Turnabout Ignition (VY-3 Incident)

Turnabout Ignition (also known as the VY-3 Incident) is the first case of Quiet After the Hurricane. It introduces the biggest concept in the saga known as the Oracle of the Law project. It details the case of Venus Rinko's murder and while the correct verdict was found eventually, evidence was forged to keep the mastermind's identity hidden.

Plot
The case begins with a car being started. The culprit mutters something about his enemy before slamming their car into another, killing the victim instantly and knocking the defendant unconscious. The culprit picked up the defendant and carried him into their own vehicle before placing the body in the driver's seat of the car where the murder had been. The culprit mentioned a fabrication before taking their leave, though a caramel haired teenager had been watching the entire time.

''February 13, 2027. Defendant Lobby No. 1, 9:45 AM''

Lily Shield began the actual trial by mentioning this is her first time in court and she's nervous. Her boss, Cotoli Morix, approached and made a comment about his youngest sister. The defendant, a high school boy named Anton Burke, appeared with Polly Bloom, the woman who requested his defense. Cotoli briefly departed to speak with a girl (highly implied to be Shayla Willows), and Lily observed it. They were called into court next by the bailiff, where Lily stated she was determined to win the case.

''February 13, 2027. Courtroom No. 1, 10:00 AM''

The judge started the trial by banging his gavel. Prosecutor (and canon Ace Attorney character) Klavier Gavin gave the opening statement after the defense and prosecution were confirmed ready. Cotoli announced that he wished to call a witness to the stand, and it was allowed. Cotoli called Shayla Willows to the witness stand. She claimed to be a spirit medium and artist before mentioning she saw the murder. The gallery watchers broke out into chatter before Shayla looked at Anton 'just like the detective had.'

Shayla was asked to testify about what she had seen at the crime scene, and she said her testimony would prove the defendant innocent. Shayla told the court that another person had caused the car crash and framed the defendant for it. She said that she didn't remember who the culprit was, though this was false (though this wasn't announced until later).

Shayla said to have seen the victim in the passenger's seat with the defendant driving. Lily presented a crime scene photo to prove this to be untrue. Shayla didn't back down and continued to claim that the killer rearranged things.The judge finally demanded that Shayla testify about the fabrication she saw. She described seeing blood and a brown substance, though Lily determined them both to be melted chocolate. Cotoli and Lily requested to have the lab checked for traces of melted chocolate and court was adjourned for such test to be completed.

''February 13, 2027. Defendant Lobby No. 1, 11:19 AM''

Polly commented on how crazy Lily's theory was, though she didn't disprove it. Her conversation with Lily, Cotoli, and Anton, was interrupted by the first appearance of Yuri Rinko, who had a piece of evidence to support the chocolate theory: a note addressed to the victim. Yuri asked for her sister's killer to be found before leaving, dropping a prescription for the victim's medicine as she departed.

''February 13, 2027. Courtroom Hallway, 11:23 AM''

Shayla and Klavier spoke in the hallway during that. Shayla fretted over calling a person as a witness, as they had threatened her. Klavier attempted to soothe her fears, though Shayla only panicked more. Klavier finally calmed her down enough for her to recall having an ID for a man in her pocket. Shayla gave it to him and instructed Klavier to call him as a witness in the trial. They were interrupted by the bailiff, who needed them back inside for the trial.

''February 13, 2027. Courtroom No. 1, 11:30 AM''

Lily announced that the fabrication Shayla described was in fact legitimate, as chocolate was on the passenger's side of the car the victim was found in. Klavier announced he wished to call a decisive witness to the stand, and he was permitted to do so. Buff Guiy hopped to the stand and announced he was the victim's teacher, though Yuri scowled that Venus was no longer in high school. Polly realized such and asked Yuri about it, who explained that the victim had a heart condition, which is why she died instantly.

Buff was instructed to testify about the crime that he saw next. He did so, though neither Shayla nor Yuri bought what he said. Lily poked three holes in his testimony, causing him to become enraged. Klavier helped Lily corner Buff as being present when the trial started so he couldn't feign innocence. Buff asked to testify again, and Shayla could already tell he killed the victim due to him 'not lying well.'

Yuri interrupted before the cross-examination could start. She had her sister's school schedule for the year prior, and Venus never had his class. Buff tried to retort, though Yuri continued to shoot him down. Polly stopped the gossip from getting out of control, as she wanted to see Yuri's argument through to the end.

Yuri exclaimed that Buff's motive fore killing Venus was because he suspected her of being the Oracle of the Law, a spy who gathers information on dark legal dealings to expose them. Shayla panicked, but Klavier calmed her down saying that 'they don't know'.

Cotoli was freaking out as well from the defense bench. Yuri continued by saying that Venus had ties with forged evidence, and the Oracle had the same links, so the connection was easy to make. Yuri and Klavier presented a video of the victim being killed, the same as the opening other than one minor detail: the girl who watched was now black haired instead of caramel haired (the evidence was forged by Chrysalis Starr, as was revealed in The Falsified Turnabout).

Buff's face was seen as that of the killer's in the video, so he was proven as the culprit. He cursed Yuri's name before throwing weights he had brought out from his pockets into the air, making him collapse. Shayla stuck her tongue out at him tauntingly before he confessed to the murder. The judge finally figured it was time to announce the verdict, so he pronounced Anton not guilty before court was adjourned.

''February 13, 2027. Defendant Lobby No. 1, 12:29 AM''

Lily and Klavier hugged in happiness before Klavier left to return to the Prosecutor's Office. Polly and Anton thanked Lily and Cotoli for winning the case. Lily asked about why Anton didn't testify, and Cotoli thought that was Anton and Polly's secret, implying that he already knew well of Anton's being prone to amnesia.

Cotoli explained that Venus had a heart condition after Polly and Anton took their leave. Cotoli commented that Klavier had been going easy on them in the courtroom so the truth would be found. Lily agreed to such, and Cotoli mentioned that the Oracle of the Law could be involved. He said he knew, though he wanted Lily to find out on her own. Lily wondered aloud who the spy was, bringing the case to a close.

Featured Characters
-Lily Shield

-Cotoli Morix

-Venus Rinko

-Polly Bloom

-Anton Burke

-Klavier Gavin (canon Ace Attorney character)

-Shayla Willows

-Yuri Rinko

-Buff Guiy

Trivia
-Venus wasn't going to become a major character due to her death in this case, but later in development, this changed.

-This case has the most views out of any Quiet After the Hurricane series case.

-This case began the trend of Anton getting accused of murder frequently (also in Turnabout Paradox, Turnabout Complication, and Turnabout Argument).

-Turnabout Ignition was created to be the introduction of the biggest plot point of the series, the Oracle of the Law project.

-The title in this case represents a car crash as well as the start of the lengthy series.

Chapters
Chapter One [Turnabout Ignition, Part 1 (Lily)]

Chapter Two [Turnabout Ignition, Part 2 (Anton)]

Chapter Three [Turnabout Ignition, Part 3 (Polly)]

Chapter Four [Turnabout Ignition, Part 4 (Shayla)]

Chapter Five [Turnabout Ignition, Part 5 (Cotoli) FINAL]