|EPISODE 1 - THE FIRST TURNABOUT|

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*gasp*...gasp*...

 

Dammit! ...Why me?

 

I can't get caught...

Not like this!

 

I-I've gotta find someone

to pin this on...

 

Someone like... him!

 

I'll make it look like

HE did it!

 

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August 3, 9:47 AM

District Court

Defendant Lobby No. 2

 

-Phoenix

(Boy am I nervous!)

 

-Mia

Wright!

 

-Phoenix

Oh, h-hiya, Chief.

 

-Mia

Whew,

I'm glad I made it on time.

 

-Mia

Well, I have to say Phoenix,

I'm impressed!

 

-Mia

Not everyone takes on a

murder trial right off

the bat like this.

 

-Mia

It says a lot about

you... and your client as well.

 

-Phoenix

Um... thanks.

 

-Phoenix

Actually, it's because

I owe him a favor.

 

-Mia

A favor?

 

-Mia

You mean, you knew the

defendant before this case?

 

-Phoenix

Yes.

 

-Phoenix

Actually, I kind of owe

my current job to him.

 

-Phoenix

He's one of the reasons

I became an attorney.

 

-Mia

Well, that's news to me!

 

-Phoenix

I want to help him out

any way I can!

 

-Phoenix

I just... really want to help

him, I owe him that much.

 

-???

(It's over!)

 

-???

(My life, everything,

it's all over!)

 

-Mia

...

 

-Mia

Isn't that your client

screaming over there?

 

-Phoenix

Yeah... that's him.

 

-???

(Death! Despair! Ohhhh!)

 

-???

(I'm gonna do it,

I'm gonna die!!!)

 

-Mia

It sounds like

he wants to die...

 

-Phoenix

Um, yeah. *sigh*

 

-Butz

Nick!!!

 

-Phoenix

Hey.

Hey there, Larry.

 

-Butz

Dude, I'm so guilty!!

Tell them I'm guilty!!!

 

-Butz

Gimme the death sentence!

I ain't afraid to die!

 

-Phoenix

What!?

What's wrong, Larry?

 

-Butz

Oh, it's all over...

I... I'm finished. Finished!

 

-Butz

I can't live in a world

without her! I can't!

 

-Butz

Who... who took her away

from me, Nick? Who did this!?

 

-Butz

Aww, Nick, ya gotta tell me!

Who took my baby away!?

 

-Phoenix

(Hmm... The person responsible

for your girlfriend's death?)

 

-Phoenix

(The newspapers say

it was you...)

 

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-Phoenix

My name is Phoenix Wright.

 

-Phoenix

Here's the story:

 

-Phoenix

My first case is

a fairly simple one.

 

-Phoenix

A young woman was killed

in her apartment.

 

-Phoenix

The guy they arrested was

the unlucky sap dating her:

 

-Phoenix

Larry Butz... my best

friend since grade school.

 

-Phoenix

Our school had a saying:

"When something smells,

it's usually the Butz."

 

-Phoenix

In the 23 years I've known

him, it's usually been true.

 

-Phoenix

He has a knack for getting

himself in trouble.

 

-Phoenix

One thing I can say though:

It's usually not his fault.

He just has terrible luck.

 

-Phoenix

But I know better than anyone,

that he's a good guy at heart.

 

-Phoenix

That and I owe him one.

Which is why I took the

case... to clear his name.

 

-Phoenix

And that's just what I'm

going to do!

 

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August 3, 10:00 AM

District Court

Courtroom No. 2

 

-Judge

The court is now in session for

the trial of Mr. Larry Butz.

 

-Payne

The prosecution is ready,

Your Honor.

 

-Phoenix

The, um, defense is ready,

Your Honor.

 

-Judge

Ahem.

 

-Judge

Mr. Wright?

 

-Judge

This is your first trial,

is it not?

 

-Phoenix

Y-Yes, Your Honor.

I'm, um, a little nervous.

 

-Judge

Your conduct during this

trial will decide the fate

of your client.

 

-Judge

Murder is a serious charge.

For your client's sake, I hope

you can control your nerves.

 

-Phoenix

Thank... thank you, Your Honor.

 

-Judge

...

 

-Judge

Mr. Wright, given the

circumstances...

 

-Judge

I think we should have a test

to ascertain your readiness.

 

-Phoenix

Yes, Your Honor.

 

-Phoenix

(Gulp... Hands shaking...

Eyesight... fading...)

 

-Judge

This test will consist of a

few simple questions. Answer

them clearly and concisely.

 

-Judge

Please state the name of

the defendant in this case.

 

***Phoenix Wright***************************

*

* -Phoenix

* Um... the defendant...

* is me, right?

*

* -Mia

* Wright! Have you completely

* lost your mind? Focus!

*

* -Mia

* The defendant is the

* person on trial!

*

* -Mia

* You're his lawyer!

*

* -Phoenix

* Um, er, eh?

* Oh yeah, right! Eh heh heh.

*

* -Mia

* This is no laughing matter!

*

* -Mia

* You did pass the bar,

* didn't you?

*

* -Judge

* Sorry, I couldn't hear your

* answer. I'll ask once more:

*

* RETURN TO QUESTION

*

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***Mia Fey**********************************

*

* -Phoenix

* The, um, defendant?

* That's... er... Mia Fey?

*

* -Mia

* Wrong, Wright.

* Look, I have to leave.

*

* -Mia

* I have to go home. I'm...

* I'm expecting a delivery.

*

* -Phoenix

* Aw, c'mon Chief.

* There's no need to be

* going so soon, is there?

*

* -Mia

* Wright!

*

* -Mia

* Listen: the defendant is

* the one on trial--your client!

*

* -Mia

* I mean, that's about as

* basic as you can get!

*

* -Phoenix

* (I've put my foot in it this time!

* I've got to relax!)

*

* -Judge

* Sorry, I couldn't hear your

* answer. I'll ask once more:

*

* RETURN TO QUESTION

*

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***Larry Butz*******************************

*

* -Phoenix

* The defendant? Well, that's

* Larry Butz, Your Honor.

*

* -Judge

* Correct.

*

* -Judge

* Just keep your wits about

* you and you'll do fine.

*

* CONTINUE

*

********************************************

 

-Judge

Next question:

 

-Judge

This is a murder trial. Tell me,

what's the victim's name?

 

-Phoenix

(Whew, I know this one! Glad

I read the case report cover

to cover so many times.)

 

-Phoenix

(It's... wait... Uh-oh!)

 

-Phoenix

(No... no way! I forgot!

I'm drawing a total blank

here!)

 

-Mia

Phoenix! Are you absolutely

SURE you're up to this?

 

-Mia

You don't even know the

victim's name!?

 

-Phoenix

Oh, the victim! O-Of course

I know the victim's name!

 

-Phoenix

I, um, just forgot.

... Temporarily.

 

-Mia

I think I feel a migraine

coming on.

 

-Mia

Look, the defendant's name

is listed in the Court Record.

 

-Mia

Just touch the Court Record

button to check it at anytime,

okay?

 

-Mia

Remember to check it often.

Do it for me, please.

I'm begging you.

 

-Judge

Let's hear your answer.

Who is the victim in this case?

 

 

***Mia Fey**********************************

*

* -Phoenix

* Um... Mia Fey?

*

* -Mia

* W-W-What!? How can I be

* the victim!?

*

* -Phoenix

* Oh! Right! Sorry! I, er,

* it was the first name that

* popped into my head, and--

*

* -Mia

* The Court Record button!

* Remember to use it

* when you are in a pinch.

*

* -Judge

* Let me ask that one again:

*

* RETURN TO QUESTION

*

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***Cinder Block*****************************

*

* -Phoenix

* Oh, um, wasn't it Ms. Block?

* Ms. Cinder Block?

*

* -Judge

* The person in question was a

* victim of murder, not ill-

* conceived naming, Mr. Wright.

*

* -Mia

* Wright?

*

* -Mia

* If you forget something, just

* touch the Court Record button

* to help you remember.

*

* -Mia

* A mistake in court

* could cost you the case.

*

* -Judge

* I ask you again:

*

* RETURN TO QUESTION

*

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***Cindy Stone******************************

*

* -Phoenix

* Um... the victim's name

* is Cindy Stone.

*

* -Judge

* Correct.

*

* CONTINUE

*

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-Judge

Now, tell me, what

was the cause of death?

 

-Judge

She died because she was...?

 

***Poisoned*********************************

*

* -Phoenix

* Oh, right! Wasn't she, um,

* poisoned by er... poison?

*

* -Judge

* You're asking me!?

*

* -Phoenix

* Um... Chief! Help me out!

*

* -Mia

* Check the court record.

* The Court Record button...

* remember?

*

* -Phoenix

* (Geez. Give a guy a break!)

*

* -Judge

* Let me ask again.

*

* RETURN TO QUESTION

*

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***Strangled********************************

*

* -Phoenix

* Right... she was

* strangled, wasn't she?

*

* -Mia

* Please tell me that was

* you talking to yourself.

*

* -Judge

* If you wish to hang yourself,

* Mr. Wright, you're welcome to,

* but not inside my courtroom.

*

* -Judge

* I suppose there's nothing to

* do but give you another try:

*

* RETURN TO QUESTION

*

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***Hit with a blunt object******************

*

* -Phoenix

* She was struck once,

* by a blunt object.

*

* -Judge

* Correct.

*

* CONTINUE

*

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-Judge

You've answered all my

questions. I see no reason

why we shouldn't proceed.

 

-Judge

You seem much more relaxed,

Mr. Wright. Good for you.

 

-Phoenix

Thank you, Your Honor.

(Because I don't FEEL

relaxed, that's for sure.)

 

-Judge

Well, then...

 

-Judge

First, a question for the

prosecution. Mr. Payne?

 

-Payne

Yes, Your Honor?

 

-Judge

As Mr. Wright just told us,

the victim was struck with

a blunt object.

 

-Judge

Would you explain to the court

just what that "object" was?

 

-Payne

The murder weapon was this

statue of "The Thinker."

 

-Payne

It was found lying on the

floor, next to the victim.

 

-Judge

I see... the court accepts

it into evidence.

 

Statue added to

the Court Record.

 

-Mia

Wright...

 

-Mia

Be sure to pay attention to

any evidence added during

the trial.

 

-Mia

That evidence is the only

ammunition you have in court.

 

-Mia

Touch the Court Record

button to check the Court

Record frequently.

 

-Judge

Mr. Payne, the prosecution

may call its first witness.

 

-Payne

The prosecution calls the

defendant, Mr. Butz, to the

stand.

 

-Phoenix

Um, Chief, what do I do now?

 

-Mia

Pay attention. You don't want

to miss any information that

might help your client's case.

 

-Mia

You'll get your chance to

respond to the prosecution

later, so be ready!

 

-Mia

Let's just hope he doesn't

say anything... unfortunate.

 

-Phoenix

(Uh oh, Larry gets excited

easily... this could be bad.)

 

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-Payne

Ahem.

 

-Payne

Mr. Butz. Is it not true that

the victim had recently

dumped you?

 

-Butz

Hey, watch it buddy!

 

-Butz

We were great together!

We were Romeo and Juliet,

Cleopatra and Mark Anthony!

 

-Phoenix

(Um... didn't they all die?)

 

-Butz

I wasn't dumped! She just

wasn't taking my phone calls.

Or seeing me... Ever.

 

-Butz

WHAT'S IT TO YOU, ANYWAY!?

 

-Payne

Mr. Butz, what you describe

is generally what we mean

by "dumped."

 

-Payne

In fact, she had completely

abandoned you... and was

seeing other men!

 

-Payne

She had just returned from

overseas with one of them

the day before the murder!

 

-Butz

Whaddya mean, "one of them"!?

 

-Butz

Lies! All of it, lies!

I don't believe a word of it!

 

-Payne

Your Honor, the

victim's passport.

 

-Payne

According to this, she was

in Paris until the day before

she died.

 

Passport added to

the Court Record.

 

-Judge

Hmm... Indeed, she appears

to have returned the day

before the murder.

 

-Butz

Dude... no way...

 

-Payne

The victim was a model, but

did not have a large income.

 

-Payne

It appears that she had

several "Sugar Daddies."

 

-Butz

Daddies?

Sugar?

 

-Payne

Yes. Older men, who gave

her money and gifts.

 

-Payne

She took their money and used

it to support her lifestyle.

 

-Butz

Duuude!

 

-Payne

We can clearly see what kind

of woman this Ms. Stone was.

 

-Payne

Tell me, Mr. Butz, what do

you think of her now?

 

-Mia

Wright...

 

-Mia

I don't think you want

him to answer that question.

 

-Phoenix

(Yeah... Larry has a way of

running his mouth in all

the wrong directions.)

 

-Phoenix

(Should I...?)

 

***Wait and see what happens****************

*

* -Phoenix

* (Might be better not to

* get involved in this one...

*

* -Payne

* Well, Mr. Butz?

*

* -Butz

* Dude, no way!

* That cheatin' she-dog!

*

* CONTINUE

*

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***Stop him from answering******************

*

* -Phoenix

* My client had no idea the

* victim was seeing other men!

*

* -Phoenix

* That question is

* irrelevant to this case!

*

* -Payne

* Oof! *wince*

*

* -Butz

* Dude! Nick!

* Whaddya mean, "irrelevant"!?

*

* -Butz

* That cheatin' she-dog!

*

* CONTINUE

*

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-Butz

I'm gonna die.

I'm just gonna drop dead!

 

-Butz

Yeah, and when I meet her in

the afterlife...

 

-Butz

I'm going to get to the bottom

of this!

 

-Judge

Let's continue with the trial,

shall we?

 

-Payne

I believe the accused's

motive is clear to everyone.

 

-Judge

Yes, quite.

 

-Phoenix

(Oh boy. This is so not

looking good.)

 

-Payne

Next question!

 

-Payne

You went to the victim's

apartment on the day of

the murder, did you not?

 

-Butz

Gulp!

 

-Payne

Well, did you, or did you not?

 

-Butz

Heh? Heh heh. Well, maybe

I did, and maybe I didn't!

 

-Phoenix

(Uh oh. He went.)

 

-Phoenix

(What do I do?)

 

***Have him answer honestly*****************

*

* -Phoenix

* (I know! I'll send him

* a signal...)

*

* -Phoenix

* (TELL THE TRUTH)

*

* -Butz

* Er... Yeah! Yeah!

* I was there! I went!

*

* -Judge

* Order!

*

* -Judge

* Well, Mr. Butz?

*

* -Butz

* Dude, chill!

*

* -Butz

* She wasn't home, man...

* So, like, I didn't see her.

*

* -Payne

* *OBJECTION!*

*

* -Payne

* Your Honor, the defendant

* is lying.

*

* -Judge

* Lying?

 

* -Payne

* The prosecution would like

* to call a witness who can

* prove Mr. Butz is lying.

*

* CONTINUE

*

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***Stop him from answering******************

*

* -Phoenix

* (I'll send him a signal...)

*

* -Phoenix

* (LIE LIKE A DOG)

*

* -Butz

* Um, well, see, it's like this:

* I don't remember.

*

* -Payne

* You "don't remember"?

*

* -Payne

* Well then, we'll just

* have to remind you!

*

* -Phoenix

* (I got a bad feeling

* about this...)

*

* -Payne

* We have a witness that can

* prove he DID go to the

* victim's apartment that day!

*

* CONTINUE

*

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-Judge

Well, that simplifies matters.

Who is your witness?

 

-Payne

The man who found

the victim's body.

 

-Payne

Just before making the

gruesome discovery...

 

-Payne

He saw the defendant fleeing

the scene of the crime!

 

-Judge

Order! Order in the court!

 

-Judge

Mr. Payne, the prosecution

may call its witness.

 

-Payne

Yes, Your Honor.

 

-Phoenix

(This is bad...)

 

-Payne

On the day of the murder, my

witness was selling newspapers

at the victim's building.

 

-Payne

Please bring Mr. Frank Sahwit

to the stand!

 

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-Payne

Mr. Sahwit, you sell newspaper

subscriptions, is this correct?

 

-Sahwit

Oh, oh yes!

Newspapers, yes!

 

-Judge

Mr. Sahwit, you may

proceed with your testimony.

 

-Judge

Please tell the court what

you saw on the day of the

murder.

 

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WITNESS TESTIMONY

-- Witness's Account --

 

(1)

-Sahwit

I was going door-to-door,

selling subscriptions when I saw

a man fleeing an apartment.

 

(2)

-Sahwit

I thought he must be in a

hurry because he left the

door half-open behind him.

 

(3)

-Sahwit

Thinking it strange, I looked

inside the apartment.

 

(4)

-Sahwit

Then I saw her lying there...

A woman... not moving... dead!

 

(5)

-Sahwit

I quailed in fright and found

myself unable to go inside.

 

(6)

-Sahwit

I thought to call the police

immediately!

 

(7)

-Sahwit

However, the phone in her

apartment wasn't working.

 

(8)

-Sahwit

I went to a nearby park and

found a public phone.

 

(9)

-Sahwit

I remember the time exactly:

It was 1:00 PM.

 

(10)

-Sahwit

The man who ran was, without

a doubt, the defendant sitting

right over there.

 

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-Judge

Hmm...

 

-Phoenix

(Larry! Why didn't you

tell the truth?)

 

-Phoenix

(I can't defend you against

a testimony like that!)

 

-Judge

Incidentally, why wasn't

the phone in the victim's

apartment working?

 

-Payne

Your Honor, at the time of

the murder, there was a

blackout in the building.

 

-Judge

Aren't phones supposed to

work during a blackout?

 

-Payne

Yes, Your Honor...

 

-Payne

However, some cordless phones

do not function normally.

 

-Payne

The phone that Mr. Sahwit

used was one of those.

 

-Payne

Your Honor...

 

-Payne

I have a record of the

blackout, for your perusal.

 

Blackout Record added

to the Court Record.

 

-Judge

Now, Mr. Wright...

 

-Phoenix

Yes!

Er... yes, Your Honor?

 

-Judge

You may begin your

cross-examination.

 

-Phoenix

C-Cross-examination,

Your Honor?

 

-Mia

Alright, Wright, this is it.

The real deal!

 

-Phoenix

Uh... what exactly am I

supposed to do?

 

-Mia

Why, you expose the lies in

the testimony the witness

just gave!

 

-Phoenix

Lies! What?! He was lying!?

 

-Mia

Your client is innocent,

right?

 

-Mia

Then that witness must have

lied in his testimony!

 

-Mia

Or is your client really...

guilty?

 

-Phoenix

!!! How do I prove he's not?

 

-Mia

You hold the key!

It's in the evidence!

 

-Mia

Compare the witness's

testimony to the

evidence at hand.

 

-Mia

There's bound to be a

contradiction in there!

 

-Mia

First find contradictions

between the Court Record

and the witness's testimony.

 

-Mia

Then, once you've found the

contradicting evidence...

 

-Mia

present it and rub

it in the witness's face!

 

-Phoenix

Um... okay.

 

-Mia

Touch the Court Record button

and point out contradictions

in the testimony!

 

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CROSS EXAMINATION

-- Witness's Account --

 

(1)

-Sahwit

I was going door-to-door,

selling subscriptions when I saw

a man fleeing an apartment.

 

   -Phoenix

   *HOLD IT!*

 

   -Phoenix

   Isn't a man leaving an

   apartment a common sight?

 

   -Phoenix

   I find it odd you would

   take notice of him...

 

   -Sahwit

   Er... heh.

 

   -Sahwit

   I don't know. He just seemed

   strange to me, that's all.

 

   -Sahwit

   Like he was mad, and yet

   frightened at the same time.

 

   -Sahwit

   Just like... a criminal fleeing

   the scene of a crime!

 

   -Phoenix

   The defense requests that

   the witness refrain from

   conjecture!

 

   -Payne

   Of course. What the witness

   means is that the man he saw

   looked suspicious.

 

   -Payne

   So, what happened next?

 

(2)

-Sahwit

I thought he must be in a

hurry because he left the

door half-open behind him.

 

   -Phoenix

   *HOLD IT!*

 

   -Phoenix

   Half-open... you say?

 

   -Sahwit

   Yes, yes, the door was

   open halfway. Yes.

 

   -Sahwit

   I watched for a moment, but

   no one came to close the door.

 

   -Sahwit

   "That's odd, in a big city

   like this," I thought...

 

   -Payne

   I see.

   And what happened next?

 

(3)

-Sahwit

Thinking it strange, I looked

inside the apartment.

 

   -Phoenix

   *HOLD IT!*

 

   -Phoenix

   What gave you the

   idea to do that?

 

   -Sahwit

   Well, the door was half-open,

   you see.

 

   -Sahwit

   Isn't it only human

   to want to... peek?

 

   -Sahwit

   We climb mountains because

   they are there!

   It's the same thing.

 

   -Payne

   Truer words have never

   been spoken!

   Anyone would look inside!

 

   -Phoenix

   (Hmm... why did Payne cut

   him off so quickly?)

 

   -Payne

   So you looked into the

   apartment.

   What happened then?

 

(4)

-Sahwit

Then I saw her lying there...

A woman... not moving... dead!

 

   -Phoenix

   *HOLD IT!*

 

   -Phoenix

   Are you sure she was dead?

 

   -Sahwit

   W-Well, no, I guess I wasn't.

 

   -Sahwit

   But, she wasn't moving at

   all, and there was blood

   everywhere.

 

   -Phoenix

   (I guess that would look

   fatal to anyone...)

 

   -Phoenix

   Very well, what happened next?

 

(5)

-Sahwit

I quailed in fright and found

myself unable to go inside.

 

   -Phoenix

   *HOLD IT!*

 

   -Phoenix

   So, you didn't touch

   ANYTHING in the apartment?

 

   -Sahwit

   Um, yes. I mean no! Nothing.

 

   -Phoenix

   Okay.

   What happened next?

 

(6)

-Sahwit

I thought to call the police

immediately!

 

   -Phoenix

   *HOLD IT!*

 

   -Phoenix

   You "thought" to call the

   police? Does that mean you

   didn't actually call them!?

 

   -Payne

   Please, please... Listen to

   the rest of the testimony.

 

   -Payne

   You thought to call the

   police... What happened next?

 

(7)

-Sahwit

However, the phone in her

apartment wasn't working.

 

   -Phoenix

   *HOLD IT!*

 

   -Phoenix

   The phone in her apartment

   wasn't working?

 

   -Sahwit

   Yes. I mean, no,

   no it wasn't. Right.

 

   -Phoenix

   But you said you didn't

   go into the apartment...

   or did you!?

 

   -Sahwit

   Oh, oh, that? I can explain

   that!

 

   -Sahwit

   There was a cordless phone

   on a shelf in the entranceway.

 

   -Sahwit

   I reached inside and tried

   using that to call...

 

   -Payne

   And the phone wasn't

   working, correct?

 

   -Payne

   What happened next?

 

(8)

-Sahwit

I went to a nearby park and

found a public phone.

 

   -Phoenix

   *HOLD IT!*

 

   -Phoenix

   Why use a public phone?

 

   -Sahwit

   Well, you see, I don't

   have a cell phone.

 

   -Sahwit

   And, being the middle of the

   afternoon, there was no answer

   at the nearby apartments.

 

   -Phoenix

   Ah, right... what time

   did you call again?

 

(9)

-Sahwit

I remember the time exactly:

It was 1:00 PM.

 

   -Phoenix

   *HOLD IT!*

 

   -Phoenix

   1:00 PM!

   Are you certain?

 

   -Sahwit

   Yes.

   Absolutely.

 

   -Phoenix

   (Hmm... He seems really

   confident.)

 

   -Mia

   1:00 PM?

 

   -Mia

   Wright. Doesn't that

   seem strange to you?

 

   -Mia

   Present some evidence

   to contradict him!

 

(10)

-Sahwit

The man who ran was, without

a doubt, the defendant sitting

right over there.

 

   -Phoenix

   *HOLD IT!*

 

   -Phoenix

   Are you absolutely,

   100% positive?

 

   -Sahwit

   Yes, it was him.

   No mistake about it.

 

   -Payne

   The witness says he's certain!

 

-Mia

That's all of it.

 

-Mia

There must be a contradiction

in there somewhere.

 

-Mia

Examine the Court Record button

if something strikes you as

being suspicious.

 

-Mia

Then, find the evidence that

contradicts his testimony,

and present it to him!

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

-Phoenix

*OBJECTION!*

 

-Phoenix

You found the body at 1:00 PM.

You're sure?

 

-Sahwit

Yes.

It was 1:00 PM, for certain.

 

-Phoenix

Frankly, I find that

hard to believe!

 

-Phoenix

Your statement directly

contradicts the autopsy report.

 

-Phoenix

The autopsy notes the time

of death at sometime after

4PM.

 

-Phoenix

There was nobody to... er...

no "body" to find at 1:00 PM!

 

-Phoenix

How do you explain this

three-hour gap?

 

-Sahwit

!!!

 

-Sahwit

Oh, that! Oh, er...

 

-Payne

*OBJECTION!*

 

-Payne

This is trivial! The witness

merely forgot the time!

 

-Judge

After his testimony, I find

that hard to believe.

 

-Judge

Mr. Sahwit...

 

-Judge

Why were you so certain

that you found the body

at 1:00 PM?

 

-Sahwit

I.. er... well, I...

Gee, that's a really good

question!

 

-Mia

Great job, Wright!

Way to put him on the spot!

 

-Mia

That's all you have to do:

point out contradictions!

 

-Mia

Lies always beget more lies!

 

-Mia

See through one, and their

whole story falls apart!

 

-Sahwit

Wait!

I remember now!

 

-Judge

Would you care to give

your testimony again?

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

WITNESS TESTIMONY

-- The Time of Discovery --

 

(1)

-Sahwit

You see, when I found the

body, I heard the time.

 

(2)

-Sahwit

There was a voice saying the

time... It was probably

coming from the television.

 

(3)

-Sahwit

Oh, but it was three hours

off, wasn't it?

 

(4)

-Sahwit

I guess the victim must

have been watching a video

of a taped program!

 

(5)

-Sahwit

That's why I thought

it was 1:00 PM!

 

(6)

-Sahwit

Terribly sorry about

the misunderstanding...

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

-Judge

Hmm... I see.

You heard a voice saying

the time on a taped program.

 

-Judge

Mr. Wright, you may cross-

examine the witness.

 

-Mia

Wright!

 

-Mia

You know what to do!

 

-Phoenix

I've got this one.

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

CROSS EXAMINATION

-- The Time of Discovery --

 

(1)

-Sahwit

You see, when I found the

body, I heard the time.

 

   -Phoenix

   *HOLD IT!*

 

   -Phoenix

   You said "heard"...

   Not "saw"?

 

   -Sahwit

   Yes, heard.

 

   -Sahwit

   All I saw was the body

   lying there...

 

   -Sahwit

   I didn't think to look at

   anything else, least of all

   my watch.

 

   -Phoenix

   Hmm...

   Isn't that a little strange?

 

   -Phoenix

   So you're saying you

   "heard" something.

 

   -Phoenix

   But if you were so shocked by

   the body, you wouldn't hear

   anything at all!

 

   -Payne

   *OBJECTION!*

 

   -Payne

   The witness did say he

   actually heard the time.

 

   -Payne

   It's ludicrous to suggest

   he "wouldn't hear anything"!

 

   -Judge

   Hmm...

   I have to agree with

   the prosecution.

 

   -Judge

   Witness, continue

   your testimony.

 

(2)

-Sahwit

There was a voice saying the

time... It was probably

coming from the television.

 

   -Phoenix

   *HOLD IT!*

 

   -Phoenix

   Are you sure it was a

   television and not... a radio?

 

   -Sahwit

   Well, no, I guess it

   might have been a radio.

 

   -Payne

   Incidentally, there was

   no radio on the premises.

 

   -Payne

   There was only one

   large television.

 

   -Mia

   Wright!

 

   -Mia

   I can't put my finger on it,

   but something about this seems

   fishy.

 

   -Mia

   Something about "hearing"

   the television...

 

   -Payne

   The witness has testified.

   He heard the time.

 

(3)

-Sahwit

Oh, but it was three hours

off, wasn't it?

 

   -Phoenix

   *HOLD IT!*

 

   -Phoenix

   How do you explain the gap!

 

   -Judge

   Well, witness?

   Can you explain this?

 

(4)

-Sahwit

I guess the victim must

have been watching a video

of a taped program!

 

   -Phoenix

   *HOLD IT!*

 

   -Phoenix

   A.. video?

 

   -Sahwit

   Yes, that would explain

   why the time was wrong!

 

   -Phoenix

   True, true...

 

   -Mia

   Wright!

 

   -Mia

   I think the problem lies

   someplace else...

 

   -Judge

   We're agreed that you heard

   the time at the scene, then.

 

(5)

-Sahwit

That's why I thought

it was 1:00 PM!

 

   -Phoenix

   *HOLD IT!*

 

   -Phoenix

   Are you sure the voice you

   heard said it was 1:00 PM?

 

   -Sahwit

   Yes, I can practically hear

   it now. It was quite clear.

 

   -Judge

   Mr. Payne, has the prosecution

   verified this testimony?

 

   -Payne

   My apologies, Your Honor.

 

   -Payne

   I, too, have only just learned

   that the witness "heard"

   the time.

 

   -Sahwit

   Oh, I'm really sorry. I only

   remembered it just now.

 

(6)

-Sahwit

Terribly sorry about

the misunderstanding...

 

   -Phoenix

   *HOLD IT!*

 

   -Phoenix

   Well, you just watch it!

 

   -Phoenix

   (Hmm... Not much point

   pressing him on that one,

   was there?)

 

-Mia

Notice anything suspicious?

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

-Phoenix

*OBJECTION!*

 

-Phoenix

Hold it right there!

 

-Phoenix

The prosecution has said there

was a blackout at the time of

the discovery!

 

-Phoenix

And this record proves it!

 

-Sahwit

...!

 

-Phoenix

You couldn't have heard

a television... or a video!

 

-Sahwit

Gah!!!

 

-Sahwit

I... well... urk!

 

-Judge

The defense has a point.

 

-Judge

Do you have an explanation

for this, Mr. Sahwit?

 

-Sahwit

No, I... I find it quite

puzzling myself! Quite!

 

-Sahwit

...

 

-Sahwit

Aah!

 

-Sahwit

W-wait!

I remember now!

 

-Judge

Mr. Sahwit?

 

-Judge

The court would prefer to hear

an accurate testimony from the

very beginning.

 

-Judge

These constant corrections

are harming your credibility.

 

-Judge

That, and you seem

rather... distraught.

 

-Sahwit

...!

 

-Sahwit

M-my apologies, Your Honor!

 

-Sahwit

It... er, it must have

been the shock of finding

the body!

 

-Judge

Very well, Mr. Sahwit.

 

-Judge

Let's hear your testimony

once more please.

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

WITNESS TESTIMONY

-- Hearing the Time --

 

(1)

-Sahwit

Actually, I didn't "hear"

the time... I "saw" it!

 

(2)

-Sahwit

There was a table clock in

the apartment, wasn't there!

 

(3)

-Sahwit

Yeah, the murder weapon!

The killer used it to

hit the victim!

 

(4)

-Sahwit

That must have

been what I saw.

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

-Judge

You saw a clock?

I guess that would explain it.

 

-Judge

The defense may cross-

examine the witness.

 

-Phoenix

Gladly.

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

CROSS EXAMINATION

-- Hearing the Time --

 

(1)

-Sahwit

Actually, I didn't "hear"

the time... I "saw" it!

 

   -Phoenix

   *HOLD IT!*

 

   -Phoenix

   That strikes me as a very

   suspicious mistake.

 

   -Sahwit

   Yes, I can see how you'd

   be a little doubtful...

 

   -Sahwit

   I'm really sorry. I only

   just remembered that

   table clock!

 

   -Judge

   A "table clock"?

 

(2)

-Sahwit

There was a table clock in

the apartment, wasn't there!

 

   -Phoenix

   *HOLD IT!*

 

   -Phoenix

   A "table clock"?

   Was there a clock

   at the scene?

 

   -Judge

   This is the first

   I've heard of it!

 

(3)

-Sahwit

Yeah, the murder weapon!

The killer used it to

hit the victim!

 

   -Phoenix

   *HOLD IT!*

 

   -Phoenix

   The... murder weapon?

 

   -Sahwit

   Yes, the table clock that

   was used as a weapon!

 

   -Sahwit

   That's what I just said. Did

   you doze off in the middle

   of my testimony or something?

 

   -Phoenix

   (Something's fishy here...)

 

(4)

-Sahwit

That must have

been what I saw.

 

   -Phoenix

   *HOLD IT!*

 

   -Phoenix

   Why didn't you tell us

   that in the first place?

 

   -Sahwit

   I guess it just

   slipped my mind!

 

   -Sahwit

   I'm not really sure how it

   happened myself...

 

   -Payne

   The witness says he saw the

   table clock. End of story.

 

-Mia

Now, find the contradiction!

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

-Phoenix

*OBJECTION!*

 

-Phoenix

Wait just a moment!

 

-Phoenix

The murder weapon wasn't

a clock.

It was this statue!

 

-Phoenix

Now how is this supposed

to be a clock?

 

-Sahwit

Whaa!?

 

-Sahwit

Y-you with your "objections,"

and your "evidence"... Just

who do you think you are!?

 

-Phoenix

Just answer the question,

Mr. Sahwit.

 

-Sahwit

Hey, I... I saw it there, okay!

That's a clock!

 

-Payne

Your Honor!

If I may...

 

-Judge

Yes, Mr. Payne?

 

-Payne

As the witness stated, this

statue is indeed a clock.

 

-Payne

The neck is a switch. You just

tilt it, and it says the time

out loud.

 

-Payne

As it doesn't look like a

clock, I submitted it as a

statue. My apologies.

 

-Judge

I see.

 

-Judge

So the murder weapon was a

table clock after all.

 

-Judge

Well, Mr. Wright?

 

-Judge

It appears that the witness's

testimony was correct.

This is a clock.

 

-Judge

Do you have any problems

with his testimony now?

 

***No***************************************

*

* -Phoenix

* I guess not.

*

* -Phoenix

* There was a clock on the

* scene, so, no problem.

*

* -Mia

* Wright! Are you out

* of your mind!?

*

* -Mia

* That clock doesn't look

* like a clock at all!

*

* -Mia

* The witness couldn't have

* possibly known it was a clock

* just by seeing it!

*

* -Mia

* He said himself, he never

* entered the apartment!

*

* -Mia

* It was in his testimony!

*

* -Phoenix

* Hey!

* You're right!

*

* -Judge

* Is something the matter?

* Does the defense have anything

* to add?

*

* -Phoenix

* Yes...

* Yes I do!

*

* CONTINUE

*

********************************************

 

***Yes**************************************

*

* -Phoenix

* Your Honor, there is

* a gaping hole in the

* witness's testimony!

*

* CONTINUE

*

********************************************

 

-Phoenix

The only way he could have

known the weapon was a clock

is to hold it in his hand.

 

-Phoenix

Yet the witness testified

that he never entered the

apartment!

 

-Phoenix

Clearly, a contradiction!

 

-Judge

Hmm... indeed!

 

-Phoenix

The witness knew it was

a clock, because he...

 

***Knew the victim**************************

*

* -Phoenix

* Tell me, isn't it true that

* you knew the victim?

*

* -Phoenix

* In fact, you were one of her

* "sugar daddies"! Be frank

* with us, Mr. Sahwit!

*

* -Sahwit

* Hmph.

*

* -Sahwit

* "Frank"? I'm always "Frank"!

*

* -Payne

* Your Honor.

*

* -Payne

* We have complete records of

* the victim's relationships.

*

* -Payne

* Mr. Frank Sahwit does

* not appear anywhere.

*

* -Phoenix

* Huh?

* Oh, really?

*

* -Judge

* Please, Mr. Wright...

* Is "Huh" the best response

* you can muster up?

*

* -Judge

* Try to refrain from making

* off-the-cuff accusations

* in the future.

*

* -Phoenix

* Y-yes, Your Honor.

* Let me think this over.

*

* RETURN TO QUESTION

*

********************************************

 

***Went into the apartment******************

*

* -Phoenix

* You're lying!

*

* -Phoenix

* You were inside the apartment

* on the day of the murder!

*

* -Sahwit

* Oh yeah? Prove it!

* Prove I went in there!

*

* -Phoenix

* I'll do better than that!

* I can prove you were the one

* who killed her!

*

* CONTINUE

*

********************************************

 

-Phoenix

You struck her with the clock,

and the shock of the blow

triggered the clock's voice!

 

-Phoenix

That was the sound you heard!

 

-Judge

Order in the court!

 

-Judge

Intriguing.

Please continue, Mr. Wright.

 

-Phoenix

Yes, Your Honor.

 

-Phoenix

Mr. Sahwit.

 

-Phoenix

The sound must have left

quite an impression on you.

 

-Phoenix

Understandable, since the

murder weapon spoke just as

you hit the victim!

 

-Phoenix

That voice was burned

into your mind.

 

-Phoenix

That's why you were so

certain about the time!

 

-Payne

*OBJECTION!*

 

-Payne

W-w-what's the meaning

of this?

 

-Payne

This is all baseless

conjecture!

 

-Phoenix

Baseless...?

 

-Phoenix

Just look at the

witness's face!

 

-Sahwit

Ngh... grrrah!

 

-Judge

Would the witness

care to elaborate?

 

-Judge

Did you strike the

victim with the clock?

 

-Sahwit

I... I...!

That... that day...

I... I never!

 

-Sahwit

Look... I... the clock...

I heard, no!

I mean, I saw...Saw... nggg!

 

-Sahwit

Gwaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

 

-Sahwit

Shutupshutupshutup!

I hate you!

 

-Sahwit

I-it was him, I tell you!

I saw him!

 

-Sahwit

H-he killed her and he

should burn! Burn!

Give him death!

 

-Judge

Order!

Order in the court I say!

 

-Payne

Your Honor,

a-a moment please!

 

-Payne

There isn't a shred of

evidence supporting the

defense's claims!

 

-Judge

Mr. Wright!

 

-Phoenix

Your Honor?

 

-Judge

You claim the sound the

witness heard came from

the clock...

 

-Judge

Do you have any evidence?

 

-Phoenix

(The whole case is riding

on this! I'd better think

it through carefully!)

 

-Phoenix

Yes, Your Honor.

 

-Phoenix

The sound Mr. Sahwit heard

was definitely this clock.

 

-Phoenix

A fact which is clear

if you simply...

 

***Examine the clock's batteries************

*

* -Phoenix

* All you have to do

* is examine the batteries!

*

* -Judge

* Indeed? The batteries are...

* in the right way. The clock

* seems to be working fine.

*

* -Judge

* What exactly did

* you mean, Mr. Wright?

*

* -Phoenix

* Yes, the clock was

* working fine!

*

* -Payne

* Yes, and...?

*

* -Phoenix

* ...

*

* -Phoenix

* Umm, I'm sorry, I think

* I got confused back there

* with all those testimonies.

*

* -Judge

* Mr. Wright!

*

* -Judge

* I expect more from a lawyer

* in this court. Even if it

* is your first day.

*

* -Judge

* I'm afraid I have to

* penalize you! Try to think

* things through more carefully.

*

* -Phoenix

* Y-yes, Your Honor.

* As I was saying...

*

* BACK TO QUESTION

*

********************************************

 

***Ask the neighbors************************

*

* -Phoenix

* All you have to do is talk

* to the victim's neighbors!

*

* -Judge

* Talk to the neighbors...?

*

* -Phoenix

* I'm sure one of them heard

* the clock tell the time when

* the incident occurred!

*

* -Judge

* I see...

*

* -Judge

* Does the prosecution have

* anything to say, Mr. Payne?

*

* -Payne

* We have already made all

* the necessary inquiries.

*

* -Payne

* Everyone living near the

* victim's apartment was out

* at the time of the murder.

*

* -Payne

* Furthermore, even if a

* neighbor had heard the clock,

*

* -Payne

* that would not prove that

* Mr. Sahwit had heard anything.

*

* -Judge

* Hmm...

* That is true.

*

* -Judge

* I believe you may be wrong,

* Mr. Wright.

*

* -Judge

* You'll receive a penalty

* for that, unfortunately.

*

* -Phoenix

* I-I'm sorry, Your Honor!

* Let me think about it again!

*

* RETURN TO QUESTION

*

********************************************

 

***Try sounding the clock*******************

*

* -Phoenix

* Let's sound the clock

* now, here in this court.

*

* -Phoenix

* Your Honor, may I

* have the clock?

*

* CONTINUE

*

********************************************

 

-Phoenix

I ask the court to

listen very carefully...

 

-Alarm clock

...*beep*...

 

-Alarm clock

[I think it's 8:25.]

 

-Judge

That certainly is a strange

way to announce the time.

 

-Phoenix

Well, he is "The Thinker,"

after all.

 

-Judge

So, we've heard the clock.

What are your conclusions,

Mr. Wright?

 

-Phoenix

Mr. Payne... can you tell me

what time it is now?

 

-Payne

It's 11:25...

 

-Payne

Ack!

 

-Phoenix

As you can see, this clock

is exactly three hours slow!

 

-Phoenix

Precisely the discrepancy

between what Mr. Sahwit heard

and the actual time of death!

 

-Phoenix

So, Mr. Sahwit...

 

-Phoenix

Try to talk your

way out of this one!

 

-Sahwit

...

 

-Sahwit

...Hah! Hah hah!

 

-Sahwit

You forgot one thing!

 

-Phoenix

(Uh oh... what's he

talking about...?)

 

-Sahwit

While it may seem like

that clock IS running three

hours slow...

 

-Sahwit

It proves nothing!

 

-Sahwit

How do you know it was

running three days slow

on the day of the murder!?

 

-Sahwit

If you can't prove that,

you don't have a case!

 

-Phoenix

...!

 

-Phoenix

(He's right! How am I

going to prove that!?)

 

-Phoenix

(Dammit! I was so close!)

 

-Judge

Mr. Wright?

 

-Judge

It seems you lack the

critical evidence to

support your claim.

 

-Phoenix

...!

 

-Phoenix

Yes, Your Honor.

 

-Judge

This means I cannot let

you indict the witness.

 

-Judge

Unfortunately...

 

-Judge

This ends the cross-examination

of Mr. Frank Sahwit.

 

-Sahwit

I come all the way down here

to testify, and look

what happens!

 

-Sahwit

They treat me like a

criminal! A criminal!

 

-Sahwit

You lawyers are all slime!

 

-Phoenix

(Grr! I almost had him!)

 

-Phoenix

(Sorry, Larry... I failed you.)

 

-Phoenix

(There's nothing I can

do about it now...)

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

-Mia

Not so fast, Mr. Sahwit!

 

-Phoenix

Mia! I mean, Chief!

 

-Mia

Listen up, Wright!

 

-Mia

Don't throw this one away,

not like this! Think!

 

-Phoenix

But, Chief, it's over.

 

-Phoenix

I can't prove the clock was

slow the day of the murder!

 

-Phoenix

Nobody can prove that!

 

-Mia

Um... well, yes.

 

-Mia

But that doesn't mean you

can't still win! Try thinking

out of the box!

 

-Mia

Don't waste time doubting the

facts. Assume the clock was

three hours slow and...

 

-Mia

Think through it!

 

-Mia

Ask yourself, "Why was

the clock three hours slow"?

 

-Mia

Figure out the reason,

and you'll have your proof!

 

-Mia

Right, Wright?

 

-Mia

Can you think of a reason as

to why the clock would be

three hours slow?

 

***No***************************************

*

* -Phoenix

* H-how am I supposed

* to know that!?

*

* -Mia

* I know you can

* figure it out!

*

* -Mia

* There must be some evidence

* in the Court Record...

*

* -Mia

* Something that can show

* why that clock was three

* hours slow!

*

* -Mia

* Find it, and he won't have a

* foot to stand on!

*

* -Judge

* Mr. Wright?

*

* -Phoenix

* Y-y-yes, Your Honor!

*

* CONTINUE

*

********************************************

 

***Yes**************************************

*

* -Phoenix

* ...

*

* -Phoenix

* Wait!

*

* -Phoenix

* Maybe I can prove it!

*

* -Mia

* You must have evidence

* somewhere that can

* prove it, Wright!

*

* -Mia

* Find it and let them have it!

*

* -Judge

* Well, Mr. Wright?

*

* CONTINUE

*

********************************************

 

-Judge

You say the clock was already

running slow on the day of

the murder...

 

-Judge

Have you found evidence

to support this claim?

 

-Phoenix

Of course.

 

-Phoenix

There is a piece of evidence

in the Court Record that can

prove my claim beyond a doubt!

 

-Sahwit

Hah! Tough words! Let's see

you pull this one off!

 

-Judge

Let's see this evidence that

proves why the clock was

running slow!

 

***Present something wrong******************

*

* -Phoenix

* *TAKE THAT!*

*

* -Judge

* Um, excuse me. This proves

* your claim... how?

*

* -Judge

* I can't see what that evidence

* has to do with the clock.

*

* -Phoenix

* (D'oh! That wasn't it!)

*

* -Phoenix

* One more chance...

* Give me just one more chance!

*

* -Judge

* Alright, Mr. Wright, but

* time is not on your side.

*

* -Judge

* Be quick about it.

*

* BACK TO COURT RECORD

*

********************************************

 

-Phoenix

*TAKE THAT!*

 

-Phoenix

The victim had just returned

home from abroad the day

before the murder.

 

-Phoenix

As we all know, the time

difference between here and

Paris is nine hours!

 

-Phoenix

When it's 4:00 PM here,

it's 1:00 AM the next day

there.

 

-Phoenix

The clock wasn't three hours

slow, it was nine hours fast!

 

-Phoenix

The victim hadn't reset her

clock since returning home!

 

-Phoenix

That's why the time you heard

when you struck her dead in

her apartment was wrong!

 

-Phoenix

Proof enough for you,

Mr. Sahwit? Or should

I say... Mr. Did It!

 

-Sahwit

Ngh! ...!

 

-Judge

O-order! Order, I say!

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

-Judge

Well...

 

-Judge

This case has certainly

turned out differently

than we all expected.

 

-Judge

Mr. Payne... your client?

 

-Payne

He... er... he was arrested

and has been taken away,

Your Honor.

 

-Judge

Very well.

 

-Judge

Mr. Wright?

 

-Phoenix

Yes, Your Honor.

 

-Judge

I have to say, I'm impressed.

 

-Judge

I don't think I've ever seen

someone complete a defense

so quickly...

 

-Judge

and find the true culprit

at the same time!

 

-Phoenix

Thank you, Your Honor.

 

-Judge

At this point, this is

only a formality, but...

 

-Judge

This court finds the

defendant, Mr. Larry Butz...

 

* N O T   G U I L T Y *

 

-Judge

And with that...

The court is adjourned.

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

-Phoenix

It turns out that Frank

Sahwit was a common burglar!

 

-Phoenix

He posed as a newspaper sales-

man to check and see when

people were out of the house!

 

-Phoenix

That day...

 

-Phoenix

When Larry went to her

apartment, the victim

wasn't home.

 

-Phoenix

After he left, Mr. Sahwit

let himself in to do his

dirty work!

 

-Phoenix

While he was searching her

place, the victim returned!

 

-Phoenix

Flustered, Mr. Sahwit grabbed

the nearest blunt object he

could find...

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

August 3, 2:32 PM

District Court

Defendant Lobby No. 2

 

-Phoenix

(Whew... I still can't

believe we won!)

 

-Mia

Wright!

Good job in there!

 

-Mia

Congratulations!

 

-Phoenix

Th-thanks, Chief.

I owe it all to you.

 

-Mia

Not at all, not at all!

You fought your own battles

in there.

 

-Mia

It's been a while since I've

seen a trial end on such a

satisfying note!

 

-Phoenix

(I've never seen the chief

looking this happy...)

 

-Phoenix

(If she's this glad, imagine

how Larry must feel!)

 

-Butz

My life is over...

 

-Phoenix

Larry! You're supposed to

be happy! What's wrong now!?

 

-Butz

Aww, Nick...

 

-Butz

Don't worry 'bout me!

I'll be dead and gone soon!

 

-Phoenix

Good! Wait, no! I mean...

Bad! Bad bad bad!

 

-Phoenix

Larry, you're innocent!

The case is closed.

 

-Butz

...

 

-Butz

But... but my Cindy-windy's

gone, man! Gone forever!

 

-Phoenix

(Larry, she was a...

Nah... Never mind.)

 

-Mia

Congratulations, Harry!

 

-Butz

H-Harry...?

 

-Mia

Yes, you! I can practically

see the headlines now:

"Harry Butz, Innocent!"

 

-Butz

Heh... um... thanks!

I really owe you one.

 

-Butz

I won't forget this, ever!

Let's celebrate! Dinner?

Movie? My treat!

 

-Mia

Oh, no, I couldn't.

 

-Phoenix

(Hey, I was the one who

got you off the hook!)

 

-Butz

Oh, hey!

 

-Butz

H-here, take this!

It's a present!

 

-Mia

A present? For me?

 

-Mia

Wait...

Wasn't this the evidence

that...

 

-Butz

Actually, I made this

clock for her!

 

-Butz

I made one for her

and one for me.

 

-Mia

R-really? You? You made this?

 

-Mia

...

 

-Mia

Well, thank you.

I'll keep it as a memento.

 

-Butz

Yo, Nick...

 

-Butz

Can you believe it?

I was so into that chick...

 

-Butz

And... and she was just

playing me for a fool!

 

-Butz

Don't that make you

wanna just cry? *sob*

 

-Phoenix

Larry...

 

-Mia

...

 

-Mia

Are you so sure?

 

-Butz

Ex-squeeze me?

 

-Mia

I think she thought quite a

lot of you, in her own way.

 

-Butz

Nah, you don't gotta

sympathize with me, 'sokay.

 

-Mia

Oh, I'm not just

sympathizing, really.

 

-Mia

Isn't that right, Wright?

Don't you have something

to show your friend?

 

-Mia

Something that proves how

she felt about him?

 

-Phoenix

H-huh?

Oh, yeah, right!

 

-Phoenix

(What the heck is

she talking about?)

 

***Present something wrong******************

*

* -Phoenix

* *TAKE THAT!*

*

* -Phoenix

* Here you go, Larry.

* Proof.

*

* -Butz

* ...

*

* -Butz

* Eh... heh heh?

* It's okay, Nick.

* Don't worry about me.

*

* -Butz

* I'll forget about

* her soon enough.

*

* -Butz

* Look, I'm gonna head

* home. Thanks a ton, eh?

*

* -Phoenix

* (Guess that wasn't the

* right thing to show him...)

*

* SKIP TO NEXT SCENE

*

********************************************

 

-Phoenix

*TAKE THAT!*

 

-Phoenix

Check this out, Larry.

Proof Positive you weren't

just some chump to her.

 

-Butz

Huh...?

Where'd you get that clock?

 

-Phoenix

This is the clock you

made for her, Larry!

 

-Phoenix

She took it with her

when she traveled.

 

-Butz

Hmm, she probably just

needed a clock, that's all.

 

-Phoenix

You think so? It's a pretty

heavy clock to take traveling.

 

-Butz

...

 

-Phoenix

Well, make of it

what you will.

 

-Butz

...

 

-Butz

Hey, Nick.

 

-Butz

I'm glad I asked you

to be my lawyer.

 

-Butz

Really, I am.

Thanks.

 

-Phoenix

(Hope that made him feel

a little better...)

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

-Mia

Wright?

 

-Mia

I hope you see the importance

of evidence now.

 

-Mia

Also, hopefully you realize,

things change depending on

how you look at them.

 

-Mia

People, too.

 

-Mia

We never really know if

our clients are guilty

or innocent.

 

-Mia

All we can do is

believe in them.

 

-Mia

And in order to believe in

them, you have to believe

in yourself.

 

-Mia

Wright...

 

-Mia

Listen. Learn. Grow strong.

 

-Mia

Never let go of what

you believe in. Never.

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

-Mia

Well, I think our work here

is done! Shall we be off?

 

-Phoenix

Yeah, I guess so!

 

-Mia

Say, how about dinner.

On me?

 

-Mia

We'll drink a toast

to innocent Butz!

 

-Phoenix

Yeah!

 

-Mia

Oh, speaking of Harry...

 

-Mia

You were saying part of why

you became a lawyer was

because of him.

 

-Phoenix

Er, yeah. Part, at least.

 

-Mia

You'll have to tell me

more about it sometime!

Maybe... over drinks?

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

-Phoenix

And so, my first

trial came to a close.

 

-Phoenix

Larry slapped me on the back

and said, "Gee, Nick, it's good

to have friends!"

 

-Phoenix

But I'm pretty sure he's not

going to pay me. Unless you

count the clock he gave Mia.

 

-Phoenix

...

 

-Phoenix

I didn't know it then...

 

-Phoenix

but that clock was soon

going to be at the center

of another incident.

 

-Phoenix

And my promise to tell the

chief about me and Larry...

 

-Phoenix

would be one promise that

I wouldn't be able to keep.

 

 

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