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Harebrayne is a pain in the ass for us in trial, intentionally putting himself in a bad position to protect his shoddy hypothesis. Maybe the least helpful defendant we've had? OK maybe not, that's a high bar to clear, I'd have to think.

I note the name of the coroner is listed on the autopsy report- Courtney Sithe. That's an AA name alright, we don't meet her today but I'm sure she'll be a key witness later on. Surprisingly enough, we don't have a judicial examination this trial day. We have a cast of six brand new jurors, I don't find their designs particularly interesting but they generally keep to themselves and only interject when they've something useful to add. And they don't jump to declare our client guilty at the drop of a hat! What a revelation! I wonder if it's because our client isn't Japanese or a pickpocket >_>

The end of this section is pretty great, Harebrayne is incredibly annoying but we're faced with a conundrum- whether to prioritise his life or his wishes as our client. I initially want to follow the truth and show his experiment is bogus of course, but after thinking about it he explicitly hired us for one single reason and begged us not to let his machine get taken away, so despite my better judgment I decide to obey the wishes of the man who hired us. Of course it doesn't matter, because Susato appears (?! I was sure Ryunosuke was hallucinating at first), Albert is forced to admit the truth, and our court journey ends here for today.

I'm not sure what van Zieks is trying to accomplish in this trial. He seems to be betraying his friend but he's easier to defeat than usual. He could be tanking his case so Albert doesn't get found guilty, but I think he may just be putting pressure on him to admit his experiment is a failure. I'm interested how he'll handle the next part of the trial now Albert isn't in denial. And speaking of, I half expected our client to be found Not Guilty right here and for the next day to have another wrinkle with another defendant, what with Harebrayne's character development and all the evidence pointing to the mysterious green balloon and Enoch Drebber. But this is AA law, I shouldn't be shocked he's still on the hook. At least he won't be undercutting our defence next time.

But enough of that, Susato is back! I'm not sure what to think of this if she's gonna jump right back to her previous supporting role, I was hoping we'd see her lawyer up again at some point, but we'll see how it goes. Thankfully she's as thorough and prepared as ever, and back at home she immediately cuts to the chase with all the mysteries she can clear up. Thank goodness, someone who isn't holding things back from us! She's decided not to keep secrets anymore, and even if we should be investigating instead of reminiscing, I'm happy to get some answers.

The Baskervilles manuscript was in her father's room a year or so ago, and he refused to discuss it with her. I imagine he learned of the case through John Wilson, and I assume the reason he's secretive about it is the same reason Sholmes is, but Yujin is looking mighty shady right now. He knows that Kazuma's body disappeared off the boat too (OK he's 100% alive good that's not a mystery anymore), and bless Susato for going to Raiten's cell and clearing this up. She's acting with her own agency now, and her distancing herself from her father is a good sign for whenever we confront him. Yujin and Jigoku are both heading to Stronghart's Forensics convention in London as we speak, so all the key players will be here soon enough!

The other major piece of info here concerns Jezaille Brett- or rather, Miss A. Shinn! Neither Ryunosuke, Susato, or Iris seem to remember where they heard that name before, I'd expect this from Ryunosuke, but I'm disappointed in the other two! So that answers that question... but little else. Gregson is the only person on that list still openly walking around, we should really warn him. Though Shinn killed Wilson herself, and Kazuma and Shinn were killed (or 'killed') by independent means, it's not like the deaths are all connected, right? Is the Reaper at work somehow? I still fail to see how these names connect, and what it could mean. Why did Shinn kill Wilson?

Next time we'll be back to the investigation, but I'd really like to ask Sholmes about Kazuma soon. Susato has opened up, it's past time we learn why he was on the Burya to begin with.