Ace Attorney: Secrets beneath Secrets

Turnabout Below, Part 11

May 30

Prosecutor's Office

4:45 PM

Cotoli Morix

It didn't take us too long to get to the Prosecutor's Office after we finished our conversation with Polly. The Prosecutor's Office was nowhere near as chaotic as it had been the past few times I had been there, something for which I was internally thankful. Dealing with the mess that was Blocker Law was bad enough, and this would only add to my stress. I wanted to get in, talk to Prosecutor Daegana, and get out before anything could freak me out even more.

I gestured for Victoria to follow me once we got inside. I started towards the elevator, and she followed me wordlessly. I pressed the button for the proper floor, and we waited for the small room to take us upwards. I didn't say anything, but Victoria didn't seem to like the silence.

"What do you think he'll want to talk to us about?" Victoria questioned. "It must be important, but I don't know what it could be."

"I have no ideas," I admitted. "I wish I knew what this was about, but I have nothing. I don't know what to think at this point. I'm sure he'll explain it soon enough, but I'm going to be eagerly awaiting hearing from him until then."

"We'll have an explanation soon enough, so there's nothing to worry about," Victoria said, trying to be optimistic. I could tell she was worried about what we were going to learn, and I didn't want to add to her fears. There was no need to worry her unnecessarily.

The elevator doors opened, and the gentle hum of the elevator came to an end. I stepped outside after Victoria. She glanced around silently, trying to figure out what direction we should go in. She didn't seem to have a clue, so I took to the front of our little duo. We found the door to Prosecutor Daegana's office, and I stopped in front of it. Victoria halted her walking when she noticed I had.

"Is this it?" Victoria asked, looking up at me with curiosity in her eyes.

"It is," I answered. I reached out one hand, the back of my knuckles gracing the wood gently. I rapped my hand against the door a few times before taking a step back, allowing Prosecutor Daegana to open the door when he so found the time.

Prosecutor Daegana opened the door soon after. He was much shorter than he had been the last time, and his mask was nowhere in sight. This certainly fit with the description we had heard from Lily last time there was a case at the Prosecutor's Office. I hadn't ever doubted that they were lying, but I could see for sure now that it was true without a shadow of a doubt.

"Welcome," Prosecutor Daegana told us, gesturing for us to come inside. There were already two chairs sitting on the other side of his desk, and he walked back behind the table to sit in his own seat. "Sit, please."

We followed his directions. I took the seat to the left, and Victoria sat to my right. We shared a brief glance of concern before looking back to Prosecutor Daegana. My curiosity was more furious than ever before, and I could feel my stomach turn into a knot.

"What is it that you wanted to tell us?" Victoria said hesitantly after the silence hung in the air for a while longer. "If it's enough to make you think we should leave our other case behind to come talk to you, it must be important..."

"It is important, as a matter of fact," Prosecutor Daegana replied. "I have found the truth behind not only my past, but another person's as well. As for if it helps your case... I highly doubt it will do anything in solving this murder. However, it will help you outside of the murder."