Even with Maya's life hanging in the balance,
I couldn't win a "not guilty" verdict in the trial.
It ended abruptly when Adrian Andrews, the manager, refused to testify.
And as I investigated further,
I came to realize the worst possible truth.
The one who hired De Killer to kill the victim
was my client, Matt Engarde!
Ace
Attorney
Ace Attorney
When we first met, you said,
Farewell, My Turnabout — 3rd Trial
"I haven't killed anyone."
I never lied to you.
The person who committed murder was that De Killer guy, not me...
Why did you hide this camera in that room?
It's my insurance.
Insurance?
I don't trust anyone, least of all assassins.
If he tries to blackmail me in the future,
he'll get a taste of his own medicine!
I have his face and the moment of the crime on tape, preserved for all time.
You monster.
Anyway, all you need to do is get me acquitted.
You're a murderer!
I dare you to say that in court tomorrow.
If I were to be proven guilty,
you know what will happen, right?
Maya...
I wanna eat a steak.
What am I supposed to do?
Beats me.
This may sound cruel,
but only you can decide where to go from here.
During that case one year ago,
I lost sight of what a prosecutor is.
And that is why I left the Prosecutors' Office.
Prosecutor Miles Edgeworth Chooses Death
I wished to throw away every last bit of "Prosecutor Miles Edgeworth"
and reconsider things long and hard.
Reconsider why I stood in court.
When I found the answer to that, a new journey would begin.
And now, Wright... It is your turn.
My turn?
What is a defense attorney? What should you do as one?
You must find the answer, and you must find it on your own.
I can't let a murderer walk away scot-free!
But if there were a life I wanted to save, even if I had to ignore the truth,
I would do anything. But...
But...
However, you cannot change the truth.
I want to be there for people who have nobody on their side.
To save people who are suffering.
That's why I became an attorney.
But when I look at this mess,
I can't even save someone important to me!
Don't be full of yourself!
We are not superheroes.
We are only human, you and I.
"Save someone"?
That is no easy task.
Then, why do you stand in court?
What is the answer you found?!
The truth.
I shall fight for the truth with everything I am.
That is all.
The truth...
This case has a dark side yet to be seen.
Don't give up until the very end.
Edgeworth...
You've gotten stronger.
You were the one who taught me how.
Are you ready for tomorrow?
Engarde just spilled the beans...
That he was your client!
Oh, is that so?
Why did you drag Maya into this?
I ensure that no suspicion falls upon my client.
It's how I maintain trust and my moral code as an assassin.
Don't be ridiculous!
"Moral code," my foot!
Rest assured.
I swear upon my moral code,
once you win that acquittal, I'll return your item.
Did you hear that?
A cat?
I've figured out where he is!
Did you find Maya?!
Unfortunately, it seems we were a bit too late.
It was that butler.
He was De Killer!
Shoe, do you know where Mystic Maya is?
Prosecutor Edgeworth!
Looks like the camera Engarde installed in that room
transmitted the footage here.
Then, if we investigate this...
Confiscate everything at once!
Well, the deck is empty.
He must have taken the tape!
There's another room.
Celeste Andrews?
Andrews?
Adrian Andrews's older sister.
She passed away.
Apparently, she used to be Engarde's manager.
Her sister was a manager, too?
The back!
Look at the back!
With love, Celeste
This is Maya's handwriting.
So she really was held captive here.
Nick. So you did come for me. I believed you would. If you get that slimebag an acquittal, I'll never forgive you. Well, tell Pearls I said hi. Goodbye.
Nick.
So you did come for me.
I believed you would.
If you get that slimebag an acquittal, I'll never forgive you.
Well, tell Pearls I said hi.
Goodbye.
Goodbye?
Don't say that, Mystic Maya!
Courthouse
Today, will I prove a murderer not guilty?
As an attorney...
Detective Gumshoe?
Hey, pal.
Uh, did you find Maya?
We still don't have any clues.
But you can't give up, pal.
I understand.
I swear I'll find De Killer before the trial ends, pal.
And once we free the hostage, we can get Engarde declared guilty.
Don't worry about a thing. Just fight with all you have, pal.
If you get serious, Prosecutor Edgeworth will respond in kind.
And I'm sure you and him can find the answer, pal!
Believe in us, and hang in there till the very end, pal!
Thank you very much.
The detective is a nice person, isn't he?
Yeah.
Let's go, Pearl.
Yes.
Court is now back in session for the trial of Mr. Matt Engarde.
The defense is ready, Your Honor!
The prosecution is ready, of course.
We concluded yesterday's session with a big mystery on our hands.
The witness Adrian Andrews refused to testify—
About that.
During yesterday's trial, Adrian Andrews had this card in hand.
I do remember seeing that.
She said she found it by the body.
What is that shell?
It's a certain assassin's calling card.
A-Assassin, you say?
Shelly De Killer.
After carrying out his hits, he always leaves this card.
Dear me...
A professional assassin killed Juan Corrida.
And the assassin's client
was the defendant, Matt Engarde!
See? I knew it.
Objection!
There's no proof the defendant hired him!
Besides, there's a chance Adrian Andrews was the client, too!
Objection!
You're wrong.
This item was confiscated from Matt Engarde's residence.
That teddy bear...
I saw it at Engarde's place yesterday.
On the night of the murder, this bear was taken from Juan Corrida's room.
Wh-What?
The victim's love of teddy bears was well known.
This one, especially, he is said to have carried with him at all times.
Oh...
And after the murder, it disappeared from the crime scene.
The staff has attested to this.
But who knows if that's the same one?
The victim's fingerprints were found on this.
There's no doubt about it.
Why was the victim's teddy bear found at the defendant's residence?
There can be only one answer.
After murdering the victim, De Killer stole the teddy bear
and brought it to his client, Engarde!
That's right.
Edgeworth's claims are all correct.
But I...
Objection!
I cannot afford to accept them!
There's a chance Andrews asked De Killer to steal that teddy bear, too!
To what end?
W-Well...
To frame the defendant by planting it at his residence!
First of all, why would my client want to get his hands on it?
For what reason?
Hmm... The reason he would want to get his hands on it, huh?
What's going on in this trial?
That attorney's only talked about chance this whole time.
Shove it!
Shut up and listen!
Don't give in, Nick.
This is to save Maya.
I don't care if the entire world turns against me.
What do you say, Prosecutor Edgeworth?
The prosecution is prepared to take up the defense's challenge.
What is this teddy bear's significance?
I would like to call someone who can answer that question, Adrian Andrews,
to the stand once more.
Very well.
The court will now take a ten-minute recess.
The prosecution is to use that time to prepare its witness.
Understood.
Sis...
Sis... Sis!
Edgeworth's so awful, man!
He knows about Maya, so what the heck was that?
Detective Gumshoe?
How's it going?
We're hanging in there somehow.
What about you?
No good, pal.
If only we had a lead, any lead...
I could see a circus tent, Wright.
Wha?
What?!
Mia!
Maya's being held on the third floor of an old office building.
What do you mean, "a circus tent"?
I saw it out the window.
It was about a hundred meters away.
Hey, mind telling me what's going on?
There's only one circus in town now.
It's gotta be the Berry Big Circus.
Hurry up. She's in danger.
Detective Gumshoe, did you hear that?
Loud and clear, pal.
A hundred-meter radius from the Berry Big Circus's tent, right?
Also, I saw a mailbox under the window.
Perfect.
All units, step on it!
Thank you, Mia.
It's too soon for that.
The battle is only beginning, Wright.
You're ignoring me all the way?
Court is now back in session!
Witness, you refused to testify yesterday.
But you would do well to understand.
Those who hide the truth will be betrayed by the truth.
But didn't you people tell me not to testify?
I am not like them.
And neither is this defense attorney.
Could you tell us everything?
All right.
Looks like she's made up her mind.
Then, let me ask you.
Do you recognize this teddy bear?
It's a souvenir my sister bought while we were on holiday in Switzerland.
A souvenir?
She gave it to Juan.
They were seeing each other at the time.
But we found a photo of Celeste in Engarde's room.
What about that?
She was originally Matt's manager, and they dated for a while.
What? She dated the defendant?
She loved Matt.
But it was one-sided. He was just playing around.
The moment the media caught wind of their relationship,
he dumped my sister without hesitation.
Popular Hot Actor In a Relationship? The partner is his beautiful manager?! A candlelit dinner at a posh restaurant!
The story never saw the light of day, and the public never found out.
My sister was fired from the agency.
And she moved to Juan Corrida's agency?
To me, it seemed like meeting Juan saved her.
The two got engaged, and then held a press conference.
However, that engagement was broken off.
Yes.
And that very night, she...
How sad.
Why did Juan Corrida break it off?
It was Matt.
Right after the press conference, he told Juan about their relationship.
Why would he do that?
Matt deliberately waited for the announcement before revealing it.
He targeted the moment when he could hurt Juan most.
About Celeste's suicide,
I hear they found no suicide note.
No, there was a note.
Suicide Note
Juan found and hid it.
Did the victim tell you that?
Yes.
Apparently, my sister wrote about her hatred for Matt.
And that she chose death after her happiness was taken from her twice.
Why did the victim hide that suicide note?
Because it was a powerful weapon.
Juan was planning to make the suicide note public
when he could hurt Matt most.
That would be the day of the murder.
After the awards ceremony,
he was going to make the suicide note public in the form of a confession.
How spiteful.
I got close to Juan
because I wanted to find the note.
I didn't want to let him make it public.
That's why, before reporting the murder,
I searched the room for it, but to no avail.
That's when I came up with the idea.
I could get revenge on the two hateful men who had killed my sister!
You put the knife in Corrida's corpse?
If Matt's fingerprints were found, he'd be the prime suspect.
That's what I thought.
This is the sin the witness refused to testify about yesterday.
I don't know what to say.
The only crime Adrian Andrews has committed is mutilation of a corpse.
Nothing else.
But where did the suicide note go, then?
Actually, this teddy bear has a secret.
Isn't that right, witness?
Right.
It has an interesting mechanism. That's why she chose it as a souvenir.
A secret compartment?
Th-Then, that's...
Celeste's suicide note?
No wonder you failed to find it.
De Killer had already taken it with him.
As you can see, it even has Celeste's signature on it.
Matt Engarde had to get his hands on this suicide note, no matter what.
That was why he had De Killer steal it, huh?
Objection!
That doesn't make sense!
How so?
The defendant couldn't have known the suicide note was in that bear!
But in fact, he did.
Oh? What's that?
A miniature camera set up in the victim's waiting room.
Matt Engarde was spying on Juan Corrida's private life.
What?
Spying? That's crazy!
So it was him, after all.
I present the suicide note and the camera as evidence to the court.
Search the place!
Yes, sir!
It seems we have reached a conclusion.
Then I shall hereby hand down the verdi—
Objection!
What is it, defense?
There's one tiny problem with that suicide note.
Problem?
What would that be?
Did Celeste Andrews really write this?
Suicide Note
The defense demands a handwriting analysis be performed on this note!
This is...
Handwriting analysis on the suicide note?
But wouldn't she have been the only person to know the things written here?
There's a chance her sister, Adrian, knew about them.
Y-You and your chances...
Your Honor,
the prosecution asks for thirty minutes.
Leaving doubt about evidence goes against my policy.
I would like to arrange a handwriting analysis.
He's playing along, huh?
Edgeworth...
Very well.
The court will take a thirty-minute recess.
A phone call? From whom?
He called himself your friend.
And said it was very urgent.
Seems we bought ourselves a little more time.
Why hasn't that detective called yet?
Detective Gumshoe!
Did you manage to save Maya?
They got away again...
But she left behind an amazing piece of evidence, pal!
An amazing piece of evidence?
I'm heading there right now.
Nobody can stop us, pal!
Got it.
We'll do our best, too!
Yeah!
Nobody can stop us—
Detective Gumshoe?
Detective Gumshoe!
A traffic accident?
And his phone broke, it seems.
What the heck is he doing?
I'm counting on you, ace attorney!
Forgive me for being late.
What?
Well, report the findings of the handwriting analysis.
The note was confirmed to be in Celeste Andrews's handwriting.
Of course.
So we surely have a conclusion this time—
Please wait!
Wh-What is it?
The prosecution would like
to call a new witness to the stand.
A new witness?
Oh? And who would that be?
Who was Shelly De Killer's client?
This witness can lay that question to rest, once and for all.
Impossible! Just who is it?!
Shelly De Killer...
in the flesh.
I see. Shelly De Killer himself?
D-De Killer is going to testify?
He called earlier, saying he would take the stand himself.
Let me introduce you.
This is Shelly De Killer.
What?!
Say what?
Ace Attorney
Objection!
The final battle is upon us.
Shelly De Killer testifies in court!
Will I get Engarde acquitted?
Or should I have him declared guilty?
And what about Maya's life?!
Attorneys smile when times are desperate.
As the time limit draws ever closer,
I stake it all on one final turnabout!
Edgeworth, Mia, Maya...
This is my brand of justice!
Find the contradictions!
Reach out to the truth!
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