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We're in the lobby just before the trial and Sholmes woke up early to meet us along with Iris. Sholmes has to head off to deal with the ransom case at Tusspells but he does give us some advice. He tells us that a teleporting device is impossible and Iris backs him up on this. Even in ancient London, it can't be done. I didn't expect the teleporting device to be real but it is interesting how the case won't even pretend it is possible. Iris is heading off as well. So no assistant this time? Although, Susato's profile has been suspiciously present since the start of the case. With that, the Bailiff calls us in.

It's time to meet the jury! In order they are a man in a light brown suit, a woman in a pink dress, a magician, a man holding a flask, a young lady eating corn and the police officer who was sleeping at Tusspells. All new faces this time except No. 6 but we barely know him so he might as well be new. The incident took place shortly after the Great Exhibition opened. I thought the posters in February said it was opening in 6 months? I guess it opened late. Juror No. 4 is of the Royal Society which seems to be a science organization of some sort and he also says teleportation is impossible. Van Zieks says the teleportation machine's demo was a success?! I did not expect that! He also claims this is murder. I have not a clue if he believes that or is just doing his job which he explicitly volunteered for. At the very least the conflict of interest doesn't seem to be a problem.

The first witnesses are Harebrayne and Gregson. Gregson says that Asman was stabbed in the heart first before he later broke his neck and that's why this is murder. The only one who could have stabbed him is Harebrayne while on the stage before the bird cage was teleported. The bird cage was then teleported too high and fell down on to the Crystal Tower. Van Zieks presents the screwdriver we found as the murder weapon and Harebrayne helpfully says that it is his screwdriver, Andrew. Lovely. Harebrayne tries to defend himself by saying there would be blood spray everywhere if he stabbed Asman on the stage. Gregson counters back by saying this can be avoided by leaving the screwdriver in the victim. Ryunosuke counters that by saying the screwdriver was found at the platform and not with the victim's body.

Ryunosuke reads my mind here. I've been thinking "Why are we doing this? Teleportation is impossible". Ryunosuke comes out and thinks it. All current arguments are based around an impossible event somehow actually happening. Ryunosuke is going on the offensive here and Harebrayne stops him?! The teleporter can't teleport metal so there's no contradiction that Andrew was left behind. Thanks for that Harebrayne. >_> But this is still a problem because Asman was wearing glasses with metal frames. Ryunosuke pushes to claim that the teleportation never happened and Asman could have been killed somewhere other than the stage. Van Zieks defends his friend and claims that even if it seems absurd, the demo clearly worked and teleported Asman to the Crystal Tower. This means only Harebrayne could have killed Asman. Such a good friend. >_> We go to a 20 min recess as new witnesses are called in.

Harebrayne is unhappy with Ryunosuke poking holes in his hypothesis. He really does believe the machine is real. But, he didn't build the machine right? The engineer who built it could have made changes to the design. The Bailiff calls us back in so it was a short break!

One of the new witnesses is a police detective. So it looks like Gina will be testifying again. "The testimony we are about to hear can be considered highly reliable". That's true. Gina would never lie to us except that time she did that landed her in jail. <_< The witnesses are Balthazar Lune, Wilhelm Gottsreich Sigismond Ormstein and Gina Lestrade. Lune runs the hot air balloons in the area of the stage while Gotts is a spectator from Bohemia. Inspector Lestrade is a famous detective from Scotland Yard who has helped solve numerous cases. Gotts and Gina were in a balloon watching the stage at the time of the explosion. Gina mentions a second explosion which prompts Van Zieks to go over the timeline in more detail.

When the machine was turned on, the first explosion happened and caused the machine to aim too high. After that, the bird cage on stage disappeared. Right after that there was a second explosion (right on top of a hot balloon icon) right beside Gina's balloon. Out of that explosion, a bird cage appeared in mid air and fell down on the Crystal Tower. The arrow drawn makes it look like the cage fell out of a balloon. I wonder if the game is trying to tell me something. One thing I noticed was that even this far into the trial we've seen 0 jury votes. I'm really curious what might cause Juror No. 4 to vote guilty since he thinks teleportation is nonsense and that's what the prosecution's case is built on.

Gina says that the bird cage fell out of the second explosion. I'm guessing that was the green hot air balloon exploding and dropping the cage. But wouldn't Lune know a balloon blew up? Lune says that all of his balloons are accounted for so it looks like there was a 4th balloon out there. Gotts claims that there was a green balloon in the sky at the location of the second explosion so it looks like I'm on the right track. Or not, since I lose a bunch of health here trying to figure out what to do next. It turns out, I needed to present the green cloth to Lune's statement that the balloons were undamaged. That was a bit tricky. Usually you present to the statement uncovered by pressing.

Van Zieks is still trying to claim the teleportation machine is real. I wonder if that's his odd way of supporting his friend even at the cost of his friend's life. He claims there just happened to be a balloon at the end point of the teleportation which caused it to explode. Apparently these are Hydrogen balloons and not hot air balloons. Why are people allowed to ride in Hydrogen balloons? Lune is adamant that there was no exploding green balloon since none of his balloons are green. Gotts is unhappy with Lune claiming he was mistaken about the green balloon so he busts out a black and white picture as evidence. As luck would have it, the photo captured a very crucial moment. It caught a picture of a flaming arrow shooting down the balloon!

It is finally time to expose the magic behind the trick. Ryunosuke says the birdcage was hidden inside the green balloon the whole time. On stage the birdcage disappeared in a cloud of smoke due to the explosion. Afterwards, the crossbow fired an arrow causing the green balloon to explode. The second bird cage appeared from the explosion and fell on to the Crystal Tower. Van Zieks wants to know how the victim went from the stage to the Crystal Tower in this case. Juror No. 3, the magician, steps in. He says this can work if the person on stage was a body double for Asman. Juror No. 4 also backs us up here saying the science checks out. The teleportation never happened so Harebrayne could not stab Asman on stage.

Things are going pretty well aren't they? So, Harebrayne decides to put a stop to it. Harebrayne confesses to stabbing Asman. What?! I have no words for this. That's obviously a false confession but he's willing to bet everything on his teleporting machine. He absolutely refuses to allow his machine to be examined. Van Zieks asks what the defense's position is. If Ryunosuke says the machine is fake, it can be examined and the secrets revealed. If Ryunosuke says the machine is real, it will be protected but Harebrayne will likely be charged with murder. The game asks me to decide. Is the magic teleporting machine real or is it a trick?

Trick. Harebrayne said before that science is also here in pursuit of the truth. Looking away is not the answer. But, Ryunosuke can't get the words out.

"'What must I give up on?' is not the question you have to ask yourself here. It's 'What can I protect?'"

Hello Susato. It's been a long time. Ryunosuke also realizes what he needs to do. He tells Harebrayne that they are both in the profession of finding the truth and that's what they must pursue here. Van Zieks says Harebrayne can't avoid the issue any longer and should have something to say. This gets Harebrayne to remember something he saw. Just before the experiment started, he saw the engineer who built the machine holding a crossbow. His name is Enoch Drebber so still no A. Shin. Juror No. 3 and No. 4 recognize the name as being a infamous con artist who is both a magician and an engineer. Harebrayne is finally coming around to the idea that he was tricked and the machine is a fake.

Harebrayne opposed examining the machine because he didn't want the secret of his hypothesis to be reve