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Even a gigantic wall that seems to block the path.

Turns out to be a large door if viewed from a different angle.

A fantastic deduction that astonishes

monster police officer, younger brother of Yokomizo.

The Youth Detective Squad is all out to get!

He sees through the one and only truth.

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

His name is Detective Conan!

We came clam digging along with Dr. Agasa.

We coincidentally run into university students of the Clam Devotees Club

who have come to dig clams and get acquainted.

However, one of them, Mr. Tsuguo Ushigome

dies of cyanide poisoning!

From the circumstances at the scene,

the possibility of suicide is most likely, however...

But, isn't that strange?

There's blood on the rim of the bottle where you drink from

but there's nothing on the cap.

Ushigome hurt his finger.

Hurt?

If so, maybe he cut his finger with a cracked shell or something

when he was digging clams.

I think he was digging clams with thinking of something, so...

I see.

It's true that he has a cut on the index finger of his right hand.

Although the blood looks dry.

In other words, when he first opened the cap,

his wound wasn't closed up yet and the cap was stained with blood.

But, when he brought the bottle here and opened it again,

he noticed the blood on it

so he wiped off the blood first and then opened it again.

"Clam Digging-Sigh (Part 2)"

Genta, please don't eat candy here!

Want a bite?

He opened them all!

I mean how long are you going to make us wait,

younger brother of Yokomizo?

Yes, Yokomizo.

Oh, hello, and how did the results come out?

I guess they got the results.

-Let's go see! -Okay!

Hey, wait!

Let's see...

Which one...

What should I do?

According to the report by the forensic officer,

the poison that was inside the green tea was cyanide.

Poison was also detected on the cap of the bottle.

Taking into consideration that the contents of the glass bottle

that was found in the car was also cyanide...

it's probably safe to conclude that Mr. Ushigome committed suicide.

Is that so?

By the way, whose car is this?

A rental car that Ushigome rented.

He always drives when we come clam digging.

Which means you come to this beach frequently?

No, this is our first time here.

We were actually planning to come here last week but...

But?

It became inconvenient for us

so we postponed it to this week!

Well, we'll get to the details at the station.

Was blood found on the cap of the bottle?

Yes, although just slightly, there seems to have blood on it,

together with Mr. Ushigome's fingerprints.

Just slightly?

When he first opened the bottle,

his wound probably didn't touch his wound much.

So! Now that you know, go on home, kids!

Suicide.

Is it really suicide?

It's true that since Mr. Ushigome opened the cap of the bottle of green tea

and started drinking it, nobody touched it.

Mr. Ushigome himself brought the PET bottle here.

So, there was no chance for anyone to put poison in his drink.

But, something bothers me. That person's remark.

Why did that person say that back then?

What's with you? You look funny.

It can't be helped! Both my hands were tied!

Then, why don't you wrapped the chocolate in the foil

and put the snacks together into the bag?

I hate to let go of food that I got a hold of once!

You all had a trash bag, didn't you?

Yeah.

Yes.

You gotta go to the police from here, right?

Would you like me to throw the trash away for you?

Okay.

But there are food and drinks that we ate and drank in the car too,

so there's quite a lot of trash.

These are for recycling PET bottles.

This is for combustible trash.

And, this is for non-combustible trash.

Thanks, then!

-Yep! -Oh, Conan!

What's all that?

Just what's on your mind, bringing all this trash along with you?

Hey!

They were all separated nicely and yet...

Are you going to make something?

What are you going to make with the PET bottle?

I see. So, that's the story.

My, that grinning triumphant look of yours,

means that you've figured something out, doesn't it?

Yeah. It wasn't suicide!

Really?

Then, who's the culprit?

Before I tell you,

I'd like you guys to help me out with something.

What is it?

A bit of clam digging!

Conan, if you already figured out who the culprit is,

why do we have to dig clams?

Besides, since we're so far away from the edge of the water,

I don't think there are any clams here.

This is the place where the students had their mats out.

Yes. The trash has all been cleared away, much less the clams,

and there's nothing left.

So, what we're looking for are not clams but PET bottle...

I found one! I found the cap of a PET bottle!

Don't touch it, Ayumi!

Okay!

Green tea is written on it, isn't it?

If I remember correctly, the drink that the man named Ushigome

was drinking was green tea, right?

What's more, isn't that blood on the cap?

See.

Although it's blackish, that's probably blood.

Then, don't tell me that the cap is...

Yeah. This will clear everything.

That Mr. Ushigome didn't commit suicide, but was killed.

As well as by who!

Okay, we'll question them at the station

so take the three by police car and...

Hey!

Younger brother!

Please wait!

Wait.

Will you hear me out before you take those three with you?

Hear you out?

We've figured it out.

Figured what out?

The one who killed Mr. Ushigome!

And, that killer is among the three people

who came clam digging with Mr. Ushigome too!

What?

Hey, hey, just what are you getting at?

This is suicide, suicide!

Mr. Ushigome came back alone to this car that was parked here.

And, when the three here returned from the beach after cleaning up,

he was dead, you know.

Moreover, the green tea bottle with the cyanide that poisoned him

was found on the ground beside him,

and at his feet, the glass bottle that had cyanide inside it was found.

Taking into consideration that

Mr. Ushigome was drinking the tea without problem,

the only thing thinkable is that

he came back here poured the poison into his drink and drank it, right?

But, Mr. Ushigome is not the one

who went to buy the bottle of green tea, right?

No.

These went to buy it.

Ms. Yashima handed the bottle of green tea to him.

Mr. Mitsuse threw the rice balls to him.

And Ms. Hisatsu just opened the package of snacks

and put it beside him...

After Mr. Ushigome opened the cap of his bottle of green tea,

none of the three touched it.

And even after that

Mr. Ushigome held the bottle himself right through, isn't that right?

Just when and how could somebody have inserted the poison?

Haven't you forgotten something?

Forgotten something?

Well, "something" always comes with the PET bottle, doesn't it?

Things that come with PET bottles are...

The labels with the product names on them.

Just what are you talking about, younger brother?

The cap, the cap of the bottle!

If poison is smeared onto the inside of the cap...

All you have to do is switch the cap to one with poison on it,

and you don't even have to touch the bottle...

To simply mix the poison into the drink!

I see, great deduction...

is what I'd like to say.

But, that's not possible, brats.

If the bottle was filled to the top with green tea, then, maybe...

But, Mr. Ushigome seems to have removed the cap and gulped tea down!

If so, even if the cap were changed to one with poison on it,

the poison on the closed cap wouldn't have reached the green tea at all.

However, suppose that you apply it on the spiral part inside the cap?

I see! Then the poison will go on to the mouth of the bottle

when he puts the cap back on.

Yeah, if so then it's most likely that when he drinks tea,

his mouth would touch that part,

but the cyanide in question,

fatal enough to kill was detected inside the PET bottle of green tea.

If only the mouth of the bottle had poison on it,

then there wouldn't be much poison found in the drink itself!

True.

Well, in order to mix the poison that is on the cap into the drink,

you'd have to turn the bottle upside down

and shake it vigorously to mix the poison with the tea.

Did Mr. Ushigome have a habit of doing something like that?

-No. -He did shake the container

if it was tomato juice or something.

Maybe he placed it sideways?

Sideways?

If I remember correctly, Mr. Ushigome

returned to the car holding two buckets, right?

Yeah, that's right.

-Hey. -Why did Mr. Ushigome

have to take the buckets to the car

all by himself without anybody helping him?

Ushigome was most knowledgeable about clams.

He was always in charge of digging clams

and making them spit out sand.

We were the ones who did the cooking, though.

-Hey. -Did you always have just two buckets?

Yes, just about always.

Who cares about the number of buckets?

Figure out why the bottle was placed sideways!

Well, Mr. Ushigome was holding two buckets

and both his hands were full.

So?

If so, he'd either put the bottle in the bucket

or hold it under his arm,

or have no other choice than to put the bottle sideways...

into the pocket of the parkas that you're all wearing, right?

Now that you mentioned it,

Mr. Ushigome had the bottle placed sideways as you just said.

I see. If he places it sideways,

then when he walks the green tea inside would be shaken

and by the time he gets to the parking lot,

the poison that is smeared onto the inside of the cap of the bottle

would be sufficiently mixed!

Yeah, that's exactly right.

But this worked out

because he just happened to be wearing a parka with a pocket.

I don't think it was a coincident!

The parkas that they are wearing

are parkas that were made exclusively for the Clam Devotees Club.

Moreover, it seems to have been made just recently.

So, if everyone decides to wear it when coming to dig for clams today,

I'm sure Mr. Ushigome would have worn it too, don't you?

And if Mr. Ushigome always carried two buckets

and returned to the car alone...

It is more or less predictable that

he would put the bottle sideways in the pocket of his parka.

It's true that the poison would most likely be mixed if so, but...

The question is,

who switched the cap to the one with poison on it, and how.

When you remove the cap,

you usually place it near yourself, don't you?

True.

I think that Mr. Ushigome also put it

somewhere on the mat he was sitting on.

Which means that

Ms. Yashima only handed the bottle over to him by hand.

She couldn't have switched the cap.

That means that Mr. Mitsuse couldn't have done it either

because all he did was throw the rice balls to him.

If he were to stretch over and try to switch the cap of the bottle,

it would be obvious...

Which means the only one remaining would be the one

who placed the bag of potato chips near Mr. Ushigome.

Ms. Hisatsu, it seems that you could've switched the caps

that were on the mat that you were sitting on.

Oh, no.

Hey, just what do you think you're saying?

How could she if all she did was to put down a bag of chips?

The bag of potato chips would've served as a great blinder.

Ms. Hisatsu put the bag of potato chips right beside Mr. Ushigome.

She had the poisoned cap pinched between her fingers beforehand.

She hides it with the bag of potato chips and switches the cap.

Then, Mr. Ushigome would think that the cap beside him

is the one he put there.

There was blood on the mouth of the PET bottle but none on the cap

because he touched the poisoned cap only after it had been switched

and the cut of his finger had dried up.

Well, even if his cut were to be dried,

blood was also detected from the poisoned cap

because his finger touched the cap each time he opened and closed the cap.

That's what you're getting at, right, kid?

Yep!

Right, Doc?

Yeah.

Which means the cap with Ushigome's blood on it should be somewhere.

If I remember correctly, you all had trash bags, didn't you?

Oh, well... we handed the bags over to the kid wearing glasses.

Hey, hey, don't tell me you checked the cap?

Yep! Although there were six PET bottles, there were only five caps!

Only the cap for the empty green tea bottle was gone!

So, in other words,

the culprit had a bottle of green tea beforehand,

and made Mr. Ushigome drink all the tea in it,

after which she kept the cap.

She inserted poison in the bottle somewhere,

and switched the cap of that bottle to the one with poison on it.

After a while, taking time into consideration,

if she urges everyone to head home,

Mr. Ushigome who returns to the car drinks the poisoned green tea.

If the glass bottle that was left on the floor of the car beforehand

is found later by the police,

it would look as if he committed suicide!

That glass bottle was most likely one that the killer

got hold of from Mr. Ushigome and used, to set the scene for suicide.

But when the cap was switched, her calculations went wrong.

Mr. Ushigome's blood was on the cap.

That's why you didn't put it in the trash bag, right?

Because if the cap is found,

the fact that you switched the caps would be disclosed.

Well, you probably disposed of the cap somewhere.

But, if we check the beach around the area where you were...

We thought so too and searched for it.

See!

The blood stained cap of the green tea bottle!

Kid!

But is that going to serve as proof?

Her fingerprints would already be on the cap

when she bought it at the convenience store!

No... not the fingerprints.

If she touched the cap,

it should be detected from Ms. Hisatsu's finger too.

The luminol reaction, that is also the evidence

that she touched Mr. Ushigome's blood.

Hey, Shoko!

Are you going to stand for him talking about you like that?

Tell him he's wrong!

Tell him to go ahead and investigate if he wants to!

He's not wrong.

What the officer is saying is all true.

-Huh? -Hey, don't tell me that it's about that accident...

Accident?

Hey, what accident are you talking about?

Remember, the other day?

There was a hit-and-run accident near here.

Maybe it has something to do with that?

They all looked tense when that accident was mentioned.

A hit-and-run accident?

You mean the accident where a drunkard was run over...

Don't tell me that you guys are involved?

We didn't know about it until we read the papers the following day!

-Besides... -Hey!

Besides, what?

Besides, Ushigome said it felt like he hit somebody

so we stopped the car right away and all went to check,

but there was no one there.

-There was. -Huh?

There was someone there, back then.

In the grassy area that I checked.

There was a blood smeared man lying on the ground.

Why didn't you tell us about it?

I couldn't say anything!

Because the man was already dead and Ushigome was drinking too.

If this came out to the light, the job that I finally got

would go down the drain too.

Right, as long as Ushigome kept his mouth shut.

If he only didn't say, "I'm going to turn myself in."

Just like clams.

No matter how well you think something is hidden,

the traces of it is somewhere for sure.

The more you try to hide something, the more obvious it becomes,

quite difficult to handle.

Even if Mr. Ushigome didn't confess,

we the police would've got to him eventually.

We would've found that rotten hole in your heart either way!

We've finally finished cleaning up.

We couldn't leave just like that so...

But, to think that you figured out who the killer was

just by seeing her put the bag of potato chips near the victim.

That's not all!

When blood was found on the mouth of the PET bottle,

she mentioned Mr. Ushigome hurting his finger.

How does that connect?

I knew that Mr. Ushigome had an injured finger.

But if blood is found on the mouth of the bottle,

most people would think that

the person cut his lips or inside his mouth, right?

No blood was found on the cap that was on the floor near Mr. Ushigome.

That's how I figured it out!

I thought that Ms. Hisatsu said that

because she saw the blood smeared cap when she switched caps.

Isn't it just like you said, Doc?

Huh?

Yeah, that's right.

Oh, right,

I'll have you come to the station later too,

so bring the brats and...

Where are the others?

Huh? True.

They all went rushing back to the beach a while ago,

saying they lost something important.

It was a Yaiba doll that I've never seen before.

Don't you remember where you dropped it?

If I remember, I'd find it right away!

It was a super rare doll.

We gotta buy whole lot to get a hold of it again, you know.

You guys really like clam digging, don't you?

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"Girlish writing"

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