Detective Conan (名探偵コナン)

Detective Conan Episode 781 "The Scarlet Intersection"

Investigator Jodie's friend Shibuya Natsuko-san was attacked and rendered unconscious.

When we rushed to help, three suspects were called in, and...

I didn't have a choice.

She asked me to investigate her stalker.

Bourbon?!

Later, Bourbon and I determined the identity of the culprit.

E-Excuse me!

The hospital just called!

Shibuya-sensei's condition has worsened, and her life is in danger!

N-Natsuko!

Natsuko!

Jodie, you came.

Y-Yes.

I'm surprised you knew I regained consciousness.

What?

It's partially my fault this happened, so I asked them not to tell the school.

This is bad!

Jodie-sensei!

Where's Investigator Camel?

What? Probably with the car.

Kusuda Rikumichi?

Don't know him.

He was a patient at this hospital.

He abandoned his car nearby and disappeared.

I think there's a gun involved.

Have you heard anything?

Who knows?

Oh, right.

The information didn't make it down to a lowly investigator like yourself.

What are you talking about?

We always share our—

Camel!

What are you doing?

Don't wander off by yourself.

Tsk.

I hope you didn't tell him about Kusuda.

Of course not.

I'd never tell him he shot himself in the car.

My lips are sealed.

I see. Thank you.

It happened before I was assigned to Japan, so I heard about it from Akai-san.

Jodie-san?

Where are you?

Jodie-san?

Propelled forward by the years spent together.

Charging full speed ahead without slowing the pace.

What happened then?

A suspicious pair have a dangerous conversation!

Always determining the one truth with the body of a child and the mind of an adult,

his name is Detective Conan!

Raiha Pass

The Scarlet Intersection

The Scarlet Intersection!

Haido Central Hospital

The Previous Day

Huh?

Jodie-san?

Camel!

Jodie-san.

Is everything okay?

What do you mean?

Amuro's a member of the Organization.

We saw his car leaving the hospital.

He didn't sweet talk any secrets out of you, did he?

N-No.

Didn't you just say that?

What do you mean?

You said the exact same thing a moment ago...

What are you talking about?

I just got here from Natsuko's room!

What?!

Then, when I saw you earlier...

A voice and disguise that could fool an acquaintance.

There's only one woman...

...with both.

You're late.

I thought you weren't coming.

I had trouble finding a scarf like hers.

I see.

So, how'd it go?

Your man Kusuda...

You were right.

He shot himself.

Inside his own car.

So... That is what happened after all...

What? Vermouth?

The Jodie-san I saw earlier was her disguised as you?

Bourbon must have asked you something.

Yeah, but I didn't tell him anything.

He tried to shake me by saying the info hadn't reached a lowly investigator like me.

He provoked you so you'd relax your guard

and let something slip when Jodie-sensei showed up.

He manipulated you.

H-Hold on.

Does that mean Vermouth knew we'd come here and was waiting for us?

Yeah.

Everything's gone according to Bourbon and Vermouth's plan.

What do you mean?

It started with the e-mail you received from Shibuya-sensei.

Their scheme started there.

Her invitation to go drinking?

Subject: Invitation Let's go drinking! Natsuko

You said Shibuya-sensei didn't remember sending that e-mail, right?

Y-Yes...

Then Bourbon probably sent it from Shibuya-sensei's phone.

What?

Stealing a phone from an FBI investigator sounds difficult.

But taking a grade school teacher's phone unnoticed was probably easy.

If he'd met with Shibuya-sensei several times as a detective,

he would've had plenty of chances.

But why would he send that message?

So you'd call Shibuya-sensei using Investigator Camel's phone.

What?

If you're going drinking, you'll meet at night.

He knew your phone would be dead by then.

They were watching us.

B-But why my phone?

Any FBI investigator would've worked.

If something happened to Shibuya-sensei that night,

the investigator whose number was in her history

and Jodie-sensei would be called to the scene.

I see.

From the beginning, they meant to get intel from the agent who accompanied me.

But Natsuko was injured after Kandachi-san pushed her down the park stairs.

What if that hadn't happened?

Maybe they meant to hit her with a car.

Bourbon said he was driving his.

Either way, they meant to injure her outdoors.

Outdoors?

Yeah, so they'd know how you were dressed.

How I'm dressed?

They can prepare a mask from photos,

but that doesn't work for the outfit you're wearing today.

It's easier to see and take pictures of you if you're outside than in a building or a car.

Once the disguise was ready,

they called to say Shibuya-sensei took a turn for the worse, bringing you to the hospital.

They drew Camel's attention to separate him from you.

So Vermouth, disguised as me, could get information out of you.

S-Sorry...

But, Conan-kun, when did you first notice?