"Why did I have to get stuck with a cursed gem, of all things?!" Shinichi muttered to himself as he paced about, trying to think of how to get rid of the curse.

His only lead was the past Kaito Kid, so he had to check him out.

/

The second Kaito Kid had been unmasked as Kaito Kuroba during a specific case – a murder case involving the most famous magicians in Japan. That day he'd been unmasked had also been the day Kid died again.

The famous magician murder case in question had happened five days ago.

-Flashback-

"Sanada-san invited us to one of his shows as thanks for all those times we've been there to support him," Ran tells Sonoko and Shinichi, brandishing four tickets. Sonoko is in a glum mood and is wearing lots of black.

"I suspect that has something to do with that murder that occurred yesterday," Shinichi butts in, "the one with the Kaito Kid in it."

Sonoko reels back a bit, remembering that when she'd gone to collect the tickets, there were murmurs about her Kaito Kid-sama being dead. The tickets were for a reenaction of the Kaito Kid's – Kaito Kuroba's – final moments, with Sanada playing Kid once more.

The show is four days from the collection date.

-Day of the Show-

Shinichi and Hakuba, determined to find out about the phantom thief even after he'd died, are both in attendance, yet even they can't decipher the Kid's death.

According to the 'Kaito Kid's last stand' show, a red light appears and swallows up the thief when he comes into contact with a gem the thief calls 'Pandora'. 'Pandora' is the Hope Diamond, a beautiful large blue…well, diamond. Actually, everyone misinterprets the intense red light to be blood and since it lingers way too long after Kid disappears, it fools a lot of people. Due to those reasons and the fact that Kid is such a popular, enigmatic figure, it is just called a 'murder' and that is that.

His calling card from the time reads, 'I am Kaito Kuroba. My job is almost finished. -Kaito Kid'. The doodle isn't of Kid, but rather his true identity.

The real question is, how does a red light kill people?

-End flashback-

The answer: it doesn't. It trapped the Kid inside the gem, rendering him unable to do anything.

As Shinichi sifted through his dad's files, he read the ones on Kid and realised - there was a second Kid. Or else, how could Kid have existed 18 years ago?


Note: Of course I don't own the Hope Diamond! However, it was probably where Aoyama got his idea of Pandora though…