Niikura's question opened up a rather lengthy, awkward silence as Edgeworth considered the facts. There...really wasn't much in the way of a simple answer, and even if Edgeworth had worked in tandem with the Los Angeles Police Department, he did know several individuals in various positions that still had a rather large grudge against him. No... he reasoned almost immediately, if this were some sort of targeted operation, there would have been no reason to bring Ema Skye.

"...not especially," he finally answered, his arms moving to cross over his chest. "I've barely spent any length of time in Los Angeles for the past two years, and I was abducted while aboard a plane. I can't imagine that anyone in the police force could have the sort of sway to accomplish such a task."

Pausing for a moment, Edgeworth's expression seemed to shift, his eyes holding Niikura's in something of an obvious effort to pick up something. The question seemed somewhat targeted - not at Edgeworth and Phoenix themselves, though, but at a way of thinking that told Edgeworth more than a little bit about how Niikura's mind worked. "...would there be someone out there with something against you, Niikura?"