Reunion with the Black Organization

Chronology
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Episode 176-178 (Int. Episode 190-192)
Information
Title:	Reunion with the Black Organization 176 Haibara 177 Conan 178 The Resolution
Japanese title:	黒の組織との再会 (Kuro no Soshiki to no Saikai) 176 灰原編 177 コナン編 178 解決編
Original airdate:	January 17, 2000 (176) January 24, 2000 (177) January 31, 2000 (178) March 23, 2009 (Remastered version) *
Broadcast rating:	22% 18.8% 19.5%
Remastered rating:	9.6%
Manga case:	#68
Season:	7
Manga source:	Volume 24: Files 7-11 (238-242)
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Ai Haibara Shiho Miyano Hiroshi Agasa Gin Vodka Sumiko Kobayashi Vermouth Kenzo Masuyama Juzo Megure Wataru Takagi Kazunobu Chiba Detective Kobayashi Detective Yokoyama Detective Yamamoto Detective Boys Shinichi Kudo Naomichi Mugikura Detective Kojima Police detective Unnamed officer
Case solved by:	Conan Edogawa
Next Conan's Hint:	Transmitter (Haibara) Handkerchief (Conan) Luminescent substance (The Resolution) Reddish brown hair (Remastered version)
Staff
Director:	Yasuichiro Yamamoto Kenji Kodama (chief)
Organizer:	176 Hirohito Ochi 177 Yasuichiro Yamamoto 178 Hiroshi Matsuzono
Storyboard:	176 Hirohito Ochi 177 Yasuichiro Yamamoto 178 Hiroshi Matsuzono
Episode director:	176 Hirohito Ochi 177 Kazuo Nogami 178 Nana Harada
Animation director:	176 Izumi Shimura 177 Atsushi Aono 178 Hirobi Muranaka
Character design:	Masatomo Sudo Junko Yamanaka and Kumiko Shishido (design works)
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa Kappei Yamaguchi as Shinichi Kudo Kenichi Ogata as Hiroshi Agasa Chafurin as Juzo Megure Wataru Takagi as Genta Kojima, Wataru Takagi, Next Conan's Hint Megumi Hayashibara as Ai Haibara, Shiho Miyano Yukiko Iwai as Ayumi Yoshida Ikue Otani as Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Isshin Chiba as Kazunobu Chiba, Man A Yukitoshi Hori as Gin Fumihiko Tachiki as Vodka Kaho Kouda as Mika Nanjo Nobuaki Fukuda as Yasuo Mihei Naoya Uchida as Naoya Tarumi Mami Koyama as Chris Vineyard Hajime Koseki as Yoshiharu Tawara Yasuo Muramatsu as Kenzo Masuyama Hideyuki Umezu as Naomichi Mugikura Yumiko Iwamoto as Janitor, Receptionist A Takashi Nagasako as Detective Kobayashi, Driver Wasei Chikada as Man B Osamu Hosoi as Detective A Takako Kodama as Reporter A, Receptionist B Junichi Sugawara as Reporter B Yuki Hamano as Female customer
Music
Opening song:	Mysterious Eyes
Closing song:	Free Magic
* 1 Hour Special (Remastered version)

Reunion with the Black Organization (黒の組織との再会 ,Kuro no Soshiki to no Saikai) is the 176th, 177th, and 178th episode of Detective Conan anime.

Characters introduced

Kenzo Masuyama
	71 years old Auto manufacturer chairman

Chris Vineyard
	29 years old Actress

Naomichi Mugikura
	43 years old Nichiuri TV announcer

Unnamed officer
	Tokyo MPD detective

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Ai Haibara Shiho Miyano Hiroshi Agasa Gin Vodka Sumiko Kobayashi Juzo Megure Wataru Takagi Kazunobu Chiba Detective Ida Detective Kobayashi Detective Yokoyama Detective Yamamoto Detective Kojima Police detective Ayumi Yoshida Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Genta Kojima Shinichi Kudo (voice)

Gadgets

Gadgets
Voice-Changing Bowtie Stun-Gun Wristwatch Microphone Criminal Tracking Glasses Button Speaker Earring Cellphone

Case

Situation

Haibara

Haibara has a dream that Gin finds her. Later, after school, Conan and Haibara find Gin's car by chance. Conan plants a tracker in his car before he and Vodka take off. He then learns that Gin and Vodka are planning to eliminate someone, and already has a member named Pisco in the area. Gin then finds the tracker and destroys it, believing Sherry placed it there. Using the info they already gathered, Conan and Haibara rush to stop Pisco's mission from succeeding. Though, when they arrive, the lights go out, and a chandelier falls down, crashing on the target.

Murder

Location: Haido City Hotel Victim: Shigehiko Nomiguchi (fatal) and Yoshiharu Tawara (non-fatal) Age: 56 years old (Nomiguchi) and 58 years old (Tawara) Cause of death: Blunt trauma by the falling chandelier (Nomiguchi) and slash wound through left arm (Tawara) Suspects: Mika Nanjo, Yasuo Mihei, Naoya Tarumi, Chris Vineyard, Yoshiharu Tawara, Kenzo Masuyama and Naomichi Mugikura When the lights are off for showing the clips, Conan and Haibara realized the politician had disappeared. They run around the room to find the politician. However, Conan hears a weird sound and a loud crash. After the lights are on, Nomiguchi is revealed to be crushed by the chandelier. Conan knows that Pisco is the true mastermind behind the murder, but can he find out who is it?

Conan

The police question everyone, and unable to maintain everyone as a suspect, the guests rush out the door. In the turmoil, Haibara is kidnapped by someone and confined to a liquor storage room.

Kidnapping

Location: Haido City Hotel Ballroom Victim: Ai Haibara Culprit: Pisco Megure and Takagi decide to release the guests after being unable to detain everyone as a suspect. When the guests exit, Conan and Haibara follow suit. When they start pushing each other, Haibara gets separated from Conan. Someone caught her from the back and drugged her using some kind of drug, most likely chloroform, causing her to fall asleep.

Elsewhere, Gin and Vodka are on their way to the hotel. Haibara drinks baijiu, directed by Conan, in hopes that she'll be able to turn back into Shiho and climb out the chimney. Will she be able to escape in time before Gin and Vodka find her?

The Resolution

Gin and Vodka meet Shiho on the rooftop, already aware that she used the chimney to escape the wine cellar. There, the two shoot her down.

Attempted Murder
	Location: Haido City Hotel - Wine Cellar Rooftop Victim: Shiho Miyano Age: 18 years old Injury: Gunshot Wound to the Back Culprit: Gin After Shiho climbed the chimney, someone shot her from the back. Shiho realizes it was Gin who is aware that she uses the chimney to climb out the cellar. Gin then shoots her multiple times, nearly killing her.

Conan arrives and shoots Gin with his needle, then distracts them with his bow-tie, turning their attention to his location. Shiho retreats, jumping back down the chimney before they're able to kill her. Conan escapes too. Gin shoots himself in the arm to remain alert, overcoming Conan's sleeping darts.

People

Mika Nanjo
	38 years old Novelist Tarumi's lover

Yasuo Mihei
	62 years old Baseball team owner

Naoya Tarumi
	35 years old Music producer

Chris Vineyard
	29 years old Actress

Yoshiharu Tawara
	Victim (slashed - injured) 58 years old University professor

Kenzo Masuyama
	71 years old Auto manufacturer chairman

Shigehiko Nomiguchi
	Victim (crushed) 56 years old Politician

Naomichi Mugikura
	43 years old Announcer

Akira Sakamaki
	Deceased Film director Masterpiece work "Rainbow colored handkerchief"

Takada
	Haido City Hotel waitress

Resolution

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Kenzo Masuyama is revealed to be Pisco and the culprit of the murder case. He reveals himself to Haibara, and when he is just about to shoot Haibara, Conan reveals himself to Pisco, and unveils how he commuted the crime.

Murder method and evidence

• The chandelier that fell on Nomiguchi was painted by florescent paint in advance on the chain area, allowing him to shoot it in the dark.
• Similarly, Pisco marked the floor under the chandelier with florescent paint and lured Nomiguchi there by telling that he will help him escape before the police interrogate him tomorrow.
• In order to hide the flash created when firing the gun, Pisco covered the silencer with his purple handkerchief. As colored handkerchiefs were given to all the guests at the party, it would be hard to prove the handkerchief's relation to murder even if it was found.
• Unfortunately for Pisco, only seven guests with purple handkerchief remained at the party, including him, allowing Conan to narrow the list of suspects.

Because of the following reasons, Conan singles out Pisco as the only one capable of committing the crime.

• Professor Yoshiharu Tawara and actress Chris Vineyard were within the radius of the falling chandelier which not only risk injuring themselves, but also making them incapable of firing at the chain that held the chandelier to the ceiling.
• Baseball team owner Yasuo Mihei spitted out a piece of the chain painted with florescent, an incriminating evidence, is uncharacteristic for a murderer.
• Announcer Naomichi Mugikura was unable to commit the crime due to him being on the stage and watched by all the guests.
• Lastly, writer Mika Nanjo and music producer Naoya Tarumi were dancing/embracing with each others during the time of murder, establishing a solid alibi.

Aftermath

Pisco shoots the Polmos Spirytus Rektyfikowany 192 crate and spill from wooden box Ethanol fumes are set alight by Pisco's cigarette and the whole cellar catches fire. Conan and Haibara escape in the confusion, leaving Pisco to face Gin who arrive. Gin then kills Pisco.

Murder

Location: Haido City Hotel - Wine Storage, Room 904 Victim: Pisco Age: 71 years old Cause of death: Gunshot wound to head Culprit: Gin Pisco hears someone getting down the chimney. He thought that it was Conan and Haibara, but it was actually Gin who had survived from Conan's tranquilizer darts. He then tells Pisco that he was photographed when commiting the crime, and then shoots him, resulting in his death.

He and Vodka unite with a new female member named Vermouth, who appears to have evil intentions of her own.

Manga to anime changes

• In the anime version, the game with the boss' character is called The Great Adventures of Professor Agasa 2.
• In the scene just before Conan gives Haibara his glasses, Shiho recalls her worst nightmare about Gin killing Conan, the Detective Boys, and the rest of her friends. In the manga, Gin's body and face are spattered with blood. The anime version removes the bloody spatter, presumably because of the implied violence.
• In the anime, Chris Vineyard's name is mistakenly written as "Chris Vinyard" in the guestbook.
• The anime version omits a brief questioning scene where the seven suspects that had purple handkerchiefs are being called for individually by Megure for interrogation. Vermouth looks out the window, presumably for Gin and Vodka who are about to arrive.
• Conan's notebook diagram of the locations of the seven suspects at the time of the murder is different in the anime.
• The anime omits Vodka shooting the lock out of the storage room with a silenced handgun.
• In the newspaper picture that shows Pisco aiming at the chandelier, the figure is very difficult to see in the anime, which makes this clue nearly useless. The manga version shows the person's raised arm clearly.
• In the manga, Vodka accurately shoots at the door where Conan is hiding at adult height. In the anime, the animators mistook the muzzle flashes of the gun for wall impacts and thus depicted Vodka shooting wildly.

Remastered version

On March 23, 2009, 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 time slot. However, exclusive to the remastering new scenes were added to this version. In the beginning, Haibara types APTX 4869 into a program on a computer. She tells the story of the drug and she stills recall the day she and Conan encounter them. In the ending, Haibara deletes the typing and closes the program. She says that seems like enough information for whoever who is watching and mentions the watcher is now one of the people who knows their secret and is in danger now if the secret goes out, so the person should pray that nothing bad happens. She gets up from her chair then leaves, and Conan appears on the computer screen, saying that no matter what, he'll protect the watcher.

Trivia

• Haibara lied to Conan that the disk of copied APTX 4869 information was left behind and destroyed in the fire. In The Desperate Revival, the bloody floppy disk is hidden under a pile of disks by her computer when Ran comes to visit her.
• The officer with glasses can speak English, and had to tell Megure what Chris Vineyard, an American actress, told him.
• The name Shelling Ford input by Conan in the computer is supposed to be Arthur Conan Doyle's first planned name for Sherlock Holmes. Nevertheless, this name is proven to be wrong, as Sherlock's first prototype name was Sherrinford Holmes.
• After Conan puts his glasses on Haibara, he says "Nobody'll ever discover your identity if you wear those. Even Clark Kent would be surprised." This is an allusion to Clark Kent/Superman.
• Conan wears a coat with a 'K' on it, which seems to be reference to his last name (Kudo).
• This marks one of the few times that a person has been able to overcome Conan's tranquilizer dart.

BGM listing

Haibara Part

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	Mysterious Eyes	Mysterious Eyes	Mysterious Eyes	Mysterious Eyes
2	ターゲット サスペンスＪ	Tāgetto Sasupensu J	Target Suspense J	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
3	ターゲット サスペンスＪ	Tāgetto Sasupensu J	Target Suspense J	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
4	犯人の謎	Hannin no Nazo	The Mystery of the Culprit	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
5	ターゲット サスペンスＣ	Tāgetto Sasupensu C	Target Suspense C	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
6	緊迫	Kinpaku	Tension	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
7	ターゲット サスペンスＪ	Tāgetto Sasupensu J	Target Suspense J	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
8	対決のテーマ	Taiketsu no Tēma	Showdown Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
9	爆弾処理	Bakudan Shori	Bomb Disposal	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
10	犯人からの電話	Hannin Kara no Denwa	Phone Call From the Culprit	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
11	陰謀	Inbō	Conspiracy	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
12	カード賭博のボス	Kādo Tobaku no Bosu	The Card Gambler's Boss	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
13	トリック	Torikku	Trick	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
14	古城の探索	Kojō no Tansaku	Exploration of the Old Castle	Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
15	ターゲット サスペンスＣ	Tāgetto Sasupensu C	Target Suspense C	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
16	コナンが通る	Konan ga Tōru	Conan Passes By	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
17	忍び寄る危機	Shinobiyoru Kiki	Incoming Crisis	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
18	Free Magic	Free Magic	Free Magic	Free Magic

Conan Part

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	Mysterious Eyes	Mysterious Eyes	Mysterious Eyes	Mysterious Eyes
2	謎解き （その２）	Nazotoki (Sono 2)	Riddle Solution (Part 2)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
3	忍び寄る危機	Shinobiyoru Kiki	Incoming Crisis	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
4	緊迫	Kinpaku	Tension	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
5	犯人のアジト （忍び込みver.）	Hannin no Ajito (Shinobikomi ver.)	The Culprit's Hideout (Creeping In ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
6	悪のテーマ （パート２）	Aku no Tēma (Pāto 2)	Theme of Evil (Part 2)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
7	事件現場 （オリジナルver.）	Jiken Genba (Orijinaru ver.)	Scene of the Case (Original ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
8	古城の探索	Kojō no Tansaku	Exploration of the Old Castle	Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
9	爆破犯人のテーマ	Bakuha Hannin no Tēma	Bomber's Theme	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
10	推理 （不気味ver.）	Suiri (Bukimi ver.)	Deduction (Ominous ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
11	推理 （オリジナルver.）	Suiri (Orijinaru ver.)	Deduction (Original ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
12	犯人の謎	Hannin no Nazo	The Mystery of the Culprit	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
13	ターゲット サスペンスＪ	Tāgetto Sasupensu J	Target Suspense J	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
14	トリック	Torikku	Trick	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
15	犯人のアジト （いよいよver.）	Hannin no Ajito (Iyoiyo ver.)	The Culprit's Hideout (More and More ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
16	尋問	Jinmon	Interrogation	Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
17	ターゲット サスペンスＣ	Tāgetto Sasupensu C	Target Suspense C	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
18	ターゲット サスペンスＤ	Tāgetto Sasupensu D	Target Suspense D	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
19	Free Magic	Free Magic	Free Magic	Free Magic

Resolution Part

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	Mysterious Eyes	Mysterious Eyes	Mysterious Eyes	Mysterious Eyes
1	謎解き （その２）	Nazotoki (Sono 2)	Riddle Solution (Part 2)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
1	ターゲット サスペンスＪ	Tāgetto Sasupensu J	Target Suspense J	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
1	ターゲット サスペンスＣ	Tāgetto Sasupensu C	Target Suspense C	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
1	ターゲット サスペンスＤ	Tāgetto Sasupensu D	Target Suspense D	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
1	犯人の謎	Hannin no Nazo	The Mystery of the Culprit	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
1	悪のテーマ （パート２）	Aku no Tēma (Pāto 2)	Theme of Evil (Part 2)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
1	犯人の謎	Hannin no Nazo	The Mystery of the Culprit	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
1	一触即発	Isshokusokuhatsu	Critical Situation	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
1	一触即発	Isshokusokuhatsu	Critical Situation	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
1	古城のテーマ	Kojō no Tēma	The Old Castle's Theme	Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
1	沈む夕陽	Shizumu Yūhi	Depressing Sunset	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
1	対決のテーマ （落ち着きver.）	Taiketsu no Tēma (Ochitsuki ver.)	Showdown Theme (Calm ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
1	ターゲット サスペンスＪ	Tāgetto Sasupensu J	Target Suspense J	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
1	推理 （オリジナルver.）	Suiri (Orijinaru ver.)	Deduction (Original ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
1	犯人の謎	Hannin no Nazo	The Mystery of the Culprit	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
1	Free Magic	Free Magic	Free Magic	Free Magic
1	怪人包帯男２	Kaijin Hōtai Otoko 2	The Mysterious Bandaged Man 2	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3

In other languages

Language	Title	Translation
Arabic	مواجهة الأشرار مرة أخرى	Facing the Villains Again
Bahasa Melayu	Pertemuan semula dengan organisasi hitam	Reunion with the Black Organization
Catalan (Catalan dub)	El retrobament amb l'organització dels homes de negre	Run into the Men in Black organization
Catalan (Valencian dub)	La retrobada amb els Homes de Negre	Run into the Men in Black
French	Les Hommes en Noir	The Men in Black
Galician	Reencontro cos Homes de Negro	Run into the Men in Black
German	Wiedersehen mit den Männern in Schwarz	Reunion with the Men in Black
Italian	Incontro indesiderato	Unwanted Meeting
Spanish (Castilian dub)	El reencuentro con los Hombres de Negro	Run into with the Men in Black
Spanish (American dub)	Reencuentro con la Organización Negra	Run into the Black Organization
Thai	การเผชิญหน้าอีกครั้งกับองค์กรชุดดำ	Facing the Black Organization again
Vietnamese	Đụng độ với Tổ Chức Áo Đen	Clash with the Black Organization

See also

• Season 7