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Love and hate are brought together.

Through both reasoning and suspense.

The truth in this difficult case becomes clear.

Kisaki and Kujo clash in court!

He sees through the one and only truth.

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

His name is Detective Conan!

The hot springs.

I haven't been to one for so long

and the autumn colors must be lovely this time of year.

Yes, that's right!

I think this open air bath would be great!

They say the water here is good for the complexion!

Mom, you need to take off from work once in a while and relax.

You're right.

Ms. Kuriyama.

How's my schedule for next month?

The conclusion of the trial you're working on now

is slated for next week,

so all you have to do is decide whether you want to take the "duty case".

Oh, that's right. I've forgotten about that.

Can you get me the files on that?

Okay.

What's a "duty case"?

Well... when a person is financially

or otherwise unable to hire a lawyer,

the court appoints one,

but if no one will take the case,

then they'll decide on a "duty" public defender to take the case.

I see.

-Here it is. -Thank you.

I've just taken a fast look

but I don't understand why no one would take this case.

I think this case is defendable.

I guess it's because of the prosecutor

Who would that be?

Ms. Kujo's the prosecutor on this case.

I see.

So it's the prosecution office's Madonna.

"Court Battle 2: Kisaki vs Kujo (Part 1)"

What are you going to do?

Shall I tell them you're busy and turn them down?

Excuse me, Ms. Kisaki.

What is the case about?

It happened about a month ago,

an office in a building in Haido was broken into

and the company president was found dead.

From the fingerprints and evidence found in the room,

the defendant, a confirmed criminal with a record, became the suspect.

It sounds like an open and shut case.

Yes, it does.

The defendant has confessed that he broke in

thinking the office was empty

but when the victim found him and they struggled, he hit him.

The problem is the charge on the indictment.

What's the charge?

He's being indicted for burglary and murder.

Murder?

But this case sounds more like accidental death, doesn't it?

Yes.

I don't think Prosecutor Kujo

would make a mistake as big as this.

Ms. Kuriyama,

I have the prosecutor's report and the deposition

but the crime scene investigation report isn't here,

could you have them send it up?

And I'll need the coroner's report too.

Okay.

Mom.

Sorry, Ran. As you can see,

I won't be able to go to the hot springs with you, maybe another time.

Good grief.

"Tokyo Prison"

Let me ask you one more time.

On the night of the crime,

"Takashi Inoue (55)" -you entered the Otsu Realty Office

"Takashi Inoue (55)" -on the second floor of the Nomoto Building

by breaking the window.

You searched the office

and then tried to open the safe in the president's office.

But the president, Mr. Otsu, unexpectedly returned to the office,

he saw you

and you two fought.

You then hit the victim on the head with an ashtray

causing his death.

Is that correct?

Yeah.

What happened to the money that was in the safe?

How should I know?

But according to the employees' statements,

they had just closed a deal and there was 12 million yen in the safe

but it disappeared.

The prosecutor is saying that

you took the money after killing Mr. Otsu

It wasn't me! I'm telling you the truth!

It's true, no money was found in your apartment

but your fingerprints were on the safe

so I don't blame the prosecution for suspecting you, don't you agree?

I really didn't take the money and about that person...

"That person"?

Did you know the victim?

How many times did you hit the victim on the head?

I don't remember.

Once? Twice?

I don't remember.

He surprised me when he walked in, my mind went blank.

The coroner's report said

the victim received three blows to the head.

The third blow was the one that killed him.

Striking him once, is understandable

but since there was a second and then a third,

could show intent to commit murder.

I honestly don't remember.

I see.

Well, I'm on your side

so I want you to tell me the truth,

even if it's detrimental to your case, all right?

I just want to make absolutely sure,

are you positive you had no intention of killing the victim?

I'm positive.

All right.

We'll argue our case on that point alone in court.

Thank you.

"Tokyo Courthouse" -The defendant Takashi Inoue,

at approximately 20:30 on the evening of the incident,

broke the window to the Otsu Realty Office

on the second floor of the Nomoto Building

located at 2-9 Haido-cho Sanchome.

While he was ransacking the president, Mr. Toshiyuki Otsu's office,

the victim, Mr. Otsu, returned and saw him.

The defendant then used the weapon he had

to threaten the victim

and forced the victim to open the safe in the office.

The defendant then struck the victim three times

on the back of the head causing the victim's death.

The defendant then escaped with the 12 million yen in cash

which was in the safe.

According to penal code 240,

the prosecution asks the defendant to be sentenced to life imprisonment

for burglary and murder.

Does the defendant have anything to say

regarding the charges the prosecution has just stated?

Do you wish to deny the charges?

I just broke in to rob the place,

I didn't mean to kill anybody.

Your honor!

The defense may speak.

The indictment states my client is guilty of burglary and murder

but my client would like to plead not guilty

to the charge of murder.

So you're pleading not guilty to burglary and murder, is that correct?

Correct. The defense asks the defendant be charged

under penal code 205, accidental death.

The defense is challenging the prosecution's indictment,

do you have anything to say?

Yes, I do.

Could the defendant tell me why he broke into the victim's office?

Well, I was looking for someplace to broke into

and it just caught my eye, that's all.

Then you are claiming it was mere coincidence

that you broke into the victim's office

and that you held no grudge toward Mr. Toshiyuki Otsu, is that correct?

Right.

I wonder what she's trying to get at.

Your honor. The prosecution's line of questioning is unclear!

All right then.

Does the defendant know a woman named Noriko Endo?

Well?

Don't tell me you've forgotten your only daughter's name?

Only daughter?

Here it is!

When he divorced his wife 20 years ago,

his daughter was 8 years old.

I wonder what that has to do with the case though.

Aren't you going to answer me?

Objection!

The prosecution is merely trying to confuse the defendant

by mentioning a family member's name!

Does this daughter have anything to do with the case?

Yes.

Noriko Endo runs a pub in another building

the victim's company manages

and there are rumors that she and the victim, Toshiyuki Otsu,

were involved in a personal relationship.

So you are claiming the defendant had a premeditated motive

for breaking into the victim's office, is that correct?

Yes.

We have proof that the defendant held a grudge

against the victim over his daughter

You're wrong! I don't even know the creep!

Would you like to ask her yourself then?

She's in the gallery,

we can have her take the witness stand if you'd like.

"Noriko Endo (28)" -Dad.

Noriko.

So that's the ace that the Madonna had up her sleeve.

We are prepared to call Ms. Endo

to the witness stand if necessary.

So what the prosecutor said was true?

Yes, that man tricked me.

He told me he'd let me have my own business,

then he used me.

When did you start communicating with your father?

We met two years ago when mother died after an illness,

he'd drop in to my pub every now and then to see me.

And you told him about Mr. Otsu?

He said he'd get him to pay me consolation money.

This case isn't looking too good.

What do you mean?

Well, if you had a motive and struck the victim three times,

no one would believe you didn't mean to kill him.

I see.

One last question and I'd like you to give me an honest answer.

Do you think your father killed Toshiyuki Otsu?

No! He may be a good for nothing thief

but he's not capable of murder!

I see.

She's going to have it hard this time.

Good grief, dad.

Sleeping again?

I always close my eyes when I'm thinking!

Who says I was sleeping?

I see.

So you must've thought of something that would help mom then!

Well, you see...

It's her fault for taking a case like this in the first place!

The defendant had a motive for committing murder.

Moreover, he left his fingerprints all over the safe's dial.

How in the world can she think she can get him off?

I wonder why his fingerprints were only on the safe's dial though.

Easy, he probably wore gloves when he broke in.

But he couldn't turn the dial with them on so he took them off!

That's when the victim came in,

he hit him over the head with the ashtray.

If that's how it went,

then there should've been fingerprints on the ashtray.

I guess, since he took his gloves off.

But they didn't find any.

Well, he probably wiped them off, that's why!

Give those to me!

Read this part carefully!

It says that there were traces that

it'd been wiped with a cloth containing oil!

Then why didn't he wipe the safe at the same time too?

Well, that's because he'd just killed someone,

he panicked and forgot, he just ran out of there.

I see.

So when did he take the money from the safe?

Well, after he killed the victim, he opened the safe one more time.

But you just said he panicked and ran out of there

Well...

It just doesn't make any sense.

You're stupid!

Criminals aren't logical, that's why!

What's that supposed to mean? You're just making excuses!

Shut up! Kids should mind their own business!

Wait a minute dad, where're you going?

Play "pachinko".

Good grief!

"Things found at the crime scene"

"Glass Ashtray, a pair of army cotton gloves"

"screw for eyeglasses, golf ball"

Oh, Kogoro...

Oh, it's you.

What are you doing here?

I just...

He wanted to see if there was anything he could help you with

so he came to check the scene of the crime.

Shut up you little brat!

For a famous private detective,

you sure have a lot of free time, don't you?

What did you say?

Did you come to check the scene too?

That's right. I just got permission from the superintendent.

"Takuya Akiyama (56), Superintendent" -Sorry to keep you waiting.

Follow me, it's this way.

Were you the first one to discover the body?

That's right, kid.

Could you tell me about it in detail?

At about 9 that night,

I was watching a baseball game on TV.

Why Mr. Arima?

Did you see the president?

No, nobody was in the office when I made my rounds at 8 pm.

That's strange.

When he left my place a little while ago,

he said he was coming back here.

Then he must've come in through the emergency exit.

But his office door's locked

and I called but there was no answer.

Maybe he's at the back, in his office.

He forgot his glasses, so I came to give them to him.

I hate to ask but can you come with me and open the door?

Sure.

Mr. Arima is Mr. Otsu's son-in-law, isn't he?

Yes, he runs an Italian restaurant in the neighborhood.

And this door was locked, you say?

Yes. I used this spare key to get in.

It doesn't look like he's here after all.

Father, are you in there?

It's me, Masahiko.

That's strange.

What's this? There's somebody inside!

This is bad!

What is it?

Somebody's getting beaten up in there!

What?

The key! Open this door!

Only Mr. Otsu has the key to this office!

Darn it! Get out of the way!

Father!

Father, please hang in there!

Mr. Akiyama, call an ambulance!

Oh, right!

Is that the office where it happened?

Yes.

Hey, this door's locked.

Mr. Arima has the key to that room.

There he is!

Mr. Arima, this is Ms. Kisaki,

the lawyer I told you about on the telephone.

And I'm Kogoro Mouri, a private detective.

"Masahiko Arima (35)" -You're that famous detective!

Yes, I suppose so.

Mr. Arima, I'm sorry we had to bother you at work.

We'd like to take a look around your father-in-law's office.

Isn't anybody using this office?

No.

The police said we could

but since father was killed in here so tragically,

I haven't decided what to do with it yet.

Go ahead, I've left it exactly as the police left it.

Thank you.

By the way, Mr. Arima,

where was the victim's body lying?

Let's see, right about here in front of the safe,

he was lying clutching his head.

I see.

I've got it!

What do you mean?

I bet Mr. Otsu caught Inoue trying to open the safe.

The defendant confessed to that in the very beginning

What's important is what happened after.

Inoue was hiding a knife or something,

he threatened the victim and forced him to open the safe.

When the safe was opened,

he hit the victim with the ashtray from behind.

You're not implying the defendant was lying, are you?

Well, I guess you could say I am.

How can you expect to defend a client

if you don't believe him!

You can say what you want

but that "Madonna" is going to fry you in court!

What's that?

Wait a minute.

It can't be...

Hey, is that the window you saw the killer through, sir?

-That's right. -I see.

Hey, Conan! What're you up to?

Pops Kogoro,

could you stand in front of the safe one more time for me?

Gosh. Now what?

Here?

Hold it right there!

I knew it!

I don't get it.

The partition is blocking the way, I can't see you from here!

What did you say?

Mr. Akiyama, what is the meaning of this?

Well, I wasn't looking over there.

I was only looking at the person's shadow reflected

on this wall over here.

Did you say the reflection on the wall?

Yes. There weren't any lights on in the room that night

and the neon lights from outside the window came in.

That's how I saw the killer's shadow.

He hit Mr. Otsu over and over again.

Besides, I heard Mr. Otsu fall after that,

I'm positive about that!

Let me clarify one point,

you didn't actually see the defendant strike the victim, did you?

But Ms. Kisaki

I don't see how much difference it makes.

The defendant himself has confessed to hitting my father-in-law, right?

That's where you're wrong Mr. Arima.

There's a big difference in actually seeing the beating

and seeing the shadow of someone being beaten!

Besides, until the defendant is found guilty in court,

he is presumed innocent!

Unfortunately, most people forget that fact.

I'm sorry then.

Excuse me, sir

What is it?

This clock isn't working.

The late president won that in a golf tournament

he just left it there for decoration,

he never used it.

Mr. Arima, I need to ask you.

Yes, what is it?

Was there anyone besides the victim

who knew the combination to the safe?

No, he was the only one.

He was a man one operation,

he didn't even tell the accountant.

Watch it! Stop wandering around!

What's this?

That's it, I've got it now!

I've solved the mystery behind this case.

The silhouette of something being hit

that Mr. Akiyama said he saw

and the sound of something falling,

everything can be this trick will explain everything

and the only one who could've have set it up is

that person!

Next Conan Hint:

"Glasses"

-Next episode, let's put an end to this case! -Dad, help mom.

Ms. Kujo, the prosecutor, is so pretty!