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"Hello. This is Dorian Gray's cellphone. I can't talk right now. Don't forget to leave me a message. If you're interesting, I'll get back to you."

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We actually met in a park. It was shortly after Lunatic had made his post about punishing sinners, I egged him on and told him to meet me at a certain place and point, and then I met Yuri instead.

[ and then the penny drops. Yuri was scoping him out. He didn't meet up with Dorian because he was interesting or exciting. He was scoping him out. How much of this relationship was Yuri simply trying to figure Dorian out? ]

[And it all falls into place. When Edgeworth speaks again, his tone is dark, talking lowly into the device]

I hate to be the one to tell you this, Gray, but I'm afraid that Lunatic kept his word.

You don't think I've figured that out now? [ said with a snappy tone. ]

[Dorian's response takes him aback, and it takes him a moment to respond]

You- [He clears his throat, and his voice, though rough and stiff, takes on a quieter, almost humble tone]

You have my apologies. Petrov-

[Takes a deep breath]

He had no right to do those things.

[He has no love in his heart for Dorian Gray; between his past murders and his more recent crimes, he's the kind of man that Edgeworth despises. However, what Lunatic did to him wasn't justice, it was a sin in its own right. And as for what he did as Petrov... that betrayal was as loathsome as any of his other crimes.]

You're right, [ Dorian simply said, with a sigh. ] But that doesn't change the fact that I was murdered by my lover now, does it.

[ YEAH, HE'S STILL KIND OF BITTER ]

[Dorian's answer brings back memories of another man. He didn't die at his lover's hand like the way Gray did, but he was manipulated by her schemes to an equally fatal end. Edgeworth tries to shove those thoughts aside, but it backfires, and the more he struggles against them the brighter the images shine in his mind's eye]

...no, it doesn't.

[His voice is small, its tone cold and bitter, but only for a moment. Edgeworth's words quickly regain their strength, though, but they remain as somber as ever.]

I know this is a difficult time for you, Gray, but I have one more thing I must ask of you. But first, a question.

Do you want justice?

Obviously.

Then I'll need you to tell us everything you can about Yuri Petrov.

[ Really...the more he thinks about it, the less he knows. ] He never displayed any sort of powers to me, so it's entirely possible that fire manipulation is the only thing he has. He's less of an...exhibitionist than I am. [ what's the nice way of saying 'I would take my shirt off at the slightest provocation while Yuri didn't.' ]

What else do you want to know? I don't know how helpful I'll be about this.