Fourth Deduction [Video]

[modernholmes]

[This entire situation was completely illogical.  He'd seen the murders and he suicides in that other place, before all of his memories simply stopped.  And now it was like none of that had ever happened.  How was it possible?  How had they pulled off that trick?

For once, Conan was stumped.  He needed to think.  And Conan had always done his best thinking while kicking a ball around.]

Ne, does anyone know where I could find a soccer ball? 

Comments

[Video]

[luke-triton.livejournal.com]

Well, technically the jobs aren't the same, I suppose. But if you're a detective, even if you don't actually put evidence in those little bags you still have to thoroughly look at all of it, and all of the facts with it!

Mmhm! We helped solve the mystery of the Elysian Box, and the Golden Apple, and of a future London--though that one was just a bit odd.

I mostly help the Professor keep track of his notes and the like. I like to help and I do when I can, but I suppose I'm not quite as observant as the Professor just yet...maybe someday I will be, though!

Re: [Video]

[modernholmes.livejournal.com]

Exactly! Before you can solve a case, you have to know all the facts. Even the tiniest observation might be the clue needed to reveal the criminal's deception.

Oh? What kinds of cases were those?

Like any other skill, observation can only be increased with practice. It is the greatest single tool a detective can possess.

[Video] Sorry X_x

[luke-triton.livejournal.com]

Well, the Golden Apple wasn't an apple. The person who found the Golden Apple got to have Baron Reinhold's fortune. But the apple wasn't an apple, exactly--it was a girl. Miss Flora! You might know her, because she's here. But maybe you shouldn't tell her I told you this...

The Elysian Box was supposed to kill everyone who opened it. It was cursed. Except for the fact that it wasn't really cursed, it just had some gas in it--if you opened the box, the gas in it made you believe whatever you expected to believe.

The mystery of Future London...that one is a bit more complicated to sum up.

Re: [Video]

[modernholmes.livejournal.com]

I... heard about a case once called The Golden Apple. But it doesn't sound similar.

[Video]

[luke-triton.livejournal.com]

Really? What are your Golden Apple case about?

Re: [Video]

[modernholmes.livejournal.com]

It was a murder in New York City. The location was the performance of a play called The Golden Apple.

[Video]

[luke-triton.livejournal.com]

A murder! That's awful.

Every time the Professor and I come across a murder, it turns out to be something that just...seems like a murder. I suppose Scotland Yard isn't quite doing their job correctly when they report something as a murder when the person isn't actually dead...

Re: [Video]

[modernholmes.livejournal.com]

That is completely unprofessional of them. With their reputation they should have a responsibility to do better.

[Video]

[luke-triton.livejournal.com]

All right--well, I suppose that's a bit unfair.

The first time that happened, the detective wasn't actually a detective but someone pretending to be a detective. And the person that was dead was actually a robot...So that doesn't quite count.

The other time it happened, it was when we found that Elysian box--the one that had the gas in it that made you believe that whatever you expected would happen. So...that time..well, that I can't explain. I can't quite understand how a gas would make you look dead, but I did see Mr. Schrader and he did look awfully dead for a man who would turn out to not be dead later.....