(May 25th) (Bleach / Phoenix Wright) Order In The Court: Part XXV
Title: Order In The Court: Part XXV
Day/Theme: 25. You will excuse me if I skip the masquerade
Series: Bleach / Phoenix Wright
Character/Pairing: All
Rating: G
Phoenix wasn't exactly sure how Maya had got hold of the Academy records, but he wasn't going to question conveniently available evidence. (Well, not this time. Maya had sworn hand on heart that her source was impeccable and that there weren't going to be any awkward cases of forged evidence turning up and getting him disbarred or anything like that.)
"So," he said, resting his hands on the desk, "Dahlia Hawthorne has apparently been registered as a student at the Academy for a few weeks now."
"Objection!" Edgeworth stated in a pro forma sort of way. "There is no reason for the defense to be commenting on the fact that the witness is a new student, whether or not it is plausible that none of the other students know her."
Dahlia wiped away a delicate tear. "The defense doesn't like me, Your Honour," she told Yamamoto confidingly. "I suppose I can't blame him, but I do feel that he's trying to get at me . . ."
"Mr Wright," Yamamoto rumbled. "If you are merely badgering the witness, I shall be forced to come down on you with the full penalty of the law."
Captain Kurotsuchi rubbed his hands hopefully.
"Not at all," Phoenix said, and crossed his fingers behind his back. "We have here the Academy records for Dahlia Hawthorne . . ."
Dahlia gasped. For a moment her eyes burned like live coals.
". . . and they are somewhat suggestive," Phoenix finished.
"Perhaps the defense would care to explain," Edgeworth invited.
"One should not give the defense the benefit of the doubt!" von Karma snarled.
"Only to crush the foolish fool better, Papa," Franziska von Karma soothed her father. From across the courtroom, she directed what looked strangely like a wink in Phoenix's direction.
"I am referring to the fact that an extra page has been inserted for the Academy dates in question, in order to include Dahlia Hawthorne's name along with other new students. This has been verified by checking the paper and ink and dating!" Phoenix shouted over the rising hum of gossip. "This has also been repeated to add her name to several other classes -- including two here which were on the same day at the same time, and she is signed in as attending both! And her medical records have been completely forged!"
Yamamoto frowned. "Is anyone from Fourth Division here?"
Vice-Captain Kotetsu Isane raised a hand. "My Captain's busy at the Division headquarters, sir, but I can have a look at the records if you want."
"Please do," Yamamoto directed. "Miss Hawthorne, do you have anything to say about this?"
Dahlia covered her face with her lace handkerchief. "It's all some horrible mistake," she sniffled delicately.
Isane came up and looked over the documents. "No," she said briefly. "These have been put together by someone whose expertise wasn't medicine. Probably copied across from someone else's medical information."
"How can you tell?" Edgeworth demanded.
Isane stacked the papers and returned them to Phoenix. "Because, sir, to the best of my knowledge, Dahlia Hawthorne does not have a brain tumour, tuberculosis, appendicitis, or a prostate."
"I've been very ill lately!" Dahlia said desperately.
"And what's more," Phoenix went on, "we've had these forged pages checked for fingerprints."
"And?" Yamamoto asked.
Ema Skye stood up. "I've been checking the prints on these papers against the recorded prints of all the Captains and Vice-Captains, sir."
"When did you get them?" Yamamoto asked.
"Earlier when they were all signing my autograph book," Ema said cheerfully. "Thank you all for so helpfully providing your fingerprints! This will be of great assistance if you commit any crimes in the future!"
"So whose fingerprints are on the papers?" Edgeworth leaned forward expectantly. "Urahara Kisuke? Shihouin Yoruichi?"
Ema checked her photographs. "Neither of the above, sorry. By the way, has anyone seen Urahara Kisuke recently? I wanted to ask him about some things --"
Phoenix sighed. "Detective Skye, we aren't interested whose fingerprints aren't on the papers. Please can you finish checking and tell us whose are?"
"Just a moment," Ema said. She chewed noisily on a Snackoo while matching prints. The courtroom was silent. Even Dahlia had stopped sniffing and was fixing Phoenix with a burning glare of absolute hatred.
"Wait," Ema said. She frowned. "I've got a match."
"Who is it?" Edgeworth demanded.
"But this is impossible," Ema said.
Yamamoto brought his staff down on the desk. "Kindly leave what is possible and what is impossible to the judgement of the court, Detective! Who is it?"
Ema looked up. "The fingerprints on the forged documents . . . are those of Captain Aizen."
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Compilation Order in the Court post.
Day/Theme: 25. You will excuse me if I skip the masquerade
Series: Bleach / Phoenix Wright
Character/Pairing: All
Rating: G
Phoenix wasn't exactly sure how Maya had got hold of the Academy records, but he wasn't going to question conveniently available evidence. (Well, not this time. Maya had sworn hand on heart that her source was impeccable and that there weren't going to be any awkward cases of forged evidence turning up and getting him disbarred or anything like that.)
"So," he said, resting his hands on the desk, "Dahlia Hawthorne has apparently been registered as a student at the Academy for a few weeks now."
"Objection!" Edgeworth stated in a pro forma sort of way. "There is no reason for the defense to be commenting on the fact that the witness is a new student, whether or not it is plausible that none of the other students know her."
Dahlia wiped away a delicate tear. "The defense doesn't like me, Your Honour," she told Yamamoto confidingly. "I suppose I can't blame him, but I do feel that he's trying to get at me . . ."
"Mr Wright," Yamamoto rumbled. "If you are merely badgering the witness, I shall be forced to come down on you with the full penalty of the law."
Captain Kurotsuchi rubbed his hands hopefully.
"Not at all," Phoenix said, and crossed his fingers behind his back. "We have here the Academy records for Dahlia Hawthorne . . ."
Dahlia gasped. For a moment her eyes burned like live coals.
". . . and they are somewhat suggestive," Phoenix finished.
"Perhaps the defense would care to explain," Edgeworth invited.
"One should not give the defense the benefit of the doubt!" von Karma snarled.
"Only to crush the foolish fool better, Papa," Franziska von Karma soothed her father. From across the courtroom, she directed what looked strangely like a wink in Phoenix's direction.
"I am referring to the fact that an extra page has been inserted for the Academy dates in question, in order to include Dahlia Hawthorne's name along with other new students. This has been verified by checking the paper and ink and dating!" Phoenix shouted over the rising hum of gossip. "This has also been repeated to add her name to several other classes -- including two here which were on the same day at the same time, and she is signed in as attending both! And her medical records have been completely forged!"
Yamamoto frowned. "Is anyone from Fourth Division here?"
Vice-Captain Kotetsu Isane raised a hand. "My Captain's busy at the Division headquarters, sir, but I can have a look at the records if you want."
"Please do," Yamamoto directed. "Miss Hawthorne, do you have anything to say about this?"
Dahlia covered her face with her lace handkerchief. "It's all some horrible mistake," she sniffled delicately.
Isane came up and looked over the documents. "No," she said briefly. "These have been put together by someone whose expertise wasn't medicine. Probably copied across from someone else's medical information."
"How can you tell?" Edgeworth demanded.
Isane stacked the papers and returned them to Phoenix. "Because, sir, to the best of my knowledge, Dahlia Hawthorne does not have a brain tumour, tuberculosis, appendicitis, or a prostate."
"I've been very ill lately!" Dahlia said desperately.
"And what's more," Phoenix went on, "we've had these forged pages checked for fingerprints."
"And?" Yamamoto asked.
Ema Skye stood up. "I've been checking the prints on these papers against the recorded prints of all the Captains and Vice-Captains, sir."
"When did you get them?" Yamamoto asked.
"Earlier when they were all signing my autograph book," Ema said cheerfully. "Thank you all for so helpfully providing your fingerprints! This will be of great assistance if you commit any crimes in the future!"
"So whose fingerprints are on the papers?" Edgeworth leaned forward expectantly. "Urahara Kisuke? Shihouin Yoruichi?"
Ema checked her photographs. "Neither of the above, sorry. By the way, has anyone seen Urahara Kisuke recently? I wanted to ask him about some things --"
Phoenix sighed. "Detective Skye, we aren't interested whose fingerprints aren't on the papers. Please can you finish checking and tell us whose are?"
"Just a moment," Ema said. She chewed noisily on a Snackoo while matching prints. The courtroom was silent. Even Dahlia had stopped sniffing and was fixing Phoenix with a burning glare of absolute hatred.
"Wait," Ema said. She frowned. "I've got a match."
"Who is it?" Edgeworth demanded.
"But this is impossible," Ema said.
Yamamoto brought his staff down on the desk. "Kindly leave what is possible and what is impossible to the judgement of the court, Detective! Who is it?"
Ema looked up. "The fingerprints on the forged documents . . . are those of Captain Aizen."
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Compilation Order in the Court post.