5 - Turnabout Samurai — 1st Trial Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) SIGN    Steel Samurai [00:12] [SONG] Sign     Warrior of Neo Olde Tokyo [00:24] G     R-Run away! [00:42] G     Save me, Steel Samurai! [00:44] SS     Steel! [00:46] SS     Fighting evil for great justice, [00:49] SS     I am Steel Samurai, Warrior of Neo Olde Tokyo. [00:52] SS     Samurai Hurricane! [00:56] SS     This ends tonight, Evil Magistrate! [01:00] EM     You've disgraced me for the     last time, Steel Samurai! [01:02] EM     The pale moon in the sky cries for your blood! [01:11] SS     Steel! [01:13] G     Steel Samurai! [01:18] [SONG] Sign     Steel [01:19] SS     Steel your resolve, Evil Magistrate! [01:21] [SONG] Sign     Evil [01:21] EM     Silence! [01:27] Nar     Only the Moon knows the outcome! [01:28] [SONG] Sign     Steel [01:28] [SONG] Sign     Evil [01:29] [SONG] Sign     Steel [01:30] Nar     One has fallen... but who? [01:30] [SONG] Sign     Evil [01:31] [SONG] Sign     Next Week     "The Dark Messenger Returns!" [01:33] Nar     Don't miss next week's exciting episode:     The Dark Messenger Returns! SIGN    Ace Attorney SIGN    May 9, 5:31 PM Wright & Co. Law Offices [03:13] M     That rocked! SIGN    Turnabout Samurai — 1st Trial [03:15] M     Samurai Hurricane! [03:17] PW     Ow! [03:18] M     Oh, Nick. I didn't know you were here. [03:20] PW     Of course I'm here... [03:22] PW     What was that surreal show you were watching? [03:24] M     Huh? You don't know? [03:27] M     Warrior of Neo Olde Tokyo: Steel Samurai. [03:29] M     He's only the most popular     TV hero for young people! [03:31] PW     Young? Like, how young? [03:34] M     Um... Ten years old? [03:36] PW     That's too young. Why are you     buying into the hype? [03:40] M     I'm young, too... [03:42] PW     Good for you. Being young is great,     but it won't pay this month's rent. [03:46] PW     I can't believe we didn't get a single client! [03:51] M     Warrior of Neo Olde Tokyo: Steel Samurai! [03:54] M     This ends tonight, Evil Magistrate! [03:55] PW     A superhero, huh? [03:57] PW     Takes me back. [03:58] M     What? [04:15] M     Th-This is awful, Nick! [04:17] M     Switch on the TV! [04:23] PW     Maya? [04:25] PW     What do you want so early? [04:27] M     They're saying the Steel Samurai killed a villain! [04:33] PW     Isn't that what he's supposed to do? [04:35] M     Yeah, on TV! [04:37] PW     Yeah, on TV... [04:40] [SONG] Sign     Morning News Steel Samurai Accused of Murder [04:41] TV     The Steel Samurai, hero of the     popular children's TV show, [04:45] TV     has just been arrested for murder. SIGN    Superhero Murders Evil Villain?     Was the Samurai Spear the Weapon? SIGN    Jack Hammer          Evil Magistrate in     Warrior of Neo Olde     Tokyo: Steel Samurai [04:49] TV     The victim Jack Hammer, 37, [04:52] TV     played the Evil Magistrate on the show. [04:54] TV     According to witnesses... [04:56] PW     A superhero killed a villain and     was arrested for murder? [05:02] M     This must be a joke! [05:03] M     There's no way the Steel Samurai     would murder anyone! [05:06] PW     Y-Yeah, I guess... [05:09] M     I know! [05:10] M     I've decided this will be our first case! [05:14] M     We're gonna defend the Steel Samurai! [05:18] [SONG] Sign     Wright & Co. Law Offices SIGN    May 10 Detention Center SIGN    Accused Steel Samurai Will Powers [05:28] M     Is that monster really the Steel Samurai? [05:31] PW     What do you mean, "monster"?     It's Will Powers. [05:33] M     I know I shouldn't be saying this, [05:35] M     but he definitely did it. [05:37] PW     You really shouldn't be saying that! [05:39] WP     Um... [05:40] PW     Y-Yes? [05:42] WP     I hear you offered to defend me. [05:45] WP     I don't know how to thank you... [05:47] WP     I truly appreciate it! [05:51] PW     P-Please, sit down. [05:54] WP     I... I appreciate it. [05:57] WP     I look like this, so when I got the     part of the Steel Samurai, [06:03] WP     I decided not to publicly show my     face until the show ended. [06:06] WP     For the kids, you know. I didn't     want to crush their dreams... [06:13] WP     But now that it's come to this, [06:15] WP     what will the kids think of the Steel Samurai?! [06:21] M     He's a good guy, Nick. [06:23] PW     Yeah. [06:25] M     He definitely didn't do it. [06:30] PW     Mr. Powers, could you start by     telling us what happened? [06:34] WP     Y-Yes, of course. [06:37] WP     That day, we worked on some     action scenes until lunch. [06:42] WP     After that, I napped in my dressing room. [06:44] WP     I ended up oversleeping and     was late for rehearsal. [06:48] WP     I hurried to the studio, only to see that     everyone had grim looks on their faces. [06:52] WP     They'd found Hammer dead in     the Evil Magistrate costume. [06:57] WP     H-He'd been expertly skewered     with the Samurai Spear... [07:00] PW     Samurai Spear? [07:02] M     The Steel Samurai's weapon of choice. [07:04] M     You know, that spear he always carries! [07:06] PW     No, I don't know. [07:08] WP     I was petrified with shock, [07:11] WP     and before I knew it, they'd arrested     me and brought me here. [07:14] M     It's all right! We're on your side! [07:17] M     Right, Nick? [07:21] PW     To start, we'll visit the studios. SIGN    May 10 Global Studios [07:28] M     So this is where Steel Samurai is filmed! [07:31] M     Aren't you excited? [07:32] OB     Hey, you there! [07:34] OB     You want in,      you gotta go through me! [07:36] OB     I'm security here. [07:38] OB     And it's my job to make sure     that gawkers like you stay out. SIGN    Global Studios Security Guard Wendy Oldbag [07:41] PW     Uh, we're— [07:43] OB     I bet you heard about the incident     and came to snoop around. [07:46] OB     Kids these days! [07:49] OB     When I was young,     things were a mite different. [07:51] OB     I used to be a real looker, you see. [07:53] OB     It's a crying shame... [07:55] OB     I was a huge fan of the late Hammer,     so I won't stand for behavior like this! [07:57] PW     Y-You've got it all wrong... [07:59] PW     We're defending Mr. Powers,     so we're here to investigate. [08:04] OB     A cheap knockoff. [08:06] PW     It's the real thing! [08:07] OB     Please. The other day, I saw one on sale     for 278 yen at the supermarket. [08:08] DG     Can't they keep it down? [08:11] OB     It struck me as really expensive, [08:13] OB     so I just bought oranges and went home. [08:15] OB     Oh, you want oranges? You don't? [08:16] OB     Of course you don't want any from an old lady. [08:20] DG     What's all this racket? [08:23] DG     You two are... [08:26] M     Detective Gumtree! [08:27] PW     It's Suedeshoes, Maya. [08:29] DG     They're both wrong, pal! [08:31] DG     My name is Gumshoe, see! [08:42] Dee     So noisy... SIGN    District Police Detective Dick Gumshoe [08:46] DG     So you're defending Will Powers? [08:49] M     That's right, pal! [08:51] DG     Rough luck, pals. [08:53] DG     There's no doubting his guilt in this murder. [08:57] DG     Take a look at this... [08:59] DG     Before the murder, everyone at     the studios was over here. SIGN    Front Gate [09:02] [SONG] Sign     Gate               Dressing Room Staff Area [09:04] DG     And the victim was found over here. SIGN    Studio 1 [09:05] [SONG] Sign     Studio 2 [09:07] DG     In other words, to get to the crime scene,     the culprit had to pass through here. [09:12] OB     And only Powers did.      I was keeping watch the entire time! [09:17] M     Nick, what does this mean? [09:19] M     If that's true, Mr. Powers is clearly the killer! [09:26] OB     A trespasser! Catch him! [09:28] PW     A trespasser? [09:30] OB     You go, too! Aren't you a cop? [09:32] DG     Me? [09:33] PW     Hey, I'm an attorney! [09:35] ---     Hah! [09:36] CH     Catch me if you can! [09:45] CH     Serves you right. [09:46] OB     You useless hacks! SIGN    Steel Samurai Path to Glory [09:58] M     "Path to Glory"? [10:02] M     Whoa, this is awesome! [10:05] PW     He must really love the Steel Samurai. [10:09] DG     Ugh, that was torture... [10:13] M     Um, we'd like to talk to everyone here. [10:18] PW     Mr. Powers said he was taking     a nap in his dressing room. SIGN    Welcome [10:22] PW     Someone might have seen him asleep. [10:25] DG     Feel free to snoop around as much as you please. [10:28] DG     We, the prosecution, have thoroughly investigated     all evidence and witnesses. [10:33] DG     You'll realize that your victory last time was a fluke. [10:38] DG     In this trial, [10:39] DG     Prosecutor Edgeworth will show you     what he's truly capable of! [10:50] MVK     One victory after another. Very impressive. [10:54] ME     Thank you, sir. [10:56] MVK     But that only makes your one loss more vexing. [11:01] ME     I am very sorry. [11:02] MVK     Cast your feelings aside. [11:05] MVK     Conviction, and only conviction, is justice. [11:07] ME     I understand, Mr. von Karma. SIGN    Courthouse [11:13] M     In the end, we didn't find anything concrete     to support Powers' alibi... [11:18] PW     Well, it was an afternoon nap... [11:21] M     If he's convicted, I'll tear you to pieces     with a Samurai Hurricane. [11:25] PW     I think we have enough murder     on our plate right now, Maya. SIGN    May 12, 10 AM District Court — Courtroom No. 4 SIGN    Judge [11:41] J     Court is now in session for     the trial of Mr. Will Powers. SIGN    Prosecutor — Miles Edgeworth [11:45] ME     The prosecution is ready, Your Honor. SIGN    Defense Attorney — Phoenix Wright [11:48] PW     The defense is ready, Your Honor! [11:52] PW     I never thought I'd have to face him again so soon. [12:00] J     Mr. Edgeworth, please give     the court your opening statement. [12:04] ME     On May 9, the defendant, Will Powers, [12:07] ME     killed actor Jack Hammer at Global Studios. [12:12] ME     It is impossible for anyone else to have     committed this heinous crime. [12:15] ME     The evidence presented during     the trial will prove this fact. [12:19] ME     That is all. [12:20] DG     Allow me explain the facts of the case, sir. [12:25] DG     On that day, the only people at the     studios were the victim, Hammer, [12:28] DG     the defendant, Powers, and the staff on the scene. [12:31] [SONG] Sign     Studio 1 Front Gate [12:31] [SONG] Sign     Gate     Studio 2 Dressing Room Staff Area [12:32] DG     At noon, they were all over here. [12:35] ---     The autopsy estimates time of death at 2:30 PM. [12:39] [SONG] Sign     Studio 1 Front Gate [12:39] [SONG] Sign     Gate     Studio 2 Dressing Room Staff Area [12:40] DG     The security lady saw the defendant heading     to the crime scene before then. [12:45] ---     After that, not one person passed through     here till the body was found at 5 PM. [12:52] ME     Without further ado, [12:53] ME     let us call this security officer to the stand. SIGN    Witness Testimony [12:59] ME     Will the witness declare her name? [13:02] OB     My, aren't you a handsome fellow! [13:04] OB     I'm afraid my heart skipped a beat. [13:06] ME     Y-Your name, please. [13:08] OB     Dearie, no need to be embarrassed. [13:10] OB     Just call me "Grandma." [13:12] ME     Your name! [13:15] OB     Wendy Oldbag, dearie. [13:16] OB     So just call me "Grandma."     It's practically my name. [13:18] OB     When I was young, the other     kids would make fun of me. [13:21] OB     I cried when my crush, captain of the junior     high chess club, called me an old bag. [13:27] ME     Your Honor! I object to the witness's garrulousness! [13:30] J     Objection sustained. [13:32] J     The witness will refrain from     rambling on the stand. [13:35] OB     I was just getting to the good part... [13:37] M     Not even Edgeworth can handle her. [13:41] PW     Old bag or not, she's scary. SIGN    Cross-Examination [13:46] PW     Are you sure you saw the defendant? [13:49] OB     Definitely. [13:50] OB     I was at the front gate non-stop     between 1 and 5 PM. [13:54] OB     Around 2 PM, I saw Powers     walking toward the studios. [13:58] PW     Was it really him? [14:01] OB     My eyesight is 20-20 if you add both my eyes! [14:04] PW     You aren't supposed to add them. [14:05] OB     There's even a photograph. [14:07] OB     Go on, Detective Scruffy McTrenchcoat.     Show them what I gave you! [14:10] DG     "Dick Gumshoe"! You weren't even close! [14:14] J     What? Photographic evidence? [14:17] DG     Yes, sir. [14:17] [SONG] Sign     Gate     Studio 2 Dressing Room Staff Area [14:17] [SONG] Sign     Studio 1 Front Gate [14:18] DG     There's a security camera at here. [14:19] DG     Its sensor detects everyone crossing     the gate and photographs them. [14:24] OB     Checking those photos daily is part of my job. [14:28] M     Nick, this is the first     we've heard of a photograph! [14:32] PW     Yeah. [14:33] PW     If it shows Powers crossing the gate, [14:36] PW     it'll prove fatally conclusive. [14:39] J     Please display that photograph     on the monitor, Detective. [14:53] M     Huh? [14:54] PW     What? [14:56] J     Wh-What is this? SIGN    May 9, 2 PM. Photo No. 2 [14:58] PW     Objection! SIGN    Objection! [15:00] PW     What part of that is Will Powers?! [15:03] OB     Anyone can plainly see that's Powers. [15:05] OB     Right? [15:06] ME     True. [15:07] J     Um, well, I wonder... [15:11] PW     True, Powers does play the Steel Samurai. [15:14] PW     But that doesn't necessarily mean     he's always the one in the costume! SIGN    Objection! [15:17] ME     Objection! [15:19] ME     I hate to tell you, but that is     undoubtedly the defendant. [15:22] ME     Isn't that correct, witness? [15:24] OB     Indeed. [15:26] OB     Take a good look. [15:28] OB     You can see he's dragging his leg. [15:29] PW     L-Leg? SIGN    Testimony [15:32] OB     That morning, during the action scene run-through, [15:35] OB     Powers fell and sprained his ankle pretty bad. [15:38] OB     He even broke one of the props. [15:40] OB     It was a big mess. [15:42] PW     Who was present at the run-through? [15:45] OB     Let's see... [15:46] OB     There was Powers, the Steel Samurai, [15:47] OB     poor Hammer, the Evil Magistrate, [15:50] OB     I was there observing, and... [15:53] PW     What's the matter? [15:54] OB     Oh, nothing... [15:57] OB     It was just the three of us, naturally. [15:59] M     What was that? [16:00] M     She bit her tongue just now, didn't she? [16:03] PW     So, he broke a prop? [16:06] OB     Yeah, his own Samurai Spear. SIGN    Testimony [16:09] OB     Luckily, I was there with my duct tape to fix it. [16:13] Bo     Duct tape? [16:15] OB     I taped it up nice and good! [16:17] J     So the defendant hurt his ankle then? [16:21] OB     That's right... [16:22] OB     Look, you can clearly see him dragging his leg. [16:26] J     Hmm, true. [16:28] M     Damn... Stupid old hag. [16:32] PW     O-One moment, witness! [16:34] OB     What is it, dearie? [16:35] PW     Are you absolutely sure no one but     the Steel Samurai passed through? SIGN    Objection! [16:39] ME     Objection! [16:41] ME     The witness has already answered that. [16:43] ME     Stop badgering her with the same question. [16:46] OB     That's right, sonny! [16:47] OB     You let 'em have it, Edgey-boy! [16:49] M     Edgey-boy? [16:51] PW     Please look at this. SIGN    May 9, 2 PM. Photo No. 2 [16:54] PW     May 9, 2 PM. Photo No. 2. [16:58] PW     That means there must have been a No. 1! [17:01] OB     Oh, right. I did delete one. [17:04] M     Huh? Why? [17:06] OB     I delete any innocuous photos, you see. [17:09] OB     It's part of my job. [17:10] PW     Innocuous? [17:12] PW     Just who was in the other photo? [17:15] OB     A fanboy. [17:16] All     Fanboy? [17:17] OB     A hugely passionate fan of the Steel Samurai. [17:19] OB     Just a kid, but he's so mischievous! SIGN    Testimony [17:22] OB     The drain in the staff area connects to the outside. [17:25] OB     He uses it to sneak in. [17:29] M     Wait, could it be that boy? [17:32] OB     Yeah! He runs around like a rat! [17:35] OB     Next time I see him, he's getting a spanking! [17:37] PW     If I recall, he looked like a second- or third-grader. [17:41] DG     By the way, the Samurai Spear     weighs around 15kg. [17:47] DG     A grade schooler could never wield it... [17:49] ME     You accuse a pure, innocent boy of murder? [17:53] ME     You despicable scum. [17:56] PW     Uh, I haven't said anything yet. [17:58] OB     See? It has nothing to do with the murder. [18:00] OB     That's why I erased the data. [18:03] ME     The other person who entered     the studios was a child. [18:06] ME     He could not be the culprit. [18:07] ME     As such, the defendant is the only one who     could have committed the murder! [18:12] ME     The prosecution rests its case, Your Honor... [18:15] ME     And requests a guilty verdict for the defendant! [18:17] WP     Wh-What? [18:20] M     Nick! Powers will be convicted! [18:23] PW     I-I know... [18:25] PW     If we could target someone else who     could've committed the murder, [18:29] PW     we'd be able to buy some time... [18:31] M     Then let's just go for broke. [18:34] M     There's someone else suspicious, right? [18:36] PW     F-For broke? [18:40] PW     Who could have killed the victim? [18:42] PW     Who could have worn the Steel Samurai     costume and gone to the studio? [18:49] J     Very well. [18:51] J     I shall hereby hand down the verdict— SIGN    Objection! [18:53] PW     Objection! [18:55] PW     There is another person who could conceivably     have committed this crime! [19:02] ME     Such futile resistance. [19:04] ME     Whom do you mean? [19:06] PW     It's... Well... [19:09] PW     Uh... [19:15] PW     Grandma! [19:18] OB     Wh-Who?! [19:22] PW     In this picture, the Steel Samurai     is dragging his leg. [19:25] PW     So whoever was in the suit knew     about that morning's injury. [19:31] PW     Other than Hammer and Powers,     only one person knew about the injury. [19:35] PW     The old security lady! [19:38] PW     She was standing guard alone at the main gate. [19:42] PW     In other words, she has no alibi. [19:45] PW     She could have briefly left her post, [19:47] PW     stolen the costume, and headed     for the crime scene! [19:51] OB     You're calling me a murderer? [19:54] OB     Is this how you repay me, whippersnapper? [19:56] PW     I don't recall owing you anything... [19:59] PW     Anyway, this is a possibility that     cannot be rejected as of yet! [20:07] J     Order! Order in the court! [20:10] J     But why would she go to the trouble     of wearing the costume? [20:15] PW     Simple, Your Honor... [20:17] PW     The security camera. [20:18] PW     She knew the camera at the     gate would photograph her. [20:23] PW     Wearing the costume was the     only way to hide her identity. [20:27] J     I see... [20:29] J     Excellent deductive reasoning. [20:31] J     It seems we'd best adjourn the trial for now. [20:36] J     Prosecutor Edgeworth... [20:37] ME     Your Honor. [20:38] J     Take the old ha—I mean, the witness     into custody and interrogate her. [20:44] ME     The prosecution sees no need to rush the verdict. [20:48] ME     I shall see it done. [20:49] M     N-Nick... [20:51] PW     I feel bad for the old lady, [20:53] PW     but it looks like we bought ourselves another day. [20:57] J     That is all. [20:58] J     The court is adjourned for today— SIGN    Objectionnnnnnnnn! [21:00] OB     Objection! [21:06] OB     I won't just sit here while you     accuse me of murder... [21:10] OB     I'm talking. [21:15] J     W-Witness? [21:16] ME     What is this about? [21:17] OB     Actually, there's something I     was told not to mention. [21:22] PW     N-Not to mention? [21:23] ME     What? [21:25] OB     Exactly! [21:26] OB     Listen up, and listen good. [21:28] OB     Some other people were at the studios     on the day of the murder! [21:37] ME     Impossible! [21:38] ME     Why haven't I heard of this? [21:44] PW     Looks like this trial isn't ending anytime soon. SIGN    Ace Attorney [23:20] PW     Objection! [23:21] PW     The Steel Samurai case just gets     more and more confusing. [23:24] PW     At times like this, you need to     remember his catchphrase! [23:28] PW     "Fight evil for great justice." [23:30] PW     Yes, victory isn't brought about by     strength, but by righteousness. [23:34] PW     The desire for justice opens     the door to a turnabout. [23:37] PW     But beyond that door lies an unexpected trap. [23:41] PW     Find the contradictions! [23:42] PW     Reach out to the truth! [23:43] PW     Next time: Turnabout Samurai — 2nd Trial! SIGN    Next Episode Turnabout Samurai — 2nd Trial [23:46] PW     Take that!