Chekhov MacGuffin

Nope, it's a good translation. Haibara's quote at the baseball game hostage case V-19 file 9 is:"Kudo-kun? You would probably never even dream that you are already a part of a project the Black Organization has been working on for over half a century...." It's a hint to the purpose of the Organization's research and that APTX 4869 is supposed to be doing something closer to shrinking people rather than killing people. The logic behind this is the only known connection between Shinichi and the Black Organization is the APTX 4869 they forced him to take. Haibara is implying that by surviving and shrinking, Kudo has become part of the research project even if no other members of the B.O. but Shiho know about it.

He/she could have aging problems like Vermouth.

Pretty much what everyone else said about the fanart. For all other needs, there are plenty of free image hosting services that can do exactly what you are suggesting minus the commenting. I would think the best course of action would be to make a gallery of pictures outside the site via imageshack or something similar and then directly link to the gallery in a fanart thread (e.g. My Conan art collection). The site moderators don't need to mind everyone's galleries. Another way to go about it would be to make a list of links to art you like or something like that.

Dus is a mod there. I have been thinking about posting in wiki suggestions about linking the English and German articles together like Wikipedia's "see this article in another language" feature.

There is a German DC fansite by the way. http://detektivconan-forum.com/ Say high to Dus for me if you visit. That said, please enjoy your stay here at DCW and feel free to check out the wiki!

Assuming you speak Japanese rather well, have you read the Conan Drill? If so, can I please pester you with questions?

I added a bunch of the weight and height measurements to various characters which came from the official guidebook Conan Drill. I am pretty sure I put the reference next to all the ones I added. Hattori Heiji's height and weight were not listed in Conan Drill.

This is getting silly. Welcome to DCW. Do take a gander at the awesomeness that is the DC wiki while you are here.

Welcome to DCW. That Gosho has managed to write over 200 cases with no repeats which for the most part are entirely solvable. For Vermouth I'm thinking 70-85 based on the assumption Vermouth is Sharon's mom as well per reasons I gave in the Vermouth thread in general discussion. Gin, I'm thinking about Akai Shuuichi's age, so between 25 and 30 inclusive. Kogoro. Two days ago.

The person 200 meters behind Korn was Akai in his truck. (V58-6 or chap 603 pg 8)

I think DCTP has sprung a leak somewhere. Now I just need to figure out how to convince you all to edit the wiki.

Your work on the DCWiki has not gone unnoticed. Your monopolization of the recent changes page was stunning to behold. And carpet crawler, it wasn't pointless at all. No description is better than some description and more people edit when something is there to edit vs. nothing at all.

I already know you, but welcome to DCW.

It was a special for the promotion of the 14th movie. I suppose it is possible there may be more episodes, although there are no more planned that I have heard about.

Maybe she has lucky genes or she's dying her hair the natural shade to avoid the salt and pepper look? Also, if Fusae is with Akai as has been speculated based on the similarities to the two people asked to follow Yukiko and the detective boys (Gosho did make the effort to draw non-generic shadow people for this) then probably not. Fusae does appears to age normally (as she was seen 10 years ago and 40 years ago). That could be simulated with masks and makeup, but someone impersonating Fusae with a disguise wouldn't know about the "I think Ginko leaves are pretty" quote of Agasa's made behind the school 40 years ago sans people around, or even who Agasa is. Also someone impersonating Fusae wouldn't go through the effort of waiting from dawn till dusk at a certain spot for someone after not seeing them for forty years. If you look at is from the perspective that Fusae is disguised as Sharon then why does Vermouth have no reactions to Agasa throughout the entirety of the Vermouth arc? If she really felt something about Agasa, why wasn't his picture up there on her dartboard along with Conan's and Ran's? Also Ai was there when Agasa and Fusae met. She had no reaction even though we know she can sense Vermouth in disguise. If Vermouth is Fusae, then Billy, her accompaniment, is probably also Black Org which should have triggered Ai as well.

http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/939-glaxo-smith-kline-famvir-glucophage-fur-insulin-abhangiger-diabetes/ Someone put it out of its misery, please. Seriously, who would actually buy pharmaceuticals from a manga forum?

I think you are misunderstanding. Vermouth as Sharon knew she was being investigated for her past crimes by the FBI. By switching to Chris she has a clean record again. She knew perfectly well who Jodie was, but didn't know her past. In V42-9 on page 2, Vermouth says, "This is Japan. Let's follow its customs and speak in Japanese. The FBI's star investigator Jodie" . This doesn't make much sense and I don't see how it is relevant to the point I made. The argument I put forth was that the way Sharon appeared, her mother died in a fire on the day of her debut, is very similar to the way Chris appeared, Sharon died and Chris suddenly quit her secretive private lifestyle after that. Basically that would hint that Vermouth was Sharon's mom as well and is actually a lot older than 50. The reason Vermouth might have switched from Sharon's mom to Sharon could be because of investigative pressure or her disguise skills back then weren't as good (she hadn't learned from Toichi yet) and she needed to switch to someone with a more youthful face. You are misunderstanding Sharon's words. Basically she said that Chris had an easy time breaking in because Sharon was already an actress and had the connections. We also know from other character's commentary that Chris Vineyard is a superstar and very popular. She's not just a pretty face, she acts well too. Also, plenty of actors in real life break into acting without familial connections, so Sharon breaking in on her own power isn't that hard to imagine, especially since she is a Black Org agent and could very well have tapped the Black Org's power to help. Hidemi easily became a television personality and she had no prior background. The Org might have helped, but Sharon had the Org to help her too. APTX 4869 was only known to work as a poison and was called the incomplete detective because it didn't work as intended. Vermouth must have used something else because it doesn't make sense for her to try to commit suicide. There was extensive debate about the existence of Sharon's daughter at DCTP. After pages of debate and going back to the japanese, there was no evidence other than Sharon's word that she had a daughter who was a separate existence from her. Basically the reader is forced to take it on Akai, Jodie, and Conan's good word that they didn't botch their investigations. Yukiko's words in the NY case, if you look at a good translations, don't imply direct knowledge of Chris, only what she has heard through Sharon.

The prosecution can have expert witnesses testify. As long as the police dig up conclusive evidence that demonstrates her involvement, then they have the ability to prosecute.

I generally like most cases where Conan is out of action because it means other characters are highlighted and they get the chance to show their intelligence/quick thinking/dumb luck whichever is appropriate.

But he got the climbing up and down a chimney part right. Bonus points for doing it in the winter. Too bad Pisco was naughty and got coal lead. It's probably pretty big. We know Vodka has guys under him because he was the one who sent in Rikumichi, and later someone else. He also had a bunch of guys watch and surround the station Itakura was supposed to meet at to prevent him from leaving. I also think a chunk of the Organization's manpower are people who have been pressed into service by threats or working for payment without knowing much, like Hideaki Nakajima who was working with Pisco, Itakura, or (probably) Nomiguchi Shigehiko.

These are the two most popular theories. They're built on many of the details you have pointed out.http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/Okiya_is_Akai_Theory http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/Scar_Akai_is_Bourbon_Theory

The pressure was there, but I think she did the research out of her own genuine interest and desire. I think what Carpetcrawler said about "if at one point her heart was dark enough that she could've done things to people and felt no remorse, IE. testing dangerous chemicals on un-willing test subjects." was probably true. She grew up in the Organization, so it makes sense that her perspective was warped because she was groomed for this from a very young age. She was very close to testing the APTX on Numabuchi.I definitely think she could be prosecuted. Murder is unlikely as she never directly tested her poison on anyone (although she was very close to doing so with Numabuchi), but being an accomplice/accessory to crimes yes.

Pretty much this. The only reason Vermouth would take APTX 4869 is if she wanted to commit suicide. It is incomplete (remember the nickname incomplete detective) and the Org doesn't know about the shrinking, only the poisoning. If Vermouth deaged between her Sharon and Chris appearances, it would have to be something other than APTX.

I saw "Things I shouldn't do in the Black Organization..." thread. There were a bunch of good ones. I was amused to see the thread had been dredged up again. I left DCTP, so there will not be any more new posts from me there.