Volume 8

Mamoru Akagi
	Hideo's little brother;

Ryoko
	High school student;

	Volume 8
	Information
Release date:	December 9, 1995
Chapters:
ISBN:	ISBN 4-09-123378-3
Publisher:	Shogakukan
English release date:	November 15, 2005
English ISBN:	ISBN 1-4215-0111-2
English Publisher:	Viz Media
	Featured Detective & Keyhole
; Zenigata Heiji	; Sonoko Suzuki
	Aoyama's death & Conan side images

Chronology
‹ Volume 7	List of Chapters • List of Cases	Volume 9 ›

Volume 8 was released on December 9, 1995 in Japan.

Cast

Characters

Gadgets

Voice-Changing Bowtie

Stun-Gun Wristwatch

Pro Soccer Player Case

Anime Episode 10: Pro Soccer Player Blackmail Case

File 071 - Found at Last!!

People

Night Baron Murder Case

Anime Episode 68-70: Night Baron Murder Case

File 072 - Night Baron

At a beach in Izu, Conan mentally grumbles about being stuck outside of Tokyo when he should be looking for Gin and Vodka until Ran convinces him to come swimming with her. However, when they check into their hotel, the reservations Agasa turned over to them has a catch; it's only half paid for. Agasa signed up for a "mystery tour"; if Conan can figure out who of the ten guests in the tour is the sponsor, the other half of the reservation will be covered and he will also receive a certain computer program. Before Conan can remember what Agasa said was the sponsor's name, Kogoro is asked by another hotel patron if he is the "Night Baron"—a character from Yusaku Kudo's novels. Kogoro reacts with confusion, and the man records the reaction as part of his dataset for determining who is the Night Baron, the alias the tour sponsor.

The man is Shiro Konno, a banker. His methods are derided by Tokio Ebara, a slightly drunk computer programmer who is another participant. Genichirou Kaneshiro, a computer company CEO, defends the method, backed by his lady butler, Shizue Hayashi. He defends his own slow response to Konno's question as having poor eyesight and didn't know the question was at him. Konno is satisfied with his data, but Hideko Kamijou, another computer company CEO, turns his question back on himself. Kogoro is still confused by the conversation and who the "Night Baron" is; though Ran explains, Kogoro remains uninterested and return to the hotel room. Conan realizes that two people from the group of ten are missing at the same time Ebara tries to grope and flirt with Ran. Before Ran can defend herself, another man stops Ebara; she recognizes him as Satoru Maeda, a karate champion who inspired Ran to start karate in the first place.

Ran's minor fangirling is interrupted by the arrival of Maeda's fiancée, Akiko Kiyama, a high school teacher who responds coldly to Ran's admiration. Kamijo mentions her surprise that Ran and Conan's group are different from expected; Ran explains they came in Agasa's stead, and that Kogoro is a detective, which shocks all present. Afterwards, the group disperses, but Conan feels the gaze of someone watching him intently, though he can't pinpoint the source. In the hotel room, Conan explains the terms of the mystery tour, which Kogoro is determined he can solve. He leaves to investigate, but Conan ponders at the extreme level of reaction from people involved in what should be simply a game-puzzle. Ran also leaves the hotel room, letting Conan stand on the outside balcony and ponder what Agasa meant when he said the other prize was a computer program that Conan wouldn't find very useful. Conan plans to call Agasa after dinner, but suddenly the room door opens behind Conan—it's the Night Baron himself, and before Conan can react, he throws Conan over the balcony!