The Junior Detective Club visited An overly strict man, since Ayumi and Mitch suggested to interview him. Later, however, the Club Crews just have seen that the overly strict man is accused of murdering a woman. Is it murder or is it self-defense? Conan must investigate and figure out the truth.

The murder investigation narrowed to three suspects who were recent arrivals at the nearby inn. Conan deduced the culprit and the cause of the murder.

Sonoko brought Ran, who in turn brought Conan, to visit the site in the countryside used as location in the filming of a well-received romantic TV series, where the lead actress tied a red handkerchief to a tree branch to enable her lover to find her.

A murder occurs in an apartment. The victim is a famous detective author. A card left in the scene shows that the somebody who called himself as character of the author’s detective novel took the life of the author. Two suspects were identified: the guard of mansion who likes to drink despite author telling him […]

Genta hits a baseball through the window of Haramoto’s house and breaks a vase. They go inside to apologize and find Haramoto dead. Conan realizes that the victim must have known the killer, and Manda is acting suspicious especially when he interrupts the housekeeper when she mentions the mystery Haramoto was working on.

Manda, a well-known author, is greeted by his editor who needs his manuscript. He tells him that he is almost done and the editor goes and waits in the hotel hallway. Manda sneaks by in a disguise and goes to Haramoto’s house, a man who has been ghost writing for Manda. Haramoto gives Manda the […]

A man buys a ticket to see a movie, which is a sequel to another he and his friends have seen in the past. He gives his ticket to one of his friends, then leaves, but clues he has left behind leads Conan to believe that he has more on his mind.

Conan, Ran, Mouri, and Sonoko travel to Shikoku to see the kabuki play Phantom of the Konpira. It is a play based on Phantom of the Opera. Things start to mimic the play.

Conan fishes around for clues in hopes of finding the true culprit. By the short trip close to the stage, Conan got some clues to resolve the case. After gaining info, he learns who’s behind the trick, and exposes the true mastermind behind the death of the magician.

A famous magician hires Kogoro to keep watch on his staff members, as he believes one of them may be out to kill him.