Based mostly totally on the primary recreation within the collection, Phoenix Wright: Ace Lawyer, the movie focuses on rookie protection legal professional Phoenix Wright, as he strives to guard his purchasers in varied homicide trials, together with the dying of his mentor, Mia Fey, and the accusation of rival prosecutor, Miles Edgeworth. Phoenix's biggest ally is Mia's youthful sister Maya, a spirit medium whose physique is possessed by Mia to speak with him.