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Case 1, Part 3

I expected Susato to become a major part of the case, but she just drops off a piece of evidence and books it on out of there, since apparently we're far enough back that women aren't allowed in the court. I guess that lines up. I'm surprised we even have black and white photographs, but I guess we need evidence.

our case shifts to the poison that may or may not be in the bottle, how it infects people, what it does, etc. it's just longwinded and teased out for maximum effect, right down to Brett drinking and eventually breaking the bottle. she's kind of a boss, huh? this case reminds me of the whole Dahlia arc in a way, from 3-1's charm to 3-4's poison. well, at least up until her death. I really like Brett as a villain, if that is what she is. she's so comically evil for seemingly no reason that I kinda wonder.

we finally get Ryu's first objection, and it's kinda... weak? with that much buildup I think I expected something on Dhurke's level, but it was just a pretty standard, plain objection. it didn't even have much buildup. I thought we were wrapping up the case, but instead we.. see in color?, and then the inspector produces a random piece of steak that's somehow not completely gross. this murder must have been like 2 hours ago.

we search the meat and we find.. a coin?! this was the first time that the case felt unexpected. I like the callback because I had completely forgotten about those two goofballs. now we have four (five?) idiots on the stand and it just looks kind of comical. Brett must be seething to share the stage with these dorks.

this next part is weird. there's no more testimony at all. it feels like a visual novel with a couple of choices being made here and there. we discover that the Sergeant hid the coin, switched the plates and that our inspector friend just steals evidence like he's Money the Monkey. it isn't until we identify the switched plate that Brett starts to get nervous.

it doesn't take too long for her to confess. her breakdown animation is underwhelming -- more goofy than what I wanted. I wanted that hat to go and to see her face. she explains that we were mostly right about the methods, but doesn't really get into why it was done. she's fairly graceful about it all, which I guess makes sense given what's coming.

as we close down the case, it's revealed by the Professor that Brett won't stand trial here and is being shipped off to Shanghai. I'm not sure how we went there and not Britain, but hey. I can see this being really unrewarding for a lot of people, but I'm just happy that we're not done with Brett just yet. there's clearly more to come on this arc, and on the modernization of Japan. it looks like we're in the early twentieth century.

Kazuma has something tell me, which we never hear by the end of case 1. I have some suspicions on where this arc goes and I'm looking forward to seeing him go off to Britain and, presumably, return.

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xyzzy