Their waitress popped by a moment after Edgeworth sat back down. "We need a few more minutes," he explained. He followed her with his eyes as she walked away, then turned back to Phoenix.

"...where do you want me to start?"

There were a number of reasonable questions - how it all had started, what brought it about, the questions of how far they had gone. He thought he knew all of them, and probably could have started to explain, but the starting point would be helpful.