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[[File:CH_235 RazorCharge.png|thumb|left|200px|The razor can run independently, suggesting harm instead came from the extension cord]] | [[File:CH_235 RazorCharge.png|thumb|left|200px|The razor can run independently, suggesting harm instead came from the extension cord]] | ||
| − | 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 [[Megure]] and [[Takagi]] arrive and open their investigation. Yoko shares that Yoshiteru often shaved while he bathed while Mitsu adds that her deceased daughter and Tomoaki's mother, Chiaki, often warned him against doing so. Kogoro and the police label the death an accident caused by the razor's extension cord junction touching the bathwater. Conan points out both the body's improper orientation and that the chargeable razor was set to "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. <br>[[File:CH_235 ConanThreatened.png|thumb|right| | + | 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 [[Megure]] and [[Takagi]] arrive and open their investigation. Yoko shares that Yoshiteru often shaved while he bathed while Mitsu adds that her deceased daughter and Tomoaki's mother, Chiaki, often warned him against doing so. Kogoro and the police label the death an accident caused by the razor's extension cord junction touching the bathwater. Conan points out both the body's improper orientation and that the chargeable razor was set to "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. <br>[[File:CH_235 ConanThreatened.png|thumb|right|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. | 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. | ||
Revision as of 19:23, 18 June 2025
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| Release date: | July 17, 1999 | ||
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| Chapters: | 232-242 | ||
| ISBN: | ISBN 4-09-125494-2 | ||
| Publisher: | Shogakukan | ||
| English release date: | July 15, 2008 | ||
| English ISBN: | ISBN 1-4215-1676-4 | ||
| English Publisher: | Viz Media | ||
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Volume 24 was released on July 17, 1999 in Japan.
Contents
Cast
Gadgets
Chapters
Innocent Suspect Case
File 232 - Finding Evidence
The Detective Boys are still investigating.
File 233 - Countdown
People
Major events
- Sato and Takagi's romance is once again explored.
- Takagi is relieved when he learns that Sato only thinks of Megure as a father figure.
Blackout Murder Case
Characters introduced
| Tomoaki Araide | |
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| Hikaru Yasumoto | |
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File 234 - Another Half Year...
Conan notices that Ran is increasingly becoming more aloof towards him (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, 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 to each other; Tomoaki mentions that he will take a job in a hospital in the Aomori Prefecture starting the following month. The household maid, Hikaru Yasumoto, breaks a flower pot and is reprimanded by a furious Yoshiteru. Tomoaki attempts to calm his father down while Kogoro prepares to leave. Yoshiteru laments the lifestyle of Kogoro, saying that he does not want to see Kogoro dead while still in the prime of his life, especially when he shares a name with Detective Kogoro Mouri. Kogoro corrects Yoshiteru, affirming that he is the famous detective, which sparks astonishment in the doctor. He believed his patient was too uninformed about medicine to be the real detective, and assumes he was feigning his ignorance during the examination. Yoshiteru then invites Kogoro and company for dinner. Conan protests, not wanting to reveal Kogoro's true ignorance, and looks to Ran for reinforcement. However, the girl uncharacteristically bends her tight schedule and agrees to stay, adding to Conan's wariness.
At the dinner table, much to Conan’s consternation, Ran stares at Tomoaki, and both Kogoro and Yoko say that the two would make a good married couple. Yoko then leaves the room to make a phone call about an alumni reunion with a friend. With Yoshiteru nowhere in sight, Kogoro questions his whereabouts. Mitsu Araide (Tomoaki’s grandmother) then enters the room and explains Yoshiteru has a habit of taking his bath before dinner. She also reveals her bitterness towards Yoshiteru as he married into the Araide name before remarrying with Yoko. As the old woman leaves to eat alone, Araide apologizes to his guests, explaining Mitsu's bad temper as the result of Yoshiteru's recent Western bathroom renovations to the otherwise Japanese house.
Suddenly, the lights go out, causing Hikaru to accidentally drop several plates. After finding a flashlight, Hikaru rushes off to switch the fuse box back on. The lights flicker before sparking back on. 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 Megure and Takagi arrive and open their investigation. Yoko shares that Yoshiteru often shaved while he bathed while Mitsu adds that her deceased daughter and Tomoaki's mother, Chiaki, often warned him against doing so. Kogoro and the police label the death an accident caused by the razor's extension cord junction touching the bathwater. Conan points out both the body's improper orientation and that the chargeable razor was set to "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.
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
Tomoaki notices that Hikaru has a burn scar on her arm and that his grandmother has a wound on her left foot. He therefore takes them to the second floor for treating the injuries and, to his discomfort, is followed by a policeman as Megure still suspects them. Ran offers to help and Conan thus wants to follow them as well, but he is stopped by Kogoro. The investigation continues and Yoko mentions that Yoshiteru's first wife (Mitsu's daughter and Tomoaki's biological mother), named Chiaki, died four years ago due to drunk driving. She details that Chiaki and she were classmates during nurse training and that Chiaki's death was shocking to her because of her dislike of alcohol.
Since the police are unable to find more clues, Megure accepts Conan's proposal to simulate the blackout. Conan thus goes upstairs to call Ran and others, but sees her holding hand with Tomoaki; he does not know that this happened because when treating the injuries, Ran accidentally injured herself and Tomoaki was trying to disinfect her wound (he also does not know that when Tomoaki complimented Ran on her familiarity with bandages, she says that she has gained experience by treating a naughty boy (Shinichi) during youth).
The simulation reveals that Hikaru took an exceptionally long time to turn on the light; this means that the alibis of multiple people are problematic. Tomoaki, on the other hand, does not see that the simulation has led to any new information and slams the police and Kogoro for unreasonably suspecting his family and not considering their feelings. Conan is still stuck, partially because of lack of evidence and partially because Ran and Tomoaki's relationship made him unable to focus; this changes when he stumbles across a fragment of something on the second floor and sees something in Hikaru's room. He now seems to know who the culprit is, and so he tranquillizes Kogoro and makes Megure carry him into the bathroom where the murder happened. Conan then announces to everyone that Kogoro knows the truth about this murder and that once he is finished taking a bath he will reveal it.
File 237 - From the Bottom of Heart
People
Major events
- Tomoaki's kind demeanor is put on display here, as well as Conan's jealously when he sees Ran acting very nice around him.
- Conan becomes very jealous when he sees Ran acting very nice and sweet around Araide, and thinks that she may have fallen in love with him.
- It turns out Ran was acting so nice to Araide because she wanted to make a sweater for Shinichi, and she liked Araide's.
Hotel Party Murder Case
Characters introduced
| Kenzo Masuyama | |
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| Chris Vineyard | |
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| Shigehiko Nomiguchi | |
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File 238 - The Secret Corner of Betrayal
Haibara had a nightmare about Gin. The day after, back from school with Conan and the Detective Boys, Haibara comes across Gin's Porsche. Conan places a microphone under the seat and they get to know about a Black Organization member named Pisco, who was sent to Haido City Hotel and tasked to eliminate the corrupt politician Shigehiko Nomiguchi, who had ties with the Organization.
File 239 - The Black Burial Ranks
Conan and Haibara go to Haido City Hotel, hoping to find Pisco and prevent Nomiguchi from being killed. But all people in the party's hall are wearing black. There's Chris Vineyard who is an actress from America. Conan uses the voice of Shinichi and calls the police to protect the politician. Later, the lights go off and a movie is shown on a giant screen, meanwhile, the murder occurs : the room's chandelier fell from the ceiling and crashed over Nomiguchi.
File 240 - The Sudden Parting
Conan thinks the purple handkerchief he found right after the murder must belong to Pisco and he asks the receptionist about the identity of those who were given such a handkerchief. As the party's guests suddenly rush out of the hall and confront the media, Haibara gets separated from Conan and is abducted by Pisco.
File 241 - The Bullet from the Past
Haibara is locked in a liquor store but manages to escape through the fireplace after regaining her adult body, thanks to Conan's advice to drink baikal. Meanwhile, Conan deduces the identity of Pisco and how he had the room's chandelier fall over Nomiguchi. Gin and Vodka turn up to the hotel and enter the liquor store, hoping to meet Pisco, but left as none was there. Once out of the chimney, Haibara gets shot by Gin.
File 242 - The White World
Conan rushes to the hotel's rooftop to rescue Haibara, who dives into the chimney and ends up recovering her child body.
People
Major events
- Conan and Ai suspect that a Black Organization, Pisco, is going to be at a hotel to plan a murder.
- Haibara's past is once again explored, and it is hinted that she has some sort of history with Gin.
- Haibara returns to her adult form, Shiho Miyano, after drinking alcohol. Gin kills Pisco, and Vermouth is shown at the end, discussing the situation with both Gin and Vodka.
- Gin takes very special interest in Shiho.
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
See also
| Volumes of the Manga | ||
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| 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 |
