Hence, PW:AA Case 5 and AJ:AA Case 4 in the Mason System

I think that a running theme through GS5 should be how Apollo deals with public scrutiny of him. To start, he's almost a "cursed attorney" already in the sense that with the exception of Phoenix, none of his clients get off scot-free: He got his boss arrested for murder in his first case, Alita hired him and was ultimately arrested for murder, Machi was revealed to be an accomplice to a major international crime, and Vera was unmasked as a forger. He defended the son of the biggest organized crime boss in the city, and works at the "anything agency" of a man who is known to have used forged evidence in trials. Theoretically he should have taken a PR-beating already, but the final case of GS5 will really hammer that home. Phoenix had his own problems to deal with in 2-4, but I think that Apollo's woes will be something drawn out through the whole game, and come to a head in the finale. If Vera makes a return, I think that he, like Phoenix and Edgeworth before him, will have to face down the accusation of forging evidence, if not something worse.

the fact that Lamiroir is his mother, and left him when he was only a child of the age of 1? I'd be pretty angry. Not to mention she decided to remarry, and was able to raise Trucy while he was left without a parent.

But then again, there could've been some sort of explanation. Someone out to get her first husband and her, killed him, making it seem like and 'accident', then did the same thing with Thalassa/Lamiroir and she left him because she knew it would be too dangerous to bring Apollo with her.

But then again, she had Trucy.

For more than 17 years, Apollo lived in a happy family--a mom, a dad, a younger sister (whom I call Gabriel, Gabby, or Bree; 5 years younger), and a younger brother (Mathew, Matt; 7 years younger). For 17 years, his parents kept everything about Apollo a secret--even from him. By sheer accident, Apollo finds a letter from someone at the adoption center (or whatever you call it) who takes it upon herself to inform Apollo that he is, in fact, adopted. She knows nothing about the specifics, as the adoption was done in a "secretive" situation.

Apollo goes into his father's office and looks through documents found there. Upon finding a letter from his mother that "unofficially" gives custody of Apollo from her to his current family, he packs up and moves into his college dorm early (this takes place approx. after his senior year is completed). He leaves a note for his "parents," who find it and go to the dorm. Apollo and his father have a somewhat violent confrontation. During this time, it is found out that it was the father's idea to keep it a secret. Apollo breaks contact with his family. Mom and Dad go back home and mention nothing to the other two kids, and the name "Apollo" goes unmentioned by friends and family alike.

Move forward to the present. After 5 years, Bree and Matt come back to inform Apollo that their father has just died. Why? He's been murdered, of course. Ema, after doing some investigating, finally unearths the nature of the relationship between Apollo and his family, and declares him a prime suspect in the murder. At this point, though, Apollo has forgotten everything that had happened the day he found the letter, as the memories have been repressed. Not enough hard evidence has been found to convict Apollo, so he is let out. Apollo takes it upon himself to find out who killed his father, and in the process remember what happened.

Through this, Apollo finds out about his family. Turns out that his "father" was really his UNCLE--the slightly younger brother of his father. He had kept Apollo's family a secret because he was afraid of what would happen to him--his brother had died because of an accident on stage, and he had even been informed secretly by Magnifi that Thalassa had died. He wanted to burry that past so Apollo would never have any chance of following it. Not to mention the fact that the family was one fueled by honor--Apollo's dad's choice to be a magician/performer didn't exactly fit with the family standards.

I haven't quite yet gotten into the motive for the REAL murderer ('cause it's NOT Apollo). But, yeah--that's the gist of it. I think I mentioned everything important...

For just about all of his life, Apollo lived in an orphanage. He basically did everything he could NOT to be adopted--he liked it way too much there. When he was ten, he met Trent, who was brought to the orphanage after a horrific accident killed his parents, and none of his extended family really wanted to bring him in. Two years later, he and Trent met Krystal, who had been put there because of the abuse she suffered from her parents--especially her father. They became extremely good friends, and depended on each other quite a bit.

When they turned fifteen, they were unknowingly dragged into the "gang warfare" that went on in the area. Though the orphanage itself was nice, the area wasn't. Two streets over there was another orphanage. The street in the middle was where most of the fighting between the two groups took place. Trent was brought in first, as he was something of a punk kid with a quick temper. He specialized with knives and his own physical strength. Krystal, still rather toughened up after all those years with her parents (yet such a cute, sweet, preppy girl), was brought in next. She enrolled in an orphanage gymnist program, and used this to her advantage. She also used some sort of "ribbon" thing. Apollo was brought in by complete accident. He wasn't exactly one for fighting, so he had been kept completely out of it by the older kids (who are usually considered the ones in charge of all this stuff). What was interesting was that Apollo seemed rather apt at using a longer rod or spear--whether it be twirlin, or using it with maneuvering for an attack. The deal was done when, caught in the middle of a fight, Apollo picked up a gun, aimed, and fired--rather well. Seems as though Apollo had unknowingly applied the Perceive.

When he was 17, Apollo was caught up in an incident known as OC-6, or the "Double T Murders." Apollo, Trent, and Krystal had become the "leaders" of their orphanage in the fighting, and the press called them--and the group from the other orphanage--the "[Insert Orphanage Name Here] Triumvirate." (yeah...haven't quite gotten that far yet...) Each had acquired some sort of "alias" name when the fights were going on. (Apollo = [The] Crimson Eyes, or just Crimson). Because of the situation, the case was kept very secretive, and all the public knew was that it dealt with gang fighting, and the deaths of numerous children (especially in one specific case). The three (A, T, K) were all tried for the same crime, so they were tried in the same trial, though under different circumstances. A unique situation presented itself--three defense attorneys vs. three prosecutors. Not one group was able to prove the case well enough, as the evidence could be interpretted and used in multiple different ways. The case was dismissed without a verdict.

Of all the people, Franziska von Karma was one of the prosecutors on the trial--the one "specifically" assigned to Apollo's case. She (and possibly Edgeworth) return from wherever she's been after she finds out about Apollo's law career. As it turns out, some "new information" has supposedly shown up and has forced the case to open again. Franziska was not completely convinced that Apollo was innocent of the whole thing, so she decides to prosecute the case to finally bring it to a close. Apollo is, though, quite innocent of the whole thing--the killing was an intricate set-up by members of the other group in hopes of getting A, T, and K declared guilty.

The investigation of the orphanage (by Apollo, probably) would lead to the finding out about his family. This particular case could have two possible conclussions. They wouldn't completely change the whole thing that much:

The second conclussion comes about because Apollo and co. are actually declared innocent because the prosecution could not prove their case. Franziska finds out about Apollo, and she is CONVINCED that Apollo was actually guilty. The case reopens, and after looking at evidence that had before not really meant much, as well as finding more evidence after the fact, it sort of turns out that they really WERE guilty, but couldn't be declared so because of double jeopardy issues. This would lead to Apollo having, like, 7 Black Psyche-Locks. XD

Infact, if you went to the Security Guard Office, and Edgey's Office, you'd find some stains.