Conan Detective Episodes -
“And the person who knew both the secret passage and how to manipulate the clocks?” Kogoro’s voice boomed. “Only one person had access to both. Reiko—the nurse.”
Detective Conan Edogawa, Ran Mouri, and the bumbling but well-meaning Kogoro Mori had been invited to the reading of the will of Haruki Shindo, a reclusive billionaire clockmaker who had died exactly one week ago. The other heirs—his three children and a mysterious fourth party—sat around a long mahogany table.
The lights flickered. A clap of thunder shook the house. When the lights returned, the door to the study—which had been locked from the inside by a complex clockwork bolt—was ajar. And inside, slumped over the desk, was Mr. Tanida. A heavy brass pendulum clock lay shattered beside him, blood pooling on the ancient floorboards. conan detective episodes
The lawyer, Mr. Tanida, cleared his throat. “The will states that the inheritance—the manor and the Shindo clockwork fortune—goes to the one who can prove themselves ‘most worthy of time itself.’ It’s a riddle. The key is hidden somewhere in this room.”
Kogoro froze. “Uh—elementary! It was an accident!” “And the person who knew both the secret
“Because you weren’t just his nurse,” Conan continued. “You were his secret daughter. The will hidden in the clock compartment named you as the sole heir. Mr. Tanida discovered this and tried to blackmail you. So you silenced him.”
Conan looked at the broken grandfather clock, its pendulum now still. “She didn’t kill for money,” he said quietly. “She killed for the one thing no clock can give. Justice.” The other heirs—his three children and a mysterious
Conan sighed. This is where the real work begins.