Episode 1018-1020: The Antique Tray Can't Be Hidden
Based on volume 97-98, files 1035-1038
Plot in five keywords:
Agasa hired an antique appraiser to appraise an antique tray
Three people, who own the same tray, hired the same appraiser to find out which one is the original
The appraiser is killed by one of them, who has the original tray, but doesn’t own it
The appraiser left fingerprints on the back of the original tray
But the culprit left the same marks on the other trays as well
Important plot development:
Conan tells Ai that Sera thinks that she shrank as well. Ai warns Conan of the BO again
Shuichi keeps an eye on Sera, disguised as Okiya
Masumi visits Agasa to observe Ai
Shuichi wants to ask Masumi a question
Sera asks Ai if she’d taken the same drug as Conan and asks how old she is. She also tries to get information about the APTX
Shuichi doesn’t want Masumi to get involved in the storyline with the BO
When Sera mentions Mary (using the past tense to describe her boob size), Akai asks if Mary is dead
Akai thinks that Masumi is hiding a secret and thinks it has something to do with Mary but wants to see it himself. Conan already knows what might have happened to her.
Shuichi has a flashback of what happened 17 years ago: Tsutomu told his family to return to Japan while he wants to investigate in the case of Koji Haneda’s death. He thinks that an organization is involved and wants to keep his family safe
Conan thinks that Mary is a member of the MI6 and that she’s the mother of Masumi, Shuichi and Shukichi and that she shrunk as well
Conan wants to ask Akai if Mary is a member of the MI6, but doesn’t get the chance to do so
Conan is unsure about Mary’s goals
Masumi thinks that Subaru could be Shuichi in disguise because he knew that she’s a girl and said 50/50
Masumi asks Mary about the phrase 50/50. Mary tells her it’s one of her favorite phrases and that Tsutomu and Shuichi used it as well
Mary asks Masumi to get more information about the APTX, but Mausmi thinks it will get complicated because of Subaru
Rating:
7/10 antique trays
It’s not my favorite case, but it’s still pretty interesting. In my opinion, the episodes feel a bit stretched. It could have been a two-parter as well. But the flashback scene is great. Watch it, it’s plot relevant.
