[Video. Locked to Siren's Port Police Department and incidentally Lawyercast.] Before Sirens.

[makethemguilty]

[Filter to SPPD and Incidentally Lawyercast; 100% Unhackable.]

I would like to file a missing person's report. Should I discover any one of you to be lax in this investigation I will see to it that I issue a formal complaint and we will address your salaries at the next board hearing.

As you're well aware I am Crown Prosecutor, which makes me your superior. I am to supervise your work by decree of the law, the City's judicial department, and by authority of my position.

[His voice is crisp and controlled. Smooth and calm despite the topic in question.]

The person in question is Franziska von Karma. She was last seen Friday, March 16th, leaving from her office on SPU grounds where she was reportedly a member of the faculty as a professor of law. According to witness testimony she has since disappeared. Her Networking Device is likewise offline. As I'm unaware of where she lives details would be…conductive to leading a search.

Consider myself, Prosecutor Manfred von Karma, in charge. All relative details concerning her schedule, documentation, and evidence will be handled and forwarded to me.

Question every person she was acquainted with. Arrest anyone suspicious. I don't care if you feel inconvenienced. She needs to be found!

[There's an angry rise in his voice as he addresses the video, a slight sneer on his features.]

Firm decisive action. That is what is necessary.

[Filter to Corporal Mayer; Private]

Corporal. I require your professional expertise in this matter...Certain effects, should they be found, should be placed into my care immediately.

Comments

Video

[leading3men]

[ Oh boy. ]

It sounds likely that she's gone home. It'll be impossible.

Video

[makethemguilty]

Name?

And on what grounds would you hold proof of such a backwater theory?

Video

[leading3men]

Zoey.

Because if someone's NV been disconnected for that a long time and no one has been seen them since, it's always the case of the Core taking them back home.

Video

[makethemguilty]

Officer Zoey:

And yet—

[He says rather dryly]

There have been exceptions. For all you know your words could be far from the truth.

[Video/Action]

[not_the_dreck]

[Asch had a reply good and ready; but dammit, he couldn't get it out. Fran was gone, Fran was gone, and that bothered him much more than he wanted to admit.]

I'm on it. Right now.

[He doesn't even bother to turn his NV off. He is off and running out of the damn precinct.]

[Video/Action]

[makethemguilty]

Good.

Secure a perimeter around her known locality—places she's seen normally. If you find any evidence report to me.

[At least someone was actually going to do their job!]

[Video/Action]

[not_the_dreck]

Yeah, sure.

[He doesn't really need anyone to tell him how to do his job, thank you very much. Still, he's at Fran's place as fast as he can haul ass... even though he has a feeling he's not going to find anything.]

[Stupid Core... why did it have to take someone he actually liked?]

[voice]

[ergomaniac]

You cannot be "in charge" of the investigation. As someone connected to the missing individual, it's your responsibility to recuse yourself.

[voice]

[makethemguilty]

[Since when has he ever played by the rules? He prosecuted his own adopted son, after all.]

Imbecile. What makes you think you have the worth to say that to me?

You have no say in what I do, Miles Edgeworth. For all we know she could have been abducted or worse and you have the gall to say to me what is necessary? You gave up before even trying, idiot!

[There's only fury in his voice now, and an undertone of pure bitter hatred.]

She is my flesh and blood, fool. You called yourself her brother and yet you've done nothing! Not even that hideous lament of those she thought cared for her have done a thing! I will not tolerate excuses. So best take your worthless commentary elsewhere!

[voice]

[ergomaniac]

[Edgeworth's voice, though, is flat and cold. He doesn't even flinch before the abuse...Perhaps he's simply desensitized to this place.]

You're aware that you would logically be a suspect in her disappearance, are you not, sir?

Does lawyercast include smellycast?

[laurice]

F-Franzy... I can't contact her either. Maybe she's gone home.

[makethemguilty]

Ha! You fools only think that because it leaves the least responsibility!

[laurice]

Hey! This happens a lot!

voice;

[awakenings]

As others have said, it's possible that she's simply gone home. We can look over her work office and her apartment, but that's probably the case.

[She'll have Jake comb over both places and see if he can't figure out if anything happened with that power of his.]

[Private Filter]

Certain effects? Like what?

voice;

[makethemguilty]

Can I trust you to do your job, Corporal, rather than make unfounded speculations? Back where I came from police officers were entrusted to do actual police work.

[It's obviously no matter to scoff at, for him.]

I have a right to know what's happened to her.

[Private]

...It is an object that is of sentimental value to me. A whip. I gave it to her before her first trial.

voice;

[awakenings]

I never said there wouldn't be a formal investigation. Asch is already on his way to her apartment and I'll be taking Jake Marshall to her work to look for evidence. We'll do our own investigation of her apartment as well.

I'm simply stating a fact from experience.

[Private]

[Ah. Well, that's...awkward.]

Should I find it, so long as it isn't considered evidence, you'll be able to check it out from the station.

[acemedium]

[She's known already. And it's selfish, but she...]

I've been looking already. She went home.

voice? video?

[makethemguilty]

[Sigh. Generic response. Of course. He should have expected as much.]

I will not accept that before I have proof. If you've not anything useful to add then do not bother to respond at all!

voice

[acemedium]

Her number's disconnected. That means she's gone home. [And Maya would know if something happened to her, anyway. But what proof would be enough for Von Karma?]

Franziska's my friend! I'll respond all I want.

audio.

[preciouspearl]

[After all the warnings, she's tried hard to be careful about whom she spoke to. But Mr. von Karma, despite everything, did take very good care of her. And that name...]

What happened to the lady with th-- Miss. Miss Franziska, Mr. von Karma?

audio.

[makethemguilty]

[He recognizes her voice, but he's very angry right now.]

That is what I am trying to find out.

[reaction]

[ace_attorney]

(...!

...I'm staying out of this one. Can't say I was too fond of Ms. Not-So-Cool Whip anyway.

On the other hand... Edgeworth... I'll have to talk to him about it later.)

Voice

[cowboycop]

[Thankfully Jake is smart enough with his NV that he can see other people replied to it. But, technology like this being so foreign to him, he can't tell for sure if anyone has told him the news. So, Jake sighs, and responds to voice.]

Dunno if anybody's told'ja yet, Mister Von Karma, but she ain't in the Port. [A slight pause.] I'm sorry. But she's back home, so ya don't need to worry 'bout her.

Voice

[makethemguilty]

...What do you mean? How would you even be privy to such information?

Permavoice

[cowboycop]

Well you said it yerself, y'can't reach her NV, can ya? That means she's gone. That's the way it's been since 'fore I was here.

[He pauses.] Little girl by the name of Ema Skye I was takin' care of disappeared a while back. Same thing happened to her NV. It was like she'd never been in the Port, accordin' to her NV not even goin' to voicemail er nothin'.