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More Inherited Turnabout.

Still in the past with Gregory and Ray. Master is accused of murdering Isaac Dover, a contestant in a competition to find the worlds best dessert maker. The body was discovered by Masters partner, Kate Harrison(? - I checked - it's Hannah). We meet her as we enter Masters mansion. Shes bright and bubbly and not immediately suspicious.

Of course, this is Ace Attorney, and a body can no longer just be found on the ground or in a closet. No, Dovers body is found inside Masters room, inside a chocolate treasure chest, smashed open by a chocolate ship. This might seem unbelievable but let me tell you, I have SEEN SOME THINGS on Great British Bake Off that put this within the realm of believability.

Its fitting that such a candy-focused murder scene features the return of everyones favorite character from Edgeworth 1: Detective Badd. Badds as good as ever here, with his taciturn and hard boiled demeanor hiding a person as earnest and reliable as Gumshoe. He doesnt want us investigating at first, but he eventually relents, admitting he also doesnt like the prosecutor (that would be Von Karma for those playing along at home).

Badd's got some good banter with the serious Gregory and the eager Ray. We notice that someones been messing with the decorations and leaving fingerprints around the crime scene. We notice that the part of the chest with the victims blood stain is missing. We notice a candy-maker, another contestant named *checks notes* Dane Gustavia. In my notes for this case, I put him down as "candyman" because he is initially quite forgettable, aside from his the sight gag of him creating different animals based on the personalities of our motley investigation crew. It becomes obvious that the major players in this case are characterized by particular dessert types: This guys candy, Master is chocolate, Dover was sherbert, and another person, Delicia Crepes, is cream. That last one's pun is pretty obvious, and I guess Isaac Dover is "ice" and "Dove bar," but I don't get Dane's pun or Master's, unless it's simply that he's the master of chocolate.

Eventually, the man, the myth, the legend Manfred Von Karma himself shows up and throws his weight around.He doesn't want us investigating, but we convince him to let us investigate Delicia's room, given that her fingerprints are all over the crime scene.

So far, the case is doing a really great job of adding to, rather than detracting from, the mythos of 1-4 rather than a clumsy retcon, this actually feels important and improves upon the DL-6 incident. I'm really a fan of the dynamic between Badd and Von Karma; it goes to show that even at the height of his powers, no one really liked him, not even his "own side." As far as Gregory goes, I already felt bad for Edgeworth before, but now that I've met his father and seen what a thoughtful dad he is, the events of 1-4 hit even harder. Bravo to the team, seriously. This case is an accomplishment so far.

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