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Stars are for some reason attractive.

They can be the culprit or an actor.

Sense of vision, hearing and smell.

An alibi relying on these three senses.

The clue to invalidating the alibi is a past incident!

He sees through the one and only truth.

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

His name is Detective Conan!

"Request from a Queer Family (Part 2)"

In other words, the suspects are...

Daisaku, the family head that confined in his room blowing the flute,

Tsugutaka, the oldest son who was illustrating

and the second son, Shigehide who was writing a novel.

These three men.

No. Up to now,

all the deductions were made based on Conan leading everyone to them.

It's as if the thoughts that cross an innocent child's mind

coincidentally serve as hints to reach a conclusion,

but it can only be done

because he is secretly having Shinichi make the deductions.

Even up to now,

I've never seen him making phone calls before coming up with an idea.

If so, there is only one thing I can think of.

That this child...

Conan himself...

is Shinichi.

That's why all the calls from Shinichi come in with no number display.

So that I can't call him from my side.

But during the school festival, they were both together.

Am I taking my imagination too far after all?

No, don't be deceived!

I'm sure Shinichi used some kind of trick!

What's the matter, Ran?

No, it's nothing.

I see.

I've got to make sure.

Come to think of it, right after I sent the mail to Shinichi,

Conan's cell phone...

I'm going to send that mail once more.

And this time for sure...

I'll get hold of conclusive evidence that he can't get away with.

No way.

It's not responding.

A visitor?

Were you expecting somebody?

No.

It says my mail's been sent.

So what happened this morning was a coincidence after all?

Well, I guess so.

Conan couldn't possibly be Shinichi.

No, it's Shinichi!

He could be using some method

that is unthinkable for ordinary people to think up.

If you're going to be that way,

I'm not going to take my eyes off you,

not even for an instant, until you expose yourself.

So, you'd better be ready, Shinichi!

I wonder if it's just another prank?

A prank?

There are times when the doorbell rings, but there's no one there.

But it's really bad today. It's already happened several times.

It usually happens only once a week.

But it's already this time of day to be a prank by children.

One of the three probably rang the door chime using some method,

and rigged up some alibi trick while the door was being answered.

It's true that the alibi of the three

is being supported by the housekeepers who brought their dinner

during the time of the crime, which was around 7:30.

But they did not directly see any of the three.

If so, the most suspicious would be Tsugutaka,

the husband of Tomoko who had been killed.

If he saw the mail in her cell phone

that came from the one she was having an affair with,

that would be a motive, too.

If Mrs. Kariya was having an affair...

I don't think Mr. Kariya would have overlooked it.

Why do you think so?

12 years ago when Eisuke, his third son's fiance

was killed in the phone booth,

they were actually on a date.

The first phone call was from Eisuke asking him if it was okay

to let Motoka spend the night over because she had missed the last train.

Mr. Kariya who was in the living room

asked for Motoka to come on the phone.

If a girl like you ever dare come through the door of the Kariya residence,

I'll see to it that you do not live!

Was Motoka also having an affair?

I don't know how Mr. Kariya found out, but...

I think they both stayed at the phone booth

without being able to make it home and was killed there.

Was the police notified?

I only know that there was a phone call.

Shigehide told us that it had nothing to do with the case,

so that it wasn't necessary to report it.

Which means that the only person

that had nothing to do with Tomoko was Shigehide.

About that...

We heard Tomoko and Shigehide arguing in the corridor a month ago.

Something about "It's terrible to eavesdrop."

It was about the dialogue of the parents of the main character

that appear in the novel which is to be dramatized soon...

Being very similar to their own.

Mrs. Kariya was outraged saying that if the dialogue is not changed

before the dramatization, she would sue him.

As a result, Shigehide agreed to change the dialogue

and everything seems to have been settled.

What? You're all still here?

Did you find the killer?

Oh, not yet.

By the way, at around 7:30 when your dinner was delivered to you,

you answered through the sliding paper door,

"It's been a long time since we had curry for dinner."

But how did you know it was curry?

The aroma. The sliding door was slightly opened.

What's this used for?

I use it to listen to my flute teacher play and practice.

I'm making process day by day.

Now that I don't go out often,

playing the flute is my only favourite pastime.

So ever since he hurt his leg at work, he haven't gone out much.

Yes, since he used to stay at home all the time,

he found out that his wife was having an affair with someone else,

and got a divorce.

I see. That's why he is very sensitive to extra-marital.

Curry was one of the dishes that his wife was good at.

That's why you didn't make curry too often?

Out of consideration for Mr. Kariya.

Yes, we were actually thinking of making beef stew.

But we decided to change it to curry just 10 minutes before serving it.

Hey, come on! That's enough.

I just told you that I was in this room at night around 7:30!

When you were served dinner, you raised your hand and responded.

She saw your silhouette through the sliding paper door

but she didn't actually see you in person.

You mean you think I rigged it so that my silhouette

would be reflected on the paper door?

No.

I don't think that's possible.

I can tell whether it is actually the silhouette of a person or not.

I see.

So now that you're done, go on home, will you?

Thanks to you police people, I haven't been able concentrate,

and haven't made any progress in my work!

One of his family members has died

and yet he doesn't shed a tear at all.

It's a wonder he's a writer of pure love novels.

He sure doesn't look to be one.

Talking about not looking to be one,

when we first met them you were saying...

Hey, Ran?

What?

You were saying that you thought he was much older.

That's because the people who come out in his novels don't dye their hair.

Even if people with dyed hair come out, they're treated as delinquents.

That's why I thought he was pretty old.

Besides,

his story usually has scenes in which the main characters are at the place

they're supposed to meet, and yet, they don't get to see each other

because a pillar is in the way. Just like in some old movie.

It's so sad watching the characters waiting and worrying,

concerned about their loved ones that don't show up.

They're so different from somebody I know,

that's always close by, yet insists on secretly watching his partner.

You think so too, don't you, Conan?

I can't really tell because I'm just a child.

You think so, don't you?

Yes.

Enough.

I have nothing more to say than that I was here, right through.

But smelling the aroma of the pipe when dinner was brought here

is not enough to serve as proof of an alibi.

Then who was smoking the pipe?

Are you saying that there was Ninja or something around?

A Ninja?

You ate the curry.

By the way, did somebody come again?

I heard the doorbell ring a while ago.

No. It seems that somebody played a prank again.

I think that Tsugutaka is quite upset over this prank.

Each time he returned from outside,

he used to ask if any pranks were played.

When we told him there were, he used to get into a foul mood.

And he used to get really upset over crank calls, too.

Crank calls?

Yes, it rings once, and hangs up.

It rings for some time and then hangs up. We were getting strange calls.

We got a one today, too.

When you came, a little after 8:00.

Was it an undisplayed number?

No, the thing is...

Although the phone call came in

it wasn't displayed in the incoming call history.

Don't tell me that the chime we heard just a while ago?

Hey, Ran!

What?

You sent mail out a while ago, didn't you?

You did, didn't you?

Yes, I did!

Is that wrong?

Did you verify the address?

I didn't have to verify it because all I did was re-send the mail

I sent out this morning.

Oh, no.

Who did I mail this out to?

Just as I thought after all.

That's why she found the cell phone so easily.

Which means that person is the killer.

The killer used the case of 12 years ago

to hide his shadow within the dark.

So that he alone could continue to stay in the light.

I guess it's about time we call it a day then.

Yes.

I think it'll be difficult to undo their alibi

unless we use some sort of magic.

Magic?

I saw a fantastic magic show on TV the other day!

This lady is in a rectangular box.

Her face, hands and legs are sticking out, but her body splits into three.

Talk about shocking!

You idiot! There are three people in there.

Really? I guess you can't deceive people carrying it out alone,

but if there are others to help you, it's possible!

So what?

If one of the three helps out, then the alibi trick will work?

It's not possible,

because the meals were delivered to three rooms that are apart.

For some reason,

Mrs. Kariya finds the cell phone that she had lost in the house,

and as soon as she does so, she is killed.

The three men who live in this house are to be suspected, that's for sure.

Yes. The cell phone was also missing from the scene of the murder.

But, Ran...

Don't you think that the person who is hiding that cell phone

-is really stupid? -Huh?

Because while we were looking for the cell phone,

no matter how many times we called,

the person kept answering and hanging up right away, right?

Of course.

Because once his voice is heard, it would be obvious who he is.

But if it were me,

if I knew that such an in convenient phone call would be coming,

I would switch off my cell phone.

Which means that Shinichi did have his cell phone switched off?

You idiot!

He was waiting for Tomoko's man to call or mail her,

that's why he didn't switch off her phone.

If so, he could've adjusted the volume of her cell phone.

Because he was getting repeated calls.

Or, was it that he didn't know how to operate the phone?

I'm sure he knew what he was doing

because he knew how to unlock the cell phone.

But even if the cell phone were to be locked, it would be obvious

that four digits would have to be entered in order to unlock the phone.

Therefore, even if the killer had no idea how to use the phone,

so long as he had time, I'm sure he would've been able to unlock it.

Anyone can find out how to use it by just touching it here and there.

It took me a while to get used to it though.

You're talking about back when you first bought your cell phone, right?

Right, right. There aren't too many people who do not know

how to use a cell phone in this day and age.

If that person were to be locked up somewhere for about 10 years or so,

then maybe...

10 years?

Come to think of it,

the use of cell phone became widespread about 10 years ago.

Hey, wasn't it about 12 years ago?

That the third son Eisuke's fiance was killed

and his whereabouts became unknown?

Could it have been Eisuke that had Tomoko's cell phone?

Don't tell me that he's somewhere in this house?

Which means that one of the three was hiding him.

It's understandable

that after being separated from the outside world for 12 years,

he finds the cell phone and becomes interested in it, and takes it away.

It was after all,

Eisuke's friend who got a call from the cell phone that was lost.

If it were him,

he probably had a lot of time to figure out how to unlock the phone.

And when he went to return the phone, Tomoko found him,

so he killed her along with whoever was hiding him

in order to keep her from talking.

The alibi would become invalid.

Okay! Go get a search warrant.

Eisuke could be the killer of the incident that happened 12 years ago.

Yes, sir.

The problem is, who's sheltering him?

I think the most suspicious is the head of the household, Daisaku.

There was a radio cassette recorder in his room, right?

He probably recorded his voice,

"It's been a long time since we had curry for dinner."

And at the time of the crime around 7:30, he made Eisuke

that he was sheltering push the button in order to establish his alibi.

I think I'm kind of hungry.

Would you like to have some curry? There's still some more left.

No, it's okay. It was supposed to be beef stew, right?

And you changed it to curry 10 minutes before you served it, right?

-So, I'll bet it's not that good anyway. -10 minutes ago.

Means about 7:20.

It takes more than 20 minutes to the murder site from here.

He'll have to leave by a little after 7:00 to make it in time.

Then it's Tsugutaka who was smoking his pipe in the room

and illustrating in his room.

As for the aroma from the pipe, all he had to do was make Eisuke smoke it.

Curry is my favourite, so maybe I'll have some after all.

Huh?

In fact, I was thinking of taking the curry that was outside the man's room

somewhere else and eat it.

But I decided against it.

Because if the plate of curry disappears,

it'll be easy to figure out who ate the curry!

Wait a second.

If Tsugutaka made Eisuke stay in his room to serve his double,

why didn't he make him take the curry into his room?

That would make it look more like he was in the room.

He probably couldn't come out

because he's someone that shouldn't be around.

Even so, Tsugutaka would've noticed the dish after coming back

from the murder site and would've taken it inside.

If he left it outside his room,

it would only give way to suspicion

that he wasn't in his room during the time of the crime.

Besides, Tsugutaka had eaten the curry after it had gotten cold.

There is no reason why he wouldn't take it into his room.

If so, the remaining suspect would be

the one who was writing a novel in his room,

Shigehide.

I killed Tomoko?

I'm sheltering my kid brother Eisuke?

You've got to be kidding!

But if so, everything falls into place.

You made Eisuke have his hair done like yours.

Then you make him respond through the sliding paper door

isn't all that difficult.

Mr. Tsubouchi from the editing section.

I'm sort of busy right now.

Yes. I'll call you back.

You're mean, aren't you, mister?

You use a cell phone,

but you don't let the characters in your novel use it.

Why don't you let them use it?

It's not that you didn't know about cell phone, right?

It can't be.

Were you making your kid brother write the novels?

That's why there weren't too many people who dyed their hair in the novel.

12 years ago, not too many people used to dye their hair yet.

Which means it's true

that the conversation between Mr. and Mrs. Kariya were used, too.

If he lives in the attic,

he'll be able to hear all the conversation that goes on in the house.

Well, that's...

It's enough already.

It's enough,

Shigehide.

You're...

Yes. I'm Eisuke Kariya, who killed my fiance 12 years ago

and was being protected by my older brother all this time.

Because of the words of my father that I heard back then through the phone.

If a girl like you ever dare come through the door of the Kariya residence,

I'll see to it that you do not live!

We got into an argument, I lost my temper and killed Motoka.

I was planning to kill myself, too.

But I was in shock and found myself at home when Shigehide found me.

Shigehide, I'm in trouble, I killed Motoka.

Don't worry! I'll work something out.

And you've stayed in the attic ever since.

Yes. I thought of turning myself in many times,

but just couldn't find the courage to do so.

I had no intention of killing her.

Then why did you hit her after you stabbed her?

You hit her, didn't you?

No. I only stabbed her.

So it's you who killed Motoka 12 years ago.

What the...

Wait! Why would Shigehide kill Motoka?

Maybe because he was the one who was having an affair with Motoka?

I see! If it's an affair within the same household.

It's understandable that Daisuke who didn't go out often

would find out about it, too.

Yes. And you killed Tomoko who found out about it to shut her up.

Using the same method you used 12 years ago.

You figured if push came to shove, you would put all the blame on Eisuke.

That's ridiculous.

Shigehide protected me for the past 12 years.

No. He protected you because if the police arrested you,

everything would be disclosed!

The fact is that, after you stabbed Motoka,

he killed her with a finishing blow!

That's not true, right?

No. Why would I do something like that?

I remember Mrs. Kariya saying

that the ringtone of the cell phone was a strange one.

Shut up. Be quiet!

If you want to set me up as the killer that badly,

show me proof that I did it.

Guests again?

No, I think it's the sound for incoming mail.

Mrs. Kariya disappeared while looking for the cell phone, remember?

She had my cell phone at that time,

so she sent mail to her cell phone repeatedly

and found her cell phone with the sound of incoming mail.

I see.

No matter what button I pushed, I couldn't stop this sound.

I got all flustered when Tomoko showed up at the attic.

I was able to stop the sound of the cell phone, but...

The ringtone is the same as that of the Kariya family.

I see. If left that way, no matter where in the house you are,

you will have an excuse to leave. So you can answer the call or e-mails

from the one you're having an affair with.

And the fact that the sound is ringing now

means that the cell phone is somewhere in this room.

Shigehide, the cell phone that you took from the scene of the murder,

Tomoko's cell phone.

You should've thrown it away immediately.

He was probably too scared to throw it away

until he confirmed whether or not she told anybody about his kid brother.

Well, the truth will come out as soon as we check out the fingerprints

on the murder weapon and the blood on it.

If only she didn't say what she did.

Where do you think I found this cell phone?

Your very curious kid brother had it.

The one inside the dark attic, made to write novels to past his time away,

so that his older brother could get all the glory,

that poor kid brother of yours.

Okay. To start things off, give me 10,000,000 yen.

We'll talk over the details thoroughly in a different place.

That's why you told me to write the novel here tonight and went out?

Yes. 12 years ago, too.

I first went to see if she was okay because she was stabbed.

Her wound was not serious,

so I was going to take her to the hospital. But...

Take responsibility, will you?

Take responsibility and get married to you?

You idiot!

I would never marry into a house with such an old fart living there.

Money!

Now that things turned out the way they did,

I'm going to leech you till you die and suck you to the bones,

so be prepared!

Shigehide.

I'm not worthy of being your brother.

If you didn't have the writing talent you did,

I probably would have killed you the first chance I had.

Shigehide.

Well, I guess I didn't do so

because I wanted to read the continuation of your novels.

But what a queer family they were.

You were really fantastic, Pops.

You solved the case in no time at all!

Well, it was really no big deal.

You're fantastic yourself, Shinichi.

Acting out as a slightly intelligent grade school child. How splendid.

You're a big centre forward manipulating a small mid-fielder.

A fantasista who sends accurate passes and leads the ball to the goal.

But why?

Why are you doing this?

Why won't you tell me the truth?

I mean we're so close together.

Why?

We're finally home.

Hurry up and get off!

I've got to go return the car.

Okay.

Ran, hurry up.

Make sure you have the bath ready!

Next Conan's Hint:

"The number plate of a car"

The next episode is the 400th episode!

-A new start in history for you, Conan. -Sure thing.