Ace Attorney: Web of Mistrust

Turnabout Reigntion, Part 10 (Lily) FINAL

The people in the gallery went insane upon hearing the words leave my mouth. I couldn't help but feel overwhelmed with pride and happiness. I had finally found out who attacked Yuri!

"You match up with the description the witness from yesterday, the defendant, and the victim all gave, so it seems possible," Prosecutor Moody told Ms. Williams.

"The prosecution's job is to prove the defendant is nothing more than a dirty murderer!" Ms. Williams screeched. "You're not supposed to prove me to be that!"

"OBJECTION!"

"The prosecution is to prove the truth. And the truth is that all of the people watching know now that you're the one who shot at the defendant and her mother," Prosecutor Moody retorted. "If you'd confess now, everything will be easier for all of us."

Ms. Williams began pulling her hair. She was pulling faster and harder by the second. After tugging for thirty seconds or so, she let out a scream of pain as hairballs fell out of her locks. Ms. Williams stared at the tangles before throwing one at Prosecutor Moody and one at me.

The hairballs hit us both in the face. I shrieked upon getting hit by the tangled messes. I pulled it away from my face as I thought about how much I pitied my hairbrush now. I threw it on the ground in disdain.

"Fine. I did it," Ms. Williams frowned. "But my motive... Was revenge."

"Revenge? What for?" the judge questioned. "It doesn't seem in the nature of the defendant or victim to do anything over the top naughty." Okay, he's officially Santa Claus...

"That stupid defendant's dad got my father convicted for murder with a death penalty! I never even knew him because of that girl's father getting him executed!" Ms. Williams screamed. "Our last attempt to kill her failed, and the one before that, too!"

"What?!" Prosecutor Moody demanded before I had my chance. My eyes went wide in shock.

"My mom shot at the defendant and her mom fifteen years ago, but they got away! That day was supposed to be revenge for our family member being arrested by theirs!" Ms. Williams continued.

"What about the second time you mentioned...?!" Niamh growled. She had a protective hand on Yuri's shoulder. Speaking of Yuri, she was as ghostly pale as the pure white tips of her hair. I could have sworn I saw her trembling in fear.

"That eye scar of hers? That was a request to an assassin to call her stupid father out of hiding so my mom and I could get rid of him for good!" Ms. Williams was still screaming. Wow. I bet she'll have a sore throat for her first month in prison.

Yuri suddenly cried out in pain and began holding her right eye. Niamh gasped and crouched down next to her partner. "What's wrong?!" she exclaimed.

"My eye...! Hurts...!" Yuri whispered. Her shaking was much more violent at this point. "This feeling of shock... It's like when I got hurt the original time...!" I guess that's what happened to her that one time two years ago. She started freaking out because the shock reminded her of when she got her scar. I suppose that would be a cause of panic for anybody, especially if they're apparently suffering from amnesia over the event.

"Your father deserves to see you in pain! After what he did to my dad, he needs to suffer through that!" Ms. Williams screamed as she and another brown haired woman (this one much older) were handcuffed by bailiffs and escorted from the courtroom.

The judge watched all of this wide-eyed. "So that the defendant can go recover from this, I will now announce my verdict: this court finds the defendant not guilty! Court is adjourned!" He brought the gavel down, my cue to leave the courtroom myself.

//December 2, 2029. Defendant Lobby No. 4, 11:29 AM//

Yuri was looking much better when I joined her and Niamh in the defendant lobby. Yuri was still in shock at what had just went down, evident by her wide eyes and sheet white face. Her expression was blank like a new piece of paper.

Niamh took Yuri's hand in hers. "Would going to get ice cream to celebrate our victory take your mind off of this?" the psychologist/defense attorney asked.

Yuri nodded. "Yeah..." she muttered. Her voice lacked emotion. I suppose this was much harder on her than I originally suspected.

"Yuri!"

Ms. Rinko ran into the room, her hair flowing behind her. She crouched down to her considerably shorter daughter. "I'm so happy you're alright...!" the woman whispered into her daughter's ear.

Yuri smiled and rubbed her eyes with the back of her hand. "D-do you want to j-join us for ice cream?" she asked. Her voice was as shaky as Anton's, so I could tell it would take a while for her to recover from this case mentally. Maybe the physical wound would go away with time, but the emotional struggles could be there forever.

Ms. Rinko nodded. "If that's what will make you happy, I'd be delighted to come." Ms. Rinko took Yuri's other hand and led us from the defendant lobby.

Even if the case had been solved, I don't think it would ever truly be laid to rest.

//December 2, 2029. ???, ???//

Six people sat at a circular table, including Detective Mills, Prosecutor Moody, Prosecutor Bullgard, Prosecutor Umber, and Detective Umber. A sixth, unidentified person joined them.

"Not guilty, just as you wanted, sir," Prosecutor Moody told the final person. "Just as is true."

"Even so, I don't believe she's truly safe," the sixth person frowned. "There's only one more way to finish this."

"What might that be?" Detective Mills asked.

"It involves that double murder outside the prison last year," the final person replied. "I heard."

"But the courtroom was cleared out...!" Prosecutor Moody, suddenly overcome with panic.

"I still know. And I think I know that there's only way to keep her safe from harm," the final person announced.

"What is it?" Prosecutor Umber demanded.

"It's a much more... Physical approach," came the response. They flashed a piece of blue glass over their right eye before dismissing the cryptic meeting.

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I still can't believe it's over-

-Digital