{Episode 22}
Opening: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7URqQICTN7w
Gin: Last time, on Detective Conan...
Gin: The bumbling staff and director were unable to make any progress in the story, and then took the next night off.
Gin: This has delayed my plans, but they are still in action!
[TsuburayaMitsuhiko]: That's not very nice, Gin!
Gin: I laid a trap for that tantei: I gave him chemistry riddles to lure out Sherry. It seems he took the bait, as he was picked up and is now speeding toward the location I gave.
Gin: Quiet you. The adults are busy.
Vermouth: Can I kill the annoying brat? Can I, can I, can I?
Gin: Yeah, go ahead and string him up until I'm done.
[TsuburayaMitsuhiko]: No! *hides*
HattoriHeiji: Hey, waddya two clowns stop it and get started?!
Gin: Anyway, it seems that Vermouth hasn't realized that this was all just a distraction for my primary goals. When that tantei is trapped with no hope of escape, it will just be icing on the cake.
Gin: How? I suppose you can find out this time, on Detective Conan!
* Gin cackles madly.
Gin: {Cue Title}
{Black Grasp (Confrontation)}
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Gin: {Cue scene}
{In the car, enroute to 35-45 Minato-ku, where the puzzle told us we'd find Ran.}
* EdogawaConan is still beating himself up over having not realized that it was really Vermouth on the phone.
* EdogawaConan is also still trying to dry off a bit with the towel, but it is no longer as effective...
* HaibaraAi glances over to him.
* EdogawaConan doesn't notice because he has the towel over his face, trying to get his hair dry.
HaibaraAi: You can't blame yourself for this...
EdogawaConan: No? Why not?
HaibaraAi: They would've found a way to draw you out somehow. You can't always protect them before the fact.
EdogawaConan: *sigh* Yeah....
EdogawaConan: Still....*thinks of something* Kuso....Ayumi-chan was trying to protect Ran...what if they grabbed her too??
* HaibaraAi looks down
* EdogawaConan starts beating himself up worse for that...
HaibaraAi: We won't know until we get there.
ProfessorAgasa: Is there a certain time we're supposed to be at that address?
EdogawaConan: Before the timer hits zero...we have....*checks* 17 minutes and 6 seconds....
EdogawaConan: Hopefully..... Hopefully if they did get Ayumi-chan they figure she's just a kid and not anyone dangerous...
ProfessorAgasa: We should hurry, but I think we'll be able to make it with plenty of time left...
ProfessorAgasa: Still, the sooner the better.
EdogawaConan: Yeah....
* HaibaraAi doesn't remark that it wouldn't have mattered if she were a kid
EdogawaConan: *something breaks through the panic in his mind* Haibara? Can you call Ayumi-chan? Just to make sure she's not involved?
HaibaraAi: Eh? Sure *gets out her cell phone*
* ProfessorAgasa turns a corner.
ProfessorAgasa: Make the call quick, Ai-kun, we'll be there in about a minute.
* HaibaraAi calls Ayumi
Ayumi: *picks up phone* Ayumi desu! *^_^*
HaibaraAi: Yoshida-san?
HaibaraAi: Where are you?
Ayumi: Ayumi is at home...*sounding confused* Why? What happened?
Ayumi: Ai-chan, where are you? Is something wrong?
HaibaraAi: I don't have time to explain, as long as you're alright *nods to Conan with the silent message* Have you checked on Ran-san?
Ayumi: Not today.....Ayumi can go do that now, though....
Ayumi: Why? Is something wrong?
Ayumi: What happened?
Ayumi: Where are you?
Ayumi: *over her shoulder* Mom! Ayumi is going out!
* EdogawaConan sighs with relief at the news that at least Ayumi is safe.
Ayumi: Ai-chan? Are you OK?
Ayumi: Is Oniisan OK?
Ayumi: Did something happen?
* ProfessorAgasa pulls to a stop.
ProfessorAgasa: We're here!
* ProfessorAgasa gets out.
ProfessorAgasa: We don't have time to waste. How much time is left?
EdogawaConan: Haibara, stay here....*hops out*
HaibaraAi: Eh?
EdogawaConan: Call me on the badge if you hear anything else from Ayumi....
* EdogawaConan checks the clock
HaibaraAi: *to phone* I don't think it will matter to check on her now.
Ayumi: Won't matter?? What happened? Ayumi will go anyway to make sure....but....what happened? Is Oniisan OK?
Ayumi: Are you OK?
HaibaraAi: But go ahead, just promise me to stay out of trouble.
EdogawaConan: 9 minutes, 54 seconds....let's move.
* EdogawaConan heads into the building, trying not to be too obvious, but also trying not to look out of place.
HaibaraAi: He's fine, we're fine. It'll be alright *Gives a sad smile*
* ProfessorAgasa nods and walks up to the building: It appears to be a two-floor office building, but it's unclear how far back it goes.
Ayumi: Ayumi will do her best to stay out of trouble, and to keep Ran-oneesan out of trouble too....
* ProfessorAgasa follows after Conan, noting the unlocked door.
HaibaraAi: I can't tell you where we are, and I need to get off now, but don't worry.
Ayumi: Ai-chan, you help Oniisan keep out of trouble, OK? Ayumi will call when she checks on Ran-oneesan.
Ayumi: Bye!
HaibaraAi: Bye...
* HaibaraAi hangs up and sighs
* ProfessorAgasa glances around the reception area, still dark. He notes on the left side of the room a hallway that recedes into darkness. On the right is a staircase, which similarly climbs into a tenebrous unknown.
* HaibaraAi glances out the window, waiting to see what happens
* EdogawaConan flicks on his watch light and looks around.
EdogawaConan: \The puzzle didn't give me any other clues....do they even really have her?\
ProfessorAgasa: Which way do we go, Shinichi?
ProfessorAgasa: Up or in?
EdogawaConan: No idea....
EdogawaConan: There weren't any other clues in the puzzle...
EdogawaConan: Just the address....
EdogawaConan: I'm starting to wonder if they actually have her, or if the whole thing is a ruse...bait for a trap...
ProfessorAgasa: I don't think it would be wise to split up...
EdogawaConan: No....better yet....go back to the car....
* ProfessorAgasa shrugs.
* EdogawaConan prepares to head up the stairs.
ProfessorAgasa: Even if they have her, it's a trap, isn't it?
EdogawaConan: Yes...but I'm not sure this trap is meant to catch me.
EdogawaConan: The puzzle was all chemistry.
ProfessorAgasa: Last time that was their modus operandi, Shinichi-kun.
EdogawaConan: Hakase.....please go make sure Haibara doesn't leave the car....*starts to head up the stairs*
* ProfessorAgasa nods and heads back out.
* Gin leans against the edge of a building across the street.
HaibaraAi: \What's taking them?\
* Gin grips his rifle by the midsection and tosses it up, catching it mid flight, and leveling it with the roof of the car, all without drawing his eye to the scope.
* HaibaraAi suddenly feels her 6th sense
Vermouth: You're such an interesting man... *smokes, smiling at Gin*
* Gin pulls the gun up to his eye as he returns, "Why is that?"
Vermouth: Humans are predictable. But there's a lot of things about you I can’t understand.
Vermouth: You saw the man and the kid entering to the building with that eye *points at the scope* of yours...-
Vermouth: Why didn't you shoot?
* Gin chuckles.
Gin: I thought you would have realized by now, Vermouth, or perhaps you're just playing dumb to humor me...
HaibaraAi: \They're here...I know it...\
Gin: The target I'm after has yet to get out of the car.
* Gin smiles, cheek still pressed to the gun.
Vermouth: T-- The chemistry puzzle...
* Vermouth grins
Vermouth: You're after Sherry. Why I didn’t notice before...? *hits herself softly in the forehead* Silly me.
Gin: The detective was never really a serious threat to our organization.
* Vermouth smiles at him, and nods /You're wrong, Gin. You're terribly, terribly wrong. He's a silver bullet./
* ProfessorAgasa walks out to the car.
Gin: There's the fat, old professor...
* HaibaraAi barely notices him
* HaibaraAi is shivering like crazy
* ProfessorAgasa opens the car door.
HaibaraAi: \I have to warn Kudou-kun\
ProfessorAgasa: Are you alright, Ai-kun?
Vermouth: Do you think the little detective noticed your plan and sent the old man to make her stay in the car?
* HaibaraAi looks up at him with fear in her eyes
* Gin flicks out a cigarette and bites it.
Gin: It's possible.
Gin: I have a contingency.
HaibaraAi: Hakase, They're here...Kudou-kun...
HaibaraAi: Did he find her?
ProfessorAgasa: I don't know. He told me to come back.
ProfessorAgasa: He wanted me to tell you to stay in the car...
* HaibaraAi stares for moment, then looks down and gives a dry chuckle
HaibaraAi: Perhaps he's not the only target here...
{Inside the building}
Timer: Tick, tick, tick.
* EdogawaConan darts up the stairs as soon as Hakase leaves, moving to check the upper floor, but still being quiet in case one of Them is hiding here.
* Building splits off in three directions. To the left and right are doors. They have locks, but it's not clear if they're locked or not if you don't test them. The hallway is similarly dark. With illumination, it is revealed to go on for over fifty feet, with two more sets of doors.
* Building betrays muffled cries from somewhere in its depths.
* EdogawaConan starts trying doors as he walks quickly down the hallway.
Timer: Tick, tick, tick.
* EdogawaConan is trying to follow the cries.
* Building yields nothing to the first two doors: both are locked. The cries are coming from an indeterminate location, but you're confident it's on this floor.
Timer: 7:25
* Building arriving at the next set of doors, the sound seems to split in two directions. It seems as if the muffled cries are coming from both doors.
* EdogawaConan tries the door on the right first.
* Building yields a spacious office room. There are eight rows of desks, each with the light multicolored glow of idle computers.
* Building is filled with the resonant tones of the muffled cries. It is likely that the echoes are being caused by all of the exposed metal on the room, such as the row guards on the rows of desks, and heavy ventilation meant to cool the computers.
* Building has drawn shades at the far end. This room probably faces out to the street.
* EdogawaConan glances through the room, but not seeing anything immediately, decides to check the left room first before venturing in.
* Building opens to reveal a second room. This one is completely different from the other. It's full of a maze formed out of cubicles. They are tall, and made of metal, causing the same resonant effect. They are far too tall for a grade schooler to boost over to see.
* EdogawaConan curses and decides to try the right room first, quickly darting in to check down the rows of desks.
Timer: Tick, tick, tick
* Building has a higher cumulative volume as you travel to the end of the room. It's clear that the sound is coming somewhere from the left side of the room (which is the side not open to entry).
* EdogawaConan goes down the pathway, shining his light down each row as he passes it, trying to trace the source of the noise.
* Building has noise projected from beneath the desks, so investigation at the end of each row is necessary. Further inspection shows that only about half of the rows (irregular intervals) are projecting the full volume.
* EdogawaConan checks each of the rows that have full-volume noise.
* Building has, at the end of the first row you investigate, a small, one-way radio tapped to the bottom of the desk.
* EdogawaConan flicks it off, cursing, and goes to quickly check the other rows.
EdogawaConan: \Think I picked the wrong room....\
* Building each of the other rows have more of the same.
Timer: Tick, tick, tick.
Timer: 4:47
* EdogawaConan flicks off all the switches, cussing.
EdogawaConan: \Other room.....and fast!\
* EdogawaConan goes to check the other room, again following the sounds.
* Building is harder to navigate, now that it's a maze-like format. The darkness causes you to bump into dead-ends. The cubicles are only faintly lit by more monitors, which allow you to find your way.
* EdogawaConan is cursing under his breath as he seeks out the source of the sound. The cursing gets stronger every time he hits a dead-end.
EdogawaConan: \Stupid maze.....\
* Building now only gives off the slightest sound. Conan's trek through the maze seems to have resulted in each radio being turned off but one, in a distant corner.
Timer: Tick, tick, tick.
* EdogawaConan curses more, realizing that there's nothing in here as he tracks down the last radio.
* Building doesn't seem to be able to reach the last place where the noise is coming from. Closer examination reveals that walls enclose the back right corner on all sides.
Timer: Tick, tick, tick.
* Building magnifies the ever-growing sound from that corner, as the cries grow more desperate.
* EdogawaConan taps on the wall, looking for a way to get through.
Timer: 0:30
* Building has cubicle walls that do not yield to the typical tap.
Timer: 0:25
Timer: 0:20
Timer: 0:15
* EdogawaConan curses and powers up the shoes to kick a ball from his belt through the wall.
* Building has one of its cubicle walls crumple off to the side, revealing a huddled over figure, shaking slightly, covered in a black bag with a rope tied around that. It is the source of the sounds.
Timer: 0:10
* EdogawaConan hurries to untie the rope and free the figure.
* Figure comes uncovered to reveal a mannequin, rigged with a radio and a digital timer, and some mechanics to make it twitch.
Timer: 0:05
Timer: 0:03
Timer: 0:01
Timer: 0:00
* Building detonates all the radios that were turned off.
EdogawaConan: \They didn’t really have her....\
{Outside the building}
* ProfessorAgasa turns around in shock, seeing explosions burst out of the second floor windows.
* HaibaraAi gasps at the sight above
HaibaraAi: \Kudou-kun...!\
Vermouth: \... Cool Guy...! \
* Gin smiles.
Gin: I told you that I always have a plan, Vermouth.
Vermouth: He came here...
Vermouth: Just-- You--!
* Vermouth touches her forehead softly, trying to think
Gin: It was a fair game, Vermouth. It seems I won.
Vermouth: You think Sherry will leave the car with the explosions.
Gin: Indeed.
Gin: Even if she doesn't, I've already won half way.
* Vermouth smiles
Vermouth: It won’t be that easy, Gin.
Gin: Fair enough. I don't underestimate my prey. I have more important things to do.
Vermouth: \Come on... You're our Silver Bullet... \
* ProfessorAgasa stares at the flames erupting from the building.
HaibaraAi: He was still in there, wasn't he?
ProfessorAgasa: He was...
ProfessorAgasa: That doesn't mean it got him!
HaibaraAi: He would've found a way out...
ProfessorAgasa: The office would have automatically triggered emergency sprinklers, and called the fire department, however...
ProfessorAgasa: We're blocking the way for their trucks.
ProfessorAgasa: If we want to find him, we should move the car, first.
* ProfessorAgasa gets into the car.
* HaibaraAi can't stop staring at the flames
* Vermouth starts walking, leaving Gin alone
* Gin whispers, "This is what you should have done a long time ago, Vermouth."
* ProfessorAgasa pulls the car forward fifty feet before stopping and getting out to watch the smoke bellowing out of the offices.
Vermouth: \I won’t let Cool Guy die. He has an Angel to protect.\
* HaibaraAi gets out as well, not thinking straight
* Gin begins to zero his scope.
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