When a private eye takes a case to find a missing university student, he must explore the deep dark depths of his own mind to uncover the truth around his own childhood disappearance as he tracks down the missing girl.
柯南在街头目睹一名正打电话的警察在雨中被射杀，忙将凶手追踪，但凶手逃脱。死者闭眼一刻紧抓左胸，似乎有所暗示。事后柯南从目暮警官口中了解到紧抓左胸是暗示那里有警察手册。不久又有警察手拿警察手册被人射杀于地下车库。对于这两起案件，目暮警官等人一反常态不愿向毛利小五郎及柯南透露太多信息。毛利不甘心进一步追问，白鸟警官只答一句“Need not to know”。该话是警察之间所用的密语，意味这两起杀人事件与警察内部人士有关。
 
