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Case

Intended layout

Here is the layout of the train and which cabins everyone was supposed to be in. The direction of the train and number of rooms per carriage was determined by carefully examining the panels and conversation.

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The mixup

Somehow in the course of things, Agasa and Kogoro somehow wound up in cars that were next to each other rather than with one in between them. This means that someone boarded the wrong cabin, or while the cabin was vacant, a culprit moved their stuff to an adjacent car. It is unclear whether Kogoro or Agasa is the one in wrong cabin. As of 818, there are four general possibilities which are listed below.

Agasa's cabin was relocated from 6D to 7D

After the kids were lured from the cabin by the letter, Agasa was lured out as well afterwards and everything was moved from cabin 6D to cabin 7D. Agasa returned, and thought 7D was really 6D. Conan misjudged the cabins and went to Kogoro's 8B by accident, and then saw Agasa coming out of 7D and became confused.

Pros:

Cons:

• This does not mesh with Conan's evaluation though that he went back the right number of rooms.
• The DB plunked down a bunch of snacks which would be hard to properly cleanup and move to exact spots.

Agasa was tricked in boarding 7D instead of 6D

Agasa and entourage were tricked into boarding 7D instead of 6D. Since the numbers are on the outside of the carriages, they would have to be distracted somehow or mixed up inside the train before getting to their room. No one visited each other's cabins and noticed the mixup. Kogoro and entourage were lured out. The victim went into 8B and met with the suspect. The detective boys were called. Because the detective boys were supposed to be in 6D, they thought carriage 7 was next to them, which was really carriage 8, and so went to 8B thinking it was 7B. The murder was thus in 8B, Kogoro's room, and not 7B like they thought. The body was then removed after the detective boys left, possibly to the real 7B or 6B (Agasa's intended cabin), and things were cleaned up before Kogoro and entourage returned.

Pros:

• Conan’s room count would be correct.

Cons:

• Conan would be unlikely to be taken in by the necessary distraction.

Kogoro was tricked into boarding 7B instead of 8B

Kogoro and entourage were tricked into boarding 7B instead of 8B. Since the numbers are on the outside of the carriages, they would have to be distracted somehow or mixed up inside the train before getting to their room. Kogoro, Sonoko, and Ran were lured out of the cabin, leaving it empty. The victim and a culprit came into the cabin before Conan and the detective boys arrived, and the shooting and chase ensued. Ran and Sonoko then returned to their cabin. Conan then barged in and was mistakenly told he was in 8B.

Pros:

• Conan’s room count would be correct.

Cons:

• A distraction or mixing up was not mentioned.
• Kogoro's taking over room 8B from the victim was unannounced to the potential culprit, so they would have insider info or be very fast on their feet to pull off a workable distraction ploy especially if the victim was not explicitly cooperating because the victim may attempt to go to 7B too. Also outsiders think Kogoro is intelligent which would make them more wary of failing.

Kogoro's cabin was relocated from 8B to 7B

This version is a bit more complex because there are several possibilities.

1. The murder happened before the room switch. Kogoro and entourage could be lured out of their 8B cabin before or after the murder. The contents of Kogoro's cabin were then relocated to 7B. The victim's things and body(?) were relocated to another room, possibly the now empty 8B.
2. The murder happened in the middle of the room switch. Kogoro and entourage were lured into leaving their 8B cabin.
   1. A suspect grabbed Kogoro's luggage and took it to 7B and met the victim. A suspect put the luggage in the victim's room. The detective boys arrived and the murder took place.
   2. The victim who desired 8B instead of 7B perpetrated or helped perpetrate the switching. The victim grabbed Kogoro's luggage and took it to 7B. A suspect helped and then tricked him or took advantage of the situation. The detective boys arrived and the murder took place.

   After the detective boys left, a suspect finished the switch by relocating the victim's luggage and the body(?) to another room, possibly the now empty 8B.

3. The murder happened after the room switch. Kogoro and entourage were lured into leaving their 8B cabin.
   1. The victim was lured into leaving his 7B cabin. A suspect switched the contents of 7B and 8B. The victim was called back in time for the murder.
   2. The victim who desired 8B instead of 7B perpetrated or helped perpetrate the switching of 7B to 8B. A suspect helped and then tricked him or took advantage of the situation.

   The detective boys arrived and the murder took place. The victim's body(?) was relocated to another room, possibly the now empty 8B.

Pros:

• Conan’s room count would be correct.
• Explains the victim's reaction to the detective boys tromping in.

Cons:

Scar Akai

Scar Akai was seen leaving from a cabin D in a car that was lower in number than 8 in the case of Kogoro being in the wrong cabin or 7 in the case of Agasa being in the wrong cabin. He was heading towards the front of the train.

External Links

• Website for the real life version of the Orient Express