Detective Conan Case 1: The Sherlock Holmes of the '90s kaori_xyz@hotmail.com http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Garden/5511/manga1.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Page 1 Shinichi: Hmmmm... Title: Case 1: The Sherlock Holmes of the '90s Shinichi: The killer exited through the window and followed the wall from window to window. Which explains the lack of footprints outside. Man: Im... impossible! Man 2: There are 5 meters between each window. Shinichi: But there are only to from the roof to reach the window. Only someone who knows the house very well could do this. And only one person could do it without raising suspicion at that time... Old Man: How! Tell us! Who killed my wife? Shinichi: This person... Page 2+3 Shinichi: IS YOU, SIR!!! Title: Case 1: The '90s Sherlock Homes Page 4 Old Man: Are you joking, young man... See my leg... Shinichi: Your little game is over. Shinichi: I know everything! Old Man: Aaah! Man: But, sir... your leg... Shinichi: Your leg has been fully healed for three months. Isn't that right, Inspector? Inspector: Don't deny it. You Doctor has confessed. Old Man: MMM... Old Man: BLAST!!! Inspector: Wait! Shinichi: Not so fast! Shinichi: Take that!!! Page 5 Shinichi: GOAAAL!! Policeman: C'mon, move it! Old Man: Sniff... Inspector: Another case solved thanks to you Kudo. Thank you very much. Shinichi: 'welcome! Shinichi: If you have another tough case to solve, don't hesitate to call on detective Shinichi Kudo!! Page 6 Newspaper Headline: Shinichi Kudo! A high school detective caracks another case. Shinichi: HA HA HA... Caption: Shinichi Kudo, high school student. Shinichi: Hi Hi Hi... School Girl: Did you hear? He solved yet another one! Shinichi: He He He... Television: One could say that he is the saviour of the Japanese police! Page 7 Ran: Are you quite finished laughing so stupidly? Caption: Ran Mouri, high school student. Shinichi: Hey, what's the matter? Ran: Nothing. I'm just happy for you.Even though you steal my father's business... I really don't care. Shinichi: (on the side) Hey... Shinichi: Your father is still a detective? Its not my fault if he doesn't get any cases. He is crap, that's all. Ran: HA HA HA... I told you that I really don't care! Shinichi: Miss Karate Club captain... Page 8 Kid: Can you pass the ball please? Shinichi: Hm? Here you go. Ran: ... Shinichi, I am sure that if you hadn't given up football (soccer) you'd be a pro now. Shinichi: Football's just for fitness. That is necessary for a good detective. Holmes, for instance, practiced fencing. Ran: He's the hero of a novel. Shinichi: And the most famous of all detectives. Shinichi: He is so cool! Very clever... His observation & logic are perfect. And he is a violin virtuoso! Shinichi: Sherlock Holmes, the hero of Conan Doyle's novels... really is the greatest detective in the world. Page 9 Shinichi: I have alot of Conan Doyle novels and thrillers at home. Do you want me to lend you some? Ran: Are you kidding? I don't wanna turn out like you. Shinichi: Look at my fan letters! He He. See, they like it. Ran: I see it. Ran: It's good to have alot of fans but... to have one you really like might be better. Shinichi: A serious story? Shinichi: ... Ran: Oh, well! Ran: What? Why are you staring at me like that? Shinichi: Nothing, nothing... Ran: If you keep on interfering with police cases, you'll get in trouble some day. Shinichi: May be. Ran: Why do you want to be a detective? Since you like novels so much, why don't you write? Shinichi: I'm not interested in writing. I want to be a real detective. Page 10 Shinichi: The Sherlock Holmes of the '90s! Shinichi: The more complex and difficult a case is, the more interested I am. How exciting to hunt down the criminal! Its really brilliant... to be a detective! Shinichi: See you! Ran: Hey, wait! Ran: You haven't forgotten tomorrow's date... Shinichi: A date? Page 11 Ran: You had forgotten? You promised we would go to the theme park if I won the regional tournament! Shinichi: Really? Ran: Doesn't matter! I didn't really want to go with you anyway. Ran: Stay with your fans... Shinichi: Ey, I was joking!! Don't be mad! Shinichi: Of course I remember! Tomorrow 10am, Tropical Land!! Shinichi: (thought) I've been thinking about it non-stop! Caption: Tropical Land. Page 12 Shinichi: So as I was saying, Holmes is a genius... Shinichi: The first time he met Watson he knew strait away that he had been a doctor in Afghanistan. Shinichi: Just by shaking hands like this... Aiko: Wha...? Shinichi: You practice gym, don't you? Aiko: H-how do you know? Hitomi: Do you know that chap? Aiko: No! Shinichi: She's got blisters on her hands! A woman with so many blisters can only be using a fixed bar. Ran: Why not Tennis? Shinichi: Well. When the wind blew her skirt up I saw marks on her legs that only assymetric bars can make. Shinichi: A real detective always pays attention to everything. Ran: You cheat! You already knew before shaking her hand. Page 13 Kishida: Hey, leave my friends alone! Shinichi: Th... They are your friends? Shinichi: Do you want to swap places? Hitomi: No, that's fine thanks. We don't want to bother them. Shinichi: ... Dream Shinichi: Ran I love you... Dream Ran: I love you too Shinichi. Ran: Quick, it's our go!! Shinichi: And then. And Holmes says... Man in Dark Suit: Scram! We go first. Shinichi: What Conan Doyle meant was that... Holmes is somebody... Ran: ... Ran: Enough!!!!!! I've had enough of your Holmes and your Conan Doyle!! It's the only thing you think about!! Page 14 Ran: I was looking forward to coming here with you.. But you don't seem to care! Shinichi: (to himself) Ran... Shinichi: No! Not at all! I was also... Ran: Pffff... Ran: Got you! It was a joke. Shinichi: What? Ran: You're not so sharp for someone who wants to become a detective. Operator: Ok? Here we go! Ran: But... Page 15 Ran: I'm happy to be with you anyway! Shinichi: Sorry? Shinichi: He? Ran: Hmm... Shinichi: Well? Ran: Ohhhhhh!! Page 16 Ran: AAAHHHH!! Shinichi: What? What is it? Water? Kishida: Bowawaaa!!! Shinichi: What? Shinichi: Wow! Ran: I feel something warm! Misc. People: I can't see a thing. What!? What's going on!? Page 17 Crowd: OHHHH! Page 18 Crowd: It's horrible! Call for help! Call the police! Aiko: Ki... Kishida... Aiko: AAAA.... Hitomi: My god... Ran: Shinichi... Shinichi: ... Man in Dark Suit: Bro... Other Man in Dark Suit: Bad luck... Shinichi: Wait!! It's not an accident! It's a murder!! Shinichi: And the murderer was on the ride with us. Page 19 Shinichi: He is amongst these seven people!! Ran: Shinichi... Man in Dark Suit: What are you on about? We're leaving. Inspector: Police! Nobody move! Man in Dark Suit: Blast... Inspector: Kudo. You are here already? Shinichi: Inspector... Man in Dark Suit: What? Kudo? Crowd: Look! It's Shinichi Kudo, the young detective! He solves extraordinary cases! Without him the police would be lost. Come 'n see! It's him, Kudo! Show us what you can do! Page 20 Inspector: Explain to us, Kudo... Inspector: Obviously, it is not a technical problem... and we can eliminate the suicide theory. Shinichi: Correct, inspector! There is no doubt, it is a murder! Inspector: There are five suspects, you and your friend Ran excepted. Inspector: Suspect A: Friend of the victim, sitting in the front row. Inspector: Suspect B: Ditto. Inspector: Suspect C: The victim's girlfriend, sat next to him... Inspector: Suspects D and E: Dressed in black, sat behind the victim... Inspector: They were all held by the security bar. So Suspect C was the only one that had the possibility to kill him. But... Other Man in Dark Suit: Hey, we're in a hurry!! We have no time to play detective. Man in Dark Suit: ... Shinichi: !? Page 21 Shinichi: (to himself) This man has such a cold stare!! The eyes of a murderer capable of killing cold bloodedly! Who on Earth is he!? Policeman: Inspector, we found an illicit object in this girl's bag. Inspector: !? Aiko: But... Aiko: I don't understand! It's not mine!! Aiko: It's not mine... Shinichi: ... Hitomi: Aiko... Why did you do this? Aiko: !? Page 22 Aiko: No, it wasn't me! I didn't kill him!!! Hitomi: You were getting along fine though... So, why? Other Man in Dark Suit: There is absolutely no doubt, it is her. Can we go now, inspector? Crowd: Already, I was expecting something better... Shinichi: ... Crowd: I knew it from the start! A lovers' fight! Women are terrible! Shinichi: !? Inspector: Take this girl to the station!! Aiko: But... Shinichi: Wait a minute inspector. She didn't do it. Shinichi: The killer is... Page 23 Shinichi: You!!! Hitomi: What? Hitomi: You're kidding? You saw the knife in Aiko's bag. Right? Shinichi: It's impossible to kill a man with this gadget! Especially for a woman. Shinichi: Supposing it was her, why would she keep the weapon in her bag when she had enough time to throw it away? Shinichi: You put it in her bag before the murder. Hitomi: You're completely crazy! I was sitting two rows ahead of him! How could I have killed him? Furthermore, you said that a woman couldn't have done it! Shinichi: It's true. Page 24 Shinichi: But with a metal wire, using the speed of the train.. it is possible! Hitomi: !? Hitomi: ... Shinichi: Could you help me out please, gentlemen? Shinichi: Pay attention! Let's say that I'm the killer and the inspector is the victim. Inspector: Ok? Shinichi: First, before lowering the security bar, I put a bag behind my back. Then I put it on. This way, I can get out easily! Policeman: The bag has left a gap. Shinichi: Then I take out of the bag a rope with a hook. Page 25 Shinichi: Then I balance myself with my feet and I loop the rope around the victim's neck... Shinichi: Of course, everything happens in the darkness of the tunnel. Shinichi: To finish off, I drop the hook on the tracks. Shinichi: Then I just have to wait for the speed of the train to chop his head off. Hitomi: This... This is crazy! What proof do you have? Shinichi: Well, since you ask... the pearl necklace you had before getting on the ride. Shinichi: What have you done with it? Shinichi: You probably replaced the string with piano wire to which you attached the hook, hidden in your bag! Shinichi: On top of that, you practice gymnastics!! Your balance allows you to preform this feat even at full speed!! Hitomi's Friend: That's enough already! Page 26 Hitomi's Friend: What about them? They were behind the victim, it was even easier for them. Shinichi: They look like criminals but they didn't kill him. Shinichi: I don't know who they are, but since the police arrived they look really uncomfortable. But the murderer expected the police to come!! Shinichi: Yes. The murderer had premeditated the death of her victim. That's why she cried before killing him. Hitomi: !? Shinichi: From the tunnel to the end of the ride, 2 or 3 seconds had elapsed. Only the murderer had time to cry on the rolling ride. Hitomi's Friend: You speak as if you saw Hitomi cry. But you have no proof! Shinichi: Her tears are proof enough... unless you are on the ride... Page 27 Shinichi: Tears don't flow backwards. Hitomi: !! Hitomi: It's... It's all... It's all my fault!! He shouldn't have left me!! Hitomi's Friend: Hi... Hitomi... You were going out with Kishida? Hitomi: Yes, before we met you at University, we loved one another!! Hitomi: But he left me... To go out with Aiko.. So.. Where we had our first date, with the necklace he gave me... And framing Aiko for it... Page 28 Hitomi: I killed him!! Shinichi: (narration) We also found some sleeping pills in her bag... She probably intended to kill herself after the crime. Caption: Two hours later... Shinichi: (narration) We found her necklace in the tunnel. She had in fact used a piano wire. And the few remaining pearls, under the detting sun rays... Were shining like blood drops... Page 29 Ran: Sniff sniff Shinichi: Stop crying... Ran: How can you be so cool about it? Ran: Sniff.. Shinichi: Well... I'm used to it. Its not the first time I saw a dead body. Ran: You are horrible! Shinichi: Try not to think about it anymore. Ok? Shinichi: It's a common thing, you know? Ran: Not in my life!! Shinichi: Hey? Shinichi: (to himself) The weird looking guy from a minute ago... Shinichi: Sorry, Ran! Start on the way home! Ran: What? Shinichi: I'll catch up later! Ran: (to herself) He's going! Ran: Shi... Shinichi... Ran: (narration) In that moment... I got a bad feeling. Page 30 Ran: (narration) The feeling that I wouldn't see him... EVER AGAIN... Man in Dark Suit: Sorry to keep you waiting... Mr. President. Mr. President: I came as we agreed. Man in Dark Suit: I know I checked from the roller-coaster. Mr. President: Hurry up! Show it to me! Man in Dark Suit: Calm down... Do you have the money? Page 31 Mr. President: Here!! It's all here!! Shinichi: Christ! There must be at least one hundred million! Man in Dark Suit: OK! Deal. Mr. President: I want the film! Shinichi: (though) The film? Man in Dark Suit: Here, take it! All the pictures of your company's black market weapons are on it! Mr. President: AH... Man in Dark Suit: Be more cautious from now on! Shinichi: (though) Incredible! Camera: Click click Mr. President: Give me a break! It's a small market compared to what you do. Man in Dark Suit: Suggestion: You'd better shut up! Mr. President: Shut up! Vulture! Other Man in Dark Suit: Playing detective... Page 32 Other Man in Dark Suit: KID!! Man in Dark Suit: Bro... Other Man in Dark Suit: Incompetant fool! Followed by a brat. Man in Dark Suit: Should we kill him? Other Man in Dark Suit: No. No guns! There are still loads of cops around! Other Man in Dark Suit: I have an idea... Why not try our new poison... Other Man in Dark Suit: Ha ha. No chances of being accused of murder since it leaves no traces in the body!! He'll be our Guinea Pig. It hasn't been tested on humans. Man in Dark Suit: Hurry up, bro. Other Man in Dark Suit: Coming. Page 33 Other Man in Dark Suit: Farewell... little detective. Shinichi: (to himself) My body... it's burning!! As if my bones were melting.. Shinichi: (to himself) I'm... dying... Page 34 Policeman: THIS WAY, QUICK!! There's a dead body!! Policeman 2: What!? Shinichi: (to himself) HA HA HA... That's me? So I am dead! Policeman: No! He's still breathing! Policeman 2: An ambulance, quick! Call an ambulance!! Shinichi: (to himself) I'm alive...! The poison doesn't work on humans... Policeman: My God! His head is bleeding! Shinichi: (to himself) How fortunate... Shinichi: (to himself) There are policemen... Lots of policemen... Policeman: Can you hear us? Hang in there! Shinichi: (to himself) That's good... I can tell them what I saw! Policeman: Can you get up? Little one. Shinichi: (to himself) LITTLE ONE? Page 35 Shinichi: What's going on?