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The musical tone of the famed musical instrument brings about murder.

The disaster that befalls a family of musicians.

Suddenly takes an unexpected turn!

He sees through the one and only truth.

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

His name is Detective Conan!

We were summoned by Ms. Hasuki Shitara

and went to visit Choichiro Shitara's residence. Pops, Ran and I.

Hasuki had called us

because incomprehensible accidents

revolving around the famed musical instrument Stradivarius

have been occurring consecutively from the year before last.

Her request was for us to investigate these accidents.

However, as soon as we got there,

the annex went up in flames!

Genzaburo who was inside, dies.

Who's cigarette butt is this?

It doesn't seem to be yours, Pops.

That brand is the one...

that Great Uncle Genzaburo used to smoke.

Come to think of it,

he stopped by here before going to the annex.

If so, then...

this is...

Kid, where do you think you're going?

Just as I thought.

This is not an accident, but murder.

Moreover, if my deduction is correct,

the next target is...

"Cacophony of Stradivarius! Interlude!"

What? You mean this fire is arson?

Yes. The cause of the fire is because he fell asleep while smoking,

and the source of the fire is around this ashtray.

But...

See, look at this cigarette butt

and this is the cigarette

that Genzaburo was smoking back at the main house.

The brand is the same,

and there's nothing odd about it.

There is a trace of it being bitten.

See.

Just like you, Pops...

People who work and talk while they smoke

have a habit of biting the filter of their cigarette.

But there is no trace of this cigarette butt being bitten.

Don't you think it's strange?

I see.

In order to make it look as if he fell asleep while smoking,

that the killer smoked several cigarettes

before setting the place on fire.

That is what you want to say, right?

But, the door of this room can only be locked from the inside.

How'd the killer leave the room then?

You've come across an idea of the kind of trick

that may have been used, right?

Oh no, not yet...

You're just a kid after all.

He could've just happened to bite the cigarette

that he smoked back at the main house, you know.

Besides, Genzaburo used to hate people cleaning up his room.

Despite that, isn't it strange

that there isn't even one cigarette filter that has bite traces?

"Benio Tsumagari (54)" -There's nothing strange about it.

"Steward for the Shitara family" -Because Genzaburo

used to always throw out the rubbish before going out.

But, it's amazing how you dashed out of the room.

Well, the fact is, this kid informed me.

But if he threw out the rubbish, it's strange after all,

that he would smoke several cigarettes before falling asleep.

You idiot! That's not unusual at all.

He probably got sleepy when he was smoking his last cigarette.

That could be it, but...

I wonder if it's okay?

This could be a serial murder case.

What?

You shouldn't make such an irresponsible remark.

The name...

The initial of the name of the person,

Danjiro who died after being attacked by a robber is "D".

The initial of Eimi who died

after falling off the stairs two years ago is "E".

The initial of Furuto who fell off the veranda

and died a year ago is "F".

And the initial of Genzaburo who died tonight is "G".

D-E-F-G...

It's in alphabetical order.

If what all these people have in common

is the birthday of the head of this household, Mr. Choichiro Shitara.

It could be as the kid says.

There's something fishy going on?

Wait!

D-E-F-G...

then the next target is Hasuki with the initial H.

Oh no! She shouldn't be left alone!

What? I'm the next target?

Oh no, no way.

But alphabetically your name is next in line.

"Kyosuke Haga (32), Choichiro's nephew" -Now that you mentioned it,

it's true that starting with Father Danjiro's initial D,

it continues E-F-G...

"Hasuki Shitara (23)" -in alphabetical order.

"Choichiro's granddaughter" -Come on, it's just a coincidence.

I guess so...

But, we have a problem.

What about tonight's requiem?

Requiem?

It's been a custom for generations in the Shitara family

that when someone passes away, someone plays the requiem.

Genzaburo played till last year.

Besides, Mr. and Mrs. Shitara is in no condition to play as you can see.

I... I can't possibly play either!

Okay, I guess I'll play it then.

Why don't you all join us too?

A live performance by Kyosuke Haga

is not something you can listen to everyday, you know.

But, most of the musical instruments were in the annex.

The only instruments left are the piano and that...

Hey, hey, not that Stradivarius,

my hands'll shake.

You can use my violin, then.

No, I'll use the one I usually use that's in my car,

although it'll never come close

to that famed musical instrument that was made 300 years ago.

It's the only gift that Father ever gave me.

When it comes to tone quality,

it's second to none.

I don't want to use that famed musical instrument again

and have something happen.

Besides, if I take it out without asking Aunt Ayane,

I think she'll be troubled.

Be troubled?

For Mrs. Shitara, that Stradivarius is her son, Furuto himself.

That famed musical instrument that Furuto played

in front of Mr. Shitara just before his death is...

So, ever since then, at the stroke of midnight...

"Ayane Shitara (68), Choichiro's wife"

"Choichiro Shitara (72), The head of the Shitara family"

Does Choichiro know about this?

Yes, most likely...

The storeroom for the Stradivarius

is between Grandfather and Grandmother's room.

I'm sure that Grandmother still sees

my Father Furuto back then, in her heart.

Then, I shall begin.

Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, "Requiem".

Concerto in D major K-626.

How nice.

Yes, Uncle Kyosuke graduated a music university in Germany with honors.

Why did he open the window, Kyosuke?

Probably so that Grandfather and Grandmother could listen to him play too.

Grandmother's bedroom is right above.

You mean that grandmother's room is connected

with grandfather's room with the storeroom of the Stradivarius in between?

If locked from the inside,

you cannot go through from the storeroom.

You can go inside from the corridor though,

with the master key that Ms. Tsumagari has.

They sleep in different rooms even if they're married.

Grandfather is a heavy smoker

and Grandmother hated the smoke.

He didn't quit until he came down with lung cancer.

If Grandfather dies, who's going to receive that expensive violin?

Great Uncle Genzaburo would have...

Maybe Grandmother?

I wonder what Grandfather will do.

I feel that it is most appropriate for a musical genius

like Uncle Kyosuke to have it, though.

Conan, listen quietly, will you.

What's that sound?

Don't tell me that was?

Grandmother.

Hurry, get an ambulance!

Yes, sir.

Grandmother's name is Ayane, so her initial is "A".

What does this mean?

I won't give it to anybody.

It's mine.

Where's the storeroom?

To the right beyond.

Hey.

The door is locked from inside.

And the chair beside the window.

Could it be suicide after all?

Well, well...

Mr. Mouri, another encounter with Death.

Come on. It's mere coincidence.

Inspector, and besides it's the saga of renown detectives,

to become involved in cases like these no matter where they go.

Then, I'd rather you stay still at home.

The estimated time of the incident is around midnight.

The site is that window on the 3rd floor.

It seems to be her bedroom.

Where were you at that time?

Yes, sir. I was in the room right below with everyone else

listening to Kyosuke playing the Requiem.

Requiem?

Yes, it seems to have been a custom handed down

for generations at the Shitara residence.

Genzaburo, who burned to death

was the youngest of 3 brothers.

The oldest is Choichiro.

The 2nd son Danjiro, who died 30 years ago

is Kyosuke's father.

So, famed detective,

what do you think her motive for suicide was?

Oh, well, as to that... I have no idea yet.

I think it's the violin.

She's the steward for the Shitara family.

Let's go to Mrs. Shitara's room.

This is...

Straduvarius.

Don't tell me that a robber broke in

and Ayane fell out the window accidentally.

But this room was locked.

There are no signs of any struggling either.

There are no signs of anyone having come in here either.

The violin was probably already broken by someone

before Mrs. Shitara opened the case.

Maybe it was from that shock.

But, would she do something like that

-just because a musical instrument broke... -Don't you know,

that violin is a legendary violin that costs several billions of yen!

Moreover, Ayane was cherishing it

as if it were the double of her son, who died.

If someone broke it,

I'm pretty sure that she'd feel like jumping out the window.

-Wrong. -What?

I think she broke it herself.

Not again, this brat...

By herself? What makes you think so?

See, look at the new scratch on that table.

Grandmother probably threw this violin against it.

You idiot! She's not like Inspector Megure

who knows nothing of violins you know.

She would never do something like that!

Yes, I think so too.

But, that's only if this violin is genuine.

What?

Look at the label that is stuck to the inside of the violin.

The mark says "G.A"

If Antonio Stradivari made it,

the label should show "A.S"!

How come you know something like that?

Shinichi told me so some time ago.

You mean that detective kid?

Come to think of it, Shinichi was really knowledgeable

when it came to violins.

Maybe because Holmes used to play it?

Then, what does "G.A" stand for?

The violin maker who made that violin

was just being playful and put his initial on the mark

that was a replica of the real one.

The replica is also famous

and a large amount had been made since some time ago.

See, underneath the label,

it says "Made In Germany".

It's a 100% replica.

He's...

Kyosuke that I mentioned a while ago.

Can you tell me who was listening to his Requiem in the room below?

Yes, sir, Ran and I,

that kid over there,

Hasuki, and the steward, Ms. Tsumagari, all four of us.

And Ayane fell to her death during this performance.

But, why did Grandmother have to commit suicide,

after Uncle Kyosuke risked his life to save her from the flames?

Save her?

Yes, Kyosuke and Conan saved Ayane

who didn't make it in time out of the fire.

I still don't understand.

Why did she break the replica?

Don't tell me she thought it was genuine all this time

but realized only now that it was a replica.

That's isn't possible.

Mr. Shitara's violin has been appraised

and is guaranteed to be genuine.

But, this case is genuine.

Isn't this the one?

Grandfather.

It was hidden behind the bed.

That Ayane, she dare treat it so carelessly.

It has the label of Antonio Stradivari.

So this is genuine.

When I saw it I knew it was.

Would you like me to play it?

No, that won't be necessary if you say so.

What we see is good enough.

If so, what on earth is that?

Maybe another Stradivarius was placed here to surprise everyone.

But, after finding out that it was a replica, she was shocked and...

I see, so before her husband finds out

that she spent a lot of money on trash,

she committed suicide.

If so, everything falls into place.

Wrong!

When I came into this room a while ago,

I checked the bed but nothing was there!

I'm sure that someone...

came to secretly replace the replica that was once exchanged

for the genuine Stradivarius,

again with the genuine one.

Somebody for some reason came into this room

-after I did and... -Conan

Maybe you should check the fingerprints that are on it.

Well, I'm sure you'll find fingerprints everywhere though.

Mine too, all over the place.

Because I was tuning the Stradivarius

in preparation for Uncle Choichiro's birthday since yesterday afternoon.

-In this room? -Yes, sir.

I handed it over to Hasuki after that, right?

Yes, I played it a little too,

so my fingerprints are also on it...

Was there anyone else there back then?

I was alone.

Uncle Kyosuke left taking Grandmother with him to the garden,

so that she wouldn't bother me.

I was showing Mr. Mouri the Stradivarius

when he arrived a while later

then we saw the annex on fire.

In the meantime, I took the Stradivarius that was left as is on the table,

to the storeroom.

Which means, anyone of you could've switched the violin.

But, Inspector, that doesn't matter now, does it?

The genuine one is back

and that kid over there is just saying what he wishes.

But, something's strange about this incident!

What's so strange! This room was locked,

and the door of that storeroom was locked too.

Moreover, there is a chair by the window.

No matter how you look at it, it's suicide!

Where's the spare key to this room?

Other than what Mrs. Shitara was using,

I have the master key.

Inspector, I found the key among the belongings of the corpse.

-I see. -See, this is not a serial murder case!

Serial murder?

Well, according to this kid,

he says that the killings started 30 years ago

with the initial of the names of the members of the family,

D-E-F-G in alphabetical order.

But, after the letter "G" of Genzaburo who died in the fire.

Ayane, with the initial "A" committed suicide.

That is, there was no connection.

-Maybe it's the musical scale? -What?

D-E-F-G-A.

In Italian it would be Do-Re-Mi,

but in English it is C-D-E-F-G-A-B.

Like they say the "C" chord.

I see.

Which means that the next alphabet would be "B".

But, who has the initial "B"...

Benio Tsumagari

You mean the next target is I?

Come to think of it, 30 years ago,

when I first started working here,

Mr. Shitara mentioned,

"If you belonged to our family,

we could go right up the scale from C to B"

I see, since Choichiro starts with a "C",

that'll make C-D-E-F-G-A-B,

the entire musical scale.

I wonder if I said something like that.

Well, I'd like you all to wait inside your rooms for now, then.

Inspector, they're her footprints.

From the looks of it,

it seems she jumped down without a tinge of hesitation.

Without a tinge of hesitation?

Inspector, I'm sure that it's suicide after all.

I mean this room was locked.

Locked...

Come to think of it,

the room that Genzaburo burned to death in was also locked.

Before the fire, everyone was at the annex,

so the anyone of the four could've set fire to it.

But this room was also locked.

I'm sure there's something to it.

What's that?

See by the top of the window,

there's something transparent. That square thing.

Is it a scotch tape or something?

There is the same to the right too.

Mr. Mouri was asking

if you saw anything strange near the corpse.

Come to think of it...

And one more thing.

There was something that looked like the tip of a chopstick

Yeah, we found something that looked to be the burnt remains of a case.

Right, shaped something like this,

and maybe two thin sticks would fit into it.

Which means that there was nothing in the case, right?

Right, if that is used,

it would be possible to kill Ayane.

The only thing left to solve is the locked room mystery.

I see, so that's the story.

But, there is one thing I don't understand...

What is the killer so hung up on?

Next Conan's Hint:

"Perfect pitch"

You've got to watch Conan's perfect pitching.

What a play on words.