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=== File 030 - The Armored Knight ===
 
=== File 030 - The Armored Knight ===
There was a rumor that there has been a medieval suit of armor walking by itself at night there. And since Ran was curious, she forced Kogoro and Conan to accompany her there. While in the museum, they met the curator of the museum, Ochiai who told them that the museum will be closing soon as it was going to be demolished by its owner, Mr. Manaka. As the were chatting, the curator noticed one of the staff, Kubota, handling a painting without gloves and hence scolded him. He then told a colleague, Iijma, to take over Kubota's job. Kubota then picked up a trolley of armor and started pushing it before accidentally dropping the helmet. He was nagged by the owner and after the owner left, he showed his annoyance by banging it on the floor after picking it up.  
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Two security guards at the Beika Art Museum see a medieval suit of armor moving on its own. Ran hears the rumor and wants to visit the museum; when Conan and Kogoro mock her for believing it might be true, she forces them to come along for fear of her karate skills. While admiring a painting, Ran meets Ochiai, the curator of the museum, who explains his love for the art and then berates a museum worker named Kubota for not handling a painting properly. Another worker, Iijima, takes over the job before they are interrupted by the museum's new owner, Manaka, arriving with an architect. The museum will be demolished soon to make a hotel, despite the sale having hinged on the promise to keep the museum open. After Kubota accidentally drops a helmet, Manaka mentions his plans to sell all the museum pieces, which frustrates Kubota enough to throw it down after — but Conan notices that Ochiai doesn't lecture Kubota this time.
Kogoro, Ran and Conan decided to visit the different galleries of the museum. As they were about to go home, Ran noticed that the closed sign on one of the gallery which she hasn't entered,The Hell Gallery, was no longer there and decided to enter it. The gallery was dimly lit and upon their entrance, their attention was grabbed by the gigantic painting hung before them called, "The Wrath of Heaven". As Kogoro and Conan was still admiring the artwork, Ran noticed a dead body pinned onto the wall with a sword. In no time, the Inspector Megure arrived and along with Kogoro and Conan, they checked the surveillance camera installed in the gallery.
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Conan, Kogoro and Ran visit the rest of the museum. As they are about to leave, Ran notices a previously closed gallery has reopened and convinces the other two to come along. In the "Hell Gallery" they first see a large painting of a knight having stabbed a demon in the name of justice. Ran then hears a dripping sound and turns to find that Manaka has been pinned to the opposite wall by a sword through the throat. Inspector Megure arrives to investigate, and he, Kogoro, and Conan check the surveillance cameras to see if the culprit was recorded. However, the murderer had been lying in wait in the guise of a knight's suit of armor.
  
 
=== File 031 - Dying Message ===
 
=== File 031 - Dying Message ===
From the recording of the surveillance camera, they were able to see how the crime occurred. They saw that while Mr. Manaka was waiting for someone in the gallery, someone in the armor knocked him down with a sword from behind. He then chocked Mr. Manaka and pierced the sword right through him, causing him to be stuck on the wall. As he walked away, he created an exact image of that in the painting that they saw previously. From it, they learned that the crime occurred at 4:30 p.m. and Conan also pointed out that Mr. Manaka scribbled something on a piece of paper before he was stabbed. So, Inspector Megure went to check what was written on the piece of paper. It appeared that Kubota's name was scribbled on it. Hence, they asked him for his alibi. Apparently, he couldn't prove it as he was alone doing what the curator told him to. His colleague, Iijma also pointed out that a possible motive was that he was exposed for smuggling out the artworks and owed the owner a huge sum of money.
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The surveillance camera caught all of Manaka's brutal murder, multiple stabbings ending with him pinned to the wall and the knight walking away, towards the camera — exactly like, Kogoro and Conan realize, the painting in the gallery. Because the gallery was blocked off at 4 p.m. but re-opened by 5 p.m., and the video timestamps set the murder at about 4:30 p.m., Inspector Megure deduces that the murderer must be a museum worker. Conan also notices that Manaka tried to write something on a piece of paper between the first attack and his death; while he threw the pen away, the paper remains crumpled in his hand, and names Kubota as the killer. Kubota has no alibi as Ochiai had him doing a task in the office, where he was alone. He has motive because, as Iijima reveals, the owner wanted Kubota to repay the money he'd made selling pieces off secretly.
Afterwards, Conan found the pen used to write the dying message. He then went through everything once more. After watching the surveillance video, he observed the dying message. After quite some time, he noticed scratches on it and figured out the trick used by the murderer.
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Conan finds a pen on the ground, which anyone in the museum could have forgotten on the table. It matches the video image and has ink, so Inspector Megure concludes that it wa the pen Manaka used. Kubota is detained as they wait for the suit of armor to be found. Conan is unsatisfied with Kubota's apparent carelessness and why he would mirror a painting when he has no great love for art. Conan convinces the police officers to let him watch the surveillance footage one more time. He notices that Manaka looks shocked when he sees the paper he writes on, and realizes that the pen Conan found had its point retracted, when there wouldn't have been reason or time for Manaka to retract it before throwing it away. Conan tricks his way into re-examining the dying message, and finds inkless scribbles over the original writing. The police find the armor in Kubota's locker, but Conan has figured out the truth and knows the murderer's trick.
  
 
=== File 032 - The Pen That Cannot Write ===
 
=== File 032 - The Pen That Cannot Write ===

Revision as of 18:26, 3 March 2012

Chronology
Volume 3 List of ChaptersList of Cases Volume 5
Volume 4

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Information
Release date: February 18, 1995
Chapters:
ISBN: ISBN 4-09-123374-0
Publisher: Shogakukan
English release date: March 1, 2005
English ISBN: ISBN 1-59116-632-2
English Publisher: Viz Media
Featured Detective & Keyhole
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Arsene Lupin
Keyhole 4.jpg
Juzo Megure
Aoyama's death & Conan side images
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ConanSide 4.jpg

Volume 4 was released on February 18, 1995 in Japan.

Cast

Gadgets

Museum Owner Murder Case

File 030 - The Armored Knight

Two security guards at the Beika Art Museum see a medieval suit of armor moving on its own. Ran hears the rumor and wants to visit the museum; when Conan and Kogoro mock her for believing it might be true, she forces them to come along for fear of her karate skills. While admiring a painting, Ran meets Ochiai, the curator of the museum, who explains his love for the art and then berates a museum worker named Kubota for not handling a painting properly. Another worker, Iijima, takes over the job before they are interrupted by the museum's new owner, Manaka, arriving with an architect. The museum will be demolished soon to make a hotel, despite the sale having hinged on the promise to keep the museum open. After Kubota accidentally drops a helmet, Manaka mentions his plans to sell all the museum pieces, which frustrates Kubota enough to throw it down after — but Conan notices that Ochiai doesn't lecture Kubota this time.

Conan, Kogoro and Ran visit the rest of the museum. As they are about to leave, Ran notices a previously closed gallery has reopened and convinces the other two to come along. In the "Hell Gallery" they first see a large painting of a knight having stabbed a demon in the name of justice. Ran then hears a dripping sound and turns to find that Manaka has been pinned to the opposite wall by a sword through the throat. Inspector Megure arrives to investigate, and he, Kogoro, and Conan check the surveillance cameras to see if the culprit was recorded. However, the murderer had been lying in wait in the guise of a knight's suit of armor.

File 031 - Dying Message

The surveillance camera caught all of Manaka's brutal murder, multiple stabbings ending with him pinned to the wall and the knight walking away, towards the camera — exactly like, Kogoro and Conan realize, the painting in the gallery. Because the gallery was blocked off at 4 p.m. but re-opened by 5 p.m., and the video timestamps set the murder at about 4:30 p.m., Inspector Megure deduces that the murderer must be a museum worker. Conan also notices that Manaka tried to write something on a piece of paper between the first attack and his death; while he threw the pen away, the paper remains crumpled in his hand, and names Kubota as the killer. Kubota has no alibi as Ochiai had him doing a task in the office, where he was alone. He has motive because, as Iijima reveals, the owner wanted Kubota to repay the money he'd made selling pieces off secretly.

Conan finds a pen on the ground, which anyone in the museum could have forgotten on the table. It matches the video image and has ink, so Inspector Megure concludes that it wa the pen Manaka used. Kubota is detained as they wait for the suit of armor to be found. Conan is unsatisfied with Kubota's apparent carelessness and why he would mirror a painting when he has no great love for art. Conan convinces the police officers to let him watch the surveillance footage one more time. He notices that Manaka looks shocked when he sees the paper he writes on, and realizes that the pen Conan found had its point retracted, when there wouldn't have been reason or time for Manaka to retract it before throwing it away. Conan tricks his way into re-examining the dying message, and finds inkless scribbles over the original writing. The police find the armor in Kubota's locker, but Conan has figured out the truth and knows the murderer's trick.

File 032 - The Pen That Cannot Write

Shinkansen Bomb Case

File 033 - Running Into The Two

Gadgets introduced

File 034 - The Four in the Green Car

File 035 - Last 10 Seconds of Terror

Code Sheet Case

File 036 - Code Sheet Obtained!!

File 037 - The ABC's of Deciphering

File 038 - An Answer and Another Answer

File 039 - The Shining Fish's True Form

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