Thank you all so much for the reviews and follows! It motivates me to write more. Sorry this one is a little short. This one will cover episode 336, 338, and 339.

"I see you lost them. No matter, we still have other leads. Continue."

I hang up the phone with a sigh. This simple tailing mission was turning quickly into an impossible task. These children had lost the FBI agents James and I had set on them to follow them. They were just to get pictures and possibly protect them from organization. I doubt it was just an accident either. These agents were capable people. No, the children knew we were after them. They had given them the slip on purpose. These children had super senses, or of course they were super paranoid.

I glance at the photo in my passenger seat that we had managed to get that actually had the girl's face. The resemblance between her and Shiho is scary, even though I know it is impossible. No, once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable must be the truth. I just need the evidence. Once I get that, we can start planning our next move.

It was time to give up for now. Draw back and regroup. I could ask Jodie if she would spend more time with Mouri Ran. The boy and she seemed almost inseparable, so maybe she could spy on him through her. That was enough for tonight. We will try again in a few days.

I was driving, debating on what I should do. I would need to find them again. I know where the boy lives, and I am sure without a doubt I could find out where the girl lives, but if they were both super paranoid I was pretty sure I or anyone else would get noticed right away. I doubt they know who we are, and if I were them, and knew about the presence of an organization out to kill them, then I would always be wary of my surroundings too. Heck they probably thought the guys we sent to tail them already were a part of the organization.

The news was playing in the background on the small TV on my dashboard. Bored, I switched several channels, searching for something interesting. There had to be something right?

Suddenly I switched to another channel with that talked about new egg porridge in some department store. I was about to switch again when a voice cut in.

"Boy have you come to this department store especially for the egg porridge too?"

There was a few surprised stutters, like an actor who forgot their lines. I glanced down. Edogawa Conan.

The look on his face was slightly surprised, with a tinge of fear, before it quickly smoothed over into innocent childishness.

"Yeah, but since there are so many people in line, I might give up."

I glanced down the picture beneath the TV, once again wondering what the connection the boy had with the Shiho lookalike. I know where he is now. Should I go follow him and make him lead me to her? No, in the picture only two people are looking at the camera. The Shiho lookalike, and that boy, who seemed to have realized there was a photographer. No, tailing would only make it more suspicious. What about a direct approach? I could probably ask him directly or intimidate him, and he would run to try to check up on her, right? I need more information on her, specifically where she lived, before she attracted someone's attention, the unwanted kind.

The department store was in the other direction. In any case, I should head there to try to sort things out, and quickly. That boy probably didn't expect to be on TV, and if he is wanted by the organization, for whatever reason, he would probably want to leave as soon as possible. I quickly shift gears and drift into the U-turn. The rain made it more slick than usual, but I still managed.

I soon arrived at the department store, although it was surrounded by patrol cars. I pulled past it into a different street and parked. I should not go in there right now. The boy seems to be close to police and he might set them on me. apparently according to the other agents, he had asked a police officer to conduct and Alchol test on them to make them lose them the other night. Best thing to do now is wait until he comes out of the parking garage, which is the only place he could be, unless of course he already left.

A call suddenly started going through Vermouth's office phone. Jodie had managed to bug it secretly and I was hanging on to it for the moment, since of course she was out in public most of the time and couldn't listen in on conversations. I picked up the receiver, listening carefully.

"Yes, this is Araide."

An elderly man asked, sounding relieved.

"Is this Doctor Araide?"

"This sounds like Agasa-san I believe."

Agasa? Wasn't he the old man with the cough on the bus? At least that's what Jodie told me. He had helped the boy hold up the bomb. Was he an acquaintance of the boy? The old man continued.

"I'm lucky. When Conan-kun called earlier, it seems you weren't in."

Ah, jackpot. The old man did know the boy.

"Conan-kun did? That's strange. I've been in all day."

Ho? Did the boy actually call, or was Vermouth lying on purpose?

"At any rate, do you need something?"

"It's Ai-kun. She is very sick and I need to get her to a doctor, however we are currently stuck in the parking garage of this department store and there was a murder, so they won't allow us to leave."

I glance over at the parking garage I am currently sitting across from. So this professor and this Ai-kun, whoever that is, are stuck here. Did they come with the boy?

"I see, so the investigation is keeping you from leaving huh?"

"Yeah, mostly."

"Well, let's see what we can do."

They both sat in silence for a few seconds, before Vermouth advised.

"Professor, since you know the police, if you claim the girl you were with suddenly got ill, they should let you pass."

The man sounded relieved.

"All right, got it. I will try that. Will you meet us at my place? It's district 2 block 22."

"I will be there as soon as I can."

They both hung up. Hmm, how should I go about this? Not that I don't trust Vermouth not to kill this man and this Ai person, but these could be possible leads on the whereabouts of the Shiho lookalike. I couldn't let this go, however I was one person. I needed at least two people, one to go with them, and the other to find the boy. I definitely couldn't accompany them without attracting suspicion.

Suddenly I see Jodie come running out of the parking garage. Great she can help. I was about to call her over when I see an old man, talking with the police guarding the entrance, holding a small bundle in his arms. That must be Agasa-san. I narrowed my eyes. Was that a girl?

He turned suddenly and I tensed as I got a good look at the girl's face. Reddish brown hair. It was her. The Shiho lookalike.

It seems Jodie was already on the case too. As soon as the man stepped out onto the curb Jodie pulled up in her car, talking to them and after a few moments, the man placed the girl in the back seat while getting in next to Jodie. She must have made the connections too. Now, just to follow them back to their house. If I am not mistaken, the girl must be living with him. I threw my truck into drive and followed, reaching for my phone, typing in Jodie's number. After a few rings, Jodie picked up, extra bubbly and butchered Japanese accent.

"Hi, Jodie here."

"Jodie, I need you to bug the phone of the house once you get there, and find some way to get fingerprints of that girl, without Vermouth knowing."

"I am sorry, I will have to meet you later. Something came up. I will meet up this afternoon,"

A cover, an excuse for the other person riding in the car, and a promise of exchanging information later. Good, everything was going according to plan.

We arrived in a suburban neighborhood where most of the houses were mansions. I pulled around the corner so Vermouth wouldn't catch on that I was here. I took a drag of the cigarette on my mouth as I watched Jodie help Agasa hakase get the girl into the house. Nothing to do now except wait.

Suddenly my phone rang. Ah Jodie.

"What is it?"

"I bugged the phone like you asked. He is putting her to bed, and apparently Doctor Araide is on his way."

"Yes, I heard. Can you get fingerprints?"

"Not now, but I will try my best. Shu, you don't think this girl is the one Vermouth is after right? They look the same, but the other one is older isn't she?"

I narrowed my eyes as I look at the house.

"That's what I am trying to figure out."

"I am going to keep a close eye on Vermouth see how she reacts when she sees her."

"All right."

I hang up. This is fantastic, finally a solid lead. We have found the girl's location, her name, or her fake name depending, and have bugged her phone to monitor conversations. We can use this and sink our teeth into them. We should follow her for a while to make sure.

Ah a car just drove up, that must be the good doctor now. Just in time. If this girl was indeed Shiho, we could also use this to trap the Rotten Apple. Now that we know both of their locations and can track their movements, it would be easy to plan around them.

The phone that Jodie just bugged started ringing. I picked up the receiver, just in time to hear Agasa say.

"Oh I was waiting for your call."

"What's this 'waiting' stuff? Why did you go home? I told you not to."

Ah, if I am not mistaken, that was the young Edogawa boy, and he sounds angry. Well, if the girl was who I think it is then no wonder he is panicking. I mean just within two minutes, two organizations who wanted the girl's location has found it. Agasa soothed.

"Don't talk so loud. Doctor Araide is here with us."

"Doctor Araide? He's actually there?"

"Yes. He's looking after Ai-kun now. Even though you said he wasn't in, he was when I called earlier. When the case was preventing us from getting out, he said 'Professor, since you know the police, if you claim the girl you were with suddenly got ill, they should let you pass.' We couldn't go in one of the patrol cars, since they were tied up at the department store, but she was luckily outside and willing to take us."

There was a pause, before Edogawa questioned softly.

"Oi, don't tell me 'she' is—"

"That's Jodie Sensei. She brought us back here. She was fortunately parked at an outside lot and was able to help us. Well, it seems Ai-kun only has a cold, so it is nothing to worry about."

I couldn't help but grin. No, nothing to worry about. There was a slight intake of breath.

"Be careful Agasa. I will be by later."

"Ok, goodbye."

The elder hung up first. The boy seemed to stay on for a moment longer before following suit.

We finally had a means as to trap Vermouth. Now that she knows where the girl is, I doubt it will take long at all for her to make her move. In the meantime, I am going to go find something.

Much later, I finally got the necklace that I still had from Akemi that she said belonged to her sister, and the glass slide that Jodie managed to get from the mysterious girl during the visit. I placed both into my computer, hoping and praying. The computer scanned both fingerprints carefully, analyzing them.

Ninety nine percent match.

This was it. I had irrefutable proof. This was Sherry, Shiho. I hadn't failed. She was still alive. I would protect her this time, in Akemi's stead.

Now we just needed to draw back, and wait.