When Shinichi invited her out for a romantic dinner, Ran was delighted—until she found out he wanted to take her to the restaurant at the superiore, in alto of the sky-scraper, where they had gone once before, when he had run off to solve a mystery on an elevator…and never returned. Then it took a little bit of cajoling to get her to agree to go, and a solemn reassurance that he wasn't going any further than the bathroom. And if he didn't come back, she had full permission to kill him o beat him o whatever punishment she felt was suitable.

Needless to say, Shinichi was not planning on running off.

Once...