Detective Conan Wiki - User contributions [en]

Volume 26

2026-06-29T19:40:05Z

ZA1: /* File 260 - The Memorable Place */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 26
| image = Volume 26.jpg
| releasedate = February 18, 2000
| chapters = 254-263
| isbn = 4-09-125496-9
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = November 18, 2008
| english-isbn = 1-4215-1678-0
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Inspector Samejima]]
| keyhole = [[Vermouth|Chris Vineyard]]
| prev-volume = Volume 25
| next-volume = Volume 27
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 26 was released on February 18, 2000 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo}}
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}
{{Char|Tomoaki Araide}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Yusaku Kudo|display=Yusaku Kudo (flashback)}}
{{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo (flashback)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Dangerous Cave Case ===
{{ref anime|188-190|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Cavern of the Detective Boys ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Wounded Great Detective ~|The Desperate Revival|l3=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~}}

==== File 254 - An Infatuated Heart ====
[[File:CH254_RanSleeps.png|thumb|left|200px|Ran remains beside Conan as he recovers.]]
[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] wakes up in his hospital bed—diminished, but still breathing. [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] enters the room and informs him of [[Ran Mouri|Ran]]'s heroics while he covers his sleeping and depleted daughter with his jacket. 
Ten days later, the doctor gladly reports that Conan will make a full recovery and is fit to return home soon, albeit with a mild fever. Relieved, Ran and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] transport Conan back to his hospital room. On the way, Sonoko entertains the idea of [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] attending their upcoming play if she informs him that Ran is playing the lead heroine. Ran confidently disagrees and states her indifference, saying that the only attendee she needs is a healthy Conan. While Sonoko voices her puzzlement, Conan asks about the bandages on the girl's wrist. She answers that she sprained it during rehearsal and is now unable to play the Black Knight, but is covered thanks to [[Tomoaki Araide|Araide]]. As Conan internally grumbles about the development, Ran says she is uncertain about the attendance, but Sonoko assures her that the drama club is organizing a refreshment sale to compensate for the lack of air-conditioning. Meanwhile, a [[The Criminal|silhouette]] watches. 
Approaching the room, the group hears [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] and [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] arguing about their choice of flowers. The two explain they came to check on Conan after hearing about his injury. Kazuha leaves with the girls to buy a more suitable bouquet while Heiji stays to talk with Conan. The boy question's the ulterior motive behind his friend's visit, leading Heiji to reveal that [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] had contacted him about Ran's grasp on Conan's secret. He proffers the notion of confirmation bias, but Conan reflects on several moments—after Ran found his childhood photo—which indicate her awareness. <ref name="Magician's_Suicide_Case">Magician's Suicide Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Magician's_Suicide_Case|Volume 14: 131-133]])</ref><ref name="Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Black_Star">Kaitou Kid and the Black Star Case (Manga: [[Volume_16#Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Black_Star|Volume 16: 156-159]])</ref><ref name="Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case">Shinichi's First Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_21#Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case|Volume 21: 204-207]])</ref><ref name="Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case">Sonoko Attempted Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_22#Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case|Volume 22: 219-221]])</ref><ref name="Ski_Lodge_Case">Elementary School Teacher Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Ski_Lodge_Case|Volume 14-15: 139-143]])</ref> He wonders why Ran refuses to confront him, but Heiji reproaches him on his failure to make deductions about his own life, stating that Ran is likely waiting for him to tell her the truth. Caught in a dilemma, Conan asks for his friend's advice. [[File:CH254_HaibaraGun.png|thumb|right|225px|Betrayal?]]
On the plane ride home, Heiji ruminates on Conan sarcastically saying that to fix the problem, he needs a clone of Shinichi. Kazuha asks him about attending Ran's play. The boy refuses to attend, citing an important errand. 
That night, the silhouette sneaks through the hospital halls and quietly enters a laboratory. They rummage through the cabinets and find a bottle of [[Wikipedia: Potassium Cyanide|potassium cyanide]] before grinning with murderous intent. Meanwhile, Conan reflects on his quandary, remembering Ran's request to not leave her alone.<ref name="Cruise_Ship_Murder_Case">Cruise Ship Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_23#Cruise_Ship_Murder_Case|Volume 23: 225-230]])</ref> Thus, he resolves to reveal his identity to her. Suddenly, Haibara appears beside his bed and menacingly points a gun at him.

==== Major Events ====
* Ran is revealed to have been aware that Conan is Shinichi ever since she saw his childhood photos.
* Haibara meets Ran and Kogoro for the first time.
* Doctor Araide is revealed to have theater experience.
* Haibara appears to be salvaging the data she lifted from Pisco's pocket laptop.
 
 

=== School Play Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|190-191|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Black Knight ~}}

==== Gadgets introduced ====
{{NewGadget|name = [[Voice-Changing Face Mask]]||image = Voice-Changing_Face_Mask.jpg|description =
* Used by [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] to disguise her voice as Conan's}}
{{clearleft}}

==== File 255 - The Intruder's Sudden Arrival ====
[[File:CH255_HaibaraShootsConan.png|thumb|right|160px|Haibara makes her point.]]
[[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] states that her cover has been blown. Along with [[Pisco]], was a second agent dispatched to the [[Haido City Hotel]], who, had informed the [[Black Organization]] about [[Sherry]]'s ability to transform into a child with the use of a drug.<ref name="Hotel_Party_Murder_Case">Hotel Party Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Hotel_Party_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 238-242]])</ref> Consequently, the Organization infiltrated [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house. However, instead of assassinating her, they admitted that her value in the development of [[APTX4869]] was too great to squander, thus they offered her a chance to redeem herself under one condition: kill all associates aware of the Organization's existence. With Agasa held as a hostage, the girl callously sympathizes with [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s situation, adding that [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]], [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]], and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]] will have to be erased tomorrow, but still highlighting the silver-lining that Conan will be spared from witnessing such events. Haibara proceeds to pull the trigger, and a bizarre gun shot rings. [[File:CH255_BlackKnight.png|thumb|left|150px|The Black Knight defies the script and embraces the Princess.]]
Conan stares aghast at a bouquet of flowers dispensed by the toy gun. Haibara admits she was merely reciting a scenario, but states that she did so to prove a point: if Conan tells Ran about his identity, and if the Black Organization learns the truth, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] would be added to their list of targets. She provides three options to remedy the situation. First, conceal the truth and continue living with Ran despite its social consequences. Second, tell Ran the truth and pray the Organization forever remains ignorant. And third... 
The [[Teitan High School]] Festival bustles with activity as Ran and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] look out at a sea audience members. [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] meets Ran backstage, saying she came despite Heiji's dissuasion. They are soon joined by [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] and a masked Conan who wish her luck before returning to their seats. Out by the concession stands, audience member Mai Kougami buys drinks for Youta Mitani, Yumemi Noda, and Kouhei Kamata. Kougami leaves for the bathroom while her friends distribute drinks. Kamata checks the contents of his drink and has a surprised reaction. He looks over at third year student, Ayako Ninagawa working at the concession stand before the lights suddenly shut off and the show begins. [[File:CH255_AttemptedKiss.png|thumb|right|275px|The show nears its climax.]]
The play opens with the [[Ran Mouri|Princess]] lamenting about her dreaded arranged marriage before transitioning to a fight sequence involving a group of Imperial saboteurs assaulting the Princess' carriage. The show endures multiple comedic disturbances caused by both a proud Kogoro and an overzealous Kazuha as it approaches its climax. The Black Knight descends onto the saboteurs and saves the Princess from harm. The actor then deviates from the script and immediately embraces the Princess, much to Ran's confusion. In the stands, a [[Shinichi Kudo|teenager with a familiar face]] takes a seat next to Conan, who, reacts in shock. Ran notices her friends holding a sign urging her to improvise with the Black Knight; the two actors lean in for the kissing scene. However, before their lips can meet, a scream pieces the gymnasium as Kouhei Kamata lies dead on the floor.

==== File 256 - Concealed Truth ====
[[File:CH256_FakeShinichi.png|thumb|left|200px|Shinichi Kudo revealed?]]
Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the gymnasium and inquire about the approximate time of death. Ran responds "around 14:40" and turns to Araide, the Black Knight, for confirmation, but the Knight strangely remains silent. Takagi asks the forensic analyst about the cause of death, but before the man can respond, a teenager with a [[Wikipedia: Kansai dialect|Kansai dialect]] correctly answers potassium cyanide—citing Kamata's pink lips and fingernails, and his mouth's almond scent as evidence. Kogoro and Megure grow suspicious of the teenager and asks for an alibi. He points to an uncharacteristically apathetic Conan, who promptly confirms his innocence. Kogoro then says the teenager is bizarrely familiar and Megure asks for him to identify himself. He confidently lifts his hat and proclaims that he is Shinichi Kudo. The police stand bewildered at "Shinichi's" uncanniness, as the boy turns to Ran and Conan explaining that he came to see her show. However, his disguise is instantly foiled by Kazuha who identifies him as Heiji. Under pressure, he ditches his attempt at portraying Shinichi as a separate person from Conan, and resumes cooperating as himself. 
Megure begins interrogating Kamata's friends. Kougami had bought the four drinks, Mitani received all four, and Noda received hers and Kamata's. They explain that they are alumni members of Teitan High School, now hospital students, who were involved in the drama club with a yearly tradition of attending the annual play. Kogoro asks why they sent Kougami to carry all four drinks. She replies that Kamata was with her but returned to the seats after seeing the concession worker, Ayako Ninagawa. Heiji states that all four had the opportunity to poison Kamata's ice coffee and are thus suspects. Kougami protests, saying that she ordered the same drink, meaning if she were the killer, she would have ensured Kamata received the poisoned cup instead of leaving for the bathroom. She also dispels the theory of poisoning both cups by proving that she has fully consumed its contents. Mitani and Noda similarly plead innocence, but Megure cites the labeled caps as an easy means of identifying the right cup to poison. Takagi then finds that Kamata had not used the milk and gum syrup attached to his ice coffee, disproving the theory of poisoned condiments. Ninagawa confesses that she purposefully filled Kamata's cup with cola with the intention of luring Kamata back to the concession stand. She reveals that they were formerly betrothed, and she wanted an opportunity to talk to him about why she annulled their engagement. Hearing her words, Kogoro quietly floats the possibility of a suicide motivated by his fiancé's rejection. Kougami and Noda mention that Kamata had suspiciously been rummaging through his car's dashboard during the drive over, prompting the police to leave and examine his car. [[File:CH256_RealShinichi.png|thumb|right|300px|Shinichi Kudo revealed.]]
With the case figured out, Heiji kneels beside Conan to share his deduction, but the boy walks away in indifference. Sonoko looks out the window at the forming rainclouds and bemoans the unfortunate turn of events. She turns to Araide who agrees. Meanwhile, the Black Knight approaches the concession stand and inspects a condiment container. Takagi returns with a bottle of potassium cyanide he found in Kamata's dashboard, giving credence to Kogoro's theory of suicide. Before Megure can declare the death a suicide, the Black Knight emerges from the masses and voices his disagreement, asserting that Kamata's death was a calculated murder. As he slowly steps into the spotlight, his friends and colleagues gradually begin to realize who is behind the mask. The crowd then witnesses Shinichi Kudo dramatically appear before them. Everyone stands in disbelief, including Ran, who turns to look at Conan—her assumption shattered. Conan blankly stares at Shinichi, greatly disapproving of his supposed "true identity's" theatrics.

==== File 257 - Revival Under the Threat of Death ====
Shinichi's appearance astounds everyone, especially Ran, who he briefly pulls aside. After telling her to meet him after his deduction, he turns to Heiji and asks for a ¥10 coin. Megure approaches and asks for clarification. And so, Shinichi's deduction begins.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH257_PoisonedIce.png|thumb|right|250px|The poison was in the ice, not the liquid.]]
Shinichi explains that the culprit did not poison the drink, but rather the ice. They had known Kamata had a habit of eating the ice after finishing his drink. Thus, by inserting a potassium cyanide capsule in an ice cube, Kamata's poisoning would be delayed, and no poison will remain in the cup as it will be consumed in its entirety as an ice cube. Mitani and Noda are absolved due to their limited access to Kamata's cup, and Ninagawa is absolved since she intended for the soda to be returned and could not predict which soda Kamata would receive. Therefore, the culprit must be '''Mai Kougami'''. 
Kougami had preserved the ice cubes in her coin purse along with pieces of [[Wikipedia: Dry ice|dry ice]]. When leaving for the bathroom before the play, she flushed the dry ice in the bathroom and discarded the purse in a trash can outside. Kougami applauds Shinichi's deduction but asks how she could have guaranteed Kamata's poisoning if she had not distributed the drinks. Shinichi answers that she had prepared two poisoned ice cubes and contaminated both drinks. By quickly drinking her soda, Kougami managed to consume the liquid before the ice could melt and release poison. Megure interjects, stating there were no traces in Kougami's cup either. The detective states that Kougami had pretended to consume the ice, in doing so, she transferred the poisoned ice cube from her mouth to her hands and then finally into her hood. 
Shinichi, with Heiji's assistance, flips the ¥10 coin in the air and into Kougami's hood. Heiji pulls the coin out of the hood and shows its [[Wikipedia: Deoxidation|deoxidation]], a property that potassium cyanide has on bronze corrosion. Megure, astonished, asks how he knew the poison was in her hood. Kougami confesses, stating he likely became suspicious after she abstained from wearing her hood while running through the rain. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Kougami wished to avenge the death of an old cancerous man Kamata was treating. He had purposefully accelerated his death by changing his treatment, all to add quick results to his PhD thesis. Kougami recalls how Kamata had once drunkenly whined about how an eighteen-year-old dumped him despite him being a doctor with mastery over the fate of those he treated. Enraged by his statement, Kougami stole the potassium cyanide from the hospital and planned her murder.
</spoiler>
Megure expresses his amazement of Shinichi's abilities and offers him the opportunity to attend the culprit's interrogation. The boy declines, clearly more interested in speaking to Ran. Still, the boy urges Megure to keep his involvement in the investigation a secret from the public. As the police wrap up their operation, Heiji notices Shinichi's rapidly worsening fatigue. Soon, he begins to steam and topples to the ground—understanding that the antidote's effects are beginning to wear off. Ran and his classmates swarm around him in concern, but before he can remove himself from the room, he loses consciousness. 
Some time later, Shinichi gradually regains consciousness and sees his friends worriedly monitoring his condition. He defeatedly assumes their apprehension is due to them witnessing his transformation back into Conan, however, he quickly learns that his form has somehow maintained, he is still Shinichi Kudo.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Youta Mitani|Yota Mitani manga.jpg|
* 27 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital guard}}
{{People|Mai Kougami|Mai Kogami manga.jpg|fsize=0.96em|
* 28 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital clerical employee}}
{{People|Yumemi Noda|Yumemi Noda manga.jpg|
* 27 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital nurse}}
{{People|Kouhei Kamata|Kohei Kamata manga.jpg|
* Victim (poison)
* 28 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital doctor}}
{{People|Ayako Ninagawa|Ayako Ninagawa manga.jpg|
* 18 years old
* High school senior}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Conan successfully convinces Ran that Shinichi and Conan are two separate individuals.
** The effect is sold by simultaneously presenting the two at the play.
* Major romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.
** Shinichi returns, and Sonoko secretly has him play the Black Knight in order to manufacture a kiss between him and Ran.
*** However, a murder occurs before Sonoko's plans can come to fruition.
* Haibara invents a prototype antidote to the effects of APTX4869 from the data she retrieved from Pisco's pocket laptop.
** The APTX4869 antidote's effects wear off and Shinichi collapses before his classmates, but somehow his form remains unchanged.
 
 

=== Elevator Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|192-193|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ Shinichi's Return ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Promised Place ~}}

==== File 258 - Momentary Rest ====
[[File:CH258_HaibaraShocked.png|thumb|left|250px|Shinichi asks Haibara why she does so much for him.]]
The next day, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and "[[Ai Haibara|Conan]]" arrive at [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]'s house before school. Ran anxiously rings the door bell, and is eventually answered by an ostensibly annoyed Shinichi, who is still in the process of preparing for the day. While Ran rejoices in the return of her friend, Conan sneaks into the house and confronts an elated Shinichi in his bathroom. Conan is revealed to be a disguised [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] using a [[Voice-Changing Face Mask]]. She scolds him for deviating from their plan to quietly meet Ran backstage, and informs him that Heiji had called for everyone's silence regarding the murder at the school play—mitigating word spreading about Shinichi's involvement.<ref name="School_Play_Murder_Case">School Play Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#School_Play_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 255-257]])</ref> Seeing Haibara's incredible commitment to maintaining the integrity of his secret identity, Shinichi asks why she goes to such great lengths for him. The girl's eyes widen for a moment, but she quickly regains her composure and says that if he were to be exposed, she too would be put in danger. She also states that she is merely using him to test and observe the effects of her antidote. [[File:CH258_ShinichiAndDetectiveBoys.png|thumb|right|250px|Shinichi nostalgically watches his friends.]]
On the road to school, Shinichi and Ran discuss the play, leading to Shinichi complimenting Ran on her appearance as the Princess, albeit in a back-handed manner. The three are soon joined by the [[Detective Boys]], who Shinichi accidentally greets. He is expectedly met with confusion, and so Conan explains that he lives in the mansion next to [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]], which [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] remembers as the "haunted house."<ref name="Haunted_Mansion_Case">Haunted Mansion Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#Haunted_Mansion_Case|Volume 2: 017-019]])</ref> Shinichi sentimentally reflects on his time as one of them, internally commenting that "it's like a dream." 
Once at school, Ran and Shinichi banter with their classmates, who tell Shinichi about their voluptuous [[Jodie Starling|new English teacher]]. Ran resignedly interrupts and reminds Shinichi that he is yet to tell her about “the important thing” he mentioned at the school play. Shinichi shoos his eavesdropping classmates before instructing her to meet him at the Bird's-Eye-View Restaurant in the [[Beika Center Building]] at 20:00. 
At the restaurant, Ran and Shinichi sit at a window seat. Ran admits that she had thought Shinichi was Conan, believing that Shinichi had asked Agasa to invent a shrinking drug to hide his identity after running into trouble during a criminal investigation. Shinichi, surprised by the accuracy of Ran’s conjecture, has no choice but to laugh awkwardly. After a while, the topic of the conversation returns to “the important thing.” Shinichi remains hesitant, and is unable to summon the courage to get to the point. 
Meanwhile, the CEO of a game company, Taiji Tatsumi, declines to attend a party held at the restaurant, stating that he feels ill. He comments on the dimness of the elevator hall, to which a department head, Satoru Ooba, explains that it is for a "performative entrance." Tatsumi leaves on the elevator. Soon after, Tatsumi's daughter, Sakurako, enters the elevator hall and meets with Ooba. The latter explains that he has received Tatsumi's blessing to marry her, sparking joy in the woman. They share a deep kiss as Tatsumi returns to the floor on the elevator. However, the man is shocked not by the sight of his daughter in Ooba's arms, but by the gun Ooba is pointing at his head. The shot rings with the release of the party confetti in the room next door. The elevator doors shut in time for Ooba to present Sakurako with a necklace which she gladly accepts. [[File:CH258_MurderedCEO.png|thumb|left|200px|Tatsumi stares down the barrel of Ooba's gun.]]
Shinichi struggles to make his statement; his heart begins to pound. Suddenly, someone's scream pierces the room. Despite his best attempts to ignore the commotion and finish his date with Ran, the girl sees through his facade and tells him to go investigate—adding that unlike someone, she won't run away. Grateful for her understanding, Shinichi springs up and runs towards the exit, promising Ran that he will return soon.

==== File 259 - A Tranquil Time ====
Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the crime scene. Takagi reports that Tatsumi's company occupies the twenty-fourth to the thirty-sixth floors of the building, and that the elevator in question can only be used by company employees. In addition, the rugged state of Tatsumi's suit suggests that he met an armed robber. Megure recalls a similar murder he investigated in the exact same building in the early years of his career, where a young man intervened in the investigation and rejected the idea of a robbery. Coincidentally, Shinichi arrives and intervenes in the investigation, rejecting the idea of a robbery. He points out that since non-employees cannot enter the elevator, using it would run the risk of being caught for trespassing. Also, Tatsumi's suit is damaged partially because his sleeves are unbuttoned, and no robber would bother unfastening the victim’s buttons. 
At this moment, several company employees, including Ooba and Sakurako, are brought to Megure. He asks if any of them know the time when they last saw Tatsumi. Sakurako fights through her tears and states that it was 20:30 sharp. She explains that she was able to see Ooba’s wristwatch when he touched her earrings when giving her a necklace. Shinichi finds it suspicious that Sakurako could see the wristwatch's dial when it was both in the dark and likely facing away from her when he touched her earring. Ooba explains that his wristwatch would light up automatically in the dark, and that Shinichi has wrongfully assumed that he was touching Sakurako’s left earring with his left hand. Instead, he was touched her right earring with his left hand—thus the dial faces inwards. Shinichi accepts his explanation, but points out the action's inconvenience, insinuating that his right hand was occupied. [[File:CH259_ShinichiQuestionsKiss.png|thumb|right|250px|Shinichi asks Sakurako if she was kissing Ooba.]]
Back in the restaurant, Ran continues to wonder what Shinichi wanted to tell her. A waitress arrives with desserts, but Ran tells her to hold the order, as she wishes to wait for Shinichi. Upon learning that “her detective friend” is tackling the case, the waitress giggles and tells Ran a true story. Twenty years ago, a [[Yusaku Kudo|young man]] was dining with his [[Yukiko Kudo|girlfriend]] at Ran's exact table, when a murder took place in the restaurant. The man rushed to the crime scene, quickly solved the murder, returned, and audibly proposed. The waitress joyfully tells Ran that it might happen again, and for a moment, a blushing Ran believes so as well, but soon reason tells her to abandon the line of thought. 
Ooba and Sakurako fire back at Shinichi, stating their strong alibis. Shinichi presses Sakurako and asks whether they stopped by anywhere, and Sakurako concedes that they did go to the bathroom before heading to the party. However, she argues that they were only briefly separated, and they conversed the entire time. Shinichi disputes her narrative, contending that since the police have found a pistol in the garbage pipe near the bathroom, Ooba could have taken advantage of those minutes to dispose of the weapon. Ooba, seeing that Shinichi is primarily suspecting him, says that the police are free to perform a gunshot residue test on him to see whether he committed the murder. He is thus led away, leaving Sakurako with Shinichi. Once he is out of sight, Shinichi quietly asks Sakurako whether she and Ooba were kissing after their colleagues had departed. He explains that his [[Yukiko Kudo|mother]] once told him that only after kissing or eating would a woman go to the bathroom to reapply lipstick. She confirms. He proceeds to inquire about how the two kissed and learns that Sakurako’s back was facing the elevator. Furthermore, Ooba’s left arm was positioned on her right shoulder and went around her neck such that his hand could reach her left ear. Shinichi finally asks if her earrings were a present from Ooba. Sakurako denies, saying she bought them on a whim earlier that day. After obtaining this piece of information, Shinichi becomes certain that Ooba is the culprit, but still lacks a few key pieces of the puzzle. 
Shinichi overhears a couple of company employees mention to Megure that Ooba oversaw the planning of the party, and that the party featured the appearance of the new company mascot, which Ooba wore. Upon hearing this, Shinichi asks whether he can inspect the costume. After observing the intricacies of the costume, everything becomes clear to the Detective and a smirk crosses his face. Suddenly, he is hit with an acute pain in the chest, a clear sign that the antidote is beginning to wearing off.

==== File 260 - The Memorable Place ====
Takagi returns and reports that they found no gunpowder residue on Ooba's clothing. Before Megure can redirect the investigation, Shinichi interjects and instructs everyone to return to the elevator for his deduction.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH260_PlasticBagOnGun.png|thumb|right|300px|Ooba eliminated gunpowder residue by shooting the gun through a plastic bag.]]
Shinichi asserts that '''Satoru Ooba''' murdered Tatsumi. He states that Ooba shot Tatsumi while he kissed Sakurako in front of the elevator. Ooba’s left hand covered Sakurako’s left ear while he used his free right hand to reach for his pistol and call the elevator. He then proceeded to shoot Tatsumi the moment the door opened before quickly returning his gun to his pocket. Megure remarks that the silencer would not be enough to prevent Sakurako from hearing the gunshot. Shinichi replies that by letting Sakurako know that it was 20:30 immediately after their kiss, she would naturally assume that the noise had been the releasing of the confetti—indicating the start of the party.
Ooba asks why Tatsumi would remain in the elevator despite expressing his wishes to return home. The Detective states that Tatsumi was waiting in the elevator for Ooba to bring him the mascot costume since originally, the plan was for Tatsumi to don the costume, not Ooba (thus Tatsumi unfastened his sleeve buttons as he expected to change). Ooba, still defiant, challenges Shinichi to properly explain of the absence of gunpowder residue on his body. Shinichi replies that upon learning that the mascot blinked an abnormal number of times during the party, he realized that something was wrong with the eye of the mascot. After examining the costume, he found a plastic bag containing a glove and four rubber bands in the mascot's eye. Shinichi explains that by wearing the glove and placing the pistol inside the plastic bag (which Ooba closed around his right wrist by using the rubber bands), both the gunpowder residue and the empty bullet shell would remain in the bag. Furthermore, since it was dark, Sakurako would likely not notice anything strange about Ooba’s hands. As for the purpose of giving her the necklace after the kiss, it was to ensure that she would immediately head to the bathroom to try it on, which would give Ooba time to dispose of the pistol and bullet shell. Shinichi concludes by saying that since Ooba must have touched Sakurako’s earrings barehanded, he must have put on the glove afterwards, which logically implies that he left fingerprints on the plastic bag when reaching for the glove. [[File:CH260_PinkPearl.png|thumb|left|250px|The color of Sakurako's earrings are indiscernible without light.]]
As soon as Shinichi finishes speaking, he is hit by another wave of acute pain. Ooba remains unfazed, and calmly says that other employees also touched the plastic bag. One employee explains that they noticed that the mascot's eye was malfunctioning and so they opened the contraption and found the plastic bag. After examining it, they concluded that the bag must be an intrinsic part of the mascot, and returned it to its eye. Megure, believing Shinichi's deduction is breaking apart, begins panicking, but the boy manages to carry on. He asks how Ooba knew the color of Sakurako’s earrings. Ooba simply replies that it is because he saw their color. As he finishes uttering these words, Ooba becomes aware of the true intent of Shinichi’s question. Shinichi reminds everyone that Sakurako had just purchased the earrings earlier that day, and that their encounter at the elevator was the first time they met that day. Given such information, along with the darkness of the room, it was impossible for Ooba to discern the color of Sakurako's earrings unless they were illuminated by the elevator's light. Speechless, Ooba admits to his crime. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Ooba recounts that Twenty years ago, Tatsumi took over his father's company under the guise of a merger and moved aggressively to steal all his father's company’s intellectual properties and mass fired employees. This corporate act ultimately resulted in Ooba's father's suicide. Still, he attempted to present his death as a murder committed by Tatsumi at the Beika Center Building, the same building they stand in now. Such events led Ooba down a path of vengeance. 
Hearing Ooba's words, Megure recalls that twenty years ago, a teenage [[Yusaku Kudo]] was the individual who ultimately deduced that Ooba's father's death was a suicide. He turns to discuss this coincidence with Shinichi, but finds him gone.
</spoiler>
[[File:CH260_ConanRelaysShinichi.png|thumb|right|210px|Conan relays Shinichi's message to a distraught Ran.]]
Shinichi limps into the restaurant bathroom while gripping his chest. He curses his predicament, strongly desiring to return to Ran and finally make his statement. He notices Conan in the reflection, who notes that he maintained his form for twenty-four minutes beyond the expected range. Shinichi falls to the floor as Haibara removes her disguise and returns his glasses. 
At the table, the waitress informs Ran about the culprit's arrest and shares her excitement for Shinichi's return. However, it is instead Conan who appears before the table, holding out Shinichi's credit card. He explains that Shinichi had received an emergency call about the difficult case he is trying to solve, forcing him to leave immediately. Ran solemnly listens to Conan's words, but eventually expresses her distress about constantly being abandoned. Conan desperately "relays" a message that swears his eventual return and urges Ran to wait for him. Ran finds levity in her sea of misery and assures Conan that Shinichi's actions are not his fault. She brightens the mood by offering to buy him dessert on Shinichi's dime, he accepts. While gobbling down dessert after dessert, Ran rhetorically questions what Shinichi wanted to say to her. Conan internally reflects on how he intended to confess his feelings to her—identically to how his father, Yusaku, had done so to his mother, [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]], twenty years ago. Meanwhile, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] restlessly waits for his unpunctual daughter in the car.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Taiji Tatsumi|Taiji Tatsumi manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)
* 58 years old
* Game company chief executive}}
{{People|Satoru Ooba|Satoru Oba manga.jpg|
* 31 years old
* Game company department head}}
{{People|Sakurako Tatsumi|Sakurako Tatsumi manga.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Taiji Tatsumi's daughter}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Major romantic development between Shinichi and Ran
** Shinichi takes Ran to the same restaurant where his father proposed to his mother with the intention of similarly confessing his feelings.
** Their date is interrupted by a murder, leading to the antidote wearing off before Shinichi can return to Ran, thus foiling his romantic plans.
 
 

=== Music Box Case ===
{{ref anime|194-195|The Significant Music Box}}

==== File 261 - Touching the Music Strings!? ====
[[File:CH261_ConanAsksForAntidote.png|thumb|left|175px|Conan asks Haibara for another antidote pill.]]
[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] asks [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] for some additional antidotes, as he would like to meet [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] again as [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] and confess his feelings to her.<ref name="Elevator_Murder_Case">Elevator Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#Elevator_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 258-260]])</ref> Haibara refuses, citing his recklessness and the dangers of consuming a prototype drug. Haibara joins her friends in boarding [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s car as they embark on their trip to the indoor pool, leaving at Conan on the sidewalk. During their ride, the [[Detective Boys]] find Haibara merrily humming with an apparent sense of accomplishment. On the other hand, Conan wearily looks up at the [[Mouri Detective Agency]] and resigns himself to continue his life as Conan. 
While ascending the stairs, he hears the music of "Haru Yo Koi" ("Oh Spring, Come"). When entering the agency, he sees Ran, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], and a client named Haruna Yuuki listening carefully to a music box. Haruna, the young fine arts student, explains she had difficulties making friends at university, so she sent a message to a random person with her [[Wikipedia: Pager|pager/pocketbell]] asking if they would like to befriend her. A man named Shuugo accepted and became her new pager-friend. The two planned to meet each other last year on Christmas Day, but Shuugo made no appearance. However, Haruna found a bag at their meeting spot containing a music box, with high resale value, and Shuugo's pager—an act Haruna interpreted as Shuugo ending the relationship with farewell present. Yet, the music box was appraised as poor. Additionally, Haruna began receiving antagonistic pager messages from an unknown person which ultimately motivated her to seek advice from Kogoro. Conan notices that parts of the music box were purposefully altered to play out of tune and suggests the music box holds a secret message from Shuugo. Ran notes that the off-tuned sounds correspond to the lyrics "mo (も)," "de (出)," and "ru (る)" in the song. Still stumped, Conan suggests they ask Sergeant [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] to contact the pager company identify Shuugo's address via the pager number. [[File:CH261_RanSeesSilhouette.png|thumb|right|250px|Ran spots an old man with a cane pass by her room.]]
Takagi puts the group in contact with the Ogata family, who invites them to their home. They arrive, and Haruna is cheerfully welcomed by Shirou Ogata, the younger son, but quite reticently by the others. They learn that Shuugo Ogata was the Shiro's late grandfather, who, fell ill and lacked connection. In his loneliness, he agreed to message Haruna as she shared her name and personality with his late wife, who often played the song "Haru Yo Koi" on her [[Wikipedia: Koto (instrument)|Koto]]. Minoru Ogata, the eldest son then accuses Haruna of wishing to steal the Shuugo's hidden treasure: four antique hand-made stamps worth 200 million yen. After being scolded by his family, Minoru ominously leaves. Haruna and company are invited to stay the night 
While Kogoro and Conan reflect in their room, Conan finds Shuugo's cremation urn dated "12/6," meaning that Shuugo could not have given the music box to Haruna on 12/25. Meanwhile, Ran screams at the sight of a spooky silhouette of an old man with a cane passing stealthily by their room. When everyone rushes over, a huge noise of something heavy falling catches their attention, and they hurry to the grandparents' room. They find Minoru crushed beneath a fallen koto. In that moment, Haruna receives a message on her pager from Shuugo, saying "I've been waiting for you."

==== File 262 - The Vanishing Sound ====
Haruna is frightened by Shuugo's apparent resurrection, and draws everyone's attention to her pager. While the group wrangles with the message's implications, Minoru regains consciousness and says he was struck in the head by a hard object in the dark. Conan notices he was hit in the forehead and asks if he saw his attacker's face. Minoru states his ignorance, blaming the darkness of the room. Kogoro surmises that the attacker was from the outside, dismissing Ran's claim about the silhouette, and attributing Shuugo's message to a coincidental memo from one of Haruna's friends. [[File:CH262_OgataFloorPlan.png|thumb|left|250px|Conan figures out the house's floor plan.]]
The police arrive and report no signs of trespassing. Additionally, Shirou rules out the possibility of the intruder hiding in the house as he had done a sweep of all the rooms. Still, the police mention the unlocked back gate, which the family explains has been broken for some time, nevertheless, Kogoro goes to examine it. After the confirming the lack footprints near the back gate, the group re-enters the home to test the plausibility of Ran's claim. She states the silhouette traversed down the hall from the direction of Tsuneo and Kazuko's room and towards Kogoro and Conan's room. The group remains skeptical. Conan then steps on a hairpin and lets out a yelp, incurring the wrath of Kogoro, who mistook the boy's cry as a sign he found an intruder. The police ask where the Ogata family was when Ran witnessed the silhouette, to which they respond that they were in the kitchen—where Shirou was scolding them for interrogating Haruna about her conversations with Shuugo. Minoru speculates that the Tsuneo and Kazuko were likely fiercely questioning Haruna since perhaps Shuugo gave her the 200 million yen stamps. He adds that the family had made several unsustainable purchases with the assumption they could refill their bank balance with stamp's sale. 
Conan then learns the full layout of the house with the help of Shirou and begins to piece together the puzzle. He notes that the mystery of the music box remains; he stares blankly at his lackluster attempt at writing music notation, unable to decipher anything. Ran notices his notebook, and uses her musical prowess to properly write the notation for him. Furthermore, she teaches him that triple sharps denotes [[Wikipedia: A major|A major]]. With this new information, Conan's deduction is complete, filled with the answers to the case's every question.

==== File 263 - Spring Has Come? ====
[[File:CH263_HappyFamily.png|thumb|right|125px|The Ogata family celebrates the rediscovery of their fortune.]]
Conan lures Kogoro to a room and distracts him with a pattern on the wall. He uses the opportunity to tranquilize him and instruct Ran to both summon the Ogata family and borrow a black sheet of paper, scissors, and tape.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH263_SilouhetteSecret.png|thumb|right|305px|A car's headlights shine through the open gate and casts the frightening silhouette.]]
Tsuneo and Kazuko realize that Haruna had not received the music box two Christmases ago but rather one, meaning Shuugo could not have delivered the box. Kogoro deduces that Shuugo had tasked Shirou with delivering the bag in his stead. Additionally, Shuugo had not been communicating with Haruna since he was hospitalized, meaning Shirou had been the one on the other end since last Spring. After seeing her wait for Shuugo with high hopes, he felt her could no longer continue the deception, and so he placed Shuugo's pager alongside the music box and anonymously left the bag for her. Kogoro says he knew Shirou's involvement because he identified Haruna before she even introduced herself when arriving at the house, meaning he must have been familiar with her face. 
Kogoro then directs Ran to turn off the lights. Suddenly, a silhouette of Conan drifts across the hallway, surprising everyone. When Ran opens the door, the boy is nowhere in sight. Conan appears behind Kogoro and draws everyone's attention to the window in the hallway. Ran spots a black paper cut-out of Conan taped to the glass. Kogoro explains that when a car approaches the open back gate and makes a turn at the intersection, the car's headlights shine upon the black paper cut-out and casts a shadow on Ran's room, creating the illusion of a moving silhouette. [[File:CH263_WireThroughRooms.png|thumb|left|255px|The wires run through the rooms.]]
Minoru still expresses skepticism about the strike he received. Kogoro explains that he was accidentally hit by a falling koto which was dropped using a contraption designed by the culprit. He explains that Minoru wished to investigate the koto after learning about the music box, and searched for it in his grandparents room. However, he did not turn on the lights because he could not locate the lamp switch as it had been shortened due to the contraption's design. Kogoro explains that the culprit ran a monofilament fishing line from the lamp; through an unstably positioned koto; through Shirou, Minoru, and the parent's rooms, and then finally to the [[Wikipedia: Fusuma|fusuma (door)]] of Ran's room using a hairpin. By opening the fusuma with force (motivated by Ran's scream), the hairpin would release, causing the koto to fall from its high position and onto the floor. Hence, the individual who opened the fusuma, '''Kazuko Ogata''' is likely the culprit. Conan also shows that Kazuko retrieved the fishing line by tangling one end to the room fan, which would spin the entire line back into its blades automatically. 
 
'''The Motive:''' 
Kogoro speculates Kazuko dropped the koto to prevent Haruna from finding the stamps. She also organized the silhouette and sent the frightening message to the pager to convince Haruna to avoid their house. The antagonistic messages sent to Haruna's pager were also sent for this purpose. After hearing Haruna had an affinity for stamps and was "happy to return," Kazuko believed Haruna was a stamp hunter who intended to constantly visit their house to find Shuugo's stamps.
</spoiler>
Shirou expresses his disappointment about the destruction of his grandmother's koto. However, Kazuko reveals that the dropped instrument was a forgery, and that she pawned the original to pay back family debts in the absence of the stamps. Kogoro then reveals that the music box Haruna received has its value in its keys. The three off-tune notes: "mo (も)," "de (出)," and "ru (ル)" correspond to [[Wikipedia: Solfège|solfège]] syllables "la," "do," and "la," which in turn correspond to Iroha Alphabet letters: "i (イ)," "ha (ハ)," and "i (イ)" which spell "Ihai (イハイ)" which is Japanese for [[Wikipedia: Spirit tablet|spirit tablet]]. The family rushes to Shuugo's [[Wikipedia: Butsudan|butsudan]] and find the stamps hidden in the tablet. The family rejoices at their discovery and rush to Kogoro to express their deepest gratitude. 
The next day, Shirou drives his guests back to the Mouri Detective Agency. Kogoro wonders whether Shuugo had intended for Shirou to possess sole ownership over the stamps, but the man responds he has instead found something else with greater value. He proudly shows Shuugo's pager which Haruna had gifted him, indicating that their messaging will continue. Left with a happy ending, Ran ascends the stairs while cheerfully singing "Haru Yo Koi."

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Haruna Yuuki|Haruna Yuki manga.jpg|
* 21 years old
* Art student}}
{{People|Kazuko Ogata|Kazuko Ogata manga.jpg|
* 50 years old
* Tsuneo's wife}}
{{People|Shirou Ogata|Shirou Ogata manga.jpg|
* 22 years old
* Tsuneo and Kazuko's younger son}}
{{People|Tsuneo Ogata|Tsuneo Ogata manga.jpg|
* 53 years old
* Kazuko's husband
* Current head of Ogata family}}
{{People|Minoru Ogata|Minoru Ogata manga.jpg|
* Victim (beaten - injured)
* 28 years old
* Tsuneo and Kazuko's eldest son}}
{{People|Shuugo Ogata|Shuugo Ogata manga.jpg|
* Deceased
* Tsuneo's father
* Former head of Ogata family}}
{{People|Haruna Ogata|Haruna Ogata manga.jpg|
* Deceased
* Shuugo's wife
* Tsuneo's mother}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Haibara denies Conan's request to receive more antidote pills.
 
 

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cy.jpg|1000px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_25sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_26sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumeNE 13sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, New Edition, combined volumes 25-26)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume 26e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 21-30]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}

[[Category:Volumes]]

[[de:Band 26]]

Volume 26

2026-06-29T19:32:17Z

ZA1: /* File 259 - A Tranquil Time */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 26
| image = Volume 26.jpg
| releasedate = February 18, 2000
| chapters = 254-263
| isbn = 4-09-125496-9
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = November 18, 2008
| english-isbn = 1-4215-1678-0
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Inspector Samejima]]
| keyhole = [[Vermouth|Chris Vineyard]]
| prev-volume = Volume 25
| next-volume = Volume 27
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 26 was released on February 18, 2000 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo}}
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}
{{Char|Tomoaki Araide}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Yusaku Kudo|display=Yusaku Kudo (flashback)}}
{{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo (flashback)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Dangerous Cave Case ===
{{ref anime|188-190|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Cavern of the Detective Boys ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Wounded Great Detective ~|The Desperate Revival|l3=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~}}

==== File 254 - An Infatuated Heart ====
[[File:CH254_RanSleeps.png|thumb|left|200px|Ran remains beside Conan as he recovers.]]
[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] wakes up in his hospital bed—diminished, but still breathing. [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] enters the room and informs him of [[Ran Mouri|Ran]]'s heroics while he covers his sleeping and depleted daughter with his jacket. 
Ten days later, the doctor gladly reports that Conan will make a full recovery and is fit to return home soon, albeit with a mild fever. Relieved, Ran and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] transport Conan back to his hospital room. On the way, Sonoko entertains the idea of [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] attending their upcoming play if she informs him that Ran is playing the lead heroine. Ran confidently disagrees and states her indifference, saying that the only attendee she needs is a healthy Conan. While Sonoko voices her puzzlement, Conan asks about the bandages on the girl's wrist. She answers that she sprained it during rehearsal and is now unable to play the Black Knight, but is covered thanks to [[Tomoaki Araide|Araide]]. As Conan internally grumbles about the development, Ran says she is uncertain about the attendance, but Sonoko assures her that the drama club is organizing a refreshment sale to compensate for the lack of air-conditioning. Meanwhile, a [[The Criminal|silhouette]] watches. 
Approaching the room, the group hears [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] and [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] arguing about their choice of flowers. The two explain they came to check on Conan after hearing about his injury. Kazuha leaves with the girls to buy a more suitable bouquet while Heiji stays to talk with Conan. The boy question's the ulterior motive behind his friend's visit, leading Heiji to reveal that [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] had contacted him about Ran's grasp on Conan's secret. He proffers the notion of confirmation bias, but Conan reflects on several moments—after Ran found his childhood photo—which indicate her awareness. <ref name="Magician's_Suicide_Case">Magician's Suicide Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Magician's_Suicide_Case|Volume 14: 131-133]])</ref><ref name="Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Black_Star">Kaitou Kid and the Black Star Case (Manga: [[Volume_16#Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Black_Star|Volume 16: 156-159]])</ref><ref name="Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case">Shinichi's First Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_21#Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case|Volume 21: 204-207]])</ref><ref name="Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case">Sonoko Attempted Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_22#Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case|Volume 22: 219-221]])</ref><ref name="Ski_Lodge_Case">Elementary School Teacher Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Ski_Lodge_Case|Volume 14-15: 139-143]])</ref> He wonders why Ran refuses to confront him, but Heiji reproaches him on his failure to make deductions about his own life, stating that Ran is likely waiting for him to tell her the truth. Caught in a dilemma, Conan asks for his friend's advice. [[File:CH254_HaibaraGun.png|thumb|right|225px|Betrayal?]]
On the plane ride home, Heiji ruminates on Conan sarcastically saying that to fix the problem, he needs a clone of Shinichi. Kazuha asks him about attending Ran's play. The boy refuses to attend, citing an important errand. 
That night, the silhouette sneaks through the hospital halls and quietly enters a laboratory. They rummage through the cabinets and find a bottle of [[Wikipedia: Potassium Cyanide|potassium cyanide]] before grinning with murderous intent. Meanwhile, Conan reflects on his quandary, remembering Ran's request to not leave her alone.<ref name="Cruise_Ship_Murder_Case">Cruise Ship Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_23#Cruise_Ship_Murder_Case|Volume 23: 225-230]])</ref> Thus, he resolves to reveal his identity to her. Suddenly, Haibara appears beside his bed and menacingly points a gun at him.

==== Major Events ====
* Ran is revealed to have been aware that Conan is Shinichi ever since she saw his childhood photos.
* Haibara meets Ran and Kogoro for the first time.
* Doctor Araide is revealed to have theater experience.
* Haibara appears to be salvaging the data she lifted from Pisco's pocket laptop.
 
 

=== School Play Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|190-191|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Black Knight ~}}

==== Gadgets introduced ====
{{NewGadget|name = [[Voice-Changing Face Mask]]||image = Voice-Changing_Face_Mask.jpg|description =
* Used by [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] to disguise her voice as Conan's}}
{{clearleft}}

==== File 255 - The Intruder's Sudden Arrival ====
[[File:CH255_HaibaraShootsConan.png|thumb|right|160px|Haibara makes her point.]]
[[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] states that her cover has been blown. Along with [[Pisco]], was a second agent dispatched to the [[Haido City Hotel]], who, had informed the [[Black Organization]] about [[Sherry]]'s ability to transform into a child with the use of a drug.<ref name="Hotel_Party_Murder_Case">Hotel Party Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Hotel_Party_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 238-242]])</ref> Consequently, the Organization infiltrated [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house. However, instead of assassinating her, they admitted that her value in the development of [[APTX4869]] was too great to squander, thus they offered her a chance to redeem herself under one condition: kill all associates aware of the Organization's existence. With Agasa held as a hostage, the girl callously sympathizes with [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s situation, adding that [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]], [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]], and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]] will have to be erased tomorrow, but still highlighting the silver-lining that Conan will be spared from witnessing such events. Haibara proceeds to pull the trigger, and a bizarre gun shot rings. [[File:CH255_BlackKnight.png|thumb|left|150px|The Black Knight defies the script and embraces the Princess.]]
Conan stares aghast at a bouquet of flowers dispensed by the toy gun. Haibara admits she was merely reciting a scenario, but states that she did so to prove a point: if Conan tells Ran about his identity, and if the Black Organization learns the truth, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] would be added to their list of targets. She provides three options to remedy the situation. First, conceal the truth and continue living with Ran despite its social consequences. Second, tell Ran the truth and pray the Organization forever remains ignorant. And third... 
The [[Teitan High School]] Festival bustles with activity as Ran and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] look out at a sea audience members. [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] meets Ran backstage, saying she came despite Heiji's dissuasion. They are soon joined by [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] and a masked Conan who wish her luck before returning to their seats. Out by the concession stands, audience member Mai Kougami buys drinks for Youta Mitani, Yumemi Noda, and Kouhei Kamata. Kougami leaves for the bathroom while her friends distribute drinks. Kamata checks the contents of his drink and has a surprised reaction. He looks over at third year student, Ayako Ninagawa working at the concession stand before the lights suddenly shut off and the show begins. [[File:CH255_AttemptedKiss.png|thumb|right|275px|The show nears its climax.]]
The play opens with the [[Ran Mouri|Princess]] lamenting about her dreaded arranged marriage before transitioning to a fight sequence involving a group of Imperial saboteurs assaulting the Princess' carriage. The show endures multiple comedic disturbances caused by both a proud Kogoro and an overzealous Kazuha as it approaches its climax. The Black Knight descends onto the saboteurs and saves the Princess from harm. The actor then deviates from the script and immediately embraces the Princess, much to Ran's confusion. In the stands, a [[Shinichi Kudo|teenager with a familiar face]] takes a seat next to Conan, who, reacts in shock. Ran notices her friends holding a sign urging her to improvise with the Black Knight; the two actors lean in for the kissing scene. However, before their lips can meet, a scream pieces the gymnasium as Kouhei Kamata lies dead on the floor.

==== File 256 - Concealed Truth ====
[[File:CH256_FakeShinichi.png|thumb|left|200px|Shinichi Kudo revealed?]]
Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the gymnasium and inquire about the approximate time of death. Ran responds "around 14:40" and turns to Araide, the Black Knight, for confirmation, but the Knight strangely remains silent. Takagi asks the forensic analyst about the cause of death, but before the man can respond, a teenager with a [[Wikipedia: Kansai dialect|Kansai dialect]] correctly answers potassium cyanide—citing Kamata's pink lips and fingernails, and his mouth's almond scent as evidence. Kogoro and Megure grow suspicious of the teenager and asks for an alibi. He points to an uncharacteristically apathetic Conan, who promptly confirms his innocence. Kogoro then says the teenager is bizarrely familiar and Megure asks for him to identify himself. He confidently lifts his hat and proclaims that he is Shinichi Kudo. The police stand bewildered at "Shinichi's" uncanniness, as the boy turns to Ran and Conan explaining that he came to see her show. However, his disguise is instantly foiled by Kazuha who identifies him as Heiji. Under pressure, he ditches his attempt at portraying Shinichi as a separate person from Conan, and resumes cooperating as himself. 
Megure begins interrogating Kamata's friends. Kougami had bought the four drinks, Mitani received all four, and Noda received hers and Kamata's. They explain that they are alumni members of Teitan High School, now hospital students, who were involved in the drama club with a yearly tradition of attending the annual play. Kogoro asks why they sent Kougami to carry all four drinks. She replies that Kamata was with her but returned to the seats after seeing the concession worker, Ayako Ninagawa. Heiji states that all four had the opportunity to poison Kamata's ice coffee and are thus suspects. Kougami protests, saying that she ordered the same drink, meaning if she were the killer, she would have ensured Kamata received the poisoned cup instead of leaving for the bathroom. She also dispels the theory of poisoning both cups by proving that she has fully consumed its contents. Mitani and Noda similarly plead innocence, but Megure cites the labeled caps as an easy means of identifying the right cup to poison. Takagi then finds that Kamata had not used the milk and gum syrup attached to his ice coffee, disproving the theory of poisoned condiments. Ninagawa confesses that she purposefully filled Kamata's cup with cola with the intention of luring Kamata back to the concession stand. She reveals that they were formerly betrothed, and she wanted an opportunity to talk to him about why she annulled their engagement. Hearing her words, Kogoro quietly floats the possibility of a suicide motivated by his fiancé's rejection. Kougami and Noda mention that Kamata had suspiciously been rummaging through his car's dashboard during the drive over, prompting the police to leave and examine his car. [[File:CH256_RealShinichi.png|thumb|right|300px|Shinichi Kudo revealed.]]
With the case figured out, Heiji kneels beside Conan to share his deduction, but the boy walks away in indifference. Sonoko looks out the window at the forming rainclouds and bemoans the unfortunate turn of events. She turns to Araide who agrees. Meanwhile, the Black Knight approaches the concession stand and inspects a condiment container. Takagi returns with a bottle of potassium cyanide he found in Kamata's dashboard, giving credence to Kogoro's theory of suicide. Before Megure can declare the death a suicide, the Black Knight emerges from the masses and voices his disagreement, asserting that Kamata's death was a calculated murder. As he slowly steps into the spotlight, his friends and colleagues gradually begin to realize who is behind the mask. The crowd then witnesses Shinichi Kudo dramatically appear before them. Everyone stands in disbelief, including Ran, who turns to look at Conan—her assumption shattered. Conan blankly stares at Shinichi, greatly disapproving of his supposed "true identity's" theatrics.

==== File 257 - Revival Under the Threat of Death ====
Shinichi's appearance astounds everyone, especially Ran, who he briefly pulls aside. After telling her to meet him after his deduction, he turns to Heiji and asks for a ¥10 coin. Megure approaches and asks for clarification. And so, Shinichi's deduction begins.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH257_PoisonedIce.png|thumb|right|250px|The poison was in the ice, not the liquid.]]
Shinichi explains that the culprit did not poison the drink, but rather the ice. They had known Kamata had a habit of eating the ice after finishing his drink. Thus, by inserting a potassium cyanide capsule in an ice cube, Kamata's poisoning would be delayed, and no poison will remain in the cup as it will be consumed in its entirety as an ice cube. Mitani and Noda are absolved due to their limited access to Kamata's cup, and Ninagawa is absolved since she intended for the soda to be returned and could not predict which soda Kamata would receive. Therefore, the culprit must be '''Mai Kougami'''. 
Kougami had preserved the ice cubes in her coin purse along with pieces of [[Wikipedia: Dry ice|dry ice]]. When leaving for the bathroom before the play, she flushed the dry ice in the bathroom and discarded the purse in a trash can outside. Kougami applauds Shinichi's deduction but asks how she could have guaranteed Kamata's poisoning if she had not distributed the drinks. Shinichi answers that she had prepared two poisoned ice cubes and contaminated both drinks. By quickly drinking her soda, Kougami managed to consume the liquid before the ice could melt and release poison. Megure interjects, stating there were no traces in Kougami's cup either. The detective states that Kougami had pretended to consume the ice, in doing so, she transferred the poisoned ice cube from her mouth to her hands and then finally into her hood. 
Shinichi, with Heiji's assistance, flips the ¥10 coin in the air and into Kougami's hood. Heiji pulls the coin out of the hood and shows its [[Wikipedia: Deoxidation|deoxidation]], a property that potassium cyanide has on bronze corrosion. Megure, astonished, asks how he knew the poison was in her hood. Kougami confesses, stating he likely became suspicious after she abstained from wearing her hood while running through the rain. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Kougami wished to avenge the death of an old cancerous man Kamata was treating. He had purposefully accelerated his death by changing his treatment, all to add quick results to his PhD thesis. Kougami recalls how Kamata had once drunkenly whined about how an eighteen-year-old dumped him despite him being a doctor with mastery over the fate of those he treated. Enraged by his statement, Kougami stole the potassium cyanide from the hospital and planned her murder.
</spoiler>
Megure expresses his amazement of Shinichi's abilities and offers him the opportunity to attend the culprit's interrogation. The boy declines, clearly more interested in speaking to Ran. Still, the boy urges Megure to keep his involvement in the investigation a secret from the public. As the police wrap up their operation, Heiji notices Shinichi's rapidly worsening fatigue. Soon, he begins to steam and topples to the ground—understanding that the antidote's effects are beginning to wear off. Ran and his classmates swarm around him in concern, but before he can remove himself from the room, he loses consciousness. 
Some time later, Shinichi gradually regains consciousness and sees his friends worriedly monitoring his condition. He defeatedly assumes their apprehension is due to them witnessing his transformation back into Conan, however, he quickly learns that his form has somehow maintained, he is still Shinichi Kudo.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Youta Mitani|Yota Mitani manga.jpg|
* 27 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital guard}}
{{People|Mai Kougami|Mai Kogami manga.jpg|fsize=0.96em|
* 28 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital clerical employee}}
{{People|Yumemi Noda|Yumemi Noda manga.jpg|
* 27 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital nurse}}
{{People|Kouhei Kamata|Kohei Kamata manga.jpg|
* Victim (poison)
* 28 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital doctor}}
{{People|Ayako Ninagawa|Ayako Ninagawa manga.jpg|
* 18 years old
* High school senior}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Conan successfully convinces Ran that Shinichi and Conan are two separate individuals.
** The effect is sold by simultaneously presenting the two at the play.
* Major romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.
** Shinichi returns, and Sonoko secretly has him play the Black Knight in order to manufacture a kiss between him and Ran.
*** However, a murder occurs before Sonoko's plans can come to fruition.
* Haibara invents a prototype antidote to the effects of APTX4869 from the data she retrieved from Pisco's pocket laptop.
** The APTX4869 antidote's effects wear off and Shinichi collapses before his classmates, but somehow his form remains unchanged.
 
 

=== Elevator Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|192-193|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ Shinichi's Return ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Promised Place ~}}

==== File 258 - Momentary Rest ====
[[File:CH258_HaibaraShocked.png|thumb|left|250px|Shinichi asks Haibara why she does so much for him.]]
The next day, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and "[[Ai Haibara|Conan]]" arrive at [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]'s house before school. Ran anxiously rings the door bell, and is eventually answered by an ostensibly annoyed Shinichi, who is still in the process of preparing for the day. While Ran rejoices in the return of her friend, Conan sneaks into the house and confronts an elated Shinichi in his bathroom. Conan is revealed to be a disguised [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] using a [[Voice-Changing Face Mask]]. She scolds him for deviating from their plan to quietly meet Ran backstage, and informs him that Heiji had called for everyone's silence regarding the murder at the school play—mitigating word spreading about Shinichi's involvement.<ref name="School_Play_Murder_Case">School Play Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#School_Play_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 255-257]])</ref> Seeing Haibara's incredible commitment to maintaining the integrity of his secret identity, Shinichi asks why she goes to such great lengths for him. The girl's eyes widen for a moment, but she quickly regains her composure and says that if he were to be exposed, she too would be put in danger. She also states that she is merely using him to test and observe the effects of her antidote. [[File:CH258_ShinichiAndDetectiveBoys.png|thumb|right|250px|Shinichi nostalgically watches his friends.]]
On the road to school, Shinichi and Ran discuss the play, leading to Shinichi complimenting Ran on her appearance as the Princess, albeit in a back-handed manner. The three are soon joined by the [[Detective Boys]], who Shinichi accidentally greets. He is expectedly met with confusion, and so Conan explains that he lives in the mansion next to [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]], which [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] remembers as the "haunted house."<ref name="Haunted_Mansion_Case">Haunted Mansion Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#Haunted_Mansion_Case|Volume 2: 017-019]])</ref> Shinichi sentimentally reflects on his time as one of them, internally commenting that "it's like a dream." 
Once at school, Ran and Shinichi banter with their classmates, who tell Shinichi about their voluptuous [[Jodie Starling|new English teacher]]. Ran resignedly interrupts and reminds Shinichi that he is yet to tell her about “the important thing” he mentioned at the school play. Shinichi shoos his eavesdropping classmates before instructing her to meet him at the Bird's-Eye-View Restaurant in the [[Beika Center Building]] at 20:00. 
At the restaurant, Ran and Shinichi sit at a window seat. Ran admits that she had thought Shinichi was Conan, believing that Shinichi had asked Agasa to invent a shrinking drug to hide his identity after running into trouble during a criminal investigation. Shinichi, surprised by the accuracy of Ran’s conjecture, has no choice but to laugh awkwardly. After a while, the topic of the conversation returns to “the important thing.” Shinichi remains hesitant, and is unable to summon the courage to get to the point. 
Meanwhile, the CEO of a game company, Taiji Tatsumi, declines to attend a party held at the restaurant, stating that he feels ill. He comments on the dimness of the elevator hall, to which a department head, Satoru Ooba, explains that it is for a "performative entrance." Tatsumi leaves on the elevator. Soon after, Tatsumi's daughter, Sakurako, enters the elevator hall and meets with Ooba. The latter explains that he has received Tatsumi's blessing to marry her, sparking joy in the woman. They share a deep kiss as Tatsumi returns to the floor on the elevator. However, the man is shocked not by the sight of his daughter in Ooba's arms, but by the gun Ooba is pointing at his head. The shot rings with the release of the party confetti in the room next door. The elevator doors shut in time for Ooba to present Sakurako with a necklace which she gladly accepts. [[File:CH258_MurderedCEO.png|thumb|left|200px|Tatsumi stares down the barrel of Ooba's gun.]]
Shinichi struggles to make his statement; his heart begins to pound. Suddenly, someone's scream pierces the room. Despite his best attempts to ignore the commotion and finish his date with Ran, the girl sees through his facade and tells him to go investigate—adding that unlike someone, she won't run away. Grateful for her understanding, Shinichi springs up and runs towards the exit, promising Ran that he will return soon.

==== File 259 - A Tranquil Time ====
Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the crime scene. Takagi reports that Tatsumi's company occupies the twenty-fourth to the thirty-sixth floors of the building, and that the elevator in question can only be used by company employees. In addition, the rugged state of Tatsumi's suit suggests that he met an armed robber. Megure recalls a similar murder he investigated in the exact same building in the early years of his career, where a young man intervened in the investigation and rejected the idea of a robbery. Coincidentally, Shinichi arrives and intervenes in the investigation, rejecting the idea of a robbery. He points out that since non-employees cannot enter the elevator, using it would run the risk of being caught for trespassing. Also, Tatsumi's suit is damaged partially because his sleeves are unbuttoned, and no robber would bother unfastening the victim’s buttons. 
At this moment, several company employees, including Ooba and Sakurako, are brought to Megure. He asks if any of them know the time when they last saw Tatsumi. Sakurako fights through her tears and states that it was 20:30 sharp. She explains that she was able to see Ooba’s wristwatch when he touched her earrings when giving her a necklace. Shinichi finds it suspicious that Sakurako could see the wristwatch's dial when it was both in the dark and likely facing away from her when he touched her earring. Ooba explains that his wristwatch would light up automatically in the dark, and that Shinichi has wrongfully assumed that he was touching Sakurako’s left earring with his left hand. Instead, he was touched her right earring with his left hand—thus the dial faces inwards. Shinichi accepts his explanation, but points out the action's inconvenience, insinuating that his right hand was occupied. [[File:CH259_ShinichiQuestionsKiss.png|thumb|right|250px|Shinichi asks Sakurako if she was kissing Ooba.]]
Back in the restaurant, Ran continues to wonder what Shinichi wanted to tell her. A waitress arrives with desserts, but Ran tells her to hold the order, as she wishes to wait for Shinichi. Upon learning that “her detective friend” is tackling the case, the waitress giggles and tells Ran a true story. Twenty years ago, a [[Yusaku Kudo|young man]] was dining with his [[Yukiko Kudo|girlfriend]] at Ran's exact table, when a murder took place in the restaurant. The man rushed to the crime scene, quickly solved the murder, returned, and audibly proposed. The waitress joyfully tells Ran that it might happen again, and for a moment, a blushing Ran believes so as well, but soon reason tells her to abandon the line of thought. 
Ooba and Sakurako fire back at Shinichi, stating their strong alibis. Shinichi presses Sakurako and asks whether they stopped by anywhere, and Sakurako concedes that they did go to the bathroom before heading to the party. However, she argues that they were only briefly separated, and they conversed the entire time. Shinichi disputes her narrative, contending that since the police have found a pistol in the garbage pipe near the bathroom, Ooba could have taken advantage of those minutes to dispose of the weapon. Ooba, seeing that Shinichi is primarily suspecting him, says that the police are free to perform a gunshot residue test on him to see whether he committed the murder. He is thus led away, leaving Sakurako with Shinichi. Once he is out of sight, Shinichi quietly asks Sakurako whether she and Ooba were kissing after their colleagues had departed. He explains that his [[Yukiko Kudo|mother]] once told him that only after kissing or eating would a woman go to the bathroom to reapply lipstick. She confirms. He proceeds to inquire about how the two kissed and learns that Sakurako’s back was facing the elevator. Furthermore, Ooba’s left arm was positioned on her right shoulder and went around her neck such that his hand could reach her left ear. Shinichi finally asks if her earrings were a present from Ooba. Sakurako denies, saying she bought them on a whim earlier that day. After obtaining this piece of information, Shinichi becomes certain that Ooba is the culprit, but still lacks a few key pieces of the puzzle. 
Shinichi overhears a couple of company employees mention to Megure that Ooba oversaw the planning of the party, and that the party featured the appearance of the new company mascot, which Ooba wore. Upon hearing this, Shinichi asks whether he can inspect the costume. After observing the intricacies of the costume, everything becomes clear to the Detective and a smirk crosses his face. Suddenly, he is hit with an acute pain in the chest, a clear sign that the antidote is beginning to wearing off.

==== File 260 - The Memorable Place ====
Takagi returns and reports that they found no gunpowder residue on Ooba's clothing. Before Megure can redirect the investigation, Shinichi interjects and instructs everyone to return to the elevator for his deduction.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH260_PlasticBagOnGun.png|thumb|right|300px|Ooba eliminated gunpowder residue by shooting the gun through a plastic bag.]]
Shinichi asserts that '''Satoru Ooba''' murdered Tatsumi. He states that Ooba shot Tatsumi while he kissed Sakurako in front of the elevator. Ooba’s left hand covered Sakurako’s left ear while he used his free right hand to reach for his pistol and call the elevator. He then proceeded to shoot Tatsumi the moment the door opened before quickly returning his gun to his pocket. Megure remarks that the silencer would not be enough to prevent Sakurako from hearing the gunshot. Shinichi replies that by letting Sakurako know that it was 20:30 immediately after their kiss, she would naturally assume that the noise had been the releasing of the confetti—indicating the start of the party.
Ooba asks why Tatsumi would remain in the elevator despite expressing his wishes to return home. The detective states that Tatsumi was waiting in the elevator for Ooba to bring him the mascot costume since originally, the plan was for Tatsumi to don the costume, not Ooba (thus Tatsumi unfastened his sleeve buttons as he expected to change). Ooba, still defiant, challenges Shinichi to properly explain of the absence of gunpowder residue on his body. Shinichi replies that upon learning that the mascot blinked an abnormal number of times during the party, he realized that something was wrong with the eye of the mascot. After examining the costume, he found a plastic bag containing a glove and four rubber bands in the mascot's eye. Shinichi explains that by wearing the glove and placing the pistol inside the plastic bag (which Ooba closed around his right wrist by using the rubber bands), both the gunpowder residue and the empty bullet shell would remain in the bag. Furthermore, since it was dark, Sakurako would likely not notice anything strange about Ooba’s hands. As for the purpose of giving her the necklace after the kiss, it was to ensure that she would immediately head to the bathroom to try it on, which would give Ooba time to dispose of the pistol and bullet shell. Shinichi concludes by saying that since Ooba must have touched Sakurako’s earrings barehanded, he must have put on the glove afterwards, which logically implies that he left fingerprints on the plastic bag when reaching for the glove. [[File:CH260_PinkPearl.png|thumb|left|250px|The color of Sakurako's earrings are indiscernible without light.]]
As soon as Shinichi finishes speaking, he is hit by another wave of acute pain. Ooba remains unfazed, and calmly says that other employees also touched the plastic bag. One employee explains that they noticed that the mascot's eye was malfunctioning, and so they opened the contraption and found the plastic bag. After examining it, they concluded that the bag must be an intrinsic part of the mascot, and returned it to its eye. Megure, believing Shinichi's deduction is breaking apart, begins panicking, but the boy manages to carry on. He asks why Ooba knew that Sakurako’s earrings were the color as his present, and Ooba simply replies that it is because he saw their color. As he finishes uttering these words, Ooba becomes aware of the true intent of Shinichi’s question, but the mistake has already been made. Shinichi reminds everyone that Sakurako had just recently purchased the earrings earlier, and that their encounter at the elevator was the first time they met that day. Given such information, along with the darkness of the room, it was impossible for Ooba to discern the color of Sakurako's earrings unless they were illuminated by the elevator's light. Speechless, Ooba admits to his crime. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Ooba recounts that Twenty years ago, Tatsumi took over his father's company under the guise of a merger and moved aggressively to steal all his father's company’s intellectual properties and mass fired employees. This corporate act ultimately resulted in Ooba's father's suicide. Still, he attempted to present his death as a murder committed by Tatsumi at the Beika Center Building, the same building they stand in now. Such events led Ooba down a path of vengeance. 
Hearing Ooba's words, Megure recalls that twenty years ago, a teenage [[Yusaku Kudo]] was the individual who ultimately deduced that Ooba's father's death was a suicide. He turns to discuss this coincidence with Shinichi, but finds him gone.
</spoiler>
[[File:CH260_ConanRelaysShinichi.png|thumb|right|210px|Conan relays Shinichi's message to a distraught Ran.]]
Shinichi limps into the restaurant bathroom while gripping his chest. He curses his predicament, strongly desiring to return to Ran and finally make his statement. He notices Conan in the reflection, who notes that he maintained his form for twenty-four minutes beyond the expected range. Shinichi falls to the floor as Haibara removes her disguise and returns his glasses. 
At the table, the waitress informs Ran about the culprit's arrest and shares her excitement for Shinichi's return. However, it is instead Conan who appears before the table, holding out Shinichi's credit card. He explains that Shinichi had received an emergency call about the difficult case he is trying to solve, forcing him to leave immediately. Ran solemnly listens to Conan's words, but eventually expresses her distress about constantly being abandoned. Conan desperately "relays" a message that swears his eventual return and urges Ran to wait for him. Ran finds levity in her sea of misery and assures Conan that Shinichi's actions are not his fault. She brightens the mood by offering to buy him dessert on Shinichi's dime, he accepts. While gobbling down dessert after dessert, Ran rhetorically questions what Shinichi wanted to say to her. Conan internally reflects on how he intended to confess his feelings to her—identically to how his father, Yusaku, had done so to his mother, [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]], twenty years ago. Meanwhile, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] restlessly waits for his unpunctual daughter in the car.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Taiji Tatsumi|Taiji Tatsumi manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)
* 58 years old
* Game company chief executive}}
{{People|Satoru Ooba|Satoru Oba manga.jpg|
* 31 years old
* Game company department head}}
{{People|Sakurako Tatsumi|Sakurako Tatsumi manga.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Taiji Tatsumi's daughter}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Major romantic development between Shinichi and Ran
** Shinichi takes Ran to the same restaurant where his father proposed to his mother with the intention of similarly confessing his feelings.
** Their date is interrupted by a murder, leading to the antidote wearing off before Shinichi can return to Ran, thus foiling his romantic plans.
 
 

=== Music Box Case ===
{{ref anime|194-195|The Significant Music Box}}

==== File 261 - Touching the Music Strings!? ====
[[File:CH261_ConanAsksForAntidote.png|thumb|left|175px|Conan asks Haibara for another antidote pill.]]
[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] asks [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] for some additional antidotes, as he would like to meet [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] again as [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] and confess his feelings to her.<ref name="Elevator_Murder_Case">Elevator Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#Elevator_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 258-260]])</ref> Haibara refuses, citing his recklessness and the dangers of consuming a prototype drug. Haibara joins her friends in boarding [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s car as they embark on their trip to the indoor pool, leaving at Conan on the sidewalk. During their ride, the [[Detective Boys]] find Haibara merrily humming with an apparent sense of accomplishment. On the other hand, Conan wearily looks up at the [[Mouri Detective Agency]] and resigns himself to continue his life as Conan. 
While ascending the stairs, he hears the music of "Haru Yo Koi" ("Oh Spring, Come"). When entering the agency, he sees Ran, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], and a client named Haruna Yuuki listening carefully to a music box. Haruna, the young fine arts student, explains she had difficulties making friends at university, so she sent a message to a random person with her [[Wikipedia: Pager|pager/pocketbell]] asking if they would like to befriend her. A man named Shuugo accepted and became her new pager-friend. The two planned to meet each other last year on Christmas Day, but Shuugo made no appearance. However, Haruna found a bag at their meeting spot containing a music box, with high resale value, and Shuugo's pager—an act Haruna interpreted as Shuugo ending the relationship with farewell present. Yet, the music box was appraised as poor. Additionally, Haruna began receiving antagonistic pager messages from an unknown person which ultimately motivated her to seek advice from Kogoro. Conan notices that parts of the music box were purposefully altered to play out of tune and suggests the music box holds a secret message from Shuugo. Ran notes that the off-tuned sounds correspond to the lyrics "mo (も)," "de (出)," and "ru (る)" in the song. Still stumped, Conan suggests they ask Sergeant [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] to contact the pager company identify Shuugo's address via the pager number. [[File:CH261_RanSeesSilhouette.png|thumb|right|250px|Ran spots an old man with a cane pass by her room.]]
Takagi puts the group in contact with the Ogata family, who invites them to their home. They arrive, and Haruna is cheerfully welcomed by Shirou Ogata, the younger son, but quite reticently by the others. They learn that Shuugo Ogata was the Shiro's late grandfather, who, fell ill and lacked connection. In his loneliness, he agreed to message Haruna as she shared her name and personality with his late wife, who often played the song "Haru Yo Koi" on her [[Wikipedia: Koto (instrument)|Koto]]. Minoru Ogata, the eldest son then accuses Haruna of wishing to steal the Shuugo's hidden treasure: four antique hand-made stamps worth 200 million yen. After being scolded by his family, Minoru ominously leaves. Haruna and company are invited to stay the night 
While Kogoro and Conan reflect in their room, Conan finds Shuugo's cremation urn dated "12/6," meaning that Shuugo could not have given the music box to Haruna on 12/25. Meanwhile, Ran screams at the sight of a spooky silhouette of an old man with a cane passing stealthily by their room. When everyone rushes over, a huge noise of something heavy falling catches their attention, and they hurry to the grandparents' room. They find Minoru crushed beneath a fallen koto. In that moment, Haruna receives a message on her pager from Shuugo, saying "I've been waiting for you."

==== File 262 - The Vanishing Sound ====
Haruna is frightened by Shuugo's apparent resurrection, and draws everyone's attention to her pager. While the group wrangles with the message's implications, Minoru regains consciousness and says he was struck in the head by a hard object in the dark. Conan notices he was hit in the forehead and asks if he saw his attacker's face. Minoru states his ignorance, blaming the darkness of the room. Kogoro surmises that the attacker was from the outside, dismissing Ran's claim about the silhouette, and attributing Shuugo's message to a coincidental memo from one of Haruna's friends. [[File:CH262_OgataFloorPlan.png|thumb|left|250px|Conan figures out the house's floor plan.]]
The police arrive and report no signs of trespassing. Additionally, Shirou rules out the possibility of the intruder hiding in the house as he had done a sweep of all the rooms. Still, the police mention the unlocked back gate, which the family explains has been broken for some time, nevertheless, Kogoro goes to examine it. After the confirming the lack footprints near the back gate, the group re-enters the home to test the plausibility of Ran's claim. She states the silhouette traversed down the hall from the direction of Tsuneo and Kazuko's room and towards Kogoro and Conan's room. The group remains skeptical. Conan then steps on a hairpin and lets out a yelp, incurring the wrath of Kogoro, who mistook the boy's cry as a sign he found an intruder. The police ask where the Ogata family was when Ran witnessed the silhouette, to which they respond that they were in the kitchen—where Shirou was scolding them for interrogating Haruna about her conversations with Shuugo. Minoru speculates that the Tsuneo and Kazuko were likely fiercely questioning Haruna since perhaps Shuugo gave her the 200 million yen stamps. He adds that the family had made several unsustainable purchases with the assumption they could refill their bank balance with stamp's sale. 
Conan then learns the full layout of the house with the help of Shirou and begins to piece together the puzzle. He notes that the mystery of the music box remains; he stares blankly at his lackluster attempt at writing music notation, unable to decipher anything. Ran notices his notebook, and uses her musical prowess to properly write the notation for him. Furthermore, she teaches him that triple sharps denotes [[Wikipedia: A major|A major]]. With this new information, Conan's deduction is complete, filled with the answers to the case's every question.

==== File 263 - Spring Has Come? ====
[[File:CH263_HappyFamily.png|thumb|right|125px|The Ogata family celebrates the rediscovery of their fortune.]]
Conan lures Kogoro to a room and distracts him with a pattern on the wall. He uses the opportunity to tranquilize him and instruct Ran to both summon the Ogata family and borrow a black sheet of paper, scissors, and tape.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH263_SilouhetteSecret.png|thumb|right|305px|A car's headlights shine through the open gate and casts the frightening silhouette.]]
Tsuneo and Kazuko realize that Haruna had not received the music box two Christmases ago but rather one, meaning Shuugo could not have delivered the box. Kogoro deduces that Shuugo had tasked Shirou with delivering the bag in his stead. Additionally, Shuugo had not been communicating with Haruna since he was hospitalized, meaning Shirou had been the one on the other end since last Spring. After seeing her wait for Shuugo with high hopes, he felt her could no longer continue the deception, and so he placed Shuugo's pager alongside the music box and anonymously left the bag for her. Kogoro says he knew Shirou's involvement because he identified Haruna before she even introduced herself when arriving at the house, meaning he must have been familiar with her face. 
Kogoro then directs Ran to turn off the lights. Suddenly, a silhouette of Conan drifts across the hallway, surprising everyone. When Ran opens the door, the boy is nowhere in sight. Conan appears behind Kogoro and draws everyone's attention to the window in the hallway. Ran spots a black paper cut-out of Conan taped to the glass. Kogoro explains that when a car approaches the open back gate and makes a turn at the intersection, the car's headlights shine upon the black paper cut-out and casts a shadow on Ran's room, creating the illusion of a moving silhouette. [[File:CH263_WireThroughRooms.png|thumb|left|255px|The wires run through the rooms.]]
Minoru still expresses skepticism about the strike he received. Kogoro explains that he was accidentally hit by a falling koto which was dropped using a contraption designed by the culprit. He explains that Minoru wished to investigate the koto after learning about the music box, and searched for it in his grandparents room. However, he did not turn on the lights because he could not locate the lamp switch as it had been shortened due to the contraption's design. Kogoro explains that the culprit ran a monofilament fishing line from the lamp; through an unstably positioned koto; through Shirou, Minoru, and the parent's rooms, and then finally to the [[Wikipedia: Fusuma|fusuma (door)]] of Ran's room using a hairpin. By opening the fusuma with force (motivated by Ran's scream), the hairpin would release, causing the koto to fall from its high position and onto the floor. Hence, the individual who opened the fusuma, '''Kazuko Ogata''' is likely the culprit. Conan also shows that Kazuko retrieved the fishing line by tangling one end to the room fan, which would spin the entire line back into its blades automatically. 
 
'''The Motive:''' 
Kogoro speculates Kazuko dropped the koto to prevent Haruna from finding the stamps. She also organized the silhouette and sent the frightening message to the pager to convince Haruna to avoid their house. The antagonistic messages sent to Haruna's pager were also sent for this purpose. After hearing Haruna had an affinity for stamps and was "happy to return," Kazuko believed Haruna was a stamp hunter who intended to constantly visit their house to find Shuugo's stamps.
</spoiler>
Shirou expresses his disappointment about the destruction of his grandmother's koto. However, Kazuko reveals that the dropped instrument was a forgery, and that she pawned the original to pay back family debts in the absence of the stamps. Kogoro then reveals that the music box Haruna received has its value in its keys. The three off-tune notes: "mo (も)," "de (出)," and "ru (ル)" correspond to [[Wikipedia: Solfège|solfège]] syllables "la," "do," and "la," which in turn correspond to Iroha Alphabet letters: "i (イ)," "ha (ハ)," and "i (イ)" which spell "Ihai (イハイ)" which is Japanese for [[Wikipedia: Spirit tablet|spirit tablet]]. The family rushes to Shuugo's [[Wikipedia: Butsudan|butsudan]] and find the stamps hidden in the tablet. The family rejoices at their discovery and rush to Kogoro to express their deepest gratitude. 
The next day, Shirou drives his guests back to the Mouri Detective Agency. Kogoro wonders whether Shuugo had intended for Shirou to possess sole ownership over the stamps, but the man responds he has instead found something else with greater value. He proudly shows Shuugo's pager which Haruna had gifted him, indicating that their messaging will continue. Left with a happy ending, Ran ascends the stairs while cheerfully singing "Haru Yo Koi."

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Haruna Yuuki|Haruna Yuki manga.jpg|
* 21 years old
* Art student}}
{{People|Kazuko Ogata|Kazuko Ogata manga.jpg|
* 50 years old
* Tsuneo's wife}}
{{People|Shirou Ogata|Shirou Ogata manga.jpg|
* 22 years old
* Tsuneo and Kazuko's younger son}}
{{People|Tsuneo Ogata|Tsuneo Ogata manga.jpg|
* 53 years old
* Kazuko's husband
* Current head of Ogata family}}
{{People|Minoru Ogata|Minoru Ogata manga.jpg|
* Victim (beaten - injured)
* 28 years old
* Tsuneo and Kazuko's eldest son}}
{{People|Shuugo Ogata|Shuugo Ogata manga.jpg|
* Deceased
* Tsuneo's father
* Former head of Ogata family}}
{{People|Haruna Ogata|Haruna Ogata manga.jpg|
* Deceased
* Shuugo's wife
* Tsuneo's mother}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Haibara denies Conan's request to receive more antidote pills.
 
 

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cy.jpg|1000px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_25sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_26sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumeNE 13sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, New Edition, combined volumes 25-26)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume 26e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 21-30]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}

[[Category:Volumes]]

[[de:Band 26]]

Volume 26

2026-06-29T16:49:46Z

ZA1: /* File 259 - A Tranquil Time */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 26
| image = Volume 26.jpg
| releasedate = February 18, 2000
| chapters = 254-263
| isbn = 4-09-125496-9
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = November 18, 2008
| english-isbn = 1-4215-1678-0
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Inspector Samejima]]
| keyhole = [[Vermouth|Chris Vineyard]]
| prev-volume = Volume 25
| next-volume = Volume 27
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 26 was released on February 18, 2000 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo}}
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}
{{Char|Tomoaki Araide}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Yusaku Kudo|display=Yusaku Kudo (flashback)}}
{{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo (flashback)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Dangerous Cave Case ===
{{ref anime|188-190|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Cavern of the Detective Boys ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Wounded Great Detective ~|The Desperate Revival|l3=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~}}

==== File 254 - An Infatuated Heart ====
[[File:CH254_RanSleeps.png|thumb|left|200px|Ran remains beside Conan as he recovers.]]
[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] wakes up in his hospital bed—diminished, but still breathing. [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] enters the room and informs him of [[Ran Mouri|Ran]]'s heroics while he covers his sleeping and depleted daughter with his jacket. 
Ten days later, the doctor gladly reports that Conan will make a full recovery and is fit to return home soon, albeit with a mild fever. Relieved, Ran and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] transport Conan back to his hospital room. On the way, Sonoko entertains the idea of [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] attending their upcoming play if she informs him that Ran is playing the lead heroine. Ran confidently disagrees and states her indifference, saying that the only attendee she needs is a healthy Conan. While Sonoko voices her puzzlement, Conan asks about the bandages on the girl's wrist. She answers that she sprained it during rehearsal and is now unable to play the Black Knight, but is covered thanks to [[Tomoaki Araide|Araide]]. As Conan internally grumbles about the development, Ran says she is uncertain about the attendance, but Sonoko assures her that the drama club is organizing a refreshment sale to compensate for the lack of air-conditioning. Meanwhile, a [[The Criminal|silhouette]] watches. 
Approaching the room, the group hears [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] and [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] arguing about their choice of flowers. The two explain they came to check on Conan after hearing about his injury. Kazuha leaves with the girls to buy a more suitable bouquet while Heiji stays to talk with Conan. The boy question's the ulterior motive behind his friend's visit, leading Heiji to reveal that [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] had contacted him about Ran's grasp on Conan's secret. He proffers the notion of confirmation bias, but Conan reflects on several moments—after Ran found his childhood photo—which indicate her awareness. <ref name="Magician's_Suicide_Case">Magician's Suicide Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Magician's_Suicide_Case|Volume 14: 131-133]])</ref><ref name="Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Black_Star">Kaitou Kid and the Black Star Case (Manga: [[Volume_16#Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Black_Star|Volume 16: 156-159]])</ref><ref name="Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case">Shinichi's First Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_21#Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case|Volume 21: 204-207]])</ref><ref name="Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case">Sonoko Attempted Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_22#Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case|Volume 22: 219-221]])</ref><ref name="Ski_Lodge_Case">Elementary School Teacher Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Ski_Lodge_Case|Volume 14-15: 139-143]])</ref> He wonders why Ran refuses to confront him, but Heiji reproaches him on his failure to make deductions about his own life, stating that Ran is likely waiting for him to tell her the truth. Caught in a dilemma, Conan asks for his friend's advice. [[File:CH254_HaibaraGun.png|thumb|right|225px|Betrayal?]]
On the plane ride home, Heiji ruminates on Conan sarcastically saying that to fix the problem, he needs a clone of Shinichi. Kazuha asks him about attending Ran's play. The boy refuses to attend, citing an important errand. 
That night, the silhouette sneaks through the hospital halls and quietly enters a laboratory. They rummage through the cabinets and find a bottle of [[Wikipedia: Potassium Cyanide|potassium cyanide]] before grinning with murderous intent. Meanwhile, Conan reflects on his quandary, remembering Ran's request to not leave her alone.<ref name="Cruise_Ship_Murder_Case">Cruise Ship Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_23#Cruise_Ship_Murder_Case|Volume 23: 225-230]])</ref> Thus, he resolves to reveal his identity to her. Suddenly, Haibara appears beside his bed and menacingly points a gun at him.

==== Major Events ====
* Ran is revealed to have been aware that Conan is Shinichi ever since she saw his childhood photos.
* Haibara meets Ran and Kogoro for the first time.
* Doctor Araide is revealed to have theater experience.
* Haibara appears to be salvaging the data she lifted from Pisco's pocket laptop.
 
 

=== School Play Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|190-191|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Black Knight ~}}

==== Gadgets introduced ====
{{NewGadget|name = [[Voice-Changing Face Mask]]||image = Voice-Changing_Face_Mask.jpg|description =
* Used by [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] to disguise her voice as Conan's}}
{{clearleft}}

==== File 255 - The Intruder's Sudden Arrival ====
[[File:CH255_HaibaraShootsConan.png|thumb|right|160px|Haibara makes her point.]]
[[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] states that her cover has been blown. Along with [[Pisco]], was a second agent dispatched to the [[Haido City Hotel]], who, had informed the [[Black Organization]] about [[Sherry]]'s ability to transform into a child with the use of a drug.<ref name="Hotel_Party_Murder_Case">Hotel Party Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Hotel_Party_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 238-242]])</ref> Consequently, the Organization infiltrated [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house. However, instead of assassinating her, they admitted that her value in the development of [[APTX4869]] was too great to squander, thus they offered her a chance to redeem herself under one condition: kill all associates aware of the Organization's existence. With Agasa held as a hostage, the girl callously sympathizes with [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s situation, adding that [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]], [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]], and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]] will have to be erased tomorrow, but still highlighting the silver-lining that Conan will be spared from witnessing such events. Haibara proceeds to pull the trigger, and a bizarre gun shot rings. [[File:CH255_BlackKnight.png|thumb|left|150px|The Black Knight defies the script and embraces the Princess.]]
Conan stares aghast at a bouquet of flowers dispensed by the toy gun. Haibara admits she was merely reciting a scenario, but states that she did so to prove a point: if Conan tells Ran about his identity, and if the Black Organization learns the truth, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] would be added to their list of targets. She provides three options to remedy the situation. First, conceal the truth and continue living with Ran despite its social consequences. Second, tell Ran the truth and pray the Organization forever remains ignorant. And third... 
The [[Teitan High School]] Festival bustles with activity as Ran and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] look out at a sea audience members. [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] meets Ran backstage, saying she came despite Heiji's dissuasion. They are soon joined by [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] and a masked Conan who wish her luck before returning to their seats. Out by the concession stands, audience member Mai Kougami buys drinks for Youta Mitani, Yumemi Noda, and Kouhei Kamata. Kougami leaves for the bathroom while her friends distribute drinks. Kamata checks the contents of his drink and has a surprised reaction. He looks over at third year student, Ayako Ninagawa working at the concession stand before the lights suddenly shut off and the show begins. [[File:CH255_AttemptedKiss.png|thumb|right|275px|The show nears its climax.]]
The play opens with the [[Ran Mouri|Princess]] lamenting about her dreaded arranged marriage before transitioning to a fight sequence involving a group of Imperial saboteurs assaulting the Princess' carriage. The show endures multiple comedic disturbances caused by both a proud Kogoro and an overzealous Kazuha as it approaches its climax. The Black Knight descends onto the saboteurs and saves the Princess from harm. The actor then deviates from the script and immediately embraces the Princess, much to Ran's confusion. In the stands, a [[Shinichi Kudo|teenager with a familiar face]] takes a seat next to Conan, who, reacts in shock. Ran notices her friends holding a sign urging her to improvise with the Black Knight; the two actors lean in for the kissing scene. However, before their lips can meet, a scream pieces the gymnasium as Kouhei Kamata lies dead on the floor.

==== File 256 - Concealed Truth ====
[[File:CH256_FakeShinichi.png|thumb|left|200px|Shinichi Kudo revealed?]]
Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the gymnasium and inquire about the approximate time of death. Ran responds "around 14:40" and turns to Araide, the Black Knight, for confirmation, but the Knight strangely remains silent. Takagi asks the forensic analyst about the cause of death, but before the man can respond, a teenager with a [[Wikipedia: Kansai dialect|Kansai dialect]] correctly answers potassium cyanide—citing Kamata's pink lips and fingernails, and his mouth's almond scent as evidence. Kogoro and Megure grow suspicious of the teenager and asks for an alibi. He points to an uncharacteristically apathetic Conan, who promptly confirms his innocence. Kogoro then says the teenager is bizarrely familiar and Megure asks for him to identify himself. He confidently lifts his hat and proclaims that he is Shinichi Kudo. The police stand bewildered at "Shinichi's" uncanniness, as the boy turns to Ran and Conan explaining that he came to see her show. However, his disguise is instantly foiled by Kazuha who identifies him as Heiji. Under pressure, he ditches his attempt at portraying Shinichi as a separate person from Conan, and resumes cooperating as himself. 
Megure begins interrogating Kamata's friends. Kougami had bought the four drinks, Mitani received all four, and Noda received hers and Kamata's. They explain that they are alumni members of Teitan High School, now hospital students, who were involved in the drama club with a yearly tradition of attending the annual play. Kogoro asks why they sent Kougami to carry all four drinks. She replies that Kamata was with her but returned to the seats after seeing the concession worker, Ayako Ninagawa. Heiji states that all four had the opportunity to poison Kamata's ice coffee and are thus suspects. Kougami protests, saying that she ordered the same drink, meaning if she were the killer, she would have ensured Kamata received the poisoned cup instead of leaving for the bathroom. She also dispels the theory of poisoning both cups by proving that she has fully consumed its contents. Mitani and Noda similarly plead innocence, but Megure cites the labeled caps as an easy means of identifying the right cup to poison. Takagi then finds that Kamata had not used the milk and gum syrup attached to his ice coffee, disproving the theory of poisoned condiments. Ninagawa confesses that she purposefully filled Kamata's cup with cola with the intention of luring Kamata back to the concession stand. She reveals that they were formerly betrothed, and she wanted an opportunity to talk to him about why she annulled their engagement. Hearing her words, Kogoro quietly floats the possibility of a suicide motivated by his fiancé's rejection. Kougami and Noda mention that Kamata had suspiciously been rummaging through his car's dashboard during the drive over, prompting the police to leave and examine his car. [[File:CH256_RealShinichi.png|thumb|right|300px|Shinichi Kudo revealed.]]
With the case figured out, Heiji kneels beside Conan to share his deduction, but the boy walks away in indifference. Sonoko looks out the window at the forming rainclouds and bemoans the unfortunate turn of events. She turns to Araide who agrees. Meanwhile, the Black Knight approaches the concession stand and inspects a condiment container. Takagi returns with a bottle of potassium cyanide he found in Kamata's dashboard, giving credence to Kogoro's theory of suicide. Before Megure can declare the death a suicide, the Black Knight emerges from the masses and voices his disagreement, asserting that Kamata's death was a calculated murder. As he slowly steps into the spotlight, his friends and colleagues gradually begin to realize who is behind the mask. The crowd then witnesses Shinichi Kudo dramatically appear before them. Everyone stands in disbelief, including Ran, who turns to look at Conan—her assumption shattered. Conan blankly stares at Shinichi, greatly disapproving of his supposed "true identity's" theatrics.

==== File 257 - Revival Under the Threat of Death ====
Shinichi's appearance astounds everyone, especially Ran, who he briefly pulls aside. After telling her to meet him after his deduction, he turns to Heiji and asks for a ¥10 coin. Megure approaches and asks for clarification. And so, Shinichi's deduction begins.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH257_PoisonedIce.png|thumb|right|250px|The poison was in the ice, not the liquid.]]
Shinichi explains that the culprit did not poison the drink, but rather the ice. They had known Kamata had a habit of eating the ice after finishing his drink. Thus, by inserting a potassium cyanide capsule in an ice cube, Kamata's poisoning would be delayed, and no poison will remain in the cup as it will be consumed in its entirety as an ice cube. Mitani and Noda are absolved due to their limited access to Kamata's cup, and Ninagawa is absolved since she intended for the soda to be returned and could not predict which soda Kamata would receive. Therefore, the culprit must be '''Mai Kougami'''. 
Kougami had preserved the ice cubes in her coin purse along with pieces of [[Wikipedia: Dry ice|dry ice]]. When leaving for the bathroom before the play, she flushed the dry ice in the bathroom and discarded the purse in a trash can outside. Kougami applauds Shinichi's deduction but asks how she could have guaranteed Kamata's poisoning if she had not distributed the drinks. Shinichi answers that she had prepared two poisoned ice cubes and contaminated both drinks. By quickly drinking her soda, Kougami managed to consume the liquid before the ice could melt and release poison. Megure interjects, stating there were no traces in Kougami's cup either. The detective states that Kougami had pretended to consume the ice, in doing so, she transferred the poisoned ice cube from her mouth to her hands and then finally into her hood. 
Shinichi, with Heiji's assistance, flips the ¥10 coin in the air and into Kougami's hood. Heiji pulls the coin out of the hood and shows its [[Wikipedia: Deoxidation|deoxidation]], a property that potassium cyanide has on bronze corrosion. Megure, astonished, asks how he knew the poison was in her hood. Kougami confesses, stating he likely became suspicious after she abstained from wearing her hood while running through the rain. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Kougami wished to avenge the death of an old cancerous man Kamata was treating. He had purposefully accelerated his death by changing his treatment, all to add quick results to his PhD thesis. Kougami recalls how Kamata had once drunkenly whined about how an eighteen-year-old dumped him despite him being a doctor with mastery over the fate of those he treated. Enraged by his statement, Kougami stole the potassium cyanide from the hospital and planned her murder.
</spoiler>
Megure expresses his amazement of Shinichi's abilities and offers him the opportunity to attend the culprit's interrogation. The boy declines, clearly more interested in speaking to Ran. Still, the boy urges Megure to keep his involvement in the investigation a secret from the public. As the police wrap up their operation, Heiji notices Shinichi's rapidly worsening fatigue. Soon, he begins to steam and topples to the ground—understanding that the antidote's effects are beginning to wear off. Ran and his classmates swarm around him in concern, but before he can remove himself from the room, he loses consciousness. 
Some time later, Shinichi gradually regains consciousness and sees his friends worriedly monitoring his condition. He defeatedly assumes their apprehension is due to them witnessing his transformation back into Conan, however, he quickly learns that his form has somehow maintained, he is still Shinichi Kudo.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Youta Mitani|Yota Mitani manga.jpg|
* 27 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital guard}}
{{People|Mai Kougami|Mai Kogami manga.jpg|fsize=0.96em|
* 28 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital clerical employee}}
{{People|Yumemi Noda|Yumemi Noda manga.jpg|
* 27 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital nurse}}
{{People|Kouhei Kamata|Kohei Kamata manga.jpg|
* Victim (poison)
* 28 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital doctor}}
{{People|Ayako Ninagawa|Ayako Ninagawa manga.jpg|
* 18 years old
* High school senior}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Conan successfully convinces Ran that Shinichi and Conan are two separate individuals.
** The effect is sold by simultaneously presenting the two at the play.
* Major romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.
** Shinichi returns, and Sonoko secretly has him play the Black Knight in order to manufacture a kiss between him and Ran.
*** However, a murder occurs before Sonoko's plans can come to fruition.
* Haibara invents a prototype antidote to the effects of APTX4869 from the data she retrieved from Pisco's pocket laptop.
** The APTX4869 antidote's effects wear off and Shinichi collapses before his classmates, but somehow his form remains unchanged.
 
 

=== Elevator Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|192-193|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ Shinichi's Return ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Promised Place ~}}

==== File 258 - Momentary Rest ====
[[File:CH258_HaibaraShocked.png|thumb|left|250px|Shinichi asks Haibara why she does so much for him.]]
The next day, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and "[[Ai Haibara|Conan]]" arrive at [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]'s house before school. Ran anxiously rings the door bell, and is eventually answered by an ostensibly annoyed Shinichi, who is still in the process of preparing for the day. While Ran rejoices in the return of her friend, Conan sneaks into the house and confronts an elated Shinichi in his bathroom. Conan is revealed to be a disguised [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] using a [[Voice-Changing Face Mask]]. She scolds him for deviating from their plan to quietly meet Ran backstage, and informs him that Heiji had called for everyone's silence regarding the murder at the school play—mitigating word spreading about Shinichi's involvement.<ref name="School_Play_Murder_Case">School Play Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#School_Play_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 255-257]])</ref> Seeing Haibara's incredible commitment to maintaining the integrity of his secret identity, Shinichi asks why she goes to such great lengths for him. The girl's eyes widen for a moment, but she quickly regains her composure and says that if he were to be exposed, she too would be put in danger. She also states that she is merely using him to test and observe the effects of her antidote. [[File:CH258_ShinichiAndDetectiveBoys.png|thumb|right|250px|Shinichi nostalgically watches his friends.]]
On the road to school, Shinichi and Ran discuss the play, leading to Shinichi complimenting Ran on her appearance as the Princess, albeit in a back-handed manner. The three are soon joined by the [[Detective Boys]], who Shinichi accidentally greets. He is expectedly met with confusion, and so Conan explains that he lives in the mansion next to [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]], which [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] remembers as the "haunted house."<ref name="Haunted_Mansion_Case">Haunted Mansion Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#Haunted_Mansion_Case|Volume 2: 017-019]])</ref> Shinichi sentimentally reflects on his time as one of them, internally commenting that "it's like a dream." 
Once at school, Ran and Shinichi banter with their classmates, who tell Shinichi about their voluptuous [[Jodie Starling|new English teacher]]. Ran resignedly interrupts and reminds Shinichi that he is yet to tell her about “the important thing” he mentioned at the school play. Shinichi shoos his eavesdropping classmates before instructing her to meet him at the Bird's-Eye-View Restaurant in the [[Beika Center Building]] at 20:00. 
At the restaurant, Ran and Shinichi sit at a window seat. Ran admits that she had thought Shinichi was Conan, believing that Shinichi had asked Agasa to invent a shrinking drug to hide his identity after running into trouble during a criminal investigation. Shinichi, surprised by the accuracy of Ran’s conjecture, has no choice but to laugh awkwardly. After a while, the topic of the conversation returns to “the important thing.” Shinichi remains hesitant, and is unable to summon the courage to get to the point. 
Meanwhile, the CEO of a game company, Taiji Tatsumi, declines to attend a party held at the restaurant, stating that he feels ill. He comments on the dimness of the elevator hall, to which a department head, Satoru Ooba, explains that it is for a "performative entrance." Tatsumi leaves on the elevator. Soon after, Tatsumi's daughter, Sakurako, enters the elevator hall and meets with Ooba. The latter explains that he has received Tatsumi's blessing to marry her, sparking joy in the woman. They share a deep kiss as Tatsumi returns to the floor on the elevator. However, the man is shocked not by the sight of his daughter in Ooba's arms, but by the gun Ooba is pointing at his head. The shot rings with the release of the party confetti in the room next door. The elevator doors shut in time for Ooba to present Sakurako with a necklace which she gladly accepts. [[File:CH258_MurderedCEO.png|thumb|left|200px|Tatsumi stares down the barrel of Ooba's gun.]]
Shinichi struggles to make his statement; his heart begins to pound. Suddenly, someone's scream pierces the room. Despite his best attempts to ignore the commotion and finish his date with Ran, the girl sees through his facade and tells him to go investigate—adding that unlike someone, she won't run away. Grateful for her understanding, Shinichi springs up and runs towards the exit, promising Ran that he will return soon.

==== File 259 - A Tranquil Time ====
Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the crime scene. Takagi reports that Tatsumi's company occupies the twenty-fourth to the thirty-sixth floors of the building, and that the elevator in question can only be used by company employees. In addition, the rugged state of Tatsumi's suit suggests that he met an armed robber. Megure recalls a similar murder he investigated in the exact same building in the early years of his career, where a young man intervened in the investigation and rejected the idea of a robbery. Coincidentally, Shinichi arrives and intervenes in the investigation, rejecting the idea of a robbery. He points out that since non-employees cannot enter the elevator, using it would run the risk of being caught for trespassing. Also, Tatsumi's suit is damaged partially because his sleeves are unbuttoned, and no robber would bother unfastening the victim’s buttons. 
At this moment, several company employees, including Ooba and Sakurako, are brought to Megure. He asks if any of them know the time when they last saw Tatsumi. Sakurako fights through her tears and states that it was 20:30 sharp. She explains that she was able to see Ooba’s wristwatch when she touched her earrings when giving her a necklace. Shinichi finds it suspicious that Sakurako could see the wristwatch's dial when it was both in the dark and likely facing away from her he touched her earring. Ooba explains that his wristwatch would light up automatically in the dark, and that Shinichi has wrongfully assumed that he was touching Sakurako’s left earring with his left hand. Instead, he was touched her right earring with his left hand—thus the dial faces inwards. Shinichi accepts his explanation, but points out the action's inconvenience, insinuating that his right hand was occupied. [[File:CH259_ShinichiQuestionsKiss.png|thumb|right|250px|Shinichi asks Sakurako if she was kissing Ooba.]]
Back in the restaurant, Ran continues to wonder what Shinichi wanted to tell her. A waitress arrives with desserts, but Ran tells her to hold the order, as she wishes to wait for Shinichi. Upon learning that “her detective friend” is tackling the case, the waitress giggles and tells Ran a true story. Twenty years ago, a [[Yusaku Kudo|young man]] was dining with his [[Yukiko Kudo|girlfriend]] at Ran's exact table, when a murder took place in the restaurant. The man rushed to the crime scene, solved the murder quickly, returned and audibly proposed. The waitress joyfully tells Ran that it might happen again, and for a moment, a blushing Ran believes so as well, but soon reason tells her to abandon this line of thought. 
Ooba and Sakurako fire back at Shinichi, stating their strong alibis. Shinichi presses Sakurako and asks whether they stopped by anywhere, and Sakurako concedes that they did go to the bathroom before heading to the party. However, she argues that they were only briefly separated, and they conversed the entire time. Shinichi disputes her narrative, contending that since the police have found a pistol in the garbage pipe near the bathroom, Ooba could have taken advantage of those minutes to dispose of the weapon. Ooba, seeing that Shinichi is suspecting him and only him, says that the police are free to perform a gunshot residue test on him to see whether he committed the murdered. He is thus led away, leaving Sakurako with Shinichi. Once he is out of sight, Shinichi quietly asks Sakurako whether she and Ooba were kissing after their colleagues had departed. He explains that his [[Yukiko Kudo|mother]] once told him that only after kissing or eating would a woman go to the bathroom to reapply lipstick. She confirms. He proceeds to inquire about how the two kissed, and learns that Sakurako’s back was facing the elevator, that Ooba’s left arm was positioned on her right shoulder and went around her neck such that his hand could reach her left ear. Shinichi finally asks if her earrings were a present from Ooba. Sakurako replies negative, saying that she bought them on a whim earlier that day. After obtaining this piece of information, Shinichi becomes certain that Ooba is the culprit, but still lacks a few key pieces of the puzzle. 
Shinichi overhears a couple of company employees mention to Megure that Ooba oversaw the planning of the party, and that the party featured the appearance of the new company mascot, which Ooba wore. Upon hearing this, Shinichi asks whether he can inspect the costume. After observing the intricacies of the costume, everything becomes clear to the detective, and a smirk crosses his face. Suddenly, he is hit with an acute pain in the chest, a clear sign that the antidote is beginning to wearing off.

==== File 260 - The Memorable Place ====
Takagi returns and reports that they found no gunpowder residue on Ooba's clothing. Before Megure can redirect the investigation, Shinichi interjects and instructs everyone to return to the elevator for his deduction.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH260_PlasticBagOnGun.png|thumb|right|300px|Ooba eliminated gunpowder residue by shooting the gun through a plastic bag.]]
Shinichi asserts that '''Satoru Ooba''' murdered Tatsumi. He states that Ooba shot Tatsumi while he kissed Sakurako in front of the elevator. Ooba’s left hand covered Sakurako’s left ear while he used his free right hand to reach for his pistol and call the elevator. He then proceeded to shoot Tatsumi the moment the door opened before quickly returning his gun to his pocket. Megure remarks that the silencer would not be enough to prevent Sakurako from hearing the gunshot. Shinichi replies that by letting Sakurako know that it was 20:30 immediately after their kiss, she would naturally assume that the noise had been the releasing of the confetti—indicating the start of the party.
Ooba asks why Tatsumi would remain in the elevator despite expressing his wishes to return home. The detective states that Tatsumi was waiting in the elevator for Ooba to bring him the mascot costume since originally, the plan was for Tatsumi to don the costume, not Ooba (thus Tatsumi unfastened his sleeve buttons as he expected to change). Ooba, still defiant, challenges Shinichi to properly explain of the absence of gunpowder residue on his body. Shinichi replies that upon learning that the mascot blinked an abnormal number of times during the party, he realized that something was wrong with the eye of the mascot. After examining the costume, he found a plastic bag containing a glove and four rubber bands in the mascot's eye. Shinichi explains that by wearing the glove and placing the pistol inside the plastic bag (which Ooba closed around his right wrist by using the rubber bands), both the gunpowder residue and the empty bullet shell would remain in the bag. Furthermore, since it was dark, Sakurako would likely not notice anything strange about Ooba’s hands. As for the purpose of giving her the necklace after the kiss, it was to ensure that she would immediately head to the bathroom to try it on, which would give Ooba time to dispose of the pistol and bullet shell. Shinichi concludes by saying that since Ooba must have touched Sakurako’s earrings barehanded, he must have put on the glove afterwards, which logically implies that he left fingerprints on the plastic bag when reaching for the glove. [[File:CH260_PinkPearl.png|thumb|left|250px|The color of Sakurako's earrings are indiscernible without light.]]
As soon as Shinichi finishes speaking, he is hit by another wave of acute pain. Ooba remains unfazed, and calmly says that other employees also touched the plastic bag. One employee explains that they noticed that the mascot's eye was malfunctioning, and so they opened the contraption and found the plastic bag. After examining it, they concluded that the bag must be an intrinsic part of the mascot, and returned it to its eye. Megure, believing Shinichi's deduction is breaking apart, begins panicking, but the boy manages to carry on. He asks why Ooba knew that Sakurako’s earrings were the color as his present, and Ooba simply replies that it is because he saw their color. As he finishes uttering these words, Ooba becomes aware of the true intent of Shinichi’s question, but the mistake has already been made. Shinichi reminds everyone that Sakurako had just recently purchased the earrings earlier, and that their encounter at the elevator was the first time they met that day. Given such information, along with the darkness of the room, it was impossible for Ooba to discern the color of Sakurako's earrings unless they were illuminated by the elevator's light. Speechless, Ooba admits to his crime. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Ooba recounts that Twenty years ago, Tatsumi took over his father's company under the guise of a merger and moved aggressively to steal all his father's company’s intellectual properties and mass fired employees. This corporate act ultimately resulted in Ooba's father's suicide. Still, he attempted to present his death as a murder committed by Tatsumi at the Beika Center Building, the same building they stand in now. Such events led Ooba down a path of vengeance. 
Hearing Ooba's words, Megure recalls that twenty years ago, a teenage [[Yusaku Kudo]] was the individual who ultimately deduced that Ooba's father's death was a suicide. He turns to discuss this coincidence with Shinichi, but finds him gone.
</spoiler>
[[File:CH260_ConanRelaysShinichi.png|thumb|right|210px|Conan relays Shinichi's message to a distraught Ran.]]
Shinichi limps into the restaurant bathroom while gripping his chest. He curses his predicament, strongly desiring to return to Ran and finally make his statement. He notices Conan in the reflection, who notes that he maintained his form for twenty-four minutes beyond the expected range. Shinichi falls to the floor as Haibara removes her disguise and returns his glasses. 
At the table, the waitress informs Ran about the culprit's arrest and shares her excitement for Shinichi's return. However, it is instead Conan who appears before the table, holding out Shinichi's credit card. He explains that Shinichi had received an emergency call about the difficult case he is trying to solve, forcing him to leave immediately. Ran solemnly listens to Conan's words, but eventually expresses her distress about constantly being abandoned. Conan desperately "relays" a message that swears his eventual return and urges Ran to wait for him. Ran finds levity in her sea of misery and assures Conan that Shinichi's actions are not his fault. She brightens the mood by offering to buy him dessert on Shinichi's dime, he accepts. While gobbling down dessert after dessert, Ran rhetorically questions what Shinichi wanted to say to her. Conan internally reflects on how he intended to confess his feelings to her—identically to how his father, Yusaku, had done so to his mother, [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]], twenty years ago. Meanwhile, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] restlessly waits for his unpunctual daughter in the car.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Taiji Tatsumi|Taiji Tatsumi manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)
* 58 years old
* Game company chief executive}}
{{People|Satoru Ooba|Satoru Oba manga.jpg|
* 31 years old
* Game company department head}}
{{People|Sakurako Tatsumi|Sakurako Tatsumi manga.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Taiji Tatsumi's daughter}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Major romantic development between Shinichi and Ran
** Shinichi takes Ran to the same restaurant where his father proposed to his mother with the intention of similarly confessing his feelings.
** Their date is interrupted by a murder, leading to the antidote wearing off before Shinichi can return to Ran, thus foiling his romantic plans.
 
 

=== Music Box Case ===
{{ref anime|194-195|The Significant Music Box}}

==== File 261 - Touching the Music Strings!? ====
[[File:CH261_ConanAsksForAntidote.png|thumb|left|175px|Conan asks Haibara for another antidote pill.]]
[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] asks [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] for some additional antidotes, as he would like to meet [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] again as [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] and confess his feelings to her.<ref name="Elevator_Murder_Case">Elevator Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#Elevator_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 258-260]])</ref> Haibara refuses, citing his recklessness and the dangers of consuming a prototype drug. Haibara joins her friends in boarding [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s car as they embark on their trip to the indoor pool, leaving at Conan on the sidewalk. During their ride, the [[Detective Boys]] find Haibara merrily humming with an apparent sense of accomplishment. On the other hand, Conan wearily looks up at the [[Mouri Detective Agency]] and resigns himself to continue his life as Conan. 
While ascending the stairs, he hears the music of "Haru Yo Koi" ("Oh Spring, Come"). When entering the agency, he sees Ran, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], and a client named Haruna Yuuki listening carefully to a music box. Haruna, the young fine arts student, explains she had difficulties making friends at university, so she sent a message to a random person with her [[Wikipedia: Pager|pager/pocketbell]] asking if they would like to befriend her. A man named Shuugo accepted and became her new pager-friend. The two planned to meet each other last year on Christmas Day, but Shuugo made no appearance. However, Haruna found a bag at their meeting spot containing a music box, with high resale value, and Shuugo's pager—an act Haruna interpreted as Shuugo ending the relationship with farewell present. Yet, the music box was appraised as poor. Additionally, Haruna began receiving antagonistic pager messages from an unknown person which ultimately motivated her to seek advice from Kogoro. Conan notices that parts of the music box were purposefully altered to play out of tune and suggests the music box holds a secret message from Shuugo. Ran notes that the off-tuned sounds correspond to the lyrics "mo (も)," "de (出)," and "ru (る)" in the song. Still stumped, Conan suggests they ask Sergeant [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] to contact the pager company identify Shuugo's address via the pager number. [[File:CH261_RanSeesSilhouette.png|thumb|right|250px|Ran spots an old man with a cane pass by her room.]]
Takagi puts the group in contact with the Ogata family, who invites them to their home. They arrive, and Haruna is cheerfully welcomed by Shirou Ogata, the younger son, but quite reticently by the others. They learn that Shuugo Ogata was the Shiro's late grandfather, who, fell ill and lacked connection. In his loneliness, he agreed to message Haruna as she shared her name and personality with his late wife, who often played the song "Haru Yo Koi" on her [[Wikipedia: Koto (instrument)|Koto]]. Minoru Ogata, the eldest son then accuses Haruna of wishing to steal the Shuugo's hidden treasure: four antique hand-made stamps worth 200 million yen. After being scolded by his family, Minoru ominously leaves. Haruna and company are invited to stay the night 
While Kogoro and Conan reflect in their room, Conan finds Shuugo's cremation urn dated "12/6," meaning that Shuugo could not have given the music box to Haruna on 12/25. Meanwhile, Ran screams at the sight of a spooky silhouette of an old man with a cane passing stealthily by their room. When everyone rushes over, a huge noise of something heavy falling catches their attention, and they hurry to the grandparents' room. They find Minoru crushed beneath a fallen koto. In that moment, Haruna receives a message on her pager from Shuugo, saying "I've been waiting for you."

==== File 262 - The Vanishing Sound ====
Haruna is frightened by Shuugo's apparent resurrection, and draws everyone's attention to her pager. While the group wrangles with the message's implications, Minoru regains consciousness and says he was struck in the head by a hard object in the dark. Conan notices he was hit in the forehead and asks if he saw his attacker's face. Minoru states his ignorance, blaming the darkness of the room. Kogoro surmises that the attacker was from the outside, dismissing Ran's claim about the silhouette, and attributing Shuugo's message to a coincidental memo from one of Haruna's friends. [[File:CH262_OgataFloorPlan.png|thumb|left|250px|Conan figures out the house's floor plan.]]
The police arrive and report no signs of trespassing. Additionally, Shirou rules out the possibility of the intruder hiding in the house as he had done a sweep of all the rooms. Still, the police mention the unlocked back gate, which the family explains has been broken for some time, nevertheless, Kogoro goes to examine it. After the confirming the lack footprints near the back gate, the group re-enters the home to test the plausibility of Ran's claim. She states the silhouette traversed down the hall from the direction of Tsuneo and Kazuko's room and towards Kogoro and Conan's room. The group remains skeptical. Conan then steps on a hairpin and lets out a yelp, incurring the wrath of Kogoro, who mistook the boy's cry as a sign he found an intruder. The police ask where the Ogata family was when Ran witnessed the silhouette, to which they respond that they were in the kitchen—where Shirou was scolding them for interrogating Haruna about her conversations with Shuugo. Minoru speculates that the Tsuneo and Kazuko were likely fiercely questioning Haruna since perhaps Shuugo gave her the 200 million yen stamps. He adds that the family had made several unsustainable purchases with the assumption they could refill their bank balance with stamp's sale. 
Conan then learns the full layout of the house with the help of Shirou and begins to piece together the puzzle. He notes that the mystery of the music box remains; he stares blankly at his lackluster attempt at writing music notation, unable to decipher anything. Ran notices his notebook, and uses her musical prowess to properly write the notation for him. Furthermore, she teaches him that triple sharps denotes [[Wikipedia: A major|A major]]. With this new information, Conan's deduction is complete, filled with the answers to the case's every question.

==== File 263 - Spring Has Come? ====
[[File:CH263_HappyFamily.png|thumb|right|125px|The Ogata family celebrates the rediscovery of their fortune.]]
Conan lures Kogoro to a room and distracts him with a pattern on the wall. He uses the opportunity to tranquilize him and instruct Ran to both summon the Ogata family and borrow a black sheet of paper, scissors, and tape.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH263_SilouhetteSecret.png|thumb|right|305px|A car's headlights shine through the open gate and casts the frightening silhouette.]]
Tsuneo and Kazuko realize that Haruna had not received the music box two Christmases ago but rather one, meaning Shuugo could not have delivered the box. Kogoro deduces that Shuugo had tasked Shirou with delivering the bag in his stead. Additionally, Shuugo had not been communicating with Haruna since he was hospitalized, meaning Shirou had been the one on the other end since last Spring. After seeing her wait for Shuugo with high hopes, he felt her could no longer continue the deception, and so he placed Shuugo's pager alongside the music box and anonymously left the bag for her. Kogoro says he knew Shirou's involvement because he identified Haruna before she even introduced herself when arriving at the house, meaning he must have been familiar with her face. 
Kogoro then directs Ran to turn off the lights. Suddenly, a silhouette of Conan drifts across the hallway, surprising everyone. When Ran opens the door, the boy is nowhere in sight. Conan appears behind Kogoro and draws everyone's attention to the window in the hallway. Ran spots a black paper cut-out of Conan taped to the glass. Kogoro explains that when a car approaches the open back gate and makes a turn at the intersection, the car's headlights shine upon the black paper cut-out and casts a shadow on Ran's room, creating the illusion of a moving silhouette. [[File:CH263_WireThroughRooms.png|thumb|left|255px|The wires run through the rooms.]]
Minoru still expresses skepticism about the strike he received. Kogoro explains that he was accidentally hit by a falling koto which was dropped using a contraption designed by the culprit. He explains that Minoru wished to investigate the koto after learning about the music box, and searched for it in his grandparents room. However, he did not turn on the lights because he could not locate the lamp switch as it had been shortened due to the contraption's design. Kogoro explains that the culprit ran a monofilament fishing line from the lamp; through an unstably positioned koto; through Shirou, Minoru, and the parent's rooms, and then finally to the [[Wikipedia: Fusuma|fusuma (door)]] of Ran's room using a hairpin. By opening the fusuma with force (motivated by Ran's scream), the hairpin would release, causing the koto to fall from its high position and onto the floor. Hence, the individual who opened the fusuma, '''Kazuko Ogata''' is likely the culprit. Conan also shows that Kazuko retrieved the fishing line by tangling one end to the room fan, which would spin the entire line back into its blades automatically. 
 
'''The Motive:''' 
Kogoro speculates Kazuko dropped the koto to prevent Haruna from finding the stamps. She also organized the silhouette and sent the frightening message to the pager to convince Haruna to avoid their house. The antagonistic messages sent to Haruna's pager were also sent for this purpose. After hearing Haruna had an affinity for stamps and was "happy to return," Kazuko believed Haruna was a stamp hunter who intended to constantly visit their house to find Shuugo's stamps.
</spoiler>
Shirou expresses his disappointment about the destruction of his grandmother's koto. However, Kazuko reveals that the dropped instrument was a forgery, and that she pawned the original to pay back family debts in the absence of the stamps. Kogoro then reveals that the music box Haruna received has its value in its keys. The three off-tune notes: "mo (も)," "de (出)," and "ru (ル)" correspond to [[Wikipedia: Solfège|solfège]] syllables "la," "do," and "la," which in turn correspond to Iroha Alphabet letters: "i (イ)," "ha (ハ)," and "i (イ)" which spell "Ihai (イハイ)" which is Japanese for [[Wikipedia: Spirit tablet|spirit tablet]]. The family rushes to Shuugo's [[Wikipedia: Butsudan|butsudan]] and find the stamps hidden in the tablet. The family rejoices at their discovery and rush to Kogoro to express their deepest gratitude. 
The next day, Shirou drives his guests back to the Mouri Detective Agency. Kogoro wonders whether Shuugo had intended for Shirou to possess sole ownership over the stamps, but the man responds he has instead found something else with greater value. He proudly shows Shuugo's pager which Haruna had gifted him, indicating that their messaging will continue. Left with a happy ending, Ran ascends the stairs while cheerfully singing "Haru Yo Koi."

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Haruna Yuuki|Haruna Yuki manga.jpg|
* 21 years old
* Art student}}
{{People|Kazuko Ogata|Kazuko Ogata manga.jpg|
* 50 years old
* Tsuneo's wife}}
{{People|Shirou Ogata|Shirou Ogata manga.jpg|
* 22 years old
* Tsuneo and Kazuko's younger son}}
{{People|Tsuneo Ogata|Tsuneo Ogata manga.jpg|
* 53 years old
* Kazuko's husband
* Current head of Ogata family}}
{{People|Minoru Ogata|Minoru Ogata manga.jpg|
* Victim (beaten - injured)
* 28 years old
* Tsuneo and Kazuko's eldest son}}
{{People|Shuugo Ogata|Shuugo Ogata manga.jpg|
* Deceased
* Tsuneo's father
* Former head of Ogata family}}
{{People|Haruna Ogata|Haruna Ogata manga.jpg|
* Deceased
* Shuugo's wife
* Tsuneo's mother}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Haibara denies Conan's request to receive more antidote pills.
 
 

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cy.jpg|1000px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_25sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_26sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumeNE 13sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, New Edition, combined volumes 25-26)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume 26e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 21-30]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}

[[Category:Volumes]]

[[de:Band 26]]

Volume 26

2026-06-29T14:17:39Z

ZA1: /* File 258 - Momentary Rest */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 26
| image = Volume 26.jpg
| releasedate = February 18, 2000
| chapters = 254-263
| isbn = 4-09-125496-9
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = November 18, 2008
| english-isbn = 1-4215-1678-0
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Inspector Samejima]]
| keyhole = [[Vermouth|Chris Vineyard]]
| prev-volume = Volume 25
| next-volume = Volume 27
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 26 was released on February 18, 2000 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo}}
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}
{{Char|Tomoaki Araide}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Yusaku Kudo|display=Yusaku Kudo (flashback)}}
{{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo (flashback)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Dangerous Cave Case ===
{{ref anime|188-190|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Cavern of the Detective Boys ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Wounded Great Detective ~|The Desperate Revival|l3=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~}}

==== File 254 - An Infatuated Heart ====
[[File:CH254_RanSleeps.png|thumb|left|200px|Ran remains beside Conan as he recovers.]]
[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] wakes up in his hospital bed—diminished, but still breathing. [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] enters the room and informs him of [[Ran Mouri|Ran]]'s heroics while he covers his sleeping and depleted daughter with his jacket. 
Ten days later, the doctor gladly reports that Conan will make a full recovery and is fit to return home soon, albeit with a mild fever. Relieved, Ran and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] transport Conan back to his hospital room. On the way, Sonoko entertains the idea of [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] attending their upcoming play if she informs him that Ran is playing the lead heroine. Ran confidently disagrees and states her indifference, saying that the only attendee she needs is a healthy Conan. While Sonoko voices her puzzlement, Conan asks about the bandages on the girl's wrist. She answers that she sprained it during rehearsal and is now unable to play the Black Knight, but is covered thanks to [[Tomoaki Araide|Araide]]. As Conan internally grumbles about the development, Ran says she is uncertain about the attendance, but Sonoko assures her that the drama club is organizing a refreshment sale to compensate for the lack of air-conditioning. Meanwhile, a [[The Criminal|silhouette]] watches. 
Approaching the room, the group hears [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] and [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] arguing about their choice of flowers. The two explain they came to check on Conan after hearing about his injury. Kazuha leaves with the girls to buy a more suitable bouquet while Heiji stays to talk with Conan. The boy question's the ulterior motive behind his friend's visit, leading Heiji to reveal that [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] had contacted him about Ran's grasp on Conan's secret. He proffers the notion of confirmation bias, but Conan reflects on several moments—after Ran found his childhood photo—which indicate her awareness. <ref name="Magician's_Suicide_Case">Magician's Suicide Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Magician's_Suicide_Case|Volume 14: 131-133]])</ref><ref name="Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Black_Star">Kaitou Kid and the Black Star Case (Manga: [[Volume_16#Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Black_Star|Volume 16: 156-159]])</ref><ref name="Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case">Shinichi's First Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_21#Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case|Volume 21: 204-207]])</ref><ref name="Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case">Sonoko Attempted Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_22#Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case|Volume 22: 219-221]])</ref><ref name="Ski_Lodge_Case">Elementary School Teacher Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Ski_Lodge_Case|Volume 14-15: 139-143]])</ref> He wonders why Ran refuses to confront him, but Heiji reproaches him on his failure to make deductions about his own life, stating that Ran is likely waiting for him to tell her the truth. Caught in a dilemma, Conan asks for his friend's advice. [[File:CH254_HaibaraGun.png|thumb|right|225px|Betrayal?]]
On the plane ride home, Heiji ruminates on Conan sarcastically saying that to fix the problem, he needs a clone of Shinichi. Kazuha asks him about attending Ran's play. The boy refuses to attend, citing an important errand. 
That night, the silhouette sneaks through the hospital halls and quietly enters a laboratory. They rummage through the cabinets and find a bottle of [[Wikipedia: Potassium Cyanide|potassium cyanide]] before grinning with murderous intent. Meanwhile, Conan reflects on his quandary, remembering Ran's request to not leave her alone.<ref name="Cruise_Ship_Murder_Case">Cruise Ship Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_23#Cruise_Ship_Murder_Case|Volume 23: 225-230]])</ref> Thus, he resolves to reveal his identity to her. Suddenly, Haibara appears beside his bed and menacingly points a gun at him.

==== Major Events ====
* Ran is revealed to have been aware that Conan is Shinichi ever since she saw his childhood photos.
* Haibara meets Ran and Kogoro for the first time.
* Doctor Araide is revealed to have theater experience.
* Haibara appears to be salvaging the data she lifted from Pisco's pocket laptop.
 
 

=== School Play Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|190-191|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Black Knight ~}}

==== Gadgets introduced ====
{{NewGadget|name = [[Voice-Changing Face Mask]]||image = Voice-Changing_Face_Mask.jpg|description =
* Used by [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] to disguise her voice as Conan's}}
{{clearleft}}

==== File 255 - The Intruder's Sudden Arrival ====
[[File:CH255_HaibaraShootsConan.png|thumb|right|160px|Haibara makes her point.]]
[[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] states that her cover has been blown. Along with [[Pisco]], was a second agent dispatched to the [[Haido City Hotel]], who, had informed the [[Black Organization]] about [[Sherry]]'s ability to transform into a child with the use of a drug.<ref name="Hotel_Party_Murder_Case">Hotel Party Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Hotel_Party_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 238-242]])</ref> Consequently, the Organization infiltrated [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house. However, instead of assassinating her, they admitted that her value in the development of [[APTX4869]] was too great to squander, thus they offered her a chance to redeem herself under one condition: kill all associates aware of the Organization's existence. With Agasa held as a hostage, the girl callously sympathizes with [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s situation, adding that [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]], [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]], and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]] will have to be erased tomorrow, but still highlighting the silver-lining that Conan will be spared from witnessing such events. Haibara proceeds to pull the trigger, and a bizarre gun shot rings. [[File:CH255_BlackKnight.png|thumb|left|150px|The Black Knight defies the script and embraces the Princess.]]
Conan stares aghast at a bouquet of flowers dispensed by the toy gun. Haibara admits she was merely reciting a scenario, but states that she did so to prove a point: if Conan tells Ran about his identity, and if the Black Organization learns the truth, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] would be added to their list of targets. She provides three options to remedy the situation. First, conceal the truth and continue living with Ran despite its social consequences. Second, tell Ran the truth and pray the Organization forever remains ignorant. And third... 
The [[Teitan High School]] Festival bustles with activity as Ran and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] look out at a sea audience members. [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] meets Ran backstage, saying she came despite Heiji's dissuasion. They are soon joined by [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] and a masked Conan who wish her luck before returning to their seats. Out by the concession stands, audience member Mai Kougami buys drinks for Youta Mitani, Yumemi Noda, and Kouhei Kamata. Kougami leaves for the bathroom while her friends distribute drinks. Kamata checks the contents of his drink and has a surprised reaction. He looks over at third year student, Ayako Ninagawa working at the concession stand before the lights suddenly shut off and the show begins. [[File:CH255_AttemptedKiss.png|thumb|right|275px|The show nears its climax.]]
The play opens with the [[Ran Mouri|Princess]] lamenting about her dreaded arranged marriage before transitioning to a fight sequence involving a group of Imperial saboteurs assaulting the Princess' carriage. The show endures multiple comedic disturbances caused by both a proud Kogoro and an overzealous Kazuha as it approaches its climax. The Black Knight descends onto the saboteurs and saves the Princess from harm. The actor then deviates from the script and immediately embraces the Princess, much to Ran's confusion. In the stands, a [[Shinichi Kudo|teenager with a familiar face]] takes a seat next to Conan, who, reacts in shock. Ran notices her friends holding a sign urging her to improvise with the Black Knight; the two actors lean in for the kissing scene. However, before their lips can meet, a scream pieces the gymnasium as Kouhei Kamata lies dead on the floor.

==== File 256 - Concealed Truth ====
[[File:CH256_FakeShinichi.png|thumb|left|200px|Shinichi Kudo revealed?]]
Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the gymnasium and inquire about the approximate time of death. Ran responds "around 14:40" and turns to Araide, the Black Knight, for confirmation, but the Knight strangely remains silent. Takagi asks the forensic analyst about the cause of death, but before the man can respond, a teenager with a [[Wikipedia: Kansai dialect|Kansai dialect]] correctly answers potassium cyanide—citing Kamata's pink lips and fingernails, and his mouth's almond scent as evidence. Kogoro and Megure grow suspicious of the teenager and asks for an alibi. He points to an uncharacteristically apathetic Conan, who promptly confirms his innocence. Kogoro then says the teenager is bizarrely familiar and Megure asks for him to identify himself. He confidently lifts his hat and proclaims that he is Shinichi Kudo. The police stand bewildered at "Shinichi's" uncanniness, as the boy turns to Ran and Conan explaining that he came to see her show. However, his disguise is instantly foiled by Kazuha who identifies him as Heiji. Under pressure, he ditches his attempt at portraying Shinichi as a separate person from Conan, and resumes cooperating as himself. 
Megure begins interrogating Kamata's friends. Kougami had bought the four drinks, Mitani received all four, and Noda received hers and Kamata's. They explain that they are alumni members of Teitan High School, now hospital students, who were involved in the drama club with a yearly tradition of attending the annual play. Kogoro asks why they sent Kougami to carry all four drinks. She replies that Kamata was with her but returned to the seats after seeing the concession worker, Ayako Ninagawa. Heiji states that all four had the opportunity to poison Kamata's ice coffee and are thus suspects. Kougami protests, saying that she ordered the same drink, meaning if she were the killer, she would have ensured Kamata received the poisoned cup instead of leaving for the bathroom. She also dispels the theory of poisoning both cups by proving that she has fully consumed its contents. Mitani and Noda similarly plead innocence, but Megure cites the labeled caps as an easy means of identifying the right cup to poison. Takagi then finds that Kamata had not used the milk and gum syrup attached to his ice coffee, disproving the theory of poisoned condiments. Ninagawa confesses that she purposefully filled Kamata's cup with cola with the intention of luring Kamata back to the concession stand. She reveals that they were formerly betrothed, and she wanted an opportunity to talk to him about why she annulled their engagement. Hearing her words, Kogoro quietly floats the possibility of a suicide motivated by his fiancé's rejection. Kougami and Noda mention that Kamata had suspiciously been rummaging through his car's dashboard during the drive over, prompting the police to leave and examine his car. [[File:CH256_RealShinichi.png|thumb|right|300px|Shinichi Kudo revealed.]]
With the case figured out, Heiji kneels beside Conan to share his deduction, but the boy walks away in indifference. Sonoko looks out the window at the forming rainclouds and bemoans the unfortunate turn of events. She turns to Araide who agrees. Meanwhile, the Black Knight approaches the concession stand and inspects a condiment container. Takagi returns with a bottle of potassium cyanide he found in Kamata's dashboard, giving credence to Kogoro's theory of suicide. Before Megure can declare the death a suicide, the Black Knight emerges from the masses and voices his disagreement, asserting that Kamata's death was a calculated murder. As he slowly steps into the spotlight, his friends and colleagues gradually begin to realize who is behind the mask. The crowd then witnesses Shinichi Kudo dramatically appear before them. Everyone stands in disbelief, including Ran, who turns to look at Conan—her assumption shattered. Conan blankly stares at Shinichi, greatly disapproving of his supposed "true identity's" theatrics.

==== File 257 - Revival Under the Threat of Death ====
Shinichi's appearance astounds everyone, especially Ran, who he briefly pulls aside. After telling her to meet him after his deduction, he turns to Heiji and asks for a ¥10 coin. Megure approaches and asks for clarification. And so, Shinichi's deduction begins.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH257_PoisonedIce.png|thumb|right|250px|The poison was in the ice, not the liquid.]]
Shinichi explains that the culprit did not poison the drink, but rather the ice. They had known Kamata had a habit of eating the ice after finishing his drink. Thus, by inserting a potassium cyanide capsule in an ice cube, Kamata's poisoning would be delayed, and no poison will remain in the cup as it will be consumed in its entirety as an ice cube. Mitani and Noda are absolved due to their limited access to Kamata's cup, and Ninagawa is absolved since she intended for the soda to be returned and could not predict which soda Kamata would receive. Therefore, the culprit must be '''Mai Kougami'''. 
Kougami had preserved the ice cubes in her coin purse along with pieces of [[Wikipedia: Dry ice|dry ice]]. When leaving for the bathroom before the play, she flushed the dry ice in the bathroom and discarded the purse in a trash can outside. Kougami applauds Shinichi's deduction but asks how she could have guaranteed Kamata's poisoning if she had not distributed the drinks. Shinichi answers that she had prepared two poisoned ice cubes and contaminated both drinks. By quickly drinking her soda, Kougami managed to consume the liquid before the ice could melt and release poison. Megure interjects, stating there were no traces in Kougami's cup either. The detective states that Kougami had pretended to consume the ice, in doing so, she transferred the poisoned ice cube from her mouth to her hands and then finally into her hood. 
Shinichi, with Heiji's assistance, flips the ¥10 coin in the air and into Kougami's hood. Heiji pulls the coin out of the hood and shows its [[Wikipedia: Deoxidation|deoxidation]], a property that potassium cyanide has on bronze corrosion. Megure, astonished, asks how he knew the poison was in her hood. Kougami confesses, stating he likely became suspicious after she abstained from wearing her hood while running through the rain. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Kougami wished to avenge the death of an old cancerous man Kamata was treating. He had purposefully accelerated his death by changing his treatment, all to add quick results to his PhD thesis. Kougami recalls how Kamata had once drunkenly whined about how an eighteen-year-old dumped him despite him being a doctor with mastery over the fate of those he treated. Enraged by his statement, Kougami stole the potassium cyanide from the hospital and planned her murder.
</spoiler>
Megure expresses his amazement of Shinichi's abilities and offers him the opportunity to attend the culprit's interrogation. The boy declines, clearly more interested in speaking to Ran. Still, the boy urges Megure to keep his involvement in the investigation a secret from the public. As the police wrap up their operation, Heiji notices Shinichi's rapidly worsening fatigue. Soon, he begins to steam and topples to the ground—understanding that the antidote's effects are beginning to wear off. Ran and his classmates swarm around him in concern, but before he can remove himself from the room, he loses consciousness. 
Some time later, Shinichi gradually regains consciousness and sees his friends worriedly monitoring his condition. He defeatedly assumes their apprehension is due to them witnessing his transformation back into Conan, however, he quickly learns that his form has somehow maintained, he is still Shinichi Kudo.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Youta Mitani|Yota Mitani manga.jpg|
* 27 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital guard}}
{{People|Mai Kougami|Mai Kogami manga.jpg|fsize=0.96em|
* 28 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital clerical employee}}
{{People|Yumemi Noda|Yumemi Noda manga.jpg|
* 27 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital nurse}}
{{People|Kouhei Kamata|Kohei Kamata manga.jpg|
* Victim (poison)
* 28 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital doctor}}
{{People|Ayako Ninagawa|Ayako Ninagawa manga.jpg|
* 18 years old
* High school senior}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Conan successfully convinces Ran that Shinichi and Conan are two separate individuals.
** The effect is sold by simultaneously presenting the two at the play.
* Major romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.
** Shinichi returns, and Sonoko secretly has him play the Black Knight in order to manufacture a kiss between him and Ran.
*** However, a murder occurs before Sonoko's plans can come to fruition.
* Haibara invents a prototype antidote to the effects of APTX4869 from the data she retrieved from Pisco's pocket laptop.
** The APTX4869 antidote's effects wear off and Shinichi collapses before his classmates, but somehow his form remains unchanged.
 
 

=== Elevator Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|192-193|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ Shinichi's Return ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Promised Place ~}}

==== File 258 - Momentary Rest ====
[[File:CH258_HaibaraShocked.png|thumb|left|250px|Shinichi asks Haibara why she does so much for him.]]
The next day, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and "[[Ai Haibara|Conan]]" arrive at [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]'s house before school. Ran anxiously rings the door bell, and is eventually answered by an ostensibly annoyed Shinichi, who is still in the process of preparing for the day. While Ran rejoices in the return of her friend, Conan sneaks into the house and confronts an elated Shinichi in his bathroom. Conan is revealed to be a disguised [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] using a [[Voice-Changing Face Mask]]. She scolds him for deviating from their plan to quietly meet Ran backstage, and informs him that Heiji had called for everyone's silence regarding the murder at the school play—mitigating word spreading about Shinichi's involvement.<ref name="School_Play_Murder_Case">School Play Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#School_Play_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 255-257]])</ref> Seeing Haibara's incredible commitment to maintaining the integrity of his secret identity, Shinichi asks why she goes to such great lengths for him. The girl's eyes widen for a moment, but she quickly regains her composure and says that if he were to be exposed, she too would be put in danger. She also states that she is merely using him to test and observe the effects of her antidote. [[File:CH258_ShinichiAndDetectiveBoys.png|thumb|right|250px|Shinichi nostalgically watches his friends.]]
On the road to school, Shinichi and Ran discuss the play, leading to Shinichi complimenting Ran on her appearance as the Princess, albeit in a back-handed manner. The three are soon joined by the [[Detective Boys]], who Shinichi accidentally greets. He is expectedly met with confusion, and so Conan explains that he lives in the mansion next to [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]], which [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] remembers as the "haunted house."<ref name="Haunted_Mansion_Case">Haunted Mansion Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#Haunted_Mansion_Case|Volume 2: 017-019]])</ref> Shinichi sentimentally reflects on his time as one of them, internally commenting that "it's like a dream." 
Once at school, Ran and Shinichi banter with their classmates, who tell Shinichi about their voluptuous [[Jodie Starling|new English teacher]]. Ran resignedly interrupts and reminds Shinichi that he is yet to tell her about “the important thing” he mentioned at the school play. Shinichi shoos his eavesdropping classmates before instructing her to meet him at the Bird's-Eye-View Restaurant in the [[Beika Center Building]] at 20:00. 
At the restaurant, Ran and Shinichi sit at a window seat. Ran admits that she had thought Shinichi was Conan, believing that Shinichi had asked Agasa to invent a shrinking drug to hide his identity after running into trouble during a criminal investigation. Shinichi, surprised by the accuracy of Ran’s conjecture, has no choice but to laugh awkwardly. After a while, the topic of the conversation returns to “the important thing.” Shinichi remains hesitant, and is unable to summon the courage to get to the point. 
Meanwhile, the CEO of a game company, Taiji Tatsumi, declines to attend a party held at the restaurant, stating that he feels ill. He comments on the dimness of the elevator hall, to which a department head, Satoru Ooba, explains that it is for a "performative entrance." Tatsumi leaves on the elevator. Soon after, Tatsumi's daughter, Sakurako, enters the elevator hall and meets with Ooba. The latter explains that he has received Tatsumi's blessing to marry her, sparking joy in the woman. They share a deep kiss as Tatsumi returns to the floor on the elevator. However, the man is shocked not by the sight of his daughter in Ooba's arms, but by the gun Ooba is pointing at his head. The shot rings with the release of the party confetti in the room next door. The elevator doors shut in time for Ooba to present Sakurako with a necklace which she gladly accepts. [[File:CH258_MurderedCEO.png|thumb|left|200px|Tatsumi stares down the barrel of Ooba's gun.]]
Shinichi struggles to make his statement; his heart begins to pound. Suddenly, someone's scream pierces the room. Despite his best attempts to ignore the commotion and finish his date with Ran, the girl sees through his facade and tells him to go investigate—adding that unlike someone, she won't run away. Grateful for her understanding, Shinichi springs up and runs towards the exit, promising Ran that he will return soon.

==== File 259 - A Tranquil Time ====
Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the crime scene. Takagi reports that Tatsumi's company occupies the twenty-fourth to the thirty-sixth floor of the building, and that the elevator in question can only be used by company employees. In addition, the rugged state of Tatsumi's suit suggests that he met an armed robber. Megure recalls a similar murder he investigated in the exact same building in the early years of his career, where a young man intervened in the investigation and rejected the idea of a robbery. Coincidentally, Shinichi arrives and intervenes in the investigation, rejecting the idea of a robbery. He points out that since non-employees cannot enter the elevator, using it would run the risk of being caught for trespassing. Also, Tatsumi's suit is damaged partially because his sleeves are unbuttoned, and no robber would bother unfastening the victim’s buttons. 
At this moment, several company employees, including Ooba and Sakurako, are brought to Megure. He asks if any of them know the time when they last saw Tatsumi. Sakurako fights through her tears and states that it was 20:30 sharp. She explains that she was able to see Ooba’s wristwatch when she touched her earrings when giving her a necklace. Shinichi finds it suspicious that Sakurako could see the wristwatch's dial when it was both in the dark and likely facing away from her he touched her earring. Ooba explains that his wristwatch would light up automatically in the dark, and that Shinichi has wrongfully assumed that he was touching Sakurako’s left earring with his left hand. Instead, he was touched her right earring with his left hand—thus the dial faces inwards. Shinichi accepts his explanation, but points out the action's inconvenience, insinuating that his right hand was occupied. [[File:CH259_ShinichiQuestionsKiss.png|thumb|right|250px|Shinichi asks Sakurako if she was kissing Ooba.]]
Back in the restaurant, Ran continues to wonder what Shinichi wanted to tell her. A waitress arrives with desserts, but Ran tells her to hold the order, as she wishes to wait for Shinichi. Upon learning that “her detective friend” is tackling the case, the waitress giggles and tells Ran a true story. Twenty years ago, a [[Yusaku Kudo|young man]] was dining with his [[Yukiko Kudo|girlfriend]] at Ran's exact table, when a murder took place in the restaurant. The man rushed to the crime scene, solved the murder quickly, returned and audibly proposed. The waitress joyfully tells Ran that it might happen again, and for a moment, a blushing Ran believes so as well, but soon reason tells her to abandon this line of thought. 
Ooba and Sakurako fire back at Shinichi, stating their strong alibis. Shinichi presses Sakurako and asks whether they stopped by anywhere, and Sakurako concedes that they did go to the bathroom before heading to the party. However, she argues that they were only briefly separated, and they conversed the entire time. Shinichi disputes her narrative, contending that since the police have found a pistol in the garbage pipe near the bathroom, Ooba could have taken advantage of those minutes to dispose of the weapon. Ooba, seeing that Shinichi is suspecting him and only him, says that the police are free to perform a gunshot residue test on him to see whether he committed the murdered. He is thus led away, leaving Sakurako with Shinichi. Once he is out of sight, Shinichi quietly asks Sakurako whether she and Ooba were kissing after their colleagues had departed. He explains that his [[Yukiko Kudo|mother]] once told him that only after kissing or eating would a woman go to the bathroom to reapply lipstick. She confirms. He proceeds to inquire about how the two kissed, and learns that Sakurako’s back was facing the elevator, that Ooba’s left arm was positioned on her right shoulder and went around her neck such that his hand could reach her left ear. Shinichi finally asks if her earrings were a present from Ooba. Sakurako replies negative, saying that she bought them on a whim earlier that day. After obtaining this piece of information, Shinichi becomes certain that Ooba is the culprit, but still lacks a few key pieces of the puzzle. 
Shinichi overhears a couple of company employees mention to Megure that Ooba oversaw the planning of the party, and that the party featured the appearance of the new company mascot, which Ooba wore. Upon hearing this, Shinichi asks whether he can inspect the costume. After observing the intricacies of the costume, everything becomes clear to the detective, and a smirk crosses his face. Suddenly, he is hit with an acute pain in the chest, a clear sign that the antidote is beginning to wearing off.

==== File 260 - The Memorable Place ====
Takagi returns and reports that they found no gunpowder residue on Ooba's clothing. Before Megure can redirect the investigation, Shinichi interjects and instructs everyone to return to the elevator for his deduction.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH260_PlasticBagOnGun.png|thumb|right|300px|Ooba eliminated gunpowder residue by shooting the gun through a plastic bag.]]
Shinichi asserts that '''Satoru Ooba''' murdered Tatsumi. He states that Ooba shot Tatsumi while he kissed Sakurako in front of the elevator. Ooba’s left hand covered Sakurako’s left ear while he used his free right hand to reach for his pistol and call the elevator. He then proceeded to shoot Tatsumi the moment the door opened before quickly returning his gun to his pocket. Megure remarks that the silencer would not be enough to prevent Sakurako from hearing the gunshot. Shinichi replies that by letting Sakurako know that it was 20:30 immediately after their kiss, she would naturally assume that the noise had been the releasing of the confetti—indicating the start of the party.
Ooba asks why Tatsumi would remain in the elevator despite expressing his wishes to return home. The detective states that Tatsumi was waiting in the elevator for Ooba to bring him the mascot costume since originally, the plan was for Tatsumi to don the costume, not Ooba (thus Tatsumi unfastened his sleeve buttons as he expected to change). Ooba, still defiant, challenges Shinichi to properly explain of the absence of gunpowder residue on his body. Shinichi replies that upon learning that the mascot blinked an abnormal number of times during the party, he realized that something was wrong with the eye of the mascot. After examining the costume, he found a plastic bag containing a glove and four rubber bands in the mascot's eye. Shinichi explains that by wearing the glove and placing the pistol inside the plastic bag (which Ooba closed around his right wrist by using the rubber bands), both the gunpowder residue and the empty bullet shell would remain in the bag. Furthermore, since it was dark, Sakurako would likely not notice anything strange about Ooba’s hands. As for the purpose of giving her the necklace after the kiss, it was to ensure that she would immediately head to the bathroom to try it on, which would give Ooba time to dispose of the pistol and bullet shell. Shinichi concludes by saying that since Ooba must have touched Sakurako’s earrings barehanded, he must have put on the glove afterwards, which logically implies that he left fingerprints on the plastic bag when reaching for the glove. [[File:CH260_PinkPearl.png|thumb|left|250px|The color of Sakurako's earrings are indiscernible without light.]]
As soon as Shinichi finishes speaking, he is hit by another wave of acute pain. Ooba remains unfazed, and calmly says that other employees also touched the plastic bag. One employee explains that they noticed that the mascot's eye was malfunctioning, and so they opened the contraption and found the plastic bag. After examining it, they concluded that the bag must be an intrinsic part of the mascot, and returned it to its eye. Megure, believing Shinichi's deduction is breaking apart, begins panicking, but the boy manages to carry on. He asks why Ooba knew that Sakurako’s earrings were the color as his present, and Ooba simply replies that it is because he saw their color. As he finishes uttering these words, Ooba becomes aware of the true intent of Shinichi’s question, but the mistake has already been made. Shinichi reminds everyone that Sakurako had just recently purchased the earrings earlier, and that their encounter at the elevator was the first time they met that day. Given such information, along with the darkness of the room, it was impossible for Ooba to discern the color of Sakurako's earrings unless they were illuminated by the elevator's light. Speechless, Ooba admits to his crime. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Ooba recounts that Twenty years ago, Tatsumi took over his father's company under the guise of a merger and moved aggressively to steal all his father's company’s intellectual properties and mass fired employees. This corporate act ultimately resulted in Ooba's father's suicide. Still, he attempted to present his death as a murder committed by Tatsumi at the Beika Center Building, the same building they stand in now. Such events led Ooba down a path of vengeance. 
Hearing Ooba's words, Megure recalls that twenty years ago, a teenage [[Yusaku Kudo]] was the individual who ultimately deduced that Ooba's father's death was a suicide. He turns to discuss this coincidence with Shinichi, but finds him gone.
</spoiler>
[[File:CH260_ConanRelaysShinichi.png|thumb|right|210px|Conan relays Shinichi's message to a distraught Ran.]]
Shinichi limps into the restaurant bathroom while gripping his chest. He curses his predicament, strongly desiring to return to Ran and finally make his statement. He notices Conan in the reflection, who notes that he maintained his form for twenty-four minutes beyond the expected range. Shinichi falls to the floor as Haibara removes her disguise and returns his glasses. 
At the table, the waitress informs Ran about the culprit's arrest and shares her excitement for Shinichi's return. However, it is instead Conan who appears before the table, holding out Shinichi's credit card. He explains that Shinichi had received an emergency call about the difficult case he is trying to solve, forcing him to leave immediately. Ran solemnly listens to Conan's words, but eventually expresses her distress about constantly being abandoned. Conan desperately "relays" a message that swears his eventual return and urges Ran to wait for him. Ran finds levity in her sea of misery and assures Conan that Shinichi's actions are not his fault. She brightens the mood by offering to buy him dessert on Shinichi's dime, he accepts. While gobbling down dessert after dessert, Ran rhetorically questions what Shinichi wanted to say to her. Conan internally reflects on how he intended to confess his feelings to her—identically to how his father, Yusaku, had done so to his mother, [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]], twenty years ago. Meanwhile, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] restlessly waits for his unpunctual daughter in the car.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Taiji Tatsumi|Taiji Tatsumi manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)
* 58 years old
* Game company chief executive}}
{{People|Satoru Ooba|Satoru Oba manga.jpg|
* 31 years old
* Game company department head}}
{{People|Sakurako Tatsumi|Sakurako Tatsumi manga.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Taiji Tatsumi's daughter}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Major romantic development between Shinichi and Ran
** Shinichi takes Ran to the same restaurant where his father proposed to his mother with the intention of similarly confessing his feelings.
** Their date is interrupted by a murder, leading to the antidote wearing off before Shinichi can return to Ran, thus foiling his romantic plans.
 
 

=== Music Box Case ===
{{ref anime|194-195|The Significant Music Box}}

==== File 261 - Touching the Music Strings!? ====
[[File:CH261_ConanAsksForAntidote.png|thumb|left|175px|Conan asks Haibara for another antidote pill.]]
[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] asks [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] for some additional antidotes, as he would like to meet [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] again as [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] and confess his feelings to her.<ref name="Elevator_Murder_Case">Elevator Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#Elevator_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 258-260]])</ref> Haibara refuses, citing his recklessness and the dangers of consuming a prototype drug. Haibara joins her friends in boarding [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s car as they embark on their trip to the indoor pool, leaving at Conan on the sidewalk. During their ride, the [[Detective Boys]] find Haibara merrily humming with an apparent sense of accomplishment. On the other hand, Conan wearily looks up at the [[Mouri Detective Agency]] and resigns himself to continue his life as Conan. 
While ascending the stairs, he hears the music of "Haru Yo Koi" ("Oh Spring, Come"). When entering the agency, he sees Ran, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], and a client named Haruna Yuuki listening carefully to a music box. Haruna, the young fine arts student, explains she had difficulties making friends at university, so she sent a message to a random person with her [[Wikipedia: Pager|pager/pocketbell]] asking if they would like to befriend her. A man named Shuugo accepted and became her new pager-friend. The two planned to meet each other last year on Christmas Day, but Shuugo made no appearance. However, Haruna found a bag at their meeting spot containing a music box, with high resale value, and Shuugo's pager—an act Haruna interpreted as Shuugo ending the relationship with farewell present. Yet, the music box was appraised as poor. Additionally, Haruna began receiving antagonistic pager messages from an unknown person which ultimately motivated her to seek advice from Kogoro. Conan notices that parts of the music box were purposefully altered to play out of tune and suggests the music box holds a secret message from Shuugo. Ran notes that the off-tuned sounds correspond to the lyrics "mo (も)," "de (出)," and "ru (る)" in the song. Still stumped, Conan suggests they ask Sergeant [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] to contact the pager company identify Shuugo's address via the pager number. [[File:CH261_RanSeesSilhouette.png|thumb|right|250px|Ran spots an old man with a cane pass by her room.]]
Takagi puts the group in contact with the Ogata family, who invites them to their home. They arrive, and Haruna is cheerfully welcomed by Shirou Ogata, the younger son, but quite reticently by the others. They learn that Shuugo Ogata was the Shiro's late grandfather, who, fell ill and lacked connection. In his loneliness, he agreed to message Haruna as she shared her name and personality with his late wife, who often played the song "Haru Yo Koi" on her [[Wikipedia: Koto (instrument)|Koto]]. Minoru Ogata, the eldest son then accuses Haruna of wishing to steal the Shuugo's hidden treasure: four antique hand-made stamps worth 200 million yen. After being scolded by his family, Minoru ominously leaves. Haruna and company are invited to stay the night 
While Kogoro and Conan reflect in their room, Conan finds Shuugo's cremation urn dated "12/6," meaning that Shuugo could not have given the music box to Haruna on 12/25. Meanwhile, Ran screams at the sight of a spooky silhouette of an old man with a cane passing stealthily by their room. When everyone rushes over, a huge noise of something heavy falling catches their attention, and they hurry to the grandparents' room. They find Minoru crushed beneath a fallen koto. In that moment, Haruna receives a message on her pager from Shuugo, saying "I've been waiting for you."

==== File 262 - The Vanishing Sound ====
Haruna is frightened by Shuugo's apparent resurrection, and draws everyone's attention to her pager. While the group wrangles with the message's implications, Minoru regains consciousness and says he was struck in the head by a hard object in the dark. Conan notices he was hit in the forehead and asks if he saw his attacker's face. Minoru states his ignorance, blaming the darkness of the room. Kogoro surmises that the attacker was from the outside, dismissing Ran's claim about the silhouette, and attributing Shuugo's message to a coincidental memo from one of Haruna's friends. [[File:CH262_OgataFloorPlan.png|thumb|left|250px|Conan figures out the house's floor plan.]]
The police arrive and report no signs of trespassing. Additionally, Shirou rules out the possibility of the intruder hiding in the house as he had done a sweep of all the rooms. Still, the police mention the unlocked back gate, which the family explains has been broken for some time, nevertheless, Kogoro goes to examine it. After the confirming the lack footprints near the back gate, the group re-enters the home to test the plausibility of Ran's claim. She states the silhouette traversed down the hall from the direction of Tsuneo and Kazuko's room and towards Kogoro and Conan's room. The group remains skeptical. Conan then steps on a hairpin and lets out a yelp, incurring the wrath of Kogoro, who mistook the boy's cry as a sign he found an intruder. The police ask where the Ogata family was when Ran witnessed the silhouette, to which they respond that they were in the kitchen—where Shirou was scolding them for interrogating Haruna about her conversations with Shuugo. Minoru speculates that the Tsuneo and Kazuko were likely fiercely questioning Haruna since perhaps Shuugo gave her the 200 million yen stamps. He adds that the family had made several unsustainable purchases with the assumption they could refill their bank balance with stamp's sale. 
Conan then learns the full layout of the house with the help of Shirou and begins to piece together the puzzle. He notes that the mystery of the music box remains; he stares blankly at his lackluster attempt at writing music notation, unable to decipher anything. Ran notices his notebook, and uses her musical prowess to properly write the notation for him. Furthermore, she teaches him that triple sharps denotes [[Wikipedia: A major|A major]]. With this new information, Conan's deduction is complete, filled with the answers to the case's every question.

==== File 263 - Spring Has Come? ====
[[File:CH263_HappyFamily.png|thumb|right|125px|The Ogata family celebrates the rediscovery of their fortune.]]
Conan lures Kogoro to a room and distracts him with a pattern on the wall. He uses the opportunity to tranquilize him and instruct Ran to both summon the Ogata family and borrow a black sheet of paper, scissors, and tape.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH263_SilouhetteSecret.png|thumb|right|305px|A car's headlights shine through the open gate and casts the frightening silhouette.]]
Tsuneo and Kazuko realize that Haruna had not received the music box two Christmases ago but rather one, meaning Shuugo could not have delivered the box. Kogoro deduces that Shuugo had tasked Shirou with delivering the bag in his stead. Additionally, Shuugo had not been communicating with Haruna since he was hospitalized, meaning Shirou had been the one on the other end since last Spring. After seeing her wait for Shuugo with high hopes, he felt her could no longer continue the deception, and so he placed Shuugo's pager alongside the music box and anonymously left the bag for her. Kogoro says he knew Shirou's involvement because he identified Haruna before she even introduced herself when arriving at the house, meaning he must have been familiar with her face. 
Kogoro then directs Ran to turn off the lights. Suddenly, a silhouette of Conan drifts across the hallway, surprising everyone. When Ran opens the door, the boy is nowhere in sight. Conan appears behind Kogoro and draws everyone's attention to the window in the hallway. Ran spots a black paper cut-out of Conan taped to the glass. Kogoro explains that when a car approaches the open back gate and makes a turn at the intersection, the car's headlights shine upon the black paper cut-out and casts a shadow on Ran's room, creating the illusion of a moving silhouette. [[File:CH263_WireThroughRooms.png|thumb|left|255px|The wires run through the rooms.]]
Minoru still expresses skepticism about the strike he received. Kogoro explains that he was accidentally hit by a falling koto which was dropped using a contraption designed by the culprit. He explains that Minoru wished to investigate the koto after learning about the music box, and searched for it in his grandparents room. However, he did not turn on the lights because he could not locate the lamp switch as it had been shortened due to the contraption's design. Kogoro explains that the culprit ran a monofilament fishing line from the lamp; through an unstably positioned koto; through Shirou, Minoru, and the parent's rooms, and then finally to the [[Wikipedia: Fusuma|fusuma (door)]] of Ran's room using a hairpin. By opening the fusuma with force (motivated by Ran's scream), the hairpin would release, causing the koto to fall from its high position and onto the floor. Hence, the individual who opened the fusuma, '''Kazuko Ogata''' is likely the culprit. Conan also shows that Kazuko retrieved the fishing line by tangling one end to the room fan, which would spin the entire line back into its blades automatically. 
 
'''The Motive:''' 
Kogoro speculates Kazuko dropped the koto to prevent Haruna from finding the stamps. She also organized the silhouette and sent the frightening message to the pager to convince Haruna to avoid their house. The antagonistic messages sent to Haruna's pager were also sent for this purpose. After hearing Haruna had an affinity for stamps and was "happy to return," Kazuko believed Haruna was a stamp hunter who intended to constantly visit their house to find Shuugo's stamps.
</spoiler>
Shirou expresses his disappointment about the destruction of his grandmother's koto. However, Kazuko reveals that the dropped instrument was a forgery, and that she pawned the original to pay back family debts in the absence of the stamps. Kogoro then reveals that the music box Haruna received has its value in its keys. The three off-tune notes: "mo (も)," "de (出)," and "ru (ル)" correspond to [[Wikipedia: Solfège|solfège]] syllables "la," "do," and "la," which in turn correspond to Iroha Alphabet letters: "i (イ)," "ha (ハ)," and "i (イ)" which spell "Ihai (イハイ)" which is Japanese for [[Wikipedia: Spirit tablet|spirit tablet]]. The family rushes to Shuugo's [[Wikipedia: Butsudan|butsudan]] and find the stamps hidden in the tablet. The family rejoices at their discovery and rush to Kogoro to express their deepest gratitude. 
The next day, Shirou drives his guests back to the Mouri Detective Agency. Kogoro wonders whether Shuugo had intended for Shirou to possess sole ownership over the stamps, but the man responds he has instead found something else with greater value. He proudly shows Shuugo's pager which Haruna had gifted him, indicating that their messaging will continue. Left with a happy ending, Ran ascends the stairs while cheerfully singing "Haru Yo Koi."

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Haruna Yuuki|Haruna Yuki manga.jpg|
* 21 years old
* Art student}}
{{People|Kazuko Ogata|Kazuko Ogata manga.jpg|
* 50 years old
* Tsuneo's wife}}
{{People|Shirou Ogata|Shirou Ogata manga.jpg|
* 22 years old
* Tsuneo and Kazuko's younger son}}
{{People|Tsuneo Ogata|Tsuneo Ogata manga.jpg|
* 53 years old
* Kazuko's husband
* Current head of Ogata family}}
{{People|Minoru Ogata|Minoru Ogata manga.jpg|
* Victim (beaten - injured)
* 28 years old
* Tsuneo and Kazuko's eldest son}}
{{People|Shuugo Ogata|Shuugo Ogata manga.jpg|
* Deceased
* Tsuneo's father
* Former head of Ogata family}}
{{People|Haruna Ogata|Haruna Ogata manga.jpg|
* Deceased
* Shuugo's wife
* Tsuneo's mother}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Haibara denies Conan's request to receive more antidote pills.
 
 

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cy.jpg|1000px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_25sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_26sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumeNE 13sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, New Edition, combined volumes 25-26)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume 26e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 21-30]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}

[[Category:Volumes]]

[[de:Band 26]]

Volume 43

2026-06-28T17:25:28Z

ZA1: /* Cast */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 43
| chapters = 436-446
| image = Volume 43.jpg
| releasedate = October 18, 2003
| isbn = 4-09-126413-1
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = July 10, 2012
| english-isbn = 1-4215-3609-9
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Hanshichi]]
| keyhole = [[Azusa Enomoto]]
| prev-volume = Volume 42
| next-volume = Volume 44
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 43 was released on October 18, 2003 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Miwako Sato}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Yumi Miyamoto}}
{{Char|Goro Otaki}}
{{Char|Jodie Starling}}
{{Char|James Black}}
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (background)}}
{{Char|Vermouth|display=Vermouth (background)}}
{{Char|Detective Samonji|display=Detective Samonji (photo)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Butt Mark Slasher Case ===
{{ref anime|346-347|Find the Buttock's Mark}}

==== File 436 - Find the Buttocks Mark! ====

==== File 437 - The Resolution of Ai Haibara ====

<spoiler>

The culprit is '''Naokazu Fukuchi'''.

</spoiler>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Hiroshi Enomoto|Hiroshi Enomoto manga.jpg|
* 21 years old
* Part-time sushi shop owner}}
{{People|Naokazu Fukuchi|Naokazu Fukuchi manga.jpg|
* 36 years old
* Car mechanic}}
{{People|Toshiaki Degawa|Toshiaki Degawa manga.jpg|
* 43 years old
* Lock shop owner}}
{{EndBox}}

==== ''Major events'' ====
* Conan grabs Ayumi's hand, resulting in Ayumi blushing and gasping a little.
* Jodie asks Haibara to enter the Witness Protection program, but she refuses after hearing Ayumi say "If I run away, I can't win." Later, Jodie and James compare Haibara's refusal to Jodie's insistence on joining the FBI as a girl after her father was murdered.
* Ayumi grabs onto Conan's arm and snuggled against him, saying she isn't worried because Conan will protect her.

=== Forgotten Cell Phone Case ===
{{ref anime|350-351|The Forgotten Cell Phone}}

==== Characters introduced ====
{{NewChar|name = [[Azusa Enomoto]]|image = Azusa Enomoto.jpg|description =
* Café Poirot waitress}}
{{NewChar|name = [[Officer Numata]]|image = Numata.jpg|description =
* Member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police District's Traffic Department}}
{{clearleft}}

==== File 438 - The Forgotten Cell Phone ====

==== File 439 - A Very Strange Address Book ====

==== File 440 - The Other Detective ====

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Man|438-440 Man 1 manga.jpg|
* Victim (car accident)
* Investigate reporter
* Cell-phone owner}}
{{People|Man|438-440_Man_1.jpg‎|
* Violent-looking man}}
{{People|Man|438-440_Man_2.jpg‎|
* Man with square-shaved head}}
{{People|Man|438-440_Man_3.jpg‎|
* Man wearing sunglasses}}
{{People|Shuhei Baishou|No face.jpg‎|
* Diet member}}
{{People|[[Café Columbo Master|Man]]|438-440 Man 3 manga.jpg‎|
* Café Columbo chef}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Heiji vs. Kazuha ===
{{ref anime|381-382|Which One's Deduction Show}}

==== File 441 - Whose Deduction Show!? ====

==== File 442 - The Message with Six Faces ====

==== File 443 - The Dying Message's Hidden Meaning! ====

==== File 444 - The Made-Up Message ====

<spoiler>

The culprit is '''Atsushi Hasami'''.

</spoiler>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Kenji Tsujiya|Kenshi Tsujiya manga.jpg|
* Victim (beaten)
* 53 years old
* Tsujiya Toy Manufacturing president}}
{{People|Nao Aiko|Nao Aiko manga.jpg|
* Tsujiya Toy Manufacturing accountant
* Tsujiya's ex-wife}}
{{People|Atsushi Hasami|Atsushi Hasami manga.jpg|
* Tsujiya Toy Manufacturing salesman}}
{{People|Isao Nakagami|Isao Nakagami manga.jpg|
* Tsujiya Toy Manufacturing designer}}
{{People|Hajime Iwatomi|Hajime Iwatomi manga.jpg|
* Tsujiya Toy Manufacturing vice-president}}
{{EndBox}}

==== ''Major events'' ====
Kazuha really just wanted to see the smile Heiji has when he solves a case.

=== Koshien Bomber Case ===
{{ref anime|383|Miracle at Koshien Ball Park! The Defiants Face the Dark Demon}}

==== File 445 - One Demon Among 53,000 ====

==== File 446 - The Koshien Demon's Challenge ====

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|[[3rd Base Fourth|Shigeo Nagashima]]|Shigeo Nagashima manga.jpg|
* Member of Kohnan High School's baseball team}}
{{People|[[3rd Base Fourth|Kazuhisa Inao]]|Kazuhisa Inao manga.jpg|
* Member of Ohgane High School's baseball team}}
{{People|Yutaka Enatsu|Yutaka Enatsu manga.jpg|
* Manager of Kohnan High School's baseball team
* Nagashima's close friend}}
{{People|Mr. Enatsu|Enatsu manga.jpg|
* Café ''Kage Tora'' master
* Yutaka's father}}
{{People|Hiroshi Torimitsu|Hiroshi Torimitsu manga.jpg|
* Deceased
* Student and baseball player from Teito High School}}
{{EndBox}}

== Trivia ==
* The title for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'':
:* File 436 - Get to the Bottom of it!
:* File 437 - The Resolution of Anita Hailey
:* File 438 - The Forgotten Cell Phone
:* File 439 - A Very Strange Address Book
:* File 440 - The Other Detective
:* File 441 - Top Sleuth
:* File 442 - The Message with Six Faces
:* File 443 - Read Between the Lines!
:* File 444 - The Made-Up Message
:* File 445 - One Demon Among 53,000
:* File 446 - The Koshien Demon's Challenge

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume43cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume43bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume43fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume43f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume43g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume43ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume43bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume43bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume43i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume43i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume43i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume43k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume43ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume43m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume43cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume43cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_46sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume43sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume43th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume43e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume43v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume43r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 41-50]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}

[[Category:Volumes]]

[[de:Band 43]]

Volume 42

2026-06-28T17:16:02Z

ZA1: /* Cast */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 42
| chapters = 425-435
| image = Volume 42.jpg
| releasedate = July 18, 2003
| isbn = 4-09-126169-8
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = April 10, 2012
| english-isbn = 1-4215-3608-0
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Wikipedia: Joseph Rouletabille|Joseph Rouletabille]]
| keyhole = [[Jodie Starling]]
| prev-volume = Volume 41
| next-volume = Volume 43
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 42 was released on July 18, 2003 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Yukiko Kudo}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Tomoaki Araide}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Miwako Sato}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Kazunobu Chiba}}
{{Char|Shuichi Akai}}
{{Char|Jodie Starling}}
{{Char|James Black}}
{{Char|Gin}}
{{Char|Vodka}}
{{Char|Vermouth}}
{{Char|Professor|EP304 Man|display=Professor}}
{{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano (flashback)}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama|display=Kazuha Toyama (background)}}
{{Char|Elena Miyano|display=Elena Miyano (background)}}
{{Char|Shiho Miyano|display=Shiho Miyano (photo)}}
{{Char|Makoto Kyogoku|display=Makoto Kyogoku (cellphone puppet)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
{{Gadget|Wristwatch Flashlight}}
{{Gadget|Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes}}
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Face Mask}}
{{Gadget|Anywhere Ball Dispensing Belt}}
{{Gadget|Microphone}}
{{Gadget|Button Speaker}}
{{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Bathroom Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|340-341|Hidden Bathroom Secret}}

==== File 425 - The Hidden Truth ====
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]].

<spoiler>
[[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.]]
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.
# Dejima touches the poison laced roll while replacing it with a new one.
# The portions of toilet paper which came in contact with Dejima's poisoned fingers would be flushed once he uses them.
# He touches his belt and pants after using the bathroom.
# He washes his hands removing poison from his fingers.
# He retouches the poison-laced toilet paper roll with his left hand and opens the bathroom door with his right hand.
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. [[File:Screenshot 2025-06-14 at 3.43.09.png|thumb|right|150px|Akemi helped quell Imai's resentment towards Dejima.]]
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. 
'''The Motive:''' 
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.<ref name="One_Billion_Yen_Robbery_Case">One Billion Yen Robbery Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#One_Billion_Yen_Robbery_Case|Volume 2: 013-016]])</ref> With nothing to quell is murderous heart, Imai proceeded with his plan.

</spoiler>
 [[File:Screenshot 2025-06-14 at 3.42.48.png|thumb|right|200px|Vermouth calls in Calvados.]]
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 with toilet water, he deduced that Akemi had attached something to toilet's ballcock valve which had hampered the toilet's functions and raised the water bill. The object attached to the valve at the time were likely the employees' tools. After hearing Imai was "tired," 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 "angel." 
At an airport, [[Vermouth]] is seen on the phone enlisting the help of a sniper, referring to them as [[Calvados]].

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Sohei Dejima|Souhei Dejima manga.jpg|
* Victim (poison)
* 54 years old
* President of design office}}
{{People|Ukihiko Zaitsu|Ukihiko Zaitsu manga.jpg|
* 41 years old
* Designer}}
{{People|Tetsuo Imai|Tetsuo Imai manga.jpg|
* 52 years old
* Designer}}
{{People|Isamu Natsubori|Isamu Natsubori manga.jpg|
* 35 years old
* Designer}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Vermouth is revealed to be eavesdropping on Agasa's house.
* Haibara reveals her mother's codename to be Hell Angel.
** Haibara obtains voice recordings of her mother.
* Vermouth calls in Calvados, a sniper, for help.
 
 

=== Convenience Store Case ===
{{ref anime|343-344|The Convenience Store Trap}}

==== File 426 - Goodbye Jodie ====
[[File:CH426_YoungJodie.png|thumb|left|200px|A little girl discovers her father's killer.]]
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. "Who are you?" 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. 
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. 
Later, Jodie announces her resignation to her students, who react with surprise and disappointment. [[File:CH426_JodieSecret.png|thumb|right|250px|"A secret makes a woman woman."]]
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: "a secret makes a woman woman." 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 "stubborn." 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. 
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. [[File:CH426_SuspectAya.png|thumb|left|250px|The store manager suspects Aya is the culprit.]]
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.

==== File 427 - Ran's Deduction ====
 [[File:CH427_RanThinks.png|thumb|right|200px|Ran recalls how Shinichi digests clues.]]
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. 
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.<ref name="Bathroom_Murder_Case">Bathroom Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Bathroom_Murder_Case|Volume 41-42: 423-425]])</ref> [[File:CH427_HaibaraTapes.png|thumb|left|200px|Haibara listens to her mother's recordings.]]
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. 
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. 
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. 
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 "eliminating the impossible things..." remembering Shinichi often quoted it.<ref name="Mermaid's_Curse_Case">Mermaid's Curse Case (Manga: [[Volume_28#Mermaid's_Curse_Case|Volume 28: 279-283]])</ref> Sonoko is clueless, but Jodie confidently replies that the exact quote is: "whenever you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." 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.

==== File 428 - The Unbelievable Conclusion ====
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. 
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.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH428_SuspectCaught.png|thumb|right|300px|The office worker emerges from his hiding spot.]]
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. 
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. 
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. [[File:CH428_Apology.png|thumb|left|250px|Aya receives a much deserved apology.]]
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.
</spoiler>
[[File:CH428_JodiePhotos.png|thumb|right|250px|Ran finds photos of Shinichi behind Jodie's mirror.]]
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]]. 
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.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Aya Nanakawa|Aya Nanakawa manga.jpg|
* Ran and Sonoko's middle school classmate}}
{{People|Store manager|426-428 Man manga.jpg|
* Sunday Mart manager}}
{{People|Hori Wada|Hori Wada manga.jpg|
* Sunday Mart employee}}
{{People|Man|426-428 Customer 1 manga.jpg|
* Game maniac}}
{{People|Man|426-428 Customer 2 manga.jpg|
* Office worker}}
{{People|Old lady|426-428 Customer 3 manga.jpg|
* Old lady}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Jodie recalls an incident in her past.
* Romantic development between Ran and Shinichi.
** Shinichi helps Ran solve her first case.
* Conan believes someone is surreptitiously entering the Kudo Residence.
* Ran discovers photographs of Shinichi, Conan, and Araide behind a mirror in Jodie's apartment.
 

=== Halloween Party Case ===
{{ref anime|345|Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night}}

==== Characters introduced ====
{{NewChar|name = [[Calvados]]|image = Calvados.jpg|description =
* Member of the [[Black Organization]]}}
{{clearleft}}

==== File 429 - The Full Moon and the Trap at the Banquet ====
[[File:CH_429 VermouthLetter.png|thumb|left|200px|The Mouris receive a cryptic letter from "Vermouth."]]
[[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 "[[Vermouth]]." [[File:CH_429 ConanStuns.png|thumb|right|225px|Conan stuns an unyielding Haibara.]]
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. <ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> 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 "Vermouth" is the English name of the alcohol, while in Japanese, it's called "Berumot." 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 "Vermouth"). 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.<ref name="Bathroom_Murder_Case">Bathroom Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Bathroom_Murder_Case|Volume 41-42: 423-425]])</ref> Hearing Conan's determination, she smiles. 
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 "OK" 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. <ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> [[File:CH_429 ShinichiSign.png|thumb|right|175px|The Invisible Man signs in as Shinichi Kudo (工藤新一).]]
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. 
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. 
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 "Shinichi Kudo."

==== File 430 - The Haunted Ship Painted with Blood ====
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. [[File:CH_430 WelcomeCaptain.png|thumb|left|300px|The ghostly captain's welcome.]]
On the ship, the captain welcomes the guests aboard the "Sea Phantom" and directs each guest to match with seven others who share the same [[Wikipedia: Tarot|tarot card]]. Kogoro sees "XV" 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. [[File:CH_430 DeadCaptain.png|thumb|right|125px|The crowd finds the captain dangling in the wind.]]
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. 
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. 
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.

==== File 431 - The Invisible Man Enters! ====
[[File:CH 431 JodieLeadsHaibara.png|thumb|left|200px|Jodie leads Haibara to her car as a confused Araide watches.]]
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. 
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. 
Meanwhile, Jodie drives Haibara through the streets of town as the latter notices Araide tailing them in his car. [[File:CH432_ShinichiReveal.png|thumb|right|200px|Shinichi Kudo reveals himself.]]
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.

==== File 432 - Shinichi Kudo Appears!? ====
[[File:CH_432 VodkaShock.png|thumb|right|175px|Vodka is staggered to see Shinichi Kudo alive.]]
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. 
Jodie continues to drive Haibara, who, turns to make a request. The girl coughs in the process. 
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.
<spoiler>
'''File 432''' 
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. [[File:CH_432 WerewolfMummy.png|thumb|right|150px|The Werewolf placed his mask on an unconscious Mummy.]]
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. 
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 "the Werewolf." This strategy also explains why the Mummy claimed to be near the Werewolf after exiting the bathroom. 
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. 
The Werewolf demands Shinichi present evidence. The detective accepts, stating there are two. [[File:CH_432 NingenMummy.png|thumb|left|250px|The Mummy was planned to be the Human amongst the Monsters.]]
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 "cock," and when combined with "tail," it spells "cocktail." 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 "Silver Bullet" 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 "Human (人間)" written on his forehead (placed there when Fukuura did his make-up). 
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. 
As Kogoro goes to look at the Werewolf's shoes, he cries out and blames Vermouth, whom he calls the devil. 
 
'''File 433''' 
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.
</spoiler>

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. <ref name="Blackout_Murder_Case">Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])</ref> 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. [[File:CH_432 VermouthReveal.png|thumb|left|200px|Vermouth revealed.]]
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.<ref name="Missing_Watch_Case">Missing Watch Case (Manga: [[Volume_33#Missing_Watch_Case|Volume 33: 335-337]])</ref> Araide is stunned. He asks her who she is. "A secret makes a woman woman," she replies. Jodie says that those were the last words her enemy said to her, the enemy who killed her father.<ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> She then identifies Araide as a disguised Chris Vineyard, as Vermouth.

==== File 433 - The Truth Behind the Mask ====
Jodie recalls the continuation of her previous flashback.<ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> 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. [[File:CH_433 JodieVermouth.png|thumb|right|175px|Jodie asks why Vermouth doesn't age.]]
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 "Cool Guy" and "Angel" 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.<ref name="Bus_Hijacking_Case">Bus Hijacking Case (Manga: [[Volume_29#Bus_Hijacking_Case|Volume 29: 287-289]])</ref> Vermouth remains silent as she listens to the events unfold aboard the Sea Phantom. 
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. [[File:CH_433 DoubleReveal.png|thumb|left|175px|The double reveal.]]
Jodie fires her gun and disarms Vermouth before ordering her to remain still. Jodie then asks a pivotal question: "Why don't you age?" The agent explains that Chris Vineyard first drew her attention when she publicly repeated her phrase "a secret makes a woman woman" 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.
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.<ref name="Missing_Watch_Case">Missing Watch Case (Manga: [[Volume_33#Missing_Watch_Case|Volume 33: 335-337]])</ref> 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.<ref name="Dark_Apartment_Murder_Case">Dark Apartment Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Dark_Apartment_Murder_Case|Volume 41: 417-419]])</ref><ref name="Four_Porsches_Murder_Case"> Four Porsches Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Four_Porsches_Murder_Case|Volume 41: 420-422]])</ref> 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. 
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. [[File:CH_433 HaibaraArrives.png|thumb|right|225px|The real Haibara enters the picture.]]
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. 
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. 
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.
[[File:CH_434 RanTackle.png|thumb|left|250px|Ran bursts out of Jodie's trunk and immediately protects Haibara.]]

==== File 434 - Rotten Apple ====
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. 
Still aboard the ship, Kogoro and Sonoko protest Heiji's second act of blatant identity theft. <ref name="School_Play_Murder_Case">School Play Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#School_Play_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 255-257]])</ref> 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 "intruder" in the Kudo Residence and had been anxiously monitoring Conan for some time. 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. [[File:CH_434 AkaiEntrance.png|thumb|right|200px|Shuichi Akai foils Vermouth's plan.]]
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. 
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. 
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 "if you're going to resent someone, it should be your parents who continued developing this foolish experiment." 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.<ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> 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. "Move it, Angel!" she screams while remembering the time Ran saved her from falling to her death in New York.<ref name="Golden_Apple_Case">Golden Apple Case (Manga: [[Volume_35#Golden_Apple_Case|Volume 35: 350-354]])</ref> 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 "Chris Vineyard" 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 "victims" and Calvados as the "kidnapper"). He then begins to walk away, adding that he is not yet ready to meet Haibara face-to-face. [[File:CH_434 SleepyVermouth.png|thumb|left|200px|Vermouth's critical gamble.]]
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 "OK." 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. [[File:CH_434 LyingVermouth.png|thumb|right|300px|Vermouth lies to Gin, protecting her Angel and Silver Bullet.]]
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.<ref name="Golden_Apple_Case">Golden Apple Case (Manga: [[Volume_35#Golden_Apple_Case|Volume 35: 350-354]])</ref> Vermouth says that the Boss considers Akai as a potential "[[Silver Bullet]]," 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, "Do you know the boy named Shinichi Kudo?" Vermouth pictures the time Shinichi and Ran saved her in New York and confidently lies, "no, I do not." 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]].

==== People ====
{{People|Haunted Ghost Captain|Senzou Fukuura manga.jpg|fsize=0.86em|
* Victim (arrow shot)
* Movie producer of "The Ghost Captain" series
* Real name, Senzou Fukuura}}
{{People|Medusa|Medusa manga.jpg|
* Party participant in the Devil's card group}}
{{People|Invisible Man|Invisible-Man manga.jpg|
* Party participant in the Devil's card group
* Signed in as Shinichi Kudo}}
{{People|Werewolf|Werewolf manga.jpg|
* Party participant in the Devil's card group}}
{{People|Mummy|Mummy manga.jpg|
* Party participant in the Devil's card group}}
{{People|Frankenstein's Monster|Franknstein manga.jpg|
* Party participant in the Devil's card group}}
{{People|Zombie|Zombie manga.jpg|
* Party participant}}
{{clearleft}}

==== Major Events ====
* Vermouth invites both Kogoro and Shinichi to a Halloween party aboard a haunted ship.
** Conan learns that Vermouth is aware of both his and Haibara's true identities.
** He deduces that the party invitation is an attempt to lure Conan away from Haibara.
*** Conan sends Heiji to impersonate Shinichi and take his place at the party.
*** Yukiko is revealed to be the intruder in the Kudo Residence. She helps by designing her faction's disguises.
** Vodka is sent undercover to monitor Vermouth and her involvement with the event.

* Conan disguises himself as Haibara and waits for Vermouth to come for him.
** Jodie gets to Conan first and drives off, leading a pursuing Araide into a trap.

* Araide is revealed to be a disguised Vermouth.
*** The FBI was suspicious of Vermouth's motives surrounding Araide so they faked his death, allowing Vermouth to freely masquerade as him.
** Jodie reveals that Vermouth killed her father, an FBI agent investigating the Black Organization, twenty years ago.
*** Jodie had survived, entered the Witness Protection Program, and also became an FBI agent.
** Jodie reveals that Sharon and Chris Vineyard are the same person, and asks why Vermouth does not age.

* Vermouth turns the tables with the help of Calvados and begins to pull the curtain back on her aims.
** She knew the FBI was investigating her and so she purposefully let Jodie infiltrate her lair.
** By feeding the Bureau information about her target, Shiho Miyano, she knew the FBI would open their own investigation into Shiho.
*** She then exploited their findings in order to locate Haibara.
** She also stole Kogoro Mouri's case files from the police headquarters to lure FBI agents to his detective agency.
*** She used this trap to extract information from specific agents and learned details about the Bureau's operations against her.
*** Based on her findings, she knew about Jodie's plans for a coordinated arrest and thus sabotaged her operation in advance.

* Conan removes his disguise but is incapacitated by Vermouth after being distracted by Haibara's sudden appearance.
* Ran appears from Jodie's trunk (suspicious after finding photographs of Shinichi behind her teacher's mirror) and protects Haibara.
* Akai appears and dispatches both Vermouth and Calvados.
** Calvados commits suicide. Vermouth escapes while holding Conan hostage.

* The Black Organization Boss reprimands Vermouth.
** Vermouth is revealed to be the Boss' favorite.
** Conan uses a device to record audio of Vermouth's phone as she contacts the Boss.
** Conan attempts to blackmail Vermouth but is stopped when Vermouth releases an incapacitating gas which knocks them both out.
*** Vermouth agrees to stop hunting Haibara.
* Vermouth wakes up first and destroys Conan's evidence.
** Gin reveals that one year ago, Vermouth murdered the New York serial killer and took his place in an attempt to eliminate Akai.
** Vermouth feigns ignorance about Shinichi to Gin, protecting the two people (Shinichi and Ran) who saved her life in New York.
 
 

=== Butt Mark Slasher Case ===
{{ref anime|346-347|Find the Buttock's Mark}}

==== File 435 - Traces in the Rain ====
[[File:CH435_SonokoSurprise.png|thumb|left|150px|Sonoko learns Jodie is an FBI agent.]]
[[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] disturbs a hospital wing with her blaring surprise about [[Jodie Starling|Jodie]]'s [[FBI]] affiliations. The supposed English Teacher claims she was placed on a temporary leave of absence to Japan after failing to detain a notorious criminal in the United States. Her position as a school instructor was thus a side-activity she took to fulfill her life-long dream. Ultimately, her superiors are calling her home, which is why she drove to Professor [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house to say her goodbyes to [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]. Coincidentally, she had stumbled across an active kidnapping featuring an [[Calvados|armed man]] throwing Conan and [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] into his car. Following the abductor's car to the port, Jodie found herself in a shootout using a gun she stole from the kidnapper, only having been saved because [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] appeared from her trunk, protected Haibara, and called the police.<ref name="Halloween_Party_Case">Halloween Party Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Halloween_Party_Case|Volume 42: 429-434]])</ref> Sonoko is caught off guard by Ran's involvement in the incident. The girl explains that after finding photographs of her, Conan, and [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] behind Jodie's mirror, she returned to Jodie's apartment to confront her Teacher about the breach of privacy.<ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> Though with the apartment seemingly empty, Ran impetuously climbed into the trunk of Jodie's car, and was subsequently swept into the whirlwind of violence that was last night. Jodie waves off the unsettling hidden photos as the result of a cultural misunderstanding, stating they were originally used to decorate her living room with photos of her friends, but were stored away after she was informed such practices are uncommon in Japan. Her claim is further corroborated by Ran's memory of the various [[Wikipedia: Broadway Theatre|Broadway]] actresses pasting photographs of their loved ones on their dressing room mirrors.<ref name="Golden_Apple_Case">Golden Apple Case (Manga: [[Volume_35#Golden_Apple_Case|Volume 35: 350-354]])</ref> Nevertheless, Ran sincerely expresses her relief in Jodie's good character. 
The two girls exit Jodie's room as [[James Black]] enters. He confirms that the spin narrative Jodie and [[Shuichi Akai|Akai]] had conceived about their confrontation with the [[Black Organization]] has been accepted by the Japanese police. Hence, the only remaining issue is that of [[Sherry]]'s cooperation. [[File:CH435_HaibaraDilemma.png|thumb|right|260px|Haibara is torn between her safety and her friends.]]
The reunited [[Detective Boys]] walk the dreary streets while discussing the attempted kidnapping at Agasa's house. Haibara notices Conan's heightened vigilance and questions the safety of their conspicuous stroll. Conan reassures her, stating that he has removed all of [[Vermouth]]'s listening devices from Agasa's house.<ref name="Bathroom_Murder_Case">Bathroom Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Bathroom_Murder_Case|Volume 41-42: 423-425]])</ref> Additionally, he had meandered the streets last night disguised as Haibara to probe for any potential risks, finding none. Conan then asks about the contents of Haibara's phone call with Jodie earlier that day, wondering if it was about aligning their stories about the kidnapping. Haibara confirms, deciding the conceal the truth. Internally, she reflects on their devastating conversation. Jodie had recommended she join the FBI's [[Wikipedia: United States Federal Witness Protection Program|Witness Protection Program]], allowing for her to reliably evade Vermouth's reach. Regrettably, the Program mandates the termination of all pre-existing contact with friends and family. The girl solemnly looks upon her oblivious companions, forced to juggle the immense dilemma alone. [[File:CH435_AyumiCollision.png|thumb|left|265px|The slasher collides with Ayumi.]]
[[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] says her goodbyes and diverges from the group. While merrily traveling in the rain alone, she is suddenly bulldozed by a poncho-wearing [[The Criminal|silhouette]]. A distressed woman shrieks from around the corner clutching her lacerated arm. She labels the silhouette a slasher as he lunges for Ayumi, causing her to yelp. Hearing her scream, her friends quickly rush to her aid as the culprit makes his escape. Ayumi is found intently examining her hand. [[File:CH435_GentaButt.png|thumb|right|160px|The slasher's mark inexplicably appears on Genta's pants.]]
The Detective Boys recount their experiences to [[Miwako Sato|Sato]] and [[Kazunobu Chiba|Chiba]] at the police headquarters. Although with only a voice sample to springboard their investigation, the police officers head for the crime scene. 
Ayumi recalls that shortly after the culprit reached out for her, she heard a clanging sound. Though she fails to determine what caused it, she shares that it is likely related to the "reverse 5" shape that was briefly impressed onto her palm. After drawing the symbol in Sato's notepad, Ayumi spots the culprit standing in the back of the gathered crowd. Conan and [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] gives chase while [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] momentarily stumbles on the wet pavement. Eventually, the Detective Boys manage to apprehend an individual matching Ayumi's description, but find that it is only Sergeant [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]]. While the children debate the slasher's motivation for returning to the crime scene, Conan spots the same symbol Ayumi had described stained on Genta's pants. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko pressure the boy into remembering where he obtained the symbol. Unfortunately, Genta's bewildered facial expression shows little promise.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Hiroshi Enomoto|Hiroshi Enomoto manga.jpg|
* 21 years old
* Part-time sushi shop owner}}
{{People|Naokazu Fukuchi|Naokazu Fukuchi manga.jpg|
* 36 years old
* Car mechanic}}
{{People|Toshiaki Degawa|Toshiaki Degawa manga.jpg|
* 43 years old
* Lock shop owner}}
{{EndBox}}

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumePremium21bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (Premium, combined volumes 41-42)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2 45sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 41-50]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}
{{Black Organization}}

[[Category:Volumes]]
[[de:Band 42]]

Volume 42

2026-06-28T17:03:20Z

ZA1: /* Major Events */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 42
| chapters = 425-435
| image = Volume 42.jpg
| releasedate = July 18, 2003
| isbn = 4-09-126169-8
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = April 10, 2012
| english-isbn = 1-4215-3608-0
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Wikipedia: Joseph Rouletabille|Joseph Rouletabille]]
| keyhole = [[Jodie Starling]]
| prev-volume = Volume 41
| next-volume = Volume 43
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 42 was released on July 18, 2003 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Yukiko Kudo}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Tomoaki Araide}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Miwako Sato}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Shuichi Akai}}
{{Char|Jodie Starling}}
{{Char|James Black}}
{{Char|Gin}}
{{Char|Vodka}}
{{Char|Vermouth}}
{{Char|Professor|EP304 Man|display=Professor}}
{{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano (flashback)}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama|display=Kazuha Toyama (background)}}
{{Char|Elena Miyano|display=Elena Miyano (background)}}
{{Char|Shiho Miyano|display=Shiho Miyano (photo)}}
{{Char|Makoto Kyogoku|display=Makoto Kyogoku (cellphone puppet)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
{{Gadget|Wristwatch Flashlight}}
{{Gadget|Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes}}
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Face Mask}}
{{Gadget|Anywhere Ball Dispensing Belt}}
{{Gadget|Microphone}}
{{Gadget|Button Speaker}}
{{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Bathroom Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|340-341|Hidden Bathroom Secret}}

==== File 425 - The Hidden Truth ====
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]].

<spoiler>
[[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.]]
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.
# Dejima touches the poison laced roll while replacing it with a new one.
# The portions of toilet paper which came in contact with Dejima's poisoned fingers would be flushed once he uses them.
# He touches his belt and pants after using the bathroom.
# He washes his hands removing poison from his fingers.
# He retouches the poison-laced toilet paper roll with his left hand and opens the bathroom door with his right hand.
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. [[File:Screenshot 2025-06-14 at 3.43.09.png|thumb|right|150px|Akemi helped quell Imai's resentment towards Dejima.]]
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. 
'''The Motive:''' 
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.<ref name="One_Billion_Yen_Robbery_Case">One Billion Yen Robbery Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#One_Billion_Yen_Robbery_Case|Volume 2: 013-016]])</ref> With nothing to quell is murderous heart, Imai proceeded with his plan.

</spoiler>
 [[File:Screenshot 2025-06-14 at 3.42.48.png|thumb|right|200px|Vermouth calls in Calvados.]]
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 with toilet water, he deduced that Akemi had attached something to toilet's ballcock valve which had hampered the toilet's functions and raised the water bill. The object attached to the valve at the time were likely the employees' tools. After hearing Imai was "tired," 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 "angel." 
At an airport, [[Vermouth]] is seen on the phone enlisting the help of a sniper, referring to them as [[Calvados]].

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Sohei Dejima|Souhei Dejima manga.jpg|
* Victim (poison)
* 54 years old
* President of design office}}
{{People|Ukihiko Zaitsu|Ukihiko Zaitsu manga.jpg|
* 41 years old
* Designer}}
{{People|Tetsuo Imai|Tetsuo Imai manga.jpg|
* 52 years old
* Designer}}
{{People|Isamu Natsubori|Isamu Natsubori manga.jpg|
* 35 years old
* Designer}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Vermouth is revealed to be eavesdropping on Agasa's house.
* Haibara reveals her mother's codename to be Hell Angel.
** Haibara obtains voice recordings of her mother.
* Vermouth calls in Calvados, a sniper, for help.
 
 

=== Convenience Store Case ===
{{ref anime|343-344|The Convenience Store Trap}}

==== File 426 - Goodbye Jodie ====
[[File:CH426_YoungJodie.png|thumb|left|200px|A little girl discovers her father's killer.]]
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. "Who are you?" 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. 
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. 
Later, Jodie announces her resignation to her students, who react with surprise and disappointment. [[File:CH426_JodieSecret.png|thumb|right|250px|"A secret makes a woman woman."]]
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: "a secret makes a woman woman." 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 "stubborn." 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. 
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. [[File:CH426_SuspectAya.png|thumb|left|250px|The store manager suspects Aya is the culprit.]]
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.

==== File 427 - Ran's Deduction ====
 [[File:CH427_RanThinks.png|thumb|right|200px|Ran recalls how Shinichi digests clues.]]
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. 
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.<ref name="Bathroom_Murder_Case">Bathroom Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Bathroom_Murder_Case|Volume 41-42: 423-425]])</ref> [[File:CH427_HaibaraTapes.png|thumb|left|200px|Haibara listens to her mother's recordings.]]
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. 
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. 
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. 
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 "eliminating the impossible things..." remembering Shinichi often quoted it.<ref name="Mermaid's_Curse_Case">Mermaid's Curse Case (Manga: [[Volume_28#Mermaid's_Curse_Case|Volume 28: 279-283]])</ref> Sonoko is clueless, but Jodie confidently replies that the exact quote is: "whenever you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." 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.

==== File 428 - The Unbelievable Conclusion ====
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. 
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.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH428_SuspectCaught.png|thumb|right|300px|The office worker emerges from his hiding spot.]]
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. 
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. 
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. [[File:CH428_Apology.png|thumb|left|250px|Aya receives a much deserved apology.]]
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.
</spoiler>
[[File:CH428_JodiePhotos.png|thumb|right|250px|Ran finds photos of Shinichi behind Jodie's mirror.]]
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]]. 
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.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Aya Nanakawa|Aya Nanakawa manga.jpg|
* Ran and Sonoko's middle school classmate}}
{{People|Store manager|426-428 Man manga.jpg|
* Sunday Mart manager}}
{{People|Hori Wada|Hori Wada manga.jpg|
* Sunday Mart employee}}
{{People|Man|426-428 Customer 1 manga.jpg|
* Game maniac}}
{{People|Man|426-428 Customer 2 manga.jpg|
* Office worker}}
{{People|Old lady|426-428 Customer 3 manga.jpg|
* Old lady}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Jodie recalls an incident in her past.
* Romantic development between Ran and Shinichi.
** Shinichi helps Ran solve her first case.
* Conan believes someone is surreptitiously entering the Kudo Residence.
* Ran discovers photographs of Shinichi, Conan, and Araide behind a mirror in Jodie's apartment.
 

=== Halloween Party Case ===
{{ref anime|345|Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night}}

==== Characters introduced ====
{{NewChar|name = [[Calvados]]|image = Calvados.jpg|description =
* Member of the [[Black Organization]]}}
{{clearleft}}

==== File 429 - The Full Moon and the Trap at the Banquet ====
[[File:CH_429 VermouthLetter.png|thumb|left|200px|The Mouris receive a cryptic letter from "Vermouth."]]
[[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 "[[Vermouth]]." [[File:CH_429 ConanStuns.png|thumb|right|225px|Conan stuns an unyielding Haibara.]]
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. <ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> 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 "Vermouth" is the English name of the alcohol, while in Japanese, it's called "Berumot." 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 "Vermouth"). 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.<ref name="Bathroom_Murder_Case">Bathroom Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Bathroom_Murder_Case|Volume 41-42: 423-425]])</ref> Hearing Conan's determination, she smiles. 
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 "OK" 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. <ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> [[File:CH_429 ShinichiSign.png|thumb|right|175px|The Invisible Man signs in as Shinichi Kudo (工藤新一).]]
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. 
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. 
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 "Shinichi Kudo."

==== File 430 - The Haunted Ship Painted with Blood ====
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. [[File:CH_430 WelcomeCaptain.png|thumb|left|300px|The ghostly captain's welcome.]]
On the ship, the captain welcomes the guests aboard the "Sea Phantom" and directs each guest to match with seven others who share the same [[Wikipedia: Tarot|tarot card]]. Kogoro sees "XV" 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. [[File:CH_430 DeadCaptain.png|thumb|right|125px|The crowd finds the captain dangling in the wind.]]
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. 
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. 
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.

==== File 431 - The Invisible Man Enters! ====
[[File:CH 431 JodieLeadsHaibara.png|thumb|left|200px|Jodie leads Haibara to her car as a confused Araide watches.]]
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. 
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. 
Meanwhile, Jodie drives Haibara through the streets of town as the latter notices Araide tailing them in his car. [[File:CH432_ShinichiReveal.png|thumb|right|200px|Shinichi Kudo reveals himself.]]
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.

==== File 432 - Shinichi Kudo Appears!? ====
[[File:CH_432 VodkaShock.png|thumb|right|175px|Vodka is staggered to see Shinichi Kudo alive.]]
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. 
Jodie continues to drive Haibara, who, turns to make a request. The girl coughs in the process. 
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.
<spoiler>
'''File 432''' 
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. [[File:CH_432 WerewolfMummy.png|thumb|right|150px|The Werewolf placed his mask on an unconscious Mummy.]]
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. 
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 "the Werewolf." This strategy also explains why the Mummy claimed to be near the Werewolf after exiting the bathroom. 
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. 
The Werewolf demands Shinichi present evidence. The detective accepts, stating there are two. [[File:CH_432 NingenMummy.png|thumb|left|250px|The Mummy was planned to be the Human amongst the Monsters.]]
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 "cock," and when combined with "tail," it spells "cocktail." 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 "Silver Bullet" 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 "Human (人間)" written on his forehead (placed there when Fukuura did his make-up). 
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. 
As Kogoro goes to look at the Werewolf's shoes, he cries out and blames Vermouth, whom he calls the devil. 
 
'''File 433''' 
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.
</spoiler>

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. <ref name="Blackout_Murder_Case">Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])</ref> 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. [[File:CH_432 VermouthReveal.png|thumb|left|200px|Vermouth revealed.]]
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.<ref name="Missing_Watch_Case">Missing Watch Case (Manga: [[Volume_33#Missing_Watch_Case|Volume 33: 335-337]])</ref> Araide is stunned. He asks her who she is. "A secret makes a woman woman," she replies. Jodie says that those were the last words her enemy said to her, the enemy who killed her father.<ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> She then identifies Araide as a disguised Chris Vineyard, as Vermouth.

==== File 433 - The Truth Behind the Mask ====
Jodie recalls the continuation of her previous flashback.<ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> 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. [[File:CH_433 JodieVermouth.png|thumb|right|175px|Jodie asks why Vermouth doesn't age.]]
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 "Cool Guy" and "Angel" 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.<ref name="Bus_Hijacking_Case">Bus Hijacking Case (Manga: [[Volume_29#Bus_Hijacking_Case|Volume 29: 287-289]])</ref> Vermouth remains silent as she listens to the events unfold aboard the Sea Phantom. 
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. [[File:CH_433 DoubleReveal.png|thumb|left|175px|The double reveal.]]
Jodie fires her gun and disarms Vermouth before ordering her to remain still. Jodie then asks a pivotal question: "Why don't you age?" The agent explains that Chris Vineyard first drew her attention when she publicly repeated her phrase "a secret makes a woman woman" 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.
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.<ref name="Missing_Watch_Case">Missing Watch Case (Manga: [[Volume_33#Missing_Watch_Case|Volume 33: 335-337]])</ref> 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.<ref name="Dark_Apartment_Murder_Case">Dark Apartment Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Dark_Apartment_Murder_Case|Volume 41: 417-419]])</ref><ref name="Four_Porsches_Murder_Case"> Four Porsches Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Four_Porsches_Murder_Case|Volume 41: 420-422]])</ref> 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. 
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. [[File:CH_433 HaibaraArrives.png|thumb|right|225px|The real Haibara enters the picture.]]
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. 
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. 
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.
[[File:CH_434 RanTackle.png|thumb|left|250px|Ran bursts out of Jodie's trunk and immediately protects Haibara.]]

==== File 434 - Rotten Apple ====
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. 
Still aboard the ship, Kogoro and Sonoko protest Heiji's second act of blatant identity theft. <ref name="School_Play_Murder_Case">School Play Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#School_Play_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 255-257]])</ref> 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 "intruder" in the Kudo Residence and had been anxiously monitoring Conan for some time. 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. [[File:CH_434 AkaiEntrance.png|thumb|right|200px|Shuichi Akai foils Vermouth's plan.]]
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. 
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. 
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 "if you're going to resent someone, it should be your parents who continued developing this foolish experiment." 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.<ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> 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. "Move it, Angel!" she screams while remembering the time Ran saved her from falling to her death in New York.<ref name="Golden_Apple_Case">Golden Apple Case (Manga: [[Volume_35#Golden_Apple_Case|Volume 35: 350-354]])</ref> 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 "Chris Vineyard" 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 "victims" and Calvados as the "kidnapper"). He then begins to walk away, adding that he is not yet ready to meet Haibara face-to-face. [[File:CH_434 SleepyVermouth.png|thumb|left|200px|Vermouth's critical gamble.]]
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 "OK." 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. [[File:CH_434 LyingVermouth.png|thumb|right|300px|Vermouth lies to Gin, protecting her Angel and Silver Bullet.]]
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.<ref name="Golden_Apple_Case">Golden Apple Case (Manga: [[Volume_35#Golden_Apple_Case|Volume 35: 350-354]])</ref> Vermouth says that the Boss considers Akai as a potential "[[Silver Bullet]]," 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, "Do you know the boy named Shinichi Kudo?" Vermouth pictures the time Shinichi and Ran saved her in New York and confidently lies, "no, I do not." 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]].

==== People ====
{{People|Haunted Ghost Captain|Senzou Fukuura manga.jpg|fsize=0.86em|
* Victim (arrow shot)
* Movie producer of "The Ghost Captain" series
* Real name, Senzou Fukuura}}
{{People|Medusa|Medusa manga.jpg|
* Party participant in the Devil's card group}}
{{People|Invisible Man|Invisible-Man manga.jpg|
* Party participant in the Devil's card group
* Signed in as Shinichi Kudo}}
{{People|Werewolf|Werewolf manga.jpg|
* Party participant in the Devil's card group}}
{{People|Mummy|Mummy manga.jpg|
* Party participant in the Devil's card group}}
{{People|Frankenstein's Monster|Franknstein manga.jpg|
* Party participant in the Devil's card group}}
{{People|Zombie|Zombie manga.jpg|
* Party participant}}
{{clearleft}}

==== Major Events ====
* Vermouth invites both Kogoro and Shinichi to a Halloween party aboard a haunted ship.
** Conan learns that Vermouth is aware of both his and Haibara's true identities.
** He deduces that the party invitation is an attempt to lure Conan away from Haibara.
*** Conan sends Heiji to impersonate Shinichi and take his place at the party.
*** Yukiko is revealed to be the intruder in the Kudo Residence. She helps by designing her faction's disguises.
** Vodka is sent undercover to monitor Vermouth and her involvement with the event.

* Conan disguises himself as Haibara and waits for Vermouth to come for him.
** Jodie gets to Conan first and drives off, leading a pursuing Araide into a trap.

* Araide is revealed to be a disguised Vermouth.
*** The FBI was suspicious of Vermouth's motives surrounding Araide so they faked his death, allowing Vermouth to freely masquerade as him.
** Jodie reveals that Vermouth killed her father, an FBI agent investigating the Black Organization, twenty years ago.
*** Jodie had survived, entered the Witness Protection Program, and also became an FBI agent.
** Jodie reveals that Sharon and Chris Vineyard are the same person, and asks why Vermouth does not age.

* Vermouth turns the tables with the help of Calvados and begins to pull the curtain back on her aims.
** She knew the FBI was investigating her and so she purposefully let Jodie infiltrate her lair.
** By feeding the Bureau information about her target, Shiho Miyano, she knew the FBI would open their own investigation into Shiho.
*** She then exploited their findings in order to locate Haibara.
** She also stole Kogoro Mouri's case files from the police headquarters to lure FBI agents to his detective agency.
*** She used this trap to extract information from specific agents and learned details about the Bureau's operations against her.
*** Based on her findings, she knew about Jodie's plans for a coordinated arrest and thus sabotaged her operation in advance.

* Conan removes his disguise but is incapacitated by Vermouth after being distracted by Haibara's sudden appearance.
* Ran appears from Jodie's trunk (suspicious after finding photographs of Shinichi behind her teacher's mirror) and protects Haibara.
* Akai appears and dispatches both Vermouth and Calvados.
** Calvados commits suicide. Vermouth escapes while holding Conan hostage.

* The Black Organization Boss reprimands Vermouth.
** Vermouth is revealed to be the Boss' favorite.
** Conan uses a device to record audio of Vermouth's phone as she contacts the Boss.
** Conan attempts to blackmail Vermouth but is stopped when Vermouth releases an incapacitating gas which knocks them both out.
*** Vermouth agrees to stop hunting Haibara.
* Vermouth wakes up first and destroys Conan's evidence.
** Gin reveals that one year ago, Vermouth murdered the New York serial killer and took his place in an attempt to eliminate Akai.
** Vermouth feigns ignorance about Shinichi to Gin, protecting the two people (Shinichi and Ran) who saved her life in New York.
 
 

=== Butt Mark Slasher Case ===
{{ref anime|346-347|Find the Buttock's Mark}}

==== File 435 - Traces in the Rain ====
[[File:CH435_SonokoSurprise.png|thumb|left|150px|Sonoko learns Jodie is an FBI agent.]]
[[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] disturbs a hospital wing with her blaring surprise about [[Jodie Starling|Jodie]]'s [[FBI]] affiliations. The supposed English Teacher claims she was placed on a temporary leave of absence to Japan after failing to detain a notorious criminal in the United States. Her position as a school instructor was thus a side-activity she took to fulfill her life-long dream. Ultimately, her superiors are calling her home, which is why she drove to Professor [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house to say her goodbyes to [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]. Coincidentally, she had stumbled across an active kidnapping featuring an [[Calvados|armed man]] throwing Conan and [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] into his car. Following the abductor's car to the port, Jodie found herself in a shootout using a gun she stole from the kidnapper, only having been saved because [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] appeared from her trunk, protected Haibara, and called the police.<ref name="Halloween_Party_Case">Halloween Party Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Halloween_Party_Case|Volume 42: 429-434]])</ref> Sonoko is caught off guard by Ran's involvement in the incident. The girl explains that after finding photographs of her, Conan, and [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] behind Jodie's mirror, she returned to Jodie's apartment to confront her Teacher about the breach of privacy.<ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> Though with the apartment seemingly empty, Ran impetuously climbed into the trunk of Jodie's car, and was subsequently swept into the whirlwind of violence that was last night. Jodie waves off the unsettling hidden photos as the result of a cultural misunderstanding, stating they were originally used to decorate her living room with photos of her friends, but were stored away after she was informed such practices are uncommon in Japan. Her claim is further corroborated by Ran's memory of the various [[Wikipedia: Broadway Theatre|Broadway]] actresses pasting photographs of their loved ones on their dressing room mirrors.<ref name="Golden_Apple_Case">Golden Apple Case (Manga: [[Volume_35#Golden_Apple_Case|Volume 35: 350-354]])</ref> Nevertheless, Ran sincerely expresses her relief in Jodie's good character. 
The two girls exit Jodie's room as [[James Black]] enters. He confirms that the spin narrative Jodie and [[Shuichi Akai|Akai]] had conceived about their confrontation with the [[Black Organization]] has been accepted by the Japanese police. Hence, the only remaining issue is that of [[Sherry]]'s cooperation. [[File:CH435_HaibaraDilemma.png|thumb|right|260px|Haibara is torn between her safety and her friends.]]
The reunited [[Detective Boys]] walk the dreary streets while discussing the attempted kidnapping at Agasa's house. Haibara notices Conan's heightened vigilance and questions the safety of their conspicuous stroll. Conan reassures her, stating that he has removed all of [[Vermouth]]'s listening devices from Agasa's house.<ref name="Bathroom_Murder_Case">Bathroom Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Bathroom_Murder_Case|Volume 41-42: 423-425]])</ref> Additionally, he had meandered the streets last night disguised as Haibara to probe for any potential risks, finding none. Conan then asks about the contents of Haibara's phone call with Jodie earlier that day, wondering if it was about aligning their stories about the kidnapping. Haibara confirms, deciding the conceal the truth. Internally, she reflects on their devastating conversation. Jodie had recommended she join the FBI's [[Wikipedia: United States Federal Witness Protection Program|Witness Protection Program]], allowing for her to reliably evade Vermouth's reach. Regrettably, the Program mandates the termination of all pre-existing contact with friends and family. The girl solemnly looks upon her oblivious companions, forced to juggle the immense dilemma alone. [[File:CH435_AyumiCollision.png|thumb|left|265px|The slasher collides with Ayumi.]]
[[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] says her goodbyes and diverges from the group. While merrily traveling in the rain alone, she is suddenly bulldozed by a poncho-wearing [[The Criminal|silhouette]]. A distressed woman shrieks from around the corner clutching her lacerated arm. She labels the silhouette a slasher as he lunges for Ayumi, causing her to yelp. Hearing her scream, her friends quickly rush to her aid as the culprit makes his escape. Ayumi is found intently examining her hand. [[File:CH435_GentaButt.png|thumb|right|160px|The slasher's mark inexplicably appears on Genta's pants.]]
The Detective Boys recount their experiences to [[Miwako Sato|Sato]] and [[Kazunobu Chiba|Chiba]] at the police headquarters. Although with only a voice sample to springboard their investigation, the police officers head for the crime scene. 
Ayumi recalls that shortly after the culprit reached out for her, she heard a clanging sound. Though she fails to determine what caused it, she shares that it is likely related to the "reverse 5" shape that was briefly impressed onto her palm. After drawing the symbol in Sato's notepad, Ayumi spots the culprit standing in the back of the gathered crowd. Conan and [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] gives chase while [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] momentarily stumbles on the wet pavement. Eventually, the Detective Boys manage to apprehend an individual matching Ayumi's description, but find that it is only Sergeant [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]]. While the children debate the slasher's motivation for returning to the crime scene, Conan spots the same symbol Ayumi had described stained on Genta's pants. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko pressure the boy into remembering where he obtained the symbol. Unfortunately, Genta's bewildered facial expression shows little promise.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Hiroshi Enomoto|Hiroshi Enomoto manga.jpg|
* 21 years old
* Part-time sushi shop owner}}
{{People|Naokazu Fukuchi|Naokazu Fukuchi manga.jpg|
* 36 years old
* Car mechanic}}
{{People|Toshiaki Degawa|Toshiaki Degawa manga.jpg|
* 43 years old
* Lock shop owner}}
{{EndBox}}

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumePremium21bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (Premium, combined volumes 41-42)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2 45sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 41-50]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}
{{Black Organization}}

[[Category:Volumes]]
[[de:Band 42]]

Volume 42

2026-06-28T17:02:17Z

ZA1: /* File 428 - The Unbelievable Conclusion */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 42
| chapters = 425-435
| image = Volume 42.jpg
| releasedate = July 18, 2003
| isbn = 4-09-126169-8
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = April 10, 2012
| english-isbn = 1-4215-3608-0
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Wikipedia: Joseph Rouletabille|Joseph Rouletabille]]
| keyhole = [[Jodie Starling]]
| prev-volume = Volume 41
| next-volume = Volume 43
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 42 was released on July 18, 2003 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Yukiko Kudo}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Tomoaki Araide}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Miwako Sato}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Shuichi Akai}}
{{Char|Jodie Starling}}
{{Char|James Black}}
{{Char|Gin}}
{{Char|Vodka}}
{{Char|Vermouth}}
{{Char|Professor|EP304 Man|display=Professor}}
{{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano (flashback)}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama|display=Kazuha Toyama (background)}}
{{Char|Elena Miyano|display=Elena Miyano (background)}}
{{Char|Shiho Miyano|display=Shiho Miyano (photo)}}
{{Char|Makoto Kyogoku|display=Makoto Kyogoku (cellphone puppet)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
{{Gadget|Wristwatch Flashlight}}
{{Gadget|Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes}}
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Face Mask}}
{{Gadget|Anywhere Ball Dispensing Belt}}
{{Gadget|Microphone}}
{{Gadget|Button Speaker}}
{{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Bathroom Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|340-341|Hidden Bathroom Secret}}

==== File 425 - The Hidden Truth ====
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]].

<spoiler>
[[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.]]
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.
# Dejima touches the poison laced roll while replacing it with a new one.
# The portions of toilet paper which came in contact with Dejima's poisoned fingers would be flushed once he uses them.
# He touches his belt and pants after using the bathroom.
# He washes his hands removing poison from his fingers.
# He retouches the poison-laced toilet paper roll with his left hand and opens the bathroom door with his right hand.
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. [[File:Screenshot 2025-06-14 at 3.43.09.png|thumb|right|150px|Akemi helped quell Imai's resentment towards Dejima.]]
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. 
'''The Motive:''' 
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.<ref name="One_Billion_Yen_Robbery_Case">One Billion Yen Robbery Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#One_Billion_Yen_Robbery_Case|Volume 2: 013-016]])</ref> With nothing to quell is murderous heart, Imai proceeded with his plan.

</spoiler>
 [[File:Screenshot 2025-06-14 at 3.42.48.png|thumb|right|200px|Vermouth calls in Calvados.]]
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 with toilet water, he deduced that Akemi had attached something to toilet's ballcock valve which had hampered the toilet's functions and raised the water bill. The object attached to the valve at the time were likely the employees' tools. After hearing Imai was "tired," 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 "angel." 
At an airport, [[Vermouth]] is seen on the phone enlisting the help of a sniper, referring to them as [[Calvados]].

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Sohei Dejima|Souhei Dejima manga.jpg|
* Victim (poison)
* 54 years old
* President of design office}}
{{People|Ukihiko Zaitsu|Ukihiko Zaitsu manga.jpg|
* 41 years old
* Designer}}
{{People|Tetsuo Imai|Tetsuo Imai manga.jpg|
* 52 years old
* Designer}}
{{People|Isamu Natsubori|Isamu Natsubori manga.jpg|
* 35 years old
* Designer}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Vermouth is revealed to be eavesdropping on Agasa's house.
* Haibara reveals her mother's codename to be Hell Angel.
** Haibara obtains voice recordings of her mother.
* Vermouth calls in Calvados for help.
 
 

=== Convenience Store Case ===
{{ref anime|343-344|The Convenience Store Trap}}

==== File 426 - Goodbye Jodie ====
[[File:CH426_YoungJodie.png|thumb|left|200px|A little girl discovers her father's killer.]]
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. "Who are you?" 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. 
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. 
Later, Jodie announces her resignation to her students, who react with surprise and disappointment. [[File:CH426_JodieSecret.png|thumb|right|250px|"A secret makes a woman woman."]]
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: "a secret makes a woman woman." 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 "stubborn." 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. 
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. [[File:CH426_SuspectAya.png|thumb|left|250px|The store manager suspects Aya is the culprit.]]
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.

==== File 427 - Ran's Deduction ====
 [[File:CH427_RanThinks.png|thumb|right|200px|Ran recalls how Shinichi digests clues.]]
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. 
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.<ref name="Bathroom_Murder_Case">Bathroom Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Bathroom_Murder_Case|Volume 41-42: 423-425]])</ref> [[File:CH427_HaibaraTapes.png|thumb|left|200px|Haibara listens to her mother's recordings.]]
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. 
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. 
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. 
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 "eliminating the impossible things..." remembering Shinichi often quoted it.<ref name="Mermaid's_Curse_Case">Mermaid's Curse Case (Manga: [[Volume_28#Mermaid's_Curse_Case|Volume 28: 279-283]])</ref> Sonoko is clueless, but Jodie confidently replies that the exact quote is: "whenever you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." 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.

==== File 428 - The Unbelievable Conclusion ====
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. 
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.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH428_SuspectCaught.png|thumb|right|300px|The office worker emerges from his hiding spot.]]
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. 
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. 
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. [[File:CH428_Apology.png|thumb|left|250px|Aya receives a much deserved apology.]]
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.
</spoiler>
[[File:CH428_JodiePhotos.png|thumb|right|250px|Ran finds photos of Shinichi behind Jodie's mirror.]]
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]]. 
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.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Aya Nanakawa|Aya Nanakawa manga.jpg|
* Ran and Sonoko's middle school classmate}}
{{People|Store manager|426-428 Man manga.jpg|
* Sunday Mart manager}}
{{People|Hori Wada|Hori Wada manga.jpg|
* Sunday Mart employee}}
{{People|Man|426-428 Customer 1 manga.jpg|
* Game maniac}}
{{People|Man|426-428 Customer 2 manga.jpg|
* Office worker}}
{{People|Old lady|426-428 Customer 3 manga.jpg|
* Old lady}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Jodie recalls an incident in her past.
* Romantic development between Ran and Shinichi.
** Shinichi helps Ran solve her first case.
* Conan believes someone is surreptitiously entering the Kudo Residence.
* Ran discovers photographs of Shinichi, Conan, and Araide behind a mirror in Jodie's apartment.
 

=== Halloween Party Case ===
{{ref anime|345|Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night}}

==== Characters introduced ====
{{NewChar|name = [[Calvados]]|image = Calvados.jpg|description =
* Member of the [[Black Organization]]}}
{{clearleft}}

==== File 429 - The Full Moon and the Trap at the Banquet ====
[[File:CH_429 VermouthLetter.png|thumb|left|200px|The Mouris receive a cryptic letter from "Vermouth."]]
[[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 "[[Vermouth]]." [[File:CH_429 ConanStuns.png|thumb|right|225px|Conan stuns an unyielding Haibara.]]
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. <ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> 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 "Vermouth" is the English name of the alcohol, while in Japanese, it's called "Berumot." 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 "Vermouth"). 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.<ref name="Bathroom_Murder_Case">Bathroom Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Bathroom_Murder_Case|Volume 41-42: 423-425]])</ref> Hearing Conan's determination, she smiles. 
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 "OK" 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. <ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> [[File:CH_429 ShinichiSign.png|thumb|right|175px|The Invisible Man signs in as Shinichi Kudo (工藤新一).]]
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. 
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. 
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 "Shinichi Kudo."

==== File 430 - The Haunted Ship Painted with Blood ====
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. [[File:CH_430 WelcomeCaptain.png|thumb|left|300px|The ghostly captain's welcome.]]
On the ship, the captain welcomes the guests aboard the "Sea Phantom" and directs each guest to match with seven others who share the same [[Wikipedia: Tarot|tarot card]]. Kogoro sees "XV" 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. [[File:CH_430 DeadCaptain.png|thumb|right|125px|The crowd finds the captain dangling in the wind.]]
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. 
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. 
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.

==== File 431 - The Invisible Man Enters! ====
[[File:CH 431 JodieLeadsHaibara.png|thumb|left|200px|Jodie leads Haibara to her car as a confused Araide watches.]]
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. 
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. 
Meanwhile, Jodie drives Haibara through the streets of town as the latter notices Araide tailing them in his car. [[File:CH432_ShinichiReveal.png|thumb|right|200px|Shinichi Kudo reveals himself.]]
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.

==== File 432 - Shinichi Kudo Appears!? ====
[[File:CH_432 VodkaShock.png|thumb|right|175px|Vodka is staggered to see Shinichi Kudo alive.]]
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. 
Jodie continues to drive Haibara, who, turns to make a request. The girl coughs in the process. 
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.
<spoiler>
'''File 432''' 
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. [[File:CH_432 WerewolfMummy.png|thumb|right|150px|The Werewolf placed his mask on an unconscious Mummy.]]
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. 
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 "the Werewolf." This strategy also explains why the Mummy claimed to be near the Werewolf after exiting the bathroom. 
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. 
The Werewolf demands Shinichi present evidence. The detective accepts, stating there are two. [[File:CH_432 NingenMummy.png|thumb|left|250px|The Mummy was planned to be the Human amongst the Monsters.]]
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 "cock," and when combined with "tail," it spells "cocktail." 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 "Silver Bullet" 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 "Human (人間)" written on his forehead (placed there when Fukuura did his make-up). 
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. 
As Kogoro goes to look at the Werewolf's shoes, he cries out and blames Vermouth, whom he calls the devil. 
 
'''File 433''' 
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.
</spoiler>

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. <ref name="Blackout_Murder_Case">Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])</ref> 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. [[File:CH_432 VermouthReveal.png|thumb|left|200px|Vermouth revealed.]]
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.<ref name="Missing_Watch_Case">Missing Watch Case (Manga: [[Volume_33#Missing_Watch_Case|Volume 33: 335-337]])</ref> Araide is stunned. He asks her who she is. "A secret makes a woman woman," she replies. Jodie says that those were the last words her enemy said to her, the enemy who killed her father.<ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> She then identifies Araide as a disguised Chris Vineyard, as Vermouth.

==== File 433 - The Truth Behind the Mask ====
Jodie recalls the continuation of her previous flashback.<ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> 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. [[File:CH_433 JodieVermouth.png|thumb|right|175px|Jodie asks why Vermouth doesn't age.]]
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 "Cool Guy" and "Angel" 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.<ref name="Bus_Hijacking_Case">Bus Hijacking Case (Manga: [[Volume_29#Bus_Hijacking_Case|Volume 29: 287-289]])</ref> Vermouth remains silent as she listens to the events unfold aboard the Sea Phantom. 
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. [[File:CH_433 DoubleReveal.png|thumb|left|175px|The double reveal.]]
Jodie fires her gun and disarms Vermouth before ordering her to remain still. Jodie then asks a pivotal question: "Why don't you age?" The agent explains that Chris Vineyard first drew her attention when she publicly repeated her phrase "a secret makes a woman woman" 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.
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.<ref name="Missing_Watch_Case">Missing Watch Case (Manga: [[Volume_33#Missing_Watch_Case|Volume 33: 335-337]])</ref> 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.<ref name="Dark_Apartment_Murder_Case">Dark Apartment Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Dark_Apartment_Murder_Case|Volume 41: 417-419]])</ref><ref name="Four_Porsches_Murder_Case"> Four Porsches Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Four_Porsches_Murder_Case|Volume 41: 420-422]])</ref> 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. 
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. [[File:CH_433 HaibaraArrives.png|thumb|right|225px|The real Haibara enters the picture.]]
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. 
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. 
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.
[[File:CH_434 RanTackle.png|thumb|left|250px|Ran bursts out of Jodie's trunk and immediately protects Haibara.]]

==== File 434 - Rotten Apple ====
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. 
Still aboard the ship, Kogoro and Sonoko protest Heiji's second act of blatant identity theft. <ref name="School_Play_Murder_Case">School Play Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#School_Play_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 255-257]])</ref> 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 "intruder" in the Kudo Residence and had been anxiously monitoring Conan for some time. 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. [[File:CH_434 AkaiEntrance.png|thumb|right|200px|Shuichi Akai foils Vermouth's plan.]]
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. 
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. 
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 "if you're going to resent someone, it should be your parents who continued developing this foolish experiment." 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.<ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> 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. "Move it, Angel!" she screams while remembering the time Ran saved her from falling to her death in New York.<ref name="Golden_Apple_Case">Golden Apple Case (Manga: [[Volume_35#Golden_Apple_Case|Volume 35: 350-354]])</ref> 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 "Chris Vineyard" 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 "victims" and Calvados as the "kidnapper"). He then begins to walk away, adding that he is not yet ready to meet Haibara face-to-face. [[File:CH_434 SleepyVermouth.png|thumb|left|200px|Vermouth's critical gamble.]]
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 "OK." 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. [[File:CH_434 LyingVermouth.png|thumb|right|300px|Vermouth lies to Gin, protecting her Angel and Silver Bullet.]]
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.<ref name="Golden_Apple_Case">Golden Apple Case (Manga: [[Volume_35#Golden_Apple_Case|Volume 35: 350-354]])</ref> Vermouth says that the Boss considers Akai as a potential "[[Silver Bullet]]," 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, "Do you know the boy named Shinichi Kudo?" Vermouth pictures the time Shinichi and Ran saved her in New York and confidently lies, "no, I do not." 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]].

==== People ====
{{People|Haunted Ghost Captain|Senzou Fukuura manga.jpg|fsize=0.86em|
* Victim (arrow shot)
* Movie producer of "The Ghost Captain" series
* Real name, Senzou Fukuura}}
{{People|Medusa|Medusa manga.jpg|
* Party participant in the Devil's card group}}
{{People|Invisible Man|Invisible-Man manga.jpg|
* Party participant in the Devil's card group
* Signed in as Shinichi Kudo}}
{{People|Werewolf|Werewolf manga.jpg|
* Party participant in the Devil's card group}}
{{People|Mummy|Mummy manga.jpg|
* Party participant in the Devil's card group}}
{{People|Frankenstein's Monster|Franknstein manga.jpg|
* Party participant in the Devil's card group}}
{{People|Zombie|Zombie manga.jpg|
* Party participant}}
{{clearleft}}

==== Major Events ====
* Vermouth invites both Kogoro and Shinichi to a Halloween party aboard a haunted ship.
** Conan learns that Vermouth is aware of both his and Haibara's true identities.
** He deduces that the party invitation is an attempt to lure Conan away from Haibara.
*** Conan sends Heiji to impersonate Shinichi and take his place at the party.
*** Yukiko is revealed to be the intruder in the Kudo Residence. She helps by designing her faction's disguises.
** Vodka is sent undercover to monitor Vermouth and her involvement with the event.

* Conan disguises himself as Haibara and waits for Vermouth to come for him.
** Jodie gets to Conan first and drives off, leading a pursuing Araide into a trap.

* Araide is revealed to be a disguised Vermouth.
*** The FBI was suspicious of Vermouth's motives surrounding Araide so they faked his death, allowing Vermouth to freely masquerade as him.
** Jodie reveals that Vermouth killed her father, an FBI agent investigating the Black Organization, twenty years ago.
*** Jodie had survived, entered the Witness Protection Program, and also became an FBI agent.
** Jodie reveals that Sharon and Chris Vineyard are the same person, and asks why Vermouth does not age.

* Vermouth turns the tables with the help of Calvados and begins to pull the curtain back on her aims.
** She knew the FBI was investigating her and so she purposefully let Jodie infiltrate her lair.
** By feeding the Bureau information about her target, Shiho Miyano, she knew the FBI would open their own investigation into Shiho.
*** She then exploited their findings in order to locate Haibara.
** She also stole Kogoro Mouri's case files from the police headquarters to lure FBI agents to his detective agency.
*** She used this trap to extract information from specific agents and learned details about the Bureau's operations against her.
*** Based on her findings, she knew about Jodie's plans for a coordinated arrest and thus sabotaged her operation in advance.

* Conan removes his disguise but is incapacitated by Vermouth after being distracted by Haibara's sudden appearance.
* Ran appears from Jodie's trunk (suspicious after finding photographs of Shinichi behind her teacher's mirror) and protects Haibara.
* Akai appears and dispatches both Vermouth and Calvados.
** Calvados commits suicide. Vermouth escapes while holding Conan hostage.

* The Black Organization Boss reprimands Vermouth.
** Vermouth is revealed to be the Boss' favorite.
** Conan uses a device to record audio of Vermouth's phone as she contacts the Boss.
** Conan attempts to blackmail Vermouth but is stopped when Vermouth releases an incapacitating gas which knocks them both out.
*** Vermouth agrees to stop hunting Haibara.
* Vermouth wakes up first and destroys Conan's evidence.
** Gin reveals that one year ago, Vermouth murdered the New York serial killer and took his place in an attempt to eliminate Akai.
** Vermouth feigns ignorance about Shinichi to Gin, protecting the two people (Shinichi and Ran) who saved her life in New York.
 
 

=== Butt Mark Slasher Case ===
{{ref anime|346-347|Find the Buttock's Mark}}

==== File 435 - Traces in the Rain ====
[[File:CH435_SonokoSurprise.png|thumb|left|150px|Sonoko learns Jodie is an FBI agent.]]
[[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] disturbs a hospital wing with her blaring surprise about [[Jodie Starling|Jodie]]'s [[FBI]] affiliations. The supposed English Teacher claims she was placed on a temporary leave of absence to Japan after failing to detain a notorious criminal in the United States. Her position as a school instructor was thus a side-activity she took to fulfill her life-long dream. Ultimately, her superiors are calling her home, which is why she drove to Professor [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house to say her goodbyes to [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]. Coincidentally, she had stumbled across an active kidnapping featuring an [[Calvados|armed man]] throwing Conan and [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] into his car. Following the abductor's car to the port, Jodie found herself in a shootout using a gun she stole from the kidnapper, only having been saved because [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] appeared from her trunk, protected Haibara, and called the police.<ref name="Halloween_Party_Case">Halloween Party Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Halloween_Party_Case|Volume 42: 429-434]])</ref> Sonoko is caught off guard by Ran's involvement in the incident. The girl explains that after finding photographs of her, Conan, and [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] behind Jodie's mirror, she returned to Jodie's apartment to confront her Teacher about the breach of privacy.<ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> Though with the apartment seemingly empty, Ran impetuously climbed into the trunk of Jodie's car, and was subsequently swept into the whirlwind of violence that was last night. Jodie waves off the unsettling hidden photos as the result of a cultural misunderstanding, stating they were originally used to decorate her living room with photos of her friends, but were stored away after she was informed such practices are uncommon in Japan. Her claim is further corroborated by Ran's memory of the various [[Wikipedia: Broadway Theatre|Broadway]] actresses pasting photographs of their loved ones on their dressing room mirrors.<ref name="Golden_Apple_Case">Golden Apple Case (Manga: [[Volume_35#Golden_Apple_Case|Volume 35: 350-354]])</ref> Nevertheless, Ran sincerely expresses her relief in Jodie's good character. 
The two girls exit Jodie's room as [[James Black]] enters. He confirms that the spin narrative Jodie and [[Shuichi Akai|Akai]] had conceived about their confrontation with the [[Black Organization]] has been accepted by the Japanese police. Hence, the only remaining issue is that of [[Sherry]]'s cooperation. [[File:CH435_HaibaraDilemma.png|thumb|right|260px|Haibara is torn between her safety and her friends.]]
The reunited [[Detective Boys]] walk the dreary streets while discussing the attempted kidnapping at Agasa's house. Haibara notices Conan's heightened vigilance and questions the safety of their conspicuous stroll. Conan reassures her, stating that he has removed all of [[Vermouth]]'s listening devices from Agasa's house.<ref name="Bathroom_Murder_Case">Bathroom Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Bathroom_Murder_Case|Volume 41-42: 423-425]])</ref> Additionally, he had meandered the streets last night disguised as Haibara to probe for any potential risks, finding none. Conan then asks about the contents of Haibara's phone call with Jodie earlier that day, wondering if it was about aligning their stories about the kidnapping. Haibara confirms, deciding the conceal the truth. Internally, she reflects on their devastating conversation. Jodie had recommended she join the FBI's [[Wikipedia: United States Federal Witness Protection Program|Witness Protection Program]], allowing for her to reliably evade Vermouth's reach. Regrettably, the Program mandates the termination of all pre-existing contact with friends and family. The girl solemnly looks upon her oblivious companions, forced to juggle the immense dilemma alone. [[File:CH435_AyumiCollision.png|thumb|left|265px|The slasher collides with Ayumi.]]
[[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] says her goodbyes and diverges from the group. While merrily traveling in the rain alone, she is suddenly bulldozed by a poncho-wearing [[The Criminal|silhouette]]. A distressed woman shrieks from around the corner clutching her lacerated arm. She labels the silhouette a slasher as he lunges for Ayumi, causing her to yelp. Hearing her scream, her friends quickly rush to her aid as the culprit makes his escape. Ayumi is found intently examining her hand. [[File:CH435_GentaButt.png|thumb|right|160px|The slasher's mark inexplicably appears on Genta's pants.]]
The Detective Boys recount their experiences to [[Miwako Sato|Sato]] and [[Kazunobu Chiba|Chiba]] at the police headquarters. Although with only a voice sample to springboard their investigation, the police officers head for the crime scene. 
Ayumi recalls that shortly after the culprit reached out for her, she heard a clanging sound. Though she fails to determine what caused it, she shares that it is likely related to the "reverse 5" shape that was briefly impressed onto her palm. After drawing the symbol in Sato's notepad, Ayumi spots the culprit standing in the back of the gathered crowd. Conan and [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] gives chase while [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] momentarily stumbles on the wet pavement. Eventually, the Detective Boys manage to apprehend an individual matching Ayumi's description, but find that it is only Sergeant [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]]. While the children debate the slasher's motivation for returning to the crime scene, Conan spots the same symbol Ayumi had described stained on Genta's pants. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko pressure the boy into remembering where he obtained the symbol. Unfortunately, Genta's bewildered facial expression shows little promise.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Hiroshi Enomoto|Hiroshi Enomoto manga.jpg|
* 21 years old
* Part-time sushi shop owner}}
{{People|Naokazu Fukuchi|Naokazu Fukuchi manga.jpg|
* 36 years old
* Car mechanic}}
{{People|Toshiaki Degawa|Toshiaki Degawa manga.jpg|
* 43 years old
* Lock shop owner}}
{{EndBox}}

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumePremium21bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (Premium, combined volumes 41-42)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2 45sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 41-50]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}
{{Black Organization}}

[[Category:Volumes]]
[[de:Band 42]]

Volume 42

2026-06-28T16:57:42Z

ZA1: /* Butt Mark Slasher Case */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 42
| chapters = 425-435
| image = Volume 42.jpg
| releasedate = July 18, 2003
| isbn = 4-09-126169-8
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = April 10, 2012
| english-isbn = 1-4215-3608-0
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Wikipedia: Joseph Rouletabille|Joseph Rouletabille]]
| keyhole = [[Jodie Starling]]
| prev-volume = Volume 41
| next-volume = Volume 43
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 42 was released on July 18, 2003 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Yukiko Kudo}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Tomoaki Araide}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Miwako Sato}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Shuichi Akai}}
{{Char|Jodie Starling}}
{{Char|James Black}}
{{Char|Gin}}
{{Char|Vodka}}
{{Char|Vermouth}}
{{Char|Professor|EP304 Man|display=Professor}}
{{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano (flashback)}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama|display=Kazuha Toyama (background)}}
{{Char|Elena Miyano|display=Elena Miyano (background)}}
{{Char|Shiho Miyano|display=Shiho Miyano (photo)}}
{{Char|Makoto Kyogoku|display=Makoto Kyogoku (cellphone puppet)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
{{Gadget|Wristwatch Flashlight}}
{{Gadget|Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes}}
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Face Mask}}
{{Gadget|Anywhere Ball Dispensing Belt}}
{{Gadget|Microphone}}
{{Gadget|Button Speaker}}
{{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Bathroom Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|340-341|Hidden Bathroom Secret}}

==== File 425 - The Hidden Truth ====
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]].

<spoiler>
[[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.]]
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.
# Dejima touches the poison laced roll while replacing it with a new one.
# The portions of toilet paper which came in contact with Dejima's poisoned fingers would be flushed once he uses them.
# He touches his belt and pants after using the bathroom.
# He washes his hands removing poison from his fingers.
# He retouches the poison-laced toilet paper roll with his left hand and opens the bathroom door with his right hand.
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. [[File:Screenshot 2025-06-14 at 3.43.09.png|thumb|right|150px|Akemi helped quell Imai's resentment towards Dejima.]]
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. 
'''The Motive:''' 
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.<ref name="One_Billion_Yen_Robbery_Case">One Billion Yen Robbery Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#One_Billion_Yen_Robbery_Case|Volume 2: 013-016]])</ref> With nothing to quell is murderous heart, Imai proceeded with his plan.

</spoiler>
 [[File:Screenshot 2025-06-14 at 3.42.48.png|thumb|right|200px|Vermouth calls in Calvados.]]
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 with toilet water, he deduced that Akemi had attached something to toilet's ballcock valve which had hampered the toilet's functions and raised the water bill. The object attached to the valve at the time were likely the employees' tools. After hearing Imai was "tired," 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 "angel." 
At an airport, [[Vermouth]] is seen on the phone enlisting the help of a sniper, referring to them as [[Calvados]].

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Sohei Dejima|Souhei Dejima manga.jpg|
* Victim (poison)
* 54 years old
* President of design office}}
{{People|Ukihiko Zaitsu|Ukihiko Zaitsu manga.jpg|
* 41 years old
* Designer}}
{{People|Tetsuo Imai|Tetsuo Imai manga.jpg|
* 52 years old
* Designer}}
{{People|Isamu Natsubori|Isamu Natsubori manga.jpg|
* 35 years old
* Designer}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Vermouth is revealed to be eavesdropping on Agasa's house.
* Haibara reveals her mother's codename to be Hell Angel.
** Haibara obtains voice recordings of her mother.
* Vermouth calls in Calvados for help.
 
 

=== Convenience Store Case ===
{{ref anime|343-344|The Convenience Store Trap}}

==== File 426 - Goodbye Jodie ====
[[File:CH426_YoungJodie.png|thumb|left|200px|A little girl discovers her father's killer.]]
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. "Who are you?" 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. 
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. 
Later, Jodie announces her resignation to her students, who react with surprise and disappointment. [[File:CH426_JodieSecret.png|thumb|right|250px|"A secret makes a woman woman."]]
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: "a secret makes a woman woman." 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 "stubborn." 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. 
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. [[File:CH426_SuspectAya.png|thumb|left|250px|The store manager suspects Aya is the culprit.]]
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.

==== File 427 - Ran's Deduction ====
 [[File:CH427_RanThinks.png|thumb|right|200px|Ran recalls how Shinichi digests clues.]]
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. 
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.<ref name="Bathroom_Murder_Case">Bathroom Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Bathroom_Murder_Case|Volume 41-42: 423-425]])</ref> [[File:CH427_HaibaraTapes.png|thumb|left|200px|Haibara listens to her mother's recordings.]]
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. 
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. 
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. 
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 "eliminating the impossible things..." remembering Shinichi often quoted it.<ref name="Mermaid's_Curse_Case">Mermaid's Curse Case (Manga: [[Volume_28#Mermaid's_Curse_Case|Volume 28: 279-283]])</ref> Sonoko is clueless, but Jodie confidently replies that the exact quote is: "whenever you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." 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.

==== File 428 - The Unbelievable Conclusion ====
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. [[File:CH428_JodiePhotos.png|thumb|right|250px|Ran finds photos of Shinichi behind Jodie's mirror.]]
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.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH428_SuspectCaught.png|thumb|right|300px|The office worker emerges from his hiding spot.]]
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. 
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. 
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. [[File:CH428_Apology.png|thumb|left|200px|Aya receives a much deserved apology.]]
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.
</spoiler>
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]]. 
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.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Aya Nanakawa|Aya Nanakawa manga.jpg|
* Ran and Sonoko's middle school classmate}}
{{People|Store manager|426-428 Man manga.jpg|
* Sunday Mart manager}}
{{People|Hori Wada|Hori Wada manga.jpg|
* Sunday Mart employee}}
{{People|Man|426-428 Customer 1 manga.jpg|
* Game maniac}}
{{People|Man|426-428 Customer 2 manga.jpg|
* Office worker}}
{{People|Old lady|426-428 Customer 3 manga.jpg|
* Old lady}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Jodie recalls an incident in her past.
* Romantic development between Ran and Shinichi.
** Shinichi helps Ran solve her first case.
* Conan believes someone is surreptitiously entering the Kudo Residence.
* Ran discovers photographs of Shinichi, Conan, and Araide behind a mirror in Jodie's apartment.
 

=== Halloween Party Case ===
{{ref anime|345|Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night}}

==== Characters introduced ====
{{NewChar|name = [[Calvados]]|image = Calvados.jpg|description =
* Member of the [[Black Organization]]}}
{{clearleft}}

==== File 429 - The Full Moon and the Trap at the Banquet ====
[[File:CH_429 VermouthLetter.png|thumb|left|200px|The Mouris receive a cryptic letter from "Vermouth."]]
[[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 "[[Vermouth]]." [[File:CH_429 ConanStuns.png|thumb|right|225px|Conan stuns an unyielding Haibara.]]
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. <ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> 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 "Vermouth" is the English name of the alcohol, while in Japanese, it's called "Berumot." 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 "Vermouth"). 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.<ref name="Bathroom_Murder_Case">Bathroom Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Bathroom_Murder_Case|Volume 41-42: 423-425]])</ref> Hearing Conan's determination, she smiles. 
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 "OK" 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. <ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> [[File:CH_429 ShinichiSign.png|thumb|right|175px|The Invisible Man signs in as Shinichi Kudo (工藤新一).]]
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. 
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. 
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 "Shinichi Kudo."

==== File 430 - The Haunted Ship Painted with Blood ====
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. [[File:CH_430 WelcomeCaptain.png|thumb|left|300px|The ghostly captain's welcome.]]
On the ship, the captain welcomes the guests aboard the "Sea Phantom" and directs each guest to match with seven others who share the same [[Wikipedia: Tarot|tarot card]]. Kogoro sees "XV" 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. [[File:CH_430 DeadCaptain.png|thumb|right|125px|The crowd finds the captain dangling in the wind.]]
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. 
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. 
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.

==== File 431 - The Invisible Man Enters! ====
[[File:CH 431 JodieLeadsHaibara.png|thumb|left|200px|Jodie leads Haibara to her car as a confused Araide watches.]]
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. 
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. 
Meanwhile, Jodie drives Haibara through the streets of town as the latter notices Araide tailing them in his car. [[File:CH432_ShinichiReveal.png|thumb|right|200px|Shinichi Kudo reveals himself.]]
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.

==== File 432 - Shinichi Kudo Appears!? ====
[[File:CH_432 VodkaShock.png|thumb|right|175px|Vodka is staggered to see Shinichi Kudo alive.]]
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. 
Jodie continues to drive Haibara, who, turns to make a request. The girl coughs in the process. 
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.
<spoiler>
'''File 432''' 
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. [[File:CH_432 WerewolfMummy.png|thumb|right|150px|The Werewolf placed his mask on an unconscious Mummy.]]
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. 
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 "the Werewolf." This strategy also explains why the Mummy claimed to be near the Werewolf after exiting the bathroom. 
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. 
The Werewolf demands Shinichi present evidence. The detective accepts, stating there are two. [[File:CH_432 NingenMummy.png|thumb|left|250px|The Mummy was planned to be the Human amongst the Monsters.]]
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 "cock," and when combined with "tail," it spells "cocktail." 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 "Silver Bullet" 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 "Human (人間)" written on his forehead (placed there when Fukuura did his make-up). 
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. 
As Kogoro goes to look at the Werewolf's shoes, he cries out and blames Vermouth, whom he calls the devil. 
 
'''File 433''' 
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.
</spoiler>

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. <ref name="Blackout_Murder_Case">Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])</ref> 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. [[File:CH_432 VermouthReveal.png|thumb|left|200px|Vermouth revealed.]]
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.<ref name="Missing_Watch_Case">Missing Watch Case (Manga: [[Volume_33#Missing_Watch_Case|Volume 33: 335-337]])</ref> Araide is stunned. He asks her who she is. "A secret makes a woman woman," she replies. Jodie says that those were the last words her enemy said to her, the enemy who killed her father.<ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> She then identifies Araide as a disguised Chris Vineyard, as Vermouth.

==== File 433 - The Truth Behind the Mask ====
Jodie recalls the continuation of her previous flashback.<ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> 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. [[File:CH_433 JodieVermouth.png|thumb|right|175px|Jodie asks why Vermouth doesn't age.]]
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 "Cool Guy" and "Angel" 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.<ref name="Bus_Hijacking_Case">Bus Hijacking Case (Manga: [[Volume_29#Bus_Hijacking_Case|Volume 29: 287-289]])</ref> Vermouth remains silent as she listens to the events unfold aboard the Sea Phantom. 
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. [[File:CH_433 DoubleReveal.png|thumb|left|175px|The double reveal.]]
Jodie fires her gun and disarms Vermouth before ordering her to remain still. Jodie then asks a pivotal question: "Why don't you age?" The agent explains that Chris Vineyard first drew her attention when she publicly repeated her phrase "a secret makes a woman woman" 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.
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.<ref name="Missing_Watch_Case">Missing Watch Case (Manga: [[Volume_33#Missing_Watch_Case|Volume 33: 335-337]])</ref> 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.<ref name="Dark_Apartment_Murder_Case">Dark Apartment Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Dark_Apartment_Murder_Case|Volume 41: 417-419]])</ref><ref name="Four_Porsches_Murder_Case"> Four Porsches Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Four_Porsches_Murder_Case|Volume 41: 420-422]])</ref> 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. 
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. [[File:CH_433 HaibaraArrives.png|thumb|right|225px|The real Haibara enters the picture.]]
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. 
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. 
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.
[[File:CH_434 RanTackle.png|thumb|left|250px|Ran bursts out of Jodie's trunk and immediately protects Haibara.]]

==== File 434 - Rotten Apple ====
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. 
Still aboard the ship, Kogoro and Sonoko protest Heiji's second act of blatant identity theft. <ref name="School_Play_Murder_Case">School Play Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#School_Play_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 255-257]])</ref> 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 "intruder" in the Kudo Residence and had been anxiously monitoring Conan for some time. 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. [[File:CH_434 AkaiEntrance.png|thumb|right|200px|Shuichi Akai foils Vermouth's plan.]]
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. 
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. 
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 "if you're going to resent someone, it should be your parents who continued developing this foolish experiment." 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.<ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> 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. "Move it, Angel!" she screams while remembering the time Ran saved her from falling to her death in New York.<ref name="Golden_Apple_Case">Golden Apple Case (Manga: [[Volume_35#Golden_Apple_Case|Volume 35: 350-354]])</ref> 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 "Chris Vineyard" 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 "victims" and Calvados as the "kidnapper"). He then begins to walk away, adding that he is not yet ready to meet Haibara face-to-face. [[File:CH_434 SleepyVermouth.png|thumb|left|200px|Vermouth's critical gamble.]]
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 "OK." 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. [[File:CH_434 LyingVermouth.png|thumb|right|300px|Vermouth lies to Gin, protecting her Angel and Silver Bullet.]]
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.<ref name="Golden_Apple_Case">Golden Apple Case (Manga: [[Volume_35#Golden_Apple_Case|Volume 35: 350-354]])</ref> Vermouth says that the Boss considers Akai as a potential "[[Silver Bullet]]," 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, "Do you know the boy named Shinichi Kudo?" Vermouth pictures the time Shinichi and Ran saved her in New York and confidently lies, "no, I do not." 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]].

==== People ====
{{People|Haunted Ghost Captain|Senzou Fukuura manga.jpg|fsize=0.86em|
* Victim (arrow shot)
* Movie producer of "The Ghost Captain" series
* Real name, Senzou Fukuura}}
{{People|Medusa|Medusa manga.jpg|
* Party participant in the Devil's card group}}
{{People|Invisible Man|Invisible-Man manga.jpg|
* Party participant in the Devil's card group
* Signed in as Shinichi Kudo}}
{{People|Werewolf|Werewolf manga.jpg|
* Party participant in the Devil's card group}}
{{People|Mummy|Mummy manga.jpg|
* Party participant in the Devil's card group}}
{{People|Frankenstein's Monster|Franknstein manga.jpg|
* Party participant in the Devil's card group}}
{{People|Zombie|Zombie manga.jpg|
* Party participant}}
{{clearleft}}

==== Major Events ====
* Vermouth invites both Kogoro and Shinichi to a Halloween party aboard a haunted ship.
** Conan learns that Vermouth is aware of both his and Haibara's true identities.
** He deduces that the party invitation is an attempt to lure Conan away from Haibara.
*** Conan sends Heiji to impersonate Shinichi and take his place at the party.
*** Yukiko is revealed to be the intruder in the Kudo Residence. She helps by designing her faction's disguises.
** Vodka is sent undercover to monitor Vermouth and her involvement with the event.

* Conan disguises himself as Haibara and waits for Vermouth to come for him.
** Jodie gets to Conan first and drives off, leading a pursuing Araide into a trap.

* Araide is revealed to be a disguised Vermouth.
*** The FBI was suspicious of Vermouth's motives surrounding Araide so they faked his death, allowing Vermouth to freely masquerade as him.
** Jodie reveals that Vermouth killed her father, an FBI agent investigating the Black Organization, twenty years ago.
*** Jodie had survived, entered the Witness Protection Program, and also became an FBI agent.
** Jodie reveals that Sharon and Chris Vineyard are the same person, and asks why Vermouth does not age.

* Vermouth turns the tables with the help of Calvados and begins to pull the curtain back on her aims.
** She knew the FBI was investigating her and so she purposefully let Jodie infiltrate her lair.
** By feeding the Bureau information about her target, Shiho Miyano, she knew the FBI would open their own investigation into Shiho.
*** She then exploited their findings in order to locate Haibara.
** She also stole Kogoro Mouri's case files from the police headquarters to lure FBI agents to his detective agency.
*** She used this trap to extract information from specific agents and learned details about the Bureau's operations against her.
*** Based on her findings, she knew about Jodie's plans for a coordinated arrest and thus sabotaged her operation in advance.

* Conan removes his disguise but is incapacitated by Vermouth after being distracted by Haibara's sudden appearance.
* Ran appears from Jodie's trunk (suspicious after finding photographs of Shinichi behind her teacher's mirror) and protects Haibara.
* Akai appears and dispatches both Vermouth and Calvados.
** Calvados commits suicide. Vermouth escapes while holding Conan hostage.

* The Black Organization Boss reprimands Vermouth.
** Vermouth is revealed to be the Boss' favorite.
** Conan uses a device to record audio of Vermouth's phone as she contacts the Boss.
** Conan attempts to blackmail Vermouth but is stopped when Vermouth releases an incapacitating gas which knocks them both out.
*** Vermouth agrees to stop hunting Haibara.
* Vermouth wakes up first and destroys Conan's evidence.
** Gin reveals that one year ago, Vermouth murdered the New York serial killer and took his place in an attempt to eliminate Akai.
** Vermouth feigns ignorance about Shinichi to Gin, protecting the two people (Shinichi and Ran) who saved her life in New York.
 
 

=== Butt Mark Slasher Case ===
{{ref anime|346-347|Find the Buttock's Mark}}

==== File 435 - Traces in the Rain ====
[[File:CH435_SonokoSurprise.png|thumb|left|150px|Sonoko learns Jodie is an FBI agent.]]
[[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] disturbs a hospital wing with her blaring surprise about [[Jodie Starling|Jodie]]'s [[FBI]] affiliations. The supposed English Teacher claims she was placed on a temporary leave of absence to Japan after failing to detain a notorious criminal in the United States. Her position as a school instructor was thus a side-activity she took to fulfill her life-long dream. Ultimately, her superiors are calling her home, which is why she drove to Professor [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house to say her goodbyes to [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]. Coincidentally, she had stumbled across an active kidnapping featuring an [[Calvados|armed man]] throwing Conan and [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] into his car. Following the abductor's car to the port, Jodie found herself in a shootout using a gun she stole from the kidnapper, only having been saved because [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] appeared from her trunk, protected Haibara, and called the police.<ref name="Halloween_Party_Case">Halloween Party Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Halloween_Party_Case|Volume 42: 429-434]])</ref> Sonoko is caught off guard by Ran's involvement in the incident. The girl explains that after finding photographs of her, Conan, and [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] behind Jodie's mirror, she returned to Jodie's apartment to confront her Teacher about the breach of privacy.<ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> Though with the apartment seemingly empty, Ran impetuously climbed into the trunk of Jodie's car, and was subsequently swept into the whirlwind of violence that was last night. Jodie waves off the unsettling hidden photos as the result of a cultural misunderstanding, stating they were originally used to decorate her living room with photos of her friends, but were stored away after she was informed such practices are uncommon in Japan. Her claim is further corroborated by Ran's memory of the various [[Wikipedia: Broadway Theatre|Broadway]] actresses pasting photographs of their loved ones on their dressing room mirrors.<ref name="Golden_Apple_Case">Golden Apple Case (Manga: [[Volume_35#Golden_Apple_Case|Volume 35: 350-354]])</ref> Nevertheless, Ran sincerely expresses her relief in Jodie's good character. 
The two girls exit Jodie's room as [[James Black]] enters. He confirms that the spin narrative Jodie and [[Shuichi Akai|Akai]] had conceived about their confrontation with the [[Black Organization]] has been accepted by the Japanese police. Hence, the only remaining issue is that of [[Sherry]]'s cooperation. [[File:CH435_HaibaraDilemma.png|thumb|right|260px|Haibara is torn between her safety and her friends.]]
The reunited [[Detective Boys]] walk the dreary streets while discussing the attempted kidnapping at Agasa's house. Haibara notices Conan's heightened vigilance and questions the safety of their conspicuous stroll. Conan reassures her, stating that he has removed all of [[Vermouth]]'s listening devices from Agasa's house.<ref name="Bathroom_Murder_Case">Bathroom Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Bathroom_Murder_Case|Volume 41-42: 423-425]])</ref> Additionally, he had meandered the streets last night disguised as Haibara to probe for any potential risks, finding none. Conan then asks about the contents of Haibara's phone call with Jodie earlier that day, wondering if it was about aligning their stories about the kidnapping. Haibara confirms, deciding the conceal the truth. Internally, she reflects on their devastating conversation. Jodie had recommended she join the FBI's [[Wikipedia: United States Federal Witness Protection Program|Witness Protection Program]], allowing for her to reliably evade Vermouth's reach. Regrettably, the Program mandates the termination of all pre-existing contact with friends and family. The girl solemnly looks upon her oblivious companions, forced to juggle the immense dilemma alone. [[File:CH435_AyumiCollision.png|thumb|left|265px|The slasher collides with Ayumi.]]
[[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] says her goodbyes and diverges from the group. While merrily traveling in the rain alone, she is suddenly bulldozed by a poncho-wearing [[The Criminal|silhouette]]. A distressed woman shrieks from around the corner clutching her lacerated arm. She labels the silhouette a slasher as he lunges for Ayumi, causing her to yelp. Hearing her scream, her friends quickly rush to her aid as the culprit makes his escape. Ayumi is found intently examining her hand. [[File:CH435_GentaButt.png|thumb|right|160px|The slasher's mark inexplicably appears on Genta's pants.]]
The Detective Boys recount their experiences to [[Miwako Sato|Sato]] and [[Kazunobu Chiba|Chiba]] at the police headquarters. Although with only a voice sample to springboard their investigation, the police officers head for the crime scene. 
Ayumi recalls that shortly after the culprit reached out for her, she heard a clanging sound. Though she fails to determine what caused it, she shares that it is likely related to the "reverse 5" shape that was briefly impressed onto her palm. After drawing the symbol in Sato's notepad, Ayumi spots the culprit standing in the back of the gathered crowd. Conan and [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] gives chase while [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] momentarily stumbles on the wet pavement. Eventually, the Detective Boys manage to apprehend an individual matching Ayumi's description, but find that it is only Sergeant [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]]. While the children debate the slasher's motivation for returning to the crime scene, Conan spots the same symbol Ayumi had described stained on Genta's pants. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko pressure the boy into remembering where he obtained the symbol. Unfortunately, Genta's bewildered facial expression shows little promise.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Hiroshi Enomoto|Hiroshi Enomoto manga.jpg|
* 21 years old
* Part-time sushi shop owner}}
{{People|Naokazu Fukuchi|Naokazu Fukuchi manga.jpg|
* 36 years old
* Car mechanic}}
{{People|Toshiaki Degawa|Toshiaki Degawa manga.jpg|
* 43 years old
* Lock shop owner}}
{{EndBox}}

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumePremium21bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (Premium, combined volumes 41-42)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2 45sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 41-50]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}
{{Black Organization}}

[[Category:Volumes]]
[[de:Band 42]]

File:CH435 GentaButt.png

2026-06-28T16:54:23Z

ZA1: File uploaded with MsUpload

File uploaded with MsUpload

File:CH435 HaibaraDilemma.png

2026-06-28T16:54:20Z

ZA1: File uploaded with MsUpload

File uploaded with MsUpload

File:CH435 SonokoSurprise.png

2026-06-28T16:54:18Z

ZA1: File uploaded with MsUpload

File uploaded with MsUpload

File:CH435 AyumiCollision.png

2026-06-28T16:54:17Z

ZA1: File uploaded with MsUpload

File uploaded with MsUpload

Volume 42

2026-06-28T16:49:18Z

ZA1: /* Butt Mark Slasher Case */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 42
| chapters = 425-435
| image = Volume 42.jpg
| releasedate = July 18, 2003
| isbn = 4-09-126169-8
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = April 10, 2012
| english-isbn = 1-4215-3608-0
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Wikipedia: Joseph Rouletabille|Joseph Rouletabille]]
| keyhole = [[Jodie Starling]]
| prev-volume = Volume 41
| next-volume = Volume 43
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 42 was released on July 18, 2003 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Yukiko Kudo}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Tomoaki Araide}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Miwako Sato}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Shuichi Akai}}
{{Char|Jodie Starling}}
{{Char|James Black}}
{{Char|Gin}}
{{Char|Vodka}}
{{Char|Vermouth}}
{{Char|Professor|EP304 Man|display=Professor}}
{{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano (flashback)}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama|display=Kazuha Toyama (background)}}
{{Char|Elena Miyano|display=Elena Miyano (background)}}
{{Char|Shiho Miyano|display=Shiho Miyano (photo)}}
{{Char|Makoto Kyogoku|display=Makoto Kyogoku (cellphone puppet)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
{{Gadget|Wristwatch Flashlight}}
{{Gadget|Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes}}
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Face Mask}}
{{Gadget|Anywhere Ball Dispensing Belt}}
{{Gadget|Microphone}}
{{Gadget|Button Speaker}}
{{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Bathroom Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|340-341|Hidden Bathroom Secret}}

==== File 425 - The Hidden Truth ====
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]].

<spoiler>
[[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.]]
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.
# Dejima touches the poison laced roll while replacing it with a new one.
# The portions of toilet paper which came in contact with Dejima's poisoned fingers would be flushed once he uses them.
# He touches his belt and pants after using the bathroom.
# He washes his hands removing poison from his fingers.
# He retouches the poison-laced toilet paper roll with his left hand and opens the bathroom door with his right hand.
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. [[File:Screenshot 2025-06-14 at 3.43.09.png|thumb|right|150px|Akemi helped quell Imai's resentment towards Dejima.]]
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. 
'''The Motive:''' 
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.<ref name="One_Billion_Yen_Robbery_Case">One Billion Yen Robbery Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#One_Billion_Yen_Robbery_Case|Volume 2: 013-016]])</ref> With nothing to quell is murderous heart, Imai proceeded with his plan.

</spoiler>
 [[File:Screenshot 2025-06-14 at 3.42.48.png|thumb|right|200px|Vermouth calls in Calvados.]]
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 with toilet water, he deduced that Akemi had attached something to toilet's ballcock valve which had hampered the toilet's functions and raised the water bill. The object attached to the valve at the time were likely the employees' tools. After hearing Imai was "tired," 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 "angel." 
At an airport, [[Vermouth]] is seen on the phone enlisting the help of a sniper, referring to them as [[Calvados]].

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Sohei Dejima|Souhei Dejima manga.jpg|
* Victim (poison)
* 54 years old
* President of design office}}
{{People|Ukihiko Zaitsu|Ukihiko Zaitsu manga.jpg|
* 41 years old
* Designer}}
{{People|Tetsuo Imai|Tetsuo Imai manga.jpg|
* 52 years old
* Designer}}
{{People|Isamu Natsubori|Isamu Natsubori manga.jpg|
* 35 years old
* Designer}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Vermouth is revealed to be eavesdropping on Agasa's house.
* Haibara reveals her mother's codename to be Hell Angel.
** Haibara obtains voice recordings of her mother.
* Vermouth calls in Calvados for help.
 
 

=== Convenience Store Case ===
{{ref anime|343-344|The Convenience Store Trap}}

==== File 426 - Goodbye Jodie ====
[[File:CH426_YoungJodie.png|thumb|left|200px|A little girl discovers her father's killer.]]
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. "Who are you?" 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. 
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. 
Later, Jodie announces her resignation to her students, who react with surprise and disappointment. [[File:CH426_JodieSecret.png|thumb|right|250px|"A secret makes a woman woman."]]
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: "a secret makes a woman woman." 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 "stubborn." 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. 
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. [[File:CH426_SuspectAya.png|thumb|left|250px|The store manager suspects Aya is the culprit.]]
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.

==== File 427 - Ran's Deduction ====
 [[File:CH427_RanThinks.png|thumb|right|200px|Ran recalls how Shinichi digests clues.]]
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. 
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.<ref name="Bathroom_Murder_Case">Bathroom Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Bathroom_Murder_Case|Volume 41-42: 423-425]])</ref> [[File:CH427_HaibaraTapes.png|thumb|left|200px|Haibara listens to her mother's recordings.]]
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. 
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. 
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. 
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 "eliminating the impossible things..." remembering Shinichi often quoted it.<ref name="Mermaid's_Curse_Case">Mermaid's Curse Case (Manga: [[Volume_28#Mermaid's_Curse_Case|Volume 28: 279-283]])</ref> Sonoko is clueless, but Jodie confidently replies that the exact quote is: "whenever you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." 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.

==== File 428 - The Unbelievable Conclusion ====
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. [[File:CH428_JodiePhotos.png|thumb|right|250px|Ran finds photos of Shinichi behind Jodie's mirror.]]
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.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH428_SuspectCaught.png|thumb|right|300px|The office worker emerges from his hiding spot.]]
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. 
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. 
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. [[File:CH428_Apology.png|thumb|left|200px|Aya receives a much deserved apology.]]
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.
</spoiler>
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]]. 
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.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Aya Nanakawa|Aya Nanakawa manga.jpg|
* Ran and Sonoko's middle school classmate}}
{{People|Store manager|426-428 Man manga.jpg|
* Sunday Mart manager}}
{{People|Hori Wada|Hori Wada manga.jpg|
* Sunday Mart employee}}
{{People|Man|426-428 Customer 1 manga.jpg|
* Game maniac}}
{{People|Man|426-428 Customer 2 manga.jpg|
* Office worker}}
{{People|Old lady|426-428 Customer 3 manga.jpg|
* Old lady}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Jodie recalls an incident in her past.
* Romantic development between Ran and Shinichi.
** Shinichi helps Ran solve her first case.
* Conan believes someone is surreptitiously entering the Kudo Residence.
* Ran discovers photographs of Shinichi, Conan, and Araide behind a mirror in Jodie's apartment.
 

=== Halloween Party Case ===
{{ref anime|345|Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night}}

==== Characters introduced ====
{{NewChar|name = [[Calvados]]|image = Calvados.jpg|description =
* Member of the [[Black Organization]]}}
{{clearleft}}

==== File 429 - The Full Moon and the Trap at the Banquet ====
[[File:CH_429 VermouthLetter.png|thumb|left|200px|The Mouris receive a cryptic letter from "Vermouth."]]
[[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 "[[Vermouth]]." [[File:CH_429 ConanStuns.png|thumb|right|225px|Conan stuns an unyielding Haibara.]]
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. <ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> 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 "Vermouth" is the English name of the alcohol, while in Japanese, it's called "Berumot." 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 "Vermouth"). 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.<ref name="Bathroom_Murder_Case">Bathroom Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Bathroom_Murder_Case|Volume 41-42: 423-425]])</ref> Hearing Conan's determination, she smiles. 
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 "OK" 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. <ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> [[File:CH_429 ShinichiSign.png|thumb|right|175px|The Invisible Man signs in as Shinichi Kudo (工藤新一).]]
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. 
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. 
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 "Shinichi Kudo."

==== File 430 - The Haunted Ship Painted with Blood ====
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. [[File:CH_430 WelcomeCaptain.png|thumb|left|300px|The ghostly captain's welcome.]]
On the ship, the captain welcomes the guests aboard the "Sea Phantom" and directs each guest to match with seven others who share the same [[Wikipedia: Tarot|tarot card]]. Kogoro sees "XV" 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. [[File:CH_430 DeadCaptain.png|thumb|right|125px|The crowd finds the captain dangling in the wind.]]
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. 
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. 
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.

==== File 431 - The Invisible Man Enters! ====
[[File:CH 431 JodieLeadsHaibara.png|thumb|left|200px|Jodie leads Haibara to her car as a confused Araide watches.]]
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. 
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. 
Meanwhile, Jodie drives Haibara through the streets of town as the latter notices Araide tailing them in his car. [[File:CH432_ShinichiReveal.png|thumb|right|200px|Shinichi Kudo reveals himself.]]
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.

==== File 432 - Shinichi Kudo Appears!? ====
[[File:CH_432 VodkaShock.png|thumb|right|175px|Vodka is staggered to see Shinichi Kudo alive.]]
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. 
Jodie continues to drive Haibara, who, turns to make a request. The girl coughs in the process. 
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.
<spoiler>
'''File 432''' 
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. [[File:CH_432 WerewolfMummy.png|thumb|right|150px|The Werewolf placed his mask on an unconscious Mummy.]]
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. 
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 "the Werewolf." This strategy also explains why the Mummy claimed to be near the Werewolf after exiting the bathroom. 
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. 
The Werewolf demands Shinichi present evidence. The detective accepts, stating there are two. [[File:CH_432 NingenMummy.png|thumb|left|250px|The Mummy was planned to be the Human amongst the Monsters.]]
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 "cock," and when combined with "tail," it spells "cocktail." 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 "Silver Bullet" 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 "Human (人間)" written on his forehead (placed there when Fukuura did his make-up). 
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. 
As Kogoro goes to look at the Werewolf's shoes, he cries out and blames Vermouth, whom he calls the devil. 
 
'''File 433''' 
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.
</spoiler>

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. <ref name="Blackout_Murder_Case">Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])</ref> 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. [[File:CH_432 VermouthReveal.png|thumb|left|200px|Vermouth revealed.]]
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.<ref name="Missing_Watch_Case">Missing Watch Case (Manga: [[Volume_33#Missing_Watch_Case|Volume 33: 335-337]])</ref> Araide is stunned. He asks her who she is. "A secret makes a woman woman," she replies. Jodie says that those were the last words her enemy said to her, the enemy who killed her father.<ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> She then identifies Araide as a disguised Chris Vineyard, as Vermouth.

==== File 433 - The Truth Behind the Mask ====
Jodie recalls the continuation of her previous flashback.<ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> 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. [[File:CH_433 JodieVermouth.png|thumb|right|175px|Jodie asks why Vermouth doesn't age.]]
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 "Cool Guy" and "Angel" 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.<ref name="Bus_Hijacking_Case">Bus Hijacking Case (Manga: [[Volume_29#Bus_Hijacking_Case|Volume 29: 287-289]])</ref> Vermouth remains silent as she listens to the events unfold aboard the Sea Phantom. 
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. [[File:CH_433 DoubleReveal.png|thumb|left|175px|The double reveal.]]
Jodie fires her gun and disarms Vermouth before ordering her to remain still. Jodie then asks a pivotal question: "Why don't you age?" The agent explains that Chris Vineyard first drew her attention when she publicly repeated her phrase "a secret makes a woman woman" 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.
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.<ref name="Missing_Watch_Case">Missing Watch Case (Manga: [[Volume_33#Missing_Watch_Case|Volume 33: 335-337]])</ref> 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.<ref name="Dark_Apartment_Murder_Case">Dark Apartment Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Dark_Apartment_Murder_Case|Volume 41: 417-419]])</ref><ref name="Four_Porsches_Murder_Case"> Four Porsches Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Four_Porsches_Murder_Case|Volume 41: 420-422]])</ref> 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. 
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. [[File:CH_433 HaibaraArrives.png|thumb|right|225px|The real Haibara enters the picture.]]
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. 
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. 
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.
[[File:CH_434 RanTackle.png|thumb|left|250px|Ran bursts out of Jodie's trunk and immediately protects Haibara.]]

==== File 434 - Rotten Apple ====
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. 
Still aboard the ship, Kogoro and Sonoko protest Heiji's second act of blatant identity theft. <ref name="School_Play_Murder_Case">School Play Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#School_Play_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 255-257]])</ref> 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 "intruder" in the Kudo Residence and had been anxiously monitoring Conan for some time. 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. [[File:CH_434 AkaiEntrance.png|thumb|right|200px|Shuichi Akai foils Vermouth's plan.]]
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. 
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. 
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 "if you're going to resent someone, it should be your parents who continued developing this foolish experiment." 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.<ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> 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. "Move it, Angel!" she screams while remembering the time Ran saved her from falling to her death in New York.<ref name="Golden_Apple_Case">Golden Apple Case (Manga: [[Volume_35#Golden_Apple_Case|Volume 35: 350-354]])</ref> 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 "Chris Vineyard" 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 "victims" and Calvados as the "kidnapper"). He then begins to walk away, adding that he is not yet ready to meet Haibara face-to-face. [[File:CH_434 SleepyVermouth.png|thumb|left|200px|Vermouth's critical gamble.]]
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 "OK." 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. [[File:CH_434 LyingVermouth.png|thumb|right|300px|Vermouth lies to Gin, protecting her Angel and Silver Bullet.]]
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.<ref name="Golden_Apple_Case">Golden Apple Case (Manga: [[Volume_35#Golden_Apple_Case|Volume 35: 350-354]])</ref> Vermouth says that the Boss considers Akai as a potential "[[Silver Bullet]]," 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, "Do you know the boy named Shinichi Kudo?" Vermouth pictures the time Shinichi and Ran saved her in New York and confidently lies, "no, I do not." 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]].

==== People ====
{{People|Haunted Ghost Captain|Senzou Fukuura manga.jpg|fsize=0.86em|
* Victim (arrow shot)
* Movie producer of "The Ghost Captain" series
* Real name, Senzou Fukuura}}
{{People|Medusa|Medusa manga.jpg|
* Party participant in the Devil's card group}}
{{People|Invisible Man|Invisible-Man manga.jpg|
* Party participant in the Devil's card group
* Signed in as Shinichi Kudo}}
{{People|Werewolf|Werewolf manga.jpg|
* Party participant in the Devil's card group}}
{{People|Mummy|Mummy manga.jpg|
* Party participant in the Devil's card group}}
{{People|Frankenstein's Monster|Franknstein manga.jpg|
* Party participant in the Devil's card group}}
{{People|Zombie|Zombie manga.jpg|
* Party participant}}
{{clearleft}}

==== Major Events ====
* Vermouth invites both Kogoro and Shinichi to a Halloween party aboard a haunted ship.
** Conan learns that Vermouth is aware of both his and Haibara's true identities.
** He deduces that the party invitation is an attempt to lure Conan away from Haibara.
*** Conan sends Heiji to impersonate Shinichi and take his place at the party.
*** Yukiko is revealed to be the intruder in the Kudo Residence. She helps by designing her faction's disguises.
** Vodka is sent undercover to monitor Vermouth and her involvement with the event.

* Conan disguises himself as Haibara and waits for Vermouth to come for him.
** Jodie gets to Conan first and drives off, leading a pursuing Araide into a trap.

* Araide is revealed to be a disguised Vermouth.
*** The FBI was suspicious of Vermouth's motives surrounding Araide so they faked his death, allowing Vermouth to freely masquerade as him.
** Jodie reveals that Vermouth killed her father, an FBI agent investigating the Black Organization, twenty years ago.
*** Jodie had survived, entered the Witness Protection Program, and also became an FBI agent.
** Jodie reveals that Sharon and Chris Vineyard are the same person, and asks why Vermouth does not age.

* Vermouth turns the tables with the help of Calvados and begins to pull the curtain back on her aims.
** She knew the FBI was investigating her and so she purposefully let Jodie infiltrate her lair.
** By feeding the Bureau information about her target, Shiho Miyano, she knew the FBI would open their own investigation into Shiho.
*** She then exploited their findings in order to locate Haibara.
** She also stole Kogoro Mouri's case files from the police headquarters to lure FBI agents to his detective agency.
*** She used this trap to extract information from specific agents and learned details about the Bureau's operations against her.
*** Based on her findings, she knew about Jodie's plans for a coordinated arrest and thus sabotaged her operation in advance.

* Conan removes his disguise but is incapacitated by Vermouth after being distracted by Haibara's sudden appearance.
* Ran appears from Jodie's trunk (suspicious after finding photographs of Shinichi behind her teacher's mirror) and protects Haibara.
* Akai appears and dispatches both Vermouth and Calvados.
** Calvados commits suicide. Vermouth escapes while holding Conan hostage.

* The Black Organization Boss reprimands Vermouth.
** Vermouth is revealed to be the Boss' favorite.
** Conan uses a device to record audio of Vermouth's phone as she contacts the Boss.
** Conan attempts to blackmail Vermouth but is stopped when Vermouth releases an incapacitating gas which knocks them both out.
*** Vermouth agrees to stop hunting Haibara.
* Vermouth wakes up first and destroys Conan's evidence.
** Gin reveals that one year ago, Vermouth murdered the New York serial killer and took his place in an attempt to eliminate Akai.
** Vermouth feigns ignorance about Shinichi to Gin, protecting the two people (Shinichi and Ran) who saved her life in New York.
 
 

=== Butt Mark Slasher Case ===
{{ref anime|346-347|Find the Buttock's Mark}}

==== File 435 - Traces in the Rain ====
[[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] disturbs a hospital wing with her blaring surprise about [[Jodie Starling|Jodie]]'s [[FBI]] affiliations. The supposed English Teacher claims she was placed on a temporary leave of absence to Japan after failing to detain a notorious criminal in the United States. Her position as a school instructor was thus a side-activity she took to fulfill her life-long dream. Ultimately, her superiors are calling her home, which is why she drove to Professor [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house to say her goodbyes to [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]. Coincidentally, she had stumbled across an active kidnapping featuring an [[Calvados|armed man]] throwing Conan and [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] into his car. Following the abductor's car to the port, Jodie found herself in a shootout using a gun she stole from the kidnapper, only having been saved because [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] appeared from her trunk, protected Haibara, and called the police.<ref name="Halloween_Party_Case">Halloween Party Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Halloween_Party_Case|Volume 42: 429-434]])</ref> Sonoko is caught off guard by Ran's involvement in the incident. The girl explains that after finding photographs of her, Conan, and [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] behind Jodie's mirror, she returned to Jodie's apartment to confront her Teacher about the breach of privacy.<ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> Though with the apartment seemingly empty, Ran impetuously climbed into the trunk of Jodie's car, and was subsequently swept into the whirlwind of violence that was last night. Jodie waves off the unsettling hidden photos as the result of a cultural misunderstanding, stating they were originally used to decorate her living room with photos of her friends, but were stored away after she was informed such practices are uncommon in Japan. Her claim is further corroborated by Ran's memory of the various [[Wikipedia: Broadway Theatre|Broadway]] actresses pasting photographs of their loved ones on their dressing room mirrors.<ref name="Golden_Apple_Case">Golden Apple Case (Manga: [[Volume_35#Golden_Apple_Case|Volume 35: 350-354]])</ref> Nevertheless, Ran sincerely expresses her relief in Jodie's good character. 
The two girls exit Jodie's room as [[James Black]] enters. He confirms that the spin narrative Jodie and [[Shuichi Akai|Akai]] had conceived about their confrontation with the [[Black Organization]] has been accepted by the Japanese police. Hence, the only remaining issue is that of [[Sherry]]'s cooperation. 
The reunited [[Detective Boys]] walk the dreary streets while discussing the attempted kidnapping at Agasa's house. Haibara notices Conan's heightened vigilance and questions the safety of their conspicuous stroll. Conan reassures her, stating that he has removed all of [[Vermouth]]'s listening devices from Agasa's house.<ref name="Bathroom_Murder_Case">Bathroom Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Bathroom_Murder_Case|Volume 41-42: 423-425]])</ref> Additionally, he had meandered the streets last night disguised as Haibara to probe for any potential risks, finding none. Conan then asks about the contents of Haibara's phone call with Jodie earlier that day, wondering if it was about aligning their stories about the kidnapping. Haibara confirms, deciding the conceal the truth. Internally, she reflects on their devastating conversation. Jodie had recommended she join the FBI's [[Wikipedia: United States Federal Witness Protection Program|Witness Protection Program]], allowing for her to reliably evade Vermouth's reach. Regrettably, the Program mandates the termination of all pre-existing contact with friends and family. The girl solemnly looks upon her oblivious companions, forced to juggle the immense dilemma alone. 
[[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] says her goodbyes and diverges from the group. While merrily traveling in the rain alone, she is suddenly bulldozed by a poncho-wearing [[The Criminal|silhouette]]. A distressed woman shrieks from around the corner clutching her lacerated arm. She labels the silhouette a slasher as he lunges for Ayumi, causing her to yelp. Hearing her scream, her friends quickly rush to her aid as the culprit makes his escape. Ayumi is found intently examining her hand. 
The Detective Boys recount their experiences to [[Miwako Sato|Sato]] and [[Kazunobu Chiba|Chiba]] at the police headquarters. Although with only a voice sample to springboard their investigation, the police officers head for the crime scene. 
Ayumi recalls that shortly after the culprit reached out for her, she heard a clanging sound. Though she fails to determine what caused it, she shares that it is likely related to the "reverse 5" shape that was briefly impressed onto her palm. After drawing the symbol in Sato's notepad, Ayumi spots the culprit standing in the back of the gathered crowd. Conan and [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] gives chase while [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] momentarily stumbles on the wet pavement. Eventually, the Detective Boys manage to apprehend an individual matching Ayumi's description, but find that it is only Sergeant [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]]. While the children debate the slasher's motivation for returning to the crime scene, Conan spots the same symbol Ayumi had described stained on Genta's pants. Ayumi and Mitsuhiko pressure the boy into remembering where he obtained the symbol. Unfortunately, Genta's bewildered facial expression shows little promise.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Hiroshi Enomoto|Hiroshi Enomoto manga.jpg|
* 21 years old
* Part-time sushi shop owner}}
{{People|Naokazu Fukuchi|Naokazu Fukuchi manga.jpg|
* 36 years old
* Car mechanic}}
{{People|Toshiaki Degawa|Toshiaki Degawa manga.jpg|
* 43 years old
* Lock shop owner}}
{{EndBox}}

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumePremium21bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (Premium, combined volumes 41-42)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2 45sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 41-50]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}
{{Black Organization}}

[[Category:Volumes]]
[[de:Band 42]]

Volume 42

2026-06-28T16:32:59Z

ZA1:

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 42
| chapters = 425-435
| image = Volume 42.jpg
| releasedate = July 18, 2003
| isbn = 4-09-126169-8
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = April 10, 2012
| english-isbn = 1-4215-3608-0
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Wikipedia: Joseph Rouletabille|Joseph Rouletabille]]
| keyhole = [[Jodie Starling]]
| prev-volume = Volume 41
| next-volume = Volume 43
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 42 was released on July 18, 2003 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Yukiko Kudo}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Tomoaki Araide}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Miwako Sato}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Shuichi Akai}}
{{Char|Jodie Starling}}
{{Char|James Black}}
{{Char|Gin}}
{{Char|Vodka}}
{{Char|Vermouth}}
{{Char|Professor|EP304 Man|display=Professor}}
{{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano (flashback)}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama|display=Kazuha Toyama (background)}}
{{Char|Elena Miyano|display=Elena Miyano (background)}}
{{Char|Shiho Miyano|display=Shiho Miyano (photo)}}
{{Char|Makoto Kyogoku|display=Makoto Kyogoku (cellphone puppet)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
{{Gadget|Wristwatch Flashlight}}
{{Gadget|Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes}}
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Face Mask}}
{{Gadget|Anywhere Ball Dispensing Belt}}
{{Gadget|Microphone}}
{{Gadget|Button Speaker}}
{{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Bathroom Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|340-341|Hidden Bathroom Secret}}

==== File 425 - The Hidden Truth ====
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]].

<spoiler>
[[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.]]
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.
# Dejima touches the poison laced roll while replacing it with a new one.
# The portions of toilet paper which came in contact with Dejima's poisoned fingers would be flushed once he uses them.
# He touches his belt and pants after using the bathroom.
# He washes his hands removing poison from his fingers.
# He retouches the poison-laced toilet paper roll with his left hand and opens the bathroom door with his right hand.
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. [[File:Screenshot 2025-06-14 at 3.43.09.png|thumb|right|150px|Akemi helped quell Imai's resentment towards Dejima.]]
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. 
'''The Motive:''' 
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.<ref name="One_Billion_Yen_Robbery_Case">One Billion Yen Robbery Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#One_Billion_Yen_Robbery_Case|Volume 2: 013-016]])</ref> With nothing to quell is murderous heart, Imai proceeded with his plan.

</spoiler>
 [[File:Screenshot 2025-06-14 at 3.42.48.png|thumb|right|200px|Vermouth calls in Calvados.]]
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 with toilet water, he deduced that Akemi had attached something to toilet's ballcock valve which had hampered the toilet's functions and raised the water bill. The object attached to the valve at the time were likely the employees' tools. After hearing Imai was "tired," 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 "angel." 
At an airport, [[Vermouth]] is seen on the phone enlisting the help of a sniper, referring to them as [[Calvados]].

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Sohei Dejima|Souhei Dejima manga.jpg|
* Victim (poison)
* 54 years old
* President of design office}}
{{People|Ukihiko Zaitsu|Ukihiko Zaitsu manga.jpg|
* 41 years old
* Designer}}
{{People|Tetsuo Imai|Tetsuo Imai manga.jpg|
* 52 years old
* Designer}}
{{People|Isamu Natsubori|Isamu Natsubori manga.jpg|
* 35 years old
* Designer}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Vermouth is revealed to be eavesdropping on Agasa's house.
* Haibara reveals her mother's codename to be Hell Angel.
** Haibara obtains voice recordings of her mother.
* Vermouth calls in Calvados for help.
 
 

=== Convenience Store Case ===
{{ref anime|343-344|The Convenience Store Trap}}

==== File 426 - Goodbye Jodie ====
[[File:CH426_YoungJodie.png|thumb|left|200px|A little girl discovers her father's killer.]]
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. "Who are you?" 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. 
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. 
Later, Jodie announces her resignation to her students, who react with surprise and disappointment. [[File:CH426_JodieSecret.png|thumb|right|250px|"A secret makes a woman woman."]]
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: "a secret makes a woman woman." 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 "stubborn." 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. 
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. [[File:CH426_SuspectAya.png|thumb|left|250px|The store manager suspects Aya is the culprit.]]
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.

==== File 427 - Ran's Deduction ====
 [[File:CH427_RanThinks.png|thumb|right|200px|Ran recalls how Shinichi digests clues.]]
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. 
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.<ref name="Bathroom_Murder_Case">Bathroom Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Bathroom_Murder_Case|Volume 41-42: 423-425]])</ref> [[File:CH427_HaibaraTapes.png|thumb|left|200px|Haibara listens to her mother's recordings.]]
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. 
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. 
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. 
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 "eliminating the impossible things..." remembering Shinichi often quoted it.<ref name="Mermaid's_Curse_Case">Mermaid's Curse Case (Manga: [[Volume_28#Mermaid's_Curse_Case|Volume 28: 279-283]])</ref> Sonoko is clueless, but Jodie confidently replies that the exact quote is: "whenever you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." 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.

==== File 428 - The Unbelievable Conclusion ====
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. [[File:CH428_JodiePhotos.png|thumb|right|250px|Ran finds photos of Shinichi behind Jodie's mirror.]]
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.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH428_SuspectCaught.png|thumb|right|300px|The office worker emerges from his hiding spot.]]
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. 
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. 
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. [[File:CH428_Apology.png|thumb|left|200px|Aya receives a much deserved apology.]]
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.
</spoiler>
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]]. 
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.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Aya Nanakawa|Aya Nanakawa manga.jpg|
* Ran and Sonoko's middle school classmate}}
{{People|Store manager|426-428 Man manga.jpg|
* Sunday Mart manager}}
{{People|Hori Wada|Hori Wada manga.jpg|
* Sunday Mart employee}}
{{People|Man|426-428 Customer 1 manga.jpg|
* Game maniac}}
{{People|Man|426-428 Customer 2 manga.jpg|
* Office worker}}
{{People|Old lady|426-428 Customer 3 manga.jpg|
* Old lady}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Jodie recalls an incident in her past.
* Romantic development between Ran and Shinichi.
** Shinichi helps Ran solve her first case.
* Conan believes someone is surreptitiously entering the Kudo Residence.
* Ran discovers photographs of Shinichi, Conan, and Araide behind a mirror in Jodie's apartment.
 

=== Halloween Party Case ===
{{ref anime|345|Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night}}

==== Characters introduced ====
{{NewChar|name = [[Calvados]]|image = Calvados.jpg|description =
* Member of the [[Black Organization]]}}
{{clearleft}}

==== File 429 - The Full Moon and the Trap at the Banquet ====
[[File:CH_429 VermouthLetter.png|thumb|left|200px|The Mouris receive a cryptic letter from "Vermouth."]]
[[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 "[[Vermouth]]." [[File:CH_429 ConanStuns.png|thumb|right|225px|Conan stuns an unyielding Haibara.]]
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. <ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> 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 "Vermouth" is the English name of the alcohol, while in Japanese, it's called "Berumot." 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 "Vermouth"). 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.<ref name="Bathroom_Murder_Case">Bathroom Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Bathroom_Murder_Case|Volume 41-42: 423-425]])</ref> Hearing Conan's determination, she smiles. 
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 "OK" 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. <ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> [[File:CH_429 ShinichiSign.png|thumb|right|175px|The Invisible Man signs in as Shinichi Kudo (工藤新一).]]
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. 
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. 
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 "Shinichi Kudo."

==== File 430 - The Haunted Ship Painted with Blood ====
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. [[File:CH_430 WelcomeCaptain.png|thumb|left|300px|The ghostly captain's welcome.]]
On the ship, the captain welcomes the guests aboard the "Sea Phantom" and directs each guest to match with seven others who share the same [[Wikipedia: Tarot|tarot card]]. Kogoro sees "XV" 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. [[File:CH_430 DeadCaptain.png|thumb|right|125px|The crowd finds the captain dangling in the wind.]]
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. 
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. 
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.

==== File 431 - The Invisible Man Enters! ====
[[File:CH 431 JodieLeadsHaibara.png|thumb|left|200px|Jodie leads Haibara to her car as a confused Araide watches.]]
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. 
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. 
Meanwhile, Jodie drives Haibara through the streets of town as the latter notices Araide tailing them in his car. [[File:CH432_ShinichiReveal.png|thumb|right|200px|Shinichi Kudo reveals himself.]]
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.

==== File 432 - Shinichi Kudo Appears!? ====
[[File:CH_432 VodkaShock.png|thumb|right|175px|Vodka is staggered to see Shinichi Kudo alive.]]
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. 
Jodie continues to drive Haibara, who, turns to make a request. The girl coughs in the process. 
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.
<spoiler>
'''File 432''' 
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. [[File:CH_432 WerewolfMummy.png|thumb|right|150px|The Werewolf placed his mask on an unconscious Mummy.]]
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. 
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 "the Werewolf." This strategy also explains why the Mummy claimed to be near the Werewolf after exiting the bathroom. 
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. 
The Werewolf demands Shinichi present evidence. The detective accepts, stating there are two. [[File:CH_432 NingenMummy.png|thumb|left|250px|The Mummy was planned to be the Human amongst the Monsters.]]
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 "cock," and when combined with "tail," it spells "cocktail." 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 "Silver Bullet" 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 "Human (人間)" written on his forehead (placed there when Fukuura did his make-up). 
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. 
As Kogoro goes to look at the Werewolf's shoes, he cries out and blames Vermouth, whom he calls the devil. 
 
'''File 433''' 
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.
</spoiler>

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. <ref name="Blackout_Murder_Case">Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])</ref> 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. [[File:CH_432 VermouthReveal.png|thumb|left|200px|Vermouth revealed.]]
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.<ref name="Missing_Watch_Case">Missing Watch Case (Manga: [[Volume_33#Missing_Watch_Case|Volume 33: 335-337]])</ref> Araide is stunned. He asks her who she is. "A secret makes a woman woman," she replies. Jodie says that those were the last words her enemy said to her, the enemy who killed her father.<ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> She then identifies Araide as a disguised Chris Vineyard, as Vermouth.

==== File 433 - The Truth Behind the Mask ====
Jodie recalls the continuation of her previous flashback.<ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> 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. [[File:CH_433 JodieVermouth.png|thumb|right|175px|Jodie asks why Vermouth doesn't age.]]
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 "Cool Guy" and "Angel" 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.<ref name="Bus_Hijacking_Case">Bus Hijacking Case (Manga: [[Volume_29#Bus_Hijacking_Case|Volume 29: 287-289]])</ref> Vermouth remains silent as she listens to the events unfold aboard the Sea Phantom. 
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. [[File:CH_433 DoubleReveal.png|thumb|left|175px|The double reveal.]]
Jodie fires her gun and disarms Vermouth before ordering her to remain still. Jodie then asks a pivotal question: "Why don't you age?" The agent explains that Chris Vineyard first drew her attention when she publicly repeated her phrase "a secret makes a woman woman" 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.
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.<ref name="Missing_Watch_Case">Missing Watch Case (Manga: [[Volume_33#Missing_Watch_Case|Volume 33: 335-337]])</ref> 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.<ref name="Dark_Apartment_Murder_Case">Dark Apartment Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Dark_Apartment_Murder_Case|Volume 41: 417-419]])</ref><ref name="Four_Porsches_Murder_Case"> Four Porsches Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Four_Porsches_Murder_Case|Volume 41: 420-422]])</ref> 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. 
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. [[File:CH_433 HaibaraArrives.png|thumb|right|225px|The real Haibara enters the picture.]]
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. 
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. 
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.
[[File:CH_434 RanTackle.png|thumb|left|250px|Ran bursts out of Jodie's trunk and immediately protects Haibara.]]

==== File 434 - Rotten Apple ====
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. 
Still aboard the ship, Kogoro and Sonoko protest Heiji's second act of blatant identity theft. <ref name="School_Play_Murder_Case">School Play Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#School_Play_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 255-257]])</ref> 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 "intruder" in the Kudo Residence and had been anxiously monitoring Conan for some time. 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. [[File:CH_434 AkaiEntrance.png|thumb|right|200px|Shuichi Akai foils Vermouth's plan.]]
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. 
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. 
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 "if you're going to resent someone, it should be your parents who continued developing this foolish experiment." 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.<ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> 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. "Move it, Angel!" she screams while remembering the time Ran saved her from falling to her death in New York.<ref name="Golden_Apple_Case">Golden Apple Case (Manga: [[Volume_35#Golden_Apple_Case|Volume 35: 350-354]])</ref> 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 "Chris Vineyard" 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 "victims" and Calvados as the "kidnapper"). He then begins to walk away, adding that he is not yet ready to meet Haibara face-to-face. [[File:CH_434 SleepyVermouth.png|thumb|left|200px|Vermouth's critical gamble.]]
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 "OK." 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. [[File:CH_434 LyingVermouth.png|thumb|right|300px|Vermouth lies to Gin, protecting her Angel and Silver Bullet.]]
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.<ref name="Golden_Apple_Case">Golden Apple Case (Manga: [[Volume_35#Golden_Apple_Case|Volume 35: 350-354]])</ref> Vermouth says that the Boss considers Akai as a potential "[[Silver Bullet]]," 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, "Do you know the boy named Shinichi Kudo?" Vermouth pictures the time Shinichi and Ran saved her in New York and confidently lies, "no, I do not." 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]].

==== People ====
{{People|Haunted Ghost Captain|Senzou Fukuura manga.jpg|fsize=0.86em|
* Victim (arrow shot)
* Movie producer of "The Ghost Captain" series
* Real name, Senzou Fukuura}}
{{People|Medusa|Medusa manga.jpg|
* Party participant in the Devil's card group}}
{{People|Invisible Man|Invisible-Man manga.jpg|
* Party participant in the Devil's card group
* Signed in as Shinichi Kudo}}
{{People|Werewolf|Werewolf manga.jpg|
* Party participant in the Devil's card group}}
{{People|Mummy|Mummy manga.jpg|
* Party participant in the Devil's card group}}
{{People|Frankenstein's Monster|Franknstein manga.jpg|
* Party participant in the Devil's card group}}
{{People|Zombie|Zombie manga.jpg|
* Party participant}}
{{clearleft}}

==== Major Events ====
* Vermouth invites both Kogoro and Shinichi to a Halloween party aboard a haunted ship.
** Conan learns that Vermouth is aware of both his and Haibara's true identities.
** He deduces that the party invitation is an attempt to lure Conan away from Haibara.
*** Conan sends Heiji to impersonate Shinichi and take his place at the party.
*** Yukiko is revealed to be the intruder in the Kudo Residence. She helps by designing her faction's disguises.
** Vodka is sent undercover to monitor Vermouth and her involvement with the event.

* Conan disguises himself as Haibara and waits for Vermouth to come for him.
** Jodie gets to Conan first and drives off, leading a pursuing Araide into a trap.

* Araide is revealed to be a disguised Vermouth.
*** The FBI was suspicious of Vermouth's motives surrounding Araide so they faked his death, allowing Vermouth to freely masquerade as him.
** Jodie reveals that Vermouth killed her father, an FBI agent investigating the Black Organization, twenty years ago.
*** Jodie had survived, entered the Witness Protection Program, and also became an FBI agent.
** Jodie reveals that Sharon and Chris Vineyard are the same person, and asks why Vermouth does not age.

* Vermouth turns the tables with the help of Calvados and begins to pull the curtain back on her aims.
** She knew the FBI was investigating her and so she purposefully let Jodie infiltrate her lair.
** By feeding the Bureau information about her target, Shiho Miyano, she knew the FBI would open their own investigation into Shiho.
*** She then exploited their findings in order to locate Haibara.
** She also stole Kogoro Mouri's case files from the police headquarters to lure FBI agents to his detective agency.
*** She used this trap to extract information from specific agents and learned details about the Bureau's operations against her.
*** Based on her findings, she knew about Jodie's plans for a coordinated arrest and thus sabotaged her operation in advance.

* Conan removes his disguise but is incapacitated by Vermouth after being distracted by Haibara's sudden appearance.
* Ran appears from Jodie's trunk (suspicious after finding photographs of Shinichi behind her teacher's mirror) and protects Haibara.
* Akai appears and dispatches both Vermouth and Calvados.
** Calvados commits suicide. Vermouth escapes while holding Conan hostage.

* The Black Organization Boss reprimands Vermouth.
** Vermouth is revealed to be the Boss' favorite.
** Conan uses a device to record audio of Vermouth's phone as she contacts the Boss.
** Conan attempts to blackmail Vermouth but is stopped when Vermouth releases an incapacitating gas which knocks them both out.
*** Vermouth agrees to stop hunting Haibara.
* Vermouth wakes up first and destroys Conan's evidence.
** Gin reveals that one year ago, Vermouth murdered the New York serial killer and took his place in an attempt to eliminate Akai.
** Vermouth feigns ignorance about Shinichi to Gin, protecting the two people (Shinichi and Ran) who saved her life in New York.
 
 

=== Butt Mark Slasher Case ===
{{ref anime|346-347|Find the Buttock's Mark}}

==== File 435 - Traces in the Rain ====
[[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] disturbs a hospital wing with her blaring surprise about [[Jodie Starling|Jodie]]'s [[FBI]] affiliations. The supposed English Teacher claims she was placed on a temporary leave of absence to Japan after failing to detain a notorious criminal in the United States. Her position as a school instructor was thus a side-activity she took to fulfill her life-long dream. Ultimately, her superiors are calling her home, which is why she drove to Professor [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house to say her goodbyes to [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]. Coincidentally, she had stumbled across an active kidnapping featuring an [[Calvados|armed man]] throwing Conan and [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] into his car. Following the abductor's car to the port, Jodie found herself in a shootout using a gun she stole from the kidnapper, only having been saved because [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] appeared from her trunk, protected Haibara, and called the police.<ref name="Halloween_Party_Case">Halloween Party Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Halloween_Party_Case|Volume 42: 429-434]])</ref> Sonoko is caught off guard by Ran's involvement in the incident. The girl explains that after finding photographs of her, Conan, and [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] behind Jodie's mirror, she returned to Jodie's apartment to confront her Teacher about the breach of privacy.<ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> Though with the apartment seemingly empty, Ran impetuously climbed into the trunk of Jodie's car, and was subsequently swept into the whirlwind of violence that was last night. Jodie waves off the unsettling hidden photos as the result of a cultural misunderstanding, stating they were originally used to decorate her living room with photos of her friends, but were stored away after she was informed such practices are uncommon in Japan. Her claim is further corroborated by Ran's memory of the various [[Wikipedia: Broadway Theatre|Broadway]] actresses pasting photographs of their loved ones on their dressing room mirrors.<ref name="Golden_Apple_Case">Golden Apple Case (Manga: [[Volume_35#Golden_Apple_Case|Volume 35: 350-354]])</ref> Nevertheless, Ran sincerely expresses her relief in Jodie's good character. 
The two girls exit Jodie's room as [[James Black]] enters. He confirms that the spin narrative Jodie and [[Shuichi Akai|Akai]] had conceived about their confrontation with the [[Black Organization]] has been accepted by the Japanese police. Hence, the only remaining issue is that of [[Sherry]]'s cooperation. 
The reunited [[Detective Boys]] walk the dreary streets while discussing the attempted kidnapping at Agasa's house. Haibara notices Conan's heightened vigilance and questions the safety of their conspicuous stroll. Conan reassures her, stating that he has removed all of [[Vermouth]]'s listening devices from Agasa's house.<ref name="Bathroom_Murder_Case">Bathroom Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Bathroom_Murder_Case|Volume 41-42: 423-425]])</ref> Additionally, he had meandered the streets last night disguised as Haibara to probe for any potential risks, finding none. Conan then asks about the contents of Haibara's phone call with Jodie earlier that day, wondering if it was about aligning their stories about the kidnapping. Haibara confirms, deciding the conceal the truth. Internally, she reflects on their devastating conversation. Jodie had recommended she join the FBI's [[Wikipedia: United States Federal Witness Protection Program|Witness Protection Program]], allowing for her to reliably evade Vermouth's reach. Regrettably, the Program mandates the termination of all pre-existing contact with friends and family. The girl solemnly looks upon her oblivious companions, forced to juggle the immense dilemma alone. 
[[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] says her goodbyes and diverges from the group. While merrily traveling in the rain alone, she is suddenly bulldozed by a poncho-wearing [[The Criminal|silhouette]]. A distressed woman shrieks from around the corner clutching her lacerated arm. She labels the silhouette a slasher as he lunges for Ayumi, causing her to yelp. Hearing her scream, her friends quickly rush to her aid as the culprit makes his escape. Ayumi is found intently examining her hand. 
The Detective Boys recount their experiences to [[Miwako Sato|Sato]] and [[Kazunobu Chiba|Chiba]] at the police headquarters.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Hiroshi Enomoto|Hiroshi Enomoto manga.jpg|
* 21 years old
* Part-time sushi shop owner}}
{{People|Naokazu Fukuchi|Naokazu Fukuchi manga.jpg|
* 36 years old
* Car mechanic}}
{{People|Toshiaki Degawa|Toshiaki Degawa manga.jpg|
* 43 years old
* Lock shop owner}}
{{EndBox}}

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumePremium21bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (Premium, combined volumes 41-42)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2 45sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 41-50]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}
{{Black Organization}}

[[Category:Volumes]]
[[de:Band 42]]

Volume 42

2026-06-28T15:36:25Z

ZA1: /* Butt Mark Slasher Case */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 42
| chapters = 425-435
| image = Volume 42.jpg
| releasedate = July 18, 2003
| isbn = 4-09-126169-8
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = April 10, 2012
| english-isbn = 1-4215-3608-0
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Wikipedia: Joseph Rouletabille|Joseph Rouletabille]]
| keyhole = [[Jodie Starling]]
| prev-volume = Volume 41
| next-volume = Volume 43
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 42 was released on July 18, 2003 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Yukiko Kudo}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Tomoaki Araide}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Miwako Sato}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Shuichi Akai}}
{{Char|Jodie Starling}}
{{Char|James Black}}
{{Char|Gin}}
{{Char|Vodka}}
{{Char|Vermouth}}
{{Char|Professor|EP304 Man|display=Professor}}
{{Char|Akemi Miyano|display=Akemi Miyano (flashback)}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama|display=Kazuha Toyama (background)}}
{{Char|Elena Miyano|display=Elena Miyano (background)}}
{{Char|Shiho Miyano|display=Shiho Miyano (photo)}}
{{Char|Makoto Kyogoku|display=Makoto Kyogoku (cellphone puppet)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
{{Gadget|Wristwatch Flashlight}}
{{Gadget|Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes}}
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Face Mask}}
{{Gadget|Anywhere Ball Dispensing Belt}}
{{Gadget|Microphone}}
{{Gadget|Button Speaker}}
{{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Bathroom Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|340-341|Hidden Bathroom Secret}}

==== File 425 - The Hidden Truth ====
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]].

<spoiler>
[[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.]]
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.
# Dejima touches the poison laced roll while replacing it with a new one.
# The portions of toilet paper which came in contact with Dejima's poisoned fingers would be flushed once he uses them.
# He touches his belt and pants after using the bathroom.
# He washes his hands removing poison from his fingers.
# He retouches the poison-laced toilet paper roll with his left hand and opens the bathroom door with his right hand.
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. [[File:Screenshot 2025-06-14 at 3.43.09.png|thumb|right|150px|Akemi helped quell Imai's resentment towards Dejima.]]
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. 
'''The Motive:''' 
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.<ref name="One_Billion_Yen_Robbery_Case">One Billion Yen Robbery Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#One_Billion_Yen_Robbery_Case|Volume 2: 013-016]])</ref> With nothing to quell is murderous heart, Imai proceeded with his plan.

</spoiler>
 [[File:Screenshot 2025-06-14 at 3.42.48.png|thumb|right|200px|Vermouth calls in Calvados.]]
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 with toilet water, he deduced that Akemi had attached something to toilet's ballcock valve which had hampered the toilet's functions and raised the water bill. The object attached to the valve at the time were likely the employees' tools. After hearing Imai was "tired," 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 "angel." 
At an airport, [[Vermouth]] is seen on the phone enlisting the help of a sniper, referring to them as [[Calvados]].

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Sohei Dejima|Souhei Dejima manga.jpg|
* Victim (poison)
* 54 years old
* President of design office}}
{{People|Ukihiko Zaitsu|Ukihiko Zaitsu manga.jpg|
* 41 years old
* Designer}}
{{People|Tetsuo Imai|Tetsuo Imai manga.jpg|
* 52 years old
* Designer}}
{{People|Isamu Natsubori|Isamu Natsubori manga.jpg|
* 35 years old
* Designer}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Vermouth is revealed to be eavesdropping on Agasa's house.
* Haibara reveals her mother's codename to be Hell Angel.
** Haibara obtains voice recordings of her mother.
* Vermouth calls in Calvados for help.
 
 

=== Convenience Store Case ===
{{ref anime|343-344|The Convenience Store Trap}}

==== File 426 - Goodbye Jodie ====
[[File:CH426_YoungJodie.png|thumb|left|200px|A little girl discovers her father's killer.]]
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. "Who are you?" 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. 
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. 
Later, Jodie announces her resignation to her students, who react with surprise and disappointment. [[File:CH426_JodieSecret.png|thumb|right|250px|"A secret makes a woman woman."]]
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: "a secret makes a woman woman." 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 "stubborn." 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. 
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. [[File:CH426_SuspectAya.png|thumb|left|250px|The store manager suspects Aya is the culprit.]]
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.

==== File 427 - Ran's Deduction ====
 [[File:CH427_RanThinks.png|thumb|right|200px|Ran recalls how Shinichi digests clues.]]
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. 
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.<ref name="Bathroom_Murder_Case">Bathroom Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Bathroom_Murder_Case|Volume 41-42: 423-425]])</ref> [[File:CH427_HaibaraTapes.png|thumb|left|200px|Haibara listens to her mother's recordings.]]
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. 
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. 
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. 
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 "eliminating the impossible things..." remembering Shinichi often quoted it.<ref name="Mermaid's_Curse_Case">Mermaid's Curse Case (Manga: [[Volume_28#Mermaid's_Curse_Case|Volume 28: 279-283]])</ref> Sonoko is clueless, but Jodie confidently replies that the exact quote is: "whenever you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." 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.

==== File 428 - The Unbelievable Conclusion ====
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. [[File:CH428_JodiePhotos.png|thumb|right|250px|Ran finds photos of Shinichi behind Jodie's mirror.]]
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.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH428_SuspectCaught.png|thumb|right|300px|The office worker emerges from his hiding spot.]]
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. 
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. 
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. [[File:CH428_Apology.png|thumb|left|200px|Aya receives a much deserved apology.]]
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.
</spoiler>
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]]. 
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.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Aya Nanakawa|Aya Nanakawa manga.jpg|
* Ran and Sonoko's middle school classmate}}
{{People|Store manager|426-428 Man manga.jpg|
* Sunday Mart manager}}
{{People|Hori Wada|Hori Wada manga.jpg|
* Sunday Mart employee}}
{{People|Man|426-428 Customer 1 manga.jpg|
* Game maniac}}
{{People|Man|426-428 Customer 2 manga.jpg|
* Office worker}}
{{People|Old lady|426-428 Customer 3 manga.jpg|
* Old lady}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Jodie recalls an incident in her past.
* Romantic development between Ran and Shinichi.
** Shinichi helps Ran solve her first case.
* Conan believes someone is surreptitiously entering the Kudo Residence.
* Ran discovers photographs of Shinichi, Conan, and Araide behind a mirror in Jodie's apartment.
 

=== Halloween Party Case ===
{{ref anime|345|Head-to-Head Match with the Black Organization: A Dual Mystery on a Full Moon Night}}

==== Characters introduced ====
{{NewChar|name = [[Calvados]]|image = Calvados.jpg|description =
* Member of the [[Black Organization]]}}
{{clearleft}}

==== File 429 - The Full Moon and the Trap at the Banquet ====
[[File:CH_429 VermouthLetter.png|thumb|left|200px|The Mouris receive a cryptic letter from "Vermouth."]]
[[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 "[[Vermouth]]." [[File:CH_429 ConanStuns.png|thumb|right|225px|Conan stuns an unyielding Haibara.]]
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. <ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> 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 "Vermouth" is the English name of the alcohol, while in Japanese, it's called "Berumot." 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 "Vermouth"). 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.<ref name="Bathroom_Murder_Case">Bathroom Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Bathroom_Murder_Case|Volume 41-42: 423-425]])</ref> Hearing Conan's determination, she smiles. 
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 "OK" 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. <ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> [[File:CH_429 ShinichiSign.png|thumb|right|175px|The Invisible Man signs in as Shinichi Kudo (工藤新一).]]
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. 
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. 
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 "Shinichi Kudo."

==== File 430 - The Haunted Ship Painted with Blood ====
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. [[File:CH_430 WelcomeCaptain.png|thumb|left|300px|The ghostly captain's welcome.]]
On the ship, the captain welcomes the guests aboard the "Sea Phantom" and directs each guest to match with seven others who share the same [[Wikipedia: Tarot|tarot card]]. Kogoro sees "XV" 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. [[File:CH_430 DeadCaptain.png|thumb|right|125px|The crowd finds the captain dangling in the wind.]]
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. 
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. 
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.

==== File 431 - The Invisible Man Enters! ====
[[File:CH 431 JodieLeadsHaibara.png|thumb|left|200px|Jodie leads Haibara to her car as a confused Araide watches.]]
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. 
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. 
Meanwhile, Jodie drives Haibara through the streets of town as the latter notices Araide tailing them in his car. [[File:CH432_ShinichiReveal.png|thumb|right|200px|Shinichi Kudo reveals himself.]]
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.

==== File 432 - Shinichi Kudo Appears!? ====
[[File:CH_432 VodkaShock.png|thumb|right|175px|Vodka is staggered to see Shinichi Kudo alive.]]
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. 
Jodie continues to drive Haibara, who, turns to make a request. The girl coughs in the process. 
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.
<spoiler>
'''File 432''' 
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. [[File:CH_432 WerewolfMummy.png|thumb|right|150px|The Werewolf placed his mask on an unconscious Mummy.]]
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. 
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 "the Werewolf." This strategy also explains why the Mummy claimed to be near the Werewolf after exiting the bathroom. 
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. 
The Werewolf demands Shinichi present evidence. The detective accepts, stating there are two. [[File:CH_432 NingenMummy.png|thumb|left|250px|The Mummy was planned to be the Human amongst the Monsters.]]
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 "cock," and when combined with "tail," it spells "cocktail." 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 "Silver Bullet" 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 "Human (人間)" written on his forehead (placed there when Fukuura did his make-up). 
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. 
As Kogoro goes to look at the Werewolf's shoes, he cries out and blames Vermouth, whom he calls the devil. 
 
'''File 433''' 
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.
</spoiler>

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. <ref name="Blackout_Murder_Case">Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])</ref> 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. [[File:CH_432 VermouthReveal.png|thumb|left|200px|Vermouth revealed.]]
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.<ref name="Missing_Watch_Case">Missing Watch Case (Manga: [[Volume_33#Missing_Watch_Case|Volume 33: 335-337]])</ref> Araide is stunned. He asks her who she is. "A secret makes a woman woman," she replies. Jodie says that those were the last words her enemy said to her, the enemy who killed her father.<ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> She then identifies Araide as a disguised Chris Vineyard, as Vermouth.

==== File 433 - The Truth Behind the Mask ====
Jodie recalls the continuation of her previous flashback.<ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> 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. [[File:CH_433 JodieVermouth.png|thumb|right|175px|Jodie asks why Vermouth doesn't age.]]
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 "Cool Guy" and "Angel" 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.<ref name="Bus_Hijacking_Case">Bus Hijacking Case (Manga: [[Volume_29#Bus_Hijacking_Case|Volume 29: 287-289]])</ref> Vermouth remains silent as she listens to the events unfold aboard the Sea Phantom. 
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. [[File:CH_433 DoubleReveal.png|thumb|left|175px|The double reveal.]]
Jodie fires her gun and disarms Vermouth before ordering her to remain still. Jodie then asks a pivotal question: "Why don't you age?" The agent explains that Chris Vineyard first drew her attention when she publicly repeated her phrase "a secret makes a woman woman" 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.
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.<ref name="Missing_Watch_Case">Missing Watch Case (Manga: [[Volume_33#Missing_Watch_Case|Volume 33: 335-337]])</ref> 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.<ref name="Dark_Apartment_Murder_Case">Dark Apartment Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Dark_Apartment_Murder_Case|Volume 41: 417-419]])</ref><ref name="Four_Porsches_Murder_Case"> Four Porsches Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_41#Four_Porsches_Murder_Case|Volume 41: 420-422]])</ref> 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. 
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. [[File:CH_433 HaibaraArrives.png|thumb|right|225px|The real Haibara enters the picture.]]
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. 
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. 
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.
[[File:CH_434 RanTackle.png|thumb|left|250px|Ran bursts out of Jodie's trunk and immediately protects Haibara.]]

==== File 434 - Rotten Apple ====
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. 
Still aboard the ship, Kogoro and Sonoko protest Heiji's second act of blatant identity theft. <ref name="School_Play_Murder_Case">School Play Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#School_Play_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 255-257]])</ref> 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 "intruder" in the Kudo Residence and had been anxiously monitoring Conan for some time. 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. [[File:CH_434 AkaiEntrance.png|thumb|right|200px|Shuichi Akai foils Vermouth's plan.]]
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. 
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. 
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 "if you're going to resent someone, it should be your parents who continued developing this foolish experiment." 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.<ref name="Convenience_Store_Case">Convenience Store Case (Manga: [[Volume_42#Convenience_Store_Case |Volume 42: 426-428]])</ref> 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. "Move it, Angel!" she screams while remembering the time Ran saved her from falling to her death in New York.<ref name="Golden_Apple_Case">Golden Apple Case (Manga: [[Volume_35#Golden_Apple_Case|Volume 35: 350-354]])</ref> 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 "Chris Vineyard" 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 "victims" and Calvados as the "kidnapper"). He then begins to walk away, adding that he is not yet ready to meet Haibara face-to-face. [[File:CH_434 SleepyVermouth.png|thumb|left|200px|Vermouth's critical gamble.]]
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 "OK." 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. [[File:CH_434 LyingVermouth.png|thumb|right|300px|Vermouth lies to Gin, protecting her Angel and Silver Bullet.]]
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.<ref name="Golden_Apple_Case">Golden Apple Case (Manga: [[Volume_35#Golden_Apple_Case|Volume 35: 350-354]])</ref> Vermouth says that the Boss considers Akai as a potential "[[Silver Bullet]]," 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, "Do you know the boy named Shinichi Kudo?" Vermouth pictures the time Shinichi and Ran saved her in New York and confidently lies, "no, I do not." 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]].

==== People ====
{{People|Haunted Ghost Captain|Senzou Fukuura manga.jpg|fsize=0.86em|
* Victim (arrow shot)
* Movie producer of "The Ghost Captain" series
* Real name, Senzou Fukuura}}
{{People|Medusa|Medusa manga.jpg|
* Party participant in the Devil's card group}}
{{People|Invisible Man|Invisible-Man manga.jpg|
* Party participant in the Devil's card group
* Signed in as Shinichi Kudo}}
{{People|Werewolf|Werewolf manga.jpg|
* Party participant in the Devil's card group}}
{{People|Mummy|Mummy manga.jpg|
* Party participant in the Devil's card group}}
{{People|Frankenstein's Monster|Franknstein manga.jpg|
* Party participant in the Devil's card group}}
{{People|Zombie|Zombie manga.jpg|
* Party participant}}
{{clearleft}}

==== Major Events ====
* Vermouth invites both Kogoro and Shinichi to a Halloween party aboard a haunted ship.
** Conan learns that Vermouth is aware of both his and Haibara's true identities.
** He deduces that the party invitation is an attempt to lure Conan away from Haibara.
*** Conan sends Heiji to impersonate Shinichi and take his place at the party.
*** Yukiko is revealed to be the intruder in the Kudo Residence. She helps by designing her faction's disguises.
** Vodka is sent undercover to monitor Vermouth and her involvement with the event.

* Conan disguises himself as Haibara and waits for Vermouth to come for him.
** Jodie gets to Conan first and drives off, leading a pursuing Araide into a trap.

* Araide is revealed to be a disguised Vermouth.
*** The FBI was suspicious of Vermouth's motives surrounding Araide so they faked his death, allowing Vermouth to freely masquerade as him.
** Jodie reveals that Vermouth killed her father, an FBI agent investigating the Black Organization, twenty years ago.
*** Jodie had survived, entered the Witness Protection Program, and also became an FBI agent.
** Jodie reveals that Sharon and Chris Vineyard are the same person, and asks why Vermouth does not age.

* Vermouth turns the tables with the help of Calvados and begins to pull the curtain back on her aims.
** She knew the FBI was investigating her and so she purposefully let Jodie infiltrate her lair.
** By feeding the Bureau information about her target, Shiho Miyano, she knew the FBI would open their own investigation into Shiho.
*** She then exploited their findings in order to locate Haibara.
** She also stole Kogoro Mouri's case files from the police headquarters to lure FBI agents to his detective agency.
*** She used this trap to extract information from specific agents and learned details about the Bureau's operations against her.
*** Based on her findings, she knew about Jodie's plans for a coordinated arrest and thus sabotaged her operation in advance.

* Conan removes his disguise but is incapacitated by Vermouth after being distracted by Haibara's sudden appearance.
* Ran appears from Jodie's trunk (suspicious after finding photographs of Shinichi behind her teacher's mirror) and protects Haibara.
* Akai appears and dispatches both Vermouth and Calvados.
** Calvados commits suicide. Vermouth escapes while holding Conan hostage.

* The Black Organization Boss reprimands Vermouth.
** Vermouth is revealed to be the Boss' favorite.
** Conan uses a device to record audio of Vermouth's phone as she contacts the Boss.
** Conan attempts to blackmail Vermouth but is stopped when Vermouth releases an incapacitating gas which knocks them both out.
*** Vermouth agrees to stop hunting Haibara.
* Vermouth wakes up first and destroys Conan's evidence.
** Gin reveals that one year ago, Vermouth murdered the New York serial killer and took his place in an attempt to eliminate Akai.
** Vermouth feigns ignorance about Shinichi to Gin, protecting the two people (Shinichi and Ran) who saved her life in New York.
 
 

=== Butt Mark Slasher Case ===
{{ref anime|346-347|Find the Buttock's Mark}}

==== File 435 - Traces in the Rain ====
[[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] disturbs a hospital wing with her blaring surprise about [[Jodie Starling|Jodie]]'s [[FBI]] affiliations. The supposed English Teacher claims that she was placed on a temporary leave of absence to Japan after failing to detain a notorious criminal in the United States.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Hiroshi Enomoto|Hiroshi Enomoto manga.jpg|
* 21 years old
* Part-time sushi shop owner}}
{{People|Naokazu Fukuchi|Naokazu Fukuchi manga.jpg|
* 36 years old
* Car mechanic}}
{{People|Toshiaki Degawa|Toshiaki Degawa manga.jpg|
* 43 years old
* Lock shop owner}}
{{EndBox}}

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumePremium21bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (Premium, combined volumes 41-42)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2 45sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume42r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 41-50]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}
{{Black Organization}}

[[Category:Volumes]]
[[de:Band 42]]

Volume 26

2026-06-28T14:50:02Z

ZA1: /* Major Events */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 26
| image = Volume 26.jpg
| releasedate = February 18, 2000
| chapters = 254-263
| isbn = 4-09-125496-9
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = November 18, 2008
| english-isbn = 1-4215-1678-0
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Inspector Samejima]]
| keyhole = [[Vermouth|Chris Vineyard]]
| prev-volume = Volume 25
| next-volume = Volume 27
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 26 was released on February 18, 2000 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo}}
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}
{{Char|Tomoaki Araide}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Yusaku Kudo|display=Yusaku Kudo (flashback)}}
{{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo (flashback)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Dangerous Cave Case ===
{{ref anime|188-190|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Cavern of the Detective Boys ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Wounded Great Detective ~|The Desperate Revival|l3=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~}}

==== File 254 - An Infatuated Heart ====
[[File:CH254_RanSleeps.png|thumb|left|200px|Ran remains beside Conan as he recovers.]]
[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] wakes up in his hospital bed—diminished, but still breathing. [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] enters the room and informs him of [[Ran Mouri|Ran]]'s heroics while he covers his sleeping and depleted daughter with his jacket. 
Ten days later, the doctor gladly reports that Conan will make a full recovery and is fit to return home soon, albeit with a mild fever. Relieved, Ran and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] transport Conan back to his hospital room. On the way, Sonoko entertains the idea of [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] attending their upcoming play if she informs him that Ran is playing the lead heroine. Ran confidently disagrees and states her indifference, saying that the only attendee she needs is a healthy Conan. While Sonoko voices her puzzlement, Conan asks about the bandages on the girl's wrist. She answers that she sprained it during rehearsal and is now unable to play the Black Knight, but is covered thanks to [[Tomoaki Araide|Araide]]. As Conan internally grumbles about the development, Ran says she is uncertain about the attendance, but Sonoko assures her that the drama club is organizing a refreshment sale to compensate for the lack of air-conditioning. Meanwhile, a [[The Criminal|silhouette]] watches. 
Approaching the room, the group hears [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] and [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] arguing about their choice of flowers. The two explain they came to check on Conan after hearing about his injury. Kazuha leaves with the girls to buy a more suitable bouquet while Heiji stays to talk with Conan. The boy question's the ulterior motive behind his friend's visit, leading Heiji to reveal that [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] had contacted him about Ran's grasp on Conan's secret. He proffers the notion of confirmation bias, but Conan reflects on several moments—after Ran found his childhood photo—which indicate her awareness. <ref name="Magician's_Suicide_Case">Magician's Suicide Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Magician's_Suicide_Case|Volume 14: 131-133]])</ref><ref name="Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Black_Star">Kaitou Kid and the Black Star Case (Manga: [[Volume_16#Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Black_Star|Volume 16: 156-159]])</ref><ref name="Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case">Shinichi's First Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_21#Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case|Volume 21: 204-207]])</ref><ref name="Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case">Sonoko Attempted Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_22#Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case|Volume 22: 219-221]])</ref><ref name="Ski_Lodge_Case">Elementary School Teacher Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Ski_Lodge_Case|Volume 14-15: 139-143]])</ref> He wonders why Ran refuses to confront him, but Heiji reproaches him on his failure to make deductions about his own life, stating that Ran is likely waiting for him to tell her the truth. Caught in a dilemma, Conan asks for his friend's advice. [[File:CH254_HaibaraGun.png|thumb|right|225px|Betrayal?]]
On the plane ride home, Heiji ruminates on Conan sarcastically saying that to fix the problem, he needs a clone of Shinichi. Kazuha asks him about attending Ran's play. The boy refuses to attend, citing an important errand. 
That night, the silhouette sneaks through the hospital halls and quietly enters a laboratory. They rummage through the cabinets and find a bottle of [[Wikipedia: Potassium Cyanide|potassium cyanide]] before grinning with murderous intent. Meanwhile, Conan reflects on his quandary, remembering Ran's request to not leave her alone.<ref name="Cruise_Ship_Murder_Case">Cruise Ship Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_23#Cruise_Ship_Murder_Case|Volume 23: 225-230]])</ref> Thus, he resolves to reveal his identity to her. Suddenly, Haibara appears beside his bed and menacingly points a gun at him.

==== Major Events ====
* Ran is revealed to have been aware that Conan is Shinichi ever since she saw his childhood photos.
* Haibara meets Ran and Kogoro for the first time.
* Doctor Araide is revealed to have theater experience.
* Haibara appears to be salvaging the data she lifted from Pisco's pocket laptop.
 
 

=== School Play Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|190-191|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Black Knight ~}}

==== Gadgets introduced ====
{{NewGadget|name = [[Voice-Changing Face Mask]]||image = Voice-Changing_Face_Mask.jpg|description =
* Used by [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] to disguise her voice as Conan's}}
{{clearleft}}

==== File 255 - The Intruder's Sudden Arrival ====
[[File:CH255_HaibaraShootsConan.png|thumb|right|160px|Haibara makes her point.]]
[[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] states that her cover has been blown. Along with [[Pisco]], was a second agent dispatched to the [[Haido City Hotel]], who, had informed the [[Black Organization]] about [[Sherry]]'s ability to transform into a child with the use of a drug.<ref name="Hotel_Party_Murder_Case">Hotel Party Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Hotel_Party_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 238-242]])</ref> Consequently, the Organization infiltrated [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house. However, instead of assassinating her, they admitted that her value in the development of [[APTX4869]] was too great to squander, thus they offered her a chance to redeem herself under one condition: kill all associates aware of the Organization's existence. With Agasa held as a hostage, the girl callously sympathizes with [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s situation, adding that [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]], [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]], and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]] will have to be erased tomorrow, but still highlighting the silver-lining that Conan will be spared from witnessing such events. Haibara proceeds to pull the trigger, and a bizarre gun shot rings. [[File:CH255_BlackKnight.png|thumb|left|150px|The Black Knight defies the script and embraces the Princess.]]
Conan stares aghast at a bouquet of flowers dispensed by the toy gun. Haibara admits she was merely reciting a scenario, but states that she did so to prove a point: if Conan tells Ran about his identity, and if the Black Organization learns the truth, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] would be added to their list of targets. She provides three options to remedy the situation. First, conceal the truth and continue living with Ran despite its social consequences. Second, tell Ran the truth and pray the Organization forever remains ignorant. And third... 
The [[Teitan High School]] Festival bustles with activity as Ran and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] look out at a sea audience members. [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] meets Ran backstage, saying she came despite Heiji's dissuasion. They are soon joined by [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] and a masked Conan who wish her luck before returning to their seats. Out by the concession stands, audience member Mai Kougami buys drinks for Youta Mitani, Yumemi Noda, and Kouhei Kamata. Kougami leaves for the bathroom while her friends distribute drinks. Kamata checks the contents of his drink and has a surprised reaction. He looks over at third year student, Ayako Ninagawa working at the concession stand before the lights suddenly shut off and the show begins. [[File:CH255_AttemptedKiss.png|thumb|right|275px|The show nears its climax.]]
The play opens with the [[Ran Mouri|Princess]] lamenting about her dreaded arranged marriage before transitioning to a fight sequence involving a group of Imperial saboteurs assaulting the Princess' carriage. The show endures multiple comedic disturbances caused by both a proud Kogoro and an overzealous Kazuha as it approaches its climax. The Black Knight descends onto the saboteurs and saves the Princess from harm. The actor then deviates from the script and immediately embraces the Princess, much to Ran's confusion. In the stands, a [[Shinichi Kudo|teenager with a familiar face]] takes a seat next to Conan, who, reacts in shock. Ran notices her friends holding a sign urging her to improvise with the Black Knight; the two actors lean in for the kissing scene. However, before their lips can meet, a scream pieces the gymnasium as Kouhei Kamata lies dead on the floor.

==== File 256 - Concealed Truth ====
[[File:CH256_FakeShinichi.png|thumb|left|200px|Shinichi Kudo revealed?]]
Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the gymnasium and inquire about the approximate time of death. Ran responds "around 14:40" and turns to Araide, the Black Knight, for confirmation, but the Knight strangely remains silent. Takagi asks the forensic analyst about the cause of death, but before the man can respond, a teenager with a [[Wikipedia: Kansai dialect|Kansai dialect]] correctly answers potassium cyanide—citing Kamata's pink lips and fingernails, and his mouth's almond scent as evidence. Kogoro and Megure grow suspicious of the teenager and asks for an alibi. He points to an uncharacteristically apathetic Conan, who promptly confirms his innocence. Kogoro then says the teenager is bizarrely familiar and Megure asks for him to identify himself. He confidently lifts his hat and proclaims that he is Shinichi Kudo. The police stand bewildered at "Shinichi's" uncanniness, as the boy turns to Ran and Conan explaining that he came to see her show. However, his disguise is instantly foiled by Kazuha who identifies him as Heiji. Under pressure, he ditches his attempt at portraying Shinichi as a separate person from Conan, and resumes cooperating as himself. 
Megure begins interrogating Kamata's friends. Kougami had bought the four drinks, Mitani received all four, and Noda received hers and Kamata's. They explain that they are alumni members of Teitan High School, now hospital students, who were involved in the drama club with a yearly tradition of attending the annual play. Kogoro asks why they sent Kougami to carry all four drinks. She replies that Kamata was with her but returned to the seats after seeing the concession worker, Ayako Ninagawa. Heiji states that all four had the opportunity to poison Kamata's ice coffee and are thus suspects. Kougami protests, saying that she ordered the same drink, meaning if she were the killer, she would have ensured Kamata received the poisoned cup instead of leaving for the bathroom. She also dispels the theory of poisoning both cups by proving that she has fully consumed its contents. Mitani and Noda similarly plead innocence, but Megure cites the labeled caps as an easy means of identifying the right cup to poison. Takagi then finds that Kamata had not used the milk and gum syrup attached to his ice coffee, disproving the theory of poisoned condiments. Ninagawa confesses that she purposefully filled Kamata's cup with cola with the intention of luring Kamata back to the concession stand. She reveals that they were formerly betrothed, and she wanted an opportunity to talk to him about why she annulled their engagement. Hearing her words, Kogoro quietly floats the possibility of a suicide motivated by his fiancé's rejection. Kougami and Noda mention that Kamata had suspiciously been rummaging through his car's dashboard during the drive over, prompting the police to leave and examine his car. [[File:CH256_RealShinichi.png|thumb|right|300px|Shinichi Kudo revealed.]]
With the case figured out, Heiji kneels beside Conan to share his deduction, but the boy walks away in indifference. Sonoko looks out the window at the forming rainclouds and bemoans the unfortunate turn of events. She turns to Araide who agrees. Meanwhile, the Black Knight approaches the concession stand and inspects a condiment container. Takagi returns with a bottle of potassium cyanide he found in Kamata's dashboard, giving credence to Kogoro's theory of suicide. Before Megure can declare the death a suicide, the Black Knight emerges from the masses and voices his disagreement, asserting that Kamata's death was a calculated murder. As he slowly steps into the spotlight, his friends and colleagues gradually begin to realize who is behind the mask. The crowd then witnesses Shinichi Kudo dramatically appear before them. Everyone stands in disbelief, including Ran, who turns to look at Conan—her assumption shattered. Conan blankly stares at Shinichi, greatly disapproving of his supposed "true identity's" theatrics.

==== File 257 - Revival Under the Threat of Death ====
Shinichi's appearance astounds everyone, especially Ran, who he briefly pulls aside. After telling her to meet him after his deduction, he turns to Heiji and asks for a ¥10 coin. Megure approaches and asks for clarification. And so, Shinichi's deduction begins.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH257_PoisonedIce.png|thumb|right|250px|The poison was in the ice, not the liquid.]]
Shinichi explains that the culprit did not poison the drink, but rather the ice. They had known Kamata had a habit of eating the ice after finishing his drink. Thus, by inserting a potassium cyanide capsule in an ice cube, Kamata's poisoning would be delayed, and no poison will remain in the cup as it will be consumed in its entirety as an ice cube. Mitani and Noda are absolved due to their limited access to Kamata's cup, and Ninagawa is absolved since she intended for the soda to be returned and could not predict which soda Kamata would receive. Therefore, the culprit must be '''Mai Kougami'''. 
Kougami had preserved the ice cubes in her coin purse along with pieces of [[Wikipedia: Dry ice|dry ice]]. When leaving for the bathroom before the play, she flushed the dry ice in the bathroom and discarded the purse in a trash can outside. Kougami applauds Shinichi's deduction but asks how she could have guaranteed Kamata's poisoning if she had not distributed the drinks. Shinichi answers that she had prepared two poisoned ice cubes and contaminated both drinks. By quickly drinking her soda, Kougami managed to consume the liquid before the ice could melt and release poison. Megure interjects, stating there were no traces in Kougami's cup either. The detective states that Kougami had pretended to consume the ice, in doing so, she transferred the poisoned ice cube from her mouth to her hands and then finally into her hood. 
Shinichi, with Heiji's assistance, flips the ¥10 coin in the air and into Kougami's hood. Heiji pulls the coin out of the hood and shows its [[Wikipedia: Deoxidation|deoxidation]], a property that potassium cyanide has on bronze corrosion. Megure, astonished, asks how he knew the poison was in her hood. Kougami confesses, stating he likely became suspicious after she abstained from wearing her hood while running through the rain. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Kougami wished to avenge the death of an old cancerous man Kamata was treating. He had purposefully accelerated his death by changing his treatment, all to add quick results to his PhD thesis. Kougami recalls how Kamata had once drunkenly whined about how an eighteen-year-old dumped him despite him being a doctor with mastery over the fate of those he treated. Enraged by his statement, Kougami stole the potassium cyanide from the hospital and planned her murder.
</spoiler>
Megure expresses his amazement of Shinichi's abilities and offers him the opportunity to attend the culprit's interrogation. The boy declines, clearly more interested in speaking to Ran. Still, the boy urges Megure to keep his involvement in the investigation a secret from the public. As the police wrap up their operation, Heiji notices Shinichi's rapidly worsening fatigue. Soon, he begins to steam and topples to the ground—understanding that the antidote's effects are beginning to wear off. Ran and his classmates swarm around him in concern, but before he can remove himself from the room, he loses consciousness. 
Some time later, Shinichi gradually regains consciousness and sees his friends worriedly monitoring his condition. He defeatedly assumes their apprehension is due to them witnessing his transformation back into Conan, however, he quickly learns that his form has somehow maintained, he is still Shinichi Kudo.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Youta Mitani|Yota Mitani manga.jpg|
* 27 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital guard}}
{{People|Mai Kougami|Mai Kogami manga.jpg|fsize=0.96em|
* 28 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital clerical employee}}
{{People|Yumemi Noda|Yumemi Noda manga.jpg|
* 27 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital nurse}}
{{People|Kouhei Kamata|Kohei Kamata manga.jpg|
* Victim (poison)
* 28 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital doctor}}
{{People|Ayako Ninagawa|Ayako Ninagawa manga.jpg|
* 18 years old
* High school senior}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Conan successfully convinces Ran that Shinichi and Conan are two separate individuals.
** The effect is sold by simultaneously presenting the two at the play.
* Major romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.
** Shinichi returns, and Sonoko secretly has him play the Black Knight in order to manufacture a kiss between him and Ran.
*** However, a murder occurs before Sonoko's plans can come to fruition.
* Haibara invents a prototype antidote to the effects of APTX4869 from the data she retrieved from Pisco's pocket laptop.
** The APTX4869 antidote's effects wear off and Shinichi collapses before his classmates, but somehow his form remains unchanged.
 
 

=== Elevator Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|192-193|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ Shinichi's Return ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Promised Place ~}}

==== File 258 - Momentary Rest ====
[[File:CH258_HaibaraShocked.png|thumb|left|250px|Shinichi asks Haibara why she does so much for him.]]
The next day, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and "[[Ai Haibara|Conan]]" arrive at [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]'s house before school. Ran anxiously rings the door bell, and is eventually answered by an ostensibly annoyed Shinichi, who is still in the process of preparing for the day. While Ran rejoices in the return of her friend, Conan sneaks into the house and confronts an elated Shinichi in his bathroom. Conan is revealed to be a disguised [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] using a [[Voice-Changing Face Mask]]. She scolds him for deviating from their plan to quietly meet Ran backstage, and informs him that Heiji had called for everyone's silence regarding the murder at the school play—mitigating word spreading about Shinichi's involvement.<ref name="School_Play_Murder_Case">School Play Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#School_Play_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 255-257]])</ref> Seeing Haibara's incredible commitment to maintaining the integrity of his secret identity, Shinichi asks why she goes to such great lengths for him. The girl's eyes widen for a moment, but she quickly regains her composure and says that if he were to be exposed, she too would be put in danger. She also states that she is merely using him to test and observe the effects of her antidote. [[File:CH258_ShinichiAndDetectiveBoys.png|thumb|right|250px|Shinichi nostalgically watches his friends.]]
On the road to school, Shinichi and Ran discuss the play, leading to Shinichi complimenting Ran on her appearance as the Princess, albeit in a back-handed manner. The three are soon joined by the [[Detective Boys]], who Shinichi accidentally greets. He is expectedly met with confusion, and so Conan explains that he lives in the mansion next to [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]], which [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] remembers as the "haunted house."<ref name="Haunted_Mansion_Case">Haunted Mansion Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#Haunted_Mansion_Case|Volume 2: 017-019]])</ref> Shinichi sentimentally reflects on his time as one of them, internally commenting that "it's like a dream." 
Once at school, Ran and Shinichi banter with their classmates, who tell Shinichi about their voluptuous [[Jodie Starling|new English teacher]]. Ran resignedly interrupts and reminds Shinichi that he is yet to tell her about “the important thing” he mentioned at the school play. Shinichi shoos his eavesdropping classmates before instructing her to meet him at the Bird's-Eye-View Restaurant in the [[Beika Center Building]] at 20:00. 
At the restaurant, Ran and Shinichi sit at a window seat. Ran admits that she had thought Shinichi was Conan, believing that Shinichi had asked Agasa to invent a shrinking drug to hide his identity after running into trouble during a criminal investigation. Shinichi, surprised by the accuracy of Ran’s conjecture, has no choice but to laugh awkwardly. After a while, the topic of the conversation returns to “the important thing.” Shinichi remains hesitant, and is unable to summon the courage to get to the point. 
Meanwhile, the CEO of a game company, Taiji Tatsumi, declines to attend a party held at the restaurant, stating that he feels ill. He comments on the dimness of the elevator hall, to which a department head, Satoru Ooba, explains that it is for a "performative entrance." Tatsumi leaves on the elevator. Soon after, Tatsumi's daughter, Sakurako, enters the elevator hall and meets with Ooba. The latter explains that he has received Tatsumi's blessing to marry her, sparking joy in the woman. They share a deep kiss as Tatsumi returns to the floor on the elevator. However, the man is shocked not by the sight of his daughter in Ooba's arms, but by the gun Ooba is pointing at his head. The shot rings with the release of the party confetti in the room next door. The elevator doors shut in time for Ooba to present Sakurako with a necklace, whom she gladly accepts. [[File:CH258_MurderedCEO.png|thumb|left|200px|Tatsumi stares down the barrel of Ooba's gun.]]
Shinichi struggles to make his statement; his heart begins to pound. Suddenly, someone's scream pierces the room. Despite his best attempts to ignore the murder and finish his date with Ran, the girl sees through his facade, and tells him to go investigate—adding that unlike someone, she won't run away. Shinichi, grateful for her understanding, springs up and runs towards the exit, promising Ran that he will return soon.

==== File 259 - A Tranquil Time ====
Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the crime scene. Takagi reports that Tatsumi's company occupies the twenty-fourth to the thirty-sixth floor of the building, and that the elevator in question can only be used by company employees. In addition, the rugged state of Tatsumi's suit suggests that he met an armed robber. Megure recalls a similar murder he investigated in the exact same building in the early years of his career, where a young man intervened in the investigation and rejected the idea of a robbery. Coincidentally, Shinichi arrives and intervenes in the investigation, rejecting the idea of a robbery. He points out that since non-employees cannot enter the elevator, using it would run the risk of being caught for trespassing. Also, Tatsumi's suit is damaged partially because his sleeves are unbuttoned, and no robber would bother unfastening the victim’s buttons. 
At this moment, several company employees, including Ooba and Sakurako, are brought to Megure. He asks if any of them know the time when they last saw Tatsumi. Sakurako fights through her tears and states that it was 20:30 sharp. She explains that she was able to see Ooba’s wristwatch when she touched her earrings when giving her a necklace. Shinichi finds it suspicious that Sakurako could see the wristwatch's dial when it was both in the dark and likely facing away from her he touched her earring. Ooba explains that his wristwatch would light up automatically in the dark, and that Shinichi has wrongfully assumed that he was touching Sakurako’s left earring with his left hand. Instead, he was touched her right earring with his left hand—thus the dial faces inwards. Shinichi accepts his explanation, but points out the action's inconvenience, insinuating that his right hand was occupied. [[File:CH259_ShinichiQuestionsKiss.png|thumb|right|250px|Shinichi asks Sakurako if she was kissing Ooba.]]
Back in the restaurant, Ran continues to wonder what Shinichi wanted to tell her. A waitress arrives with desserts, but Ran tells her to hold the order, as she wishes to wait for Shinichi. Upon learning that “her detective friend” is tackling the case, the waitress giggles and tells Ran a true story. Twenty years ago, a [[Yusaku Kudo|young man]] was dining with his [[Yukiko Kudo|girlfriend]] at Ran's exact table, when a murder took place in the restaurant. The man rushed to the crime scene, solved the murder quickly, returned and audibly proposed. The waitress joyfully tells Ran that it might happen again, and for a moment, a blushing Ran believes so as well, but soon reason tells her to abandon this line of thought. 
Ooba and Sakurako fire back at Shinichi, stating their strong alibis. Shinichi presses Sakurako and asks whether they stopped by anywhere, and Sakurako concedes that they did go to the bathroom before heading to the party. However, she argues that they were only briefly separated, and they conversed the entire time. Shinichi disputes her narrative, contending that since the police have found a pistol in the garbage pipe near the bathroom, Ooba could have taken advantage of those minutes to dispose of the weapon. Ooba, seeing that Shinichi is suspecting him and only him, says that the police are free to perform a gunshot residue test on him to see whether he committed the murdered. He is thus led away, leaving Sakurako with Shinichi. Once he is out of sight, Shinichi quietly asks Sakurako whether she and Ooba were kissing after their colleagues had departed. He explains that his [[Yukiko Kudo|mother]] once told him that only after kissing or eating would a woman go to the bathroom to reapply lipstick. She confirms. He proceeds to inquire about how the two kissed, and learns that Sakurako’s back was facing the elevator, that Ooba’s left arm was positioned on her right shoulder and went around her neck such that his hand could reach her left ear. Shinichi finally asks if her earrings were a present from Ooba. Sakurako replies negative, saying that she bought them on a whim earlier that day. After obtaining this piece of information, Shinichi becomes certain that Ooba is the culprit, but still lacks a few key pieces of the puzzle. 
Shinichi overhears a couple of company employees mention to Megure that Ooba oversaw the planning of the party, and that the party featured the appearance of the new company mascot, which Ooba wore. Upon hearing this, Shinichi asks whether he can inspect the costume. After observing the intricacies of the costume, everything becomes clear to the detective, and a smirk crosses his face. Suddenly, he is hit with an acute pain in the chest, a clear sign that the antidote is beginning to wearing off.

==== File 260 - The Memorable Place ====
Takagi returns and reports that they found no gunpowder residue on Ooba's clothing. Before Megure can redirect the investigation, Shinichi interjects and instructs everyone to return to the elevator for his deduction.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH260_PlasticBagOnGun.png|thumb|right|300px|Ooba eliminated gunpowder residue by shooting the gun through a plastic bag.]]
Shinichi asserts that '''Satoru Ooba''' murdered Tatsumi. He states that Ooba shot Tatsumi while he kissed Sakurako in front of the elevator. Ooba’s left hand covered Sakurako’s left ear while he used his free right hand to reach for his pistol and call the elevator. He then proceeded to shoot Tatsumi the moment the door opened before quickly returning his gun to his pocket. Megure remarks that the silencer would not be enough to prevent Sakurako from hearing the gunshot. Shinichi replies that by letting Sakurako know that it was 20:30 immediately after their kiss, she would naturally assume that the noise had been the releasing of the confetti—indicating the start of the party.
Ooba asks why Tatsumi would remain in the elevator despite expressing his wishes to return home. The detective states that Tatsumi was waiting in the elevator for Ooba to bring him the mascot costume since originally, the plan was for Tatsumi to don the costume, not Ooba (thus Tatsumi unfastened his sleeve buttons as he expected to change). Ooba, still defiant, challenges Shinichi to properly explain of the absence of gunpowder residue on his body. Shinichi replies that upon learning that the mascot blinked an abnormal number of times during the party, he realized that something was wrong with the eye of the mascot. After examining the costume, he found a plastic bag containing a glove and four rubber bands in the mascot's eye. Shinichi explains that by wearing the glove and placing the pistol inside the plastic bag (which Ooba closed around his right wrist by using the rubber bands), both the gunpowder residue and the empty bullet shell would remain in the bag. Furthermore, since it was dark, Sakurako would likely not notice anything strange about Ooba’s hands. As for the purpose of giving her the necklace after the kiss, it was to ensure that she would immediately head to the bathroom to try it on, which would give Ooba time to dispose of the pistol and bullet shell. Shinichi concludes by saying that since Ooba must have touched Sakurako’s earrings barehanded, he must have put on the glove afterwards, which logically implies that he left fingerprints on the plastic bag when reaching for the glove. [[File:CH260_PinkPearl.png|thumb|left|250px|The color of Sakurako's earrings are indiscernible without light.]]
As soon as Shinichi finishes speaking, he is hit by another wave of acute pain. Ooba remains unfazed, and calmly says that other employees also touched the plastic bag. One employee explains that they noticed that the mascot's eye was malfunctioning, and so they opened the contraption and found the plastic bag. After examining it, they concluded that the bag must be an intrinsic part of the mascot, and returned it to its eye. Megure, believing Shinichi's deduction is breaking apart, begins panicking, but the boy manages to carry on. He asks why Ooba knew that Sakurako’s earrings were the color as his present, and Ooba simply replies that it is because he saw their color. As he finishes uttering these words, Ooba becomes aware of the true intent of Shinichi’s question, but the mistake has already been made. Shinichi reminds everyone that Sakurako had just recently purchased the earrings earlier, and that their encounter at the elevator was the first time they met that day. Given such information, along with the darkness of the room, it was impossible for Ooba to discern the color of Sakurako's earrings unless they were illuminated by the elevator's light. Speechless, Ooba admits to his crime. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Ooba recounts that Twenty years ago, Tatsumi took over his father's company under the guise of a merger and moved aggressively to steal all his father's company’s intellectual properties and mass fired employees. This corporate act ultimately resulted in Ooba's father's suicide. Still, he attempted to present his death as a murder committed by Tatsumi at the Beika Center Building, the same building they stand in now. Such events led Ooba down a path of vengeance. 
Hearing Ooba's words, Megure recalls that twenty years ago, a teenage [[Yusaku Kudo]] was the individual who ultimately deduced that Ooba's father's death was a suicide. He turns to discuss this coincidence with Shinichi, but finds him gone.
</spoiler>
[[File:CH260_ConanRelaysShinichi.png|thumb|right|210px|Conan relays Shinichi's message to a distraught Ran.]]
Shinichi limps into the restaurant bathroom while gripping his chest. He curses his predicament, strongly desiring to return to Ran and finally make his statement. He notices Conan in the reflection, who notes that he maintained his form for twenty-four minutes beyond the expected range. Shinichi falls to the floor as Haibara removes her disguise and returns his glasses. 
At the table, the waitress informs Ran about the culprit's arrest and shares her excitement for Shinichi's return. However, it is instead Conan who appears before the table, holding out Shinichi's credit card. He explains that Shinichi had received an emergency call about the difficult case he is trying to solve, forcing him to leave immediately. Ran solemnly listens to Conan's words, but eventually expresses her distress about constantly being abandoned. Conan desperately "relays" a message that swears his eventual return and urges Ran to wait for him. Ran finds levity in her sea of misery and assures Conan that Shinichi's actions are not his fault. She brightens the mood by offering to buy him dessert on Shinichi's dime, he accepts. While gobbling down dessert after dessert, Ran rhetorically questions what Shinichi wanted to say to her. Conan internally reflects on how he intended to confess his feelings to her—identically to how his father, Yusaku, had done so to his mother, [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]], twenty years ago. Meanwhile, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] restlessly waits for his unpunctual daughter in the car.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Taiji Tatsumi|Taiji Tatsumi manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)
* 58 years old
* Game company chief executive}}
{{People|Satoru Ooba|Satoru Oba manga.jpg|
* 31 years old
* Game company department head}}
{{People|Sakurako Tatsumi|Sakurako Tatsumi manga.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Taiji Tatsumi's daughter}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Major romantic development between Shinichi and Ran
** Shinichi takes Ran to the same restaurant where his father proposed to his mother with the intention of similarly confessing his feelings.
** Their date is interrupted by a murder, leading to the antidote wearing off before Shinichi can return to Ran, thus foiling his romantic plans.
 
 

=== Music Box Case ===
{{ref anime|194-195|The Significant Music Box}}

==== File 261 - Touching the Music Strings!? ====
[[File:CH261_ConanAsksForAntidote.png|thumb|left|175px|Conan asks Haibara for another antidote pill.]]
[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] asks [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] for some additional antidotes, as he would like to meet [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] again as [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] and confess his feelings to her.<ref name="Elevator_Murder_Case">Elevator Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#Elevator_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 258-260]])</ref> Haibara refuses, citing his recklessness and the dangers of consuming a prototype drug. Haibara joins her friends in boarding [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s car as they embark on their trip to the indoor pool, leaving at Conan on the sidewalk. During their ride, the [[Detective Boys]] find Haibara merrily humming with an apparent sense of accomplishment. On the other hand, Conan wearily looks up at the [[Mouri Detective Agency]] and resigns himself to continue his life as Conan. 
While ascending the stairs, he hears the music of "Haru Yo Koi" ("Oh Spring, Come"). When entering the agency, he sees Ran, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], and a client named Haruna Yuuki listening carefully to a music box. Haruna, the young fine arts student, explains she had difficulties making friends at university, so she sent a message to a random person with her [[Wikipedia: Pager|pager/pocketbell]] asking if they would like to befriend her. A man named Shuugo accepted and became her new pager-friend. The two planned to meet each other last year on Christmas Day, but Shuugo made no appearance. However, Haruna found a bag at their meeting spot containing a music box, with high resale value, and Shuugo's pager—an act Haruna interpreted as Shuugo ending the relationship with farewell present. Yet, the music box was appraised as poor. Additionally, Haruna began receiving antagonistic pager messages from an unknown person which ultimately motivated her to seek advice from Kogoro. Conan notices that parts of the music box were purposefully altered to play out of tune and suggests the music box holds a secret message from Shuugo. Ran notes that the off-tuned sounds correspond to the lyrics "mo (も)," "de (出)," and "ru (る)" in the song. Still stumped, Conan suggests they ask Sergeant [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] to contact the pager company identify Shuugo's address via the pager number. [[File:CH261_RanSeesSilhouette.png|thumb|right|250px|Ran spots an old man with a cane pass by her room.]]
Takagi puts the group in contact with the Ogata family, who invites them to their home. They arrive, and Haruna is cheerfully welcomed by Shirou Ogata, the younger son, but quite reticently by the others. They learn that Shuugo Ogata was the Shiro's late grandfather, who, fell ill and lacked connection. In his loneliness, he agreed to message Haruna as she shared her name and personality with his late wife, who often played the song "Haru Yo Koi" on her [[Wikipedia: Koto (instrument)|Koto]]. Minoru Ogata, the eldest son then accuses Haruna of wishing to steal the Shuugo's hidden treasure: four antique hand-made stamps worth 200 million yen. After being scolded by his family, Minoru ominously leaves. Haruna and company are invited to stay the night 
While Kogoro and Conan reflect in their room, Conan finds Shuugo's cremation urn dated "12/6," meaning that Shuugo could not have given the music box to Haruna on 12/25. Meanwhile, Ran screams at the sight of a spooky silhouette of an old man with a cane passing stealthily by their room. When everyone rushes over, a huge noise of something heavy falling catches their attention, and they hurry to the grandparents' room. They find Minoru crushed beneath a fallen koto. In that moment, Haruna receives a message on her pager from Shuugo, saying "I've been waiting for you."

==== File 262 - The Vanishing Sound ====
Haruna is frightened by Shuugo's apparent resurrection, and draws everyone's attention to her pager. While the group wrangles with the message's implications, Minoru regains consciousness and says he was struck in the head by a hard object in the dark. Conan notices he was hit in the forehead and asks if he saw his attacker's face. Minoru states his ignorance, blaming the darkness of the room. Kogoro surmises that the attacker was from the outside, dismissing Ran's claim about the silhouette, and attributing Shuugo's message to a coincidental memo from one of Haruna's friends. [[File:CH262_OgataFloorPlan.png|thumb|left|250px|Conan figures out the house's floor plan.]]
The police arrive and report no signs of trespassing. Additionally, Shirou rules out the possibility of the intruder hiding in the house as he had done a sweep of all the rooms. Still, the police mention the unlocked back gate, which the family explains has been broken for some time, nevertheless, Kogoro goes to examine it. After the confirming the lack footprints near the back gate, the group re-enters the home to test the plausibility of Ran's claim. She states the silhouette traversed down the hall from the direction of Tsuneo and Kazuko's room and towards Kogoro and Conan's room. The group remains skeptical. Conan then steps on a hairpin and lets out a yelp, incurring the wrath of Kogoro, who mistook the boy's cry as a sign he found an intruder. The police ask where the Ogata family was when Ran witnessed the silhouette, to which they respond that they were in the kitchen—where Shirou was scolding them for interrogating Haruna about her conversations with Shuugo. Minoru speculates that the Tsuneo and Kazuko were likely fiercely questioning Haruna since perhaps Shuugo gave her the 200 million yen stamps. He adds that the family had made several unsustainable purchases with the assumption they could refill their bank balance with stamp's sale. 
Conan then learns the full layout of the house with the help of Shirou and begins to piece together the puzzle. He notes that the mystery of the music box remains; he stares blankly at his lackluster attempt at writing music notation, unable to decipher anything. Ran notices his notebook, and uses her musical prowess to properly write the notation for him. Furthermore, she teaches him that triple sharps denotes [[Wikipedia: A major|A major]]. With this new information, Conan's deduction is complete, filled with the answers to the case's every question.

==== File 263 - Spring Has Come? ====
[[File:CH263_HappyFamily.png|thumb|right|125px|The Ogata family celebrates the rediscovery of their fortune.]]
Conan lures Kogoro to a room and distracts him with a pattern on the wall. He uses the opportunity to tranquilize him and instruct Ran to both summon the Ogata family and borrow a black sheet of paper, scissors, and tape.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH263_SilouhetteSecret.png|thumb|right|305px|A car's headlights shine through the open gate and casts the frightening silhouette.]]
Tsuneo and Kazuko realize that Haruna had not received the music box two Christmases ago but rather one, meaning Shuugo could not have delivered the box. Kogoro deduces that Shuugo had tasked Shirou with delivering the bag in his stead. Additionally, Shuugo had not been communicating with Haruna since he was hospitalized, meaning Shirou had been the one on the other end since last Spring. After seeing her wait for Shuugo with high hopes, he felt her could no longer continue the deception, and so he placed Shuugo's pager alongside the music box and anonymously left the bag for her. Kogoro says he knew Shirou's involvement because he identified Haruna before she even introduced herself when arriving at the house, meaning he must have been familiar with her face. 
Kogoro then directs Ran to turn off the lights. Suddenly, a silhouette of Conan drifts across the hallway, surprising everyone. When Ran opens the door, the boy is nowhere in sight. Conan appears behind Kogoro and draws everyone's attention to the window in the hallway. Ran spots a black paper cut-out of Conan taped to the glass. Kogoro explains that when a car approaches the open back gate and makes a turn at the intersection, the car's headlights shine upon the black paper cut-out and casts a shadow on Ran's room, creating the illusion of a moving silhouette. [[File:CH263_WireThroughRooms.png|thumb|left|255px|The wires run through the rooms.]]
Minoru still expresses skepticism about the strike he received. Kogoro explains that he was accidentally hit by a falling koto which was dropped using a contraption designed by the culprit. He explains that Minoru wished to investigate the koto after learning about the music box, and searched for it in his grandparents room. However, he did not turn on the lights because he could not locate the lamp switch as it had been shortened due to the contraption's design. Kogoro explains that the culprit ran a monofilament fishing line from the lamp; through an unstably positioned koto; through Shirou, Minoru, and the parent's rooms, and then finally to the [[Wikipedia: Fusuma|fusuma (door)]] of Ran's room using a hairpin. By opening the fusuma with force (motivated by Ran's scream), the hairpin would release, causing the koto to fall from its high position and onto the floor. Hence, the individual who opened the fusuma, '''Kazuko Ogata''' is likely the culprit. Conan also shows that Kazuko retrieved the fishing line by tangling one end to the room fan, which would spin the entire line back into its blades automatically. 
 
'''The Motive:''' 
Kogoro speculates Kazuko dropped the koto to prevent Haruna from finding the stamps. She also organized the silhouette and sent the frightening message to the pager to convince Haruna to avoid their house. The antagonistic messages sent to Haruna's pager were also sent for this purpose. After hearing Haruna had an affinity for stamps and was "happy to return," Kazuko believed Haruna was a stamp hunter who intended to constantly visit their house to find Shuugo's stamps.
</spoiler>
Shirou expresses his disappointment about the destruction of his grandmother's koto. However, Kazuko reveals that the dropped instrument was a forgery, and that she pawned the original to pay back family debts in the absence of the stamps. Kogoro then reveals that the music box Haruna received has its value in its keys. The three off-tune notes: "mo (も)," "de (出)," and "ru (ル)" correspond to [[Wikipedia: Solfège|solfège]] syllables "la," "do," and "la," which in turn correspond to Iroha Alphabet letters: "i (イ)," "ha (ハ)," and "i (イ)" which spell "Ihai (イハイ)" which is Japanese for [[Wikipedia: Spirit tablet|spirit tablet]]. The family rushes to Shuugo's [[Wikipedia: Butsudan|butsudan]] and find the stamps hidden in the tablet. The family rejoices at their discovery and rush to Kogoro to express their deepest gratitude. 
The next day, Shirou drives his guests back to the Mouri Detective Agency. Kogoro wonders whether Shuugo had intended for Shirou to possess sole ownership over the stamps, but the man responds he has instead found something else with greater value. He proudly shows Shuugo's pager which Haruna had gifted him, indicating that their messaging will continue. Left with a happy ending, Ran ascends the stairs while cheerfully singing "Haru Yo Koi."

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Haruna Yuuki|Haruna Yuki manga.jpg|
* 21 years old
* Art student}}
{{People|Kazuko Ogata|Kazuko Ogata manga.jpg|
* 50 years old
* Tsuneo's wife}}
{{People|Shirou Ogata|Shirou Ogata manga.jpg|
* 22 years old
* Tsuneo and Kazuko's younger son}}
{{People|Tsuneo Ogata|Tsuneo Ogata manga.jpg|
* 53 years old
* Kazuko's husband
* Current head of Ogata family}}
{{People|Minoru Ogata|Minoru Ogata manga.jpg|
* Victim (beaten - injured)
* 28 years old
* Tsuneo and Kazuko's eldest son}}
{{People|Shuugo Ogata|Shuugo Ogata manga.jpg|
* Deceased
* Tsuneo's father
* Former head of Ogata family}}
{{People|Haruna Ogata|Haruna Ogata manga.jpg|
* Deceased
* Shuugo's wife
* Tsuneo's mother}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Haibara denies Conan's request to receive more antidote pills.
 
 

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cy.jpg|1000px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_25sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_26sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumeNE 13sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, New Edition, combined volumes 25-26)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume 26e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 21-30]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}

[[Category:Volumes]]

[[de:Band 26]]

Volume 26

2026-06-28T14:44:15Z

ZA1: /* Major Events */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 26
| image = Volume 26.jpg
| releasedate = February 18, 2000
| chapters = 254-263
| isbn = 4-09-125496-9
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = November 18, 2008
| english-isbn = 1-4215-1678-0
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Inspector Samejima]]
| keyhole = [[Vermouth|Chris Vineyard]]
| prev-volume = Volume 25
| next-volume = Volume 27
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 26 was released on February 18, 2000 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo}}
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}
{{Char|Tomoaki Araide}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Yusaku Kudo|display=Yusaku Kudo (flashback)}}
{{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo (flashback)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Dangerous Cave Case ===
{{ref anime|188-190|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Cavern of the Detective Boys ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Wounded Great Detective ~|The Desperate Revival|l3=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~}}

==== File 254 - An Infatuated Heart ====
[[File:CH254_RanSleeps.png|thumb|left|200px|Ran remains beside Conan as he recovers.]]
[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] wakes up in his hospital bed—diminished, but still breathing. [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] enters the room and informs him of [[Ran Mouri|Ran]]'s heroics while he covers his sleeping and depleted daughter with his jacket. 
Ten days later, the doctor gladly reports that Conan will make a full recovery and is fit to return home soon, albeit with a mild fever. Relieved, Ran and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] transport Conan back to his hospital room. On the way, Sonoko entertains the idea of [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] attending their upcoming play if she informs him that Ran is playing the lead heroine. Ran confidently disagrees and states her indifference, saying that the only attendee she needs is a healthy Conan. While Sonoko voices her puzzlement, Conan asks about the bandages on the girl's wrist. She answers that she sprained it during rehearsal and is now unable to play the Black Knight, but is covered thanks to [[Tomoaki Araide|Araide]]. As Conan internally grumbles about the development, Ran says she is uncertain about the attendance, but Sonoko assures her that the drama club is organizing a refreshment sale to compensate for the lack of air-conditioning. Meanwhile, a [[The Criminal|silhouette]] watches. 
Approaching the room, the group hears [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] and [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] arguing about their choice of flowers. The two explain they came to check on Conan after hearing about his injury. Kazuha leaves with the girls to buy a more suitable bouquet while Heiji stays to talk with Conan. The boy question's the ulterior motive behind his friend's visit, leading Heiji to reveal that [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] had contacted him about Ran's grasp on Conan's secret. He proffers the notion of confirmation bias, but Conan reflects on several moments—after Ran found his childhood photo—which indicate her awareness. <ref name="Magician's_Suicide_Case">Magician's Suicide Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Magician's_Suicide_Case|Volume 14: 131-133]])</ref><ref name="Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Black_Star">Kaitou Kid and the Black Star Case (Manga: [[Volume_16#Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Black_Star|Volume 16: 156-159]])</ref><ref name="Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case">Shinichi's First Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_21#Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case|Volume 21: 204-207]])</ref><ref name="Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case">Sonoko Attempted Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_22#Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case|Volume 22: 219-221]])</ref><ref name="Ski_Lodge_Case">Elementary School Teacher Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Ski_Lodge_Case|Volume 14-15: 139-143]])</ref> He wonders why Ran refuses to confront him, but Heiji reproaches him on his failure to make deductions about his own life, stating that Ran is likely waiting for him to tell her the truth. Caught in a dilemma, Conan asks for his friend's advice. [[File:CH254_HaibaraGun.png|thumb|right|225px|Betrayal?]]
On the plane ride home, Heiji ruminates on Conan sarcastically saying that to fix the problem, he needs a clone of Shinichi. Kazuha asks him about attending Ran's play. The boy refuses to attend, citing an important errand. 
That night, the silhouette sneaks through the hospital halls and quietly enters a laboratory. They rummage through the cabinets and find a bottle of [[Wikipedia: Potassium Cyanide|potassium cyanide]] before grinning with murderous intent. Meanwhile, Conan reflects on his quandary, remembering Ran's request to not leave her alone.<ref name="Cruise_Ship_Murder_Case">Cruise Ship Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_23#Cruise_Ship_Murder_Case|Volume 23: 225-230]])</ref> Thus, he resolves to reveal his identity to her. Suddenly, Haibara appears beside his bed and menacingly points a gun at him.

==== Major Events ====
* Ran is revealed to have been aware that Conan is Shinichi ever since she saw his childhood photos.
* Haibara meets Ran and Kogoro for the first time.
* Haibara appears to be salvaging the data she lifted from Pisco's pocket laptop.
* Doctor Araide is revealed to have theater experience.
 
 

=== School Play Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|190-191|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Black Knight ~}}

==== Gadgets introduced ====
{{NewGadget|name = [[Voice-Changing Face Mask]]||image = Voice-Changing_Face_Mask.jpg|description =
* Used by [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] to disguise her voice as Conan's}}
{{clearleft}}

==== File 255 - The Intruder's Sudden Arrival ====
[[File:CH255_HaibaraShootsConan.png|thumb|right|160px|Haibara makes her point.]]
[[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] states that her cover has been blown. Along with [[Pisco]], was a second agent dispatched to the [[Haido City Hotel]], who, had informed the [[Black Organization]] about [[Sherry]]'s ability to transform into a child with the use of a drug.<ref name="Hotel_Party_Murder_Case">Hotel Party Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Hotel_Party_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 238-242]])</ref> Consequently, the Organization infiltrated [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house. However, instead of assassinating her, they admitted that her value in the development of [[APTX4869]] was too great to squander, thus they offered her a chance to redeem herself under one condition: kill all associates aware of the Organization's existence. With Agasa held as a hostage, the girl callously sympathizes with [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s situation, adding that [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]], [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]], and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]] will have to be erased tomorrow, but still highlighting the silver-lining that Conan will be spared from witnessing such events. Haibara proceeds to pull the trigger, and a bizarre gun shot rings. [[File:CH255_BlackKnight.png|thumb|left|150px|The Black Knight defies the script and embraces the Princess.]]
Conan stares aghast at a bouquet of flowers dispensed by the toy gun. Haibara admits she was merely reciting a scenario, but states that she did so to prove a point: if Conan tells Ran about his identity, and if the Black Organization learns the truth, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] would be added to their list of targets. She provides three options to remedy the situation. First, conceal the truth and continue living with Ran despite its social consequences. Second, tell Ran the truth and pray the Organization forever remains ignorant. And third... 
The [[Teitan High School]] Festival bustles with activity as Ran and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] look out at a sea audience members. [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] meets Ran backstage, saying she came despite Heiji's dissuasion. They are soon joined by [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] and a masked Conan who wish her luck before returning to their seats. Out by the concession stands, audience member Mai Kougami buys drinks for Youta Mitani, Yumemi Noda, and Kouhei Kamata. Kougami leaves for the bathroom while her friends distribute drinks. Kamata checks the contents of his drink and has a surprised reaction. He looks over at third year student, Ayako Ninagawa working at the concession stand before the lights suddenly shut off and the show begins. [[File:CH255_AttemptedKiss.png|thumb|right|275px|The show nears its climax.]]
The play opens with the [[Ran Mouri|Princess]] lamenting about her dreaded arranged marriage before transitioning to a fight sequence involving a group of Imperial saboteurs assaulting the Princess' carriage. The show endures multiple comedic disturbances caused by both a proud Kogoro and an overzealous Kazuha as it approaches its climax. The Black Knight descends onto the saboteurs and saves the Princess from harm. The actor then deviates from the script and immediately embraces the Princess, much to Ran's confusion. In the stands, a [[Shinichi Kudo|teenager with a familiar face]] takes a seat next to Conan, who, reacts in shock. Ran notices her friends holding a sign urging her to improvise with the Black Knight; the two actors lean in for the kissing scene. However, before their lips can meet, a scream pieces the gymnasium as Kouhei Kamata lies dead on the floor.

==== File 256 - Concealed Truth ====
[[File:CH256_FakeShinichi.png|thumb|left|200px|Shinichi Kudo revealed?]]
Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the gymnasium and inquire about the approximate time of death. Ran responds "around 14:40" and turns to Araide, the Black Knight, for confirmation, but the Knight strangely remains silent. Takagi asks the forensic analyst about the cause of death, but before the man can respond, a teenager with a [[Wikipedia: Kansai dialect|Kansai dialect]] correctly answers potassium cyanide—citing Kamata's pink lips and fingernails, and his mouth's almond scent as evidence. Kogoro and Megure grow suspicious of the teenager and asks for an alibi. He points to an uncharacteristically apathetic Conan, who promptly confirms his innocence. Kogoro then says the teenager is bizarrely familiar and Megure asks for him to identify himself. He confidently lifts his hat and proclaims that he is Shinichi Kudo. The police stand bewildered at "Shinichi's" uncanniness, as the boy turns to Ran and Conan explaining that he came to see her show. However, his disguise is instantly foiled by Kazuha who identifies him as Heiji. Under pressure, he ditches his attempt at portraying Shinichi as a separate person from Conan, and resumes cooperating as himself. 
Megure begins interrogating Kamata's friends. Kougami had bought the four drinks, Mitani received all four, and Noda received hers and Kamata's. They explain that they are alumni members of Teitan High School, now hospital students, who were involved in the drama club with a yearly tradition of attending the annual play. Kogoro asks why they sent Kougami to carry all four drinks. She replies that Kamata was with her but returned to the seats after seeing the concession worker, Ayako Ninagawa. Heiji states that all four had the opportunity to poison Kamata's ice coffee and are thus suspects. Kougami protests, saying that she ordered the same drink, meaning if she were the killer, she would have ensured Kamata received the poisoned cup instead of leaving for the bathroom. She also dispels the theory of poisoning both cups by proving that she has fully consumed its contents. Mitani and Noda similarly plead innocence, but Megure cites the labeled caps as an easy means of identifying the right cup to poison. Takagi then finds that Kamata had not used the milk and gum syrup attached to his ice coffee, disproving the theory of poisoned condiments. Ninagawa confesses that she purposefully filled Kamata's cup with cola with the intention of luring Kamata back to the concession stand. She reveals that they were formerly betrothed, and she wanted an opportunity to talk to him about why she annulled their engagement. Hearing her words, Kogoro quietly floats the possibility of a suicide motivated by his fiancé's rejection. Kougami and Noda mention that Kamata had suspiciously been rummaging through his car's dashboard during the drive over, prompting the police to leave and examine his car. [[File:CH256_RealShinichi.png|thumb|right|300px|Shinichi Kudo revealed.]]
With the case figured out, Heiji kneels beside Conan to share his deduction, but the boy walks away in indifference. Sonoko looks out the window at the forming rainclouds and bemoans the unfortunate turn of events. She turns to Araide who agrees. Meanwhile, the Black Knight approaches the concession stand and inspects a condiment container. Takagi returns with a bottle of potassium cyanide he found in Kamata's dashboard, giving credence to Kogoro's theory of suicide. Before Megure can declare the death a suicide, the Black Knight emerges from the masses and voices his disagreement, asserting that Kamata's death was a calculated murder. As he slowly steps into the spotlight, his friends and colleagues gradually begin to realize who is behind the mask. The crowd then witnesses Shinichi Kudo dramatically appear before them. Everyone stands in disbelief, including Ran, who turns to look at Conan—her assumption shattered. Conan blankly stares at Shinichi, greatly disapproving of his supposed "true identity's" theatrics.

==== File 257 - Revival Under the Threat of Death ====
Shinichi's appearance astounds everyone, especially Ran, who he briefly pulls aside. After telling her to meet him after his deduction, he turns to Heiji and asks for a ¥10 coin. Megure approaches and asks for clarification. And so, Shinichi's deduction begins.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH257_PoisonedIce.png|thumb|right|250px|The poison was in the ice, not the liquid.]]
Shinichi explains that the culprit did not poison the drink, but rather the ice. They had known Kamata had a habit of eating the ice after finishing his drink. Thus, by inserting a potassium cyanide capsule in an ice cube, Kamata's poisoning would be delayed, and no poison will remain in the cup as it will be consumed in its entirety as an ice cube. Mitani and Noda are absolved due to their limited access to Kamata's cup, and Ninagawa is absolved since she intended for the soda to be returned and could not predict which soda Kamata would receive. Therefore, the culprit must be '''Mai Kougami'''. 
Kougami had preserved the ice cubes in her coin purse along with pieces of [[Wikipedia: Dry ice|dry ice]]. When leaving for the bathroom before the play, she flushed the dry ice in the bathroom and discarded the purse in a trash can outside. Kougami applauds Shinichi's deduction but asks how she could have guaranteed Kamata's poisoning if she had not distributed the drinks. Shinichi answers that she had prepared two poisoned ice cubes and contaminated both drinks. By quickly drinking her soda, Kougami managed to consume the liquid before the ice could melt and release poison. Megure interjects, stating there were no traces in Kougami's cup either. The detective states that Kougami had pretended to consume the ice, in doing so, she transferred the poisoned ice cube from her mouth to her hands and then finally into her hood. 
Shinichi, with Heiji's assistance, flips the ¥10 coin in the air and into Kougami's hood. Heiji pulls the coin out of the hood and shows its [[Wikipedia: Deoxidation|deoxidation]], a property that potassium cyanide has on bronze corrosion. Megure, astonished, asks how he knew the poison was in her hood. Kougami confesses, stating he likely became suspicious after she abstained from wearing her hood while running through the rain. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Kougami wished to avenge the death of an old cancerous man Kamata was treating. He had purposefully accelerated his death by changing his treatment, all to add quick results to his PhD thesis. Kougami recalls how Kamata had once drunkenly whined about how an eighteen-year-old dumped him despite him being a doctor with mastery over the fate of those he treated. Enraged by his statement, Kougami stole the potassium cyanide from the hospital and planned her murder.
</spoiler>
Megure expresses his amazement of Shinichi's abilities and offers him the opportunity to attend the culprit's interrogation. The boy declines, clearly more interested in speaking to Ran. Still, the boy urges Megure to keep his involvement in the investigation a secret from the public. As the police wrap up their operation, Heiji notices Shinichi's rapidly worsening fatigue. Soon, he begins to steam and topples to the ground—understanding that the antidote's effects are beginning to wear off. Ran and his classmates swarm around him in concern, but before he can remove himself from the room, he loses consciousness. 
Some time later, Shinichi gradually regains consciousness and sees his friends worriedly monitoring his condition. He defeatedly assumes their apprehension is due to them witnessing his transformation back into Conan, however, he quickly learns that his form has somehow maintained, he is still Shinichi Kudo.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Youta Mitani|Yota Mitani manga.jpg|
* 27 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital guard}}
{{People|Mai Kougami|Mai Kogami manga.jpg|fsize=0.96em|
* 28 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital clerical employee}}
{{People|Yumemi Noda|Yumemi Noda manga.jpg|
* 27 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital nurse}}
{{People|Kouhei Kamata|Kohei Kamata manga.jpg|
* Victim (poison)
* 28 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital doctor}}
{{People|Ayako Ninagawa|Ayako Ninagawa manga.jpg|
* 18 years old
* High school senior}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Conan successfully convinces Ran that Shinichi and Conan are two separate individuals.
** The effect is sold by simultaneously presenting the two at the play.
* Major romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.
** Shinichi returns, and Sonoko secretly has him play the Black Knight in order to manufacture a kiss between him and Ran.
*** However, a murder occurs before Sonoko's plans can come to fruition.
* Haibara invents a prototype antidote to the effects of APTX4869 from the data she retrieved from Pisco's pocket laptop.
** The APTX4869 antidote's effects wear off and Shinichi collapses before his classmates, but somehow his form remains unchanged.
 
 

=== Elevator Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|192-193|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ Shinichi's Return ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Promised Place ~}}

==== File 258 - Momentary Rest ====
[[File:CH258_HaibaraShocked.png|thumb|left|250px|Shinichi asks Haibara why she does so much for him.]]
The next day, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and "[[Ai Haibara|Conan]]" arrive at [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]'s house before school. Ran anxiously rings the door bell, and is eventually answered by an ostensibly annoyed Shinichi, who is still in the process of preparing for the day. While Ran rejoices in the return of her friend, Conan sneaks into the house and confronts an elated Shinichi in his bathroom. Conan is revealed to be a disguised [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] using a [[Voice-Changing Face Mask]]. She scolds him for deviating from their plan to quietly meet Ran backstage, and informs him that Heiji had called for everyone's silence regarding the murder at the school play—mitigating word spreading about Shinichi's involvement.<ref name="School_Play_Murder_Case">School Play Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#School_Play_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 255-257]])</ref> Seeing Haibara's incredible commitment to maintaining the integrity of his secret identity, Shinichi asks why she goes to such great lengths for him. The girl's eyes widen for a moment, but she quickly regains her composure and says that if he were to be exposed, she too would be put in danger. She also states that she is merely using him to test and observe the effects of her antidote. [[File:CH258_ShinichiAndDetectiveBoys.png|thumb|right|250px|Shinichi nostalgically watches his friends.]]
On the road to school, Shinichi and Ran discuss the play, leading to Shinichi complimenting Ran on her appearance as the Princess, albeit in a back-handed manner. The three are soon joined by the [[Detective Boys]], who Shinichi accidentally greets. He is expectedly met with confusion, and so Conan explains that he lives in the mansion next to [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]], which [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] remembers as the "haunted house."<ref name="Haunted_Mansion_Case">Haunted Mansion Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#Haunted_Mansion_Case|Volume 2: 017-019]])</ref> Shinichi sentimentally reflects on his time as one of them, internally commenting that "it's like a dream." 
Once at school, Ran and Shinichi banter with their classmates, who tell Shinichi about their voluptuous [[Jodie Starling|new English teacher]]. Ran resignedly interrupts and reminds Shinichi that he is yet to tell her about “the important thing” he mentioned at the school play. Shinichi shoos his eavesdropping classmates before instructing her to meet him at the Bird's-Eye-View Restaurant in the [[Beika Center Building]] at 20:00. 
At the restaurant, Ran and Shinichi sit at a window seat. Ran admits that she had thought Shinichi was Conan, believing that Shinichi had asked Agasa to invent a shrinking drug to hide his identity after running into trouble during a criminal investigation. Shinichi, surprised by the accuracy of Ran’s conjecture, has no choice but to laugh awkwardly. After a while, the topic of the conversation returns to “the important thing.” Shinichi remains hesitant, and is unable to summon the courage to get to the point. 
Meanwhile, the CEO of a game company, Taiji Tatsumi, declines to attend a party held at the restaurant, stating that he feels ill. He comments on the dimness of the elevator hall, to which a department head, Satoru Ooba, explains that it is for a "performative entrance." Tatsumi leaves on the elevator. Soon after, Tatsumi's daughter, Sakurako, enters the elevator hall and meets with Ooba. The latter explains that he has received Tatsumi's blessing to marry her, sparking joy in the woman. They share a deep kiss as Tatsumi returns to the floor on the elevator. However, the man is shocked not by the sight of his daughter in Ooba's arms, but by the gun Ooba is pointing at his head. The shot rings with the release of the party confetti in the room next door. The elevator doors shut in time for Ooba to present Sakurako with a necklace, whom she gladly accepts. [[File:CH258_MurderedCEO.png|thumb|left|200px|Tatsumi stares down the barrel of Ooba's gun.]]
Shinichi struggles to make his statement; his heart begins to pound. Suddenly, someone's scream pierces the room. Despite his best attempts to ignore the murder and finish his date with Ran, the girl sees through his facade, and tells him to go investigate—adding that unlike someone, she won't run away. Shinichi, grateful for her understanding, springs up and runs towards the exit, promising Ran that he will return soon.

==== File 259 - A Tranquil Time ====
Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the crime scene. Takagi reports that Tatsumi's company occupies the twenty-fourth to the thirty-sixth floor of the building, and that the elevator in question can only be used by company employees. In addition, the rugged state of Tatsumi's suit suggests that he met an armed robber. Megure recalls a similar murder he investigated in the exact same building in the early years of his career, where a young man intervened in the investigation and rejected the idea of a robbery. Coincidentally, Shinichi arrives and intervenes in the investigation, rejecting the idea of a robbery. He points out that since non-employees cannot enter the elevator, using it would run the risk of being caught for trespassing. Also, Tatsumi's suit is damaged partially because his sleeves are unbuttoned, and no robber would bother unfastening the victim’s buttons. 
At this moment, several company employees, including Ooba and Sakurako, are brought to Megure. He asks if any of them know the time when they last saw Tatsumi. Sakurako fights through her tears and states that it was 20:30 sharp. She explains that she was able to see Ooba’s wristwatch when she touched her earrings when giving her a necklace. Shinichi finds it suspicious that Sakurako could see the wristwatch's dial when it was both in the dark and likely facing away from her he touched her earring. Ooba explains that his wristwatch would light up automatically in the dark, and that Shinichi has wrongfully assumed that he was touching Sakurako’s left earring with his left hand. Instead, he was touched her right earring with his left hand—thus the dial faces inwards. Shinichi accepts his explanation, but points out the action's inconvenience, insinuating that his right hand was occupied. [[File:CH259_ShinichiQuestionsKiss.png|thumb|right|250px|Shinichi asks Sakurako if she was kissing Ooba.]]
Back in the restaurant, Ran continues to wonder what Shinichi wanted to tell her. A waitress arrives with desserts, but Ran tells her to hold the order, as she wishes to wait for Shinichi. Upon learning that “her detective friend” is tackling the case, the waitress giggles and tells Ran a true story. Twenty years ago, a [[Yusaku Kudo|young man]] was dining with his [[Yukiko Kudo|girlfriend]] at Ran's exact table, when a murder took place in the restaurant. The man rushed to the crime scene, solved the murder quickly, returned and audibly proposed. The waitress joyfully tells Ran that it might happen again, and for a moment, a blushing Ran believes so as well, but soon reason tells her to abandon this line of thought. 
Ooba and Sakurako fire back at Shinichi, stating their strong alibis. Shinichi presses Sakurako and asks whether they stopped by anywhere, and Sakurako concedes that they did go to the bathroom before heading to the party. However, she argues that they were only briefly separated, and they conversed the entire time. Shinichi disputes her narrative, contending that since the police have found a pistol in the garbage pipe near the bathroom, Ooba could have taken advantage of those minutes to dispose of the weapon. Ooba, seeing that Shinichi is suspecting him and only him, says that the police are free to perform a gunshot residue test on him to see whether he committed the murdered. He is thus led away, leaving Sakurako with Shinichi. Once he is out of sight, Shinichi quietly asks Sakurako whether she and Ooba were kissing after their colleagues had departed. He explains that his [[Yukiko Kudo|mother]] once told him that only after kissing or eating would a woman go to the bathroom to reapply lipstick. She confirms. He proceeds to inquire about how the two kissed, and learns that Sakurako’s back was facing the elevator, that Ooba’s left arm was positioned on her right shoulder and went around her neck such that his hand could reach her left ear. Shinichi finally asks if her earrings were a present from Ooba. Sakurako replies negative, saying that she bought them on a whim earlier that day. After obtaining this piece of information, Shinichi becomes certain that Ooba is the culprit, but still lacks a few key pieces of the puzzle. 
Shinichi overhears a couple of company employees mention to Megure that Ooba oversaw the planning of the party, and that the party featured the appearance of the new company mascot, which Ooba wore. Upon hearing this, Shinichi asks whether he can inspect the costume. After observing the intricacies of the costume, everything becomes clear to the detective, and a smirk crosses his face. Suddenly, he is hit with an acute pain in the chest, a clear sign that the antidote is beginning to wearing off.

==== File 260 - The Memorable Place ====
Takagi returns and reports that they found no gunpowder residue on Ooba's clothing. Before Megure can redirect the investigation, Shinichi interjects and instructs everyone to return to the elevator for his deduction.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH260_PlasticBagOnGun.png|thumb|right|300px|Ooba eliminated gunpowder residue by shooting the gun through a plastic bag.]]
Shinichi asserts that '''Satoru Ooba''' murdered Tatsumi. He states that Ooba shot Tatsumi while he kissed Sakurako in front of the elevator. Ooba’s left hand covered Sakurako’s left ear while he used his free right hand to reach for his pistol and call the elevator. He then proceeded to shoot Tatsumi the moment the door opened before quickly returning his gun to his pocket. Megure remarks that the silencer would not be enough to prevent Sakurako from hearing the gunshot. Shinichi replies that by letting Sakurako know that it was 20:30 immediately after their kiss, she would naturally assume that the noise had been the releasing of the confetti—indicating the start of the party.
Ooba asks why Tatsumi would remain in the elevator despite expressing his wishes to return home. The detective states that Tatsumi was waiting in the elevator for Ooba to bring him the mascot costume since originally, the plan was for Tatsumi to don the costume, not Ooba (thus Tatsumi unfastened his sleeve buttons as he expected to change). Ooba, still defiant, challenges Shinichi to properly explain of the absence of gunpowder residue on his body. Shinichi replies that upon learning that the mascot blinked an abnormal number of times during the party, he realized that something was wrong with the eye of the mascot. After examining the costume, he found a plastic bag containing a glove and four rubber bands in the mascot's eye. Shinichi explains that by wearing the glove and placing the pistol inside the plastic bag (which Ooba closed around his right wrist by using the rubber bands), both the gunpowder residue and the empty bullet shell would remain in the bag. Furthermore, since it was dark, Sakurako would likely not notice anything strange about Ooba’s hands. As for the purpose of giving her the necklace after the kiss, it was to ensure that she would immediately head to the bathroom to try it on, which would give Ooba time to dispose of the pistol and bullet shell. Shinichi concludes by saying that since Ooba must have touched Sakurako’s earrings barehanded, he must have put on the glove afterwards, which logically implies that he left fingerprints on the plastic bag when reaching for the glove. [[File:CH260_PinkPearl.png|thumb|left|250px|The color of Sakurako's earrings are indiscernible without light.]]
As soon as Shinichi finishes speaking, he is hit by another wave of acute pain. Ooba remains unfazed, and calmly says that other employees also touched the plastic bag. One employee explains that they noticed that the mascot's eye was malfunctioning, and so they opened the contraption and found the plastic bag. After examining it, they concluded that the bag must be an intrinsic part of the mascot, and returned it to its eye. Megure, believing Shinichi's deduction is breaking apart, begins panicking, but the boy manages to carry on. He asks why Ooba knew that Sakurako’s earrings were the color as his present, and Ooba simply replies that it is because he saw their color. As he finishes uttering these words, Ooba becomes aware of the true intent of Shinichi’s question, but the mistake has already been made. Shinichi reminds everyone that Sakurako had just recently purchased the earrings earlier, and that their encounter at the elevator was the first time they met that day. Given such information, along with the darkness of the room, it was impossible for Ooba to discern the color of Sakurako's earrings unless they were illuminated by the elevator's light. Speechless, Ooba admits to his crime. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Ooba recounts that Twenty years ago, Tatsumi took over his father's company under the guise of a merger and moved aggressively to steal all his father's company’s intellectual properties and mass fired employees. This corporate act ultimately resulted in Ooba's father's suicide. Still, he attempted to present his death as a murder committed by Tatsumi at the Beika Center Building, the same building they stand in now. Such events led Ooba down a path of vengeance. 
Hearing Ooba's words, Megure recalls that twenty years ago, a teenage [[Yusaku Kudo]] was the individual who ultimately deduced that Ooba's father's death was a suicide. He turns to discuss this coincidence with Shinichi, but finds him gone.
</spoiler>
[[File:CH260_ConanRelaysShinichi.png|thumb|right|210px|Conan relays Shinichi's message to a distraught Ran.]]
Shinichi limps into the restaurant bathroom while gripping his chest. He curses his predicament, strongly desiring to return to Ran and finally make his statement. He notices Conan in the reflection, who notes that he maintained his form for twenty-four minutes beyond the expected range. Shinichi falls to the floor as Haibara removes her disguise and returns his glasses. 
At the table, the waitress informs Ran about the culprit's arrest and shares her excitement for Shinichi's return. However, it is instead Conan who appears before the table, holding out Shinichi's credit card. He explains that Shinichi had received an emergency call about the difficult case he is trying to solve, forcing him to leave immediately. Ran solemnly listens to Conan's words, but eventually expresses her distress about constantly being abandoned. Conan desperately "relays" a message that swears his eventual return and urges Ran to wait for him. Ran finds levity in her sea of misery and assures Conan that Shinichi's actions are not his fault. She brightens the mood by offering to buy him dessert on Shinichi's dime, he accepts. While gobbling down dessert after dessert, Ran rhetorically questions what Shinichi wanted to say to her. Conan internally reflects on how he intended to confess his feelings to her—identically to how his father, Yusaku, had done so to his mother, [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]], twenty years ago. Meanwhile, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] restlessly waits for his unpunctual daughter in the car.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Taiji Tatsumi|Taiji Tatsumi manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)
* 58 years old
* Game company chief executive}}
{{People|Satoru Ooba|Satoru Oba manga.jpg|
* 31 years old
* Game company department head}}
{{People|Sakurako Tatsumi|Sakurako Tatsumi manga.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Taiji Tatsumi's daughter}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Major romantic development between Shinichi and Ran
** Shinichi takes Ran to the same restaurant where his father proposed to his mother with the intention of similarly confessing his feelings.
** Their date is interrupted by a murder, leading to the antidote wearing off before Shinichi can return to Ran, thus foiling his romantic plans.
 
 

=== Music Box Case ===
{{ref anime|194-195|The Significant Music Box}}

==== File 261 - Touching the Music Strings!? ====
[[File:CH261_ConanAsksForAntidote.png|thumb|left|175px|Conan asks Haibara for another antidote pill.]]
[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] asks [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] for some additional antidotes, as he would like to meet [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] again as [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] and confess his feelings to her.<ref name="Elevator_Murder_Case">Elevator Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#Elevator_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 258-260]])</ref> Haibara refuses, citing his recklessness and the dangers of consuming a prototype drug. Haibara joins her friends in boarding [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s car as they embark on their trip to the indoor pool, leaving at Conan on the sidewalk. During their ride, the [[Detective Boys]] find Haibara merrily humming with an apparent sense of accomplishment. On the other hand, Conan wearily looks up at the [[Mouri Detective Agency]] and resigns himself to continue his life as Conan. 
While ascending the stairs, he hears the music of "Haru Yo Koi" ("Oh Spring, Come"). When entering the agency, he sees Ran, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], and a client named Haruna Yuuki listening carefully to a music box. Haruna, the young fine arts student, explains she had difficulties making friends at university, so she sent a message to a random person with her [[Wikipedia: Pager|pager/pocketbell]] asking if they would like to befriend her. A man named Shuugo accepted and became her new pager-friend. The two planned to meet each other last year on Christmas Day, but Shuugo made no appearance. However, Haruna found a bag at their meeting spot containing a music box, with high resale value, and Shuugo's pager—an act Haruna interpreted as Shuugo ending the relationship with farewell present. Yet, the music box was appraised as poor. Additionally, Haruna began receiving antagonistic pager messages from an unknown person which ultimately motivated her to seek advice from Kogoro. Conan notices that parts of the music box were purposefully altered to play out of tune and suggests the music box holds a secret message from Shuugo. Ran notes that the off-tuned sounds correspond to the lyrics "mo (も)," "de (出)," and "ru (る)" in the song. Still stumped, Conan suggests they ask Sergeant [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] to contact the pager company identify Shuugo's address via the pager number. [[File:CH261_RanSeesSilhouette.png|thumb|right|250px|Ran spots an old man with a cane pass by her room.]]
Takagi puts the group in contact with the Ogata family, who invites them to their home. They arrive, and Haruna is cheerfully welcomed by Shirou Ogata, the younger son, but quite reticently by the others. They learn that Shuugo Ogata was the Shiro's late grandfather, who, fell ill and lacked connection. In his loneliness, he agreed to message Haruna as she shared her name and personality with his late wife, who often played the song "Haru Yo Koi" on her [[Wikipedia: Koto (instrument)|Koto]]. Minoru Ogata, the eldest son then accuses Haruna of wishing to steal the Shuugo's hidden treasure: four antique hand-made stamps worth 200 million yen. After being scolded by his family, Minoru ominously leaves. Haruna and company are invited to stay the night 
While Kogoro and Conan reflect in their room, Conan finds Shuugo's cremation urn dated "12/6," meaning that Shuugo could not have given the music box to Haruna on 12/25. Meanwhile, Ran screams at the sight of a spooky silhouette of an old man with a cane passing stealthily by their room. When everyone rushes over, a huge noise of something heavy falling catches their attention, and they hurry to the grandparents' room. They find Minoru crushed beneath a fallen koto. In that moment, Haruna receives a message on her pager from Shuugo, saying "I've been waiting for you."

==== File 262 - The Vanishing Sound ====
Haruna is frightened by Shuugo's apparent resurrection, and draws everyone's attention to her pager. While the group wrangles with the message's implications, Minoru regains consciousness and says he was struck in the head by a hard object in the dark. Conan notices he was hit in the forehead and asks if he saw his attacker's face. Minoru states his ignorance, blaming the darkness of the room. Kogoro surmises that the attacker was from the outside, dismissing Ran's claim about the silhouette, and attributing Shuugo's message to a coincidental memo from one of Haruna's friends. [[File:CH262_OgataFloorPlan.png|thumb|left|250px|Conan figures out the house's floor plan.]]
The police arrive and report no signs of trespassing. Additionally, Shirou rules out the possibility of the intruder hiding in the house as he had done a sweep of all the rooms. Still, the police mention the unlocked back gate, which the family explains has been broken for some time, nevertheless, Kogoro goes to examine it. After the confirming the lack footprints near the back gate, the group re-enters the home to test the plausibility of Ran's claim. She states the silhouette traversed down the hall from the direction of Tsuneo and Kazuko's room and towards Kogoro and Conan's room. The group remains skeptical. Conan then steps on a hairpin and lets out a yelp, incurring the wrath of Kogoro, who mistook the boy's cry as a sign he found an intruder. The police ask where the Ogata family was when Ran witnessed the silhouette, to which they respond that they were in the kitchen—where Shirou was scolding them for interrogating Haruna about her conversations with Shuugo. Minoru speculates that the Tsuneo and Kazuko were likely fiercely questioning Haruna since perhaps Shuugo gave her the 200 million yen stamps. He adds that the family had made several unsustainable purchases with the assumption they could refill their bank balance with stamp's sale. 
Conan then learns the full layout of the house with the help of Shirou and begins to piece together the puzzle. He notes that the mystery of the music box remains; he stares blankly at his lackluster attempt at writing music notation, unable to decipher anything. Ran notices his notebook, and uses her musical prowess to properly write the notation for him. Furthermore, she teaches him that triple sharps denotes [[Wikipedia: A major|A major]]. With this new information, Conan's deduction is complete, filled with the answers to the case's every question.

==== File 263 - Spring Has Come? ====
[[File:CH263_HappyFamily.png|thumb|right|125px|The Ogata family celebrates the rediscovery of their fortune.]]
Conan lures Kogoro to a room and distracts him with a pattern on the wall. He uses the opportunity to tranquilize him and instruct Ran to both summon the Ogata family and borrow a black sheet of paper, scissors, and tape.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH263_SilouhetteSecret.png|thumb|right|305px|A car's headlights shine through the open gate and casts the frightening silhouette.]]
Tsuneo and Kazuko realize that Haruna had not received the music box two Christmases ago but rather one, meaning Shuugo could not have delivered the box. Kogoro deduces that Shuugo had tasked Shirou with delivering the bag in his stead. Additionally, Shuugo had not been communicating with Haruna since he was hospitalized, meaning Shirou had been the one on the other end since last Spring. After seeing her wait for Shuugo with high hopes, he felt her could no longer continue the deception, and so he placed Shuugo's pager alongside the music box and anonymously left the bag for her. Kogoro says he knew Shirou's involvement because he identified Haruna before she even introduced herself when arriving at the house, meaning he must have been familiar with her face. 
Kogoro then directs Ran to turn off the lights. Suddenly, a silhouette of Conan drifts across the hallway, surprising everyone. When Ran opens the door, the boy is nowhere in sight. Conan appears behind Kogoro and draws everyone's attention to the window in the hallway. Ran spots a black paper cut-out of Conan taped to the glass. Kogoro explains that when a car approaches the open back gate and makes a turn at the intersection, the car's headlights shine upon the black paper cut-out and casts a shadow on Ran's room, creating the illusion of a moving silhouette. [[File:CH263_WireThroughRooms.png|thumb|left|255px|The wires run through the rooms.]]
Minoru still expresses skepticism about the strike he received. Kogoro explains that he was accidentally hit by a falling koto which was dropped using a contraption designed by the culprit. He explains that Minoru wished to investigate the koto after learning about the music box, and searched for it in his grandparents room. However, he did not turn on the lights because he could not locate the lamp switch as it had been shortened due to the contraption's design. Kogoro explains that the culprit ran a monofilament fishing line from the lamp; through an unstably positioned koto; through Shirou, Minoru, and the parent's rooms, and then finally to the [[Wikipedia: Fusuma|fusuma (door)]] of Ran's room using a hairpin. By opening the fusuma with force (motivated by Ran's scream), the hairpin would release, causing the koto to fall from its high position and onto the floor. Hence, the individual who opened the fusuma, '''Kazuko Ogata''' is likely the culprit. Conan also shows that Kazuko retrieved the fishing line by tangling one end to the room fan, which would spin the entire line back into its blades automatically. 
 
'''The Motive:''' 
Kogoro speculates Kazuko dropped the koto to prevent Haruna from finding the stamps. She also organized the silhouette and sent the frightening message to the pager to convince Haruna to avoid their house. The antagonistic messages sent to Haruna's pager were also sent for this purpose. After hearing Haruna had an affinity for stamps and was "happy to return," Kazuko believed Haruna was a stamp hunter who intended to constantly visit their house to find Shuugo's stamps.
</spoiler>
Shirou expresses his disappointment about the destruction of his grandmother's koto. However, Kazuko reveals that the dropped instrument was a forgery, and that she pawned the original to pay back family debts in the absence of the stamps. Kogoro then reveals that the music box Haruna received has its value in its keys. The three off-tune notes: "mo (も)," "de (出)," and "ru (ル)" correspond to [[Wikipedia: Solfège|solfège]] syllables "la," "do," and "la," which in turn correspond to Iroha Alphabet letters: "i (イ)," "ha (ハ)," and "i (イ)" which spell "Ihai (イハイ)" which is Japanese for [[Wikipedia: Spirit tablet|spirit tablet]]. The family rushes to Shuugo's [[Wikipedia: Butsudan|butsudan]] and find the stamps hidden in the tablet. The family rejoices at their discovery and rush to Kogoro to express their deepest gratitude. 
The next day, Shirou drives his guests back to the Mouri Detective Agency. Kogoro wonders whether Shuugo had intended for Shirou to possess sole ownership over the stamps, but the man responds he has instead found something else with greater value. He proudly shows Shuugo's pager which Haruna had gifted him, indicating that their messaging will continue. Left with a happy ending, Ran ascends the stairs while cheerfully singing "Haru Yo Koi."

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Haruna Yuuki|Haruna Yuki manga.jpg|
* 21 years old
* Art student}}
{{People|Kazuko Ogata|Kazuko Ogata manga.jpg|
* 50 years old
* Tsuneo's wife}}
{{People|Shirou Ogata|Shirou Ogata manga.jpg|
* 22 years old
* Tsuneo and Kazuko's younger son}}
{{People|Tsuneo Ogata|Tsuneo Ogata manga.jpg|
* 53 years old
* Kazuko's husband
* Current head of Ogata family}}
{{People|Minoru Ogata|Minoru Ogata manga.jpg|
* Victim (beaten - injured)
* 28 years old
* Tsuneo and Kazuko's eldest son}}
{{People|Shuugo Ogata|Shuugo Ogata manga.jpg|
* Deceased
* Tsuneo's father
* Former head of Ogata family}}
{{People|Haruna Ogata|Haruna Ogata manga.jpg|
* Deceased
* Shuugo's wife
* Tsuneo's mother}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Haibara denies Conan's request to receive more antidote pills.
 
 

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cy.jpg|1000px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_25sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_26sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumeNE 13sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, New Edition, combined volumes 25-26)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume 26e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 21-30]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}

[[Category:Volumes]]

[[de:Band 26]]

Volume 26

2026-06-28T14:43:34Z

ZA1: /* Major Events */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 26
| image = Volume 26.jpg
| releasedate = February 18, 2000
| chapters = 254-263
| isbn = 4-09-125496-9
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = November 18, 2008
| english-isbn = 1-4215-1678-0
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Inspector Samejima]]
| keyhole = [[Vermouth|Chris Vineyard]]
| prev-volume = Volume 25
| next-volume = Volume 27
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 26 was released on February 18, 2000 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo}}
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}
{{Char|Tomoaki Araide}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Yusaku Kudo|display=Yusaku Kudo (flashback)}}
{{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo (flashback)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Dangerous Cave Case ===
{{ref anime|188-190|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Cavern of the Detective Boys ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Wounded Great Detective ~|The Desperate Revival|l3=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~}}

==== File 254 - An Infatuated Heart ====
[[File:CH254_RanSleeps.png|thumb|left|200px|Ran remains beside Conan as he recovers.]]
[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] wakes up in his hospital bed—diminished, but still breathing. [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] enters the room and informs him of [[Ran Mouri|Ran]]'s heroics while he covers his sleeping and depleted daughter with his jacket. 
Ten days later, the doctor gladly reports that Conan will make a full recovery and is fit to return home soon, albeit with a mild fever. Relieved, Ran and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] transport Conan back to his hospital room. On the way, Sonoko entertains the idea of [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] attending their upcoming play if she informs him that Ran is playing the lead heroine. Ran confidently disagrees and states her indifference, saying that the only attendee she needs is a healthy Conan. While Sonoko voices her puzzlement, Conan asks about the bandages on the girl's wrist. She answers that she sprained it during rehearsal and is now unable to play the Black Knight, but is covered thanks to [[Tomoaki Araide|Araide]]. As Conan internally grumbles about the development, Ran says she is uncertain about the attendance, but Sonoko assures her that the drama club is organizing a refreshment sale to compensate for the lack of air-conditioning. Meanwhile, a [[The Criminal|silhouette]] watches. 
Approaching the room, the group hears [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] and [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] arguing about their choice of flowers. The two explain they came to check on Conan after hearing about his injury. Kazuha leaves with the girls to buy a more suitable bouquet while Heiji stays to talk with Conan. The boy question's the ulterior motive behind his friend's visit, leading Heiji to reveal that [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] had contacted him about Ran's grasp on Conan's secret. He proffers the notion of confirmation bias, but Conan reflects on several moments—after Ran found his childhood photo—which indicate her awareness. <ref name="Magician's_Suicide_Case">Magician's Suicide Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Magician's_Suicide_Case|Volume 14: 131-133]])</ref><ref name="Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Black_Star">Kaitou Kid and the Black Star Case (Manga: [[Volume_16#Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Black_Star|Volume 16: 156-159]])</ref><ref name="Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case">Shinichi's First Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_21#Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case|Volume 21: 204-207]])</ref><ref name="Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case">Sonoko Attempted Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_22#Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case|Volume 22: 219-221]])</ref><ref name="Ski_Lodge_Case">Elementary School Teacher Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Ski_Lodge_Case|Volume 14-15: 139-143]])</ref> He wonders why Ran refuses to confront him, but Heiji reproaches him on his failure to make deductions about his own life, stating that Ran is likely waiting for him to tell her the truth. Caught in a dilemma, Conan asks for his friend's advice. [[File:CH254_HaibaraGun.png|thumb|right|225px|Betrayal?]]
On the plane ride home, Heiji ruminates on Conan sarcastically saying that to fix the problem, he needs a clone of Shinichi. Kazuha asks him about attending Ran's play. The boy refuses to attend, citing an important errand. 
That night, the silhouette sneaks through the hospital halls and quietly enters a laboratory. They rummage through the cabinets and find a bottle of [[Wikipedia: Potassium Cyanide|potassium cyanide]] before grinning with murderous intent. Meanwhile, Conan reflects on his quandary, remembering Ran's request to not leave her alone.<ref name="Cruise_Ship_Murder_Case">Cruise Ship Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_23#Cruise_Ship_Murder_Case|Volume 23: 225-230]])</ref> Thus, he resolves to reveal his identity to her. Suddenly, Haibara appears beside his bed and menacingly points a gun at him.

==== Major Events ====
* Ran is revealed to have been aware that Conan is Shinichi ever since she saw his childhood photos.
* Haibara meets Ran and Kogoro for the first time.
* Doctor Araide is revealed to have theater experience.
 
 

=== School Play Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|190-191|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Black Knight ~}}

==== Gadgets introduced ====
{{NewGadget|name = [[Voice-Changing Face Mask]]||image = Voice-Changing_Face_Mask.jpg|description =
* Used by [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] to disguise her voice as Conan's}}
{{clearleft}}

==== File 255 - The Intruder's Sudden Arrival ====
[[File:CH255_HaibaraShootsConan.png|thumb|right|160px|Haibara makes her point.]]
[[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] states that her cover has been blown. Along with [[Pisco]], was a second agent dispatched to the [[Haido City Hotel]], who, had informed the [[Black Organization]] about [[Sherry]]'s ability to transform into a child with the use of a drug.<ref name="Hotel_Party_Murder_Case">Hotel Party Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Hotel_Party_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 238-242]])</ref> Consequently, the Organization infiltrated [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house. However, instead of assassinating her, they admitted that her value in the development of [[APTX4869]] was too great to squander, thus they offered her a chance to redeem herself under one condition: kill all associates aware of the Organization's existence. With Agasa held as a hostage, the girl callously sympathizes with [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s situation, adding that [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]], [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]], and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]] will have to be erased tomorrow, but still highlighting the silver-lining that Conan will be spared from witnessing such events. Haibara proceeds to pull the trigger, and a bizarre gun shot rings. [[File:CH255_BlackKnight.png|thumb|left|150px|The Black Knight defies the script and embraces the Princess.]]
Conan stares aghast at a bouquet of flowers dispensed by the toy gun. Haibara admits she was merely reciting a scenario, but states that she did so to prove a point: if Conan tells Ran about his identity, and if the Black Organization learns the truth, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] would be added to their list of targets. She provides three options to remedy the situation. First, conceal the truth and continue living with Ran despite its social consequences. Second, tell Ran the truth and pray the Organization forever remains ignorant. And third... 
The [[Teitan High School]] Festival bustles with activity as Ran and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] look out at a sea audience members. [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] meets Ran backstage, saying she came despite Heiji's dissuasion. They are soon joined by [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] and a masked Conan who wish her luck before returning to their seats. Out by the concession stands, audience member Mai Kougami buys drinks for Youta Mitani, Yumemi Noda, and Kouhei Kamata. Kougami leaves for the bathroom while her friends distribute drinks. Kamata checks the contents of his drink and has a surprised reaction. He looks over at third year student, Ayako Ninagawa working at the concession stand before the lights suddenly shut off and the show begins. [[File:CH255_AttemptedKiss.png|thumb|right|275px|The show nears its climax.]]
The play opens with the [[Ran Mouri|Princess]] lamenting about her dreaded arranged marriage before transitioning to a fight sequence involving a group of Imperial saboteurs assaulting the Princess' carriage. The show endures multiple comedic disturbances caused by both a proud Kogoro and an overzealous Kazuha as it approaches its climax. The Black Knight descends onto the saboteurs and saves the Princess from harm. The actor then deviates from the script and immediately embraces the Princess, much to Ran's confusion. In the stands, a [[Shinichi Kudo|teenager with a familiar face]] takes a seat next to Conan, who, reacts in shock. Ran notices her friends holding a sign urging her to improvise with the Black Knight; the two actors lean in for the kissing scene. However, before their lips can meet, a scream pieces the gymnasium as Kouhei Kamata lies dead on the floor.

==== File 256 - Concealed Truth ====
[[File:CH256_FakeShinichi.png|thumb|left|200px|Shinichi Kudo revealed?]]
Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the gymnasium and inquire about the approximate time of death. Ran responds "around 14:40" and turns to Araide, the Black Knight, for confirmation, but the Knight strangely remains silent. Takagi asks the forensic analyst about the cause of death, but before the man can respond, a teenager with a [[Wikipedia: Kansai dialect|Kansai dialect]] correctly answers potassium cyanide—citing Kamata's pink lips and fingernails, and his mouth's almond scent as evidence. Kogoro and Megure grow suspicious of the teenager and asks for an alibi. He points to an uncharacteristically apathetic Conan, who promptly confirms his innocence. Kogoro then says the teenager is bizarrely familiar and Megure asks for him to identify himself. He confidently lifts his hat and proclaims that he is Shinichi Kudo. The police stand bewildered at "Shinichi's" uncanniness, as the boy turns to Ran and Conan explaining that he came to see her show. However, his disguise is instantly foiled by Kazuha who identifies him as Heiji. Under pressure, he ditches his attempt at portraying Shinichi as a separate person from Conan, and resumes cooperating as himself. 
Megure begins interrogating Kamata's friends. Kougami had bought the four drinks, Mitani received all four, and Noda received hers and Kamata's. They explain that they are alumni members of Teitan High School, now hospital students, who were involved in the drama club with a yearly tradition of attending the annual play. Kogoro asks why they sent Kougami to carry all four drinks. She replies that Kamata was with her but returned to the seats after seeing the concession worker, Ayako Ninagawa. Heiji states that all four had the opportunity to poison Kamata's ice coffee and are thus suspects. Kougami protests, saying that she ordered the same drink, meaning if she were the killer, she would have ensured Kamata received the poisoned cup instead of leaving for the bathroom. She also dispels the theory of poisoning both cups by proving that she has fully consumed its contents. Mitani and Noda similarly plead innocence, but Megure cites the labeled caps as an easy means of identifying the right cup to poison. Takagi then finds that Kamata had not used the milk and gum syrup attached to his ice coffee, disproving the theory of poisoned condiments. Ninagawa confesses that she purposefully filled Kamata's cup with cola with the intention of luring Kamata back to the concession stand. She reveals that they were formerly betrothed, and she wanted an opportunity to talk to him about why she annulled their engagement. Hearing her words, Kogoro quietly floats the possibility of a suicide motivated by his fiancé's rejection. Kougami and Noda mention that Kamata had suspiciously been rummaging through his car's dashboard during the drive over, prompting the police to leave and examine his car. [[File:CH256_RealShinichi.png|thumb|right|300px|Shinichi Kudo revealed.]]
With the case figured out, Heiji kneels beside Conan to share his deduction, but the boy walks away in indifference. Sonoko looks out the window at the forming rainclouds and bemoans the unfortunate turn of events. She turns to Araide who agrees. Meanwhile, the Black Knight approaches the concession stand and inspects a condiment container. Takagi returns with a bottle of potassium cyanide he found in Kamata's dashboard, giving credence to Kogoro's theory of suicide. Before Megure can declare the death a suicide, the Black Knight emerges from the masses and voices his disagreement, asserting that Kamata's death was a calculated murder. As he slowly steps into the spotlight, his friends and colleagues gradually begin to realize who is behind the mask. The crowd then witnesses Shinichi Kudo dramatically appear before them. Everyone stands in disbelief, including Ran, who turns to look at Conan—her assumption shattered. Conan blankly stares at Shinichi, greatly disapproving of his supposed "true identity's" theatrics.

==== File 257 - Revival Under the Threat of Death ====
Shinichi's appearance astounds everyone, especially Ran, who he briefly pulls aside. After telling her to meet him after his deduction, he turns to Heiji and asks for a ¥10 coin. Megure approaches and asks for clarification. And so, Shinichi's deduction begins.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH257_PoisonedIce.png|thumb|right|250px|The poison was in the ice, not the liquid.]]
Shinichi explains that the culprit did not poison the drink, but rather the ice. They had known Kamata had a habit of eating the ice after finishing his drink. Thus, by inserting a potassium cyanide capsule in an ice cube, Kamata's poisoning would be delayed, and no poison will remain in the cup as it will be consumed in its entirety as an ice cube. Mitani and Noda are absolved due to their limited access to Kamata's cup, and Ninagawa is absolved since she intended for the soda to be returned and could not predict which soda Kamata would receive. Therefore, the culprit must be '''Mai Kougami'''. 
Kougami had preserved the ice cubes in her coin purse along with pieces of [[Wikipedia: Dry ice|dry ice]]. When leaving for the bathroom before the play, she flushed the dry ice in the bathroom and discarded the purse in a trash can outside. Kougami applauds Shinichi's deduction but asks how she could have guaranteed Kamata's poisoning if she had not distributed the drinks. Shinichi answers that she had prepared two poisoned ice cubes and contaminated both drinks. By quickly drinking her soda, Kougami managed to consume the liquid before the ice could melt and release poison. Megure interjects, stating there were no traces in Kougami's cup either. The detective states that Kougami had pretended to consume the ice, in doing so, she transferred the poisoned ice cube from her mouth to her hands and then finally into her hood. 
Shinichi, with Heiji's assistance, flips the ¥10 coin in the air and into Kougami's hood. Heiji pulls the coin out of the hood and shows its [[Wikipedia: Deoxidation|deoxidation]], a property that potassium cyanide has on bronze corrosion. Megure, astonished, asks how he knew the poison was in her hood. Kougami confesses, stating he likely became suspicious after she abstained from wearing her hood while running through the rain. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Kougami wished to avenge the death of an old cancerous man Kamata was treating. He had purposefully accelerated his death by changing his treatment, all to add quick results to his PhD thesis. Kougami recalls how Kamata had once drunkenly whined about how an eighteen-year-old dumped him despite him being a doctor with mastery over the fate of those he treated. Enraged by his statement, Kougami stole the potassium cyanide from the hospital and planned her murder.
</spoiler>
Megure expresses his amazement of Shinichi's abilities and offers him the opportunity to attend the culprit's interrogation. The boy declines, clearly more interested in speaking to Ran. Still, the boy urges Megure to keep his involvement in the investigation a secret from the public. As the police wrap up their operation, Heiji notices Shinichi's rapidly worsening fatigue. Soon, he begins to steam and topples to the ground—understanding that the antidote's effects are beginning to wear off. Ran and his classmates swarm around him in concern, but before he can remove himself from the room, he loses consciousness. 
Some time later, Shinichi gradually regains consciousness and sees his friends worriedly monitoring his condition. He defeatedly assumes their apprehension is due to them witnessing his transformation back into Conan, however, he quickly learns that his form has somehow maintained, he is still Shinichi Kudo.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Youta Mitani|Yota Mitani manga.jpg|
* 27 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital guard}}
{{People|Mai Kougami|Mai Kogami manga.jpg|fsize=0.96em|
* 28 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital clerical employee}}
{{People|Yumemi Noda|Yumemi Noda manga.jpg|
* 27 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital nurse}}
{{People|Kouhei Kamata|Kohei Kamata manga.jpg|
* Victim (poison)
* 28 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital doctor}}
{{People|Ayako Ninagawa|Ayako Ninagawa manga.jpg|
* 18 years old
* High school senior}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Conan successfully convinces Ran that Shinichi and Conan are two separate individuals.
** The effect is sold by simultaneously presenting the two at the play.
* Major romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.
** Shinichi returns, and Sonoko secretly has him play the Black Knight in order to manufacture a kiss between him and Ran.
*** However, a murder occurs before Sonoko's plans can come to fruition.
* Haibara invents a prototype antidote to the effects of APTX4869 from the data she retrieved from Pisco's pocket laptop.
** The APTX4869 antidote's effects wear off and Shinichi collapses before his classmates, but somehow his form remains unchanged.
 
 

=== Elevator Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|192-193|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ Shinichi's Return ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Promised Place ~}}

==== File 258 - Momentary Rest ====
[[File:CH258_HaibaraShocked.png|thumb|left|250px|Shinichi asks Haibara why she does so much for him.]]
The next day, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and "[[Ai Haibara|Conan]]" arrive at [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]'s house before school. Ran anxiously rings the door bell, and is eventually answered by an ostensibly annoyed Shinichi, who is still in the process of preparing for the day. While Ran rejoices in the return of her friend, Conan sneaks into the house and confronts an elated Shinichi in his bathroom. Conan is revealed to be a disguised [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] using a [[Voice-Changing Face Mask]]. She scolds him for deviating from their plan to quietly meet Ran backstage, and informs him that Heiji had called for everyone's silence regarding the murder at the school play—mitigating word spreading about Shinichi's involvement.<ref name="School_Play_Murder_Case">School Play Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#School_Play_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 255-257]])</ref> Seeing Haibara's incredible commitment to maintaining the integrity of his secret identity, Shinichi asks why she goes to such great lengths for him. The girl's eyes widen for a moment, but she quickly regains her composure and says that if he were to be exposed, she too would be put in danger. She also states that she is merely using him to test and observe the effects of her antidote. [[File:CH258_ShinichiAndDetectiveBoys.png|thumb|right|250px|Shinichi nostalgically watches his friends.]]
On the road to school, Shinichi and Ran discuss the play, leading to Shinichi complimenting Ran on her appearance as the Princess, albeit in a back-handed manner. The three are soon joined by the [[Detective Boys]], who Shinichi accidentally greets. He is expectedly met with confusion, and so Conan explains that he lives in the mansion next to [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]], which [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] remembers as the "haunted house."<ref name="Haunted_Mansion_Case">Haunted Mansion Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#Haunted_Mansion_Case|Volume 2: 017-019]])</ref> Shinichi sentimentally reflects on his time as one of them, internally commenting that "it's like a dream." 
Once at school, Ran and Shinichi banter with their classmates, who tell Shinichi about their voluptuous [[Jodie Starling|new English teacher]]. Ran resignedly interrupts and reminds Shinichi that he is yet to tell her about “the important thing” he mentioned at the school play. Shinichi shoos his eavesdropping classmates before instructing her to meet him at the Bird's-Eye-View Restaurant in the [[Beika Center Building]] at 20:00. 
At the restaurant, Ran and Shinichi sit at a window seat. Ran admits that she had thought Shinichi was Conan, believing that Shinichi had asked Agasa to invent a shrinking drug to hide his identity after running into trouble during a criminal investigation. Shinichi, surprised by the accuracy of Ran’s conjecture, has no choice but to laugh awkwardly. After a while, the topic of the conversation returns to “the important thing.” Shinichi remains hesitant, and is unable to summon the courage to get to the point. 
Meanwhile, the CEO of a game company, Taiji Tatsumi, declines to attend a party held at the restaurant, stating that he feels ill. He comments on the dimness of the elevator hall, to which a department head, Satoru Ooba, explains that it is for a "performative entrance." Tatsumi leaves on the elevator. Soon after, Tatsumi's daughter, Sakurako, enters the elevator hall and meets with Ooba. The latter explains that he has received Tatsumi's blessing to marry her, sparking joy in the woman. They share a deep kiss as Tatsumi returns to the floor on the elevator. However, the man is shocked not by the sight of his daughter in Ooba's arms, but by the gun Ooba is pointing at his head. The shot rings with the release of the party confetti in the room next door. The elevator doors shut in time for Ooba to present Sakurako with a necklace, whom she gladly accepts. [[File:CH258_MurderedCEO.png|thumb|left|200px|Tatsumi stares down the barrel of Ooba's gun.]]
Shinichi struggles to make his statement; his heart begins to pound. Suddenly, someone's scream pierces the room. Despite his best attempts to ignore the murder and finish his date with Ran, the girl sees through his facade, and tells him to go investigate—adding that unlike someone, she won't run away. Shinichi, grateful for her understanding, springs up and runs towards the exit, promising Ran that he will return soon.

==== File 259 - A Tranquil Time ====
Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the crime scene. Takagi reports that Tatsumi's company occupies the twenty-fourth to the thirty-sixth floor of the building, and that the elevator in question can only be used by company employees. In addition, the rugged state of Tatsumi's suit suggests that he met an armed robber. Megure recalls a similar murder he investigated in the exact same building in the early years of his career, where a young man intervened in the investigation and rejected the idea of a robbery. Coincidentally, Shinichi arrives and intervenes in the investigation, rejecting the idea of a robbery. He points out that since non-employees cannot enter the elevator, using it would run the risk of being caught for trespassing. Also, Tatsumi's suit is damaged partially because his sleeves are unbuttoned, and no robber would bother unfastening the victim’s buttons. 
At this moment, several company employees, including Ooba and Sakurako, are brought to Megure. He asks if any of them know the time when they last saw Tatsumi. Sakurako fights through her tears and states that it was 20:30 sharp. She explains that she was able to see Ooba’s wristwatch when she touched her earrings when giving her a necklace. Shinichi finds it suspicious that Sakurako could see the wristwatch's dial when it was both in the dark and likely facing away from her he touched her earring. Ooba explains that his wristwatch would light up automatically in the dark, and that Shinichi has wrongfully assumed that he was touching Sakurako’s left earring with his left hand. Instead, he was touched her right earring with his left hand—thus the dial faces inwards. Shinichi accepts his explanation, but points out the action's inconvenience, insinuating that his right hand was occupied. [[File:CH259_ShinichiQuestionsKiss.png|thumb|right|250px|Shinichi asks Sakurako if she was kissing Ooba.]]
Back in the restaurant, Ran continues to wonder what Shinichi wanted to tell her. A waitress arrives with desserts, but Ran tells her to hold the order, as she wishes to wait for Shinichi. Upon learning that “her detective friend” is tackling the case, the waitress giggles and tells Ran a true story. Twenty years ago, a [[Yusaku Kudo|young man]] was dining with his [[Yukiko Kudo|girlfriend]] at Ran's exact table, when a murder took place in the restaurant. The man rushed to the crime scene, solved the murder quickly, returned and audibly proposed. The waitress joyfully tells Ran that it might happen again, and for a moment, a blushing Ran believes so as well, but soon reason tells her to abandon this line of thought. 
Ooba and Sakurako fire back at Shinichi, stating their strong alibis. Shinichi presses Sakurako and asks whether they stopped by anywhere, and Sakurako concedes that they did go to the bathroom before heading to the party. However, she argues that they were only briefly separated, and they conversed the entire time. Shinichi disputes her narrative, contending that since the police have found a pistol in the garbage pipe near the bathroom, Ooba could have taken advantage of those minutes to dispose of the weapon. Ooba, seeing that Shinichi is suspecting him and only him, says that the police are free to perform a gunshot residue test on him to see whether he committed the murdered. He is thus led away, leaving Sakurako with Shinichi. Once he is out of sight, Shinichi quietly asks Sakurako whether she and Ooba were kissing after their colleagues had departed. He explains that his [[Yukiko Kudo|mother]] once told him that only after kissing or eating would a woman go to the bathroom to reapply lipstick. She confirms. He proceeds to inquire about how the two kissed, and learns that Sakurako’s back was facing the elevator, that Ooba’s left arm was positioned on her right shoulder and went around her neck such that his hand could reach her left ear. Shinichi finally asks if her earrings were a present from Ooba. Sakurako replies negative, saying that she bought them on a whim earlier that day. After obtaining this piece of information, Shinichi becomes certain that Ooba is the culprit, but still lacks a few key pieces of the puzzle. 
Shinichi overhears a couple of company employees mention to Megure that Ooba oversaw the planning of the party, and that the party featured the appearance of the new company mascot, which Ooba wore. Upon hearing this, Shinichi asks whether he can inspect the costume. After observing the intricacies of the costume, everything becomes clear to the detective, and a smirk crosses his face. Suddenly, he is hit with an acute pain in the chest, a clear sign that the antidote is beginning to wearing off.

==== File 260 - The Memorable Place ====
Takagi returns and reports that they found no gunpowder residue on Ooba's clothing. Before Megure can redirect the investigation, Shinichi interjects and instructs everyone to return to the elevator for his deduction.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH260_PlasticBagOnGun.png|thumb|right|300px|Ooba eliminated gunpowder residue by shooting the gun through a plastic bag.]]
Shinichi asserts that '''Satoru Ooba''' murdered Tatsumi. He states that Ooba shot Tatsumi while he kissed Sakurako in front of the elevator. Ooba’s left hand covered Sakurako’s left ear while he used his free right hand to reach for his pistol and call the elevator. He then proceeded to shoot Tatsumi the moment the door opened before quickly returning his gun to his pocket. Megure remarks that the silencer would not be enough to prevent Sakurako from hearing the gunshot. Shinichi replies that by letting Sakurako know that it was 20:30 immediately after their kiss, she would naturally assume that the noise had been the releasing of the confetti—indicating the start of the party.
Ooba asks why Tatsumi would remain in the elevator despite expressing his wishes to return home. The detective states that Tatsumi was waiting in the elevator for Ooba to bring him the mascot costume since originally, the plan was for Tatsumi to don the costume, not Ooba (thus Tatsumi unfastened his sleeve buttons as he expected to change). Ooba, still defiant, challenges Shinichi to properly explain of the absence of gunpowder residue on his body. Shinichi replies that upon learning that the mascot blinked an abnormal number of times during the party, he realized that something was wrong with the eye of the mascot. After examining the costume, he found a plastic bag containing a glove and four rubber bands in the mascot's eye. Shinichi explains that by wearing the glove and placing the pistol inside the plastic bag (which Ooba closed around his right wrist by using the rubber bands), both the gunpowder residue and the empty bullet shell would remain in the bag. Furthermore, since it was dark, Sakurako would likely not notice anything strange about Ooba’s hands. As for the purpose of giving her the necklace after the kiss, it was to ensure that she would immediately head to the bathroom to try it on, which would give Ooba time to dispose of the pistol and bullet shell. Shinichi concludes by saying that since Ooba must have touched Sakurako’s earrings barehanded, he must have put on the glove afterwards, which logically implies that he left fingerprints on the plastic bag when reaching for the glove. [[File:CH260_PinkPearl.png|thumb|left|250px|The color of Sakurako's earrings are indiscernible without light.]]
As soon as Shinichi finishes speaking, he is hit by another wave of acute pain. Ooba remains unfazed, and calmly says that other employees also touched the plastic bag. One employee explains that they noticed that the mascot's eye was malfunctioning, and so they opened the contraption and found the plastic bag. After examining it, they concluded that the bag must be an intrinsic part of the mascot, and returned it to its eye. Megure, believing Shinichi's deduction is breaking apart, begins panicking, but the boy manages to carry on. He asks why Ooba knew that Sakurako’s earrings were the color as his present, and Ooba simply replies that it is because he saw their color. As he finishes uttering these words, Ooba becomes aware of the true intent of Shinichi’s question, but the mistake has already been made. Shinichi reminds everyone that Sakurako had just recently purchased the earrings earlier, and that their encounter at the elevator was the first time they met that day. Given such information, along with the darkness of the room, it was impossible for Ooba to discern the color of Sakurako's earrings unless they were illuminated by the elevator's light. Speechless, Ooba admits to his crime. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Ooba recounts that Twenty years ago, Tatsumi took over his father's company under the guise of a merger and moved aggressively to steal all his father's company’s intellectual properties and mass fired employees. This corporate act ultimately resulted in Ooba's father's suicide. Still, he attempted to present his death as a murder committed by Tatsumi at the Beika Center Building, the same building they stand in now. Such events led Ooba down a path of vengeance. 
Hearing Ooba's words, Megure recalls that twenty years ago, a teenage [[Yusaku Kudo]] was the individual who ultimately deduced that Ooba's father's death was a suicide. He turns to discuss this coincidence with Shinichi, but finds him gone.
</spoiler>
[[File:CH260_ConanRelaysShinichi.png|thumb|right|210px|Conan relays Shinichi's message to a distraught Ran.]]
Shinichi limps into the restaurant bathroom while gripping his chest. He curses his predicament, strongly desiring to return to Ran and finally make his statement. He notices Conan in the reflection, who notes that he maintained his form for twenty-four minutes beyond the expected range. Shinichi falls to the floor as Haibara removes her disguise and returns his glasses. 
At the table, the waitress informs Ran about the culprit's arrest and shares her excitement for Shinichi's return. However, it is instead Conan who appears before the table, holding out Shinichi's credit card. He explains that Shinichi had received an emergency call about the difficult case he is trying to solve, forcing him to leave immediately. Ran solemnly listens to Conan's words, but eventually expresses her distress about constantly being abandoned. Conan desperately "relays" a message that swears his eventual return and urges Ran to wait for him. Ran finds levity in her sea of misery and assures Conan that Shinichi's actions are not his fault. She brightens the mood by offering to buy him dessert on Shinichi's dime, he accepts. While gobbling down dessert after dessert, Ran rhetorically questions what Shinichi wanted to say to her. Conan internally reflects on how he intended to confess his feelings to her—identically to how his father, Yusaku, had done so to his mother, [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]], twenty years ago. Meanwhile, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] restlessly waits for his unpunctual daughter in the car.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Taiji Tatsumi|Taiji Tatsumi manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)
* 58 years old
* Game company chief executive}}
{{People|Satoru Ooba|Satoru Oba manga.jpg|
* 31 years old
* Game company department head}}
{{People|Sakurako Tatsumi|Sakurako Tatsumi manga.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Taiji Tatsumi's daughter}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Major romantic development between Shinichi and Ran
** Shinichi takes Ran to the same restaurant where his father proposed to his mother with the intention of similarly confessing his feelings.
** Their date is interrupted by a murder, leading to the antidote wearing off before Shinichi can return to Ran, thus foiling his romantic plans.
 
 

=== Music Box Case ===
{{ref anime|194-195|The Significant Music Box}}

==== File 261 - Touching the Music Strings!? ====
[[File:CH261_ConanAsksForAntidote.png|thumb|left|175px|Conan asks Haibara for another antidote pill.]]
[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] asks [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] for some additional antidotes, as he would like to meet [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] again as [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] and confess his feelings to her.<ref name="Elevator_Murder_Case">Elevator Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#Elevator_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 258-260]])</ref> Haibara refuses, citing his recklessness and the dangers of consuming a prototype drug. Haibara joins her friends in boarding [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s car as they embark on their trip to the indoor pool, leaving at Conan on the sidewalk. During their ride, the [[Detective Boys]] find Haibara merrily humming with an apparent sense of accomplishment. On the other hand, Conan wearily looks up at the [[Mouri Detective Agency]] and resigns himself to continue his life as Conan. 
While ascending the stairs, he hears the music of "Haru Yo Koi" ("Oh Spring, Come"). When entering the agency, he sees Ran, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], and a client named Haruna Yuuki listening carefully to a music box. Haruna, the young fine arts student, explains she had difficulties making friends at university, so she sent a message to a random person with her [[Wikipedia: Pager|pager/pocketbell]] asking if they would like to befriend her. A man named Shuugo accepted and became her new pager-friend. The two planned to meet each other last year on Christmas Day, but Shuugo made no appearance. However, Haruna found a bag at their meeting spot containing a music box, with high resale value, and Shuugo's pager—an act Haruna interpreted as Shuugo ending the relationship with farewell present. Yet, the music box was appraised as poor. Additionally, Haruna began receiving antagonistic pager messages from an unknown person which ultimately motivated her to seek advice from Kogoro. Conan notices that parts of the music box were purposefully altered to play out of tune and suggests the music box holds a secret message from Shuugo. Ran notes that the off-tuned sounds correspond to the lyrics "mo (も)," "de (出)," and "ru (る)" in the song. Still stumped, Conan suggests they ask Sergeant [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] to contact the pager company identify Shuugo's address via the pager number. [[File:CH261_RanSeesSilhouette.png|thumb|right|250px|Ran spots an old man with a cane pass by her room.]]
Takagi puts the group in contact with the Ogata family, who invites them to their home. They arrive, and Haruna is cheerfully welcomed by Shirou Ogata, the younger son, but quite reticently by the others. They learn that Shuugo Ogata was the Shiro's late grandfather, who, fell ill and lacked connection. In his loneliness, he agreed to message Haruna as she shared her name and personality with his late wife, who often played the song "Haru Yo Koi" on her [[Wikipedia: Koto (instrument)|Koto]]. Minoru Ogata, the eldest son then accuses Haruna of wishing to steal the Shuugo's hidden treasure: four antique hand-made stamps worth 200 million yen. After being scolded by his family, Minoru ominously leaves. Haruna and company are invited to stay the night 
While Kogoro and Conan reflect in their room, Conan finds Shuugo's cremation urn dated "12/6," meaning that Shuugo could not have given the music box to Haruna on 12/25. Meanwhile, Ran screams at the sight of a spooky silhouette of an old man with a cane passing stealthily by their room. When everyone rushes over, a huge noise of something heavy falling catches their attention, and they hurry to the grandparents' room. They find Minoru crushed beneath a fallen koto. In that moment, Haruna receives a message on her pager from Shuugo, saying "I've been waiting for you."

==== File 262 - The Vanishing Sound ====
Haruna is frightened by Shuugo's apparent resurrection, and draws everyone's attention to her pager. While the group wrangles with the message's implications, Minoru regains consciousness and says he was struck in the head by a hard object in the dark. Conan notices he was hit in the forehead and asks if he saw his attacker's face. Minoru states his ignorance, blaming the darkness of the room. Kogoro surmises that the attacker was from the outside, dismissing Ran's claim about the silhouette, and attributing Shuugo's message to a coincidental memo from one of Haruna's friends. [[File:CH262_OgataFloorPlan.png|thumb|left|250px|Conan figures out the house's floor plan.]]
The police arrive and report no signs of trespassing. Additionally, Shirou rules out the possibility of the intruder hiding in the house as he had done a sweep of all the rooms. Still, the police mention the unlocked back gate, which the family explains has been broken for some time, nevertheless, Kogoro goes to examine it. After the confirming the lack footprints near the back gate, the group re-enters the home to test the plausibility of Ran's claim. She states the silhouette traversed down the hall from the direction of Tsuneo and Kazuko's room and towards Kogoro and Conan's room. The group remains skeptical. Conan then steps on a hairpin and lets out a yelp, incurring the wrath of Kogoro, who mistook the boy's cry as a sign he found an intruder. The police ask where the Ogata family was when Ran witnessed the silhouette, to which they respond that they were in the kitchen—where Shirou was scolding them for interrogating Haruna about her conversations with Shuugo. Minoru speculates that the Tsuneo and Kazuko were likely fiercely questioning Haruna since perhaps Shuugo gave her the 200 million yen stamps. He adds that the family had made several unsustainable purchases with the assumption they could refill their bank balance with stamp's sale. 
Conan then learns the full layout of the house with the help of Shirou and begins to piece together the puzzle. He notes that the mystery of the music box remains; he stares blankly at his lackluster attempt at writing music notation, unable to decipher anything. Ran notices his notebook, and uses her musical prowess to properly write the notation for him. Furthermore, she teaches him that triple sharps denotes [[Wikipedia: A major|A major]]. With this new information, Conan's deduction is complete, filled with the answers to the case's every question.

==== File 263 - Spring Has Come? ====
[[File:CH263_HappyFamily.png|thumb|right|125px|The Ogata family celebrates the rediscovery of their fortune.]]
Conan lures Kogoro to a room and distracts him with a pattern on the wall. He uses the opportunity to tranquilize him and instruct Ran to both summon the Ogata family and borrow a black sheet of paper, scissors, and tape.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH263_SilouhetteSecret.png|thumb|right|305px|A car's headlights shine through the open gate and casts the frightening silhouette.]]
Tsuneo and Kazuko realize that Haruna had not received the music box two Christmases ago but rather one, meaning Shuugo could not have delivered the box. Kogoro deduces that Shuugo had tasked Shirou with delivering the bag in his stead. Additionally, Shuugo had not been communicating with Haruna since he was hospitalized, meaning Shirou had been the one on the other end since last Spring. After seeing her wait for Shuugo with high hopes, he felt her could no longer continue the deception, and so he placed Shuugo's pager alongside the music box and anonymously left the bag for her. Kogoro says he knew Shirou's involvement because he identified Haruna before she even introduced herself when arriving at the house, meaning he must have been familiar with her face. 
Kogoro then directs Ran to turn off the lights. Suddenly, a silhouette of Conan drifts across the hallway, surprising everyone. When Ran opens the door, the boy is nowhere in sight. Conan appears behind Kogoro and draws everyone's attention to the window in the hallway. Ran spots a black paper cut-out of Conan taped to the glass. Kogoro explains that when a car approaches the open back gate and makes a turn at the intersection, the car's headlights shine upon the black paper cut-out and casts a shadow on Ran's room, creating the illusion of a moving silhouette. [[File:CH263_WireThroughRooms.png|thumb|left|255px|The wires run through the rooms.]]
Minoru still expresses skepticism about the strike he received. Kogoro explains that he was accidentally hit by a falling koto which was dropped using a contraption designed by the culprit. He explains that Minoru wished to investigate the koto after learning about the music box, and searched for it in his grandparents room. However, he did not turn on the lights because he could not locate the lamp switch as it had been shortened due to the contraption's design. Kogoro explains that the culprit ran a monofilament fishing line from the lamp; through an unstably positioned koto; through Shirou, Minoru, and the parent's rooms, and then finally to the [[Wikipedia: Fusuma|fusuma (door)]] of Ran's room using a hairpin. By opening the fusuma with force (motivated by Ran's scream), the hairpin would release, causing the koto to fall from its high position and onto the floor. Hence, the individual who opened the fusuma, '''Kazuko Ogata''' is likely the culprit. Conan also shows that Kazuko retrieved the fishing line by tangling one end to the room fan, which would spin the entire line back into its blades automatically. 
 
'''The Motive:''' 
Kogoro speculates Kazuko dropped the koto to prevent Haruna from finding the stamps. She also organized the silhouette and sent the frightening message to the pager to convince Haruna to avoid their house. The antagonistic messages sent to Haruna's pager were also sent for this purpose. After hearing Haruna had an affinity for stamps and was "happy to return," Kazuko believed Haruna was a stamp hunter who intended to constantly visit their house to find Shuugo's stamps.
</spoiler>
Shirou expresses his disappointment about the destruction of his grandmother's koto. However, Kazuko reveals that the dropped instrument was a forgery, and that she pawned the original to pay back family debts in the absence of the stamps. Kogoro then reveals that the music box Haruna received has its value in its keys. The three off-tune notes: "mo (も)," "de (出)," and "ru (ル)" correspond to [[Wikipedia: Solfège|solfège]] syllables "la," "do," and "la," which in turn correspond to Iroha Alphabet letters: "i (イ)," "ha (ハ)," and "i (イ)" which spell "Ihai (イハイ)" which is Japanese for [[Wikipedia: Spirit tablet|spirit tablet]]. The family rushes to Shuugo's [[Wikipedia: Butsudan|butsudan]] and find the stamps hidden in the tablet. The family rejoices at their discovery and rush to Kogoro to express their deepest gratitude. 
The next day, Shirou drives his guests back to the Mouri Detective Agency. Kogoro wonders whether Shuugo had intended for Shirou to possess sole ownership over the stamps, but the man responds he has instead found something else with greater value. He proudly shows Shuugo's pager which Haruna had gifted him, indicating that their messaging will continue. Left with a happy ending, Ran ascends the stairs while cheerfully singing "Haru Yo Koi."

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Haruna Yuuki|Haruna Yuki manga.jpg|
* 21 years old
* Art student}}
{{People|Kazuko Ogata|Kazuko Ogata manga.jpg|
* 50 years old
* Tsuneo's wife}}
{{People|Shirou Ogata|Shirou Ogata manga.jpg|
* 22 years old
* Tsuneo and Kazuko's younger son}}
{{People|Tsuneo Ogata|Tsuneo Ogata manga.jpg|
* 53 years old
* Kazuko's husband
* Current head of Ogata family}}
{{People|Minoru Ogata|Minoru Ogata manga.jpg|
* Victim (beaten - injured)
* 28 years old
* Tsuneo and Kazuko's eldest son}}
{{People|Shuugo Ogata|Shuugo Ogata manga.jpg|
* Deceased
* Tsuneo's father
* Former head of Ogata family}}
{{People|Haruna Ogata|Haruna Ogata manga.jpg|
* Deceased
* Shuugo's wife
* Tsuneo's mother}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Haibara denies Conan's request to receive more antidote pills.
 
 

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cy.jpg|1000px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_25sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_26sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumeNE 13sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, New Edition, combined volumes 25-26)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume 26e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 21-30]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}

[[Category:Volumes]]

[[de:Band 26]]

Volume 26

2026-06-28T14:42:31Z

ZA1: /* Major Events */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 26
| image = Volume 26.jpg
| releasedate = February 18, 2000
| chapters = 254-263
| isbn = 4-09-125496-9
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = November 18, 2008
| english-isbn = 1-4215-1678-0
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Inspector Samejima]]
| keyhole = [[Vermouth|Chris Vineyard]]
| prev-volume = Volume 25
| next-volume = Volume 27
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 26 was released on February 18, 2000 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo}}
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}
{{Char|Tomoaki Araide}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Yusaku Kudo|display=Yusaku Kudo (flashback)}}
{{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo (flashback)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Dangerous Cave Case ===
{{ref anime|188-190|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Cavern of the Detective Boys ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Wounded Great Detective ~|The Desperate Revival|l3=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~}}

==== File 254 - An Infatuated Heart ====
[[File:CH254_RanSleeps.png|thumb|left|200px|Ran remains beside Conan as he recovers.]]
[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] wakes up in his hospital bed—diminished, but still breathing. [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] enters the room and informs him of [[Ran Mouri|Ran]]'s heroics while he covers his sleeping and depleted daughter with his jacket. 
Ten days later, the doctor gladly reports that Conan will make a full recovery and is fit to return home soon, albeit with a mild fever. Relieved, Ran and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] transport Conan back to his hospital room. On the way, Sonoko entertains the idea of [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] attending their upcoming play if she informs him that Ran is playing the lead heroine. Ran confidently disagrees and states her indifference, saying that the only attendee she needs is a healthy Conan. While Sonoko voices her puzzlement, Conan asks about the bandages on the girl's wrist. She answers that she sprained it during rehearsal and is now unable to play the Black Knight, but is covered thanks to [[Tomoaki Araide|Araide]]. As Conan internally grumbles about the development, Ran says she is uncertain about the attendance, but Sonoko assures her that the drama club is organizing a refreshment sale to compensate for the lack of air-conditioning. Meanwhile, a [[The Criminal|silhouette]] watches. 
Approaching the room, the group hears [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] and [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] arguing about their choice of flowers. The two explain they came to check on Conan after hearing about his injury. Kazuha leaves with the girls to buy a more suitable bouquet while Heiji stays to talk with Conan. The boy question's the ulterior motive behind his friend's visit, leading Heiji to reveal that [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] had contacted him about Ran's grasp on Conan's secret. He proffers the notion of confirmation bias, but Conan reflects on several moments—after Ran found his childhood photo—which indicate her awareness. <ref name="Magician's_Suicide_Case">Magician's Suicide Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Magician's_Suicide_Case|Volume 14: 131-133]])</ref><ref name="Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Black_Star">Kaitou Kid and the Black Star Case (Manga: [[Volume_16#Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Black_Star|Volume 16: 156-159]])</ref><ref name="Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case">Shinichi's First Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_21#Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case|Volume 21: 204-207]])</ref><ref name="Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case">Sonoko Attempted Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_22#Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case|Volume 22: 219-221]])</ref><ref name="Ski_Lodge_Case">Elementary School Teacher Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Ski_Lodge_Case|Volume 14-15: 139-143]])</ref> He wonders why Ran refuses to confront him, but Heiji reproaches him on his failure to make deductions about his own life, stating that Ran is likely waiting for him to tell her the truth. Caught in a dilemma, Conan asks for his friend's advice. [[File:CH254_HaibaraGun.png|thumb|right|225px|Betrayal?]]
On the plane ride home, Heiji ruminates on Conan sarcastically saying that to fix the problem, he needs a clone of Shinichi. Kazuha asks him about attending Ran's play. The boy refuses to attend, citing an important errand. 
That night, the silhouette sneaks through the hospital halls and quietly enters a laboratory. They rummage through the cabinets and find a bottle of [[Wikipedia: Potassium Cyanide|potassium cyanide]] before grinning with murderous intent. Meanwhile, Conan reflects on his quandary, remembering Ran's request to not leave her alone.<ref name="Cruise_Ship_Murder_Case">Cruise Ship Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_23#Cruise_Ship_Murder_Case|Volume 23: 225-230]])</ref> Thus, he resolves to reveal his identity to her. Suddenly, Haibara appears beside his bed and menacingly points a gun at him.

==== Major Events ====
* Ran is revealed to have been aware that Conan is Shinichi ever since she saw his childhood photos.
* Haibara meets Ran and Kogoro for the first time.
* Doctor Araide is revealed to have theater experience.
 
 

=== School Play Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|190-191|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Black Knight ~}}

==== Gadgets introduced ====
{{NewGadget|name = [[Voice-Changing Face Mask]]||image = Voice-Changing_Face_Mask.jpg|description =
* Used by [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] to disguise her voice as Conan's}}
{{clearleft}}

==== File 255 - The Intruder's Sudden Arrival ====
[[File:CH255_HaibaraShootsConan.png|thumb|right|160px|Haibara makes her point.]]
[[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] states that her cover has been blown. Along with [[Pisco]], was a second agent dispatched to the [[Haido City Hotel]], who, had informed the [[Black Organization]] about [[Sherry]]'s ability to transform into a child with the use of a drug.<ref name="Hotel_Party_Murder_Case">Hotel Party Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Hotel_Party_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 238-242]])</ref> Consequently, the Organization infiltrated [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house. However, instead of assassinating her, they admitted that her value in the development of [[APTX4869]] was too great to squander, thus they offered her a chance to redeem herself under one condition: kill all associates aware of the Organization's existence. With Agasa held as a hostage, the girl callously sympathizes with [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s situation, adding that [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]], [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]], and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]] will have to be erased tomorrow, but still highlighting the silver-lining that Conan will be spared from witnessing such events. Haibara proceeds to pull the trigger, and a bizarre gun shot rings. [[File:CH255_BlackKnight.png|thumb|left|150px|The Black Knight defies the script and embraces the Princess.]]
Conan stares aghast at a bouquet of flowers dispensed by the toy gun. Haibara admits she was merely reciting a scenario, but states that she did so to prove a point: if Conan tells Ran about his identity, and if the Black Organization learns the truth, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] would be added to their list of targets. She provides three options to remedy the situation. First, conceal the truth and continue living with Ran despite its social consequences. Second, tell Ran the truth and pray the Organization forever remains ignorant. And third... 
The [[Teitan High School]] Festival bustles with activity as Ran and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] look out at a sea audience members. [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] meets Ran backstage, saying she came despite Heiji's dissuasion. They are soon joined by [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] and a masked Conan who wish her luck before returning to their seats. Out by the concession stands, audience member Mai Kougami buys drinks for Youta Mitani, Yumemi Noda, and Kouhei Kamata. Kougami leaves for the bathroom while her friends distribute drinks. Kamata checks the contents of his drink and has a surprised reaction. He looks over at third year student, Ayako Ninagawa working at the concession stand before the lights suddenly shut off and the show begins. [[File:CH255_AttemptedKiss.png|thumb|right|275px|The show nears its climax.]]
The play opens with the [[Ran Mouri|Princess]] lamenting about her dreaded arranged marriage before transitioning to a fight sequence involving a group of Imperial saboteurs assaulting the Princess' carriage. The show endures multiple comedic disturbances caused by both a proud Kogoro and an overzealous Kazuha as it approaches its climax. The Black Knight descends onto the saboteurs and saves the Princess from harm. The actor then deviates from the script and immediately embraces the Princess, much to Ran's confusion. In the stands, a [[Shinichi Kudo|teenager with a familiar face]] takes a seat next to Conan, who, reacts in shock. Ran notices her friends holding a sign urging her to improvise with the Black Knight; the two actors lean in for the kissing scene. However, before their lips can meet, a scream pieces the gymnasium as Kouhei Kamata lies dead on the floor.

==== File 256 - Concealed Truth ====
[[File:CH256_FakeShinichi.png|thumb|left|200px|Shinichi Kudo revealed?]]
Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the gymnasium and inquire about the approximate time of death. Ran responds "around 14:40" and turns to Araide, the Black Knight, for confirmation, but the Knight strangely remains silent. Takagi asks the forensic analyst about the cause of death, but before the man can respond, a teenager with a [[Wikipedia: Kansai dialect|Kansai dialect]] correctly answers potassium cyanide—citing Kamata's pink lips and fingernails, and his mouth's almond scent as evidence. Kogoro and Megure grow suspicious of the teenager and asks for an alibi. He points to an uncharacteristically apathetic Conan, who promptly confirms his innocence. Kogoro then says the teenager is bizarrely familiar and Megure asks for him to identify himself. He confidently lifts his hat and proclaims that he is Shinichi Kudo. The police stand bewildered at "Shinichi's" uncanniness, as the boy turns to Ran and Conan explaining that he came to see her show. However, his disguise is instantly foiled by Kazuha who identifies him as Heiji. Under pressure, he ditches his attempt at portraying Shinichi as a separate person from Conan, and resumes cooperating as himself. 
Megure begins interrogating Kamata's friends. Kougami had bought the four drinks, Mitani received all four, and Noda received hers and Kamata's. They explain that they are alumni members of Teitan High School, now hospital students, who were involved in the drama club with a yearly tradition of attending the annual play. Kogoro asks why they sent Kougami to carry all four drinks. She replies that Kamata was with her but returned to the seats after seeing the concession worker, Ayako Ninagawa. Heiji states that all four had the opportunity to poison Kamata's ice coffee and are thus suspects. Kougami protests, saying that she ordered the same drink, meaning if she were the killer, she would have ensured Kamata received the poisoned cup instead of leaving for the bathroom. She also dispels the theory of poisoning both cups by proving that she has fully consumed its contents. Mitani and Noda similarly plead innocence, but Megure cites the labeled caps as an easy means of identifying the right cup to poison. Takagi then finds that Kamata had not used the milk and gum syrup attached to his ice coffee, disproving the theory of poisoned condiments. Ninagawa confesses that she purposefully filled Kamata's cup with cola with the intention of luring Kamata back to the concession stand. She reveals that they were formerly betrothed, and she wanted an opportunity to talk to him about why she annulled their engagement. Hearing her words, Kogoro quietly floats the possibility of a suicide motivated by his fiancé's rejection. Kougami and Noda mention that Kamata had suspiciously been rummaging through his car's dashboard during the drive over, prompting the police to leave and examine his car. [[File:CH256_RealShinichi.png|thumb|right|300px|Shinichi Kudo revealed.]]
With the case figured out, Heiji kneels beside Conan to share his deduction, but the boy walks away in indifference. Sonoko looks out the window at the forming rainclouds and bemoans the unfortunate turn of events. She turns to Araide who agrees. Meanwhile, the Black Knight approaches the concession stand and inspects a condiment container. Takagi returns with a bottle of potassium cyanide he found in Kamata's dashboard, giving credence to Kogoro's theory of suicide. Before Megure can declare the death a suicide, the Black Knight emerges from the masses and voices his disagreement, asserting that Kamata's death was a calculated murder. As he slowly steps into the spotlight, his friends and colleagues gradually begin to realize who is behind the mask. The crowd then witnesses Shinichi Kudo dramatically appear before them. Everyone stands in disbelief, including Ran, who turns to look at Conan—her assumption shattered. Conan blankly stares at Shinichi, greatly disapproving of his supposed "true identity's" theatrics.

==== File 257 - Revival Under the Threat of Death ====
Shinichi's appearance astounds everyone, especially Ran, who he briefly pulls aside. After telling her to meet him after his deduction, he turns to Heiji and asks for a ¥10 coin. Megure approaches and asks for clarification. And so, Shinichi's deduction begins.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH257_PoisonedIce.png|thumb|right|250px|The poison was in the ice, not the liquid.]]
Shinichi explains that the culprit did not poison the drink, but rather the ice. They had known Kamata had a habit of eating the ice after finishing his drink. Thus, by inserting a potassium cyanide capsule in an ice cube, Kamata's poisoning would be delayed, and no poison will remain in the cup as it will be consumed in its entirety as an ice cube. Mitani and Noda are absolved due to their limited access to Kamata's cup, and Ninagawa is absolved since she intended for the soda to be returned and could not predict which soda Kamata would receive. Therefore, the culprit must be '''Mai Kougami'''. 
Kougami had preserved the ice cubes in her coin purse along with pieces of [[Wikipedia: Dry ice|dry ice]]. When leaving for the bathroom before the play, she flushed the dry ice in the bathroom and discarded the purse in a trash can outside. Kougami applauds Shinichi's deduction but asks how she could have guaranteed Kamata's poisoning if she had not distributed the drinks. Shinichi answers that she had prepared two poisoned ice cubes and contaminated both drinks. By quickly drinking her soda, Kougami managed to consume the liquid before the ice could melt and release poison. Megure interjects, stating there were no traces in Kougami's cup either. The detective states that Kougami had pretended to consume the ice, in doing so, she transferred the poisoned ice cube from her mouth to her hands and then finally into her hood. 
Shinichi, with Heiji's assistance, flips the ¥10 coin in the air and into Kougami's hood. Heiji pulls the coin out of the hood and shows its [[Wikipedia: Deoxidation|deoxidation]], a property that potassium cyanide has on bronze corrosion. Megure, astonished, asks how he knew the poison was in her hood. Kougami confesses, stating he likely became suspicious after she abstained from wearing her hood while running through the rain. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Kougami wished to avenge the death of an old cancerous man Kamata was treating. He had purposefully accelerated his death by changing his treatment, all to add quick results to his PhD thesis. Kougami recalls how Kamata had once drunkenly whined about how an eighteen-year-old dumped him despite him being a doctor with mastery over the fate of those he treated. Enraged by his statement, Kougami stole the potassium cyanide from the hospital and planned her murder.
</spoiler>
Megure expresses his amazement of Shinichi's abilities and offers him the opportunity to attend the culprit's interrogation. The boy declines, clearly more interested in speaking to Ran. Still, the boy urges Megure to keep his involvement in the investigation a secret from the public. As the police wrap up their operation, Heiji notices Shinichi's rapidly worsening fatigue. Soon, he begins to steam and topples to the ground—understanding that the antidote's effects are beginning to wear off. Ran and his classmates swarm around him in concern, but before he can remove himself from the room, he loses consciousness. 
Some time later, Shinichi gradually regains consciousness and sees his friends worriedly monitoring his condition. He defeatedly assumes their apprehension is due to them witnessing his transformation back into Conan, however, he quickly learns that his form has somehow maintained, he is still Shinichi Kudo.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Youta Mitani|Yota Mitani manga.jpg|
* 27 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital guard}}
{{People|Mai Kougami|Mai Kogami manga.jpg|fsize=0.96em|
* 28 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital clerical employee}}
{{People|Yumemi Noda|Yumemi Noda manga.jpg|
* 27 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital nurse}}
{{People|Kouhei Kamata|Kohei Kamata manga.jpg|
* Victim (poison)
* 28 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital doctor}}
{{People|Ayako Ninagawa|Ayako Ninagawa manga.jpg|
* 18 years old
* High school senior}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Conan successfully convinces Ran that Shinichi and Conan are two separate individuals.
** The effect is sold by simultaneously presenting the two at the play.
* Major romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.
** Shinichi returns, and Sonoko secretly has him play the Black Knight in order to manufacture a kiss between him and Ran.
*** However, a murder occurs before Sonoko's plans can come to fruition.
* Haibara invents a prototype antidote to the effects of APTX4869.
** The APTX4869 antidote's effects wear off and Shinichi collapses before his classmates, but somehow his form remains unchanged.
 
 

=== Elevator Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|192-193|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ Shinichi's Return ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Promised Place ~}}

==== File 258 - Momentary Rest ====
[[File:CH258_HaibaraShocked.png|thumb|left|250px|Shinichi asks Haibara why she does so much for him.]]
The next day, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and "[[Ai Haibara|Conan]]" arrive at [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]'s house before school. Ran anxiously rings the door bell, and is eventually answered by an ostensibly annoyed Shinichi, who is still in the process of preparing for the day. While Ran rejoices in the return of her friend, Conan sneaks into the house and confronts an elated Shinichi in his bathroom. Conan is revealed to be a disguised [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] using a [[Voice-Changing Face Mask]]. She scolds him for deviating from their plan to quietly meet Ran backstage, and informs him that Heiji had called for everyone's silence regarding the murder at the school play—mitigating word spreading about Shinichi's involvement.<ref name="School_Play_Murder_Case">School Play Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#School_Play_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 255-257]])</ref> Seeing Haibara's incredible commitment to maintaining the integrity of his secret identity, Shinichi asks why she goes to such great lengths for him. The girl's eyes widen for a moment, but she quickly regains her composure and says that if he were to be exposed, she too would be put in danger. She also states that she is merely using him to test and observe the effects of her antidote. [[File:CH258_ShinichiAndDetectiveBoys.png|thumb|right|250px|Shinichi nostalgically watches his friends.]]
On the road to school, Shinichi and Ran discuss the play, leading to Shinichi complimenting Ran on her appearance as the Princess, albeit in a back-handed manner. The three are soon joined by the [[Detective Boys]], who Shinichi accidentally greets. He is expectedly met with confusion, and so Conan explains that he lives in the mansion next to [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]], which [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] remembers as the "haunted house."<ref name="Haunted_Mansion_Case">Haunted Mansion Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#Haunted_Mansion_Case|Volume 2: 017-019]])</ref> Shinichi sentimentally reflects on his time as one of them, internally commenting that "it's like a dream." 
Once at school, Ran and Shinichi banter with their classmates, who tell Shinichi about their voluptuous [[Jodie Starling|new English teacher]]. Ran resignedly interrupts and reminds Shinichi that he is yet to tell her about “the important thing” he mentioned at the school play. Shinichi shoos his eavesdropping classmates before instructing her to meet him at the Bird's-Eye-View Restaurant in the [[Beika Center Building]] at 20:00. 
At the restaurant, Ran and Shinichi sit at a window seat. Ran admits that she had thought Shinichi was Conan, believing that Shinichi had asked Agasa to invent a shrinking drug to hide his identity after running into trouble during a criminal investigation. Shinichi, surprised by the accuracy of Ran’s conjecture, has no choice but to laugh awkwardly. After a while, the topic of the conversation returns to “the important thing.” Shinichi remains hesitant, and is unable to summon the courage to get to the point. 
Meanwhile, the CEO of a game company, Taiji Tatsumi, declines to attend a party held at the restaurant, stating that he feels ill. He comments on the dimness of the elevator hall, to which a department head, Satoru Ooba, explains that it is for a "performative entrance." Tatsumi leaves on the elevator. Soon after, Tatsumi's daughter, Sakurako, enters the elevator hall and meets with Ooba. The latter explains that he has received Tatsumi's blessing to marry her, sparking joy in the woman. They share a deep kiss as Tatsumi returns to the floor on the elevator. However, the man is shocked not by the sight of his daughter in Ooba's arms, but by the gun Ooba is pointing at his head. The shot rings with the release of the party confetti in the room next door. The elevator doors shut in time for Ooba to present Sakurako with a necklace, whom she gladly accepts. [[File:CH258_MurderedCEO.png|thumb|left|200px|Tatsumi stares down the barrel of Ooba's gun.]]
Shinichi struggles to make his statement; his heart begins to pound. Suddenly, someone's scream pierces the room. Despite his best attempts to ignore the murder and finish his date with Ran, the girl sees through his facade, and tells him to go investigate—adding that unlike someone, she won't run away. Shinichi, grateful for her understanding, springs up and runs towards the exit, promising Ran that he will return soon.

==== File 259 - A Tranquil Time ====
Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the crime scene. Takagi reports that Tatsumi's company occupies the twenty-fourth to the thirty-sixth floor of the building, and that the elevator in question can only be used by company employees. In addition, the rugged state of Tatsumi's suit suggests that he met an armed robber. Megure recalls a similar murder he investigated in the exact same building in the early years of his career, where a young man intervened in the investigation and rejected the idea of a robbery. Coincidentally, Shinichi arrives and intervenes in the investigation, rejecting the idea of a robbery. He points out that since non-employees cannot enter the elevator, using it would run the risk of being caught for trespassing. Also, Tatsumi's suit is damaged partially because his sleeves are unbuttoned, and no robber would bother unfastening the victim’s buttons. 
At this moment, several company employees, including Ooba and Sakurako, are brought to Megure. He asks if any of them know the time when they last saw Tatsumi. Sakurako fights through her tears and states that it was 20:30 sharp. She explains that she was able to see Ooba’s wristwatch when she touched her earrings when giving her a necklace. Shinichi finds it suspicious that Sakurako could see the wristwatch's dial when it was both in the dark and likely facing away from her he touched her earring. Ooba explains that his wristwatch would light up automatically in the dark, and that Shinichi has wrongfully assumed that he was touching Sakurako’s left earring with his left hand. Instead, he was touched her right earring with his left hand—thus the dial faces inwards. Shinichi accepts his explanation, but points out the action's inconvenience, insinuating that his right hand was occupied. [[File:CH259_ShinichiQuestionsKiss.png|thumb|right|250px|Shinichi asks Sakurako if she was kissing Ooba.]]
Back in the restaurant, Ran continues to wonder what Shinichi wanted to tell her. A waitress arrives with desserts, but Ran tells her to hold the order, as she wishes to wait for Shinichi. Upon learning that “her detective friend” is tackling the case, the waitress giggles and tells Ran a true story. Twenty years ago, a [[Yusaku Kudo|young man]] was dining with his [[Yukiko Kudo|girlfriend]] at Ran's exact table, when a murder took place in the restaurant. The man rushed to the crime scene, solved the murder quickly, returned and audibly proposed. The waitress joyfully tells Ran that it might happen again, and for a moment, a blushing Ran believes so as well, but soon reason tells her to abandon this line of thought. 
Ooba and Sakurako fire back at Shinichi, stating their strong alibis. Shinichi presses Sakurako and asks whether they stopped by anywhere, and Sakurako concedes that they did go to the bathroom before heading to the party. However, she argues that they were only briefly separated, and they conversed the entire time. Shinichi disputes her narrative, contending that since the police have found a pistol in the garbage pipe near the bathroom, Ooba could have taken advantage of those minutes to dispose of the weapon. Ooba, seeing that Shinichi is suspecting him and only him, says that the police are free to perform a gunshot residue test on him to see whether he committed the murdered. He is thus led away, leaving Sakurako with Shinichi. Once he is out of sight, Shinichi quietly asks Sakurako whether she and Ooba were kissing after their colleagues had departed. He explains that his [[Yukiko Kudo|mother]] once told him that only after kissing or eating would a woman go to the bathroom to reapply lipstick. She confirms. He proceeds to inquire about how the two kissed, and learns that Sakurako’s back was facing the elevator, that Ooba’s left arm was positioned on her right shoulder and went around her neck such that his hand could reach her left ear. Shinichi finally asks if her earrings were a present from Ooba. Sakurako replies negative, saying that she bought them on a whim earlier that day. After obtaining this piece of information, Shinichi becomes certain that Ooba is the culprit, but still lacks a few key pieces of the puzzle. 
Shinichi overhears a couple of company employees mention to Megure that Ooba oversaw the planning of the party, and that the party featured the appearance of the new company mascot, which Ooba wore. Upon hearing this, Shinichi asks whether he can inspect the costume. After observing the intricacies of the costume, everything becomes clear to the detective, and a smirk crosses his face. Suddenly, he is hit with an acute pain in the chest, a clear sign that the antidote is beginning to wearing off.

==== File 260 - The Memorable Place ====
Takagi returns and reports that they found no gunpowder residue on Ooba's clothing. Before Megure can redirect the investigation, Shinichi interjects and instructs everyone to return to the elevator for his deduction.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH260_PlasticBagOnGun.png|thumb|right|300px|Ooba eliminated gunpowder residue by shooting the gun through a plastic bag.]]
Shinichi asserts that '''Satoru Ooba''' murdered Tatsumi. He states that Ooba shot Tatsumi while he kissed Sakurako in front of the elevator. Ooba’s left hand covered Sakurako’s left ear while he used his free right hand to reach for his pistol and call the elevator. He then proceeded to shoot Tatsumi the moment the door opened before quickly returning his gun to his pocket. Megure remarks that the silencer would not be enough to prevent Sakurako from hearing the gunshot. Shinichi replies that by letting Sakurako know that it was 20:30 immediately after their kiss, she would naturally assume that the noise had been the releasing of the confetti—indicating the start of the party.
Ooba asks why Tatsumi would remain in the elevator despite expressing his wishes to return home. The detective states that Tatsumi was waiting in the elevator for Ooba to bring him the mascot costume since originally, the plan was for Tatsumi to don the costume, not Ooba (thus Tatsumi unfastened his sleeve buttons as he expected to change). Ooba, still defiant, challenges Shinichi to properly explain of the absence of gunpowder residue on his body. Shinichi replies that upon learning that the mascot blinked an abnormal number of times during the party, he realized that something was wrong with the eye of the mascot. After examining the costume, he found a plastic bag containing a glove and four rubber bands in the mascot's eye. Shinichi explains that by wearing the glove and placing the pistol inside the plastic bag (which Ooba closed around his right wrist by using the rubber bands), both the gunpowder residue and the empty bullet shell would remain in the bag. Furthermore, since it was dark, Sakurako would likely not notice anything strange about Ooba’s hands. As for the purpose of giving her the necklace after the kiss, it was to ensure that she would immediately head to the bathroom to try it on, which would give Ooba time to dispose of the pistol and bullet shell. Shinichi concludes by saying that since Ooba must have touched Sakurako’s earrings barehanded, he must have put on the glove afterwards, which logically implies that he left fingerprints on the plastic bag when reaching for the glove. [[File:CH260_PinkPearl.png|thumb|left|250px|The color of Sakurako's earrings are indiscernible without light.]]
As soon as Shinichi finishes speaking, he is hit by another wave of acute pain. Ooba remains unfazed, and calmly says that other employees also touched the plastic bag. One employee explains that they noticed that the mascot's eye was malfunctioning, and so they opened the contraption and found the plastic bag. After examining it, they concluded that the bag must be an intrinsic part of the mascot, and returned it to its eye. Megure, believing Shinichi's deduction is breaking apart, begins panicking, but the boy manages to carry on. He asks why Ooba knew that Sakurako’s earrings were the color as his present, and Ooba simply replies that it is because he saw their color. As he finishes uttering these words, Ooba becomes aware of the true intent of Shinichi’s question, but the mistake has already been made. Shinichi reminds everyone that Sakurako had just recently purchased the earrings earlier, and that their encounter at the elevator was the first time they met that day. Given such information, along with the darkness of the room, it was impossible for Ooba to discern the color of Sakurako's earrings unless they were illuminated by the elevator's light. Speechless, Ooba admits to his crime. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Ooba recounts that Twenty years ago, Tatsumi took over his father's company under the guise of a merger and moved aggressively to steal all his father's company’s intellectual properties and mass fired employees. This corporate act ultimately resulted in Ooba's father's suicide. Still, he attempted to present his death as a murder committed by Tatsumi at the Beika Center Building, the same building they stand in now. Such events led Ooba down a path of vengeance. 
Hearing Ooba's words, Megure recalls that twenty years ago, a teenage [[Yusaku Kudo]] was the individual who ultimately deduced that Ooba's father's death was a suicide. He turns to discuss this coincidence with Shinichi, but finds him gone.
</spoiler>
[[File:CH260_ConanRelaysShinichi.png|thumb|right|210px|Conan relays Shinichi's message to a distraught Ran.]]
Shinichi limps into the restaurant bathroom while gripping his chest. He curses his predicament, strongly desiring to return to Ran and finally make his statement. He notices Conan in the reflection, who notes that he maintained his form for twenty-four minutes beyond the expected range. Shinichi falls to the floor as Haibara removes her disguise and returns his glasses. 
At the table, the waitress informs Ran about the culprit's arrest and shares her excitement for Shinichi's return. However, it is instead Conan who appears before the table, holding out Shinichi's credit card. He explains that Shinichi had received an emergency call about the difficult case he is trying to solve, forcing him to leave immediately. Ran solemnly listens to Conan's words, but eventually expresses her distress about constantly being abandoned. Conan desperately "relays" a message that swears his eventual return and urges Ran to wait for him. Ran finds levity in her sea of misery and assures Conan that Shinichi's actions are not his fault. She brightens the mood by offering to buy him dessert on Shinichi's dime, he accepts. While gobbling down dessert after dessert, Ran rhetorically questions what Shinichi wanted to say to her. Conan internally reflects on how he intended to confess his feelings to her—identically to how his father, Yusaku, had done so to his mother, [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]], twenty years ago. Meanwhile, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] restlessly waits for his unpunctual daughter in the car.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Taiji Tatsumi|Taiji Tatsumi manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)
* 58 years old
* Game company chief executive}}
{{People|Satoru Ooba|Satoru Oba manga.jpg|
* 31 years old
* Game company department head}}
{{People|Sakurako Tatsumi|Sakurako Tatsumi manga.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Taiji Tatsumi's daughter}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Major romantic development between Shinichi and Ran
** Shinichi takes Ran to the same restaurant where his father proposed to his mother with the intention of similarly confessing his feelings.
** Their date is interrupted by a murder, leading to the antidote wearing off before Shinichi can return to Ran, thus foiling his romantic plans.
 
 

=== Music Box Case ===
{{ref anime|194-195|The Significant Music Box}}

==== File 261 - Touching the Music Strings!? ====
[[File:CH261_ConanAsksForAntidote.png|thumb|left|175px|Conan asks Haibara for another antidote pill.]]
[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] asks [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] for some additional antidotes, as he would like to meet [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] again as [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] and confess his feelings to her.<ref name="Elevator_Murder_Case">Elevator Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#Elevator_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 258-260]])</ref> Haibara refuses, citing his recklessness and the dangers of consuming a prototype drug. Haibara joins her friends in boarding [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s car as they embark on their trip to the indoor pool, leaving at Conan on the sidewalk. During their ride, the [[Detective Boys]] find Haibara merrily humming with an apparent sense of accomplishment. On the other hand, Conan wearily looks up at the [[Mouri Detective Agency]] and resigns himself to continue his life as Conan. 
While ascending the stairs, he hears the music of "Haru Yo Koi" ("Oh Spring, Come"). When entering the agency, he sees Ran, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], and a client named Haruna Yuuki listening carefully to a music box. Haruna, the young fine arts student, explains she had difficulties making friends at university, so she sent a message to a random person with her [[Wikipedia: Pager|pager/pocketbell]] asking if they would like to befriend her. A man named Shuugo accepted and became her new pager-friend. The two planned to meet each other last year on Christmas Day, but Shuugo made no appearance. However, Haruna found a bag at their meeting spot containing a music box, with high resale value, and Shuugo's pager—an act Haruna interpreted as Shuugo ending the relationship with farewell present. Yet, the music box was appraised as poor. Additionally, Haruna began receiving antagonistic pager messages from an unknown person which ultimately motivated her to seek advice from Kogoro. Conan notices that parts of the music box were purposefully altered to play out of tune and suggests the music box holds a secret message from Shuugo. Ran notes that the off-tuned sounds correspond to the lyrics "mo (も)," "de (出)," and "ru (る)" in the song. Still stumped, Conan suggests they ask Sergeant [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] to contact the pager company identify Shuugo's address via the pager number. [[File:CH261_RanSeesSilhouette.png|thumb|right|250px|Ran spots an old man with a cane pass by her room.]]
Takagi puts the group in contact with the Ogata family, who invites them to their home. They arrive, and Haruna is cheerfully welcomed by Shirou Ogata, the younger son, but quite reticently by the others. They learn that Shuugo Ogata was the Shiro's late grandfather, who, fell ill and lacked connection. In his loneliness, he agreed to message Haruna as she shared her name and personality with his late wife, who often played the song "Haru Yo Koi" on her [[Wikipedia: Koto (instrument)|Koto]]. Minoru Ogata, the eldest son then accuses Haruna of wishing to steal the Shuugo's hidden treasure: four antique hand-made stamps worth 200 million yen. After being scolded by his family, Minoru ominously leaves. Haruna and company are invited to stay the night 
While Kogoro and Conan reflect in their room, Conan finds Shuugo's cremation urn dated "12/6," meaning that Shuugo could not have given the music box to Haruna on 12/25. Meanwhile, Ran screams at the sight of a spooky silhouette of an old man with a cane passing stealthily by their room. When everyone rushes over, a huge noise of something heavy falling catches their attention, and they hurry to the grandparents' room. They find Minoru crushed beneath a fallen koto. In that moment, Haruna receives a message on her pager from Shuugo, saying "I've been waiting for you."

==== File 262 - The Vanishing Sound ====
Haruna is frightened by Shuugo's apparent resurrection, and draws everyone's attention to her pager. While the group wrangles with the message's implications, Minoru regains consciousness and says he was struck in the head by a hard object in the dark. Conan notices he was hit in the forehead and asks if he saw his attacker's face. Minoru states his ignorance, blaming the darkness of the room. Kogoro surmises that the attacker was from the outside, dismissing Ran's claim about the silhouette, and attributing Shuugo's message to a coincidental memo from one of Haruna's friends. [[File:CH262_OgataFloorPlan.png|thumb|left|250px|Conan figures out the house's floor plan.]]
The police arrive and report no signs of trespassing. Additionally, Shirou rules out the possibility of the intruder hiding in the house as he had done a sweep of all the rooms. Still, the police mention the unlocked back gate, which the family explains has been broken for some time, nevertheless, Kogoro goes to examine it. After the confirming the lack footprints near the back gate, the group re-enters the home to test the plausibility of Ran's claim. She states the silhouette traversed down the hall from the direction of Tsuneo and Kazuko's room and towards Kogoro and Conan's room. The group remains skeptical. Conan then steps on a hairpin and lets out a yelp, incurring the wrath of Kogoro, who mistook the boy's cry as a sign he found an intruder. The police ask where the Ogata family was when Ran witnessed the silhouette, to which they respond that they were in the kitchen—where Shirou was scolding them for interrogating Haruna about her conversations with Shuugo. Minoru speculates that the Tsuneo and Kazuko were likely fiercely questioning Haruna since perhaps Shuugo gave her the 200 million yen stamps. He adds that the family had made several unsustainable purchases with the assumption they could refill their bank balance with stamp's sale. 
Conan then learns the full layout of the house with the help of Shirou and begins to piece together the puzzle. He notes that the mystery of the music box remains; he stares blankly at his lackluster attempt at writing music notation, unable to decipher anything. Ran notices his notebook, and uses her musical prowess to properly write the notation for him. Furthermore, she teaches him that triple sharps denotes [[Wikipedia: A major|A major]]. With this new information, Conan's deduction is complete, filled with the answers to the case's every question.

==== File 263 - Spring Has Come? ====
[[File:CH263_HappyFamily.png|thumb|right|125px|The Ogata family celebrates the rediscovery of their fortune.]]
Conan lures Kogoro to a room and distracts him with a pattern on the wall. He uses the opportunity to tranquilize him and instruct Ran to both summon the Ogata family and borrow a black sheet of paper, scissors, and tape.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH263_SilouhetteSecret.png|thumb|right|305px|A car's headlights shine through the open gate and casts the frightening silhouette.]]
Tsuneo and Kazuko realize that Haruna had not received the music box two Christmases ago but rather one, meaning Shuugo could not have delivered the box. Kogoro deduces that Shuugo had tasked Shirou with delivering the bag in his stead. Additionally, Shuugo had not been communicating with Haruna since he was hospitalized, meaning Shirou had been the one on the other end since last Spring. After seeing her wait for Shuugo with high hopes, he felt her could no longer continue the deception, and so he placed Shuugo's pager alongside the music box and anonymously left the bag for her. Kogoro says he knew Shirou's involvement because he identified Haruna before she even introduced herself when arriving at the house, meaning he must have been familiar with her face. 
Kogoro then directs Ran to turn off the lights. Suddenly, a silhouette of Conan drifts across the hallway, surprising everyone. When Ran opens the door, the boy is nowhere in sight. Conan appears behind Kogoro and draws everyone's attention to the window in the hallway. Ran spots a black paper cut-out of Conan taped to the glass. Kogoro explains that when a car approaches the open back gate and makes a turn at the intersection, the car's headlights shine upon the black paper cut-out and casts a shadow on Ran's room, creating the illusion of a moving silhouette. [[File:CH263_WireThroughRooms.png|thumb|left|255px|The wires run through the rooms.]]
Minoru still expresses skepticism about the strike he received. Kogoro explains that he was accidentally hit by a falling koto which was dropped using a contraption designed by the culprit. He explains that Minoru wished to investigate the koto after learning about the music box, and searched for it in his grandparents room. However, he did not turn on the lights because he could not locate the lamp switch as it had been shortened due to the contraption's design. Kogoro explains that the culprit ran a monofilament fishing line from the lamp; through an unstably positioned koto; through Shirou, Minoru, and the parent's rooms, and then finally to the [[Wikipedia: Fusuma|fusuma (door)]] of Ran's room using a hairpin. By opening the fusuma with force (motivated by Ran's scream), the hairpin would release, causing the koto to fall from its high position and onto the floor. Hence, the individual who opened the fusuma, '''Kazuko Ogata''' is likely the culprit. Conan also shows that Kazuko retrieved the fishing line by tangling one end to the room fan, which would spin the entire line back into its blades automatically. 
 
'''The Motive:''' 
Kogoro speculates Kazuko dropped the koto to prevent Haruna from finding the stamps. She also organized the silhouette and sent the frightening message to the pager to convince Haruna to avoid their house. The antagonistic messages sent to Haruna's pager were also sent for this purpose. After hearing Haruna had an affinity for stamps and was "happy to return," Kazuko believed Haruna was a stamp hunter who intended to constantly visit their house to find Shuugo's stamps.
</spoiler>
Shirou expresses his disappointment about the destruction of his grandmother's koto. However, Kazuko reveals that the dropped instrument was a forgery, and that she pawned the original to pay back family debts in the absence of the stamps. Kogoro then reveals that the music box Haruna received has its value in its keys. The three off-tune notes: "mo (も)," "de (出)," and "ru (ル)" correspond to [[Wikipedia: Solfège|solfège]] syllables "la," "do," and "la," which in turn correspond to Iroha Alphabet letters: "i (イ)," "ha (ハ)," and "i (イ)" which spell "Ihai (イハイ)" which is Japanese for [[Wikipedia: Spirit tablet|spirit tablet]]. The family rushes to Shuugo's [[Wikipedia: Butsudan|butsudan]] and find the stamps hidden in the tablet. The family rejoices at their discovery and rush to Kogoro to express their deepest gratitude. 
The next day, Shirou drives his guests back to the Mouri Detective Agency. Kogoro wonders whether Shuugo had intended for Shirou to possess sole ownership over the stamps, but the man responds he has instead found something else with greater value. He proudly shows Shuugo's pager which Haruna had gifted him, indicating that their messaging will continue. Left with a happy ending, Ran ascends the stairs while cheerfully singing "Haru Yo Koi."

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Haruna Yuuki|Haruna Yuki manga.jpg|
* 21 years old
* Art student}}
{{People|Kazuko Ogata|Kazuko Ogata manga.jpg|
* 50 years old
* Tsuneo's wife}}
{{People|Shirou Ogata|Shirou Ogata manga.jpg|
* 22 years old
* Tsuneo and Kazuko's younger son}}
{{People|Tsuneo Ogata|Tsuneo Ogata manga.jpg|
* 53 years old
* Kazuko's husband
* Current head of Ogata family}}
{{People|Minoru Ogata|Minoru Ogata manga.jpg|
* Victim (beaten - injured)
* 28 years old
* Tsuneo and Kazuko's eldest son}}
{{People|Shuugo Ogata|Shuugo Ogata manga.jpg|
* Deceased
* Tsuneo's father
* Former head of Ogata family}}
{{People|Haruna Ogata|Haruna Ogata manga.jpg|
* Deceased
* Shuugo's wife
* Tsuneo's mother}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Haibara denies Conan's request to receive more antidote pills.
 
 

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cy.jpg|1000px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_25sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_26sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumeNE 13sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, New Edition, combined volumes 25-26)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume 26e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 21-30]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}

[[Category:Volumes]]

[[de:Band 26]]

Volume 26

2026-06-28T14:39:30Z

ZA1: /* File 256 - Concealed Truth */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 26
| image = Volume 26.jpg
| releasedate = February 18, 2000
| chapters = 254-263
| isbn = 4-09-125496-9
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = November 18, 2008
| english-isbn = 1-4215-1678-0
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Inspector Samejima]]
| keyhole = [[Vermouth|Chris Vineyard]]
| prev-volume = Volume 25
| next-volume = Volume 27
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 26 was released on February 18, 2000 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo}}
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}
{{Char|Tomoaki Araide}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Yusaku Kudo|display=Yusaku Kudo (flashback)}}
{{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo (flashback)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Dangerous Cave Case ===
{{ref anime|188-190|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Cavern of the Detective Boys ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Wounded Great Detective ~|The Desperate Revival|l3=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~}}

==== File 254 - An Infatuated Heart ====
[[File:CH254_RanSleeps.png|thumb|left|200px|Ran remains beside Conan as he recovers.]]
[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] wakes up in his hospital bed—diminished, but still breathing. [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] enters the room and informs him of [[Ran Mouri|Ran]]'s heroics while he covers his sleeping and depleted daughter with his jacket. 
Ten days later, the doctor gladly reports that Conan will make a full recovery and is fit to return home soon, albeit with a mild fever. Relieved, Ran and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] transport Conan back to his hospital room. On the way, Sonoko entertains the idea of [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] attending their upcoming play if she informs him that Ran is playing the lead heroine. Ran confidently disagrees and states her indifference, saying that the only attendee she needs is a healthy Conan. While Sonoko voices her puzzlement, Conan asks about the bandages on the girl's wrist. She answers that she sprained it during rehearsal and is now unable to play the Black Knight, but is covered thanks to [[Tomoaki Araide|Araide]]. As Conan internally grumbles about the development, Ran says she is uncertain about the attendance, but Sonoko assures her that the drama club is organizing a refreshment sale to compensate for the lack of air-conditioning. Meanwhile, a [[The Criminal|silhouette]] watches. 
Approaching the room, the group hears [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] and [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] arguing about their choice of flowers. The two explain they came to check on Conan after hearing about his injury. Kazuha leaves with the girls to buy a more suitable bouquet while Heiji stays to talk with Conan. The boy question's the ulterior motive behind his friend's visit, leading Heiji to reveal that [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] had contacted him about Ran's grasp on Conan's secret. He proffers the notion of confirmation bias, but Conan reflects on several moments—after Ran found his childhood photo—which indicate her awareness. <ref name="Magician's_Suicide_Case">Magician's Suicide Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Magician's_Suicide_Case|Volume 14: 131-133]])</ref><ref name="Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Black_Star">Kaitou Kid and the Black Star Case (Manga: [[Volume_16#Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Black_Star|Volume 16: 156-159]])</ref><ref name="Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case">Shinichi's First Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_21#Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case|Volume 21: 204-207]])</ref><ref name="Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case">Sonoko Attempted Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_22#Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case|Volume 22: 219-221]])</ref><ref name="Ski_Lodge_Case">Elementary School Teacher Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Ski_Lodge_Case|Volume 14-15: 139-143]])</ref> He wonders why Ran refuses to confront him, but Heiji reproaches him on his failure to make deductions about his own life, stating that Ran is likely waiting for him to tell her the truth. Caught in a dilemma, Conan asks for his friend's advice. [[File:CH254_HaibaraGun.png|thumb|right|225px|Betrayal?]]
On the plane ride home, Heiji ruminates on Conan sarcastically saying that to fix the problem, he needs a clone of Shinichi. Kazuha asks him about attending Ran's play. The boy refuses to attend, citing an important errand. 
That night, the silhouette sneaks through the hospital halls and quietly enters a laboratory. They rummage through the cabinets and find a bottle of [[Wikipedia: Potassium Cyanide|potassium cyanide]] before grinning with murderous intent. Meanwhile, Conan reflects on his quandary, remembering Ran's request to not leave her alone.<ref name="Cruise_Ship_Murder_Case">Cruise Ship Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_23#Cruise_Ship_Murder_Case|Volume 23: 225-230]])</ref> Thus, he resolves to reveal his identity to her. Suddenly, Haibara appears beside his bed and menacingly points a gun at him.

==== Major Events ====
* Ran is revealed to have been aware that Conan is Shinichi ever since she saw his childhood photos.
* Haibara meets Ran and Kogoro for the first time.
* Doctor Araide is revealed to have theater experience.
 
 

=== School Play Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|190-191|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Black Knight ~}}

==== Gadgets introduced ====
{{NewGadget|name = [[Voice-Changing Face Mask]]||image = Voice-Changing_Face_Mask.jpg|description =
* Used by [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] to disguise her voice as Conan's}}
{{clearleft}}

==== File 255 - The Intruder's Sudden Arrival ====
[[File:CH255_HaibaraShootsConan.png|thumb|right|160px|Haibara makes her point.]]
[[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] states that her cover has been blown. Along with [[Pisco]], was a second agent dispatched to the [[Haido City Hotel]], who, had informed the [[Black Organization]] about [[Sherry]]'s ability to transform into a child with the use of a drug.<ref name="Hotel_Party_Murder_Case">Hotel Party Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Hotel_Party_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 238-242]])</ref> Consequently, the Organization infiltrated [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house. However, instead of assassinating her, they admitted that her value in the development of [[APTX4869]] was too great to squander, thus they offered her a chance to redeem herself under one condition: kill all associates aware of the Organization's existence. With Agasa held as a hostage, the girl callously sympathizes with [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s situation, adding that [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]], [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]], and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]] will have to be erased tomorrow, but still highlighting the silver-lining that Conan will be spared from witnessing such events. Haibara proceeds to pull the trigger, and a bizarre gun shot rings. [[File:CH255_BlackKnight.png|thumb|left|150px|The Black Knight defies the script and embraces the Princess.]]
Conan stares aghast at a bouquet of flowers dispensed by the toy gun. Haibara admits she was merely reciting a scenario, but states that she did so to prove a point: if Conan tells Ran about his identity, and if the Black Organization learns the truth, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] would be added to their list of targets. She provides three options to remedy the situation. First, conceal the truth and continue living with Ran despite its social consequences. Second, tell Ran the truth and pray the Organization forever remains ignorant. And third... 
The [[Teitan High School]] Festival bustles with activity as Ran and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] look out at a sea audience members. [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] meets Ran backstage, saying she came despite Heiji's dissuasion. They are soon joined by [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] and a masked Conan who wish her luck before returning to their seats. Out by the concession stands, audience member Mai Kougami buys drinks for Youta Mitani, Yumemi Noda, and Kouhei Kamata. Kougami leaves for the bathroom while her friends distribute drinks. Kamata checks the contents of his drink and has a surprised reaction. He looks over at third year student, Ayako Ninagawa working at the concession stand before the lights suddenly shut off and the show begins. [[File:CH255_AttemptedKiss.png|thumb|right|275px|The show nears its climax.]]
The play opens with the [[Ran Mouri|Princess]] lamenting about her dreaded arranged marriage before transitioning to a fight sequence involving a group of Imperial saboteurs assaulting the Princess' carriage. The show endures multiple comedic disturbances caused by both a proud Kogoro and an overzealous Kazuha as it approaches its climax. The Black Knight descends onto the saboteurs and saves the Princess from harm. The actor then deviates from the script and immediately embraces the Princess, much to Ran's confusion. In the stands, a [[Shinichi Kudo|teenager with a familiar face]] takes a seat next to Conan, who, reacts in shock. Ran notices her friends holding a sign urging her to improvise with the Black Knight; the two actors lean in for the kissing scene. However, before their lips can meet, a scream pieces the gymnasium as Kouhei Kamata lies dead on the floor.

==== File 256 - Concealed Truth ====
[[File:CH256_FakeShinichi.png|thumb|left|200px|Shinichi Kudo revealed?]]
Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the gymnasium and inquire about the approximate time of death. Ran responds "around 14:40" and turns to Araide, the Black Knight, for confirmation, but the Knight strangely remains silent. Takagi asks the forensic analyst about the cause of death, but before the man can respond, a teenager with a [[Wikipedia: Kansai dialect|Kansai dialect]] correctly answers potassium cyanide—citing Kamata's pink lips and fingernails, and his mouth's almond scent as evidence. Kogoro and Megure grow suspicious of the teenager and asks for an alibi. He points to an uncharacteristically apathetic Conan, who promptly confirms his innocence. Kogoro then says the teenager is bizarrely familiar and Megure asks for him to identify himself. He confidently lifts his hat and proclaims that he is Shinichi Kudo. The police stand bewildered at "Shinichi's" uncanniness, as the boy turns to Ran and Conan explaining that he came to see her show. However, his disguise is instantly foiled by Kazuha who identifies him as Heiji. Under pressure, he ditches his attempt at portraying Shinichi as a separate person from Conan, and resumes cooperating as himself. 
Megure begins interrogating Kamata's friends. Kougami had bought the four drinks, Mitani received all four, and Noda received hers and Kamata's. They explain that they are alumni members of Teitan High School, now hospital students, who were involved in the drama club with a yearly tradition of attending the annual play. Kogoro asks why they sent Kougami to carry all four drinks. She replies that Kamata was with her but returned to the seats after seeing the concession worker, Ayako Ninagawa. Heiji states that all four had the opportunity to poison Kamata's ice coffee and are thus suspects. Kougami protests, saying that she ordered the same drink, meaning if she were the killer, she would have ensured Kamata received the poisoned cup instead of leaving for the bathroom. She also dispels the theory of poisoning both cups by proving that she has fully consumed its contents. Mitani and Noda similarly plead innocence, but Megure cites the labeled caps as an easy means of identifying the right cup to poison. Takagi then finds that Kamata had not used the milk and gum syrup attached to his ice coffee, disproving the theory of poisoned condiments. Ninagawa confesses that she purposefully filled Kamata's cup with cola with the intention of luring Kamata back to the concession stand. She reveals that they were formerly betrothed, and she wanted an opportunity to talk to him about why she annulled their engagement. Hearing her words, Kogoro quietly floats the possibility of a suicide motivated by his fiancé's rejection. Kougami and Noda mention that Kamata had suspiciously been rummaging through his car's dashboard during the drive over, prompting the police to leave and examine his car. [[File:CH256_RealShinichi.png|thumb|right|300px|Shinichi Kudo revealed.]]
With the case figured out, Heiji kneels beside Conan to share his deduction, but the boy walks away in indifference. Sonoko looks out the window at the forming rainclouds and bemoans the unfortunate turn of events. She turns to Araide who agrees. Meanwhile, the Black Knight approaches the concession stand and inspects a condiment container. Takagi returns with a bottle of potassium cyanide he found in Kamata's dashboard, giving credence to Kogoro's theory of suicide. Before Megure can declare the death a suicide, the Black Knight emerges from the masses and voices his disagreement, asserting that Kamata's death was a calculated murder. As he slowly steps into the spotlight, his friends and colleagues gradually begin to realize who is behind the mask. The crowd then witnesses Shinichi Kudo dramatically appear before them. Everyone stands in disbelief, including Ran, who turns to look at Conan—her assumption shattered. Conan blankly stares at Shinichi, greatly disapproving of his supposed "true identity's" theatrics.

==== File 257 - Revival Under the Threat of Death ====
Shinichi's appearance astounds everyone, especially Ran, who he briefly pulls aside. After telling her to meet him after his deduction, he turns to Heiji and asks for a ¥10 coin. Megure approaches and asks for clarification. And so, Shinichi's deduction begins.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH257_PoisonedIce.png|thumb|right|250px|The poison was in the ice, not the liquid.]]
Shinichi explains that the culprit did not poison the drink, but rather the ice. They had known Kamata had a habit of eating the ice after finishing his drink. Thus, by inserting a potassium cyanide capsule in an ice cube, Kamata's poisoning would be delayed, and no poison will remain in the cup as it will be consumed in its entirety as an ice cube. Mitani and Noda are absolved due to their limited access to Kamata's cup, and Ninagawa is absolved since she intended for the soda to be returned and could not predict which soda Kamata would receive. Therefore, the culprit must be '''Mai Kougami'''. 
Kougami had preserved the ice cubes in her coin purse along with pieces of [[Wikipedia: Dry ice|dry ice]]. When leaving for the bathroom before the play, she flushed the dry ice in the bathroom and discarded the purse in a trash can outside. Kougami applauds Shinichi's deduction but asks how she could have guaranteed Kamata's poisoning if she had not distributed the drinks. Shinichi answers that she had prepared two poisoned ice cubes and contaminated both drinks. By quickly drinking her soda, Kougami managed to consume the liquid before the ice could melt and release poison. Megure interjects, stating there were no traces in Kougami's cup either. The detective states that Kougami had pretended to consume the ice, in doing so, she transferred the poisoned ice cube from her mouth to her hands and then finally into her hood. 
Shinichi, with Heiji's assistance, flips the ¥10 coin in the air and into Kougami's hood. Heiji pulls the coin out of the hood and shows its [[Wikipedia: Deoxidation|deoxidation]], a property that potassium cyanide has on bronze corrosion. Megure, astonished, asks how he knew the poison was in her hood. Kougami confesses, stating he likely became suspicious after she abstained from wearing her hood while running through the rain. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Kougami wished to avenge the death of an old cancerous man Kamata was treating. He had purposefully accelerated his death by changing his treatment, all to add quick results to his PhD thesis. Kougami recalls how Kamata had once drunkenly whined about how an eighteen-year-old dumped him despite him being a doctor with mastery over the fate of those he treated. Enraged by his statement, Kougami stole the potassium cyanide from the hospital and planned her murder.
</spoiler>
Megure expresses his amazement of Shinichi's abilities and offers him the opportunity to attend the culprit's interrogation. The boy declines, clearly more interested in speaking to Ran. Still, the boy urges Megure to keep his involvement in the investigation a secret from the public. As the police wrap up their operation, Heiji notices Shinichi's rapidly worsening fatigue. Soon, he begins to steam and topples to the ground—understanding that the antidote's effects are beginning to wear off. Ran and his classmates swarm around him in concern, but before he can remove himself from the room, he loses consciousness. 
Some time later, Shinichi gradually regains consciousness and sees his friends worriedly monitoring his condition. He defeatedly assumes their apprehension is due to them witnessing his transformation back into Conan, however, he quickly learns that his form has somehow maintained, he is still Shinichi Kudo.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Youta Mitani|Yota Mitani manga.jpg|
* 27 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital guard}}
{{People|Mai Kougami|Mai Kogami manga.jpg|fsize=0.96em|
* 28 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital clerical employee}}
{{People|Yumemi Noda|Yumemi Noda manga.jpg|
* 27 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital nurse}}
{{People|Kouhei Kamata|Kohei Kamata manga.jpg|
* Victim (poison)
* 28 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital doctor}}
{{People|Ayako Ninagawa|Ayako Ninagawa manga.jpg|
* 18 years old
* High school senior}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Conan successfully convinces Ran that Shinichi and Conan are two separate individuals.
** The effect is sold by simultaneously presenting the two at the play.
* Major romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.
** Shinichi returns, and Sonoko secretly has him play the Black Knight in order to manufacture a kiss between him and Ran.
*** However, a murder occurs before Sonoko's plans can come to fruition.
* The APTX4869 antidote's effects wear off and Shinichi collapses before his classmates, but somehow his form remains unchanged.
 
 

=== Elevator Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|192-193|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ Shinichi's Return ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Promised Place ~}}

==== File 258 - Momentary Rest ====
[[File:CH258_HaibaraShocked.png|thumb|left|250px|Shinichi asks Haibara why she does so much for him.]]
The next day, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and "[[Ai Haibara|Conan]]" arrive at [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]'s house before school. Ran anxiously rings the door bell, and is eventually answered by an ostensibly annoyed Shinichi, who is still in the process of preparing for the day. While Ran rejoices in the return of her friend, Conan sneaks into the house and confronts an elated Shinichi in his bathroom. Conan is revealed to be a disguised [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] using a [[Voice-Changing Face Mask]]. She scolds him for deviating from their plan to quietly meet Ran backstage, and informs him that Heiji had called for everyone's silence regarding the murder at the school play—mitigating word spreading about Shinichi's involvement.<ref name="School_Play_Murder_Case">School Play Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#School_Play_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 255-257]])</ref> Seeing Haibara's incredible commitment to maintaining the integrity of his secret identity, Shinichi asks why she goes to such great lengths for him. The girl's eyes widen for a moment, but she quickly regains her composure and says that if he were to be exposed, she too would be put in danger. She also states that she is merely using him to test and observe the effects of her antidote. [[File:CH258_ShinichiAndDetectiveBoys.png|thumb|right|250px|Shinichi nostalgically watches his friends.]]
On the road to school, Shinichi and Ran discuss the play, leading to Shinichi complimenting Ran on her appearance as the Princess, albeit in a back-handed manner. The three are soon joined by the [[Detective Boys]], who Shinichi accidentally greets. He is expectedly met with confusion, and so Conan explains that he lives in the mansion next to [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]], which [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] remembers as the "haunted house."<ref name="Haunted_Mansion_Case">Haunted Mansion Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#Haunted_Mansion_Case|Volume 2: 017-019]])</ref> Shinichi sentimentally reflects on his time as one of them, internally commenting that "it's like a dream." 
Once at school, Ran and Shinichi banter with their classmates, who tell Shinichi about their voluptuous [[Jodie Starling|new English teacher]]. Ran resignedly interrupts and reminds Shinichi that he is yet to tell her about “the important thing” he mentioned at the school play. Shinichi shoos his eavesdropping classmates before instructing her to meet him at the Bird's-Eye-View Restaurant in the [[Beika Center Building]] at 20:00. 
At the restaurant, Ran and Shinichi sit at a window seat. Ran admits that she had thought Shinichi was Conan, believing that Shinichi had asked Agasa to invent a shrinking drug to hide his identity after running into trouble during a criminal investigation. Shinichi, surprised by the accuracy of Ran’s conjecture, has no choice but to laugh awkwardly. After a while, the topic of the conversation returns to “the important thing.” Shinichi remains hesitant, and is unable to summon the courage to get to the point. 
Meanwhile, the CEO of a game company, Taiji Tatsumi, declines to attend a party held at the restaurant, stating that he feels ill. He comments on the dimness of the elevator hall, to which a department head, Satoru Ooba, explains that it is for a "performative entrance." Tatsumi leaves on the elevator. Soon after, Tatsumi's daughter, Sakurako, enters the elevator hall and meets with Ooba. The latter explains that he has received Tatsumi's blessing to marry her, sparking joy in the woman. They share a deep kiss as Tatsumi returns to the floor on the elevator. However, the man is shocked not by the sight of his daughter in Ooba's arms, but by the gun Ooba is pointing at his head. The shot rings with the release of the party confetti in the room next door. The elevator doors shut in time for Ooba to present Sakurako with a necklace, whom she gladly accepts. [[File:CH258_MurderedCEO.png|thumb|left|200px|Tatsumi stares down the barrel of Ooba's gun.]]
Shinichi struggles to make his statement; his heart begins to pound. Suddenly, someone's scream pierces the room. Despite his best attempts to ignore the murder and finish his date with Ran, the girl sees through his facade, and tells him to go investigate—adding that unlike someone, she won't run away. Shinichi, grateful for her understanding, springs up and runs towards the exit, promising Ran that he will return soon.

==== File 259 - A Tranquil Time ====
Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the crime scene. Takagi reports that Tatsumi's company occupies the twenty-fourth to the thirty-sixth floor of the building, and that the elevator in question can only be used by company employees. In addition, the rugged state of Tatsumi's suit suggests that he met an armed robber. Megure recalls a similar murder he investigated in the exact same building in the early years of his career, where a young man intervened in the investigation and rejected the idea of a robbery. Coincidentally, Shinichi arrives and intervenes in the investigation, rejecting the idea of a robbery. He points out that since non-employees cannot enter the elevator, using it would run the risk of being caught for trespassing. Also, Tatsumi's suit is damaged partially because his sleeves are unbuttoned, and no robber would bother unfastening the victim’s buttons. 
At this moment, several company employees, including Ooba and Sakurako, are brought to Megure. He asks if any of them know the time when they last saw Tatsumi. Sakurako fights through her tears and states that it was 20:30 sharp. She explains that she was able to see Ooba’s wristwatch when she touched her earrings when giving her a necklace. Shinichi finds it suspicious that Sakurako could see the wristwatch's dial when it was both in the dark and likely facing away from her he touched her earring. Ooba explains that his wristwatch would light up automatically in the dark, and that Shinichi has wrongfully assumed that he was touching Sakurako’s left earring with his left hand. Instead, he was touched her right earring with his left hand—thus the dial faces inwards. Shinichi accepts his explanation, but points out the action's inconvenience, insinuating that his right hand was occupied. [[File:CH259_ShinichiQuestionsKiss.png|thumb|right|250px|Shinichi asks Sakurako if she was kissing Ooba.]]
Back in the restaurant, Ran continues to wonder what Shinichi wanted to tell her. A waitress arrives with desserts, but Ran tells her to hold the order, as she wishes to wait for Shinichi. Upon learning that “her detective friend” is tackling the case, the waitress giggles and tells Ran a true story. Twenty years ago, a [[Yusaku Kudo|young man]] was dining with his [[Yukiko Kudo|girlfriend]] at Ran's exact table, when a murder took place in the restaurant. The man rushed to the crime scene, solved the murder quickly, returned and audibly proposed. The waitress joyfully tells Ran that it might happen again, and for a moment, a blushing Ran believes so as well, but soon reason tells her to abandon this line of thought. 
Ooba and Sakurako fire back at Shinichi, stating their strong alibis. Shinichi presses Sakurako and asks whether they stopped by anywhere, and Sakurako concedes that they did go to the bathroom before heading to the party. However, she argues that they were only briefly separated, and they conversed the entire time. Shinichi disputes her narrative, contending that since the police have found a pistol in the garbage pipe near the bathroom, Ooba could have taken advantage of those minutes to dispose of the weapon. Ooba, seeing that Shinichi is suspecting him and only him, says that the police are free to perform a gunshot residue test on him to see whether he committed the murdered. He is thus led away, leaving Sakurako with Shinichi. Once he is out of sight, Shinichi quietly asks Sakurako whether she and Ooba were kissing after their colleagues had departed. He explains that his [[Yukiko Kudo|mother]] once told him that only after kissing or eating would a woman go to the bathroom to reapply lipstick. She confirms. He proceeds to inquire about how the two kissed, and learns that Sakurako’s back was facing the elevator, that Ooba’s left arm was positioned on her right shoulder and went around her neck such that his hand could reach her left ear. Shinichi finally asks if her earrings were a present from Ooba. Sakurako replies negative, saying that she bought them on a whim earlier that day. After obtaining this piece of information, Shinichi becomes certain that Ooba is the culprit, but still lacks a few key pieces of the puzzle. 
Shinichi overhears a couple of company employees mention to Megure that Ooba oversaw the planning of the party, and that the party featured the appearance of the new company mascot, which Ooba wore. Upon hearing this, Shinichi asks whether he can inspect the costume. After observing the intricacies of the costume, everything becomes clear to the detective, and a smirk crosses his face. Suddenly, he is hit with an acute pain in the chest, a clear sign that the antidote is beginning to wearing off.

==== File 260 - The Memorable Place ====
Takagi returns and reports that they found no gunpowder residue on Ooba's clothing. Before Megure can redirect the investigation, Shinichi interjects and instructs everyone to return to the elevator for his deduction.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH260_PlasticBagOnGun.png|thumb|right|300px|Ooba eliminated gunpowder residue by shooting the gun through a plastic bag.]]
Shinichi asserts that '''Satoru Ooba''' murdered Tatsumi. He states that Ooba shot Tatsumi while he kissed Sakurako in front of the elevator. Ooba’s left hand covered Sakurako’s left ear while he used his free right hand to reach for his pistol and call the elevator. He then proceeded to shoot Tatsumi the moment the door opened before quickly returning his gun to his pocket. Megure remarks that the silencer would not be enough to prevent Sakurako from hearing the gunshot. Shinichi replies that by letting Sakurako know that it was 20:30 immediately after their kiss, she would naturally assume that the noise had been the releasing of the confetti—indicating the start of the party.
Ooba asks why Tatsumi would remain in the elevator despite expressing his wishes to return home. The detective states that Tatsumi was waiting in the elevator for Ooba to bring him the mascot costume since originally, the plan was for Tatsumi to don the costume, not Ooba (thus Tatsumi unfastened his sleeve buttons as he expected to change). Ooba, still defiant, challenges Shinichi to properly explain of the absence of gunpowder residue on his body. Shinichi replies that upon learning that the mascot blinked an abnormal number of times during the party, he realized that something was wrong with the eye of the mascot. After examining the costume, he found a plastic bag containing a glove and four rubber bands in the mascot's eye. Shinichi explains that by wearing the glove and placing the pistol inside the plastic bag (which Ooba closed around his right wrist by using the rubber bands), both the gunpowder residue and the empty bullet shell would remain in the bag. Furthermore, since it was dark, Sakurako would likely not notice anything strange about Ooba’s hands. As for the purpose of giving her the necklace after the kiss, it was to ensure that she would immediately head to the bathroom to try it on, which would give Ooba time to dispose of the pistol and bullet shell. Shinichi concludes by saying that since Ooba must have touched Sakurako’s earrings barehanded, he must have put on the glove afterwards, which logically implies that he left fingerprints on the plastic bag when reaching for the glove. [[File:CH260_PinkPearl.png|thumb|left|250px|The color of Sakurako's earrings are indiscernible without light.]]
As soon as Shinichi finishes speaking, he is hit by another wave of acute pain. Ooba remains unfazed, and calmly says that other employees also touched the plastic bag. One employee explains that they noticed that the mascot's eye was malfunctioning, and so they opened the contraption and found the plastic bag. After examining it, they concluded that the bag must be an intrinsic part of the mascot, and returned it to its eye. Megure, believing Shinichi's deduction is breaking apart, begins panicking, but the boy manages to carry on. He asks why Ooba knew that Sakurako’s earrings were the color as his present, and Ooba simply replies that it is because he saw their color. As he finishes uttering these words, Ooba becomes aware of the true intent of Shinichi’s question, but the mistake has already been made. Shinichi reminds everyone that Sakurako had just recently purchased the earrings earlier, and that their encounter at the elevator was the first time they met that day. Given such information, along with the darkness of the room, it was impossible for Ooba to discern the color of Sakurako's earrings unless they were illuminated by the elevator's light. Speechless, Ooba admits to his crime. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Ooba recounts that Twenty years ago, Tatsumi took over his father's company under the guise of a merger and moved aggressively to steal all his father's company’s intellectual properties and mass fired employees. This corporate act ultimately resulted in Ooba's father's suicide. Still, he attempted to present his death as a murder committed by Tatsumi at the Beika Center Building, the same building they stand in now. Such events led Ooba down a path of vengeance. 
Hearing Ooba's words, Megure recalls that twenty years ago, a teenage [[Yusaku Kudo]] was the individual who ultimately deduced that Ooba's father's death was a suicide. He turns to discuss this coincidence with Shinichi, but finds him gone.
</spoiler>
[[File:CH260_ConanRelaysShinichi.png|thumb|right|210px|Conan relays Shinichi's message to a distraught Ran.]]
Shinichi limps into the restaurant bathroom while gripping his chest. He curses his predicament, strongly desiring to return to Ran and finally make his statement. He notices Conan in the reflection, who notes that he maintained his form for twenty-four minutes beyond the expected range. Shinichi falls to the floor as Haibara removes her disguise and returns his glasses. 
At the table, the waitress informs Ran about the culprit's arrest and shares her excitement for Shinichi's return. However, it is instead Conan who appears before the table, holding out Shinichi's credit card. He explains that Shinichi had received an emergency call about the difficult case he is trying to solve, forcing him to leave immediately. Ran solemnly listens to Conan's words, but eventually expresses her distress about constantly being abandoned. Conan desperately "relays" a message that swears his eventual return and urges Ran to wait for him. Ran finds levity in her sea of misery and assures Conan that Shinichi's actions are not his fault. She brightens the mood by offering to buy him dessert on Shinichi's dime, he accepts. While gobbling down dessert after dessert, Ran rhetorically questions what Shinichi wanted to say to her. Conan internally reflects on how he intended to confess his feelings to her—identically to how his father, Yusaku, had done so to his mother, [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]], twenty years ago. Meanwhile, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] restlessly waits for his unpunctual daughter in the car.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Taiji Tatsumi|Taiji Tatsumi manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)
* 58 years old
* Game company chief executive}}
{{People|Satoru Ooba|Satoru Oba manga.jpg|
* 31 years old
* Game company department head}}
{{People|Sakurako Tatsumi|Sakurako Tatsumi manga.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Taiji Tatsumi's daughter}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Major romantic development between Shinichi and Ran
** Shinichi takes Ran to the same restaurant where his father proposed to his mother with the intention of similarly confessing his feelings.
** Their date is interrupted by a murder, leading to the antidote wearing off before Shinichi can return to Ran, thus foiling his romantic plans.
 
 

=== Music Box Case ===
{{ref anime|194-195|The Significant Music Box}}

==== File 261 - Touching the Music Strings!? ====
[[File:CH261_ConanAsksForAntidote.png|thumb|left|175px|Conan asks Haibara for another antidote pill.]]
[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] asks [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] for some additional antidotes, as he would like to meet [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] again as [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] and confess his feelings to her.<ref name="Elevator_Murder_Case">Elevator Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#Elevator_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 258-260]])</ref> Haibara refuses, citing his recklessness and the dangers of consuming a prototype drug. Haibara joins her friends in boarding [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s car as they embark on their trip to the indoor pool, leaving at Conan on the sidewalk. During their ride, the [[Detective Boys]] find Haibara merrily humming with an apparent sense of accomplishment. On the other hand, Conan wearily looks up at the [[Mouri Detective Agency]] and resigns himself to continue his life as Conan. 
While ascending the stairs, he hears the music of "Haru Yo Koi" ("Oh Spring, Come"). When entering the agency, he sees Ran, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], and a client named Haruna Yuuki listening carefully to a music box. Haruna, the young fine arts student, explains she had difficulties making friends at university, so she sent a message to a random person with her [[Wikipedia: Pager|pager/pocketbell]] asking if they would like to befriend her. A man named Shuugo accepted and became her new pager-friend. The two planned to meet each other last year on Christmas Day, but Shuugo made no appearance. However, Haruna found a bag at their meeting spot containing a music box, with high resale value, and Shuugo's pager—an act Haruna interpreted as Shuugo ending the relationship with farewell present. Yet, the music box was appraised as poor. Additionally, Haruna began receiving antagonistic pager messages from an unknown person which ultimately motivated her to seek advice from Kogoro. Conan notices that parts of the music box were purposefully altered to play out of tune and suggests the music box holds a secret message from Shuugo. Ran notes that the off-tuned sounds correspond to the lyrics "mo (も)," "de (出)," and "ru (る)" in the song. Still stumped, Conan suggests they ask Sergeant [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] to contact the pager company identify Shuugo's address via the pager number. [[File:CH261_RanSeesSilhouette.png|thumb|right|250px|Ran spots an old man with a cane pass by her room.]]
Takagi puts the group in contact with the Ogata family, who invites them to their home. They arrive, and Haruna is cheerfully welcomed by Shirou Ogata, the younger son, but quite reticently by the others. They learn that Shuugo Ogata was the Shiro's late grandfather, who, fell ill and lacked connection. In his loneliness, he agreed to message Haruna as she shared her name and personality with his late wife, who often played the song "Haru Yo Koi" on her [[Wikipedia: Koto (instrument)|Koto]]. Minoru Ogata, the eldest son then accuses Haruna of wishing to steal the Shuugo's hidden treasure: four antique hand-made stamps worth 200 million yen. After being scolded by his family, Minoru ominously leaves. Haruna and company are invited to stay the night 
While Kogoro and Conan reflect in their room, Conan finds Shuugo's cremation urn dated "12/6," meaning that Shuugo could not have given the music box to Haruna on 12/25. Meanwhile, Ran screams at the sight of a spooky silhouette of an old man with a cane passing stealthily by their room. When everyone rushes over, a huge noise of something heavy falling catches their attention, and they hurry to the grandparents' room. They find Minoru crushed beneath a fallen koto. In that moment, Haruna receives a message on her pager from Shuugo, saying "I've been waiting for you."

==== File 262 - The Vanishing Sound ====
Haruna is frightened by Shuugo's apparent resurrection, and draws everyone's attention to her pager. While the group wrangles with the message's implications, Minoru regains consciousness and says he was struck in the head by a hard object in the dark. Conan notices he was hit in the forehead and asks if he saw his attacker's face. Minoru states his ignorance, blaming the darkness of the room. Kogoro surmises that the attacker was from the outside, dismissing Ran's claim about the silhouette, and attributing Shuugo's message to a coincidental memo from one of Haruna's friends. [[File:CH262_OgataFloorPlan.png|thumb|left|250px|Conan figures out the house's floor plan.]]
The police arrive and report no signs of trespassing. Additionally, Shirou rules out the possibility of the intruder hiding in the house as he had done a sweep of all the rooms. Still, the police mention the unlocked back gate, which the family explains has been broken for some time, nevertheless, Kogoro goes to examine it. After the confirming the lack footprints near the back gate, the group re-enters the home to test the plausibility of Ran's claim. She states the silhouette traversed down the hall from the direction of Tsuneo and Kazuko's room and towards Kogoro and Conan's room. The group remains skeptical. Conan then steps on a hairpin and lets out a yelp, incurring the wrath of Kogoro, who mistook the boy's cry as a sign he found an intruder. The police ask where the Ogata family was when Ran witnessed the silhouette, to which they respond that they were in the kitchen—where Shirou was scolding them for interrogating Haruna about her conversations with Shuugo. Minoru speculates that the Tsuneo and Kazuko were likely fiercely questioning Haruna since perhaps Shuugo gave her the 200 million yen stamps. He adds that the family had made several unsustainable purchases with the assumption they could refill their bank balance with stamp's sale. 
Conan then learns the full layout of the house with the help of Shirou and begins to piece together the puzzle. He notes that the mystery of the music box remains; he stares blankly at his lackluster attempt at writing music notation, unable to decipher anything. Ran notices his notebook, and uses her musical prowess to properly write the notation for him. Furthermore, she teaches him that triple sharps denotes [[Wikipedia: A major|A major]]. With this new information, Conan's deduction is complete, filled with the answers to the case's every question.

==== File 263 - Spring Has Come? ====
[[File:CH263_HappyFamily.png|thumb|right|125px|The Ogata family celebrates the rediscovery of their fortune.]]
Conan lures Kogoro to a room and distracts him with a pattern on the wall. He uses the opportunity to tranquilize him and instruct Ran to both summon the Ogata family and borrow a black sheet of paper, scissors, and tape.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH263_SilouhetteSecret.png|thumb|right|305px|A car's headlights shine through the open gate and casts the frightening silhouette.]]
Tsuneo and Kazuko realize that Haruna had not received the music box two Christmases ago but rather one, meaning Shuugo could not have delivered the box. Kogoro deduces that Shuugo had tasked Shirou with delivering the bag in his stead. Additionally, Shuugo had not been communicating with Haruna since he was hospitalized, meaning Shirou had been the one on the other end since last Spring. After seeing her wait for Shuugo with high hopes, he felt her could no longer continue the deception, and so he placed Shuugo's pager alongside the music box and anonymously left the bag for her. Kogoro says he knew Shirou's involvement because he identified Haruna before she even introduced herself when arriving at the house, meaning he must have been familiar with her face. 
Kogoro then directs Ran to turn off the lights. Suddenly, a silhouette of Conan drifts across the hallway, surprising everyone. When Ran opens the door, the boy is nowhere in sight. Conan appears behind Kogoro and draws everyone's attention to the window in the hallway. Ran spots a black paper cut-out of Conan taped to the glass. Kogoro explains that when a car approaches the open back gate and makes a turn at the intersection, the car's headlights shine upon the black paper cut-out and casts a shadow on Ran's room, creating the illusion of a moving silhouette. [[File:CH263_WireThroughRooms.png|thumb|left|255px|The wires run through the rooms.]]
Minoru still expresses skepticism about the strike he received. Kogoro explains that he was accidentally hit by a falling koto which was dropped using a contraption designed by the culprit. He explains that Minoru wished to investigate the koto after learning about the music box, and searched for it in his grandparents room. However, he did not turn on the lights because he could not locate the lamp switch as it had been shortened due to the contraption's design. Kogoro explains that the culprit ran a monofilament fishing line from the lamp; through an unstably positioned koto; through Shirou, Minoru, and the parent's rooms, and then finally to the [[Wikipedia: Fusuma|fusuma (door)]] of Ran's room using a hairpin. By opening the fusuma with force (motivated by Ran's scream), the hairpin would release, causing the koto to fall from its high position and onto the floor. Hence, the individual who opened the fusuma, '''Kazuko Ogata''' is likely the culprit. Conan also shows that Kazuko retrieved the fishing line by tangling one end to the room fan, which would spin the entire line back into its blades automatically. 
 
'''The Motive:''' 
Kogoro speculates Kazuko dropped the koto to prevent Haruna from finding the stamps. She also organized the silhouette and sent the frightening message to the pager to convince Haruna to avoid their house. The antagonistic messages sent to Haruna's pager were also sent for this purpose. After hearing Haruna had an affinity for stamps and was "happy to return," Kazuko believed Haruna was a stamp hunter who intended to constantly visit their house to find Shuugo's stamps.
</spoiler>
Shirou expresses his disappointment about the destruction of his grandmother's koto. However, Kazuko reveals that the dropped instrument was a forgery, and that she pawned the original to pay back family debts in the absence of the stamps. Kogoro then reveals that the music box Haruna received has its value in its keys. The three off-tune notes: "mo (も)," "de (出)," and "ru (ル)" correspond to [[Wikipedia: Solfège|solfège]] syllables "la," "do," and "la," which in turn correspond to Iroha Alphabet letters: "i (イ)," "ha (ハ)," and "i (イ)" which spell "Ihai (イハイ)" which is Japanese for [[Wikipedia: Spirit tablet|spirit tablet]]. The family rushes to Shuugo's [[Wikipedia: Butsudan|butsudan]] and find the stamps hidden in the tablet. The family rejoices at their discovery and rush to Kogoro to express their deepest gratitude. 
The next day, Shirou drives his guests back to the Mouri Detective Agency. Kogoro wonders whether Shuugo had intended for Shirou to possess sole ownership over the stamps, but the man responds he has instead found something else with greater value. He proudly shows Shuugo's pager which Haruna had gifted him, indicating that their messaging will continue. Left with a happy ending, Ran ascends the stairs while cheerfully singing "Haru Yo Koi."

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Haruna Yuuki|Haruna Yuki manga.jpg|
* 21 years old
* Art student}}
{{People|Kazuko Ogata|Kazuko Ogata manga.jpg|
* 50 years old
* Tsuneo's wife}}
{{People|Shirou Ogata|Shirou Ogata manga.jpg|
* 22 years old
* Tsuneo and Kazuko's younger son}}
{{People|Tsuneo Ogata|Tsuneo Ogata manga.jpg|
* 53 years old
* Kazuko's husband
* Current head of Ogata family}}
{{People|Minoru Ogata|Minoru Ogata manga.jpg|
* Victim (beaten - injured)
* 28 years old
* Tsuneo and Kazuko's eldest son}}
{{People|Shuugo Ogata|Shuugo Ogata manga.jpg|
* Deceased
* Tsuneo's father
* Former head of Ogata family}}
{{People|Haruna Ogata|Haruna Ogata manga.jpg|
* Deceased
* Shuugo's wife
* Tsuneo's mother}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Haibara denies Conan's request to receive more antidote pills.
 
 

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cy.jpg|1000px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_25sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_26sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumeNE 13sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, New Edition, combined volumes 25-26)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume 26e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 21-30]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}

[[Category:Volumes]]

[[de:Band 26]]

Volume 26

2026-06-28T14:34:02Z

ZA1: /* File 257 - Revival Under the Threat of Death */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 26
| image = Volume 26.jpg
| releasedate = February 18, 2000
| chapters = 254-263
| isbn = 4-09-125496-9
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = November 18, 2008
| english-isbn = 1-4215-1678-0
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Inspector Samejima]]
| keyhole = [[Vermouth|Chris Vineyard]]
| prev-volume = Volume 25
| next-volume = Volume 27
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 26 was released on February 18, 2000 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo}}
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}
{{Char|Tomoaki Araide}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Yusaku Kudo|display=Yusaku Kudo (flashback)}}
{{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo (flashback)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Dangerous Cave Case ===
{{ref anime|188-190|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Cavern of the Detective Boys ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Wounded Great Detective ~|The Desperate Revival|l3=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~}}

==== File 254 - An Infatuated Heart ====
[[File:CH254_RanSleeps.png|thumb|left|200px|Ran remains beside Conan as he recovers.]]
[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] wakes up in his hospital bed—diminished, but still breathing. [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] enters the room and informs him of [[Ran Mouri|Ran]]'s heroics while he covers his sleeping and depleted daughter with his jacket. 
Ten days later, the doctor gladly reports that Conan will make a full recovery and is fit to return home soon, albeit with a mild fever. Relieved, Ran and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] transport Conan back to his hospital room. On the way, Sonoko entertains the idea of [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] attending their upcoming play if she informs him that Ran is playing the lead heroine. Ran confidently disagrees and states her indifference, saying that the only attendee she needs is a healthy Conan. While Sonoko voices her puzzlement, Conan asks about the bandages on the girl's wrist. She answers that she sprained it during rehearsal and is now unable to play the Black Knight, but is covered thanks to [[Tomoaki Araide|Araide]]. As Conan internally grumbles about the development, Ran says she is uncertain about the attendance, but Sonoko assures her that the drama club is organizing a refreshment sale to compensate for the lack of air-conditioning. Meanwhile, a [[The Criminal|silhouette]] watches. 
Approaching the room, the group hears [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] and [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] arguing about their choice of flowers. The two explain they came to check on Conan after hearing about his injury. Kazuha leaves with the girls to buy a more suitable bouquet while Heiji stays to talk with Conan. The boy question's the ulterior motive behind his friend's visit, leading Heiji to reveal that [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] had contacted him about Ran's grasp on Conan's secret. He proffers the notion of confirmation bias, but Conan reflects on several moments—after Ran found his childhood photo—which indicate her awareness. <ref name="Magician's_Suicide_Case">Magician's Suicide Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Magician's_Suicide_Case|Volume 14: 131-133]])</ref><ref name="Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Black_Star">Kaitou Kid and the Black Star Case (Manga: [[Volume_16#Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Black_Star|Volume 16: 156-159]])</ref><ref name="Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case">Shinichi's First Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_21#Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case|Volume 21: 204-207]])</ref><ref name="Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case">Sonoko Attempted Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_22#Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case|Volume 22: 219-221]])</ref><ref name="Ski_Lodge_Case">Elementary School Teacher Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Ski_Lodge_Case|Volume 14-15: 139-143]])</ref> He wonders why Ran refuses to confront him, but Heiji reproaches him on his failure to make deductions about his own life, stating that Ran is likely waiting for him to tell her the truth. Caught in a dilemma, Conan asks for his friend's advice. [[File:CH254_HaibaraGun.png|thumb|right|225px|Betrayal?]]
On the plane ride home, Heiji ruminates on Conan sarcastically saying that to fix the problem, he needs a clone of Shinichi. Kazuha asks him about attending Ran's play. The boy refuses to attend, citing an important errand. 
That night, the silhouette sneaks through the hospital halls and quietly enters a laboratory. They rummage through the cabinets and find a bottle of [[Wikipedia: Potassium Cyanide|potassium cyanide]] before grinning with murderous intent. Meanwhile, Conan reflects on his quandary, remembering Ran's request to not leave her alone.<ref name="Cruise_Ship_Murder_Case">Cruise Ship Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_23#Cruise_Ship_Murder_Case|Volume 23: 225-230]])</ref> Thus, he resolves to reveal his identity to her. Suddenly, Haibara appears beside his bed and menacingly points a gun at him.

==== Major Events ====
* Ran is revealed to have been aware that Conan is Shinichi ever since she saw his childhood photos.
* Haibara meets Ran and Kogoro for the first time.
* Doctor Araide is revealed to have theater experience.
 
 

=== School Play Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|190-191|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Black Knight ~}}

==== Gadgets introduced ====
{{NewGadget|name = [[Voice-Changing Face Mask]]||image = Voice-Changing_Face_Mask.jpg|description =
* Used by [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] to disguise her voice as Conan's}}
{{clearleft}}

==== File 255 - The Intruder's Sudden Arrival ====
[[File:CH255_HaibaraShootsConan.png|thumb|right|160px|Haibara makes her point.]]
[[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] states that her cover has been blown. Along with [[Pisco]], was a second agent dispatched to the [[Haido City Hotel]], who, had informed the [[Black Organization]] about [[Sherry]]'s ability to transform into a child with the use of a drug.<ref name="Hotel_Party_Murder_Case">Hotel Party Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Hotel_Party_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 238-242]])</ref> Consequently, the Organization infiltrated [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house. However, instead of assassinating her, they admitted that her value in the development of [[APTX4869]] was too great to squander, thus they offered her a chance to redeem herself under one condition: kill all associates aware of the Organization's existence. With Agasa held as a hostage, the girl callously sympathizes with [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s situation, adding that [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]], [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]], and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]] will have to be erased tomorrow, but still highlighting the silver-lining that Conan will be spared from witnessing such events. Haibara proceeds to pull the trigger, and a bizarre gun shot rings. [[File:CH255_BlackKnight.png|thumb|left|150px|The Black Knight defies the script and embraces the Princess.]]
Conan stares aghast at a bouquet of flowers dispensed by the toy gun. Haibara admits she was merely reciting a scenario, but states that she did so to prove a point: if Conan tells Ran about his identity, and if the Black Organization learns the truth, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] would be added to their list of targets. She provides three options to remedy the situation. First, conceal the truth and continue living with Ran despite its social consequences. Second, tell Ran the truth and pray the Organization forever remains ignorant. And third... 
The [[Teitan High School]] Festival bustles with activity as Ran and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] look out at a sea audience members. [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] meets Ran backstage, saying she came despite Heiji's dissuasion. They are soon joined by [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] and a masked Conan who wish her luck before returning to their seats. Out by the concession stands, audience member Mai Kougami buys drinks for Youta Mitani, Yumemi Noda, and Kouhei Kamata. Kougami leaves for the bathroom while her friends distribute drinks. Kamata checks the contents of his drink and has a surprised reaction. He looks over at third year student, Ayako Ninagawa working at the concession stand before the lights suddenly shut off and the show begins. [[File:CH255_AttemptedKiss.png|thumb|right|275px|The show nears its climax.]]
The play opens with the [[Ran Mouri|Princess]] lamenting about her dreaded arranged marriage before transitioning to a fight sequence involving a group of Imperial saboteurs assaulting the Princess' carriage. The show endures multiple comedic disturbances caused by both a proud Kogoro and an overzealous Kazuha as it approaches its climax. The Black Knight descends onto the saboteurs and saves the Princess from harm. The actor then deviates from the script and immediately embraces the Princess, much to Ran's confusion. In the stands, a [[Shinichi Kudo|teenager with a familiar face]] takes a seat next to Conan, who, reacts in shock. Ran notices her friends holding a sign urging her to improvise with the Black Knight; the two actors lean in for the kissing scene. However, before their lips can meet, a scream pieces the gymnasium as Kouhei Kamata lies dead on the floor.

==== File 256 - Concealed Truth ====
[[File:CH256_FakeShinichi.png|thumb|left|200px|Shinichi Kudo revealed?]]
Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the gymnasium and inquire about the approximate time of death. Ran responds "around 14:40" and turns to Araide, the Black Knight, for confirmation, but the Knight strangely remains silent. Takagi asks the forensic analyst about the cause of death, but before the man can respond, a teenager with a [[Wikipedia: Kansai dialect|Kansai dialect]] correctly answers potassium cyanide—citing Kamata's pink lips and fingernails, and his mouth's almond scent as evidence. Kogoro and Megure grow suspicious of the teenager and asks for an alibi. He points to an uncharacteristically apathetic Conan, who promptly confirms his innocence. Kogoro then says the teenager is bizarrely familiar and Megure asks for him to identify himself. He confidently lifts his hat and proclaims that he is Shinichi Kudo. The police stand bewildered at "Shinichi's" uncanniness, as the boy turns to Ran and Conan explaining that he came to see her show. However, his disguise is instantly foiled by Kazuha who identifies him as Heiji. Under pressure, he ditches his attempt at portraying Shinichi as a separate person from Conan, and resumes cooperating as himself. 
Megure begins interrogating Kamata's friends. Kougami had bought the four drinks, Mitani received all four, and Noda received hers and Kamata's. They explain that they are alumni members of Teitan High School, now hospital students, who were involved in the drama club with a yearly tradition of attending the annual play. Kogoro asks why they sent Kougami to carry all four drinks. She replies that Kamata was with her but returned to the seats after seeing the concession worker, Ayako Ninagawa. Heiji states that all four had the opportunity to poison Kamata's ice coffee and are thus suspects. Kougami protests, saying that since she ordered the same drink, meaning if she were the killer, she would have ensured Kamata received the poisoned cup instead of leaving for the bathroom. She also dispels the theory of poisoning both cups by proving that she has fully consumed its contents. Mitani and Noda similarly plead innocence, but Megure cites the labeled caps as an easy means of identifying the right cup to poison. Takagi then finds that Kamata had not used the milk and gum syrup attached to his ice coffee, disproving the theory of poisoned condiments. Ninagawa confesses that she purposefully filled Kamata's cup with cola with the intention of luring Kamata back to the concession stand. She reveals that they were formerly betrothed, and she wanted an opportunity to talk to him about why she annulled their engagement. Hearing her words, Kogoro quietly floats the possibility of a suicide motivated by his fiancé's rejection. Kougami and Noda mention that Kamata had suspiciously been rummaging through his car's dashboard during the drive over, prompting the police to leave and examine his car. [[File:CH256_RealShinichi.png|thumb|right|300px|Shinichi Kudo revealed.]]
With the case figured out, Heiji kneels beside Conan to share his deduction, but the boy walks away in indifference. Sonoko looks out the window at the forming rainclouds and bemoans the unfortunate turn of events. She turns to Araide who agrees. Meanwhile, the Black Knight approaches the concession stand and inspects a condiment container. Takagi returns with a bottle of potassium cyanide he found in Kamata's dashboard, giving credence to Kogoro's theory of suicide. Before Megure can declare the death a suicide, the Black Knight emerges from the masses and voices his disagreement, asserting that Kamata's death was a calculated murder. As he slowly steps into the spotlight, his friends and colleagues gradually begin to realize who is behind the mask. The crowd then witnesses Shinichi Kudo dramatically appear before them. Everyone stands in disbelief, including Ran, who turns to look at Conan—her assumption shattered. Conan blankly stares at Shinichi, greatly disapproving of his supposed "true identity's" theatrics.

==== File 257 - Revival Under the Threat of Death ====
Shinichi's appearance astounds everyone, especially Ran, who he briefly pulls aside. After telling her to meet him after his deduction, he turns to Heiji and asks for a ¥10 coin. Megure approaches and asks for clarification. And so, Shinichi's deduction begins.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH257_PoisonedIce.png|thumb|right|250px|The poison was in the ice, not the liquid.]]
Shinichi explains that the culprit did not poison the drink, but rather the ice. They had known Kamata had a habit of eating the ice after finishing his drink. Thus, by inserting a potassium cyanide capsule in an ice cube, Kamata's poisoning would be delayed, and no poison will remain in the cup as it will be consumed in its entirety as an ice cube. Mitani and Noda are absolved due to their limited access to Kamata's cup, and Ninagawa is absolved since she intended for the soda to be returned and could not predict which soda Kamata would receive. Therefore, the culprit must be '''Mai Kougami'''. 
Kougami had preserved the ice cubes in her coin purse along with pieces of [[Wikipedia: Dry ice|dry ice]]. When leaving for the bathroom before the play, she flushed the dry ice in the bathroom and discarded the purse in a trash can outside. Kougami applauds Shinichi's deduction but asks how she could have guaranteed Kamata's poisoning if she had not distributed the drinks. Shinichi answers that she had prepared two poisoned ice cubes and contaminated both drinks. By quickly drinking her soda, Kougami managed to consume the liquid before the ice could melt and release poison. Megure interjects, stating there were no traces in Kougami's cup either. The detective states that Kougami had pretended to consume the ice, in doing so, she transferred the poisoned ice cube from her mouth to her hands and then finally into her hood. 
Shinichi, with Heiji's assistance, flips the ¥10 coin in the air and into Kougami's hood. Heiji pulls the coin out of the hood and shows its [[Wikipedia: Deoxidation|deoxidation]], a property that potassium cyanide has on bronze corrosion. Megure, astonished, asks how he knew the poison was in her hood. Kougami confesses, stating he likely became suspicious after she abstained from wearing her hood while running through the rain. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Kougami wished to avenge the death of an old cancerous man Kamata was treating. He had purposefully accelerated his death by changing his treatment, all to add quick results to his PhD thesis. Kougami recalls how Kamata had once drunkenly whined about how an eighteen-year-old dumped him despite him being a doctor with mastery over the fate of those he treated. Enraged by his statement, Kougami stole the potassium cyanide from the hospital and planned her murder.
</spoiler>
Megure expresses his amazement of Shinichi's abilities and offers him the opportunity to attend the culprit's interrogation. The boy declines, clearly more interested in speaking to Ran. Still, the boy urges Megure to keep his involvement in the investigation a secret from the public. As the police wrap up their operation, Heiji notices Shinichi's rapidly worsening fatigue. Soon, he begins to steam and topples to the ground—understanding that the antidote's effects are beginning to wear off. Ran and his classmates swarm around him in concern, but before he can remove himself from the room, he loses consciousness. 
Some time later, Shinichi gradually regains consciousness and sees his friends worriedly monitoring his condition. He defeatedly assumes their apprehension is due to them witnessing his transformation back into Conan, however, he quickly learns that his form has somehow maintained, he is still Shinichi Kudo.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Youta Mitani|Yota Mitani manga.jpg|
* 27 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital guard}}
{{People|Mai Kougami|Mai Kogami manga.jpg|fsize=0.96em|
* 28 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital clerical employee}}
{{People|Yumemi Noda|Yumemi Noda manga.jpg|
* 27 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital nurse}}
{{People|Kouhei Kamata|Kohei Kamata manga.jpg|
* Victim (poison)
* 28 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital doctor}}
{{People|Ayako Ninagawa|Ayako Ninagawa manga.jpg|
* 18 years old
* High school senior}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Conan successfully convinces Ran that Shinichi and Conan are two separate individuals.
** The effect is sold by simultaneously presenting the two at the play.
* Major romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.
** Shinichi returns, and Sonoko secretly has him play the Black Knight in order to manufacture a kiss between him and Ran.
*** However, a murder occurs before Sonoko's plans can come to fruition.
* The APTX4869 antidote's effects wear off and Shinichi collapses before his classmates, but somehow his form remains unchanged.
 
 

=== Elevator Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|192-193|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ Shinichi's Return ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Promised Place ~}}

==== File 258 - Momentary Rest ====
[[File:CH258_HaibaraShocked.png|thumb|left|250px|Shinichi asks Haibara why she does so much for him.]]
The next day, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and "[[Ai Haibara|Conan]]" arrive at [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]'s house before school. Ran anxiously rings the door bell, and is eventually answered by an ostensibly annoyed Shinichi, who is still in the process of preparing for the day. While Ran rejoices in the return of her friend, Conan sneaks into the house and confronts an elated Shinichi in his bathroom. Conan is revealed to be a disguised [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] using a [[Voice-Changing Face Mask]]. She scolds him for deviating from their plan to quietly meet Ran backstage, and informs him that Heiji had called for everyone's silence regarding the murder at the school play—mitigating word spreading about Shinichi's involvement.<ref name="School_Play_Murder_Case">School Play Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#School_Play_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 255-257]])</ref> Seeing Haibara's incredible commitment to maintaining the integrity of his secret identity, Shinichi asks why she goes to such great lengths for him. The girl's eyes widen for a moment, but she quickly regains her composure and says that if he were to be exposed, she too would be put in danger. She also states that she is merely using him to test and observe the effects of her antidote. [[File:CH258_ShinichiAndDetectiveBoys.png|thumb|right|250px|Shinichi nostalgically watches his friends.]]
On the road to school, Shinichi and Ran discuss the play, leading to Shinichi complimenting Ran on her appearance as the Princess, albeit in a back-handed manner. The three are soon joined by the [[Detective Boys]], who Shinichi accidentally greets. He is expectedly met with confusion, and so Conan explains that he lives in the mansion next to [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]], which [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] remembers as the "haunted house."<ref name="Haunted_Mansion_Case">Haunted Mansion Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#Haunted_Mansion_Case|Volume 2: 017-019]])</ref> Shinichi sentimentally reflects on his time as one of them, internally commenting that "it's like a dream." 
Once at school, Ran and Shinichi banter with their classmates, who tell Shinichi about their voluptuous [[Jodie Starling|new English teacher]]. Ran resignedly interrupts and reminds Shinichi that he is yet to tell her about “the important thing” he mentioned at the school play. Shinichi shoos his eavesdropping classmates before instructing her to meet him at the Bird's-Eye-View Restaurant in the [[Beika Center Building]] at 20:00. 
At the restaurant, Ran and Shinichi sit at a window seat. Ran admits that she had thought Shinichi was Conan, believing that Shinichi had asked Agasa to invent a shrinking drug to hide his identity after running into trouble during a criminal investigation. Shinichi, surprised by the accuracy of Ran’s conjecture, has no choice but to laugh awkwardly. After a while, the topic of the conversation returns to “the important thing.” Shinichi remains hesitant, and is unable to summon the courage to get to the point. 
Meanwhile, the CEO of a game company, Taiji Tatsumi, declines to attend a party held at the restaurant, stating that he feels ill. He comments on the dimness of the elevator hall, to which a department head, Satoru Ooba, explains that it is for a "performative entrance." Tatsumi leaves on the elevator. Soon after, Tatsumi's daughter, Sakurako, enters the elevator hall and meets with Ooba. The latter explains that he has received Tatsumi's blessing to marry her, sparking joy in the woman. They share a deep kiss as Tatsumi returns to the floor on the elevator. However, the man is shocked not by the sight of his daughter in Ooba's arms, but by the gun Ooba is pointing at his head. The shot rings with the release of the party confetti in the room next door. The elevator doors shut in time for Ooba to present Sakurako with a necklace, whom she gladly accepts. [[File:CH258_MurderedCEO.png|thumb|left|200px|Tatsumi stares down the barrel of Ooba's gun.]]
Shinichi struggles to make his statement; his heart begins to pound. Suddenly, someone's scream pierces the room. Despite his best attempts to ignore the murder and finish his date with Ran, the girl sees through his facade, and tells him to go investigate—adding that unlike someone, she won't run away. Shinichi, grateful for her understanding, springs up and runs towards the exit, promising Ran that he will return soon.

==== File 259 - A Tranquil Time ====
Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the crime scene. Takagi reports that Tatsumi's company occupies the twenty-fourth to the thirty-sixth floor of the building, and that the elevator in question can only be used by company employees. In addition, the rugged state of Tatsumi's suit suggests that he met an armed robber. Megure recalls a similar murder he investigated in the exact same building in the early years of his career, where a young man intervened in the investigation and rejected the idea of a robbery. Coincidentally, Shinichi arrives and intervenes in the investigation, rejecting the idea of a robbery. He points out that since non-employees cannot enter the elevator, using it would run the risk of being caught for trespassing. Also, Tatsumi's suit is damaged partially because his sleeves are unbuttoned, and no robber would bother unfastening the victim’s buttons. 
At this moment, several company employees, including Ooba and Sakurako, are brought to Megure. He asks if any of them know the time when they last saw Tatsumi. Sakurako fights through her tears and states that it was 20:30 sharp. She explains that she was able to see Ooba’s wristwatch when she touched her earrings when giving her a necklace. Shinichi finds it suspicious that Sakurako could see the wristwatch's dial when it was both in the dark and likely facing away from her he touched her earring. Ooba explains that his wristwatch would light up automatically in the dark, and that Shinichi has wrongfully assumed that he was touching Sakurako’s left earring with his left hand. Instead, he was touched her right earring with his left hand—thus the dial faces inwards. Shinichi accepts his explanation, but points out the action's inconvenience, insinuating that his right hand was occupied. [[File:CH259_ShinichiQuestionsKiss.png|thumb|right|250px|Shinichi asks Sakurako if she was kissing Ooba.]]
Back in the restaurant, Ran continues to wonder what Shinichi wanted to tell her. A waitress arrives with desserts, but Ran tells her to hold the order, as she wishes to wait for Shinichi. Upon learning that “her detective friend” is tackling the case, the waitress giggles and tells Ran a true story. Twenty years ago, a [[Yusaku Kudo|young man]] was dining with his [[Yukiko Kudo|girlfriend]] at Ran's exact table, when a murder took place in the restaurant. The man rushed to the crime scene, solved the murder quickly, returned and audibly proposed. The waitress joyfully tells Ran that it might happen again, and for a moment, a blushing Ran believes so as well, but soon reason tells her to abandon this line of thought. 
Ooba and Sakurako fire back at Shinichi, stating their strong alibis. Shinichi presses Sakurako and asks whether they stopped by anywhere, and Sakurako concedes that they did go to the bathroom before heading to the party. However, she argues that they were only briefly separated, and they conversed the entire time. Shinichi disputes her narrative, contending that since the police have found a pistol in the garbage pipe near the bathroom, Ooba could have taken advantage of those minutes to dispose of the weapon. Ooba, seeing that Shinichi is suspecting him and only him, says that the police are free to perform a gunshot residue test on him to see whether he committed the murdered. He is thus led away, leaving Sakurako with Shinichi. Once he is out of sight, Shinichi quietly asks Sakurako whether she and Ooba were kissing after their colleagues had departed. He explains that his [[Yukiko Kudo|mother]] once told him that only after kissing or eating would a woman go to the bathroom to reapply lipstick. She confirms. He proceeds to inquire about how the two kissed, and learns that Sakurako’s back was facing the elevator, that Ooba’s left arm was positioned on her right shoulder and went around her neck such that his hand could reach her left ear. Shinichi finally asks if her earrings were a present from Ooba. Sakurako replies negative, saying that she bought them on a whim earlier that day. After obtaining this piece of information, Shinichi becomes certain that Ooba is the culprit, but still lacks a few key pieces of the puzzle. 
Shinichi overhears a couple of company employees mention to Megure that Ooba oversaw the planning of the party, and that the party featured the appearance of the new company mascot, which Ooba wore. Upon hearing this, Shinichi asks whether he can inspect the costume. After observing the intricacies of the costume, everything becomes clear to the detective, and a smirk crosses his face. Suddenly, he is hit with an acute pain in the chest, a clear sign that the antidote is beginning to wearing off.

==== File 260 - The Memorable Place ====
Takagi returns and reports that they found no gunpowder residue on Ooba's clothing. Before Megure can redirect the investigation, Shinichi interjects and instructs everyone to return to the elevator for his deduction.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH260_PlasticBagOnGun.png|thumb|right|300px|Ooba eliminated gunpowder residue by shooting the gun through a plastic bag.]]
Shinichi asserts that '''Satoru Ooba''' murdered Tatsumi. He states that Ooba shot Tatsumi while he kissed Sakurako in front of the elevator. Ooba’s left hand covered Sakurako’s left ear while he used his free right hand to reach for his pistol and call the elevator. He then proceeded to shoot Tatsumi the moment the door opened before quickly returning his gun to his pocket. Megure remarks that the silencer would not be enough to prevent Sakurako from hearing the gunshot. Shinichi replies that by letting Sakurako know that it was 20:30 immediately after their kiss, she would naturally assume that the noise had been the releasing of the confetti—indicating the start of the party.
Ooba asks why Tatsumi would remain in the elevator despite expressing his wishes to return home. The detective states that Tatsumi was waiting in the elevator for Ooba to bring him the mascot costume since originally, the plan was for Tatsumi to don the costume, not Ooba (thus Tatsumi unfastened his sleeve buttons as he expected to change). Ooba, still defiant, challenges Shinichi to properly explain of the absence of gunpowder residue on his body. Shinichi replies that upon learning that the mascot blinked an abnormal number of times during the party, he realized that something was wrong with the eye of the mascot. After examining the costume, he found a plastic bag containing a glove and four rubber bands in the mascot's eye. Shinichi explains that by wearing the glove and placing the pistol inside the plastic bag (which Ooba closed around his right wrist by using the rubber bands), both the gunpowder residue and the empty bullet shell would remain in the bag. Furthermore, since it was dark, Sakurako would likely not notice anything strange about Ooba’s hands. As for the purpose of giving her the necklace after the kiss, it was to ensure that she would immediately head to the bathroom to try it on, which would give Ooba time to dispose of the pistol and bullet shell. Shinichi concludes by saying that since Ooba must have touched Sakurako’s earrings barehanded, he must have put on the glove afterwards, which logically implies that he left fingerprints on the plastic bag when reaching for the glove. [[File:CH260_PinkPearl.png|thumb|left|250px|The color of Sakurako's earrings are indiscernible without light.]]
As soon as Shinichi finishes speaking, he is hit by another wave of acute pain. Ooba remains unfazed, and calmly says that other employees also touched the plastic bag. One employee explains that they noticed that the mascot's eye was malfunctioning, and so they opened the contraption and found the plastic bag. After examining it, they concluded that the bag must be an intrinsic part of the mascot, and returned it to its eye. Megure, believing Shinichi's deduction is breaking apart, begins panicking, but the boy manages to carry on. He asks why Ooba knew that Sakurako’s earrings were the color as his present, and Ooba simply replies that it is because he saw their color. As he finishes uttering these words, Ooba becomes aware of the true intent of Shinichi’s question, but the mistake has already been made. Shinichi reminds everyone that Sakurako had just recently purchased the earrings earlier, and that their encounter at the elevator was the first time they met that day. Given such information, along with the darkness of the room, it was impossible for Ooba to discern the color of Sakurako's earrings unless they were illuminated by the elevator's light. Speechless, Ooba admits to his crime. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Ooba recounts that Twenty years ago, Tatsumi took over his father's company under the guise of a merger and moved aggressively to steal all his father's company’s intellectual properties and mass fired employees. This corporate act ultimately resulted in Ooba's father's suicide. Still, he attempted to present his death as a murder committed by Tatsumi at the Beika Center Building, the same building they stand in now. Such events led Ooba down a path of vengeance. 
Hearing Ooba's words, Megure recalls that twenty years ago, a teenage [[Yusaku Kudo]] was the individual who ultimately deduced that Ooba's father's death was a suicide. He turns to discuss this coincidence with Shinichi, but finds him gone.
</spoiler>
[[File:CH260_ConanRelaysShinichi.png|thumb|right|210px|Conan relays Shinichi's message to a distraught Ran.]]
Shinichi limps into the restaurant bathroom while gripping his chest. He curses his predicament, strongly desiring to return to Ran and finally make his statement. He notices Conan in the reflection, who notes that he maintained his form for twenty-four minutes beyond the expected range. Shinichi falls to the floor as Haibara removes her disguise and returns his glasses. 
At the table, the waitress informs Ran about the culprit's arrest and shares her excitement for Shinichi's return. However, it is instead Conan who appears before the table, holding out Shinichi's credit card. He explains that Shinichi had received an emergency call about the difficult case he is trying to solve, forcing him to leave immediately. Ran solemnly listens to Conan's words, but eventually expresses her distress about constantly being abandoned. Conan desperately "relays" a message that swears his eventual return and urges Ran to wait for him. Ran finds levity in her sea of misery and assures Conan that Shinichi's actions are not his fault. She brightens the mood by offering to buy him dessert on Shinichi's dime, he accepts. While gobbling down dessert after dessert, Ran rhetorically questions what Shinichi wanted to say to her. Conan internally reflects on how he intended to confess his feelings to her—identically to how his father, Yusaku, had done so to his mother, [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]], twenty years ago. Meanwhile, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] restlessly waits for his unpunctual daughter in the car.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Taiji Tatsumi|Taiji Tatsumi manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)
* 58 years old
* Game company chief executive}}
{{People|Satoru Ooba|Satoru Oba manga.jpg|
* 31 years old
* Game company department head}}
{{People|Sakurako Tatsumi|Sakurako Tatsumi manga.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Taiji Tatsumi's daughter}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Major romantic development between Shinichi and Ran
** Shinichi takes Ran to the same restaurant where his father proposed to his mother with the intention of similarly confessing his feelings.
** Their date is interrupted by a murder, leading to the antidote wearing off before Shinichi can return to Ran, thus foiling his romantic plans.
 
 

=== Music Box Case ===
{{ref anime|194-195|The Significant Music Box}}

==== File 261 - Touching the Music Strings!? ====
[[File:CH261_ConanAsksForAntidote.png|thumb|left|175px|Conan asks Haibara for another antidote pill.]]
[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] asks [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] for some additional antidotes, as he would like to meet [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] again as [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] and confess his feelings to her.<ref name="Elevator_Murder_Case">Elevator Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#Elevator_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 258-260]])</ref> Haibara refuses, citing his recklessness and the dangers of consuming a prototype drug. Haibara joins her friends in boarding [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s car as they embark on their trip to the indoor pool, leaving at Conan on the sidewalk. During their ride, the [[Detective Boys]] find Haibara merrily humming with an apparent sense of accomplishment. On the other hand, Conan wearily looks up at the [[Mouri Detective Agency]] and resigns himself to continue his life as Conan. 
While ascending the stairs, he hears the music of "Haru Yo Koi" ("Oh Spring, Come"). When entering the agency, he sees Ran, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], and a client named Haruna Yuuki listening carefully to a music box. Haruna, the young fine arts student, explains she had difficulties making friends at university, so she sent a message to a random person with her [[Wikipedia: Pager|pager/pocketbell]] asking if they would like to befriend her. A man named Shuugo accepted and became her new pager-friend. The two planned to meet each other last year on Christmas Day, but Shuugo made no appearance. However, Haruna found a bag at their meeting spot containing a music box, with high resale value, and Shuugo's pager—an act Haruna interpreted as Shuugo ending the relationship with farewell present. Yet, the music box was appraised as poor. Additionally, Haruna began receiving antagonistic pager messages from an unknown person which ultimately motivated her to seek advice from Kogoro. Conan notices that parts of the music box were purposefully altered to play out of tune and suggests the music box holds a secret message from Shuugo. Ran notes that the off-tuned sounds correspond to the lyrics "mo (も)," "de (出)," and "ru (る)" in the song. Still stumped, Conan suggests they ask Sergeant [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] to contact the pager company identify Shuugo's address via the pager number. [[File:CH261_RanSeesSilhouette.png|thumb|right|250px|Ran spots an old man with a cane pass by her room.]]
Takagi puts the group in contact with the Ogata family, who invites them to their home. They arrive, and Haruna is cheerfully welcomed by Shirou Ogata, the younger son, but quite reticently by the others. They learn that Shuugo Ogata was the Shiro's late grandfather, who, fell ill and lacked connection. In his loneliness, he agreed to message Haruna as she shared her name and personality with his late wife, who often played the song "Haru Yo Koi" on her [[Wikipedia: Koto (instrument)|Koto]]. Minoru Ogata, the eldest son then accuses Haruna of wishing to steal the Shuugo's hidden treasure: four antique hand-made stamps worth 200 million yen. After being scolded by his family, Minoru ominously leaves. Haruna and company are invited to stay the night 
While Kogoro and Conan reflect in their room, Conan finds Shuugo's cremation urn dated "12/6," meaning that Shuugo could not have given the music box to Haruna on 12/25. Meanwhile, Ran screams at the sight of a spooky silhouette of an old man with a cane passing stealthily by their room. When everyone rushes over, a huge noise of something heavy falling catches their attention, and they hurry to the grandparents' room. They find Minoru crushed beneath a fallen koto. In that moment, Haruna receives a message on her pager from Shuugo, saying "I've been waiting for you."

==== File 262 - The Vanishing Sound ====
Haruna is frightened by Shuugo's apparent resurrection, and draws everyone's attention to her pager. While the group wrangles with the message's implications, Minoru regains consciousness and says he was struck in the head by a hard object in the dark. Conan notices he was hit in the forehead and asks if he saw his attacker's face. Minoru states his ignorance, blaming the darkness of the room. Kogoro surmises that the attacker was from the outside, dismissing Ran's claim about the silhouette, and attributing Shuugo's message to a coincidental memo from one of Haruna's friends. [[File:CH262_OgataFloorPlan.png|thumb|left|250px|Conan figures out the house's floor plan.]]
The police arrive and report no signs of trespassing. Additionally, Shirou rules out the possibility of the intruder hiding in the house as he had done a sweep of all the rooms. Still, the police mention the unlocked back gate, which the family explains has been broken for some time, nevertheless, Kogoro goes to examine it. After the confirming the lack footprints near the back gate, the group re-enters the home to test the plausibility of Ran's claim. She states the silhouette traversed down the hall from the direction of Tsuneo and Kazuko's room and towards Kogoro and Conan's room. The group remains skeptical. Conan then steps on a hairpin and lets out a yelp, incurring the wrath of Kogoro, who mistook the boy's cry as a sign he found an intruder. The police ask where the Ogata family was when Ran witnessed the silhouette, to which they respond that they were in the kitchen—where Shirou was scolding them for interrogating Haruna about her conversations with Shuugo. Minoru speculates that the Tsuneo and Kazuko were likely fiercely questioning Haruna since perhaps Shuugo gave her the 200 million yen stamps. He adds that the family had made several unsustainable purchases with the assumption they could refill their bank balance with stamp's sale. 
Conan then learns the full layout of the house with the help of Shirou and begins to piece together the puzzle. He notes that the mystery of the music box remains; he stares blankly at his lackluster attempt at writing music notation, unable to decipher anything. Ran notices his notebook, and uses her musical prowess to properly write the notation for him. Furthermore, she teaches him that triple sharps denotes [[Wikipedia: A major|A major]]. With this new information, Conan's deduction is complete, filled with the answers to the case's every question.

==== File 263 - Spring Has Come? ====
[[File:CH263_HappyFamily.png|thumb|right|125px|The Ogata family celebrates the rediscovery of their fortune.]]
Conan lures Kogoro to a room and distracts him with a pattern on the wall. He uses the opportunity to tranquilize him and instruct Ran to both summon the Ogata family and borrow a black sheet of paper, scissors, and tape.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH263_SilouhetteSecret.png|thumb|right|305px|A car's headlights shine through the open gate and casts the frightening silhouette.]]
Tsuneo and Kazuko realize that Haruna had not received the music box two Christmases ago but rather one, meaning Shuugo could not have delivered the box. Kogoro deduces that Shuugo had tasked Shirou with delivering the bag in his stead. Additionally, Shuugo had not been communicating with Haruna since he was hospitalized, meaning Shirou had been the one on the other end since last Spring. After seeing her wait for Shuugo with high hopes, he felt her could no longer continue the deception, and so he placed Shuugo's pager alongside the music box and anonymously left the bag for her. Kogoro says he knew Shirou's involvement because he identified Haruna before she even introduced herself when arriving at the house, meaning he must have been familiar with her face. 
Kogoro then directs Ran to turn off the lights. Suddenly, a silhouette of Conan drifts across the hallway, surprising everyone. When Ran opens the door, the boy is nowhere in sight. Conan appears behind Kogoro and draws everyone's attention to the window in the hallway. Ran spots a black paper cut-out of Conan taped to the glass. Kogoro explains that when a car approaches the open back gate and makes a turn at the intersection, the car's headlights shine upon the black paper cut-out and casts a shadow on Ran's room, creating the illusion of a moving silhouette. [[File:CH263_WireThroughRooms.png|thumb|left|255px|The wires run through the rooms.]]
Minoru still expresses skepticism about the strike he received. Kogoro explains that he was accidentally hit by a falling koto which was dropped using a contraption designed by the culprit. He explains that Minoru wished to investigate the koto after learning about the music box, and searched for it in his grandparents room. However, he did not turn on the lights because he could not locate the lamp switch as it had been shortened due to the contraption's design. Kogoro explains that the culprit ran a monofilament fishing line from the lamp; through an unstably positioned koto; through Shirou, Minoru, and the parent's rooms, and then finally to the [[Wikipedia: Fusuma|fusuma (door)]] of Ran's room using a hairpin. By opening the fusuma with force (motivated by Ran's scream), the hairpin would release, causing the koto to fall from its high position and onto the floor. Hence, the individual who opened the fusuma, '''Kazuko Ogata''' is likely the culprit. Conan also shows that Kazuko retrieved the fishing line by tangling one end to the room fan, which would spin the entire line back into its blades automatically. 
 
'''The Motive:''' 
Kogoro speculates Kazuko dropped the koto to prevent Haruna from finding the stamps. She also organized the silhouette and sent the frightening message to the pager to convince Haruna to avoid their house. The antagonistic messages sent to Haruna's pager were also sent for this purpose. After hearing Haruna had an affinity for stamps and was "happy to return," Kazuko believed Haruna was a stamp hunter who intended to constantly visit their house to find Shuugo's stamps.
</spoiler>
Shirou expresses his disappointment about the destruction of his grandmother's koto. However, Kazuko reveals that the dropped instrument was a forgery, and that she pawned the original to pay back family debts in the absence of the stamps. Kogoro then reveals that the music box Haruna received has its value in its keys. The three off-tune notes: "mo (も)," "de (出)," and "ru (ル)" correspond to [[Wikipedia: Solfège|solfège]] syllables "la," "do," and "la," which in turn correspond to Iroha Alphabet letters: "i (イ)," "ha (ハ)," and "i (イ)" which spell "Ihai (イハイ)" which is Japanese for [[Wikipedia: Spirit tablet|spirit tablet]]. The family rushes to Shuugo's [[Wikipedia: Butsudan|butsudan]] and find the stamps hidden in the tablet. The family rejoices at their discovery and rush to Kogoro to express their deepest gratitude. 
The next day, Shirou drives his guests back to the Mouri Detective Agency. Kogoro wonders whether Shuugo had intended for Shirou to possess sole ownership over the stamps, but the man responds he has instead found something else with greater value. He proudly shows Shuugo's pager which Haruna had gifted him, indicating that their messaging will continue. Left with a happy ending, Ran ascends the stairs while cheerfully singing "Haru Yo Koi."

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Haruna Yuuki|Haruna Yuki manga.jpg|
* 21 years old
* Art student}}
{{People|Kazuko Ogata|Kazuko Ogata manga.jpg|
* 50 years old
* Tsuneo's wife}}
{{People|Shirou Ogata|Shirou Ogata manga.jpg|
* 22 years old
* Tsuneo and Kazuko's younger son}}
{{People|Tsuneo Ogata|Tsuneo Ogata manga.jpg|
* 53 years old
* Kazuko's husband
* Current head of Ogata family}}
{{People|Minoru Ogata|Minoru Ogata manga.jpg|
* Victim (beaten - injured)
* 28 years old
* Tsuneo and Kazuko's eldest son}}
{{People|Shuugo Ogata|Shuugo Ogata manga.jpg|
* Deceased
* Tsuneo's father
* Former head of Ogata family}}
{{People|Haruna Ogata|Haruna Ogata manga.jpg|
* Deceased
* Shuugo's wife
* Tsuneo's mother}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Haibara denies Conan's request to receive more antidote pills.
 
 

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cy.jpg|1000px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_25sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_26sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumeNE 13sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, New Edition, combined volumes 25-26)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume 26e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 21-30]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}

[[Category:Volumes]]

[[de:Band 26]]

Volume 26

2026-06-28T14:32:18Z

ZA1: /* File 256 - Concealed Truth */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 26
| image = Volume 26.jpg
| releasedate = February 18, 2000
| chapters = 254-263
| isbn = 4-09-125496-9
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = November 18, 2008
| english-isbn = 1-4215-1678-0
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Inspector Samejima]]
| keyhole = [[Vermouth|Chris Vineyard]]
| prev-volume = Volume 25
| next-volume = Volume 27
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 26 was released on February 18, 2000 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo}}
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}
{{Char|Tomoaki Araide}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Yusaku Kudo|display=Yusaku Kudo (flashback)}}
{{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo (flashback)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Dangerous Cave Case ===
{{ref anime|188-190|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Cavern of the Detective Boys ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Wounded Great Detective ~|The Desperate Revival|l3=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~}}

==== File 254 - An Infatuated Heart ====
[[File:CH254_RanSleeps.png|thumb|left|200px|Ran remains beside Conan as he recovers.]]
[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] wakes up in his hospital bed—diminished, but still breathing. [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] enters the room and informs him of [[Ran Mouri|Ran]]'s heroics while he covers his sleeping and depleted daughter with his jacket. 
Ten days later, the doctor gladly reports that Conan will make a full recovery and is fit to return home soon, albeit with a mild fever. Relieved, Ran and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] transport Conan back to his hospital room. On the way, Sonoko entertains the idea of [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] attending their upcoming play if she informs him that Ran is playing the lead heroine. Ran confidently disagrees and states her indifference, saying that the only attendee she needs is a healthy Conan. While Sonoko voices her puzzlement, Conan asks about the bandages on the girl's wrist. She answers that she sprained it during rehearsal and is now unable to play the Black Knight, but is covered thanks to [[Tomoaki Araide|Araide]]. As Conan internally grumbles about the development, Ran says she is uncertain about the attendance, but Sonoko assures her that the drama club is organizing a refreshment sale to compensate for the lack of air-conditioning. Meanwhile, a [[The Criminal|silhouette]] watches. 
Approaching the room, the group hears [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] and [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] arguing about their choice of flowers. The two explain they came to check on Conan after hearing about his injury. Kazuha leaves with the girls to buy a more suitable bouquet while Heiji stays to talk with Conan. The boy question's the ulterior motive behind his friend's visit, leading Heiji to reveal that [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] had contacted him about Ran's grasp on Conan's secret. He proffers the notion of confirmation bias, but Conan reflects on several moments—after Ran found his childhood photo—which indicate her awareness. <ref name="Magician's_Suicide_Case">Magician's Suicide Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Magician's_Suicide_Case|Volume 14: 131-133]])</ref><ref name="Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Black_Star">Kaitou Kid and the Black Star Case (Manga: [[Volume_16#Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Black_Star|Volume 16: 156-159]])</ref><ref name="Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case">Shinichi's First Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_21#Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case|Volume 21: 204-207]])</ref><ref name="Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case">Sonoko Attempted Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_22#Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case|Volume 22: 219-221]])</ref><ref name="Ski_Lodge_Case">Elementary School Teacher Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Ski_Lodge_Case|Volume 14-15: 139-143]])</ref> He wonders why Ran refuses to confront him, but Heiji reproaches him on his failure to make deductions about his own life, stating that Ran is likely waiting for him to tell her the truth. Caught in a dilemma, Conan asks for his friend's advice. [[File:CH254_HaibaraGun.png|thumb|right|225px|Betrayal?]]
On the plane ride home, Heiji ruminates on Conan sarcastically saying that to fix the problem, he needs a clone of Shinichi. Kazuha asks him about attending Ran's play. The boy refuses to attend, citing an important errand. 
That night, the silhouette sneaks through the hospital halls and quietly enters a laboratory. They rummage through the cabinets and find a bottle of [[Wikipedia: Potassium Cyanide|potassium cyanide]] before grinning with murderous intent. Meanwhile, Conan reflects on his quandary, remembering Ran's request to not leave her alone.<ref name="Cruise_Ship_Murder_Case">Cruise Ship Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_23#Cruise_Ship_Murder_Case|Volume 23: 225-230]])</ref> Thus, he resolves to reveal his identity to her. Suddenly, Haibara appears beside his bed and menacingly points a gun at him.

==== Major Events ====
* Ran is revealed to have been aware that Conan is Shinichi ever since she saw his childhood photos.
* Haibara meets Ran and Kogoro for the first time.
* Doctor Araide is revealed to have theater experience.
 
 

=== School Play Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|190-191|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Black Knight ~}}

==== Gadgets introduced ====
{{NewGadget|name = [[Voice-Changing Face Mask]]||image = Voice-Changing_Face_Mask.jpg|description =
* Used by [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] to disguise her voice as Conan's}}
{{clearleft}}

==== File 255 - The Intruder's Sudden Arrival ====
[[File:CH255_HaibaraShootsConan.png|thumb|right|160px|Haibara makes her point.]]
[[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] states that her cover has been blown. Along with [[Pisco]], was a second agent dispatched to the [[Haido City Hotel]], who, had informed the [[Black Organization]] about [[Sherry]]'s ability to transform into a child with the use of a drug.<ref name="Hotel_Party_Murder_Case">Hotel Party Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Hotel_Party_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 238-242]])</ref> Consequently, the Organization infiltrated [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house. However, instead of assassinating her, they admitted that her value in the development of [[APTX4869]] was too great to squander, thus they offered her a chance to redeem herself under one condition: kill all associates aware of the Organization's existence. With Agasa held as a hostage, the girl callously sympathizes with [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s situation, adding that [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]], [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]], and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]] will have to be erased tomorrow, but still highlighting the silver-lining that Conan will be spared from witnessing such events. Haibara proceeds to pull the trigger, and a bizarre gun shot rings. [[File:CH255_BlackKnight.png|thumb|left|150px|The Black Knight defies the script and embraces the Princess.]]
Conan stares aghast at a bouquet of flowers dispensed by the toy gun. Haibara admits she was merely reciting a scenario, but states that she did so to prove a point: if Conan tells Ran about his identity, and if the Black Organization learns the truth, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] would be added to their list of targets. She provides three options to remedy the situation. First, conceal the truth and continue living with Ran despite its social consequences. Second, tell Ran the truth and pray the Organization forever remains ignorant. And third... 
The [[Teitan High School]] Festival bustles with activity as Ran and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] look out at a sea audience members. [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] meets Ran backstage, saying she came despite Heiji's dissuasion. They are soon joined by [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] and a masked Conan who wish her luck before returning to their seats. Out by the concession stands, audience member Mai Kougami buys drinks for Youta Mitani, Yumemi Noda, and Kouhei Kamata. Kougami leaves for the bathroom while her friends distribute drinks. Kamata checks the contents of his drink and has a surprised reaction. He looks over at third year student, Ayako Ninagawa working at the concession stand before the lights suddenly shut off and the show begins. [[File:CH255_AttemptedKiss.png|thumb|right|275px|The show nears its climax.]]
The play opens with the [[Ran Mouri|Princess]] lamenting about her dreaded arranged marriage before transitioning to a fight sequence involving a group of Imperial saboteurs assaulting the Princess' carriage. The show endures multiple comedic disturbances caused by both a proud Kogoro and an overzealous Kazuha as it approaches its climax. The Black Knight descends onto the saboteurs and saves the Princess from harm. The actor then deviates from the script and immediately embraces the Princess, much to Ran's confusion. In the stands, a [[Shinichi Kudo|teenager with a familiar face]] takes a seat next to Conan, who, reacts in shock. Ran notices her friends holding a sign urging her to improvise with the Black Knight; the two actors lean in for the kissing scene. However, before their lips can meet, a scream pieces the gymnasium as Kouhei Kamata lies dead on the floor.

==== File 256 - Concealed Truth ====
[[File:CH256_FakeShinichi.png|thumb|left|200px|Shinichi Kudo revealed?]]
Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the gymnasium and inquire about the approximate time of death. Ran responds "around 14:40" and turns to Araide, the Black Knight, for confirmation, but the Knight strangely remains silent. Takagi asks the forensic analyst about the cause of death, but before the man can respond, a teenager with a [[Wikipedia: Kansai dialect|Kansai dialect]] correctly answers potassium cyanide—citing Kamata's pink lips and fingernails, and his mouth's almond scent as evidence. Kogoro and Megure grow suspicious of the teenager and asks for an alibi. He points to an uncharacteristically apathetic Conan, who promptly confirms his innocence. Kogoro then says the teenager is bizarrely familiar and Megure asks for him to identify himself. He confidently lifts his hat and proclaims that he is Shinichi Kudo. The police stand bewildered at "Shinichi's" uncanniness, as the boy turns to Ran and Conan explaining that he came to see her show. However, his disguise is instantly foiled by Kazuha who identifies him as Heiji. Under pressure, he ditches his attempt at portraying Shinichi as a separate person from Conan, and resumes cooperating as himself. 
Megure begins interrogating Kamata's friends. Kougami had bought the four drinks, Mitani received all four, and Noda received hers and Kamata's. They explain that they are alumni members of Teitan High School, now hospital students, who were involved in the drama club with a yearly tradition of attending the annual play. Kogoro asks why they sent Kougami to carry all four drinks. She replies that Kamata was with her but returned to the seats after seeing the concession worker, Ayako Ninagawa. Heiji states that all four had the opportunity to poison Kamata's ice coffee and are thus suspects. Kougami protests, saying that since she ordered the same drink, meaning if she were the killer, she would have ensured Kamata received the poisoned cup instead of leaving for the bathroom. She also dispels the theory of poisoning both cups by proving that she has fully consumed its contents. Mitani and Noda similarly plead innocence, but Megure cites the labeled caps as an easy means of identifying the right cup to poison. Takagi then finds that Kamata had not used the milk and gum syrup attached to his ice coffee, disproving the theory of poisoned condiments. Ninagawa confesses that she purposefully filled Kamata's cup with cola with the intention of luring Kamata back to the concession stand. She reveals that they were formerly betrothed, and she wanted an opportunity to talk to him about why she annulled their engagement. Hearing her words, Kogoro quietly floats the possibility of a suicide motivated by his fiancé's rejection. Kougami and Noda mention that Kamata had suspiciously been rummaging through his car's dashboard during the drive over, prompting the police to leave and examine his car. [[File:CH256_RealShinichi.png|thumb|right|300px|Shinichi Kudo revealed.]]
With the case figured out, Heiji kneels beside Conan to share his deduction, but the boy walks away in indifference. Sonoko looks out the window at the forming rainclouds and bemoans the unfortunate turn of events. She turns to Araide who agrees. Meanwhile, the Black Knight approaches the concession stand and inspects a condiment container. Takagi returns with a bottle of potassium cyanide he found in Kamata's dashboard, giving credence to Kogoro's theory of suicide. Before Megure can declare the death a suicide, the Black Knight emerges from the masses and voices his disagreement, asserting that Kamata's death was a calculated murder. As he slowly steps into the spotlight, his friends and colleagues gradually begin to realize who is behind the mask. The crowd then witnesses Shinichi Kudo dramatically appear before them. Everyone stands in disbelief, including Ran, who turns to look at Conan—her assumption shattered. Conan blankly stares at Shinichi, greatly disapproving of his supposed "true identity's" theatrics.

==== File 257 - Revival Under the Threat of Death ====
Shinichi's appearance astounds everyone, especially Ran, who he briefly pulls aside. After telling her to meet him after his deduction, he turns to Heiji and asks for a ¥10 coin. Megure approaches and asks for clarification. And so, Shinichi's deduction begins.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH257_PoisonedIce.png|thumb|right|250px|The poison was in the ice, not the liquid.]]
Shinichi explains that the culprit did not poison the drink, but rather the ice. They had known Kamata had a habit of eating the ice after finishing his drink. Thus, by inserting a potassium cyanide capsule in an ice cube, Kamata's poisoning would be delayed, and no poison will remain in the cup as it will be consumed in its entirety as an ice cube. Mitani and Noda are absolved due to their limited access to Kamata's cup, and Ninagawa is absolved since she intended for the soda to be returned and could not predict which soda Kamata would receive. Therefore, the culprit must be '''Mai Kougami'''. 
Kougami had preserved the ice cubes in her coin purse along with pieces of [[Wikipedia: Dry ice|dry ice]]. When leaving for the bathroom before the play, she flushed the dry ice in the bathroom and discarded the purse in a trash can outside. Kougami applauds Shinichi's deduction but asks how she could have guaranteed Kamata's poisoning if she had not distributed the drinks. Shinichi answers that she had prepared two poisoned ice cubes and contaminated both drinks. By quickly drinking her soda, Kougami managed to consume the liquid before the ice could melt and release poison. Megure interjects, stating there were no traces in Kougami's cup either. The detective states that Kougami had pretended to consume the ice, in doing so, she transferred the poisoned ice cube from her mouth to her hands and then finally into her hood. 
Shinichi, with Heiji's assistance, flips the ¥10 coin in the air and into Kougami's hood. Heiji pulls the coin out of the hood and shows its [[Wikipedia: Deoxidation|deoxidation]], a property of potassium cyanide has on bronze corrosion. Megure, astonished, asks how he knew the poison was in her hood. Kougami confesses, stating he likely became suspicious after she abstained from wearing her hood while running through the rain. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Kougami wished to avenge the death of an old cancerous man Kamata was treating. He had purposefully accelerated his death by changing his treatment, all to add quick results to his PhD thesis. Kougami recalls how Kamata had once drunkenly whined about how an eighteen-year-old dumped him despite him being a doctor with mastery over the fate of those he treated. Enraged by his statement, Kougami stole the potassium cyanide from the hospital and planned her murder.
</spoiler>
Megure expresses his amazement of Shinichi's abilities and offers him the opportunity to attend the culprit's interrogation. The boy declines, clearly more interested in speaking to Ran. Still, the boy urges Megure to keep his involvement in the investigation a secret from the public. As the police wrap up their operation, Heiji notices Shinichi's rapidly worsening fatigue. Soon, he begins to steam and topples to the ground—understanding that the antidote's effects are beginning to wear off. Ran and his classmates swarm around him in concern, but before he can remove himself from the room, he loses consciousness. 
Some time later, Shinichi gradually regains consciousness and sees his friends worriedly monitoring his condition. He defeatedly assumes their apprehension is due to them witnessing his transformation back into Conan, however, he quickly learns that his form has somehow maintained, he is still Shinichi Kudo.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Youta Mitani|Yota Mitani manga.jpg|
* 27 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital guard}}
{{People|Mai Kougami|Mai Kogami manga.jpg|fsize=0.96em|
* 28 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital clerical employee}}
{{People|Yumemi Noda|Yumemi Noda manga.jpg|
* 27 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital nurse}}
{{People|Kouhei Kamata|Kohei Kamata manga.jpg|
* Victim (poison)
* 28 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital doctor}}
{{People|Ayako Ninagawa|Ayako Ninagawa manga.jpg|
* 18 years old
* High school senior}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Conan successfully convinces Ran that Shinichi and Conan are two separate individuals.
** The effect is sold by simultaneously presenting the two at the play.
* Major romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.
** Shinichi returns, and Sonoko secretly has him play the Black Knight in order to manufacture a kiss between him and Ran.
*** However, a murder occurs before Sonoko's plans can come to fruition.
* The APTX4869 antidote's effects wear off and Shinichi collapses before his classmates, but somehow his form remains unchanged.
 
 

=== Elevator Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|192-193|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ Shinichi's Return ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Promised Place ~}}

==== File 258 - Momentary Rest ====
[[File:CH258_HaibaraShocked.png|thumb|left|250px|Shinichi asks Haibara why she does so much for him.]]
The next day, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and "[[Ai Haibara|Conan]]" arrive at [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]'s house before school. Ran anxiously rings the door bell, and is eventually answered by an ostensibly annoyed Shinichi, who is still in the process of preparing for the day. While Ran rejoices in the return of her friend, Conan sneaks into the house and confronts an elated Shinichi in his bathroom. Conan is revealed to be a disguised [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] using a [[Voice-Changing Face Mask]]. She scolds him for deviating from their plan to quietly meet Ran backstage, and informs him that Heiji had called for everyone's silence regarding the murder at the school play—mitigating word spreading about Shinichi's involvement.<ref name="School_Play_Murder_Case">School Play Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#School_Play_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 255-257]])</ref> Seeing Haibara's incredible commitment to maintaining the integrity of his secret identity, Shinichi asks why she goes to such great lengths for him. The girl's eyes widen for a moment, but she quickly regains her composure and says that if he were to be exposed, she too would be put in danger. She also states that she is merely using him to test and observe the effects of her antidote. [[File:CH258_ShinichiAndDetectiveBoys.png|thumb|right|250px|Shinichi nostalgically watches his friends.]]
On the road to school, Shinichi and Ran discuss the play, leading to Shinichi complimenting Ran on her appearance as the Princess, albeit in a back-handed manner. The three are soon joined by the [[Detective Boys]], who Shinichi accidentally greets. He is expectedly met with confusion, and so Conan explains that he lives in the mansion next to [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]], which [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] remembers as the "haunted house."<ref name="Haunted_Mansion_Case">Haunted Mansion Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#Haunted_Mansion_Case|Volume 2: 017-019]])</ref> Shinichi sentimentally reflects on his time as one of them, internally commenting that "it's like a dream." 
Once at school, Ran and Shinichi banter with their classmates, who tell Shinichi about their voluptuous [[Jodie Starling|new English teacher]]. Ran resignedly interrupts and reminds Shinichi that he is yet to tell her about “the important thing” he mentioned at the school play. Shinichi shoos his eavesdropping classmates before instructing her to meet him at the Bird's-Eye-View Restaurant in the [[Beika Center Building]] at 20:00. 
At the restaurant, Ran and Shinichi sit at a window seat. Ran admits that she had thought Shinichi was Conan, believing that Shinichi had asked Agasa to invent a shrinking drug to hide his identity after running into trouble during a criminal investigation. Shinichi, surprised by the accuracy of Ran’s conjecture, has no choice but to laugh awkwardly. After a while, the topic of the conversation returns to “the important thing.” Shinichi remains hesitant, and is unable to summon the courage to get to the point. 
Meanwhile, the CEO of a game company, Taiji Tatsumi, declines to attend a party held at the restaurant, stating that he feels ill. He comments on the dimness of the elevator hall, to which a department head, Satoru Ooba, explains that it is for a "performative entrance." Tatsumi leaves on the elevator. Soon after, Tatsumi's daughter, Sakurako, enters the elevator hall and meets with Ooba. The latter explains that he has received Tatsumi's blessing to marry her, sparking joy in the woman. They share a deep kiss as Tatsumi returns to the floor on the elevator. However, the man is shocked not by the sight of his daughter in Ooba's arms, but by the gun Ooba is pointing at his head. The shot rings with the release of the party confetti in the room next door. The elevator doors shut in time for Ooba to present Sakurako with a necklace, whom she gladly accepts. [[File:CH258_MurderedCEO.png|thumb|left|200px|Tatsumi stares down the barrel of Ooba's gun.]]
Shinichi struggles to make his statement; his heart begins to pound. Suddenly, someone's scream pierces the room. Despite his best attempts to ignore the murder and finish his date with Ran, the girl sees through his facade, and tells him to go investigate—adding that unlike someone, she won't run away. Shinichi, grateful for her understanding, springs up and runs towards the exit, promising Ran that he will return soon.

==== File 259 - A Tranquil Time ====
Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the crime scene. Takagi reports that Tatsumi's company occupies the twenty-fourth to the thirty-sixth floor of the building, and that the elevator in question can only be used by company employees. In addition, the rugged state of Tatsumi's suit suggests that he met an armed robber. Megure recalls a similar murder he investigated in the exact same building in the early years of his career, where a young man intervened in the investigation and rejected the idea of a robbery. Coincidentally, Shinichi arrives and intervenes in the investigation, rejecting the idea of a robbery. He points out that since non-employees cannot enter the elevator, using it would run the risk of being caught for trespassing. Also, Tatsumi's suit is damaged partially because his sleeves are unbuttoned, and no robber would bother unfastening the victim’s buttons. 
At this moment, several company employees, including Ooba and Sakurako, are brought to Megure. He asks if any of them know the time when they last saw Tatsumi. Sakurako fights through her tears and states that it was 20:30 sharp. She explains that she was able to see Ooba’s wristwatch when she touched her earrings when giving her a necklace. Shinichi finds it suspicious that Sakurako could see the wristwatch's dial when it was both in the dark and likely facing away from her he touched her earring. Ooba explains that his wristwatch would light up automatically in the dark, and that Shinichi has wrongfully assumed that he was touching Sakurako’s left earring with his left hand. Instead, he was touched her right earring with his left hand—thus the dial faces inwards. Shinichi accepts his explanation, but points out the action's inconvenience, insinuating that his right hand was occupied. [[File:CH259_ShinichiQuestionsKiss.png|thumb|right|250px|Shinichi asks Sakurako if she was kissing Ooba.]]
Back in the restaurant, Ran continues to wonder what Shinichi wanted to tell her. A waitress arrives with desserts, but Ran tells her to hold the order, as she wishes to wait for Shinichi. Upon learning that “her detective friend” is tackling the case, the waitress giggles and tells Ran a true story. Twenty years ago, a [[Yusaku Kudo|young man]] was dining with his [[Yukiko Kudo|girlfriend]] at Ran's exact table, when a murder took place in the restaurant. The man rushed to the crime scene, solved the murder quickly, returned and audibly proposed. The waitress joyfully tells Ran that it might happen again, and for a moment, a blushing Ran believes so as well, but soon reason tells her to abandon this line of thought. 
Ooba and Sakurako fire back at Shinichi, stating their strong alibis. Shinichi presses Sakurako and asks whether they stopped by anywhere, and Sakurako concedes that they did go to the bathroom before heading to the party. However, she argues that they were only briefly separated, and they conversed the entire time. Shinichi disputes her narrative, contending that since the police have found a pistol in the garbage pipe near the bathroom, Ooba could have taken advantage of those minutes to dispose of the weapon. Ooba, seeing that Shinichi is suspecting him and only him, says that the police are free to perform a gunshot residue test on him to see whether he committed the murdered. He is thus led away, leaving Sakurako with Shinichi. Once he is out of sight, Shinichi quietly asks Sakurako whether she and Ooba were kissing after their colleagues had departed. He explains that his [[Yukiko Kudo|mother]] once told him that only after kissing or eating would a woman go to the bathroom to reapply lipstick. She confirms. He proceeds to inquire about how the two kissed, and learns that Sakurako’s back was facing the elevator, that Ooba’s left arm was positioned on her right shoulder and went around her neck such that his hand could reach her left ear. Shinichi finally asks if her earrings were a present from Ooba. Sakurako replies negative, saying that she bought them on a whim earlier that day. After obtaining this piece of information, Shinichi becomes certain that Ooba is the culprit, but still lacks a few key pieces of the puzzle. 
Shinichi overhears a couple of company employees mention to Megure that Ooba oversaw the planning of the party, and that the party featured the appearance of the new company mascot, which Ooba wore. Upon hearing this, Shinichi asks whether he can inspect the costume. After observing the intricacies of the costume, everything becomes clear to the detective, and a smirk crosses his face. Suddenly, he is hit with an acute pain in the chest, a clear sign that the antidote is beginning to wearing off.

==== File 260 - The Memorable Place ====
Takagi returns and reports that they found no gunpowder residue on Ooba's clothing. Before Megure can redirect the investigation, Shinichi interjects and instructs everyone to return to the elevator for his deduction.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH260_PlasticBagOnGun.png|thumb|right|300px|Ooba eliminated gunpowder residue by shooting the gun through a plastic bag.]]
Shinichi asserts that '''Satoru Ooba''' murdered Tatsumi. He states that Ooba shot Tatsumi while he kissed Sakurako in front of the elevator. Ooba’s left hand covered Sakurako’s left ear while he used his free right hand to reach for his pistol and call the elevator. He then proceeded to shoot Tatsumi the moment the door opened before quickly returning his gun to his pocket. Megure remarks that the silencer would not be enough to prevent Sakurako from hearing the gunshot. Shinichi replies that by letting Sakurako know that it was 20:30 immediately after their kiss, she would naturally assume that the noise had been the releasing of the confetti—indicating the start of the party.
Ooba asks why Tatsumi would remain in the elevator despite expressing his wishes to return home. The detective states that Tatsumi was waiting in the elevator for Ooba to bring him the mascot costume since originally, the plan was for Tatsumi to don the costume, not Ooba (thus Tatsumi unfastened his sleeve buttons as he expected to change). Ooba, still defiant, challenges Shinichi to properly explain of the absence of gunpowder residue on his body. Shinichi replies that upon learning that the mascot blinked an abnormal number of times during the party, he realized that something was wrong with the eye of the mascot. After examining the costume, he found a plastic bag containing a glove and four rubber bands in the mascot's eye. Shinichi explains that by wearing the glove and placing the pistol inside the plastic bag (which Ooba closed around his right wrist by using the rubber bands), both the gunpowder residue and the empty bullet shell would remain in the bag. Furthermore, since it was dark, Sakurako would likely not notice anything strange about Ooba’s hands. As for the purpose of giving her the necklace after the kiss, it was to ensure that she would immediately head to the bathroom to try it on, which would give Ooba time to dispose of the pistol and bullet shell. Shinichi concludes by saying that since Ooba must have touched Sakurako’s earrings barehanded, he must have put on the glove afterwards, which logically implies that he left fingerprints on the plastic bag when reaching for the glove. [[File:CH260_PinkPearl.png|thumb|left|250px|The color of Sakurako's earrings are indiscernible without light.]]
As soon as Shinichi finishes speaking, he is hit by another wave of acute pain. Ooba remains unfazed, and calmly says that other employees also touched the plastic bag. One employee explains that they noticed that the mascot's eye was malfunctioning, and so they opened the contraption and found the plastic bag. After examining it, they concluded that the bag must be an intrinsic part of the mascot, and returned it to its eye. Megure, believing Shinichi's deduction is breaking apart, begins panicking, but the boy manages to carry on. He asks why Ooba knew that Sakurako’s earrings were the color as his present, and Ooba simply replies that it is because he saw their color. As he finishes uttering these words, Ooba becomes aware of the true intent of Shinichi’s question, but the mistake has already been made. Shinichi reminds everyone that Sakurako had just recently purchased the earrings earlier, and that their encounter at the elevator was the first time they met that day. Given such information, along with the darkness of the room, it was impossible for Ooba to discern the color of Sakurako's earrings unless they were illuminated by the elevator's light. Speechless, Ooba admits to his crime. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Ooba recounts that Twenty years ago, Tatsumi took over his father's company under the guise of a merger and moved aggressively to steal all his father's company’s intellectual properties and mass fired employees. This corporate act ultimately resulted in Ooba's father's suicide. Still, he attempted to present his death as a murder committed by Tatsumi at the Beika Center Building, the same building they stand in now. Such events led Ooba down a path of vengeance. 
Hearing Ooba's words, Megure recalls that twenty years ago, a teenage [[Yusaku Kudo]] was the individual who ultimately deduced that Ooba's father's death was a suicide. He turns to discuss this coincidence with Shinichi, but finds him gone.
</spoiler>
[[File:CH260_ConanRelaysShinichi.png|thumb|right|210px|Conan relays Shinichi's message to a distraught Ran.]]
Shinichi limps into the restaurant bathroom while gripping his chest. He curses his predicament, strongly desiring to return to Ran and finally make his statement. He notices Conan in the reflection, who notes that he maintained his form for twenty-four minutes beyond the expected range. Shinichi falls to the floor as Haibara removes her disguise and returns his glasses. 
At the table, the waitress informs Ran about the culprit's arrest and shares her excitement for Shinichi's return. However, it is instead Conan who appears before the table, holding out Shinichi's credit card. He explains that Shinichi had received an emergency call about the difficult case he is trying to solve, forcing him to leave immediately. Ran solemnly listens to Conan's words, but eventually expresses her distress about constantly being abandoned. Conan desperately "relays" a message that swears his eventual return and urges Ran to wait for him. Ran finds levity in her sea of misery and assures Conan that Shinichi's actions are not his fault. She brightens the mood by offering to buy him dessert on Shinichi's dime, he accepts. While gobbling down dessert after dessert, Ran rhetorically questions what Shinichi wanted to say to her. Conan internally reflects on how he intended to confess his feelings to her—identically to how his father, Yusaku, had done so to his mother, [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]], twenty years ago. Meanwhile, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] restlessly waits for his unpunctual daughter in the car.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Taiji Tatsumi|Taiji Tatsumi manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)
* 58 years old
* Game company chief executive}}
{{People|Satoru Ooba|Satoru Oba manga.jpg|
* 31 years old
* Game company department head}}
{{People|Sakurako Tatsumi|Sakurako Tatsumi manga.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Taiji Tatsumi's daughter}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Major romantic development between Shinichi and Ran
** Shinichi takes Ran to the same restaurant where his father proposed to his mother with the intention of similarly confessing his feelings.
** Their date is interrupted by a murder, leading to the antidote wearing off before Shinichi can return to Ran, thus foiling his romantic plans.
 
 

=== Music Box Case ===
{{ref anime|194-195|The Significant Music Box}}

==== File 261 - Touching the Music Strings!? ====
[[File:CH261_ConanAsksForAntidote.png|thumb|left|175px|Conan asks Haibara for another antidote pill.]]
[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] asks [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] for some additional antidotes, as he would like to meet [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] again as [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] and confess his feelings to her.<ref name="Elevator_Murder_Case">Elevator Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#Elevator_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 258-260]])</ref> Haibara refuses, citing his recklessness and the dangers of consuming a prototype drug. Haibara joins her friends in boarding [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s car as they embark on their trip to the indoor pool, leaving at Conan on the sidewalk. During their ride, the [[Detective Boys]] find Haibara merrily humming with an apparent sense of accomplishment. On the other hand, Conan wearily looks up at the [[Mouri Detective Agency]] and resigns himself to continue his life as Conan. 
While ascending the stairs, he hears the music of "Haru Yo Koi" ("Oh Spring, Come"). When entering the agency, he sees Ran, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], and a client named Haruna Yuuki listening carefully to a music box. Haruna, the young fine arts student, explains she had difficulties making friends at university, so she sent a message to a random person with her [[Wikipedia: Pager|pager/pocketbell]] asking if they would like to befriend her. A man named Shuugo accepted and became her new pager-friend. The two planned to meet each other last year on Christmas Day, but Shuugo made no appearance. However, Haruna found a bag at their meeting spot containing a music box, with high resale value, and Shuugo's pager—an act Haruna interpreted as Shuugo ending the relationship with farewell present. Yet, the music box was appraised as poor. Additionally, Haruna began receiving antagonistic pager messages from an unknown person which ultimately motivated her to seek advice from Kogoro. Conan notices that parts of the music box were purposefully altered to play out of tune and suggests the music box holds a secret message from Shuugo. Ran notes that the off-tuned sounds correspond to the lyrics "mo (も)," "de (出)," and "ru (る)" in the song. Still stumped, Conan suggests they ask Sergeant [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] to contact the pager company identify Shuugo's address via the pager number. [[File:CH261_RanSeesSilhouette.png|thumb|right|250px|Ran spots an old man with a cane pass by her room.]]
Takagi puts the group in contact with the Ogata family, who invites them to their home. They arrive, and Haruna is cheerfully welcomed by Shirou Ogata, the younger son, but quite reticently by the others. They learn that Shuugo Ogata was the Shiro's late grandfather, who, fell ill and lacked connection. In his loneliness, he agreed to message Haruna as she shared her name and personality with his late wife, who often played the song "Haru Yo Koi" on her [[Wikipedia: Koto (instrument)|Koto]]. Minoru Ogata, the eldest son then accuses Haruna of wishing to steal the Shuugo's hidden treasure: four antique hand-made stamps worth 200 million yen. After being scolded by his family, Minoru ominously leaves. Haruna and company are invited to stay the night 
While Kogoro and Conan reflect in their room, Conan finds Shuugo's cremation urn dated "12/6," meaning that Shuugo could not have given the music box to Haruna on 12/25. Meanwhile, Ran screams at the sight of a spooky silhouette of an old man with a cane passing stealthily by their room. When everyone rushes over, a huge noise of something heavy falling catches their attention, and they hurry to the grandparents' room. They find Minoru crushed beneath a fallen koto. In that moment, Haruna receives a message on her pager from Shuugo, saying "I've been waiting for you."

==== File 262 - The Vanishing Sound ====
Haruna is frightened by Shuugo's apparent resurrection, and draws everyone's attention to her pager. While the group wrangles with the message's implications, Minoru regains consciousness and says he was struck in the head by a hard object in the dark. Conan notices he was hit in the forehead and asks if he saw his attacker's face. Minoru states his ignorance, blaming the darkness of the room. Kogoro surmises that the attacker was from the outside, dismissing Ran's claim about the silhouette, and attributing Shuugo's message to a coincidental memo from one of Haruna's friends. [[File:CH262_OgataFloorPlan.png|thumb|left|250px|Conan figures out the house's floor plan.]]
The police arrive and report no signs of trespassing. Additionally, Shirou rules out the possibility of the intruder hiding in the house as he had done a sweep of all the rooms. Still, the police mention the unlocked back gate, which the family explains has been broken for some time, nevertheless, Kogoro goes to examine it. After the confirming the lack footprints near the back gate, the group re-enters the home to test the plausibility of Ran's claim. She states the silhouette traversed down the hall from the direction of Tsuneo and Kazuko's room and towards Kogoro and Conan's room. The group remains skeptical. Conan then steps on a hairpin and lets out a yelp, incurring the wrath of Kogoro, who mistook the boy's cry as a sign he found an intruder. The police ask where the Ogata family was when Ran witnessed the silhouette, to which they respond that they were in the kitchen—where Shirou was scolding them for interrogating Haruna about her conversations with Shuugo. Minoru speculates that the Tsuneo and Kazuko were likely fiercely questioning Haruna since perhaps Shuugo gave her the 200 million yen stamps. He adds that the family had made several unsustainable purchases with the assumption they could refill their bank balance with stamp's sale. 
Conan then learns the full layout of the house with the help of Shirou and begins to piece together the puzzle. He notes that the mystery of the music box remains; he stares blankly at his lackluster attempt at writing music notation, unable to decipher anything. Ran notices his notebook, and uses her musical prowess to properly write the notation for him. Furthermore, she teaches him that triple sharps denotes [[Wikipedia: A major|A major]]. With this new information, Conan's deduction is complete, filled with the answers to the case's every question.

==== File 263 - Spring Has Come? ====
[[File:CH263_HappyFamily.png|thumb|right|125px|The Ogata family celebrates the rediscovery of their fortune.]]
Conan lures Kogoro to a room and distracts him with a pattern on the wall. He uses the opportunity to tranquilize him and instruct Ran to both summon the Ogata family and borrow a black sheet of paper, scissors, and tape.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH263_SilouhetteSecret.png|thumb|right|305px|A car's headlights shine through the open gate and casts the frightening silhouette.]]
Tsuneo and Kazuko realize that Haruna had not received the music box two Christmases ago but rather one, meaning Shuugo could not have delivered the box. Kogoro deduces that Shuugo had tasked Shirou with delivering the bag in his stead. Additionally, Shuugo had not been communicating with Haruna since he was hospitalized, meaning Shirou had been the one on the other end since last Spring. After seeing her wait for Shuugo with high hopes, he felt her could no longer continue the deception, and so he placed Shuugo's pager alongside the music box and anonymously left the bag for her. Kogoro says he knew Shirou's involvement because he identified Haruna before she even introduced herself when arriving at the house, meaning he must have been familiar with her face. 
Kogoro then directs Ran to turn off the lights. Suddenly, a silhouette of Conan drifts across the hallway, surprising everyone. When Ran opens the door, the boy is nowhere in sight. Conan appears behind Kogoro and draws everyone's attention to the window in the hallway. Ran spots a black paper cut-out of Conan taped to the glass. Kogoro explains that when a car approaches the open back gate and makes a turn at the intersection, the car's headlights shine upon the black paper cut-out and casts a shadow on Ran's room, creating the illusion of a moving silhouette. [[File:CH263_WireThroughRooms.png|thumb|left|255px|The wires run through the rooms.]]
Minoru still expresses skepticism about the strike he received. Kogoro explains that he was accidentally hit by a falling koto which was dropped using a contraption designed by the culprit. He explains that Minoru wished to investigate the koto after learning about the music box, and searched for it in his grandparents room. However, he did not turn on the lights because he could not locate the lamp switch as it had been shortened due to the contraption's design. Kogoro explains that the culprit ran a monofilament fishing line from the lamp; through an unstably positioned koto; through Shirou, Minoru, and the parent's rooms, and then finally to the [[Wikipedia: Fusuma|fusuma (door)]] of Ran's room using a hairpin. By opening the fusuma with force (motivated by Ran's scream), the hairpin would release, causing the koto to fall from its high position and onto the floor. Hence, the individual who opened the fusuma, '''Kazuko Ogata''' is likely the culprit. Conan also shows that Kazuko retrieved the fishing line by tangling one end to the room fan, which would spin the entire line back into its blades automatically. 
 
'''The Motive:''' 
Kogoro speculates Kazuko dropped the koto to prevent Haruna from finding the stamps. She also organized the silhouette and sent the frightening message to the pager to convince Haruna to avoid their house. The antagonistic messages sent to Haruna's pager were also sent for this purpose. After hearing Haruna had an affinity for stamps and was "happy to return," Kazuko believed Haruna was a stamp hunter who intended to constantly visit their house to find Shuugo's stamps.
</spoiler>
Shirou expresses his disappointment about the destruction of his grandmother's koto. However, Kazuko reveals that the dropped instrument was a forgery, and that she pawned the original to pay back family debts in the absence of the stamps. Kogoro then reveals that the music box Haruna received has its value in its keys. The three off-tune notes: "mo (も)," "de (出)," and "ru (ル)" correspond to [[Wikipedia: Solfège|solfège]] syllables "la," "do," and "la," which in turn correspond to Iroha Alphabet letters: "i (イ)," "ha (ハ)," and "i (イ)" which spell "Ihai (イハイ)" which is Japanese for [[Wikipedia: Spirit tablet|spirit tablet]]. The family rushes to Shuugo's [[Wikipedia: Butsudan|butsudan]] and find the stamps hidden in the tablet. The family rejoices at their discovery and rush to Kogoro to express their deepest gratitude. 
The next day, Shirou drives his guests back to the Mouri Detective Agency. Kogoro wonders whether Shuugo had intended for Shirou to possess sole ownership over the stamps, but the man responds he has instead found something else with greater value. He proudly shows Shuugo's pager which Haruna had gifted him, indicating that their messaging will continue. Left with a happy ending, Ran ascends the stairs while cheerfully singing "Haru Yo Koi."

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Haruna Yuuki|Haruna Yuki manga.jpg|
* 21 years old
* Art student}}
{{People|Kazuko Ogata|Kazuko Ogata manga.jpg|
* 50 years old
* Tsuneo's wife}}
{{People|Shirou Ogata|Shirou Ogata manga.jpg|
* 22 years old
* Tsuneo and Kazuko's younger son}}
{{People|Tsuneo Ogata|Tsuneo Ogata manga.jpg|
* 53 years old
* Kazuko's husband
* Current head of Ogata family}}
{{People|Minoru Ogata|Minoru Ogata manga.jpg|
* Victim (beaten - injured)
* 28 years old
* Tsuneo and Kazuko's eldest son}}
{{People|Shuugo Ogata|Shuugo Ogata manga.jpg|
* Deceased
* Tsuneo's father
* Former head of Ogata family}}
{{People|Haruna Ogata|Haruna Ogata manga.jpg|
* Deceased
* Shuugo's wife
* Tsuneo's mother}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Haibara denies Conan's request to receive more antidote pills.
 
 

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cy.jpg|1000px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_25sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_26sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumeNE 13sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, New Edition, combined volumes 25-26)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume 26e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 21-30]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}

[[Category:Volumes]]

[[de:Band 26]]

Volume 26

2026-06-28T14:29:28Z

ZA1: /* People */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 26
| image = Volume 26.jpg
| releasedate = February 18, 2000
| chapters = 254-263
| isbn = 4-09-125496-9
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = November 18, 2008
| english-isbn = 1-4215-1678-0
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Inspector Samejima]]
| keyhole = [[Vermouth|Chris Vineyard]]
| prev-volume = Volume 25
| next-volume = Volume 27
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 26 was released on February 18, 2000 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo}}
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}
{{Char|Tomoaki Araide}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Yusaku Kudo|display=Yusaku Kudo (flashback)}}
{{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo (flashback)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Dangerous Cave Case ===
{{ref anime|188-190|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Cavern of the Detective Boys ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Wounded Great Detective ~|The Desperate Revival|l3=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~}}

==== File 254 - An Infatuated Heart ====
[[File:CH254_RanSleeps.png|thumb|left|200px|Ran remains beside Conan as he recovers.]]
[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] wakes up in his hospital bed—diminished, but still breathing. [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] enters the room and informs him of [[Ran Mouri|Ran]]'s heroics while he covers his sleeping and depleted daughter with his jacket. 
Ten days later, the doctor gladly reports that Conan will make a full recovery and is fit to return home soon, albeit with a mild fever. Relieved, Ran and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] transport Conan back to his hospital room. On the way, Sonoko entertains the idea of [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] attending their upcoming play if she informs him that Ran is playing the lead heroine. Ran confidently disagrees and states her indifference, saying that the only attendee she needs is a healthy Conan. While Sonoko voices her puzzlement, Conan asks about the bandages on the girl's wrist. She answers that she sprained it during rehearsal and is now unable to play the Black Knight, but is covered thanks to [[Tomoaki Araide|Araide]]. As Conan internally grumbles about the development, Ran says she is uncertain about the attendance, but Sonoko assures her that the drama club is organizing a refreshment sale to compensate for the lack of air-conditioning. Meanwhile, a [[The Criminal|silhouette]] watches. 
Approaching the room, the group hears [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] and [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] arguing about their choice of flowers. The two explain they came to check on Conan after hearing about his injury. Kazuha leaves with the girls to buy a more suitable bouquet while Heiji stays to talk with Conan. The boy question's the ulterior motive behind his friend's visit, leading Heiji to reveal that [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] had contacted him about Ran's grasp on Conan's secret. He proffers the notion of confirmation bias, but Conan reflects on several moments—after Ran found his childhood photo—which indicate her awareness. <ref name="Magician's_Suicide_Case">Magician's Suicide Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Magician's_Suicide_Case|Volume 14: 131-133]])</ref><ref name="Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Black_Star">Kaitou Kid and the Black Star Case (Manga: [[Volume_16#Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Black_Star|Volume 16: 156-159]])</ref><ref name="Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case">Shinichi's First Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_21#Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case|Volume 21: 204-207]])</ref><ref name="Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case">Sonoko Attempted Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_22#Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case|Volume 22: 219-221]])</ref><ref name="Ski_Lodge_Case">Elementary School Teacher Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Ski_Lodge_Case|Volume 14-15: 139-143]])</ref> He wonders why Ran refuses to confront him, but Heiji reproaches him on his failure to make deductions about his own life, stating that Ran is likely waiting for him to tell her the truth. Caught in a dilemma, Conan asks for his friend's advice. [[File:CH254_HaibaraGun.png|thumb|right|225px|Betrayal?]]
On the plane ride home, Heiji ruminates on Conan sarcastically saying that to fix the problem, he needs a clone of Shinichi. Kazuha asks him about attending Ran's play. The boy refuses to attend, citing an important errand. 
That night, the silhouette sneaks through the hospital halls and quietly enters a laboratory. They rummage through the cabinets and find a bottle of [[Wikipedia: Potassium Cyanide|potassium cyanide]] before grinning with murderous intent. Meanwhile, Conan reflects on his quandary, remembering Ran's request to not leave her alone.<ref name="Cruise_Ship_Murder_Case">Cruise Ship Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_23#Cruise_Ship_Murder_Case|Volume 23: 225-230]])</ref> Thus, he resolves to reveal his identity to her. Suddenly, Haibara appears beside his bed and menacingly points a gun at him.

==== Major Events ====
* Ran is revealed to have been aware that Conan is Shinichi ever since she saw his childhood photos.
* Haibara meets Ran and Kogoro for the first time.
* Doctor Araide is revealed to have theater experience.
 
 

=== School Play Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|190-191|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Black Knight ~}}

==== Gadgets introduced ====
{{NewGadget|name = [[Voice-Changing Face Mask]]||image = Voice-Changing_Face_Mask.jpg|description =
* Used by [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] to disguise her voice as Conan's}}
{{clearleft}}

==== File 255 - The Intruder's Sudden Arrival ====
[[File:CH255_HaibaraShootsConan.png|thumb|right|160px|Haibara makes her point.]]
[[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] states that her cover has been blown. Along with [[Pisco]], was a second agent dispatched to the [[Haido City Hotel]], who, had informed the [[Black Organization]] about [[Sherry]]'s ability to transform into a child with the use of a drug.<ref name="Hotel_Party_Murder_Case">Hotel Party Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Hotel_Party_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 238-242]])</ref> Consequently, the Organization infiltrated [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house. However, instead of assassinating her, they admitted that her value in the development of [[APTX4869]] was too great to squander, thus they offered her a chance to redeem herself under one condition: kill all associates aware of the Organization's existence. With Agasa held as a hostage, the girl callously sympathizes with [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s situation, adding that [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]], [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]], and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]] will have to be erased tomorrow, but still highlighting the silver-lining that Conan will be spared from witnessing such events. Haibara proceeds to pull the trigger, and a bizarre gun shot rings. [[File:CH255_BlackKnight.png|thumb|left|150px|The Black Knight defies the script and embraces the Princess.]]
Conan stares aghast at a bouquet of flowers dispensed by the toy gun. Haibara admits she was merely reciting a scenario, but states that she did so to prove a point: if Conan tells Ran about his identity, and if the Black Organization learns the truth, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] would be added to their list of targets. She provides three options to remedy the situation. First, conceal the truth and continue living with Ran despite its social consequences. Second, tell Ran the truth and pray the Organization forever remains ignorant. And third... 
The [[Teitan High School]] Festival bustles with activity as Ran and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] look out at a sea audience members. [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] meets Ran backstage, saying she came despite Heiji's dissuasion. They are soon joined by [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] and a masked Conan who wish her luck before returning to their seats. Out by the concession stands, audience member Mai Kougami buys drinks for Youta Mitani, Yumemi Noda, and Kouhei Kamata. Kougami leaves for the bathroom while her friends distribute drinks. Kamata checks the contents of his drink and has a surprised reaction. He looks over at third year student, Ayako Ninagawa working at the concession stand before the lights suddenly shut off and the show begins. [[File:CH255_AttemptedKiss.png|thumb|right|275px|The show nears its climax.]]
The play opens with the [[Ran Mouri|Princess]] lamenting about her dreaded arranged marriage before transitioning to a fight sequence involving a group of Imperial saboteurs assaulting the Princess' carriage. The show endures multiple comedic disturbances caused by both a proud Kogoro and an overzealous Kazuha as it approaches its climax. The Black Knight descends onto the saboteurs and saves the Princess from harm. The actor then deviates from the script and immediately embraces the Princess, much to Ran's confusion. In the stands, a [[Shinichi Kudo|teenager with a familiar face]] takes a seat next to Conan, who, reacts in shock. Ran notices her friends holding a sign urging her to improvise with the Black Knight; the two actors lean in for the kissing scene. However, before their lips can meet, a scream pieces the gymnasium as Kouhei Kamata lies dead on the floor.

==== File 256 - Concealed Truth ====
[[File:CH256_FakeShinichi.png|thumb|left|200px|Shinichi Kudo revealed?]]
Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the gymnasium and inquire about the approximate time of death. Ran responds "around 14:40" and turns to Araide, the Black Knight, for confirmation, but the Knight strangely remains silent. Takagi asks the forensic analyst about the cause of death, but before the man can respond, a teenager with a [[Wikipedia: Kansai dialect|Kansai dialect]] correctly answers potassium cyanide—citing Kamata's pink lips and fingernails, and his mouth's almond scent as evidence. Kogoro and Megure grow suspicious of the teenager and asks for an alibi. He points to an uncharacteristically apathetic Conan, who promptly confirms his innocence. Kogoro then says the teenager is bizarrely familiar and Megure asks for him to identify himself. He confidently lifts his hat and proclaims that he is Shinichi Kudo. The police stand bewildered at "Shinichi's" uncanniness, as the boy turns to Ran and Conan explaining that he came to see her show. However, his disguise is instantly foiled by Kazuha who identifies him as Heiji. Under pressure, he ditches his attempt at portraying Shinichi as a separate person from Conan, and resumes cooperating as himself. 
Megure begins interrogating Kamata's friends. Kougami had bought the four drinks, Mitani received all four, and Noda received hers and Kamata's. They explain that they are alumni members of Teitan High School, now hospital students, who were involved in the drama club with a yearly tradition of attending the annual play. Kogoro asks why they sent Kougami to carry all four drinks. She replies that Kamata was with her but returned to the seats after seeing the concession worker, Ayako Ninagawa. Heiji states that all four had the opportunity to poison Kamata's ice coffee and are thus suspects. Kougami protests, saying that since she ordered the same drink, meaning if she were the killer, she would have ensured Kamata received the poisoned cup instead of leaving for the bathroom. She also dispels the theory of poisoning both cups by proving that she has fully consumed its contents. Mitani and Noda similarly plead innocence, but Megure cites the labeled caps as an easy means of identifying the right cup to poison. Takagi then finds that Kamata had not used the milk and gum syrup attached to his ice coffee, disproving the theory of poisoned condiments. Ninagawa confesses that she purposefully filled Kamata's cup with cola with the intention of luring Kamata back to the concession stand. She reveals that they were formerly betrothed, and she wanted an opportunity to talk to him about why she annulled their engagement. Hearing her words, Kogoro quietly floats the possibility of a suicide motivated by his fiancé's rejection. Kougami and Noda mention that Kamata had suspiciously been rummaging through his car's dashboard during the drive over, prompting the police to leave and examine his car. [[File:CH256_RealShinichi.png|thumb|right|300px|Shinichi Kudo revealed.]]
With the case figured out, Heiji kneels beside Conan to share his deduction, but the boy walks away in indifference. Sonoko looks out the window at the forming rainclouds and bemoans the unfortunate turn of events. She turns to Araide who agrees. Meanwhile, the Black Knight approaches the concession stand and inspects a condiment container. Takagi returns with a bottle of potassium cyanide he found in Kamata's dashboard, giving credence to Kogoro's theory of suicide. Before Megure can declare the death a suicide, the Black Knight emerges from the masses and voices his disagreement, asserting that Kamata's death was a calculated murder. As he slowly steps into the spotlight, his friends and colleagues gradually begin to realize who is behind the mask. The crowd then witness Shinichi Kudo dramatically appear before them. Everyone stands in disbelief, including Ran, who, turns to look at Conan—her supposition shattered. Conan blankly stares at Shinichi, greatly disapproving of his supposed "true identity's" theatrics.

==== File 257 - Revival Under the Threat of Death ====
Shinichi's appearance astounds everyone, especially Ran, who he briefly pulls aside. After telling her to meet him after his deduction, he turns to Heiji and asks for a ¥10 coin. Megure approaches and asks for clarification. And so, Shinichi's deduction begins.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH257_PoisonedIce.png|thumb|right|250px|The poison was in the ice, not the liquid.]]
Shinichi explains that the culprit did not poison the drink, but rather the ice. They had known Kamata had a habit of eating the ice after finishing his drink. Thus, by inserting a potassium cyanide capsule in an ice cube, Kamata's poisoning would be delayed, and no poison will remain in the cup as it will be consumed in its entirety as an ice cube. Mitani and Noda are absolved due to their limited access to Kamata's cup, and Ninagawa is absolved since she intended for the soda to be returned and could not predict which soda Kamata would receive. Therefore, the culprit must be '''Mai Kougami'''. 
Kougami had preserved the ice cubes in her coin purse along with pieces of [[Wikipedia: Dry ice|dry ice]]. When leaving for the bathroom before the play, she flushed the dry ice in the bathroom and discarded the purse in a trash can outside. Kougami applauds Shinichi's deduction but asks how she could have guaranteed Kamata's poisoning if she had not distributed the drinks. Shinichi answers that she had prepared two poisoned ice cubes and contaminated both drinks. By quickly drinking her soda, Kougami managed to consume the liquid before the ice could melt and release poison. Megure interjects, stating there were no traces in Kougami's cup either. The detective states that Kougami had pretended to consume the ice, in doing so, she transferred the poisoned ice cube from her mouth to her hands and then finally into her hood. 
Shinichi, with Heiji's assistance, flips the ¥10 coin in the air and into Kougami's hood. Heiji pulls the coin out of the hood and shows its [[Wikipedia: Deoxidation|deoxidation]], a property of potassium cyanide has on bronze corrosion. Megure, astonished, asks how he knew the poison was in her hood. Kougami confesses, stating he likely became suspicious after she abstained from wearing her hood while running through the rain. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Kougami wished to avenge the death of an old cancerous man Kamata was treating. He had purposefully accelerated his death by changing his treatment, all to add quick results to his PhD thesis. Kougami recalls how Kamata had once drunkenly whined about how an eighteen-year-old dumped him despite him being a doctor with mastery over the fate of those he treated. Enraged by his statement, Kougami stole the potassium cyanide from the hospital and planned her murder.
</spoiler>
Megure expresses his amazement of Shinichi's abilities and offers him the opportunity to attend the culprit's interrogation. The boy declines, clearly more interested in speaking to Ran. Still, the boy urges Megure to keep his involvement in the investigation a secret from the public. As the police wrap up their operation, Heiji notices Shinichi's rapidly worsening fatigue. Soon, he begins to steam and topples to the ground—understanding that the antidote's effects are beginning to wear off. Ran and his classmates swarm around him in concern, but before he can remove himself from the room, he loses consciousness. 
Some time later, Shinichi gradually regains consciousness and sees his friends worriedly monitoring his condition. He defeatedly assumes their apprehension is due to them witnessing his transformation back into Conan, however, he quickly learns that his form has somehow maintained, he is still Shinichi Kudo.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Youta Mitani|Yota Mitani manga.jpg|
* 27 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital guard}}
{{People|Mai Kougami|Mai Kogami manga.jpg|fsize=0.96em|
* 28 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital clerical employee}}
{{People|Yumemi Noda|Yumemi Noda manga.jpg|
* 27 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital nurse}}
{{People|Kouhei Kamata|Kohei Kamata manga.jpg|
* Victim (poison)
* 28 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital doctor}}
{{People|Ayako Ninagawa|Ayako Ninagawa manga.jpg|
* 18 years old
* High school senior}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Conan successfully convinces Ran that Shinichi and Conan are two separate individuals.
** The effect is sold by simultaneously presenting the two at the play.
* Major romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.
** Shinichi returns, and Sonoko secretly has him play the Black Knight in order to manufacture a kiss between him and Ran.
*** However, a murder occurs before Sonoko's plans can come to fruition.
* The APTX4869 antidote's effects wear off and Shinichi collapses before his classmates, but somehow his form remains unchanged.
 
 

=== Elevator Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|192-193|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ Shinichi's Return ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Promised Place ~}}

==== File 258 - Momentary Rest ====
[[File:CH258_HaibaraShocked.png|thumb|left|250px|Shinichi asks Haibara why she does so much for him.]]
The next day, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and "[[Ai Haibara|Conan]]" arrive at [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]'s house before school. Ran anxiously rings the door bell, and is eventually answered by an ostensibly annoyed Shinichi, who is still in the process of preparing for the day. While Ran rejoices in the return of her friend, Conan sneaks into the house and confronts an elated Shinichi in his bathroom. Conan is revealed to be a disguised [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] using a [[Voice-Changing Face Mask]]. She scolds him for deviating from their plan to quietly meet Ran backstage, and informs him that Heiji had called for everyone's silence regarding the murder at the school play—mitigating word spreading about Shinichi's involvement.<ref name="School_Play_Murder_Case">School Play Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#School_Play_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 255-257]])</ref> Seeing Haibara's incredible commitment to maintaining the integrity of his secret identity, Shinichi asks why she goes to such great lengths for him. The girl's eyes widen for a moment, but she quickly regains her composure and says that if he were to be exposed, she too would be put in danger. She also states that she is merely using him to test and observe the effects of her antidote. [[File:CH258_ShinichiAndDetectiveBoys.png|thumb|right|250px|Shinichi nostalgically watches his friends.]]
On the road to school, Shinichi and Ran discuss the play, leading to Shinichi complimenting Ran on her appearance as the Princess, albeit in a back-handed manner. The three are soon joined by the [[Detective Boys]], who Shinichi accidentally greets. He is expectedly met with confusion, and so Conan explains that he lives in the mansion next to [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]], which [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] remembers as the "haunted house."<ref name="Haunted_Mansion_Case">Haunted Mansion Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#Haunted_Mansion_Case|Volume 2: 017-019]])</ref> Shinichi sentimentally reflects on his time as one of them, internally commenting that "it's like a dream." 
Once at school, Ran and Shinichi banter with their classmates, who tell Shinichi about their voluptuous [[Jodie Starling|new English teacher]]. Ran resignedly interrupts and reminds Shinichi that he is yet to tell her about “the important thing” he mentioned at the school play. Shinichi shoos his eavesdropping classmates before instructing her to meet him at the Bird's-Eye-View Restaurant in the [[Beika Center Building]] at 20:00. 
At the restaurant, Ran and Shinichi sit at a window seat. Ran admits that she had thought Shinichi was Conan, believing that Shinichi had asked Agasa to invent a shrinking drug to hide his identity after running into trouble during a criminal investigation. Shinichi, surprised by the accuracy of Ran’s conjecture, has no choice but to laugh awkwardly. After a while, the topic of the conversation returns to “the important thing.” Shinichi remains hesitant, and is unable to summon the courage to get to the point. 
Meanwhile, the CEO of a game company, Taiji Tatsumi, declines to attend a party held at the restaurant, stating that he feels ill. He comments on the dimness of the elevator hall, to which a department head, Satoru Ooba, explains that it is for a "performative entrance." Tatsumi leaves on the elevator. Soon after, Tatsumi's daughter, Sakurako, enters the elevator hall and meets with Ooba. The latter explains that he has received Tatsumi's blessing to marry her, sparking joy in the woman. They share a deep kiss as Tatsumi returns to the floor on the elevator. However, the man is shocked not by the sight of his daughter in Ooba's arms, but by the gun Ooba is pointing at his head. The shot rings with the release of the party confetti in the room next door. The elevator doors shut in time for Ooba to present Sakurako with a necklace, whom she gladly accepts. [[File:CH258_MurderedCEO.png|thumb|left|200px|Tatsumi stares down the barrel of Ooba's gun.]]
Shinichi struggles to make his statement; his heart begins to pound. Suddenly, someone's scream pierces the room. Despite his best attempts to ignore the murder and finish his date with Ran, the girl sees through his facade, and tells him to go investigate—adding that unlike someone, she won't run away. Shinichi, grateful for her understanding, springs up and runs towards the exit, promising Ran that he will return soon.

==== File 259 - A Tranquil Time ====
Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the crime scene. Takagi reports that Tatsumi's company occupies the twenty-fourth to the thirty-sixth floor of the building, and that the elevator in question can only be used by company employees. In addition, the rugged state of Tatsumi's suit suggests that he met an armed robber. Megure recalls a similar murder he investigated in the exact same building in the early years of his career, where a young man intervened in the investigation and rejected the idea of a robbery. Coincidentally, Shinichi arrives and intervenes in the investigation, rejecting the idea of a robbery. He points out that since non-employees cannot enter the elevator, using it would run the risk of being caught for trespassing. Also, Tatsumi's suit is damaged partially because his sleeves are unbuttoned, and no robber would bother unfastening the victim’s buttons. 
At this moment, several company employees, including Ooba and Sakurako, are brought to Megure. He asks if any of them know the time when they last saw Tatsumi. Sakurako fights through her tears and states that it was 20:30 sharp. She explains that she was able to see Ooba’s wristwatch when she touched her earrings when giving her a necklace. Shinichi finds it suspicious that Sakurako could see the wristwatch's dial when it was both in the dark and likely facing away from her he touched her earring. Ooba explains that his wristwatch would light up automatically in the dark, and that Shinichi has wrongfully assumed that he was touching Sakurako’s left earring with his left hand. Instead, he was touched her right earring with his left hand—thus the dial faces inwards. Shinichi accepts his explanation, but points out the action's inconvenience, insinuating that his right hand was occupied. [[File:CH259_ShinichiQuestionsKiss.png|thumb|right|250px|Shinichi asks Sakurako if she was kissing Ooba.]]
Back in the restaurant, Ran continues to wonder what Shinichi wanted to tell her. A waitress arrives with desserts, but Ran tells her to hold the order, as she wishes to wait for Shinichi. Upon learning that “her detective friend” is tackling the case, the waitress giggles and tells Ran a true story. Twenty years ago, a [[Yusaku Kudo|young man]] was dining with his [[Yukiko Kudo|girlfriend]] at Ran's exact table, when a murder took place in the restaurant. The man rushed to the crime scene, solved the murder quickly, returned and audibly proposed. The waitress joyfully tells Ran that it might happen again, and for a moment, a blushing Ran believes so as well, but soon reason tells her to abandon this line of thought. 
Ooba and Sakurako fire back at Shinichi, stating their strong alibis. Shinichi presses Sakurako and asks whether they stopped by anywhere, and Sakurako concedes that they did go to the bathroom before heading to the party. However, she argues that they were only briefly separated, and they conversed the entire time. Shinichi disputes her narrative, contending that since the police have found a pistol in the garbage pipe near the bathroom, Ooba could have taken advantage of those minutes to dispose of the weapon. Ooba, seeing that Shinichi is suspecting him and only him, says that the police are free to perform a gunshot residue test on him to see whether he committed the murdered. He is thus led away, leaving Sakurako with Shinichi. Once he is out of sight, Shinichi quietly asks Sakurako whether she and Ooba were kissing after their colleagues had departed. He explains that his [[Yukiko Kudo|mother]] once told him that only after kissing or eating would a woman go to the bathroom to reapply lipstick. She confirms. He proceeds to inquire about how the two kissed, and learns that Sakurako’s back was facing the elevator, that Ooba’s left arm was positioned on her right shoulder and went around her neck such that his hand could reach her left ear. Shinichi finally asks if her earrings were a present from Ooba. Sakurako replies negative, saying that she bought them on a whim earlier that day. After obtaining this piece of information, Shinichi becomes certain that Ooba is the culprit, but still lacks a few key pieces of the puzzle. 
Shinichi overhears a couple of company employees mention to Megure that Ooba oversaw the planning of the party, and that the party featured the appearance of the new company mascot, which Ooba wore. Upon hearing this, Shinichi asks whether he can inspect the costume. After observing the intricacies of the costume, everything becomes clear to the detective, and a smirk crosses his face. Suddenly, he is hit with an acute pain in the chest, a clear sign that the antidote is beginning to wearing off.

==== File 260 - The Memorable Place ====
Takagi returns and reports that they found no gunpowder residue on Ooba's clothing. Before Megure can redirect the investigation, Shinichi interjects and instructs everyone to return to the elevator for his deduction.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH260_PlasticBagOnGun.png|thumb|right|300px|Ooba eliminated gunpowder residue by shooting the gun through a plastic bag.]]
Shinichi asserts that '''Satoru Ooba''' murdered Tatsumi. He states that Ooba shot Tatsumi while he kissed Sakurako in front of the elevator. Ooba’s left hand covered Sakurako’s left ear while he used his free right hand to reach for his pistol and call the elevator. He then proceeded to shoot Tatsumi the moment the door opened before quickly returning his gun to his pocket. Megure remarks that the silencer would not be enough to prevent Sakurako from hearing the gunshot. Shinichi replies that by letting Sakurako know that it was 20:30 immediately after their kiss, she would naturally assume that the noise had been the releasing of the confetti—indicating the start of the party.
Ooba asks why Tatsumi would remain in the elevator despite expressing his wishes to return home. The detective states that Tatsumi was waiting in the elevator for Ooba to bring him the mascot costume since originally, the plan was for Tatsumi to don the costume, not Ooba (thus Tatsumi unfastened his sleeve buttons as he expected to change). Ooba, still defiant, challenges Shinichi to properly explain of the absence of gunpowder residue on his body. Shinichi replies that upon learning that the mascot blinked an abnormal number of times during the party, he realized that something was wrong with the eye of the mascot. After examining the costume, he found a plastic bag containing a glove and four rubber bands in the mascot's eye. Shinichi explains that by wearing the glove and placing the pistol inside the plastic bag (which Ooba closed around his right wrist by using the rubber bands), both the gunpowder residue and the empty bullet shell would remain in the bag. Furthermore, since it was dark, Sakurako would likely not notice anything strange about Ooba’s hands. As for the purpose of giving her the necklace after the kiss, it was to ensure that she would immediately head to the bathroom to try it on, which would give Ooba time to dispose of the pistol and bullet shell. Shinichi concludes by saying that since Ooba must have touched Sakurako’s earrings barehanded, he must have put on the glove afterwards, which logically implies that he left fingerprints on the plastic bag when reaching for the glove. [[File:CH260_PinkPearl.png|thumb|left|250px|The color of Sakurako's earrings are indiscernible without light.]]
As soon as Shinichi finishes speaking, he is hit by another wave of acute pain. Ooba remains unfazed, and calmly says that other employees also touched the plastic bag. One employee explains that they noticed that the mascot's eye was malfunctioning, and so they opened the contraption and found the plastic bag. After examining it, they concluded that the bag must be an intrinsic part of the mascot, and returned it to its eye. Megure, believing Shinichi's deduction is breaking apart, begins panicking, but the boy manages to carry on. He asks why Ooba knew that Sakurako’s earrings were the color as his present, and Ooba simply replies that it is because he saw their color. As he finishes uttering these words, Ooba becomes aware of the true intent of Shinichi’s question, but the mistake has already been made. Shinichi reminds everyone that Sakurako had just recently purchased the earrings earlier, and that their encounter at the elevator was the first time they met that day. Given such information, along with the darkness of the room, it was impossible for Ooba to discern the color of Sakurako's earrings unless they were illuminated by the elevator's light. Speechless, Ooba admits to his crime. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Ooba recounts that Twenty years ago, Tatsumi took over his father's company under the guise of a merger and moved aggressively to steal all his father's company’s intellectual properties and mass fired employees. This corporate act ultimately resulted in Ooba's father's suicide. Still, he attempted to present his death as a murder committed by Tatsumi at the Beika Center Building, the same building they stand in now. Such events led Ooba down a path of vengeance. 
Hearing Ooba's words, Megure recalls that twenty years ago, a teenage [[Yusaku Kudo]] was the individual who ultimately deduced that Ooba's father's death was a suicide. He turns to discuss this coincidence with Shinichi, but finds him gone.
</spoiler>
[[File:CH260_ConanRelaysShinichi.png|thumb|right|210px|Conan relays Shinichi's message to a distraught Ran.]]
Shinichi limps into the restaurant bathroom while gripping his chest. He curses his predicament, strongly desiring to return to Ran and finally make his statement. He notices Conan in the reflection, who notes that he maintained his form for twenty-four minutes beyond the expected range. Shinichi falls to the floor as Haibara removes her disguise and returns his glasses. 
At the table, the waitress informs Ran about the culprit's arrest and shares her excitement for Shinichi's return. However, it is instead Conan who appears before the table, holding out Shinichi's credit card. He explains that Shinichi had received an emergency call about the difficult case he is trying to solve, forcing him to leave immediately. Ran solemnly listens to Conan's words, but eventually expresses her distress about constantly being abandoned. Conan desperately "relays" a message that swears his eventual return and urges Ran to wait for him. Ran finds levity in her sea of misery and assures Conan that Shinichi's actions are not his fault. She brightens the mood by offering to buy him dessert on Shinichi's dime, he accepts. While gobbling down dessert after dessert, Ran rhetorically questions what Shinichi wanted to say to her. Conan internally reflects on how he intended to confess his feelings to her—identically to how his father, Yusaku, had done so to his mother, [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]], twenty years ago. Meanwhile, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] restlessly waits for his unpunctual daughter in the car.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Taiji Tatsumi|Taiji Tatsumi manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)
* 58 years old
* Game company chief executive}}
{{People|Satoru Ooba|Satoru Oba manga.jpg|
* 31 years old
* Game company department head}}
{{People|Sakurako Tatsumi|Sakurako Tatsumi manga.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Taiji Tatsumi's daughter}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Major romantic development between Shinichi and Ran
** Shinichi takes Ran to the same restaurant where his father proposed to his mother with the intention of similarly confessing his feelings.
** Their date is interrupted by a murder, leading to the antidote wearing off before Shinichi can return to Ran, thus foiling his romantic plans.
 
 

=== Music Box Case ===
{{ref anime|194-195|The Significant Music Box}}

==== File 261 - Touching the Music Strings!? ====
[[File:CH261_ConanAsksForAntidote.png|thumb|left|175px|Conan asks Haibara for another antidote pill.]]
[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] asks [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] for some additional antidotes, as he would like to meet [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] again as [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] and confess his feelings to her.<ref name="Elevator_Murder_Case">Elevator Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#Elevator_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 258-260]])</ref> Haibara refuses, citing his recklessness and the dangers of consuming a prototype drug. Haibara joins her friends in boarding [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s car as they embark on their trip to the indoor pool, leaving at Conan on the sidewalk. During their ride, the [[Detective Boys]] find Haibara merrily humming with an apparent sense of accomplishment. On the other hand, Conan wearily looks up at the [[Mouri Detective Agency]] and resigns himself to continue his life as Conan. 
While ascending the stairs, he hears the music of "Haru Yo Koi" ("Oh Spring, Come"). When entering the agency, he sees Ran, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], and a client named Haruna Yuuki listening carefully to a music box. Haruna, the young fine arts student, explains she had difficulties making friends at university, so she sent a message to a random person with her [[Wikipedia: Pager|pager/pocketbell]] asking if they would like to befriend her. A man named Shuugo accepted and became her new pager-friend. The two planned to meet each other last year on Christmas Day, but Shuugo made no appearance. However, Haruna found a bag at their meeting spot containing a music box, with high resale value, and Shuugo's pager—an act Haruna interpreted as Shuugo ending the relationship with farewell present. Yet, the music box was appraised as poor. Additionally, Haruna began receiving antagonistic pager messages from an unknown person which ultimately motivated her to seek advice from Kogoro. Conan notices that parts of the music box were purposefully altered to play out of tune and suggests the music box holds a secret message from Shuugo. Ran notes that the off-tuned sounds correspond to the lyrics "mo (も)," "de (出)," and "ru (る)" in the song. Still stumped, Conan suggests they ask Sergeant [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] to contact the pager company identify Shuugo's address via the pager number. [[File:CH261_RanSeesSilhouette.png|thumb|right|250px|Ran spots an old man with a cane pass by her room.]]
Takagi puts the group in contact with the Ogata family, who invites them to their home. They arrive, and Haruna is cheerfully welcomed by Shirou Ogata, the younger son, but quite reticently by the others. They learn that Shuugo Ogata was the Shiro's late grandfather, who, fell ill and lacked connection. In his loneliness, he agreed to message Haruna as she shared her name and personality with his late wife, who often played the song "Haru Yo Koi" on her [[Wikipedia: Koto (instrument)|Koto]]. Minoru Ogata, the eldest son then accuses Haruna of wishing to steal the Shuugo's hidden treasure: four antique hand-made stamps worth 200 million yen. After being scolded by his family, Minoru ominously leaves. Haruna and company are invited to stay the night 
While Kogoro and Conan reflect in their room, Conan finds Shuugo's cremation urn dated "12/6," meaning that Shuugo could not have given the music box to Haruna on 12/25. Meanwhile, Ran screams at the sight of a spooky silhouette of an old man with a cane passing stealthily by their room. When everyone rushes over, a huge noise of something heavy falling catches their attention, and they hurry to the grandparents' room. They find Minoru crushed beneath a fallen koto. In that moment, Haruna receives a message on her pager from Shuugo, saying "I've been waiting for you."

==== File 262 - The Vanishing Sound ====
Haruna is frightened by Shuugo's apparent resurrection, and draws everyone's attention to her pager. While the group wrangles with the message's implications, Minoru regains consciousness and says he was struck in the head by a hard object in the dark. Conan notices he was hit in the forehead and asks if he saw his attacker's face. Minoru states his ignorance, blaming the darkness of the room. Kogoro surmises that the attacker was from the outside, dismissing Ran's claim about the silhouette, and attributing Shuugo's message to a coincidental memo from one of Haruna's friends. [[File:CH262_OgataFloorPlan.png|thumb|left|250px|Conan figures out the house's floor plan.]]
The police arrive and report no signs of trespassing. Additionally, Shirou rules out the possibility of the intruder hiding in the house as he had done a sweep of all the rooms. Still, the police mention the unlocked back gate, which the family explains has been broken for some time, nevertheless, Kogoro goes to examine it. After the confirming the lack footprints near the back gate, the group re-enters the home to test the plausibility of Ran's claim. She states the silhouette traversed down the hall from the direction of Tsuneo and Kazuko's room and towards Kogoro and Conan's room. The group remains skeptical. Conan then steps on a hairpin and lets out a yelp, incurring the wrath of Kogoro, who mistook the boy's cry as a sign he found an intruder. The police ask where the Ogata family was when Ran witnessed the silhouette, to which they respond that they were in the kitchen—where Shirou was scolding them for interrogating Haruna about her conversations with Shuugo. Minoru speculates that the Tsuneo and Kazuko were likely fiercely questioning Haruna since perhaps Shuugo gave her the 200 million yen stamps. He adds that the family had made several unsustainable purchases with the assumption they could refill their bank balance with stamp's sale. 
Conan then learns the full layout of the house with the help of Shirou and begins to piece together the puzzle. He notes that the mystery of the music box remains; he stares blankly at his lackluster attempt at writing music notation, unable to decipher anything. Ran notices his notebook, and uses her musical prowess to properly write the notation for him. Furthermore, she teaches him that triple sharps denotes [[Wikipedia: A major|A major]]. With this new information, Conan's deduction is complete, filled with the answers to the case's every question.

==== File 263 - Spring Has Come? ====
[[File:CH263_HappyFamily.png|thumb|right|125px|The Ogata family celebrates the rediscovery of their fortune.]]
Conan lures Kogoro to a room and distracts him with a pattern on the wall. He uses the opportunity to tranquilize him and instruct Ran to both summon the Ogata family and borrow a black sheet of paper, scissors, and tape.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH263_SilouhetteSecret.png|thumb|right|305px|A car's headlights shine through the open gate and casts the frightening silhouette.]]
Tsuneo and Kazuko realize that Haruna had not received the music box two Christmases ago but rather one, meaning Shuugo could not have delivered the box. Kogoro deduces that Shuugo had tasked Shirou with delivering the bag in his stead. Additionally, Shuugo had not been communicating with Haruna since he was hospitalized, meaning Shirou had been the one on the other end since last Spring. After seeing her wait for Shuugo with high hopes, he felt her could no longer continue the deception, and so he placed Shuugo's pager alongside the music box and anonymously left the bag for her. Kogoro says he knew Shirou's involvement because he identified Haruna before she even introduced herself when arriving at the house, meaning he must have been familiar with her face. 
Kogoro then directs Ran to turn off the lights. Suddenly, a silhouette of Conan drifts across the hallway, surprising everyone. When Ran opens the door, the boy is nowhere in sight. Conan appears behind Kogoro and draws everyone's attention to the window in the hallway. Ran spots a black paper cut-out of Conan taped to the glass. Kogoro explains that when a car approaches the open back gate and makes a turn at the intersection, the car's headlights shine upon the black paper cut-out and casts a shadow on Ran's room, creating the illusion of a moving silhouette. [[File:CH263_WireThroughRooms.png|thumb|left|255px|The wires run through the rooms.]]
Minoru still expresses skepticism about the strike he received. Kogoro explains that he was accidentally hit by a falling koto which was dropped using a contraption designed by the culprit. He explains that Minoru wished to investigate the koto after learning about the music box, and searched for it in his grandparents room. However, he did not turn on the lights because he could not locate the lamp switch as it had been shortened due to the contraption's design. Kogoro explains that the culprit ran a monofilament fishing line from the lamp; through an unstably positioned koto; through Shirou, Minoru, and the parent's rooms, and then finally to the [[Wikipedia: Fusuma|fusuma (door)]] of Ran's room using a hairpin. By opening the fusuma with force (motivated by Ran's scream), the hairpin would release, causing the koto to fall from its high position and onto the floor. Hence, the individual who opened the fusuma, '''Kazuko Ogata''' is likely the culprit. Conan also shows that Kazuko retrieved the fishing line by tangling one end to the room fan, which would spin the entire line back into its blades automatically. 
 
'''The Motive:''' 
Kogoro speculates Kazuko dropped the koto to prevent Haruna from finding the stamps. She also organized the silhouette and sent the frightening message to the pager to convince Haruna to avoid their house. The antagonistic messages sent to Haruna's pager were also sent for this purpose. After hearing Haruna had an affinity for stamps and was "happy to return," Kazuko believed Haruna was a stamp hunter who intended to constantly visit their house to find Shuugo's stamps.
</spoiler>
Shirou expresses his disappointment about the destruction of his grandmother's koto. However, Kazuko reveals that the dropped instrument was a forgery, and that she pawned the original to pay back family debts in the absence of the stamps. Kogoro then reveals that the music box Haruna received has its value in its keys. The three off-tune notes: "mo (も)," "de (出)," and "ru (ル)" correspond to [[Wikipedia: Solfège|solfège]] syllables "la," "do," and "la," which in turn correspond to Iroha Alphabet letters: "i (イ)," "ha (ハ)," and "i (イ)" which spell "Ihai (イハイ)" which is Japanese for [[Wikipedia: Spirit tablet|spirit tablet]]. The family rushes to Shuugo's [[Wikipedia: Butsudan|butsudan]] and find the stamps hidden in the tablet. The family rejoices at their discovery and rush to Kogoro to express their deepest gratitude. 
The next day, Shirou drives his guests back to the Mouri Detective Agency. Kogoro wonders whether Shuugo had intended for Shirou to possess sole ownership over the stamps, but the man responds he has instead found something else with greater value. He proudly shows Shuugo's pager which Haruna had gifted him, indicating that their messaging will continue. Left with a happy ending, Ran ascends the stairs while cheerfully singing "Haru Yo Koi."

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Haruna Yuuki|Haruna Yuki manga.jpg|
* 21 years old
* Art student}}
{{People|Kazuko Ogata|Kazuko Ogata manga.jpg|
* 50 years old
* Tsuneo's wife}}
{{People|Shirou Ogata|Shirou Ogata manga.jpg|
* 22 years old
* Tsuneo and Kazuko's younger son}}
{{People|Tsuneo Ogata|Tsuneo Ogata manga.jpg|
* 53 years old
* Kazuko's husband
* Current head of Ogata family}}
{{People|Minoru Ogata|Minoru Ogata manga.jpg|
* Victim (beaten - injured)
* 28 years old
* Tsuneo and Kazuko's eldest son}}
{{People|Shuugo Ogata|Shuugo Ogata manga.jpg|
* Deceased
* Tsuneo's father
* Former head of Ogata family}}
{{People|Haruna Ogata|Haruna Ogata manga.jpg|
* Deceased
* Shuugo's wife
* Tsuneo's mother}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Haibara denies Conan's request to receive more antidote pills.
 
 

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cy.jpg|1000px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_25sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_26sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumeNE 13sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, New Edition, combined volumes 25-26)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume 26e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 21-30]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}

[[Category:Volumes]]

[[de:Band 26]]

Volume 26

2026-06-28T13:30:15Z

ZA1: /* File 256 - Concealed Truth */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 26
| image = Volume 26.jpg
| releasedate = February 18, 2000
| chapters = 254-263
| isbn = 4-09-125496-9
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = November 18, 2008
| english-isbn = 1-4215-1678-0
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Inspector Samejima]]
| keyhole = [[Vermouth|Chris Vineyard]]
| prev-volume = Volume 25
| next-volume = Volume 27
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 26 was released on February 18, 2000 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo}}
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}
{{Char|Tomoaki Araide}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Yusaku Kudo|display=Yusaku Kudo (flashback)}}
{{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo (flashback)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Dangerous Cave Case ===
{{ref anime|188-190|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Cavern of the Detective Boys ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Wounded Great Detective ~|The Desperate Revival|l3=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~}}

==== File 254 - An Infatuated Heart ====
[[File:CH254_RanSleeps.png|thumb|left|200px|Ran remains beside Conan as he recovers.]]
[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] wakes up in his hospital bed—diminished, but still breathing. [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] enters the room and informs him of [[Ran Mouri|Ran]]'s heroics while he covers his sleeping and depleted daughter with his jacket. 
Ten days later, the doctor gladly reports that Conan will make a full recovery and is fit to return home soon, albeit with a mild fever. Relieved, Ran and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] transport Conan back to his hospital room. On the way, Sonoko entertains the idea of [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] attending their upcoming play if she informs him that Ran is playing the lead heroine. Ran confidently disagrees and states her indifference, saying that the only attendee she needs is a healthy Conan. While Sonoko voices her puzzlement, Conan asks about the bandages on the girl's wrist. She answers that she sprained it during rehearsal and is now unable to play the Black Knight, but is covered thanks to [[Tomoaki Araide|Araide]]. As Conan internally grumbles about the development, Ran says she is uncertain about the attendance, but Sonoko assures her that the drama club is organizing a refreshment sale to compensate for the lack of air-conditioning. Meanwhile, a [[The Criminal|silhouette]] watches. 
Approaching the room, the group hears [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] and [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] arguing about their choice of flowers. The two explain they came to check on Conan after hearing about his injury. Kazuha leaves with the girls to buy a more suitable bouquet while Heiji stays to talk with Conan. The boy question's the ulterior motive behind his friend's visit, leading Heiji to reveal that [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] had contacted him about Ran's grasp on Conan's secret. He proffers the notion of confirmation bias, but Conan reflects on several moments—after Ran found his childhood photo—which indicate her awareness. <ref name="Magician's_Suicide_Case">Magician's Suicide Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Magician's_Suicide_Case|Volume 14: 131-133]])</ref><ref name="Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Black_Star">Kaitou Kid and the Black Star Case (Manga: [[Volume_16#Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Black_Star|Volume 16: 156-159]])</ref><ref name="Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case">Shinichi's First Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_21#Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case|Volume 21: 204-207]])</ref><ref name="Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case">Sonoko Attempted Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_22#Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case|Volume 22: 219-221]])</ref><ref name="Ski_Lodge_Case">Elementary School Teacher Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Ski_Lodge_Case|Volume 14-15: 139-143]])</ref> He wonders why Ran refuses to confront him, but Heiji reproaches him on his failure to make deductions about his own life, stating that Ran is likely waiting for him to tell her the truth. Caught in a dilemma, Conan asks for his friend's advice. [[File:CH254_HaibaraGun.png|thumb|right|225px|Betrayal?]]
On the plane ride home, Heiji ruminates on Conan sarcastically saying that to fix the problem, he needs a clone of Shinichi. Kazuha asks him about attending Ran's play. The boy refuses to attend, citing an important errand. 
That night, the silhouette sneaks through the hospital halls and quietly enters a laboratory. They rummage through the cabinets and find a bottle of [[Wikipedia: Potassium Cyanide|potassium cyanide]] before grinning with murderous intent. Meanwhile, Conan reflects on his quandary, remembering Ran's request to not leave her alone.<ref name="Cruise_Ship_Murder_Case">Cruise Ship Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_23#Cruise_Ship_Murder_Case|Volume 23: 225-230]])</ref> Thus, he resolves to reveal his identity to her. Suddenly, Haibara appears beside his bed and menacingly points a gun at him.

==== Major Events ====
* Ran is revealed to have been aware that Conan is Shinichi ever since she saw his childhood photos.
* Haibara meets Ran and Kogoro for the first time.
* Doctor Araide is revealed to have theater experience.
 
 

=== School Play Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|190-191|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Black Knight ~}}

==== Gadgets introduced ====
{{NewGadget|name = [[Voice-Changing Face Mask]]||image = Voice-Changing_Face_Mask.jpg|description =
* Used by [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] to disguise her voice as Conan's}}
{{clearleft}}

==== File 255 - The Intruder's Sudden Arrival ====
[[File:CH255_HaibaraShootsConan.png|thumb|right|160px|Haibara makes her point.]]
[[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] states that her cover has been blown. Along with [[Pisco]], was a second agent dispatched to the [[Haido City Hotel]], who, had informed the [[Black Organization]] about [[Sherry]]'s ability to transform into a child with the use of a drug.<ref name="Hotel_Party_Murder_Case">Hotel Party Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Hotel_Party_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 238-242]])</ref> Consequently, the Organization infiltrated [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house. However, instead of assassinating her, they admitted that her value in the development of [[APTX4869]] was too great to squander, thus they offered her a chance to redeem herself under one condition: kill all associates aware of the Organization's existence. With Agasa held as a hostage, the girl callously sympathizes with [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s situation, adding that [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]], [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]], and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]] will have to be erased tomorrow, but still highlighting the silver-lining that Conan will be spared from witnessing such events. Haibara proceeds to pull the trigger, and a bizarre gun shot rings. [[File:CH255_BlackKnight.png|thumb|left|150px|The Black Knight defies the script and embraces the Princess.]]
Conan stares aghast at a bouquet of flowers dispensed by the toy gun. Haibara admits she was merely reciting a scenario, but states that she did so to prove a point: if Conan tells Ran about his identity, and if the Black Organization learns the truth, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] would be added to their list of targets. She provides three options to remedy the situation. First, conceal the truth and continue living with Ran despite its social consequences. Second, tell Ran the truth and pray the Organization forever remains ignorant. And third... 
The [[Teitan High School]] Festival bustles with activity as Ran and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] look out at a sea audience members. [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] meets Ran backstage, saying she came despite Heiji's dissuasion. They are soon joined by [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] and a masked Conan who wish her luck before returning to their seats. Out by the concession stands, audience member Mai Kougami buys drinks for Youta Mitani, Yumemi Noda, and Kouhei Kamata. Kougami leaves for the bathroom while her friends distribute drinks. Kamata checks the contents of his drink and has a surprised reaction. He looks over at third year student, Ayako Ninagawa working at the concession stand before the lights suddenly shut off and the show begins. [[File:CH255_AttemptedKiss.png|thumb|right|275px|The show nears its climax.]]
The play opens with the [[Ran Mouri|Princess]] lamenting about her dreaded arranged marriage before transitioning to a fight sequence involving a group of Imperial saboteurs assaulting the Princess' carriage. The show endures multiple comedic disturbances caused by both a proud Kogoro and an overzealous Kazuha as it approaches its climax. The Black Knight descends onto the saboteurs and saves the Princess from harm. The actor then deviates from the script and immediately embraces the Princess, much to Ran's confusion. In the stands, a [[Shinichi Kudo|teenager with a familiar face]] takes a seat next to Conan, who, reacts in shock. Ran notices her friends holding a sign urging her to improvise with the Black Knight; the two actors lean in for the kissing scene. However, before their lips can meet, a scream pieces the gymnasium as Kouhei Kamata lies dead on the floor.

==== File 256 - Concealed Truth ====
[[File:CH256_FakeShinichi.png|thumb|left|200px|Shinichi Kudo revealed?]]
Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the gymnasium and inquire about the approximate time of death. Ran responds "around 14:40" and turns to Araide, the Black Knight, for confirmation, but the Knight strangely remains silent. Takagi asks the forensic analyst about the cause of death, but before the man can respond, a teenager with a [[Wikipedia: Kansai dialect|Kansai dialect]] correctly answers potassium cyanide—citing Kamata's pink lips and fingernails, and his mouth's almond scent as evidence. Kogoro and Megure grow suspicious of the teenager and asks for an alibi. He points to an uncharacteristically apathetic Conan, who promptly confirms his innocence. Kogoro then says the teenager is bizarrely familiar and Megure asks for him to identify himself. He confidently lifts his hat and proclaims that he is Shinichi Kudo. The police stand bewildered at "Shinichi's" uncanniness, as the boy turns to Ran and Conan explaining that he came to see her show. However, his disguise is instantly foiled by Kazuha who identifies him as Heiji. Under pressure, he ditches his attempt at portraying Shinichi as a separate person from Conan, and resumes cooperating as himself. 
Megure begins interrogating Kamata's friends. Kougami had bought the four drinks, Mitani received all four, and Noda received hers and Kamata's. They explain that they are alumni members of Teitan High School, now hospital students, who were involved in the drama club with a yearly tradition of attending the annual play. Kogoro asks why they sent Kougami to carry all four drinks. She replies that Kamata was with her but returned to the seats after seeing the concession worker, Ayako Ninagawa. Heiji states that all four had the opportunity to poison Kamata's ice coffee and are thus suspects. Kougami protests, saying that since she ordered the same drink, meaning if she were the killer, she would have ensured Kamata received the poisoned cup instead of leaving for the bathroom. She also dispels the theory of poisoning both cups by proving that she has fully consumed its contents. Mitani and Noda similarly plead innocence, but Megure cites the labeled caps as an easy means of identifying the right cup to poison. Takagi then finds that Kamata had not used the milk and gum syrup attached to his ice coffee, disproving the theory of poisoned condiments. Ninagawa confesses that she purposefully filled Kamata's cup with cola with the intention of luring Kamata back to the concession stand. She reveals that they were formerly betrothed, and she wanted an opportunity to talk to him about why she annulled their engagement. Hearing her words, Kogoro quietly floats the possibility of a suicide motivated by his fiancé's rejection. Kougami and Noda mention that Kamata had suspiciously been rummaging through his car's dashboard during the drive over, prompting the police to leave and examine his car. [[File:CH256_RealShinichi.png|thumb|right|300px|Shinichi Kudo revealed.]]
With the case figured out, Heiji kneels beside Conan to share his deduction, but the boy walks away in indifference. Sonoko looks out the window at the forming rainclouds and bemoans the unfortunate turn of events. She turns to Araide who agrees. Meanwhile, the Black Knight approaches the concession stand and inspects a condiment container. Takagi returns with a bottle of potassium cyanide he found in Kamata's dashboard, giving credence to Kogoro's theory of suicide. Before Megure can declare the death a suicide, the Black Knight emerges from the masses and voices his disagreement, asserting that Kamata's death was a calculated murder. As he slowly steps into the spotlight, his friends and colleagues gradually begin to realize who is behind the mask. The crowd then witness Shinichi Kudo dramatically appear before them. Everyone stands in disbelief, including Ran, who, turns to look at Conan—her supposition shattered. Conan blankly stares at Shinichi, greatly disapproving of his supposed "true identity's" theatrics.

==== File 257 - Revival Under the Threat of Death ====
Shinichi's appearance astounds everyone, especially Ran, who he briefly pulls aside. After telling her to meet him after his deduction, he turns to Heiji and asks for a ¥10 coin. Megure approaches and asks for clarification. And so, Shinichi's deduction begins.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH257_PoisonedIce.png|thumb|right|250px|The poison was in the ice, not the liquid.]]
Shinichi explains that the culprit did not poison the drink, but rather the ice. They had known Kamata had a habit of eating the ice after finishing his drink. Thus, by inserting a potassium cyanide capsule in an ice cube, Kamata's poisoning would be delayed, and no poison will remain in the cup as it will be consumed in its entirety as an ice cube. Mitani and Noda are absolved due to their limited access to Kamata's cup, and Ninagawa is absolved since she intended for the soda to be returned and could not predict which soda Kamata would receive. Therefore, the culprit must be '''Mai Kougami'''. 
Kougami had preserved the ice cubes in her coin purse along with pieces of [[Wikipedia: Dry ice|dry ice]]. When leaving for the bathroom before the play, she flushed the dry ice in the bathroom and discarded the purse in a trash can outside. Kougami applauds Shinichi's deduction but asks how she could have guaranteed Kamata's poisoning if she had not distributed the drinks. Shinichi answers that she had prepared two poisoned ice cubes and contaminated both drinks. By quickly drinking her soda, Kougami managed to consume the liquid before the ice could melt and release poison. Megure interjects, stating there were no traces in Kougami's cup either. The detective states that Kougami had pretended to consume the ice, in doing so, she transferred the poisoned ice cube from her mouth to her hands and then finally into her hood. 
Shinichi, with Heiji's assistance, flips the ¥10 coin in the air and into Kougami's hood. Heiji pulls the coin out of the hood and shows its [[Wikipedia: Deoxidation|deoxidation]], a property of potassium cyanide has on bronze corrosion. Megure, astonished, asks how he knew the poison was in her hood. Kougami confesses, stating he likely became suspicious after she abstained from wearing her hood while running through the rain. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Kougami wished to avenge the death of an old cancerous man Kamata was treating. He had purposefully accelerated his death by changing his treatment, all to add quick results to his PhD thesis. Kougami recalls how Kamata had once drunkenly whined about how an eighteen-year-old dumped him despite him being a doctor with mastery over the fate of those he treated. Enraged by his statement, Kougami stole the potassium cyanide from the hospital and planned her murder.
</spoiler>
Megure expresses his amazement of Shinichi's abilities and offers him the opportunity to attend the culprit's interrogation. The boy declines, clearly more interested in speaking to Ran. Still, the boy urges Megure to keep his involvement in the investigation a secret from the public. As the police wrap up their operation, Heiji notices Shinichi's rapidly worsening fatigue. Soon, he begins to steam and topples to the ground—understanding that the antidote's effects are beginning to wear off. Ran and his classmates swarm around him in concern, but before he can remove himself from the room, he loses consciousness. 
Some time later, Shinichi gradually regains consciousness and sees his friends worriedly monitoring his condition. He defeatedly assumes their apprehension is due to them witnessing his transformation back into Conan, however, he quickly learns that his form has somehow maintained, he is still Shinichi Kudo.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|[[Youta Mitani]]|Yota Mitani manga.jpg|
* 27 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital guard}}
{{People|Mai Kougami|Mai Kogami manga.jpg|fsize=0.96em|
* 28 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital clerical employee}}
{{People|Yumemi Noda|Yumemi Noda manga.jpg|
* 27 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital nurse}}
{{People|Kouhei Kamata|Kohei Kamata manga.jpg|
* Victim (poison)
* 28 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital doctor}}
{{People|Ayako Ninagawa|Ayako Ninagawa manga.jpg|
* 18 years old
* High school senior}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Conan successfully convinces Ran that Shinichi and Conan are two separate individuals.
** The effect is sold by simultaneously presenting the two at the play.
* Major romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.
** Shinichi returns, and Sonoko secretly has him play the Black Knight in order to manufacture a kiss between him and Ran.
*** However, a murder occurs before Sonoko's plans can come to fruition.
* The APTX4869 antidote's effects wear off and Shinichi collapses before his classmates, but somehow his form remains unchanged.
 
 

=== Elevator Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|192-193|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ Shinichi's Return ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Promised Place ~}}

==== File 258 - Momentary Rest ====
[[File:CH258_HaibaraShocked.png|thumb|left|250px|Shinichi asks Haibara why she does so much for him.]]
The next day, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and "[[Ai Haibara|Conan]]" arrive at [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]'s house before school. Ran anxiously rings the door bell, and is eventually answered by an ostensibly annoyed Shinichi, who is still in the process of preparing for the day. While Ran rejoices in the return of her friend, Conan sneaks into the house and confronts an elated Shinichi in his bathroom. Conan is revealed to be a disguised [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] using a [[Voice-Changing Face Mask]]. She scolds him for deviating from their plan to quietly meet Ran backstage, and informs him that Heiji had called for everyone's silence regarding the murder at the school play—mitigating word spreading about Shinichi's involvement.<ref name="School_Play_Murder_Case">School Play Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#School_Play_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 255-257]])</ref> Seeing Haibara's incredible commitment to maintaining the integrity of his secret identity, Shinichi asks why she goes to such great lengths for him. The girl's eyes widen for a moment, but she quickly regains her composure and says that if he were to be exposed, she too would be put in danger. She also states that she is merely using him to test and observe the effects of her antidote. [[File:CH258_ShinichiAndDetectiveBoys.png|thumb|right|250px|Shinichi nostalgically watches his friends.]]
On the road to school, Shinichi and Ran discuss the play, leading to Shinichi complimenting Ran on her appearance as the Princess, albeit in a back-handed manner. The three are soon joined by the [[Detective Boys]], who Shinichi accidentally greets. He is expectedly met with confusion, and so Conan explains that he lives in the mansion next to [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]], which [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] remembers as the "haunted house."<ref name="Haunted_Mansion_Case">Haunted Mansion Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#Haunted_Mansion_Case|Volume 2: 017-019]])</ref> Shinichi sentimentally reflects on his time as one of them, internally commenting that "it's like a dream." 
Once at school, Ran and Shinichi banter with their classmates, who tell Shinichi about their voluptuous [[Jodie Starling|new English teacher]]. Ran resignedly interrupts and reminds Shinichi that he is yet to tell her about “the important thing” he mentioned at the school play. Shinichi shoos his eavesdropping classmates before instructing her to meet him at the Bird's-Eye-View Restaurant in the [[Beika Center Building]] at 20:00. 
At the restaurant, Ran and Shinichi sit at a window seat. Ran admits that she had thought Shinichi was Conan, believing that Shinichi had asked Agasa to invent a shrinking drug to hide his identity after running into trouble during a criminal investigation. Shinichi, surprised by the accuracy of Ran’s conjecture, has no choice but to laugh awkwardly. After a while, the topic of the conversation returns to “the important thing.” Shinichi remains hesitant, and is unable to summon the courage to get to the point. 
Meanwhile, the CEO of a game company, Taiji Tatsumi, declines to attend a party held at the restaurant, stating that he feels ill. He comments on the dimness of the elevator hall, to which a department head, Satoru Ooba, explains that it is for a "performative entrance." Tatsumi leaves on the elevator. Soon after, Tatsumi's daughter, Sakurako, enters the elevator hall and meets with Ooba. The latter explains that he has received Tatsumi's blessing to marry her, sparking joy in the woman. They share a deep kiss as Tatsumi returns to the floor on the elevator. However, the man is shocked not by the sight of his daughter in Ooba's arms, but by the gun Ooba is pointing at his head. The shot rings with the release of the party confetti in the room next door. The elevator doors shut in time for Ooba to present Sakurako with a necklace, whom she gladly accepts. [[File:CH258_MurderedCEO.png|thumb|left|200px|Tatsumi stares down the barrel of Ooba's gun.]]
Shinichi struggles to make his statement; his heart begins to pound. Suddenly, someone's scream pierces the room. Despite his best attempts to ignore the murder and finish his date with Ran, the girl sees through his facade, and tells him to go investigate—adding that unlike someone, she won't run away. Shinichi, grateful for her understanding, springs up and runs towards the exit, promising Ran that he will return soon.

==== File 259 - A Tranquil Time ====
Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the crime scene. Takagi reports that Tatsumi's company occupies the twenty-fourth to the thirty-sixth floor of the building, and that the elevator in question can only be used by company employees. In addition, the rugged state of Tatsumi's suit suggests that he met an armed robber. Megure recalls a similar murder he investigated in the exact same building in the early years of his career, where a young man intervened in the investigation and rejected the idea of a robbery. Coincidentally, Shinichi arrives and intervenes in the investigation, rejecting the idea of a robbery. He points out that since non-employees cannot enter the elevator, using it would run the risk of being caught for trespassing. Also, Tatsumi's suit is damaged partially because his sleeves are unbuttoned, and no robber would bother unfastening the victim’s buttons. 
At this moment, several company employees, including Ooba and Sakurako, are brought to Megure. He asks if any of them know the time when they last saw Tatsumi. Sakurako fights through her tears and states that it was 20:30 sharp. She explains that she was able to see Ooba’s wristwatch when she touched her earrings when giving her a necklace. Shinichi finds it suspicious that Sakurako could see the wristwatch's dial when it was both in the dark and likely facing away from her he touched her earring. Ooba explains that his wristwatch would light up automatically in the dark, and that Shinichi has wrongfully assumed that he was touching Sakurako’s left earring with his left hand. Instead, he was touched her right earring with his left hand—thus the dial faces inwards. Shinichi accepts his explanation, but points out the action's inconvenience, insinuating that his right hand was occupied. [[File:CH259_ShinichiQuestionsKiss.png|thumb|right|250px|Shinichi asks Sakurako if she was kissing Ooba.]]
Back in the restaurant, Ran continues to wonder what Shinichi wanted to tell her. A waitress arrives with desserts, but Ran tells her to hold the order, as she wishes to wait for Shinichi. Upon learning that “her detective friend” is tackling the case, the waitress giggles and tells Ran a true story. Twenty years ago, a [[Yusaku Kudo|young man]] was dining with his [[Yukiko Kudo|girlfriend]] at Ran's exact table, when a murder took place in the restaurant. The man rushed to the crime scene, solved the murder quickly, returned and audibly proposed. The waitress joyfully tells Ran that it might happen again, and for a moment, a blushing Ran believes so as well, but soon reason tells her to abandon this line of thought. 
Ooba and Sakurako fire back at Shinichi, stating their strong alibis. Shinichi presses Sakurako and asks whether they stopped by anywhere, and Sakurako concedes that they did go to the bathroom before heading to the party. However, she argues that they were only briefly separated, and they conversed the entire time. Shinichi disputes her narrative, contending that since the police have found a pistol in the garbage pipe near the bathroom, Ooba could have taken advantage of those minutes to dispose of the weapon. Ooba, seeing that Shinichi is suspecting him and only him, says that the police are free to perform a gunshot residue test on him to see whether he committed the murdered. He is thus led away, leaving Sakurako with Shinichi. Once he is out of sight, Shinichi quietly asks Sakurako whether she and Ooba were kissing after their colleagues had departed. He explains that his [[Yukiko Kudo|mother]] once told him that only after kissing or eating would a woman go to the bathroom to reapply lipstick. She confirms. He proceeds to inquire about how the two kissed, and learns that Sakurako’s back was facing the elevator, that Ooba’s left arm was positioned on her right shoulder and went around her neck such that his hand could reach her left ear. Shinichi finally asks if her earrings were a present from Ooba. Sakurako replies negative, saying that she bought them on a whim earlier that day. After obtaining this piece of information, Shinichi becomes certain that Ooba is the culprit, but still lacks a few key pieces of the puzzle. 
Shinichi overhears a couple of company employees mention to Megure that Ooba oversaw the planning of the party, and that the party featured the appearance of the new company mascot, which Ooba wore. Upon hearing this, Shinichi asks whether he can inspect the costume. After observing the intricacies of the costume, everything becomes clear to the detective, and a smirk crosses his face. Suddenly, he is hit with an acute pain in the chest, a clear sign that the antidote is beginning to wearing off.

==== File 260 - The Memorable Place ====
Takagi returns and reports that they found no gunpowder residue on Ooba's clothing. Before Megure can redirect the investigation, Shinichi interjects and instructs everyone to return to the elevator for his deduction.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH260_PlasticBagOnGun.png|thumb|right|300px|Ooba eliminated gunpowder residue by shooting the gun through a plastic bag.]]
Shinichi asserts that '''Satoru Ooba''' murdered Tatsumi. He states that Ooba shot Tatsumi while he kissed Sakurako in front of the elevator. Ooba’s left hand covered Sakurako’s left ear while he used his free right hand to reach for his pistol and call the elevator. He then proceeded to shoot Tatsumi the moment the door opened before quickly returning his gun to his pocket. Megure remarks that the silencer would not be enough to prevent Sakurako from hearing the gunshot. Shinichi replies that by letting Sakurako know that it was 20:30 immediately after their kiss, she would naturally assume that the noise had been the releasing of the confetti—indicating the start of the party.
Ooba asks why Tatsumi would remain in the elevator despite expressing his wishes to return home. The detective states that Tatsumi was waiting in the elevator for Ooba to bring him the mascot costume since originally, the plan was for Tatsumi to don the costume, not Ooba (thus Tatsumi unfastened his sleeve buttons as he expected to change). Ooba, still defiant, challenges Shinichi to properly explain of the absence of gunpowder residue on his body. Shinichi replies that upon learning that the mascot blinked an abnormal number of times during the party, he realized that something was wrong with the eye of the mascot. After examining the costume, he found a plastic bag containing a glove and four rubber bands in the mascot's eye. Shinichi explains that by wearing the glove and placing the pistol inside the plastic bag (which Ooba closed around his right wrist by using the rubber bands), both the gunpowder residue and the empty bullet shell would remain in the bag. Furthermore, since it was dark, Sakurako would likely not notice anything strange about Ooba’s hands. As for the purpose of giving her the necklace after the kiss, it was to ensure that she would immediately head to the bathroom to try it on, which would give Ooba time to dispose of the pistol and bullet shell. Shinichi concludes by saying that since Ooba must have touched Sakurako’s earrings barehanded, he must have put on the glove afterwards, which logically implies that he left fingerprints on the plastic bag when reaching for the glove. [[File:CH260_PinkPearl.png|thumb|left|250px|The color of Sakurako's earrings are indiscernible without light.]]
As soon as Shinichi finishes speaking, he is hit by another wave of acute pain. Ooba remains unfazed, and calmly says that other employees also touched the plastic bag. One employee explains that they noticed that the mascot's eye was malfunctioning, and so they opened the contraption and found the plastic bag. After examining it, they concluded that the bag must be an intrinsic part of the mascot, and returned it to its eye. Megure, believing Shinichi's deduction is breaking apart, begins panicking, but the boy manages to carry on. He asks why Ooba knew that Sakurako’s earrings were the color as his present, and Ooba simply replies that it is because he saw their color. As he finishes uttering these words, Ooba becomes aware of the true intent of Shinichi’s question, but the mistake has already been made. Shinichi reminds everyone that Sakurako had just recently purchased the earrings earlier, and that their encounter at the elevator was the first time they met that day. Given such information, along with the darkness of the room, it was impossible for Ooba to discern the color of Sakurako's earrings unless they were illuminated by the elevator's light. Speechless, Ooba admits to his crime. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Ooba recounts that Twenty years ago, Tatsumi took over his father's company under the guise of a merger and moved aggressively to steal all his father's company’s intellectual properties and mass fired employees. This corporate act ultimately resulted in Ooba's father's suicide. Still, he attempted to present his death as a murder committed by Tatsumi at the Beika Center Building, the same building they stand in now. Such events led Ooba down a path of vengeance. 
Hearing Ooba's words, Megure recalls that twenty years ago, a teenage [[Yusaku Kudo]] was the individual who ultimately deduced that Ooba's father's death was a suicide. He turns to discuss this coincidence with Shinichi, but finds him gone.
</spoiler>
[[File:CH260_ConanRelaysShinichi.png|thumb|right|210px|Conan relays Shinichi's message to a distraught Ran.]]
Shinichi limps into the restaurant bathroom while gripping his chest. He curses his predicament, strongly desiring to return to Ran and finally make his statement. He notices Conan in the reflection, who notes that he maintained his form for twenty-four minutes beyond the expected range. Shinichi falls to the floor as Haibara removes her disguise and returns his glasses. 
At the table, the waitress informs Ran about the culprit's arrest and shares her excitement for Shinichi's return. However, it is instead Conan who appears before the table, holding out Shinichi's credit card. He explains that Shinichi had received an emergency call about the difficult case he is trying to solve, forcing him to leave immediately. Ran solemnly listens to Conan's words, but eventually expresses her distress about constantly being abandoned. Conan desperately "relays" a message that swears his eventual return and urges Ran to wait for him. Ran finds levity in her sea of misery and assures Conan that Shinichi's actions are not his fault. She brightens the mood by offering to buy him dessert on Shinichi's dime, he accepts. While gobbling down dessert after dessert, Ran rhetorically questions what Shinichi wanted to say to her. Conan internally reflects on how he intended to confess his feelings to her—identically to how his father, Yusaku, had done so to his mother, [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]], twenty years ago. Meanwhile, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] restlessly waits for his unpunctual daughter in the car.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Taiji Tatsumi|Taiji Tatsumi manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)
* 58 years old
* Game company chief executive}}
{{People|Satoru Ooba|Satoru Oba manga.jpg|
* 31 years old
* Game company department head}}
{{People|Sakurako Tatsumi|Sakurako Tatsumi manga.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Taiji Tatsumi's daughter}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Major romantic development between Shinichi and Ran
** Shinichi takes Ran to the same restaurant where his father proposed to his mother with the intention of similarly confessing his feelings.
** Their date is interrupted by a murder, leading to the antidote wearing off before Shinichi can return to Ran, thus foiling his romantic plans.
 
 

=== Music Box Case ===
{{ref anime|194-195|The Significant Music Box}}

==== File 261 - Touching the Music Strings!? ====
[[File:CH261_ConanAsksForAntidote.png|thumb|left|175px|Conan asks Haibara for another antidote pill.]]
[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] asks [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] for some additional antidotes, as he would like to meet [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] again as [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] and confess his feelings to her.<ref name="Elevator_Murder_Case">Elevator Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#Elevator_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 258-260]])</ref> Haibara refuses, citing his recklessness and the dangers of consuming a prototype drug. Haibara joins her friends in boarding [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s car as they embark on their trip to the indoor pool, leaving at Conan on the sidewalk. During their ride, the [[Detective Boys]] find Haibara merrily humming with an apparent sense of accomplishment. On the other hand, Conan wearily looks up at the [[Mouri Detective Agency]] and resigns himself to continue his life as Conan. 
While ascending the stairs, he hears the music of "Haru Yo Koi" ("Oh Spring, Come"). When entering the agency, he sees Ran, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], and a client named Haruna Yuuki listening carefully to a music box. Haruna, the young fine arts student, explains she had difficulties making friends at university, so she sent a message to a random person with her [[Wikipedia: Pager|pager/pocketbell]] asking if they would like to befriend her. A man named Shuugo accepted and became her new pager-friend. The two planned to meet each other last year on Christmas Day, but Shuugo made no appearance. However, Haruna found a bag at their meeting spot containing a music box, with high resale value, and Shuugo's pager—an act Haruna interpreted as Shuugo ending the relationship with farewell present. Yet, the music box was appraised as poor. Additionally, Haruna began receiving antagonistic pager messages from an unknown person which ultimately motivated her to seek advice from Kogoro. Conan notices that parts of the music box were purposefully altered to play out of tune and suggests the music box holds a secret message from Shuugo. Ran notes that the off-tuned sounds correspond to the lyrics "mo (も)," "de (出)," and "ru (る)" in the song. Still stumped, Conan suggests they ask Sergeant [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] to contact the pager company identify Shuugo's address via the pager number. [[File:CH261_RanSeesSilhouette.png|thumb|right|250px|Ran spots an old man with a cane pass by her room.]]
Takagi puts the group in contact with the Ogata family, who invites them to their home. They arrive, and Haruna is cheerfully welcomed by Shirou Ogata, the younger son, but quite reticently by the others. They learn that Shuugo Ogata was the Shiro's late grandfather, who, fell ill and lacked connection. In his loneliness, he agreed to message Haruna as she shared her name and personality with his late wife, who often played the song "Haru Yo Koi" on her [[Wikipedia: Koto (instrument)|Koto]]. Minoru Ogata, the eldest son then accuses Haruna of wishing to steal the Shuugo's hidden treasure: four antique hand-made stamps worth 200 million yen. After being scolded by his family, Minoru ominously leaves. Haruna and company are invited to stay the night 
While Kogoro and Conan reflect in their room, Conan finds Shuugo's cremation urn dated "12/6," meaning that Shuugo could not have given the music box to Haruna on 12/25. Meanwhile, Ran screams at the sight of a spooky silhouette of an old man with a cane passing stealthily by their room. When everyone rushes over, a huge noise of something heavy falling catches their attention, and they hurry to the grandparents' room. They find Minoru crushed beneath a fallen koto. In that moment, Haruna receives a message on her pager from Shuugo, saying "I've been waiting for you."

==== File 262 - The Vanishing Sound ====
Haruna is frightened by Shuugo's apparent resurrection, and draws everyone's attention to her pager. While the group wrangles with the message's implications, Minoru regains consciousness and says he was struck in the head by a hard object in the dark. Conan notices he was hit in the forehead and asks if he saw his attacker's face. Minoru states his ignorance, blaming the darkness of the room. Kogoro surmises that the attacker was from the outside, dismissing Ran's claim about the silhouette, and attributing Shuugo's message to a coincidental memo from one of Haruna's friends. [[File:CH262_OgataFloorPlan.png|thumb|left|250px|Conan figures out the house's floor plan.]]
The police arrive and report no signs of trespassing. Additionally, Shirou rules out the possibility of the intruder hiding in the house as he had done a sweep of all the rooms. Still, the police mention the unlocked back gate, which the family explains has been broken for some time, nevertheless, Kogoro goes to examine it. After the confirming the lack footprints near the back gate, the group re-enters the home to test the plausibility of Ran's claim. She states the silhouette traversed down the hall from the direction of Tsuneo and Kazuko's room and towards Kogoro and Conan's room. The group remains skeptical. Conan then steps on a hairpin and lets out a yelp, incurring the wrath of Kogoro, who mistook the boy's cry as a sign he found an intruder. The police ask where the Ogata family was when Ran witnessed the silhouette, to which they respond that they were in the kitchen—where Shirou was scolding them for interrogating Haruna about her conversations with Shuugo. Minoru speculates that the Tsuneo and Kazuko were likely fiercely questioning Haruna since perhaps Shuugo gave her the 200 million yen stamps. He adds that the family had made several unsustainable purchases with the assumption they could refill their bank balance with stamp's sale. 
Conan then learns the full layout of the house with the help of Shirou and begins to piece together the puzzle. He notes that the mystery of the music box remains; he stares blankly at his lackluster attempt at writing music notation, unable to decipher anything. Ran notices his notebook, and uses her musical prowess to properly write the notation for him. Furthermore, she teaches him that triple sharps denotes [[Wikipedia: A major|A major]]. With this new information, Conan's deduction is complete, filled with the answers to the case's every question.

==== File 263 - Spring Has Come? ====
[[File:CH263_HappyFamily.png|thumb|right|125px|The Ogata family celebrates the rediscovery of their fortune.]]
Conan lures Kogoro to a room and distracts him with a pattern on the wall. He uses the opportunity to tranquilize him and instruct Ran to both summon the Ogata family and borrow a black sheet of paper, scissors, and tape.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH263_SilouhetteSecret.png|thumb|right|305px|A car's headlights shine through the open gate and casts the frightening silhouette.]]
Tsuneo and Kazuko realize that Haruna had not received the music box two Christmases ago but rather one, meaning Shuugo could not have delivered the box. Kogoro deduces that Shuugo had tasked Shirou with delivering the bag in his stead. Additionally, Shuugo had not been communicating with Haruna since he was hospitalized, meaning Shirou had been the one on the other end since last Spring. After seeing her wait for Shuugo with high hopes, he felt her could no longer continue the deception, and so he placed Shuugo's pager alongside the music box and anonymously left the bag for her. Kogoro says he knew Shirou's involvement because he identified Haruna before she even introduced herself when arriving at the house, meaning he must have been familiar with her face. 
Kogoro then directs Ran to turn off the lights. Suddenly, a silhouette of Conan drifts across the hallway, surprising everyone. When Ran opens the door, the boy is nowhere in sight. Conan appears behind Kogoro and draws everyone's attention to the window in the hallway. Ran spots a black paper cut-out of Conan taped to the glass. Kogoro explains that when a car approaches the open back gate and makes a turn at the intersection, the car's headlights shine upon the black paper cut-out and casts a shadow on Ran's room, creating the illusion of a moving silhouette. [[File:CH263_WireThroughRooms.png|thumb|left|255px|The wires run through the rooms.]]
Minoru still expresses skepticism about the strike he received. Kogoro explains that he was accidentally hit by a falling koto which was dropped using a contraption designed by the culprit. He explains that Minoru wished to investigate the koto after learning about the music box, and searched for it in his grandparents room. However, he did not turn on the lights because he could not locate the lamp switch as it had been shortened due to the contraption's design. Kogoro explains that the culprit ran a monofilament fishing line from the lamp; through an unstably positioned koto; through Shirou, Minoru, and the parent's rooms, and then finally to the [[Wikipedia: Fusuma|fusuma (door)]] of Ran's room using a hairpin. By opening the fusuma with force (motivated by Ran's scream), the hairpin would release, causing the koto to fall from its high position and onto the floor. Hence, the individual who opened the fusuma, '''Kazuko Ogata''' is likely the culprit. Conan also shows that Kazuko retrieved the fishing line by tangling one end to the room fan, which would spin the entire line back into its blades automatically. 
 
'''The Motive:''' 
Kogoro speculates Kazuko dropped the koto to prevent Haruna from finding the stamps. She also organized the silhouette and sent the frightening message to the pager to convince Haruna to avoid their house. The antagonistic messages sent to Haruna's pager were also sent for this purpose. After hearing Haruna had an affinity for stamps and was "happy to return," Kazuko believed Haruna was a stamp hunter who intended to constantly visit their house to find Shuugo's stamps.
</spoiler>
Shirou expresses his disappointment about the destruction of his grandmother's koto. However, Kazuko reveals that the dropped instrument was a forgery, and that she pawned the original to pay back family debts in the absence of the stamps. Kogoro then reveals that the music box Haruna received has its value in its keys. The three off-tune notes: "mo (も)," "de (出)," and "ru (ル)" correspond to [[Wikipedia: Solfège|solfège]] syllables "la," "do," and "la," which in turn correspond to Iroha Alphabet letters: "i (イ)," "ha (ハ)," and "i (イ)" which spell "Ihai (イハイ)" which is Japanese for [[Wikipedia: Spirit tablet|spirit tablet]]. The family rushes to Shuugo's [[Wikipedia: Butsudan|butsudan]] and find the stamps hidden in the tablet. The family rejoices at their discovery and rush to Kogoro to express their deepest gratitude. 
The next day, Shirou drives his guests back to the Mouri Detective Agency. Kogoro wonders whether Shuugo had intended for Shirou to possess sole ownership over the stamps, but the man responds he has instead found something else with greater value. He proudly shows Shuugo's pager which Haruna had gifted him, indicating that their messaging will continue. Left with a happy ending, Ran ascends the stairs while cheerfully singing "Haru Yo Koi."

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Haruna Yuuki|Haruna Yuki manga.jpg|
* 21 years old
* Art student}}
{{People|Kazuko Ogata|Kazuko Ogata manga.jpg|
* 50 years old
* Tsuneo's wife}}
{{People|Shirou Ogata|Shirou Ogata manga.jpg|
* 22 years old
* Tsuneo and Kazuko's younger son}}
{{People|Tsuneo Ogata|Tsuneo Ogata manga.jpg|
* 53 years old
* Kazuko's husband
* Current head of Ogata family}}
{{People|Minoru Ogata|Minoru Ogata manga.jpg|
* Victim (beaten - injured)
* 28 years old
* Tsuneo and Kazuko's eldest son}}
{{People|Shuugo Ogata|Shuugo Ogata manga.jpg|
* Deceased
* Tsuneo's father
* Former head of Ogata family}}
{{People|Haruna Ogata|Haruna Ogata manga.jpg|
* Deceased
* Shuugo's wife
* Tsuneo's mother}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Haibara denies Conan's request to receive more antidote pills.
 
 

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cy.jpg|1000px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_25sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_26sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumeNE 13sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, New Edition, combined volumes 25-26)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume 26e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 21-30]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}

[[Category:Volumes]]

[[de:Band 26]]

Volume 26

2026-06-28T13:29:10Z

ZA1: /* File 255 - The Intruder's Sudden Arrival */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 26
| image = Volume 26.jpg
| releasedate = February 18, 2000
| chapters = 254-263
| isbn = 4-09-125496-9
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = November 18, 2008
| english-isbn = 1-4215-1678-0
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Inspector Samejima]]
| keyhole = [[Vermouth|Chris Vineyard]]
| prev-volume = Volume 25
| next-volume = Volume 27
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 26 was released on February 18, 2000 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo}}
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}
{{Char|Tomoaki Araide}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Yusaku Kudo|display=Yusaku Kudo (flashback)}}
{{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo (flashback)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Dangerous Cave Case ===
{{ref anime|188-190|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Cavern of the Detective Boys ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Wounded Great Detective ~|The Desperate Revival|l3=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~}}

==== File 254 - An Infatuated Heart ====
[[File:CH254_RanSleeps.png|thumb|left|200px|Ran remains beside Conan as he recovers.]]
[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] wakes up in his hospital bed—diminished, but still breathing. [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] enters the room and informs him of [[Ran Mouri|Ran]]'s heroics while he covers his sleeping and depleted daughter with his jacket. 
Ten days later, the doctor gladly reports that Conan will make a full recovery and is fit to return home soon, albeit with a mild fever. Relieved, Ran and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] transport Conan back to his hospital room. On the way, Sonoko entertains the idea of [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] attending their upcoming play if she informs him that Ran is playing the lead heroine. Ran confidently disagrees and states her indifference, saying that the only attendee she needs is a healthy Conan. While Sonoko voices her puzzlement, Conan asks about the bandages on the girl's wrist. She answers that she sprained it during rehearsal and is now unable to play the Black Knight, but is covered thanks to [[Tomoaki Araide|Araide]]. As Conan internally grumbles about the development, Ran says she is uncertain about the attendance, but Sonoko assures her that the drama club is organizing a refreshment sale to compensate for the lack of air-conditioning. Meanwhile, a [[The Criminal|silhouette]] watches. 
Approaching the room, the group hears [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] and [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] arguing about their choice of flowers. The two explain they came to check on Conan after hearing about his injury. Kazuha leaves with the girls to buy a more suitable bouquet while Heiji stays to talk with Conan. The boy question's the ulterior motive behind his friend's visit, leading Heiji to reveal that [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] had contacted him about Ran's grasp on Conan's secret. He proffers the notion of confirmation bias, but Conan reflects on several moments—after Ran found his childhood photo—which indicate her awareness. <ref name="Magician's_Suicide_Case">Magician's Suicide Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Magician's_Suicide_Case|Volume 14: 131-133]])</ref><ref name="Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Black_Star">Kaitou Kid and the Black Star Case (Manga: [[Volume_16#Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Black_Star|Volume 16: 156-159]])</ref><ref name="Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case">Shinichi's First Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_21#Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case|Volume 21: 204-207]])</ref><ref name="Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case">Sonoko Attempted Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_22#Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case|Volume 22: 219-221]])</ref><ref name="Ski_Lodge_Case">Elementary School Teacher Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Ski_Lodge_Case|Volume 14-15: 139-143]])</ref> He wonders why Ran refuses to confront him, but Heiji reproaches him on his failure to make deductions about his own life, stating that Ran is likely waiting for him to tell her the truth. Caught in a dilemma, Conan asks for his friend's advice. [[File:CH254_HaibaraGun.png|thumb|right|225px|Betrayal?]]
On the plane ride home, Heiji ruminates on Conan sarcastically saying that to fix the problem, he needs a clone of Shinichi. Kazuha asks him about attending Ran's play. The boy refuses to attend, citing an important errand. 
That night, the silhouette sneaks through the hospital halls and quietly enters a laboratory. They rummage through the cabinets and find a bottle of [[Wikipedia: Potassium Cyanide|potassium cyanide]] before grinning with murderous intent. Meanwhile, Conan reflects on his quandary, remembering Ran's request to not leave her alone.<ref name="Cruise_Ship_Murder_Case">Cruise Ship Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_23#Cruise_Ship_Murder_Case|Volume 23: 225-230]])</ref> Thus, he resolves to reveal his identity to her. Suddenly, Haibara appears beside his bed and menacingly points a gun at him.

==== Major Events ====
* Ran is revealed to have been aware that Conan is Shinichi ever since she saw his childhood photos.
* Haibara meets Ran and Kogoro for the first time.
* Doctor Araide is revealed to have theater experience.
 
 

=== School Play Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|190-191|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Black Knight ~}}

==== Gadgets introduced ====
{{NewGadget|name = [[Voice-Changing Face Mask]]||image = Voice-Changing_Face_Mask.jpg|description =
* Used by [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] to disguise her voice as Conan's}}
{{clearleft}}

==== File 255 - The Intruder's Sudden Arrival ====
[[File:CH255_HaibaraShootsConan.png|thumb|right|160px|Haibara makes her point.]]
[[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] states that her cover has been blown. Along with [[Pisco]], was a second agent dispatched to the [[Haido City Hotel]], who, had informed the [[Black Organization]] about [[Sherry]]'s ability to transform into a child with the use of a drug.<ref name="Hotel_Party_Murder_Case">Hotel Party Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Hotel_Party_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 238-242]])</ref> Consequently, the Organization infiltrated [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house. However, instead of assassinating her, they admitted that her value in the development of [[APTX4869]] was too great to squander, thus they offered her a chance to redeem herself under one condition: kill all associates aware of the Organization's existence. With Agasa held as a hostage, the girl callously sympathizes with [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s situation, adding that [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]], [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]], and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]] will have to be erased tomorrow, but still highlighting the silver-lining that Conan will be spared from witnessing such events. Haibara proceeds to pull the trigger, and a bizarre gun shot rings. [[File:CH255_BlackKnight.png|thumb|left|150px|The Black Knight defies the script and embraces the Princess.]]
Conan stares aghast at a bouquet of flowers dispensed by the toy gun. Haibara admits she was merely reciting a scenario, but states that she did so to prove a point: if Conan tells Ran about his identity, and if the Black Organization learns the truth, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] would be added to their list of targets. She provides three options to remedy the situation. First, conceal the truth and continue living with Ran despite its social consequences. Second, tell Ran the truth and pray the Organization forever remains ignorant. And third... 
The [[Teitan High School]] Festival bustles with activity as Ran and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] look out at a sea audience members. [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] meets Ran backstage, saying she came despite Heiji's dissuasion. They are soon joined by [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] and a masked Conan who wish her luck before returning to their seats. Out by the concession stands, audience member Mai Kougami buys drinks for Youta Mitani, Yumemi Noda, and Kouhei Kamata. Kougami leaves for the bathroom while her friends distribute drinks. Kamata checks the contents of his drink and has a surprised reaction. He looks over at third year student, Ayako Ninagawa working at the concession stand before the lights suddenly shut off and the show begins. [[File:CH255_AttemptedKiss.png|thumb|right|275px|The show nears its climax.]]
The play opens with the [[Ran Mouri|Princess]] lamenting about her dreaded arranged marriage before transitioning to a fight sequence involving a group of Imperial saboteurs assaulting the Princess' carriage. The show endures multiple comedic disturbances caused by both a proud Kogoro and an overzealous Kazuha as it approaches its climax. The Black Knight descends onto the saboteurs and saves the Princess from harm. The actor then deviates from the script and immediately embraces the Princess, much to Ran's confusion. In the stands, a [[Shinichi Kudo|teenager with a familiar face]] takes a seat next to Conan, who, reacts in shock. Ran notices her friends holding a sign urging her to improvise with the Black Knight; the two actors lean in for the kissing scene. However, before their lips can meet, a scream pieces the gymnasium as Kouhei Kamata lies dead on the floor.

==== File 256 - Concealed Truth ====
Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the gymnasium and inquire about the approximate time of death. Ran responds "around 14:40" and turns to Araide, the Black Knight, for confirmation, but the Knight strangely remains silent. Takagi asks the forensic analyst about the cause of death, but before the man can respond, a teenager with a [[Wikipedia: Kansai dialect|Kansai dialect]] correctly answers potassium cyanide—citing Kamata's pink lips and fingernails, and his mouth's almond scent as evidence. Kogoro and Megure grow suspicious of the teenager and asks for an alibi. He points to an uncharacteristically apathetic Conan, who promptly confirms his innocence. Kogoro then says the teenager is bizarrely familiar and Megure asks for him to identify himself. He confidently lifts his hat and proclaims that he is Shinichi Kudo. The police stand bewildered at "Shinichi's" uncanniness, as the boy turns to Ran and Conan explaining that he came to see her show. However, his disguise is instantly foiled by Kazuha who identifies him as Heiji. Under pressure, he ditches his attempt at portraying Shinichi as a separate person from Conan, and resumes cooperating as himself. [[File:CH256_FakeShinichi.png|thumb|left|200px|Shinichi Kudo revealed?]]
Megure begins interrogating Kamata's friends. Kougami had bought the four drinks, Mitani received all four, and Noda received hers and Kamata's. They explain that they are alumni members of Teitan High School, now hospital students, who were involved in the drama club with a yearly tradition of attending the annual play. Kogoro asks why they sent Kougami to carry all four drinks. She replies that Kamata was with her but returned to the seats after seeing the concession worker, Ayako Ninagawa. Heiji states that all four had the opportunity to poison Kamata's ice coffee and are thus suspects. Kougami protests, saying that since she ordered the same drink, meaning if she were the killer, she would have ensured Kamata received the poisoned cup instead of leaving for the bathroom. She also dispels the theory of poisoning both cups by proving that she has fully consumed its contents. Mitani and Noda similarly plead innocence, but Megure cites the labeled caps as an easy means of identifying the right cup to poison. Takagi then finds that Kamata had not used the milk and gum syrup attached to his ice coffee, disproving the theory of poisoned condiments. Ninagawa confesses that she purposefully filled Kamata's cup with cola with the intention of luring Kamata back to the concession stand. She reveals that they were formerly betrothed, and she wanted an opportunity to talk to him about why she annulled their engagement. Hearing her words, Kogoro quietly floats the possibility of a suicide motivated by his fiancé's rejection. Kougami and Noda mention that Kamata had suspiciously been rummaging through his car's dashboard during the drive over, prompting the police to leave and examine his car. [[File:CH256_RealShinichi.png|thumb|right|300px|Shinichi Kudo revealed.]]
With the case figured out, Heiji kneels beside Conan to share his deduction, but the boy walks away in indifference. Sonoko looks out the window at the forming rainclouds and bemoans the unfortunate turn of events. She turns to Araide who agrees. Meanwhile, the Black Knight approaches the concession stand and inspects a condiment container. Takagi returns with a bottle of potassium cyanide he found in Kamata's dashboard, giving credence to Kogoro's theory of suicide. Before Megure can declare the death a suicide, the Black Knight emerges from the masses and voices his disagreement, asserting that Kamata's death was a calculated murder. As he slowly steps into the spotlight, his friends and colleagues gradually begin to realize who is behind the mask. The crowd then witness Shinichi Kudo dramatically appear before them. Everyone stands in disbelief, including Ran, who, turns to look at Conan—her supposition shattered. Conan blankly stares at Shinichi, greatly disapproving of his supposed "true identity's" theatrics.

==== File 257 - Revival Under the Threat of Death ====
Shinichi's appearance astounds everyone, especially Ran, who he briefly pulls aside. After telling her to meet him after his deduction, he turns to Heiji and asks for a ¥10 coin. Megure approaches and asks for clarification. And so, Shinichi's deduction begins.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH257_PoisonedIce.png|thumb|right|250px|The poison was in the ice, not the liquid.]]
Shinichi explains that the culprit did not poison the drink, but rather the ice. They had known Kamata had a habit of eating the ice after finishing his drink. Thus, by inserting a potassium cyanide capsule in an ice cube, Kamata's poisoning would be delayed, and no poison will remain in the cup as it will be consumed in its entirety as an ice cube. Mitani and Noda are absolved due to their limited access to Kamata's cup, and Ninagawa is absolved since she intended for the soda to be returned and could not predict which soda Kamata would receive. Therefore, the culprit must be '''Mai Kougami'''. 
Kougami had preserved the ice cubes in her coin purse along with pieces of [[Wikipedia: Dry ice|dry ice]]. When leaving for the bathroom before the play, she flushed the dry ice in the bathroom and discarded the purse in a trash can outside. Kougami applauds Shinichi's deduction but asks how she could have guaranteed Kamata's poisoning if she had not distributed the drinks. Shinichi answers that she had prepared two poisoned ice cubes and contaminated both drinks. By quickly drinking her soda, Kougami managed to consume the liquid before the ice could melt and release poison. Megure interjects, stating there were no traces in Kougami's cup either. The detective states that Kougami had pretended to consume the ice, in doing so, she transferred the poisoned ice cube from her mouth to her hands and then finally into her hood. 
Shinichi, with Heiji's assistance, flips the ¥10 coin in the air and into Kougami's hood. Heiji pulls the coin out of the hood and shows its [[Wikipedia: Deoxidation|deoxidation]], a property of potassium cyanide has on bronze corrosion. Megure, astonished, asks how he knew the poison was in her hood. Kougami confesses, stating he likely became suspicious after she abstained from wearing her hood while running through the rain. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Kougami wished to avenge the death of an old cancerous man Kamata was treating. He had purposefully accelerated his death by changing his treatment, all to add quick results to his PhD thesis. Kougami recalls how Kamata had once drunkenly whined about how an eighteen-year-old dumped him despite him being a doctor with mastery over the fate of those he treated. Enraged by his statement, Kougami stole the potassium cyanide from the hospital and planned her murder.
</spoiler>
Megure expresses his amazement of Shinichi's abilities and offers him the opportunity to attend the culprit's interrogation. The boy declines, clearly more interested in speaking to Ran. Still, the boy urges Megure to keep his involvement in the investigation a secret from the public. As the police wrap up their operation, Heiji notices Shinichi's rapidly worsening fatigue. Soon, he begins to steam and topples to the ground—understanding that the antidote's effects are beginning to wear off. Ran and his classmates swarm around him in concern, but before he can remove himself from the room, he loses consciousness. 
Some time later, Shinichi gradually regains consciousness and sees his friends worriedly monitoring his condition. He defeatedly assumes their apprehension is due to them witnessing his transformation back into Conan, however, he quickly learns that his form has somehow maintained, he is still Shinichi Kudo.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|[[Youta Mitani]]|Yota Mitani manga.jpg|
* 27 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital guard}}
{{People|Mai Kougami|Mai Kogami manga.jpg|fsize=0.96em|
* 28 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital clerical employee}}
{{People|Yumemi Noda|Yumemi Noda manga.jpg|
* 27 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital nurse}}
{{People|Kouhei Kamata|Kohei Kamata manga.jpg|
* Victim (poison)
* 28 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital doctor}}
{{People|Ayako Ninagawa|Ayako Ninagawa manga.jpg|
* 18 years old
* High school senior}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Conan successfully convinces Ran that Shinichi and Conan are two separate individuals.
** The effect is sold by simultaneously presenting the two at the play.
* Major romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.
** Shinichi returns, and Sonoko secretly has him play the Black Knight in order to manufacture a kiss between him and Ran.
*** However, a murder occurs before Sonoko's plans can come to fruition.
* The APTX4869 antidote's effects wear off and Shinichi collapses before his classmates, but somehow his form remains unchanged.
 
 

=== Elevator Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|192-193|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ Shinichi's Return ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Promised Place ~}}

==== File 258 - Momentary Rest ====
[[File:CH258_HaibaraShocked.png|thumb|left|250px|Shinichi asks Haibara why she does so much for him.]]
The next day, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and "[[Ai Haibara|Conan]]" arrive at [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]'s house before school. Ran anxiously rings the door bell, and is eventually answered by an ostensibly annoyed Shinichi, who is still in the process of preparing for the day. While Ran rejoices in the return of her friend, Conan sneaks into the house and confronts an elated Shinichi in his bathroom. Conan is revealed to be a disguised [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] using a [[Voice-Changing Face Mask]]. She scolds him for deviating from their plan to quietly meet Ran backstage, and informs him that Heiji had called for everyone's silence regarding the murder at the school play—mitigating word spreading about Shinichi's involvement.<ref name="School_Play_Murder_Case">School Play Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#School_Play_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 255-257]])</ref> Seeing Haibara's incredible commitment to maintaining the integrity of his secret identity, Shinichi asks why she goes to such great lengths for him. The girl's eyes widen for a moment, but she quickly regains her composure and says that if he were to be exposed, she too would be put in danger. She also states that she is merely using him to test and observe the effects of her antidote. [[File:CH258_ShinichiAndDetectiveBoys.png|thumb|right|250px|Shinichi nostalgically watches his friends.]]
On the road to school, Shinichi and Ran discuss the play, leading to Shinichi complimenting Ran on her appearance as the Princess, albeit in a back-handed manner. The three are soon joined by the [[Detective Boys]], who Shinichi accidentally greets. He is expectedly met with confusion, and so Conan explains that he lives in the mansion next to [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]], which [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] remembers as the "haunted house."<ref name="Haunted_Mansion_Case">Haunted Mansion Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#Haunted_Mansion_Case|Volume 2: 017-019]])</ref> Shinichi sentimentally reflects on his time as one of them, internally commenting that "it's like a dream." 
Once at school, Ran and Shinichi banter with their classmates, who tell Shinichi about their voluptuous [[Jodie Starling|new English teacher]]. Ran resignedly interrupts and reminds Shinichi that he is yet to tell her about “the important thing” he mentioned at the school play. Shinichi shoos his eavesdropping classmates before instructing her to meet him at the Bird's-Eye-View Restaurant in the [[Beika Center Building]] at 20:00. 
At the restaurant, Ran and Shinichi sit at a window seat. Ran admits that she had thought Shinichi was Conan, believing that Shinichi had asked Agasa to invent a shrinking drug to hide his identity after running into trouble during a criminal investigation. Shinichi, surprised by the accuracy of Ran’s conjecture, has no choice but to laugh awkwardly. After a while, the topic of the conversation returns to “the important thing.” Shinichi remains hesitant, and is unable to summon the courage to get to the point. 
Meanwhile, the CEO of a game company, Taiji Tatsumi, declines to attend a party held at the restaurant, stating that he feels ill. He comments on the dimness of the elevator hall, to which a department head, Satoru Ooba, explains that it is for a "performative entrance." Tatsumi leaves on the elevator. Soon after, Tatsumi's daughter, Sakurako, enters the elevator hall and meets with Ooba. The latter explains that he has received Tatsumi's blessing to marry her, sparking joy in the woman. They share a deep kiss as Tatsumi returns to the floor on the elevator. However, the man is shocked not by the sight of his daughter in Ooba's arms, but by the gun Ooba is pointing at his head. The shot rings with the release of the party confetti in the room next door. The elevator doors shut in time for Ooba to present Sakurako with a necklace, whom she gladly accepts. [[File:CH258_MurderedCEO.png|thumb|left|200px|Tatsumi stares down the barrel of Ooba's gun.]]
Shinichi struggles to make his statement; his heart begins to pound. Suddenly, someone's scream pierces the room. Despite his best attempts to ignore the murder and finish his date with Ran, the girl sees through his facade, and tells him to go investigate—adding that unlike someone, she won't run away. Shinichi, grateful for her understanding, springs up and runs towards the exit, promising Ran that he will return soon.

==== File 259 - A Tranquil Time ====
Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the crime scene. Takagi reports that Tatsumi's company occupies the twenty-fourth to the thirty-sixth floor of the building, and that the elevator in question can only be used by company employees. In addition, the rugged state of Tatsumi's suit suggests that he met an armed robber. Megure recalls a similar murder he investigated in the exact same building in the early years of his career, where a young man intervened in the investigation and rejected the idea of a robbery. Coincidentally, Shinichi arrives and intervenes in the investigation, rejecting the idea of a robbery. He points out that since non-employees cannot enter the elevator, using it would run the risk of being caught for trespassing. Also, Tatsumi's suit is damaged partially because his sleeves are unbuttoned, and no robber would bother unfastening the victim’s buttons. 
At this moment, several company employees, including Ooba and Sakurako, are brought to Megure. He asks if any of them know the time when they last saw Tatsumi. Sakurako fights through her tears and states that it was 20:30 sharp. She explains that she was able to see Ooba’s wristwatch when she touched her earrings when giving her a necklace. Shinichi finds it suspicious that Sakurako could see the wristwatch's dial when it was both in the dark and likely facing away from her he touched her earring. Ooba explains that his wristwatch would light up automatically in the dark, and that Shinichi has wrongfully assumed that he was touching Sakurako’s left earring with his left hand. Instead, he was touched her right earring with his left hand—thus the dial faces inwards. Shinichi accepts his explanation, but points out the action's inconvenience, insinuating that his right hand was occupied. [[File:CH259_ShinichiQuestionsKiss.png|thumb|right|250px|Shinichi asks Sakurako if she was kissing Ooba.]]
Back in the restaurant, Ran continues to wonder what Shinichi wanted to tell her. A waitress arrives with desserts, but Ran tells her to hold the order, as she wishes to wait for Shinichi. Upon learning that “her detective friend” is tackling the case, the waitress giggles and tells Ran a true story. Twenty years ago, a [[Yusaku Kudo|young man]] was dining with his [[Yukiko Kudo|girlfriend]] at Ran's exact table, when a murder took place in the restaurant. The man rushed to the crime scene, solved the murder quickly, returned and audibly proposed. The waitress joyfully tells Ran that it might happen again, and for a moment, a blushing Ran believes so as well, but soon reason tells her to abandon this line of thought. 
Ooba and Sakurako fire back at Shinichi, stating their strong alibis. Shinichi presses Sakurako and asks whether they stopped by anywhere, and Sakurako concedes that they did go to the bathroom before heading to the party. However, she argues that they were only briefly separated, and they conversed the entire time. Shinichi disputes her narrative, contending that since the police have found a pistol in the garbage pipe near the bathroom, Ooba could have taken advantage of those minutes to dispose of the weapon. Ooba, seeing that Shinichi is suspecting him and only him, says that the police are free to perform a gunshot residue test on him to see whether he committed the murdered. He is thus led away, leaving Sakurako with Shinichi. Once he is out of sight, Shinichi quietly asks Sakurako whether she and Ooba were kissing after their colleagues had departed. He explains that his [[Yukiko Kudo|mother]] once told him that only after kissing or eating would a woman go to the bathroom to reapply lipstick. She confirms. He proceeds to inquire about how the two kissed, and learns that Sakurako’s back was facing the elevator, that Ooba’s left arm was positioned on her right shoulder and went around her neck such that his hand could reach her left ear. Shinichi finally asks if her earrings were a present from Ooba. Sakurako replies negative, saying that she bought them on a whim earlier that day. After obtaining this piece of information, Shinichi becomes certain that Ooba is the culprit, but still lacks a few key pieces of the puzzle. 
Shinichi overhears a couple of company employees mention to Megure that Ooba oversaw the planning of the party, and that the party featured the appearance of the new company mascot, which Ooba wore. Upon hearing this, Shinichi asks whether he can inspect the costume. After observing the intricacies of the costume, everything becomes clear to the detective, and a smirk crosses his face. Suddenly, he is hit with an acute pain in the chest, a clear sign that the antidote is beginning to wearing off.

==== File 260 - The Memorable Place ====
Takagi returns and reports that they found no gunpowder residue on Ooba's clothing. Before Megure can redirect the investigation, Shinichi interjects and instructs everyone to return to the elevator for his deduction.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH260_PlasticBagOnGun.png|thumb|right|300px|Ooba eliminated gunpowder residue by shooting the gun through a plastic bag.]]
Shinichi asserts that '''Satoru Ooba''' murdered Tatsumi. He states that Ooba shot Tatsumi while he kissed Sakurako in front of the elevator. Ooba’s left hand covered Sakurako’s left ear while he used his free right hand to reach for his pistol and call the elevator. He then proceeded to shoot Tatsumi the moment the door opened before quickly returning his gun to his pocket. Megure remarks that the silencer would not be enough to prevent Sakurako from hearing the gunshot. Shinichi replies that by letting Sakurako know that it was 20:30 immediately after their kiss, she would naturally assume that the noise had been the releasing of the confetti—indicating the start of the party.
Ooba asks why Tatsumi would remain in the elevator despite expressing his wishes to return home. The detective states that Tatsumi was waiting in the elevator for Ooba to bring him the mascot costume since originally, the plan was for Tatsumi to don the costume, not Ooba (thus Tatsumi unfastened his sleeve buttons as he expected to change). Ooba, still defiant, challenges Shinichi to properly explain of the absence of gunpowder residue on his body. Shinichi replies that upon learning that the mascot blinked an abnormal number of times during the party, he realized that something was wrong with the eye of the mascot. After examining the costume, he found a plastic bag containing a glove and four rubber bands in the mascot's eye. Shinichi explains that by wearing the glove and placing the pistol inside the plastic bag (which Ooba closed around his right wrist by using the rubber bands), both the gunpowder residue and the empty bullet shell would remain in the bag. Furthermore, since it was dark, Sakurako would likely not notice anything strange about Ooba’s hands. As for the purpose of giving her the necklace after the kiss, it was to ensure that she would immediately head to the bathroom to try it on, which would give Ooba time to dispose of the pistol and bullet shell. Shinichi concludes by saying that since Ooba must have touched Sakurako’s earrings barehanded, he must have put on the glove afterwards, which logically implies that he left fingerprints on the plastic bag when reaching for the glove. [[File:CH260_PinkPearl.png|thumb|left|250px|The color of Sakurako's earrings are indiscernible without light.]]
As soon as Shinichi finishes speaking, he is hit by another wave of acute pain. Ooba remains unfazed, and calmly says that other employees also touched the plastic bag. One employee explains that they noticed that the mascot's eye was malfunctioning, and so they opened the contraption and found the plastic bag. After examining it, they concluded that the bag must be an intrinsic part of the mascot, and returned it to its eye. Megure, believing Shinichi's deduction is breaking apart, begins panicking, but the boy manages to carry on. He asks why Ooba knew that Sakurako’s earrings were the color as his present, and Ooba simply replies that it is because he saw their color. As he finishes uttering these words, Ooba becomes aware of the true intent of Shinichi’s question, but the mistake has already been made. Shinichi reminds everyone that Sakurako had just recently purchased the earrings earlier, and that their encounter at the elevator was the first time they met that day. Given such information, along with the darkness of the room, it was impossible for Ooba to discern the color of Sakurako's earrings unless they were illuminated by the elevator's light. Speechless, Ooba admits to his crime. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Ooba recounts that Twenty years ago, Tatsumi took over his father's company under the guise of a merger and moved aggressively to steal all his father's company’s intellectual properties and mass fired employees. This corporate act ultimately resulted in Ooba's father's suicide. Still, he attempted to present his death as a murder committed by Tatsumi at the Beika Center Building, the same building they stand in now. Such events led Ooba down a path of vengeance. 
Hearing Ooba's words, Megure recalls that twenty years ago, a teenage [[Yusaku Kudo]] was the individual who ultimately deduced that Ooba's father's death was a suicide. He turns to discuss this coincidence with Shinichi, but finds him gone.
</spoiler>
[[File:CH260_ConanRelaysShinichi.png|thumb|right|210px|Conan relays Shinichi's message to a distraught Ran.]]
Shinichi limps into the restaurant bathroom while gripping his chest. He curses his predicament, strongly desiring to return to Ran and finally make his statement. He notices Conan in the reflection, who notes that he maintained his form for twenty-four minutes beyond the expected range. Shinichi falls to the floor as Haibara removes her disguise and returns his glasses. 
At the table, the waitress informs Ran about the culprit's arrest and shares her excitement for Shinichi's return. However, it is instead Conan who appears before the table, holding out Shinichi's credit card. He explains that Shinichi had received an emergency call about the difficult case he is trying to solve, forcing him to leave immediately. Ran solemnly listens to Conan's words, but eventually expresses her distress about constantly being abandoned. Conan desperately "relays" a message that swears his eventual return and urges Ran to wait for him. Ran finds levity in her sea of misery and assures Conan that Shinichi's actions are not his fault. She brightens the mood by offering to buy him dessert on Shinichi's dime, he accepts. While gobbling down dessert after dessert, Ran rhetorically questions what Shinichi wanted to say to her. Conan internally reflects on how he intended to confess his feelings to her—identically to how his father, Yusaku, had done so to his mother, [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]], twenty years ago. Meanwhile, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] restlessly waits for his unpunctual daughter in the car.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Taiji Tatsumi|Taiji Tatsumi manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)
* 58 years old
* Game company chief executive}}
{{People|Satoru Ooba|Satoru Oba manga.jpg|
* 31 years old
* Game company department head}}
{{People|Sakurako Tatsumi|Sakurako Tatsumi manga.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Taiji Tatsumi's daughter}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Major romantic development between Shinichi and Ran
** Shinichi takes Ran to the same restaurant where his father proposed to his mother with the intention of similarly confessing his feelings.
** Their date is interrupted by a murder, leading to the antidote wearing off before Shinichi can return to Ran, thus foiling his romantic plans.
 
 

=== Music Box Case ===
{{ref anime|194-195|The Significant Music Box}}

==== File 261 - Touching the Music Strings!? ====
[[File:CH261_ConanAsksForAntidote.png|thumb|left|175px|Conan asks Haibara for another antidote pill.]]
[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] asks [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] for some additional antidotes, as he would like to meet [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] again as [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] and confess his feelings to her.<ref name="Elevator_Murder_Case">Elevator Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#Elevator_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 258-260]])</ref> Haibara refuses, citing his recklessness and the dangers of consuming a prototype drug. Haibara joins her friends in boarding [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s car as they embark on their trip to the indoor pool, leaving at Conan on the sidewalk. During their ride, the [[Detective Boys]] find Haibara merrily humming with an apparent sense of accomplishment. On the other hand, Conan wearily looks up at the [[Mouri Detective Agency]] and resigns himself to continue his life as Conan. 
While ascending the stairs, he hears the music of "Haru Yo Koi" ("Oh Spring, Come"). When entering the agency, he sees Ran, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], and a client named Haruna Yuuki listening carefully to a music box. Haruna, the young fine arts student, explains she had difficulties making friends at university, so she sent a message to a random person with her [[Wikipedia: Pager|pager/pocketbell]] asking if they would like to befriend her. A man named Shuugo accepted and became her new pager-friend. The two planned to meet each other last year on Christmas Day, but Shuugo made no appearance. However, Haruna found a bag at their meeting spot containing a music box, with high resale value, and Shuugo's pager—an act Haruna interpreted as Shuugo ending the relationship with farewell present. Yet, the music box was appraised as poor. Additionally, Haruna began receiving antagonistic pager messages from an unknown person which ultimately motivated her to seek advice from Kogoro. Conan notices that parts of the music box were purposefully altered to play out of tune and suggests the music box holds a secret message from Shuugo. Ran notes that the off-tuned sounds correspond to the lyrics "mo (も)," "de (出)," and "ru (る)" in the song. Still stumped, Conan suggests they ask Sergeant [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] to contact the pager company identify Shuugo's address via the pager number. [[File:CH261_RanSeesSilhouette.png|thumb|right|250px|Ran spots an old man with a cane pass by her room.]]
Takagi puts the group in contact with the Ogata family, who invites them to their home. They arrive, and Haruna is cheerfully welcomed by Shirou Ogata, the younger son, but quite reticently by the others. They learn that Shuugo Ogata was the Shiro's late grandfather, who, fell ill and lacked connection. In his loneliness, he agreed to message Haruna as she shared her name and personality with his late wife, who often played the song "Haru Yo Koi" on her [[Wikipedia: Koto (instrument)|Koto]]. Minoru Ogata, the eldest son then accuses Haruna of wishing to steal the Shuugo's hidden treasure: four antique hand-made stamps worth 200 million yen. After being scolded by his family, Minoru ominously leaves. Haruna and company are invited to stay the night 
While Kogoro and Conan reflect in their room, Conan finds Shuugo's cremation urn dated "12/6," meaning that Shuugo could not have given the music box to Haruna on 12/25. Meanwhile, Ran screams at the sight of a spooky silhouette of an old man with a cane passing stealthily by their room. When everyone rushes over, a huge noise of something heavy falling catches their attention, and they hurry to the grandparents' room. They find Minoru crushed beneath a fallen koto. In that moment, Haruna receives a message on her pager from Shuugo, saying "I've been waiting for you."

==== File 262 - The Vanishing Sound ====
Haruna is frightened by Shuugo's apparent resurrection, and draws everyone's attention to her pager. While the group wrangles with the message's implications, Minoru regains consciousness and says he was struck in the head by a hard object in the dark. Conan notices he was hit in the forehead and asks if he saw his attacker's face. Minoru states his ignorance, blaming the darkness of the room. Kogoro surmises that the attacker was from the outside, dismissing Ran's claim about the silhouette, and attributing Shuugo's message to a coincidental memo from one of Haruna's friends. [[File:CH262_OgataFloorPlan.png|thumb|left|250px|Conan figures out the house's floor plan.]]
The police arrive and report no signs of trespassing. Additionally, Shirou rules out the possibility of the intruder hiding in the house as he had done a sweep of all the rooms. Still, the police mention the unlocked back gate, which the family explains has been broken for some time, nevertheless, Kogoro goes to examine it. After the confirming the lack footprints near the back gate, the group re-enters the home to test the plausibility of Ran's claim. She states the silhouette traversed down the hall from the direction of Tsuneo and Kazuko's room and towards Kogoro and Conan's room. The group remains skeptical. Conan then steps on a hairpin and lets out a yelp, incurring the wrath of Kogoro, who mistook the boy's cry as a sign he found an intruder. The police ask where the Ogata family was when Ran witnessed the silhouette, to which they respond that they were in the kitchen—where Shirou was scolding them for interrogating Haruna about her conversations with Shuugo. Minoru speculates that the Tsuneo and Kazuko were likely fiercely questioning Haruna since perhaps Shuugo gave her the 200 million yen stamps. He adds that the family had made several unsustainable purchases with the assumption they could refill their bank balance with stamp's sale. 
Conan then learns the full layout of the house with the help of Shirou and begins to piece together the puzzle. He notes that the mystery of the music box remains; he stares blankly at his lackluster attempt at writing music notation, unable to decipher anything. Ran notices his notebook, and uses her musical prowess to properly write the notation for him. Furthermore, she teaches him that triple sharps denotes [[Wikipedia: A major|A major]]. With this new information, Conan's deduction is complete, filled with the answers to the case's every question.

==== File 263 - Spring Has Come? ====
[[File:CH263_HappyFamily.png|thumb|right|125px|The Ogata family celebrates the rediscovery of their fortune.]]
Conan lures Kogoro to a room and distracts him with a pattern on the wall. He uses the opportunity to tranquilize him and instruct Ran to both summon the Ogata family and borrow a black sheet of paper, scissors, and tape.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH263_SilouhetteSecret.png|thumb|right|305px|A car's headlights shine through the open gate and casts the frightening silhouette.]]
Tsuneo and Kazuko realize that Haruna had not received the music box two Christmases ago but rather one, meaning Shuugo could not have delivered the box. Kogoro deduces that Shuugo had tasked Shirou with delivering the bag in his stead. Additionally, Shuugo had not been communicating with Haruna since he was hospitalized, meaning Shirou had been the one on the other end since last Spring. After seeing her wait for Shuugo with high hopes, he felt her could no longer continue the deception, and so he placed Shuugo's pager alongside the music box and anonymously left the bag for her. Kogoro says he knew Shirou's involvement because he identified Haruna before she even introduced herself when arriving at the house, meaning he must have been familiar with her face. 
Kogoro then directs Ran to turn off the lights. Suddenly, a silhouette of Conan drifts across the hallway, surprising everyone. When Ran opens the door, the boy is nowhere in sight. Conan appears behind Kogoro and draws everyone's attention to the window in the hallway. Ran spots a black paper cut-out of Conan taped to the glass. Kogoro explains that when a car approaches the open back gate and makes a turn at the intersection, the car's headlights shine upon the black paper cut-out and casts a shadow on Ran's room, creating the illusion of a moving silhouette. [[File:CH263_WireThroughRooms.png|thumb|left|255px|The wires run through the rooms.]]
Minoru still expresses skepticism about the strike he received. Kogoro explains that he was accidentally hit by a falling koto which was dropped using a contraption designed by the culprit. He explains that Minoru wished to investigate the koto after learning about the music box, and searched for it in his grandparents room. However, he did not turn on the lights because he could not locate the lamp switch as it had been shortened due to the contraption's design. Kogoro explains that the culprit ran a monofilament fishing line from the lamp; through an unstably positioned koto; through Shirou, Minoru, and the parent's rooms, and then finally to the [[Wikipedia: Fusuma|fusuma (door)]] of Ran's room using a hairpin. By opening the fusuma with force (motivated by Ran's scream), the hairpin would release, causing the koto to fall from its high position and onto the floor. Hence, the individual who opened the fusuma, '''Kazuko Ogata''' is likely the culprit. Conan also shows that Kazuko retrieved the fishing line by tangling one end to the room fan, which would spin the entire line back into its blades automatically. 
 
'''The Motive:''' 
Kogoro speculates Kazuko dropped the koto to prevent Haruna from finding the stamps. She also organized the silhouette and sent the frightening message to the pager to convince Haruna to avoid their house. The antagonistic messages sent to Haruna's pager were also sent for this purpose. After hearing Haruna had an affinity for stamps and was "happy to return," Kazuko believed Haruna was a stamp hunter who intended to constantly visit their house to find Shuugo's stamps.
</spoiler>
Shirou expresses his disappointment about the destruction of his grandmother's koto. However, Kazuko reveals that the dropped instrument was a forgery, and that she pawned the original to pay back family debts in the absence of the stamps. Kogoro then reveals that the music box Haruna received has its value in its keys. The three off-tune notes: "mo (も)," "de (出)," and "ru (ル)" correspond to [[Wikipedia: Solfège|solfège]] syllables "la," "do," and "la," which in turn correspond to Iroha Alphabet letters: "i (イ)," "ha (ハ)," and "i (イ)" which spell "Ihai (イハイ)" which is Japanese for [[Wikipedia: Spirit tablet|spirit tablet]]. The family rushes to Shuugo's [[Wikipedia: Butsudan|butsudan]] and find the stamps hidden in the tablet. The family rejoices at their discovery and rush to Kogoro to express their deepest gratitude. 
The next day, Shirou drives his guests back to the Mouri Detective Agency. Kogoro wonders whether Shuugo had intended for Shirou to possess sole ownership over the stamps, but the man responds he has instead found something else with greater value. He proudly shows Shuugo's pager which Haruna had gifted him, indicating that their messaging will continue. Left with a happy ending, Ran ascends the stairs while cheerfully singing "Haru Yo Koi."

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Haruna Yuuki|Haruna Yuki manga.jpg|
* 21 years old
* Art student}}
{{People|Kazuko Ogata|Kazuko Ogata manga.jpg|
* 50 years old
* Tsuneo's wife}}
{{People|Shirou Ogata|Shirou Ogata manga.jpg|
* 22 years old
* Tsuneo and Kazuko's younger son}}
{{People|Tsuneo Ogata|Tsuneo Ogata manga.jpg|
* 53 years old
* Kazuko's husband
* Current head of Ogata family}}
{{People|Minoru Ogata|Minoru Ogata manga.jpg|
* Victim (beaten - injured)
* 28 years old
* Tsuneo and Kazuko's eldest son}}
{{People|Shuugo Ogata|Shuugo Ogata manga.jpg|
* Deceased
* Tsuneo's father
* Former head of Ogata family}}
{{People|Haruna Ogata|Haruna Ogata manga.jpg|
* Deceased
* Shuugo's wife
* Tsuneo's mother}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Haibara denies Conan's request to receive more antidote pills.
 
 

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cy.jpg|1000px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_25sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_26sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumeNE 13sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, New Edition, combined volumes 25-26)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume 26e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 21-30]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}

[[Category:Volumes]]

[[de:Band 26]]

Volume 26

2026-06-28T13:28:39Z

ZA1: /* File 255 - The Intruder's Sudden Arrival */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 26
| image = Volume 26.jpg
| releasedate = February 18, 2000
| chapters = 254-263
| isbn = 4-09-125496-9
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = November 18, 2008
| english-isbn = 1-4215-1678-0
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Inspector Samejima]]
| keyhole = [[Vermouth|Chris Vineyard]]
| prev-volume = Volume 25
| next-volume = Volume 27
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 26 was released on February 18, 2000 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo}}
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}
{{Char|Tomoaki Araide}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Yusaku Kudo|display=Yusaku Kudo (flashback)}}
{{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo (flashback)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Dangerous Cave Case ===
{{ref anime|188-190|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Cavern of the Detective Boys ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Wounded Great Detective ~|The Desperate Revival|l3=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~}}

==== File 254 - An Infatuated Heart ====
[[File:CH254_RanSleeps.png|thumb|left|200px|Ran remains beside Conan as he recovers.]]
[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] wakes up in his hospital bed—diminished, but still breathing. [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] enters the room and informs him of [[Ran Mouri|Ran]]'s heroics while he covers his sleeping and depleted daughter with his jacket. 
Ten days later, the doctor gladly reports that Conan will make a full recovery and is fit to return home soon, albeit with a mild fever. Relieved, Ran and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] transport Conan back to his hospital room. On the way, Sonoko entertains the idea of [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] attending their upcoming play if she informs him that Ran is playing the lead heroine. Ran confidently disagrees and states her indifference, saying that the only attendee she needs is a healthy Conan. While Sonoko voices her puzzlement, Conan asks about the bandages on the girl's wrist. She answers that she sprained it during rehearsal and is now unable to play the Black Knight, but is covered thanks to [[Tomoaki Araide|Araide]]. As Conan internally grumbles about the development, Ran says she is uncertain about the attendance, but Sonoko assures her that the drama club is organizing a refreshment sale to compensate for the lack of air-conditioning. Meanwhile, a [[The Criminal|silhouette]] watches. 
Approaching the room, the group hears [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] and [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] arguing about their choice of flowers. The two explain they came to check on Conan after hearing about his injury. Kazuha leaves with the girls to buy a more suitable bouquet while Heiji stays to talk with Conan. The boy question's the ulterior motive behind his friend's visit, leading Heiji to reveal that [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] had contacted him about Ran's grasp on Conan's secret. He proffers the notion of confirmation bias, but Conan reflects on several moments—after Ran found his childhood photo—which indicate her awareness. <ref name="Magician's_Suicide_Case">Magician's Suicide Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Magician's_Suicide_Case|Volume 14: 131-133]])</ref><ref name="Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Black_Star">Kaitou Kid and the Black Star Case (Manga: [[Volume_16#Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Black_Star|Volume 16: 156-159]])</ref><ref name="Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case">Shinichi's First Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_21#Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case|Volume 21: 204-207]])</ref><ref name="Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case">Sonoko Attempted Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_22#Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case|Volume 22: 219-221]])</ref><ref name="Ski_Lodge_Case">Elementary School Teacher Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Ski_Lodge_Case|Volume 14-15: 139-143]])</ref> He wonders why Ran refuses to confront him, but Heiji reproaches him on his failure to make deductions about his own life, stating that Ran is likely waiting for him to tell her the truth. Caught in a dilemma, Conan asks for his friend's advice. [[File:CH254_HaibaraGun.png|thumb|right|225px|Betrayal?]]
On the plane ride home, Heiji ruminates on Conan sarcastically saying that to fix the problem, he needs a clone of Shinichi. Kazuha asks him about attending Ran's play. The boy refuses to attend, citing an important errand. 
That night, the silhouette sneaks through the hospital halls and quietly enters a laboratory. They rummage through the cabinets and find a bottle of [[Wikipedia: Potassium Cyanide|potassium cyanide]] before grinning with murderous intent. Meanwhile, Conan reflects on his quandary, remembering Ran's request to not leave her alone.<ref name="Cruise_Ship_Murder_Case">Cruise Ship Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_23#Cruise_Ship_Murder_Case|Volume 23: 225-230]])</ref> Thus, he resolves to reveal his identity to her. Suddenly, Haibara appears beside his bed and menacingly points a gun at him.

==== Major Events ====
* Ran is revealed to have been aware that Conan is Shinichi ever since she saw his childhood photos.
* Haibara meets Ran and Kogoro for the first time.
* Doctor Araide is revealed to have theater experience.
 
 

=== School Play Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|190-191|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Black Knight ~}}

==== Gadgets introduced ====
{{NewGadget|name = [[Voice-Changing Face Mask]]||image = Voice-Changing_Face_Mask.jpg|description =
* Used by [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] to disguise her voice as Conan's}}
{{clearleft}}

==== File 255 - The Intruder's Sudden Arrival ====
[[File:CH255_HaibaraShootsConan.png|thumb|right|120px|Haibara makes her point.]]
[[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] states that her cover has been blown. Along with [[Pisco]], was a second agent dispatched to the [[Haido City Hotel]], who, had informed the [[Black Organization]] about [[Sherry]]'s ability to transform into a child with the use of a drug.<ref name="Hotel_Party_Murder_Case">Hotel Party Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Hotel_Party_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 238-242]])</ref> Consequently, the Organization infiltrated [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house. However, instead of assassinating her, they admitted that her value in the development of [[APTX4869]] was too great to squander, thus they offered her a chance to redeem herself under one condition: kill all associates aware of the Organization's existence. With Agasa held as a hostage, the girl callously sympathizes with [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s situation, adding that [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]], [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]], and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]] will have to be erased tomorrow, but still highlighting the silver-lining that Conan will be spared from witnessing such events. Haibara proceeds to pull the trigger, and a bizarre gun shot rings. [[File:CH255_BlackKnight.png|thumb|left|150px|The Black Knight defies the script and embraces the Princess.]]
Conan stares aghast at a bouquet of flowers dispensed by the toy gun. Haibara admits she was merely reciting a scenario, but states that she did so to prove a point: if Conan tells Ran about his identity, and if the Black Organization learns the truth, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] would be added to their list of targets. She provides three options to remedy the situation. First, conceal the truth and continue living with Ran despite its social consequences. Second, tell Ran the truth and pray the Organization forever remains ignorant. And third... 
The [[Teitan High School]] Festival bustles with activity as Ran and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] look out at a sea audience members. [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] meets Ran backstage, saying she came despite Heiji's dissuasion. They are soon joined by [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] and a masked Conan who wish her luck before returning to their seats. Out by the concession stands, audience member Mai Kougami buys drinks for Youta Mitani, Yumemi Noda, and Kouhei Kamata. Kougami leaves for the bathroom while her friends distribute drinks. Kamata checks the contents of his drink and has a surprised reaction. He looks over at third year student, Ayako Ninagawa working at the concession stand before the lights suddenly shut off and the show begins. [[File:CH255_AttemptedKiss.png|thumb|right|275px|The show nears its climax.]]
The play opens with the [[Ran Mouri|Princess]] lamenting about her dreaded arranged marriage before transitioning to a fight sequence involving a group of Imperial saboteurs assaulting the Princess' carriage. The show endures multiple comedic disturbances caused by both a proud Kogoro and an overzealous Kazuha as it approaches its climax. The Black Knight descends onto the saboteurs and saves the Princess from harm. The actor then deviates from the script and immediately embraces the Princess, much to Ran's confusion. In the stands, a [[Shinichi Kudo|teenager with a familiar face]] takes a seat next to Conan, who, reacts in shock. Ran notices her friends holding a sign urging her to improvise with the Black Knight; the two actors lean in for the kissing scene. However, before their lips can meet, a scream pieces the gymnasium as Kouhei Kamata lies dead on the floor.

==== File 256 - Concealed Truth ====
Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the gymnasium and inquire about the approximate time of death. Ran responds "around 14:40" and turns to Araide, the Black Knight, for confirmation, but the Knight strangely remains silent. Takagi asks the forensic analyst about the cause of death, but before the man can respond, a teenager with a [[Wikipedia: Kansai dialect|Kansai dialect]] correctly answers potassium cyanide—citing Kamata's pink lips and fingernails, and his mouth's almond scent as evidence. Kogoro and Megure grow suspicious of the teenager and asks for an alibi. He points to an uncharacteristically apathetic Conan, who promptly confirms his innocence. Kogoro then says the teenager is bizarrely familiar and Megure asks for him to identify himself. He confidently lifts his hat and proclaims that he is Shinichi Kudo. The police stand bewildered at "Shinichi's" uncanniness, as the boy turns to Ran and Conan explaining that he came to see her show. However, his disguise is instantly foiled by Kazuha who identifies him as Heiji. Under pressure, he ditches his attempt at portraying Shinichi as a separate person from Conan, and resumes cooperating as himself. [[File:CH256_FakeShinichi.png|thumb|left|200px|Shinichi Kudo revealed?]]
Megure begins interrogating Kamata's friends. Kougami had bought the four drinks, Mitani received all four, and Noda received hers and Kamata's. They explain that they are alumni members of Teitan High School, now hospital students, who were involved in the drama club with a yearly tradition of attending the annual play. Kogoro asks why they sent Kougami to carry all four drinks. She replies that Kamata was with her but returned to the seats after seeing the concession worker, Ayako Ninagawa. Heiji states that all four had the opportunity to poison Kamata's ice coffee and are thus suspects. Kougami protests, saying that since she ordered the same drink, meaning if she were the killer, she would have ensured Kamata received the poisoned cup instead of leaving for the bathroom. She also dispels the theory of poisoning both cups by proving that she has fully consumed its contents. Mitani and Noda similarly plead innocence, but Megure cites the labeled caps as an easy means of identifying the right cup to poison. Takagi then finds that Kamata had not used the milk and gum syrup attached to his ice coffee, disproving the theory of poisoned condiments. Ninagawa confesses that she purposefully filled Kamata's cup with cola with the intention of luring Kamata back to the concession stand. She reveals that they were formerly betrothed, and she wanted an opportunity to talk to him about why she annulled their engagement. Hearing her words, Kogoro quietly floats the possibility of a suicide motivated by his fiancé's rejection. Kougami and Noda mention that Kamata had suspiciously been rummaging through his car's dashboard during the drive over, prompting the police to leave and examine his car. [[File:CH256_RealShinichi.png|thumb|right|300px|Shinichi Kudo revealed.]]
With the case figured out, Heiji kneels beside Conan to share his deduction, but the boy walks away in indifference. Sonoko looks out the window at the forming rainclouds and bemoans the unfortunate turn of events. She turns to Araide who agrees. Meanwhile, the Black Knight approaches the concession stand and inspects a condiment container. Takagi returns with a bottle of potassium cyanide he found in Kamata's dashboard, giving credence to Kogoro's theory of suicide. Before Megure can declare the death a suicide, the Black Knight emerges from the masses and voices his disagreement, asserting that Kamata's death was a calculated murder. As he slowly steps into the spotlight, his friends and colleagues gradually begin to realize who is behind the mask. The crowd then witness Shinichi Kudo dramatically appear before them. Everyone stands in disbelief, including Ran, who, turns to look at Conan—her supposition shattered. Conan blankly stares at Shinichi, greatly disapproving of his supposed "true identity's" theatrics.

==== File 257 - Revival Under the Threat of Death ====
Shinichi's appearance astounds everyone, especially Ran, who he briefly pulls aside. After telling her to meet him after his deduction, he turns to Heiji and asks for a ¥10 coin. Megure approaches and asks for clarification. And so, Shinichi's deduction begins.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH257_PoisonedIce.png|thumb|right|250px|The poison was in the ice, not the liquid.]]
Shinichi explains that the culprit did not poison the drink, but rather the ice. They had known Kamata had a habit of eating the ice after finishing his drink. Thus, by inserting a potassium cyanide capsule in an ice cube, Kamata's poisoning would be delayed, and no poison will remain in the cup as it will be consumed in its entirety as an ice cube. Mitani and Noda are absolved due to their limited access to Kamata's cup, and Ninagawa is absolved since she intended for the soda to be returned and could not predict which soda Kamata would receive. Therefore, the culprit must be '''Mai Kougami'''. 
Kougami had preserved the ice cubes in her coin purse along with pieces of [[Wikipedia: Dry ice|dry ice]]. When leaving for the bathroom before the play, she flushed the dry ice in the bathroom and discarded the purse in a trash can outside. Kougami applauds Shinichi's deduction but asks how she could have guaranteed Kamata's poisoning if she had not distributed the drinks. Shinichi answers that she had prepared two poisoned ice cubes and contaminated both drinks. By quickly drinking her soda, Kougami managed to consume the liquid before the ice could melt and release poison. Megure interjects, stating there were no traces in Kougami's cup either. The detective states that Kougami had pretended to consume the ice, in doing so, she transferred the poisoned ice cube from her mouth to her hands and then finally into her hood. 
Shinichi, with Heiji's assistance, flips the ¥10 coin in the air and into Kougami's hood. Heiji pulls the coin out of the hood and shows its [[Wikipedia: Deoxidation|deoxidation]], a property of potassium cyanide has on bronze corrosion. Megure, astonished, asks how he knew the poison was in her hood. Kougami confesses, stating he likely became suspicious after she abstained from wearing her hood while running through the rain. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Kougami wished to avenge the death of an old cancerous man Kamata was treating. He had purposefully accelerated his death by changing his treatment, all to add quick results to his PhD thesis. Kougami recalls how Kamata had once drunkenly whined about how an eighteen-year-old dumped him despite him being a doctor with mastery over the fate of those he treated. Enraged by his statement, Kougami stole the potassium cyanide from the hospital and planned her murder.
</spoiler>
Megure expresses his amazement of Shinichi's abilities and offers him the opportunity to attend the culprit's interrogation. The boy declines, clearly more interested in speaking to Ran. Still, the boy urges Megure to keep his involvement in the investigation a secret from the public. As the police wrap up their operation, Heiji notices Shinichi's rapidly worsening fatigue. Soon, he begins to steam and topples to the ground—understanding that the antidote's effects are beginning to wear off. Ran and his classmates swarm around him in concern, but before he can remove himself from the room, he loses consciousness. 
Some time later, Shinichi gradually regains consciousness and sees his friends worriedly monitoring his condition. He defeatedly assumes their apprehension is due to them witnessing his transformation back into Conan, however, he quickly learns that his form has somehow maintained, he is still Shinichi Kudo.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|[[Youta Mitani]]|Yota Mitani manga.jpg|
* 27 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital guard}}
{{People|Mai Kougami|Mai Kogami manga.jpg|fsize=0.96em|
* 28 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital clerical employee}}
{{People|Yumemi Noda|Yumemi Noda manga.jpg|
* 27 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital nurse}}
{{People|Kouhei Kamata|Kohei Kamata manga.jpg|
* Victim (poison)
* 28 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital doctor}}
{{People|Ayako Ninagawa|Ayako Ninagawa manga.jpg|
* 18 years old
* High school senior}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Conan successfully convinces Ran that Shinichi and Conan are two separate individuals.
** The effect is sold by simultaneously presenting the two at the play.
* Major romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.
** Shinichi returns, and Sonoko secretly has him play the Black Knight in order to manufacture a kiss between him and Ran.
*** However, a murder occurs before Sonoko's plans can come to fruition.
* The APTX4869 antidote's effects wear off and Shinichi collapses before his classmates, but somehow his form remains unchanged.
 
 

=== Elevator Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|192-193|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ Shinichi's Return ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Promised Place ~}}

==== File 258 - Momentary Rest ====
[[File:CH258_HaibaraShocked.png|thumb|left|250px|Shinichi asks Haibara why she does so much for him.]]
The next day, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and "[[Ai Haibara|Conan]]" arrive at [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]'s house before school. Ran anxiously rings the door bell, and is eventually answered by an ostensibly annoyed Shinichi, who is still in the process of preparing for the day. While Ran rejoices in the return of her friend, Conan sneaks into the house and confronts an elated Shinichi in his bathroom. Conan is revealed to be a disguised [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] using a [[Voice-Changing Face Mask]]. She scolds him for deviating from their plan to quietly meet Ran backstage, and informs him that Heiji had called for everyone's silence regarding the murder at the school play—mitigating word spreading about Shinichi's involvement.<ref name="School_Play_Murder_Case">School Play Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#School_Play_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 255-257]])</ref> Seeing Haibara's incredible commitment to maintaining the integrity of his secret identity, Shinichi asks why she goes to such great lengths for him. The girl's eyes widen for a moment, but she quickly regains her composure and says that if he were to be exposed, she too would be put in danger. She also states that she is merely using him to test and observe the effects of her antidote. [[File:CH258_ShinichiAndDetectiveBoys.png|thumb|right|250px|Shinichi nostalgically watches his friends.]]
On the road to school, Shinichi and Ran discuss the play, leading to Shinichi complimenting Ran on her appearance as the Princess, albeit in a back-handed manner. The three are soon joined by the [[Detective Boys]], who Shinichi accidentally greets. He is expectedly met with confusion, and so Conan explains that he lives in the mansion next to [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]], which [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] remembers as the "haunted house."<ref name="Haunted_Mansion_Case">Haunted Mansion Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#Haunted_Mansion_Case|Volume 2: 017-019]])</ref> Shinichi sentimentally reflects on his time as one of them, internally commenting that "it's like a dream." 
Once at school, Ran and Shinichi banter with their classmates, who tell Shinichi about their voluptuous [[Jodie Starling|new English teacher]]. Ran resignedly interrupts and reminds Shinichi that he is yet to tell her about “the important thing” he mentioned at the school play. Shinichi shoos his eavesdropping classmates before instructing her to meet him at the Bird's-Eye-View Restaurant in the [[Beika Center Building]] at 20:00. 
At the restaurant, Ran and Shinichi sit at a window seat. Ran admits that she had thought Shinichi was Conan, believing that Shinichi had asked Agasa to invent a shrinking drug to hide his identity after running into trouble during a criminal investigation. Shinichi, surprised by the accuracy of Ran’s conjecture, has no choice but to laugh awkwardly. After a while, the topic of the conversation returns to “the important thing.” Shinichi remains hesitant, and is unable to summon the courage to get to the point. 
Meanwhile, the CEO of a game company, Taiji Tatsumi, declines to attend a party held at the restaurant, stating that he feels ill. He comments on the dimness of the elevator hall, to which a department head, Satoru Ooba, explains that it is for a "performative entrance." Tatsumi leaves on the elevator. Soon after, Tatsumi's daughter, Sakurako, enters the elevator hall and meets with Ooba. The latter explains that he has received Tatsumi's blessing to marry her, sparking joy in the woman. They share a deep kiss as Tatsumi returns to the floor on the elevator. However, the man is shocked not by the sight of his daughter in Ooba's arms, but by the gun Ooba is pointing at his head. The shot rings with the release of the party confetti in the room next door. The elevator doors shut in time for Ooba to present Sakurako with a necklace, whom she gladly accepts. [[File:CH258_MurderedCEO.png|thumb|left|200px|Tatsumi stares down the barrel of Ooba's gun.]]
Shinichi struggles to make his statement; his heart begins to pound. Suddenly, someone's scream pierces the room. Despite his best attempts to ignore the murder and finish his date with Ran, the girl sees through his facade, and tells him to go investigate—adding that unlike someone, she won't run away. Shinichi, grateful for her understanding, springs up and runs towards the exit, promising Ran that he will return soon.

==== File 259 - A Tranquil Time ====
Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the crime scene. Takagi reports that Tatsumi's company occupies the twenty-fourth to the thirty-sixth floor of the building, and that the elevator in question can only be used by company employees. In addition, the rugged state of Tatsumi's suit suggests that he met an armed robber. Megure recalls a similar murder he investigated in the exact same building in the early years of his career, where a young man intervened in the investigation and rejected the idea of a robbery. Coincidentally, Shinichi arrives and intervenes in the investigation, rejecting the idea of a robbery. He points out that since non-employees cannot enter the elevator, using it would run the risk of being caught for trespassing. Also, Tatsumi's suit is damaged partially because his sleeves are unbuttoned, and no robber would bother unfastening the victim’s buttons. 
At this moment, several company employees, including Ooba and Sakurako, are brought to Megure. He asks if any of them know the time when they last saw Tatsumi. Sakurako fights through her tears and states that it was 20:30 sharp. She explains that she was able to see Ooba’s wristwatch when she touched her earrings when giving her a necklace. Shinichi finds it suspicious that Sakurako could see the wristwatch's dial when it was both in the dark and likely facing away from her he touched her earring. Ooba explains that his wristwatch would light up automatically in the dark, and that Shinichi has wrongfully assumed that he was touching Sakurako’s left earring with his left hand. Instead, he was touched her right earring with his left hand—thus the dial faces inwards. Shinichi accepts his explanation, but points out the action's inconvenience, insinuating that his right hand was occupied. [[File:CH259_ShinichiQuestionsKiss.png|thumb|right|250px|Shinichi asks Sakurako if she was kissing Ooba.]]
Back in the restaurant, Ran continues to wonder what Shinichi wanted to tell her. A waitress arrives with desserts, but Ran tells her to hold the order, as she wishes to wait for Shinichi. Upon learning that “her detective friend” is tackling the case, the waitress giggles and tells Ran a true story. Twenty years ago, a [[Yusaku Kudo|young man]] was dining with his [[Yukiko Kudo|girlfriend]] at Ran's exact table, when a murder took place in the restaurant. The man rushed to the crime scene, solved the murder quickly, returned and audibly proposed. The waitress joyfully tells Ran that it might happen again, and for a moment, a blushing Ran believes so as well, but soon reason tells her to abandon this line of thought. 
Ooba and Sakurako fire back at Shinichi, stating their strong alibis. Shinichi presses Sakurako and asks whether they stopped by anywhere, and Sakurako concedes that they did go to the bathroom before heading to the party. However, she argues that they were only briefly separated, and they conversed the entire time. Shinichi disputes her narrative, contending that since the police have found a pistol in the garbage pipe near the bathroom, Ooba could have taken advantage of those minutes to dispose of the weapon. Ooba, seeing that Shinichi is suspecting him and only him, says that the police are free to perform a gunshot residue test on him to see whether he committed the murdered. He is thus led away, leaving Sakurako with Shinichi. Once he is out of sight, Shinichi quietly asks Sakurako whether she and Ooba were kissing after their colleagues had departed. He explains that his [[Yukiko Kudo|mother]] once told him that only after kissing or eating would a woman go to the bathroom to reapply lipstick. She confirms. He proceeds to inquire about how the two kissed, and learns that Sakurako’s back was facing the elevator, that Ooba’s left arm was positioned on her right shoulder and went around her neck such that his hand could reach her left ear. Shinichi finally asks if her earrings were a present from Ooba. Sakurako replies negative, saying that she bought them on a whim earlier that day. After obtaining this piece of information, Shinichi becomes certain that Ooba is the culprit, but still lacks a few key pieces of the puzzle. 
Shinichi overhears a couple of company employees mention to Megure that Ooba oversaw the planning of the party, and that the party featured the appearance of the new company mascot, which Ooba wore. Upon hearing this, Shinichi asks whether he can inspect the costume. After observing the intricacies of the costume, everything becomes clear to the detective, and a smirk crosses his face. Suddenly, he is hit with an acute pain in the chest, a clear sign that the antidote is beginning to wearing off.

==== File 260 - The Memorable Place ====
Takagi returns and reports that they found no gunpowder residue on Ooba's clothing. Before Megure can redirect the investigation, Shinichi interjects and instructs everyone to return to the elevator for his deduction.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH260_PlasticBagOnGun.png|thumb|right|300px|Ooba eliminated gunpowder residue by shooting the gun through a plastic bag.]]
Shinichi asserts that '''Satoru Ooba''' murdered Tatsumi. He states that Ooba shot Tatsumi while he kissed Sakurako in front of the elevator. Ooba’s left hand covered Sakurako’s left ear while he used his free right hand to reach for his pistol and call the elevator. He then proceeded to shoot Tatsumi the moment the door opened before quickly returning his gun to his pocket. Megure remarks that the silencer would not be enough to prevent Sakurako from hearing the gunshot. Shinichi replies that by letting Sakurako know that it was 20:30 immediately after their kiss, she would naturally assume that the noise had been the releasing of the confetti—indicating the start of the party.
Ooba asks why Tatsumi would remain in the elevator despite expressing his wishes to return home. The detective states that Tatsumi was waiting in the elevator for Ooba to bring him the mascot costume since originally, the plan was for Tatsumi to don the costume, not Ooba (thus Tatsumi unfastened his sleeve buttons as he expected to change). Ooba, still defiant, challenges Shinichi to properly explain of the absence of gunpowder residue on his body. Shinichi replies that upon learning that the mascot blinked an abnormal number of times during the party, he realized that something was wrong with the eye of the mascot. After examining the costume, he found a plastic bag containing a glove and four rubber bands in the mascot's eye. Shinichi explains that by wearing the glove and placing the pistol inside the plastic bag (which Ooba closed around his right wrist by using the rubber bands), both the gunpowder residue and the empty bullet shell would remain in the bag. Furthermore, since it was dark, Sakurako would likely not notice anything strange about Ooba’s hands. As for the purpose of giving her the necklace after the kiss, it was to ensure that she would immediately head to the bathroom to try it on, which would give Ooba time to dispose of the pistol and bullet shell. Shinichi concludes by saying that since Ooba must have touched Sakurako’s earrings barehanded, he must have put on the glove afterwards, which logically implies that he left fingerprints on the plastic bag when reaching for the glove. [[File:CH260_PinkPearl.png|thumb|left|250px|The color of Sakurako's earrings are indiscernible without light.]]
As soon as Shinichi finishes speaking, he is hit by another wave of acute pain. Ooba remains unfazed, and calmly says that other employees also touched the plastic bag. One employee explains that they noticed that the mascot's eye was malfunctioning, and so they opened the contraption and found the plastic bag. After examining it, they concluded that the bag must be an intrinsic part of the mascot, and returned it to its eye. Megure, believing Shinichi's deduction is breaking apart, begins panicking, but the boy manages to carry on. He asks why Ooba knew that Sakurako’s earrings were the color as his present, and Ooba simply replies that it is because he saw their color. As he finishes uttering these words, Ooba becomes aware of the true intent of Shinichi’s question, but the mistake has already been made. Shinichi reminds everyone that Sakurako had just recently purchased the earrings earlier, and that their encounter at the elevator was the first time they met that day. Given such information, along with the darkness of the room, it was impossible for Ooba to discern the color of Sakurako's earrings unless they were illuminated by the elevator's light. Speechless, Ooba admits to his crime. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Ooba recounts that Twenty years ago, Tatsumi took over his father's company under the guise of a merger and moved aggressively to steal all his father's company’s intellectual properties and mass fired employees. This corporate act ultimately resulted in Ooba's father's suicide. Still, he attempted to present his death as a murder committed by Tatsumi at the Beika Center Building, the same building they stand in now. Such events led Ooba down a path of vengeance. 
Hearing Ooba's words, Megure recalls that twenty years ago, a teenage [[Yusaku Kudo]] was the individual who ultimately deduced that Ooba's father's death was a suicide. He turns to discuss this coincidence with Shinichi, but finds him gone.
</spoiler>
[[File:CH260_ConanRelaysShinichi.png|thumb|right|210px|Conan relays Shinichi's message to a distraught Ran.]]
Shinichi limps into the restaurant bathroom while gripping his chest. He curses his predicament, strongly desiring to return to Ran and finally make his statement. He notices Conan in the reflection, who notes that he maintained his form for twenty-four minutes beyond the expected range. Shinichi falls to the floor as Haibara removes her disguise and returns his glasses. 
At the table, the waitress informs Ran about the culprit's arrest and shares her excitement for Shinichi's return. However, it is instead Conan who appears before the table, holding out Shinichi's credit card. He explains that Shinichi had received an emergency call about the difficult case he is trying to solve, forcing him to leave immediately. Ran solemnly listens to Conan's words, but eventually expresses her distress about constantly being abandoned. Conan desperately "relays" a message that swears his eventual return and urges Ran to wait for him. Ran finds levity in her sea of misery and assures Conan that Shinichi's actions are not his fault. She brightens the mood by offering to buy him dessert on Shinichi's dime, he accepts. While gobbling down dessert after dessert, Ran rhetorically questions what Shinichi wanted to say to her. Conan internally reflects on how he intended to confess his feelings to her—identically to how his father, Yusaku, had done so to his mother, [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]], twenty years ago. Meanwhile, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] restlessly waits for his unpunctual daughter in the car.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Taiji Tatsumi|Taiji Tatsumi manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)
* 58 years old
* Game company chief executive}}
{{People|Satoru Ooba|Satoru Oba manga.jpg|
* 31 years old
* Game company department head}}
{{People|Sakurako Tatsumi|Sakurako Tatsumi manga.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Taiji Tatsumi's daughter}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Major romantic development between Shinichi and Ran
** Shinichi takes Ran to the same restaurant where his father proposed to his mother with the intention of similarly confessing his feelings.
** Their date is interrupted by a murder, leading to the antidote wearing off before Shinichi can return to Ran, thus foiling his romantic plans.
 
 

=== Music Box Case ===
{{ref anime|194-195|The Significant Music Box}}

==== File 261 - Touching the Music Strings!? ====
[[File:CH261_ConanAsksForAntidote.png|thumb|left|175px|Conan asks Haibara for another antidote pill.]]
[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] asks [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] for some additional antidotes, as he would like to meet [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] again as [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] and confess his feelings to her.<ref name="Elevator_Murder_Case">Elevator Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#Elevator_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 258-260]])</ref> Haibara refuses, citing his recklessness and the dangers of consuming a prototype drug. Haibara joins her friends in boarding [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s car as they embark on their trip to the indoor pool, leaving at Conan on the sidewalk. During their ride, the [[Detective Boys]] find Haibara merrily humming with an apparent sense of accomplishment. On the other hand, Conan wearily looks up at the [[Mouri Detective Agency]] and resigns himself to continue his life as Conan. 
While ascending the stairs, he hears the music of "Haru Yo Koi" ("Oh Spring, Come"). When entering the agency, he sees Ran, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], and a client named Haruna Yuuki listening carefully to a music box. Haruna, the young fine arts student, explains she had difficulties making friends at university, so she sent a message to a random person with her [[Wikipedia: Pager|pager/pocketbell]] asking if they would like to befriend her. A man named Shuugo accepted and became her new pager-friend. The two planned to meet each other last year on Christmas Day, but Shuugo made no appearance. However, Haruna found a bag at their meeting spot containing a music box, with high resale value, and Shuugo's pager—an act Haruna interpreted as Shuugo ending the relationship with farewell present. Yet, the music box was appraised as poor. Additionally, Haruna began receiving antagonistic pager messages from an unknown person which ultimately motivated her to seek advice from Kogoro. Conan notices that parts of the music box were purposefully altered to play out of tune and suggests the music box holds a secret message from Shuugo. Ran notes that the off-tuned sounds correspond to the lyrics "mo (も)," "de (出)," and "ru (る)" in the song. Still stumped, Conan suggests they ask Sergeant [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] to contact the pager company identify Shuugo's address via the pager number. [[File:CH261_RanSeesSilhouette.png|thumb|right|250px|Ran spots an old man with a cane pass by her room.]]
Takagi puts the group in contact with the Ogata family, who invites them to their home. They arrive, and Haruna is cheerfully welcomed by Shirou Ogata, the younger son, but quite reticently by the others. They learn that Shuugo Ogata was the Shiro's late grandfather, who, fell ill and lacked connection. In his loneliness, he agreed to message Haruna as she shared her name and personality with his late wife, who often played the song "Haru Yo Koi" on her [[Wikipedia: Koto (instrument)|Koto]]. Minoru Ogata, the eldest son then accuses Haruna of wishing to steal the Shuugo's hidden treasure: four antique hand-made stamps worth 200 million yen. After being scolded by his family, Minoru ominously leaves. Haruna and company are invited to stay the night 
While Kogoro and Conan reflect in their room, Conan finds Shuugo's cremation urn dated "12/6," meaning that Shuugo could not have given the music box to Haruna on 12/25. Meanwhile, Ran screams at the sight of a spooky silhouette of an old man with a cane passing stealthily by their room. When everyone rushes over, a huge noise of something heavy falling catches their attention, and they hurry to the grandparents' room. They find Minoru crushed beneath a fallen koto. In that moment, Haruna receives a message on her pager from Shuugo, saying "I've been waiting for you."

==== File 262 - The Vanishing Sound ====
Haruna is frightened by Shuugo's apparent resurrection, and draws everyone's attention to her pager. While the group wrangles with the message's implications, Minoru regains consciousness and says he was struck in the head by a hard object in the dark. Conan notices he was hit in the forehead and asks if he saw his attacker's face. Minoru states his ignorance, blaming the darkness of the room. Kogoro surmises that the attacker was from the outside, dismissing Ran's claim about the silhouette, and attributing Shuugo's message to a coincidental memo from one of Haruna's friends. [[File:CH262_OgataFloorPlan.png|thumb|left|250px|Conan figures out the house's floor plan.]]
The police arrive and report no signs of trespassing. Additionally, Shirou rules out the possibility of the intruder hiding in the house as he had done a sweep of all the rooms. Still, the police mention the unlocked back gate, which the family explains has been broken for some time, nevertheless, Kogoro goes to examine it. After the confirming the lack footprints near the back gate, the group re-enters the home to test the plausibility of Ran's claim. She states the silhouette traversed down the hall from the direction of Tsuneo and Kazuko's room and towards Kogoro and Conan's room. The group remains skeptical. Conan then steps on a hairpin and lets out a yelp, incurring the wrath of Kogoro, who mistook the boy's cry as a sign he found an intruder. The police ask where the Ogata family was when Ran witnessed the silhouette, to which they respond that they were in the kitchen—where Shirou was scolding them for interrogating Haruna about her conversations with Shuugo. Minoru speculates that the Tsuneo and Kazuko were likely fiercely questioning Haruna since perhaps Shuugo gave her the 200 million yen stamps. He adds that the family had made several unsustainable purchases with the assumption they could refill their bank balance with stamp's sale. 
Conan then learns the full layout of the house with the help of Shirou and begins to piece together the puzzle. He notes that the mystery of the music box remains; he stares blankly at his lackluster attempt at writing music notation, unable to decipher anything. Ran notices his notebook, and uses her musical prowess to properly write the notation for him. Furthermore, she teaches him that triple sharps denotes [[Wikipedia: A major|A major]]. With this new information, Conan's deduction is complete, filled with the answers to the case's every question.

==== File 263 - Spring Has Come? ====
[[File:CH263_HappyFamily.png|thumb|right|125px|The Ogata family celebrates the rediscovery of their fortune.]]
Conan lures Kogoro to a room and distracts him with a pattern on the wall. He uses the opportunity to tranquilize him and instruct Ran to both summon the Ogata family and borrow a black sheet of paper, scissors, and tape.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH263_SilouhetteSecret.png|thumb|right|305px|A car's headlights shine through the open gate and casts the frightening silhouette.]]
Tsuneo and Kazuko realize that Haruna had not received the music box two Christmases ago but rather one, meaning Shuugo could not have delivered the box. Kogoro deduces that Shuugo had tasked Shirou with delivering the bag in his stead. Additionally, Shuugo had not been communicating with Haruna since he was hospitalized, meaning Shirou had been the one on the other end since last Spring. After seeing her wait for Shuugo with high hopes, he felt her could no longer continue the deception, and so he placed Shuugo's pager alongside the music box and anonymously left the bag for her. Kogoro says he knew Shirou's involvement because he identified Haruna before she even introduced herself when arriving at the house, meaning he must have been familiar with her face. 
Kogoro then directs Ran to turn off the lights. Suddenly, a silhouette of Conan drifts across the hallway, surprising everyone. When Ran opens the door, the boy is nowhere in sight. Conan appears behind Kogoro and draws everyone's attention to the window in the hallway. Ran spots a black paper cut-out of Conan taped to the glass. Kogoro explains that when a car approaches the open back gate and makes a turn at the intersection, the car's headlights shine upon the black paper cut-out and casts a shadow on Ran's room, creating the illusion of a moving silhouette. [[File:CH263_WireThroughRooms.png|thumb|left|255px|The wires run through the rooms.]]
Minoru still expresses skepticism about the strike he received. Kogoro explains that he was accidentally hit by a falling koto which was dropped using a contraption designed by the culprit. He explains that Minoru wished to investigate the koto after learning about the music box, and searched for it in his grandparents room. However, he did not turn on the lights because he could not locate the lamp switch as it had been shortened due to the contraption's design. Kogoro explains that the culprit ran a monofilament fishing line from the lamp; through an unstably positioned koto; through Shirou, Minoru, and the parent's rooms, and then finally to the [[Wikipedia: Fusuma|fusuma (door)]] of Ran's room using a hairpin. By opening the fusuma with force (motivated by Ran's scream), the hairpin would release, causing the koto to fall from its high position and onto the floor. Hence, the individual who opened the fusuma, '''Kazuko Ogata''' is likely the culprit. Conan also shows that Kazuko retrieved the fishing line by tangling one end to the room fan, which would spin the entire line back into its blades automatically. 
 
'''The Motive:''' 
Kogoro speculates Kazuko dropped the koto to prevent Haruna from finding the stamps. She also organized the silhouette and sent the frightening message to the pager to convince Haruna to avoid their house. The antagonistic messages sent to Haruna's pager were also sent for this purpose. After hearing Haruna had an affinity for stamps and was "happy to return," Kazuko believed Haruna was a stamp hunter who intended to constantly visit their house to find Shuugo's stamps.
</spoiler>
Shirou expresses his disappointment about the destruction of his grandmother's koto. However, Kazuko reveals that the dropped instrument was a forgery, and that she pawned the original to pay back family debts in the absence of the stamps. Kogoro then reveals that the music box Haruna received has its value in its keys. The three off-tune notes: "mo (も)," "de (出)," and "ru (ル)" correspond to [[Wikipedia: Solfège|solfège]] syllables "la," "do," and "la," which in turn correspond to Iroha Alphabet letters: "i (イ)," "ha (ハ)," and "i (イ)" which spell "Ihai (イハイ)" which is Japanese for [[Wikipedia: Spirit tablet|spirit tablet]]. The family rushes to Shuugo's [[Wikipedia: Butsudan|butsudan]] and find the stamps hidden in the tablet. The family rejoices at their discovery and rush to Kogoro to express their deepest gratitude. 
The next day, Shirou drives his guests back to the Mouri Detective Agency. Kogoro wonders whether Shuugo had intended for Shirou to possess sole ownership over the stamps, but the man responds he has instead found something else with greater value. He proudly shows Shuugo's pager which Haruna had gifted him, indicating that their messaging will continue. Left with a happy ending, Ran ascends the stairs while cheerfully singing "Haru Yo Koi."

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Haruna Yuuki|Haruna Yuki manga.jpg|
* 21 years old
* Art student}}
{{People|Kazuko Ogata|Kazuko Ogata manga.jpg|
* 50 years old
* Tsuneo's wife}}
{{People|Shirou Ogata|Shirou Ogata manga.jpg|
* 22 years old
* Tsuneo and Kazuko's younger son}}
{{People|Tsuneo Ogata|Tsuneo Ogata manga.jpg|
* 53 years old
* Kazuko's husband
* Current head of Ogata family}}
{{People|Minoru Ogata|Minoru Ogata manga.jpg|
* Victim (beaten - injured)
* 28 years old
* Tsuneo and Kazuko's eldest son}}
{{People|Shuugo Ogata|Shuugo Ogata manga.jpg|
* Deceased
* Tsuneo's father
* Former head of Ogata family}}
{{People|Haruna Ogata|Haruna Ogata manga.jpg|
* Deceased
* Shuugo's wife
* Tsuneo's mother}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Haibara denies Conan's request to receive more antidote pills.
 
 

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cy.jpg|1000px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_25sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_26sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumeNE 13sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, New Edition, combined volumes 25-26)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume 26e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 21-30]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}

[[Category:Volumes]]

[[de:Band 26]]

Volume 26

2026-06-28T13:19:42Z

ZA1: /* File 254 - An Infatuated Heart */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 26
| image = Volume 26.jpg
| releasedate = February 18, 2000
| chapters = 254-263
| isbn = 4-09-125496-9
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = November 18, 2008
| english-isbn = 1-4215-1678-0
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Inspector Samejima]]
| keyhole = [[Vermouth|Chris Vineyard]]
| prev-volume = Volume 25
| next-volume = Volume 27
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 26 was released on February 18, 2000 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo}}
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}
{{Char|Tomoaki Araide}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Yusaku Kudo|display=Yusaku Kudo (flashback)}}
{{Char|Yukiko Kudo|display=Yukiko Kudo (flashback)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Dangerous Cave Case ===
{{ref anime|188-190|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Cavern of the Detective Boys ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Wounded Great Detective ~|The Desperate Revival|l3=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~}}

==== File 254 - An Infatuated Heart ====
[[File:CH254_RanSleeps.png|thumb|left|200px|Ran remains beside Conan as he recovers.]]
[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] wakes up in his hospital bed—diminished, but still breathing. [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] enters the room and informs him of [[Ran Mouri|Ran]]'s heroics while he covers his sleeping and depleted daughter with his jacket. 
Ten days later, the doctor gladly reports that Conan will make a full recovery and is fit to return home soon, albeit with a mild fever. Relieved, Ran and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] transport Conan back to his hospital room. On the way, Sonoko entertains the idea of [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] attending their upcoming play if she informs him that Ran is playing the lead heroine. Ran confidently disagrees and states her indifference, saying that the only attendee she needs is a healthy Conan. While Sonoko voices her puzzlement, Conan asks about the bandages on the girl's wrist. She answers that she sprained it during rehearsal and is now unable to play the Black Knight, but is covered thanks to [[Tomoaki Araide|Araide]]. As Conan internally grumbles about the development, Ran says she is uncertain about the attendance, but Sonoko assures her that the drama club is organizing a refreshment sale to compensate for the lack of air-conditioning. Meanwhile, a [[The Criminal|silhouette]] watches. 
Approaching the room, the group hears [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] and [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] arguing about their choice of flowers. The two explain they came to check on Conan after hearing about his injury. Kazuha leaves with the girls to buy a more suitable bouquet while Heiji stays to talk with Conan. The boy question's the ulterior motive behind his friend's visit, leading Heiji to reveal that [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] had contacted him about Ran's grasp on Conan's secret. He proffers the notion of confirmation bias, but Conan reflects on several moments—after Ran found his childhood photo—which indicate her awareness. <ref name="Magician's_Suicide_Case">Magician's Suicide Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Magician's_Suicide_Case|Volume 14: 131-133]])</ref><ref name="Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Black_Star">Kaitou Kid and the Black Star Case (Manga: [[Volume_16#Kaitou_Kid_and_the_Black_Star|Volume 16: 156-159]])</ref><ref name="Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case">Shinichi's First Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_21#Shinichi's_First_Murder_Case|Volume 21: 204-207]])</ref><ref name="Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case">Sonoko Attempted Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_22#Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case|Volume 22: 219-221]])</ref><ref name="Ski_Lodge_Case">Elementary School Teacher Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_14#Ski_Lodge_Case|Volume 14-15: 139-143]])</ref> He wonders why Ran refuses to confront him, but Heiji reproaches him on his failure to make deductions about his own life, stating that Ran is likely waiting for him to tell her the truth. Caught in a dilemma, Conan asks for his friend's advice. [[File:CH254_HaibaraGun.png|thumb|right|225px|Betrayal?]]
On the plane ride home, Heiji ruminates on Conan sarcastically saying that to fix the problem, he needs a clone of Shinichi. Kazuha asks him about attending Ran's play. The boy refuses to attend, citing an important errand. 
That night, the silhouette sneaks through the hospital halls and quietly enters a laboratory. They rummage through the cabinets and find a bottle of [[Wikipedia: Potassium Cyanide|potassium cyanide]] before grinning with murderous intent. Meanwhile, Conan reflects on his quandary, remembering Ran's request to not leave her alone.<ref name="Cruise_Ship_Murder_Case">Cruise Ship Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_23#Cruise_Ship_Murder_Case|Volume 23: 225-230]])</ref> Thus, he resolves to reveal his identity to her. Suddenly, Haibara appears beside his bed and menacingly points a gun at him.

==== Major Events ====
* Ran is revealed to have been aware that Conan is Shinichi ever since she saw his childhood photos.
* Haibara meets Ran and Kogoro for the first time.
* Doctor Araide is revealed to have theater experience.
 
 

=== School Play Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|190-191|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Black Knight ~}}

==== Gadgets introduced ====
{{NewGadget|name = [[Voice-Changing Face Mask]]||image = Voice-Changing_Face_Mask.jpg|description =
* Used by [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] to disguise her voice as Conan's}}
{{clearleft}}

==== File 255 - The Intruder's Sudden Arrival ====
[[File:CH255_HaibaraShootsConan.png|thumb|right|120px|Haibara makes her point.]]
[[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] states that her cover has been blown. Along with [[Pisco]], was a second agent dispatched to the [[Haido City Hotel]], who, had informed the [[Black Organization]] about [[Sherry]]'s ability to transform into a child with the use of a drug.<ref name="Hotel_Party_Murder_Case">Hotel Party Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Hotel_Party_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 238-242]])</ref> Consequently, the Organization infiltrated [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s house. However, instead of assassinating her, they admitted that her value in the development of [[APTX4869]] was too great to squander, thus they offered her a chance to redeem herself under one condition: kill all associates aware of the Organization's existence. With Agasa held as a hostage, the girl callously sympathizes with [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s situation, adding that [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]], [[Yusaku Kudo|Yusaku]], and [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]] will have to be erased tomorrow, but still highlighting the silver-lining that Conan will be spared from witnessing such events. Haibara proceeds to pull the trigger, and a bizarre gun shot rings. [[File:CH255_BlackKnight.png|thumb|left|150px|The Black Knight defies the script and embraces the Princess.]]
Conan stares aghast at a bouquet of flowers dispensed by the toy gun. Haibara admits she was merely reciting a scenario, but states that she did so to prove a point: if Conan tells Ran about his identity, and if the Black Organization learns the truth, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] would be added to their list of targets. She provides three options to remedy the situation. First, conceal the truth and continue living with Ran despite its social consequences. Second, tell Ran the truth and pray the Organization forever remains ignorant. And third... 
The [[Teitan High School]] Festival bustles with activity as Ran and [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] look out at a sea audience members. [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] meets Ran backstage, saying she came despite Heiji's dissuasion. They are soon joined by [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] and a masked Conan who wish her luck before returning to their seats. Out by the concession stands, audience member Mai Kougami buys drinks for Youta Mitani, Yumemi Noda, and Kouhei Kamata. Kougami leaves for the bathroom while her friends distribute drinks. Kamata checks the contents of his drink and has a surprised reaction. He looks over at third year student, Ayako Ninagawa working at the concession stand before the lights suddenly shut off and the show begins. 
The play opens with the [[Ran Mouri|Princess]] lamenting about her dreaded arranged marriage before transitioning to a fight sequence involving a group of Imperial saboteurs assaulting the Princess' carriage. The show endures multiple comedic disturbances caused by both a proud Kogoro and an overzealous Kazuha as it approaches its climax. The Black Knight descends onto the saboteurs and saves the Princess from harm. The actor then deviates from the script and immediately embraces the Princess, much to Ran's confusion. In the stands, a [[Shinichi Kudo|teenager with a familiar face]] takes a seat next to Conan, who, reacts in shock. Ran notices her friends holding a sign urging her to improvise with the Black Knight; the two actors lean in for the kissing scene. However, before their lips can meet, a scream pieces the gymnasium as Kouhei Kamata lies dead on the floor.[[File:CH255_AttemptedKiss.png|thumb|right|275px|The show nears its climax.]]

==== File 256 - Concealed Truth ====
Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the gymnasium and inquire about the approximate time of death. Ran responds "around 14:40" and turns to Araide, the Black Knight, for confirmation, but the Knight strangely remains silent. Takagi asks the forensic analyst about the cause of death, but before the man can respond, a teenager with a [[Wikipedia: Kansai dialect|Kansai dialect]] correctly answers potassium cyanide—citing Kamata's pink lips and fingernails, and his mouth's almond scent as evidence. Kogoro and Megure grow suspicious of the teenager and asks for an alibi. He points to an uncharacteristically apathetic Conan, who promptly confirms his innocence. Kogoro then says the teenager is bizarrely familiar and Megure asks for him to identify himself. He confidently lifts his hat and proclaims that he is Shinichi Kudo. The police stand bewildered at "Shinichi's" uncanniness, as the boy turns to Ran and Conan explaining that he came to see her show. However, his disguise is instantly foiled by Kazuha who identifies him as Heiji. Under pressure, he ditches his attempt at portraying Shinichi as a separate person from Conan, and resumes cooperating as himself. [[File:CH256_FakeShinichi.png|thumb|left|200px|Shinichi Kudo revealed?]]
Megure begins interrogating Kamata's friends. Kougami had bought the four drinks, Mitani received all four, and Noda received hers and Kamata's. They explain that they are alumni members of Teitan High School, now hospital students, who were involved in the drama club with a yearly tradition of attending the annual play. Kogoro asks why they sent Kougami to carry all four drinks. She replies that Kamata was with her but returned to the seats after seeing the concession worker, Ayako Ninagawa. Heiji states that all four had the opportunity to poison Kamata's ice coffee and are thus suspects. Kougami protests, saying that since she ordered the same drink, meaning if she were the killer, she would have ensured Kamata received the poisoned cup instead of leaving for the bathroom. She also dispels the theory of poisoning both cups by proving that she has fully consumed its contents. Mitani and Noda similarly plead innocence, but Megure cites the labeled caps as an easy means of identifying the right cup to poison. Takagi then finds that Kamata had not used the milk and gum syrup attached to his ice coffee, disproving the theory of poisoned condiments. Ninagawa confesses that she purposefully filled Kamata's cup with cola with the intention of luring Kamata back to the concession stand. She reveals that they were formerly betrothed, and she wanted an opportunity to talk to him about why she annulled their engagement. Hearing her words, Kogoro quietly floats the possibility of a suicide motivated by his fiancé's rejection. Kougami and Noda mention that Kamata had suspiciously been rummaging through his car's dashboard during the drive over, prompting the police to leave and examine his car. [[File:CH256_RealShinichi.png|thumb|right|300px|Shinichi Kudo revealed.]]
With the case figured out, Heiji kneels beside Conan to share his deduction, but the boy walks away in indifference. Sonoko looks out the window at the forming rainclouds and bemoans the unfortunate turn of events. She turns to Araide who agrees. Meanwhile, the Black Knight approaches the concession stand and inspects a condiment container. Takagi returns with a bottle of potassium cyanide he found in Kamata's dashboard, giving credence to Kogoro's theory of suicide. Before Megure can declare the death a suicide, the Black Knight emerges from the masses and voices his disagreement, asserting that Kamata's death was a calculated murder. As he slowly steps into the spotlight, his friends and colleagues gradually begin to realize who is behind the mask. The crowd then witness Shinichi Kudo dramatically appear before them. Everyone stands in disbelief, including Ran, who, turns to look at Conan—her supposition shattered. Conan blankly stares at Shinichi, greatly disapproving of his supposed "true identity's" theatrics.

==== File 257 - Revival Under the Threat of Death ====
Shinichi's appearance astounds everyone, especially Ran, who he briefly pulls aside. After telling her to meet him after his deduction, he turns to Heiji and asks for a ¥10 coin. Megure approaches and asks for clarification. And so, Shinichi's deduction begins.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH257_PoisonedIce.png|thumb|right|250px|The poison was in the ice, not the liquid.]]
Shinichi explains that the culprit did not poison the drink, but rather the ice. They had known Kamata had a habit of eating the ice after finishing his drink. Thus, by inserting a potassium cyanide capsule in an ice cube, Kamata's poisoning would be delayed, and no poison will remain in the cup as it will be consumed in its entirety as an ice cube. Mitani and Noda are absolved due to their limited access to Kamata's cup, and Ninagawa is absolved since she intended for the soda to be returned and could not predict which soda Kamata would receive. Therefore, the culprit must be '''Mai Kougami'''. 
Kougami had preserved the ice cubes in her coin purse along with pieces of [[Wikipedia: Dry ice|dry ice]]. When leaving for the bathroom before the play, she flushed the dry ice in the bathroom and discarded the purse in a trash can outside. Kougami applauds Shinichi's deduction but asks how she could have guaranteed Kamata's poisoning if she had not distributed the drinks. Shinichi answers that she had prepared two poisoned ice cubes and contaminated both drinks. By quickly drinking her soda, Kougami managed to consume the liquid before the ice could melt and release poison. Megure interjects, stating there were no traces in Kougami's cup either. The detective states that Kougami had pretended to consume the ice, in doing so, she transferred the poisoned ice cube from her mouth to her hands and then finally into her hood. 
Shinichi, with Heiji's assistance, flips the ¥10 coin in the air and into Kougami's hood. Heiji pulls the coin out of the hood and shows its [[Wikipedia: Deoxidation|deoxidation]], a property of potassium cyanide has on bronze corrosion. Megure, astonished, asks how he knew the poison was in her hood. Kougami confesses, stating he likely became suspicious after she abstained from wearing her hood while running through the rain. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Kougami wished to avenge the death of an old cancerous man Kamata was treating. He had purposefully accelerated his death by changing his treatment, all to add quick results to his PhD thesis. Kougami recalls how Kamata had once drunkenly whined about how an eighteen-year-old dumped him despite him being a doctor with mastery over the fate of those he treated. Enraged by his statement, Kougami stole the potassium cyanide from the hospital and planned her murder.
</spoiler>
Megure expresses his amazement of Shinichi's abilities and offers him the opportunity to attend the culprit's interrogation. The boy declines, clearly more interested in speaking to Ran. Still, the boy urges Megure to keep his involvement in the investigation a secret from the public. As the police wrap up their operation, Heiji notices Shinichi's rapidly worsening fatigue. Soon, he begins to steam and topples to the ground—understanding that the antidote's effects are beginning to wear off. Ran and his classmates swarm around him in concern, but before he can remove himself from the room, he loses consciousness. 
Some time later, Shinichi gradually regains consciousness and sees his friends worriedly monitoring his condition. He defeatedly assumes their apprehension is due to them witnessing his transformation back into Conan, however, he quickly learns that his form has somehow maintained, he is still Shinichi Kudo.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|[[Youta Mitani]]|Yota Mitani manga.jpg|
* 27 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital guard}}
{{People|Mai Kougami|Mai Kogami manga.jpg|fsize=0.96em|
* 28 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital clerical employee}}
{{People|Yumemi Noda|Yumemi Noda manga.jpg|
* 27 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital nurse}}
{{People|Kouhei Kamata|Kohei Kamata manga.jpg|
* Victim (poison)
* 28 years old
* Audience member
* Beika General Hospital doctor}}
{{People|Ayako Ninagawa|Ayako Ninagawa manga.jpg|
* 18 years old
* High school senior}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Conan successfully convinces Ran that Shinichi and Conan are two separate individuals.
** The effect is sold by simultaneously presenting the two at the play.
* Major romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.
** Shinichi returns, and Sonoko secretly has him play the Black Knight in order to manufacture a kiss between him and Ran.
*** However, a murder occurs before Sonoko's plans can come to fruition.
* The APTX4869 antidote's effects wear off and Shinichi collapses before his classmates, but somehow his form remains unchanged.
 
 

=== Elevator Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|192-193|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ Shinichi's Return ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Promised Place ~}}

==== File 258 - Momentary Rest ====
[[File:CH258_HaibaraShocked.png|thumb|left|250px|Shinichi asks Haibara why she does so much for him.]]
The next day, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] and "[[Ai Haibara|Conan]]" arrive at [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]'s house before school. Ran anxiously rings the door bell, and is eventually answered by an ostensibly annoyed Shinichi, who is still in the process of preparing for the day. While Ran rejoices in the return of her friend, Conan sneaks into the house and confronts an elated Shinichi in his bathroom. Conan is revealed to be a disguised [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] using a [[Voice-Changing Face Mask]]. She scolds him for deviating from their plan to quietly meet Ran backstage, and informs him that Heiji had called for everyone's silence regarding the murder at the school play—mitigating word spreading about Shinichi's involvement.<ref name="School_Play_Murder_Case">School Play Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#School_Play_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 255-257]])</ref> Seeing Haibara's incredible commitment to maintaining the integrity of his secret identity, Shinichi asks why she goes to such great lengths for him. The girl's eyes widen for a moment, but she quickly regains her composure and says that if he were to be exposed, she too would be put in danger. She also states that she is merely using him to test and observe the effects of her antidote. [[File:CH258_ShinichiAndDetectiveBoys.png|thumb|right|250px|Shinichi nostalgically watches his friends.]]
On the road to school, Shinichi and Ran discuss the play, leading to Shinichi complimenting Ran on her appearance as the Princess, albeit in a back-handed manner. The three are soon joined by the [[Detective Boys]], who Shinichi accidentally greets. He is expectedly met with confusion, and so Conan explains that he lives in the mansion next to [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]], which [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] remembers as the "haunted house."<ref name="Haunted_Mansion_Case">Haunted Mansion Case (Manga: [[Volume_2#Haunted_Mansion_Case|Volume 2: 017-019]])</ref> Shinichi sentimentally reflects on his time as one of them, internally commenting that "it's like a dream." 
Once at school, Ran and Shinichi banter with their classmates, who tell Shinichi about their voluptuous [[Jodie Starling|new English teacher]]. Ran resignedly interrupts and reminds Shinichi that he is yet to tell her about “the important thing” he mentioned at the school play. Shinichi shoos his eavesdropping classmates before instructing her to meet him at the Bird's-Eye-View Restaurant in the [[Beika Center Building]] at 20:00. 
At the restaurant, Ran and Shinichi sit at a window seat. Ran admits that she had thought Shinichi was Conan, believing that Shinichi had asked Agasa to invent a shrinking drug to hide his identity after running into trouble during a criminal investigation. Shinichi, surprised by the accuracy of Ran’s conjecture, has no choice but to laugh awkwardly. After a while, the topic of the conversation returns to “the important thing.” Shinichi remains hesitant, and is unable to summon the courage to get to the point. 
Meanwhile, the CEO of a game company, Taiji Tatsumi, declines to attend a party held at the restaurant, stating that he feels ill. He comments on the dimness of the elevator hall, to which a department head, Satoru Ooba, explains that it is for a "performative entrance." Tatsumi leaves on the elevator. Soon after, Tatsumi's daughter, Sakurako, enters the elevator hall and meets with Ooba. The latter explains that he has received Tatsumi's blessing to marry her, sparking joy in the woman. They share a deep kiss as Tatsumi returns to the floor on the elevator. However, the man is shocked not by the sight of his daughter in Ooba's arms, but by the gun Ooba is pointing at his head. The shot rings with the release of the party confetti in the room next door. The elevator doors shut in time for Ooba to present Sakurako with a necklace, whom she gladly accepts. [[File:CH258_MurderedCEO.png|thumb|left|200px|Tatsumi stares down the barrel of Ooba's gun.]]
Shinichi struggles to make his statement; his heart begins to pound. Suddenly, someone's scream pierces the room. Despite his best attempts to ignore the murder and finish his date with Ran, the girl sees through his facade, and tells him to go investigate—adding that unlike someone, she won't run away. Shinichi, grateful for her understanding, springs up and runs towards the exit, promising Ran that he will return soon.

==== File 259 - A Tranquil Time ====
Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the crime scene. Takagi reports that Tatsumi's company occupies the twenty-fourth to the thirty-sixth floor of the building, and that the elevator in question can only be used by company employees. In addition, the rugged state of Tatsumi's suit suggests that he met an armed robber. Megure recalls a similar murder he investigated in the exact same building in the early years of his career, where a young man intervened in the investigation and rejected the idea of a robbery. Coincidentally, Shinichi arrives and intervenes in the investigation, rejecting the idea of a robbery. He points out that since non-employees cannot enter the elevator, using it would run the risk of being caught for trespassing. Also, Tatsumi's suit is damaged partially because his sleeves are unbuttoned, and no robber would bother unfastening the victim’s buttons. 
At this moment, several company employees, including Ooba and Sakurako, are brought to Megure. He asks if any of them know the time when they last saw Tatsumi. Sakurako fights through her tears and states that it was 20:30 sharp. She explains that she was able to see Ooba’s wristwatch when she touched her earrings when giving her a necklace. Shinichi finds it suspicious that Sakurako could see the wristwatch's dial when it was both in the dark and likely facing away from her he touched her earring. Ooba explains that his wristwatch would light up automatically in the dark, and that Shinichi has wrongfully assumed that he was touching Sakurako’s left earring with his left hand. Instead, he was touched her right earring with his left hand—thus the dial faces inwards. Shinichi accepts his explanation, but points out the action's inconvenience, insinuating that his right hand was occupied. [[File:CH259_ShinichiQuestionsKiss.png|thumb|right|250px|Shinichi asks Sakurako if she was kissing Ooba.]]
Back in the restaurant, Ran continues to wonder what Shinichi wanted to tell her. A waitress arrives with desserts, but Ran tells her to hold the order, as she wishes to wait for Shinichi. Upon learning that “her detective friend” is tackling the case, the waitress giggles and tells Ran a true story. Twenty years ago, a [[Yusaku Kudo|young man]] was dining with his [[Yukiko Kudo|girlfriend]] at Ran's exact table, when a murder took place in the restaurant. The man rushed to the crime scene, solved the murder quickly, returned and audibly proposed. The waitress joyfully tells Ran that it might happen again, and for a moment, a blushing Ran believes so as well, but soon reason tells her to abandon this line of thought. 
Ooba and Sakurako fire back at Shinichi, stating their strong alibis. Shinichi presses Sakurako and asks whether they stopped by anywhere, and Sakurako concedes that they did go to the bathroom before heading to the party. However, she argues that they were only briefly separated, and they conversed the entire time. Shinichi disputes her narrative, contending that since the police have found a pistol in the garbage pipe near the bathroom, Ooba could have taken advantage of those minutes to dispose of the weapon. Ooba, seeing that Shinichi is suspecting him and only him, says that the police are free to perform a gunshot residue test on him to see whether he committed the murdered. He is thus led away, leaving Sakurako with Shinichi. Once he is out of sight, Shinichi quietly asks Sakurako whether she and Ooba were kissing after their colleagues had departed. He explains that his [[Yukiko Kudo|mother]] once told him that only after kissing or eating would a woman go to the bathroom to reapply lipstick. She confirms. He proceeds to inquire about how the two kissed, and learns that Sakurako’s back was facing the elevator, that Ooba’s left arm was positioned on her right shoulder and went around her neck such that his hand could reach her left ear. Shinichi finally asks if her earrings were a present from Ooba. Sakurako replies negative, saying that she bought them on a whim earlier that day. After obtaining this piece of information, Shinichi becomes certain that Ooba is the culprit, but still lacks a few key pieces of the puzzle. 
Shinichi overhears a couple of company employees mention to Megure that Ooba oversaw the planning of the party, and that the party featured the appearance of the new company mascot, which Ooba wore. Upon hearing this, Shinichi asks whether he can inspect the costume. After observing the intricacies of the costume, everything becomes clear to the detective, and a smirk crosses his face. Suddenly, he is hit with an acute pain in the chest, a clear sign that the antidote is beginning to wearing off.

==== File 260 - The Memorable Place ====
Takagi returns and reports that they found no gunpowder residue on Ooba's clothing. Before Megure can redirect the investigation, Shinichi interjects and instructs everyone to return to the elevator for his deduction.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH260_PlasticBagOnGun.png|thumb|right|300px|Ooba eliminated gunpowder residue by shooting the gun through a plastic bag.]]
Shinichi asserts that '''Satoru Ooba''' murdered Tatsumi. He states that Ooba shot Tatsumi while he kissed Sakurako in front of the elevator. Ooba’s left hand covered Sakurako’s left ear while he used his free right hand to reach for his pistol and call the elevator. He then proceeded to shoot Tatsumi the moment the door opened before quickly returning his gun to his pocket. Megure remarks that the silencer would not be enough to prevent Sakurako from hearing the gunshot. Shinichi replies that by letting Sakurako know that it was 20:30 immediately after their kiss, she would naturally assume that the noise had been the releasing of the confetti—indicating the start of the party.
Ooba asks why Tatsumi would remain in the elevator despite expressing his wishes to return home. The detective states that Tatsumi was waiting in the elevator for Ooba to bring him the mascot costume since originally, the plan was for Tatsumi to don the costume, not Ooba (thus Tatsumi unfastened his sleeve buttons as he expected to change). Ooba, still defiant, challenges Shinichi to properly explain of the absence of gunpowder residue on his body. Shinichi replies that upon learning that the mascot blinked an abnormal number of times during the party, he realized that something was wrong with the eye of the mascot. After examining the costume, he found a plastic bag containing a glove and four rubber bands in the mascot's eye. Shinichi explains that by wearing the glove and placing the pistol inside the plastic bag (which Ooba closed around his right wrist by using the rubber bands), both the gunpowder residue and the empty bullet shell would remain in the bag. Furthermore, since it was dark, Sakurako would likely not notice anything strange about Ooba’s hands. As for the purpose of giving her the necklace after the kiss, it was to ensure that she would immediately head to the bathroom to try it on, which would give Ooba time to dispose of the pistol and bullet shell. Shinichi concludes by saying that since Ooba must have touched Sakurako’s earrings barehanded, he must have put on the glove afterwards, which logically implies that he left fingerprints on the plastic bag when reaching for the glove. [[File:CH260_PinkPearl.png|thumb|left|250px|The color of Sakurako's earrings are indiscernible without light.]]
As soon as Shinichi finishes speaking, he is hit by another wave of acute pain. Ooba remains unfazed, and calmly says that other employees also touched the plastic bag. One employee explains that they noticed that the mascot's eye was malfunctioning, and so they opened the contraption and found the plastic bag. After examining it, they concluded that the bag must be an intrinsic part of the mascot, and returned it to its eye. Megure, believing Shinichi's deduction is breaking apart, begins panicking, but the boy manages to carry on. He asks why Ooba knew that Sakurako’s earrings were the color as his present, and Ooba simply replies that it is because he saw their color. As he finishes uttering these words, Ooba becomes aware of the true intent of Shinichi’s question, but the mistake has already been made. Shinichi reminds everyone that Sakurako had just recently purchased the earrings earlier, and that their encounter at the elevator was the first time they met that day. Given such information, along with the darkness of the room, it was impossible for Ooba to discern the color of Sakurako's earrings unless they were illuminated by the elevator's light. Speechless, Ooba admits to his crime. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Ooba recounts that Twenty years ago, Tatsumi took over his father's company under the guise of a merger and moved aggressively to steal all his father's company’s intellectual properties and mass fired employees. This corporate act ultimately resulted in Ooba's father's suicide. Still, he attempted to present his death as a murder committed by Tatsumi at the Beika Center Building, the same building they stand in now. Such events led Ooba down a path of vengeance. 
Hearing Ooba's words, Megure recalls that twenty years ago, a teenage [[Yusaku Kudo]] was the individual who ultimately deduced that Ooba's father's death was a suicide. He turns to discuss this coincidence with Shinichi, but finds him gone.
</spoiler>
[[File:CH260_ConanRelaysShinichi.png|thumb|right|210px|Conan relays Shinichi's message to a distraught Ran.]]
Shinichi limps into the restaurant bathroom while gripping his chest. He curses his predicament, strongly desiring to return to Ran and finally make his statement. He notices Conan in the reflection, who notes that he maintained his form for twenty-four minutes beyond the expected range. Shinichi falls to the floor as Haibara removes her disguise and returns his glasses. 
At the table, the waitress informs Ran about the culprit's arrest and shares her excitement for Shinichi's return. However, it is instead Conan who appears before the table, holding out Shinichi's credit card. He explains that Shinichi had received an emergency call about the difficult case he is trying to solve, forcing him to leave immediately. Ran solemnly listens to Conan's words, but eventually expresses her distress about constantly being abandoned. Conan desperately "relays" a message that swears his eventual return and urges Ran to wait for him. Ran finds levity in her sea of misery and assures Conan that Shinichi's actions are not his fault. She brightens the mood by offering to buy him dessert on Shinichi's dime, he accepts. While gobbling down dessert after dessert, Ran rhetorically questions what Shinichi wanted to say to her. Conan internally reflects on how he intended to confess his feelings to her—identically to how his father, Yusaku, had done so to his mother, [[Yukiko Kudo|Yukiko]], twenty years ago. Meanwhile, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] restlessly waits for his unpunctual daughter in the car.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Taiji Tatsumi|Taiji Tatsumi manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)
* 58 years old
* Game company chief executive}}
{{People|Satoru Ooba|Satoru Oba manga.jpg|
* 31 years old
* Game company department head}}
{{People|Sakurako Tatsumi|Sakurako Tatsumi manga.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Taiji Tatsumi's daughter}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Major romantic development between Shinichi and Ran
** Shinichi takes Ran to the same restaurant where his father proposed to his mother with the intention of similarly confessing his feelings.
** Their date is interrupted by a murder, leading to the antidote wearing off before Shinichi can return to Ran, thus foiling his romantic plans.
 
 

=== Music Box Case ===
{{ref anime|194-195|The Significant Music Box}}

==== File 261 - Touching the Music Strings!? ====
[[File:CH261_ConanAsksForAntidote.png|thumb|left|175px|Conan asks Haibara for another antidote pill.]]
[[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] asks [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] for some additional antidotes, as he would like to meet [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] again as [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] and confess his feelings to her.<ref name="Elevator_Murder_Case">Elevator Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_26#Elevator_Murder_Case|Volume 26: 258-260]])</ref> Haibara refuses, citing his recklessness and the dangers of consuming a prototype drug. Haibara joins her friends in boarding [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s car as they embark on their trip to the indoor pool, leaving at Conan on the sidewalk. During their ride, the [[Detective Boys]] find Haibara merrily humming with an apparent sense of accomplishment. On the other hand, Conan wearily looks up at the [[Mouri Detective Agency]] and resigns himself to continue his life as Conan. 
While ascending the stairs, he hears the music of "Haru Yo Koi" ("Oh Spring, Come"). When entering the agency, he sees Ran, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], and a client named Haruna Yuuki listening carefully to a music box. Haruna, the young fine arts student, explains she had difficulties making friends at university, so she sent a message to a random person with her [[Wikipedia: Pager|pager/pocketbell]] asking if they would like to befriend her. A man named Shuugo accepted and became her new pager-friend. The two planned to meet each other last year on Christmas Day, but Shuugo made no appearance. However, Haruna found a bag at their meeting spot containing a music box, with high resale value, and Shuugo's pager—an act Haruna interpreted as Shuugo ending the relationship with farewell present. Yet, the music box was appraised as poor. Additionally, Haruna began receiving antagonistic pager messages from an unknown person which ultimately motivated her to seek advice from Kogoro. Conan notices that parts of the music box were purposefully altered to play out of tune and suggests the music box holds a secret message from Shuugo. Ran notes that the off-tuned sounds correspond to the lyrics "mo (も)," "de (出)," and "ru (る)" in the song. Still stumped, Conan suggests they ask Sergeant [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] to contact the pager company identify Shuugo's address via the pager number. [[File:CH261_RanSeesSilhouette.png|thumb|right|250px|Ran spots an old man with a cane pass by her room.]]
Takagi puts the group in contact with the Ogata family, who invites them to their home. They arrive, and Haruna is cheerfully welcomed by Shirou Ogata, the younger son, but quite reticently by the others. They learn that Shuugo Ogata was the Shiro's late grandfather, who, fell ill and lacked connection. In his loneliness, he agreed to message Haruna as she shared her name and personality with his late wife, who often played the song "Haru Yo Koi" on her [[Wikipedia: Koto (instrument)|Koto]]. Minoru Ogata, the eldest son then accuses Haruna of wishing to steal the Shuugo's hidden treasure: four antique hand-made stamps worth 200 million yen. After being scolded by his family, Minoru ominously leaves. Haruna and company are invited to stay the night 
While Kogoro and Conan reflect in their room, Conan finds Shuugo's cremation urn dated "12/6," meaning that Shuugo could not have given the music box to Haruna on 12/25. Meanwhile, Ran screams at the sight of a spooky silhouette of an old man with a cane passing stealthily by their room. When everyone rushes over, a huge noise of something heavy falling catches their attention, and they hurry to the grandparents' room. They find Minoru crushed beneath a fallen koto. In that moment, Haruna receives a message on her pager from Shuugo, saying "I've been waiting for you."

==== File 262 - The Vanishing Sound ====
Haruna is frightened by Shuugo's apparent resurrection, and draws everyone's attention to her pager. While the group wrangles with the message's implications, Minoru regains consciousness and says he was struck in the head by a hard object in the dark. Conan notices he was hit in the forehead and asks if he saw his attacker's face. Minoru states his ignorance, blaming the darkness of the room. Kogoro surmises that the attacker was from the outside, dismissing Ran's claim about the silhouette, and attributing Shuugo's message to a coincidental memo from one of Haruna's friends. [[File:CH262_OgataFloorPlan.png|thumb|left|250px|Conan figures out the house's floor plan.]]
The police arrive and report no signs of trespassing. Additionally, Shirou rules out the possibility of the intruder hiding in the house as he had done a sweep of all the rooms. Still, the police mention the unlocked back gate, which the family explains has been broken for some time, nevertheless, Kogoro goes to examine it. After the confirming the lack footprints near the back gate, the group re-enters the home to test the plausibility of Ran's claim. She states the silhouette traversed down the hall from the direction of Tsuneo and Kazuko's room and towards Kogoro and Conan's room. The group remains skeptical. Conan then steps on a hairpin and lets out a yelp, incurring the wrath of Kogoro, who mistook the boy's cry as a sign he found an intruder. The police ask where the Ogata family was when Ran witnessed the silhouette, to which they respond that they were in the kitchen—where Shirou was scolding them for interrogating Haruna about her conversations with Shuugo. Minoru speculates that the Tsuneo and Kazuko were likely fiercely questioning Haruna since perhaps Shuugo gave her the 200 million yen stamps. He adds that the family had made several unsustainable purchases with the assumption they could refill their bank balance with stamp's sale. 
Conan then learns the full layout of the house with the help of Shirou and begins to piece together the puzzle. He notes that the mystery of the music box remains; he stares blankly at his lackluster attempt at writing music notation, unable to decipher anything. Ran notices his notebook, and uses her musical prowess to properly write the notation for him. Furthermore, she teaches him that triple sharps denotes [[Wikipedia: A major|A major]]. With this new information, Conan's deduction is complete, filled with the answers to the case's every question.

==== File 263 - Spring Has Come? ====
[[File:CH263_HappyFamily.png|thumb|right|125px|The Ogata family celebrates the rediscovery of their fortune.]]
Conan lures Kogoro to a room and distracts him with a pattern on the wall. He uses the opportunity to tranquilize him and instruct Ran to both summon the Ogata family and borrow a black sheet of paper, scissors, and tape.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH263_SilouhetteSecret.png|thumb|right|305px|A car's headlights shine through the open gate and casts the frightening silhouette.]]
Tsuneo and Kazuko realize that Haruna had not received the music box two Christmases ago but rather one, meaning Shuugo could not have delivered the box. Kogoro deduces that Shuugo had tasked Shirou with delivering the bag in his stead. Additionally, Shuugo had not been communicating with Haruna since he was hospitalized, meaning Shirou had been the one on the other end since last Spring. After seeing her wait for Shuugo with high hopes, he felt her could no longer continue the deception, and so he placed Shuugo's pager alongside the music box and anonymously left the bag for her. Kogoro says he knew Shirou's involvement because he identified Haruna before she even introduced herself when arriving at the house, meaning he must have been familiar with her face. 
Kogoro then directs Ran to turn off the lights. Suddenly, a silhouette of Conan drifts across the hallway, surprising everyone. When Ran opens the door, the boy is nowhere in sight. Conan appears behind Kogoro and draws everyone's attention to the window in the hallway. Ran spots a black paper cut-out of Conan taped to the glass. Kogoro explains that when a car approaches the open back gate and makes a turn at the intersection, the car's headlights shine upon the black paper cut-out and casts a shadow on Ran's room, creating the illusion of a moving silhouette. [[File:CH263_WireThroughRooms.png|thumb|left|255px|The wires run through the rooms.]]
Minoru still expresses skepticism about the strike he received. Kogoro explains that he was accidentally hit by a falling koto which was dropped using a contraption designed by the culprit. He explains that Minoru wished to investigate the koto after learning about the music box, and searched for it in his grandparents room. However, he did not turn on the lights because he could not locate the lamp switch as it had been shortened due to the contraption's design. Kogoro explains that the culprit ran a monofilament fishing line from the lamp; through an unstably positioned koto; through Shirou, Minoru, and the parent's rooms, and then finally to the [[Wikipedia: Fusuma|fusuma (door)]] of Ran's room using a hairpin. By opening the fusuma with force (motivated by Ran's scream), the hairpin would release, causing the koto to fall from its high position and onto the floor. Hence, the individual who opened the fusuma, '''Kazuko Ogata''' is likely the culprit. Conan also shows that Kazuko retrieved the fishing line by tangling one end to the room fan, which would spin the entire line back into its blades automatically. 
 
'''The Motive:''' 
Kogoro speculates Kazuko dropped the koto to prevent Haruna from finding the stamps. She also organized the silhouette and sent the frightening message to the pager to convince Haruna to avoid their house. The antagonistic messages sent to Haruna's pager were also sent for this purpose. After hearing Haruna had an affinity for stamps and was "happy to return," Kazuko believed Haruna was a stamp hunter who intended to constantly visit their house to find Shuugo's stamps.
</spoiler>
Shirou expresses his disappointment about the destruction of his grandmother's koto. However, Kazuko reveals that the dropped instrument was a forgery, and that she pawned the original to pay back family debts in the absence of the stamps. Kogoro then reveals that the music box Haruna received has its value in its keys. The three off-tune notes: "mo (も)," "de (出)," and "ru (ル)" correspond to [[Wikipedia: Solfège|solfège]] syllables "la," "do," and "la," which in turn correspond to Iroha Alphabet letters: "i (イ)," "ha (ハ)," and "i (イ)" which spell "Ihai (イハイ)" which is Japanese for [[Wikipedia: Spirit tablet|spirit tablet]]. The family rushes to Shuugo's [[Wikipedia: Butsudan|butsudan]] and find the stamps hidden in the tablet. The family rejoices at their discovery and rush to Kogoro to express their deepest gratitude. 
The next day, Shirou drives his guests back to the Mouri Detective Agency. Kogoro wonders whether Shuugo had intended for Shirou to possess sole ownership over the stamps, but the man responds he has instead found something else with greater value. He proudly shows Shuugo's pager which Haruna had gifted him, indicating that their messaging will continue. Left with a happy ending, Ran ascends the stairs while cheerfully singing "Haru Yo Koi."

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Haruna Yuuki|Haruna Yuki manga.jpg|
* 21 years old
* Art student}}
{{People|Kazuko Ogata|Kazuko Ogata manga.jpg|
* 50 years old
* Tsuneo's wife}}
{{People|Shirou Ogata|Shirou Ogata manga.jpg|
* 22 years old
* Tsuneo and Kazuko's younger son}}
{{People|Tsuneo Ogata|Tsuneo Ogata manga.jpg|
* 53 years old
* Kazuko's husband
* Current head of Ogata family}}
{{People|Minoru Ogata|Minoru Ogata manga.jpg|
* Victim (beaten - injured)
* 28 years old
* Tsuneo and Kazuko's eldest son}}
{{People|Shuugo Ogata|Shuugo Ogata manga.jpg|
* Deceased
* Tsuneo's father
* Former head of Ogata family}}
{{People|Haruna Ogata|Haruna Ogata manga.jpg|
* Deceased
* Shuugo's wife
* Tsuneo's mother}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Haibara denies Conan's request to receive more antidote pills.
 
 

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26cy.jpg|1000px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_25sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_26sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumeNE 13sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, New Edition, combined volumes 25-26)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume 26e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume26r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 21-30]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}

[[Category:Volumes]]

[[de:Band 26]]

Volume 25

2026-06-28T13:09:36Z

ZA1: /* File 253 - One Conviction */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 25
| image = Volume 25.jpg
| releasedate = October 18, 1999
| chapters = 243-253
| isbn = 4-09-125495-0
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = September 16, 2008
| english-isbn = 1-4215-1677-2
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Wikipedia:ja:三毛猫ホームズシリーズ|Tortoiseshell Holmes]]
| keyhole = [[Makoto Kyogoku]]
| prev-volume = Volume 24
| next-volume = Volume 26
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 25 was released on October 18, 1999 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}
{{Char|Makoto Kyogoku}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Miwako Sato}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Mrs. Kojima|display=Mrs. Kojima (flashback)}}
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (background)}}
{{Char|Tomoaki Araide|display=Tomoaki Araide (background)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
{{Gadget|Wristwatch Flashlight}}
{{Gadget|Detective Boys Badge}}
{{Gadget|Transmitter}}
{{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Skating Rink Case ===
{{ref anime|172-173|The Revival of the Dying Message}}

==== File 243 - Not Like the Rest!? ====
[[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]], [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], and [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] visit the ice skating rink at [[Tropical Land]]. Sonoko marvels at the plethora of handsome men, leading Ran to ask about her relationship with [[Makoto Kyogoku|Makoto]]. Sonoko shares that he seldom contacts her while abroad, comparing her "waiting damsel" situation to Ran's relationship with [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]], sparking embarrassment.<ref name="Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case">Sonoko Attempted Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_22#Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case|Volume 22: 219-221]])</ref> After learning Shinichi had taught Ran how to ice skate, Sonoko suggests Ran should now teach Conan how to skate. Conan refuses but recalls [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]]'s words after their encounter with the [[Black Organization]].<ref name="Hotel_Party_Murder_Case"> Hotel Party Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Hotel_Party_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 238-242]])</ref> The Organization's meticulous attention to secrecy and security cannot be understated. Thus, all threats and liabilities, including unconfirmed but probable associations, are promptly eliminated. If Conan were to confess to Ran about his true identity, he would effectively burden her with a danger so extreme that she will inevitably cave, leaving no semblance of her former bubbly character. With this in mind, Conan feigns his inability to skate and accidentally collides with another skater, Chihiro Itami. Itami's friends, Yasuharu Misawa, Izumi Sano, Yoriko Komatsu, arrive to apologize but show a strained social dynamic. They reveal that they are a group of clay target shooters who recently reunited after being separated due to an "incident." Before Itami can share details, a fifth friend, Kunitomo Oda, arrives and shuts her down. As Oda leaves, Itami expresses her grievances with him, one of which being that he is not part of the "in-group." Her friends inquire about what she means by "in-group," but Itami refuses to elaborate and walks off to the bathroom while further demonstrating her immaturity. [[File:CH243_Ran&ConanFireworks.png|thumb|left|250px|Conan and Ran enjoy the firework display at Tropical Land.]]
Sonoko notices the influx of skaters and believes people must be gathering to watch the fireworks at 19:00. Itami's group further splits up. Sano goes to get coffee, Misawa goes to get food, and Komatsu goes to the bathroom. At the bathroom, an impatient Itami waits in a stall. She complains about "them" being late. She hears a knock on the stall and opens the door only to find a hooded figure pointing a shotgun at her chest. Meanwhile, Sonoko also goes to use the bathroom but finds it has been temporarily closed for custodial sanitation work. She knocks on the bathroom door but is distracted when she hears the sound of a singular firework. Still, she notices a hooded figure exit the bathroom and quickly run away. [[File:CH243_ItamiS.png|thumb|left|220px|Sonoko discovers Itami with the letter "S."]]
Back at the rink, Conan and Ran enjoy the colorful aerial display with Itami's friends, who each make their separate arrivals. Suddenly, Sonoko's piercing scream reaches everyone's ears. Conan rushes to the bathroom where Sonoko has discovered a deceased Itami, shot through the heart with the letter "S" written on the stall wall with her blood.

==== File 244 - The Victim Doesn't Talk ====
Ran wakes up [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] who had been sleeping in his car at the parking lot and informs him of the murder. Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the crime scene and begin by identifying the shotgun as the murder weapon. Sano states the used shotgun belongs to her and that it was stored in a secured locker along with her friends' rifles. Megure suggests testing each suspect for gunpowder residue, but Misawa points out that they will all come back positive as the group had been rifling earlier that day. Misawa floats the idea of an external killer, but Oda states that Sano's shotgun was stored in an inconspicuous case and is deconstructed when stored, meaning the crime can only be committed by those in the group with knowledge about the gun. However, before the police can even begin their interrogations, Kogoro accuses Sano of the crime. His deduction rests upon three pillars: Itami had been waiting to meet someone in the woman's bathroom thus the killer must be a woman, Sano's relationship with Itami was noticeably strained, the "S" written on the stall must stand for "Sano." 
Takagi corrects that Itami could not have written a dying message after being shot through the heart, therefore the "S" on the wall must have been written by the killer—likely in an attempt to frame Sano. Conan then notices saliva on the tip of the shotgun. Kogoro suggests the killer had placed the nozzle in Itami's mouth to silence her before synchronizing the firing of the weapon with the bursting of the fireworks, masking the noise. Sano counters that the killer could not be her since she was present at the rink when the fireworks began—leaving Oda as the only member without an alibi. Conan also notices Itami died with her hand in her coat pocket clutching a phone. The police redial her most recent message and find "KIX ########." [[File:CH244_SonokoPhone.png|thumb|right|200px|Sonoko is reminded of her long-distance relationship with Makoto.]]
The suspects are given permission to take off their skates under supervision. They depart from the crime scene. Hearing the friends mourn Itami's death, Sonoko sorrowfully looks down at her phone, saying "Idiot." Conan notices that Sonoko has the same type of phone as Itami and asks to inspect it. He questions whether Sonoko truly heard the sound of fireworks, while Ran notices that Sonoko has a new phone. Conan deduces the trick but still lacks a culprit. He eavesdrops on the friend group's conversation where they discuss the previous incident regarding a friend named Narita who died via accidental gun discharge. Now confident about why Oda is considered separate from the "in-group," Conan rushes to the bathroom. He discovers vertical streaks of blood running near Itami's feet and cracks the case.

==== File 245 - The Experimental Words ====
[[File:CH245_MakotoCalls.png|thumb|right|125px|Makoto calls Sonoko and informs her of his victories.]]
Takagi enters and reports that the police have found the killer's clothing in a nearby garbage can. Before Conan can expand on his findings, Kogoro reprimands him for "treating the crime scene like a playground." The detective then proudly presents yet another flawed deduction, this time suggesting that Oda is the culprit. However, before he reaches his conclusion, Conan tranquilizes the man mid-sentence with his [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|wristwatch]] and begins the real deduction.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH245_SanoIzumi.png|thumb|right|200px|Failed reverse psychology.]][[File:CH245_FiveYen.png|thumb|left|100px|The ¥5 coin's hole was used to create the "ascending firework" sound effect.]]
Kogoro immediately re-accuses '''Izumi Sano''' as being the culprit. She used her own gun and drew "S" on the stall in order to draw the investigation away from her via reverse psychology. She additionally moved the gun from Itami's mouth to her chest in order to give credence to the notion that Itami had written the "S" herself—since someone shot through the head would undoubtedly be unable to write a dying-message. Kogoro then counters Sano's alibi by showing how one can fake the sound of fireworks in order to fool Sonoko into believing the culprit was still in the bathroom at the time of the fireworks. 
Conan demonstrates by making a convincing high-pitched "ascending firework" sound using a ¥5 coin (a coin which is designed with a hole in the middle). The gunshot then makes a perfect "firework explosion" noise thus completing the two-part sound effect. By making this sound effect roughly one minute before the real show, Sano effectively convinced a witness that the killer left the bathroom one minute later than they actually did. He further states that Sonoko only heard one firework despite the park typically launching them in groups of three. Sano objects, saying that such a trick could have been performed by anyone. Kogoro points to the message "KIX ########" left on Itami's phone. He explains that the woman likely wrote her intended message, "KIX," before repeatedly hitting the triangle button, resulting in the string of sharps (#). By repeatedly pushing the triangle button, the message is sent and thus cannot be deleted by Sano. Therefore "KIX" is Itami's real dying-message. [[File:CH245_Airports.png|thumb|right|150px|Airports are the common denominator.]]
To decode, Kogoro reveals that the "in-group" Itami was referring to were those who shared a name with a prominent Japanese airport. 
 
* Itami = [[Wikipedia: Itami Airport|Osaka Itami Airport]]
* Komatsu = [[Wikipedia: Komatsu Airport|Komatsu Airport]]
* Misawa = [[Wikipedia: Misawa Airport|Misawa Airport]]
* Narita = [[Wikipedia: Narita International Airport|Narita International Airport]]
* Izumi Sano = [[Wikipedia: Kansai International Airport|Kansai International Airport]] (located in the Izumisano city of Osaka).
The IATA code for Kansai International Airport is "KIX." (Note that Oda is not part of the in-group because his name does not coincide with any airport). 
And as a final nail in the coffin, Kogoro points to the vertical blood marks on the floor next to Itami's feet. He explains that these are marks left by Sano when she stepped on her victim's blood with her skates while writing her fake dying-message. Thus, Itami's blood is likely left on the blades of Sano's skates. Sano admits defeat and shares her motive. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Narita's gun-related accident was a suicide motivated by Itami's rejection. Sano, who was sick at the time, had received a phone call from Narita who explained that Itami rejected him since she was apparently with Oda—who was reportedly cheating on Sano with Itami. Thus, Sano decided to murder Itami and frame Oda for the crime. 
Before Sano is arrested, Oda explains to her that Itami was lying about him cheating with her. When Sano asks why he did not explain that to Narita, he admits his fault and states that it was because he was too concerned with tending to a feverish Sano. The two appear to affirm their enduring affections.
</spoiler>
On the walk back to Kogoro's car, Sonoko solemnly reflects on Oda and Sano's conversation and how it relates to her relationship with Makoto. She suddenly receives a phone call from him reporting that he has won the championship match of the Winter Cup. Sonoko sheds tears and asks why he did not call sooner. He replies he felt guilty calling her when he had nothing to report. The two share an endearing conversation as Ran realizes that Sonoko had bought a separate phone to call Makoto. The girl delights in the thought of having a phone just for two people. A few days later, she receives a package from Shinichi containing a phone, ostensibly gifted in gratitude for the knitted sweater.<ref name="Blackout_Murder_Case"> Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])</ref>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Chihiro Itami|Chihiro Itami manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)
* 27 years old
* Daughter of a Corporate Executive}}
{{People|Yasuharu Misawa|Yasuhara Misawa manga.jpg|
* 29 years old
* Banker}}
{{People|Izumi Sano|Izumi Sano manga.jpg|
* 28 years old
* Office worker}}
{{People|Yoriko Komatsu|Yoriko Komatsu manga.jpg|
* 30 years old
* Housewife}}
{{People|Kunitomo Oda|Kunitomo Oda manga.jpg|
* 29 years old
* Firefighter}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Romantic development between Sonoko and Makoto.
* Romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.
** Shinichi gifts Ran a phone.
 
 

=== Spider Mansion Case ===
{{ref anime|166-168|Tottori Spider Mansion Demon}}

==== File 246 - The Spider Mansion ====
[[File:CH246_RobertTaylor.png|thumb|left|150px|Heiji and Kazuha meet Robert Taylor.]]
[[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] and [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] find themselves lost in the woods of [[Wikipedia: Tottori Prefecture|Tottori]]. With their means of transportation and communication limited, Heiji considers having to spend night in the forest—cuddling for warmth. Before Kazuha can finish imagining about the idea, they are found by an American photographer named Robert Taylor, who says he knows the Takeda family: the same family who has invited Heiji to their residence. Unfortunately, both parties reveal they are equally lost. Suddenly, a car casually drives by the three. Frustrated and desperate for the vehicle's attention, Heiji lobs his bike helmet at the car, hitting it and triggering the driver's ire. However, awkwardness turns to comfort as the car's passengers are revealed to be [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], and [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] who are also headed to the Takeda residence. 
The two groups compare their invitations. Kogoro received a proper formal document from the Takeda family promising remuneration for his efforts, while Heiji received a cryptic arachnid-themed letter insinuating violence will occur at the Takeda residence. The car's driver, Yuzo Takeda, confirms Heiji's letter is referencing his home, adding that due to a recent string of unfortunate events, the fearful local population have begun to call their home the "Spider Mansion." Robert is confused as the household had no such reputation when Misa Takeda had nursed him after his accident three years ago. [[File:CH246_NobukazuHung.png|thumb|right|175px|Nobukazu Takeda ominously hung in a "spider web."]]
Upon arriving at the mansion, Robert becomes disconsolate after Yoko Takeda informs him that Misa had committed suicide in the doll storage shed not three days after his departure three years ago. Furthermore, Misa's mother had followed her daughter in committing suicide in the same locations a few days later. The troubling "suicides" do not end there, as a few days ago, a family friend and fellow doll maker named Akio Negishi was found dead in the barn. All three of the deceased were hung by a noose. Ryuji Takeda approaches the conversation and adds that they wish for Kogoro to solve the mystery surrounding Negishi's death. The family head, Nobukazu Takeda finally arrives and pulls Kogoro aside. He quietly shares his suspicions about Negishi's killer being a member of his family, and he expresses his wishes for the detective to report his findings directly to him. Meanwhile, Robert reunites with Misa's twin cousins Emi and Sae, who ominously accuse him of being a killer. The girls flee after being scolded by Yoko while the grandmother, Chie, silently observes the scene from the house. 
Conan and Heiji observe the family over dinner. The housekeeper, Miyuki Shioya, leaves to deliver food to Chie; Nobukazu leaves to continue progress on his dolls; Yoko takes her twins to the bath; and Robert, joined by Kazuha and Ran, drives to visit Misa's grave. The two boys regroup in the dinning hall and agree that "two are suspicious." 
Arriving at the site, Kazuha and Ran stand in awe of the beautiful moon. They turn to Robert but notice him quietly sobbing over a photo of Misa. 
Back at the house, a distressed Yuzo exclaims he cannot find Nobukazu in his workplace. Concerned, everyone joins in searching for him. Conan notices a peculiar open window on the top floor of the storage shed where Misa and her mother died. The group axes their way into the locked upper floor only to find Nobukazu hung by a noose, his body presented like a puppeteered doll tangled in spider webs.

==== File 247 - Seen Horror ====
[[File:CH247_Kumogozen.png|thumb|left|200px|Chie believes the Spider Mistress from a folktale had punished Nobukazu.]]
Heiji checks Nobukazu's vitals and finds he has been dead for about an hour. With no life left to save, Heiji elects to preserve the crime scene, leaving the corpse in its dangling state. Conan also inspects the crime scene and discovers a rusty thumbtack on the floor. He looks up at the high window but Ryuji states it is too small for an adult to crawl through, meaning the murder was conducted in a completely inescapable room. Chie then steps forward and asserts the murder is the work of a mythical Spider Mistress, who scaled the building and spun its webs upon Nobukazu as punishment for living there. Ryuji tells the folktale about the Spider Mistress and how the property was expanded to encompass the Spider's supposed place of death—sparking public outrage. He adds that Misa and her mother's bodies were covered in spider webs by the time they were discovered, and that Negishi's body was hung by strings similar to those surrounding Nobukazu. Heiji is reminded of Robert, Kazuha, and Ran, prompting Conan to rush to call Ran on the phone he recently gave her.<ref name="Skating_Rink_Case"> Skating Rink Case (Manga: [[Volume_25#Skating_Rink_Case|Volume 25: 243-245]])</ref> However, the boy's worries are settled as Ran finds him, saying they have returned due to sudden rainfall. 
As the rest of the group learn of Nobukazu's murder, a panicking Miyuki enters the room and informs everyone that a landslide has obstructed the road to the house. Thus, the police are unable to reach them. With no other choice, Heiji asks to borrow Robert's camera and proceeds with a crime scene investigation with Conan and Kogoro. 
Ran and Kazuha unpack but the former notices that she has lost her mascot phone accessory. Believing she left it in the car, the two girls disobey Kogoro's orders to remain in their rooms and go to look in the car. A [[The Criminal|silhouette]] ominously watches them from afar. After a brief search, the girls come up empty-handed. Kazuha asks Ran about the significance of her accessory and correctly speculates it is from [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. She comments on his apparent coldness towards Ran, but Ran disagrees, adding that she feels like he is always watching over her. The two decide to expand their search to the yard where the car was parked outside, but Kazuha's flashlight begins to dim. Ran rushes back to their room to fetch new batteries, leaving her friend alone. Kazuha notices a small white orb on the ground and crouches to investigate, unaware of the stun-gun wielding assailant closing in behind her.

==== File 248 - Heiji's Scream ====
Ran returns with the batteries but Kazuha is nowhere to be found, with only her flashlight strewn on the ground. 
Heiji finds a bruise on Nobukazu's head, implying he had been bludgeoned shortly after leaving the dinner table. He also notes the bizarre cleanliness of the storage shed despite reportedly being unused for three years. The three then hear footsteps climbing the stairs and approaching the room. They take cover and ambush the interloper, finding Miyuki with a platter full of food. After thanking her for her generosity, they use the opportunity to ask some questions. Miyuki explains that her and Misa were nurses at the same hospital. She praises Misa as being a wonderful individual, leading Heiji to question why she would commit suicide. Miyuki speculates about an incident she partially witnessed where Nobukazu erupted on his wife, Kinuyo, at the hospital. The conflict resulted in an intervening Misa sustaining a major gash on her forehead, damaging her beauty. Misa would subsequently fall into a depression but was eventually lifted by her encounter with Robert, who had been swept up in a landslide. The injury impaired Robert's speaking ability, so he wrote English in Misa's notepad to communicate with her. Robert was well liked by all but Chie and left their care with a smile. Misa and her mother's deaths followed shortly. At the funeral, Nobukazu was emotionless while Ryuji was crestfallen. A few years later, Emi and Sae, whom loved Robert during his stay, would boldly claim he had killed Misa. Finally, Miyuki mentions a conversation the twins had with Negishi, what they discussed is unknown. Kogoro asks if the rope and strings used to hang Negishi are still in the family's possession. Miyuki states the rope is kept in the barn. [[File:CH249_KazuhaInWebs.png|thumb|right|175px|Like Nobukazu, Kazuha is strung up in a similar fashion.]]
The four head for the barn, but upon entering, they find a figure moving in the shadows. Kogoro points his flashlight and finds Ran with tears in her eyes. She tells them about Kazuha's disappearance and the group immediately begins to search for her. Time passes with no signs of her presence. Heiji then notices the storage shed door had been opened and rushes to investigate. To his horror, he finds Kazuha strung up in "webs."

==== File 249 - Heiji's Anger ====
Heiji frantically calls Kazuha's name as he lifts her down from the strings. The girl regains consciousness and is met by an apologetic Ran, who regrets enlisting her help in searching for a phone accessory which was stuck in her CD player all along. Kazuha gracefully assures her friend. Meanwhile, Conan and Heiji notice the noose the culprit was preparing for Kazuha and deduce that they were interrupted by the group's entrance, meaning they must still be in the storage shed. The two boys check the entire building but find no one, as they are left wondering if someone really can escape in such a short period of time. 
Kogoro and Heiji gather everyone in the main room and inform them of the attack on Kazuha. They find that all suspects are without an alibi. Conan notices Yuzo is not present; Ryuji points to the puppet workshop. [[File:CH249_ConanDrugs.png|thumb|left|125px|Conan opens the karakuri puppets and finds narcotics.]]
Heiji, Kogoro, and Conan visit Yuzo who is busy adding finishing touches to the puppets which are due tomorrow. He explains the family sells each of them for ¥1,000,000 (~$10,000) and repairs them for ¥700,000 (~$7,000), and that Nobukazu was able to secure deals with such high prices due to Negishi's involvement. He also says that the simple puppets sell for more money than the intricate ones, and that despite the high prices, customers repeatedly send in their puppets for repairs. Heiji and Conan inquire about two artifacts: the giant [[Wikipedia: Karakuri puppet|karakuri doll]] and the boxes in the corner. The former is a puppet that was used at a festival related to the Spider Mistress' folktale. The latter is the shipment Negishi was scheduled to pick up before his death. Nobukazu would realize that the package was one doll short and had to produce a replacement. Kogoro escorts Yuzo to the main room while Heiji and Conan take the opportunity to inspect the workshop. Based on Yuzo's description of the puppets and their value, they correctly deduce that the puppets are a front for the transporting of [[Wikipedia: Narcotic|narcotics]]. Heiji finds a contact list of Nobukazu's associates and decides to call them for information. They choose to start with the hospital. 
As the bigger picture slowly creeps into view, the two detectives encounter Yoko, who is looking for her daughters. Emi and Sae emerge and report a "smell," while pointing to the [[Wikipedia: Kamado|kamado]]. Heiji inspects the fire and notices something strange is burning. While he picks a pair of tongs to salvage what is left, Conan asks the twins what they meant by Robert being a killer. The two explain that shortly after Robert left the Takeda's care, Misa asked them to catch up with Robert at the bus station and ask how he feels about her. They say that Robert obliged their request but wrote a message telling her to "die." Heiji interrupts by pulling out a smoldering object which the two boys identify as a stun-gun. [[File:CH249_HeijiSlapped.png|thumb|right|350px|Heiji annoyed by the girls' mercy on Conan.]]
The detectives burst into Kazuha's room and demand for her to remove her clothing. Predictably startled, the girls kick the boys out; Heiji receives a harsh slap for his insolence as he grumbles about Conan's lack of punishment. A few moments later, Ran opens the door and informs them that she found a stun-gun burn on Kazuha's back. She also relays Kazuha's discovery of a small white orb in front of the storage shed. Heiji and Conan think of a [[Wikipedia: Airsoft Pellet|BB gun bullet]] and rush to the shed to look for evidence. Conan finds the hole left by the thumbtack while Heiji finds a curious fishing wire with loops on both ends. With their evidence in order, they have found the culprit.

==== File 250 - Can't Put it into Words ====
Heiji informs everyone that Kogoro has deduced the killer and directs everyone to the storage shed. He also asks Yuzo to bring the giant karakuri puppet from his workshop. The group arrives and finds Kogoro slouched in his signature "Sleeping Kogoro" stance.
<spoiler>
'''The Method:''' 
[[File:CH250_Ensnarement.png|thumb|right|300px|Method of ensnarement.]]
Kogoro begins by explaining the trick the killer used to hang Nobukazu without being present in the locked room. First, the killer utilized a long rope with slip knots on both ends. One side was wrapped onto a ceiling beam running perpendicular to the room's high window, while the other was pinned to follow the rectangular perimeter of the window using four thumbtacks. The killer also used a second string. The string was attached to the window-side slip knot, looped around a ceiling beam running parallel to the window, and finally exited the room into the outside. The killer likely instructed Nobukazu to lock the door (justifying it via the meeting's imperative secrecy) to the room before luring him to pear out of the window. The killer then tugged on the second string from the outside which both pulled the window-side knot towards the parallel beam and ensnared the knot around Nobukazu's head—ripping the thumbtack's off of the wall in the process. Lastly, Kogoro states that the killer lured Nobukazu to the window by making a peculiar tapping sound by the window seal. This tapping was the sound of BB bullets hitting the shed's exterior wall. 
Kogoro believes the culprit murdered Nobukazu as revenge for inciting Misa's suicide—sparked by her realization that he is not her true father. Yuzo and Yoko react in disbelief, but Ryuji confesses that Misa was his daughter. He explains Nobukazu's wife, Kinuyo, had asked for his discreet help in birthing a child for her husband after he was declared infertile. The secret remained hidden until three years ago where Nobukazu learned the truth at the hospital, leading to the outburst which scarred Misa. Ryuji asks how the detective knew, to which he responds that Misa's name follows a pattern with Emi and Sae's. Chie, who named all three girls, had known their secret from the beginning and thus gave the three girls connecting names which loop ((mi)(sa) (sa)(e) (e)(mi)). Though the narrative appears to paint Ryuji as the obvious culprit, Kogoro absolves him by saying that he lacks the strength and the timing to pull the second string through the window to ensnare Nobukazu. To succeed, the killer would need the help of a machine, a car. Thus, the culprit must be '''Robert Taylor'''. 
Robert had fired his BB gun at the window seal from the driver's seat and attached the end of the second string to the car. By driving off, the vehicle provided the necessary force to instantly ensnare Nobukazu and hurl him away from the window. Kogoro also states that Robert had arrived at the property a few days prior where he learnt of Nobukazu's narcotics sales and murdered Negishi. He then stole a singular puppet from Negishi's package and later called Nobukazu about a drug sale; the two accordingly formed a plan to meet in the storage shed. Robert asks how Kogoro's trick would result in Nobukazu's entanglement in the web of strings. Conan points to the room's ceiling where they have set up a sea of strings fitted tightly across a plane parallel to the floor. Heiji offers a demonstration. [[File:CH250_TwinsShine.png|thumb|left|200px|The twins learn what Robert meant by "Shine."]]
He uses his motorcycle and Yuzo's giant puppet to simulate the murder. As the boy speeds off, the rope snares around the puppet and violently hurls it into the parallel beam. The puppet smashes its head against the beam before falling through the sea of strings, causing them to droop. The puppet eventually tangles itself in the web-like design. As a final nail in the coffin, Kogoro points out how Robert would have no way of knowing Nobukazu had been tangled in strings as he was not present during the body's discovery. Robert scoffs at the detective for laying a conversational trap. However, Heiji returns and gives an additional incriminating factor. [[File:CH250_RobertRevelation.png|thumb|right|125px|Robert learns the devastating truth.]]
Despite the presence of three unexpected guests, the family was only short of three fish during the dinner, meaning Robert's arrival was expected by Nobukazu. Additionally, he abducted Kazuha and strung her in webs in order to sell two effects: the impression that the killer uses a web motif in his murders, and to obfuscate the presence of the second string left by Nobukazu's feet. 
 
'''The Motive:''' 
Yoko asks why Robert murdered Negishi. The man responds that Negishi had informed him of Misa's suicide, and that he trivialized her death by insinuating her scar made her unmarriable. Enraged, Robert murdered him and strung his body up in the barn. Hearing the killer's blind resentment towards the Takeda family and his callous mentality towards harming Kazuha, Heiji lashes out at him and reveals the true reason for Misa's suicide. 
Robert wrote "Shine" as his parting message for Misa, intending for it to mean Misa is a bright and shining individual. However, Misa had read his message as the romanized "shi ne (死ね)," misinterpreting it for its Japanese reading which cruelly tells her to "die." Devastated, Robert collapses in a catatonic state. He remains silent even during his arrest, reflecting on the cultural barrier which tore him and Misa apart.
</spoiler>
The next day, Emi and Sae inquire about the police's presence. Chie waves it off and instead blames the murder on the Spider Mistress. The twins ask their grandmother for another folktale as they live on in ignorance.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Robert Taylor|Robert Taylor manga.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Photographer}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Yuzo Takeda|Yuzo Takeda manga.jpg|
* 35 years old
* Third son of the Takeda family}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Yoko Takeda|Yoko Takeda manga.jpg|
* 33 years old
* Ryuji Takeda's wife}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Ryuji Takeda|Ryuji Takeda manga.jpg|
* 38 years old
* Second son of the Takeda family}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Sae Takeda|Sae Takeda manga.jpg|fsize=0.97em|
* 9 years old
* Ryuji and Yoko's daughter
* Emi's older twin sister}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Emi Takeda|Emi Takeda manga.jpg|fsize=0.97em|
* 9 years old
* Ryuji and Yoko's daughter
* Sae's younger twin sister}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Chie Takeda|Chie Takeda manga.jpg|
* 71 years old
* Mother of the Takeda brothers}}
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Miyuki Shioya|Miyuki Shioya manga.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Housekeeper}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Nobukazu Takeda|Nobukazu Takeda manga.jpg|fsize=0.89em|
* Victim (hanged)
* 45 years old
* Eldest son of the Takeda family
* Master puppet maker}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Misa Takeda|Misa Takeda manga.jpg|
* Deceased (hanged)
* 18 years old (21 if alive)
* Nobukazu's daughter}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Kinuyo Takeda|Kinuyo Takeda manga.jpg|
* Deceased (hanged)
* Nobukazu's wife}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Akio Negishi|Akio Negishi manga.jpg|
* Deceased (hanged)
* Nobukazu's colleague}}</li>
</ul></div>
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Romantic development between Heiji and Kazuha.
* Romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.
 
 

=== Dangerous Cave Case ===
{{ref anime|188-190|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Cavern of the Detective Boys ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Wounded Great Detective ~|The Desperate Revival|l3=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~}}

==== File 251 - The Wounded Detective Boys ====
[[File:CH251_RanMeetsHaibara.png|thumb|right|200px|Ran introduces herself to an aloof Haibara.]]
[[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] helps [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] practice her lines for an upcoming play at the [[Teitan High School]] Festival. Kogoro criticizes both the overly romantic dialogue and the inclusion of a kissing scene between the princess, played by Ran, and the Black Knight. Ran explains that [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] had written the script and that she modeled the Knight's character around [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] scoffs before asking who will play the Black Knight. Ran points to [[Tomoaki Araide]], saying that the group begged him to play the vacant role after learning about his extensive theater experience. Both Conan and Kogoro protest the idea, but Ran assures them she was joking and that Sonoko will instead attempt to play the character. The girl then notices the time and rushes to take a bath. However, Kogoro reminds her of the broken faucet, leading Conan to suggest they instead ask to use Professor [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s shower. Kogoro off-handedly tells the two to share their shower to minimize the burden on Agasa, causing Ran to erupt on her father in embarrassment. 
At Agasa's house, Conan consults the Professor about Ran while she takes her shower. Although initially believing her unusualness was due to her sweater knitting, the suspicious behavior persisted.<ref name="Blackout_Murder_Case"> Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])</ref> Conan feels that her recent actions and attitude towards him were not fitting for an elementary schooler but rather someone her own age. [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] appears and suggests Ran is aware of his true identity. The boy denies the possibility as Haibara leaves for the basement lab. Suddenly, Ran returns from her shower and asks about Haibara, wishing to finally introduce herself to her. Despite Conan's apprehensiveness, she happily strolls down to the basement and opens the door before giving a warm greeting. However, Haibara coldly ignores her and continues typing on her computer. Her silence carries even after Ran leaves as she introspectively questions if she is running away. [[File:CH251_ConanShot.png|thumb|left|200px|Genta witnesses the corpse disposal of a murdered man.]]
The next day, the [[Detective Boys]] merrily ride with Agasa to a camp site. Haibara gazes at Conan, but she shifts her sight elsewhere after being noticed. Shortly after arrival, Conan, [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]], [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]], and [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] forage for fire wood and discover a large cave entrance. Mitsuhiko finds a faded inscription on a stone beside the entrance which the Detective Boys interpret as a sign of buried treasure. Conan notices a large "と" (to) carved under the inscription and ruminates on its meaning, but when he turns back, his friends have already entered the cave and have begun exploring. Conan pursues them and finds a recently used cigarette discarded on the cave floor, suggesting someone else is in the cave. Genta notices light ahead and rushes to investigate, but to his horror, he stumbles into a group of three men transporting a corpse with bullet through the head. The boy runs in fear as one of the men gives chase. The man pulls a gun on the regrouped Detective Boys and opens fire. The other two men soon arrive and they discuss their predicament. They reveal they are bank robbers who executed their fourth accomplice after his face was seen. Motivated to protect their anonymity, the leader resolves to murder the children and burry them in the cave alongside their accomplice. Conan tries to contact Haibara with his [[Detective Boys Badge|badge]] but gets no response. The Detective Boys talk over a plan for escape but when they turn to Conan, they find him weakly clutching his stomach. He has been shot. [[File:CH251_GentaSeesCorpse.png|thumb|right|250px|Conan Edogawa in peril.]]

==== File 252 - The Brave Great Detectives ====
Caught in a perilous situation and needing to warn Agasa and Haibara about the danger, Conan directs his friends to use his [[Transmitter|transmitters]]. Meanwhile, the robbers regroup and share their findings, ultimately concluding that the children had moved deeper into the cave. The leader finds Conan's [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|glasses]] on the cave floor along with a trail of his blood. 
The Detective Boys traverse the dank cavern as they become increasingly worried about Conan's state. Feeling the gravity of the moment, each member of the group claims responsibility for their crisis, but Conan alleviates their guilt by saying that because of their cave exploration, they are on the verge of thwarting a major crime. On the surface, Agasa and Haibara search for their missing friends and find their fire wood strewn before the cave entrance. 
The robbers arrive at the fork in the road and discover Genta's [[Wristwatch Flashlight]] illuminating the tunnel on the right. Despite two robbers believing the watch is a sign their targets fled right, the leader deduces the flashlight is a trick to send their pursuers down the wrong path. He instead directs his group left. The Detective Boys, who utilized reverse psychology, had gone down the right tunnel. They walk along an aquifer where Ayumi finds fish with eyes gracefully swimming through the murky water. Conan explains that [[Wikipedia: Cavefish|cavefish]] evolved to lose their eyes, thus the fish with eyes must have swam down from a surface river, suggesting their path connects to the outside. 
Haibara and Agasa find Conan's glasses and an array of transmitters on the ground. The girl wears the glasses and finds that the transmitter markers display "110" (the emergency police hotline in Japan). Meanwhile, The robbers reach a dead-end and turn back to search the right tunnel. The Detective Boys find the source of the aquifer but deem it too narrow for a human to pass through. Genta finds a peculiar egg-looking rock perched atop a plateaued stalagmite and five narrow ovular passages. Mitsuhiko also finds an inscription at the base of the stalagmite matching the one they found at the entrance. While he reads the words, Ayumi finds a colony of bats which swarm the group, causing the girl to scream and alerting the robbers. As their hunters close in, Conan thinks on the inscription, the engraved "と," and the egg-shaped rock and has an epiphany. However, before he can share his deduction with the group, his consciousness slips away. The robbers reach their location and forcing the four to hide. With no help from Conan, the three must deduce the inscription's meaning on their own.

==== File 253 - One Conviction ====
[[File:CH253_ShogiTunnels.png|thumb|left|200px|Mitsuhiko links the tunnels to the Shogi board.]]
Mitsuhiko reviews their information.
* The inscription writes about the dragon's path, implied to reference the path to the cavern's exit.
* Seen as the tunnel they hid in was a dead-end, there are four remaining candidates for the dragon's path.
* One man stayed behind and sits by the egg-like rock.
[[File:CH253_RanDonatesBlood.png|thumb|right|175px|Ran knows the truth.]]
Genta adds that Conan murmured about the keywords "と," "dragon," and "egg." Mitsuhiko rebukes Genta for not sharing such hints sooner, catching the attention of the man by the egg-like rock. He approaches their hiding spot but is interrupted by his accomplices who scold him for not properly keeping watch. They state the furthest of the five tunnels is a dead-end and that they will systematically explore each route. The Detective Boys resume their brainstorming, floating possibilities such as the tunnels representing animals from the [[Wikipedia: Chinese Zodiac|Chinese Zodiac]], but eventually link the clues to [[Wikipedia: Shogi|Shogi]]. Mitsuhiko explains that promoted pawn is written "と," promoted rook is written "竜王" (dragon king), and the word for egg, "玉子," likely refers to the challenger's king, written "玉将." Setting the challenger's king to the position of the egg-like rock, the five tunnels represent the five pieces to its right: golden general, silver general, knight, lance, and rook. Since the rook's promoted form references a dragon, Mitsuhiko deduces the tunnel diagonally left of them must be the dragon's path—the exit. However, with their route to the surface still guarded, Ayumi makes a suggestion. 
The three emerge from their hiding spot and hurl small rocks at the man. He scoffs at their pitiful attempt at retaliation but is soon swarmed by bats reacting to the movement of small objects. The three use the opportunity to run down the dragon's path, eventually spotting the night sky. A bullet grazes Genta's ankle, causing the boy to tumble with Conan on his back. The leader retrieves Conan and presses a gun to his head, coercing Ayumi and Mitsuhiko to return to the cave. Suddenly, a bright light illuminates the cave entrance and the police, led by Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]], demand the men's surrender. The leader keeps Conan as a hostage, but is knocked unconscious by the boy's [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|stun-gun wristwatch]]. 
Conan is immediately rushed to [[Beika General Hospital]] to treat his wound. Haibara explains to Kogoro that Conan was shot in his left flank and may have sustained severe kidney damage. She then notices Ran and Ayumi running alongside Conan's stretcher as it is ushered into the ER. A nurse warns the doctor that they have depleted their supply of the patient's blood type and cannot perform a transfusion. With no time to request additional supply, Ran steps forward and offers to donate her blood, stating she shares Conan's blood type. Kogoro and Agasa react in shock, confused by how Ran can be certain. Conan realizes that Ran is aware of his true identity. As the surgery proceeds, Ran tensely awaits the results, worrying not about Conan, but about Shinichi.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Man #1|251-253 Man 1 manga.jpg|
* Robber}}
{{People|Man #2|251-253 Man 2 manga.jpg|
* Robber leader}}
{{People|Man #3|251-253 Man 3 manga.jpg|
* Robber}}
{{People|Man #4|251-253 Man 4 manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)}}
{{EndBox}}

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumePremium13bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (Premium, combined volumes 25-26)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2 23sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2 24sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume 25e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 21-30]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}
[[Category:Volumes]]
[[de:Band 25]]

Volume 25

2026-06-28T12:42:51Z

ZA1: /* File 250 - Can't Put it into Words */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 25
| image = Volume 25.jpg
| releasedate = October 18, 1999
| chapters = 243-253
| isbn = 4-09-125495-0
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = September 16, 2008
| english-isbn = 1-4215-1677-2
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Wikipedia:ja:三毛猫ホームズシリーズ|Tortoiseshell Holmes]]
| keyhole = [[Makoto Kyogoku]]
| prev-volume = Volume 24
| next-volume = Volume 26
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 25 was released on October 18, 1999 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}
{{Char|Makoto Kyogoku}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Miwako Sato}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Mrs. Kojima|display=Mrs. Kojima (flashback)}}
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (background)}}
{{Char|Tomoaki Araide|display=Tomoaki Araide (background)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
{{Gadget|Wristwatch Flashlight}}
{{Gadget|Detective Boys Badge}}
{{Gadget|Transmitter}}
{{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Skating Rink Case ===
{{ref anime|172-173|The Revival of the Dying Message}}

==== File 243 - Not Like the Rest!? ====
[[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]], [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], and [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] visit the ice skating rink at [[Tropical Land]]. Sonoko marvels at the plethora of handsome men, leading Ran to ask about her relationship with [[Makoto Kyogoku|Makoto]]. Sonoko shares that he seldom contacts her while abroad, comparing her "waiting damsel" situation to Ran's relationship with [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]], sparking embarrassment.<ref name="Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case">Sonoko Attempted Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_22#Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case|Volume 22: 219-221]])</ref> After learning Shinichi had taught Ran how to ice skate, Sonoko suggests Ran should now teach Conan how to skate. Conan refuses but recalls [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]]'s words after their encounter with the [[Black Organization]].<ref name="Hotel_Party_Murder_Case"> Hotel Party Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Hotel_Party_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 238-242]])</ref> The Organization's meticulous attention to secrecy and security cannot be understated. Thus, all threats and liabilities, including unconfirmed but probable associations, are promptly eliminated. If Conan were to confess to Ran about his true identity, he would effectively burden her with a danger so extreme that she will inevitably cave, leaving no semblance of her former bubbly character. With this in mind, Conan feigns his inability to skate and accidentally collides with another skater, Chihiro Itami. Itami's friends, Yasuharu Misawa, Izumi Sano, Yoriko Komatsu, arrive to apologize but show a strained social dynamic. They reveal that they are a group of clay target shooters who recently reunited after being separated due to an "incident." Before Itami can share details, a fifth friend, Kunitomo Oda, arrives and shuts her down. As Oda leaves, Itami expresses her grievances with him, one of which being that he is not part of the "in-group." Her friends inquire about what she means by "in-group," but Itami refuses to elaborate and walks off to the bathroom while further demonstrating her immaturity. [[File:CH243_Ran&ConanFireworks.png|thumb|left|250px|Conan and Ran enjoy the firework display at Tropical Land.]]
Sonoko notices the influx of skaters and believes people must be gathering to watch the fireworks at 19:00. Itami's group further splits up. Sano goes to get coffee, Misawa goes to get food, and Komatsu goes to the bathroom. At the bathroom, an impatient Itami waits in a stall. She complains about "them" being late. She hears a knock on the stall and opens the door only to find a hooded figure pointing a shotgun at her chest. Meanwhile, Sonoko also goes to use the bathroom but finds it has been temporarily closed for custodial sanitation work. She knocks on the bathroom door but is distracted when she hears the sound of a singular firework. Still, she notices a hooded figure exit the bathroom and quickly run away. [[File:CH243_ItamiS.png|thumb|left|220px|Sonoko discovers Itami with the letter "S."]]
Back at the rink, Conan and Ran enjoy the colorful aerial display with Itami's friends, who each make their separate arrivals. Suddenly, Sonoko's piercing scream reaches everyone's ears. Conan rushes to the bathroom where Sonoko has discovered a deceased Itami, shot through the heart with the letter "S" written on the stall wall with her blood.

==== File 244 - The Victim Doesn't Talk ====
Ran wakes up [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] who had been sleeping in his car at the parking lot and informs him of the murder. Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the crime scene and begin by identifying the shotgun as the murder weapon. Sano states the used shotgun belongs to her and that it was stored in a secured locker along with her friends' rifles. Megure suggests testing each suspect for gunpowder residue, but Misawa points out that they will all come back positive as the group had been rifling earlier that day. Misawa floats the idea of an external killer, but Oda states that Sano's shotgun was stored in an inconspicuous case and is deconstructed when stored, meaning the crime can only be committed by those in the group with knowledge about the gun. However, before the police can even begin their interrogations, Kogoro accuses Sano of the crime. His deduction rests upon three pillars: Itami had been waiting to meet someone in the woman's bathroom thus the killer must be a woman, Sano's relationship with Itami was noticeably strained, the "S" written on the stall must stand for "Sano." 
Takagi corrects that Itami could not have written a dying message after being shot through the heart, therefore the "S" on the wall must have been written by the killer—likely in an attempt to frame Sano. Conan then notices saliva on the tip of the shotgun. Kogoro suggests the killer had placed the nozzle in Itami's mouth to silence her before synchronizing the firing of the weapon with the bursting of the fireworks, masking the noise. Sano counters that the killer could not be her since she was present at the rink when the fireworks began—leaving Oda as the only member without an alibi. Conan also notices Itami died with her hand in her coat pocket clutching a phone. The police redial her most recent message and find "KIX ########." [[File:CH244_SonokoPhone.png|thumb|right|200px|Sonoko is reminded of her long-distance relationship with Makoto.]]
The suspects are given permission to take off their skates under supervision. They depart from the crime scene. Hearing the friends mourn Itami's death, Sonoko sorrowfully looks down at her phone, saying "Idiot." Conan notices that Sonoko has the same type of phone as Itami and asks to inspect it. He questions whether Sonoko truly heard the sound of fireworks, while Ran notices that Sonoko has a new phone. Conan deduces the trick but still lacks a culprit. He eavesdrops on the friend group's conversation where they discuss the previous incident regarding a friend named Narita who died via accidental gun discharge. Now confident about why Oda is considered separate from the "in-group," Conan rushes to the bathroom. He discovers vertical streaks of blood running near Itami's feet and cracks the case.

==== File 245 - The Experimental Words ====
[[File:CH245_MakotoCalls.png|thumb|right|125px|Makoto calls Sonoko and informs her of his victories.]]
Takagi enters and reports that the police have found the killer's clothing in a nearby garbage can. Before Conan can expand on his findings, Kogoro reprimands him for "treating the crime scene like a playground." The detective then proudly presents yet another flawed deduction, this time suggesting that Oda is the culprit. However, before he reaches his conclusion, Conan tranquilizes the man mid-sentence with his [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|wristwatch]] and begins the real deduction.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH245_SanoIzumi.png|thumb|right|200px|Failed reverse psychology.]][[File:CH245_FiveYen.png|thumb|left|100px|The ¥5 coin's hole was used to create the "ascending firework" sound effect.]]
Kogoro immediately re-accuses '''Izumi Sano''' as being the culprit. She used her own gun and drew "S" on the stall in order to draw the investigation away from her via reverse psychology. She additionally moved the gun from Itami's mouth to her chest in order to give credence to the notion that Itami had written the "S" herself—since someone shot through the head would undoubtedly be unable to write a dying-message. Kogoro then counters Sano's alibi by showing how one can fake the sound of fireworks in order to fool Sonoko into believing the culprit was still in the bathroom at the time of the fireworks. 
Conan demonstrates by making a convincing high-pitched "ascending firework" sound using a ¥5 coin (a coin which is designed with a hole in the middle). The gunshot then makes a perfect "firework explosion" noise thus completing the two-part sound effect. By making this sound effect roughly one minute before the real show, Sano effectively convinced a witness that the killer left the bathroom one minute later than they actually did. He further states that Sonoko only heard one firework despite the park typically launching them in groups of three. Sano objects, saying that such a trick could have been performed by anyone. Kogoro points to the message "KIX ########" left on Itami's phone. He explains that the woman likely wrote her intended message, "KIX," before repeatedly hitting the triangle button, resulting in the string of sharps (#). By repeatedly pushing the triangle button, the message is sent and thus cannot be deleted by Sano. Therefore "KIX" is Itami's real dying-message. [[File:CH245_Airports.png|thumb|right|150px|Airports are the common denominator.]]
To decode, Kogoro reveals that the "in-group" Itami was referring to were those who shared a name with a prominent Japanese airport. 
 
* Itami = [[Wikipedia: Itami Airport|Osaka Itami Airport]]
* Komatsu = [[Wikipedia: Komatsu Airport|Komatsu Airport]]
* Misawa = [[Wikipedia: Misawa Airport|Misawa Airport]]
* Narita = [[Wikipedia: Narita International Airport|Narita International Airport]]
* Izumi Sano = [[Wikipedia: Kansai International Airport|Kansai International Airport]] (located in the Izumisano city of Osaka).
The IATA code for Kansai International Airport is "KIX." (Note that Oda is not part of the in-group because his name does not coincide with any airport). 
And as a final nail in the coffin, Kogoro points to the vertical blood marks on the floor next to Itami's feet. He explains that these are marks left by Sano when she stepped on her victim's blood with her skates while writing her fake dying-message. Thus, Itami's blood is likely left on the blades of Sano's skates. Sano admits defeat and shares her motive. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Narita's gun-related accident was a suicide motivated by Itami's rejection. Sano, who was sick at the time, had received a phone call from Narita who explained that Itami rejected him since she was apparently with Oda—who was reportedly cheating on Sano with Itami. Thus, Sano decided to murder Itami and frame Oda for the crime. 
Before Sano is arrested, Oda explains to her that Itami was lying about him cheating with her. When Sano asks why he did not explain that to Narita, he admits his fault and states that it was because he was too concerned with tending to a feverish Sano. The two appear to affirm their enduring affections.
</spoiler>
On the walk back to Kogoro's car, Sonoko solemnly reflects on Oda and Sano's conversation and how it relates to her relationship with Makoto. She suddenly receives a phone call from him reporting that he has won the championship match of the Winter Cup. Sonoko sheds tears and asks why he did not call sooner. He replies he felt guilty calling her when he had nothing to report. The two share an endearing conversation as Ran realizes that Sonoko had bought a separate phone to call Makoto. The girl delights in the thought of having a phone just for two people. A few days later, she receives a package from Shinichi containing a phone, ostensibly gifted in gratitude for the knitted sweater.<ref name="Blackout_Murder_Case"> Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])</ref>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Chihiro Itami|Chihiro Itami manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)
* 27 years old
* Daughter of a Corporate Executive}}
{{People|Yasuharu Misawa|Yasuhara Misawa manga.jpg|
* 29 years old
* Banker}}
{{People|Izumi Sano|Izumi Sano manga.jpg|
* 28 years old
* Office worker}}
{{People|Yoriko Komatsu|Yoriko Komatsu manga.jpg|
* 30 years old
* Housewife}}
{{People|Kunitomo Oda|Kunitomo Oda manga.jpg|
* 29 years old
* Firefighter}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Romantic development between Sonoko and Makoto.
* Romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.
** Shinichi gifts Ran a phone.
 
 

=== Spider Mansion Case ===
{{ref anime|166-168|Tottori Spider Mansion Demon}}

==== File 246 - The Spider Mansion ====
[[File:CH246_RobertTaylor.png|thumb|left|150px|Heiji and Kazuha meet Robert Taylor.]]
[[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] and [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] find themselves lost in the woods of [[Wikipedia: Tottori Prefecture|Tottori]]. With their means of transportation and communication limited, Heiji considers having to spend night in the forest—cuddling for warmth. Before Kazuha can finish imagining about the idea, they are found by an American photographer named Robert Taylor, who says he knows the Takeda family: the same family who has invited Heiji to their residence. Unfortunately, both parties reveal they are equally lost. Suddenly, a car casually drives by the three. Frustrated and desperate for the vehicle's attention, Heiji lobs his bike helmet at the car, hitting it and triggering the driver's ire. However, awkwardness turns to comfort as the car's passengers are revealed to be [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], and [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] who are also headed to the Takeda residence. 
The two groups compare their invitations. Kogoro received a proper formal document from the Takeda family promising remuneration for his efforts, while Heiji received a cryptic arachnid-themed letter insinuating violence will occur at the Takeda residence. The car's driver, Yuzo Takeda, confirms Heiji's letter is referencing his home, adding that due to a recent string of unfortunate events, the fearful local population have begun to call their home the "Spider Mansion." Robert is confused as the household had no such reputation when Misa Takeda had nursed him after his accident three years ago. [[File:CH246_NobukazuHung.png|thumb|right|175px|Nobukazu Takeda ominously hung in a "spider web."]]
Upon arriving at the mansion, Robert becomes disconsolate after Yoko Takeda informs him that Misa had committed suicide in the doll storage shed not three days after his departure three years ago. Furthermore, Misa's mother had followed her daughter in committing suicide in the same locations a few days later. The troubling "suicides" do not end there, as a few days ago, a family friend and fellow doll maker named Akio Negishi was found dead in the barn. All three of the deceased were hung by a noose. Ryuji Takeda approaches the conversation and adds that they wish for Kogoro to solve the mystery surrounding Negishi's death. The family head, Nobukazu Takeda finally arrives and pulls Kogoro aside. He quietly shares his suspicions about Negishi's killer being a member of his family, and he expresses his wishes for the detective to report his findings directly to him. Meanwhile, Robert reunites with Misa's twin cousins Emi and Sae, who ominously accuse him of being a killer. The girls flee after being scolded by Yoko while the grandmother, Chie, silently observes the scene from the house. 
Conan and Heiji observe the family over dinner. The housekeeper, Miyuki Shioya, leaves to deliver food to Chie; Nobukazu leaves to continue progress on his dolls; Yoko takes her twins to the bath; and Robert, joined by Kazuha and Ran, drives to visit Misa's grave. The two boys regroup in the dinning hall and agree that "two are suspicious." 
Arriving at the site, Kazuha and Ran stand in awe of the beautiful moon. They turn to Robert but notice him quietly sobbing over a photo of Misa. 
Back at the house, a distressed Yuzo exclaims he cannot find Nobukazu in his workplace. Concerned, everyone joins in searching for him. Conan notices a peculiar open window on the top floor of the storage shed where Misa and her mother died. The group axes their way into the locked upper floor only to find Nobukazu hung by a noose, his body presented like a puppeteered doll tangled in spider webs.

==== File 247 - Seen Horror ====
[[File:CH247_Kumogozen.png|thumb|left|200px|Chie believes the Spider Mistress from a folktale had punished Nobukazu.]]
Heiji checks Nobukazu's vitals and finds he has been dead for about an hour. With no life left to save, Heiji elects to preserve the crime scene, leaving the corpse in its dangling state. Conan also inspects the crime scene and discovers a rusty thumbtack on the floor. He looks up at the high window but Ryuji states it is too small for an adult to crawl through, meaning the murder was conducted in a completely inescapable room. Chie then steps forward and asserts the murder is the work of a mythical Spider Mistress, who scaled the building and spun its webs upon Nobukazu as punishment for living there. Ryuji tells the folktale about the Spider Mistress and how the property was expanded to encompass the Spider's supposed place of death—sparking public outrage. He adds that Misa and her mother's bodies were covered in spider webs by the time they were discovered, and that Negishi's body was hung by strings similar to those surrounding Nobukazu. Heiji is reminded of Robert, Kazuha, and Ran, prompting Conan to rush to call Ran on the phone he recently gave her.<ref name="Skating_Rink_Case"> Skating Rink Case (Manga: [[Volume_25#Skating_Rink_Case|Volume 25: 243-245]])</ref> However, the boy's worries are settled as Ran finds him, saying they have returned due to sudden rainfall. 
As the rest of the group learn of Nobukazu's murder, a panicking Miyuki enters the room and informs everyone that a landslide has obstructed the road to the house. Thus, the police are unable to reach them. With no other choice, Heiji asks to borrow Robert's camera and proceeds with a crime scene investigation with Conan and Kogoro. 
Ran and Kazuha unpack but the former notices that she has lost her mascot phone accessory. Believing she left it in the car, the two girls disobey Kogoro's orders to remain in their rooms and go to look in the car. A [[The Criminal|silhouette]] ominously watches them from afar. After a brief search, the girls come up empty-handed. Kazuha asks Ran about the significance of her accessory and correctly speculates it is from [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. She comments on his apparent coldness towards Ran, but Ran disagrees, adding that she feels like he is always watching over her. The two decide to expand their search to the yard where the car was parked outside, but Kazuha's flashlight begins to dim. Ran rushes back to their room to fetch new batteries, leaving her friend alone. Kazuha notices a small white orb on the ground and crouches to investigate, unaware of the stun-gun wielding assailant closing in behind her.

==== File 248 - Heiji's Scream ====
Ran returns with the batteries but Kazuha is nowhere to be found, with only her flashlight strewn on the ground. 
Heiji finds a bruise on Nobukazu's head, implying he had been bludgeoned shortly after leaving the dinner table. He also notes the bizarre cleanliness of the storage shed despite reportedly being unused for three years. The three then hear footsteps climbing the stairs and approaching the room. They take cover and ambush the interloper, finding Miyuki with a platter full of food. After thanking her for her generosity, they use the opportunity to ask some questions. Miyuki explains that her and Misa were nurses at the same hospital. She praises Misa as being a wonderful individual, leading Heiji to question why she would commit suicide. Miyuki speculates about an incident she partially witnessed where Nobukazu erupted on his wife, Kinuyo, at the hospital. The conflict resulted in an intervening Misa sustaining a major gash on her forehead, damaging her beauty. Misa would subsequently fall into a depression but was eventually lifted by her encounter with Robert, who had been swept up in a landslide. The injury impaired Robert's speaking ability, so he wrote English in Misa's notepad to communicate with her. Robert was well liked by all but Chie and left their care with a smile. Misa and her mother's deaths followed shortly. At the funeral, Nobukazu was emotionless while Ryuji was crestfallen. A few years later, Emi and Sae, whom loved Robert during his stay, would boldly claim he had killed Misa. Finally, Miyuki mentions a conversation the twins had with Negishi, what they discussed is unknown. Kogoro asks if the rope and strings used to hang Negishi are still in the family's possession. Miyuki states the rope is kept in the barn. [[File:CH249_KazuhaInWebs.png|thumb|right|175px|Like Nobukazu, Kazuha is strung up in a similar fashion.]]
The four head for the barn, but upon entering, they find a figure moving in the shadows. Kogoro points his flashlight and finds Ran with tears in her eyes. She tells them about Kazuha's disappearance and the group immediately begins to search for her. Time passes with no signs of her presence. Heiji then notices the storage shed door had been opened and rushes to investigate. To his horror, he finds Kazuha strung up in "webs."

==== File 249 - Heiji's Anger ====
Heiji frantically calls Kazuha's name as he lifts her down from the strings. The girl regains consciousness and is met by an apologetic Ran, who regrets enlisting her help in searching for a phone accessory which was stuck in her CD player all along. Kazuha gracefully assures her friend. Meanwhile, Conan and Heiji notice the noose the culprit was preparing for Kazuha and deduce that they were interrupted by the group's entrance, meaning they must still be in the storage shed. The two boys check the entire building but find no one, as they are left wondering if someone really can escape in such a short period of time. 
Kogoro and Heiji gather everyone in the main room and inform them of the attack on Kazuha. They find that all suspects are without an alibi. Conan notices Yuzo is not present; Ryuji points to the puppet workshop. [[File:CH249_ConanDrugs.png|thumb|left|125px|Conan opens the karakuri puppets and finds narcotics.]]
Heiji, Kogoro, and Conan visit Yuzo who is busy adding finishing touches to the puppets which are due tomorrow. He explains the family sells each of them for ¥1,000,000 (~$10,000) and repairs them for ¥700,000 (~$7,000), and that Nobukazu was able to secure deals with such high prices due to Negishi's involvement. He also says that the simple puppets sell for more money than the intricate ones, and that despite the high prices, customers repeatedly send in their puppets for repairs. Heiji and Conan inquire about two artifacts: the giant [[Wikipedia: Karakuri puppet|karakuri doll]] and the boxes in the corner. The former is a puppet that was used at a festival related to the Spider Mistress' folktale. The latter is the shipment Negishi was scheduled to pick up before his death. Nobukazu would realize that the package was one doll short and had to produce a replacement. Kogoro escorts Yuzo to the main room while Heiji and Conan take the opportunity to inspect the workshop. Based on Yuzo's description of the puppets and their value, they correctly deduce that the puppets are a front for the transporting of [[Wikipedia: Narcotic|narcotics]]. Heiji finds a contact list of Nobukazu's associates and decides to call them for information. They choose to start with the hospital. 
As the bigger picture slowly creeps into view, the two detectives encounter Yoko, who is looking for her daughters. Emi and Sae emerge and report a "smell," while pointing to the [[Wikipedia: Kamado|kamado]]. Heiji inspects the fire and notices something strange is burning. While he picks a pair of tongs to salvage what is left, Conan asks the twins what they meant by Robert being a killer. The two explain that shortly after Robert left the Takeda's care, Misa asked them to catch up with Robert at the bus station and ask how he feels about her. They say that Robert obliged their request but wrote a message telling her to "die." Heiji interrupts by pulling out a smoldering object which the two boys identify as a stun-gun. [[File:CH249_HeijiSlapped.png|thumb|right|350px|Heiji annoyed by the girls' mercy on Conan.]]
The detectives burst into Kazuha's room and demand for her to remove her clothing. Predictably startled, the girls kick the boys out; Heiji receives a harsh slap for his insolence as he grumbles about Conan's lack of punishment. A few moments later, Ran opens the door and informs them that she found a stun-gun burn on Kazuha's back. She also relays Kazuha's discovery of a small white orb in front of the storage shed. Heiji and Conan think of a [[Wikipedia: Airsoft Pellet|BB gun bullet]] and rush to the shed to look for evidence. Conan finds the hole left by the thumbtack while Heiji finds a curious fishing wire with loops on both ends. With their evidence in order, they have found the culprit.

==== File 250 - Can't Put it into Words ====
Heiji informs everyone that Kogoro has deduced the killer and directs everyone to the storage shed. He also asks Yuzo to bring the giant karakuri puppet from his workshop. The group arrives and finds Kogoro slouched in his signature "Sleeping Kogoro" stance.
<spoiler>
'''The Method:''' 
[[File:CH250_Ensnarement.png|thumb|right|300px|Method of ensnarement.]]
Kogoro begins by explaining the trick the killer used to hang Nobukazu without being present in the locked room. First, the killer utilized a long rope with slip knots on both ends. One side was wrapped onto a ceiling beam running perpendicular to the room's high window, while the other was pinned to follow the rectangular perimeter of the window using four thumbtacks. The killer also used a second string. The string was attached to the window-side slip knot, looped around a ceiling beam running parallel to the window, and finally exited the room into the outside. The killer likely instructed Nobukazu to lock the door (justifying it via the meeting's imperative secrecy) to the room before luring him to pear out of the window. The killer then tugged on the second string from the outside which both pulled the window-side knot towards the parallel beam and ensnared the knot around Nobukazu's head—ripping the thumbtack's off of the wall in the process. Lastly, Kogoro states that the killer lured Nobukazu to the window by making a peculiar tapping sound by the window seal. This tapping was the sound of BB bullets hitting the shed's exterior wall. 
Kogoro believes the culprit murdered Nobukazu as revenge for inciting Misa's suicide—sparked by her realization that he is not her true father. Yuzo and Yoko react in disbelief, but Ryuji confesses that Misa was his daughter. He explains Nobukazu's wife, Kinuyo, had asked for his discreet help in birthing a child for her husband after he was declared infertile. The secret remained hidden until three years ago where Nobukazu learned the truth at the hospital, leading to the outburst which scarred Misa. Ryuji asks how the detective knew, to which he responds that Misa's name follows a pattern with Emi and Sae's. Chie, who named all three girls, had known their secret from the beginning and thus gave the three girls connecting names which loop ((mi)(sa) (sa)(e) (e)(mi)). Though the narrative appears to paint Ryuji as the obvious culprit, Kogoro absolves him by saying that he lacks the strength and the timing to pull the second string through the window to ensnare Nobukazu. To succeed, the killer would need the help of a machine, a car. Thus, the culprit must be '''Robert Taylor'''. 
Robert had fired his BB gun at the window seal from the driver's seat and attached the end of the second string to the car. By driving off, the vehicle provided the necessary force to instantly ensnare Nobukazu and hurl him away from the window. Kogoro also states that Robert had arrived at the property a few days prior where he learnt of Nobukazu's narcotics sales and murdered Negishi. He then stole a singular puppet from Negishi's package and later called Nobukazu about a drug sale; the two accordingly formed a plan to meet in the storage shed. Robert asks how Kogoro's trick would result in Nobukazu's entanglement in the web of strings. Conan points to the room's ceiling where they have set up a sea of strings fitted tightly across a plane parallel to the floor. Heiji offers a demonstration. [[File:CH250_TwinsShine.png|thumb|left|200px|The twins learn what Robert meant by "Shine."]]
He uses his motorcycle and Yuzo's giant puppet to simulate the murder. As the boy speeds off, the rope snares around the puppet and violently hurls it into the parallel beam. The puppet smashes its head against the beam before falling through the sea of strings, causing them to droop. The puppet eventually tangles itself in the web-like design. As a final nail in the coffin, Kogoro points out how Robert would have no way of knowing Nobukazu had been tangled in strings as he was not present during the body's discovery. Robert scoffs at the detective for laying a conversational trap. However, Heiji returns and gives an additional incriminating factor. [[File:CH250_RobertRevelation.png|thumb|right|125px|Robert learns the devastating truth.]]
Despite the presence of three unexpected guests, the family was only short of three fish during the dinner, meaning Robert's arrival was expected by Nobukazu. Additionally, he abducted Kazuha and strung her in webs in order to sell two effects: the impression that the killer uses a web motif in his murders, and to obfuscate the presence of the second string left by Nobukazu's feet. 
 
'''The Motive:''' 
Yoko asks why Robert murdered Negishi. The man responds that Negishi had informed him of Misa's suicide, and that he trivialized her death by insinuating her scar made her unmarriable. Enraged, Robert murdered him and strung his body up in the barn. Hearing the killer's blind resentment towards the Takeda family and his callous mentality towards harming Kazuha, Heiji lashes out at him and reveals the true reason for Misa's suicide. 
Robert wrote "Shine" as his parting message for Misa, intending for it to mean Misa is a bright and shining individual. However, Misa had read his message as the romanized "shi ne (死ね)," misinterpreting it for its Japanese reading which cruelly tells her to "die." Devastated, Robert collapses in a catatonic state. He remains silent even during his arrest, reflecting on the cultural barrier which tore him and Misa apart.
</spoiler>
The next day, Emi and Sae inquire about the police's presence. Chie waves it off and instead blames the murder on the Spider Mistress. The twins ask their grandmother for another folktale as they live on in ignorance.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Robert Taylor|Robert Taylor manga.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Photographer}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Yuzo Takeda|Yuzo Takeda manga.jpg|
* 35 years old
* Third son of the Takeda family}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Yoko Takeda|Yoko Takeda manga.jpg|
* 33 years old
* Ryuji Takeda's wife}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Ryuji Takeda|Ryuji Takeda manga.jpg|
* 38 years old
* Second son of the Takeda family}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Sae Takeda|Sae Takeda manga.jpg|fsize=0.97em|
* 9 years old
* Ryuji and Yoko's daughter
* Emi's older twin sister}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Emi Takeda|Emi Takeda manga.jpg|fsize=0.97em|
* 9 years old
* Ryuji and Yoko's daughter
* Sae's younger twin sister}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Chie Takeda|Chie Takeda manga.jpg|
* 71 years old
* Mother of the Takeda brothers}}
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Miyuki Shioya|Miyuki Shioya manga.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Housekeeper}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Nobukazu Takeda|Nobukazu Takeda manga.jpg|fsize=0.89em|
* Victim (hanged)
* 45 years old
* Eldest son of the Takeda family
* Master puppet maker}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Misa Takeda|Misa Takeda manga.jpg|
* Deceased (hanged)
* 18 years old (21 if alive)
* Nobukazu's daughter}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Kinuyo Takeda|Kinuyo Takeda manga.jpg|
* Deceased (hanged)
* Nobukazu's wife}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Akio Negishi|Akio Negishi manga.jpg|
* Deceased (hanged)
* Nobukazu's colleague}}</li>
</ul></div>
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Romantic development between Heiji and Kazuha.
* Romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.
 
 

=== Dangerous Cave Case ===
{{ref anime|188-190|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Cavern of the Detective Boys ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Wounded Great Detective ~|The Desperate Revival|l3=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~}}

==== File 251 - The Wounded Detective Boys ====
[[File:CH251_RanMeetsHaibara.png|thumb|right|200px|Ran introduces herself to an aloof Haibara.]]
[[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] helps [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] practice her lines for an upcoming play at the [[Teitan High School]] Festival. Kogoro criticizes both the overly romantic dialogue and the inclusion of a kissing scene between the princess, played by Ran, and the Black Knight. Ran explains that [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] had written the script and that she modeled the Knight's character around [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] scoffs before asking who will play the Black Knight. Ran points to [[Tomoaki Araide]], saying that the group begged him to play the vacant role after learning about his extensive theater experience. Both Conan and Kogoro protest the idea, but Ran assures them she was joking and that Sonoko will instead attempt to play the character. The girl then notices the time and rushes to take a bath. However, Kogoro reminds her of the broken faucet, leading Conan to suggest they instead ask to use Professor [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s shower. Kogoro off-handedly tells the two to share their shower to minimize the burden on Agasa, causing Ran to erupt on her father in embarrassment. 
At Agasa's house, Conan consults the Professor about Ran while she takes her shower. Although initially believing her unusualness was due to her sweater knitting, the suspicious behavior persisted.<ref name="Blackout_Murder_Case"> Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])</ref> Conan feels that her recent actions and attitude towards him were not fitting for an elementary schooler but rather someone her own age. [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] appears and suggests Ran is aware of his true identity. The boy denies the possibility as Haibara leaves for the basement lab. Suddenly, Ran returns from her shower and asks about Haibara, wishing to finally introduce herself to her. Despite Conan's apprehensiveness, she happily strolls down to the basement and opens the door before giving a warm greeting. However, Haibara coldly ignores her and continues typing on her computer. Her silence carries even after Ran leaves as she introspectively questions if she is running away. [[File:CH251_ConanShot.png|thumb|left|200px|Genta witnesses the corpse disposal of a murdered man.]]
The next day, the [[Detective Boys]] merrily ride with Agasa to a camp site. Haibara gazes at Conan, but she shifts her sight elsewhere after being noticed. Shortly after arrival, Conan, [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]], [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]], and [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] forage for fire wood and discover a large cave entrance. Mitsuhiko finds a faded inscription on a stone beside the entrance which the Detective Boys interpret as a sign of buried treasure. Conan notices a large "と" (to) carved under the inscription and ruminates on its meaning, but when he turns back, his friends have already entered the cave and have begun exploring. Conan pursues them and finds a recently used cigarette discarded on the cave floor, suggesting someone else is in the cave. Genta notices light ahead and rushes to investigate, but to his horror, he stumbles into a group of three men transporting a corpse with bullet through the head. The boy runs in fear as one of the men gives chase. The man pulls a gun on the regrouped Detective Boys and opens fire. The other two men soon arrive and they discuss their predicament. They reveal they are bank robbers who executed their fourth accomplice after his face was seen. Motivated to protect their anonymity, the leader resolves to murder the children and burry them in the cave alongside their accomplice. Conan tries to contact Haibara with his [[Detective Boys Badge|badge]] but gets no response. The Detective Boys talk over a plan for escape but when they turn to Conan, they find him weakly clutching his stomach. He has been shot. [[File:CH251_GentaSeesCorpse.png|thumb|right|250px|Conan Edogawa in peril.]]

==== File 252 - The Brave Great Detectives ====
Caught in a perilous situation and needing to warn Agasa and Haibara about the danger, Conan directs his friends to use his [[Transmitter|transmitters]]. Meanwhile, the robbers regroup and share their findings, ultimately concluding that the children had moved deeper into the cave. The leader finds Conan's [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|glasses]] on the cave floor along with a trail of his blood. 
The Detective Boys traverse the dank cavern as they become increasingly worried about Conan's state. Feeling the gravity of the moment, each member of the group claims responsibility for their crisis, but Conan alleviates their guilt by saying that because of their cave exploration, they are on the verge of thwarting a major crime. On the surface, Agasa and Haibara search for their missing friends and find their fire wood strewn before the cave entrance. 
The robbers arrive at the fork in the road and discover Genta's [[Wristwatch Flashlight]] illuminating the tunnel on the right. Despite two robbers believing the watch is a sign their targets fled right, the leader deduces the flashlight is a trick to send their pursuers down the wrong path. He instead directs his group left. The Detective Boys, who utilized reverse psychology, had gone down the right tunnel. They walk along an aquifer where Ayumi finds fish with eyes gracefully swimming through the murky water. Conan explains that [[Wikipedia: Cavefish|cavefish]] evolved to lose their eyes, thus the fish with eyes must have swam down from a surface river, suggesting their path connects to the outside. 
Haibara and Agasa find Conan's glasses and an array of transmitters on the ground. The girl wears the glasses and finds that the transmitter markers display "110" (the emergency police hotline in Japan). Meanwhile, The robbers reach a dead-end and turn back to search the right tunnel. The Detective Boys find the source of the aquifer but deem it too narrow for a human to pass through. Genta finds a peculiar egg-looking rock perched atop a plateaued stalagmite and five narrow ovular passages. Mitsuhiko also finds an inscription at the base of the stalagmite matching the one they found at the entrance. While he reads the words, Ayumi finds a colony of bats which swarm the group, causing the girl to scream and alerting the robbers. As their hunters close in, Conan thinks on the inscription, the engraved "と," and the egg-shaped rock and has an epiphany. However, before he can share his deduction with the group, his consciousness slips away. The robbers reach their location and forcing the four to hide. With no help from Conan, the three must deduce the inscription's meaning on their own.

==== File 253 - One Conviction ====
[[File:CH253_ShogiTunnels.png|thumb|left|200px|Mitsuhiko links the tunnels to the Shogi board.]]
Mitsuhiko reviews their information.
* The inscription writes about the dragon's path, implied to reference the path to the cavern's exit.
* Seen as the tunnel they hid in was a dead-end, there are four remaining candidates for the dragon's path.
* One man stayed behind and sits by the egg-like rock.
[[File:CH253_RanDonatesBlood.png|thumb|right|175px|Ran knows the truth.]]
Genta adds that Conan murmured about the keywords "と," "dragon," and "egg." Mitsuhiko rebukes Genta for not sharing such hints sooner, catching the attention of the man by the egg-like rock. He approaches their hiding spot but is interrupted by his accomplices who scold him for not properly keeping watch. They state the furthest of the five tunnels is a dead-end and that they will systematically explore each route. The Detective Boys resume their brainstorming, floating possibilities such as the tunnels representing animals from the [[Wikipedia: Chinese Zodiac|Chinese Zodiac]], but eventually link the clues to [[Wikipedia: Shogi|Shogi]]. Mitsuhiko explains that promoted pawn is written "と," promoted rook is written "竜王" (dragon king), and the word for egg, "玉子," likely refers to the challenger's king, written "玉将." Setting the challenger's king to the position of the egg-like rock, the five tunnels represent the five pieces to its right: golden general, silver general, knight, lance, and rook. Since the rook's promoted form references a dragon, Mitsuhiko deduces the tunnel diagonally left of them must be the dragon's path—the exit. However, with their route to the surface still guarded, Ayumi makes a suggestion. 
The three emerge from their hiding spot and hurl small rocks at the man. He scoffs at their pitiful attempt at retaliation but is soon swarmed by bats reacting to the movement of small objects. The three use the opportunity to run down the dragon's path, eventually spotting the night sky. A bullet grazes Genta's ankle, causing the boy to tumble with Conan on his back. The leader retrieves Conan and presses a gun to his head, coercing Ayumi and Mitsuhiko to return to the cave. Suddenly, a bright light illuminates the cave entrance and the police, led by Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]], demand the men's surrender. The leader keeps Conan as a hostage, but is knocked unconscious by the boy's [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|stun-gun wristwatch]]. 
Conan is immediately rushed to [[Beika General Hospital]] to treat his wound. Haibara explains to Kogoro that Conan was shot in his left flank and may have sustained severe kidney damage. She then notices Ran and Ayumi run alongside Conan's stretcher as it is ushered into the ER. A nurse warns the doctor that they have depleted their supply of the patient's blood type and cannot perform a transfusion. With no time to request additional supply, Ran steps forward and offers to donate her blood, stating she shares Conan's blood type. Kogoro and Agasa react in shock, confused by how Ran can be certain. Conan realizes that Ran is aware of his true identity. As the surgery proceeds, Ran tensely awaits the results, worrying not about Conan, but about Shinichi.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Man #1|251-253 Man 1 manga.jpg|
* Robber}}
{{People|Man #2|251-253 Man 2 manga.jpg|
* Robber leader}}
{{People|Man #3|251-253 Man 3 manga.jpg|
* Robber}}
{{People|Man #4|251-253 Man 4 manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)}}
{{EndBox}}

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumePremium13bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (Premium, combined volumes 25-26)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2 23sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2 24sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume 25e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 21-30]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}
[[Category:Volumes]]
[[de:Band 25]]

Volume 25

2026-06-28T12:35:01Z

ZA1: /* File 249 - Heiji's Anger */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 25
| image = Volume 25.jpg
| releasedate = October 18, 1999
| chapters = 243-253
| isbn = 4-09-125495-0
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = September 16, 2008
| english-isbn = 1-4215-1677-2
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Wikipedia:ja:三毛猫ホームズシリーズ|Tortoiseshell Holmes]]
| keyhole = [[Makoto Kyogoku]]
| prev-volume = Volume 24
| next-volume = Volume 26
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 25 was released on October 18, 1999 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}
{{Char|Makoto Kyogoku}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Miwako Sato}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Mrs. Kojima|display=Mrs. Kojima (flashback)}}
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (background)}}
{{Char|Tomoaki Araide|display=Tomoaki Araide (background)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
{{Gadget|Wristwatch Flashlight}}
{{Gadget|Detective Boys Badge}}
{{Gadget|Transmitter}}
{{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Skating Rink Case ===
{{ref anime|172-173|The Revival of the Dying Message}}

==== File 243 - Not Like the Rest!? ====
[[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]], [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], and [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] visit the ice skating rink at [[Tropical Land]]. Sonoko marvels at the plethora of handsome men, leading Ran to ask about her relationship with [[Makoto Kyogoku|Makoto]]. Sonoko shares that he seldom contacts her while abroad, comparing her "waiting damsel" situation to Ran's relationship with [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]], sparking embarrassment.<ref name="Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case">Sonoko Attempted Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_22#Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case|Volume 22: 219-221]])</ref> After learning Shinichi had taught Ran how to ice skate, Sonoko suggests Ran should now teach Conan how to skate. Conan refuses but recalls [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]]'s words after their encounter with the [[Black Organization]].<ref name="Hotel_Party_Murder_Case"> Hotel Party Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Hotel_Party_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 238-242]])</ref> The Organization's meticulous attention to secrecy and security cannot be understated. Thus, all threats and liabilities, including unconfirmed but probable associations, are promptly eliminated. If Conan were to confess to Ran about his true identity, he would effectively burden her with a danger so extreme that she will inevitably cave, leaving no semblance of her former bubbly character. With this in mind, Conan feigns his inability to skate and accidentally collides with another skater, Chihiro Itami. Itami's friends, Yasuharu Misawa, Izumi Sano, Yoriko Komatsu, arrive to apologize but show a strained social dynamic. They reveal that they are a group of clay target shooters who recently reunited after being separated due to an "incident." Before Itami can share details, a fifth friend, Kunitomo Oda, arrives and shuts her down. As Oda leaves, Itami expresses her grievances with him, one of which being that he is not part of the "in-group." Her friends inquire about what she means by "in-group," but Itami refuses to elaborate and walks off to the bathroom while further demonstrating her immaturity. [[File:CH243_Ran&ConanFireworks.png|thumb|left|250px|Conan and Ran enjoy the firework display at Tropical Land.]]
Sonoko notices the influx of skaters and believes people must be gathering to watch the fireworks at 19:00. Itami's group further splits up. Sano goes to get coffee, Misawa goes to get food, and Komatsu goes to the bathroom. At the bathroom, an impatient Itami waits in a stall. She complains about "them" being late. She hears a knock on the stall and opens the door only to find a hooded figure pointing a shotgun at her chest. Meanwhile, Sonoko also goes to use the bathroom but finds it has been temporarily closed for custodial sanitation work. She knocks on the bathroom door but is distracted when she hears the sound of a singular firework. Still, she notices a hooded figure exit the bathroom and quickly run away. [[File:CH243_ItamiS.png|thumb|left|220px|Sonoko discovers Itami with the letter "S."]]
Back at the rink, Conan and Ran enjoy the colorful aerial display with Itami's friends, who each make their separate arrivals. Suddenly, Sonoko's piercing scream reaches everyone's ears. Conan rushes to the bathroom where Sonoko has discovered a deceased Itami, shot through the heart with the letter "S" written on the stall wall with her blood.

==== File 244 - The Victim Doesn't Talk ====
Ran wakes up [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] who had been sleeping in his car at the parking lot and informs him of the murder. Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the crime scene and begin by identifying the shotgun as the murder weapon. Sano states the used shotgun belongs to her and that it was stored in a secured locker along with her friends' rifles. Megure suggests testing each suspect for gunpowder residue, but Misawa points out that they will all come back positive as the group had been rifling earlier that day. Misawa floats the idea of an external killer, but Oda states that Sano's shotgun was stored in an inconspicuous case and is deconstructed when stored, meaning the crime can only be committed by those in the group with knowledge about the gun. However, before the police can even begin their interrogations, Kogoro accuses Sano of the crime. His deduction rests upon three pillars: Itami had been waiting to meet someone in the woman's bathroom thus the killer must be a woman, Sano's relationship with Itami was noticeably strained, the "S" written on the stall must stand for "Sano." 
Takagi corrects that Itami could not have written a dying message after being shot through the heart, therefore the "S" on the wall must have been written by the killer—likely in an attempt to frame Sano. Conan then notices saliva on the tip of the shotgun. Kogoro suggests the killer had placed the nozzle in Itami's mouth to silence her before synchronizing the firing of the weapon with the bursting of the fireworks, masking the noise. Sano counters that the killer could not be her since she was present at the rink when the fireworks began—leaving Oda as the only member without an alibi. Conan also notices Itami died with her hand in her coat pocket clutching a phone. The police redial her most recent message and find "KIX ########." [[File:CH244_SonokoPhone.png|thumb|right|200px|Sonoko is reminded of her long-distance relationship with Makoto.]]
The suspects are given permission to take off their skates under supervision. They depart from the crime scene. Hearing the friends mourn Itami's death, Sonoko sorrowfully looks down at her phone, saying "Idiot." Conan notices that Sonoko has the same type of phone as Itami and asks to inspect it. He questions whether Sonoko truly heard the sound of fireworks, while Ran notices that Sonoko has a new phone. Conan deduces the trick but still lacks a culprit. He eavesdrops on the friend group's conversation where they discuss the previous incident regarding a friend named Narita who died via accidental gun discharge. Now confident about why Oda is considered separate from the "in-group," Conan rushes to the bathroom. He discovers vertical streaks of blood running near Itami's feet and cracks the case.

==== File 245 - The Experimental Words ====
[[File:CH245_MakotoCalls.png|thumb|right|125px|Makoto calls Sonoko and informs her of his victories.]]
Takagi enters and reports that the police have found the killer's clothing in a nearby garbage can. Before Conan can expand on his findings, Kogoro reprimands him for "treating the crime scene like a playground." The detective then proudly presents yet another flawed deduction, this time suggesting that Oda is the culprit. However, before he reaches his conclusion, Conan tranquilizes the man mid-sentence with his [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|wristwatch]] and begins the real deduction.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH245_SanoIzumi.png|thumb|right|200px|Failed reverse psychology.]][[File:CH245_FiveYen.png|thumb|left|100px|The ¥5 coin's hole was used to create the "ascending firework" sound effect.]]
Kogoro immediately re-accuses '''Izumi Sano''' as being the culprit. She used her own gun and drew "S" on the stall in order to draw the investigation away from her via reverse psychology. She additionally moved the gun from Itami's mouth to her chest in order to give credence to the notion that Itami had written the "S" herself—since someone shot through the head would undoubtedly be unable to write a dying-message. Kogoro then counters Sano's alibi by showing how one can fake the sound of fireworks in order to fool Sonoko into believing the culprit was still in the bathroom at the time of the fireworks. 
Conan demonstrates by making a convincing high-pitched "ascending firework" sound using a ¥5 coin (a coin which is designed with a hole in the middle). The gunshot then makes a perfect "firework explosion" noise thus completing the two-part sound effect. By making this sound effect roughly one minute before the real show, Sano effectively convinced a witness that the killer left the bathroom one minute later than they actually did. He further states that Sonoko only heard one firework despite the park typically launching them in groups of three. Sano objects, saying that such a trick could have been performed by anyone. Kogoro points to the message "KIX ########" left on Itami's phone. He explains that the woman likely wrote her intended message, "KIX," before repeatedly hitting the triangle button, resulting in the string of sharps (#). By repeatedly pushing the triangle button, the message is sent and thus cannot be deleted by Sano. Therefore "KIX" is Itami's real dying-message. [[File:CH245_Airports.png|thumb|right|150px|Airports are the common denominator.]]
To decode, Kogoro reveals that the "in-group" Itami was referring to were those who shared a name with a prominent Japanese airport. 
 
* Itami = [[Wikipedia: Itami Airport|Osaka Itami Airport]]
* Komatsu = [[Wikipedia: Komatsu Airport|Komatsu Airport]]
* Misawa = [[Wikipedia: Misawa Airport|Misawa Airport]]
* Narita = [[Wikipedia: Narita International Airport|Narita International Airport]]
* Izumi Sano = [[Wikipedia: Kansai International Airport|Kansai International Airport]] (located in the Izumisano city of Osaka).
The IATA code for Kansai International Airport is "KIX." (Note that Oda is not part of the in-group because his name does not coincide with any airport). 
And as a final nail in the coffin, Kogoro points to the vertical blood marks on the floor next to Itami's feet. He explains that these are marks left by Sano when she stepped on her victim's blood with her skates while writing her fake dying-message. Thus, Itami's blood is likely left on the blades of Sano's skates. Sano admits defeat and shares her motive. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Narita's gun-related accident was a suicide motivated by Itami's rejection. Sano, who was sick at the time, had received a phone call from Narita who explained that Itami rejected him since she was apparently with Oda—who was reportedly cheating on Sano with Itami. Thus, Sano decided to murder Itami and frame Oda for the crime. 
Before Sano is arrested, Oda explains to her that Itami was lying about him cheating with her. When Sano asks why he did not explain that to Narita, he admits his fault and states that it was because he was too concerned with tending to a feverish Sano. The two appear to affirm their enduring affections.
</spoiler>
On the walk back to Kogoro's car, Sonoko solemnly reflects on Oda and Sano's conversation and how it relates to her relationship with Makoto. She suddenly receives a phone call from him reporting that he has won the championship match of the Winter Cup. Sonoko sheds tears and asks why he did not call sooner. He replies he felt guilty calling her when he had nothing to report. The two share an endearing conversation as Ran realizes that Sonoko had bought a separate phone to call Makoto. The girl delights in the thought of having a phone just for two people. A few days later, she receives a package from Shinichi containing a phone, ostensibly gifted in gratitude for the knitted sweater.<ref name="Blackout_Murder_Case"> Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])</ref>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Chihiro Itami|Chihiro Itami manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)
* 27 years old
* Daughter of a Corporate Executive}}
{{People|Yasuharu Misawa|Yasuhara Misawa manga.jpg|
* 29 years old
* Banker}}
{{People|Izumi Sano|Izumi Sano manga.jpg|
* 28 years old
* Office worker}}
{{People|Yoriko Komatsu|Yoriko Komatsu manga.jpg|
* 30 years old
* Housewife}}
{{People|Kunitomo Oda|Kunitomo Oda manga.jpg|
* 29 years old
* Firefighter}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Romantic development between Sonoko and Makoto.
* Romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.
** Shinichi gifts Ran a phone.
 
 

=== Spider Mansion Case ===
{{ref anime|166-168|Tottori Spider Mansion Demon}}

==== File 246 - The Spider Mansion ====
[[File:CH246_RobertTaylor.png|thumb|left|150px|Heiji and Kazuha meet Robert Taylor.]]
[[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] and [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] find themselves lost in the woods of [[Wikipedia: Tottori Prefecture|Tottori]]. With their means of transportation and communication limited, Heiji considers having to spend night in the forest—cuddling for warmth. Before Kazuha can finish imagining about the idea, they are found by an American photographer named Robert Taylor, who says he knows the Takeda family: the same family who has invited Heiji to their residence. Unfortunately, both parties reveal they are equally lost. Suddenly, a car casually drives by the three. Frustrated and desperate for the vehicle's attention, Heiji lobs his bike helmet at the car, hitting it and triggering the driver's ire. However, awkwardness turns to comfort as the car's passengers are revealed to be [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], and [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] who are also headed to the Takeda residence. 
The two groups compare their invitations. Kogoro received a proper formal document from the Takeda family promising remuneration for his efforts, while Heiji received a cryptic arachnid-themed letter insinuating violence will occur at the Takeda residence. The car's driver, Yuzo Takeda, confirms Heiji's letter is referencing his home, adding that due to a recent string of unfortunate events, the fearful local population have begun to call their home the "Spider Mansion." Robert is confused as the household had no such reputation when Misa Takeda had nursed him after his accident three years ago. [[File:CH246_NobukazuHung.png|thumb|right|175px|Nobukazu Takeda ominously hung in a "spider web."]]
Upon arriving at the mansion, Robert becomes disconsolate after Yoko Takeda informs him that Misa had committed suicide in the doll storage shed not three days after his departure three years ago. Furthermore, Misa's mother had followed her daughter in committing suicide in the same locations a few days later. The troubling "suicides" do not end there, as a few days ago, a family friend and fellow doll maker named Akio Negishi was found dead in the barn. All three of the deceased were hung by a noose. Ryuji Takeda approaches the conversation and adds that they wish for Kogoro to solve the mystery surrounding Negishi's death. The family head, Nobukazu Takeda finally arrives and pulls Kogoro aside. He quietly shares his suspicions about Negishi's killer being a member of his family, and he expresses his wishes for the detective to report his findings directly to him. Meanwhile, Robert reunites with Misa's twin cousins Emi and Sae, who ominously accuse him of being a killer. The girls flee after being scolded by Yoko while the grandmother, Chie, silently observes the scene from the house. 
Conan and Heiji observe the family over dinner. The housekeeper, Miyuki Shioya, leaves to deliver food to Chie; Nobukazu leaves to continue progress on his dolls; Yoko takes her twins to the bath; and Robert, joined by Kazuha and Ran, drives to visit Misa's grave. The two boys regroup in the dinning hall and agree that "two are suspicious." 
Arriving at the site, Kazuha and Ran stand in awe of the beautiful moon. They turn to Robert but notice him quietly sobbing over a photo of Misa. 
Back at the house, a distressed Yuzo exclaims he cannot find Nobukazu in his workplace. Concerned, everyone joins in searching for him. Conan notices a peculiar open window on the top floor of the storage shed where Misa and her mother died. The group axes their way into the locked upper floor only to find Nobukazu hung by a noose, his body presented like a puppeteered doll tangled in spider webs.

==== File 247 - Seen Horror ====
[[File:CH247_Kumogozen.png|thumb|left|200px|Chie believes the Spider Mistress from a folktale had punished Nobukazu.]]
Heiji checks Nobukazu's vitals and finds he has been dead for about an hour. With no life left to save, Heiji elects to preserve the crime scene, leaving the corpse in its dangling state. Conan also inspects the crime scene and discovers a rusty thumbtack on the floor. He looks up at the high window but Ryuji states it is too small for an adult to crawl through, meaning the murder was conducted in a completely inescapable room. Chie then steps forward and asserts the murder is the work of a mythical Spider Mistress, who scaled the building and spun its webs upon Nobukazu as punishment for living there. Ryuji tells the folktale about the Spider Mistress and how the property was expanded to encompass the Spider's supposed place of death—sparking public outrage. He adds that Misa and her mother's bodies were covered in spider webs by the time they were discovered, and that Negishi's body was hung by strings similar to those surrounding Nobukazu. Heiji is reminded of Robert, Kazuha, and Ran, prompting Conan to rush to call Ran on the phone he recently gave her.<ref name="Skating_Rink_Case"> Skating Rink Case (Manga: [[Volume_25#Skating_Rink_Case|Volume 25: 243-245]])</ref> However, the boy's worries are settled as Ran finds him, saying they have returned due to sudden rainfall. 
As the rest of the group learn of Nobukazu's murder, a panicking Miyuki enters the room and informs everyone that a landslide has obstructed the road to the house. Thus, the police are unable to reach them. With no other choice, Heiji asks to borrow Robert's camera and proceeds with a crime scene investigation with Conan and Kogoro. 
Ran and Kazuha unpack but the former notices that she has lost her mascot phone accessory. Believing she left it in the car, the two girls disobey Kogoro's orders to remain in their rooms and go to look in the car. A [[The Criminal|silhouette]] ominously watches them from afar. After a brief search, the girls come up empty-handed. Kazuha asks Ran about the significance of her accessory and correctly speculates it is from [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. She comments on his apparent coldness towards Ran, but Ran disagrees, adding that she feels like he is always watching over her. The two decide to expand their search to the yard where the car was parked outside, but Kazuha's flashlight begins to dim. Ran rushes back to their room to fetch new batteries, leaving her friend alone. Kazuha notices a small white orb on the ground and crouches to investigate, unaware of the stun-gun wielding assailant closing in behind her.

==== File 248 - Heiji's Scream ====
Ran returns with the batteries but Kazuha is nowhere to be found, with only her flashlight strewn on the ground. 
Heiji finds a bruise on Nobukazu's head, implying he had been bludgeoned shortly after leaving the dinner table. He also notes the bizarre cleanliness of the storage shed despite reportedly being unused for three years. The three then hear footsteps climbing the stairs and approaching the room. They take cover and ambush the interloper, finding Miyuki with a platter full of food. After thanking her for her generosity, they use the opportunity to ask some questions. Miyuki explains that her and Misa were nurses at the same hospital. She praises Misa as being a wonderful individual, leading Heiji to question why she would commit suicide. Miyuki speculates about an incident she partially witnessed where Nobukazu erupted on his wife, Kinuyo, at the hospital. The conflict resulted in an intervening Misa sustaining a major gash on her forehead, damaging her beauty. Misa would subsequently fall into a depression but was eventually lifted by her encounter with Robert, who had been swept up in a landslide. The injury impaired Robert's speaking ability, so he wrote English in Misa's notepad to communicate with her. Robert was well liked by all but Chie and left their care with a smile. Misa and her mother's deaths followed shortly. At the funeral, Nobukazu was emotionless while Ryuji was crestfallen. A few years later, Emi and Sae, whom loved Robert during his stay, would boldly claim he had killed Misa. Finally, Miyuki mentions a conversation the twins had with Negishi, what they discussed is unknown. Kogoro asks if the rope and strings used to hang Negishi are still in the family's possession. Miyuki states the rope is kept in the barn. [[File:CH249_KazuhaInWebs.png|thumb|right|175px|Like Nobukazu, Kazuha is strung up in a similar fashion.]]
The four head for the barn, but upon entering, they find a figure moving in the shadows. Kogoro points his flashlight and finds Ran with tears in her eyes. She tells them about Kazuha's disappearance and the group immediately begins to search for her. Time passes with no signs of her presence. Heiji then notices the storage shed door had been opened and rushes to investigate. To his horror, he finds Kazuha strung up in "webs."

==== File 249 - Heiji's Anger ====
Heiji frantically calls Kazuha's name as he lifts her down from the strings. The girl regains consciousness and is met by an apologetic Ran, who regrets enlisting her help in searching for a phone accessory which was stuck in her CD player all along. Kazuha gracefully assures her friend. Meanwhile, Conan and Heiji notice the noose the culprit was preparing for Kazuha and deduce that they were interrupted by the group's entrance, meaning they must still be in the storage shed. The two boys check the entire building but find no one, as they are left wondering if someone really can escape in such a short period of time. 
Kogoro and Heiji gather everyone in the main room and inform them of the attack on Kazuha. They find that all suspects are without an alibi. Conan notices Yuzo is not present; Ryuji points to the puppet workshop. [[File:CH249_ConanDrugs.png|thumb|left|125px|Conan opens the karakuri puppets and finds narcotics.]]
Heiji, Kogoro, and Conan visit Yuzo who is busy adding finishing touches to the puppets which are due tomorrow. He explains the family sells each of them for ¥1,000,000 (~$10,000) and repairs them for ¥700,000 (~$7,000), and that Nobukazu was able to secure deals with such high prices due to Negishi's involvement. He also says that the simple puppets sell for more money than the intricate ones, and that despite the high prices, customers repeatedly send in their puppets for repairs. Heiji and Conan inquire about two artifacts: the giant [[Wikipedia: Karakuri puppet|karakuri doll]] and the boxes in the corner. The former is a puppet that was used at a festival related to the Spider Mistress' folktale. The latter is the shipment Negishi was scheduled to pick up before his death. Nobukazu would realize that the package was one doll short and had to produce a replacement. Kogoro escorts Yuzo to the main room while Heiji and Conan take the opportunity to inspect the workshop. Based on Yuzo's description of the puppets and their value, they correctly deduce that the puppets are a front for the transporting of [[Wikipedia: Narcotic|narcotics]]. Heiji finds a contact list of Nobukazu's associates and decides to call them for information. They choose to start with the hospital. 
As the bigger picture slowly creeps into view, the two detectives encounter Yoko, who is looking for her daughters. Emi and Sae emerge and report a "smell," while pointing to the [[Wikipedia: Kamado|kamado]]. Heiji inspects the fire and notices something strange is burning. While he picks a pair of tongs to salvage what is left, Conan asks the twins what they meant by Robert being a killer. The two explain that shortly after Robert left the Takeda's care, Misa asked them to catch up with Robert at the bus station and ask how he feels about her. They say that Robert obliged their request but wrote a message telling her to "die." Heiji interrupts by pulling out a smoldering object which the two boys identify as a stun-gun. [[File:CH249_HeijiSlapped.png|thumb|right|350px|Heiji annoyed by the girls' mercy on Conan.]]
The detectives burst into Kazuha's room and demand for her to remove her clothing. Predictably startled, the girls kick the boys out; Heiji receives a harsh slap for his insolence as he grumbles about Conan's lack of punishment. A few moments later, Ran opens the door and informs them that she found a stun-gun burn on Kazuha's back. She also relays Kazuha's discovery of a small white orb in front of the storage shed. Heiji and Conan think of a [[Wikipedia: Airsoft Pellet|BB gun bullet]] and rush to the shed to look for evidence. Conan finds the hole left by the thumbtack while Heiji finds a curious fishing wire with loops on both ends. With their evidence in order, they have found the culprit.

==== File 250 - Can't Put it into Words ====
Heiji informs everyone that Kogoro has deduced the killer and directs everyone to the storage shed. He also asks Yuzo to bring the giant karakuri puppet from his workshop. The group arrives and finds Kogoro slouched in his signature "Sleeping Kogoro" stance.
<spoiler>
'''The Method:''' 
[[File:CH250_Ensnarement.png|thumb|right|300px|Method of ensnarement.]]
Kogoro begins by explaining the trick the killer used to hang Nobukazu without being present in the locked room. First, the killer utilized a long rope with slip knots on both ends. One side was wrapped onto a ceiling beam running perpendicular to the room's high window, while the other was pinned to follow the rectangular perimeter of the window using four thumbtacks. The killer also used a second string. The string was attached to the window-side slip knot, looped around a ceiling beam running parallel to the window, and finally exited the room into the outside. The killer likely instructed Nobukazu to lock the door (justifying it via the meeting's imperative secrecy) to the room before luring him to pear out of the window. The killer then tugged on the second string from the outside which both pulled the window-side knot towards the parallel beam and ensnared the knot around Nobukazu's head—ripping the thumbtack's off of the wall in the process. Lastly, Kogoro states that the killer lured Nobukazu to the window by making a peculiar tapping sound by the window seal. This tapping was the sound of BB bullets hitting the shed's exterior wall. 
Kogoro believes the culprit murdered Nobukazu as revenge for inciting Misa's suicide—sparked by her realization that he is not her true father. Yuzo and Yoko react in disbelief, but Ryuji confesses that Misa was his daughter. He explains Nobukazu's wife, Kinuyo, had asked for his discreet help in birthing a child for her husband after he was declared infertile. The secret remained hidden until three years ago where Nobukazu learned the truth at the hospital, leading to the outburst which scarred Misa. Ryuji asks how the detective knew, to which he responds that Misa's name follows a pattern with Emi and Sae's. Chie, who named all three girls, had known their secret from the beginning and thus gave the three girls connecting names which loop ((mi)(sa) (sa)(e) (e)(mi)). Though the narrative appears to paint Ryuji as the obvious culprit, Kogoro absolves him by saying that he lacks the strength and the timing to pull the second string through the window to ensnare Nobukazu. To succeed, the killer would need the help of a machine, a car. Thus, the culprit must be '''Robert Taylor'''. 
Robert had fired his BB gun at the window seal from the driver's seat and attached the end of the second string to the car. By driving off, the vehicle provided the necessary force to instantly ensnare Nobukazu and hurl him away from the window. Kogoro also states that Robert had arrived at the property a few days prior where he learnt of Nobukazu's narcotics sales and murdered Negishi. He then stole a singular puppet from Negishi's package and later called Nobukazu about a drug sale; the two accordingly formed a plan to meet in the storage shed. Robert asks how Kogoro's trick would result in Nobukazu's entanglement in the web of strings. Conan points to the room's ceiling where they have set up a sea of strings fitted tightly across a plane parallel to the floor. Heiji offers a demonstration. [[File:CH250_TwinsShine.png|thumb|left|200px|The twins learn what Robert meant by "Shine."]][[File:CH250_RobertRevelation.png|thumb|right|125px|Robert learns the devastating truth.]]
He uses his motorcycle and Yuzo's giant puppet to simulate the murder. As the boy speeds off, the rope snares around the puppet and violently hurls it into the parallel beam. The puppet smashes its head against the beam before falling through the sea of strings, causing them to droop. The puppet eventually tangles itself in the web-like design. As a final nail in the coffin, Kogoro points out how Robert would have no way of knowing Nobukazu had been tangled in strings as he was not present during the body's discovery. Robert scoffs at the detective for laying a conversational trap. However, Heiji returns and gives an additional incriminating factor. 
Despite the presence of three unexpected guests, the family was only short of three fish during the dinner, meaning Robert's arrival was expected by Nobukazu. Additionally, he abducted Kazuha and strung her in webs in order to sell two effects: the impression that the killer uses a web motif in his murders, and to obfuscate the presence of the second string left by Nobukazu's feet. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Yoko asks why Robert murdered Negishi. The man responds that Negishi had informed him of Misa's suicide, and that he trivialized her death by insinuating her scar made her unmarriable. Enraged, Robert murdered him and strung his body up in the barn. Hearing the killer's blind resentment towards the Takeda family and his callous mentality towards harming Kazuha, Heiji lashes out at him and reveals the true reason for Misa's suicide. 
Robert wrote "Shine" as his parting message for Misa, intending for it to mean Misa is a bright and shining individual. However, Misa had read his message as the romanized "shi ne (死ね)," misinterpreting it for its Japanese reading which cruelly tells her to "die." Devastated, Robert collapses in a catatonic state. He remains silent even during his arrest, reflecting on the cultural barrier which tore him and Misa apart.
</spoiler>
The next day, Emi and Sae inquire about the police's presence. Chie waves it off and instead blames the murder on the Spider Mistress. The twins ask their grandmother for another folktale as they live on in ignorance.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Robert Taylor|Robert Taylor manga.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Photographer}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Yuzo Takeda|Yuzo Takeda manga.jpg|
* 35 years old
* Third son of the Takeda family}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Yoko Takeda|Yoko Takeda manga.jpg|
* 33 years old
* Ryuji Takeda's wife}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Ryuji Takeda|Ryuji Takeda manga.jpg|
* 38 years old
* Second son of the Takeda family}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Sae Takeda|Sae Takeda manga.jpg|fsize=0.97em|
* 9 years old
* Ryuji and Yoko's daughter
* Emi's older twin sister}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Emi Takeda|Emi Takeda manga.jpg|fsize=0.97em|
* 9 years old
* Ryuji and Yoko's daughter
* Sae's younger twin sister}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Chie Takeda|Chie Takeda manga.jpg|
* 71 years old
* Mother of the Takeda brothers}}
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Miyuki Shioya|Miyuki Shioya manga.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Housekeeper}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Nobukazu Takeda|Nobukazu Takeda manga.jpg|fsize=0.89em|
* Victim (hanged)
* 45 years old
* Eldest son of the Takeda family
* Master puppet maker}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Misa Takeda|Misa Takeda manga.jpg|
* Deceased (hanged)
* 18 years old (21 if alive)
* Nobukazu's daughter}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Kinuyo Takeda|Kinuyo Takeda manga.jpg|
* Deceased (hanged)
* Nobukazu's wife}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Akio Negishi|Akio Negishi manga.jpg|
* Deceased (hanged)
* Nobukazu's colleague}}</li>
</ul></div>
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Romantic development between Heiji and Kazuha.
* Romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.
 
 

=== Dangerous Cave Case ===
{{ref anime|188-190|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Cavern of the Detective Boys ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Wounded Great Detective ~|The Desperate Revival|l3=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~}}

==== File 251 - The Wounded Detective Boys ====
[[File:CH251_RanMeetsHaibara.png|thumb|right|200px|Ran introduces herself to an aloof Haibara.]]
[[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] helps [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] practice her lines for an upcoming play at the [[Teitan High School]] Festival. Kogoro criticizes both the overly romantic dialogue and the inclusion of a kissing scene between the princess, played by Ran, and the Black Knight. Ran explains that [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] had written the script and that she modeled the Knight's character around [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] scoffs before asking who will play the Black Knight. Ran points to [[Tomoaki Araide]], saying that the group begged him to play the vacant role after learning about his extensive theater experience. Both Conan and Kogoro protest the idea, but Ran assures them she was joking and that Sonoko will instead attempt to play the character. The girl then notices the time and rushes to take a bath. However, Kogoro reminds her of the broken faucet, leading Conan to suggest they instead ask to use Professor [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s shower. Kogoro off-handedly tells the two to share their shower to minimize the burden on Agasa, causing Ran to erupt on her father in embarrassment. 
At Agasa's house, Conan consults the Professor about Ran while she takes her shower. Although initially believing her unusualness was due to her sweater knitting, the suspicious behavior persisted.<ref name="Blackout_Murder_Case"> Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])</ref> Conan feels that her recent actions and attitude towards him were not fitting for an elementary schooler but rather someone her own age. [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] appears and suggests Ran is aware of his true identity. The boy denies the possibility as Haibara leaves for the basement lab. Suddenly, Ran returns from her shower and asks about Haibara, wishing to finally introduce herself to her. Despite Conan's apprehensiveness, she happily strolls down to the basement and opens the door before giving a warm greeting. However, Haibara coldly ignores her and continues typing on her computer. Her silence carries even after Ran leaves as she introspectively questions if she is running away. [[File:CH251_ConanShot.png|thumb|left|200px|Genta witnesses the corpse disposal of a murdered man.]]
The next day, the [[Detective Boys]] merrily ride with Agasa to a camp site. Haibara gazes at Conan, but she shifts her sight elsewhere after being noticed. Shortly after arrival, Conan, [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]], [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]], and [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] forage for fire wood and discover a large cave entrance. Mitsuhiko finds a faded inscription on a stone beside the entrance which the Detective Boys interpret as a sign of buried treasure. Conan notices a large "と" (to) carved under the inscription and ruminates on its meaning, but when he turns back, his friends have already entered the cave and have begun exploring. Conan pursues them and finds a recently used cigarette discarded on the cave floor, suggesting someone else is in the cave. Genta notices light ahead and rushes to investigate, but to his horror, he stumbles into a group of three men transporting a corpse with bullet through the head. The boy runs in fear as one of the men gives chase. The man pulls a gun on the regrouped Detective Boys and opens fire. The other two men soon arrive and they discuss their predicament. They reveal they are bank robbers who executed their fourth accomplice after his face was seen. Motivated to protect their anonymity, the leader resolves to murder the children and burry them in the cave alongside their accomplice. Conan tries to contact Haibara with his [[Detective Boys Badge|badge]] but gets no response. The Detective Boys talk over a plan for escape but when they turn to Conan, they find him weakly clutching his stomach. He has been shot. [[File:CH251_GentaSeesCorpse.png|thumb|right|250px|Conan Edogawa in peril.]]

==== File 252 - The Brave Great Detectives ====
Caught in a perilous situation and needing to warn Agasa and Haibara about the danger, Conan directs his friends to use his [[Transmitter|transmitters]]. Meanwhile, the robbers regroup and share their findings, ultimately concluding that the children had moved deeper into the cave. The leader finds Conan's [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|glasses]] on the cave floor along with a trail of his blood. 
The Detective Boys traverse the dank cavern as they become increasingly worried about Conan's state. Feeling the gravity of the moment, each member of the group claims responsibility for their crisis, but Conan alleviates their guilt by saying that because of their cave exploration, they are on the verge of thwarting a major crime. On the surface, Agasa and Haibara search for their missing friends and find their fire wood strewn before the cave entrance. 
The robbers arrive at the fork in the road and discover Genta's [[Wristwatch Flashlight]] illuminating the tunnel on the right. Despite two robbers believing the watch is a sign their targets fled right, the leader deduces the flashlight is a trick to send their pursuers down the wrong path. He instead directs his group left. The Detective Boys, who utilized reverse psychology, had gone down the right tunnel. They walk along an aquifer where Ayumi finds fish with eyes gracefully swimming through the murky water. Conan explains that [[Wikipedia: Cavefish|cavefish]] evolved to lose their eyes, thus the fish with eyes must have swam down from a surface river, suggesting their path connects to the outside. 
Haibara and Agasa find Conan's glasses and an array of transmitters on the ground. The girl wears the glasses and finds that the transmitter markers display "110" (the emergency police hotline in Japan). Meanwhile, The robbers reach a dead-end and turn back to search the right tunnel. The Detective Boys find the source of the aquifer but deem it too narrow for a human to pass through. Genta finds a peculiar egg-looking rock perched atop a plateaued stalagmite and five narrow ovular passages. Mitsuhiko also finds an inscription at the base of the stalagmite matching the one they found at the entrance. While he reads the words, Ayumi finds a colony of bats which swarm the group, causing the girl to scream and alerting the robbers. As their hunters close in, Conan thinks on the inscription, the engraved "と," and the egg-shaped rock and has an epiphany. However, before he can share his deduction with the group, his consciousness slips away. The robbers reach their location and forcing the four to hide. With no help from Conan, the three must deduce the inscription's meaning on their own.

==== File 253 - One Conviction ====
[[File:CH253_ShogiTunnels.png|thumb|left|200px|Mitsuhiko links the tunnels to the Shogi board.]]
Mitsuhiko reviews their information.
* The inscription writes about the dragon's path, implied to reference the path to the cavern's exit.
* Seen as the tunnel they hid in was a dead-end, there are four remaining candidates for the dragon's path.
* One man stayed behind and sits by the egg-like rock.
[[File:CH253_RanDonatesBlood.png|thumb|right|175px|Ran knows the truth.]]
Genta adds that Conan murmured about the keywords "と," "dragon," and "egg." Mitsuhiko rebukes Genta for not sharing such hints sooner, catching the attention of the man by the egg-like rock. He approaches their hiding spot but is interrupted by his accomplices who scold him for not properly keeping watch. They state the furthest of the five tunnels is a dead-end and that they will systematically explore each route. The Detective Boys resume their brainstorming, floating possibilities such as the tunnels representing animals from the [[Wikipedia: Chinese Zodiac|Chinese Zodiac]], but eventually link the clues to [[Wikipedia: Shogi|Shogi]]. Mitsuhiko explains that promoted pawn is written "と," promoted rook is written "竜王" (dragon king), and the word for egg, "玉子," likely refers to the challenger's king, written "玉将." Setting the challenger's king to the position of the egg-like rock, the five tunnels represent the five pieces to its right: golden general, silver general, knight, lance, and rook. Since the rook's promoted form references a dragon, Mitsuhiko deduces the tunnel diagonally left of them must be the dragon's path—the exit. However, with their route to the surface still guarded, Ayumi makes a suggestion. 
The three emerge from their hiding spot and hurl small rocks at the man. He scoffs at their pitiful attempt at retaliation but is soon swarmed by bats reacting to the movement of small objects. The three use the opportunity to run down the dragon's path, eventually spotting the night sky. A bullet grazes Genta's ankle, causing the boy to tumble with Conan on his back. The leader retrieves Conan and presses a gun to his head, coercing Ayumi and Mitsuhiko to return to the cave. Suddenly, a bright light illuminates the cave entrance and the police, led by Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]], demand the men's surrender. The leader keeps Conan as a hostage, but is knocked unconscious by the boy's [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|stun-gun wristwatch]]. 
Conan is immediately rushed to [[Beika General Hospital]] to treat his wound. Haibara explains to Kogoro that Conan was shot in his left flank and may have sustained severe kidney damage. She then notices Ran and Ayumi run alongside Conan's stretcher as it is ushered into the ER. A nurse warns the doctor that they have depleted their supply of the patient's blood type and cannot perform a transfusion. With no time to request additional supply, Ran steps forward and offers to donate her blood, stating she shares Conan's blood type. Kogoro and Agasa react in shock, confused by how Ran can be certain. Conan realizes that Ran is aware of his true identity. As the surgery proceeds, Ran tensely awaits the results, worrying not about Conan, but about Shinichi.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Man #1|251-253 Man 1 manga.jpg|
* Robber}}
{{People|Man #2|251-253 Man 2 manga.jpg|
* Robber leader}}
{{People|Man #3|251-253 Man 3 manga.jpg|
* Robber}}
{{People|Man #4|251-253 Man 4 manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)}}
{{EndBox}}

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumePremium13bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (Premium, combined volumes 25-26)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2 23sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2 24sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume 25e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 21-30]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}
[[Category:Volumes]]
[[de:Band 25]]

Volume 25

2026-06-28T12:30:07Z

ZA1: /* File 248 - Heiji's Scream */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 25
| image = Volume 25.jpg
| releasedate = October 18, 1999
| chapters = 243-253
| isbn = 4-09-125495-0
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = September 16, 2008
| english-isbn = 1-4215-1677-2
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Wikipedia:ja:三毛猫ホームズシリーズ|Tortoiseshell Holmes]]
| keyhole = [[Makoto Kyogoku]]
| prev-volume = Volume 24
| next-volume = Volume 26
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 25 was released on October 18, 1999 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}
{{Char|Makoto Kyogoku}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Miwako Sato}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Mrs. Kojima|display=Mrs. Kojima (flashback)}}
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (background)}}
{{Char|Tomoaki Araide|display=Tomoaki Araide (background)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
{{Gadget|Wristwatch Flashlight}}
{{Gadget|Detective Boys Badge}}
{{Gadget|Transmitter}}
{{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Skating Rink Case ===
{{ref anime|172-173|The Revival of the Dying Message}}

==== File 243 - Not Like the Rest!? ====
[[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]], [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], and [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] visit the ice skating rink at [[Tropical Land]]. Sonoko marvels at the plethora of handsome men, leading Ran to ask about her relationship with [[Makoto Kyogoku|Makoto]]. Sonoko shares that he seldom contacts her while abroad, comparing her "waiting damsel" situation to Ran's relationship with [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]], sparking embarrassment.<ref name="Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case">Sonoko Attempted Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_22#Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case|Volume 22: 219-221]])</ref> After learning Shinichi had taught Ran how to ice skate, Sonoko suggests Ran should now teach Conan how to skate. Conan refuses but recalls [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]]'s words after their encounter with the [[Black Organization]].<ref name="Hotel_Party_Murder_Case"> Hotel Party Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Hotel_Party_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 238-242]])</ref> The Organization's meticulous attention to secrecy and security cannot be understated. Thus, all threats and liabilities, including unconfirmed but probable associations, are promptly eliminated. If Conan were to confess to Ran about his true identity, he would effectively burden her with a danger so extreme that she will inevitably cave, leaving no semblance of her former bubbly character. With this in mind, Conan feigns his inability to skate and accidentally collides with another skater, Chihiro Itami. Itami's friends, Yasuharu Misawa, Izumi Sano, Yoriko Komatsu, arrive to apologize but show a strained social dynamic. They reveal that they are a group of clay target shooters who recently reunited after being separated due to an "incident." Before Itami can share details, a fifth friend, Kunitomo Oda, arrives and shuts her down. As Oda leaves, Itami expresses her grievances with him, one of which being that he is not part of the "in-group." Her friends inquire about what she means by "in-group," but Itami refuses to elaborate and walks off to the bathroom while further demonstrating her immaturity. [[File:CH243_Ran&ConanFireworks.png|thumb|left|250px|Conan and Ran enjoy the firework display at Tropical Land.]]
Sonoko notices the influx of skaters and believes people must be gathering to watch the fireworks at 19:00. Itami's group further splits up. Sano goes to get coffee, Misawa goes to get food, and Komatsu goes to the bathroom. At the bathroom, an impatient Itami waits in a stall. She complains about "them" being late. She hears a knock on the stall and opens the door only to find a hooded figure pointing a shotgun at her chest. Meanwhile, Sonoko also goes to use the bathroom but finds it has been temporarily closed for custodial sanitation work. She knocks on the bathroom door but is distracted when she hears the sound of a singular firework. Still, she notices a hooded figure exit the bathroom and quickly run away. [[File:CH243_ItamiS.png|thumb|left|220px|Sonoko discovers Itami with the letter "S."]]
Back at the rink, Conan and Ran enjoy the colorful aerial display with Itami's friends, who each make their separate arrivals. Suddenly, Sonoko's piercing scream reaches everyone's ears. Conan rushes to the bathroom where Sonoko has discovered a deceased Itami, shot through the heart with the letter "S" written on the stall wall with her blood.

==== File 244 - The Victim Doesn't Talk ====
Ran wakes up [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] who had been sleeping in his car at the parking lot and informs him of the murder. Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the crime scene and begin by identifying the shotgun as the murder weapon. Sano states the used shotgun belongs to her and that it was stored in a secured locker along with her friends' rifles. Megure suggests testing each suspect for gunpowder residue, but Misawa points out that they will all come back positive as the group had been rifling earlier that day. Misawa floats the idea of an external killer, but Oda states that Sano's shotgun was stored in an inconspicuous case and is deconstructed when stored, meaning the crime can only be committed by those in the group with knowledge about the gun. However, before the police can even begin their interrogations, Kogoro accuses Sano of the crime. His deduction rests upon three pillars: Itami had been waiting to meet someone in the woman's bathroom thus the killer must be a woman, Sano's relationship with Itami was noticeably strained, the "S" written on the stall must stand for "Sano." 
Takagi corrects that Itami could not have written a dying message after being shot through the heart, therefore the "S" on the wall must have been written by the killer—likely in an attempt to frame Sano. Conan then notices saliva on the tip of the shotgun. Kogoro suggests the killer had placed the nozzle in Itami's mouth to silence her before synchronizing the firing of the weapon with the bursting of the fireworks, masking the noise. Sano counters that the killer could not be her since she was present at the rink when the fireworks began—leaving Oda as the only member without an alibi. Conan also notices Itami died with her hand in her coat pocket clutching a phone. The police redial her most recent message and find "KIX ########." [[File:CH244_SonokoPhone.png|thumb|right|200px|Sonoko is reminded of her long-distance relationship with Makoto.]]
The suspects are given permission to take off their skates under supervision. They depart from the crime scene. Hearing the friends mourn Itami's death, Sonoko sorrowfully looks down at her phone, saying "Idiot." Conan notices that Sonoko has the same type of phone as Itami and asks to inspect it. He questions whether Sonoko truly heard the sound of fireworks, while Ran notices that Sonoko has a new phone. Conan deduces the trick but still lacks a culprit. He eavesdrops on the friend group's conversation where they discuss the previous incident regarding a friend named Narita who died via accidental gun discharge. Now confident about why Oda is considered separate from the "in-group," Conan rushes to the bathroom. He discovers vertical streaks of blood running near Itami's feet and cracks the case.

==== File 245 - The Experimental Words ====
[[File:CH245_MakotoCalls.png|thumb|right|125px|Makoto calls Sonoko and informs her of his victories.]]
Takagi enters and reports that the police have found the killer's clothing in a nearby garbage can. Before Conan can expand on his findings, Kogoro reprimands him for "treating the crime scene like a playground." The detective then proudly presents yet another flawed deduction, this time suggesting that Oda is the culprit. However, before he reaches his conclusion, Conan tranquilizes the man mid-sentence with his [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|wristwatch]] and begins the real deduction.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH245_SanoIzumi.png|thumb|right|200px|Failed reverse psychology.]][[File:CH245_FiveYen.png|thumb|left|100px|The ¥5 coin's hole was used to create the "ascending firework" sound effect.]]
Kogoro immediately re-accuses '''Izumi Sano''' as being the culprit. She used her own gun and drew "S" on the stall in order to draw the investigation away from her via reverse psychology. She additionally moved the gun from Itami's mouth to her chest in order to give credence to the notion that Itami had written the "S" herself—since someone shot through the head would undoubtedly be unable to write a dying-message. Kogoro then counters Sano's alibi by showing how one can fake the sound of fireworks in order to fool Sonoko into believing the culprit was still in the bathroom at the time of the fireworks. 
Conan demonstrates by making a convincing high-pitched "ascending firework" sound using a ¥5 coin (a coin which is designed with a hole in the middle). The gunshot then makes a perfect "firework explosion" noise thus completing the two-part sound effect. By making this sound effect roughly one minute before the real show, Sano effectively convinced a witness that the killer left the bathroom one minute later than they actually did. He further states that Sonoko only heard one firework despite the park typically launching them in groups of three. Sano objects, saying that such a trick could have been performed by anyone. Kogoro points to the message "KIX ########" left on Itami's phone. He explains that the woman likely wrote her intended message, "KIX," before repeatedly hitting the triangle button, resulting in the string of sharps (#). By repeatedly pushing the triangle button, the message is sent and thus cannot be deleted by Sano. Therefore "KIX" is Itami's real dying-message. [[File:CH245_Airports.png|thumb|right|150px|Airports are the common denominator.]]
To decode, Kogoro reveals that the "in-group" Itami was referring to were those who shared a name with a prominent Japanese airport. 
 
* Itami = [[Wikipedia: Itami Airport|Osaka Itami Airport]]
* Komatsu = [[Wikipedia: Komatsu Airport|Komatsu Airport]]
* Misawa = [[Wikipedia: Misawa Airport|Misawa Airport]]
* Narita = [[Wikipedia: Narita International Airport|Narita International Airport]]
* Izumi Sano = [[Wikipedia: Kansai International Airport|Kansai International Airport]] (located in the Izumisano city of Osaka).
The IATA code for Kansai International Airport is "KIX." (Note that Oda is not part of the in-group because his name does not coincide with any airport). 
And as a final nail in the coffin, Kogoro points to the vertical blood marks on the floor next to Itami's feet. He explains that these are marks left by Sano when she stepped on her victim's blood with her skates while writing her fake dying-message. Thus, Itami's blood is likely left on the blades of Sano's skates. Sano admits defeat and shares her motive. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Narita's gun-related accident was a suicide motivated by Itami's rejection. Sano, who was sick at the time, had received a phone call from Narita who explained that Itami rejected him since she was apparently with Oda—who was reportedly cheating on Sano with Itami. Thus, Sano decided to murder Itami and frame Oda for the crime. 
Before Sano is arrested, Oda explains to her that Itami was lying about him cheating with her. When Sano asks why he did not explain that to Narita, he admits his fault and states that it was because he was too concerned with tending to a feverish Sano. The two appear to affirm their enduring affections.
</spoiler>
On the walk back to Kogoro's car, Sonoko solemnly reflects on Oda and Sano's conversation and how it relates to her relationship with Makoto. She suddenly receives a phone call from him reporting that he has won the championship match of the Winter Cup. Sonoko sheds tears and asks why he did not call sooner. He replies he felt guilty calling her when he had nothing to report. The two share an endearing conversation as Ran realizes that Sonoko had bought a separate phone to call Makoto. The girl delights in the thought of having a phone just for two people. A few days later, she receives a package from Shinichi containing a phone, ostensibly gifted in gratitude for the knitted sweater.<ref name="Blackout_Murder_Case"> Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])</ref>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Chihiro Itami|Chihiro Itami manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)
* 27 years old
* Daughter of a Corporate Executive}}
{{People|Yasuharu Misawa|Yasuhara Misawa manga.jpg|
* 29 years old
* Banker}}
{{People|Izumi Sano|Izumi Sano manga.jpg|
* 28 years old
* Office worker}}
{{People|Yoriko Komatsu|Yoriko Komatsu manga.jpg|
* 30 years old
* Housewife}}
{{People|Kunitomo Oda|Kunitomo Oda manga.jpg|
* 29 years old
* Firefighter}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Romantic development between Sonoko and Makoto.
* Romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.
** Shinichi gifts Ran a phone.
 
 

=== Spider Mansion Case ===
{{ref anime|166-168|Tottori Spider Mansion Demon}}

==== File 246 - The Spider Mansion ====
[[File:CH246_RobertTaylor.png|thumb|left|150px|Heiji and Kazuha meet Robert Taylor.]]
[[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] and [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] find themselves lost in the woods of [[Wikipedia: Tottori Prefecture|Tottori]]. With their means of transportation and communication limited, Heiji considers having to spend night in the forest—cuddling for warmth. Before Kazuha can finish imagining about the idea, they are found by an American photographer named Robert Taylor, who says he knows the Takeda family: the same family who has invited Heiji to their residence. Unfortunately, both parties reveal they are equally lost. Suddenly, a car casually drives by the three. Frustrated and desperate for the vehicle's attention, Heiji lobs his bike helmet at the car, hitting it and triggering the driver's ire. However, awkwardness turns to comfort as the car's passengers are revealed to be [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], and [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] who are also headed to the Takeda residence. 
The two groups compare their invitations. Kogoro received a proper formal document from the Takeda family promising remuneration for his efforts, while Heiji received a cryptic arachnid-themed letter insinuating violence will occur at the Takeda residence. The car's driver, Yuzo Takeda, confirms Heiji's letter is referencing his home, adding that due to a recent string of unfortunate events, the fearful local population have begun to call their home the "Spider Mansion." Robert is confused as the household had no such reputation when Misa Takeda had nursed him after his accident three years ago. [[File:CH246_NobukazuHung.png|thumb|right|175px|Nobukazu Takeda ominously hung in a "spider web."]]
Upon arriving at the mansion, Robert becomes disconsolate after Yoko Takeda informs him that Misa had committed suicide in the doll storage shed not three days after his departure three years ago. Furthermore, Misa's mother had followed her daughter in committing suicide in the same locations a few days later. The troubling "suicides" do not end there, as a few days ago, a family friend and fellow doll maker named Akio Negishi was found dead in the barn. All three of the deceased were hung by a noose. Ryuji Takeda approaches the conversation and adds that they wish for Kogoro to solve the mystery surrounding Negishi's death. The family head, Nobukazu Takeda finally arrives and pulls Kogoro aside. He quietly shares his suspicions about Negishi's killer being a member of his family, and he expresses his wishes for the detective to report his findings directly to him. Meanwhile, Robert reunites with Misa's twin cousins Emi and Sae, who ominously accuse him of being a killer. The girls flee after being scolded by Yoko while the grandmother, Chie, silently observes the scene from the house. 
Conan and Heiji observe the family over dinner. The housekeeper, Miyuki Shioya, leaves to deliver food to Chie; Nobukazu leaves to continue progress on his dolls; Yoko takes her twins to the bath; and Robert, joined by Kazuha and Ran, drives to visit Misa's grave. The two boys regroup in the dinning hall and agree that "two are suspicious." 
Arriving at the site, Kazuha and Ran stand in awe of the beautiful moon. They turn to Robert but notice him quietly sobbing over a photo of Misa. 
Back at the house, a distressed Yuzo exclaims he cannot find Nobukazu in his workplace. Concerned, everyone joins in searching for him. Conan notices a peculiar open window on the top floor of the storage shed where Misa and her mother died. The group axes their way into the locked upper floor only to find Nobukazu hung by a noose, his body presented like a puppeteered doll tangled in spider webs.

==== File 247 - Seen Horror ====
[[File:CH247_Kumogozen.png|thumb|left|200px|Chie believes the Spider Mistress from a folktale had punished Nobukazu.]]
Heiji checks Nobukazu's vitals and finds he has been dead for about an hour. With no life left to save, Heiji elects to preserve the crime scene, leaving the corpse in its dangling state. Conan also inspects the crime scene and discovers a rusty thumbtack on the floor. He looks up at the high window but Ryuji states it is too small for an adult to crawl through, meaning the murder was conducted in a completely inescapable room. Chie then steps forward and asserts the murder is the work of a mythical Spider Mistress, who scaled the building and spun its webs upon Nobukazu as punishment for living there. Ryuji tells the folktale about the Spider Mistress and how the property was expanded to encompass the Spider's supposed place of death—sparking public outrage. He adds that Misa and her mother's bodies were covered in spider webs by the time they were discovered, and that Negishi's body was hung by strings similar to those surrounding Nobukazu. Heiji is reminded of Robert, Kazuha, and Ran, prompting Conan to rush to call Ran on the phone he recently gave her.<ref name="Skating_Rink_Case"> Skating Rink Case (Manga: [[Volume_25#Skating_Rink_Case|Volume 25: 243-245]])</ref> However, the boy's worries are settled as Ran finds him, saying they have returned due to sudden rainfall. 
As the rest of the group learn of Nobukazu's murder, a panicking Miyuki enters the room and informs everyone that a landslide has obstructed the road to the house. Thus, the police are unable to reach them. With no other choice, Heiji asks to borrow Robert's camera and proceeds with a crime scene investigation with Conan and Kogoro. 
Ran and Kazuha unpack but the former notices that she has lost her mascot phone accessory. Believing she left it in the car, the two girls disobey Kogoro's orders to remain in their rooms and go to look in the car. A [[The Criminal|silhouette]] ominously watches them from afar. After a brief search, the girls come up empty-handed. Kazuha asks Ran about the significance of her accessory and correctly speculates it is from [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. She comments on his apparent coldness towards Ran, but Ran disagrees, adding that she feels like he is always watching over her. The two decide to expand their search to the yard where the car was parked outside, but Kazuha's flashlight begins to dim. Ran rushes back to their room to fetch new batteries, leaving her friend alone. Kazuha notices a small white orb on the ground and crouches to investigate, unaware of the stun-gun wielding assailant closing in behind her.

==== File 248 - Heiji's Scream ====
Ran returns with the batteries but Kazuha is nowhere to be found, with only her flashlight strewn on the ground. 
Heiji finds a bruise on Nobukazu's head, implying he had been bludgeoned shortly after leaving the dinner table. He also notes the bizarre cleanliness of the storage shed despite reportedly being unused for three years. The three then hear footsteps climbing the stairs and approaching the room. They take cover and ambush the interloper, finding Miyuki with a platter full of food. After thanking her for her generosity, they use the opportunity to ask some questions. Miyuki explains that her and Misa were nurses at the same hospital. She praises Misa as being a wonderful individual, leading Heiji to question why she would commit suicide. Miyuki speculates about an incident she partially witnessed where Nobukazu erupted on his wife, Kinuyo, at the hospital. The conflict resulted in an intervening Misa sustaining a major gash on her forehead, damaging her beauty. Misa would subsequently fall into a depression but was eventually lifted by her encounter with Robert, who had been swept up in a landslide. The injury impaired Robert's speaking ability, so he wrote English in Misa's notepad to communicate with her. Robert was well liked by all but Chie and left their care with a smile. Misa and her mother's deaths followed shortly. At the funeral, Nobukazu was emotionless while Ryuji was crestfallen. A few years later, Emi and Sae, whom loved Robert during his stay, would boldly claim he had killed Misa. Finally, Miyuki mentions a conversation the twins had with Negishi, what they discussed is unknown. Kogoro asks if the rope and strings used to hang Negishi are still in the family's possession. Miyuki states the rope is kept in the barn. [[File:CH249_KazuhaInWebs.png|thumb|right|175px|Like Nobukazu, Kazuha is strung up in a similar fashion.]]
The four head for the barn, but upon entering, they find a figure moving in the shadows. Kogoro points his flashlight and finds Ran with tears in her eyes. She tells them about Kazuha's disappearance and the group immediately begins to search for her. Time passes with no signs of her presence. Heiji then notices the storage shed door had been opened and rushes to investigate. To his horror, he finds Kazuha strung up in "webs."

==== File 249 - Heiji's Anger ====
Heiji frantically calls Kazuha's name as he lifts her down from the strings. The girl regains consciousness and is met by an apologetic Ran, who regrets enlisting her help in searching for a phone accessory which was stuck in her CD player all along. Kazuha gracefully assures her friend. Meanwhile, Conan and Heiji notice the noose the culprit was preparing for Kazuha and deduce that they were interrupted by the group's entrance, meaning they must still be in the storage shed. The two boys check the entire building but find no one, as they are left wondering if someone really can escape in such a short period of time. 
Kogoro and Heiji gather everyone in the main room and inform them of the attack on Kazuha. They find that all suspects are without an alibi. Conan notices Yuzo is not present; Ryuji points to the puppet workshop. [[File:CH249_ConanDrugs.png|thumb|left|125px|Conan opens the karakuri puppets and finds narcotics.]]
Heiji, Kogoro, and Conan visit Yuzo who is busy adding finishing touches to the puppets which are due tomorrow. He explains the family sells each of them for ¥1,000,000 (~$10,000) and repairs them for ¥700,000 (~$7,000), and that Nobukazu was able to secure deals with such high prices due to Negishi's involvement. He also says that the simple puppets sell for more money than the intricate ones, and that despite the high prices, customers repeatedly send in their puppets for repairs. Heiji and Conan inquire about two artifacts: the giant karakuri doll and the boxes in the corner. The former is a puppet that was used at a festival related to the Spider Mistress' folktale. The latter is the shipment Negishi was scheduled to pick up before his death. Nobukazu would realize that the package was one doll short and had to produce a replacement. Kogoro escorts Yuzo to the main room while Heiji and Conan take the opportunity to inspect the workshop. Based on Yuzo's description of the puppets and their value, they correctly deduce that the puppets are a front for the transporting of [[Wikipedia: Narcotic|narcotics]]. Heiji finds a contact list of Nobukazu's associates and decides to ring them for information. They choose to start with the hospital. 
As the bigger picture slowly creeps into view, the two detectives encounter Yoko, who is looking for her daughters. Emi and Sae emerge and report a "smell," while pointing to the [[Wikipedia: Kamado|kamado]]. Heiji inspects the fire and notices something strange is burning. While he picks a pair of tongs to salvage what is left, Conan asks the twins what they meant by Robert being a killer. The two explain that shortly after Robert left the Takeda's care, Misa asked them to catch up with Robert at the bus station and ask how he feels about her. They say that Robert obliged their request but wrote a message telling her to "die." Heiji interrupts by pulling out a smoldering object which the two boys identify as a stun-gun. [[File:CH249_HeijiSlapped.png|thumb|right|350px|Heiji annoyed by the girls' mercy on Conan.]]
The detectives burst into Kazuha's room and demand for her to remove her clothing. Predictably startled, the girls kick the boys from the room; Heiji receives a harsh slap for his insolence as he grumbles about Conan's lack of punishment. A few moments later, Ran opens the door and informs them that they found a stun-gun burn on Kazuha's back. She also relays Kazuha's discovery of a small white orb in front of the storage shed. Heiji and Conan think [[Wikipedia: Airsoft Pellet|BB gun bullet]] and rush to the shed to look for evidence. Conan finds the hole left by the thumbtack while Heiji finds a curious fishing wire with loops on both ends. With their evidence in order, they have found the culprit.

==== File 250 - Can't Put it into Words ====
Heiji informs everyone that Kogoro has deduced the killer and directs everyone to the storage shed. He also asks Yuzo to bring the giant karakuri puppet from his workshop. The group arrives and finds Kogoro slouched in his signature "Sleeping Kogoro" stance.
<spoiler>
'''The Method:''' 
[[File:CH250_Ensnarement.png|thumb|right|300px|Method of ensnarement.]]
Kogoro begins by explaining the trick the killer used to hang Nobukazu without being present in the locked room. First, the killer utilized a long rope with slip knots on both ends. One side was wrapped onto a ceiling beam running perpendicular to the room's high window, while the other was pinned to follow the rectangular perimeter of the window using four thumbtacks. The killer also used a second string. The string was attached to the window-side slip knot, looped around a ceiling beam running parallel to the window, and finally exited the room into the outside. The killer likely instructed Nobukazu to lock the door (justifying it via the meeting's imperative secrecy) to the room before luring him to pear out of the window. The killer then tugged on the second string from the outside which both pulled the window-side knot towards the parallel beam and ensnared the knot around Nobukazu's head—ripping the thumbtack's off of the wall in the process. Lastly, Kogoro states that the killer lured Nobukazu to the window by making a peculiar tapping sound by the window seal. This tapping was the sound of BB bullets hitting the shed's exterior wall. 
Kogoro believes the culprit murdered Nobukazu as revenge for inciting Misa's suicide—sparked by her realization that he is not her true father. Yuzo and Yoko react in disbelief, but Ryuji confesses that Misa was his daughter. He explains Nobukazu's wife, Kinuyo, had asked for his discreet help in birthing a child for her husband after he was declared infertile. The secret remained hidden until three years ago where Nobukazu learned the truth at the hospital, leading to the outburst which scarred Misa. Ryuji asks how the detective knew, to which he responds that Misa's name follows a pattern with Emi and Sae's. Chie, who named all three girls, had known their secret from the beginning and thus gave the three girls connecting names which loop ((mi)(sa) (sa)(e) (e)(mi)). Though the narrative appears to paint Ryuji as the obvious culprit, Kogoro absolves him by saying that he lacks the strength and the timing to pull the second string through the window to ensnare Nobukazu. To succeed, the killer would need the help of a machine, a car. Thus, the culprit must be '''Robert Taylor'''. 
Robert had fired his BB gun at the window seal from the driver's seat and attached the end of the second string to the car. By driving off, the vehicle provided the necessary force to instantly ensnare Nobukazu and hurl him away from the window. Kogoro also states that Robert had arrived at the property a few days prior where he learnt of Nobukazu's narcotics sales and murdered Negishi. He then stole a singular puppet from Negishi's package and later called Nobukazu about a drug sale; the two accordingly formed a plan to meet in the storage shed. Robert asks how Kogoro's trick would result in Nobukazu's entanglement in the web of strings. Conan points to the room's ceiling where they have set up a sea of strings fitted tightly across a plane parallel to the floor. Heiji offers a demonstration. [[File:CH250_TwinsShine.png|thumb|left|200px|The twins learn what Robert meant by "Shine."]][[File:CH250_RobertRevelation.png|thumb|right|125px|Robert learns the devastating truth.]]
He uses his motorcycle and Yuzo's giant puppet to simulate the murder. As the boy speeds off, the rope snares around the puppet and violently hurls it into the parallel beam. The puppet smashes its head against the beam before falling through the sea of strings, causing them to droop. The puppet eventually tangles itself in the web-like design. As a final nail in the coffin, Kogoro points out how Robert would have no way of knowing Nobukazu had been tangled in strings as he was not present during the body's discovery. Robert scoffs at the detective for laying a conversational trap. However, Heiji returns and gives an additional incriminating factor. 
Despite the presence of three unexpected guests, the family was only short of three fish during the dinner, meaning Robert's arrival was expected by Nobukazu. Additionally, he abducted Kazuha and strung her in webs in order to sell two effects: the impression that the killer uses a web motif in his murders, and to obfuscate the presence of the second string left by Nobukazu's feet. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Yoko asks why Robert murdered Negishi. The man responds that Negishi had informed him of Misa's suicide, and that he trivialized her death by insinuating her scar made her unmarriable. Enraged, Robert murdered him and strung his body up in the barn. Hearing the killer's blind resentment towards the Takeda family and his callous mentality towards harming Kazuha, Heiji lashes out at him and reveals the true reason for Misa's suicide. 
Robert wrote "Shine" as his parting message for Misa, intending for it to mean Misa is a bright and shining individual. However, Misa had read his message as the romanized "shi ne (死ね)," misinterpreting it for its Japanese reading which cruelly tells her to "die." Devastated, Robert collapses in a catatonic state. He remains silent even during his arrest, reflecting on the cultural barrier which tore him and Misa apart.
</spoiler>
The next day, Emi and Sae inquire about the police's presence. Chie waves it off and instead blames the murder on the Spider Mistress. The twins ask their grandmother for another folktale as they live on in ignorance.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Robert Taylor|Robert Taylor manga.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Photographer}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Yuzo Takeda|Yuzo Takeda manga.jpg|
* 35 years old
* Third son of the Takeda family}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Yoko Takeda|Yoko Takeda manga.jpg|
* 33 years old
* Ryuji Takeda's wife}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Ryuji Takeda|Ryuji Takeda manga.jpg|
* 38 years old
* Second son of the Takeda family}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Sae Takeda|Sae Takeda manga.jpg|fsize=0.97em|
* 9 years old
* Ryuji and Yoko's daughter
* Emi's older twin sister}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Emi Takeda|Emi Takeda manga.jpg|fsize=0.97em|
* 9 years old
* Ryuji and Yoko's daughter
* Sae's younger twin sister}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Chie Takeda|Chie Takeda manga.jpg|
* 71 years old
* Mother of the Takeda brothers}}
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Miyuki Shioya|Miyuki Shioya manga.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Housekeeper}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Nobukazu Takeda|Nobukazu Takeda manga.jpg|fsize=0.89em|
* Victim (hanged)
* 45 years old
* Eldest son of the Takeda family
* Master puppet maker}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Misa Takeda|Misa Takeda manga.jpg|
* Deceased (hanged)
* 18 years old (21 if alive)
* Nobukazu's daughter}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Kinuyo Takeda|Kinuyo Takeda manga.jpg|
* Deceased (hanged)
* Nobukazu's wife}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Akio Negishi|Akio Negishi manga.jpg|
* Deceased (hanged)
* Nobukazu's colleague}}</li>
</ul></div>
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Romantic development between Heiji and Kazuha.
* Romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.
 
 

=== Dangerous Cave Case ===
{{ref anime|188-190|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Cavern of the Detective Boys ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Wounded Great Detective ~|The Desperate Revival|l3=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~}}

==== File 251 - The Wounded Detective Boys ====
[[File:CH251_RanMeetsHaibara.png|thumb|right|200px|Ran introduces herself to an aloof Haibara.]]
[[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] helps [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] practice her lines for an upcoming play at the [[Teitan High School]] Festival. Kogoro criticizes both the overly romantic dialogue and the inclusion of a kissing scene between the princess, played by Ran, and the Black Knight. Ran explains that [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] had written the script and that she modeled the Knight's character around [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] scoffs before asking who will play the Black Knight. Ran points to [[Tomoaki Araide]], saying that the group begged him to play the vacant role after learning about his extensive theater experience. Both Conan and Kogoro protest the idea, but Ran assures them she was joking and that Sonoko will instead attempt to play the character. The girl then notices the time and rushes to take a bath. However, Kogoro reminds her of the broken faucet, leading Conan to suggest they instead ask to use Professor [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s shower. Kogoro off-handedly tells the two to share their shower to minimize the burden on Agasa, causing Ran to erupt on her father in embarrassment. 
At Agasa's house, Conan consults the Professor about Ran while she takes her shower. Although initially believing her unusualness was due to her sweater knitting, the suspicious behavior persisted.<ref name="Blackout_Murder_Case"> Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])</ref> Conan feels that her recent actions and attitude towards him were not fitting for an elementary schooler but rather someone her own age. [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] appears and suggests Ran is aware of his true identity. The boy denies the possibility as Haibara leaves for the basement lab. Suddenly, Ran returns from her shower and asks about Haibara, wishing to finally introduce herself to her. Despite Conan's apprehensiveness, she happily strolls down to the basement and opens the door before giving a warm greeting. However, Haibara coldly ignores her and continues typing on her computer. Her silence carries even after Ran leaves as she introspectively questions if she is running away. [[File:CH251_ConanShot.png|thumb|left|200px|Genta witnesses the corpse disposal of a murdered man.]]
The next day, the [[Detective Boys]] merrily ride with Agasa to a camp site. Haibara gazes at Conan, but she shifts her sight elsewhere after being noticed. Shortly after arrival, Conan, [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]], [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]], and [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] forage for fire wood and discover a large cave entrance. Mitsuhiko finds a faded inscription on a stone beside the entrance which the Detective Boys interpret as a sign of buried treasure. Conan notices a large "と" (to) carved under the inscription and ruminates on its meaning, but when he turns back, his friends have already entered the cave and have begun exploring. Conan pursues them and finds a recently used cigarette discarded on the cave floor, suggesting someone else is in the cave. Genta notices light ahead and rushes to investigate, but to his horror, he stumbles into a group of three men transporting a corpse with bullet through the head. The boy runs in fear as one of the men gives chase. The man pulls a gun on the regrouped Detective Boys and opens fire. The other two men soon arrive and they discuss their predicament. They reveal they are bank robbers who executed their fourth accomplice after his face was seen. Motivated to protect their anonymity, the leader resolves to murder the children and burry them in the cave alongside their accomplice. Conan tries to contact Haibara with his [[Detective Boys Badge|badge]] but gets no response. The Detective Boys talk over a plan for escape but when they turn to Conan, they find him weakly clutching his stomach. He has been shot. [[File:CH251_GentaSeesCorpse.png|thumb|right|250px|Conan Edogawa in peril.]]

==== File 252 - The Brave Great Detectives ====
Caught in a perilous situation and needing to warn Agasa and Haibara about the danger, Conan directs his friends to use his [[Transmitter|transmitters]]. Meanwhile, the robbers regroup and share their findings, ultimately concluding that the children had moved deeper into the cave. The leader finds Conan's [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|glasses]] on the cave floor along with a trail of his blood. 
The Detective Boys traverse the dank cavern as they become increasingly worried about Conan's state. Feeling the gravity of the moment, each member of the group claims responsibility for their crisis, but Conan alleviates their guilt by saying that because of their cave exploration, they are on the verge of thwarting a major crime. On the surface, Agasa and Haibara search for their missing friends and find their fire wood strewn before the cave entrance. 
The robbers arrive at the fork in the road and discover Genta's [[Wristwatch Flashlight]] illuminating the tunnel on the right. Despite two robbers believing the watch is a sign their targets fled right, the leader deduces the flashlight is a trick to send their pursuers down the wrong path. He instead directs his group left. The Detective Boys, who utilized reverse psychology, had gone down the right tunnel. They walk along an aquifer where Ayumi finds fish with eyes gracefully swimming through the murky water. Conan explains that [[Wikipedia: Cavefish|cavefish]] evolved to lose their eyes, thus the fish with eyes must have swam down from a surface river, suggesting their path connects to the outside. 
Haibara and Agasa find Conan's glasses and an array of transmitters on the ground. The girl wears the glasses and finds that the transmitter markers display "110" (the emergency police hotline in Japan). Meanwhile, The robbers reach a dead-end and turn back to search the right tunnel. The Detective Boys find the source of the aquifer but deem it too narrow for a human to pass through. Genta finds a peculiar egg-looking rock perched atop a plateaued stalagmite and five narrow ovular passages. Mitsuhiko also finds an inscription at the base of the stalagmite matching the one they found at the entrance. While he reads the words, Ayumi finds a colony of bats which swarm the group, causing the girl to scream and alerting the robbers. As their hunters close in, Conan thinks on the inscription, the engraved "と," and the egg-shaped rock and has an epiphany. However, before he can share his deduction with the group, his consciousness slips away. The robbers reach their location and forcing the four to hide. With no help from Conan, the three must deduce the inscription's meaning on their own.

==== File 253 - One Conviction ====
[[File:CH253_ShogiTunnels.png|thumb|left|200px|Mitsuhiko links the tunnels to the Shogi board.]]
Mitsuhiko reviews their information.
* The inscription writes about the dragon's path, implied to reference the path to the cavern's exit.
* Seen as the tunnel they hid in was a dead-end, there are four remaining candidates for the dragon's path.
* One man stayed behind and sits by the egg-like rock.
[[File:CH253_RanDonatesBlood.png|thumb|right|175px|Ran knows the truth.]]
Genta adds that Conan murmured about the keywords "と," "dragon," and "egg." Mitsuhiko rebukes Genta for not sharing such hints sooner, catching the attention of the man by the egg-like rock. He approaches their hiding spot but is interrupted by his accomplices who scold him for not properly keeping watch. They state the furthest of the five tunnels is a dead-end and that they will systematically explore each route. The Detective Boys resume their brainstorming, floating possibilities such as the tunnels representing animals from the [[Wikipedia: Chinese Zodiac|Chinese Zodiac]], but eventually link the clues to [[Wikipedia: Shogi|Shogi]]. Mitsuhiko explains that promoted pawn is written "と," promoted rook is written "竜王" (dragon king), and the word for egg, "玉子," likely refers to the challenger's king, written "玉将." Setting the challenger's king to the position of the egg-like rock, the five tunnels represent the five pieces to its right: golden general, silver general, knight, lance, and rook. Since the rook's promoted form references a dragon, Mitsuhiko deduces the tunnel diagonally left of them must be the dragon's path—the exit. However, with their route to the surface still guarded, Ayumi makes a suggestion. 
The three emerge from their hiding spot and hurl small rocks at the man. He scoffs at their pitiful attempt at retaliation but is soon swarmed by bats reacting to the movement of small objects. The three use the opportunity to run down the dragon's path, eventually spotting the night sky. A bullet grazes Genta's ankle, causing the boy to tumble with Conan on his back. The leader retrieves Conan and presses a gun to his head, coercing Ayumi and Mitsuhiko to return to the cave. Suddenly, a bright light illuminates the cave entrance and the police, led by Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]], demand the men's surrender. The leader keeps Conan as a hostage, but is knocked unconscious by the boy's [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|stun-gun wristwatch]]. 
Conan is immediately rushed to [[Beika General Hospital]] to treat his wound. Haibara explains to Kogoro that Conan was shot in his left flank and may have sustained severe kidney damage. She then notices Ran and Ayumi run alongside Conan's stretcher as it is ushered into the ER. A nurse warns the doctor that they have depleted their supply of the patient's blood type and cannot perform a transfusion. With no time to request additional supply, Ran steps forward and offers to donate her blood, stating she shares Conan's blood type. Kogoro and Agasa react in shock, confused by how Ran can be certain. Conan realizes that Ran is aware of his true identity. As the surgery proceeds, Ran tensely awaits the results, worrying not about Conan, but about Shinichi.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Man #1|251-253 Man 1 manga.jpg|
* Robber}}
{{People|Man #2|251-253 Man 2 manga.jpg|
* Robber leader}}
{{People|Man #3|251-253 Man 3 manga.jpg|
* Robber}}
{{People|Man #4|251-253 Man 4 manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)}}
{{EndBox}}

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumePremium13bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (Premium, combined volumes 25-26)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2 23sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2 24sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume 25e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 21-30]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}
[[Category:Volumes]]
[[de:Band 25]]

Volume 25

2026-06-28T12:26:01Z

ZA1: /* File 247 - Seen Horror */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 25
| image = Volume 25.jpg
| releasedate = October 18, 1999
| chapters = 243-253
| isbn = 4-09-125495-0
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = September 16, 2008
| english-isbn = 1-4215-1677-2
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Wikipedia:ja:三毛猫ホームズシリーズ|Tortoiseshell Holmes]]
| keyhole = [[Makoto Kyogoku]]
| prev-volume = Volume 24
| next-volume = Volume 26
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 25 was released on October 18, 1999 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}
{{Char|Makoto Kyogoku}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Miwako Sato}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Mrs. Kojima|display=Mrs. Kojima (flashback)}}
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (background)}}
{{Char|Tomoaki Araide|display=Tomoaki Araide (background)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
{{Gadget|Wristwatch Flashlight}}
{{Gadget|Detective Boys Badge}}
{{Gadget|Transmitter}}
{{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Skating Rink Case ===
{{ref anime|172-173|The Revival of the Dying Message}}

==== File 243 - Not Like the Rest!? ====
[[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]], [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], and [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] visit the ice skating rink at [[Tropical Land]]. Sonoko marvels at the plethora of handsome men, leading Ran to ask about her relationship with [[Makoto Kyogoku|Makoto]]. Sonoko shares that he seldom contacts her while abroad, comparing her "waiting damsel" situation to Ran's relationship with [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]], sparking embarrassment.<ref name="Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case">Sonoko Attempted Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_22#Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case|Volume 22: 219-221]])</ref> After learning Shinichi had taught Ran how to ice skate, Sonoko suggests Ran should now teach Conan how to skate. Conan refuses but recalls [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]]'s words after their encounter with the [[Black Organization]].<ref name="Hotel_Party_Murder_Case"> Hotel Party Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Hotel_Party_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 238-242]])</ref> The Organization's meticulous attention to secrecy and security cannot be understated. Thus, all threats and liabilities, including unconfirmed but probable associations, are promptly eliminated. If Conan were to confess to Ran about his true identity, he would effectively burden her with a danger so extreme that she will inevitably cave, leaving no semblance of her former bubbly character. With this in mind, Conan feigns his inability to skate and accidentally collides with another skater, Chihiro Itami. Itami's friends, Yasuharu Misawa, Izumi Sano, Yoriko Komatsu, arrive to apologize but show a strained social dynamic. They reveal that they are a group of clay target shooters who recently reunited after being separated due to an "incident." Before Itami can share details, a fifth friend, Kunitomo Oda, arrives and shuts her down. As Oda leaves, Itami expresses her grievances with him, one of which being that he is not part of the "in-group." Her friends inquire about what she means by "in-group," but Itami refuses to elaborate and walks off to the bathroom while further demonstrating her immaturity. [[File:CH243_Ran&ConanFireworks.png|thumb|left|250px|Conan and Ran enjoy the firework display at Tropical Land.]]
Sonoko notices the influx of skaters and believes people must be gathering to watch the fireworks at 19:00. Itami's group further splits up. Sano goes to get coffee, Misawa goes to get food, and Komatsu goes to the bathroom. At the bathroom, an impatient Itami waits in a stall. She complains about "them" being late. She hears a knock on the stall and opens the door only to find a hooded figure pointing a shotgun at her chest. Meanwhile, Sonoko also goes to use the bathroom but finds it has been temporarily closed for custodial sanitation work. She knocks on the bathroom door but is distracted when she hears the sound of a singular firework. Still, she notices a hooded figure exit the bathroom and quickly run away. [[File:CH243_ItamiS.png|thumb|left|220px|Sonoko discovers Itami with the letter "S."]]
Back at the rink, Conan and Ran enjoy the colorful aerial display with Itami's friends, who each make their separate arrivals. Suddenly, Sonoko's piercing scream reaches everyone's ears. Conan rushes to the bathroom where Sonoko has discovered a deceased Itami, shot through the heart with the letter "S" written on the stall wall with her blood.

==== File 244 - The Victim Doesn't Talk ====
Ran wakes up [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] who had been sleeping in his car at the parking lot and informs him of the murder. Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the crime scene and begin by identifying the shotgun as the murder weapon. Sano states the used shotgun belongs to her and that it was stored in a secured locker along with her friends' rifles. Megure suggests testing each suspect for gunpowder residue, but Misawa points out that they will all come back positive as the group had been rifling earlier that day. Misawa floats the idea of an external killer, but Oda states that Sano's shotgun was stored in an inconspicuous case and is deconstructed when stored, meaning the crime can only be committed by those in the group with knowledge about the gun. However, before the police can even begin their interrogations, Kogoro accuses Sano of the crime. His deduction rests upon three pillars: Itami had been waiting to meet someone in the woman's bathroom thus the killer must be a woman, Sano's relationship with Itami was noticeably strained, the "S" written on the stall must stand for "Sano." 
Takagi corrects that Itami could not have written a dying message after being shot through the heart, therefore the "S" on the wall must have been written by the killer—likely in an attempt to frame Sano. Conan then notices saliva on the tip of the shotgun. Kogoro suggests the killer had placed the nozzle in Itami's mouth to silence her before synchronizing the firing of the weapon with the bursting of the fireworks, masking the noise. Sano counters that the killer could not be her since she was present at the rink when the fireworks began—leaving Oda as the only member without an alibi. Conan also notices Itami died with her hand in her coat pocket clutching a phone. The police redial her most recent message and find "KIX ########." [[File:CH244_SonokoPhone.png|thumb|right|200px|Sonoko is reminded of her long-distance relationship with Makoto.]]
The suspects are given permission to take off their skates under supervision. They depart from the crime scene. Hearing the friends mourn Itami's death, Sonoko sorrowfully looks down at her phone, saying "Idiot." Conan notices that Sonoko has the same type of phone as Itami and asks to inspect it. He questions whether Sonoko truly heard the sound of fireworks, while Ran notices that Sonoko has a new phone. Conan deduces the trick but still lacks a culprit. He eavesdrops on the friend group's conversation where they discuss the previous incident regarding a friend named Narita who died via accidental gun discharge. Now confident about why Oda is considered separate from the "in-group," Conan rushes to the bathroom. He discovers vertical streaks of blood running near Itami's feet and cracks the case.

==== File 245 - The Experimental Words ====
[[File:CH245_MakotoCalls.png|thumb|right|125px|Makoto calls Sonoko and informs her of his victories.]]
Takagi enters and reports that the police have found the killer's clothing in a nearby garbage can. Before Conan can expand on his findings, Kogoro reprimands him for "treating the crime scene like a playground." The detective then proudly presents yet another flawed deduction, this time suggesting that Oda is the culprit. However, before he reaches his conclusion, Conan tranquilizes the man mid-sentence with his [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|wristwatch]] and begins the real deduction.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH245_SanoIzumi.png|thumb|right|200px|Failed reverse psychology.]][[File:CH245_FiveYen.png|thumb|left|100px|The ¥5 coin's hole was used to create the "ascending firework" sound effect.]]
Kogoro immediately re-accuses '''Izumi Sano''' as being the culprit. She used her own gun and drew "S" on the stall in order to draw the investigation away from her via reverse psychology. She additionally moved the gun from Itami's mouth to her chest in order to give credence to the notion that Itami had written the "S" herself—since someone shot through the head would undoubtedly be unable to write a dying-message. Kogoro then counters Sano's alibi by showing how one can fake the sound of fireworks in order to fool Sonoko into believing the culprit was still in the bathroom at the time of the fireworks. 
Conan demonstrates by making a convincing high-pitched "ascending firework" sound using a ¥5 coin (a coin which is designed with a hole in the middle). The gunshot then makes a perfect "firework explosion" noise thus completing the two-part sound effect. By making this sound effect roughly one minute before the real show, Sano effectively convinced a witness that the killer left the bathroom one minute later than they actually did. He further states that Sonoko only heard one firework despite the park typically launching them in groups of three. Sano objects, saying that such a trick could have been performed by anyone. Kogoro points to the message "KIX ########" left on Itami's phone. He explains that the woman likely wrote her intended message, "KIX," before repeatedly hitting the triangle button, resulting in the string of sharps (#). By repeatedly pushing the triangle button, the message is sent and thus cannot be deleted by Sano. Therefore "KIX" is Itami's real dying-message. [[File:CH245_Airports.png|thumb|right|150px|Airports are the common denominator.]]
To decode, Kogoro reveals that the "in-group" Itami was referring to were those who shared a name with a prominent Japanese airport. 
 
* Itami = [[Wikipedia: Itami Airport|Osaka Itami Airport]]
* Komatsu = [[Wikipedia: Komatsu Airport|Komatsu Airport]]
* Misawa = [[Wikipedia: Misawa Airport|Misawa Airport]]
* Narita = [[Wikipedia: Narita International Airport|Narita International Airport]]
* Izumi Sano = [[Wikipedia: Kansai International Airport|Kansai International Airport]] (located in the Izumisano city of Osaka).
The IATA code for Kansai International Airport is "KIX." (Note that Oda is not part of the in-group because his name does not coincide with any airport). 
And as a final nail in the coffin, Kogoro points to the vertical blood marks on the floor next to Itami's feet. He explains that these are marks left by Sano when she stepped on her victim's blood with her skates while writing her fake dying-message. Thus, Itami's blood is likely left on the blades of Sano's skates. Sano admits defeat and shares her motive. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Narita's gun-related accident was a suicide motivated by Itami's rejection. Sano, who was sick at the time, had received a phone call from Narita who explained that Itami rejected him since she was apparently with Oda—who was reportedly cheating on Sano with Itami. Thus, Sano decided to murder Itami and frame Oda for the crime. 
Before Sano is arrested, Oda explains to her that Itami was lying about him cheating with her. When Sano asks why he did not explain that to Narita, he admits his fault and states that it was because he was too concerned with tending to a feverish Sano. The two appear to affirm their enduring affections.
</spoiler>
On the walk back to Kogoro's car, Sonoko solemnly reflects on Oda and Sano's conversation and how it relates to her relationship with Makoto. She suddenly receives a phone call from him reporting that he has won the championship match of the Winter Cup. Sonoko sheds tears and asks why he did not call sooner. He replies he felt guilty calling her when he had nothing to report. The two share an endearing conversation as Ran realizes that Sonoko had bought a separate phone to call Makoto. The girl delights in the thought of having a phone just for two people. A few days later, she receives a package from Shinichi containing a phone, ostensibly gifted in gratitude for the knitted sweater.<ref name="Blackout_Murder_Case"> Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])</ref>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Chihiro Itami|Chihiro Itami manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)
* 27 years old
* Daughter of a Corporate Executive}}
{{People|Yasuharu Misawa|Yasuhara Misawa manga.jpg|
* 29 years old
* Banker}}
{{People|Izumi Sano|Izumi Sano manga.jpg|
* 28 years old
* Office worker}}
{{People|Yoriko Komatsu|Yoriko Komatsu manga.jpg|
* 30 years old
* Housewife}}
{{People|Kunitomo Oda|Kunitomo Oda manga.jpg|
* 29 years old
* Firefighter}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Romantic development between Sonoko and Makoto.
* Romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.
** Shinichi gifts Ran a phone.
 
 

=== Spider Mansion Case ===
{{ref anime|166-168|Tottori Spider Mansion Demon}}

==== File 246 - The Spider Mansion ====
[[File:CH246_RobertTaylor.png|thumb|left|150px|Heiji and Kazuha meet Robert Taylor.]]
[[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] and [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] find themselves lost in the woods of [[Wikipedia: Tottori Prefecture|Tottori]]. With their means of transportation and communication limited, Heiji considers having to spend night in the forest—cuddling for warmth. Before Kazuha can finish imagining about the idea, they are found by an American photographer named Robert Taylor, who says he knows the Takeda family: the same family who has invited Heiji to their residence. Unfortunately, both parties reveal they are equally lost. Suddenly, a car casually drives by the three. Frustrated and desperate for the vehicle's attention, Heiji lobs his bike helmet at the car, hitting it and triggering the driver's ire. However, awkwardness turns to comfort as the car's passengers are revealed to be [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], and [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] who are also headed to the Takeda residence. 
The two groups compare their invitations. Kogoro received a proper formal document from the Takeda family promising remuneration for his efforts, while Heiji received a cryptic arachnid-themed letter insinuating violence will occur at the Takeda residence. The car's driver, Yuzo Takeda, confirms Heiji's letter is referencing his home, adding that due to a recent string of unfortunate events, the fearful local population have begun to call their home the "Spider Mansion." Robert is confused as the household had no such reputation when Misa Takeda had nursed him after his accident three years ago. [[File:CH246_NobukazuHung.png|thumb|right|175px|Nobukazu Takeda ominously hung in a "spider web."]]
Upon arriving at the mansion, Robert becomes disconsolate after Yoko Takeda informs him that Misa had committed suicide in the doll storage shed not three days after his departure three years ago. Furthermore, Misa's mother had followed her daughter in committing suicide in the same locations a few days later. The troubling "suicides" do not end there, as a few days ago, a family friend and fellow doll maker named Akio Negishi was found dead in the barn. All three of the deceased were hung by a noose. Ryuji Takeda approaches the conversation and adds that they wish for Kogoro to solve the mystery surrounding Negishi's death. The family head, Nobukazu Takeda finally arrives and pulls Kogoro aside. He quietly shares his suspicions about Negishi's killer being a member of his family, and he expresses his wishes for the detective to report his findings directly to him. Meanwhile, Robert reunites with Misa's twin cousins Emi and Sae, who ominously accuse him of being a killer. The girls flee after being scolded by Yoko while the grandmother, Chie, silently observes the scene from the house. 
Conan and Heiji observe the family over dinner. The housekeeper, Miyuki Shioya, leaves to deliver food to Chie; Nobukazu leaves to continue progress on his dolls; Yoko takes her twins to the bath; and Robert, joined by Kazuha and Ran, drives to visit Misa's grave. The two boys regroup in the dinning hall and agree that "two are suspicious." 
Arriving at the site, Kazuha and Ran stand in awe of the beautiful moon. They turn to Robert but notice him quietly sobbing over a photo of Misa. 
Back at the house, a distressed Yuzo exclaims he cannot find Nobukazu in his workplace. Concerned, everyone joins in searching for him. Conan notices a peculiar open window on the top floor of the storage shed where Misa and her mother died. The group axes their way into the locked upper floor only to find Nobukazu hung by a noose, his body presented like a puppeteered doll tangled in spider webs.

==== File 247 - Seen Horror ====
[[File:CH247_Kumogozen.png|thumb|left|200px|Chie believes the Spider Mistress from a folktale had punished Nobukazu.]]
Heiji checks Nobukazu's vitals and finds he has been dead for about an hour. With no life left to save, Heiji elects to preserve the crime scene, leaving the corpse in its dangling state. Conan also inspects the crime scene and discovers a rusty thumbtack on the floor. He looks up at the high window but Ryuji states it is too small for an adult to crawl through, meaning the murder was conducted in a completely inescapable room. Chie then steps forward and asserts the murder is the work of a mythical Spider Mistress, who scaled the building and spun its webs upon Nobukazu as punishment for living there. Ryuji tells the folktale about the Spider Mistress and how the property was expanded to encompass the Spider's supposed place of death—sparking public outrage. He adds that Misa and her mother's bodies were covered in spider webs by the time they were discovered, and that Negishi's body was hung by strings similar to those surrounding Nobukazu. Heiji is reminded of Robert, Kazuha, and Ran, prompting Conan to rush to call Ran on the phone he recently gave her.<ref name="Skating_Rink_Case"> Skating Rink Case (Manga: [[Volume_25#Skating_Rink_Case|Volume 25: 243-245]])</ref> However, the boy's worries are settled as Ran finds him, saying they have returned due to sudden rainfall. 
As the rest of the group learn of Nobukazu's murder, a panicking Miyuki enters the room and informs everyone that a landslide has obstructed the road to the house. Thus, the police are unable to reach them. With no other choice, Heiji asks to borrow Robert's camera and proceeds with a crime scene investigation with Conan and Kogoro. 
Ran and Kazuha unpack but the former notices that she has lost her mascot phone accessory. Believing she left it in the car, the two girls disobey Kogoro's orders to remain in their rooms and go to look in the car. A [[The Criminal|silhouette]] ominously watches them from afar. After a brief search, the girls come up empty-handed. Kazuha asks Ran about the significance of her accessory and correctly speculates it is from [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. She comments on his apparent coldness towards Ran, but Ran disagrees, adding that she feels like he is always watching over her. The two decide to expand their search to the yard where the car was parked outside, but Kazuha's flashlight begins to dim. Ran rushes back to their room to fetch new batteries, leaving her friend alone. Kazuha notices a small white orb on the ground and crouches to investigate, unaware of the stun-gun wielding assailant closing in behind her.

==== File 248 - Heiji's Scream ====
Ran returns with the batteries but Kazuha is nowhere to be found, with only her flashlight strewn on the ground. 
Heiji finds a bruise on Nobukazu's head, implying he had been bludgeoned shortly after leaving the dinner table. He also notes the bizarre cleanliness of the storage shed despite reportedly being unused for three years. The three then hear footsteps climbing the stairs and approaching the room. They take cover and ambush the interloper, finding Miyuki with a platter full of food. After thanking her for her generosity, they use the opportunity to ask some questions. Miyuki explains that her and Misa were nurses at the same hospital. She praises Misa as being a wonderful individual, leading Heiji to question why she would commit suicide. Miyuki speculates about an incident she partially witnessed where Nobukazu erupted on his wife, Kinuyo, at the hospital. The conflict resulted in an intervening Misa sustaining a major gash on her forehead, damaging her beauty. Misa would subsequently fall into a depression but was eventually lifted by her encounter with Robert, who had been swept up in a landslide. The injury impaired Robert's speaking ability, so he wrote English in Misa's notepad to communicate with her. Robert was well liked by all but Chie and left their care with a smile. Misa and her mother's deaths followed shortly. At the funeral Nobukazu was emotionless while Ryuji was crestfallen. A few years later, Emi and Sae, whom loved Robert during his stay, would boldly claim he had killed Misa. Finally, Miyuki mentions a conversation the twins had with Negishi, what they discussed is unknown. Kogoro asks if the rope and strings used to hang Negishi are still in the family's possession. Miyuki states the rope is kept in the barn. [[File:CH249_KazuhaInWebs.png|thumb|right|175px|Like Nobukazu, Kazuha is strung up in a similar fashion.]]
The four head for the barn, but upon entering, they find a figure moving in the shadows. Kogoro points his flashlight and finds Ran with tears in her eyes. She tells them about Kazuha's disappearance and the group immediately begins to search for her. Time passes with no signs of her presence. Heiji then notices the storage shed door had been opened and rushes to investigate. To his horror, he finds Kazuha strung up in "webs."

==== File 249 - Heiji's Anger ====
Heiji frantically calls Kazuha's name as he lifts her down from the strings. The girl regains consciousness and is met by an apologetic Ran, who regrets enlisting her help in searching for a phone accessory which was stuck in her CD player all along. Kazuha gracefully assures her friend. Meanwhile, Conan and Heiji notice the noose the culprit was preparing for Kazuha and deduce that they were interrupted by the group's entrance, meaning they must still be in the storage shed. The two boys check the entire building but find no one, as they are left wondering if someone really can escape in such a short period of time. 
Kogoro and Heiji gather everyone in the main room and inform them of the attack on Kazuha. They find that all suspects are without an alibi. Conan notices Yuzo is not present; Ryuji points to the puppet workshop. [[File:CH249_ConanDrugs.png|thumb|left|125px|Conan opens the karakuri puppets and finds narcotics.]]
Heiji, Kogoro, and Conan visit Yuzo who is busy adding finishing touches to the puppets which are due tomorrow. He explains the family sells each of them for ¥1,000,000 (~$10,000) and repairs them for ¥700,000 (~$7,000), and that Nobukazu was able to secure deals with such high prices due to Negishi's involvement. He also says that the simple puppets sell for more money than the intricate ones, and that despite the high prices, customers repeatedly send in their puppets for repairs. Heiji and Conan inquire about two artifacts: the giant karakuri doll and the boxes in the corner. The former is a puppet that was used at a festival related to the Spider Mistress' folktale. The latter is the shipment Negishi was scheduled to pick up before his death. Nobukazu would realize that the package was one doll short and had to produce a replacement. Kogoro escorts Yuzo to the main room while Heiji and Conan take the opportunity to inspect the workshop. Based on Yuzo's description of the puppets and their value, they correctly deduce that the puppets are a front for the transporting of [[Wikipedia: Narcotic|narcotics]]. Heiji finds a contact list of Nobukazu's associates and decides to ring them for information. They choose to start with the hospital. 
As the bigger picture slowly creeps into view, the two detectives encounter Yoko, who is looking for her daughters. Emi and Sae emerge and report a "smell," while pointing to the [[Wikipedia: Kamado|kamado]]. Heiji inspects the fire and notices something strange is burning. While he picks a pair of tongs to salvage what is left, Conan asks the twins what they meant by Robert being a killer. The two explain that shortly after Robert left the Takeda's care, Misa asked them to catch up with Robert at the bus station and ask how he feels about her. They say that Robert obliged their request but wrote a message telling her to "die." Heiji interrupts by pulling out a smoldering object which the two boys identify as a stun-gun. [[File:CH249_HeijiSlapped.png|thumb|right|350px|Heiji annoyed by the girls' mercy on Conan.]]
The detectives burst into Kazuha's room and demand for her to remove her clothing. Predictably startled, the girls kick the boys from the room; Heiji receives a harsh slap for his insolence as he grumbles about Conan's lack of punishment. A few moments later, Ran opens the door and informs them that they found a stun-gun burn on Kazuha's back. She also relays Kazuha's discovery of a small white orb in front of the storage shed. Heiji and Conan think [[Wikipedia: Airsoft Pellet|BB gun bullet]] and rush to the shed to look for evidence. Conan finds the hole left by the thumbtack while Heiji finds a curious fishing wire with loops on both ends. With their evidence in order, they have found the culprit.

==== File 250 - Can't Put it into Words ====
Heiji informs everyone that Kogoro has deduced the killer and directs everyone to the storage shed. He also asks Yuzo to bring the giant karakuri puppet from his workshop. The group arrives and finds Kogoro slouched in his signature "Sleeping Kogoro" stance.
<spoiler>
'''The Method:''' 
[[File:CH250_Ensnarement.png|thumb|right|300px|Method of ensnarement.]]
Kogoro begins by explaining the trick the killer used to hang Nobukazu without being present in the locked room. First, the killer utilized a long rope with slip knots on both ends. One side was wrapped onto a ceiling beam running perpendicular to the room's high window, while the other was pinned to follow the rectangular perimeter of the window using four thumbtacks. The killer also used a second string. The string was attached to the window-side slip knot, looped around a ceiling beam running parallel to the window, and finally exited the room into the outside. The killer likely instructed Nobukazu to lock the door (justifying it via the meeting's imperative secrecy) to the room before luring him to pear out of the window. The killer then tugged on the second string from the outside which both pulled the window-side knot towards the parallel beam and ensnared the knot around Nobukazu's head—ripping the thumbtack's off of the wall in the process. Lastly, Kogoro states that the killer lured Nobukazu to the window by making a peculiar tapping sound by the window seal. This tapping was the sound of BB bullets hitting the shed's exterior wall. 
Kogoro believes the culprit murdered Nobukazu as revenge for inciting Misa's suicide—sparked by her realization that he is not her true father. Yuzo and Yoko react in disbelief, but Ryuji confesses that Misa was his daughter. He explains Nobukazu's wife, Kinuyo, had asked for his discreet help in birthing a child for her husband after he was declared infertile. The secret remained hidden until three years ago where Nobukazu learned the truth at the hospital, leading to the outburst which scarred Misa. Ryuji asks how the detective knew, to which he responds that Misa's name follows a pattern with Emi and Sae's. Chie, who named all three girls, had known their secret from the beginning and thus gave the three girls connecting names which loop ((mi)(sa) (sa)(e) (e)(mi)). Though the narrative appears to paint Ryuji as the obvious culprit, Kogoro absolves him by saying that he lacks the strength and the timing to pull the second string through the window to ensnare Nobukazu. To succeed, the killer would need the help of a machine, a car. Thus, the culprit must be '''Robert Taylor'''. 
Robert had fired his BB gun at the window seal from the driver's seat and attached the end of the second string to the car. By driving off, the vehicle provided the necessary force to instantly ensnare Nobukazu and hurl him away from the window. Kogoro also states that Robert had arrived at the property a few days prior where he learnt of Nobukazu's narcotics sales and murdered Negishi. He then stole a singular puppet from Negishi's package and later called Nobukazu about a drug sale; the two accordingly formed a plan to meet in the storage shed. Robert asks how Kogoro's trick would result in Nobukazu's entanglement in the web of strings. Conan points to the room's ceiling where they have set up a sea of strings fitted tightly across a plane parallel to the floor. Heiji offers a demonstration. [[File:CH250_TwinsShine.png|thumb|left|200px|The twins learn what Robert meant by "Shine."]][[File:CH250_RobertRevelation.png|thumb|right|125px|Robert learns the devastating truth.]]
He uses his motorcycle and Yuzo's giant puppet to simulate the murder. As the boy speeds off, the rope snares around the puppet and violently hurls it into the parallel beam. The puppet smashes its head against the beam before falling through the sea of strings, causing them to droop. The puppet eventually tangles itself in the web-like design. As a final nail in the coffin, Kogoro points out how Robert would have no way of knowing Nobukazu had been tangled in strings as he was not present during the body's discovery. Robert scoffs at the detective for laying a conversational trap. However, Heiji returns and gives an additional incriminating factor. 
Despite the presence of three unexpected guests, the family was only short of three fish during the dinner, meaning Robert's arrival was expected by Nobukazu. Additionally, he abducted Kazuha and strung her in webs in order to sell two effects: the impression that the killer uses a web motif in his murders, and to obfuscate the presence of the second string left by Nobukazu's feet. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Yoko asks why Robert murdered Negishi. The man responds that Negishi had informed him of Misa's suicide, and that he trivialized her death by insinuating her scar made her unmarriable. Enraged, Robert murdered him and strung his body up in the barn. Hearing the killer's blind resentment towards the Takeda family and his callous mentality towards harming Kazuha, Heiji lashes out at him and reveals the true reason for Misa's suicide. 
Robert wrote "Shine" as his parting message for Misa, intending for it to mean Misa is a bright and shining individual. However, Misa had read his message as the romanized "shi ne (死ね)," misinterpreting it for its Japanese reading which cruelly tells her to "die." Devastated, Robert collapses in a catatonic state. He remains silent even during his arrest, reflecting on the cultural barrier which tore him and Misa apart.
</spoiler>
The next day, Emi and Sae inquire about the police's presence. Chie waves it off and instead blames the murder on the Spider Mistress. The twins ask their grandmother for another folktale as they live on in ignorance.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Robert Taylor|Robert Taylor manga.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Photographer}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Yuzo Takeda|Yuzo Takeda manga.jpg|
* 35 years old
* Third son of the Takeda family}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Yoko Takeda|Yoko Takeda manga.jpg|
* 33 years old
* Ryuji Takeda's wife}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Ryuji Takeda|Ryuji Takeda manga.jpg|
* 38 years old
* Second son of the Takeda family}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Sae Takeda|Sae Takeda manga.jpg|fsize=0.97em|
* 9 years old
* Ryuji and Yoko's daughter
* Emi's older twin sister}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Emi Takeda|Emi Takeda manga.jpg|fsize=0.97em|
* 9 years old
* Ryuji and Yoko's daughter
* Sae's younger twin sister}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Chie Takeda|Chie Takeda manga.jpg|
* 71 years old
* Mother of the Takeda brothers}}
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Miyuki Shioya|Miyuki Shioya manga.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Housekeeper}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Nobukazu Takeda|Nobukazu Takeda manga.jpg|fsize=0.89em|
* Victim (hanged)
* 45 years old
* Eldest son of the Takeda family
* Master puppet maker}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Misa Takeda|Misa Takeda manga.jpg|
* Deceased (hanged)
* 18 years old (21 if alive)
* Nobukazu's daughter}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Kinuyo Takeda|Kinuyo Takeda manga.jpg|
* Deceased (hanged)
* Nobukazu's wife}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Akio Negishi|Akio Negishi manga.jpg|
* Deceased (hanged)
* Nobukazu's colleague}}</li>
</ul></div>
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Romantic development between Heiji and Kazuha.
* Romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.
 
 

=== Dangerous Cave Case ===
{{ref anime|188-190|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Cavern of the Detective Boys ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Wounded Great Detective ~|The Desperate Revival|l3=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~}}

==== File 251 - The Wounded Detective Boys ====
[[File:CH251_RanMeetsHaibara.png|thumb|right|200px|Ran introduces herself to an aloof Haibara.]]
[[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] helps [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] practice her lines for an upcoming play at the [[Teitan High School]] Festival. Kogoro criticizes both the overly romantic dialogue and the inclusion of a kissing scene between the princess, played by Ran, and the Black Knight. Ran explains that [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] had written the script and that she modeled the Knight's character around [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] scoffs before asking who will play the Black Knight. Ran points to [[Tomoaki Araide]], saying that the group begged him to play the vacant role after learning about his extensive theater experience. Both Conan and Kogoro protest the idea, but Ran assures them she was joking and that Sonoko will instead attempt to play the character. The girl then notices the time and rushes to take a bath. However, Kogoro reminds her of the broken faucet, leading Conan to suggest they instead ask to use Professor [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s shower. Kogoro off-handedly tells the two to share their shower to minimize the burden on Agasa, causing Ran to erupt on her father in embarrassment. 
At Agasa's house, Conan consults the Professor about Ran while she takes her shower. Although initially believing her unusualness was due to her sweater knitting, the suspicious behavior persisted.<ref name="Blackout_Murder_Case"> Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])</ref> Conan feels that her recent actions and attitude towards him were not fitting for an elementary schooler but rather someone her own age. [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] appears and suggests Ran is aware of his true identity. The boy denies the possibility as Haibara leaves for the basement lab. Suddenly, Ran returns from her shower and asks about Haibara, wishing to finally introduce herself to her. Despite Conan's apprehensiveness, she happily strolls down to the basement and opens the door before giving a warm greeting. However, Haibara coldly ignores her and continues typing on her computer. Her silence carries even after Ran leaves as she introspectively questions if she is running away. [[File:CH251_ConanShot.png|thumb|left|200px|Genta witnesses the corpse disposal of a murdered man.]]
The next day, the [[Detective Boys]] merrily ride with Agasa to a camp site. Haibara gazes at Conan, but she shifts her sight elsewhere after being noticed. Shortly after arrival, Conan, [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]], [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]], and [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] forage for fire wood and discover a large cave entrance. Mitsuhiko finds a faded inscription on a stone beside the entrance which the Detective Boys interpret as a sign of buried treasure. Conan notices a large "と" (to) carved under the inscription and ruminates on its meaning, but when he turns back, his friends have already entered the cave and have begun exploring. Conan pursues them and finds a recently used cigarette discarded on the cave floor, suggesting someone else is in the cave. Genta notices light ahead and rushes to investigate, but to his horror, he stumbles into a group of three men transporting a corpse with bullet through the head. The boy runs in fear as one of the men gives chase. The man pulls a gun on the regrouped Detective Boys and opens fire. The other two men soon arrive and they discuss their predicament. They reveal they are bank robbers who executed their fourth accomplice after his face was seen. Motivated to protect their anonymity, the leader resolves to murder the children and burry them in the cave alongside their accomplice. Conan tries to contact Haibara with his [[Detective Boys Badge|badge]] but gets no response. The Detective Boys talk over a plan for escape but when they turn to Conan, they find him weakly clutching his stomach. He has been shot. [[File:CH251_GentaSeesCorpse.png|thumb|right|250px|Conan Edogawa in peril.]]

==== File 252 - The Brave Great Detectives ====
Caught in a perilous situation and needing to warn Agasa and Haibara about the danger, Conan directs his friends to use his [[Transmitter|transmitters]]. Meanwhile, the robbers regroup and share their findings, ultimately concluding that the children had moved deeper into the cave. The leader finds Conan's [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|glasses]] on the cave floor along with a trail of his blood. 
The Detective Boys traverse the dank cavern as they become increasingly worried about Conan's state. Feeling the gravity of the moment, each member of the group claims responsibility for their crisis, but Conan alleviates their guilt by saying that because of their cave exploration, they are on the verge of thwarting a major crime. On the surface, Agasa and Haibara search for their missing friends and find their fire wood strewn before the cave entrance. 
The robbers arrive at the fork in the road and discover Genta's [[Wristwatch Flashlight]] illuminating the tunnel on the right. Despite two robbers believing the watch is a sign their targets fled right, the leader deduces the flashlight is a trick to send their pursuers down the wrong path. He instead directs his group left. The Detective Boys, who utilized reverse psychology, had gone down the right tunnel. They walk along an aquifer where Ayumi finds fish with eyes gracefully swimming through the murky water. Conan explains that [[Wikipedia: Cavefish|cavefish]] evolved to lose their eyes, thus the fish with eyes must have swam down from a surface river, suggesting their path connects to the outside. 
Haibara and Agasa find Conan's glasses and an array of transmitters on the ground. The girl wears the glasses and finds that the transmitter markers display "110" (the emergency police hotline in Japan). Meanwhile, The robbers reach a dead-end and turn back to search the right tunnel. The Detective Boys find the source of the aquifer but deem it too narrow for a human to pass through. Genta finds a peculiar egg-looking rock perched atop a plateaued stalagmite and five narrow ovular passages. Mitsuhiko also finds an inscription at the base of the stalagmite matching the one they found at the entrance. While he reads the words, Ayumi finds a colony of bats which swarm the group, causing the girl to scream and alerting the robbers. As their hunters close in, Conan thinks on the inscription, the engraved "と," and the egg-shaped rock and has an epiphany. However, before he can share his deduction with the group, his consciousness slips away. The robbers reach their location and forcing the four to hide. With no help from Conan, the three must deduce the inscription's meaning on their own.

==== File 253 - One Conviction ====
[[File:CH253_ShogiTunnels.png|thumb|left|200px|Mitsuhiko links the tunnels to the Shogi board.]]
Mitsuhiko reviews their information.
* The inscription writes about the dragon's path, implied to reference the path to the cavern's exit.
* Seen as the tunnel they hid in was a dead-end, there are four remaining candidates for the dragon's path.
* One man stayed behind and sits by the egg-like rock.
[[File:CH253_RanDonatesBlood.png|thumb|right|175px|Ran knows the truth.]]
Genta adds that Conan murmured about the keywords "と," "dragon," and "egg." Mitsuhiko rebukes Genta for not sharing such hints sooner, catching the attention of the man by the egg-like rock. He approaches their hiding spot but is interrupted by his accomplices who scold him for not properly keeping watch. They state the furthest of the five tunnels is a dead-end and that they will systematically explore each route. The Detective Boys resume their brainstorming, floating possibilities such as the tunnels representing animals from the [[Wikipedia: Chinese Zodiac|Chinese Zodiac]], but eventually link the clues to [[Wikipedia: Shogi|Shogi]]. Mitsuhiko explains that promoted pawn is written "と," promoted rook is written "竜王" (dragon king), and the word for egg, "玉子," likely refers to the challenger's king, written "玉将." Setting the challenger's king to the position of the egg-like rock, the five tunnels represent the five pieces to its right: golden general, silver general, knight, lance, and rook. Since the rook's promoted form references a dragon, Mitsuhiko deduces the tunnel diagonally left of them must be the dragon's path—the exit. However, with their route to the surface still guarded, Ayumi makes a suggestion. 
The three emerge from their hiding spot and hurl small rocks at the man. He scoffs at their pitiful attempt at retaliation but is soon swarmed by bats reacting to the movement of small objects. The three use the opportunity to run down the dragon's path, eventually spotting the night sky. A bullet grazes Genta's ankle, causing the boy to tumble with Conan on his back. The leader retrieves Conan and presses a gun to his head, coercing Ayumi and Mitsuhiko to return to the cave. Suddenly, a bright light illuminates the cave entrance and the police, led by Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]], demand the men's surrender. The leader keeps Conan as a hostage, but is knocked unconscious by the boy's [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|stun-gun wristwatch]]. 
Conan is immediately rushed to [[Beika General Hospital]] to treat his wound. Haibara explains to Kogoro that Conan was shot in his left flank and may have sustained severe kidney damage. She then notices Ran and Ayumi run alongside Conan's stretcher as it is ushered into the ER. A nurse warns the doctor that they have depleted their supply of the patient's blood type and cannot perform a transfusion. With no time to request additional supply, Ran steps forward and offers to donate her blood, stating she shares Conan's blood type. Kogoro and Agasa react in shock, confused by how Ran can be certain. Conan realizes that Ran is aware of his true identity. As the surgery proceeds, Ran tensely awaits the results, worrying not about Conan, but about Shinichi.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Man #1|251-253 Man 1 manga.jpg|
* Robber}}
{{People|Man #2|251-253 Man 2 manga.jpg|
* Robber leader}}
{{People|Man #3|251-253 Man 3 manga.jpg|
* Robber}}
{{People|Man #4|251-253 Man 4 manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)}}
{{EndBox}}

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumePremium13bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (Premium, combined volumes 25-26)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2 23sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2 24sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume 25e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 21-30]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}
[[Category:Volumes]]
[[de:Band 25]]

Volume 25

2026-06-28T12:20:37Z

ZA1: /* File 246 - The Spider Mansion */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 25
| image = Volume 25.jpg
| releasedate = October 18, 1999
| chapters = 243-253
| isbn = 4-09-125495-0
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = September 16, 2008
| english-isbn = 1-4215-1677-2
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Wikipedia:ja:三毛猫ホームズシリーズ|Tortoiseshell Holmes]]
| keyhole = [[Makoto Kyogoku]]
| prev-volume = Volume 24
| next-volume = Volume 26
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 25 was released on October 18, 1999 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}
{{Char|Makoto Kyogoku}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Miwako Sato}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Mrs. Kojima|display=Mrs. Kojima (flashback)}}
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (background)}}
{{Char|Tomoaki Araide|display=Tomoaki Araide (background)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
{{Gadget|Wristwatch Flashlight}}
{{Gadget|Detective Boys Badge}}
{{Gadget|Transmitter}}
{{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Skating Rink Case ===
{{ref anime|172-173|The Revival of the Dying Message}}

==== File 243 - Not Like the Rest!? ====
[[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]], [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], and [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] visit the ice skating rink at [[Tropical Land]]. Sonoko marvels at the plethora of handsome men, leading Ran to ask about her relationship with [[Makoto Kyogoku|Makoto]]. Sonoko shares that he seldom contacts her while abroad, comparing her "waiting damsel" situation to Ran's relationship with [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]], sparking embarrassment.<ref name="Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case">Sonoko Attempted Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_22#Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case|Volume 22: 219-221]])</ref> After learning Shinichi had taught Ran how to ice skate, Sonoko suggests Ran should now teach Conan how to skate. Conan refuses but recalls [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]]'s words after their encounter with the [[Black Organization]].<ref name="Hotel_Party_Murder_Case"> Hotel Party Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Hotel_Party_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 238-242]])</ref> The Organization's meticulous attention to secrecy and security cannot be understated. Thus, all threats and liabilities, including unconfirmed but probable associations, are promptly eliminated. If Conan were to confess to Ran about his true identity, he would effectively burden her with a danger so extreme that she will inevitably cave, leaving no semblance of her former bubbly character. With this in mind, Conan feigns his inability to skate and accidentally collides with another skater, Chihiro Itami. Itami's friends, Yasuharu Misawa, Izumi Sano, Yoriko Komatsu, arrive to apologize but show a strained social dynamic. They reveal that they are a group of clay target shooters who recently reunited after being separated due to an "incident." Before Itami can share details, a fifth friend, Kunitomo Oda, arrives and shuts her down. As Oda leaves, Itami expresses her grievances with him, one of which being that he is not part of the "in-group." Her friends inquire about what she means by "in-group," but Itami refuses to elaborate and walks off to the bathroom while further demonstrating her immaturity. [[File:CH243_Ran&ConanFireworks.png|thumb|left|250px|Conan and Ran enjoy the firework display at Tropical Land.]]
Sonoko notices the influx of skaters and believes people must be gathering to watch the fireworks at 19:00. Itami's group further splits up. Sano goes to get coffee, Misawa goes to get food, and Komatsu goes to the bathroom. At the bathroom, an impatient Itami waits in a stall. She complains about "them" being late. She hears a knock on the stall and opens the door only to find a hooded figure pointing a shotgun at her chest. Meanwhile, Sonoko also goes to use the bathroom but finds it has been temporarily closed for custodial sanitation work. She knocks on the bathroom door but is distracted when she hears the sound of a singular firework. Still, she notices a hooded figure exit the bathroom and quickly run away. [[File:CH243_ItamiS.png|thumb|left|220px|Sonoko discovers Itami with the letter "S."]]
Back at the rink, Conan and Ran enjoy the colorful aerial display with Itami's friends, who each make their separate arrivals. Suddenly, Sonoko's piercing scream reaches everyone's ears. Conan rushes to the bathroom where Sonoko has discovered a deceased Itami, shot through the heart with the letter "S" written on the stall wall with her blood.

==== File 244 - The Victim Doesn't Talk ====
Ran wakes up [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] who had been sleeping in his car at the parking lot and informs him of the murder. Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the crime scene and begin by identifying the shotgun as the murder weapon. Sano states the used shotgun belongs to her and that it was stored in a secured locker along with her friends' rifles. Megure suggests testing each suspect for gunpowder residue, but Misawa points out that they will all come back positive as the group had been rifling earlier that day. Misawa floats the idea of an external killer, but Oda states that Sano's shotgun was stored in an inconspicuous case and is deconstructed when stored, meaning the crime can only be committed by those in the group with knowledge about the gun. However, before the police can even begin their interrogations, Kogoro accuses Sano of the crime. His deduction rests upon three pillars: Itami had been waiting to meet someone in the woman's bathroom thus the killer must be a woman, Sano's relationship with Itami was noticeably strained, the "S" written on the stall must stand for "Sano." 
Takagi corrects that Itami could not have written a dying message after being shot through the heart, therefore the "S" on the wall must have been written by the killer—likely in an attempt to frame Sano. Conan then notices saliva on the tip of the shotgun. Kogoro suggests the killer had placed the nozzle in Itami's mouth to silence her before synchronizing the firing of the weapon with the bursting of the fireworks, masking the noise. Sano counters that the killer could not be her since she was present at the rink when the fireworks began—leaving Oda as the only member without an alibi. Conan also notices Itami died with her hand in her coat pocket clutching a phone. The police redial her most recent message and find "KIX ########." [[File:CH244_SonokoPhone.png|thumb|right|200px|Sonoko is reminded of her long-distance relationship with Makoto.]]
The suspects are given permission to take off their skates under supervision. They depart from the crime scene. Hearing the friends mourn Itami's death, Sonoko sorrowfully looks down at her phone, saying "Idiot." Conan notices that Sonoko has the same type of phone as Itami and asks to inspect it. He questions whether Sonoko truly heard the sound of fireworks, while Ran notices that Sonoko has a new phone. Conan deduces the trick but still lacks a culprit. He eavesdrops on the friend group's conversation where they discuss the previous incident regarding a friend named Narita who died via accidental gun discharge. Now confident about why Oda is considered separate from the "in-group," Conan rushes to the bathroom. He discovers vertical streaks of blood running near Itami's feet and cracks the case.

==== File 245 - The Experimental Words ====
[[File:CH245_MakotoCalls.png|thumb|right|125px|Makoto calls Sonoko and informs her of his victories.]]
Takagi enters and reports that the police have found the killer's clothing in a nearby garbage can. Before Conan can expand on his findings, Kogoro reprimands him for "treating the crime scene like a playground." The detective then proudly presents yet another flawed deduction, this time suggesting that Oda is the culprit. However, before he reaches his conclusion, Conan tranquilizes the man mid-sentence with his [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|wristwatch]] and begins the real deduction.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH245_SanoIzumi.png|thumb|right|200px|Failed reverse psychology.]][[File:CH245_FiveYen.png|thumb|left|100px|The ¥5 coin's hole was used to create the "ascending firework" sound effect.]]
Kogoro immediately re-accuses '''Izumi Sano''' as being the culprit. She used her own gun and drew "S" on the stall in order to draw the investigation away from her via reverse psychology. She additionally moved the gun from Itami's mouth to her chest in order to give credence to the notion that Itami had written the "S" herself—since someone shot through the head would undoubtedly be unable to write a dying-message. Kogoro then counters Sano's alibi by showing how one can fake the sound of fireworks in order to fool Sonoko into believing the culprit was still in the bathroom at the time of the fireworks. 
Conan demonstrates by making a convincing high-pitched "ascending firework" sound using a ¥5 coin (a coin which is designed with a hole in the middle). The gunshot then makes a perfect "firework explosion" noise thus completing the two-part sound effect. By making this sound effect roughly one minute before the real show, Sano effectively convinced a witness that the killer left the bathroom one minute later than they actually did. He further states that Sonoko only heard one firework despite the park typically launching them in groups of three. Sano objects, saying that such a trick could have been performed by anyone. Kogoro points to the message "KIX ########" left on Itami's phone. He explains that the woman likely wrote her intended message, "KIX," before repeatedly hitting the triangle button, resulting in the string of sharps (#). By repeatedly pushing the triangle button, the message is sent and thus cannot be deleted by Sano. Therefore "KIX" is Itami's real dying-message. [[File:CH245_Airports.png|thumb|right|150px|Airports are the common denominator.]]
To decode, Kogoro reveals that the "in-group" Itami was referring to were those who shared a name with a prominent Japanese airport. 
 
* Itami = [[Wikipedia: Itami Airport|Osaka Itami Airport]]
* Komatsu = [[Wikipedia: Komatsu Airport|Komatsu Airport]]
* Misawa = [[Wikipedia: Misawa Airport|Misawa Airport]]
* Narita = [[Wikipedia: Narita International Airport|Narita International Airport]]
* Izumi Sano = [[Wikipedia: Kansai International Airport|Kansai International Airport]] (located in the Izumisano city of Osaka).
The IATA code for Kansai International Airport is "KIX." (Note that Oda is not part of the in-group because his name does not coincide with any airport). 
And as a final nail in the coffin, Kogoro points to the vertical blood marks on the floor next to Itami's feet. He explains that these are marks left by Sano when she stepped on her victim's blood with her skates while writing her fake dying-message. Thus, Itami's blood is likely left on the blades of Sano's skates. Sano admits defeat and shares her motive. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Narita's gun-related accident was a suicide motivated by Itami's rejection. Sano, who was sick at the time, had received a phone call from Narita who explained that Itami rejected him since she was apparently with Oda—who was reportedly cheating on Sano with Itami. Thus, Sano decided to murder Itami and frame Oda for the crime. 
Before Sano is arrested, Oda explains to her that Itami was lying about him cheating with her. When Sano asks why he did not explain that to Narita, he admits his fault and states that it was because he was too concerned with tending to a feverish Sano. The two appear to affirm their enduring affections.
</spoiler>
On the walk back to Kogoro's car, Sonoko solemnly reflects on Oda and Sano's conversation and how it relates to her relationship with Makoto. She suddenly receives a phone call from him reporting that he has won the championship match of the Winter Cup. Sonoko sheds tears and asks why he did not call sooner. He replies he felt guilty calling her when he had nothing to report. The two share an endearing conversation as Ran realizes that Sonoko had bought a separate phone to call Makoto. The girl delights in the thought of having a phone just for two people. A few days later, she receives a package from Shinichi containing a phone, ostensibly gifted in gratitude for the knitted sweater.<ref name="Blackout_Murder_Case"> Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])</ref>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Chihiro Itami|Chihiro Itami manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)
* 27 years old
* Daughter of a Corporate Executive}}
{{People|Yasuharu Misawa|Yasuhara Misawa manga.jpg|
* 29 years old
* Banker}}
{{People|Izumi Sano|Izumi Sano manga.jpg|
* 28 years old
* Office worker}}
{{People|Yoriko Komatsu|Yoriko Komatsu manga.jpg|
* 30 years old
* Housewife}}
{{People|Kunitomo Oda|Kunitomo Oda manga.jpg|
* 29 years old
* Firefighter}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Romantic development between Sonoko and Makoto.
* Romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.
** Shinichi gifts Ran a phone.
 
 

=== Spider Mansion Case ===
{{ref anime|166-168|Tottori Spider Mansion Demon}}

==== File 246 - The Spider Mansion ====
[[File:CH246_RobertTaylor.png|thumb|left|150px|Heiji and Kazuha meet Robert Taylor.]]
[[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] and [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] find themselves lost in the woods of [[Wikipedia: Tottori Prefecture|Tottori]]. With their means of transportation and communication limited, Heiji considers having to spend night in the forest—cuddling for warmth. Before Kazuha can finish imagining about the idea, they are found by an American photographer named Robert Taylor, who says he knows the Takeda family: the same family who has invited Heiji to their residence. Unfortunately, both parties reveal they are equally lost. Suddenly, a car casually drives by the three. Frustrated and desperate for the vehicle's attention, Heiji lobs his bike helmet at the car, hitting it and triggering the driver's ire. However, awkwardness turns to comfort as the car's passengers are revealed to be [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], and [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] who are also headed to the Takeda residence. 
The two groups compare their invitations. Kogoro received a proper formal document from the Takeda family promising remuneration for his efforts, while Heiji received a cryptic arachnid-themed letter insinuating violence will occur at the Takeda residence. The car's driver, Yuzo Takeda, confirms Heiji's letter is referencing his home, adding that due to a recent string of unfortunate events, the fearful local population have begun to call their home the "Spider Mansion." Robert is confused as the household had no such reputation when Misa Takeda had nursed him after his accident three years ago. [[File:CH246_NobukazuHung.png|thumb|right|175px|Nobukazu Takeda ominously hung in a "spider web."]]
Upon arriving at the mansion, Robert becomes disconsolate after Yoko Takeda informs him that Misa had committed suicide in the doll storage shed not three days after his departure three years ago. Furthermore, Misa's mother had followed her daughter in committing suicide in the same locations a few days later. The troubling "suicides" do not end there, as a few days ago, a family friend and fellow doll maker named Akio Negishi was found dead in the barn. All three of the deceased were hung by a noose. Ryuji Takeda approaches the conversation and adds that they wish for Kogoro to solve the mystery surrounding Negishi's death. The family head, Nobukazu Takeda finally arrives and pulls Kogoro aside. He quietly shares his suspicions about Negishi's killer being a member of his family, and he expresses his wishes for the detective to report his findings directly to him. Meanwhile, Robert reunites with Misa's twin cousins Emi and Sae, who ominously accuse him of being a killer. The girls flee after being scolded by Yoko while the grandmother, Chie, silently observes the scene from the house. 
Conan and Heiji observe the family over dinner. The housekeeper, Miyuki Shioya, leaves to deliver food to Chie; Nobukazu leaves to continue progress on his dolls; Yoko takes her twins to the bath; and Robert, joined by Kazuha and Ran, drives to visit Misa's grave. The two boys regroup in the dinning hall and agree that "two are suspicious." 
Arriving at the site, Kazuha and Ran stand in awe of the beautiful moon. They turn to Robert but notice him quietly sobbing over a photo of Misa. 
Back at the house, a distressed Yuzo exclaims he cannot find Nobukazu in his workplace. Concerned, everyone joins in searching for him. Conan notices a peculiar open window on the top floor of the storage shed where Misa and her mother died. The group axes their way into the locked upper floor only to find Nobukazu hung by a noose, his body presented like a puppeteered doll tangled in spider webs.

==== File 247 - Seen Horror ====
Heiji checks Nobukazu's vitals and finds he has been dead for about an hour. With no life left to save, Heiji elects to preserve the crime scene, leaving the corpse in its dangling state. Conan also inspects the crime scene and discovers a rusty thumbtack on the floor. He looks up at the high window but Ryuji states it is too small for an adult to crawl through, meaning the murder was conducted in a completely inescapable room. Chie then steps forward and asserts the murder is the work of a mythical Spider Mistress, who scaled the building and spun its webs upon Nobukazu as punishment for living there. Ryuji tells the folktale about the Spider Mistress and how the property was expanded to encompass the Spider's supposed place of death—sparking public outrage. He adds that Misa and her mother's bodies were covered in spider webs by the time they were discovered, and that Negishi's body was hung by strings similar to those surrounding Nobukazu. Heiji is reminded of Robert, Kazuha, and Ran, prompting Conan to rush for a means to call Ran on the phone he recently gave her.<ref name="Skating_Rink_Case"> Skating Rink Case (Manga: [[Volume_25#Skating_Rink_Case|Volume 25: 243-245]])</ref> However, the boy's worries are settled as Ran finds him, saying they have returned due to sudden rainfall. [[File:CH247_Kumogozen.png|thumb|left|200px|Chie believes the Spider Mistress from a folktale had punished Nobukazu.]]
As the rest of the group learn of Nobukazu's murder, a panicking Miyuki enters the room and informs everyone that a landslide, caused by the rain, has obturated the road to the house. Thus, the police are unable to reach them. With no other choice, Heiji asks to borrow Robert's camera and proceeds with a crime scene investigation with Conan and Kogoro. 
Ran and Kazuha unpack but the former notices that she has lost her mascot phone accessory. Believing she left it in the car, the two girls disobey Kogoro's orders to remain in their rooms and go to look in the car. A [[The Criminal|silhouette]] ominously watches them from afar. After a brief search, the girls come up empty-handed. Kazuha asks Ran about the significance of her accessory and correctly speculates it is from [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. She comments on his apparent coldness towards Ran, but Ran disagrees, adding that she feels like he is always watching over her. The two decide to expand their search to the yard where the car was parked outside, but Kazuha's flashlight begins to dim. Ran rushes back to their room to fetch new batteries, leaving her friend alone. Kazuha notices a small white orb on the ground and crouches to investigate, unaware of the stun-gun wielding assailant closing in behind her.

==== File 248 - Heiji's Scream ====
Ran returns with the batteries but Kazuha is nowhere to be found, with only her flashlight strewn on the ground. 
Heiji finds a bruise on Nobukazu's head, implying he had been bludgeoned shortly after leaving the dinner table. He also notes the bizarre cleanliness of the storage shed despite reportedly being unused for three years. The three then hear footsteps climbing the stairs and approaching the room. They take cover and ambush the interloper, finding Miyuki with a platter full of food. After thanking her for her generosity, they use the opportunity to ask some questions. Miyuki explains that her and Misa were nurses at the same hospital. She praises Misa as being a wonderful individual, leading Heiji to question why she would commit suicide. Miyuki speculates about an incident she partially witnessed where Nobukazu erupted on his wife, Kinuyo, at the hospital. The conflict resulted in an intervening Misa sustaining a major gash on her forehead, damaging her beauty. Misa would subsequently fall into a depression but was eventually lifted by her encounter with Robert, who had been swept up in a landslide. The injury impaired Robert's speaking ability, so he wrote English in Misa's notepad to communicate with her. Robert was well liked by all but Chie and left their care with a smile. Misa and her mother's deaths followed shortly. At the funeral Nobukazu was emotionless while Ryuji was crestfallen. A few years later, Emi and Sae, whom loved Robert during his stay, would boldly claim he had killed Misa. Finally, Miyuki mentions a conversation the twins had with Negishi, what they discussed is unknown. Kogoro asks if the rope and strings used to hang Negishi are still in the family's possession. Miyuki states the rope is kept in the barn. [[File:CH249_KazuhaInWebs.png|thumb|right|175px|Like Nobukazu, Kazuha is strung up in a similar fashion.]]
The four head for the barn, but upon entering, they find a figure moving in the shadows. Kogoro points his flashlight and finds Ran with tears in her eyes. She tells them about Kazuha's disappearance and the group immediately begins to search for her. Time passes with no signs of her presence. Heiji then notices the storage shed door had been opened and rushes to investigate. To his horror, he finds Kazuha strung up in "webs."

==== File 249 - Heiji's Anger ====
Heiji frantically calls Kazuha's name as he lifts her down from the strings. The girl regains consciousness and is met by an apologetic Ran, who regrets enlisting her help in searching for a phone accessory which was stuck in her CD player all along. Kazuha gracefully assures her friend. Meanwhile, Conan and Heiji notice the noose the culprit was preparing for Kazuha and deduce that they were interrupted by the group's entrance, meaning they must still be in the storage shed. The two boys check the entire building but find no one, as they are left wondering if someone really can escape in such a short period of time. 
Kogoro and Heiji gather everyone in the main room and inform them of the attack on Kazuha. They find that all suspects are without an alibi. Conan notices Yuzo is not present; Ryuji points to the puppet workshop. [[File:CH249_ConanDrugs.png|thumb|left|125px|Conan opens the karakuri puppets and finds narcotics.]]
Heiji, Kogoro, and Conan visit Yuzo who is busy adding finishing touches to the puppets which are due tomorrow. He explains the family sells each of them for ¥1,000,000 (~$10,000) and repairs them for ¥700,000 (~$7,000), and that Nobukazu was able to secure deals with such high prices due to Negishi's involvement. He also says that the simple puppets sell for more money than the intricate ones, and that despite the high prices, customers repeatedly send in their puppets for repairs. Heiji and Conan inquire about two artifacts: the giant karakuri doll and the boxes in the corner. The former is a puppet that was used at a festival related to the Spider Mistress' folktale. The latter is the shipment Negishi was scheduled to pick up before his death. Nobukazu would realize that the package was one doll short and had to produce a replacement. Kogoro escorts Yuzo to the main room while Heiji and Conan take the opportunity to inspect the workshop. Based on Yuzo's description of the puppets and their value, they correctly deduce that the puppets are a front for the transporting of [[Wikipedia: Narcotic|narcotics]]. Heiji finds a contact list of Nobukazu's associates and decides to ring them for information. They choose to start with the hospital. 
As the bigger picture slowly creeps into view, the two detectives encounter Yoko, who is looking for her daughters. Emi and Sae emerge and report a "smell," while pointing to the [[Wikipedia: Kamado|kamado]]. Heiji inspects the fire and notices something strange is burning. While he picks a pair of tongs to salvage what is left, Conan asks the twins what they meant by Robert being a killer. The two explain that shortly after Robert left the Takeda's care, Misa asked them to catch up with Robert at the bus station and ask how he feels about her. They say that Robert obliged their request but wrote a message telling her to "die." Heiji interrupts by pulling out a smoldering object which the two boys identify as a stun-gun. [[File:CH249_HeijiSlapped.png|thumb|right|350px|Heiji annoyed by the girls' mercy on Conan.]]
The detectives burst into Kazuha's room and demand for her to remove her clothing. Predictably startled, the girls kick the boys from the room; Heiji receives a harsh slap for his insolence as he grumbles about Conan's lack of punishment. A few moments later, Ran opens the door and informs them that they found a stun-gun burn on Kazuha's back. She also relays Kazuha's discovery of a small white orb in front of the storage shed. Heiji and Conan think [[Wikipedia: Airsoft Pellet|BB gun bullet]] and rush to the shed to look for evidence. Conan finds the hole left by the thumbtack while Heiji finds a curious fishing wire with loops on both ends. With their evidence in order, they have found the culprit.

==== File 250 - Can't Put it into Words ====
Heiji informs everyone that Kogoro has deduced the killer and directs everyone to the storage shed. He also asks Yuzo to bring the giant karakuri puppet from his workshop. The group arrives and finds Kogoro slouched in his signature "Sleeping Kogoro" stance.
<spoiler>
'''The Method:''' 
[[File:CH250_Ensnarement.png|thumb|right|300px|Method of ensnarement.]]
Kogoro begins by explaining the trick the killer used to hang Nobukazu without being present in the locked room. First, the killer utilized a long rope with slip knots on both ends. One side was wrapped onto a ceiling beam running perpendicular to the room's high window, while the other was pinned to follow the rectangular perimeter of the window using four thumbtacks. The killer also used a second string. The string was attached to the window-side slip knot, looped around a ceiling beam running parallel to the window, and finally exited the room into the outside. The killer likely instructed Nobukazu to lock the door (justifying it via the meeting's imperative secrecy) to the room before luring him to pear out of the window. The killer then tugged on the second string from the outside which both pulled the window-side knot towards the parallel beam and ensnared the knot around Nobukazu's head—ripping the thumbtack's off of the wall in the process. Lastly, Kogoro states that the killer lured Nobukazu to the window by making a peculiar tapping sound by the window seal. This tapping was the sound of BB bullets hitting the shed's exterior wall. 
Kogoro believes the culprit murdered Nobukazu as revenge for inciting Misa's suicide—sparked by her realization that he is not her true father. Yuzo and Yoko react in disbelief, but Ryuji confesses that Misa was his daughter. He explains Nobukazu's wife, Kinuyo, had asked for his discreet help in birthing a child for her husband after he was declared infertile. The secret remained hidden until three years ago where Nobukazu learned the truth at the hospital, leading to the outburst which scarred Misa. Ryuji asks how the detective knew, to which he responds that Misa's name follows a pattern with Emi and Sae's. Chie, who named all three girls, had known their secret from the beginning and thus gave the three girls connecting names which loop ((mi)(sa) (sa)(e) (e)(mi)). Though the narrative appears to paint Ryuji as the obvious culprit, Kogoro absolves him by saying that he lacks the strength and the timing to pull the second string through the window to ensnare Nobukazu. To succeed, the killer would need the help of a machine, a car. Thus, the culprit must be '''Robert Taylor'''. 
Robert had fired his BB gun at the window seal from the driver's seat and attached the end of the second string to the car. By driving off, the vehicle provided the necessary force to instantly ensnare Nobukazu and hurl him away from the window. Kogoro also states that Robert had arrived at the property a few days prior where he learnt of Nobukazu's narcotics sales and murdered Negishi. He then stole a singular puppet from Negishi's package and later called Nobukazu about a drug sale; the two accordingly formed a plan to meet in the storage shed. Robert asks how Kogoro's trick would result in Nobukazu's entanglement in the web of strings. Conan points to the room's ceiling where they have set up a sea of strings fitted tightly across a plane parallel to the floor. Heiji offers a demonstration. [[File:CH250_TwinsShine.png|thumb|left|200px|The twins learn what Robert meant by "Shine."]][[File:CH250_RobertRevelation.png|thumb|right|125px|Robert learns the devastating truth.]]
He uses his motorcycle and Yuzo's giant puppet to simulate the murder. As the boy speeds off, the rope snares around the puppet and violently hurls it into the parallel beam. The puppet smashes its head against the beam before falling through the sea of strings, causing them to droop. The puppet eventually tangles itself in the web-like design. As a final nail in the coffin, Kogoro points out how Robert would have no way of knowing Nobukazu had been tangled in strings as he was not present during the body's discovery. Robert scoffs at the detective for laying a conversational trap. However, Heiji returns and gives an additional incriminating factor. 
Despite the presence of three unexpected guests, the family was only short of three fish during the dinner, meaning Robert's arrival was expected by Nobukazu. Additionally, he abducted Kazuha and strung her in webs in order to sell two effects: the impression that the killer uses a web motif in his murders, and to obfuscate the presence of the second string left by Nobukazu's feet. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Yoko asks why Robert murdered Negishi. The man responds that Negishi had informed him of Misa's suicide, and that he trivialized her death by insinuating her scar made her unmarriable. Enraged, Robert murdered him and strung his body up in the barn. Hearing the killer's blind resentment towards the Takeda family and his callous mentality towards harming Kazuha, Heiji lashes out at him and reveals the true reason for Misa's suicide. 
Robert wrote "Shine" as his parting message for Misa, intending for it to mean Misa is a bright and shining individual. However, Misa had read his message as the romanized "shi ne (死ね)," misinterpreting it for its Japanese reading which cruelly tells her to "die." Devastated, Robert collapses in a catatonic state. He remains silent even during his arrest, reflecting on the cultural barrier which tore him and Misa apart.
</spoiler>
The next day, Emi and Sae inquire about the police's presence. Chie waves it off and instead blames the murder on the Spider Mistress. The twins ask their grandmother for another folktale as they live on in ignorance.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Robert Taylor|Robert Taylor manga.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Photographer}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Yuzo Takeda|Yuzo Takeda manga.jpg|
* 35 years old
* Third son of the Takeda family}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Yoko Takeda|Yoko Takeda manga.jpg|
* 33 years old
* Ryuji Takeda's wife}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Ryuji Takeda|Ryuji Takeda manga.jpg|
* 38 years old
* Second son of the Takeda family}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Sae Takeda|Sae Takeda manga.jpg|fsize=0.97em|
* 9 years old
* Ryuji and Yoko's daughter
* Emi's older twin sister}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Emi Takeda|Emi Takeda manga.jpg|fsize=0.97em|
* 9 years old
* Ryuji and Yoko's daughter
* Sae's younger twin sister}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Chie Takeda|Chie Takeda manga.jpg|
* 71 years old
* Mother of the Takeda brothers}}
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Miyuki Shioya|Miyuki Shioya manga.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Housekeeper}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Nobukazu Takeda|Nobukazu Takeda manga.jpg|fsize=0.89em|
* Victim (hanged)
* 45 years old
* Eldest son of the Takeda family
* Master puppet maker}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Misa Takeda|Misa Takeda manga.jpg|
* Deceased (hanged)
* 18 years old (21 if alive)
* Nobukazu's daughter}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Kinuyo Takeda|Kinuyo Takeda manga.jpg|
* Deceased (hanged)
* Nobukazu's wife}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Akio Negishi|Akio Negishi manga.jpg|
* Deceased (hanged)
* Nobukazu's colleague}}</li>
</ul></div>
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Romantic development between Heiji and Kazuha.
* Romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.
 
 

=== Dangerous Cave Case ===
{{ref anime|188-190|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Cavern of the Detective Boys ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Wounded Great Detective ~|The Desperate Revival|l3=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~}}

==== File 251 - The Wounded Detective Boys ====
[[File:CH251_RanMeetsHaibara.png|thumb|right|200px|Ran introduces herself to an aloof Haibara.]]
[[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] helps [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] practice her lines for an upcoming play at the [[Teitan High School]] Festival. Kogoro criticizes both the overly romantic dialogue and the inclusion of a kissing scene between the princess, played by Ran, and the Black Knight. Ran explains that [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] had written the script and that she modeled the Knight's character around [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] scoffs before asking who will play the Black Knight. Ran points to [[Tomoaki Araide]], saying that the group begged him to play the vacant role after learning about his extensive theater experience. Both Conan and Kogoro protest the idea, but Ran assures them she was joking and that Sonoko will instead attempt to play the character. The girl then notices the time and rushes to take a bath. However, Kogoro reminds her of the broken faucet, leading Conan to suggest they instead ask to use Professor [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s shower. Kogoro off-handedly tells the two to share their shower to minimize the burden on Agasa, causing Ran to erupt on her father in embarrassment. 
At Agasa's house, Conan consults the Professor about Ran while she takes her shower. Although initially believing her unusualness was due to her sweater knitting, the suspicious behavior persisted.<ref name="Blackout_Murder_Case"> Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])</ref> Conan feels that her recent actions and attitude towards him were not fitting for an elementary schooler but rather someone her own age. [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] appears and suggests Ran is aware of his true identity. The boy denies the possibility as Haibara leaves for the basement lab. Suddenly, Ran returns from her shower and asks about Haibara, wishing to finally introduce herself to her. Despite Conan's apprehensiveness, she happily strolls down to the basement and opens the door before giving a warm greeting. However, Haibara coldly ignores her and continues typing on her computer. Her silence carries even after Ran leaves as she introspectively questions if she is running away. [[File:CH251_ConanShot.png|thumb|left|200px|Genta witnesses the corpse disposal of a murdered man.]]
The next day, the [[Detective Boys]] merrily ride with Agasa to a camp site. Haibara gazes at Conan, but she shifts her sight elsewhere after being noticed. Shortly after arrival, Conan, [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]], [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]], and [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] forage for fire wood and discover a large cave entrance. Mitsuhiko finds a faded inscription on a stone beside the entrance which the Detective Boys interpret as a sign of buried treasure. Conan notices a large "と" (to) carved under the inscription and ruminates on its meaning, but when he turns back, his friends have already entered the cave and have begun exploring. Conan pursues them and finds a recently used cigarette discarded on the cave floor, suggesting someone else is in the cave. Genta notices light ahead and rushes to investigate, but to his horror, he stumbles into a group of three men transporting a corpse with bullet through the head. The boy runs in fear as one of the men gives chase. The man pulls a gun on the regrouped Detective Boys and opens fire. The other two men soon arrive and they discuss their predicament. They reveal they are bank robbers who executed their fourth accomplice after his face was seen. Motivated to protect their anonymity, the leader resolves to murder the children and burry them in the cave alongside their accomplice. Conan tries to contact Haibara with his [[Detective Boys Badge|badge]] but gets no response. The Detective Boys talk over a plan for escape but when they turn to Conan, they find him weakly clutching his stomach. He has been shot. [[File:CH251_GentaSeesCorpse.png|thumb|right|250px|Conan Edogawa in peril.]]

==== File 252 - The Brave Great Detectives ====
Caught in a perilous situation and needing to warn Agasa and Haibara about the danger, Conan directs his friends to use his [[Transmitter|transmitters]]. Meanwhile, the robbers regroup and share their findings, ultimately concluding that the children had moved deeper into the cave. The leader finds Conan's [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|glasses]] on the cave floor along with a trail of his blood. 
The Detective Boys traverse the dank cavern as they become increasingly worried about Conan's state. Feeling the gravity of the moment, each member of the group claims responsibility for their crisis, but Conan alleviates their guilt by saying that because of their cave exploration, they are on the verge of thwarting a major crime. On the surface, Agasa and Haibara search for their missing friends and find their fire wood strewn before the cave entrance. 
The robbers arrive at the fork in the road and discover Genta's [[Wristwatch Flashlight]] illuminating the tunnel on the right. Despite two robbers believing the watch is a sign their targets fled right, the leader deduces the flashlight is a trick to send their pursuers down the wrong path. He instead directs his group left. The Detective Boys, who utilized reverse psychology, had gone down the right tunnel. They walk along an aquifer where Ayumi finds fish with eyes gracefully swimming through the murky water. Conan explains that [[Wikipedia: Cavefish|cavefish]] evolved to lose their eyes, thus the fish with eyes must have swam down from a surface river, suggesting their path connects to the outside. 
Haibara and Agasa find Conan's glasses and an array of transmitters on the ground. The girl wears the glasses and finds that the transmitter markers display "110" (the emergency police hotline in Japan). Meanwhile, The robbers reach a dead-end and turn back to search the right tunnel. The Detective Boys find the source of the aquifer but deem it too narrow for a human to pass through. Genta finds a peculiar egg-looking rock perched atop a plateaued stalagmite and five narrow ovular passages. Mitsuhiko also finds an inscription at the base of the stalagmite matching the one they found at the entrance. While he reads the words, Ayumi finds a colony of bats which swarm the group, causing the girl to scream and alerting the robbers. As their hunters close in, Conan thinks on the inscription, the engraved "と," and the egg-shaped rock and has an epiphany. However, before he can share his deduction with the group, his consciousness slips away. The robbers reach their location and forcing the four to hide. With no help from Conan, the three must deduce the inscription's meaning on their own.

==== File 253 - One Conviction ====
[[File:CH253_ShogiTunnels.png|thumb|left|200px|Mitsuhiko links the tunnels to the Shogi board.]]
Mitsuhiko reviews their information.
* The inscription writes about the dragon's path, implied to reference the path to the cavern's exit.
* Seen as the tunnel they hid in was a dead-end, there are four remaining candidates for the dragon's path.
* One man stayed behind and sits by the egg-like rock.
[[File:CH253_RanDonatesBlood.png|thumb|right|175px|Ran knows the truth.]]
Genta adds that Conan murmured about the keywords "と," "dragon," and "egg." Mitsuhiko rebukes Genta for not sharing such hints sooner, catching the attention of the man by the egg-like rock. He approaches their hiding spot but is interrupted by his accomplices who scold him for not properly keeping watch. They state the furthest of the five tunnels is a dead-end and that they will systematically explore each route. The Detective Boys resume their brainstorming, floating possibilities such as the tunnels representing animals from the [[Wikipedia: Chinese Zodiac|Chinese Zodiac]], but eventually link the clues to [[Wikipedia: Shogi|Shogi]]. Mitsuhiko explains that promoted pawn is written "と," promoted rook is written "竜王" (dragon king), and the word for egg, "玉子," likely refers to the challenger's king, written "玉将." Setting the challenger's king to the position of the egg-like rock, the five tunnels represent the five pieces to its right: golden general, silver general, knight, lance, and rook. Since the rook's promoted form references a dragon, Mitsuhiko deduces the tunnel diagonally left of them must be the dragon's path—the exit. However, with their route to the surface still guarded, Ayumi makes a suggestion. 
The three emerge from their hiding spot and hurl small rocks at the man. He scoffs at their pitiful attempt at retaliation but is soon swarmed by bats reacting to the movement of small objects. The three use the opportunity to run down the dragon's path, eventually spotting the night sky. A bullet grazes Genta's ankle, causing the boy to tumble with Conan on his back. The leader retrieves Conan and presses a gun to his head, coercing Ayumi and Mitsuhiko to return to the cave. Suddenly, a bright light illuminates the cave entrance and the police, led by Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]], demand the men's surrender. The leader keeps Conan as a hostage, but is knocked unconscious by the boy's [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|stun-gun wristwatch]]. 
Conan is immediately rushed to [[Beika General Hospital]] to treat his wound. Haibara explains to Kogoro that Conan was shot in his left flank and may have sustained severe kidney damage. She then notices Ran and Ayumi run alongside Conan's stretcher as it is ushered into the ER. A nurse warns the doctor that they have depleted their supply of the patient's blood type and cannot perform a transfusion. With no time to request additional supply, Ran steps forward and offers to donate her blood, stating she shares Conan's blood type. Kogoro and Agasa react in shock, confused by how Ran can be certain. Conan realizes that Ran is aware of his true identity. As the surgery proceeds, Ran tensely awaits the results, worrying not about Conan, but about Shinichi.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Man #1|251-253 Man 1 manga.jpg|
* Robber}}
{{People|Man #2|251-253 Man 2 manga.jpg|
* Robber leader}}
{{People|Man #3|251-253 Man 3 manga.jpg|
* Robber}}
{{People|Man #4|251-253 Man 4 manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)}}
{{EndBox}}

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumePremium13bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (Premium, combined volumes 25-26)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2 23sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2 24sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume 25e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 21-30]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}
[[Category:Volumes]]
[[de:Band 25]]

Volume 25

2026-06-28T12:13:31Z

ZA1: /* Skating Rink Case */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 25
| image = Volume 25.jpg
| releasedate = October 18, 1999
| chapters = 243-253
| isbn = 4-09-125495-0
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = September 16, 2008
| english-isbn = 1-4215-1677-2
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Wikipedia:ja:三毛猫ホームズシリーズ|Tortoiseshell Holmes]]
| keyhole = [[Makoto Kyogoku]]
| prev-volume = Volume 24
| next-volume = Volume 26
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 25 was released on October 18, 1999 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}
{{Char|Makoto Kyogoku}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Miwako Sato}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Mrs. Kojima|display=Mrs. Kojima (flashback)}}
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (background)}}
{{Char|Tomoaki Araide|display=Tomoaki Araide (background)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
{{Gadget|Wristwatch Flashlight}}
{{Gadget|Detective Boys Badge}}
{{Gadget|Transmitter}}
{{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Skating Rink Case ===
{{ref anime|172-173|The Revival of the Dying Message}}

==== File 243 - Not Like the Rest!? ====
[[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]], [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], and [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] visit the ice skating rink at [[Tropical Land]]. Sonoko marvels at the plethora of handsome men, leading Ran to ask about her relationship with [[Makoto Kyogoku|Makoto]]. Sonoko shares that he seldom contacts her while abroad, comparing her "waiting damsel" situation to Ran's relationship with [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]], sparking embarrassment.<ref name="Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case">Sonoko Attempted Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_22#Sonoko_Attempted_Murder_Case|Volume 22: 219-221]])</ref> After learning Shinichi had taught Ran how to ice skate, Sonoko suggests Ran should now teach Conan how to skate. Conan refuses but recalls [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]]'s words after their encounter with the [[Black Organization]].<ref name="Hotel_Party_Murder_Case"> Hotel Party Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Hotel_Party_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 238-242]])</ref> The Organization's meticulous attention to secrecy and security cannot be understated. Thus, all threats and liabilities, including unconfirmed but probable associations, are promptly eliminated. If Conan were to confess to Ran about his true identity, he would effectively burden her with a danger so extreme that she will inevitably cave, leaving no semblance of her former bubbly character. With this in mind, Conan feigns his inability to skate and accidentally collides with another skater, Chihiro Itami. Itami's friends, Yasuharu Misawa, Izumi Sano, Yoriko Komatsu, arrive to apologize but show a strained social dynamic. They reveal that they are a group of clay target shooters who recently reunited after being separated due to an "incident." Before Itami can share details, a fifth friend, Kunitomo Oda, arrives and shuts her down. As Oda leaves, Itami expresses her grievances with him, one of which being that he is not part of the "in-group." Her friends inquire about what she means by "in-group," but Itami refuses to elaborate and walks off to the bathroom while further demonstrating her immaturity. [[File:CH243_Ran&ConanFireworks.png|thumb|left|250px|Conan and Ran enjoy the firework display at Tropical Land.]]
Sonoko notices the influx of skaters and believes people must be gathering to watch the fireworks at 19:00. Itami's group further splits up. Sano goes to get coffee, Misawa goes to get food, and Komatsu goes to the bathroom. At the bathroom, an impatient Itami waits in a stall. She complains about "them" being late. She hears a knock on the stall and opens the door only to find a hooded figure pointing a shotgun at her chest. Meanwhile, Sonoko also goes to use the bathroom but finds it has been temporarily closed for custodial sanitation work. She knocks on the bathroom door but is distracted when she hears the sound of a singular firework. Still, she notices a hooded figure exit the bathroom and quickly run away. [[File:CH243_ItamiS.png|thumb|left|220px|Sonoko discovers Itami with the letter "S."]]
Back at the rink, Conan and Ran enjoy the colorful aerial display with Itami's friends, who each make their separate arrivals. Suddenly, Sonoko's piercing scream reaches everyone's ears. Conan rushes to the bathroom where Sonoko has discovered a deceased Itami, shot through the heart with the letter "S" written on the stall wall with her blood.

==== File 244 - The Victim Doesn't Talk ====
Ran wakes up [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] who had been sleeping in his car at the parking lot and informs him of the murder. Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the crime scene and begin by identifying the shotgun as the murder weapon. Sano states the used shotgun belongs to her and that it was stored in a secured locker along with her friends' rifles. Megure suggests testing each suspect for gunpowder residue, but Misawa points out that they will all come back positive as the group had been rifling earlier that day. Misawa floats the idea of an external killer, but Oda states that Sano's shotgun was stored in an inconspicuous case and is deconstructed when stored, meaning the crime can only be committed by those in the group with knowledge about the gun. However, before the police can even begin their interrogations, Kogoro accuses Sano of the crime. His deduction rests upon three pillars: Itami had been waiting to meet someone in the woman's bathroom thus the killer must be a woman, Sano's relationship with Itami was noticeably strained, the "S" written on the stall must stand for "Sano." 
Takagi corrects that Itami could not have written a dying message after being shot through the heart, therefore the "S" on the wall must have been written by the killer—likely in an attempt to frame Sano. Conan then notices saliva on the tip of the shotgun. Kogoro suggests the killer had placed the nozzle in Itami's mouth to silence her before synchronizing the firing of the weapon with the bursting of the fireworks, masking the noise. Sano counters that the killer could not be her since she was present at the rink when the fireworks began—leaving Oda as the only member without an alibi. Conan also notices Itami died with her hand in her coat pocket clutching a phone. The police redial her most recent message and find "KIX ########." [[File:CH244_SonokoPhone.png|thumb|right|200px|Sonoko is reminded of her long-distance relationship with Makoto.]]
The suspects are given permission to take off their skates under supervision. They depart from the crime scene. Hearing the friends mourn Itami's death, Sonoko sorrowfully looks down at her phone, saying "Idiot." Conan notices that Sonoko has the same type of phone as Itami and asks to inspect it. He questions whether Sonoko truly heard the sound of fireworks, while Ran notices that Sonoko has a new phone. Conan deduces the trick but still lacks a culprit. He eavesdrops on the friend group's conversation where they discuss the previous incident regarding a friend named Narita who died via accidental gun discharge. Now confident about why Oda is considered separate from the "in-group," Conan rushes to the bathroom. He discovers vertical streaks of blood running near Itami's feet and cracks the case.

==== File 245 - The Experimental Words ====
[[File:CH245_MakotoCalls.png|thumb|right|125px|Makoto calls Sonoko and informs her of his victories.]]
Takagi enters and reports that the police have found the killer's clothing in a nearby garbage can. Before Conan can expand on his findings, Kogoro reprimands him for "treating the crime scene like a playground." The detective then proudly presents yet another flawed deduction, this time suggesting that Oda is the culprit. However, before he reaches his conclusion, Conan tranquilizes the man mid-sentence with his [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|wristwatch]] and begins the real deduction.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH245_SanoIzumi.png|thumb|right|200px|Failed reverse psychology.]][[File:CH245_FiveYen.png|thumb|left|100px|The ¥5 coin's hole was used to create the "ascending firework" sound effect.]]
Kogoro immediately re-accuses '''Izumi Sano''' as being the culprit. She used her own gun and drew "S" on the stall in order to draw the investigation away from her via reverse psychology. She additionally moved the gun from Itami's mouth to her chest in order to give credence to the notion that Itami had written the "S" herself—since someone shot through the head would undoubtedly be unable to write a dying-message. Kogoro then counters Sano's alibi by showing how one can fake the sound of fireworks in order to fool Sonoko into believing the culprit was still in the bathroom at the time of the fireworks. 
Conan demonstrates by making a convincing high-pitched "ascending firework" sound using a ¥5 coin (a coin which is designed with a hole in the middle). The gunshot then makes a perfect "firework explosion" noise thus completing the two-part sound effect. By making this sound effect roughly one minute before the real show, Sano effectively convinced a witness that the killer left the bathroom one minute later than they actually did. He further states that Sonoko only heard one firework despite the park typically launching them in groups of three. Sano objects, saying that such a trick could have been performed by anyone. Kogoro points to the message "KIX ########" left on Itami's phone. He explains that the woman likely wrote her intended message, "KIX," before repeatedly hitting the triangle button, resulting in the string of sharps (#). By repeatedly pushing the triangle button, the message is sent and thus cannot be deleted by Sano. Therefore "KIX" is Itami's real dying-message. [[File:CH245_Airports.png|thumb|right|150px|Airports are the common denominator.]]
To decode, Kogoro reveals that the "in-group" Itami was referring to were those who shared a name with a prominent Japanese airport. 
 
* Itami = [[Wikipedia: Itami Airport|Osaka Itami Airport]]
* Komatsu = [[Wikipedia: Komatsu Airport|Komatsu Airport]]
* Misawa = [[Wikipedia: Misawa Airport|Misawa Airport]]
* Narita = [[Wikipedia: Narita International Airport|Narita International Airport]]
* Izumi Sano = [[Wikipedia: Kansai International Airport|Kansai International Airport]] (located in the Izumisano city of Osaka).
The IATA code for Kansai International Airport is "KIX." (Note that Oda is not part of the in-group because his name does not coincide with any airport). 
And as a final nail in the coffin, Kogoro points to the vertical blood marks on the floor next to Itami's feet. He explains that these are marks left by Sano when she stepped on her victim's blood with her skates while writing her fake dying-message. Thus, Itami's blood is likely left on the blades of Sano's skates. Sano admits defeat and shares her motive. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Narita's gun-related accident was a suicide motivated by Itami's rejection. Sano, who was sick at the time, had received a phone call from Narita who explained that Itami rejected him since she was apparently with Oda—who was reportedly cheating on Sano with Itami. Thus, Sano decided to murder Itami and frame Oda for the crime. 
Before Sano is arrested, Oda explains to her that Itami was lying about him cheating with her. When Sano asks why he did not explain that to Narita, he admits his fault and states that it was because he was too concerned with tending to a feverish Sano. The two appear to affirm their enduring affections.
</spoiler>
On the walk back to Kogoro's car, Sonoko solemnly reflects on Oda and Sano's conversation and how it relates to her relationship with Makoto. She suddenly receives a phone call from him reporting that he has won the championship match of the Winter Cup. Sonoko sheds tears and asks why he did not call sooner. He replies he felt guilty calling her when he had nothing to report. The two share an endearing conversation as Ran realizes that Sonoko had bought a separate phone to call Makoto. The girl delights in the thought of having a phone just for two people. A few days later, she receives a package from Shinichi containing a phone, ostensibly gifted in gratitude for the knitted sweater.<ref name="Blackout_Murder_Case"> Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])</ref>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Chihiro Itami|Chihiro Itami manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)
* 27 years old
* Daughter of a Corporate Executive}}
{{People|Yasuharu Misawa|Yasuhara Misawa manga.jpg|
* 29 years old
* Banker}}
{{People|Izumi Sano|Izumi Sano manga.jpg|
* 28 years old
* Office worker}}
{{People|Yoriko Komatsu|Yoriko Komatsu manga.jpg|
* 30 years old
* Housewife}}
{{People|Kunitomo Oda|Kunitomo Oda manga.jpg|
* 29 years old
* Firefighter}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Romantic development between Sonoko and Makoto.
* Romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.
** Shinichi gifts Ran a phone.
 
 

=== Spider Mansion Case ===
{{ref anime|166-168|Tottori Spider Mansion Demon}}

==== File 246 - The Spider Mansion ====
[[File:CH246_RobertTaylor.png|thumb|left|150px|Heiji and Kazuha meet Robert Taylor.]]
[[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] and [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] find themselves lost in the woods of [[Wikipedia: Tottori Prefecture|Tottori]]. With their means of transportation and communication limited, Heiji considers having to spend night in the forest—cuddling for warmth. Before Kazuha can finish imagining about the idea, they are found by an American photographer named Robert Taylor, who says he knows the Takeda family: the same family who has invited Heiji to their residence. Unfortunately, both parties reveal they are equally lost. Suddenly, a car casually drives by the three. Frustrated and desperate for the vehicle's attention, Heiji lobs his bike helmet at the car, hitting it and triggering the driver's ire. However, awkwardness turns to comfort as the car's passengers are revealed to be [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], and [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] who are also headed to the Takeda residence. 
The two groups compare their invitations. Kogoro received a proper formal document from the Takeda family promising remuneration for his efforts, while Heiji received a cryptic arachnid-themed letter insinuating violence will occur at the Takeda residence. The car's driver, Yuzo Takeda, confirms Heiji's letter is referencing his home, adding that due to a recent string of unfortunate events, the fearful local population have begun to call their home the "Spider Mansion." Robert is confused as the household had no such reputation when Misa Takeda had nursed him after his accident three years ago. [[File:CH246_NobukazuHung.png|thumb|right|175px|Nobukazu Takeda ominously hung in a "spider web."]]
Upon arriving at the mansion, Robert becomes disconsolate after Yoko Takeda informs him that Misa had committed suicide in the doll storage shed not three days after his departure three years ago. Furthermore, Misa's mother had followed her daughter in committing suicide in the same locations a few days later. The troubling "suicides" do not end there, as a few days ago, a family friend and fellow doll maker named Akio Negishi was found dead in the barn. All three of the deceased were hung by a noose. Ryuji Takeda approaches the conversation and adds that they wish for Kogoro to solve the mystery surrounding Negishi's death. The family head, Nobukazu Takeda finally arrives and pulls Kogoro aside. He quietly shares his suspicions about Negishi's killer being a member of his family, and he expresses his wishes for the detective to report his findings directly to him. Meanwhile, Robert reunites with Misa's twin cousins Emi and Sae, who ominously accuse him of being a killer. The girls flee after being scolded by Yoko while the grandmother, Chie, silently observes the scene from the house. 
Conan and Heiji observe the family over dinner. The housekeeper, Miyuki Shioya, leaves to deliver food to Chie; Nobukazu leaves to continue progress on his dolls; Yoko takes her twins to the bath; and Robert, joined by Kazuha and Ran, drives to visit Misa's grave. The two boys regroup in the dinning hall and agree that "two are suspicious." Arriving at the site, Kazuha and Ran stand in awe of the beautiful moon. They turn to Robert but notice him quietly sobbing over a photo of Misa. Back at the house, a distressed Yuzo exclaims he cannot find Nobukazu in his workplace. Concerned, everyone joins in searching for him. Conan notices peculiar open window on the top floor of the storage shed where Misa and her mother died. The group axes their way into the locked upper floor only to find Nobukazu hung by a noose, his body presented like a puppeteered doll tangled in spider webs.

==== File 247 - Seen Horror ====
Heiji checks Nobukazu's vitals and finds he has been dead for about an hour. With no life left to save, Heiji elects to preserve the crime scene, leaving the corpse in its dangling state. Conan also inspects the crime scene and discovers a rusty thumbtack on the floor. He looks up at the high window but Ryuji states it is too small for an adult to crawl through, meaning the murder was conducted in a completely inescapable room. Chie then steps forward and asserts the murder is the work of a mythical Spider Mistress, who scaled the building and spun its webs upon Nobukazu as punishment for living there. Ryuji tells the folktale about the Spider Mistress and how the property was expanded to encompass the Spider's supposed place of death—sparking public outrage. He adds that Misa and her mother's bodies were covered in spider webs by the time they were discovered, and that Negishi's body was hung by strings similar to those surrounding Nobukazu. Heiji is reminded of Robert, Kazuha, and Ran, prompting Conan to rush for a means to call Ran on the phone he recently gave her.<ref name="Skating_Rink_Case"> Skating Rink Case (Manga: [[Volume_25#Skating_Rink_Case|Volume 25: 243-245]])</ref> However, the boy's worries are settled as Ran finds him, saying they have returned due to sudden rainfall. [[File:CH247_Kumogozen.png|thumb|left|200px|Chie believes the Spider Mistress from a folktale had punished Nobukazu.]]
As the rest of the group learn of Nobukazu's murder, a panicking Miyuki enters the room and informs everyone that a landslide, caused by the rain, has obturated the road to the house. Thus, the police are unable to reach them. With no other choice, Heiji asks to borrow Robert's camera and proceeds with a crime scene investigation with Conan and Kogoro. 
Ran and Kazuha unpack but the former notices that she has lost her mascot phone accessory. Believing she left it in the car, the two girls disobey Kogoro's orders to remain in their rooms and go to look in the car. A [[The Criminal|silhouette]] ominously watches them from afar. After a brief search, the girls come up empty-handed. Kazuha asks Ran about the significance of her accessory and correctly speculates it is from [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. She comments on his apparent coldness towards Ran, but Ran disagrees, adding that she feels like he is always watching over her. The two decide to expand their search to the yard where the car was parked outside, but Kazuha's flashlight begins to dim. Ran rushes back to their room to fetch new batteries, leaving her friend alone. Kazuha notices a small white orb on the ground and crouches to investigate, unaware of the stun-gun wielding assailant closing in behind her.

==== File 248 - Heiji's Scream ====
Ran returns with the batteries but Kazuha is nowhere to be found, with only her flashlight strewn on the ground. 
Heiji finds a bruise on Nobukazu's head, implying he had been bludgeoned shortly after leaving the dinner table. He also notes the bizarre cleanliness of the storage shed despite reportedly being unused for three years. The three then hear footsteps climbing the stairs and approaching the room. They take cover and ambush the interloper, finding Miyuki with a platter full of food. After thanking her for her generosity, they use the opportunity to ask some questions. Miyuki explains that her and Misa were nurses at the same hospital. She praises Misa as being a wonderful individual, leading Heiji to question why she would commit suicide. Miyuki speculates about an incident she partially witnessed where Nobukazu erupted on his wife, Kinuyo, at the hospital. The conflict resulted in an intervening Misa sustaining a major gash on her forehead, damaging her beauty. Misa would subsequently fall into a depression but was eventually lifted by her encounter with Robert, who had been swept up in a landslide. The injury impaired Robert's speaking ability, so he wrote English in Misa's notepad to communicate with her. Robert was well liked by all but Chie and left their care with a smile. Misa and her mother's deaths followed shortly. At the funeral Nobukazu was emotionless while Ryuji was crestfallen. A few years later, Emi and Sae, whom loved Robert during his stay, would boldly claim he had killed Misa. Finally, Miyuki mentions a conversation the twins had with Negishi, what they discussed is unknown. Kogoro asks if the rope and strings used to hang Negishi are still in the family's possession. Miyuki states the rope is kept in the barn. [[File:CH249_KazuhaInWebs.png|thumb|right|175px|Like Nobukazu, Kazuha is strung up in a similar fashion.]]
The four head for the barn, but upon entering, they find a figure moving in the shadows. Kogoro points his flashlight and finds Ran with tears in her eyes. She tells them about Kazuha's disappearance and the group immediately begins to search for her. Time passes with no signs of her presence. Heiji then notices the storage shed door had been opened and rushes to investigate. To his horror, he finds Kazuha strung up in "webs."

==== File 249 - Heiji's Anger ====
Heiji frantically calls Kazuha's name as he lifts her down from the strings. The girl regains consciousness and is met by an apologetic Ran, who regrets enlisting her help in searching for a phone accessory which was stuck in her CD player all along. Kazuha gracefully assures her friend. Meanwhile, Conan and Heiji notice the noose the culprit was preparing for Kazuha and deduce that they were interrupted by the group's entrance, meaning they must still be in the storage shed. The two boys check the entire building but find no one, as they are left wondering if someone really can escape in such a short period of time. 
Kogoro and Heiji gather everyone in the main room and inform them of the attack on Kazuha. They find that all suspects are without an alibi. Conan notices Yuzo is not present; Ryuji points to the puppet workshop. [[File:CH249_ConanDrugs.png|thumb|left|125px|Conan opens the karakuri puppets and finds narcotics.]]
Heiji, Kogoro, and Conan visit Yuzo who is busy adding finishing touches to the puppets which are due tomorrow. He explains the family sells each of them for ¥1,000,000 (~$10,000) and repairs them for ¥700,000 (~$7,000), and that Nobukazu was able to secure deals with such high prices due to Negishi's involvement. He also says that the simple puppets sell for more money than the intricate ones, and that despite the high prices, customers repeatedly send in their puppets for repairs. Heiji and Conan inquire about two artifacts: the giant karakuri doll and the boxes in the corner. The former is a puppet that was used at a festival related to the Spider Mistress' folktale. The latter is the shipment Negishi was scheduled to pick up before his death. Nobukazu would realize that the package was one doll short and had to produce a replacement. Kogoro escorts Yuzo to the main room while Heiji and Conan take the opportunity to inspect the workshop. Based on Yuzo's description of the puppets and their value, they correctly deduce that the puppets are a front for the transporting of [[Wikipedia: Narcotic|narcotics]]. Heiji finds a contact list of Nobukazu's associates and decides to ring them for information. They choose to start with the hospital. 
As the bigger picture slowly creeps into view, the two detectives encounter Yoko, who is looking for her daughters. Emi and Sae emerge and report a "smell," while pointing to the [[Wikipedia: Kamado|kamado]]. Heiji inspects the fire and notices something strange is burning. While he picks a pair of tongs to salvage what is left, Conan asks the twins what they meant by Robert being a killer. The two explain that shortly after Robert left the Takeda's care, Misa asked them to catch up with Robert at the bus station and ask how he feels about her. They say that Robert obliged their request but wrote a message telling her to "die." Heiji interrupts by pulling out a smoldering object which the two boys identify as a stun-gun. [[File:CH249_HeijiSlapped.png|thumb|right|350px|Heiji annoyed by the girls' mercy on Conan.]]
The detectives burst into Kazuha's room and demand for her to remove her clothing. Predictably startled, the girls kick the boys from the room; Heiji receives a harsh slap for his insolence as he grumbles about Conan's lack of punishment. A few moments later, Ran opens the door and informs them that they found a stun-gun burn on Kazuha's back. She also relays Kazuha's discovery of a small white orb in front of the storage shed. Heiji and Conan think [[Wikipedia: Airsoft Pellet|BB gun bullet]] and rush to the shed to look for evidence. Conan finds the hole left by the thumbtack while Heiji finds a curious fishing wire with loops on both ends. With their evidence in order, they have found the culprit.

==== File 250 - Can't Put it into Words ====
Heiji informs everyone that Kogoro has deduced the killer and directs everyone to the storage shed. He also asks Yuzo to bring the giant karakuri puppet from his workshop. The group arrives and finds Kogoro slouched in his signature "Sleeping Kogoro" stance.
<spoiler>
'''The Method:''' 
[[File:CH250_Ensnarement.png|thumb|right|300px|Method of ensnarement.]]
Kogoro begins by explaining the trick the killer used to hang Nobukazu without being present in the locked room. First, the killer utilized a long rope with slip knots on both ends. One side was wrapped onto a ceiling beam running perpendicular to the room's high window, while the other was pinned to follow the rectangular perimeter of the window using four thumbtacks. The killer also used a second string. The string was attached to the window-side slip knot, looped around a ceiling beam running parallel to the window, and finally exited the room into the outside. The killer likely instructed Nobukazu to lock the door (justifying it via the meeting's imperative secrecy) to the room before luring him to pear out of the window. The killer then tugged on the second string from the outside which both pulled the window-side knot towards the parallel beam and ensnared the knot around Nobukazu's head—ripping the thumbtack's off of the wall in the process. Lastly, Kogoro states that the killer lured Nobukazu to the window by making a peculiar tapping sound by the window seal. This tapping was the sound of BB bullets hitting the shed's exterior wall. 
Kogoro believes the culprit murdered Nobukazu as revenge for inciting Misa's suicide—sparked by her realization that he is not her true father. Yuzo and Yoko react in disbelief, but Ryuji confesses that Misa was his daughter. He explains Nobukazu's wife, Kinuyo, had asked for his discreet help in birthing a child for her husband after he was declared infertile. The secret remained hidden until three years ago where Nobukazu learned the truth at the hospital, leading to the outburst which scarred Misa. Ryuji asks how the detective knew, to which he responds that Misa's name follows a pattern with Emi and Sae's. Chie, who named all three girls, had known their secret from the beginning and thus gave the three girls connecting names which loop ((mi)(sa) (sa)(e) (e)(mi)). Though the narrative appears to paint Ryuji as the obvious culprit, Kogoro absolves him by saying that he lacks the strength and the timing to pull the second string through the window to ensnare Nobukazu. To succeed, the killer would need the help of a machine, a car. Thus, the culprit must be '''Robert Taylor'''. 
Robert had fired his BB gun at the window seal from the driver's seat and attached the end of the second string to the car. By driving off, the vehicle provided the necessary force to instantly ensnare Nobukazu and hurl him away from the window. Kogoro also states that Robert had arrived at the property a few days prior where he learnt of Nobukazu's narcotics sales and murdered Negishi. He then stole a singular puppet from Negishi's package and later called Nobukazu about a drug sale; the two accordingly formed a plan to meet in the storage shed. Robert asks how Kogoro's trick would result in Nobukazu's entanglement in the web of strings. Conan points to the room's ceiling where they have set up a sea of strings fitted tightly across a plane parallel to the floor. Heiji offers a demonstration. [[File:CH250_TwinsShine.png|thumb|left|200px|The twins learn what Robert meant by "Shine."]][[File:CH250_RobertRevelation.png|thumb|right|125px|Robert learns the devastating truth.]]
He uses his motorcycle and Yuzo's giant puppet to simulate the murder. As the boy speeds off, the rope snares around the puppet and violently hurls it into the parallel beam. The puppet smashes its head against the beam before falling through the sea of strings, causing them to droop. The puppet eventually tangles itself in the web-like design. As a final nail in the coffin, Kogoro points out how Robert would have no way of knowing Nobukazu had been tangled in strings as he was not present during the body's discovery. Robert scoffs at the detective for laying a conversational trap. However, Heiji returns and gives an additional incriminating factor. 
Despite the presence of three unexpected guests, the family was only short of three fish during the dinner, meaning Robert's arrival was expected by Nobukazu. Additionally, he abducted Kazuha and strung her in webs in order to sell two effects: the impression that the killer uses a web motif in his murders, and to obfuscate the presence of the second string left by Nobukazu's feet. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Yoko asks why Robert murdered Negishi. The man responds that Negishi had informed him of Misa's suicide, and that he trivialized her death by insinuating her scar made her unmarriable. Enraged, Robert murdered him and strung his body up in the barn. Hearing the killer's blind resentment towards the Takeda family and his callous mentality towards harming Kazuha, Heiji lashes out at him and reveals the true reason for Misa's suicide. 
Robert wrote "Shine" as his parting message for Misa, intending for it to mean Misa is a bright and shining individual. However, Misa had read his message as the romanized "shi ne (死ね)," misinterpreting it for its Japanese reading which cruelly tells her to "die." Devastated, Robert collapses in a catatonic state. He remains silent even during his arrest, reflecting on the cultural barrier which tore him and Misa apart.
</spoiler>
The next day, Emi and Sae inquire about the police's presence. Chie waves it off and instead blames the murder on the Spider Mistress. The twins ask their grandmother for another folktale as they live on in ignorance.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Robert Taylor|Robert Taylor manga.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Photographer}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Yuzo Takeda|Yuzo Takeda manga.jpg|
* 35 years old
* Third son of the Takeda family}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Yoko Takeda|Yoko Takeda manga.jpg|
* 33 years old
* Ryuji Takeda's wife}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Ryuji Takeda|Ryuji Takeda manga.jpg|
* 38 years old
* Second son of the Takeda family}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Sae Takeda|Sae Takeda manga.jpg|fsize=0.97em|
* 9 years old
* Ryuji and Yoko's daughter
* Emi's older twin sister}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Emi Takeda|Emi Takeda manga.jpg|fsize=0.97em|
* 9 years old
* Ryuji and Yoko's daughter
* Sae's younger twin sister}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Chie Takeda|Chie Takeda manga.jpg|
* 71 years old
* Mother of the Takeda brothers}}
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Miyuki Shioya|Miyuki Shioya manga.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Housekeeper}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Nobukazu Takeda|Nobukazu Takeda manga.jpg|fsize=0.89em|
* Victim (hanged)
* 45 years old
* Eldest son of the Takeda family
* Master puppet maker}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Misa Takeda|Misa Takeda manga.jpg|
* Deceased (hanged)
* 18 years old (21 if alive)
* Nobukazu's daughter}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Kinuyo Takeda|Kinuyo Takeda manga.jpg|
* Deceased (hanged)
* Nobukazu's wife}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Akio Negishi|Akio Negishi manga.jpg|
* Deceased (hanged)
* Nobukazu's colleague}}</li>
</ul></div>
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Romantic development between Heiji and Kazuha.
* Romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.
 
 

=== Dangerous Cave Case ===
{{ref anime|188-190|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Cavern of the Detective Boys ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Wounded Great Detective ~|The Desperate Revival|l3=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~}}

==== File 251 - The Wounded Detective Boys ====
[[File:CH251_RanMeetsHaibara.png|thumb|right|200px|Ran introduces herself to an aloof Haibara.]]
[[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] helps [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] practice her lines for an upcoming play at the [[Teitan High School]] Festival. Kogoro criticizes both the overly romantic dialogue and the inclusion of a kissing scene between the princess, played by Ran, and the Black Knight. Ran explains that [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] had written the script and that she modeled the Knight's character around [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] scoffs before asking who will play the Black Knight. Ran points to [[Tomoaki Araide]], saying that the group begged him to play the vacant role after learning about his extensive theater experience. Both Conan and Kogoro protest the idea, but Ran assures them she was joking and that Sonoko will instead attempt to play the character. The girl then notices the time and rushes to take a bath. However, Kogoro reminds her of the broken faucet, leading Conan to suggest they instead ask to use Professor [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s shower. Kogoro off-handedly tells the two to share their shower to minimize the burden on Agasa, causing Ran to erupt on her father in embarrassment. 
At Agasa's house, Conan consults the Professor about Ran while she takes her shower. Although initially believing her unusualness was due to her sweater knitting, the suspicious behavior persisted.<ref name="Blackout_Murder_Case"> Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])</ref> Conan feels that her recent actions and attitude towards him were not fitting for an elementary schooler but rather someone her own age. [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] appears and suggests Ran is aware of his true identity. The boy denies the possibility as Haibara leaves for the basement lab. Suddenly, Ran returns from her shower and asks about Haibara, wishing to finally introduce herself to her. Despite Conan's apprehensiveness, she happily strolls down to the basement and opens the door before giving a warm greeting. However, Haibara coldly ignores her and continues typing on her computer. Her silence carries even after Ran leaves as she introspectively questions if she is running away. [[File:CH251_ConanShot.png|thumb|left|200px|Genta witnesses the corpse disposal of a murdered man.]]
The next day, the [[Detective Boys]] merrily ride with Agasa to a camp site. Haibara gazes at Conan, but she shifts her sight elsewhere after being noticed. Shortly after arrival, Conan, [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]], [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]], and [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] forage for fire wood and discover a large cave entrance. Mitsuhiko finds a faded inscription on a stone beside the entrance which the Detective Boys interpret as a sign of buried treasure. Conan notices a large "と" (to) carved under the inscription and ruminates on its meaning, but when he turns back, his friends have already entered the cave and have begun exploring. Conan pursues them and finds a recently used cigarette discarded on the cave floor, suggesting someone else is in the cave. Genta notices light ahead and rushes to investigate, but to his horror, he stumbles into a group of three men transporting a corpse with bullet through the head. The boy runs in fear as one of the men gives chase. The man pulls a gun on the regrouped Detective Boys and opens fire. The other two men soon arrive and they discuss their predicament. They reveal they are bank robbers who executed their fourth accomplice after his face was seen. Motivated to protect their anonymity, the leader resolves to murder the children and burry them in the cave alongside their accomplice. Conan tries to contact Haibara with his [[Detective Boys Badge|badge]] but gets no response. The Detective Boys talk over a plan for escape but when they turn to Conan, they find him weakly clutching his stomach. He has been shot. [[File:CH251_GentaSeesCorpse.png|thumb|right|250px|Conan Edogawa in peril.]]

==== File 252 - The Brave Great Detectives ====
Caught in a perilous situation and needing to warn Agasa and Haibara about the danger, Conan directs his friends to use his [[Transmitter|transmitters]]. Meanwhile, the robbers regroup and share their findings, ultimately concluding that the children had moved deeper into the cave. The leader finds Conan's [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|glasses]] on the cave floor along with a trail of his blood. 
The Detective Boys traverse the dank cavern as they become increasingly worried about Conan's state. Feeling the gravity of the moment, each member of the group claims responsibility for their crisis, but Conan alleviates their guilt by saying that because of their cave exploration, they are on the verge of thwarting a major crime. On the surface, Agasa and Haibara search for their missing friends and find their fire wood strewn before the cave entrance. 
The robbers arrive at the fork in the road and discover Genta's [[Wristwatch Flashlight]] illuminating the tunnel on the right. Despite two robbers believing the watch is a sign their targets fled right, the leader deduces the flashlight is a trick to send their pursuers down the wrong path. He instead directs his group left. The Detective Boys, who utilized reverse psychology, had gone down the right tunnel. They walk along an aquifer where Ayumi finds fish with eyes gracefully swimming through the murky water. Conan explains that [[Wikipedia: Cavefish|cavefish]] evolved to lose their eyes, thus the fish with eyes must have swam down from a surface river, suggesting their path connects to the outside. 
Haibara and Agasa find Conan's glasses and an array of transmitters on the ground. The girl wears the glasses and finds that the transmitter markers display "110" (the emergency police hotline in Japan). Meanwhile, The robbers reach a dead-end and turn back to search the right tunnel. The Detective Boys find the source of the aquifer but deem it too narrow for a human to pass through. Genta finds a peculiar egg-looking rock perched atop a plateaued stalagmite and five narrow ovular passages. Mitsuhiko also finds an inscription at the base of the stalagmite matching the one they found at the entrance. While he reads the words, Ayumi finds a colony of bats which swarm the group, causing the girl to scream and alerting the robbers. As their hunters close in, Conan thinks on the inscription, the engraved "と," and the egg-shaped rock and has an epiphany. However, before he can share his deduction with the group, his consciousness slips away. The robbers reach their location and forcing the four to hide. With no help from Conan, the three must deduce the inscription's meaning on their own.

==== File 253 - One Conviction ====
[[File:CH253_ShogiTunnels.png|thumb|left|200px|Mitsuhiko links the tunnels to the Shogi board.]]
Mitsuhiko reviews their information.
* The inscription writes about the dragon's path, implied to reference the path to the cavern's exit.
* Seen as the tunnel they hid in was a dead-end, there are four remaining candidates for the dragon's path.
* One man stayed behind and sits by the egg-like rock.
[[File:CH253_RanDonatesBlood.png|thumb|right|175px|Ran knows the truth.]]
Genta adds that Conan murmured about the keywords "と," "dragon," and "egg." Mitsuhiko rebukes Genta for not sharing such hints sooner, catching the attention of the man by the egg-like rock. He approaches their hiding spot but is interrupted by his accomplices who scold him for not properly keeping watch. They state the furthest of the five tunnels is a dead-end and that they will systematically explore each route. The Detective Boys resume their brainstorming, floating possibilities such as the tunnels representing animals from the [[Wikipedia: Chinese Zodiac|Chinese Zodiac]], but eventually link the clues to [[Wikipedia: Shogi|Shogi]]. Mitsuhiko explains that promoted pawn is written "と," promoted rook is written "竜王" (dragon king), and the word for egg, "玉子," likely refers to the challenger's king, written "玉将." Setting the challenger's king to the position of the egg-like rock, the five tunnels represent the five pieces to its right: golden general, silver general, knight, lance, and rook. Since the rook's promoted form references a dragon, Mitsuhiko deduces the tunnel diagonally left of them must be the dragon's path—the exit. However, with their route to the surface still guarded, Ayumi makes a suggestion. 
The three emerge from their hiding spot and hurl small rocks at the man. He scoffs at their pitiful attempt at retaliation but is soon swarmed by bats reacting to the movement of small objects. The three use the opportunity to run down the dragon's path, eventually spotting the night sky. A bullet grazes Genta's ankle, causing the boy to tumble with Conan on his back. The leader retrieves Conan and presses a gun to his head, coercing Ayumi and Mitsuhiko to return to the cave. Suddenly, a bright light illuminates the cave entrance and the police, led by Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]], demand the men's surrender. The leader keeps Conan as a hostage, but is knocked unconscious by the boy's [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|stun-gun wristwatch]]. 
Conan is immediately rushed to [[Beika General Hospital]] to treat his wound. Haibara explains to Kogoro that Conan was shot in his left flank and may have sustained severe kidney damage. She then notices Ran and Ayumi run alongside Conan's stretcher as it is ushered into the ER. A nurse warns the doctor that they have depleted their supply of the patient's blood type and cannot perform a transfusion. With no time to request additional supply, Ran steps forward and offers to donate her blood, stating she shares Conan's blood type. Kogoro and Agasa react in shock, confused by how Ran can be certain. Conan realizes that Ran is aware of his true identity. As the surgery proceeds, Ran tensely awaits the results, worrying not about Conan, but about Shinichi.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Man #1|251-253 Man 1 manga.jpg|
* Robber}}
{{People|Man #2|251-253 Man 2 manga.jpg|
* Robber leader}}
{{People|Man #3|251-253 Man 3 manga.jpg|
* Robber}}
{{People|Man #4|251-253 Man 4 manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)}}
{{EndBox}}

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumePremium13bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (Premium, combined volumes 25-26)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2 23sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2 24sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume 25e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 21-30]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}
[[Category:Volumes]]
[[de:Band 25]]

Volume 25

2026-06-28T12:11:50Z

ZA1: /* File 245 - The Experimental Words */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 25
| image = Volume 25.jpg
| releasedate = October 18, 1999
| chapters = 243-253
| isbn = 4-09-125495-0
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = September 16, 2008
| english-isbn = 1-4215-1677-2
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Wikipedia:ja:三毛猫ホームズシリーズ|Tortoiseshell Holmes]]
| keyhole = [[Makoto Kyogoku]]
| prev-volume = Volume 24
| next-volume = Volume 26
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 25 was released on October 18, 1999 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}
{{Char|Makoto Kyogoku}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Miwako Sato}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Mrs. Kojima|display=Mrs. Kojima (flashback)}}
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (background)}}
{{Char|Tomoaki Araide|display=Tomoaki Araide (background)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
{{Gadget|Wristwatch Flashlight}}
{{Gadget|Detective Boys Badge}}
{{Gadget|Transmitter}}
{{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Skating Rink Case ===
{{ref anime|172-173|The Revival of the Dying Message}}

==== File 243 - Not Like the Rest!? ====
[[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]], [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], and [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] visit the ice skating rink at [[Tropical Land]]. Sonoko marvels at the plethora of handsome men, leading Ran to ask about her relationship with [[Makoto Kyogoku|Makoto]]. Sonoko shares that he seldom contacts her while abroad, comparing her "waiting damsel" situation to Ran's relationship with [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]], sparking embarrassment. After learning Shinichi had taught Ran how to ice skate, Sonoko suggests Ran should now teach Conan how to skate. Conan refuses but recalls [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]]'s words after their encounter with the [[Black Organization]].<ref name="Hotel_Party_Murder_Case"> Hotel Party Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Hotel_Party_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 238-242]])</ref> The Organization's meticulous attention to secrecy and security cannot be understated. Thus, all threats and liabilities, including unconfirmed but probable associations, are promptly eliminated. If Conan were to confess to Ran about his true identity, he would effectively burden her with a danger so extreme that she will inevitably cave, leaving no semblance of her former bubbly character. With this in mind, Conan feigns his inability to skate and accidentally collides with another skater, Chihiro Itami. Itami's friends, Yasuharu Misawa, Izumi Sano, Yoriko Komatsu, arrive to apologize but show a strained social dynamic. They reveal that they are a group of clay target shooters who recently reunited after being separated due to an "incident." Before Itami can share details, a fifth friend, Kunitomo Oda, arrives and shuts her down. As Oda leaves, Itami expresses her grievances with him, one of which being that he is not part of the "in-group." Her friends inquire about what she means by "in-group," but Itami refuses to elaborate and walks off to the bathroom while further demonstrating her immaturity. [[File:CH243_Ran&ConanFireworks.png|thumb|left|250px|Conan and Ran enjoy the firework display at Tropical Land.]]
Sonoko notices the influx of skaters and believes people must be gathering to watch the fireworks at 19:00. Itami's group further splits up. Sano goes to get coffee, Misawa goes to get food, and Komatsu goes to the bathroom. At the bathroom, an impatient Itami waits in a stall. She complains about "them" being late. She hears a knock on the stall and opens the door only to find a hooded figure pointing a shotgun at her chest. Meanwhile, Sonoko also goes to use the bathroom but finds it has been temporarily closed for custodial sanitation work. She knocks on the bathroom door but is distracted when she hears the sound of a singular firework. Still, she notices a hooded figure exit the bathroom and quickly run away. [[File:CH243_ItamiS.png|thumb|left|220px|Sonoko discovers Itami with the letter "S."]]
Back at the rink, Conan and Ran enjoy the colorful aerial display with Itami's friends, who each make their separate arrivals. Suddenly, Sonoko's piercing scream reaches everyone's ears. Conan rushes to the bathroom where Sonoko has discovered a deceased Itami, shot through the heart with the letter "S" written on the stall wall with her blood.

==== File 244 - The Victim Doesn't Talk ====
Ran wakes up [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] who had been sleeping in his car at the parking lot and informs him of the murder. Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the crime scene and begin by identifying the shotgun as the murder weapon. Sano states the used shotgun belongs to her and that it was stored in a secured locker along with her friends' rifles. Megure suggests testing each suspect for gunpowder residue, but Misawa points out that they will all come back positive as the group had been rifling earlier that day. Misawa floats the idea of an external killer, but Oda states that Sano's shotgun was stored in an inconspicuous case and is deconstructed when stored, meaning the crime can only be committed by those in the group with knowledge about the gun. However, before the police can even begin their interrogations, Kogoro accuses Sano of the crime. His deduction rests upon three pillars: Itami had been waiting to meet someone in the woman's bathroom thus the killer must be a woman, Sano's relationship with Itami was noticeably strained, the "S" written on the stall must stand for "Sano." 
Takagi corrects that Itami could not have written a dying message after being shot through the heart, therefore the "S" on the wall must have been written by the killer—likely in an attempt to frame Sano. Conan then notices saliva on the tip of the shotgun. Kogoro suggests the killer had placed the nozzle in Itami's mouth to silence her before synchronizing the firing of the weapon with the bursting of the fireworks, masking the noise. Sano counters that the killer could not be her since she was present at the rink when the fireworks began—leaving Oda as the only member without an alibi. Conan also notices Itami died with her hand in her coat pocket clutching a phone. The police redial her most recent message and find "KIX ########." [[File:CH244_SonokoPhone.png|thumb|right|200px|Sonoko is reminded of her long-distance relationship with Makoto.]]
The suspects are given permission to take off their skates under supervision. They depart from the crime scene. Hearing the friends mourn Itami's death, Sonoko sorrowfully looks down at her phone, saying "Idiot." Conan notices that Sonoko has the same type of phone as Itami and asks to inspect it. He questions whether Sonoko truly heard the sound of fireworks, while Ran notices that Sonoko has a new phone. Conan deduces the trick but still lacks a culprit. He eavesdrops on the friend group's conversation where they discuss the previous incident regarding a friend named Narita who died via accidental gun discharge. Now confident about why Oda is considered separate from the "in-group," Conan rushes to the bathroom. He discovers vertical streaks of blood running near Itami's feet and cracks the case.

==== File 245 - The Experimental Words ====
[[File:CH245_MakotoCalls.png|thumb|right|125px|Makoto calls Sonoko and informs her of his victories.]]
Takagi enters and reports that the police have found the killer's clothing in a nearby garbage can. Before Conan can expand on his findings, Kogoro reprimands him for "treating the crime scene like a playground." The detective then proudly presents yet another flawed deduction, this time suggesting that Oda is the culprit. However, before he reaches his conclusion, Conan tranquilizes the man mid-sentence with his [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|wristwatch]] and begins the real deduction.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH245_SanoIzumi.png|thumb|right|200px|Failed reverse psychology.]][[File:CH245_FiveYen.png|thumb|left|100px|The ¥5 coin's hole was used to create the "ascending firework" sound effect.]]
Kogoro immediately re-accuses '''Izumi Sano''' as being the culprit. She used her own gun and drew "S" on the stall in order to draw the investigation away from her via reverse psychology. She additionally moved the gun from Itami's mouth to her chest in order to give credence to the notion that Itami had written the "S" herself—since someone shot through the head would undoubtedly be unable to write a dying-message. Kogoro then counters Sano's alibi by showing how one can fake the sound of fireworks in order to fool Sonoko into believing the culprit was still in the bathroom at the time of the fireworks. 
Conan demonstrates by making a convincing high-pitched "ascending firework" sound using a ¥5 coin (a coin which is designed with a hole in the middle). The gunshot then makes a perfect "firework explosion" noise thus completing the two-part sound effect. By making this sound effect roughly one minute before the real show, Sano effectively convinced a witness that the killer left the bathroom one minute later than they actually did. He further states that Sonoko only heard one firework despite the park typically launching them in groups of three. Sano objects, saying that such a trick could have been performed by anyone. Kogoro points to the message "KIX ########" left on Itami's phone. He explains that the woman likely wrote her intended message, "KIX," before repeatedly hitting the triangle button, resulting in the string of sharps (#). By repeatedly pushing the triangle button, the message is sent and thus cannot be deleted by Sano. Therefore "KIX" is Itami's real dying-message. [[File:CH245_Airports.png|thumb|right|150px|Airports are the common denominator.]]
To decode, Kogoro reveals that the "in-group" Itami was referring to were those who shared a name with a prominent Japanese airport. 
 
* Itami = [[Wikipedia: Itami Airport|Osaka Itami Airport]]
* Komatsu = [[Wikipedia: Komatsu Airport|Komatsu Airport]]
* Misawa = [[Wikipedia: Misawa Airport|Misawa Airport]]
* Narita = [[Wikipedia: Narita International Airport|Narita International Airport]]
* Izumi Sano = [[Wikipedia: Kansai International Airport|Kansai International Airport]] (located in the Izumisano city of Osaka).
The IATA code for Kansai International Airport is "KIX." (Note that Oda is not part of the in-group because his name does not coincide with any airport). 
And as a final nail in the coffin, Kogoro points to the vertical blood marks on the floor next to Itami's feet. He explains that these are marks left by Sano when she stepped on her victim's blood with her skates while writing her fake dying-message. Thus, Itami's blood is likely left on the blades of Sano's skates. Sano admits defeat and shares her motive. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Narita's gun-related accident was a suicide motivated by Itami's rejection. Sano, who was sick at the time, had received a phone call from Narita who explained that Itami rejected him since she was apparently with Oda—who was reportedly cheating on Sano with Itami. Thus, Sano decided to murder Itami and frame Oda for the crime. 
Before Sano is arrested, Oda explains to her that Itami was lying about him cheating with her. When Sano asks why he did not explain that to Narita, he admits his fault and states that it was because he was too concerned with tending to a feverish Sano. The two appear to affirm their enduring affections.
</spoiler>
On the walk back to Kogoro's car, Sonoko solemnly reflects on Oda and Sano's conversation and how it relates to her relationship with Makoto. She suddenly receives a phone call from him reporting that he has won the championship match of the Winter Cup. Sonoko sheds tears and asks why he did not call sooner. He replies he felt guilty calling her when he had nothing to report. The two share an endearing conversation as Ran realizes that Sonoko had bought a separate phone to call Makoto. The girl delights in the thought of having a phone just for two people. A few days later, she receives a package from Shinichi containing a phone, ostensibly gifted in gratitude for the knitted sweater.<ref name="Blackout_Murder_Case"> Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])</ref>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Chihiro Itami|Chihiro Itami manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)
* 27 years old
* Daughter of a Corporate Executive}}
{{People|Yasuharu Misawa|Yasuhara Misawa manga.jpg|
* 29 years old
* Banker}}
{{People|Izumi Sano|Izumi Sano manga.jpg|
* 28 years old
* Office worker}}
{{People|Yoriko Komatsu|Yoriko Komatsu manga.jpg|
* 30 years old
* Housewife}}
{{People|Kunitomo Oda|Kunitomo Oda manga.jpg|
* 29 years old
* Firefighter}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Romantic development between Sonoko and Makoto.
* Romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.
** Shinichi gifts Ran a phone.
 
 

=== Spider Mansion Case ===
{{ref anime|166-168|Tottori Spider Mansion Demon}}

==== File 246 - The Spider Mansion ====
[[File:CH246_RobertTaylor.png|thumb|left|150px|Heiji and Kazuha meet Robert Taylor.]]
[[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] and [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] find themselves lost in the woods of [[Wikipedia: Tottori Prefecture|Tottori]]. With their means of transportation and communication limited, Heiji considers having to spend night in the forest—cuddling for warmth. Before Kazuha can finish imagining about the idea, they are found by an American photographer named Robert Taylor, who says he knows the Takeda family: the same family who has invited Heiji to their residence. Unfortunately, both parties reveal they are equally lost. Suddenly, a car casually drives by the three. Frustrated and desperate for the vehicle's attention, Heiji lobs his bike helmet at the car, hitting it and triggering the driver's ire. However, awkwardness turns to comfort as the car's passengers are revealed to be [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], and [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] who are also headed to the Takeda residence. 
The two groups compare their invitations. Kogoro received a proper formal document from the Takeda family promising remuneration for his efforts, while Heiji received a cryptic arachnid-themed letter insinuating violence will occur at the Takeda residence. The car's driver, Yuzo Takeda, confirms Heiji's letter is referencing his home, adding that due to a recent string of unfortunate events, the fearful local population have begun to call their home the "Spider Mansion." Robert is confused as the household had no such reputation when Misa Takeda had nursed him after his accident three years ago. [[File:CH246_NobukazuHung.png|thumb|right|175px|Nobukazu Takeda ominously hung in a "spider web."]]
Upon arriving at the mansion, Robert becomes disconsolate after Yoko Takeda informs him that Misa had committed suicide in the doll storage shed not three days after his departure three years ago. Furthermore, Misa's mother had followed her daughter in committing suicide in the same locations a few days later. The troubling "suicides" do not end there, as a few days ago, a family friend and fellow doll maker named Akio Negishi was found dead in the barn. All three of the deceased were hung by a noose. Ryuji Takeda approaches the conversation and adds that they wish for Kogoro to solve the mystery surrounding Negishi's death. The family head, Nobukazu Takeda finally arrives and pulls Kogoro aside. He quietly shares his suspicions about Negishi's killer being a member of his family, and he expresses his wishes for the detective to report his findings directly to him. Meanwhile, Robert reunites with Misa's twin cousins Emi and Sae, who ominously accuse him of being a killer. The girls flee after being scolded by Yoko while the grandmother, Chie, silently observes the scene from the house. 
Conan and Heiji observe the family over dinner. The housekeeper, Miyuki Shioya, leaves to deliver food to Chie; Nobukazu leaves to continue progress on his dolls; Yoko takes her twins to the bath; and Robert, joined by Kazuha and Ran, drives to visit Misa's grave. The two boys regroup in the dinning hall and agree that "two are suspicious." Arriving at the site, Kazuha and Ran stand in awe of the beautiful moon. They turn to Robert but notice him quietly sobbing over a photo of Misa. Back at the house, a distressed Yuzo exclaims he cannot find Nobukazu in his workplace. Concerned, everyone joins in searching for him. Conan notices peculiar open window on the top floor of the storage shed where Misa and her mother died. The group axes their way into the locked upper floor only to find Nobukazu hung by a noose, his body presented like a puppeteered doll tangled in spider webs.

==== File 247 - Seen Horror ====
Heiji checks Nobukazu's vitals and finds he has been dead for about an hour. With no life left to save, Heiji elects to preserve the crime scene, leaving the corpse in its dangling state. Conan also inspects the crime scene and discovers a rusty thumbtack on the floor. He looks up at the high window but Ryuji states it is too small for an adult to crawl through, meaning the murder was conducted in a completely inescapable room. Chie then steps forward and asserts the murder is the work of a mythical Spider Mistress, who scaled the building and spun its webs upon Nobukazu as punishment for living there. Ryuji tells the folktale about the Spider Mistress and how the property was expanded to encompass the Spider's supposed place of death—sparking public outrage. He adds that Misa and her mother's bodies were covered in spider webs by the time they were discovered, and that Negishi's body was hung by strings similar to those surrounding Nobukazu. Heiji is reminded of Robert, Kazuha, and Ran, prompting Conan to rush for a means to call Ran on the phone he recently gave her.<ref name="Skating_Rink_Case"> Skating Rink Case (Manga: [[Volume_25#Skating_Rink_Case|Volume 25: 243-245]])</ref> However, the boy's worries are settled as Ran finds him, saying they have returned due to sudden rainfall. [[File:CH247_Kumogozen.png|thumb|left|200px|Chie believes the Spider Mistress from a folktale had punished Nobukazu.]]
As the rest of the group learn of Nobukazu's murder, a panicking Miyuki enters the room and informs everyone that a landslide, caused by the rain, has obturated the road to the house. Thus, the police are unable to reach them. With no other choice, Heiji asks to borrow Robert's camera and proceeds with a crime scene investigation with Conan and Kogoro. 
Ran and Kazuha unpack but the former notices that she has lost her mascot phone accessory. Believing she left it in the car, the two girls disobey Kogoro's orders to remain in their rooms and go to look in the car. A [[The Criminal|silhouette]] ominously watches them from afar. After a brief search, the girls come up empty-handed. Kazuha asks Ran about the significance of her accessory and correctly speculates it is from [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. She comments on his apparent coldness towards Ran, but Ran disagrees, adding that she feels like he is always watching over her. The two decide to expand their search to the yard where the car was parked outside, but Kazuha's flashlight begins to dim. Ran rushes back to their room to fetch new batteries, leaving her friend alone. Kazuha notices a small white orb on the ground and crouches to investigate, unaware of the stun-gun wielding assailant closing in behind her.

==== File 248 - Heiji's Scream ====
Ran returns with the batteries but Kazuha is nowhere to be found, with only her flashlight strewn on the ground. 
Heiji finds a bruise on Nobukazu's head, implying he had been bludgeoned shortly after leaving the dinner table. He also notes the bizarre cleanliness of the storage shed despite reportedly being unused for three years. The three then hear footsteps climbing the stairs and approaching the room. They take cover and ambush the interloper, finding Miyuki with a platter full of food. After thanking her for her generosity, they use the opportunity to ask some questions. Miyuki explains that her and Misa were nurses at the same hospital. She praises Misa as being a wonderful individual, leading Heiji to question why she would commit suicide. Miyuki speculates about an incident she partially witnessed where Nobukazu erupted on his wife, Kinuyo, at the hospital. The conflict resulted in an intervening Misa sustaining a major gash on her forehead, damaging her beauty. Misa would subsequently fall into a depression but was eventually lifted by her encounter with Robert, who had been swept up in a landslide. The injury impaired Robert's speaking ability, so he wrote English in Misa's notepad to communicate with her. Robert was well liked by all but Chie and left their care with a smile. Misa and her mother's deaths followed shortly. At the funeral Nobukazu was emotionless while Ryuji was crestfallen. A few years later, Emi and Sae, whom loved Robert during his stay, would boldly claim he had killed Misa. Finally, Miyuki mentions a conversation the twins had with Negishi, what they discussed is unknown. Kogoro asks if the rope and strings used to hang Negishi are still in the family's possession. Miyuki states the rope is kept in the barn. [[File:CH249_KazuhaInWebs.png|thumb|right|175px|Like Nobukazu, Kazuha is strung up in a similar fashion.]]
The four head for the barn, but upon entering, they find a figure moving in the shadows. Kogoro points his flashlight and finds Ran with tears in her eyes. She tells them about Kazuha's disappearance and the group immediately begins to search for her. Time passes with no signs of her presence. Heiji then notices the storage shed door had been opened and rushes to investigate. To his horror, he finds Kazuha strung up in "webs."

==== File 249 - Heiji's Anger ====
Heiji frantically calls Kazuha's name as he lifts her down from the strings. The girl regains consciousness and is met by an apologetic Ran, who regrets enlisting her help in searching for a phone accessory which was stuck in her CD player all along. Kazuha gracefully assures her friend. Meanwhile, Conan and Heiji notice the noose the culprit was preparing for Kazuha and deduce that they were interrupted by the group's entrance, meaning they must still be in the storage shed. The two boys check the entire building but find no one, as they are left wondering if someone really can escape in such a short period of time. 
Kogoro and Heiji gather everyone in the main room and inform them of the attack on Kazuha. They find that all suspects are without an alibi. Conan notices Yuzo is not present; Ryuji points to the puppet workshop. [[File:CH249_ConanDrugs.png|thumb|left|125px|Conan opens the karakuri puppets and finds narcotics.]]
Heiji, Kogoro, and Conan visit Yuzo who is busy adding finishing touches to the puppets which are due tomorrow. He explains the family sells each of them for ¥1,000,000 (~$10,000) and repairs them for ¥700,000 (~$7,000), and that Nobukazu was able to secure deals with such high prices due to Negishi's involvement. He also says that the simple puppets sell for more money than the intricate ones, and that despite the high prices, customers repeatedly send in their puppets for repairs. Heiji and Conan inquire about two artifacts: the giant karakuri doll and the boxes in the corner. The former is a puppet that was used at a festival related to the Spider Mistress' folktale. The latter is the shipment Negishi was scheduled to pick up before his death. Nobukazu would realize that the package was one doll short and had to produce a replacement. Kogoro escorts Yuzo to the main room while Heiji and Conan take the opportunity to inspect the workshop. Based on Yuzo's description of the puppets and their value, they correctly deduce that the puppets are a front for the transporting of [[Wikipedia: Narcotic|narcotics]]. Heiji finds a contact list of Nobukazu's associates and decides to ring them for information. They choose to start with the hospital. 
As the bigger picture slowly creeps into view, the two detectives encounter Yoko, who is looking for her daughters. Emi and Sae emerge and report a "smell," while pointing to the [[Wikipedia: Kamado|kamado]]. Heiji inspects the fire and notices something strange is burning. While he picks a pair of tongs to salvage what is left, Conan asks the twins what they meant by Robert being a killer. The two explain that shortly after Robert left the Takeda's care, Misa asked them to catch up with Robert at the bus station and ask how he feels about her. They say that Robert obliged their request but wrote a message telling her to "die." Heiji interrupts by pulling out a smoldering object which the two boys identify as a stun-gun. [[File:CH249_HeijiSlapped.png|thumb|right|350px|Heiji annoyed by the girls' mercy on Conan.]]
The detectives burst into Kazuha's room and demand for her to remove her clothing. Predictably startled, the girls kick the boys from the room; Heiji receives a harsh slap for his insolence as he grumbles about Conan's lack of punishment. A few moments later, Ran opens the door and informs them that they found a stun-gun burn on Kazuha's back. She also relays Kazuha's discovery of a small white orb in front of the storage shed. Heiji and Conan think [[Wikipedia: Airsoft Pellet|BB gun bullet]] and rush to the shed to look for evidence. Conan finds the hole left by the thumbtack while Heiji finds a curious fishing wire with loops on both ends. With their evidence in order, they have found the culprit.

==== File 250 - Can't Put it into Words ====
Heiji informs everyone that Kogoro has deduced the killer and directs everyone to the storage shed. He also asks Yuzo to bring the giant karakuri puppet from his workshop. The group arrives and finds Kogoro slouched in his signature "Sleeping Kogoro" stance.
<spoiler>
'''The Method:''' 
[[File:CH250_Ensnarement.png|thumb|right|300px|Method of ensnarement.]]
Kogoro begins by explaining the trick the killer used to hang Nobukazu without being present in the locked room. First, the killer utilized a long rope with slip knots on both ends. One side was wrapped onto a ceiling beam running perpendicular to the room's high window, while the other was pinned to follow the rectangular perimeter of the window using four thumbtacks. The killer also used a second string. The string was attached to the window-side slip knot, looped around a ceiling beam running parallel to the window, and finally exited the room into the outside. The killer likely instructed Nobukazu to lock the door (justifying it via the meeting's imperative secrecy) to the room before luring him to pear out of the window. The killer then tugged on the second string from the outside which both pulled the window-side knot towards the parallel beam and ensnared the knot around Nobukazu's head—ripping the thumbtack's off of the wall in the process. Lastly, Kogoro states that the killer lured Nobukazu to the window by making a peculiar tapping sound by the window seal. This tapping was the sound of BB bullets hitting the shed's exterior wall. 
Kogoro believes the culprit murdered Nobukazu as revenge for inciting Misa's suicide—sparked by her realization that he is not her true father. Yuzo and Yoko react in disbelief, but Ryuji confesses that Misa was his daughter. He explains Nobukazu's wife, Kinuyo, had asked for his discreet help in birthing a child for her husband after he was declared infertile. The secret remained hidden until three years ago where Nobukazu learned the truth at the hospital, leading to the outburst which scarred Misa. Ryuji asks how the detective knew, to which he responds that Misa's name follows a pattern with Emi and Sae's. Chie, who named all three girls, had known their secret from the beginning and thus gave the three girls connecting names which loop ((mi)(sa) (sa)(e) (e)(mi)). Though the narrative appears to paint Ryuji as the obvious culprit, Kogoro absolves him by saying that he lacks the strength and the timing to pull the second string through the window to ensnare Nobukazu. To succeed, the killer would need the help of a machine, a car. Thus, the culprit must be '''Robert Taylor'''. 
Robert had fired his BB gun at the window seal from the driver's seat and attached the end of the second string to the car. By driving off, the vehicle provided the necessary force to instantly ensnare Nobukazu and hurl him away from the window. Kogoro also states that Robert had arrived at the property a few days prior where he learnt of Nobukazu's narcotics sales and murdered Negishi. He then stole a singular puppet from Negishi's package and later called Nobukazu about a drug sale; the two accordingly formed a plan to meet in the storage shed. Robert asks how Kogoro's trick would result in Nobukazu's entanglement in the web of strings. Conan points to the room's ceiling where they have set up a sea of strings fitted tightly across a plane parallel to the floor. Heiji offers a demonstration. [[File:CH250_TwinsShine.png|thumb|left|200px|The twins learn what Robert meant by "Shine."]][[File:CH250_RobertRevelation.png|thumb|right|125px|Robert learns the devastating truth.]]
He uses his motorcycle and Yuzo's giant puppet to simulate the murder. As the boy speeds off, the rope snares around the puppet and violently hurls it into the parallel beam. The puppet smashes its head against the beam before falling through the sea of strings, causing them to droop. The puppet eventually tangles itself in the web-like design. As a final nail in the coffin, Kogoro points out how Robert would have no way of knowing Nobukazu had been tangled in strings as he was not present during the body's discovery. Robert scoffs at the detective for laying a conversational trap. However, Heiji returns and gives an additional incriminating factor. 
Despite the presence of three unexpected guests, the family was only short of three fish during the dinner, meaning Robert's arrival was expected by Nobukazu. Additionally, he abducted Kazuha and strung her in webs in order to sell two effects: the impression that the killer uses a web motif in his murders, and to obfuscate the presence of the second string left by Nobukazu's feet. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Yoko asks why Robert murdered Negishi. The man responds that Negishi had informed him of Misa's suicide, and that he trivialized her death by insinuating her scar made her unmarriable. Enraged, Robert murdered him and strung his body up in the barn. Hearing the killer's blind resentment towards the Takeda family and his callous mentality towards harming Kazuha, Heiji lashes out at him and reveals the true reason for Misa's suicide. 
Robert wrote "Shine" as his parting message for Misa, intending for it to mean Misa is a bright and shining individual. However, Misa had read his message as the romanized "shi ne (死ね)," misinterpreting it for its Japanese reading which cruelly tells her to "die." Devastated, Robert collapses in a catatonic state. He remains silent even during his arrest, reflecting on the cultural barrier which tore him and Misa apart.
</spoiler>
The next day, Emi and Sae inquire about the police's presence. Chie waves it off and instead blames the murder on the Spider Mistress. The twins ask their grandmother for another folktale as they live on in ignorance.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Robert Taylor|Robert Taylor manga.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Photographer}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Yuzo Takeda|Yuzo Takeda manga.jpg|
* 35 years old
* Third son of the Takeda family}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Yoko Takeda|Yoko Takeda manga.jpg|
* 33 years old
* Ryuji Takeda's wife}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Ryuji Takeda|Ryuji Takeda manga.jpg|
* 38 years old
* Second son of the Takeda family}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Sae Takeda|Sae Takeda manga.jpg|fsize=0.97em|
* 9 years old
* Ryuji and Yoko's daughter
* Emi's older twin sister}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Emi Takeda|Emi Takeda manga.jpg|fsize=0.97em|
* 9 years old
* Ryuji and Yoko's daughter
* Sae's younger twin sister}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Chie Takeda|Chie Takeda manga.jpg|
* 71 years old
* Mother of the Takeda brothers}}
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Miyuki Shioya|Miyuki Shioya manga.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Housekeeper}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Nobukazu Takeda|Nobukazu Takeda manga.jpg|fsize=0.89em|
* Victim (hanged)
* 45 years old
* Eldest son of the Takeda family
* Master puppet maker}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Misa Takeda|Misa Takeda manga.jpg|
* Deceased (hanged)
* 18 years old (21 if alive)
* Nobukazu's daughter}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Kinuyo Takeda|Kinuyo Takeda manga.jpg|
* Deceased (hanged)
* Nobukazu's wife}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Akio Negishi|Akio Negishi manga.jpg|
* Deceased (hanged)
* Nobukazu's colleague}}</li>
</ul></div>
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Romantic development between Heiji and Kazuha.
* Romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.
 
 

=== Dangerous Cave Case ===
{{ref anime|188-190|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Cavern of the Detective Boys ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Wounded Great Detective ~|The Desperate Revival|l3=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~}}

==== File 251 - The Wounded Detective Boys ====
[[File:CH251_RanMeetsHaibara.png|thumb|right|200px|Ran introduces herself to an aloof Haibara.]]
[[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] helps [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] practice her lines for an upcoming play at the [[Teitan High School]] Festival. Kogoro criticizes both the overly romantic dialogue and the inclusion of a kissing scene between the princess, played by Ran, and the Black Knight. Ran explains that [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] had written the script and that she modeled the Knight's character around [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] scoffs before asking who will play the Black Knight. Ran points to [[Tomoaki Araide]], saying that the group begged him to play the vacant role after learning about his extensive theater experience. Both Conan and Kogoro protest the idea, but Ran assures them she was joking and that Sonoko will instead attempt to play the character. The girl then notices the time and rushes to take a bath. However, Kogoro reminds her of the broken faucet, leading Conan to suggest they instead ask to use Professor [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s shower. Kogoro off-handedly tells the two to share their shower to minimize the burden on Agasa, causing Ran to erupt on her father in embarrassment. 
At Agasa's house, Conan consults the Professor about Ran while she takes her shower. Although initially believing her unusualness was due to her sweater knitting, the suspicious behavior persisted.<ref name="Blackout_Murder_Case"> Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])</ref> Conan feels that her recent actions and attitude towards him were not fitting for an elementary schooler but rather someone her own age. [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] appears and suggests Ran is aware of his true identity. The boy denies the possibility as Haibara leaves for the basement lab. Suddenly, Ran returns from her shower and asks about Haibara, wishing to finally introduce herself to her. Despite Conan's apprehensiveness, she happily strolls down to the basement and opens the door before giving a warm greeting. However, Haibara coldly ignores her and continues typing on her computer. Her silence carries even after Ran leaves as she introspectively questions if she is running away. [[File:CH251_ConanShot.png|thumb|left|200px|Genta witnesses the corpse disposal of a murdered man.]]
The next day, the [[Detective Boys]] merrily ride with Agasa to a camp site. Haibara gazes at Conan, but she shifts her sight elsewhere after being noticed. Shortly after arrival, Conan, [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]], [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]], and [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] forage for fire wood and discover a large cave entrance. Mitsuhiko finds a faded inscription on a stone beside the entrance which the Detective Boys interpret as a sign of buried treasure. Conan notices a large "と" (to) carved under the inscription and ruminates on its meaning, but when he turns back, his friends have already entered the cave and have begun exploring. Conan pursues them and finds a recently used cigarette discarded on the cave floor, suggesting someone else is in the cave. Genta notices light ahead and rushes to investigate, but to his horror, he stumbles into a group of three men transporting a corpse with bullet through the head. The boy runs in fear as one of the men gives chase. The man pulls a gun on the regrouped Detective Boys and opens fire. The other two men soon arrive and they discuss their predicament. They reveal they are bank robbers who executed their fourth accomplice after his face was seen. Motivated to protect their anonymity, the leader resolves to murder the children and burry them in the cave alongside their accomplice. Conan tries to contact Haibara with his [[Detective Boys Badge|badge]] but gets no response. The Detective Boys talk over a plan for escape but when they turn to Conan, they find him weakly clutching his stomach. He has been shot. [[File:CH251_GentaSeesCorpse.png|thumb|right|250px|Conan Edogawa in peril.]]

==== File 252 - The Brave Great Detectives ====
Caught in a perilous situation and needing to warn Agasa and Haibara about the danger, Conan directs his friends to use his [[Transmitter|transmitters]]. Meanwhile, the robbers regroup and share their findings, ultimately concluding that the children had moved deeper into the cave. The leader finds Conan's [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|glasses]] on the cave floor along with a trail of his blood. 
The Detective Boys traverse the dank cavern as they become increasingly worried about Conan's state. Feeling the gravity of the moment, each member of the group claims responsibility for their crisis, but Conan alleviates their guilt by saying that because of their cave exploration, they are on the verge of thwarting a major crime. On the surface, Agasa and Haibara search for their missing friends and find their fire wood strewn before the cave entrance. 
The robbers arrive at the fork in the road and discover Genta's [[Wristwatch Flashlight]] illuminating the tunnel on the right. Despite two robbers believing the watch is a sign their targets fled right, the leader deduces the flashlight is a trick to send their pursuers down the wrong path. He instead directs his group left. The Detective Boys, who utilized reverse psychology, had gone down the right tunnel. They walk along an aquifer where Ayumi finds fish with eyes gracefully swimming through the murky water. Conan explains that [[Wikipedia: Cavefish|cavefish]] evolved to lose their eyes, thus the fish with eyes must have swam down from a surface river, suggesting their path connects to the outside. 
Haibara and Agasa find Conan's glasses and an array of transmitters on the ground. The girl wears the glasses and finds that the transmitter markers display "110" (the emergency police hotline in Japan). Meanwhile, The robbers reach a dead-end and turn back to search the right tunnel. The Detective Boys find the source of the aquifer but deem it too narrow for a human to pass through. Genta finds a peculiar egg-looking rock perched atop a plateaued stalagmite and five narrow ovular passages. Mitsuhiko also finds an inscription at the base of the stalagmite matching the one they found at the entrance. While he reads the words, Ayumi finds a colony of bats which swarm the group, causing the girl to scream and alerting the robbers. As their hunters close in, Conan thinks on the inscription, the engraved "と," and the egg-shaped rock and has an epiphany. However, before he can share his deduction with the group, his consciousness slips away. The robbers reach their location and forcing the four to hide. With no help from Conan, the three must deduce the inscription's meaning on their own.

==== File 253 - One Conviction ====
[[File:CH253_ShogiTunnels.png|thumb|left|200px|Mitsuhiko links the tunnels to the Shogi board.]]
Mitsuhiko reviews their information.
* The inscription writes about the dragon's path, implied to reference the path to the cavern's exit.
* Seen as the tunnel they hid in was a dead-end, there are four remaining candidates for the dragon's path.
* One man stayed behind and sits by the egg-like rock.
[[File:CH253_RanDonatesBlood.png|thumb|right|175px|Ran knows the truth.]]
Genta adds that Conan murmured about the keywords "と," "dragon," and "egg." Mitsuhiko rebukes Genta for not sharing such hints sooner, catching the attention of the man by the egg-like rock. He approaches their hiding spot but is interrupted by his accomplices who scold him for not properly keeping watch. They state the furthest of the five tunnels is a dead-end and that they will systematically explore each route. The Detective Boys resume their brainstorming, floating possibilities such as the tunnels representing animals from the [[Wikipedia: Chinese Zodiac|Chinese Zodiac]], but eventually link the clues to [[Wikipedia: Shogi|Shogi]]. Mitsuhiko explains that promoted pawn is written "と," promoted rook is written "竜王" (dragon king), and the word for egg, "玉子," likely refers to the challenger's king, written "玉将." Setting the challenger's king to the position of the egg-like rock, the five tunnels represent the five pieces to its right: golden general, silver general, knight, lance, and rook. Since the rook's promoted form references a dragon, Mitsuhiko deduces the tunnel diagonally left of them must be the dragon's path—the exit. However, with their route to the surface still guarded, Ayumi makes a suggestion. 
The three emerge from their hiding spot and hurl small rocks at the man. He scoffs at their pitiful attempt at retaliation but is soon swarmed by bats reacting to the movement of small objects. The three use the opportunity to run down the dragon's path, eventually spotting the night sky. A bullet grazes Genta's ankle, causing the boy to tumble with Conan on his back. The leader retrieves Conan and presses a gun to his head, coercing Ayumi and Mitsuhiko to return to the cave. Suddenly, a bright light illuminates the cave entrance and the police, led by Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]], demand the men's surrender. The leader keeps Conan as a hostage, but is knocked unconscious by the boy's [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|stun-gun wristwatch]]. 
Conan is immediately rushed to [[Beika General Hospital]] to treat his wound. Haibara explains to Kogoro that Conan was shot in his left flank and may have sustained severe kidney damage. She then notices Ran and Ayumi run alongside Conan's stretcher as it is ushered into the ER. A nurse warns the doctor that they have depleted their supply of the patient's blood type and cannot perform a transfusion. With no time to request additional supply, Ran steps forward and offers to donate her blood, stating she shares Conan's blood type. Kogoro and Agasa react in shock, confused by how Ran can be certain. Conan realizes that Ran is aware of his true identity. As the surgery proceeds, Ran tensely awaits the results, worrying not about Conan, but about Shinichi.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Man #1|251-253 Man 1 manga.jpg|
* Robber}}
{{People|Man #2|251-253 Man 2 manga.jpg|
* Robber leader}}
{{People|Man #3|251-253 Man 3 manga.jpg|
* Robber}}
{{People|Man #4|251-253 Man 4 manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)}}
{{EndBox}}

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumePremium13bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (Premium, combined volumes 25-26)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2 23sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2 24sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume 25e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 21-30]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}
[[Category:Volumes]]
[[de:Band 25]]

Volume 25

2026-06-28T12:08:40Z

ZA1: /* File 245 - The Experimental Words */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 25
| image = Volume 25.jpg
| releasedate = October 18, 1999
| chapters = 243-253
| isbn = 4-09-125495-0
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = September 16, 2008
| english-isbn = 1-4215-1677-2
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Wikipedia:ja:三毛猫ホームズシリーズ|Tortoiseshell Holmes]]
| keyhole = [[Makoto Kyogoku]]
| prev-volume = Volume 24
| next-volume = Volume 26
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 25 was released on October 18, 1999 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}
{{Char|Makoto Kyogoku}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Miwako Sato}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Mrs. Kojima|display=Mrs. Kojima (flashback)}}
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (background)}}
{{Char|Tomoaki Araide|display=Tomoaki Araide (background)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
{{Gadget|Wristwatch Flashlight}}
{{Gadget|Detective Boys Badge}}
{{Gadget|Transmitter}}
{{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Skating Rink Case ===
{{ref anime|172-173|The Revival of the Dying Message}}

==== File 243 - Not Like the Rest!? ====
[[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]], [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], and [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] visit the ice skating rink at [[Tropical Land]]. Sonoko marvels at the plethora of handsome men, leading Ran to ask about her relationship with [[Makoto Kyogoku|Makoto]]. Sonoko shares that he seldom contacts her while abroad, comparing her "waiting damsel" situation to Ran's relationship with [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]], sparking embarrassment. After learning Shinichi had taught Ran how to ice skate, Sonoko suggests Ran should now teach Conan how to skate. Conan refuses but recalls [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]]'s words after their encounter with the [[Black Organization]].<ref name="Hotel_Party_Murder_Case"> Hotel Party Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Hotel_Party_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 238-242]])</ref> The Organization's meticulous attention to secrecy and security cannot be understated. Thus, all threats and liabilities, including unconfirmed but probable associations, are promptly eliminated. If Conan were to confess to Ran about his true identity, he would effectively burden her with a danger so extreme that she will inevitably cave, leaving no semblance of her former bubbly character. With this in mind, Conan feigns his inability to skate and accidentally collides with another skater, Chihiro Itami. Itami's friends, Yasuharu Misawa, Izumi Sano, Yoriko Komatsu, arrive to apologize but show a strained social dynamic. They reveal that they are a group of clay target shooters who recently reunited after being separated due to an "incident." Before Itami can share details, a fifth friend, Kunitomo Oda, arrives and shuts her down. As Oda leaves, Itami expresses her grievances with him, one of which being that he is not part of the "in-group." Her friends inquire about what she means by "in-group," but Itami refuses to elaborate and walks off to the bathroom while further demonstrating her immaturity. [[File:CH243_Ran&ConanFireworks.png|thumb|left|250px|Conan and Ran enjoy the firework display at Tropical Land.]]
Sonoko notices the influx of skaters and believes people must be gathering to watch the fireworks at 19:00. Itami's group further splits up. Sano goes to get coffee, Misawa goes to get food, and Komatsu goes to the bathroom. At the bathroom, an impatient Itami waits in a stall. She complains about "them" being late. She hears a knock on the stall and opens the door only to find a hooded figure pointing a shotgun at her chest. Meanwhile, Sonoko also goes to use the bathroom but finds it has been temporarily closed for custodial sanitation work. She knocks on the bathroom door but is distracted when she hears the sound of a singular firework. Still, she notices a hooded figure exit the bathroom and quickly run away. [[File:CH243_ItamiS.png|thumb|left|220px|Sonoko discovers Itami with the letter "S."]]
Back at the rink, Conan and Ran enjoy the colorful aerial display with Itami's friends, who each make their separate arrivals. Suddenly, Sonoko's piercing scream reaches everyone's ears. Conan rushes to the bathroom where Sonoko has discovered a deceased Itami, shot through the heart with the letter "S" written on the stall wall with her blood.

==== File 244 - The Victim Doesn't Talk ====
Ran wakes up [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] who had been sleeping in his car at the parking lot and informs him of the murder. Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the crime scene and begin by identifying the shotgun as the murder weapon. Sano states the used shotgun belongs to her and that it was stored in a secured locker along with her friends' rifles. Megure suggests testing each suspect for gunpowder residue, but Misawa points out that they will all come back positive as the group had been rifling earlier that day. Misawa floats the idea of an external killer, but Oda states that Sano's shotgun was stored in an inconspicuous case and is deconstructed when stored, meaning the crime can only be committed by those in the group with knowledge about the gun. However, before the police can even begin their interrogations, Kogoro accuses Sano of the crime. His deduction rests upon three pillars: Itami had been waiting to meet someone in the woman's bathroom thus the killer must be a woman, Sano's relationship with Itami was noticeably strained, the "S" written on the stall must stand for "Sano." 
Takagi corrects that Itami could not have written a dying message after being shot through the heart, therefore the "S" on the wall must have been written by the killer—likely in an attempt to frame Sano. Conan then notices saliva on the tip of the shotgun. Kogoro suggests the killer had placed the nozzle in Itami's mouth to silence her before synchronizing the firing of the weapon with the bursting of the fireworks, masking the noise. Sano counters that the killer could not be her since she was present at the rink when the fireworks began—leaving Oda as the only member without an alibi. Conan also notices Itami died with her hand in her coat pocket clutching a phone. The police redial her most recent message and find "KIX ########." [[File:CH244_SonokoPhone.png|thumb|right|200px|Sonoko is reminded of her long-distance relationship with Makoto.]]
The suspects are given permission to take off their skates under supervision. They depart from the crime scene. Hearing the friends mourn Itami's death, Sonoko sorrowfully looks down at her phone, saying "Idiot." Conan notices that Sonoko has the same type of phone as Itami and asks to inspect it. He questions whether Sonoko truly heard the sound of fireworks, while Ran notices that Sonoko has a new phone. Conan deduces the trick but still lacks a culprit. He eavesdrops on the friend group's conversation where they discuss the previous incident regarding a friend named Narita who died via accidental gun discharge. Now confident about why Oda is considered separate from the "in-group," Conan rushes to the bathroom. He discovers vertical streaks of blood running near Itami's feet and cracks the case.

==== File 245 - The Experimental Words ====
[[File:CH245_MakotoCalls.png|thumb|right|125px|Makoto calls Sonoko and informs her of his victories.]]
Takagi enters and reports that the police have found the killer's clothing in a nearby garbage can. Before Conan can expand on his findings, Kogoro reprimands him for "treating the crime scene like a playground." The detective then proudly presents yet another flawed deduction, this time suggesting that Oda is the culprit. However, before he reaches his conclusion, Conan tranquilizes the man mid-sentence with his [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|wristwatch]] and begins the real deduction.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH245_SanoIzumi.png|thumb|right|200px|Failed reverse psychology.]][[File:CH245_FiveYen.png|thumb|left|100px|The ¥5 coin's hole was used to create the "ascending firework" sound effect.]]
Kogoro immediately re-accuses '''Izumi Sano''' as being the culprit. She used her own gun and drew "S" on the stall in order to draw the investigation away from her via reverse psychology. She additionally moved the gun from Itami's mouth to her chest in order to give credence to the notion that Itami had written the "S" herself—since someone shot through the head would undoubtedly be unable to write a dying-message. Kogoro then counters Sano's alibi by showing how one can fake the sound of fireworks in order to fool Sonoko into believing the culprit was still in the bathroom at the time of the fireworks. 
Conan demonstrates by making a convincing high-pitched "ascending firework" sound using a ¥5 coin (a coin which is designed with a hole in the middle). The gunshot then makes a perfect "firework explosion" noise thus completing the two-part sound effect. By making this sound effect roughly one minute before the real show, Sano effectively convinced a witness that the killer left the bathroom one minute later than they actually did. He further states that Sonoko only heard one firework despite the park typically launching them in groups of three. Sano objects, saying that such a trick could have been performed by anyone. Kogoro points to the message "KIX ########" left on Itami's phone. He explains that the woman likely wrote her intended message, "KIX," before repeatedly hitting the triangle button, resulting in the string of sharps (#). By repeatedly pushing the triangle button, the message is sent and thus cannot be deleted by Sano. Therefore "KIX" is Itami's real dying-message. [[File:CH245_Airports.png|thumb|right|150px|Airports are the common denominator.]]
To decode, Kogoro reveals that the "in-group" Itami was referring to were those who shared a name with a prominent Japanese airport. 
 
* Itami = [[Wikipedia: Itami Airport|Osaka Itami Airport]]
* Komatsu = [[Wikipedia: Komatsu Airport|Komatsu Airport]]
* Misawa = [[Wikipedia: Misawa Airport|Misawa Airport]]
* Narita = [[Wikipedia: Narita International Airport|Narita International Airport]]
* Izumi Sano = [[Wikipedia: Kansai International Airport|Kansai International Airport]] (located in the Izumisano city of Osaka).
The IATA code for Kansai International Airport is "KIX." (Note that Oda is not part of the in-group because his name does not coincide with any airport). 
And as a final nail in the coffin, Kogoro points to the vertical blood marks on the floor next to Itami's feet. He explains that these are marks left by Sano when she stepped on her victim's blood with her skates while writing her fake dying-message. Thus, Itami's blood is likely left on the blades of Sano's skates. Sano admits defeat and shares her motive. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Narita's gun-related accident was a suicide motivated by Itami's rejection. Sano, who was sick at the time, had received a phone call from Narita who explained that Itami rejected him since she was apparently with Oda, who was cheating on Sano with her at the time. Thus, Sano decided to murder Itami and frame Oda for the crime. 
Before Sano is arrested, Oda explains to her that Itami was lying about him cheating with her. When Sano asks why he did not explain that to Narita, he admits his fault and states that it was because he was too concerned with tending to a feverish Sano. The two appear to affirm their enduring affections.
</spoiler>
On the walk back to Kogoro's car, Sonoko solemnly reflects on Oda and Sano's conversation and how it relates to her relationship with Makoto. She suddenly receives a phone call from him reporting that he has won the championship match of the Winter Cup. Sonoko sheds tears and asks why he did not call sooner. He replies he felt guilty calling her when he nothing to report. The two share an endearing conversation as Ran realizes that Sonoko had bought a separate phone to call Makoto. The girl delights in the thought of having a phone just for two people. A few days later, she receives a package from Shinichi containing a phone, ostensibly gifted in gratitude for the knitted sweater.<ref name="Blackout_Murder_Case"> Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])</ref>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Chihiro Itami|Chihiro Itami manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)
* 27 years old
* Daughter of a Corporate Executive}}
{{People|Yasuharu Misawa|Yasuhara Misawa manga.jpg|
* 29 years old
* Banker}}
{{People|Izumi Sano|Izumi Sano manga.jpg|
* 28 years old
* Office worker}}
{{People|Yoriko Komatsu|Yoriko Komatsu manga.jpg|
* 30 years old
* Housewife}}
{{People|Kunitomo Oda|Kunitomo Oda manga.jpg|
* 29 years old
* Firefighter}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Romantic development between Sonoko and Makoto.
* Romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.
** Shinichi gifts Ran a phone.
 
 

=== Spider Mansion Case ===
{{ref anime|166-168|Tottori Spider Mansion Demon}}

==== File 246 - The Spider Mansion ====
[[File:CH246_RobertTaylor.png|thumb|left|150px|Heiji and Kazuha meet Robert Taylor.]]
[[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] and [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] find themselves lost in the woods of [[Wikipedia: Tottori Prefecture|Tottori]]. With their means of transportation and communication limited, Heiji considers having to spend night in the forest—cuddling for warmth. Before Kazuha can finish imagining about the idea, they are found by an American photographer named Robert Taylor, who says he knows the Takeda family: the same family who has invited Heiji to their residence. Unfortunately, both parties reveal they are equally lost. Suddenly, a car casually drives by the three. Frustrated and desperate for the vehicle's attention, Heiji lobs his bike helmet at the car, hitting it and triggering the driver's ire. However, awkwardness turns to comfort as the car's passengers are revealed to be [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], and [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] who are also headed to the Takeda residence. 
The two groups compare their invitations. Kogoro received a proper formal document from the Takeda family promising remuneration for his efforts, while Heiji received a cryptic arachnid-themed letter insinuating violence will occur at the Takeda residence. The car's driver, Yuzo Takeda, confirms Heiji's letter is referencing his home, adding that due to a recent string of unfortunate events, the fearful local population have begun to call their home the "Spider Mansion." Robert is confused as the household had no such reputation when Misa Takeda had nursed him after his accident three years ago. [[File:CH246_NobukazuHung.png|thumb|right|175px|Nobukazu Takeda ominously hung in a "spider web."]]
Upon arriving at the mansion, Robert becomes disconsolate after Yoko Takeda informs him that Misa had committed suicide in the doll storage shed not three days after his departure three years ago. Furthermore, Misa's mother had followed her daughter in committing suicide in the same locations a few days later. The troubling "suicides" do not end there, as a few days ago, a family friend and fellow doll maker named Akio Negishi was found dead in the barn. All three of the deceased were hung by a noose. Ryuji Takeda approaches the conversation and adds that they wish for Kogoro to solve the mystery surrounding Negishi's death. The family head, Nobukazu Takeda finally arrives and pulls Kogoro aside. He quietly shares his suspicions about Negishi's killer being a member of his family, and he expresses his wishes for the detective to report his findings directly to him. Meanwhile, Robert reunites with Misa's twin cousins Emi and Sae, who ominously accuse him of being a killer. The girls flee after being scolded by Yoko while the grandmother, Chie, silently observes the scene from the house. 
Conan and Heiji observe the family over dinner. The housekeeper, Miyuki Shioya, leaves to deliver food to Chie; Nobukazu leaves to continue progress on his dolls; Yoko takes her twins to the bath; and Robert, joined by Kazuha and Ran, drives to visit Misa's grave. The two boys regroup in the dinning hall and agree that "two are suspicious." Arriving at the site, Kazuha and Ran stand in awe of the beautiful moon. They turn to Robert but notice him quietly sobbing over a photo of Misa. Back at the house, a distressed Yuzo exclaims he cannot find Nobukazu in his workplace. Concerned, everyone joins in searching for him. Conan notices peculiar open window on the top floor of the storage shed where Misa and her mother died. The group axes their way into the locked upper floor only to find Nobukazu hung by a noose, his body presented like a puppeteered doll tangled in spider webs.

==== File 247 - Seen Horror ====
Heiji checks Nobukazu's vitals and finds he has been dead for about an hour. With no life left to save, Heiji elects to preserve the crime scene, leaving the corpse in its dangling state. Conan also inspects the crime scene and discovers a rusty thumbtack on the floor. He looks up at the high window but Ryuji states it is too small for an adult to crawl through, meaning the murder was conducted in a completely inescapable room. Chie then steps forward and asserts the murder is the work of a mythical Spider Mistress, who scaled the building and spun its webs upon Nobukazu as punishment for living there. Ryuji tells the folktale about the Spider Mistress and how the property was expanded to encompass the Spider's supposed place of death—sparking public outrage. He adds that Misa and her mother's bodies were covered in spider webs by the time they were discovered, and that Negishi's body was hung by strings similar to those surrounding Nobukazu. Heiji is reminded of Robert, Kazuha, and Ran, prompting Conan to rush for a means to call Ran on the phone he recently gave her.<ref name="Skating_Rink_Case"> Skating Rink Case (Manga: [[Volume_25#Skating_Rink_Case|Volume 25: 243-245]])</ref> However, the boy's worries are settled as Ran finds him, saying they have returned due to sudden rainfall. [[File:CH247_Kumogozen.png|thumb|left|200px|Chie believes the Spider Mistress from a folktale had punished Nobukazu.]]
As the rest of the group learn of Nobukazu's murder, a panicking Miyuki enters the room and informs everyone that a landslide, caused by the rain, has obturated the road to the house. Thus, the police are unable to reach them. With no other choice, Heiji asks to borrow Robert's camera and proceeds with a crime scene investigation with Conan and Kogoro. 
Ran and Kazuha unpack but the former notices that she has lost her mascot phone accessory. Believing she left it in the car, the two girls disobey Kogoro's orders to remain in their rooms and go to look in the car. A [[The Criminal|silhouette]] ominously watches them from afar. After a brief search, the girls come up empty-handed. Kazuha asks Ran about the significance of her accessory and correctly speculates it is from [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. She comments on his apparent coldness towards Ran, but Ran disagrees, adding that she feels like he is always watching over her. The two decide to expand their search to the yard where the car was parked outside, but Kazuha's flashlight begins to dim. Ran rushes back to their room to fetch new batteries, leaving her friend alone. Kazuha notices a small white orb on the ground and crouches to investigate, unaware of the stun-gun wielding assailant closing in behind her.

==== File 248 - Heiji's Scream ====
Ran returns with the batteries but Kazuha is nowhere to be found, with only her flashlight strewn on the ground. 
Heiji finds a bruise on Nobukazu's head, implying he had been bludgeoned shortly after leaving the dinner table. He also notes the bizarre cleanliness of the storage shed despite reportedly being unused for three years. The three then hear footsteps climbing the stairs and approaching the room. They take cover and ambush the interloper, finding Miyuki with a platter full of food. After thanking her for her generosity, they use the opportunity to ask some questions. Miyuki explains that her and Misa were nurses at the same hospital. She praises Misa as being a wonderful individual, leading Heiji to question why she would commit suicide. Miyuki speculates about an incident she partially witnessed where Nobukazu erupted on his wife, Kinuyo, at the hospital. The conflict resulted in an intervening Misa sustaining a major gash on her forehead, damaging her beauty. Misa would subsequently fall into a depression but was eventually lifted by her encounter with Robert, who had been swept up in a landslide. The injury impaired Robert's speaking ability, so he wrote English in Misa's notepad to communicate with her. Robert was well liked by all but Chie and left their care with a smile. Misa and her mother's deaths followed shortly. At the funeral Nobukazu was emotionless while Ryuji was crestfallen. A few years later, Emi and Sae, whom loved Robert during his stay, would boldly claim he had killed Misa. Finally, Miyuki mentions a conversation the twins had with Negishi, what they discussed is unknown. Kogoro asks if the rope and strings used to hang Negishi are still in the family's possession. Miyuki states the rope is kept in the barn. [[File:CH249_KazuhaInWebs.png|thumb|right|175px|Like Nobukazu, Kazuha is strung up in a similar fashion.]]
The four head for the barn, but upon entering, they find a figure moving in the shadows. Kogoro points his flashlight and finds Ran with tears in her eyes. She tells them about Kazuha's disappearance and the group immediately begins to search for her. Time passes with no signs of her presence. Heiji then notices the storage shed door had been opened and rushes to investigate. To his horror, he finds Kazuha strung up in "webs."

==== File 249 - Heiji's Anger ====
Heiji frantically calls Kazuha's name as he lifts her down from the strings. The girl regains consciousness and is met by an apologetic Ran, who regrets enlisting her help in searching for a phone accessory which was stuck in her CD player all along. Kazuha gracefully assures her friend. Meanwhile, Conan and Heiji notice the noose the culprit was preparing for Kazuha and deduce that they were interrupted by the group's entrance, meaning they must still be in the storage shed. The two boys check the entire building but find no one, as they are left wondering if someone really can escape in such a short period of time. 
Kogoro and Heiji gather everyone in the main room and inform them of the attack on Kazuha. They find that all suspects are without an alibi. Conan notices Yuzo is not present; Ryuji points to the puppet workshop. [[File:CH249_ConanDrugs.png|thumb|left|125px|Conan opens the karakuri puppets and finds narcotics.]]
Heiji, Kogoro, and Conan visit Yuzo who is busy adding finishing touches to the puppets which are due tomorrow. He explains the family sells each of them for ¥1,000,000 (~$10,000) and repairs them for ¥700,000 (~$7,000), and that Nobukazu was able to secure deals with such high prices due to Negishi's involvement. He also says that the simple puppets sell for more money than the intricate ones, and that despite the high prices, customers repeatedly send in their puppets for repairs. Heiji and Conan inquire about two artifacts: the giant karakuri doll and the boxes in the corner. The former is a puppet that was used at a festival related to the Spider Mistress' folktale. The latter is the shipment Negishi was scheduled to pick up before his death. Nobukazu would realize that the package was one doll short and had to produce a replacement. Kogoro escorts Yuzo to the main room while Heiji and Conan take the opportunity to inspect the workshop. Based on Yuzo's description of the puppets and their value, they correctly deduce that the puppets are a front for the transporting of [[Wikipedia: Narcotic|narcotics]]. Heiji finds a contact list of Nobukazu's associates and decides to ring them for information. They choose to start with the hospital. 
As the bigger picture slowly creeps into view, the two detectives encounter Yoko, who is looking for her daughters. Emi and Sae emerge and report a "smell," while pointing to the [[Wikipedia: Kamado|kamado]]. Heiji inspects the fire and notices something strange is burning. While he picks a pair of tongs to salvage what is left, Conan asks the twins what they meant by Robert being a killer. The two explain that shortly after Robert left the Takeda's care, Misa asked them to catch up with Robert at the bus station and ask how he feels about her. They say that Robert obliged their request but wrote a message telling her to "die." Heiji interrupts by pulling out a smoldering object which the two boys identify as a stun-gun. [[File:CH249_HeijiSlapped.png|thumb|right|350px|Heiji annoyed by the girls' mercy on Conan.]]
The detectives burst into Kazuha's room and demand for her to remove her clothing. Predictably startled, the girls kick the boys from the room; Heiji receives a harsh slap for his insolence as he grumbles about Conan's lack of punishment. A few moments later, Ran opens the door and informs them that they found a stun-gun burn on Kazuha's back. She also relays Kazuha's discovery of a small white orb in front of the storage shed. Heiji and Conan think [[Wikipedia: Airsoft Pellet|BB gun bullet]] and rush to the shed to look for evidence. Conan finds the hole left by the thumbtack while Heiji finds a curious fishing wire with loops on both ends. With their evidence in order, they have found the culprit.

==== File 250 - Can't Put it into Words ====
Heiji informs everyone that Kogoro has deduced the killer and directs everyone to the storage shed. He also asks Yuzo to bring the giant karakuri puppet from his workshop. The group arrives and finds Kogoro slouched in his signature "Sleeping Kogoro" stance.
<spoiler>
'''The Method:''' 
[[File:CH250_Ensnarement.png|thumb|right|300px|Method of ensnarement.]]
Kogoro begins by explaining the trick the killer used to hang Nobukazu without being present in the locked room. First, the killer utilized a long rope with slip knots on both ends. One side was wrapped onto a ceiling beam running perpendicular to the room's high window, while the other was pinned to follow the rectangular perimeter of the window using four thumbtacks. The killer also used a second string. The string was attached to the window-side slip knot, looped around a ceiling beam running parallel to the window, and finally exited the room into the outside. The killer likely instructed Nobukazu to lock the door (justifying it via the meeting's imperative secrecy) to the room before luring him to pear out of the window. The killer then tugged on the second string from the outside which both pulled the window-side knot towards the parallel beam and ensnared the knot around Nobukazu's head—ripping the thumbtack's off of the wall in the process. Lastly, Kogoro states that the killer lured Nobukazu to the window by making a peculiar tapping sound by the window seal. This tapping was the sound of BB bullets hitting the shed's exterior wall. 
Kogoro believes the culprit murdered Nobukazu as revenge for inciting Misa's suicide—sparked by her realization that he is not her true father. Yuzo and Yoko react in disbelief, but Ryuji confesses that Misa was his daughter. He explains Nobukazu's wife, Kinuyo, had asked for his discreet help in birthing a child for her husband after he was declared infertile. The secret remained hidden until three years ago where Nobukazu learned the truth at the hospital, leading to the outburst which scarred Misa. Ryuji asks how the detective knew, to which he responds that Misa's name follows a pattern with Emi and Sae's. Chie, who named all three girls, had known their secret from the beginning and thus gave the three girls connecting names which loop ((mi)(sa) (sa)(e) (e)(mi)). Though the narrative appears to paint Ryuji as the obvious culprit, Kogoro absolves him by saying that he lacks the strength and the timing to pull the second string through the window to ensnare Nobukazu. To succeed, the killer would need the help of a machine, a car. Thus, the culprit must be '''Robert Taylor'''. 
Robert had fired his BB gun at the window seal from the driver's seat and attached the end of the second string to the car. By driving off, the vehicle provided the necessary force to instantly ensnare Nobukazu and hurl him away from the window. Kogoro also states that Robert had arrived at the property a few days prior where he learnt of Nobukazu's narcotics sales and murdered Negishi. He then stole a singular puppet from Negishi's package and later called Nobukazu about a drug sale; the two accordingly formed a plan to meet in the storage shed. Robert asks how Kogoro's trick would result in Nobukazu's entanglement in the web of strings. Conan points to the room's ceiling where they have set up a sea of strings fitted tightly across a plane parallel to the floor. Heiji offers a demonstration. [[File:CH250_TwinsShine.png|thumb|left|200px|The twins learn what Robert meant by "Shine."]][[File:CH250_RobertRevelation.png|thumb|right|125px|Robert learns the devastating truth.]]
He uses his motorcycle and Yuzo's giant puppet to simulate the murder. As the boy speeds off, the rope snares around the puppet and violently hurls it into the parallel beam. The puppet smashes its head against the beam before falling through the sea of strings, causing them to droop. The puppet eventually tangles itself in the web-like design. As a final nail in the coffin, Kogoro points out how Robert would have no way of knowing Nobukazu had been tangled in strings as he was not present during the body's discovery. Robert scoffs at the detective for laying a conversational trap. However, Heiji returns and gives an additional incriminating factor. 
Despite the presence of three unexpected guests, the family was only short of three fish during the dinner, meaning Robert's arrival was expected by Nobukazu. Additionally, he abducted Kazuha and strung her in webs in order to sell two effects: the impression that the killer uses a web motif in his murders, and to obfuscate the presence of the second string left by Nobukazu's feet. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Yoko asks why Robert murdered Negishi. The man responds that Negishi had informed him of Misa's suicide, and that he trivialized her death by insinuating her scar made her unmarriable. Enraged, Robert murdered him and strung his body up in the barn. Hearing the killer's blind resentment towards the Takeda family and his callous mentality towards harming Kazuha, Heiji lashes out at him and reveals the true reason for Misa's suicide. 
Robert wrote "Shine" as his parting message for Misa, intending for it to mean Misa is a bright and shining individual. However, Misa had read his message as the romanized "shi ne (死ね)," misinterpreting it for its Japanese reading which cruelly tells her to "die." Devastated, Robert collapses in a catatonic state. He remains silent even during his arrest, reflecting on the cultural barrier which tore him and Misa apart.
</spoiler>
The next day, Emi and Sae inquire about the police's presence. Chie waves it off and instead blames the murder on the Spider Mistress. The twins ask their grandmother for another folktale as they live on in ignorance.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Robert Taylor|Robert Taylor manga.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Photographer}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Yuzo Takeda|Yuzo Takeda manga.jpg|
* 35 years old
* Third son of the Takeda family}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Yoko Takeda|Yoko Takeda manga.jpg|
* 33 years old
* Ryuji Takeda's wife}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Ryuji Takeda|Ryuji Takeda manga.jpg|
* 38 years old
* Second son of the Takeda family}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Sae Takeda|Sae Takeda manga.jpg|fsize=0.97em|
* 9 years old
* Ryuji and Yoko's daughter
* Emi's older twin sister}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Emi Takeda|Emi Takeda manga.jpg|fsize=0.97em|
* 9 years old
* Ryuji and Yoko's daughter
* Sae's younger twin sister}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Chie Takeda|Chie Takeda manga.jpg|
* 71 years old
* Mother of the Takeda brothers}}
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Miyuki Shioya|Miyuki Shioya manga.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Housekeeper}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Nobukazu Takeda|Nobukazu Takeda manga.jpg|fsize=0.89em|
* Victim (hanged)
* 45 years old
* Eldest son of the Takeda family
* Master puppet maker}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Misa Takeda|Misa Takeda manga.jpg|
* Deceased (hanged)
* 18 years old (21 if alive)
* Nobukazu's daughter}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Kinuyo Takeda|Kinuyo Takeda manga.jpg|
* Deceased (hanged)
* Nobukazu's wife}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Akio Negishi|Akio Negishi manga.jpg|
* Deceased (hanged)
* Nobukazu's colleague}}</li>
</ul></div>
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Romantic development between Heiji and Kazuha.
* Romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.
 
 

=== Dangerous Cave Case ===
{{ref anime|188-190|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Cavern of the Detective Boys ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Wounded Great Detective ~|The Desperate Revival|l3=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~}}

==== File 251 - The Wounded Detective Boys ====
[[File:CH251_RanMeetsHaibara.png|thumb|right|200px|Ran introduces herself to an aloof Haibara.]]
[[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] helps [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] practice her lines for an upcoming play at the [[Teitan High School]] Festival. Kogoro criticizes both the overly romantic dialogue and the inclusion of a kissing scene between the princess, played by Ran, and the Black Knight. Ran explains that [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] had written the script and that she modeled the Knight's character around [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] scoffs before asking who will play the Black Knight. Ran points to [[Tomoaki Araide]], saying that the group begged him to play the vacant role after learning about his extensive theater experience. Both Conan and Kogoro protest the idea, but Ran assures them she was joking and that Sonoko will instead attempt to play the character. The girl then notices the time and rushes to take a bath. However, Kogoro reminds her of the broken faucet, leading Conan to suggest they instead ask to use Professor [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s shower. Kogoro off-handedly tells the two to share their shower to minimize the burden on Agasa, causing Ran to erupt on her father in embarrassment. 
At Agasa's house, Conan consults the Professor about Ran while she takes her shower. Although initially believing her unusualness was due to her sweater knitting, the suspicious behavior persisted.<ref name="Blackout_Murder_Case"> Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])</ref> Conan feels that her recent actions and attitude towards him were not fitting for an elementary schooler but rather someone her own age. [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] appears and suggests Ran is aware of his true identity. The boy denies the possibility as Haibara leaves for the basement lab. Suddenly, Ran returns from her shower and asks about Haibara, wishing to finally introduce herself to her. Despite Conan's apprehensiveness, she happily strolls down to the basement and opens the door before giving a warm greeting. However, Haibara coldly ignores her and continues typing on her computer. Her silence carries even after Ran leaves as she introspectively questions if she is running away. [[File:CH251_ConanShot.png|thumb|left|200px|Genta witnesses the corpse disposal of a murdered man.]]
The next day, the [[Detective Boys]] merrily ride with Agasa to a camp site. Haibara gazes at Conan, but she shifts her sight elsewhere after being noticed. Shortly after arrival, Conan, [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]], [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]], and [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] forage for fire wood and discover a large cave entrance. Mitsuhiko finds a faded inscription on a stone beside the entrance which the Detective Boys interpret as a sign of buried treasure. Conan notices a large "と" (to) carved under the inscription and ruminates on its meaning, but when he turns back, his friends have already entered the cave and have begun exploring. Conan pursues them and finds a recently used cigarette discarded on the cave floor, suggesting someone else is in the cave. Genta notices light ahead and rushes to investigate, but to his horror, he stumbles into a group of three men transporting a corpse with bullet through the head. The boy runs in fear as one of the men gives chase. The man pulls a gun on the regrouped Detective Boys and opens fire. The other two men soon arrive and they discuss their predicament. They reveal they are bank robbers who executed their fourth accomplice after his face was seen. Motivated to protect their anonymity, the leader resolves to murder the children and burry them in the cave alongside their accomplice. Conan tries to contact Haibara with his [[Detective Boys Badge|badge]] but gets no response. The Detective Boys talk over a plan for escape but when they turn to Conan, they find him weakly clutching his stomach. He has been shot. [[File:CH251_GentaSeesCorpse.png|thumb|right|250px|Conan Edogawa in peril.]]

==== File 252 - The Brave Great Detectives ====
Caught in a perilous situation and needing to warn Agasa and Haibara about the danger, Conan directs his friends to use his [[Transmitter|transmitters]]. Meanwhile, the robbers regroup and share their findings, ultimately concluding that the children had moved deeper into the cave. The leader finds Conan's [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|glasses]] on the cave floor along with a trail of his blood. 
The Detective Boys traverse the dank cavern as they become increasingly worried about Conan's state. Feeling the gravity of the moment, each member of the group claims responsibility for their crisis, but Conan alleviates their guilt by saying that because of their cave exploration, they are on the verge of thwarting a major crime. On the surface, Agasa and Haibara search for their missing friends and find their fire wood strewn before the cave entrance. 
The robbers arrive at the fork in the road and discover Genta's [[Wristwatch Flashlight]] illuminating the tunnel on the right. Despite two robbers believing the watch is a sign their targets fled right, the leader deduces the flashlight is a trick to send their pursuers down the wrong path. He instead directs his group left. The Detective Boys, who utilized reverse psychology, had gone down the right tunnel. They walk along an aquifer where Ayumi finds fish with eyes gracefully swimming through the murky water. Conan explains that [[Wikipedia: Cavefish|cavefish]] evolved to lose their eyes, thus the fish with eyes must have swam down from a surface river, suggesting their path connects to the outside. 
Haibara and Agasa find Conan's glasses and an array of transmitters on the ground. The girl wears the glasses and finds that the transmitter markers display "110" (the emergency police hotline in Japan). Meanwhile, The robbers reach a dead-end and turn back to search the right tunnel. The Detective Boys find the source of the aquifer but deem it too narrow for a human to pass through. Genta finds a peculiar egg-looking rock perched atop a plateaued stalagmite and five narrow ovular passages. Mitsuhiko also finds an inscription at the base of the stalagmite matching the one they found at the entrance. While he reads the words, Ayumi finds a colony of bats which swarm the group, causing the girl to scream and alerting the robbers. As their hunters close in, Conan thinks on the inscription, the engraved "と," and the egg-shaped rock and has an epiphany. However, before he can share his deduction with the group, his consciousness slips away. The robbers reach their location and forcing the four to hide. With no help from Conan, the three must deduce the inscription's meaning on their own.

==== File 253 - One Conviction ====
[[File:CH253_ShogiTunnels.png|thumb|left|200px|Mitsuhiko links the tunnels to the Shogi board.]]
Mitsuhiko reviews their information.
* The inscription writes about the dragon's path, implied to reference the path to the cavern's exit.
* Seen as the tunnel they hid in was a dead-end, there are four remaining candidates for the dragon's path.
* One man stayed behind and sits by the egg-like rock.
[[File:CH253_RanDonatesBlood.png|thumb|right|175px|Ran knows the truth.]]
Genta adds that Conan murmured about the keywords "と," "dragon," and "egg." Mitsuhiko rebukes Genta for not sharing such hints sooner, catching the attention of the man by the egg-like rock. He approaches their hiding spot but is interrupted by his accomplices who scold him for not properly keeping watch. They state the furthest of the five tunnels is a dead-end and that they will systematically explore each route. The Detective Boys resume their brainstorming, floating possibilities such as the tunnels representing animals from the [[Wikipedia: Chinese Zodiac|Chinese Zodiac]], but eventually link the clues to [[Wikipedia: Shogi|Shogi]]. Mitsuhiko explains that promoted pawn is written "と," promoted rook is written "竜王" (dragon king), and the word for egg, "玉子," likely refers to the challenger's king, written "玉将." Setting the challenger's king to the position of the egg-like rock, the five tunnels represent the five pieces to its right: golden general, silver general, knight, lance, and rook. Since the rook's promoted form references a dragon, Mitsuhiko deduces the tunnel diagonally left of them must be the dragon's path—the exit. However, with their route to the surface still guarded, Ayumi makes a suggestion. 
The three emerge from their hiding spot and hurl small rocks at the man. He scoffs at their pitiful attempt at retaliation but is soon swarmed by bats reacting to the movement of small objects. The three use the opportunity to run down the dragon's path, eventually spotting the night sky. A bullet grazes Genta's ankle, causing the boy to tumble with Conan on his back. The leader retrieves Conan and presses a gun to his head, coercing Ayumi and Mitsuhiko to return to the cave. Suddenly, a bright light illuminates the cave entrance and the police, led by Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]], demand the men's surrender. The leader keeps Conan as a hostage, but is knocked unconscious by the boy's [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|stun-gun wristwatch]]. 
Conan is immediately rushed to [[Beika General Hospital]] to treat his wound. Haibara explains to Kogoro that Conan was shot in his left flank and may have sustained severe kidney damage. She then notices Ran and Ayumi run alongside Conan's stretcher as it is ushered into the ER. A nurse warns the doctor that they have depleted their supply of the patient's blood type and cannot perform a transfusion. With no time to request additional supply, Ran steps forward and offers to donate her blood, stating she shares Conan's blood type. Kogoro and Agasa react in shock, confused by how Ran can be certain. Conan realizes that Ran is aware of his true identity. As the surgery proceeds, Ran tensely awaits the results, worrying not about Conan, but about Shinichi.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Man #1|251-253 Man 1 manga.jpg|
* Robber}}
{{People|Man #2|251-253 Man 2 manga.jpg|
* Robber leader}}
{{People|Man #3|251-253 Man 3 manga.jpg|
* Robber}}
{{People|Man #4|251-253 Man 4 manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)}}
{{EndBox}}

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumePremium13bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (Premium, combined volumes 25-26)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2 23sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2 24sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume 25e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 21-30]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}
[[Category:Volumes]]
[[de:Band 25]]

Volume 25

2026-06-28T12:05:23Z

ZA1: /* File 243 - Not Like the Rest!? */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 25
| image = Volume 25.jpg
| releasedate = October 18, 1999
| chapters = 243-253
| isbn = 4-09-125495-0
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = September 16, 2008
| english-isbn = 1-4215-1677-2
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Wikipedia:ja:三毛猫ホームズシリーズ|Tortoiseshell Holmes]]
| keyhole = [[Makoto Kyogoku]]
| prev-volume = Volume 24
| next-volume = Volume 26
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 25 was released on October 18, 1999 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}
{{Char|Makoto Kyogoku}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Miwako Sato}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Mrs. Kojima|display=Mrs. Kojima (flashback)}}
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (background)}}
{{Char|Tomoaki Araide|display=Tomoaki Araide (background)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
{{Gadget|Wristwatch Flashlight}}
{{Gadget|Detective Boys Badge}}
{{Gadget|Transmitter}}
{{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Skating Rink Case ===
{{ref anime|172-173|The Revival of the Dying Message}}

==== File 243 - Not Like the Rest!? ====
[[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]], [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], and [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] visit the ice skating rink at [[Tropical Land]]. Sonoko marvels at the plethora of handsome men, leading Ran to ask about her relationship with [[Makoto Kyogoku|Makoto]]. Sonoko shares that he seldom contacts her while abroad, comparing her "waiting damsel" situation to Ran's relationship with [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]], sparking embarrassment. After learning Shinichi had taught Ran how to ice skate, Sonoko suggests Ran should now teach Conan how to skate. Conan refuses but recalls [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]]'s words after their encounter with the [[Black Organization]].<ref name="Hotel_Party_Murder_Case"> Hotel Party Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Hotel_Party_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 238-242]])</ref> The Organization's meticulous attention to secrecy and security cannot be understated. Thus, all threats and liabilities, including unconfirmed but probable associations, are promptly eliminated. If Conan were to confess to Ran about his true identity, he would effectively burden her with a danger so extreme that she will inevitably cave, leaving no semblance of her former bubbly character. With this in mind, Conan feigns his inability to skate and accidentally collides with another skater, Chihiro Itami. Itami's friends, Yasuharu Misawa, Izumi Sano, Yoriko Komatsu, arrive to apologize but show a strained social dynamic. They reveal that they are a group of clay target shooters who recently reunited after being separated due to an "incident." Before Itami can share details, a fifth friend, Kunitomo Oda, arrives and shuts her down. As Oda leaves, Itami expresses her grievances with him, one of which being that he is not part of the "in-group." Her friends inquire about what she means by "in-group," but Itami refuses to elaborate and walks off to the bathroom while further demonstrating her immaturity. [[File:CH243_Ran&ConanFireworks.png|thumb|left|250px|Conan and Ran enjoy the firework display at Tropical Land.]]
Sonoko notices the influx of skaters and believes people must be gathering to watch the fireworks at 19:00. Itami's group further splits up. Sano goes to get coffee, Misawa goes to get food, and Komatsu goes to the bathroom. At the bathroom, an impatient Itami waits in a stall. She complains about "them" being late. She hears a knock on the stall and opens the door only to find a hooded figure pointing a shotgun at her chest. Meanwhile, Sonoko also goes to use the bathroom but finds it has been temporarily closed for custodial sanitation work. She knocks on the bathroom door but is distracted when she hears the sound of a singular firework. Still, she notices a hooded figure exit the bathroom and quickly run away. [[File:CH243_ItamiS.png|thumb|left|220px|Sonoko discovers Itami with the letter "S."]]
Back at the rink, Conan and Ran enjoy the colorful aerial display with Itami's friends, who each make their separate arrivals. Suddenly, Sonoko's piercing scream reaches everyone's ears. Conan rushes to the bathroom where Sonoko has discovered a deceased Itami, shot through the heart with the letter "S" written on the stall wall with her blood.

==== File 244 - The Victim Doesn't Talk ====
Ran wakes up [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] who had been sleeping in his car at the parking lot and informs him of the murder. Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the crime scene and begin by identifying the shotgun as the murder weapon. Sano states the used shotgun belongs to her and that it was stored in a secured locker along with her friends' rifles. Megure suggests testing each suspect for gunpowder residue, but Misawa points out that they will all come back positive as the group had been rifling earlier that day. Misawa floats the idea of an external killer, but Oda states that Sano's shotgun was stored in an inconspicuous case and is deconstructed when stored, meaning the crime can only be committed by those in the group with knowledge about the gun. However, before the police can even begin their interrogations, Kogoro accuses Sano of the crime. His deduction rests upon three pillars: Itami had been waiting to meet someone in the woman's bathroom thus the killer must be a woman, Sano's relationship with Itami was noticeably strained, the "S" written on the stall must stand for "Sano." 
Takagi corrects that Itami could not have written a dying message after being shot through the heart, therefore the "S" on the wall must have been written by the killer—likely in an attempt to frame Sano. Conan then notices saliva on the tip of the shotgun. Kogoro suggests the killer had placed the nozzle in Itami's mouth to silence her before synchronizing the firing of the weapon with the bursting of the fireworks, masking the noise. Sano counters that the killer could not be her since she was present at the rink when the fireworks began—leaving Oda as the only member without an alibi. Conan also notices Itami died with her hand in her coat pocket clutching a phone. The police redial her most recent message and find "KIX ########." [[File:CH244_SonokoPhone.png|thumb|right|200px|Sonoko is reminded of her long-distance relationship with Makoto.]]
The suspects are given permission to take off their skates under supervision. They depart from the crime scene. Hearing the friends mourn Itami's death, Sonoko sorrowfully looks down at her phone, saying "Idiot." Conan notices that Sonoko has the same type of phone as Itami and asks to inspect it. He questions whether Sonoko truly heard the sound of fireworks, while Ran notices that Sonoko has a new phone. Conan deduces the trick but still lacks a culprit. He eavesdrops on the friend group's conversation where they discuss the previous incident regarding a friend named Narita who died via accidental gun discharge. Now confident about why Oda is considered separate from the "in-group," Conan rushes to the bathroom. He discovers vertical streaks of blood running near Itami's feet and cracks the case.

==== File 245 - The Experimental Words ====
[[File:CH245_MakotoCalls.png|thumb|right|125px|Makoto calls Sonoko and informs her of his victories.]]
Takagi enters and reports that the police have found the killer's clothing in a nearby garbage can. Before Conan can expand on his findings, Kogoro reprimands him for "treating the crime scene like a playground." The detective then proudly presents yet another flawed deduction, this time suggesting that Oda is the culprit. However, before he reaches his conclusion, Conan tranquilizes the man mid-sentence with his [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|wristwatch]] and begins the real deduction.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH245_SanoIzumi.png|thumb|right|200px|Failed reverse psychology.]][[File:CH245_FiveYen.png|thumb|left|100px|The ¥5 coin's hole was used to create the "ascending firework" sound effect.]]
Kogoro immediately re-accuses '''Izumi Sano''' as being the culprit. She used her own gun and drew "S" on the stall in order to draw the investigation away from her via reverse psychology. She additionally moved the gun from Itami's mouth to her chest in order to give credence to the notion that Itami had written the "S" herself—since someone shot through the head would undoubtedly be unable to write a dying-message. Kogoro then counters Sano's alibi by showing how one can fake the sound of fireworks in order to fool Sonoko into believing the culprit was still in the bathroom at the time of the fireworks. 
Conan demonstrates by making a convincing high-pitched "ascending firework" sound using a ¥5 coin (a coin which is designed with a hole in the middle). The gunshot then makes a perfect "firework explosion" noise thus completing the two-part sound effect. By making this sound effect roughly one minute before the real show, Sano effectively convinced a witness that the killer left the bathroom one minute later than they actually did. He further states that Sonoko only heard one firework despite the park typically launching them in groups of three. Sano objects, saying that such a trick could have been performed by anyone. Kogoro points to the message "KIX ########" left on Itami's phone. He explains that the woman likely wrote her intended message, "KIX," before repeatedly hitting the triangle button, resulting in the string of sharps (#). By repeatedly pushing the triangle button, the message is sent and thus cannot be deleted by Sano. Therefore "KIX" is Itami's real dying-message. [[File:CH245_Airports.png|thumb|right|150px|Airports are the common denominator.]]
To decode, Kogoro mentions the "in-group" Itami was referring to were those who shared a name with a prominent Japanese airports. 
 
* Itami = [[Wikipedia: Itami Airport|Osaka Itami Airport]]
* Komatsu = [[Wikipedia: Komatsu Airport|Komatsu Airport]]
* Misawa = [[Wikipedia: Misawa Airport|Misawa Airport]]
* Narita = [[Wikipedia: Narita International Airport|Narita International Airport]]
* Izumi Sano = [[Wikipedia: Kansai International Airport|Kansai International Airport]] (located in the Izumisano city of Osaka).
The IATA code for Kansai International Airport is "KIX." (Note that Oda is not part of the in-group because his name does not coincide with any airport). 
And as a final nail in the coffin, Kogoro points to the vertical blood marks on the floor next to Itami's feet. He explains that these are marks left by Sano when she stepped on her victim's blood with her skates while writing her fake dying-message. Thus, Itami's blood is likely left on the blades of Sano's skates. Sano admits defeat and shares her motive. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Narita's gun-related accident was a suicide motivated by Itami's rejection. Sano, who was sick at the time, had received a phone call from Narita who explained that Itami rejected him since she was apparently with Oda, who was cheating on Sano with her at the time. Thus, Sano decided to murder Itami and frame Oda for the crime. 
Before Sano is arrested, Oda explains to her that Itami was lying about him cheating with her. When Sano asks why he did not explain that to Narita, he admits his fault and states that it was because he was too concerned with tending to a feverish Sano. The two appear to affirm their enduring affections.
</spoiler>
On the walk back to Kogoro's car, Sonoko solemnly reflects on Oda and Sano's conversation and how it relates to her relationship with Makoto. She suddenly receives a phone call from him reporting that he has won the championship match of the Winter Cup. Sonoko sheds tears and asks why he did not call sooner. He replies he felt guilty calling her when he nothing to report. The two share an endearing conversation as Ran realizes that Sonoko had bought a separate phone to call Makoto. The girl delights in the thought of having a phone just for two people. A few days later, she receives a package from Shinichi containing a phone, ostensibly gifted in gratitude for the knitted sweater.<ref name="Blackout_Murder_Case"> Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])</ref>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Chihiro Itami|Chihiro Itami manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)
* 27 years old
* Daughter of a Corporate Executive}}
{{People|Yasuharu Misawa|Yasuhara Misawa manga.jpg|
* 29 years old
* Banker}}
{{People|Izumi Sano|Izumi Sano manga.jpg|
* 28 years old
* Office worker}}
{{People|Yoriko Komatsu|Yoriko Komatsu manga.jpg|
* 30 years old
* Housewife}}
{{People|Kunitomo Oda|Kunitomo Oda manga.jpg|
* 29 years old
* Firefighter}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Romantic development between Sonoko and Makoto.
* Romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.
** Shinichi gifts Ran a phone.
 
 

=== Spider Mansion Case ===
{{ref anime|166-168|Tottori Spider Mansion Demon}}

==== File 246 - The Spider Mansion ====
[[File:CH246_RobertTaylor.png|thumb|left|150px|Heiji and Kazuha meet Robert Taylor.]]
[[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] and [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] find themselves lost in the woods of [[Wikipedia: Tottori Prefecture|Tottori]]. With their means of transportation and communication limited, Heiji considers having to spend night in the forest—cuddling for warmth. Before Kazuha can finish imagining about the idea, they are found by an American photographer named Robert Taylor, who says he knows the Takeda family: the same family who has invited Heiji to their residence. Unfortunately, both parties reveal they are equally lost. Suddenly, a car casually drives by the three. Frustrated and desperate for the vehicle's attention, Heiji lobs his bike helmet at the car, hitting it and triggering the driver's ire. However, awkwardness turns to comfort as the car's passengers are revealed to be [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], and [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] who are also headed to the Takeda residence. 
The two groups compare their invitations. Kogoro received a proper formal document from the Takeda family promising remuneration for his efforts, while Heiji received a cryptic arachnid-themed letter insinuating violence will occur at the Takeda residence. The car's driver, Yuzo Takeda, confirms Heiji's letter is referencing his home, adding that due to a recent string of unfortunate events, the fearful local population have begun to call their home the "Spider Mansion." Robert is confused as the household had no such reputation when Misa Takeda had nursed him after his accident three years ago. [[File:CH246_NobukazuHung.png|thumb|right|175px|Nobukazu Takeda ominously hung in a "spider web."]]
Upon arriving at the mansion, Robert becomes disconsolate after Yoko Takeda informs him that Misa had committed suicide in the doll storage shed not three days after his departure three years ago. Furthermore, Misa's mother had followed her daughter in committing suicide in the same locations a few days later. The troubling "suicides" do not end there, as a few days ago, a family friend and fellow doll maker named Akio Negishi was found dead in the barn. All three of the deceased were hung by a noose. Ryuji Takeda approaches the conversation and adds that they wish for Kogoro to solve the mystery surrounding Negishi's death. The family head, Nobukazu Takeda finally arrives and pulls Kogoro aside. He quietly shares his suspicions about Negishi's killer being a member of his family, and he expresses his wishes for the detective to report his findings directly to him. Meanwhile, Robert reunites with Misa's twin cousins Emi and Sae, who ominously accuse him of being a killer. The girls flee after being scolded by Yoko while the grandmother, Chie, silently observes the scene from the house. 
Conan and Heiji observe the family over dinner. The housekeeper, Miyuki Shioya, leaves to deliver food to Chie; Nobukazu leaves to continue progress on his dolls; Yoko takes her twins to the bath; and Robert, joined by Kazuha and Ran, drives to visit Misa's grave. The two boys regroup in the dinning hall and agree that "two are suspicious." Arriving at the site, Kazuha and Ran stand in awe of the beautiful moon. They turn to Robert but notice him quietly sobbing over a photo of Misa. Back at the house, a distressed Yuzo exclaims he cannot find Nobukazu in his workplace. Concerned, everyone joins in searching for him. Conan notices peculiar open window on the top floor of the storage shed where Misa and her mother died. The group axes their way into the locked upper floor only to find Nobukazu hung by a noose, his body presented like a puppeteered doll tangled in spider webs.

==== File 247 - Seen Horror ====
Heiji checks Nobukazu's vitals and finds he has been dead for about an hour. With no life left to save, Heiji elects to preserve the crime scene, leaving the corpse in its dangling state. Conan also inspects the crime scene and discovers a rusty thumbtack on the floor. He looks up at the high window but Ryuji states it is too small for an adult to crawl through, meaning the murder was conducted in a completely inescapable room. Chie then steps forward and asserts the murder is the work of a mythical Spider Mistress, who scaled the building and spun its webs upon Nobukazu as punishment for living there. Ryuji tells the folktale about the Spider Mistress and how the property was expanded to encompass the Spider's supposed place of death—sparking public outrage. He adds that Misa and her mother's bodies were covered in spider webs by the time they were discovered, and that Negishi's body was hung by strings similar to those surrounding Nobukazu. Heiji is reminded of Robert, Kazuha, and Ran, prompting Conan to rush for a means to call Ran on the phone he recently gave her.<ref name="Skating_Rink_Case"> Skating Rink Case (Manga: [[Volume_25#Skating_Rink_Case|Volume 25: 243-245]])</ref> However, the boy's worries are settled as Ran finds him, saying they have returned due to sudden rainfall. [[File:CH247_Kumogozen.png|thumb|left|200px|Chie believes the Spider Mistress from a folktale had punished Nobukazu.]]
As the rest of the group learn of Nobukazu's murder, a panicking Miyuki enters the room and informs everyone that a landslide, caused by the rain, has obturated the road to the house. Thus, the police are unable to reach them. With no other choice, Heiji asks to borrow Robert's camera and proceeds with a crime scene investigation with Conan and Kogoro. 
Ran and Kazuha unpack but the former notices that she has lost her mascot phone accessory. Believing she left it in the car, the two girls disobey Kogoro's orders to remain in their rooms and go to look in the car. A [[The Criminal|silhouette]] ominously watches them from afar. After a brief search, the girls come up empty-handed. Kazuha asks Ran about the significance of her accessory and correctly speculates it is from [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. She comments on his apparent coldness towards Ran, but Ran disagrees, adding that she feels like he is always watching over her. The two decide to expand their search to the yard where the car was parked outside, but Kazuha's flashlight begins to dim. Ran rushes back to their room to fetch new batteries, leaving her friend alone. Kazuha notices a small white orb on the ground and crouches to investigate, unaware of the stun-gun wielding assailant closing in behind her.

==== File 248 - Heiji's Scream ====
Ran returns with the batteries but Kazuha is nowhere to be found, with only her flashlight strewn on the ground. 
Heiji finds a bruise on Nobukazu's head, implying he had been bludgeoned shortly after leaving the dinner table. He also notes the bizarre cleanliness of the storage shed despite reportedly being unused for three years. The three then hear footsteps climbing the stairs and approaching the room. They take cover and ambush the interloper, finding Miyuki with a platter full of food. After thanking her for her generosity, they use the opportunity to ask some questions. Miyuki explains that her and Misa were nurses at the same hospital. She praises Misa as being a wonderful individual, leading Heiji to question why she would commit suicide. Miyuki speculates about an incident she partially witnessed where Nobukazu erupted on his wife, Kinuyo, at the hospital. The conflict resulted in an intervening Misa sustaining a major gash on her forehead, damaging her beauty. Misa would subsequently fall into a depression but was eventually lifted by her encounter with Robert, who had been swept up in a landslide. The injury impaired Robert's speaking ability, so he wrote English in Misa's notepad to communicate with her. Robert was well liked by all but Chie and left their care with a smile. Misa and her mother's deaths followed shortly. At the funeral Nobukazu was emotionless while Ryuji was crestfallen. A few years later, Emi and Sae, whom loved Robert during his stay, would boldly claim he had killed Misa. Finally, Miyuki mentions a conversation the twins had with Negishi, what they discussed is unknown. Kogoro asks if the rope and strings used to hang Negishi are still in the family's possession. Miyuki states the rope is kept in the barn. [[File:CH249_KazuhaInWebs.png|thumb|right|175px|Like Nobukazu, Kazuha is strung up in a similar fashion.]]
The four head for the barn, but upon entering, they find a figure moving in the shadows. Kogoro points his flashlight and finds Ran with tears in her eyes. She tells them about Kazuha's disappearance and the group immediately begins to search for her. Time passes with no signs of her presence. Heiji then notices the storage shed door had been opened and rushes to investigate. To his horror, he finds Kazuha strung up in "webs."

==== File 249 - Heiji's Anger ====
Heiji frantically calls Kazuha's name as he lifts her down from the strings. The girl regains consciousness and is met by an apologetic Ran, who regrets enlisting her help in searching for a phone accessory which was stuck in her CD player all along. Kazuha gracefully assures her friend. Meanwhile, Conan and Heiji notice the noose the culprit was preparing for Kazuha and deduce that they were interrupted by the group's entrance, meaning they must still be in the storage shed. The two boys check the entire building but find no one, as they are left wondering if someone really can escape in such a short period of time. 
Kogoro and Heiji gather everyone in the main room and inform them of the attack on Kazuha. They find that all suspects are without an alibi. Conan notices Yuzo is not present; Ryuji points to the puppet workshop. [[File:CH249_ConanDrugs.png|thumb|left|125px|Conan opens the karakuri puppets and finds narcotics.]]
Heiji, Kogoro, and Conan visit Yuzo who is busy adding finishing touches to the puppets which are due tomorrow. He explains the family sells each of them for ¥1,000,000 (~$10,000) and repairs them for ¥700,000 (~$7,000), and that Nobukazu was able to secure deals with such high prices due to Negishi's involvement. He also says that the simple puppets sell for more money than the intricate ones, and that despite the high prices, customers repeatedly send in their puppets for repairs. Heiji and Conan inquire about two artifacts: the giant karakuri doll and the boxes in the corner. The former is a puppet that was used at a festival related to the Spider Mistress' folktale. The latter is the shipment Negishi was scheduled to pick up before his death. Nobukazu would realize that the package was one doll short and had to produce a replacement. Kogoro escorts Yuzo to the main room while Heiji and Conan take the opportunity to inspect the workshop. Based on Yuzo's description of the puppets and their value, they correctly deduce that the puppets are a front for the transporting of [[Wikipedia: Narcotic|narcotics]]. Heiji finds a contact list of Nobukazu's associates and decides to ring them for information. They choose to start with the hospital. 
As the bigger picture slowly creeps into view, the two detectives encounter Yoko, who is looking for her daughters. Emi and Sae emerge and report a "smell," while pointing to the [[Wikipedia: Kamado|kamado]]. Heiji inspects the fire and notices something strange is burning. While he picks a pair of tongs to salvage what is left, Conan asks the twins what they meant by Robert being a killer. The two explain that shortly after Robert left the Takeda's care, Misa asked them to catch up with Robert at the bus station and ask how he feels about her. They say that Robert obliged their request but wrote a message telling her to "die." Heiji interrupts by pulling out a smoldering object which the two boys identify as a stun-gun. [[File:CH249_HeijiSlapped.png|thumb|right|350px|Heiji annoyed by the girls' mercy on Conan.]]
The detectives burst into Kazuha's room and demand for her to remove her clothing. Predictably startled, the girls kick the boys from the room; Heiji receives a harsh slap for his insolence as he grumbles about Conan's lack of punishment. A few moments later, Ran opens the door and informs them that they found a stun-gun burn on Kazuha's back. She also relays Kazuha's discovery of a small white orb in front of the storage shed. Heiji and Conan think [[Wikipedia: Airsoft Pellet|BB gun bullet]] and rush to the shed to look for evidence. Conan finds the hole left by the thumbtack while Heiji finds a curious fishing wire with loops on both ends. With their evidence in order, they have found the culprit.

==== File 250 - Can't Put it into Words ====
Heiji informs everyone that Kogoro has deduced the killer and directs everyone to the storage shed. He also asks Yuzo to bring the giant karakuri puppet from his workshop. The group arrives and finds Kogoro slouched in his signature "Sleeping Kogoro" stance.
<spoiler>
'''The Method:''' 
[[File:CH250_Ensnarement.png|thumb|right|300px|Method of ensnarement.]]
Kogoro begins by explaining the trick the killer used to hang Nobukazu without being present in the locked room. First, the killer utilized a long rope with slip knots on both ends. One side was wrapped onto a ceiling beam running perpendicular to the room's high window, while the other was pinned to follow the rectangular perimeter of the window using four thumbtacks. The killer also used a second string. The string was attached to the window-side slip knot, looped around a ceiling beam running parallel to the window, and finally exited the room into the outside. The killer likely instructed Nobukazu to lock the door (justifying it via the meeting's imperative secrecy) to the room before luring him to pear out of the window. The killer then tugged on the second string from the outside which both pulled the window-side knot towards the parallel beam and ensnared the knot around Nobukazu's head—ripping the thumbtack's off of the wall in the process. Lastly, Kogoro states that the killer lured Nobukazu to the window by making a peculiar tapping sound by the window seal. This tapping was the sound of BB bullets hitting the shed's exterior wall. 
Kogoro believes the culprit murdered Nobukazu as revenge for inciting Misa's suicide—sparked by her realization that he is not her true father. Yuzo and Yoko react in disbelief, but Ryuji confesses that Misa was his daughter. He explains Nobukazu's wife, Kinuyo, had asked for his discreet help in birthing a child for her husband after he was declared infertile. The secret remained hidden until three years ago where Nobukazu learned the truth at the hospital, leading to the outburst which scarred Misa. Ryuji asks how the detective knew, to which he responds that Misa's name follows a pattern with Emi and Sae's. Chie, who named all three girls, had known their secret from the beginning and thus gave the three girls connecting names which loop ((mi)(sa) (sa)(e) (e)(mi)). Though the narrative appears to paint Ryuji as the obvious culprit, Kogoro absolves him by saying that he lacks the strength and the timing to pull the second string through the window to ensnare Nobukazu. To succeed, the killer would need the help of a machine, a car. Thus, the culprit must be '''Robert Taylor'''. 
Robert had fired his BB gun at the window seal from the driver's seat and attached the end of the second string to the car. By driving off, the vehicle provided the necessary force to instantly ensnare Nobukazu and hurl him away from the window. Kogoro also states that Robert had arrived at the property a few days prior where he learnt of Nobukazu's narcotics sales and murdered Negishi. He then stole a singular puppet from Negishi's package and later called Nobukazu about a drug sale; the two accordingly formed a plan to meet in the storage shed. Robert asks how Kogoro's trick would result in Nobukazu's entanglement in the web of strings. Conan points to the room's ceiling where they have set up a sea of strings fitted tightly across a plane parallel to the floor. Heiji offers a demonstration. [[File:CH250_TwinsShine.png|thumb|left|200px|The twins learn what Robert meant by "Shine."]][[File:CH250_RobertRevelation.png|thumb|right|125px|Robert learns the devastating truth.]]
He uses his motorcycle and Yuzo's giant puppet to simulate the murder. As the boy speeds off, the rope snares around the puppet and violently hurls it into the parallel beam. The puppet smashes its head against the beam before falling through the sea of strings, causing them to droop. The puppet eventually tangles itself in the web-like design. As a final nail in the coffin, Kogoro points out how Robert would have no way of knowing Nobukazu had been tangled in strings as he was not present during the body's discovery. Robert scoffs at the detective for laying a conversational trap. However, Heiji returns and gives an additional incriminating factor. 
Despite the presence of three unexpected guests, the family was only short of three fish during the dinner, meaning Robert's arrival was expected by Nobukazu. Additionally, he abducted Kazuha and strung her in webs in order to sell two effects: the impression that the killer uses a web motif in his murders, and to obfuscate the presence of the second string left by Nobukazu's feet. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Yoko asks why Robert murdered Negishi. The man responds that Negishi had informed him of Misa's suicide, and that he trivialized her death by insinuating her scar made her unmarriable. Enraged, Robert murdered him and strung his body up in the barn. Hearing the killer's blind resentment towards the Takeda family and his callous mentality towards harming Kazuha, Heiji lashes out at him and reveals the true reason for Misa's suicide. 
Robert wrote "Shine" as his parting message for Misa, intending for it to mean Misa is a bright and shining individual. However, Misa had read his message as the romanized "shi ne (死ね)," misinterpreting it for its Japanese reading which cruelly tells her to "die." Devastated, Robert collapses in a catatonic state. He remains silent even during his arrest, reflecting on the cultural barrier which tore him and Misa apart.
</spoiler>
The next day, Emi and Sae inquire about the police's presence. Chie waves it off and instead blames the murder on the Spider Mistress. The twins ask their grandmother for another folktale as they live on in ignorance.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Robert Taylor|Robert Taylor manga.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Photographer}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Yuzo Takeda|Yuzo Takeda manga.jpg|
* 35 years old
* Third son of the Takeda family}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Yoko Takeda|Yoko Takeda manga.jpg|
* 33 years old
* Ryuji Takeda's wife}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Ryuji Takeda|Ryuji Takeda manga.jpg|
* 38 years old
* Second son of the Takeda family}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Sae Takeda|Sae Takeda manga.jpg|fsize=0.97em|
* 9 years old
* Ryuji and Yoko's daughter
* Emi's older twin sister}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Emi Takeda|Emi Takeda manga.jpg|fsize=0.97em|
* 9 years old
* Ryuji and Yoko's daughter
* Sae's younger twin sister}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Chie Takeda|Chie Takeda manga.jpg|
* 71 years old
* Mother of the Takeda brothers}}
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Miyuki Shioya|Miyuki Shioya manga.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Housekeeper}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Nobukazu Takeda|Nobukazu Takeda manga.jpg|fsize=0.89em|
* Victim (hanged)
* 45 years old
* Eldest son of the Takeda family
* Master puppet maker}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Misa Takeda|Misa Takeda manga.jpg|
* Deceased (hanged)
* 18 years old (21 if alive)
* Nobukazu's daughter}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Kinuyo Takeda|Kinuyo Takeda manga.jpg|
* Deceased (hanged)
* Nobukazu's wife}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Akio Negishi|Akio Negishi manga.jpg|
* Deceased (hanged)
* Nobukazu's colleague}}</li>
</ul></div>
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Romantic development between Heiji and Kazuha.
* Romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.
 
 

=== Dangerous Cave Case ===
{{ref anime|188-190|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Cavern of the Detective Boys ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Wounded Great Detective ~|The Desperate Revival|l3=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~}}

==== File 251 - The Wounded Detective Boys ====
[[File:CH251_RanMeetsHaibara.png|thumb|right|200px|Ran introduces herself to an aloof Haibara.]]
[[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] helps [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] practice her lines for an upcoming play at the [[Teitan High School]] Festival. Kogoro criticizes both the overly romantic dialogue and the inclusion of a kissing scene between the princess, played by Ran, and the Black Knight. Ran explains that [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] had written the script and that she modeled the Knight's character around [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] scoffs before asking who will play the Black Knight. Ran points to [[Tomoaki Araide]], saying that the group begged him to play the vacant role after learning about his extensive theater experience. Both Conan and Kogoro protest the idea, but Ran assures them she was joking and that Sonoko will instead attempt to play the character. The girl then notices the time and rushes to take a bath. However, Kogoro reminds her of the broken faucet, leading Conan to suggest they instead ask to use Professor [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s shower. Kogoro off-handedly tells the two to share their shower to minimize the burden on Agasa, causing Ran to erupt on her father in embarrassment. 
At Agasa's house, Conan consults the Professor about Ran while she takes her shower. Although initially believing her unusualness was due to her sweater knitting, the suspicious behavior persisted.<ref name="Blackout_Murder_Case"> Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])</ref> Conan feels that her recent actions and attitude towards him were not fitting for an elementary schooler but rather someone her own age. [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] appears and suggests Ran is aware of his true identity. The boy denies the possibility as Haibara leaves for the basement lab. Suddenly, Ran returns from her shower and asks about Haibara, wishing to finally introduce herself to her. Despite Conan's apprehensiveness, she happily strolls down to the basement and opens the door before giving a warm greeting. However, Haibara coldly ignores her and continues typing on her computer. Her silence carries even after Ran leaves as she introspectively questions if she is running away. [[File:CH251_ConanShot.png|thumb|left|200px|Genta witnesses the corpse disposal of a murdered man.]]
The next day, the [[Detective Boys]] merrily ride with Agasa to a camp site. Haibara gazes at Conan, but she shifts her sight elsewhere after being noticed. Shortly after arrival, Conan, [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]], [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]], and [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] forage for fire wood and discover a large cave entrance. Mitsuhiko finds a faded inscription on a stone beside the entrance which the Detective Boys interpret as a sign of buried treasure. Conan notices a large "と" (to) carved under the inscription and ruminates on its meaning, but when he turns back, his friends have already entered the cave and have begun exploring. Conan pursues them and finds a recently used cigarette discarded on the cave floor, suggesting someone else is in the cave. Genta notices light ahead and rushes to investigate, but to his horror, he stumbles into a group of three men transporting a corpse with bullet through the head. The boy runs in fear as one of the men gives chase. The man pulls a gun on the regrouped Detective Boys and opens fire. The other two men soon arrive and they discuss their predicament. They reveal they are bank robbers who executed their fourth accomplice after his face was seen. Motivated to protect their anonymity, the leader resolves to murder the children and burry them in the cave alongside their accomplice. Conan tries to contact Haibara with his [[Detective Boys Badge|badge]] but gets no response. The Detective Boys talk over a plan for escape but when they turn to Conan, they find him weakly clutching his stomach. He has been shot. [[File:CH251_GentaSeesCorpse.png|thumb|right|250px|Conan Edogawa in peril.]]

==== File 252 - The Brave Great Detectives ====
Caught in a perilous situation and needing to warn Agasa and Haibara about the danger, Conan directs his friends to use his [[Transmitter|transmitters]]. Meanwhile, the robbers regroup and share their findings, ultimately concluding that the children had moved deeper into the cave. The leader finds Conan's [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|glasses]] on the cave floor along with a trail of his blood. 
The Detective Boys traverse the dank cavern as they become increasingly worried about Conan's state. Feeling the gravity of the moment, each member of the group claims responsibility for their crisis, but Conan alleviates their guilt by saying that because of their cave exploration, they are on the verge of thwarting a major crime. On the surface, Agasa and Haibara search for their missing friends and find their fire wood strewn before the cave entrance. 
The robbers arrive at the fork in the road and discover Genta's [[Wristwatch Flashlight]] illuminating the tunnel on the right. Despite two robbers believing the watch is a sign their targets fled right, the leader deduces the flashlight is a trick to send their pursuers down the wrong path. He instead directs his group left. The Detective Boys, who utilized reverse psychology, had gone down the right tunnel. They walk along an aquifer where Ayumi finds fish with eyes gracefully swimming through the murky water. Conan explains that [[Wikipedia: Cavefish|cavefish]] evolved to lose their eyes, thus the fish with eyes must have swam down from a surface river, suggesting their path connects to the outside. 
Haibara and Agasa find Conan's glasses and an array of transmitters on the ground. The girl wears the glasses and finds that the transmitter markers display "110" (the emergency police hotline in Japan). Meanwhile, The robbers reach a dead-end and turn back to search the right tunnel. The Detective Boys find the source of the aquifer but deem it too narrow for a human to pass through. Genta finds a peculiar egg-looking rock perched atop a plateaued stalagmite and five narrow ovular passages. Mitsuhiko also finds an inscription at the base of the stalagmite matching the one they found at the entrance. While he reads the words, Ayumi finds a colony of bats which swarm the group, causing the girl to scream and alerting the robbers. As their hunters close in, Conan thinks on the inscription, the engraved "と," and the egg-shaped rock and has an epiphany. However, before he can share his deduction with the group, his consciousness slips away. The robbers reach their location and forcing the four to hide. With no help from Conan, the three must deduce the inscription's meaning on their own.

==== File 253 - One Conviction ====
[[File:CH253_ShogiTunnels.png|thumb|left|200px|Mitsuhiko links the tunnels to the Shogi board.]]
Mitsuhiko reviews their information.
* The inscription writes about the dragon's path, implied to reference the path to the cavern's exit.
* Seen as the tunnel they hid in was a dead-end, there are four remaining candidates for the dragon's path.
* One man stayed behind and sits by the egg-like rock.
[[File:CH253_RanDonatesBlood.png|thumb|right|175px|Ran knows the truth.]]
Genta adds that Conan murmured about the keywords "と," "dragon," and "egg." Mitsuhiko rebukes Genta for not sharing such hints sooner, catching the attention of the man by the egg-like rock. He approaches their hiding spot but is interrupted by his accomplices who scold him for not properly keeping watch. They state the furthest of the five tunnels is a dead-end and that they will systematically explore each route. The Detective Boys resume their brainstorming, floating possibilities such as the tunnels representing animals from the [[Wikipedia: Chinese Zodiac|Chinese Zodiac]], but eventually link the clues to [[Wikipedia: Shogi|Shogi]]. Mitsuhiko explains that promoted pawn is written "と," promoted rook is written "竜王" (dragon king), and the word for egg, "玉子," likely refers to the challenger's king, written "玉将." Setting the challenger's king to the position of the egg-like rock, the five tunnels represent the five pieces to its right: golden general, silver general, knight, lance, and rook. Since the rook's promoted form references a dragon, Mitsuhiko deduces the tunnel diagonally left of them must be the dragon's path—the exit. However, with their route to the surface still guarded, Ayumi makes a suggestion. 
The three emerge from their hiding spot and hurl small rocks at the man. He scoffs at their pitiful attempt at retaliation but is soon swarmed by bats reacting to the movement of small objects. The three use the opportunity to run down the dragon's path, eventually spotting the night sky. A bullet grazes Genta's ankle, causing the boy to tumble with Conan on his back. The leader retrieves Conan and presses a gun to his head, coercing Ayumi and Mitsuhiko to return to the cave. Suddenly, a bright light illuminates the cave entrance and the police, led by Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]], demand the men's surrender. The leader keeps Conan as a hostage, but is knocked unconscious by the boy's [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|stun-gun wristwatch]]. 
Conan is immediately rushed to [[Beika General Hospital]] to treat his wound. Haibara explains to Kogoro that Conan was shot in his left flank and may have sustained severe kidney damage. She then notices Ran and Ayumi run alongside Conan's stretcher as it is ushered into the ER. A nurse warns the doctor that they have depleted their supply of the patient's blood type and cannot perform a transfusion. With no time to request additional supply, Ran steps forward and offers to donate her blood, stating she shares Conan's blood type. Kogoro and Agasa react in shock, confused by how Ran can be certain. Conan realizes that Ran is aware of his true identity. As the surgery proceeds, Ran tensely awaits the results, worrying not about Conan, but about Shinichi.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Man #1|251-253 Man 1 manga.jpg|
* Robber}}
{{People|Man #2|251-253 Man 2 manga.jpg|
* Robber leader}}
{{People|Man #3|251-253 Man 3 manga.jpg|
* Robber}}
{{People|Man #4|251-253 Man 4 manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)}}
{{EndBox}}

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumePremium13bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (Premium, combined volumes 25-26)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2 23sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2 24sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume 25e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 21-30]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}
[[Category:Volumes]]
[[de:Band 25]]

Volume 25

2026-06-28T12:04:52Z

ZA1: /* Skating Rink Case */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 25
| image = Volume 25.jpg
| releasedate = October 18, 1999
| chapters = 243-253
| isbn = 4-09-125495-0
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = September 16, 2008
| english-isbn = 1-4215-1677-2
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Wikipedia:ja:三毛猫ホームズシリーズ|Tortoiseshell Holmes]]
| keyhole = [[Makoto Kyogoku]]
| prev-volume = Volume 24
| next-volume = Volume 26
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 25 was released on October 18, 1999 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}
{{Char|Makoto Kyogoku}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Miwako Sato}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Mrs. Kojima|display=Mrs. Kojima (flashback)}}
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (background)}}
{{Char|Tomoaki Araide|display=Tomoaki Araide (background)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
{{Gadget|Wristwatch Flashlight}}
{{Gadget|Detective Boys Badge}}
{{Gadget|Transmitter}}
{{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Skating Rink Case ===
{{ref anime|172-173|The Revival of the Dying Message}}

==== File 243 - Not Like the Rest!? ====
[[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]], [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], and [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] visit the ice skating rink at [[Tropical Land]]. Sonoko marvels at the plethora of handsome men, leading Ran to ask about her relationship with [[Makoto Kyogoku|Makoto]]. Sonoko shares that he seldom contacts her while abroad, comparing her "waiting damsel" situation to Ran's relationship with [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]], sparking embarrassment. After learning Shinichi had taught Ran how to ice skate, Sonoko suggests Ran should now teach Conan how to skate. Conan refuses but recalls [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]]'s words after their encounter with the [[Black Organization]].<ref name="Hotel_Party_Murder_Case"> Hotel Party Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Hotel_Party_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 238-242]])</ref> The Organization's meticulous attention to secrecy and security cannot be understated. Thus, all threats and liabilities, including unconfirmed but probable associations, are promptly eliminated. If Conan were to confess to Ran about his true identity, he would effectively burden her with a danger so extreme that she will inevitably cave, leaving no semblance of her former bubbly character. With this in mind, Conan feigns his inability to skate and accidentally collides with another skater, Chihiro Itami. Itami's friends, Yasuharu Misawa, Izumi Sano, Yoriko Komatsu, arrive to apologize but show a strained social dynamic. They reveal that they are a group of clay target shooters who recently reunited after being separated due to an "incident." Before Itami can share details, a fifth friend, Kunitomo Oda, arrives and shuts her down. As Oda leaves, Itami expresses her grievances with him, one of which being that he is not part of the "in-group." Her friends inquire about what she means by "in-group," but Itami refuses to elaborate and walks off to the bathroom while further demonstrating her immaturity. [[File:CH243_Ran&ConanFireworks.png|thumb|left|250px|Conan and Ran enjoy the firework display at Tropical Land.]]
Sonoko notices the influx of skaters and believes people must be gathering to watch the fireworks at 19:00. Itami's group further splits up. Sano goes to get coffee, Misawa goes to get food, and Komatsu goes to the bathroom. At the bathroom, an impatient Itami waits in a stall. She complains about "them" being late. She hears a knock on the stall and opens the door only to find a hooded figure pointing a shotgun at her chest. Meanwhile, Sonoko also goes to use the bathroom but finds it has been temporarily closed for custodial sanitation work. She knocks on the bathroom door but is distracted when she hears the sound of a singular firework. Still, she notices a hooded figure exit the bathroom and quickly run away. [[File:CH243_ItamiS.png|thumb|left|200px|Sonoko discovers Itami with the letter "S."]]
Back at the rink, Conan and Ran enjoy the colorful aerial display with Itami's friends, who each make their separate arrivals. Suddenly, Sonoko's piercing scream reaches everyone's ears. Conan rushes to the bathroom where Sonoko has discovered a deceased Itami, shot through the heart with the letter "S" written on the stall wall with her blood.

==== File 244 - The Victim Doesn't Talk ====
Ran wakes up [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] who had been sleeping in his car at the parking lot and informs him of the murder. Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] arrive at the crime scene and begin by identifying the shotgun as the murder weapon. Sano states the used shotgun belongs to her and that it was stored in a secured locker along with her friends' rifles. Megure suggests testing each suspect for gunpowder residue, but Misawa points out that they will all come back positive as the group had been rifling earlier that day. Misawa floats the idea of an external killer, but Oda states that Sano's shotgun was stored in an inconspicuous case and is deconstructed when stored, meaning the crime can only be committed by those in the group with knowledge about the gun. However, before the police can even begin their interrogations, Kogoro accuses Sano of the crime. His deduction rests upon three pillars: Itami had been waiting to meet someone in the woman's bathroom thus the killer must be a woman, Sano's relationship with Itami was noticeably strained, the "S" written on the stall must stand for "Sano." 
Takagi corrects that Itami could not have written a dying message after being shot through the heart, therefore the "S" on the wall must have been written by the killer—likely in an attempt to frame Sano. Conan then notices saliva on the tip of the shotgun. Kogoro suggests the killer had placed the nozzle in Itami's mouth to silence her before synchronizing the firing of the weapon with the bursting of the fireworks, masking the noise. Sano counters that the killer could not be her since she was present at the rink when the fireworks began—leaving Oda as the only member without an alibi. Conan also notices Itami died with her hand in her coat pocket clutching a phone. The police redial her most recent message and find "KIX ########." [[File:CH244_SonokoPhone.png|thumb|right|200px|Sonoko is reminded of her long-distance relationship with Makoto.]]
The suspects are given permission to take off their skates under supervision. They depart from the crime scene. Hearing the friends mourn Itami's death, Sonoko sorrowfully looks down at her phone, saying "Idiot." Conan notices that Sonoko has the same type of phone as Itami and asks to inspect it. He questions whether Sonoko truly heard the sound of fireworks, while Ran notices that Sonoko has a new phone. Conan deduces the trick but still lacks a culprit. He eavesdrops on the friend group's conversation where they discuss the previous incident regarding a friend named Narita who died via accidental gun discharge. Now confident about why Oda is considered separate from the "in-group," Conan rushes to the bathroom. He discovers vertical streaks of blood running near Itami's feet and cracks the case.

==== File 245 - The Experimental Words ====
[[File:CH245_MakotoCalls.png|thumb|right|125px|Makoto calls Sonoko and informs her of his victories.]]
Takagi enters and reports that the police have found the killer's clothing in a nearby garbage can. Before Conan can expand on his findings, Kogoro reprimands him for "treating the crime scene like a playground." The detective then proudly presents yet another flawed deduction, this time suggesting that Oda is the culprit. However, before he reaches his conclusion, Conan tranquilizes the man mid-sentence with his [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|wristwatch]] and begins the real deduction.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH245_SanoIzumi.png|thumb|right|200px|Failed reverse psychology.]][[File:CH245_FiveYen.png|thumb|left|100px|The ¥5 coin's hole was used to create the "ascending firework" sound effect.]]
Kogoro immediately re-accuses '''Izumi Sano''' as being the culprit. She used her own gun and drew "S" on the stall in order to draw the investigation away from her via reverse psychology. She additionally moved the gun from Itami's mouth to her chest in order to give credence to the notion that Itami had written the "S" herself—since someone shot through the head would undoubtedly be unable to write a dying-message. Kogoro then counters Sano's alibi by showing how one can fake the sound of fireworks in order to fool Sonoko into believing the culprit was still in the bathroom at the time of the fireworks. 
Conan demonstrates by making a convincing high-pitched "ascending firework" sound using a ¥5 coin (a coin which is designed with a hole in the middle). The gunshot then makes a perfect "firework explosion" noise thus completing the two-part sound effect. By making this sound effect roughly one minute before the real show, Sano effectively convinced a witness that the killer left the bathroom one minute later than they actually did. He further states that Sonoko only heard one firework despite the park typically launching them in groups of three. Sano objects, saying that such a trick could have been performed by anyone. Kogoro points to the message "KIX ########" left on Itami's phone. He explains that the woman likely wrote her intended message, "KIX," before repeatedly hitting the triangle button, resulting in the string of sharps (#). By repeatedly pushing the triangle button, the message is sent and thus cannot be deleted by Sano. Therefore "KIX" is Itami's real dying-message. [[File:CH245_Airports.png|thumb|right|150px|Airports are the common denominator.]]
To decode, Kogoro mentions the "in-group" Itami was referring to were those who shared a name with a prominent Japanese airports. 
 
* Itami = [[Wikipedia: Itami Airport|Osaka Itami Airport]]
* Komatsu = [[Wikipedia: Komatsu Airport|Komatsu Airport]]
* Misawa = [[Wikipedia: Misawa Airport|Misawa Airport]]
* Narita = [[Wikipedia: Narita International Airport|Narita International Airport]]
* Izumi Sano = [[Wikipedia: Kansai International Airport|Kansai International Airport]] (located in the Izumisano city of Osaka).
The IATA code for Kansai International Airport is "KIX." (Note that Oda is not part of the in-group because his name does not coincide with any airport). 
And as a final nail in the coffin, Kogoro points to the vertical blood marks on the floor next to Itami's feet. He explains that these are marks left by Sano when she stepped on her victim's blood with her skates while writing her fake dying-message. Thus, Itami's blood is likely left on the blades of Sano's skates. Sano admits defeat and shares her motive. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Narita's gun-related accident was a suicide motivated by Itami's rejection. Sano, who was sick at the time, had received a phone call from Narita who explained that Itami rejected him since she was apparently with Oda, who was cheating on Sano with her at the time. Thus, Sano decided to murder Itami and frame Oda for the crime. 
Before Sano is arrested, Oda explains to her that Itami was lying about him cheating with her. When Sano asks why he did not explain that to Narita, he admits his fault and states that it was because he was too concerned with tending to a feverish Sano. The two appear to affirm their enduring affections.
</spoiler>
On the walk back to Kogoro's car, Sonoko solemnly reflects on Oda and Sano's conversation and how it relates to her relationship with Makoto. She suddenly receives a phone call from him reporting that he has won the championship match of the Winter Cup. Sonoko sheds tears and asks why he did not call sooner. He replies he felt guilty calling her when he nothing to report. The two share an endearing conversation as Ran realizes that Sonoko had bought a separate phone to call Makoto. The girl delights in the thought of having a phone just for two people. A few days later, she receives a package from Shinichi containing a phone, ostensibly gifted in gratitude for the knitted sweater.<ref name="Blackout_Murder_Case"> Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])</ref>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Chihiro Itami|Chihiro Itami manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)
* 27 years old
* Daughter of a Corporate Executive}}
{{People|Yasuharu Misawa|Yasuhara Misawa manga.jpg|
* 29 years old
* Banker}}
{{People|Izumi Sano|Izumi Sano manga.jpg|
* 28 years old
* Office worker}}
{{People|Yoriko Komatsu|Yoriko Komatsu manga.jpg|
* 30 years old
* Housewife}}
{{People|Kunitomo Oda|Kunitomo Oda manga.jpg|
* 29 years old
* Firefighter}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Romantic development between Sonoko and Makoto.
* Romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.
** Shinichi gifts Ran a phone.
 
 

=== Spider Mansion Case ===
{{ref anime|166-168|Tottori Spider Mansion Demon}}

==== File 246 - The Spider Mansion ====
[[File:CH246_RobertTaylor.png|thumb|left|150px|Heiji and Kazuha meet Robert Taylor.]]
[[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] and [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]] find themselves lost in the woods of [[Wikipedia: Tottori Prefecture|Tottori]]. With their means of transportation and communication limited, Heiji considers having to spend night in the forest—cuddling for warmth. Before Kazuha can finish imagining about the idea, they are found by an American photographer named Robert Taylor, who says he knows the Takeda family: the same family who has invited Heiji to their residence. Unfortunately, both parties reveal they are equally lost. Suddenly, a car casually drives by the three. Frustrated and desperate for the vehicle's attention, Heiji lobs his bike helmet at the car, hitting it and triggering the driver's ire. However, awkwardness turns to comfort as the car's passengers are revealed to be [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], and [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] who are also headed to the Takeda residence. 
The two groups compare their invitations. Kogoro received a proper formal document from the Takeda family promising remuneration for his efforts, while Heiji received a cryptic arachnid-themed letter insinuating violence will occur at the Takeda residence. The car's driver, Yuzo Takeda, confirms Heiji's letter is referencing his home, adding that due to a recent string of unfortunate events, the fearful local population have begun to call their home the "Spider Mansion." Robert is confused as the household had no such reputation when Misa Takeda had nursed him after his accident three years ago. [[File:CH246_NobukazuHung.png|thumb|right|175px|Nobukazu Takeda ominously hung in a "spider web."]]
Upon arriving at the mansion, Robert becomes disconsolate after Yoko Takeda informs him that Misa had committed suicide in the doll storage shed not three days after his departure three years ago. Furthermore, Misa's mother had followed her daughter in committing suicide in the same locations a few days later. The troubling "suicides" do not end there, as a few days ago, a family friend and fellow doll maker named Akio Negishi was found dead in the barn. All three of the deceased were hung by a noose. Ryuji Takeda approaches the conversation and adds that they wish for Kogoro to solve the mystery surrounding Negishi's death. The family head, Nobukazu Takeda finally arrives and pulls Kogoro aside. He quietly shares his suspicions about Negishi's killer being a member of his family, and he expresses his wishes for the detective to report his findings directly to him. Meanwhile, Robert reunites with Misa's twin cousins Emi and Sae, who ominously accuse him of being a killer. The girls flee after being scolded by Yoko while the grandmother, Chie, silently observes the scene from the house. 
Conan and Heiji observe the family over dinner. The housekeeper, Miyuki Shioya, leaves to deliver food to Chie; Nobukazu leaves to continue progress on his dolls; Yoko takes her twins to the bath; and Robert, joined by Kazuha and Ran, drives to visit Misa's grave. The two boys regroup in the dinning hall and agree that "two are suspicious." Arriving at the site, Kazuha and Ran stand in awe of the beautiful moon. They turn to Robert but notice him quietly sobbing over a photo of Misa. Back at the house, a distressed Yuzo exclaims he cannot find Nobukazu in his workplace. Concerned, everyone joins in searching for him. Conan notices peculiar open window on the top floor of the storage shed where Misa and her mother died. The group axes their way into the locked upper floor only to find Nobukazu hung by a noose, his body presented like a puppeteered doll tangled in spider webs.

==== File 247 - Seen Horror ====
Heiji checks Nobukazu's vitals and finds he has been dead for about an hour. With no life left to save, Heiji elects to preserve the crime scene, leaving the corpse in its dangling state. Conan also inspects the crime scene and discovers a rusty thumbtack on the floor. He looks up at the high window but Ryuji states it is too small for an adult to crawl through, meaning the murder was conducted in a completely inescapable room. Chie then steps forward and asserts the murder is the work of a mythical Spider Mistress, who scaled the building and spun its webs upon Nobukazu as punishment for living there. Ryuji tells the folktale about the Spider Mistress and how the property was expanded to encompass the Spider's supposed place of death—sparking public outrage. He adds that Misa and her mother's bodies were covered in spider webs by the time they were discovered, and that Negishi's body was hung by strings similar to those surrounding Nobukazu. Heiji is reminded of Robert, Kazuha, and Ran, prompting Conan to rush for a means to call Ran on the phone he recently gave her.<ref name="Skating_Rink_Case"> Skating Rink Case (Manga: [[Volume_25#Skating_Rink_Case|Volume 25: 243-245]])</ref> However, the boy's worries are settled as Ran finds him, saying they have returned due to sudden rainfall. [[File:CH247_Kumogozen.png|thumb|left|200px|Chie believes the Spider Mistress from a folktale had punished Nobukazu.]]
As the rest of the group learn of Nobukazu's murder, a panicking Miyuki enters the room and informs everyone that a landslide, caused by the rain, has obturated the road to the house. Thus, the police are unable to reach them. With no other choice, Heiji asks to borrow Robert's camera and proceeds with a crime scene investigation with Conan and Kogoro. 
Ran and Kazuha unpack but the former notices that she has lost her mascot phone accessory. Believing she left it in the car, the two girls disobey Kogoro's orders to remain in their rooms and go to look in the car. A [[The Criminal|silhouette]] ominously watches them from afar. After a brief search, the girls come up empty-handed. Kazuha asks Ran about the significance of her accessory and correctly speculates it is from [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. She comments on his apparent coldness towards Ran, but Ran disagrees, adding that she feels like he is always watching over her. The two decide to expand their search to the yard where the car was parked outside, but Kazuha's flashlight begins to dim. Ran rushes back to their room to fetch new batteries, leaving her friend alone. Kazuha notices a small white orb on the ground and crouches to investigate, unaware of the stun-gun wielding assailant closing in behind her.

==== File 248 - Heiji's Scream ====
Ran returns with the batteries but Kazuha is nowhere to be found, with only her flashlight strewn on the ground. 
Heiji finds a bruise on Nobukazu's head, implying he had been bludgeoned shortly after leaving the dinner table. He also notes the bizarre cleanliness of the storage shed despite reportedly being unused for three years. The three then hear footsteps climbing the stairs and approaching the room. They take cover and ambush the interloper, finding Miyuki with a platter full of food. After thanking her for her generosity, they use the opportunity to ask some questions. Miyuki explains that her and Misa were nurses at the same hospital. She praises Misa as being a wonderful individual, leading Heiji to question why she would commit suicide. Miyuki speculates about an incident she partially witnessed where Nobukazu erupted on his wife, Kinuyo, at the hospital. The conflict resulted in an intervening Misa sustaining a major gash on her forehead, damaging her beauty. Misa would subsequently fall into a depression but was eventually lifted by her encounter with Robert, who had been swept up in a landslide. The injury impaired Robert's speaking ability, so he wrote English in Misa's notepad to communicate with her. Robert was well liked by all but Chie and left their care with a smile. Misa and her mother's deaths followed shortly. At the funeral Nobukazu was emotionless while Ryuji was crestfallen. A few years later, Emi and Sae, whom loved Robert during his stay, would boldly claim he had killed Misa. Finally, Miyuki mentions a conversation the twins had with Negishi, what they discussed is unknown. Kogoro asks if the rope and strings used to hang Negishi are still in the family's possession. Miyuki states the rope is kept in the barn. [[File:CH249_KazuhaInWebs.png|thumb|right|175px|Like Nobukazu, Kazuha is strung up in a similar fashion.]]
The four head for the barn, but upon entering, they find a figure moving in the shadows. Kogoro points his flashlight and finds Ran with tears in her eyes. She tells them about Kazuha's disappearance and the group immediately begins to search for her. Time passes with no signs of her presence. Heiji then notices the storage shed door had been opened and rushes to investigate. To his horror, he finds Kazuha strung up in "webs."

==== File 249 - Heiji's Anger ====
Heiji frantically calls Kazuha's name as he lifts her down from the strings. The girl regains consciousness and is met by an apologetic Ran, who regrets enlisting her help in searching for a phone accessory which was stuck in her CD player all along. Kazuha gracefully assures her friend. Meanwhile, Conan and Heiji notice the noose the culprit was preparing for Kazuha and deduce that they were interrupted by the group's entrance, meaning they must still be in the storage shed. The two boys check the entire building but find no one, as they are left wondering if someone really can escape in such a short period of time. 
Kogoro and Heiji gather everyone in the main room and inform them of the attack on Kazuha. They find that all suspects are without an alibi. Conan notices Yuzo is not present; Ryuji points to the puppet workshop. [[File:CH249_ConanDrugs.png|thumb|left|125px|Conan opens the karakuri puppets and finds narcotics.]]
Heiji, Kogoro, and Conan visit Yuzo who is busy adding finishing touches to the puppets which are due tomorrow. He explains the family sells each of them for ¥1,000,000 (~$10,000) and repairs them for ¥700,000 (~$7,000), and that Nobukazu was able to secure deals with such high prices due to Negishi's involvement. He also says that the simple puppets sell for more money than the intricate ones, and that despite the high prices, customers repeatedly send in their puppets for repairs. Heiji and Conan inquire about two artifacts: the giant karakuri doll and the boxes in the corner. The former is a puppet that was used at a festival related to the Spider Mistress' folktale. The latter is the shipment Negishi was scheduled to pick up before his death. Nobukazu would realize that the package was one doll short and had to produce a replacement. Kogoro escorts Yuzo to the main room while Heiji and Conan take the opportunity to inspect the workshop. Based on Yuzo's description of the puppets and their value, they correctly deduce that the puppets are a front for the transporting of [[Wikipedia: Narcotic|narcotics]]. Heiji finds a contact list of Nobukazu's associates and decides to ring them for information. They choose to start with the hospital. 
As the bigger picture slowly creeps into view, the two detectives encounter Yoko, who is looking for her daughters. Emi and Sae emerge and report a "smell," while pointing to the [[Wikipedia: Kamado|kamado]]. Heiji inspects the fire and notices something strange is burning. While he picks a pair of tongs to salvage what is left, Conan asks the twins what they meant by Robert being a killer. The two explain that shortly after Robert left the Takeda's care, Misa asked them to catch up with Robert at the bus station and ask how he feels about her. They say that Robert obliged their request but wrote a message telling her to "die." Heiji interrupts by pulling out a smoldering object which the two boys identify as a stun-gun. [[File:CH249_HeijiSlapped.png|thumb|right|350px|Heiji annoyed by the girls' mercy on Conan.]]
The detectives burst into Kazuha's room and demand for her to remove her clothing. Predictably startled, the girls kick the boys from the room; Heiji receives a harsh slap for his insolence as he grumbles about Conan's lack of punishment. A few moments later, Ran opens the door and informs them that they found a stun-gun burn on Kazuha's back. She also relays Kazuha's discovery of a small white orb in front of the storage shed. Heiji and Conan think [[Wikipedia: Airsoft Pellet|BB gun bullet]] and rush to the shed to look for evidence. Conan finds the hole left by the thumbtack while Heiji finds a curious fishing wire with loops on both ends. With their evidence in order, they have found the culprit.

==== File 250 - Can't Put it into Words ====
Heiji informs everyone that Kogoro has deduced the killer and directs everyone to the storage shed. He also asks Yuzo to bring the giant karakuri puppet from his workshop. The group arrives and finds Kogoro slouched in his signature "Sleeping Kogoro" stance.
<spoiler>
'''The Method:''' 
[[File:CH250_Ensnarement.png|thumb|right|300px|Method of ensnarement.]]
Kogoro begins by explaining the trick the killer used to hang Nobukazu without being present in the locked room. First, the killer utilized a long rope with slip knots on both ends. One side was wrapped onto a ceiling beam running perpendicular to the room's high window, while the other was pinned to follow the rectangular perimeter of the window using four thumbtacks. The killer also used a second string. The string was attached to the window-side slip knot, looped around a ceiling beam running parallel to the window, and finally exited the room into the outside. The killer likely instructed Nobukazu to lock the door (justifying it via the meeting's imperative secrecy) to the room before luring him to pear out of the window. The killer then tugged on the second string from the outside which both pulled the window-side knot towards the parallel beam and ensnared the knot around Nobukazu's head—ripping the thumbtack's off of the wall in the process. Lastly, Kogoro states that the killer lured Nobukazu to the window by making a peculiar tapping sound by the window seal. This tapping was the sound of BB bullets hitting the shed's exterior wall. 
Kogoro believes the culprit murdered Nobukazu as revenge for inciting Misa's suicide—sparked by her realization that he is not her true father. Yuzo and Yoko react in disbelief, but Ryuji confesses that Misa was his daughter. He explains Nobukazu's wife, Kinuyo, had asked for his discreet help in birthing a child for her husband after he was declared infertile. The secret remained hidden until three years ago where Nobukazu learned the truth at the hospital, leading to the outburst which scarred Misa. Ryuji asks how the detective knew, to which he responds that Misa's name follows a pattern with Emi and Sae's. Chie, who named all three girls, had known their secret from the beginning and thus gave the three girls connecting names which loop ((mi)(sa) (sa)(e) (e)(mi)). Though the narrative appears to paint Ryuji as the obvious culprit, Kogoro absolves him by saying that he lacks the strength and the timing to pull the second string through the window to ensnare Nobukazu. To succeed, the killer would need the help of a machine, a car. Thus, the culprit must be '''Robert Taylor'''. 
Robert had fired his BB gun at the window seal from the driver's seat and attached the end of the second string to the car. By driving off, the vehicle provided the necessary force to instantly ensnare Nobukazu and hurl him away from the window. Kogoro also states that Robert had arrived at the property a few days prior where he learnt of Nobukazu's narcotics sales and murdered Negishi. He then stole a singular puppet from Negishi's package and later called Nobukazu about a drug sale; the two accordingly formed a plan to meet in the storage shed. Robert asks how Kogoro's trick would result in Nobukazu's entanglement in the web of strings. Conan points to the room's ceiling where they have set up a sea of strings fitted tightly across a plane parallel to the floor. Heiji offers a demonstration. [[File:CH250_TwinsShine.png|thumb|left|200px|The twins learn what Robert meant by "Shine."]][[File:CH250_RobertRevelation.png|thumb|right|125px|Robert learns the devastating truth.]]
He uses his motorcycle and Yuzo's giant puppet to simulate the murder. As the boy speeds off, the rope snares around the puppet and violently hurls it into the parallel beam. The puppet smashes its head against the beam before falling through the sea of strings, causing them to droop. The puppet eventually tangles itself in the web-like design. As a final nail in the coffin, Kogoro points out how Robert would have no way of knowing Nobukazu had been tangled in strings as he was not present during the body's discovery. Robert scoffs at the detective for laying a conversational trap. However, Heiji returns and gives an additional incriminating factor. 
Despite the presence of three unexpected guests, the family was only short of three fish during the dinner, meaning Robert's arrival was expected by Nobukazu. Additionally, he abducted Kazuha and strung her in webs in order to sell two effects: the impression that the killer uses a web motif in his murders, and to obfuscate the presence of the second string left by Nobukazu's feet. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Yoko asks why Robert murdered Negishi. The man responds that Negishi had informed him of Misa's suicide, and that he trivialized her death by insinuating her scar made her unmarriable. Enraged, Robert murdered him and strung his body up in the barn. Hearing the killer's blind resentment towards the Takeda family and his callous mentality towards harming Kazuha, Heiji lashes out at him and reveals the true reason for Misa's suicide. 
Robert wrote "Shine" as his parting message for Misa, intending for it to mean Misa is a bright and shining individual. However, Misa had read his message as the romanized "shi ne (死ね)," misinterpreting it for its Japanese reading which cruelly tells her to "die." Devastated, Robert collapses in a catatonic state. He remains silent even during his arrest, reflecting on the cultural barrier which tore him and Misa apart.
</spoiler>
The next day, Emi and Sae inquire about the police's presence. Chie waves it off and instead blames the murder on the Spider Mistress. The twins ask their grandmother for another folktale as they live on in ignorance.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Robert Taylor|Robert Taylor manga.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Photographer}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Yuzo Takeda|Yuzo Takeda manga.jpg|
* 35 years old
* Third son of the Takeda family}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Yoko Takeda|Yoko Takeda manga.jpg|
* 33 years old
* Ryuji Takeda's wife}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Ryuji Takeda|Ryuji Takeda manga.jpg|
* 38 years old
* Second son of the Takeda family}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Sae Takeda|Sae Takeda manga.jpg|fsize=0.97em|
* 9 years old
* Ryuji and Yoko's daughter
* Emi's older twin sister}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Emi Takeda|Emi Takeda manga.jpg|fsize=0.97em|
* 9 years old
* Ryuji and Yoko's daughter
* Sae's younger twin sister}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Chie Takeda|Chie Takeda manga.jpg|
* 71 years old
* Mother of the Takeda brothers}}
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Miyuki Shioya|Miyuki Shioya manga.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Housekeeper}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Nobukazu Takeda|Nobukazu Takeda manga.jpg|fsize=0.89em|
* Victim (hanged)
* 45 years old
* Eldest son of the Takeda family
* Master puppet maker}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Misa Takeda|Misa Takeda manga.jpg|
* Deceased (hanged)
* 18 years old (21 if alive)
* Nobukazu's daughter}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Kinuyo Takeda|Kinuyo Takeda manga.jpg|
* Deceased (hanged)
* Nobukazu's wife}}</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">{{People|Akio Negishi|Akio Negishi manga.jpg|
* Deceased (hanged)
* Nobukazu's colleague}}</li>
</ul></div>
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Romantic development between Heiji and Kazuha.
* Romantic development between Shinichi and Ran.
 
 

=== Dangerous Cave Case ===
{{ref anime|188-190|The Desperate Revival|l1=The Desperate Revival ~ The Cavern of the Detective Boys ~|The Desperate Revival|l2=The Desperate Revival ~ The Wounded Great Detective ~|The Desperate Revival|l3=The Desperate Revival ~ The Third Choice ~}}

==== File 251 - The Wounded Detective Boys ====
[[File:CH251_RanMeetsHaibara.png|thumb|right|200px|Ran introduces herself to an aloof Haibara.]]
[[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] helps [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] practice her lines for an upcoming play at the [[Teitan High School]] Festival. Kogoro criticizes both the overly romantic dialogue and the inclusion of a kissing scene between the princess, played by Ran, and the Black Knight. Ran explains that [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] had written the script and that she modeled the Knight's character around [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]]. [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] scoffs before asking who will play the Black Knight. Ran points to [[Tomoaki Araide]], saying that the group begged him to play the vacant role after learning about his extensive theater experience. Both Conan and Kogoro protest the idea, but Ran assures them she was joking and that Sonoko will instead attempt to play the character. The girl then notices the time and rushes to take a bath. However, Kogoro reminds her of the broken faucet, leading Conan to suggest they instead ask to use Professor [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]]'s shower. Kogoro off-handedly tells the two to share their shower to minimize the burden on Agasa, causing Ran to erupt on her father in embarrassment. 
At Agasa's house, Conan consults the Professor about Ran while she takes her shower. Although initially believing her unusualness was due to her sweater knitting, the suspicious behavior persisted.<ref name="Blackout_Murder_Case"> Blackout Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_24#Blackout_Murder_Case|Volume 24: 234-237]])</ref> Conan feels that her recent actions and attitude towards him were not fitting for an elementary schooler but rather someone her own age. [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] appears and suggests Ran is aware of his true identity. The boy denies the possibility as Haibara leaves for the basement lab. Suddenly, Ran returns from her shower and asks about Haibara, wishing to finally introduce herself to her. Despite Conan's apprehensiveness, she happily strolls down to the basement and opens the door before giving a warm greeting. However, Haibara coldly ignores her and continues typing on her computer. Her silence carries even after Ran leaves as she introspectively questions if she is running away. [[File:CH251_ConanShot.png|thumb|left|200px|Genta witnesses the corpse disposal of a murdered man.]]
The next day, the [[Detective Boys]] merrily ride with Agasa to a camp site. Haibara gazes at Conan, but she shifts her sight elsewhere after being noticed. Shortly after arrival, Conan, [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]], [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]], and [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] forage for fire wood and discover a large cave entrance. Mitsuhiko finds a faded inscription on a stone beside the entrance which the Detective Boys interpret as a sign of buried treasure. Conan notices a large "と" (to) carved under the inscription and ruminates on its meaning, but when he turns back, his friends have already entered the cave and have begun exploring. Conan pursues them and finds a recently used cigarette discarded on the cave floor, suggesting someone else is in the cave. Genta notices light ahead and rushes to investigate, but to his horror, he stumbles into a group of three men transporting a corpse with bullet through the head. The boy runs in fear as one of the men gives chase. The man pulls a gun on the regrouped Detective Boys and opens fire. The other two men soon arrive and they discuss their predicament. They reveal they are bank robbers who executed their fourth accomplice after his face was seen. Motivated to protect their anonymity, the leader resolves to murder the children and burry them in the cave alongside their accomplice. Conan tries to contact Haibara with his [[Detective Boys Badge|badge]] but gets no response. The Detective Boys talk over a plan for escape but when they turn to Conan, they find him weakly clutching his stomach. He has been shot. [[File:CH251_GentaSeesCorpse.png|thumb|right|250px|Conan Edogawa in peril.]]

==== File 252 - The Brave Great Detectives ====
Caught in a perilous situation and needing to warn Agasa and Haibara about the danger, Conan directs his friends to use his [[Transmitter|transmitters]]. Meanwhile, the robbers regroup and share their findings, ultimately concluding that the children had moved deeper into the cave. The leader finds Conan's [[Criminal Tracking Glasses|glasses]] on the cave floor along with a trail of his blood. 
The Detective Boys traverse the dank cavern as they become increasingly worried about Conan's state. Feeling the gravity of the moment, each member of the group claims responsibility for their crisis, but Conan alleviates their guilt by saying that because of their cave exploration, they are on the verge of thwarting a major crime. On the surface, Agasa and Haibara search for their missing friends and find their fire wood strewn before the cave entrance. 
The robbers arrive at the fork in the road and discover Genta's [[Wristwatch Flashlight]] illuminating the tunnel on the right. Despite two robbers believing the watch is a sign their targets fled right, the leader deduces the flashlight is a trick to send their pursuers down the wrong path. He instead directs his group left. The Detective Boys, who utilized reverse psychology, had gone down the right tunnel. They walk along an aquifer where Ayumi finds fish with eyes gracefully swimming through the murky water. Conan explains that [[Wikipedia: Cavefish|cavefish]] evolved to lose their eyes, thus the fish with eyes must have swam down from a surface river, suggesting their path connects to the outside. 
Haibara and Agasa find Conan's glasses and an array of transmitters on the ground. The girl wears the glasses and finds that the transmitter markers display "110" (the emergency police hotline in Japan). Meanwhile, The robbers reach a dead-end and turn back to search the right tunnel. The Detective Boys find the source of the aquifer but deem it too narrow for a human to pass through. Genta finds a peculiar egg-looking rock perched atop a plateaued stalagmite and five narrow ovular passages. Mitsuhiko also finds an inscription at the base of the stalagmite matching the one they found at the entrance. While he reads the words, Ayumi finds a colony of bats which swarm the group, causing the girl to scream and alerting the robbers. As their hunters close in, Conan thinks on the inscription, the engraved "と," and the egg-shaped rock and has an epiphany. However, before he can share his deduction with the group, his consciousness slips away. The robbers reach their location and forcing the four to hide. With no help from Conan, the three must deduce the inscription's meaning on their own.

==== File 253 - One Conviction ====
[[File:CH253_ShogiTunnels.png|thumb|left|200px|Mitsuhiko links the tunnels to the Shogi board.]]
Mitsuhiko reviews their information.
* The inscription writes about the dragon's path, implied to reference the path to the cavern's exit.
* Seen as the tunnel they hid in was a dead-end, there are four remaining candidates for the dragon's path.
* One man stayed behind and sits by the egg-like rock.
[[File:CH253_RanDonatesBlood.png|thumb|right|175px|Ran knows the truth.]]
Genta adds that Conan murmured about the keywords "と," "dragon," and "egg." Mitsuhiko rebukes Genta for not sharing such hints sooner, catching the attention of the man by the egg-like rock. He approaches their hiding spot but is interrupted by his accomplices who scold him for not properly keeping watch. They state the furthest of the five tunnels is a dead-end and that they will systematically explore each route. The Detective Boys resume their brainstorming, floating possibilities such as the tunnels representing animals from the [[Wikipedia: Chinese Zodiac|Chinese Zodiac]], but eventually link the clues to [[Wikipedia: Shogi|Shogi]]. Mitsuhiko explains that promoted pawn is written "と," promoted rook is written "竜王" (dragon king), and the word for egg, "玉子," likely refers to the challenger's king, written "玉将." Setting the challenger's king to the position of the egg-like rock, the five tunnels represent the five pieces to its right: golden general, silver general, knight, lance, and rook. Since the rook's promoted form references a dragon, Mitsuhiko deduces the tunnel diagonally left of them must be the dragon's path—the exit. However, with their route to the surface still guarded, Ayumi makes a suggestion. 
The three emerge from their hiding spot and hurl small rocks at the man. He scoffs at their pitiful attempt at retaliation but is soon swarmed by bats reacting to the movement of small objects. The three use the opportunity to run down the dragon's path, eventually spotting the night sky. A bullet grazes Genta's ankle, causing the boy to tumble with Conan on his back. The leader retrieves Conan and presses a gun to his head, coercing Ayumi and Mitsuhiko to return to the cave. Suddenly, a bright light illuminates the cave entrance and the police, led by Inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]], demand the men's surrender. The leader keeps Conan as a hostage, but is knocked unconscious by the boy's [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|stun-gun wristwatch]]. 
Conan is immediately rushed to [[Beika General Hospital]] to treat his wound. Haibara explains to Kogoro that Conan was shot in his left flank and may have sustained severe kidney damage. She then notices Ran and Ayumi run alongside Conan's stretcher as it is ushered into the ER. A nurse warns the doctor that they have depleted their supply of the patient's blood type and cannot perform a transfusion. With no time to request additional supply, Ran steps forward and offers to donate her blood, stating she shares Conan's blood type. Kogoro and Agasa react in shock, confused by how Ran can be certain. Conan realizes that Ran is aware of his true identity. As the surgery proceeds, Ran tensely awaits the results, worrying not about Conan, but about Shinichi.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Man #1|251-253 Man 1 manga.jpg|
* Robber}}
{{People|Man #2|251-253 Man 2 manga.jpg|
* Robber leader}}
{{People|Man #3|251-253 Man 3 manga.jpg|
* Robber}}
{{People|Man #4|251-253 Man 4 manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)}}
{{EndBox}}

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumePremium13bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (Premium, combined volumes 25-26)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25cy.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Singapore (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2 23sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2 24sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume 25e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume25r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 21-30]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}
[[Category:Volumes]]
[[de:Band 25]]

Volume 24

2026-06-28T11:37:01Z

ZA1: /* File 242 - The White World */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 24
| image = Volume 24.jpg
| releasedate = July 17, 1999
| chapters = 232-242
| isbn = 4-09-125494-2
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = July 15, 2008
| english-isbn = 1-4215-1676-4
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Perry Mason]]
| keyhole = [[Tomoaki Araide]]
| prev-volume = Volume 23
| next-volume = Volume 25
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 24 was released on July 17, 1999 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Eri Kisaki}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Ninzaburo Shiratori}}
{{Char|Miwako Sato}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Gin}}
{{Char|Vodka}}
{{Char|Shiho Miyano}}
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (background)}}
{{Char|Sumiko Kobayashi|display=Sumiko Kobayashi (dream)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes}}
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
{{Gadget|Button Speaker}}
{{Gadget|Earring Cellphone}}
{{Gadget|Transmitter}}
{{Gadget|Microphone}}
{{Gadget|Criminal Tracking Glasses}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Innocent Suspect Case ===
{{ref anime|156-157|Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 2}}

==== File 232 - Finding Evidence ====
[[File:CH232_SatoOnConan.png|thumb|left|225px|Sato sings Conan's praises.]]
[[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] blushes at the thought of his recent interaction with [[Miwako Sato|Sato]], but immediately falls to a slump after remembering that Sato's feelings are reserved for [[Juzo Megure|Megure]].<ref name="Treadmill_Murder_Case">Treadmill Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_21#Treadmill_Murder_Case|Volume 21: 208-210]])</ref> Takagi and the [[Detective Boys]] are then hounded by a construction worker who points to the "Off Limits" sign at the base of the building. Sworn to secrecy, Takagi paints his presence as a cop-roleplaying excursion with the children. 
Meanwhile, Higashida expresses his concern with Takagi's abilities. Sato admits that while success may be a long-shot, she does have faith in both Takagi and the "[[Conan Edogawa|boy with glasses]]." 
The Detective Boys note the increasing police-presence on the streets as they enter the [[Wikipedia: Izakaya|izakaya]] that Higashida stopped by before the murder. Once inside, a worker informs them that after Higashida blacked out, he was carried out of the establishment by his friend, Kitagawa, who is currently sitting across the walkway. Takagi says Kitagawa was the individual who discovered Muranishi's body, having returned to their shared apartment building to check on them after they both failed to report to work. Takagi soon has his hands full with Kitagawa shrugging off his attempt to interview him, the Detective Boys shifting the conversation topic with the worker to soccer, and the children asking to call their parents. 
Conan calls Professor [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] to help spin the narrative of the children's location. The Professor agrees, alerting Conan about his special day tomorrow where one of his inventions debuts to the public, calling it the "Tropical Rainbow." Conan waves off Agasa's rambling and returns to the investigation, suggesting they visit the victim's apartment. [[File:CH232_PoliceForce.png|thumb|left|185px|Seemingly the entire Tokyo police force joins forces to search for Sato.]]
In a police vehicle speeding down the road, Inspectors Megure and [[Ninzaburo Shiratori|Shiratori]] discuss the possible outcomes faced by Sato and Takagi, the latter fearing the absolute worst. Growing increasingly desperate, Megure begins expanding the operation to involve officers from other departments. Hearing the call, countless individuals from the [[Wikipedia: Kōban|kōban]], motorcycle patrol, and even riot police rally together under their shared infatuation with Sato and begin scouring the city streets. 
Back at the museum, Higashida thanks Sato for her confidence. She replies that she did it for his daughter, sharing that she had lost her [[Masayoshi Sato|father]] at a young age and did not want another person to suffer the same fate. 
At Muranishi's apartment, Conan outlines four oddities. First, the bed sheets and curtain are the only non-beige items in the apartment. Second, the fully-marked Tokyo Spirits calendar was moved from the wall and into the closet. Third the furniture had been slightly moved; the closet in particular had squashed a match box containing Muranishi's marriage certificate. Lastly, Muranishi's cacti are left outside on the balcony during a frigid time of the year. All four factors come together to suggest that another person had recently adjusted the landscape of Muranishi's apartment. [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] and [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] then find the [[Wikipedia: Kroenleinia grusonii|golden barrel cactus]] that the izakaya worker said she gifted Muranishi the night she died. They find several of its thorns broken. Takagi slowly begins to put the pieces together and heads for Higashida's apartment. 
The sun begins to rise on the next day as Takagi confidently leaves the apartment building, having cracked the case. 
At the museum, the construction workers discover the lock Sato had destroyed with her gun and remark that it was likely the work of Takagi and the Detective Boys. Despite the imminent demolition of the building via the "Tropical Rainbow," they nonetheless fix the lock.

==== File 233 - Countdown ====
<spoiler>
[[File:CH233_SelfLock.png|thumb|right|215px|Kitagawa gets an inebriated Higashida to lock the door on his behalf.]]
Takagi and the Detective Boys arrive at '''Kitagawa''''s house, having identified him as the true culprit. The confrontation immediately derails after Genta, Mitsuhiko, and Ayumi begin viciously accusing the suspect. Still, Takagi manages to bypass Kitagawa's antagonistic demeanor by informing him that the nearby department store clerk confirmed that Kitagawa had purchased the gray bed sheets and curtains now found in Muranishi's apartment. 
'''The Method:''' 
Takagi explains that Kitagawa strangled Muranishi and altered her interior layout to look like Higashida's apartment. He then carried a severely drunk Higashida into Muranishi's apartment, instructed him to perform basic door-locking tasks, and then allowed him to wobble his way into the bed—oblivious to the details that would otherwise alert him to the new environment had be been sober. Thus, the gray sheets and curtains were changed to match those found on Higashida's bed, Muranishi's cacti were removed from inside, and the woman's Tokyo Spirits calendar was hid in the closet as Higashida would have noticed if merchandise depicting his least favorite team appeared on his wall. Shocked, Kitagawa points to the cord used to strangle Muranishi, saying that Higashida's finger prints were found all over it. Haibara then appears from the man's hallway, having snuck by to count his video cords. She reports there is one missing. Takagi deduces that Kitagawa had called Higashida to his house to fix his AV device, creating a cord riddled with Higashida's finger prints. 
'''The Evidence:''' 
Conan highlights Kitagawa's injured thumb. Takagi removes his bandaid and deduces that he sustained the injury when transferring Muranishi's golden barrel cactus onto the balcony. Since Muraishi was given the cactus by the izakaya worker only hours before, Kitagawa's blood appearing on its broken thorns will prove he had entered the apartment on the night Muranishi was strangled. 
'''The Motive:''' 
Megure and Shiratori then arrive at the house demanding to know what Takagi had been doing. The Sergeant hands over the true culprit, Kitagawa, who confesses to murdering Muranishi after she attempted to force marriage onto him. He then tried to frame his office rival, Higashida for the murder.
</spoiler>
 
[[File:CH233_AgasaHit.png|thumb|left|215px|Conan prevents Agasa from demolishing the museum.]][[File:CH233_LikeAFather.png|thumb|right|150px|Sato says that Megure is like a father to her.]]
Loud trumpets blare outside of the forty year old Haido Art Museum, and a special celebratory demolition event commences. Hearing the announcement about imminent destruction, Sato and Higashida begin to panic. Outside, Professor Agasa takes the stage and warmly greets the crowd, announcing his plans to use the "Tropical Rainbow" bomb to beautifully disintegrate the structure. As the timer gradually counts down, Sato frantically tries to call for help but finds her phone without battery. With no more bullets in her gun, the two are helplessly trapped behind the toilet pipe. Although, with Takagi having found the true culprit, Megure manages to inform the event staff about Sato and Higashida's presence inside the building. However, Agasa rallies the crowd into a frenzy, causing the commotion to delay the information from getting to the event organizers. The army of police vehicles are unable to arrive at the scene before ten second countdown, forcing Conan to climb atop Shiratori's car and [[Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes|kick]] the Inspector's detachable siren into Agasa's head, incapacitating the Professor before he can press the detonator. 
The police proceed to raid the building and save Sato and Higashida from certain death. Sato is reunited with Takagi and desperately asks for directions to the nearest working bathroom. 
Later at noon, Takagi and Sato see Higashida off at [[Wikipedia: Narita Airport|Narita Airport]] as he successfully catches his flight to [[Wikipedia: Chicago|Chicago]]. She recounts being horribly scolded by Megure for her reckless behavior, prompting Takagi to ask her if she has feelings for the Inspector.<ref name="Treadmill_Murder_Case">Treadmill Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_21#Treadmill_Murder_Case|Volume 21: 208-210]])</ref> Sato answers that she does, but clarifies that said feelings are not romantic and that she sees him like a surrogate father. Hearing the news, Takagi conceals his elation and skips off to see Megure. 
Meanwhile, the Detective Boys' play is altered from a story about Kamen Yaiba to about a police crime thriller.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Higashida|File 231-233 Higashida manga.jpg|
* Company employee}}
{{People|Masami Muranishi|Masami_Muranishi manga.jpg|
* Victim (strangled)}}
{{People|Kitagawa|File 231-233 Kitagawa manga.jpg|
* Company employee}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Romantic Development between Takagi and Sato.
** Takagi learns that Sato does not have romantic feelings for Megure.
 
 

=== Blackout Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|170-171|The Blind Spot in the Darkness}}

==== Characters introduced ====
{{NewChar|name = [[Tomoaki Araide]]|image = Tomoaki Araide.jpg|description =
* 25 years old
* Doctor
* Teitan High basketball coach}}
{{NewChar|name = [[Hikaru Yasumoto]]|image = Hikaru Yasumoto.jpg|description =
* 22 years old
* Household maid}}
{{clearleft}}

==== File 234 - Another Half Year... ====
[[File:CH_234 RanAraide.png|thumb|left|250px|Ran collides with Tomoaki Araide.]]
[[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. 
One day, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], bringing Ran and Conan, attends an appointment with his physician, Yoshiteru Araide. The doctor tells Kogoro that he has "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 "patient." 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. 
While looking for the bathroom, Ran runs into the doctor's son [[Tomoaki Araide]]. They introduce themselves. Tomoaki mentions that he will take a job at a hospital in the [[Wikipedia: Aomori|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. [[File:CH_234 DeadAraide.png|thumb|right|200px|The group finds the doctor deceased in his bathtub.]]
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, Tomoaki apologizes to his guests. He explains that Mitsu's bad temper is the result of Yoshiteru's recent Western bathroom renovations to the otherwise Japanese house. 
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.

==== File 235 - In the Darkness... ====
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 the chargeable razor being set to "off"—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. [[File:CH_235 ConanThreatened.png|thumb|left|225px|Conan suspects Ran has feelings for Araide.]]
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.

==== File 236 - The Unbelievable Link ====
[[File:CH_236 AraideFloorPlan.png|thumb|right|225px|The labyrinthine corridors of the Araide house.]]
Tomoaki also notices that Mitsu has wounded on her left foot, having stepped on something in the darkness. Takagi arrives with a report from Yoko's caller who states the blackout lasted for roughly one minute. The Sergeant asks to cross examine his findings with Yoko, leading 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 when he treated her [[Wikipedia: Appendicitis|appendicitis]]. 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 using the suspects. 
At the treatment room, Ran tells Tomoaki that her skills with first-aid 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 hand for a closer look, Ran blushes and prepares to say something to him. At that moment, Conan and the police arrive to request their attendance in the simulation. Conan checks the floor plans and finds where Hikaru had previously broken the vase. He has an epiphany but is distracted by Ran's relationship with Tomoaki. 
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 is still without an answer. The boy soon finds his answers when he stumbles across a small ceramic fragment on the second floor and notices something in Hikaru's room. With the murder solved, he [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch|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.

==== File 237 - From the Bottom of the Heart ====
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.
<spoiler>
[[File:CH_237 BreakerSwitch.png|thumb|right|350px|Hikaru inadvertently pulled the trigger on Yoshiteru Araide's death.]]
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. 
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. 
Meanwhile, Tomoaki clashes with Megure, infuriated by the detective's usage of a "trap." 
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.
</spoiler>
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 the plan to work, the culprit must agree to uphold the fabricated narrative in court. Not wanting to harm Hikaru, both the police and the culprit agree. [[File:CH_237 DoubleSweaters.png|thumb|right|300px|Conan receives Ran's sweater.]]
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 Ran begins blush. She musters up the courage to ask if she could borrow Tomoaki's hand-woven sweater. Conan is confused. Tomoaki accepts. 
Some time later, Ran is with [[Eri Kisaki|Eri]] in her office as 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 "dispose" 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.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Yoshiteru Araide|Yoshiteru Araide manga.jpg|
* Victim (electrocuted)
* 51 years old
* Local practitioner
* Tomoaki's father}}
{{People|Yoko Araide|Youko Araide manga.jpg|
* 46 years old
* Yoshiteru's second wife}}
{{People|Mitsu Araide|Mitsu Araide manga.jpg|
* 74 years old
* Tomoaki's grandmother}}
{{People|Chiaki Araide|Chiaki Araide manga.jpg|
* Deceased
* Yoshiteru's first wife}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Introduces Tomoaki Araide, a young successful doctor.
* All parties agree to alter the crime report to prevent Hikaru Yasumoto from learning the truth about her role in Yoshiteru Araide's murder.
* Romantic development between Ran and Shinichi.
** Conan suspects Ran has a romantic interest in Tomoaki Araide.
 
 

=== Hotel Party Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|176-178|Reunion with the Black Organization}}

==== Characters introduced ====
{{NewChar|name = [[Pisco|Kenzo Masuyama]]|image = Pisco.jpg|description =
* 71 years old
* Automobile manufacturer chairman}}
{{NewChar|name = [[Vermouth|Chris Vineyard]]|image=Vermouth.jpg|description =
* 29 years old
* Actress}}
{{NewChar|name = [[Naomichi Mugikura]]|image=Naomichi Mugikura.jpg|description =
* 43 years old
* Announcer}}
{{clearleft}}

==== File 238 - The Secret Corner of Betrayal ====
[[File:CH238 HaibaraNightmare.png|thumb|right|300px|Haibara's worst nightmare.]]
[[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] jolts awake in a sweat, having dreamt of an unexpected reunion with [[Gin]]. 
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 is the matter. Haibara responds she is fed up with her predicament and wishes to disappear. Misunderstanding, her friends 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. 
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 [[Vehicles_in_Detective_Conan#Gin's_Porsche_356_A|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. [[File:CH238 GinCar.png|thumb|left|200px|Conan and Haibara discover Gin's Porsche 356 A.]]
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|transmitter]] and [[Microphone|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 "[[Pisco]]." 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.

==== File 239 - The Black Burial Ranks ====
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]]. [[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.]]
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 "[[APTX4869|Incomplete Detective]]." Above all, he orders Pisco to bring him Sherry dead or alive. 
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. 
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. 
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 purple handkerchief that had fluttered to the ground. The lights return, revealing the banquet chandelier had fallen on Nomiguchi, fatally crushing the politician.

==== File 240 - The Sudden Parting ====
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. 
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 "Sherry" 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.

==== File 241 - The Bullet from the Past ====
[[File:CH241_HaibaraWakes.png|thumb|left|200px|Haibara finds herself locked in a wine cellar.]]
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. 
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. [[File:CH241_ClimbingHaibara.png|thumb|right|150px|Sherry rises upwards like [[Wikipedia: Cordelia Gray|Cordelia Gray]].]]
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 handcuffs 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.<ref name="Diplomat_Murder_Case">Diplomat Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume_10#Diplomat_Murder_Case|Volume 10: 092-096]])</ref> 
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 "the Incomplete Detective." 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 "Incomplete Detective." Conan suggests entering "Shelling Ford," 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.

==== File 242 - The White World ====
[[File:CH242_SherryShot.png|thumb|left|175px|Gin's long awaited reunion with Sherry.]]
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. 

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. 
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. 
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. He explains that he has met her several times when she was still a baby, and that he was 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, he commits to his assignment and points a gun to her head. Finally, Pisco asks her not to hold a grudge against him, calling her "Shiho." [[File:CH242_ConanVsPisco.png|thumb|right|250px|Conan, the detective, confronts Pisco.]]
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. [[File:CH242_PiscoShot.png|thumb|left|225px|Gin executes Pisco as ordered by the Boss.]]
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. 
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. [[File:CH242_VermouthIntro.png|thumb|right|300px|Vermouth elects to remain in Japan.]]
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 "[[Vermouth]]." 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. 
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.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Mika Nanjou|Mika Nanjou manga.jpg|
* 38 years old
* Novelist
* Tarumi's lover}}
{{People|Yasuo Mihei|Yasuo Mihei manga.jpg|
* 62 years old
* Baseball team owner}}
{{People|Naoya Tarumi|Naoya Tarumi manga.jpg|
* 35 years old
* Music producer}}
{{People|Chris Vineyard|Chris Vineyard manga.jpg|
* 29 years old
* Actress}}
{{People|Yoshiharu Tawara|Yoshiharu Tawara manga.jpg|
* 58 years old
* University professor}}
{{People|Kenzo Masuyama|Kenzou Masuyama manga.jpg|
* 71 years old
* Auto manufacturer chairman}}
{{People|Shigehiko Nomiguchi|Shigehiko Nomiguchi manga.jpg|
* Victim (crushed)
* 56 years old
* Politician}}
{{People|Naomichi Mugikura|Naomichi Mugikura manga.jpg|
* 43 years old
* Announcer}}
{{EndBox}}

==== Major Events ====
* Conan and Haibara happen to encounter Gin's Porsche 356 A.
** Conan plants a bug in the vehicle and learns that a Black Organization agent named Pisco is planning an assassination at a hotel banquet.
*** Gin discovers the bug and orders Pisco to intercept Sherry who he assumes will attempt to infiltrate the banquet.
*** Conan and Haibara infiltrate the banquet.
**Pisco successfully assassinates his target.
* Pisco notices and abducts Haibara.
* Haibara shares some information about how APTX4869 functions.
* Haibara drinks Paikaru, returning as Sherry and attempts to escape.
** Sherry is intercepted by Gin but escapes with the help of Conan.
*** Pisco witnesses Sherry transform into Haibara.
** Evidence surfaces depicting Pisco in the act of killing his target.
*** Gin eliminates Pisco before the latter can inform him about Sherry's transformation abilities.
* Chris Vineyard is introduced as a Black Organization member named Vermouth.

== Trivia ==
* The title for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'':
:* File 232 - On the Spot
:* File 234 - Six More Months
:* File 235 - In the Dark
:* File 236 - An Unbelievable Connection
:* File 237 - The Remains of the Heart
:* File 238 - The Street Corner of Betrayal
:* File 239 - The Black Funeral
:* File 240 - A Sudden Farewell
:* File 241 - A Bullet From the Past
:* File 242 - A World in White

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume24cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume24bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume24fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume24f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume24g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume24ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume24bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume24bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume24i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume24i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume24i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume24k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume24ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume24m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume24n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume24cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_21sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_22sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume24sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume24th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume 24e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume24v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume24r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 21-30]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}
{{Black Organization}}

[[Category:Volumes]]
[[de:Band 24]]