Thanks to what Lotta said last, you and Phoenix now had ammo, and Maya gave you the perfect chance! 

(Y/N) and Phoenix: OBJECTION!!! LOTTA! 

Lotta: Wh-what!? You got what?

(Y/N): Look at the photograph that you took! 

Lotta: The photo I took...?

Phoenix: The very same. There's something I want you to see in this photo... it's quite clearly visible. The fog, Ms. Hart.

Lotta: So... so?

Phoenix: This picture was taken with professional, high-quality film, correct? Yet even it could not capture the faces of the men on the boat! Yet you claim you saw Mr. Edgeworth! How!?

https://youtu.be/fR4P8o95WPA

Lotta: Whut!? Wha--!

Judge: Mr. Wright has a point!

(Y/N): HA! Y- 

von Karma: OBJECTION!! That's why I told her not to say that in her testimony! Please!

(Y/N): But she said it now! Lotta, tell us! 

Judge: Well, Ms. Hart? 

Lotta: O-of course! I said I could, and I meant I could!

Judge: Then, please testify as to the circumstances of your sighting.

Witness Testimony: How Edgeworth was Seen... 

Lotta: Yer right. It was a cold night, and the fog was thick as grits. So, once I was finished setting up my camera, I got back in the car. Still, I brought my binoculars with me. When I heard that noise out on the lake, I looked with my binoculars. See? No problem!

Judge: Hmm...You used binoculars? Very well. You may begin your cross-examination, Defense.

Cross Examination... 

The iffy part was in her third statement. 

(Y/N): HOLD IT! Why did you bring binoculars? If you were looking at the stars, you would need a telescope. 

Lotta: AGH! 

(Y/N): And was that camera made to take pictures of meteor showers? 

von Karma: The camera is irrelevant to this case! 

Phoenix: You can't say that for certain!

Judge: Hmm... Mr. Wright. Is the camera really relevant to this case? If you believe it is, you may continue with this line of questioning.

von Karma: But know this! If you find nothing with this, there will be consequences!

(Y/N): Go on, Phoenix! Say something! 

Phoenix: The camera is of utmost importance, Your Honor. It is, perhaps, the key to this entire case! 

Lotta: Yeah, that's right! I- 

(Y/N): No, sorry. 

Lotta: Huh? 

(Y/N): You told a lie, Lotta. 

Lotta: S-says who!?

(Y/N): Your photograph was taken at an automatic setting, right? 

Lotta: Y-yeah, that's right.

Phoenix: You have to point a camera upwards to take photos of the stars, Ms. Hart! But, as this photograph clearly shows... The camera was pointed directly at the lake!

Lotta: Ooof!

(Y/N): Your Honor, she wasn't after shooting stars! 

Judge: Really? Then what was she after? 

(Y/N): GOURDY! 

You showed the article on Gourdy that you guys got from Larry! 

Lotta: I... I never heard of no lake monster! You got proof or something? Let's see you prove that I was down at the lake trying to photograph this "Gourdy."

(Y/N): Simple! Your own camera! Your camera was set to take photos in response to loud noises, correct? Thus, this photograph was taken when a gun fired on the lake.

Lotta: AGH! 

Phoenix: And here, this article about "Gourdy." According to this article... Gourdy made a loud noise when it emerged! Well? You were trying to photograph Gourdy, weren't you! That's why you had set your camera to respond to loud noises!

Everyone was going nuts about this! 

Ruby: WOW! 

Weiss: So, she really is a nutcase. 

Yang: Totally. 

Judge: (slamming gavel) ORDER! ORDER! I see... I, too, thought it was a little strange.

(Y/N): Lotta, is it true you were looking for Gourdy? 

Lotta: You got that right city boy! That don't change what I saw, does it?

von Karma: Exactly! What you just used several precious minutes of our time to prove... is nothing more than that the witness is an idiot who thinks monsters exist! It changes nothing! 

Lotta: I HEARD THAT! 

Judge: Ms. Hart. Why did you hide the fact that you were searching for Gourdy from the court? Please revise your testimony.

Lotta ... Right. Fine, I'll testify. It won't change nothing, though.

Witness Testimony: Lotta's New Testimony .... 

Lotta: The truth is, I'm an investigative photographer. Imagine what a scoop it'd be if I got a picture of that monster! That's why I was camping out by the lake. But, that's all I was hiding. When I heard the "bang" I looked right straight out at that lake. There wasn't much else to look at, so I just watched that boat the whole time. Then I saw a flash, near one of the men's hands, and I heard another gunshot. I was looking right at that boat, the whole time, cross my heart and hope to fry.

Judge: Alright them. Defense, you may cross ex- 

von Karma: OBJECTION! The witness's testimony is unchanged from before! Whether she is  a photographer or not has no bearing on this case! There is no need to waste more of our time with another pointless cross-examination!

Phoenix: OBJECTION! I claim the defense's right to cross-examine the witness, Your Honor!

Judge: Very well. You may begin the cross-examination. You seem sure of yourself, you must have something in mind.

Karma: Hah! That would be a first!

(Y/N): Yeah, laugh it up, you old fart. I hate him. 

Cross-Examination... 

The last statement had the contradiction and- 

Phoenix: OBJECTION! Ms. Hart! Were you REALLY looking at that boat!?

Lotta: W-what's with you!? Course I was looking at it! It was the only thing out there! Any normal person'd be looking at it!

(Y/N): Lotta, you are far from normal. 

Lotta: WHAT?! Y'ALL WANNA STEP OVER HERE AND SAY THAT?! 

(Y/N): You were camping at the lake to take a picture of Gourdy! Think about it-- What would you do if you heard a loud noise? You'd be scanning the lake for any sign of Gourdy, that's what! You wouldn't give the boat a second thought!

Lotta: Aah!

Phoenix: You testified that you were watching the boat through binoculars! However, you wouldn't need binoculars to watch that boat! You needed them to search for Gourdy... and that's what you were doing!

(Y/N): Well? 

Lotta: Hmph... Well, now that y'all mention it... I did sort of take my binoculars and kind of scan the lake a bit... I mean, Gourdy might be out there, n' all...

Judge: M-Ms. Hart! A-are you saying that you were NOT watching the boat, then?

Lotta: ... S-sorry, y'all. I wasn't fibbing, really. I was, just... I thought y'know, I could be witness to a murder n' all! I kinda got excited. I was sure I was watching that boat... till now. But hey, the photograph is proof! 

Judge: Hmm... Still, we can't see who is shooting who in this.

Lotta: Right! Right! That's why I took this photo n'...

von Karma: OBJECTION!  Witness... That's enough. You've had a long day. Shut your pie-hole.

Lotta: Sh-shut my what!?

(Y/N): WAIT! Lotta, why wasn't the enlargement shown? 

von Karma: SHUT YOUR TRAP BOY, IT DOES NOT EXIST! 

Lotta: What're y'all talking about!? You were the one who told me not to show it in court in the first place! You old fool!

Judge: What's the meaning of this, Mr. von Karma!

von Karma: Er... erm...

Phoenix: Ms. Hart! Show the enlargement! 

(Y/N): Yeah! Please sh- 

von Karma: OBJECTION! The prosecution objects to the submission of this evidence!

Judge: Objection... denied. The witness will show the enlargement to the court.

Lotta: Here it is.

There you and Phoenix saw- 

(Y/N): THERE IT IS! 

Phoenix: YOUR HONOR! THERE IS SOMETHING STRANGE ABOUT THIS! 

Judge: W-what might that be?

(Y/N): The shooter! 

Phoenix: He's firing with his left hand! 

(Y/N): And the prints from Edgeworth were from his right hand! The man who fired the pistol isn't Miles Edgeworth! 

Everyone was in an uproar again, but the Judge calmed them down! 

Judge: You have given us definitive proof today. We now know that it was not Mr. Edgeworth who fired the pistol that night. However... This leaves us with a rather large problem. If Mr. Edgeworth didn't do it, then who shot our victim?

Phoenix: It was the victim himself! 

Judge: What? Are you saying he committed suicide? 

Phoenix: Yes, Your Honor. I can think of no other explanation.

Judge: Hmm... Indeed, that does seem to be the only remaining option.

 von Karma: OBJECTION! Suicide is out of the question Mr. Wright. An examination of the victim's wound reveals the distance at which he was shot.

Phoenix: The... distance?

von Karma: The victim was clearly shot from further than a meter away!

Phoenix: A meter! Th-that's three feet!

von Karma: There is no way it could have been suicide!

Judge: Hmm... I see. Very well, allow me to state my opinion. Considering the situation, the shooter had to be the defendant, Mr. Edgeworth. However! The prints on the gun reveal that the shooter was not Mr. Edgeworth. This is a conundrum. Therefore, I would like to suspend proceedings for this trial for the day. The court orders the defense and the prosecution to further investigate this matter. Understood?

Phoenix: Yes, Your Honor.

(Y/N): We understand. 

Judge: That is all. The court is adjourned.

In the Defendant Lobby... 

(Y/N): Okay, so we managed to survive a day. That's great! 

Edgeworth: I'm still a suspect though. 

(Y/N): Look on the bright side Edgeworth! We have time! 

Ruby: Yeah! 

Edgeworth: By the way, that girl ... her name was ... Maya right? 

Blake: Yeah. 

Edgeworth: Tell her ... she needs to watch her b- 

(Y/N): THANK YOU! SAY THANK YOU! 

Edgeworth: R-Right ... sorry ... I'm not very good at this. 

(Y/N): That's better. 

It was far from over, but the first trial day was done!