plotted revenge...
Against the person who'd given the scarf to his brother.
M-Me?
So the real target was...
Yes.
Not the ringmaster, but his daughter.
Regina the animal tamer!
When she brought your breakfast, you slipped the note into her pocket.
However, she had no idea what it meant,
so she put it up on the cafeteria board.
To the murderer: You haven't forgotten about six months ago, have you? I have conclusive evidence here with me. Come to the plaza in front of the lodging house, tonight, at 10 PM.
And Ringmaster Berry found it?
He probably knew the truth of the incident.
And so, in order to protect his daughter,
he went to the scene himself.
P-Papa went in my place?
Acro can't leave his wheelchair.
That's why he didn't realize the person below his window wasn't Regina.
He proceeded as planned and killed them.
Wh-What in a foolish fool's name?
Acro, you thought you were taking revenge on Regina.
But you ended up killing Ringmaster Berry, the one to whom you owed your life!
What do you say, witness?
Do you have proof?
Acro?
Do you have proof I dropped the bust on him that night?
Yesterday, the police thoroughly searched the Berry Big Circus.
But they did not find a bust of Max Galactica in this witness's room.
Wh-What?
In that case, where is the bust?
We listed everything we found at the circus!
But there was no bust anywhere!
Anywhere?
Then, you don't have proof linking me to your murder weapon?
I'm sorry, Mr. Lawyer,
but I can't be arrested.
Don't fight it anymore, Acro!
Tell the truth!
Acro...
Order!
I have to disallow the defense's claims due to lack of evidence.
Prosecutor von Karma...
Then, the cross-examination of this witness is hereby complete.
Damn it. Is this it?
Objection!
Don't give up, Nick!
Remember the message Gumshoe gave you!
Detective Gumshoe?
Also, I have a message for you.
"The verdict will surely be decided at the last second."
The last second?
That would be now!
Don't acrobats live their lives on the edge?
And that's how Acro has lived his life up till now.
But you have crossed ropes just as tight, Nick!
Maya?
Now, let's walk across the tightest rope we've crossed!
Got it, Maya.
Your Honor!
The defense will show you exactly where the murder weapon is!
Huh?
Impossible... There's no way.
The foolish ramblings of a foolish fool.
Then answer right this very instant!
Where is the bust?!
"The verdict will be decided at the last second."
In other words, the bust's location will become clear now, at this very moment.
On the investigation's first day, it was in Acro's room.
But by the second day, it was gone.
That's right.
There was a thorough search yesterday.
Acro was forced to hide it
before the police searched his room!
So that's how it is.
I have a request, Acro.
What is it?
Please lift the blanket on your wheelchair.
What is the meaning of this?
Yesterday, the police couldn't find the bust anywhere.
That would imply it was taken from the circus.
Ridiculous!
All we did was search.
We removed nothing!
You're mistaken.
Something was taken from the circus.
And that was you, Acro.
Back then, you'd already hidden the bust where it wouldn't be found.
I-Impossible!
Meaning that you should still be hiding it.
Right here, at this very moment!
Beneath the blanket on your wheelchair!
Brilliantly done.
What?
How could this be?
No way.
No room for excuses when the murder weapon is found on you in court, huh?
Your Honor, I am the one who killed the ringmaster.
Everything is as Mr. Wright said.
Thinking back,
my fate was sealed the moment that search was carried out.
You got me.
Prosecutor, had you already seen through everything yesterday?
Huh? I... I...
Yes, pal!
That Scruffy McTrenchcoat!
As Mr. Wright said,
I tried to exact revenge on Regina for taking my brother from me.
One day, he sprinkled some pepper on her.
Her sneezing fit made everyone burst into laughter.
It was a harmless prank.
He loved her.
And she didn't want anything bad to happen.
She just wanted to make my brother sneeze, too.
I knew that.
But she didn't realize what she'd done...
Hey, if Bat also becomes a star,
will he smile down on us from in the sky?
I couldn't stand her innocent laughter, no matter how hard I tried!
That's why I...
Acro...
I didn't want to be caught.
I thought I couldn't just up and leave.
But this is for the best.
In a way, you were also a victim.
No.
I am
only a murderer.
Bailiff, apprehend this man and take him in.
Wait!
Regina?
I haven't apologized to Acro yet!
Regina...
I'm sorry, Acro.
Bat, Papa, and Leon all went away because of me.
Not Acro!
It's all... It's all my fault.
If you must arrest someone, arrest me!
Please!
You're wrong.
I'm the one who committed murder.
Acro...
Regina, do you understand why Acro tried to get away with murder?
He absolutely couldn't disappear!
Bat?
That's right!
Bat is still in a coma!
Acro wanted to be by his side when he wakes up someday!
That's why he committed another grave sin.
That's how important people's lives are!
From now on, I'll always be at his side.
Until you come back, until Bat wakes up,
I'll stay by his side the whole time!
I shall hereby hand down the verdict.
I find the defendant, Max Galactica,
Not Guilty
not guilty!
Reopening Speech Free Entry
Berry Big Circus
And so I said,
"Quit Messi-ing around!"
I see that part hasn't changed.
Thank you very macho for visiting Berry Big Circus today!
From now on, I, the merry clown Moe, will be the ringmaster
and do my best to lead this circus!
We aim to become the world's best circus,
so please continue to support us!
What? What's going on?
Here, we go.
Huh? What?
Gorgeous!
I heard all about it.
Th-This voice...
There's one thing the world's best circus cannot do without.
Right, my sweeties?
Indeed, the world's best magician!
Max!
Why?
Didn't you get sick of us and leave?
Gorgeous.
It's a different story if this circus is aiming to be the world's best.
Of course...
That's only if, uh,
you will all forgive me.
Max...
What do you say, Ringmaster?
Thank you!
As long as we have you,
we'll conquer it, no matter where we go!
No...
We'll conjure it, no matter where we go!
Give us the best circus in the world!
Do your best!
They actually thought I was funny?
That was a pretty good one just now.
All right, let's show Ringmaster Berry the world's best circus someday!
Yeah!
You knew about this, Nick?
Gorgeous!
Then, the clincher was indeed...
The search you ordered really did the trick.
Had you already hit upon the truth back then?
No.
I only thought if he were with the defense, he would find it.
Phoenix Wright?
It is time.
I shall talk to the Chief Prosecutor and ensure that Acro isn't treated badly.
Sir!
Then we'll be waiting,
Prosecutor Edgeworth.
Ace Attorney
Objection!
Will Powers invites us to a hero show,
but at the venue, an incident occurs.
Yet again, an actor playing the Steel Samurai is accused of murder.
Calling himself an assassin, the culprit takes Maya hostage
to make a demand of me.
It's something that only I, a defense attorney, can do.
However...
And when I get in a desperate situation, that prosecutor makes his return.
Find the contradictions!
Reach out to the truth!
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