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* StaircaseTumble: This happens to Reika when she runs off in panic and missteps on a stairway when the pressure of being [[FrameUp accused of murders she didn't commit]] gets the better of her, though she recovers soon with no worse for wear after briefing blacking out from the tumbling.
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* StaircaseTumble: This happens to Reika when she runs off in panic and missteps on a stairway when the pressure of being [[FrameUp accused of murders she didn't commit]] gets the better of her, though she recovers soon with no worse for wear after briefing briefly blacking out from the tumbling.
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* TearsOfRemorse: The culprit apologizes in tear to Reika after realizing his decision to have Reika [[FrameUp framed for murders she didn't commit]] has been a case of MisplacedRetribution all along.
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** The culprit, likewise, has no love for Reika, believing her to have known, but exploited, Haruka's scandal for her own sake, which pushed him into having Reika [[FrameUp framed for the murders she didn't commit]] as his way of getting even with her. In Reika's case, however, she knew nothing of the truth behind Haruka's scandal, which makes his decision of having her framed a case of MisblamedRetribution.
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** The culprit, likewise, has no love for Reika, believing her to have known, but exploited, Haruka's scandal for her own sake, which pushed him into having Reika [[FrameUp framed for the murders she didn't commit]] as his way of getting even with her. In Reika's case, however, she knew nothing of the truth behind Haruka's scandal, which makes his decision of having her framed a case of MisblamedRetribution.MisplacedRetribution.
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* AccompliceByInaction: The murderer in this case arc deems two intended targets as responsible as the ones who actively caused Haruka's [[FrameUp framed]] fall from grace, as indicated near the end of the case arc.
** Reika's idol-turned-manager is considered an accomplice in the culprit's belief due to not acting to save Haruka even after discovering the truth, and the culprit makes it clear by reacting to her apology with [[RejectedApology rebuff]].
** The culprit, likewise, has no love for Reika, believing her to have known, but exploited, Haruka's scandal for her own sake, which pushed him into having Reika [[FrameUp framed for the murders she didn't commit]] as his way of getting even with her. In Reika's case, however, she knew nothing of the truth behind Haruka's scandal, which makes his decision of having her framed a case of MisblamedRetribution.
** Reika's idol-turned-manager is considered an accomplice in the culprit's belief due to not acting to save Haruka even after discovering the truth, and the culprit makes it clear by reacting to her apology with [[RejectedApology rebuff]].
** The culprit, likewise, has no love for Reika, believing her to have known, but exploited, Haruka's scandal for her own sake, which pushed him into having Reika [[FrameUp framed for the murders she didn't commit]] as his way of getting even with her. In Reika's case, however, she knew nothing of the truth behind Haruka's scandal, which makes his decision of having her framed a case of MisblamedRetribution.
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* RejectedApology: Reika's manager apologizes after the culprit reveals his motive for the serial murders in his MotiveRant for failing to act to save Haruka before she became DrivenToSuicide, but the culprit gives Nosympathy in return.
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* RejectedApology: Reika's manager apologizes after the culprit reveals his motive for the serial murders in his MotiveRant for failing to act not acting to save Haruka before she became DrivenToSuicide, but the culprit gives Nosympathy NoSympathy in return.
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* RejectedApology: Reika's manager apologizes after the culprit reveals his motive for the serial murders in his MotiveRant for failing to act to save Haruka before she became DrivenToSuicide, but the culprit gives Nosympathy in return.
-->No matter how many times you apologize, it's not like Haruka will ever come back!
-->No matter how many times you apologize, it's not like Haruka will ever come back!
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-->In the end, I thought that you, miss Reika, were the only one who was fit to be my costar. I have always wanted you to play that role, but I guess that it's now just an unattainable dream.
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-->In the end, I thought that you, miss Reika, were the only one who was fit to be my costar. I have always wanted you to play that role, but I guess that it's now just an unattainable dream.dream.
* UnwittingPawn: [[ZigzaggedTrope Zigzagged]]. Reika's idol-turned-manager was actually unaware of the plot to have Haruka [[FrameUp framed as a junkie]] until she asks the director, well after the fact. That being said, the fact that she did nothing to help Haruka until she became DrivenToSuicide and has kept quiet about the truth right up to the present day earns her NoSympathy from the culprit.
* UnwittingPawn: [[ZigzaggedTrope Zigzagged]]. Reika's idol-turned-manager was actually unaware of the plot to have Haruka [[FrameUp framed as a junkie]] until she asks the director, well after the fact. That being said, the fact that she did nothing to help Haruka until she became DrivenToSuicide and has kept quiet about the truth right up to the present day earns her NoSympathy from the culprit.
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* AesopAmnesia: Kenmochi is less financially secure at the start of the case arc as the result of his wife making a bad financial move in stock sales for a GetRichQuickScheme, which is part of the reason Kindaichi entered a quiz show. His wife, instead of heeding the lesson, made one such move again, this time with the remaining savings she and her husband had, though thankfully it works out the second time around, as Kenmochi informs Kindaichi and Miyuki toward the end of the case arc, much to their relief.
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* ShaggyDogStory:
** Part of the reason Kindaichi entered the quiz show was [[AFriendInNeed to get the treasure to help Kenmochi out financially after his wife made a bad move in stock sales]]. Then Kenmochi, upon joining Kindaichi and Miyuki towards the end of the case arc, informs them that his wife, [[AesopAmnesia without learning her lesson]] in buying stocks for a GetRichQuickScheme, used the rest of their savings to buy stocks... but this time her stocks went up in value by the time she sells them, alleviating herself and Kenmochi out of financial woe, even if barely, without Kindaichi's help.
** Despite the serial murder case, Kindaichi actually manages to find the treasure, but it ends up being swiped[[spoiler: [[note]]by the Gentlemen Thief[[/note]]]] before he can claim any.
** Part of the reason Kindaichi entered the quiz show was [[AFriendInNeed to get the treasure to help Kenmochi out financially after his wife made a bad move in stock sales]]. Then Kenmochi, upon joining Kindaichi and Miyuki towards the end of the case arc, informs them that his wife, [[AesopAmnesia without learning her lesson]] in buying stocks for a GetRichQuickScheme, used the rest of their savings to buy stocks... but this time her stocks went up in value by the time she sells them, alleviating herself and Kenmochi out of financial woe, even if barely, without Kindaichi's help.
** Despite the serial murder case, Kindaichi actually manages to find the treasure, but it ends up being swiped[[spoiler: [[note]]by the Gentlemen Thief[[/note]]]] before he can claim any.
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* DeadAllAlong: The physicist who built a mansion on the island which houses the murder case arc and became obsessed with alchemy before disappearing turns out to have been already dead for some time. This is confirmed near the end of the case arc, for Kindaichi discovers his deceased body that has been preserved due to the right combination of temperature and humidity in an isolated underground room.
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* AFriendInNeed: Part of Kindaichi's motivation for entering the quiz show is to find treasure on a deserted island to help Kenmochi out, as his wife, prior to the start of the case arc, made a badly miscalculated move in stock sales that would threaten to financially endanger herself and Kenmochi.
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* DragonLady: The director of the treasure-hunting show in this case arc is a Japanese woman with a cold and domineering demeanor, such that she has garnered a nickname "demon dragon", as Reika informs Kindaichi early in the case arc. It gets even worse once it's revealed that she was responsible as the mastermind for [[FrameUp setting Haruka up with fake evidence and have her made out to be a junkie]] that caused her to be DrivenToSuicide for [[{{Greed}} more money for herself]].
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* DragonLady: The director of the treasure-hunting show in this case arc is a Japanese woman with a cold and domineering demeanor, such that she has garnered a nickname "demon dragon", as Reika informs Kindaichi early in the case arc. It gets even worse once it's revealed that she was responsible as the mastermind for [[FrameUp setting Haruka up with fake evidence and have her made out to be a junkie]] that caused her to be DrivenToSuicide for [[{{Greed}} more money for herself]].herself]] and shows no remorse for it whatsoever.
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* TemptingFate: When Haruka found out that the culprit was struggling to pay off college tuition fees due to being TheUnFavorite in his financially-declining foster family, she stepped up to cover the costs at once. The culprit, filled with gratitude, promised to repay the money after finishing school. Sadly, the promise would remain unfulfilled forever after Haruka was DrivenToSuicide.
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* TemptingFate: When Haruka found out that the culprit was struggling to pay off college tuition fees due to being TheUnFavorite in his financially-declining foster family, she stepped up to cover the costs at once. The culprit, filled with gratitude, promised to repay the money after finishing school. Sadly, the promise would remain unfulfilled forever after Haruka was DrivenToSuicide.DrivenToSuicide.
* TragicDream: The final email message Haruka sent to Reika, which Reika shows near the end of the case arc, detailed entirely of her strong desire for the starring movie role from which she was removed and lamentation that she would never get to costar with Reika.
-->In the end, I thought that you, miss Reika, were the only one who was fit to be my costar. I have always wanted you to play that role, but I guess that it's now just an unattainable dream.
* TragicDream: The final email message Haruka sent to Reika, which Reika shows near the end of the case arc, detailed entirely of her strong desire for the starring movie role from which she was removed and lamentation that she would never get to costar with Reika.
-->In the end, I thought that you, miss Reika, were the only one who was fit to be my costar. I have always wanted you to play that role, but I guess that it's now just an unattainable dream.
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* RemovingTheRival: The manufactured drug use and possession scandal that drove Haruka to suicide originated from a rival TeenIdol and the director wishing to push Haruka out of competition for the starring role in a film said rival TeenIdol also wanted.
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* ApocalypticLog: The final letter Haruka sent to the culprit before she was DrivenToSuicide depicted in detail how she was [[FrameUp framed into falling under scrutiny for drug use and possession]] and everyone who was involved. Once the culprit read the content of the letter, the motive for murder was hardened.
-->I knew then... that, for Haruka's sake... everyone who drove her to kill herself... '''I WOULD BURY THEM WITH MY OWN HANDS'''!
-->I knew then... that, for Haruka's sake... everyone who drove her to kill herself... '''I WOULD BURY THEM WITH MY OWN HANDS'''!
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* LongLostRelative: The culprit and Haruka were separated as children due to being adopted by different foster families, and it was only some years later that he managed to contact her after seeing her rising status as a TeenIdol. Tragically, they could never meet in person, as Haruka's reputation would be at stake should the media find out more about her past, before a manufactured scandal caused her to become DrivenToSuicide.
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* StaircaseTumble: This happens to Reika when she runs off in panic and missteps on a stairway when the pressure of being [[FrameUp accused of murders she didn't commit]] gets the better of her, though she recovers soon with no worse for wear after briefing blacking out from the tumbling.
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* StaircaseTumble: This happens to Reika when she runs off in panic and missteps on a stairway when the pressure of being [[FrameUp accused of murders she didn't commit]] gets the better of her, though she recovers soon with no worse for wear after briefing blacking out from the tumbling.tumbling.
* TemptingFate: When Haruka found out that the culprit was struggling to pay off college tuition fees due to being TheUnFavorite in his financially-declining foster family, she stepped up to cover the costs at once. The culprit, filled with gratitude, promised to repay the money after finishing school. Sadly, the promise would remain unfulfilled forever after Haruka was DrivenToSuicide.
* TemptingFate: When Haruka found out that the culprit was struggling to pay off college tuition fees due to being TheUnFavorite in his financially-declining foster family, she stepped up to cover the costs at once. The culprit, filled with gratitude, promised to repay the money after finishing school. Sadly, the promise would remain unfulfilled forever after Haruka was DrivenToSuicide.
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* AdoptionAngst: The culprit, like Haruka, was adopted, albeit in different foster homes. He was fine with it for a while, but then his foster parents had a biological child, relegating him to be TheUnFavorite in his own home.
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* DeathByLookingUp: Upon reaching the toilet, the director hears some noise above her, which causes her to look up... just in time to see a sword [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice piercing through her mouth and out the back]].
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* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: The [[DragonLady director]] is explicitly shown being murdered this way, as the killer drives the sword that penetrates through her body and goes out of the back of her head or neck.
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* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: The [[DragonLady director]] is explicitly shown being murdered this way, as the killer drives the sword that penetrates through her body mouth and goes out of the back of her head or neck.head.
* LaxativePrank: As Kindaichi reveals during SummationGathering, the director's water bottles were likely spiked with some laxative to make her reach the toilet in a hurry, allowing the murderer waiting in the ceiling to kill her with the sword that [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice penetrates through her mouth and out the back]] once she's in range.
* LaxativePrank: As Kindaichi reveals during SummationGathering, the director's water bottles were likely spiked with some laxative to make her reach the toilet in a hurry, allowing the murderer waiting in the ceiling to kill her with the sword that [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice penetrates through her mouth and out the back]] once she's in range.
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* ShoutOut: A reference to ''Franchise/SherlockHolmes'' takes place late in the case arc when Kindaichi, with Miyuki's help, reaches the EurekaMoment in his investigation.
-->'''Kindaichi''': You're really impressive, Miyuki! You're just like Dr. Watson!\\
'''Miyuki''': Does that make you Sherlock Holmes?
-->'''Kindaichi''': You're really impressive, Miyuki! You're just like Dr. Watson!\\
'''Miyuki''': Does that make you Sherlock Holmes?
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Kindaichi raises one to Reika's idol-turned-manager late in the case arc, after four people have become murder victims.
-->'''Reika's manager''': Do you suspect me of being the killer?\\
'''Kindaichi''': No. In fact, I think it's the opposite. Rather than being the killer, I think you're actually one of the targets, aren't you?\\
''[Reika's manager [[DramaticDrop drops the cups she's pouring water into]]]''\\
'''Kindaichi''': Well, it seems I hit the bullseye.
-->'''Reika's manager''': Do you suspect me of being the killer?\\
'''Kindaichi''': No. In fact, I think it's the opposite. Rather than being the killer, I think you're actually one of the targets, aren't you?\\
''[Reika's manager [[DramaticDrop drops the cups she's pouring water into]]]''\\
'''Kindaichi''': Well, it seems I hit the bullseye.
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-->You know I can hear everything, right?
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-->You know I can hear everything, right?right?
* StaircaseTumble: This happens to Reika when she runs off in panic and missteps on a stairway when the pressure of being [[FrameUp accused of murders she didn't commit]] gets the better of her, though she recovers soon with no worse for wear after briefing blacking out from the tumbling.
* StaircaseTumble: This happens to Reika when she runs off in panic and missteps on a stairway when the pressure of being [[FrameUp accused of murders she didn't commit]] gets the better of her, though she recovers soon with no worse for wear after briefing blacking out from the tumbling.
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* DragonLady: The director of the treasure-hunting show in this case arc is a Japanese woman with a cold and domineering demeanor. It gets even worse once it's revealed that she was responsible as the mastermind for [[FrameUp setting Haruka up with fake evidence and have her made out to be a junkie]] that caused her to be DrivenToSuicide for [[{{Greed}} more money for herself]].
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* DragonLady: The director of the treasure-hunting show in this case arc is a Japanese woman with a cold and domineering demeanor.demeanor, such that she has garnered a nickname "demon dragon", as Reika informs Kindaichi early in the case arc. It gets even worse once it's revealed that she was responsible as the mastermind for [[FrameUp setting Haruka up with fake evidence and have her made out to be a junkie]] that caused her to be DrivenToSuicide for [[{{Greed}} more money for herself]].
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* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: The [[DragonLady director]] is explicitly shown being murdered this way, as the killer drives the sword that penetrates through her body and goes out of the back of her head or neck.
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'''Miyuki''': Ah, I'm sorry! Anyway, I brought some tea for you.
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'''Miyuki''': Ah, I'm sorry! Anyway, I brought some tea for you.you.
* RightBehindMe: While a comedian and the quiz show hostess talk about the ongoing serial murder case after two people have fallen victim to murder, they quickly turn their attention to Reika before talking about her manager, who was once a TeenIdol like Reika is, shortly before Reika's idol-turned-manager turns up and make her presence known.
-->You know I can hear everything, right?
* RightBehindMe: While a comedian and the quiz show hostess talk about the ongoing serial murder case after two people have fallen victim to murder, they quickly turn their attention to Reika before talking about her manager, who was once a TeenIdol like Reika is, shortly before Reika's idol-turned-manager turns up and make her presence known.
-->You know I can hear everything, right?
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* RainOfBlood: In this case, it's "finding dripping drops of blood". After the main assistant director is noted to be absent and everyone looks for him without success, Reika senses liquid dropping on her. Once the liquid is confirmed to be blood, everybody looks up to find the cadaver of the missing assistant director, who DiesWideOpen, on the glass roof.
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* RainOfBlood: In this case, it's "finding dripping drops of blood". After the main assistant director is noted to be absent and everyone looks for him without success, Reika senses liquid dropping on her. Once the liquid is confirmed to be blood, everybody looks up to find the cadaver of the missing assistant director, who DiesWideOpen, on the glass roof.roof.
* ReactiveContinuousScream: At one point while Kindaichi tries to remember more significant relevance regarding the layout of the room map within the building where they stay after the serial murder case starts unfolding, [[JumpScare a hand is suddenly placed on his shoulder and causes him to scream]], which frightens the person behind him into screaming in return. Kindaichi turns around and sees Miyuki, who's bringing some tea to him at the moment.
-->'''Kindaichi''': Oh, Miyuki, it's you! Don't just sneak up on me like that!\\
'''Miyuki''': Ah, I'm sorry! Anyway, I brought some tea for you.
* ReactiveContinuousScream: At one point while Kindaichi tries to remember more significant relevance regarding the layout of the room map within the building where they stay after the serial murder case starts unfolding, [[JumpScare a hand is suddenly placed on his shoulder and causes him to scream]], which frightens the person behind him into screaming in return. Kindaichi turns around and sees Miyuki, who's bringing some tea to him at the moment.
-->'''Kindaichi''': Oh, Miyuki, it's you! Don't just sneak up on me like that!\\
'''Miyuki''': Ah, I'm sorry! Anyway, I brought some tea for you.
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-->'''Miyuki''': So that's why he wanted to join so badly. Why am I not surprised?
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-->'''Miyuki''': So that's why he wanted to join so badly. Why am I not surprised?surprised?
* RainOfBlood: In this case, it's "finding dripping drops of blood". After the main assistant director is noted to be absent and everyone looks for him without success, Reika senses liquid dropping on her. Once the liquid is confirmed to be blood, everybody looks up to find the cadaver of the missing assistant director, who DiesWideOpen, on the glass roof.
* RainOfBlood: In this case, it's "finding dripping drops of blood". After the main assistant director is noted to be absent and everyone looks for him without success, Reika senses liquid dropping on her. Once the liquid is confirmed to be blood, everybody looks up to find the cadaver of the missing assistant director, who DiesWideOpen, on the glass roof.
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* MalevolentMaskedMen: Or, rather, "man". The culprit of this serial murder case, nicknamed "the alchemist" due to the setting being inside a physicist who was obsessed with alchemy, wears a metallic mask that helps to conceal the true identity and wields a sword that is used to commit murders, as shown in a recorded footage captured by a security camera the camera operator set up early in the case arc.
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* BerserkButton: The game show hostess carries a vase with her everywhere in the treasure-hunting show. Attempting to take or even touch the vase will set her off, as one of the game show contestants inadvertently finds out the hard way when attempting to take the vase when the game show hostess asks for help with carrying her luggage.
-->'''Game Show Hostess''': '''''KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF!'''''
-->'''Game Show Hostess''': '''''KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF!'''''
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* {{Facepalm}}: Miyuki and Kenmochi do this in unison due to Kindaichi saying something idiotic regarding the explanation for the correct answer to the second-to-last question, which includes mathematics ("root of two", to be precise), ''on live TV''.
-->'''Kindaichi''': Root of two? What's that? Some kind of plant?\\
'''Kenmochi''': Ugh...\\
'''Miyuki''': This is so humiliating.
-->'''Kindaichi''': Root of two? What's that? Some kind of plant?\\
'''Kenmochi''': Ugh...\\
'''Miyuki''': This is so humiliating.
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** The camera operator is not among the culprit's intended targets at all and is killed only due to stumbling upon some incriminating evidence before the murderer could complete the serial murder spree.spree.
* NotSoInnocentWhistle: After Kindaichi wins the quiz show and the hostess announces that a celebrity guest, who is among the chosen participants for the treasure-hunting quest, will appear to hand out the trophy to the grand winner of the show (i.e. Kindaichi), Miyuki asks him who the celebrity guest is, with Kindaichi replying "no clue" while whistling to himself without looking at her. The celebrity guest turns out to be none other than Reika.
-->'''Miyuki''': So that's why he wanted to join so badly. Why am I not surprised?
* NotSoInnocentWhistle: After Kindaichi wins the quiz show and the hostess announces that a celebrity guest, who is among the chosen participants for the treasure-hunting quest, will appear to hand out the trophy to the grand winner of the show (i.e. Kindaichi), Miyuki asks him who the celebrity guest is, with Kindaichi replying "no clue" while whistling to himself without looking at her. The celebrity guest turns out to be none other than Reika.
-->'''Miyuki''': So that's why he wanted to join so badly. Why am I not surprised?
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* DarkHorseVictory: [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass Kindaichi]] manages to pull off an upset and emerges victorious in the game show.[[note]] To elaborate: Four contestants, scoring 122, 120, 101, and 93 points, respectively, with Kindaichi being in the last place at the moment, face off for the final question, which is worth 30 points. Kindaichi manages to be the first contestant to answer the final question correctly, with valid explanation provided, which results in his final score being 123, bumping his rank from the last place to the ''first'' and securing himself a spot as a treasure-hunting participant.[[/note]]
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* BigBrotherInstinct: The culprit in this case arc is Haruka's older brother. His motivation for instigating the serial murders in this case is due to Haruka being [[FrameUp set up falsely as a druggie]] and becoming DrivenToSuicide following the scandal.
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** The backstory reveals that [[TeenIdol Haruka]] was made out to be a junkie due to fake evidence [[DragonLady the director]] had set up to have her discredited in order to pocket more money for promoting another TeenIdol.
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** The backstory reveals that [[TeenIdol Haruka]] was made out to be a junkie due to fake evidence [[DragonLady the director]] had set up to have her discredited in order to pocket more money for promoting another TeenIdol.TeenIdol.
* HeKnowsTooMuch:
** The main assistant director is the first person to be murdered in this case. As Kindaichi reveals in TheSummation, the killer had requested help from the main assistant director to ensure that one particular TeenIdol would stay in a specific room, which turns out to have been tampered by the culprit to exact murder and manufacture LockedRoomMystery when the right circumstance arrives. That being said, the main assistant director is on the murderer's hit-list from the beginning anyway, and the potentially incriminating knowledge simply made the main assistant director the first target of choice.
** The camera operator is not among the culprit's intended targets at all and is killed only due to stumbling upon some incriminating evidence before the murderer could complete the serial murder spree.
* HeKnowsTooMuch:
** The main assistant director is the first person to be murdered in this case. As Kindaichi reveals in TheSummation, the killer had requested help from the main assistant director to ensure that one particular TeenIdol would stay in a specific room, which turns out to have been tampered by the culprit to exact murder and manufacture LockedRoomMystery when the right circumstance arrives. That being said, the main assistant director is on the murderer's hit-list from the beginning anyway, and the potentially incriminating knowledge simply made the main assistant director the first target of choice.
** The camera operator is not among the culprit's intended targets at all and is killed only due to stumbling upon some incriminating evidence before the murderer could complete the serial murder spree.
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* FrameUp: Reika is set up as the culprit, but Kindaichi manages to [[ClearTheirName prove her innocence]] via his investigation.
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* FrameUp: DragonLady: The director of the treasure-hunting show in this case arc is a Japanese woman with a cold and domineering demeanor. It gets even worse once it's revealed that she was responsible as the mastermind for [[FrameUp setting Haruka up with fake evidence and have her made out to be a junkie]] that caused her to be DrivenToSuicide for [[{{Greed}} more money for herself]].
* FrameUp:
** Reika is set up as the culprit, but Kindaichi manages to [[ClearTheirName prove her innocence]] via hisinvestigation.investigation.
** The backstory reveals that [[TeenIdol Haruka]] was made out to be a junkie due to fake evidence [[DragonLady the director]] had set up to have her discredited in order to pocket more money for promoting another TeenIdol.
* FrameUp:
** Reika is set up as the culprit, but Kindaichi manages to [[ClearTheirName prove her innocence]] via his
** The backstory reveals that [[TeenIdol Haruka]] was made out to be a junkie due to fake evidence [[DragonLady the director]] had set up to have her discredited in order to pocket more money for promoting another TeenIdol.
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* ClearTheirName: Reika is [[FrameUp framed]] as the culprit in this case arc, and so one of Kindaichi's goals in his investigation is to prove her innocence and find out who really is the culprit.
* CrossoverCameo: [[ButtMonkey Saburoumaru]] appears as one of final contestant in a quiz Kindaichi attends in order to be able to go treasure hunting. [[Manga/DetectiveSchoolQ Q-class members]] also appears in one panel watching the show from TV.
* FrameUp: Reika is set up as the culprit, but Kindaichi manages to [[ClearTheirName prove her innocence]] via his investigation.
* ClearTheirName: Reika is [[FrameUp framed]] as the culprit in this case arc, and so one of Kindaichi's goals in his investigation is to prove her innocence and find out who really is the culprit.
* CrossoverCameo: [[ButtMonkey Saburoumaru]] appears as one of final contestant in a quiz Kindaichi attends in order to be able to go treasure hunting. [[Manga/DetectiveSchoolQ Q-class members]] also appears in one panel watching the show from TV.
* FrameUp: Reika is set up as the culprit, but Kindaichi manages to [[ClearTheirName prove her innocence]] via his investigation.
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"Alchemy Murder Case" is the twelfth feature case in the New Series of ''Manga/TheKindaichiCaseFiles''.
Kindachi enters a quiz show, where the winners will be chosen as among participants for the upcoming treasure-hunting expedition on a deserted island. Kindaichi manages to emerge victorious, Reika is among the celebrity guests who are picked for the treasure-hunting quest, and Miyuki works as a part-time assistant director in said expedition, and so all three of them join the production team members for the show at the island, not realizing a serial murder case is already developing and about to materialize.
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Kindachi enters a quiz show, where the winners will be chosen as among participants for the upcoming treasure-hunting expedition on a deserted island. Kindaichi manages to emerge victorious, Reika is among the celebrity guests who are picked for the treasure-hunting quest, and Miyuki works as a part-time assistant director in said expedition, and so all three of them join the production team members for the show at the island, not realizing a serial murder case is already developing and about to materialize.
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!!Tropes include:
