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Even destiny serves as a clue to a deduction.

And the light of truth pierces through the most mysterious case.

Today's mystery involves the Youth Detective League.

The pictures a child draws hold the key to the case.

He sees through the one and only truth.

A child in appearance with the I.Q. of an adult.

His name is Detective Conan!

Just as expected of you, this is a terrible picture, Genta.

Hey, come on, talk for yourself, Mitsuhiko.

Say what you like.

A man's value is not to be judged by the picture he draws.

You're right.

But, people who can draw nicely are admirable

and I really respect them.

I guess so...

Maybe I'll think of commuting to art class starting tomorrow.

Count me in, too!

Really, I tell you.

"Jukichi Sakai (55)"

I wonder what he's doing?

What a weird man!

I smell a crime.

What?

-Money? -Talk about a large sum of money, too.

Is that...

Hold it, mister!

Why do you have all that money?

Are you a thief?

No! I'm...

Get him!

Wait, you guys.

Let me go. The boy...

The boy will be killed.

What does it mean?

Just as I thought.

"The Kidnapper in the Picture"

"Kenzo Tsubakuro"

My hunch was right after all.

Right. It was a kidnap case.

The one who was kidnapped is...

"Kenzo Tsubakuro (70)" -Akio Tsubakuro, age 5,

the grandchild of Kenzo Tsubakuro,

the head of the Tsubakuro Financial Gro.

"Akio Tsubakuro (5)" -He likes to draw pictures.

And the bunch of bills

were ransom money for Akio who had been kidnapped.

All right, then. Mr. Tsubakuro, will you please explain the details?

Get out of here.

Mr. Tsubakuro.

What's this?

It's a picture that Akio drew,

that was sent here from the kidnapper.

When did you receive it?

About noon yesterday...

It was in the mailbox together with the blackmail.

I see.

And that's the blackmail.

"Price of your child, 10 billion yen. Clown."

Cool.

How many servings of eel over rice can you eat with that amount?

Come on, Genta!

But, the money we just saw a while ago,

was far from 10 billion yen.

That money was just to display

whether they really had the will to pay the ransom amount or not.

I'm sure that the kidnapper back then was...

Right?

Yes, that's right.

Hey, I appreciate you reporting the case to the police,

but from here, we the police will take care of things.

So, go and hurry on home.

Inspector, you the police are also going home.

But, Mr. Tsubakuro...

Akio is my precious one and only grandson

that my son and his wife had left behind

after they died of a traffic accident last year.

If anything happens to him,

I wouldn't be able to face up to them.

I understand how you feel, Mr. Tsubakuro.

But the moment of contact with the kidnapper

when the ransom money is to be exchanged for the kidnapped

is the best time to arrest the kidnapper.

10 billion yen is quite heavy to carry,

therefore, the kidnapper...

No!

I don't care whether the kidnapper is caught or not.

I don't want to endanger Akio's life.

Besides, I have no intention to give the kidnapper the money.

Just what do you mean?

This was in the mailbox this morning.

Account where the money is to be transferred

to Swiss Fontvelle Bank.

Swiss Bank?

Inspector, we'd better order stop payment

or ask the bank to tell us who the account belongs to.

It's no use.

Switzerland is a bank nation.

If things go that easily,

the existence of the banks in Switzerland would lose their meaning.

Oh, God.

I hate to say so.

But, it's just as the boy says.

No matter what the case, they are no exceptions.

But if by doing so, Akio is going to come back safe.

So, please. Leave!

Mr. Tsubakuro.

Then...

This is...

A perfect crime?

Inspector.

Don't tell me that you gave up on the investigation.

Of course.

As long as Mr. Tsubakuro wants it that way,

we can't involve ourselves in his paying the ransom.

However, being the police,

we can't let such a ruthless crime go unchecked.

Which means that as soon as the ransom is paid

and Akio is returned safely,

you're going to start an all-out investigation, right?

Exactly.

But, even if the ransom is paid,

there is no guarantee that Akio will return safely.

Akio really likes to draw, doesn't he?

This is...

What's up, Conan?

Conan?

Mr. Tsubakuro, will you please show me Akio's picture one more time?

Just as I thought, it's here too.

That's Akio's habit.

Habit?

When he draws a picture,

he draws whatever catches his attention as his signature.

Whatever catches his attention?

Come to think of it, I think I've seen the same thing somewhere before.

Really? Where?

I wonder where it was?

Oh, that's right.

When I went to South Beika Kindergarten where Akio goes to,

I was shown a picture that he drew.

South Beika Kindergarten, I got it.

Mr. Tsubakuro, please lend me this picture,

-I'll bring it right back. -Hey, sonny.

"South Beika Kindergarten"

Excuse me!

Do you want anything, sonny?

I would like to have a look at the picture that Akio Tsubakuro had drawn.

Akio's drawing?

The one that Akio's grandfather looked

as is probably this picture posted here.

There.

This is the one.

Teacher, where did Akio draw this picture?

No doubt about it.

That signature is the same as the one that Akio drew.

Moreover, the one that was sent over is what he drew in confinement.

Which means...

If I can figure out where this is,

I'll be able to find where Akio is being confined.

But the problem is...

Conan!

Just what do you think you're doing, Conan?

It's not fair leaving us out, you know?

No, I didn't mean to...

Don't play dumb with us.

I'll bet you're planning to rescue Akio all by yourself.

We'll help you out.

Don't be ridiculous.

We're dealing with a kidnapper, you know.

We can never tell what kind of danger we may be encountering.

But still...

Take a look at this picture, Akio looks so happy.

Yes.

He's enjoying watching TV with the kidnapper and laughing.

-Yes. This is Kamen Yaiba, isn't it? -Yeah.

As far as this picture goes, it doesn't look like he's in any danger.

If we're going to rescue him, it's now.

-Yes. -Yes.

Conan, that's what you were thinking too, right?

You guys...

Besides, this is a case that we brought attention to.

-Right. -Right.

Okay.

But, only until we find the place he's confined in.

After that, we leave everything in the hands of the police!

His signature?

I see.

But, what is it he drew here?

A spaceman?

Isn't this a chimney attached to some building?

No, I'm sure it's a spaceman!

What makes you think he can see a spaceman from here?

But, there's no chimney in the view from here either.

Well, that's true.

This is no time to be arguing!

It doesn't matter whether it's a chimney or a building.

Let's split up and look for the thing that looks like this signature.

Okay...

There it is!

Really, Ayumi?

Look, isn't that it?

It's a water supply tower.

-But... -It sort of looks like it.

But kind of doesn't look like it.

I'm sure that's it!

Really?

How can you be so sure?

Look.

What do you see in the foreground of that water supply tower?

It's a clock.

-A park? -Yeah.

So, what?

A park is not included in his signature.

Take a good look.

There's something that looks like eyeballs

in the middle of the signature, isn't there?

True.

Definitely.

How would you see if the water supply tower

and clock overlap on each other?

Right, the thing that looked like an eyeball on the signature

was that clock.

Which means that Akio is in the water supply tower?

No, he's at a place

where he sees the water supply tower and clock overlap.

I see.

Let's go to the water supply tower, then.

Maybe we can see where Akio is.

Okay, let's go!

How is it, Conan?

Yeah.

That place in the view over there is the park with the clock.

The eyeball of Akio's signature is drawn

so that it fits right into the center of the water supply tower.

In other words,

although there may be slight differences,

Akio is most likely confined somewhere within this range.

Talk about a lot of houses.

It's hard to tell from here, after all.

If we all split up and search,

I'm sure we'll find him in no time at all.

Okay. Let's give it a try.

Okay...

If you see any suspicious person or house,

use your badge and call immediately.

Don't ever attempt to go after the kidnapper alone

or even think of attempting to rescue Akio on your own.

How was it?

There were quite a few suspicious-looking places.

But there was nothing all that conclusive of any one of those places.

There are too many places yet,

to really narrow down the place of confinement.

Where's Ayumi?

Huh?

We were all supposed to meet at the park at 5 pm.

Yes. This is Ayumi.

Ayumi, where are you?

Conan.

I figured Akio might be hungry,

so I was shopping at a convenience store.

Come on!

It's way past the promised time, you know?

I'm sorry.

I'll be right there, so wait for me just a while more...

Huh?

A clown's mask.

Huh? What did you just say? I couldn't hear you too well.

Ayumi? Is anything wrong?

What's up, Ayumi?

I've found a suspicious-looking person.

A suspicious person?

The kidnapper?

I'm not sure yet, but the clown that Akio drew was wearing

a triangular hat with a star on it, and had green hair.

It was holding the remote controller with its left hand, wasn't it?

Wait a sec.

Yep, it's exactly as she says.

No doubt about it.

It means that the kidnapper is left-handed, right?

Ayumi, don't do anything rash. Listen to me, will you?

Oh, wait.

Ayumi?

I've found him.

I'm sure he's the one who kidnapped Akio.

I'm going to go after him.

Don't, Ayumi!

It's dangerous, Ayumi!

Answer us, Ayumi!

I'll be fine.

But, I don't want the kidnapper to find me out,

so I'll contact you all later, over.

She cut us off?

Ayumi.

Ayumi!

Darn it. How could she...

Hey, Conan.

How long are we going to wait here for Ayumi to get in touch with us?

If anything should ever happen to Ayumi, it's all our fault.

Oh, right.

Can't you track where Ayumi is with that glasses of yours?

Genta, I can't...

Dr. Agasa is fixing my tracking glasses for me now.

Sitting here doing nothing isn't going to get us anywhere.

-Let's go look one more time. -Look where?

It's better...

It's Ayumi!

Hello, Ayumi?

"Tohto Paint Factory"

Hi, sonny, I'll bet you're hungry?

I bought you some sandwiches. And crayons and drawing paper, too.

Thank you, Mr. Clown.

While you were out shopping, I drew a lot of pictures, Mr. Clown.

Oh, really? Good for you.

Who is it?

I...

Who are you?

Akio! You'll be all right now because we've all come to save you.

Who are you?

How did you come here?

Hold it!

That's it!

Hey! Kidnapper!

We the members of the Youth Detective Squad are taking you on.

Give yourself in quietly.

That's right.

Darn it.

Come, kid.

Mitsuhiko, there he goes!

You're not getting away.

Conan!

We did it...

Akio!

Are you all right, Akio?

I'm all right.

Akio. I'm so glad, really glad that you're safe!

We did it, didn't we, Conan?

Our strategy worked.

Yeah.

A great victory once again for the Youth Detective Squad!

After that, Inspector Megure and the other officers

who got our report came to the scene and arrested the kidnapper.

But, as for us...

You idiots!

Just as expected, we were bawled out by Inspector Megure.

Bye, bye, Ayumi!

Thank you, big brothers of the Youth Detective Squad!

Bye...

Let's hang out next time, Akio!

Bye!

He said thank you.

It sure feels good to be thanked.

Akio sure draws well after all.

Where? Let's take a look.

-Conan! -Conan!

What?

Wait up, Conan!

How dare you take the frosting and the cake again!

Seriously. How come things turn out this way?

Next Conan's Hint:

"Sunglasses"

-In the next episode. -I wonder what's going to happen

between Detectives Takagi and Sato?

It's not going to work out, no way.