1) Simply contradictory. There were a few plot holes in that case. Hell, the bigger problem I have is that Machi couldn't have moved the body alone. Oh well *shrugs*
2) Valant was only on stage for a couple of minutes. It's only Valant from when the stage rises until Lamiroir's "disappearance." Remember, the longer they use a double, the more there is a chance for a mistake or that someone might see through the illusion, so it needed to be Lamiroir for as long as they could keep her on stage.

2. I think you misunderstood me or something. I thought Valant was "Lamiroir" from a little bit before the song started until the disappearance, and then Lamiroir was only there on top of the tower. And it still doesn't adress why Lamiroir did that run at all and didn't just wait right near the entrance to the tower.

2. I think you misunderstood me or something. I thought Valant was "Lamiroir" from a little bit before the song started until the disappearance, and then Lamiroir was only there on top of the tower. And it still doesn't adress why Lamiroir did that run at all and didn't just wait right near the entrance to the tower.

Ah, I see. I apologize. All I can guess is that Klavier wanted as much of the concert to be as real as possible. He does mention that the reason that she had to continue singing while she did the run instead of using a tape was because his stuff is completely live and he didn't wish to cheapen his concert by using a tape. In this case, he would have had to sacrifice some of that "reality" for Lamiroir to disappear, but perhaps he simply wished to cut back on that as much as possible. Her being off the stage two minutes isn't much. I don't believe its specifically addressed in the game though. Did I address the correct point this time? If not please let me know and I'll give it some more thought. :)

I have a question actually. When did Daryan press the switch? I was arguing with my friend about it and he said that he did it on stage but how would he do that? My friend said that it was because he messed up on the guitar but the game explained that he messed up because his hand was hurting because of the recoil on the revolver.

IIRC, it was Machi who pressed the switch. On the mixing tape thing it was established that Machi only played with one hand during one of the easier parts of the song and used the other hand to press the switch. You're talking about the switch that lit Klavier's guitar on fire, not the one for the fireworks, right?

You mean to set off the firecrackers? I wouldn't be shocked to find that there was a lull in the music long enough that Daryan could have pushed it. Besides, he's not the only guitar on stage, so we don't know that he was playing the whole time. We just know that he was on stage that whole time. If Klavier ever did a guitar solo (which I find likely if we factor in his personality), Daryan's hands would be free for a couple moments.

What didn't make sense, however, was Lamiroir just hanging out in the air duct

You mean to set off the firecrackers? I wouldn't be shocked to find that there was a lull in the music long enough that Daryan could have pushed it. Besides, he's not the only guitar on stage, so we don't know that he was playing the whole time. We just know that he was on stage that whole time. If Klavier ever did a guitar solo (which I find likely if we factor in his personality), Daryan's hands would be free for a couple moments.

I could be wrong, but I could swear I remember hearing that there was a little escape exit beneath the tower Klavier and Valant were standing on.

Well to be fair, when has a lack of fingerprints ever stopped the prosecution? Klavier could simply have argued that Machi wore gloves. He wasn't arrested until a while after the crime, so saying that he wore gloves during the crime and then ditched them somewhere afterward before his arrest is actually not that much of a stretch.

But it was never brought up at all. Plus, the gunman is shown in the pictures as wearing no gloves, and Daryan is never shown wearing any.

To be fair though, not having any prints on the gun certainly doesn't rule Machi out as a murderer unless someone else's prints had been found and that was unlikely in the circumstances. Daryan would not have left prints on the weapon (he's a cop who would certainly know how to clean his prints off a gun and had plenty of time since the victim wasn't even found until the third act). Think about all the cases where a lack of fingerprints made no difference. In 1-1, Larry's prints aren't on the weapon, but this doesn't matter because of the witness. In 1-2, Maya's prints aren't on the Thinker, but no one cares. In 1-3, Will's print's aren't on the spear, but this doesn't matter. In 2-3, a weapon isn't even found, but this doesn't stop them from almost convicting Max. It goes on, but those are a few examples. A lack of prints doesn't clear anyone particularly since the burden of proof always falls to the defense. Apollo couldn't have proven that Machi hadn't worn gloves, so it was a moot point. Klavier even states something like although there was no decisive evidence left, the fact that killer could escape from the scene without being spotted was, in itself, decisive evidence because only Machi was small enough to fit through the air vent.

I know that, but I'm so accustomed to the series' endless "there's a gun, check for fingerprints", that it bothered me when they didn't even check.