Special Volume 12
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| Release date: | December 25, 2000 |
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| Original Work: | Gosho Aoyama |
| Manga: | Yutaka Abe, Denjiro Maru, Takahisa Taira |
| ISBN: | ISBN 4-09-142782-0 |
| Publisher: | Shogakukan |
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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.
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
References
- ^ "名探偵コナン 特別編コミックス". Koware Site Detective Conan Branch. http://www.koware.net/data_room/b_tokubetsuhen_data/tokubetsu_top.htm. Retrieved on 2010-06-26.
- ^ "名探偵コナン 特別編コミックリス". Mouri Kogoro Detective Agency. http://conan.aga-search.com/501-33-3tokubetsuhen.html. Retrieved on 2010-06-26.
See also
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