This may sound crap, but I really want to use all the smilies in like a version of the actual cases. Please don't shut this down, I really want to do it! MEGA SPOILERS!

The First Turnabout

*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!

August 3rd, 9:47 am
District Court
Defendant Lobby No. 2

(Boy am I nervous!)
Wright!
Oh, h-hiya, Chief.
Whew, I'm glad you made it in time.
Well, I have to say, Phoenix, I'm impressed!
Not everyone takes a murder trial right of the bat like this.
It says a lot about you...and your client as well.
Um...thanks.
Actually, it's because I owe him a favor.
A favor?
You mean, you knew the defendant before this case?
Yes.
Actually, I kind of owe my current job to him.
He's one of the reasons I became a defence attorney.
Well, that's news to me!
I want to help him out in any way I can!
I just...really want to want to help him, I owe him that much.
???: It's over!
???: My life, everything, it's all over!
...
Isn't that your client screaming over there?
Yeah...thats him.
???: Death! Despair! Ohhhh!
???: I'm gonna do it, I'm gonna die!
It sounds like he wants to die...
Um, yeah. *sigh*
Nick!
Hey. Hey there, Larry.
Dude, I'm so guilty!! Tell them I'm guilty!!
Gimme the death sentence! I ain't afraid to die!!
What!? What's wrong, Larry?
Oh, it's all over...I...I'm finished. Finished!!!
I can't live in a world without her! I can't!
Who...who took her away from me, Nick? Who did this!?
Aww, Nick, ya gotta tell me! Who took my baby away!?
(Hmm...the person responsible for your girlfriend's death?)
(The newspapers say it was you...)

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My name is Phoenix Wright.
Here's the story.
My first case is a fairly simple one.
A young woman was killed in her apartment.
The guy they arrested was the unlucky sap dating her:
Larry Butz...my best friend since grade school.
Our school had a saying: "When something smells, it's usually the Butz."
In the 23 years I've known him, it's usually been true.
He has a knack for getting himself in trouble.
One things I can say though: it's usually not his fault. He just has terrible luck.
But I know better than anyone, that he's a good guy at heart.
That and I owe him one. Which is why I took the case...to clear his name.
And that's just what I'm going to do!

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August 3, 10:00 am
District Court
Courtroom No. 2

The court is now in session for the trial of Mr. Larry Butz.
The prosecution is ready, Your Honor.
The, um, defence is ready, Your Honor.
Mr. Wright?
This is your first trial, is it not?
Y-Yes, Your Honor. I'm um, a little nervous.
Your conduct during this trial will decide the fate of your client.
Murder is a serious charge. For your client's sake, I hope you can control your nerves.
Thank...thank you, Your Honor.
...
Mr. Wright, given the circumstances...
I think we should have a test to ascertain your readiness.
Yes, Your Honor.
(Gulp...hands shaking...eyesight...fading...)
This test will consist of a few simple questions. Answer them quickly and concisely.
Please state the name of the defendant in this case.
The defendant? Well, that's Larry Butz, Your Honor.
Correct.
Just keep your wits about and you'll do fine.
Next question:
This is a murder trial. Tell me, what's the victim's name?
(Whew, I know this one! Glad I read the case report cover to cover so many times.)
(It...wait...uh-oh!)
(No...no way! I forgot! I'm drawing a total blank here!)
Phoenix! Are your absolutely SURE you're up to this?
You don't even know the victim's name!
Oh, the victim! O-Of course I know the victim's name!
I, um, just forgot. Temporarily.
I think I feel a migraine coming on.
Look, the victim's name is listed in the Court Record.
Just touch the Court Record button to check it at anytime, okay?
Remember to check it often. Do it for me, please, I'm begging you.
Let's here your answer. Who is the victim in this case?
Um...the victim's name is Cindy Stone.
Correct.
Now tell me, what was the cause of death?
She died because she was...?
She was struck once, with a blunt object.
Correct.
You've answered all my questions. I see no reason why we shouldn't proceed.
You seem more relaxed, Mr. Wright. Good for you.
Thank you, Your Honor. (Because I don't FEEL relaxed, that's for sure.)
Well, then...
First, a question for the prosecution. Mr. Payne?
Yes, Your Honor?
As Mr. Wright just told us, the victim was struck with a blunt object.
Would you explain to the court exactly what this "object" was?
The murder weapon was this statue of "The Thinker".
It was found lying on the floor, next to the victim.
I see...the court excepts it into evidence.
Wright...
Be sure to pay attention to any evidence added during the trial.
That evidence is the only ammunition you have in court.
Touch the Court Record button to check the Court Record frequently.
Mr. Payne, the prosecution may call it's first witness.
The prosecution calls the defendant, Mr. Butz, to the stand.
Um, Chief, what do I do now?
Pay attention. You don't want to miss any information that might help your client's case.
You'll get a chance to respond to the prosecution later, so be ready.
Let's just hope he doesn't say anything...unfortunate.
(Uh-oh, Larry gets excited easily...this could be bad.

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Ahem.
Mr. Butz. Is it not true that the victim has recently dumped you?
Hey, watch it buddy!
We were great together! We were Romeo and Juliet, Cleopatra and Mark Anthony!
(Um...didn't they all die?)
I wasn't dumped! She just wasn't taking my phone calls. Or seeing me...ever.
WHAT'S IT TO YOU, ANYWAY!?
Mr. Butz, what you describe is generally what we mean by "dumped".
In fact, she had completely abandoned you, and was seeing other men!
She had just returned from overseas with one of them the day before the murder!
Whaddya mean, "one of them"!?
Lies! All of it, lies! I don't believe a word of it!
Your Honor, the victim's passport.
According to this, she was in Paris until the day before she died.
Hmm...indeed, she appears to have returned the day before the murder.
Dude...no way...
The victim was a model, but she did not have a large income.
It appears that she had several "Sugar Daddies."
Daddies? Sugar?
Yes. Older men who gave her money and gifts.
She took their money and used it to support her lifestyle.
Duuude!
We can clearly see what type of a woman this Ms. Stone was.
Tell me, Mr. Butz, what do you think of her now?
Wright...
I don't think you want him answering that question.
(Yeah...Larry has a way of running his mouth in all the wrong directions.)
(Should I...)
My client had no idea the victim was seeing other men!
That question is irrelevent to this case!
Oof! *wince*
Dude! Nick! Whaddya mean "irrelevant"!?
That cheatin she-dog!
I'm gonna die. I'm just gonna drop dead!
Yeah, and when I meet her in the afterlife...
I'll get to the bottom of this!
Let's continue with the trial, shall we?
I believe the accused's motive is clear to everyone.
Yes, quite.
(Oh boy. This is not looking good.)
Next question!
You went to the victim's apartment on the day of the murder, did you not?
Gulp!
Well, did you, or did you not?
Heh? Heh heh. Well, maybe I did, and maybe I didn't!
(Uh oh. He went.)
(Should I...?)
(I know! I'll send him a signal!)
(TELL THE TRUTH!)
Er...yeah! Yeah! I was there! I went!
*mumble*
Order! *gavel slam*
Well, Mr. Butz?
Dude, chill!
She wasn't home, man...So like, I didn't see her.

Your Honor, the defendant is lying.
Lying?
The prosection would like to call a witness who can prove Mr. Butz is lying.
Well, that simplifies matters. Who is your witness?
The man who found the victim's body.
Just before making the gruesome discovery...
He saw the defendant fleeing the scene of the crime!
*mumble*
Order! Order in the court! *gavel slam*
Mr. Payne, the prosecution may call it's first witness.
Yes, Your Honor.
(This is bad...)
On the day of the murder, my witness was selling newspapers at the victim's building.
Please bring Mr. Frank Sawhit to the stand!

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Mr. Sawhit, you sell newspaper subscriptions, is this correct?
Oh, oh yes! Newspapers, yes!
Mr. Sawhit, you may proceed with your testimony.
Please tell the court what you saw on the day of the murder.

I was going door-to-door, selling subscriptions when I saw a man leaving an apartment.
I thought he must be in a hurry because he left the door half-open behind him.
Thinking it strange, I looked inside the apartment.
Then I saw her lying there...a woman...not moving...dead!
I quailed in fright and found myself unable to go inside.
I thought to call the police immediately!
However, the phone in her apartment wasn't working.
I went to a nearby park and found a public phone.
I remember the time exactly: it was 1:00 PM.
The man who ran was, without a doubt, the defendant sitting right over there!

Hmm...
(Larry! Why didn't you tell the truth!)
(I can't defend against a testimony like that!)
Incidentally, why wasn't the phone in the victim's apartment working?
Your Honor, at the time of the murder, there was a blackout in the building.
Aren't phones supposed to work during a blackout?
Yes, Your Honor...
However, some cordless phones do not function normally.
The phone that Mr. Sawhit used was one of those.
Your Honor...
I have a record of the blackout, for your perusal.
Now, Mr. Wright...
Yes! Er...yes, Your Honor?
You may begin your cross-examination.
C-Cross-examination, Your Honor?
Alright, Wright, this is it. The real deal!
Uh...what exactly am I supposed to do?
Why you expose the lies in the testimony the witness gave!
Lies! What?! He was lying?!
Your client is innocent, right?
Then that witness must have lied in his testimony!
Or is your client really...guilty?
!!! How do I prove he's not?
You hold the key! it's in the evidence!
Compare a witness's testimony to the evidence at hand.
There's bound to be a contradiction in there!
First, find contradictions between the Court Record and the witness's testimony.
Then, once you've found the contradicting evidence...
Present it and rub it in the witness's face!
Um...okay.
Touch the Court Record button and point out any contradictions in the testimony!


You found the body at 1:00pm. You're sure?
Yes. It was 1:00pm, for certain.
Frankly, I find that hard to believe!
Your statement directly contradicts the autopsy report.
The autopsy states the time of death some time after 4pm.
There was nobody to...er...no "body" to find at 1:00pm.
How do you explain this three-hour gap?
!!!
Oh, that! Oh, er...

This is trivial! The witness merely forgot the time!
After his testimony, I find that hard to believe.
Mr. Sawhit...
Why were so certain that you found the body at 1:00pm?
I...er...well, I...Gee, that's a really good question!
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!
Wait! I remember now!
Would you care to give your testimony again?

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 1:00pm!
Terribly sorry about the misunderstanding...

Hmm...I see. You heard the voice saying the time on a taped program.
Mr. Wright, you may cross-examine the witness.
Wright!
You know what to do!
I've got this one.


Hold it right there!
The prosecution has said there was a blackout at the time of the discovery!
And this record proves it!
...!
You couldn't have heard a television...or a video!
Gah!!!
I...well...urk!
The defence has a point.
Do you have an explanation for this, Mr. Sawhit?
No, I...I find it quite puzzling myself! Quite!
...
Aah!
W-wait! I remember now!
Mr. Sawhit?
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.
...!
M-my apoligies, Your Honor.
It...er, it must have been the shock of finding the body!
Very well, Mr. Sawhit.
Let's here your testimony once more, please.

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.

You saw a clock? I guess that would explain it.
The defence may cross examine the witness.
Gladly.


Wait just a moment!
The murder weapon wasn't a clock. It was this statue!
Now how is this supposed to be a clock?
Whaa!?
Y-you with your "objections" and your "evidence"...just who do you think you are?
Just answer the question, Mr. Sawhit!
Hey, I...I saw it there, okay! That's a clock!
Your Honor, if I may...
Yes, Mr. 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 apoligies.
I see.
So the murder weapon was a 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?
Your Honor, there is a gaping hole in the witness's testimony.
They only way he could have known the weapon was a clock was to hold it in his hands!
Yet the witness stated, that he never entered the apartment!
Clearly, a contradiction!
Hmm...indeed.
The witness knew it was a clock, because...
You're lying!
You were inside the apartment on the day of the murder!
Oh yeah? Prove it! Prove I went in there!
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!
*mumble*
Order in the court! *gavel slam*
Intriguing. Please continue, Mr. Wright.
Yes, Your Honor.
Mr. Sawhit.
The sound must have left quite an impression on you.
Understandably, 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!

W-w-what's the meaning of this?
This is all basic conjecture!
Baseless...?
Just look at the witness's face!
Ngh...grahh!
Would the witness care to elaborate?
Did you strike the victim with the clock?
I...I...! That...that...day...I...I never!
Look...I...the clock...I heard, no! I mean, I saw...saw...nggh!
Gwaaaahhhhhhhhhh!
Shutupshutupshutupshutup! I hate you!
I-it was him, I tell you! I saw him!
He-he killed her and he should burn! Burn! Give him death!
*mumble*
Order! Order in the court I say! *gavel slam*
Your Honor, a-a moment please!
There isn't a shred of evidence supporting the defence's claim!
Mr. Wright?
Your Honor?
You claim the sound the witness heard came from the clock.
Do you have any evidence?
(The whole case is riding on this! I'd better think it through carefully!)
Yes, Your Honor.
The sound that Mr. Sawhit heard was definately this clock.
A fact which is clear if you simply...
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*...
Alarm Clock: [I think it's 8:25]
That certainly is a strange way to announce the time.
Well, he is "The Thinker", after all.
So, we've heard the clock. What are your conclusions, Mr. Wright?
Mr. Payne...can you tell me what time it is now?
It's 11:25...
Ack!
As you can see, this clock is exactly three hours slow!
Precisely the discrepancy between what Mr. Sawhit heard and the time of death!
So, Mr. Sawhit...
Try to talk your way out of this one!
...
...Hah! Hah hah!
You forgot one thing!
(Uh-oh, what's he talking about...?)
While it may seem like the 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!
...!
(He's right! How am I going to prove that?)
(Dammit! I was so close!)
Mr. Wright?
It seems you lack the critical evidence to support your claim.
...!
Yes, Your Honor.
This means I cannot let you indict the witness.
Unfortunately...
This ends the cross-examination of Mr. Frank Sawhit!
I come all the way down here, and look what happens!
They treat me like a criminal! A criminal!
You lawyers are all slime!
(Grr! I almost had him!)
(Sorry, Larry...I failed you.)
(They're nothing I can do about it now...)

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Not so fast, Mr. Sawhit!
Mia! I mean, Chief!
Listen up, Wright!
Don't throw this one away, not like this! Think!
But, Chief, it's over.
I can't prove the clock was running slow the day of the murder!
Nobody can prove that!
Um...well, yes.
But that doesn't mean you still can't 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 why the clock would be three hours slow?
...
Wait!
Maybe I can prove it!
You must have evidence somewhere that can prove it, Wright!
Find it and let them have it!
Well, Mr. Wright?
You say the clock was running slow on the day of the murder...
Have you found evidence to support this claim?
Of course.
There is a piece of evidence in the Court Record that can prove my claim beyond a doubt!
Hah! Tough words! Let's see you pull this one off!
Let's see this evidence that proves the clock was running slow!

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 4:00pm here, it’s 1:00pm 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 when you struck her dead in her apartment was wrong!
Proof enough for you, Mr. Sawhit? Or should I say…Mr. Did It!
Ngh...!!
*mumble*
Judge: Order! Order, I say! *gavel slam*

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Well...
This case has certainly turned out different than we all expected.
Mr. Payne, your client?
He...er...was arrested and has been taken away, Your Honor.
Very well.
Mr. Wright?
Yes, Your Honor?
I have to say, I'm impressed.
I don't think I've ever seen someone complete a defence so quickly...
And find the true culprit at the same time!
Thank you, Your Honor.
At this point, this is only a formality, but...
The court finds the defendant, Larry Butz...



And with that, court is adjourned! *gavel slam*

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It turns out that Frank Sawhit 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. Sawhit let himself in to do his dirty work!
While her was searching her apartment, the victim returned!
Flustered, Mr. Sawhit grabbed the nearest blunt object he could find…

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

(I still can’t believe we won!)
Wright! Great job in there!
Congratulations!
Th-thanks, Chief. I owe it all to you.
Not at all, not at all! You fought your own battles in there!
It’s been a while since I’ve seen a trial end on such a satisfying note!
(I’ve never seen the Chief look so happy…)
(If she’s glad, imagine how Larry must feel!)
My life is over…
Larry! You’re supposed to be happy! What’s wrong now!?
Aww, Nick…
Don’t worry ‘bout me! I’ll be dead and gone soon!
Good! Wait, no! I mean…Bad! Bad bad bad!
Larry, you’re innocent. The case is closed.
…
But…but my Cindy-windy’s gone, man! Gone forever!
oops: (Larry, she was a …Nah…never mind.)
Congratulations, Harry!
H-Harry…?
I can pratically see the headlines now: “Harry Butz, Innocent!”.
Heh…um…thanks! I really owe you one.
I won’t forget this, ever! Let’s celebrate! Dinner? Movies? My treat!
Oh, no, I couldn’t.
(Hey, I was the one who got you off the hook!)
Oh, hey!
H-here, take this! It’s a present!
A present? For me?
Wait…wasn’t this the evidence that…
Actually, I made this clock for her!
I made one for her and one for me.
R-really? You? You made this?
…
Well, thank you. I’ll keep this a momento.
Yo, Nick…
Can you believe it? I was so into that chick…

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Last edited by Strategydom on Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:27 pm, edited 13 times in total.

Looks very close to the hmmm.... the smilies don't seem to match what I remember... I am impressed by you trying.

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You forgot to close the bold tab at the top :)

But other than that, I like the idea of it! It looks good so far.

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I'm sorry, but this is kind of a waste of time.

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