Post by Oracle on May 4, 2016 17:31:03 GMT
"The door is open, the world is waiting, thank you." -Vera Misham
- The case begins with the opening screen of the Mason system. It then follows with a screen of a heart monitor which flatlines. It then begins flicking through the opening scenes of the other cases, and images such as the shooting of Thalassa Gramarye in the MASON System.
- The scene where Vera collapses is played, and she throws her sketchbook.
- A clip of Kristoph standing at the witness stand is shown and it zooms in on his face.
- Then, the scene changes to the Wright Anything Agency.
- Trucy gets Apollo to watch the TV, where there’s a video promoting the new revived Troupe Gramarye.
- Trucy gives both Apollo and Phoenix tickets to the Troupe Gramarye performance, and Phoenix takes Apollo from the WAA, claiming the “top-secret mission” has something to do with him.
- Phoenix explains the jurist system and that Apollo will be the defence attorney on the first trial using the new system.
- Phoenix gives Trucy the envelope which signs over the rights of Troupe Gramarye’s performance tricks to her, but forbids her from opening it.
- Apollo and Trucy go to the detention where they meet Vera for the first time, who keeps them waiting for 20 minutes since she is hiding around the corner of the screen where they can’t see her. When she finally shows her face, she manages to scare Trucy.
- Vera passes out after Trucy does her “Amazing Mr. Hat” Trick, which causes both Apollo and Trucy to freak out a little. And the beautiful lines APOLLO: “Miss Magic Underwear might have been a better bet” TRUCY: “That’s magic panties, Apollo!”
- Vera recovers and sits back in her seat moments later and still is very uncooperative, refusing to speak even though Apollo starts talking about a range of topics with her. She then starts painting her nails using the polish she always carries, which surprises Trucy, as it is the first thing she’s done other than pass out since they arrived.
- After she finishes painting her nails, Apollo, seeming offended, proposes he and Trucy leave since he assumes Vera thinks nails are more important than his defense.
- Vera shyly calls them back and gets them to read her business card before shying away again. APOLLO THINKS: “I feel like a teenager on a first date! And this is the love letter we passed from desk to desk at school…”
- Vera hides away again and the two decide to go to Drew Studio as it is listed on the business card.
- Trucy and Apollo are looking at the paintings because they’re interesting and they see one of the paintings is unfinished and so decide it’s important evidence.
- Ema arrives, and she helps them by briefly outlining what happened, then says “I’ll just be over there. With my snackoos” and then she just… stands there i guess? While Apollo and Trucy start investigating.
- She discusses Drew with them and about Spark Brushel.
- Apollo and Trucy discover Drew’s painting behind the cabinet which Vera is copying from and decide they need a professional opinion. They then start to talk about the poisoned cup with Ema.
- Ema lets them spray the room for traces of poison around the room, Trucy decides to spray Apollo, and she comments on the fact he is “poisonous” to witnesses.
- They figure out that the photo frame on the desk is poisoned.
- They discover the red envelope in the desk which discloses the information about a payment for a commissioned piece of art.
- Ema lets them use the XRAY machine to read the letter.
- The two go to Sunshine Coliseum and meet with Valant, who claims he is the heir to the Gramarye majesty, unbeknownst to him that Trucy is set to inherit it herself.
- They ask Valant about Spark Brushel, and eventually end up meeting him at the detention center. Vera is at the scene, but she is still hiding around the corner.
- Apollo goes back to Ema after talking to Brushel, and she says she didn’t want him to figure out that the painting behind the dresser was stolen.
- Ema helps them find out what is under the paint on the old paintings, and they find beautifully sketched scenes of the premises to their previous cases. Surprised, Apollo and Trucy wonder how Drew knew about their cases. Ema suggests that Drew was Apollo’s father, to which Apollo retorts sharply and shoots down her “theory”.
Lobby
- They meet Vera in the lobby 12 minutes before the trial and get her to talk. She draws a smiling face instead of smiling herself and starts to paint her nails. Apollo wonders about Drew and his crimes.
Trial Begins
- The judge manages a speech about the consequences of this trial on the legal system, as a test for the Jurist system. There are cameras in the room, and they will base their choice on feelings and common sense.
- Klavier opens the case, and Apollo adds that only the mug was poisoned, not the coffee. Autopsy report is submitted, then Brushel is called. He said he exchanged his testimony for exclusive rights to the story of Drew’s death.
- Brushel claims he had began the interview at 9PM, Vera had served Drew his coffee and then Drew had died. Nobody else had been in the room. Apollo queries about the victim’s coffee, and Brushel states that Drew “had taken a mere sip” and then “died immediately”.
Apollo notices the contradiction in the statement, he brings up the slow-acting nature of atroquinine, and prosecutor Gavin gives Brushel a warning and then claims that the case wouldn’t be simple after all.
- Brushel then testifies to seeing Drew writing a letter before the interview, Apollo presses him on this and Brushel elaborates that he arrived at 8:45 PM which had caused Drew to hastily hide the letter.
- Apollo informs the court that only a red envelope had been found at the scene and that the letter from seven years ago had been sent to Drew, not from him. Brushel said Drew had to find a stamp to stick to the envelope and then he had posted it into his letterbox.
- The judge reads the contents of the red envelope, and asks Brushel about how he was able to get an interview.
- Brushel admits he had blackmailed Drew using the story of a case from seven years ago.
- Apollo picks up on Brushel’s armpits sweating with nervousness as he talks about Drew’s Talent, which Brushel then revealed as making forgeries of paintings and evidence. He then discloses that the payment had been for forged evidence.
- Prosecutor Gavin didn’t relent, there was no evidence Drew had been in contact with criminals and he claimed that envelope had nothing to do with the case. The judge lets Brushel redeem his reliability by getting him to testify again.
- Brushel insists nothing had left the studio during the interview, which Apollo cuts down by proving something had left in the letterbox, whilst Prosecutor Gavin tried to claim that it as irrelevant and made no difference.
- Apollo points out that Drew had licked the stamp. He then proposes the theory that Drew had licked a poisoned stamp and had transferred the poison to the mug when he went to drink from it.
- However, no stamps were found at the crime scene, and Brushel says he didn’t remember Drew finding a stamp. Apollo then points out the tiny frame at the crime scene, and then proposes the stamp had been in there, because the frame had traces of Atroquinine on it. He says the stamp was a perfect weapon to kill a recluse who relied on his mail to communicate with the outside world, the red envelope had carried the stamp and the sender had instructed Drew to use the stamp when replying. Klavier claimed this coincidence could be true, and asked for proof the stamp had arrived in the red envelope.
- Klavier then hears Kristoph’s voice telling him “Stop pestering the defense” but then it turns out to be Ema Skye doing an impression of him. Helpfully, she had brought her Atroquinine Detection Spray to solve the problem. Residue was present on the letter, which led Gavin to question why the murder hadn’t occurred sooner, and Ema proposed that Drew had figured out it was poisoned. Gavin disagreed, finding it to be strange he fell for it now if he didn’t before.
- This created a fatal flaw in Apollo’s case, but he was still sure he had the case. He claims one of the clues the court had was a fake, Drew Misham himself. He then exposes Vera as the real forger.
- Vera is called to the witness stand, and when she is questioned about her identity, she didn’t reply and just stared at Prosecutor Gavin intently before replying, saying she was the true forger.
- The court is sent into uproar, prompting the judge to call a ten minute recess.Trial second session - Day 1
- During the recess, Apollo questioned Vera about her forgeries. She revealed she had loved to paint since she was a child, and that her father had discovered her talent for making copies of anything if given the correct materials. At the age of 12, she began making her forgeries, but didn’t understand that she was doing something bad due to her lack of knowledge of the outside world.
- Trucy questions her about the red envelope, Vera recognises it but before Apollo can ask how the bailiff calls for the end of recess.
- Before they return to the courtroom, Trucy asks Vera how her father knew about their past cases, and she states that her father knew of the Wright & Co. Law Offices and became interested when Apollo returned it to the law business.
- Vera was on the stand, and Apollo picked up that she was biting her nails as she resumed her intent staring at Prosecutor Gavin, and she then testified that the envelope was from her first work which wasn’t a painting, her first evidence forgery. Drew had done the deal and Vera had taken the stamp because she liked the Troupe Gramarye and idolised them, and knew nothing of the poison.
- Vera testified they had moved to their current location after the deal to avoid suspicion, and Apollo prompts her to go into more detail.
- She says she could copy signatures, fingerprints and even entire letters but her father would be the “face” of the Misham Forgeries.
- Gavin suddenly begins losing his cool, he demands Vera tell him what the first piece of evidence she forged was before trying to calm himself down.
- Shaken by his sudden sharpness, Vera tells him she forged a diary page.
- Gavin then freaks again and asked about a silk hat on the diary, yet Apollo cuts him off by objecting his outbursts.
- Gavin turns on Apollo and asks if Phoenix had ever told him about his final trial, telling him that the cause of his disbarment had been because of a fake diary.
- Apollo, in his desperation, demanded to know who the client was. Vera chewed her nails again, before replying that she’d only met the client once, she then began staring at Prosecutor Gavin again.
- She said she remembered the client clearly, but as she went to reveal the client’s name she began choking and then fainted. Her last words to the court were “...The...De...Vil…” before she was rushed to hospital and diagnosed with acute Atroquinine poisoning and was put into intensive care.
“...This ends the recording of the trial for the murder of Drew Misham. Vera Misham was, during the trial, poisoned by an unknown assailant. The dosage was just under the lethal amount, sparing the defendant's life. She is currently in intensive care, and is not to be disturbed for any reason. ...A very simple case, at first glance... until it finally began to show its true colors. The long road to the truth takes us to the record of another trial. In some ways, that was the starting point of it all. And that is where we must go... to find the whole truth.”THE GRAMARYE MURDER CASEPHOENIX’S FINAL TRIAL
Phoenix and Shadi Enigmar were playing Poker. Enigmar lost, and he said it was the second time he had ever lost and that the first he had lost to was the man he was accused of killing and decided that Phoenix was the right lawyer for him.SECOND SESSION- Wright had just been appointed for the case, having only received the files the day before. Shadi Enigmar apologised for the short notice, but Phoenix wasn’t sure he was prepared as he didn’t know exactly what had happened.
- Trucy arrived at the lobby, and Phoenix commented on her outfit which prompted her to say she was doing her first show on that day. Trucy then gave Phoenix a page from a diary, and said she didn’t know what it was, only that she’d been told to give it to him, but apparently it was very important.
- Wright and Enigmar talked about the trial, turns out the prosecutor was new but he had a reputation for being a genius and a “true thoroughbred in the history of the prosecutor’s office”. To Wright’s knowledge, a “genius” had appeared each year and he had beaten them all. Enigmar told him he wouldn’t be able to get a guilty verdict, and Trucy seemed to understand what he was talking about.
- The case was on Magnifi Graymare, a popular magician who revived the magic show industry until he was shot dead, Enigmar was his student and went by the stage name Zak Gramarye.
- The trial begins. The judge recognises Klavier as Kristoph’s younger brother, whereas Nick recognises him as the Gavinners lead singer. Wright disliked his rock star attitude from the start, Gavin knew what Wright was thinking and assured he considered his nightly profession a hobby, and prosecutor his daily one.
- Gavin calls Dick Gumshoe to the stand, Gumshoe was determined to finally get the better of Wright, but Gavin shot down their reunion as the Judge asked for a case outline.
- Magnifi had been asleep in his hospital bed due to his liver cancer and chronic diabetes, the killer had shot him with a pistol while he was receiving his IV dosage and had left quickly. Gumshoe concluded the case was as simple as they come. The question was, why was Magnifi shot when he only had three months to live anyway?
- Gumshoe testified that Magnifi had sent Zak a letter ordering Zak to kill him, the Pistol at the crime scene was also presented as the murder weapon.
- The letter is presented to the court [Letter Contents: To my beloved student, Zak. To you I entrust the task of lowering my life's curtain. Come on the 13th, 11:05 PM. I will ready a gun with which you will shoot, one shot, square in the forehead. You cannot refuse, and we both know the reason why.
- Phoenix queried the awfully specific time on the letter and it was explained that he administered his IV from 11pm to 11:30 pm. Gumshoe insisted the letter was telling Zak to shoot Magnifi, since it were his pistol that was found at the scene, recently used. Wright proved he could have shot the clown doll, but Gavin said the gunshot wound to its forehead didn’t necessarily mean anything, to which the judge agreed.
- Gavin confirmed the bullet’s rifling marks matched the pistol. Gumshoe mentioned “Zak & Valant’s Quick-Draw Shootem” and Valant was introduced into the mix. The act was explained, Zak and Valant would shoot at a girl and she wouldn’t be harmed. When the act got discontinued, Magnifi kept hold of the pistols, and each could only hold one bullet each, and the pistol was empty. No fingerprints were found due to them wearing gloves.
- This was when Wright saw the contradiction, Zak could only have shot once.
- A 15 minute recess was given for prosecutor Gavin to prepare his witness, Valant Gramarye.
- Zak wouldn’t talk about why he was compelled to follow Magnifi’s orders and that there were events in his life he regretted and would always keep secret. He then explained he had found Magnifi asleep and the two pistols, and that he hadn’t shot his mentor and taken the pistol with him. It was mentioned it also wasn’t the first time Magnifi had made a request he couldn’t refuse.
- He says Magnifi “woke” after he shot and they discussed for 5-10 minutes before Zak left.
- Court reconvenes and prosecutor Gavin reveals there was a bullet in the clown doll and that the ballistics matched the murder weapon, and Valant is called to the stand.
- Valant says he got a letter almost identical to Zak’s, just the time was different.
- Phoenix says either could be the killer, based on evidence, and Valant says the times are what proved the killer’s identity. He testified he arrived at appointed time and shot the doll. However, Wright pointed out that, after it was clarified there was only one pistol according to Valant’s testimony, that the one pistol could be used to shoot only Magnifi as the one bullet was found in Magnifi’s head. Gavin apologised for the mixup since he didn’t know of the second pistol, and so he claimed Valant could prove his testimony.
- Valant testified Magnifi’s time of death was 11:10 pm which was when Zak had been in the room. Gavin explained that the IV level in the IV bag was used to determine the time od death since the needle had fallen out when Magnifi was shot. Valant testified he had noticed the IV bag, upon being pressed, and he said the IV colour was “his lucky colour”.
- However, his Lucky colour betrayed him, as it contradicted the crime photo. The IV bag looked green from the outside, but inside of the bag it looked yellow. Wright pointed out, when Gavin said it was only green due to the blue bag, that there was no way Valant should have known it was yellow anyway.
- Wright theorised Valant tampered with the IV bag to throw off the time of death, using the syringe which explains why it was completely spotless.
- Gavin brings Magnifi’s diary into the argument. He claims Magnifi had been continuing his writing as Zak hadn’t killed him. Wright picked up on the fact that Klavier seemed unaware there was a page missing, and wondered how he could have missed it. Despite this, he still had to present evidence. Gavin warned Wright to rethink his decision to submit evidence before it was too late, and also said he wouldn’t accept the diary as decisive evidence on its own.
- Phoenix first referred to the last page, showing that it had been ripped out and then presented the diary page Trucy had given him, saying it was the final page. He discloses the content of the diary page [It seems Fate's clock will make me wait a little longer. ...At least, only less than ten swift minutes remain. To all those who have supported me in my life's work, I give thanks. Farewell!]
- Wright then concluded Magnifi continued to write, showing Valant to be the real killer, yet Valant said the page shouldn’t have existed. Gavin objects. [GAVIN: Finally, you couldn’t resist could you, Herr Wright? WRIGHT: Resist what? Presenting Solid Evidence?]
- Gavin requests the cross-examination be put on hold so he can call another witness. Just then, Wright realised he was too quick in presenting suspicious evidence. The ripped page had been too obvious, and believed Gavin knew all along.
- The audience was required to leave to protect the witnesses’ legal integrity, and the Witness was Drew Misham. He claimed the diary page was fake, and Gavin said he was informed the day before that illegal evidence had been made for Zak’s trial, and Gavin refused to hear Phoenix’s adamance that he didn’t intentionally prepare false evidence. [ GAVIN: ...Ah, the attorney speaks. Something about this page, I presume. But what is he saying? It makes no sense! ...After all it was you who presented this evidence to us, Phoenix Wright!]
- Misham couldn’t confirm his client’s identity, due to their preference to remain anonymous. Misham would create the forgeries then be sent his pay by mail, however he supposedly marked all of his “works” so they could be identified.
- The Judge was shocked, and Wright realised he had been too careless. The page had been a trap, when he was given the opportunity to explain himself, he didn’t, for he knew the judge probably wouldn’t hear it anyway. The judge said forging evidence was a serious crime and presenting forged evidence was a fatal mistake for an attorney. Gavin stretched so far as to claim that Zak was guilty since Wright relied on forged evidence.
- Wright objects, and claims Zak should not be held responsible for the forgery, and the judge couldn’t account for it, as Zak could appeal his case. Gavin noted that if it weren’t for the tip he received, he would have gotten away with the forged evidence, and that he had even warned Phoenix it would happen.
- Before Drew left, he asked Wright’s name before telling him he had never seen anyone like him in his life, and that he would remember him.
- The audience returns. As Zak is about to get his verdict, he tells the Judge “it would be impossible to hand down a guilty verdict if the defendant didn’t exist!”, prompting the judge to ask what he meant, and Zak replied by saying “I am talking...about this!” Before fleeing the courtroom, and despite the exits of the courtroom being sealed off, he still managed to escape, and nobody saw him afterwards.
- No verdict was declared. ...After all, the defendant didn't exist. That's how it happened. The trial of magician Zak Gramarye vanished, along with him, for all eternity. The mysteries that remained behind were all solved, however. ...But not until seven years later.
MASON SYSTEM INTRODUCTION...That trial seven years ago was the beginning of it all. This I know beyond a doubt. The mysteries of the past work their magic on the present. But you'll soon be finding all of this out for yourself. Which of Magnifi Gramarye's disciples pulled that trigger? Where did the vanishing defendant, Zak Gramarye, go? What dark truth lurks behind the forged diary page? And what about the girl who was left behind...? - Wright had just been appointed for the case, having only received the files the day before. Shadi Enigmar apologised for the short notice, but Phoenix wasn’t sure he was prepared as he didn’t know exactly what had happened.
May 13th 2019
- Two weeks after Phoenix loses his badge. He summons Trucy to his office after calling around and finding out she had no other living relatives. He offered to let her come and live with him until her father came back or to find her somewhere to live.
- Trucy said her father had already said Wright was trustworthy and agreed to live with him, she adjusted to the idea very quickly, however Wright was not as easily adjusted to having to suddenly raise a child and Trucy assured him she would work hard to support the two of them with her magic business.
- The two talked about turning the office into a talent agency after she showed him one of her magic tricks - Mr Hat- to prove her worth. Trucy mentioned her mother had disappeared during a trick with Troupe Gramarye and had never come back, and that Zak had given her a locket, Wright then assures her he wouldn't disappear as her parents had.
- Trucy, excited to open her talent agency the next day, assured Wright she'd find him a talent to showcase, and thus she became 'Trucy Wright', owner of the Wright Talent Agency, and daughter of Phoenix Wright.
- Wright returned to the defendant's lobby to talk to Mike Meekins, the bailiff, who had lost his original job, his friends, his girlfriend and his wallet since they had last met him. He had been fired from the precinct for losing four case files in three days.
- Wright asked Meekins about Enigmar, and he said he'd chased Zak into Lobby 2, however Zak had vanished by the time he entered the lobby. Wright asked if he'd figured anything out about what had happened, and two Psyche-locks appeared.
- Wright pressed Meekins, and he let it slip that Trucy had been there instead of Zak, leading Phoenix to realise she'd used Mr. Hat as a distraction while her father escaped. The locks broke, and Meekins admitted it was true. He figured it out when he saw Trucy's magic show and Zak had really gone into Lobby 1 before he could be tracked down.
- Wright gives Meekins the first apology he's ever received, and tells him he's the legal guardian of Trucy and Meekins assured him there was no ill will harboured toward his new daughter and he gave Meekins a free ticket to the Wonder Bar, the first free gift Meekins had gotten.
- Wright tracked down Drew Studio, where Drew Misham was expecting him. Drew noted that that when the forged page had been revealed the court had gone into uproar instead of Wright who had stood calmly and tried to defend his client. Wright also met Vera Misham, who left as soon as Wright acknowledged her. Wright noticed her nail polish on the table and her framed stamp of Troupe Gramarye. Drew explained that they were Vera's and that ever since she had seen a Gramarye show, she'd watched the shows until the end, however he didn't know how she found the stamp.
- It is discovered Drew was a painter who couldn't sell any of his paintings, leading to his wife leaving him and Vera, and so he turned to forgery to help him support the two of them. The diary page had been his first work other than a painting and he was very well paid, but never imagined it would be used as evidence in a murder trial.
- He said the request had been a unique one, and was very specific. When he said that he had never met the client, two psyche-locks appeared. Wright uncovers that this is because Vera, the real forger, was the one who met the client.
- Drew admitted his daughter's genius for forging things which she taught herself by watching her father work. He let her hone her skills by splurging money on tools for her to play with. Drew also revealed the client had arrived to visit Vera, but his face had been covered.
- When Wright asked to speak to Vera, Drew said she was a very shy person normally, but the client had been an exception. He had left when Vera talked to him, and when he came back he found Vera laughing for the first time in a long while. He then let Wright talk to her.
- Wright got her to talk by talking about how amazing Troupe Gramarye was, leading her to begin talking enthusiastically about them and her recent visit to the Troupe Gramarye museum. This led Wright to question her when he had the chance.
- Drew explained that she had almost been kidnapped once, causing her withdrawal and dislike of leaving the house, and Vera explained she had a good luck charm from her client which she refused to talk about.
- Vera admits she took the stamp from the letter the client had sent to the studio, and had done so because she assumed the client had sent her the stamp as they'd been talking about the Gramaryes. She says the client told her the charm wouldn't work if she told people about it. Two Psyche-locks.
- Vera had trusted the client because he listened to her and used that to his advantage to stop her talking. Wright guessed it was the nail polish which was the charm, which led him to guessing Kristoph Gavin was the client. Both locks were broken but Vera still wouldn't talk, but she did comment she saw 'the devil' on his hand when he had given her the nail polish. She said she had only glimpsed it, therefore she had trusted him.
- Vera asked if she'd done something wrong, since Wright looked sad, and he told her not to worry and said he hoped she'd smile next time they met.
- Wright went to visit Valant at the detention centre, and by this time he had landed a job at the Borscht Bowl Club as Pianist.
- Valant planned to perform more magic when he got out of the detention centre and when questioned about Magnifi's coercion, four psyche-locks appeared.
- Wright commented about their tricks, and mentioned "Zak & Valant's Quick-Draw Shootem" and deduced there had been an accident where Thalassa Gramarye had been the victim, having recognised her on the stamp as the 'target' of the trick. He also deduced that Magnifi's power over his students was because of Thalassa.
- Valant admitted to the accident, and the new 'twist' had caused the accident, but nobody knew whose bullet struck her. Trucy hadn't been told, and Magnifi used the accident to blackmail his students.
- Wright apologised for bringing it out, and Valant added that Zak had befriended the news reporter who had been snooping around the case. Valant warned not to open past wounds, and Wright resolved to protect Trucy from Troupe Gramarye's dark surrounding.
- Wright realised he'd have to track down the reporter, the final link between the murder case and the forgery, but had to wait seven years for the chance to meet the reporter.
Apr. 16, 2026
- Seven years later, Wright had befriended Kristoph, whom he met regularly at the Borscht Bowl Club. As Gavin left one day, two visitors arrived.
- Shadi Smith introduced himself and Spark Brushel, and Wright recognised Shadi, who after getting the cards set up by the waitress admitted he also had another reason to be at the club. Trucy.
- Wright asked about his last game with Zak, who said he hired his defense attorneys this way as he could see his opponent's true nature by competing in a game of poker. This reminded Wright of how he won his games, Trucy's perceive ability, which Wright used to win big games. Zak informed him Trucy's power was genetic, and Magnifi could supposedly do the same, but three Psyche-locks appeared.
- Zak told Wright the real reason he left the courtroom was the letter signing over rights to the magic being given over to him, and he planned to sign them oer to Trucy. Due to the law stating if someone was absent for 7 years they were legally declared dead, he had gone into hiding and resurfaced to sign over rights.
- Wright asked about his wife, and he wouldn't talk, but Brushel let it slip that his wife was Magnifi's only daughter, causing Zak to punch him.
- After the game, Zak told him that he would return to hiding without seeing Trucy, as it was better that way. He intended to break Wright's record, and told the waitress from earlier to deal. Wright thought it was odd he'd never seen the waitress before. Zak also mentioned he knew Kristoph Gavin, which Wright wondered about.
- Wright deduced Trucy had inherited her power from her mother, and deduced that Apollo too must have inherited the power from her, and managed to worm out the information that Thalassa had been married and had a child before, but her husband had died. Wright had a photo of her with two bracelets on, and Zak told Wright they were a family heirloom. Zak had taken the photo before she left the Troupe, and when she came back it turned out she had passed one bracelet to Apollo.
- Zak admitted he only knew that the power was passed down genetically, but said Thalassa had told him how it worked, and that she needed to be wearing the bracelets to be able to consciously be aware of the power. He also explained Kinetic Vision was a big part of it, the ability to see moving objects with clarity, given enough focus.
- Zak insisted Wright tell the two about it when the time was right.
- Zak wrote a letter confessing to the murder he didn't commit, to stop Valant from being accused.
- Kristoph murdered Zak during the poker game and was sent to solitary cell 13 for the murder.
Oct. 8, 2026
- Six months later, Drew Misham was murdered. When Wright knew the investigation was comign to a close, he questioned Gavin about 'shadi smith' and he claimed he didn't know it was Zak, and Wright claimed he was going to remedy the fact Gavin didn't have a motive for murder.
- They talked about Zak's trial, and that Klavier had won praise for taking down the 'crooked attorney' Phoenix Wright.
- Wright's hearing in front of the Bar Association review board had been unanimous, Except for Kristoph, who felt bad that his brother put Wright in such a position, and even after their seven year friendship Wright admitted he didn't really know Gavin. Gavin claimed this was because Wright suspected his involvement with the case.
- Wright mentioned Zak had told him about Gavin, and thought it strange Zak had been killed just after it had happened. Wright had asked him to defend him, knowing of his kindness during his bar hearing.
- Wright asked why he killed Zak, and then five black psyche-locks appear.
- Wright described them as "cold" and "full of despair" and knew he wouldn't be able to unlock them.
- Gavin started to paint his nails, and gave Wright a bottle of the polish.
At Drew Studio
- Wright went to talk to Brushel and question him, finally having the chance to talk to his missing link between the Gramaryes and the Mishams.
- He asked Brushel about the interview with Drew, and Drew said he'd felt like he was being watched for the previous seven years, agreeing with Brushel's feeling of being watched. Brushel mentioned Zak's murder, and also wondered if Wright himself had been watched too.
- Wright questioned on the Gramarye shooting case, and Brushel revealed he was on speaking terms with Magnifi and Thalassa.
- Brushel suspected there was a love triangle between Zak, Valant and Thalassa.
- Wright showed his locket, with Trucy's picture, and then Brushel revealed Thalassa had another husband before Zak, a performer who died in an on-stage accident a year after they married. He also revealed she had a son before her husband died, and that he was currently missing.
- He said that Trucy also had the same power as Thalassa and Magnifi.
Sunshine Coliseum
- Wright meets Valant, who had landed on hard times due to the crime he had been accused of.
- Wright gave Valant Zak's Will and he was a witness so that a notary could authorise the will. Valant's dream was over.
- Valant admitted he had not done the crime, and said Magnifi had shot himself.
- Valant knew about both of Magnifi's letters but hadn't figured outt he plan, and had the intent to kill Magnifi and frame Zak, he did tamper with the evidence and the IV fluid, which he brought with him, having noticed the IV bag in a prior visit. Magnifi woke and told Valant he had failed when he couldn't shoot, and said he'd already given over his performance rights.
- He said he left and then heard a gunshot and then found Magnifi dead, and then decided to frame Zak anyway by tampering with the IV bag and wiping prints from the weapon.
- Wright didn't know what to believe , but was glad he'd heard the true story.
Solitary Cell 13
- Wright returned to the cell to see no sign of Kristoph, and so took his chance to look at the yellow envelope. He sent the guard to go and see what Kristoph was doing, and then verified the letter was Drew's letter.
"The interview request came, like you said it would, and they're looking into the case. I swear on my life I won't tell them about you. So please, release the "spell" you've put on my daughter. I'll write later with a report." - Drew Misham
- Wright sprayed Ema's indicator chemical on the stamp, verifying it was the poisoned stamp. However, before he could leave with the letter, Gavin arrived and accused him of burglary.
- Wright said Vera had not received her verdict yet, implying there was still hope for the case. Gavin replied there was no known survivors from atroquinine poisoning and asked for the envelope back, and Wright was obliged to comply.
- Everything had been recorded in the spy camera in the badge on Wright's hat. The final trial was about to begin. Wright told the audience that only they could find the truth.
OCT 9th
...Welcome to court. Seven years... all leading to one verdict. A verdict which you must decide. Is the defendant, Vera Misham, innocent... or guilty? The courtroom doors are opening... the trial awaits. Are you ready to begin?
- Phoenix Wright
- Phoenix Wright
Prologue
As the person is speaking, flashbacks appear.
Vera serving her father coffee, the Borscht Bowl Club restaurant area, The Hydeout Poker Area, Magnifi's second to last diary page, Zak's murder photo, Drew Studio in 2019, Phoenix calling Kristoph, Kristoph's cell, The fake blood-stained ace and Kristoph Gavin on the witness stand.
...Something inside me... rising... surfacing...
Vera serving her father coffee, the Borscht Bowl Club restaurant area, The Hydeout Poker Area, Magnifi's second to last diary page, Zak's murder photo, Drew Studio in 2019, Phoenix calling Kristoph, Kristoph's cell, The fake blood-stained ace and Kristoph Gavin on the witness stand.
Something important... lost long ago... it's close now... so close.
Final Trial
- Klavier told the Judge Vera had been poisoned with atroquinine, and could die at any time.
- Trucy protested the trial's continuation without Vera's presence, but Apollo knew that with her life at risk, the trial had to reach a final verdict.
- Klavier knew what a verdictless trial would do to everyone involved, and he and Apollo were determined not to let it happen. Wright had told him all about his investigations, and Apollo was determined to fight for Vera's innocence.
- Klavier opened with a claim that Vera poisoned herself out of guilt for what she had done, since she used the same poison that killed her father which was hard to come by.
- Apollo insisted she was a victim, not a killer, and Klavier gave him the task of proving who had poisoned Vera and how they had done it.
- Justice was fully prepared, and replied that Kristoph Gavin had poisoned Vera through her bottle of nail polish, as he had picked up on Vera's habit of biting her nails when she was nervous. Kristoph must had noticed this and used it to his advantage.
- Due to Kristoph having an alibi, Apollo suggested that he poisoned it seven years ago.
- The Judge was shocked, and found it inconceivable that Kristoph would ever try to kill Vera, but the look on Klavier's face told another story.
- The Judge suggested Kristoph summoned as a special witness, and Klavier complied. Klavier had known there was a deep darkness involved in the case which had even consumed him.
- Kristoph was brought to the stand. Justice showed him Vera's nail polish, and he confirmed that it was his preferred brand, and complimented Vera's taste in nail polish. He'd been following Vera's murder trial from his cell.
- He asked Klavier why he was on the witness stand, to which Klavier replied that Justice was accusing Kristoph of poisoning Vera. Klavier didn't comment on his opinion on the matter.
- Kristoph testified, reiterating the question of how he could poison Vera from prison.
- He claimed Vera poisoning herself was far more likely, as he didn't even know the Mishams, and he asked if Apollo intended to accuse him of Drew's murder too. Justice focused, and then had a fleeting view of the devil's face on Kristoph's hand.
- Kristoph was unfazed by this, which proved nothing. However, he showed the commemorative stamp which had been found in his cell, linking Kristoph to the murder weapon.
- Klavier was now quite distraught and Kristoph told Justice that, had he been the killer, he would not have known Drew would have used the stamp. He chastised Klavier for not seeing through Apollo's bluff.
- Klavier disagreed, and realised his brother was the one who was bluffing. Kristoph had used a red herring argument to distract the court from the real matter at hand, which was whether Drew had used the stamp or not. The time of the death was coincidence.
- Kristoph was disturbed by Klavier's betrayal, but pressed on. He asked Justice what his motive was, and Justice realised he was beginning to falter as he had delayed his question.
- Justice said his motive was about Drew's forgery, and he presented the fake diary page.
- The motive was seven years old, and the killer had intended to erase everyone and everything connected to the forgery, however the killer had made a mistake. Vera had ended up preserving the stamp in a frame as opposed to sending it back, since she loved Troupe Gramarye.
- Klavier claimed that Justice's story meant Phoenix was the real killer, but justice disagreed. He said Phoenix had only been hired the day before, and therefore couldn't have requested the forgery. The natural question was the identity of Zak's previous attorney, whom he had fired. Justice revealed it was Kristoph.
- Kristoph pointed out that there was no proof, and since attorneys were registered with the court the day before, there would be no trace of Zak's previous lawyer in the court records.
- Klavier demanded evidence to clear his doubts, and Justice said that he did have evidence, but if he presented the wrong item the judge said he'd give a 40% penalty, but then Kristoph demanded it be upped to 80%, to which the judged comments he hadn't given a penalty that large in a long time.
- Justice presented the yellow envelope, and Kristoph objected, saying there was no way he could have obtained it. He recalled Wright's attempt to steal it, and said that one was a replica written in Phoenix's handwriting, intended to be presented.
- Justice revealed Phoenix had recorded his entire conversation with Kristoph, who was angry and claimed that a video an ex-attorney suspected of forgery had taken didn't constitute evidence. Klavier was speechless, and so the Judge denied Apollo's request.
- The trial appeared to be ending and there was nothing Apollo could do, when the Judge went to end cross-examination Klavier suddenly objected. Klavier realised what was going on, and was relieved his seven-year-old questions had been answered. Kristoph even threatened Klavier, but he didn't relent.
- Klavier asked Apollo about Zak's trial, Justice realised what he was getting at. Klavier had known Phoenix would show the fake page, as Kristoph had tipped him off. Kristoph had informed him of the plot, and had instructed him to bring Drew Misham out to testify. Klavier wondered how Kristoph had gotten such information.
- Klavier confronted him about it again, demanding an explanation for his actions.
- Kristoph reveald that Zak had invited him to play poker and he had lost to Zak, and had been dismissed as his attorney. He couldn't understand what had happened, and had been replaced by Wright. Justice realised Zak hadn't been watching the result, and had been watching the man behind the cards.
- Kristoph said Zak and Wright had both gotten what they deserved, yet he still didn't admit to the murder. Justice figured out that Kristoph had planned to win with the fake evidence, but when he was dismissed he planted the trap on Wright.
- Kristoph was unfazed and said everything had gone perfectly, causing Klavier to laugh in response as he realised the truth. That his brother had been living in fear for the past seven years. Since Zak had escaped, there'd been no verdict and if he reappeared or the Mishams talked, the fact that he'd requested the forgery would become known.
- Desperate to protect his secret, he'd kept tabs on everyone involved. The Mishams, Brushel and Wright. After seven years, Kristoph killed "Shadi Smith" who Justice revealed was really Zak Gramarye. Trucy seemed unfazed, as if she'd known all along.
- The Judge asked for a full account of Justice's claims.
- He recounted, that it all started with Magnifi's death. Kristoph had met with Vera Misham to hire her to make the forgery which would implicate Valant as opposed to Zak. This was when he noticed her habit of biting her nails, and so he laced the nail polish with atroquinine and lied to her about it being a magic charm. If Vera was ever forced to go outside and become nervous, she'd bite her nails and the poison would do the rest.
- He'd tried to kill Vera again by sending her an invoice for the forgery which included a laced stamp, but she had liked the stamp so much she kept it, sending it back with a different stamp. His ticking time bomb went off seven years later, when Drew ran out of stamps and happened to use the poisoned stamp.
- Kristoph knew, without decisive evidence, Justice couldn't make his case.
- kristoph claimed that he killed "a traveller named Shadi Smith" whom little else was known about. He plead silence on his motive for the murder, as this was Vera's trial, not his.
- Justice protested, but was reminded that he was the one who had caused Vera to bite her nails in the first place.
- Kristoph then concluded, "Evidence is everything. There is nothing more."
- The Judge prepared to end the trial as Kristoph gloated. Klavier took this chance to inform Kristoph that the case was the trial for the new Jurist system, and decisive evidence was no longer necessary. The Judge explained the old system was too 'closed off' from society, and that the system was an attempt to inject the wisdom of the commonfolk into the law. Kristoph protested, by saying things such as 'what would we gain' and they were 'entrusting the judicial system to a mindless, emotional mob of irrational mouth-breathers' and the judge replied saying common people added common sense not restricted by the law.
- Kristoph insisted the courts keep the "riff-raff" out. Justice replied the jury he had just insulted had been watching on camera and he added that Wright had set up the system.
- This prompted Kristoph to have a breakdown, screaming the law was absolute. Klavier told Kristoph it was over, and the law was anything but absolute, and that Kristoph had taken advantage of loopholes in the law, and the law was full of contradictions.
The law is the end product of many years of history... the fruit of human knowledge! Like a gem, polished to a gleam through trials... and errors. It is this fruit we receive, and pass on, and face in our time. And it is always changing, growing. Nurturing it is our task as human beings.
- The Judge
- The Judge
Except for you, Kristoph. You aren't changing. You've stopped. You're not needed anymore.
- Klavier Gavin
- Klavier Gavin
- Justice didn't get his own speech, however vowed he would find out what law truly was, and that he'd fight to change it. The judge declared the end of the trial, and then it was just to wait for the jury's decision.
Verdict
OCT 10th
- It was 12:48 PM. Wright addressed the jury stating it was time for them to deliver the verdict. Wright reminded them having a verdict that day was of utmost importance, as Vera may not live through the night. Was Vera Misham innocent our guilty? It was their decision now. A panel was set up for the jurists to input their decisions.
- Jurist 6 questioned her validity as a jurist because according to the Jurist's Handbook, "anyone involved with the case may not be jurists." Wright assured her that, as she wasn't involved with the development of the case, she was a legal jurist.
- It was then time for the verdict, and Wright warned them to judge wisely.
And so a verdict was reached on October 9, 2:14 PM. The first verdict under the Jurist System. ..."Innocent", by unanimous decision. The record will show... that when the verdict was announced, special witness Kristoph Gavin... laughed. A laugh louder than any ever heard before... or since. A laugh that echoed in the halls of justice, lingering for what seemed like hours.
October 10, 8:30 AM, the morning after the trial... In an intensive care ward... a true miracle occurred. Vera Misham opened her eyes.
- Apollo and Trucy arrived at Vera Misham's hospital bed at 10:12 AM, overjoyed with the news.
- Vera smiled at them and thanked Justice, she was now much more open and outspoken to them.
- Apollo apologised for making Vera bite her nails, but Vera replied by saying she was in the wrong, and she'd been living in fear of the outside world with only her good luck charm to comfort her.
- She knew now, after having Justice fight for her with all his might, that it was important to see the outside world. She also apologised for what she had done to Phoenix, and that she would stop looking away from her deeds.
- Trucy told Apollo she'd known about her father's death, after all she helped him escape, and he told her he'd return but he couldn't now. Trucy said she was fine because she had Phoenix and Apollo now.
- [somewhere within this segment ^ Apollo becomes very emotional toward vera, to the point of beginning to cry, which causes trucy to almost begin crying]
- Meanwhile in the agency, Phoenix was meeting up with Thalassa, whom had recovered her sight and memory. Thalassa believed Phoenix had known she was Lamiroir all along, but he merely said she was thinking about it too much and there was no guarantee her memories would be good ones, however she disagreed, saying that now she remembered her children she was proud they'd both grown up so well.
- Phoenix told Thalassa that they were unaware that they were related to her, and Phoenix promised to take care of them. He voiced his concern for Trucy, and knew she was secretly devastated by her father's death.
- He then discussed the bracelets with Thalassa, and he recounted when he saw Justice with it, and then met Thalassa, and he said he'd never forget witnessing the two lives cross.
- Thalassa reminisced about her accident, and Phoenix noted the parallel between her and Vera. He then remarked that people don't die that easily, as long as they have something worth living for.
...And that's pretty much the end of my story. For now, anyway. I've still got a long way to go. And this power of mine... well, it needs some work. But... there's hope now. We'd lost it, but somehow, we found it again. That's why people are smiling again... Hope. Yeah, I think I'll keep at this lawyer thing for a while. Oops, training time. Gotta go. Chords of Steel... here comes Justice!
-Apollo Justice
-Apollo Justice
AFTERMATH
- Apollo decided to stay with the WAA, much to Trucy's delight. She said it was like she'd gained a long lost brother, unaware that it was close to the truth. She announced her plans to perform in Troupe Gramarye with Mr. Hat [Renamed Hat Gramarye] set to be a big hit with the crowd.
- Klavier disbanded the Gavinners in order to focus on law, and according to him the news of the breaking up had caused a run on tissues at supermarkets world-wide. He was looking forward to facing Justice in the courtroom again.
- Phoenix was glad his case was finally over, and realised he had been a piano player longer than he'd been a lawyer, and considering what to do with the time he now had on his hands, he debated either taking piano lessons or getting his badge back by re-taking the bar exam.
- Ema briefly considered making golden snackoos, but realised the preservatives wouldn't be 100% safe.
- Olga Orly seemed to retain her job at the Borscht Bowl Club as a waitress and poker dealer.
- The Kitakis started a muffin business where muffins had "root" and "people" kanji characters on, which Wocky insisted on calling "O.G. Crackers".
- Guy Eldoon was inspired to make a new noodle recipe just containing a large hunk of salt. He explained that since his noodles were all about extreme saltiness, why should he pretend otherwise?
- Wesley recieved a new mocking nickname, "Wesley Sicko" which he prided, thinking it referred to his 'curing the sickness of curiosity.'
- Thalassa continued to make music, using her children as inspiration.
- Spark Brushel went back on the beat looking for scoops, he didn't have one but his confidence wasn't shaken.
- Vera Misham took up painting originals, and looked to the outside for inspiration; she was no longer afraid, since she had met good people from the outside.
now isn't that a precious ending? awww
