Difference between revisions of "Volume 29"
Sedritsugu (talk | contribs) (290 summary redo) |
Sedritsugu (talk | contribs) m (→File 290 - The Dog Lovers) |
||
| Line 190: | Line 190: | ||
{{ref anime|233-234|The Evidence That Didn't Disappear}} | {{ref anime|233-234|The Evidence That Didn't Disappear}} | ||
==== File 290 - The Dog Lovers ==== | ==== File 290 - The Dog Lovers ==== | ||
| − | The [[Detective Boys]] play with a male [[Wikipedia: Shiba Inu|Shiba Inu]] named Arthur (derived from [[Wikipedia: Arthur Conan Doyle|Arthur Conan Doyle]]), while the dog's owner, Teruya Kanou, greets [[Agasa]], who is his father's friend. Agasa brings [[Haibara]] with him, who is still psychologically recovering from her experiences during the bus hijacking.<ref name="Bus_Hijacking_Case">Bus Hijacking Case (Manga: [[Volume_29#Bus_Hijacking_Case|Volume 29: 287-289]])</ref> Arthur suddenly becomes uncharacteristically aggressive towards Agasa and Haibara, requiring Kanou to calm him. Conan correctly surmises that the two had recently encountered a larger dog, sparking the animal's defense mechanism against external threats. Haibara gloomily comments that the dog would be right to consider her a threat, causing her friends to worry. The group is joined by fellow dog-lover, Yoshio Tsunashima, as they enter the house to recieve Kanou's antiques.<br> | + | The [[Detective Boys]] play with a male [[Wikipedia: Shiba Inu|Shiba Inu]] named Arthur (derived from [[Wikipedia: Arthur Conan Doyle|Arthur Conan Doyle]]), while the dog's owner, Teruya Kanou, greets [[Agasa]], who is his father's friend. Agasa brings [[Haibara]] with him, who is still psychologically recovering from her experiences during the bus hijacking.<ref name="Bus_Hijacking_Case">Bus Hijacking Case (Manga: [[Volume_29#Bus_Hijacking_Case|Volume 29: 287-289]])</ref> Arthur suddenly becomes uncharacteristically aggressive towards Agasa and Haibara, requiring Kanou to calm him. Conan correctly surmises that the two had recently encountered a larger dog, sparking the animal's defense mechanism against external threats. Haibara gloomily comments that the dog would be right to consider her a threat, causing her friends to worry. The group is joined by fellow dog-lover, Yoshio Tsunashima, as they enter the house to recieve Kanou's antiques.<br>[[File:CH287_HaibaraAntoinette.png|thumb|right|275px|Haibara likens herself to [[Wikipedia: Marie Antoinette|Marie Antoinette]], wishing for a dog who would follow her decapitated body into the [[Wikipedia: Seine|Seine]] river.]][[File:CH287_DoyleBurned.png|thumb|right|225px|Conan finds Doyle's collar in the burning furnace.]] |
Kanou explains that he is giving away much of the house's contents before he moves to England. He adds that he intends to bring Arthur with him, but leave his second dog, a Papillon named Doyle (also derived from Arthur Conan Doyle), with his parents. Tsunashima says that Doyle once won a dog pageant, and is likely worth one million yen. Another dog lover, Aki Toshibayashi confirms his appraisal, coldly stating that she claims Kanou's vase before stepping back outside. While Kanou comments on how the woman's personality has changed as of late, Tsunashima is reminded of an errand and hands Doyle to Haibara. The girl shares a grim sentiment while bonding with the dog, leading Agasa to inform Conan about her recent oddities. Despite [[Takagi]] confirming that there were no "suspicious" individuals amongst the hijacked bus' passengers, Haibara remains terrified of the outside. <br> | Kanou explains that he is giving away much of the house's contents before he moves to England. He adds that he intends to bring Arthur with him, but leave his second dog, a Papillon named Doyle (also derived from Arthur Conan Doyle), with his parents. Tsunashima says that Doyle once won a dog pageant, and is likely worth one million yen. Another dog lover, Aki Toshibayashi confirms his appraisal, coldly stating that she claims Kanou's vase before stepping back outside. While Kanou comments on how the woman's personality has changed as of late, Tsunashima is reminded of an errand and hands Doyle to Haibara. The girl shares a grim sentiment while bonding with the dog, leading Agasa to inform Conan about her recent oddities. Despite [[Takagi]] confirming that there were no "suspicious" individuals amongst the hijacked bus' passengers, Haibara remains terrified of the outside. <br> | ||
Arthur bursts into the room and pulls Kanou into the hallway where Shino Hasuki and her female Shetland Shepard named Christie (derived from [[Wikipedia: Agatha Christie|Agatha Christie]]) patiently wait. The two dogs rush outside to play together while Hasuki claims Kanou's stereo. The clock strikes 12:00, causing Doyle to jump from Haibara's arms and scamper off. Kanou explains that Doyle is used to receiving cheese at 12:00 in front of his grandfather's [[Wikipedia: Butsudan|butsudan]]. He adds that Doyle will patiently wait while sitting atop his favorite blue [[Wikipedia: Zabuton|zabuton]]. <br> | Arthur bursts into the room and pulls Kanou into the hallway where Shino Hasuki and her female Shetland Shepard named Christie (derived from [[Wikipedia: Agatha Christie|Agatha Christie]]) patiently wait. The two dogs rush outside to play together while Hasuki claims Kanou's stereo. The clock strikes 12:00, causing Doyle to jump from Haibara's arms and scamper off. Kanou explains that Doyle is used to receiving cheese at 12:00 in front of his grandfather's [[Wikipedia: Butsudan|butsudan]]. He adds that Doyle will patiently wait while sitting atop his favorite blue [[Wikipedia: Zabuton|zabuton]]. <br> | ||
| − | However, when they open the door to the room, Doyle is nowhere to be found. The group splits up in search of the dog, but find no success. They then hear Arthur in the yard barking at a burning furnace. Imagining the worst, Conan and Kanou rush over, only to find Doyle's searing collar from within the coals. Believing his dog has burned in the flames, Kanou screams in anguish. | + | However, when they open the door to the room, Doyle is nowhere to be found. The group splits up in search of the dog, but find no success. They then hear Arthur in the yard barking at a burning furnace. Imagining the worst, Conan and Kanou rush over, only to find Doyle's searing collar from within the coals. Believing his dog has burned in the flames, Kanou screams in anguish. |
| − | |||
| − | |||
==== File 291 - A Tiny Trace ==== | ==== File 291 - A Tiny Trace ==== | ||
Revision as of 03:41, 12 July 2025
| ‹ Volume 28 | List of Chapters • List of Cases | Volume 30 › |
| Volume 29 | |||
|
| |||
| Release date: | September 18, 2000 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapters: | 285-295 | ||
| ISBN: | ISBN 4-09-125499-3 | ||
| Publisher: | Shogakukan | ||
| English release date: | May 19, 2009 | ||
| English ISBN: | ISBN 1-4215-2197-0 | ||
| English Publisher: | Viz Media | ||
| |||
| |||
Volume 29 was released on September 18, 2000 in Japan.
Contents
Cast
Gadgets
Chapters
Girl Clubbing Case
File 285 - The Small Suspicion
The police identify the victim as Tae Aizawa, her boyfriend as Noriyuki Shirokawa, and Noriyuki's friend as Yuri Konno. Ran says that the only person she passed before seeing the body was a security guard, named Yoshio Sadakane, who says he left his post to use the bathroom. Noriyuki's father, Haruyoshi Shirakawa, who is the owner of the department store, appears and lightly accuses Sadakane of being the killer, stating that the guard had worked at a rival department store recently, and thus committed the murder to taint his store's reputation. Before stepping away, he coldly tells his son to look for a new girlfriend, one who is not "tarnished" like Aizawa. Kogoro asks Konno about what the man was implying, and she replies that one year ago, Aizawa had accidentally run over a child who was playing in the parking lot, resulting in the boy's death.
Based on past victims' claims stating that the attacker is roughly 150cm in height, the Megure begins to suspect Haruyoshi Shirakawa as the culprit. Conan asks how the victims knew their attacker's height; Sato and Takagi explain that the victims noticed the attacker was roughly equal in height to themselves—who are 151-153cm tall. Conan examines the photographs of the previous three victims and comments that the second victim, Hitomi Endo, is not dressed for the cold weather. He theorizes that she only momentarily exited a warm environment to use the public bathroom—the warm environment likely being a car. Megure realizes that if Conan is correct, the past three victims were all attacked upon exiting a car. He order Takagi to reach out to the Endo for confirmation. Kiyonaga Matsumoto then appears from the crowd and says their presence is spawning rumors of a cold-blooded killer on the loose, and suggests they reopen their investigation tomorrow. Sato agrees, offering to once again coordinate a sting operation. Megure barks at her, saying he will not tolerate another such operation. Seeing his subordinate's intransigence, Matsumoto questions Megure if he is still burdened by a case from the past.
Meanwhile, Sonoko asks Kogoro for the car keys, wanting to load her items in the car before going to use the bathroom. As the girl opens the car door, a silhouette notices something about her, and expresses deep anger. Sonoko finds the main bathroom closed for sanitation, and is forced to head for the one on the eighth floor.
Back at the parking lot, the police move Aizawa's body, but drop one of her shoes in the process. An officer comments on how the shoe does not fit her feet, which causes to Conan notice something odd about her choice of footwear. The boy deduces the likely culprit, but finds them missing from the scene.
Nearing the department store's closing time, the lights turn off, leaving Sonoko in the darkness. Behind her, the culprit ominously approaches, wielding their signature dented metal bat.
File 286 - An Unexpected Motive
Sometime later, Matsumoto, Kogoro, Ran, Sonoko, and Conan visit the police hospital to see a recovering Megure. While walking down the hallway, Matsumoto reveals details about the past case that haunts Megure. Twenty years ago, a serial killer committing multiple hit-and-run attacks against sukeban girls who wore long skirts. One day, a girl volunteered to act as the bait for a sting operation, wishing to avenge her friend who fell victim to the killer's attacks. The police refused, but with no way of stopping her from attempting to lure out the culprit, Megure was assigned to protect her. Despite having a bodyguard, the killer still attacked, ramming both Megure and the girl with his car. Although Megure managed to remember the license plate which led to the culprit's arrest, the price of victory was high. While Megure suffered an injury to his head, the girl was left in a critical state. Thus, to this day, Megure wears his fedora to cover his scar—wishing to seal the traumatic case away. Ran and Sonoko are moved by the story, assuming the girl died. However, Matsumoto is quick to correct them, saying the girl is still very much alive and became Megure's wife, Midori Megure. As if on cue, Midori approaches the group and greets Matsumoto. Learning of the girl's survival, the group's perspective on the story changes, now believing that Megure wears his fedora not to conceal his trauma, but rather to prevent people from teasing him about his marriage.
People
Major Events
- Explores Juzo Megure's past.
- Introduces Midori Megure.
- Romantic development between Sonoko and Makoto.
- Minor romantic development between Ran and Shinichi.
Bus Hijacking Case
Characters introduced
| Shuichi Akai | |
|---|---|
 |
|
File 287 - The Unseen Horror
Gin and Vodka are sitting together in a high-end bar where a famous female singer is giving a live performance. Gin seemingly listens to the vocals in rapt attention until he is interrupted by a waiter, who delivers two dry martinis to their table, claiming they are courtesy of the singer. Vodka happily accepts, but before he has a chance to drink, Gin snuffs his cigarette out in his glass and demands to know what the waiter is doing. When the waiter fails to answer, Gin grows aggressive, and he pins the waiter’s head onto the table and attempts to spear him with an ice pick. The point strikes a latex mask, and the waiter is revealed to be Vermouth in disguise. Gin coldly asks her whether she has found her "target." Vermouth answers evasively, causing Gin scoffs at her secretiveness. She then propositions Gin with an alcoholic euphemism. Gin remains unmoved, commenting somewhat dismissively that mixing black with black will yield nothing but black.
Sometime later, the Detective Boys, accompanied by Professor Agasa, ride a bus to a ski resort. Conan appears bored, prompting Haibara to ask whether he would be thrilled if given a rematch with the Black Organization. Conan says that they certainly are not going to be on a city bus, but a passenger dressed in black passes by, alarming Conan. Haibara tells him not to worry, because, according to her, he lacks the "smell" common amongst Organization members. Conan is not convinced, stating that she failed to identify Pisco at the Haido City Hotel.[1] Haibara explains that she did, and that she decided to keep her mouth shut because she sensed the presence of another member whose smell was significantly stronger. Suddenly, before Haibara can even finish her sentence, a shiver runs down her spine and she rushes to cover her head, imploring Conan to switch seats with her. The Detective Boys happily greet Doctor Araide, who has boarded the bus with Jodie Saintemillion. Upon seeing Conan, Jodie cordially greets him, calling him “cool kid,” while Araide clarifies that they simply work at the same school, and are not on a date. Then they sit down right in front of Conan and Haibara, who remains petrified as if her soul has just been sucked out of her body.
Haibara feels another jolt in her body as a man wearing a beanie and a mask passes by, taking a seat in the back row. His arrival is followed by two men in skiing suits. But it is soon clear that they are not skiers, as they immediately draw their guns and shoot at the ceiling, forcing the driver to make a call to his bus company and not stop from this point on. They also force the passengers to hand in their cell phones. The passengers comply in fear. Once the bus company picks up the driver's call, one of the hijackers takes over the phone and instructs them to relay the following demand to the police: release Kunio Yashima, a jewelry broker/robber who was arrested a month ago and is presently serving a sentence. From this, Conan is able to determine immediately that the hijackers are two of Yashima's accomplices, and that they want Yashima out of prison so that he can reveal where he hid the robbed jewelry.
One of the hijackers goes to the back seats to collect cell phones from three passengers: the masked man in the beanie, Shuichi Akai, who does not carry a phone; the man in black, Yasuhiko Machida, who wears a hearing aid; and a woman chewing gum named Miharu Tomino, who is given a warning shot for her impudent behavior. On the walk back to the front, the hijacker trips on Jodie’s extended leg. She pretends it was an accident and rushes to the hijacker to apologize in English. The hijacker, confused by the foreign language, simply tells her to return to her seat.
Once both hijackers have gathered at the front, Conan takes out his Earring Cellphone in an attempt to contact Inspector Megure. This is somehow noticed by a hijacker, who throws Conan to the floor while taking his gadget, threatening to murder him if he attempts anything else. Conan, knowing that it is impossible for the hijackers to observe him from the front, strongly suspects that one of the passengers in the back row is also an accomplice.
File 288 - Danger Signal
The police have been notified of the hijacking, and Megure coordinates the response. Sergeant Takagi, along with several other officers, relay information which paints a dire picture. Shiratori informs Megure that the upper command has ordered the prioritization of the hostage lives, and that they intend to capitulate to the hijackers' demands. Still, he remains optimistic, arguing that since the bus has only been circulating the city, it will be easy for the police to capture them. Megure disagrees and insists that the hijackers must have a secret plan that will allow them to evade the police.
Back on the bus, the hijackers are informed that the police have agreed to release Yashima. They state they will consider their demands fulfilled once they receive of phone call from Yashima confirming his safety in one hour. Then, they will begin by releasing three hostages. Notwithstanding, their subsequent actions do not seem to fit this narrative: the hijackers proceed to place two ski bags on the aisle, which Conan suspects contain explosives. Just as he leans over to check them, a hijacker catches him again, pressing a gun to his head. However, before he can pull the trigger, Araide fearlessly puts himself between Conan and the gun. The hijacker is angered by Araide’s resistance, but his partner calms him down, reminding him that if he misfires and hits “that thing” then there will be undesirable consequences. Conan is therefore temporarily safe. As the boy returns to his seat, he confidently deduces that one, the bags contain bombs and two, there is a third accomplice in the back row.
During this time, Haibara has been trembling in her seat, believing that Vermouth is on the bus but has not yet noticed her. Jodie then turns around and interacts with Conan before asking Haibara who she is kindly. Haibara is clearly unable to answer, and all she can do is to tightly hold onto Conan’s hand. Noticing his friend's distress, Conan lies that he does not know her, and that since she is in extreme fear it would be better not to bother her. This forces Jodie to stop asking questions, but doubt is already forming inside her head.
Conan begins to understand Haibara’s dread, but he also knows that he must deal with the hijackers before addressing the potential Organization member on the bus. Thus he tries to focus on finding the accomplice, but it turns out to be rather difficult. Akai’s coughs could be signals, but Agasa is also coughing continually; Tomino is chewing a bubble gum, but the noise is not loud enough for the hijackers to hear; and Machida’s hearing aid does not seem to be a viable communication method either. Conan’s thoughts are interrupted by a phone call; it is Yashima telling the hijackers that he is free. Now that they have fulfilled their first goal, the hijackers change their plan. They instruct the driver to use the highway and leave the city. He also tells him to decelerate once they enter Kobotoke tunnel. The hijackers then summon Araide and Akai to the front of the bus. These commands, along with a balloon that Conan happens to see, inspires him and allows him to figure out both the hijackers’ plan and the identity of their third accomplice. Conan therefore smiles confidently while passing a note reading “do you have lipstick?” to Jodie. Jodie throws her lipstick to Conan from under the seat, and Conan takes out his Detective Badge. As the boy begins to execute his plan, Vermouth smirks, thinking to herself, “what can a lipstick bring us? Show me your magic, cool guy...”
File 289 - Concealed Beneath the Truth
Sato tails the bus as it enters Kobotoke tunnel and heads towards the Yamanashi prefecture. Megure orders his men to standby, noting the bus will soon run out of fuel, he intends to storm the bus once the doors open. On board the bus, the hijackers give their clothing to Akai and Araide, stating that they intend to escape with the passengers once the bus doors open. They assure the two that they will be absolved once the other passengers vouch for their innocence. In order to maintain control over the bus, they randomly select Miharu Tomino to be their hostage—threatening to kill her if the bus driver fails to cooperate.
Conan notes that the hijackers' plan has a flaw: while inside the tunnel, the hijackers' vision is also impaired. He uses the Detective Badges to instruct Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, Genta and Agasa to write the word “STOP” on the ski bag near them using Jodie’s lipstick. Once the bus exists the tunnel and begins to accelerate per the hijacker's orders, Conan and Agasa hold up the bomb-filled bag, catching the hijackers' attention. The bomb in the bag acts as a deterrent long enough for Conan to order the driver to view the rear-view mirror. Seeing the message, "STOP," the driver slams on the breaks, causing the hijackers to tumble to the floor. As they struggle to get up, one hijacker is tranquilized by Conan, the third accomplice is pinned by Araide per Conan's orders, and Jodie neutralizes the last hijacker. He tries to fight back by using his gun, but finds it no longer works. Jodie, collected and seemingly jubilant, tells him that when she tripped him, she locked the gun hammer so that it would not fire. The hijacker is shocked by her and asks who she is; Jodie responds that “a secret makes a woman woman." Meanwhile, the third accomplice shouts that their fall had triggered the bomb's countdown, and that the bus is going to explode in less than thirty seconds.
Everyone rushes towards the exits, confusing the police who were gathering outside. But they soon grasp the gravity of the situation, and disperse to help the evacuating passengers or to stop the cars on the highway from approaching the bus. As the Detective Boys join the evacuation, Ayumi notices that Haibara is missing.
Back on the bus, Haibara remains in her seat, now looking much calmer. Knowing the Black Organization member who was aboard the bus will undoubtedly find her during the interrogation, she logically concludes that her death aboard the bus will produce the best outcome. With her gone, it will end her suffering and perhaps spare the ones around her from being erased. As she embraces death, she thinks of her sister, Akemi, and a peaceful smile emerges on her face. Suddenly, a gun discharges, blowing out the back window. Conan grabs Haibara’s arm and jumps through the broken window. The blast ensues, and the two are blown away to the side of the highway, but fortunately, neither is seriously injured. Takagi notices them and rushes over, as Conan informs him that Haibara is injured and needs to taken to the hospital; he volunteers to be interrogated alone. Before Takagi carries her away, Conan tells Haibara to "never run away from her own destiny." As his friends drive off, Jodie approaches Conan, commending him for his bravery. He tells her how he deduced the third accomplice's identity, and that Yashima will also likely be captured soon since the police would not release him without a plan. At this moment, Sato announces that all the passengers should head to the police station for interrogations. Conan heeds her request, but is stopped by Araide, who thinks that Conan should get his wounds treated first. Jodie watches this exchange unfold in silence, and Akai looks at her from some distance, also without uttering a word.
Meanwhile, in Takagi's car, Haibara seems to have abandoned the thought of dying, and is grateful that Conan saved her. She also thinks to herself that now they are square.
Back at the highway, Akai quietly reports to someone via handheld transceiver that his pursuit was unsuccessful, and that his "target" did not appear. He states he will resume his operation on another day.
People
Major Events
- Haibara reveals that she can recognize Black Organization members by their distinct smell.
- She feels the intense presence of an Organization member (Vermouth) while in the vicinity of Jodie Saintemillion, Tomoaki Araide, and Shuichi Akai.
- Araide protects Conan from the bus hijackers.
- Vermouth, like Jodie, calls Conan "Cool Guy."
- Jodie says that "a secret makes a woman woman."
- Haibara accepts her fate and elects to let the bus' explosion consume her.
- Conan re-enters the bus and saves her.
- Shuichi Akai is revealed to be tracking someone.
Dog Lovers Case
File 290 - The Dog Lovers
The Detective Boys play with a male Shiba Inu named Arthur (derived from Arthur Conan Doyle), while the dog's owner, Teruya Kanou, greets Agasa, who is his father's friend. Agasa brings Haibara with him, who is still psychologically recovering from her experiences during the bus hijacking.[2] Arthur suddenly becomes uncharacteristically aggressive towards Agasa and Haibara, requiring Kanou to calm him. Conan correctly surmises that the two had recently encountered a larger dog, sparking the animal's defense mechanism against external threats. Haibara gloomily comments that the dog would be right to consider her a threat, causing her friends to worry. The group is joined by fellow dog-lover, Yoshio Tsunashima, as they enter the house to recieve Kanou's antiques.
Kanou explains that he is giving away much of the house's contents before he moves to England. He adds that he intends to bring Arthur with him, but leave his second dog, a Papillon named Doyle (also derived from Arthur Conan Doyle), with his parents. Tsunashima says that Doyle once won a dog pageant, and is likely worth one million yen. Another dog lover, Aki Toshibayashi confirms his appraisal, coldly stating that she claims Kanou's vase before stepping back outside. While Kanou comments on how the woman's personality has changed as of late, Tsunashima is reminded of an errand and hands Doyle to Haibara. The girl shares a grim sentiment while bonding with the dog, leading Agasa to inform Conan about her recent oddities. Despite Takagi confirming that there were no "suspicious" individuals amongst the hijacked bus' passengers, Haibara remains terrified of the outside.
Arthur bursts into the room and pulls Kanou into the hallway where Shino Hasuki and her female Shetland Shepard named Christie (derived from Agatha Christie) patiently wait. The two dogs rush outside to play together while Hasuki claims Kanou's stereo. The clock strikes 12:00, causing Doyle to jump from Haibara's arms and scamper off. Kanou explains that Doyle is used to receiving cheese at 12:00 in front of his grandfather's butsudan. He adds that Doyle will patiently wait while sitting atop his favorite blue zabuton.
However, when they open the door to the room, Doyle is nowhere to be found. The group splits up in search of the dog, but find no success. They then hear Arthur in the yard barking at a burning furnace. Imagining the worst, Conan and Kanou rush over, only to find Doyle's searing collar from within the coals. Believing his dog has burned in the flames, Kanou screams in anguish.
File 291 - A Tiny Trace
Conan reassures Teruya : there's no corpse in the kiln, apparently someone played a bad trick on him, and Doyle must be somewhere else. Conan suspects Doyle may have been abducted as it is worth a lot of money, probably by the people who came visiting Teruya today. He doubts about the fact dog lovers would dare to burn alive a dog. The gate left open is accoridng to Conan a trick to have us believe a thief took Doyle and ran away, which is materially impossible. Shino Hazuki's shoes are found in the garden near the kiln, but she can't explain why. Everyone starts searching again for Doyle. Haibara once again plays the killjoy and scares the DB by saying she knows terribly well the feeling of being hunted down and hiding, in fear to be found one day or another. Conan takes her apart and Haibara tells him again she is 100% sure a Black Org member was in the bus on that day. Conan tells her he is 100% sure that it's absolutely not the case, none suspects anythings, because Conan, as a detective, has developed a nose for criminal and murder intents wherever he stands. Just as Haibara feels the Org members, Conan feels the criminals. Habiara seems to believe him when he says so, when he ensures that none had such feelings in the bus except the hijackers. But Haibara seems not to want to show it, and the DB keep on muttering. Eventually, Conan finds some sound-absorbing material in the kiln and declares he knows where Doyle is.
File 292 - The Disappeared Evidence
People
Major events
Haibara starts acting strange, and continues to do so for her next several appearances.
K3 Murder Case
File 293 - K3
Heiji invites Conan, Kogoro and Ran to Osaka to a restaurant's official opening evening party, on the initiative of three world-famous American sport champions : the boxer Ricardo Barreira, the baseball pitcher Mike Norwood, and a celebrity Shinichi/Conan surely loves : Ray Curtis, the "European Steel Gate" football player. Kazuha believes there's another girl in Heiji's life as he keeps hanging up the phone whenever she catches him in the midst of an important conversation. Conan knows that he is "the girl" actually. The three sport celebrities want to call the restaurant "K3" as K stands for Ricardo's Knock out, for Mike's strike out - aka K in professional baseball terms, and for Ray's goal Keeper. But Ed MacKay, an infamous American sports reporter, comes along saying the K of Kitanai ("dirty") is missing, as the three champions were all mixed up in shady bits of business. Ed MacKay is hated by most athletes as he keeps writing fake but very well drafted articles about supposed scandals on such or such champions.
After the incident, Ran asks for Ray to autograph a card for Shinichi, but Ray proposes her something better : a signed football shirt with his number, 8. Conan explains Kazuha Ray was still attributed the 8 number despite the 1 being normally given to goal keepers, as Ray was at first playing in the midfield, then the 8 number, but he was discovered with another skill for goal keeping, therefore he kept his former number. Mike wears a 99 shirt to hint at the 99 miles per hour, his pitching speed. As for Ricardo, the 4 on his gloves means his fights he would always win in 4 rounds. Ray also gives Ran a ticket to go and see him playing in Japan soon, a ticket Ran gives Conan.
After that, Ray gives Ran a walkie-talkie : she has to help him, Ricardo and Mike to switch on the lights of certain rooms of the hotel, in order to make a huge K that could be seen from the outside. As it is a surprise, the three champions are alone in the hotel. As the K is finished, a gunshot is heard, shattering a window to pieces. The three men rush to the balconies to check what happened. Conan and Heiji hurry to the corresponding room and find Ed MacKay shot dead by a gun. Conan notices MacKay left a dying message by gripping his belt and showing on his other hand a strange sign as if he had had previously a round item in the hand.
File 294 - The Last Possibility
Otaki from Osaka Police is called for investigation. Everyone wonders who could have murdered the reporter, and it's certainly not one of the three champions, as showed by Ran that it's impossible for any of them to move from their rooms, kill McKay, and then come back right after, as it would take at least more than 1 minute, and all three went on the balcony immediately after they heard the gunshot. Conan astounds Heiji by saying it's probably not one of the three players, maybe someone from the outside who pretended to belong to the media present tonight, or one of the guests. Otaki proceeds to the gunpowder checking of every guest and person, as a basic and non-automatic gun, without silencer, was used to murder McKay, and it spreads a lot of powder. Otaki even checked the athletes but their respective managers refused a complete body checking.
The three athletes had indeed been the target of MacKay scandal allegations : Ricardo was accused of playing fixed matches, Ray was accused of drug doping, Mike was accused of adultery and divorced. But all three married a Japanese woman after that and all three won their cases against McKay, Conan insists on that point, saying that they're probably not the culprits. Heiji rather keeps investigating the three men, the only one really resenting McKay and being alone in the hotel at that time. Conan tells Heiji not to bother searching tricky mechanisms, as himself went to check rooms and found none, no traces at all. Conan tells Heiji it is materially impossible for the three men to do the return trip over such a very short span of time. What's more, Ray suffers a knee injury, Ricardo isn't a rapid racer and Mike suffers from Achilles' heel pain, which makes accordingly their moving even slower.
Heiji finds strange that Shinichi is trying to find alibis to everyone as he usually does the complete opposite. Conan avoids answering and adds that knocking at the door and waiting for McKay to open takes even more time. Yet, Heiji and Conan find brooms and dustpans in a closet, and make a connection with the light switch. They suddenly realise something having to do with a certain person expert at using a certain object, who could be the murderer. Conan again doesn't answer and tries to put forward the fact that this object must have been found and it's not the case. When Heiji hints at the fact it's easy to conceal, Conan gets infuriated and tells him he's wrong and should just shut his mouth up. He runs away and tells Heiji he'll prove him he's wrong. Heiji remembers Conan telling him during the last Bikuni Case (Vol. 28) that even if something looks horrible to admit or just beyond human comprehension, if it's the truth it should be tackled directly and coldly, and not avoided, what Conan is actually doing with that person.
Conan comes across the three men coming out of the washroom. Conan sees Ray is still suffering from his knee injury, and suddenly decides to search the washroom's bin, where he finds the item he expected. He also hears Kogoro talking about certain restaurant chefs saying strange words having nothing to do at all with food. Conan lowers the gaze and thinks angrily to that person he calls a bastard.
File 295 - Red Card
People
Major events
- Conan is very excited to see the soccer player, who was his favorite soccer player growing up.
- Kazuha gets jealous when she sees Heiji talking to girls.
- When Conan and Heiji are investigating, anytime Heiji finds a clue that points to the soccer player, Conan tries to prove it as wrong. However, when Conan faces the facts, he tells Heiji that he wants to confront him alone. Conan has to confront the soccer player, who is the killer. Although it hurts him greatly, he does realize that justice comes before anything else, and is even hurt when the soccer player tries to weasel his way out of handing himself in. This depresses Conan. Later, Heiji helps cheer Conan up, and Kazuha comments on how they both look like brothers.
Cover in other countries
See also
| Volumes of the Manga | ||
|---|---|---|
| Volume 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100 • 101 • 102 • 103 • 104 • 105 • 106 • 107 • 108 • 109 |
- ^ Hotel Party Murder Case (Manga: Volume 24: 238-242)
- ^ Bus Hijacking Case (Manga: Volume 29: 287-289)
