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Friendship, love and mystery.

We stick it out because we believe promises will be kept.

Ran encounters a queer case at the convenience store.

She makes a pure deduction in order to help her friend.

He sees through the one and only truth.

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

His name is Detective Conan!

"Convenience Store Trap (Part 2)"

Who are you?

Jodie? Jodie!

Are you all right, Jodie?

Did you come across an idea or something?

You seemed to be in deep thought.

No idea. Not the slightest!

Huh? What's the matter?

I saw you take off your glasses for the first time, so...

You know what I mean, don't you?

For the first time?

But those glasses sure look old.

Oh, yes! This is something I cherish.

The only vestige that a person very, very important to me

left in this world.

That's why it's so very important!

A very important person?

Is it a keepsake of your ex-lover or something?

By the way, did you two figure out this case?

Not at all!

It stopped.

A delivery truck?

Right! The sales clerk mentioned it.

Remember? On the days that Aya is in charge,

even the boxes that arrive just before closing

are nicely organized, right?

Now that you mentioned it, the sales clerk said so.

So? How does that connect to what happened?

Well, I wonder how it connects.

I thought you had something in mind.

But...

There!

Here are the items you ordered!

Oh, you're early.

We'll stack the boxes up

as usual in the corridor in front of the restroom.

Oh, a customer is still using the restroom. What should I do?

Oh. We'll bring the boxes over again later.

We got other places to make deliveries to too,

so we'll stop by again after we complete the other deliveries.

Thank you.

Since a customer is using the restroom,

the boxes cannot be placed in front of the restroom.

If the boxes are placed there,

the customer cannot come out of the restroom.

We'll be back later then!

Thank you, see you later!

On the days that Aya is in charge,

the boxes in front of the restroom are nicely organized.

What was it? That famous dialog by Holmes.

Shinichi used to remark haughtily.

When you have eliminated the impossible, then... this and that.

When you have eliminated the impossible.

When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains,

however improbable,

must be the truth.

When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains,

however improbable,

must be the truth.

When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains,

however improbable,

must be the truth.

This dialog?

-Oh, yes! -What, what?

Don't tell me Ran, that you came across something?

-Oh, not really. -Stop bringing my hopes up again.

I think I got it. I feel like I got it

but I wonder if my deduction is correct.

My!

It's already 21:00!

I'll have to call mother.

The customers are decreasing.

Yes.

-Aya! -Shopkeeper.

So, are you ready to confess?

But, I really haven't done anything.

It seems I have no choice but to call the police!

Oh, no.

What shall I do?

I could tell them about my deduction.

But what if I'm wrong? What if I'm off the point?

Then, I may be getting Aya into more trouble than helping her.

What shall I do?

What would he do at a time like this?

What would he do?

Caller unidentified?

Hello?

Ran.

How're you doing?

Shi...

Shinichi?

Sorry, Ran.

I don't have anything to say

but there was a little something I wanted to ask you.

Shinichi.

Shinichi!

Huh? What?

Is it from Shinichi?

Yeah.

Hey, what's up?

My friend's in a tight situation right now.

You know her too,

Aya, who was our classmate in intermediate school.

Yeah, you mean Nanakawa?

For some reason, things disappear

at the convenience store where she works

and it happens only on the days

that Aya is in charge of cleaning and closing the store.

So, the shopkeeper suspects that Aya is stealing the things

and says that he will call the police unless she confesses.

There aren't any customers on the surveillance camera

that are shown stealing either.

The shopkeeper insists that there is no one but Aya

because he was watching the store after it closed,

but things disappeared after all.

And? What kinds of things have disappeared?

Game softwares, CDs, DVDs,

drinks, lunch boxes and candies.

According to Aya, she thinks that

there are three suspicious people among the customers.

Oh, what kind of people are they? Those three?

One of them is a man that looks to be a university student

who reads game magazine till near closing time.

He bought some cup noodles and pouched food.

The second one is a timid office worker type of man

who always lets others go through the register

or use the restroom before him.

He bought a toothbrush set, a shaver, batteries and a towel.

The third one is a stubborn old lady

who asks for discounts on lunches are near shelf life expiration.

She seems to have bought nothing at the store.

And?

What all the three of them have in common

is that they frequently come to use the restroom at this store.

A month ago,

when Aya was scolded in front of the restroom by the shopkeeper,

things stopped disappearing just like that.

Then, last night, a month after the incident,

again on the night when Aya was in charge, things disappeared.

I see, which means it's only natural that Nanakawa is suspected.

Wait! Don't talk like it's somebody else's problem!

And? There's something else, isn't there?

Something that only Nanakawa does on the days

that she is in charge that nobody else does.

Oh, yes. The other employees

leave the boxes that arrive just before closing time

stacked up in the corridor in front of the restroom, and go home

but, Aya organizes the boxes neatly before closing the store.

Since the surveillance cameras are working all this time,

it should be easy to prove Aya's innocence,

but the shopkeeper seems to turn off

the switch of the surveillance camera after operating hours.

Weren't the lunches that were stolen

all near shelf life expiration?

Huh? How do you know?

Just as I thought.

The culprit is probably a pretty nice person.

What? You know who the culprit is?

Yeah, the culprit is probably...

Wait, Shinichi!

I sort of came up with my own deduction.

So, will you hear me out without laughing?

Go ahead.

Ran.

Let me hear your deduction.

So, that's my deduction.

I took everything into consideration,

I came to the conclusion that it's not shoplifting, a thief, or Aya.

Although it's hard to believe...

Well? Am I right?

Hey! I told you not to laugh.

Oh, sorry. It's not your deduction I'm laughing at.

I mean I couldn't help imagining you looking all troubled

after having deduced the situation as much as you have.

Huh? Then are you saying I'm right? Is my deduction correct?

I wonder.

Just what do you mean by that?

Don't be mean and tell me!

I'm not an over confident detective like somebody somewhere!

Don't be silly.

A detective is only human, and not some almighty god.

Huh?

When a detective reveals his deductions,

chances are that he carries doubts somewhere in his heart.

Like maybe, I left some detail out or overlooked something.

That's why when your deduction hits the bull's eye,

you feel more joy than anyone ever will!

I'm just thinking that I don't want

to take the best part away from you, Ran.

Shinichi.

He's putting on airs like he always does,

that "hubby" of yours.

If you think your deduction is correct, try it out.

Try it out?

You know? Come on, Ran.

There's a simple way to drag the culprit out before everybody.

Drag the culprit out.

If you were the culprit,

what situation would you hate to be in?

If I were the culprit?

Ran?

Mouri?

Welcome!

Excuse me.

Let me borrow your restroom!

Ran.

Shinichi.

Where's Ran?

The restroom.

Huh? The restroom?

Fire!

Quick, everybody! Run!

You'd better hurry, or you'll burn to death!

You'd better cut it out or I'll file charges against you

for interfering with business!

Listen, here.

What on earth's on your mind?

Hi.

No...

What...

-What's with him? -What's up?

So, it was you after all.

What?

Timid, office worker type customer.

Don't tell me it was him?

Yes, it's him!

He's the one who's been stealing stuff night after night

from this store and giving Aya a bad time!

Night after night? I was in front of the store watching last night too,

but I didn't see him sneak into the shop.

Of course, you didn't.

Because he was living in the attic of your store all this time!

What?

I can't believe it.

It may be hard to believe, but this is the truth.

After Aya closed the store,

he came out of the attic through the restroom

and sneaked into the store,

taking drinks and tons of food, and was making a living!

But Aya is in charge only 2 or 3 days a week and not everyday.

If he steals a lot at one time, he can probably last 2 to 3 days.

Then, why were games software and CDs also being stolen?

I think he was probably taking them out of the store occasionally

and selling them off for cash.

He'd have to go get a hair cut as well

as go to take a bath at the times,

otherwise his hair would grow long and he'd be smelly,

which would force him to stay in the attic

keeping him from coming out forever.

But, can he come in and out of that restroom

without the customers or the employees noticing him?

If he suddenly comes out of the restroom

or goes inside and doesn't come out,

he'll be suspected right away.

No problem! If he's hesitant and careful.

Because if he keeps letting people go before him

and keeps standing at the end of the line,

nobody would notice him going into the restroom,

so he wouldn't have to come back out, right?

Oh, I see.

If he comes down from the attic to the restroom

just before it starts getting crowded,

and comes out of the restroom after it gets crowded

and go into the store among the other customers,

he wouldn't risk being suspected.

If he'd been living in the attic for a while,

he would probably have had an idea

of when it would start getting crowded.

Besides, if the restroom starts getting crowded,

so would the store,

so the employees wouldn't possibly be able to remember

who came into the store and who went out, right?

Then the toothbrush set, batteries and shaver that he bought...

The batteries he used for the flashlight he used

when looking for stuff after the store closed!

All the other stuff he took to make himself look decent!

Besides, there's a mirror in the restroom too!

Shopkeeper! It's just as she says!

The board of the ceiling of the restroom is removed!

What?

Which mean he was hiding in the attic all this time, after all.

This place is a trash dump, shopkeeper!

-Incredible! -Oh my God.

But, why did he do it only on the days that Aya was in charge?

That's because Aya is a diligent worker!

The cardboard boxes that are left out on the corridor.

The other employees would leave the boxes stacked,

in other words, the restroom door was blocked,

so he couldn't come out.

But, Aya would organize them

and move them to both sides of the corridor,

making it possible for him to come out of the restroom

and go into the store!

But, Ran,

the boxes can be moved over with just a slight shove, can't they?

Exactly.

That's one thing I can't make out.

Hey.

Maybe he could've gone through the corridor if he moved the boxes.

If the employees find out that the boxes have been moved even slightly,

they might find out that the culprit walked through the corridor

and get suspicious.

They would suspect the restroom

and the fact that he's hiding in the attic may be discovered.

Since he was afraid of this happening, he couldn't make any moves.

-That's the story! -Right!

I see.

But, I still don't understand.

Huh?

Why did he stop stealing for a month?

Well, it may be that he was working things out with the cash

he got from selling off the games and all,

but if he didn't stop at that timing,

I wouldn't have suspected Aya as much as I did.

The culprit is probably a pretty nice person.

That's probably because he's a pretty good person.

That is, he heard Aya being scolded because of what he did

from the attic

and that's why he probably decided not to steal for a while.

I see! That's the story.

He stole only the lunches that were near the expiration date

because he wanted losses to the store to be as little as possible.

But stealing is stealing!

How dare you make Aya go through something like this?

Ran? Hey.

I could never forgive anyone who did something like this to Aya!

I'm so sorry!

Three months ago, I was fired from my company

and evicted from my apartment.

I walked into this store feeling faint from hunger.

But I didn't have money to buy anything.

The lights were turned off

while I was in the restroom at a loss what to do.

Even if I wanted to go out, the doors were locked

and I couldn't go out.

Once my eyes got used to the dark,

the thing that came bursting into my eyes

was the stack of food.

That's why you stole things from our store.

Yes. I figured since there was so much,

taking just a little wouldn't hurt.

You've gotta be kidding!

How much do you think we have to sell

in order to regain the amount you stole from us?

I'm really sorry!

Either way, you're going to pay us back for all the loss you cost us!

Even if I wanted to pay you back, I don't have a cent.

You're going to work here.

Although you'll have to work for free for a while to start with.

You're willing to hire me?

After all the trouble I caused you?

I quit being an office worker and started working here,

so I sort of understand how you feel!

Shopkeeper.

Thank you so much.

Do your best and work hard.

-Yes, sir. -Well...

I hate to be a wet blanket when you guys are getting it on but...

Will you please apologize to Aya?

Both of you!

I'm so sorry.

I'm very sorry, really. I'm sorry.

-I'm happy for you, Aya. -All is well!

Ran. Sonoko.

Thank you! Ran and Sonoko!

Nothing to it, just leave it to me.

Hey, woman detective!

Sorry, Shinichi, what was it you wanted to talk about?

Well, it's nothing much.

Did you come to my house recently?

Huh? No. Why?

Nothing. If not, it's okay.

-See you, then. -Oh, hey, Shinichi...

It's not Ran.

Yes. So, I'm going to sleep over at Jodie's place tonight.

Eat dinner at Cafe Poirot, okay, dad?

See you!

It's her little farewell party

and she gets wasted to the point of no return.

I'm sure she's relieved because she gets to go back to her country

after a long time.

Where are you going?

To the restroom.

Again. He helped me again.

It's so vexing.

Really vexing.

What on earth is this?

Pictures?

What's this?

Jodie...

Why? Jodie?