A prominent attorney's wife dies of cyanide poisoning; but when he attempts to recreate the crime scene, he, too, is poisoned. The heiress to the estate is the prime suspect, but there have been apparent attempts on her life also.

Jimmy Kudo knows the dark corridors of humanity and the twisted mind of criminals like no other detective. His skills have earned him plenty of enemies. He pays the price by being poisoned and left for dead. Jimmy gets a new start, awakened to find himself transformed. Now, as a small boy he is given the perfect cover. Now known as Conan Edogawa, he is on the trail of his assailants. The worst of man will be displayed as Conan cuts through the underworld...