19 - Turnabout Big Top — 2nd Trial

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[00:00] PW
    Someone murdered a circus ringmaster.
[00:04] PW
    The witnesses describe a dark shadow,
    flying through the air.
[00:06] PW
    Everything points to the killer being
    Max Galactica, the great magician.
[00:11] PW
    Did the murderer really fly?
SIGN    Ace
SIGN    Attorney
SIGN    Ace Attorney
SIGN    Turnabout Big Top — 2nd Trial
[01:46] R
    Reporting live from the district court,
[01:48] R
    where Max Galactica's trial is about to begin.
[01:48] [SONG] Sign
    Innocent
[01:52] R
    Is he guilty or innocent?
SIGN    December 8, 10:00 AM
    District Court — Courtroom No. 2
[01:54] R
    The entire world will be watching this trial.
[01:57] PW
    Prosecutor von Karma...
[01:59] F
    We meet again.
[02:01] C
    Max!
[02:02] Max
    I'll make you all disappear later,
[02:05] Max
    my honeys!
[02:07] J
    Court is now in session for
    the trial of Max Galactica.
[02:11] J
    Prosecutor von Karma, your opening
    statement, please.
[02:15] F
    That spirit channeling trial was a sham.
[02:18] F
    I refuse to acknowledge its legitimacy.
[02:20] F
    I shall prove you guilty this time,
[02:23] F
    Mr. Phoenix Wright.
[02:25] PW
    P-Prove me guilty?
[02:28] M
    The old "it didn't count" shtick, eh?
[02:30] J
    The prosecution may call its first witness.
SIGN    Witness Testimony
SIGN    Berry Big Circus
[02:35] DG
    The murder took place late
    at night, on December 6th.
[02:38] DG
    It snowed all day right up to
    the moment of the murder,
[02:40] DG
    making it extremely cold out.
[02:42] DG
    The troupe's group rehearsal in
    the big top ended at 10 PM.
[02:45] DG
    The victim, Ringmaster Russell Berry,
    returned to his office,
[02:49] DG
    and then headed out to the scene of the crime.
[02:52] ---
    And at 10:15 PM, he was found dead,
    bent over a big wooden box.
[02:57] ---
    Cause of death was blunt force trauma
    that shattered a vertebra in his neck.
[03:01] ---
    The victim's footprints were
    found at the crime scene,
[03:03] ---
    along with a hat which likely
    belongs to the murderer.
[03:07] J
    What was the murder weapon?
[03:10] DG
    We believe it was a flat, heavy object.
[03:13] F
    The police are searching for it as we speak.
[03:15] J
    Strange that the murderer's footprints
    weren't at the crime scene...
[03:19] J
    Also, what was this wooden box?
[03:22] DG
    A heavy box, weighing about ten kilos.
[03:24] DG
    Inside was a bottle of pepper.
[03:31] PW
    Pepper?
[03:32] PW
    Why pepper?
[03:33] DG
    The reason is, well, unclear.
[03:36] M
    Why was such a tiny bottle of pepper
    in that huge wooden box?
[03:42] F
    Now, show in the next witness,
[03:44] F
    the pitiful clown that saw the entire thing.
[03:47] Moe
    Congratulations!
[03:50] Moe
    You are the one millionth person to see
    Moe the Clown's comedy act!
[03:54] Moe
    And if you're not down with that,
    how about some grape whine?
[03:57] Moe
    It's currently all the rage.
[03:58] Moe
    Currant-ly all the rage!
[04:02] M
    Currant-ly, huh?
[04:04] PW
    You actually liked that?
[04:06] F
    Witness, your name and occupation.
[04:09] Moe
    That was my best gag, you know.
[04:12] Moe
    Why do you all look like someone died—
[04:16] F
    Name and occupation.
[04:18] Moe
    L-Lawrence Curls, AKA Moe.
[04:21] Moe
    Professional funny man.
[04:23] F
    You witnessed the scene at
    around 10:15 PM that night.
[04:27] F
    Correct?
[04:27] Moe
    Oh, of course.
[04:29] F
    Then tell the court what, exactly, you saw.
[04:32] Moe
    First, let Moe tell
    a hundred rapid-fire jokes.
[04:36] F
    Do you want a hundred rapid-fire lashes?
SIGN    Witness Testimony
[04:45] Moe
    That night, after the rehearsal ended,
[04:47] Moe
    I went straight back to my room.
SIGN    Testimony
[04:50] Moe
    I was pooped, so I hit the sack.
[04:52] Moe
    Then I heard a loud noise from outside...
[04:58] Moe
    It was Max.
[05:01] M
    No way.
[05:02] Moe
    And as I watched, shocked,
[05:04] Moe
    he flew off and vanished into the dark.
[05:06] J
    The killer flew?
[05:09] PW
    Th-Through the sky?
[05:12] C
    So, it was Max?
[05:14] J
    Order! Order!
[05:15] Moe
    Bow to the right.
[05:16] Moe
    Bow to the left.
[05:17] Moe
    And the back, too.
[05:19] PW
    Moe!
[05:20] PW
    Your bad jokes need to stop this instant!
[05:23] Moe
    I-I'm not joking.
[05:25] Moe
    I actually did see him vanish into the sky!
[05:29] M
    So this is what Trilo meant yesterday...
[05:32] PW
    Yeah.
[05:33] F
    Max Galactica prides himself on
    being a master of flight magic.
[05:37] F
    No one but the defendant could
    have carried out this murder.
[05:40] J
    It would also explain the lack of footprints.
SIGN    Hold It a Darn Sec!
[05:43] Max
    Hold it a darn sec!
[05:45] Max
    Come on...
[05:45] Max
    There's no way I can fly!
[05:47] F
    Rumor says you fly around every night.
[05:50] Max
    That's just me swingin' on hella thin wires!
[05:56] C
    Don't say that, Max!
[05:58] M
    This is absurd.
[05:59] PW
    I want to fly off somewhere.
[06:05] F
    This witness saw the defendant flying
    from the crime scene that night.
[06:11] F
    That is an undeniable fact.
[06:13] PW
    But the crime scene wasn't
    set up for magic tricks.
[06:17] PW
    How could he possibly have flown from there?
[06:20] F
    Didn't he just confess to that?
[06:22] F
    He was swinging on "hella thin wires."
[06:24] PW
    Please... You make it sound so easy.
[06:28] J
    Prosecutor von Karma,
[06:29] J
    can you reveal the secret behind the magic
    the defendant used that night?
[06:35] F
    No, not yet.
[06:37] J
    Then that's all for today's trial.
[06:40] J
    The prosecution is to solve
[06:42] J
    the mystery behind this
    remarkable case by tomorrow.
[06:47] F
    Fine.
[06:48] J
    A murderer flying off is unheard of.
[06:52] F
    Thank your lucky stars, Mr. Phoenix Wright.
[06:55] F
    It appears your crushing defeat
    has been postponed a day.
[07:00] Max
    Listen, I don't use any wires.
[07:03] Max
    That's really great magic, okay?
[07:05] PW
    Okay, I get it already.
[07:07] M
    But if Moe is telling the truth,
[07:10] M
    the killer really did fly away.
[07:12] PW
    Come to think of it,
[07:13] PW
    while you were with the ringmaster,
    where was your costume?
[07:18] Max
    Oh, I took it off in his room,
[07:20] Max
    and hung it by the door.
[07:23] Max
    Right!
[07:24] Max
    When the ringmaster left that night, I said,
[07:27] Max
    "Why don't you wear my costume?"
[07:30] Max
    It was cold out that night.
[07:32] PW
    So the person Moe saw was
    the ringmaster in your costume?
[07:37] M
    Ah!
[07:37] M
    Then maybe it was him who
    flew away from the scene!
[07:41] PW
    Uh, the ringmaster got clonked and died.
[07:45] Max
    And anyway,
[07:46] Max
    if that clown really saw me fly away,
[07:49] Max
    why was my silk hat found there?
[07:52] PW
    The plot thickens...
[07:58] G
    The police just called.
[07:59] G
    Apparently, they're coming
    with a search warrant!
[08:02] M
    Prosecutor von Karma already
    made her move, huh?
[08:05] PW
    But isn't it pointless if you
    inform them in advance?
[08:10] PW
    According to Moe's testimony,
[08:13] PW
    the killer flew off from here.
[08:17] M
    I don't think you could stage a magic
    trick here, even if you wanted to.
[08:22] PW
    That room...
[08:23] PW
    It's the Money the Monkey's.
[08:25] M
    Wasn't the person living there out yesterday?
[08:28] PW
    Shall we go check it out?
[08:30] PW
    Excuse me.
[08:32] PW
    I'm Wright, a defense attorney.
[08:34] A
    Please come in.
[08:36] PW
    Thank you.
[08:39] A
    Nice to meet you.
[08:41] A
    You're defending Max, right?
[08:43] A
    I'm Ken Dingling.
[08:45] A
    I went by Acro on stage.
[08:47] M
    Um, were you in an accident?
[08:51] A
    Y-Yeah. Six months ago.
[08:54] A
    I was an acrobat.
[08:57] A
    Well, now that we have Max,
[09:00] A
    things are going smoothly, even without me.
[09:03] A
    We're getting more visitors, too.
[09:04] A
    It's all thanks to him.
[09:06] PW
    Oh?
[09:07] M
    He's a nice guy, isn't he?
[09:09] PW
    Yeah.
[09:12] A
    It's a real shame about the ringmaster.
[09:16] A
    He was like a father...
[09:20] PW
    Acro...
[09:22] A
    But there are things I still have to do.
[09:27] A
    I can't mope around.
[09:28] M
    Yeah!
[09:29] M
    Hurry and get better!
[09:31] M
    We'll come watch your act!
[09:35] A
    Oh, I doubt I'll be able
    to perform for a while.
[09:39] A
    When I went to rehab the other day,
[09:41] A
    they told me I may not walk again.
[09:45] M
    What?
[09:47] A
    Sorry, you probably didn't want to know.
[09:48] PW
    Don't be.
[09:51] PW
    Uh, who's that?
[09:53] A
    My little brother.
[09:55] A
    But he's in a faraway place now,
    so I can't see him.
[09:58] M
    U-Um, Acro, about the night of the murder...
[10:02] F
    That's enough.
[10:04] F
    Acro will accompany me
    to the Prosecutors' Office.
[10:07] F
    We need to discuss his testimony.
[10:09] PW
    Prosecutor von Karma?
[10:10] M
    You're calling Acro in court tomorrow?
[10:15] F
    Tomorrow will be the day.
[10:16] F
    I'll have conclusive evidence
    and a conclusive witness
[10:19] F
    to get a guilty verdict!
[10:24] F
    Take him away.
[10:30] A
    Goodbye.
SIGN    Berry Big Circus
[10:39] M
    Why do you give Nick such a hard time?
[10:43] M
    It doesn't matter if you
    prove our client guilty.
[10:46] M
    Nothing will bring your dad back.
[10:48] F
    Papa?
[10:49] F
    When did I ever bring up my papa?
[10:52] F
    My target is
[10:54] F
    Miles Edgeworth!
[10:56] PW
    Edgeworth?
[10:57] F
    Right.
[10:58] F
    The man you killed.
[11:02] F
    After the DL-6 trial,
[11:04] F
    he disappeared,
[11:05] F
    leaving a note that said,
    "Prosecutor Miles Edgeworth chooses death."
[11:06] [SONG] Sign
    Prosecutor Miles Edgeworth chooses death
[11:13] F
    Of course, he's still alive.
[11:16] F
    He simply realized he was no match for you
    and ran, his tail between his legs.
[11:20] F
    That is why I returned to beat you!
[11:22] F
    If I beat you, the one who crushed him, I...
[11:31] M
    Nick, about Edgeworth...
[11:35] PW
    Maya, please don't ever
    mention his name again.
[11:44] M
    Is that burger noodles I smell?
[11:47] Moe
    Oh, are you a burger person, too?
[11:49] M
    Yeah, totally a burger...
[11:54] Moe
    Nice sneeze.
[11:55] Moe
    Would you like to join us?
[11:57] M
    Can I?
[11:59] PW
    Wait, you're up for it?
[12:01] Moe
    Well, who knows how long
    we'll still be in business.
[12:04] Moe
    First, what happened six months ago.
[12:07] Moe
    And now, the ringmaster...
[12:09] PW
    Six months ago?
[12:10] Moe
    J-Just talking to myself!
[12:12] Moe
    Forget I said anything.
[12:20] M
    Uh, what's with this "Max"?
[12:22] Moe
    Oh, that?
[12:23] Moe
    Huh? Where'd it go?
[12:26] Moe
    It should be around here...
[12:29] Moe
    This.
[12:30] Moe
    The Magic Grand Prix trophy or something.
[12:32] M
    Huh, this is...
[12:34] PW
    Oh, yeah. We saw it in Acro's room.
[12:37] Moe
    That guy bragged about it every chance he got.
[12:42] PW
    Moe,
[12:43] PW
    do you know of anyone, other than Max,
    who could be the culprit?
[12:47] Moe
    N-Nope.
[12:48] Moe
    The ringmaster has never fought with anyone,
[12:51] Moe
    and he was really kind.
[12:52] Moe
    Oh, but on the morning of the murder,
[12:54] Moe
    his face did go beet-red with anger.
[12:57] Moe
    I'd never seen him make a face like that.
[13:00] M
    He was mad?
[13:02] Moe
    It was after he pulled out a note posted here.
[13:04] Moe
    What that was all about?
[13:07] Moe
    At the time, there were more pressing matters,
[13:09] Moe
    what with Max and Trilo fighting.
[13:13] M
    I wonder what that note was about.
[13:15] PW
    Let's look into it.
[13:19] M
    I don't see a note anywhere.
[13:25] PW
    Is this it?
[13:26] [SONG] Sign
    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.
[13:26] PW
    "To the murderer.
[13:29] PW
    You haven't forgotten about
    six months ago, have you?
[13:32] PW
    I have conclusive evidence here with me.
[13:34] PW
    Come to the plaza in front of the
    lodging house, tonight, at 10 PM."
[13:38] PW
    It's not addressed to anyone.
[13:40] M
    So this is why the ringmaster
    went to the crime scene.
[13:49] RB
    Together, we'll create a circus
[13:52] RB
    that will put a smile on everyone's face.
[13:56] Moe
    Ringmaster...
[13:57] Moe
    What will I do from now on?
[14:01] M
    Moe!
[14:03] Moe
    Wh-What's with the scary look?
[14:06] M
    Tell us what happened six months ago.
[14:09] Moe
    But what's that got to do with
    the ringmaster's murder?
[14:13] PW
    Look at this.
[14:15] [SONG] Sign
    To the murderer:
[14:17] Moe
    Wh-What the heck is this?
[14:19] PW
    We found it in the ringmaster's room.
[14:22] PW
    This note called him out that night.
[14:26] PW
    Whatever happened six months ago
    is connected to this case!
[14:30] M
    Exactly what happened at this circus?
[14:35] Moe
    Six months ago, during a joint rehearsal,
[14:39] Moe
    a tragic accident occurred.
[14:42] Moe
    The victim was Bat, of the Acrobat Brothers.
[14:46] PW
    Acro's little brother?
[14:48] Moe
    Bat was in love with Regina, you see.
[14:51] Moe
    He asked her to see a movie with him
    if he could pull off her trick.
[14:56] M
    An animal-tamer trick, you mean?
[14:59] Moe
    Yeah.
[15:00] Moe
    Back then, Leon the lion
    was our star attraction.
[15:03] Reg
    Can you really do it?
[15:05] Bat
    I just have to put my head inside, right?
[15:07] Bat
    Just you watch.
[15:10] Bat
    Okay.
[15:10] Bat
    Good boy.
[15:13] Reg
    Wow!
[15:19] Moe
    I won't forget that face
    for the rest of my life.
[15:23] Moe
    Acro went at the lion,
    trying to save Bat,
[15:27] Moe
    but his legs were badly injured.
[15:30] Moe
    Then the ringmaster shot Leon with a rifle.
[15:35] PW
    What happened to Bat?
[15:38] Moe
    He survived.
[15:39] Moe
    But he's still in a coma.
[15:43] Moe
    Yesterday, Acro was away,
    visiting him in the hospital.
[15:47] Moe
    With Bat gone,
[15:49] Moe
    and now the ringmaster,
[15:51] Moe
    Acro cried his eyes out.
[15:52] Moe
    He thought of the ringmaster
    as his own father.
[15:57] M
    I saw this scarf in Acro's room.
[16:00] Moe
    Regina gave it to Bat as a present that day.
[16:03] Moe
    He was so happy about it.
[16:07] Moe
    I still see it in my dreams.
[16:09] Moe
    That sight is burned into my eyes.
[16:11] Moe
    At that moment, Leon smiled.
[16:21] Reg
    Oh, Regent...
[16:22] Reg
    You've taken a liking to the lawyer?
[16:22] M
    Nick isn't tasty! Don't eat him!
[16:27] Reg
    Huh?
[16:28] Reg
    Why is this here?
[16:31] M
    Regina, you know about that note?
[16:34] Reg
    Yeah.
[16:34] Reg
    After all, I was the one who put
    it on the bulletin board.
[16:40] Moe
    R-Regina, don't tell me you wrote that...
[16:43] Reg
    Of course not.
[16:44] Reg
    It was in my pocket for some reason,
[16:47] Reg
    and I figured its owner
    would be looking for it.
[16:50] Moe
    Pocket?
[16:50] PW
    When was that?
[16:52] Reg
    Er...
[16:54] Reg
    Remember how Max and Trilo got into a fight?
[16:56] Reg
    That same day, I took Acro's
    breakfast to his room,
[16:59] Reg
    and I think I found it on the way back.
[17:02] Moe
    The morning of the murder, huh?
[17:04] PW
    Acro?
[17:06] Reg
    Yeah.
[17:07] Reg
    Taking Acro's food to him is my job.
[17:11] Reg
    He can't use the stairs, you know.
[17:14] M
    Oh, right.
[17:16] Reg
    Right?
[17:16] Reg
    Did you know that Acro
    eats his meals with Money?
[17:17] Moe
    Then, that note was from...
[17:19] M
    What? I wanna eat with him, too!
[17:26] [SONG] Sign
    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.
[17:32] PW
    Is that what this is all about?
SIGN    Miraculous Flight Maximillion
[17:39] PW
    Before we return to the office,
[17:41] PW
    can we stop by one more place?
[17:44] PW
    I need to know the secret behind
    the magic trick in this murder.
[17:48] PW
    So I want to ask an expert.
[17:50] M
    Okay, got it.
[17:51] PW
    The truth behind this case
    might be very painful.
[17:56] M
    Nick?
[17:57] PW
    But I won't run away.
SIGN    Lobby No. 2
SIGN    December 9, 9:50 AM District Court — Lobby
[18:08] DG
    I made it in time.
[18:10] M
    Detective Gumshoe!
[18:11] PW
    Thanks for listening to our request.
[18:15] DG
    It's not like I'm taking your side.
[18:17] DG
    Also, I have a message for you.
[18:20] DG
    "The verdict will surely be decided
    at the last second."
[18:24] DG
    That is all.
[18:25] PW
    The last second?
[18:27] DG
    Later, pal!
[18:29] M
    What could it mean, Nick?
[18:32] PW
    That message...
[18:35] PW
    It couldn't be!
SIGN    December 9, 10:00 AM District Court — Courtroom No. 2
[18:39] Reg
    Hang in there, Max!
[18:41] Max
    Regina?
[18:43] J
    Court is now back in session
    for the trial of Max Galactica.
[18:48] F
    During yesterday's investigation,
    the prosecution gained a new witness.
[18:52] F
    We are also set to reveal the trick behind
    the defendant's flying through the air.
[18:56] F
    Prepare to go down, Mr. Phoenix Wright.
[19:00] J
    Bring the witness to the stand.
[19:03] F
    Due to the condition of this witness's legs,
[19:05] F
    he has come directly from the
    hotel room we booked for him
[19:07] F
    following our chat at
    the Prosecutors' Office yesterday.
[19:11] A
    I'm Acro, an acrobat.
SIGN    Witness Testimony
SIGN    Moe (1st Floor) Lodging House
    
    Acro (3rd Floor)
[19:15] A
    It was past ten, on the night of the murder.
SIGN    Testimony
[19:18] A
    I was in bed, when I heard a
    loud noise from outside.
[19:22] A
    And when I got up,
[19:23] A
    I saw a caped silhouette rising,
    outside the window.
[19:29] A
    It was Max, no doubt.
[19:31] J
    Hmm, it matches the clown's
    testimony from yesterday.
[19:35] F
    Exactly.
[19:37] F
    That is all for the testimony.
[19:38] F
    All that remains is to show how the
    culprit vanished into the sky.
[19:42] F
    Scruffy!
[19:43] DG
    Yes, ma'am!
[19:48] DG
    Um, I put all my heart into making
    this model of the crime scene—
SIGN    Hold it!
[19:52] PW
    Hold it!
[19:53] PW
    Before that, I will cross-examine the witness!
[19:57] J
    Was there a problem
    with Acro's testimony?
[20:00] F
    There was no problem.
[20:02] F
    The witness merely stated what he saw.
[20:04] PW
    The defense has the right to
    cross-examine the testimony.
[20:09] PW
    And I don't intend to give it up.
[20:11] J
    Very well.
[20:12] J
    The court acknowledges the defense's claim.
[20:14] DG
    But I stayed up all night to make this...
[20:18] J
    The defense may begin its cross-examination.
[20:20] PW
    Acro, on the night of the murder,
[20:22] PW
    you saw the defendant outside your window?
[20:25] A
    Yes.
[20:26] A
    That cape and hat were unmistakable.
    It was definitely Max.
[20:29] PW
    The silk hat was found
    lying at the crime scene.
[20:32] PW
    You couldn't have seen it.
[20:35] A
    I'm not sure what to say.
[20:37] A
    I'm just honestly telling you what I saw.
[20:40] F
    If you dare call this witness a liar,
[20:43] F
    show me the proof,
[20:45] F
    Mr. Phoenix Wright!
[20:48] PW
    Flying magic requires a lot of setup.
[20:52] PW
    There was no sign of that at the scene!
[20:55] DG
    But I hit upon it!
[20:57] DG
    Using this Gumshoe-style wire technique,
[20:59] DG
    the killer could...
[21:01] DG
    ...not run away?
[21:02] PW
    In the first place,
[21:03] PW
    there was no point in constructing such an
    elaborate gimmick to commit murder.
[21:08] DG
    I feel you've rejected my very existence.
[21:11] A
    But Moe also saw it, right?
[21:13] A
    The great magic the killer
    performed that night?
[21:16] PW
    Acro, don't you actually know
[21:21] PW
    what happened at the crime scene back then?
[21:27] A
    Who, me?
[21:28] A
    Why would I know?
[21:31] PW
    Because the one who planned this
    crime and took the victim's life
[21:36] PW
    was you, Acro!
SIGN    Ace Attorney
[23:20] PW
    Objection!
[23:23] PW
    The magic behind the circus ringmaster's
    murder is displayed in court.
[23:27] PW
    The identity of the flying culprit
    brings us closer to the truth.
[23:31] PW
    When light shines into the fog caused by
    the tragedy six months ago,
[23:34] PW
    the curtains rise on a new act.
[23:37] PW
    And then, that man returns.
[23:40] PW
    Find the contradictions!
[23:41] PW
    Reach out to the truth!
[23:43] PW
    Next time: Turnabout Big Top — Last Trial!
SIGN    Next Episode
    Turnabout Big Top — Last Trial
[23:46] PW
    Take that!