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Today's case is a very odd one.

Identical twins are killed at the same time in different towns.

Such a thing is just not possible!

He sees through the one and only truth.

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

His name is Detective Conan!

"Beika Sports Center"

"Shoichiro Hitomi, (45)" -I beg you, give me a few more days.

Just a while longer!

I've waited and waited all this time.

I can't wait any longer.

Why don't you ask your younger brother for help?

If only I could do so...

"A Case of Synchronicity (Part 1)"

What shall I do? What can I do?

Men's room.

-Hello? -Oh, Dad.

Oh, Ran.

"Mouri Detective Agency" -Dad, what about lunch?

Do you think that you'll be coming home?

I'm still working.

Okay, then I'm going with Ran

to the "Super Cheap All-You-Can Eat Buffet"

so keep up your good work, Pops.

The Super Cheap All-You-Can Eat place?

But he really takes a long time.

Wait, could it be that he noticed me?

What the...

He seems like a totally different person from a while ago.

Oh, well.

"Beika Hotel"

Dad.

You two... what brings you both here?

I mentioned it over the phone, didn't I?

Over there.

"Adult 980 yen, Child 600 yen" -Look.

"Restaurant Chuka Cuisine Buffet"

So this is where you two were talking about.

Oh, I mean this is no time for something like this.

Excuse me!

I'm Minamizato of room 1050,

"Kaoru Minamizato, (25)" -Uh...

Do you have something for me from a person called Mr. Anzai?

No, ma'am.

It can't be because I got a call a while ago

saying that the package was delivered here.

Please check carefully once more.

Oops...

We don't seem to have anything for you after all.

I see.

It's good.

I feel bad for dad, though.

It can't be helped because he's working.

What happened?

-A man fell. -What is it?

Conan!

It was the man we saw just a while ago!

Which means that...

Pops!

How can something like this happen?

While I was tailing him...

Shoichiro Hitomi, age 45.

I've been tailing him since this morning.

However, please do not ask me who asked me to do so.

What on earth happened?

Let me explain.

I didn't want him to know that I was tailing him but...

No! Don't!

What's wrong?

Is anything the matter?

Don't tell me that...

Are you okay?

You're...

Sorry, I don't know what's come over me.

Just what are you talking about?

Never mind that, hurry and get down from there!

No, please overlook this.

Ms. Minamizato,

what is your connection with Mr. Shoichiro Hitomi?

I don't know.

Huh?

I'd like to ask you that question myself.

Who on earth is this Mr. Hitomi?

He tried to attack you, you know.

What do you mean you don't know?

It can't be the case.

It's true! I really don't know who he is!

But...

-Ms. Kaoru Minamizato. -Yes, sir?

That's the name you registered on the guest list,

but isn't your real name Kanako Hitomi?

And, who's that supposed to be?

The wife of Shoichiro's younger brother, Takehiko.

No, inspector, I've seen Kanako in a picture but...

Why did you think so?

When I checked the history of incoming calls on Shoichiro's cell phone,

the last person he had called to was Kanako Hitomi.

Calls? What time was it?

11.20am.

Oh, if so...

He went in at 11.10am

and came out at 11.30am.

I guess, Shoichiro...

He called his brother's wife from inside the toilet during this time.

May I be excused, now?

I'm sorry, I'd like to be left alone.

The name was Anzai, wasn't it?

You know, the name you mentioned at the front desk a while ago.

Is there anything for me from a person called Mr. Anzai?

I know Mr. Anzai.

Is anything wrong with that?

No.

Gosh. What an outright lie to say she doesn't know Shoichiro.

Maybe she really doesn't know him.

No darn way!

Huh?

What happened?

Pops, don't you think this is strange?

What's strange?

Because Shoichiro had a cell phone, didn't he?

Then why did he use the public phone?

Maybe his phone was out of the service area.

It doesn't seem to be so.

Look.

True.

Mouri! Bad news!

What's the matter?

Look at that TV over there.

This is the site of the crime, Haido Condo.

The man who was killed is...

"Takehiko Hitomi, (45)" -It's Takehiko,

Mr. Shoichiro's younger brother.

The same age...

You mean...

they're twins!

The estimated time of death

is around 12.15pm in the afternoon today.

No way. 12.15pm is when Shoichiro...

It happened at the same time?

No way. Is something like that possible?

What?

The one that asked you to investigate on Shoichiro

was his younger brother, Takehiko who was killed at Haido-cho?

Yes.

And, what did Takehiko want you to do?

To check on his behavior.

According to Takehiko, Shoichiro, because of the fact that

they were identical twins who looked exactly alike,

may have been posing to be him and doing fraudulent business.

Oh, and what did you come up with?

Nothing definite yet.

But he really did have a large amount of debt,

and he was being pressured by the loan-sharks

to return the money this morning.

Which means...

that Shoichiro came to Beika Hotel

because he came up with some good idea to pay the money back?

Synchronicity!

What's with you, shouting out of the blue?

To think that the older and younger brother who were twins

died at the same time,

seems to be a coincidence...

However, maybe that's not all there is to it.

Maybe there was something more fateful involved there.

You mean that's synchro...

Synchronicity.

That's the theory that Psychologist Jung came up with.

You know, maybe it's the same as how we ran into you at this hotel, dad.

I see, I guess you could say so.

There is a possibility of it being a coincidence,

but I wonder...

Right, everything fits in too well.

We've got to scrutinize that two cases more closely.

The door was locked.

There are no signs of the door being forced opened either.

What an odd looking key hole.

It wouldn't be easy to make a spare key.

Was he killed here?

As you can see, the window is cracked from the outside.

It seems to have been a robbery.

If Takehiko was really killed by someone who broke in to rob him,

it would have nothing to do with the case in Beika-cho.

Could it actually be a mere coincidence?

"Kanako Hitomi, (36)" -You returned home around 2pm,

saw your husband dead, and called the police?

Yes, sir.

And, where did you return home from?

Beika-cho.

-Beika-cho? -Beika...

Is anything wrong?

Is this supposed to be synchronicity too?

We were at Beika-cho just before coming here.

I see.

Shoichiro fell to his death from Beika Hotel.

Shoichiro did...

Oh no, is that true?

It's true.

Could it be that you went to Beika-cho

to meet Shoichiro there?

The thing is, we found after checking the outgoing calls

that he made on his cell phone, that he had called you.

Yes.

Please tell us what he wanted to talk to you about.

Shoichiro mentioned that

he wanted to make up with my husband

and asked me to act as their go-between.

Oh, make up.

Yes.

The thing is...

Shoichiro and Takehiko

had been working at father's company for quite some time

and there were times when the subject of

who will be succeeding father came up.

However, just about then, father suddenly passed away.

Why is it you?

Why are you, my kid brother, the president?

Don't ask me, it was in father's will!

Well, it is not hard to understand why dad picked me.

What?

I hear your wife went back to her home country.

Didn't you realize that she was only after your money?

That's what father based his decision on.

Shut up!

You're fired. Get out of here, this minute!

"Hitomi's Trade Company" -Shoichiro then started a company of his own

but, it didn't work out either and went bankrupt

leaving him deeply in debt.

Then, several nights ago...

I apologize. Please, I was wrong.

So, please...

No, I beg you.

I... I need money...

I don't owe you anything.

If only...

If only you weren't here...

I wanted them to make up

and become the two brothers that I had know before.

Therefore,

without letting my husband know,

I secretly gave Shoichiro my cell phone number,

as well as the spare key to the house.

On the other hand, Takehiko thinking that Shoichiro

being as cornered as he was,

may scheme up something using his name,

asked me to keep an eye on him.

To think that both of them would die at the same time...

Is this a coincidence...

or rather, some work of fate?

What did Shoichiro want when he called Kanako?

Didn't you hear? He wanted to make up with his brother.

Rather, please, I'd like to know too.

Could you tell us more in detail what the call was about?

Yes, sir.

-Hello? -Is Takehiko there?

Yes, he is. Would you like me to get him?

No, never mind.

I see.

Rather, I'd like to discuss something with you, Kanako.

I'd like to make up with Takehiko,

but I wonder if you could act as go-between for us.

Really? That's great.

Yes, of course, I'd be happy to!

Will you please come meet me at Beika-cho then?

Where in Beika-cho?

Beika Station at 12.30pm in front of the wicket.

Bye.

"Beika Station"

But, although I waited for quite some time,

Shoichiro never showed up.

I had no idea that things would turn out this way.

I wonder if he was planning to see her

after he finished what he had to do at Beika Hotel.

I guess so.

Only, that's if we believe Kanako's story.

I don't see any reason why we shouldn't.

For instance, for her to sneak into Takehiko's house

using that tree over there,

no matter how you look at it,

it's impossible for her to do so.

I guess so, which means that it is a robbery case after all.

If so...

The two cases are not related to each other in any way.

It can only be explained as a case of "synchronicity".

But, just to be on the safe side, let's check on Kanako's alibi too.

Alibi?

If Shoichiro didn't die...

"Shoichiro, Takehiko, Kanako" -He would've met with Kanako

and they would both have a perfect alibi.

This would exclude them from

the suspect list of Takehiko's homicide case.

But...

Shoichiro fell to his death in Beika.

And, another character, Kaoru Minamizato comes into the picture.

Although this case involved a simple relationship

between two brothers and the wife,

"Shoichiro, Minamizato" -the appearance of Kaoru

makes the structure of the case even more complex.

Kaoru Minamizato.

Who on earth is she anyway?

But I really don't know who he is!

How can you say you don't know him?

He attacked you, didn't he, Shoichiro?

He must've hand a grudge on you or jealous of you or something.

You don't know him.

That's something that is totally unbelievable.

Just what do I have to do to get you to believe me?

Please tell us the truth!

It's true, I'm not lying!

Why would I lie to you after going through

something frightening like that?

God, you tell me...

Why... why is it like this?

Why?

Why is this all happening to me?

The incident in Haido-cho is a homicide

so investigation will continue

but this incident can probably be closed as an accident.

Is this a mere accident?

Well, it's true that the fact that Shoichiro falling to his death

was an accident,

but what about the fact that he attacked Kaoru?

Assault and battery.

Maybe it's a case of attempted homicide.

Even so, the case is closed through the death of the suspect

and when the necessary papers are turned in.

How can it be?

I'm sure she's hiding something, though.

I wonder if she's trying to protect someone.

I'm sure the press will pursue this case though as an odd case,

in which twin brothers died at the same time

in two separate places.

Maybe it's "synchronicity" after all.

"Shoichiro, Takehiko" -Wrong, that's not it.

"Kanako, Kaoru Minamizato" -This is not a case of synchronicity.

The line that connects Kaoru with the others.

If I can figure out what that is, the mystery would be solved.

Why did Shoichiro attack,

rather, try to kill Kaoru?

For what reason?

Next Conan's Hint:

"Detective Kogoro's investigation"

In the next episode, Pop's investigation comes in really handy.

-How unusual. -Really?