MeMoMents

After the death of his father, little Miles is raised under Manfred's wing, in investigation and prosecution. Unfortunately for Manfred, Edgeworth uses these skills as he grows, along with his father's death as study material. Here, he is less credulous about the possibility of himself as the killer. Over his years and his growth into adolescence he begins to find holes that bug him in his father's case. Manfred begins to detect the dissent as well, up unto the point that Miles so explicitly begins to ask questions in search of that perfect evidence. His mentors' replies are not satisfactory, but clearly display the disdain he had for his father, and disdain for the damage Miles did himself ('i was an adventurer like you once until i took a bullet to the shoulder'). As Miles matures, he realizes that, perhaps pleasing his mentor will no longer suffice. And despite what he knows, he still just doesn't have the evidence for a court of law…

Manfred agitates Miles upon a more forward confrontation one night, and finds it to be his last. Miles is clean with his work and manages to dissuade enough suspicion that he acts as prosecutor on the case. Someone else is locked away for the murder, and Miles is freed of his mentor at a young age. But his aptitude in Manfred's case, and as his student, is enough to propel him in the world of law. Franziska on the other hand is left fatherless, and unknowing of Miles' transgression. As he has reached a point of maturity by the time of the murder, he is capable of taking responsibility of her. She is resentful, but distraught by the death of her beloved father. Miles is a more distant caretaker, but dutiful to his sister, and raises her with continued law education, but with less attention and involvement than her father would've afforded.

As time passes, Miles is haunted by the deaths that surround him. He becomes distant and irritable, reminiscent of Manfred, but still less strict and generally unconcerned with Franziska, which does stunt her growth in comparison to regular.

One night, while Miles is in a particularly irritable mood upon Franziska's return home, he is found tending to the gun he used. Franziska is avoidant, but he becomes aggressive. His fit is not harmfully aggressive at first, and he lays down the gun during it, which Franziska manages to pick up to remove from his access, and of an instinct that she may need to defend herself. As Miles spirals he begins to target her, and sees the gun, and demands it back. She insists she will not, and that he is unwell. He then begins to taunt her, telling her to shoot him if she will not, perhaps going as far to insinuate that it wouldn't be the first murder of family. As he becomes more threatening, eventually physically dangerous, she finds no choice but to shoot. And with that she falls the next in the long line, passed along the family jewels.

She calls the police, and admits to what she's done in self defense. She's a husk, waiting in the crime scene as police come and go. Gumshoe arrives and fusses over her, having still worked with her and Miles, though less chummy with Miles. But she's rather unresponsive. She's taken into custody for questioning.

Later that night is when she meets Mr. Wright, who wants to defend her in court. She is naturally suspicious, and of course a blood feud between prosecutors and defense attorneys. He elaborates, he knew Miles as a child and became a lawyer thanks to him. He never thought they'd reunite like this.