Contact with the Black Organization

Chronology
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Episode 309-311 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	Contact with the Black Organization
Japanese title:	黒の組織との接触 (Kuro no Soshiki to no Sesshoku)
Original airdate:	February 10, 2003 (Negotiation Chapter) February 17, 2003 (Pursuit Chapter) February 24, 2003 (Desperation Chapter) December 17, 2007 (Remastered version)
Season:	11
Manga source:	Volume 37: File 8 (380-382) ~ Volume 38: File 1 (383)
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Professor Agasa Vodka
Case solved by:	Conan Edogawa
Staff
Director:	Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Organizer:	309 Yasumi Mikamoto 310 Chika Ichimaru 311 Yasumi Mikamoto
Storyboard:	309 Yasumi Mikamoto 310 Chika Ichimaru 311 Yasumi Mikamoto
Episode director:	309 Johei Matsuura 310 Hideki Hiroshima 311 Minoru Tozawa
Animation director:	309 Akiko Kawashima 310 Michiaki Sugimoto 311 Keiko Sasaki
Music
Opening song:	Kaze no lalala
Closing song:	Ashita o Yume Mite

Gadgets introduced

Anywhere Ball Dispensing Belt
	The belt inflates a soccer ball to kick at criminals

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Professor Agasa Ai Haibara Ran Mouri Misao Yamamura Inspector Megure 100px Detective Chiba Shuichi Akai Vodka Gin Tequila (flashback)

Gadgets

Gadgets
Voice-Changing Bowtie Stun-Gun Wristwatch Detective Boys Badge Criminal Tracking Glasses Wristwatch Flashlight

Case

Situation

Vodka´s call

Negotiation Chapter

Ran tells Conan that Akai is an FBI agent causing Conan to wonder what the FBI are doing in Japan. Conan heads to Agasa to analyze the data from Itakara's disk and learn that the Black Organization were going to Itakara's cottage to retrieve the program he was working on. Conan and Agasa head to Itakara's cottage in an attempt to intercept the email the email the Black Organization would send in order to trace them. However, the email was programmed to be deleted if the correct password was not typed and subsequently causes the Black Organization members to believe Itakara is in the cottage. Vodka phones the house and believing Itakara is in the cottage, to pick up the phone.

Conan talking with Vodka

Pursuit Chapter

Conan uses his voice changing bow tie to impersonate Itakara and is able to learn of the location and time of their planned meeting. As Conan and Agasa head to the disclosed location, a subway construction site in Gunma, their car breaks down. Luckily they are able to hitch hike with a man and woman. Conan notices that the man is unfamiliar with the car due to the steering wheel being in the left side instead of the usual right side as European cars; This causes him to begin suspecting the man and women to be hiding something. While passing a police check point, they learn that the jewelry robbers had abandoned their car in that area and may be near by.

Haibara finds Conan in a coin locker

Desperation Chapter

Once arriving at their destination point, Conan reveals that the two people are the jewelry robber. Conan reveals that they hijacked a car as evidenced by the man's inability to handle the foreign car and how coins were found in the ashtray yet the man is a smoker. Conan apprehends the two culprits and proceeds to the subway. Once there Conan places the CD containing the program the Black Organization wants and places it in a coin locker with a sign on it. Vodka arrives and takes the CD but is stopped by Gin. Gin reveals that there is tape on the CD which means that someone was trying to get his fingerprint. Gin investigates the case and finds a tracker device. He places his hand on the case to find out its warm meaning the one who set up the disk is nearby. Conan manages to hide in a coin locker and passes out due to the lack of oxygen; He is found by Haibara the next day.

Remastered version

On December 17, 2007, 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.

Trivia

• In this encounter, Conan only manages to figure out a hint that the organization may be trying to "raise the dead". This can be assumed from the files he reads in Episode 309.

See also

• Season 11