The episode takes place during a midnight dress rehearsal of a revival of The Phantom of the Opera at Haido City’s Grand Theatre. Conan Edogawa, accompanying Ran and Sonoko (whose family owns the theatre), witnesses the “accidental” collapse of a chandelier that narrowly misses lead actress Reiko Shirakawa. The subsequent investigation by Inspector Megure initially points toward a disgruntled understudy. However, unlike standard episodes where Conan identifies the culprit mid-way, Episode 1077.5 pivots: the sabotaged chandelier is revealed to be a false flag , orchestrated by the victim herself to frame a rival. The true murder occurs in the second half—a poisoning backstage that Conan fails to prevent, forcing him to solve a case haunted by his own inadequacy.
And below that, a small embossed symbol: a crescent moon with a question mark inside.
finale as Episode 1077, pushing the start of the highly anticipated "Black Organization’s Scheme" arc to Episode 1078 [14, 15]. The ".5" Solution:
“Long day?” Conan asks.
Conan inspected the briefcase under a streetlamp. Inside were prototype circuit boards and a hard drive stamped with the Argon logo — and a small, elegant padlock engraved with the same kanji Ran had seen. The padlock’s mechanism was unusual: a clockface dial with hands that moved only when specific keys were turned in sequence. The numbers in Ran’s note matched positions on that dial.
The episode takes place during a midnight dress rehearsal of a revival of The Phantom of the Opera at Haido City’s Grand Theatre. Conan Edogawa, accompanying Ran and Sonoko (whose family owns the theatre), witnesses the “accidental” collapse of a chandelier that narrowly misses lead actress Reiko Shirakawa. The subsequent investigation by Inspector Megure initially points toward a disgruntled understudy. However, unlike standard episodes where Conan identifies the culprit mid-way, Episode 1077.5 pivots: the sabotaged chandelier is revealed to be a false flag , orchestrated by the victim herself to frame a rival. The true murder occurs in the second half—a poisoning backstage that Conan fails to prevent, forcing him to solve a case haunted by his own inadequacy.
And below that, a small embossed symbol: a crescent moon with a question mark inside.
finale as Episode 1077, pushing the start of the highly anticipated "Black Organization’s Scheme" arc to Episode 1078 [14, 15]. The ".5" Solution:
“Long day?” Conan asks.
Conan inspected the briefcase under a streetlamp. Inside were prototype circuit boards and a hard drive stamped with the Argon logo — and a small, elegant padlock engraved with the same kanji Ran had seen. The padlock’s mechanism was unusual: a clockface dial with hands that moved only when specific keys were turned in sequence. The numbers in Ran’s note matched positions on that dial.