The Trembling Police Headquarters: 12 Million Hostages

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Episode 304 (Int. Episode 326-329)
Information
Title:	The Trembling Police Headquarters: 12 Million Hostages
Japanese title:	揺れる警視庁 1200万人の人質 (Yureru Keishichō Sennihyakumannin no Hitojichi)
Original airdate:	January 6, 2003 * October 4, 2004 (Rerun) * March 19, 2022 (Remastered version I) March 26, 2022 (Remastered version II) April 2, 2022 (Remastered version III) April 9, 2022 (Remastered version IV)
Broadcast rating:	17.0%
Remastered rating:	6.3% (Part I) 6.8% (Part II) 5.8% (Part III) 5.9% (Part IV)
Manga case:	#107
Season:	8
Manga source:	Volume 36: File 8 (369) ~ Volume 37: File 1 (373)
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Miwako Sato Juzo Megure Wataru Takagi Jinpei Matsuda Masayoshi Sato Detective Boys Ai Haibara Ninzaburo Shiratori Hiroshi Agasa Kiyonaga Matsumoto Kazunobu Chiba Kogoro Mouri Ran Mouri Yumi Miyamoto Sonoko Suzuki Shinichi Kudo Makoto Kyogoku Yoko Okino Detective Konno Unnamed officer Unnamed officer Professor
Case solved by:	Conan Edogawa Juzo Megure
Next Conan's Hint:	Map symbol Map symbol (Rerun) Kenji Hagiwara (Remastered version I) Miwako Sato (Remastered version II) Wataru Takagi (Remastered version III) Jinpei Matsuda (Remastered version IV)
Staff
Director:	Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Organizer:	Hirohito Ochi Mashu Ito Masato Sato
Storyboard:	Hirohito Ochi Mashu Ito Masato Sato
Episode director:	Masato Sato
Animation director:	Mari Tominaga (chief) Atsushi Aono Keiko Sasaki
Character design:	Masatomo Sudo Junko Yamanaka and Kumiko Shishido (design works)
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa Kappei Yamaguchi as Shinichi Kudo Wakana Yamazaki as Ran Mouri Akira Kamiya as Kogoro Mouri Kenichi Ogata as Hiroshi Agasa Chafurin as Juzo Megure Wataru Takagi as Wataru Takagi, Genta Kojima Megumi Hayashibara as Ai Haibara Yukiko Iwai as Ayumi Yoshida Ikue Otani as Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Naoko Matsui as Sonoko Suzuki Seizo Kato as Kiyonaga Matsumoto Kazuhiko Inoue as Ninzaburo Shiratori Atsuko Yuya as Miwako Sato Isshin Chiba as Kazunobu Chiba Yuu Sugimoto as Yumi Miyamoto Nobutoshi Canna as Jinpei Matsuda Shin'ichiro Miki as Kenji Hagiwara Yasunori Matsumoto as Detective A Hiroshi Matsumoto as Detective B Minoru Inaba as Detective C Daiki Nakamura as Member Takashi Nagasako as Policeman Shinpachi Tsuji as Older man Katsumi Toriumi as Staff member Chieko Honda as Female TV announcer Mari Maruta as Akemi's mother Mika Kanai as Akemi Machiko Toyoshima as Young woman Joji Nakata as Serial bomber A Masaharu Sato as Serial bomber B
Music
Opening song:	I can't stop my love for you♥
Closing song:	Overture
* 2 Hour Special

The Trembling Police Headquarters: 12 Million Hostages (揺れる警視庁 1200万人の人質 ,Yureru Keishichō Sennihyakumannin no Hitojichi) is the 304th episode of Detective Conan anime.

Characters introduced

Kenji Hagiwara
	Police HQ Mobile Team Explosive Disposal Unit Deceased Matsuda's best friend

Professor
	Teitan High School class 2-B professor

  Show spoilers »

Serial bomber
	Matsuda and Hagiwara's murderer

Cast

Characters

Conan Edogawa Miwako Sato Wataru Takagi Jinpei Matsuda (flashback) Ayumi Yoshida Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Genta Kojima Ai Haibara Ninzaburo Shiratori Hiroshi Agasa Kiyonaga Matsumoto Juzo Megure Kazunobu Chiba Kogoro Mouri Ran Mouri Yumi Miyamoto (flashback) Sonoko Suzuki Shinichi Kudo (voice) Makoto Kyogoku (photo) Yoko Okino (photo) Detective Konno Masayoshi Sato (background) Unnamed officer Unnamed officer

Gadgets

Gadgets
Detective Boys Badge Wristwatch Flashlight

Case

Situation

Miwako Sato reminisces about the bomber case three years ago in which a bomber sent a fax to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police containing the location of a bomb in the form of a riddle. Jinpei Matsuda deduced the bomb's location and realizes that the bomb contains a clue to an even larger bomb and that the clue is only revealed during the last three seconds before detonation; Matsuda sacrifices his life and allowed the police to locate the second bomb. In the present time, the bomber returns and sends a fax to the Police station.

Bombing - Murder (Past)
	Location: Apartments in Tokyo Victim: Kenji Hagiwara Time: January 6th, 7 years before the current timeline Cause of death: Explosion Suspects: Partner of bomber Kenji Hagiwara thought that it was safe, when suddenly the timer on bomb started again and although he tried he failed to escape and died in the explosion.

Bombing - Murder (Past)
	Location: 72nd box seat of the Haido mall Ferris wheel Victim: Jinpei Matsuda Time: January 6th, 3 years before the current timeline Cause of death: Explosion Suspects: Partner of bomber from prior case Jinpei Matsuda was confident that he could disable the bomb, but a message on the l.e.d screen forced him to stay in the Ferris wheel and he ended up dying in the resulting explosion.

Attempted Bombing (Past)
	Location: Beika Central Hospital Time: January 6th, 3 years before the current timeline Suspects: Partner of bomber from prior case Jinpei Matsuda sent the hint that appeared three seconds before the detonation of the bomb in the ferris wheel to Sato, as a result the police were able to pinpoint the location of a second, larger bomb and disarm it.

Car Bombing - Attempted Murder
	Location: Shiratori's police car Victim: Ninzaburo Shiratori Time: January 6th Injury: Explosion Suspects: Partner of bomber from prior case Shiratori managed to escape his Lexus LS400 before he caught the brunt of the blast. He sustained major injuries, that forced him to be hospitalized.

The Detective Boys, along with Wataru Takagi and Sato, attempt to decrypt the riddle and locate the bomb. The riddle reads: "I'm a fast pitching, hard-hitting major leaguer. Now the extra innings have begun. The games begin at noon tomorrow and end at 3 PM. Even if you prepare a good stopper, it won't help you. I'll turn it around in the end. If you want to end the game, come find me. When you police bastards climb the bloodstained mound, I'll be waiting in the steel batter's box."

Sato begins explaining the details of the previous bombing case to Conan. In the incident three years ago, two bombers blackmailed the police for 1 billion yen using time bombs planted in apartment buildings. The money was paid and the timers were stopped; however, they later received a phone call from one of the bombers who heard a misleading news flash via a radio and thought that the bomb was still on. The police decided to use the opportunity to capture one of the bombers, but an unfortunate accident caused the man's death. His partner, who managed to escape and witnessed his death, believed that the police had aired false information on the news on purpose to lure them into a trap. Enraged, the bomber vowed to take revenge on the police to avenge the death of his accomplice and friend and has finally returned to do so.

Accident
	Location: Street Victim: Accomplice Bomber Time: January 6th, 7 years before the current timeline Cause of death: Hit by a truck The accomplice bomber attempted to escape, but he got hit by a truck when stepped out on to the street.

An explosion occurs at Tokyo Tower and a girl becomes stranded in an elevator. Takagi and Conan free her but become trapped in the elevator themselves due to a second explosion. Conan Edogawa finds a bomb in the elevator and begins to disarm it until a message appears revealing that a clue to a second bomb will appear in the last three seconds before detonation.

Attempted Bombing
	Location: Tokyo Tower Victim: Conan Edogawa, Takagi Wataru, & several innocent people Time: January 6th Cause of death: Explosion Suspects: Partner of bomber from prior case

Planted Bombs
	Location: Somewhere in Tokyo Time: January 6th Suspects: Partner of bomber from prior case A clue that will appear three seconds before the detonation of the bomb set in the Tokyo tower will reveal the location of a larger set of bombs elsewhere in Tokyo.

People

Kenji Hagiwara
	Deceased (explosion) Police HQ Mobile Team Explosive Disposal Unit

Serial bomber
	Matsuda and Hagiwara's murderer

Man
	Deceased (truck accident) Accomplice bomber

Akemi
	4 years old

Woman #1
	Akemi's mother

Woman #2
	NTS announcer

Professor
	Teitan High School class 2-B professor

Policeman
	Tokyo MPD Police officer Police HQ Mobile Team Explosive Disposal Unit

Resolution

  Show spoilers »

The bomber's face revealed.

The content from the riddle indicates the bombing will occur in a school. Conan manages to decipher the code and disarms the bomb with one second remaining and reveals that the code refers to the English word "Detective" and when read backwards in its kanji form says Teitan, the name of the school. The bomb at Teitan High is disarmed and the bomber is captured.

When the bomber tries to set it off, Megure appears behind him with dozens of officers holding the cellphone that was to be the detonator revealing that they had secretly disarmed all of his bombs. Cornered he attempts to escape by jumping off the bridge onto a passing car below, however a visibly emotional and angry Sato chases him and corners him, attempting to take revenge for killing Matsuda.

Attempted Murder
	Location: Alley Victim: The unnamed bomber Time: January 6th Attack Type: Shooting Culprit: Miwako Sato Sato tries to shoot the bomber to get revenge on him for killing Matsuda. But Takagi stops Sato from doing so.

Takagi comes just in time to prevent Sato from doing so and brings her back to her senses. Sato says that she just wants to forget all the pain and the memories she shared with Matsuda, but Takagi says she cannot because if she does he will truly be dead. As they attempt to kiss, Megure interrupts them and the case ends with the bomber being arrested.

In the incident seven years ago, he only committed the crime with his colleague to steal money and had actually promised in secret to not kill any victims. However, after his colleague heard an old news report on the radio, he tried to get in touch with the police, believing that the bomb had not been stopped. The police took advantage of his call to track him down, leading to his death when he attempted to escape.

The other bomber believed the police had purposefully made that false announcement to take advantage of his accomplice's moral conscience that inadvertently caused him to die in a car accident. The other bomber vowed total vengeance against the Japanese police department and with these new serial bombing attacks threatened to ruin their reputation, slowly losing his sanity in the process.

In the epilogue, Conan, Agasa, and Haibara are discussing what Conan did at the last minute and how was able to disarm the bomb at the last second. Conan reveals that he had the tools nearby just in case, because he had intended to the solve the riddle before the timer ran out. He also states that he had planned to completely disarm the bomb from the beginning, after all he couldn't let Takagi die.

Manga to anime changes

• In the manga version, not much is known about the bombing case that happened 7 years ago. Kenji Hagiwara also doesn't receive any specific character design like he does in the anime version, as he is only mentioned by name.
• In the manga, Sato recalled Matsuda when she saw the date on her phone while checking the crime scene of the previous case with the Detective Boys. In the anime, she recalls Matsuda when she see Haido Shopping Mall ferris wheel, while the Detective Boys are riding on it. After they finish riding, they see Sato and approach her.
• In the manga, the bombing happened on November 7 according to Matsuda's message. The anime change the date to January 6, the same as the airdate of the episode.

• However, there was an error (presumably in TV broadcast version) in the scene when Sato want to delete the message, where the date displayed is November 7. The date was later fixed.

• In the manga, Takagi doesn't slap Sato to calm her down when she tries to shoot the bomber.

Trivia

• Gosho Aoyama, in an interview, indicated this was one of his favorite case.
• The bomber's car is a white 1992 Toyota Corolla Van DX [E100]. His watch brand is SEKO, an allusion to the famous brand SEIKO.
• Ran's cellphone was stepped on and broken by one of her kidnappers in The Smash of Determination and Love, but Shinichi gives her a new one in the beginning.
• The picture on Ran's new cellphone is the picture of her sleeping that Conan took of her in The Truth Behind Valentine's case, and sent it to her with his own cell phone, using Shinichi's voice. He also called himself "Detective Kid" in her message, and that picture does retain the words "Detective Kid" from the prior case.
• Although Conan had been shown knowing how do disarm some bombs, this is the first canon proof that he knows how to disarm some of them, and he is at least a step ahead of those directing him on how to disarm it, as well.
• The delivery truck which killed the culprit's accomplice is "Haido Unsou"'s from The Coffee Shop Truck's Wild Entrance Case.
• The bus at the ending is the same from The Mysterious Passenger.

Rerun

The episode was rerun on October 4, 2004. It was unchanged except for the addition of a new scene at the beginning.

BGM listing

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	(Unreleased Sound Effect/BGM)
2	推理 （オリジナルver.）	Suiri (Orijinaru ver.)	Deduction (Original ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
3	迷路	Meiro	Labyrinth	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
4	古城のテーマ	Kojō no Tēma	The Old Castle's Theme	Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
5	追跡スリリング	Tsuiseki Suriringu	Thrilling Pursuit	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
6	I can't stop my love for you♥	I can't stop my love for you♥	I can't stop my love for you♥	I can't stop my love for you♥
7	夜の探索	Yoru no Tansaku	Night Search	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
8	驚愕の真実	Kyōgaku no Shinjitsu	Surprising Truth	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
9	３０秒当てゲーム	30 Byō Atte Gēmu	30 Second Concentration Game	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
10	(Unreleased Sound Effect/BGM)
11	尋問	Jinmon	Interrogation	Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
12	秘密の地下室	Himitsu no Chikashitsu	The Basement's Secrets	Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
13	赤い光のスナイパー２	Akai Hikari no Sunaipā 2	The Sniper's Red Light 2	Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
14	運命の瞬間	Unmei no Shunkan	Destined Moment	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
15	尋問	Jinmon	Interrogation	Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
16	運命の瞬間	Unmei no Shunkan	Destined Moment	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
17	迷路	Meiro	Labyrinth	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
18	「何だこの痕跡は？」	"Nanda Kono Konseki wa?"	"What Is This a Trace Of?"	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
19	ターゲット サスペンスＡ	Tāgetto Sasupensu A	Target Suspense A	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
20	犯人からの電話	Hannin Kara no Denwa	Phone Call From the Culprit	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
21	記憶喪失（影）	Kiokusōshitsu (Kage)	Amnesia (Shadow)	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
22	Need not to know.	Need not to know.	Need not to know.	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
23	顛末（TENMATSU）	Tenmatsu (TENMATSU)	The Facts (TENMATSU)	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
24	元太のテーマ （未収録ヴァージョン）	Genta no Tēma (Mi Shūroku Vājon)	Genta's Theme (Unreleased Version)
25	「何だこの痕跡は？」 （未収録ヴァージョン）	"Nanda Kono Konseki wa?" (Mi Shūroku Vājon)	"What Is This a Trace Of?" (Unreleased Version)
26	映画BGM	Eiga BGM	Movie BGM	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
27	小五郎の推理	Kogorō no Suiri	Kogoro's Deduction	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
28	怒りのメッセージ	Ikari no Messēji	Message of Anger	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
29	オセンチな歩美 （未収録ヴァージョン）	Osenchina Ayumi (Mi Shūroku Vājon)	Sentimental Ayumi (Unreleased Version)
30	夜の探索	Yoru no Tansaku	Night Search	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
31	イースターエッグの謎	Iisutā Eggu no Nazo	Mystery of the Easter Egg	Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
32	驚愕の真実	Kyōgaku no Shinjitsu	Surprising Truth	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
33	I’ll be there （歌：菅井えり）	I'll be there (Uta: Sugai Eri)	I'll be there (Sung By: Eri Sugai)	Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
34	とっておきクイズ	Totte Oki Kuizu	Take the Quiz	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
35	カギを探せ！	Kagi o Sagase!	Search for the Key!	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
36	黒装束の謎	Kuroshōzoku no Nazo	Mystery of Those in Black	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
37	暗殺者のテーマ─忍び寄る魔手	Ansatsusha no Tēma - Shinobiyoru Mashu	Assassin's Theme - The Devil's Hand Approaches	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
38	スケボー大作戦	Sukebō Daisakusen	Big Skateboard Battle	Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
39	ダイイング・メッセージ	Daiingu・Messēji	Dying Message	Detective Conan "The Phantom of Baker Street" Original Soundtrack
40	(Unreleased BGM 1)
41	ノアズ・アーク悪のテーマ	Noazu・Āku Aku no Tēma	Noah's Ark Evil Theme	Detective Conan "The Phantom of Baker Street" Original Soundtrack
42	映画BGM	Eiga BGM	Movie BGM	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
43	第２の殺人事件	Dai 2 no Satsujin Jiken	The Second Murder Case	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
44	次のターゲット！	Tsugi no Tāgetto!	The Next Target!	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
45	コナン推理	Konan Suiri	Conan's Deduction	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
46	煙が行く手を阻む～ジンのテーマＤ	Kebu ga Yukute o Habamu ~ Jin no Tēma D	Smoke Obstructs the Way ~ Gin's Theme D	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
47	哀の予感～ジンのテーマＥ	Ai no Yokan ~ Jin no Tēma E	Ai's Premonition ~ Gin's Theme E	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
48	ジンのテーマＦ	Jin no Tēma F	Gin's Theme F	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
49	「何だこの痕跡は？」 （未収録ヴァージョン）	"Nanda Kono Konseki wa?" (Mi Shūroku Vājon)	"What Is This a Trace Of?" (Unreleased Version)
50	哀愁	Aishū	Sorrow	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
51	危機迫る～コナン出動	Kiki Semaru ~ Konan Shutsudō	Approaching Crisis ~ Conan's Move	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
52	ジンのテーマＦ	Jin no Tēma F	Gin's Theme F	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
53	トリック	Torikku	Trick	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
54	出動のテーマ１～予感	Shutsudō no Tēma 1 ~ Yokan	Mission Theme 1 ~ Premonition	Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
55	赤い光のスナイパー１	Akai Hikari no Sunaipā 1	The Sniper's Red Light 1	Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
56	哀が電話を…～ジンのテーマＡ	Ai ga Denwa o... ~ Jin no Tēma A	Ai's Phonecall to... ~ Gin's Theme A	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
57	ゲームスタート～ピッタリ賞	Gēmu Sutāto ~ Pittari Shō	Game Start ~ Exact Prize	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
58	運命の瞬間	Unmei no Shunkan	Destined Moment	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
59	Need not to know.	Need not to know.	Need not to know.	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
60	哀愁	Aishū	Sorrow	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
61	Overture	Overture	Overture	Overture
62	I’ll be there （歌：菅井えり）	I'll be there (Uta: Sugai Eri)	I'll be there (Sung By: Eri Sugai)	Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack

In other languages

Language	Title	Translation
Arabic	لحظات قبل وقوع الكارثة	Moments before The crisis occurs
Catalan (Catalan dub)	La Central de la Policia Metropolitana tremola. Els dotze milions d'ostatges	The trembling police Headquarters. 12 million hostages
Catalan (Valencian dub)	Escac al Departament de Policia. Els dotze milions d'ostatges	Check to police department. 12 million hostages
Chinese (Simplified)	震撼的警视厅 1200万人质	The trembling MPD: 12 million hostages
Chinese (Traditional)	震撼的警政廳 1200萬人質	The trembling MPD: 12 million Hostages
Galician	A comisaría de polícia en xaque - Os doce millóns de reféns	Police station in check - 12 million hostages
German	Eine Stadt als Geisel	A city as a hostage
Italian	Dipartimento di polizia in sospeso, 12 milioni di ostaggi	The trembling police headquarters, 12 million hostages
Korean	흔들리는 경시청 1200만 명의 인질	Trembling Metropolitan Police Agency, 12 million hostages
Spanish (Castilian dub)	¡Tiembla, comisaría! Doce millones de rehenes	Tremble, police station! 12 million hostages
Thai	กรมตำรวจสั่นคลอน ตัวประกัน 12 ล้านคน	The trembling police headquarters: 12 million hostages
Vietnamese	Trụ sở cảnh sát run sợ bởi 12 triệu con tin	The police headquarters tremble by 12 million hostages

See also

• Season 8