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A strong heart along with deduction and power.

And step into the essence with a strong rhythm.

Today's episode is Part II of the story about the mermaid.

Danger creeps up on the interesting couple.

He sees through to the one and only truth.

A child in appearance with the I.Q. of an adult.

His name is Detective Conan!

The strange letter sent to Heiji Hattori beckons us

and we come to the island of Bikuni

"Bikuni Island"

But we learn that the sender, Saori Kadowaki is missing.

That night, the island is lively

because they are celebrating the annual Dugong Festival.

The islanders believe that whoever possesses the Dugong Arrow blessed by

the holy person who gained eternal life by eating dugong meat

would also be granted with eternal life.

But during the festival,

one of Saori's childhood friends, Toshimi Ebihara

is found hanging by the neck in the waterfall.

Hattori and I realize this is a murder

and we begin to investigate,

but on the night of Toshimi's wake, another murder takes place.

You're right.

What's going on?

Oh, Heiji.

Somebody's out there.

Are you sure?

"The Mermaid Disappears (The Unveiling)"

I don't think she's been dead longer than an hour.

She was probably strangled then put in this net.

The footprints on the sand are from sandals and rubber boots.

Nahoko was probably wearing these sandals,

so the murderer must've been wearing boots.

How cruel.

Hey, look.

See, doesn't this look like an arrow was stepped on by sandals?

It's been stepped on by sandals

so Nahoko must have stepped on it after it fell

while she struggled with the murderer.

The killer must've taken the arrow.

Let's follow the boot prints, that'll lead us to the killer.

You're right.

Hey, these prints...

They look like they go straight into the ocean.

You're right.

There's some shiny things around the prints.

What are they?

These are...

Fish scales?

There're fish scales on Nahoko's body too. There's 2 or 3 on her.

What?

What are you people doing there?

Carrying out an investigation, of course.

We're the Fukui Prefecture Police, that's our job.

-Prefecture Police? -You're finally here.

What? The killer's footprints disappeared into the sea?

Yeah, they left some fish scales behind too.

Did you say fish scales?

You're not saying the killer's a mermaid?

How stupid. Mermaids don't wear rubber boots.

The killer probably approached from the shoreline

and then went up to the nets where Nahoko was told to wait.

After murdering Nahoko, the killer walked back to the shoreline

and left the scene walking through the water.

Now I get it.

By the way, did anyone see Nahoko leave the room?

Not me. She wasn't there when I got there.

Benzo, what about you?

You signed in right after Nahoko, didn't you?

I didn't see her

and nobody was in the room when I got there.

That means Nahoko was the first one to get here

then she left to go to where the nets were hung.

Wait a minute, do you think the person who killed Toshimi

killed Nahoko too?

We don't know that for sure yet

but we do know the killer took Nahoko's arrow.

The Dugong Arrow?

Before she disappeared,

Saori also said that she'd lost her arrow.

Don't tell me that...

Yeah. She might already be dead too.

I saw Saori near the Mermaid's Waterfall

on the morning of yesterday's festival.

I saw her too. She was far away and I only got a glance,

she was in the forest by the waterfall.

Are you absolutely sure it was Saori?

No mistake, she's the only girl with brown hair and glasses.

And she always wears blue clothes.

Then she must be running away from something,

that's why she's hiding from everyone.

Mr. Benzo, don't you have any idea what's happened?

Don't ask me. She never told me anything.

I just hope she hasn't turned into a mermaid like this dead girl.

Mermaid? What do you mean?

Didn't you know? The legendary nun

ate the meat of the mermaid that was caught in the net.

Mermaid?

If the arrow leaves your person, evil will overtake you,

women will return to water and become silent mermaids.

Kazuha.

Never mind that, in the morning, let's all go look for Saori.

Kazuha.

Stay close to me.

Heiji.

Later that night,

the police searched everyone at the wake

looking for the person who took Nahoko's arrow, but...

The only ones with arrows were Benzo and Kazuha

who won them at the festival.

Kudo, did you find anything out?

No, nothing.

All I know at this point is,

Toshimi, Nahoko and the missing Saori

believed in the powers of the Holy Person

who is said to have eaten mermaid flesh.

Yeah, it's almost abnormal how much they believed it.

If we only knew who held what number at last night's festival.

That's easy.

We have everyone sign the list.

Would you like to come with me now and take a look at the list?

Of course.

Watch out.

For goodness sakes, dad. Get a grip on yourself.

Kimie.

I know this is a bad time,

but did you think about what we talked about before?

I'm serious, you know.

I can't. Toshimi's dead, it wouldn't be fair to her.

Besides, I have my great-grandmother to take care of,

I can't leave this island.

I'm sorry.

Did the 5 of you go to college together too?

Yes.

We all loved watching movies

and joined the movie club in college.

We even made a film about the legendary nun.

And it took first place in the film contest,

we were so excited.

We all set our sights on Hollywood.

That's fantastic.

But we all loved this island and ended up coming back.

Who would have dreamed Toshimi and Nahoko would end up like this?

That's strange.

I could have sworn we left them here.

Can't you find them?

No. Only the ones for this year are missing.

Maybe that old lady took them?

She would never do that.

Did anyone else know you kept them there?

Most of the locals knew.

I'll go check the other rooms just in case.

-I'll help you. -Me too.

Thank you.

Wow, look at these names.

A former Foreign Affairs Minister,

a Chief Secretary of the Cabinet

and President of the Bank of Japan.

They all wanted to live a long life, I guess.

Shino Miyano?

I'm pretty sure her real name was something like that.

But it couldn't be,

she's not the type to wish for eternal youth and beauty.

What happened?

I saw a brown-haired girl with glasses standing over there.

She was staring at us.

-That's impossible. -Saori was here?

What is this? Why's this glass cracked?

Where's Kimie?

She said she was going to look in the rebuilt warehouse.

Where is it?

I'm pretty sure she said it was behind the shrine.

Hey, what's that? It's awfully bright over there.

It couldn't be...

The fire continued to burn throughout the night

just like 3 years ago, it burnt to the ground.

That's right, it was exactly like the fire 3 years ago.

Including the remains of 1 victim.

A burned body?

That's right, it was burned beyond recognition

but it had glasses on.

You could just barely make out it was wearing blue clothing.

It's probably Saori who was missing.

Then the girl we saw last night was...

A ghost?

Kimie.

Kimie. Where are you, Kimie?

Kimie!

Isn't Kimie back yet?

No, she's not.

I'll go stay with the great-grandmother.

I'll go too.

Hey, Hattori.

Didn't Kimie say she went to the dentist recently?

Yeah, she did.

You don't mean...

Do you know what you're implying?

Don't play dumb.

The same thought passed through your mind too, didn't it?

We both have the same bad feeling about this.

"Half A Day Later" -Yes, I see.

"Half A Day Later" -Thank you very much.

What did you find out?

They compared Kimie's dental records

with the burn victim's teeth and...

They were a perfect match.

-How awful. -Kimie's dead.

I don't believe it. It's all a lie!

I see.

So Kimie's dead.

We've very sorry.

We lost sight of her for just a moments.

Another young life has been lost

and here I am, still alive at this old age, I'm so ashamed.

I have a question, the mermaid's grave

that you asked someone to help you move into the forest,

who helped you do it?

It won't do you any good to know,

that person's died before me too.

Hey, Pops.

Did you find anything?

Absolutely nothing.

What a complicated case.

We can't even figure out who the killer is,

how can we find a motive for all of this.

On top of that, we don't even know why Kimie was dressed like Saori.

Well, that was probably to make us think it was Saori who died.

Then the killer must be Saori?

Or it could be someone who wants us to think it is.

Is that the ocean?

Yes, the ocean's right behind us.

Last night...

Kimie told us that, last night.

Well, no matter who the killer is, one thing is for sure.

We've got to find the killer as soon as possible,

we can't let such a heartless killer run free.

Dad.

What is it, Ran?

Someone just called Kimie's home,

the caller said something strange.

What do you mean?

The caller said, 'thank you for letting me have the arrow'.

'It was worth the 1,000,000. My son's operation was a success'.

Someone bought the arrow?

For 1,000,000?

Yes. The caller said that the other morning, a man who said

he worked at the shrine agreed to sell it as a special favor.

Doesn't that have something to do with the old couple

who cancelled the morning of the festival?

It probably does.

And so, what was the man's name?

I don't know but he was a big man probably in his 50's

and he had a scruffy beard.

Are you sure?

Mr. Benzo?

Hey. If it was before the festival, then that arrow...

More than likely it was the arrow Saori said she lost.

And lucky for Benzo, he won an arrow at the festival

and on top of that, the register with all the names got lost.

Something's going on.

Nahoko, who was killed on the day of Toshimi's wake

also had her arrow stolen.

I'm going to the Ebihara's home where the wake was held.

Kudo... I mean Pops.

Please go and check Benzo's place.

Good grief.

Are you sure about that?

Did you say Benzo left right after us last night?

That's right, he looked scared.

I knew it, Benzo was listening to us.

He heard us talking about going with Kimie to check the register.

So he took a shortcut and stole it before we arrived.

Then it was probably Benzo who set fire to warehouse, right?

You're probably right.

If Kimie found him hanging around holding the register...

What're you doing here?

Don't tell me you forgot. You're the one who told to stay close.

Oh, that's right.

Besides, since I have an arrow that's been blessed,

I'm your good luck charm.

You have nothing to worry about, if you're in danger,

I'll protect you.

I'm so lucky.

I'm serious. Heiji.

But now that Kimie's dead,

I guess this will be the last Dugong Festival.

I guess so.

Hey, you.

Can you tell me once more

which footprints are yours and your friends?

Sure, no problem.

What...

What is it, Heiji?

There are scratches on the back of this sandal

and they're still fresh.

Where are the sandals Nahoko was wearing?

They were taken to the Fukui Police Department.

Kazuha, let me see your arrow.

Perfect match.

These are the sandals that stepped on the arrow on the sand.

Which means... what I thought all along...

Rats. I knew it, no one's home.

Hey, what're you people doing here?

Well, we wanted to talk to Benzo, do you know where he is?

I haven't seen him since the wake last night.

What a bad timing. We thought at least we could take a look

at the missing Saori's room.

If you want to get inside, take a look under the potted plant.

That's where the key is.

Let's see now.

I found it.

Alright, let's do it.

Are you sure it's alright to go in without permission?

He won't mind, we'll just have a fast look.

Hey, how did Saori act just before she disappeared?

Well, she was scared, even when the ocean got rough,

she said the mermaid was going to punish her.

Punish her?

This is Saori's room.

What's this bag doing here?

I wonder what's inside.

Conan.

Aspirin, toothbrush.

That's Saori's run away from home set.

But then she usually went to Kimie's

so I heard she kept extra clothes and a spare pair of glasses there.

So you mean the clothes Kimie was wearing

when she was found in the warehouse,

she could have put them on herself?

How stupid, why'd she have to go and do that for?

Maybe to lure the killer out.

Just kidding.

That's ridiculous.

But if Kimie thought the killer was after Saori too

and if she saw someone suspicious hanging around the house,

she might have done what Conan said

so that she could catch the killer.

You're crazy, last night during the fire,

didn't you say you saw someone who looked like Saori in the yard?

Is there a picture of Saori in this room?

I think there's a photo album around.

Ran. Is this the girl you saw?

I'm not sure, it was pretty dark.

These pictures, are they the ones from when you did the film

on the legendary nun?

Yes.

Where? Let me see.

Wow, this is something.

It really looks like a mermaid is swimming in the ocean.

It really does, this scene in the storm is so realistic.

Yes, Saori's special effect photography

and Kimie's theatrical makeup techniques

were the main reasons we won first place.

But 1 year after that, there really was a storm

and both Kimie's parents, as well as mine and Saori's mother

were lost at sea.

Not one of us dreamed anything like that would happen.

Wait a minute.

Bank book, cash card, name stamp.

Driver's license and passport are here.

But that thing's not here.

I don't understand.

It can't be?

Hattori here.

Oh, Kudo... I mean, Pops.

I was just about to call you.

The sandal we found in the Kadowaki' yard

had scratches on it from stepping on the arrow.

It proves that on the night of the wake,

the killer went to where Nahoko was waiting near the nets

and after killing her, the killer returned to the wake.

The only 2 who could have done that were Benzo and Rokuro.

But seeing how upset Rokuro was in the afternoon,

I doubt he'd do anything to hurt Kimie...

Which means the killer is...

Hattori. I'm going to tell you my theory now.

Listen carefully.

Sure, go ahead.

That's ridiculous! It's impossible! I don't believe it!

Hattori.

When we rule out the impossible,

only the truth remains, no matter how unbelievable it might seem.

What did you say?

Inspector!

Our men are in the forest tracking down Benzo Kadowaki.

Good. Let's go, men.

After we catch Benzo, I'll go to where you are.

-Wait there for me. -Heiji?

Hey!

I don't want to believe in it either, Hattori.

It's a lie. A lie. It can't be true.

You can't make me believe it, Kudo.

What's that? Do you smell incense?

Idiot.

Who'd be burning incense this deep in the forest?

"Danger - Cliff Ahead"

A grave.

Is this the mermaid's grave?

Wait a minute, then this must mean...

It's like Kudo said after all,

so the murderers who he said it is...

Oh, no.

Oh, no. The cliff.

No...

Kazuha!

Next Conan's Hint:

"Insurance card"

In the next episode, the mystery is solved.

I wonder if Kazuha is all right.

Watch the next episode and find out!