The First Turnabout/Transcript/Day 1 - Trial

=Outside the Coutroom: Before the Trial= August 3, 9:47 AM District Court Defendant Lobby No. 2

Mia Fey appears.

Larry Butz appears.

Fade to black.

=Inside the Courtroom= August 3, 10:00 AM District Court Courtroom No. 2

New Profile: Winston Payne
Winston Payne Age: 52 Gender: Male The prosecutor for this case. Lacks presence. Generally bad at getting his points across.

ANSWER 1: Phoenix Wright

{|
 * style="width:100px" |Phoenix||Um... the defendant... is me, right?
 * style="width:100px" |Mia||Wright! Have you completely lost your mind?  Focus!
 * ||The defendant is the person on trial!
 * ||You're his lawyer!
 * style="width:100px" |Phoenix||Um, er, eh? Oh yeah, right!  Eh heh heh.
 * style="width:100px" |Mia||This is no laughing matter!
 * ||You did pass the bar, didn't you?
 * style="width:100px" |Judge||Sorry, I couldn't hear your answer. I'll ask once more:
 * ||Please state the name of the defendant in this case.
 * style="width:100px" |Mia||This is no laughing matter!
 * ||You did pass the bar, didn't you?
 * style="width:100px" |Judge||Sorry, I couldn't hear your answer. I'll ask once more:
 * ||Please state the name of the defendant in this case.
 * style="width:100px" |Judge||Sorry, I couldn't hear your answer. I'll ask once more:
 * ||Please state the name of the defendant in this case.
 * ||Please state the name of the defendant in this case.
 * ||Please state the name of the defendant in this case.


 * }

ANSWER 1: Mia Fey

ANSWER 1: Larry Butz

ANSWER 2: Mia Fey

{|
 * style="width:100px" |Phoenix||Um... Mia Fey?
 * style="width:100px" |Mia||W-W-What!? How can I be the victim!?
 * style="width:100px" |Phoenix||Oh! Right!  Sorry!  I, er, it was the first name that popped into my head, and--
 * style="width:100px" |Mia||The Court Record button! Remember to use it when you are in a pinch.
 * style="width:100px" |Judge||Let me ask that one again:
 * ||Let's hear your answer. Who is the victim in this case?
 * style="width:100px" |Mia||The Court Record button! Remember to use it when you are in a pinch.
 * style="width:100px" |Judge||Let me ask that one again:
 * ||Let's hear your answer. Who is the victim in this case?
 * ||Let's hear your answer. Who is the victim in this case?
 * ||Let's hear your answer. Who is the victim in this case?


 * }

ANSWER 2: Cinder Block

ANSWER 2: Cindy Stone

ANSWER 3: Poisoned

{|
 * style="width:100px" |Phoenix||Oh, right! Wasn't she, um, poisoned by, er... poison?
 * style="width:100px" |Judge||You're asking me!?
 * style="width:100px" |Phoenix||Um... Chief!  Help me out!
 * style="width:100px" |Mia||Check the court record. The Court Record button... remember?
 * style="width:100px" |Phoenix||(Geez. Give a guy a break!)
 * style="width:100px" |Judge||Let me ask again.
 * ||She died because she was...?
 * style="width:100px" |Phoenix||(Geez. Give a guy a break!)
 * style="width:100px" |Judge||Let me ask again.
 * ||She died because she was...?
 * style="width:100px" |Judge||Let me ask again.
 * ||She died because she was...?
 * ||She died because she was...?


 * }

ANSWER 3: Strangled

ANSWER 3: Hit with a blunt object

<font color=#8888FF>Statue added to the Court Record.

New Evidence: Statue
Statue Type: Weapons Submitted as evidence by Prosecutor Payne. A statue in the shape of "The Thinker." It's rather heavy.

Judge bangs his gavel.

Witness: Larry Butz
Larry Butz takes the stand.

<font color=#8888FF>Passport added to the Court Record.

New Evidence: Passport
Passport Type: Evidence Submitted as evidence by Prosecutor Payne. The victim apparently arrived home from Paris on 7/30, the day before the murder.

ANSWER 4: Wait and see what happens

(go to ANSWER 4 RESULT)

ANSWER 4: Stop him from answering

(go to ANSWER 4 RESULT)

ANSWER 4 RESULT

Judge bangs his gavel.

ANSWER 5: Have him answer honestly

Judge bangs his gavel.

<font color=#FF7F3F>OBJECTION!

(go to ANSWER 5 RESULT)

ANSWER 5: Stop him from answering

(go to ANSWER 5 RESULT)

ANSWER 5 RESULT

Judge bangs his gavel three times.

New Profile: Frank Sahwit
Frank Sahwit Age: 36 Gender: Male Discovered Ms. Stone's body. Newspaper salesman who saw Larry flee the scene.

Witness: Frank Sahwit
Frank Sahwit takes the stand.

Witness's Account: Testimony
<font color=#0000FF>WITNESS TESTIMONY <font color=#FF7F3F>-- Witness's Account --

<font color=#0000FF>END TESTIMONY

<font color=#8888FF>Blackout Record added to the Court Record

New Evidence: Blackout Record
Blackout Record Type: Documents Submitted as evidence by Prosecutor Payne. Electricity to Ms. Stone's building was out from noon to 6PM on the day of the crime.

Witness's Account: Cross-Examination
<font color=#FF0000>CROSS-EXAMINATION <font color=#FF7F3F>-- Witness's Account --

OBJECTION: Cindy's Autopsy Report
OBJECTION!

Phoenix:    - You found the body at 1:00 PM. You're sure?

Sahwit:     - Yes. It was 1:00PM, for certain.

Phoenix:    - Frankly, I find that hard to believe! - Your statement directly contradicts the autopsy report. - The autopsy notes the time of death at sometime after 4PM. - There was nobody to... er... no "body" to find at 1:00 PM! - How do you explain this three-hour gap?

Sahwit:     - !!! - Oh, that! Oh, er...

OBJECTION!

Payne:      - This is trivial! The witness merely forgot the time!

Judge:      - After his testimony, I find that hard to believe. - Mr. Sahwit...            - 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! - That's all you have to do: point out contradictions! - Lies always beget more lies! - See through one, and their whole story falls apart!

Sahwit:     - Wait! I remember now!

Judge:      - Would you care to give your testimony again?

The Time of Discovery: Testimony
WITNESS TESTIMONY -- The Time of Discovery --

Sahwit:     - You see, when I found the body, I heard the time. - There was a voice saying the time... It was probably coming from the television. - Oh, but it was three hours off, wasn't it? - I guess the victim must have been watching a video of a taped program! - That's why I thought it was 1:00 PM! - Terribly sorry about the misunderstanding...

END TESTIMONY

Judge:      - Hmm... I see. You heard a voice saying the time on a taped program. - Mr. Wright, you may cross-examine the witness.

Mia:        - Wright! - You know what to do!

Phoenix:    - I've got this one.

The Time of Discovery: Cross-Examination
CROSS-EXAMINATION -- The Time of Discovery --

Sahwit:     - You see, when I found the body, I heard the time.

- HOLD IT!

Phoenix:    - You said "heard"...  Not "saw"?

Sahwit:     - Yes, heard. - All I saw was the body lying there...                             - I didn't think to look at anything else, least of all my watch.

Phoenix:    - Hmm...  Isn't that a little strange? - So you're saying you "heard" something. - But if you were so shocked by the body, you wouldn't hear anything at all!

OBJECTION!

Payne:      - The witness did say he actually heard the time. - It's ludicrous to suggest he "wouldn't hear anything"!

Judge:      - Hmm...  I have to agree with the prosecution. - Witness, continue your testimony.

- OBJECTION 2 - Blackout Record

- There was a voice saying the time... It was probably coming from the television.

- 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. - There was only one large television.

Mia:        - Wright! - I can't put my finger on it, but something about this seems fishy. - Something about "hearing" the television...

Payne:      - The witness has testified. He heard the time.

- OBJECTION 2 - Blackout Record

- Oh, but it was three hours off, wasn't it?

- HOLD IT!

Phoenix:    - How do you explain the gap!

Judge:      - Well, witness? Can you explain this?

- OBJECTION 2 - Blackout Record

- I guess the victim must have been watching a video of a taped program!

- HOLD IT!

Phoenix:    - A... video?

Sahwit:     - Yes, that would explain why the time was wrong!

Phoenix:    - True, true...

Mia:        - Wright! - I think the problem lies someplace else...

Judge:      - We're agreed that you heard the time at the scene, then.

- OBJECTION 2 - Blackout Record

- That's why I thought it was 1:00 PM!

- 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. - I, too, have only just learned that the witness "heard" the time.

Sahwit:     - Oh, I'm really sorry. I only remembered it just now.

- OBJECTION 2 - Blackout Record

- Terribly sorry about the misunderstanding...

- HOLD IT!

Phoenix:    - Well, you just watch it! - (Hmm... Not much point pressing him on that one, was there?)

Mia:        - Notice anything suspicious?

OBJECTION: Blackout Record
Phoenix:    - Hold it right there! - The prosecution has said there was a blackout at the time of the discovery! - And this record proves it!

Sahwit:     - ...!

Phoenix:    - You couldn't have heard a television... or a video!

Sahwit:     - Gah!!! - I... well... urk!

Judge:      - The defense has a point. - Do you have an explanation for this, Mr. Sahwit?

Sahwit:     - No, I... I find it quite puzzling myself! Quite! - ...            - Aah! - W-wait! I remember now!

Judge:      - Mr. Sahwit? - The court would prefer to hear an accurate testimony from the very beginning. - These constant corrections are harming your credibility. - That, and you seem rather... distraught.

Sahwit:     - ...! - M-my apologies, Your Honor! - It... er, it must have been the shock of finding the body!

Judge:      - Very well, Mr. Sahwit. - Let's hear your testimony once more please.

Hearing the Time: Testimony
WITNESS TESTIMONY -- Hearing the Time --

Sahwit:     - Actually, I didn't "hear" the time... I "saw" it! - There was a table clock in the apartment, wasn't there! - Yeah, the murder weapon! The killer used it to hit the victim! - That must have been what I saw.

END TESTIMONY

Judge:      - You saw a clock? I guess that would explain it. - The defense may cross-examine the witness.

Phoenix:    - Gladly.

Hearing the Time: Cross-Examination
CROSS-EXAMINATION -- Hearing the Time --

Sahwit:     - Actually, I didn't "hear" the time... I "saw" it!

- HOLD IT!

Phoenix:    - That strikes me as a very suspicious mistake.

Sahwit:     - Yes, I can see how you'd be a little doubtful...                              - I'm really sorry. I only just remembered that table clock!

Judge:      - A "table clock"?

- There was a table clock in the apartment, wasn't there!

- HOLD IT!

Phoenix:    - A "table clock"? Was there a clock at the scene?

Judge:      - This is the first I've heard of it!

- OBJECTION 3 - Statue

- Yeah, the murder weapon! The killer used it to hit the victim!

- HOLD IT!

Phoenix:    - The... murder weapon?

Sahwit:     - Yes, the table clock that was used as a weapon! - That's what I just said. Did you doze off in the middle of my testimony or something?

Phoenix:    - (Something's fishy here...)

- OBJECTION 3 - Statue

- That must have been what I saw.

- HOLD IT!

Phoenix:    - Why didn't you tell us that in the first place?

Sahwit:     - I guess it just slipped my mind! - I'm not really sure how it happened myself...

Payne:      - The witness says he saw the table clock. End of story.

- OBJECTION 3 - Statue

Mia:        - Now, find the contradiction!

OBJECTION: Statue
Phoenix:    - Wait just a moment! - The murder weapon wasn't a clock. It was this statue! - Now how is this supposed to be a clock?

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. - The neck is a switch. You just tilt it, and it says the time out loud. - As it doesn't look like a clock, I submitted it as a statue. My apologies.

Judge:      - I see. - So the murder weapon was a table clock after all. - Well, Mr. Wright? - It appears that the witness's testimony was correct. This is a clock. - Do you have any problems with his testimony now? SELECT YOUR ANSWER (ANSWER 6) - No              - Yes

[ANSWER 6: No]

Phoenix:    - I guess not. - There was a clock on the scene, so, no problem.

Mia:        - Wright! Are you out of your mind!? - That clock doesn't look like a clock at all! - The witness couldn't have possibly known it was a clock just by seeing it! - He said himself, he never entered the apartment! - 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!

(go to ANSWER 6 RESULT)

[ANSWER 6: Yes]

Phoenix:    - Your Honor, there is a gaping hole in the witness's testimony!

(go to ANSWER 6 RESULT)

[ANSWER 6 RESULT]

(Phoenix):  - The only way he could have known the weapon was a clock is to hold it in his hand. - Yet the witness testified that he never entered the apartment! - Clearly, a contradiction!

Judge:      - Hmm... indeed!

Phoenix:    - The witness knew it was a clock, because he... SELECT YOUR ANSWER (ANSWER 7) - Went into the apartmenet - Knew the victim

[ANSWER 7: Knew the victim]

Phoenix:    - Tell me, isn't it true that you knew the victim? - In fact, you were one of her "sugar daddies"! Be frank with us, Mr. Sahwit!

Sahwit:     - Hmph. - "Frank"? I'm always "Frank"!

Payne:      - Your Honor. - We have complete records of the victim's relationships. - Mr. Frank Sahwit does not appear anywhere.

Phoenix:    - Huh? Oh, really?

Judge:      - Please, Mr. Wright...  Is "Huh" the best response you can muster up? - Try to refrain from making off-the-cuff accusations in the future.

Phoenix:    - Y-yes, Your Honor. Let me think this over. - The witness knew it was a clock, because he... SELECT YOUR ANSWER (ANSWER 7) - Went into the apartmenet - Knew the victim

[ANSWER 7: Went into the apartment]

Phoenix:    - You're lying! - 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! - You struck her with the clock, and the shock of the blow triggered the clock's voice! - That was the sound you heard!

Judge bangs his gavel.

Judge:      - Order in the court! - Intriguing. Please continue, Mr. Wright.

Phoenix:    - Yes, Your Honor. - Mr. Sahwit. - The sound must have left quite an impression on you. - Understandable, since the murder weapon spoke just as you hit the victim! - That voice was burned into your mind. - That's why you were so certain about the time!

OBJECTION!

Payne:      - W-w-what's the meaning of this? - This is all baseless conjecture!

Phoenix:    - Baseless...? - Just look at the witness's face!

Sahwit:     - Ngh... grrrah!

Judge:      - Would the witness care to elaborate? - Did you strike the victim with the clock?

Sahwit:     - I... I...! That... that day... I... I never! - Look... I... the clock... I heard, no! I mean, I saw...Saw... nggg! - Gwaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

Sahwit throws his toupee at Phoenix.

Sahwit:     - Shutupshutupshutup! I hate you! - I-it was him, I tell you! I saw him! - H-he killed her and he should burn! Burn! Give him death!

Judge bangs his gavel.

Judge:      - Order! Order in the court I say!

Payne:      - Your Honor, a-a moment please! - 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...             - Do you have any evidence?

Phoenix:    - (The whole case is riding on this!  I'd better think it through carefully!) - Yes, Your Honor. - The sound Mr. Sahwit heard was definitely this clock. - A fact which is clear if you simply... SELECT YOUR ANSWER (ANSWER 8) - Examine the clock's batteries - Ask the neighbors - Try sounding the clock

[ANSWER 8: 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. - What exactly did you mean, Mr. Wright?

Phoenix:    - Yes, the clock was working fine!

Payne:      - Yes, and...?

Phoenix:    - ...             - Umm, I'm sorry, I think I got confused back there with all those testimonies.

Judge:      - Mr. Wright! - I expect more from a lawyer in this court. Even if it is your first day. - I'm afraid I have to penalize you! Try to think things through more carefully.

[--PENALTY--]

Phoenix:    - Y-yes, Your Honor. As I was saying...            - (The whole case is riding on this!  I'd better think it through carefully!) - Yes, Your Honor. - The sound Mr. Sahwit heard was definitely this clock. - A fact which is clear if you simply... SELECT YOUR ANSWER (ANSWER 8) - Examine the clock's batteries - Ask the neighbors - Try sounding the clock

[ANSWER 8: 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...             - Does the prosecution have anything to say, Mr. Payne?

Payne:      - We have already made all the necessary inquiries. - Everyone living near the victim's apartment was out at the time of the murder. - Furthermore, even if a neighbor had heard the clock, - that would not prove that Mr. Sahwit had heard anything.

Judge:      - Hmm...  That is true. - I believe you may be wrong, Mr. Wright. - You'll receive a penalty for that, unfortunately.

[--PENALTY--]

Phoenix:    - I-I'm sorry, Your Honor! Let me think about it again! - (The whole case is riding on this! I'd better think it through carefully!) - Yes, Your Honor. - The sound Mr. Sahwit heard was definitely this clock. - A fact which is clear if you simply... SELECT YOUR ANSWER (ANSWER 8) - Examine the clock's batteries - Ask the neighbors - Try sounding the clock

[ANSWER 8: Try sounding the clock]

Phoenix:    - Let's sound the clock now, here in this court. - Your Honor, may I have the clock? - I ask the court to listen very carefully...

Alarm clock: - ...*beep*... - [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...             - Ack!

Phoenix:    - As you can see, this clock is exactly three hours slow! - Precisely the discrepancy between what Mr. Sahwit heard and the actual time of death! - So, Mr. Sahwit...            - Try to talk your way out of this one!

Sahwit:     - ...             - ...Hah! Hah hah! - 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...             - It proves nothing! - How do you know it was running three hours slow on the day of the murder!? - If you can't prove that, you don't have a case!

Phoenix:    - ...! - (He's right! How am I going to prove that!?) - (Dammit! I was so close!)

Judge:      - Mr. Wright? - It seems you lack the critical evidence to support your claim.

Phoenix:    - ...! - Yes, Your Honor.

Judge:      - This means I cannot let you indict the witness. - Unfortunately...

Judge bangs his gavel.

Judge:      - This ends the cross-examination of Mr. Frank Sahwit.

Sahwit:     - I come all the way down here to testify, and look what happens! - They treat me like a criminal! A criminal! - You lawyers are all slime!

Phoenix:    - (Grr!  I almost had him!) - (Sorry, Larry... I failed you.) - (There's nothing I can do about it now...)

Mia:        - Not so fast, Mr. Sahwit!

Phoenix:    - Mia! I mean, Chief!

Mia:        - Listen up, Wright! - Don't throw this one away, not like this! Think!

Phoenix:    - But, Chief, it's over. - I can't prove the clock was slow the day of the murder! - Nobody can prove that!

Mia:        - Um... well, yes. - But that doesn't mean you can't still win! Try thinking out of the box! - Don't waste time doubting the facts. Assume the clock was three hours slow and...            - Think through it! - Ask yourself, "why was the clock three hours slow"? - Figure out the reason, and you'll have your proof! - Right, Wright? - Can you think of a reason as to why the clock would be three hours slow? SELECT YOUR ANSWER (ANSWER 9) - Yes - No

[ANSWER 9: Yes]

Phoenix:    - ...             - Wait! - Maybe I can prove it!

Mia:        - You must have evidence somewhere that can prove it, Wright! - Find it and let them have it!

Judge:      - Well, Mr. Wright?

(go to ANSWER 9 RESULT)

[ANSWER 9: No]

Phoenix:    - H-how am I supposed to know that!?

Mia:        - I know you can figure it out! - There must be some evidence in the Court Record...            - Something that can show why that clock was three hours slow! - Find it, and he won't have a foot to stand on!

Judge:      - Mr. Wright?

Phoenix:    - Y-y-yes, Your Honor!

(go to ANSWER 9 RESULT)

[ANSWER 9 RESULT]

Judge:      - You say the clock was already running slow on the day of the murder...             - Do you have evidence to prove this?

Phoenix:    - (This is it... all or nothing!) - Yes, Your Honor. - I believe I have the evidence that can prove my claim!

Sahwit:     - Hah hah! I'd like to see THAT!

Judge:      - Let's see this evidence that proves why the clock was running slow! SELECT YOUR ANSWER (ANSWER 10) - EVIDENCE

[ANSWER 10: Wrong Answer]

Judge:      - Um, excuse me. This proves your claim... how? - I can't see what that evidence has to do with the clock.

Phoenix:    - (D'oh!  That wasn't it!) - One more chance... Give me just one more chance!

Judge:      - Alright, Mr. Wright, but time is not on your side. - Be quick about it. - Let's see this evidence that proves why the clock was running slow! SELECT YOUR ANSWER (ANSWER 10) - EVIDENCE

[ANSWER 10: Passport]

Phoenix:    - The victim had just returned home from abroad the day before the murder. - As we all know, the time difference between here and Paris is nine hours! - When it's 4:00 PM here, it's 1:00 the next day there. - The clock wasn't three hours slow, it was nine hours fast! - The victim hadn't reset her clock since returning home! - That's why the time you heard when you struck her dead in her apartment was wrong! - Proof enough for you, Mr. Sahwit? Or should I say... Mr. Did It!

Sahwit:     - Ngh! ...!

Sahwit passes out.

Judge bangs his gavel three times.

=Verdict=

Judge:      - O-order! Order, I say! - Well...            - This case has certainly turned out differently than we all expected. - Mr. Payne... your client?

Payne:      - He... er... he was arrested and has been taken away, Your Honor.

Judge:      - Very well. - Mr. Wright?

Phoenix:    - Yes, Your Honor.

Judge:      - I have to say, I'm impressed. - I don't think I've ever seen someone complete a defense so quickly...            - and find the true culprit at the same time!

Phoenix:    - Thank you, Your Honor.

Judge:      - At this point, this is only a formality, but...             - This court finds the defendant, Mr. Larry Butz...

[NOT GUILTY]

Judge bangs his gavel.

Judge:      - And with that...  The court is adjourned.

Phoenix:    - It turns out that Frank Sahwit was a common burglar! - He posed as a newspaper salesman to check and see when people were out of the house! - That day...            - When Larry went to her apartment, the victim wasn't home. - After he left, Mr. Sahwit let himself in to do his dirty work! - While he was searching her place, the victim returned! - Flustered, Mr. Sahwit grabbed the nearest blunt object he could find...

=Outside the Courtroom: After the Trial=

August 3, 2:32 PM                  District Court Defendant Lobby No. 2

Phoenix:    - (Whew...  I still can't believe we won!)

Mia appears.

Mia:        - Wright! Good job in there! - Congratulations!

Phoenix:    - Th-thanks, Chief. I owe it all to you.

Mia:        - Not at all, not at all! You fought your own battlers in there. - 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...) - (If she's this glad, imagine how Larry must feel!)

Larry appears.

Butz:       - My life is over...

Phoenix:    - Larry! You're supposed to be happy! What's wrong now!?

Butz:       - Aww, Nick...             - Don't worry 'bout me! I'll be dead and gone soon!

Phoenix:    - Good! Wait, no! I mean... Bad! Bad bad bad! - Larry, you're innocent! The case is closed.

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. - 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! - H-here, take this! It's a present!

Mia:        - A present? For me? - Wait... Wasn't this the evidence that...

Butz:       - Actually, I made this clock for her! - I made one for her and one for me.

Mia:        - R-really? You? You made this? - ...            - Well, thank you. I'll keep it as a memento.

Butz:       - Yo, Nick...             - Can you believe it? I was so into that chick...            - And... and she was just playing me for a fool! - Don't that make you wanna just cry? *sob*

Phoenix:    - Larry...

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. - Isn't that right, Wright? Don't you have something to show your friend? - Something that proves how she felt about him?

Phoenix:    - H-huh? Oh, yeah, right! - (What the heck is she talking about?) SELECT YOUR ANSWER (ANSWER 11) - EVIDENCE

[ANSWER 11: Wrong Answer]

Phoenix:    - Here you go, Larry. Proof.

Butz:       - ...             - Eh... heh heh? It's okay, Nick. Don't worry about me...            - I'll forget about her soon enough. - Look, I'm gonna head home. Thanks a ton, eh?

Larry leaves.

Phoenix:    - (Guess that wasn't the right thing to show him...)

(go to ANSWER 11 RESULT)

[ANSWER 11: Statue]

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! - 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:       - ...             - Hey, Nick. - I'm glad I asked you to be my lawyer. - Really, I am. Thanks.

Larry leaves.

Phoenix:    - (Hope that made him feel a little better...)

(go to ANSWER 11 RESULT)

[ANSWER 11 RESULT]

Mia:        - Wright? - I hope you see the importance of evidence now. - Also, hopefully you realize, things change depending on how you look at them. - People, too. - We never really know if our clients are guilty or innocent. - All we can do is believe in them. - And in order to believe in them, you have to believe in yourself. - Wright...            - Listen. Learn. Grow strong. - Never let go of what you believe in. Never. - Well, I think our work here is done! Shall we be off?

Phoenix:    - Yeah, I guess so!

Mia:        - Say, how about dinner. On me? - We'll drink a toast to innocent Butz!

Phoenix:    - Yeah!

Mia:        - Oh, speaking of Harry...             - 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. - Larry slapped me on the back and said, "Gee, Nick, it's good to have friends!" - But I'm pretty sure he's not going to pay me. Unless you count the clock he gave Mia. - ...            - I didn't know it then...             - but that clock was soon going to be at the center of another incident. - And my promise to tell the chief about me and Larry...            - would be one promise that I wouldn't be able to keep.

THE END