Special Volume 4

Sachi Makise
	25 years old; Science teacher;

Takashi Tamba
	Victim (heart attack); 46 years old; Science teacher;

	Volume 4
	Information
Release date:	March 18, 1998
Original Work:	Gosho Aoyama
Manga:	Yutaka Abe, Denjiro Maru, Takahisa Taira
ISBN:	ISBN 4-09-142534-8
Publisher:	Shogakukan
	Back Cover Image
	Conan Side Image

Chronology
‹ Special Volume 3	List of Chapters	Special Volume 5 ›

Special Volume 4 was released on March 18, 1998 in Japan.^[1]^[2]

Cast

Characters

Conan Edogawa

Shinichi Kudo (background)

Gadgets

Voice-Changing Bowtie

Stun-Gun Wristwatch

The Girls' Festival Murder Case

File 1 - Part 1

File 2 - Part 2

Invitation from a Friend

File 3 - Part 1

File 4 - Part 2

Scheele's Green

File 5

Richard, with Rachel and Conan in tow, is personally invited to the beautiful mansion of successful businesswoman Asuka Fumiko for a dinner and function. During the introductions, Richard makes a beeline for the bathroom while Rachel hands over a beautiful bouquet of flowers to Fumiko. When Richard returns, Conan playfully jokes that Richard ate some moldy food before coming, earning him a knot on his head from Richard. In attendance is Fumiko’s personal physician, Gennori Sugita, who asks her not to push herself too hard. Fumiko agrees and decides to call it a night. Local painter Seiichi Hashimoto is there, telling Fumiko about the unfinished ceiling painting that is still being looked at. Finally, there is Koichi Saito, who attempts to put the moves on Fumiko, but is allegedly shut down. Before leaving, Fumiko asks all three men, Gennori, Seiichi, and Koichi, to visit her room later that night.

That same night, when trying to relax in his guest room provided by Fumiko, Richard’s condition worsens. Rachel warns him not to eat anymore molded buns while Conan runs to fetch Gennori. A maid directs him to the second floor. Conan notices Fumiko’s room slightly open and peers inside. Gennori is tending to the needs of Fumiko, telling her that although it’s June, her mansion sits on high hills and it gets very cold at night. He asks her to keep her humidifier on and to keep warm. As the men depart from Fumiko’s room, they see Conan. Conan asks for Gennori’s assistance with Richard.

Inside Richard’s room, Gennori tells Richard to be careful when it comes to eating, especially foods that’s expired and have mold on them as they can produce very dangerous toxins, including arsine, that is lethal to humans. Some toxins can be turned into medicine, depending on the species. Rachel praises Gennori on his knowledge, stating Fumiko can rest easy at night knowing she’s in the good hands of a professional doctor; Gennori looks the other way, doesn’t respond, and walks out the door, before bidding everyone a good night.

Deeper into the night, everyone is sound asleep, save for Richard’s obnoxious snoring that’s keeping Conan up. Meanwhile, inside Fumiko’s room, her window balcony door is closed. It slightly opens and a mysterious figure pushes it completely open, allowing the cold air to rush inside Fumiko’s room. This figure walks across the room to the exit door, looking back at the sleeping defenseless Fumiko, cracks a haunting smile, and leaves her room.

The next morning, a house maid discovers Fumiko in her room in her bed, dead, with a pool of blood out of her mouth and under her head. Conan notices Fumiko’s window is left open and the bonquet of flowers Rachel had given her earlier that have now fully bloomed.

Murder