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Conan begins to solve the case while posing as "Sleeping Kogoro". He announces that '''Yuji Suwa''' is actually the murderer of Denjiro Maru. Although Suwa is a skilled swordsman, he deliberately trashed the room and clumsily placed the sword in the victim's hand to create the impression that the perpetrator was an amateur. He intentionally left Mr. Akutsu's sculpture undamaged to cast suspicion on him. The murderer had learned of the dispute between Mr. Akutsu and the victim through a message on the answering machine — a message recorded while Suwa was already in the midst of his confrontation with Mr. Maru. | |||
Suwa remains unconvinced by Kogoro's conclusion, arguing that Mr. Akutsu could also have had the opportunity to listen to the message and subsequently delete it. Conan counters that Suwa incriminated himself with that very message, in which he announced his early arrival; after all, no one who knew the person they intended to visit was not at home would show up earlier than planned. Thus, Suwa clearly knew that Mr. Maru was actually at home. | |||
Suwa continues to deny the crime and demands proof. Conan provides it by explaining that the murderer deliberately trashed the room to distract from the actual evidence. He points to the chest of drawers and asks Inspector Megure to return the drawers to their original positions. Inspector Megure realizes that the arrangement of the drawers spells out the character for "Suwa". Conan explains that Mr. Maru left this dying message by seizing the moment when Suwa was distracted by the answering machine. Suwa eventually confesses to the crime; he explains that although he had settled his debts with Mr. Maru, the latter had kept a family heirloom — a sword — as collateral and sold it without his consent. During the ensuing confrontation, Suwa lost his temper and attacked the victim; he demonstrates the attack, missing the sleeping Kogoro by mere millimeters. Suwa is subsequently arrested. | |||
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Kogoro wakes up, notices a small, bleeding wound, and screams at the top of his lungs that he is dying. | |||
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| Release date: | July 18, 1995 | ||
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| Chapters: | 051-060 | ||
| ISBN: | ISBN 4-09-123376-7 | ||
| Publisher: | Shogakukan | ||
| English release date: | July 5, 2005 | ||
| English ISBN: | ISBN 1-59116-838-4 | ||
| English Publisher: | Viz Media | ||
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Volume 6 was released on July 18, 1995 in Japan.
Cast
Gadgets
Chapters
Conan Kidnapping Case
Characters introduced
| Yusaku Kudo | |
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| Yukiko Kudo | |
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File 051 - The Truth Under the Mask
Trapped between two agents in black, Conan appears to have no way out until the door of the hotel room in the hallway opens, blocking the view of the woman in black. A mother leaves her little boy in their room while she goes out, but when the boy closes the door, he finds Conan has ducked into the room to hide. Conan convinces the boy he's not a thief, then borrows the room phone and a package of gum.
Room service arrives at room 301—the woman protests they didn't ask for anything, but the masked man in black orders them to bring it in and then throws the bellhop out. As the man goes to shut the door, he finds gum in the keyhole that prevents it from automatically locking. Amused, he proposes a toast to their extra guest, who is not hiding beneath the cart, but inside the room's closet. Facing down a gun, Conan tries to use his tranquilizer watch, only to be informed that the masked man already used the needle on him earlier, and high school detective Shinichi Kudo will regret underestimating them.
People
Antique Collector Case
File 052 - The Three Visitors
The Moris are at a client's home. While Conan and Ran wait in the spacious garden, Kogoro speaks with Denjiro Maru in the main house. Maru had hired Kogoro to tail his wife and investigate suspicions of infidelity; Kogoro had succeeded in photographing the woman with her lover and is now showing the pictures to his client. Meanwhile, Conan grows impatient in the garden and notices a visitor entering the house.
When the doorbell rings, Mr. Maru has to answer it himself, as he has given the entire staff the day off and his wife is currently taking a piano lesson. He then escorts the guest to the garden house. Some time passes before the phone next to Kogoro suddenly rings; Mr. Maru has not yet returned. Kogoro, Ran, and Conan look around the hallway but find no one. Suddenly, Conan hears a loud noise coming from the garden house—it sounds like a blow.
More time elapses, and the phone rings again. However, it stops after three rings, only to start ringing again a few seconds later. Finally, Kogoro loses patience and heads to the garden house; there, he encounters the household staff, who know nothing about the visitor. Ineko, Denjiro's wife, also appears; Kogoro's confused remarks reveal to her that he is a detective and is aware of her secret. Mrs. Maru sends the staff to look for her husband while trying to persuade Kogoro to keep quiet about her affair. Suddenly, they hear the housekeeper scream and rush to the garden house, where they discover Mr. Maru's body, pierced by a samurai sword. The police arrive shortly thereafter. Inspector Megure has already determined that Mr. Maru struggled with his killer, which explains the complete disarray in the room. Since the victim practiced kendo in his spare time, the perpetrator must also be a skilled swordsman. Conan is the only one who noticed Mr. Maru entering the neighboring building accompanied by another person. In addition to the meeting with Kogoro, Mr. Maru’s schedule for the day lists three other commitments: appointments with his family doctor Ikuya Hatano, the sculptor Makoto Akutsu, and Yuji Suwa. All three are quickly brought to the crime scene, as they were in the vicinity. Upon observing Mr. Suwa’s hands, Conan immediately realizes that he, too, practices kendo.
File 053 - Alibis of the Three
The Moris are at a client's home. While Conan and Ran wait in the spacious garden, Kogoro speaks with Denjiro Maru in the main house. Maru had hired Kogoro to tail his wife and investigate suspicions of infidelity; Kogoro had succeeded in photographing the woman with her lover and is now showing the pictures to his client. Meanwhile, Conan grows impatient in the garden and notices a visitor entering the house.
When the doorbell rings, Mr. Maru has to answer it himself, as he has given the entire household staff the day off and his wife is currently taking a piano lesson. He then escorts the guest to the garden house. Some time passes before the phone next to Kogoro suddenly rings; Mr. Maru has not yet returned. Kogoro, Ran, and Conan look around the hallway but find no one. Suddenly, Conan hears a loud noise coming from the garden house—it sounds like a blow.
More time elapses, and the phone rings again. However, it stops after three rings, only to start ringing again a few seconds later. Finally, Kogoro loses patience and heads to the garden house; there, he encounters the household staff, who know nothing about the visitor. Ineko, Denjiro's wife, also appears; Kogoro's confused remarks reveal to her that he is a detective and is aware of her secret. Mrs. Maru sends the staff to look for her husband while trying to persuade Kogoro to keep quiet about her affair. Suddenly, they hear the housekeeper scream and rush to the garden house, where they discover Mr. Maru's body, pierced by a samurai sword. The police arrive shortly thereafter. Inspector Megure has already determined that Mr. Maru struggled with his killer, explaining the complete disarray in the room. Since the victim practiced kendo in his spare time, the perpetrator must also be a skilled swordsman. Conan is the only one who noticed Mr. Maru entering the annex accompanied by another person. In addition to his meeting with Kogoro, Mr. Maru had three other appointments scheduled for that day: meetings with his family doctor Ikuya Hatano, the sculptor Makoto Akutsu, and Yuji Suwa. As they were all in the vicinity, the three men are promptly brought to the crime scene. Upon observing Mr. Suwa's hands, Conan immediately realizes that he, too, practices kendo.
File 054 - Answering Machine Mystery
Makoto Akutsu is relieved to see that his valuable statue is undamaged. Conan notices that it's practically the only object in the room showing no signs of a struggle. Kogoro concludes that Mr. Akutsu must be the culprit, reasoning that he couldn't have brought himself to destroy his own statue. Inspector Megure finds this theory plausible, especially since the message from Mr. Akutsu is not on the answering machine as claimed.
Conan recalls that the phone rang three times while they were waiting. The first ring was long, while the second and third were very short. He points out this detail again, prompting the investigators to listen to the answering machine messages once more — yet they still find no message from Mr. Akutsu. Conan reviews the facts, notices that one of the messages is very strange, and suspects that the caller is the culprit.
Inspector Megure asks Mrs. Maru if her husband had left anything valuable at the scene. She confirms that the safe key is kept in the chest of drawers but notes that it is suddenly in a different drawer. Conan examines the chest of drawers again and sees that the large cut marks end abruptly. Having already been reprimanded by the police, he asks the staff for a Polaroid camera. Conan takes a photo of the chest of drawers and is subsequently sent away from the scene by Kogoro. He then cuts the individual drawers out of the photo and attempts to piece them together correctly.
Conan succeeds in deciphering Mr. Maru's final message and solving the case. He puts Kogoro into a deep sleep using his stun-gun wristwatch and begins explaining the case before the suspects can even leave the crime scene.
File 055 - Words on the Chest
Kogoro wakes up, notices a small, bleeding wound, and screams at the top of his lungs that he is dying.
People
Twin Brothers Case
Gadgets introduced
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File 056 - Formation! The Detective Boys
File 057 - Mysterious Brothers
File 058 - Moving Corpse Mystery
People
Tenkaichi Festival Case
Characters introduced
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File 059 - Festival Night
File 060 - A Perfect Alibi!?
People
Trivia
- The title for each chapter are worded as the following in Case Closed:
- File 052 - Three Visitors?
- File 053 - Three Men Without Alibis
- File 054 - The Mystery of the Answering Machine
- File 055 - The Testimony of the Tansu Chest
- File 056 - The Junior Detective League!
- File 058 - The Mystery of the Moving Body
- File 059 - Night of the Festival
- File 060 - The Perfect Alibi?
Locations
Settings featured in this volume:
- Chiba Prefecture
- Kyoto (Mentioned)
- Saitama Prefecture (Introduction)
- Okeyama Hotel (Introduction)
- Tenkaichi Festival (Introduction)
- Tokyo
- Beika Ward
- Beika Town
- Beika Hotel
- Beika Police Station
- Denjiro Maru's residence (Introduction)
- Mouri Detective Agency
- Residence of the Tanaka brothers (Introduction)
- Teitan Elementary School
- Yuji Suwa's Dojo (Mentioned)
- Beika Town
- Chūō Ward
- Ginza (Mentioned as "Kinza")
- Beika Ward
Models
Tenkaichi Festival
The "Tenkaichi Festival" in Saitama which Conan Edogawa, Ran and Kogoro Mouri go to is based on the Gozan no Okuribi, also known as "Daimonji", in Kyoto, which is also mentioned by Conan during the case.
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The Tenkaichi Festival fires in FILE.59.
Continuity
In "Twin Brothers Case"
- To Code Sheet Case: Inspector Juzo Megure regrets trusting the Detective Boys based on them catching those "italian mobsters", referencing this case from Volume 4.
Cameos
- Denjiro Maru, the victim from the Antique Collector Case, is named after a person working as an assistant of Gosho Aoyama now and then, who is also involved in the creation of the Detective Conan Special Manga.
Crossover
One of the suspects in the Antique Collector Case explains that he has been to the cinema in Kinza, where they played "The Summer Santa Claus" (Natsu no Santa Claus aka The Santa Claus of Summer). Conan Edogawa and Ran Mouri have also been to that movie, which Conan uses to counter his alibi.
The TV in the hotel room at the beginning of the Tenkaichi Festival Case is an ONY brand model and the disposable camera used by the culprit is a "ONY Onicolor Flash" (differing in spelling between "Onycolor" and "Onicolor"). Additionally, Satoru Imatake's next novel mentioned in the same case, "Kenyuu Densetsu" ("Legend of the Swordmaster" or "Brave Sword Legend") is a reference to the Anime Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba, which is translatable as "Legend of the Swordmaster Yaiba" or "Brave Sword Legend Yaiba".
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Sweden 
Thailand 
United States 
Vietnam 
Vietnam (New Edition)
See also
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