The Third Fingerprint Murder Case

Synopsis

Richard is invited to a barbecue by his colleague, Tompson Edwards and his wife Mira. Suddenly, Tompsom has to leave due to a call from Moreese Cortezini, a gang member Tompson has been trying to pull in for some time. A clanking noise is heard as he gets in his car. Conan notes the situation as odd, and when they go meet with Moreese, they find him dead. Although Tompson claims Moreese pulled a gun out and was killed in the ensuring struggle, Conan suspects murder and searches for clues in Tompson's home. The forensics team says they found three fingerprints: Tompson, Moreese, and an unknown set. Conan stuns Richard and delivers his theory: Tompson Edwards murdered Moreese Cortizini, and the 3/4 of the conversation Edward had prior to meeting Cortizini was a lie to get Richard to come and testify that Edwards went unarmed, when in fact, he had a concealed gun strapped to his ankle, explaining the clanking sound Conan heard when he entered his car. As evidence, the third fingerprint belongs to Mira, Tompson's wife, who found the gun hidden in a VHS case. Tompson confesses, stating he was taking money from the victim to pay for his daughter's medical treatment, but when Moreese threatened to go public with that, he murdered him. (Source: Wikipedia)