A woman named Ikenami Shizuka asks Kogoro to help find a man named Shirou Shabata so she can retrieve an old photograph; Conan realizes that the Ikenami is lying to Kogoro when she introduces herself for unknown reasons. Realizing that Shirou was skilled in kendo, Conan assumes that his name would show up in past kendo competitions. After finding an address, they enter Shirou's apartment and discover that Shirou has been murdered. Shirou's right hand contains the photograph Ikenami is searching for; it makes her the prime suspect to the murder.