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Today's stage is an inn.

Is it a ghost or just the work of some human?

The outdoor bath is the key to this question.

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 Murder in the Hot Spring Inn (Part 1)"

My stiff shoulders are killing me these days.

Our hot spring is really good for stiff shoulders.

Excuse me, mister. Is this tonight's desert?

I'm sorry. This is actually for the other guest.

She loves cake. I heard she is a famous writer or something.

I see.

You were going to eat it, weren't you?

What? No.

Welcome to Kotoya Hotel. We've been expecting you.

You must be cold. Now, please come in.

It's a beautiful kimono.

It's a big garden, too.

Hey! Isn't that Eri Akechi, the love romance writer?

-Dad. -That hurts!

Excuse me, sir. Are you the famous detective,

Kogoro Mouri?

Mouri?

You are Mr. Mouri, right?

Yes. That's me.

Oh, my goodness.

I never expected to see a famous person like you in a place like this.

My name is Kyoichi Bando. I'm a producer at Nichiuri TV.

All right.

Well, why don't we sit and talk?

Now tell me, what kind of meeting is this?

Actually, we are planning to make a TV series drama

together with Daigakukan Publishing and us Nichiuri TV.

So I have asked Ms. Eri Akechi over there to write the story.

The story is about three young women trying to make their dream come true.

So we've been interviewing women in different careers.

And this time,

I asked Yoriko to get some people from her university.

Now, here they are.

She's a famous model in Paris and the New York fashion scene.

Asuka Shibasaki.

Hello.

Beautiful!

And, she's an oil painter and the winner of the new face award, Ema Anzai.

Nice to meet you.

Charming!

And, this girl is now causing a bit of stir in the music industry.

The singer songwriter,

Ms. Harumi Fukatsu, right?

I'm a great fan of yours!

Thank you.

Somebody's getting pretty famous although she has only one hit song.

It's not going to last long.

You know, there are many one hit wonders out there.

Very interesting!

You've all got unique characteristics and are also beautiful!

This way, please.

There's a kimono here, too.

Can I ask you something?

I saw it everywhere in this hotel.

How come kimonos are hanging on the wall?

People worship the Spirit of Kimono as a guardian deity.

You can see those not only in this hotel,

but also in ordinary houses and homes.

It's custom.

I see. Spirit of Kimono.

I'm so excited about your new stuff, Ms. Akechi.

Oh, no. Call me Eri, please.

Actually, my mom has the same name.

So it feels kind of weird calling you Eri.

The kanji is different though.

Well, but if you call me "Ms. Akechi", it sounds like I'm a detective.

It feels weird.

So I heard people here worship the Spirit of Kimono, am I right?

Yes. This Spirit of Kimono is a guardian deity

but also have a dark side of face. People call it Kimono Demon.

Kimono Demon?

It's an old folklore told in this village.

Once upon a time, there was a young woman named Ohana in this village.

She was a kind, hardworking woman.

One day, Ohana found a samurai, who broke his leg. She helped him.

As a token of gratitude for her help,

the samurai gave Ohana tons of beautiful kimonos and sashes.

Being envious of Ohana's fortune,

the village mayor's daughters made a false charge against her.

Ohana was arrested and the daughters took her kimonos.

That night, Ohana was executed.

The daughters enjoyed the beauty of the kimonos.

All of a sudden,

the lights went out and...

Hearing the scream, the householders came,

but what they found were the dead bodies

of the younger daughter lying on the kimonos

and the body of the older one tangled with many sashes in a pond.

Realizing the graveness of Ohana's grudge,

the villagers built a small shrine

and worshipped her as a guardian deity of the village.

Ever since then, people in this area

have worshipped Ohana as the Spirit of Kimono.

And that is the Great Shrine of the Kimono Spirit.

You must've studied this place a lot.

No, I just stay in this hotel a lot when I write. That's all.

Isn't that Harumi?

You're right. Harumi!

This tree is called Kimono Sakura. It's about 500 years old.

When spring comes, those branches will be covered with flowers.

It looks just like a beautiful kimono.

Harumi, do you know about this place a lot, too?

No.

My friend in university loved this cherry blossom.

She told me about this before.

It crossed my mind, so I came here to see it.

Ran.

What is that small shrine?

Hey, kid! Don't run around.

That's actually the shrine for Kimono Visit.

Kimono Visit?

The Spirit of Kimono is also a deity of vengeance.

Vengeance?

It's been said that if you wear a kimono

and visit this small shrine at midnight,

the Spirit of Kimono will take revenge for you.

And in dedication of the Kimono visit,

people leave a paper doll in this shrine.

Look! There are new ones!

There are a couple of them.

What?

So somebody came here recently for Kimono visit?

That means there're two people that this visitor wants to take revenge on.

Forget about it. It's just a prank.

Don't worry about it, Ran.

Hey. Isn't that a shrine, too?

Come on.

It's just a guest room.

Actually, it's a shrine of the Spirit of Kimono, too.

Don't tell me there are paper dolls in it, too.

No way, it can't be.

But something's bugging me.

Please, Dad. Go and check it.

Me?

I don't understand why she's so scared.

There're no paper dolls here.

Right, see?

Right.

Here's nothing!

Good! Thanks!

It's amazing!

It just looks like the one on the pamphlet, doesn't it?

This is paradise.

It's beautiful!

Cheers...

Everyone, thank you so much

for your cooperation with our four day interview.

Eri, make my model character stand out in your drama, will you?

Well, I still don't know what kind of story it's going to be.

So I'm giving you ideas right now!

Mr. Bando,

how about if Harumi sings the opening theme of the drama?

What?

That's a good idea!

Harumi, could you do that?

Only if she's around until then though.

It's good, isn't it?

Oh, my! Is it empty before I even open it?

How could that be possible?

Ran? Another bottle?

All right! One last bottle, okay?

It'll be the last one, Ran.

No!

No! Conan, it's not fair!

Excuse me?

Yes, come in.

Hi, Harumi!

There's something I would like to discuss with Mr. Mouri.

Dad.

Yes?

Dad!

Discuss?

It was five years ago. I was in third year in college.

There was this illegal drug that a lot of students on campus were using.

Somehow, people started to suspect a female student as the drug dealer.

Although she denied the fact that she was the drug dealer,

the drugs were found in her locker.

She killed herself by jumping off the university building,

saying she was innocent.

That person's name is Sakurako Suzuka.

I told you about her under the cherry blossom tree.

She was a very kind person, who loved cherry blossoms.

There's no way that she was selling the drugs. It just can't be her.

So please, Mr. Mouri!

Could you reinvestigate this case again? Please?

This was five years ago though.

Actually there was a rumour that the drug dealers

were some other female students.

What?

But those students were from a family who had a lot of authority.

So no one could go against them.

Students?

They are Asuka Shibasaki and Ema Anzai.

Asuka is a daughter of a parliamentary deputy.

And Ema is a daughter of the major construction firm, Anzai Global.

Those two girls didn't get along with Sakurako

because of her strong sense of justice.

Mr. Mouri, please look into this!

Alright! I'll see what I can do, okay?

Thank you so much!

You must like her a lot.

I lost my parents when I was young.

My uncle and aunt raised me.

Sakurako also lost her parents by fire,

and so she was very kind to me.

You guys are going to the bath now?

You're done already, Ms. Akechi?

Yes. I got a little cold.

Then, why don't we have some drink together?

I'm sorry. I got some work to do.

Okay, later!

Huh? It's reserved.

You're right.

It's locked.

Well, what can we do? It's only 30 more minutes.

Why don't we go upstairs and play some ping pong?

Alright.

Somebody's going pretty wild over there.

I wonder what Ran and the others are doing?

Here we go!

Yes!

You guys already got out?

No. Actually, we haven't even got in yet.

It was reserved.

Huh? You're wearing glasses.

I wear contact lenses usually.

I took them off for the outdoor bath just now.

It's past 11.30pm now.

The bath should be open by now.

Yes. Let's go.

Where are you guys going?

To the female bathroom!

What?

Still reserved.

It is locked.

What is this?

There was nothing when we came here last time.

It's weird. This thing is kind of cold.

What is this?

What's the matter?

Kimono Demon.

Pops, break down the door!

Okay! Let me do it!

Dad!

This just got me really sober.

Conan, is anybody there?

Yes, but in fact...

Asuka!

Asuka!

Asuka, are you alright?

She's stabbed in the chest.

The folklore of the Kimono Demon.

Oh, no.

Hey, Conan! Where are you going?

In the folklore, two sisters are killed.

Hey, what's going on?

Asuka is...

What's the matter?

In the outdoor bath, Asuka was found dead.

Actually, it was a murder.

What is it?

Oh, my God.

Where is Ema?

I think she went over there about an hour ago.

Are those the footprints of Ema's boots?

Is she in there?

Please don't step on the footprints.

I know that! Did you forget that I'm a detective?

So it is the Kimono Demon.

She's stabbed in her chest, too.

Outside, only Ema's footprints and nothing else was found.

In other words, this is a locked room closed off by the snow.

Excuse me, sir!

I suppose you're Detective Mouri.

Yes, I am.

I am Ogura, the police officer of this village!

Did you contact the prefectural police department?

Yes, I did.

But the road condition is not good because of the snow.

So I suppose they won't be here until tomorrow morning.

Tomorrow morning.

No choice then.

I guess we have to do the on-site investigation on our own.

Miss? Could you bring me some bath towels, please?

Sure!

Please wait in the hall.

Yes...

Do it slowly, Mr. Ogura.

Yes, slowly. Cover those footprints.

This pass under the eaves leads to the back door.

Yet, there are no footprints whatsoever.

Wait a minute.

Something's wrong.

What is it? Something's wrong.

Hey, don't move it!

I don't want the footprints to be covered with snow!

There you are.

Sorry, we decided to sit rather than stand. It's was Eri's idea.

Did you find anything?

Yoriko, you said Ema passed this lobby around 10.30pm.

Yes, I did.

Did you see anybody else?

No, I didn't.

It's getting more complicated.

What do you mean by that?

First of all, around the shrine where Ema was murdered,

there were no footprints found other than hers.

So, did Ema killed herself?

I don't think so.

There were no weapons found in there.

No way.

Secondly, in order to go to the outdoor bath where Asuka was murdered,

you have to go through the recreation hall.

We were there after 10.30pm, but didn't see anybody passing through.

What about climbing the cliff and going to the outdoor bath?

I already checked it.

There were no suspicious traces found on the cliff.

Then, Asuka was murdered before 10.30pm?

We found a dagger and a stun gun in the bathtub.

The murderer most likely attacked Asuka with the stun gun first,

then killed her in the outdoor bath.

The dagger in fact had a nacre decoration in its hilt.

I asked the staffs about it.

She said it was the votive dagger dedicated to the shrine in the garden.

The votive dagger?

And one more thing.

Ema's bandana was also found in the outdoor bath.

There was blood on that bandana.

What does that mean?

That means...

Assuming that both victims were murdered with the same dagger,

it's plausible to think that Ema was killed before Asuka was.

Furthermore, Ema was alive until 10.30pm.

So theoretically, Asuka was killed after 10.30pm.

How did the murderer get into the outdoor bath, though?

There were no traces in the shrine of the garden, right?

Give me a break. You got to be a ghost or something to do that.

It's the curse.

It's the curse of the Kimono Demon.

What do you mean?

We saw it!

I saw a couple of new paper dolls dedicated to the shrine!

The Kimono Demon's curse killed Asuka and Ema.

No, it can't be.

A curse did not kill the girls. It's obvious.

But what was the trick that the murderer used?

Next Conan's Hint:

"Sash"

Hey, Ran! Do you have a sash?

A black one for karate though.

That's what I thought.