Emergency Situation 252/Gallery
This is a gallery of images for the two part Episode Emergency Situation 252.
Conan, Ayumi, Genta, Mitsuhiko, and Haibara also known as the Detective Boys are discussing how Conan arrested a heinous criminal in Wimbledon, London. Mitsuhiko checks on his phone to see if it made the news - which it hasn't but there is news about a boy from Japan who yelled out and disrupted the match!
Genta notices that the newest Kamen Yaiba figurine is on sale today. Him along with Ayumi and Mitsuhiko are amazed. Whilst the three are staring Haibara is annoyed at Conan for not listening to her advice and taking the antidote when he wasn't supposed to to confess his love for Ran.
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"Right now you can only temporarily return to that body by taking a pill. Under such conditions what would happen if you confessed to the one who's been waiting in vain? You even told me once before yourself. She'll want to meet you even more than before and you'll end up hurting her instead! Don't forget your existence is one where taking center stage is forbidden. So until the time comes, you must forever continue to hide."
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Their conversation is interrupted by Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, and Genta how want to play kick the can because Genta finished his juice.
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Genta shows them a place where he thinks is great to play it as there's no one there. Conan recalls this is a building that's scheduled to be demolished next week but he finds it careless how they'd leave the shutters open.
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Once inside the game starts. Conan's "it" and had to count to ten. To be fair he did tell them to let him know right away if they found any suspicious people or objects and "after the play one round, they'll probably get tired of it".
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Conan has found Haibara, Ayumi, and Mitsuhiko. Genta's the only one left and only the third and fourth floors are left for searching.
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Just before Conan sets off to find Genta. Genta contacts Conan via the Detective Boys Badge to say that someone is in the building! Genta heard a sound like someone pounding on a wall.
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"It sounded twice, then five times, twice again and then stopped." Conan and Mistuhiko both realize that 252 is the number for when someone is in need of rescue and are unable to flee. Mitsuhiko tells the group it's a radio code used by the Tokyo Fire Department and that his sister taught him. Also 254 is the code for those on standby to wait in place. After Ayumi panics they decide to go to find Genta together.
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The group find Genta and then find the room that the noise is coming from. They find two men who claim they are going to demolish this building, so they're striking the walls to inspect their strength and that they accidently starting striking the beat of a song. So what Genta heard was just a coincidence.
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Conan asks why there are two men but there are three lunch boxes. The second man says that the man with glasses ate two of the lunches. Then he reminds the kids that they are not allowed here, so they should leave. Before they go Conan asks one last question about the amount of explosives the men will be using to implode the building. They reply that they don't know for sure but the building is pretty big so it will take a good amount.
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After going away from the room, Haibara says there won't be any building implosion. "When demolishing buildings it's usually done by either setting heavy machinery on top of the building and demolishing it from above or from the side. All the more so if it's a building in the city center. It's not like how they do it in foreign countries. In Japan, there have only been a few building implosions so far."
Mitsuhiko, Ayumi, and Genta argue that "But the Haido Art Museum was demolished using the Professor Agasa's bomb, the tropical rainbow." But Conan says, "it was combined with an event and since the buildings near that art museum were all abandoned, special permission was given. The bomb was only his gimmick to emit seven colors after the actual explosives were set off." Haibara adds that "the art museum was much larger than this place and if it wasn't imploded it would've been too costly".
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Since there are still buildings in use right next to this one, it would be impossible for it to be imploded. And one needs to cross-check and thoroughly examine the building's construction blueprints in order to fine-tune the amount of explosive power and it's placement. That's why it can't be done using just a hammer without any machinery. So those men disguised themselves as demolition workers and are confining someone here... Which means they're a couple of bad guys! There's no doubt they'e hiding someone. There were boxed lunches for three people. There were three sets of used disposable chopsticks. If one person had gobbled up two of them... Why would he have changed his chopsticks? So the 252 was the confined person hitting the wall as an SOS when they heard the kids play kick-the-can.
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Conan says "The men were already wearing the same overalls to begin with. So even if they were spotted entering this building, they wouldn't have looked suspicious. They'd appear to be some sort of contractors." Haibara says that the hostage also probably has their hands and feet bound and their mouth sealed. Conan says that the hostage is still alive otherwise those men wouldn't have shown their faces. Killing a hostage before a transaction is too risky. They probably knocked the person unconscience and shut them in somewhere. Conan says not to worry about the kidnapping as he's going to call the police.
Conan thinks to himself that calling Detective Tagaki would be the best option. Ayumi notices Conan's mobile wallpaper is a picture of him and Kogoro when Kogoro was drunk and was messing about on Conan's phone. The group then start discussing phone wallpapers, Ayumi's is her holding a sparkler. Mitsuhiko's is Kamen Yaiba. Ai's is the Professor's sleeping face and Genta's is a stray neighborhood cat but he lost his phone during kick-the-can.
Conan is just about to call Detective Tagaki but the men find them. Luckily Conan tricks them into thinking Detective Takagi is behind them and the group run for it.
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After hiding, Conan and the group seize a chance to escape, however whilst running Conan is looking at his phone trying to dial and isn't looking where he's going. He trips by getting the tip of his foot stuck in a crack in the floor. His phone lands loudly on the ground - unharmed. However, Conan lands awkwardly and attempts to stifle a yell, this fails. Panicking he tells the group he'll catch up to them.
But the men hear all the commotion. Conan is about to kick a ball (using his belt) at one man but as he does the other man - not realising it opens a door shielding them both, deflecting the ball and hitting Conan! So the men take advantage of the situation and kidnap Conan.
Meanwhile the group discover the shutters have been closed. Ayumi stresses about Conan and Haibara tells the group he's probably been captured. Also since the only known way to escape is the shutters the men will probably be on their way soon. She also says there's no point calling - the police won't believe them. But Haibara has a plan.
The men find Haibara all on her own. She screams "The bad guys are here. Guys, don't come out, alright?!" One man says he'll go after Haibara, the other agrees and says he'll find the others hiding behind the pillar. It's a dead end and the men get Haibara. But when the two of them look behind the pillar it's only a pile of backpacks. So Ai used herself and the backpacks as decoys to buy time for the others to go upstairs.
Mitsuhiko is calling the police. The two men shout from below to the kids upstairs that if they ring the police, they'll kill Haibara and Conan! The call has got through, the three kids are speechless, should they risk it and talk on the phone or hang up?!
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Next Conan's Hint: Cell Phone Wallpaper
Mitsuhiko hangs up afraid of the consequences if he didn't.
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The fact that the two men haven't heard any sirens makes them realise that the kids really did take their orders to heart. They decide to take Conan and Haibara to "the room on the fourth floor" where they're holding "that old man". The fat man is going after "the brats" they also discuss how the old man has a "boatload of money". "But when we called his house, no one answered, right?". "She'll come home soon. His only daughter who sometimes answers the phone and sounds like a middle-schooler, that is. We'll threaten that girl and get her to bring the money here. Then shut her up in this building as well, and set it on fire so we can get the hell out of here."
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It's 6:00 and the men can't find the remaining Detective Boys! The men know that if they don't hurry, the kid's parents will start to worry and make a fuss. They also say the old man is snoring in the locker and when they call his house - no ones picking up.
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Conan realises that after the men say they've checked thoroughly, it's safe to assume they're hiding in one of the lockers in this room. They hid themselves before Conan and Haibara were brought here and can't come out now even if they wanted to. The men say that if they search once more and can't find them, they'll have to set the place on fire and run and they'll have to give up on the money. One man starts spreading the gasoline. The other goes to search again. Mitsuhiko and Genta think that they have no choice but to take the men down and that this could be their only chance now that there's just one man.
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Conan hits his badge twice then five times then four times against the floor. Mistuhiko recognizes it as another radio code similar to 252 except 254 means... Wait in place! Conan does not want them to move from there under any circumstances until further instructed! But the situation is pretty bad.
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"Our opponents are those two, who have kidnapped and confined some old man and are scheming to make off with the ransom money. We came to play by chance but those two found us and Haibara and I have been captured and restrained. And one if the kidnappers, with the intent to burn us all to death along with the hostage is spreading gasoline around the room. And the other is looking for Genta and the others. But Genta and the others are likely hiding in one of the lockers in this confinement room and are unable to come out. In order to make a breakthrough, we have to make this guy who's been left on watch leave this 4th room but the only thing I can do with my mouth sealed and my four limbs tied is to strike the detective badge against the floor and give coded directions to Genta and the others. But how can i get the guy to leave like this?"
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"Now, I'll try calling the house of that kidnapped old man again..." "Phone? That reminds me..." Conan has flashback of the cellphone background conversation. "Hold on... My cell phone is on the second floor hallway where I passed out. Ayumi's is probably on the first floor, inside her backpack. Genta's is likely somewhere on the third floor where he was hiding. Haibara had her body searched by those guys before getting tied up, and she wasn't carrying her cell phone... so her phone is possibly in her backpack that was kicked over there by one of the culprits earlier."
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"Mitsuhiko has his with him. The way they're scattered around is perfect!" The tall man calls again and gets a reply - someone has picked up! The tall man calls that fat man to say a young man answered the phone. Also he didn't get the phone number wrong. The tall man says that after he got a reply he hung up and called again after confirming the number and the same guy answered. He didn't say anything incase the man was a cop. The fat man scolds him because "no one should know yet whether he'd been kidnapped or not!"
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The tall man exclaims that "This is different from what we'd planned! That old geezer was supposed to live with his middle school-aged daughter who sometimes answered the phone and we were going to threaten her to bring the ransom money here, right? This whole $%@#! is getting really bad!" "Guess we can't help that this whole thing started stinking to high heaven. Lets light the fire and scram! We'll burn those brats to death along with the hostage!" "But every one of those brats saw our faces!" Conan thinks to himself - "Not good... If we don't make a moves soon..." the tall man interrupts his thoughts. "What are we gonna do with the brats we haven't found yet" Conan begins tapping his badge again. This time it's 555 Call to report! Which can't be call the police because that's 554, request for police. The group in the locker are confused.
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They hear the sound again except this time it's 953 which is the code signifying that the cause of fire is "playing with fire". These codes don't mean call the police and report playing with fire - otherwise Conan would've tapped 951 for Arson. So does it mean to call someone who's playing with fire? The group realise Conan must mean to call Ayumi's cell phone, which has the picture of sparklers as it's wallpaper! Meanwhile the conversation continues and the fat man is getting impatient "Why are you freaking out? Light the fire and get down here already! We don't know where those other brats are hiding, but by the time they notice the building's on fire, they'll already be overcome by the smoke and won't be able to make it out! *hears a phone ringing* Hold on... a cell phone ringing... the brats are on the first floor!"
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"Hey, where are you guys? Give up and come out!" Back on the 4th floor, Conan gets tapping again. This time it's 655 which means "an inebriated person". It means someone who is really drunk. "In that case... it's Conan's cellphone! Because his wallpaper is a picture of him and that drunk uncle from the detective agency!" The tall man is worried "Did you find the brats?!" "About that, the ringtone suddenly stopped. So maybe they turned off the phone. *hears another ringtone* Wait, upstairs! A different ringtone is sounding from the floor above me!" "Then I'll go take a look!" "No, I'll go!"
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"You stay there and watch those brats!" The fat man is stressing "Did they split up and hide in different places!?" Before the man can reach the phone, the ringtone stops. "Good lets move on before he finishes climbing the stairs." Conan thinks. Then he starts tapping. 658 - Itenerant. It's someone who doesn't have a set place to live and loiters around. So that would be the stray cat on Genta's phone! The fat man says on the phone that again there's another ringtone from the floor above.
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The tall man says that he can "hear that sound faintly from where I am on the floor too. Can it be those brats are coming up here?" Conan taps a final time - 652 "a bedridden senior". That's gotta be Haibara's phone! They all shout professors sleeping face! The tall man hears them and goes towards the lockers!
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He has his fingers on the locker but just as he's about to open it he hears a vibration sound - it's coming from Haibara's backpack. Then it stops. The fat man says "It seems those brats are getting in touch with eachother via cell phone and trying to find eachother. All right, block the door to that room with something, and you join the search too. I'll be waiting in ambush at the stairs. You call out and threaten them so we can corner them from both flanks!" They get confused as they can't hear the sounds anymore.
The fat man finds Conan's phone and glasses and realises the "brats are calling each other's phone one by one in an attempt to confuse us. The fat man realises the group is in the confinement room! This was all a strategy to get you out from that room. They're in the lockers." When the tall man opens the door he is stunned by Conan's wristwatch.
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Conan then uses his bow tie to pretend to be the tall man and talk to the fat man. "No, the brats are all gone! They may have already called the police! Things are bad so I'm outta here, you better scram too!" "Hey, hold on." But suddenly there's a hand on the fat man's shoulder. Meanwhile Conan ties up the tall man. But then the group hear footsteps...
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It's only Subaru Okiya! Subaru says it's getting dark, but the light's at the professor's house never came on. "So I got curious and checked it out, but found the front door left unlocked with neither the professor nor that child in sight. Just as I was pondering what might have happened, two silent calls came in back-to-back. I thought perhaps the two of them had gotten caught up in some sort of case. So, using these spare pursuit glasses in the professor's room I ascertained the location of your detective badges, and finally made my way here."
So the kidnapped old man is the Professor! The fact that the front door was unlocked means the kidnappers likely disguised as home delivery staff and got into the house, abducted the professor and confined him there. Since the professor invents all sorts of things they mistook that to mean he's considerably rich. Conan cringes quietly that actually most of Agasa's inventions are junk and he's actually getting poorer. Mistuhiko says the middle school aged daughter must've been Haibara. Subaru says he also saw the other culprit out cold near the stairs. He must've been frantically trying to flee and lost his footing on the steps.
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Haibara says that coming to check on the situation just because the house lights weren't on, it's as if he'd been keeping watch the whole time. Subaru says it's true he'd been keeping watch for their return the entire time. He made too much curry for lunch and was thinking of sharing some. The group are all convinced except for Haibara and Conan and say they'll go to the professor's tomorrow at noon for some curry.
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The next day the Professor reveals he kicked the wall without even knowing what 252 was!
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Because he heard everyone's voices he conveyed his thoughts and kicked the syllables of Hur-ry call the po-lice here right now. So the rhythm was a fluke. The professor says it goes to show you can transmit your thoughts if you try! Haibara ends the episode saying "Who would've thought my voice was that old..."
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Next Conan's Hint: Prone to Sweat a lot.
