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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Caretaker: Er... you see, before I worked as a caretaker, I worked at a chemical plant. I burned my fingers working with the stuff. Ayup.
Phoenix: Wh-what!? (Yogi, you sneak! You burned your fingerprints off to hide your past!)
Judge: Hmm... Well, if the witness has no fingerprints... I guess we will not be able to prove his identity. Not until that letter is verified, at least.
Phoenix: (No...! This trial could end before that!)
Karma: Tsk tsk tsk... Well, what will you do, Mr. Wright?
Phoenix: Uh...
Karma: Hmm? It seems that the case has been decided, no?
Phoenix: (No!!! I know what happened! I know everything! I... I just can't prove it! But no... I can't let it end like this. I can't lose! There has to be another way!)
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Karma: There is no one who can testify as to who this witness is! No one!
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Defense's Bench
Maya: Nick! What are we going to do!?
Phoenix: I didn't even consider that he might have erased his fingerprints... (What do I do!?)