Yamano Hoshio

Sahwit was actually a burglar, and pretended to sell newspapers so that he could learn when people left their homes in order to burgle them. During one of his burglaries, Sahwit was caught in the act by the owner of the apartment, Stone. He picked up the nearest thing he could find, a clock-statue of The Thinker, and hit her over the head with it. The clock then spoke the time, which Sahwit believed was the real time. She died of blood loss, and Sahwit decided to frame her boyfriend Butz, who had visited her apartment on the day of the murder.

Sahwit was called as the sole witness to the murder. His testimony was full of holes that Wright could exploit, even giving testimony that contradicted his earlier statements, and he soon reached a point in which he was accused of the murder. He then switched from his sycophantic persona into his real, rage-filled nature. He flung his toupée at Wright and said that he could not prove that the clock was three hours slow at the time of the murder. Wright - with the aid of Mia Fey - explained that Stone had gone to France the day before the murder; she had not yet adjusted the time back to the local time, so the clock was actually nine hours ahead. Sahwit broke down on the stand; he hyperventilated and collapsed. Butz was subsequently declared not guilty, Wright's career took off, and Sahwit was convicted and imprisoned.

For the next few years, Sahwit began training as an animal groomer for the therapy animals living in the prison, hoping that this would help get his sentence reduced. One day, he fell and broke his electronic prison bracelet, which would send an electric shock to prisoners who tried to enter certain rooms unattended. Because of this, he was secretly able to move about the prison as he liked. Prison warden Fifi Laguarde found out, but instead of punishing him or replacing the bracelet, she decided to use him toward her own ends. On a weekly basis, Sahwit would access the circuit breaker and cut the power, then return later on to restore the power. In exchange, he would be able to keep his little secret, and Laguarde would give him special treatment. He ended up discovering the body of Bronco Knight, who had been arrested and placed in detention for murder. Prosecutor Miles Edgeworth was able to deduce what Sahwit knew, and had him given a working replacement bracelet. Edgeworth went on to deduce that Laguarde murdered Knight. Due to being Laguarde's accomplice, Sahwit's sentence was extended, to his anger.