~Phoenix's POV~

"So wait.. what happened again Ema?"

Ema was on the other side of the glass window, at the detention center. Talking with Phoenix. Hopefully Ema could stall a lot of time for Edgeworth to do whatever he has to do. 

"Okay so...all I know is that I was framed for murder. And uh..the murder weapon was a knife. It was the murder of.."

She mumbled the name while covering her mouth. 

"So yeah."

"...Huh.. Well I still tried to get over here the fastest I could. Sheesh. You remind me of Maya."

He chuckles a bit.

"Well.. is there any evidence to show that you didn't do it?"

"Phoenix.. I don't even know the crime scene! All I heard it was that it happened in an alleyway near your office building."

"Really?"

He scratches the back of his neck.

"Well.. I'll try to get enough evidence to show that you didn't do it!"

"Good luck Phoenix! I think Edgeworth might have something."

"Ah.. Good ol' Edgeworth! I'll go check on him right now."

Phoenix gets up from his seat and left the detention center going straight to Edgeworth's office. It took him some time to get there. But once he did, he found it odd that nobody was at the security desk. He shrugs. He walks past the desk and went to the elevator going straight up to Edgeworth's floor. Once he was on his floor he knocked on the door. A few seconds after he heard Edgeworth telling him to come in. Phoenix walked in.

"Hey Edgeworth!"

"...Wright."

Edgeworth giving him the same cold dead stare. Phoenix reacts with his usual smile.

"What is it that you need now Wright?"

"So you heard that Ema is getting framed for murder?"

"Yes. What does that have to do with me?"

"I was wondering.. Maybe you have some evidence you can share? Maybe a witness or two?"

"Hmm.. Do I have any evidence or witness..? Oh. No. I don't."

"Really? Were you just aware about this case right now?"

"Yes, I was just informed and just assigned on this case right now. And you know how Detective Gumshoe is. Slow as ever bringing about the evidence."

"But the case is happening tomorrow!" 

"Yes I'm aware of that Wright. Now I told you my answer. I have nothing for you. Now you may leave."

Phoenix frowns and leaves. But before leaving he did hear Edgeworth sigh a bit behind him. Maybe Edgeworth refuses to tell him anything. After all, he is quite thirsty to get a guilty verdict. He sighs and walks back to his office building and look around for the alleyway that the murder occurred in. Before taking another step. It hit him.

"Wait.. this area doesn't have an alleyway! What the hell is Ema even talking about?!"

Phoenix goes upstairs to his office and takes out his phone. He starts to call Edgeworth. It took a few re-dials, but Edgeworth finally picked up.

"Edgeworth! This case is a whole sham!"

"Oh? How so?"

"The murder scene doesn't even exist!"

Edgeworth was speechless for a minute. Until something came into his head.

"Well, what if it does exist but it was in a different location?"

"Ema told me it was in an alleyway near my office building. Yet we don't have an alleyway around here!"

"Well, maybe it's near your building but it's a few blocks away."

"You sure?"

"Have I ever been wrong Wright?"

"...That is debatable."

"Shut it Wright and go get your useless evidence."

Edgeworth hanged up and Phoenix sighed.

"An alleyway near by here? The only alleyway that is nearby here is like 5 blocks away. Why would Ema lie like this..?"

Phoenix thought for a minute and decided to do his research. He decided to call up Detective Gumshoe. He waited for him to pick up.

"Gumshoe here!"

"Gumshoe, it's Wright."

"Oh! Wright! What do you need Wright?"

"Well I wanted to ask... has there been any new murders lately? Like one in an alleyway?"

"...Buddy, what are you talking about?"

"Was there a murder near my place that occurred at an alleyway?"

"...Buddy what kind of weed or drink have you been taking? There hasn't been any murders lately. The place is calm as ever."

".....There is so many contradictions and yet the trial has not even started."

"Well..there's a trial being held tomorrow so.. There had to be a murder"

Gumshoe sheepishly chuckled over the phone.

"Wait Gumshoe don't hang up just yet. I have questions."

"What is it?"

"Edgeworth has evidence and Ema is being framed for murder. Yet there is no murder scene and there hasn't been any murder at all. What is going on?"

Gumshoe just went silent then quickly hanged up his phone.

"HEY! GUMSHOE!"

He sighs in frustration and hangs up as well.

"What the hell is going on with any of them? What are they concealing from me?"

He figured that nobody will answer anything so he might as well wait until tomorrow.