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    I kind of have to agree with MeitanteixX.

     

    I remember people thinking that Okiya was Bourbon, but it turned out to be Akai, and there is so little concrete info on Rum that every suspect is a possible red herring right now, so I am not really going to say.

     

    Could Rumi be Rum? Yes, she could, since there are some hints that she might be involved with the Koji case, but that would just make things as boring as The Mysterious Affair at Styles.

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    1 hour ago, AnimeOtakuDrew said:

    Okay, I'm not sure what sources you've been reading, but they are wrong. Fingerprint and DNA evidence is extremely accurate. That is why they are admissible evidence in court. Even if all that can be found is hair or fingernails, the mitochondrial DNA can be tested and will result in a match to the mother or a sibling as well as the person it came from. As for blood or tissue DNA, the only way that would match someone other than the person it came from is if they had an identical twin. Regarding fingerprints, I'm fairly certain that even identical twins have different fingerprints. Ran was deterred from the fingerprint evidence when she was told that Shinichi had also held the item. As far as I remember, she has not gotten a DNA comparison yet (mitochondrial or blood). If she did so, it would be much harder for Conan to explain away. If it was mitochondrial DNA, he could revise his cover story and say he is Yukiko's child from an affair seven years earlier, but if the DNA was from blood or tissue, he's caught as there is no way for identical twins to be born ten years apart. I believe what you were thinking of is polygraph or "lie detector tests." The accuracy of polygraph has been under question for many years, and they are not admissible evidence in court. I myself have taken one and failed on my own name! If Ran were somehow able to convince Conan to submit to a polygraph and he failed, he could then cite the inaccuracy of the test and probably give enough specific examples to once again result in Ran doubting herself. DNA and fingerprints, however, are ironclad evidence as long as there is no error in the collection process or handling of the evidence.

     

    Nothing is ever 100%, and you are correct that is accurate enough to be used in court, but you can get matches to other people, as found on this page from the Genetic Science Learning Center on University of Utah's domain.

     

    It does confirm what you say a bit, but do not forget that we never really see anybody actually testing things other than fingerprints too often in the series, and even if things are handled properly, because of the obvious human error that exists everything.

     

    Secondly, according to a PDF talking about direct and circumstantial evidence, which was originally on the Massachusetts' government website back in 2013, it is up to people to infer that the statement provided was the truth.

     

    True, it does mark down the advantages and disadvantages of utilizing each kind of evidence, but direct evidence is out there saying that the present scenario is the truth, and circumstantial evidence, such as DNA and fingerprint evidence, must be pieced together so that the statement seems clearly obvious.

     

    Also, the fingerprint might be of relatively poor quality or hard to get, which may prove utilizing fingerprints troublesome.

     

    For now, I will concede to you, since this will only become more heated if it continues.

     

    1 hour ago, AnimeOtakuDrew said:

    I think Ran becoming important to the plot is what we want! At present, she usually has no more importance than the members of Shonen Tantei, or Sonoko, or Kaito Kid. She's a glorified background character. Usually. There are times when she is central to the plot, but not most of the time. Aoyama-sensei has made it abundantly clear that Shinichi is going to end up with Ran at the end. We want our hero to end up with a character of significance, not the perpetual damsel-in-distress, not the "you're Shinichi, but you can lie and convince me you're not and it will be fine" cliche, and not a background character who seldom contributes to the story. We want the match for our hero to be someone who he can trust and rely on; someone who has his back in a crisis; someone who helps him with all of their abilities without holding back. So yes, Ran finding out the truth WOULD mean she becomes more important to the story, but that would be a good thing!

     

    This part I can certainly agree with you on this part, and I would be a little disappointed if she does not become important, but what I meant was that she somehow becomes directly involved in the case, such as if Black Org was after her.

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    I do not really see Ran figuring out the truth until much later.

     

    While she is pretty smart and realized the connection more than once, everything has basically been a coincidence, but things that we consider "solid proof" is nothing more than circumstantial evidence and DNA and fingerprint tests are not as accurate as they seem to be in fiction.

     

    If anything, it would just be a repeat of episodes 96 and 7, unless Ran becomes important to the plot.

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    Good afternoon everyone,

     

    I am brycec and have been reading and watching Detective Conan for a few years now, as well as regularly writing up reviews of volumes released by Viz Media on a blog I run.

     

    While I am not a big fan of the anime, though I do not hate it and watch the latest episodes, I am very interested in the manga, and hope that I can get to know everyone here.

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