[Shinichi knows exactly what he wants. Hasn't he been turning this over in his mind a million times? He wants Ran to be happy, be safe, be free of the fear and suspicon that haunted the last few months of his life; the grief that has consumed the last six months of hers.

But when he tries to say it --

There's something in her frailty that stops him, something that makes him doubt the words and he can't escape the silence that's stifling him like a shroud.

He struggles against it -- he is Kudou Shinichi! He has faced murderers, blackmailers, extortionists, assassins, his Mom's driving, and he has always been in control. Surely he can answer one single question?

But he can't.]