Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation consists of many agents lead by James Black. They are investigating Sharon Vineyard and have followed her to Japan where they discovered the existence of the Black Organization.
Contents
Background
Members
There are many of them in Japan, but only four have been named so far.
- Jodie Starling (Voice: Miyuki Ichijo)
- James Black (Voice: Iemasa Kayumi)
- Shuichi Akai (Voice: Shuichi Ikeda)
- Andre Camel (Voice: Kiyoyuki Yanada)
Plot timeline
Relationship Analysis
FBI and the Black Organization
The FBI are known enemies of the Black Organization going back at least twenty years when Vermouth killed Jodie's FBI father. The original event that allowed the FBI to uncover the Black Organization and begin operations against them is unknown at this point, but presumably relates to something that occurred in America based on the Organization's known connections there and the fact the FBI got involved. Frequent clashes and subterfuge have resulted in personalized conflicts between individuals, such as Jodie and Vermouth and Gin and Akai. While the two organizations clearly hate one another, individual members will occassionally show grudging respect for the other side in light of clever maneuvers or shows of skill. Until his apparent death, the Black Organization feared FBI agent Akai Shuuichi most of all, with the boss and Vermouth considering him a "silver bullet".
FBI and the CIA
Despite being on the same side, the FBI and the CIA have separate secret missions concerning the Black Organization which have not been communicated to one another. Their lack of communication resulted in an unfortunate debacle where an FBI sting to capture Vermouth backfired and the FBI caught and injured Kir instead. The FBI held Kir thinking she was a member of the Organization until the research of Conan and Akai Shuuichi proved she was in fact a CIA agent. The FBI and Kir successfully managed to come up with a plan to sneak Kir back into the Organization, but she had lost her trusted status. In order to regain the Black Organization's trust, she was ordered to kill Shuuichi Akai and apparently did so. Kir promised to report information to the FBI after passing it to CIA headquarters.
| “ | Under any circumstance, my father's CIA mission will be first-priority. Even if I become inconvenient for the FBI, please don't think badly of me | „ |
— Kir to explaining her position to Akai, Chapter 605 pg 5 | ||
FBI and the Japanese Law Enforcement
The FBI are conducting their investigation in Japan illegally without proper permissions. While Jodie and Camel's status as FBI was exposed because of coincidental involvement in unrelated cases, they lied to the police about their reason for being in Japan, telling them they are on an extended vacation.
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