The court system, overburdened by the massive number of crimes being committed, introduces a radical new method for settling cases more quickly: the bench trial system. Both prosecution and defense face each other in open court and have three days t...
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Judge: The court is now in session for the trial of Ms. Maya Fey.
Edgeworth: The prosecution is ready, Your Honor.
Phoenix: The defense is ready, Your Honor. (Miles Edgeworth... I'd better not show any signs of weakness today, or he'll be on me in an instant.)
Judge: Mr. Edgeworth. Please give the court your opening statement.
Edgeworth: Thank you, Your Honor. The defendant, Ms. Maya Fey, was at the scene of the crime. The prosecution has evidence she committed this murder... and we have a witness who saw her do it. The prosecution sees no reason to doubt the facts of this case, Your Honor.
Judge: I see. Thank you, Mr. Edgeworth. Let's begin then.
Edgeworth: If we may call our first witness, Your Honor. The prosecution calls the chief officer at the scene, Detective Gumshoe!
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Edgeworth: Witness, please state your name and profession to the court.
Gumshoe: Sir! My name's Dick Gumshoe, sir! I'm the detective in charge of homicides down at the precinct, sir!
Edgeworth: Detective Gumshoe. Please, describe for us the details of this murder.
Gumshoe: Very well, sir! Let me use this floor map of the office to explain.
