Detective Conan - Episode 1109

In episode 1109 of "Detective Conan" titled "Takagi and Date and the Notebook Promise (Part 1)," the story revolves around Detective Takagi and his encounter with a notebook that belonged to his late colleague, Detective Date. The episode begins with the main characters celebrating the New Year and the 30th anniversary of the original series' publication.

The plot unfolds as the Detective Boys, including Conan, Haibara, Ayumi, Genta, and Mitsuhiko, discuss Professor Agasa's health and Haibara's stay at his house. During their conversation, they witness the dramatic arrest of a serial robber by Detective Sato and Takagi. Thanks to their coordinated efforts, the arrest is successful.

After the arrest, Takagi reminisces about his past with Detective Date as he flips through Date's notebook. He discovers a mysterious entry labeled "Meeting with Takagi on Sunday," accompanied by a code featuring an asterisk and a pound sign. Conan offers his help in deciphering the code and finds that it contains a time, date, and business address.

They head to the specified location, Café Poirot, where they are greeted by Azusa and Amuro, a detective and an employee of the café. Conan deciphers the message, which announces a meeting at Café Poirot and asks the person to wear a red tie and wait by the window seat. The group suspects that Detective Date intended to solve a case with Takagi before his death in a traffic accident.

During their conversation at the café, Azusa recalls a gesturing boy who sits in a car parked in front of the café every Sunday. Conan identifies the boy's gestures as a "help signal." They learn that the boy has been appearing every week for about six months. The team theorizes that the boy might be connected to an unsolved kidnapping case from a year ago involving a boy named Alan Cassel, the son of a French car manufacturer.

The investigators suspect that the kidnapper's accomplice is still following the original instruction to drive the boy to the café every Sunday. They plan to use the Game Man7 gaming machine, found under a table in the café, to gather more information about the case. Conan proposes a plan to catch the kidnapper's accomplices by pretending to meet them at the café.

The episode ends with a preview of the next episode, "Takagi and Date and the Notebook Promise (Part 2)," hinting at the continuation of the investigation and the resolution of the kidnapping case. The episode concludes with a clue that toothpicks will be the next lead in Conan's investigation.