The Locked Bathroom Murder Case

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Episode 121-122 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	The Locked Bathroom Murder Case
Japanese title:	バスルーム密室事件 (Basurūmu Misshitsu Jiken)
Original airdate:	October 26, 1998 (Part 1) November 2, 1998 (Part 2)
Broadcast rating:	20.9% 20%
Manga case:	#57
Season:	5
Manga source:	Volume 20: Files 7-9 (197-199)
English version
English title:	The Forgotten Bond
Dubbed episode:	Episode 128-129
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Ran Mouri Juzo Megure Wataru Takagi Yoko Okino
Case solved by:	Kogoro Mouri (via Conan)
Next Conan's Hint:	Packing tape (Part 1) Bandana (Part 2)
Staff
Director:	Yasuichiro Yamamoto Kenji Kodama
Organizer:	Masato Sato
Storyboard:	Masato Sato
Episode director:	121 Nana Harada 122 Yoshio Suzuki
Animation director:	121 Kumiko Shishido 122 Hirobi Muranaka
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa Wakana Yamazaki as Ran Mouri Akira Kamiya as Kogoro Mouri Chafurin as Juzo Megure Wataru Takagi as Wataru Takagi, Next Conan's Hint Yuri Amano as Yoko Okino Yukari Tamura as Mina Aoshima Aya Hisakawa as Masayo Aoshima Kunihiko Yasui as Kenji Isshin Chiba as Forensics officer
Music
Opening song:	Unmei no Roulette Mawashite
Closing song:	Kōri no Ue ni Tatsu Yō ni

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Ran Mouri Juzo Megure Wataru Takagi Yoko Okino Tatsuya Kimura (poster/background) Mieko Shibazaki (poster) Katsumi Yamada (poster) Minami Takayama (poster/background) Shiina Nagano (poster/background)

Gadgets

Gadgets
Voice-Changing Bowtie Stun-Gun Wristwatch

Case

Situation

Part 1

While on the way to a Yoko Okino concert Kogoro loses his ticket. Luck seems to be on his side when a young lady named Masayo Aoshima has an extra ticket, but the concert ends up being the last thing on their minds when they walk into her sister Mina's house and comes upon an apparent suicide.

Suicide?
	Location: Aoshima Residence Victim: Mina Aoshima Cause of death: Loss of blood Suspects: Masayo Aoshima

Conan has his own suspicions though, but can he find enough evidence to prove contrary when the victim is found in a sealed room.

Part 2

Just as it appears the perfect crime has been committed, Detective Takagi returns with news that could show Mina cared more for her sister than anyone realized. When a spot of Mina's blood is also found on the door, it is all the clues Conan needs to prove Masayo murdered her sister.

People

Mina Aoshima
	Victim (wrist slit) 24 years old Haido Department Store employee

Masayo Aoshima
	26 years old Beika Bank employee

Kenji
	Mina and Masayo's friend

Resolution

  Show spoilers »

The culprit is Masayo Aoshima. She killed her little sister and roommate Mina after, for several years, she copied and imitated her in everything; at first she found it cute and funny, but later she thought it was disturbing, and then she snapped when Mina told her she and Kenji, her ex boyfriend, were dating, and she said it in a tone that was the last straw.

At first, Masayo's plan was to lock Mina in a makeshift poisoned/locked room with a poured bathroom cleaner as the improvised 'weapon', expecting Mina to die of asphixiation. The cleaner was too soft, however; therefore Masayo knocked her victim out, filled the tub with water and slit Mina's wrist, placing her injured arm inside the water so she'd bleed out faster. Then she left Mina's lifeless body and got ready to leave to the Yoko concert, using Kogoro as her alibi...

The clue that let Conan identify Masayo as Mina's killer was the reddish Yoko headband that she was wearing. One of the letters forming Yoko's name was smeared in something red -- Mina's blood, which was not only on the water but on the door. At some point Masayo looked through the keyhole right after killing Mina, and that's when her headband got bloodstained.

After Masayo was cornered, had her cover blown and explained her reasons, Kenji said that Mina never intended to hurt Masayo's feelings; in fact, he was the one who asked her out, and Mina said it was her to not make Masayo feel needlessly bad. Conan-as-Kogoro adds that the cleaner was a soft one because Mina purchased it thinking of Masayo's safety since she was the one who usually cleaned the bathroom at home. Masayo emotionally collapses and is seen holding Mina's lifeless body in tears.

Translation changes

Anime

• The names of the characters in the Funimation Dub are:

• Mina Aoshima - Maya Garrett
• Masayo Aoshima - Mindy Garrett
• Kenji - Kenneth

Trivia

• Tatsuya Kimura from Karaoke Box Murder Case reappeared in the poster in the Aoshima's home.

BGM listing

Part 1

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	運命のルーレット廻して	Unmei no Roulette Mawashite	Spinning the Roulette of Destiny	Unmei no Roulette Mawashite
2	挫折	Zasetsu	Frustration	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
3	アクアクリスタル	Akua Kurisutaru	Aqua Crystal	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
4	蘭のテーマ （摩天楼ヴァージョン）	Ran no Tēma (Mantenrō Vājon)	Ran's Theme (Skyscraper ver.)	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
5	毛利小五郎のテーマ（ファンキーver.）	Mōri Kogorō no Tēma (Fankii ver.)	Kogoro Mouri's Theme (Funky ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
6	毛利小五郎のテーマ	Mōri Kogorō no Tēma	Kogoro Mouri's Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
7	毛利小五郎のテーマ	Mōri Kogorō no Tēma	Kogoro Mouri's Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
8	昼下がりの天使たち （摩天楼ヴァージョン）	Hirusagari no Tenshitachi (Mantenrō Vājon)	Early Afternoon Angels (Skyscraper ver.)	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
9	謎解き （その１）	Nazotoki (Sono 1)	Riddle Solution (Part 1)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
10	怪人包帯男２	Kaijin Hōtai Otoko 2	The Mysterious Bandaged Man 2	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
11	事件現場 （謎ver.）	Jiken Genba (Nazo ver.)	Scene of the Case (Mystery ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
12	陰謀 （摩天楼ヴァージョン）	Inbō (Mantenrō Vājon)	Conspiracy (Skyscraper ver.)	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
13	推理 （オリジナルver.）	Suiri (Orijinaru ver.)	Deduction (Original ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
14	悪のテーマ （パート２）	Aku no Tēma (Pāto 2)	Theme of Evil (Part 2)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
15	事件現場 （オリジナルver.）	Jiken Genba (Orijinaru ver.)	Scene of the Case (Original ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
16	犯人からの電話	Hannin Kara no Denwa	Phone Call From the Culprit	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
17	氷の上に立つように	Kōri no Ue ni Tatsu Yō ni	Like Standing on Ice	Kōri no Ue ni Tatsu Yō ni

Part 2

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	運命のルーレット廻して	Unmei no Roulette Mawashite	Spinning the Roulette of Destiny	Unmei no Roulette Mawashite
2	ひらめき	Hirameki	Flash	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
3	事件現場 （オリジナルver.）	Jiken Genba (Orijinaru ver.)	Scene of the Case (Original ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
4	悪のテーマ （パート２）	Aku no Tēma (Pāto 2)	Theme of Evil (Part 2)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
5	コナンの危機	Konan no Kiki	Conan's Crisis	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack Super Best
6	新一の事件解明	Shin'ichi no Jiken Kaimei	Shinichi's Case Clarification	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
7	真相究明	Shinsō Kyūmei	Investigating the Truth	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
8	トリック	Torikku	Trick	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
9	コナンが通る	Konan ga Tōru	Conan Passes By	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
10	殺意	Satsui	Murderous Intent	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
11	一触即発	Isshokusokuhatsu	Critical Situation	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
12	犯人の謎	Hannin no Nazo	The Mystery of the Culprit	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
13	挫折	Zasetsu	Frustration	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
14	氷の上に立つように	Kōri no Ue ni Tatsu Yō ni	Like Standing on Ice	Kōri no Ue ni Tatsu Yō ni
15	コナンの勝利	Konan no Shōri	Conan's Victory	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1

In other languages

Language	Title	Translation
Catalan	El cas de l'assassinat enigmàtic del lavabo tancat
French	L'Affaire des deux soeurs	The Case of the Two Sisters
German	Das versiegelte Badezimmer	The Sealed Bathroom
Spanish	El asesinato en el cuarto de baño
Vietnamese	Án mạng trong phòng tắm khóa kín	Karaoke Box Murder Case

See also

• Season 5