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<p>Sedritsugu: /* Hotel Party Murder Case */</p> <hr /> <div>{{InfoBox Volume<br /> | volume = 24<br /> | image = Volume 24.jpg<br /> | releasedate = July 17, 1999<br /> | chapters = 232-242<br /> | isbn = 4-09-125494-2<br /> | publisher = [[Shogakukan]]<br /> | english-releasedate = July 15, 2008<br /> | english-isbn = 1-4215-1676-4<br /> | english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]<br /> | detective = [[Perry Mason]]<br /> | keyhole = [[Tomoaki Araide]]<br /> | prev-volume = Volume 23<br /> | next-volume = Volume 25<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> Volume 24 was released on July 17, 1999 in Japan.<br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> {{Char Appearances|<br /> {{Char|Conan Edogawa}}<br /> {{Char|Ran Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}<br /> {{Char|Genta Kojima}}<br /> {{Char|Ai Haibara}}<br /> {{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}<br /> {{Char|Eri Kisaki}}<br /> {{Char|Juzo Megure}}<br /> {{Char|Ninzaburo Shiratori}}<br /> {{Char|Miwako Sato}}<br /> {{Char|Wataru Takagi}}<br /> {{Char|Gin}}<br /> {{Char|Vodka}}<br /> {{Char|Shiho Miyano}}<br /> {{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Sumiko Kobayashi|display=Sumiko Kobayashi (dream)}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Gadgets ==<br /> {{Gadgets Appearances|<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}<br /> {{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}<br /> {{Gadget|Button Speaker}}<br /> {{Gadget|Earring Cellphone}}<br /> {{Gadget|Transmitter}}<br /> {{Gadget|Microphone}}<br /> {{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}<br /> }}<br /> == Chapters ==<br /> === Innocent Suspect Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|156-157|Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 2}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 232 - Finding Evidence ====<br /> The Detective Boys are still investigating.<br /> <br /> ==== File 233 - Countdown ====<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Higashida|File 231-233 Higashida manga.jpg|<br /> * Company employee}}<br /> {{People|Masami Muranishi|Masami_Muranishi manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (strangled)}}<br /> {{People|Kitagawa|File 231-233 Kitagawa manga.jpg|<br /> * Company employee}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== ''Major events'' ====<br /> * Sato and Takagi's romance is once again explored.<br /> * Takagi is relieved when he learns that Sato only thinks of Megure as a father figure.<br /> <br /> === Blackout Murder Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|170-171|The Blind Spot in the Darkness}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Tomoaki Araide]]|image = Tomoaki Araide.jpg|description =<br /> * 25 years old<br /> * Doctor<br /> * Teitan High basketball coach}}<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Hikaru Yasumoto]]|image = Hikaru Yasumoto.jpg|description =<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Household maid}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 234 - Another Half Year... ====<br /> [[File:CH_234 RanAraide.png|thumb|left|250px|Ran collides with Tomoaki Araide.]]<br /> [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] notices that [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] is increasingly becoming more aloof towards him ([[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]) during phone calls. Additionally, she spends more evenings outside, citing a rigid practice schedule for an upcoming karate tournament. Conan remains skeptical; he keeps an eyes open.&lt;br&gt;<br /> One day, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], bringing Ran and Conan, attends an appointment with his physician, Yoshiteru Araide. The doctor tells Kogoro that he has &quot;just half a year”, which Kogoro and his company misinterpret as him only having half a year left to live. Kogoro erupts on Yoshiteru about his callous tone, only to learn he was referring to reducing alcohol consumption for a six month period to prevent further damage to his liver. Yoshiteru's wife, Yoko Araide, enters the room and informs the doctor about a phone call from a persistent &quot;patient.&quot; Yoshiteru sighs about the case and exits the room. As her husband leaves, Yoko mutters derisively under her breath that the case is more sexual than medical, believing her husband to be engaging in an extramarital affair. &lt;br&gt;<br /> While looking for the bathroom, Ran runs into the doctor's son [[Tomoaki Araide]]. They introduce themselves to each other; Tomoaki mentions that he will take a job in a hospital in the Aomori Prefecture starting the following month. The household maid, [[Hikaru Yasumoto]], breaks a flower pot and is reprimanded by a furious Yoshiteru. Tomoaki attempts to calm his father down while Kogoro prepares to leave. Yoshiteru laments the lifestyle of Kogoro, saying that he does not want to see Kogoro dead while still in the prime of his life, especially when he shares a name with Detective Kogoro Mouri. Kogoro corrects Yoshiteru, affirming that he is the famous detective, which sparks astonishment in the doctor. He believed his patient was too uninformed about medicine to be the real detective, and assumes he was feigning his ignorance during the examination. Yoshiteru then invites Kogoro and company for dinner. Conan protests, not wanting to reveal Kogoro's true ignorance, and looks to Ran for reinforcement. However, the girl uncharacteristically bends her tight schedule and agrees to stay, adding to Conan's wariness.&lt;br&gt; [[File:CH_234 DeadAraide.png|thumb|right|200px|The group finds the doctor deceased in his bathtub.]]<br /> At the dinner table, much to Conan’s consternation, Ran stares at Tomoaki, and both Kogoro and Yoko say that the two would make a good married couple. Yoko then leaves the room to make a phone call about an alumni reunion with a friend. With Yoshiteru nowhere in sight, Kogoro questions his whereabouts. Mitsu Araide (Tomoaki’s grandmother) then enters the room and explains Yoshiteru has a habit of taking his bath before dinner. She also reveals her bitterness towards Yoshiteru as he married into the Araide name before remarrying with Yoko. As the old woman leaves to eat alone, Araide apologizes to his guests, explaining Mitsu's bad temper as the result of Yoshiteru's recent Western bathroom renovations to the otherwise Japanese house. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Suddenly, the lights go out, causing Hikaru to accidentally drop a dish. After finding a flashlight, Hikaru rushes off to switch the fuse box back on. The lights flicker, briefly sparking back on before shorting again. A few seconds later, the lights return permanently. Conan and Kogoro find Ran tightly holding onto Tomoaki. She explains she mistook him for her father; Conan does not seem entirely convinced. Yoko and Hikaru go to the bathroom to check on Yoshiteru, who they suppose is furious about the power outage. While the remaining members discuss causes for the blackout, they hear the screams from the direction of the bathroom. Everyone rushes over only to find Yoshiteru's lifeless body half submerged in the bathwater. <br /> <br /> ==== File 235 - In the Darkness... ====<br /> Conan warns that the water is electrocuted by a connected electric razor. Once unplugged, Tomoaki attempts to resuscitate his father, but to no avail. Conan notices an electric burn on Yoshiteru's right shin. Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive and open their investigation. Yoko shares that Yoshiteru often shaved while he bathed while Mitsu adds that her deceased daughter and Tomoaki's mother, Chiaki, often warned him against doing so. Kogoro and the police label the death an accident caused by the razor's extension cord junction touching the bathwater. Conan points out both the body's improper orientation and that the chargeable razor was set to &quot;off&quot;—the latter indicating the water was electrocuted by the extension cord and not the razor. Megure considers someone could have shorted the house's electricity with a timed contraption, and then sneaked into the pitch-black bathroom to surreptitiously move the extension cord junction into the bathtub, which would electrocute the water once the fuse box was pulled. With murder now on the table, the police begin interrogating the four suspects. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_235 ConanThreatened.png|thumb|left|225px|Conan suspects Ran has feelings for Araide.]]<br /> Yoko recounts her phone call, noting she was momentarily interrupted by a different call but the line was silent. Tomoaki's alibi is confirmed by Ran, while Mitsu recalls sensing the presence of something upstairs, but its significance is quickly dismissed. Tomoaki notices a burn on Hikaru's left arm and urges he treat the wound. Before the pair can leave, Megure questions him about his absence between 17:00–19:00. Tomoaki explains his role as the interim basketball coach at [[Teitan High School]]. Ran confirms. Conan begins to suspect that Ran's ostensible evening karate practices were instead a facade for visiting Araide.<br /> <br /> ==== File 236 - The Unbelievable Link ====<br /> [[File:CH_236 AraideFloorPlan.png|thumb|right|225px|The labyrinthine corridors of the Araide house.]]<br /> Tomoaki also notices Mitsu has wounded on her left foot. She confesses that she stepped on something in the darkness. Takagi arrives with a report from Yoko's caller who states there was roughly one minute between when she heard of the blackout and when the lights returned. The sergeant asks to cross examine his findings with Yoko, causing Ran to offer to treat Mitsu in her stead. Conan wishes to follow her, but is stopped by Kogoro. The investigation continues as Yoko mentions Hikaru met the family through Tomoaki who treated her late-stage cecum. Additionally, she mentions she was classmates with Yoshiteru's first wife, Chiaki, at medical school, and that she had died due to drunk driving despite being averse to alcohol. As the police are unable to piece together the mystery, Megure accepts Conan's proposal to simulate the blackout with the suspects. Conan thus goes to call Ran and the others. &lt;br&gt;<br /> At the treatment room, Ran tells Tomoaki that her skills with a bandage comes from constantly having to treat a [[Shinichi Kudo|rambunctious friend]] as a child. She then accidentally cuts herself with a pair of scissors. As Tomoaki takes her had to examine, Ran blushes and prepares to say something to him. At that moment, Conan and the police arrive to request their simulation. Conan checks the floor plans and finds where Hikaru previous broke the vase. He has an epiphany but is distracted by Ran's relation to Tomoaki. &lt;br&gt;<br /> The simulation reveals that Hikaru took an exceptionally long time to turn on the lights, suggesting the faultiness of several alibis. Tomoaki, on the other hand, does not see that the simulation has led to any new information and slams the investigators for unreasonably suspecting his family without consideration for their mental wellbeing. Conan is still unconvinced the death was an accident but still without an answer. This changes when he stumbles across a fragment of something on the second floor and sees something in Hikaru's room. With the case cracked, he tranquillizes Kogoro and makes Megure carry him to the bathroom. Conan then announces to everyone that Kogoro solved the case and that he will reveal the truth behind the murder once he finishes taking a bath.<br /> <br /> ==== File 237 - From the Bottom of the Heart ====<br /> Conan announces that Kogoro will demonstrate a relevant alibi trick. Twenty minutes pass. Conan notices Ran glancing at Tomoaki again and tries to ask her a question. Before the boy can finish, another blackout occurs and Hikaru is sent to flip the fuse box again. <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> [[File:CH_237 BreakerSwitch.png|thumb|right|350px|Hikaru inadvertently pulled the trigger on Yoshiteru Araide's death.]]<br /> The lights turn on faster than expected as Hikaru finds Takagi by the fuse box. The premature re-illumination catches '''Yoko Araide''' in the bathroom attempting to electrocute Kogoro. The detective accuses her of using a timed contraption to short the houses' electricity before using a small flashlight to navigate to the bathroom where she moved Yoshiteru's extension cord into the bathroom—electrocuting him when the fuse box was switched on. Kogoro explains that she created her alibi by switching from the corded landline to the handheld landline shortly after the blackout, thus allowing her to maneuver through the house while maintaining her phone call. She then used her cell phone to call the landline in order to briefly interrupt her call while she entered the bathroom. She distracted Yoshiteru with her flashlight and assured him that the power will return soon while she slipped the extension cord into the water. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Hikaru had to reset the fuse box twice as the first attempt had triggered Yoshiteru's electrocution and re-shorted the electricity. Furthermore, Kogoro deduces that Yoko wished for the police to label the death an accident by solidifying everyone's alibis—a plan which depended on a speedy resetting of the fuse box. Unfortunately, Hikaru was delayed. The blackout caused her to break yet another dish. Fearful that Yoshiteru would fire her, Hikaru took a detour to her room where she concealed the dish's fragments, leading to the burn on her arm (from embracing the dish). She additionally dropped a fragment during transportation, causing Mitsu to injure her foot. Therefore, the broken dish in Hikaru's room, Mitsu's physical limitations, and Tomoaki's tactile link to Ran absolve all suspects except for Yoko. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, Tomoaki clashes with Megure, infuriated by the detective's usage of a &quot;trap.&quot;&lt;br&gt;<br /> Yoko confesses to her crime after Kogoro mentions the inevitability of uncovering the timed contraption she used to short the lights somewhere in the house. Yoko shares she was motivated to kill Yoshiteru after she discovered Chiaki's diary in the house. Yoshiteru's late wife had succumbed to alcoholism and eventually committed suicide because of Yoshiteru's continuous extramarital affairs. Having broken through Megure's blockage, Tomoaki reaches bathroom exterior and hears the rest of the conversation. <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> Kogoro reveals the reason he set a trap was to perform the confrontation in private, with the ulterior motive of concealing the truth from Hikaru. Ultimately, Hikaru had effectively pulled the trigger on Yoshiteru's life by pulling the switch on the fuse box. Knowing she would sustain irreparable trauma to her soul if she were to learn the truth about her involuntary role in her employer's death, Kogoro proposes an alternate story: instead of the fuse box triggering the electrocution, Yoshiteru was drugged and electrocuted by the extension cord which was sparked by a timer; the blackout was only used to shroud the culprit's actions. Kogoro says for this plan to work, the culprit must agree to uphold this fabricated narrative in court. Not wanting to harm Hikaru, both the police and the culprit agree. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_237 DoubleSweaters.png|thumb|right|300px|Conan receives Ran's sweater.]]<br /> With the case resolved, Kogoro and Conan prepare to leave but realize Ran is missing. The two track her to a hallway where she converses with Tomoaki. The latter wishes for Ran to relay a message to Kogoro—an act which Conan fears is a request for betrothal. Instead, Tomoaki apologizes for his obstructionist attitude and he commits to cooperating with the detective going forward. Conan's relief is short-lived as instead, Ran begins blush. She musters up the courage to ask if she could borrow Tomoaki's hand-woven sweater. Conan is confused. Tomoaki accepts.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Some time later, Ran is seen with her mother, [[Eri Kisaki|Eri]], where she attempts to knit a copy of Tomoaki Araide's sweater. Eri offers to fix an error but Ran refuses, insisting she knits the final product herself. Eri rolls her eyes and tells her to &quot;dispose&quot; of the two copies she knit as demonstrations. One month later, Professor [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] delivers Shinichi's sweater to Conan who thanks Ran on the phone. Behind Ran, Kogoro is seen wearing Eri's copies.<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Yoshiteru Araide|Yoshiteru Araide manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (electrocuted)<br /> * 51 years old<br /> * Local practitioner<br /> * Tomoaki's father}}<br /> {{People|Yoko Araide|Youko Araide manga.jpg|<br /> * 46 years old<br /> * Yoshiteru's second wife}}<br /> {{People|Mitsu Araide|Mitsu Araide manga.jpg|<br /> * 74 years old<br /> * Tomoaki's grandmother}}<br /> {{People|Chiaki Araide|Chiaki Araide manga.jpg|<br /> * Deceased<br /> * Yoshiteru's first wife}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Introduces Tomoaki Araide, a young successful doctor. <br /> * All parties agree to alter the crime report to prevent Hikaru Yasumoto from learning the truth about her role in Yoshiteru Araide's murder.<br /> * Romantic development between Ran and Shinichi.<br /> ** Conan suspects Ran has a romantic interest in Tomoaki Araide.<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Hotel Party Murder Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|176-178|Reunion with the Black Organization}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Pisco|Kenzo Masuyama]]|image = Pisco.jpg|description =<br /> * 71 years old<br /> * Automobile manufacturer chairman}}<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Vermouth|Chris Vineyard]]|image=Vermouth.jpg|description =<br /> * 29 years old<br /> * Actress}}<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Naomichi Mugikura]]|image=Naomichi Mugikura.jpg|description =<br /> * 43 years old<br /> * Announcer}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 238 - The Secret Corner of Betrayal ====<br /> [[File:CH238 HaibaraNightmare.png|thumb|right|300px|Haibara's worst nightmare.]]<br /> [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] jolts awake in a sweat, having dreamt of an unexpected reunion with [[Gin]]. &lt;br&gt;<br /> In the morning, the [[Detective Boys]] gather before class where they witness light snowfall. The falling snowflakes triggers Haibara's memories of her nightmare the night prior, causing her to snap on a well-intentioned [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]]. Concerned, the Detective Boys ask what's the matter. Haibara responds she is fed up with her predicament and wishes to disappear. Misunderstanding, her friends to beg her not to switch schools. Haibara assures them she will not, instead blaming her outburst on a mild cold. Everyone except [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] appear to accept this explanation. &lt;br&gt;<br /> After school, the Detective Boys leisurely stroll through town on their way home. The group splits at an intersection and Conan and Haibara walk down a separate road. Conan infers Haibara's state-of-mind—assuming her discontent is about performing as an elementary schooler while risking the lives of innocent children via association. He calms her but the girl remains hopeless, truly aware of the enemy's immense scale and might. Suddenly, Haibara stops dead in her tracks as she stares petrified at a black Porsche 356 A parked on the side of the road. She explains that Gin owns this car. After an initial shock, Conan immediately calls Professor [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] on the [[Earring Cellphone]] and directs him to bring a set of pliers and a wire hanger to his location.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH238 GinCar.png|thumb|left|200px|Conan and Haibara discover Gin's Porsche 356 A.]]<br /> Agasa soon arrives with the requested materials as Conan pulls the wire hanger from his hands and slides it into the retro car window, causing the door to unlock. The boy crawls into the front seat and begins to install a [[Transmitter]] and [[Microphone]]. To her horror, Haibara notices Gin and [[Vodka]] approaching the car. The two men cross the street and notice an unusual amount of foot-traffic on the snow around the car. After a brief pause, the two men resume and drive off, leaving Conan and Haibara who had hid behind the car. The two regroup with Agasa in the [[Vehicles_in_Detective_Conan#Agasa's Volkswagen Beetle|Volkswagen Beetle]] and follow the tracking signal. Conan hears Gin make a phone call with someone named &quot;[[Pisco]].&quot; Gin relays orders directing them to eliminate a liability who is scheduled to arrive at the [[Haido City Hotel]] at 18:00. Hearing the name Pisco, Haibara shares that she is familiar with the name, but has never met them before. Back in the Porsche, Gin finds both a strand of Haibara's hair and Conan's microphone and transmitter. He destroys the latter and smiles, believing [[Sherry]] has made a move against them.<br /> <br /> ==== File 239 - The Black Burial Ranks ====<br /> With their means of spying discovered, Haibara reiterates the severity of their situation. Conan assures her that he scrubbed their fingerprints from the car seats and that the only recoverable information from the chewing gum he used to install the tracker is his blood type. Still, the boy expresses his intentions to infiltrate the Haido City Hotel and sabotage Pisco's operation. Haibara mocks his sense of justice and plans to skip the mission. Conan agrees, citing the [[Black Organization]]'s knowledge of her face. Instead, he states he will enter the hotel alone and recover a sample of [[APTX4869]]. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH239_GlassesOnHaibara.png|thumb|right|250px|Conan disguises Haibara with his glasses.]][[File:CH239_NomiguchiCrushed.png|thumb|right|175px|Shigehiko Nomiguchi is crushed by the banquet chandelier.]]<br /> Meanwhile, Vodka searches the car for more bugs while Gin updates Pisco on the situation. Gin is certain Sherry will be at the hotel as he had purposefully fed her information about the presence of the &quot;[[APTX4869|Incomplete Detective]].&quot; Above all, he orders Pisco to bring him Sherry dead or alive.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Haibara, having changed her mind, joins Conan at the Haido City Hotel. The two enter a large banquet attended by countless suspicious-looking individuals wearing dark clothing. Surrounded by danger, Haibara begins to hyperventilate. She tells Conan about the continuation of her dream the previous night, saying that Gin had executed the Detective Boys one after another just for associating with her. As her panic and self-doubt hit a crescendo, Conan places his [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|glasses]] on her face, saying that its the ultimate disguise worn by [[Wikipedia: Superman|Clark Kent]] himself. She feels slightly at ease. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Gin speeds towards the hotel, reassuring Vodka that Sherry will appear. With the knowledge that she is active in the [[Beika]] ward area, Gin states it is only a matter of time until they find where she has been hiding. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Haibara and Conan scout the banquet, finding it attended by famous and powerful people such as author Mika Nanjou, baseball team owner Yasuo Mihei, music producer Naoya Tarumi, actress Chris Vineyard, university professor Yoshiharu Tawara, and automobile manufacturer chairman Kenzo Masuyama. Haibara asks whether Conan has deduced Pisco's target. The boy affirms, stating that based on Gin's phone call, they must both arrive at around 18:00 and be an individual at risk of arrest. He points to politician [[Shigehiko Nomiguchi]], a man recently accused of engaging in bribery. Haibara notices Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] enter the banquet hall. Conan explains he anonymously informed them about the assassination plot and he anxiously awaits to see how Pisco will act now that their target is guarded by security. A few moments later, host [[Naomichi Mugikura]] announces they will showcase a slideshow and motions to turn off the lights. With the dimming of the venue, both Conan and the police lose sight of Nomiguchi. The two parties rush to regain visual. Suddenly a bright camera flash briefly illuminates the room followed by a piercing winding noise and punctuated by an enormous crash. Panic strikes the crowd as Conan finds a handkerchief that had fluttered to the ground. The lights return, revealing the banquet chandelier has fallen on Nomiguchi, fatally crushing the politician.<br /> <br /> ==== File 240 - The Sudden Parting ====<br /> Megure controls the room and upon hearing confirmation of Nomiguchi's death, he immediately begins his investigation. He shares the police intelligence with the crowd, prompting Masuyama to ask about the identity of the anonymous reporter, suspecting they are the killer. The other banquet attendees float the idea of an unfortunate accident, an extreme coincidence which happened to fulfill the anonymous reporter's prophecy. Mihei resumes eating but bites down on something hard. He spits the object out onto the floor before demanding to see the chef. Conan emerges from his hiding spot under the table to inspect the object, determining it is a fragment of the chandelier chain. Haibara unexpectedly grabs Conan's hand and compels him to leave with her. The boy refuses, informing her he has a lead. Upon signing in, each guest was given one of seven handkerchief colors as a prop for the event. The handkerchief which Conan found fluttering to the ground is purple, meaning the culprit must be within the limited number of guests who received a purple handkerchief.&lt;br&gt; <br /> Conan and Haibara attempt to exit the banquet but are ambushed by a flurry of camera flashes from the restless press who are attempting to get a scoop on Nomiguchi's death. The guests, including Pisco, are alerted to the disruption. The assassin catches a glimpse of Haibara's face, suspicious, they pull out a pocket-laptop and enter &quot;Sherry&quot; into the database. Meanwhile, Conan receives the names of those given a purple handkerchief from the reception desk (Mihei, Nanjou, Tawara, Mugikura, Vineyard, Masuyama, and Tarumi). However, before he can proceed with his investigation, the event doors open. The police, unable to quell the agitated banquet-goers, had condoned their departure, leading to a clash between the fleeing guests and the ravenous reporters. Conan and Haibara are swept into the commotion which causes the former to lose sight of the latter. As Haibara jostles through the crowd to reach Conan, Pisco snatches her and pushes chloroform to her mouth. She slowly loses consciousness as Conan frantically calls her name.<br /> <br /> ==== File 241 - The Bullet from the Past ====<br /> [[File:CH241_ClimbingHaibara.png|thumb|right|150px|Sherry rises upwards like [[Wikipedia: Cordelia Gray|Cordelia Gray]].]][[File:CH241_HaibaraWakes.png|thumb|left|200px|Haibara finds herself locked in a wine cellar.]]<br /> Haibara hallucinates being in class beside a worried Ayumi. She begins to reflect on the day's events, amused by the absurdity of happening upon Gin and Vodka on the city streets. However, this false reality begins to crumble as Conan's voice booms in her head. Her eyes snap open and assimilate to the dimly lit atmosphere of a wine cellar. She manages to establish communication with Conan through the glasses and shares the details about her situation. Haibara infers that after being knocked unconscious, Pisco hid her in a box of janitor uniforms which they then transported on a cart from a bathroom to the cellar. Conan impels her to search for an exit, but Haibara understands of the implications of her capture and accepts her impending doom. She shares her knowledge on the APTX4869. &lt;br&gt;<br /> The Apotoxin controls [[Wikipedia: Apoptosis|apoptosis]], the cell's self-destruct mechanism. The drug additionally alters [[Wikipedia: Telomerase|telomerase]] activity and increases the cell's replicability. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Haibara notices Pisco's pocket computer on the table plugged into her belongings—analyzing its contents. She searches its database and confirms that Pisco had referenced Sherry's file before abducting her. Haibara notes that both her lack of restraint and the unprotected computer on the desk work to paint a picture of a kidnapper severely pressed for time. Conan confirms, stating that he had directed Megure to prevent the guests who received a purple handkerchief from exiting the building—meaning Haibara must still be somewhere in the Haido City Hotel. Fearing the Black Organization would harm anyone who physically aids in her escape from the cellar, the two elect to find an escape route she can use by herself. They inspect the fireplace, but Haibara concludes the chimney is too wide for her to scale. Remembering Haibara is confined in a wine cellar, Conan has an epiphany. He asks if she can find a bottle of [[Paikaru]]. The girl locates one, unaware about its effects, but drinks its contents per Conan's request.&lt;br&gt;<br /> While the police continue their interrogations with the seven suspects, Conan returns to contemplating about Nomiguchi's murder. He uses the news broadcast to confirm each individual's location at the time of the crime. He then gets a call from Haibara, who requests his help in deciphering the password to Pisco's pocket laptop. She shares that the password hint is &quot;the Incomplete Detective.&quot; She also contextualizes the Organization's detective-based naming schemes by explaining that APTX4869's serial number spells Sherlock when converted through Japanese wordplay (4=shi, 8=ya, 6=ro, 9=ku: shi-ya-ro-ku = Sherlock). Thus, the drug itself is sometimes referred to as the &quot;Incomplete Detective.&quot; Conan suggests entering &quot;Shelling Ford,&quot; as it was the working name for the character [[Wikipedia: Arthur Conan Doyle|Arthur Conan Doyle]] would later name [[Wikipedia: Sherlock Holmes| Sherlock Holmes]]—therefore, the name of an incomplete detective. To Haibara's surprise, the password is correct. She proceeds to download several files pertaining to the APTX4869 to one of her devices. She states her intensions of hiding the data-filled device in the wine cellar for Conan to recover in the future, still believing that her gruesome fate is sealed. Before Conan can object, Agasa notices Gin's car arriving at the hotel. They see Vodka exit the car and open his pocket laptop, leading them to realize that they are tracking Haibara's location based on a locator beacon built into Pisco's laptop. Conan frantically tells Haibara to hide in the fireplace, but she begins to feel the effects of the Paikaru and falls to the ground in pain. Conan calls Megure with Shinichi's voice and compels him to stop Gin and Vodka at the door. However, with the vast majority of the banquet attendees and press wearing clothes which match their description, the two agents slip by undetected and arrive at the wine cellar. They scour the area and express disappointment in Pisco's absence before quickly leaving the room. With the coast clear, Haibara, now as Sherry, informs Conan that she has obtained the APTX4869 files, took one of the janitor uniforms, and is in the process of scaling the chimney. She asks if Conan has solved Pisco's identity but the boy responds that he still lacks information. Agasa then interrupts, telling Conan to look at the newest morning issue of the newspaper. In the celebrity gossip column, Nanjou and Tarumi are seen embracing, revealed to be lovers.<br /> <br /> ==== File 242 - The White World ====<br /> [[File:CH242_SherryShot.png|thumb|left|175px|Gin's long awaited reunion with Sherry.]]<br /> With the final piece of the puzzle revealed, Conan checks the purple handkerchief and notices a small burn mark in the center of the cloth. He smirks before picking up the chandelier fragment and he declares he has cracked the case. Sherry reaches the top of the chimney and climbs onto the snowy hotel roof. Agasa informs her that Conan has rushed into the hotel after a brief phone call with Megure. He advises her to wait on the roof until they arrive to extract her. Sherry has a moment of relief. However, it is shorted-lived as a bullet pierces her right shoulder, causing her to weakly slide against the wall. She turns to see Gin pointing his smoking gun at her with a malicious grin on his face. Gin explains that he knew she was hiding in the fireplace after finding a strand of her hair by the ashes and hearing her faint breathing. He waited for her to complete her ascent as he deemed the white snowscape as a more fitting scene for her death. Sherry sarcastically expresses gratitude. Before Gin proceeds with his execution, he demands to know what means she used to escape the Organization's gas chamber. &lt;br&gt; <br /> <br /> Conan is seen at the hotel check-in desk asking the staff about a wine cellar. The workers are unaware of such a place in the main building, but talk about a dilapidated storage room in the old wing set for imminent demolition. Conan immediately rushes for the room, noting that Pisco is also likely on route as the police had dismissed the suspects. Aware of the consequences of allowing Pisco to communicate his findings about Sherry's shapeshifting disguise with Gin and Vodka, he rushes forward. The boy then receives a call from Agasa, who informs him about Sherry's dire state. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Gin fires a barrage of bullets into various non-lethal spots across Sherry's body, torturing his helpless victim. The girl remains steadfast, determined not the leak the hidden effects of her drug. At an end, Gin decides to end her suffering and deliver the killing shot. Before he can fire, he feels a numb sensation in his shooting arm seemingly caused by a small [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|needle]]. Conan stands in the rooftop doorway out of breath. He sees Gin fall to his knees clutching his shoulder while Vodka expresses concern. The boy then alters his voice with his [[Voice-Changing Bowtie|bowtie]] and directs Sherry to retreat into the chimney. Vodka opens fire on the rooftop entrance before directing his attention back on Sherry who feebly crawls into the hatch. She is grazed by yet another bullet but successfully evades a lethal strike. Her wounded body tumbles down the shaft and back into the wine cellar. Gin slowly begins to lose control as his body succumbs to the anesthesia. He forces his gun into his arm, pointing the barrel at the spot he received the dosage. He fires a round and jolts his slipping senses back to functioning form. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, Sherry screams in agony as she crawls out of the fireplace while slowly returning to her Haibara form. Pisco, who has returned to the wine cellar, witnesses her transformation and ominously approaches her. They explain that they have met her several times when she was still a baby, and that they were good friends with her parents. Seeing the fruit of Sherry's continued development of the drug first hand, Pisco congratulates Haibara, stating that her parents, who died in an accident, would be proud. Nevertheless, they commit to their assignment and points a gun to her head. Finally, Pisco asks her not to hold a grudge against them, calling her &quot;Shiho.&quot; &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH242_ConanVsPisco.png|thumb|right|250px|Conan, the detective, confronts Pisco.]]<br /> However, before Pisco can shoot, Conan interrupts and exposes their identity as Kenzo Masuyama. The agent is shocked and frantically demands to know who is speaking. The boy alters his voice and hides in the room while presenting his deduction. He begins by stating that Pisco had laced the chandelier chain with a fluorescent paint which would reveal itself in darkness. He then covered the nozzle of his silencer with the purple handkerchief to conceal the sparks which would fly when the gun is fired. Based purely on the positions of each of the seven suspects at the time of the crime, Conan deduced Masuyama was the culprit by process of elimination: Tawara and Vineyard were under the chandelier, meaning they could not aim at the chain; Mihei had overtly spit out the chandelier fragment, thus revealing a vital clue; Mugikura was holding the banquet's attention; and Tarumi and Nanjou were caught embracing shortly before the incident. Conan lastly adds that the Organization likely placed another fluorescent marker under the chandelier and threatened the politician to stand on it prior to the banquet. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH242_PiscoShot.png|thumb|left|225px|Gin executes Pisco as ordered by the Boss.]]<br /> Pisco notices Conan's altered voice emanating from a box. He impulsively shoots at it only to find the [[Button Speaker]] inside. The boy suddenly appears behind Pisco with no disguise, proclaiming he is a detective while blocking the passage to Haibara. Conan asks the dumbfounded agent how he obtained a second purple handkerchief before he was interrogated—citing that it was the primary reason why the police could not label him as the culprit and had to release the suspects. Pisco refuses to answer and prepares to shoot both kids. Conan points to the dozens of broken spirit bottles leaking highly flammable alcohol onto the cellar floor. By the time Pisco realizes, his cigarette had already sparked a rapidly expanding inferno. His adversary distracted, Conan takes the opportunity to lift an unconscious Haibara and move her to safety. Pisco suspects his targets have sought shelter in the fireplace and moves to investigate. A gun emerges from the darkness followed swiftly by Gin. He points his gun at Pisco's head and informs him that a newspaper cameraman has captured a photo depicting Masuyama ostensibly raising a gun towards the chandelier—incriminating him and endangering the Organization. Pisco pleads for his life, citing his crucial knowledge about Sherry's whereabouts and his long commitment to serving the Organization. Gin states his orders to eliminate him are from the [[Boss]] themself. He then pulls the trigger on a shaken Pisco, executing him and letting the raging fire consume the evidence. &lt;br&gt;<br /> With Conan and Haibara safe, Agasa speeds away in his Yellow Beetle. He informs Conan that he overheard Gin's final conversation with Pisco through the tracking glasses Haibara had left behind in the cellar. Conan expresses surprise in learning that his plans for Gin's arrest were foiled. He is also suspicious about how the Organization was seemingly omniscient about Haibara's movements and intentions while at the hotel. Haibara asks if her identity has been uncovered, but Agasa reassures her that Pisco died with her secret. She further says that her files on the APTX4869 burned in the fire, and that she intends to go deeper into hiding and disassociate with them. Conan disagrees, stating there is no need. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH242_VermouthIntro.png|thumb|left|300px|Vermouth elects to remain in Japan.]]<br /> Driving away from the crime scene, Gin and Vodka discuss their next course of action. Gin imagines Sherry would rationally flee from the city following her dangerous encounter, and thus he plans temporarily cease their manhunt. A female voice in the back seat expresses interest in Sherry and the identity of her male co-conspirator. Gin agrees with her, referring to her as &quot;[[Vermouth]].&quot; He also expresses sympathy for her, stating that someone of her caliber should not have been summoned to deal with such a fiasco, revealing that she had assisted Pisco by slipping her purple handkerchief to him before his interrogation. Vodka asks her if she intends to return to the United States. Vermouth, revealed to be [[Chris Vineyard]], responds that she will stay in Japan for the time being as she is still curious about a few things. &lt;br&gt;<br /> The next day Conan, as Shinichi, calls Megure about the incident the night before. Megure states his confusion about the case; primary suspect Masuyama Kenzo's house had also burned down the night of his disappearance. Shinichi assures the inspector that he will notify him if he learns of anything. After hanging up, Haibara asks if Conan now understands the might of their enemy. Conan nods and declares his strengthened resolve to destroy the Organization.<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Mika Nanjou|Mika Nanjou manga.jpg|<br /> * 38 years old<br /> * Novelist<br /> * Tarumi's lover}}<br /> {{People|Yasuo Mihei|Yasuo Mihei manga.jpg|<br /> * 62 years old<br /> * Baseball team owner}}<br /> {{People|Naoya Tarumi|Naoya Tarumi manga.jpg|<br /> * 35 years old<br /> * Music producer}}<br /> {{People|Chris Vineyard|Chris Vineyard manga.jpg|<br /> * 29 years old<br /> * Actress}}<br /> {{People|Yoshiharu Tawara|Yoshiharu Tawara manga.jpg|<br /> * 58 years old<br /> * University professor}}<br /> {{People|Kenzo Masuyama|Kenzou Masuyama manga.jpg|<br /> * 71 years old<br /> * Auto manufacturer chairman}}<br /> {{People|Shigehiko Nomiguchi|Shigehiko Nomiguchi manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (crushed)<br /> * 56 years old<br /> * Politician}}<br /> {{People|Naomichi Mugikura|Naomichi Mugikura manga.jpg|<br /> * 43 years old<br /> * Announcer}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Conan and Haibara happen to encounter Gin's Porsche 356 A. <br /> ** Conan plants a bug in the vehicle and learns that a Black Organization agent named Pisco is planning an assassination at a hotel banquet.<br /> *** Gin discovers the bug and orders Pisco to intercept Sherry who he assumes will attempt to infiltrate the banquet.<br /> *** Conan and Haibara infiltrate the banquet. <br /> **Pisco successfully assassinates his target.<br /> * Pisco notices and abducts Haibara. <br /> * Haibara shares some information about how APTX4869 functions.<br /> * Haibara drinks Paikaru, returning as Sherry and attempts to escape.<br /> ** Sherry is intercepted by Gin but escapes with the help of Conan.<br /> *** Pisco witnesses Sherry transform into Haibara. <br /> ** Evidence surfaces depicting Pisco in the act of killing his target. <br /> *** Gin eliminates Pisco before the latter can inform him about Sherry's transformation abilities. <br /> * Chris Vineyard is introduced as a Black Organization member named Vermouth.<br /> <br /> == Trivia ==<br /> * The title for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'':<br /> :* File 232 - On the Spot<br /> :* File 234 - Six More Months<br /> :* File 235 - In the Dark<br /> :* File 236 - An Unbelievable Connection<br /> :* File 237 - The Remains of the Heart<br /> :* File 238 - The Street Corner of Betrayal<br /> :* File 239 - The Black Funeral<br /> :* File 240 - A Sudden Farewell<br /> :* File 241 - A Bullet From the Past<br /> :* File 242 - A World in White<br /> <br /> == Cover in other countries ==<br /> &lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume24cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume24bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume24fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume24f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume24g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume24ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume24bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume24bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume24i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume24i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume24i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume24k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume24ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume24m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume24n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume24cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_21sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_22sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume24sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume24th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume 24e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume24v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume24r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Manga]]<br /> * [[Volume 21-30]]<br /> * [[Detective Conan]]<br /> <br /> {{Volumes}}<br /> {{Black Organization}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Volumes]]<br /> [[de:Band 24]]</div>

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<p>Sedritsugu: /* File 180 - Checkmate */</p> <hr /> <div>{{InfoBox Volume<br /> | volume = 18<br /> | image = Volume 18.jpg<br /> | releasedate = January 17, 1998<br /> | chapters = 171-180<br /> | isbn = 4-09-125048-3<br /> | publisher = [[Shogakukan]]<br /> | english-releasedate = July 17, 2007<br /> | english-isbn = 1-4215-0883-4<br /> | english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]<br /> | detective = [[Wikipedia: Tantei Monogatari|Shunsaku Kudo]]<br /> | keyhole = [[Ai Haibara]]<br /> | prev-volume = Volume 17<br /> | next-volume = Volume 19<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> Volume 18 was released on January 17, 1998 in Japan.<br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> {{Char Appearances|<br /> {{Char|Conan Edogawa}}<br /> {{Char|Ran Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}<br /> {{Char|Genta Kojima}}<br /> {{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}<br /> {{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}<br /> {{Char|Sumiko Kobayashi}}<br /> {{Char|Juzo Megure}}<br /> {{Char|Sango Yokomizo}}<br /> {{Char|Gin}}<br /> {{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo&lt;br&gt;(flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Shiho Miyano|display=Shiho Miyano&lt;br&gt;(flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano&lt;br&gt;(flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Vodka|display=Vodka&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> <br /> <br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Gadgets ==<br /> {{Gadgets Appearances|<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}<br /> {{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}<br /> {{Gadget|Transmitter}}<br /> {{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}<br /> {{Gadget|Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes}}<br /> {{Gadget|Earring Cellphone}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Chapters ==<br /> === Actor's Apartment Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|102-103|The Historical Actor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Wataru Takagi]]|image = Wataru Takagi.jpg|description =<br /> * 26 years old<br /> * Police detective}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 171 - It Must Be Similar... ====<br /> The media had arrived at the apartment. They want to know if it's true that Isami Nagakura was murdered.<br /> <br /> ==== File 172 - Two Rooms ====<br /> <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Kozaburo Hijikata'''.<br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Kozaburo Hijikata|Kozaburo Hijikata manga.jpg|<br /> * 51 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Hajime Okita|Hajime Okita manga.jpg|<br /> * 29 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Isami Nagakura|Isami Nagakura manga.jpg|squeezed=1|<br /> * Victim (strangled)<br /> * 38 years old<br /> * Actress<br /> * Kozaburo Hijikata's wife}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> === Shinichi's First Love Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|100-101|The Memories of First Love Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 173 - First Love... ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 174 - The Burning Truth ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 175 - Unlock Your Heart!? ====<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Manabu Sawai'''.<br /> <br /> [[File: F175 Shinichi confesses.jpg|150 px|thumb|right|Shinichi confessed to Asami that he already loves someone.]]<br /> <br /> Asami confesses to Ran that despite the rumors she started, Asami confessed to Shinichi in middle school and was instantly rejected because he likes someone else. Asami relates the description Shinichi gave, which Sonoko recognizes as a description of Ran, but Ran is oblivious and asks Sonoko if there is such a girl. <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Asami Uchida|Asami Uchida manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (burned-injured)<br /> * 18 years old<br /> * Freshman, Literature Department Tohto University}}<br /> {{People|Manabu Sawai|Manabu Sawai manga.jpg|fsize=0.94em|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * President of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Tomoko Hayasaka|Tomoko Hayasaka manga.jpg|fsize=0.88em|<br /> * 21 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * Vice-president of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Shigehisa Noguchi|Shigehisa Noguchi manga.jpg|<br /> * 20 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Chika Miyazaki|Chika Miyazaki manga.jpg|<br /> * 19 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Yoshinobu Morimoto|Yoshinobu Morimoto manga.jpg|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Junior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== ''Major events'' ====<br /> It is revealed that Asami only confessed to Shinichi, to which he replied he's in love with &quot;someone weird&quot;, a.k.a. Ran.<br /> <br /> === Missing Older Brother Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Ai Haibara|Ai Haibara]]|image = Ai Haibara.jpg|description =<br /> * 7 years old<br /> * New student at Teitan Elementary}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 176 - The New Student... ====<br /> [[File:CH176_AiHaibara.png|thumb|left|250px|Ai Haibara joins the class.]]<br /> [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] shares news of a transfer student joining their class to [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] and [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]]. While the children enthusiastically speculate on the personality and appearance of this mysterious new individual, [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] voices his general indifference. Ayumi recalls catching a glimpse of the student's surname at the school infirmary, a two kanji name reading, &quot;Haibara (灰原).&quot; Their teacher, [[Sumiko Kobayashi|Sumiko]], then arrives at the entrance and welcomes [[Ai Haibara]] to the classroom. The girl, met with a shower of praise and applause, remains stoic. She calmly ignores Genta's offer to be her desk-mate and chooses an open seat next to Conan, much to the boy's confusion and surprise. &lt;br&gt;<br /> After school, the [[Detective Boys]] approach an aloof Haibara and inquire about her life. She says she lives on the twenty-second building of [[Beika]]'s second ward, making her neighbors with [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. Conan, however, does not recall seeing a &quot;Haibara&quot; name-plaque near his house. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko try to recruit Haibara into the Detective Boys, as Genta shows her his shoebox which is supposedly stuffed to the brim with various requests and letters. However, the box appears empty, much to the children's chagrin. As Genta wears his right shoe, he notices a hidden request note hidden inside and eagerly reads the contents.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH176_WomanInBlack.png|thumb|right|105px|Toshiya describes a woman in black.]]<br /> The Detective Boys are summoned to classroom A where they meet a boy named Toshiya, who claims his older brother has gone missing. Despite consulting various detectives and the relevant authorities, his brother's disappearance has continued for close to a week. Sensing danger surrounding the circumstances, Conan leads the Detective Boys to Toshiya's house.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Once at the abode, the children search the brother's room, quickly determining that he has not run away from home as he has left his wallet. Ayumi then discovers a series of bizarre paintings under the boy's bed, which Haibara immediately identifies as a recreation of a [[Wikipedia: Pablo Picasso|Picasso]] painting. They continue to discover several skilled recreations of various famous artworks. Conan deduces that Toshiya's brother was not kidnapped for ransom money, as Toshiya himself would be a more suitable target. Additionally, he was likely not taken for his ability to produce artistic forgeries, as his skills in coloring and finer details are still amateur. The boy's attention is drawn to a lone image of [[Wikipedia: Natsume Sōseki|Natsume Sōseki]]. Toshiya explains that his brother is a major fan of the author's work and has even presented his portrait of him at a town exhibition. Since the portrait was a copy of a pre-exiting image, his work was largely panned. Nevertheless, one woman showed interest in his work, a woman dressed fully in black. Conan's eyes light up with shock as he interrogates Toshiya about the woman, believing her to be a member of the [[Black Organization]]. Dropping his innocent child-like demeanor, Conan commands Toshiya to lead him to various locations his brother would frequent in close proximity. Meanwhile, Haibara observes the frantic boy with a blank expression.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Sometime later, the Detective Boys find themselves exhausted and gasping for breath on a city sidewalk, having searched several locations suggested by Toshiya. Ayumi proposes they rest at a nearby convenience store and hydrate themselves. Once inside, Conan notices a suspicious man dressed in dark clothing paying for a singular box of ¥230 cigarettes with a ¥1000 bill. Seen as the man has no reason to pay for the cigarettes at the cashier since there is a vending machine outside, Conan climbs onto the store desk and inspects the used bill. He holds the central circle to the light and confirms the bill lacks a transparent portrait of Natsume Sōseki, proving it is counterfeit. He casually notifies the clerk about his discovery before rushing out the door.<br /> <br /> ==== File 177 - The Lady In Black ====<br /> The Detective Boys state their confusion about Conan's actions, wondering why they are tailing this man in black. Conan states that Toshiya's brother had perfectly forged an image of Natsume Sōseki, who is on the ¥1000 bill. If an underground counterfeit ring is currently up and running, the boy's missing brother may have a connection to its operations. Noting the possibility of the Black Organization's involvement, Conan decides that he must direct his friends away from the potential danger. He approaches the man in black and hands him a ¥1000 bill, saying he had dropped it on the street. The man spitefully grabs the note and walks away in silence. After disbanding the group and going his separate way, Conan sparks up his [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|tracking glasses]] and tracks a [[Transmitter|transmitter]] he placed on the bill to a station-side vendor.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_StationDeduction.png|thumb|left|225px|Conan determines his target's destination based on his change.]]<br /> The clerk explains that the man in black bought a coffee with the ¥1000 bill and asked for change in ¥10 and ¥100 coins. She lacked the necessary ¥100 coins so she included a ¥500 coin and returned a total of ¥890. The man had then walked over to a nearby phone booth and continuously inserted coins to continue his call for about ten minutes. A janitor then approaches Conan, believing him to be the man in black's associate, and hands him a ¥50 coin he forgot to extract from the ticket machine. He recalls that he purchased a Tohto line ticket using a ¥500 coin and had received at least three coins in change (including the ¥50). Conan digests the given information and determines that the man must have bought a ¥320 Tohto line ticket, producing ¥180 in change, taking him to Daitoma station.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan arrives at the station but fails to find any promising leads. He decides to inquire a nearby real estate firm about remote storage locations and their sale status. The agent denies any knowledge about such a property and instructs Conan to leave with his friends. Conan twirls around and sees that the Detective Boys have followed him, each one, with the exception of Haibara, sporting an unamused face. They explain that Haibara had deduced Conan's intentions and suggested they follow him. Toshiya then asks an agent if a novelist lives nearby. He explains that his house had recently received a frantic phone call from his brother about &quot;being with people like Sōseki.&quot; The agent then recalls a man who physically resembles Sōseki owning a neighboring bookstore.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_WomanWithGun.png|thumb|right|220px|The woman in black prepares to execute the intruders.]]<br /> The Detective Boys investigate the bookstore and its owner but are quickly evicted from the establishment. Conan surmises that the owner is innocent, stating the store lacked the required printing equipment to effectively run a counterfeit-ring. Hearing the words &quot;printing equipment,&quot; the agent recalls a station-side newspaper company that recently purchased several printers. When asked about the company's employees, the agent perfectly describes the woman in black. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko debate the newspaper company's connection to Sōseki, leading Conan to recite a famous Sōseki quote about hiding in plain sight—deducing that Toshiya's brother intended to relay such a message. With their sights set on the newspaper company, the group approach a nearby police box and inform the officers of their findings, but fail to be taken seriously. With no other choice, Conan calls Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] as Shinichi and informs him about the counterfeit ring. As the boy hangs up the phone, he is reminded of a former encounter with a female member of the Black Organization, an encounter that ended in a gruesome tragedy.&lt;ref name=&quot;¥1,000,000,000_Robbery&quot;&gt; One Billion Yen Robbery Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#¥1,000,000,000_Robbery|Volume 2: 13-16]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_Gin.png|thumb|left|200px|Gin orders the capture of their liability at all costs.]]<br /> Genta disobeys Conan's instructions to remain at the police box and ventures into the newspaper company's headquarters in search of the counterfeit ring. He is followed by the rest of the Detective Boys, who discover that the central room is devoid of any striking evidence for criminal activity. Haibara, however, finds various bottles of painting solution, indicating that attempts at counterfeit were conducted.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, the woman in black strikes the man in black, admonishing him for his recklessness. Nevertheless, he delivers the requested painting solutions, the final ingredient necessary for Toshiya's brother to produce perfect ¥10,000 counterfeit. A member of the operation then notices the five children in the room next door, their images captured by security cameras. The woman pulls out a firearm, intending to silence their little intruders. Back at the police box, Conan learns of his friends' actions and rushes after them.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, [[Gin]] drives his car down a busy city street while calling [[Vodka]] over the phone. The two discuss a potential [[Sherry|liability]], an individual who managed to escape their grasp and who could leak Organization secrets to the public. Gin orders their immediate capture, dead or alive.<br /> <br /> ==== File 178 - Code Name Sherry ====<br /> [[File:CH178_HaibaraShoots.png|thumb|left|200px|Haibara fires the gun without compunction.]][[File:CH178_Sherry.png|thumb|right|200px|Ai Haibara confronts Conan with her true horrifying identity.]]<br /> Conan arrives at the newspaper company door but is stopped at gunpoint by a rotund man with sunglasses. Inside the headquarters, Mitsuhiko discovers a spreadsheet of incomplete ¥10,000 bills, giving credence to the existence of a counterfeit operation. The woman in black and her group of co-conspirators burst into the room and capture the children, intending to execute them one at a time to motivate Toshiya's brother to expedite his work. The woman approaches Ayumi first, gloating about Conan's capture and presumed death, sending the girl into a spiral of distress. Suddenly, the woman's gun is knocked out of her hand as the room door creaks open, revealing an unharmed Conan. He points to the man in an arm cast, identifying him as their original sketcher. Due to some accident, he injured his arm, forcing the gang to kidnap Toshiya's brother to finish the work on his behalf. He notices the painting solution placed beside the magnetic printer and surmises that the ring was intending to mass print thousands of counterfeit bills and exchange them for legitimate tender at various currency exchange machines, thereby ballooning their wealth. The woman in black expresses shock, confused as to how he evaded capture. Conan opens the door fully, allowing for the rotund man's [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|tranquilized]] body to fall to the floor. He then activates his [[Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes]] and launches several paint cans into the ring members, incapacitating two men. The woman reaches for her dropped gun, but Haibara manages to grab the weapon first. She calmly raises the barrel and fires a deafening round past the mortified woman's face and into the building window, alerting the nearby police officers in the process. The Detective Boys, stand around speechless about what they witnessed, but their moment of shock is soon interrupted by the responding police officers.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Inspector Megure arrives twenty minutes later and arrests the members of the counterfeit ring. Conan relishes his victory over whom he assumes is in league with the likes of Gin and Vodka, but the woman denies any knowledge of such codenames. Megure explains that the group is a notorious counterfeit ring called the Silver Fox. The inspector inquires about the gunshot, and upon learning that it was Haibara's doing, he furiously reprimands the girl for her dangerous actions, causing her to cry.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Later that night, Conan walks a still downhearted Haibara home, internally expressing his annoyance about the lack of connection between the counterfeit ring and the Black Organization. As the boy bids the girl farewell, Haibara ominously drops her teary facade and says, &quot;[[APTX4869]].&quot; Conan, taken aback for a moment, asks for clarification. Haibara says it is the name of the drug he was given by the Organization, and that she was the one who produced the miracle poison. Conan, desperately concealing his panic, feigns ignorance about the girl's exposition. Nevertheless, with an overwhelmingly sinister tone, she states that she took the same drug, and that her codename is [[Sherry]]. All Conan can do is stare in shock and fear as Haibara correctly names him as &quot;Shinichi Kudo.&quot; <br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Toshiya|File 176-178 Toshiya manga.jpg|<br /> * Teitan Elementary student}}<br /> {{People|Boy|File 176-178 Toshiya's brother manga.jpg|squeezed=1.5|fsize=0.87em|<br /> * Victim (kidnapped)<br /> * Toshiya's brother<br /> * High school student<br /> * Artist}}<br /> {{People|Lady in black|File 176-178 Lady in black manga.jpg|<br /> * Silver Fox Counterfeit Ring mastermind}}<br /> {{People|Man A|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 1 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{clear}}<br /> {{People|Man B|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 2 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeit artist with bandaged arm}}<br /> {{People|Inuyama|File 176-178 Inuyama manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Introduces Ai Haibara, a transfer student at Teitan Elementary School.<br /> ** She reveals herself as a Black Organization member with the codename Sherry, having taken the same drug Conan was given.<br /> ** Haibara reveals that the mysterious drug used by the Black Organization is called APTX4869.<br /> <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Murdered Professor Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 179 - The Girl Made of Lies ====<br /> [[File:CH179_HaibaraDiscovery.png|thumb|right|300px|Agasa discovered Haibara unconscious in front of the Kudo Residence]]<br /> [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] reminds [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] about her address, the twenty-second building of the second ward of Beika, [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house. Horrified of the implications, Conan dials the professor's number on his [[Earring Cellphone]], but gets no response. The girl smirks, stating that he will never pick up as he is &quot;no longer in this world.&quot; Conan glares at her with a piercing rage.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH179_BOActivities.png|thumb|right|220px|The Black Organization had extensively investigated Shinichi Kudo after his death remained unconfirmed.]]<br /> However, contrary to Conan's expectations, he finds Agasa perfectly well and happy in his home, although without a properly functioning communication system. Haibara makes herself at home, placing her bag on the table and taking out a magazine. Conan is flooded with a sense of relief but also shame, believing he had been fooled by an actual child debriefed about his situation by Agasa. The professor, however, insists that her claim about being a member of the [[Black Organization]] is true, adding that the name, &quot;Ai Haibara,&quot; is derived from the names of two fictional female detectives, [[Wikipedia: V.I. Warshawski|V.I. Warshawski]] (I = Ai) and [[Wikipedia: Cordelia Gray|Cordelia Gray]] (Gray = Hai). Conan shouts his anger and confusion, not understanding why Agasa would let a member of the enemy into his home. Haibara explains that the professor saved her, having discovered her unconscious body in front of the [[Kudo Residence]].&lt;br&gt; <br /> Amongst those administered the [[APTX4869]] poison, only [[Shinichi Kudo]]'s death remained confirmed. Thus, the Organization had dispatched an investigation team to the Kudo Residence twice. Haibara, who had joined both missions, confirmed the house was in a state of abandonment upon her first visit. Though, on her second visit, she noticed that Shinichi's childhood clothing was missing from its container. Having observed the rare instance where a laboratory rat survived the poison, returning to a younger form of itself, Haibara had known of the possibility of a human experiencing the same effect. Conan, frightened, asks if the Organization is aware of his survival. Haibara assures him that they do not, as she had kept the discovery a secret since she wanted to observe the prolonged effects of her poison without her &quot;subject's&quot; termination.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Ultimately, Haibara reveals that she betrayed the Black Organization, citing her [[Akemi Miyano|sister]]'s murder as the reason for her rebellion. Despite her repeated request for the reason for her sister's death, she was denied information, leading her to threaten to cease the development of her drug. In response, the Organization restrained her while the upper echelons decided her fate. Believing she would be executed, she attempted to take her life using a APTX4869 pill she had purloined, only to transform back into her seven-year-old self. Her shrunken hands soon slipped through her manacles, allowing her to escape the facility through a trash chute and into the Beika streets. Believing Shinichi Kudo to be another survivor of her drug, she believed him to be her sole ally, and thus approached his residence. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan remains unsympathetic to her tragic story, accusing her of being an accessory to countless murders. Haibara understands, though insists she did not want to develop a poison, implying she was forced into the work. Agasa tries to arbitrate the intense conversation and suggests that Haibara could develop an antidote. She denies the notion, holding up a newspaper from three days ago showing a laboratory of a pharmaceutical company destroyed in an accident. She states that the Organization has destroyed any and all evidence she could use against them, including her research. Conan understands the gravity of the situation and the liability Haibara poses to his safety if she were to be captured. Thus, he condones her stay with Agasa.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH179_HirotaDeath.png|thumb|left|200px|The group finds Masami Hirota crushed under his bookshelf.]]<br /> The professor asks about Haibara's parents, but the girl states they are deceased, having died in a laboratory accident when she was very young. The Organization sent her to grade school in the [[Wikipedia: United States|United States]] while her sister remained in Japan, performing various tasks in exchange for Haibara's safety. While on the topic of her sister, Haibara recalls that a few years ago, her sister sent several [[Wikipedia: Floppy disk|floppy disks]] containing photographs of her trip. After briefly viewing the contents, she sent the floppies back. Around the same time, she had lost a key fragment of the APTX4869 development data and was unable to locate it within her lab. Conan deduces that Haibara may have accidentally included the lost data fragment in the set of returned floppy disks, meaning it may yet still exist. Haibara remembers being told that the received floppy disks were originally arranged by her sister's professor, Masami Hirota, who was a member of her trip.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Agasa manages to call Professor Masami Hirota through the university directory and asks about the floppy disks, giving Haibara's sister's name, [[Akemi Miyano]]. Hirota confirms that he is in possession of the floppies in question, noting the inclusion of a &quot;strange disk&quot; mixed amongst them. Believing it to be the missing data, Agasa sets an appointment in three hours.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan clears his schedule with [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and sets off to Professor Hirota's residence in the [[Wikipedia: Shizuoka|Shizuoka]] Prefecture. In the car ride over, Conan instructs Agasa to remain alert around Haibara, finding her ignorance about the Organization's broader goals suspicious. He also expresses familiarity with the name, &quot;[[Akemi Miyano|Masami Hirota]],&quot; but remains unsure about where he had previously heard it.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Once at the Hirota residence, they are greeted by the professor's wife, Toshiko Hirota, who guides them to his office. She knocks on his door but oddly finds it locked. Conan leaps to gain visual through a high window. To his shock, he sees Hirota crushed under a bookshelf, blood pooling around his head. With Agasa's help, Conan breaks through the door and into the room, confirming Masami Hirota's death.<br /> <br /> ==== File 180 - Checkmate ====<br /> [[File:CH180_Vodka.png|thumb|right|200px|Conan and Haibara recognize the insurance agent's voice as belonging to Vodka.]]<br /> Inspector [[Sango Yokomizo]] arrives at the scene and declares the death an accident—the result of the professor climbing his bookshelf to reach something, only to lose balance and fall onto a hard object which had landed on the floor. He points to the room's one and only key found amongst the clutter and the locked door and windows. Conan disagrees, pointing to a fallen [[Wikipedia: Landline|landline telephone]] under an open book. He states that if the phone fell from the nearby table, the handset would naturally be displaced from its original position atop the speaker, meaning the object was deliberately placed in that form to camouflage a murder. Sango questions Toshiko if the residence had any recent guests; she responds there were four including Agasa. Meanwhile, Haibara operates the office computer and finds that entire floppy disk collection is missing. Conan quietly floats the idea of the Black Organization committing the murder, a notion Haibara concurs with. Still, they decide to withhold their judgement until they meet the full cast of suspects.&lt;br&gt; <br /> Toshiko is able to identify one of their guests, Kazuhiro Hosoya, while the remaining two, Akira Shirakura and Michio Morioka, are determined by listening to various voicemails recorded on the fallen landline. Sango also finds a voicemail left by an &quot;insurance agent&quot; wishing to visit his home to advertise a new plan. Conan's eyes widen in horror, recognizing the tone and voice despite its alteration; it is [[Vodka]]'s voice. Agasa turns to Conan, asking if the voicemail serves as confirmation for the Organization's involvement, but to the contrary, Conan states that the possibility has decreased. If their goals were to retrieve the missing floppy disk, they would not sloppily commit a locked-room murder and leave their voicemail at the scene of the crime. Haibara agrees, surmising that Vodka's attempt at setting an insurance appointment was likely to allow him and his operatives to better infiltrate the professor's home and purloin the floppy disk. Conan smiles, believing the Black Organization to still be lurking nearby. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH180_MasamiDeath.png|thumb|left|250px|Haibara recalls seeing Conan beside Masami Hirota's body.]]<br /> The three suspects arrive at the scene and give their stories. Hosoya visited to ask if Hirota could write a letter of recommendation for his daughter, though left after noticing the professor was inebriated; Morioka stopped by to play a chess match, but left after finding the office door locked; and Shirakura, who arrived at the residence after the body was discovered, came to claim a floppy disk containing a photograph of him [[Wikipedia: Cross-dressing|cross-dressing]] next to the professor, wanting to include it in a magazine issue he is contributing on. Conan digests the information, noting the crumpled cassette tape discovered at the site. Haibara quietly observes the boy while remembering a conversation she had with Akemi, her sister. Akemi had told her about Conan Edogawa, describing him as a peculiar and intelligent young boy. Haibara then asked about Akemi's job, having heard it was in a state of disarray. Despite her sister's assurance about her safety, Haibara's mind dwells on a newspaper page reporting the one billion yen robber's suicide, featuring a distraught Conan standing beside the corpse.&lt;ref name=&quot;¥1,000,000,000_Robbery&quot;&gt; One Billion Yen Robbery Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#¥1,000,000,000_Robbery|Volume 2: 13-16]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> Haibara approaches a ruminating Conan and lists the confounding elements of the case before reminding him of the dangers of lingering. She says it is &quot;checkmate,&quot; placing a knight piece atop the landline. Conan, inspired by this action, solves the locked-room mystery and stops Haibara from leaving. He promises to prove to her that there is no such thing as an unsolvable mystery.<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Masami Hirota|Masami Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (bludgeoned)<br /> * 61 years old<br /> * Professor at Nanyo University}}<br /> {{People|Toshiko Hirota|Toshiko Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * 53 years old<br /> * Masami Hirota's wife}}<br /> {{People|Akira Shirakura|Akira Shirakura manga.jpg|<br /> * 25 years old<br /> * Model}}<br /> {{People|Michio Morioka|Michio Morioka manga.jpg|<br /> * 48 years old<br /> * Veterinarian}}<br /> {{People|Kazuhiro Hosoya|Kazuhiro Hosoya manga.jpg|<br /> * 43 years old<br /> * Manager at a Trading Company}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> == Trivia ==<br /> * The title for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'':<br /> :* File 171 - The Same?<br /> :* File 175 - To Win a Heart<br /> :* File 176 - The Transfer Student<br /> :* File 177 - Woman in Black<br /> :* File 179 - The False Girl<br /> :* File 180 - Checkmate<br /> <br /> == Cover in other countries ==<br /> &lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i_Comicart.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Comic Art)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Star Comics)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18pl.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Philippines]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ca.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Catalan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_9sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_10sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume 18e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Manga]]<br /> * [[Volume 11-20]]<br /> * [[Detective Conan]]<br /> <br /> {{Volumes}}<br /> {{Black Organization}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Volumes]]<br /> [[de:Band 18]]</div>

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<p>Sedritsugu: </p> <hr /> <div>{{InfoBox Volume<br /> | volume = 18<br /> | image = Volume 18.jpg<br /> | releasedate = January 17, 1998<br /> | chapters = 171-180<br /> | isbn = 4-09-125048-3<br /> | publisher = [[Shogakukan]]<br /> | english-releasedate = July 17, 2007<br /> | english-isbn = 1-4215-0883-4<br /> | english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]<br /> | detective = [[Wikipedia: Tantei Monogatari|Shunsaku Kudo]]<br /> | keyhole = [[Ai Haibara]]<br /> | prev-volume = Volume 17<br /> | next-volume = Volume 19<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> Volume 18 was released on January 17, 1998 in Japan.<br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> {{Char Appearances|<br /> {{Char|Conan Edogawa}}<br /> {{Char|Ran Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}<br /> {{Char|Genta Kojima}}<br /> {{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}<br /> {{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}<br /> {{Char|Sumiko Kobayashi}}<br /> {{Char|Juzo Megure}}<br /> {{Char|Sango Yokomizo}}<br /> {{Char|Gin}}<br /> {{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo&lt;br&gt;(flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Shiho Miyano|display=Shiho Miyano&lt;br&gt;(flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano&lt;br&gt;(flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Vodka|display=Vodka&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> <br /> <br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Gadgets ==<br /> {{Gadgets Appearances|<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}<br /> {{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}<br /> {{Gadget|Transmitter}}<br /> {{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}<br /> {{Gadget|Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes}}<br /> {{Gadget|Earring Cellphone}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Chapters ==<br /> === Actor's Apartment Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|102-103|The Historical Actor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Wataru Takagi]]|image = Wataru Takagi.jpg|description =<br /> * 26 years old<br /> * Police detective}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 171 - It Must Be Similar... ====<br /> The media had arrived at the apartment. They want to know if it's true that Isami Nagakura was murdered.<br /> <br /> ==== File 172 - Two Rooms ====<br /> <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Kozaburo Hijikata'''.<br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Kozaburo Hijikata|Kozaburo Hijikata manga.jpg|<br /> * 51 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Hajime Okita|Hajime Okita manga.jpg|<br /> * 29 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Isami Nagakura|Isami Nagakura manga.jpg|squeezed=1|<br /> * Victim (strangled)<br /> * 38 years old<br /> * Actress<br /> * Kozaburo Hijikata's wife}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> === Shinichi's First Love Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|100-101|The Memories of First Love Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 173 - First Love... ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 174 - The Burning Truth ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 175 - Unlock Your Heart!? ====<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Manabu Sawai'''.<br /> <br /> [[File: F175 Shinichi confesses.jpg|150 px|thumb|right|Shinichi confessed to Asami that he already loves someone.]]<br /> <br /> Asami confesses to Ran that despite the rumors she started, Asami confessed to Shinichi in middle school and was instantly rejected because he likes someone else. Asami relates the description Shinichi gave, which Sonoko recognizes as a description of Ran, but Ran is oblivious and asks Sonoko if there is such a girl. <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Asami Uchida|Asami Uchida manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (burned-injured)<br /> * 18 years old<br /> * Freshman, Literature Department Tohto University}}<br /> {{People|Manabu Sawai|Manabu Sawai manga.jpg|fsize=0.94em|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * President of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Tomoko Hayasaka|Tomoko Hayasaka manga.jpg|fsize=0.88em|<br /> * 21 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * Vice-president of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Shigehisa Noguchi|Shigehisa Noguchi manga.jpg|<br /> * 20 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Chika Miyazaki|Chika Miyazaki manga.jpg|<br /> * 19 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Yoshinobu Morimoto|Yoshinobu Morimoto manga.jpg|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Junior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== ''Major events'' ====<br /> It is revealed that Asami only confessed to Shinichi, to which he replied he's in love with &quot;someone weird&quot;, a.k.a. Ran.<br /> <br /> === Missing Older Brother Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Ai Haibara|Ai Haibara]]|image = Ai Haibara.jpg|description =<br /> * 7 years old<br /> * New student at Teitan Elementary}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 176 - The New Student... ====<br /> [[File:CH176_AiHaibara.png|thumb|left|250px|Ai Haibara joins the class.]]<br /> [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] shares news of a transfer student joining their class to [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] and [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]]. While the children enthusiastically speculate on the personality and appearance of this mysterious new individual, [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] voices his general indifference. Ayumi recalls catching a glimpse of the student's surname at the school infirmary, a two kanji name reading, &quot;Haibara (灰原).&quot; Their teacher, [[Sumiko Kobayashi|Sumiko]], then arrives at the entrance and welcomes [[Ai Haibara]] to the classroom. The girl, met with a shower of praise and applause, remains stoic. She calmly ignores Genta's offer to be her desk-mate and chooses an open seat next to Conan, much to the boy's confusion and surprise. &lt;br&gt;<br /> After school, the [[Detective Boys]] approach an aloof Haibara and inquire about her life. She says she lives on the twenty-second building of [[Beika]]'s second ward, making her neighbors with [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. Conan, however, does not recall seeing a &quot;Haibara&quot; name-plaque near his house. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko try to recruit Haibara into the Detective Boys, as Genta shows her his shoebox which is supposedly stuffed to the brim with various requests and letters. However, the box appears empty, much to the children's chagrin. As Genta wears his right shoe, he notices a hidden request note hidden inside and eagerly reads the contents.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH176_WomanInBlack.png|thumb|right|105px|Toshiya describes a woman in black.]]<br /> The Detective Boys are summoned to classroom A where they meet a boy named Toshiya, who claims his older brother has gone missing. Despite consulting various detectives and the relevant authorities, his brother's disappearance has continued for close to a week. Sensing danger surrounding the circumstances, Conan leads the Detective Boys to Toshiya's house.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Once at the abode, the children search the brother's room, quickly determining that he has not run away from home as he has left his wallet. Ayumi then discovers a series of bizarre paintings under the boy's bed, which Haibara immediately identifies as a recreation of a [[Wikipedia: Pablo Picasso|Picasso]] painting. They continue to discover several skilled recreations of various famous artworks. Conan deduces that Toshiya's brother was not kidnapped for ransom money, as Toshiya himself would be a more suitable target. Additionally, he was likely not taken for his ability to produce artistic forgeries, as his skills in coloring and finer details are still amateur. The boy's attention is drawn to a lone image of [[Wikipedia: Natsume Sōseki|Natsume Sōseki]]. Toshiya explains that his brother is a major fan of the author's work and has even presented his portrait of him at a town exhibition. Since the portrait was a copy of a pre-exiting image, his work was largely panned. Nevertheless, one woman showed interest in his work, a woman dressed fully in black. Conan's eyes light up with shock as he interrogates Toshiya about the woman, believing her to be a member of the [[Black Organization]]. Dropping his innocent child-like demeanor, Conan commands Toshiya to lead him to various locations his brother would frequent in close proximity. Meanwhile, Haibara observes the frantic boy with a blank expression.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Sometime later, the Detective Boys find themselves exhausted and gasping for breath on a city sidewalk, having searched several locations suggested by Toshiya. Ayumi proposes they rest at a nearby convenience store and hydrate themselves. Once inside, Conan notices a suspicious man dressed in dark clothing paying for a singular box of ¥230 cigarettes with a ¥1000 bill. Seen as the man has no reason to pay for the cigarettes at the cashier since there is a vending machine outside, Conan climbs onto the store desk and inspects the used bill. He holds the central circle to the light and confirms the bill lacks a transparent portrait of Natsume Sōseki, proving it is counterfeit. He casually notifies the clerk about his discovery before rushing out the door.<br /> <br /> ==== File 177 - The Lady In Black ====<br /> The Detective Boys state their confusion about Conan's actions, wondering why they are tailing this man in black. Conan states that Toshiya's brother had perfectly forged an image of Natsume Sōseki, who is on the ¥1000 bill. If an underground counterfeit ring is currently up and running, the boy's missing brother may have a connection to its operations. Noting the possibility of the Black Organization's involvement, Conan decides that he must direct his friends away from the potential danger. He approaches the man in black and hands him a ¥1000 bill, saying he had dropped it on the street. The man spitefully grabs the note and walks away in silence. After disbanding the group and going his separate way, Conan sparks up his [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|tracking glasses]] and tracks a [[Transmitter|transmitter]] he placed on the bill to a station-side vendor.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_StationDeduction.png|thumb|left|225px|Conan determines his target's destination based on his change.]]<br /> The clerk explains that the man in black bought a coffee with the ¥1000 bill and asked for change in ¥10 and ¥100 coins. She lacked the necessary ¥100 coins so she included a ¥500 coin and returned a total of ¥890. The man had then walked over to a nearby phone booth and continuously inserted coins to continue his call for about ten minutes. A janitor then approaches Conan, believing him to be the man in black's associate, and hands him a ¥50 coin he forgot to extract from the ticket machine. He recalls that he purchased a Tohto line ticket using a ¥500 coin and had received at least three coins in change (including the ¥50). Conan digests the given information and determines that the man must have bought a ¥320 Tohto line ticket, producing ¥180 in change, taking him to Daitoma station.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan arrives at the station but fails to find any promising leads. He decides to inquire a nearby real estate firm about remote storage locations and their sale status. The agent denies any knowledge about such a property and instructs Conan to leave with his friends. Conan twirls around and sees that the Detective Boys have followed him, each one, with the exception of Haibara, sporting an unamused face. They explain that Haibara had deduced Conan's intentions and suggested they follow him. Toshiya then asks an agent if a novelist lives nearby. He explains that his house had recently received a frantic phone call from his brother about &quot;being with people like Sōseki.&quot; The agent then recalls a man who physically resembles Sōseki owning a neighboring bookstore.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_WomanWithGun.png|thumb|right|220px|The woman in black prepares to execute the intruders.]]<br /> The Detective Boys investigate the bookstore and its owner but are quickly evicted from the establishment. Conan surmises that the owner is innocent, stating the store lacked the required printing equipment to effectively run a counterfeit-ring. Hearing the words &quot;printing equipment,&quot; the agent recalls a station-side newspaper company that recently purchased several printers. When asked about the company's employees, the agent perfectly describes the woman in black. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko debate the newspaper company's connection to Sōseki, leading Conan to recite a famous Sōseki quote about hiding in plain sight—deducing that Toshiya's brother intended to relay such a message. With their sights set on the newspaper company, the group approach a nearby police box and inform the officers of their findings, but fail to be taken seriously. With no other choice, Conan calls Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] as Shinichi and informs him about the counterfeit ring. As the boy hangs up the phone, he is reminded of a former encounter with a female member of the Black Organization, an encounter that ended in a gruesome tragedy.&lt;ref name=&quot;¥1,000,000,000_Robbery&quot;&gt; One Billion Yen Robbery Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#¥1,000,000,000_Robbery|Volume 2: 13-16]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_Gin.png|thumb|left|200px|Gin orders the capture of their liability at all costs.]]<br /> Genta disobeys Conan's instructions to remain at the police box and ventures into the newspaper company's headquarters in search of the counterfeit ring. He is followed by the rest of the Detective Boys, who discover that the central room is devoid of any striking evidence for criminal activity. Haibara, however, finds various bottles of painting solution, indicating that attempts at counterfeit were conducted.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, the woman in black strikes the man in black, admonishing him for his recklessness. Nevertheless, he delivers the requested painting solutions, the final ingredient necessary for Toshiya's brother to produce perfect ¥10,000 counterfeit. A member of the operation then notices the five children in the room next door, their images captured by security cameras. The woman pulls out a firearm, intending to silence their little intruders. Back at the police box, Conan learns of his friends' actions and rushes after them.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, [[Gin]] drives his car down a busy city street while calling [[Vodka]] over the phone. The two discuss a potential [[Sherry|liability]], an individual who managed to escape their grasp and who could leak Organization secrets to the public. Gin orders their immediate capture, dead or alive.<br /> <br /> ==== File 178 - Code Name Sherry ====<br /> [[File:CH178_HaibaraShoots.png|thumb|left|200px|Haibara fires the gun without compunction.]][[File:CH178_Sherry.png|thumb|right|200px|Ai Haibara confronts Conan with her true horrifying identity.]]<br /> Conan arrives at the newspaper company door but is stopped at gunpoint by a rotund man with sunglasses. Inside the headquarters, Mitsuhiko discovers a spreadsheet of incomplete ¥10,000 bills, giving credence to the existence of a counterfeit operation. The woman in black and her group of co-conspirators burst into the room and capture the children, intending to execute them one at a time to motivate Toshiya's brother to expedite his work. The woman approaches Ayumi first, gloating about Conan's capture and presumed death, sending the girl into a spiral of distress. Suddenly, the woman's gun is knocked out of her hand as the room door creaks open, revealing an unharmed Conan. He points to the man in an arm cast, identifying him as their original sketcher. Due to some accident, he injured his arm, forcing the gang to kidnap Toshiya's brother to finish the work on his behalf. He notices the painting solution placed beside the magnetic printer and surmises that the ring was intending to mass print thousands of counterfeit bills and exchange them for legitimate tender at various currency exchange machines, thereby ballooning their wealth. The woman in black expresses shock, confused as to how he evaded capture. Conan opens the door fully, allowing for the rotund man's [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|tranquilized]] body to fall to the floor. He then activates his [[Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes]] and launches several paint cans into the ring members, incapacitating two men. The woman reaches for her dropped gun, but Haibara manages to grab the weapon first. She calmly raises the barrel and fires a deafening round past the mortified woman's face and into the building window, alerting the nearby police officers in the process. The Detective Boys, stand around speechless about what they witnessed, but their moment of shock is soon interrupted by the responding police officers.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Inspector Megure arrives twenty minutes later and arrests the members of the counterfeit ring. Conan relishes his victory over whom he assumes is in league with the likes of Gin and Vodka, but the woman denies any knowledge of such codenames. Megure explains that the group is a notorious counterfeit ring called the Silver Fox. The inspector inquires about the gunshot, and upon learning that it was Haibara's doing, he furiously reprimands the girl for her dangerous actions, causing her to cry.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Later that night, Conan walks a still downhearted Haibara home, internally expressing his annoyance about the lack of connection between the counterfeit ring and the Black Organization. As the boy bids the girl farewell, Haibara ominously drops her teary facade and says, &quot;[[APTX4869]].&quot; Conan, taken aback for a moment, asks for clarification. Haibara says it is the name of the drug he was given by the Organization, and that she was the one who produced the miracle poison. Conan, desperately concealing his panic, feigns ignorance about the girl's exposition. Nevertheless, with an overwhelmingly sinister tone, she states that she took the same drug, and that her codename is [[Sherry]]. All Conan can do is stare in shock and fear as Haibara correctly names him as &quot;Shinichi Kudo.&quot; <br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Toshiya|File 176-178 Toshiya manga.jpg|<br /> * Teitan Elementary student}}<br /> {{People|Boy|File 176-178 Toshiya's brother manga.jpg|squeezed=1.5|fsize=0.87em|<br /> * Victim (kidnapped)<br /> * Toshiya's brother<br /> * High school student<br /> * Artist}}<br /> {{People|Lady in black|File 176-178 Lady in black manga.jpg|<br /> * Silver Fox Counterfeit Ring mastermind}}<br /> {{People|Man A|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 1 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{clear}}<br /> {{People|Man B|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 2 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeit artist with bandaged arm}}<br /> {{People|Inuyama|File 176-178 Inuyama manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Introduces Ai Haibara, a transfer student at Teitan Elementary School.<br /> ** She reveals herself as a Black Organization member with the codename Sherry, having taken the same drug Conan was given.<br /> ** Haibara reveals that the mysterious drug used by the Black Organization is called APTX4869.<br /> <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Murdered Professor Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 179 - The Girl Made of Lies ====<br /> [[File:CH179_HaibaraDiscovery.png|thumb|right|300px|Agasa discovered Haibara unconscious in front of the Kudo Residence]]<br /> [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] reminds [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] about her address, the twenty-second building of the second ward of Beika, [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house. Horrified of the implications, Conan dials the professor's number on his [[Earring Cellphone]], but gets no response. The girl smirks, stating that he will never pick up as he is &quot;no longer in this world.&quot; Conan glares at her with a piercing rage.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH179_BOActivities.png|thumb|right|220px|The Black Organization had extensively investigated Shinichi Kudo after his death remained unconfirmed.]]<br /> However, contrary to Conan's expectations, he finds Agasa perfectly well and happy in his home, although without a properly functioning communication system. Haibara makes herself at home, placing her bag on the table and taking out a magazine. Conan is flooded with a sense of relief but also shame, believing he had been fooled by an actual child debriefed about his situation by Agasa. The professor, however, insists that her claim about being a member of the [[Black Organization]] is true, adding that the name, &quot;Ai Haibara,&quot; is derived from the names of two fictional female detectives, [[Wikipedia: V.I. Warshawski|V.I. Warshawski]] (I = Ai) and [[Wikipedia: Cordelia Gray|Cordelia Gray]] (Gray = Hai). Conan shouts his anger and confusion, not understanding why Agasa would let a member of the enemy into his home. Haibara explains that the professor saved her, having discovered her unconscious body in front of the [[Kudo Residence]].&lt;br&gt; <br /> Amongst those administered the [[APTX4869]] poison, only [[Shinichi Kudo]]'s death remained confirmed. Thus, the Organization had dispatched an investigation team to the Kudo Residence twice. Haibara, who had joined both missions, confirmed the house was in a state of abandonment upon her first visit. Though, on her second visit, she noticed that Shinichi's childhood clothing was missing from its container. Having observed the rare instance where a laboratory rat survived the poison, returning to a younger form of itself, Haibara had known of the possibility of a human experiencing the same effect. Conan, frightened, asks if the Organization is aware of his survival. Haibara assures him that they do not, as she had kept the discovery a secret since she wanted to observe the prolonged effects of her poison without her &quot;subject's&quot; termination.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Ultimately, Haibara reveals that she betrayed the Black Organization, citing her [[Akemi Miyano|sister]]'s murder as the reason for her rebellion. Despite her repeated request for the reason for her sister's death, she was denied information, leading her to threaten to cease the development of her drug. In response, the Organization restrained her while the upper echelons decided her fate. Believing she would be executed, she attempted to take her life using a APTX4869 pill she had purloined, only to transform back into her seven-year-old self. Her shrunken hands soon slipped through her manacles, allowing her to escape the facility through a trash chute and into the Beika streets. Believing Shinichi Kudo to be another survivor of her drug, she believed him to be her sole ally, and thus approached his residence. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan remains unsympathetic to her tragic story, accusing her of being an accessory to countless murders. Haibara understands, though insists she did not want to develop a poison, implying she was forced into the work. Agasa tries to arbitrate the intense conversation and suggests that Haibara could develop an antidote. She denies the notion, holding up a newspaper from three days ago showing a laboratory of a pharmaceutical company destroyed in an accident. She states that the Organization has destroyed any and all evidence she could use against them, including her research. Conan understands the gravity of the situation and the liability Haibara poses to his safety if she were to be captured. Thus, he condones her stay with Agasa.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH179_HirotaDeath.png|thumb|left|200px|The group finds Masami Hirota crushed under his bookshelf.]]<br /> The professor asks about Haibara's parents, but the girl states they are deceased, having died in a laboratory accident when she was very young. The Organization sent her to grade school in the [[Wikipedia: United States|United States]] while her sister remained in Japan, performing various tasks in exchange for Haibara's safety. While on the topic of her sister, Haibara recalls that a few years ago, her sister sent several [[Wikipedia: Floppy disk|floppy disks]] containing photographs of her trip. After briefly viewing the contents, she sent the floppies back. Around the same time, she had lost a key fragment of the APTX4869 development data and was unable to locate it within her lab. Conan deduces that Haibara may have accidentally included the lost data fragment in the set of returned floppy disks, meaning it may yet still exist. Haibara remembers being told that the received floppy disks were originally arranged by her sister's professor, Masami Hirota, who was a member of her trip.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Agasa manages to call Professor Masami Hirota through the university directory and asks about the floppy disks, giving Haibara's sister's name, [[Akemi Miyano]]. Hirota confirms that he is in possession of the floppies in question, noting the inclusion of a &quot;strange disk&quot; mixed amongst them. Believing it to be the missing data, Agasa sets an appointment in three hours.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan clears his schedule with [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and sets off to Professor Hirota's residence in the [[Wikipedia: Shizuoka|Shizuoka]] Prefecture. In the car ride over, Conan instructs Agasa to remain alert around Haibara, finding her ignorance about the Organization's broader goals suspicious. He also expresses familiarity with the name, &quot;[[Akemi Miyano|Masami Hirota]],&quot; but remains unsure about where he had previously heard it.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Once at the Hirota residence, they are greeted by the professor's wife, Toshiko Hirota, who guides them to his office. She knocks on his door but oddly finds it locked. Conan leaps to gain visual through a high window. To his shock, he sees Hirota crushed under a bookshelf, blood pooling around his head. With Agasa's help, Conan breaks through the door and into the room, confirming Masami Hirota's death.<br /> <br /> ==== File 180 - Checkmate ====<br /> [[File:CH180_Vodka.png|thumb|right|200px|Conan and Haibara recognize the insurance agent's voice as belonging Vodka.]]<br /> Inspector [[Sango Yokomizo]] arrives at the scene and declares the death an accident—the result of the professor climbing his bookshelf to reach something, only to lose balance and fall onto a hard object which had landed on the floor. He points to the room's one and only key found amongst the clutter and the locked door and windows. Conan disagrees, pointing to a fallen [[Wikipedia: Landline|landline telephone]] under an open book. He states that if the phone fell from the nearby table, the handset would naturally be displaced from its original position atop the speaker, meaning the object was deliberately placed in that form to camouflage a murder. Sango questions Toshiko if the residence had any recent guests; she responds there were four including Agasa. Meanwhile, Haibara operates the office computer and finds that entire floppy disk collection is missing. Conan quietly floats the idea of the Black Organization committing the murder, a notion Haibara concurs with. Still, they decide to withhold their judgement until they meet the full cast of suspects.&lt;br&gt; <br /> Toshiko is able to identify one of their guests, Kazuhiro Hosoya, while the remaining two, Akira Shirakura and Michio Morioka, are determined by listening to various voicemails recorded on the fallen landline. Sango also finds a voicemail left by an &quot;insurance agent&quot; wishing to visit his home to advertise a new plan. Conan's eyes widen in horror, recognizing the tone and voice despite its alteration; it is [[Vodka]]'s voice. Agasa turns to Conan, asking if the voicemail serves as confirmation for the Organization's involvement, but to the contrary, Conan states that the possibility has decreased. If their goals were to retrieve the missing floppy disk, they would not sloppily commit a locked-room murder and leave their voicemail at the scene of the crime. Haibara agrees, surmising that Vodka's attempt at setting an insurance appointment was likely to allow him and his operatives to better infiltrate the professor's home and purloin the floppy disk. Conan smiles, believing the Black Organization to still be lurking nearby. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH180_MasamiDeath.png|thumb|left|250px|Haibara recalls seeing Conan beside Masami Hirota's body.]]<br /> The three suspects arrive at the scene and give their stories. Hosoya visited to ask if Hirota could write a letter of recommendation for his daughter, though left after noticing the professor was inebriated; Morioka stopped by to play a chess match, but left after finding the office door locked; and Shirakura, who arrived at the residence after the body was discovered, came to claim a floppy disk containing a photograph of him [[Wikipedia: Cross-dressing|cross-dressing]] next to the professor, wanting to include it in a magazine issue he is contributing on. Conan digests the information, noting the crumpled cassette tape discovered at the site. Haibara quietly observes the boy while remembering a conversation she had with Akemi, her sister. Akemi had told her about Conan Edogawa, describing him as a peculiar and intelligent young boy. Haibara then asked about Akemi's job, having heard it was in a state of disarray. Despite her sister's assurance about her safety, Haibara's mind dwells on a newspaper page reporting the one billion yen robber's suicide, featuring a distraught Conan standing beside the corpse.&lt;ref name=&quot;¥1,000,000,000_Robbery&quot;&gt; One Billion Yen Robbery Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#¥1,000,000,000_Robbery|Volume 2: 13-16]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> Haibara approaches a ruminating Conan and lists the confounding elements of the case before reminding him of the dangers of lingering. She says it is &quot;checkmate,&quot; placing a knight piece atop the landline. Conan, inspired by this action, solves the locked-room mystery and stops Haibara from leaving. He promises to prove to her that there is no such thing as an unsolvable mystery. <br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Masami Hirota|Masami Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (bludgeoned)<br /> * 61 years old<br /> * Professor at Nanyo University}}<br /> {{People|Toshiko Hirota|Toshiko Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * 53 years old<br /> * Masami Hirota's wife}}<br /> {{People|Akira Shirakura|Akira Shirakura manga.jpg|<br /> * 25 years old<br /> * Model}}<br /> {{People|Michio Morioka|Michio Morioka manga.jpg|<br /> * 48 years old<br /> * Veterinarian}}<br /> {{People|Kazuhiro Hosoya|Kazuhiro Hosoya manga.jpg|<br /> * 43 years old<br /> * Manager at a Trading Company}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> == Trivia ==<br /> * The title for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'':<br /> :* File 171 - The Same?<br /> :* File 175 - To Win a Heart<br /> :* File 176 - The Transfer Student<br /> :* File 177 - Woman in Black<br /> :* File 179 - The False Girl<br /> :* File 180 - Checkmate<br /> <br /> == Cover in other countries ==<br /> &lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i_Comicart.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Comic Art)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Star Comics)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18pl.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Philippines]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ca.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Catalan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_9sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_10sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume 18e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Manga]]<br /> * [[Volume 11-20]]<br /> * [[Detective Conan]]<br /> <br /> {{Volumes}}<br /> {{Black Organization}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Volumes]]<br /> [[de:Band 18]]</div>

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<p>Sedritsugu: 180 summary</p> <hr /> <div>{{InfoBox Volume<br /> | volume = 18<br /> | image = Volume 18.jpg<br /> | releasedate = January 17, 1998<br /> | chapters = 171-180<br /> | isbn = 4-09-125048-3<br /> | publisher = [[Shogakukan]]<br /> | english-releasedate = July 17, 2007<br /> | english-isbn = 1-4215-0883-4<br /> | english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]<br /> | detective = [[Wikipedia: Tantei Monogatari|Shunsaku Kudo]]<br /> | keyhole = [[Ai Haibara]]<br /> | prev-volume = Volume 17<br /> | next-volume = Volume 19<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> Volume 18 was released on January 17, 1998 in Japan.<br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> {{Char Appearances|<br /> {{Char|Conan Edogawa}}<br /> {{Char|Ran Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}<br /> {{Char|Genta Kojima}}<br /> {{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}<br /> {{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}<br /> {{Char|Sumiko Kobayashi}}<br /> {{Char|Juzo Megure}}<br /> {{Char|Sango Yokomizo}}<br /> {{Char|Gin}}<br /> {{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo&lt;br&gt;(flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Shiho Miyano|display=Shiho Miyano&lt;br&gt;(flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano&lt;br&gt;(flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Vodka|display=Vodka&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> <br /> <br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Gadgets ==<br /> {{Gadgets Appearances|<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}<br /> {{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}<br /> {{Gadget|Transmitter}}<br /> {{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}<br /> {{Gadget|Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes}}<br /> {{Gadget|Earring Cellphone}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Chapters ==<br /> === Actor's Apartment Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|102-103|The Historical Actor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Wataru Takagi]]|image = Wataru Takagi.jpg|description =<br /> * 26 years old<br /> * Police detective}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 171 - It Must Be Similar... ====<br /> The media had arrived at the apartment. They want to know if it's true that Isami Nagakura was murdered.<br /> <br /> ==== File 172 - Two Rooms ====<br /> <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Kozaburo Hijikata'''.<br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Kozaburo Hijikata|Kozaburo Hijikata manga.jpg|<br /> * 51 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Hajime Okita|Hajime Okita manga.jpg|<br /> * 29 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Isami Nagakura|Isami Nagakura manga.jpg|squeezed=1|<br /> * Victim (strangled)<br /> * 38 years old<br /> * Actress<br /> * Kozaburo Hijikata's wife}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> === Shinichi's First Love Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|100-101|The Memories of First Love Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 173 - First Love... ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 174 - The Burning Truth ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 175 - Unlock Your Heart!? ====<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Manabu Sawai'''.<br /> <br /> [[File: F175 Shinichi confesses.jpg|150 px|thumb|right|Shinichi confessed to Asami that he already loves someone.]]<br /> <br /> Asami confesses to Ran that despite the rumors she started, Asami confessed to Shinichi in middle school and was instantly rejected because he likes someone else. Asami relates the description Shinichi gave, which Sonoko recognizes as a description of Ran, but Ran is oblivious and asks Sonoko if there is such a girl. <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Asami Uchida|Asami Uchida manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (burned-injured)<br /> * 18 years old<br /> * Freshman, Literature Department Tohto University}}<br /> {{People|Manabu Sawai|Manabu Sawai manga.jpg|fsize=0.94em|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * President of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Tomoko Hayasaka|Tomoko Hayasaka manga.jpg|fsize=0.88em|<br /> * 21 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * Vice-president of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Shigehisa Noguchi|Shigehisa Noguchi manga.jpg|<br /> * 20 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Chika Miyazaki|Chika Miyazaki manga.jpg|<br /> * 19 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Yoshinobu Morimoto|Yoshinobu Morimoto manga.jpg|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Junior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== ''Major events'' ====<br /> It is revealed that Asami only confessed to Shinichi, to which he replied he's in love with &quot;someone weird&quot;, a.k.a. Ran.<br /> <br /> === Missing Older Brother Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Ai Haibara|Ai Haibara]]|image = Ai Haibara.jpg|description =<br /> * 7 years old<br /> * New student at Teitan Elementary}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 176 - The New Student... ====<br /> [[File:CH176_AiHaibara.png|thumb|left|250px|Ai Haibara joins the class.]]<br /> [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] shares news of a transfer student joining their class to [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] and [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]]. While the children enthusiastically speculate on the personality and appearance of this mysterious new individual, [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] voices his general indifference. Ayumi recalls catching a glimpse of the student's surname at the school infirmary, a two kanji name reading, &quot;Haibara (灰原).&quot; Their teacher, [[Sumiko Kobayashi|Sumiko]], then arrives at the entrance and welcomes [[Ai Haibara]] to the classroom. The girl, met with a shower of praise and applause, remains stoic. She calmly ignores Genta's offer to be her desk-mate and chooses an open seat next to Conan, much to the boy's confusion and surprise. &lt;br&gt;<br /> After school, the [[Detective Boys]] approach an aloof Haibara and inquire about her life. She says she lives on the twenty-second building of [[Beika]]'s second ward, making her neighbors with [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. Conan, however, does not recall seeing a &quot;Haibara&quot; name-plaque near his house. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko try to recruit Haibara into the Detective Boys, as Genta shows her his shoebox which is supposedly stuffed to the brim with various requests and letters. However, the box appears empty, much to the children's chagrin. As Genta wears his right shoe, he notices a hidden request note hidden inside and eagerly reads the contents.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH176_WomanInBlack.png|thumb|right|105px|Toshiya describes a woman in black.]]<br /> The Detective Boys are summoned to classroom A where they meet a boy named Toshiya, who claims his older brother has gone missing. Despite consulting various detectives and the relevant authorities, his brother's disappearance has continued for close to a week. Sensing danger surrounding the circumstances, Conan leads the Detective Boys to Toshiya's house.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Once at the abode, the children search the brother's room, quickly determining that he has not run away from home as he has left his wallet. Ayumi then discovers a series of bizarre paintings under the boy's bed, which Haibara immediately identifies as a recreation of a [[Wikipedia: Pablo Picasso|Picasso]] painting. They continue to discover several skilled recreations of various famous artworks. Conan deduces that Toshiya's brother was not kidnapped for ransom money, as Toshiya himself would be a more suitable target. Additionally, he was likely not taken for his ability to produce artistic forgeries, as his skills in coloring and finer details are still amateur. The boy's attention is drawn to a lone image of [[Wikipedia: Natsume Sōseki|Natsume Sōseki]]. Toshiya explains that his brother is a major fan of the author's work and has even presented his portrait of him at a town exhibition. Since the portrait was a copy of a pre-exiting image, his work was largely panned. Nevertheless, one woman showed interest in his work, a woman dressed fully in black. Conan's eyes light up with shock as he interrogates Toshiya about the woman, believing her to be a member of the [[Black Organization]]. Dropping his innocent child-like demeanor, Conan commands Toshiya to lead him to various locations his brother would frequent in close proximity. Meanwhile, Haibara observes the frantic boy with a blank expression.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Sometime later, the Detective Boys find themselves exhausted and gasping for breath on a city sidewalk, having searched several locations suggested by Toshiya. Ayumi proposes they rest at a nearby convenience store and hydrate themselves. Once inside, Conan notices a suspicious man dressed in dark clothing paying for a singular box of ¥230 cigarettes with a ¥1000 bill. Seen as the man has no reason to pay for the cigarettes at the cashier since there is a vending machine outside, Conan climbs onto the store desk and inspects the used bill. He holds the central circle to the light and confirms the bill lacks a transparent portrait of Natsume Sōseki, proving it is counterfeit. He casually notifies the clerk about his discovery before rushing out the door.<br /> <br /> ==== File 177 - The Lady In Black ====<br /> The Detective Boys state their confusion about Conan's actions, wondering why they are tailing this man in black. Conan states that Toshiya's brother had perfectly forged an image of Natsume Sōseki, who is on the ¥1000 bill. If an underground counterfeit ring is currently up and running, the boy's missing brother may have a connection to its operations. Noting the possibility of the Black Organization's involvement, Conan decides that he must direct his friends away from the potential danger. He approaches the man in black and hands him a ¥1000 bill, saying he had dropped it on the street. The man spitefully grabs the note and walks away in silence. After disbanding the group and going his separate way, Conan sparks up his [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|tracking glasses]] and tracks a [[Transmitter|transmitter]] he placed on the bill to a station-side vendor.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_StationDeduction.png|thumb|left|225px|Conan determines his target's destination based on his change.]]<br /> The clerk explains that the man in black bought a coffee with the ¥1000 bill and asked for change in ¥10 and ¥100 coins. She lacked the necessary ¥100 coins so she included a ¥500 coin and returned a total of ¥890. The man had then walked over to a nearby phone booth and continuously inserted coins to continue his call for about ten minutes. A janitor then approaches Conan, believing him to be the man in black's associate, and hands him a ¥50 coin he forgot to extract from the ticket machine. He recalls that he purchased a Tohto line ticket using a ¥500 coin and had received at least three coins in change (including the ¥50). Conan digests the given information and determines that the man must have bought a ¥320 Tohto line ticket, producing ¥180 in change, taking him to Daitoma station.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan arrives at the station but fails to find any promising leads. He decides to inquire a nearby real estate firm about remote storage locations and their sale status. The agent denies any knowledge about such a property and instructs Conan to leave with his friends. Conan twirls around and sees that the Detective Boys have followed him, each one, with the exception of Haibara, sporting an unamused face. They explain that Haibara had deduced Conan's intentions and suggested they follow him. Toshiya then asks an agent if a novelist lives nearby. He explains that his house had recently received a frantic phone call from his brother about &quot;being with people like Sōseki.&quot; The agent then recalls a man who physically resembles Sōseki owning a neighboring bookstore.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_WomanWithGun.png|thumb|right|220px|The woman in black prepares to execute the intruders.]]<br /> The Detective Boys investigate the bookstore and its owner but are quickly evicted from the establishment. Conan surmises that the owner is innocent, stating the store lacked the required printing equipment to effectively run a counterfeit-ring. Hearing the words &quot;printing equipment,&quot; the agent recalls a station-side newspaper company that recently purchased several printers. When asked about the company's employees, the agent perfectly describes the woman in black. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko debate the newspaper company's connection to Sōseki, leading Conan to recite a famous Sōseki quote about hiding in plain sight—deducing that Toshiya's brother intended to relay such a message. With their sights set on the newspaper company, the group approach a nearby police box and inform the officers of their findings, but fail to be taken seriously. With no other choice, Conan calls Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] as Shinichi and informs him about the counterfeit ring. As the boy hangs up the phone, he is reminded of a former encounter with a female member of the Black Organization, an encounter that ended in a gruesome tragedy.&lt;ref name=&quot;¥1,000,000,000_Robbery&quot;&gt; One Billion Yen Robbery Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#¥1,000,000,000_Robbery|Volume 2: 13-16]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_Gin.png|thumb|left|200px|Gin orders the capture of their liability at all costs.]]<br /> Genta disobeys Conan's instructions to remain at the police box and ventures into the newspaper company's headquarters in search of the counterfeit ring. He is followed by the rest of the Detective Boys, who discover that the central room is devoid of any striking evidence for criminal activity. Haibara, however, finds various bottles of painting solution, indicating that attempts at counterfeit were conducted.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, the woman in black strikes the man in black, admonishing him for his recklessness. Nevertheless, he delivers the requested painting solutions, the final ingredient necessary for Toshiya's brother to produce perfect ¥10,000 counterfeit. A member of the operation then notices the five children in the room next door, their images captured by security cameras. The woman pulls out a firearm, intending to silence their little intruders. Back at the police box, Conan learns of his friends' actions and rushes after them.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, [[Gin]] drives his car down a busy city street while calling [[Vodka]] over the phone. The two discuss a potential [[Sherry|liability]], an individual who managed to escape their grasp and who could leak Organization secrets to the public. Gin orders their immediate capture, dead or alive.<br /> <br /> ==== File 178 - Code Name Sherry ====<br /> [[File:CH178_HaibaraShoots.png|thumb|left|200px|Haibara fires the gun without compunction.]][[File:CH178_Sherry.png|thumb|right|200px|Ai Haibara confronts Conan with her true horrifying identity.]]<br /> Conan arrives at the newspaper company door but is stopped at gunpoint by a rotund man with sunglasses. Inside the headquarters, Mitsuhiko discovers a spreadsheet of incomplete ¥10,000 bills, giving credence to the existence of a counterfeit operation. The woman in black and her group of co-conspirators burst into the room and capture the children, intending to execute them one at a time to motivate Toshiya's brother to expedite his work. The woman approaches Ayumi first, gloating about Conan's capture and presumed death, sending the girl into a spiral of distress. Suddenly, the woman's gun is knocked out of her hand as the room door creaks open, revealing an unharmed Conan. He points to the man in an arm cast, identifying him as their original sketcher. Due to some accident, he injured his arm, forcing the gang to kidnap Toshiya's brother to finish the work on his behalf. He notices the painting solution placed beside the magnetic printer and surmises that the ring was intending to mass print thousands of counterfeit bills and exchange them for legitimate tender at various currency exchange machines, thereby ballooning their wealth. The woman in black expresses shock, confused as to how he evaded capture. Conan opens the door fully, allowing for the rotund man's [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|tranquilized]] body to fall to the floor. He then activates his [[Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes]] and launches several paint cans into the ring members, incapacitating two men. The woman reaches for her dropped gun, but Haibara manages to grab the weapon first. She calmly raises the barrel and fires a deafening round past the mortified woman's face and into the building window, alerting the nearby police officers in the process. The Detective Boys, stand around speechless about what they witnessed, but their moment of shock is soon interrupted by the responding police officers.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Inspector Megure arrives twenty minutes later and arrests the members of the counterfeit ring. Conan relishes his victory over whom he assumes is in league with the likes of Gin and Vodka, but the woman denies any knowledge of such codenames. Megure explains that the group is a notorious counterfeit ring called the Silver Fox. The inspector inquires about the gunshot, and upon learning that it was Haibara's doing, he furiously reprimands the girl for her dangerous actions, causing her to cry.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Later that night, Conan walks a still downhearted Haibara home, internally expressing his annoyance about the lack of connection between the counterfeit ring and the Black Organization. As the boy bids the girl farewell, Haibara ominously drops her teary facade and says, &quot;[[APTX4869]].&quot; Conan, taken aback for a moment, asks for clarification. Haibara says it is the name of the drug he was given by the Organization, and that she was the one who produced the miracle poison. Conan, desperately concealing his panic, feigns ignorance about the girl's exposition. Nevertheless, with an overwhelmingly sinister tone, she states that she took the same drug, and that her codename is [[Sherry]]. All Conan can do is stare in shock and fear as Haibara correctly names him as &quot;Shinichi Kudo.&quot; <br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Toshiya|File 176-178 Toshiya manga.jpg|<br /> * Teitan Elementary student}}<br /> {{People|Boy|File 176-178 Toshiya's brother manga.jpg|squeezed=1.5|fsize=0.87em|<br /> * Victim (kidnapped)<br /> * Toshiya's brother<br /> * High school student<br /> * Artist}}<br /> {{People|Lady in black|File 176-178 Lady in black manga.jpg|<br /> * Silver Fox Counterfeit Ring mastermind}}<br /> {{People|Man A|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 1 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{clear}}<br /> {{People|Man B|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 2 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeit artist with bandaged arm}}<br /> {{People|Inuyama|File 176-178 Inuyama manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Introduces Ai Haibara, a transfer student at Teitan Elementary School.<br /> ** She reveals herself as a Black Organization member with the codename Sherry, having taken the same drug Conan was given.<br /> ** Haibara reveals that the mysterious drug used by the Black Organization is called APTX4869.<br /> <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Murdered Professor Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 179 - The Girl Made of Lies ====<br /> [[File:CH179_HaibaraDiscovery.png|thumb|right|300px|Agasa discovered Haibara unconscious in front of the Kudo Residence]]<br /> [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] reminds [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] about her address, the twenty-second building of the second ward of Beika, [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house. Horrified of the implications, Conan dials the professor's number on his [[Earring Cellphone]], but gets no response. The girl smirks, stating that he will never pick up as he is &quot;no longer in this world.&quot; Conan glares at her with a piercing rage.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH179_BOActivities.png|thumb|right|220px|The Black Organization had extensively investigated Shinichi Kudo after his death remained unconfirmed.]]<br /> However, contrary to Conan's expectations, he finds Agasa perfectly well and happy in his home, although without a properly functioning communication system. Haibara makes herself at home, placing her bag on the table and taking out a magazine. Conan is flooded with a sense of relief but also shame, believing he had been fooled by an actual child debriefed about his situation by Agasa. The professor, however, insists that her claim about being a member of the [[Black Organization]] is true, adding that the name, &quot;Ai Haibara,&quot; is derived from the names of two fictional female detectives, [[Wikipedia: V.I. Warshawski|V.I. Warshawski]] (I = Ai) and [[Wikipedia: Cordelia Gray|Cordelia Gray]] (Gray = Hai). Conan shouts his anger and confusion, not understanding why Agasa would let a member of the enemy into his home. Haibara explains that the professor saved her, having discovered her unconscious body in front of the [[Kudo Residence]].&lt;br&gt; <br /> Amongst those administered the [[APTX4869]] poison, only [[Shinichi Kudo]]'s death remained confirmed. Thus, the Organization had dispatched an investigation team to the Kudo Residence twice. Haibara, who had joined both missions, confirmed the house was in a state of abandonment upon her first visit. Though, on her second visit, she noticed that Shinichi's childhood clothing was missing from its container. Having observed the rare instance where a laboratory rat survived the poison, returning to a younger form of itself, Haibara had known of the possibility of a human experiencing the same effect. Conan, frightened, asks if the Organization is aware of his survival. Haibara assures him that they do not, as she had kept the discovery a secret since she wanted to observe the prolonged effects of her poison without her &quot;subject's&quot; termination.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Ultimately, Haibara reveals that she betrayed the Black Organization, citing her [[Akemi Miyano|sister]]'s murder as the reason for her rebellion. Despite her repeated request for the reason for her sister's death, she was denied information, leading her to threaten to cease the development of her drug. In response, the Organization restrained her while the upper echelons decided her fate. Believing she would be executed, she attempted to take her life using a APTX4869 pill she had purloined, only to transform back into her seven-year-old self. Her shrunken hands soon slipped through her manacles, allowing her to escape the facility through a trash chute and into the Beika streets. Believing Shinichi Kudo to be another survivor of her drug, she believed him to be her sole ally, and thus approached his residence. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan remains unsympathetic to her tragic story, accusing her of being an accessory to countless murders. Haibara understands, though insists she did not want to develop a poison, implying she was forced into the work. Agasa tries to arbitrate the intense conversation and suggests that Haibara could develop an antidote. She denies the notion, holding up a newspaper from three days ago showing a laboratory of a pharmaceutical company destroyed in an accident. She states that the Organization has destroyed any and all evidence she could use against them, including her research. Conan understands the gravity of the situation and the liability Haibara poses to his safety if she were to be captured. Thus, he condones her stay with Agasa.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH179_HirotaDeath.png|thumb|left|200px|The group finds Masami Hirota crushed under his bookshelf.]]<br /> The professor asks about Haibara's parents, but the girl states they are deceased, having died in a laboratory accident when she was very young. The Organization sent her to grade school in the [[Wikipedia: United States|United States]] while her sister remained in Japan, performing various tasks in exchange for Haibara's safety. While on the topic of her sister, Haibara recalls that a few years ago, her sister sent several [[Wikipedia: Floppy disk|floppy disks]] containing photographs of her trip. After briefly viewing the contents, she sent the floppies back. Around the same time, she had lost a key fragment of the APTX4869 development data and was unable to locate it within her lab. Conan deduces that Haibara may have accidentally included the lost data fragment in the set of returned floppy disks, meaning it may yet still exist. Haibara remembers being told that the received floppy disks were originally arranged by her sister's professor, Masami Hirota, who was a member of her trip.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Agasa manages to call Professor Masami Hirota through the university directory and asks about the floppy disks, giving Haibara's sister's name, [[Akemi Miyano]]. Hirota confirms that he is in possession of the floppies in question, noting the inclusion of a &quot;strange disk&quot; mixed amongst them. Believing it to be the missing data, Agasa sets an appointment in three hours.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan clears his schedule with [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and sets off to Professor Hirota's residence in the [[Wikipedia: Shizuoka|Shizuoka]] Prefecture. In the car ride over, Conan instructs Agasa to remain alert around Haibara, finding her ignorance about the Organization's broader goals suspicious. He also expresses familiarity with the name, &quot;[[Akemi Miyano|Masami Hirota]],&quot; but remains unsure about where he had previously heard it.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Once at the Hirota residence, they are greeted by the professor's wife, Toshiko Hirota, who guides them to his office. She knocks on his door but oddly finds it locked. Conan leaps to gain visual through a high window. To his shock, he sees Hirota crushed under a bookshelf, blood pooling around his head. With Agasa's help, Conan breaks through the door and into the room, confirming Masami Hirota's death.<br /> <br /> ==== File 180 - Checkmate ====<br /> [[File:CH180_Vodka.png|thumb|right|200px|Conan and Haibara recognize the insurance agent's voice as belonging Vodka.]]<br /> Inspector [[Sango Yokomizo]] arrives at the scene and declares the death an accident—the result of the professor climbing his bookshelf to reach something, only to lose balance and fall onto a hard object which had landed on the floor. He points to the room's one and only key found amongst the clutter and the locked door and windows. Conan disagrees, pointing to a fallen [[Wikipedia: Landline|landline telephone]] under an open book. He states that if the phone fell from the nearby table, the handset would naturally be displaced from its original position atop the speaker, meaning the object was deliberately placed in that form to camouflage a murder. Sango questions Toshiko if the residence had any recent guests; she responds there were four including Agasa. Meanwhile, Haibara operates the office computer and finds that entire floppy disk collection is missing. Conan quietly floats the idea of the Black Organization committing the murder, a notion Haibara concurs with. Still, they decide to withhold their judgement until they meet the full cast of suspects.&lt;br&gt; <br /> Toshiko is able to identify one of their guests, Kazuhiro Hosoya, while the remaining two, Akira Shirakura and Michio Morioka, are determined by listening to various voicemails recorded on the fallen landline. Sango also finds a voicemail left by an &quot;insurance agent&quot; wishing to visit his home to advertise a new plan. Conan's eyes widen in horror, recognizing the tone and voice despite its alteration; it is [[Vodka]]'s voice. Agasa turns to Conan, asking if the voicemail serves as confirmation for the Organization's involvement, but to the contrary, Conan states that the possibility has decreased. If their goals were to retrieve the missing floppy disk, they would not sloppily commit a locked-room murder and leave their voicemail at the scene of the crime. Haibara agrees, surmising that Vodka's attempt at setting an insurance appointment was likely to allow him and his operatives to better infiltrate the professor's home and purloin the floppy disk. Conan smiles, believing the Black Organization to still be lurking nearby. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH180_MasamiDeath.png|thumb|left|250px|Haibara recalls seeing Conan beside Masami Hirota's body.]]<br /> The three suspects arrive at the scene and give their stories. Hosoya visited to ask if Hirota could write a letter of recommendation for his daughter, though left after noticing the professor was inebriated; Morioka stopped by to play a chess match, but left after finding the office door locked; and Shirakura, who arrived at the residence after the body was discovered, came to claim a floppy disk containing a photograph of him [[Wikipedia: Cross-dressing|cross-dressing]] next to the professor, wanting to include it in a magazine issue he is contributing on. Conan digests the information, noting the crumpled cassette tape discovered at the site. Haibara quietly observes the boy while remembering a conversation she had with Akemi, her sister. Akemi had told her about Conan Edogawa, describing him as a peculiar and intelligent young boy. Haibara then asked about Akemi's job, having heard it was in a state of disarray. Despite her sister's assurance about her safety, Haibara's mind dwells on a newspaper page reporting the one billion yen robber's suicide, featuring a distraught Conan standing beside the corpse.&lt;ref name=&quot;¥1,000,000,000_Robbery&quot;&gt; ¥1,000,000,000 Robbery (Manga: [[Volume_2#¥1,000,000,000_Robbery|Volume 2: 13-16]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> Haibara approaches a ruminating Conan and lists the confounding elements of the case before reminding him of the dangers of lingering. She says it is &quot;checkmate,&quot; placing a knight piece atop the landline. Conan, inspired by this action, solves the locked-room mystery and stops Haibara from leaving. He promises to prove to her that there is no such thing as an unsolvable mystery. <br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Masami Hirota|Masami Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (bludgeoned)<br /> * 61 years old<br /> * Professor at Nanyo University}}<br /> {{People|Toshiko Hirota|Toshiko Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * 53 years old<br /> * Masami Hirota's wife}}<br /> {{People|Akira Shirakura|Akira Shirakura manga.jpg|<br /> * 25 years old<br /> * Model}}<br /> {{People|Michio Morioka|Michio Morioka manga.jpg|<br /> * 48 years old<br /> * Veterinarian}}<br /> {{People|Kazuhiro Hosoya|Kazuhiro Hosoya manga.jpg|<br /> * 43 years old<br /> * Manager at a Trading Company}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> == Trivia ==<br /> * The title for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'':<br /> :* File 171 - The Same?<br /> :* File 175 - To Win a Heart<br /> :* File 176 - The Transfer Student<br /> :* File 177 - Woman in Black<br /> :* File 179 - The False Girl<br /> :* File 180 - Checkmate<br /> <br /> == Cover in other countries ==<br /> &lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i_Comicart.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Comic Art)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Star Comics)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18pl.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Philippines]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ca.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Catalan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_9sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_10sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume 18e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Manga]]<br /> * [[Volume 11-20]]<br /> * [[Detective Conan]]<br /> <br /> {{Volumes}}<br /> {{Black Organization}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Volumes]]<br /> [[de:Band 18]]</div>

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<p>Sedritsugu: /* Cast */</p> <hr /> <div>{{InfoBox Volume<br /> | volume = 18<br /> | image = Volume 18.jpg<br /> | releasedate = January 17, 1998<br /> | chapters = 171-180<br /> | isbn = 4-09-125048-3<br /> | publisher = [[Shogakukan]]<br /> | english-releasedate = July 17, 2007<br /> | english-isbn = 1-4215-0883-4<br /> | english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]<br /> | detective = [[Wikipedia: Tantei Monogatari|Shunsaku Kudo]]<br /> | keyhole = [[Ai Haibara]]<br /> | prev-volume = Volume 17<br /> | next-volume = Volume 19<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> Volume 18 was released on January 17, 1998 in Japan.<br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> {{Char Appearances|<br /> {{Char|Conan Edogawa}}<br /> {{Char|Ran Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}<br /> {{Char|Genta Kojima}}<br /> {{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}<br /> {{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}<br /> {{Char|Sumiko Kobayashi}}<br /> {{Char|Juzo Megure}}<br /> {{Char|Sango Yokomizo}}<br /> {{Char|Gin}}<br /> {{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo&lt;br&gt;(flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Shiho Miyano|display=Shiho Miyano&lt;br&gt;(flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano&lt;br&gt;(flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Vodka|display=Vodka&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> <br /> <br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Gadgets ==<br /> {{Gadgets Appearances|<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}<br /> {{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}<br /> {{Gadget|Transmitter}}<br /> {{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}<br /> {{Gadget|Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes}}<br /> {{Gadget|Earring Cellphone}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Chapters ==<br /> === Actor's Apartment Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|102-103|The Historical Actor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Wataru Takagi]]|image = Wataru Takagi.jpg|description =<br /> * 26 years old<br /> * Police detective}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 171 - It Must Be Similar... ====<br /> The media had arrived at the apartment. They want to know if it's true that Isami Nagakura was murdered.<br /> <br /> ==== File 172 - Two Rooms ====<br /> <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Kozaburo Hijikata'''.<br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Kozaburo Hijikata|Kozaburo Hijikata manga.jpg|<br /> * 51 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Hajime Okita|Hajime Okita manga.jpg|<br /> * 29 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Isami Nagakura|Isami Nagakura manga.jpg|squeezed=1|<br /> * Victim (strangled)<br /> * 38 years old<br /> * Actress<br /> * Kozaburo Hijikata's wife}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> === Shinichi's First Love Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|100-101|The Memories of First Love Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 173 - First Love... ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 174 - The Burning Truth ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 175 - Unlock Your Heart!? ====<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Manabu Sawai'''.<br /> <br /> [[File: F175 Shinichi confesses.jpg|150 px|thumb|right|Shinichi confessed to Asami that he already loves someone.]]<br /> <br /> Asami confesses to Ran that despite the rumors she started, Asami confessed to Shinichi in middle school and was instantly rejected because he likes someone else. Asami relates the description Shinichi gave, which Sonoko recognizes as a description of Ran, but Ran is oblivious and asks Sonoko if there is such a girl. <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Asami Uchida|Asami Uchida manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (burned-injured)<br /> * 18 years old<br /> * Freshman, Literature Department Tohto University}}<br /> {{People|Manabu Sawai|Manabu Sawai manga.jpg|fsize=0.94em|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * President of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Tomoko Hayasaka|Tomoko Hayasaka manga.jpg|fsize=0.88em|<br /> * 21 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * Vice-president of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Shigehisa Noguchi|Shigehisa Noguchi manga.jpg|<br /> * 20 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Chika Miyazaki|Chika Miyazaki manga.jpg|<br /> * 19 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Yoshinobu Morimoto|Yoshinobu Morimoto manga.jpg|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Junior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== ''Major events'' ====<br /> It is revealed that Asami only confessed to Shinichi, to which he replied he's in love with &quot;someone weird&quot;, a.k.a. Ran.<br /> <br /> === Missing Older Brother Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Ai Haibara|Ai Haibara]]|image = Ai Haibara.jpg|description =<br /> * 7 years old<br /> * New student at Teitan Elementary}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 176 - The New Student... ====<br /> [[File:CH176_AiHaibara.png|thumb|left|250px|Ai Haibara joins the class.]]<br /> [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] shares news of a transfer student joining their class to [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] and [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]]. While the children enthusiastically speculate on the personality and appearance of this mysterious new individual, [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] voices his general indifference. Ayumi recalls catching a glimpse of the student's surname at the school infirmary, a two kanji name reading, &quot;Haibara (灰原).&quot; Their teacher, [[Sumiko Kobayashi|Sumiko]], then arrives at the entrance and welcomes [[Ai Haibara]] to the classroom. The girl, met with a shower of praise and applause, remains stoic. She calmly ignores Genta's offer to be her desk-mate and chooses an open seat next to Conan, much to the boy's confusion and surprise. &lt;br&gt;<br /> After school, the [[Detective Boys]] approach an aloof Haibara and inquire about her life. She says she lives on the twenty-second building of [[Beika]]'s second ward, making her neighbors with [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. Conan, however, does not recall seeing a &quot;Haibara&quot; name-plaque near his house. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko try to recruit Haibara into the Detective Boys, as Genta shows her his shoebox which is supposedly stuffed to the brim with various requests and letters. However, the box appears empty, much to the children's chagrin. As Genta wears his right shoe, he notices a hidden request note hidden inside and eagerly reads the contents.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH176_WomanInBlack.png|thumb|right|105px|Toshiya describes a woman in black.]]<br /> The Detective Boys are summoned to classroom A where they meet a boy named Toshiya, who claims his older brother has gone missing. Despite consulting various detectives and the relevant authorities, his brother's disappearance has continued for close to a week. Sensing danger surrounding the circumstances, Conan leads the Detective Boys to Toshiya's house.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Once at the abode, the children search the brother's room, quickly determining that he has not run away from home as he has left his wallet. Ayumi then discovers a series of bizarre paintings under the boy's bed, which Haibara immediately identifies as a recreation of a [[Wikipedia: Pablo Picasso|Picasso]] painting. They continue to discover several skilled recreations of various famous artworks. Conan deduces that Toshiya's brother was not kidnapped for ransom money, as Toshiya himself would be a more suitable target. Additionally, he was likely not taken for his ability to produce artistic forgeries, as his skills in coloring and finer details are still amateur. The boy's attention is drawn to a lone image of [[Wikipedia: Natsume Sōseki|Natsume Sōseki]]. Toshiya explains that his brother is a major fan of the author's work and has even presented his portrait of him at a town exhibition. Since the portrait was a copy of a pre-exiting image, his work was largely panned. Nevertheless, one woman showed interest in his work, a woman dressed fully in black. Conan's eyes light up with shock as he interrogates Toshiya about the woman, believing her to be a member of the [[Black Organization]]. Dropping his innocent child-like demeanor, Conan commands Toshiya to lead him to various locations his brother would frequent in close proximity. Meanwhile, Haibara observes the frantic boy with a blank expression.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Sometime later, the Detective Boys find themselves exhausted and gasping for breath on a city sidewalk, having searched several locations suggested by Toshiya. Ayumi proposes they rest at a nearby convenience store and hydrate themselves. Once inside, Conan notices a suspicious man dressed in dark clothing paying for a singular box of ¥230 cigarettes with a ¥1000 bill. Seen as the man has no reason to pay for the cigarettes at the cashier since there is a vending machine outside, Conan climbs onto the store desk and inspects the used bill. He holds the central circle to the light and confirms the bill lacks a transparent portrait of Natsume Sōseki, proving it is counterfeit. He casually notifies the clerk about his discovery before rushing out the door.<br /> <br /> ==== File 177 - The Lady In Black ====<br /> The Detective Boys state their confusion about Conan's actions, wondering why they are tailing this man in black. Conan states that Toshiya's brother had perfectly forged an image of Natsume Sōseki, who is on the ¥1000 bill. If an underground counterfeit ring is currently up and running, the boy's missing brother may have a connection to its operations. Noting the possibility of the Black Organization's involvement, Conan decides that he must direct his friends away from the potential danger. He approaches the man in black and hands him a ¥1000 bill, saying he had dropped it on the street. The man spitefully grabs the note and walks away in silence. After disbanding the group and going his separate way, Conan sparks up his [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|tracking glasses]] and tracks a [[Transmitter|transmitter]] he placed on the bill to a station-side vendor.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_StationDeduction.png|thumb|left|225px|Conan determines his target's destination based on his change.]]<br /> The clerk explains that the man in black bought a coffee with the ¥1000 bill and asked for change in ¥10 and ¥100 coins. She lacked the necessary ¥100 coins so she included a ¥500 coin and returned a total of ¥890. The man had then walked over to a nearby phone booth and continuously inserted coins to continue his call for about ten minutes. A janitor then approaches Conan, believing him to be the man in black's associate, and hands him a ¥50 coin he forgot to extract from the ticket machine. He recalls that he purchased a Tohto line ticket using a ¥500 coin and had received at least three coins in change (including the ¥50). Conan digests the given information and determines that the man must have bought a ¥320 Tohto line ticket, producing ¥180 in change, taking him to Daitoma station.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan arrives at the station but fails to find any promising leads. He decides to inquire a nearby real estate firm about remote storage locations and their sale status. The agent denies any knowledge about such a property and instructs Conan to leave with his friends. Conan twirls around and sees that the Detective Boys have followed him, each one, with the exception of Haibara, sporting an unamused face. They explain that Haibara had deduced Conan's intentions and suggested they follow him. Toshiya then asks an agent if a novelist lives nearby. He explains that his house had recently received a frantic phone call from his brother about &quot;being with people like Sōseki.&quot; The agent then recalls a man who physically resembles Sōseki owning a neighboring bookstore.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_WomanWithGun.png|thumb|right|220px|The woman in black prepares to execute the intruders.]]<br /> The Detective Boys investigate the bookstore and its owner but are quickly evicted from the establishment. Conan surmises that the owner is innocent, stating the store lacked the required printing equipment to effectively run a counterfeit-ring. Hearing the words &quot;printing equipment,&quot; the agent recalls a station-side newspaper company that recently purchased several printers. When asked about the company's employees, the agent perfectly describes the woman in black. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko debate the newspaper company's connection to Sōseki, leading Conan to recite a famous Sōseki quote about hiding in plain sight—deducing that Toshiya's brother intended to relay such a message. With their sights set on the newspaper company, the group approach a nearby police box and inform the officers of their findings, but fail to be taken seriously. With no other choice, Conan calls Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] as Shinichi and informs him about the counterfeit ring. As the boy hangs up the phone, he is reminded of a former encounter with a female member of the Black Organization, an encounter that ended in a gruesome tragedy.&lt;ref name=&quot;¥1,000,000,000_Robbery&quot;&gt; One Billion Yen Robbery Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#¥1,000,000,000_Robbery|Volume 2: 13-16]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_Gin.png|thumb|left|200px|Gin orders the capture of their liability at all costs.]]<br /> Genta disobeys Conan's instructions to remain at the police box and ventures into the newspaper company's headquarters in search of the counterfeit ring. He is followed by the rest of the Detective Boys, who discover that the central room is devoid of any striking evidence for criminal activity. Haibara, however, finds various bottles of painting solution, indicating that attempts at counterfeit were conducted.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, the woman in black strikes the man in black, admonishing him for his recklessness. Nevertheless, he delivers the requested painting solutions, the final ingredient necessary for Toshiya's brother to produce perfect ¥10,000 counterfeit. A member of the operation then notices the five children in the room next door, their images captured by security cameras. The woman pulls out a firearm, intending to silence their little intruders. Back at the police box, Conan learns of his friends' actions and rushes after them.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, [[Gin]] drives his car down a busy city street while calling [[Vodka]] over the phone. The two discuss a potential [[Sherry|liability]], an individual who managed to escape their grasp and who could leak Organization secrets to the public. Gin orders their immediate capture, dead or alive.<br /> <br /> ==== File 178 - Code Name Sherry ====<br /> [[File:CH178_HaibaraShoots.png|thumb|left|200px|Haibara fires the gun without compunction.]][[File:CH178_Sherry.png|thumb|right|200px|Ai Haibara confronts Conan with her true horrifying identity.]]<br /> Conan arrives at the newspaper company door but is stopped at gunpoint by a rotund man with sunglasses. Inside the headquarters, Mitsuhiko discovers a spreadsheet of incomplete ¥10,000 bills, giving credence to the existence of a counterfeit operation. The woman in black and her group of co-conspirators burst into the room and capture the children, intending to execute them one at a time to motivate Toshiya's brother to expedite his work. The woman approaches Ayumi first, gloating about Conan's capture and presumed death, sending the girl into a spiral of distress. Suddenly, the woman's gun is knocked out of her hand as the room door creaks open, revealing an unharmed Conan. He points to the man in an arm cast, identifying him as their original sketcher. Due to some accident, he injured his arm, forcing the gang to kidnap Toshiya's brother to finish the work on his behalf. He notices the painting solution placed beside the magnetic printer and surmises that the ring was intending to mass print thousands of counterfeit bills and exchange them for legitimate tender at various currency exchange machines, thereby ballooning their wealth. The woman in black expresses shock, confused as to how he evaded capture. Conan opens the door fully, allowing for the rotund man's [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|tranquilized]] body to fall to the floor. He then activates his [[Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes]] and launches several paint cans into the ring members, incapacitating two men. The woman reaches for her dropped gun, but Haibara manages to grab the weapon first. She calmly raises the barrel and fires a deafening round past the mortified woman's face and into the building window, alerting the nearby police officers in the process. The Detective Boys, stand around speechless about what they witnessed, but their moment of shock is soon interrupted by the responding police officers.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Inspector Megure arrives twenty minutes later and arrests the members of the counterfeit ring. Conan relishes his victory over whom he assumes is in league with the likes of Gin and Vodka, but the woman denies any knowledge of such codenames. Megure explains that the group is a notorious counterfeit ring called the Silver Fox. The inspector inquires about the gunshot, and upon learning that it was Haibara's doing, he furiously reprimands the girl for her dangerous actions, causing her to cry.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Later that night, Conan walks a still downhearted Haibara home, internally expressing his annoyance about the lack of connection between the counterfeit ring and the Black Organization. As the boy bids the girl farewell, Haibara ominously drops her teary facade and says, &quot;[[APTX4869]].&quot; Conan, taken aback for a moment, asks for clarification. Haibara says it is the name of the drug he was given by the Organization, and that she was the one who produced the miracle poison. Conan, desperately concealing his panic, feigns ignorance about the girl's exposition. Nevertheless, with an overwhelmingly sinister tone, she states that she took the same drug, and that her codename is [[Sherry]]. All Conan can do is stare in shock and fear as Haibara correctly names him as &quot;Shinichi Kudo.&quot; <br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Toshiya|File 176-178 Toshiya manga.jpg|<br /> * Teitan Elementary student}}<br /> {{People|Boy|File 176-178 Toshiya's brother manga.jpg|squeezed=1.5|fsize=0.87em|<br /> * Victim (kidnapped)<br /> * Toshiya's brother<br /> * High school student<br /> * Artist}}<br /> {{People|Lady in black|File 176-178 Lady in black manga.jpg|<br /> * Silver Fox Counterfeit Ring mastermind}}<br /> {{People|Man A|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 1 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{clear}}<br /> {{People|Man B|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 2 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeit artist with bandaged arm}}<br /> {{People|Inuyama|File 176-178 Inuyama manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Introduces Ai Haibara, a transfer student at Teitan Elementary School.<br /> ** She reveals herself as a Black Organization member with the codename Sherry, having taken the same drug Conan was given.<br /> ** Haibara reveals that the mysterious drug used by the Black Organization is called APTX4869.<br /> <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Murdered Professor Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 179 - The Girl Made of Lies ====<br /> [[File:CH179_HaibaraDiscovery.png|thumb|right|300px|Agasa discovered Haibara unconscious in front of the Kudo Residence]]<br /> [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] reminds [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] about her address, the twenty-second building of the second ward of Beika, [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house. Horrified of the implications, Conan dials the professor's number on his [[Earring Cellphone]], but gets no response. The girl smirks, stating that he will never pick up as he is &quot;no longer in this world.&quot; Conan glares at her with a piercing rage.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH179_BOActivities.png|thumb|right|220px|The Black Organization had extensively investigated Shinichi Kudo after his death remained unconfirmed.]]<br /> However, contrary to Conan's expectations, he finds Agasa perfectly well and happy in his home, although without a properly functioning communication system. Haibara makes herself at home, placing her bag on the table and taking out a magazine. Conan is flooded with a sense of relief but also shame, believing he had been fooled by an actual child debriefed about his situation by Agasa. The professor, however, insists that her claim about being a member of the [[Black Organization]] is true, adding that the name, &quot;Ai Haibara,&quot; is derived from the names of two fictional female detectives, [[Wikipedia: V.I. Warshawski|V.I. Warshawski]] (I = Ai) and [[Wikipedia: Cordelia Gray|Cordelia Gray]] (Gray = Hai). Conan shouts his anger and confusion, not understanding why Agasa would let a member of the enemy into his home. Haibara explains that the professor saved her, having discovered her unconscious body in front of the [[Kudo Residence]].&lt;br&gt; <br /> Amongst those administered the [[APTX4869]] poison, only [[Shinichi Kudo]]'s death remained confirmed. Thus, the Organization had dispatched an investigation team to the Kudo Residence twice. Haibara, who had joined both missions, confirmed the house was in a state of abandonment upon her first visit. Though, on her second visit, she noticed that Shinichi's childhood clothing was missing from its container. Having observed the rare instance where a laboratory rat survived the poison, returning to a younger form of itself, Haibara had known of the possibility of a human experiencing the same effect. Conan, frightened, asks if the Organization is aware of his survival. Haibara assures him that they do not, as she had kept the discovery a secret since she wanted to observe the prolonged effects of her poison without her &quot;subject's&quot; termination.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Ultimately, Haibara reveals that she betrayed the Black Organization, citing her [[Akemi Miyano|sister]]'s murder as the reason for her rebellion. Despite her repeated request for the reason for her sister's death, she was denied information, leading her to threaten to cease the development of her drug. In response, the Organization restrained her while the upper echelons decided her fate. Believing she would be executed, she attempted to take her life using a APTX4869 pill she had purloined, only to transform back into her seven-year-old self. Her shrunken hands soon slipped through her manacles, allowing her to escape the facility through a trash chute and into the Beika streets. Believing Shinichi Kudo to be another survivor of her drug, she believed him to be her sole ally, and thus approached his residence. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan remains unsympathetic to her tragic story, accusing her of being an accessory to countless murders. Haibara understands, though insists she did not want to develop a poison, implying she was forced into the work. Agasa tries to arbitrate the intense conversation and suggests that Haibara could develop an antidote. She denies the notion, holding up a newspaper from three days ago showing a laboratory of a pharmaceutical company destroyed in an accident. She states that the Organization has destroyed any and all evidence she could use against them, including her research. Conan understands the gravity of the situation and the liability Haibara poses to his safety if she were to be captured. Thus, he condones her stay with Agasa.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH179_HirotaDeath.png|thumb|left|200px|The group finds Masami Hirota crushed under his bookshelf.]]<br /> The professor asks about Haibara's parents, but the girl states they are deceased, having died in a laboratory accident when she was very young. The Organization sent her to grade school in the [[Wikipedia: United States|United States]] while her sister remained in Japan, performing various tasks in exchange for Haibara's safety. While on the topic of her sister, Haibara recalls that a few years ago, her sister sent several [[Wikipedia: Floppy disk|floppy disks]] containing photographs of her trip. After briefly viewing the contents, she sent the floppies back. Around the same time, she had lost a key fragment of the APTX4869 development data and was unable to locate it within her lab. Conan deduces that Haibara may have accidentally included the lost data fragment in the set of returned floppy disks, meaning it may yet still exist. Haibara remembers being told that the received floppy disks were originally arranged by her sister's professor, Masami Hirota, who was a member of her trip.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Agasa manages to call Professor Masami Hirota through the university directory and asks about the floppy disks, giving Haibara's sister's name, [[Akemi Miyano]]. Hirota confirms that he is in possession of the floppies in question, noting the inclusion of a &quot;strange disk&quot; mixed amongst them. Believing it to be the missing data, Agasa sets an appointment in three hours.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan clears his schedule with [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and sets off to Professor Hirota's residence in the [[Wikipedia: Shizuoka|Shizuoka]] Prefecture. In the car ride over, Conan instructs Agasa to remain alert around Haibara, finding her ignorance about the Organization's broader goals suspicious. He also expresses familiarity with the name, &quot;[[Akemi Miyano|Masami Hirota]],&quot; but remains unsure about where he had previously heard it.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Once at the Hirota residence, they are greeted by the professor's wife, Toshiko Hirota, who guides them to his office. She knocks on his door but oddly finds it locked. Conan leaps to gain visual through a high window. To his shock, he sees Hirota crushed under a bookshelf, blood pooling around his head. With Agasa's help, Conan breaks through the door and into the room, confirming Masami Hirota's death.<br /> <br /> ==== File 180 - Checkmate ====<br /> Inspector [[Sango Yokomizo]] arrives at the scene and declares the death an accident—the result of the professor climbing his bookshelf to reach something, only to lose balance and fall onto a hard object which had landed on the floor. He points to the room's one and only key found amongst the clutter and the locked door and windows. Conan disagrees, pointing to a fallen [[Wikipedia: Landline|landline telephone]] under an open book. He states that if the phone fell from the nearby table, the handset would naturally be displaced from its original position atop the speaker, meaning the object was deliberately placed in that form to camouflage a murder. Sango questions Toshiko if the residence had any recent guests; she responds there were four including Agasa. Meanwhile, Haibara operates the office computer and finds that entire floppy disk collection is missing. Conan quietly floats the idea of the Black Organization committing the murder, a notion Haibara concurs with. Still, they decide to withhold their judgement until they meet the full cast of suspects.&lt;br&gt; <br /> Toshiko is able to identify one of their guests, while the remaining two are determined by listening to various voicemails recorded on the fallen landline. <br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Masami Hirota|Masami Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (bludgeoned)<br /> * 61 years old<br /> * Professor at Nanyo University}}<br /> {{People|Toshiko Hirota|Toshiko Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * 53 years old<br /> * Masami Hirota's wife}}<br /> {{People|Akira Shirakura|Akira Shirakura manga.jpg|<br /> * 25 years old<br /> * Model}}<br /> {{People|Michio Morioka|Michio Morioka manga.jpg|<br /> * 48 years old<br /> * Veterinarian}}<br /> {{People|Kazuhiro Hosoya|Kazuhiro Hosoya manga.jpg|<br /> * 43 years old<br /> * Manager at a Trading Company}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> == Trivia ==<br /> * The title for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'':<br /> :* File 171 - The Same?<br /> :* File 175 - To Win a Heart<br /> :* File 176 - The Transfer Student<br /> :* File 177 - Woman in Black<br /> :* File 179 - The False Girl<br /> :* File 180 - Checkmate<br /> <br /> == Cover in other countries ==<br /> &lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i_Comicart.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Comic Art)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Star Comics)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18pl.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Philippines]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ca.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Catalan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_9sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_10sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume 18e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Manga]]<br /> * [[Volume 11-20]]<br /> * [[Detective Conan]]<br /> <br /> {{Volumes}}<br /> {{Black Organization}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Volumes]]<br /> [[de:Band 18]]</div>

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<p>Sedritsugu: /* Murdered Professor Case */</p> <hr /> <div>{{InfoBox Volume<br /> | volume = 18<br /> | image = Volume 18.jpg<br /> | releasedate = January 17, 1998<br /> | chapters = 171-180<br /> | isbn = 4-09-125048-3<br /> | publisher = [[Shogakukan]]<br /> | english-releasedate = July 17, 2007<br /> | english-isbn = 1-4215-0883-4<br /> | english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]<br /> | detective = [[Wikipedia: Tantei Monogatari|Shunsaku Kudo]]<br /> | keyhole = [[Ai Haibara]]<br /> | prev-volume = Volume 17<br /> | next-volume = Volume 19<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> Volume 18 was released on January 17, 1998 in Japan.<br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> {{Char Appearances|<br /> {{Char|Conan Edogawa}}<br /> {{Char|Ran Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}<br /> {{Char|Genta Kojima}}<br /> {{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}<br /> {{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}<br /> {{Char|Sumiko Kobayashi}}<br /> {{Char|Juzo Megure}}<br /> {{Char|Sango Yokomizo}}<br /> {{Char|Gin}}<br /> {{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo&lt;br&gt;(flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Shiho Miyano|display=Shiho Miyano&lt;br&gt;(flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano&lt;br&gt;(flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Vodka|display=Vodka&lt;br&gt;(voice)}}<br /> <br /> <br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Gadgets ==<br /> {{Gadgets Appearances|<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}<br /> {{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}<br /> {{Gadget|Transmitter}}<br /> {{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}<br /> {{Gadget|Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes}}<br /> {{Gadget|Earring Cellphone}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Chapters ==<br /> === Actor's Apartment Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|102-103|The Historical Actor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Wataru Takagi]]|image = Wataru Takagi.jpg|description =<br /> * 26 years old<br /> * Police detective}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 171 - It Must Be Similar... ====<br /> The media had arrived at the apartment. They want to know if it's true that Isami Nagakura was murdered.<br /> <br /> ==== File 172 - Two Rooms ====<br /> <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Kozaburo Hijikata'''.<br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Kozaburo Hijikata|Kozaburo Hijikata manga.jpg|<br /> * 51 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Hajime Okita|Hajime Okita manga.jpg|<br /> * 29 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Isami Nagakura|Isami Nagakura manga.jpg|squeezed=1|<br /> * Victim (strangled)<br /> * 38 years old<br /> * Actress<br /> * Kozaburo Hijikata's wife}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> === Shinichi's First Love Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|100-101|The Memories of First Love Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 173 - First Love... ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 174 - The Burning Truth ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 175 - Unlock Your Heart!? ====<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Manabu Sawai'''.<br /> <br /> [[File: F175 Shinichi confesses.jpg|150 px|thumb|right|Shinichi confessed to Asami that he already loves someone.]]<br /> <br /> Asami confesses to Ran that despite the rumors she started, Asami confessed to Shinichi in middle school and was instantly rejected because he likes someone else. Asami relates the description Shinichi gave, which Sonoko recognizes as a description of Ran, but Ran is oblivious and asks Sonoko if there is such a girl. <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Asami Uchida|Asami Uchida manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (burned-injured)<br /> * 18 years old<br /> * Freshman, Literature Department Tohto University}}<br /> {{People|Manabu Sawai|Manabu Sawai manga.jpg|fsize=0.94em|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * President of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Tomoko Hayasaka|Tomoko Hayasaka manga.jpg|fsize=0.88em|<br /> * 21 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * Vice-president of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Shigehisa Noguchi|Shigehisa Noguchi manga.jpg|<br /> * 20 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Chika Miyazaki|Chika Miyazaki manga.jpg|<br /> * 19 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Yoshinobu Morimoto|Yoshinobu Morimoto manga.jpg|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Junior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== ''Major events'' ====<br /> It is revealed that Asami only confessed to Shinichi, to which he replied he's in love with &quot;someone weird&quot;, a.k.a. Ran.<br /> <br /> === Missing Older Brother Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Ai Haibara|Ai Haibara]]|image = Ai Haibara.jpg|description =<br /> * 7 years old<br /> * New student at Teitan Elementary}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 176 - The New Student... ====<br /> [[File:CH176_AiHaibara.png|thumb|left|250px|Ai Haibara joins the class.]]<br /> [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] shares news of a transfer student joining their class to [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] and [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]]. While the children enthusiastically speculate on the personality and appearance of this mysterious new individual, [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] voices his general indifference. Ayumi recalls catching a glimpse of the student's surname at the school infirmary, a two kanji name reading, &quot;Haibara (灰原).&quot; Their teacher, [[Sumiko Kobayashi|Sumiko]], then arrives at the entrance and welcomes [[Ai Haibara]] to the classroom. The girl, met with a shower of praise and applause, remains stoic. She calmly ignores Genta's offer to be her desk-mate and chooses an open seat next to Conan, much to the boy's confusion and surprise. &lt;br&gt;<br /> After school, the [[Detective Boys]] approach an aloof Haibara and inquire about her life. She says she lives on the twenty-second building of [[Beika]]'s second ward, making her neighbors with [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. Conan, however, does not recall seeing a &quot;Haibara&quot; name-plaque near his house. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko try to recruit Haibara into the Detective Boys, as Genta shows her his shoebox which is supposedly stuffed to the brim with various requests and letters. However, the box appears empty, much to the children's chagrin. As Genta wears his right shoe, he notices a hidden request note hidden inside and eagerly reads the contents.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH176_WomanInBlack.png|thumb|right|105px|Toshiya describes a woman in black.]]<br /> The Detective Boys are summoned to classroom A where they meet a boy named Toshiya, who claims his older brother has gone missing. Despite consulting various detectives and the relevant authorities, his brother's disappearance has continued for close to a week. Sensing danger surrounding the circumstances, Conan leads the Detective Boys to Toshiya's house.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Once at the abode, the children search the brother's room, quickly determining that he has not run away from home as he has left his wallet. Ayumi then discovers a series of bizarre paintings under the boy's bed, which Haibara immediately identifies as a recreation of a [[Wikipedia: Pablo Picasso|Picasso]] painting. They continue to discover several skilled recreations of various famous artworks. Conan deduces that Toshiya's brother was not kidnapped for ransom money, as Toshiya himself would be a more suitable target. Additionally, he was likely not taken for his ability to produce artistic forgeries, as his skills in coloring and finer details are still amateur. The boy's attention is drawn to a lone image of [[Wikipedia: Natsume Sōseki|Natsume Sōseki]]. Toshiya explains that his brother is a major fan of the author's work and has even presented his portrait of him at a town exhibition. Since the portrait was a copy of a pre-exiting image, his work was largely panned. Nevertheless, one woman showed interest in his work, a woman dressed fully in black. Conan's eyes light up with shock as he interrogates Toshiya about the woman, believing her to be a member of the [[Black Organization]]. Dropping his innocent child-like demeanor, Conan commands Toshiya to lead him to various locations his brother would frequent in close proximity. Meanwhile, Haibara observes the frantic boy with a blank expression.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Sometime later, the Detective Boys find themselves exhausted and gasping for breath on a city sidewalk, having searched several locations suggested by Toshiya. Ayumi proposes they rest at a nearby convenience store and hydrate themselves. Once inside, Conan notices a suspicious man dressed in dark clothing paying for a singular box of ¥230 cigarettes with a ¥1000 bill. Seen as the man has no reason to pay for the cigarettes at the cashier since there is a vending machine outside, Conan climbs onto the store desk and inspects the used bill. He holds the central circle to the light and confirms the bill lacks a transparent portrait of Natsume Sōseki, proving it is counterfeit. He casually notifies the clerk about his discovery before rushing out the door.<br /> <br /> ==== File 177 - The Lady In Black ====<br /> The Detective Boys state their confusion about Conan's actions, wondering why they are tailing this man in black. Conan states that Toshiya's brother had perfectly forged an image of Natsume Sōseki, who is on the ¥1000 bill. If an underground counterfeit ring is currently up and running, the boy's missing brother may have a connection to its operations. Noting the possibility of the Black Organization's involvement, Conan decides that he must direct his friends away from the potential danger. He approaches the man in black and hands him a ¥1000 bill, saying he had dropped it on the street. The man spitefully grabs the note and walks away in silence. After disbanding the group and going his separate way, Conan sparks up his [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|tracking glasses]] and tracks a [[Transmitter|transmitter]] he placed on the bill to a station-side vendor.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_StationDeduction.png|thumb|left|225px|Conan determines his target's destination based on his change.]]<br /> The clerk explains that the man in black bought a coffee with the ¥1000 bill and asked for change in ¥10 and ¥100 coins. She lacked the necessary ¥100 coins so she included a ¥500 coin and returned a total of ¥890. The man had then walked over to a nearby phone booth and continuously inserted coins to continue his call for about ten minutes. A janitor then approaches Conan, believing him to be the man in black's associate, and hands him a ¥50 coin he forgot to extract from the ticket machine. He recalls that he purchased a Tohto line ticket using a ¥500 coin and had received at least three coins in change (including the ¥50). Conan digests the given information and determines that the man must have bought a ¥320 Tohto line ticket, producing ¥180 in change, taking him to Daitoma station.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan arrives at the station but fails to find any promising leads. He decides to inquire a nearby real estate firm about remote storage locations and their sale status. The agent denies any knowledge about such a property and instructs Conan to leave with his friends. Conan twirls around and sees that the Detective Boys have followed him, each one, with the exception of Haibara, sporting an unamused face. They explain that Haibara had deduced Conan's intentions and suggested they follow him. Toshiya then asks an agent if a novelist lives nearby. He explains that his house had recently received a frantic phone call from his brother about &quot;being with people like Sōseki.&quot; The agent then recalls a man who physically resembles Sōseki owning a neighboring bookstore.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_WomanWithGun.png|thumb|right|220px|The woman in black prepares to execute the intruders.]]<br /> The Detective Boys investigate the bookstore and its owner but are quickly evicted from the establishment. Conan surmises that the owner is innocent, stating the store lacked the required printing equipment to effectively run a counterfeit-ring. Hearing the words &quot;printing equipment,&quot; the agent recalls a station-side newspaper company that recently purchased several printers. When asked about the company's employees, the agent perfectly describes the woman in black. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko debate the newspaper company's connection to Sōseki, leading Conan to recite a famous Sōseki quote about hiding in plain sight—deducing that Toshiya's brother intended to relay such a message. With their sights set on the newspaper company, the group approach a nearby police box and inform the officers of their findings, but fail to be taken seriously. With no other choice, Conan calls Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] as Shinichi and informs him about the counterfeit ring. As the boy hangs up the phone, he is reminded of a former encounter with a female member of the Black Organization, an encounter that ended in a gruesome tragedy.&lt;ref name=&quot;¥1,000,000,000_Robbery&quot;&gt; One Billion Yen Robbery Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#¥1,000,000,000_Robbery|Volume 2: 13-16]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_Gin.png|thumb|left|200px|Gin orders the capture of their liability at all costs.]]<br /> Genta disobeys Conan's instructions to remain at the police box and ventures into the newspaper company's headquarters in search of the counterfeit ring. He is followed by the rest of the Detective Boys, who discover that the central room is devoid of any striking evidence for criminal activity. Haibara, however, finds various bottles of painting solution, indicating that attempts at counterfeit were conducted.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, the woman in black strikes the man in black, admonishing him for his recklessness. Nevertheless, he delivers the requested painting solutions, the final ingredient necessary for Toshiya's brother to produce perfect ¥10,000 counterfeit. A member of the operation then notices the five children in the room next door, their images captured by security cameras. The woman pulls out a firearm, intending to silence their little intruders. Back at the police box, Conan learns of his friends' actions and rushes after them.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, [[Gin]] drives his car down a busy city street while calling [[Vodka]] over the phone. The two discuss a potential [[Sherry|liability]], an individual who managed to escape their grasp and who could leak Organization secrets to the public. Gin orders their immediate capture, dead or alive.<br /> <br /> ==== File 178 - Code Name Sherry ====<br /> [[File:CH178_HaibaraShoots.png|thumb|left|200px|Haibara fires the gun without compunction.]][[File:CH178_Sherry.png|thumb|right|200px|Ai Haibara confronts Conan with her true horrifying identity.]]<br /> Conan arrives at the newspaper company door but is stopped at gunpoint by a rotund man with sunglasses. Inside the headquarters, Mitsuhiko discovers a spreadsheet of incomplete ¥10,000 bills, giving credence to the existence of a counterfeit operation. The woman in black and her group of co-conspirators burst into the room and capture the children, intending to execute them one at a time to motivate Toshiya's brother to expedite his work. The woman approaches Ayumi first, gloating about Conan's capture and presumed death, sending the girl into a spiral of distress. Suddenly, the woman's gun is knocked out of her hand as the room door creaks open, revealing an unharmed Conan. He points to the man in an arm cast, identifying him as their original sketcher. Due to some accident, he injured his arm, forcing the gang to kidnap Toshiya's brother to finish the work on his behalf. He notices the painting solution placed beside the magnetic printer and surmises that the ring was intending to mass print thousands of counterfeit bills and exchange them for legitimate tender at various currency exchange machines, thereby ballooning their wealth. The woman in black expresses shock, confused as to how he evaded capture. Conan opens the door fully, allowing for the rotund man's [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|tranquilized]] body to fall to the floor. He then activates his [[Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes]] and launches several paint cans into the ring members, incapacitating two men. The woman reaches for her dropped gun, but Haibara manages to grab the weapon first. She calmly raises the barrel and fires a deafening round past the mortified woman's face and into the building window, alerting the nearby police officers in the process. The Detective Boys, stand around speechless about what they witnessed, but their moment of shock is soon interrupted by the responding police officers.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Inspector Megure arrives twenty minutes later and arrests the members of the counterfeit ring. Conan relishes his victory over whom he assumes is in league with the likes of Gin and Vodka, but the woman denies any knowledge of such codenames. Megure explains that the group is a notorious counterfeit ring called the Silver Fox. The inspector inquires about the gunshot, and upon learning that it was Haibara's doing, he furiously reprimands the girl for her dangerous actions, causing her to cry.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Later that night, Conan walks a still downhearted Haibara home, internally expressing his annoyance about the lack of connection between the counterfeit ring and the Black Organization. As the boy bids the girl farewell, Haibara ominously drops her teary facade and says, &quot;[[APTX4869]].&quot; Conan, taken aback for a moment, asks for clarification. Haibara says it is the name of the drug he was given by the Organization, and that she was the one who produced the miracle poison. Conan, desperately concealing his panic, feigns ignorance about the girl's exposition. Nevertheless, with an overwhelmingly sinister tone, she states that she took the same drug, and that her codename is [[Sherry]]. All Conan can do is stare in shock and fear as Haibara correctly names him as &quot;Shinichi Kudo.&quot; <br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Toshiya|File 176-178 Toshiya manga.jpg|<br /> * Teitan Elementary student}}<br /> {{People|Boy|File 176-178 Toshiya's brother manga.jpg|squeezed=1.5|fsize=0.87em|<br /> * Victim (kidnapped)<br /> * Toshiya's brother<br /> * High school student<br /> * Artist}}<br /> {{People|Lady in black|File 176-178 Lady in black manga.jpg|<br /> * Silver Fox Counterfeit Ring mastermind}}<br /> {{People|Man A|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 1 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{clear}}<br /> {{People|Man B|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 2 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeit artist with bandaged arm}}<br /> {{People|Inuyama|File 176-178 Inuyama manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Introduces Ai Haibara, a transfer student at Teitan Elementary School.<br /> ** She reveals herself as a Black Organization member with the codename Sherry, having taken the same drug Conan was given.<br /> ** Haibara reveals that the mysterious drug used by the Black Organization is called APTX4869.<br /> <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Murdered Professor Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 179 - The Girl Made of Lies ====<br /> [[File:CH179_HaibaraDiscovery.png|thumb|right|300px|Agasa discovered Haibara unconscious in front of the Kudo Residence]]<br /> [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] reminds [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] about her address, the twenty-second building of the second ward of Beika, [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house. Horrified of the implications, Conan dials the professor's number on his [[Earring Cellphone]], but gets no response. The girl smirks, stating that he will never pick up as he is &quot;no longer in this world.&quot; Conan glares at her with a piercing rage.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH179_BOActivities.png|thumb|right|220px|The Black Organization had extensively investigated Shinichi Kudo after his death remained unconfirmed.]]<br /> However, contrary to Conan's expectations, he finds Agasa perfectly well and happy in his home, although without a properly functioning communication system. Haibara makes herself at home, placing her bag on the table and taking out a magazine. Conan is flooded with a sense of relief but also shame, believing he had been fooled by an actual child debriefed about his situation by Agasa. The professor, however, insists that her claim about being a member of the [[Black Organization]] is true, adding that the name, &quot;Ai Haibara,&quot; is derived from the names of two fictional female detectives, [[Wikipedia: V.I. Warshawski|V.I. Warshawski]] (I = Ai) and [[Wikipedia: Cordelia Gray|Cordelia Gray]] (Gray = Hai). Conan shouts his anger and confusion, not understanding why Agasa would let a member of the enemy into his home. Haibara explains that the professor saved her, having discovered her unconscious body in front of the [[Kudo Residence]].&lt;br&gt; <br /> Amongst those administered the [[APTX4869]] poison, only [[Shinichi Kudo]]'s death remained confirmed. Thus, the Organization had dispatched an investigation team to the Kudo Residence twice. Haibara, who had joined both missions, confirmed the house was in a state of abandonment upon her first visit. Though, on her second visit, she noticed that Shinichi's childhood clothing was missing from its container. Having observed the rare instance where a laboratory rat survived the poison, returning to a younger form of itself, Haibara had known of the possibility of a human experiencing the same effect. Conan, frightened, asks if the Organization is aware of his survival. Haibara assures him that they do not, as she had kept the discovery a secret since she wanted to observe the prolonged effects of her poison without her &quot;subject's&quot; termination.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Ultimately, Haibara reveals that she betrayed the Black Organization, citing her [[Akemi Miyano|sister]]'s murder as the reason for her rebellion. Despite her repeated request for the reason for her sister's death, she was denied information, leading her to threaten to cease the development of her drug. In response, the Organization restrained her while the upper echelons decided her fate. Believing she would be executed, she attempted to take her life using a APTX4869 pill she had purloined, only to transform back into her seven-year-old self. Her shrunken hands soon slipped through her manacles, allowing her to escape the facility through a trash chute and into the Beika streets. Believing Shinichi Kudo to be another survivor of her drug, she believed him to be her sole ally, and thus approached his residence. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan remains unsympathetic to her tragic story, accusing her of being an accessory to countless murders. Haibara understands, though insists she did not want to develop a poison, implying she was forced into the work. Agasa tries to arbitrate the intense conversation and suggests that Haibara could develop an antidote. She denies the notion, holding up a newspaper from three days ago showing a laboratory of a pharmaceutical company destroyed in an accident. She states that the Organization has destroyed any and all evidence she could use against them, including her research. Conan understands the gravity of the situation and the liability Haibara poses to his safety if she were to be captured. Thus, he condones her stay with Agasa.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH179_HirotaDeath.png|thumb|left|200px|The group finds Masami Hirota crushed under his bookshelf.]]<br /> The professor asks about Haibara's parents, but the girl states they are deceased, having died in a laboratory accident when she was very young. The Organization sent her to grade school in the [[Wikipedia: United States|United States]] while her sister remained in Japan, performing various tasks in exchange for Haibara's safety. While on the topic of her sister, Haibara recalls that a few years ago, her sister sent several [[Wikipedia: Floppy disk|floppy disks]] containing photographs of her trip. After briefly viewing the contents, she sent the floppies back. Around the same time, she had lost a key fragment of the APTX4869 development data and was unable to locate it within her lab. Conan deduces that Haibara may have accidentally included the lost data fragment in the set of returned floppy disks, meaning it may yet still exist. Haibara remembers being told that the received floppy disks were originally arranged by her sister's professor, Masami Hirota, who was a member of her trip.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Agasa manages to call Professor Masami Hirota through the university directory and asks about the floppy disks, giving Haibara's sister's name, [[Akemi Miyano]]. Hirota confirms that he is in possession of the floppies in question, noting the inclusion of a &quot;strange disk&quot; mixed amongst them. Believing it to be the missing data, Agasa sets an appointment in three hours.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan clears his schedule with [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and sets off to Professor Hirota's residence in the [[Wikipedia: Shizuoka|Shizuoka]] Prefecture. In the car ride over, Conan instructs Agasa to remain alert around Haibara, finding her ignorance about the Organization's broader goals suspicious. He also expresses familiarity with the name, &quot;[[Akemi Miyano|Masami Hirota]],&quot; but remains unsure about where he had previously heard it.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Once at the Hirota residence, they are greeted by the professor's wife, Toshiko Hirota, who guides them to his office. She knocks on his door but oddly finds it locked. Conan leaps to gain visual through a high window. To his shock, he sees Hirota crushed under a bookshelf, blood pooling around his head. With Agasa's help, Conan breaks through the door and into the room, confirming Masami Hirota's death.<br /> <br /> ==== File 180 - Checkmate ====<br /> Inspector [[Sango Yokomizo]] arrives at the scene and declares the death an accident—the result of the professor climbing his bookshelf to reach something, only to lose balance and fall onto a hard object which had landed on the floor. He points to the room's one and only key found amongst the clutter and the locked door and windows. Conan disagrees, pointing to a fallen [[Wikipedia: Landline|landline telephone]] under an open book. He states that if the phone fell from the nearby table, the handset would naturally be displaced from its original position atop the speaker, meaning the object was deliberately placed in that form to camouflage a murder. Sango questions Toshiko if the residence had any recent guests; she responds there were four including Agasa. Meanwhile, Haibara operates the office computer and finds that entire floppy disk collection is missing. Conan quietly floats the idea of the Black Organization committing the murder, a notion Haibara concurs with. Still, they decide to withhold their judgement until they meet the full cast of suspects.&lt;br&gt; <br /> Toshiko is able to identify one of their guests, while the remaining two are determined by listening to various voicemails recorded on the fallen landline. <br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Masami Hirota|Masami Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (bludgeoned)<br /> * 61 years old<br /> * Professor at Nanyo University}}<br /> {{People|Toshiko Hirota|Toshiko Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * 53 years old<br /> * Masami Hirota's wife}}<br /> {{People|Akira Shirakura|Akira Shirakura manga.jpg|<br /> * 25 years old<br /> * Model}}<br /> {{People|Michio Morioka|Michio Morioka manga.jpg|<br /> * 48 years old<br /> * Veterinarian}}<br /> {{People|Kazuhiro Hosoya|Kazuhiro Hosoya manga.jpg|<br /> * 43 years old<br /> * Manager at a Trading Company}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> == Trivia ==<br /> * The title for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'':<br /> :* File 171 - The Same?<br /> :* File 175 - To Win a Heart<br /> :* File 176 - The Transfer Student<br /> :* File 177 - Woman in Black<br /> :* File 179 - The False Girl<br /> :* File 180 - Checkmate<br /> <br /> == Cover in other countries ==<br /> &lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i_Comicart.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Comic Art)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Star Comics)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18pl.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Philippines]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ca.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Catalan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_9sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_10sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume 18e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Manga]]<br /> * [[Volume 11-20]]<br /> * [[Detective Conan]]<br /> <br /> {{Volumes}}<br /> {{Black Organization}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Volumes]]<br /> [[de:Band 18]]</div>

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<p>Sedritsugu: /* Major Events */</p> <hr /> <div>{{InfoBox Volume<br /> | volume = 42<br /> | chapters = 425-435<br /> | image = Volume 42.jpg<br /> | releasedate = July 18, 2003<br /> | isbn = 4-09-126169-8<br /> | publisher = [[Shogakukan]]<br /> | english-releasedate = April 10, 2012<br /> | english-isbn = 1-4215-3608-0<br /> | english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]<br /> | detective = [[Wikipedia: Joseph Rouletabille|Joseph Rouletabille]]<br /> | keyhole = [[Jodie Starling]]<br /> | prev-volume = Volume 41<br /> | next-volume = Volume 43<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> Volume 42 was released on July 18, 2003 in Japan.<br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> {{Char Appearances|<br /> {{Char|Conan Edogawa}}<br /> {{Char|Ran Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}<br /> {{Char|Genta Kojima}}<br /> {{Char|Ai Haibara}}<br /> {{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}<br /> {{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}<br /> {{Char|Yukiko Kudo}}<br /> {{Char|Heiji Hattori}}<br /> {{Char|Tomoaki Araide}}<br /> {{Char|Juzo Megure}}<br /> {{Char|Miwako Sato}}<br /> {{Char|Wataru Takagi}}<br /> {{Char|Shuichi Akai}}<br /> {{Char|Jodie Starling}}<br /> {{Char|James Black}}<br /> {{Char|Gin}}<br /> {{Char|Vodka}}<br /> {{Char|Vermouth}}<br /> {{Char|Professor|EP304 Man|display=Professor}}<br /> {{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano&lt;br&gt;(flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Kazuha Toyama|display=Kazuha Toyama&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Elena Miyano|display=Elena Miyano&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Shiho Miyano|display=Shiho Miyano&lt;br&gt;(photo)}}<br /> {{Char|Makoto Kyogoku|display=Makoto Kyogoku&lt;br&gt;(cellphone puppet)}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Gadgets ==<br /> {{Gadgets Appearances|<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}<br /> {{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}<br /> {{Gadget|Wristwatch Flashlight}}<br /> {{Gadget|Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes}}<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Face Mask}}<br /> {{Gadget|Anywhere Ball Dispensing Belt}}<br /> {{Gadget|Microphone}}<br /> {{Gadget|Button Speaker}}<br /> {{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Chapters ==<br /> === Bathroom Murder Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|340-341|Hidden Bathroom Secret}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 425 - The Hidden Truth ====<br /> With the poison's source still unknown, Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] plan to expand their investigation beyond the house but are quickly stopped by an ostensible interjection from [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]. Though initially startled, Agasa quickly adjusts to [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s deduction which he presents using the [[Voice-Changing Bowtie]]. <br /> <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> [[File:Screenshot 2025-06-14 at 3.43.43.png|thumb|right|175px|Dejima would naturally remove a used toilet paper roll from the room.]]<br /> Based on the locations where poison residue were discovered (the right side of Dejima's pants, the opening of his belt, and his handkerchief) Agasa states that Dejima likely touched the poison in the bathroom. Megure counters that forensics found no traces of poison in the bathroom, but Agasa elaborates that the killer laced poison on an empty toilet paper roll. Dejima would've replaced the roll and carried the poisoned roll out of the bathroom to be discarded elsewhere. The process is as follows.<br /> # Dejima touches the poison laced roll while replacing it with a new one.<br /> # The portions of toilet paper which came in contact with Dejima's poisoned fingers would be flushed once he uses them.<br /> # He touches his belt and pants after using the bathroom. <br /> # He washes his hands removing poison from his fingers.<br /> # He retouches the poison-laced toilet paper roll with his left hand and opens the bathroom door with his right hand.<br /> Agasa then proceeds to accuse '''Tetsuo Imai''' of consistently spiking Dejima's coffee with laxatives. Any laxative influence found in autopsy would also be attributed to Dejima's prescribed laxatives he used to treat his haemorrhoids. Additionally, the reason Imai presented cookies alongside his coffee was for the snacks to expedite bowel movements. Zaitsu questions how Imai could've predicted how he would've used the toilet, as if he had defecated, he would instead be poisoned. Agasa explains that Imai could determine whether Zaitsu used hard or soft flush by listening to the intensity of the flush; in the case of the former, Zaitsu could be given a wet towel to remove the poison. &lt;br&gt;[[File:Screenshot 2025-06-14 at 3.43.09.png|thumb|right|150px|Akemi helped quell Imai's resentment towards Dejima.]]<br /> Takagi then finds the discarded toilet paper roll, prompting Megure to order the search for the poison container. [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] steps forward and deduces Imai likely hid the poison container in the corner shelf of the kitchen as it would blend in with the poorly sanitized surroundings. Imai is shocked by Haibara's image as he is vividly reminded of [[Akemi Miyano|Akemi]]. Soon after, an officer proves Haibara correct by finding a suspicious bag in the corner shelf of the kitchen. Knowing his fingerprints would be discovered on the bag, Imai admits to his crime and begins explaining his motives. &lt;br&gt;<br /> '''The Motive:'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Imai states his desire to kill Dejima goes back two decades when Dejima sabotaged his attempts at branching off and becoming independent. While constructing a way to kill Dejima, the Miyano family had come to stay at the house. Akemi had approached Imai at his nadir, and through her bright attitude and positive outlook, she gave Imai hope to burry his rage. Years later, when Imai once again asked Dejima about independence, the latter replied he would allow it if only Imai had retained his abilities from twenty years ago. His anger reignited, Imai was once again momentarily calmed by Akemi when she briefly returned, promising him that she would soon visit again with her younger sister. But she never returned.&lt;ref name=&quot;One_Billion_Yen_Robbery_Case&quot;&gt;One Billion Yen Robbery Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#One_Billion_Yen_Robbery_Case|Volume 2: 13-16]])&lt;/ref&gt; With nothing to quell is murderous heart, Imai proceeded with his plan. <br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt; [[File:Screenshot 2025-06-14 at 3.42.48.png|thumb|right|200px|Vermouth calls in Calvados.]]<br /> On the car ride home [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] restlessly asks Conan if he had recovered [[Akemi Miyano|Akemi]]'s artifact. Conan replies that he has, explaining that after learning about Dejima's stipulations about being stingy toilet water, he deduced that Akemi had attached something to toilet's ballcock valve which had hampered the toilets functions and raised the water bill. The object attached to the valve at the time were likely the employee's tools. After hearing Imai was &quot;tired,&quot; Akemi hiding the tools was her way of forcing him to take a break from work. Years later when Akemi returned to use the bathroom, she replaced the tools with a different object, which, Conan had successfully retrieved, revealing it to be a set of twenty cassette tapes. Conan suspects the tapes contain vital information about the [[Black Organization]], causing Haibara to object to him listening to them as it would further endanger him. Conan stops the recording and hands the headphones to Haibara after realizing the tapes are instead a set of messages from her mother [[Elena Miyano|Elena]]. Conan concludes that Elena likely sensed her impending demise and thus recorded messages throughout the years for [[Shiho Miyano|Shiho]], eventually giving them to Akemi to pass on to her when she turned twenty. However, due to the organization's heavy security surrounding Shiho's research, Akemi had no choice but to hide the tapes in the house's toilet tank. If Akemi survived, she would've taken Shiho to the house to retrieve the tapes. Meanwhile, Haibara warmly smiles, rapt with comfort by her mother's voice, as Conan internally hopes she found solace knowing her mother was a true &quot;angel.&quot;&lt;br&gt;<br /> At an airport, [[Vermouth]] is seen on the phone enlisting the help of a sniper, referring to them as [[Calvados]].<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Sohei Dejima|Souhei Dejima manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (poison)<br /> * 54 years old<br /> * President of design office}}<br /> {{People|Ukihiko Zaitsu|Ukihiko Zaitsu manga.jpg|<br /> * 41 years old<br /> * Designer}}<br /> {{People|Tetsuo Imai|Tetsuo Imai manga.jpg|<br /> * 52 years old<br /> * Designer}}<br /> {{People|Isamu Natsubori|Isamu Natsubori manga.jpg|<br /> * 35 years old<br /> * Designer}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Vermouth is revealed to be eavesdropping on Agasa's house.<br /> * Haibara reveals her mother's codename to be Hell Angel.<br /> ** Haibara obtains voice recordings of her mother.<br /> * Vermouth calls in Calvados for help.<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Convenience Store Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|343-344|The Convenience Store Trap}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 426 - Goodbye Jodie ====<br /> [[File:CH426_YoungJodie.png|thumb|left|200px|A little girl discovers her father's killer.]]<br /> Ominous clouds rain upon a luxurious mansion in the middle of the night. A bloodied man lays dead against his arm chair, his glasses on the floor and a gun in his hand. A [[Vermouth|woman]], dressed fully in black, picks up his glasses but is interrupted by an innocent [[Jodie Starling|young girl]] standing at the doorway. &quot;Who are you?&quot; the girl asks; the woman raises her fingers to her mouth and motions her to shush. The recollection begins to crumble as [[Jodie Starling|Jodie]] wakes up from her flashback.&lt;br&gt;<br /> A fellow [[Teitan High School]] teacher expresses concern, wondering if the job's stress is effecting her. Jodie answers in the negative, saying she is fond of her students and is simply saddened that she soon must leave them.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Later, Jodie announces her resignation to her students, who react with surprise and disappointment.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH426_JodieSecret.png|thumb|right|250px|&quot;A secret makes a woman woman.&quot;]]<br /> After school, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] ask Jodie for a more detailed explanation of her sudden resignation. The teacher jokes about embarking on an adventure to locate a hidden treasure—ultimately leaving the truth about her departure a secret, once again echoing her phrase: &quot;a secret makes a woman woman.&quot; Ran, knowing that Jodie does not intend to divulge information, switches the topic by regretfully saying Jodie has never taught [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. Sonoko expresses her annoyance at Shinichi's stubbornness, remarking that he should abandon his case and return to them. Ran objects, affectionately describing Shinichi as &quot;stubborn.&quot; As the two girls dive into their usual romantic bickering, Jodie mentions how [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] is similarly stubborn. Ran says that Conan has recently been staying at Professor [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house lately to take care of a sick [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]]; Jodie appears intrigued. Sonoko then changes the subject and proposes they go to Jodie’s apartment for a farewell party. Jodie and Ran agree, and therefore decide to head to the convenience store where a friend of theirs, named [[Aya Nanakawa]], works to buy drinks and desserts.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Upon arrival at the store, they see a furious store manager shouting at Aya and threatening to fire her. Sonoko and Ran intervene and try to soothe an upset and crying Aya while the store manager reveals that he suspects Aya of being a thief. Sonoko is quick to come to the defense of her friend. The manager explains that he too was initially unwilling to believe that Aya was the culprit, but after noticing that the loss of goods only occurred on days when Aya was working, that surveillance cameras failed to reveal wrongdoing by a customer, and that theft occurred at times when only Aya was present in the store, he was forced to conclude that Aya was the culprit. The manager further reveals that a myriad of items have been stolen: game softwares, CDs, DVDs, beverages, box lunches, candy, and etc. Ran questions if Aya has ever been caught in the act via the cameras. The managers says no, stating that he cuts the footage during closing hours to lower operating costs, adding that the hall to the bathroom is also left dim for the same reason. Ran and Sonoko then turn to Aya and listen to her opinion. Aya tells them that she noticed three suspicious customers: a university student who comes to the store to read gaming magazines until closing hours, usually buying fast-foods and instant noodles; a very quiet office worker who never starts a quarrel even when cut in line, usually buying toothbrushes, towels, and batteries; and an elderly woman who likes spending as little money as possible, often lecturing the manager on how to save electricity, usually not buying anything at all. Lastly, Aya adds that all three suspects frequently use the store bathroom. &lt;br&gt; [[File:CH426_SuspectAya.png|thumb|left|250px|The store manager suspects Aya is the culprit.]]<br /> The store manager also says that the store experienced a long cessation of thefts after he rebuked Aya about the situation exactly one month ago. Just when he thought that Aya had learned that her misdemeanors were unacceptable, the theft started again at an even greater scale. Still, the manager offers to excuse Aya from her crime if she admits to her wrongdoing, but the girl remains steadfast in her conviction. Ran and Sonoko, seeing that the situation is spiraling downwards, suggest consulting with Shinichi or Conan, but Jodie says that they should try having a go at the case before turning to others for help, because those you can rely on can disappear at any time.<br /> <br /> ==== File 427 - Ran's Deduction ====<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH427_RanThinks.png|thumb|right|200px|Ran recalls how Shinichi digests clues.]]<br /> Ran and Sonoko reconsider the case details but are unable to envision anyone other than Aya as the culprit. Stuck, Ran asks herself what Shinichi would do in this situation. She recalls he once told her that when there is a case, it is almost certain that something deviating from the norm happens, and such deviations, no matter how insignificant, are clues that can be found by careful observation that form the cornerstone of a deduction. Thus, Ran asks Aya whether anything unusual happened on the days when she was on shift. Neither she nor the store manager can think of anything, but another employee points out that the store is exceptionally clean whenever Aya is on watch. He elaborates that after newly arrived goods are taken into the storage room during the night, Aya will make sure that the boxes are arranged in order so they do not occlude the bathroom. The employee adds that nobody else, including the manager himself, bothers to go the extra mile. The manager concedes that the employee’s account is true, but insists that Aya’s good habits do not excuse her and that he will involve the police unless Ran and company can find the true culprit.&lt;br&gt; <br /> Meanwhile, Conan sits in Agasa's house, having had a feeling Ran is calling for him—as if the two are connected via [[Wikipedia: Telepathy|telepathy]]. He waves the feeling off and instead asks Agasa about the whereabouts of the still-feverish Haibara. Agasa says she is in the laboratory listening to the tapes that her [[Elena Miyano|mother]] left her.&lt;ref name=&quot;Bathroom_Murder_Case&quot;&gt;Bathroom Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Bathroom_Murder_Case|Volume 41-42: 423-425]])&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH427_HaibaraTapes.png|thumb|left|200px|Haibara listens to her mother's recordings.]]<br /> In the basement, Haibara rests in a state of absolute bliss: her eyes closed, in inner peace, and listening to the recording her mother prepared for her eighteenth birthday. In the recording, her mother asks what [[Shiho Miyano|Shiho]] is doing in her life and tells her that as long as she does not regret her decisions, she will fully support her. Haibara, thinking that the recording ends there, tries to press the stop button on the cassette player, but her mother suddenly starts talking again. To Haibara's surprise, her mother begins to share the truth about something. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, Jodie recollection continues: the woman in black approaches the confused young girl with a gun. Later, huge flames engulf the house and reduced it to ashes. &lt;br&gt;<br /> This time, she is interrupted by her two students, who notice that her glasses appear quite old. Jodie concurs, adding they are the last remnant of someone who was very important to her. Suddenly, a frantic customer bumps into Ran on his way to the bathroom. They notice the store is reaching its peak hours and are directedd by the manager to step outside.&lt;br&gt;<br /> The trio continue to think but are unable to come up with any solid deduction. Deliverymen arrive early at the store, but after consulting the cashier worker, they decide to come back later due to the influx of customers. Ran, having overheard their conversation, starts thinking, and asks Sonoko whether she knows of any quote by Sherlock Holmes resembling &quot;eliminating the impossible things...&quot; remembering Shinichi often quoted it.&lt;ref name=&quot;Mermaid's_Curse_Case&quot;&gt;Mermaid's Curse Case (Manga: [[Volume_28#Mermaid's_Curse_Case|Volume 28: 279-283]])&lt;/ref&gt; Sonoko is clueless, but Jodie confidently replies that the exact quote is: &quot;whenever you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.&quot; After hearing this, Ran seems to have come up with a deduction, but remains unsure of its accuracy. She thinks of Shinichi yet again, believing that he would know what to do in such a situation. Suddenly, she receives a call from an unidentified caller. She answers the phone and becomes overwhelmed after hearing Shinichi's voice. <br /> <br /> ==== File 428 - The Unbelievable Conclusion ====<br /> Conan, as Shinichi, tries to confirm something with Ran but shifts to asking about her situation after hearing her in distress about Aya's predicament. Ran relays all of the information to Shinichi who is able to immediately work out the culprit's identity. Before he is able to give his deduction, Ran interrupts, wanting to test her own deduction. Shinichi agrees to hear it; the girl fights through her nervousness and presents her logic. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH428_JodiePhotos.png|thumb|right|250px|Ran finds photos of Shinichi behind Jodie's mirror.]]<br /> Once she finishes, Shinichi bursts out in laughter, not because of any apparent flaw, but because he finds amusement in the notion that Ran remains hesitant to share her deduction despite its good quality. He adds that detectives are mortal, and always carry a pinch of anxiety with them when presenting their theories, worrying about having neglected some small but crucial detail. He proceeds to say that this element of unknown is what doubles a detective's satisfaction upon hitting the target. Therefore, he withholds comment on Ran's deduction so as to not deprive her of this supreme catharsis. Ran, inspired by Shinichi's words, quickly comes up with a plan.<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> [[File:CH428_SuspectCaught.png|thumb|right|300px|The office worker emerges from his hiding spot.]]<br /> She calmly enters the store and into the empty bathroom. She prepares herself before loudly screaming about a quickly spreading fire. The manager, confused and irate, pounds on the door and demands Ran stop her obstruction of business. She calmly exits the bathroom and signals him to remain quiet. A few moments later, the bathroom door is violently flung open and a man rushes outside. '''The Office Worker''' finds himself at the entrance to the storage room, staring out at a confused group of shoppers.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Ran declares the office worker to be the culprit, stating that he managed to avoid detection because he has been living in the space above the bathroom ceiling. He has been surviving off of the food he stole from the convenience store, taking roughly three days worth of food each trip—perfectly lining up with Aya's shift. Additionally, he was able to purchase sanitation goods with the money he made off of selling the stole game softwares and DVDs. Furthermore, he used the stolen batteries to power a flashlight, which is needed for searching for food and other basic necessities in the lightless, closed store during the night. Sonoko asks how no one noticed him enter the bathroom without ever exiting. Ran answers that he let others cut in the line leading to the bathroom, ensuring he is always the last person to enter it. Finally, he only steals after Aya's shift because she was the only worker who would neatly order the boxes before the morning shift, clearing a path from the bathroom to the store. Sonoko questions the last portion of the deduction, arguing that the office worker can simply push any blockage away. Ran admits she is stumped, unable to fully explain that action. Fortunately, Shinichi steps in over the phone, explaining that the office worker does not dare to move any obstructing boxes because he fears that the movements, however slight, will be noticed by store employees, who will then infer that something is wrong with the bathroom, exposing his hiding spot. &lt;br&gt;<br /> The store manager accepts all of Ran’s explanations, but still questions why there was a prolonged period of time where the office worker refrained from stealing after Aya was reprimanded. Ran asserts that the office worker is not truly a bad person. He overheard Aya's rebuking and realized that his actions were hurting an innocent other, thus stopped for some time. Moreover, the stolen box lunches were invariably those which were nearing their expiration date. The office worker had chosen them to minimize financial damage to the store. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH428_Apology.png|thumb|left|200px|Aya receives a much deserved apology.]]<br /> With the deduction complete the office worker admits to his guilt. He kneels down to asks for forgiveness, recounting that three months ago, he lost his job and was evicted from his apartment. He found the bathroom ceiling as a place of refuge, believing that stealing such a small amount would not cause problems for the store. Upon hearing this, the manager barks out, telling the office worker that contrary to his belief, the store has suffered terrible losses. He then insists on being compensated by working at his convenience store—with no salary for the first few months. The manager comforts the office worker by saying that his troubles and feelings are relatable, having opened the store after being fired from his company job. Ran and Sonoko interrupt this warm moment and demand that both parties apologize immediately to Aya. They comply with this demand without any grudge.<br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> With the case solved, Ran and Sonoko part ways with Aya, who is feeling better. Shinichi then reminds Ran about his inquiry, asking if she had recently entered his house for cleaning purposes. The girl denies, and Conan accepts her answer while concerningly staring out at his unlit [[Kudo Residence|mansion]].&lt;br&gt;<br /> At the farewell party, Sonoko expresses her annoyance about an inebriated Jodie immediately falling asleep, while Ran calls her [[Kogoro Mouri|father]], informing him that she will be staying over at Jodie's place. Ran then leaves for the bathroom where she reflects on how Shinichi saved her yet again. She also notices something hidden behind the mirror and opens the medicine cabinet, finding a plethora of photos primarily depicting her, Shinichi, and Conan.<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Aya Nanakawa|Aya Nanakawa manga.jpg|<br /> * Ran and Sonoko's middle school classmate}}<br /> {{People|Store manager|426-428 Man manga.jpg|<br /> * Sunday Mart manager}}<br /> {{People|Hori Wada|Hori Wada manga.jpg|<br /> * Sunday Mart employee}}<br /> {{People|Man|426-428 Customer 1 manga.jpg|<br /> * Game maniac}}<br /> {{People|Man|426-428 Customer 2 manga.jpg|<br /> * Office worker}}<br /> {{People|Old lady|426-428 Customer 3 manga.jpg|<br /> * Old lady}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Jodie recalls an incident in her past.<br /> * Romantic development between Ran and Shinichi.<br /> ** Shinichi helps Ran solve her first case. <br /> * Conan believes someone is surreptitiously entering the Kudo Residence.<br /> * Ran discovers photographs of Shinichi, Conan, and Araide behind a mirror in Jodie's apartment. <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Halloween Party Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|345|Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Calvados]]|image = Calvados.jpg|description =<br /> * Member of the [[Black Organization]]}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 429 - The Full Moon and the Trap at the Banquet ====<br /> [[File:CH_429 VermouthLetter.png|thumb|left|200px|The Mouris receive a cryptic letter from &quot;Vermouth.&quot;]] <br /> [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] informs [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] about an off-season Halloween party invitation they received in the mail. The letter begins by taunting the detective before vividly describing a macabre party aboard a ship in a flowery prose. Annoyed, Kogoro asks who sent the letter. Ran is unsure but assumes the sender is a foreigner due to the letter being signed with the alphabet signature &quot;[[Vermouth]].&quot;&lt;br&gt; [[File:CH_429 ConanStuns.png|thumb|right|225px|Conan stuns an unyielding Haibara.]]<br /> Ran calls [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] and asks if he knows anyone named Vermouth. The Professor replies that he does not before asking Ran if Kogoro intends on attending. She confirms, adding that [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] is in the process of testing various costume cosmetics on him. She clarifies that the party has a strict dress code: black suit or black dress with a costume depicting a monster of your choice. Agasa asks if she'll join her father but the girl erupts—clearly horrified by the thought of a monster party. Ran then asks if [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] has received an invitation. Seeing [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] motion a hush sign, Agasa lies about his ignorance and assures her that he'll send the letter her way if he finds one in his mail. Meanwhile, Conan peruses a copy of the same invitation letter presumably sent to Shinichi's address. Before ending the call, Ran asks Agasa to keep the event a secret from Conan as she ostensibly fears his impulsiveness, though internally, she thinks about her discovery behind [[Jodie Starling|Jodie]]'s mirror. &lt;ref name=&quot;Convenience_Store_Case&quot;&gt;Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])&lt;/ref&gt; After the two hang up, a visibly sick [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] asks Conan if he intends to attend the party. He says he will, intrigued by the sender's name, Vermouth, as it, like Gin and Vodka, is the name of an alcohol. Haibara states she is unaware of any [[Black Organization]] members with such a code name. Conan explains that &quot;Vermouth&quot; is the English name of the alcohol, while in Japanese, it's called &quot;Berumot.&quot; Hearing the name, a jolt of fear and panic tears through Haibara (in the story, Haibara is only familiar with the Japanese pronunciation. In most English translations, no distinctions in pronounciation are made, and [[Vermouth]]'s name remains as &quot;Vermouth&quot;). Conan interprets her reaction as confirmation that Vermouth is a member of the Black Organization, and states his intentions of attending. Haibara staunchly opposes the decision, pointing to the event as being a trap. Conan stuns her with his [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|wristwatch]], apologizing before stating that this is his only way forward. Meanwhile, Vermouth continues to listen-in on their conversation through the bugs she had previously placed.&lt;ref name=&quot;Bathroom_Murder_Case&quot;&gt;Bathroom Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Bathroom_Murder_Case|Volume 41-42: 423-425]])&lt;/ref&gt; Hearing Conan's determination, she smiles.&lt;br&gt; <br /> Back at Agasa's house, Conan points out a crucial detail about the invitation letter. Alongside the salutation aimed at Shinichi, Conan is also named, implying the sender is aware of both his and Haibara's true identities. Shocked, Agasa questions why the organization has yet to move against them. Conan replies he doesn't know why, but has a rough idea. Conan's phone rings. The boy shushes Agasa before texting &quot;OK&quot; in heart symbols to an unknown recipient. Closing his phone, he turns to view his house from the window, noting that only one mystery remains: the identity of the individual recently entering his house. &lt;ref name=&quot;Convenience_Store_Case&quot;&gt;Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;br&gt; [[File:CH_429 ShinichiSign.png|thumb|right|175px|The Invisible Man signs in as Shinichi Kudo (工藤新一).]]<br /> A black Porsche 356 A drives down a bridge, driven by [[Gin]] with [[Vodka]] beside him. The latter asks why he is being assigned to attend the Halloween party. Gin answers that it is to keep an eye on Vermouth, expressing annoyance towards her secretive nature. He then orders Vodka to ignore her favorable standing with the [[Renya Karasuma|Boss]] and execute her if she steps out of line. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan investigates the [[Kudo Residence]] by comparing the electricity, gas, and water meters to their displays earlier in the day. He concludes that they have shifted, meaning someone has been entering the house. He daringly enters through the front door and into the dark corridors, armed with his [[Wristwatch Flashlight|flashlight]] and [[Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes|shoes]]. He cautiously enters a room but fails to notice a silhouette holding a gun lurking behind the door.&lt;br&gt;<br /> A ragged and ghostly ship docks at a port as a wide range of foul and frightening monsters board. Kogoro, dressed as [[Wikipedia: CountDracula|Count Dracula]], and Sonoko, dressed as a [[Wikipedia: Witch|Witch]], wait in the check-in line as they marvel at the authentic performances of their fellow party-goers. The two also meet a beautiful woman dressed as [[Wikipedia:Medusa|Medusa]]. Finally their turn to board, Kogoro jovially asks a worker if they're actually going to kill someone, but the workers replies with confusion. Kogoro shows the worker his invitation. The man confirms the invitation itself is authentic but is unfamiliar with the envelope and accompanying letter. However, he does inform the detective that the party will feature an activity surrounding a murder mystery. As Kogoro and Sonoko hastily embark, the next attendee shows his invitation to the workers, who, stand in awe of his identity. The attendee, dressed as [[Wikipedia: The Invisible Man|The Invisible Man]], signs his name in the guest book as &quot;Shinichi Kudo.&quot;<br /> <br /> ==== File 430 - The Haunted Ship Painted with Blood ====<br /> The sun begins to set as Haibara regains consciousness, finding herself in Agasa's basement. She hears the voices of Conan and Agasa from the room above; they appear to discuss play-testing a newly designed game. Knowing the voices are a ruse, she goes to check her desk drawer and finds its contents have slightly shifted, indicating Conan had purloined one of her [[Prototype Antidote|prototype antidote]] pills. &lt;br&gt; [[File:CH_430 WelcomeCaptain.png|thumb|left|300px|The ghostly captain's welcome.]]<br /> On the ship, the captain welcomes the guests aboard the &quot;Sea Phantom&quot; and directs each guest to match with seven others who share the same [[Wikipedia: Tarot|tarot card]]. Kogoro sees &quot;XV&quot; and a caricature of a goat on his card, but Medusa clarifies that it represents 15 and the [[Wikipedia: Devil|Devil]] respectively. Medusa further explains that the party doubles as an audition for extras in the annual film ''Records of the Ghost Captain's Voyage'' (幽霊船長の航海記). She points to a howling [[Wikipedia: Werewolf|Werewolf]], a robotic [[Wikipedia: Frankenstein's monster|Frankenstein's Monster]], and a reticent [[Wikipedia: Mummy_(undead)|Mummy]] as examples of party-goers attempting to impress judges and secure a spot in the film. The captain then announces that the Sea Phantom will momentarily set sail, exciting the crowd. In the lower decks, several workers excitedly talk about Shinichi Kudo's presence aboard the ship, remarking that the rumors of his death were false. Nearby, a [[Wikipedia: Zombie|Zombie]] listens to their conversation in silence. On deck, Kogoro and Sonoko find they are paired with Medusa, the Werewolf, Frankenstein's Monster, the Mummy, and the Invisible Man. &lt;br&gt; [[File:CH_430 DeadCaptain.png|thumb|right|125px|The crowd finds the captain dangling in the wind.]]<br /> At the Agasa residence, Haibara picks up a phone call from Doctor [[Tomoaki Araide|Araide]]. He asks about Haibara's cold and notifies her that he was able to arrange a proper check-up with a doctor friend of his. He says they are available tonight and offers to pick her up. Haibara accepts.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Back on the ship, Kogoro, Sonoko, Medusa, and the Invisible Man attempt to find their group members before the activity begins. They enter the ship's bathroom and find it a dim unpleasant environment filled with cobwebs and broken mirrors. They find Frankenstein's Monster vigorously washing his hands while murmuring about his inability to wash off the blood on his hands. Sonoko calls out for the Werewolf and the Mummy. They then hear the Werewolf howl from within a stall before bursting out and running off while checking his watch. Kogoro soon finds him sitting at the cocktail bar. He attempts to be friendly with the Werewolf, even ordering an identical drink: a Silver Bullet. Still, the Werewolf continues his cavalier attitude and walks off with his drink while seemingly looking for something—much to Kogoro's concern. The lights then shut off as the captain's voice echos through the ship's hull. He introduces the first activity as a witch hut aimed at finding a fraud within the ship, a human masquerading as a monster. He directs everyone to rush to the deck for a hint. As the party-goers arrive, they find the captain swaying upside-down on the shrouds. Kogoro notices a red liquid drip onto the floor in front of him which Medusa identifies as real blood. Suddenly, the captain's body falls from up-high and crashes onto the wooden deck, revealing he has been shot with a crossbow bolt piercing an XV Devil card.&lt;br&gt;<br /> At Agasa's house, Haibara hears the doorbell ring and opens the door. Her eyes widen in a mix of fear and shock upon seeing the figure on the other side.<br /> <br /> ==== File 431 - The Invisible Man Enters! ====<br /> [[File:Screenshot 2025-06-17 at 0.14.41.png|thumb|left|200px|Jodie leads Haibara to her car as a confused Araide watches.]]<br /> Haibara attempts to shut the door, but is stopped. The visitor reveals herself to be Jodie, who claims that Araide's car had malfunctioned and is unable to pick her up; she has been sent in his stead. After some apprehension, Haibara allows Jodie to escort her into her car. As the pair drive off, Araide, driving a perfectly functioning vehicle, notices them leaving. &lt;br&gt;<br /> As the Sea Phantom slowly drifts atop the Pacific Ocean, its guests awkwardly stand around the captain's corpse. Medusa comments that the killer likely jettisoned his crossbow off deck, thus making it unrecoverable. Meanwhile, Kogoro removes the captain's mask and expresses familiarity with his face. Medusa says that he is Senzou Fukuura, a famous film producer tied to the Ghost Captain series. The event staff confirm that while Fukuura did not play the Ghost Captain role in the films, he would host the party audition each year as the character. Kogoro asks the staff the answer to the witch hunt activity Fukuura was introducing, but they reply that only he knew the answer. Kogoro believes the culprit must be one of the staff members. He cites how every attendee was inside the ship at the time of the shooting, leaving only staff members on the deck capable of shooting the crossbow. He additionally deduces that the XV Devil card attached to the bolt must be an attempt to frame one of the attendees for the crime. However, the staff correct him by stating there were several guests on deck during the shooting, and that the tarot cards used were of custom design and irreplicable by the event staff. Taking this information into account, Medusa figures that the culprit is most likely one of seven members in the XV Devil group. With one hour until the ship reaches Yokohama harbor, Medusa suggests they return inside and collect their thoughts. As the party-goers file into the doors, the Invisible Man crouches to the ground, noticing a small circular mark on the wooden deck. He notices a trail of similar marks leading to the shrouds. Kogoro calls the [[Mouri Detective Agency|Detective Agency]] to tell Ran about his delayed return. He gets no response.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, Jodie drives Haibara through the streets of town as the latter notices Araide tailing them in his car. &lt;br&gt; [[File:CH432_ShinichiReveal.png|thumb|right|200px|Shinichi Kudo reveals himself.]]<br /> Back aboard the ship, Kogoro directs everyone in his group to show their tarot cards. Only the Mummy fails, believing he had dropped it somewhere. Kogoro suspects him, but he explains that he is an undercover staff member who was tasked with judging attendees' make-up. Other Mummys corroborate his explanation, adding that Fukuura had personally applied each Mummy's make-up and taping, and that he also gave each Mummy a unique instruction such as drinking a certain alcohol, only eating chicken, and wearing a red wig. The only common instruction given was to remain silent. Hearing the Mummys' words, the Invisible Man leaves the crowd and heads for the bathroom. Once there, he closely examines the room's contents. Back at the crowd, Kogoro asks where the Mummy went after he left the group. He responds that he accompanied Frankenstein's Monster and the Werewolf to the bathroom. Though the Monster confirms he entered with them, he does not recall seeing him leave. The Mummy frantically states that he likely went unnoticed since someone had destroyed the mirrors. Kogoro further asks him where the Mummy was at the time of the crime, to which he answers that he was with the Werewolf. The Werewolf denies his alibi. While the interrogation continues, the Invisible Man climbs the shrouds to reach the crow's nest where he discovers a frightened rooster and another small circular mark. As Kogoro begins to label the Mummy as the true culprit, the ship's speakers blare with a voice directing everyone to the deck. Kogoro leads the charge as guests pour out onto the moonlit floor. They look up to see the Invisible Man perched on the crow's nest. He proclaims the start of his deduction as Kogoro recognizes his voice and mannerisms. The Invisible Man slowly unravels his bandages—making visible a very familiar face.<br /> <br /> ==== File 432 - Shinichi Kudo Appears!? ====<br /> [[File:CH_432 VodkaShock.png|thumb|right|175px|Vodka is staggered to see Shinichi Kudo alive.]]<br /> The Invisible Man reveals himself to be Shinichi Kudo, shocking the crowd. The Zombie, revealed to be a disguised Vodka, is seen dumbfounded by this revelation as he distinctly remembers Gin poisoning the boy with a [[APTX4869]] pill. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Jodie continues to drive Haibara, who, turns to make a request. The girl coughs in the process.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Kogoro remains steadfast in his belief that the Mummy is the culprit and demands Shinichi explain himself. The boy coughs before apologizing for his apparent mild cold. <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> '''File 432'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Shinichi immediately begins by stating that the '''the Werewolf''' stole the Mummy's tarot card in the bathroom to frame him for the killing. Unconvinced, Kogoro beseeches the Mummy to answer if that is true. The Mummy is unsure. Shinichi elaborates that the Werewolf likely used a syringe to squirt chloroform into the Mummy's bathroom stall and waited for the Mummy to fall unconscious. He then climbed into his stall and stole the Mummy's card. Kogoro demands evidence, but Shinichi concedes that his theory is merely a guess as the syringe has probably been thrown overboard. Kogoro is still skeptical of the Werewolf's guilt as unlike the Mummy, he did not completely vanish. The Mummy exclaims that he was with the group as he left the bathroom. Shinichi asks Frankenstein's Monster to recount his actions in the bathroom. The Monster, as an active member of the horror community, managed to immediately identify the Mummy as a judge due to his constant messaging. He proceeded to follow the Mummy to the bathroom so he could act in-character for his consideration. However, he notes that the Werewolf had exited the stall that the Mummy had entered. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_432 WerewolfMummy.png|thumb|right|150px|The Werewolf placed his mask on an unconscious Mummy.]]<br /> Kogoro, now understanding, realizes that the Werewolf had placed his mask atop the unconscious Mummy's face and that the Werewolf he had interacted with prior to the shooting was actually the Mummy. Shinichi explains that the Mummy's extensive make-up and bandages had prevented him from realizing he wore a mask. Additionally, the Werewolf had broken the bathroom mirrors so as to not alert the Mummy about his new disguise. The two monster's near identical suits and gloves also worked to sell the effect. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Kogoro points out the impossibility that the Werewolf could guarantee that he would be paired with someone who both matches his clothing and is silent. The young detective disagrees, saying that the Werewolf had no specific target in mind and instead waited for anyone who satisfied his sartorial requirements to enter the bathroom. Kogoro further questions how the Mummy (disguised as the Werewolf) could have timed his exit from the stall in response to Sonoko's call if he was unconscious. Shinichi says he was woken by an alarm. Hearing this, Sonoko realizes that he must have been woken up by the Werewolf's howl, which was a pre-recorded sound built into the Werewolf's mask. Shinichi adds that the back of the mask likely contained a tracker and microphone which allowed the Werewolf to track his mask's whereabouts and listen for Sonoko's call. The Werewolf would activate the mask's howl to obfuscate the voice of anyone who attempted to refer to the Mummy as &quot;the Werewolf.&quot; This strategy also explains why the Mummy claimed to be near the Werewolf after exiting the bathroom.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Finally, with his alibi made, the Werewolf was free to climb up to the deck and shoot the Captain with a crossbow. Shinichi finally states that once the crowd of party-goers spilled out onto the deck, the Werewolf melted into the chaos and used the opportunity to stealthy recollect his mask from the Mummy. &lt;br&gt;<br /> The Werewolf demands Shinichi present evidence. The detective accepts, stating there are two. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_432 NingenMummy.png|thumb|left|250px|The Mummy was planned to be the Human amongst the Monsters.]]<br /> First, the intended hint for the witch hunt was a rooster held by its tail. Seeing the hint, Medusa explains that a male rooster is called a &quot;cock,&quot; and when combined with &quot;tail,&quot; it spells &quot;cocktail.&quot; Shinichi asks Kogoro what cocktail he drank. He responds he drank a Silver Bullet. The Mummy then exclaims that he too drank one as Fukuura had specifically directed him to do so. The Werewolf calls it a coincidence as he too drank a Silver Bullet. Shinichi questions the Werewolf on his choice of beverage, much to the Werewolf's annoyance. However, the wolf's annoyance slowly turns to shock as the realization hits him like a wave. Shinichi explains that the &quot;Silver Bullet&quot; is a famous artifact in horror described to be the only thing capable of killing a Werewolf. The Silver Bullet cocktail is additionally known as a drink which wards off evil. No horror fan attempting to sell the authenticity of their performance would order such a drink. Therefore, the captain most likely intended for the guests to interpret the clue as relating to the bar, and then flock to the bartender and ask him to divulge details about his servings. Whoever ordered the anti-monster drink, Silver Bullet, would be answer to the witch hunt. As proof, Medusa unravels the Mummy's bandages revealing &quot;Human (人間)&quot; written on his forehead (placed there when Fukuura did his make-up). &lt;br&gt;<br /> Second, successfully shooting someone with a crossbow in the dark is impossible. Thus, the Werewolf must have shot the captain from close range. Shinichi points to the series of circular marks approaching the shrouds and on the crow's nest and identifies it as an indent produced by a small piece of glass stuck to the bottom of the Werewolf's shoe. This piece of glass came from when the Werewolf shattered the bathroom mirrors. The police will surely match the shape of the glass shard to the marks on the floor, cementing the Werewolf as the true culprit of the crime. &lt;br&gt;<br /> As Kogoro goes to look at the Werewolf's shoes, he cries out and blames Vermouth, whom he calls the devil. &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> '''File 433'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Kogoro interrogates the Werewolf about whether Vermouth directed him to assassinate the captain. The Werewolf clarifies that he committed the murder on personal grounds. He adds that he was shattered after Fukuura canceled his former series, the ''Butsumetsu Series'', prematurely in order to make room for his new Ghost Captain films. After writing about his murderous desires on a murky internet forum, a user named Vermouth emerged and offered to provide him with weapons and a method. Although the Werewolf refused at first, he began receiving troubling photographs of his family members and records of his day-to-day activities. Vermouth also threatened to kill members of his family if he brought the harassment case to the police. <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> Jodie drives Haibara on the docks of a harbor beside several rows of shipping containers. She deftly performs a J-turn and stops before a pursuing Araide. The two adults exit their cars and inquire about the other. Araide questions Jodie's intentions with Haibara. Jodie replies that she was just taking her on a drive and that she has a considerable amount of free time, unlike him. She reminds Araide about the approaching court hearing about his father's murder, and that he must conceal the fact that his family helper, [[Hikaru Yasumoto]], pulled the trigger. &lt;ref name=&quot;Blackout_Murder_Case&quot;&gt;Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])&lt;/ref&gt; Jodie claims that Kogoro had told her the truth about the case. Confused, Araide retorts, stating that the culprit was not Hikaru but his mother-in-law, and that the cause of death was electrocution and not gunshot. Jodie smirks. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_432 VermouthReveal.png|thumb|left|200px|Vermouth revealed.]]<br /> Jodie laughs, clarifying that the trigger she mentioned referred to a circuit breaker and not to a gun. She explains that in order not to hurt Hikaru with the truth about her unintentional involvement, the police and the culprit agreed to alter the case report. She then remarks that the case files he stole from the police headquarters made no mention of the true cause of death.&lt;ref name=&quot;Missing_Watch_Case&quot;&gt;Missing Watch Case (Manga: [[Volume_33#Missing_Watch_Case|Volume 33: 335-337]])&lt;/ref&gt; Araide is stunned. He asks her who she is. &quot;A secret makes a woman woman,&quot; she replies. Jodie says that those were the last words her enemy said to her, the enemy who killed her father.&lt;ref name=&quot;Convenience_Store_Case&quot;&gt;Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])&lt;/ref&gt; She then identifies Araide as a disguised Chris Vineyard, as Vermouth.<br /> <br /> ==== File 433 - The Truth Behind the Mask ====<br /> Jodie recalls the continuation of her previous flashback.&lt;ref name=&quot;Convenience_Store_Case&quot;&gt;Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])&lt;/ref&gt; Jodie (the little girl) notices Vermouth (the woman in black) holding her father's glasses. The woman apologizes and returns the pair to Jodie, who notices her father's corpse and assumes he is asleep. Vermouth asks the little girl to stay by her father's side until he wakes up, to which Jodie happily accepts. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_433 JodieVermouth.png|thumb|right|175px|Jodie asks why Vermouth doesn't age.]]<br /> In the present day, Jodie narrates her memory to Vermouth, adding that the latter proceeded to set fire to the house—destroying her father's FBI case files on the Black Organization. She reveals that her survival was due to her leaving the house to obtain orange juice, a drink she associated with properties that would help her father wake up. Vermouth expresses surprise in learning that Jodie was the little girl, saying that she attempted to find her after the authorities only recovered the remains of her parents. Jodie explains that her father's colleagues placed her in the Witness Protection Program where she'd eventually go on to become an FBI agent herself. She applauds Vermouth's unmatched ability in espionage before divulging details surrounding their operations against her. After observing an undisguised Chris Vineyard routinely visit Araide's clinic over a mild illness, they deduced that Vermouth would attempt to kill him and take his place in society. In response, the FBI staged an accident using Araide's family car—driving it off of a cliff and into the sea—right in front of a tailing Vermouth. Jodie further says that members of her team used oxygen tanks to escape the wreckage. Nevertheless, they succeeded in selling the idea that Araide and his entire family had drowned without anyone other than Vermouth as a witness. Just as the Bureau predicted, Vermouth assumed Araide's identity and began operating out of his clinic. Still unsure of her motives, Jodie had surreptitiously entered Vermouth's lair in the clinic and found a dartboard highlighting a [[Shiho Miyano|girl with reddish brown hair in her late teenage years]]. Believing Vermouth to be hunting this girl, Jodie asks why she is certain that her target is Haibara, a significantly younger, albeit identical, elementary schooler. The agent further inquires about the two additional photographs attached to the dartboard depicting Conan and Ran labeled &quot;Cool Guy&quot; and &quot;Angel&quot; respectively. She wonders why Vermouth would not strike Haibara in the presence of Conan, and why Vermouth had gone so far as to risk her life to protect Conan from the bus hijackers.&lt;ref name=&quot;Bus_Hijacking_Case&quot;&gt;Bus Hijacking Case (Manga: [[Volume_29#Bus_Hijacking_Case|Volume 29: 287-289]])&lt;/ref&gt; Vermouth remains silent as she listens to the events unfold aboard the Sea Phantom.&lt;br&gt;<br /> The crowd showers Shinichi with applause and adoration for swiftly solving the mystery. The boy shows humility, stating that he was able to infer the culprit's methods because he is employing the same trick.&lt;br&gt; [[File:CH_433 DoubleReveal.png|thumb|left|175px|The double reveal.]]<br /> Jodie fires her gun and disarms Vermouth before ordering her to remain still. Jodie then asks a pivotal question: &quot;Why don't you age?&quot; The agent explains that Chris Vineyard first drew her attention when she publicly repeated her phrase &quot;a secret makes a woman woman&quot; at her mother, [[Sharon Vineyard]]'s, funeral. After mustering up the courage, Jodie cross-examined a fingerprint left on the lens of her father's glasses with those of Chris Vineyard's, finding they were identical. <br /> However, confounding the investigation is the fact that Chris Vineyard appears too young to be the young adult woman who murdered Jodie's father twenty years ago. Lost, Jodie threw a wild pitch and compared Chris' fingerprints to a related individual: Sharon Vineyard. To Jodie's horror, she found that Chris and her mother were the same person. Vermouth keeps her silence, prompting Jodie to call for her associates to come forward and restrain the target. Suddenly, the agent is grazed by a speeding bullet, knocking her back and against her car. Vermouth smiles and walks forward while thanking [[Calvados]] for the strike. She reminds her sniper not to kill Jodie yet as she wishes to interrogate her. The agent weakly asks what had happened. Vermouth replies that she knew Jodie was trying to lure her to this location for a coordinated arrest so she arrived at the site two hours earlier disguised as Jodie to call off the operation. Vermouth reveals she had an ulterior motive behind lifting Kogoro Mouri's case files from the police headquarters. By stealing files relating to Kogoro, the FBI would attempt to uncover a link between Vermouth's motivations and Kogoro Mouri's activities, thus dispatching several agents to spy on his Detective Agency.&lt;ref name=&quot;Missing_Watch_Case&quot;&gt;Missing Watch Case (Manga: [[Volume_33#Missing_Watch_Case|Volume 33: 335-337]])&lt;/ref&gt; By using his agency as a trap, Vermouth was able to gauge the FBI's numbers and collect addresses and contact information—allowing her to foresee aspects of Jodie's plan. Additionally, Vermouth had purposely placed photographs of [[Shiho Miyano|Shiho]] in her lair so that the FBI would pounce on the lead and locate Haibara for her.&lt;ref name=&quot;Dark_Apartment_Murder_Case&quot;&gt;Dark Apartment Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Dark_Apartment_Murder_Case|Volume 41: 417-419]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Four_Porsches_Murder_Case&quot;&gt; Four Porsches Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Four_Porsches_Murder_Case|Volume 41: 420-422]])&lt;/ref&gt; Vermouth admits she was caught off guard by the purposeful discrepancy in Araide's case file and asks how the FBI was able to collect such deeply personal intelligence. Jodie says that she was given the information by Haibara during the car ride, and that if she used the information to successfully lure out Vermouth, she would gain her trust. Haibara blankly stares at Vermouth from behind the car window. She coughs. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Shinichi coughs. Sonoko and Kogoro ask for him to clarify what he meant by employing the same trick as the culprit. Shinichi begins to grasp at his upper neck. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_433 HaibaraArrives.png|thumb|right|225px|The real Haibara enters the picture.]]<br /> Suddenly, a [[Anywhere Ball Dispensing Belt|soccer ball]] bursts through the window and disarms Vermouth. The woman steps backward in surprise. Haibara exits the car and grasps at her upper neck and pulls her disguise off revealing herself to be Conan.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Shinichi's face flutters through the air as [[Heiji Hattori]] reveals himself to be the detective aboard the Sea Phantom. Kogoro and Sonoko are astonished by the perfect impersonation. Meanwhile, Medusa, revealed to be [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]], internally relishes over her work of art. Heiji had attached a [[Microphone]] to his finger which he used to quietly relay his deduction to Conan, who then used his [[Voice-Changing Face Mask]] in tandem with his [[Button Speaker|Speaker]] to voice Shinichi for the crowd. Heiji states he has wrapped up his end and wishes Conan good luck.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan aims his Stun-gun Wristwatch at Vermouth and instructs her not to move so that she continues to block the sniper's shot. He aims to get both her and Jodie back into the car and to drive to a nearby police station. However, without warning, a wildcard emerges; the real Haibara, sporting a spare pair of [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|Tracking Glasses]], arrives on the scene.<br /> [[File:CH_434 RanTackle.png|thumb|left|250px|Ran bursts out of Jodie's trunk and immediately protects Haibara.]]<br /> <br /> ==== File 434 - Rotten Apple ====<br /> Gins responds to a call from Vodka who informs him about the bizarre spectacle he witnessed involving Shinichi Kudo. Gin says he does not remember the boy, stating that he chooses to forget those he has killed. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Still aboard the ship, Kogoro and Sonoko protest Heiji's second act of blatant identity theft. &lt;ref name=&quot;School_Play_Murder_Case&quot;&gt;School Play Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#School_Play_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 255-257]])&lt;/ref&gt; He laughs off his complaints while internally reflecting on how Conan asked him to attend the party to act as a red herring. Yukiko is revealed to have been the &quot;intruder&quot; in the Kudo Residence and had been anxiously monitoring Conan for some time. Heiji also comments on her skills as a make-up artist, likening her talent to that of [[Wikipedia: Arsène Lupin|Arsène Lupin]]. Finally, he thinks about the only wild factor Conan's plan: Haibara. The two boys failed to find the spare Tracking Glasses in Haibara's drawer, and were thus unable to confiscate the one tool she could use to reach Conan. Heiji considers that if he was in her position, he would not just stand by.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_434 AkaiEntrance.png|thumb|right|200px|Shuichi Akai foils Vermouth's plan.]]<br /> At the docks, Haibara stands before her huntress, Vermouth. Conan begs for her to run. Vermouth exploits the boy's lapse of concentration and flips the Stun-gun Wristwatch back at its user and fires a dart, knocking him unconscious. She then pulls a gun from her ankle holster and prepares to execute Sherry. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, Yukiko thinks about what Conan told her before the mission. He believes Vermouth refuses to harm him partly because of her connection with Yukiko. As Sharon Vineyard, she would be familiar with young Shinichi's face from the times Yukiko would show her his childhood photo albums. Therefore, she likely recognized Conan as Shinichi and chose to keep her friend's son away from harm. Yukiko hopes that is true. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Despite Vermouth ridiculing her seemingly suicidal decisions, Haibara remains unwavering. She states that even if Vermouth is captured, the Black Organization will never stop chasing her. She has come to end things. In exchange, she demands that Vermouth spare Conan and Jodie. Vermouth accepts the former's case but not the latter. The woman points her gun at the little girl and says &quot;if you're going to resent someone, it should be your parents who continued developing this foolish experiment.&quot; Suddenly, Jodie's car trunk bursts open and out pops Ran, who, immediately rushes towards Haibara. All parties struggle to comprehend why she is present. Jodie wonders if Ran had seen the photos behind her mirror.&lt;ref name=&quot;Convenience_Store_Case&quot;&gt;Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])&lt;/ref&gt; Calvados attempts to shoot Ran, but Vermouth yells at him to stop—firing several rounds towards her sniper to better send her message. Ran tackles Haibara to the ground and forms a protective barrier between Haibara and her aggressor. Ran stops her attempt to break free, pinning her to the ground to keep her safe. Ran's protective actions remind Haibara of her sister, [[Akemi Miyano|Akemi]]. Vermouth shoots the ground around the pair, imploring Ran to move away. &quot;Move it, Angel!&quot; she screams while remembering the time Ran saved her from falling to her death in New York.&lt;ref name=&quot;Golden_Apple_Case&quot;&gt;Golden Apple Case (Manga: [[Volume_35#Golden_Apple_Case|Volume 35: 350-354]])&lt;/ref&gt; Jodie takes the opportunity to shoot Vermouth in her dominant arm, robbing her of her ability to aim a gun. The two women hear the reloading of a Remington shotgun. Vermouth assumes Calvados is approaching with his signature weapon and directs him to execute Jodie. However, [[Shuichi Akai]] stands before her. He wields Calvados' weapons which he stole while incapacitating him. He taunts Vermouth before foiling a feeble attempt at retaliation by discharging a round of bullets into her stomach. Jodie urges Akai not to kill her. He assures her that judging by her movements, she is wearing bulletproof pads under her clothing. He also points out the open cuts forming on her skin as proof that &quot;Chris Vineyard&quot; is her true face. Vermouth dashes towards Jodie's car, using Conan as a shield. She quickly drives off while destroying the other car by shooting its gas tank, effectively stranding her adversaries. As the two FBI agents bicker about their predicament, a shot echoes from the direction of the intended prisoner. To Akai's surprise, Calvados carried an additional gun which he used to commit suicide. As the police draw near, Jodie notices that both Ran and Haibara have lost consciousness—still locked in their defensive embrace. Akai tells Jodie to spin the situation as a story about an off-duty FBI agent who foiled an attempt at child-abduction (Ran and Haibara as the &quot;victims&quot; and Calvados as the &quot;kidnapper&quot;). He then begins to walk away, adding that he is not yet ready to meet Haibara face-to-face.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_434 SleepyVermouth.png|thumb|left|200px|Vermouth's critical gamble.]]<br /> Vermouth drives the car into the woods where she receives a message from the Black Organization [[Renya Karasuma|Boss]], who, writes that they've given her too much freedom and directs her to return to them. Vermouth obliges, replying &quot;OK.&quot; She then turns to Conan as she thinks about what to do about him. She notices something strange and cuts open his shirt, revealing a network of telemeters and recorders. Believing he tried to record her phone's sound, she tries to unplug the device, but is stopped when Conan reveals he is awake. He explains that if she pulls the plug, his heart will stop and the data he harvested on her text conversation with the Boss will go public. The boy explains that although telephone companies are required by law to keep user information confidential, with the proper clearance, the police can request specifics about a user's phone number and even identify addresses of a landline. In other words, by analyzing the sound recording of Vermouth entering the Boss' phone number, one can decipher their name and location. Finally, he tells her about his nearby [[Hiroshi Agasa|friend]] who has his location and is eagerly waiting for a transmission. He gives her an ultimatum: let the audio recording be transmitted or take him directly to the Boss. After a moment of pause, Vermouth admits defeat and promises to stop hunting Sherry. She then taps a button on her phone releasing an incapacitating gas into the car. Conan is caught off guard, exclaiming that she too will lose consciousness. Vermouth agrees, saying this act is a gamble. If Conan wakes up first, he can arrest her and face the Boss with the help of the police. If Vermouth wakes up first, she implies she will destroy his evidence and take his life. Hearing the commotion over the speaker, Agasa panics and drives to find Conan. His dread is punctuated with a sudden gunshot. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_434 LyingVermouth.png|thumb|right|300px|Vermouth lies to Gin, protecting her Angel and Silver Bullet.]]<br /> After a few moments, Gin is seen speeding in his car while on the phone with badly injured Vermouth. She calls him from a roadside phone booth and informs him that her plans were foiled by Akai. Gin confirms that one year ago, Vermouth had unsuccessfully attempted to lure out and eliminate Akai by assuming the identity of the New York serial killer.&lt;ref name=&quot;Golden_Apple_Case&quot;&gt;Golden Apple Case (Manga: [[Volume_35#Golden_Apple_Case|Volume 35: 350-354]])&lt;/ref&gt; Vermouth says that the Boss considers Akai as a potential &quot;[[Silver Bullet]],&quot; an individual capable of singlehandedly shattering the entire Black Organization. Gin laughs at the idea, asserting that no such entity exists. Vermouth then asks for a pick up. Before obliging, Gin asks her, &quot;Do you know the boy named Shinichi Kudo?&quot; Vermouth pictures the time Shinichi and Ran saved her in New York and confidently lies, &quot;no, I do not.&quot; Back in the forest, Agasa finally locates the car, finding Conan unharmed. The boy jolts awake and feels extreme annoyance at the sight of his destroyed recorder. Meanwhile, as Vermouth awaits her extraction, she thinks to herself, believing with great confidence, that if anyone can become her long-awaited Silver Bullet, it's [[Conan Edogawa|him]].<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{People|Haunted Ghost Captain|Senzou Fukuura manga.jpg|fsize=0.86em|<br /> * Victim (arrow shot)<br /> * Movie producer of &quot;The Ghost Captain&quot; series<br /> * Real name, Senzou Fukuura}}<br /> {{People|Medusa|Medusa manga.jpg|<br /> * Party participant in the Devil's card group}}<br /> {{People|Invisible Man|Invisible-Man manga.jpg|<br /> * Party participant in the Devil's card group<br /> * Signed in as Shinichi Kudo}}<br /> {{People|Werewolf|Werewolf manga.jpg|<br /> * Party participant in the Devil's card group}}<br /> {{People|Mummy|Mummy manga.jpg|<br /> * Party participant in the Devil's card group}}<br /> {{People|Frankenstein's Monster|Franknstein manga.jpg|<br /> * Party participant in the Devil's card group}}<br /> {{People|Zombie|Zombie manga.jpg|<br /> * Party participant}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Vermouth invites both Kogoro and Shinichi to a Halloween party aboard a haunted ship.<br /> ** Conan learns that Vermouth is aware of both his and Haibara's true identities.<br /> ** He deduces that the party invitation is an attempt to lure Conan away from Haibara. <br /> *** Conan sends Heiji to impersonate Shinichi and take his place at the party. <br /> *** Yukiko is revealed to be the intruder in the Kudo Residence. She helps by designing her faction's disguises. <br /> ** Vodka is sent undercover to monitor Vermouth and her involvement with the event.<br /> <br /> * Conan disguises himself as Haibara and waits for Vermouth to come for him.<br /> ** Jodie gets to Conan first and drives off, leading a pursuing Araide into a trap.<br /> <br /> * Araide is revealed to be a disguised Vermouth.<br /> *** The FBI was suspicious of Vermouth's motives surrounding Araide so they faked his death, allowing Vermouth to freely masquerade as him.<br /> ** Jodie reveals that Vermouth killed her father, an FBI agent investigating the Black Organization, twenty years ago. <br /> *** Jodie had survived, entered the Witness Protection Program, and also became an FBI agent. <br /> ** Jodie reveals that Sharon and Chris Vineyard are the same person, and asks why Vermouth does not age. <br /> <br /> * Vermouth turns the tables with the help of Calvados and begins to pull the curtain back on her aims. <br /> ** She knew the FBI was investigating her and so she purposefully let Jodie infiltrate her lair.<br /> ** By feeding the Bureau information about her target, Shiho Miyano, she knew the FBI would open their own investigation into Shiho. <br /> *** She then exploited their findings in order to locate Haibara.<br /> ** She also stole Kogoro Mouri's case files from the police headquarters to lure FBI agents to his detective agency.<br /> *** She used this trap to extract information from specific agents and learned details about the Bureau's operations against her.<br /> *** Based on her findings, she knew about Jodie's plans for a coordinated arrest and thus sabotaged her operation in advance. <br /> <br /> * Conan removes his disguise but is incapacitated by Vermouth after being distracted by Haibara's sudden appearance.<br /> * Ran appears from Jodie's trunk (suspicious after finding photographs of Shinichi behind her teacher's mirror) and protects Haibara.<br /> * Akai appears and dispatches both Vermouth and Calvados.<br /> ** Calvados commits suicide. Vermouth escapes while holding Conan hostage.<br /> <br /> * The Black Organization Boss reprimands Vermouth.<br /> ** Vermouth is revealed to be the Boss' favorite.<br /> ** Conan uses a device to record audio of Vermouth's phone as she contacts the Boss.<br /> ** Conan attempts to blackmail Vermouth but is stopped when Vermouth releases an incapacitating gas which knocks them both out. <br /> *** Vermouth agrees to stop hunting Haibara. <br /> * Vermouth wakes up first and destroys Conan's evidence. <br /> ** Gin reveals that one year ago, Vermouth murdered the New York serial killer and took his place in an attempt to eliminate Akai.<br /> ** Vermouth feigns ignorance about Shinichi to Gin, protecting the two people (Shinichi and Ran) who saved her life in New York. <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Butt Mark Slasher Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|346-347|Find the Buttock's Mark}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 435 - Traces in the Rain ====<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Hiroshi Enomoto|Hiroshi Enomoto manga.jpg|<br /> * 21 years old<br /> * Part-time sushi shop owner}}<br /> {{People|Naokazu Fukuchi|Naokazu Fukuchi manga.jpg|<br /> * 36 years old<br /> * Car mechanic}}<br /> {{People|Toshiaki Degawa|Toshiaki Degawa manga.jpg|<br /> * 43 years old<br /> * Lock shop owner}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> == Cover in other countries ==<br /> &lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:VolumePremium21bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (Premium, combined volumes 41-42)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2 45sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Manga]]<br /> * [[Volume 41-50]]<br /> * [[Detective Conan]]<br /> <br /> {{Volumes}}<br /> {{Black Organization}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Volumes]]<br /> [[de:Band 42]]</div>

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<p>Sedritsugu: /* File 434 - Rotten Apple */</p> <hr /> <div>{{InfoBox Volume<br /> | volume = 42<br /> | chapters = 425-435<br /> | image = Volume 42.jpg<br /> | releasedate = July 18, 2003<br /> | isbn = 4-09-126169-8<br /> | publisher = [[Shogakukan]]<br /> | english-releasedate = April 10, 2012<br /> | english-isbn = 1-4215-3608-0<br /> | english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]<br /> | detective = [[Wikipedia: Joseph Rouletabille|Joseph Rouletabille]]<br /> | keyhole = [[Jodie Starling]]<br /> | prev-volume = Volume 41<br /> | next-volume = Volume 43<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> Volume 42 was released on July 18, 2003 in Japan.<br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> {{Char Appearances|<br /> {{Char|Conan Edogawa}}<br /> {{Char|Ran Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}<br /> {{Char|Genta Kojima}}<br /> {{Char|Ai Haibara}}<br /> {{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}<br /> {{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}<br /> {{Char|Yukiko Kudo}}<br /> {{Char|Heiji Hattori}}<br /> {{Char|Tomoaki Araide}}<br /> {{Char|Juzo Megure}}<br /> {{Char|Miwako Sato}}<br /> {{Char|Wataru Takagi}}<br /> {{Char|Shuichi Akai}}<br /> {{Char|Jodie Starling}}<br /> {{Char|James Black}}<br /> {{Char|Gin}}<br /> {{Char|Vodka}}<br /> {{Char|Vermouth}}<br /> {{Char|Professor|EP304 Man|display=Professor}}<br /> {{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano&lt;br&gt;(flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Kazuha Toyama|display=Kazuha Toyama&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Elena Miyano|display=Elena Miyano&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Shiho Miyano|display=Shiho Miyano&lt;br&gt;(photo)}}<br /> {{Char|Makoto Kyogoku|display=Makoto Kyogoku&lt;br&gt;(cellphone puppet)}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Gadgets ==<br /> {{Gadgets Appearances|<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}<br /> {{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}<br /> {{Gadget|Wristwatch Flashlight}}<br /> {{Gadget|Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes}}<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Face Mask}}<br /> {{Gadget|Anywhere Ball Dispensing Belt}}<br /> {{Gadget|Microphone}}<br /> {{Gadget|Button Speaker}}<br /> {{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Chapters ==<br /> === Bathroom Murder Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|340-341|Hidden Bathroom Secret}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 425 - The Hidden Truth ====<br /> With the poison's source still unknown, Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] plan to expand their investigation beyond the house but are quickly stopped by an ostensible interjection from [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]. Though initially startled, Agasa quickly adjusts to [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s deduction which he presents using the [[Voice-Changing Bowtie]]. <br /> <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> [[File:Screenshot 2025-06-14 at 3.43.43.png|thumb|right|175px|Dejima would naturally remove a used toilet paper roll from the room.]]<br /> Based on the locations where poison residue were discovered (the right side of Dejima's pants, the opening of his belt, and his handkerchief) Agasa states that Dejima likely touched the poison in the bathroom. Megure counters that forensics found no traces of poison in the bathroom, but Agasa elaborates that the killer laced poison on an empty toilet paper roll. Dejima would've replaced the roll and carried the poisoned roll out of the bathroom to be discarded elsewhere. The process is as follows.<br /> # Dejima touches the poison laced roll while replacing it with a new one.<br /> # The portions of toilet paper which came in contact with Dejima's poisoned fingers would be flushed once he uses them.<br /> # He touches his belt and pants after using the bathroom. <br /> # He washes his hands removing poison from his fingers.<br /> # He retouches the poison-laced toilet paper roll with his left hand and opens the bathroom door with his right hand.<br /> Agasa then proceeds to accuse '''Tetsuo Imai''' of consistently spiking Dejima's coffee with laxatives. Any laxative influence found in autopsy would also be attributed to Dejima's prescribed laxatives he used to treat his haemorrhoids. Additionally, the reason Imai presented cookies alongside his coffee was for the snacks to expedite bowel movements. Zaitsu questions how Imai could've predicted how he would've used the toilet, as if he had defecated, he would instead be poisoned. Agasa explains that Imai could determine whether Zaitsu used hard or soft flush by listening to the intensity of the flush; in the case of the former, Zaitsu could be given a wet towel to remove the poison. &lt;br&gt;[[File:Screenshot 2025-06-14 at 3.43.09.png|thumb|right|150px|Akemi helped quell Imai's resentment towards Dejima.]]<br /> Takagi then finds the discarded toilet paper roll, prompting Megure to order the search for the poison container. [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] steps forward and deduces Imai likely hid the poison container in the corner shelf of the kitchen as it would blend in with the poorly sanitized surroundings. Imai is shocked by Haibara's image as he is vividly reminded of [[Akemi Miyano|Akemi]]. Soon after, an officer proves Haibara correct by finding a suspicious bag in the corner shelf of the kitchen. Knowing his fingerprints would be discovered on the bag, Imai admits to his crime and begins explaining his motives. &lt;br&gt;<br /> '''The Motive:'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Imai states his desire to kill Dejima goes back two decades when Dejima sabotaged his attempts at branching off and becoming independent. While constructing a way to kill Dejima, the Miyano family had come to stay at the house. Akemi had approached Imai at his nadir, and through her bright attitude and positive outlook, she gave Imai hope to burry his rage. Years later, when Imai once again asked Dejima about independence, the latter replied he would allow it if only Imai had retained his abilities from twenty years ago. His anger reignited, Imai was once again momentarily calmed by Akemi when she briefly returned, promising him that she would soon visit again with her younger sister. But she never returned.&lt;ref name=&quot;One_Billion_Yen_Robbery_Case&quot;&gt;One Billion Yen Robbery Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#One_Billion_Yen_Robbery_Case|Volume 2: 13-16]])&lt;/ref&gt; With nothing to quell is murderous heart, Imai proceeded with his plan. <br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt; [[File:Screenshot 2025-06-14 at 3.42.48.png|thumb|right|200px|Vermouth calls in Calvados.]]<br /> On the car ride home [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] restlessly asks Conan if he had recovered [[Akemi Miyano|Akemi]]'s artifact. Conan replies that he has, explaining that after learning about Dejima's stipulations about being stingy toilet water, he deduced that Akemi had attached something to toilet's ballcock valve which had hampered the toilets functions and raised the water bill. The object attached to the valve at the time were likely the employee's tools. After hearing Imai was &quot;tired,&quot; Akemi hiding the tools was her way of forcing him to take a break from work. Years later when Akemi returned to use the bathroom, she replaced the tools with a different object, which, Conan had successfully retrieved, revealing it to be a set of twenty cassette tapes. Conan suspects the tapes contain vital information about the [[Black Organization]], causing Haibara to object to him listening to them as it would further endanger him. Conan stops the recording and hands the headphones to Haibara after realizing the tapes are instead a set of messages from her mother [[Elena Miyano|Elena]]. Conan concludes that Elena likely sensed her impending demise and thus recorded messages throughout the years for [[Shiho Miyano|Shiho]], eventually giving them to Akemi to pass on to her when she turned twenty. However, due to the organization's heavy security surrounding Shiho's research, Akemi had no choice but to hide the tapes in the house's toilet tank. If Akemi survived, she would've taken Shiho to the house to retrieve the tapes. Meanwhile, Haibara warmly smiles, rapt with comfort by her mother's voice, as Conan internally hopes she found solace knowing her mother was a true &quot;angel.&quot;&lt;br&gt;<br /> At an airport, [[Vermouth]] is seen on the phone enlisting the help of a sniper, referring to them as [[Calvados]].<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Sohei Dejima|Souhei Dejima manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (poison)<br /> * 54 years old<br /> * President of design office}}<br /> {{People|Ukihiko Zaitsu|Ukihiko Zaitsu manga.jpg|<br /> * 41 years old<br /> * Designer}}<br /> {{People|Tetsuo Imai|Tetsuo Imai manga.jpg|<br /> * 52 years old<br /> * Designer}}<br /> {{People|Isamu Natsubori|Isamu Natsubori manga.jpg|<br /> * 35 years old<br /> * Designer}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Vermouth is revealed to be eavesdropping on Agasa's house.<br /> * Haibara reveals her mother's codename to be Hell Angel.<br /> ** Haibara obtains voice recordings of her mother.<br /> * Vermouth calls in Calvados for help.<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Convenience Store Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|343-344|The Convenience Store Trap}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 426 - Goodbye Jodie ====<br /> [[File:CH426_YoungJodie.png|thumb|left|200px|A little girl discovers her father's killer.]]<br /> Ominous clouds rain upon a luxurious mansion in the middle of the night. A bloodied man lays dead against his arm chair, his glasses on the floor and a gun in his hand. A [[Vermouth|woman]], dressed fully in black, picks up his glasses but is interrupted by an innocent [[Jodie Starling|young girl]] standing at the doorway. &quot;Who are you?&quot; the girl asks; the woman raises her fingers to her mouth and motions her to shush. The recollection begins to crumble as [[Jodie Starling|Jodie]] wakes up from her flashback.&lt;br&gt;<br /> A fellow [[Teitan High School]] teacher expresses concern, wondering if the job's stress is effecting her. Jodie answers in the negative, saying she is fond of her students and is simply saddened that she soon must leave them.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Later, Jodie announces her resignation to her students, who react with surprise and disappointment.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH426_JodieSecret.png|thumb|right|250px|&quot;A secret makes a woman woman.&quot;]]<br /> After school, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] ask Jodie for a more detailed explanation of her sudden resignation. The teacher jokes about embarking on an adventure to locate a hidden treasure—ultimately leaving the truth about her departure a secret, once again echoing her phrase: &quot;a secret makes a woman woman.&quot; Ran, knowing that Jodie does not intend to divulge information, switches the topic by regretfully saying Jodie has never taught [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. Sonoko expresses her annoyance at Shinichi's stubbornness, remarking that he should abandon his case and return to them. Ran objects, affectionately describing Shinichi as &quot;stubborn.&quot; As the two girls dive into their usual romantic bickering, Jodie mentions how [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] is similarly stubborn. Ran says that Conan has recently been staying at Professor [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house lately to take care of a sick [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]]; Jodie appears intrigued. Sonoko then changes the subject and proposes they go to Jodie’s apartment for a farewell party. Jodie and Ran agree, and therefore decide to head to the convenience store where a friend of theirs, named [[Aya Nanakawa]], works to buy drinks and desserts.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Upon arrival at the store, they see a furious store manager shouting at Aya and threatening to fire her. Sonoko and Ran intervene and try to soothe an upset and crying Aya while the store manager reveals that he suspects Aya of being a thief. Sonoko is quick to come to the defense of her friend. The manager explains that he too was initially unwilling to believe that Aya was the culprit, but after noticing that the loss of goods only occurred on days when Aya was working, that surveillance cameras failed to reveal wrongdoing by a customer, and that theft occurred at times when only Aya was present in the store, he was forced to conclude that Aya was the culprit. The manager further reveals that a myriad of items have been stolen: game softwares, CDs, DVDs, beverages, box lunches, candy, and etc. Ran questions if Aya has ever been caught in the act via the cameras. The managers says no, stating that he cuts the footage during closing hours to lower operating costs, adding that the hall to the bathroom is also left dim for the same reason. Ran and Sonoko then turn to Aya and listen to her opinion. Aya tells them that she noticed three suspicious customers: a university student who comes to the store to read gaming magazines until closing hours, usually buying fast-foods and instant noodles; a very quiet office worker who never starts a quarrel even when cut in line, usually buying toothbrushes, towels, and batteries; and an elderly woman who likes spending as little money as possible, often lecturing the manager on how to save electricity, usually not buying anything at all. Lastly, Aya adds that all three suspects frequently use the store bathroom. &lt;br&gt; [[File:CH426_SuspectAya.png|thumb|left|250px|The store manager suspects Aya is the culprit.]]<br /> The store manager also says that the store experienced a long cessation of thefts after he rebuked Aya about the situation exactly one month ago. Just when he thought that Aya had learned that her misdemeanors were unacceptable, the theft started again at an even greater scale. Still, the manager offers to excuse Aya from her crime if she admits to her wrongdoing, but the girl remains steadfast in her conviction. Ran and Sonoko, seeing that the situation is spiraling downwards, suggest consulting with Shinichi or Conan, but Jodie says that they should try having a go at the case before turning to others for help, because those you can rely on can disappear at any time.<br /> <br /> ==== File 427 - Ran's Deduction ====<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH427_RanThinks.png|thumb|right|200px|Ran recalls how Shinichi digests clues.]]<br /> Ran and Sonoko reconsider the case details but are unable to envision anyone other than Aya as the culprit. Stuck, Ran asks herself what Shinichi would do in this situation. She recalls he once told her that when there is a case, it is almost certain that something deviating from the norm happens, and such deviations, no matter how insignificant, are clues that can be found by careful observation that form the cornerstone of a deduction. Thus, Ran asks Aya whether anything unusual happened on the days when she was on shift. Neither she nor the store manager can think of anything, but another employee points out that the store is exceptionally clean whenever Aya is on watch. He elaborates that after newly arrived goods are taken into the storage room during the night, Aya will make sure that the boxes are arranged in order so they do not occlude the bathroom. The employee adds that nobody else, including the manager himself, bothers to go the extra mile. The manager concedes that the employee’s account is true, but insists that Aya’s good habits do not excuse her and that he will involve the police unless Ran and company can find the true culprit.&lt;br&gt; <br /> Meanwhile, Conan sits in Agasa's house, having had a feeling Ran is calling for him—as if the two are connected via [[Wikipedia: Telepathy|telepathy]]. He waves the feeling off and instead asks Agasa about the whereabouts of the still-feverish Haibara. Agasa says she is in the laboratory listening to the tapes that her [[Elena Miyano|mother]] left her.&lt;ref name=&quot;Bathroom_Murder_Case&quot;&gt;Bathroom Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Bathroom_Murder_Case|Volume 41-42: 423-425]])&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH427_HaibaraTapes.png|thumb|left|200px|Haibara listens to her mother's recordings.]]<br /> In the basement, Haibara rests in a state of absolute bliss: her eyes closed, in inner peace, and listening to the recording her mother prepared for her eighteenth birthday. In the recording, her mother asks what [[Shiho Miyano|Shiho]] is doing in her life and tells her that as long as she does not regret her decisions, she will fully support her. Haibara, thinking that the recording ends there, tries to press the stop button on the cassette player, but her mother suddenly starts talking again. To Haibara's surprise, her mother begins to share the truth about something. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, Jodie recollection continues: the woman in black approaches the confused young girl with a gun. Later, huge flames engulf the house and reduced it to ashes. &lt;br&gt;<br /> This time, she is interrupted by her two students, who notice that her glasses appear quite old. Jodie concurs, adding they are the last remnant of someone who was very important to her. Suddenly, a frantic customer bumps into Ran on his way to the bathroom. They notice the store is reaching its peak hours and are directedd by the manager to step outside.&lt;br&gt;<br /> The trio continue to think but are unable to come up with any solid deduction. Deliverymen arrive early at the store, but after consulting the cashier worker, they decide to come back later due to the influx of customers. Ran, having overheard their conversation, starts thinking, and asks Sonoko whether she knows of any quote by Sherlock Holmes resembling &quot;eliminating the impossible things...&quot; remembering Shinichi often quoted it.&lt;ref name=&quot;Mermaid's_Curse_Case&quot;&gt;Mermaid's Curse Case (Manga: [[Volume_28#Mermaid's_Curse_Case|Volume 28: 279-283]])&lt;/ref&gt; Sonoko is clueless, but Jodie confidently replies that the exact quote is: &quot;whenever you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.&quot; After hearing this, Ran seems to have come up with a deduction, but remains unsure of its accuracy. She thinks of Shinichi yet again, believing that he would know what to do in such a situation. Suddenly, she receives a call from an unidentified caller. She answers the phone and becomes overwhelmed after hearing Shinichi's voice. <br /> <br /> ==== File 428 - The Unbelievable Conclusion ====<br /> Conan, as Shinichi, tries to confirm something with Ran but shifts to asking about her situation after hearing her in distress about Aya's predicament. Ran relays all of the information to Shinichi who is able to immediately work out the culprit's identity. Before he is able to give his deduction, Ran interrupts, wanting to test her own deduction. Shinichi agrees to hear it; the girl fights through her nervousness and presents her logic. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH428_JodiePhotos.png|thumb|right|250px|Ran finds photos of Shinichi behind Jodie's mirror.]]<br /> Once she finishes, Shinichi bursts out in laughter, not because of any apparent flaw, but because he finds amusement in the notion that Ran remains hesitant to share her deduction despite its good quality. He adds that detectives are mortal, and always carry a pinch of anxiety with them when presenting their theories, worrying about having neglected some small but crucial detail. He proceeds to say that this element of unknown is what doubles a detective's satisfaction upon hitting the target. Therefore, he withholds comment on Ran's deduction so as to not deprive her of this supreme catharsis. Ran, inspired by Shinichi's words, quickly comes up with a plan.<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> [[File:CH428_SuspectCaught.png|thumb|right|300px|The office worker emerges from his hiding spot.]]<br /> She calmly enters the store and into the empty bathroom. She prepares herself before loudly screaming about a quickly spreading fire. The manager, confused and irate, pounds on the door and demands Ran stop her obstruction of business. She calmly exits the bathroom and signals him to remain quiet. A few moments later, the bathroom door is violently flung open and a man rushes outside. '''The Office Worker''' finds himself at the entrance to the storage room, staring out at a confused group of shoppers.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Ran declares the office worker to be the culprit, stating that he managed to avoid detection because he has been living in the space above the bathroom ceiling. He has been surviving off of the food he stole from the convenience store, taking roughly three days worth of food each trip—perfectly lining up with Aya's shift. Additionally, he was able to purchase sanitation goods with the money he made off of selling the stole game softwares and DVDs. Furthermore, he used the stolen batteries to power a flashlight, which is needed for searching for food and other basic necessities in the lightless, closed store during the night. Sonoko asks how no one noticed him enter the bathroom without ever exiting. Ran answers that he let others cut in the line leading to the bathroom, ensuring he is always the last person to enter it. Finally, he only steals after Aya's shift because she was the only worker who would neatly order the boxes before the morning shift, clearing a path from the bathroom to the store. Sonoko questions the last portion of the deduction, arguing that the office worker can simply push any blockage away. Ran admits she is stumped, unable to fully explain that action. Fortunately, Shinichi steps in over the phone, explaining that the office worker does not dare to move any obstructing boxes because he fears that the movements, however slight, will be noticed by store employees, who will then infer that something is wrong with the bathroom, exposing his hiding spot. &lt;br&gt;<br /> The store manager accepts all of Ran’s explanations, but still questions why there was a prolonged period of time where the office worker refrained from stealing after Aya was reprimanded. Ran asserts that the office worker is not truly a bad person. He overheard Aya's rebuking and realized that his actions were hurting an innocent other, thus stopped for some time. Moreover, the stolen box lunches were invariably those which were nearing their expiration date. The office worker had chosen them to minimize financial damage to the store. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH428_Apology.png|thumb|left|200px|Aya receives a much deserved apology.]]<br /> With the deduction complete the office worker admits to his guilt. He kneels down to asks for forgiveness, recounting that three months ago, he lost his job and was evicted from his apartment. He found the bathroom ceiling as a place of refuge, believing that stealing such a small amount would not cause problems for the store. Upon hearing this, the manager barks out, telling the office worker that contrary to his belief, the store has suffered terrible losses. He then insists on being compensated by working at his convenience store—with no salary for the first few months. The manager comforts the office worker by saying that his troubles and feelings are relatable, having opened the store after being fired from his company job. Ran and Sonoko interrupt this warm moment and demand that both parties apologize immediately to Aya. They comply with this demand without any grudge.<br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> With the case solved, Ran and Sonoko part ways with Aya, who is feeling better. Shinichi then reminds Ran about his inquiry, asking if she had recently entered his house for cleaning purposes. The girl denies, and Conan accepts her answer while concerningly staring out at his unlit [[Kudo Residence|mansion]].&lt;br&gt;<br /> At the farewell party, Sonoko expresses her annoyance about an inebriated Jodie immediately falling asleep, while Ran calls her [[Kogoro Mouri|father]], informing him that she will be staying over at Jodie's place. Ran then leaves for the bathroom where she reflects on how Shinichi saved her yet again. She also notices something hidden behind the mirror and opens the medicine cabinet, finding a plethora of photos primarily depicting her, Shinichi, and Conan.<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Aya Nanakawa|Aya Nanakawa manga.jpg|<br /> * Ran and Sonoko's middle school classmate}}<br /> {{People|Store manager|426-428 Man manga.jpg|<br /> * Sunday Mart manager}}<br /> {{People|Hori Wada|Hori Wada manga.jpg|<br /> * Sunday Mart employee}}<br /> {{People|Man|426-428 Customer 1 manga.jpg|<br /> * Game maniac}}<br /> {{People|Man|426-428 Customer 2 manga.jpg|<br /> * Office worker}}<br /> {{People|Old lady|426-428 Customer 3 manga.jpg|<br /> * Old lady}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Jodie recalls an incident in her past.<br /> * Romantic development between Ran and Shinichi.<br /> ** Shinichi helps Ran solve her first case. <br /> * Conan believes someone is surreptitiously entering the Kudo Residence.<br /> * Ran discovers photographs of Shinichi, Conan, and Araide behind a mirror in Jodie's apartment. <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Halloween Party Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|345|Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Calvados]]|image = Calvados.jpg|description =<br /> * Member of the [[Black Organization]]}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 429 - The Full Moon and the Trap at the Banquet ====<br /> [[File:CH_429 VermouthLetter.png|thumb|left|200px|The Mouris receive a cryptic letter from &quot;Vermouth.&quot;]] <br /> [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] informs [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] about an off-season Halloween party invitation they received in the mail. The letter begins by taunting the detective before vividly describing a macabre party aboard a ship in a flowery prose. Annoyed, Kogoro asks who sent the letter. Ran is unsure but assumes the sender is a foreigner due to the letter being signed with the alphabet signature &quot;[[Vermouth]].&quot;&lt;br&gt; [[File:CH_429 ConanStuns.png|thumb|right|225px|Conan stuns an unyielding Haibara.]]<br /> Ran calls [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] and asks if he knows anyone named Vermouth. The Professor replies that he does not before asking Ran if Kogoro intends on attending. She confirms, adding that [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] is in the process of testing various costume cosmetics on him. She clarifies that the party has a strict dress code: black suit or black dress with a costume depicting a monster of your choice. Agasa asks if she'll join her father but the girl erupts—clearly horrified by the thought of a monster party. Ran then asks if [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] has received an invitation. Seeing [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] motion a hush sign, Agasa lies about his ignorance and assures her that he'll send the letter her way if he finds one in his mail. Meanwhile, Conan peruses a copy of the same invitation letter presumably sent to Shinichi's address. Before ending the call, Ran asks Agasa to keep the event a secret from Conan as she ostensibly fears his impulsiveness, though internally, she thinks about her discovery behind [[Jodie Starling|Jodie]]'s mirror. &lt;ref name=&quot;Convenience_Store_Case&quot;&gt;Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])&lt;/ref&gt; After the two hang up, a visibly sick [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] asks Conan if he intends to attend the party. He says he will, intrigued by the sender's name, Vermouth, as it, like Gin and Vodka, is the name of an alcohol. Haibara states she is unaware of any [[Black Organization]] members with such a code name. Conan explains that &quot;Vermouth&quot; is the English name of the alcohol, while in Japanese, it's called &quot;Berumot.&quot; Hearing the name, a jolt of fear and panic tears through Haibara (in the story, Haibara is only familiar with the Japanese pronunciation. In most English translations, no distinctions in pronounciation are made, and [[Vermouth]]'s name remains as &quot;Vermouth&quot;). Conan interprets her reaction as confirmation that Vermouth is a member of the Black Organization, and states his intentions of attending. Haibara staunchly opposes the decision, pointing to the event as being a trap. Conan stuns her with his [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|wristwatch]], apologizing before stating that this is his only way forward. Meanwhile, Vermouth continues to listen-in on their conversation through the bugs she had previously placed.&lt;ref name=&quot;Bathroom_Murder_Case&quot;&gt;Bathroom Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Bathroom_Murder_Case|Volume 41-42: 423-425]])&lt;/ref&gt; Hearing Conan's determination, she smiles.&lt;br&gt; <br /> Back at Agasa's house, Conan points out a crucial detail about the invitation letter. Alongside the salutation aimed at Shinichi, Conan is also named, implying the sender is aware of both his and Haibara's true identities. Shocked, Agasa questions why the organization has yet to move against them. Conan replies he doesn't know why, but has a rough idea. Conan's phone rings. The boy shushes Agasa before texting &quot;OK&quot; in heart symbols to an unknown recipient. Closing his phone, he turns to view his house from the window, noting that only one mystery remains: the identity of the individual recently entering his house. &lt;ref name=&quot;Convenience_Store_Case&quot;&gt;Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;br&gt; [[File:CH_429 ShinichiSign.png|thumb|right|175px|The Invisible Man signs in as Shinichi Kudo (工藤新一).]]<br /> A black Porsche 356 A drives down a bridge, driven by [[Gin]] with [[Vodka]] beside him. The latter asks why he is being assigned to attend the Halloween party. Gin answers that it is to keep an eye on Vermouth, expressing annoyance towards her secretive nature. He then orders Vodka to ignore her favorable standing with the [[Renya Karasuma|Boss]] and execute her if she steps out of line. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan investigates the [[Kudo Residence]] by comparing the electricity, gas, and water meters to their displays earlier in the day. He concludes that they have shifted, meaning someone has been entering the house. He daringly enters through the front door and into the dark corridors, armed with his [[Wristwatch Flashlight|flashlight]] and [[Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes|shoes]]. He cautiously enters a room but fails to notice a silhouette holding a gun lurking behind the door.&lt;br&gt;<br /> A ragged and ghostly ship docks at a port as a wide range of foul and frightening monsters board. Kogoro, dressed as [[Wikipedia: CountDracula|Count Dracula]], and Sonoko, dressed as a [[Wikipedia: Witch|Witch]], wait in the check-in line as they marvel at the authentic performances of their fellow party-goers. The two also meet a beautiful woman dressed as [[Wikipedia:Medusa|Medusa]]. Finally their turn to board, Kogoro jovially asks a worker if they're actually going to kill someone, but the workers replies with confusion. Kogoro shows the worker his invitation. The man confirms the invitation itself is authentic but is unfamiliar with the envelope and accompanying letter. However, he does inform the detective that the party will feature an activity surrounding a murder mystery. As Kogoro and Sonoko hastily embark, the next attendee shows his invitation to the workers, who, stand in awe of his identity. The attendee, dressed as [[Wikipedia: The Invisible Man|The Invisible Man]], signs his name in the guest book as &quot;Shinichi Kudo.&quot;<br /> <br /> ==== File 430 - The Haunted Ship Painted with Blood ====<br /> The sun begins to set as Haibara regains consciousness, finding herself in Agasa's basement. She hears the voices of Conan and Agasa from the room above; they appear to discuss play-testing a newly designed game. Knowing the voices are a ruse, she goes to check her desk drawer and finds its contents have slightly shifted, indicating Conan had purloined one of her [[Prototype Antidote|prototype antidote]] pills. &lt;br&gt; [[File:CH_430 WelcomeCaptain.png|thumb|left|300px|The ghostly captain's welcome.]]<br /> On the ship, the captain welcomes the guests aboard the &quot;Sea Phantom&quot; and directs each guest to match with seven others who share the same [[Wikipedia: Tarot|tarot card]]. Kogoro sees &quot;XV&quot; and a caricature of a goat on his card, but Medusa clarifies that it represents 15 and the [[Wikipedia: Devil|Devil]] respectively. Medusa further explains that the party doubles as an audition for extras in the annual film ''Records of the Ghost Captain's Voyage'' (幽霊船長の航海記). She points to a howling [[Wikipedia: Werewolf|Werewolf]], a robotic [[Wikipedia: Frankenstein's monster|Frankenstein's Monster]], and a reticent [[Wikipedia: Mummy_(undead)|Mummy]] as examples of party-goers attempting to impress judges and secure a spot in the film. The captain then announces that the Sea Phantom will momentarily set sail, exciting the crowd. In the lower decks, several workers excitedly talk about Shinichi Kudo's presence aboard the ship, remarking that the rumors of his death were false. Nearby, a [[Wikipedia: Zombie|Zombie]] listens to their conversation in silence. On deck, Kogoro and Sonoko find they are paired with Medusa, the Werewolf, Frankenstein's Monster, the Mummy, and the Invisible Man. &lt;br&gt; [[File:CH_430 DeadCaptain.png|thumb|right|125px|The crowd finds the captain dangling in the wind.]]<br /> At the Agasa residence, Haibara picks up a phone call from Doctor [[Tomoaki Araide|Araide]]. He asks about Haibara's cold and notifies her that he was able to arrange a proper check-up with a doctor friend of his. He says they are available tonight and offers to pick her up. Haibara accepts.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Back on the ship, Kogoro, Sonoko, Medusa, and the Invisible Man attempt to find their group members before the activity begins. They enter the ship's bathroom and find it a dim unpleasant environment filled with cobwebs and broken mirrors. They find Frankenstein's Monster vigorously washing his hands while murmuring about his inability to wash off the blood on his hands. Sonoko calls out for the Werewolf and the Mummy. They then hear the Werewolf howl from within a stall before bursting out and running off while checking his watch. Kogoro soon finds him sitting at the cocktail bar. He attempts to be friendly with the Werewolf, even ordering an identical drink: a Silver Bullet. Still, the Werewolf continues his cavalier attitude and walks off with his drink while seemingly looking for something—much to Kogoro's concern. The lights then shut off as the captain's voice echos through the ship's hull. He introduces the first activity as a witch hut aimed at finding a fraud within the ship, a human masquerading as a monster. He directs everyone to rush to the deck for a hint. As the party-goers arrive, they find the captain swaying upside-down on the shrouds. Kogoro notices a red liquid drip onto the floor in front of him which Medusa identifies as real blood. Suddenly, the captain's body falls from up-high and crashes onto the wooden deck, revealing he has been shot with a crossbow bolt piercing an XV Devil card.&lt;br&gt;<br /> At Agasa's house, Haibara hears the doorbell ring and opens the door. Her eyes widen in a mix of fear and shock upon seeing the figure on the other side.<br /> <br /> ==== File 431 - The Invisible Man Enters! ====<br /> [[File:Screenshot 2025-06-17 at 0.14.41.png|thumb|left|200px|Jodie leads Haibara to her car as a confused Araide watches.]]<br /> Haibara attempts to shut the door, but is stopped. The visitor reveals herself to be Jodie, who claims that Araide's car had malfunctioned and is unable to pick her up; she has been sent in his stead. After some apprehension, Haibara allows Jodie to escort her into her car. As the pair drive off, Araide, driving a perfectly functioning vehicle, notices them leaving. &lt;br&gt;<br /> As the Sea Phantom slowly drifts atop the Pacific Ocean, its guests awkwardly stand around the captain's corpse. Medusa comments that the killer likely jettisoned his crossbow off deck, thus making it unrecoverable. Meanwhile, Kogoro removes the captain's mask and expresses familiarity with his face. Medusa says that he is Senzou Fukuura, a famous film producer tied to the Ghost Captain series. The event staff confirm that while Fukuura did not play the Ghost Captain role in the films, he would host the party audition each year as the character. Kogoro asks the staff the answer to the witch hunt activity Fukuura was introducing, but they reply that only he knew the answer. Kogoro believes the culprit must be one of the staff members. He cites how every attendee was inside the ship at the time of the shooting, leaving only staff members on the deck capable of shooting the crossbow. He additionally deduces that the XV Devil card attached to the bolt must be an attempt to frame one of the attendees for the crime. However, the staff correct him by stating there were several guests on deck during the shooting, and that the tarot cards used were of custom design and irreplicable by the event staff. Taking this information into account, Medusa figures that the culprit is most likely one of seven members in the XV Devil group. With one hour until the ship reaches Yokohama harbor, Medusa suggests they return inside and collect their thoughts. As the party-goers file into the doors, the Invisible Man crouches to the ground, noticing a small circular mark on the wooden deck. He notices a trail of similar marks leading to the shrouds. Kogoro calls the [[Mouri Detective Agency|Detective Agency]] to tell Ran about his delayed return. He gets no response.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, Jodie drives Haibara through the streets of town as the latter notices Araide tailing them in his car. &lt;br&gt; [[File:CH432_ShinichiReveal.png|thumb|right|200px|Shinichi Kudo reveals himself.]]<br /> Back aboard the ship, Kogoro directs everyone in his group to show their tarot cards. Only the Mummy fails, believing he had dropped it somewhere. Kogoro suspects him, but he explains that he is an undercover staff member who was tasked with judging attendees' make-up. Other Mummys corroborate his explanation, adding that Fukuura had personally applied each Mummy's make-up and taping, and that he also gave each Mummy a unique instruction such as drinking a certain alcohol, only eating chicken, and wearing a red wig. The only common instruction given was to remain silent. Hearing the Mummys' words, the Invisible Man leaves the crowd and heads for the bathroom. Once there, he closely examines the room's contents. Back at the crowd, Kogoro asks where the Mummy went after he left the group. He responds that he accompanied Frankenstein's Monster and the Werewolf to the bathroom. Though the Monster confirms he entered with them, he does not recall seeing him leave. The Mummy frantically states that he likely went unnoticed since someone had destroyed the mirrors. Kogoro further asks him where the Mummy was at the time of the crime, to which he answers that he was with the Werewolf. The Werewolf denies his alibi. While the interrogation continues, the Invisible Man climbs the shrouds to reach the crow's nest where he discovers a frightened rooster and another small circular mark. As Kogoro begins to label the Mummy as the true culprit, the ship's speakers blare with a voice directing everyone to the deck. Kogoro leads the charge as guests pour out onto the moonlit floor. They look up to see the Invisible Man perched on the crow's nest. He proclaims the start of his deduction as Kogoro recognizes his voice and mannerisms. The Invisible Man slowly unravels his bandages—making visible a very familiar face.<br /> <br /> ==== File 432 - Shinichi Kudo Appears!? ====<br /> [[File:CH_432 VodkaShock.png|thumb|right|175px|Vodka is staggered to see Shinichi Kudo alive.]]<br /> The Invisible Man reveals himself to be Shinichi Kudo, shocking the crowd. The Zombie, revealed to be a disguised Vodka, is seen dumbfounded by this revelation as he distinctly remembers Gin poisoning the boy with a [[APTX4869]] pill. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Jodie continues to drive Haibara, who, turns to make a request. The girl coughs in the process.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Kogoro remains steadfast in his belief that the Mummy is the culprit and demands Shinichi explain himself. The boy coughs before apologizing for his apparent mild cold. <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> '''File 432'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Shinichi immediately begins by stating that the '''the Werewolf''' stole the Mummy's tarot card in the bathroom to frame him for the killing. Unconvinced, Kogoro beseeches the Mummy to answer if that is true. The Mummy is unsure. Shinichi elaborates that the Werewolf likely used a syringe to squirt chloroform into the Mummy's bathroom stall and waited for the Mummy to fall unconscious. He then climbed into his stall and stole the Mummy's card. Kogoro demands evidence, but Shinichi concedes that his theory is merely a guess as the syringe has probably been thrown overboard. Kogoro is still skeptical of the Werewolf's guilt as unlike the Mummy, he did not completely vanish. The Mummy exclaims that he was with the group as he left the bathroom. Shinichi asks Frankenstein's Monster to recount his actions in the bathroom. The Monster, as an active member of the horror community, managed to immediately identify the Mummy as a judge due to his constant messaging. He proceeded to follow the Mummy to the bathroom so he could act in-character for his consideration. However, he notes that the Werewolf had exited the stall that the Mummy had entered. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_432 WerewolfMummy.png|thumb|right|150px|The Werewolf placed his mask on an unconscious Mummy.]]<br /> Kogoro, now understanding, realizes that the Werewolf had placed his mask atop the unconscious Mummy's face and that the Werewolf he had interacted with prior to the shooting was actually the Mummy. Shinichi explains that the Mummy's extensive make-up and bandages had prevented him from realizing he wore a mask. Additionally, the Werewolf had broken the bathroom mirrors so as to not alert the Mummy about his new disguise. The two monster's near identical suits and gloves also worked to sell the effect. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Kogoro points out the impossibility that the Werewolf could guarantee that he would be paired with someone who both matches his clothing and is silent. The young detective disagrees, saying that the Werewolf had no specific target in mind and instead waited for anyone who satisfied his sartorial requirements to enter the bathroom. Kogoro further questions how the Mummy (disguised as the Werewolf) could have timed his exit from the stall in response to Sonoko's call if he was unconscious. Shinichi says he was woken by an alarm. Hearing this, Sonoko realizes that he must have been woken up by the Werewolf's howl, which was a pre-recorded sound built into the Werewolf's mask. Shinichi adds that the back of the mask likely contained a tracker and microphone which allowed the Werewolf to track his mask's whereabouts and listen for Sonoko's call. The Werewolf would activate the mask's howl to obfuscate the voice of anyone who attempted to refer to the Mummy as &quot;the Werewolf.&quot; This strategy also explains why the Mummy claimed to be near the Werewolf after exiting the bathroom.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Finally, with his alibi made, the Werewolf was free to climb up to the deck and shoot the Captain with a crossbow. Shinichi finally states that once the crowd of party-goers spilled out onto the deck, the Werewolf melted into the chaos and used the opportunity to stealthy recollect his mask from the Mummy. &lt;br&gt;<br /> The Werewolf demands Shinichi present evidence. The detective accepts, stating there are two. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_432 NingenMummy.png|thumb|left|250px|The Mummy was planned to be the Human amongst the Monsters.]]<br /> First, the intended hint for the witch hunt was a rooster held by its tail. Seeing the hint, Medusa explains that a male rooster is called a &quot;cock,&quot; and when combined with &quot;tail,&quot; it spells &quot;cocktail.&quot; Shinichi asks Kogoro what cocktail he drank. He responds he drank a Silver Bullet. The Mummy then exclaims that he too drank one as Fukuura had specifically directed him to do so. The Werewolf calls it a coincidence as he too drank a Silver Bullet. Shinichi questions the Werewolf on his choice of beverage, much to the Werewolf's annoyance. However, the wolf's annoyance slowly turns to shock as the realization hits him like a wave. Shinichi explains that the &quot;Silver Bullet&quot; is a famous artifact in horror described to be the only thing capable of killing a Werewolf. The Silver Bullet cocktail is additionally known as a drink which wards off evil. No horror fan attempting to sell the authenticity of their performance would order such a drink. Therefore, the captain most likely intended for the guests to interpret the clue as relating to the bar, and then flock to the bartender and ask him to divulge details about his servings. Whoever ordered the anti-monster drink, Silver Bullet, would be answer to the witch hunt. As proof, Medusa unravels the Mummy's bandages revealing &quot;Human (人間)&quot; written on his forehead (placed there when Fukuura did his make-up). &lt;br&gt;<br /> Second, successfully shooting someone with a crossbow in the dark is impossible. Thus, the Werewolf must have shot the captain from close range. Shinichi points to the series of circular marks approaching the shrouds and on the crow's nest and identifies it as an indent produced by a small piece of glass stuck to the bottom of the Werewolf's shoe. This piece of glass came from when the Werewolf shattered the bathroom mirrors. The police will surely match the shape of the glass shard to the marks on the floor, cementing the Werewolf as the true culprit of the crime. &lt;br&gt;<br /> As Kogoro goes to look at the Werewolf's shoes, he cries out and blames Vermouth, whom he calls the devil. &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> '''File 433'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Kogoro interrogates the Werewolf about whether Vermouth directed him to assassinate the captain. The Werewolf clarifies that he committed the murder on personal grounds. He adds that he was shattered after Fukuura canceled his former series, the ''Butsumetsu Series'', prematurely in order to make room for his new Ghost Captain films. After writing about his murderous desires on a murky internet forum, a user named Vermouth emerged and offered to provide him with weapons and a method. Although the Werewolf refused at first, he began receiving troubling photographs of his family members and records of his day-to-day activities. Vermouth also threatened to kill members of his family if he brought the harassment case to the police. <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> Jodie drives Haibara on the docks of a harbor beside several rows of shipping containers. She deftly performs a J-turn and stops before a pursuing Araide. The two adults exit their cars and inquire about the other. Araide questions Jodie's intentions with Haibara. Jodie replies that she was just taking her on a drive and that she has a considerable amount of free time, unlike him. She reminds Araide about the approaching court hearing about his father's murder, and that he must conceal the fact that his family helper, [[Hikaru Yasumoto]], pulled the trigger. &lt;ref name=&quot;Blackout_Murder_Case&quot;&gt;Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])&lt;/ref&gt; Jodie claims that Kogoro had told her the truth about the case. Confused, Araide retorts, stating that the culprit was not Hikaru but his mother-in-law, and that the cause of death was electrocution and not gunshot. Jodie smirks. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_432 VermouthReveal.png|thumb|left|200px|Vermouth revealed.]]<br /> Jodie laughs, clarifying that the trigger she mentioned referred to a circuit breaker and not to a gun. She explains that in order not to hurt Hikaru with the truth about her unintentional involvement, the police and the culprit agreed to alter the case report. She then remarks that the case files he stole from the police headquarters made no mention of the true cause of death.&lt;ref name=&quot;Missing_Watch_Case&quot;&gt;Missing Watch Case (Manga: [[Volume_33#Missing_Watch_Case|Volume 33: 335-337]])&lt;/ref&gt; Araide is stunned. He asks her who she is. &quot;A secret makes a woman woman,&quot; she replies. Jodie says that those were the last words her enemy said to her, the enemy who killed her father.&lt;ref name=&quot;Convenience_Store_Case&quot;&gt;Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])&lt;/ref&gt; She then identifies Araide as a disguised Chris Vineyard, as Vermouth.<br /> <br /> ==== File 433 - The Truth Behind the Mask ====<br /> Jodie recalls the continuation of her previous flashback.&lt;ref name=&quot;Convenience_Store_Case&quot;&gt;Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])&lt;/ref&gt; Jodie (the little girl) notices Vermouth (the woman in black) holding her father's glasses. The woman apologizes and returns the pair to Jodie, who notices her father's corpse and assumes he is asleep. Vermouth asks the little girl to stay by her father's side until he wakes up, to which Jodie happily accepts. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_433 JodieVermouth.png|thumb|right|175px|Jodie asks why Vermouth doesn't age.]]<br /> In the present day, Jodie narrates her memory to Vermouth, adding that the latter proceeded to set fire to the house—destroying her father's FBI case files on the Black Organization. She reveals that her survival was due to her leaving the house to obtain orange juice, a drink she associated with properties that would help her father wake up. Vermouth expresses surprise in learning that Jodie was the little girl, saying that she attempted to find her after the authorities only recovered the remains of her parents. Jodie explains that her father's colleagues placed her in the Witness Protection Program where she'd eventually go on to become an FBI agent herself. She applauds Vermouth's unmatched ability in espionage before divulging details surrounding their operations against her. After observing an undisguised Chris Vineyard routinely visit Araide's clinic over a mild illness, they deduced that Vermouth would attempt to kill him and take his place in society. In response, the FBI staged an accident using Araide's family car—driving it off of a cliff and into the sea—right in front of a tailing Vermouth. Jodie further says that members of her team used oxygen tanks to escape the wreckage. Nevertheless, they succeeded in selling the idea that Araide and his entire family had drowned without anyone other than Vermouth as a witness. Just as the Bureau predicted, Vermouth assumed Araide's identity and began operating out of his clinic. Still unsure of her motives, Jodie had surreptitiously entered Vermouth's lair in the clinic and found a dartboard highlighting a [[Shiho Miyano|girl with reddish brown hair in her late teenage years]]. Believing Vermouth to be hunting this girl, Jodie asks why she is certain that her target is Haibara, a significantly younger, albeit identical, elementary schooler. The agent further inquires about the two additional photographs attached to the dartboard depicting Conan and Ran labeled &quot;Cool Guy&quot; and &quot;Angel&quot; respectively. She wonders why Vermouth would not strike Haibara in the presence of Conan, and why Vermouth had gone so far as to risk her life to protect Conan from the bus hijackers.&lt;ref name=&quot;Bus_Hijacking_Case&quot;&gt;Bus Hijacking Case (Manga: [[Volume_29#Bus_Hijacking_Case|Volume 29: 287-289]])&lt;/ref&gt; Vermouth remains silent as she listens to the events unfold aboard the Sea Phantom.&lt;br&gt;<br /> The crowd showers Shinichi with applause and adoration for swiftly solving the mystery. The boy shows humility, stating that he was able to infer the culprit's methods because he is employing the same trick.&lt;br&gt; [[File:CH_433 DoubleReveal.png|thumb|left|175px|The double reveal.]]<br /> Jodie fires her gun and disarms Vermouth before ordering her to remain still. Jodie then asks a pivotal question: &quot;Why don't you age?&quot; The agent explains that Chris Vineyard first drew her attention when she publicly repeated her phrase &quot;a secret makes a woman woman&quot; at her mother, [[Sharon Vineyard]]'s, funeral. After mustering up the courage, Jodie cross-examined a fingerprint left on the lens of her father's glasses with those of Chris Vineyard's, finding they were identical. <br /> However, confounding the investigation is the fact that Chris Vineyard appears too young to be the young adult woman who murdered Jodie's father twenty years ago. Lost, Jodie threw a wild pitch and compared Chris' fingerprints to a related individual: Sharon Vineyard. To Jodie's horror, she found that Chris and her mother were the same person. Vermouth keeps her silence, prompting Jodie to call for her associates to come forward and restrain the target. Suddenly, the agent is grazed by a speeding bullet, knocking her back and against her car. Vermouth smiles and walks forward while thanking [[Calvados]] for the strike. She reminds her sniper not to kill Jodie yet as she wishes to interrogate her. The agent weakly asks what had happened. Vermouth replies that she knew Jodie was trying to lure her to this location for a coordinated arrest so she arrived at the site two hours earlier disguised as Jodie to call off the operation. Vermouth reveals she had an ulterior motive behind lifting Kogoro Mouri's case files from the police headquarters. By stealing files relating to Kogoro, the FBI would attempt to uncover a link between Vermouth's motivations and Kogoro Mouri's activities, thus dispatching several agents to spy on his Detective Agency.&lt;ref name=&quot;Missing_Watch_Case&quot;&gt;Missing Watch Case (Manga: [[Volume_33#Missing_Watch_Case|Volume 33: 335-337]])&lt;/ref&gt; By using his agency as a trap, Vermouth was able to gauge the FBI's numbers and collect addresses and contact information—allowing her to foresee aspects of Jodie's plan. Additionally, Vermouth had purposely placed photographs of [[Shiho Miyano|Shiho]] in her lair so that the FBI would pounce on the lead and locate Haibara for her.&lt;ref name=&quot;Dark_Apartment_Murder_Case&quot;&gt;Dark Apartment Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Dark_Apartment_Murder_Case|Volume 41: 417-419]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Four_Porsches_Murder_Case&quot;&gt; Four Porsches Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Four_Porsches_Murder_Case|Volume 41: 420-422]])&lt;/ref&gt; Vermouth admits she was caught off guard by the purposeful discrepancy in Araide's case file and asks how the FBI was able to collect such deeply personal intelligence. Jodie says that she was given the information by Haibara during the car ride, and that if she used the information to successfully lure out Vermouth, she would gain her trust. Haibara blankly stares at Vermouth from behind the car window. She coughs. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Shinichi coughs. Sonoko and Kogoro ask for him to clarify what he meant by employing the same trick as the culprit. Shinichi begins to grasp at his upper neck. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_433 HaibaraArrives.png|thumb|right|225px|The real Haibara enters the picture.]]<br /> Suddenly, a [[Anywhere Ball Dispensing Belt|soccer ball]] bursts through the window and disarms Vermouth. The woman steps backward in surprise. Haibara exits the car and grasps at her upper neck and pulls her disguise off revealing herself to be Conan.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Shinichi's face flutters through the air as [[Heiji Hattori]] reveals himself to be the detective aboard the Sea Phantom. Kogoro and Sonoko are astonished by the perfect impersonation. Meanwhile, Medusa, revealed to be [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]], internally relishes over her work of art. Heiji had attached a [[Microphone]] to his finger which he used to quietly relay his deduction to Conan, who then used his [[Voice-Changing Face Mask]] in tandem with his [[Button Speaker|Speaker]] to voice Shinichi for the crowd. Heiji states he has wrapped up his end and wishes Conan good luck.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan aims his Stun-gun Wristwatch at Vermouth and instructs her not to move so that she continues to block the sniper's shot. He aims to get both her and Jodie back into the car and to drive to a nearby police station. However, without warning, a wildcard emerges; the real Haibara, sporting a spare pair of [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|Tracking Glasses]], arrives on the scene.<br /> [[File:CH_434 RanTackle.png|thumb|left|250px|Ran bursts out of Jodie's trunk and immediately protects Haibara.]]<br /> <br /> ==== File 434 - Rotten Apple ====<br /> Gins responds to a call from Vodka who informs him about the bizarre spectacle he witnessed involving Shinichi Kudo. Gin says he does not remember the boy, stating that he chooses to forget those he has killed. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Still aboard the ship, Kogoro and Sonoko protest Heiji's second act of blatant identity theft. &lt;ref name=&quot;School_Play_Murder_Case&quot;&gt;School Play Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#School_Play_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 255-257]])&lt;/ref&gt; He laughs off his complaints while internally reflecting on how Conan asked him to attend the party to act as a red herring. Yukiko is revealed to have been the &quot;intruder&quot; in the Kudo Residence and had been anxiously monitoring Conan for some time. Heiji also comments on her skills as a make-up artist, likening her talent to that of [[Wikipedia: Arsène Lupin|Arsène Lupin]]. Finally, he thinks about the only wild factor Conan's plan: Haibara. The two boys failed to find the spare Tracking Glasses in Haibara's drawer, and were thus unable to confiscate the one tool she could use to reach Conan. Heiji considers that if he was in her position, he would not just stand by.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_434 AkaiEntrance.png|thumb|right|200px|Shuichi Akai foils Vermouth's plan.]]<br /> At the docks, Haibara stands before her huntress, Vermouth. Conan begs for her to run. Vermouth exploits the boy's lapse of concentration and flips the Stun-gun Wristwatch back at its user and fires a dart, knocking him unconscious. She then pulls a gun from her ankle holster and prepares to execute Sherry. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, Yukiko thinks about what Conan told her before the mission. He believes Vermouth refuses to harm him partly because of her connection with Yukiko. As Sharon Vineyard, she would be familiar with young Shinichi's face from the times Yukiko would show her his childhood photo albums. Therefore, she likely recognized Conan as Shinichi and chose to keep her friend's son away from harm. Yukiko hopes that is true. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Despite Vermouth ridiculing her seemingly suicidal decisions, Haibara remains unwavering. She states that even if Vermouth is captured, the Black Organization will never stop chasing her. She has come to end things. In exchange, she demands that Vermouth spare Conan and Jodie. Vermouth accepts the former's case but not the latter. The woman points her gun at the little girl and says &quot;if you're going to resent someone, it should be your parents who continued developing this foolish experiment.&quot; Suddenly, Jodie's car trunk bursts open and out pops Ran, who, immediately rushes towards Haibara. All parties struggle to comprehend why she is present. Jodie wonders if Ran had seen the photos behind her mirror.&lt;ref name=&quot;Convenience_Store_Case&quot;&gt;Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])&lt;/ref&gt; Calvados attempts to shoot Ran, but Vermouth yells at him to stop—firing several rounds towards her sniper to better send her message. Ran tackles Haibara to the ground and forms a protective barrier between Haibara and her aggressor. Ran stops her attempt to break free, pinning her to the ground to keep her safe. Ran's protective actions remind Haibara of her sister, [[Akemi Miyano|Akemi]]. Vermouth shoots the ground around the pair, imploring Ran to move away. &quot;Move it, Angel!&quot; she screams while remembering the time Ran saved her from falling to her death in New York.&lt;ref name=&quot;Golden_Apple_Case&quot;&gt;Golden Apple Case (Manga: [[Volume_35#Golden_Apple_Case|Volume 35: 350-354]])&lt;/ref&gt; Jodie takes the opportunity to shoot Vermouth in her dominant arm, robbing her of her ability to aim a gun. The two women hear the reloading of a Remington shotgun. Vermouth assumes Calvados is approaching with his signature weapon and directs him to execute Jodie. However, [[Shuichi Akai]] stands before her. He wields Calvados' weapons which he stole while incapacitating him. He taunts Vermouth before foiling a feeble attempt at retaliation by discharging a round of bullets into her stomach. Jodie urges Akai not to kill her. He assures her that judging by her movements, she is wearing bulletproof pads under her clothing. He also points out the open cuts forming on her skin as proof that &quot;Chris Vineyard&quot; is her true face. Vermouth dashes towards Jodie's car, using Conan as a shield. She quickly drives off while destroying the other car by shooting its gas tank, effectively stranding her adversaries. As the two FBI agents bicker about their predicament, a shot echoes from the direction of the intended prisoner. To Akai's surprise, Calvados carried an additional gun which he used to commit suicide. As the police draw near, Jodie notices that both Ran and Haibara have lost consciousness—still locked in their defensive embrace. Akai tells Jodie to spin the situation as a story about an off-duty FBI agent who foiled an attempt at child-abduction (Ran and Haibara as the &quot;victims&quot; and Calvados as the &quot;kidnapper&quot;). He then begins to walk away, adding that he is not yet ready to meet Haibara face-to-face.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_434 SleepyVermouth.png|thumb|left|200px|Vermouth's critical gamble.]]<br /> Vermouth drives the car into the woods where she receives a message from the Black Organization [[Renya Karasuma|Boss]], who, writes that they've given her too much freedom and directs her to return to them. Vermouth obliges, replying &quot;OK.&quot; She then turns to Conan as she thinks about what to do about him. She notices something strange and cuts open his shirt, revealing a network of telemeters and recorders. Believing he tried to record her phone's sound, she tries to unplug the device, but is stopped when Conan reveals he is awake. He explains that if she pulls the plug, his heart will stop and the data he harvested on her text conversation with the Boss will go public. The boy explains that although telephone companies are required by law to keep user information confidential, with the proper clearance, the police can request specifics about a user's phone number and even identify addresses of a landline. In other words, by analyzing the sound recording of Vermouth entering the Boss' phone number, one can decipher their name and location. Finally, he tells her about his nearby [[Hiroshi Agasa|friend]] who has his location and is eagerly waiting for a transmission. He gives her an ultimatum: let the audio recording be transmitted or take him directly to the Boss. After a moment of pause, Vermouth admits defeat and promises to stop hunting Sherry. She then taps a button on her phone releasing an incapacitating gas into the car. Conan is caught off guard, exclaiming that she too will lose consciousness. Vermouth agrees, saying this act is a gamble. If Conan wakes up first, he can arrest her and face the Boss with the help of the police. If Vermouth wakes up first, she implies she will destroy his evidence and take his life. Hearing the commotion over the speaker, Agasa panics and drives to find Conan. His dread is punctuated with a sudden gunshot. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_434 LyingVermouth.png|thumb|right|300px|Vermouth lies to Gin, protecting her Angel and Silver Bullet.]]<br /> After a few moments, Gin is seen speeding in his car while on the phone with badly injured Vermouth. She calls him from a roadside phone booth and informs him that her plans were foiled by Akai. Gin confirms that one year ago, Vermouth had unsuccessfully attempted to lure out and eliminate Akai by assuming the identity of the New York serial killer.&lt;ref name=&quot;Golden_Apple_Case&quot;&gt;Golden Apple Case (Manga: [[Volume_35#Golden_Apple_Case|Volume 35: 350-354]])&lt;/ref&gt; Vermouth says that the Boss considers Akai as a potential &quot;[[Silver Bullet]],&quot; an individual capable of singlehandedly shattering the entire Black Organization. Gin laughs at the idea, asserting that no such entity exists. Vermouth then asks for a pick up. Before obliging, Gin asks her, &quot;Do you know the boy named Shinichi Kudo?&quot; Vermouth pictures the time Shinichi and Ran saved her in New York and confidently lies, &quot;no, I do not.&quot; Back in the forest, Agasa finally locates the car, finding Conan unharmed. The boy jolts awake and feels extreme annoyance at the sight of his destroyed recorder. Meanwhile, as Vermouth awaits her extraction, she thinks to herself, believing with great confidence, that if anyone can become her long-awaited Silver Bullet, it's [[Conan Edogawa|him]].<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{People|Haunted Ghost Captain|Senzou Fukuura manga.jpg|fsize=0.86em|<br /> * Victim (arrow shot)<br /> * Movie producer of &quot;The Ghost Captain&quot; series<br /> * Real name, Senzou Fukuura}}<br /> {{People|Medusa|Medusa manga.jpg|<br /> * Party participant in the Devil's card group}}<br /> {{People|Invisible Man|Invisible-Man manga.jpg|<br /> * Party participant in the Devil's card group<br /> * Signed in as Shinichi Kudo}}<br /> {{People|Werewolf|Werewolf manga.jpg|<br /> * Party participant in the Devil's card group}}<br /> {{People|Mummy|Mummy manga.jpg|<br /> * Party participant in the Devil's card group}}<br /> {{People|Frankenstein's Monster|Franknstein manga.jpg|<br /> * Party participant in the Devil's card group}}<br /> {{People|Zombie|Zombie manga.jpg|<br /> * Party participant}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Vermouth invites both Kogoro and Shinichi to a Halloween party aboard a haunted ship.<br /> ** Conan learns that Vermouth is aware of both his and Haibara's true identities.<br /> ** He deduces that the party invitation is an attempt to lure Conan away from Haibara. <br /> *** Conan sends Heiji to impersonate Shinichi and take his place at the party. <br /> *** Yukiko is revealed to be the intruder in the Kudo House. She helps by designing her faction's disguises. <br /> ** Vodka is sent undercover to monitor Vermouth and her involvement with the event.<br /> <br /> * Conan disguises himself as Haibara and waits for Vermouth to come for him.<br /> ** Jodie gets to Conan first and drives off, leading a pursuing Araide into a trap.<br /> <br /> * Araide is revealed to be a disguised Vermouth.<br /> *** The FBI was suspicious of Vermouth's motives surrounding Araide so they faked his death, allowing Vermouth to freely masquerade as him.<br /> ** Jodie reveals that Vermouth killed her father, an FBI agent investigating the Black Organization, twenty years ago. <br /> *** Jodie had survived, entered the Witness Protection Program, and also became an FBI agent. <br /> ** Jodie reveals that Sharon and Chris Vineyard are the same person, and asks why Vermouth does not age. <br /> <br /> * Vermouth turns the tables with the help of Calvados and begins to pull the curtain back on her aims. <br /> ** She knew the FBI was investigating her and so she purposefully let Jodie infiltrate her lair.<br /> ** By feeding the Bureau information about her target, Shiho Miyano, she knew the FBI would open their own investigation into Shiho. <br /> *** She then exploited their findings in order to locate Haibara.<br /> ** She also stole Kogoro Mouri's case files from the police headquarters to lure FBI agents to his detective agency.<br /> *** She used this trap to extract information from specific agents and learned details about the Bureau's operations against her.<br /> *** Based on her findings, she knew about Jodie's plans for a coordinated arrest and thus sabotaged her operation in advance. <br /> <br /> * Conan removes his disguise but is incapacitated by Vermouth after being distracted by Haibara's sudden appearance.<br /> * Ran appears from Jodie's trunk (suspicious after finding photographs of Shinichi behind her teacher's mirror) and protects Haibara.<br /> * Akai appears and dispatches both Vermouth and Calvados.<br /> ** Calvados commits suicide. Vermouth escapes while holding Conan hostage.<br /> <br /> * The Black Organization Boss reprimands Vermouth.<br /> ** Vermouth is revealed to be the Boss' favorite.<br /> ** Conan uses a device to record audio of Vermouth's phone as she contacts the Boss.<br /> ** Conan attempts to blackmail Vermouth but is stopped when Vermouth releases an incapacitating gas which knocks them both out. <br /> *** Vermouth agrees to stop hunting Haibara. <br /> * Vermouth wakes up first and destroys Conan's evidence. <br /> ** Gin reveals that one year ago, Vermouth murdered the New York serial killer and took his place in an attempt to eliminate Akai.<br /> ** Vermouth feigns ignorance about Shinichi to Gin, protecting the two people (Shinichi and Ran) who saved her life in New York. <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Butt Mark Slasher Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|346-347|Find the Buttock's Mark}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 435 - Traces in the Rain ====<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Hiroshi Enomoto|Hiroshi Enomoto manga.jpg|<br /> * 21 years old<br /> * Part-time sushi shop owner}}<br /> {{People|Naokazu Fukuchi|Naokazu Fukuchi manga.jpg|<br /> * 36 years old<br /> * Car mechanic}}<br /> {{People|Toshiaki Degawa|Toshiaki Degawa manga.jpg|<br /> * 43 years old<br /> * Lock shop owner}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> == Cover in other countries ==<br /> &lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:VolumePremium21bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (Premium, combined volumes 41-42)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2 45sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Manga]]<br /> * [[Volume 41-50]]<br /> * [[Detective Conan]]<br /> <br /> {{Volumes}}<br /> {{Black Organization}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Volumes]]<br /> [[de:Band 42]]</div>

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<p>Sedritsugu: /* Major Events */</p> <hr /> <div>{{InfoBox Volume<br /> | volume = 42<br /> | chapters = 425-435<br /> | image = Volume 42.jpg<br /> | releasedate = July 18, 2003<br /> | isbn = 4-09-126169-8<br /> | publisher = [[Shogakukan]]<br /> | english-releasedate = April 10, 2012<br /> | english-isbn = 1-4215-3608-0<br /> | english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]<br /> | detective = [[Wikipedia: Joseph Rouletabille|Joseph Rouletabille]]<br /> | keyhole = [[Jodie Starling]]<br /> | prev-volume = Volume 41<br /> | next-volume = Volume 43<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> Volume 42 was released on July 18, 2003 in Japan.<br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> {{Char Appearances|<br /> {{Char|Conan Edogawa}}<br /> {{Char|Ran Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}<br /> {{Char|Genta Kojima}}<br /> {{Char|Ai Haibara}}<br /> {{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}<br /> {{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}<br /> {{Char|Yukiko Kudo}}<br /> {{Char|Heiji Hattori}}<br /> {{Char|Tomoaki Araide}}<br /> {{Char|Juzo Megure}}<br /> {{Char|Miwako Sato}}<br /> {{Char|Wataru Takagi}}<br /> {{Char|Shuichi Akai}}<br /> {{Char|Jodie Starling}}<br /> {{Char|James Black}}<br /> {{Char|Gin}}<br /> {{Char|Vodka}}<br /> {{Char|Vermouth}}<br /> {{Char|Professor|EP304 Man|display=Professor}}<br /> {{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano&lt;br&gt;(flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Kazuha Toyama|display=Kazuha Toyama&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Elena Miyano|display=Elena Miyano&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Shiho Miyano|display=Shiho Miyano&lt;br&gt;(photo)}}<br /> {{Char|Makoto Kyogoku|display=Makoto Kyogoku&lt;br&gt;(cellphone puppet)}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Gadgets ==<br /> {{Gadgets Appearances|<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}<br /> {{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}<br /> {{Gadget|Wristwatch Flashlight}}<br /> {{Gadget|Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes}}<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Face Mask}}<br /> {{Gadget|Anywhere Ball Dispensing Belt}}<br /> {{Gadget|Microphone}}<br /> {{Gadget|Button Speaker}}<br /> {{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Chapters ==<br /> === Bathroom Murder Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|340-341|Hidden Bathroom Secret}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 425 - The Hidden Truth ====<br /> With the poison's source still unknown, Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] plan to expand their investigation beyond the house but are quickly stopped by an ostensible interjection from [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]. Though initially startled, Agasa quickly adjusts to [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s deduction which he presents using the [[Voice-Changing Bowtie]]. <br /> <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> [[File:Screenshot 2025-06-14 at 3.43.43.png|thumb|right|175px|Dejima would naturally remove a used toilet paper roll from the room.]]<br /> Based on the locations where poison residue were discovered (the right side of Dejima's pants, the opening of his belt, and his handkerchief) Agasa states that Dejima likely touched the poison in the bathroom. Megure counters that forensics found no traces of poison in the bathroom, but Agasa elaborates that the killer laced poison on an empty toilet paper roll. Dejima would've replaced the roll and carried the poisoned roll out of the bathroom to be discarded elsewhere. The process is as follows.<br /> # Dejima touches the poison laced roll while replacing it with a new one.<br /> # The portions of toilet paper which came in contact with Dejima's poisoned fingers would be flushed once he uses them.<br /> # He touches his belt and pants after using the bathroom. <br /> # He washes his hands removing poison from his fingers.<br /> # He retouches the poison-laced toilet paper roll with his left hand and opens the bathroom door with his right hand.<br /> Agasa then proceeds to accuse '''Tetsuo Imai''' of consistently spiking Dejima's coffee with laxatives. Any laxative influence found in autopsy would also be attributed to Dejima's prescribed laxatives he used to treat his haemorrhoids. Additionally, the reason Imai presented cookies alongside his coffee was for the snacks to expedite bowel movements. Zaitsu questions how Imai could've predicted how he would've used the toilet, as if he had defecated, he would instead be poisoned. Agasa explains that Imai could determine whether Zaitsu used hard or soft flush by listening to the intensity of the flush; in the case of the former, Zaitsu could be given a wet towel to remove the poison. &lt;br&gt;[[File:Screenshot 2025-06-14 at 3.43.09.png|thumb|right|150px|Akemi helped quell Imai's resentment towards Dejima.]]<br /> Takagi then finds the discarded toilet paper roll, prompting Megure to order the search for the poison container. [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] steps forward and deduces Imai likely hid the poison container in the corner shelf of the kitchen as it would blend in with the poorly sanitized surroundings. Imai is shocked by Haibara's image as he is vividly reminded of [[Akemi Miyano|Akemi]]. Soon after, an officer proves Haibara correct by finding a suspicious bag in the corner shelf of the kitchen. Knowing his fingerprints would be discovered on the bag, Imai admits to his crime and begins explaining his motives. &lt;br&gt;<br /> '''The Motive:'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Imai states his desire to kill Dejima goes back two decades when Dejima sabotaged his attempts at branching off and becoming independent. While constructing a way to kill Dejima, the Miyano family had come to stay at the house. Akemi had approached Imai at his nadir, and through her bright attitude and positive outlook, she gave Imai hope to burry his rage. Years later, when Imai once again asked Dejima about independence, the latter replied he would allow it if only Imai had retained his abilities from twenty years ago. His anger reignited, Imai was once again momentarily calmed by Akemi when she briefly returned, promising him that she would soon visit again with her younger sister. But she never returned.&lt;ref name=&quot;One_Billion_Yen_Robbery_Case&quot;&gt;One Billion Yen Robbery Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#One_Billion_Yen_Robbery_Case|Volume 2: 13-16]])&lt;/ref&gt; With nothing to quell is murderous heart, Imai proceeded with his plan. <br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt; [[File:Screenshot 2025-06-14 at 3.42.48.png|thumb|right|200px|Vermouth calls in Calvados.]]<br /> On the car ride home [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] restlessly asks Conan if he had recovered [[Akemi Miyano|Akemi]]'s artifact. Conan replies that he has, explaining that after learning about Dejima's stipulations about being stingy toilet water, he deduced that Akemi had attached something to toilet's ballcock valve which had hampered the toilets functions and raised the water bill. The object attached to the valve at the time were likely the employee's tools. After hearing Imai was &quot;tired,&quot; Akemi hiding the tools was her way of forcing him to take a break from work. Years later when Akemi returned to use the bathroom, she replaced the tools with a different object, which, Conan had successfully retrieved, revealing it to be a set of twenty cassette tapes. Conan suspects the tapes contain vital information about the [[Black Organization]], causing Haibara to object to him listening to them as it would further endanger him. Conan stops the recording and hands the headphones to Haibara after realizing the tapes are instead a set of messages from her mother [[Elena Miyano|Elena]]. Conan concludes that Elena likely sensed her impending demise and thus recorded messages throughout the years for [[Shiho Miyano|Shiho]], eventually giving them to Akemi to pass on to her when she turned twenty. However, due to the organization's heavy security surrounding Shiho's research, Akemi had no choice but to hide the tapes in the house's toilet tank. If Akemi survived, she would've taken Shiho to the house to retrieve the tapes. Meanwhile, Haibara warmly smiles, rapt with comfort by her mother's voice, as Conan internally hopes she found solace knowing her mother was a true &quot;angel.&quot;&lt;br&gt;<br /> At an airport, [[Vermouth]] is seen on the phone enlisting the help of a sniper, referring to them as [[Calvados]].<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Sohei Dejima|Souhei Dejima manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (poison)<br /> * 54 years old<br /> * President of design office}}<br /> {{People|Ukihiko Zaitsu|Ukihiko Zaitsu manga.jpg|<br /> * 41 years old<br /> * Designer}}<br /> {{People|Tetsuo Imai|Tetsuo Imai manga.jpg|<br /> * 52 years old<br /> * Designer}}<br /> {{People|Isamu Natsubori|Isamu Natsubori manga.jpg|<br /> * 35 years old<br /> * Designer}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Vermouth is revealed to be eavesdropping on Agasa's house.<br /> * Haibara reveals her mother's codename to be Hell Angel.<br /> ** Haibara obtains voice recordings of her mother.<br /> * Vermouth calls in Calvados for help.<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Convenience Store Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|343-344|The Convenience Store Trap}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 426 - Goodbye Jodie ====<br /> [[File:CH426_YoungJodie.png|thumb|left|200px|A little girl discovers her father's killer.]]<br /> Ominous clouds rain upon a luxurious mansion in the middle of the night. A bloodied man lays dead against his arm chair, his glasses on the floor and a gun in his hand. A [[Vermouth|woman]], dressed fully in black, picks up his glasses but is interrupted by an innocent [[Jodie Starling|young girl]] standing at the doorway. &quot;Who are you?&quot; the girl asks; the woman raises her fingers to her mouth and motions her to shush. The recollection begins to crumble as [[Jodie Starling|Jodie]] wakes up from her flashback.&lt;br&gt;<br /> A fellow [[Teitan High School]] teacher expresses concern, wondering if the job's stress is effecting her. Jodie answers in the negative, saying she is fond of her students and is simply saddened that she soon must leave them.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Later, Jodie announces her resignation to her students, who react with surprise and disappointment.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH426_JodieSecret.png|thumb|right|250px|&quot;A secret makes a woman woman.&quot;]]<br /> After school, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] ask Jodie for a more detailed explanation of her sudden resignation. The teacher jokes about embarking on an adventure to locate a hidden treasure—ultimately leaving the truth about her departure a secret, once again echoing her phrase: &quot;a secret makes a woman woman.&quot; Ran, knowing that Jodie does not intend to divulge information, switches the topic by regretfully saying Jodie has never taught [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. Sonoko expresses her annoyance at Shinichi's stubbornness, remarking that he should abandon his case and return to them. Ran objects, affectionately describing Shinichi as &quot;stubborn.&quot; As the two girls dive into their usual romantic bickering, Jodie mentions how [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] is similarly stubborn. Ran says that Conan has recently been staying at Professor [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house lately to take care of a sick [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]]; Jodie appears intrigued. Sonoko then changes the subject and proposes they go to Jodie’s apartment for a farewell party. Jodie and Ran agree, and therefore decide to head to the convenience store where a friend of theirs, named [[Aya Nanakawa]], works to buy drinks and desserts.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Upon arrival at the store, they see a furious store manager shouting at Aya and threatening to fire her. Sonoko and Ran intervene and try to soothe an upset and crying Aya while the store manager reveals that he suspects Aya of being a thief. Sonoko is quick to come to the defense of her friend. The manager explains that he too was initially unwilling to believe that Aya was the culprit, but after noticing that the loss of goods only occurred on days when Aya was working, that surveillance cameras failed to reveal wrongdoing by a customer, and that theft occurred at times when only Aya was present in the store, he was forced to conclude that Aya was the culprit. The manager further reveals that a myriad of items have been stolen: game softwares, CDs, DVDs, beverages, box lunches, candy, and etc. Ran questions if Aya has ever been caught in the act via the cameras. The managers says no, stating that he cuts the footage during closing hours to lower operating costs, adding that the hall to the bathroom is also left dim for the same reason. Ran and Sonoko then turn to Aya and listen to her opinion. Aya tells them that she noticed three suspicious customers: a university student who comes to the store to read gaming magazines until closing hours, usually buying fast-foods and instant noodles; a very quiet office worker who never starts a quarrel even when cut in line, usually buying toothbrushes, towels, and batteries; and an elderly woman who likes spending as little money as possible, often lecturing the manager on how to save electricity, usually not buying anything at all. Lastly, Aya adds that all three suspects frequently use the store bathroom. &lt;br&gt; [[File:CH426_SuspectAya.png|thumb|left|250px|The store manager suspects Aya is the culprit.]]<br /> The store manager also says that the store experienced a long cessation of thefts after he rebuked Aya about the situation exactly one month ago. Just when he thought that Aya had learned that her misdemeanors were unacceptable, the theft started again at an even greater scale. Still, the manager offers to excuse Aya from her crime if she admits to her wrongdoing, but the girl remains steadfast in her conviction. Ran and Sonoko, seeing that the situation is spiraling downwards, suggest consulting with Shinichi or Conan, but Jodie says that they should try having a go at the case before turning to others for help, because those you can rely on can disappear at any time.<br /> <br /> ==== File 427 - Ran's Deduction ====<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH427_RanThinks.png|thumb|right|200px|Ran recalls how Shinichi digests clues.]]<br /> Ran and Sonoko reconsider the case details but are unable to envision anyone other than Aya as the culprit. Stuck, Ran asks herself what Shinichi would do in this situation. She recalls he once told her that when there is a case, it is almost certain that something deviating from the norm happens, and such deviations, no matter how insignificant, are clues that can be found by careful observation that form the cornerstone of a deduction. Thus, Ran asks Aya whether anything unusual happened on the days when she was on shift. Neither she nor the store manager can think of anything, but another employee points out that the store is exceptionally clean whenever Aya is on watch. He elaborates that after newly arrived goods are taken into the storage room during the night, Aya will make sure that the boxes are arranged in order so they do not occlude the bathroom. The employee adds that nobody else, including the manager himself, bothers to go the extra mile. The manager concedes that the employee’s account is true, but insists that Aya’s good habits do not excuse her and that he will involve the police unless Ran and company can find the true culprit.&lt;br&gt; <br /> Meanwhile, Conan sits in Agasa's house, having had a feeling Ran is calling for him—as if the two are connected via [[Wikipedia: Telepathy|telepathy]]. He waves the feeling off and instead asks Agasa about the whereabouts of the still-feverish Haibara. Agasa says she is in the laboratory listening to the tapes that her [[Elena Miyano|mother]] left her.&lt;ref name=&quot;Bathroom_Murder_Case&quot;&gt;Bathroom Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Bathroom_Murder_Case|Volume 41-42: 423-425]])&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH427_HaibaraTapes.png|thumb|left|200px|Haibara listens to her mother's recordings.]]<br /> In the basement, Haibara rests in a state of absolute bliss: her eyes closed, in inner peace, and listening to the recording her mother prepared for her eighteenth birthday. In the recording, her mother asks what [[Shiho Miyano|Shiho]] is doing in her life and tells her that as long as she does not regret her decisions, she will fully support her. Haibara, thinking that the recording ends there, tries to press the stop button on the cassette player, but her mother suddenly starts talking again. To Haibara's surprise, her mother begins to share the truth about something. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, Jodie recollection continues: the woman in black approaches the confused young girl with a gun. Later, huge flames engulf the house and reduced it to ashes. &lt;br&gt;<br /> This time, she is interrupted by her two students, who notice that her glasses appear quite old. Jodie concurs, adding they are the last remnant of someone who was very important to her. Suddenly, a frantic customer bumps into Ran on his way to the bathroom. They notice the store is reaching its peak hours and are directedd by the manager to step outside.&lt;br&gt;<br /> The trio continue to think but are unable to come up with any solid deduction. Deliverymen arrive early at the store, but after consulting the cashier worker, they decide to come back later due to the influx of customers. Ran, having overheard their conversation, starts thinking, and asks Sonoko whether she knows of any quote by Sherlock Holmes resembling &quot;eliminating the impossible things...&quot; remembering Shinichi often quoted it.&lt;ref name=&quot;Mermaid's_Curse_Case&quot;&gt;Mermaid's Curse Case (Manga: [[Volume_28#Mermaid's_Curse_Case|Volume 28: 279-283]])&lt;/ref&gt; Sonoko is clueless, but Jodie confidently replies that the exact quote is: &quot;whenever you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.&quot; After hearing this, Ran seems to have come up with a deduction, but remains unsure of its accuracy. She thinks of Shinichi yet again, believing that he would know what to do in such a situation. Suddenly, she receives a call from an unidentified caller. She answers the phone and becomes overwhelmed after hearing Shinichi's voice. <br /> <br /> ==== File 428 - The Unbelievable Conclusion ====<br /> Conan, as Shinichi, tries to confirm something with Ran but shifts to asking about her situation after hearing her in distress about Aya's predicament. Ran relays all of the information to Shinichi who is able to immediately work out the culprit's identity. Before he is able to give his deduction, Ran interrupts, wanting to test her own deduction. Shinichi agrees to hear it; the girl fights through her nervousness and presents her logic. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH428_JodiePhotos.png|thumb|right|250px|Ran finds photos of Shinichi behind Jodie's mirror.]]<br /> Once she finishes, Shinichi bursts out in laughter, not because of any apparent flaw, but because he finds amusement in the notion that Ran remains hesitant to share her deduction despite its good quality. He adds that detectives are mortal, and always carry a pinch of anxiety with them when presenting their theories, worrying about having neglected some small but crucial detail. He proceeds to say that this element of unknown is what doubles a detective's satisfaction upon hitting the target. Therefore, he withholds comment on Ran's deduction so as to not deprive her of this supreme catharsis. Ran, inspired by Shinichi's words, quickly comes up with a plan.<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> [[File:CH428_SuspectCaught.png|thumb|right|300px|The office worker emerges from his hiding spot.]]<br /> She calmly enters the store and into the empty bathroom. She prepares herself before loudly screaming about a quickly spreading fire. The manager, confused and irate, pounds on the door and demands Ran stop her obstruction of business. She calmly exits the bathroom and signals him to remain quiet. A few moments later, the bathroom door is violently flung open and a man rushes outside. '''The Office Worker''' finds himself at the entrance to the storage room, staring out at a confused group of shoppers.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Ran declares the office worker to be the culprit, stating that he managed to avoid detection because he has been living in the space above the bathroom ceiling. He has been surviving off of the food he stole from the convenience store, taking roughly three days worth of food each trip—perfectly lining up with Aya's shift. Additionally, he was able to purchase sanitation goods with the money he made off of selling the stole game softwares and DVDs. Furthermore, he used the stolen batteries to power a flashlight, which is needed for searching for food and other basic necessities in the lightless, closed store during the night. Sonoko asks how no one noticed him enter the bathroom without ever exiting. Ran answers that he let others cut in the line leading to the bathroom, ensuring he is always the last person to enter it. Finally, he only steals after Aya's shift because she was the only worker who would neatly order the boxes before the morning shift, clearing a path from the bathroom to the store. Sonoko questions the last portion of the deduction, arguing that the office worker can simply push any blockage away. Ran admits she is stumped, unable to fully explain that action. Fortunately, Shinichi steps in over the phone, explaining that the office worker does not dare to move any obstructing boxes because he fears that the movements, however slight, will be noticed by store employees, who will then infer that something is wrong with the bathroom, exposing his hiding spot. &lt;br&gt;<br /> The store manager accepts all of Ran’s explanations, but still questions why there was a prolonged period of time where the office worker refrained from stealing after Aya was reprimanded. Ran asserts that the office worker is not truly a bad person. He overheard Aya's rebuking and realized that his actions were hurting an innocent other, thus stopped for some time. Moreover, the stolen box lunches were invariably those which were nearing their expiration date. The office worker had chosen them to minimize financial damage to the store. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH428_Apology.png|thumb|left|200px|Aya receives a much deserved apology.]]<br /> With the deduction complete the office worker admits to his guilt. He kneels down to asks for forgiveness, recounting that three months ago, he lost his job and was evicted from his apartment. He found the bathroom ceiling as a place of refuge, believing that stealing such a small amount would not cause problems for the store. Upon hearing this, the manager barks out, telling the office worker that contrary to his belief, the store has suffered terrible losses. He then insists on being compensated by working at his convenience store—with no salary for the first few months. The manager comforts the office worker by saying that his troubles and feelings are relatable, having opened the store after being fired from his company job. Ran and Sonoko interrupt this warm moment and demand that both parties apologize immediately to Aya. They comply with this demand without any grudge.<br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> With the case solved, Ran and Sonoko part ways with Aya, who is feeling better. Shinichi then reminds Ran about his inquiry, asking if she had recently entered his house for cleaning purposes. The girl denies, and Conan accepts her answer while concerningly staring out at his unlit [[Kudo Residence|mansion]].&lt;br&gt;<br /> At the farewell party, Sonoko expresses her annoyance about an inebriated Jodie immediately falling asleep, while Ran calls her [[Kogoro Mouri|father]], informing him that she will be staying over at Jodie's place. Ran then leaves for the bathroom where she reflects on how Shinichi saved her yet again. She also notices something hidden behind the mirror and opens the medicine cabinet, finding a plethora of photos primarily depicting her, Shinichi, and Conan.<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Aya Nanakawa|Aya Nanakawa manga.jpg|<br /> * Ran and Sonoko's middle school classmate}}<br /> {{People|Store manager|426-428 Man manga.jpg|<br /> * Sunday Mart manager}}<br /> {{People|Hori Wada|Hori Wada manga.jpg|<br /> * Sunday Mart employee}}<br /> {{People|Man|426-428 Customer 1 manga.jpg|<br /> * Game maniac}}<br /> {{People|Man|426-428 Customer 2 manga.jpg|<br /> * Office worker}}<br /> {{People|Old lady|426-428 Customer 3 manga.jpg|<br /> * Old lady}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Jodie recalls an incident in her past.<br /> * Romantic development between Ran and Shinichi.<br /> ** Shinichi helps Ran solve her first case. <br /> * Conan believes someone is surreptitiously entering the Kudo Residence.<br /> * Ran discovers photographs of Shinichi, Conan, and Araide behind a mirror in Jodie's apartment. <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Halloween Party Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|345|Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Calvados]]|image = Calvados.jpg|description =<br /> * Member of the [[Black Organization]]}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 429 - The Full Moon and the Trap at the Banquet ====<br /> [[File:CH_429 VermouthLetter.png|thumb|left|200px|The Mouris receive a cryptic letter from &quot;Vermouth.&quot;]] <br /> [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] informs [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] about an off-season Halloween party invitation they received in the mail. The letter begins by taunting the detective before vividly describing a macabre party aboard a ship in a flowery prose. Annoyed, Kogoro asks who sent the letter. Ran is unsure but assumes the sender is a foreigner due to the letter being signed with the alphabet signature &quot;[[Vermouth]].&quot;&lt;br&gt; [[File:CH_429 ConanStuns.png|thumb|right|225px|Conan stuns an unyielding Haibara.]]<br /> Ran calls [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] and asks if he knows anyone named Vermouth. The Professor replies that he does not before asking Ran if Kogoro intends on attending. She confirms, adding that [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] is in the process of testing various costume cosmetics on him. She clarifies that the party has a strict dress code: black suit or black dress with a costume depicting a monster of your choice. Agasa asks if she'll join her father but the girl erupts—clearly horrified by the thought of a monster party. Ran then asks if [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] has received an invitation. Seeing [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] motion a hush sign, Agasa lies about his ignorance and assures her that he'll send the letter her way if he finds one in his mail. Meanwhile, Conan peruses a copy of the same invitation letter presumably sent to Shinichi's address. Before ending the call, Ran asks Agasa to keep the event a secret from Conan as she ostensibly fears his impulsiveness, though internally, she thinks about her discovery behind [[Jodie Starling|Jodie]]'s mirror. &lt;ref name=&quot;Convenience_Store_Case&quot;&gt;Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])&lt;/ref&gt; After the two hang up, a visibly sick [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] asks Conan if he intends to attend the party. He says he will, intrigued by the sender's name, Vermouth, as it, like Gin and Vodka, is the name of an alcohol. Haibara states she is unaware of any [[Black Organization]] members with such a code name. Conan explains that &quot;Vermouth&quot; is the English name of the alcohol, while in Japanese, it's called &quot;Berumot.&quot; Hearing the name, a jolt of fear and panic tears through Haibara (in the story, Haibara is only familiar with the Japanese pronunciation. In most English translations, no distinctions in pronounciation are made, and [[Vermouth]]'s name remains as &quot;Vermouth&quot;). Conan interprets her reaction as confirmation that Vermouth is a member of the Black Organization, and states his intentions of attending. Haibara staunchly opposes the decision, pointing to the event as being a trap. Conan stuns her with his [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|wristwatch]], apologizing before stating that this is his only way forward. Meanwhile, Vermouth continues to listen-in on their conversation through the bugs she had previously placed.&lt;ref name=&quot;Bathroom_Murder_Case&quot;&gt;Bathroom Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Bathroom_Murder_Case|Volume 41-42: 423-425]])&lt;/ref&gt; Hearing Conan's determination, she smiles.&lt;br&gt; <br /> Back at Agasa's house, Conan points out a crucial detail about the invitation letter. Alongside the salutation aimed at Shinichi, Conan is also named, implying the sender is aware of both his and Haibara's true identities. Shocked, Agasa questions why the organization has yet to move against them. Conan replies he doesn't know why, but has a rough idea. Conan's phone rings. The boy shushes Agasa before texting &quot;OK&quot; in heart symbols to an unknown recipient. Closing his phone, he turns to view his house from the window, noting that only one mystery remains: the identity of the individual recently entering his house. &lt;ref name=&quot;Convenience_Store_Case&quot;&gt;Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;br&gt; [[File:CH_429 ShinichiSign.png|thumb|right|175px|The Invisible Man signs in as Shinichi Kudo (工藤新一).]]<br /> A black Porsche 356 A drives down a bridge, driven by [[Gin]] with [[Vodka]] beside him. The latter asks why he is being assigned to attend the Halloween party. Gin answers that it is to keep an eye on Vermouth, expressing annoyance towards her secretive nature. He then orders Vodka to ignore her favorable standing with the [[Renya Karasuma|Boss]] and execute her if she steps out of line. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan investigates the [[Kudo Residence]] by comparing the electricity, gas, and water meters to their displays earlier in the day. He concludes that they have shifted, meaning someone has been entering the house. He daringly enters through the front door and into the dark corridors, armed with his [[Wristwatch Flashlight|flashlight]] and [[Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes|shoes]]. He cautiously enters a room but fails to notice a silhouette holding a gun lurking behind the door.&lt;br&gt;<br /> A ragged and ghostly ship docks at a port as a wide range of foul and frightening monsters board. Kogoro, dressed as [[Wikipedia: CountDracula|Count Dracula]], and Sonoko, dressed as a [[Wikipedia: Witch|Witch]], wait in the check-in line as they marvel at the authentic performances of their fellow party-goers. The two also meet a beautiful woman dressed as [[Wikipedia:Medusa|Medusa]]. Finally their turn to board, Kogoro jovially asks a worker if they're actually going to kill someone, but the workers replies with confusion. Kogoro shows the worker his invitation. The man confirms the invitation itself is authentic but is unfamiliar with the envelope and accompanying letter. However, he does inform the detective that the party will feature an activity surrounding a murder mystery. As Kogoro and Sonoko hastily embark, the next attendee shows his invitation to the workers, who, stand in awe of his identity. The attendee, dressed as [[Wikipedia: The Invisible Man|The Invisible Man]], signs his name in the guest book as &quot;Shinichi Kudo.&quot;<br /> <br /> ==== File 430 - The Haunted Ship Painted with Blood ====<br /> The sun begins to set as Haibara regains consciousness, finding herself in Agasa's basement. She hears the voices of Conan and Agasa from the room above; they appear to discuss play-testing a newly designed game. Knowing the voices are a ruse, she goes to check her desk drawer and finds its contents have slightly shifted, indicating Conan had purloined one of her [[Prototype Antidote|prototype antidote]] pills. &lt;br&gt; [[File:CH_430 WelcomeCaptain.png|thumb|left|300px|The ghostly captain's welcome.]]<br /> On the ship, the captain welcomes the guests aboard the &quot;Sea Phantom&quot; and directs each guest to match with seven others who share the same [[Wikipedia: Tarot|tarot card]]. Kogoro sees &quot;XV&quot; and a caricature of a goat on his card, but Medusa clarifies that it represents 15 and the [[Wikipedia: Devil|Devil]] respectively. Medusa further explains that the party doubles as an audition for extras in the annual film ''Records of the Ghost Captain's Voyage'' (幽霊船長の航海記). She points to a howling [[Wikipedia: Werewolf|Werewolf]], a robotic [[Wikipedia: Frankenstein's monster|Frankenstein's Monster]], and a reticent [[Wikipedia: Mummy_(undead)|Mummy]] as examples of party-goers attempting to impress judges and secure a spot in the film. The captain then announces that the Sea Phantom will momentarily set sail, exciting the crowd. In the lower decks, several workers excitedly talk about Shinichi Kudo's presence aboard the ship, remarking that the rumors of his death were false. Nearby, a [[Wikipedia: Zombie|Zombie]] listens to their conversation in silence. On deck, Kogoro and Sonoko find they are paired with Medusa, the Werewolf, Frankenstein's Monster, the Mummy, and the Invisible Man. &lt;br&gt; [[File:CH_430 DeadCaptain.png|thumb|right|125px|The crowd finds the captain dangling in the wind.]]<br /> At the Agasa residence, Haibara picks up a phone call from Doctor [[Tomoaki Araide|Araide]]. He asks about Haibara's cold and notifies her that he was able to arrange a proper check-up with a doctor friend of his. He says they are available tonight and offers to pick her up. Haibara accepts.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Back on the ship, Kogoro, Sonoko, Medusa, and the Invisible Man attempt to find their group members before the activity begins. They enter the ship's bathroom and find it a dim unpleasant environment filled with cobwebs and broken mirrors. They find Frankenstein's Monster vigorously washing his hands while murmuring about his inability to wash off the blood on his hands. Sonoko calls out for the Werewolf and the Mummy. They then hear the Werewolf howl from within a stall before bursting out and running off while checking his watch. Kogoro soon finds him sitting at the cocktail bar. He attempts to be friendly with the Werewolf, even ordering an identical drink: a Silver Bullet. Still, the Werewolf continues his cavalier attitude and walks off with his drink while seemingly looking for something—much to Kogoro's concern. The lights then shut off as the captain's voice echos through the ship's hull. He introduces the first activity as a witch hut aimed at finding a fraud within the ship, a human masquerading as a monster. He directs everyone to rush to the deck for a hint. As the party-goers arrive, they find the captain swaying upside-down on the shrouds. Kogoro notices a red liquid drip onto the floor in front of him which Medusa identifies as real blood. Suddenly, the captain's body falls from up-high and crashes onto the wooden deck, revealing he has been shot with a crossbow bolt piercing an XV Devil card.&lt;br&gt;<br /> At Agasa's house, Haibara hears the doorbell ring and opens the door. Her eyes widen in a mix of fear and shock upon seeing the figure on the other side.<br /> <br /> ==== File 431 - The Invisible Man Enters! ====<br /> [[File:Screenshot 2025-06-17 at 0.14.41.png|thumb|left|200px|Jodie leads Haibara to her car as a confused Araide watches.]]<br /> Haibara attempts to shut the door, but is stopped. The visitor reveals herself to be Jodie, who claims that Araide's car had malfunctioned and is unable to pick her up; she has been sent in his stead. After some apprehension, Haibara allows Jodie to escort her into her car. As the pair drive off, Araide, driving a perfectly functioning vehicle, notices them leaving. &lt;br&gt;<br /> As the Sea Phantom slowly drifts atop the Pacific Ocean, its guests awkwardly stand around the captain's corpse. Medusa comments that the killer likely jettisoned his crossbow off deck, thus making it unrecoverable. Meanwhile, Kogoro removes the captain's mask and expresses familiarity with his face. Medusa says that he is Senzou Fukuura, a famous film producer tied to the Ghost Captain series. The event staff confirm that while Fukuura did not play the Ghost Captain role in the films, he would host the party audition each year as the character. Kogoro asks the staff the answer to the witch hunt activity Fukuura was introducing, but they reply that only he knew the answer. Kogoro believes the culprit must be one of the staff members. He cites how every attendee was inside the ship at the time of the shooting, leaving only staff members on the deck capable of shooting the crossbow. He additionally deduces that the XV Devil card attached to the bolt must be an attempt to frame one of the attendees for the crime. However, the staff correct him by stating there were several guests on deck during the shooting, and that the tarot cards used were of custom design and irreplicable by the event staff. Taking this information into account, Medusa figures that the culprit is most likely one of seven members in the XV Devil group. With one hour until the ship reaches Yokohama harbor, Medusa suggests they return inside and collect their thoughts. As the party-goers file into the doors, the Invisible Man crouches to the ground, noticing a small circular mark on the wooden deck. He notices a trail of similar marks leading to the shrouds. Kogoro calls the [[Mouri Detective Agency|Detective Agency]] to tell Ran about his delayed return. He gets no response.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, Jodie drives Haibara through the streets of town as the latter notices Araide tailing them in his car. &lt;br&gt; [[File:CH432_ShinichiReveal.png|thumb|right|200px|Shinichi Kudo reveals himself.]]<br /> Back aboard the ship, Kogoro directs everyone in his group to show their tarot cards. Only the Mummy fails, believing he had dropped it somewhere. Kogoro suspects him, but he explains that he is an undercover staff member who was tasked with judging attendees' make-up. Other Mummys corroborate his explanation, adding that Fukuura had personally applied each Mummy's make-up and taping, and that he also gave each Mummy a unique instruction such as drinking a certain alcohol, only eating chicken, and wearing a red wig. The only common instruction given was to remain silent. Hearing the Mummys' words, the Invisible Man leaves the crowd and heads for the bathroom. Once there, he closely examines the room's contents. Back at the crowd, Kogoro asks where the Mummy went after he left the group. He responds that he accompanied Frankenstein's Monster and the Werewolf to the bathroom. Though the Monster confirms he entered with them, he does not recall seeing him leave. The Mummy frantically states that he likely went unnoticed since someone had destroyed the mirrors. Kogoro further asks him where the Mummy was at the time of the crime, to which he answers that he was with the Werewolf. The Werewolf denies his alibi. While the interrogation continues, the Invisible Man climbs the shrouds to reach the crow's nest where he discovers a frightened rooster and another small circular mark. As Kogoro begins to label the Mummy as the true culprit, the ship's speakers blare with a voice directing everyone to the deck. Kogoro leads the charge as guests pour out onto the moonlit floor. They look up to see the Invisible Man perched on the crow's nest. He proclaims the start of his deduction as Kogoro recognizes his voice and mannerisms. The Invisible Man slowly unravels his bandages—making visible a very familiar face.<br /> <br /> ==== File 432 - Shinichi Kudo Appears!? ====<br /> [[File:CH_432 VodkaShock.png|thumb|right|175px|Vodka is staggered to see Shinichi Kudo alive.]]<br /> The Invisible Man reveals himself to be Shinichi Kudo, shocking the crowd. The Zombie, revealed to be a disguised Vodka, is seen dumbfounded by this revelation as he distinctly remembers Gin poisoning the boy with a [[APTX4869]] pill. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Jodie continues to drive Haibara, who, turns to make a request. The girl coughs in the process.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Kogoro remains steadfast in his belief that the Mummy is the culprit and demands Shinichi explain himself. The boy coughs before apologizing for his apparent mild cold. <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> '''File 432'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Shinichi immediately begins by stating that the '''the Werewolf''' stole the Mummy's tarot card in the bathroom to frame him for the killing. Unconvinced, Kogoro beseeches the Mummy to answer if that is true. The Mummy is unsure. Shinichi elaborates that the Werewolf likely used a syringe to squirt chloroform into the Mummy's bathroom stall and waited for the Mummy to fall unconscious. He then climbed into his stall and stole the Mummy's card. Kogoro demands evidence, but Shinichi concedes that his theory is merely a guess as the syringe has probably been thrown overboard. Kogoro is still skeptical of the Werewolf's guilt as unlike the Mummy, he did not completely vanish. The Mummy exclaims that he was with the group as he left the bathroom. Shinichi asks Frankenstein's Monster to recount his actions in the bathroom. The Monster, as an active member of the horror community, managed to immediately identify the Mummy as a judge due to his constant messaging. He proceeded to follow the Mummy to the bathroom so he could act in-character for his consideration. However, he notes that the Werewolf had exited the stall that the Mummy had entered. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_432 WerewolfMummy.png|thumb|right|150px|The Werewolf placed his mask on an unconscious Mummy.]]<br /> Kogoro, now understanding, realizes that the Werewolf had placed his mask atop the unconscious Mummy's face and that the Werewolf he had interacted with prior to the shooting was actually the Mummy. Shinichi explains that the Mummy's extensive make-up and bandages had prevented him from realizing he wore a mask. Additionally, the Werewolf had broken the bathroom mirrors so as to not alert the Mummy about his new disguise. The two monster's near identical suits and gloves also worked to sell the effect. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Kogoro points out the impossibility that the Werewolf could guarantee that he would be paired with someone who both matches his clothing and is silent. The young detective disagrees, saying that the Werewolf had no specific target in mind and instead waited for anyone who satisfied his sartorial requirements to enter the bathroom. Kogoro further questions how the Mummy (disguised as the Werewolf) could have timed his exit from the stall in response to Sonoko's call if he was unconscious. Shinichi says he was woken by an alarm. Hearing this, Sonoko realizes that he must have been woken up by the Werewolf's howl, which was a pre-recorded sound built into the Werewolf's mask. Shinichi adds that the back of the mask likely contained a tracker and microphone which allowed the Werewolf to track his mask's whereabouts and listen for Sonoko's call. The Werewolf would activate the mask's howl to obfuscate the voice of anyone who attempted to refer to the Mummy as &quot;the Werewolf.&quot; This strategy also explains why the Mummy claimed to be near the Werewolf after exiting the bathroom.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Finally, with his alibi made, the Werewolf was free to climb up to the deck and shoot the Captain with a crossbow. Shinichi finally states that once the crowd of party-goers spilled out onto the deck, the Werewolf melted into the chaos and used the opportunity to stealthy recollect his mask from the Mummy. &lt;br&gt;<br /> The Werewolf demands Shinichi present evidence. The detective accepts, stating there are two. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_432 NingenMummy.png|thumb|left|250px|The Mummy was planned to be the Human amongst the Monsters.]]<br /> First, the intended hint for the witch hunt was a rooster held by its tail. Seeing the hint, Medusa explains that a male rooster is called a &quot;cock,&quot; and when combined with &quot;tail,&quot; it spells &quot;cocktail.&quot; Shinichi asks Kogoro what cocktail he drank. He responds he drank a Silver Bullet. The Mummy then exclaims that he too drank one as Fukuura had specifically directed him to do so. The Werewolf calls it a coincidence as he too drank a Silver Bullet. Shinichi questions the Werewolf on his choice of beverage, much to the Werewolf's annoyance. However, the wolf's annoyance slowly turns to shock as the realization hits him like a wave. Shinichi explains that the &quot;Silver Bullet&quot; is a famous artifact in horror described to be the only thing capable of killing a Werewolf. The Silver Bullet cocktail is additionally known as a drink which wards off evil. No horror fan attempting to sell the authenticity of their performance would order such a drink. Therefore, the captain most likely intended for the guests to interpret the clue as relating to the bar, and then flock to the bartender and ask him to divulge details about his servings. Whoever ordered the anti-monster drink, Silver Bullet, would be answer to the witch hunt. As proof, Medusa unravels the Mummy's bandages revealing &quot;Human (人間)&quot; written on his forehead (placed there when Fukuura did his make-up). &lt;br&gt;<br /> Second, successfully shooting someone with a crossbow in the dark is impossible. Thus, the Werewolf must have shot the captain from close range. Shinichi points to the series of circular marks approaching the shrouds and on the crow's nest and identifies it as an indent produced by a small piece of glass stuck to the bottom of the Werewolf's shoe. This piece of glass came from when the Werewolf shattered the bathroom mirrors. The police will surely match the shape of the glass shard to the marks on the floor, cementing the Werewolf as the true culprit of the crime. &lt;br&gt;<br /> As Kogoro goes to look at the Werewolf's shoes, he cries out and blames Vermouth, whom he calls the devil. &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> '''File 433'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Kogoro interrogates the Werewolf about whether Vermouth directed him to assassinate the captain. The Werewolf clarifies that he committed the murder on personal grounds. He adds that he was shattered after Fukuura canceled his former series, the ''Butsumetsu Series'', prematurely in order to make room for his new Ghost Captain films. After writing about his murderous desires on a murky internet forum, a user named Vermouth emerged and offered to provide him with weapons and a method. Although the Werewolf refused at first, he began receiving troubling photographs of his family members and records of his day-to-day activities. Vermouth also threatened to kill members of his family if he brought the harassment case to the police. <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> Jodie drives Haibara on the docks of a harbor beside several rows of shipping containers. She deftly performs a J-turn and stops before a pursuing Araide. The two adults exit their cars and inquire about the other. Araide questions Jodie's intentions with Haibara. Jodie replies that she was just taking her on a drive and that she has a considerable amount of free time, unlike him. She reminds Araide about the approaching court hearing about his father's murder, and that he must conceal the fact that his family helper, [[Hikaru Yasumoto]], pulled the trigger. &lt;ref name=&quot;Blackout_Murder_Case&quot;&gt;Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])&lt;/ref&gt; Jodie claims that Kogoro had told her the truth about the case. Confused, Araide retorts, stating that the culprit was not Hikaru but his mother-in-law, and that the cause of death was electrocution and not gunshot. Jodie smirks. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_432 VermouthReveal.png|thumb|left|200px|Vermouth revealed.]]<br /> Jodie laughs, clarifying that the trigger she mentioned referred to a circuit breaker and not to a gun. She explains that in order not to hurt Hikaru with the truth about her unintentional involvement, the police and the culprit agreed to alter the case report. She then remarks that the case files he stole from the police headquarters made no mention of the true cause of death.&lt;ref name=&quot;Missing_Watch_Case&quot;&gt;Missing Watch Case (Manga: [[Volume_33#Missing_Watch_Case|Volume 33: 335-337]])&lt;/ref&gt; Araide is stunned. He asks her who she is. &quot;A secret makes a woman woman,&quot; she replies. Jodie says that those were the last words her enemy said to her, the enemy who killed her father.&lt;ref name=&quot;Convenience_Store_Case&quot;&gt;Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])&lt;/ref&gt; She then identifies Araide as a disguised Chris Vineyard, as Vermouth.<br /> <br /> ==== File 433 - The Truth Behind the Mask ====<br /> Jodie recalls the continuation of her previous flashback.&lt;ref name=&quot;Convenience_Store_Case&quot;&gt;Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])&lt;/ref&gt; Jodie (the little girl) notices Vermouth (the woman in black) holding her father's glasses. The woman apologizes and returns the pair to Jodie, who notices her father's corpse and assumes he is asleep. Vermouth asks the little girl to stay by her father's side until he wakes up, to which Jodie happily accepts. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_433 JodieVermouth.png|thumb|right|175px|Jodie asks why Vermouth doesn't age.]]<br /> In the present day, Jodie narrates her memory to Vermouth, adding that the latter proceeded to set fire to the house—destroying her father's FBI case files on the Black Organization. She reveals that her survival was due to her leaving the house to obtain orange juice, a drink she associated with properties that would help her father wake up. Vermouth expresses surprise in learning that Jodie was the little girl, saying that she attempted to find her after the authorities only recovered the remains of her parents. Jodie explains that her father's colleagues placed her in the Witness Protection Program where she'd eventually go on to become an FBI agent herself. She applauds Vermouth's unmatched ability in espionage before divulging details surrounding their operations against her. After observing an undisguised Chris Vineyard routinely visit Araide's clinic over a mild illness, they deduced that Vermouth would attempt to kill him and take his place in society. In response, the FBI staged an accident using Araide's family car—driving it off of a cliff and into the sea—right in front of a tailing Vermouth. Jodie further says that members of her team used oxygen tanks to escape the wreckage. Nevertheless, they succeeded in selling the idea that Araide and his entire family had drowned without anyone other than Vermouth as a witness. Just as the Bureau predicted, Vermouth assumed Araide's identity and began operating out of his clinic. Still unsure of her motives, Jodie had surreptitiously entered Vermouth's lair in the clinic and found a dartboard highlighting a [[Shiho Miyano|girl with reddish brown hair in her late teenage years]]. Believing Vermouth to be hunting this girl, Jodie asks why she is certain that her target is Haibara, a significantly younger, albeit identical, elementary schooler. The agent further inquires about the two additional photographs attached to the dartboard depicting Conan and Ran labeled &quot;Cool Guy&quot; and &quot;Angel&quot; respectively. She wonders why Vermouth would not strike Haibara in the presence of Conan, and why Vermouth had gone so far as to risk her life to protect Conan from the bus hijackers.&lt;ref name=&quot;Bus_Hijacking_Case&quot;&gt;Bus Hijacking Case (Manga: [[Volume_29#Bus_Hijacking_Case|Volume 29: 287-289]])&lt;/ref&gt; Vermouth remains silent as she listens to the events unfold aboard the Sea Phantom.&lt;br&gt;<br /> The crowd showers Shinichi with applause and adoration for swiftly solving the mystery. The boy shows humility, stating that he was able to infer the culprit's methods because he is employing the same trick.&lt;br&gt; [[File:CH_433 DoubleReveal.png|thumb|left|175px|The double reveal.]]<br /> Jodie fires her gun and disarms Vermouth before ordering her to remain still. Jodie then asks a pivotal question: &quot;Why don't you age?&quot; The agent explains that Chris Vineyard first drew her attention when she publicly repeated her phrase &quot;a secret makes a woman woman&quot; at her mother, [[Sharon Vineyard]]'s, funeral. After mustering up the courage, Jodie cross-examined a fingerprint left on the lens of her father's glasses with those of Chris Vineyard's, finding they were identical. <br /> However, confounding the investigation is the fact that Chris Vineyard appears too young to be the young adult woman who murdered Jodie's father twenty years ago. Lost, Jodie threw a wild pitch and compared Chris' fingerprints to a related individual: Sharon Vineyard. To Jodie's horror, she found that Chris and her mother were the same person. Vermouth keeps her silence, prompting Jodie to call for her associates to come forward and restrain the target. Suddenly, the agent is grazed by a speeding bullet, knocking her back and against her car. Vermouth smiles and walks forward while thanking [[Calvados]] for the strike. She reminds her sniper not to kill Jodie yet as she wishes to interrogate her. The agent weakly asks what had happened. Vermouth replies that she knew Jodie was trying to lure her to this location for a coordinated arrest so she arrived at the site two hours earlier disguised as Jodie to call off the operation. Vermouth reveals she had an ulterior motive behind lifting Kogoro Mouri's case files from the police headquarters. By stealing files relating to Kogoro, the FBI would attempt to uncover a link between Vermouth's motivations and Kogoro Mouri's activities, thus dispatching several agents to spy on his Detective Agency.&lt;ref name=&quot;Missing_Watch_Case&quot;&gt;Missing Watch Case (Manga: [[Volume_33#Missing_Watch_Case|Volume 33: 335-337]])&lt;/ref&gt; By using his agency as a trap, Vermouth was able to gauge the FBI's numbers and collect addresses and contact information—allowing her to foresee aspects of Jodie's plan. Additionally, Vermouth had purposely placed photographs of [[Shiho Miyano|Shiho]] in her lair so that the FBI would pounce on the lead and locate Haibara for her.&lt;ref name=&quot;Dark_Apartment_Murder_Case&quot;&gt;Dark Apartment Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Dark_Apartment_Murder_Case|Volume 41: 417-419]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Four_Porsches_Murder_Case&quot;&gt; Four Porsches Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Four_Porsches_Murder_Case|Volume 41: 420-422]])&lt;/ref&gt; Vermouth admits she was caught off guard by the purposeful discrepancy in Araide's case file and asks how the FBI was able to collect such deeply personal intelligence. Jodie says that she was given the information by Haibara during the car ride, and that if she used the information to successfully lure out Vermouth, she would gain her trust. Haibara blankly stares at Vermouth from behind the car window. She coughs. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Shinichi coughs. Sonoko and Kogoro ask for him to clarify what he meant by employing the same trick as the culprit. Shinichi begins to grasp at his upper neck. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_433 HaibaraArrives.png|thumb|right|225px|The real Haibara enters the picture.]]<br /> Suddenly, a [[Anywhere Ball Dispensing Belt|soccer ball]] bursts through the window and disarms Vermouth. The woman steps backward in surprise. Haibara exits the car and grasps at her upper neck and pulls her disguise off revealing herself to be Conan.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Shinichi's face flutters through the air as [[Heiji Hattori]] reveals himself to be the detective aboard the Sea Phantom. Kogoro and Sonoko are astonished by the perfect impersonation. Meanwhile, Medusa, revealed to be [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]], internally relishes over her work of art. Heiji had attached a [[Microphone]] to his finger which he used to quietly relay his deduction to Conan, who then used his [[Voice-Changing Face Mask]] in tandem with his [[Button Speaker|Speaker]] to voice Shinichi for the crowd. Heiji states he has wrapped up his end and wishes Conan good luck.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan aims his Stun-gun Wristwatch at Vermouth and instructs her not to move so that she continues to block the sniper's shot. He aims to get both her and Jodie back into the car and to drive to a nearby police station. However, without warning, a wildcard emerges; the real Haibara, sporting a spare pair of [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|Tracking Glasses]], arrives on the scene.<br /> [[File:CH_434 RanTackle.png|thumb|left|250px|Ran bursts out of Jodie's trunk and immediately protects Haibara.]]<br /> <br /> ==== File 434 - Rotten Apple ====<br /> Gins responds to a call from Vodka who informs him about the bizarre spectacle he witnessed involving Shinichi Kudo. Gin says he does not remember the boy, stating that he chooses to forget those he has killed. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Still aboard the ship, Kogoro and Sonoko protest Heiji's second act of blatant identity theft. &lt;ref name=&quot;School_Play_Murder_Case&quot;&gt;School Play Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#School_Play_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 255-257]])&lt;/ref&gt; He laughs off his complaints while internally reflecting on how Conan asked him to attend the party to act as a red herring. Yukiko is revealed to have been the &quot;intruder&quot; in the Kudo house and had been anxiously monitoring Conan for some time. Heiji also comments on her skills as a make-up artist, likening her talent to that of [[Wikipedia: Arsène Lupin|Arsène Lupin]]. Finally, he thinks about the only wild factor Conan's plan: Haibara. The two boys failed to find the spare Tracking Glasses in Haibara's drawer, and were thus unable to confiscate the one tool she could use to reach Conan. Heiji considers that if he was in her position, he would not just stand by.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_434 AkaiEntrance.png|thumb|right|200px|Shuichi Akai foils Vermouth's plan.]]<br /> At the docks, Haibara stands before her huntress, Vermouth. Conan begs for her to run. Vermouth exploits the boy's lapse of concentration and flips the Stun-gun Wristwatch back at its user and fires a dart, knocking him unconscious. She then pulls a gun from her ankle holster and prepares to execute Sherry. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, Yukiko thinks about what Conan told her before the mission. He believes Vermouth refuses to harm him partly because of her connection with Yukiko. As Sharon Vineyard, she would be familiar with young Shinichi's face from the times Yukiko would show her his childhood photo albums. Therefore, she likely recognized Conan as Shinichi and chose to keep her friend's son away from harm. Yukiko hopes that is true. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Despite Vermouth ridiculing her seemingly suicidal decisions, Haibara remains unwavering. She states that even if Vermouth is captured, the Black Organization will never stop chasing her. She has come to end things. In exchange, she demands that Vermouth spare Conan and Jodie. Vermouth accepts the former's case but not the latter. The woman points her gun at the little girl and says &quot;if you're going to resent someone, it should be your parents who continued developing this foolish experiment.&quot; Suddenly, Jodie's car trunk bursts open and out pops Ran, who, immediately rushes towards Haibara. All parties struggle to comprehend why she is present. Jodie wonders if Ran had seen the photos behind her mirror.&lt;ref name=&quot;Convenience_Store_Case&quot;&gt;Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])&lt;/ref&gt; Calvados attempts to shoot Ran, but Vermouth yells at him to stop—firing several rounds towards her sniper to better send her message. Ran tackles Haibara to the ground and forms a protective barrier between Haibara and her aggressor. Ran stops her attempt to break free, pinning her to the ground to keep her safe. Ran's protective actions remind Haibara of her sister, [[Akemi Miyano|Akemi]]. Vermouth shoots the ground around the pair, imploring Ran to move away. &quot;Move it, Angel!&quot; she screams while remembering the time Ran saved her from falling to her death in New York.&lt;ref name=&quot;Golden_Apple_Case&quot;&gt;Golden Apple Case (Manga: [[Volume_35#Golden_Apple_Case|Volume 35: 350-354]])&lt;/ref&gt; Jodie takes the opportunity to shoot Vermouth in her dominant arm, robbing her of her ability to aim a gun. The two women hear the reloading of a Remington shotgun. Vermouth assumes Calvados is approaching with his signature weapon and directs him to execute Jodie. However, [[Shuichi Akai]] stands before her. He wields Calvados' weapons which he stole while incapacitating him. He taunts Vermouth before foiling a feeble attempt at retaliation by discharging a round of bullets into her stomach. Jodie urges Akai not to kill her. He assures her that judging by her movements, she is wearing bulletproof pads under her clothing. He also points out the open cuts forming on her skin as proof that &quot;Chris Vineyard&quot; is her true face. Vermouth dashes towards Jodie's car, using Conan as a shield. She quickly drives off while destroying the other car by shooting its gas tank, effectively stranding her adversaries. As the two FBI agents bicker about their predicament, a shot echoes from the direction of the intended prisoner. To Akai's surprise, Calvados carried an additional gun which he used to commit suicide. As the police draw near, Jodie notices that both Ran and Haibara have lost consciousness—still locked in their defensive embrace. Akai tells Jodie to spin the situation as a story about an off-duty FBI agent who foiled an attempt at child-abduction (Ran and Haibara as the &quot;victims&quot; and Calvados as the &quot;kidnapper&quot;). He then begins to walk away, adding that he is not yet ready to meet Haibara face-to-face.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_434 SleepyVermouth.png|thumb|left|200px|Vermouth's critical gamble.]]<br /> Vermouth drives the car into the woods where she receives a message from the Black Organization [[Renya Karasuma|Boss]], who, writes that they've given her too much freedom and directs her to return to them. Vermouth obliges, replying &quot;OK.&quot; She then turns to Conan as she thinks about what to do about him. She notices something strange and cuts open his shirt, revealing a network of telemeters and recorders. Believing he tried to record her phone's sound, she tries to unplug the device, but is stopped when Conan reveals he is awake. He explains that if she pulls the plug, his heart will stop and the data he harvested on her text conversation with the Boss will go public. The boy explains that although telephone companies are required by law to keep user information confidential, with the proper clearance, the police can request specifics about a user's phone number and even identify addresses of a landline. In other words, by analyzing the sound recording of Vermouth entering the Boss' phone number, one can decipher their name and location. Finally, he tells her about his nearby [[Hiroshi Agasa|friend]] who has his location and is eagerly waiting for a transmission. He gives her an ultimatum: let the audio recording be transmitted or take him directly to the Boss. After a moment of pause, Vermouth admits defeat and promises to stop hunting Sherry. She then taps a button on her phone releasing an incapacitating gas into the car. Conan is caught off guard, exclaiming that she too will lose consciousness. Vermouth agrees, saying this act is a gamble. If Conan wakes up first, he can arrest her and face the Boss with the help of the police. If Vermouth wakes up first, she implies she will destroy his evidence and take his life. Hearing the commotion over the speaker, Agasa panics and drives to find Conan. His dread is punctuated with a sudden gunshot. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_434 LyingVermouth.png|thumb|right|300px|Vermouth lies to Gin, protecting her Angel and Silver Bullet.]]<br /> After a few moments, Gin is seen speeding in his car while on the phone with badly injured Vermouth. She calls him from a roadside phone booth and informs him that her plans were foiled by Akai. Gin confirms that one year ago, Vermouth had unsuccessfully attempted to lure out and eliminate Akai by assuming the identity of the New York serial killer.&lt;ref name=&quot;Golden_Apple_Case&quot;&gt;Golden Apple Case (Manga: [[Volume_35#Golden_Apple_Case|Volume 35: 350-354]])&lt;/ref&gt; Vermouth says that the Boss considers Akai as a potential &quot;[[Silver Bullet]],&quot; an individual capable of singlehandedly shattering the entire Black Organization. Gin laughs at the idea, asserting that no such entity exists. Vermouth then asks for a pick up. Before obliging, Gin asks her, &quot;Do you know the boy named Shinichi Kudo?&quot; Vermouth pictures the time Shinichi and Ran saved her in New York and confidently lies, &quot;no, I do not.&quot; Back in the forest, Agasa finally locates the car, finding Conan unharmed. The boy jolts awake and feels extreme annoyance at the sight of his destroyed recorder. Meanwhile, as Vermouth awaits her extraction, she thinks to herself, believing with great confidence, that if anyone can become her long-awaited Silver Bullet, it's [[Conan Edogawa|him]].<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{People|Haunted Ghost Captain|Senzou Fukuura manga.jpg|fsize=0.86em|<br /> * Victim (arrow shot)<br /> * Movie producer of &quot;The Ghost Captain&quot; series<br /> * Real name, Senzou Fukuura}}<br /> {{People|Medusa|Medusa manga.jpg|<br /> * Party participant in the Devil's card group}}<br /> {{People|Invisible Man|Invisible-Man manga.jpg|<br /> * Party participant in the Devil's card group<br /> * Signed in as Shinichi Kudo}}<br /> {{People|Werewolf|Werewolf manga.jpg|<br /> * Party participant in the Devil's card group}}<br /> {{People|Mummy|Mummy manga.jpg|<br /> * Party participant in the Devil's card group}}<br /> {{People|Frankenstein's Monster|Franknstein manga.jpg|<br /> * Party participant in the Devil's card group}}<br /> {{People|Zombie|Zombie manga.jpg|<br /> * Party participant}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Vermouth invites both Kogoro and Shinichi to a Halloween party aboard a haunted ship.<br /> ** Conan learns that Vermouth is aware of both his and Haibara's true identities.<br /> ** He deduces that the party invitation is an attempt to lure Conan away from Haibara. <br /> *** Conan sends Heiji to impersonate Shinichi and take his place at the party. <br /> *** Yukiko is revealed to be the intruder in the Kudo House. She helps by designing her faction's disguises. <br /> ** Vodka is sent undercover to monitor Vermouth and her involvement with the event.<br /> <br /> * Conan disguises himself as Haibara and waits for Vermouth to come for him.<br /> ** Jodie gets to Conan first and drives off, leading a pursuing Araide into a trap.<br /> <br /> * Araide is revealed to be a disguised Vermouth.<br /> *** The FBI was suspicious of Vermouth's motives surrounding Araide so they faked his death, allowing Vermouth to freely masquerade as him.<br /> ** Jodie reveals that Vermouth killed her father, an FBI agent investigating the Black Organization, twenty years ago. <br /> *** Jodie had survived, entered the Witness Protection Program, and also became an FBI agent. <br /> ** Jodie reveals that Sharon and Chris Vineyard are the same person, and asks why Vermouth does not age. <br /> <br /> * Vermouth turns the tables with the help of Calvados and begins to pull the curtain back on her aims. <br /> ** She knew the FBI was investigating her and so she purposefully let Jodie infiltrate her lair.<br /> ** By feeding the Bureau information about her target, Shiho Miyano, she knew the FBI would open their own investigation into Shiho. <br /> *** She then exploited their findings in order to locate Haibara.<br /> ** She also stole Kogoro Mouri's case files from the police headquarters to lure FBI agents to his detective agency.<br /> *** She used this trap to extract information from specific agents and learned details about the Bureau's operations against her.<br /> *** Based on her findings, she knew about Jodie's plans for a coordinated arrest and thus sabotaged her operation in advance. <br /> <br /> * Conan removes his disguise but is incapacitated by Vermouth after being distracted by Haibara's sudden appearance.<br /> * Ran appears from Jodie's trunk (suspicious after finding photographs of Shinichi behind her teacher's mirror) and protects Haibara.<br /> * Akai appears and dispatches both Vermouth and Calvados.<br /> ** Calvados commits suicide. Vermouth escapes while holding Conan hostage.<br /> <br /> * The Black Organization Boss reprimands Vermouth.<br /> ** Vermouth is revealed to be the Boss' favorite.<br /> ** Conan uses a device to record audio of Vermouth's phone as she contacts the Boss.<br /> ** Conan attempts to blackmail Vermouth but is stopped when Vermouth releases an incapacitating gas which knocks them both out. <br /> *** Vermouth agrees to stop hunting Haibara. <br /> * Vermouth wakes up first and destroys Conan's evidence. <br /> ** Gin reveals that one year ago, Vermouth murdered the New York serial killer and took his place in an attempt to eliminate Akai.<br /> ** Vermouth feigns ignorance about Shinichi to Gin, protecting the two people (Shinichi and Ran) who saved her life in New York. <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Butt Mark Slasher Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|346-347|Find the Buttock's Mark}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 435 - Traces in the Rain ====<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Hiroshi Enomoto|Hiroshi Enomoto manga.jpg|<br /> * 21 years old<br /> * Part-time sushi shop owner}}<br /> {{People|Naokazu Fukuchi|Naokazu Fukuchi manga.jpg|<br /> * 36 years old<br /> * Car mechanic}}<br /> {{People|Toshiaki Degawa|Toshiaki Degawa manga.jpg|<br /> * 43 years old<br /> * Lock shop owner}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> == Cover in other countries ==<br /> &lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:VolumePremium21bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (Premium, combined volumes 41-42)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2 45sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Manga]]<br /> * [[Volume 41-50]]<br /> * [[Detective Conan]]<br /> <br /> {{Volumes}}<br /> {{Black Organization}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Volumes]]<br /> [[de:Band 42]]</div>

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<p>Sedritsugu: /* File 429 - The Full Moon and the Trap at the Banquet */</p> <hr /> <div>{{InfoBox Volume<br /> | volume = 42<br /> | chapters = 425-435<br /> | image = Volume 42.jpg<br /> | releasedate = July 18, 2003<br /> | isbn = 4-09-126169-8<br /> | publisher = [[Shogakukan]]<br /> | english-releasedate = April 10, 2012<br /> | english-isbn = 1-4215-3608-0<br /> | english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]<br /> | detective = [[Wikipedia: Joseph Rouletabille|Joseph Rouletabille]]<br /> | keyhole = [[Jodie Starling]]<br /> | prev-volume = Volume 41<br /> | next-volume = Volume 43<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> Volume 42 was released on July 18, 2003 in Japan.<br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> {{Char Appearances|<br /> {{Char|Conan Edogawa}}<br /> {{Char|Ran Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}<br /> {{Char|Genta Kojima}}<br /> {{Char|Ai Haibara}}<br /> {{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}<br /> {{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}<br /> {{Char|Yukiko Kudo}}<br /> {{Char|Heiji Hattori}}<br /> {{Char|Tomoaki Araide}}<br /> {{Char|Juzo Megure}}<br /> {{Char|Miwako Sato}}<br /> {{Char|Wataru Takagi}}<br /> {{Char|Shuichi Akai}}<br /> {{Char|Jodie Starling}}<br /> {{Char|James Black}}<br /> {{Char|Gin}}<br /> {{Char|Vodka}}<br /> {{Char|Vermouth}}<br /> {{Char|Professor|EP304 Man|display=Professor}}<br /> {{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano&lt;br&gt;(flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Kazuha Toyama|display=Kazuha Toyama&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Elena Miyano|display=Elena Miyano&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Shiho Miyano|display=Shiho Miyano&lt;br&gt;(photo)}}<br /> {{Char|Makoto Kyogoku|display=Makoto Kyogoku&lt;br&gt;(cellphone puppet)}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Gadgets ==<br /> {{Gadgets Appearances|<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}<br /> {{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}<br /> {{Gadget|Wristwatch Flashlight}}<br /> {{Gadget|Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes}}<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Face Mask}}<br /> {{Gadget|Anywhere Ball Dispensing Belt}}<br /> {{Gadget|Microphone}}<br /> {{Gadget|Button Speaker}}<br /> {{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Chapters ==<br /> === Bathroom Murder Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|340-341|Hidden Bathroom Secret}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 425 - The Hidden Truth ====<br /> With the poison's source still unknown, Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] plan to expand their investigation beyond the house but are quickly stopped by an ostensible interjection from [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]. Though initially startled, Agasa quickly adjusts to [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s deduction which he presents using the [[Voice-Changing Bowtie]]. <br /> <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> [[File:Screenshot 2025-06-14 at 3.43.43.png|thumb|right|175px|Dejima would naturally remove a used toilet paper roll from the room.]]<br /> Based on the locations where poison residue were discovered (the right side of Dejima's pants, the opening of his belt, and his handkerchief) Agasa states that Dejima likely touched the poison in the bathroom. Megure counters that forensics found no traces of poison in the bathroom, but Agasa elaborates that the killer laced poison on an empty toilet paper roll. Dejima would've replaced the roll and carried the poisoned roll out of the bathroom to be discarded elsewhere. The process is as follows.<br /> # Dejima touches the poison laced roll while replacing it with a new one.<br /> # The portions of toilet paper which came in contact with Dejima's poisoned fingers would be flushed once he uses them.<br /> # He touches his belt and pants after using the bathroom. <br /> # He washes his hands removing poison from his fingers.<br /> # He retouches the poison-laced toilet paper roll with his left hand and opens the bathroom door with his right hand.<br /> Agasa then proceeds to accuse '''Tetsuo Imai''' of consistently spiking Dejima's coffee with laxatives. Any laxative influence found in autopsy would also be attributed to Dejima's prescribed laxatives he used to treat his haemorrhoids. Additionally, the reason Imai presented cookies alongside his coffee was for the snacks to expedite bowel movements. Zaitsu questions how Imai could've predicted how he would've used the toilet, as if he had defecated, he would instead be poisoned. Agasa explains that Imai could determine whether Zaitsu used hard or soft flush by listening to the intensity of the flush; in the case of the former, Zaitsu could be given a wet towel to remove the poison. &lt;br&gt;[[File:Screenshot 2025-06-14 at 3.43.09.png|thumb|right|150px|Akemi helped quell Imai's resentment towards Dejima.]]<br /> Takagi then finds the discarded toilet paper roll, prompting Megure to order the search for the poison container. [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] steps forward and deduces Imai likely hid the poison container in the corner shelf of the kitchen as it would blend in with the poorly sanitized surroundings. Imai is shocked by Haibara's image as he is vividly reminded of [[Akemi Miyano|Akemi]]. Soon after, an officer proves Haibara correct by finding a suspicious bag in the corner shelf of the kitchen. Knowing his fingerprints would be discovered on the bag, Imai admits to his crime and begins explaining his motives. &lt;br&gt;<br /> '''The Motive:'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Imai states his desire to kill Dejima goes back two decades when Dejima sabotaged his attempts at branching off and becoming independent. While constructing a way to kill Dejima, the Miyano family had come to stay at the house. Akemi had approached Imai at his nadir, and through her bright attitude and positive outlook, she gave Imai hope to burry his rage. Years later, when Imai once again asked Dejima about independence, the latter replied he would allow it if only Imai had retained his abilities from twenty years ago. His anger reignited, Imai was once again momentarily calmed by Akemi when she briefly returned, promising him that she would soon visit again with her younger sister. But she never returned.&lt;ref name=&quot;One_Billion_Yen_Robbery_Case&quot;&gt;One Billion Yen Robbery Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#One_Billion_Yen_Robbery_Case|Volume 2: 13-16]])&lt;/ref&gt; With nothing to quell is murderous heart, Imai proceeded with his plan. <br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt; [[File:Screenshot 2025-06-14 at 3.42.48.png|thumb|right|200px|Vermouth calls in Calvados.]]<br /> On the car ride home [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] restlessly asks Conan if he had recovered [[Akemi Miyano|Akemi]]'s artifact. Conan replies that he has, explaining that after learning about Dejima's stipulations about being stingy toilet water, he deduced that Akemi had attached something to toilet's ballcock valve which had hampered the toilets functions and raised the water bill. The object attached to the valve at the time were likely the employee's tools. After hearing Imai was &quot;tired,&quot; Akemi hiding the tools was her way of forcing him to take a break from work. Years later when Akemi returned to use the bathroom, she replaced the tools with a different object, which, Conan had successfully retrieved, revealing it to be a set of twenty cassette tapes. Conan suspects the tapes contain vital information about the [[Black Organization]], causing Haibara to object to him listening to them as it would further endanger him. Conan stops the recording and hands the headphones to Haibara after realizing the tapes are instead a set of messages from her mother [[Elena Miyano|Elena]]. Conan concludes that Elena likely sensed her impending demise and thus recorded messages throughout the years for [[Shiho Miyano|Shiho]], eventually giving them to Akemi to pass on to her when she turned twenty. However, due to the organization's heavy security surrounding Shiho's research, Akemi had no choice but to hide the tapes in the house's toilet tank. If Akemi survived, she would've taken Shiho to the house to retrieve the tapes. Meanwhile, Haibara warmly smiles, rapt with comfort by her mother's voice, as Conan internally hopes she found solace knowing her mother was a true &quot;angel.&quot;&lt;br&gt;<br /> At an airport, [[Vermouth]] is seen on the phone enlisting the help of a sniper, referring to them as [[Calvados]].<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Sohei Dejima|Souhei Dejima manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (poison)<br /> * 54 years old<br /> * President of design office}}<br /> {{People|Ukihiko Zaitsu|Ukihiko Zaitsu manga.jpg|<br /> * 41 years old<br /> * Designer}}<br /> {{People|Tetsuo Imai|Tetsuo Imai manga.jpg|<br /> * 52 years old<br /> * Designer}}<br /> {{People|Isamu Natsubori|Isamu Natsubori manga.jpg|<br /> * 35 years old<br /> * Designer}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Vermouth is revealed to be eavesdropping on Agasa's house.<br /> * Haibara reveals her mother's codename to be Hell Angel.<br /> ** Haibara obtains voice recordings of her mother.<br /> * Vermouth calls in Calvados for help.<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Convenience Store Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|343-344|The Convenience Store Trap}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 426 - Goodbye Jodie ====<br /> [[File:CH426_YoungJodie.png|thumb|left|200px|A little girl discovers her father's killer.]]<br /> Ominous clouds rain upon a luxurious mansion in the middle of the night. A bloodied man lays dead against his arm chair, his glasses on the floor and a gun in his hand. A [[Vermouth|woman]], dressed fully in black, picks up his glasses but is interrupted by an innocent [[Jodie Starling|young girl]] standing at the doorway. &quot;Who are you?&quot; the girl asks; the woman raises her fingers to her mouth and motions her to shush. The recollection begins to crumble as [[Jodie Starling|Jodie]] wakes up from her flashback.&lt;br&gt;<br /> A fellow [[Teitan High School]] teacher expresses concern, wondering if the job's stress is effecting her. Jodie answers in the negative, saying she is fond of her students and is simply saddened that she soon must leave them.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Later, Jodie announces her resignation to her students, who react with surprise and disappointment.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH426_JodieSecret.png|thumb|right|250px|&quot;A secret makes a woman woman.&quot;]]<br /> After school, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] ask Jodie for a more detailed explanation of her sudden resignation. The teacher jokes about embarking on an adventure to locate a hidden treasure—ultimately leaving the truth about her departure a secret, once again echoing her phrase: &quot;a secret makes a woman woman.&quot; Ran, knowing that Jodie does not intend to divulge information, switches the topic by regretfully saying Jodie has never taught [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. Sonoko expresses her annoyance at Shinichi's stubbornness, remarking that he should abandon his case and return to them. Ran objects, affectionately describing Shinichi as &quot;stubborn.&quot; As the two girls dive into their usual romantic bickering, Jodie mentions how [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] is similarly stubborn. Ran says that Conan has recently been staying at Professor [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house lately to take care of a sick [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]]; Jodie appears intrigued. Sonoko then changes the subject and proposes they go to Jodie’s apartment for a farewell party. Jodie and Ran agree, and therefore decide to head to the convenience store where a friend of theirs, named [[Aya Nanakawa]], works to buy drinks and desserts.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Upon arrival at the store, they see a furious store manager shouting at Aya and threatening to fire her. Sonoko and Ran intervene and try to soothe an upset and crying Aya while the store manager reveals that he suspects Aya of being a thief. Sonoko is quick to come to the defense of her friend. The manager explains that he too was initially unwilling to believe that Aya was the culprit, but after noticing that the loss of goods only occurred on days when Aya was working, that surveillance cameras failed to reveal wrongdoing by a customer, and that theft occurred at times when only Aya was present in the store, he was forced to conclude that Aya was the culprit. The manager further reveals that a myriad of items have been stolen: game softwares, CDs, DVDs, beverages, box lunches, candy, and etc. Ran questions if Aya has ever been caught in the act via the cameras. The managers says no, stating that he cuts the footage during closing hours to lower operating costs, adding that the hall to the bathroom is also left dim for the same reason. Ran and Sonoko then turn to Aya and listen to her opinion. Aya tells them that she noticed three suspicious customers: a university student who comes to the store to read gaming magazines until closing hours, usually buying fast-foods and instant noodles; a very quiet office worker who never starts a quarrel even when cut in line, usually buying toothbrushes, towels, and batteries; and an elderly woman who likes spending as little money as possible, often lecturing the manager on how to save electricity, usually not buying anything at all. Lastly, Aya adds that all three suspects frequently use the store bathroom. &lt;br&gt; [[File:CH426_SuspectAya.png|thumb|left|250px|The store manager suspects Aya is the culprit.]]<br /> The store manager also says that the store experienced a long cessation of thefts after he rebuked Aya about the situation exactly one month ago. Just when he thought that Aya had learned that her misdemeanors were unacceptable, the theft started again at an even greater scale. Still, the manager offers to excuse Aya from her crime if she admits to her wrongdoing, but the girl remains steadfast in her conviction. Ran and Sonoko, seeing that the situation is spiraling downwards, suggest consulting with Shinichi or Conan, but Jodie says that they should try having a go at the case before turning to others for help, because those you can rely on can disappear at any time.<br /> <br /> ==== File 427 - Ran's Deduction ====<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH427_RanThinks.png|thumb|right|200px|Ran recalls how Shinichi digests clues.]]<br /> Ran and Sonoko reconsider the case details but are unable to envision anyone other than Aya as the culprit. Stuck, Ran asks herself what Shinichi would do in this situation. She recalls he once told her that when there is a case, it is almost certain that something deviating from the norm happens, and such deviations, no matter how insignificant, are clues that can be found by careful observation that form the cornerstone of a deduction. Thus, Ran asks Aya whether anything unusual happened on the days when she was on shift. Neither she nor the store manager can think of anything, but another employee points out that the store is exceptionally clean whenever Aya is on watch. He elaborates that after newly arrived goods are taken into the storage room during the night, Aya will make sure that the boxes are arranged in order so they do not occlude the bathroom. The employee adds that nobody else, including the manager himself, bothers to go the extra mile. The manager concedes that the employee’s account is true, but insists that Aya’s good habits do not excuse her and that he will involve the police unless Ran and company can find the true culprit.&lt;br&gt; <br /> Meanwhile, Conan sits in Agasa's house, having had a feeling Ran is calling for him—as if the two are connected via [[Wikipedia: Telepathy|telepathy]]. He waves the feeling off and instead asks Agasa about the whereabouts of the still-feverish Haibara. Agasa says she is in the laboratory listening to the tapes that her [[Elena Miyano|mother]] left her.&lt;ref name=&quot;Bathroom_Murder_Case&quot;&gt;Bathroom Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Bathroom_Murder_Case|Volume 41-42: 423-425]])&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH427_HaibaraTapes.png|thumb|left|200px|Haibara listens to her mother's recordings.]]<br /> In the basement, Haibara rests in a state of absolute bliss: her eyes closed, in inner peace, and listening to the recording her mother prepared for her eighteenth birthday. In the recording, her mother asks what [[Shiho Miyano|Shiho]] is doing in her life and tells her that as long as she does not regret her decisions, she will fully support her. Haibara, thinking that the recording ends there, tries to press the stop button on the cassette player, but her mother suddenly starts talking again. To Haibara's surprise, her mother begins to share the truth about something. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, Jodie recollection continues: the woman in black approaches the confused young girl with a gun. Later, huge flames engulf the house and reduced it to ashes. &lt;br&gt;<br /> This time, she is interrupted by her two students, who notice that her glasses appear quite old. Jodie concurs, adding they are the last remnant of someone who was very important to her. Suddenly, a frantic customer bumps into Ran on his way to the bathroom. They notice the store is reaching its peak hours and are directedd by the manager to step outside.&lt;br&gt;<br /> The trio continue to think but are unable to come up with any solid deduction. Deliverymen arrive early at the store, but after consulting the cashier worker, they decide to come back later due to the influx of customers. Ran, having overheard their conversation, starts thinking, and asks Sonoko whether she knows of any quote by Sherlock Holmes resembling &quot;eliminating the impossible things...&quot; remembering Shinichi often quoted it.&lt;ref name=&quot;Mermaid's_Curse_Case&quot;&gt;Mermaid's Curse Case (Manga: [[Volume_28#Mermaid's_Curse_Case|Volume 28: 279-283]])&lt;/ref&gt; Sonoko is clueless, but Jodie confidently replies that the exact quote is: &quot;whenever you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.&quot; After hearing this, Ran seems to have come up with a deduction, but remains unsure of its accuracy. She thinks of Shinichi yet again, believing that he would know what to do in such a situation. Suddenly, she receives a call from an unidentified caller. She answers the phone and becomes overwhelmed after hearing Shinichi's voice. <br /> <br /> ==== File 428 - The Unbelievable Conclusion ====<br /> Conan, as Shinichi, tries to confirm something with Ran but shifts to asking about her situation after hearing her in distress about Aya's predicament. Ran relays all of the information to Shinichi who is able to immediately work out the culprit's identity. Before he is able to give his deduction, Ran interrupts, wanting to test her own deduction. Shinichi agrees to hear it; the girl fights through her nervousness and presents her logic. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH428_JodiePhotos.png|thumb|right|250px|Ran finds photos of Shinichi behind Jodie's mirror.]]<br /> Once she finishes, Shinichi bursts out in laughter, not because of any apparent flaw, but because he finds amusement in the notion that Ran remains hesitant to share her deduction despite its good quality. He adds that detectives are mortal, and always carry a pinch of anxiety with them when presenting their theories, worrying about having neglected some small but crucial detail. He proceeds to say that this element of unknown is what doubles a detective's satisfaction upon hitting the target. Therefore, he withholds comment on Ran's deduction so as to not deprive her of this supreme catharsis. Ran, inspired by Shinichi's words, quickly comes up with a plan.<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> [[File:CH428_SuspectCaught.png|thumb|right|300px|The office worker emerges from his hiding spot.]]<br /> She calmly enters the store and into the empty bathroom. She prepares herself before loudly screaming about a quickly spreading fire. The manager, confused and irate, pounds on the door and demands Ran stop her obstruction of business. She calmly exits the bathroom and signals him to remain quiet. A few moments later, the bathroom door is violently flung open and a man rushes outside. '''The Office Worker''' finds himself at the entrance to the storage room, staring out at a confused group of shoppers.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Ran declares the office worker to be the culprit, stating that he managed to avoid detection because he has been living in the space above the bathroom ceiling. He has been surviving off of the food he stole from the convenience store, taking roughly three days worth of food each trip—perfectly lining up with Aya's shift. Additionally, he was able to purchase sanitation goods with the money he made off of selling the stole game softwares and DVDs. Furthermore, he used the stolen batteries to power a flashlight, which is needed for searching for food and other basic necessities in the lightless, closed store during the night. Sonoko asks how no one noticed him enter the bathroom without ever exiting. Ran answers that he let others cut in the line leading to the bathroom, ensuring he is always the last person to enter it. Finally, he only steals after Aya's shift because she was the only worker who would neatly order the boxes before the morning shift, clearing a path from the bathroom to the store. Sonoko questions the last portion of the deduction, arguing that the office worker can simply push any blockage away. Ran admits she is stumped, unable to fully explain that action. Fortunately, Shinichi steps in over the phone, explaining that the office worker does not dare to move any obstructing boxes because he fears that the movements, however slight, will be noticed by store employees, who will then infer that something is wrong with the bathroom, exposing his hiding spot. &lt;br&gt;<br /> The store manager accepts all of Ran’s explanations, but still questions why there was a prolonged period of time where the office worker refrained from stealing after Aya was reprimanded. Ran asserts that the office worker is not truly a bad person. He overheard Aya's rebuking and realized that his actions were hurting an innocent other, thus stopped for some time. Moreover, the stolen box lunches were invariably those which were nearing their expiration date. The office worker had chosen them to minimize financial damage to the store. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH428_Apology.png|thumb|left|200px|Aya receives a much deserved apology.]]<br /> With the deduction complete the office worker admits to his guilt. He kneels down to asks for forgiveness, recounting that three months ago, he lost his job and was evicted from his apartment. He found the bathroom ceiling as a place of refuge, believing that stealing such a small amount would not cause problems for the store. Upon hearing this, the manager barks out, telling the office worker that contrary to his belief, the store has suffered terrible losses. He then insists on being compensated by working at his convenience store—with no salary for the first few months. The manager comforts the office worker by saying that his troubles and feelings are relatable, having opened the store after being fired from his company job. Ran and Sonoko interrupt this warm moment and demand that both parties apologize immediately to Aya. They comply with this demand without any grudge.<br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> With the case solved, Ran and Sonoko part ways with Aya, who is feeling better. Shinichi then reminds Ran about his inquiry, asking if she had recently entered his house for cleaning purposes. The girl denies, and Conan accepts her answer while concerningly staring out at his unlit [[Kudo Residence|mansion]].&lt;br&gt;<br /> At the farewell party, Sonoko expresses her annoyance about an inebriated Jodie immediately falling asleep, while Ran calls her [[Kogoro Mouri|father]], informing him that she will be staying over at Jodie's place. Ran then leaves for the bathroom where she reflects on how Shinichi saved her yet again. She also notices something hidden behind the mirror and opens the medicine cabinet, finding a plethora of photos primarily depicting her, Shinichi, and Conan.<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Aya Nanakawa|Aya Nanakawa manga.jpg|<br /> * Ran and Sonoko's middle school classmate}}<br /> {{People|Store manager|426-428 Man manga.jpg|<br /> * Sunday Mart manager}}<br /> {{People|Hori Wada|Hori Wada manga.jpg|<br /> * Sunday Mart employee}}<br /> {{People|Man|426-428 Customer 1 manga.jpg|<br /> * Game maniac}}<br /> {{People|Man|426-428 Customer 2 manga.jpg|<br /> * Office worker}}<br /> {{People|Old lady|426-428 Customer 3 manga.jpg|<br /> * Old lady}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Jodie recalls an incident in her past.<br /> * Romantic development between Ran and Shinichi.<br /> ** Shinichi helps Ran solve her first case. <br /> * Conan believes someone is surreptitiously entering the Kudo House.<br /> * Ran discovers photographs of Shinichi, Conan, and Araide behind a mirror in Jodie's apartment. <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Halloween Party Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|345|Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Calvados]]|image = Calvados.jpg|description =<br /> * Member of the [[Black Organization]]}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 429 - The Full Moon and the Trap at the Banquet ====<br /> [[File:CH_429 VermouthLetter.png|thumb|left|200px|The Mouris receive a cryptic letter from &quot;Vermouth.&quot;]] <br /> [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] informs [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] about an off-season Halloween party invitation they received in the mail. The letter begins by taunting the detective before vividly describing a macabre party aboard a ship in a flowery prose. Annoyed, Kogoro asks who sent the letter. Ran is unsure but assumes the sender is a foreigner due to the letter being signed with the alphabet signature &quot;[[Vermouth]].&quot;&lt;br&gt; [[File:CH_429 ConanStuns.png|thumb|right|225px|Conan stuns an unyielding Haibara.]]<br /> Ran calls [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] and asks if he knows anyone named Vermouth. The Professor replies that he does not before asking Ran if Kogoro intends on attending. She confirms, adding that [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] is in the process of testing various costume cosmetics on him. She clarifies that the party has a strict dress code: black suit or black dress with a costume depicting a monster of your choice. Agasa asks if she'll join her father but the girl erupts—clearly horrified by the thought of a monster party. Ran then asks if [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] has received an invitation. Seeing [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] motion a hush sign, Agasa lies about his ignorance and assures her that he'll send the letter her way if he finds one in his mail. Meanwhile, Conan peruses a copy of the same invitation letter presumably sent to Shinichi's address. Before ending the call, Ran asks Agasa to keep the event a secret from Conan as she ostensibly fears his impulsiveness, though internally, she thinks about her discovery behind [[Jodie Starling|Jodie]]'s mirror. &lt;ref name=&quot;Convenience_Store_Case&quot;&gt;Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])&lt;/ref&gt; After the two hang up, a visibly sick [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] asks Conan if he intends to attend the party. He says he will, intrigued by the sender's name, Vermouth, as it, like Gin and Vodka, is the name of an alcohol. Haibara states she is unaware of any [[Black Organization]] members with such a code name. Conan explains that &quot;Vermouth&quot; is the English name of the alcohol, while in Japanese, it's called &quot;Berumot.&quot; Hearing the name, a jolt of fear and panic tears through Haibara (in the story, Haibara is only familiar with the Japanese pronunciation. In most English translations, no distinctions in pronounciation are made, and [[Vermouth]]'s name remains as &quot;Vermouth&quot;). Conan interprets her reaction as confirmation that Vermouth is a member of the Black Organization, and states his intentions of attending. Haibara staunchly opposes the decision, pointing to the event as being a trap. Conan stuns her with his [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|wristwatch]], apologizing before stating that this is his only way forward. Meanwhile, Vermouth continues to listen-in on their conversation through the bugs she had previously placed.&lt;ref name=&quot;Bathroom_Murder_Case&quot;&gt;Bathroom Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Bathroom_Murder_Case|Volume 41-42: 423-425]])&lt;/ref&gt; Hearing Conan's determination, she smiles.&lt;br&gt; <br /> Back at Agasa's house, Conan points out a crucial detail about the invitation letter. Alongside the salutation aimed at Shinichi, Conan is also named, implying the sender is aware of both his and Haibara's true identities. Shocked, Agasa questions why the organization has yet to move against them. Conan replies he doesn't know why, but has a rough idea. Conan's phone rings. The boy shushes Agasa before texting &quot;OK&quot; in heart symbols to an unknown recipient. Closing his phone, he turns to view his house from the window, noting that only one mystery remains: the identity of the individual recently entering his house. &lt;ref name=&quot;Convenience_Store_Case&quot;&gt;Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;br&gt; [[File:CH_429 ShinichiSign.png|thumb|right|175px|The Invisible Man signs in as Shinichi Kudo (工藤新一).]]<br /> A black Porsche 356 A drives down a bridge, driven by [[Gin]] with [[Vodka]] beside him. The latter asks why he is being assigned to attend the Halloween party. Gin answers that it is to keep an eye on Vermouth, expressing annoyance towards her secretive nature. He then orders Vodka to ignore her favorable standing with the [[Renya Karasuma|Boss]] and execute her if she steps out of line. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan investigates the [[Kudo Residence]] by comparing the electricity, gas, and water meters to their displays earlier in the day. He concludes that they have shifted, meaning someone has been entering the house. He daringly enters through the front door and into the dark corridors, armed with his [[Wristwatch Flashlight|flashlight]] and [[Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes|shoes]]. He cautiously enters a room but fails to notice a silhouette holding a gun lurking behind the door.&lt;br&gt;<br /> A ragged and ghostly ship docks at a port as a wide range of foul and frightening monsters board. Kogoro, dressed as [[Wikipedia: CountDracula|Count Dracula]], and Sonoko, dressed as a [[Wikipedia: Witch|Witch]], wait in the check-in line as they marvel at the authentic performances of their fellow party-goers. The two also meet a beautiful woman dressed as [[Wikipedia:Medusa|Medusa]]. Finally their turn to board, Kogoro jovially asks a worker if they're actually going to kill someone, but the workers replies with confusion. Kogoro shows the worker his invitation. The man confirms the invitation itself is authentic but is unfamiliar with the envelope and accompanying letter. However, he does inform the detective that the party will feature an activity surrounding a murder mystery. As Kogoro and Sonoko hastily embark, the next attendee shows his invitation to the workers, who, stand in awe of his identity. The attendee, dressed as [[Wikipedia: The Invisible Man|The Invisible Man]], signs his name in the guest book as &quot;Shinichi Kudo.&quot;<br /> <br /> ==== File 430 - The Haunted Ship Painted with Blood ====<br /> The sun begins to set as Haibara regains consciousness, finding herself in Agasa's basement. She hears the voices of Conan and Agasa from the room above; they appear to discuss play-testing a newly designed game. Knowing the voices are a ruse, she goes to check her desk drawer and finds its contents have slightly shifted, indicating Conan had purloined one of her [[Prototype Antidote|prototype antidote]] pills. &lt;br&gt; [[File:CH_430 WelcomeCaptain.png|thumb|left|300px|The ghostly captain's welcome.]]<br /> On the ship, the captain welcomes the guests aboard the &quot;Sea Phantom&quot; and directs each guest to match with seven others who share the same [[Wikipedia: Tarot|tarot card]]. Kogoro sees &quot;XV&quot; and a caricature of a goat on his card, but Medusa clarifies that it represents 15 and the [[Wikipedia: Devil|Devil]] respectively. Medusa further explains that the party doubles as an audition for extras in the annual film ''Records of the Ghost Captain's Voyage'' (幽霊船長の航海記). She points to a howling [[Wikipedia: Werewolf|Werewolf]], a robotic [[Wikipedia: Frankenstein's monster|Frankenstein's Monster]], and a reticent [[Wikipedia: Mummy_(undead)|Mummy]] as examples of party-goers attempting to impress judges and secure a spot in the film. The captain then announces that the Sea Phantom will momentarily set sail, exciting the crowd. In the lower decks, several workers excitedly talk about Shinichi Kudo's presence aboard the ship, remarking that the rumors of his death were false. Nearby, a [[Wikipedia: Zombie|Zombie]] listens to their conversation in silence. On deck, Kogoro and Sonoko find they are paired with Medusa, the Werewolf, Frankenstein's Monster, the Mummy, and the Invisible Man. &lt;br&gt; [[File:CH_430 DeadCaptain.png|thumb|right|125px|The crowd finds the captain dangling in the wind.]]<br /> At the Agasa residence, Haibara picks up a phone call from Doctor [[Tomoaki Araide|Araide]]. He asks about Haibara's cold and notifies her that he was able to arrange a proper check-up with a doctor friend of his. He says they are available tonight and offers to pick her up. Haibara accepts.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Back on the ship, Kogoro, Sonoko, Medusa, and the Invisible Man attempt to find their group members before the activity begins. They enter the ship's bathroom and find it a dim unpleasant environment filled with cobwebs and broken mirrors. They find Frankenstein's Monster vigorously washing his hands while murmuring about his inability to wash off the blood on his hands. Sonoko calls out for the Werewolf and the Mummy. They then hear the Werewolf howl from within a stall before bursting out and running off while checking his watch. Kogoro soon finds him sitting at the cocktail bar. He attempts to be friendly with the Werewolf, even ordering an identical drink: a Silver Bullet. Still, the Werewolf continues his cavalier attitude and walks off with his drink while seemingly looking for something—much to Kogoro's concern. The lights then shut off as the captain's voice echos through the ship's hull. He introduces the first activity as a witch hut aimed at finding a fraud within the ship, a human masquerading as a monster. He directs everyone to rush to the deck for a hint. As the party-goers arrive, they find the captain swaying upside-down on the shrouds. Kogoro notices a red liquid drip onto the floor in front of him which Medusa identifies as real blood. Suddenly, the captain's body falls from up-high and crashes onto the wooden deck, revealing he has been shot with a crossbow bolt piercing an XV Devil card.&lt;br&gt;<br /> At Agasa's house, Haibara hears the doorbell ring and opens the door. Her eyes widen in a mix of fear and shock upon seeing the figure on the other side.<br /> <br /> ==== File 431 - The Invisible Man Enters! ====<br /> [[File:Screenshot 2025-06-17 at 0.14.41.png|thumb|left|200px|Jodie leads Haibara to her car as a confused Araide watches.]]<br /> Haibara attempts to shut the door, but is stopped. The visitor reveals herself to be Jodie, who claims that Araide's car had malfunctioned and is unable to pick her up; she has been sent in his stead. After some apprehension, Haibara allows Jodie to escort her into her car. As the pair drive off, Araide, driving a perfectly functioning vehicle, notices them leaving. &lt;br&gt;<br /> As the Sea Phantom slowly drifts atop the Pacific Ocean, its guests awkwardly stand around the captain's corpse. Medusa comments that the killer likely jettisoned his crossbow off deck, thus making it unrecoverable. Meanwhile, Kogoro removes the captain's mask and expresses familiarity with his face. Medusa says that he is Senzou Fukuura, a famous film producer tied to the Ghost Captain series. The event staff confirm that while Fukuura did not play the Ghost Captain role in the films, he would host the party audition each year as the character. Kogoro asks the staff the answer to the witch hunt activity Fukuura was introducing, but they reply that only he knew the answer. Kogoro believes the culprit must be one of the staff members. He cites how every attendee was inside the ship at the time of the shooting, leaving only staff members on the deck capable of shooting the crossbow. He additionally deduces that the XV Devil card attached to the bolt must be an attempt to frame one of the attendees for the crime. However, the staff correct him by stating there were several guests on deck during the shooting, and that the tarot cards used were of custom design and irreplicable by the event staff. Taking this information into account, Medusa figures that the culprit is most likely one of seven members in the XV Devil group. With one hour until the ship reaches Yokohama harbor, Medusa suggests they return inside and collect their thoughts. As the party-goers file into the doors, the Invisible Man crouches to the ground, noticing a small circular mark on the wooden deck. He notices a trail of similar marks leading to the shrouds. Kogoro calls the [[Mouri Detective Agency|Detective Agency]] to tell Ran about his delayed return. He gets no response.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, Jodie drives Haibara through the streets of town as the latter notices Araide tailing them in his car. &lt;br&gt; [[File:CH432_ShinichiReveal.png|thumb|right|200px|Shinichi Kudo reveals himself.]]<br /> Back aboard the ship, Kogoro directs everyone in his group to show their tarot cards. Only the Mummy fails, believing he had dropped it somewhere. Kogoro suspects him, but he explains that he is an undercover staff member who was tasked with judging attendees' make-up. Other Mummys corroborate his explanation, adding that Fukuura had personally applied each Mummy's make-up and taping, and that he also gave each Mummy a unique instruction such as drinking a certain alcohol, only eating chicken, and wearing a red wig. The only common instruction given was to remain silent. Hearing the Mummys' words, the Invisible Man leaves the crowd and heads for the bathroom. Once there, he closely examines the room's contents. Back at the crowd, Kogoro asks where the Mummy went after he left the group. He responds that he accompanied Frankenstein's Monster and the Werewolf to the bathroom. Though the Monster confirms he entered with them, he does not recall seeing him leave. The Mummy frantically states that he likely went unnoticed since someone had destroyed the mirrors. Kogoro further asks him where the Mummy was at the time of the crime, to which he answers that he was with the Werewolf. The Werewolf denies his alibi. While the interrogation continues, the Invisible Man climbs the shrouds to reach the crow's nest where he discovers a frightened rooster and another small circular mark. As Kogoro begins to label the Mummy as the true culprit, the ship's speakers blare with a voice directing everyone to the deck. Kogoro leads the charge as guests pour out onto the moonlit floor. They look up to see the Invisible Man perched on the crow's nest. He proclaims the start of his deduction as Kogoro recognizes his voice and mannerisms. The Invisible Man slowly unravels his bandages—making visible a very familiar face.<br /> <br /> ==== File 432 - Shinichi Kudo Appears!? ====<br /> [[File:CH_432 VodkaShock.png|thumb|right|175px|Vodka is staggered to see Shinichi Kudo alive.]]<br /> The Invisible Man reveals himself to be Shinichi Kudo, shocking the crowd. The Zombie, revealed to be a disguised Vodka, is seen dumbfounded by this revelation as he distinctly remembers Gin poisoning the boy with a [[APTX4869]] pill. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Jodie continues to drive Haibara, who, turns to make a request. The girl coughs in the process.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Kogoro remains steadfast in his belief that the Mummy is the culprit and demands Shinichi explain himself. The boy coughs before apologizing for his apparent mild cold. <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> '''File 432'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Shinichi immediately begins by stating that the '''the Werewolf''' stole the Mummy's tarot card in the bathroom to frame him for the killing. Unconvinced, Kogoro beseeches the Mummy to answer if that is true. The Mummy is unsure. Shinichi elaborates that the Werewolf likely used a syringe to squirt chloroform into the Mummy's bathroom stall and waited for the Mummy to fall unconscious. He then climbed into his stall and stole the Mummy's card. Kogoro demands evidence, but Shinichi concedes that his theory is merely a guess as the syringe has probably been thrown overboard. Kogoro is still skeptical of the Werewolf's guilt as unlike the Mummy, he did not completely vanish. The Mummy exclaims that he was with the group as he left the bathroom. Shinichi asks Frankenstein's Monster to recount his actions in the bathroom. The Monster, as an active member of the horror community, managed to immediately identify the Mummy as a judge due to his constant messaging. He proceeded to follow the Mummy to the bathroom so he could act in-character for his consideration. However, he notes that the Werewolf had exited the stall that the Mummy had entered. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_432 WerewolfMummy.png|thumb|right|150px|The Werewolf placed his mask on an unconscious Mummy.]]<br /> Kogoro, now understanding, realizes that the Werewolf had placed his mask atop the unconscious Mummy's face and that the Werewolf he had interacted with prior to the shooting was actually the Mummy. Shinichi explains that the Mummy's extensive make-up and bandages had prevented him from realizing he wore a mask. Additionally, the Werewolf had broken the bathroom mirrors so as to not alert the Mummy about his new disguise. The two monster's near identical suits and gloves also worked to sell the effect. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Kogoro points out the impossibility that the Werewolf could guarantee that he would be paired with someone who both matches his clothing and is silent. The young detective disagrees, saying that the Werewolf had no specific target in mind and instead waited for anyone who satisfied his sartorial requirements to enter the bathroom. Kogoro further questions how the Mummy (disguised as the Werewolf) could have timed his exit from the stall in response to Sonoko's call if he was unconscious. Shinichi says he was woken by an alarm. Hearing this, Sonoko realizes that he must have been woken up by the Werewolf's howl, which was a pre-recorded sound built into the Werewolf's mask. Shinichi adds that the back of the mask likely contained a tracker and microphone which allowed the Werewolf to track his mask's whereabouts and listen for Sonoko's call. The Werewolf would activate the mask's howl to obfuscate the voice of anyone who attempted to refer to the Mummy as &quot;the Werewolf.&quot; This strategy also explains why the Mummy claimed to be near the Werewolf after exiting the bathroom.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Finally, with his alibi made, the Werewolf was free to climb up to the deck and shoot the Captain with a crossbow. Shinichi finally states that once the crowd of party-goers spilled out onto the deck, the Werewolf melted into the chaos and used the opportunity to stealthy recollect his mask from the Mummy. &lt;br&gt;<br /> The Werewolf demands Shinichi present evidence. The detective accepts, stating there are two. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_432 NingenMummy.png|thumb|left|250px|The Mummy was planned to be the Human amongst the Monsters.]]<br /> First, the intended hint for the witch hunt was a rooster held by its tail. Seeing the hint, Medusa explains that a male rooster is called a &quot;cock,&quot; and when combined with &quot;tail,&quot; it spells &quot;cocktail.&quot; Shinichi asks Kogoro what cocktail he drank. He responds he drank a Silver Bullet. The Mummy then exclaims that he too drank one as Fukuura had specifically directed him to do so. The Werewolf calls it a coincidence as he too drank a Silver Bullet. Shinichi questions the Werewolf on his choice of beverage, much to the Werewolf's annoyance. However, the wolf's annoyance slowly turns to shock as the realization hits him like a wave. Shinichi explains that the &quot;Silver Bullet&quot; is a famous artifact in horror described to be the only thing capable of killing a Werewolf. The Silver Bullet cocktail is additionally known as a drink which wards off evil. No horror fan attempting to sell the authenticity of their performance would order such a drink. Therefore, the captain most likely intended for the guests to interpret the clue as relating to the bar, and then flock to the bartender and ask him to divulge details about his servings. Whoever ordered the anti-monster drink, Silver Bullet, would be answer to the witch hunt. As proof, Medusa unravels the Mummy's bandages revealing &quot;Human (人間)&quot; written on his forehead (placed there when Fukuura did his make-up). &lt;br&gt;<br /> Second, successfully shooting someone with a crossbow in the dark is impossible. Thus, the Werewolf must have shot the captain from close range. Shinichi points to the series of circular marks approaching the shrouds and on the crow's nest and identifies it as an indent produced by a small piece of glass stuck to the bottom of the Werewolf's shoe. This piece of glass came from when the Werewolf shattered the bathroom mirrors. The police will surely match the shape of the glass shard to the marks on the floor, cementing the Werewolf as the true culprit of the crime. &lt;br&gt;<br /> As Kogoro goes to look at the Werewolf's shoes, he cries out and blames Vermouth, whom he calls the devil. &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> '''File 433'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Kogoro interrogates the Werewolf about whether Vermouth directed him to assassinate the captain. The Werewolf clarifies that he committed the murder on personal grounds. He adds that he was shattered after Fukuura canceled his former series, the ''Butsumetsu Series'', prematurely in order to make room for his new Ghost Captain films. After writing about his murderous desires on a murky internet forum, a user named Vermouth emerged and offered to provide him with weapons and a method. Although the Werewolf refused at first, he began receiving troubling photographs of his family members and records of his day-to-day activities. Vermouth also threatened to kill members of his family if he brought the harassment case to the police. <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> Jodie drives Haibara on the docks of a harbor beside several rows of shipping containers. She deftly performs a J-turn and stops before a pursuing Araide. The two adults exit their cars and inquire about the other. Araide questions Jodie's intentions with Haibara. Jodie replies that she was just taking her on a drive and that she has a considerable amount of free time, unlike him. She reminds Araide about the approaching court hearing about his father's murder, and that he must conceal the fact that his family helper, [[Hikaru Yasumoto]], pulled the trigger. &lt;ref name=&quot;Blackout_Murder_Case&quot;&gt;Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])&lt;/ref&gt; Jodie claims that Kogoro had told her the truth about the case. Confused, Araide retorts, stating that the culprit was not Hikaru but his mother-in-law, and that the cause of death was electrocution and not gunshot. Jodie smirks. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_432 VermouthReveal.png|thumb|left|200px|Vermouth revealed.]]<br /> Jodie laughs, clarifying that the trigger she mentioned referred to a circuit breaker and not to a gun. She explains that in order not to hurt Hikaru with the truth about her unintentional involvement, the police and the culprit agreed to alter the case report. She then remarks that the case files he stole from the police headquarters made no mention of the true cause of death.&lt;ref name=&quot;Missing_Watch_Case&quot;&gt;Missing Watch Case (Manga: [[Volume_33#Missing_Watch_Case|Volume 33: 335-337]])&lt;/ref&gt; Araide is stunned. He asks her who she is. &quot;A secret makes a woman woman,&quot; she replies. Jodie says that those were the last words her enemy said to her, the enemy who killed her father.&lt;ref name=&quot;Convenience_Store_Case&quot;&gt;Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])&lt;/ref&gt; She then identifies Araide as a disguised Chris Vineyard, as Vermouth.<br /> <br /> ==== File 433 - The Truth Behind the Mask ====<br /> Jodie recalls the continuation of her previous flashback.&lt;ref name=&quot;Convenience_Store_Case&quot;&gt;Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])&lt;/ref&gt; Jodie (the little girl) notices Vermouth (the woman in black) holding her father's glasses. The woman apologizes and returns the pair to Jodie, who notices her father's corpse and assumes he is asleep. Vermouth asks the little girl to stay by her father's side until he wakes up, to which Jodie happily accepts. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_433 JodieVermouth.png|thumb|right|175px|Jodie asks why Vermouth doesn't age.]]<br /> In the present day, Jodie narrates her memory to Vermouth, adding that the latter proceeded to set fire to the house—destroying her father's FBI case files on the Black Organization. She reveals that her survival was due to her leaving the house to obtain orange juice, a drink she associated with properties that would help her father wake up. Vermouth expresses surprise in learning that Jodie was the little girl, saying that she attempted to find her after the authorities only recovered the remains of her parents. Jodie explains that her father's colleagues placed her in the Witness Protection Program where she'd eventually go on to become an FBI agent herself. She applauds Vermouth's unmatched ability in espionage before divulging details surrounding their operations against her. After observing an undisguised Chris Vineyard routinely visit Araide's clinic over a mild illness, they deduced that Vermouth would attempt to kill him and take his place in society. In response, the FBI staged an accident using Araide's family car—driving it off of a cliff and into the sea—right in front of a tailing Vermouth. Jodie further says that members of her team used oxygen tanks to escape the wreckage. Nevertheless, they succeeded in selling the idea that Araide and his entire family had drowned without anyone other than Vermouth as a witness. Just as the Bureau predicted, Vermouth assumed Araide's identity and began operating out of his clinic. Still unsure of her motives, Jodie had surreptitiously entered Vermouth's lair in the clinic and found a dartboard highlighting a [[Shiho Miyano|girl with reddish brown hair in her late teenage years]]. Believing Vermouth to be hunting this girl, Jodie asks why she is certain that her target is Haibara, a significantly younger, albeit identical, elementary schooler. The agent further inquires about the two additional photographs attached to the dartboard depicting Conan and Ran labeled &quot;Cool Guy&quot; and &quot;Angel&quot; respectively. She wonders why Vermouth would not strike Haibara in the presence of Conan, and why Vermouth had gone so far as to risk her life to protect Conan from the bus hijackers.&lt;ref name=&quot;Bus_Hijacking_Case&quot;&gt;Bus Hijacking Case (Manga: [[Volume_29#Bus_Hijacking_Case|Volume 29: 287-289]])&lt;/ref&gt; Vermouth remains silent as she listens to the events unfold aboard the Sea Phantom.&lt;br&gt;<br /> The crowd showers Shinichi with applause and adoration for swiftly solving the mystery. The boy shows humility, stating that he was able to infer the culprit's methods because he is employing the same trick.&lt;br&gt; [[File:CH_433 DoubleReveal.png|thumb|left|175px|The double reveal.]]<br /> Jodie fires her gun and disarms Vermouth before ordering her to remain still. Jodie then asks a pivotal question: &quot;Why don't you age?&quot; The agent explains that Chris Vineyard first drew her attention when she publicly repeated her phrase &quot;a secret makes a woman woman&quot; at her mother, [[Sharon Vineyard]]'s, funeral. After mustering up the courage, Jodie cross-examined a fingerprint left on the lens of her father's glasses with those of Chris Vineyard's, finding they were identical. <br /> However, confounding the investigation is the fact that Chris Vineyard appears too young to be the young adult woman who murdered Jodie's father twenty years ago. Lost, Jodie threw a wild pitch and compared Chris' fingerprints to a related individual: Sharon Vineyard. To Jodie's horror, she found that Chris and her mother were the same person. Vermouth keeps her silence, prompting Jodie to call for her associates to come forward and restrain the target. Suddenly, the agent is grazed by a speeding bullet, knocking her back and against her car. Vermouth smiles and walks forward while thanking [[Calvados]] for the strike. She reminds her sniper not to kill Jodie yet as she wishes to interrogate her. The agent weakly asks what had happened. Vermouth replies that she knew Jodie was trying to lure her to this location for a coordinated arrest so she arrived at the site two hours earlier disguised as Jodie to call off the operation. Vermouth reveals she had an ulterior motive behind lifting Kogoro Mouri's case files from the police headquarters. By stealing files relating to Kogoro, the FBI would attempt to uncover a link between Vermouth's motivations and Kogoro Mouri's activities, thus dispatching several agents to spy on his Detective Agency.&lt;ref name=&quot;Missing_Watch_Case&quot;&gt;Missing Watch Case (Manga: [[Volume_33#Missing_Watch_Case|Volume 33: 335-337]])&lt;/ref&gt; By using his agency as a trap, Vermouth was able to gauge the FBI's numbers and collect addresses and contact information—allowing her to foresee aspects of Jodie's plan. Additionally, Vermouth had purposely placed photographs of [[Shiho Miyano|Shiho]] in her lair so that the FBI would pounce on the lead and locate Haibara for her.&lt;ref name=&quot;Dark_Apartment_Murder_Case&quot;&gt;Dark Apartment Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Dark_Apartment_Murder_Case|Volume 41: 417-419]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Four_Porsches_Murder_Case&quot;&gt; Four Porsches Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Four_Porsches_Murder_Case|Volume 41: 420-422]])&lt;/ref&gt; Vermouth admits she was caught off guard by the purposeful discrepancy in Araide's case file and asks how the FBI was able to collect such deeply personal intelligence. Jodie says that she was given the information by Haibara during the car ride, and that if she used the information to successfully lure out Vermouth, she would gain her trust. Haibara blankly stares at Vermouth from behind the car window. She coughs. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Shinichi coughs. Sonoko and Kogoro ask for him to clarify what he meant by employing the same trick as the culprit. Shinichi begins to grasp at his upper neck. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_433 HaibaraArrives.png|thumb|right|225px|The real Haibara enters the picture.]]<br /> Suddenly, a [[Anywhere Ball Dispensing Belt|soccer ball]] bursts through the window and disarms Vermouth. The woman steps backward in surprise. Haibara exits the car and grasps at her upper neck and pulls her disguise off revealing herself to be Conan.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Shinichi's face flutters through the air as [[Heiji Hattori]] reveals himself to be the detective aboard the Sea Phantom. Kogoro and Sonoko are astonished by the perfect impersonation. Meanwhile, Medusa, revealed to be [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]], internally relishes over her work of art. Heiji had attached a [[Microphone]] to his finger which he used to quietly relay his deduction to Conan, who then used his [[Voice-Changing Face Mask]] in tandem with his [[Button Speaker|Speaker]] to voice Shinichi for the crowd. Heiji states he has wrapped up his end and wishes Conan good luck.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan aims his Stun-gun Wristwatch at Vermouth and instructs her not to move so that she continues to block the sniper's shot. He aims to get both her and Jodie back into the car and to drive to a nearby police station. However, without warning, a wildcard emerges; the real Haibara, sporting a spare pair of [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|Tracking Glasses]], arrives on the scene.<br /> [[File:CH_434 RanTackle.png|thumb|left|250px|Ran bursts out of Jodie's trunk and immediately protects Haibara.]]<br /> <br /> ==== File 434 - Rotten Apple ====<br /> Gins responds to a call from Vodka who informs him about the bizarre spectacle he witnessed involving Shinichi Kudo. Gin says he does not remember the boy, stating that he chooses to forget those he has killed. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Still aboard the ship, Kogoro and Sonoko protest Heiji's second act of blatant identity theft. &lt;ref name=&quot;School_Play_Murder_Case&quot;&gt;School Play Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#School_Play_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 255-257]])&lt;/ref&gt; He laughs off his complaints while internally reflecting on how Conan asked him to attend the party to act as a red herring. Yukiko is revealed to have been the &quot;intruder&quot; in the Kudo house and had been anxiously monitoring Conan for some time. Heiji also comments on her skills as a make-up artist, likening her talent to that of [[Wikipedia: Arsène Lupin|Arsène Lupin]]. Finally, he thinks about the only wild factor Conan's plan: Haibara. The two boys failed to find the spare Tracking Glasses in Haibara's drawer, and were thus unable to confiscate the one tool she could use to reach Conan. Heiji considers that if he was in her position, he would not just stand by.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_434 AkaiEntrance.png|thumb|right|200px|Shuichi Akai foils Vermouth's plan.]]<br /> At the docks, Haibara stands before her huntress, Vermouth. Conan begs for her to run. Vermouth exploits the boy's lapse of concentration and flips the Stun-gun Wristwatch back at its user and fires a dart, knocking him unconscious. She then pulls a gun from her ankle holster and prepares to execute Sherry. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, Yukiko thinks about what Conan told her before the mission. He believes Vermouth refuses to harm him partly because of her connection with Yukiko. As Sharon Vineyard, she would be familiar with young Shinichi's face from the times Yukiko would show her his childhood photo albums. Therefore, she likely recognized Conan as Shinichi and chose to keep her friend's son away from harm. Yukiko hopes that is true. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Despite Vermouth ridiculing her seemingly suicidal decisions, Haibara remains unwavering. She states that even if Vermouth is captured, the Black Organization will never stop chasing her. She has come to end things. In exchange, she demands that Vermouth spare Conan and Jodie. Vermouth accepts the former's case but not the latter. The woman points her gun at the little girl and says &quot;if you're going to resent someone, it should be your parents who continued developing this foolish experiment.&quot; Suddenly, Jodie's car trunk bursts open and out pops Ran, who, immediately rushes towards Haibara. All parties struggle to comprehend why she is present. Jodie wonders if Ran had seen the photos behind her mirror.&lt;ref name=&quot;Convenience_Store_Case&quot;&gt;Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])&lt;/ref&gt; Calvados attempts to shoot Ran, but Vermouth yells at him to stop—firing several rounds towards her sniper to better send her message. Ran tackles Haibara to the ground and forms a protective barrier between Haibara and her aggressor. Ran stops her attempt to break free, pinning her to the ground to keep her safe. Ran's protective actions remind Haibara of her sister, [[Akemi Miyano|Akemi]]. Vermouth shoots the ground around the pair, imploring Ran to move away. &quot;Move it, Angel!&quot; she screams while remembering the time Ran saved her from falling to her death in New York.&lt;ref name=&quot;Golden_Apple_Case&quot;&gt;Golden Apple Case (Manga: [[Volume_35#Golden_Apple_Case|Volume 35: 350-354]])&lt;/ref&gt; Jodie takes the opportunity to shoot Vermouth in her dominant arm, robbing her of her ability to aim a gun. The two women hear the reloading of a Remington shotgun. Vermouth assumes Calvados is approaching with his signature weapon and directs him to execute Jodie. However, [[Shuichi Akai]] stands before her. He wields Calvados' weapons which he stole while incapacitating him. He taunts Vermouth before foiling a feeble attempt at retaliation by discharging a round of bullets into her stomach. Jodie urges Akai not to kill her. He assures her that judging by her movements, she is wearing bulletproof pads under her clothing. He also points out the open cuts forming on her skin as proof that &quot;Chris Vineyard&quot; is her true face. Vermouth dashes towards Jodie's car, using Conan as a shield. She quickly drives off while destroying the other car by shooting its gas tank, effectively stranding her adversaries. As the two FBI agents bicker about their predicament, a shot echoes from the direction of the intended prisoner. To Akai's surprise, Calvados carried an additional gun which he used to commit suicide. As the police draw near, Jodie notices that both Ran and Haibara have lost consciousness—still locked in their defensive embrace. Akai tells Jodie to spin the situation as a story about an off-duty FBI agent who foiled an attempt at child-abduction (Ran and Haibara as the &quot;victims&quot; and Calvados as the &quot;kidnapper&quot;). He then begins to walk away, adding that he is not yet ready to meet Haibara face-to-face.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_434 SleepyVermouth.png|thumb|left|200px|Vermouth's critical gamble.]]<br /> Vermouth drives the car into the woods where she receives a message from the Black Organization [[Renya Karasuma|Boss]], who, writes that they've given her too much freedom and directs her to return to them. Vermouth obliges, replying &quot;OK.&quot; She then turns to Conan as she thinks about what to do about him. She notices something strange and cuts open his shirt, revealing a network of telemeters and recorders. Believing he tried to record her phone's sound, she tries to unplug the device, but is stopped when Conan reveals he is awake. He explains that if she pulls the plug, his heart will stop and the data he harvested on her text conversation with the Boss will go public. The boy explains that although telephone companies are required by law to keep user information confidential, with the proper clearance, the police can request specifics about a user's phone number and even identify addresses of a landline. In other words, by analyzing the sound recording of Vermouth entering the Boss' phone number, one can decipher their name and location. Finally, he tells her about his nearby [[Hiroshi Agasa|friend]] who has his location and is eagerly waiting for a transmission. He gives her an ultimatum: let the audio recording be transmitted or take him directly to the Boss. After a moment of pause, Vermouth admits defeat and promises to stop hunting Sherry. She then taps a button on her phone releasing an incapacitating gas into the car. Conan is caught off guard, exclaiming that she too will lose consciousness. Vermouth agrees, saying this act is a gamble. If Conan wakes up first, he can arrest her and face the Boss with the help of the police. If Vermouth wakes up first, she implies she will destroy his evidence and take his life. Hearing the commotion over the speaker, Agasa panics and drives to find Conan. His dread is punctuated with a sudden gunshot. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_434 LyingVermouth.png|thumb|right|300px|Vermouth lies to Gin, protecting her Angel and Silver Bullet.]]<br /> After a few moments, Gin is seen speeding in his car while on the phone with badly injured Vermouth. She calls him from a roadside phone booth and informs him that her plans were foiled by Akai. Gin confirms that one year ago, Vermouth had unsuccessfully attempted to lure out and eliminate Akai by assuming the identity of the New York serial killer.&lt;ref name=&quot;Golden_Apple_Case&quot;&gt;Golden Apple Case (Manga: [[Volume_35#Golden_Apple_Case|Volume 35: 350-354]])&lt;/ref&gt; Vermouth says that the Boss considers Akai as a potential &quot;[[Silver Bullet]],&quot; an individual capable of singlehandedly shattering the entire Black Organization. Gin laughs at the idea, asserting that no such entity exists. Vermouth then asks for a pick up. Before obliging, Gin asks her, &quot;Do you know the boy named Shinichi Kudo?&quot; Vermouth pictures the time Shinichi and Ran saved her in New York and confidently lies, &quot;no, I do not.&quot; Back in the forest, Agasa finally locates the car, finding Conan unharmed. The boy jolts awake and feels extreme annoyance at the sight of his destroyed recorder. Meanwhile, as Vermouth awaits her extraction, she thinks to herself, believing with great confidence, that if anyone can become her long-awaited Silver Bullet, it's [[Conan Edogawa|him]].<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{People|Haunted Ghost Captain|Senzou Fukuura manga.jpg|fsize=0.86em|<br /> * Victim (arrow shot)<br /> * Movie producer of &quot;The Ghost Captain&quot; series<br /> * Real name, Senzou Fukuura}}<br /> {{People|Medusa|Medusa manga.jpg|<br /> * Party participant in the Devil's card group}}<br /> {{People|Invisible Man|Invisible-Man manga.jpg|<br /> * Party participant in the Devil's card group<br /> * Signed in as Shinichi Kudo}}<br /> {{People|Werewolf|Werewolf manga.jpg|<br /> * Party participant in the Devil's card group}}<br /> {{People|Mummy|Mummy manga.jpg|<br /> * Party participant in the Devil's card group}}<br /> {{People|Frankenstein's Monster|Franknstein manga.jpg|<br /> * Party participant in the Devil's card group}}<br /> {{People|Zombie|Zombie manga.jpg|<br /> * Party participant}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Vermouth invites both Kogoro and Shinichi to a Halloween party aboard a haunted ship.<br /> ** Conan learns that Vermouth is aware of both his and Haibara's true identities.<br /> ** He deduces that the party invitation is an attempt to lure Conan away from Haibara. <br /> *** Conan sends Heiji to impersonate Shinichi and take his place at the party. <br /> *** Yukiko is revealed to be the intruder in the Kudo House. She helps by designing her faction's disguises. <br /> ** Vodka is sent undercover to monitor Vermouth and her involvement with the event.<br /> <br /> * Conan disguises himself as Haibara and waits for Vermouth to come for him.<br /> ** Jodie gets to Conan first and drives off, leading a pursuing Araide into a trap.<br /> <br /> * Araide is revealed to be a disguised Vermouth.<br /> *** The FBI was suspicious of Vermouth's motives surrounding Araide so they faked his death, allowing Vermouth to freely masquerade as him.<br /> ** Jodie reveals that Vermouth killed her father, an FBI agent investigating the Black Organization, twenty years ago. <br /> *** Jodie had survived, entered the Witness Protection Program, and also became an FBI agent. <br /> ** Jodie reveals that Sharon and Chris Vineyard are the same person, and asks why Vermouth does not age. <br /> <br /> * Vermouth turns the tables with the help of Calvados and begins to pull the curtain back on her aims. <br /> ** She knew the FBI was investigating her and so she purposefully let Jodie infiltrate her lair.<br /> ** By feeding the Bureau information about her target, Shiho Miyano, she knew the FBI would open their own investigation into Shiho. <br /> *** She then exploited their findings in order to locate Haibara.<br /> ** She also stole Kogoro Mouri's case files from the police headquarters to lure FBI agents to his detective agency.<br /> *** She used this trap to extract information from specific agents and learned details about the Bureau's operations against her.<br /> *** Based on her findings, she knew about Jodie's plans for a coordinated arrest and thus sabotaged her operation in advance. <br /> <br /> * Conan removes his disguise but is incapacitated by Vermouth after being distracted by Haibara's sudden appearance.<br /> * Ran appears from Jodie's trunk (suspicious after finding photographs of Shinichi behind her teacher's mirror) and protects Haibara.<br /> * Akai appears and dispatches both Vermouth and Calvados.<br /> ** Calvados commits suicide. Vermouth escapes while holding Conan hostage.<br /> <br /> * The Black Organization Boss reprimands Vermouth.<br /> ** Vermouth is revealed to be the Boss' favorite.<br /> ** Conan uses a device to record audio of Vermouth's phone as she contacts the Boss.<br /> ** Conan attempts to blackmail Vermouth but is stopped when Vermouth releases an incapacitating gas which knocks them both out. <br /> *** Vermouth agrees to stop hunting Haibara. <br /> * Vermouth wakes up first and destroys Conan's evidence. <br /> ** Gin reveals that one year ago, Vermouth murdered the New York serial killer and took his place in an attempt to eliminate Akai.<br /> ** Vermouth feigns ignorance about Shinichi to Gin, protecting the two people (Shinichi and Ran) who saved her life in New York. <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Butt Mark Slasher Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|346-347|Find the Buttock's Mark}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 435 - Traces in the Rain ====<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Hiroshi Enomoto|Hiroshi Enomoto manga.jpg|<br /> * 21 years old<br /> * Part-time sushi shop owner}}<br /> {{People|Naokazu Fukuchi|Naokazu Fukuchi manga.jpg|<br /> * 36 years old<br /> * Car mechanic}}<br /> {{People|Toshiaki Degawa|Toshiaki Degawa manga.jpg|<br /> * 43 years old<br /> * Lock shop owner}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> == Cover in other countries ==<br /> &lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:VolumePremium21bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (Premium, combined volumes 41-42)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2 45sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Manga]]<br /> * [[Volume 41-50]]<br /> * [[Detective Conan]]<br /> <br /> {{Volumes}}<br /> {{Black Organization}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Volumes]]<br /> [[de:Band 42]]</div>

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<p>Sedritsugu: /* File 428 - The Unbelievable Conclusion */</p> <hr /> <div>{{InfoBox Volume<br /> | volume = 42<br /> | chapters = 425-435<br /> | image = Volume 42.jpg<br /> | releasedate = July 18, 2003<br /> | isbn = 4-09-126169-8<br /> | publisher = [[Shogakukan]]<br /> | english-releasedate = April 10, 2012<br /> | english-isbn = 1-4215-3608-0<br /> | english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]<br /> | detective = [[Wikipedia: Joseph Rouletabille|Joseph Rouletabille]]<br /> | keyhole = [[Jodie Starling]]<br /> | prev-volume = Volume 41<br /> | next-volume = Volume 43<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> Volume 42 was released on July 18, 2003 in Japan.<br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> {{Char Appearances|<br /> {{Char|Conan Edogawa}}<br /> {{Char|Ran Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}<br /> {{Char|Genta Kojima}}<br /> {{Char|Ai Haibara}}<br /> {{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}<br /> {{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}<br /> {{Char|Yukiko Kudo}}<br /> {{Char|Heiji Hattori}}<br /> {{Char|Tomoaki Araide}}<br /> {{Char|Juzo Megure}}<br /> {{Char|Miwako Sato}}<br /> {{Char|Wataru Takagi}}<br /> {{Char|Shuichi Akai}}<br /> {{Char|Jodie Starling}}<br /> {{Char|James Black}}<br /> {{Char|Gin}}<br /> {{Char|Vodka}}<br /> {{Char|Vermouth}}<br /> {{Char|Professor|EP304 Man|display=Professor}}<br /> {{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano&lt;br&gt;(flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Kazuha Toyama|display=Kazuha Toyama&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Elena Miyano|display=Elena Miyano&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Shiho Miyano|display=Shiho Miyano&lt;br&gt;(photo)}}<br /> {{Char|Makoto Kyogoku|display=Makoto Kyogoku&lt;br&gt;(cellphone puppet)}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Gadgets ==<br /> {{Gadgets Appearances|<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}<br /> {{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}<br /> {{Gadget|Wristwatch Flashlight}}<br /> {{Gadget|Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes}}<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Face Mask}}<br /> {{Gadget|Anywhere Ball Dispensing Belt}}<br /> {{Gadget|Microphone}}<br /> {{Gadget|Button Speaker}}<br /> {{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Chapters ==<br /> === Bathroom Murder Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|340-341|Hidden Bathroom Secret}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 425 - The Hidden Truth ====<br /> With the poison's source still unknown, Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] plan to expand their investigation beyond the house but are quickly stopped by an ostensible interjection from [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]. Though initially startled, Agasa quickly adjusts to [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s deduction which he presents using the [[Voice-Changing Bowtie]]. <br /> <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> [[File:Screenshot 2025-06-14 at 3.43.43.png|thumb|right|175px|Dejima would naturally remove a used toilet paper roll from the room.]]<br /> Based on the locations where poison residue were discovered (the right side of Dejima's pants, the opening of his belt, and his handkerchief) Agasa states that Dejima likely touched the poison in the bathroom. Megure counters that forensics found no traces of poison in the bathroom, but Agasa elaborates that the killer laced poison on an empty toilet paper roll. Dejima would've replaced the roll and carried the poisoned roll out of the bathroom to be discarded elsewhere. The process is as follows.<br /> # Dejima touches the poison laced roll while replacing it with a new one.<br /> # The portions of toilet paper which came in contact with Dejima's poisoned fingers would be flushed once he uses them.<br /> # He touches his belt and pants after using the bathroom. <br /> # He washes his hands removing poison from his fingers.<br /> # He retouches the poison-laced toilet paper roll with his left hand and opens the bathroom door with his right hand.<br /> Agasa then proceeds to accuse '''Tetsuo Imai''' of consistently spiking Dejima's coffee with laxatives. Any laxative influence found in autopsy would also be attributed to Dejima's prescribed laxatives he used to treat his haemorrhoids. Additionally, the reason Imai presented cookies alongside his coffee was for the snacks to expedite bowel movements. Zaitsu questions how Imai could've predicted how he would've used the toilet, as if he had defecated, he would instead be poisoned. Agasa explains that Imai could determine whether Zaitsu used hard or soft flush by listening to the intensity of the flush; in the case of the former, Zaitsu could be given a wet towel to remove the poison. &lt;br&gt;[[File:Screenshot 2025-06-14 at 3.43.09.png|thumb|right|150px|Akemi helped quell Imai's resentment towards Dejima.]]<br /> Takagi then finds the discarded toilet paper roll, prompting Megure to order the search for the poison container. [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] steps forward and deduces Imai likely hid the poison container in the corner shelf of the kitchen as it would blend in with the poorly sanitized surroundings. Imai is shocked by Haibara's image as he is vividly reminded of [[Akemi Miyano|Akemi]]. Soon after, an officer proves Haibara correct by finding a suspicious bag in the corner shelf of the kitchen. Knowing his fingerprints would be discovered on the bag, Imai admits to his crime and begins explaining his motives. &lt;br&gt;<br /> '''The Motive:'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Imai states his desire to kill Dejima goes back two decades when Dejima sabotaged his attempts at branching off and becoming independent. While constructing a way to kill Dejima, the Miyano family had come to stay at the house. Akemi had approached Imai at his nadir, and through her bright attitude and positive outlook, she gave Imai hope to burry his rage. Years later, when Imai once again asked Dejima about independence, the latter replied he would allow it if only Imai had retained his abilities from twenty years ago. His anger reignited, Imai was once again momentarily calmed by Akemi when she briefly returned, promising him that she would soon visit again with her younger sister. But she never returned.&lt;ref name=&quot;One_Billion_Yen_Robbery_Case&quot;&gt;One Billion Yen Robbery Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#One_Billion_Yen_Robbery_Case|Volume 2: 13-16]])&lt;/ref&gt; With nothing to quell is murderous heart, Imai proceeded with his plan. <br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt; [[File:Screenshot 2025-06-14 at 3.42.48.png|thumb|right|200px|Vermouth calls in Calvados.]]<br /> On the car ride home [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] restlessly asks Conan if he had recovered [[Akemi Miyano|Akemi]]'s artifact. Conan replies that he has, explaining that after learning about Dejima's stipulations about being stingy toilet water, he deduced that Akemi had attached something to toilet's ballcock valve which had hampered the toilets functions and raised the water bill. The object attached to the valve at the time were likely the employee's tools. After hearing Imai was &quot;tired,&quot; Akemi hiding the tools was her way of forcing him to take a break from work. Years later when Akemi returned to use the bathroom, she replaced the tools with a different object, which, Conan had successfully retrieved, revealing it to be a set of twenty cassette tapes. Conan suspects the tapes contain vital information about the [[Black Organization]], causing Haibara to object to him listening to them as it would further endanger him. Conan stops the recording and hands the headphones to Haibara after realizing the tapes are instead a set of messages from her mother [[Elena Miyano|Elena]]. Conan concludes that Elena likely sensed her impending demise and thus recorded messages throughout the years for [[Shiho Miyano|Shiho]], eventually giving them to Akemi to pass on to her when she turned twenty. However, due to the organization's heavy security surrounding Shiho's research, Akemi had no choice but to hide the tapes in the house's toilet tank. If Akemi survived, she would've taken Shiho to the house to retrieve the tapes. Meanwhile, Haibara warmly smiles, rapt with comfort by her mother's voice, as Conan internally hopes she found solace knowing her mother was a true &quot;angel.&quot;&lt;br&gt;<br /> At an airport, [[Vermouth]] is seen on the phone enlisting the help of a sniper, referring to them as [[Calvados]].<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Sohei Dejima|Souhei Dejima manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (poison)<br /> * 54 years old<br /> * President of design office}}<br /> {{People|Ukihiko Zaitsu|Ukihiko Zaitsu manga.jpg|<br /> * 41 years old<br /> * Designer}}<br /> {{People|Tetsuo Imai|Tetsuo Imai manga.jpg|<br /> * 52 years old<br /> * Designer}}<br /> {{People|Isamu Natsubori|Isamu Natsubori manga.jpg|<br /> * 35 years old<br /> * Designer}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Vermouth is revealed to be eavesdropping on Agasa's house.<br /> * Haibara reveals her mother's codename to be Hell Angel.<br /> ** Haibara obtains voice recordings of her mother.<br /> * Vermouth calls in Calvados for help.<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Convenience Store Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|343-344|The Convenience Store Trap}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 426 - Goodbye Jodie ====<br /> [[File:CH426_YoungJodie.png|thumb|left|200px|A little girl discovers her father's killer.]]<br /> Ominous clouds rain upon a luxurious mansion in the middle of the night. A bloodied man lays dead against his arm chair, his glasses on the floor and a gun in his hand. A [[Vermouth|woman]], dressed fully in black, picks up his glasses but is interrupted by an innocent [[Jodie Starling|young girl]] standing at the doorway. &quot;Who are you?&quot; the girl asks; the woman raises her fingers to her mouth and motions her to shush. The recollection begins to crumble as [[Jodie Starling|Jodie]] wakes up from her flashback.&lt;br&gt;<br /> A fellow [[Teitan High School]] teacher expresses concern, wondering if the job's stress is effecting her. Jodie answers in the negative, saying she is fond of her students and is simply saddened that she soon must leave them.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Later, Jodie announces her resignation to her students, who react with surprise and disappointment.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH426_JodieSecret.png|thumb|right|250px|&quot;A secret makes a woman woman.&quot;]]<br /> After school, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] ask Jodie for a more detailed explanation of her sudden resignation. The teacher jokes about embarking on an adventure to locate a hidden treasure—ultimately leaving the truth about her departure a secret, once again echoing her phrase: &quot;a secret makes a woman woman.&quot; Ran, knowing that Jodie does not intend to divulge information, switches the topic by regretfully saying Jodie has never taught [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. Sonoko expresses her annoyance at Shinichi's stubbornness, remarking that he should abandon his case and return to them. Ran objects, affectionately describing Shinichi as &quot;stubborn.&quot; As the two girls dive into their usual romantic bickering, Jodie mentions how [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] is similarly stubborn. Ran says that Conan has recently been staying at Professor [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house lately to take care of a sick [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]]; Jodie appears intrigued. Sonoko then changes the subject and proposes they go to Jodie’s apartment for a farewell party. Jodie and Ran agree, and therefore decide to head to the convenience store where a friend of theirs, named [[Aya Nanakawa]], works to buy drinks and desserts.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Upon arrival at the store, they see a furious store manager shouting at Aya and threatening to fire her. Sonoko and Ran intervene and try to soothe an upset and crying Aya while the store manager reveals that he suspects Aya of being a thief. Sonoko is quick to come to the defense of her friend. The manager explains that he too was initially unwilling to believe that Aya was the culprit, but after noticing that the loss of goods only occurred on days when Aya was working, that surveillance cameras failed to reveal wrongdoing by a customer, and that theft occurred at times when only Aya was present in the store, he was forced to conclude that Aya was the culprit. The manager further reveals that a myriad of items have been stolen: game softwares, CDs, DVDs, beverages, box lunches, candy, and etc. Ran questions if Aya has ever been caught in the act via the cameras. The managers says no, stating that he cuts the footage during closing hours to lower operating costs, adding that the hall to the bathroom is also left dim for the same reason. Ran and Sonoko then turn to Aya and listen to her opinion. Aya tells them that she noticed three suspicious customers: a university student who comes to the store to read gaming magazines until closing hours, usually buying fast-foods and instant noodles; a very quiet office worker who never starts a quarrel even when cut in line, usually buying toothbrushes, towels, and batteries; and an elderly woman who likes spending as little money as possible, often lecturing the manager on how to save electricity, usually not buying anything at all. Lastly, Aya adds that all three suspects frequently use the store bathroom. &lt;br&gt; [[File:CH426_SuspectAya.png|thumb|left|250px|The store manager suspects Aya is the culprit.]]<br /> The store manager also says that the store experienced a long cessation of thefts after he rebuked Aya about the situation exactly one month ago. Just when he thought that Aya had learned that her misdemeanors were unacceptable, the theft started again at an even greater scale. Still, the manager offers to excuse Aya from her crime if she admits to her wrongdoing, but the girl remains steadfast in her conviction. Ran and Sonoko, seeing that the situation is spiraling downwards, suggest consulting with Shinichi or Conan, but Jodie says that they should try having a go at the case before turning to others for help, because those you can rely on can disappear at any time.<br /> <br /> ==== File 427 - Ran's Deduction ====<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH427_RanThinks.png|thumb|right|200px|Ran recalls how Shinichi digests clues.]]<br /> Ran and Sonoko reconsider the case details but are unable to envision anyone other than Aya as the culprit. Stuck, Ran asks herself what Shinichi would do in this situation. She recalls he once told her that when there is a case, it is almost certain that something deviating from the norm happens, and such deviations, no matter how insignificant, are clues that can be found by careful observation that form the cornerstone of a deduction. Thus, Ran asks Aya whether anything unusual happened on the days when she was on shift. Neither she nor the store manager can think of anything, but another employee points out that the store is exceptionally clean whenever Aya is on watch. He elaborates that after newly arrived goods are taken into the storage room during the night, Aya will make sure that the boxes are arranged in order so they do not occlude the bathroom. The employee adds that nobody else, including the manager himself, bothers to go the extra mile. The manager concedes that the employee’s account is true, but insists that Aya’s good habits do not excuse her and that he will involve the police unless Ran and company can find the true culprit.&lt;br&gt; <br /> Meanwhile, Conan sits in Agasa's house, having had a feeling Ran is calling for him—as if the two are connected via [[Wikipedia: Telepathy|telepathy]]. He waves the feeling off and instead asks Agasa about the whereabouts of the still-feverish Haibara. Agasa says she is in the laboratory listening to the tapes that her [[Elena Miyano|mother]] left her.&lt;ref name=&quot;Bathroom_Murder_Case&quot;&gt;Bathroom Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Bathroom_Murder_Case|Volume 41-42: 423-425]])&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH427_HaibaraTapes.png|thumb|left|200px|Haibara listens to her mother's recordings.]]<br /> In the basement, Haibara rests in a state of absolute bliss: her eyes closed, in inner peace, and listening to the recording her mother prepared for her eighteenth birthday. In the recording, her mother asks what [[Shiho Miyano|Shiho]] is doing in her life and tells her that as long as she does not regret her decisions, she will fully support her. Haibara, thinking that the recording ends there, tries to press the stop button on the cassette player, but her mother suddenly starts talking again. To Haibara's surprise, her mother begins to share the truth about something. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, Jodie recollection continues: the woman in black approaches the confused young girl with a gun. Later, huge flames engulf the house and reduced it to ashes. &lt;br&gt;<br /> This time, she is interrupted by her two students, who notice that her glasses appear quite old. Jodie concurs, adding they are the last remnant of someone who was very important to her. Suddenly, a frantic customer bumps into Ran on his way to the bathroom. They notice the store is reaching its peak hours and are directedd by the manager to step outside.&lt;br&gt;<br /> The trio continue to think but are unable to come up with any solid deduction. Deliverymen arrive early at the store, but after consulting the cashier worker, they decide to come back later due to the influx of customers. Ran, having overheard their conversation, starts thinking, and asks Sonoko whether she knows of any quote by Sherlock Holmes resembling &quot;eliminating the impossible things...&quot; remembering Shinichi often quoted it.&lt;ref name=&quot;Mermaid's_Curse_Case&quot;&gt;Mermaid's Curse Case (Manga: [[Volume_28#Mermaid's_Curse_Case|Volume 28: 279-283]])&lt;/ref&gt; Sonoko is clueless, but Jodie confidently replies that the exact quote is: &quot;whenever you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.&quot; After hearing this, Ran seems to have come up with a deduction, but remains unsure of its accuracy. She thinks of Shinichi yet again, believing that he would know what to do in such a situation. Suddenly, she receives a call from an unidentified caller. She answers the phone and becomes overwhelmed after hearing Shinichi's voice. <br /> <br /> ==== File 428 - The Unbelievable Conclusion ====<br /> Conan, as Shinichi, tries to confirm something with Ran but shifts to asking about her situation after hearing her in distress about Aya's predicament. Ran relays all of the information to Shinichi who is able to immediately work out the culprit's identity. Before he is able to give his deduction, Ran interrupts, wanting to test her own deduction. Shinichi agrees to hear it; the girl fights through her nervousness and presents her logic. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH428_JodiePhotos.png|thumb|right|250px|Ran finds photos of Shinichi behind Jodie's mirror.]]<br /> Once she finishes, Shinichi bursts out in laughter, not because of any apparent flaw, but because he finds amusement in the notion that Ran remains hesitant to share her deduction despite its good quality. He adds that detectives are mortal, and always carry a pinch of anxiety with them when presenting their theories, worrying about having neglected some small but crucial detail. He proceeds to say that this element of unknown is what doubles a detective's satisfaction upon hitting the target. Therefore, he withholds comment on Ran's deduction so as to not deprive her of this supreme catharsis. Ran, inspired by Shinichi's words, quickly comes up with a plan.<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> [[File:CH428_SuspectCaught.png|thumb|right|300px|The office worker emerges from his hiding spot.]]<br /> She calmly enters the store and into the empty bathroom. She prepares herself before loudly screaming about a quickly spreading fire. The manager, confused and irate, pounds on the door and demands Ran stop her obstruction of business. She calmly exits the bathroom and signals him to remain quiet. A few moments later, the bathroom door is violently flung open and a man rushes outside. '''The Office Worker''' finds himself at the entrance to the storage room, staring out at a confused group of shoppers.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Ran declares the office worker to be the culprit, stating that he managed to avoid detection because he has been living in the space above the bathroom ceiling. He has been surviving off of the food he stole from the convenience store, taking roughly three days worth of food each trip—perfectly lining up with Aya's shift. Additionally, he was able to purchase sanitation goods with the money he made off of selling the stole game softwares and DVDs. Furthermore, he used the stolen batteries to power a flashlight, which is needed for searching for food and other basic necessities in the lightless, closed store during the night. Sonoko asks how no one noticed him enter the bathroom without ever exiting. Ran answers that he let others cut in the line leading to the bathroom, ensuring he is always the last person to enter it. Finally, he only steals after Aya's shift because she was the only worker who would neatly order the boxes before the morning shift, clearing a path from the bathroom to the store. Sonoko questions the last portion of the deduction, arguing that the office worker can simply push any blockage away. Ran admits she is stumped, unable to fully explain that action. Fortunately, Shinichi steps in over the phone, explaining that the office worker does not dare to move any obstructing boxes because he fears that the movements, however slight, will be noticed by store employees, who will then infer that something is wrong with the bathroom, exposing his hiding spot. &lt;br&gt;<br /> The store manager accepts all of Ran’s explanations, but still questions why there was a prolonged period of time where the office worker refrained from stealing after Aya was reprimanded. Ran asserts that the office worker is not truly a bad person. He overheard Aya's rebuking and realized that his actions were hurting an innocent other, thus stopped for some time. Moreover, the stolen box lunches were invariably those which were nearing their expiration date. The office worker had chosen them to minimize financial damage to the store. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH428_Apology.png|thumb|left|200px|Aya receives a much deserved apology.]]<br /> With the deduction complete the office worker admits to his guilt. He kneels down to asks for forgiveness, recounting that three months ago, he lost his job and was evicted from his apartment. He found the bathroom ceiling as a place of refuge, believing that stealing such a small amount would not cause problems for the store. Upon hearing this, the manager barks out, telling the office worker that contrary to his belief, the store has suffered terrible losses. He then insists on being compensated by working at his convenience store—with no salary for the first few months. The manager comforts the office worker by saying that his troubles and feelings are relatable, having opened the store after being fired from his company job. Ran and Sonoko interrupt this warm moment and demand that both parties apologize immediately to Aya. They comply with this demand without any grudge.<br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> With the case solved, Ran and Sonoko part ways with Aya, who is feeling better. Shinichi then reminds Ran about his inquiry, asking if she had recently entered his house for cleaning purposes. The girl denies, and Conan accepts her answer while concerningly staring out at his unlit [[Kudo Residence|mansion]].&lt;br&gt;<br /> At the farewell party, Sonoko expresses her annoyance about an inebriated Jodie immediately falling asleep, while Ran calls her [[Kogoro Mouri|father]], informing him that she will be staying over at Jodie's place. Ran then leaves for the bathroom where she reflects on how Shinichi saved her yet again. She also notices something hidden behind the mirror and opens the medicine cabinet, finding a plethora of photos primarily depicting her, Shinichi, and Conan.<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Aya Nanakawa|Aya Nanakawa manga.jpg|<br /> * Ran and Sonoko's middle school classmate}}<br /> {{People|Store manager|426-428 Man manga.jpg|<br /> * Sunday Mart manager}}<br /> {{People|Hori Wada|Hori Wada manga.jpg|<br /> * Sunday Mart employee}}<br /> {{People|Man|426-428 Customer 1 manga.jpg|<br /> * Game maniac}}<br /> {{People|Man|426-428 Customer 2 manga.jpg|<br /> * Office worker}}<br /> {{People|Old lady|426-428 Customer 3 manga.jpg|<br /> * Old lady}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Jodie recalls an incident in her past.<br /> * Romantic development between Ran and Shinichi.<br /> ** Shinichi helps Ran solve her first case. <br /> * Conan believes someone is surreptitiously entering the Kudo House.<br /> * Ran discovers photographs of Shinichi, Conan, and Araide behind a mirror in Jodie's apartment. <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Halloween Party Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|345|Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Calvados]]|image = Calvados.jpg|description =<br /> * Member of the [[Black Organization]]}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 429 - The Full Moon and the Trap at the Banquet ====<br /> [[File:CH_429 VermouthLetter.png|thumb|left|200px|The Mouris receive a cryptic letter from &quot;Vermouth.&quot;]] <br /> [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] informs [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] about an off-season Halloween party invitation they received in the mail. The letter begins by taunting the detective before vividly describing a macabre party aboard a ship in a flowery prose. Annoyed, Kogoro asks who sent the letter. Ran is unsure but assumes the sender is a foreigner due to the letter being signed with the alphabet signature &quot;[[Vermouth]].&quot;&lt;br&gt; [[File:CH_429 ConanStuns.png|thumb|right|225px|Conan stuns an unyielding Haibara.]]<br /> Ran calls [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] and asks if he knows anyone named Vermouth. The Professor replies that he does not before asking Ran if Kogoro intends on attending. She confirms, adding that [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] is in the process of testing various costume cosmetics on him. She clarifies that the party has a strict dress code: black suit or black dress with a costume depicting a monster of your choice. Agasa asks if she'll join her father but the girl erupts—clearly horrified by the thought of a monster party. Ran then asks if [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] has received an invitation. Seeing [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] motion a hush sign, Agasa lies about his ignorance and assures her that he'll send the letter her way if he finds one in his mail. Meanwhile, Conan peruses a copy of the same invitation letter presumably sent to Shinichi's address. Before ending the call, Ran asks Agasa to keep the event a secret from Conan as she ostensibly fears his impulsiveness, though internally, she thinks about her discovery behind [[Jodie Starling|Jodie]]'s mirror. &lt;ref name=&quot;Convenience_Store_Case&quot;&gt;Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])&lt;/ref&gt; After the two hang up, a visibly sick [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] asks Conan if he intends to attend the party. He says he will, intrigued by the sender's name, Vermouth, as it, like Gin and Vodka, is the name of an alcohol. Haibara states she is unaware of any [[Black Organization]] members with such a code name. Conan explains that &quot;Vermouth&quot; is the English name of the alcohol, while in Japanese, it's called &quot;Berumot.&quot; Hearing the name, a jolt of fear and panic tears through Haibara (in the story, Haibara is only familiar with the Japanese pronunciation. In most English translations, no distinctions in pronounciation are made, and [[Vermouth]]'s name remains as &quot;Vermouth&quot;). Conan interprets her reaction as confirmation that Vermouth is a member of the Black Organization, and states his intentions of attending. Haibara staunchly opposes the decision, pointing to the event as being a trap. Conan stuns her with his [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|wristwatch]], apologizing before stating that this is his only way forward. Meanwhile, Vermouth continues to listen-in on their conversation through the bugs she had previously placed.&lt;ref name=&quot;Bathroom_Murder_Case&quot;&gt;Bathroom Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Bathroom_Murder_Case|Volume 41-42: 423-425]])&lt;/ref&gt; Hearing Conan's determination, she smiles.&lt;br&gt; <br /> Back at Agasa's house, Conan points out a crucial detail about the invitation letter. Alongside the salutation aimed at Shinichi, Conan is also named, implying the sender is aware of both his and Haibara's true identities. Shocked, Agasa questions why the organization has yet to move against them. Conan replies he doesn't know why, but has a rough idea. Conan's phone rings. The boy shushes Agasa before texting &quot;OK&quot; in heart symbols to an unknown recipient. Closing his phone, he turns to view his house from the window, noting that only one mystery remains: the identity of the individual recently entering his house. &lt;ref name=&quot;Convenience_Store_Case&quot;&gt;Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;br&gt; [[File:CH_429 ShinichiSign.png|thumb|right|175px|The Invisible Man signs in as Shinichi Kudo (工藤新一).]]<br /> A black Porsche 356 A drives down a bridge, driven by [[Gin]] with [[Vodka]] beside him. The latter asks why he is being assigned to attend the Halloween party. Gin answers that it is to keep an eye on Vermouth, expressing annoyance towards her secretive nature. He then orders Vodka to ignore her favorable standing with the [[Renya Karasuma|Boss]] and execute her if she steps out of line. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan investigates the Kudo house by comparing the electricity, gas, and water meters to their displays earlier in the day. He concludes that they have shifted, meaning someone has been entering the house. He daringly enters through the front door and into the dark corridors, armed with his [[Wristwatch Flashlight|flashlight]] and [[Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes|shoes]]. He cautiously enters a room but fails to notice a silhouette holding a gun lurking behind the door.&lt;br&gt;<br /> A ragged and ghostly ship docks at a port as a wide range of foul and frightening monsters board. Kogoro, dressed as [[Wikipedia: CountDracula|Count Dracula]], and Sonoko, dressed as a [[Wikipedia: Witch|Witch]], wait in the check-in line as they marvel at the authentic performances of their fellow party-goers. The two also meet a beautiful woman dressed as [[Wikipedia:Medusa|Medusa]]. Finally their turn to board, Kogoro jovially asks a worker if they're actually going to kill someone, but the workers replies with confusion. Kogoro shows the worker his invitation. The man confirms the invitation itself is authentic but is unfamiliar with the envelope and accompanying letter. However, he does inform the detective that the party will feature an activity surrounding a murder mystery. As Kogoro and Sonoko hastily embark, the next attendee shows his invitation to the workers, who, stand in awe of his identity. The attendee, dressed as [[Wikipedia: The Invisible Man|The Invisible Man]], signs his name in the guest book as &quot;Shinichi Kudo.&quot;<br /> <br /> ==== File 430 - The Haunted Ship Painted with Blood ====<br /> The sun begins to set as Haibara regains consciousness, finding herself in Agasa's basement. She hears the voices of Conan and Agasa from the room above; they appear to discuss play-testing a newly designed game. Knowing the voices are a ruse, she goes to check her desk drawer and finds its contents have slightly shifted, indicating Conan had purloined one of her [[Prototype Antidote|prototype antidote]] pills. &lt;br&gt; [[File:CH_430 WelcomeCaptain.png|thumb|left|300px|The ghostly captain's welcome.]]<br /> On the ship, the captain welcomes the guests aboard the &quot;Sea Phantom&quot; and directs each guest to match with seven others who share the same [[Wikipedia: Tarot|tarot card]]. Kogoro sees &quot;XV&quot; and a caricature of a goat on his card, but Medusa clarifies that it represents 15 and the [[Wikipedia: Devil|Devil]] respectively. Medusa further explains that the party doubles as an audition for extras in the annual film ''Records of the Ghost Captain's Voyage'' (幽霊船長の航海記). She points to a howling [[Wikipedia: Werewolf|Werewolf]], a robotic [[Wikipedia: Frankenstein's monster|Frankenstein's Monster]], and a reticent [[Wikipedia: Mummy_(undead)|Mummy]] as examples of party-goers attempting to impress judges and secure a spot in the film. The captain then announces that the Sea Phantom will momentarily set sail, exciting the crowd. In the lower decks, several workers excitedly talk about Shinichi Kudo's presence aboard the ship, remarking that the rumors of his death were false. Nearby, a [[Wikipedia: Zombie|Zombie]] listens to their conversation in silence. On deck, Kogoro and Sonoko find they are paired with Medusa, the Werewolf, Frankenstein's Monster, the Mummy, and the Invisible Man. &lt;br&gt; [[File:CH_430 DeadCaptain.png|thumb|right|125px|The crowd finds the captain dangling in the wind.]]<br /> At the Agasa residence, Haibara picks up a phone call from Doctor [[Tomoaki Araide|Araide]]. He asks about Haibara's cold and notifies her that he was able to arrange a proper check-up with a doctor friend of his. He says they are available tonight and offers to pick her up. Haibara accepts.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Back on the ship, Kogoro, Sonoko, Medusa, and the Invisible Man attempt to find their group members before the activity begins. They enter the ship's bathroom and find it a dim unpleasant environment filled with cobwebs and broken mirrors. They find Frankenstein's Monster vigorously washing his hands while murmuring about his inability to wash off the blood on his hands. Sonoko calls out for the Werewolf and the Mummy. They then hear the Werewolf howl from within a stall before bursting out and running off while checking his watch. Kogoro soon finds him sitting at the cocktail bar. He attempts to be friendly with the Werewolf, even ordering an identical drink: a Silver Bullet. Still, the Werewolf continues his cavalier attitude and walks off with his drink while seemingly looking for something—much to Kogoro's concern. The lights then shut off as the captain's voice echos through the ship's hull. He introduces the first activity as a witch hut aimed at finding a fraud within the ship, a human masquerading as a monster. He directs everyone to rush to the deck for a hint. As the party-goers arrive, they find the captain swaying upside-down on the shrouds. Kogoro notices a red liquid drip onto the floor in front of him which Medusa identifies as real blood. Suddenly, the captain's body falls from up-high and crashes onto the wooden deck, revealing he has been shot with a crossbow bolt piercing an XV Devil card.&lt;br&gt;<br /> At Agasa's house, Haibara hears the doorbell ring and opens the door. Her eyes widen in a mix of fear and shock upon seeing the figure on the other side.<br /> <br /> ==== File 431 - The Invisible Man Enters! ====<br /> [[File:Screenshot 2025-06-17 at 0.14.41.png|thumb|left|200px|Jodie leads Haibara to her car as a confused Araide watches.]]<br /> Haibara attempts to shut the door, but is stopped. The visitor reveals herself to be Jodie, who claims that Araide's car had malfunctioned and is unable to pick her up; she has been sent in his stead. After some apprehension, Haibara allows Jodie to escort her into her car. As the pair drive off, Araide, driving a perfectly functioning vehicle, notices them leaving. &lt;br&gt;<br /> As the Sea Phantom slowly drifts atop the Pacific Ocean, its guests awkwardly stand around the captain's corpse. Medusa comments that the killer likely jettisoned his crossbow off deck, thus making it unrecoverable. Meanwhile, Kogoro removes the captain's mask and expresses familiarity with his face. Medusa says that he is Senzou Fukuura, a famous film producer tied to the Ghost Captain series. The event staff confirm that while Fukuura did not play the Ghost Captain role in the films, he would host the party audition each year as the character. Kogoro asks the staff the answer to the witch hunt activity Fukuura was introducing, but they reply that only he knew the answer. Kogoro believes the culprit must be one of the staff members. He cites how every attendee was inside the ship at the time of the shooting, leaving only staff members on the deck capable of shooting the crossbow. He additionally deduces that the XV Devil card attached to the bolt must be an attempt to frame one of the attendees for the crime. However, the staff correct him by stating there were several guests on deck during the shooting, and that the tarot cards used were of custom design and irreplicable by the event staff. Taking this information into account, Medusa figures that the culprit is most likely one of seven members in the XV Devil group. With one hour until the ship reaches Yokohama harbor, Medusa suggests they return inside and collect their thoughts. As the party-goers file into the doors, the Invisible Man crouches to the ground, noticing a small circular mark on the wooden deck. He notices a trail of similar marks leading to the shrouds. Kogoro calls the [[Mouri Detective Agency|Detective Agency]] to tell Ran about his delayed return. He gets no response.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, Jodie drives Haibara through the streets of town as the latter notices Araide tailing them in his car. &lt;br&gt; [[File:CH432_ShinichiReveal.png|thumb|right|200px|Shinichi Kudo reveals himself.]]<br /> Back aboard the ship, Kogoro directs everyone in his group to show their tarot cards. Only the Mummy fails, believing he had dropped it somewhere. Kogoro suspects him, but he explains that he is an undercover staff member who was tasked with judging attendees' make-up. Other Mummys corroborate his explanation, adding that Fukuura had personally applied each Mummy's make-up and taping, and that he also gave each Mummy a unique instruction such as drinking a certain alcohol, only eating chicken, and wearing a red wig. The only common instruction given was to remain silent. Hearing the Mummys' words, the Invisible Man leaves the crowd and heads for the bathroom. Once there, he closely examines the room's contents. Back at the crowd, Kogoro asks where the Mummy went after he left the group. He responds that he accompanied Frankenstein's Monster and the Werewolf to the bathroom. Though the Monster confirms he entered with them, he does not recall seeing him leave. The Mummy frantically states that he likely went unnoticed since someone had destroyed the mirrors. Kogoro further asks him where the Mummy was at the time of the crime, to which he answers that he was with the Werewolf. The Werewolf denies his alibi. While the interrogation continues, the Invisible Man climbs the shrouds to reach the crow's nest where he discovers a frightened rooster and another small circular mark. As Kogoro begins to label the Mummy as the true culprit, the ship's speakers blare with a voice directing everyone to the deck. Kogoro leads the charge as guests pour out onto the moonlit floor. They look up to see the Invisible Man perched on the crow's nest. He proclaims the start of his deduction as Kogoro recognizes his voice and mannerisms. The Invisible Man slowly unravels his bandages—making visible a very familiar face.<br /> <br /> ==== File 432 - Shinichi Kudo Appears!? ====<br /> [[File:CH_432 VodkaShock.png|thumb|right|175px|Vodka is staggered to see Shinichi Kudo alive.]]<br /> The Invisible Man reveals himself to be Shinichi Kudo, shocking the crowd. The Zombie, revealed to be a disguised Vodka, is seen dumbfounded by this revelation as he distinctly remembers Gin poisoning the boy with a [[APTX4869]] pill. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Jodie continues to drive Haibara, who, turns to make a request. The girl coughs in the process.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Kogoro remains steadfast in his belief that the Mummy is the culprit and demands Shinichi explain himself. The boy coughs before apologizing for his apparent mild cold. <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> '''File 432'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Shinichi immediately begins by stating that the '''the Werewolf''' stole the Mummy's tarot card in the bathroom to frame him for the killing. Unconvinced, Kogoro beseeches the Mummy to answer if that is true. The Mummy is unsure. Shinichi elaborates that the Werewolf likely used a syringe to squirt chloroform into the Mummy's bathroom stall and waited for the Mummy to fall unconscious. He then climbed into his stall and stole the Mummy's card. Kogoro demands evidence, but Shinichi concedes that his theory is merely a guess as the syringe has probably been thrown overboard. Kogoro is still skeptical of the Werewolf's guilt as unlike the Mummy, he did not completely vanish. The Mummy exclaims that he was with the group as he left the bathroom. Shinichi asks Frankenstein's Monster to recount his actions in the bathroom. The Monster, as an active member of the horror community, managed to immediately identify the Mummy as a judge due to his constant messaging. He proceeded to follow the Mummy to the bathroom so he could act in-character for his consideration. However, he notes that the Werewolf had exited the stall that the Mummy had entered. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_432 WerewolfMummy.png|thumb|right|150px|The Werewolf placed his mask on an unconscious Mummy.]]<br /> Kogoro, now understanding, realizes that the Werewolf had placed his mask atop the unconscious Mummy's face and that the Werewolf he had interacted with prior to the shooting was actually the Mummy. Shinichi explains that the Mummy's extensive make-up and bandages had prevented him from realizing he wore a mask. Additionally, the Werewolf had broken the bathroom mirrors so as to not alert the Mummy about his new disguise. The two monster's near identical suits and gloves also worked to sell the effect. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Kogoro points out the impossibility that the Werewolf could guarantee that he would be paired with someone who both matches his clothing and is silent. The young detective disagrees, saying that the Werewolf had no specific target in mind and instead waited for anyone who satisfied his sartorial requirements to enter the bathroom. Kogoro further questions how the Mummy (disguised as the Werewolf) could have timed his exit from the stall in response to Sonoko's call if he was unconscious. Shinichi says he was woken by an alarm. Hearing this, Sonoko realizes that he must have been woken up by the Werewolf's howl, which was a pre-recorded sound built into the Werewolf's mask. Shinichi adds that the back of the mask likely contained a tracker and microphone which allowed the Werewolf to track his mask's whereabouts and listen for Sonoko's call. The Werewolf would activate the mask's howl to obfuscate the voice of anyone who attempted to refer to the Mummy as &quot;the Werewolf.&quot; This strategy also explains why the Mummy claimed to be near the Werewolf after exiting the bathroom.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Finally, with his alibi made, the Werewolf was free to climb up to the deck and shoot the Captain with a crossbow. Shinichi finally states that once the crowd of party-goers spilled out onto the deck, the Werewolf melted into the chaos and used the opportunity to stealthy recollect his mask from the Mummy. &lt;br&gt;<br /> The Werewolf demands Shinichi present evidence. The detective accepts, stating there are two. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_432 NingenMummy.png|thumb|left|250px|The Mummy was planned to be the Human amongst the Monsters.]]<br /> First, the intended hint for the witch hunt was a rooster held by its tail. Seeing the hint, Medusa explains that a male rooster is called a &quot;cock,&quot; and when combined with &quot;tail,&quot; it spells &quot;cocktail.&quot; Shinichi asks Kogoro what cocktail he drank. He responds he drank a Silver Bullet. The Mummy then exclaims that he too drank one as Fukuura had specifically directed him to do so. The Werewolf calls it a coincidence as he too drank a Silver Bullet. Shinichi questions the Werewolf on his choice of beverage, much to the Werewolf's annoyance. However, the wolf's annoyance slowly turns to shock as the realization hits him like a wave. Shinichi explains that the &quot;Silver Bullet&quot; is a famous artifact in horror described to be the only thing capable of killing a Werewolf. The Silver Bullet cocktail is additionally known as a drink which wards off evil. No horror fan attempting to sell the authenticity of their performance would order such a drink. Therefore, the captain most likely intended for the guests to interpret the clue as relating to the bar, and then flock to the bartender and ask him to divulge details about his servings. Whoever ordered the anti-monster drink, Silver Bullet, would be answer to the witch hunt. As proof, Medusa unravels the Mummy's bandages revealing &quot;Human (人間)&quot; written on his forehead (placed there when Fukuura did his make-up). &lt;br&gt;<br /> Second, successfully shooting someone with a crossbow in the dark is impossible. Thus, the Werewolf must have shot the captain from close range. Shinichi points to the series of circular marks approaching the shrouds and on the crow's nest and identifies it as an indent produced by a small piece of glass stuck to the bottom of the Werewolf's shoe. This piece of glass came from when the Werewolf shattered the bathroom mirrors. The police will surely match the shape of the glass shard to the marks on the floor, cementing the Werewolf as the true culprit of the crime. &lt;br&gt;<br /> As Kogoro goes to look at the Werewolf's shoes, he cries out and blames Vermouth, whom he calls the devil. &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> '''File 433'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Kogoro interrogates the Werewolf about whether Vermouth directed him to assassinate the captain. The Werewolf clarifies that he committed the murder on personal grounds. He adds that he was shattered after Fukuura canceled his former series, the ''Butsumetsu Series'', prematurely in order to make room for his new Ghost Captain films. After writing about his murderous desires on a murky internet forum, a user named Vermouth emerged and offered to provide him with weapons and a method. Although the Werewolf refused at first, he began receiving troubling photographs of his family members and records of his day-to-day activities. Vermouth also threatened to kill members of his family if he brought the harassment case to the police. <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> Jodie drives Haibara on the docks of a harbor beside several rows of shipping containers. She deftly performs a J-turn and stops before a pursuing Araide. The two adults exit their cars and inquire about the other. Araide questions Jodie's intentions with Haibara. Jodie replies that she was just taking her on a drive and that she has a considerable amount of free time, unlike him. She reminds Araide about the approaching court hearing about his father's murder, and that he must conceal the fact that his family helper, [[Hikaru Yasumoto]], pulled the trigger. &lt;ref name=&quot;Blackout_Murder_Case&quot;&gt;Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])&lt;/ref&gt; Jodie claims that Kogoro had told her the truth about the case. Confused, Araide retorts, stating that the culprit was not Hikaru but his mother-in-law, and that the cause of death was electrocution and not gunshot. Jodie smirks. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_432 VermouthReveal.png|thumb|left|200px|Vermouth revealed.]]<br /> Jodie laughs, clarifying that the trigger she mentioned referred to a circuit breaker and not to a gun. She explains that in order not to hurt Hikaru with the truth about her unintentional involvement, the police and the culprit agreed to alter the case report. She then remarks that the case files he stole from the police headquarters made no mention of the true cause of death.&lt;ref name=&quot;Missing_Watch_Case&quot;&gt;Missing Watch Case (Manga: [[Volume_33#Missing_Watch_Case|Volume 33: 335-337]])&lt;/ref&gt; Araide is stunned. He asks her who she is. &quot;A secret makes a woman woman,&quot; she replies. Jodie says that those were the last words her enemy said to her, the enemy who killed her father.&lt;ref name=&quot;Convenience_Store_Case&quot;&gt;Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])&lt;/ref&gt; She then identifies Araide as a disguised Chris Vineyard, as Vermouth.<br /> <br /> ==== File 433 - The Truth Behind the Mask ====<br /> Jodie recalls the continuation of her previous flashback.&lt;ref name=&quot;Convenience_Store_Case&quot;&gt;Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])&lt;/ref&gt; Jodie (the little girl) notices Vermouth (the woman in black) holding her father's glasses. The woman apologizes and returns the pair to Jodie, who notices her father's corpse and assumes he is asleep. Vermouth asks the little girl to stay by her father's side until he wakes up, to which Jodie happily accepts. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_433 JodieVermouth.png|thumb|right|175px|Jodie asks why Vermouth doesn't age.]]<br /> In the present day, Jodie narrates her memory to Vermouth, adding that the latter proceeded to set fire to the house—destroying her father's FBI case files on the Black Organization. She reveals that her survival was due to her leaving the house to obtain orange juice, a drink she associated with properties that would help her father wake up. Vermouth expresses surprise in learning that Jodie was the little girl, saying that she attempted to find her after the authorities only recovered the remains of her parents. Jodie explains that her father's colleagues placed her in the Witness Protection Program where she'd eventually go on to become an FBI agent herself. She applauds Vermouth's unmatched ability in espionage before divulging details surrounding their operations against her. After observing an undisguised Chris Vineyard routinely visit Araide's clinic over a mild illness, they deduced that Vermouth would attempt to kill him and take his place in society. In response, the FBI staged an accident using Araide's family car—driving it off of a cliff and into the sea—right in front of a tailing Vermouth. Jodie further says that members of her team used oxygen tanks to escape the wreckage. Nevertheless, they succeeded in selling the idea that Araide and his entire family had drowned without anyone other than Vermouth as a witness. Just as the Bureau predicted, Vermouth assumed Araide's identity and began operating out of his clinic. Still unsure of her motives, Jodie had surreptitiously entered Vermouth's lair in the clinic and found a dartboard highlighting a [[Shiho Miyano|girl with reddish brown hair in her late teenage years]]. Believing Vermouth to be hunting this girl, Jodie asks why she is certain that her target is Haibara, a significantly younger, albeit identical, elementary schooler. The agent further inquires about the two additional photographs attached to the dartboard depicting Conan and Ran labeled &quot;Cool Guy&quot; and &quot;Angel&quot; respectively. She wonders why Vermouth would not strike Haibara in the presence of Conan, and why Vermouth had gone so far as to risk her life to protect Conan from the bus hijackers.&lt;ref name=&quot;Bus_Hijacking_Case&quot;&gt;Bus Hijacking Case (Manga: [[Volume_29#Bus_Hijacking_Case|Volume 29: 287-289]])&lt;/ref&gt; Vermouth remains silent as she listens to the events unfold aboard the Sea Phantom.&lt;br&gt;<br /> The crowd showers Shinichi with applause and adoration for swiftly solving the mystery. The boy shows humility, stating that he was able to infer the culprit's methods because he is employing the same trick.&lt;br&gt; [[File:CH_433 DoubleReveal.png|thumb|left|175px|The double reveal.]]<br /> Jodie fires her gun and disarms Vermouth before ordering her to remain still. Jodie then asks a pivotal question: &quot;Why don't you age?&quot; The agent explains that Chris Vineyard first drew her attention when she publicly repeated her phrase &quot;a secret makes a woman woman&quot; at her mother, [[Sharon Vineyard]]'s, funeral. After mustering up the courage, Jodie cross-examined a fingerprint left on the lens of her father's glasses with those of Chris Vineyard's, finding they were identical. <br /> However, confounding the investigation is the fact that Chris Vineyard appears too young to be the young adult woman who murdered Jodie's father twenty years ago. Lost, Jodie threw a wild pitch and compared Chris' fingerprints to a related individual: Sharon Vineyard. To Jodie's horror, she found that Chris and her mother were the same person. Vermouth keeps her silence, prompting Jodie to call for her associates to come forward and restrain the target. Suddenly, the agent is grazed by a speeding bullet, knocking her back and against her car. Vermouth smiles and walks forward while thanking [[Calvados]] for the strike. She reminds her sniper not to kill Jodie yet as she wishes to interrogate her. The agent weakly asks what had happened. Vermouth replies that she knew Jodie was trying to lure her to this location for a coordinated arrest so she arrived at the site two hours earlier disguised as Jodie to call off the operation. Vermouth reveals she had an ulterior motive behind lifting Kogoro Mouri's case files from the police headquarters. By stealing files relating to Kogoro, the FBI would attempt to uncover a link between Vermouth's motivations and Kogoro Mouri's activities, thus dispatching several agents to spy on his Detective Agency.&lt;ref name=&quot;Missing_Watch_Case&quot;&gt;Missing Watch Case (Manga: [[Volume_33#Missing_Watch_Case|Volume 33: 335-337]])&lt;/ref&gt; By using his agency as a trap, Vermouth was able to gauge the FBI's numbers and collect addresses and contact information—allowing her to foresee aspects of Jodie's plan. Additionally, Vermouth had purposely placed photographs of [[Shiho Miyano|Shiho]] in her lair so that the FBI would pounce on the lead and locate Haibara for her.&lt;ref name=&quot;Dark_Apartment_Murder_Case&quot;&gt;Dark Apartment Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Dark_Apartment_Murder_Case|Volume 41: 417-419]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Four_Porsches_Murder_Case&quot;&gt; Four Porsches Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Four_Porsches_Murder_Case|Volume 41: 420-422]])&lt;/ref&gt; Vermouth admits she was caught off guard by the purposeful discrepancy in Araide's case file and asks how the FBI was able to collect such deeply personal intelligence. Jodie says that she was given the information by Haibara during the car ride, and that if she used the information to successfully lure out Vermouth, she would gain her trust. Haibara blankly stares at Vermouth from behind the car window. She coughs. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Shinichi coughs. Sonoko and Kogoro ask for him to clarify what he meant by employing the same trick as the culprit. Shinichi begins to grasp at his upper neck. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_433 HaibaraArrives.png|thumb|right|225px|The real Haibara enters the picture.]]<br /> Suddenly, a [[Anywhere Ball Dispensing Belt|soccer ball]] bursts through the window and disarms Vermouth. The woman steps backward in surprise. Haibara exits the car and grasps at her upper neck and pulls her disguise off revealing herself to be Conan.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Shinichi's face flutters through the air as [[Heiji Hattori]] reveals himself to be the detective aboard the Sea Phantom. Kogoro and Sonoko are astonished by the perfect impersonation. Meanwhile, Medusa, revealed to be [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]], internally relishes over her work of art. Heiji had attached a [[Microphone]] to his finger which he used to quietly relay his deduction to Conan, who then used his [[Voice-Changing Face Mask]] in tandem with his [[Button Speaker|Speaker]] to voice Shinichi for the crowd. Heiji states he has wrapped up his end and wishes Conan good luck.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan aims his Stun-gun Wristwatch at Vermouth and instructs her not to move so that she continues to block the sniper's shot. He aims to get both her and Jodie back into the car and to drive to a nearby police station. However, without warning, a wildcard emerges; the real Haibara, sporting a spare pair of [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|Tracking Glasses]], arrives on the scene.<br /> [[File:CH_434 RanTackle.png|thumb|left|250px|Ran bursts out of Jodie's trunk and immediately protects Haibara.]]<br /> <br /> ==== File 434 - Rotten Apple ====<br /> Gins responds to a call from Vodka who informs him about the bizarre spectacle he witnessed involving Shinichi Kudo. Gin says he does not remember the boy, stating that he chooses to forget those he has killed. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Still aboard the ship, Kogoro and Sonoko protest Heiji's second act of blatant identity theft. &lt;ref name=&quot;School_Play_Murder_Case&quot;&gt;School Play Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#School_Play_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 255-257]])&lt;/ref&gt; He laughs off his complaints while internally reflecting on how Conan asked him to attend the party to act as a red herring. Yukiko is revealed to have been the &quot;intruder&quot; in the Kudo house and had been anxiously monitoring Conan for some time. Heiji also comments on her skills as a make-up artist, likening her talent to that of [[Wikipedia: Arsène Lupin|Arsène Lupin]]. Finally, he thinks about the only wild factor Conan's plan: Haibara. The two boys failed to find the spare Tracking Glasses in Haibara's drawer, and were thus unable to confiscate the one tool she could use to reach Conan. Heiji considers that if he was in her position, he would not just stand by.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_434 AkaiEntrance.png|thumb|right|200px|Shuichi Akai foils Vermouth's plan.]]<br /> At the docks, Haibara stands before her huntress, Vermouth. Conan begs for her to run. Vermouth exploits the boy's lapse of concentration and flips the Stun-gun Wristwatch back at its user and fires a dart, knocking him unconscious. She then pulls a gun from her ankle holster and prepares to execute Sherry. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, Yukiko thinks about what Conan told her before the mission. He believes Vermouth refuses to harm him partly because of her connection with Yukiko. As Sharon Vineyard, she would be familiar with young Shinichi's face from the times Yukiko would show her his childhood photo albums. Therefore, she likely recognized Conan as Shinichi and chose to keep her friend's son away from harm. Yukiko hopes that is true. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Despite Vermouth ridiculing her seemingly suicidal decisions, Haibara remains unwavering. She states that even if Vermouth is captured, the Black Organization will never stop chasing her. She has come to end things. In exchange, she demands that Vermouth spare Conan and Jodie. Vermouth accepts the former's case but not the latter. The woman points her gun at the little girl and says &quot;if you're going to resent someone, it should be your parents who continued developing this foolish experiment.&quot; Suddenly, Jodie's car trunk bursts open and out pops Ran, who, immediately rushes towards Haibara. All parties struggle to comprehend why she is present. Jodie wonders if Ran had seen the photos behind her mirror.&lt;ref name=&quot;Convenience_Store_Case&quot;&gt;Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])&lt;/ref&gt; Calvados attempts to shoot Ran, but Vermouth yells at him to stop—firing several rounds towards her sniper to better send her message. Ran tackles Haibara to the ground and forms a protective barrier between Haibara and her aggressor. Ran stops her attempt to break free, pinning her to the ground to keep her safe. Ran's protective actions remind Haibara of her sister, [[Akemi Miyano|Akemi]]. Vermouth shoots the ground around the pair, imploring Ran to move away. &quot;Move it, Angel!&quot; she screams while remembering the time Ran saved her from falling to her death in New York.&lt;ref name=&quot;Golden_Apple_Case&quot;&gt;Golden Apple Case (Manga: [[Volume_35#Golden_Apple_Case|Volume 35: 350-354]])&lt;/ref&gt; Jodie takes the opportunity to shoot Vermouth in her dominant arm, robbing her of her ability to aim a gun. The two women hear the reloading of a Remington shotgun. Vermouth assumes Calvados is approaching with his signature weapon and directs him to execute Jodie. However, [[Shuichi Akai]] stands before her. He wields Calvados' weapons which he stole while incapacitating him. He taunts Vermouth before foiling a feeble attempt at retaliation by discharging a round of bullets into her stomach. Jodie urges Akai not to kill her. He assures her that judging by her movements, she is wearing bulletproof pads under her clothing. He also points out the open cuts forming on her skin as proof that &quot;Chris Vineyard&quot; is her true face. Vermouth dashes towards Jodie's car, using Conan as a shield. She quickly drives off while destroying the other car by shooting its gas tank, effectively stranding her adversaries. As the two FBI agents bicker about their predicament, a shot echoes from the direction of the intended prisoner. To Akai's surprise, Calvados carried an additional gun which he used to commit suicide. As the police draw near, Jodie notices that both Ran and Haibara have lost consciousness—still locked in their defensive embrace. Akai tells Jodie to spin the situation as a story about an off-duty FBI agent who foiled an attempt at child-abduction (Ran and Haibara as the &quot;victims&quot; and Calvados as the &quot;kidnapper&quot;). He then begins to walk away, adding that he is not yet ready to meet Haibara face-to-face.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_434 SleepyVermouth.png|thumb|left|200px|Vermouth's critical gamble.]]<br /> Vermouth drives the car into the woods where she receives a message from the Black Organization [[Renya Karasuma|Boss]], who, writes that they've given her too much freedom and directs her to return to them. Vermouth obliges, replying &quot;OK.&quot; She then turns to Conan as she thinks about what to do about him. She notices something strange and cuts open his shirt, revealing a network of telemeters and recorders. Believing he tried to record her phone's sound, she tries to unplug the device, but is stopped when Conan reveals he is awake. He explains that if she pulls the plug, his heart will stop and the data he harvested on her text conversation with the Boss will go public. The boy explains that although telephone companies are required by law to keep user information confidential, with the proper clearance, the police can request specifics about a user's phone number and even identify addresses of a landline. In other words, by analyzing the sound recording of Vermouth entering the Boss' phone number, one can decipher their name and location. Finally, he tells her about his nearby [[Hiroshi Agasa|friend]] who has his location and is eagerly waiting for a transmission. He gives her an ultimatum: let the audio recording be transmitted or take him directly to the Boss. After a moment of pause, Vermouth admits defeat and promises to stop hunting Sherry. She then taps a button on her phone releasing an incapacitating gas into the car. Conan is caught off guard, exclaiming that she too will lose consciousness. Vermouth agrees, saying this act is a gamble. If Conan wakes up first, he can arrest her and face the Boss with the help of the police. If Vermouth wakes up first, she implies she will destroy his evidence and take his life. Hearing the commotion over the speaker, Agasa panics and drives to find Conan. His dread is punctuated with a sudden gunshot. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH_434 LyingVermouth.png|thumb|right|300px|Vermouth lies to Gin, protecting her Angel and Silver Bullet.]]<br /> After a few moments, Gin is seen speeding in his car while on the phone with badly injured Vermouth. She calls him from a roadside phone booth and informs him that her plans were foiled by Akai. Gin confirms that one year ago, Vermouth had unsuccessfully attempted to lure out and eliminate Akai by assuming the identity of the New York serial killer.&lt;ref name=&quot;Golden_Apple_Case&quot;&gt;Golden Apple Case (Manga: [[Volume_35#Golden_Apple_Case|Volume 35: 350-354]])&lt;/ref&gt; Vermouth says that the Boss considers Akai as a potential &quot;[[Silver Bullet]],&quot; an individual capable of singlehandedly shattering the entire Black Organization. Gin laughs at the idea, asserting that no such entity exists. Vermouth then asks for a pick up. Before obliging, Gin asks her, &quot;Do you know the boy named Shinichi Kudo?&quot; Vermouth pictures the time Shinichi and Ran saved her in New York and confidently lies, &quot;no, I do not.&quot; Back in the forest, Agasa finally locates the car, finding Conan unharmed. The boy jolts awake and feels extreme annoyance at the sight of his destroyed recorder. Meanwhile, as Vermouth awaits her extraction, she thinks to herself, believing with great confidence, that if anyone can become her long-awaited Silver Bullet, it's [[Conan Edogawa|him]].<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{People|Haunted Ghost Captain|Senzou Fukuura manga.jpg|fsize=0.86em|<br /> * Victim (arrow shot)<br /> * Movie producer of &quot;The Ghost Captain&quot; series<br /> * Real name, Senzou Fukuura}}<br /> {{People|Medusa|Medusa manga.jpg|<br /> * Party participant in the Devil's card group}}<br /> {{People|Invisible Man|Invisible-Man manga.jpg|<br /> * Party participant in the Devil's card group<br /> * Signed in as Shinichi Kudo}}<br /> {{People|Werewolf|Werewolf manga.jpg|<br /> * Party participant in the Devil's card group}}<br /> {{People|Mummy|Mummy manga.jpg|<br /> * Party participant in the Devil's card group}}<br /> {{People|Frankenstein's Monster|Franknstein manga.jpg|<br /> * Party participant in the Devil's card group}}<br /> {{People|Zombie|Zombie manga.jpg|<br /> * Party participant}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Vermouth invites both Kogoro and Shinichi to a Halloween party aboard a haunted ship.<br /> ** Conan learns that Vermouth is aware of both his and Haibara's true identities.<br /> ** He deduces that the party invitation is an attempt to lure Conan away from Haibara. <br /> *** Conan sends Heiji to impersonate Shinichi and take his place at the party. <br /> *** Yukiko is revealed to be the intruder in the Kudo House. She helps by designing her faction's disguises. <br /> ** Vodka is sent undercover to monitor Vermouth and her involvement with the event.<br /> <br /> * Conan disguises himself as Haibara and waits for Vermouth to come for him.<br /> ** Jodie gets to Conan first and drives off, leading a pursuing Araide into a trap.<br /> <br /> * Araide is revealed to be a disguised Vermouth.<br /> *** The FBI was suspicious of Vermouth's motives surrounding Araide so they faked his death, allowing Vermouth to freely masquerade as him.<br /> ** Jodie reveals that Vermouth killed her father, an FBI agent investigating the Black Organization, twenty years ago. <br /> *** Jodie had survived, entered the Witness Protection Program, and also became an FBI agent. <br /> ** Jodie reveals that Sharon and Chris Vineyard are the same person, and asks why Vermouth does not age. <br /> <br /> * Vermouth turns the tables with the help of Calvados and begins to pull the curtain back on her aims. <br /> ** She knew the FBI was investigating her and so she purposefully let Jodie infiltrate her lair.<br /> ** By feeding the Bureau information about her target, Shiho Miyano, she knew the FBI would open their own investigation into Shiho. <br /> *** She then exploited their findings in order to locate Haibara.<br /> ** She also stole Kogoro Mouri's case files from the police headquarters to lure FBI agents to his detective agency.<br /> *** She used this trap to extract information from specific agents and learned details about the Bureau's operations against her.<br /> *** Based on her findings, she knew about Jodie's plans for a coordinated arrest and thus sabotaged her operation in advance. <br /> <br /> * Conan removes his disguise but is incapacitated by Vermouth after being distracted by Haibara's sudden appearance.<br /> * Ran appears from Jodie's trunk (suspicious after finding photographs of Shinichi behind her teacher's mirror) and protects Haibara.<br /> * Akai appears and dispatches both Vermouth and Calvados.<br /> ** Calvados commits suicide. Vermouth escapes while holding Conan hostage.<br /> <br /> * The Black Organization Boss reprimands Vermouth.<br /> ** Vermouth is revealed to be the Boss' favorite.<br /> ** Conan uses a device to record audio of Vermouth's phone as she contacts the Boss.<br /> ** Conan attempts to blackmail Vermouth but is stopped when Vermouth releases an incapacitating gas which knocks them both out. <br /> *** Vermouth agrees to stop hunting Haibara. <br /> * Vermouth wakes up first and destroys Conan's evidence. <br /> ** Gin reveals that one year ago, Vermouth murdered the New York serial killer and took his place in an attempt to eliminate Akai.<br /> ** Vermouth feigns ignorance about Shinichi to Gin, protecting the two people (Shinichi and Ran) who saved her life in New York. <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Butt Mark Slasher Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|346-347|Find the Buttock's Mark}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 435 - Traces in the Rain ====<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Hiroshi Enomoto|Hiroshi Enomoto manga.jpg|<br /> * 21 years old<br /> * Part-time sushi shop owner}}<br /> {{People|Naokazu Fukuchi|Naokazu Fukuchi manga.jpg|<br /> * 36 years old<br /> * Car mechanic}}<br /> {{People|Toshiaki Degawa|Toshiaki Degawa manga.jpg|<br /> * 43 years old<br /> * Lock shop owner}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> == Cover in other countries ==<br /> &lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:VolumePremium21bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (Premium, combined volumes 41-42)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2 45sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume42v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Manga]]<br /> * [[Volume 41-50]]<br /> * [[Detective Conan]]<br /> <br /> {{Volumes}}<br /> {{Black Organization}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Volumes]]<br /> [[de:Band 42]]</div>

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<p>Sedritsugu: /* File 179 - The Girl Made of Lies */</p> <hr /> <div>{{InfoBox Volume<br /> | volume = 18<br /> | image = Volume 18.jpg<br /> | releasedate = January 17, 1998<br /> | chapters = 171-180<br /> | isbn = 4-09-125048-3<br /> | publisher = [[Shogakukan]]<br /> | english-releasedate = July 17, 2007<br /> | english-isbn = 1-4215-0883-4<br /> | english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]<br /> | detective = [[Wikipedia: Tantei Monogatari|Shunsaku Kudo]]<br /> | keyhole = [[Ai Haibara]]<br /> | prev-volume = Volume 17<br /> | next-volume = Volume 19<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> Volume 18 was released on January 17, 1998 in Japan.<br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> {{Char Appearances|<br /> {{Char|Conan Edogawa}}<br /> {{Char|Ran Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}<br /> {{Char|Genta Kojima}}<br /> {{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}<br /> {{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}<br /> {{Char|Sumiko Kobayashi}}<br /> {{Char|Juzo Megure}}<br /> {{Char|Sango Yokomizo}}<br /> {{Char|Gin}}<br /> {{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo&lt;br&gt;(flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Shiho Miyano|display=Shiho Miyano&lt;br&gt;(flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano&lt;br&gt;(flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Vodka|display=Vodka&lt;br&gt;(voice)}}<br /> <br /> <br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Gadgets ==<br /> {{Gadgets Appearances|<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}<br /> {{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}<br /> {{Gadget|Transmitter}}<br /> {{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}<br /> {{Gadget|Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes}}<br /> {{Gadget|Earring Cellphone}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Chapters ==<br /> === Actor's Apartment Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|102-103|The Historical Actor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Wataru Takagi]]|image = Wataru Takagi.jpg|description =<br /> * 26 years old<br /> * Police detective}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 171 - It Must Be Similar... ====<br /> The media had arrived at the apartment. They want to know if it's true that Isami Nagakura was murdered.<br /> <br /> ==== File 172 - Two Rooms ====<br /> <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Kozaburo Hijikata'''.<br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Kozaburo Hijikata|Kozaburo Hijikata manga.jpg|<br /> * 51 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Hajime Okita|Hajime Okita manga.jpg|<br /> * 29 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Isami Nagakura|Isami Nagakura manga.jpg|squeezed=1|<br /> * Victim (strangled)<br /> * 38 years old<br /> * Actress<br /> * Kozaburo Hijikata's wife}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> === Shinichi's First Love Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|100-101|The Memories of First Love Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 173 - First Love... ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 174 - The Burning Truth ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 175 - Unlock Your Heart!? ====<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Manabu Sawai'''.<br /> <br /> [[File: F175 Shinichi confesses.jpg|150 px|thumb|right|Shinichi confessed to Asami that he already loves someone.]]<br /> <br /> Asami confesses to Ran that despite the rumors she started, Asami confessed to Shinichi in middle school and was instantly rejected because he likes someone else. Asami relates the description Shinichi gave, which Sonoko recognizes as a description of Ran, but Ran is oblivious and asks Sonoko if there is such a girl. <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Asami Uchida|Asami Uchida manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (burned-injured)<br /> * 18 years old<br /> * Freshman, Literature Department Tohto University}}<br /> {{People|Manabu Sawai|Manabu Sawai manga.jpg|fsize=0.94em|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * President of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Tomoko Hayasaka|Tomoko Hayasaka manga.jpg|fsize=0.88em|<br /> * 21 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * Vice-president of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Shigehisa Noguchi|Shigehisa Noguchi manga.jpg|<br /> * 20 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Chika Miyazaki|Chika Miyazaki manga.jpg|<br /> * 19 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Yoshinobu Morimoto|Yoshinobu Morimoto manga.jpg|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Junior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== ''Major events'' ====<br /> It is revealed that Asami only confessed to Shinichi, to which he replied he's in love with &quot;someone weird&quot;, a.k.a. Ran.<br /> <br /> === Missing Older Brother Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Ai Haibara|Ai Haibara]]|image = Ai Haibara.jpg|description =<br /> * 7 years old<br /> * New student at Teitan Elementary}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 176 - The New Student... ====<br /> [[File:CH176_AiHaibara.png|thumb|left|250px|Ai Haibara joins the class.]]<br /> [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] shares news of a transfer student joining their class to [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] and [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]]. While the children enthusiastically speculate on the personality and appearance of this mysterious new individual, [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] voices his general indifference. Ayumi recalls catching a glimpse of the student's surname at the school infirmary, a two kanji name reading, &quot;Haibara (灰原).&quot; Their teacher, [[Sumiko Kobayashi|Sumiko]], then arrives at the entrance and welcomes [[Ai Haibara]] to the classroom. The girl, met with a shower of praise and applause, remains stoic. She calmly ignores Genta's offer to be her desk-mate and chooses an open seat next to Conan, much to the boy's confusion and surprise. &lt;br&gt;<br /> After school, the [[Detective Boys]] approach an aloof Haibara and inquire about her life. She says she lives on the twenty-second building of [[Beika]]'s second ward, making her neighbors with [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. Conan, however, does not recall seeing a &quot;Haibara&quot; name-plaque near his house. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko try to recruit Haibara into the Detective Boys, as Genta shows her his shoebox which is supposedly stuffed to the brim with various requests and letters. However, the box appears empty, much to the children's chagrin. As Genta wears his right shoe, he notices a hidden request note hidden inside and eagerly reads the contents.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH176_WomanInBlack.png|thumb|right|105px|Toshiya describes a woman in black.]]<br /> The Detective Boys are summoned to classroom A where they meet a boy named Toshiya, who claims his older brother has gone missing. Despite consulting various detectives and the relevant authorities, his brother's disappearance has continued for close to a week. Sensing danger surrounding the circumstances, Conan leads the Detective Boys to Toshiya's house.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Once at the abode, the children search the brother's room, quickly determining that he has not run away from home as he has left his wallet. Ayumi then discovers a series of bizarre paintings under the boy's bed, which Haibara immediately identifies as a recreation of a [[Wikipedia: Pablo Picasso|Picasso]] painting. They continue to discover several skilled recreations of various famous artworks. Conan deduces that Toshiya's brother was not kidnapped for ransom money, as Toshiya himself would be a more suitable target. Additionally, he was likely not taken for his ability to produce artistic forgeries, as his skills in coloring and finer details are still amateur. The boy's attention is drawn to a lone image of [[Wikipedia: Natsume Sōseki|Natsume Sōseki]]. Toshiya explains that his brother is a major fan of the author's work and has even presented his portrait of him at a town exhibition. Since the portrait was a copy of a pre-exiting image, his work was largely panned. Nevertheless, one woman showed interest in his work, a woman dressed fully in black. Conan's eyes light up with shock as he interrogates Toshiya about the woman, believing her to be a member of the [[Black Organization]]. Dropping his innocent child-like demeanor, Conan commands Toshiya to lead him to various locations his brother would frequent in close proximity. Meanwhile, Haibara observes the frantic boy with a blank expression.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Sometime later, the Detective Boys find themselves exhausted and gasping for breath on a city sidewalk, having searched several locations suggested by Toshiya. Ayumi proposes they rest at a nearby convenience store and hydrate themselves. Once inside, Conan notices a suspicious man dressed in dark clothing paying for a singular box of ¥230 cigarettes with a ¥1000 bill. Seen as the man has no reason to pay for the cigarettes at the cashier since there is a vending machine outside, Conan climbs onto the store desk and inspects the used bill. He holds the central circle to the light and confirms the bill lacks a transparent portrait of Natsume Sōseki, proving it is counterfeit. He casually notifies the clerk about his discovery before rushing out the door.<br /> <br /> ==== File 177 - The Lady In Black ====<br /> The Detective Boys state their confusion about Conan's actions, wondering why they are tailing this man in black. Conan states that Toshiya's brother had perfectly forged an image of Natsume Sōseki, who is on the ¥1000 bill. If an underground counterfeit ring is currently up and running, the boy's missing brother may have a connection to its operations. Noting the possibility of the Black Organization's involvement, Conan decides that he must direct his friends away from the potential danger. He approaches the man in black and hands him a ¥1000 bill, saying he had dropped it on the street. The man spitefully grabs the note and walks away in silence. After disbanding the group and going his separate way, Conan sparks up his [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|tracking glasses]] and tracks a [[Transmitter|transmitter]] he placed on the bill to a station-side vendor.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_StationDeduction.png|thumb|left|225px|Conan determines his target's destination based on his change.]]<br /> The clerk explains that the man in black bought a coffee with the ¥1000 bill and asked for change in ¥10 and ¥100 coins. She lacked the necessary ¥100 coins so she included a ¥500 coin and returned a total of ¥890. The man had then walked over to a nearby phone booth and continuously inserted coins to continue his call for about ten minutes. A janitor then approaches Conan, believing him to be the man in black's associate, and hands him a ¥50 coin he forgot to extract from the ticket machine. He recalls that he purchased a Tohto line ticket using a ¥500 coin and had received at least three coins in change (including the ¥50). Conan digests the given information and determines that the man must have bought a ¥320 Tohto line ticket, producing ¥180 in change, taking him to Daitoma station.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan arrives at the station but fails to find any promising leads. He decides to inquire a nearby real estate firm about remote storage locations and their sale status. The agent denies any knowledge about such a property and instructs Conan to leave with his friends. Conan twirls around and sees that the Detective Boys have followed him, each one, with the exception of Haibara, sporting an unamused face. They explain that Haibara had deduced Conan's intentions and suggested they follow him. Toshiya then asks an agent if a novelist lives nearby. He explains that his house had recently received a frantic phone call from his brother about &quot;being with people like Sōseki.&quot; The agent then recalls a man who physically resembles Sōseki owning a neighboring bookstore.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_WomanWithGun.png|thumb|right|220px|The woman in black prepares to execute the intruders.]]<br /> The Detective Boys investigate the bookstore and its owner but are quickly evicted from the establishment. Conan surmises that the owner is innocent, stating the store lacked the required printing equipment to effectively run a counterfeit-ring. Hearing the words &quot;printing equipment,&quot; the agent recalls a station-side newspaper company that recently purchased several printers. When asked about the company's employees, the agent perfectly describes the woman in black. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko debate the newspaper company's connection to Sōseki, leading Conan to recite a famous Sōseki quote about hiding in plain sight—deducing that Toshiya's brother intended to relay such a message. With their sights set on the newspaper company, the group approach a nearby police box and inform the officers of their findings, but fail to be taken seriously. With no other choice, Conan calls Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] as Shinichi and informs him about the counterfeit ring. As the boy hangs up the phone, he is reminded of a former encounter with a female member of the Black Organization, an encounter that ended in a gruesome tragedy.&lt;ref name=&quot;¥1,000,000,000_Robbery&quot;&gt; One Billion Yen Robbery Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#¥1,000,000,000_Robbery|Volume 2: 13-16]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_Gin.png|thumb|left|200px|Gin orders the capture of their liability at all costs.]]<br /> Genta disobeys Conan's instructions to remain at the police box and ventures into the newspaper company's headquarters in search of the counterfeit ring. He is followed by the rest of the Detective Boys, who discover that the central room is devoid of any striking evidence for criminal activity. Haibara, however, finds various bottles of painting solution, indicating that attempts at counterfeit were conducted.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, the woman in black strikes the man in black, admonishing him for his recklessness. Nevertheless, he delivers the requested painting solutions, the final ingredient necessary for Toshiya's brother to produce perfect ¥10,000 counterfeit. A member of the operation then notices the five children in the room next door, their images captured by security cameras. The woman pulls out a firearm, intending to silence their little intruders. Back at the police box, Conan learns of his friends' actions and rushes after them.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, [[Gin]] drives his car down a busy city street while calling [[Vodka]] over the phone. The two discuss a potential [[Sherry|liability]], an individual who managed to escape their grasp and who could leak Organization secrets to the public. Gin orders their immediate capture, dead or alive.<br /> <br /> ==== File 178 - Code Name Sherry ====<br /> [[File:CH178_HaibaraShoots.png|thumb|left|200px|Haibara fires the gun without compunction.]][[File:CH178_Sherry.png|thumb|right|200px|Ai Haibara confronts Conan with her true horrifying identity.]]<br /> Conan arrives at the newspaper company door but is stopped at gunpoint by a rotund man with sunglasses. Inside the headquarters, Mitsuhiko discovers a spreadsheet of incomplete ¥10,000 bills, giving credence to the existence of a counterfeit operation. The woman in black and her group of co-conspirators burst into the room and capture the children, intending to execute them one at a time to motivate Toshiya's brother to expedite his work. The woman approaches Ayumi first, gloating about Conan's capture and presumed death, sending the girl into a spiral of distress. Suddenly, the woman's gun is knocked out of her hand as the room door creaks open, revealing an unharmed Conan. He points to the man in an arm cast, identifying him as their original sketcher. Due to some accident, he injured his arm, forcing the gang to kidnap Toshiya's brother to finish the work on his behalf. He notices the painting solution placed beside the magnetic printer and surmises that the ring was intending to mass print thousands of counterfeit bills and exchange them for legitimate tender at various currency exchange machines, thereby ballooning their wealth. The woman in black expresses shock, confused as to how he evaded capture. Conan opens the door fully, allowing for the rotund man's [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|tranquilized]] body to fall to the floor. He then activates his [[Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes]] and launches several paint cans into the ring members, incapacitating two men. The woman reaches for her dropped gun, but Haibara manages to grab the weapon first. She calmly raises the barrel and fires a deafening round past the mortified woman's face and into the building window, alerting the nearby police officers in the process. The Detective Boys, stand around speechless about what they witnessed, but their moment of shock is soon interrupted by the responding police officers.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Inspector Megure arrives twenty minutes later and arrests the members of the counterfeit ring. Conan relishes his victory over whom he assumes is in league with the likes of Gin and Vodka, but the woman denies any knowledge of such codenames. Megure explains that the group is a notorious counterfeit ring called the Silver Fox. The inspector inquires about the gunshot, and upon learning that it was Haibara's doing, he furiously reprimands the girl for her dangerous actions, causing her to cry.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Later that night, Conan walks a still downhearted Haibara home, internally expressing his annoyance about the lack of connection between the counterfeit ring and the Black Organization. As the boy bids the girl farewell, Haibara ominously drops her teary facade and says, &quot;[[APTX4869]].&quot; Conan, taken aback for a moment, asks for clarification. Haibara says it is the name of the drug he was given by the Organization, and that she was the one who produced the miracle poison. Conan, desperately concealing his panic, feigns ignorance about the girl's exposition. Nevertheless, with an overwhelmingly sinister tone, she states that she took the same drug, and that her codename is [[Sherry]]. All Conan can do is stare in shock and fear as Haibara correctly names him as &quot;Shinichi Kudo.&quot; <br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Toshiya|File 176-178 Toshiya manga.jpg|<br /> * Teitan Elementary student}}<br /> {{People|Boy|File 176-178 Toshiya's brother manga.jpg|squeezed=1.5|fsize=0.87em|<br /> * Victim (kidnapped)<br /> * Toshiya's brother<br /> * High school student<br /> * Artist}}<br /> {{People|Lady in black|File 176-178 Lady in black manga.jpg|<br /> * Silver Fox Counterfeit Ring mastermind}}<br /> {{People|Man A|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 1 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{clear}}<br /> {{People|Man B|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 2 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeit artist with bandaged arm}}<br /> {{People|Inuyama|File 176-178 Inuyama manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Introduces Ai Haibara, a transfer student at Teitan Elementary School.<br /> ** She reveals herself as a Black Organization member with the codename Sherry, having taken the same drug Conan was given.<br /> ** Haibara reveals that the mysterious drug used by the Black Organization is called APTX4869.<br /> <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Murdered Professor Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 179 - The Girl Made of Lies ====<br /> [[File:CH179_HaibaraDiscovery.png|thumb|right|300px|Agasa discovered Haibara unconscious in front of the Kudo Residence]]<br /> [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] reminds [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] about her address, the twenty-second building of the second ward of Beika, [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house. Horrified of the implications, Conan dials the professor's number on his [[Earring Cellphone]], but gets no response. The girl smirks, stating that he will never pick up as he is &quot;no longer in this world.&quot; Conan glares at her with a piercing rage.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH179_BOActivities.png|thumb|right|220px|The Black Organization had extensively investigated Shinichi Kudo after his death remained unconfirmed.]]<br /> However, contrary to Conan's expectations, he finds Agasa perfectly well and happy in his home, although without a properly functioning communication system. Haibara makes herself at home, placing her bag on the table and taking out a magazine. Conan is flooded with a sense of relief but also shame, believing he had been fooled by an actual child debriefed about his situation by Agasa. The professor, however, insists that her claim about being a member of the [[Black Organization]] is true, adding that the name, &quot;Ai Haibara,&quot; is derived from the names of two fictional female detectives, [[Wikipedia: V.I. Warshawski|V.I. Warshawski]] (I = Ai) and [[Wikipedia: Cordelia Gray|Cordelia Gray]] (Gray = Hai). Conan shouts his anger and confusion, not understanding why Agasa would let a member of the enemy into his home. Haibara explains that the professor saved her, having discovered her unconscious body in front of the [[Kudo Residence]].&lt;br&gt; <br /> Amongst those administered the [[APTX4869]] poison, only [[Shinichi Kudo]]'s death remained confirmed. Thus, the Organization had dispatched an investigation team to the Kudo Residence twice. Haibara, who had joined both missions, confirmed the house was in a state of abandonment upon her first visit. Though, on her second visit, she noticed that Shinichi's childhood clothing was missing from its container. Having observed the rare instance where a laboratory rat survived the poison, returning to a younger form of itself, Haibara had known of the possibility of a human experiencing the same effect. Conan, frightened, asks if the Organization is aware of his survival. Haibara assures him that they do not, as she had kept the discovery a secret since she wanted to observe the prolonged effects of her poison without her &quot;subject's&quot; termination.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Ultimately, Haibara reveals that she betrayed the Black Organization, citing her [[Akemi Miyano|sister]]'s murder as the reason for her rebellion. Despite her repeated request for the reason for her sister's death, she was denied information, leading her to threaten to cease the development of her drug. In response, the Organization restrained her while the upper echelons decided her fate. Believing she would be executed, she attempted to take her life using a APTX4869 pill she had purloined, only to transform back into her seven-year-old self. Her shrunken hands soon slipped through her manacles, allowing her to escape the facility through a trash chute and into the Beika streets. Believing Shinichi Kudo to be another survivor of her drug, she believed him to be her sole ally, and thus approached his residence. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan remains unsympathetic to her tragic story, accusing her of being an accessory to countless murders. Haibara understands, though insists she did not want to develop a poison, implying she was forced into the work. Agasa tries to arbitrate the intense conversation and suggests that Haibara could develop an antidote. She denies the notion, holding up a newspaper from three days ago showing a laboratory of a pharmaceutical company destroyed in an accident. She states that the Organization has destroyed any and all evidence she could use against them, including her research. Conan understands the gravity of the situation and the liability Haibara poses to his safety if she were to be captured. Thus, he condones her stay with Agasa.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH179_HirotaDeath.png|thumb|left|200px|The group finds Masami Hirota crushed under his bookshelf.]]<br /> The professor asks about Haibara's parents, but the girl states they are deceased, having died in a laboratory accident when she was very young. The Organization sent her to grade school in the [[Wikipedia: United States|United States]] while her sister remained in Japan, performing various tasks in exchange for Haibara's safety. While on the topic of her sister, Haibara recalls that a few years ago, her sister sent several [[Wikipedia: Floppy disk|floppy disks]] containing photographs of her trip. After briefly viewing the contents, she sent the floppies back. Around the same time, she had lost a key fragment of the APTX4869 development data and was unable to locate it within her lab. Conan deduces that Haibara may have accidentally included the lost data fragment in the set of returned floppy disks, meaning it may yet still exist. Haibara remembers being told that the received floppy disks were originally arranged by her sister's professor, Masami Hirota, who was a member of her trip.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Agasa manages to call Professor Masami Hirota through the university directory and asks about the floppy disks, giving Haibara's sister's name, [[Akemi Miyano]]. Hirota confirms that he is in possession of the floppies in question, noting the inclusion of a &quot;strange disk&quot; mixed amongst them. Believing it to be the missing data, Agasa sets an appointment in three hours.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan clears his schedule with [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and sets off to Professor Hirota's residence in the [[Wikipedia: Shizuoka|Shizuoka]] Prefecture. In the car ride over, Conan instructs Agasa to remain alert around Haibara, finding her ignorance about the Organization's broader goals suspicious. He also expresses familiarity with the name, &quot;[[Akemi Miyano|Masami Hirota]],&quot; but remains unsure about where he had previously heard it.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Once at the Hirota residence, they are greeted by the professor's wife, Toshiko Hirota, who guides them to his office. She knocks on his door but oddly finds it locked. Conan leaps to gain visual through a high window. To his shock, he sees Hirota crushed under a bookshelf, blood pooling around his head. With Agasa's help, Conan breaks through the door and into the room, confirming Masami Hirota's death.<br /> <br /> ==== File 180 - Checkmate ====<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Masami Hirota|Masami Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (bludgeoned)<br /> * 61 years old<br /> * Professor at Nanyo University}}<br /> {{People|Toshiko Hirota|Toshiko Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * 53 years old<br /> * Masami Hirota's wife}}<br /> {{People|Akira Shirakura|Akira Shirakura manga.jpg|<br /> * 25 years old<br /> * Model}}<br /> {{People|Michio Morioka|Michio Morioka manga.jpg|<br /> * 48 years old<br /> * Veterinarian}}<br /> {{People|Kazuhiro Hosoya|Kazuhiro Hosoya manga.jpg|<br /> * 43 years old<br /> * Manager at a Trading Company}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> == Trivia ==<br /> * The title for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'':<br /> :* File 171 - The Same?<br /> :* File 175 - To Win a Heart<br /> :* File 176 - The Transfer Student<br /> :* File 177 - Woman in Black<br /> :* File 179 - The False Girl<br /> :* File 180 - Checkmate<br /> <br /> == Cover in other countries ==<br /> &lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i_Comicart.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Comic Art)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Star Comics)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18pl.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Philippines]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ca.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Catalan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_9sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_10sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume 18e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Manga]]<br /> * [[Volume 11-20]]<br /> * [[Detective Conan]]<br /> <br /> {{Volumes}}<br /> {{Black Organization}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Volumes]]<br /> [[de:Band 18]]</div>

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<p>Sedritsugu: /* Gadgets */</p> <hr /> <div>{{InfoBox Volume<br /> | volume = 18<br /> | image = Volume 18.jpg<br /> | releasedate = January 17, 1998<br /> | chapters = 171-180<br /> | isbn = 4-09-125048-3<br /> | publisher = [[Shogakukan]]<br /> | english-releasedate = July 17, 2007<br /> | english-isbn = 1-4215-0883-4<br /> | english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]<br /> | detective = [[Wikipedia: Tantei Monogatari|Shunsaku Kudo]]<br /> | keyhole = [[Ai Haibara]]<br /> | prev-volume = Volume 17<br /> | next-volume = Volume 19<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> Volume 18 was released on January 17, 1998 in Japan.<br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> {{Char Appearances|<br /> {{Char|Conan Edogawa}}<br /> {{Char|Ran Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}<br /> {{Char|Genta Kojima}}<br /> {{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}<br /> {{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}<br /> {{Char|Sumiko Kobayashi}}<br /> {{Char|Juzo Megure}}<br /> {{Char|Sango Yokomizo}}<br /> {{Char|Gin}}<br /> {{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo&lt;br&gt;(flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Shiho Miyano|display=Shiho Miyano&lt;br&gt;(flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano&lt;br&gt;(flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Vodka|display=Vodka&lt;br&gt;(voice)}}<br /> <br /> <br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Gadgets ==<br /> {{Gadgets Appearances|<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}<br /> {{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}<br /> {{Gadget|Transmitter}}<br /> {{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}<br /> {{Gadget|Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes}}<br /> {{Gadget|Earring Cellphone}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Chapters ==<br /> === Actor's Apartment Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|102-103|The Historical Actor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Wataru Takagi]]|image = Wataru Takagi.jpg|description =<br /> * 26 years old<br /> * Police detective}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 171 - It Must Be Similar... ====<br /> The media had arrived at the apartment. They want to know if it's true that Isami Nagakura was murdered.<br /> <br /> ==== File 172 - Two Rooms ====<br /> <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Kozaburo Hijikata'''.<br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Kozaburo Hijikata|Kozaburo Hijikata manga.jpg|<br /> * 51 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Hajime Okita|Hajime Okita manga.jpg|<br /> * 29 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Isami Nagakura|Isami Nagakura manga.jpg|squeezed=1|<br /> * Victim (strangled)<br /> * 38 years old<br /> * Actress<br /> * Kozaburo Hijikata's wife}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> === Shinichi's First Love Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|100-101|The Memories of First Love Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 173 - First Love... ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 174 - The Burning Truth ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 175 - Unlock Your Heart!? ====<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Manabu Sawai'''.<br /> <br /> [[File: F175 Shinichi confesses.jpg|150 px|thumb|right|Shinichi confessed to Asami that he already loves someone.]]<br /> <br /> Asami confesses to Ran that despite the rumors she started, Asami confessed to Shinichi in middle school and was instantly rejected because he likes someone else. Asami relates the description Shinichi gave, which Sonoko recognizes as a description of Ran, but Ran is oblivious and asks Sonoko if there is such a girl. <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Asami Uchida|Asami Uchida manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (burned-injured)<br /> * 18 years old<br /> * Freshman, Literature Department Tohto University}}<br /> {{People|Manabu Sawai|Manabu Sawai manga.jpg|fsize=0.94em|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * President of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Tomoko Hayasaka|Tomoko Hayasaka manga.jpg|fsize=0.88em|<br /> * 21 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * Vice-president of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Shigehisa Noguchi|Shigehisa Noguchi manga.jpg|<br /> * 20 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Chika Miyazaki|Chika Miyazaki manga.jpg|<br /> * 19 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Yoshinobu Morimoto|Yoshinobu Morimoto manga.jpg|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Junior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== ''Major events'' ====<br /> It is revealed that Asami only confessed to Shinichi, to which he replied he's in love with &quot;someone weird&quot;, a.k.a. Ran.<br /> <br /> === Missing Older Brother Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Ai Haibara|Ai Haibara]]|image = Ai Haibara.jpg|description =<br /> * 7 years old<br /> * New student at Teitan Elementary}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 176 - The New Student... ====<br /> [[File:CH176_AiHaibara.png|thumb|left|250px|Ai Haibara joins the class.]]<br /> [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] shares news of a transfer student joining their class to [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] and [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]]. While the children enthusiastically speculate on the personality and appearance of this mysterious new individual, [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] voices his general indifference. Ayumi recalls catching a glimpse of the student's surname at the school infirmary, a two kanji name reading, &quot;Haibara (灰原).&quot; Their teacher, [[Sumiko Kobayashi|Sumiko]], then arrives at the entrance and welcomes [[Ai Haibara]] to the classroom. The girl, met with a shower of praise and applause, remains stoic. She calmly ignores Genta's offer to be her desk-mate and chooses an open seat next to Conan, much to the boy's confusion and surprise. &lt;br&gt;<br /> After school, the [[Detective Boys]] approach an aloof Haibara and inquire about her life. She says she lives on the twenty-second building of [[Beika]]'s second ward, making her neighbors with [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. Conan, however, does not recall seeing a &quot;Haibara&quot; name-plaque near his house. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko try to recruit Haibara into the Detective Boys, as Genta shows her his shoebox which is supposedly stuffed to the brim with various requests and letters. However, the box appears empty, much to the children's chagrin. As Genta wears his right shoe, he notices a hidden request note hidden inside and eagerly reads the contents.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH176_WomanInBlack.png|thumb|right|105px|Toshiya describes a woman in black.]]<br /> The Detective Boys are summoned to classroom A where they meet a boy named Toshiya, who claims his older brother has gone missing. Despite consulting various detectives and the relevant authorities, his brother's disappearance has continued for close to a week. Sensing danger surrounding the circumstances, Conan leads the Detective Boys to Toshiya's house.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Once at the abode, the children search the brother's room, quickly determining that he has not run away from home as he has left his wallet. Ayumi then discovers a series of bizarre paintings under the boy's bed, which Haibara immediately identifies as a recreation of a [[Wikipedia: Pablo Picasso|Picasso]] painting. They continue to discover several skilled recreations of various famous artworks. Conan deduces that Toshiya's brother was not kidnapped for ransom money, as Toshiya himself would be a more suitable target. Additionally, he was likely not taken for his ability to produce artistic forgeries, as his skills in coloring and finer details are still amateur. The boy's attention is drawn to a lone image of [[Wikipedia: Natsume Sōseki|Natsume Sōseki]]. Toshiya explains that his brother is a major fan of the author's work and has even presented his portrait of him at a town exhibition. Since the portrait was a copy of a pre-exiting image, his work was largely panned. Nevertheless, one woman showed interest in his work, a woman dressed fully in black. Conan's eyes light up with shock as he interrogates Toshiya about the woman, believing her to be a member of the [[Black Organization]]. Dropping his innocent child-like demeanor, Conan commands Toshiya to lead him to various locations his brother would frequent in close proximity. Meanwhile, Haibara observes the frantic boy with a blank expression.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Sometime later, the Detective Boys find themselves exhausted and gasping for breath on a city sidewalk, having searched several locations suggested by Toshiya. Ayumi proposes they rest at a nearby convenience store and hydrate themselves. Once inside, Conan notices a suspicious man dressed in dark clothing paying for a singular box of ¥230 cigarettes with a ¥1000 bill. Seen as the man has no reason to pay for the cigarettes at the cashier since there is a vending machine outside, Conan climbs onto the store desk and inspects the used bill. He holds the central circle to the light and confirms the bill lacks a transparent portrait of Natsume Sōseki, proving it is counterfeit. He casually notifies the clerk about his discovery before rushing out the door.<br /> <br /> ==== File 177 - The Lady In Black ====<br /> The Detective Boys state their confusion about Conan's actions, wondering why they are tailing this man in black. Conan states that Toshiya's brother had perfectly forged an image of Natsume Sōseki, who is on the ¥1000 bill. If an underground counterfeit ring is currently up and running, the boy's missing brother may have a connection to its operations. Noting the possibility of the Black Organization's involvement, Conan decides that he must direct his friends away from the potential danger. He approaches the man in black and hands him a ¥1000 bill, saying he had dropped it on the street. The man spitefully grabs the note and walks away in silence. After disbanding the group and going his separate way, Conan sparks up his [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|tracking glasses]] and tracks a [[Transmitter|transmitter]] he placed on the bill to a station-side vendor.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_StationDeduction.png|thumb|left|225px|Conan determines his target's destination based on his change.]]<br /> The clerk explains that the man in black bought a coffee with the ¥1000 bill and asked for change in ¥10 and ¥100 coins. She lacked the necessary ¥100 coins so she included a ¥500 coin and returned a total of ¥890. The man had then walked over to a nearby phone booth and continuously inserted coins to continue his call for about ten minutes. A janitor then approaches Conan, believing him to be the man in black's associate, and hands him a ¥50 coin he forgot to extract from the ticket machine. He recalls that he purchased a Tohto line ticket using a ¥500 coin and had received at least three coins in change (including the ¥50). Conan digests the given information and determines that the man must have bought a ¥320 Tohto line ticket, producing ¥180 in change, taking him to Daitoma station.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan arrives at the station but fails to find any promising leads. He decides to inquire a nearby real estate firm about remote storage locations and their sale status. The agent denies any knowledge about such a property and instructs Conan to leave with his friends. Conan twirls around and sees that the Detective Boys have followed him, each one, with the exception of Haibara, sporting an unamused face. They explain that Haibara had deduced Conan's intentions and suggested they follow him. Toshiya then asks an agent if a novelist lives nearby. He explains that his house had recently received a frantic phone call from his brother about &quot;being with people like Sōseki.&quot; The agent then recalls a man who physically resembles Sōseki owning a neighboring bookstore.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_WomanWithGun.png|thumb|right|220px|The woman in black prepares to execute the intruders.]]<br /> The Detective Boys investigate the bookstore and its owner but are quickly evicted from the establishment. Conan surmises that the owner is innocent, stating the store lacked the required printing equipment to effectively run a counterfeit-ring. Hearing the words &quot;printing equipment,&quot; the agent recalls a station-side newspaper company that recently purchased several printers. When asked about the company's employees, the agent perfectly describes the woman in black. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko debate the newspaper company's connection to Sōseki, leading Conan to recite a famous Sōseki quote about hiding in plain sight—deducing that Toshiya's brother intended to relay such a message. With their sights set on the newspaper company, the group approach a nearby police box and inform the officers of their findings, but fail to be taken seriously. With no other choice, Conan calls Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] as Shinichi and informs him about the counterfeit ring. As the boy hangs up the phone, he is reminded of a former encounter with a female member of the Black Organization, an encounter that ended in a gruesome tragedy.&lt;ref name=&quot;¥1,000,000,000_Robbery&quot;&gt; One Billion Yen Robbery Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#¥1,000,000,000_Robbery|Volume 2: 13-16]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_Gin.png|thumb|left|200px|Gin orders the capture of their liability at all costs.]]<br /> Genta disobeys Conan's instructions to remain at the police box and ventures into the newspaper company's headquarters in search of the counterfeit ring. He is followed by the rest of the Detective Boys, who discover that the central room is devoid of any striking evidence for criminal activity. Haibara, however, finds various bottles of painting solution, indicating that attempts at counterfeit were conducted.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, the woman in black strikes the man in black, admonishing him for his recklessness. Nevertheless, he delivers the requested painting solutions, the final ingredient necessary for Toshiya's brother to produce perfect ¥10,000 counterfeit. A member of the operation then notices the five children in the room next door, their images captured by security cameras. The woman pulls out a firearm, intending to silence their little intruders. Back at the police box, Conan learns of his friends' actions and rushes after them.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, [[Gin]] drives his car down a busy city street while calling [[Vodka]] over the phone. The two discuss a potential [[Sherry|liability]], an individual who managed to escape their grasp and who could leak Organization secrets to the public. Gin orders their immediate capture, dead or alive.<br /> <br /> ==== File 178 - Code Name Sherry ====<br /> [[File:CH178_HaibaraShoots.png|thumb|left|200px|Haibara fires the gun without compunction.]][[File:CH178_Sherry.png|thumb|right|200px|Ai Haibara confronts Conan with her true horrifying identity.]]<br /> Conan arrives at the newspaper company door but is stopped at gunpoint by a rotund man with sunglasses. Inside the headquarters, Mitsuhiko discovers a spreadsheet of incomplete ¥10,000 bills, giving credence to the existence of a counterfeit operation. The woman in black and her group of co-conspirators burst into the room and capture the children, intending to execute them one at a time to motivate Toshiya's brother to expedite his work. The woman approaches Ayumi first, gloating about Conan's capture and presumed death, sending the girl into a spiral of distress. Suddenly, the woman's gun is knocked out of her hand as the room door creaks open, revealing an unharmed Conan. He points to the man in an arm cast, identifying him as their original sketcher. Due to some accident, he injured his arm, forcing the gang to kidnap Toshiya's brother to finish the work on his behalf. He notices the painting solution placed beside the magnetic printer and surmises that the ring was intending to mass print thousands of counterfeit bills and exchange them for legitimate tender at various currency exchange machines, thereby ballooning their wealth. The woman in black expresses shock, confused as to how he evaded capture. Conan opens the door fully, allowing for the rotund man's [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|tranquilized]] body to fall to the floor. He then activates his [[Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes]] and launches several paint cans into the ring members, incapacitating two men. The woman reaches for her dropped gun, but Haibara manages to grab the weapon first. She calmly raises the barrel and fires a deafening round past the mortified woman's face and into the building window, alerting the nearby police officers in the process. The Detective Boys, stand around speechless about what they witnessed, but their moment of shock is soon interrupted by the responding police officers.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Inspector Megure arrives twenty minutes later and arrests the members of the counterfeit ring. Conan relishes his victory over whom he assumes is in league with the likes of Gin and Vodka, but the woman denies any knowledge of such codenames. Megure explains that the group is a notorious counterfeit ring called the Silver Fox. The inspector inquires about the gunshot, and upon learning that it was Haibara's doing, he furiously reprimands the girl for her dangerous actions, causing her to cry.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Later that night, Conan walks a still downhearted Haibara home, internally expressing his annoyance about the lack of connection between the counterfeit ring and the Black Organization. As the boy bids the girl farewell, Haibara ominously drops her teary facade and says, &quot;[[APTX4869]].&quot; Conan, taken aback for a moment, asks for clarification. Haibara says it is the name of the drug he was given by the Organization, and that she was the one who produced the miracle poison. Conan, desperately concealing his panic, feigns ignorance about the girl's exposition. Nevertheless, with an overwhelmingly sinister tone, she states that she took the same drug, and that her codename is [[Sherry]]. All Conan can do is stare in shock and fear as Haibara correctly names him as &quot;Shinichi Kudo.&quot; <br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Toshiya|File 176-178 Toshiya manga.jpg|<br /> * Teitan Elementary student}}<br /> {{People|Boy|File 176-178 Toshiya's brother manga.jpg|squeezed=1.5|fsize=0.87em|<br /> * Victim (kidnapped)<br /> * Toshiya's brother<br /> * High school student<br /> * Artist}}<br /> {{People|Lady in black|File 176-178 Lady in black manga.jpg|<br /> * Silver Fox Counterfeit Ring mastermind}}<br /> {{People|Man A|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 1 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{clear}}<br /> {{People|Man B|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 2 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeit artist with bandaged arm}}<br /> {{People|Inuyama|File 176-178 Inuyama manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Introduces Ai Haibara, a transfer student at Teitan Elementary School.<br /> ** She reveals herself as a Black Organization member with the codename Sherry, having taken the same drug Conan was given.<br /> ** Haibara reveals that the mysterious drug used by the Black Organization is called APTX4869.<br /> <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Murdered Professor Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 179 - The Girl Made of Lies ====<br /> [[File:CH179_HaibaraDiscovery.png|thumb|right|300px|Agasa discovered Haibara unconscious in front of the Kudo Residence]]<br /> [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] reminds [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] about her address, the twenty-second building of the second ward of Beika, [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house. Horrified of the implications, Conan dials the professor's number on his [[Earring Cellphone]], but gets no response. The girl smirks, stating that he will never pick up as he is &quot;no longer in this world.&quot; Conan glares at her with a piercing rage.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH179_BOActivities.png|thumb|right|220px|The Black Organization had extensively investigated Shinichi Kudo after his death remained unconfirmed.]]<br /> However, contrary to Conan's expectations, he finds Agasa perfectly well and happy in his home, although without a properly functioning communication system. Haibara makes herself at home, placing her bag on the table and taking out a magazine. Conan is flooded with a sense of relief but also shame, believing he had been fooled by an actual child debriefed about his situation by Agasa. The professor, however, insists that her claim about being a member of the [[Black Organization]] is true, adding that the name, &quot;Ai Haibara,&quot; is derived from the names of two fictional female detectives, [[Wikipedia: V.I. Warshawski|V.I. Warshawski]] (I = Ai) and [[Wikipedia: Cordelia Gray|Cordelia Gray]] (Gray = Hai). Conan shouts his anger and confusion, not understanding why Agasa would let a member of the enemy into his home. Haibara explains that the professor saved her, having discovered her unconscious body in front of the [[Kudo Residence]].&lt;br&gt; <br /> Amongst those administered the APTX4869 poison, only [[Shinichi Kudo]]'s death remained confirmed. Thus, the Organization had dispatched an investigation team to the Kudo Residence twice. Haibara, who had joined both missions, confirmed the house was in a state of abandonment upon her first visit. Though, on her second visit, she noticed that Shinichi's childhood clothing was missing from its container. Having observed the rare instance where a laboratory rat survived the poison, returning to a younger form of itself, Haibara had known of the possibility of a human experiencing the same effect. Conan, frightened, asks if the Organization is aware of his survival. Haibara assures him that they do not, as she had kept the discovery a secret since she wanted to observe the prolonged effects of her poison without her &quot;subject's&quot; termination.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Ultimately, Haibara reveals that she betrayed the Black Organization, citing her [[Akemi Miyano|sister]]'s murder as the reason for her rebellion. Despite her repeated request for the reason for her sister's death, she was denied information, leading her to threaten to cease the development of her drug. In response, the Organization restrained her while the upper echelons decided her fate. Believing she would be executed, she attempted to take her life using a APTX4869 pill she had purloined, only to transform back into her seven-year-old self. Her shrunken hands soon slipped through her manacles, allowing her to escape the facility through a trash chute and into the Beika streets. Believing Shinichi Kudo to be another survivor of her drug, she believed him to be her sole ally, and thus approached his residence. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan remains unsympathetic to her tragic story, accusing her of being an accessory to countless murders. Haibara understands, though insists she did not want to develop a poison, implying she was forced into the work. Agasa tries to arbitrate the intense conversation and suggests that Haibara could develop an antidote. She denies the notion, holding up a newspaper from three days ago showing a laboratory of a pharmaceutical company destroyed in an accident. She states that the Organization has destroyed any and all evidence she could use against them, including her research. Conan understands the gravity of the situation and the liability Haibara poses to his safety if she were to be captured. Thus, he condones her stay with Agasa.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH179_HirotaDeath.png|thumb|left|200px|The group finds Masami Hirota crushed under his bookshelf.]]<br /> The professor asks about Haibara's parents, but the girl states they are deceased, having died in a laboratory accident when she was very young. The Organization sent her to grade school in the [[Wikipedia: United States|United States]] while her sister remained in Japan, performing various tasks in exchange for Haibara's safety. While on the topic of her sister, Haibara recalls that a few years ago, her sister sent several [[Wikipedia: Floppy disk|floppy disks]] containing photographs of her trip. After briefly viewing the contents, she sent the floppies back. Around the same time, she had lost a key fragment of the APTX4869 development data and was unable to locate it within her lab. Conan deduces that Haibara may have accidentally included the lost data fragment in the set of returned floppy disks, meaning it may yet still exist. Haibara remembers being told that the received floppy disks were originally arranged by her sister's professor, Masami Hirota, who was a member of her trip.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Agasa manages to call Professor Masami Hirota through the university directory and asks about the floppy disks, giving Haibara's sister's name, [[Akemi Miyano]]. Hirota confirms that he is in possession of the floppies in question, noting the inclusion of a &quot;strange disk&quot; mixed amongst them. Believing it to be the missing data, Agasa sets an appointment in three hours.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan clears his schedule with [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and sets off to Professor Hirota's residence in the [[Wikipedia: Shizuoka|Shizuoka]] Prefecture. In the car ride over, Conan instructs Agasa to remain alert around Haibara, finding her ignorance about the Organization's broader goals suspicious. He also expresses familiarity with the name, &quot;[[Akemi Miyano|Masami Hirota]],&quot; but remains unsure about where he had previously heard it.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Once at the Hirota residence, they are greeted by the professor's wife, Toshiko Hirota, who guides them to his office. She knocks on his door but oddly finds it locked. Conan leaps to gain visual through a high window. To his shock, he sees Hirota crushed under a bookshelf, blood pooling around his head. With Agasa's help, Conan breaks through the door and into the room, confirming Masami Hirota's death. <br /> <br /> ==== File 180 - Checkmate ====<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Masami Hirota|Masami Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (bludgeoned)<br /> * 61 years old<br /> * Professor at Nanyo University}}<br /> {{People|Toshiko Hirota|Toshiko Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * 53 years old<br /> * Masami Hirota's wife}}<br /> {{People|Akira Shirakura|Akira Shirakura manga.jpg|<br /> * 25 years old<br /> * Model}}<br /> {{People|Michio Morioka|Michio Morioka manga.jpg|<br /> * 48 years old<br /> * Veterinarian}}<br /> {{People|Kazuhiro Hosoya|Kazuhiro Hosoya manga.jpg|<br /> * 43 years old<br /> * Manager at a Trading Company}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> == Trivia ==<br /> * The title for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'':<br /> :* File 171 - The Same?<br /> :* File 175 - To Win a Heart<br /> :* File 176 - The Transfer Student<br /> :* File 177 - Woman in Black<br /> :* File 179 - The False Girl<br /> :* File 180 - Checkmate<br /> <br /> == Cover in other countries ==<br /> &lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i_Comicart.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Comic Art)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Star Comics)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18pl.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Philippines]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ca.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Catalan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_9sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_10sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume 18e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Manga]]<br /> * [[Volume 11-20]]<br /> * [[Detective Conan]]<br /> <br /> {{Volumes}}<br /> {{Black Organization}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Volumes]]<br /> [[de:Band 18]]</div>

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<p>Sedritsugu: /* Cast */</p> <hr /> <div>{{InfoBox Volume<br /> | volume = 18<br /> | image = Volume 18.jpg<br /> | releasedate = January 17, 1998<br /> | chapters = 171-180<br /> | isbn = 4-09-125048-3<br /> | publisher = [[Shogakukan]]<br /> | english-releasedate = July 17, 2007<br /> | english-isbn = 1-4215-0883-4<br /> | english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]<br /> | detective = [[Wikipedia: Tantei Monogatari|Shunsaku Kudo]]<br /> | keyhole = [[Ai Haibara]]<br /> | prev-volume = Volume 17<br /> | next-volume = Volume 19<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> Volume 18 was released on January 17, 1998 in Japan.<br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> {{Char Appearances|<br /> {{Char|Conan Edogawa}}<br /> {{Char|Ran Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}<br /> {{Char|Genta Kojima}}<br /> {{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}<br /> {{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}<br /> {{Char|Sumiko Kobayashi}}<br /> {{Char|Juzo Megure}}<br /> {{Char|Sango Yokomizo}}<br /> {{Char|Gin}}<br /> {{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo&lt;br&gt;(flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Shiho Miyano|display=Shiho Miyano&lt;br&gt;(flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano&lt;br&gt;(flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Vodka|display=Vodka&lt;br&gt;(voice)}}<br /> <br /> <br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Gadgets ==<br /> {{Gadgets Appearances|<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}<br /> {{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}<br /> {{Gadget|Transmitter}}<br /> {{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}<br /> {{Gadget|Earring Cellphone}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Chapters ==<br /> === Actor's Apartment Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|102-103|The Historical Actor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Wataru Takagi]]|image = Wataru Takagi.jpg|description =<br /> * 26 years old<br /> * Police detective}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 171 - It Must Be Similar... ====<br /> The media had arrived at the apartment. They want to know if it's true that Isami Nagakura was murdered.<br /> <br /> ==== File 172 - Two Rooms ====<br /> <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Kozaburo Hijikata'''.<br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Kozaburo Hijikata|Kozaburo Hijikata manga.jpg|<br /> * 51 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Hajime Okita|Hajime Okita manga.jpg|<br /> * 29 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Isami Nagakura|Isami Nagakura manga.jpg|squeezed=1|<br /> * Victim (strangled)<br /> * 38 years old<br /> * Actress<br /> * Kozaburo Hijikata's wife}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> === Shinichi's First Love Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|100-101|The Memories of First Love Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 173 - First Love... ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 174 - The Burning Truth ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 175 - Unlock Your Heart!? ====<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Manabu Sawai'''.<br /> <br /> [[File: F175 Shinichi confesses.jpg|150 px|thumb|right|Shinichi confessed to Asami that he already loves someone.]]<br /> <br /> Asami confesses to Ran that despite the rumors she started, Asami confessed to Shinichi in middle school and was instantly rejected because he likes someone else. Asami relates the description Shinichi gave, which Sonoko recognizes as a description of Ran, but Ran is oblivious and asks Sonoko if there is such a girl. <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Asami Uchida|Asami Uchida manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (burned-injured)<br /> * 18 years old<br /> * Freshman, Literature Department Tohto University}}<br /> {{People|Manabu Sawai|Manabu Sawai manga.jpg|fsize=0.94em|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * President of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Tomoko Hayasaka|Tomoko Hayasaka manga.jpg|fsize=0.88em|<br /> * 21 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * Vice-president of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Shigehisa Noguchi|Shigehisa Noguchi manga.jpg|<br /> * 20 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Chika Miyazaki|Chika Miyazaki manga.jpg|<br /> * 19 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Yoshinobu Morimoto|Yoshinobu Morimoto manga.jpg|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Junior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== ''Major events'' ====<br /> It is revealed that Asami only confessed to Shinichi, to which he replied he's in love with &quot;someone weird&quot;, a.k.a. Ran.<br /> <br /> === Missing Older Brother Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Ai Haibara|Ai Haibara]]|image = Ai Haibara.jpg|description =<br /> * 7 years old<br /> * New student at Teitan Elementary}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 176 - The New Student... ====<br /> [[File:CH176_AiHaibara.png|thumb|left|250px|Ai Haibara joins the class.]]<br /> [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] shares news of a transfer student joining their class to [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] and [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]]. While the children enthusiastically speculate on the personality and appearance of this mysterious new individual, [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] voices his general indifference. Ayumi recalls catching a glimpse of the student's surname at the school infirmary, a two kanji name reading, &quot;Haibara (灰原).&quot; Their teacher, [[Sumiko Kobayashi|Sumiko]], then arrives at the entrance and welcomes [[Ai Haibara]] to the classroom. The girl, met with a shower of praise and applause, remains stoic. She calmly ignores Genta's offer to be her desk-mate and chooses an open seat next to Conan, much to the boy's confusion and surprise. &lt;br&gt;<br /> After school, the [[Detective Boys]] approach an aloof Haibara and inquire about her life. She says she lives on the twenty-second building of [[Beika]]'s second ward, making her neighbors with [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. Conan, however, does not recall seeing a &quot;Haibara&quot; name-plaque near his house. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko try to recruit Haibara into the Detective Boys, as Genta shows her his shoebox which is supposedly stuffed to the brim with various requests and letters. However, the box appears empty, much to the children's chagrin. As Genta wears his right shoe, he notices a hidden request note hidden inside and eagerly reads the contents.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH176_WomanInBlack.png|thumb|right|105px|Toshiya describes a woman in black.]]<br /> The Detective Boys are summoned to classroom A where they meet a boy named Toshiya, who claims his older brother has gone missing. Despite consulting various detectives and the relevant authorities, his brother's disappearance has continued for close to a week. Sensing danger surrounding the circumstances, Conan leads the Detective Boys to Toshiya's house.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Once at the abode, the children search the brother's room, quickly determining that he has not run away from home as he has left his wallet. Ayumi then discovers a series of bizarre paintings under the boy's bed, which Haibara immediately identifies as a recreation of a [[Wikipedia: Pablo Picasso|Picasso]] painting. They continue to discover several skilled recreations of various famous artworks. Conan deduces that Toshiya's brother was not kidnapped for ransom money, as Toshiya himself would be a more suitable target. Additionally, he was likely not taken for his ability to produce artistic forgeries, as his skills in coloring and finer details are still amateur. The boy's attention is drawn to a lone image of [[Wikipedia: Natsume Sōseki|Natsume Sōseki]]. Toshiya explains that his brother is a major fan of the author's work and has even presented his portrait of him at a town exhibition. Since the portrait was a copy of a pre-exiting image, his work was largely panned. Nevertheless, one woman showed interest in his work, a woman dressed fully in black. Conan's eyes light up with shock as he interrogates Toshiya about the woman, believing her to be a member of the [[Black Organization]]. Dropping his innocent child-like demeanor, Conan commands Toshiya to lead him to various locations his brother would frequent in close proximity. Meanwhile, Haibara observes the frantic boy with a blank expression.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Sometime later, the Detective Boys find themselves exhausted and gasping for breath on a city sidewalk, having searched several locations suggested by Toshiya. Ayumi proposes they rest at a nearby convenience store and hydrate themselves. Once inside, Conan notices a suspicious man dressed in dark clothing paying for a singular box of ¥230 cigarettes with a ¥1000 bill. Seen as the man has no reason to pay for the cigarettes at the cashier since there is a vending machine outside, Conan climbs onto the store desk and inspects the used bill. He holds the central circle to the light and confirms the bill lacks a transparent portrait of Natsume Sōseki, proving it is counterfeit. He casually notifies the clerk about his discovery before rushing out the door.<br /> <br /> ==== File 177 - The Lady In Black ====<br /> The Detective Boys state their confusion about Conan's actions, wondering why they are tailing this man in black. Conan states that Toshiya's brother had perfectly forged an image of Natsume Sōseki, who is on the ¥1000 bill. If an underground counterfeit ring is currently up and running, the boy's missing brother may have a connection to its operations. Noting the possibility of the Black Organization's involvement, Conan decides that he must direct his friends away from the potential danger. He approaches the man in black and hands him a ¥1000 bill, saying he had dropped it on the street. The man spitefully grabs the note and walks away in silence. After disbanding the group and going his separate way, Conan sparks up his [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|tracking glasses]] and tracks a [[Transmitter|transmitter]] he placed on the bill to a station-side vendor.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_StationDeduction.png|thumb|left|225px|Conan determines his target's destination based on his change.]]<br /> The clerk explains that the man in black bought a coffee with the ¥1000 bill and asked for change in ¥10 and ¥100 coins. She lacked the necessary ¥100 coins so she included a ¥500 coin and returned a total of ¥890. The man had then walked over to a nearby phone booth and continuously inserted coins to continue his call for about ten minutes. A janitor then approaches Conan, believing him to be the man in black's associate, and hands him a ¥50 coin he forgot to extract from the ticket machine. He recalls that he purchased a Tohto line ticket using a ¥500 coin and had received at least three coins in change (including the ¥50). Conan digests the given information and determines that the man must have bought a ¥320 Tohto line ticket, producing ¥180 in change, taking him to Daitoma station.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan arrives at the station but fails to find any promising leads. He decides to inquire a nearby real estate firm about remote storage locations and their sale status. The agent denies any knowledge about such a property and instructs Conan to leave with his friends. Conan twirls around and sees that the Detective Boys have followed him, each one, with the exception of Haibara, sporting an unamused face. They explain that Haibara had deduced Conan's intentions and suggested they follow him. Toshiya then asks an agent if a novelist lives nearby. He explains that his house had recently received a frantic phone call from his brother about &quot;being with people like Sōseki.&quot; The agent then recalls a man who physically resembles Sōseki owning a neighboring bookstore.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_WomanWithGun.png|thumb|right|220px|The woman in black prepares to execute the intruders.]]<br /> The Detective Boys investigate the bookstore and its owner but are quickly evicted from the establishment. Conan surmises that the owner is innocent, stating the store lacked the required printing equipment to effectively run a counterfeit-ring. Hearing the words &quot;printing equipment,&quot; the agent recalls a station-side newspaper company that recently purchased several printers. When asked about the company's employees, the agent perfectly describes the woman in black. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko debate the newspaper company's connection to Sōseki, leading Conan to recite a famous Sōseki quote about hiding in plain sight—deducing that Toshiya's brother intended to relay such a message. With their sights set on the newspaper company, the group approach a nearby police box and inform the officers of their findings, but fail to be taken seriously. With no other choice, Conan calls Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] as Shinichi and informs him about the counterfeit ring. As the boy hangs up the phone, he is reminded of a former encounter with a female member of the Black Organization, an encounter that ended in a gruesome tragedy.&lt;ref name=&quot;¥1,000,000,000_Robbery&quot;&gt; One Billion Yen Robbery Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#¥1,000,000,000_Robbery|Volume 2: 13-16]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_Gin.png|thumb|left|200px|Gin orders the capture of their liability at all costs.]]<br /> Genta disobeys Conan's instructions to remain at the police box and ventures into the newspaper company's headquarters in search of the counterfeit ring. He is followed by the rest of the Detective Boys, who discover that the central room is devoid of any striking evidence for criminal activity. Haibara, however, finds various bottles of painting solution, indicating that attempts at counterfeit were conducted.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, the woman in black strikes the man in black, admonishing him for his recklessness. Nevertheless, he delivers the requested painting solutions, the final ingredient necessary for Toshiya's brother to produce perfect ¥10,000 counterfeit. A member of the operation then notices the five children in the room next door, their images captured by security cameras. The woman pulls out a firearm, intending to silence their little intruders. Back at the police box, Conan learns of his friends' actions and rushes after them.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, [[Gin]] drives his car down a busy city street while calling [[Vodka]] over the phone. The two discuss a potential [[Sherry|liability]], an individual who managed to escape their grasp and who could leak Organization secrets to the public. Gin orders their immediate capture, dead or alive.<br /> <br /> ==== File 178 - Code Name Sherry ====<br /> [[File:CH178_HaibaraShoots.png|thumb|left|200px|Haibara fires the gun without compunction.]][[File:CH178_Sherry.png|thumb|right|200px|Ai Haibara confronts Conan with her true horrifying identity.]]<br /> Conan arrives at the newspaper company door but is stopped at gunpoint by a rotund man with sunglasses. Inside the headquarters, Mitsuhiko discovers a spreadsheet of incomplete ¥10,000 bills, giving credence to the existence of a counterfeit operation. The woman in black and her group of co-conspirators burst into the room and capture the children, intending to execute them one at a time to motivate Toshiya's brother to expedite his work. The woman approaches Ayumi first, gloating about Conan's capture and presumed death, sending the girl into a spiral of distress. Suddenly, the woman's gun is knocked out of her hand as the room door creaks open, revealing an unharmed Conan. He points to the man in an arm cast, identifying him as their original sketcher. Due to some accident, he injured his arm, forcing the gang to kidnap Toshiya's brother to finish the work on his behalf. He notices the painting solution placed beside the magnetic printer and surmises that the ring was intending to mass print thousands of counterfeit bills and exchange them for legitimate tender at various currency exchange machines, thereby ballooning their wealth. The woman in black expresses shock, confused as to how he evaded capture. Conan opens the door fully, allowing for the rotund man's [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|tranquilized]] body to fall to the floor. He then activates his [[Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes]] and launches several paint cans into the ring members, incapacitating two men. The woman reaches for her dropped gun, but Haibara manages to grab the weapon first. She calmly raises the barrel and fires a deafening round past the mortified woman's face and into the building window, alerting the nearby police officers in the process. The Detective Boys, stand around speechless about what they witnessed, but their moment of shock is soon interrupted by the responding police officers.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Inspector Megure arrives twenty minutes later and arrests the members of the counterfeit ring. Conan relishes his victory over whom he assumes is in league with the likes of Gin and Vodka, but the woman denies any knowledge of such codenames. Megure explains that the group is a notorious counterfeit ring called the Silver Fox. The inspector inquires about the gunshot, and upon learning that it was Haibara's doing, he furiously reprimands the girl for her dangerous actions, causing her to cry.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Later that night, Conan walks a still downhearted Haibara home, internally expressing his annoyance about the lack of connection between the counterfeit ring and the Black Organization. As the boy bids the girl farewell, Haibara ominously drops her teary facade and says, &quot;[[APTX4869]].&quot; Conan, taken aback for a moment, asks for clarification. Haibara says it is the name of the drug he was given by the Organization, and that she was the one who produced the miracle poison. Conan, desperately concealing his panic, feigns ignorance about the girl's exposition. Nevertheless, with an overwhelmingly sinister tone, she states that she took the same drug, and that her codename is [[Sherry]]. All Conan can do is stare in shock and fear as Haibara correctly names him as &quot;Shinichi Kudo.&quot; <br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Toshiya|File 176-178 Toshiya manga.jpg|<br /> * Teitan Elementary student}}<br /> {{People|Boy|File 176-178 Toshiya's brother manga.jpg|squeezed=1.5|fsize=0.87em|<br /> * Victim (kidnapped)<br /> * Toshiya's brother<br /> * High school student<br /> * Artist}}<br /> {{People|Lady in black|File 176-178 Lady in black manga.jpg|<br /> * Silver Fox Counterfeit Ring mastermind}}<br /> {{People|Man A|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 1 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{clear}}<br /> {{People|Man B|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 2 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeit artist with bandaged arm}}<br /> {{People|Inuyama|File 176-178 Inuyama manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Introduces Ai Haibara, a transfer student at Teitan Elementary School.<br /> ** She reveals herself as a Black Organization member with the codename Sherry, having taken the same drug Conan was given.<br /> ** Haibara reveals that the mysterious drug used by the Black Organization is called APTX4869.<br /> <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Murdered Professor Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 179 - The Girl Made of Lies ====<br /> [[File:CH179_HaibaraDiscovery.png|thumb|right|300px|Agasa discovered Haibara unconscious in front of the Kudo Residence]]<br /> [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] reminds [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] about her address, the twenty-second building of the second ward of Beika, [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house. Horrified of the implications, Conan dials the professor's number on his [[Earring Cellphone]], but gets no response. The girl smirks, stating that he will never pick up as he is &quot;no longer in this world.&quot; Conan glares at her with a piercing rage.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH179_BOActivities.png|thumb|right|220px|The Black Organization had extensively investigated Shinichi Kudo after his death remained unconfirmed.]]<br /> However, contrary to Conan's expectations, he finds Agasa perfectly well and happy in his home, although without a properly functioning communication system. Haibara makes herself at home, placing her bag on the table and taking out a magazine. Conan is flooded with a sense of relief but also shame, believing he had been fooled by an actual child debriefed about his situation by Agasa. The professor, however, insists that her claim about being a member of the [[Black Organization]] is true, adding that the name, &quot;Ai Haibara,&quot; is derived from the names of two fictional female detectives, [[Wikipedia: V.I. Warshawski|V.I. Warshawski]] (I = Ai) and [[Wikipedia: Cordelia Gray|Cordelia Gray]] (Gray = Hai). Conan shouts his anger and confusion, not understanding why Agasa would let a member of the enemy into his home. Haibara explains that the professor saved her, having discovered her unconscious body in front of the [[Kudo Residence]].&lt;br&gt; <br /> Amongst those administered the APTX4869 poison, only [[Shinichi Kudo]]'s death remained confirmed. Thus, the Organization had dispatched an investigation team to the Kudo Residence twice. Haibara, who had joined both missions, confirmed the house was in a state of abandonment upon her first visit. Though, on her second visit, she noticed that Shinichi's childhood clothing was missing from its container. Having observed the rare instance where a laboratory rat survived the poison, returning to a younger form of itself, Haibara had known of the possibility of a human experiencing the same effect. Conan, frightened, asks if the Organization is aware of his survival. Haibara assures him that they do not, as she had kept the discovery a secret since she wanted to observe the prolonged effects of her poison without her &quot;subject's&quot; termination.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Ultimately, Haibara reveals that she betrayed the Black Organization, citing her [[Akemi Miyano|sister]]'s murder as the reason for her rebellion. Despite her repeated request for the reason for her sister's death, she was denied information, leading her to threaten to cease the development of her drug. In response, the Organization restrained her while the upper echelons decided her fate. Believing she would be executed, she attempted to take her life using a APTX4869 pill she had purloined, only to transform back into her seven-year-old self. Her shrunken hands soon slipped through her manacles, allowing her to escape the facility through a trash chute and into the Beika streets. Believing Shinichi Kudo to be another survivor of her drug, she believed him to be her sole ally, and thus approached his residence. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan remains unsympathetic to her tragic story, accusing her of being an accessory to countless murders. Haibara understands, though insists she did not want to develop a poison, implying she was forced into the work. Agasa tries to arbitrate the intense conversation and suggests that Haibara could develop an antidote. She denies the notion, holding up a newspaper from three days ago showing a laboratory of a pharmaceutical company destroyed in an accident. She states that the Organization has destroyed any and all evidence she could use against them, including her research. Conan understands the gravity of the situation and the liability Haibara poses to his safety if she were to be captured. Thus, he condones her stay with Agasa.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH179_HirotaDeath.png|thumb|left|200px|The group finds Masami Hirota crushed under his bookshelf.]]<br /> The professor asks about Haibara's parents, but the girl states they are deceased, having died in a laboratory accident when she was very young. The Organization sent her to grade school in the [[Wikipedia: United States|United States]] while her sister remained in Japan, performing various tasks in exchange for Haibara's safety. While on the topic of her sister, Haibara recalls that a few years ago, her sister sent several [[Wikipedia: Floppy disk|floppy disks]] containing photographs of her trip. After briefly viewing the contents, she sent the floppies back. Around the same time, she had lost a key fragment of the APTX4869 development data and was unable to locate it within her lab. Conan deduces that Haibara may have accidentally included the lost data fragment in the set of returned floppy disks, meaning it may yet still exist. Haibara remembers being told that the received floppy disks were originally arranged by her sister's professor, Masami Hirota, who was a member of her trip.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Agasa manages to call Professor Masami Hirota through the university directory and asks about the floppy disks, giving Haibara's sister's name, [[Akemi Miyano]]. Hirota confirms that he is in possession of the floppies in question, noting the inclusion of a &quot;strange disk&quot; mixed amongst them. Believing it to be the missing data, Agasa sets an appointment in three hours.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan clears his schedule with [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and sets off to Professor Hirota's residence in the [[Wikipedia: Shizuoka|Shizuoka]] Prefecture. In the car ride over, Conan instructs Agasa to remain alert around Haibara, finding her ignorance about the Organization's broader goals suspicious. He also expresses familiarity with the name, &quot;[[Akemi Miyano|Masami Hirota]],&quot; but remains unsure about where he had previously heard it.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Once at the Hirota residence, they are greeted by the professor's wife, Toshiko Hirota, who guides them to his office. She knocks on his door but oddly finds it locked. Conan leaps to gain visual through a high window. To his shock, he sees Hirota crushed under a bookshelf, blood pooling around his head. With Agasa's help, Conan breaks through the door and into the room, confirming Masami Hirota's death. <br /> <br /> ==== File 180 - Checkmate ====<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Masami Hirota|Masami Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (bludgeoned)<br /> * 61 years old<br /> * Professor at Nanyo University}}<br /> {{People|Toshiko Hirota|Toshiko Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * 53 years old<br /> * Masami Hirota's wife}}<br /> {{People|Akira Shirakura|Akira Shirakura manga.jpg|<br /> * 25 years old<br /> * Model}}<br /> {{People|Michio Morioka|Michio Morioka manga.jpg|<br /> * 48 years old<br /> * Veterinarian}}<br /> {{People|Kazuhiro Hosoya|Kazuhiro Hosoya manga.jpg|<br /> * 43 years old<br /> * Manager at a Trading Company}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> == Trivia ==<br /> * The title for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'':<br /> :* File 171 - The Same?<br /> :* File 175 - To Win a Heart<br /> :* File 176 - The Transfer Student<br /> :* File 177 - Woman in Black<br /> :* File 179 - The False Girl<br /> :* File 180 - Checkmate<br /> <br /> == Cover in other countries ==<br /> &lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i_Comicart.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Comic Art)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Star Comics)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18pl.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Philippines]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ca.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Catalan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_9sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_10sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume 18e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Manga]]<br /> * [[Volume 11-20]]<br /> * [[Detective Conan]]<br /> <br /> {{Volumes}}<br /> {{Black Organization}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Volumes]]<br /> [[de:Band 18]]</div>

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<p>Sedritsugu: /* Murdered Professor Case */</p> <hr /> <div>{{InfoBox Volume<br /> | volume = 18<br /> | image = Volume 18.jpg<br /> | releasedate = January 17, 1998<br /> | chapters = 171-180<br /> | isbn = 4-09-125048-3<br /> | publisher = [[Shogakukan]]<br /> | english-releasedate = July 17, 2007<br /> | english-isbn = 1-4215-0883-4<br /> | english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]<br /> | detective = [[Wikipedia: Tantei Monogatari|Shunsaku Kudo]]<br /> | keyhole = [[Ai Haibara]]<br /> | prev-volume = Volume 17<br /> | next-volume = Volume 19<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> Volume 18 was released on January 17, 1998 in Japan.<br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> {{Char Appearances|<br /> {{Char|Conan Edogawa}}<br /> {{Char|Ran Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}<br /> {{Char|Genta Kojima}}<br /> {{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}<br /> {{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}<br /> {{Char|Sumiko Kobayashi}}<br /> {{Char|Juzo Megure}}<br /> {{Char|Sango Yokomizo}}<br /> {{Char|Gin}}<br /> {{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Shiho Miyano|display=Shiho Miyano (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Vodka|display=Vodka&lt;br&gt;(voice)}}<br /> <br /> <br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Gadgets ==<br /> {{Gadgets Appearances|<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}<br /> {{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}<br /> {{Gadget|Transmitter}}<br /> {{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}<br /> {{Gadget|Earring Cellphone}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Chapters ==<br /> === Actor's Apartment Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|102-103|The Historical Actor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Wataru Takagi]]|image = Wataru Takagi.jpg|description =<br /> * 26 years old<br /> * Police detective}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 171 - It Must Be Similar... ====<br /> The media had arrived at the apartment. They want to know if it's true that Isami Nagakura was murdered.<br /> <br /> ==== File 172 - Two Rooms ====<br /> <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Kozaburo Hijikata'''.<br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Kozaburo Hijikata|Kozaburo Hijikata manga.jpg|<br /> * 51 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Hajime Okita|Hajime Okita manga.jpg|<br /> * 29 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Isami Nagakura|Isami Nagakura manga.jpg|squeezed=1|<br /> * Victim (strangled)<br /> * 38 years old<br /> * Actress<br /> * Kozaburo Hijikata's wife}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> === Shinichi's First Love Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|100-101|The Memories of First Love Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 173 - First Love... ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 174 - The Burning Truth ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 175 - Unlock Your Heart!? ====<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Manabu Sawai'''.<br /> <br /> [[File: F175 Shinichi confesses.jpg|150 px|thumb|right|Shinichi confessed to Asami that he already loves someone.]]<br /> <br /> Asami confesses to Ran that despite the rumors she started, Asami confessed to Shinichi in middle school and was instantly rejected because he likes someone else. Asami relates the description Shinichi gave, which Sonoko recognizes as a description of Ran, but Ran is oblivious and asks Sonoko if there is such a girl. <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Asami Uchida|Asami Uchida manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (burned-injured)<br /> * 18 years old<br /> * Freshman, Literature Department Tohto University}}<br /> {{People|Manabu Sawai|Manabu Sawai manga.jpg|fsize=0.94em|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * President of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Tomoko Hayasaka|Tomoko Hayasaka manga.jpg|fsize=0.88em|<br /> * 21 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * Vice-president of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Shigehisa Noguchi|Shigehisa Noguchi manga.jpg|<br /> * 20 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Chika Miyazaki|Chika Miyazaki manga.jpg|<br /> * 19 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Yoshinobu Morimoto|Yoshinobu Morimoto manga.jpg|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Junior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== ''Major events'' ====<br /> It is revealed that Asami only confessed to Shinichi, to which he replied he's in love with &quot;someone weird&quot;, a.k.a. Ran.<br /> <br /> === Missing Older Brother Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Ai Haibara|Ai Haibara]]|image = Ai Haibara.jpg|description =<br /> * 7 years old<br /> * New student at Teitan Elementary}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 176 - The New Student... ====<br /> [[File:CH176_AiHaibara.png|thumb|left|250px|Ai Haibara joins the class.]]<br /> [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] shares news of a transfer student joining their class to [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] and [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]]. While the children enthusiastically speculate on the personality and appearance of this mysterious new individual, [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] voices his general indifference. Ayumi recalls catching a glimpse of the student's surname at the school infirmary, a two kanji name reading, &quot;Haibara (灰原).&quot; Their teacher, [[Sumiko Kobayashi|Sumiko]], then arrives at the entrance and welcomes [[Ai Haibara]] to the classroom. The girl, met with a shower of praise and applause, remains stoic. She calmly ignores Genta's offer to be her desk-mate and chooses an open seat next to Conan, much to the boy's confusion and surprise. &lt;br&gt;<br /> After school, the [[Detective Boys]] approach an aloof Haibara and inquire about her life. She says she lives on the twenty-second building of [[Beika]]'s second ward, making her neighbors with [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. Conan, however, does not recall seeing a &quot;Haibara&quot; name-plaque near his house. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko try to recruit Haibara into the Detective Boys, as Genta shows her his shoebox which is supposedly stuffed to the brim with various requests and letters. However, the box appears empty, much to the children's chagrin. As Genta wears his right shoe, he notices a hidden request note hidden inside and eagerly reads the contents.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH176_WomanInBlack.png|thumb|right|105px|Toshiya describes a woman in black.]]<br /> The Detective Boys are summoned to classroom A where they meet a boy named Toshiya, who claims his older brother has gone missing. Despite consulting various detectives and the relevant authorities, his brother's disappearance has continued for close to a week. Sensing danger surrounding the circumstances, Conan leads the Detective Boys to Toshiya's house.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Once at the abode, the children search the brother's room, quickly determining that he has not run away from home as he has left his wallet. Ayumi then discovers a series of bizarre paintings under the boy's bed, which Haibara immediately identifies as a recreation of a [[Wikipedia: Pablo Picasso|Picasso]] painting. They continue to discover several skilled recreations of various famous artworks. Conan deduces that Toshiya's brother was not kidnapped for ransom money, as Toshiya himself would be a more suitable target. Additionally, he was likely not taken for his ability to produce artistic forgeries, as his skills in coloring and finer details are still amateur. The boy's attention is drawn to a lone image of [[Wikipedia: Natsume Sōseki|Natsume Sōseki]]. Toshiya explains that his brother is a major fan of the author's work and has even presented his portrait of him at a town exhibition. Since the portrait was a copy of a pre-exiting image, his work was largely panned. Nevertheless, one woman showed interest in his work, a woman dressed fully in black. Conan's eyes light up with shock as he interrogates Toshiya about the woman, believing her to be a member of the [[Black Organization]]. Dropping his innocent child-like demeanor, Conan commands Toshiya to lead him to various locations his brother would frequent in close proximity. Meanwhile, Haibara observes the frantic boy with a blank expression.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Sometime later, the Detective Boys find themselves exhausted and gasping for breath on a city sidewalk, having searched several locations suggested by Toshiya. Ayumi proposes they rest at a nearby convenience store and hydrate themselves. Once inside, Conan notices a suspicious man dressed in dark clothing paying for a singular box of ¥230 cigarettes with a ¥1000 bill. Seen as the man has no reason to pay for the cigarettes at the cashier since there is a vending machine outside, Conan climbs onto the store desk and inspects the used bill. He holds the central circle to the light and confirms the bill lacks a transparent portrait of Natsume Sōseki, proving it is counterfeit. He casually notifies the clerk about his discovery before rushing out the door.<br /> <br /> ==== File 177 - The Lady In Black ====<br /> The Detective Boys state their confusion about Conan's actions, wondering why they are tailing this man in black. Conan states that Toshiya's brother had perfectly forged an image of Natsume Sōseki, who is on the ¥1000 bill. If an underground counterfeit ring is currently up and running, the boy's missing brother may have a connection to its operations. Noting the possibility of the Black Organization's involvement, Conan decides that he must direct his friends away from the potential danger. He approaches the man in black and hands him a ¥1000 bill, saying he had dropped it on the street. The man spitefully grabs the note and walks away in silence. After disbanding the group and going his separate way, Conan sparks up his [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|tracking glasses]] and tracks a [[Transmitter|transmitter]] he placed on the bill to a station-side vendor.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_StationDeduction.png|thumb|left|225px|Conan determines his target's destination based on his change.]]<br /> The clerk explains that the man in black bought a coffee with the ¥1000 bill and asked for change in ¥10 and ¥100 coins. She lacked the necessary ¥100 coins so she included a ¥500 coin and returned a total of ¥890. The man had then walked over to a nearby phone booth and continuously inserted coins to continue his call for about ten minutes. A janitor then approaches Conan, believing him to be the man in black's associate, and hands him a ¥50 coin he forgot to extract from the ticket machine. He recalls that he purchased a Tohto line ticket using a ¥500 coin and had received at least three coins in change (including the ¥50). Conan digests the given information and determines that the man must have bought a ¥320 Tohto line ticket, producing ¥180 in change, taking him to Daitoma station.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan arrives at the station but fails to find any promising leads. He decides to inquire a nearby real estate firm about remote storage locations and their sale status. The agent denies any knowledge about such a property and instructs Conan to leave with his friends. Conan twirls around and sees that the Detective Boys have followed him, each one, with the exception of Haibara, sporting an unamused face. They explain that Haibara had deduced Conan's intentions and suggested they follow him. Toshiya then asks an agent if a novelist lives nearby. He explains that his house had recently received a frantic phone call from his brother about &quot;being with people like Sōseki.&quot; The agent then recalls a man who physically resembles Sōseki owning a neighboring bookstore.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_WomanWithGun.png|thumb|right|220px|The woman in black prepares to execute the intruders.]]<br /> The Detective Boys investigate the bookstore and its owner but are quickly evicted from the establishment. Conan surmises that the owner is innocent, stating the store lacked the required printing equipment to effectively run a counterfeit-ring. Hearing the words &quot;printing equipment,&quot; the agent recalls a station-side newspaper company that recently purchased several printers. When asked about the company's employees, the agent perfectly describes the woman in black. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko debate the newspaper company's connection to Sōseki, leading Conan to recite a famous Sōseki quote about hiding in plain sight—deducing that Toshiya's brother intended to relay such a message. With their sights set on the newspaper company, the group approach a nearby police box and inform the officers of their findings, but fail to be taken seriously. With no other choice, Conan calls Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] as Shinichi and informs him about the counterfeit ring. As the boy hangs up the phone, he is reminded of a former encounter with a female member of the Black Organization, an encounter that ended in a gruesome tragedy.&lt;ref name=&quot;¥1,000,000,000_Robbery&quot;&gt; One Billion Yen Robbery Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#¥1,000,000,000_Robbery|Volume 2: 13-16]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_Gin.png|thumb|left|200px|Gin orders the capture of their liability at all costs.]]<br /> Genta disobeys Conan's instructions to remain at the police box and ventures into the newspaper company's headquarters in search of the counterfeit ring. He is followed by the rest of the Detective Boys, who discover that the central room is devoid of any striking evidence for criminal activity. Haibara, however, finds various bottles of painting solution, indicating that attempts at counterfeit were conducted.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, the woman in black strikes the man in black, admonishing him for his recklessness. Nevertheless, he delivers the requested painting solutions, the final ingredient necessary for Toshiya's brother to produce perfect ¥10,000 counterfeit. A member of the operation then notices the five children in the room next door, their images captured by security cameras. The woman pulls out a firearm, intending to silence their little intruders. Back at the police box, Conan learns of his friends' actions and rushes after them.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, [[Gin]] drives his car down a busy city street while calling [[Vodka]] over the phone. The two discuss a potential [[Sherry|liability]], an individual who managed to escape their grasp and who could leak Organization secrets to the public. Gin orders their immediate capture, dead or alive.<br /> <br /> ==== File 178 - Code Name Sherry ====<br /> [[File:CH178_HaibaraShoots.png|thumb|left|200px|Haibara fires the gun without compunction.]][[File:CH178_Sherry.png|thumb|right|200px|Ai Haibara confronts Conan with her true horrifying identity.]]<br /> Conan arrives at the newspaper company door but is stopped at gunpoint by a rotund man with sunglasses. Inside the headquarters, Mitsuhiko discovers a spreadsheet of incomplete ¥10,000 bills, giving credence to the existence of a counterfeit operation. The woman in black and her group of co-conspirators burst into the room and capture the children, intending to execute them one at a time to motivate Toshiya's brother to expedite his work. The woman approaches Ayumi first, gloating about Conan's capture and presumed death, sending the girl into a spiral of distress. Suddenly, the woman's gun is knocked out of her hand as the room door creaks open, revealing an unharmed Conan. He points to the man in an arm cast, identifying him as their original sketcher. Due to some accident, he injured his arm, forcing the gang to kidnap Toshiya's brother to finish the work on his behalf. He notices the painting solution placed beside the magnetic printer and surmises that the ring was intending to mass print thousands of counterfeit bills and exchange them for legitimate tender at various currency exchange machines, thereby ballooning their wealth. The woman in black expresses shock, confused as to how he evaded capture. Conan opens the door fully, allowing for the rotund man's [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|tranquilized]] body to fall to the floor. He then activates his [[Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes]] and launches several paint cans into the ring members, incapacitating two men. The woman reaches for her dropped gun, but Haibara manages to grab the weapon first. She calmly raises the barrel and fires a deafening round past the mortified woman's face and into the building window, alerting the nearby police officers in the process. The Detective Boys, stand around speechless about what they witnessed, but their moment of shock is soon interrupted by the responding police officers.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Inspector Megure arrives twenty minutes later and arrests the members of the counterfeit ring. Conan relishes his victory over whom he assumes is in league with the likes of Gin and Vodka, but the woman denies any knowledge of such codenames. Megure explains that the group is a notorious counterfeit ring called the Silver Fox. The inspector inquires about the gunshot, and upon learning that it was Haibara's doing, he furiously reprimands the girl for her dangerous actions, causing her to cry.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Later that night, Conan walks a still downhearted Haibara home, internally expressing his annoyance about the lack of connection between the counterfeit ring and the Black Organization. As the boy bids the girl farewell, Haibara ominously drops her teary facade and says, &quot;[[APTX4869]].&quot; Conan, taken aback for a moment, asks for clarification. Haibara says it is the name of the drug he was given by the Organization, and that she was the one who produced the miracle poison. Conan, desperately concealing his panic, feigns ignorance about the girl's exposition. Nevertheless, with an overwhelmingly sinister tone, she states that she took the same drug, and that her codename is [[Sherry]]. All Conan can do is stare in shock and fear as Haibara correctly names him as &quot;Shinichi Kudo.&quot; <br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Toshiya|File 176-178 Toshiya manga.jpg|<br /> * Teitan Elementary student}}<br /> {{People|Boy|File 176-178 Toshiya's brother manga.jpg|squeezed=1.5|fsize=0.87em|<br /> * Victim (kidnapped)<br /> * Toshiya's brother<br /> * High school student<br /> * Artist}}<br /> {{People|Lady in black|File 176-178 Lady in black manga.jpg|<br /> * Silver Fox Counterfeit Ring mastermind}}<br /> {{People|Man A|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 1 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{clear}}<br /> {{People|Man B|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 2 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeit artist with bandaged arm}}<br /> {{People|Inuyama|File 176-178 Inuyama manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Introduces Ai Haibara, a transfer student at Teitan Elementary School.<br /> ** She reveals herself as a Black Organization member with the codename Sherry, having taken the same drug Conan was given.<br /> ** Haibara reveals that the mysterious drug used by the Black Organization is called APTX4869.<br /> <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Murdered Professor Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 179 - The Girl Made of Lies ====<br /> [[File:CH179_HaibaraDiscovery.png|thumb|right|300px|Agasa discovered Haibara unconscious in front of the Kudo Residence]]<br /> [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] reminds [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] about her address, the twenty-second building of the second ward of Beika, [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house. Horrified of the implications, Conan dials the professor's number on his [[Earring Cellphone]], but gets no response. The girl smirks, stating that he will never pick up as he is &quot;no longer in this world.&quot; Conan glares at her with a piercing rage.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH179_BOActivities.png|thumb|right|220px|The Black Organization had extensively investigated Shinichi Kudo after his death remained unconfirmed.]]<br /> However, contrary to Conan's expectations, he finds Agasa perfectly well and happy in his home, although without a properly functioning communication system. Haibara makes herself at home, placing her bag on the table and taking out a magazine. Conan is flooded with a sense of relief but also shame, believing he had been fooled by an actual child debriefed about his situation by Agasa. The professor, however, insists that her claim about being a member of the [[Black Organization]] is true, adding that the name, &quot;Ai Haibara,&quot; is derived from the names of two fictional female detectives, [[Wikipedia: V.I. Warshawski|V.I. Warshawski]] (I = Ai) and [[Wikipedia: Cordelia Gray|Cordelia Gray]] (Gray = Hai). Conan shouts his anger and confusion, not understanding why Agasa would let a member of the enemy into his home. Haibara explains that the professor saved her, having discovered her unconscious body in front of the [[Kudo Residence]].&lt;br&gt; <br /> Amongst those administered the APTX4869 poison, only [[Shinichi Kudo]]'s death remained confirmed. Thus, the Organization had dispatched an investigation team to the Kudo Residence twice. Haibara, who had joined both missions, confirmed the house was in a state of abandonment upon her first visit. Though, on her second visit, she noticed that Shinichi's childhood clothing was missing from its container. Having observed the rare instance where a laboratory rat survived the poison, returning to a younger form of itself, Haibara had known of the possibility of a human experiencing the same effect. Conan, frightened, asks if the Organization is aware of his survival. Haibara assures him that they do not, as she had kept the discovery a secret since she wanted to observe the prolonged effects of her poison without her &quot;subject's&quot; termination.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Ultimately, Haibara reveals that she betrayed the Black Organization, citing her [[Akemi Miyano|sister]]'s murder as the reason for her rebellion. Despite her repeated request for the reason for her sister's death, she was denied information, leading her to threaten to cease the development of her drug. In response, the Organization restrained her while the upper echelons decided her fate. Believing she would be executed, she attempted to take her life using a APTX4869 pill she had purloined, only to transform back into her seven-year-old self. Her shrunken hands soon slipped through her manacles, allowing her to escape the facility through a trash chute and into the Beika streets. Believing Shinichi Kudo to be another survivor of her drug, she believed him to be her sole ally, and thus approached his residence. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan remains unsympathetic to her tragic story, accusing her of being an accessory to countless murders. Haibara understands, though insists she did not want to develop a poison, implying she was forced into the work. Agasa tries to arbitrate the intense conversation and suggests that Haibara could develop an antidote. She denies the notion, holding up a newspaper from three days ago showing a laboratory of a pharmaceutical company destroyed in an accident. She states that the Organization has destroyed any and all evidence she could use against them, including her research. Conan understands the gravity of the situation and the liability Haibara poses to his safety if she were to be captured. Thus, he condones her stay with Agasa.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH179_HirotaDeath.png|thumb|left|200px|The group finds Masami Hirota crushed under his bookshelf.]]<br /> The professor asks about Haibara's parents, but the girl states they are deceased, having died in a laboratory accident when she was very young. The Organization sent her to grade school in the [[Wikipedia: United States|United States]] while her sister remained in Japan, performing various tasks in exchange for Haibara's safety. While on the topic of her sister, Haibara recalls that a few years ago, her sister sent several [[Wikipedia: Floppy disk|floppy disks]] containing photographs of her trip. After briefly viewing the contents, she sent the floppies back. Around the same time, she had lost a key fragment of the APTX4869 development data and was unable to locate it within her lab. Conan deduces that Haibara may have accidentally included the lost data fragment in the set of returned floppy disks, meaning it may yet still exist. Haibara remembers being told that the received floppy disks were originally arranged by her sister's professor, Masami Hirota, who was a member of her trip.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Agasa manages to call Professor Masami Hirota through the university directory and asks about the floppy disks, giving Haibara's sister's name, [[Akemi Miyano]]. Hirota confirms that he is in possession of the floppies in question, noting the inclusion of a &quot;strange disk&quot; mixed amongst them. Believing it to be the missing data, Agasa sets an appointment in three hours.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan clears his schedule with [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and sets off to Professor Hirota's residence in the [[Wikipedia: Shizuoka|Shizuoka]] Prefecture. In the car ride over, Conan instructs Agasa to remain alert around Haibara, finding her ignorance about the Organization's broader goals suspicious. He also expresses familiarity with the name, &quot;[[Akemi Miyano|Masami Hirota]],&quot; but remains unsure about where he had previously heard it.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Once at the Hirota residence, they are greeted by the professor's wife, Toshiko Hirota, who guides them to his office. She knocks on his door but oddly finds it locked. Conan leaps to gain visual through a high window. To his shock, he sees Hirota crushed under a bookshelf, blood pooling around his head. With Agasa's help, Conan breaks through the door and into the room, confirming Masami Hirota's death. <br /> <br /> ==== File 180 - Checkmate ====<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Masami Hirota|Masami Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (bludgeoned)<br /> * 61 years old<br /> * Professor at Nanyo University}}<br /> {{People|Toshiko Hirota|Toshiko Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * 53 years old<br /> * Masami Hirota's wife}}<br /> {{People|Akira Shirakura|Akira Shirakura manga.jpg|<br /> * 25 years old<br /> * Model}}<br /> {{People|Michio Morioka|Michio Morioka manga.jpg|<br /> * 48 years old<br /> * Veterinarian}}<br /> {{People|Kazuhiro Hosoya|Kazuhiro Hosoya manga.jpg|<br /> * 43 years old<br /> * Manager at a Trading Company}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> == Trivia ==<br /> * The title for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'':<br /> :* File 171 - The Same?<br /> :* File 175 - To Win a Heart<br /> :* File 176 - The Transfer Student<br /> :* File 177 - Woman in Black<br /> :* File 179 - The False Girl<br /> :* File 180 - Checkmate<br /> <br /> == Cover in other countries ==<br /> &lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i_Comicart.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Comic Art)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Star Comics)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18pl.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Philippines]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ca.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Catalan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_9sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_10sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume 18e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Manga]]<br /> * [[Volume 11-20]]<br /> * [[Detective Conan]]<br /> <br /> {{Volumes}}<br /> {{Black Organization}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Volumes]]<br /> [[de:Band 18]]</div>

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<p>Sedritsugu: 179 summary</p> <hr /> <div>{{InfoBox Volume<br /> | volume = 18<br /> | image = Volume 18.jpg<br /> | releasedate = January 17, 1998<br /> | chapters = 171-180<br /> | isbn = 4-09-125048-3<br /> | publisher = [[Shogakukan]]<br /> | english-releasedate = July 17, 2007<br /> | english-isbn = 1-4215-0883-4<br /> | english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]<br /> | detective = [[Wikipedia: Tantei Monogatari|Shunsaku Kudo]]<br /> | keyhole = [[Ai Haibara]]<br /> | prev-volume = Volume 17<br /> | next-volume = Volume 19<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> Volume 18 was released on January 17, 1998 in Japan.<br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> {{Char Appearances|<br /> {{Char|Conan Edogawa}}<br /> {{Char|Ran Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}<br /> {{Char|Genta Kojima}}<br /> {{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}<br /> {{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}<br /> {{Char|Sumiko Kobayashi}}<br /> {{Char|Juzo Megure}}<br /> {{Char|Sango Yokomizo}}<br /> {{Char|Gin}}<br /> {{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Shiho Miyano|display=Shiho Miyano (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Vodka|display=Vodka&lt;br&gt;(voice)}}<br /> <br /> <br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Gadgets ==<br /> {{Gadgets Appearances|<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}<br /> {{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}<br /> {{Gadget|Transmitter}}<br /> {{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}<br /> {{Gadget|Earring Cellphone}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Chapters ==<br /> === Actor's Apartment Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|102-103|The Historical Actor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Wataru Takagi]]|image = Wataru Takagi.jpg|description =<br /> * 26 years old<br /> * Police detective}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 171 - It Must Be Similar... ====<br /> The media had arrived at the apartment. They want to know if it's true that Isami Nagakura was murdered.<br /> <br /> ==== File 172 - Two Rooms ====<br /> <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Kozaburo Hijikata'''.<br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Kozaburo Hijikata|Kozaburo Hijikata manga.jpg|<br /> * 51 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Hajime Okita|Hajime Okita manga.jpg|<br /> * 29 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Isami Nagakura|Isami Nagakura manga.jpg|squeezed=1|<br /> * Victim (strangled)<br /> * 38 years old<br /> * Actress<br /> * Kozaburo Hijikata's wife}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> === Shinichi's First Love Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|100-101|The Memories of First Love Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 173 - First Love... ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 174 - The Burning Truth ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 175 - Unlock Your Heart!? ====<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Manabu Sawai'''.<br /> <br /> [[File: F175 Shinichi confesses.jpg|150 px|thumb|right|Shinichi confessed to Asami that he already loves someone.]]<br /> <br /> Asami confesses to Ran that despite the rumors she started, Asami confessed to Shinichi in middle school and was instantly rejected because he likes someone else. Asami relates the description Shinichi gave, which Sonoko recognizes as a description of Ran, but Ran is oblivious and asks Sonoko if there is such a girl. <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Asami Uchida|Asami Uchida manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (burned-injured)<br /> * 18 years old<br /> * Freshman, Literature Department Tohto University}}<br /> {{People|Manabu Sawai|Manabu Sawai manga.jpg|fsize=0.94em|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * President of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Tomoko Hayasaka|Tomoko Hayasaka manga.jpg|fsize=0.88em|<br /> * 21 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * Vice-president of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Shigehisa Noguchi|Shigehisa Noguchi manga.jpg|<br /> * 20 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Chika Miyazaki|Chika Miyazaki manga.jpg|<br /> * 19 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Yoshinobu Morimoto|Yoshinobu Morimoto manga.jpg|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Junior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== ''Major events'' ====<br /> It is revealed that Asami only confessed to Shinichi, to which he replied he's in love with &quot;someone weird&quot;, a.k.a. Ran.<br /> <br /> === Missing Older Brother Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Ai Haibara|Ai Haibara]]|image = Ai Haibara.jpg|description =<br /> * 7 years old<br /> * New student at Teitan Elementary}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 176 - The New Student... ====<br /> [[File:CH176_AiHaibara.png|thumb|left|250px|Ai Haibara joins the class.]]<br /> [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] shares news of a transfer student joining their class to [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] and [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]]. While the children enthusiastically speculate on the personality and appearance of this mysterious new individual, [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] voices his general indifference. Ayumi recalls catching a glimpse of the student's surname at the school infirmary, a two kanji name reading, &quot;Haibara (灰原).&quot; Their teacher, [[Sumiko Kobayashi|Sumiko]], then arrives at the entrance and welcomes [[Ai Haibara]] to the classroom. The girl, met with a shower of praise and applause, remains stoic. She calmly ignores Genta's offer to be her desk-mate and chooses an open seat next to Conan, much to the boy's confusion and surprise. &lt;br&gt;<br /> After school, the [[Detective Boys]] approach an aloof Haibara and inquire about her life. She says she lives on the twenty-second building of [[Beika]]'s second ward, making her neighbors with [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. Conan, however, does not recall seeing a &quot;Haibara&quot; name-plaque near his house. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko try to recruit Haibara into the Detective Boys, as Genta shows her his shoebox which is supposedly stuffed to the brim with various requests and letters. However, the box appears empty, much to the children's chagrin. As Genta wears his right shoe, he notices a hidden request note hidden inside and eagerly reads the contents.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH176_WomanInBlack.png|thumb|right|105px|Toshiya describes a woman in black.]]<br /> The Detective Boys are summoned to classroom A where they meet a boy named Toshiya, who claims his older brother has gone missing. Despite consulting various detectives and the relevant authorities, his brother's disappearance has continued for close to a week. Sensing danger surrounding the circumstances, Conan leads the Detective Boys to Toshiya's house.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Once at the abode, the children search the brother's room, quickly determining that he has not run away from home as he has left his wallet. Ayumi then discovers a series of bizarre paintings under the boy's bed, which Haibara immediately identifies as a recreation of a [[Wikipedia: Pablo Picasso|Picasso]] painting. They continue to discover several skilled recreations of various famous artworks. Conan deduces that Toshiya's brother was not kidnapped for ransom money, as Toshiya himself would be a more suitable target. Additionally, he was likely not taken for his ability to produce artistic forgeries, as his skills in coloring and finer details are still amateur. The boy's attention is drawn to a lone image of [[Wikipedia: Natsume Sōseki|Natsume Sōseki]]. Toshiya explains that his brother is a major fan of the author's work and has even presented his portrait of him at a town exhibition. Since the portrait was a copy of a pre-exiting image, his work was largely panned. Nevertheless, one woman showed interest in his work, a woman dressed fully in black. Conan's eyes light up with shock as he interrogates Toshiya about the woman, believing her to be a member of the [[Black Organization]]. Dropping his innocent child-like demeanor, Conan commands Toshiya to lead him to various locations his brother would frequent in close proximity. Meanwhile, Haibara observes the frantic boy with a blank expression.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Sometime later, the Detective Boys find themselves exhausted and gasping for breath on a city sidewalk, having searched several locations suggested by Toshiya. Ayumi proposes they rest at a nearby convenience store and hydrate themselves. Once inside, Conan notices a suspicious man dressed in dark clothing paying for a singular box of ¥230 cigarettes with a ¥1000 bill. Seen as the man has no reason to pay for the cigarettes at the cashier since there is a vending machine outside, Conan climbs onto the store desk and inspects the used bill. He holds the central circle to the light and confirms the bill lacks a transparent portrait of Natsume Sōseki, proving it is counterfeit. He casually notifies the clerk about his discovery before rushing out the door.<br /> <br /> ==== File 177 - The Lady In Black ====<br /> The Detective Boys state their confusion about Conan's actions, wondering why they are tailing this man in black. Conan states that Toshiya's brother had perfectly forged an image of Natsume Sōseki, who is on the ¥1000 bill. If an underground counterfeit ring is currently up and running, the boy's missing brother may have a connection to its operations. Noting the possibility of the Black Organization's involvement, Conan decides that he must direct his friends away from the potential danger. He approaches the man in black and hands him a ¥1000 bill, saying he had dropped it on the street. The man spitefully grabs the note and walks away in silence. After disbanding the group and going his separate way, Conan sparks up his [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|tracking glasses]] and tracks a [[Transmitter|transmitter]] he placed on the bill to a station-side vendor.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_StationDeduction.png|thumb|left|225px|Conan determines his target's destination based on his change.]]<br /> The clerk explains that the man in black bought a coffee with the ¥1000 bill and asked for change in ¥10 and ¥100 coins. She lacked the necessary ¥100 coins so she included a ¥500 coin and returned a total of ¥890. The man had then walked over to a nearby phone booth and continuously inserted coins to continue his call for about ten minutes. A janitor then approaches Conan, believing him to be the man in black's associate, and hands him a ¥50 coin he forgot to extract from the ticket machine. He recalls that he purchased a Tohto line ticket using a ¥500 coin and had received at least three coins in change (including the ¥50). Conan digests the given information and determines that the man must have bought a ¥320 Tohto line ticket, producing ¥180 in change, taking him to Daitoma station.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan arrives at the station but fails to find any promising leads. He decides to inquire a nearby real estate firm about remote storage locations and their sale status. The agent denies any knowledge about such a property and instructs Conan to leave with his friends. Conan twirls around and sees that the Detective Boys have followed him, each one, with the exception of Haibara, sporting an unamused face. They explain that Haibara had deduced Conan's intentions and suggested they follow him. Toshiya then asks an agent if a novelist lives nearby. He explains that his house had recently received a frantic phone call from his brother about &quot;being with people like Sōseki.&quot; The agent then recalls a man who physically resembles Sōseki owning a neighboring bookstore.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_WomanWithGun.png|thumb|right|220px|The woman in black prepares to execute the intruders.]]<br /> The Detective Boys investigate the bookstore and its owner but are quickly evicted from the establishment. Conan surmises that the owner is innocent, stating the store lacked the required printing equipment to effectively run a counterfeit-ring. Hearing the words &quot;printing equipment,&quot; the agent recalls a station-side newspaper company that recently purchased several printers. When asked about the company's employees, the agent perfectly describes the woman in black. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko debate the newspaper company's connection to Sōseki, leading Conan to recite a famous Sōseki quote about hiding in plain sight—deducing that Toshiya's brother intended to relay such a message. With their sights set on the newspaper company, the group approach a nearby police box and inform the officers of their findings, but fail to be taken seriously. With no other choice, Conan calls Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] as Shinichi and informs him about the counterfeit ring. As the boy hangs up the phone, he is reminded of a former encounter with a female member of the Black Organization, an encounter that ended in a gruesome tragedy.&lt;ref name=&quot;¥1,000,000,000_Robbery&quot;&gt; One Billion Yen Robbery Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#¥1,000,000,000_Robbery|Volume 2: 13-16]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_Gin.png|thumb|left|200px|Gin orders the capture of their liability at all costs.]]<br /> Genta disobeys Conan's instructions to remain at the police box and ventures into the newspaper company's headquarters in search of the counterfeit ring. He is followed by the rest of the Detective Boys, who discover that the central room is devoid of any striking evidence for criminal activity. Haibara, however, finds various bottles of painting solution, indicating that attempts at counterfeit were conducted.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, the woman in black strikes the man in black, admonishing him for his recklessness. Nevertheless, he delivers the requested painting solutions, the final ingredient necessary for Toshiya's brother to produce perfect ¥10,000 counterfeit. A member of the operation then notices the five children in the room next door, their images captured by security cameras. The woman pulls out a firearm, intending to silence their little intruders. Back at the police box, Conan learns of his friends' actions and rushes after them.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, [[Gin]] drives his car down a busy city street while calling [[Vodka]] over the phone. The two discuss a potential [[Sherry|liability]], an individual who managed to escape their grasp and who could leak Organization secrets to the public. Gin orders their immediate capture, dead or alive.<br /> <br /> ==== File 178 - Code Name Sherry ====<br /> [[File:CH178_HaibaraShoots.png|thumb|left|200px|Haibara fires the gun without compunction.]][[File:CH178_Sherry.png|thumb|right|200px|Ai Haibara confronts Conan with her true horrifying identity.]]<br /> Conan arrives at the newspaper company door but is stopped at gunpoint by a rotund man with sunglasses. Inside the headquarters, Mitsuhiko discovers a spreadsheet of incomplete ¥10,000 bills, giving credence to the existence of a counterfeit operation. The woman in black and her group of co-conspirators burst into the room and capture the children, intending to execute them one at a time to motivate Toshiya's brother to expedite his work. The woman approaches Ayumi first, gloating about Conan's capture and presumed death, sending the girl into a spiral of distress. Suddenly, the woman's gun is knocked out of her hand as the room door creaks open, revealing an unharmed Conan. He points to the man in an arm cast, identifying him as their original sketcher. Due to some accident, he injured his arm, forcing the gang to kidnap Toshiya's brother to finish the work on his behalf. He notices the painting solution placed beside the magnetic printer and surmises that the ring was intending to mass print thousands of counterfeit bills and exchange them for legitimate tender at various currency exchange machines, thereby ballooning their wealth. The woman in black expresses shock, confused as to how he evaded capture. Conan opens the door fully, allowing for the rotund man's [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|tranquilized]] body to fall to the floor. He then activates his [[Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes]] and launches several paint cans into the ring members, incapacitating two men. The woman reaches for her dropped gun, but Haibara manages to grab the weapon first. She calmly raises the barrel and fires a deafening round past the mortified woman's face and into the building window, alerting the nearby police officers in the process. The Detective Boys, stand around speechless about what they witnessed, but their moment of shock is soon interrupted by the responding police officers.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Inspector Megure arrives twenty minutes later and arrests the members of the counterfeit ring. Conan relishes his victory over whom he assumes is in league with the likes of Gin and Vodka, but the woman denies any knowledge of such codenames. Megure explains that the group is a notorious counterfeit ring called the Silver Fox. The inspector inquires about the gunshot, and upon learning that it was Haibara's doing, he furiously reprimands the girl for her dangerous actions, causing her to cry.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Later that night, Conan walks a still downhearted Haibara home, internally expressing his annoyance about the lack of connection between the counterfeit ring and the Black Organization. As the boy bids the girl farewell, Haibara ominously drops her teary facade and says, &quot;[[APTX4869]].&quot; Conan, taken aback for a moment, asks for clarification. Haibara says it is the name of the drug he was given by the Organization, and that she was the one who produced the miracle poison. Conan, desperately concealing his panic, feigns ignorance about the girl's exposition. Nevertheless, with an overwhelmingly sinister tone, she states that she took the same drug, and that her codename is [[Sherry]]. All Conan can do is stare in shock and fear as Haibara correctly names him as &quot;Shinichi Kudo.&quot; <br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Toshiya|File 176-178 Toshiya manga.jpg|<br /> * Teitan Elementary student}}<br /> {{People|Boy|File 176-178 Toshiya's brother manga.jpg|squeezed=1.5|fsize=0.87em|<br /> * Victim (kidnapped)<br /> * Toshiya's brother<br /> * High school student<br /> * Artist}}<br /> {{People|Lady in black|File 176-178 Lady in black manga.jpg|<br /> * Silver Fox Counterfeit Ring mastermind}}<br /> {{People|Man A|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 1 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{clear}}<br /> {{People|Man B|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 2 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeit artist with bandaged arm}}<br /> {{People|Inuyama|File 176-178 Inuyama manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Introduces Ai Haibara, a transfer student at Teitan Elementary School.<br /> ** She reveals herself as a Black Organization member with the codename Sherry, having taken the same drug Conan was given.<br /> ** Haibara reveals that the mysterious drug used by the Black Organization is called APTX4869.<br /> <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Murdered Professor Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 179 - The Girl Made of Lies ====<br /> [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] reminds [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] about her address, the twenty-second building of the second ward of Beika, [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house. Horrified of the implications, Conan dials the professor's number on his [[Earring Cellphone]], but gets no response. The girl smirks, stating that he will never pick up as he is &quot;no longer in this world.&quot; Conan glares at her with a piercing rage.&lt;br&gt;<br /> However, contrary to Conan's expectations, he finds Agasa perfectly well and happy in his home, although without a properly functioning communication system. Haibara makes herself at home, placing her bag on the table and reading a magazine. Conan is flooded with a sense of relief but also shame, believing he had been fooled by an actual child debriefed about his situation by Agasa. The professor, however, insists that her claim about being a member of the [[Black Organization]] is true, adding that the name, &quot;Ai Haibara,&quot; is derived from the names of two fictional female detectives, [[Wikipedia: V.I. Warshawski|V.I. Warshawski]] (I = Ai) and [[Wikipedia: Cordelia Gray|Cordelia Gray]] (Gray = Hai). Conan shouts his anger and confusion, not understanding why Agasa would let a member of the enemy into his home. Haibara explains that the professor saved her, having discovered her unconscious body in front of the [[Kudo Residence]].&lt;br&gt; <br /> Amongst those administered the APTX4869 poison, only [[Shinichi Kudo]]'s death remained confirmed. Thus, the Organization had dispatched investigation teams to the Kudo Residence twice. Haibara, who had joined both missions, confirmed the house was in a state of abandonment upon her first visit. Though, on her second visit, she noticed that Shinichi's childhood clothing was missing from its container. Having observed the rare instance where a laboratory rat survived the poison, returning to a younger form of itself, Haibara had known of the possibility of a human experiencing the same effect. Conan, frightened, asks if the Organization is aware of his survival. Haibara assures him that they do not, as she had kept the discovery a secret as she wanted to observe the prolonged effects of her poison without her &quot;subject's&quot; termination.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Ultimately, Haibara reveals that she betrayed the Black Organization, citing her [[Akemi Miyano|sister]]'s murder as the reason for her rebellion. Despite her repeated request for the reason for her sister's death, she was denied information, leading her to threaten to cease the development of her drug. In response, the Organization restrained her while the upper echelons decided her fate. Believing she would be executed, she attempted to take her life using a APTX4869 pill she had purloined, only to transform back into her seven-year-old self. Her shrunken hands soon slipped through her manacles, allowing her to escape the facility through a trash chute and into the Beika streets. Believing Shinichi Kudo to be another survivor of her drug, she believed him to be her sole ally, and thus approached his residence. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan remains unsympathetic to her tragic story, accusing her of being an accessory to countless murders. Haibara understands, though insists she did not want to develop a poison, implying she was forced into the work. Agasa tries to arbitrate the intense conversation and suggests that Haibara could develop an antidote. She denies the notion, holding up a newspaper from three days ago showing a laboratory of a pharmaceutical company destroyed in an accident. She states that the Organization has destroyed any and all evidence they can use against them, including her research. Conan understands the gravity of the situation and the liability Haibara poses to his safety if she were to be captured. Thus, he condones her stay with Agasa.&lt;br&gt;<br /> The professor asks about Haibara's parents, but the girl states they are deceased, having died in a laboratory accident when she was very young. The Organization sent her to grade school in the [[Wikipedia: United States|United States]] while her sister remained in Japan, performing various tasks in exchange for Haibara's safety. While on the topic of her sister, Haibara recalls that a few years ago, her sister sent several [[Wikipedia: Floppy disk|floppy disks]] containing photographs of her trip. After briefly viewing the contents, she sent the floppies back. Around the same time, she had lost a key fragment of the APTX4869 development data and was unable to locate it within her lab. Conan deduces that Haibara may have accidentally included the lost data fragment in the set of returned floppy disks, meaning it may yet still exist. Haibara remembers being told that the received floppy disks were originally arranged by her sister's professor, Masami Hirota, who was a member of her trip.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Agasa manages to call Professor Masami Hirota through the university directory and asks about the floppy disks, giving Haibara's sister's name, [[Akemi Miyano]]. Hirota confirms that he is in possession of the floppies in question, noting the inclusion of a &quot;strange disk&quot; mixed amongst them. Believing it to be the missing data, Agasa sets an appointment in three hours.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan clears his schedule with [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and sets off to Professor Hirota's residence in the [[Wikipedia: Shizuoka|Shizuoka]] Prefecture. In the car ride over, Conan instructs Agasa to remain alert around Haibara, finding her ignorance about the Organization's broader goals suspicious. He also expresses familiarity with the name, &quot;[[Akemi Miyano|Masami Hirota]],&quot; but remains unsure about where he had previously heard it.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Once at the Hirota residence, they are greeted by the professor's wife, Toshiko Hirota, who guide them to his office. She knocks on his door, but oddly finds it locked. Conan leaps to gain visual through a high window. To his shock, he sees Hirota crushed under a bookshelf, blood pooling by his head. With Agasa's help, Conan breaks through the door and into the room, confirming Masami Hirota's death. <br /> <br /> ==== File 180 - Checkmate ====<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Masami Hirota|Masami Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (bludgeoned)<br /> * 61 years old<br /> * Professor at Nanyo University}}<br /> {{People|Toshiko Hirota|Toshiko Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * 53 years old<br /> * Masami Hirota's wife}}<br /> {{People|Akira Shirakura|Akira Shirakura manga.jpg|<br /> * 25 years old<br /> * Model}}<br /> {{People|Michio Morioka|Michio Morioka manga.jpg|<br /> * 48 years old<br /> * Veterinarian}}<br /> {{People|Kazuhiro Hosoya|Kazuhiro Hosoya manga.jpg|<br /> * 43 years old<br /> * Manager at a Trading Company}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> == Trivia ==<br /> * The title for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'':<br /> :* File 171 - The Same?<br /> :* File 175 - To Win a Heart<br /> :* File 176 - The Transfer Student<br /> :* File 177 - Woman in Black<br /> :* File 179 - The False Girl<br /> :* File 180 - Checkmate<br /> <br /> == Cover in other countries ==<br /> &lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i_Comicart.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Comic Art)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Star Comics)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18pl.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Philippines]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ca.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Catalan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_9sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_10sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume 18e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Manga]]<br /> * [[Volume 11-20]]<br /> * [[Detective Conan]]<br /> <br /> {{Volumes}}<br /> {{Black Organization}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Volumes]]<br /> [[de:Band 18]]</div>

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<p>Sedritsugu: /* Missing Older Brother Case */</p> <hr /> <div>{{InfoBox Volume<br /> | volume = 18<br /> | image = Volume 18.jpg<br /> | releasedate = January 17, 1998<br /> | chapters = 171-180<br /> | isbn = 4-09-125048-3<br /> | publisher = [[Shogakukan]]<br /> | english-releasedate = July 17, 2007<br /> | english-isbn = 1-4215-0883-4<br /> | english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]<br /> | detective = [[Wikipedia: Tantei Monogatari|Shunsaku Kudo]]<br /> | keyhole = [[Ai Haibara]]<br /> | prev-volume = Volume 17<br /> | next-volume = Volume 19<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> Volume 18 was released on January 17, 1998 in Japan.<br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> {{Char Appearances|<br /> {{Char|Conan Edogawa}}<br /> {{Char|Ran Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}<br /> {{Char|Genta Kojima}}<br /> {{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}<br /> {{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}<br /> {{Char|Sumiko Kobayashi}}<br /> {{Char|Juzo Megure}}<br /> {{Char|Sango Yokomizo}}<br /> {{Char|Gin}}<br /> {{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Shiho Miyano|display=Shiho Miyano (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Vodka|display=Vodka&lt;br&gt;(voice)}}<br /> <br /> <br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Gadgets ==<br /> {{Gadgets Appearances|<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}<br /> {{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}<br /> {{Gadget|Transmitter}}<br /> {{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}<br /> {{Gadget|Earring Cellphone}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Chapters ==<br /> === Actor's Apartment Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|102-103|The Historical Actor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Wataru Takagi]]|image = Wataru Takagi.jpg|description =<br /> * 26 years old<br /> * Police detective}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 171 - It Must Be Similar... ====<br /> The media had arrived at the apartment. They want to know if it's true that Isami Nagakura was murdered.<br /> <br /> ==== File 172 - Two Rooms ====<br /> <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Kozaburo Hijikata'''.<br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Kozaburo Hijikata|Kozaburo Hijikata manga.jpg|<br /> * 51 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Hajime Okita|Hajime Okita manga.jpg|<br /> * 29 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Isami Nagakura|Isami Nagakura manga.jpg|squeezed=1|<br /> * Victim (strangled)<br /> * 38 years old<br /> * Actress<br /> * Kozaburo Hijikata's wife}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> === Shinichi's First Love Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|100-101|The Memories of First Love Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 173 - First Love... ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 174 - The Burning Truth ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 175 - Unlock Your Heart!? ====<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Manabu Sawai'''.<br /> <br /> [[File: F175 Shinichi confesses.jpg|150 px|thumb|right|Shinichi confessed to Asami that he already loves someone.]]<br /> <br /> Asami confesses to Ran that despite the rumors she started, Asami confessed to Shinichi in middle school and was instantly rejected because he likes someone else. Asami relates the description Shinichi gave, which Sonoko recognizes as a description of Ran, but Ran is oblivious and asks Sonoko if there is such a girl. <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Asami Uchida|Asami Uchida manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (burned-injured)<br /> * 18 years old<br /> * Freshman, Literature Department Tohto University}}<br /> {{People|Manabu Sawai|Manabu Sawai manga.jpg|fsize=0.94em|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * President of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Tomoko Hayasaka|Tomoko Hayasaka manga.jpg|fsize=0.88em|<br /> * 21 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * Vice-president of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Shigehisa Noguchi|Shigehisa Noguchi manga.jpg|<br /> * 20 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Chika Miyazaki|Chika Miyazaki manga.jpg|<br /> * 19 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Yoshinobu Morimoto|Yoshinobu Morimoto manga.jpg|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Junior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== ''Major events'' ====<br /> It is revealed that Asami only confessed to Shinichi, to which he replied he's in love with &quot;someone weird&quot;, a.k.a. Ran.<br /> <br /> === Missing Older Brother Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Ai Haibara|Ai Haibara]]|image = Ai Haibara.jpg|description =<br /> * 7 years old<br /> * New student at Teitan Elementary}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 176 - The New Student... ====<br /> [[File:CH176_AiHaibara.png|thumb|left|250px|Ai Haibara joins the class.]]<br /> [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] shares news of a transfer student joining their class to [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] and [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]]. While the children enthusiastically speculate on the personality and appearance of this mysterious new individual, [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] voices his general indifference. Ayumi recalls catching a glimpse of the student's surname at the school infirmary, a two kanji name reading, &quot;Haibara (灰原).&quot; Their teacher, [[Sumiko Kobayashi|Sumiko]], then arrives at the entrance and welcomes [[Ai Haibara]] to the classroom. The girl, met with a shower of praise and applause, remains stoic. She calmly ignores Genta's offer to be her desk-mate and chooses an open seat next to Conan, much to the boy's confusion and surprise. &lt;br&gt;<br /> After school, the [[Detective Boys]] approach an aloof Haibara and inquire about her life. She says she lives on the twenty-second building of [[Beika]]'s second ward, making her neighbors with [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. Conan, however, does not recall seeing a &quot;Haibara&quot; name-plaque near his house. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko try to recruit Haibara into the Detective Boys, as Genta shows her his shoebox which is supposedly stuffed to the brim with various requests and letters. However, the box appears empty, much to the children's chagrin. As Genta wears his right shoe, he notices a hidden request note hidden inside and eagerly reads the contents.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH176_WomanInBlack.png|thumb|right|105px|Toshiya describes a woman in black.]]<br /> The Detective Boys are summoned to classroom A where they meet a boy named Toshiya, who claims his older brother has gone missing. Despite consulting various detectives and the relevant authorities, his brother's disappearance has continued for close to a week. Sensing danger surrounding the circumstances, Conan leads the Detective Boys to Toshiya's house.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Once at the abode, the children search the brother's room, quickly determining that he has not run away from home as he has left his wallet. Ayumi then discovers a series of bizarre paintings under the boy's bed, which Haibara immediately identifies as a recreation of a [[Wikipedia: Pablo Picasso|Picasso]] painting. They continue to discover several skilled recreations of various famous artworks. Conan deduces that Toshiya's brother was not kidnapped for ransom money, as Toshiya himself would be a more suitable target. Additionally, he was likely not taken for his ability to produce artistic forgeries, as his skills in coloring and finer details are still amateur. The boy's attention is drawn to a lone image of [[Wikipedia: Natsume Sōseki|Natsume Sōseki]]. Toshiya explains that his brother is a major fan of the author's work and has even presented his portrait of him at a town exhibition. Since the portrait was a copy of a pre-exiting image, his work was largely panned. Nevertheless, one woman showed interest in his work, a woman dressed fully in black. Conan's eyes light up with shock as he interrogates Toshiya about the woman, believing her to be a member of the [[Black Organization]]. Dropping his innocent child-like demeanor, Conan commands Toshiya to lead him to various locations his brother would frequent in close proximity. Meanwhile, Haibara observes the frantic boy with a blank expression.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Sometime later, the Detective Boys find themselves exhausted and gasping for breath on a city sidewalk, having searched several locations suggested by Toshiya. Ayumi proposes they rest at a nearby convenience store and hydrate themselves. Once inside, Conan notices a suspicious man dressed in dark clothing paying for a singular box of ¥230 cigarettes with a ¥1000 bill. Seen as the man has no reason to pay for the cigarettes at the cashier since there is a vending machine outside, Conan climbs onto the store desk and inspects the used bill. He holds the central circle to the light and confirms the bill lacks a transparent portrait of Natsume Sōseki, proving it is counterfeit. He casually notifies the clerk about his discovery before rushing out the door.<br /> <br /> ==== File 177 - The Lady In Black ====<br /> The Detective Boys state their confusion about Conan's actions, wondering why they are tailing this man in black. Conan states that Toshiya's brother had perfectly forged an image of Natsume Sōseki, who is on the ¥1000 bill. If an underground counterfeit ring is currently up and running, the boy's missing brother may have a connection to its operations. Noting the possibility of the Black Organization's involvement, Conan decides that he must direct his friends away from the potential danger. He approaches the man in black and hands him a ¥1000 bill, saying he had dropped it on the street. The man spitefully grabs the note and walks away in silence. After disbanding the group and going his separate way, Conan sparks up his [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|tracking glasses]] and tracks a [[Transmitter|transmitter]] he placed on the bill to a station-side vendor.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_StationDeduction.png|thumb|left|225px|Conan determines his target's destination based on his change.]]<br /> The clerk explains that the man in black bought a coffee with the ¥1000 bill and asked for change in ¥10 and ¥100 coins. She lacked the necessary ¥100 coins so she included a ¥500 coin and returned a total of ¥890. The man had then walked over to a nearby phone booth and continuously inserted coins to continue his call for about ten minutes. A janitor then approaches Conan, believing him to be the man in black's associate, and hands him a ¥50 coin he forgot to extract from the ticket machine. He recalls that he purchased a Tohto line ticket using a ¥500 coin and had received at least three coins in change (including the ¥50). Conan digests the given information and determines that the man must have bought a ¥320 Tohto line ticket, producing ¥180 in change, taking him to Daitoma station.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan arrives at the station but fails to find any promising leads. He decides to inquire a nearby real estate firm about remote storage locations and their sale status. The agent denies any knowledge about such a property and instructs Conan to leave with his friends. Conan twirls around and sees that the Detective Boys have followed him, each one, with the exception of Haibara, sporting an unamused face. They explain that Haibara had deduced Conan's intentions and suggested they follow him. Toshiya then asks an agent if a novelist lives nearby. He explains that his house had recently received a frantic phone call from his brother about &quot;being with people like Sōseki.&quot; The agent then recalls a man who physically resembles Sōseki owning a neighboring bookstore.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_WomanWithGun.png|thumb|right|220px|The woman in black prepares to execute the intruders.]]<br /> The Detective Boys investigate the bookstore and its owner but are quickly evicted from the establishment. Conan surmises that the owner is innocent, stating the store lacked the required printing equipment to effectively run a counterfeit-ring. Hearing the words &quot;printing equipment,&quot; the agent recalls a station-side newspaper company that recently purchased several printers. When asked about the company's employees, the agent perfectly describes the woman in black. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko debate the newspaper company's connection to Sōseki, leading Conan to recite a famous Sōseki quote about hiding in plain sight—deducing that Toshiya's brother intended to relay such a message. With their sights set on the newspaper company, the group approach a nearby police box and inform the officers of their findings, but fail to be taken seriously. With no other choice, Conan calls Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] as Shinichi and informs him about the counterfeit ring. As the boy hangs up the phone, he is reminded of a former encounter with a female member of the Black Organization, an encounter that ended in a gruesome tragedy.&lt;ref name=&quot;¥1,000,000,000_Robbery&quot;&gt; One Billion Yen Robbery Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#¥1,000,000,000_Robbery|Volume 2: 13-16]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_Gin.png|thumb|left|200px|Gin orders the capture of their liability at all costs.]]<br /> Genta disobeys Conan's instructions to remain at the police box and ventures into the newspaper company's headquarters in search of the counterfeit ring. He is followed by the rest of the Detective Boys, who discover that the central room is devoid of any striking evidence for criminal activity. Haibara, however, finds various bottles of painting solution, indicating that attempts at counterfeit were conducted.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, the woman in black strikes the man in black, admonishing him for his recklessness. Nevertheless, he delivers the requested painting solutions, the final ingredient necessary for Toshiya's brother to produce perfect ¥10,000 counterfeit. A member of the operation then notices the five children in the room next door, their images captured by security cameras. The woman pulls out a firearm, intending to silence their little intruders. Back at the police box, Conan learns of his friends' actions and rushes after them.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, [[Gin]] drives his car down a busy city street while calling [[Vodka]] over the phone. The two discuss a potential [[Sherry|liability]], an individual who managed to escape their grasp and who could leak Organization secrets to the public. Gin orders their immediate capture, dead or alive.<br /> <br /> ==== File 178 - Code Name Sherry ====<br /> [[File:CH178_HaibaraShoots.png|thumb|left|200px|Haibara fires the gun without compunction.]][[File:CH178_Sherry.png|thumb|right|200px|Ai Haibara confronts Conan with her true horrifying identity.]]<br /> Conan arrives at the newspaper company door but is stopped at gunpoint by a rotund man with sunglasses. Inside the headquarters, Mitsuhiko discovers a spreadsheet of incomplete ¥10,000 bills, giving credence to the existence of a counterfeit operation. The woman in black and her group of co-conspirators burst into the room and capture the children, intending to execute them one at a time to motivate Toshiya's brother to expedite his work. The woman approaches Ayumi first, gloating about Conan's capture and presumed death, sending the girl into a spiral of distress. Suddenly, the woman's gun is knocked out of her hand as the room door creaks open, revealing an unharmed Conan. He points to the man in an arm cast, identifying him as their original sketcher. Due to some accident, he injured his arm, forcing the gang to kidnap Toshiya's brother to finish the work on his behalf. He notices the painting solution placed beside the magnetic printer and surmises that the ring was intending to mass print thousands of counterfeit bills and exchange them for legitimate tender at various currency exchange machines, thereby ballooning their wealth. The woman in black expresses shock, confused as to how he evaded capture. Conan opens the door fully, allowing for the rotund man's [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|tranquilized]] body to fall to the floor. He then activates his [[Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes]] and launches several paint cans into the ring members, incapacitating two men. The woman reaches for her dropped gun, but Haibara manages to grab the weapon first. She calmly raises the barrel and fires a deafening round past the mortified woman's face and into the building window, alerting the nearby police officers in the process. The Detective Boys, stand around speechless about what they witnessed, but their moment of shock is soon interrupted by the responding police officers.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Inspector Megure arrives twenty minutes later and arrests the members of the counterfeit ring. Conan relishes his victory over whom he assumes is in league with the likes of Gin and Vodka, but the woman denies any knowledge of such codenames. Megure explains that the group is a notorious counterfeit ring called the Silver Fox. The inspector inquires about the gunshot, and upon learning that it was Haibara's doing, he furiously reprimands the girl for her dangerous actions, causing her to cry.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Later that night, Conan walks a still downhearted Haibara home, internally expressing his annoyance about the lack of connection between the counterfeit ring and the Black Organization. As the boy bids the girl farewell, Haibara ominously drops her teary facade and says, &quot;[[APTX4869]].&quot; Conan, taken aback for a moment, asks for clarification. Haibara says it is the name of the drug he was given by the Organization, and that she was the one who produced the miracle poison. Conan, desperately concealing his panic, feigns ignorance about the girl's exposition. Nevertheless, with an overwhelmingly sinister tone, she states that she took the same drug, and that her codename is [[Sherry]]. All Conan can do is stare in shock and fear as Haibara correctly names him as &quot;Shinichi Kudo.&quot; <br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Toshiya|File 176-178 Toshiya manga.jpg|<br /> * Teitan Elementary student}}<br /> {{People|Boy|File 176-178 Toshiya's brother manga.jpg|squeezed=1.5|fsize=0.87em|<br /> * Victim (kidnapped)<br /> * Toshiya's brother<br /> * High school student<br /> * Artist}}<br /> {{People|Lady in black|File 176-178 Lady in black manga.jpg|<br /> * Silver Fox Counterfeit Ring mastermind}}<br /> {{People|Man A|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 1 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{clear}}<br /> {{People|Man B|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 2 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeit artist with bandaged arm}}<br /> {{People|Inuyama|File 176-178 Inuyama manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Introduces Ai Haibara, a transfer student at Teitan Elementary School.<br /> ** She reveals herself as a Black Organization member with the codename Sherry, having taken the same drug Conan was given.<br /> ** Haibara reveals that the mysterious drug used by the Black Organization is called APTX4869.<br /> <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Murdered Professor Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> &lt;!-- I honestly think this is a spoiler to call attention to Kohji now. He isn't relevant for hundreds of chapters. - Chek<br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Kohji Haneda]]|image = Kohji Haneda.jpg|description =<br /> * Deceased<br /> * Name only on the list of people killed by [[APTX 4869]]}}<br /> {{clearleft}} --&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== File 179 - The Girl Made of Lies ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 180 - Checkmate ====<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Masami Hirota|Masami Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (bludgeoned)<br /> * 61 years old<br /> * Professor at Nanyo University}}<br /> {{People|Toshiko Hirota|Toshiko Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * 53 years old<br /> * Masami Hirota's wife}}<br /> {{People|Akira Shirakura|Akira Shirakura manga.jpg|<br /> * 25 years old<br /> * Model}}<br /> {{People|Michio Morioka|Michio Morioka manga.jpg|<br /> * 48 years old<br /> * Veterinarian}}<br /> {{People|Kazuhiro Hosoya|Kazuhiro Hosoya manga.jpg|<br /> * 43 years old<br /> * Manager at a Trading Company}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> == Trivia ==<br /> * The title for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'':<br /> :* File 171 - The Same?<br /> :* File 175 - To Win a Heart<br /> :* File 176 - The Transfer Student<br /> :* File 177 - Woman in Black<br /> :* File 179 - The False Girl<br /> :* File 180 - Checkmate<br /> <br /> == Cover in other countries ==<br /> &lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i_Comicart.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Comic Art)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Star Comics)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18pl.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Philippines]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ca.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Catalan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_9sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_10sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume 18e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Manga]]<br /> * [[Volume 11-20]]<br /> * [[Detective Conan]]<br /> <br /> {{Volumes}}<br /> {{Black Organization}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Volumes]]<br /> [[de:Band 18]]</div>

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<p>Sedritsugu: /* People */</p> <hr /> <div>{{InfoBox Volume<br /> | volume = 18<br /> | image = Volume 18.jpg<br /> | releasedate = January 17, 1998<br /> | chapters = 171-180<br /> | isbn = 4-09-125048-3<br /> | publisher = [[Shogakukan]]<br /> | english-releasedate = July 17, 2007<br /> | english-isbn = 1-4215-0883-4<br /> | english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]<br /> | detective = [[Wikipedia: Tantei Monogatari|Shunsaku Kudo]]<br /> | keyhole = [[Ai Haibara]]<br /> | prev-volume = Volume 17<br /> | next-volume = Volume 19<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> Volume 18 was released on January 17, 1998 in Japan.<br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> {{Char Appearances|<br /> {{Char|Conan Edogawa}}<br /> {{Char|Ran Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}<br /> {{Char|Genta Kojima}}<br /> {{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}<br /> {{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}<br /> {{Char|Sumiko Kobayashi}}<br /> {{Char|Juzo Megure}}<br /> {{Char|Sango Yokomizo}}<br /> {{Char|Gin}}<br /> {{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Shiho Miyano|display=Shiho Miyano (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Vodka|display=Vodka&lt;br&gt;(voice)}}<br /> <br /> <br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Gadgets ==<br /> {{Gadgets Appearances|<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}<br /> {{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}<br /> {{Gadget|Transmitter}}<br /> {{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}<br /> {{Gadget|Earring Cellphone}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Chapters ==<br /> === Actor's Apartment Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|102-103|The Historical Actor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Wataru Takagi]]|image = Wataru Takagi.jpg|description =<br /> * 26 years old<br /> * Police detective}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 171 - It Must Be Similar... ====<br /> The media had arrived at the apartment. They want to know if it's true that Isami Nagakura was murdered.<br /> <br /> ==== File 172 - Two Rooms ====<br /> <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Kozaburo Hijikata'''.<br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Kozaburo Hijikata|Kozaburo Hijikata manga.jpg|<br /> * 51 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Hajime Okita|Hajime Okita manga.jpg|<br /> * 29 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Isami Nagakura|Isami Nagakura manga.jpg|squeezed=1|<br /> * Victim (strangled)<br /> * 38 years old<br /> * Actress<br /> * Kozaburo Hijikata's wife}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> === Shinichi's First Love Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|100-101|The Memories of First Love Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 173 - First Love... ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 174 - The Burning Truth ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 175 - Unlock Your Heart!? ====<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Manabu Sawai'''.<br /> <br /> [[File: F175 Shinichi confesses.jpg|150 px|thumb|right|Shinichi confessed to Asami that he already loves someone.]]<br /> <br /> Asami confesses to Ran that despite the rumors she started, Asami confessed to Shinichi in middle school and was instantly rejected because he likes someone else. Asami relates the description Shinichi gave, which Sonoko recognizes as a description of Ran, but Ran is oblivious and asks Sonoko if there is such a girl. <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Asami Uchida|Asami Uchida manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (burned-injured)<br /> * 18 years old<br /> * Freshman, Literature Department Tohto University}}<br /> {{People|Manabu Sawai|Manabu Sawai manga.jpg|fsize=0.94em|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * President of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Tomoko Hayasaka|Tomoko Hayasaka manga.jpg|fsize=0.88em|<br /> * 21 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * Vice-president of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Shigehisa Noguchi|Shigehisa Noguchi manga.jpg|<br /> * 20 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Chika Miyazaki|Chika Miyazaki manga.jpg|<br /> * 19 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Yoshinobu Morimoto|Yoshinobu Morimoto manga.jpg|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Junior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== ''Major events'' ====<br /> It is revealed that Asami only confessed to Shinichi, to which he replied he's in love with &quot;someone weird&quot;, a.k.a. Ran.<br /> <br /> === Missing Older Brother Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Ai Haibara|Ai Haibara]]|image = Ai Haibara.jpg|description =<br /> * 7 years old<br /> * New student at Teitan Elementary}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 176 - The New Student... ====<br /> [[File:CH176_AiHaibara.png|thumb|left|250px|Ai Haibara joins the class.]]<br /> [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] shares news of a transfer student joining their class to [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] and [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]]. While the children enthusiastically speculate on the personality and appearance of this mysterious new individual, [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] voices his general indifference. Ayumi recalls catching a glimpse of the student's surname at the school infirmary, a two kanji name reading, &quot;Haibara (灰原).&quot; Their teacher, [[Sumiko Kobayashi|Sumiko]], then arrives at the entrance and welcomes [[Ai Haibara]] to the classroom. The girl, met with a shower of praise and applause, remains stoic. She calmly ignores Genta's offer to be her desk-mate and chooses an open seat next to Conan, much to the boy's confusion and surprise. &lt;br&gt;<br /> After school, the [[Detective Boys]] approach an aloof Haibara and inquire about her life. She says she lives on the twenty-second building of [[Beika]]'s second ward, making her neighbors with [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. Conan, however, does not recall seeing a &quot;Haibara&quot; name-plaque near his house. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko try to recruit Haibara into the Detective Boys, as Genta shows her his shoebox which is supposedly stuffed to the brim with various requests and letters. However, the box appears empty, much to the children's chagrin. As Genta wears his right shoe, he notices a hidden request note hidden inside and eagerly reads the contents.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH176_WomanInBlack.png|thumb|right|105px|Toshiya describes a woman in black.]]<br /> The Detective Boys are summoned to classroom A where they meet a boy named Toshiya, who claims his older brother has gone missing. Despite consulting various detectives and the relevant authorities, his brother's disappearance has continued for close to a week. Sensing danger surrounding the circumstances, Conan leads the Detective Boys to Toshiya's house.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Once at the abode, the children search the brother's room, quickly determining that he has not run away from home as he has left his wallet. Ayumi then discovers a series of bizarre paintings under the boy's bed, which Haibara immediately identifies as a recreation of a [[Wikipedia: Pablo Picasso|Picasso]] painting. They continue to discover several skilled recreations of various famous artworks. Conan deduces that Toshiya's brother was not kidnapped for ransom money, as Toshiya himself would be a more suitable target. Additionally, he was likely not taken for his ability to produce artistic forgeries, as his skills in coloring and finer details are still amateur. The boy's attention is drawn to a lone image of [[Wikipedia: Natsume Sōseki|Natsume Sōseki]]. Toshiya explains that his brother is a major fan of the author's work and has even presented his portrait of him at a town exhibition. Since the portrait was a copy of a pre-exiting image, his work was largely panned. Nevertheless, one woman showed interest in his work, a woman dressed fully in black. Conan's eyes light up with shock as he interrogates Toshiya about the woman, believing her to be a member of the [[Black Organization]]. Dropping his innocent child-like demeanor, Conan commands Toshiya to lead him to various locations his brother would frequent in close proximity. Meanwhile, Haibara observes the frantic boy with a blank expression.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Sometime later, the Detective Boys find themselves exhausted and gasping for breath on a city sidewalk, having searched several locations suggested by Toshiya. Ayumi proposes they rest at a nearby convenience store and hydrate themselves. Once inside, Conan notices a suspicious man dressed in dark clothing paying for a singular box of ¥230 cigarettes with a ¥1000 bill. Seen as the man has no reason to pay for the cigarettes at the cashier since there is a vending machine outside, Conan climbs onto the store desk and inspects the used bill. He holds the central circle to the light and confirms the bill lacks a transparent portrait of Natsume Sōseki, proving it is counterfeit. He casually notifies the clerk about his discovery before rushing out the door.<br /> <br /> ==== File 177 - The Lady In Black ====<br /> The Detective Boys state their confusion about Conan's actions, wondering why they are tailing this man in black. Conan states that Toshiya's brother had perfectly forged an image of Natsume Sōseki, who is on the ¥1000 bill. If an underground counterfeit ring is currently up and running, the boy's missing brother may have a connection to its operations. Noting the possibility of the Black Organization's involvement, Conan decides that he must direct his friends away from the potential danger. He approaches the man in black and hands him a ¥1000 bill, saying he had dropped it on the street. The man spitefully grabs the note and walks away in silence. After disbanding the group and going his separate way, Conan sparks up his [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|tracking glasses]] and tracks a [[Transmitter|transmitter]] he placed on the bill to a station-side vendor.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_StationDeduction.png|thumb|left|225px|Conan determines his target's destination based on his change.]]<br /> The clerk explains that the man in black bought a coffee with the ¥1000 bill and asked for change in ¥10 and ¥100 coins. She lacked the necessary ¥100 coins so she included a ¥500 coin and returned a total of ¥890. The man had then walked over to a nearby phone booth and continuously inserted coins to continue his call for about ten minutes. A janitor then approaches Conan, believing him to be the man in black's associate, and hands him a ¥50 coin he forgot to extract from the ticket machine. He recalls that he purchased a Tohto line ticket using a ¥500 coin and had received at least three coins in change (including the ¥50). Conan digests the given information and determines that the man must have bought a ¥320 Tohto line ticket, producing ¥180 in change, taking him to Daitoma station.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan arrives at the station but fails to find any promising leads. He decides to inquire a nearby real estate firm about remote storage locations and their sale status. The agent denies any knowledge about such a property and instructs Conan to leave with his friends. Conan twirls around and sees that the Detective Boys have followed him, each one, with the exception of Haibara, sporting an unamused face. They explain that Haibara had deduced Conan's intentions and suggested they follow him. Toshiya then asks an agent if a novelist lives nearby. He explains that his house had recently received a frantic phone call from his brother about &quot;being with people like Sōseki.&quot; The agent then recalls a man who physically resembles Sōseki owning a neighboring bookstore.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_WomanWithGun.png|thumb|right|220px|The woman in black prepares to execute the intruders.]]<br /> The Detective Boys investigate the bookstore and its owner but are quickly evicted from the establishment. Conan surmises that the owner is innocent, stating the store lacked the required printing equipment to effectively run a counterfeit-ring. Hearing the words &quot;printing equipment,&quot; the agent recalls a station-side newspaper company that recently purchased several printers. When asked about the company's employees, the agent perfectly describes the woman in black. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko debate the newspaper company's connection to Sōseki, leading Conan to recite a famous Sōseki quote about hiding in plain sight—deducing that Toshiya's brother intended to relay such a message. With their sights set on the newspaper company, the group approach a nearby police box and inform the officers of their findings, but fail to be taken seriously. With no other choice, Conan calls Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] as Shinichi and informs him about the counterfeit ring. As the boy hangs up the phone, he is reminded of a former encounter with a female member of the Black Organization, an encounter that ended in a gruesome tragedy.&lt;ref name=&quot;¥1,000,000,000_Robbery&quot;&gt; One Billion Yen Robbery Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#¥1,000,000,000_Robbery|Volume 2: 13-16]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_Gin.png|thumb|left|200px|Gin orders the capture of their liability at all costs.]]<br /> Genta disobeys Conan's instructions to remain at the police box and ventures into the newspaper company's headquarters in search of the counterfeit ring. He is followed by the rest of the Detective Boys, who discover that the central room is devoid of any striking evidence for criminal activity. Haibara, however, finds various bottles of painting solution, indicating that attempts at counterfeit were conducted.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, the woman in black strikes the man in black, admonishing him for his recklessness. Nevertheless, he delivers the requested painting solutions, the final ingredient necessary for Toshiya's brother to produce perfect ¥10,000 counterfeit. A member of the operation then notices the five children in the room next door, their images captured by security cameras. The woman pulls out a firearm, intending to silence their little intruders. Back at the police box, Conan learns of his friends' actions and rushes after them.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, [[Gin]] drives his car down a busy city street while calling [[Vodka]] over the phone. The two discuss a potential [[Sherry|liability]], an individual who managed to escape their grasp and who could leak Organization secrets to the public. Gin orders their immediate capture, dead or alive.<br /> <br /> ==== File 178 - Code Name Sherry ====<br /> [[File:CH178_HaibaraShoots.png|thumb|left|200px|Haibara fires the gun without compunction.]][[File:CH178_Sherry.png|thumb|right|200px|Ai Haibara confronts Conan with her true horrifying identity.]]<br /> Conan arrives at the newspaper company door but is stopped at gunpoint by a rotund man with sunglasses. Inside the headquarters, Mitsuhiko discovers a spreadsheet of incomplete ¥10,000 bills, giving credence to the existence of a counterfeit operation. The woman in black and her group of co-conspirators burst into the room and capture the children, intending to execute them one at a time to motivate Toshiya's brother to expedite his work. The woman approaches Ayumi first, gloating about Conan's capture and presumed death, sending the girl into a spiral of distress. Suddenly, the woman's gun is knocked out of her hand as the room door creaks open, revealing an unharmed Conan. He points to the man in an arm cast, identifying him as their original sketcher. Due to some accident, he injured his arm, forcing the gang to kidnap Toshiya's brother to finish the work on his behalf. He notices the painting solution placed beside the magnetic printer and surmises that the ring was intending to mass print thousands of counterfeit bills and exchange them for legitimate tender at various currency exchange machines, thereby ballooning their wealth. The woman in black expresses shock, confused as to how he evaded capture. Conan opens the door fully, allowing for the rotund man's [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|tranquilized]] body to fall to the floor. He then activates his [[Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes]] and launches several paint cans into the ring members, incapacitating two men. The woman reaches for her dropped gun, but Haibara manages to grab the weapon first. She calmly raises the barrel and fires a deafening round past the mortified woman's face and into the building window, alerting the nearby police officers in the process. The Detective Boys, stand around speechless about what they witnessed, but their moment of shock is soon interrupted by the responding police officers.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Inspector Megure arrives twenty minutes later and arrests the members of the counterfeit ring. Conan relishes his victory over whom he assumes is in league with the likes of Gin and Vodka, but the woman denies any knowledge of such codenames. Megure explains that the group is a notorious counterfeit ring called the Silver Fox. The inspector inquires about the gunshot, and upon learning that it was Haibara's doing, he furiously reprimands the girl for her dangerous actions, causing her to cry.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Later that night, Conan walks a still downhearted Haibara home, internally expressing his annoyance about the lack of connection between the counterfeit ring and the Black Organization. As the boy bids the girl farewell, Haibara ominously drops her teary facade and says, &quot;[[APTX4869]].&quot; Conan, taken aback for a moment, asks for clarification. Haibara says it is the name of the drug he was given by the Organization, and that she was the one who produced the miracle poison. Conan, desperately concealing his panic, feigns ignorance about the girl's exposition. Nevertheless, with an overwhelmingly sinister tone, she states that she took the same drug, and that her codename is [[Sherry]]. All Conan can do is stare in shock and fear as Haibara correctly names him as &quot;Shinichi Kudo.&quot; <br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Toshiya|File 176-178 Toshiya manga.jpg|<br /> * Teitan Elementary student}}<br /> {{People|Boy|File 176-178 Toshiya's brother manga.jpg|squeezed=1.5|fsize=0.87em|<br /> * Victim (kidnapped)<br /> * Toshiya's brother<br /> * High school student<br /> * Artist}}<br /> {{People|Lady in black|File 176-178 Lady in black manga.jpg|<br /> * Silver Fox Counterfeit Ring mastermind}}<br /> {{People|Man A|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 1 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{clear}}<br /> {{People|Man B|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 2 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeit artist with bandaged arm}}<br /> {{People|Inuyama|File 176-178 Inuyama manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== ''Major events'' ====<br /> Haibara reveals how she used to be a member of the Black Organization and was the one who created the APTX 4869 drug.<br /> <br /> === Murdered Professor Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> &lt;!-- I honestly think this is a spoiler to call attention to Kohji now. He isn't relevant for hundreds of chapters. - Chek<br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Kohji Haneda]]|image = Kohji Haneda.jpg|description =<br /> * Deceased<br /> * Name only on the list of people killed by [[APTX 4869]]}}<br /> {{clearleft}} --&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== File 179 - The Girl Made of Lies ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 180 - Checkmate ====<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Masami Hirota|Masami Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (bludgeoned)<br /> * 61 years old<br /> * Professor at Nanyo University}}<br /> {{People|Toshiko Hirota|Toshiko Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * 53 years old<br /> * Masami Hirota's wife}}<br /> {{People|Akira Shirakura|Akira Shirakura manga.jpg|<br /> * 25 years old<br /> * Model}}<br /> {{People|Michio Morioka|Michio Morioka manga.jpg|<br /> * 48 years old<br /> * Veterinarian}}<br /> {{People|Kazuhiro Hosoya|Kazuhiro Hosoya manga.jpg|<br /> * 43 years old<br /> * Manager at a Trading Company}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> == Trivia ==<br /> * The title for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'':<br /> :* File 171 - The Same?<br /> :* File 175 - To Win a Heart<br /> :* File 176 - The Transfer Student<br /> :* File 177 - Woman in Black<br /> :* File 179 - The False Girl<br /> :* File 180 - Checkmate<br /> <br /> == Cover in other countries ==<br /> &lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i_Comicart.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Comic Art)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Star Comics)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18pl.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Philippines]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ca.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Catalan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_9sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_10sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume 18e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Manga]]<br /> * [[Volume 11-20]]<br /> * [[Detective Conan]]<br /> <br /> {{Volumes}}<br /> {{Black Organization}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Volumes]]<br /> [[de:Band 18]]</div>

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<p>Sedritsugu: /* Gadgets */</p> <hr /> <div>{{InfoBox Volume<br /> | volume = 18<br /> | image = Volume 18.jpg<br /> | releasedate = January 17, 1998<br /> | chapters = 171-180<br /> | isbn = 4-09-125048-3<br /> | publisher = [[Shogakukan]]<br /> | english-releasedate = July 17, 2007<br /> | english-isbn = 1-4215-0883-4<br /> | english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]<br /> | detective = [[Wikipedia: Tantei Monogatari|Shunsaku Kudo]]<br /> | keyhole = [[Ai Haibara]]<br /> | prev-volume = Volume 17<br /> | next-volume = Volume 19<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> Volume 18 was released on January 17, 1998 in Japan.<br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> {{Char Appearances|<br /> {{Char|Conan Edogawa}}<br /> {{Char|Ran Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}<br /> {{Char|Genta Kojima}}<br /> {{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}<br /> {{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}<br /> {{Char|Sumiko Kobayashi}}<br /> {{Char|Juzo Megure}}<br /> {{Char|Sango Yokomizo}}<br /> {{Char|Gin}}<br /> {{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Shiho Miyano|display=Shiho Miyano (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Vodka|display=Vodka&lt;br&gt;(voice)}}<br /> <br /> <br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Gadgets ==<br /> {{Gadgets Appearances|<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}<br /> {{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}<br /> {{Gadget|Transmitter}}<br /> {{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}<br /> {{Gadget|Earring Cellphone}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Chapters ==<br /> === Actor's Apartment Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|102-103|The Historical Actor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Wataru Takagi]]|image = Wataru Takagi.jpg|description =<br /> * 26 years old<br /> * Police detective}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 171 - It Must Be Similar... ====<br /> The media had arrived at the apartment. They want to know if it's true that Isami Nagakura was murdered.<br /> <br /> ==== File 172 - Two Rooms ====<br /> <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Kozaburo Hijikata'''.<br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Kozaburo Hijikata|Kozaburo Hijikata manga.jpg|<br /> * 51 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Hajime Okita|Hajime Okita manga.jpg|<br /> * 29 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Isami Nagakura|Isami Nagakura manga.jpg|squeezed=1|<br /> * Victim (strangled)<br /> * 38 years old<br /> * Actress<br /> * Kozaburo Hijikata's wife}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> === Shinichi's First Love Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|100-101|The Memories of First Love Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 173 - First Love... ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 174 - The Burning Truth ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 175 - Unlock Your Heart!? ====<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Manabu Sawai'''.<br /> <br /> [[File: F175 Shinichi confesses.jpg|150 px|thumb|right|Shinichi confessed to Asami that he already loves someone.]]<br /> <br /> Asami confesses to Ran that despite the rumors she started, Asami confessed to Shinichi in middle school and was instantly rejected because he likes someone else. Asami relates the description Shinichi gave, which Sonoko recognizes as a description of Ran, but Ran is oblivious and asks Sonoko if there is such a girl. <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Asami Uchida|Asami Uchida manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (burned-injured)<br /> * 18 years old<br /> * Freshman, Literature Department Tohto University}}<br /> {{People|Manabu Sawai|Manabu Sawai manga.jpg|fsize=0.94em|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * President of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Tomoko Hayasaka|Tomoko Hayasaka manga.jpg|fsize=0.88em|<br /> * 21 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * Vice-president of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Shigehisa Noguchi|Shigehisa Noguchi manga.jpg|<br /> * 20 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Chika Miyazaki|Chika Miyazaki manga.jpg|<br /> * 19 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Yoshinobu Morimoto|Yoshinobu Morimoto manga.jpg|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Junior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== ''Major events'' ====<br /> It is revealed that Asami only confessed to Shinichi, to which he replied he's in love with &quot;someone weird&quot;, a.k.a. Ran.<br /> <br /> === Missing Older Brother Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Ai Haibara|Ai Haibara]]|image = Ai Haibara.jpg|description =<br /> * 7 years old<br /> * New student at Teitan Elementary}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 176 - The New Student... ====<br /> [[File:CH176_AiHaibara.png|thumb|left|250px|Ai Haibara joins the class.]]<br /> [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] shares news of a transfer student joining their class to [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] and [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]]. While the children enthusiastically speculate on the personality and appearance of this mysterious new individual, [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] voices his general indifference. Ayumi recalls catching a glimpse of the student's surname at the school infirmary, a two kanji name reading, &quot;Haibara (灰原).&quot; Their teacher, [[Sumiko Kobayashi|Sumiko]], then arrives at the entrance and welcomes [[Ai Haibara]] to the classroom. The girl, met with a shower of praise and applause, remains stoic. She calmly ignores Genta's offer to be her desk-mate and chooses an open seat next to Conan, much to the boy's confusion and surprise. &lt;br&gt;<br /> After school, the [[Detective Boys]] approach an aloof Haibara and inquire about her life. She says she lives on the twenty-second building of [[Beika]]'s second ward, making her neighbors with [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. Conan, however, does not recall seeing a &quot;Haibara&quot; name-plaque near his house. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko try to recruit Haibara into the Detective Boys, as Genta shows her his shoebox which is supposedly stuffed to the brim with various requests and letters. However, the box appears empty, much to the children's chagrin. As Genta wears his right shoe, he notices a hidden request note hidden inside and eagerly reads the contents.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH176_WomanInBlack.png|thumb|right|105px|Toshiya describes a woman in black.]]<br /> The Detective Boys are summoned to classroom A where they meet a boy named Toshiya, who claims his older brother has gone missing. Despite consulting various detectives and the relevant authorities, his brother's disappearance has continued for close to a week. Sensing danger surrounding the circumstances, Conan leads the Detective Boys to Toshiya's house.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Once at the abode, the children search the brother's room, quickly determining that he has not run away from home as he has left his wallet. Ayumi then discovers a series of bizarre paintings under the boy's bed, which Haibara immediately identifies as a recreation of a [[Wikipedia: Pablo Picasso|Picasso]] painting. They continue to discover several skilled recreations of various famous artworks. Conan deduces that Toshiya's brother was not kidnapped for ransom money, as Toshiya himself would be a more suitable target. Additionally, he was likely not taken for his ability to produce artistic forgeries, as his skills in coloring and finer details are still amateur. The boy's attention is drawn to a lone image of [[Wikipedia: Natsume Sōseki|Natsume Sōseki]]. Toshiya explains that his brother is a major fan of the author's work and has even presented his portrait of him at a town exhibition. Since the portrait was a copy of a pre-exiting image, his work was largely panned. Nevertheless, one woman showed interest in his work, a woman dressed fully in black. Conan's eyes light up with shock as he interrogates Toshiya about the woman, believing her to be a member of the [[Black Organization]]. Dropping his innocent child-like demeanor, Conan commands Toshiya to lead him to various locations his brother would frequent in close proximity. Meanwhile, Haibara observes the frantic boy with a blank expression.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Sometime later, the Detective Boys find themselves exhausted and gasping for breath on a city sidewalk, having searched several locations suggested by Toshiya. Ayumi proposes they rest at a nearby convenience store and hydrate themselves. Once inside, Conan notices a suspicious man dressed in dark clothing paying for a singular box of ¥230 cigarettes with a ¥1000 bill. Seen as the man has no reason to pay for the cigarettes at the cashier since there is a vending machine outside, Conan climbs onto the store desk and inspects the used bill. He holds the central circle to the light and confirms the bill lacks a transparent portrait of Natsume Sōseki, proving it is counterfeit. He casually notifies the clerk about his discovery before rushing out the door.<br /> <br /> ==== File 177 - The Lady In Black ====<br /> The Detective Boys state their confusion about Conan's actions, wondering why they are tailing this man in black. Conan states that Toshiya's brother had perfectly forged an image of Natsume Sōseki, who is on the ¥1000 bill. If an underground counterfeit ring is currently up and running, the boy's missing brother may have a connection to its operations. Noting the possibility of the Black Organization's involvement, Conan decides that he must direct his friends away from the potential danger. He approaches the man in black and hands him a ¥1000 bill, saying he had dropped it on the street. The man spitefully grabs the note and walks away in silence. After disbanding the group and going his separate way, Conan sparks up his [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|tracking glasses]] and tracks a [[Transmitter|transmitter]] he placed on the bill to a station-side vendor.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_StationDeduction.png|thumb|left|225px|Conan determines his target's destination based on his change.]]<br /> The clerk explains that the man in black bought a coffee with the ¥1000 bill and asked for change in ¥10 and ¥100 coins. She lacked the necessary ¥100 coins so she included a ¥500 coin and returned a total of ¥890. The man had then walked over to a nearby phone booth and continuously inserted coins to continue his call for about ten minutes. A janitor then approaches Conan, believing him to be the man in black's associate, and hands him a ¥50 coin he forgot to extract from the ticket machine. He recalls that he purchased a Tohto line ticket using a ¥500 coin and had received at least three coins in change (including the ¥50). Conan digests the given information and determines that the man must have bought a ¥320 Tohto line ticket, producing ¥180 in change, taking him to Daitoma station.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan arrives at the station but fails to find any promising leads. He decides to inquire a nearby real estate firm about remote storage locations and their sale status. The agent denies any knowledge about such a property and instructs Conan to leave with his friends. Conan twirls around and sees that the Detective Boys have followed him, each one, with the exception of Haibara, sporting an unamused face. They explain that Haibara had deduced Conan's intentions and suggested they follow him. Toshiya then asks an agent if a novelist lives nearby. He explains that his house had recently received a frantic phone call from his brother about &quot;being with people like Sōseki.&quot; The agent then recalls a man who physically resembles Sōseki owning a neighboring bookstore.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_WomanWithGun.png|thumb|right|220px|The woman in black prepares to execute the intruders.]]<br /> The Detective Boys investigate the bookstore and its owner but are quickly evicted from the establishment. Conan surmises that the owner is innocent, stating the store lacked the required printing equipment to effectively run a counterfeit-ring. Hearing the words &quot;printing equipment,&quot; the agent recalls a station-side newspaper company that recently purchased several printers. When asked about the company's employees, the agent perfectly describes the woman in black. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko debate the newspaper company's connection to Sōseki, leading Conan to recite a famous Sōseki quote about hiding in plain sight—deducing that Toshiya's brother intended to relay such a message. With their sights set on the newspaper company, the group approach a nearby police box and inform the officers of their findings, but fail to be taken seriously. With no other choice, Conan calls Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] as Shinichi and informs him about the counterfeit ring. As the boy hangs up the phone, he is reminded of a former encounter with a female member of the Black Organization, an encounter that ended in a gruesome tragedy.&lt;ref name=&quot;¥1,000,000,000_Robbery&quot;&gt; One Billion Yen Robbery Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#¥1,000,000,000_Robbery|Volume 2: 13-16]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_Gin.png|thumb|left|200px|Gin orders the capture of their liability at all costs.]]<br /> Genta disobeys Conan's instructions to remain at the police box and ventures into the newspaper company's headquarters in search of the counterfeit ring. He is followed by the rest of the Detective Boys, who discover that the central room is devoid of any striking evidence for criminal activity. Haibara, however, finds various bottles of painting solution, indicating that attempts at counterfeit were conducted.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, the woman in black strikes the man in black, admonishing him for his recklessness. Nevertheless, he delivers the requested painting solutions, the final ingredient necessary for Toshiya's brother to produce perfect ¥10,000 counterfeit. A member of the operation then notices the five children in the room next door, their images captured by security cameras. The woman pulls out a firearm, intending to silence their little intruders. Back at the police box, Conan learns of his friends' actions and rushes after them.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, [[Gin]] drives his car down a busy city street while calling [[Vodka]] over the phone. The two discuss a potential [[Sherry|liability]], an individual who managed to escape their grasp and who could leak Organization secrets to the public. Gin orders their immediate capture, dead or alive.<br /> <br /> ==== File 178 - Code Name Sherry ====<br /> [[File:CH178_HaibaraShoots.png|thumb|left|200px|Haibara fires the gun without compunction.]][[File:CH178_Sherry.png|thumb|right|200px|Ai Haibara confronts Conan with her true horrifying identity.]]<br /> Conan arrives at the newspaper company door but is stopped at gunpoint by a rotund man with sunglasses. Inside the headquarters, Mitsuhiko discovers a spreadsheet of incomplete ¥10,000 bills, giving credence to the existence of a counterfeit operation. The woman in black and her group of co-conspirators burst into the room and capture the children, intending to execute them one at a time to motivate Toshiya's brother to expedite his work. The woman approaches Ayumi first, gloating about Conan's capture and presumed death, sending the girl into a spiral of distress. Suddenly, the woman's gun is knocked out of her hand as the room door creaks open, revealing an unharmed Conan. He points to the man in an arm cast, identifying him as their original sketcher. Due to some accident, he injured his arm, forcing the gang to kidnap Toshiya's brother to finish the work on his behalf. He notices the painting solution placed beside the magnetic printer and surmises that the ring was intending to mass print thousands of counterfeit bills and exchange them for legitimate tender at various currency exchange machines, thereby ballooning their wealth. The woman in black expresses shock, confused as to how he evaded capture. Conan opens the door fully, allowing for the rotund man's [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|tranquilized]] body to fall to the floor. He then activates his [[Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes]] and launches several paint cans into the ring members, incapacitating two men. The woman reaches for her dropped gun, but Haibara manages to grab the weapon first. She calmly raises the barrel and fires a deafening round past the mortified woman's face and into the building window, alerting the nearby police officers in the process. The Detective Boys, stand around speechless about what they witnessed, but their moment of shock is soon interrupted by the responding police officers.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Inspector Megure arrives twenty minutes later and arrests the members of the counterfeit ring. Conan relishes his victory over whom he assumes is in league with the likes of Gin and Vodka, but the woman denies any knowledge of such codenames. Megure explains that the group is a notorious counterfeit ring called the Silver Fox. The inspector inquires about the gunshot, and upon learning that it was Haibara's doing, he furiously reprimands the girl for her dangerous actions, causing her to cry.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Later that night, Conan walks a still downhearted Haibara home, internally expressing his annoyance about the lack of connection between the counterfeit ring and the Black Organization. As the boy bids the girl farewell, Haibara ominously drops her teary facade and says, &quot;[[APTX4869]].&quot; Conan, taken aback for a moment, asks for clarification. Haibara says it is the name of the drug he was given by the Organization, and that she was the one who produced the miracle poison. Conan, desperately concealing his panic, feigns ignorance about the girl's exposition. Nevertheless, with an overwhelmingly sinister tone, she states that she took the same drug, and that her codename is [[Sherry]]. All Conan can do is stare in shock and fear as Haibara correctly names him as &quot;Shinichi Kudo.&quot; <br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Toshiya|File 176-178 Toshiya manga.jpg|<br /> * Teitan Elementary student}}<br /> {{People|Boy|File 176-178 Toshiya's brother manga.jpg|squeezed=1.5|fsize=0.87em|<br /> * Victim (kidnapped)<br /> * Toshiya's brother<br /> * High school student<br /> * Artist}}<br /> {{People|Lady in black|File 176-178 Lady in black manga.jpg|<br /> * Silver Fox Counterfeit Ring mastermind}}<br /> {{People|Man A|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 1 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{People|Man B|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 2 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeit artist with bandaged arm}}<br /> {{People|Inuyama|File 176-178 Inuyama manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== ''Major events'' ====<br /> Haibara reveals how she used to be a member of the Black Organization and was the one who created the APTX 4869 drug.<br /> <br /> === Murdered Professor Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> &lt;!-- I honestly think this is a spoiler to call attention to Kohji now. He isn't relevant for hundreds of chapters. - Chek<br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Kohji Haneda]]|image = Kohji Haneda.jpg|description =<br /> * Deceased<br /> * Name only on the list of people killed by [[APTX 4869]]}}<br /> {{clearleft}} --&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== File 179 - The Girl Made of Lies ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 180 - Checkmate ====<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Masami Hirota|Masami Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (bludgeoned)<br /> * 61 years old<br /> * Professor at Nanyo University}}<br /> {{People|Toshiko Hirota|Toshiko Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * 53 years old<br /> * Masami Hirota's wife}}<br /> {{People|Akira Shirakura|Akira Shirakura manga.jpg|<br /> * 25 years old<br /> * Model}}<br /> {{People|Michio Morioka|Michio Morioka manga.jpg|<br /> * 48 years old<br /> * Veterinarian}}<br /> {{People|Kazuhiro Hosoya|Kazuhiro Hosoya manga.jpg|<br /> * 43 years old<br /> * Manager at a Trading Company}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> == Trivia ==<br /> * The title for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'':<br /> :* File 171 - The Same?<br /> :* File 175 - To Win a Heart<br /> :* File 176 - The Transfer Student<br /> :* File 177 - Woman in Black<br /> :* File 179 - The False Girl<br /> :* File 180 - Checkmate<br /> <br /> == Cover in other countries ==<br /> &lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i_Comicart.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Comic Art)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Star Comics)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18pl.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Philippines]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ca.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Catalan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_9sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_10sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume 18e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Manga]]<br /> * [[Volume 11-20]]<br /> * [[Detective Conan]]<br /> <br /> {{Volumes}}<br /> {{Black Organization}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Volumes]]<br /> [[de:Band 18]]</div>

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<p>Sedritsugu: /* Missing Older Brother Case */</p> <hr /> <div>{{InfoBox Volume<br /> | volume = 18<br /> | image = Volume 18.jpg<br /> | releasedate = January 17, 1998<br /> | chapters = 171-180<br /> | isbn = 4-09-125048-3<br /> | publisher = [[Shogakukan]]<br /> | english-releasedate = July 17, 2007<br /> | english-isbn = 1-4215-0883-4<br /> | english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]<br /> | detective = [[Wikipedia: Tantei Monogatari|Shunsaku Kudo]]<br /> | keyhole = [[Ai Haibara]]<br /> | prev-volume = Volume 17<br /> | next-volume = Volume 19<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> Volume 18 was released on January 17, 1998 in Japan.<br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> {{Char Appearances|<br /> {{Char|Conan Edogawa}}<br /> {{Char|Ran Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}<br /> {{Char|Genta Kojima}}<br /> {{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}<br /> {{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}<br /> {{Char|Sumiko Kobayashi}}<br /> {{Char|Juzo Megure}}<br /> {{Char|Sango Yokomizo}}<br /> {{Char|Gin}}<br /> {{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Shiho Miyano|display=Shiho Miyano (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Vodka|display=Vodka&lt;br&gt;(voice)}}<br /> <br /> <br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Gadgets ==<br /> {{Gadgets Appearances|<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}<br /> {{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}<br /> {{Gadget|Transmitter}}<br /> {{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Chapters ==<br /> === Actor's Apartment Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|102-103|The Historical Actor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Wataru Takagi]]|image = Wataru Takagi.jpg|description =<br /> * 26 years old<br /> * Police detective}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 171 - It Must Be Similar... ====<br /> The media had arrived at the apartment. They want to know if it's true that Isami Nagakura was murdered.<br /> <br /> ==== File 172 - Two Rooms ====<br /> <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Kozaburo Hijikata'''.<br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Kozaburo Hijikata|Kozaburo Hijikata manga.jpg|<br /> * 51 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Hajime Okita|Hajime Okita manga.jpg|<br /> * 29 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Isami Nagakura|Isami Nagakura manga.jpg|squeezed=1|<br /> * Victim (strangled)<br /> * 38 years old<br /> * Actress<br /> * Kozaburo Hijikata's wife}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> === Shinichi's First Love Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|100-101|The Memories of First Love Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 173 - First Love... ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 174 - The Burning Truth ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 175 - Unlock Your Heart!? ====<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Manabu Sawai'''.<br /> <br /> [[File: F175 Shinichi confesses.jpg|150 px|thumb|right|Shinichi confessed to Asami that he already loves someone.]]<br /> <br /> Asami confesses to Ran that despite the rumors she started, Asami confessed to Shinichi in middle school and was instantly rejected because he likes someone else. Asami relates the description Shinichi gave, which Sonoko recognizes as a description of Ran, but Ran is oblivious and asks Sonoko if there is such a girl. <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Asami Uchida|Asami Uchida manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (burned-injured)<br /> * 18 years old<br /> * Freshman, Literature Department Tohto University}}<br /> {{People|Manabu Sawai|Manabu Sawai manga.jpg|fsize=0.94em|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * President of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Tomoko Hayasaka|Tomoko Hayasaka manga.jpg|fsize=0.88em|<br /> * 21 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * Vice-president of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Shigehisa Noguchi|Shigehisa Noguchi manga.jpg|<br /> * 20 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Chika Miyazaki|Chika Miyazaki manga.jpg|<br /> * 19 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Yoshinobu Morimoto|Yoshinobu Morimoto manga.jpg|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Junior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== ''Major events'' ====<br /> It is revealed that Asami only confessed to Shinichi, to which he replied he's in love with &quot;someone weird&quot;, a.k.a. Ran.<br /> <br /> === Missing Older Brother Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Ai Haibara|Ai Haibara]]|image = Ai Haibara.jpg|description =<br /> * 7 years old<br /> * New student at Teitan Elementary}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 176 - The New Student... ====<br /> [[File:CH176_AiHaibara.png|thumb|left|250px|Ai Haibara joins the class.]]<br /> [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] shares news of a transfer student joining their class to [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] and [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]]. While the children enthusiastically speculate on the personality and appearance of this mysterious new individual, [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] voices his general indifference. Ayumi recalls catching a glimpse of the student's surname at the school infirmary, a two kanji name reading, &quot;Haibara (灰原).&quot; Their teacher, [[Sumiko Kobayashi|Sumiko]], then arrives at the entrance and welcomes [[Ai Haibara]] to the classroom. The girl, met with a shower of praise and applause, remains stoic. She calmly ignores Genta's offer to be her desk-mate and chooses an open seat next to Conan, much to the boy's confusion and surprise. &lt;br&gt;<br /> After school, the [[Detective Boys]] approach an aloof Haibara and inquire about her life. She says she lives on the twenty-second building of [[Beika]]'s second ward, making her neighbors with [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. Conan, however, does not recall seeing a &quot;Haibara&quot; name-plaque near his house. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko try to recruit Haibara into the Detective Boys, as Genta shows her his shoebox which is supposedly stuffed to the brim with various requests and letters. However, the box appears empty, much to the children's chagrin. As Genta wears his right shoe, he notices a hidden request note hidden inside and eagerly reads the contents.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH176_WomanInBlack.png|thumb|right|105px|Toshiya describes a woman in black.]]<br /> The Detective Boys are summoned to classroom A where they meet a boy named Toshiya, who claims his older brother has gone missing. Despite consulting various detectives and the relevant authorities, his brother's disappearance has continued for close to a week. Sensing danger surrounding the circumstances, Conan leads the Detective Boys to Toshiya's house.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Once at the abode, the children search the brother's room, quickly determining that he has not run away from home as he has left his wallet. Ayumi then discovers a series of bizarre paintings under the boy's bed, which Haibara immediately identifies as a recreation of a [[Wikipedia: Pablo Picasso|Picasso]] painting. They continue to discover several skilled recreations of various famous artworks. Conan deduces that Toshiya's brother was not kidnapped for ransom money, as Toshiya himself would be a more suitable target. Additionally, he was likely not taken for his ability to produce artistic forgeries, as his skills in coloring and finer details are still amateur. The boy's attention is drawn to a lone image of [[Wikipedia: Natsume Sōseki|Natsume Sōseki]]. Toshiya explains that his brother is a major fan of the author's work and has even presented his portrait of him at a town exhibition. Since the portrait was a copy of a pre-exiting image, his work was largely panned. Nevertheless, one woman showed interest in his work, a woman dressed fully in black. Conan's eyes light up with shock as he interrogates Toshiya about the woman, believing her to be a member of the [[Black Organization]]. Dropping his innocent child-like demeanor, Conan commands Toshiya to lead him to various locations his brother would frequent in close proximity. Meanwhile, Haibara observes the frantic boy with a blank expression.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Sometime later, the Detective Boys find themselves exhausted and gasping for breath on a city sidewalk, having searched several locations suggested by Toshiya. Ayumi proposes they rest at a nearby convenience store and hydrate themselves. Once inside, Conan notices a suspicious man dressed in dark clothing paying for a singular box of ¥230 cigarettes with a ¥1000 bill. Seen as the man has no reason to pay for the cigarettes at the cashier since there is a vending machine outside, Conan climbs onto the store desk and inspects the used bill. He holds the central circle to the light and confirms the bill lacks a transparent portrait of Natsume Sōseki, proving it is counterfeit. He casually notifies the clerk about his discovery before rushing out the door.<br /> <br /> ==== File 177 - The Lady In Black ====<br /> The Detective Boys state their confusion about Conan's actions, wondering why they are tailing this man in black. Conan states that Toshiya's brother had perfectly forged an image of Natsume Sōseki, who is on the ¥1000 bill. If an underground counterfeit ring is currently up and running, the boy's missing brother may have a connection to its operations. Noting the possibility of the Black Organization's involvement, Conan decides that he must direct his friends away from the potential danger. He approaches the man in black and hands him a ¥1000 bill, saying he had dropped it on the street. The man spitefully grabs the note and walks away in silence. After disbanding the group and going his separate way, Conan sparks up his [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|tracking glasses]] and tracks a [[Transmitter|transmitter]] he placed on the bill to a station-side vendor.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_StationDeduction.png|thumb|left|225px|Conan determines his target's destination based on his change.]]<br /> The clerk explains that the man in black bought a coffee with the ¥1000 bill and asked for change in ¥10 and ¥100 coins. She lacked the necessary ¥100 coins so she included a ¥500 coin and returned a total of ¥890. The man had then walked over to a nearby phone booth and continuously inserted coins to continue his call for about ten minutes. A janitor then approaches Conan, believing him to be the man in black's associate, and hands him a ¥50 coin he forgot to extract from the ticket machine. He recalls that he purchased a Tohto line ticket using a ¥500 coin and had received at least three coins in change (including the ¥50). Conan digests the given information and determines that the man must have bought a ¥320 Tohto line ticket, producing ¥180 in change, taking him to Daitoma station.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan arrives at the station but fails to find any promising leads. He decides to inquire a nearby real estate firm about remote storage locations and their sale status. The agent denies any knowledge about such a property and instructs Conan to leave with his friends. Conan twirls around and sees that the Detective Boys have followed him, each one, with the exception of Haibara, sporting an unamused face. They explain that Haibara had deduced Conan's intentions and suggested they follow him. Toshiya then asks an agent if a novelist lives nearby. He explains that his house had recently received a frantic phone call from his brother about &quot;being with people like Sōseki.&quot; The agent then recalls a man who physically resembles Sōseki owning a neighboring bookstore.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_WomanWithGun.png|thumb|right|220px|The woman in black prepares to execute the intruders.]]<br /> The Detective Boys investigate the bookstore and its owner but are quickly evicted from the establishment. Conan surmises that the owner is innocent, stating the store lacked the required printing equipment to effectively run a counterfeit-ring. Hearing the words &quot;printing equipment,&quot; the agent recalls a station-side newspaper company that recently purchased several printers. When asked about the company's employees, the agent perfectly describes the woman in black. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko debate the newspaper company's connection to Sōseki, leading Conan to recite a famous Sōseki quote about hiding in plain sight—deducing that Toshiya's brother intended to relay such a message. With their sights set on the newspaper company, the group approach a nearby police box and inform the officers of their findings, but fail to be taken seriously. With no other choice, Conan calls Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] as Shinichi and informs him about the counterfeit ring. As the boy hangs up the phone, he is reminded of a former encounter with a female member of the Black Organization, an encounter that ended in a gruesome tragedy.&lt;ref name=&quot;¥1,000,000,000_Robbery&quot;&gt; One Billion Yen Robbery Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#¥1,000,000,000_Robbery|Volume 2: 13-16]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_Gin.png|thumb|left|200px|Gin orders the capture of their liability at all costs.]]<br /> Genta disobeys Conan's instructions to remain at the police box and ventures into the newspaper company's headquarters in search of the counterfeit ring. He is followed by the rest of the Detective Boys, who discover that the central room is devoid of any striking evidence for criminal activity. Haibara, however, finds various bottles of painting solution, indicating that attempts at counterfeit were conducted.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, the woman in black strikes the man in black, admonishing him for his recklessness. Nevertheless, he delivers the requested painting solutions, the final ingredient necessary for Toshiya's brother to produce perfect ¥10,000 counterfeit. A member of the operation then notices the five children in the room next door, their images captured by security cameras. The woman pulls out a firearm, intending to silence their little intruders. Back at the police box, Conan learns of his friends' actions and rushes after them.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, [[Gin]] drives his car down a busy city street while calling [[Vodka]] over the phone. The two discuss a potential [[Sherry|liability]], an individual who managed to escape their grasp and who could leak Organization secrets to the public. Gin orders their immediate capture, dead or alive.<br /> <br /> ==== File 178 - Code Name Sherry ====<br /> [[File:CH178_HaibaraShoots.png|thumb|left|200px|Haibara fires the gun without compunction.]][[File:CH178_Sherry.png|thumb|right|200px|Ai Haibara confronts Conan with her true horrifying identity.]]<br /> Conan arrives at the newspaper company door but is stopped at gunpoint by a rotund man with sunglasses. Inside the headquarters, Mitsuhiko discovers a spreadsheet of incomplete ¥10,000 bills, giving credence to the existence of a counterfeit operation. The woman in black and her group of co-conspirators burst into the room and capture the children, intending to execute them one at a time to motivate Toshiya's brother to expedite his work. The woman approaches Ayumi first, gloating about Conan's capture and presumed death, sending the girl into a spiral of distress. Suddenly, the woman's gun is knocked out of her hand as the room door creaks open, revealing an unharmed Conan. He points to the man in an arm cast, identifying him as their original sketcher. Due to some accident, he injured his arm, forcing the gang to kidnap Toshiya's brother to finish the work on his behalf. He notices the painting solution placed beside the magnetic printer and surmises that the ring was intending to mass print thousands of counterfeit bills and exchange them for legitimate tender at various currency exchange machines, thereby ballooning their wealth. The woman in black expresses shock, confused as to how he evaded capture. Conan opens the door fully, allowing for the rotund man's [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|tranquilized]] body to fall to the floor. He then activates his [[Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes]] and launches several paint cans into the ring members, incapacitating two men. The woman reaches for her dropped gun, but Haibara manages to grab the weapon first. She calmly raises the barrel and fires a deafening round past the mortified woman's face and into the building window, alerting the nearby police officers in the process. The Detective Boys, stand around speechless about what they witnessed, but their moment of shock is soon interrupted by the responding police officers.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Inspector Megure arrives twenty minutes later and arrests the members of the counterfeit ring. Conan relishes his victory over whom he assumes is in league with the likes of Gin and Vodka, but the woman denies any knowledge of such codenames. Megure explains that the group is a notorious counterfeit ring called the Silver Fox. The inspector inquires about the gunshot, and upon learning that it was Haibara's doing, he furiously reprimands the girl for her dangerous actions, causing her to cry.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Later that night, Conan walks a still downhearted Haibara home, internally expressing his annoyance about the lack of connection between the counterfeit ring and the Black Organization. As the boy bids the girl farewell, Haibara ominously drops her teary facade and says, &quot;[[APTX4869]].&quot; Conan, taken aback for a moment, asks for clarification. Haibara says it is the name of the drug he was given by the Organization, and that she was the one who produced the miracle poison. Conan, desperately concealing his panic, feigns ignorance about the girl's exposition. Nevertheless, with an overwhelmingly sinister tone, she states that she took the same drug, and that her codename is [[Sherry]]. All Conan can do is stare in shock and fear as Haibara correctly names him as &quot;Shinichi Kudo.&quot; <br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Toshiya|File 176-178 Toshiya manga.jpg|<br /> * Teitan Elementary student}}<br /> {{People|Boy|File 176-178 Toshiya's brother manga.jpg|squeezed=1.5|fsize=0.87em|<br /> * Victim (kidnapped)<br /> * Toshiya's brother<br /> * High school student<br /> * Artist}}<br /> {{People|Lady in black|File 176-178 Lady in black manga.jpg|<br /> * Silver Fox Counterfeit Ring mastermind}}<br /> {{People|Man A|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 1 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{People|Man B|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 2 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeit artist with bandaged arm}}<br /> {{People|Inuyama|File 176-178 Inuyama manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== ''Major events'' ====<br /> Haibara reveals how she used to be a member of the Black Organization and was the one who created the APTX 4869 drug.<br /> <br /> === Murdered Professor Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> &lt;!-- I honestly think this is a spoiler to call attention to Kohji now. He isn't relevant for hundreds of chapters. - Chek<br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Kohji Haneda]]|image = Kohji Haneda.jpg|description =<br /> * Deceased<br /> * Name only on the list of people killed by [[APTX 4869]]}}<br /> {{clearleft}} --&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== File 179 - The Girl Made of Lies ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 180 - Checkmate ====<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Masami Hirota|Masami Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (bludgeoned)<br /> * 61 years old<br /> * Professor at Nanyo University}}<br /> {{People|Toshiko Hirota|Toshiko Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * 53 years old<br /> * Masami Hirota's wife}}<br /> {{People|Akira Shirakura|Akira Shirakura manga.jpg|<br /> * 25 years old<br /> * Model}}<br /> {{People|Michio Morioka|Michio Morioka manga.jpg|<br /> * 48 years old<br /> * Veterinarian}}<br /> {{People|Kazuhiro Hosoya|Kazuhiro Hosoya manga.jpg|<br /> * 43 years old<br /> * Manager at a Trading Company}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> == Trivia ==<br /> * The title for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'':<br /> :* File 171 - The Same?<br /> :* File 175 - To Win a Heart<br /> :* File 176 - The Transfer Student<br /> :* File 177 - Woman in Black<br /> :* File 179 - The False Girl<br /> :* File 180 - Checkmate<br /> <br /> == Cover in other countries ==<br /> &lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i_Comicart.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Comic Art)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Star Comics)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18pl.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Philippines]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ca.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Catalan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_9sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_10sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume 18e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Manga]]<br /> * [[Volume 11-20]]<br /> * [[Detective Conan]]<br /> <br /> {{Volumes}}<br /> {{Black Organization}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Volumes]]<br /> [[de:Band 18]]</div>

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<p>Sedritsugu: 178 summary</p> <hr /> <div>{{InfoBox Volume<br /> | volume = 18<br /> | image = Volume 18.jpg<br /> | releasedate = January 17, 1998<br /> | chapters = 171-180<br /> | isbn = 4-09-125048-3<br /> | publisher = [[Shogakukan]]<br /> | english-releasedate = July 17, 2007<br /> | english-isbn = 1-4215-0883-4<br /> | english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]<br /> | detective = [[Wikipedia: Tantei Monogatari|Shunsaku Kudo]]<br /> | keyhole = [[Ai Haibara]]<br /> | prev-volume = Volume 17<br /> | next-volume = Volume 19<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> Volume 18 was released on January 17, 1998 in Japan.<br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> {{Char Appearances|<br /> {{Char|Conan Edogawa}}<br /> {{Char|Ran Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}<br /> {{Char|Genta Kojima}}<br /> {{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}<br /> {{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}<br /> {{Char|Sumiko Kobayashi}}<br /> {{Char|Juzo Megure}}<br /> {{Char|Sango Yokomizo}}<br /> {{Char|Gin}}<br /> {{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Shiho Miyano|display=Shiho Miyano (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Vodka|display=Vodka&lt;br&gt;(voice)}}<br /> <br /> <br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Gadgets ==<br /> {{Gadgets Appearances|<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}<br /> {{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}<br /> {{Gadget|Transmitter}}<br /> {{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Chapters ==<br /> === Actor's Apartment Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|102-103|The Historical Actor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Wataru Takagi]]|image = Wataru Takagi.jpg|description =<br /> * 26 years old<br /> * Police detective}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 171 - It Must Be Similar... ====<br /> The media had arrived at the apartment. They want to know if it's true that Isami Nagakura was murdered.<br /> <br /> ==== File 172 - Two Rooms ====<br /> <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Kozaburo Hijikata'''.<br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Kozaburo Hijikata|Kozaburo Hijikata manga.jpg|<br /> * 51 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Hajime Okita|Hajime Okita manga.jpg|<br /> * 29 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Isami Nagakura|Isami Nagakura manga.jpg|squeezed=1|<br /> * Victim (strangled)<br /> * 38 years old<br /> * Actress<br /> * Kozaburo Hijikata's wife}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> === Shinichi's First Love Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|100-101|The Memories of First Love Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 173 - First Love... ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 174 - The Burning Truth ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 175 - Unlock Your Heart!? ====<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Manabu Sawai'''.<br /> <br /> [[File: F175 Shinichi confesses.jpg|150 px|thumb|right|Shinichi confessed to Asami that he already loves someone.]]<br /> <br /> Asami confesses to Ran that despite the rumors she started, Asami confessed to Shinichi in middle school and was instantly rejected because he likes someone else. Asami relates the description Shinichi gave, which Sonoko recognizes as a description of Ran, but Ran is oblivious and asks Sonoko if there is such a girl. <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Asami Uchida|Asami Uchida manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (burned-injured)<br /> * 18 years old<br /> * Freshman, Literature Department Tohto University}}<br /> {{People|Manabu Sawai|Manabu Sawai manga.jpg|fsize=0.94em|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * President of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Tomoko Hayasaka|Tomoko Hayasaka manga.jpg|fsize=0.88em|<br /> * 21 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * Vice-president of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Shigehisa Noguchi|Shigehisa Noguchi manga.jpg|<br /> * 20 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Chika Miyazaki|Chika Miyazaki manga.jpg|<br /> * 19 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Yoshinobu Morimoto|Yoshinobu Morimoto manga.jpg|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Junior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== ''Major events'' ====<br /> It is revealed that Asami only confessed to Shinichi, to which he replied he's in love with &quot;someone weird&quot;, a.k.a. Ran.<br /> <br /> === Missing Older Brother Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Ai Haibara|Ai Haibara]]|image = Ai Haibara.jpg|description =<br /> * 7 years old<br /> * New student at Teitan Elementary}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 176 - The New Student... ====<br /> [[File:CH176_AiHaibara.png|thumb|left|250px|Ai Haibara joins the class.]]<br /> [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] shares news of a transfer student joining their class to [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] and [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]]. While the children enthusiastically speculate on the personality and appearance of this mysterious new individual, [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] voices his general indifference. Ayumi recalls catching a glimpse of the student's surname at the school infirmary, a two kanji name reading, &quot;Haibara (灰原).&quot; Their teacher, [[Sumiko Kobayashi|Sumiko]], then arrives at the entrance and welcomes [[Ai Haibara]] to the classroom. The girl, met with a shower of praise and applause, remains stoic. She calmly ignores Genta's offer to be her desk-mate and chooses an open seat next to Conan, much to the boy's confusion and surprise. &lt;br&gt;<br /> After school, the [[Detective Boys]] approach an aloof Haibara and inquire about her life. She says she lives on the twenty-second building of [[Beika]]'s second ward, making her neighbors with [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. Conan, however, does not recall seeing a &quot;Haibara&quot; name-plaque near his house. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko try to recruit Haibara into the Detective Boys, as Genta shows her his shoebox which is supposedly stuffed to the brim with various requests and letters. However, the box appears empty, much to the children's chagrin. As Genta wears his right shoe, he notices a hidden request note hidden inside and eagerly reads the contents.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH176_WomanInBlack.png|thumb|right|105px|Toshiya describes a woman in black.]]<br /> The Detective Boys are summoned to classroom A where they meet a boy named Toshiya, who claims his older brother has gone missing. Despite consulting various detectives and the relevant authorities, his brother's disappearance has continued for close to a week. Sensing danger surrounding the circumstances, Conan leads the Detective Boys to Toshiya's house.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Once at the abode, the children search the brother's room, quickly determining that he has not run away from home as he has left his wallet. Ayumi then discovers a series of bizarre paintings under the boy's bed, which Haibara immediately identifies as a recreation of a [[Wikipedia: Pablo Picasso|Picasso]] painting. They continue to discover several skilled recreations of various famous artworks. Conan deduces that Toshiya's brother was not kidnapped for ransom money, as Toshiya himself would be a more suitable target. Additionally, he was likely not taken for his ability to produce artistic forgeries, as his skills in coloring and finer details are still amateur. The boy's attention is drawn to a lone image of [[Wikipedia: Natsume Sōseki|Natsume Sōseki]]. Toshiya explains that his brother is a major fan of the author's work and has even presented his portrait of him at a town exhibition. Since the portrait was a copy of a pre-exiting image, his work was largely panned. Nevertheless, one woman showed interest in his work, a woman dressed fully in black. Conan's eyes light up with shock as he interrogates Toshiya about the woman, believing her to be a member of the [[Black Organization]]. Dropping his innocent child-like demeanor, Conan commands Toshiya to lead him to various locations his brother would frequent in close proximity. Meanwhile, Haibara observes the frantic boy with a blank expression.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Sometime later, the Detective Boys find themselves exhausted and gasping for breath on a city sidewalk, having searched several locations suggested by Toshiya. Ayumi proposes they rest at a nearby convenience store and hydrate themselves. Once inside, Conan notices a suspicious man dressed in dark clothing paying for a singular box of ¥230 cigarettes with a ¥1000 bill. Seen as the man has no reason to pay for the cigarettes at the cashier since there is a vending machine outside, Conan climbs onto the store desk and inspects the used bill. He holds the central circle to the light and confirms the bill lacks a transparent portrait of Natsume Sōseki, proving it is counterfeit. He casually notifies the clerk about his discovery before rushing out the door.<br /> <br /> ==== File 177 - The Lady In Black ====<br /> The Detective Boys state their confusion about Conan's actions, wondering why they are tailing this man in black. Conan states that Toshiya's brother had perfectly forged an image of Natsume Sōseki, who is on the ¥1000 bill. If an underground counterfeit ring is currently up and running, the boy's missing brother may have a connection to its operations. Noting the possibility of the Black Organization's involvement, Conan decides that he must direct his friends away from the potential danger. He approaches the man in black and hands him a ¥1000 bill, saying he had dropped it on the street. The man spitefully grabs the note and walks away in silence. After disbanding the group and going his separate way, Conan sparks up his [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|tracking glasses]] and tracks a [[Transmitter|transmitter]] he placed on the bill to a station-side vendor.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_StationDeduction.png|thumb|left|225px|Conan determines his target's destination based on his change.]]<br /> The clerk explains that the man in black bought a coffee with the ¥1000 bill and asked for change in ¥10 and ¥100 coins. She lacked the necessary ¥100 coins so she included a ¥500 coin and returned a total of ¥890. The man had then walked over to a nearby phone booth and continuously inserted coins to continue his call for about ten minutes. A janitor then approaches Conan, believing him to be the man in black's associate, and hands him a ¥50 coin he forgot to extract from the ticket machine. He recalls that he purchased a Tohto line ticket using a ¥500 coin and had received at least three coins in change (including the ¥50). Conan digests the given information and determines that the man must have bought a ¥320 Tohto line ticket, producing ¥180 in change, taking him to Daitoma station.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan arrives at the station but fails to find any promising leads. He decides to inquire a nearby real estate firm about remote storage locations and their sale status. The agent denies any knowledge about such a property and instructs Conan to leave with his friends. Conan twirls around and sees that the Detective Boys have followed him, each one, with the exception of Haibara, sporting an unamused face. They explain that Haibara had deduced Conan's intentions and suggested they follow him. Toshiya then asks an agent if a novelist lives nearby. He explains that his house had recently received a frantic phone call from his brother about &quot;being with people like Sōseki.&quot; The agent then recalls a man who physically resembles Sōseki owning a neighboring bookstore.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_WomanWithGun.png|thumb|right|220px|The woman in black prepares to execute the intruders.]]<br /> The Detective Boys investigate the bookstore and its owner but are quickly evicted from the establishment. Conan surmises that the owner is innocent, stating the store lacked the required printing equipment to effectively run a counterfeit-ring. Hearing the words &quot;printing equipment,&quot; the agent recalls a station-side newspaper company that recently purchased several printers. When asked about the company's employees, the agent perfectly describes the woman in black. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko debate the newspaper company's connection to Sōseki, leading Conan to recite a famous Sōseki quote about hiding in plain sight—deducing that Toshiya's brother intended to relay such a message. With their sights set on the newspaper company, the group approach a nearby police box and inform the officers of their findings, but fail to be taken seriously. With no other choice, Conan calls Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] as Shinichi and informs him about the counterfeit ring. As the boy hangs up the phone, he is reminded of a former encounter with a female member of the Black Organization, an encounter that ended in a gruesome tragedy.&lt;ref name=&quot;¥1,000,000,000_Robbery&quot;&gt; One Billion Yen Robbery Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#¥1,000,000,000_Robbery|Volume 2: 13-16]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_Gin.png|thumb|left|200px|Gin orders the capture of their liability at all costs.]]<br /> Genta disobeys Conan's instructions to remain at the police box and ventures into the newspaper company's headquarters in search of the counterfeit ring. He is followed by the rest of the Detective Boys, who discover that the central room is devoid of any striking evidence for criminal activity. Haibara, however, finds various bottles of painting solution, indicating that attempts at counterfeit were conducted.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, the woman in black strikes the man in black, admonishing him for his recklessness. Nevertheless, he delivers the requested painting solutions, the final ingredient necessary for Toshiya's brother to produce perfect ¥10,000 counterfeit. A member of the operation then notices the five children in the room next door, their images captured by security cameras. The woman pulls out a firearm, intending to silence their little intruders. Back at the police box, Conan learns of his friends' actions and rushes after them.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, [[Gin]] drives his car down a busy city street while calling [[Vodka]] over the phone. The two discuss a potential [[Sherry|liability]], an individual who managed to escape their grasp and who could leak Organization secrets to the public. Gin orders their immediate capture, dead or alive.<br /> <br /> ==== File 178 - Code Name Sherry ====<br /> Conan arrives at the newspaper company door but is stopped at gunpoint by a rotund man with sunglasses. Inside the headquarters, Mitsuhiko discovers a spreadsheet of incomplete ¥10,000 bills, giving credence to the existence of a counterfeit operation. The woman in black and her group of co-conspirators burst into the room and capture the children, intending to execute them one at a time to motivate Toshiya's brother to expedite his work. The woman approaches Ayumi first, gloating about Conan's capture and presumed death, sending the girl into a spiral of distress. Suddenly, the woman's gun is knocked out of her hand as the room door creaks open, revealing an unharmed Conan. He points to the man in an arm cast, identifying him as their original sketcher. Due to some accident, he injured his arm, forcing the gang to kidnap Toshiya's brother to finish the work on his behalf. He notices the painting solution placed beside the magnetic printer and surmises that the ring was intending to mass print thousands of counterfeit bills and exchange them for legitimate tender at various currency exchange machines, thereby ballooning their wealth. The woman in black expresses shock, confused as to how he evaded capture. Conan opens the door fully, allowing for the rotund man's [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|tranquilized]] body to fall to the floor. He then activates his [[Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes]] and launches several paint cans into the ring members, incapacitating two men. The woman reaches for her dropped gun, but Haibara manages to grab the weapon first. She calmly raises the barrel and fires a deafening round past the mortified woman's face and into the building window, alerting the nearby police officers in the process. The Detective Boys, stand around speechless about what they witnessed, but their moment of shock is soon interrupted by the responding police officers.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Inspector Megure arrives twenty minutes later and arrests the members of the counterfeit ring. Conan relishes his victory over whom he assumes is in league with the likes of Gin and Vodka, but the woman denies any knowledge of such codenames. Megure explains that the group is a notorious counterfeit ring called the Silver Fox. The inspector inquires about the gunshot, and upon learning that it was Haibara's doing, he furiously reprimands the girl for her dangerous actions, causing her to cry.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Later that night, Conan walks a still downhearted Haibara home, internally expressing his annoyance about the lack of connection between the counterfeit ring and the Black Organization. As the boy bids the girl farewell, Haibara ominously drops her teary facade and says, &quot;[[APTX4869]].&quot; Conan, taken aback for a moment, asks for clarification. Haibara says it is the name of the drug he was given by the Organization, and that she was the one who produced the miracle poison. Conan, desperately concealing his panic, feigns ignorance about the girl's exposition. Nevertheless, with an overwhelmingly sinister tone, she states that she took the same drug, and that her codename is [[Sherry]]. All Conan can do is stare in shock and fear as Haibara correctly names him as &quot;Shinichi Kudo.&quot; <br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Toshiya|File 176-178 Toshiya manga.jpg|<br /> * Teitan Elementary student}}<br /> {{People|Boy|File 176-178 Toshiya's brother manga.jpg|squeezed=1.5|fsize=0.87em|<br /> * Victim (kidnapped)<br /> * Toshiya's brother<br /> * High school student<br /> * Artist}}<br /> {{People|Lady in black|File 176-178 Lady in black manga.jpg|<br /> * Silver Fox Counterfeit Ring mastermind}}<br /> {{People|Man A|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 1 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{People|Man B|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 2 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeit artist with bandaged arm}}<br /> {{People|Inuyama|File 176-178 Inuyama manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== ''Major events'' ====<br /> Haibara reveals how she used to be a member of the Black Organization and was the one who created the APTX 4869 drug.<br /> <br /> === Murdered Professor Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> &lt;!-- I honestly think this is a spoiler to call attention to Kohji now. He isn't relevant for hundreds of chapters. - Chek<br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Kohji Haneda]]|image = Kohji Haneda.jpg|description =<br /> * Deceased<br /> * Name only on the list of people killed by [[APTX 4869]]}}<br /> {{clearleft}} --&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== File 179 - The Girl Made of Lies ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 180 - Checkmate ====<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Masami Hirota|Masami Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (bludgeoned)<br /> * 61 years old<br /> * Professor at Nanyo University}}<br /> {{People|Toshiko Hirota|Toshiko Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * 53 years old<br /> * Masami Hirota's wife}}<br /> {{People|Akira Shirakura|Akira Shirakura manga.jpg|<br /> * 25 years old<br /> * Model}}<br /> {{People|Michio Morioka|Michio Morioka manga.jpg|<br /> * 48 years old<br /> * Veterinarian}}<br /> {{People|Kazuhiro Hosoya|Kazuhiro Hosoya manga.jpg|<br /> * 43 years old<br /> * Manager at a Trading Company}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> == Trivia ==<br /> * The title for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'':<br /> :* File 171 - The Same?<br /> :* File 175 - To Win a Heart<br /> :* File 176 - The Transfer Student<br /> :* File 177 - Woman in Black<br /> :* File 179 - The False Girl<br /> :* File 180 - Checkmate<br /> <br /> == Cover in other countries ==<br /> &lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i_Comicart.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Comic Art)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Star Comics)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18pl.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Philippines]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ca.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Catalan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_9sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_10sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume 18e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Manga]]<br /> * [[Volume 11-20]]<br /> * [[Detective Conan]]<br /> <br /> {{Volumes}}<br /> {{Black Organization}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Volumes]]<br /> [[de:Band 18]]</div>

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<p>Sedritsugu: /* File 177 - The Lady In Black */</p> <hr /> <div>{{InfoBox Volume<br /> | volume = 18<br /> | image = Volume 18.jpg<br /> | releasedate = January 17, 1998<br /> | chapters = 171-180<br /> | isbn = 4-09-125048-3<br /> | publisher = [[Shogakukan]]<br /> | english-releasedate = July 17, 2007<br /> | english-isbn = 1-4215-0883-4<br /> | english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]<br /> | detective = [[Wikipedia: Tantei Monogatari|Shunsaku Kudo]]<br /> | keyhole = [[Ai Haibara]]<br /> | prev-volume = Volume 17<br /> | next-volume = Volume 19<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> Volume 18 was released on January 17, 1998 in Japan.<br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> {{Char Appearances|<br /> {{Char|Conan Edogawa}}<br /> {{Char|Ran Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}<br /> {{Char|Genta Kojima}}<br /> {{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}<br /> {{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}<br /> {{Char|Sumiko Kobayashi}}<br /> {{Char|Juzo Megure}}<br /> {{Char|Sango Yokomizo}}<br /> {{Char|Gin}}<br /> {{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Shiho Miyano|display=Shiho Miyano (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Vodka|display=Vodka&lt;br&gt;(voice)}}<br /> <br /> <br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Gadgets ==<br /> {{Gadgets Appearances|<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}<br /> {{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}<br /> {{Gadget|Transmitter}}<br /> {{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Chapters ==<br /> === Actor's Apartment Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|102-103|The Historical Actor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Wataru Takagi]]|image = Wataru Takagi.jpg|description =<br /> * 26 years old<br /> * Police detective}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 171 - It Must Be Similar... ====<br /> The media had arrived at the apartment. They want to know if it's true that Isami Nagakura was murdered.<br /> <br /> ==== File 172 - Two Rooms ====<br /> <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Kozaburo Hijikata'''.<br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Kozaburo Hijikata|Kozaburo Hijikata manga.jpg|<br /> * 51 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Hajime Okita|Hajime Okita manga.jpg|<br /> * 29 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Isami Nagakura|Isami Nagakura manga.jpg|squeezed=1|<br /> * Victim (strangled)<br /> * 38 years old<br /> * Actress<br /> * Kozaburo Hijikata's wife}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> === Shinichi's First Love Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|100-101|The Memories of First Love Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 173 - First Love... ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 174 - The Burning Truth ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 175 - Unlock Your Heart!? ====<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Manabu Sawai'''.<br /> <br /> [[File: F175 Shinichi confesses.jpg|150 px|thumb|right|Shinichi confessed to Asami that he already loves someone.]]<br /> <br /> Asami confesses to Ran that despite the rumors she started, Asami confessed to Shinichi in middle school and was instantly rejected because he likes someone else. Asami relates the description Shinichi gave, which Sonoko recognizes as a description of Ran, but Ran is oblivious and asks Sonoko if there is such a girl. <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Asami Uchida|Asami Uchida manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (burned-injured)<br /> * 18 years old<br /> * Freshman, Literature Department Tohto University}}<br /> {{People|Manabu Sawai|Manabu Sawai manga.jpg|fsize=0.94em|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * President of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Tomoko Hayasaka|Tomoko Hayasaka manga.jpg|fsize=0.88em|<br /> * 21 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * Vice-president of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Shigehisa Noguchi|Shigehisa Noguchi manga.jpg|<br /> * 20 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Chika Miyazaki|Chika Miyazaki manga.jpg|<br /> * 19 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Yoshinobu Morimoto|Yoshinobu Morimoto manga.jpg|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Junior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== ''Major events'' ====<br /> It is revealed that Asami only confessed to Shinichi, to which he replied he's in love with &quot;someone weird&quot;, a.k.a. Ran.<br /> <br /> === Missing Older Brother Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Ai Haibara|Ai Haibara]]|image = Ai Haibara.jpg|description =<br /> * 7 years old<br /> * New student at Teitan Elementary}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 176 - The New Student... ====<br /> [[File:CH176_AiHaibara.png|thumb|left|250px|Ai Haibara joins the class.]]<br /> [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] shares news of a transfer student joining their class to [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] and [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]]. While the children enthusiastically speculate on the personality and appearance of this mysterious new individual, [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] voices his general indifference. Ayumi recalls catching a glimpse of the student's surname at the school infirmary, a two kanji name reading, &quot;Haibara (灰原).&quot; Their teacher, [[Sumiko Kobayashi|Sumiko]], then arrives at the entrance and welcomes [[Ai Haibara]] to the classroom. The girl, met with a shower of praise and applause, remains stoic. She calmly ignores Genta's offer to be her desk-mate and chooses an open seat next to Conan, much to the boy's confusion and surprise. &lt;br&gt;<br /> After school, the [[Detective Boys]] approach an aloof Haibara and inquire about her life. She says she lives on the twenty-second building of [[Beika]]'s second ward, making her neighbors with [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. Conan, however, does not recall seeing a &quot;Haibara&quot; name-plaque near his house. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko try to recruit Haibara into the Detective Boys, as Genta shows her his shoebox which is supposedly stuffed to the brim with various requests and letters. However, the box appears empty, much to the children's chagrin. As Genta wears his right shoe, he notices a hidden request note hidden inside and eagerly reads the contents.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH176_WomanInBlack.png|thumb|right|105px|Toshiya describes a woman in black.]]<br /> The Detective Boys are summoned to classroom A where they meet a boy named Toshiya, who claims his older brother has gone missing. Despite consulting various detectives and the relevant authorities, his brother's disappearance has continued for close to a week. Sensing danger surrounding the circumstances, Conan leads the Detective Boys to Toshiya's house.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Once at the abode, the children search the brother's room, quickly determining that he has not run away from home as he has left his wallet. Ayumi then discovers a series of bizarre paintings under the boy's bed, which Haibara immediately identifies as a recreation of a [[Wikipedia: Pablo Picasso|Picasso]] painting. They continue to discover several skilled recreations of various famous artworks. Conan deduces that Toshiya's brother was not kidnapped for ransom money, as Toshiya himself would be a more suitable target. Additionally, he was likely not taken for his ability to produce artistic forgeries, as his skills in coloring and finer details are still amateur. The boy's attention is drawn to a lone image of [[Wikipedia: Natsume Sōseki|Natsume Sōseki]]. Toshiya explains that his brother is a major fan of the author's work and has even presented his portrait of him at a town exhibition. Since the portrait was a copy of a pre-exiting image, his work was largely panned. Nevertheless, one woman showed interest in his work, a woman dressed fully in black. Conan's eyes light up with shock as he interrogates Toshiya about the woman, believing her to be a member of the [[Black Organization]]. Dropping his innocent child-like demeanor, Conan commands Toshiya to lead him to various locations his brother would frequent in close proximity. Meanwhile, Haibara observes the frantic boy with a blank expression.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Sometime later, the Detective Boys find themselves exhausted and gasping for breath on a city sidewalk, having searched several locations suggested by Toshiya. Ayumi proposes they rest at a nearby convenience store and hydrate themselves. Once inside, Conan notices a suspicious man dressed in dark clothing paying for a singular box of ¥230 cigarettes with a thousand yen bill. Seen as the man has no reason to pay for the cigarettes at the cashier since there is a vending machine outside, Conan climbs onto the store desk and inspects the used bill. He holds the central circle to the light and confirms the bill lacks a transparent portrait of Natsume Sōseki, proving it is counterfeit. He casually notifies the clerk about his discovery before rushing out the door.<br /> <br /> ==== File 177 - The Lady In Black ====<br /> The Detective Boys state their confusion about Conan's actions, wondering why they are tailing this man in black. Conan states that Toshiya's brother had perfectly forged an image of Natsume Sōseki, who is on the thousand yen bill. If an underground counterfeit ring is currently up and running, the boy's missing brother may have a connection to its operations. Noting the possibility of the Black Organization's involvement, Conan decides that he must direct his friends away from the potential danger. He approaches the man in black and hands him a thousand yen bill, saying he had dropped it on the street. The man spitefully grabs the note and walks away in silence. After disbanding the group and going his separate way, Conan sparks up his [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|tracking glasses]] and tracks a [[Transmitter|transmitter]] he placed on the bill to a station-side vendor.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_StationDeduction.png|thumb|left|225px|Conan determines his target's destination based on his change.]]<br /> The clerk explains that the man in black bought a coffee with the thousand yen bill and asked for change in ¥10 and ¥100 coins. She lacked the necessary ¥100 coins so she included a ¥500 coin and returned a total of ¥890. The man had then walked over to a nearby phone booth and continuously inserted coins to continue his call for about ten minutes. A janitor then approaches Conan, believing him to be the man in black's associate, and hands him a ¥50 coin he forgot to extract from the ticket machine. He recalls that he purchased a Tohto line ticket using a ¥500 coin and had received at least three coins in change (including the ¥50). Conan digests the given information and determines that the man must have bought a ¥320 Tohto line ticket, producing ¥180 in change, taking him to Daitoma station.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan arrives at the station but fails to find any promising leads. He decides to inquire a nearby real estate firm about remote storage locations and their sale status. The agent denies any knowledge about such a property and instructs Conan to leave with his friends. Conan twirls around and sees that the Detective Boys have followed him, each one, with the exception of Haibara, sporting an unamused face. They explain that Haibara had deduced Conan's intentions and suggested they follow him. Toshiya then asks an agent if a novelist lives nearby. He explains that his house had recently received a frantic phone call from his brother about &quot;being with people like Sōseki.&quot; The agent then recalls a man who physically resembles Sōseki owning a neighboring bookstore.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_WomanWithGun.png|thumb|right|220px|The woman in black prepares to execute the intruders.]]<br /> The Detective Boys investigate the bookstore and its owner but are quickly evicted from the establishment. Conan surmises that the owner is innocent, stating the store lacked the required printing equipment to effectively run a counterfeit-ring. Hearing the words &quot;printing equipment,&quot; the agent recalls a station-side newspaper company that recently purchased several printers. When asked about the company's employees, the agent perfectly describes the woman in black. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko debate the newspaper company's connection to Sōseki, leading Conan to recite a famous Sōseki quote about hiding in plain sight—deducing that Toshiya's brother intended to relay such a message. With their sights set on the newspaper company, the group approach a nearby police box and inform the officers of their findings, but fail to be taken seriously. With no other choice, Conan calls Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] as Shinichi and informs him about the counterfeit ring. As the boy hangs up the phone, he is reminded of a former encounter with a female member of the Black Organization, an encounter that ended in a gruesome tragedy.&lt;ref name=&quot;¥1,000,000,000_Robbery&quot;&gt; One Billion Yen Robbery Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#¥1,000,000,000_Robbery|Volume 2: 13-16]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH177_Gin.png|thumb|left|200px|Gin orders the capture of their liability at all costs.]]<br /> Genta disobeys Conan's instructions to remain at the police box and ventures into the newspaper company's headquarters in search of the counterfeit ring. He is followed by the rest of the Detective Boys, who discover that the central room is devoid of any striking evidence for criminal activity. Haibara, however, finds various bottles of painting solution, indicating that attempts at counterfeit were conducted.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, the woman in black strikes the man in black, admonishing him for his recklessness. Nevertheless, he delivers the requested painting solutions, the final ingredient necessary for Toshiya's brother to produce perfect ¥10,000 counterfeit. A member of the operation then notices the five children in the room next door, their images captured by security cameras. The woman pulls out a firearm, intending to silence their little intruders. Back at the police box, Conan learns of his friends' actions and rushes after them.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, [[Gin]] drives his car down a busy city street while calling [[Vodka]] over the phone. The two discuss a potential [[Sherry|liability]], an individual who managed to escape their grasp and who could leak Organization secrets to the public. Gin orders their immediate capture, dead or alive.<br /> <br /> ==== File 178 - Code Name Sherry ====<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Toshiya|File 176-178 Toshiya manga.jpg|<br /> * Teitan Elementary student}}<br /> {{People|Boy|File 176-178 Toshiya's brother manga.jpg|squeezed=1.5|fsize=0.87em|<br /> * Victim (kidnapped)<br /> * Toshiya's brother<br /> * High school student<br /> * Artist}}<br /> {{People|Lady in black|File 176-178 Lady in black manga.jpg|<br /> * Silver Fox Counterfeit Ring mastermind}}<br /> {{People|Man A|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 1 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{People|Man B|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 2 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeit artist with bandaged arm}}<br /> {{People|Inuyama|File 176-178 Inuyama manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== ''Major events'' ====<br /> Haibara reveals how she used to be a member of the Black Organization and was the one who created the APTX 4869 drug.<br /> <br /> === Murdered Professor Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> &lt;!-- I honestly think this is a spoiler to call attention to Kohji now. He isn't relevant for hundreds of chapters. - Chek<br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Kohji Haneda]]|image = Kohji Haneda.jpg|description =<br /> * Deceased<br /> * Name only on the list of people killed by [[APTX 4869]]}}<br /> {{clearleft}} --&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== File 179 - The Girl Made of Lies ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 180 - Checkmate ====<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Masami Hirota|Masami Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (bludgeoned)<br /> * 61 years old<br /> * Professor at Nanyo University}}<br /> {{People|Toshiko Hirota|Toshiko Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * 53 years old<br /> * Masami Hirota's wife}}<br /> {{People|Akira Shirakura|Akira Shirakura manga.jpg|<br /> * 25 years old<br /> * Model}}<br /> {{People|Michio Morioka|Michio Morioka manga.jpg|<br /> * 48 years old<br /> * Veterinarian}}<br /> {{People|Kazuhiro Hosoya|Kazuhiro Hosoya manga.jpg|<br /> * 43 years old<br /> * Manager at a Trading Company}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> == Trivia ==<br /> * The title for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'':<br /> :* File 171 - The Same?<br /> :* File 175 - To Win a Heart<br /> :* File 176 - The Transfer Student<br /> :* File 177 - Woman in Black<br /> :* File 179 - The False Girl<br /> :* File 180 - Checkmate<br /> <br /> == Cover in other countries ==<br /> &lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i_Comicart.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Comic Art)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Star Comics)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18pl.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Philippines]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ca.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Catalan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_9sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_10sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume 18e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Manga]]<br /> * [[Volume 11-20]]<br /> * [[Detective Conan]]<br /> <br /> {{Volumes}}<br /> {{Black Organization}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Volumes]]<br /> [[de:Band 18]]</div>

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<p>Sedritsugu: /* Gadgets */</p> <hr /> <div>{{InfoBox Volume<br /> | volume = 18<br /> | image = Volume 18.jpg<br /> | releasedate = January 17, 1998<br /> | chapters = 171-180<br /> | isbn = 4-09-125048-3<br /> | publisher = [[Shogakukan]]<br /> | english-releasedate = July 17, 2007<br /> | english-isbn = 1-4215-0883-4<br /> | english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]<br /> | detective = [[Wikipedia: Tantei Monogatari|Shunsaku Kudo]]<br /> | keyhole = [[Ai Haibara]]<br /> | prev-volume = Volume 17<br /> | next-volume = Volume 19<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> Volume 18 was released on January 17, 1998 in Japan.<br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> {{Char Appearances|<br /> {{Char|Conan Edogawa}}<br /> {{Char|Ran Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}<br /> {{Char|Genta Kojima}}<br /> {{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}<br /> {{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}<br /> {{Char|Sumiko Kobayashi}}<br /> {{Char|Juzo Megure}}<br /> {{Char|Sango Yokomizo}}<br /> {{Char|Gin}}<br /> {{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Shiho Miyano|display=Shiho Miyano (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Vodka|display=Vodka&lt;br&gt;(voice)}}<br /> <br /> <br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Gadgets ==<br /> {{Gadgets Appearances|<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}<br /> {{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}<br /> {{Gadget|Transmitter}}<br /> {{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Chapters ==<br /> === Actor's Apartment Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|102-103|The Historical Actor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Wataru Takagi]]|image = Wataru Takagi.jpg|description =<br /> * 26 years old<br /> * Police detective}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 171 - It Must Be Similar... ====<br /> The media had arrived at the apartment. They want to know if it's true that Isami Nagakura was murdered.<br /> <br /> ==== File 172 - Two Rooms ====<br /> <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Kozaburo Hijikata'''.<br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Kozaburo Hijikata|Kozaburo Hijikata manga.jpg|<br /> * 51 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Hajime Okita|Hajime Okita manga.jpg|<br /> * 29 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Isami Nagakura|Isami Nagakura manga.jpg|squeezed=1|<br /> * Victim (strangled)<br /> * 38 years old<br /> * Actress<br /> * Kozaburo Hijikata's wife}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> === Shinichi's First Love Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|100-101|The Memories of First Love Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 173 - First Love... ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 174 - The Burning Truth ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 175 - Unlock Your Heart!? ====<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Manabu Sawai'''.<br /> <br /> [[File: F175 Shinichi confesses.jpg|150 px|thumb|right|Shinichi confessed to Asami that he already loves someone.]]<br /> <br /> Asami confesses to Ran that despite the rumors she started, Asami confessed to Shinichi in middle school and was instantly rejected because he likes someone else. Asami relates the description Shinichi gave, which Sonoko recognizes as a description of Ran, but Ran is oblivious and asks Sonoko if there is such a girl. <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Asami Uchida|Asami Uchida manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (burned-injured)<br /> * 18 years old<br /> * Freshman, Literature Department Tohto University}}<br /> {{People|Manabu Sawai|Manabu Sawai manga.jpg|fsize=0.94em|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * President of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Tomoko Hayasaka|Tomoko Hayasaka manga.jpg|fsize=0.88em|<br /> * 21 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * Vice-president of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Shigehisa Noguchi|Shigehisa Noguchi manga.jpg|<br /> * 20 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Chika Miyazaki|Chika Miyazaki manga.jpg|<br /> * 19 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Yoshinobu Morimoto|Yoshinobu Morimoto manga.jpg|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Junior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== ''Major events'' ====<br /> It is revealed that Asami only confessed to Shinichi, to which he replied he's in love with &quot;someone weird&quot;, a.k.a. Ran.<br /> <br /> === Missing Older Brother Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Ai Haibara|Ai Haibara]]|image = Ai Haibara.jpg|description =<br /> * 7 years old<br /> * New student at Teitan Elementary}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 176 - The New Student... ====<br /> [[File:CH176_AiHaibara.png|thumb|left|250px|Ai Haibara joins the class.]]<br /> [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] shares news of a transfer student joining their class to [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] and [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]]. While the children enthusiastically speculate on the personality and appearance of this mysterious new individual, [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] voices his general indifference. Ayumi recalls catching a glimpse of the student's surname at the school infirmary, a two kanji name reading, &quot;Haibara (灰原).&quot; Their teacher, [[Sumiko Kobayashi|Sumiko]], then arrives at the entrance and welcomes [[Ai Haibara]] to the classroom. The girl, met with a shower of praise and applause, remains stoic. She calmly ignores Genta's offer to be her desk-mate and chooses an open seat next to Conan, much to the boy's confusion and surprise. &lt;br&gt;<br /> After school, the [[Detective Boys]] approach an aloof Haibara and inquire about her life. She says she lives on the twenty-second building of [[Beika]]'s second ward, making her neighbors with [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. Conan, however, does not recall seeing a &quot;Haibara&quot; name-plaque near his house. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko try to recruit Haibara into the Detective Boys, as Genta shows her his shoebox which is supposedly stuffed to the brim with various requests and letters. However, the box appears empty, much to the children's chagrin. As Genta wears his right shoe, he notices a hidden request note hidden inside and eagerly reads the contents.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH176_WomanInBlack.png|thumb|right|105px|Toshiya describes a woman in black.]]<br /> The Detective Boys are summoned to classroom A where they meet a boy named Toshiya, who claims his older brother has gone missing. Despite consulting various detectives and the relevant authorities, his brother's disappearance has continued for close to a week. Sensing danger surrounding the circumstances, Conan leads the Detective Boys to Toshiya's house.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Once at the abode, the children search the brother's room, quickly determining that he has not run away from home as he has left his wallet. Ayumi then discovers a series of bizarre paintings under the boy's bed, which Haibara immediately identifies as a recreation of a [[Wikipedia: Pablo Picasso|Picasso]] painting. They continue to discover several skilled recreations of various famous artworks. Conan deduces that Toshiya's brother was not kidnapped for ransom money, as Toshiya himself would be a more suitable target. Additionally, he was likely not taken for his ability to produce artistic forgeries, as his skills in coloring and finer details are still amateur. The boy's attention is drawn to a lone image of [[Wikipedia: Natsume Sōseki|Natsume Sōseki]]. Toshiya explains that his brother is a major fan of the author's work and has even presented his portrait of him at a town exhibition. Since the portrait was a copy of a pre-exiting image, his work was largely panned. Nevertheless, one woman showed interest in his work, a woman dressed fully in black. Conan's eyes light up with shock as he interrogates Toshiya about the woman, believing her to be a member of the [[Black Organization]]. Dropping his innocent child-like demeanor, Conan commands Toshiya to lead him to various locations his brother would frequent in close proximity. Meanwhile, Haibara observes the frantic boy with a blank expression.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Sometime later, the Detective Boys find themselves exhausted and gasping for breath on a city sidewalk, having searched several locations suggested by Toshiya. Ayumi proposes they rest at a nearby convenience store and hydrate themselves. Once inside, Conan notices a suspicious man dressed in dark clothing paying for a singular box of ¥230 cigarettes with a thousand yen bill. Seen as the man has no reason to pay for the cigarettes at the cashier since there is a vending machine outside, Conan climbs onto the store desk and inspects the used bill. He holds the central circle to the light and confirms the bill lacks a transparent portrait of Natsume Sōseki, proving it is counterfeit. He casually notifies the clerk about his discovery before rushing out the door.<br /> <br /> ==== File 177 - The Lady In Black ====<br /> The Detective Boys state their confusion about Conan's actions, wondering why they are tailing this man in black. Conan states that Toshiya's brother had perfectly forged an image of Natsume Sōseki, who is on the thousand yen bill. If an underground counterfeit ring is currently up and running, the boy's missing brother may have a connection to its operations. Noting the possibility of the Black Organization's involvement, Conan decides that he must direct his friends away from the potential danger. He approaches the man in black and hands him a thousand yen bill, saying he had dropped it on the street. The man spitefully grabs the note and walks away in silence. After disbanding the group and going his separate way, Conan sparks up his [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|tracking glasses]] and tracks a [[Transmitter|transmitter]] he placed on the bill to a station-side vendor.&lt;br&gt;<br /> The clerk explains that the man in black bought a coffee with the thousand yen bill and asked for change in ¥10 and ¥100 coins. She lacked the necessary ¥100 coins so she included a ¥500 coin and returned a total of ¥890. The man had then walked over to a nearby phone booth and continuously inserted coins to continue his call for about ten minutes. A janitor then approaches Conan, believing him to be the man in black's associate, and hands him a ¥50 coin he forgot to extract from the ticket machine. He recalls that he purchased a Tohto line ticket using a ¥500 coin and had received at least three coins in change (including the ¥50). Conan digests the given information and determines that the man must have bought a ¥320 Tohto line ticket, producing ¥180 in change, and taking him to Daitoma station.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan arrives at the station but fails to find any promising leads. He decides to inquire a nearby real estate firm about remote storage locations and their sale status. The agent denies any knowledge about such a property and instructs Conan to leave with his friends. Conan twirls around and sees that the Detective Boys have followed him, each one, with the exception of Haibara, sporting an unamused face. They explain that Haibara had deduced Conan's intentions and suggested they follow him. Toshiya then asks an agent if a novelist lives nearby. He explains that his house had recently received a phone call from his brother about &quot;being with people like Sōseki.&quot; The agent then recalls a man who physically resembles Sōseki owning a neighboring bookstore.&lt;br&gt;<br /> The Detective Boys investigate the bookstore and its owner but are quickly evicted from the establishment. Conan surmises that the owner is innocent, stating the store lacked the required printing equipment to effectively run a counterfeit-ring. Hearing the words &quot;printing equipment,&quot; the agent recalls a station-side newspaper company recently purchasing several printers. When asked about the company's employees, the agent perfectly describes the woman in black. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko debate the newspaper company's connection to Sōseki, leading Conan to recite a famous Sōseki quote about hiding in plain sight—deducing that Toshiya's brother intended to relay such a message. With their sights set on the newspaper company, the group approach a nearby police box and inform the officers of their findings, but fail to be taken seriously. With no other choice, Conan calls Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] as Shinichi and informs him about the counterfeit ring. As the boy hangs up the phone, he is reminded of a former encounter with a female member of the Black Organization, an encounter that ended in a gruesome tragedy.&lt;ref name=&quot;¥1,000,000,000_Robbery&quot;&gt; One Billion Yen Robbery Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#¥1,000,000,000_Robbery|Volume 2: 13-16]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> Genta disobeys Conan's instructions to remain at the police box and ventures into the newspaper company's headquarters in search of the counterfeit ring. He is followed by the rest of the Detective Boys, who discover the central room devoid of any striking evidence for criminal activity. Haibara, however, finds various bottles of painting solutions, indicating that attempts counterfeit were conducted there.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, the woman in black strikes the man in black, admonishing him for his recklessness. Nevertheless, he delivers the requested painting solutions, the final ingredient necessary for Toshiya's brother to produce perfect ¥10,000 counterfeit. A member of the operation then notices five children in the room next door, their images captured by security cameras. The woman pulls out a firearm, intending to silence their little intruders. Back at the police box, Conan learns of his friends' actions and rushes after them.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, [[Gin]] drives his car down a busy city street while calling [[Vodka]] over the phone. The two discuss a potential [[Sherry|liability]], an individual who managed to escape their grasp and could leak Organization secrets to the public. Gin orders their immediate capture, dead or alive. <br /> <br /> ==== File 178 - Code Name Sherry ====<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Toshiya|File 176-178 Toshiya manga.jpg|<br /> * Teitan Elementary student}}<br /> {{People|Boy|File 176-178 Toshiya's brother manga.jpg|squeezed=1.5|fsize=0.87em|<br /> * Victim (kidnapped)<br /> * Toshiya's brother<br /> * High school student<br /> * Artist}}<br /> {{People|Lady in black|File 176-178 Lady in black manga.jpg|<br /> * Silver Fox Counterfeit Ring mastermind}}<br /> {{People|Man A|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 1 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{People|Man B|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 2 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeit artist with bandaged arm}}<br /> {{People|Inuyama|File 176-178 Inuyama manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== ''Major events'' ====<br /> Haibara reveals how she used to be a member of the Black Organization and was the one who created the APTX 4869 drug.<br /> <br /> === Murdered Professor Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> &lt;!-- I honestly think this is a spoiler to call attention to Kohji now. He isn't relevant for hundreds of chapters. - Chek<br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Kohji Haneda]]|image = Kohji Haneda.jpg|description =<br /> * Deceased<br /> * Name only on the list of people killed by [[APTX 4869]]}}<br /> {{clearleft}} --&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== File 179 - The Girl Made of Lies ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 180 - Checkmate ====<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Masami Hirota|Masami Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (bludgeoned)<br /> * 61 years old<br /> * Professor at Nanyo University}}<br /> {{People|Toshiko Hirota|Toshiko Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * 53 years old<br /> * Masami Hirota's wife}}<br /> {{People|Akira Shirakura|Akira Shirakura manga.jpg|<br /> * 25 years old<br /> * Model}}<br /> {{People|Michio Morioka|Michio Morioka manga.jpg|<br /> * 48 years old<br /> * Veterinarian}}<br /> {{People|Kazuhiro Hosoya|Kazuhiro Hosoya manga.jpg|<br /> * 43 years old<br /> * Manager at a Trading Company}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> == Trivia ==<br /> * The title for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'':<br /> :* File 171 - The Same?<br /> :* File 175 - To Win a Heart<br /> :* File 176 - The Transfer Student<br /> :* File 177 - Woman in Black<br /> :* File 179 - The False Girl<br /> :* File 180 - Checkmate<br /> <br /> == Cover in other countries ==<br /> &lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i_Comicart.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Comic Art)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Star Comics)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18pl.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Philippines]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ca.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Catalan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_9sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_10sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume 18e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Manga]]<br /> * [[Volume 11-20]]<br /> * [[Detective Conan]]<br /> <br /> {{Volumes}}<br /> {{Black Organization}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Volumes]]<br /> [[de:Band 18]]</div>

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<p>Sedritsugu: /* Gadgets */</p> <hr /> <div>{{InfoBox Volume<br /> | volume = 18<br /> | image = Volume 18.jpg<br /> | releasedate = January 17, 1998<br /> | chapters = 171-180<br /> | isbn = 4-09-125048-3<br /> | publisher = [[Shogakukan]]<br /> | english-releasedate = July 17, 2007<br /> | english-isbn = 1-4215-0883-4<br /> | english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]<br /> | detective = [[Wikipedia: Tantei Monogatari|Shunsaku Kudo]]<br /> | keyhole = [[Ai Haibara]]<br /> | prev-volume = Volume 17<br /> | next-volume = Volume 19<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> Volume 18 was released on January 17, 1998 in Japan.<br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> {{Char Appearances|<br /> {{Char|Conan Edogawa}}<br /> {{Char|Ran Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}<br /> {{Char|Genta Kojima}}<br /> {{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}<br /> {{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}<br /> {{Char|Sumiko Kobayashi}}<br /> {{Char|Juzo Megure}}<br /> {{Char|Sango Yokomizo}}<br /> {{Char|Gin}}<br /> {{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Shiho Miyano|display=Shiho Miyano (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Vodka|display=Vodka&lt;br&gt;(voice)}}<br /> <br /> <br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Gadgets ==<br /> {{Gadgets Appearances|<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}<br /> {{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}<br /> {{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}<br /> {{Gadget|Transmitter}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Chapters ==<br /> === Actor's Apartment Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|102-103|The Historical Actor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Wataru Takagi]]|image = Wataru Takagi.jpg|description =<br /> * 26 years old<br /> * Police detective}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 171 - It Must Be Similar... ====<br /> The media had arrived at the apartment. They want to know if it's true that Isami Nagakura was murdered.<br /> <br /> ==== File 172 - Two Rooms ====<br /> <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Kozaburo Hijikata'''.<br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Kozaburo Hijikata|Kozaburo Hijikata manga.jpg|<br /> * 51 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Hajime Okita|Hajime Okita manga.jpg|<br /> * 29 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Isami Nagakura|Isami Nagakura manga.jpg|squeezed=1|<br /> * Victim (strangled)<br /> * 38 years old<br /> * Actress<br /> * Kozaburo Hijikata's wife}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> === Shinichi's First Love Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|100-101|The Memories of First Love Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 173 - First Love... ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 174 - The Burning Truth ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 175 - Unlock Your Heart!? ====<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Manabu Sawai'''.<br /> <br /> [[File: F175 Shinichi confesses.jpg|150 px|thumb|right|Shinichi confessed to Asami that he already loves someone.]]<br /> <br /> Asami confesses to Ran that despite the rumors she started, Asami confessed to Shinichi in middle school and was instantly rejected because he likes someone else. Asami relates the description Shinichi gave, which Sonoko recognizes as a description of Ran, but Ran is oblivious and asks Sonoko if there is such a girl. <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Asami Uchida|Asami Uchida manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (burned-injured)<br /> * 18 years old<br /> * Freshman, Literature Department Tohto University}}<br /> {{People|Manabu Sawai|Manabu Sawai manga.jpg|fsize=0.94em|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * President of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Tomoko Hayasaka|Tomoko Hayasaka manga.jpg|fsize=0.88em|<br /> * 21 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * Vice-president of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Shigehisa Noguchi|Shigehisa Noguchi manga.jpg|<br /> * 20 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Chika Miyazaki|Chika Miyazaki manga.jpg|<br /> * 19 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Yoshinobu Morimoto|Yoshinobu Morimoto manga.jpg|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Junior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== ''Major events'' ====<br /> It is revealed that Asami only confessed to Shinichi, to which he replied he's in love with &quot;someone weird&quot;, a.k.a. Ran.<br /> <br /> === Missing Older Brother Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Ai Haibara|Ai Haibara]]|image = Ai Haibara.jpg|description =<br /> * 7 years old<br /> * New student at Teitan Elementary}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 176 - The New Student... ====<br /> [[File:CH176_AiHaibara.png|thumb|left|250px|Ai Haibara joins the class.]]<br /> [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] shares news of a transfer student joining their class to [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] and [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]]. While the children enthusiastically speculate on the personality and appearance of this mysterious new individual, [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] voices his general indifference. Ayumi recalls catching a glimpse of the student's surname at the school infirmary, a two kanji name reading, &quot;Haibara (灰原).&quot; Their teacher, [[Sumiko Kobayashi|Sumiko]], then arrives at the entrance and welcomes [[Ai Haibara]] to the classroom. The girl, met with a shower of praise and applause, remains stoic. She calmly ignores Genta's offer to be her desk-mate and chooses an open seat next to Conan, much to the boy's confusion and surprise. &lt;br&gt;<br /> After school, the [[Detective Boys]] approach an aloof Haibara and inquire about her life. She says she lives on the twenty-second building of [[Beika]]'s second ward, making her neighbors with [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. Conan, however, does not recall seeing a &quot;Haibara&quot; name-plaque near his house. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko try to recruit Haibara into the Detective Boys, as Genta shows her his shoebox which is supposedly stuffed to the brim with various requests and letters. However, the box appears empty, much to the children's chagrin. As Genta wears his right shoe, he notices a hidden request note hidden inside and eagerly reads the contents.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH176_WomanInBlack.png|thumb|right|105px|Toshiya describes a woman in black.]]<br /> The Detective Boys are summoned to classroom A where they meet a boy named Toshiya, who claims his older brother has gone missing. Despite consulting various detectives and the relevant authorities, his brother's disappearance has continued for close to a week. Sensing danger surrounding the circumstances, Conan leads the Detective Boys to Toshiya's house.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Once at the abode, the children search the brother's room, quickly determining that he has not run away from home as he has left his wallet. Ayumi then discovers a series of bizarre paintings under the boy's bed, which Haibara immediately identifies as a recreation of a [[Wikipedia: Pablo Picasso|Picasso]] painting. They continue to discover several skilled recreations of various famous artworks. Conan deduces that Toshiya's brother was not kidnapped for ransom money, as Toshiya himself would be a more suitable target. Additionally, he was likely not taken for his ability to produce artistic forgeries, as his skills in coloring and finer details are still amateur. The boy's attention is drawn to a lone image of [[Wikipedia: Natsume Sōseki|Natsume Sōseki]]. Toshiya explains that his brother is a major fan of the author's work and has even presented his portrait of him at a town exhibition. Since the portrait was a copy of a pre-exiting image, his work was largely panned. Nevertheless, one woman showed interest in his work, a woman dressed fully in black. Conan's eyes light up with shock as he interrogates Toshiya about the woman, believing her to be a member of the [[Black Organization]]. Dropping his innocent child-like demeanor, Conan commands Toshiya to lead him to various locations his brother would frequent in close proximity. Meanwhile, Haibara observes the frantic boy with a blank expression.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Sometime later, the Detective Boys find themselves exhausted and gasping for breath on a city sidewalk, having searched several locations suggested by Toshiya. Ayumi proposes they rest at a nearby convenience store and hydrate themselves. Once inside, Conan notices a suspicious man dressed in dark clothing paying for a singular box of ¥230 cigarettes with a thousand yen bill. Seen as the man has no reason to pay for the cigarettes at the cashier since there is a vending machine outside, Conan climbs onto the store desk and inspects the used bill. He holds the central circle to the light and confirms the bill lacks a transparent portrait of Natsume Sōseki, proving it is counterfeit. He casually notifies the clerk about his discovery before rushing out the door.<br /> <br /> ==== File 177 - The Lady In Black ====<br /> The Detective Boys state their confusion about Conan's actions, wondering why they are tailing this man in black. Conan states that Toshiya's brother had perfectly forged an image of Natsume Sōseki, who is on the thousand yen bill. If an underground counterfeit ring is currently up and running, the boy's missing brother may have a connection to its operations. Noting the possibility of the Black Organization's involvement, Conan decides that he must direct his friends away from the potential danger. He approaches the man in black and hands him a thousand yen bill, saying he had dropped it on the street. The man spitefully grabs the note and walks away in silence. After disbanding the group and going his separate way, Conan sparks up his [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|tracking glasses]] and tracks a [[Transmitter|transmitter]] he placed on the bill to a station-side vendor.&lt;br&gt;<br /> The clerk explains that the man in black bought a coffee with the thousand yen bill and asked for change in ¥10 and ¥100 coins. She lacked the necessary ¥100 coins so she included a ¥500 coin and returned a total of ¥890. The man had then walked over to a nearby phone booth and continuously inserted coins to continue his call for about ten minutes. A janitor then approaches Conan, believing him to be the man in black's associate, and hands him a ¥50 coin he forgot to extract from the ticket machine. He recalls that he purchased a Tohto line ticket using a ¥500 coin and had received at least three coins in change (including the ¥50). Conan digests the given information and determines that the man must have bought a ¥320 Tohto line ticket, producing ¥180 in change, and taking him to Daitoma station.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan arrives at the station but fails to find any promising leads. He decides to inquire a nearby real estate firm about remote storage locations and their sale status. The agent denies any knowledge about such a property and instructs Conan to leave with his friends. Conan twirls around and sees that the Detective Boys have followed him, each one, with the exception of Haibara, sporting an unamused face. They explain that Haibara had deduced Conan's intentions and suggested they follow him. Toshiya then asks an agent if a novelist lives nearby. He explains that his house had recently received a phone call from his brother about &quot;being with people like Sōseki.&quot; The agent then recalls a man who physically resembles Sōseki owning a neighboring bookstore.&lt;br&gt;<br /> The Detective Boys investigate the bookstore and its owner but are quickly evicted from the establishment. Conan surmises that the owner is innocent, stating the store lacked the required printing equipment to effectively run a counterfeit-ring. Hearing the words &quot;printing equipment,&quot; the agent recalls a station-side newspaper company recently purchasing several printers. When asked about the company's employees, the agent perfectly describes the woman in black. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko debate the newspaper company's connection to Sōseki, leading Conan to recite a famous Sōseki quote about hiding in plain sight—deducing that Toshiya's brother intended to relay such a message. With their sights set on the newspaper company, the group approach a nearby police box and inform the officers of their findings, but fail to be taken seriously. With no other choice, Conan calls Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] as Shinichi and informs him about the counterfeit ring. As the boy hangs up the phone, he is reminded of a former encounter with a female member of the Black Organization, an encounter that ended in a gruesome tragedy.&lt;ref name=&quot;¥1,000,000,000_Robbery&quot;&gt; One Billion Yen Robbery Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#¥1,000,000,000_Robbery|Volume 2: 13-16]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> Genta disobeys Conan's instructions to remain at the police box and ventures into the newspaper company's headquarters in search of the counterfeit ring. He is followed by the rest of the Detective Boys, who discover the central room devoid of any striking evidence for criminal activity. Haibara, however, finds various bottles of painting solutions, indicating that attempts counterfeit were conducted there.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, the woman in black strikes the man in black, admonishing him for his recklessness. Nevertheless, he delivers the requested painting solutions, the final ingredient necessary for Toshiya's brother to produce perfect ¥10,000 counterfeit. A member of the operation then notices five children in the room next door, their images captured by security cameras. The woman pulls out a firearm, intending to silence their little intruders. Back at the police box, Conan learns of his friends' actions and rushes after them.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, [[Gin]] drives his car down a busy city street while calling [[Vodka]] over the phone. The two discuss a potential [[Sherry|liability]], an individual who managed to escape their grasp and could leak Organization secrets to the public. Gin orders their immediate capture, dead or alive. <br /> <br /> ==== File 178 - Code Name Sherry ====<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Toshiya|File 176-178 Toshiya manga.jpg|<br /> * Teitan Elementary student}}<br /> {{People|Boy|File 176-178 Toshiya's brother manga.jpg|squeezed=1.5|fsize=0.87em|<br /> * Victim (kidnapped)<br /> * Toshiya's brother<br /> * High school student<br /> * Artist}}<br /> {{People|Lady in black|File 176-178 Lady in black manga.jpg|<br /> * Silver Fox Counterfeit Ring mastermind}}<br /> {{People|Man A|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 1 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{People|Man B|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 2 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeit artist with bandaged arm}}<br /> {{People|Inuyama|File 176-178 Inuyama manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== ''Major events'' ====<br /> Haibara reveals how she used to be a member of the Black Organization and was the one who created the APTX 4869 drug.<br /> <br /> === Murdered Professor Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> &lt;!-- I honestly think this is a spoiler to call attention to Kohji now. He isn't relevant for hundreds of chapters. - Chek<br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Kohji Haneda]]|image = Kohji Haneda.jpg|description =<br /> * Deceased<br /> * Name only on the list of people killed by [[APTX 4869]]}}<br /> {{clearleft}} --&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== File 179 - The Girl Made of Lies ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 180 - Checkmate ====<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Masami Hirota|Masami Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (bludgeoned)<br /> * 61 years old<br /> * Professor at Nanyo University}}<br /> {{People|Toshiko Hirota|Toshiko Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * 53 years old<br /> * Masami Hirota's wife}}<br /> {{People|Akira Shirakura|Akira Shirakura manga.jpg|<br /> * 25 years old<br /> * Model}}<br /> {{People|Michio Morioka|Michio Morioka manga.jpg|<br /> * 48 years old<br /> * Veterinarian}}<br /> {{People|Kazuhiro Hosoya|Kazuhiro Hosoya manga.jpg|<br /> * 43 years old<br /> * Manager at a Trading Company}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> == Trivia ==<br /> * The title for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'':<br /> :* File 171 - The Same?<br /> :* File 175 - To Win a Heart<br /> :* File 176 - The Transfer Student<br /> :* File 177 - Woman in Black<br /> :* File 179 - The False Girl<br /> :* File 180 - Checkmate<br /> <br /> == Cover in other countries ==<br /> &lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i_Comicart.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Comic Art)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Star Comics)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18pl.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Philippines]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ca.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Catalan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_9sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_10sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume 18e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Manga]]<br /> * [[Volume 11-20]]<br /> * [[Detective Conan]]<br /> <br /> {{Volumes}}<br /> {{Black Organization}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Volumes]]<br /> [[de:Band 18]]</div>

Sedritsugu https://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/index.php?title=Volume_18&diff=395009 2025-09-03T04:16:26Z

<p>Sedritsugu: </p> <hr /> <div>{{InfoBox Volume<br /> | volume = 18<br /> | image = Volume 18.jpg<br /> | releasedate = January 17, 1998<br /> | chapters = 171-180<br /> | isbn = 4-09-125048-3<br /> | publisher = [[Shogakukan]]<br /> | english-releasedate = July 17, 2007<br /> | english-isbn = 1-4215-0883-4<br /> | english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]<br /> | detective = [[Wikipedia: Tantei Monogatari|Shunsaku Kudo]]<br /> | keyhole = [[Ai Haibara]]<br /> | prev-volume = Volume 17<br /> | next-volume = Volume 19<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> Volume 18 was released on January 17, 1998 in Japan.<br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> {{Char Appearances|<br /> {{Char|Conan Edogawa}}<br /> {{Char|Ran Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}<br /> {{Char|Genta Kojima}}<br /> {{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}<br /> {{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}<br /> {{Char|Sumiko Kobayashi}}<br /> {{Char|Juzo Megure}}<br /> {{Char|Sango Yokomizo}}<br /> {{Char|Gin}}<br /> {{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Shiho Miyano|display=Shiho Miyano (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Vodka|display=Vodka&lt;br&gt;(voice)}}<br /> <br /> <br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Gadgets ==<br /> {{Gadgets Appearances|<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}<br /> {{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}<br /> }}<br /> == Chapters ==<br /> === Actor's Apartment Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|102-103|The Historical Actor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Wataru Takagi]]|image = Wataru Takagi.jpg|description =<br /> * 26 years old<br /> * Police detective}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 171 - It Must Be Similar... ====<br /> The media had arrived at the apartment. They want to know if it's true that Isami Nagakura was murdered.<br /> <br /> ==== File 172 - Two Rooms ====<br /> <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Kozaburo Hijikata'''.<br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Kozaburo Hijikata|Kozaburo Hijikata manga.jpg|<br /> * 51 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Hajime Okita|Hajime Okita manga.jpg|<br /> * 29 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Isami Nagakura|Isami Nagakura manga.jpg|squeezed=1|<br /> * Victim (strangled)<br /> * 38 years old<br /> * Actress<br /> * Kozaburo Hijikata's wife}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> === Shinichi's First Love Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|100-101|The Memories of First Love Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 173 - First Love... ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 174 - The Burning Truth ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 175 - Unlock Your Heart!? ====<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Manabu Sawai'''.<br /> <br /> [[File: F175 Shinichi confesses.jpg|150 px|thumb|right|Shinichi confessed to Asami that he already loves someone.]]<br /> <br /> Asami confesses to Ran that despite the rumors she started, Asami confessed to Shinichi in middle school and was instantly rejected because he likes someone else. Asami relates the description Shinichi gave, which Sonoko recognizes as a description of Ran, but Ran is oblivious and asks Sonoko if there is such a girl. <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Asami Uchida|Asami Uchida manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (burned-injured)<br /> * 18 years old<br /> * Freshman, Literature Department Tohto University}}<br /> {{People|Manabu Sawai|Manabu Sawai manga.jpg|fsize=0.94em|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * President of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Tomoko Hayasaka|Tomoko Hayasaka manga.jpg|fsize=0.88em|<br /> * 21 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * Vice-president of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Shigehisa Noguchi|Shigehisa Noguchi manga.jpg|<br /> * 20 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Chika Miyazaki|Chika Miyazaki manga.jpg|<br /> * 19 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Yoshinobu Morimoto|Yoshinobu Morimoto manga.jpg|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Junior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== ''Major events'' ====<br /> It is revealed that Asami only confessed to Shinichi, to which he replied he's in love with &quot;someone weird&quot;, a.k.a. Ran.<br /> <br /> === Missing Older Brother Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Ai Haibara|Ai Haibara]]|image = Ai Haibara.jpg|description =<br /> * 7 years old<br /> * New student at Teitan Elementary}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 176 - The New Student... ====<br /> [[File:CH176_AiHaibara.png|thumb|left|250px|Ai Haibara joins the class.]]<br /> [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] shares news of a transfer student joining their class to [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] and [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]]. While the children enthusiastically speculate on the personality and appearance of this mysterious new individual, [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] voices his general indifference. Ayumi recalls catching a glimpse of the student's surname at the school infirmary, a two kanji name reading, &quot;Haibara (灰原).&quot; Their teacher, [[Sumiko Kobayashi|Sumiko]], then arrives at the entrance and welcomes [[Ai Haibara]] to the classroom. The girl, met with a shower of praise and applause, remains stoic. She calmly ignores Genta's offer to be her desk-mate and chooses an open seat next to Conan, much to the boy's confusion and surprise. &lt;br&gt;<br /> After school, the [[Detective Boys]] approach an aloof Haibara and inquire about her life. She says she lives on the twenty-second building of [[Beika]]'s second ward, making her neighbors with [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. Conan, however, does not recall seeing a &quot;Haibara&quot; name-plaque near his house. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko try to recruit Haibara into the Detective Boys, as Genta shows her his shoebox which is supposedly stuffed to the brim with various requests and letters. However, the box appears empty, much to the children's chagrin. As Genta wears his right shoe, he notices a hidden request note hidden inside and eagerly reads the contents.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH176_WomanInBlack.png|thumb|right|105px|Toshiya describes a woman in black.]]<br /> The Detective Boys are summoned to classroom A where they meet a boy named Toshiya, who claims his older brother has gone missing. Despite consulting various detectives and the relevant authorities, his brother's disappearance has continued for close to a week. Sensing danger surrounding the circumstances, Conan leads the Detective Boys to Toshiya's house.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Once at the abode, the children search the brother's room, quickly determining that he has not run away from home as he has left his wallet. Ayumi then discovers a series of bizarre paintings under the boy's bed, which Haibara immediately identifies as a recreation of a [[Wikipedia: Pablo Picasso|Picasso]] painting. They continue to discover several skilled recreations of various famous artworks. Conan deduces that Toshiya's brother was not kidnapped for ransom money, as Toshiya himself would be a more suitable target. Additionally, he was likely not taken for his ability to produce artistic forgeries, as his skills in coloring and finer details are still amateur. The boy's attention is drawn to a lone image of [[Wikipedia: Natsume Sōseki|Natsume Sōseki]]. Toshiya explains that his brother is a major fan of the author's work and has even presented his portrait of him at a town exhibition. Since the portrait was a copy of a pre-exiting image, his work was largely panned. Nevertheless, one woman showed interest in his work, a woman dressed fully in black. Conan's eyes light up with shock as he interrogates Toshiya about the woman, believing her to be a member of the [[Black Organization]]. Dropping his innocent child-like demeanor, Conan commands Toshiya to lead him to various locations his brother would frequent in close proximity. Meanwhile, Haibara observes the frantic boy with a blank expression.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Sometime later, the Detective Boys find themselves exhausted and gasping for breath on a city sidewalk, having searched several locations suggested by Toshiya. Ayumi proposes they rest at a nearby convenience store and hydrate themselves. Once inside, Conan notices a suspicious man dressed in dark clothing paying for a singular box of ¥230 cigarettes with a thousand yen bill. Seen as the man has no reason to pay for the cigarettes at the cashier since there is a vending machine outside, Conan climbs onto the store desk and inspects the used bill. He holds the central circle to the light and confirms the bill lacks a transparent portrait of Natsume Sōseki, proving it is counterfeit. He casually notifies the clerk about his discovery before rushing out the door.<br /> <br /> ==== File 177 - The Lady In Black ====<br /> The Detective Boys state their confusion about Conan's actions, wondering why they are tailing this man in black. Conan states that Toshiya's brother had perfectly forged an image of Natsume Sōseki, who is on the thousand yen bill. If an underground counterfeit ring is currently up and running, the boy's missing brother may have a connection to its operations. Noting the possibility of the Black Organization's involvement, Conan decides that he must direct his friends away from the potential danger. He approaches the man in black and hands him a thousand yen bill, saying he had dropped it on the street. The man spitefully grabs the note and walks away in silence. After disbanding the group and going his separate way, Conan sparks up his [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|tracking glasses]] and tracks a [[Transmitter|transmitter]] he placed on the bill to a station-side vendor.&lt;br&gt;<br /> The clerk explains that the man in black bought a coffee with the thousand yen bill and asked for change in ¥10 and ¥100 coins. She lacked the necessary ¥100 coins so she included a ¥500 coin and returned a total of ¥890. The man had then walked over to a nearby phone booth and continuously inserted coins to continue his call for about ten minutes. A janitor then approaches Conan, believing him to be the man in black's associate, and hands him a ¥50 coin he forgot to extract from the ticket machine. He recalls that he purchased a Tohto line ticket using a ¥500 coin and had received at least three coins in change (including the ¥50). Conan digests the given information and determines that the man must have bought a ¥320 Tohto line ticket, producing ¥180 in change, and taking him to Daitoma station.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan arrives at the station but fails to find any promising leads. He decides to inquire a nearby real estate firm about remote storage locations and their sale status. The agent denies any knowledge about such a property and instructs Conan to leave with his friends. Conan twirls around and sees that the Detective Boys have followed him, each one, with the exception of Haibara, sporting an unamused face. They explain that Haibara had deduced Conan's intentions and suggested they follow him. Toshiya then asks an agent if a novelist lives nearby. He explains that his house had recently received a phone call from his brother about &quot;being with people like Sōseki.&quot; The agent then recalls a man who physically resembles Sōseki owning a neighboring bookstore.&lt;br&gt;<br /> The Detective Boys investigate the bookstore and its owner but are quickly evicted from the establishment. Conan surmises that the owner is innocent, stating the store lacked the required printing equipment to effectively run a counterfeit-ring. Hearing the words &quot;printing equipment,&quot; the agent recalls a station-side newspaper company recently purchasing several printers. When asked about the company's employees, the agent perfectly describes the woman in black. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko debate the newspaper company's connection to Sōseki, leading Conan to recite a famous Sōseki quote about hiding in plain sight—deducing that Toshiya's brother intended to relay such a message. With their sights set on the newspaper company, the group approach a nearby police box and inform the officers of their findings, but fail to be taken seriously. With no other choice, Conan calls Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] as Shinichi and informs him about the counterfeit ring. As the boy hangs up the phone, he is reminded of a former encounter with a female member of the Black Organization, an encounter that ended in a gruesome tragedy.&lt;ref name=&quot;¥1,000,000,000_Robbery&quot;&gt; One Billion Yen Robbery Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#¥1,000,000,000_Robbery|Volume 2: 13-16]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> Genta disobeys Conan's instructions to remain at the police box and ventures into the newspaper company's headquarters in search of the counterfeit ring. He is followed by the rest of the Detective Boys, who discover the central room devoid of any striking evidence for criminal activity. Haibara, however, finds various bottles of painting solutions, indicating that attempts counterfeit were conducted there.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, the woman in black strikes the man in black, admonishing him for his recklessness. Nevertheless, he delivers the requested painting solutions, the final ingredient necessary for Toshiya's brother to produce perfect ¥10,000 counterfeit. A member of the operation then notices five children in the room next door, their images captured by security cameras. The woman pulls out a firearm, intending to silence their little intruders. Back at the police box, Conan learns of his friends' actions and rushes after them.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, [[Gin]] drives his car down a busy city street while calling [[Vodka]] over the phone. The two discuss a potential [[Sherry|liability]], an individual who managed to escape their grasp and could leak Organization secrets to the public. Gin orders their immediate capture, dead or alive. <br /> <br /> ==== File 178 - Code Name Sherry ====<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Toshiya|File 176-178 Toshiya manga.jpg|<br /> * Teitan Elementary student}}<br /> {{People|Boy|File 176-178 Toshiya's brother manga.jpg|squeezed=1.5|fsize=0.87em|<br /> * Victim (kidnapped)<br /> * Toshiya's brother<br /> * High school student<br /> * Artist}}<br /> {{People|Lady in black|File 176-178 Lady in black manga.jpg|<br /> * Silver Fox Counterfeit Ring mastermind}}<br /> {{People|Man A|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 1 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{People|Man B|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 2 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeit artist with bandaged arm}}<br /> {{People|Inuyama|File 176-178 Inuyama manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== ''Major events'' ====<br /> Haibara reveals how she used to be a member of the Black Organization and was the one who created the APTX 4869 drug.<br /> <br /> === Murdered Professor Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> &lt;!-- I honestly think this is a spoiler to call attention to Kohji now. He isn't relevant for hundreds of chapters. - Chek<br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Kohji Haneda]]|image = Kohji Haneda.jpg|description =<br /> * Deceased<br /> * Name only on the list of people killed by [[APTX 4869]]}}<br /> {{clearleft}} --&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== File 179 - The Girl Made of Lies ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 180 - Checkmate ====<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Masami Hirota|Masami Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (bludgeoned)<br /> * 61 years old<br /> * Professor at Nanyo University}}<br /> {{People|Toshiko Hirota|Toshiko Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * 53 years old<br /> * Masami Hirota's wife}}<br /> {{People|Akira Shirakura|Akira Shirakura manga.jpg|<br /> * 25 years old<br /> * Model}}<br /> {{People|Michio Morioka|Michio Morioka manga.jpg|<br /> * 48 years old<br /> * Veterinarian}}<br /> {{People|Kazuhiro Hosoya|Kazuhiro Hosoya manga.jpg|<br /> * 43 years old<br /> * Manager at a Trading Company}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> == Trivia ==<br /> * The title for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'':<br /> :* File 171 - The Same?<br /> :* File 175 - To Win a Heart<br /> :* File 176 - The Transfer Student<br /> :* File 177 - Woman in Black<br /> :* File 179 - The False Girl<br /> :* File 180 - Checkmate<br /> <br /> == Cover in other countries ==<br /> &lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i_Comicart.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Comic Art)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Star Comics)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18pl.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Philippines]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ca.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Catalan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_9sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_10sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume 18e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Manga]]<br /> * [[Volume 11-20]]<br /> * [[Detective Conan]]<br /> <br /> {{Volumes}}<br /> {{Black Organization}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Volumes]]<br /> [[de:Band 18]]</div>

Sedritsugu https://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/index.php?title=Volume_18&diff=395008 2025-09-03T04:15:41Z

<p>Sedritsugu: 177 summary</p> <hr /> <div>{{InfoBox Volume<br /> | volume = 18<br /> | image = Volume 18.jpg<br /> | releasedate = January 17, 1998<br /> | chapters = 171-180<br /> | isbn = 4-09-125048-3<br /> | publisher = [[Shogakukan]]<br /> | english-releasedate = July 17, 2007<br /> | english-isbn = 1-4215-0883-4<br /> | english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]<br /> | detective = [[Wikipedia: Tantei Monogatari|Shunsaku Kudo]]<br /> | keyhole = [[Ai Haibara]]<br /> | prev-volume = Volume 17<br /> | next-volume = Volume 19<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> Volume 18 was released on January 17, 1998 in Japan.<br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> {{Char Appearances|<br /> {{Char|Conan Edogawa}}<br /> {{Char|Ran Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}<br /> {{Char|Genta Kojima}}<br /> {{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}<br /> {{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}<br /> {{Char|Sumiko Kobayashi}}<br /> {{Char|Juzo Megure}}<br /> {{Char|Sango Yokomizo}}<br /> {{Char|Gin}}<br /> {{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Shiho Miyano|display=Shiho Miyano (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Vodka|display=Vodka&lt;br&gt;(voice)}}<br /> <br /> <br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Gadgets ==<br /> {{Gadgets Appearances|<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}<br /> {{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}<br /> }}<br /> == Chapters ==<br /> === Actor's Apartment Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|102-103|The Historical Actor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Wataru Takagi]]|image = Wataru Takagi.jpg|description =<br /> * 26 years old<br /> * Police detective}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 171 - It Must Be Similar... ====<br /> The media had arrived at the apartment. They want to know if it's true that Isami Nagakura was murdered.<br /> <br /> ==== File 172 - Two Rooms ====<br /> <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Kozaburo Hijikata'''.<br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Kozaburo Hijikata|Kozaburo Hijikata manga.jpg|<br /> * 51 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Hajime Okita|Hajime Okita manga.jpg|<br /> * 29 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Isami Nagakura|Isami Nagakura manga.jpg|squeezed=1|<br /> * Victim (strangled)<br /> * 38 years old<br /> * Actress<br /> * Kozaburo Hijikata's wife}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> === Shinichi's First Love Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|100-101|The Memories of First Love Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 173 - First Love... ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 174 - The Burning Truth ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 175 - Unlock Your Heart!? ====<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Manabu Sawai'''.<br /> <br /> [[File: F175 Shinichi confesses.jpg|150 px|thumb|right|Shinichi confessed to Asami that he already loves someone.]]<br /> <br /> Asami confesses to Ran that despite the rumors she started, Asami confessed to Shinichi in middle school and was instantly rejected because he likes someone else. Asami relates the description Shinichi gave, which Sonoko recognizes as a description of Ran, but Ran is oblivious and asks Sonoko if there is such a girl. <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Asami Uchida|Asami Uchida manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (burned-injured)<br /> * 18 years old<br /> * Freshman, Literature Department Tohto University}}<br /> {{People|Manabu Sawai|Manabu Sawai manga.jpg|fsize=0.94em|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * President of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Tomoko Hayasaka|Tomoko Hayasaka manga.jpg|fsize=0.88em|<br /> * 21 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * Vice-president of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Shigehisa Noguchi|Shigehisa Noguchi manga.jpg|<br /> * 20 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Chika Miyazaki|Chika Miyazaki manga.jpg|<br /> * 19 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Yoshinobu Morimoto|Yoshinobu Morimoto manga.jpg|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Junior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== ''Major events'' ====<br /> It is revealed that Asami only confessed to Shinichi, to which he replied he's in love with &quot;someone weird&quot;, a.k.a. Ran.<br /> <br /> === Missing Older Brother Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Ai Haibara|Ai Haibara]]|image = Ai Haibara.jpg|description =<br /> * 7 years old<br /> * New student at Teitan Elementary}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 176 - The New Student... ====<br /> [[File:CH176_AiHaibara.png|thumb|left|250px|Ai Haibara joins the class.]]<br /> [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] shares news of a transfer student joining their class to [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] and [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]]. While the children enthusiastically speculate on the personality and appearance of this mysterious new individual, [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] voices his general indifference. Ayumi recalls catching a glimpse of the student's surname at the school infirmary, a two kanji name reading, &quot;Haibara (灰原).&quot; Their teacher, [[Sumiko Kobayashi|Sumiko]], then arrives at the entrance and welcomes [[Ai Haibara]] to the classroom. The girl, met with a shower of praise and applause, remains stoic. She calmly ignores Genta's offer to be her desk-mate and chooses an open seat next to Conan, much to the boy's confusion and surprise. &lt;br&gt;<br /> After school, the [[Detective Boys]] approach an aloof Haibara and inquire about her life. She says she lives on the twenty-second building of [[Beika]]'s second ward, making her neighbors with [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. Conan, however, does not recall seeing a &quot;Haibara&quot; name-plaque near his house. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko try to recruit Haibara into the Detective Boys, as Genta shows her his shoebox which is supposedly stuffed to the brim with various requests and letters. However, the box appears empty, much to the children's chagrin. As Genta wears his right shoe, he notices a hidden request note hidden inside and eagerly reads the contents.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH176_WomanInBlack.png|thumb|right|105px|Toshiya describes a woman in black.]]<br /> The Detective Boys are summoned to classroom A where they meet a boy named Toshiya, who claims his older brother has gone missing. Despite consulting various detectives and the relevant authorities, his brother's disappearance has continued for close to a week. Sensing danger surrounding the circumstances, Conan leads the Detective Boys to Toshiya's house.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Once at the abode, the children search the brother's room, quickly determining that he has not run away from home as he has left his wallet. Ayumi then discovers a series of bizarre paintings under the boy's bed, which Haibara immediately identifies as a recreation of a [[Wikipedia: Pablo Picasso|Picasso]] painting. They continue to discover several skilled recreations of various famous artworks. Conan deduces that Toshiya's brother was not kidnapped for ransom money, as Toshiya himself would be a more suitable target. Additionally, he was likely not taken for his ability to produce artistic forgeries, as his skills in coloring and finer details are still amateur. The boy's attention is drawn to a lone image of [[Wikipedia: Natsume Sōseki|Natsume Sōseki]]. Toshiya explains that his brother is a major fan of the author's work and has even presented his portrait of him at a town exhibition. Since the portrait was a copy of a pre-exiting image, his work was largely panned. Nevertheless, one woman showed interest in his work, a woman dressed fully in black. Conan's eyes light up with shock as he interrogates Toshiya about the woman, believing her to be a member of the [[Black Organization]]. Dropping his innocent child-like demeanor, Conan commands Toshiya to lead him to various locations his brother would frequent in close proximity. Meanwhile, Haibara observes the frantic boy with a blank expression.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Sometime later, the Detective Boys find themselves exhausted and gasping for breath on a city sidewalk, having searched several locations suggested by Toshiya. Ayumi proposes they rest at a nearby convenience store and hydrate themselves. Once inside, Conan notices a suspicious man dressed in dark clothing paying for a singular box of ¥230 cigarettes with a thousand yen bill. Seen as the man has no reason to pay for the cigarettes at the cashier since there is a vending machine outside, Conan climbs onto the store desk and inspects the used bill. He holds the central circle to the light and confirms the bill lacks a transparent portrait of Natsume Sōseki, proving it is counterfeit. He casually notifies the clerk about his discovery before rushing out the door.<br /> <br /> ==== File 177 - The Lady In Black ====<br /> The Detective Boys state their confusion about Conan's actions, wondering why they are tailing this man in black. Conan states that Toshiya's brother had perfectly forged an image of Natsume Sōseki, who is on the thousand yen bill. If an underground counterfeit ring is currently up and running, the boy's missing brother may have a connection to its operations. Noting the possibility of the Black Organization's involvement, Conan decides that he must direct his friends away from the potential danger. He approaches the man in black and hands him a thousand yen bill, saying he had dropped it on the street. The man spitefully grabs the note and walks away in silence. After disbanding the group and going his separate way, Conan sparks up his [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|tracking glasses]] and tracks a [[Transmitter|transmitter]] he placed on the bill to a station-side vendor.&lt;br&gt;<br /> The clerk explains that the man in black bought a coffee with the thousand yen bill and asked for change in ¥10 and ¥100 coins. She lacked the necessary ¥100 coins so she included a ¥500 coin and returned a total of ¥890. The man had then walked over to a nearby phone booth and continuously inserted coins to continue his call for about ten minutes. A janitor then approaches Conan, believing him to be the man in black's associate, and hands him a ¥50 coin he forgot to extract from the ticket machine. He recalls that he purchased a Tohto line ticket using a ¥500 coin and had received at least three coins in change (including the ¥50). Conan digests the given information and determines that the man must have bought a ¥320 Tohto line ticket, producing ¥180 in change, and taking him to Daitoma station.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan arrives at the station but fails to find any promising leads. He decides to inquire a nearby real estate firm about remote storage locations and their sale status. The agent denies any knowledge about such a property and instructs Conan to leave with his friends. Conan twirls around and sees that the Detective Boys have followed him, each one, with the exception of Haibara, sporting an unamused face. They explain that Haibara had deduced Conan's intentions and suggested they follow him. Toshiya then asks an agent if a novelist lives nearby. He explains that his house had recently received a phone call from his brother about &quot;being with people like Sōseki.&quot; The agent then recalls a man who physically resembles Sōseki owning a neighboring bookstore.&lt;br&gt;<br /> The Detective Boys investigate the bookstore and its owner but are quickly evicted from the establishment. Conan surmises that the owner is innocent, stating the store lacked the required printing equipment to effectively run a counterfeit-ring. Hearing the words &quot;printing equipment,&quot; the agent recalls a station-side newspaper company recently purchasing several printers. When asked about the company's employees, the agent perfectly describes the woman in black. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko debate the newspaper company's connection to Sōseki, leading Conan to recite a famous Sōseki quote about hiding in plain sight—deducing that Toshiya's brother intended to relay such a message. With their sights set on the newspaper company, the group approach a nearby police box and inform the officers of their findings, but fail to be taken seriously. With no other choice, Conan calls Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] as Shinichi and informs him about the counterfeit ring. As the boy hangs up the phone, he is reminded of a former encounter with a female member of the Black Organization, an encounter that ended in a gruesome tragedy.&lt;ref name=&quot;¥1,000,000,000_Robbery&quot;&gt; One Billion Yen Robbery Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#¥1,000,000,000_Robbery|Volume 2: 13-16]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;<br /> Genta disobeys Conan's instructions to remain at the police box and ventures into the newspaper company's headquarters in search of the counterfeit ring. He is followed by the rest of the Detective Boys, who discover the central room devoid of any striking evidence for criminal activity. Haibara, however, finds various bottles of painting solutions, indicating that attempts counterfeit were conducted there.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, the woman in black strikes the man in black, admonishing him for his recklessness. Nevertheless, he delivers the requested painting solutions, the final ingredient necessary for Toshiya's brother to produce perfect ¥10,000 counterfeit. A member of the operation then notices five children in the room next door, their images captured by security cameras. The woman pulls out a firearm, intending to silence their little intruders. Back at the police box, Conan learns of his friends' actions and rushes after them.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, [[Gin]] drives his car down a busy city street while calling [[Vodka]] over the phone. The two discuss a potential [[Sherry|liability]], an individual who managed to escape their grasp and could leak Organization secrets to the public. Gin orders their immediate capture, dead or alive. <br /> <br /> ==== File 178 - Code Name Sherry ====<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Toshiya|File 176-178 Toshiya manga.jpg|<br /> * Teitan Elementary student}}<br /> {{People|Boy|File 176-178 Toshiya's brother manga.jpg|squeezed=1.5|fsize=0.87em|<br /> * Victim (kidnapped)<br /> * Toshiya's brother<br /> * High school student<br /> * Artist}}<br /> {{People|Lady in black|File 176-178 Lady in black manga.jpg|<br /> * Silver Fox Counterfeit Ring mastermind}}<br /> {{People|Man A|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 1 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{People|Man B|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 2 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeit artist with bandaged arm}}<br /> {{People|Inuyama|File 176-178 Inuyama manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== ''Major events'' ====<br /> Haibara reveals how she used to be a member of the Black Organization and was the one who created the APTX 4869 drug.<br /> <br /> === Murdered Professor Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> &lt;!-- I honestly think this is a spoiler to call attention to Kohji now. He isn't relevant for hundreds of chapters. - Chek<br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Kohji Haneda]]|image = Kohji Haneda.jpg|description =<br /> * Deceased<br /> * Name only on the list of people killed by [[APTX 4869]]}}<br /> {{clearleft}} --&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== File 179 - The Girl Made of Lies ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 180 - Checkmate ====<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Masami Hirota|Masami Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (bludgeoned)<br /> * 61 years old<br /> * Professor at Nanyo University}}<br /> {{People|Toshiko Hirota|Toshiko Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * 53 years old<br /> * Masami Hirota's wife}}<br /> {{People|Akira Shirakura|Akira Shirakura manga.jpg|<br /> * 25 years old<br /> * Model}}<br /> {{People|Michio Morioka|Michio Morioka manga.jpg|<br /> * 48 years old<br /> * Veterinarian}}<br /> {{People|Kazuhiro Hosoya|Kazuhiro Hosoya manga.jpg|<br /> * 43 years old<br /> * Manager at a Trading Company}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> == Trivia ==<br /> * The title for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'':<br /> :* File 171 - The Same?<br /> :* File 175 - To Win a Heart<br /> :* File 176 - The Transfer Student<br /> :* File 177 - Woman in Black<br /> :* File 179 - The False Girl<br /> :* File 180 - Checkmate<br /> <br /> == Cover in other countries ==<br /> &lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i_Comicart.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Comic Art)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Star Comics)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18pl.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Philippines]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ca.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Catalan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_9sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_10sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume 18e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Manga]]<br /> * [[Volume 11-20]]<br /> * [[Detective Conan]]<br /> <br /> {{Volumes}}<br /> {{Black Organization}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Volumes]]<br /> [[de:Band 18]]</div>

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<p>Sedritsugu: /* Missing Older Brother Case */</p> <hr /> <div>{{InfoBox Volume<br /> | volume = 18<br /> | image = Volume 18.jpg<br /> | releasedate = January 17, 1998<br /> | chapters = 171-180<br /> | isbn = 4-09-125048-3<br /> | publisher = [[Shogakukan]]<br /> | english-releasedate = July 17, 2007<br /> | english-isbn = 1-4215-0883-4<br /> | english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]<br /> | detective = [[Wikipedia: Tantei Monogatari|Shunsaku Kudo]]<br /> | keyhole = [[Ai Haibara]]<br /> | prev-volume = Volume 17<br /> | next-volume = Volume 19<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> Volume 18 was released on January 17, 1998 in Japan.<br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> {{Char Appearances|<br /> {{Char|Conan Edogawa}}<br /> {{Char|Ran Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}<br /> {{Char|Genta Kojima}}<br /> {{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}<br /> {{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}<br /> {{Char|Sumiko Kobayashi}}<br /> {{Char|Juzo Megure}}<br /> {{Char|Sango Yokomizo}}<br /> {{Char|Gin}}<br /> {{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Shiho Miyano|display=Shiho Miyano (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Vodka|display=Vodka&lt;br&gt;(voice)}}<br /> <br /> <br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Gadgets ==<br /> {{Gadgets Appearances|<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}<br /> {{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}<br /> }}<br /> == Chapters ==<br /> === Actor's Apartment Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|102-103|The Historical Actor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Wataru Takagi]]|image = Wataru Takagi.jpg|description =<br /> * 26 years old<br /> * Police detective}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 171 - It Must Be Similar... ====<br /> The media had arrived at the apartment. They want to know if it's true that Isami Nagakura was murdered.<br /> <br /> ==== File 172 - Two Rooms ====<br /> <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Kozaburo Hijikata'''.<br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Kozaburo Hijikata|Kozaburo Hijikata manga.jpg|<br /> * 51 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Hajime Okita|Hajime Okita manga.jpg|<br /> * 29 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Isami Nagakura|Isami Nagakura manga.jpg|squeezed=1|<br /> * Victim (strangled)<br /> * 38 years old<br /> * Actress<br /> * Kozaburo Hijikata's wife}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> === Shinichi's First Love Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|100-101|The Memories of First Love Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 173 - First Love... ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 174 - The Burning Truth ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 175 - Unlock Your Heart!? ====<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Manabu Sawai'''.<br /> <br /> [[File: F175 Shinichi confesses.jpg|150 px|thumb|right|Shinichi confessed to Asami that he already loves someone.]]<br /> <br /> Asami confesses to Ran that despite the rumors she started, Asami confessed to Shinichi in middle school and was instantly rejected because he likes someone else. Asami relates the description Shinichi gave, which Sonoko recognizes as a description of Ran, but Ran is oblivious and asks Sonoko if there is such a girl. <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Asami Uchida|Asami Uchida manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (burned-injured)<br /> * 18 years old<br /> * Freshman, Literature Department Tohto University}}<br /> {{People|Manabu Sawai|Manabu Sawai manga.jpg|fsize=0.94em|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * President of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Tomoko Hayasaka|Tomoko Hayasaka manga.jpg|fsize=0.88em|<br /> * 21 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * Vice-president of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Shigehisa Noguchi|Shigehisa Noguchi manga.jpg|<br /> * 20 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Chika Miyazaki|Chika Miyazaki manga.jpg|<br /> * 19 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Yoshinobu Morimoto|Yoshinobu Morimoto manga.jpg|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Junior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== ''Major events'' ====<br /> It is revealed that Asami only confessed to Shinichi, to which he replied he's in love with &quot;someone weird&quot;, a.k.a. Ran.<br /> <br /> === Missing Older Brother Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Ai Haibara|Ai Haibara]]|image = Ai Haibara.jpg|description =<br /> * 7 years old<br /> * New student at Teitan Elementary}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 176 - The New Student... ====<br /> [[File:CH176_AiHaibara.png|thumb|left|250px|Ai Haibara joins the class.]]<br /> [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] shares news of a transfer student joining their class to [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] and [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]]. While the children enthusiastically speculate on the personality and appearance of this mysterious new individual, [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] voices his general indifference. Ayumi recalls catching a glimpse of the student's surname at the school infirmary, a two kanji name reading, &quot;Haibara (灰原).&quot; Their teacher, [[Sumiko Kobayashi|Sumiko]], then arrives at the entrance and welcomes [[Ai Haibara]] to the classroom. The girl, met with a shower of praise and applause, remains stoic. She calmly ignores Genta's offer to be her desk-mate and chooses an open seat next to Conan, much to the boy's confusion and surprise. &lt;br&gt;<br /> After school, the [[Detective Boys]] approach an aloof Haibara and inquire about her life. She says she lives on the twenty-second building of [[Beika]]'s second ward, making her neighbors with [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. Conan, however, does not recall seeing a &quot;Haibara&quot; name-plaque near his house. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko try to recruit Haibara into the Detective Boys, as Genta shows her his shoebox which is supposedly stuffed to the brim with various requests and letters. However, the box appears empty, much to the children's chagrin. As Genta wears his right shoe, he notices a hidden request note hidden inside and eagerly reads the contents.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH176_WomanInBlack.png|thumb|right|105px|Toshiya describes a woman in black.]]<br /> The Detective Boys are summoned to classroom A where they meet a boy named Toshiya, who claims his older brother has gone missing. Despite consulting various detectives and the relevant authorities, his brother's disappearance has continued for close to a week. Sensing danger surrounding the circumstances, Conan leads the Detective Boys to Toshiya's house.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Once at the abode, the children search the brother's room, quickly determining that he has not run away from home as he has left his wallet. Ayumi then discovers a series of bizarre paintings under the boy's bed, which Haibara immediately identifies as a recreation of a [[Wikipedia: Pablo Picasso|Picasso]] painting. They continue to discover several skilled recreations of various famous artworks. Conan deduces that Toshiya's brother was not kidnapped for ransom money, as Toshiya himself would be a more suitable target. Additionally, he was likely not taken for his ability to produce artistic forgeries, as his skills in coloring and finer details are still amateur. The boy's attention is drawn to a lone image of [[Wikipedia: Natsume Sōseki|Natsume Sōseki]]. Toshiya explains that his brother is a major fan of the author's work and has even presented his portrait of him at a town exhibition. Since the portrait was a copy of a pre-exiting image, his work was largely panned. Nevertheless, one woman showed interest in his work, a woman dressed fully in black. Conan's eyes light up with shock as he interrogates Toshiya about the woman, believing her to be a member of the [[Black Organization]]. Dropping his innocent child-like demeanor, Conan commands Toshiya to lead him to various locations his brother would frequent in close proximity. Meanwhile, Haibara observes the frantic boy with a blank expression.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Sometime later, the Detective Boys find themselves exhausted and gasping for breath on a city sidewalk, having searched several locations suggested by Toshiya. Ayumi proposes they rest at a nearby convenience store and hydrate themselves. Once inside, Conan notices a suspicious man dressed in dark clothing paying for a singular box of ¥230 cigarettes with a thousand yen bill. Seen as the man has no reason to pay for the cigarettes at the cashier since there is a vending machine outside, Conan climbs onto the store desk and inspects the used bill. He holds the central circle to the light and confirms the bill lacks a transparent portrait of Natsume Sōseki, proving it is counterfeit. He casually notifies the clerk about his discovery before rushing out the door.<br /> <br /> ==== File 177 - The Lady In Black ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 178 - Code Name Sherry ====<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Toshiya|File 176-178 Toshiya manga.jpg|<br /> * Teitan Elementary student}}<br /> {{People|Boy|File 176-178 Toshiya's brother manga.jpg|squeezed=1.5|fsize=0.87em|<br /> * Victim (kidnapped)<br /> * Toshiya's brother<br /> * High school student<br /> * Artist}}<br /> {{People|Lady in black|File 176-178 Lady in black manga.jpg|<br /> * Silver Fox Counterfeit Ring mastermind}}<br /> {{People|Man A|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 1 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{People|Man B|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 2 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeit artist with bandaged arm}}<br /> {{People|Inuyama|File 176-178 Inuyama manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== ''Major events'' ====<br /> Haibara reveals how she used to be a member of the Black Organization and was the one who created the APTX 4869 drug.<br /> <br /> === Murdered Professor Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> &lt;!-- I honestly think this is a spoiler to call attention to Kohji now. He isn't relevant for hundreds of chapters. - Chek<br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Kohji Haneda]]|image = Kohji Haneda.jpg|description =<br /> * Deceased<br /> * Name only on the list of people killed by [[APTX 4869]]}}<br /> {{clearleft}} --&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== File 179 - The Girl Made of Lies ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 180 - Checkmate ====<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Masami Hirota|Masami Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (bludgeoned)<br /> * 61 years old<br /> * Professor at Nanyo University}}<br /> {{People|Toshiko Hirota|Toshiko Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * 53 years old<br /> * Masami Hirota's wife}}<br /> {{People|Akira Shirakura|Akira Shirakura manga.jpg|<br /> * 25 years old<br /> * Model}}<br /> {{People|Michio Morioka|Michio Morioka manga.jpg|<br /> * 48 years old<br /> * Veterinarian}}<br /> {{People|Kazuhiro Hosoya|Kazuhiro Hosoya manga.jpg|<br /> * 43 years old<br /> * Manager at a Trading Company}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> == Trivia ==<br /> * The title for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'':<br /> :* File 171 - The Same?<br /> :* File 175 - To Win a Heart<br /> :* File 176 - The Transfer Student<br /> :* File 177 - Woman in Black<br /> :* File 179 - The False Girl<br /> :* File 180 - Checkmate<br /> <br /> == Cover in other countries ==<br /> &lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i_Comicart.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Comic Art)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Star Comics)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18pl.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Philippines]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ca.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Catalan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_9sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_10sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume 18e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Manga]]<br /> * [[Volume 11-20]]<br /> * [[Detective Conan]]<br /> <br /> {{Volumes}}<br /> {{Black Organization}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Volumes]]<br /> [[de:Band 18]]</div>

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<p>Sedritsugu: 176 summary</p> <hr /> <div>{{InfoBox Volume<br /> | volume = 18<br /> | image = Volume 18.jpg<br /> | releasedate = January 17, 1998<br /> | chapters = 171-180<br /> | isbn = 4-09-125048-3<br /> | publisher = [[Shogakukan]]<br /> | english-releasedate = July 17, 2007<br /> | english-isbn = 1-4215-0883-4<br /> | english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]<br /> | detective = [[Wikipedia: Tantei Monogatari|Shunsaku Kudo]]<br /> | keyhole = [[Ai Haibara]]<br /> | prev-volume = Volume 17<br /> | next-volume = Volume 19<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> Volume 18 was released on January 17, 1998 in Japan.<br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> {{Char Appearances|<br /> {{Char|Conan Edogawa}}<br /> {{Char|Ran Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}<br /> {{Char|Genta Kojima}}<br /> {{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}<br /> {{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}<br /> {{Char|Sumiko Kobayashi}}<br /> {{Char|Juzo Megure}}<br /> {{Char|Sango Yokomizo}}<br /> {{Char|Gin}}<br /> {{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Shiho Miyano|display=Shiho Miyano (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Vodka|display=Vodka&lt;br&gt;(voice)}}<br /> <br /> <br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Gadgets ==<br /> {{Gadgets Appearances|<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}<br /> {{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}<br /> }}<br /> == Chapters ==<br /> === Actor's Apartment Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|102-103|The Historical Actor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Wataru Takagi]]|image = Wataru Takagi.jpg|description =<br /> * 26 years old<br /> * Police detective}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 171 - It Must Be Similar... ====<br /> The media had arrived at the apartment. They want to know if it's true that Isami Nagakura was murdered.<br /> <br /> ==== File 172 - Two Rooms ====<br /> <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Kozaburo Hijikata'''.<br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Kozaburo Hijikata|Kozaburo Hijikata manga.jpg|<br /> * 51 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Hajime Okita|Hajime Okita manga.jpg|<br /> * 29 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Isami Nagakura|Isami Nagakura manga.jpg|squeezed=1|<br /> * Victim (strangled)<br /> * 38 years old<br /> * Actress<br /> * Kozaburo Hijikata's wife}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> === Shinichi's First Love Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|100-101|The Memories of First Love Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 173 - First Love... ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 174 - The Burning Truth ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 175 - Unlock Your Heart!? ====<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Manabu Sawai'''.<br /> <br /> [[File: F175 Shinichi confesses.jpg|150 px|thumb|right|Shinichi confessed to Asami that he already loves someone.]]<br /> <br /> Asami confesses to Ran that despite the rumors she started, Asami confessed to Shinichi in middle school and was instantly rejected because he likes someone else. Asami relates the description Shinichi gave, which Sonoko recognizes as a description of Ran, but Ran is oblivious and asks Sonoko if there is such a girl. <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Asami Uchida|Asami Uchida manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (burned-injured)<br /> * 18 years old<br /> * Freshman, Literature Department Tohto University}}<br /> {{People|Manabu Sawai|Manabu Sawai manga.jpg|fsize=0.94em|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * President of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Tomoko Hayasaka|Tomoko Hayasaka manga.jpg|fsize=0.88em|<br /> * 21 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * Vice-president of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Shigehisa Noguchi|Shigehisa Noguchi manga.jpg|<br /> * 20 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Chika Miyazaki|Chika Miyazaki manga.jpg|<br /> * 19 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Yoshinobu Morimoto|Yoshinobu Morimoto manga.jpg|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Junior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== ''Major events'' ====<br /> It is revealed that Asami only confessed to Shinichi, to which he replied he's in love with &quot;someone weird&quot;, a.k.a. Ran.<br /> <br /> === Missing Older Brother Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Ai Haibara|Ai Haibara]]|image = Ai Haibara.jpg|description =<br /> * 7 years old<br /> * New student at Teitan Elementary}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 176 - The New Student... ====<br /> [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] shares news of a transfer student joining their class to [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] and [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]]. While the children enthusiastically speculate on the personality and appearance of this mysterious new individual, [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] voices his general indifference. Ayumi recalls catching a glimpse of the student's surname at the school infirmary, a two kanji name reading, &quot;Haibara (灰原).&quot; Their teacher, [[Sumiko Kobayashi|Sumiko]], then arrives at the entrance and welcomes [[Ai Haibara]] to the classroom. The girl, met with a shower of praise and applause, remains stoic. She calmly ignores Genta's offer to be her desk-mate and chooses an open seat next to Conan, much to the boy's confusion and surprise. &lt;br&gt;<br /> After school, the [[Detective Boys]] approach an aloof Haibara and inquire about her life. She says she lives on the twenty-second building of [[Beika]]'s second ward, making her neighbors with [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. Conan, however, does not recall seeing a &quot;Haibara&quot; name-plaque near his house. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko try to recruit Haibara into the Detective Boys, as Genta shows her his shoebox which is supposedly stuffed to the brim with various requests and letters. However, the box appears empty, much to the children's chagrin. As Genta wears his right shoe, he notices a hidden request note hidden inside and eagerly reads the contents.&lt;br&gt;<br /> The Detective Boys are summoned to classroom A where they meet a boy named Toshiya, who claims his older brother has gone missing. Despite consulting various detectives and the relevant authorities, his brother's disappearance has continued for close to a week. Sensing danger surrounding the circumstances, Conan leads the Detective Boys to Toshiya's house.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Once at the abode, the children search the brother's room, quickly determining that he has not run away from home as he has left his wallet. Ayumi then discovers a series of bizarre paintings under the boy's bed, which Haibara immediately identifies as a recreation of a [[Wikipedia: Pablo Picasso|Picasso]] painting. They continue to discover several skilled recreations of various famous artworks. Conan deduces that Toshiya's brother was not kidnapped for ransom money, as Toshiya himself would be a more suitable target. Additionally, he was likely not taken for his ability to produce artistic forgeries, as his skills in coloring and finer details are still amateur. The boy's attention is drawn to a lone image of [[Wikipedia: Natsume Sōseki|Natsume Sōseki]]. Toshiya explains that his brother is a major fan of the author's work and has even presented his portrait of him at a town exhibition. Since the portrait was a copy of a pre-exiting image, his work was largely panned. Nevertheless, one woman showed interest in his work, a woman dressed fully in black. Conan's eyes light up with shock as he interrogates Toshiya about the woman, believing her to be a member of the [[Black Organization]]. Dropping his innocent child-like demeanor, Conan commands Toshiya to lead him to various locations his brother would frequent in close proximity. Meanwhile, Haibara observes the frantic boy with a blank expression.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Sometime later, the Detective Boys find themselves exhausted and gasping for breath on a city sidewalk, having searched several locations suggested by Toshiya. Ayumi proposes they rest at a nearby convenience store and hydrate themselves. Once inside, Conan notices a suspicious man dressed in dark clothing paying for a singular box of ¥230 cigarettes with a thousand yen bill. Seen as the man has no reason to pay for the cigarettes at the cashier since there is a vending machine outside, Conan climbs onto the store desk and inspects the used bill. He holds the central circle to the light and confirms the bill lacks a transparent portrait of Natsume Sōseki, proving it is counterfeit. He casually notifies the clerk about his discovery before rushing out the door.<br /> <br /> ==== File 177 - The Lady In Black ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 178 - Code Name Sherry ====<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Toshiya|File 176-178 Toshiya manga.jpg|<br /> * Teitan Elementary student}}<br /> {{People|Boy|File 176-178 Toshiya's brother manga.jpg|squeezed=1.5|fsize=0.87em|<br /> * Victim (kidnapped)<br /> * Toshiya's brother<br /> * High school student<br /> * Artist}}<br /> {{People|Lady in black|File 176-178 Lady in black manga.jpg|<br /> * Silver Fox Counterfeit Ring mastermind}}<br /> {{People|Man A|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 1 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{People|Man B|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 2 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeit artist with bandaged arm}}<br /> {{People|Inuyama|File 176-178 Inuyama manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== ''Major events'' ====<br /> Haibara reveals how she used to be a member of the Black Organization and was the one who created the APTX 4869 drug.<br /> <br /> === Murdered Professor Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> &lt;!-- I honestly think this is a spoiler to call attention to Kohji now. He isn't relevant for hundreds of chapters. - Chek<br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Kohji Haneda]]|image = Kohji Haneda.jpg|description =<br /> * Deceased<br /> * Name only on the list of people killed by [[APTX 4869]]}}<br /> {{clearleft}} --&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== File 179 - The Girl Made of Lies ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 180 - Checkmate ====<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Masami Hirota|Masami Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (bludgeoned)<br /> * 61 years old<br /> * Professor at Nanyo University}}<br /> {{People|Toshiko Hirota|Toshiko Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * 53 years old<br /> * Masami Hirota's wife}}<br /> {{People|Akira Shirakura|Akira Shirakura manga.jpg|<br /> * 25 years old<br /> * Model}}<br /> {{People|Michio Morioka|Michio Morioka manga.jpg|<br /> * 48 years old<br /> * Veterinarian}}<br /> {{People|Kazuhiro Hosoya|Kazuhiro Hosoya manga.jpg|<br /> * 43 years old<br /> * Manager at a Trading Company}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> == Trivia ==<br /> * The title for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'':<br /> :* File 171 - The Same?<br /> :* File 175 - To Win a Heart<br /> :* File 176 - The Transfer Student<br /> :* File 177 - Woman in Black<br /> :* File 179 - The False Girl<br /> :* File 180 - Checkmate<br /> <br /> == Cover in other countries ==<br /> &lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i_Comicart.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Comic Art)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Star Comics)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18pl.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Philippines]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ca.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Catalan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_9sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_10sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume 18e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Manga]]<br /> * [[Volume 11-20]]<br /> * [[Detective Conan]]<br /> <br /> {{Volumes}}<br /> {{Black Organization}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Volumes]]<br /> [[de:Band 18]]</div>

Sedritsugu https://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/index.php?title=Volume_18&diff=395003 2025-09-03T02:15:26Z

<p>Sedritsugu: </p> <hr /> <div>{{InfoBox Volume<br /> | volume = 18<br /> | image = Volume 18.jpg<br /> | releasedate = January 17, 1998<br /> | chapters = 171-180<br /> | isbn = 4-09-125048-3<br /> | publisher = [[Shogakukan]]<br /> | english-releasedate = July 17, 2007<br /> | english-isbn = 1-4215-0883-4<br /> | english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]<br /> | detective = [[Wikipedia: Tantei Monogatari|Shunsaku Kudo]]<br /> | keyhole = [[Ai Haibara]]<br /> | prev-volume = Volume 17<br /> | next-volume = Volume 19<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> Volume 18 was released on January 17, 1998 in Japan.<br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> {{Char Appearances|<br /> {{Char|Conan Edogawa}}<br /> {{Char|Ran Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}<br /> {{Char|Genta Kojima}}<br /> {{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}<br /> {{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}<br /> {{Char|Sumiko Kobayashi}}<br /> {{Char|Juzo Megure}}<br /> {{Char|Sango Yokomizo}}<br /> {{Char|Gin}}<br /> {{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Shiho Miyano|display=Shiho Miyano (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Vodka|display=Vodka&lt;br&gt;(voice)}}<br /> <br /> <br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Gadgets ==<br /> {{Gadgets Appearances|<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}<br /> {{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}<br /> }}<br /> == Chapters ==<br /> === Actor's Apartment Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|102-103|The Historical Actor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Wataru Takagi]]|image = Wataru Takagi.jpg|description =<br /> * 26 years old<br /> * Police detective}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 171 - It Must Be Similar... ====<br /> The media had arrived at the apartment. They want to know if it's true that Isami Nagakura was murdered.<br /> <br /> ==== File 172 - Two Rooms ====<br /> <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Kozaburo Hijikata'''.<br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Kozaburo Hijikata|Kozaburo Hijikata manga.jpg|<br /> * 51 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Hajime Okita|Hajime Okita manga.jpg|<br /> * 29 years old<br /> * Actor}}<br /> {{People|Isami Nagakura|Isami Nagakura manga.jpg|squeezed=1|<br /> * Victim (strangled)<br /> * 38 years old<br /> * Actress<br /> * Kozaburo Hijikata's wife}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> === Shinichi's First Love Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|100-101|The Memories of First Love Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 173 - First Love... ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 174 - The Burning Truth ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 175 - Unlock Your Heart!? ====<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The culprit is '''Manabu Sawai'''.<br /> <br /> [[File: F175 Shinichi confesses.jpg|150 px|thumb|right|Shinichi confessed to Asami that he already loves someone.]]<br /> <br /> Asami confesses to Ran that despite the rumors she started, Asami confessed to Shinichi in middle school and was instantly rejected because he likes someone else. Asami relates the description Shinichi gave, which Sonoko recognizes as a description of Ran, but Ran is oblivious and asks Sonoko if there is such a girl. <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Asami Uchida|Asami Uchida manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (burned-injured)<br /> * 18 years old<br /> * Freshman, Literature Department Tohto University}}<br /> {{People|Manabu Sawai|Manabu Sawai manga.jpg|fsize=0.94em|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * President of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Tomoko Hayasaka|Tomoko Hayasaka manga.jpg|fsize=0.88em|<br /> * 21 years old<br /> * Senior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.<br /> * Vice-president of the Mystery Club}}<br /> {{People|Shigehisa Noguchi|Shigehisa Noguchi manga.jpg|<br /> * 20 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Chika Miyazaki|Chika Miyazaki manga.jpg|<br /> * 19 years old<br /> * Sophomore, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{People|Yoshinobu Morimoto|Yoshinobu Morimoto manga.jpg|<br /> * 22 years old<br /> * Junior, Tohto University, Literature Dept.}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== ''Major events'' ====<br /> It is revealed that Asami only confessed to Shinichi, to which he replied he's in love with &quot;someone weird&quot;, a.k.a. Ran.<br /> <br /> === Missing Older Brother Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Ai Haibara|Ai Haibara]]|image = Ai Haibara.jpg|description =<br /> * 7 years old<br /> * New student at Teitan Elementary}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 176 - The New Student... ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 177 - The Lady In Black ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 178 - Code Name Sherry ====<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Toshiya|File 176-178 Toshiya manga.jpg|<br /> * Teitan Elementary student}}<br /> {{People|Boy|File 176-178 Toshiya's brother manga.jpg|squeezed=1.5|fsize=0.87em|<br /> * Victim (kidnapped)<br /> * Toshiya's brother<br /> * High school student<br /> * Artist}}<br /> {{People|Lady in black|File 176-178 Lady in black manga.jpg|<br /> * Silver Fox Counterfeit Ring mastermind}}<br /> {{People|Man A|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 1 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{People|Man B|File 176-178 Counterfeiter 2 manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeit artist with bandaged arm}}<br /> {{People|Inuyama|File 176-178 Inuyama manga.jpg|<br /> * Counterfeiter}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== ''Major events'' ====<br /> Haibara reveals how she used to be a member of the Black Organization and was the one who created the APTX 4869 drug.<br /> <br /> === Murdered Professor Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|129|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case}}<br /> &lt;!-- I honestly think this is a spoiler to call attention to Kohji now. He isn't relevant for hundreds of chapters. - Chek<br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Kohji Haneda]]|image = Kohji Haneda.jpg|description =<br /> * Deceased<br /> * Name only on the list of people killed by [[APTX 4869]]}}<br /> {{clearleft}} --&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== File 179 - The Girl Made of Lies ====<br /> <br /> ==== File 180 - Checkmate ====<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Masami Hirota|Masami Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (bludgeoned)<br /> * 61 years old<br /> * Professor at Nanyo University}}<br /> {{People|Toshiko Hirota|Toshiko Hirota manga.jpg|<br /> * 53 years old<br /> * Masami Hirota's wife}}<br /> {{People|Akira Shirakura|Akira Shirakura manga.jpg|<br /> * 25 years old<br /> * Model}}<br /> {{People|Michio Morioka|Michio Morioka manga.jpg|<br /> * 48 years old<br /> * Veterinarian}}<br /> {{People|Kazuhiro Hosoya|Kazuhiro Hosoya manga.jpg|<br /> * 43 years old<br /> * Manager at a Trading Company}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> == Trivia ==<br /> * The title for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'':<br /> :* File 171 - The Same?<br /> :* File 175 - To Win a Heart<br /> :* File 176 - The Transfer Student<br /> :* File 177 - Woman in Black<br /> :* File 179 - The False Girl<br /> :* File 180 - Checkmate<br /> <br /> == Cover in other countries ==<br /> &lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i_Comicart.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Comic Art)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Star Comics)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18pl.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Philippines]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18ca.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Catalan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_9sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_10sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume 18e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume18r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Manga]]<br /> * [[Volume 11-20]]<br /> * [[Detective Conan]]<br /> <br /> {{Volumes}}<br /> {{Black Organization}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Volumes]]<br /> [[de:Band 18]]</div>

Sedritsugu https://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/index.php?title=Volume_35&diff=394927 2025-09-02T12:15:55Z

<p>Sedritsugu: /* File 361 - Death Island */</p> <hr /> <div>{{InfoBox Volume<br /> | volume = 35<br /> | image = Volume 35.jpg<br /> | releasedate = December 18, 2001<br /> | chapters = 351-361<br /> | isbn = 4-09-126165-5<br /> | publisher = [[Shogakukan]]<br /> | english-releasedate = July 13, 2010<br /> | english-isbn = 1-4215-2886-X<br /> | english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]<br /> | detective = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drury_Lane_(character) Drury Lane]<br /> | keyhole = [[Sharon Vineyard]]<br /> | prev-volume = Volume 34<br /> | next-volume = Volume 36<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> Volume 35 was released on December 18, 2001 in Japan.<br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> {{Char Appearances|<br /> {{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Conan Edogawa}}<br /> {{Char|Ran Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}<br /> {{Char|Genta Kojima}}<br /> {{Char|Ai Haibara}}<br /> {{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}<br /> {{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}<br /> {{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Heiji Hattori}}<br /> {{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}<br /> {{Char|Misao Yamamura}}<br /> {{Char|Shuichi Akai|display=Shuichi Akai (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Sharon Vineyard|display=Sharon Vineyard (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Kichiro Numabuchi|display=Ki'ichiro Numabuchi}}<br /> {{Char|Jugo Yokomizo|display=Jugo Yokomizo (cameo)}}<br /> {{Char|Yusaku Kudo|display=Yusaku Kudo (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Gin|display=Gin&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Vodka|display=Vodka&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Vermouth|display=Chris Vineyard&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Hikaru Yasumoto|display=Hikaru Yasumoto (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsu Araide|display=Mitsu Araide (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Volume 14|Yoshifusa Yabuuchi|display= Yoshifusa Yabuuchi (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Volume 27|Norifumi Saku|display=Norifumi Saku (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Volume 31|Masao Jinbo|display=Masao Jinbo (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Mrs. Tsuburaya|display=Mrs. Tsuburaya (voice)}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Gadgets ==<br /> {{Gadgets Appearances|<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}<br /> {{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}<br /> {{Gadget|Detective Boys Badge}}<br /> {{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}<br /> {{Gadget|Wristwatch Flashlight}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Chapters ==<br /> === Golden Apple Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|286-288|Shinichi Kudo's New York Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 351 - Golden Apple 2 ====<br /> [[File:Sharon on Chris.png|thumb|left|151px|Sharon laments about her troubled life, mentioning her daughter, Chris]]<br /> [[Sharon Vineyard]] speaks of her past filled with misfortunes, mentioning her daughter, [[Chris Vineyard]]. She reveals that Chris and her had fallen out, and have not seen each other in over ten years as Chris had begun &quot;hanging out with a bad crowd.&quot; Sharon escorts [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]], [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]], and [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to the dressing room to meet the cast: Lilas Sanchez, Rose Hewitt, Akane Neilson, and Iberis Hamilton. After brief introductions, Iberis mentions a mysterious gift sent to the actresses, a golden apple with the words &quot;For the Fairest&quot; written on it. Then, Heath Flockhart, the star actor, enters the room recommending to show their guests backstage.&lt;br&gt;While exploring the narrow gaps that make up the backstage, Ran notices the play's costumes hung up on the ceiling. Suddenly, a tether snaps causing a large armor piece to fall onto the group. Most manage to escape, but Rose's dress is caught on a sign. Seeing this, Ran rushes over and tackles her out of the way as the armor crashes onto the floor. Rose suspects that she is being targeted, stating that the prop mirror—the cast's lucky charm—must have given her the luck to survive. Sharon, however, points to Ran as Rose's savior. After Rose expresses her gratitude to her, Ran notices she's scraped her arm. Sharon hands her a handkerchief before leaving the set, speaking of an important errand and a terrible storm.&lt;br&gt; [[File:Sharon's handkerchief.png|thumb|right|201px|Sharon hands Ran a handkerchief]]<br /> Yukiko and Ran enjoy the performance while Shinichi calls it cliche. He explains that the play is based on an ancient Greek myth where a festival is held on [[Wikipedia: Mount Olympus|Mount Olympus]] where most Gods are invited. Eris, the Goddess of discord, however, is not invited. Angered, she throws a Golden Apple with the words &quot;For the Fairest&quot; into the crowd. [[Wikipedia: Hera|Hera]], [[Wikipedia: Athena|Athena]], and [[Wikipedia: Aphrodite|Aphrodite]] see the apple's challenge and set out to determine who the fruit is referencing—letting a Trojan Prince decide. In the end, it is Aphrodite who is chosen by the prince. Shinichi explains that Lilas plays Hera, Akane plays Athena, and Rose plays Aphrodite with Iberis playing Eris. Yukiko then states that the show deviates from the Greek myth and that there is a twist at the end. Heath, who was playing the Trojan Prince, reveals himself as the Christian Archangel, [[Wikipedia: Michael (Archangel)|Michael]]. Before Michael can reveal the answer to Eris' question, Shinichi notices a red beam of light coming from the audience and onto the smokescreen shrouding of the stage. Michael is then lifted into the air by the stage cables, but to everyone's horror, he is shown dead.<br /> <br /> ==== File 352 - Golden Apple 3 ====<br /> [[File:Dead Heath.png|thumb|left|200px|The Dead Archangel]]<br /> Pandemonium ensues as Michael (played by Heath) is shot. Shinichi rushes up to the spectator box from which he saw the red beam of light, finding nothing but a single bullet cartridge.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Sometime later, Radish Redwood arrives and examines Heath's body, learning that he was shot at a forty-degree angle. Yukiko recounts the events leading to Heath's assassination, while Shinichi pulls on Redwood's face to test if he is still a disguise worn by Sharon Vineyard. Redwood discovers strange burn marks under Heath's neck, as well as smudged blood on Heath's hands despite there being no traces of him touching his bloodstained costume. With [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]] unavailable, Ran entertains the idea of Shinichi solving the case, citing his earlier contributions aboard the plane to [[Wikipedia: Los Angeles|Los Angeles]].&lt;ref name=&quot;Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case&quot;&gt; Shinichi's First Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_21#Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case|Volume 21: 204-207]])&lt;/ref&gt; Hearing Ran's praise, Yukiko is surprised by her son's apparent proficiency at deduction. Shinichi concludes that the murderer is one of the four actresses on stage alongside Heath. The gun cartridge Shinichi had found in the spectator box was not warm, meaning it was not fired and instead placed to misdirect the investigation. Shinichi also says that the falling armor was likely not an accident as he found a cut on the floor as well as a segment of nylon string—the same type of nylon string found on the armor. Redwood and Yukiko then press Shinichi on how someone less than six feet tall could shoot Heath from such a high angle, but Shinichi confesses that he has not yet figured that out. &lt;br&gt;[[File:Shinichi Investigates Mirror Behind Ran.png|thumb|right|251px|Shinichi investigates the scratched mirror behind Ran.]]<br /> Later, the four actresses are seen fidgeting with various items while arguing about their various flings with Heath. However, Yukiko reveals to Redwood and Ran that Iberis was Heath's wife, but had decided to keep it a secret from her colleagues.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Shinichi goes to investigate the mirror at which the murder took place. He asks Ran to hold a pamphlet above her head to better grasp Heath's height. Comparing the simulated height to the mirror's height, Shinichi notices that the all-important mirror has been truncated, leaving a visible mark on the glass. Shinichi goes around to the back of the mirror and sees a feather from Heath's costume stuck on a grate that seemingly covers nothing. He lifts the grate to see two streaks of blood running across the floor.<br /> <br /> ==== File 353 - Golden Apple 4 ====<br /> Shinichi wishes to examine the costumes that are hung above the stage, much to the dismay of the theater workers. Yukiko then arrives, charming the men into giving up information. While Redwood and his associate discuss the possibility of an outside perpetrator, the lights suddenly shut off on stage. Yukiko, under the name &quot;The Night Baroness,&quot; appears in the spotlight, reciting the deduction Shinichi had explained to her. Meanwhile, Shinichi simultaneously explains the deduction to Ran. &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> [[File:CH353_ShotAngle.png|thumb|right|300px|Rose shot Heath beneath the mirror and through the metal grate.]]<br /> '''The Method:'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Shinichi states that Heath could not completely hide behind the mirror as it is too short, and Heath's wings did not let him crouch. Hence, the production must have utilized a trap door to lower his stature. Yukiko commands the crew to rotate the stage contraption behind the mirror until the grate that once led to nothing covers a hole to the stage's trap cellar. The police investigate and find a bullet cartridge and several feathers from Heath's costume. Accordingly, Yukiko points to '''Rose Hewitt''' as the culprit. Her position lying beside the base of the mirror lets her aim beneath the mirror, through the grate, and at Heath's chest. The other actresses protest that Rose could not have known that the production would use the trapdoor. However, Yukiko explains that because Rose would be placed so close to the grate in question, the staff would have to have notified her about its use. The reason for the truncated mirror must have been because Rose had purposely damaged the top corner of the mirror. Not wanting to demoralize the cast, the staff had quietly removed the damaged portion of the mirror and connected the remaining two pieces, losing some of its height in the process. Rose had also stuck the used gun into Heath's costume after shooting him, letting the gun rise into the air before eventually falling back down to the stage to mimic the weapon being thrown onto the stage. Thus, a burn mark appears on Heath's chest. However, while positioning the gun on Heath's body, the victim grabbed Rose's forearm with his bloodstained hand, leaving his bloody handprint on her gloves.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Shinichi states that he saw how Rose had trouble opening a can with gloves back in the dressing room, a sign that she had a reason not to remove them. The inspector turns Rose's gloves inside out, revealing the aforementioned bloodstains.&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''The Motive:'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> When asked about her motive, Rose states that she felt betrayed by Heath. He said he would quit his theater role as Michael and instead pursue a career as a film actor, a decision he made despite knowing how much Rose loved his portrayal of the Archangel. Rose proceeds to callously thank Ran for previously saving her life from the falling armor, consequently letting her perpetrate her crime. <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> [[File:Ran and Akai.png|thumb|right|150px|A mysterious long-haired Japanese man stands before Ran.]]<br /> Yukiko leaves for the police station for questioning, leaving Shinichi and Ran to go to the hotel by themselves. Before she leaves, she warns them of the serial killer: a long-haired Japanese man.&lt;br&gt;<br /> On the cab ride to their hotel, Shinichi notices Ran in a dazed state, asking her if Rose's words had gotten to her. She denies it. Ran leaves the cab window open, claiming that she can see the [[Wikipedia: New York]] views better that way. Shinichi protests that the rain will soak the cab's interior, but Ran says she will use the handkerchief Sharon gave her to wipe the seat. Suddenly, a gust of wind blows the cloth out of her hand and into the streets. Ran immediately asks the driver to stop so she can retrieve it.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Out on the street, Shinichi notices the handkerchief stuck on the railing of a service staircase of a dilapidated building, and sets off to retrieve it. As he leaves, Ran remembers both Sharon's words, doubting the existence of a God, and Rose's words, thanking her for enabling her murder. Ran suspects Sharon knew Rose would kill Heath, therefore, she pitied Ran for letting such a heinous thing happen. Wallowing in her rush of emotions, she notices someone approaching. Standing before her is [[Shuichi Akai|a long-haired Japanese man]].<br /> <br /> ==== File 354 - Golden Apple 5 ====<br /> Ran is petrified by the long-haired man, thinking that he must be the infamous serial killer. The taxi driver thinks the same, urging Ran to hop back in. Ran hesitates, as Shinichi has not yet returned. The long-haired man approaches, causing the taxi driver to panic and speed off. Ran turns around to face the man; fear is written all over her face. To her surprise, the man lacks hostile intentions, instead asking if she has seen a suspicious, sparsely bearded Japanese man with long silver hair. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH354_KillerSaved.png|thumb|left|115px|Ran saves the serial killer's life.]]<br /> A car stops right beside the two and a blond man emerges and asks the long-haired man whether he has found the serial killer. The long-haired man reveals that the serial killer recently got into a shootout with him and is likely in the area. He then turns to Ran and warns her of the danger, ordering her to leave for the main street. Still, Ran remains adamant about finding Shinichi. Seeing the girl's steadfastness, the man repeats his warnings and joins his colleague, murmuring that since all entrances to the alley have been secured, it is fine to leave Ran alone. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Ran then heads into the abandoned building in an attempt to notify Shinichi about the danger. She climbs up the staircase on the building exterior, and notices drops of blood on the stairs. Thinking they may have been left by Shinichi, she frantically follows the trail upstairs. On the way, she experiences an overwhelming sensation of guilt, thinking she is ultimately responsible for both Heath’s death and the perilous situation she finds herself in. She is also getting increasingly feeble due to the relapsing fever, but manages to persevere. &lt;br&gt;<br /> After climbing a few flights, Ran hears the sound of footsteps descending the stairs. She is overjoyed, thinking that it must be Shinichi. She rushes forwards and calls out his name, but to her horror, it is instead the [[Sharon Vineyard|serial killer]] who appears before her. Shinichi appears on the floor above and shouts at Ran to flee. However, she remains petrified yet again. The serial killer grins, saying that if Ran is to resent someone, it should not be him, but rather the God who prepared this cruel ending for her. &lt;br&gt;[[File:Shinichi carries Ran.png|thumb|right|185px|Shinichi carries Ran down the stairs.]]<br /> The killer attaches a silencer to his pistol, preparing to murder his next victim. Suddenly, the rusty railings he is leaning against start to crack, causing the serial killer to fall from the building. Before death can claim him, Ran grabs onto his jacket, saving his life. She is soon followed by Shinichi. With their combined help, the killer manages to gain a grip and acrobatically catapult himself back onto the stairs. He demands to know why Ran and Shinichi would save him despite his attempt on their lives. Shinichi stares right into the serial killer’s eyes and responds that he does not know why one would choose to kill another, but when it comes to saving another, there need not be a logical reason. Both the serial killer and Ran are moved by his answer, and the latter is put at ease, having now realized that she was justified in saving Rose's life. A smile emerges on her face as she finally surrenders to the worsening fever and falls unconscious. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Shinichi tries to wake Ran up, to no avail. He carries her in his arms and begins descending the stairs, ignoring the serial killer behind them. The killer draws his pistol, but is advised by Shinichi to refrain—reasoning that the killer’s recent injury implies the people searching for him are near, and since he lost his silencer, a gunshot will attract them. Shinichi goes on to say that since the circumstances do not allow him to apprehend him, he will let him go this time; however, if they were to ever meet again, he would send him to the deepest pits of prison. The serial killer is astonished by Shinichi’s analysis and boldness; he remains speechless, allowing Shinichi and an unconscious Ran to leave without harm. &lt;br&gt; [[File:CH354_FBI.png|thumb|left|200px|Ran infers that the long-haired man was an FBI agent.]]<br /> The next morning, Yukiko, Shinichi, and a now healthy Ran visit [[Wikipedia: Central park|Central Park]]. Shinichi and Ran play with a squirrel while Yukiko converses with Sharon on the phone. The topics of conversation include whether Sharon knew that Rose would commit murder, the serial killer’s apparent suicide after his encounter with Shinichi and Ran, and Ran’s wellbeing. Sharon concludes the call by asking Yukiko to tell Ran that “just like you said, perhaps an angel is looking out for me after all”. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Ran’s recollections end here. In the present, Ran awakens from her sleep, and finds herself on a hospital bed. Kogoro and Conan lean in to greet her, attributing Ran's sudden fever to exhaustion from overworking. Kogoro tells Ran that she should thank Inspector [[Jugo Yokomizo|Jugo Yokomizo]], as he drove her at full speed to the hospital.&lt;ref name=&quot;Chinatown_Murder_Case&quot;&gt; Chinatown Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_34#Chinatown_Murder_Case|Volume 34: 347-349]])&lt;/ref&gt; He then asks her about the strange words she was murmuring in her sleep such as: &quot;saving people&quot; and &quot;logical mind.&quot; Both Ran and Conan are embarrassed by this question, and Ran fires back fiercely that it is her secret, and that Kogoro should not even utter those words with his “hoarse voice.” This retort makes Kogoro slightly awkward, so he and Conan decide to leave her alone. &lt;br&gt;<br /> After they leave, Ran begins reflecting on her recollections. She realizes that it was when Shinichi uttered those words to the serial killer that she started to have feelings for him. She also ponders the identity the long-haired Japanese man who told her to leave, remembering that his associate wore a jacket with the words &quot;FBI&quot; on it.<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Radish Redwood|Radish Redwood manga.jpg|<br /> * Captain from New York Police Department}}<br /> {{People|Lilas Sanchez|Lila Sanchez manga.jpg|<br /> * 32 years old<br /> * Stage actress}}<br /> {{People|Akane Nielsen|Akane Neilson manga.jpg|<br /> * 27 years old<br /> * Stage actress}}<br /> {{People|Rose Hewitt|Rose Hewitt manga.jpg|<br /> * 28 years old<br /> * Stage actress}}<br /> {{People|Iberis Hamilton|Iblis Hamilton manga.jpg|<br /> * 30 years old<br /> * Stage actress}}<br /> {{People|Heath Flockheart|Heath Flockheart manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (gunshot)<br /> * 33 years old<br /> * Stage actor}}<br /> {{People|Slasher|350-354 Slasher manga.jpg|<br /> * Serial killer}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Major romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.<br /> ** Ran dreams about the time she first grew feelings for Shinichi in New York.<br /> * Shinichi and Ran encountered and saved a serial killer from falling from a railing to their death. <br /> * Ran had encountered Shuichi Akai a year ago in New York while the latter searched for a serial killer. <br /> ** Akai is revealed to be an FBI Agent<br /> * Yukiko reveals that her and Sharon Vineyard learned their techniques of disguise from Toichi Kuroba. <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Haunted Apartment Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|274-275|The Truth of the Haunted House}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 355 - Mystery of the Haunted House 1 ====<br /> [[File:Araide on Ran's health.png|thumb|left|151px|Doctor Araide reassures that Ran is healthy.]]<br /> [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] (speaking as [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]) expresses his worries about [[Ran Mouri|Ran]]'s recent fever on the phone. Ran states how she had regained memories of the events in New York, questioning Shinichi about the whereabouts of [[Sharon Vineyard]]'s handkerchief.&lt;ref name=&quot;Golden_Apple_Case&quot;&gt;Golden Apple Case (Manga: [[Volume_34#Golden_Apple_Case|Volume 34-35: 350-354]])&lt;/ref&gt; Shinichi makes up an excuse, concealing the fact that he lost it. He also talks about the suspicious suicide of the New York serial killer. He explains that it doesn't make sense for a man about to commit suicide to clean his hideout, believing that the serial killer had tried to cover his tracks before fleeing, only to have been murdered before the police arrived. Noticing someone at the door, Ran goes to open it, oblivious to the fact that it is her caller, Conan. Ran is startled to see him, saying that she thought Conan was a ghost.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Later, at Doctor [[Tomoaki Araide|Araide]]'s clinic, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] laughs at Ran's fear of ghosts while Araide confirms that she has fully recovered. The three, along with Conan, walk through the winding halls of Araide's house. At the same time, Araide explains that his grandmother and [[Hikaru Yasumoto|Hikaru]] have already traveled to the [[Wikipedia: Aomori|Aomori]] prefecture, and that he stays to direct his patients to different clinics.&lt;ref name=&quot;Blackout_Murder_Case&quot;&gt;Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])&lt;/ref&gt; The group runs into a particularly stubborn patient, Houichi Otonashi, who refuses to go to the clinic Araide recommended. Otonashi claims that his apartment is haunted, daring Conan to come and investigate. &lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:The yellow apparition.png|thumb|right|201px|A bright yellow apparition appears down the hall.]]<br /> Kogoro, Ran, and Conan follow Otonashi to his weathered apartment building. Before the apartment is a park where the scorched remains of a young woman were once discovered, while beside the apartment is a construction site put on indefinite hiatus as the client had hanged himself. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Inside, they meet Kikuji Bancho, a tenant who works at a miniature shop and is into making dolls. They also meet Iwahisa Yotsuya, a tenant who's into tokusatsu films and anime. And finally, they meet Tsuyuhiko Botan, a graduate university student who remains the only tenant to have not sighted the supernatural. Otonashi explains how the strange occurrences began when he spotted a fireball swirling outside the window. Since then, countless supernatural events have driven out half the apartment's tenants. &lt;br&gt;<br /> The three guests fall asleep in Otonashi's room. Ran wakes up to see the television inexplicably play footage of a frightening woman with burn scars repeating the words: &quot;Get out.&quot; Her screams awaken the others; after determining that there is nothing wrong with the TV, Kogoro leaves to seek out the bathroom. As Kogoro attempts to flush the filthy toilet, the water is replaced with blood. The commotion wakes up the other tenants. Botan inspects the toilet tank but sees no irregularities. The group is given no time to think as a bright yellow apparition appears in the window down the hall.<br /> <br /> ==== File 356 - Mystery of the Haunted House 2 ====<br /> Bancho walks forward to slide the window open, proving that there's no one on the other side. He says it must've been the restless spirit of the woman who was burned to death in the park next door. Skeptical, Kogoro believes that the prankster must've scurried onto the roof. However, he soon realizes that the window is on a completely flat wall, leaving no room for anyone to stand. Additionally, Ran says that the apparition had an amorphous profile, meaning it wasn't a reflection of anything corporeal. Otonashi reveals that the burned woman's name was Rui Tabuchi, and she was murdered by two men, both of whom are not yet apprehended. The identity of one of the killers is known, but the other remains a total mystery. Ran is frightened by a moth clinging to Kogoro's shirt; Yotsuya states that the moths are attracted to light and tend to gather in swarms. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan goes to investigate the bathroom. Kogoro remarks that the foul stench has disappeared, and Conan smells alcohol from the toilet tank. While searching the TV and the outdoor AC unit, Conan asks Otonashi on what part of the construction site he saw the fireball, to which Otonashi replies the center. Otonashi also points to Bancho and Yotsuya as they witnessed the fireball from their rooms. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Yotsuya's room is filled with VHS tapes and mangas. He says he saw the fireball when visiting his senior's former room, which is directly above his own. Conan notices that Yotsuya owns an 8mm film camera. Bancho's room is littered with intricate and dynamic dolls that seemingly change form when shined on with blacklight. Bancho claims that he saw the fireball from a window not pointing at the construction site. While the trio visits Botan's room, another moth clings to Kogoro's shirt, prompting Conan to re-examine the apparition's window. Conan believes that the culprit set up these elaborate illusions to hide evidence linked to the burning of Rui Tabuchi.<br /> <br /> ==== File 357 - Mystery of the Haunted House 3 ====<br /> [[File:Scary Sonoko.png|thumb|right|225px|Sonoko frightens Ran.]]<br /> Kogoro and Ran are preparing to leave, but Conan feigns wanting to use the bathroom, pleading for Kogoro to accompany him.<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> Conan appears at Bancho's door pointing to the pungent smell of the bathroom. Bancho goes to flush the toilet and is shocked to see the water turn red. Next, Conan points to the cursed TV playing the same footage that Ran had seen. Dumbfounded, Bancho stumbles backwards only to witness the same bright yellow apparition appear on the window. Bancho's screams alerts everyone to his location. Conan reveals a sleeping Kogoro, ready to shed light upon Bancho's tricks. &lt;br&gt;<br /> '''The Red Toilet Water:'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Kogoro explains that Ammonium added to Phenolphthalein will react by turning pink/red. By storing Ammonium in the tank and Phenolphthalein in the bowl, flushing will force the two compounds to mix. In an already dimly lit setting, the possible pinkish coloring of the reaction can be seen as blood-red. Conan states that he found a bottle of Ammonium water in Bancho's room, along with a bottle of chloroform and some &quot;scary videotapes.&quot; &lt;br&gt;<br /> '''The Cursed TV Footage:'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Kogoro goes on to describe how the TV trick works. Since the whole apartment shares the same TV antenna, you can broadcast footage to the targeted TV by connecting a cable to the antenna. By utilizing a multi-remote, Bancho was able to control the channel of Otonashi's TV, thus allowing for the footage to be played. Bancho must've stood on the wall separating the apartment from the construction site to use the remote on the TV. He also poured chloroform into the outdoor AC unit, knocking out everyone in Otonashi's room and giving the illusion of waking up to a haunted TV. &lt;br&gt;<br /> '''The Bright Yellow Apparition:'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Finally, the apparition was created by attracting swarms of male moths to the window. By lacing the window screen's mesh with a female moth's pheromone, male moths flocked to the screen. The eyes and mouth are created using black paper. Bancho gave the effect of a disintegrating profile by turning on a blacklight in his room (moths are more attracted to blacklight than pheromones). Lastly, Bancho had walked over to the window, flinging it open to dispel any remaining moths. &lt;br&gt;[[File:Screwed Bancho.png|thumb|right|200px|Ran is unimpressed by Bancho's attempt to scare her.]]<br /> Kogoro states that Bancho likely wanted to scare away the guests, motivating Otonashi to finally leave the apartment. Kogoro also reveals that Bancho was the second unknown culprit of Rui Tabuchi's murder. And his partner has been hiding in the unfinished construction site next door. The fireball that the tenants witnessed was the light from his partner's cigarette. To cover up the suspicious light coming from next door, Bancho had orchestrated supernatural occurrences to make people believe that the apartment was haunted. The reason Bancho lives in this apartment is so he can give food and supplies to his partner living next door. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Defeated, Bancho makes a run for it. He attempts to frighten Ran by pulling the skull on his T-shirt over his face, but to no avail. Ran proceeds to easily dispatch him. &lt;br&gt;<br /> It's later revealed that Bancho and his partner murdered Rui Tabuchi due to her filing for bankruptcy despite being loaned a large sum of money by the two men.<br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> Sometime later, Ran, Conan, and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] walk through the streets of [[Beika]]. Ran explains how she has gotten over her fear of ghosts, prompting Sonoko to play a prank on her. Ran is easily frightened and runs off screaming. Sonoko stands amused by Ran's fear of the supernatural, calling it her &quot;charm point.&quot;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Houichi Otonashi|Hoichi Otanashi manga.jpg|<br /> * 68 years old}}<br /> {{People|Kikuji Bancho|Kikuji Bancho manga.jpg|<br /> * 34 years old}}<br /> {{People|Iwahisa Yotsuya|Iwahisa Yotsuya manga.jpg|<br /> * 22 years old}}<br /> {{People|Tsuyuhiko Botan|Tsuyuhiko Botan manga.jpg|<br /> * 27 years old}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Conan reveals that the New York serial killer had committed a suspicious &quot;suicide,&quot; implying he was instead murdered. <br /> * Doctor Araide states he currently lives apart from his grandmother who has moved to Aomori. <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Disappearing Mitsuhiko Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|289-290|Mitsuhiko's Mystifying Forest}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Asami Tsuburaya]]|image = Asami Tsuburaya.jpg|link=Asami Tsuburaya|description =<br /> * [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]]'s older sister}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 358 - Disappearing Mitsuhiko 1 ====<br /> [[File:Visiting the Tsuburayas.png|thumb|left|151px|The Detective Boys ask Mitsuhiko's older sister about the whereabouts of her brother.]]<br /> The [[Detective Boys]] and Professor [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] participate in the community's radio calisthenics session. [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] points out how [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] is not present and hasn't been for the past few days. Believing he is sick, the Detective Boys visit Mitsuhiko's house, where his older sister, [[Asami Tsuburaya]], greets them. Asami says that Mitsuhiko was packing for a trip last night, packing Sasa Dangos for food; coupled with the fact that he took his wallet with him, [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] theorizes that Mitsuhiko traveled somewhere far away. The group also notices that Mitsuhiko has only been absent from the radio calisthenics on Sundays. [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] wonders if he's going on a date with someone, to which Asami recalls Mitsuhiko got excited after a girl working at the florist called him &quot;cool.&quot; &lt;br&gt; The Detective Boys then go to the florist girl and inquire about their friend. She states that she remembers Mitsuhiko talking to people about &quot;Uesugi, Takeda, Toyotomi, and Tokugawa,&quot; exciting [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] and Genta. The girl also recalled that an inconspicuous Mitsuhiko had boarded the local bus in the morning and that he smelled like lemon. &lt;br&gt; The Detective Boys then ask the bus driver if he remembers picking up Mitsuhiko. The bus driver confirms that he did board, noting that he suspiciously didn't gaze out of the window like most kids do and instead fixed his eyes straight forward. The bus driver also says that Mitsuhiko got off at [[Beika Station]]. &lt;br&gt;[[File:Yamamura on Numabuchi.png|thumb|right|251px|Inspector Yamamura reveals that serial killer, Numabuchi Ki'ichiro, is loose in the forest.]] The Detective Boys ask the station attendants if they saw Mitsuhiko. The attendant says he remembers a capped boy with a lemon scent hustling to exchange his adult ticket with a child ticket. Since he paid ¥1900 for his train ticket, he must've traveled to a station in either the [[Wikipedia: Chiba|Chiba]] or [[Wikipedia: Gunma|Gunma]] prefecture. &lt;br&gt; The Detective Boys arrive at a rural station in Gunma right as the sun begins to set. Conan sees the signal from Mitsuhiko's Detective Badge, confirming that he is near. They track the signal to a forest, where they notice a large group of people crowded amongst the shrubs. The Detective Boys go to ask if they saw their friend but find that the crowd is the Gunma Prefectural Police led by Inspector [[Misao Yamamura|Yamamura]]. &lt;br&gt; Yamamura tells the boys to leave immediately, whispering that the serial killer, [[Ki'ichiro Numabuchi]], had just escaped from their custody and ran into the woods. Hearing Numabuchi's name, Conan has a painful flashback to when he was stabbed.&lt;ref name=&quot;Stabbed_Wallet_Case&quot;&gt;Stabbed Wallet Case (Manga: [[Volume_19#Stabbed_Wallet_Case|Volume 19: 185-188]])&lt;/ref&gt; Knowing Mitsuhiko is also somewhere in the woods, Conan desperately rings his detective badge to alert him of the danger.<br /> <br /> ==== File 359 - Disappearing Mitsuhiko 2 ====<br /> Inspector Yamamura is shocked to learn that a child is lost in the forest. But after hearing that the Detective Boys used their gimmicky gadgets to figure out Mitsuhiko's location, he becomes skeptical. Conan steps forward to show him his glasses but notices it is out of battery. The other men arrive to scold Yamamura for losing Numabuchi before ordering him to send the children back to a safe place. &lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:Numabuchi discovered.png|thumb|left|200px|Ayumi spots a hiding Numabuchi.]]<br /> The Detective Boys, escorted by Inspector Yamamura, look for Mitsuhiko as they leave the forest. As nightfall descends on the woods, Ayumi and Genta show off their [[Wristwatch Flashlight]]s, leading Yamamura to believe that the boys were not lying about their gadgets and that a boy is, in fact, lost in the forest. Yamamura scurries to inform his colleagues but realizes he left his phone in his car. Devastated by his failure to hold onto Numabuchi and inform his superiors about the missing child, Yamamura falls to his knees. He reflects on how he finally realized his dream of becoming a police inspector after watching countless detective dramas as a child, only to fail titanically. Seeing the distraught detective, Conan reminds him of the recent spectacular deeds the Inspector has done (all of which were actually the work of Conan and [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]]).&lt;ref name=&quot;Suspicious_Uncle_Case&quot;&gt;Suspicious Uncle Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Suspicious_Uncle_Case|Volume 14: 134-138]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Suspect_Kogoro_Mouri_Case&quot;&gt;Suspect Kogoro Mouri Case (Manga: [[Volume_27#Suspect_Kogoro_Mouri_Case|Volume 27: 264-266]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Fake_Kogoro_Mouri_Case&quot;&gt;Fake Kogoro Mouri Case (Manga: [[Volume_31#Fake_Kogoro_Mouri_Case|Volume 31: 308-310]])&lt;/ref&gt; Inspired, Yamamura rises, accepting Agasa's offer to help find Mitsuhiko. He also says that from now on, he wishes to go by: &quot;Yama-san.&quot; &lt;br&gt;<br /> An exhausted Mitsuhiko stands by a small river. He notices that his detective badge is buzzing; he's comforted by his friends actively looking for him but chooses not to answer, believing that his mission would be in vain. &lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:Numabuchi and Mitsuhiko.png|thumb|right|250px|Mitsuhiko encounters Numabuchi.]]<br /> Meanwhile, inspector Yamamura reveals that during questioning, Numabuchi claimed he had killed an additional person (which would boost his kill count to four). He apparently buried the remains in the forest behind his hometown. Yamamura also talks about how Numabuchi didn't seem like he wanted to escape as he spoke of often visiting the woods in his childhood. &lt;br&gt;<br /> With no physical clues as to where he is, the group decides to consider what Mitsuhiko was doing with his sasa dangos, lemon scent, and knowledge of Japanese warlords. Conan says that the smell of lemon is likely from the sunscreen he brought with him, as it had the dual functionality of being bug repellent. Ayumi suddenly notices Numabuchi hiding in the trees directly above them. Discovered, the serial killer jumps down and disappears back into the forest. Haibara is left in shock after sensing a horrifying aura coming from Numabuchi. Inspector Yamamura likens Numabuchi's tree climbing skills to Ushiwakamaru's flying ability. Ushiwakamaru triggers Conan's epiphany as he realizes what Mitsuhiko's motivations are, along with his current location. He sets off to bring his friend home. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Mitsuhiko is at his limit, unable to walk much further. He determines that he can no longer continue his plan and must call his friends. Hearing Conan's voice in the distance, a joyous Mitsuhiko steps forward but runs into Numabuchi. The latter grins, stating that the two of them are the same.<br /> <br /> ==== File 360 - Disappearing Mitsuhiko 3 ====<br /> [[File:Haibara's doubts.png|thumb|left|175px|Haibara believes she's being desensitized to danger.]]<br /> While Conan frantically searches for his friend using the detective badge, Numabuchi ominously stands before a terrified Mitsuhiko. Conan considers if Numabuchi has already abducted Mitsuhiko, but then he runs into the remaining Gunma police force. He informs the officers of Mitsuhiko as the rest of the Detective Boys arrive. The senior officer reprimands Yamamura for losing Numabuchi again before extending the operation to a potential hostage crisis. Conan states that Mitsuhiko has to be near the small river, but Haibara finds Mitsuhiko's hat, saying that Mitsuhiko was likely in a situation that didn't let him retrieve it. Conan finds sweat on the rim of the cap, believing that it hasn't been long since Mitsuhiko dropped the hat. Additionally, Conan believes Mitsuhiko didn't answer his detective badge because his hands weren't free. &lt;br&gt; Expecting the worst, Ayumi and Genta debate how to distinguish Numabuchi from the police in the darkness. Haibara proceeds to detail Numabuchi's description with unexpected precision.&lt;br&gt; She then reveals to Conan and Agasa that Numabuchi was associated with the [[Black Organization]]. The organization originally hired him as one of their assassins, but his mental instability made him unfit. The organization transferred him to Haibara's department, set to become a human test subject for the nascent [[APTX4869]]. Numabuchi would escape before his experimentation, aimlessly running from the Organization and committing several murders. &lt;br&gt;[[File:Numabuch's file.png|thumb|right|100px|Numabuchi was set to be a test subject for the APTX4869.]] Conan asks why Haibara couldn't sense the Black Organization's aura on him. Haibara responds that her quiet life with the Detective Boys is slowly desensitizing her to the dangers and that her days may be numbered. Conan reassures her, and the two continue their search for Mitsuhiko.&lt;br&gt; Ayumi and Genta hear Mitsuhiko's badge, believing their friend must be near. They pull back the bush to see Numabuchi holding Mitsuhiko. The Gunma police are alerted to the scene as Numabuchi compliantly releases Mitsuhiko while telling everyone to shut their lights off. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The Detective Boys ask why Mitsuhiko didn't respond to them and why he's cupping his hands. Genta forces his hands open out of curiosity, and out flies a firefly. <br /> [[File:Numabuchi and fireflies.png|thumb|right|220px|Numabuchi looks upon his friends one last time.]]<br /> * Conan explains that Mitsuhiko was getting scolded by the older men because he asked where he could find fireflies—an endangered species. <br /> * Mitsuhiko had mentioned ancient Japanese warlords that were rivals, especially Genji and Heike: the names of the two most common species of fireflies in Japan.<br /> * Mitsuhiko brought Sasa Dango so he could add habitat to a temporary insectarium for the bugs with the leaves.<br /> * Mitsuhiko couldn't answer his badge because answering would mean uncupping his hands, thus letting the firefly escape.<br /> * Mitsuhiko likely traveled here by himself so he could grant Ayumi and Haibara's wish of one day seeing the fireflies.&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Professor Agasa asks why Numabuchi asked to come to this forest. Conan replies that he likely came for the same reason as Mitsuhiko; he wanted to see the fireflies one last time before his execution—the fireflies he cherished during his childhood.<br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> A few days later, at school, Ayumi converses with Haibara about sightings of a Tsuchinoko—a mythical Japanese creature. Ayumi then expresses interest in seeing one herself. Hearing this, Genta and Mitsuhiko consider searching for one themselves in an attempt to impress the girls.<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Fujiwara|CH358-360 Girl.jpg|<br /> * 9 years old<br /> * Teitan Elementary 3rd year student<br /> * &quot;Fujiwara&quot; florists' daughter}}<br /> {{People|[[Minor law enforcement#Manga-based episodes#Unnamed officers|Man]]|CH358-360 Senior detective.jpg|<br /> * Senior detective from Gunma Prefecture Police}}<br /> {{People|Man|CH358-360 Bus driver.jpg|<br /> * Metropolitan bus driver}}<br /> {{People|Man|CH358-360 Station attendant.jpg|<br /> * Beika Station attendant}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Conan reencounters Ki'ichiro Numabuchi who has escaped captivity and is at large in a forest in Gunma.<br /> * Numabuchi is arrested after turning himself in to the Gunma police.<br /> * Haibara informs Conan about Numabuchi's connection to the Black Organization.<br /> ** He was initially recruited as an assassin but was deemed unfit due to his mental instability. <br /> ** He was subsequently transferred to Haibara's department to be a test subject for the development of APTX4869. <br /> *** He escaped before his experimentation. <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Onikame Island Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|291-293|Solitary Island of the Princess and the Dragon King's Palace}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 361 - Death Island ====<br /> [[File:Conan Heiji Kazuha Ran Beach.png|thumb|left|275px|The four protagonists at the beach.]]<br /> At a beach in Okinawa, [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] and an unenthusiastic [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] attempt to deduce what kind of swimsuits girls are wearing. [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] and [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] catch the two, and the former mocks Heiji for playing such a lascivious activity with an elementary schooler. Heiji suspects she's upset as he made her wait in front of the BIGMAN at Umeda station for too long. Kazuha vehemently denies it—clearly signaling that she is upset. Kazuha reveals that she followed Heiji to Okinawa not because Heiji was trying to make it up to her but because Ran was tagging along with [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], who, along with Heiji, is set to star in an &quot;East vs. West&quot; match deciding who is the greater detective. Heiji is irritated by Kogoro's cocky attitude he expresses to the cameras, fully aware of the latter's fraudulent nature. Heiji overhears the director, Masao Taketomi, asking everyone to prepare as they plan on previewing the setting for tomorrow's shoot: an uninhabited island where a corpse and a mysterious message were discovered. Taketomi asks Heiji if he wants to tag along. After brief consideration, Heiji grabs Conan and accepts the offer. &lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:A flustered Kazuha.png|thumb|right|200px|Kazuha wonders what Heiji will call her.]]<br /> The boat approaches the island, Funaurajima, more commonly known as Onigamejima (English: Demon Turtle Island), shaped like a turtle. Heiji says that the tourist business dried up after several crimes such as kidnappings and robberies were committed against mayor Kaneshiro's household. The mayor called the TV station to set the detective showdown on Funaurajima so they could revive its image and popularity. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Heiji spots two men, Noburou Ikema and Yoshitsugu Kume, flirting with Kazuha and Ran. Annoyed, he pulls Kazuha away, almost claiming that &quot;she's his,&quot; but instead labels her as a &quot;random childhood friend.&quot; Yoshie Taira and Mikihiko Daito introduce themselves along with the boat's captain, Takashi Shimoji, who remains silent. Ikema and Kume scare the girls with tales of soul-sucking demons, while Heiji deduces that Taira's swimsuit will be white but soon sees her in the ocean wearing a black wetsuit. &lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:Deceased Taira.png|thumb|right|201px|Yoshie Taira is found strangled on the beach along with another message.]]<br /> Heiji and Conan read the relevant mysterious message that's been etched into a beam of a dilapidated structure: &quot;The princess sleeps in the Ko and not the Otsu (姫眠るは甲なりて乙にあらず).&quot; Taketomi explains that people discovered an emaciated corpse leaning on the message's beam a year ago. It's theorized that he was a passenger on a boat that capsized due to massive hurricanes from the previous year. Kazuha wonders why someone would construct a house on an uninhabited island, to which Taira answers that mayor Kaneshiro built it to be a vacation getaway, but hurricanes eventually tore it apart. Heiji is pleased to see that, just like his deduction, Taira wore a white bikini under her wetsuit. Daito says that the island has changed since the last time he saw it, adding that until two years ago, he fished for mackerel near the island's waters. Ikema and Kume say that this island was a perfect place for diving, but they were the only two who'd still come around after the crimes. Taketomi sends the crew to scout for interesting locations on the island while he discusses matters with Heiji. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Later that day, most of the crew returned to the boat. Conan and Heiji ponder the message's meaning. Because Ko (甲), Otsu (乙), and Hei (丙) was an ancient ranking system of one, two, and three, the detectives vaguely theorize that it's trying to say that &quot;the princess is sleeping at one, not two.&quot; Ran and Kazuha worries about Taira as it has been an hour since everyone else returned. They wonder if she's still diving which alerts Conan and Heiji. The two boys sprint off and split up; Conan and Ran go around one side of the island while Heiji and Kazuha go around the other. The two converge at the opposite end only to see a deceased Taira with strangulation marks around her neck and another message written in the sand.<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Masao Taketomi|Masao Taketomi manga.jpg|<br /> * 43 years old<br /> * TV director}}<br /> {{People|Yoshitsugu Kume|Yoshitsugu Kume manga.jpg|<br /> * 25 years old<br /> * Crew}}<br /> {{People|Noburo Ikema|Noburo Ikema manga.jpg|<br /> * 24 years old<br /> * Crew}}<br /> {{People|Yoshie Taira|Yoshie Taira manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (strangled)<br /> * 26 years old<br /> * Crew}}<br /> {{People|Mikihiko Daito|Mikihiko Daito manga.jpg|<br /> * 47 years old<br /> * Crew}}<br /> {{People|Takashi Shimoji|Takashi Shimoji manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (bludgeoned)<br /> * 38 years old<br /> * Crew}}<br /> {{People|Hyogo Kaneshiro|Hyogo Kaneshiro manga.jpg|<br /> * 63 years old<br /> * Mayor}}<br /> {{People|Miyako Kaneshiro|Miyako Kaneshiro manga.jpg|<br /> * Kaneshiro's daughter<br /> * Kidnapped 5 years ago}}<br /> {{People|Yoshiko Matsumoto|Yoshiko Matsumoto.jpg|<br /> * Deceased<br /> * Kaneshiro's housekeeper}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> == Cover in other countries ==<br /> &lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:VolumePremium18bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (Premium, combined volumes 35-36)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35sae.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (English)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_38sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:VolumeNE 18sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, New Edition, combined volumes 35-36)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume 35e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Manga]]<br /> * [[Volume 31-40]]<br /> * [[Detective Conan]]<br /> <br /> {{Volumes}}<br /> {{Black Organization}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Volumes]]<br /> [[de:Band 35]]</div>

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<p>Sedritsugu: /* File 353 - Golden Apple 4 */</p> <hr /> <div>{{InfoBox Volume<br /> | volume = 35<br /> | image = Volume 35.jpg<br /> | releasedate = December 18, 2001<br /> | chapters = 351-361<br /> | isbn = 4-09-126165-5<br /> | publisher = [[Shogakukan]]<br /> | english-releasedate = July 13, 2010<br /> | english-isbn = 1-4215-2886-X<br /> | english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]<br /> | detective = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drury_Lane_(character) Drury Lane]<br /> | keyhole = [[Sharon Vineyard]]<br /> | prev-volume = Volume 34<br /> | next-volume = Volume 36<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> Volume 35 was released on December 18, 2001 in Japan.<br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> {{Char Appearances|<br /> {{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Conan Edogawa}}<br /> {{Char|Ran Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}<br /> {{Char|Genta Kojima}}<br /> {{Char|Ai Haibara}}<br /> {{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}<br /> {{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}<br /> {{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Heiji Hattori}}<br /> {{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}<br /> {{Char|Misao Yamamura}}<br /> {{Char|Shuichi Akai|display=Shuichi Akai (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Sharon Vineyard|display=Sharon Vineyard (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Kichiro Numabuchi|display=Ki'ichiro Numabuchi}}<br /> {{Char|Jugo Yokomizo|display=Jugo Yokomizo (cameo)}}<br /> {{Char|Yusaku Kudo|display=Yusaku Kudo (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Gin|display=Gin&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Vodka|display=Vodka&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Vermouth|display=Chris Vineyard&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Hikaru Yasumoto|display=Hikaru Yasumoto (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsu Araide|display=Mitsu Araide (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Volume 14|Yoshifusa Yabuuchi|display= Yoshifusa Yabuuchi (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Volume 27|Norifumi Saku|display=Norifumi Saku (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Volume 31|Masao Jinbo|display=Masao Jinbo (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Mrs. Tsuburaya|display=Mrs. Tsuburaya (voice)}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Gadgets ==<br /> {{Gadgets Appearances|<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}<br /> {{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}<br /> {{Gadget|Detective Boys Badge}}<br /> {{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}<br /> {{Gadget|Wristwatch Flashlight}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Chapters ==<br /> === Golden Apple Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|286-288|Shinichi Kudo's New York Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 351 - Golden Apple 2 ====<br /> [[File:Sharon on Chris.png|thumb|left|151px|Sharon laments about her troubled life, mentioning her daughter, Chris]]<br /> [[Sharon Vineyard]] speaks of her past filled with misfortunes, mentioning her daughter, [[Chris Vineyard]]. She reveals that Chris and her had fallen out, and have not seen each other in over ten years as Chris had begun &quot;hanging out with a bad crowd.&quot; Sharon escorts [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]], [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]], and [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to the dressing room to meet the cast: Lilas Sanchez, Rose Hewitt, Akane Neilson, and Iberis Hamilton. After brief introductions, Iberis mentions a mysterious gift sent to the actresses, a golden apple with the words &quot;For the Fairest&quot; written on it. Then, Heath Flockhart, the star actor, enters the room recommending to show their guests backstage.&lt;br&gt;While exploring the narrow gaps that make up the backstage, Ran notices the play's costumes hung up on the ceiling. Suddenly, a tether snaps causing a large armor piece to fall onto the group. Most manage to escape, but Rose's dress is caught on a sign. Seeing this, Ran rushes over and tackles her out of the way as the armor crashes onto the floor. Rose suspects that she is being targeted, stating that the prop mirror—the cast's lucky charm—must have given her the luck to survive. Sharon, however, points to Ran as Rose's savior. After Rose expresses her gratitude to her, Ran notices she's scraped her arm. Sharon hands her a handkerchief before leaving the set, speaking of an important errand and a terrible storm.&lt;br&gt; [[File:Sharon's handkerchief.png|thumb|right|201px|Sharon hands Ran a handkerchief]]<br /> Yukiko and Ran enjoy the performance while Shinichi calls it cliche. He explains that the play is based on an ancient Greek myth where a festival is held on [[Wikipedia: Mount Olympus|Mount Olympus]] where most Gods are invited. Eris, the Goddess of discord, however, is not invited. Angered, she throws a Golden Apple with the words &quot;For the Fairest&quot; into the crowd. [[Wikipedia: Hera|Hera]], [[Wikipedia: Athena|Athena]], and [[Wikipedia: Aphrodite|Aphrodite]] see the apple's challenge and set out to determine who the fruit is referencing—letting a Trojan Prince decide. In the end, it is Aphrodite who is chosen by the prince. Shinichi explains that Lilas plays Hera, Akane plays Athena, and Rose plays Aphrodite with Iberis playing Eris. Yukiko then states that the show deviates from the Greek myth and that there is a twist at the end. Heath, who was playing the Trojan Prince, reveals himself as the Christian Archangel, [[Wikipedia: Michael (Archangel)|Michael]]. Before Michael can reveal the answer to Eris' question, Shinichi notices a red beam of light coming from the audience and onto the smokescreen shrouding of the stage. Michael is then lifted into the air by the stage cables, but to everyone's horror, he is shown dead.<br /> <br /> ==== File 352 - Golden Apple 3 ====<br /> [[File:Dead Heath.png|thumb|left|200px|The Dead Archangel]]<br /> Pandemonium ensues as Michael (played by Heath) is shot. Shinichi rushes up to the spectator box from which he saw the red beam of light, finding nothing but a single bullet cartridge.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Sometime later, Radish Redwood arrives and examines Heath's body, learning that he was shot at a forty-degree angle. Yukiko recounts the events leading to Heath's assassination, while Shinichi pulls on Redwood's face to test if he is still a disguise worn by Sharon Vineyard. Redwood discovers strange burn marks under Heath's neck, as well as smudged blood on Heath's hands despite there being no traces of him touching his bloodstained costume. With [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]] unavailable, Ran entertains the idea of Shinichi solving the case, citing his earlier contributions aboard the plane to [[Wikipedia: Los Angeles|Los Angeles]].&lt;ref name=&quot;Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case&quot;&gt; Shinichi's First Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_21#Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case|Volume 21: 204-207]])&lt;/ref&gt; Hearing Ran's praise, Yukiko is surprised by her son's apparent proficiency at deduction. Shinichi concludes that the murderer is one of the four actresses on stage alongside Heath. The gun cartridge Shinichi had found in the spectator box was not warm, meaning it was not fired and instead placed to misdirect the investigation. Shinichi also says that the falling armor was likely not an accident as he found a cut on the floor as well as a segment of nylon string—the same type of nylon string found on the armor. Redwood and Yukiko then press Shinichi on how someone less than six feet tall could shoot Heath from such a high angle, but Shinichi confesses that he has not yet figured that out. &lt;br&gt;[[File:Shinichi Investigates Mirror Behind Ran.png|thumb|right|251px|Shinichi investigates the scratched mirror behind Ran.]]<br /> Later, the four actresses are seen fidgeting with various items while arguing about their various flings with Heath. However, Yukiko reveals to Redwood and Ran that Iberis was Heath's wife, but had decided to keep it a secret from her colleagues.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Shinichi goes to investigate the mirror at which the murder took place. He asks Ran to hold a pamphlet above her head to better grasp Heath's height. Comparing the simulated height to the mirror's height, Shinichi notices that the all-important mirror has been truncated, leaving a visible mark on the glass. Shinichi goes around to the back of the mirror and sees a feather from Heath's costume stuck on a grate that seemingly covers nothing. He lifts the grate to see two streaks of blood running across the floor.<br /> <br /> ==== File 353 - Golden Apple 4 ====<br /> Shinichi wishes to examine the costumes that are hung above the stage, much to the dismay of the theater workers. Yukiko then arrives, charming the men into giving up information. While Redwood and his associate discuss the possibility of an outside perpetrator, the lights suddenly shut off on stage. Yukiko, under the name &quot;The Night Baroness,&quot; appears in the spotlight, reciting the deduction Shinichi had explained to her. Meanwhile, Shinichi simultaneously explains the deduction to Ran. &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> [[File:CH353_ShotAngle.png|thumb|right|300px|Rose shot Heath beneath the mirror and through the metal grate.]]<br /> '''The Method:'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Shinichi states that Heath could not completely hide behind the mirror as it is too short, and Heath's wings did not let him crouch. Hence, the production must have utilized a trap door to lower his stature. Yukiko commands the crew to rotate the stage contraption behind the mirror until the grate that once led to nothing covers a hole to the stage's trap cellar. The police investigate and find a bullet cartridge and several feathers from Heath's costume. Accordingly, Yukiko points to '''Rose Hewitt''' as the culprit. Her position lying beside the base of the mirror lets her aim beneath the mirror, through the grate, and at Heath's chest. The other actresses protest that Rose could not have known that the production would use the trapdoor. However, Yukiko explains that because Rose would be placed so close to the grate in question, the staff would have to have notified her about its use. The reason for the truncated mirror must have been because Rose had purposely damaged the top corner of the mirror. Not wanting to demoralize the cast, the staff had quietly removed the damaged portion of the mirror and connected the remaining two pieces, losing some of its height in the process. Rose had also stuck the used gun into Heath's costume after shooting him, letting the gun rise into the air before eventually falling back down to the stage to mimic the weapon being thrown onto the stage. Thus, a burn mark appears on Heath's chest. However, while positioning the gun on Heath's body, the victim grabbed Rose's forearm with his bloodstained hand, leaving his bloody handprint on her gloves.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Shinichi states that he saw how Rose had trouble opening a can with gloves back in the dressing room, a sign that she had a reason not to remove them. The inspector turns Rose's gloves inside out, revealing the aforementioned bloodstains.&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''The Motive:'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> When asked about her motive, Rose states that she felt betrayed by Heath. He said he would quit his theater role as Michael and instead pursue a career as a film actor, a decision he made despite knowing how much Rose loved his portrayal of the Archangel. Rose proceeds to callously thank Ran for previously saving her life from the falling armor, consequently letting her perpetrate her crime. <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> [[File:Ran and Akai.png|thumb|right|150px|A mysterious long-haired Japanese man stands before Ran.]]<br /> Yukiko leaves for the police station for questioning, leaving Shinichi and Ran to go to the hotel by themselves. Before she leaves, she warns them of the serial killer: a long-haired Japanese man.&lt;br&gt;<br /> On the cab ride to their hotel, Shinichi notices Ran in a dazed state, asking her if Rose's words had gotten to her. She denies it. Ran leaves the cab window open, claiming that she can see the [[Wikipedia: New York]] views better that way. Shinichi protests that the rain will soak the cab's interior, but Ran says she will use the handkerchief Sharon gave her to wipe the seat. Suddenly, a gust of wind blows the cloth out of her hand and into the streets. Ran immediately asks the driver to stop so she can retrieve it.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Out on the street, Shinichi notices the handkerchief stuck on the railing of a service staircase of a dilapidated building, and sets off to retrieve it. As he leaves, Ran remembers both Sharon's words, doubting the existence of a God, and Rose's words, thanking her for enabling her murder. Ran suspects Sharon knew Rose would kill Heath, therefore, she pitied Ran for letting such a heinous thing happen. Wallowing in her rush of emotions, she notices someone approaching. Standing before her is [[Shuichi Akai|a long-haired Japanese man]].<br /> <br /> ==== File 354 - Golden Apple 5 ====<br /> Ran is petrified by the long-haired man, thinking that he must be the infamous serial killer. The taxi driver thinks the same, urging Ran to hop back in. Ran hesitates, as Shinichi has not yet returned. The long-haired man approaches, causing the taxi driver to panic and speed off. Ran turns around to face the man; fear is written all over her face. To her surprise, the man lacks hostile intentions, instead asking if she has seen a suspicious, sparsely bearded Japanese man with long silver hair. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH354_KillerSaved.png|thumb|left|115px|Ran saves the serial killer's life.]]<br /> A car stops right beside the two and a blond man emerges and asks the long-haired man whether he has found the serial killer. The long-haired man reveals that the serial killer recently got into a shootout with him and is likely in the area. He then turns to Ran and warns her of the danger, ordering her to leave for the main street. Still, Ran remains adamant about finding Shinichi. Seeing the girl's steadfastness, the man repeats his warnings and joins his colleague, murmuring that since all entrances to the alley have been secured, it is fine to leave Ran alone. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Ran then heads into the abandoned building in an attempt to notify Shinichi about the danger. She climbs up the staircase on the building exterior, and notices drops of blood on the stairs. Thinking they may have been left by Shinichi, she frantically follows the trail upstairs. On the way, she experiences an overwhelming sensation of guilt, thinking she is ultimately responsible for both Heath’s death and the perilous situation she finds herself in. She is also getting increasingly feeble due to the relapsing fever, but manages to persevere. &lt;br&gt;<br /> After climbing a few flights, Ran hears the sound of footsteps descending the stairs. She is overjoyed, thinking that it must be Shinichi. She rushes forwards and calls out his name, but to her horror, it is instead the [[Sharon Vineyard|serial killer]] who appears before her. Shinichi appears on the floor above and shouts at Ran to flee. However, she remains petrified yet again. The serial killer grins, saying that if Ran is to resent someone, it should not be him, but rather the God who prepared this cruel ending for her. &lt;br&gt;[[File:Shinichi carries Ran.png|thumb|right|185px|Shinichi carries Ran down the stairs.]]<br /> The killer attaches a silencer to his pistol, preparing to murder his next victim. Suddenly, the rusty railings he is leaning against start to crack, causing the serial killer to fall from the building. Before death can claim him, Ran grabs onto his jacket, saving his life. She is soon followed by Shinichi. With their combined help, the killer manages to gain a grip and acrobatically catapult himself back onto the stairs. He demands to know why Ran and Shinichi would save him despite his attempt on their lives. Shinichi stares right into the serial killer’s eyes and responds that he does not know why one would choose to kill another, but when it comes to saving another, there need not be a logical reason. Both the serial killer and Ran are moved by his answer, and the latter is put at ease, having now realized that she was justified in saving Rose's life. A smile emerges on her face as she finally surrenders to the worsening fever and falls unconscious. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Shinichi tries to wake Ran up, to no avail. He carries her in his arms and begins descending the stairs, ignoring the serial killer behind them. The killer draws his pistol, but is advised by Shinichi to refrain—reasoning that the killer’s recent injury implies the people searching for him are near, and since he lost his silencer, a gunshot will attract them. Shinichi goes on to say that since the circumstances do not allow him to apprehend him, he will let him go this time; however, if they were to ever meet again, he would send him to the deepest pits of prison. The serial killer is astonished by Shinichi’s analysis and boldness; he remains speechless, allowing Shinichi and an unconscious Ran to leave without harm. &lt;br&gt; [[File:CH354_FBI.png|thumb|left|200px|Ran infers that the long-haired man was an FBI agent.]]<br /> The next morning, Yukiko, Shinichi, and a now healthy Ran visit [[Wikipedia: Central park|Central Park]]. Shinichi and Ran play with a squirrel while Yukiko converses with Sharon on the phone. The topics of conversation include whether Sharon knew that Rose would commit murder, the serial killer’s apparent suicide after his encounter with Shinichi and Ran, and Ran’s wellbeing. Sharon concludes the call by asking Yukiko to tell Ran that “just like you said, perhaps an angel is looking out for me after all”. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Ran’s recollections end here. In the present, Ran awakens from her sleep, and finds herself on a hospital bed. Kogoro and Conan lean in to greet her, attributing Ran's sudden fever to exhaustion from overworking. Kogoro tells Ran that she should thank Inspector [[Jugo Yokomizo|Jugo Yokomizo]], as he drove her at full speed to the hospital.&lt;ref name=&quot;Chinatown_Murder_Case&quot;&gt; Chinatown Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_34#Chinatown_Murder_Case|Volume 34: 347-349]])&lt;/ref&gt; He then asks her about the strange words she was murmuring in her sleep such as: &quot;saving people&quot; and &quot;logical mind.&quot; Both Ran and Conan are embarrassed by this question, and Ran fires back fiercely that it is her secret, and that Kogoro should not even utter those words with his “hoarse voice.” This retort makes Kogoro slightly awkward, so he and Conan decide to leave her alone. &lt;br&gt;<br /> After they leave, Ran begins reflecting on her recollections. She realizes that it was when Shinichi uttered those words to the serial killer that she started to have feelings for him. She also ponders the identity the long-haired Japanese man who told her to leave, remembering that his associate wore a jacket with the words &quot;FBI&quot; on it.<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Radish Redwood|Radish Redwood manga.jpg|<br /> * Captain from New York Police Department}}<br /> {{People|Lilas Sanchez|Lila Sanchez manga.jpg|<br /> * 32 years old<br /> * Stage actress}}<br /> {{People|Akane Nielsen|Akane Neilson manga.jpg|<br /> * 27 years old<br /> * Stage actress}}<br /> {{People|Rose Hewitt|Rose Hewitt manga.jpg|<br /> * 28 years old<br /> * Stage actress}}<br /> {{People|Iberis Hamilton|Iblis Hamilton manga.jpg|<br /> * 30 years old<br /> * Stage actress}}<br /> {{People|Heath Flockheart|Heath Flockheart manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (gunshot)<br /> * 33 years old<br /> * Stage actor}}<br /> {{People|Slasher|350-354 Slasher manga.jpg|<br /> * Serial killer}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Major romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.<br /> ** Ran dreams about the time she first grew feelings for Shinichi in New York.<br /> * Shinichi and Ran encountered and saved a serial killer from falling from a railing to their death. <br /> * Ran had encountered Shuichi Akai a year ago in New York while the latter searched for a serial killer. <br /> ** Akai is revealed to be an FBI Agent<br /> * Yukiko reveals that her and Sharon Vineyard learned their techniques of disguise from Toichi Kuroba. <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Haunted Apartment Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|274-275|The Truth of the Haunted House}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 355 - Mystery of the Haunted House 1 ====<br /> [[File:Araide on Ran's health.png|thumb|left|151px|Doctor Araide reassures that Ran is healthy.]]<br /> [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] (speaking as [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]) expresses his worries about [[Ran Mouri|Ran]]'s recent fever on the phone. Ran states how she had regained memories of the events in New York, questioning Shinichi about the whereabouts of [[Sharon Vineyard]]'s handkerchief.&lt;ref name=&quot;Golden_Apple_Case&quot;&gt;Golden Apple Case (Manga: [[Volume_34#Golden_Apple_Case|Volume 34-35: 350-354]])&lt;/ref&gt; Shinichi makes up an excuse, concealing the fact that he lost it. He also talks about the suspicious suicide of the New York serial killer. He explains that it doesn't make sense for a man about to commit suicide to clean his hideout, believing that the serial killer had tried to cover his tracks before fleeing, only to have been murdered before the police arrived. Noticing someone at the door, Ran goes to open it, oblivious to the fact that it is her caller, Conan. Ran is startled to see him, saying that she thought Conan was a ghost.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Later, at Doctor [[Tomoaki Araide|Araide]]'s clinic, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] laughs at Ran's fear of ghosts while Araide confirms that she has fully recovered. The three, along with Conan, walk through the winding halls of Araide's house. At the same time, Araide explains that his grandmother and [[Hikaru Yasumoto|Hikaru]] have already traveled to the [[Wikipedia: Aomori|Aomori]] prefecture, and that he stays to direct his patients to different clinics.&lt;ref name=&quot;Blackout_Murder_Case&quot;&gt;Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])&lt;/ref&gt; The group runs into a particularly stubborn patient, Houichi Otonashi, who refuses to go to the clinic Araide recommended. Otonashi claims that his apartment is haunted, daring Conan to come and investigate. &lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:The yellow apparition.png|thumb|right|201px|A bright yellow apparition appears down the hall.]]<br /> Kogoro, Ran, and Conan follow Otonashi to his weathered apartment building. Before the apartment is a park where the scorched remains of a young woman were once discovered, while beside the apartment is a construction site put on indefinite hiatus as the client had hanged himself. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Inside, they meet Kikuji Bancho, a tenant who works at a miniature shop and is into making dolls. They also meet Iwahisa Yotsuya, a tenant who's into tokusatsu films and anime. And finally, they meet Tsuyuhiko Botan, a graduate university student who remains the only tenant to have not sighted the supernatural. Otonashi explains how the strange occurrences began when he spotted a fireball swirling outside the window. Since then, countless supernatural events have driven out half the apartment's tenants. &lt;br&gt;<br /> The three guests fall asleep in Otonashi's room. Ran wakes up to see the television inexplicably play footage of a frightening woman with burn scars repeating the words: &quot;Get out.&quot; Her screams awaken the others; after determining that there is nothing wrong with the TV, Kogoro leaves to seek out the bathroom. As Kogoro attempts to flush the filthy toilet, the water is replaced with blood. The commotion wakes up the other tenants. Botan inspects the toilet tank but sees no irregularities. The group is given no time to think as a bright yellow apparition appears in the window down the hall.<br /> <br /> ==== File 356 - Mystery of the Haunted House 2 ====<br /> Bancho walks forward to slide the window open, proving that there's no one on the other side. He says it must've been the restless spirit of the woman who was burned to death in the park next door. Skeptical, Kogoro believes that the prankster must've scurried onto the roof. However, he soon realizes that the window is on a completely flat wall, leaving no room for anyone to stand. Additionally, Ran says that the apparition had an amorphous profile, meaning it wasn't a reflection of anything corporeal. Otonashi reveals that the burned woman's name was Rui Tabuchi, and she was murdered by two men, both of whom are not yet apprehended. The identity of one of the killers is known, but the other remains a total mystery. Ran is frightened by a moth clinging to Kogoro's shirt; Yotsuya states that the moths are attracted to light and tend to gather in swarms. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan goes to investigate the bathroom. Kogoro remarks that the foul stench has disappeared, and Conan smells alcohol from the toilet tank. While searching the TV and the outdoor AC unit, Conan asks Otonashi on what part of the construction site he saw the fireball, to which Otonashi replies the center. Otonashi also points to Bancho and Yotsuya as they witnessed the fireball from their rooms. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Yotsuya's room is filled with VHS tapes and mangas. He says he saw the fireball when visiting his senior's former room, which is directly above his own. Conan notices that Yotsuya owns an 8mm film camera. Bancho's room is littered with intricate and dynamic dolls that seemingly change form when shined on with blacklight. Bancho claims that he saw the fireball from a window not pointing at the construction site. While the trio visits Botan's room, another moth clings to Kogoro's shirt, prompting Conan to re-examine the apparition's window. Conan believes that the culprit set up these elaborate illusions to hide evidence linked to the burning of Rui Tabuchi.<br /> <br /> ==== File 357 - Mystery of the Haunted House 3 ====<br /> [[File:Scary Sonoko.png|thumb|right|225px|Sonoko frightens Ran.]]<br /> Kogoro and Ran are preparing to leave, but Conan feigns wanting to use the bathroom, pleading for Kogoro to accompany him.<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> Conan appears at Bancho's door pointing to the pungent smell of the bathroom. Bancho goes to flush the toilet and is shocked to see the water turn red. Next, Conan points to the cursed TV playing the same footage that Ran had seen. Dumbfounded, Bancho stumbles backwards only to witness the same bright yellow apparition appear on the window. Bancho's screams alerts everyone to his location. Conan reveals a sleeping Kogoro, ready to shed light upon Bancho's tricks. &lt;br&gt;<br /> '''The Red Toilet Water:'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Kogoro explains that Ammonium added to Phenolphthalein will react by turning pink/red. By storing Ammonium in the tank and Phenolphthalein in the bowl, flushing will force the two compounds to mix. In an already dimly lit setting, the possible pinkish coloring of the reaction can be seen as blood-red. Conan states that he found a bottle of Ammonium water in Bancho's room, along with a bottle of chloroform and some &quot;scary videotapes.&quot; &lt;br&gt;<br /> '''The Cursed TV Footage:'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Kogoro goes on to describe how the TV trick works. Since the whole apartment shares the same TV antenna, you can broadcast footage to the targeted TV by connecting a cable to the antenna. By utilizing a multi-remote, Bancho was able to control the channel of Otonashi's TV, thus allowing for the footage to be played. Bancho must've stood on the wall separating the apartment from the construction site to use the remote on the TV. He also poured chloroform into the outdoor AC unit, knocking out everyone in Otonashi's room and giving the illusion of waking up to a haunted TV. &lt;br&gt;<br /> '''The Bright Yellow Apparition:'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Finally, the apparition was created by attracting swarms of male moths to the window. By lacing the window screen's mesh with a female moth's pheromone, male moths flocked to the screen. The eyes and mouth are created using black paper. Bancho gave the effect of a disintegrating profile by turning on a blacklight in his room (moths are more attracted to blacklight than pheromones). Lastly, Bancho had walked over to the window, flinging it open to dispel any remaining moths. &lt;br&gt;[[File:Screwed Bancho.png|thumb|right|200px|Ran is unimpressed by Bancho's attempt to scare her.]]<br /> Kogoro states that Bancho likely wanted to scare away the guests, motivating Otonashi to finally leave the apartment. Kogoro also reveals that Bancho was the second unknown culprit of Rui Tabuchi's murder. And his partner has been hiding in the unfinished construction site next door. The fireball that the tenants witnessed was the light from his partner's cigarette. To cover up the suspicious light coming from next door, Bancho had orchestrated supernatural occurrences to make people believe that the apartment was haunted. The reason Bancho lives in this apartment is so he can give food and supplies to his partner living next door. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Defeated, Bancho makes a run for it. He attempts to frighten Ran by pulling the skull on his T-shirt over his face, but to no avail. Ran proceeds to easily dispatch him. &lt;br&gt;<br /> It's later revealed that Bancho and his partner murdered Rui Tabuchi due to her filing for bankruptcy despite being loaned a large sum of money by the two men.<br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> Sometime later, Ran, Conan, and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] walk through the streets of [[Beika]]. Ran explains how she has gotten over her fear of ghosts, prompting Sonoko to play a prank on her. Ran is easily frightened and runs off screaming. Sonoko stands amused by Ran's fear of the supernatural, calling it her &quot;charm point.&quot;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Houichi Otonashi|Hoichi Otanashi manga.jpg|<br /> * 68 years old}}<br /> {{People|Kikuji Bancho|Kikuji Bancho manga.jpg|<br /> * 34 years old}}<br /> {{People|Iwahisa Yotsuya|Iwahisa Yotsuya manga.jpg|<br /> * 22 years old}}<br /> {{People|Tsuyuhiko Botan|Tsuyuhiko Botan manga.jpg|<br /> * 27 years old}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Conan reveals that the New York serial killer had committed a suspicious &quot;suicide,&quot; implying he was instead murdered. <br /> * Doctor Araide states he currently lives apart from his grandmother who has moved to Aomori. <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Disappearing Mitsuhiko Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|289-290|Mitsuhiko's Mystifying Forest}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Asami Tsuburaya]]|image = Asami Tsuburaya.jpg|link=Asami Tsuburaya|description =<br /> * [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]]'s older sister}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 358 - Disappearing Mitsuhiko 1 ====<br /> [[File:Visiting the Tsuburayas.png|thumb|left|151px|The Detective Boys ask Mitsuhiko's older sister about the whereabouts of her brother.]]<br /> The [[Detective Boys]] and Professor [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] participate in the community's radio calisthenics session. [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] points out how [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] is not present and hasn't been for the past few days. Believing he is sick, the Detective Boys visit Mitsuhiko's house, where his older sister, [[Asami Tsuburaya]], greets them. Asami says that Mitsuhiko was packing for a trip last night, packing Sasa Dangos for food; coupled with the fact that he took his wallet with him, [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] theorizes that Mitsuhiko traveled somewhere far away. The group also notices that Mitsuhiko has only been absent from the radio calisthenics on Sundays. [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] wonders if he's going on a date with someone, to which Asami recalls Mitsuhiko got excited after a girl working at the florist called him &quot;cool.&quot; &lt;br&gt; The Detective Boys then go to the florist girl and inquire about their friend. She states that she remembers Mitsuhiko talking to people about &quot;Uesugi, Takeda, Toyotomi, and Tokugawa,&quot; exciting [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] and Genta. The girl also recalled that an inconspicuous Mitsuhiko had boarded the local bus in the morning and that he smelled like lemon. &lt;br&gt; The Detective Boys then ask the bus driver if he remembers picking up Mitsuhiko. The bus driver confirms that he did board, noting that he suspiciously didn't gaze out of the window like most kids do and instead fixed his eyes straight forward. The bus driver also says that Mitsuhiko got off at [[Beika Station]]. &lt;br&gt;[[File:Yamamura on Numabuchi.png|thumb|right|251px|Inspector Yamamura reveals that serial killer, Numabuchi Ki'ichiro, is loose in the forest.]] The Detective Boys ask the station attendants if they saw Mitsuhiko. The attendant says he remembers a capped boy with a lemon scent hustling to exchange his adult ticket with a child ticket. Since he paid ¥1900 for his train ticket, he must've traveled to a station in either the [[Wikipedia: Chiba|Chiba]] or [[Wikipedia: Gunma|Gunma]] prefecture. &lt;br&gt; The Detective Boys arrive at a rural station in Gunma right as the sun begins to set. Conan sees the signal from Mitsuhiko's Detective Badge, confirming that he is near. They track the signal to a forest, where they notice a large group of people crowded amongst the shrubs. The Detective Boys go to ask if they saw their friend but find that the crowd is the Gunma Prefectural Police led by Inspector [[Misao Yamamura|Yamamura]]. &lt;br&gt; Yamamura tells the boys to leave immediately, whispering that the serial killer, [[Ki'ichiro Numabuchi]], had just escaped from their custody and ran into the woods. Hearing Numabuchi's name, Conan has a painful flashback to when he was stabbed.&lt;ref name=&quot;Stabbed_Wallet_Case&quot;&gt;Stabbed Wallet Case (Manga: [[Volume_19#Stabbed_Wallet_Case|Volume 19: 185-188]])&lt;/ref&gt; Knowing Mitsuhiko is also somewhere in the woods, Conan desperately rings his detective badge to alert him of the danger.<br /> <br /> ==== File 359 - Disappearing Mitsuhiko 2 ====<br /> Inspector Yamamura is shocked to learn that a child is lost in the forest. But after hearing that the Detective Boys used their gimmicky gadgets to figure out Mitsuhiko's location, he becomes skeptical. Conan steps forward to show him his glasses but notices it is out of battery. The other men arrive to scold Yamamura for losing Numabuchi before ordering him to send the children back to a safe place. &lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:Numabuchi discovered.png|thumb|left|200px|Ayumi spots a hiding Numabuchi.]]<br /> The Detective Boys, escorted by Inspector Yamamura, look for Mitsuhiko as they leave the forest. As nightfall descends on the woods, Ayumi and Genta show off their [[Wristwatch Flashlight]]s, leading Yamamura to believe that the boys were not lying about their gadgets and that a boy is, in fact, lost in the forest. Yamamura scurries to inform his colleagues but realizes he left his phone in his car. Devastated by his failure to hold onto Numabuchi and inform his superiors about the missing child, Yamamura falls to his knees. He reflects on how he finally realized his dream of becoming a police inspector after watching countless detective dramas as a child, only to fail titanically. Seeing the distraught detective, Conan reminds him of the recent spectacular deeds the Inspector has done (all of which were actually the work of Conan and [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]]).&lt;ref name=&quot;Suspicious_Uncle_Case&quot;&gt;Suspicious Uncle Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Suspicious_Uncle_Case|Volume 14: 134-138]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Suspect_Kogoro_Mouri_Case&quot;&gt;Suspect Kogoro Mouri Case (Manga: [[Volume_27#Suspect_Kogoro_Mouri_Case|Volume 27: 264-266]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Fake_Kogoro_Mouri_Case&quot;&gt;Fake Kogoro Mouri Case (Manga: [[Volume_31#Fake_Kogoro_Mouri_Case|Volume 31: 308-310]])&lt;/ref&gt; Inspired, Yamamura rises, accepting Agasa's offer to help find Mitsuhiko. He also says that from now on, he wishes to go by: &quot;Yama-san.&quot; &lt;br&gt;<br /> An exhausted Mitsuhiko stands by a small river. He notices that his detective badge is buzzing; he's comforted by his friends actively looking for him but chooses not to answer, believing that his mission would be in vain. &lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:Numabuchi and Mitsuhiko.png|thumb|right|250px|Mitsuhiko encounters Numabuchi.]]<br /> Meanwhile, inspector Yamamura reveals that during questioning, Numabuchi claimed he had killed an additional person (which would boost his kill count to four). He apparently buried the remains in the forest behind his hometown. Yamamura also talks about how Numabuchi didn't seem like he wanted to escape as he spoke of often visiting the woods in his childhood. &lt;br&gt;<br /> With no physical clues as to where he is, the group decides to consider what Mitsuhiko was doing with his sasa dangos, lemon scent, and knowledge of Japanese warlords. Conan says that the smell of lemon is likely from the sunscreen he brought with him, as it had the dual functionality of being bug repellent. Ayumi suddenly notices Numabuchi hiding in the trees directly above them. Discovered, the serial killer jumps down and disappears back into the forest. Haibara is left in shock after sensing a horrifying aura coming from Numabuchi. Inspector Yamamura likens Numabuchi's tree climbing skills to Ushiwakamaru's flying ability. Ushiwakamaru triggers Conan's epiphany as he realizes what Mitsuhiko's motivations are, along with his current location. He sets off to bring his friend home. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Mitsuhiko is at his limit, unable to walk much further. He determines that he can no longer continue his plan and must call his friends. Hearing Conan's voice in the distance, a joyous Mitsuhiko steps forward but runs into Numabuchi. The latter grins, stating that the two of them are the same.<br /> <br /> ==== File 360 - Disappearing Mitsuhiko 3 ====<br /> [[File:Haibara's doubts.png|thumb|left|175px|Haibara believes she's being desensitized to danger.]]<br /> While Conan frantically searches for his friend using the detective badge, Numabuchi ominously stands before a terrified Mitsuhiko. Conan considers if Numabuchi has already abducted Mitsuhiko, but then he runs into the remaining Gunma police force. He informs the officers of Mitsuhiko as the rest of the Detective Boys arrive. The senior officer reprimands Yamamura for losing Numabuchi again before extending the operation to a potential hostage crisis. Conan states that Mitsuhiko has to be near the small river, but Haibara finds Mitsuhiko's hat, saying that Mitsuhiko was likely in a situation that didn't let him retrieve it. Conan finds sweat on the rim of the cap, believing that it hasn't been long since Mitsuhiko dropped the hat. Additionally, Conan believes Mitsuhiko didn't answer his detective badge because his hands weren't free. &lt;br&gt; Expecting the worst, Ayumi and Genta debate how to distinguish Numabuchi from the police in the darkness. Haibara proceeds to detail Numabuchi's description with unexpected precision.&lt;br&gt; She then reveals to Conan and Agasa that Numabuchi was associated with the [[Black Organization]]. The organization originally hired him as one of their assassins, but his mental instability made him unfit. The organization transferred him to Haibara's department, set to become a human test subject for the nascent [[APTX4869]]. Numabuchi would escape before his experimentation, aimlessly running from the Organization and committing several murders. &lt;br&gt;[[File:Numabuch's file.png|thumb|right|100px|Numabuchi was set to be a test subject for the APTX4869.]] Conan asks why Haibara couldn't sense the Black Organization's aura on him. Haibara responds that her quiet life with the Detective Boys is slowly desensitizing her to the dangers and that her days may be numbered. Conan reassures her, and the two continue their search for Mitsuhiko.&lt;br&gt; Ayumi and Genta hear Mitsuhiko's badge, believing their friend must be near. They pull back the bush to see Numabuchi holding Mitsuhiko. The Gunma police are alerted to the scene as Numabuchi compliantly releases Mitsuhiko while telling everyone to shut their lights off. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The Detective Boys ask why Mitsuhiko didn't respond to them and why he's cupping his hands. Genta forces his hands open out of curiosity, and out flies a firefly. <br /> [[File:Numabuchi and fireflies.png|thumb|right|220px|Numabuchi looks upon his friends one last time.]]<br /> * Conan explains that Mitsuhiko was getting scolded by the older men because he asked where he could find fireflies—an endangered species. <br /> * Mitsuhiko had mentioned ancient Japanese warlords that were rivals, especially Genji and Heike: the names of the two most common species of fireflies in Japan.<br /> * Mitsuhiko brought Sasa Dango so he could add habitat to a temporary insectarium for the bugs with the leaves.<br /> * Mitsuhiko couldn't answer his badge because answering would mean uncupping his hands, thus letting the firefly escape.<br /> * Mitsuhiko likely traveled here by himself so he could grant Ayumi and Haibara's wish of one day seeing the fireflies.&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Professor Agasa asks why Numabuchi asked to come to this forest. Conan replies that he likely came for the same reason as Mitsuhiko; he wanted to see the fireflies one last time before his execution—the fireflies he cherished during his childhood.<br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> A few days later, at school, Ayumi converses with Haibara about sightings of a Tsuchinoko—a mythical Japanese creature. Ayumi then expresses interest in seeing one herself. Hearing this, Genta and Mitsuhiko consider searching for one themselves in an attempt to impress the girls.<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Fujiwara|CH358-360 Girl.jpg|<br /> * 9 years old<br /> * Teitan Elementary 3rd year student<br /> * &quot;Fujiwara&quot; florists' daughter}}<br /> {{People|[[Minor law enforcement#Manga-based episodes#Unnamed officers|Man]]|CH358-360 Senior detective.jpg|<br /> * Senior detective from Gunma Prefecture Police}}<br /> {{People|Man|CH358-360 Bus driver.jpg|<br /> * Metropolitan bus driver}}<br /> {{People|Man|CH358-360 Station attendant.jpg|<br /> * Beika Station attendant}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Conan reencounters Ki'ichiro Numabuchi who has escaped captivity and is at large in a forest in Gunma.<br /> * Numabuchi is arrested after turning himself in to the Gunma police.<br /> * Haibara informs Conan about Numabuchi's connection to the Black Organization.<br /> ** He was initially recruited as an assassin but was deemed unfit due to his mental instability. <br /> ** He was subsequently transferred to Haibara's department to be a test subject for the development of APTX4869. <br /> *** He escaped before his experimentation. <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Onikame Island Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|291-293|Solitary Island of the Princess and the Dragon King's Palace}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 361 - Death Island ====<br /> [[File:Conan Heiji Kazuha Ran Beach.png|thumb|left|275px|The four protagonists at the beach.]]<br /> At a beach in Okinawa, [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] and an unenthusiastic [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] attempt to deduce what kind of swimsuits girls are wearing. [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] and [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] catch the two, and the former mocks Heiji for playing such a lascivious activity with an elementary schooler. Heiji suspects she's upset as he made her wait in front of the BIGMAN at Umeda station for too long. Kazuha vehemently denies it—clearly signaling that she is upset. Kazuha reveals that she followed Heiji to Okinawa not because Heiji was trying to make it up to her but because Ran was tagging along with [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], who, along with Heiji, is set to star in an &quot;East vs. West&quot; match deciding who is the greater detective. Heiji is irritated by Kogoro's cocky attitude he expresses to the cameras, fully aware of the latter's fraudulent nature. Heiji overhears the director, Masao Taketomi, asking everyone to prepare as they plan on previewing the setting for tomorrow's shoot: an uninhabited island where a corpse and a mysterious message were discovered. Taketomi asks Heiji if he wants to tag along. After brief consideration, Heiji grabs Conan and accepts the offer. &lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:A flustered Kazuha.png|thumb|right|200px|Kazuha wonders what Heiji will call her.]]<br /> The boat approaches the island, Funaurajima, more commonly known as Onigamejima (English: Demon Turtle Island), shaped like a turtle. Heiji says that the tourist business dried up after several crimes such as kidnappings and robberies were committed against mayor Kaneshiro's household. The mayor called the TV station to set the detective showdown on Funaurajima so they could revive its image and popularity. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Heiji spots two men, Noburou Ikema and Yoshitsugu Kume, flirting with Kazuha and Ran. Annoyed, he pulls Kazuha away, almost claiming that &quot;she's his,&quot; but instead labels her as a &quot;random childhood friend.&quot; Yoshie Taira and Mikihiko Daito introduce themselves along with the boat's captain, Takashi Shimoji, who remains silent. Ikema and Kume scare the girls with tales of soul-sucking demons, while Heiji deduces that Taira's swimsuit will be white but soon sees her in the ocean wearing a black wetsuit. &lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:Deceased Taira.png|thumb|right|200px|Yoshie Taira is found strangled on the beach along with another message.]]<br /> Heiji and Conan read the relevant mysterious message that's been etched into a beam of a dilapidated structure: &quot;The princess sleeps in the Ko and not the Otsu (姫眠るは甲なりて乙にあらず).&quot; Taketomi explains that people discovered an emaciated corpse leaning on the message's beam a year ago. It's theorized that he was a passenger on a boat that capsized due to massive hurricanes from the previous year. Kazuha wonders why someone would construct a house on an uninhabited island, to which Taira answers that mayor Kaneshiro built it to be a vacation getaway, but hurricanes eventually tore it apart. Heiji is pleased to see that, just like his deduction, Taira wore a white bikini under her wetsuit. Daito says that the island has changed since the last time he saw it, adding that until two years ago, he fished for mackerel near the island's waters. Ikema and Kume say that this island was a perfect place for diving, but they were the only two who'd still come around after the crimes. Taketomi sends the crew to scout for interesting locations on the island while he discusses matters with Heiji. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Later that day, most of the crew returned to the boat. Conan and Heiji ponder the message's meaning. Because Ko (甲), Otsu (乙), and Hei (丙) was an ancient ranking system of one, two, and three, the detectives vaguely theorize that it's trying to say that &quot;the princess is sleeping at one, not two.&quot; Ran and Kazuha worries about Taira as it has been an hour since everyone else returned. They wonder if she's still diving which alerts Conan and Heiji. The two boys sprint off and split up; Conan and Ran go around one side of the island while Heiji and Kazuha go around the other. The two converge at the opposite end only to see a deceased Taira with strangulation marks around her neck and another message written in the sand.<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Masao Taketomi|Masao Taketomi manga.jpg|<br /> * 43 years old<br /> * TV director}}<br /> {{People|Yoshitsugu Kume|Yoshitsugu Kume manga.jpg|<br /> * 25 years old<br /> * Crew}}<br /> {{People|Noburo Ikema|Noburo Ikema manga.jpg|<br /> * 24 years old<br /> * Crew}}<br /> {{People|Yoshie Taira|Yoshie Taira manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (strangled)<br /> * 26 years old<br /> * Crew}}<br /> {{People|Mikihiko Daito|Mikihiko Daito manga.jpg|<br /> * 47 years old<br /> * Crew}}<br /> {{People|Takashi Shimoji|Takashi Shimoji manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (bludgeoned)<br /> * 38 years old<br /> * Crew}}<br /> {{People|Hyogo Kaneshiro|Hyogo Kaneshiro manga.jpg|<br /> * 63 years old<br /> * Mayor}}<br /> {{People|Miyako Kaneshiro|Miyako Kaneshiro manga.jpg|<br /> * Kaneshiro's daughter<br /> * Kidnapped 5 years ago}}<br /> {{People|Yoshiko Matsumoto|Yoshiko Matsumoto.jpg|<br /> * Deceased<br /> * Kaneshiro's housekeeper}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> == Cover in other countries ==<br /> &lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:VolumePremium18bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (Premium, combined volumes 35-36)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35sae.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (English)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_38sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:VolumeNE 18sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, New Edition, combined volumes 35-36)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume 35e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Manga]]<br /> * [[Volume 31-40]]<br /> * [[Detective Conan]]<br /> <br /> {{Volumes}}<br /> {{Black Organization}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Volumes]]<br /> [[de:Band 35]]</div>

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<p>Sedritsugu: /* File 352 - Golden Apple 3 */</p> <hr /> <div>{{InfoBox Volume<br /> | volume = 35<br /> | image = Volume 35.jpg<br /> | releasedate = December 18, 2001<br /> | chapters = 351-361<br /> | isbn = 4-09-126165-5<br /> | publisher = [[Shogakukan]]<br /> | english-releasedate = July 13, 2010<br /> | english-isbn = 1-4215-2886-X<br /> | english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]<br /> | detective = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drury_Lane_(character) Drury Lane]<br /> | keyhole = [[Sharon Vineyard]]<br /> | prev-volume = Volume 34<br /> | next-volume = Volume 36<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> Volume 35 was released on December 18, 2001 in Japan.<br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> {{Char Appearances|<br /> {{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Conan Edogawa}}<br /> {{Char|Ran Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}<br /> {{Char|Genta Kojima}}<br /> {{Char|Ai Haibara}}<br /> {{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}<br /> {{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}<br /> {{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Heiji Hattori}}<br /> {{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}<br /> {{Char|Misao Yamamura}}<br /> {{Char|Shuichi Akai|display=Shuichi Akai (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Sharon Vineyard|display=Sharon Vineyard (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Kichiro Numabuchi|display=Ki'ichiro Numabuchi}}<br /> {{Char|Jugo Yokomizo|display=Jugo Yokomizo (cameo)}}<br /> {{Char|Yusaku Kudo|display=Yusaku Kudo (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Gin|display=Gin&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Vodka|display=Vodka&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Vermouth|display=Chris Vineyard&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Hikaru Yasumoto|display=Hikaru Yasumoto (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsu Araide|display=Mitsu Araide (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Volume 14|Yoshifusa Yabuuchi|display= Yoshifusa Yabuuchi (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Volume 27|Norifumi Saku|display=Norifumi Saku (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Volume 31|Masao Jinbo|display=Masao Jinbo (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Mrs. Tsuburaya|display=Mrs. Tsuburaya (voice)}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Gadgets ==<br /> {{Gadgets Appearances|<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}<br /> {{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}<br /> {{Gadget|Detective Boys Badge}}<br /> {{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}<br /> {{Gadget|Wristwatch Flashlight}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Chapters ==<br /> === Golden Apple Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|286-288|Shinichi Kudo's New York Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 351 - Golden Apple 2 ====<br /> [[File:Sharon on Chris.png|thumb|left|151px|Sharon laments about her troubled life, mentioning her daughter, Chris]]<br /> [[Sharon Vineyard]] speaks of her past filled with misfortunes, mentioning her daughter, [[Chris Vineyard]]. She reveals that Chris and her had fallen out, and have not seen each other in over ten years as Chris had begun &quot;hanging out with a bad crowd.&quot; Sharon escorts [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]], [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]], and [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to the dressing room to meet the cast: Lilas Sanchez, Rose Hewitt, Akane Neilson, and Iberis Hamilton. After brief introductions, Iberis mentions a mysterious gift sent to the actresses, a golden apple with the words &quot;For the Fairest&quot; written on it. Then, Heath Flockhart, the star actor, enters the room recommending to show their guests backstage.&lt;br&gt;While exploring the narrow gaps that make up the backstage, Ran notices the play's costumes hung up on the ceiling. Suddenly, a tether snaps causing a large armor piece to fall onto the group. Most manage to escape, but Rose's dress is caught on a sign. Seeing this, Ran rushes over and tackles her out of the way as the armor crashes onto the floor. Rose suspects that she is being targeted, stating that the prop mirror—the cast's lucky charm—must have given her the luck to survive. Sharon, however, points to Ran as Rose's savior. After Rose expresses her gratitude to her, Ran notices she's scraped her arm. Sharon hands her a handkerchief before leaving the set, speaking of an important errand and a terrible storm.&lt;br&gt; [[File:Sharon's handkerchief.png|thumb|right|201px|Sharon hands Ran a handkerchief]]<br /> Yukiko and Ran enjoy the performance while Shinichi calls it cliche. He explains that the play is based on an ancient Greek myth where a festival is held on [[Wikipedia: Mount Olympus|Mount Olympus]] where most Gods are invited. Eris, the Goddess of discord, however, is not invited. Angered, she throws a Golden Apple with the words &quot;For the Fairest&quot; into the crowd. [[Wikipedia: Hera|Hera]], [[Wikipedia: Athena|Athena]], and [[Wikipedia: Aphrodite|Aphrodite]] see the apple's challenge and set out to determine who the fruit is referencing—letting a Trojan Prince decide. In the end, it is Aphrodite who is chosen by the prince. Shinichi explains that Lilas plays Hera, Akane plays Athena, and Rose plays Aphrodite with Iberis playing Eris. Yukiko then states that the show deviates from the Greek myth and that there is a twist at the end. Heath, who was playing the Trojan Prince, reveals himself as the Christian Archangel, [[Wikipedia: Michael (Archangel)|Michael]]. Before Michael can reveal the answer to Eris' question, Shinichi notices a red beam of light coming from the audience and onto the smokescreen shrouding of the stage. Michael is then lifted into the air by the stage cables, but to everyone's horror, he is shown dead.<br /> <br /> ==== File 352 - Golden Apple 3 ====<br /> [[File:Dead Heath.png|thumb|left|200px|The Dead Archangel]]<br /> Pandemonium ensues as Michael (played by Heath) is shot. Shinichi rushes up to the spectator box from which he saw the red beam of light, finding nothing but a single bullet cartridge.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Sometime later, Radish Redwood arrives and examines Heath's body, learning that he was shot at a forty-degree angle. Yukiko recounts the events leading to Heath's assassination, while Shinichi pulls on Redwood's face to test if he is still a disguise worn by Sharon Vineyard. Redwood discovers strange burn marks under Heath's neck, as well as smudged blood on Heath's hands despite there being no traces of him touching his bloodstained costume. With [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]] unavailable, Ran entertains the idea of Shinichi solving the case, citing his earlier contributions aboard the plane to [[Wikipedia: Los Angeles|Los Angeles]].&lt;ref name=&quot;Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case&quot;&gt; Shinichi's First Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_21#Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case|Volume 21: 204-207]])&lt;/ref&gt; Hearing Ran's praise, Yukiko is surprised by her son's apparent proficiency at deduction. Shinichi concludes that the murderer is one of the four actresses on stage alongside Heath. The gun cartridge Shinichi had found in the spectator box was not warm, meaning it was not fired and instead placed to misdirect the investigation. Shinichi also says that the falling armor was likely not an accident as he found a cut on the floor as well as a segment of nylon string—the same type of nylon string found on the armor. Redwood and Yukiko then press Shinichi on how someone less than six feet tall could shoot Heath from such a high angle, but Shinichi confesses that he has not yet figured that out. &lt;br&gt;[[File:Shinichi Investigates Mirror Behind Ran.png|thumb|right|251px|Shinichi investigates the scratched mirror behind Ran.]]<br /> Later, the four actresses are seen fidgeting with various items while arguing about their various flings with Heath. However, Yukiko reveals to Redwood and Ran that Iberis was Heath's wife, but had decided to keep it a secret from her colleagues.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Shinichi goes to investigate the mirror at which the murder took place. He asks Ran to hold a pamphlet above her head to better grasp Heath's height. Comparing the simulated height to the mirror's height, Shinichi notices that the all-important mirror has been truncated, leaving a visible mark on the glass. Shinichi goes around to the back of the mirror and sees a feather from Heath's costume stuck on a grate that seemingly covers nothing. He lifts the grate to see two streaks of blood running across the floor.<br /> <br /> ==== File 353 - Golden Apple 4 ====<br /> Shinichi wishes to examine the costumes that are hung above the stage, much to the dismay of the theater workers. Yukiko arrives, charming the men into giving up information. While Redwood and his associate discuss the possibility of an outside perpetrator, the lights suddenly shut off on stage. Yukiko, under the name &quot;The Night Baroness,&quot; appears in the spotlight, reciting the deduction Shinichi had told her explained to her. Meanwhile, Shinichi explains to Ran his deduction. &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> '''The culprit is Rose Hewitt'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Shinichi states that Heath couldn't hide completely behind the mirror as it is too short, and Heath's wings didn't let him crouch. Hence, the production must've utilized a trap door to lower his stature. Yukiko commands to rotate the stage contraption behind the mirror until the grate that once led to nothing covers a hole to the stage's trap cellar. The police investigate and find the cartridge and several feathers from Heath's costume. Yukiko points to Rose Hewitt as the culprit as her position lying beside the base of the mirror lets her aim beneath the mirror, through the grate, and at Heath's chest. The other actresses protest that Rose couldn't have known that the production would use the trapdoor, but as Rose would be so close to the grate in question, the staff would have to notify her of its use. The reason for the truncated mirror must've been because Rose had purposely damaged the top corner of the mirror. Not wanting to demoralize the cast, the staff had quietly removed the damaged portion of the mirror and connected the remaining two pieces, losing some of its height in the process. Rose had also stuck the gun into Heath's costume, letting the gun rise into the air before eventually falling back down to the stage to mimic it being thrown onto the stage. Thus, a burn mark appears on Heath's chest. However, while positioning the gun on Heath's body, he grabbed Rose's forearm with his bloodstained hand, leaving his print on her gloves.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Shinichi states that he saw how Rose had trouble opening a can with gloves back in the dressing room, a sign that she had a reason not to remove them. The inspector turns Rose's gloves inside out, revealing the aforementioned bloodstains.&lt;br&gt;<br /> When asked about her motive, Rose states that she felt betrayed by Heath, as he said he'll quit his role as Michael to take on a film role, despite knowing how much Rose loved his portrayal of the archangel. Rose proceeds to callously thank Ran for saving her life from the falling armor, consequently letting her perpetrate her crime. <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> [[File:Ran and Akai.png|thumb|right|150px|A mysterious long-haired Japanese man stands before Ran.]]<br /> Yukiko departs to the police station for questioning, leaving Shinichi and Ran to go to the hotel. But before she leaves, she warns them of the serial killer: a long-haired Japanese man. On the cab ride, Shinichi notices Ran in a dazed state, asking her if Rose's words had gotten to her. She denies it. Ran leaves the cab window open, claiming that she can see the New York views better that way. Shinichi protests that the cab's interior will get wet from rain, but Ran says she'll use the handkerchief Sharon gave her to wipe the seat, but a sudden gust of wind blows the cloth out of her hands and into the streets. Ran immediately asked the driver to stop so she could retrieve it. Shinichi notices the handkerchief stuck on the service staircase of a dilapidated building and sets off to get it. As he leaves, Ran remembers Sharon's words, &quot;I wonder if there is God. If he truly existed, he wouldn't let such a cruel thing happen,&quot; and Rose's words, &quot;Thank you... You helped me to make it.&quot; Ran suspects Sharon knew Rose would kill Heath; that's why she pitied Ran for letting such a heinous thing happen. Wallowing in her rush of emotions, she notices someone approaching. Standing before her is [[Shuichi Akai|a long-haired Japanese man]].<br /> <br /> ==== File 354 - Golden Apple 5 ====<br /> Ran is petrified by the long-haired man, thinking that he must be the infamous serial killer. The taxi driver thinks the same, urging Ran to hop back in. Ran hesitates, as Shinichi has not yet returned. The long-haired man approaches, causing the taxi driver to panic and speed off. Ran turns around to face the man; fear is written all over her face. To her surprise, the man lacks hostile intentions, instead asking if she has seen a suspicious, sparsely bearded Japanese man with long silver hair. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH354_KillerSaved.png|thumb|left|115px|Ran saves the serial killer's life.]]<br /> A car stops right beside the two and a blond man emerges and asks the long-haired man whether he has found the serial killer. The long-haired man reveals that the serial killer recently got into a shootout with him and is likely in the area. He then turns to Ran and warns her of the danger, ordering her to leave for the main street. Still, Ran remains adamant about finding Shinichi. Seeing the girl's steadfastness, the man repeats his warnings and joins his colleague, murmuring that since all entrances to the alley have been secured, it is fine to leave Ran alone. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Ran then heads into the abandoned building in an attempt to notify Shinichi about the danger. She climbs up the staircase on the building exterior, and notices drops of blood on the stairs. Thinking they may have been left by Shinichi, she frantically follows the trail upstairs. On the way, she experiences an overwhelming sensation of guilt, thinking she is ultimately responsible for both Heath’s death and the perilous situation she finds herself in. She is also getting increasingly feeble due to the relapsing fever, but manages to persevere. &lt;br&gt;<br /> After climbing a few flights, Ran hears the sound of footsteps descending the stairs. She is overjoyed, thinking that it must be Shinichi. She rushes forwards and calls out his name, but to her horror, it is instead the [[Sharon Vineyard|serial killer]] who appears before her. Shinichi appears on the floor above and shouts at Ran to flee. However, she remains petrified yet again. The serial killer grins, saying that if Ran is to resent someone, it should not be him, but rather the God who prepared this cruel ending for her. &lt;br&gt;[[File:Shinichi carries Ran.png|thumb|right|185px|Shinichi carries Ran down the stairs.]]<br /> The killer attaches a silencer to his pistol, preparing to murder his next victim. Suddenly, the rusty railings he is leaning against start to crack, causing the serial killer to fall from the building. Before death can claim him, Ran grabs onto his jacket, saving his life. She is soon followed by Shinichi. With their combined help, the killer manages to gain a grip and acrobatically catapult himself back onto the stairs. He demands to know why Ran and Shinichi would save him despite his attempt on their lives. Shinichi stares right into the serial killer’s eyes and responds that he does not know why one would choose to kill another, but when it comes to saving another, there need not be a logical reason. Both the serial killer and Ran are moved by his answer, and the latter is put at ease, having now realized that she was justified in saving Rose's life. A smile emerges on her face as she finally surrenders to the worsening fever and falls unconscious. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Shinichi tries to wake Ran up, to no avail. He carries her in his arms and begins descending the stairs, ignoring the serial killer behind them. The killer draws his pistol, but is advised by Shinichi to refrain—reasoning that the killer’s recent injury implies the people searching for him are near, and since he lost his silencer, a gunshot will attract them. Shinichi goes on to say that since the circumstances do not allow him to apprehend him, he will let him go this time; however, if they were to ever meet again, he would send him to the deepest pits of prison. The serial killer is astonished by Shinichi’s analysis and boldness; he remains speechless, allowing Shinichi and an unconscious Ran to leave without harm. &lt;br&gt; [[File:CH354_FBI.png|thumb|left|200px|Ran infers that the long-haired man was an FBI agent.]]<br /> The next morning, Yukiko, Shinichi, and a now healthy Ran visit [[Wikipedia: Central park|Central Park]]. Shinichi and Ran play with a squirrel while Yukiko converses with Sharon on the phone. The topics of conversation include whether Sharon knew that Rose would commit murder, the serial killer’s apparent suicide after his encounter with Shinichi and Ran, and Ran’s wellbeing. Sharon concludes the call by asking Yukiko to tell Ran that “just like you said, perhaps an angel is looking out for me after all”. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Ran’s recollections end here. In the present, Ran awakens from her sleep, and finds herself on a hospital bed. Kogoro and Conan lean in to greet her, attributing Ran's sudden fever to exhaustion from overworking. Kogoro tells Ran that she should thank Inspector [[Jugo Yokomizo|Jugo Yokomizo]], as he drove her at full speed to the hospital.&lt;ref name=&quot;Chinatown_Murder_Case&quot;&gt; Chinatown Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_34#Chinatown_Murder_Case|Volume 34: 347-349]])&lt;/ref&gt; He then asks her about the strange words she was murmuring in her sleep such as: &quot;saving people&quot; and &quot;logical mind.&quot; Both Ran and Conan are embarrassed by this question, and Ran fires back fiercely that it is her secret, and that Kogoro should not even utter those words with his “hoarse voice.” This retort makes Kogoro slightly awkward, so he and Conan decide to leave her alone. &lt;br&gt;<br /> After they leave, Ran begins reflecting on her recollections. She realizes that it was when Shinichi uttered those words to the serial killer that she started to have feelings for him. She also ponders the identity the long-haired Japanese man who told her to leave, remembering that his associate wore a jacket with the words &quot;FBI&quot; on it.<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Radish Redwood|Radish Redwood manga.jpg|<br /> * Captain from New York Police Department}}<br /> {{People|Lilas Sanchez|Lila Sanchez manga.jpg|<br /> * 32 years old<br /> * Stage actress}}<br /> {{People|Akane Nielsen|Akane Neilson manga.jpg|<br /> * 27 years old<br /> * Stage actress}}<br /> {{People|Rose Hewitt|Rose Hewitt manga.jpg|<br /> * 28 years old<br /> * Stage actress}}<br /> {{People|Iberis Hamilton|Iblis Hamilton manga.jpg|<br /> * 30 years old<br /> * Stage actress}}<br /> {{People|Heath Flockheart|Heath Flockheart manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (gunshot)<br /> * 33 years old<br /> * Stage actor}}<br /> {{People|Slasher|350-354 Slasher manga.jpg|<br /> * Serial killer}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Major romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.<br /> ** Ran dreams about the time she first grew feelings for Shinichi in New York.<br /> * Shinichi and Ran encountered and saved a serial killer from falling from a railing to their death. <br /> * Ran had encountered Shuichi Akai a year ago in New York while the latter searched for a serial killer. <br /> ** Akai is revealed to be an FBI Agent<br /> * Yukiko reveals that her and Sharon Vineyard learned their techniques of disguise from Toichi Kuroba. <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Haunted Apartment Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|274-275|The Truth of the Haunted House}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 355 - Mystery of the Haunted House 1 ====<br /> [[File:Araide on Ran's health.png|thumb|left|151px|Doctor Araide reassures that Ran is healthy.]]<br /> [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] (speaking as [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]) expresses his worries about [[Ran Mouri|Ran]]'s recent fever on the phone. Ran states how she had regained memories of the events in New York, questioning Shinichi about the whereabouts of [[Sharon Vineyard]]'s handkerchief.&lt;ref name=&quot;Golden_Apple_Case&quot;&gt;Golden Apple Case (Manga: [[Volume_34#Golden_Apple_Case|Volume 34-35: 350-354]])&lt;/ref&gt; Shinichi makes up an excuse, concealing the fact that he lost it. He also talks about the suspicious suicide of the New York serial killer. He explains that it doesn't make sense for a man about to commit suicide to clean his hideout, believing that the serial killer had tried to cover his tracks before fleeing, only to have been murdered before the police arrived. Noticing someone at the door, Ran goes to open it, oblivious to the fact that it is her caller, Conan. Ran is startled to see him, saying that she thought Conan was a ghost.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Later, at Doctor [[Tomoaki Araide|Araide]]'s clinic, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] laughs at Ran's fear of ghosts while Araide confirms that she has fully recovered. The three, along with Conan, walk through the winding halls of Araide's house. At the same time, Araide explains that his grandmother and [[Hikaru Yasumoto|Hikaru]] have already traveled to the [[Wikipedia: Aomori|Aomori]] prefecture, and that he stays to direct his patients to different clinics.&lt;ref name=&quot;Blackout_Murder_Case&quot;&gt;Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])&lt;/ref&gt; The group runs into a particularly stubborn patient, Houichi Otonashi, who refuses to go to the clinic Araide recommended. Otonashi claims that his apartment is haunted, daring Conan to come and investigate. &lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:The yellow apparition.png|thumb|right|201px|A bright yellow apparition appears down the hall.]]<br /> Kogoro, Ran, and Conan follow Otonashi to his weathered apartment building. Before the apartment is a park where the scorched remains of a young woman were once discovered, while beside the apartment is a construction site put on indefinite hiatus as the client had hanged himself. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Inside, they meet Kikuji Bancho, a tenant who works at a miniature shop and is into making dolls. They also meet Iwahisa Yotsuya, a tenant who's into tokusatsu films and anime. And finally, they meet Tsuyuhiko Botan, a graduate university student who remains the only tenant to have not sighted the supernatural. Otonashi explains how the strange occurrences began when he spotted a fireball swirling outside the window. Since then, countless supernatural events have driven out half the apartment's tenants. &lt;br&gt;<br /> The three guests fall asleep in Otonashi's room. Ran wakes up to see the television inexplicably play footage of a frightening woman with burn scars repeating the words: &quot;Get out.&quot; Her screams awaken the others; after determining that there is nothing wrong with the TV, Kogoro leaves to seek out the bathroom. As Kogoro attempts to flush the filthy toilet, the water is replaced with blood. The commotion wakes up the other tenants. Botan inspects the toilet tank but sees no irregularities. The group is given no time to think as a bright yellow apparition appears in the window down the hall.<br /> <br /> ==== File 356 - Mystery of the Haunted House 2 ====<br /> Bancho walks forward to slide the window open, proving that there's no one on the other side. He says it must've been the restless spirit of the woman who was burned to death in the park next door. Skeptical, Kogoro believes that the prankster must've scurried onto the roof. However, he soon realizes that the window is on a completely flat wall, leaving no room for anyone to stand. Additionally, Ran says that the apparition had an amorphous profile, meaning it wasn't a reflection of anything corporeal. Otonashi reveals that the burned woman's name was Rui Tabuchi, and she was murdered by two men, both of whom are not yet apprehended. The identity of one of the killers is known, but the other remains a total mystery. Ran is frightened by a moth clinging to Kogoro's shirt; Yotsuya states that the moths are attracted to light and tend to gather in swarms. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan goes to investigate the bathroom. Kogoro remarks that the foul stench has disappeared, and Conan smells alcohol from the toilet tank. While searching the TV and the outdoor AC unit, Conan asks Otonashi on what part of the construction site he saw the fireball, to which Otonashi replies the center. Otonashi also points to Bancho and Yotsuya as they witnessed the fireball from their rooms. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Yotsuya's room is filled with VHS tapes and mangas. He says he saw the fireball when visiting his senior's former room, which is directly above his own. Conan notices that Yotsuya owns an 8mm film camera. Bancho's room is littered with intricate and dynamic dolls that seemingly change form when shined on with blacklight. Bancho claims that he saw the fireball from a window not pointing at the construction site. While the trio visits Botan's room, another moth clings to Kogoro's shirt, prompting Conan to re-examine the apparition's window. Conan believes that the culprit set up these elaborate illusions to hide evidence linked to the burning of Rui Tabuchi.<br /> <br /> ==== File 357 - Mystery of the Haunted House 3 ====<br /> [[File:Scary Sonoko.png|thumb|right|225px|Sonoko frightens Ran.]]<br /> Kogoro and Ran are preparing to leave, but Conan feigns wanting to use the bathroom, pleading for Kogoro to accompany him.<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> Conan appears at Bancho's door pointing to the pungent smell of the bathroom. Bancho goes to flush the toilet and is shocked to see the water turn red. Next, Conan points to the cursed TV playing the same footage that Ran had seen. Dumbfounded, Bancho stumbles backwards only to witness the same bright yellow apparition appear on the window. Bancho's screams alerts everyone to his location. Conan reveals a sleeping Kogoro, ready to shed light upon Bancho's tricks. &lt;br&gt;<br /> '''The Red Toilet Water:'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Kogoro explains that Ammonium added to Phenolphthalein will react by turning pink/red. By storing Ammonium in the tank and Phenolphthalein in the bowl, flushing will force the two compounds to mix. In an already dimly lit setting, the possible pinkish coloring of the reaction can be seen as blood-red. Conan states that he found a bottle of Ammonium water in Bancho's room, along with a bottle of chloroform and some &quot;scary videotapes.&quot; &lt;br&gt;<br /> '''The Cursed TV Footage:'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Kogoro goes on to describe how the TV trick works. Since the whole apartment shares the same TV antenna, you can broadcast footage to the targeted TV by connecting a cable to the antenna. By utilizing a multi-remote, Bancho was able to control the channel of Otonashi's TV, thus allowing for the footage to be played. Bancho must've stood on the wall separating the apartment from the construction site to use the remote on the TV. He also poured chloroform into the outdoor AC unit, knocking out everyone in Otonashi's room and giving the illusion of waking up to a haunted TV. &lt;br&gt;<br /> '''The Bright Yellow Apparition:'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Finally, the apparition was created by attracting swarms of male moths to the window. By lacing the window screen's mesh with a female moth's pheromone, male moths flocked to the screen. The eyes and mouth are created using black paper. Bancho gave the effect of a disintegrating profile by turning on a blacklight in his room (moths are more attracted to blacklight than pheromones). Lastly, Bancho had walked over to the window, flinging it open to dispel any remaining moths. &lt;br&gt;[[File:Screwed Bancho.png|thumb|right|200px|Ran is unimpressed by Bancho's attempt to scare her.]]<br /> Kogoro states that Bancho likely wanted to scare away the guests, motivating Otonashi to finally leave the apartment. Kogoro also reveals that Bancho was the second unknown culprit of Rui Tabuchi's murder. And his partner has been hiding in the unfinished construction site next door. The fireball that the tenants witnessed was the light from his partner's cigarette. To cover up the suspicious light coming from next door, Bancho had orchestrated supernatural occurrences to make people believe that the apartment was haunted. The reason Bancho lives in this apartment is so he can give food and supplies to his partner living next door. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Defeated, Bancho makes a run for it. He attempts to frighten Ran by pulling the skull on his T-shirt over his face, but to no avail. Ran proceeds to easily dispatch him. &lt;br&gt;<br /> It's later revealed that Bancho and his partner murdered Rui Tabuchi due to her filing for bankruptcy despite being loaned a large sum of money by the two men.<br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> Sometime later, Ran, Conan, and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] walk through the streets of [[Beika]]. Ran explains how she has gotten over her fear of ghosts, prompting Sonoko to play a prank on her. Ran is easily frightened and runs off screaming. Sonoko stands amused by Ran's fear of the supernatural, calling it her &quot;charm point.&quot;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Houichi Otonashi|Hoichi Otanashi manga.jpg|<br /> * 68 years old}}<br /> {{People|Kikuji Bancho|Kikuji Bancho manga.jpg|<br /> * 34 years old}}<br /> {{People|Iwahisa Yotsuya|Iwahisa Yotsuya manga.jpg|<br /> * 22 years old}}<br /> {{People|Tsuyuhiko Botan|Tsuyuhiko Botan manga.jpg|<br /> * 27 years old}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Conan reveals that the New York serial killer had committed a suspicious &quot;suicide,&quot; implying he was instead murdered. <br /> * Doctor Araide states he currently lives apart from his grandmother who has moved to Aomori. <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Disappearing Mitsuhiko Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|289-290|Mitsuhiko's Mystifying Forest}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Asami Tsuburaya]]|image = Asami Tsuburaya.jpg|link=Asami Tsuburaya|description =<br /> * [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]]'s older sister}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 358 - Disappearing Mitsuhiko 1 ====<br /> [[File:Visiting the Tsuburayas.png|thumb|left|151px|The Detective Boys ask Mitsuhiko's older sister about the whereabouts of her brother.]]<br /> The [[Detective Boys]] and Professor [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] participate in the community's radio calisthenics session. [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] points out how [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] is not present and hasn't been for the past few days. Believing he is sick, the Detective Boys visit Mitsuhiko's house, where his older sister, [[Asami Tsuburaya]], greets them. Asami says that Mitsuhiko was packing for a trip last night, packing Sasa Dangos for food; coupled with the fact that he took his wallet with him, [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] theorizes that Mitsuhiko traveled somewhere far away. The group also notices that Mitsuhiko has only been absent from the radio calisthenics on Sundays. [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] wonders if he's going on a date with someone, to which Asami recalls Mitsuhiko got excited after a girl working at the florist called him &quot;cool.&quot; &lt;br&gt; The Detective Boys then go to the florist girl and inquire about their friend. She states that she remembers Mitsuhiko talking to people about &quot;Uesugi, Takeda, Toyotomi, and Tokugawa,&quot; exciting [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] and Genta. The girl also recalled that an inconspicuous Mitsuhiko had boarded the local bus in the morning and that he smelled like lemon. &lt;br&gt; The Detective Boys then ask the bus driver if he remembers picking up Mitsuhiko. The bus driver confirms that he did board, noting that he suspiciously didn't gaze out of the window like most kids do and instead fixed his eyes straight forward. The bus driver also says that Mitsuhiko got off at [[Beika Station]]. &lt;br&gt;[[File:Yamamura on Numabuchi.png|thumb|right|251px|Inspector Yamamura reveals that serial killer, Numabuchi Ki'ichiro, is loose in the forest.]] The Detective Boys ask the station attendants if they saw Mitsuhiko. The attendant says he remembers a capped boy with a lemon scent hustling to exchange his adult ticket with a child ticket. Since he paid ¥1900 for his train ticket, he must've traveled to a station in either the [[Wikipedia: Chiba|Chiba]] or [[Wikipedia: Gunma|Gunma]] prefecture. &lt;br&gt; The Detective Boys arrive at a rural station in Gunma right as the sun begins to set. Conan sees the signal from Mitsuhiko's Detective Badge, confirming that he is near. They track the signal to a forest, where they notice a large group of people crowded amongst the shrubs. The Detective Boys go to ask if they saw their friend but find that the crowd is the Gunma Prefectural Police led by Inspector [[Misao Yamamura|Yamamura]]. &lt;br&gt; Yamamura tells the boys to leave immediately, whispering that the serial killer, [[Ki'ichiro Numabuchi]], had just escaped from their custody and ran into the woods. Hearing Numabuchi's name, Conan has a painful flashback to when he was stabbed.&lt;ref name=&quot;Stabbed_Wallet_Case&quot;&gt;Stabbed Wallet Case (Manga: [[Volume_19#Stabbed_Wallet_Case|Volume 19: 185-188]])&lt;/ref&gt; Knowing Mitsuhiko is also somewhere in the woods, Conan desperately rings his detective badge to alert him of the danger.<br /> <br /> ==== File 359 - Disappearing Mitsuhiko 2 ====<br /> Inspector Yamamura is shocked to learn that a child is lost in the forest. But after hearing that the Detective Boys used their gimmicky gadgets to figure out Mitsuhiko's location, he becomes skeptical. Conan steps forward to show him his glasses but notices it is out of battery. The other men arrive to scold Yamamura for losing Numabuchi before ordering him to send the children back to a safe place. &lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:Numabuchi discovered.png|thumb|left|200px|Ayumi spots a hiding Numabuchi.]]<br /> The Detective Boys, escorted by Inspector Yamamura, look for Mitsuhiko as they leave the forest. As nightfall descends on the woods, Ayumi and Genta show off their [[Wristwatch Flashlight]]s, leading Yamamura to believe that the boys were not lying about their gadgets and that a boy is, in fact, lost in the forest. Yamamura scurries to inform his colleagues but realizes he left his phone in his car. Devastated by his failure to hold onto Numabuchi and inform his superiors about the missing child, Yamamura falls to his knees. He reflects on how he finally realized his dream of becoming a police inspector after watching countless detective dramas as a child, only to fail titanically. Seeing the distraught detective, Conan reminds him of the recent spectacular deeds the Inspector has done (all of which were actually the work of Conan and [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]]).&lt;ref name=&quot;Suspicious_Uncle_Case&quot;&gt;Suspicious Uncle Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Suspicious_Uncle_Case|Volume 14: 134-138]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Suspect_Kogoro_Mouri_Case&quot;&gt;Suspect Kogoro Mouri Case (Manga: [[Volume_27#Suspect_Kogoro_Mouri_Case|Volume 27: 264-266]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Fake_Kogoro_Mouri_Case&quot;&gt;Fake Kogoro Mouri Case (Manga: [[Volume_31#Fake_Kogoro_Mouri_Case|Volume 31: 308-310]])&lt;/ref&gt; Inspired, Yamamura rises, accepting Agasa's offer to help find Mitsuhiko. He also says that from now on, he wishes to go by: &quot;Yama-san.&quot; &lt;br&gt;<br /> An exhausted Mitsuhiko stands by a small river. He notices that his detective badge is buzzing; he's comforted by his friends actively looking for him but chooses not to answer, believing that his mission would be in vain. &lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:Numabuchi and Mitsuhiko.png|thumb|right|250px|Mitsuhiko encounters Numabuchi.]]<br /> Meanwhile, inspector Yamamura reveals that during questioning, Numabuchi claimed he had killed an additional person (which would boost his kill count to four). He apparently buried the remains in the forest behind his hometown. Yamamura also talks about how Numabuchi didn't seem like he wanted to escape as he spoke of often visiting the woods in his childhood. &lt;br&gt;<br /> With no physical clues as to where he is, the group decides to consider what Mitsuhiko was doing with his sasa dangos, lemon scent, and knowledge of Japanese warlords. Conan says that the smell of lemon is likely from the sunscreen he brought with him, as it had the dual functionality of being bug repellent. Ayumi suddenly notices Numabuchi hiding in the trees directly above them. Discovered, the serial killer jumps down and disappears back into the forest. Haibara is left in shock after sensing a horrifying aura coming from Numabuchi. Inspector Yamamura likens Numabuchi's tree climbing skills to Ushiwakamaru's flying ability. Ushiwakamaru triggers Conan's epiphany as he realizes what Mitsuhiko's motivations are, along with his current location. He sets off to bring his friend home. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Mitsuhiko is at his limit, unable to walk much further. He determines that he can no longer continue his plan and must call his friends. Hearing Conan's voice in the distance, a joyous Mitsuhiko steps forward but runs into Numabuchi. The latter grins, stating that the two of them are the same.<br /> <br /> ==== File 360 - Disappearing Mitsuhiko 3 ====<br /> [[File:Haibara's doubts.png|thumb|left|175px|Haibara believes she's being desensitized to danger.]]<br /> While Conan frantically searches for his friend using the detective badge, Numabuchi ominously stands before a terrified Mitsuhiko. Conan considers if Numabuchi has already abducted Mitsuhiko, but then he runs into the remaining Gunma police force. He informs the officers of Mitsuhiko as the rest of the Detective Boys arrive. The senior officer reprimands Yamamura for losing Numabuchi again before extending the operation to a potential hostage crisis. Conan states that Mitsuhiko has to be near the small river, but Haibara finds Mitsuhiko's hat, saying that Mitsuhiko was likely in a situation that didn't let him retrieve it. Conan finds sweat on the rim of the cap, believing that it hasn't been long since Mitsuhiko dropped the hat. Additionally, Conan believes Mitsuhiko didn't answer his detective badge because his hands weren't free. &lt;br&gt; Expecting the worst, Ayumi and Genta debate how to distinguish Numabuchi from the police in the darkness. Haibara proceeds to detail Numabuchi's description with unexpected precision.&lt;br&gt; She then reveals to Conan and Agasa that Numabuchi was associated with the [[Black Organization]]. The organization originally hired him as one of their assassins, but his mental instability made him unfit. The organization transferred him to Haibara's department, set to become a human test subject for the nascent [[APTX4869]]. Numabuchi would escape before his experimentation, aimlessly running from the Organization and committing several murders. &lt;br&gt;[[File:Numabuch's file.png|thumb|right|100px|Numabuchi was set to be a test subject for the APTX4869.]] Conan asks why Haibara couldn't sense the Black Organization's aura on him. Haibara responds that her quiet life with the Detective Boys is slowly desensitizing her to the dangers and that her days may be numbered. Conan reassures her, and the two continue their search for Mitsuhiko.&lt;br&gt; Ayumi and Genta hear Mitsuhiko's badge, believing their friend must be near. They pull back the bush to see Numabuchi holding Mitsuhiko. The Gunma police are alerted to the scene as Numabuchi compliantly releases Mitsuhiko while telling everyone to shut their lights off. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The Detective Boys ask why Mitsuhiko didn't respond to them and why he's cupping his hands. Genta forces his hands open out of curiosity, and out flies a firefly. <br /> [[File:Numabuchi and fireflies.png|thumb|right|220px|Numabuchi looks upon his friends one last time.]]<br /> * Conan explains that Mitsuhiko was getting scolded by the older men because he asked where he could find fireflies—an endangered species. <br /> * Mitsuhiko had mentioned ancient Japanese warlords that were rivals, especially Genji and Heike: the names of the two most common species of fireflies in Japan.<br /> * Mitsuhiko brought Sasa Dango so he could add habitat to a temporary insectarium for the bugs with the leaves.<br /> * Mitsuhiko couldn't answer his badge because answering would mean uncupping his hands, thus letting the firefly escape.<br /> * Mitsuhiko likely traveled here by himself so he could grant Ayumi and Haibara's wish of one day seeing the fireflies.&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Professor Agasa asks why Numabuchi asked to come to this forest. Conan replies that he likely came for the same reason as Mitsuhiko; he wanted to see the fireflies one last time before his execution—the fireflies he cherished during his childhood.<br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> A few days later, at school, Ayumi converses with Haibara about sightings of a Tsuchinoko—a mythical Japanese creature. Ayumi then expresses interest in seeing one herself. Hearing this, Genta and Mitsuhiko consider searching for one themselves in an attempt to impress the girls.<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Fujiwara|CH358-360 Girl.jpg|<br /> * 9 years old<br /> * Teitan Elementary 3rd year student<br /> * &quot;Fujiwara&quot; florists' daughter}}<br /> {{People|[[Minor law enforcement#Manga-based episodes#Unnamed officers|Man]]|CH358-360 Senior detective.jpg|<br /> * Senior detective from Gunma Prefecture Police}}<br /> {{People|Man|CH358-360 Bus driver.jpg|<br /> * Metropolitan bus driver}}<br /> {{People|Man|CH358-360 Station attendant.jpg|<br /> * Beika Station attendant}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Conan reencounters Ki'ichiro Numabuchi who has escaped captivity and is at large in a forest in Gunma.<br /> * Numabuchi is arrested after turning himself in to the Gunma police.<br /> * Haibara informs Conan about Numabuchi's connection to the Black Organization.<br /> ** He was initially recruited as an assassin but was deemed unfit due to his mental instability. <br /> ** He was subsequently transferred to Haibara's department to be a test subject for the development of APTX4869. <br /> *** He escaped before his experimentation. <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Onikame Island Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|291-293|Solitary Island of the Princess and the Dragon King's Palace}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 361 - Death Island ====<br /> [[File:Conan Heiji Kazuha Ran Beach.png|thumb|left|275px|The four protagonists at the beach.]]<br /> At a beach in Okinawa, [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] and an unenthusiastic [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] attempt to deduce what kind of swimsuits girls are wearing. [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] and [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] catch the two, and the former mocks Heiji for playing such a lascivious activity with an elementary schooler. Heiji suspects she's upset as he made her wait in front of the BIGMAN at Umeda station for too long. Kazuha vehemently denies it—clearly signaling that she is upset. Kazuha reveals that she followed Heiji to Okinawa not because Heiji was trying to make it up to her but because Ran was tagging along with [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], who, along with Heiji, is set to star in an &quot;East vs. West&quot; match deciding who is the greater detective. Heiji is irritated by Kogoro's cocky attitude he expresses to the cameras, fully aware of the latter's fraudulent nature. Heiji overhears the director, Masao Taketomi, asking everyone to prepare as they plan on previewing the setting for tomorrow's shoot: an uninhabited island where a corpse and a mysterious message were discovered. Taketomi asks Heiji if he wants to tag along. After brief consideration, Heiji grabs Conan and accepts the offer. &lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:A flustered Kazuha.png|thumb|right|200px|Kazuha wonders what Heiji will call her.]]<br /> The boat approaches the island, Funaurajima, more commonly known as Onigamejima (English: Demon Turtle Island), shaped like a turtle. Heiji says that the tourist business dried up after several crimes such as kidnappings and robberies were committed against mayor Kaneshiro's household. The mayor called the TV station to set the detective showdown on Funaurajima so they could revive its image and popularity. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Heiji spots two men, Noburou Ikema and Yoshitsugu Kume, flirting with Kazuha and Ran. Annoyed, he pulls Kazuha away, almost claiming that &quot;she's his,&quot; but instead labels her as a &quot;random childhood friend.&quot; Yoshie Taira and Mikihiko Daito introduce themselves along with the boat's captain, Takashi Shimoji, who remains silent. Ikema and Kume scare the girls with tales of soul-sucking demons, while Heiji deduces that Taira's swimsuit will be white but soon sees her in the ocean wearing a black wetsuit. &lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:Deceased Taira.png|thumb|right|200px|Yoshie Taira is found strangled on the beach along with another message.]]<br /> Heiji and Conan read the relevant mysterious message that's been etched into a beam of a dilapidated structure: &quot;The princess sleeps in the Ko and not the Otsu (姫眠るは甲なりて乙にあらず).&quot; Taketomi explains that people discovered an emaciated corpse leaning on the message's beam a year ago. It's theorized that he was a passenger on a boat that capsized due to massive hurricanes from the previous year. Kazuha wonders why someone would construct a house on an uninhabited island, to which Taira answers that mayor Kaneshiro built it to be a vacation getaway, but hurricanes eventually tore it apart. Heiji is pleased to see that, just like his deduction, Taira wore a white bikini under her wetsuit. Daito says that the island has changed since the last time he saw it, adding that until two years ago, he fished for mackerel near the island's waters. Ikema and Kume say that this island was a perfect place for diving, but they were the only two who'd still come around after the crimes. Taketomi sends the crew to scout for interesting locations on the island while he discusses matters with Heiji. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Later that day, most of the crew returned to the boat. Conan and Heiji ponder the message's meaning. Because Ko (甲), Otsu (乙), and Hei (丙) was an ancient ranking system of one, two, and three, the detectives vaguely theorize that it's trying to say that &quot;the princess is sleeping at one, not two.&quot; Ran and Kazuha worries about Taira as it has been an hour since everyone else returned. They wonder if she's still diving which alerts Conan and Heiji. The two boys sprint off and split up; Conan and Ran go around one side of the island while Heiji and Kazuha go around the other. The two converge at the opposite end only to see a deceased Taira with strangulation marks around her neck and another message written in the sand.<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Masao Taketomi|Masao Taketomi manga.jpg|<br /> * 43 years old<br /> * TV director}}<br /> {{People|Yoshitsugu Kume|Yoshitsugu Kume manga.jpg|<br /> * 25 years old<br /> * Crew}}<br /> {{People|Noburo Ikema|Noburo Ikema manga.jpg|<br /> * 24 years old<br /> * Crew}}<br /> {{People|Yoshie Taira|Yoshie Taira manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (strangled)<br /> * 26 years old<br /> * Crew}}<br /> {{People|Mikihiko Daito|Mikihiko Daito manga.jpg|<br /> * 47 years old<br /> * Crew}}<br /> {{People|Takashi Shimoji|Takashi Shimoji manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (bludgeoned)<br /> * 38 years old<br /> * Crew}}<br /> {{People|Hyogo Kaneshiro|Hyogo Kaneshiro manga.jpg|<br /> * 63 years old<br /> * Mayor}}<br /> {{People|Miyako Kaneshiro|Miyako Kaneshiro manga.jpg|<br /> * Kaneshiro's daughter<br /> * Kidnapped 5 years ago}}<br /> {{People|Yoshiko Matsumoto|Yoshiko Matsumoto.jpg|<br /> * Deceased<br /> * Kaneshiro's housekeeper}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> == Cover in other countries ==<br /> &lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:VolumePremium18bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (Premium, combined volumes 35-36)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35sae.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (English)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_38sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:VolumeNE 18sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, New Edition, combined volumes 35-36)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume 35e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Manga]]<br /> * [[Volume 31-40]]<br /> * [[Detective Conan]]<br /> <br /> {{Volumes}}<br /> {{Black Organization}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Volumes]]<br /> [[de:Band 35]]</div>

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<p>Sedritsugu: /* File 350 - Golden Apple 1 */</p> <hr /> <div>{{InfoBox Volume<br /> | volume = 34<br /> | image = Volume 34.jpg<br /> | releasedate = September 18, 2001<br /> | chapters = 340-350<br /> | isbn = 4-09-126164-7<br /> | publisher = [[Shogakukan]]<br /> | english-releasedate = March 16, 2010<br /> | english-isbn = 1-4215-2885-1<br /> | english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]<br /> | detective = [[Akakabu Kenji]]<br /> | keyhole = [[Jugo Yokomizo]]<br /> | prev-volume = Volume 33<br /> | next-volume = Volume 35<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> Volume 34 was released on September 18, 2001 in Japan.<br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> {{Char Appearances|<br /> {{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo&lt;br&gt;(flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Conan Edogawa}}<br /> {{Char|Ran Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}<br /> {{Char|Genta Kojima}}<br /> {{Char|Ai Haibara}}<br /> {{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}<br /> {{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}<br /> {{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo&lt;br&gt;(flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Heiji Hattori}}<br /> {{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}<br /> {{Char|Juzo Megure}}<br /> {{Char|Wataru Takagi}}<br /> {{Char|Kazunobu Chiba}}<br /> {{Char|Shuichi Akai}}<br /> {{Char|Jodie Starling}}<br /> {{Char|Vermouth}}<br /> {{Char|Hideo Akagi}}<br /> {{Char|Naoki Uemura}}<br /> {{Char|Sango Yokomizo|display=Sango Yokomizo&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Gin|display=Gin&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Vodka|display=Vodka&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Pisco|display=Pisco&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Naomichi Mugikura|display=Naomichi Mugikura&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Mika Nanjo|display=Mika Nanjo&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Yasuo Mihei|display=Yasuo Mihei&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Naoya Tarumi|display=Naoya Tarumi&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Yoshiharu Tawara|display=Yoshiharu Tawara&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Tomoaki Araide|display=Tomoaki Araide&lt;br&gt;(photo)}}<br /> {{Char|Shiho Miyano|display=Shiho Miyano&lt;br&gt;(photo)}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Gadgets ==<br /> {{Gadgets Appearances|<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}<br /> {{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}<br /> {{Gadget|Button Speaker}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Chapters ==<br /> === Escalator Message Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|271-272|The Secret Rushed Omission}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 340 - Time to Pick the Apple ====<br /> [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] calls Chujo's detective agency for information about his investigation on the embezzlement case, but finds that his computer is password protected. The Inspector waves off several more absurd interpretations of &quot;OX∆⟏&quot; presented by [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] and [[Jodie Starling|Jodie]] before having his attention captured by [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s peculiar observation. The boy suggests [[Kazunobu Chiba|Chiba]] is suspicious, as the [[Wikipedia: Kanji|kanji]], &quot;Chi (千),&quot; in his surname, &quot;Chiba (千葉),&quot; can be made to look like an X by omitting the diagonal top stroke, and made to look like a triangle by omitting the bottom-central and right-central portions of the kanji. Conan also points out that the &quot;口&quot; radical can look like a O since some people reduce the square to a circle when trying to swiftly write their name. With the idea of &quot;partial omission&quot; in his mind, Megure begins to connect the dots. He returns to the list of suspects and identifies the likely culprit.<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> '''The Message:'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:CH340_Kanjis.png|thumb|right|200px|The two halves of the dying message combine to form the kanji for &quot;Kuniyoshi Bunta (国吉文太)&quot;]]<br /> Megure points to &quot;'''Bunta Kuniyoshi''' (Kuniyoshi Bunta (国吉文太)).&quot; First, he explains that ⟏ refers to &quot;国,&quot; with the strokes inside the &quot;square&quot; omitted to save time. Second, OX∆ represent the lower halves of the remaining kanjis in his name (O = lower half of &quot;吉,&quot; X = lower half of &quot;文,&quot; and ∆ = lower half of &quot;太&quot;). The upper halves are likely missing because they were written on documents that the culprit stole. Therefore, since ⟏ references its entire kanji, while OX∆ only represent half, it makes sense for the square to be larger in size. With the dying message solved, Megure rushes off to apprehend the suspect.&lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> Jodie and Sonoko then notice Ran's absence, but are soon rejoined by their missing companion, who has learned the meaning of X from [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]]. She expresses her annoyance and embarrassment, remarking that she dodged a bullet by not asking [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] for the answer.&lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> '''The Interrogation:'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Meanwhile, the police arrive at the company offices and locate Kuniyoshi. Megure tells Kuniyoshi about the police's findings, and the latter thinks that it is irresponsible for the police to label him as a murderer just because of the dying message. He points out that it is possible for the true killer to use Chujo's blood to write a message that misleads the police. Furthermore, if they wish to hold him responsible, they must present the reportedly stolen documents. Lastly, he adds that if he were the killer, he would have fled the mall and destroyed the documents instead of returning to his office post. Conan then interjects, saying that Kuniyoshi utilized a shredder to destroy the documents instead. Takagi holds a reconstructed version of the upper half of the dying message, clearly proving Megure's deduction is correct. Kuniyoshi begins to panic, as Megure informs him that it is only a matter of time before the police reassemble the pieces of the remaining stolen documents and find his fingerprints on them. &lt;br&gt;<br /> '''The Motive:'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Kuniyoshi admits guilt, saying he began embezzling to improve his family's financial situation. <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> [[File:CH340_XXX.png|thumb|left|125px|Ran signs her message to Shinichi off with &quot;xxx.&quot;]]<br /> With the case solved, Conan rejoins Jodie and Sonoko, asking them to tell him what X means. Sonoko tells him to ask Ran, who appears to be busy timidly writing a text message to [[Shinichi Kudo|someone]]. Conan approaches her and asks for the meaning of X, catching her in a daze. She frantically euphemizes X as a symbol that means &quot;no good,&quot; an explanation Conan appears to accept. The group then exits the department store and parts ways, with Jodie warning the girls about stalkers. As Conan, Ran, and Sonoko make their way home, Jodie turns around and quietly observes them, wondering if &quot;it almost time to pick the apple.&quot; &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH340_Dartboard.png|thumb|right|225px|&quot;X marks the target spot...&quot;]]<br /> Later that night, Conan is awakened by [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]]'s loud snores and notices a new message from Ran delivered to Shinichi's phone. Conan reads the contents and becomes slightly annoyed by the &quot;xxx&quot; written above Ran's signature, erroneously thinking she means &quot;no good, no good, no good.&quot;&lt;br&gt;<br /> A pair of feminine hands operate a keyboard in a dark room lit only by the computer screen. The woman composes a brief and flowery email to [[Gin]], asking if he believes in &quot;heaven.&quot; She anticipates his irritation about the question, requesting that he finds his answer by the time they &quot;lift their glasses full of rotten sherry.&quot; Finally, she punctuates her message with &quot;xxx,&quot; with each X representing a kiss. The woman, [[Vermouth]], internally reflects on the meaning of X, saying it is a female's way of expressing affection. However, it can also be used as &quot;an evil stamp of hatred.&quot; She then grabs a dart on her desk. After kissing the tip, she deftly hurls it towards a dartboard placed across the room, perfectly striking an X drawn on a photo of [[Sherry]] pinned onto the board. The board is adored with two additional photos picturing both Ran and Conan with the words &quot;Angel,&quot; and &quot;Cool Guy&quot; written on them respectively. Vermouth gives a sinister smirk and says, &quot;X marks the target spot...&quot;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Norihisa Kisugi|Norihisa Kisugi manga.jpg|<br /> * 50 years old<br /> * Administrative manager of a Trading Company}}<br /> {{People|Katsunori Chujo|Katsunori Chujo manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (stabbed)<br /> * 43 years old<br /> * Detective}}<br /> &lt;!--Do not add Bunta Kuniyoshi because it goes to the spoiling part--&gt;<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Vermouth reveals her primary target to be Sherry.<br /> * Romantic development between Ran and Shinichi. <br /> ** Ran sends Shinichi a text message signed with &quot;xxx.&quot;<br /> * Ran continues to ponder where she had previously met Akai.<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Flying Neighbor Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|277-278|English Teacher vs. Great Western Detective}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 341 - The Hint That Was Against... ====<br /> [[File:CH341_ChrisVineyardVermouth.png|thumb|right|200px|Conan deduces that Chris Vineyard is a member of the Black Organization.]]<br /> [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] expresses incredible shock upon hearing that files pertaining to cases [[Kogoro Mouri]] solved have been stolen from the police headquarters.&lt;ref name=&quot;Missing_Watch_Case&quot;&gt; Missing Watch Case (Manga: [[Volume_33#Missing_Watch_Case|Volume 33: 335-337]])&lt;/ref&gt; [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] admits that the concurrent death of [[Shinichi Kudo]] and the rise of the Sleeping Kogoro is a suspicious coincidence that may have caught the attention of the [[Black Organization]]. Agasa pettily recalls Conan keeping the concerning news a secret from him when [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] initially relayed the information, to which Conan responds he did so because of [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] was present. He remarks that she is prone to panicking, adding that he promised to protect her if things go awry. Meanwhile, Haibara eavesdrops on the conversation from the basement staircase with a desolate expression.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan mentions how the document thief later returned the files to the police, noting the action's strangeness. [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] floats the idea of it being a trap—a means of luring Shinichi out to investigate. Conan has a surprised reaction to Heiji's sudden appearance, later learning Agasa had called him to aid in brainstorming solutions to their dilemma. Heiji deduces that Conan has figured out a major mystery with respect to the organization, and encourages him to share his findings. Conan points to the incident involving [[Pisco]] at the [[Haido City Hotel]].&lt;ref name=&quot;Hotel_Party_Murder_Case&quot;&gt; Hotel Party Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Hotel_Party_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 238-242]])&lt;/ref&gt; He reiterates his theory about there being an accomplice within the six remaining suspects, who helped Pisco evade suspicion during the interrogation. Among the six celebrity suspects, only one of them had ceased their public activities following the incident: the American movie star, [[Chris Vineyard]].&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH341_JodieMeeting.png|thumb|left|120px|Jodie welcomes Conan and Heiji to her apartment.]]<br /> Conan then tasks Agasa with infiltrating a Chris Vineyard fan website to gather information on the actress, adding that he will draw less attention as an older man. Based on Conan's urgency, Heiji also deduces that there is a suspicious foreigner in Conan's life, leading Agasa to mention [[Jodie Starling|Jodie]]. Despite Conan's reluctance to talk about her, Heiji recklessly proposes that they visit her.&lt;br&gt;<br /> After learning Jodie's address from [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], Conan and Heiji find themselves unexpectedly staring up at a towering apartment building. The two ascend the building and locate unit 2104, labeled &quot;Jodie Saintemillion.&quot; While the boys bicker about not having drafted a viable excuse to visit her unannounced, Heiji accidentally presses the doorbell, which alerts Jodie to their presence. A nearby door then opens and three inebriated individuals, Chika Shimoda, Michiya Nakamachi, and Noboru Kawakami, exit while discussing their awkward interaction with the apartment tenant, &quot;Takai.&quot; A considerable amount of time passes as Jodie finally opens her door, clad in nothing but a bathrobe. The two boys suppress their frisson and enter the apartment, agreeing to eat food at a nearby restaurant. Before leaving, Heiji and Conan ask for the bathroom. Upon entering, they meticulously inspect every inch of the room, as Jodie eavesdrops on their clandestine operation with a smirk.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH341_FlyingNeighbor.png|thumb|right|140px|A man suddenly crashes onto the pavement.]]<br /> Afterward, the group makes their way down to the ground floor, where Jodie comically assumes Heiji is also a foreigner due to his darker skin and [[Wikipedia: Kansai dialect|&quot;unusual&quot; Japanese]], angering the boy. Once outside, they notice Shimoda taking photographs of the building alone. Suddenly, a small phone drops on the pavement, followed by a much larger human being. <br /> <br /> ==== File 342 - The Flying Neighbor ====<br /> Jodie identifies the deceased as her neighbor, Takai. Shimoda, having come to the same conclusion, is crestfallen at the sight of her fallen boyfriend. Heiji interrupts her mourning by inquiring about her meeting with Takai and his colleagues. The woman explains that they left him asleep in his bed, and asserts that his death must be a suicide since they had left the apartment door locked. However, Conan and Heiji remain unsure of her assessment.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the crime scene and interrogate Shimoda, who explains that she was taking exterior photos of Takai's apartment to show to her friend. On the other hand, Nakamachi and Kawakami explain that the group ended their drinking after an argument erupted about Takai's demeanor towards those below him on the corporate ladder. They also mention an incident surrounding a colleague named Sumiyo Hirai, who committed suicide a month ago. She had expressed her anxieties surrounding her job in her suicide note, likely choosing to take her life due to Takai's high production standards. Lastly, they explain that Nakamachi's text message concerned Takai's demeanor, while Kawakami's phone call was a confrontation about Hirai's death. The latter, a tirade demanding Takai take responsibility, may have ultimately contributed to Takai leaping out of his window. Still, without any explicit statement commanding Takai to take his own life, Kawakami cannot be charged with murder.&lt;br&gt; [[File:CH342_JodiePhotos.png|thumb|left|200px|Jodie quietly snaps photos of Conan and Heiji.]]<br /> Meanwhile, Heiji, Conan, and Jodie ruminate on the Takai's death on the twenty-first-floor, and are soon joined by the authorities. Together, the group enters Takai's apartment, where Heiji points to the tenant's damaged curtains—clearly a sign that Takai held onto them before falling. Since a suicidal individual would not cling to such a lifeline, Takai's death is most likely a murder. Heiji also highlights the strange marks on the window glass, though its cause remains a mystery. [[Kazunobu Chiba|Chiba]] then arrives with Shimoda's developed photographs and specifically points to one image that captures Takai moments before falling to his death. Upon closer inspection, Jodie notices the man attempting to throw something back into his room, which Conan surmises was his phone.&lt;br&gt;<br /> After being removed from the premise by an annoyed Megure, Conan and Heiji continue their discussion about the case when the latter suddenly receives a phone call. He answers only to be harangued by [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]], who lividly reminds him about their plans to eat at a restaurant [[Goro Otaki|Otaki]] had recommended in Osaka. Having forgot about his arrangement and noticing his terrible phone reception, Heiji rushes to the apartment balcony. However, after hearing Kazuha mention writing a &quot;memo&quot; about their meeting in her planner, Heiji and Conan have a realization and rush to Takai's bedroom. Their moment of shared understanding of both the method and the culprit is photographed surreptitiously by Jodie, who has been documenting her guests throughout the night.<br /> <br /> ==== File 343 - Who Are You? ====<br /> The trio approach Megure and suggest an experiment meant to simulate the events leading to Takai's death. Heiji adds that the subject must be inebriated in order to properly replicate the initial conditions, and seen as intoxicating a police officer is against protocol, he nominates Jodie. The teacher accepts, but requests she be supplied with an alcoholic favorite of hers.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Sometime later, Jodie sits on Takai's bed while drinking a bottle of [[Wikipedia: Sherry|sherry]]. Takagi assists Heiji in preparing the room before motioning to Megure that their experiment is ready. The test commences. First, Heiji sends a &quot;random&quot; text message to Jodie, mimicking Nakamachi's actions. Jodie, who is lying in bed in the dark, opens her phone and sees, &quot;who are you?&quot; displayed on her phone. She lightly smirks before confirming that she has received the message. Second, Chiba simulates Shimoda's camera flashes from the ground level. Finally, Heiji calls Jodie and under the guise of engaging in a random conversation, asks for her response to his text message. Jodie agrees, but first asks for him to answer his own question, stating that he is not a normal high schooler. Before Heiji can properly answer, he notices the terrible reception, prompting Jodie to head for the balcony. Suddenly, the observing group hears Jodie's screams emanating from the room and Megure terminates the experiment. However, upon entering the room, Megure notices Jodie hanging onto the open window with a cable around her waist.<br /> <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> [[File:CH343_TakaiExit.png|thumb|right|200px|Takai was used to exiting onto the balcony over his bed.]]<br /> '''The Method:'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Heiji explains that they tricked Jodie into exiting the room via the balcony-less window by altering the position of the bed. He then accuses the Takai's caller, '''Noboru Kawakami''' of being the culprit. By rearranging the room during the group meeting, Kawakami was able to trick Takai, who had visualized his apartment's interior via the relative positions of his furniture, to attempt to exit onto the balcony using the wrong window. Takai's intoxicated state impaired the man's perceptions, enabling him to fall to his death.&lt;br&gt; <br /> Kawakami acts surprised by the result of his actions, asserting that he did not intend for the &quot;accident&quot; to occur. The man's excuse is dismantled when Conan arrives with Takai's phone and plays an excerpt of their conversation, clearly capturing Kawakami's murderous intentions. Heiji explains that in his final moments, Takai had recorded their conversation and attempted to throw his phone back into his apartment. While, the phone hit the glass and fell to the ground, the device survived, preserving incriminating evidence for Kawakami's crime.<br /> '''The Motive:'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Kawakami wished to avenge Hirai's death. <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> [[File:CH343_HeijiEnglish.png|thumb|left|200px|Heiji deduces that Jodie is actually fluent in Japanese.]][[File:CH343_JodieCabinet.png|thumb|right|225px|Photos of Shinichi, Conan, and Ran occupy the space behind Jodie's mirror. ]]<br /> As the group wraps their investigation and experiment, Heiji returns Jodie's camera that he had held onto while she participated in the simulation. Jodie asks why Heiji feigns his inability to speak English. When accused of not being &quot;a normal high schooler,&quot; Heiji responded, &quot;yes, I am a normal high schooler,&quot; intend of &quot;no, I am a normal high schooler,&quot; the latter of which is more in-line with Japanese grammatical structure. Therefore, Heiji's correct choice of words shows his advanced knowledge of the English language. In response, Heiji, in English, similarly accuses Jodie of feigning her inability to fluently communicate in Japanese. He explains that although her use intonations are flawed, her grammar is perfect, a sign she is attempting to diminish her abilities. As Heiji and Conan part ways with the teacher, Jodie realizes that the experiment the boys conducted was not to elucidate the events leading to Takai's murder, but rather to take a temporary hold of her possessions. She checks her camera, finding its film roll missing.&lt;br&gt;<br /> On the walk home, Heiji admits that Jodie is suspicious. Conan recalls that despite her wet body and hair, her bathroom showed signs of her recently drying herself, suggesting that she had already finished her shower prior to their arrival, and had quickly re-drenched herself to buy herself time to hide something. Still, Heiji assumes her innocence, adding that her facial appearance greatly differs from that of Chris Vineyard. Conan, however, remains skeptical, questioning the authenticity of Jodie's face. Internally, he comments that there are two more &quot;suspicious individuals.&quot;&lt;br&gt;<br /> Back at Jodie's apartment, the woman comments on Heiji Hattori, finding him intriguing. She arrives at her bathroom sink and pulls back the mirror, revealing a several photographs of Ran, Conan, and Shinichi at the [[Teitan High School]] Festival.&lt;ref name=&quot;School_Play_Murder_Case&quot;&gt; School Play Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#School_Play_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 255-257]])&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Chika Shimoda|Chika Shimoda manga.jpg|<br /> * 30 years old<br /> * Office worker}}<br /> {{People|Michiya Nakamachi|Michiya Nakamachi manga.jpg|<br /> * 28 years old<br /> * Office worker}}<br /> {{People|Noboru Kawakami|Noboru Kawakami manga.jpg|<br /> * 33 years old<br /> * Office worker}}<br /> {{People|Takai|File 341-343 Takai manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (fell)}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Conan deduces that Chris Vineyard is a member of the Black Organization.<br /> ** Conan tasks Agasa with gathering information on Chris by joining her fan page. <br /> ** Believing Jodie to be suspicious, Heiji and Conan visit her apartment to investigate.<br /> *** Jodie attempts to take photographs of Conan and Heiji, but her film roll is confiscated by the boys. <br /> ** Heiji deduces that Jodie is feigning her inability to fluently speak Japanese. <br /> ** Conan questions the authenticity of Jodie's face. <br /> * Jodie is revealed to possess photos of Shinichi, Conan, and Ran. <br /> ** The photos of Conan and Ran are identical to those possessed by Vermouth. <br /> * Minor romantic development between Heiji and Kazuha.<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Soccer Supporter Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|279-280|Hooligan's Labyrinth}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Ryusuke Higo]]|image = Ryusuke Higo.jpg|description = <br /> * Soccer player for Big Osaka}}<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Sharon Vineyard]]|image = Sharon Vineyard.jpg|description =<br /> * Deceased?<br /> * Famous American actress<br /> * [[Yukiko Kudo]]'s good friend}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 344 - The Storm of Booing ====<br /> [[File:CH344_SoccerGame.png|thumb|right|200px|The Detective Boys enjoy a soccer game.]][[File:CH344_AkanoStabbed.png|thumb|right|220px|The hooligan's end.]]<br /> The [[Detective Boys]] watch in awe as [[Hideo Akagi]] masterfully dribbles past four defenders and assists [[Naoki Uemura]] in scoring the winning goal, sealing the Tokyo Spirits' victory over Noir Tokyo in the Tokyo Derby.&lt;br&gt;<br /> The children exuberantly discuss the [[Wikipedia: Association football|soccer]] match during their walk home. Their conversation lands on former Tokyo Noir star center forward, [[Ryusuke Higo]], who was recently traded to BIG Osaka. They note the &quot;storm of booing&quot; that continues to chase the player following his controversial trade, with [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] saying, &quot;there's no place for a traitor.&quot; Still, she appears to empathize with the Higo, especially after hearing about his potential transfer to the Spanish League, remarking positively on the notion of &quot;running somewhere far away where the jeers cannot reach you.&quot; &lt;br&gt;<br /> [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] then notices a store-front television displaying a concurrent BIG Osaka game. The Detective Boys join the spectating crowd in seeing Higo's struggles persist on his new team. A man amongst the crowd voices his cruel criticisms for the player, spiteful over Higo's departure from Noir Tokyo. As the man takes his leave, [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] recognizes him from the news, to which [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] explains he is a [[Wikipedia: Hooliganism|hooligan]] named Kadotake Akano, who regularly creates disturbances at soccer games, leading to his ban at several venues. He also mentions his webpage, &quot;Tokyo Hooligan,&quot; where he documents his frequent altercations with rival fans. &lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:CH344_MitsuhikoEar.png|thumb|left|215px|Haibara presses against Mitsuhiko's earpiece to monitor Higo's performance.]]<br /> Conan then turns to [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] and quietly asks about his progress in gathering intelligence about [[Chris Vineyard]].&lt;ref name=&quot;Flying_Neighbor_Case&quot;&gt; Flying Neighbor Case (Manga: [[Volume_34#Flying_Neighbor_Case|Volume 34: 341-343]])&lt;/ref&gt; The professor says he successfully contacted active members on the actress' fan page, but solid information about Chris was limited. Instead, people were quite knowledgeable about her mother, late actress [[Sharon Vineyard]]. The first time Chris had formally appeared before the press was at Sharon's funeral where she refused to answer any questions, saying, &quot;a secret makes a woman woman.&quot; Agasa also mentions reports about a famous [[Yukiko Kudo|Japanese actress]] who was sighted at Sharon's funeral, but her identity remains largely unknown to the public. Conan, upon digesting the information, nervously comments that Chris Vineyard may be troublesome. &lt;br&gt;<br /> On the train ride home, the Detective Boys find themselves crushed in a sea of passengers. A vulgar remark penetrates the condensed environment, as Genta notices Akano altercating with a Tokyo Spirits fan. [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]], however, pays him little attention, instead focused on the radio broadcast of the BIG Osaka match. Haibara, equally invested in the game's outcome, presses her ear against Mitsuhiko's earpiece, making the boy blush. She asks him to report on the situation surrounding Higo, and subsequently appears gloomy after hearing about his continued ineffectiveness. The train suddenly breaks harshly, causing turmoil within the hull. As passengers pour out onto the [[Haido Station]] platform, the outflow reveals a gruesome sight. Akano lies bleeding on the floor, with a knife strewn nearby. <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> ==== File 345 - The Suspicious Supporters ====<br /> Conan orders Agasa to call the authorities as he rushes to a nearby platform worker and directs him to close the station gates. Specifically, he asks for the gatekeepers to hold anyone who purchased tickets prior to 17:00.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Sometime later, Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the platform and inspect the killer's knife, noting its ornate design and foreign origin. They also note that based on the crowded circumstances, the culprit has likely exited the station. However, the platform worker notifies the officers that they had withheld three passengers from leaving the premises. When asked why, Conan elucidates his rationality. An anonymous murder in a compact train car must be premeditated, meaning the killer must have followed Akano onto the train. To effectively tail an individual, one would need to pre-purchase their tickets so as to not lose sight of their target while at the ticket booth. Since the soccer game ended at 17:00, the culprit must possess a ticket bought before 17:00. Once again a witness to the seven-year-old's impressive deductive prowess, Takagi leans down and asks how he makes such complex inferences and decisions so quickly. Conan points to Agasa, saying that he is merely relaying his guardian's deduction.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH344_ShinichiRecruited.png|thumb|left|115px|Conan recalls being recruited by Higo and Endo while in middle school.]]<br /> The investigators proceed to examine the three suspects: Hasue Kira, who was delayed because of a verbal altercation with a Spirits fan; Mitsuaki Funato, who had a work related call; and Etsutoshi Oba, who had to take time to mentally process Akagi's finesse. Conan also notices various object impressions on each suspect's skin, meaning all three were aboard a fully packed train car. As Megure further inquires about their experiences on the train, Ayumi notices Haibara's absence.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan finds her standing before a station broadcast screen, her eyes glued to the BIG Osaka match. The boy compares her situation to that of Higo, stating that Noir in French means &quot;black,&quot; making him a traitor to the black team. Additionally, Higo had a secret half-brother named [[Rikuo Endo]], a former defender for Tokyo Noir. The two revealed their blood-relation to [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] after observing his skill as a ninth grader, inviting him to join their quest to become Tokyo Noir's top players. Shortly after Higo joined Noir, Endo was released from the organization—likely signed purely to entice Higo into joining their ranks. Therefore, the ulterior motive for Higo's transfer to BIG Osaka was to join Endo, who had been hired by the team as a trainer. Suddenly, the broadcast roars as Higo is fowled. Haibara, having lost hope, glumly walks away. Conan, on the other hand, continues to watch the screen and sees someone score a goal, sparking his thought-processes and helping him determine the culprit's identity.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Haibara returns to the station platform, though notably on the side opposing her companions. <br /> <br /> ==== File 346 - The Fake Supporter ====<br /> [[File:CH346_HaibaraRemains.png|thumb|right|150px|Haibara chose to face her destiny.]]<br /> With the forensic work completed and the evidence documented, Megure prepares to transfer the three suspects to the police station for further questioning. However, Agasa, voiced by Conan, speaks up, having solved the case.<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> [[File:CH346_ObaCaught.png|thumb|right|250px|Agasa names Oba to be the culprit.]]<br /> '''Evidence for Culpability:'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Agasa states that the culprit had made a definitive lie about the soccer match between the Tokyo Spirits and Tokyo Noir, and likely had not even seen the game. One would not be able to split their attention between spectating the game and tracking Akano's position. Thus, the culprit likely camped in the stadium bathroom while listening to the game over the radio, then rushed to the exit and waited for Akano to pass by after the game had concluded.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Agasa asks for each suspect to state their seating position. Kira took a sideline-facing seat, Oba took a seat behind Tokyo Noir's goal, and Funato took a seat behind Tokyo Spirit's goal. The three even show their tickets to prove their statements. Agasa explains that in J-League soccer games, the home team fans are placed behind the right side goal, while the away team fans are placed behind the left side goal. Because the Tokyo Spirits were hosting the Derby, the Spirits' stands were on the left side. Since Akagi had dribbled through four defenders heading from the right to the left, the goal scored took place directly in front of the Spirits fans, meaning '''Etsutoshi Oba''' could not have properly seen the event if he were sitting behind Tokyo Noir's goal. Therefore, his justification for his delayed stadium departure is undeniably false.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Although Oba argues that his mistake was due to his inexperience as a soccer fan, Agasa points out an additional factor which proves he was absent in the stands. He points to his Tokyo Noir &quot;Higo&quot; jersey. Kira notes that if Noir fans had spotted Oba wearing their &quot;traitor's&quot; jersey as an active team supporter, he would likely have been heckled by those around him. Megure acknowledges the discrepancies in Oba's claims, but still demands concrete evidence for his crime.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Agasa states that if one were to stab someone on a crowded train, they must prepare their weapon before entering the train car. Hence, Oba must have an impression on his skin where he hid the knife. Takagi inspects the suspect's body and locates an impression above his left elbow facing his body, still perfectly displaying the sheathe's ornate design.&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''The Motive:'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Oba explains that one year ago, his younger twin brother returned from a soccer game covered in scratches and bruises, having reportedly fallen down a flight of stairs. However, later that evening, he would collapse dead in his home, having suffered an [[Wikipedia: Intracerebral hemorrhage|intracerebral hemorrhage]]. Sometime later, Oba learned the truth behind his brother's death after reading a post on Akano's Tokyo Hooligan blog bragging that he had pushed a critic of his down a flight of stairs during a game. Wanting to confirm if the critic Akano had referenced was his twin, Oba had approached the man. Akano responded, &quot;you were still alive?&quot; sealing Oba's conviction about Akano's direct involvement in his brother's death. <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> As the police escort the culprit out of the station, Genta questions the whereabouts of Haibara. Ayumi notices her on the opposing platform looking empty and resigned. Conan, remembering her empathizing with Higo &quot;running somewhere far away where the jeers cannot reach,&quot; fears she may be attempting to flee alone into the unknown. He dashes over to her platform, but fails to catch the departing train, causing him to yell her name in defeat. However, Conan's moment of anguish is interrupted by Haibara herself, who had not fled like the boy had believed and had instead recovered Mitsuhiko's radio, which he had misplaced, from a station worker. Deducing what Conan had erroneously assumed, she reminds him of his promise to protect her, and that he told her to never run away from her own destiny.&lt;ref name=&quot;Hotel_Party_Murder_Case&quot;&gt; Hotel Party Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Hotel_Party_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 238-242]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Bus_Hijacking_Case&quot;&gt; Bus Hijacking Case (Manga: [[Volume_29#Bus_Hijacking_Case|Volume 29: 287-289]])&lt;/ref&gt; As she makes her way up the station steps, Conan nonchalantly informs her that Higo had managed to score the winning goal, sparking life in the girl's eyes. Nevertheless, Haibara feigns indifference and walks away. Moments later, Conan catches her blissfully watching the station television broadcasting an elated Higo as he is showered with praise and cheers.<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Kadotake Akano|Kadotake Akano manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (stabbed)<br /> * 48 years old<br /> * Noir Tokyo fan and self-styled hooligan}}<br /> {{People|Hasue Kira|Hasue Kira manga.jpg|<br /> * 24 years old<br /> * Noir Tokyo fan}}<br /> {{People|Mitsuaki Funato|Mitsuaki Funato manga.jpg|<br /> * 33 years old<br /> * Tokyo Spirits fan}}<br /> {{clear}}<br /> {{People|Etsutoshi Oba|Etsutoshi Oba manga.jpg|<br /> * 29 years old<br /> * Noir Tokyo fan}}<br /> {{People|[[Rikuo Endo]]|Rikuo Endo manga.jpg|<br /> * Soccer player for Noir Tokyo<br /> * Higo's older half-brother}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Introduces Sharon Vineyard, famous late actress and mother of Chris Vineyard.<br /> * Agasa reports that according to those active on Chris Vineyard's fan page, little is known about the actress' personal life. <br /> ** Chris made her first public appearance at Sharon's funeral. <br /> *** Chris had reportedly said &quot;a secret makes a woman woman,&quot; to the press.<br /> *** A famous Japanese actress was spotted at the funeral. <br /> * Introduces Ryusuke Higo, a center forward for BIG Osaka. <br /> ** Haibara's favorite soccer player.<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Chinatown Murder Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|284-285|Chinatown Deja Vu in the Rain}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Jugo Yokomizo]]|image = Jugo Yokomizo.jpg|description =<br /> * Police Inspector<br /> * [[Sango Yokomizo]]'s twin brother}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 347 - Raining Deja-Vu ====<br /> [[File:CH347_RanFlashbacks.png|thumb|right|250px|Ran experiences a series of fragmented flashbacks in the rain.]]<br /> [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] audibly studies for her upcoming history exam during a car ride to a Chinese restaurant in [[Wikipedia: Yokohama|Yokohama]]. [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], the driver, notices a water droplet strike the windshield and comments on the strengthening rain. The weather triggers a series of fragmented memories in Ran's mind, depicting [[Shuichi Akai|Akai]] in an unfamiliar city street and a solemn [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] standing in the rain. [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] expresses concern for her, but the girl insists she is alright while fighting off a brief bought of dizziness.&lt;br&gt;<br /> At the Chinese restaurant, four men discuss logistics surrounding a movie they are producing, specifically debating their course-of-action following the loss of their lead actress due to accident-related injury. The director, Kaizo Isogami, proposes to cancel the film, with the assistant director Motohiro Ito and writer Keigo Kitaura voicing similar defeatist sentiments. The producer, Shiro Kawabata, remains opportunistic, but still concurs with his colleague's assessment about the difficulties of finding another young, athletic, and attractive female star. In that moment, the group hears Ran and company complaining to a waiter about their coupon's nullification—an interaction where the girl has to physically ward off a bouncer from ejecting them from the establishment. Impressed with Ran's karate abilities, the men invite her party to dine with them.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH347_ConanLazySusan.png|thumb|left|150px|Conan struggles to operate the lazy susan.]]<br /> Ran voices her reluctance to accept their offer to cast her as their new star heroine, an opinion supported by her father. However, the Kogoro and Conan's favor quickly change upon hearing the rewards of fame and fortune, but then just as quickly reverse after hearing about a potential &quot;love-scene&quot; forced into the script by Kawabata. Isogami agrees with their assessment, alluding to the physical dangers of the job. Ran then accidentally spills a bowl of soup onto Kawabata's lap and quickly crouches to retrieve the bowl. While doing so, her vision clouds yet again leading to Conan gauging her temperature and declaring a mild cold. She continues to assert she is fine, but the boy's worries persist as he recalls her previously collapsing due to an illness. Ran questions his memories, causing the boy to retract his statement. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH347_KawabataPoisoned.png|thumb|right|130px|Kawabata drops dead on the table, having been poisoned.]]<br /> Back at the table, Kawabata expresses his dismay at the sight of [[Wikipedia: Century egg|century eggs]] and [[Wikipedia: Egg foo young|egg foo young]], saying he has an allergy. Conan attempts to disrupt the dinner and pull Ran away to rest, but is foiled after the girl orders him [[Wikipedia: Xiaolongbao|xiaolongbao]], which he had previously shown to enjoy. Conan tries operate the [[Wikipedia: Lazy Susan|lazy susan]] to obtain the [[Wikipedia: Soy sauce|soy sauce]] positioned in front of Kogoro but fails, with the bottle returning to its initial position after each attempt. Ran finally retrieves the bottle on his behalf. A similar string of events plays out when he tries to obtain the [[Wikipedia: Chili oil|chili oil]], leading him to moan about his incompetence in taking care of Ran.&lt;br&gt;<br /> The waiters wheel out the restaurant's lavish [[Wikipedia: Peking duck|peking duck]], as Kawabata asks Ran about her favorite actresses. She names both Shinichi's mother [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko Fujimine]] and late American movie star [[Sharon Vineyard]], whom she had previously met. The filmmakers praise her choices, as Ito somberly states that if &quot;she&quot; did not die, she would also be a renowned actress of a similar caliber. Suddenly, Kawabata grips his throat in pain before collapsing onto the table, having been fatally poisoned. <br /> <br /> ==== File 348 - The Misleading Oshibori ====<br /> [[File:CH348_SangoJugo.png|thumb|left|125px|Kogoro mistakenly identifies Jugo as Sango with a shaved head.]]<br /> [[Jugo Yokomizo]] from the [[Wikipedia: Kanagawa|Kanagawa]] Prefectural Police arrives and leads an investigation, identifying the used poison as [[Wikipedia: Potassium cyanide|potassium cyanide]]. Despite Kawabata's final bite being entirely comprised of peking duck, no traces of poison were recovered from the dish or the servers, meaning the victim likely had poison laced on his person prior to eating the entrée. Turning to the suspects, Jugo recognizes Kogoro's face and humorously suggests that he may be a wanted criminal. Kogoro introduces himself the by the title, Sleeping Kogoro (Nemuri no Kogoro), which Jugo mocks by calling him Smoking Kogoro (Kemuri no Kogoro). A forensic analyst then interrupts, reporting that they found traces of poison on Kawabata's chopsticks, plates, and [[Wikipedia: Oshibori|oshibori]]. After learning that Kawabata was flanked by Kogoro and Conan, Jugo accuses Kogoro of the murder, saying he could easily poison the oshibori from his adjacent position. Seeing the inspector's face up close, Kogoro also finds his face familiar. His realization fully arrives upon hearing an officer refer to him as &quot;Yokomizo,&quot; believing the inspector to be an aloof [[Sango Yokomizo]] who shaved his head as penance for causing some work-related debacle. Jugo corrects him, making the distinction between his older twin brother and himself clear, much to Kogoro's chagrin.&lt;br&gt;<br /> The suspects then explain their various seating positions throughout the night. Kawabata began his meal flanked by Isogami and Kitaura; after their guests' arrival, he was then flanked by Kitaura and Ran; lastly, after he changed positions to isolate Ran from her father, he was flanked by Conan and Kogoro. Conan recalls Kawabata scrubbing his pants with his oshibori after Ran had spilled soup on him. If the oshibori was poisoned prior to the spill, poison would naturally be found on his pants. A few moments later, Jugo returns with the test results confirming the absence of poison on Kawabata's pants, meaning the cyanide was installed after the spill. As Jugo's eye of suspicion strengthens its gaze on Kogoro, Ran begins to experience further headaches and flashbacks. She sees a [[Sharon Vineyard|blonde woman]]'s faint smile, Akai's angered expression, and Shinichi's solemn words—replaced by Conan's concerned voice. Her attention returns to reality where Conan has her take a seat, planning to take her to the hospital. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH348_RanFever.png|thumb|right|200px|Ran's worsening fever.]]<br /> An officer then reports that they had recovered a vile of potassium cyanide from the restaurant bathroom, absolving Kogoro who had remained at the table for the duration of the dinner. The detective suggests that the culprit utilized the lazy susan to transport a poisoned oshibori to Kawabata's location. Inspired by Kogoro's idea, Conan recalls the lazy susan's movements when he struggled to obtain the soy and chili sauce. He pieces together the placement of each person and dish relative to the victim, especially the two egg dishes which Kawabata avoided. He then approaches a forensic officer and asks if there were any notable substances besides poison on the oshibori. The officer answers that there was also soup but nothing else. Conan finds the information greatly intriguing, determining that the poisoned oshibori was not slipped into Kawabata's possession before his death but was rather inserted onto the table near him after his poisoning. As the boy closes in around the truth, Ran's temperature continues to climb. <br /> <br /> ==== File 349 - Cleared Memory ====<br /> Kogoro proffers a moronic explanation of how the culprit installed the poisoned oshibori, reminding Jugo about his brother's description of the detective's latent genius. As if on cue, Kogoro is [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|tranquilized]] by Conan, who installs a [[Button Speaker|speaker]] on his back. He apologizes for his absurd suggestion and instructs everyone to take their seat at the table.&lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> [[File:CH349_LazySusan.png|thumb|left|240px|Kawabata spun the lazy susan from below to avoid the two egg dishes, touching the poison in the process.]]<br /> '''The Method:'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Kogoro casts Jugo as Kawabata and attempts to cast an officer to play Ran, but the girl insists she is capable of fulfilling her role. Kogoro begins by directing everyone's attention to Conan, who recounts his difficulties operating the lazy susan. He spins the wheel several times before taking a [[Wikipedia: Baozi|baozi]] prepared by the restaurant to his mouth. Isogami exclaims to stop, stating that there could still be poison on the table. Jugo assures the man that the forensics team have tested the entire surface. Still, Kogoro sides with Isogami, floating the idea of poison remaining on parts of the table yet untouched by the analysts. He proceeds to illustrate that although most people would spin the wheel by placing their hand on top of the lazy susan, one may choose to spin the wheel from below if they wished to avoid a particularly large dish. Since Kawabata had a severe allergy to eggs, he would avoid the century eggs and egg foo young by spinning the wheel from below, touching the laced poison in the process. Jugo surmises that Conan's struggles with the chili sauce were because the culprit was purposefully keeping the two egg dishes in front of the Kawabata. Additionally, Kogoro explains that the boy's earlier struggles with the soy sauce were because the culprit was in the process of installing the poison. Therefore, the culprit is the individual sitting in front of the two egg dishes when Conan was attempting to obtain the soy sauce, making '''Kaizo Isogami''' the culprit. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH349_JeanStain.png|thumb|right|200px|Kawabata's true oshibori is stained with the blue dye of his jeans.]]<br /> Jugo asks about the poisoned oshibori, but Kogoro answers that the cloth recovered belonged to Isogami, who laced it with poison in the bathroom and used it to install the poison under the lazy susan. He swapped his oshibori with Kawabata's during the commotion that shortly followed the producer's death. Isogami even poured his own soup onto his oshibori to better mimic Kawabata's, though forgot to include a crucial detail. Kawabata had wiped soup from his jeans, which stained his oshibori blue. Jugo goes to examine the oshibori in Isogami's possession and confirms its blue stain, sealing Isogami as the culprit.&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''The Motive:'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Isogami confesses that he had murdered Kawabata to avenge &quot;Rika's&quot; death. She had quietly taken the place of an absent stuntman and performed dangerous bike-related stunts, only to eventually lose her life in a fatal crash. Kawabata had known about her dangerous gamble and had encouraged her to continue.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Lastly, he asks Kogoro what he would have done if he had not stopped Conan from biting the baozi. Kogoro answers that he would have found an alternative way to prove his guilt. Isogami laughs, saying he must complain to God who gave him such compunction. <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> [[File:CH349_RanCollapse.png|thumb|right|260px|Ran succumbs to her high fever and falls unconscious.]]<br /> Hearing the word &quot;God,&quot; a sequence of quotes and images flash through Ran's mind. Rain descends upon a row of skyscrapers as a feminine voice asks if God truly exists. Shinichi continues to stand in the downpour with a solemn expression, his words still lost. Akai sternly yells at her to get lost. The blonde woman, revealed to be Sharon Vineyard, calmly says that &quot;an angel never smiled upon me, not even once.&quot; In that moment, Ran experiences mental clarity and perfectly remembers where she had met Akai. The girl then collapses to the ground, falling deeply unconscious.<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Kaizo Isogami|Kaizo Isogami manga.jpg|<br /> * 52 years old<br /> * Movie director}}<br /> {{People|Motohiro Ito|Motohiro Ito manga.jpg|<br /> * 38 years old<br /> * Assistant director}}<br /> {{People|Keigo Kitaura|Keigo Kitaura manga.jpg|<br /> * 29 years old<br /> * Writer}}<br /> {{clear}}<br /> {{People|Shiro Kawabata|Shiro Kawabata manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (poison)<br /> * 46 years old<br /> * Producer}}<br /> {{People|Rika|Rika manga.jpg|<br /> * Deceased (bike accident)<br /> * Actress}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Ran develops a high fever and falls unconscious.<br /> ** She recalls a lost memory from her past involving Akai, Shinichi, and Sharon Vineyard. <br /> ** She finally remembers where she had previously met Akai. <br /> * Introduces Jugo Yokomizo, an inspector of the Kanagawa Prefectural Police and younger twin brother of Sango Yokomizo.<br /> * Romantic development between Ran and Shinichi. <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Golden Apple Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|286-288|Shinichi Kudo's New York Case}}<br /> [[File:CH350_BrooklynBridge.png|thumb|right|651px|Ran finds herself in an unfamiliar setting.]]<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Toichi Kuroba]]|link=Toichi Kuroba|image = Toichi Kuroba.jpg|description =<br /> * [[Kaito Kuroba]]'s father<br /> * World famous magician<br /> * The first [[Kaitou Kid]]}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 350 - Golden Apple 1 ====<br /> <br /> [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] is the first to rush to [[Ran Mouri|Ran]]'s side, soon followed by [[Jugo Yokomizo]], who opts to drive her directly to a hospital across the [[Wikipedia: Yokohama Bay Bridge|Yokohama Bay Bridge]]. Ran's vision begins to warp as she sees Conan's image turn into [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. She remarks about feeling inadequate, remembering a time she was saved by him before.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH350_StatueOfLiberty.png|thumb|right|200px|The Statue of Liberty.]]<br /> A vintage car speeds down an [[Wikipedia: Brooklyn Bridge|imposing bridge]] towards a [[Wikipedia: New York City|city that never sleeps]]. In the backseat, Ran emerges from her nap just in time to notice the [[Wikipedia: Statue of Liberty|Statue of Liberty]] in the distance. Her fellow passenger, Shinichi explains that New Yorkers call the landmark &quot;Miss Liberty.&quot; Upset about slumbering through a significant portion of the [[Wikipedia: Manhattan|Manhattan]] view, Ran voices her complaints, adding that the murder case on the plane ride to [[Wikipedia: Los Angeles|Los Angeles]] suppressed her ability to find proper rest.&lt;ref name=&quot;Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case&quot;&gt; Shinichi's First Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_21#Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case|Volume 21: 204-207]])&lt;/ref&gt; Shinichi places partial blame the driver, [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]], for expediting their arrival in New York by a day. She responds that she had no choice, mentioning their sudden acquisition of musical tickets to the new [[Wikipedia: Broadway theatre|Broadway]] show, Golden Apple.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH350_SuperStunt.png|thumb|left|230px|Shinichi and Ran perform a daring stunt.]]<br /> Ran notices the abundance of police cars patrolling the streets, which Shinichi attributes to the at-large Japanese serial killer, who specifically targets young women. Yukiko assures the worried girl that he is only active past midnight and that it is still currently 18:00. Her son corrects her, stating that due to [[Wikipedia: Daylight saving time|daylight saving hours]], the time is 19:00. Surprised in her lapse, Yukiko fears they will be late to a special meeting she arranged with a friend one hour before the musical showing. With no other choice, Yukiko kicks her [[Wikipedia: Jaguar E-Type|Jaguar E-Type]] into high gear and races down through the busy traffic. Noting an upcoming tight turn, the she enlists Shinichi and Ran to perform a special action to help distribute weight. Ran, oblivious to what the woman means, blindly follows Shinichi's instructions to join him in the front seat. A few moments later, the car arrives at the turn and achieves lift-off on its left half. Simultaneously, to Ran's shock and horror, Shinichi lifts both her and himself out of the car window—their torsos sticking out of the vehicle like a pair of surfers riding a wild wave. With the bend successfully cleared, Shinichi laughs off their action, eliciting an infuriated response from a panic-stricken Ran.&lt;br&gt;<br /> The group arrives at the theatre in the nick of time, only to be pulled over by a patrolling officer. He informs Yukiko about her excessive speed limit infringement, but is stopped by a large bald man with a mustache, a New York City Police Captain, Radish Redwood. He explains that Yukiko is one of their undercover agents, and that she was naturally speeding in an attempt to catch a fleeing criminal.&lt;br&gt;[[File:CH350_SharonVineyard.png|thumb|right|150px|&quot;An angel never smiled upon me, not even once.&quot;]]<br /> Saved from a serious traffic-related offense, Yukiko profusely expresses her gratitude to Redwood. The captain, however, says she should be thanking someone else. He tugs at the base of his neck, revealing himself to be a disguised [[Sharon Vineyard]]. Shinichi bewildered by her abilities to masquerade a police captain, leading Yukiko to explain that the two actresses had previously been given a series of lessons in disguise by a [[Toichi Kuroba|famous Japanese magician]] in order to prepare for their respective film roles. Ran voices her amazement about the honor of meeting such a famous celebrity in New York, directing her gratitude towards a metaphorical God. Sharon remains expressionless, asking if there truly is a God in this world. If such a supreme entity exists, then those who toil in their work and lives would be properly compensated. &quot;An angel never smiled upon me, not even once,&quot; she says with a solemn smile, marking the beginning of a gruesome series of unfortunate events.<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Radish Redwood|Radish Redwood manga.jpg|<br /> * Captain from New York Police Department}}<br /> {{People|Lilas Sanchez|Lila Sanchez manga.jpg|<br /> * 32 years old<br /> * Stage actress}}<br /> {{People|Akane Nielsen|Akane Neilson manga.jpg|<br /> * 27 years old<br /> * Stage actress}}<br /> {{People|Rose Hewitt|Rose Hewitt manga.jpg|<br /> * 28 years old<br /> * Stage actress}}<br /> {{People|Iberis Hamilton|Iblis Hamilton manga.jpg|<br /> * 30 years old<br /> * Stage actress<br /> * Heath's wife}}<br /> {{People|Heath Flockheart|Heath Flockheart manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (gunshot)<br /> * 33 years old<br /> * Stage actor}}<br /> {{People|Slasher|350-354 Slasher manga.jpg|<br /> * Serial killer}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> == Cover in other countries ==<br /> &lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume34cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume34bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume34fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume34f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume34g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume34ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume34bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume34bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:VolumePremium17bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (Premium, combined volumes 33-34)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume34i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume34i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume34i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume34k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume34ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume34m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume34cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume34sae.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (English)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_37sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:VolumeNE 17sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, New Edition, combined volumes 33-34)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume34sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume34th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume 34e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume34v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume34r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Manga]]<br /> * [[Volume 31-40]]<br /> * [[Detective Conan]]<br /> <br /> {{Volumes}}<br /> {{Black Organization}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Volumes]]<br /> [[de:Band 34]]</div>

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<p>Sedritsugu: /* File 352 - Golden Apple 3 */</p> <hr /> <div>{{InfoBox Volume<br /> | volume = 35<br /> | image = Volume 35.jpg<br /> | releasedate = December 18, 2001<br /> | chapters = 351-361<br /> | isbn = 4-09-126165-5<br /> | publisher = [[Shogakukan]]<br /> | english-releasedate = July 13, 2010<br /> | english-isbn = 1-4215-2886-X<br /> | english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]<br /> | detective = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drury_Lane_(character) Drury Lane]<br /> | keyhole = [[Sharon Vineyard]]<br /> | prev-volume = Volume 34<br /> | next-volume = Volume 36<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> Volume 35 was released on December 18, 2001 in Japan.<br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> {{Char Appearances|<br /> {{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Conan Edogawa}}<br /> {{Char|Ran Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}<br /> {{Char|Genta Kojima}}<br /> {{Char|Ai Haibara}}<br /> {{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}<br /> {{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}<br /> {{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Heiji Hattori}}<br /> {{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}<br /> {{Char|Misao Yamamura}}<br /> {{Char|Shuichi Akai|display=Shuichi Akai (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Sharon Vineyard|display=Sharon Vineyard (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Kichiro Numabuchi|display=Ki'ichiro Numabuchi}}<br /> {{Char|Jugo Yokomizo|display=Jugo Yokomizo (cameo)}}<br /> {{Char|Yusaku Kudo|display=Yusaku Kudo (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Gin|display=Gin&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Vodka|display=Vodka&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Vermouth|display=Chris Vineyard&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Hikaru Yasumoto|display=Hikaru Yasumoto (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsu Araide|display=Mitsu Araide (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Volume 14|Yoshifusa Yabuuchi|display= Yoshifusa Yabuuchi (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Volume 27|Norifumi Saku|display=Norifumi Saku (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Volume 31|Masao Jinbo|display=Masao Jinbo (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Mrs. Tsuburaya|display=Mrs. Tsuburaya (voice)}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Gadgets ==<br /> {{Gadgets Appearances|<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}<br /> {{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}<br /> {{Gadget|Detective Boys Badge}}<br /> {{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}<br /> {{Gadget|Wristwatch Flashlight}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Chapters ==<br /> === Golden Apple Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|286-288|Shinichi Kudo's New York Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 351 - Golden Apple 2 ====<br /> [[File:Sharon on Chris.png|thumb|left|151px|Sharon laments about her troubled life, mentioning her daughter, Chris]]<br /> [[Sharon Vineyard]] speaks of her past filled with misfortunes, mentioning her daughter, [[Chris Vineyard]]. She reveals that Chris and her had fallen out, and have not seen each other in over ten years as Chris had begun &quot;hanging out with a bad crowd.&quot; Sharon escorts [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]], [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]], and [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to the dressing room to meet the cast: Lilas Sanchez, Rose Hewitt, Akane Neilson, and Iberis Hamilton. After brief introductions, Iberis mentions a mysterious gift sent to the actresses, a golden apple with the words &quot;For the Fairest&quot; written on it. Then, Heath Flockhart, the star actor, enters the room recommending to show their guests backstage.&lt;br&gt;While exploring the narrow gaps that make up the backstage, Ran notices the play's costumes hung up on the ceiling. Suddenly, a tether snaps causing a large armor piece to fall onto the group. Most manage to escape, but Rose's dress is caught on a sign. Seeing this, Ran rushes over and tackles her out of the way as the armor crashes onto the floor. Rose suspects that she is being targeted, stating that the prop mirror—the cast's lucky charm—must have given her the luck to survive. Sharon, however, points to Ran as Rose's savior. After Rose expresses her gratitude to her, Ran notices she's scraped her arm. Sharon hands her a handkerchief before leaving the set, speaking of an important errand and a terrible storm.&lt;br&gt; [[File:Sharon's handkerchief.png|thumb|right|201px|Sharon hands Ran a handkerchief]]<br /> Yukiko and Ran enjoy the performance while Shinichi calls it cliche. He explains that the play is based on an ancient Greek myth where a festival is held on [[Wikipedia: Mount Olympus|Mount Olympus]] where most Gods are invited. Eris, the Goddess of discord, however, is not invited. Angered, she throws a Golden Apple with the words &quot;For the Fairest&quot; into the crowd. [[Wikipedia: Hera|Hera]], [[Wikipedia: Athena|Athena]], and [[Wikipedia: Aphrodite|Aphrodite]] see the apple's challenge and set out to determine who the fruit is referencing—letting a Trojan Prince decide. In the end, it is Aphrodite who is chosen by the prince. Shinichi explains that Lilas plays Hera, Akane plays Athena, and Rose plays Aphrodite with Iberis playing Eris. Yukiko then states that the show deviates from the Greek myth and that there is a twist at the end. Heath, who was playing the Trojan Prince, reveals himself as the Christian Archangel, [[Wikipedia: Michael (Archangel)|Michael]]. Before Michael can reveal the answer to Eris' question, Shinichi notices a red beam of light coming from the audience and onto the smokescreen shrouding of the stage. Michael is then lifted into the air by the stage cables, but to everyone's horror, he is shown dead.<br /> <br /> ==== File 352 - Golden Apple 3 ====<br /> [[File:Dead Heath.png|thumb|left|200px|The Dead Archangel]]<br /> Pandemonium ensues as Michael (played by Heath) is shot. Shinichi rushes up to the spectator box from which he saw the red beam of light, finding nothing but a single bullet cartridge.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Sometime later, Radish Redwood arrives and examines Heath's body, learning that he was shot at a forty-degree angle. Yukiko recounts the events leading to Heath's assassination, while Shinichi pulls on Redwood's face to test if he is still a disguise worn by Sharon Vineyard. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Redwood discovers strange burn marks under Heath's neck, as well as smudged blood on Heath's hands despite there being no traces of him touching his bloodstained costume. With Yusaku unavailable, Ran entertains the idea of Shinichi solving the case, citing his contributions to the murder case on the airplane on the way to New York.&lt;ref name=&quot;Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case&quot;&gt; Shinichi's First Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_21#Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case|Volume 21: 204-207]])&lt;/ref&gt; Hearing Ran's praise, Yukiko is surprised by her son's apparent proficiency at deduction. Shinichi concludes that the murderer is one of the four actresses on stage alongside Heath. The gun cartridge Shinichi had found in the spectator box wasn't hot, meaning it wasn't fired and instead placed there to throw off the investigation. Shinichi also says that the falling armor was likely not an accident as he found a cut on the floor as well as a segment of nylon string — the same type of nylon string found on the armor. Redwood and Yukiko then press Shinichi on how someone less than 6ft tall could shoot Heath from a higher angle, but Shinichi confesses that he hasn't figured that out yet. &lt;br&gt;[[File:Shinichi Investigates Mirror Behind Ran.png|thumb|right|251px|Shinichi investigates the scratched mirror behind Ran.]]<br /> Later, the four actresses are seen fidgeting with various items while arguing about their flings they each had with Heath. However, Yukiko reveals to Redwood and Ran that Iberis was Heath's wife but decided to keep it a secret from her colleagues.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Shinichi goes to investigate the mirror in which the murder took place. He asks Ran to hold up a pamphlet above her head to grasp Heath's height. Comparing the simulated height to the mirror's height, Shinichi notices that the all-important mirror has been truncated, leaving a visible mark on the glass. Shinichi goes around the back of the mirror and sees a feather from Heath's costume stuck on a grate that seemingly covers nothing. He lifts the grate to see two streaks of blood running across the floor.<br /> <br /> ==== File 353 - Golden Apple 4 ====<br /> Shinichi wishes to examine the costumes that are hung above the stage, much to the dismay of the theater workers. Yukiko arrives, charming the men into giving up information. While Redwood and his associate discuss the possibility of an outside perpetrator, the lights suddenly shut off on stage. Yukiko, under the name &quot;The Night Baroness,&quot; appears in the spotlight, reciting the deduction Shinichi had told her explained to her. Meanwhile, Shinichi explains to Ran his deduction. &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> '''The culprit is Rose Hewitt'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Shinichi states that Heath couldn't hide completely behind the mirror as it is too short, and Heath's wings didn't let him crouch. Hence, the production must've utilized a trap door to lower his stature. Yukiko commands to rotate the stage contraption behind the mirror until the grate that once led to nothing covers a hole to the stage's trap cellar. The police investigate and find the cartridge and several feathers from Heath's costume. Yukiko points to Rose Hewitt as the culprit as her position lying beside the base of the mirror lets her aim beneath the mirror, through the grate, and at Heath's chest. The other actresses protest that Rose couldn't have known that the production would use the trapdoor, but as Rose would be so close to the grate in question, the staff would have to notify her of its use. The reason for the truncated mirror must've been because Rose had purposely damaged the top corner of the mirror. Not wanting to demoralize the cast, the staff had quietly removed the damaged portion of the mirror and connected the remaining two pieces, losing some of its height in the process. Rose had also stuck the gun into Heath's costume, letting the gun rise into the air before eventually falling back down to the stage to mimic it being thrown onto the stage. Thus, a burn mark appears on Heath's chest. However, while positioning the gun on Heath's body, he grabbed Rose's forearm with his bloodstained hand, leaving his print on her gloves.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Shinichi states that he saw how Rose had trouble opening a can with gloves back in the dressing room, a sign that she had a reason not to remove them. The inspector turns Rose's gloves inside out, revealing the aforementioned bloodstains.&lt;br&gt;<br /> When asked about her motive, Rose states that she felt betrayed by Heath, as he said he'll quit his role as Michael to take on a film role, despite knowing how much Rose loved his portrayal of the archangel. Rose proceeds to callously thank Ran for saving her life from the falling armor, consequently letting her perpetrate her crime. <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> [[File:Ran and Akai.png|thumb|right|150px|A mysterious long-haired Japanese man stands before Ran.]]<br /> Yukiko departs to the police station for questioning, leaving Shinichi and Ran to go to the hotel. But before she leaves, she warns them of the serial killer: a long-haired Japanese man. On the cab ride, Shinichi notices Ran in a dazed state, asking her if Rose's words had gotten to her. She denies it. Ran leaves the cab window open, claiming that she can see the New York views better that way. Shinichi protests that the cab's interior will get wet from rain, but Ran says she'll use the handkerchief Sharon gave her to wipe the seat, but a sudden gust of wind blows the cloth out of her hands and into the streets. Ran immediately asked the driver to stop so she could retrieve it. Shinichi notices the handkerchief stuck on the service staircase of a dilapidated building and sets off to get it. As he leaves, Ran remembers Sharon's words, &quot;I wonder if there is God. If he truly existed, he wouldn't let such a cruel thing happen,&quot; and Rose's words, &quot;Thank you... You helped me to make it.&quot; Ran suspects Sharon knew Rose would kill Heath; that's why she pitied Ran for letting such a heinous thing happen. Wallowing in her rush of emotions, she notices someone approaching. Standing before her is [[Shuichi Akai|a long-haired Japanese man]].<br /> <br /> ==== File 354 - Golden Apple 5 ====<br /> Ran is petrified by the long-haired man, thinking that he must be the infamous serial killer. The taxi driver thinks the same, urging Ran to hop back in. Ran hesitates, as Shinichi has not yet returned. The long-haired man approaches, causing the taxi driver to panic and speed off. Ran turns around to face the man; fear is written all over her face. To her surprise, the man lacks hostile intentions, instead asking if she has seen a suspicious, sparsely bearded Japanese man with long silver hair. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH354_KillerSaved.png|thumb|left|115px|Ran saves the serial killer's life.]]<br /> A car stops right beside the two and a blond man emerges and asks the long-haired man whether he has found the serial killer. The long-haired man reveals that the serial killer recently got into a shootout with him and is likely in the area. He then turns to Ran and warns her of the danger, ordering her to leave for the main street. Still, Ran remains adamant about finding Shinichi. Seeing the girl's steadfastness, the man repeats his warnings and joins his colleague, murmuring that since all entrances to the alley have been secured, it is fine to leave Ran alone. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Ran then heads into the abandoned building in an attempt to notify Shinichi about the danger. She climbs up the staircase on the building exterior, and notices drops of blood on the stairs. Thinking they may have been left by Shinichi, she frantically follows the trail upstairs. On the way, she experiences an overwhelming sensation of guilt, thinking she is ultimately responsible for both Heath’s death and the perilous situation she finds herself in. She is also getting increasingly feeble due to the relapsing fever, but manages to persevere. &lt;br&gt;<br /> After climbing a few flights, Ran hears the sound of footsteps descending the stairs. She is overjoyed, thinking that it must be Shinichi. She rushes forwards and calls out his name, but to her horror, it is instead the [[Sharon Vineyard|serial killer]] who appears before her. Shinichi appears on the floor above and shouts at Ran to flee. However, she remains petrified yet again. The serial killer grins, saying that if Ran is to resent someone, it should not be him, but rather the God who prepared this cruel ending for her. &lt;br&gt;[[File:Shinichi carries Ran.png|thumb|right|185px|Shinichi carries Ran down the stairs.]]<br /> The killer attaches a silencer to his pistol, preparing to murder his next victim. Suddenly, the rusty railings he is leaning against start to crack, causing the serial killer to fall from the building. Before death can claim him, Ran grabs onto his jacket, saving his life. She is soon followed by Shinichi. With their combined help, the killer manages to gain a grip and acrobatically catapult himself back onto the stairs. He demands to know why Ran and Shinichi would save him despite his attempt on their lives. Shinichi stares right into the serial killer’s eyes and responds that he does not know why one would choose to kill another, but when it comes to saving another, there need not be a logical reason. Both the serial killer and Ran are moved by his answer, and the latter is put at ease, having now realized that she was justified in saving Rose's life. A smile emerges on her face as she finally surrenders to the worsening fever and falls unconscious. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Shinichi tries to wake Ran up, to no avail. He carries her in his arms and begins descending the stairs, ignoring the serial killer behind them. The killer draws his pistol, but is advised by Shinichi to refrain—reasoning that the killer’s recent injury implies the people searching for him are near, and since he lost his silencer, a gunshot will attract them. Shinichi goes on to say that since the circumstances do not allow him to apprehend him, he will let him go this time; however, if they were to ever meet again, he would send him to the deepest pits of prison. The serial killer is astonished by Shinichi’s analysis and boldness; he remains speechless, allowing Shinichi and an unconscious Ran to leave without harm. &lt;br&gt; [[File:CH354_FBI.png|thumb|left|200px|Ran infers that the long-haired man was an FBI agent.]]<br /> The next morning, Yukiko, Shinichi, and a now healthy Ran visit [[Wikipedia: Central park|Central Park]]. Shinichi and Ran play with a squirrel while Yukiko converses with Sharon on the phone. The topics of conversation include whether Sharon knew that Rose would commit murder, the serial killer’s apparent suicide after his encounter with Shinichi and Ran, and Ran’s wellbeing. Sharon concludes the call by asking Yukiko to tell Ran that “just like you said, perhaps an angel is looking out for me after all”. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Ran’s recollections end here. In the present, Ran awakens from her sleep, and finds herself on a hospital bed. Kogoro and Conan lean in to greet her, attributing Ran's sudden fever to exhaustion from overworking. Kogoro tells Ran that she should thank Inspector [[Jugo Yokomizo|Jugo Yokomizo]], as he drove her at full speed to the hospital.&lt;ref name=&quot;Chinatown_Murder_Case&quot;&gt; Chinatown Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_34#Chinatown_Murder_Case|Volume 34: 347-349]])&lt;/ref&gt; He then asks her about the strange words she was murmuring in her sleep such as: &quot;saving people&quot; and &quot;logical mind.&quot; Both Ran and Conan are embarrassed by this question, and Ran fires back fiercely that it is her secret, and that Kogoro should not even utter those words with his “hoarse voice.” This retort makes Kogoro slightly awkward, so he and Conan decide to leave her alone. &lt;br&gt;<br /> After they leave, Ran begins reflecting on her recollections. She realizes that it was when Shinichi uttered those words to the serial killer that she started to have feelings for him. She also ponders the identity the long-haired Japanese man who told her to leave, remembering that his associate wore a jacket with the words &quot;FBI&quot; on it.<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Radish Redwood|Radish Redwood manga.jpg|<br /> * Captain from New York Police Department}}<br /> {{People|Lilas Sanchez|Lila Sanchez manga.jpg|<br /> * 32 years old<br /> * Stage actress}}<br /> {{People|Akane Nielsen|Akane Neilson manga.jpg|<br /> * 27 years old<br /> * Stage actress}}<br /> {{People|Rose Hewitt|Rose Hewitt manga.jpg|<br /> * 28 years old<br /> * Stage actress}}<br /> {{People|Iberis Hamilton|Iblis Hamilton manga.jpg|<br /> * 30 years old<br /> * Stage actress}}<br /> {{People|Heath Flockheart|Heath Flockheart manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (gunshot)<br /> * 33 years old<br /> * Stage actor}}<br /> {{People|Slasher|350-354 Slasher manga.jpg|<br /> * Serial killer}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Major romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.<br /> ** Ran dreams about the time she first grew feelings for Shinichi in New York.<br /> * Shinichi and Ran encountered and saved a serial killer from falling from a railing to their death. <br /> * Ran had encountered Shuichi Akai a year ago in New York while the latter searched for a serial killer. <br /> ** Akai is revealed to be an FBI Agent<br /> * Yukiko reveals that her and Sharon Vineyard learned their techniques of disguise from Toichi Kuroba. <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Haunted Apartment Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|274-275|The Truth of the Haunted House}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 355 - Mystery of the Haunted House 1 ====<br /> [[File:Araide on Ran's health.png|thumb|left|151px|Doctor Araide reassures that Ran is healthy.]]<br /> [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] (speaking as [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]) expresses his worries about [[Ran Mouri|Ran]]'s recent fever on the phone. Ran states how she had regained memories of the events in New York, questioning Shinichi about the whereabouts of [[Sharon Vineyard]]'s handkerchief.&lt;ref name=&quot;Golden_Apple_Case&quot;&gt;Golden Apple Case (Manga: [[Volume_34#Golden_Apple_Case|Volume 34-35: 350-354]])&lt;/ref&gt; Shinichi makes up an excuse, concealing the fact that he lost it. He also talks about the suspicious suicide of the New York serial killer. He explains that it doesn't make sense for a man about to commit suicide to clean his hideout, believing that the serial killer had tried to cover his tracks before fleeing, only to have been murdered before the police arrived. Noticing someone at the door, Ran goes to open it, oblivious to the fact that it is her caller, Conan. Ran is startled to see him, saying that she thought Conan was a ghost.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Later, at Doctor [[Tomoaki Araide|Araide]]'s clinic, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] laughs at Ran's fear of ghosts while Araide confirms that she has fully recovered. The three, along with Conan, walk through the winding halls of Araide's house. At the same time, Araide explains that his grandmother and [[Hikaru Yasumoto|Hikaru]] have already traveled to the [[Wikipedia: Aomori|Aomori]] prefecture, and that he stays to direct his patients to different clinics.&lt;ref name=&quot;Blackout_Murder_Case&quot;&gt;Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])&lt;/ref&gt; The group runs into a particularly stubborn patient, Houichi Otonashi, who refuses to go to the clinic Araide recommended. Otonashi claims that his apartment is haunted, daring Conan to come and investigate. &lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:The yellow apparition.png|thumb|right|201px|A bright yellow apparition appears down the hall.]]<br /> Kogoro, Ran, and Conan follow Otonashi to his weathered apartment building. Before the apartment is a park where the scorched remains of a young woman were once discovered, while beside the apartment is a construction site put on indefinite hiatus as the client had hanged himself. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Inside, they meet Kikuji Bancho, a tenant who works at a miniature shop and is into making dolls. They also meet Iwahisa Yotsuya, a tenant who's into tokusatsu films and anime. And finally, they meet Tsuyuhiko Botan, a graduate university student who remains the only tenant to have not sighted the supernatural. Otonashi explains how the strange occurrences began when he spotted a fireball swirling outside the window. Since then, countless supernatural events have driven out half the apartment's tenants. &lt;br&gt;<br /> The three guests fall asleep in Otonashi's room. Ran wakes up to see the television inexplicably play footage of a frightening woman with burn scars repeating the words: &quot;Get out.&quot; Her screams awaken the others; after determining that there is nothing wrong with the TV, Kogoro leaves to seek out the bathroom. As Kogoro attempts to flush the filthy toilet, the water is replaced with blood. The commotion wakes up the other tenants. Botan inspects the toilet tank but sees no irregularities. The group is given no time to think as a bright yellow apparition appears in the window down the hall.<br /> <br /> ==== File 356 - Mystery of the Haunted House 2 ====<br /> Bancho walks forward to slide the window open, proving that there's no one on the other side. He says it must've been the restless spirit of the woman who was burned to death in the park next door. Skeptical, Kogoro believes that the prankster must've scurried onto the roof. However, he soon realizes that the window is on a completely flat wall, leaving no room for anyone to stand. Additionally, Ran says that the apparition had an amorphous profile, meaning it wasn't a reflection of anything corporeal. Otonashi reveals that the burned woman's name was Rui Tabuchi, and she was murdered by two men, both of whom are not yet apprehended. The identity of one of the killers is known, but the other remains a total mystery. Ran is frightened by a moth clinging to Kogoro's shirt; Yotsuya states that the moths are attracted to light and tend to gather in swarms. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan goes to investigate the bathroom. Kogoro remarks that the foul stench has disappeared, and Conan smells alcohol from the toilet tank. While searching the TV and the outdoor AC unit, Conan asks Otonashi on what part of the construction site he saw the fireball, to which Otonashi replies the center. Otonashi also points to Bancho and Yotsuya as they witnessed the fireball from their rooms. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Yotsuya's room is filled with VHS tapes and mangas. He says he saw the fireball when visiting his senior's former room, which is directly above his own. Conan notices that Yotsuya owns an 8mm film camera. Bancho's room is littered with intricate and dynamic dolls that seemingly change form when shined on with blacklight. Bancho claims that he saw the fireball from a window not pointing at the construction site. While the trio visits Botan's room, another moth clings to Kogoro's shirt, prompting Conan to re-examine the apparition's window. Conan believes that the culprit set up these elaborate illusions to hide evidence linked to the burning of Rui Tabuchi.<br /> <br /> ==== File 357 - Mystery of the Haunted House 3 ====<br /> [[File:Scary Sonoko.png|thumb|right|225px|Sonoko frightens Ran.]]<br /> Kogoro and Ran are preparing to leave, but Conan feigns wanting to use the bathroom, pleading for Kogoro to accompany him.<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> Conan appears at Bancho's door pointing to the pungent smell of the bathroom. Bancho goes to flush the toilet and is shocked to see the water turn red. Next, Conan points to the cursed TV playing the same footage that Ran had seen. Dumbfounded, Bancho stumbles backwards only to witness the same bright yellow apparition appear on the window. Bancho's screams alerts everyone to his location. Conan reveals a sleeping Kogoro, ready to shed light upon Bancho's tricks. &lt;br&gt;<br /> '''The Red Toilet Water:'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Kogoro explains that Ammonium added to Phenolphthalein will react by turning pink/red. By storing Ammonium in the tank and Phenolphthalein in the bowl, flushing will force the two compounds to mix. In an already dimly lit setting, the possible pinkish coloring of the reaction can be seen as blood-red. Conan states that he found a bottle of Ammonium water in Bancho's room, along with a bottle of chloroform and some &quot;scary videotapes.&quot; &lt;br&gt;<br /> '''The Cursed TV Footage:'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Kogoro goes on to describe how the TV trick works. Since the whole apartment shares the same TV antenna, you can broadcast footage to the targeted TV by connecting a cable to the antenna. By utilizing a multi-remote, Bancho was able to control the channel of Otonashi's TV, thus allowing for the footage to be played. Bancho must've stood on the wall separating the apartment from the construction site to use the remote on the TV. He also poured chloroform into the outdoor AC unit, knocking out everyone in Otonashi's room and giving the illusion of waking up to a haunted TV. &lt;br&gt;<br /> '''The Bright Yellow Apparition:'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Finally, the apparition was created by attracting swarms of male moths to the window. By lacing the window screen's mesh with a female moth's pheromone, male moths flocked to the screen. The eyes and mouth are created using black paper. Bancho gave the effect of a disintegrating profile by turning on a blacklight in his room (moths are more attracted to blacklight than pheromones). Lastly, Bancho had walked over to the window, flinging it open to dispel any remaining moths. &lt;br&gt;[[File:Screwed Bancho.png|thumb|right|200px|Ran is unimpressed by Bancho's attempt to scare her.]]<br /> Kogoro states that Bancho likely wanted to scare away the guests, motivating Otonashi to finally leave the apartment. Kogoro also reveals that Bancho was the second unknown culprit of Rui Tabuchi's murder. And his partner has been hiding in the unfinished construction site next door. The fireball that the tenants witnessed was the light from his partner's cigarette. To cover up the suspicious light coming from next door, Bancho had orchestrated supernatural occurrences to make people believe that the apartment was haunted. The reason Bancho lives in this apartment is so he can give food and supplies to his partner living next door. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Defeated, Bancho makes a run for it. He attempts to frighten Ran by pulling the skull on his T-shirt over his face, but to no avail. Ran proceeds to easily dispatch him. &lt;br&gt;<br /> It's later revealed that Bancho and his partner murdered Rui Tabuchi due to her filing for bankruptcy despite being loaned a large sum of money by the two men.<br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> Sometime later, Ran, Conan, and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] walk through the streets of [[Beika]]. Ran explains how she has gotten over her fear of ghosts, prompting Sonoko to play a prank on her. Ran is easily frightened and runs off screaming. Sonoko stands amused by Ran's fear of the supernatural, calling it her &quot;charm point.&quot;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Houichi Otonashi|Hoichi Otanashi manga.jpg|<br /> * 68 years old}}<br /> {{People|Kikuji Bancho|Kikuji Bancho manga.jpg|<br /> * 34 years old}}<br /> {{People|Iwahisa Yotsuya|Iwahisa Yotsuya manga.jpg|<br /> * 22 years old}}<br /> {{People|Tsuyuhiko Botan|Tsuyuhiko Botan manga.jpg|<br /> * 27 years old}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Conan reveals that the New York serial killer had committed a suspicious &quot;suicide,&quot; implying he was instead murdered. <br /> * Doctor Araide states he currently lives apart from his grandmother who has moved to Aomori. <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Disappearing Mitsuhiko Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|289-290|Mitsuhiko's Mystifying Forest}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Asami Tsuburaya]]|image = Asami Tsuburaya.jpg|link=Asami Tsuburaya|description =<br /> * [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]]'s older sister}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 358 - Disappearing Mitsuhiko 1 ====<br /> [[File:Visiting the Tsuburayas.png|thumb|left|151px|The Detective Boys ask Mitsuhiko's older sister about the whereabouts of her brother.]]<br /> The [[Detective Boys]] and Professor [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] participate in the community's radio calisthenics session. [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] points out how [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] is not present and hasn't been for the past few days. Believing he is sick, the Detective Boys visit Mitsuhiko's house, where his older sister, [[Asami Tsuburaya]], greets them. Asami says that Mitsuhiko was packing for a trip last night, packing Sasa Dangos for food; coupled with the fact that he took his wallet with him, [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] theorizes that Mitsuhiko traveled somewhere far away. The group also notices that Mitsuhiko has only been absent from the radio calisthenics on Sundays. [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] wonders if he's going on a date with someone, to which Asami recalls Mitsuhiko got excited after a girl working at the florist called him &quot;cool.&quot; &lt;br&gt; The Detective Boys then go to the florist girl and inquire about their friend. She states that she remembers Mitsuhiko talking to people about &quot;Uesugi, Takeda, Toyotomi, and Tokugawa,&quot; exciting [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] and Genta. The girl also recalled that an inconspicuous Mitsuhiko had boarded the local bus in the morning and that he smelled like lemon. &lt;br&gt; The Detective Boys then ask the bus driver if he remembers picking up Mitsuhiko. The bus driver confirms that he did board, noting that he suspiciously didn't gaze out of the window like most kids do and instead fixed his eyes straight forward. The bus driver also says that Mitsuhiko got off at [[Beika Station]]. &lt;br&gt;[[File:Yamamura on Numabuchi.png|thumb|right|251px|Inspector Yamamura reveals that serial killer, Numabuchi Ki'ichiro, is loose in the forest.]] The Detective Boys ask the station attendants if they saw Mitsuhiko. The attendant says he remembers a capped boy with a lemon scent hustling to exchange his adult ticket with a child ticket. Since he paid ¥1900 for his train ticket, he must've traveled to a station in either the [[Wikipedia: Chiba|Chiba]] or [[Wikipedia: Gunma|Gunma]] prefecture. &lt;br&gt; The Detective Boys arrive at a rural station in Gunma right as the sun begins to set. Conan sees the signal from Mitsuhiko's Detective Badge, confirming that he is near. They track the signal to a forest, where they notice a large group of people crowded amongst the shrubs. The Detective Boys go to ask if they saw their friend but find that the crowd is the Gunma Prefectural Police led by Inspector [[Misao Yamamura|Yamamura]]. &lt;br&gt; Yamamura tells the boys to leave immediately, whispering that the serial killer, [[Ki'ichiro Numabuchi]], had just escaped from their custody and ran into the woods. Hearing Numabuchi's name, Conan has a painful flashback to when he was stabbed.&lt;ref name=&quot;Stabbed_Wallet_Case&quot;&gt;Stabbed Wallet Case (Manga: [[Volume_19#Stabbed_Wallet_Case|Volume 19: 185-188]])&lt;/ref&gt; Knowing Mitsuhiko is also somewhere in the woods, Conan desperately rings his detective badge to alert him of the danger.<br /> <br /> ==== File 359 - Disappearing Mitsuhiko 2 ====<br /> Inspector Yamamura is shocked to learn that a child is lost in the forest. But after hearing that the Detective Boys used their gimmicky gadgets to figure out Mitsuhiko's location, he becomes skeptical. Conan steps forward to show him his glasses but notices it is out of battery. The other men arrive to scold Yamamura for losing Numabuchi before ordering him to send the children back to a safe place. &lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:Numabuchi discovered.png|thumb|left|200px|Ayumi spots a hiding Numabuchi.]]<br /> The Detective Boys, escorted by Inspector Yamamura, look for Mitsuhiko as they leave the forest. As nightfall descends on the woods, Ayumi and Genta show off their [[Wristwatch Flashlight]]s, leading Yamamura to believe that the boys were not lying about their gadgets and that a boy is, in fact, lost in the forest. Yamamura scurries to inform his colleagues but realizes he left his phone in his car. Devastated by his failure to hold onto Numabuchi and inform his superiors about the missing child, Yamamura falls to his knees. He reflects on how he finally realized his dream of becoming a police inspector after watching countless detective dramas as a child, only to fail titanically. Seeing the distraught detective, Conan reminds him of the recent spectacular deeds the Inspector has done (all of which were actually the work of Conan and [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]]).&lt;ref name=&quot;Suspicious_Uncle_Case&quot;&gt;Suspicious Uncle Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Suspicious_Uncle_Case|Volume 14: 134-138]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Suspect_Kogoro_Mouri_Case&quot;&gt;Suspect Kogoro Mouri Case (Manga: [[Volume_27#Suspect_Kogoro_Mouri_Case|Volume 27: 264-266]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Fake_Kogoro_Mouri_Case&quot;&gt;Fake Kogoro Mouri Case (Manga: [[Volume_31#Fake_Kogoro_Mouri_Case|Volume 31: 308-310]])&lt;/ref&gt; Inspired, Yamamura rises, accepting Agasa's offer to help find Mitsuhiko. He also says that from now on, he wishes to go by: &quot;Yama-san.&quot; &lt;br&gt;<br /> An exhausted Mitsuhiko stands by a small river. He notices that his detective badge is buzzing; he's comforted by his friends actively looking for him but chooses not to answer, believing that his mission would be in vain. &lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:Numabuchi and Mitsuhiko.png|thumb|right|250px|Mitsuhiko encounters Numabuchi.]]<br /> Meanwhile, inspector Yamamura reveals that during questioning, Numabuchi claimed he had killed an additional person (which would boost his kill count to four). He apparently buried the remains in the forest behind his hometown. Yamamura also talks about how Numabuchi didn't seem like he wanted to escape as he spoke of often visiting the woods in his childhood. &lt;br&gt;<br /> With no physical clues as to where he is, the group decides to consider what Mitsuhiko was doing with his sasa dangos, lemon scent, and knowledge of Japanese warlords. Conan says that the smell of lemon is likely from the sunscreen he brought with him, as it had the dual functionality of being bug repellent. Ayumi suddenly notices Numabuchi hiding in the trees directly above them. Discovered, the serial killer jumps down and disappears back into the forest. Haibara is left in shock after sensing a horrifying aura coming from Numabuchi. Inspector Yamamura likens Numabuchi's tree climbing skills to Ushiwakamaru's flying ability. Ushiwakamaru triggers Conan's epiphany as he realizes what Mitsuhiko's motivations are, along with his current location. He sets off to bring his friend home. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Mitsuhiko is at his limit, unable to walk much further. He determines that he can no longer continue his plan and must call his friends. Hearing Conan's voice in the distance, a joyous Mitsuhiko steps forward but runs into Numabuchi. The latter grins, stating that the two of them are the same.<br /> <br /> ==== File 360 - Disappearing Mitsuhiko 3 ====<br /> [[File:Haibara's doubts.png|thumb|left|175px|Haibara believes she's being desensitized to danger.]]<br /> While Conan frantically searches for his friend using the detective badge, Numabuchi ominously stands before a terrified Mitsuhiko. Conan considers if Numabuchi has already abducted Mitsuhiko, but then he runs into the remaining Gunma police force. He informs the officers of Mitsuhiko as the rest of the Detective Boys arrive. The senior officer reprimands Yamamura for losing Numabuchi again before extending the operation to a potential hostage crisis. Conan states that Mitsuhiko has to be near the small river, but Haibara finds Mitsuhiko's hat, saying that Mitsuhiko was likely in a situation that didn't let him retrieve it. Conan finds sweat on the rim of the cap, believing that it hasn't been long since Mitsuhiko dropped the hat. Additionally, Conan believes Mitsuhiko didn't answer his detective badge because his hands weren't free. &lt;br&gt; Expecting the worst, Ayumi and Genta debate how to distinguish Numabuchi from the police in the darkness. Haibara proceeds to detail Numabuchi's description with unexpected precision.&lt;br&gt; She then reveals to Conan and Agasa that Numabuchi was associated with the [[Black Organization]]. The organization originally hired him as one of their assassins, but his mental instability made him unfit. The organization transferred him to Haibara's department, set to become a human test subject for the nascent [[APTX4869]]. Numabuchi would escape before his experimentation, aimlessly running from the Organization and committing several murders. &lt;br&gt;[[File:Numabuch's file.png|thumb|right|100px|Numabuchi was set to be a test subject for the APTX4869.]] Conan asks why Haibara couldn't sense the Black Organization's aura on him. Haibara responds that her quiet life with the Detective Boys is slowly desensitizing her to the dangers and that her days may be numbered. Conan reassures her, and the two continue their search for Mitsuhiko.&lt;br&gt; Ayumi and Genta hear Mitsuhiko's badge, believing their friend must be near. They pull back the bush to see Numabuchi holding Mitsuhiko. The Gunma police are alerted to the scene as Numabuchi compliantly releases Mitsuhiko while telling everyone to shut their lights off. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The Detective Boys ask why Mitsuhiko didn't respond to them and why he's cupping his hands. Genta forces his hands open out of curiosity, and out flies a firefly. <br /> [[File:Numabuchi and fireflies.png|thumb|right|220px|Numabuchi looks upon his friends one last time.]]<br /> * Conan explains that Mitsuhiko was getting scolded by the older men because he asked where he could find fireflies—an endangered species. <br /> * Mitsuhiko had mentioned ancient Japanese warlords that were rivals, especially Genji and Heike: the names of the two most common species of fireflies in Japan.<br /> * Mitsuhiko brought Sasa Dango so he could add habitat to a temporary insectarium for the bugs with the leaves.<br /> * Mitsuhiko couldn't answer his badge because answering would mean uncupping his hands, thus letting the firefly escape.<br /> * Mitsuhiko likely traveled here by himself so he could grant Ayumi and Haibara's wish of one day seeing the fireflies.&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Professor Agasa asks why Numabuchi asked to come to this forest. Conan replies that he likely came for the same reason as Mitsuhiko; he wanted to see the fireflies one last time before his execution—the fireflies he cherished during his childhood.<br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> A few days later, at school, Ayumi converses with Haibara about sightings of a Tsuchinoko—a mythical Japanese creature. Ayumi then expresses interest in seeing one herself. Hearing this, Genta and Mitsuhiko consider searching for one themselves in an attempt to impress the girls.<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Fujiwara|CH358-360 Girl.jpg|<br /> * 9 years old<br /> * Teitan Elementary 3rd year student<br /> * &quot;Fujiwara&quot; florists' daughter}}<br /> {{People|[[Minor law enforcement#Manga-based episodes#Unnamed officers|Man]]|CH358-360 Senior detective.jpg|<br /> * Senior detective from Gunma Prefecture Police}}<br /> {{People|Man|CH358-360 Bus driver.jpg|<br /> * Metropolitan bus driver}}<br /> {{People|Man|CH358-360 Station attendant.jpg|<br /> * Beika Station attendant}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Conan reencounters Ki'ichiro Numabuchi who has escaped captivity and is at large in a forest in Gunma.<br /> * Numabuchi is arrested after turning himself in to the Gunma police.<br /> * Haibara informs Conan about Numabuchi's connection to the Black Organization.<br /> ** He was initially recruited as an assassin but was deemed unfit due to his mental instability. <br /> ** He was subsequently transferred to Haibara's department to be a test subject for the development of APTX4869. <br /> *** He escaped before his experimentation. <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Onikame Island Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|291-293|Solitary Island of the Princess and the Dragon King's Palace}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 361 - Death Island ====<br /> [[File:Conan Heiji Kazuha Ran Beach.png|thumb|left|275px|The four protagonists at the beach.]]<br /> At a beach in Okinawa, [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] and an unenthusiastic [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] attempt to deduce what kind of swimsuits girls are wearing. [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] and [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] catch the two, and the former mocks Heiji for playing such a lascivious activity with an elementary schooler. Heiji suspects she's upset as he made her wait in front of the BIGMAN at Umeda station for too long. Kazuha vehemently denies it—clearly signaling that she is upset. Kazuha reveals that she followed Heiji to Okinawa not because Heiji was trying to make it up to her but because Ran was tagging along with [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], who, along with Heiji, is set to star in an &quot;East vs. West&quot; match deciding who is the greater detective. Heiji is irritated by Kogoro's cocky attitude he expresses to the cameras, fully aware of the latter's fraudulent nature. Heiji overhears the director, Masao Taketomi, asking everyone to prepare as they plan on previewing the setting for tomorrow's shoot: an uninhabited island where a corpse and a mysterious message were discovered. Taketomi asks Heiji if he wants to tag along. After brief consideration, Heiji grabs Conan and accepts the offer. &lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:A flustered Kazuha.png|thumb|right|200px|Kazuha wonders what Heiji will call her.]]<br /> The boat approaches the island, Funaurajima, more commonly known as Onigamejima (English: Demon Turtle Island), shaped like a turtle. Heiji says that the tourist business dried up after several crimes such as kidnappings and robberies were committed against mayor Kaneshiro's household. The mayor called the TV station to set the detective showdown on Funaurajima so they could revive its image and popularity. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Heiji spots two men, Noburou Ikema and Yoshitsugu Kume, flirting with Kazuha and Ran. Annoyed, he pulls Kazuha away, almost claiming that &quot;she's his,&quot; but instead labels her as a &quot;random childhood friend.&quot; Yoshie Taira and Mikihiko Daito introduce themselves along with the boat's captain, Takashi Shimoji, who remains silent. Ikema and Kume scare the girls with tales of soul-sucking demons, while Heiji deduces that Taira's swimsuit will be white but soon sees her in the ocean wearing a black wetsuit. &lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:Deceased Taira.png|thumb|right|200px|Yoshie Taira is found strangled on the beach along with another message.]]<br /> Heiji and Conan read the relevant mysterious message that's been etched into a beam of a dilapidated structure: &quot;The princess sleeps in the Ko and not the Otsu (姫眠るは甲なりて乙にあらず).&quot; Taketomi explains that people discovered an emaciated corpse leaning on the message's beam a year ago. It's theorized that he was a passenger on a boat that capsized due to massive hurricanes from the previous year. Kazuha wonders why someone would construct a house on an uninhabited island, to which Taira answers that mayor Kaneshiro built it to be a vacation getaway, but hurricanes eventually tore it apart. Heiji is pleased to see that, just like his deduction, Taira wore a white bikini under her wetsuit. Daito says that the island has changed since the last time he saw it, adding that until two years ago, he fished for mackerel near the island's waters. Ikema and Kume say that this island was a perfect place for diving, but they were the only two who'd still come around after the crimes. Taketomi sends the crew to scout for interesting locations on the island while he discusses matters with Heiji. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Later that day, most of the crew returned to the boat. Conan and Heiji ponder the message's meaning. Because Ko (甲), Otsu (乙), and Hei (丙) was an ancient ranking system of one, two, and three, the detectives vaguely theorize that it's trying to say that &quot;the princess is sleeping at one, not two.&quot; Ran and Kazuha worries about Taira as it has been an hour since everyone else returned. They wonder if she's still diving which alerts Conan and Heiji. The two boys sprint off and split up; Conan and Ran go around one side of the island while Heiji and Kazuha go around the other. The two converge at the opposite end only to see a deceased Taira with strangulation marks around her neck and another message written in the sand.<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Masao Taketomi|Masao Taketomi manga.jpg|<br /> * 43 years old<br /> * TV director}}<br /> {{People|Yoshitsugu Kume|Yoshitsugu Kume manga.jpg|<br /> * 25 years old<br /> * Crew}}<br /> {{People|Noburo Ikema|Noburo Ikema manga.jpg|<br /> * 24 years old<br /> * Crew}}<br /> {{People|Yoshie Taira|Yoshie Taira manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (strangled)<br /> * 26 years old<br /> * Crew}}<br /> {{People|Mikihiko Daito|Mikihiko Daito manga.jpg|<br /> * 47 years old<br /> * Crew}}<br /> {{People|Takashi Shimoji|Takashi Shimoji manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (bludgeoned)<br /> * 38 years old<br /> * Crew}}<br /> {{People|Hyogo Kaneshiro|Hyogo Kaneshiro manga.jpg|<br /> * 63 years old<br /> * Mayor}}<br /> {{People|Miyako Kaneshiro|Miyako Kaneshiro manga.jpg|<br /> * Kaneshiro's daughter<br /> * Kidnapped 5 years ago}}<br /> {{People|Yoshiko Matsumoto|Yoshiko Matsumoto.jpg|<br /> * Deceased<br /> * Kaneshiro's housekeeper}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> == Cover in other countries ==<br /> &lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:VolumePremium18bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (Premium, combined volumes 35-36)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35sae.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (English)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_38sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:VolumeNE 18sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, New Edition, combined volumes 35-36)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume 35e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Manga]]<br /> * [[Volume 31-40]]<br /> * [[Detective Conan]]<br /> <br /> {{Volumes}}<br /> {{Black Organization}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Volumes]]<br /> [[de:Band 35]]</div>

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<p>Sedritsugu: /* File 351 - Golden Apple 2 */</p> <hr /> <div>{{InfoBox Volume<br /> | volume = 35<br /> | image = Volume 35.jpg<br /> | releasedate = December 18, 2001<br /> | chapters = 351-361<br /> | isbn = 4-09-126165-5<br /> | publisher = [[Shogakukan]]<br /> | english-releasedate = July 13, 2010<br /> | english-isbn = 1-4215-2886-X<br /> | english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]<br /> | detective = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drury_Lane_(character) Drury Lane]<br /> | keyhole = [[Sharon Vineyard]]<br /> | prev-volume = Volume 34<br /> | next-volume = Volume 36<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> Volume 35 was released on December 18, 2001 in Japan.<br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> {{Char Appearances|<br /> {{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Conan Edogawa}}<br /> {{Char|Ran Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}<br /> {{Char|Genta Kojima}}<br /> {{Char|Ai Haibara}}<br /> {{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}<br /> {{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}<br /> {{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Heiji Hattori}}<br /> {{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}<br /> {{Char|Misao Yamamura}}<br /> {{Char|Shuichi Akai|display=Shuichi Akai (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Sharon Vineyard|display=Sharon Vineyard (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Kichiro Numabuchi|display=Ki'ichiro Numabuchi}}<br /> {{Char|Jugo Yokomizo|display=Jugo Yokomizo (cameo)}}<br /> {{Char|Yusaku Kudo|display=Yusaku Kudo (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Gin|display=Gin&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Vodka|display=Vodka&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Vermouth|display=Chris Vineyard&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Hikaru Yasumoto|display=Hikaru Yasumoto (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsu Araide|display=Mitsu Araide (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Volume 14|Yoshifusa Yabuuchi|display= Yoshifusa Yabuuchi (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Volume 27|Norifumi Saku|display=Norifumi Saku (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Volume 31|Masao Jinbo|display=Masao Jinbo (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Mrs. Tsuburaya|display=Mrs. Tsuburaya (voice)}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Gadgets ==<br /> {{Gadgets Appearances|<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}<br /> {{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}<br /> {{Gadget|Detective Boys Badge}}<br /> {{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}<br /> {{Gadget|Wristwatch Flashlight}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Chapters ==<br /> === Golden Apple Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|286-288|Shinichi Kudo's New York Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 351 - Golden Apple 2 ====<br /> [[File:Sharon on Chris.png|thumb|left|151px|Sharon laments about her troubled life, mentioning her daughter, Chris]]<br /> [[Sharon Vineyard]] speaks of her past filled with misfortunes, mentioning her daughter, [[Chris Vineyard]]. She reveals that Chris and her had fallen out, and have not seen each other in over ten years as Chris had begun &quot;hanging out with a bad crowd.&quot; Sharon escorts [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]], [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]], and [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to the dressing room to meet the cast: Lilas Sanchez, Rose Hewitt, Akane Neilson, and Iberis Hamilton. After brief introductions, Iberis mentions a mysterious gift sent to the actresses, a golden apple with the words &quot;For the Fairest&quot; written on it. Then, Heath Flockhart, the star actor, enters the room recommending to show their guests backstage.&lt;br&gt;While exploring the narrow gaps that make up the backstage, Ran notices the play's costumes hung up on the ceiling. Suddenly, a tether snaps causing a large armor piece to fall onto the group. Most manage to escape, but Rose's dress is caught on a sign. Seeing this, Ran rushes over and tackles her out of the way as the armor crashes onto the floor. Rose suspects that she is being targeted, stating that the prop mirror—the cast's lucky charm—must have given her the luck to survive. Sharon, however, points to Ran as Rose's savior. After Rose expresses her gratitude to her, Ran notices she's scraped her arm. Sharon hands her a handkerchief before leaving the set, speaking of an important errand and a terrible storm.&lt;br&gt; [[File:Sharon's handkerchief.png|thumb|right|201px|Sharon hands Ran a handkerchief]]<br /> Yukiko and Ran enjoy the performance while Shinichi calls it cliche. He explains that the play is based on an ancient Greek myth where a festival is held on [[Wikipedia: Mount Olympus|Mount Olympus]] where most Gods are invited. Eris, the Goddess of discord, however, is not invited. Angered, she throws a Golden Apple with the words &quot;For the Fairest&quot; into the crowd. [[Wikipedia: Hera|Hera]], [[Wikipedia: Athena|Athena]], and [[Wikipedia: Aphrodite|Aphrodite]] see the apple's challenge and set out to determine who the fruit is referencing—letting a Trojan Prince decide. In the end, it is Aphrodite who is chosen by the prince. Shinichi explains that Lilas plays Hera, Akane plays Athena, and Rose plays Aphrodite with Iberis playing Eris. Yukiko then states that the show deviates from the Greek myth and that there is a twist at the end. Heath, who was playing the Trojan Prince, reveals himself as the Christian Archangel, [[Wikipedia: Michael (Archangel)|Michael]]. Before Michael can reveal the answer to Eris' question, Shinichi notices a red beam of light coming from the audience and onto the smokescreen shrouding of the stage. Michael is then lifted into the air by the stage cables, but to everyone's horror, he is shown dead.<br /> <br /> ==== File 352 - Golden Apple 3 ====<br /> [[File:Dead Heath.png|thumb|left|200px|The Dead Archangel]]<br /> Pandemonium ensues as Michael (played by Heath) is shot. Shinichi rushes up to the spectator box from which he saw the red beam of light. All that is left is a single bullet cartridge. Radish Redwood examines Heath's body, learning that he was shot at an angle of 40 degrees. Yukiko arrives, recounting the events of Heath's assassination to the police. Meanwhile, Shinichi pulls on Redwood's face to test if he's still a disguise worn by Sharon Vineyard. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Redwood discovers strange burn marks under Heath's neck, as well as smudged blood on Heath's hands despite there being no traces of him touching his bloodstained costume. With Yusaku unavailable, Ran entertains the idea of Shinichi solving the case, citing his contributions to the murder case on the airplane on the way to New York.&lt;ref name=&quot;Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case&quot;&gt; Shinichi's First Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_21#Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case|Volume 21: 204-207]])&lt;/ref&gt; Hearing Ran's praise, Yukiko is surprised by her son's apparent proficiency at deduction. Shinichi concludes that the murderer is one of the four actresses on stage alongside Heath. The gun cartridge Shinichi had found in the spectator box wasn't hot, meaning it wasn't fired and instead placed there to throw off the investigation. Shinichi also says that the falling armor was likely not an accident as he found a cut on the floor as well as a segment of nylon string — the same type of nylon string found on the armor. Redwood and Yukiko then press Shinichi on how someone less than 6ft tall could shoot Heath from a higher angle, but Shinichi confesses that he hasn't figured that out yet. &lt;br&gt;[[File:Shinichi Investigates Mirror Behind Ran.png|thumb|right|251px|Shinichi investigates the scratched mirror behind Ran.]]<br /> Later, the four actresses are seen fidgeting with various items while arguing about their flings they each had with Heath. However, Yukiko reveals to Redwood and Ran that Iberis was Heath's wife but decided to keep it a secret from her colleagues.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Shinichi goes to investigate the mirror in which the murder took place. He asks Ran to hold up a pamphlet above her head to grasp Heath's height. Comparing the simulated height to the mirror's height, Shinichi notices that the all-important mirror has been truncated, leaving a visible mark on the glass. Shinichi goes around the back of the mirror and sees a feather from Heath's costume stuck on a grate that seemingly covers nothing. He lifts the grate to see two streaks of blood running across the floor.<br /> <br /> ==== File 353 - Golden Apple 4 ====<br /> Shinichi wishes to examine the costumes that are hung above the stage, much to the dismay of the theater workers. Yukiko arrives, charming the men into giving up information. While Redwood and his associate discuss the possibility of an outside perpetrator, the lights suddenly shut off on stage. Yukiko, under the name &quot;The Night Baroness,&quot; appears in the spotlight, reciting the deduction Shinichi had told her explained to her. Meanwhile, Shinichi explains to Ran his deduction. &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> '''The culprit is Rose Hewitt'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Shinichi states that Heath couldn't hide completely behind the mirror as it is too short, and Heath's wings didn't let him crouch. Hence, the production must've utilized a trap door to lower his stature. Yukiko commands to rotate the stage contraption behind the mirror until the grate that once led to nothing covers a hole to the stage's trap cellar. The police investigate and find the cartridge and several feathers from Heath's costume. Yukiko points to Rose Hewitt as the culprit as her position lying beside the base of the mirror lets her aim beneath the mirror, through the grate, and at Heath's chest. The other actresses protest that Rose couldn't have known that the production would use the trapdoor, but as Rose would be so close to the grate in question, the staff would have to notify her of its use. The reason for the truncated mirror must've been because Rose had purposely damaged the top corner of the mirror. Not wanting to demoralize the cast, the staff had quietly removed the damaged portion of the mirror and connected the remaining two pieces, losing some of its height in the process. Rose had also stuck the gun into Heath's costume, letting the gun rise into the air before eventually falling back down to the stage to mimic it being thrown onto the stage. Thus, a burn mark appears on Heath's chest. However, while positioning the gun on Heath's body, he grabbed Rose's forearm with his bloodstained hand, leaving his print on her gloves.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Shinichi states that he saw how Rose had trouble opening a can with gloves back in the dressing room, a sign that she had a reason not to remove them. The inspector turns Rose's gloves inside out, revealing the aforementioned bloodstains.&lt;br&gt;<br /> When asked about her motive, Rose states that she felt betrayed by Heath, as he said he'll quit his role as Michael to take on a film role, despite knowing how much Rose loved his portrayal of the archangel. Rose proceeds to callously thank Ran for saving her life from the falling armor, consequently letting her perpetrate her crime. <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> [[File:Ran and Akai.png|thumb|right|150px|A mysterious long-haired Japanese man stands before Ran.]]<br /> Yukiko departs to the police station for questioning, leaving Shinichi and Ran to go to the hotel. But before she leaves, she warns them of the serial killer: a long-haired Japanese man. On the cab ride, Shinichi notices Ran in a dazed state, asking her if Rose's words had gotten to her. She denies it. Ran leaves the cab window open, claiming that she can see the New York views better that way. Shinichi protests that the cab's interior will get wet from rain, but Ran says she'll use the handkerchief Sharon gave her to wipe the seat, but a sudden gust of wind blows the cloth out of her hands and into the streets. Ran immediately asked the driver to stop so she could retrieve it. Shinichi notices the handkerchief stuck on the service staircase of a dilapidated building and sets off to get it. As he leaves, Ran remembers Sharon's words, &quot;I wonder if there is God. If he truly existed, he wouldn't let such a cruel thing happen,&quot; and Rose's words, &quot;Thank you... You helped me to make it.&quot; Ran suspects Sharon knew Rose would kill Heath; that's why she pitied Ran for letting such a heinous thing happen. Wallowing in her rush of emotions, she notices someone approaching. Standing before her is [[Shuichi Akai|a long-haired Japanese man]].<br /> <br /> ==== File 354 - Golden Apple 5 ====<br /> Ran is petrified by the long-haired man, thinking that he must be the infamous serial killer. The taxi driver thinks the same, urging Ran to hop back in. Ran hesitates, as Shinichi has not yet returned. The long-haired man approaches, causing the taxi driver to panic and speed off. Ran turns around to face the man; fear is written all over her face. To her surprise, the man lacks hostile intentions, instead asking if she has seen a suspicious, sparsely bearded Japanese man with long silver hair. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH354_KillerSaved.png|thumb|left|115px|Ran saves the serial killer's life.]]<br /> A car stops right beside the two and a blond man emerges and asks the long-haired man whether he has found the serial killer. The long-haired man reveals that the serial killer recently got into a shootout with him and is likely in the area. He then turns to Ran and warns her of the danger, ordering her to leave for the main street. Still, Ran remains adamant about finding Shinichi. Seeing the girl's steadfastness, the man repeats his warnings and joins his colleague, murmuring that since all entrances to the alley have been secured, it is fine to leave Ran alone. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Ran then heads into the abandoned building in an attempt to notify Shinichi about the danger. She climbs up the staircase on the building exterior, and notices drops of blood on the stairs. Thinking they may have been left by Shinichi, she frantically follows the trail upstairs. On the way, she experiences an overwhelming sensation of guilt, thinking she is ultimately responsible for both Heath’s death and the perilous situation she finds herself in. She is also getting increasingly feeble due to the relapsing fever, but manages to persevere. &lt;br&gt;<br /> After climbing a few flights, Ran hears the sound of footsteps descending the stairs. She is overjoyed, thinking that it must be Shinichi. She rushes forwards and calls out his name, but to her horror, it is instead the [[Sharon Vineyard|serial killer]] who appears before her. Shinichi appears on the floor above and shouts at Ran to flee. However, she remains petrified yet again. The serial killer grins, saying that if Ran is to resent someone, it should not be him, but rather the God who prepared this cruel ending for her. &lt;br&gt;[[File:Shinichi carries Ran.png|thumb|right|185px|Shinichi carries Ran down the stairs.]]<br /> The killer attaches a silencer to his pistol, preparing to murder his next victim. Suddenly, the rusty railings he is leaning against start to crack, causing the serial killer to fall from the building. Before death can claim him, Ran grabs onto his jacket, saving his life. She is soon followed by Shinichi. With their combined help, the killer manages to gain a grip and acrobatically catapult himself back onto the stairs. He demands to know why Ran and Shinichi would save him despite his attempt on their lives. Shinichi stares right into the serial killer’s eyes and responds that he does not know why one would choose to kill another, but when it comes to saving another, there need not be a logical reason. Both the serial killer and Ran are moved by his answer, and the latter is put at ease, having now realized that she was justified in saving Rose's life. A smile emerges on her face as she finally surrenders to the worsening fever and falls unconscious. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Shinichi tries to wake Ran up, to no avail. He carries her in his arms and begins descending the stairs, ignoring the serial killer behind them. The killer draws his pistol, but is advised by Shinichi to refrain—reasoning that the killer’s recent injury implies the people searching for him are near, and since he lost his silencer, a gunshot will attract them. Shinichi goes on to say that since the circumstances do not allow him to apprehend him, he will let him go this time; however, if they were to ever meet again, he would send him to the deepest pits of prison. The serial killer is astonished by Shinichi’s analysis and boldness; he remains speechless, allowing Shinichi and an unconscious Ran to leave without harm. &lt;br&gt; [[File:CH354_FBI.png|thumb|left|200px|Ran infers that the long-haired man was an FBI agent.]]<br /> The next morning, Yukiko, Shinichi, and a now healthy Ran visit [[Wikipedia: Central park|Central Park]]. Shinichi and Ran play with a squirrel while Yukiko converses with Sharon on the phone. The topics of conversation include whether Sharon knew that Rose would commit murder, the serial killer’s apparent suicide after his encounter with Shinichi and Ran, and Ran’s wellbeing. Sharon concludes the call by asking Yukiko to tell Ran that “just like you said, perhaps an angel is looking out for me after all”. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Ran’s recollections end here. In the present, Ran awakens from her sleep, and finds herself on a hospital bed. Kogoro and Conan lean in to greet her, attributing Ran's sudden fever to exhaustion from overworking. Kogoro tells Ran that she should thank Inspector [[Jugo Yokomizo|Jugo Yokomizo]], as he drove her at full speed to the hospital.&lt;ref name=&quot;Chinatown_Murder_Case&quot;&gt; Chinatown Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_34#Chinatown_Murder_Case|Volume 34: 347-349]])&lt;/ref&gt; He then asks her about the strange words she was murmuring in her sleep such as: &quot;saving people&quot; and &quot;logical mind.&quot; Both Ran and Conan are embarrassed by this question, and Ran fires back fiercely that it is her secret, and that Kogoro should not even utter those words with his “hoarse voice.” This retort makes Kogoro slightly awkward, so he and Conan decide to leave her alone. &lt;br&gt;<br /> After they leave, Ran begins reflecting on her recollections. She realizes that it was when Shinichi uttered those words to the serial killer that she started to have feelings for him. She also ponders the identity the long-haired Japanese man who told her to leave, remembering that his associate wore a jacket with the words &quot;FBI&quot; on it.<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Radish Redwood|Radish Redwood manga.jpg|<br /> * Captain from New York Police Department}}<br /> {{People|Lilas Sanchez|Lila Sanchez manga.jpg|<br /> * 32 years old<br /> * Stage actress}}<br /> {{People|Akane Nielsen|Akane Neilson manga.jpg|<br /> * 27 years old<br /> * Stage actress}}<br /> {{People|Rose Hewitt|Rose Hewitt manga.jpg|<br /> * 28 years old<br /> * Stage actress}}<br /> {{People|Iberis Hamilton|Iblis Hamilton manga.jpg|<br /> * 30 years old<br /> * Stage actress}}<br /> {{People|Heath Flockheart|Heath Flockheart manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (gunshot)<br /> * 33 years old<br /> * Stage actor}}<br /> {{People|Slasher|350-354 Slasher manga.jpg|<br /> * Serial killer}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Major romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.<br /> ** Ran dreams about the time she first grew feelings for Shinichi in New York.<br /> * Shinichi and Ran encountered and saved a serial killer from falling from a railing to their death. <br /> * Ran had encountered Shuichi Akai a year ago in New York while the latter searched for a serial killer. <br /> ** Akai is revealed to be an FBI Agent<br /> * Yukiko reveals that her and Sharon Vineyard learned their techniques of disguise from Toichi Kuroba. <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Haunted Apartment Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|274-275|The Truth of the Haunted House}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 355 - Mystery of the Haunted House 1 ====<br /> [[File:Araide on Ran's health.png|thumb|left|151px|Doctor Araide reassures that Ran is healthy.]]<br /> [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] (speaking as [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]) expresses his worries about [[Ran Mouri|Ran]]'s recent fever on the phone. Ran states how she had regained memories of the events in New York, questioning Shinichi about the whereabouts of [[Sharon Vineyard]]'s handkerchief.&lt;ref name=&quot;Golden_Apple_Case&quot;&gt;Golden Apple Case (Manga: [[Volume_34#Golden_Apple_Case|Volume 34-35: 350-354]])&lt;/ref&gt; Shinichi makes up an excuse, concealing the fact that he lost it. He also talks about the suspicious suicide of the New York serial killer. He explains that it doesn't make sense for a man about to commit suicide to clean his hideout, believing that the serial killer had tried to cover his tracks before fleeing, only to have been murdered before the police arrived. Noticing someone at the door, Ran goes to open it, oblivious to the fact that it is her caller, Conan. Ran is startled to see him, saying that she thought Conan was a ghost.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Later, at Doctor [[Tomoaki Araide|Araide]]'s clinic, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] laughs at Ran's fear of ghosts while Araide confirms that she has fully recovered. The three, along with Conan, walk through the winding halls of Araide's house. At the same time, Araide explains that his grandmother and [[Hikaru Yasumoto|Hikaru]] have already traveled to the [[Wikipedia: Aomori|Aomori]] prefecture, and that he stays to direct his patients to different clinics.&lt;ref name=&quot;Blackout_Murder_Case&quot;&gt;Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])&lt;/ref&gt; The group runs into a particularly stubborn patient, Houichi Otonashi, who refuses to go to the clinic Araide recommended. Otonashi claims that his apartment is haunted, daring Conan to come and investigate. &lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:The yellow apparition.png|thumb|right|201px|A bright yellow apparition appears down the hall.]]<br /> Kogoro, Ran, and Conan follow Otonashi to his weathered apartment building. Before the apartment is a park where the scorched remains of a young woman were once discovered, while beside the apartment is a construction site put on indefinite hiatus as the client had hanged himself. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Inside, they meet Kikuji Bancho, a tenant who works at a miniature shop and is into making dolls. They also meet Iwahisa Yotsuya, a tenant who's into tokusatsu films and anime. And finally, they meet Tsuyuhiko Botan, a graduate university student who remains the only tenant to have not sighted the supernatural. Otonashi explains how the strange occurrences began when he spotted a fireball swirling outside the window. Since then, countless supernatural events have driven out half the apartment's tenants. &lt;br&gt;<br /> The three guests fall asleep in Otonashi's room. Ran wakes up to see the television inexplicably play footage of a frightening woman with burn scars repeating the words: &quot;Get out.&quot; Her screams awaken the others; after determining that there is nothing wrong with the TV, Kogoro leaves to seek out the bathroom. As Kogoro attempts to flush the filthy toilet, the water is replaced with blood. The commotion wakes up the other tenants. Botan inspects the toilet tank but sees no irregularities. The group is given no time to think as a bright yellow apparition appears in the window down the hall.<br /> <br /> ==== File 356 - Mystery of the Haunted House 2 ====<br /> Bancho walks forward to slide the window open, proving that there's no one on the other side. He says it must've been the restless spirit of the woman who was burned to death in the park next door. Skeptical, Kogoro believes that the prankster must've scurried onto the roof. However, he soon realizes that the window is on a completely flat wall, leaving no room for anyone to stand. Additionally, Ran says that the apparition had an amorphous profile, meaning it wasn't a reflection of anything corporeal. Otonashi reveals that the burned woman's name was Rui Tabuchi, and she was murdered by two men, both of whom are not yet apprehended. The identity of one of the killers is known, but the other remains a total mystery. Ran is frightened by a moth clinging to Kogoro's shirt; Yotsuya states that the moths are attracted to light and tend to gather in swarms. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan goes to investigate the bathroom. Kogoro remarks that the foul stench has disappeared, and Conan smells alcohol from the toilet tank. While searching the TV and the outdoor AC unit, Conan asks Otonashi on what part of the construction site he saw the fireball, to which Otonashi replies the center. Otonashi also points to Bancho and Yotsuya as they witnessed the fireball from their rooms. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Yotsuya's room is filled with VHS tapes and mangas. He says he saw the fireball when visiting his senior's former room, which is directly above his own. Conan notices that Yotsuya owns an 8mm film camera. Bancho's room is littered with intricate and dynamic dolls that seemingly change form when shined on with blacklight. Bancho claims that he saw the fireball from a window not pointing at the construction site. While the trio visits Botan's room, another moth clings to Kogoro's shirt, prompting Conan to re-examine the apparition's window. Conan believes that the culprit set up these elaborate illusions to hide evidence linked to the burning of Rui Tabuchi.<br /> <br /> ==== File 357 - Mystery of the Haunted House 3 ====<br /> [[File:Scary Sonoko.png|thumb|right|225px|Sonoko frightens Ran.]]<br /> Kogoro and Ran are preparing to leave, but Conan feigns wanting to use the bathroom, pleading for Kogoro to accompany him.<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> Conan appears at Bancho's door pointing to the pungent smell of the bathroom. Bancho goes to flush the toilet and is shocked to see the water turn red. Next, Conan points to the cursed TV playing the same footage that Ran had seen. Dumbfounded, Bancho stumbles backwards only to witness the same bright yellow apparition appear on the window. Bancho's screams alerts everyone to his location. Conan reveals a sleeping Kogoro, ready to shed light upon Bancho's tricks. &lt;br&gt;<br /> '''The Red Toilet Water:'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Kogoro explains that Ammonium added to Phenolphthalein will react by turning pink/red. By storing Ammonium in the tank and Phenolphthalein in the bowl, flushing will force the two compounds to mix. In an already dimly lit setting, the possible pinkish coloring of the reaction can be seen as blood-red. Conan states that he found a bottle of Ammonium water in Bancho's room, along with a bottle of chloroform and some &quot;scary videotapes.&quot; &lt;br&gt;<br /> '''The Cursed TV Footage:'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Kogoro goes on to describe how the TV trick works. Since the whole apartment shares the same TV antenna, you can broadcast footage to the targeted TV by connecting a cable to the antenna. By utilizing a multi-remote, Bancho was able to control the channel of Otonashi's TV, thus allowing for the footage to be played. Bancho must've stood on the wall separating the apartment from the construction site to use the remote on the TV. He also poured chloroform into the outdoor AC unit, knocking out everyone in Otonashi's room and giving the illusion of waking up to a haunted TV. &lt;br&gt;<br /> '''The Bright Yellow Apparition:'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Finally, the apparition was created by attracting swarms of male moths to the window. By lacing the window screen's mesh with a female moth's pheromone, male moths flocked to the screen. The eyes and mouth are created using black paper. Bancho gave the effect of a disintegrating profile by turning on a blacklight in his room (moths are more attracted to blacklight than pheromones). Lastly, Bancho had walked over to the window, flinging it open to dispel any remaining moths. &lt;br&gt;[[File:Screwed Bancho.png|thumb|right|200px|Ran is unimpressed by Bancho's attempt to scare her.]]<br /> Kogoro states that Bancho likely wanted to scare away the guests, motivating Otonashi to finally leave the apartment. Kogoro also reveals that Bancho was the second unknown culprit of Rui Tabuchi's murder. And his partner has been hiding in the unfinished construction site next door. The fireball that the tenants witnessed was the light from his partner's cigarette. To cover up the suspicious light coming from next door, Bancho had orchestrated supernatural occurrences to make people believe that the apartment was haunted. The reason Bancho lives in this apartment is so he can give food and supplies to his partner living next door. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Defeated, Bancho makes a run for it. He attempts to frighten Ran by pulling the skull on his T-shirt over his face, but to no avail. Ran proceeds to easily dispatch him. &lt;br&gt;<br /> It's later revealed that Bancho and his partner murdered Rui Tabuchi due to her filing for bankruptcy despite being loaned a large sum of money by the two men.<br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> Sometime later, Ran, Conan, and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] walk through the streets of [[Beika]]. Ran explains how she has gotten over her fear of ghosts, prompting Sonoko to play a prank on her. Ran is easily frightened and runs off screaming. Sonoko stands amused by Ran's fear of the supernatural, calling it her &quot;charm point.&quot;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Houichi Otonashi|Hoichi Otanashi manga.jpg|<br /> * 68 years old}}<br /> {{People|Kikuji Bancho|Kikuji Bancho manga.jpg|<br /> * 34 years old}}<br /> {{People|Iwahisa Yotsuya|Iwahisa Yotsuya manga.jpg|<br /> * 22 years old}}<br /> {{People|Tsuyuhiko Botan|Tsuyuhiko Botan manga.jpg|<br /> * 27 years old}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Conan reveals that the New York serial killer had committed a suspicious &quot;suicide,&quot; implying he was instead murdered. <br /> * Doctor Araide states he currently lives apart from his grandmother who has moved to Aomori. <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Disappearing Mitsuhiko Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|289-290|Mitsuhiko's Mystifying Forest}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Asami Tsuburaya]]|image = Asami Tsuburaya.jpg|link=Asami Tsuburaya|description =<br /> * [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]]'s older sister}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 358 - Disappearing Mitsuhiko 1 ====<br /> [[File:Visiting the Tsuburayas.png|thumb|left|151px|The Detective Boys ask Mitsuhiko's older sister about the whereabouts of her brother.]]<br /> The [[Detective Boys]] and Professor [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] participate in the community's radio calisthenics session. [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] points out how [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] is not present and hasn't been for the past few days. Believing he is sick, the Detective Boys visit Mitsuhiko's house, where his older sister, [[Asami Tsuburaya]], greets them. Asami says that Mitsuhiko was packing for a trip last night, packing Sasa Dangos for food; coupled with the fact that he took his wallet with him, [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] theorizes that Mitsuhiko traveled somewhere far away. The group also notices that Mitsuhiko has only been absent from the radio calisthenics on Sundays. [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] wonders if he's going on a date with someone, to which Asami recalls Mitsuhiko got excited after a girl working at the florist called him &quot;cool.&quot; &lt;br&gt; The Detective Boys then go to the florist girl and inquire about their friend. She states that she remembers Mitsuhiko talking to people about &quot;Uesugi, Takeda, Toyotomi, and Tokugawa,&quot; exciting [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] and Genta. The girl also recalled that an inconspicuous Mitsuhiko had boarded the local bus in the morning and that he smelled like lemon. &lt;br&gt; The Detective Boys then ask the bus driver if he remembers picking up Mitsuhiko. The bus driver confirms that he did board, noting that he suspiciously didn't gaze out of the window like most kids do and instead fixed his eyes straight forward. The bus driver also says that Mitsuhiko got off at [[Beika Station]]. &lt;br&gt;[[File:Yamamura on Numabuchi.png|thumb|right|251px|Inspector Yamamura reveals that serial killer, Numabuchi Ki'ichiro, is loose in the forest.]] The Detective Boys ask the station attendants if they saw Mitsuhiko. The attendant says he remembers a capped boy with a lemon scent hustling to exchange his adult ticket with a child ticket. Since he paid ¥1900 for his train ticket, he must've traveled to a station in either the [[Wikipedia: Chiba|Chiba]] or [[Wikipedia: Gunma|Gunma]] prefecture. &lt;br&gt; The Detective Boys arrive at a rural station in Gunma right as the sun begins to set. Conan sees the signal from Mitsuhiko's Detective Badge, confirming that he is near. They track the signal to a forest, where they notice a large group of people crowded amongst the shrubs. The Detective Boys go to ask if they saw their friend but find that the crowd is the Gunma Prefectural Police led by Inspector [[Misao Yamamura|Yamamura]]. &lt;br&gt; Yamamura tells the boys to leave immediately, whispering that the serial killer, [[Ki'ichiro Numabuchi]], had just escaped from their custody and ran into the woods. Hearing Numabuchi's name, Conan has a painful flashback to when he was stabbed.&lt;ref name=&quot;Stabbed_Wallet_Case&quot;&gt;Stabbed Wallet Case (Manga: [[Volume_19#Stabbed_Wallet_Case|Volume 19: 185-188]])&lt;/ref&gt; Knowing Mitsuhiko is also somewhere in the woods, Conan desperately rings his detective badge to alert him of the danger.<br /> <br /> ==== File 359 - Disappearing Mitsuhiko 2 ====<br /> Inspector Yamamura is shocked to learn that a child is lost in the forest. But after hearing that the Detective Boys used their gimmicky gadgets to figure out Mitsuhiko's location, he becomes skeptical. Conan steps forward to show him his glasses but notices it is out of battery. The other men arrive to scold Yamamura for losing Numabuchi before ordering him to send the children back to a safe place. &lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:Numabuchi discovered.png|thumb|left|200px|Ayumi spots a hiding Numabuchi.]]<br /> The Detective Boys, escorted by Inspector Yamamura, look for Mitsuhiko as they leave the forest. As nightfall descends on the woods, Ayumi and Genta show off their [[Wristwatch Flashlight]]s, leading Yamamura to believe that the boys were not lying about their gadgets and that a boy is, in fact, lost in the forest. Yamamura scurries to inform his colleagues but realizes he left his phone in his car. Devastated by his failure to hold onto Numabuchi and inform his superiors about the missing child, Yamamura falls to his knees. He reflects on how he finally realized his dream of becoming a police inspector after watching countless detective dramas as a child, only to fail titanically. Seeing the distraught detective, Conan reminds him of the recent spectacular deeds the Inspector has done (all of which were actually the work of Conan and [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]]).&lt;ref name=&quot;Suspicious_Uncle_Case&quot;&gt;Suspicious Uncle Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Suspicious_Uncle_Case|Volume 14: 134-138]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Suspect_Kogoro_Mouri_Case&quot;&gt;Suspect Kogoro Mouri Case (Manga: [[Volume_27#Suspect_Kogoro_Mouri_Case|Volume 27: 264-266]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Fake_Kogoro_Mouri_Case&quot;&gt;Fake Kogoro Mouri Case (Manga: [[Volume_31#Fake_Kogoro_Mouri_Case|Volume 31: 308-310]])&lt;/ref&gt; Inspired, Yamamura rises, accepting Agasa's offer to help find Mitsuhiko. He also says that from now on, he wishes to go by: &quot;Yama-san.&quot; &lt;br&gt;<br /> An exhausted Mitsuhiko stands by a small river. He notices that his detective badge is buzzing; he's comforted by his friends actively looking for him but chooses not to answer, believing that his mission would be in vain. &lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:Numabuchi and Mitsuhiko.png|thumb|right|250px|Mitsuhiko encounters Numabuchi.]]<br /> Meanwhile, inspector Yamamura reveals that during questioning, Numabuchi claimed he had killed an additional person (which would boost his kill count to four). He apparently buried the remains in the forest behind his hometown. Yamamura also talks about how Numabuchi didn't seem like he wanted to escape as he spoke of often visiting the woods in his childhood. &lt;br&gt;<br /> With no physical clues as to where he is, the group decides to consider what Mitsuhiko was doing with his sasa dangos, lemon scent, and knowledge of Japanese warlords. Conan says that the smell of lemon is likely from the sunscreen he brought with him, as it had the dual functionality of being bug repellent. Ayumi suddenly notices Numabuchi hiding in the trees directly above them. Discovered, the serial killer jumps down and disappears back into the forest. Haibara is left in shock after sensing a horrifying aura coming from Numabuchi. Inspector Yamamura likens Numabuchi's tree climbing skills to Ushiwakamaru's flying ability. Ushiwakamaru triggers Conan's epiphany as he realizes what Mitsuhiko's motivations are, along with his current location. He sets off to bring his friend home. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Mitsuhiko is at his limit, unable to walk much further. He determines that he can no longer continue his plan and must call his friends. Hearing Conan's voice in the distance, a joyous Mitsuhiko steps forward but runs into Numabuchi. The latter grins, stating that the two of them are the same.<br /> <br /> ==== File 360 - Disappearing Mitsuhiko 3 ====<br /> [[File:Haibara's doubts.png|thumb|left|175px|Haibara believes she's being desensitized to danger.]]<br /> While Conan frantically searches for his friend using the detective badge, Numabuchi ominously stands before a terrified Mitsuhiko. Conan considers if Numabuchi has already abducted Mitsuhiko, but then he runs into the remaining Gunma police force. He informs the officers of Mitsuhiko as the rest of the Detective Boys arrive. The senior officer reprimands Yamamura for losing Numabuchi again before extending the operation to a potential hostage crisis. Conan states that Mitsuhiko has to be near the small river, but Haibara finds Mitsuhiko's hat, saying that Mitsuhiko was likely in a situation that didn't let him retrieve it. Conan finds sweat on the rim of the cap, believing that it hasn't been long since Mitsuhiko dropped the hat. Additionally, Conan believes Mitsuhiko didn't answer his detective badge because his hands weren't free. &lt;br&gt; Expecting the worst, Ayumi and Genta debate how to distinguish Numabuchi from the police in the darkness. Haibara proceeds to detail Numabuchi's description with unexpected precision.&lt;br&gt; She then reveals to Conan and Agasa that Numabuchi was associated with the [[Black Organization]]. The organization originally hired him as one of their assassins, but his mental instability made him unfit. The organization transferred him to Haibara's department, set to become a human test subject for the nascent [[APTX4869]]. Numabuchi would escape before his experimentation, aimlessly running from the Organization and committing several murders. &lt;br&gt;[[File:Numabuch's file.png|thumb|right|100px|Numabuchi was set to be a test subject for the APTX4869.]] Conan asks why Haibara couldn't sense the Black Organization's aura on him. Haibara responds that her quiet life with the Detective Boys is slowly desensitizing her to the dangers and that her days may be numbered. Conan reassures her, and the two continue their search for Mitsuhiko.&lt;br&gt; Ayumi and Genta hear Mitsuhiko's badge, believing their friend must be near. They pull back the bush to see Numabuchi holding Mitsuhiko. The Gunma police are alerted to the scene as Numabuchi compliantly releases Mitsuhiko while telling everyone to shut their lights off. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The Detective Boys ask why Mitsuhiko didn't respond to them and why he's cupping his hands. Genta forces his hands open out of curiosity, and out flies a firefly. <br /> [[File:Numabuchi and fireflies.png|thumb|right|220px|Numabuchi looks upon his friends one last time.]]<br /> * Conan explains that Mitsuhiko was getting scolded by the older men because he asked where he could find fireflies—an endangered species. <br /> * Mitsuhiko had mentioned ancient Japanese warlords that were rivals, especially Genji and Heike: the names of the two most common species of fireflies in Japan.<br /> * Mitsuhiko brought Sasa Dango so he could add habitat to a temporary insectarium for the bugs with the leaves.<br /> * Mitsuhiko couldn't answer his badge because answering would mean uncupping his hands, thus letting the firefly escape.<br /> * Mitsuhiko likely traveled here by himself so he could grant Ayumi and Haibara's wish of one day seeing the fireflies.&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Professor Agasa asks why Numabuchi asked to come to this forest. Conan replies that he likely came for the same reason as Mitsuhiko; he wanted to see the fireflies one last time before his execution—the fireflies he cherished during his childhood.<br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> A few days later, at school, Ayumi converses with Haibara about sightings of a Tsuchinoko—a mythical Japanese creature. Ayumi then expresses interest in seeing one herself. Hearing this, Genta and Mitsuhiko consider searching for one themselves in an attempt to impress the girls.<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Fujiwara|CH358-360 Girl.jpg|<br /> * 9 years old<br /> * Teitan Elementary 3rd year student<br /> * &quot;Fujiwara&quot; florists' daughter}}<br /> {{People|[[Minor law enforcement#Manga-based episodes#Unnamed officers|Man]]|CH358-360 Senior detective.jpg|<br /> * Senior detective from Gunma Prefecture Police}}<br /> {{People|Man|CH358-360 Bus driver.jpg|<br /> * Metropolitan bus driver}}<br /> {{People|Man|CH358-360 Station attendant.jpg|<br /> * Beika Station attendant}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Conan reencounters Ki'ichiro Numabuchi who has escaped captivity and is at large in a forest in Gunma.<br /> * Numabuchi is arrested after turning himself in to the Gunma police.<br /> * Haibara informs Conan about Numabuchi's connection to the Black Organization.<br /> ** He was initially recruited as an assassin but was deemed unfit due to his mental instability. <br /> ** He was subsequently transferred to Haibara's department to be a test subject for the development of APTX4869. <br /> *** He escaped before his experimentation. <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Onikame Island Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|291-293|Solitary Island of the Princess and the Dragon King's Palace}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 361 - Death Island ====<br /> [[File:Conan Heiji Kazuha Ran Beach.png|thumb|left|275px|The four protagonists at the beach.]]<br /> At a beach in Okinawa, [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] and an unenthusiastic [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] attempt to deduce what kind of swimsuits girls are wearing. [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] and [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] catch the two, and the former mocks Heiji for playing such a lascivious activity with an elementary schooler. Heiji suspects she's upset as he made her wait in front of the BIGMAN at Umeda station for too long. Kazuha vehemently denies it—clearly signaling that she is upset. Kazuha reveals that she followed Heiji to Okinawa not because Heiji was trying to make it up to her but because Ran was tagging along with [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], who, along with Heiji, is set to star in an &quot;East vs. West&quot; match deciding who is the greater detective. Heiji is irritated by Kogoro's cocky attitude he expresses to the cameras, fully aware of the latter's fraudulent nature. Heiji overhears the director, Masao Taketomi, asking everyone to prepare as they plan on previewing the setting for tomorrow's shoot: an uninhabited island where a corpse and a mysterious message were discovered. Taketomi asks Heiji if he wants to tag along. After brief consideration, Heiji grabs Conan and accepts the offer. &lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:A flustered Kazuha.png|thumb|right|200px|Kazuha wonders what Heiji will call her.]]<br /> The boat approaches the island, Funaurajima, more commonly known as Onigamejima (English: Demon Turtle Island), shaped like a turtle. Heiji says that the tourist business dried up after several crimes such as kidnappings and robberies were committed against mayor Kaneshiro's household. The mayor called the TV station to set the detective showdown on Funaurajima so they could revive its image and popularity. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Heiji spots two men, Noburou Ikema and Yoshitsugu Kume, flirting with Kazuha and Ran. Annoyed, he pulls Kazuha away, almost claiming that &quot;she's his,&quot; but instead labels her as a &quot;random childhood friend.&quot; Yoshie Taira and Mikihiko Daito introduce themselves along with the boat's captain, Takashi Shimoji, who remains silent. Ikema and Kume scare the girls with tales of soul-sucking demons, while Heiji deduces that Taira's swimsuit will be white but soon sees her in the ocean wearing a black wetsuit. &lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:Deceased Taira.png|thumb|right|200px|Yoshie Taira is found strangled on the beach along with another message.]]<br /> Heiji and Conan read the relevant mysterious message that's been etched into a beam of a dilapidated structure: &quot;The princess sleeps in the Ko and not the Otsu (姫眠るは甲なりて乙にあらず).&quot; Taketomi explains that people discovered an emaciated corpse leaning on the message's beam a year ago. It's theorized that he was a passenger on a boat that capsized due to massive hurricanes from the previous year. Kazuha wonders why someone would construct a house on an uninhabited island, to which Taira answers that mayor Kaneshiro built it to be a vacation getaway, but hurricanes eventually tore it apart. Heiji is pleased to see that, just like his deduction, Taira wore a white bikini under her wetsuit. Daito says that the island has changed since the last time he saw it, adding that until two years ago, he fished for mackerel near the island's waters. Ikema and Kume say that this island was a perfect place for diving, but they were the only two who'd still come around after the crimes. Taketomi sends the crew to scout for interesting locations on the island while he discusses matters with Heiji. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Later that day, most of the crew returned to the boat. Conan and Heiji ponder the message's meaning. Because Ko (甲), Otsu (乙), and Hei (丙) was an ancient ranking system of one, two, and three, the detectives vaguely theorize that it's trying to say that &quot;the princess is sleeping at one, not two.&quot; Ran and Kazuha worries about Taira as it has been an hour since everyone else returned. They wonder if she's still diving which alerts Conan and Heiji. The two boys sprint off and split up; Conan and Ran go around one side of the island while Heiji and Kazuha go around the other. The two converge at the opposite end only to see a deceased Taira with strangulation marks around her neck and another message written in the sand.<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Masao Taketomi|Masao Taketomi manga.jpg|<br /> * 43 years old<br /> * TV director}}<br /> {{People|Yoshitsugu Kume|Yoshitsugu Kume manga.jpg|<br /> * 25 years old<br /> * Crew}}<br /> {{People|Noburo Ikema|Noburo Ikema manga.jpg|<br /> * 24 years old<br /> * Crew}}<br /> {{People|Yoshie Taira|Yoshie Taira manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (strangled)<br /> * 26 years old<br /> * Crew}}<br /> {{People|Mikihiko Daito|Mikihiko Daito manga.jpg|<br /> * 47 years old<br /> * Crew}}<br /> {{People|Takashi Shimoji|Takashi Shimoji manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (bludgeoned)<br /> * 38 years old<br /> * Crew}}<br /> {{People|Hyogo Kaneshiro|Hyogo Kaneshiro manga.jpg|<br /> * 63 years old<br /> * Mayor}}<br /> {{People|Miyako Kaneshiro|Miyako Kaneshiro manga.jpg|<br /> * Kaneshiro's daughter<br /> * Kidnapped 5 years ago}}<br /> {{People|Yoshiko Matsumoto|Yoshiko Matsumoto.jpg|<br /> * Deceased<br /> * Kaneshiro's housekeeper}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> == Cover in other countries ==<br /> &lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:VolumePremium18bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (Premium, combined volumes 35-36)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35sae.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (English)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_38sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:VolumeNE 18sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, New Edition, combined volumes 35-36)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume 35e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Manga]]<br /> * [[Volume 31-40]]<br /> * [[Detective Conan]]<br /> <br /> {{Volumes}}<br /> {{Black Organization}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Volumes]]<br /> [[de:Band 35]]</div>

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<p>Sedritsugu: /* Golden Apple Case */</p> <hr /> <div>{{InfoBox Volume<br /> | volume = 35<br /> | image = Volume 35.jpg<br /> | releasedate = December 18, 2001<br /> | chapters = 351-361<br /> | isbn = 4-09-126165-5<br /> | publisher = [[Shogakukan]]<br /> | english-releasedate = July 13, 2010<br /> | english-isbn = 1-4215-2886-X<br /> | english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]<br /> | detective = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drury_Lane_(character) Drury Lane]<br /> | keyhole = [[Sharon Vineyard]]<br /> | prev-volume = Volume 34<br /> | next-volume = Volume 36<br /> | footnotes = <br /> }}<br /> Volume 35 was released on December 18, 2001 in Japan.<br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> {{Char Appearances|<br /> {{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Conan Edogawa}}<br /> {{Char|Ran Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}<br /> {{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}<br /> {{Char|Genta Kojima}}<br /> {{Char|Ai Haibara}}<br /> {{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}<br /> {{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}<br /> {{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Heiji Hattori}}<br /> {{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}<br /> {{Char|Misao Yamamura}}<br /> {{Char|Shuichi Akai|display=Shuichi Akai (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Sharon Vineyard|display=Sharon Vineyard (flashback)}}<br /> {{Char|Kichiro Numabuchi|display=Ki'ichiro Numabuchi}}<br /> {{Char|Jugo Yokomizo|display=Jugo Yokomizo (cameo)}}<br /> {{Char|Yusaku Kudo|display=Yusaku Kudo (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Gin|display=Gin&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Vodka|display=Vodka&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Vermouth|display=Chris Vineyard&lt;br&gt;(background)}}<br /> {{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Hikaru Yasumoto|display=Hikaru Yasumoto (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Mitsu Araide|display=Mitsu Araide (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Volume 14|Yoshifusa Yabuuchi|display= Yoshifusa Yabuuchi (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Volume 27|Norifumi Saku|display=Norifumi Saku (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Volume 31|Masao Jinbo|display=Masao Jinbo (background)}}<br /> {{Char|Mrs. Tsuburaya|display=Mrs. Tsuburaya (voice)}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Gadgets ==<br /> {{Gadgets Appearances|<br /> {{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}<br /> {{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}<br /> {{Gadget|Detective Boys Badge}}<br /> {{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}<br /> {{Gadget|Wristwatch Flashlight}}<br /> }}<br /> <br /> == Chapters ==<br /> === Golden Apple Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|286-288|Shinichi Kudo's New York Case}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 351 - Golden Apple 2 ====<br /> [[File:Sharon on Chris.png|thumb|left|151px|Sharon laments about her troubled life, mentioning her daughter, Chris]]<br /> [[Sharon Vineyard]] speaks of her past filled with misfortunes, mentioning her daughter, [[Chris Vineyard]]. She reveals that Chris and her had fallen out, and have not seen each other in over ten years as Chris had begun &quot;hanging out with a bad crowd.&quot; Sharon escorts [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]], [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]], and [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to the dressing room to meet the cast: Lilas Sanchez, Rose Hewitt, Akane Neilson, and Iberis Hamilton. After brief introductions, Iberis mentions a mysterious gift sent to the actresses, a golden apple with the words &quot;For the Fairest&quot; written on it. Then, Heath Flockhart, the star actor, enters the room recommending to show their guests backstage.&lt;br&gt;While exploring the narrow gaps that make up the backstage, Ran notices the play's costumes hung up on the ceiling. Suddenly, a tether snaps causing a large armor piece to fall onto the group. Most manage to escape, but Rose's dress is caught on a sign. Seeing this, Ran rushes over and tackles her out of the way as the armor crashes onto the floor. Rose suspects that she is being targeted, stating that the prop mirror—the cast's lucky charm—must have given her the luck to survive. Sharon, however, points to Ran as Rose's savior. After Rose expresses her gratitude to her, Ran notices she's scraped her arm. Sharon hands her a handkerchief before leaving the set, saying that she has &quot;something to take care of.&quot;&lt;br&gt; [[File:Sharon's handkerchief.png|thumb|right|201px|Sharon hands Ran a handkerchief]]Yukiko and Ran enjoy the performance while Shinichi calls it cliche. He explains that the play is based on an ancient Greek myth where a festival is held on Mount Olympus where most of the Gods are invited. Eris, the Goddess of discord, however, is not invited. Angered, she throws a Golden Apple with the words &quot;For the Fairest&quot; into the crowd. Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite see the apple challenging them to determine who the apple is for, letting a Trojan Prince decide. Shinichi explains that Lilas plays Hera, Akane plays Athena, and Rose plays Aphrodite with Iberis playing Eris and that in the end, it is Aphrodite who is chosen by the prince. Yukiko then states that this show is different from the Greek myth and that there is a twist at the end. Heath, who was playing the Trojan Prince, reveals himself as the Christian Archangel, Michael. Before Michael can reveal the answer to Eris' question, Shinichi notices a red beam of light coming from the audience and into the smokescreen shrouding the stage. Michael is then lifted into the air by the stage cables but to everyone's horror, he is shown dead.<br /> <br /> ==== File 352 - Golden Apple 3 ====<br /> [[File:Dead Heath.png|thumb|left|200px|The Dead Archangel]]<br /> Pandemonium ensues as Michael (played by Heath) is shot. Shinichi rushes up to the spectator box from which he saw the red beam of light. All that is left is a single bullet cartridge. Radish Redwood examines Heath's body, learning that he was shot at an angle of 40 degrees. Yukiko arrives, recounting the events of Heath's assassination to the police. Meanwhile, Shinichi pulls on Redwood's face to test if he's still a disguise worn by Sharon Vineyard. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Redwood discovers strange burn marks under Heath's neck, as well as smudged blood on Heath's hands despite there being no traces of him touching his bloodstained costume. With Yusaku unavailable, Ran entertains the idea of Shinichi solving the case, citing his contributions to the murder case on the airplane on the way to New York.&lt;ref name=&quot;Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case&quot;&gt; Shinichi's First Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_21#Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case|Volume 21: 204-207]])&lt;/ref&gt; Hearing Ran's praise, Yukiko is surprised by her son's apparent proficiency at deduction. Shinichi concludes that the murderer is one of the four actresses on stage alongside Heath. The gun cartridge Shinichi had found in the spectator box wasn't hot, meaning it wasn't fired and instead placed there to throw off the investigation. Shinichi also says that the falling armor was likely not an accident as he found a cut on the floor as well as a segment of nylon string — the same type of nylon string found on the armor. Redwood and Yukiko then press Shinichi on how someone less than 6ft tall could shoot Heath from a higher angle, but Shinichi confesses that he hasn't figured that out yet. &lt;br&gt;[[File:Shinichi Investigates Mirror Behind Ran.png|thumb|right|251px|Shinichi investigates the scratched mirror behind Ran.]]<br /> Later, the four actresses are seen fidgeting with various items while arguing about their flings they each had with Heath. However, Yukiko reveals to Redwood and Ran that Iberis was Heath's wife but decided to keep it a secret from her colleagues.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Shinichi goes to investigate the mirror in which the murder took place. He asks Ran to hold up a pamphlet above her head to grasp Heath's height. Comparing the simulated height to the mirror's height, Shinichi notices that the all-important mirror has been truncated, leaving a visible mark on the glass. Shinichi goes around the back of the mirror and sees a feather from Heath's costume stuck on a grate that seemingly covers nothing. He lifts the grate to see two streaks of blood running across the floor.<br /> <br /> ==== File 353 - Golden Apple 4 ====<br /> Shinichi wishes to examine the costumes that are hung above the stage, much to the dismay of the theater workers. Yukiko arrives, charming the men into giving up information. While Redwood and his associate discuss the possibility of an outside perpetrator, the lights suddenly shut off on stage. Yukiko, under the name &quot;The Night Baroness,&quot; appears in the spotlight, reciting the deduction Shinichi had told her explained to her. Meanwhile, Shinichi explains to Ran his deduction. &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> '''The culprit is Rose Hewitt'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Shinichi states that Heath couldn't hide completely behind the mirror as it is too short, and Heath's wings didn't let him crouch. Hence, the production must've utilized a trap door to lower his stature. Yukiko commands to rotate the stage contraption behind the mirror until the grate that once led to nothing covers a hole to the stage's trap cellar. The police investigate and find the cartridge and several feathers from Heath's costume. Yukiko points to Rose Hewitt as the culprit as her position lying beside the base of the mirror lets her aim beneath the mirror, through the grate, and at Heath's chest. The other actresses protest that Rose couldn't have known that the production would use the trapdoor, but as Rose would be so close to the grate in question, the staff would have to notify her of its use. The reason for the truncated mirror must've been because Rose had purposely damaged the top corner of the mirror. Not wanting to demoralize the cast, the staff had quietly removed the damaged portion of the mirror and connected the remaining two pieces, losing some of its height in the process. Rose had also stuck the gun into Heath's costume, letting the gun rise into the air before eventually falling back down to the stage to mimic it being thrown onto the stage. Thus, a burn mark appears on Heath's chest. However, while positioning the gun on Heath's body, he grabbed Rose's forearm with his bloodstained hand, leaving his print on her gloves.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Shinichi states that he saw how Rose had trouble opening a can with gloves back in the dressing room, a sign that she had a reason not to remove them. The inspector turns Rose's gloves inside out, revealing the aforementioned bloodstains.&lt;br&gt;<br /> When asked about her motive, Rose states that she felt betrayed by Heath, as he said he'll quit his role as Michael to take on a film role, despite knowing how much Rose loved his portrayal of the archangel. Rose proceeds to callously thank Ran for saving her life from the falling armor, consequently letting her perpetrate her crime. <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> [[File:Ran and Akai.png|thumb|right|150px|A mysterious long-haired Japanese man stands before Ran.]]<br /> Yukiko departs to the police station for questioning, leaving Shinichi and Ran to go to the hotel. But before she leaves, she warns them of the serial killer: a long-haired Japanese man. On the cab ride, Shinichi notices Ran in a dazed state, asking her if Rose's words had gotten to her. She denies it. Ran leaves the cab window open, claiming that she can see the New York views better that way. Shinichi protests that the cab's interior will get wet from rain, but Ran says she'll use the handkerchief Sharon gave her to wipe the seat, but a sudden gust of wind blows the cloth out of her hands and into the streets. Ran immediately asked the driver to stop so she could retrieve it. Shinichi notices the handkerchief stuck on the service staircase of a dilapidated building and sets off to get it. As he leaves, Ran remembers Sharon's words, &quot;I wonder if there is God. If he truly existed, he wouldn't let such a cruel thing happen,&quot; and Rose's words, &quot;Thank you... You helped me to make it.&quot; Ran suspects Sharon knew Rose would kill Heath; that's why she pitied Ran for letting such a heinous thing happen. Wallowing in her rush of emotions, she notices someone approaching. Standing before her is [[Shuichi Akai|a long-haired Japanese man]].<br /> <br /> ==== File 354 - Golden Apple 5 ====<br /> Ran is petrified by the long-haired man, thinking that he must be the infamous serial killer. The taxi driver thinks the same, urging Ran to hop back in. Ran hesitates, as Shinichi has not yet returned. The long-haired man approaches, causing the taxi driver to panic and speed off. Ran turns around to face the man; fear is written all over her face. To her surprise, the man lacks hostile intentions, instead asking if she has seen a suspicious, sparsely bearded Japanese man with long silver hair. &lt;br&gt;[[File:CH354_KillerSaved.png|thumb|left|115px|Ran saves the serial killer's life.]]<br /> A car stops right beside the two and a blond man emerges and asks the long-haired man whether he has found the serial killer. The long-haired man reveals that the serial killer recently got into a shootout with him and is likely in the area. He then turns to Ran and warns her of the danger, ordering her to leave for the main street. Still, Ran remains adamant about finding Shinichi. Seeing the girl's steadfastness, the man repeats his warnings and joins his colleague, murmuring that since all entrances to the alley have been secured, it is fine to leave Ran alone. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Ran then heads into the abandoned building in an attempt to notify Shinichi about the danger. She climbs up the staircase on the building exterior, and notices drops of blood on the stairs. Thinking they may have been left by Shinichi, she frantically follows the trail upstairs. On the way, she experiences an overwhelming sensation of guilt, thinking she is ultimately responsible for both Heath’s death and the perilous situation she finds herself in. She is also getting increasingly feeble due to the relapsing fever, but manages to persevere. &lt;br&gt;<br /> After climbing a few flights, Ran hears the sound of footsteps descending the stairs. She is overjoyed, thinking that it must be Shinichi. She rushes forwards and calls out his name, but to her horror, it is instead the [[Sharon Vineyard|serial killer]] who appears before her. Shinichi appears on the floor above and shouts at Ran to flee. However, she remains petrified yet again. The serial killer grins, saying that if Ran is to resent someone, it should not be him, but rather the God who prepared this cruel ending for her. &lt;br&gt;[[File:Shinichi carries Ran.png|thumb|right|185px|Shinichi carries Ran down the stairs.]]<br /> The killer attaches a silencer to his pistol, preparing to murder his next victim. Suddenly, the rusty railings he is leaning against start to crack, causing the serial killer to fall from the building. Before death can claim him, Ran grabs onto his jacket, saving his life. She is soon followed by Shinichi. With their combined help, the killer manages to gain a grip and acrobatically catapult himself back onto the stairs. He demands to know why Ran and Shinichi would save him despite his attempt on their lives. Shinichi stares right into the serial killer’s eyes and responds that he does not know why one would choose to kill another, but when it comes to saving another, there need not be a logical reason. Both the serial killer and Ran are moved by his answer, and the latter is put at ease, having now realized that she was justified in saving Rose's life. A smile emerges on her face as she finally surrenders to the worsening fever and falls unconscious. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Shinichi tries to wake Ran up, to no avail. He carries her in his arms and begins descending the stairs, ignoring the serial killer behind them. The killer draws his pistol, but is advised by Shinichi to refrain—reasoning that the killer’s recent injury implies the people searching for him are near, and since he lost his silencer, a gunshot will attract them. Shinichi goes on to say that since the circumstances do not allow him to apprehend him, he will let him go this time; however, if they were to ever meet again, he would send him to the deepest pits of prison. The serial killer is astonished by Shinichi’s analysis and boldness; he remains speechless, allowing Shinichi and an unconscious Ran to leave without harm. &lt;br&gt; [[File:CH354_FBI.png|thumb|left|200px|Ran infers that the long-haired man was an FBI agent.]]<br /> The next morning, Yukiko, Shinichi, and a now healthy Ran visit [[Wikipedia: Central park|Central Park]]. Shinichi and Ran play with a squirrel while Yukiko converses with Sharon on the phone. The topics of conversation include whether Sharon knew that Rose would commit murder, the serial killer’s apparent suicide after his encounter with Shinichi and Ran, and Ran’s wellbeing. Sharon concludes the call by asking Yukiko to tell Ran that “just like you said, perhaps an angel is looking out for me after all”. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Ran’s recollections end here. In the present, Ran awakens from her sleep, and finds herself on a hospital bed. Kogoro and Conan lean in to greet her, attributing Ran's sudden fever to exhaustion from overworking. Kogoro tells Ran that she should thank Inspector [[Jugo Yokomizo|Jugo Yokomizo]], as he drove her at full speed to the hospital.&lt;ref name=&quot;Chinatown_Murder_Case&quot;&gt; Chinatown Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_34#Chinatown_Murder_Case|Volume 34: 347-349]])&lt;/ref&gt; He then asks her about the strange words she was murmuring in her sleep such as: &quot;saving people&quot; and &quot;logical mind.&quot; Both Ran and Conan are embarrassed by this question, and Ran fires back fiercely that it is her secret, and that Kogoro should not even utter those words with his “hoarse voice.” This retort makes Kogoro slightly awkward, so he and Conan decide to leave her alone. &lt;br&gt;<br /> After they leave, Ran begins reflecting on her recollections. She realizes that it was when Shinichi uttered those words to the serial killer that she started to have feelings for him. She also ponders the identity the long-haired Japanese man who told her to leave, remembering that his associate wore a jacket with the words &quot;FBI&quot; on it.<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Radish Redwood|Radish Redwood manga.jpg|<br /> * Captain from New York Police Department}}<br /> {{People|Lilas Sanchez|Lila Sanchez manga.jpg|<br /> * 32 years old<br /> * Stage actress}}<br /> {{People|Akane Nielsen|Akane Neilson manga.jpg|<br /> * 27 years old<br /> * Stage actress}}<br /> {{People|Rose Hewitt|Rose Hewitt manga.jpg|<br /> * 28 years old<br /> * Stage actress}}<br /> {{People|Iberis Hamilton|Iblis Hamilton manga.jpg|<br /> * 30 years old<br /> * Stage actress}}<br /> {{People|Heath Flockheart|Heath Flockheart manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (gunshot)<br /> * 33 years old<br /> * Stage actor}}<br /> {{People|Slasher|350-354 Slasher manga.jpg|<br /> * Serial killer}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Major romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.<br /> ** Ran dreams about the time she first grew feelings for Shinichi in New York.<br /> * Shinichi and Ran encountered and saved a serial killer from falling from a railing to their death. <br /> * Ran had encountered Shuichi Akai a year ago in New York while the latter searched for a serial killer. <br /> ** Akai is revealed to be an FBI Agent<br /> * Yukiko reveals that her and Sharon Vineyard learned their techniques of disguise from Toichi Kuroba. <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Haunted Apartment Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|274-275|The Truth of the Haunted House}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 355 - Mystery of the Haunted House 1 ====<br /> [[File:Araide on Ran's health.png|thumb|left|151px|Doctor Araide reassures that Ran is healthy.]]<br /> [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] (speaking as [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]) expresses his worries about [[Ran Mouri|Ran]]'s recent fever on the phone. Ran states how she had regained memories of the events in New York, questioning Shinichi about the whereabouts of [[Sharon Vineyard]]'s handkerchief.&lt;ref name=&quot;Golden_Apple_Case&quot;&gt;Golden Apple Case (Manga: [[Volume_34#Golden_Apple_Case|Volume 34-35: 350-354]])&lt;/ref&gt; Shinichi makes up an excuse, concealing the fact that he lost it. He also talks about the suspicious suicide of the New York serial killer. He explains that it doesn't make sense for a man about to commit suicide to clean his hideout, believing that the serial killer had tried to cover his tracks before fleeing, only to have been murdered before the police arrived. Noticing someone at the door, Ran goes to open it, oblivious to the fact that it is her caller, Conan. Ran is startled to see him, saying that she thought Conan was a ghost.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Later, at Doctor [[Tomoaki Araide|Araide]]'s clinic, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] laughs at Ran's fear of ghosts while Araide confirms that she has fully recovered. The three, along with Conan, walk through the winding halls of Araide's house. At the same time, Araide explains that his grandmother and [[Hikaru Yasumoto|Hikaru]] have already traveled to the [[Wikipedia: Aomori|Aomori]] prefecture, and that he stays to direct his patients to different clinics.&lt;ref name=&quot;Blackout_Murder_Case&quot;&gt;Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])&lt;/ref&gt; The group runs into a particularly stubborn patient, Houichi Otonashi, who refuses to go to the clinic Araide recommended. Otonashi claims that his apartment is haunted, daring Conan to come and investigate. &lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:The yellow apparition.png|thumb|right|201px|A bright yellow apparition appears down the hall.]]<br /> Kogoro, Ran, and Conan follow Otonashi to his weathered apartment building. Before the apartment is a park where the scorched remains of a young woman were once discovered, while beside the apartment is a construction site put on indefinite hiatus as the client had hanged himself. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Inside, they meet Kikuji Bancho, a tenant who works at a miniature shop and is into making dolls. They also meet Iwahisa Yotsuya, a tenant who's into tokusatsu films and anime. And finally, they meet Tsuyuhiko Botan, a graduate university student who remains the only tenant to have not sighted the supernatural. Otonashi explains how the strange occurrences began when he spotted a fireball swirling outside the window. Since then, countless supernatural events have driven out half the apartment's tenants. &lt;br&gt;<br /> The three guests fall asleep in Otonashi's room. Ran wakes up to see the television inexplicably play footage of a frightening woman with burn scars repeating the words: &quot;Get out.&quot; Her screams awaken the others; after determining that there is nothing wrong with the TV, Kogoro leaves to seek out the bathroom. As Kogoro attempts to flush the filthy toilet, the water is replaced with blood. The commotion wakes up the other tenants. Botan inspects the toilet tank but sees no irregularities. The group is given no time to think as a bright yellow apparition appears in the window down the hall.<br /> <br /> ==== File 356 - Mystery of the Haunted House 2 ====<br /> Bancho walks forward to slide the window open, proving that there's no one on the other side. He says it must've been the restless spirit of the woman who was burned to death in the park next door. Skeptical, Kogoro believes that the prankster must've scurried onto the roof. However, he soon realizes that the window is on a completely flat wall, leaving no room for anyone to stand. Additionally, Ran says that the apparition had an amorphous profile, meaning it wasn't a reflection of anything corporeal. Otonashi reveals that the burned woman's name was Rui Tabuchi, and she was murdered by two men, both of whom are not yet apprehended. The identity of one of the killers is known, but the other remains a total mystery. Ran is frightened by a moth clinging to Kogoro's shirt; Yotsuya states that the moths are attracted to light and tend to gather in swarms. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Conan goes to investigate the bathroom. Kogoro remarks that the foul stench has disappeared, and Conan smells alcohol from the toilet tank. While searching the TV and the outdoor AC unit, Conan asks Otonashi on what part of the construction site he saw the fireball, to which Otonashi replies the center. Otonashi also points to Bancho and Yotsuya as they witnessed the fireball from their rooms. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Yotsuya's room is filled with VHS tapes and mangas. He says he saw the fireball when visiting his senior's former room, which is directly above his own. Conan notices that Yotsuya owns an 8mm film camera. Bancho's room is littered with intricate and dynamic dolls that seemingly change form when shined on with blacklight. Bancho claims that he saw the fireball from a window not pointing at the construction site. While the trio visits Botan's room, another moth clings to Kogoro's shirt, prompting Conan to re-examine the apparition's window. Conan believes that the culprit set up these elaborate illusions to hide evidence linked to the burning of Rui Tabuchi.<br /> <br /> ==== File 357 - Mystery of the Haunted House 3 ====<br /> [[File:Scary Sonoko.png|thumb|right|225px|Sonoko frightens Ran.]]<br /> Kogoro and Ran are preparing to leave, but Conan feigns wanting to use the bathroom, pleading for Kogoro to accompany him.<br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> Conan appears at Bancho's door pointing to the pungent smell of the bathroom. Bancho goes to flush the toilet and is shocked to see the water turn red. Next, Conan points to the cursed TV playing the same footage that Ran had seen. Dumbfounded, Bancho stumbles backwards only to witness the same bright yellow apparition appear on the window. Bancho's screams alerts everyone to his location. Conan reveals a sleeping Kogoro, ready to shed light upon Bancho's tricks. &lt;br&gt;<br /> '''The Red Toilet Water:'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Kogoro explains that Ammonium added to Phenolphthalein will react by turning pink/red. By storing Ammonium in the tank and Phenolphthalein in the bowl, flushing will force the two compounds to mix. In an already dimly lit setting, the possible pinkish coloring of the reaction can be seen as blood-red. Conan states that he found a bottle of Ammonium water in Bancho's room, along with a bottle of chloroform and some &quot;scary videotapes.&quot; &lt;br&gt;<br /> '''The Cursed TV Footage:'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Kogoro goes on to describe how the TV trick works. Since the whole apartment shares the same TV antenna, you can broadcast footage to the targeted TV by connecting a cable to the antenna. By utilizing a multi-remote, Bancho was able to control the channel of Otonashi's TV, thus allowing for the footage to be played. Bancho must've stood on the wall separating the apartment from the construction site to use the remote on the TV. He also poured chloroform into the outdoor AC unit, knocking out everyone in Otonashi's room and giving the illusion of waking up to a haunted TV. &lt;br&gt;<br /> '''The Bright Yellow Apparition:'''&lt;br&gt;<br /> Finally, the apparition was created by attracting swarms of male moths to the window. By lacing the window screen's mesh with a female moth's pheromone, male moths flocked to the screen. The eyes and mouth are created using black paper. Bancho gave the effect of a disintegrating profile by turning on a blacklight in his room (moths are more attracted to blacklight than pheromones). Lastly, Bancho had walked over to the window, flinging it open to dispel any remaining moths. &lt;br&gt;[[File:Screwed Bancho.png|thumb|right|200px|Ran is unimpressed by Bancho's attempt to scare her.]]<br /> Kogoro states that Bancho likely wanted to scare away the guests, motivating Otonashi to finally leave the apartment. Kogoro also reveals that Bancho was the second unknown culprit of Rui Tabuchi's murder. And his partner has been hiding in the unfinished construction site next door. The fireball that the tenants witnessed was the light from his partner's cigarette. To cover up the suspicious light coming from next door, Bancho had orchestrated supernatural occurrences to make people believe that the apartment was haunted. The reason Bancho lives in this apartment is so he can give food and supplies to his partner living next door. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Defeated, Bancho makes a run for it. He attempts to frighten Ran by pulling the skull on his T-shirt over his face, but to no avail. Ran proceeds to easily dispatch him. &lt;br&gt;<br /> It's later revealed that Bancho and his partner murdered Rui Tabuchi due to her filing for bankruptcy despite being loaned a large sum of money by the two men.<br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> Sometime later, Ran, Conan, and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] walk through the streets of [[Beika]]. Ran explains how she has gotten over her fear of ghosts, prompting Sonoko to play a prank on her. Ran is easily frightened and runs off screaming. Sonoko stands amused by Ran's fear of the supernatural, calling it her &quot;charm point.&quot;<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Houichi Otonashi|Hoichi Otanashi manga.jpg|<br /> * 68 years old}}<br /> {{People|Kikuji Bancho|Kikuji Bancho manga.jpg|<br /> * 34 years old}}<br /> {{People|Iwahisa Yotsuya|Iwahisa Yotsuya manga.jpg|<br /> * 22 years old}}<br /> {{People|Tsuyuhiko Botan|Tsuyuhiko Botan manga.jpg|<br /> * 27 years old}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Conan reveals that the New York serial killer had committed a suspicious &quot;suicide,&quot; implying he was instead murdered. <br /> * Doctor Araide states he currently lives apart from his grandmother who has moved to Aomori. <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Disappearing Mitsuhiko Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|289-290|Mitsuhiko's Mystifying Forest}}<br /> <br /> ==== Characters introduced ====<br /> {{NewChar|name = [[Asami Tsuburaya]]|image = Asami Tsuburaya.jpg|link=Asami Tsuburaya|description =<br /> * [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]]'s older sister}}<br /> {{clearleft}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 358 - Disappearing Mitsuhiko 1 ====<br /> [[File:Visiting the Tsuburayas.png|thumb|left|151px|The Detective Boys ask Mitsuhiko's older sister about the whereabouts of her brother.]]<br /> The [[Detective Boys]] and Professor [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] participate in the community's radio calisthenics session. [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] points out how [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] is not present and hasn't been for the past few days. Believing he is sick, the Detective Boys visit Mitsuhiko's house, where his older sister, [[Asami Tsuburaya]], greets them. Asami says that Mitsuhiko was packing for a trip last night, packing Sasa Dangos for food; coupled with the fact that he took his wallet with him, [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] theorizes that Mitsuhiko traveled somewhere far away. The group also notices that Mitsuhiko has only been absent from the radio calisthenics on Sundays. [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] wonders if he's going on a date with someone, to which Asami recalls Mitsuhiko got excited after a girl working at the florist called him &quot;cool.&quot; &lt;br&gt; The Detective Boys then go to the florist girl and inquire about their friend. She states that she remembers Mitsuhiko talking to people about &quot;Uesugi, Takeda, Toyotomi, and Tokugawa,&quot; exciting [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] and Genta. The girl also recalled that an inconspicuous Mitsuhiko had boarded the local bus in the morning and that he smelled like lemon. &lt;br&gt; The Detective Boys then ask the bus driver if he remembers picking up Mitsuhiko. The bus driver confirms that he did board, noting that he suspiciously didn't gaze out of the window like most kids do and instead fixed his eyes straight forward. The bus driver also says that Mitsuhiko got off at [[Beika Station]]. &lt;br&gt;[[File:Yamamura on Numabuchi.png|thumb|right|251px|Inspector Yamamura reveals that serial killer, Numabuchi Ki'ichiro, is loose in the forest.]] The Detective Boys ask the station attendants if they saw Mitsuhiko. The attendant says he remembers a capped boy with a lemon scent hustling to exchange his adult ticket with a child ticket. Since he paid ¥1900 for his train ticket, he must've traveled to a station in either the [[Wikipedia: Chiba|Chiba]] or [[Wikipedia: Gunma|Gunma]] prefecture. &lt;br&gt; The Detective Boys arrive at a rural station in Gunma right as the sun begins to set. Conan sees the signal from Mitsuhiko's Detective Badge, confirming that he is near. They track the signal to a forest, where they notice a large group of people crowded amongst the shrubs. The Detective Boys go to ask if they saw their friend but find that the crowd is the Gunma Prefectural Police led by Inspector [[Misao Yamamura|Yamamura]]. &lt;br&gt; Yamamura tells the boys to leave immediately, whispering that the serial killer, [[Ki'ichiro Numabuchi]], had just escaped from their custody and ran into the woods. Hearing Numabuchi's name, Conan has a painful flashback to when he was stabbed.&lt;ref name=&quot;Stabbed_Wallet_Case&quot;&gt;Stabbed Wallet Case (Manga: [[Volume_19#Stabbed_Wallet_Case|Volume 19: 185-188]])&lt;/ref&gt; Knowing Mitsuhiko is also somewhere in the woods, Conan desperately rings his detective badge to alert him of the danger.<br /> <br /> ==== File 359 - Disappearing Mitsuhiko 2 ====<br /> Inspector Yamamura is shocked to learn that a child is lost in the forest. But after hearing that the Detective Boys used their gimmicky gadgets to figure out Mitsuhiko's location, he becomes skeptical. Conan steps forward to show him his glasses but notices it is out of battery. The other men arrive to scold Yamamura for losing Numabuchi before ordering him to send the children back to a safe place. &lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:Numabuchi discovered.png|thumb|left|200px|Ayumi spots a hiding Numabuchi.]]<br /> The Detective Boys, escorted by Inspector Yamamura, look for Mitsuhiko as they leave the forest. As nightfall descends on the woods, Ayumi and Genta show off their [[Wristwatch Flashlight]]s, leading Yamamura to believe that the boys were not lying about their gadgets and that a boy is, in fact, lost in the forest. Yamamura scurries to inform his colleagues but realizes he left his phone in his car. Devastated by his failure to hold onto Numabuchi and inform his superiors about the missing child, Yamamura falls to his knees. He reflects on how he finally realized his dream of becoming a police inspector after watching countless detective dramas as a child, only to fail titanically. Seeing the distraught detective, Conan reminds him of the recent spectacular deeds the Inspector has done (all of which were actually the work of Conan and [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]]).&lt;ref name=&quot;Suspicious_Uncle_Case&quot;&gt;Suspicious Uncle Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Suspicious_Uncle_Case|Volume 14: 134-138]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Suspect_Kogoro_Mouri_Case&quot;&gt;Suspect Kogoro Mouri Case (Manga: [[Volume_27#Suspect_Kogoro_Mouri_Case|Volume 27: 264-266]])&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Fake_Kogoro_Mouri_Case&quot;&gt;Fake Kogoro Mouri Case (Manga: [[Volume_31#Fake_Kogoro_Mouri_Case|Volume 31: 308-310]])&lt;/ref&gt; Inspired, Yamamura rises, accepting Agasa's offer to help find Mitsuhiko. He also says that from now on, he wishes to go by: &quot;Yama-san.&quot; &lt;br&gt;<br /> An exhausted Mitsuhiko stands by a small river. He notices that his detective badge is buzzing; he's comforted by his friends actively looking for him but chooses not to answer, believing that his mission would be in vain. &lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:Numabuchi and Mitsuhiko.png|thumb|right|250px|Mitsuhiko encounters Numabuchi.]]<br /> Meanwhile, inspector Yamamura reveals that during questioning, Numabuchi claimed he had killed an additional person (which would boost his kill count to four). He apparently buried the remains in the forest behind his hometown. Yamamura also talks about how Numabuchi didn't seem like he wanted to escape as he spoke of often visiting the woods in his childhood. &lt;br&gt;<br /> With no physical clues as to where he is, the group decides to consider what Mitsuhiko was doing with his sasa dangos, lemon scent, and knowledge of Japanese warlords. Conan says that the smell of lemon is likely from the sunscreen he brought with him, as it had the dual functionality of being bug repellent. Ayumi suddenly notices Numabuchi hiding in the trees directly above them. Discovered, the serial killer jumps down and disappears back into the forest. Haibara is left in shock after sensing a horrifying aura coming from Numabuchi. Inspector Yamamura likens Numabuchi's tree climbing skills to Ushiwakamaru's flying ability. Ushiwakamaru triggers Conan's epiphany as he realizes what Mitsuhiko's motivations are, along with his current location. He sets off to bring his friend home. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Mitsuhiko is at his limit, unable to walk much further. He determines that he can no longer continue his plan and must call his friends. Hearing Conan's voice in the distance, a joyous Mitsuhiko steps forward but runs into Numabuchi. The latter grins, stating that the two of them are the same.<br /> <br /> ==== File 360 - Disappearing Mitsuhiko 3 ====<br /> [[File:Haibara's doubts.png|thumb|left|175px|Haibara believes she's being desensitized to danger.]]<br /> While Conan frantically searches for his friend using the detective badge, Numabuchi ominously stands before a terrified Mitsuhiko. Conan considers if Numabuchi has already abducted Mitsuhiko, but then he runs into the remaining Gunma police force. He informs the officers of Mitsuhiko as the rest of the Detective Boys arrive. The senior officer reprimands Yamamura for losing Numabuchi again before extending the operation to a potential hostage crisis. Conan states that Mitsuhiko has to be near the small river, but Haibara finds Mitsuhiko's hat, saying that Mitsuhiko was likely in a situation that didn't let him retrieve it. Conan finds sweat on the rim of the cap, believing that it hasn't been long since Mitsuhiko dropped the hat. Additionally, Conan believes Mitsuhiko didn't answer his detective badge because his hands weren't free. &lt;br&gt; Expecting the worst, Ayumi and Genta debate how to distinguish Numabuchi from the police in the darkness. Haibara proceeds to detail Numabuchi's description with unexpected precision.&lt;br&gt; She then reveals to Conan and Agasa that Numabuchi was associated with the [[Black Organization]]. The organization originally hired him as one of their assassins, but his mental instability made him unfit. The organization transferred him to Haibara's department, set to become a human test subject for the nascent [[APTX4869]]. Numabuchi would escape before his experimentation, aimlessly running from the Organization and committing several murders. &lt;br&gt;[[File:Numabuch's file.png|thumb|right|100px|Numabuchi was set to be a test subject for the APTX4869.]] Conan asks why Haibara couldn't sense the Black Organization's aura on him. Haibara responds that her quiet life with the Detective Boys is slowly desensitizing her to the dangers and that her days may be numbered. Conan reassures her, and the two continue their search for Mitsuhiko.&lt;br&gt; Ayumi and Genta hear Mitsuhiko's badge, believing their friend must be near. They pull back the bush to see Numabuchi holding Mitsuhiko. The Gunma police are alerted to the scene as Numabuchi compliantly releases Mitsuhiko while telling everyone to shut their lights off. &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> The Detective Boys ask why Mitsuhiko didn't respond to them and why he's cupping his hands. Genta forces his hands open out of curiosity, and out flies a firefly. <br /> [[File:Numabuchi and fireflies.png|thumb|right|220px|Numabuchi looks upon his friends one last time.]]<br /> * Conan explains that Mitsuhiko was getting scolded by the older men because he asked where he could find fireflies—an endangered species. <br /> * Mitsuhiko had mentioned ancient Japanese warlords that were rivals, especially Genji and Heike: the names of the two most common species of fireflies in Japan.<br /> * Mitsuhiko brought Sasa Dango so he could add habitat to a temporary insectarium for the bugs with the leaves.<br /> * Mitsuhiko couldn't answer his badge because answering would mean uncupping his hands, thus letting the firefly escape.<br /> * Mitsuhiko likely traveled here by himself so he could grant Ayumi and Haibara's wish of one day seeing the fireflies.&lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> Professor Agasa asks why Numabuchi asked to come to this forest. Conan replies that he likely came for the same reason as Mitsuhiko; he wanted to see the fireflies one last time before his execution—the fireflies he cherished during his childhood.<br /> <br /> &lt;/spoiler&gt;<br /> <br /> A few days later, at school, Ayumi converses with Haibara about sightings of a Tsuchinoko—a mythical Japanese creature. Ayumi then expresses interest in seeing one herself. Hearing this, Genta and Mitsuhiko consider searching for one themselves in an attempt to impress the girls.<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Fujiwara|CH358-360 Girl.jpg|<br /> * 9 years old<br /> * Teitan Elementary 3rd year student<br /> * &quot;Fujiwara&quot; florists' daughter}}<br /> {{People|[[Minor law enforcement#Manga-based episodes#Unnamed officers|Man]]|CH358-360 Senior detective.jpg|<br /> * Senior detective from Gunma Prefecture Police}}<br /> {{People|Man|CH358-360 Bus driver.jpg|<br /> * Metropolitan bus driver}}<br /> {{People|Man|CH358-360 Station attendant.jpg|<br /> * Beika Station attendant}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> ==== Major Events ====<br /> * Conan reencounters Ki'ichiro Numabuchi who has escaped captivity and is at large in a forest in Gunma.<br /> * Numabuchi is arrested after turning himself in to the Gunma police.<br /> * Haibara informs Conan about Numabuchi's connection to the Black Organization.<br /> ** He was initially recruited as an assassin but was deemed unfit due to his mental instability. <br /> ** He was subsequently transferred to Haibara's department to be a test subject for the development of APTX4869. <br /> *** He escaped before his experimentation. <br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> <br /> === Onikame Island Case ===<br /> {{ref anime|291-293|Solitary Island of the Princess and the Dragon King's Palace}}<br /> <br /> ==== File 361 - Death Island ====<br /> [[File:Conan Heiji Kazuha Ran Beach.png|thumb|left|275px|The four protagonists at the beach.]]<br /> At a beach in Okinawa, [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] and an unenthusiastic [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] attempt to deduce what kind of swimsuits girls are wearing. [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] and [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] catch the two, and the former mocks Heiji for playing such a lascivious activity with an elementary schooler. Heiji suspects she's upset as he made her wait in front of the BIGMAN at Umeda station for too long. Kazuha vehemently denies it—clearly signaling that she is upset. Kazuha reveals that she followed Heiji to Okinawa not because Heiji was trying to make it up to her but because Ran was tagging along with [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], who, along with Heiji, is set to star in an &quot;East vs. West&quot; match deciding who is the greater detective. Heiji is irritated by Kogoro's cocky attitude he expresses to the cameras, fully aware of the latter's fraudulent nature. Heiji overhears the director, Masao Taketomi, asking everyone to prepare as they plan on previewing the setting for tomorrow's shoot: an uninhabited island where a corpse and a mysterious message were discovered. Taketomi asks Heiji if he wants to tag along. After brief consideration, Heiji grabs Conan and accepts the offer. &lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:A flustered Kazuha.png|thumb|right|200px|Kazuha wonders what Heiji will call her.]]<br /> The boat approaches the island, Funaurajima, more commonly known as Onigamejima (English: Demon Turtle Island), shaped like a turtle. Heiji says that the tourist business dried up after several crimes such as kidnappings and robberies were committed against mayor Kaneshiro's household. The mayor called the TV station to set the detective showdown on Funaurajima so they could revive its image and popularity. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Heiji spots two men, Noburou Ikema and Yoshitsugu Kume, flirting with Kazuha and Ran. Annoyed, he pulls Kazuha away, almost claiming that &quot;she's his,&quot; but instead labels her as a &quot;random childhood friend.&quot; Yoshie Taira and Mikihiko Daito introduce themselves along with the boat's captain, Takashi Shimoji, who remains silent. Ikema and Kume scare the girls with tales of soul-sucking demons, while Heiji deduces that Taira's swimsuit will be white but soon sees her in the ocean wearing a black wetsuit. &lt;br&gt;<br /> [[File:Deceased Taira.png|thumb|right|200px|Yoshie Taira is found strangled on the beach along with another message.]]<br /> Heiji and Conan read the relevant mysterious message that's been etched into a beam of a dilapidated structure: &quot;The princess sleeps in the Ko and not the Otsu (姫眠るは甲なりて乙にあらず).&quot; Taketomi explains that people discovered an emaciated corpse leaning on the message's beam a year ago. It's theorized that he was a passenger on a boat that capsized due to massive hurricanes from the previous year. Kazuha wonders why someone would construct a house on an uninhabited island, to which Taira answers that mayor Kaneshiro built it to be a vacation getaway, but hurricanes eventually tore it apart. Heiji is pleased to see that, just like his deduction, Taira wore a white bikini under her wetsuit. Daito says that the island has changed since the last time he saw it, adding that until two years ago, he fished for mackerel near the island's waters. Ikema and Kume say that this island was a perfect place for diving, but they were the only two who'd still come around after the crimes. Taketomi sends the crew to scout for interesting locations on the island while he discusses matters with Heiji. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Later that day, most of the crew returned to the boat. Conan and Heiji ponder the message's meaning. Because Ko (甲), Otsu (乙), and Hei (丙) was an ancient ranking system of one, two, and three, the detectives vaguely theorize that it's trying to say that &quot;the princess is sleeping at one, not two.&quot; Ran and Kazuha worries about Taira as it has been an hour since everyone else returned. They wonder if she's still diving which alerts Conan and Heiji. The two boys sprint off and split up; Conan and Ran go around one side of the island while Heiji and Kazuha go around the other. The two converge at the opposite end only to see a deceased Taira with strangulation marks around her neck and another message written in the sand.<br /> <br /> ==== People ====<br /> {{BeginBox}}<br /> {{People|Masao Taketomi|Masao Taketomi manga.jpg|<br /> * 43 years old<br /> * TV director}}<br /> {{People|Yoshitsugu Kume|Yoshitsugu Kume manga.jpg|<br /> * 25 years old<br /> * Crew}}<br /> {{People|Noburo Ikema|Noburo Ikema manga.jpg|<br /> * 24 years old<br /> * Crew}}<br /> {{People|Yoshie Taira|Yoshie Taira manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (strangled)<br /> * 26 years old<br /> * Crew}}<br /> {{People|Mikihiko Daito|Mikihiko Daito manga.jpg|<br /> * 47 years old<br /> * Crew}}<br /> {{People|Takashi Shimoji|Takashi Shimoji manga.jpg|<br /> * Victim (bludgeoned)<br /> * 38 years old<br /> * Crew}}<br /> {{People|Hyogo Kaneshiro|Hyogo Kaneshiro manga.jpg|<br /> * 63 years old<br /> * Mayor}}<br /> {{People|Miyako Kaneshiro|Miyako Kaneshiro manga.jpg|<br /> * Kaneshiro's daughter<br /> * Kidnapped 5 years ago}}<br /> {{People|Yoshiko Matsumoto|Yoshiko Matsumoto.jpg|<br /> * Deceased<br /> * Kaneshiro's housekeeper}}<br /> {{EndBox}}<br /> <br /> == Cover in other countries ==<br /> &lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:VolumePremium18bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (Premium, combined volumes 35-36)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35sae.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (English)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume2_38sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:VolumeNE 18sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, New Edition, combined volumes 35-36)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume 35e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;li style=&quot;display: inline-block;&quot;&gt;[[File:Volume35r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]&lt;/li&gt;<br /> &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Manga]]<br /> * [[Volume 31-40]]<br /> * [[Detective Conan]]<br /> <br /> {{Volumes}}<br /> {{Black Organization}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Volumes]]<br /> [[de:Band 35]]</div>

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