The Man Obstructed by the Steel Frame

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Episode 442 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	The Man Obstructed by the Steel Frame
Original airdate:	June 12, 2006
Season:	15
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Detective Boys Wataru Takagi
Case solved by:	Kogoro Mouri (via Conan)

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Ayumi Yoshida Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Genta Kojima Wataru Takagi

Case

Situation

A struggling artist named Daijirou Manaka is nearly killed by a falling I beam. While he's lying in the hospital Takagi and the Detective Boys go through his bag and find his license, a rope, a pair of gloves, and a suicide note. Daijirou wakes up and when Takagi asks him about the bag he claims to have amnesia, but Conan notices he is lying. Daijirou's only living relative is his uncle who has refused to help him unless he gives up on being an artist.

People

Daijiro Manaka
	27 years old

Resolution

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Conan deduces that this caused a deep seated hatred for his uncle who he planned to kill while making it look like a suicide. Conan goes to Daijirou's uncle's mansion and finds out that he has secretly been buying Daijirou's paintings. He eventually convinces him to go and stop Daijirou from committing suicide. Daijirou finally realizes that his uncle does care about him.

See also

• Season 15