Vermouth

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Vermouth (贝尔摩德)
Alias(es)	Chris Vineyard; Doctor Araide
Gender	Female
Affiliation	The Organization; temporarily manages its Japanese branch during Gin's absence 136 142
Occupation/Role	Codenamed operative; undercover infiltrator; actress as Chris Vineyard 110 143
Status	Active 210

Appearance

Vermouth operates through multiple public identities rather than a single consistent appearance, notably the actress Chris Vineyard and the school doctor Doctor Araide. She can remove artificial facial skin to expose a disguise beneath it 110 149.

• Chris Vineyard — American star who signs with Guchuan's Japanese entertainment company 143.
• Doctor Araide — Used to approach Ai Haibara at Teitan Elementary School 110.
• Maintained appearance — States that APTX4869 is responsible for preserving her appearance 111.

Personality

Vermouth is composed, teasing, and highly comfortable exploiting others' reactions. She enjoys provoking Gin, including using photographs of Sherry and Absolut to unsettle him, and later openly torments him after he is reduced to a child 191 210.

Her loyalty is pragmatic. She claims that her personal dislike of the APTX4869 experiment is less important than The Organization's overall goals, yet repeatedly withholds information, disregards orders, and engineers outcomes for her own advantage 118 197 201.

Despite her cruelty, Vermouth shows conspicuous concern for Ran Mouri. She mobilizes The Organization to locate the amnesiac Ran, protects her from being treated as an expendable witness, and rescues her from the sea 154 158 160.

Abilities & Skills

Disguise and Infiltration

Vermouth assumes convincing identities and uses disguises to approach targets directly.

• Poses as Doctor Araide while treating and investigating Ai Haibara 110.
• Removes fake facial skin in front of Conan after he identifies her disguise 149.
• Uses a waiter disguise while observing Gin, Vodka, and Guchuan 98.

Investigation

Vermouth is observant and methodical when pursuing Organization targets.

• Identifies the suspicious brown roots beneath Ai Haibara's pink-dyed hair 110.
• Presents Guchuan with DNA evidence establishing that Ai Haibara is Sherry 111.
• Investigates Shinichi Kudo while pursuing information connected to Sherry 118.

Manipulation and Operational Planning

Vermouth leverages private knowledge, rumors, and Organization resources to control allies and enemies.

• Pressures Guchuan into confronting Sherry by revealing her identity and proposing that he help capture her 110 111.
• Feeds Gin evidence suggesting Absolut helped Sherry escape, then proposes a plan to separate Absolut and Sherry aboard the Suzuki Express 191 193.
• Admits to planting more bombs than Gin ordered during the Suzuki Express operation 197.

Combat and Survival

Vermouth carries concealed weaponry and is willing to kill without hesitation.

• Is identified by Conan as concealing a handgun at her right foot 149.
• Shoots Ireland before he can be extracted by helicopter 150.
• Swims out to rescue the cramping Ran, exhausting herself in the process 160.

Equipment / Items

• Concealed handgun — Hidden at her right foot while in disguise 149.
• Cigarettes and lighter — Regularly smokes; briefly searches for a misplaced lighter after her gloves are stolen 111.
• Financial cards — Her Organization bank cards are frozen by Gin during his audit of the Japanese branch 142.

Relationships

• Gin — Fellow senior Organization member and frequent target of her teasing. Their relationship is defined by operational cooperation, financial disputes, and mutual attempts to manipulate the other 98 139 142 191.
• Guchuan / Absolut — A volatile collaborator. Vermouth recruits him for operations against Sherry, assists his schemes when convenient, and is repeatedly irritated by his provocations 111 113 143.
• Sherry / Shiho Miyano — Hostile target. Vermouth identifies Sherry's child form, seeks to capture or kill her, and rejects Guchuan's proposal that they reconcile 110 111 115.
• Conan / Shinichi Kudo — Knows Conan's true identity and refers to him as her godson through Guchuan's description; she also withholds or selectively shares information about him 118 141 149.
• Ran Mouri — Protects Ran during her amnesia, mobilizes The Organization to find her, and rescues her from drowning 154 158 160.
• Calvados — Organization colleague whose stolen gloves become the object of Guchuan's attempted recruitment scheme 71.
• Bourbon / Amuro Tooru — Works with him on the Suzuki Express operation; later has him serve as Chris Vineyard's manager 193 172.
• Kaito Kuroba — Accepts Kaito, presented as Shinichi Kudo, as her agent despite recognizing that Guchuan has coerced him into the role 143.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Sherry Investigation

While disguised as Doctor Araide, Vermouth treats Ai Haibara's injured leg and finds a brown-rooted pink hair, leading her to suspect that Ai is Sherry 110. She later confronts Guchuan with Sherry's identity, explains APTX4869's age-regression effect, and supplies DNA evidence to support the revelation 110 111.

Vermouth seeks to use Guchuan to capture Sherry, but his attachment to her disrupts her plans. When he demands that she reconcile with Sherry and support his challenge against Gin, Vermouth rejects him and drives their car into a river rather than submit 111 115.

Leadership of The Organization in Japan

After Gin's absence, the Boss assigns Vermouth to temporarily manage The Organization's Japanese branch 136. Her leadership is challenged by Gin's later financial audit: he freezes her bank cards and rejects her reimbursement requests, undermining her authority 142.

Vermouth nevertheless participates in Guchuan's Organization gatherings and team-building events, where she uses her authority to invite members and provoke Gin 140.

Chris Vineyard's Entertainment Career

As Chris Vineyard, Vermouth signs with Guchuan's entertainment company and becomes a visible public celebrity in Japan 143. Guchuan attempts to manage her affairs himself, eventually assigning Kaito—introduced under Shinichi Kudo's appearance—as her agent; Vermouth reluctantly accepts the arrangement 143.

Ran Mouri's Amnesia

When Ran disappears after losing her memory, Vermouth mobilizes all available Organization members to locate her 154. She later prevents Guchuan and others from escalating Ran's mistaken belief that she belongs to The Organization, even striking Guchuan when he tries to encourage the misunderstanding 157 158.

Vermouth personally rescues Ran after a sea snake incident leaves her stranded in the water. Following the rescue, she kisses Guchuan's face as a calculated provocation toward Little Ai 160.

Suzuki Express Operation

Vermouth shows Gin photographs of Sherry and Absolut together, suggesting that Absolut may have assisted Sherry's escape from The Organization 191. She then explains Gin's Suzuki Express plan to Guchuan: isolate Sherry in the final train car, destroy the connection between cars, and retrieve her separately 193.

During the operation, Vermouth exceeds Gin's instructions by placing additional bombs. After Sherry is presumed dead, she minimizes her responsibility, claiming that she “just added a little extra bomb” 197 201.

Gin's Rejuvenation

After Gin is reduced to a child's body by APTX4869, Vermouth immediately takes advantage of his helplessness, hugging him, pinching his cheeks, and mocking him while he cannot resist 210.

Notable Quotes

“The Organization doesn't allow anyone to be that amazing.” 148

“Although I detest that experiment, my personal likes and dislikes are insignificant compared to The Organization’s grand plan.” 118

“I just added a little extra bomb, that’s all.” 201

Trivia

• Guchuan steals Vermouth's gloves and gives them to Calvados as a recruitment incentive; Calvados keeps them, intending to return them secretly 71.
• Gin describes Vermouth as “a troublesome and chaotic codenamed member” while questioning Kogoro Mouri 109.
• Vermouth is unusually interested in the possibility of immortality magic after witnessing Akako's teleportation 130.