For a moment, Edgeworth doesn't answer Apollo's question. And then;

"I don't know."

Edgeworth wished for there to be someone, anyone that could convince Phoenix. Who would the man listen to, be able to pull him out of Dahlia Hawthorne's trap?

He clenches his teeth and draws in a breath. It was hard to breathe, for fear of the woman and or his friend was like a fist tightening around his whole body.

"If we do anything now, he will only trust her more."