Shimojo inadvertently exposes himself as the killer by asserting the exact time of death to be around 8:00 PM. Because the ocean tides continually tossed and cooled the corpse, medical examiners could not determine an accurate window of death—meaning only the person who committed the crime could possibly know the exact time. 🐬 The Crucial Subplot: "Dolphins vs. Sharks"

The culprit knocked the victim unconscious and tightly wrapped him in a heavy fishnet.

Everyone has a motive. Everyone is lying. And someone is watching from the shadows.

For fans of early-2000s anime, Episode 246 represents the peak era of cell-shaded, moody lighting design before the series fully transitioned into modern digital coloring palettes. 🎬 How to Watch

The plot kicks into gear when Sonoko, ever the social butterfly, introduces Ran and Conan to a group of university students staying at the same inn. Among them is the victim-to-be: a young woman named Minagawa, who is abrasive, secretive, and clearly hiding something.

The episode begins innocently enough during school break. Professor Agasa takes Conan Edogawa and the Detective Boys to a local beach to enjoy the summer weather. By pure coincidence, Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki are vacationing at the exact same seaside resort. The Inciting Incident

In episode 246, Conan and his friends visit a museum exhibition featuring the works of the renowned painter, Seiji Takahashi. However, the event takes a mysterious turn when a valuable painting is stolen, and the main suspect is Takahashi's former apprentice, who had a falling out with the master. As Conan begins to investigate, he uncovers a decades-old secret that led to the apprentice's sudden departure from Takahashi's studio.