Shinichi Kudo's New York Case

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Episode 286-288 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	Shinichi Kudo's New York Case
Original airdate:	July 15, 2002 (The Case) July 22, 2002 (The Deduction) July 29, 2002 (The Resolution) October 27, 2008 (Remastered version)
Season:	11
Manga source:	Volume 34: File 11~Volume 35: File 4
Case
Cast:	Shinichi Kudo Ran Mouri Yukiko Kudo
Case solved by:	Shinichi Kudo Yukiko Kudo (via Shinichi Kudo)

Cast

Characters
Shinichi Kudo Conan Edogawa Ran Mouri Yukiko Kudo Kogoro Mouri Vermouth Shuichi Akai Jugo Yokomizo

Plot

Case Part

Ran loses consciousness due to her illness and reminisces about her past with Shinichi in New York. Shinichi's mother, Yukiko Kudo, takes the two to view The Golden Apple musical at Broadway. When they arrive, they are introduced to a famous actress named Sharon Vineyard, and the five performers that will be performing the musical. They learn from them that an unknown culprit had sent the performers a Golden Apple with the words "For the Fairest" written on it and presume it is a threat. While touring the theater, a medieval suit of armour is sent flying towards the group. An actress is about to be hit with the armour until Ran pushes her out of the way.

Deduction Part

The performance of The Golden Apple begins. During the climax of the musical, the actor Heath Flockhart, who is portraying Paris, is shot.

Murder
	Location: Phantom stage Victim: Heath Flockheart Cause of death: Gunshot wound

The police arrive and come to the conclusion an unknown assailant rented out all the terraces in the theater and that they shot Heath from there. Shinichi reveals that he found a bullet in one of the terraces shortly after the murder but is was cold meaning it was set up to create the idea an audience murdered Heath. He also reveals that the falling suit if Armour from before was set up by a tripwire deduces that the murderer is one of the four actresses whom all have shared a romantic relationship with Heath. While Shinichi investigates to find out how the murder was done, he notices a crack in the mirror prop and realizes who the murderer is.

Solution Part

The police are still suspecting the people who are close to Flockheart at the crime scene. They checked their bodies for gunpowder but still nothing. They confirmed it was an outsider. Suddenly, the lights went off.

People

Radish Redwood
	Captain from New York Police Department

Lila Sanchez
	32 years old Stage actress

Akane Neilson
	27 years old Stage actress

Rose Hewitt
	28 years old Stage actress

Iblis Hamilton
	30 years old Stage actress Heath Flockheart's wife

Heath Flockheart
	Victim (gunshot) 33 years old Stage actor

Slasher
	Serial killer

Resolution

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Shinichi tells his mother his deductions on the case to have her solve the murder. It is revealed that since the mirror was damaged, the employees of the theater fixed the mirror causing it to become shorter. Since the mirror was too low to conceal Heath during the musical, they decided to add a revolving trap door on the stage. It is then revealed besides Heath, the actress Rose Hewitt was informed of the trap door as it was her job to close the trap door when Heath is carried by wires out of it. Yukiko declares Rose to be the murderer revealing that during the time the stage was covered in the fog, Rose shot Heath through an opening between the mirror and the floor as he was rising out of the trap door. Rose then placed the gun on Heath to create the suspicion the true suspect threw the gun on stage from the terrace. As evidence, Shinichi reveals Heath grabbed onto Rose with his blood soaked hands which was found on the inside of her glove. Shinichi and Ran take a taxi to the hotel but stop in an alleyway when Ran's handkerchief flies out the window and onto a fire escape. Shinichi leaves to retrieve it and Ran meets a mysterious FBI agent who orders her to leave as the serial killer they are searching for is nearby. Ran searches for Shinichi and finds the serial killer on the fire escape. The man prepares to shoot Ran but when the fire escape railing gives way, he loses his balance but is saved by Ran and Shinichi. Ran collapses from her illness and Shinichi leaves with her declaring to the man he will capture him the next time they meet. The next day, Yukiko receives a call of Sharon who asks her to tell Ran an angel is watching over her also. Ran awakens from her illness in the present time and phones Shinichi to talk about their time in New York. Shinichi reveals that the serial killer was found murdered by the police shortly after their encounter.

Remastered version

On October 27, 2008, a remastered version of the case was aired. All three episodes were edited and combined into one hour long special, and scenes were edited out to fit the timeslot. However, exclusive to the remastering new scenes were added to this version. In the beginning, Ran is watching television and sees a reporter talking about New York City, which brings her back to remembering the case from back then. Conan is, for some reason, holding apples, and drops them on the floor. One of those apples turns into a golden apple, and a picture of both Conan and Shinichi is visible.

Ran watches a reporter talk about New York City on television.

Conan's budding juggling career on display.

Conan and Shinichi!

See also

• Season 11