Reiko collapsed to her knees. “He… he treated me like a servant. And when I finally had the proof… he laughed at me. Time ran out for both of them.”
Conan sighed. This is where the real work begins.
The lights flickered. A clap of thunder shook the house. When the lights returned, the door to the study—which had been locked from the inside by a complex clockwork bolt—was ajar. And inside, slumped over the desk, was Mr. Tanida. A heavy brass pendulum clock lay shattered beside him, blood pooling on the ancient floorboards.