[What makes this difficult to explain is that he isn't sure if he should share names -- or rather, Edgeworth's name. He feels as if it isn't any business of his to go around telling others what the man's powers entail, even if it is Violet. Maybe she already knows, but if she doesn't, would that be a violation of trust on his part?

He decides to keep it generalized, at least for now. But it needs to be prefaced with something else first:]

Do you... remember when you commented that you were surprised that I like to play detective? Or something along those lines. When I brought you a few of my books when you were in jail?