In the Defendant Lobby, you, Phoenix, and Team RWBY were talking to Edgeworth. 

(Y/N): We're really sorry, Edgeworth. 

Ruby: We didn't mean to get you in trouble again. 

Edgeworth: Hmph. Don't worry about it. This is my problem, not yours.

Gumshoe: Hope I'm not interrupting anything, pals.

Gumshoe came in again. 

(Y/N): Detective Gumshoe? 

Blake: Lana has you running around doing errands again, Detective?

Gumshoe: Let me tell you, this is the last time, pal! Here. She asked me to give this to you if there was a break in today's trial.

He handed over a book that said "Evidence Law" on it. 

(Y/N): Evidence Law, huh? 

Gumshoe: The Chief Prosecutor also wanted me to give you a message.

Phoenix: A message?

Gumshoe: She said, "If you're planning to take HIM on, you're going to need this book."

(Y/N): Thanks! 

Gumshoe: Doesn't look like that book'll do you any good now though. All that's left now is the Chief Prosecutor's sentence.

Phoenix: That's where you're wrong, Detective.

Gumshoe: Huh?

Edgeworth: Haven't you figured it out yet? Why I'm still sitting in that prosecutor's seat... despite all these allegations being thrown at me?

Gumshoe: Mr. Edgeworth...

Edgeworth: The real trial today... hasn't begun yet.

Gumshoe: What!? What else is there left to do? Your credibility's been all but ruined with this forged evidence you were unaware of, Ema Skye found out she unwittingly caused a man's death... And now you're telling me you want to do more!? You've gotta be kidding me, pal!

(Y/N): You're missing the point, Detective. Lana didn't murder Detective Goodman. All she did was stick a knife into the corpse of a dead man. 

Gumshoe: What!?

Yang: This trial is where we wrap everything up. 

You all entered the courtroom at that moment and took your places. 

Weiss: Honestly, this place is getting really cramped at this point. 

The Judge slammed his gavel down. 

Judge: The court will now reconvene for the trial of Ms. Lana Skye. Mr. Edgeworth.

Edgeworth: Yes, Your Honor?

Judge: The inquiry committee is planning to impose harsh penalties for your actions.

Edgeworth: Thank you for the news, Your Honor.

Judge: Yes, well... (clearing throat) Normally, this is where the prosecution calls forth a witness... but, er... This isn't easy to say... You see, there is some concern that Mr. Edgeworth may have, ah...

Edgeworth: Struck a bargain?

(Y/N): HUH?! 

Blake: A bargain? 

Edgeworth: You think I may have manipulated the witnesses.

Judge: I didn't say that! It's just, you see... Everyone has been talking, and...

Edgeworth: ... Very well, Your Honor. I have a solution.

Judge: A solution?

Edgeworth: That being the case, the prosecution will allow the defense to call forth all further witnesses.

Judge: What!? But there's never been a case example...

Edgeworth: Undeniably this is an unusual arrangement... but a very effective one. It would prove that I haven't struck any "deals" with the witnesses.

Judge: Hmm... Well, Mr. Wright? What do you say?

Phoenix: Very well. The defense accepts the prosecution's proposal.

Judge: Then it's settled. The, uh... defense... may now call forth the next witness!

(Y/N): AHEM! The Defense calls Chief Damon Gant to the stand! 

Judge: D-Damon Gant...? What does he have to do with anything!?

Phoenix: ... As the defendant's partner two years ago, Mr. Gant has first-hand knowledge of the crime. I feel we should hear what he has to say about it.

Judge: Hmm...

Edgeworth: As luck would have it, he should still be in the courthouse. He would also be the least likely to have been manipulated by me in any way. Wouldn't you agree, Your Honor?

Judge: True... All right. Bailiff! Please escort Mr. Gant to the stand!

Gant soon arrived at the Witness Stand. 

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Edgeworth: Witness. Please state your name and occupation.

Gant: What is this, some kind of practical joke? I was just on my way to lunch!

Edgeworth: Your name and occupation, sir.

Gant: Worthy... Are you sure you want to do this?

Edgeworth: Your name and occupation!

Gant: So... You want to play hardball, eh?

Judge: P-please, Mr. Gant.

Gant: ... Fine. My name is Damon Gant. I'm the acting Chief of Police.

Phoenix: Now then, Chief Gant. The court requests to hear your testimony.

Gant: Oh, Wrighto. What's with the grim face?

Phoenix: First, let's clear up this SL-9 Incident.

Gant: Oh, you mean that time when Lana's sister murdered that prosecutor? Personally, I think it's been made pretty clear already.

Phoenix: There are still some things unaccounted for.

Gant: Oh? Like what?

(Y/N): Like the role you played in all of this.

Gant: ... (Y/N)-Boy... Either you're very brave... or very foolish.

(Y/N): ... 

Gant: You are aware of course that a police chief has all kinds of weapons at his disposal?

(Y/N): What do you mean? 

Gant:

Sure. Take my testimony, for example. I don't have to give it if I don't want to.

(Y/N): What? Is that true?

Judge: I'm afraid so... The Chief of Police has the right to refuse to testify.

Edgeworth: Of course, such an action carries with it certain risks...

Gant: ... Don't worry. I'm not here to hinder your trial. Just remember... If this turns out to be a big waste of time, don't say I didn't warn you.

Judge: Very well. The witness may now begin his testimony.

Witness Testimony: SL-9 Incident... 

Gant: As I recall, Neil and I were questioning him that day. To make a long story short, we slipped up. That power outage didn't help either. When I went to my office, I found Lana there. Apparently she had already... "arranged" the crime scene. As you can see, I had nothing to do with the "forgery."

Judge: Hmm... Is that when Darke was arrested?

Gant: Him? He was lying on the floor unconscious. When Ema sent Neil flying... it seems Darke bumped his head.

Judge: I see... Everything seems pretty clear-cut.

(Y/N): It's all or nothing. 

Phoenix: We have to hit him with everything if he has the right not to testify.

Yang: Personally, this is going to be super satisfying!  

Cross-Examination... 

The contradiction was in the last statement! 

Phoenix: OBJECTION! You claim you had nothing to do with the forgery... but I'm afraid that is a claim you cannot back up!

Gant: Explain yourself.

Phoenix: Several pieces of evidence were found in your office. Take this list, for example.

Phoenix presented the evidence list! 

Judge: That's the list Ema Skye drew her picture on...

Phoenix: This was discovered in your desk.

(Y/N): Not only that, but a piece of this jar that was sitting in your office... was found inside your safe!

You presented the unstable jar! 

(Y/N): You see, Chief Gant. These articles of evidence uncovered in your office... are both concrete proof... that you also played a part in the illegal investigation!

Judge: Chief Gant! What's the meaning of this!?

Gant: HAHAHAHAHA! You both have the intelligence to rival Worthy! 

Phoenix: So you admit to it, then? That you were involved in the forgery?

Gant: Who, me? Or do you mean... you?

(Y/N): What? 

Phoenix: What does this have to do with us? 

Gant: Well... You were the ones who snuck into my office when you "found" this evidence. Prosecutors aren't the only ones capable of forging evidence, you know. Defense attorneys can do so too. Isn't that right, Wrighto?

Edgeworth: OBJECTION! Detective Gumshoe was present during the investigation. 

Gant: Worthy, my boy. Not even detectives are exempt from the law. Rest assured Dick will receive his due punishment.

Edgeworth: Wh...

Defense: WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?! 

Judge: Yes, well. In light of the Detective's presence... please give us your testimony regarding these pieces of evidence found in your office and their relation to the forgery that took place at the crime scene.

Gant: My, my... Kids these days no longer know how to put two and two together...

Witness Testimony: Evidence & Forgery... 

Gant: Let's see, what was it now? A jar fragment... and a list? For all I know, you could have planted them in my office. Anyway, you can't prove "when" those pieces of evidence were discovered. If they were found after Darke was convicted, then they're worthless. There's no reason I'd participate in a forgery. Rearranging the crime scene wouldn't help me out in any way.

Judge: Defense? 

(Y/N): Yes, Your Honor? 

Judge: When investigating the crime scene... you should have been more careful in observing protocol.

Gant: You do understand that I am the Chief of Police, right? There will be consequences...

Phoenix: Uh oh. 

(Y/N): Not good. 

Gant: Indeed, I believe I will press charges... so you won't make the same mistake again.

Judge: My apologies, Chief, but would you mind waiting until tomorrow for that? Today is... well, you know...

Gant: All right, Udgey. In return, though...

Judge: I know! I know! That place, right?

Cross-Examination... 

The iffy part was the last statement! 

(Y/N): HOLD IT! Really, Chief Gant? At the very least, there is one very large benefit you've reaped from all this.

Gant: Oh? I wasn't aware. What is this "benefit"?

(Y/N): Your position as the Chief of Police! 

Judge: Oh...

(Y/N): The resolution of the SL-9 Incident secured your promotion to Chief. That in itself is sufficient motive!

Gant: ... Ho! Ho! Ho! Oh, that's a good one! Do you really think I'm that incompetent? Even without that case, I was already in line to become the next chief. The resolution of SL-9 merely sped up the inevitable a little.

Phoenix: Is that true, Edgeworth?

Edgeworth: Yes... He was going to be made Chief anyway.

(Y/N): DAMN! 

Gant: Be careful when pointing that finger... or you might wind up being the one pointed at!

Edgeworth: So that means... there's only one possible motivation for you to commit forgery. If you didn't do it for yourself... then you did it for someone else.

Gant: Don't be silly, Worthy. You know me better than that. There are only three people I look out for: Me, Myself, and I. ... There, it's out in the open now. That girl... Lana's little sister, was it? If you think I felt sorry for her, you'd better think again.

Edgeworth: You're right... You don't feel sorry for anyone.

Gant: Be tough on crime and tough on people. That's how I was raised.

Edgeworth: You seem to be lax enough on yourself, though.

Gant: Ho! Ho! Ho! Oh, that's a good one, Worthy!

(Y/N): It's true. You'd only help someone if you saw something to gain from it. 

Gant: OHOHOHOHOHOHOHO! (Y/N)-Boy, who exactly would be an accomplice? 

(Y/N): Lana Skye! 

Judge: Chief Prosecutor Lana Skye... Th-the defendant!?

(Y/N): I believe it's quite obvious in light of the circumstances. Ema Skye fell victim to an unfortunate series of events. Who would want to help her more than her own sister, Lana? And as for Chief Gant... he would also have a reason to help Lana if she asked him to. That reason, of course, is... self profit.

Judge: Self profit...? What do you mean?

(Y/N): After the SL-9 Incident was resolved... Lana Skye was appointed Chief Prosecutor at the Prosecutor's Office. The person who arranged this job change...was you, Chief Gant.

Gant: ...

Judge: B-but... how would he profit from all of this?

Edgeworth: He would be able to use the Chief Prosecutor as his puppet! Essentially... he would acquire unchecked authority over all investigations!

Judge: Do you mean to tell me... that despite the Chief's formidable appearance, he plays with puppets!? Oh, wait. You must mean "puppet" as in someone forced to do his bidding... Never mind!

(Y/N): Admit it, Gant! You only assisted Lana in forging evidence so that you could control her when she became Chief Prosecutor! 

Gant: HAHAHAHAHAHA! Good one (Y/N)-Boy, you have a funny imagination. Now, let me ask you something. Do you have any proof of this? That I "controlled" Lana? For example, is Lana testifying that I've done such a thing?

Ruby: This looks bad. 

Yang: Lana is keeping quiet because she wants to protect Ema. 

Judge: I'm afraid without any proof, this all amounts to nothing more than mere conjecture.

Edgeworth: ... Unless... that is also what happened in this incident...

Judge: "This" incident...? Er... which one would that be?

Edgeworth: Of course, I'm talking about... the murder of Detective Bruce Goodman. The Chief Prosecutor has been acting strange throughout this entire trial. Almost as if... someone has been "controlling" her!

Gant: Worthy... You'd better watch your tongue... I wouldn't want you to get hurt.

Judge: Just what do you mean?

Phoenix: What he means, Your Honor, is that Chief Gant is involved in the murder of Detective Goodman. Not only that... but the Chief is now making Lana take the rap to cover up his involvement!

Judge: Wha... wha... wha... WWWHHHHAAAAAAAAATTTTT!!!? Order! Order! Order! I SAID... ORDEEEEERRRR!!! Mr. Wright! You... You can't be serious!

Phoenix: Huh?

Judge: This... This is an affront to the highest-ranking officer in our law enforcement agency! To accuse the Chief of Police of blackmail... and murder!!!? That's i.... i... i-i-i-i-i-i-i-IMPOSSIBLE!!!

Phoenix: ... Your Honor, I was merely reiterating... what Mr. Edgeworth said, in easier-to-understand language.

Edgeworth: There's no turning back now. Regardless of his rank or title, Chief Gant is just a man. The question is, is he a criminal? I believe the evidence will tell.

(Y/N): Exactly! 

You presented the ID Card Record! 

Judge: This is the ID card list...

(Y/N): Yes, the one that shows who entered the evidence room on the day of the crime. There was one ID on the list we couldn't determine the owner of yesterday... 7777777.

Gant: Sorry, but there's no way you can prove that's my card number.

(Y/N): It is. The safe in Chief Gant's Office requires a code to open. A seven-digit code...

Judge: Seven digits... You don't mean...

(Y/N): YES!  The code was "7777777"... The same as the remaining ID card number on that list! Chief Gant! You entered the evidence room on the day of the crime!

Judge: Order! Order! Chief Gant! What do you have to say!?

Gant: ... Nothing. The defense's search of my office was in violation of regulations.

Edgeworth: And I will demand them to be punished to the maximum extent of the law. But right now, this court demands an explanation from you... about the use of this ID card!

Gant: ...

Judge: Chief Gant! So you admit it? You entered the evidence room... on the day of the crime!?

Gant: ... What about it? I'm the Chief of Police. Whether it's the evidence room or the bathroom, what's the difference? I can go anywhere I want.

Edgeworth: Tell me. When you entered the room... were you alone?

Gant: I always go to the bathroom alone... as I do with the evidence room.

Phoenix: Detective Goodman wouldn't have happened to be with you that day... would he?

Gant: O-of course not! Why would he be? I hadn't seen him in days!

(Y/N): You hadn't seen him... "in days"? Chief Gant... I'm afraid you've just undone yourself. On that day, you had to have met with Detective Goodman!

Judge: What do you mean!? This trial's purpose is to determine Lana Skye's guilt!

Edgeworth: OBJECTION! No it isn't, Your Honor. This trial's purpose is to determine the truth. If Chief Gant met the victim on the day of the crime, then we need to determine one thing: what transpired during that meeting!

Phoenix: Detective Goodman lost his ID card on the day of the crime.

Edgeworth: Or to be more accurate, Jake Marshall stole it.

Phoenix: So Detective Goodman filled out a lost item report. He would have had to give that report... to the Chief of Police!

Gant: Yet you are in possession of the report... which means you can't be sure if he filed it.

Phoenix: He filed it. How do I know, you ask? Because he needed to enter the evidence room that day.

Judge: He needed to?

Phoenix: Yes. To transfer the evidence out.

Judge: Oh...

Phoenix: Detective Goodman took the form to you, Chief Gant. Then... you accompanied the detective to the evidence room!

Gant: I "accompanied" him?

Phoenix: There's no other way the murderer and Detective Goodman could have entered the room!

Gant: Hold on. Let me guess what you're going to say next. I, the Chief of Police, murdered poor Goodman!

(Y/N): ... Exactly.

Judge: But wait! The Chief didn't necessarily need to accompany him to the evidence room. He could have just lent him his ID card.

Gant: Yes... Now that you mention it, I believe I might have done something of the sort.

Edgeworth: OBJECTION! According to the record, your card was only used once. But you showed us your ID card earlier. If you had really "lent" it to Detective Goodman, it would have been found on his body!

Gant: N... NNNNNOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Gant screamed as he looked to the ceiling of the courthouse! 

Judge: Chief Gant! Y-you didn't...!

Gant: ...

Phoenix: The murder was most likely committed on the spur of the moment. No one in their right mind would choose the Police Department as a place to commit murder. After the murder, you contacted Lana at the Prosecutor's Office. Why else? To dispose of Detective Goodman's body.

Edgeworth: However, the victim's body was discovered in the Prosecutor's Office's parking lot. How did he manage to move it there?

Gant: I was at the Police Department the entire day, you know.

Edgeworth: And everyone's aware that Lana stayed at the Prosecutor's Office after the ceremony.

(Y/N): Still, you're the Chief of Police. You have an entire police force at your disposal.

Gant: Oh, so you think I just ordered an officer to do it? "Hey you. Take this here dead body over to the Prosecutor's Office." I don't think so...

(Y/N): Chief Gant. You left all the evidence we need... to prove how you moved the body to the Prosecutor's Office.

You presented the screwdriver that Edgeworth had. 

Judge: What's that? A screwdriver? But what does that have to do with this case?

Phoenix: Mr. Edgeworth. Think back to the day of the crime. What is this screwdriver doing here?

Edgeworth: It's here because... ... A-AAAHHHH...! After the ceremony ended that day, I didn't plan to return to the Prosecutor's Office.

Phoenix: But you did. Because Chief Gant asked you to.

Edgeworth: You mean I... I...

(Y/N): The body was found in the trunk of your car. I think it's obvious what happened. The body was moved by that car!

Judge: Detective Goodman's body... was carried in the trunk of Mr. Edgeworth's car!

Phoenix: Yes. Unless, of course, you have another explanation, Chief? Why else would you have asked Mr. Edgeworth to carry evidence from a closed case?

Gant: ...

Phoenix: There's only one plausible explanation: to transport the body to your accomplice... Ms. Lana Skye!

Judge: What's going on here!? Is there no room for rebuttal to the defense's outrageous accusations!?

Phoenix: Think back to the photograph Ms. Starr took at the Prosecutor's Office. This was not a photo of the body being stuffed in the trunk to be taken away. It was exactly the opposite...

Edgeworth: It is a photo of the body being taken from the trunk!

Judge: Chief Gant! Please, say something!

Gant: I believe... your time's up.

Judge: My "time's up"?

Gant: Sorry, Wrighto and (Y/N)-Boy, but I'm having lunch with the District Attorney General after this. We have to get going if we're going to make it in time for the early bird special.

(Y/N): HOLD IT! The cross-examination is not done yet! 

Gant: Remember what I told you earlier? A police chief... has all kinds of weapons at his disposal. Like the right to refuse to testify. I'm invoking that right now.

Judge: What!? That is not a right to be casually invoked. There are certain risks to be considered!

Edgeworth: OBJECTION! So you're going to just run away after all this!?

Gant: "Run away"? Don't make me laugh, Worthy. "I stabbed ol' Goodman." That's what you're saying, right? But if you had any conclusive evidence, you would have presented it by now. You think I had Lana dispose of the body? If so, then show your proof and get it over with!

(Y/N): Uh ... 

Phoenix: We ... 

(Y/N) and Phoenix: We don't have proof. 

Gant: Hmph! See, Udgey?

Judge: In that case... This court is forced to penalize you for your allegations against the Chief.

Phoenix: What?

Gant: I don't gamble unless the stakes are high! It seems that Lady Luck was on my side again today. Okay Udgey, I'll leave the rest to you!

Judge: I warned you, Defense.   This...is an affront to a senior officer in our nation's law law enforcement agency.

Edgeworth: OBJECTION! "Lady Luck," hm? Maybe we should have a word with her.

Judge: Mr. Edgeworth? What do you mean!?

Edgeworth: There's one "Lady" who knows the real truth behind this trial... We haven't yet had the honor of hearing her testimony. In the absence of conclusive evidence, the only other method of proof is testimony.

Phoenix: But Chief Gant has invoked his right to refuse to testify!

Edgeworth: There's still someone else. One more witness who can answer all the questions raised in this trial. Someone right in this very room!

Judge: Mr. Edgeworth! Who is this person!?

Edgeworth: Hmph... Why are you asking me, Your Honor? Have you forgotten? The defense is the one calling witnesses today.

(Y/N): That's right! The Defense calls Lana Skye to the stand! 

Judge: The defendant... Ms. Lana Skye!?

Phoenix: She was in the underground parking lot at 5:15 PM on February 21. Her task: to dispose of the victim's body... in accordance with a certain someone's orders!

Judge: Hmm... Mr. Edgeworth...?

Edgeworth: The prosecution has no objections, Your Honor.

Judge: Very well. The court will now take its final recess for the day. In 15 minutes, we will reconvene to hear the defendant's testimony. This court is now in re-

???: HOLD IT! 

Gant appeared before Lana. 

Judge: Huh? Chief Gant! I thought you were going to eat.

Gant: Listen good, Lana! I don't think I need to tell you this, but if you accept the Defense's claim, there will be consequences. Your sister will be found guilty... for Neil Marshall's murder!  Of course, you'd never support such outrageous claims anyway... right? Just something to think about... All right, then. I've got a lunch date to meet.

Judge: ... Okay. If there aren't any further objections... this court is now in recess!

In the Defendant Lobby... 

(Y/N): Geez. 

Ruby: That guy is one big jerk! 

Gumshoe: Tell me about it Pals. 

Everyone: Detective Gumshoe?! 

Gumshoe: Ha ha ha. I'm not a "detective" anymore.

Phoenix: Oh yeah. Sorry about that...

Gumshoe: Ah, don't worry. I've already decided where to work now! At your office!

Phoenix: My office...?

Gumshoe: Sure! I'll take the place of that top-knotted girl you used to work with!

(Y/N): Oh brother. 

Weiss: Just don't dress like a Spirit Medium. Please. Anything but that. 

Gumshoe: Still... Looks like we're all out of moves now. Chief Gant's done it again. How is it he always gets the upper hand!?

Phoenix: It's not fair he has the right to refuse to testify!

Edgeworth: Hmph. Settle down, Wright. Remember what the judge said?

(Y/N): Wait .. you mean the risks? 

Edgeworth: It's simple. If the Chief refuses to testify... the opposite also holds true.

???: You mean, he forfeits his right to say anything too!

Ema appeared. 

Defense Team: EMA! 

(Y/N): Hey, are you alright? 

Ema: Yeah. When I came to, I was in the medical office. I've been listening to the trial from the gallery.

Phoenix: Sorry for what we said. 

Ema: No, don't be. It was the truth. You know, it's funny. I almost feel somehow... relieved.

Phoenix: "Relieved"?

Ema: Yeah... Now I finally know what really happened. To think that all this time... my sister was being blackmailed by that terrible man! And she did it all... just to protect me.

Edgeworth: Ever since her appointment as Chief Prosecutor, everyone who knew her... said she changed. Perhaps... it was easier that way for her.

Gumshoe: What do you mean?

Edgeworth: What do you think I mean? To follow Chief Gant's orders. She must have shut herself up deep inside... to force herself to do anything and everything the Chief told her to do.

Blake: All this time, she acted this way, just to protect Ema. 

Yang: THAT'S ... OH MAN! 

She was tearing up at that. 

Ruby: Lana really loves you, Ema. 

Ema: It was all my fault. It's all because I... I murdered Mr. Marshall.

(Y/N): HEY! It's not your fault. It's his fault! That bastard! Gant won't get away with this! You just- 

Ema: No, I'm going too. 

Weiss: Guess we'll just watch from the crowd. 

Ruby: Are you sure, Ema? 

Ema: Yeah, I want to be there, to hear Lana say the truth. 

(Y/N): Hmph! 

Edgeworth: Well, let's go. It's time to end this.