Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney/Episode 1: The First Turnabout

Episode 1 opens with the murder of a young woman. As the murderer stands over the victim's body holding the murder weapon, you discover that he has a plan. He will pin the murder on someone else. center Case Information right|frame Time of Crime: July 31st, 4:00 PM Location: Cindy's Apartment Defendant: Larry Butz Victim: Cindy Stone Cause of death: Blood loss due to blunt force trauma to the back of her head. Murder weapon: A statue of "The Thinker" Defense Attorney: Phoenix Wright Prosecution Lawyer: Winston Payne Characters Defense Attorney left Phoenix Wright This is Phoenix's very first case as a defense attorney. He will be defending his friend for the murder of his girlfriend, guided by his mentor, Mia Fey. Defendant left Larry Butz Larry is a highly emotional young man, often swinging from sad to happy in a matter of seconds. A friend of Phoenix Wright and defendant in this case. Victim left Cindy Stone A 22-year-old model. She lived by herself in an apartment and had been dating Larry. Prosecution Lawyer left Winston Payne A prosecutor who used to be called "The Rookie Killer," but has since fallen from grace. You only face him in this first case. Witness left Frank Sahwit A newspaper salesman that claims to have seen Larry kill his supermodel girlfriend. Other Characters left Mia Fey Phoenix's mentor, who is a defense attorney herself. Mia is highly experienced and sometimes sees things that Phoenix doesn't. She will teach you about the basics of Trial mode in this case.