'Mystery Train'? The Bell Tree Express, huh? Never thought Sherry would ride such a ridiculously conspicuous train like that... Oh, but isn't it a fitting choice for her? Every room on that train is private. If she's trying to escape from the Kantō region without us noticing, it would be a perfect way, don't you agree? But I just can't believe it. I never expected that Sherry was hiding out in the Gunma mountains. Yeah. Bourbon, who discovered that information, had the same opinion. He said that since it's just something she happened to tell a third party she came into contact with, it's not necessarily accurate. But if Sherry is riding on that train, wouldn't it be the best hunting ground? Yeah. With nary a stop to disembark midway, it's a moving steel prison. And just like hunting a deer, if we just shake her with fear, she'll likely expose herself to the barrel of the gun. You know why I deliberately leaked this information to you, right? You want me to keep my distance until that metal snake has returned to its hole, right? Anyway, I'm happy to hear the name 'Sherry' from you after so long... I was beginning to think you were showing mercy for a fellow woman... That's ridiculous. Just who do you take me for? Anyway, let's talk again once the hunt is over. Yeah. Fine. You win. I'll give up on Sherry. Though... It won't be me who finishes her off, but Bourbon. She mustn't be allowed to remain in this world. Forgive me... Silver Bullet. Seeking comprehensive answers, he solves every mystery and code! As the departure bell rings out, the shadows of the Organisation approach Haibara! He sees the single truth for what it is, and looks like a kid but has the mind of an adult! His name? Detective Conan! Filled with contradictions, the bus keeps running on We innocently smile as we climb aboard Brimming signs overflow in every direction We can trust you if we get lost — right, driver? Would there still be crime if there was no malice? Where is the answer hidden? Somebody knows! Don't give up, just think a little bit more — Question! Answer! Touching your cheek as you float in darkness Embrace the justice that nobody wants to abandon! The answer's been right here all along — Everybody knows it! But with it, I know that hearts will always doubt — Question! Answer! And we must live with that sadness — Question! Answer! The Jet-Black Mystery Train Tōkyō Station Wow, it's awesome! It's the first time I've seen a steam locomotive! Me too! It's so impressive! Although, the SL appearance is just a front. Inside it is a state-of-the-art diesel engine, I hear. Ai-chan, you're still not better? No... Somebody's germs are pretty stubborn... Then why aren't you staying at home and resting? Hey, you brats! You could at least show thanks for the owners of the Bell Tree Express, the Suzuki Financial Group! We specially reserved seats just for you! Yes, ma'am! Of course, unlike yours, our seats are in the luxurious first-class car! Speaking of which, isn't that the same first-class car that Kid announced he'd target soon? That's right! As a rule, this train only runs once a year, but this year, Uncle Jirokichi's going to run it specially one more time to exhibit some jewel in the first-class car and Kid-sama's sure to ride it! So I decided I'd be a step ahead of him and leave a love letter to him in the train car! What do you think? What do I think...? I doubt Kid would have time to steal a letter as well. Besides, Kyōgoku-san would be pretty upset. My love for Kid-sama has nothing to do with my love for him! What I'm interested in isn't any thief... but the deduction quiz they always do aboard the train! Sera-san, why... are you here? I'm a detective! Of course I'm here! Wait, isn't your dad with you? Huh? He was right here a moment ago... Good to see you, Andō-sama! It's been a long time. May I take your luggage? Don't worry about this. It's a valuable item my client entrusted me with, and it's quite heavy. Satoru Andō (41) Passenger in Carriage 8, Room C Well, the heavy part is the solid-gold picture frame. The painting's just a counterfeit. The appraiser had finished with it, so I'm escorting it back to my client in Nagoya... What? But this is the Mystery Train, destination unknown. Why would you think it's headed to Nagoya? Come on... Mr. Conductor... How many years have we been meeting like this? Mari Idemari (33) Passenger in Carriage 8, Room E Anyone can easily deduce that by checking which trains have had their schedules changed today. R-Right... The crux of what stimulates our intellect Natsue Komino (75) Passenger in Carriage 8, Room D is the mystery acted out on board this train... Isn't that right, Sumitomo-san? Hiruka Sumitomo (37) Passenger in Carriage 8, Room D Yes, Mistress... I should've expected no less from mystery connoisseurs like yourselves. I underestimated you. Hey, you! What's going on here?! Etsuto Murobashi (39) Passenger in Carriage 7, Room B I know I reserved my usual room on the first-class car, Carriage 8... So why'd I get moved to Carriage 7?! I do apologise. As we mentioned a few days back, we had accidentally double-booked the room, so we had to move you. That's my favourite room, and I book it every single year the moment tickets go on sale... Where's the jackass who muscled in on my room?! I'm the 'jackass' in question. Please excuse me... You see, my daughter is a friend of the owners of this train. Kogorō Mouri (38) Passenger in Carriage 8, Room B Anyway, you can be assured that with me on board, no matter what case awaits aboard this train, I, the great detective Poirō Mouri, shall instantly bring the truth to light! Hey, Dad! What are you doing?! I'm just saying hello to my fellow Carriage 8 passengers... You're not allowed to smoke here! And what's this 'Poirō' thing about? You're Kogorō Mouri! Oh, you heard that? Come on, everybody's waiting for you in front of Carriage 6! They want to take a group photo before we depart! Oh, I see... What's with this tense atmosphere? Is it because they realised the old man's a detective, or perhaps...? Awesome, awesome! All the stations are just flying past! It's supposed to be almost nonstop until we reach the destination! Really?! Of course, where the final stop is located is a mystery. It's Nagoya... If you look up the train schedules on the Internet, you can figure out this train's route... I was so excited to get on a Mystery Train, and this guy goes and ruins it... What I'm interested in is the deduction quiz that's gonna take place aboard the train in the meantime. The rumour goes that a culprit and victim are picked from the passengers at random, and an incident occurs between them... The rest of the passengers become detectives, with the goal being to figure out the culprit before the train reaches its destination. Yes? Who is it? Huh? Nobody's here... A letter? 'Congratulations, you've been selected to play the role of the detective!' 'In 10 minutes, an incident will take place in Carriage 7, Room B, so please investigate!' Weren't all the passengers supposed to be the detectives? Carriage 7, Room B... Carriage 7, Room B... Here! It's this room, right? Umm... Excuse me... Don't come in, moron! Whoa, awesome! It's just like the real thing! Let's go after them! Yeah! Come on! You too, Conan-kun and Ai-chan! This isn't much of a mystery... It's more like a game of tag... We lost them... All the rooms are private, so we can't tell if they went into one of the rooms. You guys... Is this your first time on this train? Yeah! In that case, you better stay in your rooms. The deduction quiz will be announced via the speakers in each room. So the case hasn't started at all yet? Right... It won't start for another hour, I believe. Then what did we just witness?! Hey, Conan! Wait! Ai-chan, let's go! Okay, okay. Ai-chan? Ai-chan, come on! R-Right. Could it be... Could it be?! Oh, Conan-kun. Something wrong? You should at least knock before you enter a lady's room, you know! Oh, no... This is Carriage 7, right? What are you talking about? This is Carriage 8. I've just come here to visit! That's strange. I don't think I miscounted the carriages... It can't be helped. The carriage numbers are only written on the outside of the train. And the only thing displayed on the room doors is a single alphabetic letter. So how'd you do on the deduction quiz? Doc? Is this room, our room, on Carriage 6?! Huh? Yeah. See, the snacks you all were just eating are right where you left them! Hey, Conan! Isn't that weird?! We only moved down one carriage from Carriage 8... Carriage 7... Carriage 7 disappeared while the train was in motion?! Detective Conan Episode 701-704 Omnibus 'The Jet-Black Mystery Train' Based on manga volume 78, files 1-7 Subtitled by The Moonlighters irc://irc.hoshinet.org/the-moonlighters http://the-moonlighters.ml Based on the manga translation by DCTP Additional TL & TLC: bluesun Timing: Licca, Puto QC: Licca, GonbeFAN Editing, Encoding: Puto Typesetting: GonbeFAN, Puto Carriage 7 disappeared? That's ridiculous. There was a guy who just got shot in Carriage 7... We chased the culprit who shot him after they flew from the room, but we lost 'em... And when we went back to Carriage 7 where the passenger who got shot was, it was Carriage 8! Shot? If that were the case, why didn't you immediately tell that to one of us conductors? At the time, we thought it was part of the deduction quiz! Anyway, please check at least! Carriage 7 disappeared! Along with the passenger who was shot! Then you should ask the conductor in each carriage. They'll be sitting in the rearmost part of the hallway in each passenger car, like I am... But I'm sure you all just got the wrong idea... In compliance with the owner's specifications, the carriage numbers aren't displayed inside the train... The owner's specifications? Though it means that many passengers can't tell which room is theirs, and it's a lot of work for us conductors... Yes, how may I be of assistance? So if you ring the bell like that, the lamp above the room lights up and the conductor will come, huh? Awesome! I wanna try it later! Anyway, the missing Carriage 7 comes first! Let's go check! Yeah! Ai-chan, aren't you feeling well from the cold? Ah, I'm fine. I've been taking medicine... Then let's go! That man earlier... I got a similar feeling to that person. But what was that burn? Carriage 7?! This is really Carriage 7? Yes... Carriage 7 must have reappeared while we were distracted! But how? Then let's go to Room B again and take a look! Yeah. I'm opening it. Okay. Huh? Uh, um... Is this really... Didn't I tell you? It's Carriage 8! Brats like you should just go back to your room and stay out of trouble, sheesh! I wonder what's going on? Maybe that conductor got confused? Maybe. He looks pretty sleepy to me. Hold on. Hold on... Last time... That was...?! Now, look here! This room... It really is Carriage 7, Room B... ...right? I told you... Sonoko-neechan, you guys got one too, right? A card just like this! And you were doing what the card said, right? To temporarily switch rooms with the person playing the victim role and confuse the detectives that would come to visit. Right? Amazing! You're amazing, Conan-kun! You got it! Someone knocked on our door and when we opened it, there was an envelope on the ground, and the card inside it said... 'Congratulations! You've been chosen to play the role of the accomplice!' And the rest was just as you said... 'The guest playing the role of the victim in Carriage 7, Room B was waiting, so switch with them to help enliven the deduction quiz!' Shouldn't I be the one getting angry? And just as the passenger who was playing the victim role and Ran-kun's party were switching, I passed through and joined them. So the person who played the victim role is probably relaxing in our room in Carriage 8 now... Then where's Uncle Kogorō? The victim guy told him to go to the dining car! To the dining car? He wanted Dad to play the role of the detective who explained the answer to the deduction quiz at the end... So he asked Dad to stand by in the dining car... Anyway, it's nice to meet you finally. You're that girl named 'Haibara', right? Yeah... I've wanted to talk with you. S-She... It can't be... It can't be! Who's there? W-What? Just now, I thought someone was peering in through the crack in the door... Did I imagine it? Oh, the cuisine and wine are both excellent! Burning off the fields...? You figured out the disappearing corpse trick? We haven't released the deduction quiz for this journey yet... But I got this card! We did too! Let's see... They do look like the instruction cards we usually use, but... The trick for this journey wasn't anything like that... So what's going on? Well then, I guess we'll have to go to Carriage 8 and ask the victim ourselves, huh? I'm going to the toilet first! Me too! What's wrong, Haibara? Don't you feel a strange presence in this train? Like a menacing feeling... That's just you having read too many of Christie's novels... This presence... isn't just one or two people. Noto-sama, how may I be of assistance? Noto-sama? Noto-sama? What's goin' on?! I didn't call for you! But the bell just... Dunno about that. Geez, when I call for you, no one comes. But when I don't need you, you come. I'm sorry, sir. Ah, it's fine. There was some kind of trouble in the room next door, but it looks like the conductor just made a mistake. Ah! Coming! Idenami-sama! Hey, can't you do something about this?! Something about...? The sound! There's a strange sound in my room! I see. I don't hear anything. It was just sounding earlier! Are you calling me a liar?! No, of course not. See, this sound. You hear it, right? Yes. It's probably a mobile phone or similar that someone left behind. Wait, don't come in! I'll find it myself! R-Right... What I want to know is... Why didn't you find the mobile phone before the train set off?! Right, I'm very sorry. Umm, is something wrong? Here it is! This is our room! Hey, mister! The trick's been found out! Come out and explain! Oh, sheesh. Don't tell me he's sleeping in our room. No way... Mister! Wake up and undo the chain lock! Hey, Mister! What's wrong? He's taking a nap on our sofa! There's blood coming from his forehead, it almost looks like he's really dead. Well, I'm sure it's just some sort of deduction quiz clue again. Let me through! It smells like... Gunpowder... Anyway, let's break down the door! One, two, three! Awesome! Another deduction quiz? No... He really is dead... What's more... This is a locked-room murder! Detective Conan Episode 701-704 Omnibus 'The Jet-Black Mystery Train' Based on manga volume 78, files 1-7 Subtitled by The Moonlighters irc://irc.hoshinet.org/the-moonlighters http://the-moonlighters.ml Based on the manga translation by DCTP Additional TL & TLC: bluesun Timing: Licca, Puto QC: Licca, GonbeFAN Editing, Encoding: Puto Typesetting: GonbeFAN, Puto M-Murder?! It's really murder? Yeah. Somebody shot this guy in the head. But the door was chain-locked, and you had to break through the lock to get in, right? So wouldn't this be a suicide? I haven't figured out how the door was locked yet. But there's no burn mark around the gunshot wound. That proves he was shot from a distance. Since if you were shooting yourself in the head, you'd have to hold the gun right next to you... But maybe he got scared right before shooting, and pulled it away unintentionally? I don't think so. There's a silencer attached to the gun, right? Do you really think it's possible to hold something that long at a distance from your head and still fire it? And look, on the sofa opposite, there's a mark from something like a gunshot. The killer probably made the victim hold the gun and shoot an extra round, in order to leave gunshot residue on their hand and sleeve, to make it look like suicide. Of course, gunshot residue would've landed on the killer too, but they probably washed it off their hands, and threw their clothes out of the window... But the killer must still be on this train. They won't get away! Anyway, you guys go back to your room with Ran-neechan for now. But we want to help out, too! Me too! Don't be reckless! Until I come back, lock your room door and don't open it for anyone at all! What's with you, all of a sudden...? You're scary sometimes. Uhh, I mean... Isn't it dangerous since there's a murderer lurking around? Then I'm counting on you to take care of the kids. Right. Gotcha. I should call Dad and have him come here, just in case. Excuse me... What's the commotion about? Don't tell me the deduction quiz already started! Ah, no, it's not the quiz. There was a real murder! An actual murder?! How dreadful... I can't deal with an actual murder. Too gory for my taste. Anyway, stop the train and tell the passengers not to leave their rooms until the police arrive! Right! May I have your attention, please? In light of an accident that just took place on the train, we are considering changing our course and stopping at the nearest station. We apologise for the inconvenience, but please remain in your rooms until further notice, and refrain from leaving them if at all possible. The ominous feeling I felt before hasn't gone away... And his attitude back then... What was that about?! Huh? You're on this train too, Amuro-san? Yes, I managed to get myself a ticket. I just met Mouri-sensei at the dining car, too. Hey, Ran, who's the hot guy? He's the detective I told you about the other day, the one who wanted to be Dad's apprentice. This is him? Nice to meet you, I'm Sonoko Suzuki! A pleasure... Anyway, it seems some sort of accident happened. Do you know anything about it? It seems there's been a murder. Sera-san and Conan-kun are still at the scene. Then it might be wise to have Mouri-sensei handle this. It appears that the heavens are siding with us. What?! You're not gonna stop until you reach Nagoya?! Didn't I ask you to stop at the nearest station?! W-Well... The owner of the train, Advisor Jirokichi Suzuki said... 'Tie the scurvy jackanapes who dared to kill a man in my train up and bring them here to me!' and so, he's waiting to ambush the killer at Nagoya. Just how much power does that geezer have? Well, no need to worry. Before we reach Nagoya Station, I, the great detective Poirō Mouri, shall unveil the truth of this murder on the Bell Tree Express for all to see! Indeed! I'm counting on you! So, Mr. Conductor, when did you last see the victim, Murobashi-san? When I was in front of Room A, Noto-sama's room. I heard the bell ring, so I went to Room A, only to be scolded by Noto-sama, saying he hadn't called me. At the same time, Murobashi-sama opened the door of Room B and peeked out at me. Was that really Murobashi-san? Yeah. He seemed to be on the phone. Then how about we ask Noto-san about this, 'Poirō-san'? Very well! Yeah. I heard Murobashi-san's voice from beyond the door as well back then. I never thought he'd be next door, I was quite surprised. Taisaku Noto (52) Passenger in Carriage 8, Room A Still, why did you lie about having rung the bell and say you hadn't? Like I said, I never rang the bell, the conductor came on his own! But when you ring the bell, the light above the door comes on, so I doubt he'd have made a mistake. Actually, though the rest work, Room A's light is burnt out. So when I heard a bell ring and didn't see any of the lights on, I thought it must've been Noto-sama's room, so I knocked on his door. And after that? Just after the doors to rooms A and B shut, a bell rang, I saw the light for Idenami-sama's room, Room E, was lit and went to check it out. Yeah. I did ring the bell to call the conductor. I was hearing strange noises in my room. Mari Idenami (33) Passenger in Carriage 8, Room E I found it stuck down the back of the sofa! It must've been left behind by someone, maybe one of the cleaners. W-Well... If you called to have the conductor search your room, then that may be the time the killer entered the victim's room, since the conductor wouldn't be watching over the passageway as usual... Search my room?! I only called him here to complain! I found this thing myself! I can't stand the thought of others invading my territory. Then even though you were in the passageway the whole time, you didn't see anyone suspicious enter the victim's Room B, Mr. Conductor? That reminds me... When I was listening to Idenami-sama, the door to the room farthest to me opened. And I had the feeling somebody was peeping over here from beyond the door... The farthest room from you would be Room A... Just before I spotted that suspicious person, Komino-sama was wheeled out of Room D by her maid and headed in that direction. So those two might've seen something. Komino-san, huh? The Room A door? Natsue Komino (75) Passenger in Carriage 8, Room D That door wasn't open when I passed by. And of course, I didn't see anyone suspicious standing by the door. Right, Sumitomo-san? Yes, Mistress. The only open door was the one to Room E, from which we heard Idenami-sama complaining. Hiruka Sumitomo (37) Passenger in Carriage 8, Room D Then maybe it opened after Komino-sama passed by... But we passed by the two ladies at the entrance to Carriage 8 when we were heading to Room B, and we didn't see the Room A door open either. Did it really open? Come to think about it... Just before the kids came over, Andō-sama from Room C came over to check on things. So maybe... I could hear Idenami-san shouting even in my room, Satoru Andō (41) Passenger in Carriage 8, Room C so I left my room to find out what was going on. I thought something might've happened. But I can't say whether the door to Room A was open or not, since I went in the opposite direction, to Room E. Not to mention that at the time, the train was passing through a tunnel, so there wasn't any light shining through the windows, and the passageway was pretty dark. That's right, it was dark. Didn't you see anything? You arrived just after I left my room, right? No, we didn't see anything. By the way, you Carriage 8 passengers all seem to be quite sure of each other's names and rooms. You know each other? Yeah, more or less. We board the Mystery Train together every year. They're our regular guests who always make reservations in this first-class car before anybody else, every year. And they always choose the same rooms, too. So basically... Mr. Conductor, it was all in your imagination, wasn't it? No! I'm confident I saw it... I see, that's how it was. You were the one who secretly let the killer into Room B! You said it was a sealed room, but there's actually some sort of hidden door leading to the next room, right?! There's nothing like that in this train! So you gathered all the passengers from rooms A, C, D and E into room B and they each fired a bullet into the victim's body, one by one! Am I wrong? What are you talking about?! If I was writing the plot, that's how it would've played out! That's insane! Isn't that the plot of Orient Express? And for starters, the victim was only shot once in total... You sent it to the Mouri Detective Agency? The footage from the camp trip last week? Yes. We want to properly thank the lady who saved us, so we figured a great detective might be able to find out who she was. Oh, I watched that video along with Dad. He said there's no way to find someone with just a face and voice, but if we posted it online, maybe someone would recognise her. That lady had a Mystery Train Pass Ring, so we'd all been saying we might see her here! Haven't seen her yet, though. Don't tell me... The reason for this ominous feeling in my chest... Don't tell me... Don't tell me that they've...! Detective Conan Episode 701-704 Omnibus 'The Jet-Black Mystery Train' Based on manga volume 78, files 1-7 Subtitled by The Moonlighters irc://irc.hoshinet.org/the-moonlighters http://the-moonlighters.ml Based on the manga translation by DCTP Additional TL & TLC: bluesun Timing: Licca, Puto QC: Licca, GonbeFAN Editing, Encoding: Puto Typesetting: GonbeFAN, Puto Nagoya Station Heed my command, troops! Breach the train the moment it arrives, bind the confounded murderer hand and foot with lightning speed and bring them forth to me! Why won't you answer?! Why?! Advisor Suzuki, please stop giving my subordinates orders without permission. Allow us Aichi Police to handle this... What?! The train crowned with my surname, Suzuki, became a murder site! You dare to tell me to just sit and wait, you fool?! Upon capturing the miscreant, hang high the head of our filthy quarry on the central tower of Nagoya Castle! That's too much... Sounds like some sort of petty killing took place. It seems fortune is smiling upon us, Bro. Right. It's sending that iron snake right here non-stop. And I just heard from Vermouth. She confirmed that Sherry's aboard the train. Then Vermouth and Bourbon will be dealing with her about now. I don't care whether they decided to ice or capture her. The question was whether she was inside that snake's stomach or not. But if you've already been swallowed by the snake, Sherry, then Nagoya shall be your final stop. Anyway... So the room of the deceased, Murobashi-san, was chain-locked shut, and our conductor here never left the passageway at the time, and he didn't see anyone suspicious entering or leaving it. Isn't it obvious it was a suicide? But there weren't any burn marks around the bullet wound in his head. There was a gunshot mark on the sofa opposite, too. Everybody aboard this train's a mystery fan. If he was planning to die, then he probably left red herrings to make it look like a murder, to make his death into a mystery. I see. You really are the amazing Sleeping Kogorō! For today, please call me 'Poirō'! Still, that Murobashi guy swapped rooms with Ran-kun, and seemed really eager to help with the whole mystery quiz thing. I can't imagine somebody like that committing suicide. And it seems the cue card for the mystery quiz was fake, too. Yeah... Though it looks like our usual cue cards, the contents don't match with the trick we were expecting... I thought so... Somebody moved Murobashi-san to the first-class carriage for some reason. Was it because the old man took over the first-class Room B, which Murobashi-san usually reserved for himself...? Which means it's a trick that can only be done in this carriage? Hey, is there anything special about this carriage? Anything special? Rooms A to E always have the same people booking into them year after year, right? The Bell Tree Express was finished five years ago, but I heard that this first class carriage was created on special request by a wealthy friend of Advisor Jirokichi Suzuki. Apparently, that friend was a huge fan of the Orient Express, and the rooms in this carriage were made especially large so a family could comfortably fit in one. Then, are any of the passengers here part of that magnate's family? No... Almost all of the family died in a large fire a month before the maiden trip. Only one member of the family is aboard. Who is it?! Komino-sama in Room D. If I recall correctly, she was the aunt of the magnate who died. That case is on the Internet... A fire broke out during the magnate's birthday party, and said magnate's family died along with twelve other attendees. The only survivors were Komino-san, who was just mentioned, her maid Sumitomo-san, and four other attendees. Could those four attendees now be the other passengers? The cause of the fire was put down to a problem with an electric cable, but no clear reason was found. If our murder here is a revenge drama connected to the fire in some way, then this is looking more and more like the Murder on the Orient Express! Let's go talk to those passengers again! Hey, speaking of electricity, why didn't you change the dead light bulb over Room A? Beyond the first-class carriage is the luggage car, and we usually keep spare bulbs there, but today we couldn't find any. So the people making all the final checks before departing are the conductors, right? Yeah. Two or three of us go around the rooms, making sure the water works and so on. Actually, I heard a conductor's uniform went missing, too. You worried about something? Ah, no. I was looking at the article on the fire too, but haven't worked out anything yet... Well then, keep going. Our opponent's probably sweating, anyway. Since on a train running at 80 km/h, there's no way to escape! Y-Yeah... What should I do... If... If the Organisation really have come for me, aboard this train... Then I can't... I can't stay here anymore... An e-mail? I don't know the address... Who is it? 'Are you ready?' Vermouth... Haibara-san? You got an e-mail? Who's it from? Is it from Conan? No. It's just spam... Ai-kun, where are you going? The toilet. I'm going to take some medicine for my cold, so I might be a while. Then I'll go with her... Leave her alone, you'll just get on her nerves. But earlier, when we were coming back here, she was clinging onto the hem of my shirt the whole time... I think she's worried about something... So I want to be by her side. Huh? Ai-chan? Where are you? Okay, so until your 19th birthday, bye-bye... Oh, maybe it's about time I told you... The truth is, your mother's making a terrifying drug, right now. My lab mates are getting all hyped up about it, like it's a dream drug. Your dad and I are putting our hopes on it and calling it... 'Silver Bullet'. But to finish this drug, your dad and I will have to leave you and your sister. Please understand, Shiho. I'm sorry, Mum. I didn't understand... ...that this drug was something that shouldn't be made... But in order to avoid getting other people involved, I have no choice but to rely on it now. Just like your sister, I can read all your moves... Now, would you step this way... ...into our area? No... Not now... I can't be killed looking like this! Detective Conan Episode 701-704 Omnibus 'The Jet-Black Mystery Train' Based on manga volume 78, files 1-7 Subtitled by The Moonlighters irc://irc.hoshinet.org/the-moonlighters http://the-moonlighters.ml Based on the manga translation by DCTP Additional TL & TLC: bluesun Timing: Licca, Puto QC: Licca, GonbeFAN Editing, Encoding: Puto Typesetting: GonbeFAN, Puto A fire from five years ago? What do I have to do with that? Don't bother playing dumb. I just checked with the Shizuoka Police, who handled the case. Your name was on the list of survivors. Isn't that right, former Self-Defence Force member and sparring partner of the dead magnate, Taisaku Noto-san? R-Right... Taisaku Noto (52) Passenger in Carriage 8, Room A I got this scar on my cheek from that incident. It's not like I was hiding it. Come to think of it, you were carrying something on your shoulder when we first met, weren't you? The tools for the locked room trick are in there, aren't they? That was just my shinai. Shinai? See, just shinai. I promised I'd spar with a friend in Nagoya when I get there. So if you don't need anything else— Then, mister... Would you mind running along the corridor for us? Run? Yeah. We might've seen the killer running away from us. So could I record a video of you running, mister? Yes, I'm the same Andō who was rescued from that fire along with Murobashi-san. Satoru Andō (41) Passenger in Carriage 8, Room C I would've told you earlier had you asked. By the way, what's that big black bag in your room? That's a painting I was asked to analyse. But unfortunately, it turned out to be a forgery. Would you mind if we took a look? N-No. It's pretty heavy. The frame is solid gold. Solid gold, I see... By the way, what was your relationship with the magnate? The magnate was a famous art collector, and he used to show me his wide range of paintings, though almost all of them burnt up in the fire. You must be pretty strong for an old man to carry something so heavy all on your own. I suppose. Then could you try running down the corridor? Right, I'll never be able to forget that fire. It's thanks to that fire that I now depend on this wheelchair. Natsue Komino (75) Carriage 8, Room D Hiruka Sumitomo (37) Carriage 8, Room D So you injured your legs in the fire? Right. So I won't be running down the corridor like the others. But your maid, Sumitomo-san, can run, right? So I just have to run? Yeah, just run normally. I can't see how you're gonna figure out who the killer is from this... Hey, granny. Your maid's quite fast when she runs. Has she ever played sports? Hey, answer me, granny. Mari Idenami (33) Passenger in Carriage 8, Room E Yes, I was the fiancée of the dead magnate's grandson, and yes, I was rescued from the fire, but why do I have to show you how I run down a corridor?! Well, it's just to check something... Anyway, could you remove the chain lock and let us in? If you want to come in, bring a search warrant! That's insane... Then, about that wristwatch you found in your room... Has it rung again since? Wristwatch? As you can see, I left it out, but it hasn't rung again. Where? Look, over there on the sofa. We can't see it through the gap... Huh? Hold on... When we found Murobashi-san's corpse, I could see it, right? Through the gap in the door, I could see a bullet mark on the sofa opposite. Well, we even got Idenami-san to run down the corridor in the end. But is there any actual meaning behind this? Anyway, let's show the videos we recorded to the kids. Yeah. Hey, kid, you listening? Hey! Who are you? Who the hell are you?! You haven't changed a bit... Masumi... S-Shū-nii... Shū-nii? Is it really you? But how? I thought you were dead! That's the answer I wanted to hear. Is something wrong? Don't worry. My sister's just a little anemic. I see. Obstacle taken care of. Proceed with the plan. Detective Conan Episode 701-704 Omnibus 'The Jet-Black Mystery Train' Based on manga volume 78, files 1-7 Subtitled by The Moonlighters irc://irc.hoshinet.org/the-moonlighters http://the-moonlighters.ml Based on the manga translation by DCTP Additional TL & TLC: bluesun Timing: Licca, Puto QC: Licca, GonbeFAN Editing, Encoding: Puto Typesetting: GonbeFAN, Puto What is it? Calling us out into the corridor like this... Did you figure out anything? Ah, no, the investigation's still in the works... But that boy brought us from our rooms. He said Sleeping Kogorō's deduction show was starting. But Uncle Kogorō, weren't you saying earlier that you knew how the plot went? That was metaphorical, you moron! That's it! It's Sleeping Kogorō! If Mouri-sensei's in that pose, then he solved the case, right? You figured out the truth behind the murder in this first-class carriage's locked Room B. Who are you? Sorry for not introducing myself. I'm Mouri-sensei's number one apprentice, Amuro. Ai-kun's missing? Yeah. I even checked the toilets in the other carriages nearby. It's an e-mail from Ai-chan. 'I'm fine, so don't worry about me.' That is Ai-kun's e-mail address... Maybe she's with Conan-kun? That's gotta be it. I wish we were there, too. Then why don't you just get up and go? Right, the locked room murder... I solved that mystery the second time I went to Idenami-san's Room E. Wait, what? Are you saying I'm the killer? I realised it when I looked into your room past the chain-locked door. With the chain lock on, no matter how much you try, there was one sofa you could hardly see. But when Conan found Murobashi-san's body in Room B, he could clearly see the right-hand sofa, even with the chain lock on. Maybe the kid misremembered? The reason for that... ...was likely that there was one extra link in the chain lock, compared to the other rooms. The gap would be wider, and you'd be able to see more of the room from outside. Is that a problem? It's a big problem. A chain lock is normally set to a length that just barely keeps people from disengaging it even if they fit their hand in. So by adding an extra link, it makes it possible to lock the door from the outside! Hey, wait! You can't go around checking the passenger list! Sorry. I thought I'd seen an old acquaintance on the train. Please call me next time. Excuse me. He's right, there are six! There's five links in the other rooms' chains, but Room B has six! So this is no longer a locked-room mystery. But if somebody was loitering around the door, wouldn't the conductor notice? Yeah... And he said he was in the corridor the whole time. Well, there was some stranger peering past a door at me... Then who was it? I couldn't make them out. We'd just gone into a tunnel, so it was very dim. Then it was probably the murderer, who then escaped into a different carriage. It could be an outsider. Nobody in our carriage would carry out a crime with the risk of being recognised by a conductor who knows all of us waiting in the passageway. But what if that risk could be removed with this little sound? That's the room bell... But who rang it? It was me! I just went into Room B, rang the bell, recorded the sound on my phone, and played it back. Mr. Conductor, you heard the noise but didn't see a light come from any of the rooms, so you went to Room A, right? Yes. The lightbulb above Room A had stopped working, so I thought it must be Noto-sama calling me. So while Noto-san and the conductor were arguing in the Room A doorway, Murobashi-san in Room B opened his door, right? Y-Yes... He was on the phone with someone. I see. So that was the moment when the killer went into Room B. The corridors on this train are narrow enough that opening a door blocks most of the passageway. If Room B's door was open, the conductor in front of Room A wouldn't be able to see the killer coming from the other way. Yeah. The killer probably called Murobashi-san and said 'There's some kind of disturbance outside the room. Has something happened?' Also, this happened as we were going through the tunnel. If the killer called Murobashi-san just before we entered the tunnel, then the killer could go to Room B, say that the call was cut off because of the tunnel, and ask to continue the conversation in his room. But what were the killer and Murobashi-san talking about? Probably about the deduction quiz that takes place aboard the Mystery Train. The killer used fake cue cards to pretend that Murobashi-san had been picked as the victim, themselves as the murderer, and my daughter and her friends as the accomplices. The cards said that Murobashi-san should swap rooms with my daughter to create a vanishing corpse trick. Of course, Murobashi-san should've been booked into Room B in the first-class car, so the fake cue cards were just an emergency measure and as a precaution, he picked the children to be the detectives. That way, even if detectives arrived at Carriage 7, Room B, my daughter and her friends would delay them as part of their role as accomplices. But the plot quickly fell through, and my daughter and the kids ended up coming back to Room B in this carriage, where the crime took place. And then? I understood how the killer moved Murobashi-san to Room B, but when did they come out of the room? Right. If the killer quickly murdered Murobashi-san and then left immediately, the conductor in front of Room A would've seen something! But he didn't, which means the most suspicious person is whoever the conductor saw peering past a door. What door was it? The door at the other end of the corridor from me. It was when I was in front of Room E, so I think it was Noto-sama's Room A. Come on! You can't say something like that without any proof! I know exactly who you saw. It's you... Mr. Conductor! I was the suspicious figure? The killer?! No. What you saw was yourself in front of Room E... ...in a mirror. Exactly! The killer covered the inner side of their door with a mirror, and when the conductor was in front of Idenami-san's Room E, they opened their door so they wouldn't be seen leaving Room B. But if the killer was in Room B at the time, then how would they open the door to their own room? The killer attached fishing line to the doorknob and passed it through the handrail by the window. They took it into Room B, waited for a good time, and then pulled on it to open the door. Right. This trick would be obvious if the position of the mirror was too close or too far from the other side of the carriage. Therefore, it had to be the passenger in Room C, in the middle of rooms A-B-C-D-E. Andō-san, it could only be you! That's strange... I can't reach Ai-chan, Conan-kun, Dad or even Sera-san... I wonder what happened? I'll go check out the first-class car. No, wait! They seem to be in the middle of a deduction show right now, so we probably shouldn't disturb them. A mirror?! How on Earth could I bring a mirror large enough to cover a whole door into the train?! The painting you said you were asked to analyse... If you placed about three slides of mirrored glass between the canvases, you would have enough mirror to cover the door. That painting was quite heavy... But that's because the frame's made of solid gold... No, it's wood, covered in gold leaf. It's the painting that's heavy. And inside, just like Sensei said... ...there's three mirror pieces! And seeing that one of them has a spot of paint in the same colour as the door, you must've prepared it so that the conductor wouldn't realise he was looking at a reflection. If you'd left it as it was, Room E's label would've been reflected too. So, Andō-san... How can you explain those three mirror pieces? And please don't try to say that they were put in before you were tasked with analysing it, and you never noticed. We can just ask the client who commissioned you to analyse it. Assuming that such a person even exists. My, isn't that going a bit far? That was my favourite, you know. The one-piece in that suitcase. Isn't it about time you stopped doing this kind of thing? Sharon? How unexpected. To think that kid would get his mother involved in our feud. I put myself up for it. I told him that if the opponent was a star of the silver screen, then he better cast me, the legendary Japanese actress, too. But I'm a bit disappointed. I always thought you might someday teach me what makeup you used to keep your aging face so radiant... To think that the great actress Sharon Vineyard was nothing but some aging makeup! It's actually pretty hard, you know. Pretending that you're older than you really are. Anyway, what you said back when we crossed paths in the passageway... If we outwit you again, then this time, will you give up on her for good? What was that supposed to mean? Exactly what it says on the tin. Because according to Shin-chan, Ai-chan's one of us now. Don't be silly. Do you really think you can beat us? Don't you know? Shin-chan's team is actually a step ahead of you right now. Ahead? We already took that Sera girl you left sleeping in your room back to her own room. You work quickly, don't you? But that's strange... The boy's still going through his deduction show. Do you have somebody else helping you? Who knows? We might have a special guest on our team! Shū... Shū-nii... Detective Conan Episode 701-704 Omnibus 'The Jet-Black Mystery Train' Based on manga volume 78, files 1-7 Subtitled by The Moonlighters irc://irc.hoshinet.org/the-moonlighters http://the-moonlighters.ml Based on the manga translation by DCTP Additional TL & TLC: bluesun Timing: Licca, Puto QC: Licca, GonbeFAN Editing, Encoding: Puto Typesetting: GonbeFAN, Puto But Detective, some of your deductions are hard to believe... It's not easy to add links to a chain lock. Taisaku Noto (52) Passenger in Carriage 8, Room A And if the lamp above my room had been working, the conductor wouldn't have come to my room in the first place! And I only called the conductor because the alarm rang on a watch that just happened to be left in my room! Mari Idenami (33) Passenger in Carriage 8, Room E Mr. Conductor, you said it yourself, earlier, right? That one of the conductors' uniforms was missing. Yes. That was probably Andō-san's doing. Satoru Andō (41) Passenger in Carriage 8, Room C If he wore that uniform and snuck aboard the train amidst the pre-boarding checks... Then he could add a link to the chain lock of the crime scene, replace the bulb for Noto-san's room with a broken one and hide the watch in Idenami-san's room. And if he remotely made the watch's alarm ring while Idenami-san was arguing with the conductor to distract him, then Andō-san, hiding in Room B, wouldn't be noticed using the fishing line to open the mirrored Room C door. Then after locking Room B's chain lock under cover of the mirrored door, then all he had to do was close the mirrored door as though he'd just come out of his room and approach Idenami-san and the conductor. This way, you managed to create a situation where though the conductor never left the corridor, he never saw anyone going in or out of the crime scene! Unluckily, just before you opened the mirrored door, Komino-san and her maid left their room and could've discovered the fishing line, but in the darkness of the tunnel, it probably slipped their notice. At least, I hope they didn't just pretend not to know anything to avoid getting involved in the case. But why did Andō-san kill Murobashi-san? Weren't you two friends who escaped the fire together, five years ago? Yes. I thought so too, until two years ago, when I saw a painting at an auction that should've been lost in that fire! When I traced back the ownership of the painting, it eventually led back to Murobashi. I see. Murobashi-san stole the paintings from the mansion and set it on fire to hide the theft, right? Causing a lot of victims in the process. Yes. If he, like the rest of us, boarded this train in memory of the magnate's family and the others who died in the blaze, then I was planning to just force him to confess. But while we were waiting together as murderer and victim for the children playing the detectives in the fake mystery quiz, he said this... These things are so exciting! They make you really feel alive! Doesn't it remind you of that fire where we were trapped in the smoke and barely came out alive? And he said it so joyfully, his face flushed in excitement! To think my wife suffocated in that fire in front of me... Yukiko... You seem to want to cast a smokescreen over us, but your chances of winning... ...are huge! Because Shin-chan got a hold of your weak point, Sharon. Could that weak point be something about you being my friend, and therefore, untouchable? Your partners don't know, do they? That Shin-chan and that girl were de-aged by that drug. Despite the fact that if you narrow the search down to primary school age children, finding them would just be a matter of time... Shin-chan told me... ...that there's probably a reason for you to hide that they became children again from the drug. And then there's... Suguru Itakura. You know him, right? That CG creator who we actresses all knew from his work in movie special effects. I was shocked when Shin-chan told me that you'd ordered some kind of system from him. I'd heard from my actor friends that you clashed with him on some film set and had been at each others' throats since. Well, you being you, you probably changed your voice when talking to him over the phone. But that system you put so much effort into ordering... Does that have anything to do with why you're hiding their de-ageing? That's enough, Yukiko. Just give up! I've already seen through your ridiculous plan! P-Plan? What do you mean? When she learns that we're on board the train, there's only one thing she'll do. She'll take the antidote and go back to her normal body. If she was killed as a child and found on board, those children would cry and kick up a fuss. But if she went back to her normal form, even if they find her corpse, then to the children, she'd just be a woman they once happened to meet. They'd be more worried with finding their missing friend, and would therefore be more likely to escape the Organisation's notice. Of course, your son and that Dr. Agasa will know otherwise, but they'd never dare say that the corpse was their friend, as she looked before she became a little girl. Right. You must've predicted that's how she'd react, and you were going to take her in before she took the antidote. Then you would've disguised as her and appeared to die in front of us, thus letting her escape the Organisation's eyes. But the fact that she isn't in this room means you haven't been able to take her in yet. W-What are you talking about? You looked into my suitcase before you threw it out, didn't you? Did you see any disguise kit in there? Sorry. But I already got rid of it before I dealt with the suitcase. The disguise kit you'd hidden in this washbasin, as well as the bulletproof jacket set up to release fake blood. B-But you haven't found her yet either, so you haven't won either... No problem. No problem. We've already made preparations to smoke her out. Andō-san, let's leave the rest to the police. Hey! What's all that smoke? Hey, don't tell me... I'll check. Fire?! There's a fire! Everyone, we have to evacuate to the front of the train! Wake up, Uncle! You too, granny, hurry! This is an emergency announcement! A fire has been reported in Carriage 8! For your safety, the passengers in Carriages 6 and 7 should evacuate to the carriages at the front of the train! No way! A fire?! This is Carriage 6, isn't it? Yeah. Then we better escape! Calm down, everyone! Don't run, there's nothing to worry about! Just as we thought. All the passengers in Carriage 8 are pyrophobic. They've stirred the place into quite a panic! Looks like it. So here's the big question. In this situation, where do you think she'll go? She'll run to the front carriages, of course! Nope. Just the opposite. What she'll do, is most likely... You really are Hell Angel's daughter. You look just like her. A pleasure to meet you. My codename is 'Bourbon'. Detective Conan Episode 701-704 Omnibus 'The Jet-Black Mystery Train' Based on manga volume 78, files 1-7 Subtitled by The Moonlighters irc://irc.hoshinet.org/the-moonlighters http://the-moonlighters.ml Based on the manga translation by DCTP Additional TL & TLC: bluesun Timing: Licca, Puto QC: Licca, GonbeFAN Editing, Encoding: Puto Typesetting: GonbeFAN, Puto Ah, Mouri-kun. Dad! Where's Conan-kun and Sera-san? The four-eyed brat was with me until just now. But I thought that tomboy went back to you some time ago? She's not with us. Maybe she mistook which carriage she was in and got the wrong room... Hey, Uncle? Where's Ai-chan? She went that way, right? Isn't she with Conan-kun? Isn't she with you? She went to the toilet and never came back! Then maybe she ran to a carriage further up? That's what we thought, but we haven't been able to find her! Gah, brats are all the same... Right. Knowing her, she'd go straight to Carriage 8, the source of the fire. She'll realise that the fire is a trap by us to draw her out. I see! She thought you'd be waiting for her at the front of the train, so she went to the back instead! You don't get it at all. Her friends will also be evacuating into the front carriages. If she, who's being targeted, goes there, they might end up getting involved. That's why she'd decide to head into the fire instead. Even if she knows we'll be waiting... As she would prefer to die alone. My phone... Shin-chan... Oh, what's wrong, Shin-chan? Mum! We're in trouble! I can't find Haibara anywhere! Is she with you?! No, she hasn't come to my room! Maybe she evacuated to the front of the train? It'd be easier to hide herself in a crowd. Okay, I'll check the front. Mum, you stick to the plan! Okay! With that, your son will also head to the front carriages. And here's an e-mail from my partner. Oh, I'm sorry, but we seem to have found her in Carriage 8. Looks like we win. 'Bourbon'. Do you recall hearing this codename before? I've met your family before. Yes, I've heard of you. You're a member of the Organisation, and the rival to my sister's boyfriend, Dai Moroboshi. From what my sister told me, there was a lot of antipathy between you two. Indeed. Just as I suspected, he turned out to be an FBI dog. I couldn't believe the reports that he'd been killed after betraying the Organisation. So I disguised myself as him and wandered around people close to him, to watch their reactions. But all I could figure out from that is that he really is dead. Anyway, my partner who helped me make that disguise is the one who's now disguising as him in my place. The fact that you've appeared before me shows how much she terrifies you. Now, would you put your hands up and slowly walk backwards? We'll go to the luggage car behind Carriage 8. One hour until the Bell Tree Express arrives! Get ready, everyone! What a bunch of fools. They have no idea that when the train arrives, they're gonna be blown to pieces by the bomb we've set on the platform. Speaking of which, how are Vermouth and Bourbon gonna escape the train? They know about the explosion, don't they? Who knows? Who cares? But Vermouth asked me if she could have some of the explosives, if there were any spare. What? I asked her what she was going to do with them, but she completely evaded the question. That woman couldn't be... Now, please open the door and head inside. Fear not. I intend to take you back to the Organisation alive. I'm going to destroy the link between these two carriages with an explosive, and break off the luggage car. And after it stops, my partners will come and collect you. Until then, I'm afraid I'll have to knock you out. But don't worry. You'll be sleeping at a safe distance from the door, so you don't need to worry about getting caught in the explosion. Apparently I do have to worry. This luggage car is full of explosives. Looks like there was a slip-up in your preparations. I see. Vermouth really is determined to kill her, no matter what... Guess I have no choice. How about you come this way? Sorry, but I decline. You're as difficult as they said. I might have to get a little rough with you. Vermouth? Sorry, but she's coming with me. A grenade?! Who's there?! Who are you?! Damn it! Activation Device Launched. OK. There. That's the end. No way! It can't be! Don't worry. I waited for the sound of my partner destroying the link to the luggage car before I detonated the bomb, so the train won't derail. Ai-chan... Ai-chan! You killed Sherry? Are you sure, Vermouth? Yes. Bourbon watched her go up in smoke along with the luggage car. Because of that, though, the train was stopped at a nearby station. We passengers are all going to be questioned by the police. It's a shame I can't meet you at Nagoya, since you've been waiting so patiently. So that's why you wanted the explosives. If an explosion took place on board, they'd stop the train for sure. Yes. You are satisfied with just Sherry being blown to bits, right? But I was so surprised! I had no idea Haibara-san was in Carriage 7, Room B! It was free because it was the dead guy's room! She said she had to rest when coming back from the toilet because her cold was making her dizzy. Quiet. She's worn out, so she's getting some sleep. Right... I see... They figured that if she'd run to a room, it'd be that one, so Yukiko was waiting for her there and hid her. So that kid's phone call back then... It was an act trying to keep me stalled in Yukiko's room. But wait — then who was that? Who was the girl who blew up in front of Bourbon? Don't tell me it was that 'special guest'... Sunset glow is getting thinner. The rain stopped. Meals smell good here and there, so it's at dusk. Look at the orange puddle, where a dragonfly flies low. I hear some footsteps, which comes from that girl. You always stay alone，sittingagainst a willow, and looking at the universe with constellations. If I could become a bird, taking you to the sky, I would show you around Scorpio with red planets. Laughing heartily, at that time, you must be ridiculing the gods, is that right? But wait — then who was that? Who was the girl who blew up in front of Bourbon? Don't tell me it was that 'special guest'... This sucks. Now Kid-sama won't be able to come on board the train. With all the crime scene investigations, they won't be able to use the train for a while. No way! Sorry, sorry. Sounds like things heated up a bit. Don't tell me it was... I didn't sign up for this! What was with those dangerous guys?! If I hadn't hidden my hang-glider in the luggage car just in case, I'd have been fried! Well, since it's you we're talking about, I just figured you'd be prepared. Anyway, consider yourself out of my debt. Damn right I am! Oh, and remember to return that phone to the Detective Agency. H-Hey! Damn brat... You're really Kaitō Kid and his accomplice, right? Is this a joke? The maid, Sumitomo-san, is Kid, and the old lady is the accomplice. She doesn't seem to be able to mimic Komino-san's voice, though. Kid was using ventriloquism to make up for that, and she was lipsynching while trying to mask it with the veil of her hat. I see. That's why you made me run down the corridor. Yeah. I figured the old lady wouldn't be able to speak on her own. Plus, the passengers rescued from that fire are pyrophobic, yet the old lady happily lit up her pipe. Anyway, be a little grateful. I didn't press you guys when you were trying to avoid getting involved in the case by saying you didn't see anything Well? What sort of favour are you trying to buy? Disguise yourself as this woman, and shake off the bad guys going after her! Your conversation with them will be provided through an earphone, directly from her waiting in a separate room. Out of your debt? You're the one who's in my debt now, Detective. I see. That was indeed the ultimate cast, Yukiko. Sera-san! I'm glad you're safe. I found this hat in the corridor. It's yours, isn't it? Yeah, thanks. Why was it in the corridor? Everyone else is waiting, so let's go! The detailed files from the time of Akai's death... Can I see them one more time? Sure. Looks like I'm going to have to restart investigating from square one. Detective Mouri comes as expected The body there obviously blocks the door Why is it called a murder It's Conan in the room who said... And it is... Impossible crime... Another locked room mystery...? Next Conan Conan in a locked room Next Conan's HINT Special Coach Sonoko, are you going to train tennis Both in love and in tennis I'm becoming stronger What is "stronger in tennis"