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Pre-Game LifeEdit

Very little is known about Layton's early life. The earliest that is known is centered mainly around his time in high school, and his time with Claire. He says he was taught by Dr. Schrader, the same man that taught Don Paolo, who was in the year above him. He studied at university with Clark Triton.

The earliest known part of Layton's past is shown in Mask of Miracle. Here, he remembers his late high school

years. It is shown that he had moved from London to a town called Steviano with his parents Laurent and Lucille, and was friends with Lando Ascad and Sharon. In these paticular flashbacks, Lando had found the Mask of Miracle, and Layton went with him to explore the Akbadain ruins. During this, Layton accidently stepped on a trap, and the ruins started collapsing. Lando appeared to have been killed when he fell from a ledge. Layton felt incredibly guilty over his death. He left Steviano to go to university shortly after. Another part of Layton's past is revealed in Unwound Future: his past relationship with Claire. She gave him his signature hat as a gift to celebrate his new job as a professor. When she died later that day in an accident at her workplace, he kept the hat and refused to remove it from his head as a sign of respect to her memory. Her

part in his life had inspired him to be the gentleman she believed him to be.

It was also during this time when the scientist, then graduate, Don Paolo became Layton's nemesis, as a result of his own feelings for her. When he discovered Layton and Claire were together, he went insane, and his hatred towards Layton worsened when Claire died, thinking that Layton failed to protect her.

A year after Claire's death, Layton saved Emmy Altava from being arrested for stealing a boy's wallet. Layton had managed to deduce that the boy had used his mother's money to buy a new pair of trainers, as his wallet was actually a woman's purse, and had planted it in Emmy's bag to make it look as if the money had been stolen. He explained this to Inspector Grosky, the officer on the case, and Emmy was freed from suspicion. He accompanied the boy in returning the trainers. However, he soon forgot about this encounter.

Six years later, Dean Delmona employed Emmy as Layton's assistant, and the two began to work together in order to solve cases. It isn't until Last Specter that Layton meets Luke Triton.

Professor Layton and the Last Specter Edit

The professor's journey in Last Specter began while in his office at Gressenheller University. His housekeeper, Rosa was given the morning's post and she entered Layton's office to catch him sleeping on the couch. She began nagging him and handed him the letters. After reading one, he found that the letter was from Clark. Layton then rushed out of his office to his car. On the way out of Gressenheller, Emmy saw the professor's car and immediately chased him down. The two finally met and put aside their differences, and she joined him as his assistant, aiding with the mystery of Misthallery.

Chapter 1: The Fog of MisthalleryEdit

Once Layton and Emmy arrived at Misthallery, they began searching for Clark's house. Once they had located the mayor's residence, Clark was delighted that Layton stopped by for a visit, but when Layton asked about the letter, Clark didn't know what he was talking about. Clark then explained that his son, Luke, had been holed up in his room and avoiding Clark as of late, so Layton decided to talk with him.

Chapter 2: The Boy Who Foretold DisasterEdit

Layton and Emmy discovered that Clark wasn't the one who had sent the letter, but Luke. Luke explained that the reason that he had sent the letter was because he predicted the world would end soon, because of a specter destroying the town. At first, Layton was doubtful about there being a 'specter' in the town, though Luke insisted, so Layton and Emmy continued to look.

Chapter 3: The Specter AppearsEdit

While beginning their investigation of Misthallery, Layton and Emmy brought Luke to help their search for the specter and to help crack the case. Luke acted as a tour guide, showing Layton and Emmy around the town. As the group looked around, they found many eccentric characters and inhabitants of Misthallery. The trio rented a hotel room. After a small day's work of investigation, the three spent the night at the hotel, which lied on the street of where Luke predicted the specter will attack next.

After dark and within the hotel, the three heard strange echoing music and suddenly, they found themselves face-to-face with the specter. Layton instructed Emmy and Luke to rush to the window to get a better look at the specter. As Emmy took a picture of the monster, it attacked the near-by hat shop and tore its claws into the very hotel that the trio was in. Layton began to run out the door to chase down the specter, only to be stopped by a worried Luke. After a small talk, the trio moved off into the now-soggy street that lied before them.

Chapter 4: The Shadowy Manipulator Edit

As dawn approached, Layton, Emmy, and Luke proceeded with their investigation, searching areas on the western side of Misthallery. After some careful thought, Layton solved the riddles of the many kids that were running about the marketplace. Following their search throughout the market, more and more stories and thoughts on the nature of the specter began to arise. Suddenly, as the trio were walking about the central plaza in the market, a shadowy, cloaked figure jumped from a chimney atop one of the buildings.

This figure, called the Black Raven, jumped down and dodged a kick by Emmy. A great chase ensued as Layton and Luke began chasing down the Raven around the market streets. Emmy, however, followed the Raven onto the rooftops, somehow vanishing from one place to reappear somewhere else. The Raven then confronted Layton in the plaza and the two began speaking about the black market, a place where Luke said the Specter's Flute was sold. After solving a puzzle set by the Raven, the trio were given access to the black market, and Layton entered the dark tunnel below the marketplace.

Within the black market, the trio found Crow, leader of the Black Ravens. Crow told the professor and his assistants that he had indeed sold the flute to highest bidder of the day; that highest bidder being a Mr. Evan Barde, a wealthy man at the high end of town that died the year before. With this new information, Layton began to set his sights on Barde Manor atop Highyard Hill.

Chapter 5: The Witch's Castle Edit

Luke took Layton and Emmy to the arch that separates Misthallery from Highyard Hill, the location of the excavation sight for the legendary Golden Garden as well as that of the police station. However, Layton was more focused on Barde Manor and thus, wasted no time on getting there. The three arrived at the eerie manor only to find that the gardener, Seamus had locked the place up tight. Layton and Emmy found it odd that there was a gardener for the manor, yet the garden of the place was badly unattended. Thus, more suspicion spread and Layton, Luke, and Emmy tried to find a way into Barde Manor.

Near by, there was a tower that leads into Barde Manor that Luke found that could help the three enter the manor. With their combined intellect, the three climbed the tower and made their way into the manor. Inside, they met Arianna Barde, the supposedly cursed "witch" of Misthallery. Luke tried to calm Arianna down, but failed to do anything at the time. Seamus then entereed and kicked the professor and his assistants out of the manor. Afterward, the three tried to find information around Highyard Hill as the manor had been no help.

After some thought, Layton, Luke, and Emmy confronted Arianna once mpre by the lake shore by Barde Manor. At the shore, Layton told the group in the area that Seamus wasn't actually the gardener of the manor at all. He was actually Tony Barde, the younger brother of Arianna. After speaking with Arianna, Layton gathered more facts on the matter and proceeded back to Highyard Hill to investigate further matters. He then tasked Emmy to go back to London to aid the investigation from there by getting some files from his office at Gressenheller, and from Scotland Yard.

Chapter 7: Third Eye JakesEdit

Once back in Misthallery, Layton, Luke, and Emmy met police chief Levin Jakes. Upon the unsettling welcome of Jakes, Layton began to question Jakes's role in Barde's death and what other mysteries which shroud Misthallery's recent past. With all this information regarding the new found mystery, growing suspicious of Layton's motives, Jakes gave the professor 24 hours to leave Misthallery, or else.

After more searching across town, the three were confronted by thugs and attacked. However, the thugs did not stand a chance against Emmy's fighting skills. This leaded the professor even more down a line of suspecting Jakes being a corrupt, vicious man. As night fell over Misthallery once again, Layton began to think of a new plan of action against the specter. With the aid of the Black Ravens, Layton began to create a small trap for the specter. With Luke's brilliant deductions, the three were able to predict the next position of the specter, and hopefully reveal what it actually was.

Shrouded in mist, Emmy, Luke, and Layton started to feel the quakes of the specter, and heard the tune of the mystic Specter's Flute. Hiding in an alleyway, Professor Layton managed to have a good look at the eyes of the so-called 'specter', and kept to himself on what it actually was. Suddenly, however, dawn approached and the three were captured by Jakes's men. The three were then taken to the police headquarters in Highyard Hill. Once inside, the three escaped the interrogation room and left. Once outside, the group returned to their investigation and went back to Barde Manor to discuss next steps.

Chapter 8: Face to Face with the Specter Edit

Once the group returned to Barde Manor, the professor told Arianna and Tony about what had been happening within the town, and Arianna then told the group of a secret regarding what had been going on. She took the Specter's Flute, in fact an ocarina, in hand and walkeed down the pier. She played the melody and suddenly, out of the lake before, a great monster rose. Loosha, one of the last of her kind, swam directly to Arianna and the professor. With Loosha uncovered, Jakes ran out of the shadows and fired net-launching guns at Loosha. Jakes's men then took Loosha and Arianna hostage and fled to the central plaza at Highyard Hill, as they suspected Loosha was the specter that had been terrorizing the town.

Chapter 9: The Specter Becomes ClearEdit

Layton, Luke, and Emmy then rushed down to southern Misthallery to clear Loosha's name and save her life. Within southern Misthallery lied the old factory which had been abandoned for years. Fighting off a few thugs in the area, Layton and Emmy found themselves face-to-face with what has actually been seen as the infamous "specter". Luke then piloted this old mining device, one that was used in the hunt for the Golden Garden up north, and made his way to the grand plaza in Highyard Hill. Once at the plaza, Layton showed the people of Misthallery what had actually been the specter the entire time; one of the mining machines used for the Golden Garden. However, not only that, the professor then pointed out who was behind everything thus far. He pointed at Doland Noble, the Triton family's faithful butler. But, it would seem that he was not the real Doland at all. Layton showed the facts and told him to reveal himself. Noble

revealed himself to actually be a scientist, the self-named Jean Descole, a calculating man who would stop at nothing to have what he wanted. Revealed, Descole activated dormant mining machines and took a ride on the one Luke had brought to the plaza. Grosky lead most of the citizens to safety and Descole began his assault on the town. The machines in the area fused together become the 'Master Specter' and attacked Loosha. The two began dodging each other's attacks, but Professor Layton got caught in the crossfire, and Descole Descole'sbegan focusing his strikes more on him.

Solving plenty of difficult puzzles, Emmy broke down Descole's machine, buying Layton enough time to build a catapult from scraps and pieces of wood with help from the Black Ravens. However, even after a direct hit, Descole's machine withstood the attack and fused itself back together with ease. Loosha then ran up the hillsides and tried to break open the dam. Descole, however, attempted to kill the professor wth the machine, but failed as the professor retook to higher ground to give Loosha and the Black Ravens time to begin their plan.

Loosha broke down the dam's first set of flood gates and water flooded Misthallery. With the water, Descole's machine short-circuited. After the machine stops, Descole told the professor to savor the victory, as he has yet to win the war at hand. Descole then fled the area, leaving Loosha badly wounded. Layton, Arianna, Luke, Emmy, and Tony ran to the dam with Loosha to uncover the final secret of Misthallery.

Chapter 10: A Legend Revealed Edit

Loosha started tearing down the dam's secondary flood gates, but Arianna tries to get her to stop, as it will flood the entire town. Layton and the rest take higher ground as the entire town becomes engulfed in water. Then the group follows Loosha into the lake and finds a strange sealed gate. Upon opening the gate, Loosha guides them through the tunnel into the Golden Garden, the sacred place Descole aimed to acquire. Once inside, however, Loosha collapses. Arianna and Tony comfort Loosha, but to no avail as Loosha dies and slides into the vast lake below. With the Golden Garden open, Luke and Arianna begin to think of the good that has come out of this. Luke tells Arianna that in her last words, Loosha said "thank you" to Arianna and Tony for the many years they spent together.

Arianna realizes all she has done wrong and with the help of Luke, Arianna regains her composure and plays the Melody of the Specter's Flute one last time in Loosha's memory. After playing the song, Layton and Emmy begin conversing over the discovery of the Golden Garden. The professor declines at first and after hearing his inspirational talk of solving the greatest puzzles, but Luke then asks the professor if he can go with him as his apprentice.

Professor Layton and the Eternal DivaEdit

In Eternal Diva, Layton and Luke remember an old case they solved three years earlier while listening to a record of Janice Quatlane's 'Eternal Diva'. Layton received a letter from a former student of his, an opera singer named

Janice. Janice wrote that she would be performing at an opera house called the Crown Petone, and there have been many strange things happening: her deceased friend Melina Whistler appeared and has claimed to be reborn in the form of a seven year old girl. In addition to this, a child from the London area has been reporting missing, and Janice thinks it is related to what is happening at the opera house. She included two tickets with the letter, Layton and Luke attend, while Emmy decides to stay in London with Dr. Schrader in search of the missing girl.

Layton and Luke arrive at the enormous Crown Petone opera house, which was built on the Atlantic Ocean. Layton and Luke take seats in the front row, and enjoy the opera. It is a story about a lost civilization, a city called Ambrosia. The people of Ambrosia hailed their beautiful queen, who loved music above all else, but one day she grew terribly ill. The people tried everything to save her, but they did not succeed. The queen died just as a remedy was discovered, the Elixir of Eternal Life. The people decided to drink the elixir, and wait thereafter for their queen to return. When the opera finished, Layton and Luke began to clap, but the rest of the audience seems bored. As the stage clears, a masked man emerges and began talking about the opera's Eternal Life. He says that they will all play a game, and whomever wins will receive Eternal Life. He continues to say that the losers will die. The audience breaks into panic, leaving Layton and Luke to stop the masked man, while the Crown Petone, which is actually a massive ship, breaks away from the shore and sets sail for places unknown.

Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle Edit

In Mask of Miracle, Layton receives a letter in London from an old school friend called Sharon. She wrote about how a masked man, self-named as the 'Gentleman of Miracles' had been terrorizing the people of the town she lived in, Montdol, by performing terrifying miracles with the power of the mask he wore.

When the three arrive, Layton and Luke look around a carnival held to celebrate Montdol's success. But the performers suddenly stop and run away as the Gentleman of Miracles appears atop a building and turns most of the people below into stone. He claims that Montdol will eventually turn to ruin because of the mask. He then gains eagle wings, and flies off around the city. Layton, Luke, and Emmy give chase on horses, but fail to catch him...

The game shall go into detail about Layton's past, with flashbacks to him at 17. It will also reveal why Layton decided to become an archaeologist, which was inspired by an old school friend, Lando Ascad.

Professor Layton and the Curious VillageEdit

PrologueEdit

The game opens with Layton and Luke driving through the countryside. Layton hands Luke a letter; after reading it, Luke asks why Layton wants to solve an inheritance dispute. Layton says that the case is far more interesting then that, and explains that two months earlier, a Baron Augustus Reinhold passed away and soon after his death, his will was disclosed.

"The Reinhold family treasure, the Golden Apple, is hidden somewhere within this village.

To whomever successfully locates this treasure, I offer the whole of my estate."

Everyone who had tried to find this treasure had failed, so the baron's widow, Lady Dahlia, had written to Layton, asking for his help.

Chapter 1: Reinhold Manor AwaitsEdit

When they arrive at St. Mystere, Layton and Luke see that a giant drawbridge

that is the only way in and out of the village. Wondering what to do, they see a man named Franco on the other side of the river. He at first refuses, so Layton explains that they were invited by Lady Dahlia, so Franco lowers the bridge, but first Layton is required to solve a puzzle, due to the engine of the drawbridge being broken.

When they arrive at Reinhold Manor, Matthew greets them and invites them upstairs to the parlor to meet Lady Dahlia. Before they do, however, Luke notices two portraits, one of which he identifies as the late baron. Matthew sees their interest, and points out that the portrait beside the baron's is of the baron's daughter Flora.

Luke and Layton are led upstairs by Matthew, and meet Lady Dahlia, Gordon, the baron's older brother, and Simon, Gordon's son. Lady Dahlia enters the room holding her cat, Claudia. Just as Layton greets her, a loud, booming, noise fills the room, shaking the ground, and causing Claudia to run away. It is now discovered that Lady Dahlia has a short temper that is easily triggered and now Layton and Luke have found themselves at the tedious task of catching the cat instead of discussing the case.

Chapter 2: The Fugitive FelineEdit

Layton and Luke eventually catch Claudia with the help of St. Mystere's fortune teller, Agnes, after several failed attempts of their own, which only resulted in claw scratches on Luke's face.

Chapter 3: The Missing ServantEdit

The pair return to Reinhold Manor with Claudia, and find that while they were gone, Simon had been supposedly murdered. A police officer, Inspector Chelmey, has come to St. Mystere in order to investigate the murder of the baron's nephew. A strange, small cog was found by the body of Simon by Matthew, which he gives to Layton. When Chelmey asks if everyone is ready for interviewing, Matthew says that Ramon is missing. When he fails to show, Lady Dahlia asks Layton to find him.

Chapter 4: Night FallsEdit

When Layton and Luke go searching for Ramon, they see a strange man stuffing an apparently dead Ramon into a bag; they give chase but are unable to catch him, though they do find another tiny cog, identical to one they had seen previously. They later see Ramon back at Reinhold Manor as if nothing had happened, claiming he left to do some afternoon shopping. Chelmey dismisses Layton's account of Ramon's abduction, and says that he doesn't need 'a drowsy scholar waking the whole village.' Layton looks none too pleased at this comment, but agrees in mistaking what they saw, so he and Luke retire to their rooms at the inn.

Chapter 6: The Elusive TowerEdit

The following day, Layton and Luke continue to explore the town, and are eventually led to the town's abandoned amusement

park by an old ticket dropped on the ground by a mysterious young girl.

Chapter 7: The Abandoned ParkEdit

As they examine the old Ferris Wheel, the sinister figure from earlier uses a remote to tear it from its moorings, sending it rolling after Layton and Luke. They barely escape as the wheel launches off a hill, landing in the lake and smashing through a locked building. Exploring the wreckage, they find a key shaped to look like the ominous tower of the village, and Layton begins to develop an idea of what is going on. Layton decides to head for the tower, but they are summoned to Reinhold Manor by Ramon.

Chapter 8: The Shadowy IntruderEdit

The two return to face Inspector Chelmey, who says that Layton wanted the Golden Apple for himself, and accuses Layton of killing Simon by hitting him over the head with a vase. He tries to arrest Layton for murder, but Layton remembers being offered the same vase by the shopkeeper, who said a strange man said to give it to him. Chelmey also demands that Layton hand over the key to the tower, and

since there was no way Chelmey could have known about the key unless he was stalking them, Layton realizes that Inspector Chelmey is an imposter. The man disguised as Chelmey tears off his disguise, revealing himself as Layton's self-proclaimed rival Don Paolo, who is seeking the Golden Apple and the Reinhold fortune for himself. He was the one who tried to run Layton and Luke over with the Ferris Wheel. Don Paolo makes his escape by leaping out a window.

When Luke asks what Layton had done to become the arch-enemy of Don Paolo, Layton claims that he has no idea and that he doesn't know him.

Chapter 9: The Tower's SecretEdit

With Luke in tow, Layton heads for the tower, using the key in a secret lock at the dead end. Inside, they discover the man that previously had 'kidnapped' Ramon, Bruno. With Bruno's help, Layton discovers the truth: all the residents of St. Mystere are robots, created by the baron and Bruno to challenge the wits of anyone seeking the Golden Apple, hence their shared obsession with puzzles. Bruno had collected Ramon for repairs, and he was searching for Simon. The noises from the tower are Bruno's machines at work; as the robots get older, they need to be repaired more often. Simon had not died; he had only malfunctioned.

Having solved the puzzle of St. Mystere, Layton and Luke climb the tower, solving

more puzzles and meeting minor characters.

EpilogueEdit

Eventually, the pair reach the top of the tower, and much to their surprise, find a beautifully-kept cottage there. Inside, the young girl from before introduces herself as Flora Reinhold, the only child of the baron. She is the Golden Apple that the robots are protecting because she was the "apple of her father's eye."

Layton's triumph is short-lived, as Don Paolo returns in a flying machine and starts demolishing the tower. Luke escapes down the stairs, but debris from above crashes into the stairs and makes escape for Layton and Flora impossible. After pulling Flora to safety, they run back up to the cottage where Layton is forced to improvise a glider out of various objects found around the room. They glide off the tower with Don Paolo in pursuit. Whilst swerving out of the way, the end of the glider smashes into Don Paolo's propeller, damaging both glider and machine. Don Paolo's machine tilts over and a bag with Simon inside falls to the ground. The villain swears revenge and leaves, and Layton manages to make it to the ground. The glider throws Layton and Flora off and smashes into pieces. Flora falls unconscious from the fall, and everyone from the village crowds around her, waiting for her to wake. When she does, she laughs and hugs the professor. As she laughs, Layton notices an apple-like birthmark that appears on her neck.

As they head back to Reinhold Manor, Layton realizes that there is more to the treasure than just Flora, as the birthmark points to the Baron's riches. Luke finds a hidden switch in the shape of an apple on the portrait of Flora, which leads to a secret room filled with gold.

A voice recording from the baron, intended for those who solved the mystery, congratulates Layton and talks about why he built the village. It explains that the baron had been told by his doctor that he would soon die from an unknown terminal illness, and he couldn't bear leaving his only child alone in the world. The voice tells Layton to take the treasure, explaining that when it is taken, all the robots will cease functioning. Layton says it's not really his choice, and by right it belongs to Flora. He asks her what she wants to do with it.

Flora opts to leave it as a way to repay the robots for their services in protecting her and her new friends. Layton then asks if she will stay in her village. She does not answer, but as the game ends, Layton, Luke and Flora are seen leaving St. Mystere. All of the villagers are last seen waving and shouting their goodbyes to Flora. While driving across the countryside back to London, the professor tells Luke that their adventure must remain a secret in order to avoid making Flora a public spectacle. The three are shown laughing and living together during the game credits.

Professor Layton and the Diabolical BoxEdit

Prologue: The Elysian BoxEdit

A few weeks after the events of Curious Village, Layton and Luke go to visit Layton's mentor Dr. Schrader, after he informs them by mail that he has come into ownership

of the Elysian Box, a legendary item rumoured to bring death to whomever opens it. Schrader wrote that he intends to open it regardless. When they

arrive at Dr. Schrader's flat, they find Schrader dead on the floor, and the box gone. The only clues they find are an expired ticket for the Molentary Express and a torn-up photograph that is confiscated by Inspector Chelmey as evidence.

Chapter 1: The Legendary Molentary ExpressEdit

Following Layton's hunch, the two take a ride on the Molentary Express in search of clues. On board, they meet up with Chelmey, who is also following the case, and Flora, who has been secretly following the two and wants to go on the adventure with them. They also meet the train's owner, Mr. Beluga.

Chapter 2:The Country Village Of DropstoneEdit

The train stops in Dropstone, a small village celebrating its 50th anniversary. As the train makes repairs, Layton, Luke and Flora explore the village and discover that there is a man in town by the name of Mr. Anderson who possesses some vital information regarding the history of Dropstone and the Elysian Box.

To find Mr. Anderson, Layton and crew head toward the livestock competition on the east side of town. Luke, using his expertise with animals, finds out the real prize-winning cow and ends

the competition with Oscar being the winner. It is also here, with the help of Nick, Layton talks with Mr. Anderson and finds some connection between Mr. Anderson's recently deceased elderly mother-in-law, named Sophia, who founded Dropstone, and the Elysian Box.

As they leave, they notice a party surrounding a young woman. Layton figures that she must be Katia, Mr. Anderson's daughter and Sophia's granddaughter. They wonder where she is going, as most of the people surrounding her are tearfully saying goodbye.

Chapter 3: A Diverging PathEdit

While Layton and Luke aren't looking, Flora is kidnapped by Don Paolo. He disguises himself and takes Flora's place, leaving her in a barn to wake up long after the train has left. Layton, Luke, and the faux Flora are drugged into sleep in the train's deluxe car; as the train passes through a tunnel, the car is swapped with the car of another train and sent to a different destination, the 'phantom town' of Folsense.

Chapter 4: The Phantom Town of FolsenseEdit

When they arrive, they walk through a long corridor, the walls covered with fifty year old

pictures of the town in its former glory. They share a shaky, dizzying moment within the run-down and dilapidated station. As they walk out of it, the station transforms into a grand one of lights and colors. Confused, the three continue on and find Folsense to also have transformed into a bright and glamourous place, though there are few people inhabitating it.

Don Paolo, still posing as Flora, complains of feeling ill and asks to stay at the hotel while Layton and Luke explore the town. They learn it was once a successful gold mining town run by Duke Herzen, who had two sons, Anton and Fredrich. Frustrated with his father's stubborn ways, Fredrich left the town with his part of the family fortune long ago, using it to buy the Molentary Express and changing his name to Mr. Beluga. Folsense also has a strange aura about it, with Layton noticing that the town looks nearly the same as it did in the old photographs in the train station.

Chapter 6: The Road to Herzen CastleEdit

Chelmey, who has also arrived in Folsense, believes he has identified Schrader's murderer, who he thinks is Sammy, Beluga's n

ephew. However, Layton is able to deduce that Flora is really Don Paolo, who, though he did not kill Schrader, was after the Elysian Box. Don Paolo claims that Schrader was already out cold when he arrived and flees the area, pursued by Chelmey and Barton. In his haste, Don Paolo accidently drops the box, which Layton collects, recognizing the Herzen family symbol on its lid from the torn photo and the stone tablet at the museum. Despite the apparent curse, Layton and Luke nervously open the box to find it empty. Realizing a deeper mystery, Layton decides to explore the old mine, reading in an old miner's diary that a terrible illness struck the town fifty years ago.

Chapter 7: An Encounter at the End of the LineEdit

The two turn to Herzen Castle, claimed by the residents to be occupied by a vampire. Inside they meet Anton, the current duke of Folsense who, compared to a 50-year old portrait of himself, seems not to have aged, lending credibility to the vampire claims. Anton becomes suspicious of the two and ties them up in the castle's cellar. Layton and Luke free themselves and discover that the castle is built over one of the mine's excavation pits, which is emitting a strange fume.

They return to the castle's upper levels and find Katia, who implores them to leave the castle. The three run into Anton, who sees Katia and becomes bewildered, as she strikingly resembles his sweetheart Sophia, who left him decades ago. Katia, scared of Anton, hides behind Layton, which leads Anton to believe that Sophia left him for Layton. Anton challenges him to a sword-fight, in which Anton loses his breath extremely quickly, despite looking so young. Layton, with help from Katia, is able to solve the mystery.

Fifty years ago,

while the miners dug for gold, they accidentally opened a large pocket of gas that caused the townspeople to hallucinate horrible things; they began to fall ill as a result. Most residents of the town evacuated, including Anton's fiancée Sophia. She had left because she was pregnant, but as she kept this secret from him, Anton believed she had fallen for another man.

Alone and taken by the effect of the gas, Anton continued to imagine the town as pretty and glamourous as it was before the incident. Luke and Layton also inhaled some of the gas when they arrived at the train station, causing them to imagine the town in its former glory as well. Katia had come to Folsense to try to break the spell the gas had placed on Anton and bring him back to a normal life, as well as to pass on a message from Sophia to him. Anton refuses to listen to Katia. Being told that Sophia was dead was too much for him, and he lunges towards Layton with his sword madly, causing the castle to crumble apart around them by slicing through a chain holding up an enormous chandelier. As they all flee the castle, the chasm below is blocked by debris and the gas becomes less potent. The illusion of the glamourous nightlife of Folsense disappears, revealing the long-abandoned, desolate town in daylight. Anton, now in his true, aged form, finally accepts reality and happily accepts Katia as his granddaughter.

Layton returns the Elysian Box to Anton, explaining that the "curse" of the box was likely due to traces of the gas in the compartment, and those that had died after opening the box were likely affected by a combination of

the gas and their own fear. Anton acknowledges that he had the box made, but with a special compartment that only he and Sophia knew how to open. He had put a letter in the box for her after her departure from Folsense, hoping the box would have reached her, but gave up hope after it became legendary. However, when he shows Luke how to open it, Anton discovers a reply written by Sophia before her death a year previously.

In it, Sophia explains why she left, expresses her continued love for him, but says her time is drawing to a close. Her dying wish was for Katia to finally meet her grandfather, especially since their daughter could no longer meet her father. Anton vows to spend the rest of his life getting to know Katia better, before joining Sophia on the "other side."

In the credits, Layton, Luke, Anton and Katia return to Dropstone, where Anton is reunited for the first time in fifty years with his little brother Beluga, while Layton and Luke locate the real Flora, unharmed from Don Paolo's abduction. On the train trip back home, Layton discovers an article in the paper explaining that Schrader is alive and recovering well from his exposure to the gas in the Elysian Box.

Professor Layton and the Unwound FutureEdit

Prologue: The Clock Shop On Midland RoadEdit

The story starts off on a bus in London, with the professor and Luke on their way to a clock shop in Baldwin, following the instructions of a very strange letter that had arrived for them. What was so astonishing about this letter is that it was addressed to Layton from Luke, dated 10 years in the future. According to the letter, something terrible has happened to London. At first, Layton thinks that Luke is playing a trick on him, but after some consideration, they decide the letter is legitimate. With his brilliant intuition, Layton begins to suspect this whole affair is linked to the mysterious disappearances of London's greatest minds, as well as the presentation that had took place one week before the letter's arrival. A week earlier, Layton and Luke went to a presentation, where one Dr. Alain Stahngun had invited many of London's high society to see his newest invention, a working time machine. Layton and Luke feel a bit out of place, especially in the presence of Bill Hawks, the Prime Minister. Oddly enough, Inspector Chelmey and his

bobby, Barton, are also there as well; even they wonder why they were invited. The presentation begins and Dr. Stahngun begins to explain how exactly the machine works. After a simple overview of the machine's abilities, Dr. Stahngun asked Prime Minister, Bill Hawks, to be the first person to demonstrate the machine and its functionality. Much to his wife's dismay, Bill agrees, and climbs into the time machine. Stahngun activates the machine, but seconds later it explodes into a cloud of ash and debris, leaving Bill, Stahngun, and his assistants nowhere to be found. Chelmey leads an investigation of the incident, and the mystery makes the front page of the London Times.

Chapter 1: Is This The Future?Edit

Following the instructions in the letter, Layton and Luke arrive at Midland Road. They walk down the quiet and damp alleyways and make it to an odd building at the dead end. They enter and walk around in the dark, clock-filled rooms, until Luke notices the huge clock in the back room. They are welcomed by the shop owners, Spring and Cogg. Cogg explains that he was given instructions to show Layton their best timepiece: a giant clock that is over a hundred years old. There was only one small problem with the device. Cogg was going to fix it as it was missing a cog, but couldn't until Layton got here. After Layton helps Cogg repair it, the clock hands start spinning violently, and when it comes to a stop, Layton and Luke run outside to see that they are in a strange place. The door slams shut behind them. They decide to look around, and when they talk with most of the locals, they all say the same thing to the professor: 'Lose the hat'. Some of the passers-by were afraid of the hat. When they reach the bus stop, they find it in ruins, and a poster on it saying the route had been discontinued, but it was dated five years into the future.

While discussing the poster, a man dressed in black, holding a shoulder bag, appears and gives Layton another letter from the alleged future Luke, asking them to go to Room 312 of Green Hospital, located on Auckland Lane, to prove that they are in the future. They decide to go to the local Hotel Duke to ask for directions to the train station and other bits around this so-called future London. Layton and Luke pass down Southern Street and make their way into the Hotel Duke. Inside, the two reserve a room and also get some directions from the young maid, Becky. While passing through the arcade to the station on Flatstone Street, they pick up a newspaper, with the date on it from ten years into the future. This paper makes Layton and Luke begin to suspect they might actually be in the future after all.

They walk up Flatstone Street and enter the station at the plaza. After Layton purchases a subway ticket, they board the subway and take a ride to Green Hospital. Upon reaching the hospital, they talk with Natalia, the receptionist and walk up to room 312. This is where an ill and elderly Dr. Schrader now lives. Schrader and Layton have a talk about some of the unsavory rumors he has been hearing that revolve around the professor. After the talk Schrader gives them a set of keys, and tells them to go around the back of the hospital to find something special. After walking behind the hospital, they find an old and damaged Laytonmobile. After some heavy attempts, the car fails to start, but they find another letter from future Luke on the passenger seat. This third letter detailing them their meeting place, the Gilded 7 Casino. This casino is accessed by walking all of the way to the top of Flatstone Street.

Chapter 2: A Boy Named LukeEdit

Layton and Luke go back to the hotel to ask Becky for some more directions as they still can't fully navigate through this foreign future London. She says that the Gilded 7 Casino is located on the north end of Flatstone Street, but there are Family Goons that are stationed along the way. She then tells them that these goons move from post to post on a regular basis. The two go back to Flatstone Street, and sure enough, the guard has gone.

As they walk up North Flatstone Street, Layton sees a red-haired woman walk past them. He is shocked by her presence, and he has a flashback of having dinner with someone nearly identical to her. Luke asks what the matter is, and Layton says that he's fine; apparently she reminded him of someone he knew a long time ago...

After this strange event, they arrive at the Gilded 7 Casino. As they approach the casino, Harold, the casino's bouncer, tells them to stand back while he inspects them. After the inspection, Harold allows them to walk inside. Inside they are greeted by the elusive and mysterious future Luke Triton, who challenges the professor to a Puzzle Battle to confirm his identity. Future Luke gives Layton a difficult puzzle involving cards and finding the spade among. Layton solves the puzzle, and future Luke asks him to come up with his own puzzle. Layton makes a puzzle very similar to the one Luke made. However, after some heavy thought, future Luke finds this puzzle impossible to solve. After an explanation on how Layton realized that future Luke's puzzle lacked sufficient information, but was still solvable, future Luke begins to suspect that knows that this is, in-fact, the real Professor Layton. Future Luke says that an evil genius has taken over the city. At first, Luke thinks it is Don Paolo, but future Luke reveals that the man who has taken over Future London is the professor.

Future Luke takes the two into a storage room, away from prying eyes, and goes on to explain that Dr. Stahngun survived the explosion, and had gone into hiding to avoid reprisals for causing the death of the Prime Minister; the professor was the

one who helped him. In this dark hour, Layton had grown distant from Luke and apparently began consorting with criminals; and, using his masterful wits, eventually taking over the criminal underworld. With this power, he was able to rake in enough cash so Dr. Stahngun could finish his time machine. Future Luke had never found out why Layton became so obsessed with time travel.

They go to leave the casino, but Bostro, a henchman of future Layton's, spots them and tries to take them away for questioning, but future Luke shouts for them to run, and Bostro orders gunmen to search the casino for them. In all of the collateral damage, Layton finds pieces of destroyed slot machines. With the help of future Luke, Layton builds a slot machine gun. They use the machine gun and assault Bostro and his cronies. They run off, scared and Layton, Luke, and Future Luke head back to the restaurant in the arcade to discuss their next move.

Chapter 3: The Enigmatic FutureEdit

The three leave the casino, and decide to distinguish the two Lukes as 'Big Luke' and 'Little Luke'. Big Luke says that he needs to meet someone at the arcade restaurant, so they head there.

They arrive at the restaurant, where Shipley, the man in black, is waiting for them. Shipley is a good friend of Big Luke; he is the one who managed to get the letters to the professor. He had been spying in Chinatown, and found out that the Prime Minister and the missing scientists are being held up in the Towering Pagoda. Layton asks what the Towering Pagoda is, and Big Luke explains that it is the Family stronghold in Chinatown, and since the whole of Chinatown is under Family control, it would be tricky infiltrating it. Big Luke runs ahead to set up a plan, while the professor and Little Luke head off for Chinatown.

Soon after leaving the restaurant, Layton sees the woman from before walking past them again. He chases after her around a corner, but she had vanished. Layton glimpses himself in a shop window and stares at his hat. He has another flashback. As a present, the other woman she resembles had given the hat to him, to celebrate him becoming a professor. It is the reason why he never takes it

off; he promised her he wouldn't. Luke asks what is wrong, and he says he's fine, but when Luke's not in earshot, he wonders if it could be her, if all the talk of time travel is real, if he had become obsessed with turning back time to that "fateful day"...

On the way, they pass a bronze statue of a man and a boy who both resemble the professor and Little Luke. The story on the plaque reads that the man used to write big complicated books, but the boy changed all that. The boy was ill, and to cheer him up, the man wrote an adventure novel for him, and it was his rise to success. The boy eventually passed away from his illness, but their friendship would last forever. Layton says it would be nice if their friendship grew to those heights, much to Luke's dismay.

They come by the Thames, where they see a lighthouse. They wonder what it is for, since it is a bit useless on a river. They meet another man in a white lab coat on the bridge, but when they introduce themselves, the man runs off, leaving a trail of wet footprints.

They reach Chinatown, only to be stopped by a huge gate and two goons, who resemble Inspector Chelmey and Barton. They wonder why the inspector was invited to the time machine presentation in the first place, and ponder if they could return to their own time to ask his opinion. Big Luke comes back, and says that they can use the time machine in the clock shop to go back, as he knows how to get them inside. The three decide to go back to the clock shop on Midland Road.

Chapter 4: Back To The PresentEdit

The professor, Little Luke, and Big Luke head back to the clock shop. They take a shortcut near the train station, but find the door locked. They manage to unlock it, but it still won't budge, so Layton and Big Luke run up and knock the door down, finding that someone had fallen asleep against it.

They arrive at the clock shop, and Big Luke uses a secret knock to get them inside. Cogg explains to the professor and Little Luke about how the Family were funding the construction of a time machine, and they used the clock in the shop to do so. The clock had become a wormhole between the two times, and Cogg was the only person who could open and close it.

Big Luke says that he will stay behind to prevent further disruption of time. Cogg sends the professor and Little Luke back to the present. When they leave the clock shop, Layton explains that before they go to see the inspector, he wants to go to his office at Gressenheller University to collect some old documents. They catch the bus to the university.

Chapter 5: The Forgotten CaseEdit

They arrive at the university, where they talk briefly with Dean Delmona, who says that there is a young lady waiting in Layton's office. It turns out to be Flora. She says that they have some nerve to leave her behind again. She goes out to fetch some tea she made earlier, and when she walks off, Layton and Luke decide to leave her behind (again). They quickly find the document Layton wanted; a leather-bound notebook with the professor's research on the explosion at the Institute of Polydimensional Research, with most of the pages torn out. They run off before Flora returns.

They catch the bus to Scotland Yard to speak with Inspector Chelmey. They discuss the explosion, when Chelmey says that when they examined the scene, they didn't find any trace of the victims at all. Layton says that he will explain his theory of how the Prime Minister and Stahngun might still be alive, if he can have access to the case files on the explosion at the Institute of Polydimensional Research. Chelmey reluctantly agrees, and they head to the archives in the basement of the police station.

Barton greets them in the archives with the case files. After reading them, Layton reveals that he is positive that Bill Hawks is still alive, and that to save him, they need to go back to Future London. Once he asks Chelmey about the scientists who caused the accident, they leave Scotland Yard and head back to the clock shop.

Chapter 6: Traveling Companions?Edit

Upon arrival, they bump into Stachenscarfen, who warns them about "the law [being] right on [their] tail". They talk with Cogg about returning to the future. But not long afterwards, Chelmey, Barton and Flora barge in through the door, Chelmey demanding to know everything that Layton hasn't told him, and Flora very distressed at being left behind again. Before Layton can deal with the three, Cogg says "the more, the merrier", and takes them all to the future. Outside the shop, Layton offers to help the inspector with tracking down the prime minister, however Chelmey refuses, saying that it is police work and police work only. Big Luke then tells Layton that Future Layton lives somewhere in Chinatown. So they proceed to find the

Future Professor Layton.

To no one's surprise, Future Layton lives at the top of the Towering Pagoda. Before they enter, Layton wanders off for unknown reasons for a few minutes before returning. After solving multiple puzzles, they reach the top floor. Future Professor Layton greets Professor Layton with a puzzle battle, in order to make sure he is not talking to an imposter. After solving the puzzle, Future Layton begins talking to present Layton. Professor Layton calls Future Layton an imposter, and Future Layton removes his hat and jacket, and reveals himself to be Dr. Stahngun, or his real identity as Dimitri Allen. Dimitri explains his motives, saying that it is so he can save Claire, as he loved her too. Layton says that (even though he desires this himself) it doesn't justify kinapping the scientists. Dimitri then snaps his fingers, and the bookcase begins to move. Behind it, is a chained, unconscious Prime Minister Bill Hawks. Luke shouts, "You're a monster!" And at a nod of Dimitri's head, a massive cage made of giant spikes surrounds Layton, Luke, Flora, and Future Luke. Dimitri runs off with Bill Hawks through a secret tunnel, and the group is trapped. Then Layton removes his top hat, and reveals himself to be Don Paolo. The true Professor Layton walks in and opens the cage for them. They escape from the Towering Pagoda, and Luke demands to know why Don Paolo is on their side. Layton explains that it is because they both want answers to the same questions, and that all the questions lead back to Claire. It is here when Layton finally reveals who Claire is; she was his girlfriend from 10 years ago, and the last time he saw her, she was going to work at the lab when the explosion took place. He explains it wasn't just himself and Dimitri who loved her; Don Paolo did too.

Another flashback appears. It shows when Layton and Claire first got together, and Don Paolo was watching. Shock, sadness and anger drove him insane, and he has plotted revenge on Layton ever since.

RevelationsEdit

Layton, Luke, and Flora find a poster of the Thames Arms restaurant in the tunnel, and presume there may be clues there. Don Paolo refuses to go with Layton, and walks around on his own. When they arrive there, a talking rabbit named Subject 3 tells them of a secret laboratory on the other side of the river

. Layton, Luke, and Flora cross the sewers to find the laboratory.

While investigating, they come across a huge door, but when they finally figure out how to open it, the gang from the casino greets them with their guns. Being surrounded, Layton can't see a way to escape, but a mysterious woman quickly ushers them through a hidden door, and they are all saved from the gunshots anyway. Layton is shocked, as she is the Claire look-alike from earlier. He asks if she is Claire, despite knowing this is impossible. She says her name is Celeste, and that she is Claire's little sister. The group runs back to The Thames Arms, where Inspector Chelmey, Barton, Future Luke, and Don Paolo are all gathered. Layton says he knows who the culprit is here, and begins explaining. He points to the bartender, revealing Dimitri's clever disguise.

Dimitri tells Layton that the prime minister has been kidnapped from him by the gang from the casino. Layton then asks him about Claire, since the two of them were partners in a science project, the aim of which is unknown to Layton. Dimitri tells Layton that Claire, Bill Hawks, and himself were working on a time machine all those years ago. But he had discovered a massive error in their calculations, and was rushing back to the lab to stop the experiment, but he was too late. It exploded in front of him, and the fire was spreading. Dimitri ran inside to find Claire and Bill, and discovered that Claire was dead but Bill had survived. Layton heard news of the explosion and ran to the scene, finding that the entire block was impacted by the explosion.

The flashback ends, and Layton tells everyone that they are not in Future London, but an artificial city built underneath London in a massive cavern. He tells them that the clock shop is really a giant elevator, so they all were tricked into being brought to the fake city. Layton then concludes with an accusation, saying that Future Luke cannot be Future Luke since they are not in the future. 'Future Luke' at first denies it, but begins to laugh, and reveals himself to be Clive, and that he was the mastermind behind the plan. He says he tricked Dimitri into bringing the prime minister here, and that he is the boss of the gang. He claims that 'some may call it revenge, but [he] prefer[s] to think of it as justice, over single-minded scientists and corrupt politicians.' Tired of explaining himself, Clive then grabs Flora, and takes her away as hostage.

The Huge WeaponEdit

Layton and Luke run out of the Thames Arms to see Clive is getting away. He is off in a speed-boat with Flora, heading toward the lighthouse. Then a huge weapon emerges from underneath the lighthouse in the Thames and begins shooting bombs at all the buildings in Future London. Chelmey calls for help and begins the mass evacuation of the city via the clock shop. Layton and Luke wonder how they are going to infiltrate the Fortress, when Don Paolo says that they can use the Laytonmobile he built using stolen blueprints.

Layton and Luke speed off, and drive off a cliff and safely land onto the huge weapon. Layton speeds up the slopes of the Fortress, and parks near the top. When figuring out what floor on which Flora is being held, one of the Casino gang greets them through the computer monitor, claiming that they will never be able to crack the code that controls the transport pod. They work it out, however, and the Casino cronie, in fear of Clive's wrath for giving away important information, escapes from the machine. Layton and Luke find Flora in the ventilation room, trapped in a glass cage. They unlock it, and proceed to find Clive. They head up to the surveillance room, where Clive is waiting for them. Clive says that the government will never change their ways; therefore he has no 'choice' but to completely flatten and rebuild London. He escapes via a hidden elevator, and runs off to the main control room.

The Fortress shoots grappling hooks onto the ceiling of the city. The ceiling collapses, and the ground of London falls through. The machine then pulls itself out of the underground city, and begins to destroy the real London.

Layton doesn't know what to do, but then Celeste runs in saying that she knows how to stop Clive. Using the CCTV cameras, they find the location of the generator. As they head to the transport pod, Luke asks how Celeste managed to get up into the Fortress. Celeste explains that Don Paolo let her use his flying machine.

Epilogue: The Unwound FutureEdit

They find the generator room, and unlock the generator to find Bill Hawks, unconscious and wired up to the generator of the Fortress. Clive appears on the CCTV, and says that if they move the prime minister from his seat, the Fortress will explode, taking the majority of London with it. The machine is monitoring the prime minister's heart, and they wouldn't be able to cut the leads connecting the device to the Fortress before it reacts. Celeste suggests switching Bill for a broken pocket watch that Layton had given to Claire years ago. They successfully switch the wires, but they only have 10 minutes to escape before the watch winds down and the Fortress explodes.

To try and stop the Fortress attacking, Layton reverses the movement of the gears in the generator. This is successful, but it means that the Fortress is destroying itself. They try to take the transport pod back up to the deck, but Celeste advises against it, and so they decide to use the car.

Layton and the others try to get off the Fortress via the Laytonmobile, but their path is blocked by debris. Managing to move it out the way, they continue driving. But part of the pathway collapses, and they accidently drive off the Fortress. Luckily, Layton remembers that Don Paolo had made some "adjustments" to his car, and with a push of a button, wings and a propeller extend from the Laytonmobile. Don Paolo watches from a nearby rooftop, and congratulates Layton.

On their descent to the ground, Celeste sees Clive unconcious in the control room, and, feeling compassionate for him, tells Layton she wants to rescue him too. Layton says it's too dangerous, but turns around anyway and flies back to the Fortress, where Celeste leaps out and into the machine. Layton lands and gets everyone out, and then returns to the Fortress. He manages to rescue Clive and Celeste, and brings them back down to the ground. The Fortress falls back into the cavern and explodes, completely obliterating the abandoned future London.

Once they reach the ground, the prime minister quickly instructs Chelmey to arrest Clive. Layton speaks with him before he is taken away. Clive tells Layton that the reason he has such a grudge against everyone is because 10 years ago, when the time machine experiment failed, he was the orphaned child that Layton had saved from entering the building (by slapping him - how nice!), saying it was too dangerous. Layton explains that the explosion that killed Clive's parents was the same one that killed Claire. Clive was driven to insanity by his parent's deaths and plotted revenge on all those associated with the explosion. Dimitri was the one who needed Layton, but Clive knew full well of the threat that Layton posed to his plan. He says that a part of him wanted somebody to save him from his madness, and that he intends to make amends for what he has done. Clive thanks the professor for saving his life again.

Chelmey orders Barton to escort Clive to the police station, and he is last seen walking away with four other police officers. Bill comments on how despicable he finds criminals, with Chelmey saying that 'criminals aren't the only blind ones', referring to Bill.

Layton then talks with Dimitri, who worries whether it was his love for Claire or his pride that compelled him to continue his research. He points out to Layton that he got a crucial detail wrong. Layton asks what he means, when he sees Celeste on the verge of tears. Celeste says that she doesn't have much time left, and that he took good care of the hat she gave him. Chelmey walks over and tells Layton that he completed the background check on Claire's family, and that she had no sisters. Layton is shocked, as Dimitri explains that the experiment 10 years ago wasn't a complete failure. Celeste reveals that she is Claire. Dimitri declares that the time machine has caused enough grief, and that his research has come to an end. Claire says that she cannot remain in the present; she must go back to the moment of the blast to restore time.

Claire says that it is time for her to return, and that she is sorry that she can’t stay. He and Claire share a last kiss,

and she turns to walk off, but Layton shouts for her to wait. She turns back, and a faint glow surrounds her body. She talks about their past, and that she will miss him and their unwound future (hence the title of the game). Layton says that he can’t let her go again, but she says that she knows he will stay strong without her. She gives a final goodbye and walks off down an alley. Luke chases after her, only to find that she had vanished. After losing his

beloved a second time, Layton looks toward the sky, takes his hat off, and weeps.

In the post-credits cutscene, Luke sends a letter to Layton about another mystery in Luke's new home. Layton smiles after reading the letter and looks up out the window afterwards.&nbsp