Second Deduction [Video]

[modernholmes]

[Three days in this place, and he'd made no progress in deducing the motive behind this situation.  There seemed to be no pattern in who had been taken and how long they had been kept here.  Not even the victims who had been kept here for long periods at all knew anything real about the situation.  The few supposed reasons he'd heard were ludicrous and obviously merely a guess on the part of his fellow captives.  Obviously, he couldn't make any more progress in this case until he had acquired more information.

And so....]

Hello!

[He smiles brightly at the camera.]

My name is Conan Edogawa!  I wanted to thank everyone who helped me when I woke up here.  Thank you!

But I'm still confused.  Did everyone here just wake up like that?  Someone told me that we're here because the scientists brought us here.  Is that really true?  And has anyone ever met them?  They must be very mean people if they won't let us go home.

Comments

[modernholmes.livejournal.com]

That would make it a crime of opportunity.

[fierybluebird]

Does it matter?

[modernholmes.livejournal.com]

Of course it does! If we know why they're bringing people here then we will know the motive. And you can't solve a case without knowing the motive.

[fierybluebird]

And then what would you do with the motive?

[modernholmes.livejournal.com]

It will explain the criminal's reasoning. There is always a reason for the crime, even if it only makes sense to the criminal.

But of course that's basic detective work.

[fierybluebird]

But what would you do with it? Even if you knew why they brought us here; since they don't do anything to either make us do what they want, or it's something mild such as just observing us -- knowing why wouldn't stop them, eh.

[modernholmes.livejournal.com]

Isn't solving the mystery reason enough?

[fierybluebird]

If that's your passion, eh.

I'm not the type to be satisfied by answers alone.

[modernholmes.livejournal.com]

[Oi, oi, just how do you think criminals are stopped? Understand the motive and the method. If you act before waiting for that, you're just a hotblooded fool.]

Mmmm, I like playing detective!

[fierybluebird]

[Marco likes hot-blooded fools. Also, he IS a criminal, so he's not exactly in the "try to force a confession" game.]

Oh? I'd think that'd be dangerous.

[modernholmes.livejournal.com]

Ah, sometimes. [When you have Conan's talent for running into murders and kidnappings in progress.] But its a very important job!

[fierybluebird]

Most things are.