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=== Resolution ===
=== Resolution ===
<spoiler>The culprit is '''Naoko Takahashi'''. After she murdered Akagawa, she sliced his corpse into thin layers and hid them in laboratory files. Conan notices her relation to the victim when she confidently picked red pen and gave it to Akagawa when he requested her.
<spoiler>Conan tranquilizes Kogoro and reveals the culprit as '''Naoko Takahashi'''. After she murdered Akagawa, she sliced his corpse into thin layers and hid them in laboratory files. She accomplished this nearly impossible feat by use of the hospital’s rotary microtome, an instrument most commonly found in laboratories and research centers. A microtome can easily cut through bone, teeth, human flesh and tissue into extremely thin ribbons. Conan notices her relation to the victim when she confidently picked a red pen and gave it to Akagawa when he requested her.


Naoko's motive is, as suspected, because Akagawa broke up with her after he became a famous writer and married Yumi, and refused to honor her request to wrote the story of their time together into a novel. In anger and madness, she decided to kill him and "turned him into books" instead.</spoiler>
 
Naoko's motive is, as suspected, because Akagawa broke up with her after he became a famous writer and married Yumi, and refused to honor her request to wrote the story of their time together into a novel. In anger and madness, she decided to kill him and "turned him into books" instead. After her grisly deeds are exposed, she feels no remorse for what’s done and maniacally laughs as she is arrested for murder.</spoiler>


=== People ===
=== People ===
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* 48 years old
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== The Murderer with an Alibi ==
== The Murderer with an Alibi ==
=== File 8 - Part 1 ===
=== File 8 - Part 1 ===
Kogoro is hired by a nurse named Tomoko Egashira, as she suspects the head nurse Yuko Morita has been attempting to murder her because she accidently discovered her secret. Because of Kogoro's toothache, he made an appointment at Ejinbara Hostital where Egashira works, which Morita aids the dentist in the treatment.


Later that night, while Kogoro, Ran, and Conan are keeping tab on Morita's action, they are informed that Egashira has died of carbon-dioxide suffocation in her room. Because of the nurse dorm's security and Morita's alibi, the police considers the case to be a suicide to her extreme stress, but is it really the case?
Kogoro, being accompanied by Ran and Conan, has a toothache and sets up an appointment at Ejinbara General Hospital to correct his issue. Through Kogoro’s words, his nurse, Tomoko Egashira, agrees to help but has problems of her own. She suspects the head nurse, Yuko Morita, has been attempting to murder her because she accidently discovered her secret. Kogoro agrees to assist.
 
The group arrives at the hospital, which is guarded by Man (he is unnamed). The Guard informs Kogoro that Ejinbara is an all-female exclusive dormitory. Kogoro introduces himself and is allowed access inside, where they encounter a small hamster in the hallway.
 
Kogoro meets with Tomoko face to face who explains that her life is in mortal danger and it is because of Yuko. Tomoko states that Yuko has pushed her down a flight of stairs and has had garden pruners nearly fall on top of her. In one very creepy incident, Tomoko woke up one morning, only to find that Yuko had broken in her home, sitting at the edge of the bed holding a sharp syringe in hand. Yuko went into Tomoko’s bathroom, came back, and left without incident.
 
{{InfoBox Crime
| crime              = Attempted Murder, Unlawful Entry, and Intimidation.
| image              = IMG_0507.jpeg
| location            = Tomoko’s dormitory
| victim              = Tomoko Egashira
| time                = Last Week
| age                = 29 years old
| cause-death        = Shoved (survived)
| suspects            = Yuko Morita
 
 
| description        = Tomoko believes that Yuko has been trying to silence her for the longest time now.
}}
 
When Tomoko told the higher ups of the situation, they laughed and brushed it off as Yuko, being the head nurse, is well respected and loved by virtually everyone on campus. The dormitory management system is designed to where people from outside can enter. That includes the head nurse Yuko, especially if she has a master key in her possession. Kogoro changes the locks on the door to give Tomoko at least an eased mind until he gets to the bottom of the matter.
 
As the night goes on, Tomoko gets a call from the hospital staff saying they are short staffed and need her to come in as soon as possible. Tomoko leaves and heads for work, where they meet the head nurse for the first time, 41-year-old Yuko Morita.
 
Ran, Conan, and Kogoro are shocked as they do not pick up any bloodlust, murderous intent, or criminal malice from Yuko. Richard’s treatment begins and Yuko aids Tomoko in the dental procedure.
 
3 hours later, Kogoro is recovering while staking out at Tomoko’s dormitory. They notice Yuko chilling in their 4WD right beside the draining pipe that traverses the dormitory building with her fiancée who is a smoker. Yuko had just returned from picking up a cigarette butt that he threw out the window. More questions are raised as to why Tomoko is fearing that Yuko would try to murder her if Yuko is planning on getting married. Kogoro concludes that Tomoko is suffering from [[persecution complex]], a term used to describe people who feel they are being targeted without any evidence to support their claim.
 
Tomoko sits in her room, doors locked, windows latched, everything sealed, in a state of complete uncertainty. Her hands begin sweating, and her shirt builds perspiration. Even with Kogoro now holding the key to her newly changed locked door, Tomoko can not help but feel she’s going to die. She looks down to see Yuko and her fiancé’s car still running with Richard watching her carefully. Still, the feeling of impending doom is too much. She has her hands in her hair, wondering how Yuko will get to her. The thoughts of Yuko pushing Tomoko down the stairs, dropping potted plants from high places, and waking up with her holding a syringe, play out in her mind over and over as if it was a CD on repeat.
 
Kogoro begins to drive home, until the Guard bangs on his car window with frantic news; Tomoko is not responding to any of his attempts at the door or by text message. Even banging on her door countless times doesn’t phase her. Yuko, still in her car with her fiancé, listens to the commotion with an eerie smile on her face. Conan notices Yuko’s car nearby that hasn’t moved an inch and she’s still inside. The Guard’s key doesn’t work because Kogoro changed the locks. Kogoro and the gang rush to Tomoko’s room to find Tomoko’s lifeless body lying on the floor with a visible bruise on her neck.


=== File 9 - Part 2 ===
=== File 9 - Part 2 ===
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=== File 11 - Part 2 ===
=== File 11 - Part 2 ===
=== Resolution ===
<spoiler>The culprit is '''Yumi Koizumi'''. She used a circular saw connected with two wooden logs as pendulum to kill Hatada. Her motive is the Hatada was responsible to the death of her cousin, a girl who once confessed to him but was rejected and humiliated. However, Nishiyama confesses that he was the one who goaded Hatada into doing that and Hatada truly realized that he destroyed the girl's life and wanted to atone for his sin by becoming a better man.</spoiler>
=== People ===
=== People ===
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* Beika women's college student}}
* Beika women's college student}}
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=== Resolution ===
<spoiler>The culprit is '''Yumi Koizumi'''. She used a circular saw connected with two wooden logs as pendulum to kill Hatada. Her motive is the Hatada was responsible to the death of her cousin, a girl who once confessed to him but was rejected and humiliated. However, Nishiyama confesses that he was the one who goaded Hatada into doing that and Hatada truly realized that he destroyed the girl's life and wanted to atone for his sin by becoming a better man.</spoiler>


== Cover in other countries ==
== Cover in other countries ==
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Chronology
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Volume 12

Information
Release date: December 25, 2000
Original Work: Gosho Aoyama
Manga: Yutaka Abe, Denjiro Maru, Takahisa Taira
ISBN: ISBN 4-09-142782-0
Publisher: Shogakukan
Back Cover Image

Conan Side Image

Special Volume 12 was released on December 25, 2000 in Japan.[1][2]

Cast

Gadgets

The Missing Romance Writer

File 1 - Part 1

File 2 - Part 2

Resolution

People

  • The Ekiden Tournament Calls for Death

    File 3

    Resolution


    People

  • The Mystery of the Murder-Arson

    File 4 - Part 1

    The Detective Boys and Ran help Kazuhiko Miyatake, a renown carpenter, in constructing a soil house for the wealthy Kaneo Zenita, in exchange for him giving wooden boards for Ran's Karate training. Later at night, while the four are on their Neighborhood Watch for arson crime, which has continued after had stopped three months ago, they find that Zenita's house that had just completes was burned down with Zenita himself inside it. The suspicion fall on Koji Kaji, an arsonist responsible for the most of the arson in the past, and Mana Zenita, who would benefit from Kaneo's death as the sole inheritor of his fortune.

    File 5 - Part 2

    The wife of Zenita is able to provide an alibi during the time of the murder, as she was with her lover in Hawaii, causing the suspicion to immediately fall on Kaji. Although saddened that the house he built was destroyed, Miyatake invites the Detective Boys and Ran to his house to show his gratitude for their help. However, the Detective Boys discover a shocking truth about the arson, and the culprit behind it. With this information, they confront the culprit.

    Resolution

    People

  • In the Space of an Hour

    File 6 - Part 1

    File 7 - Part 2

    Resolution

    People

  • The Murderer with an Alibi

    File 8 - Part 1

    Kogoro, being accompanied by Ran and Conan, has a toothache and sets up an appointment at Ejinbara General Hospital to correct his issue. Through Kogoro’s words, his nurse, Tomoko Egashira, agrees to help but has problems of her own. She suspects the head nurse, Yuko Morita, has been attempting to murder her because she accidently discovered her secret. Kogoro agrees to assist.

    The group arrives at the hospital, which is guarded by Man (he is unnamed). The Guard informs Kogoro that Ejinbara is an all-female exclusive dormitory. Kogoro introduces himself and is allowed access inside, where they encounter a small hamster in the hallway.

    Kogoro meets with Tomoko face to face who explains that her life is in mortal danger and it is because of Yuko. Tomoko states that Yuko has pushed her down a flight of stairs and has had garden pruners nearly fall on top of her. In one very creepy incident, Tomoko woke up one morning, only to find that Yuko had broken in her home, sitting at the edge of the bed holding a sharp syringe in hand. Yuko went into Tomoko’s bathroom, came back, and left without incident.

    Attempted Murder, Unlawful Entry, and Intimidation.
    Location: Tomoko’s dormitory
    Victim: Tomoko Egashira
    Age: 29 years old
    Time: Last Week
    Cause of death: Shoved (survived)
    Suspects: Yuko Morita
    Tomoko believes that Yuko has been trying to silence her for the longest time now.

    When Tomoko told the higher ups of the situation, they laughed and brushed it off as Yuko, being the head nurse, is well respected and loved by virtually everyone on campus. The dormitory management system is designed to where people from outside can enter. That includes the head nurse Yuko, especially if she has a master key in her possession. Kogoro changes the locks on the door to give Tomoko at least an eased mind until he gets to the bottom of the matter.

    As the night goes on, Tomoko gets a call from the hospital staff saying they are short staffed and need her to come in as soon as possible. Tomoko leaves and heads for work, where they meet the head nurse for the first time, 41-year-old Yuko Morita.

    Ran, Conan, and Kogoro are shocked as they do not pick up any bloodlust, murderous intent, or criminal malice from Yuko. Richard’s treatment begins and Yuko aids Tomoko in the dental procedure.

    3 hours later, Kogoro is recovering while staking out at Tomoko’s dormitory. They notice Yuko chilling in their 4WD right beside the draining pipe that traverses the dormitory building with her fiancée who is a smoker. Yuko had just returned from picking up a cigarette butt that he threw out the window. More questions are raised as to why Tomoko is fearing that Yuko would try to murder her if Yuko is planning on getting married. Kogoro concludes that Tomoko is suffering from persecution complex, a term used to describe people who feel they are being targeted without any evidence to support their claim.

    Tomoko sits in her room, doors locked, windows latched, everything sealed, in a state of complete uncertainty. Her hands begin sweating, and her shirt builds perspiration. Even with Kogoro now holding the key to her newly changed locked door, Tomoko can not help but feel she’s going to die. She looks down to see Yuko and her fiancé’s car still running with Richard watching her carefully. Still, the feeling of impending doom is too much. She has her hands in her hair, wondering how Yuko will get to her. The thoughts of Yuko pushing Tomoko down the stairs, dropping potted plants from high places, and waking up with her holding a syringe, play out in her mind over and over as if it was a CD on repeat.

    Kogoro begins to drive home, until the Guard bangs on his car window with frantic news; Tomoko is not responding to any of his attempts at the door or by text message. Even banging on her door countless times doesn’t phase her. Yuko, still in her car with her fiancé, listens to the commotion with an eerie smile on her face. Conan notices Yuko’s car nearby that hasn’t moved an inch and she’s still inside. The Guard’s key doesn’t work because Kogoro changed the locks. Kogoro and the gang rush to Tomoko’s room to find Tomoko’s lifeless body lying on the floor with a visible bruise on her neck.

    File 9 - Part 2

    Resolution

    People

  • The Island the Ghost Lives On

    File 10 - Part 1

    File 11 - Part 2

    Resolution

    People

  • Cover in other countries

    China
    Germany
    Hong Kong
    Indonesia
    Indonesia (reprint)
    Italy
    Korea
    Malaysia (Chinese)
    Malaysia (Malay)
    Rep. of China (Taiwan)
    Singapore (Chinese)
    Spain (Spanish)
    Thailand
    Vietnam

    References

    See also

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