Episode 406 | Detective Conan

Kogoro, excited by the prospect of a high-paying case, immediately puts on his serious face and invites her in.

Kogoro, intrigued by the mystery of the locket and the disappearance, agrees to take the case. Conan, however, is already suspicious, noticing a slight hesitation in Yukie’s eyes whenever she mentions the locket.

The episode ends with Kogoro waking up, having no memory of the brilliant deduction. Ran is quiet, and Conan looks at a photograph of the Sonodas on their wedding day, wondering how something meant to heal could also destroy. Detective Conan Episode 406

Kogoro inspects the car. There are no signs of a struggle—no blood, no torn fabric. The keys are still in the ignition. In the back seat, they find a briefcase containing architectural blueprints and a lunchbox that has begun to spoil. However, something is missing: the silver locket. Yukie had specifically mentioned it, but it’s not in the car or on the ground around it.

Conan pieces everything together. He uses his tranquilizer dart on Kogoro and reveals the truth in his "Sleeping Kogoro" voice. Kogoro, excited by the prospect of a high-paying

However, the locket Keisuke always wore did not contain a picture of a childhood sweetheart—it contained a picture of , the girl he killed. He wore it as a constant reminder of his guilt, a promise to himself to never forget the life he took and to live honorably.

Further down, at the bottom of the cliff, they can see the river rushing over rocks. Police divers are called in. They find the body of Keisuke Sonoda in the river. The cause of death is blunt force trauma to the head, consistent with a fall from the cliff. However, there are also traces of sleeping pills in his stomach. The episode ends with Kogoro waking up, having

Conan, using his voice-changer bowtie (but as himself, not as Kogoro yet), points out: "If he crashed or got lost, why would he take his locket but leave his briefcase and car keys? It doesn’t make sense." Kogoro, annoyed as always, dismisses Conan’s comment but secretly agrees.