Phoenix must press on late into the night and turn over every lead he can find in the hopes that he can fulfill the ultimatum of Maya's kidnapper: acquire a not guilty verdict for Matt Engarde. However, after finding a spy camera hidden inside a gift intended for Juan Corrida, Wright and Pearl are left with an uncomfortable suggestion from Edgeworth: that Matt Engarde is the actual client of the assassin Shelly de Killer. Is it true or not? And if it is: can Phoenix bring himself to argue in court for the freedom of man who orchestrated this murderous scheme?