The Murderous Pottery Class

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Episode 228-229 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	The Murderous Pottery Class
Japanese title:	殺意の陶芸教室 (Satsui no Tōgei Kyōshitsu)
Original airdate:	March 12, 2001 (Part 1) March 19, 2001 (Part 2)
Broadcast rating:	19.40% 19.80%
Manga case:	#88
Season:	9
Manga source:	Volume 30: File 10 (305) ~ Volume 31: File 1 (307)
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Ran Mouri Sonoko Suzuki Juzo Megure Wataru Takagi Makoto Kyogoku Kikuemon
Case solved by:	Sonoko Suzuki (via Conan)
Next Conan's Hint:	Cupboard (Part 1) Necktie pin (Part 2)
Staff
Director:	Yasuichiro Yamamoto Kenji Kodama
Organizer:	Chika Ichimaru
Storyboard:	Chika Ichimaru
Episode director:	228 Mashu Ito 229 Kazuo Nogami
Animation director:	228 Atsushi Aono 229 Izumi Shimura
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa Kappei Yamaguchi as Shinichi Kudo Wakana Yamazaki as Ran Mouri Akira Kamiya as Kogoro Mouri Chafurin as Juzo Megure Wataru Takagi as Wataru Takagi, Next Conan's Hint Naoko Matsui as Sonoko Suzuki Takeshi Aono as Muneyuki Mino Ayako Kurosaki as Muneyuki's daughter Mitsuaki Hoshino as Motoo Mino Rei Sakuma as Kikuyo Kasama Asako Dodo as Widow Jin Yamanoi as Medical examiner Isshin Chiba as Forensics officer Junichi Sugawara as Policeman Keiko Sonoda as Housewife A Yuko Tachibana as Housewife B
Music
Opening song:	Koi wa Thrill, Shock, Suspense
Closing song:	Start in my life

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Ran Mouri Sonoko Suzuki Juzo Megure Wataru Takagi Makoto Kyogoku Kikuemon (background) Shinichi Kudo (in Ran's thought) Kogoro Mouri Unnamed officer Unnamed officer

Gadgets

Gadgets
Voice-Changing Bowtie Stun-Gun Wristwatch

Case

Situation

Part 1

Ran, Sonoko, and Conan attend a pottery class. Sonoko wants to make pottery for Makoto, while Ran wants to make some for Shinichi. A man is strangled to death with a necktie and found in a closet.

Murder
	Location: Pottery class Victim: Motoo Mino Age: 31 Years old Cause of death: Strangulation Culprit: Muneyuki Mino

Conan knows who the culprit is, to the point of confronting the culprit when they're all alone, but still has no evidence. He tries to find evidence to prove it was him.

Part 2

It appeared that Kikuyo had a 10 million yen debt and needed the insurance money to pay it. So, the police staff and Muneyuki started accusing her and as she was about to be taken to the police station, Sonoko was stunned by Conan's stun watch and stopped them.

People

Muneyuki Mino
	62 years old Potter

Kikuyo Kasama
	29 years old Muneyuki's assistant

Motoo Mino
	Victim (strangled) 31 years old Office worker Married into Muneyuki's family

Ms.Mino
	Deceased (Traffic Accident) Mineyuki's daughter Former wife of Motoo

Resolution

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The culprit is Muneyuki Mino. To do his alibi trick, he used Ran and Kikuyo. He put the apron on the inside of the folding door and taped it and shut the door while pushing the part that sticks out. When someone opens the door, the apron is pulled out. When someone closes it, the apron is forced out and sticks out of the door. He purposely dropped the dish in front of the locker, made Ran clean up the pieces in order to confirm there's nothing sticking out, made Kikuyo get the first aid kit, and open the door to have the trick activated. The corpse was hidden inside the closet all the time. First, he tied a necktie around the head of the corpse, put the it through the left hanger-bar, hang the corpse so it tilts backwards, pull the necktie up through above the slot on the left door, and the necktie pin serves as a stopper. This way when the left door is open, the corpse is invisible but when both doors are open at once, the necktie pin would fall off and the corpse falls forward. He get rid of evidence when he approach the corpse. The evidence is the nail marks left on the necktie pin. He admitted the crime and soon arrested.

It turned out that during Christmas, while Muneyuki was cleaning the things of his late daughter, he found the broken box of the tie his daughter gave to Motoo, her husband. And when he went to the airport, wanting to give the tie to Motoo, instead of seeing a grieving man, he saw a cheerful man together with Kikuyo. He also found out that his daughter committed suicide because of their relationship.

Sonoko gives her pottery to Makoto, who doesn't know what it's supposed to be used for. Ran decides to not send Shinichi her pottery. Conan discovers it a few days later, where it says on the bottom "I will wait for you," with a heart next to it. This makes Conan happy for the rest of the day.

BGM listing

Part 1

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	恋はスリル、ショック、サスペンス	Koi wa Suriru, Shokku, Sasupensu	Love is Thrill, Shock, Suspense	Koi wa Thrill, Shock, Suspense
2	のんびり気分	Nonbiri Kibun	Carefree Feeling	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
3	哀のテーマ （TVヴァージョン） （未収録ヴァージョン）	Ai no Tēma (TV Vājon) (Mi Shūroku Vājon)	Ai's Theme (TV Version) (Unreleased Version)
4	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 Version)	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
5	毛利小五郎のテーマ	Mōri Kogorō no Tēma	Kogoro Mouri's Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
6	蘭のテーマ （摩天楼ヴァージョン）	Ran no Tēma (Mantenrō Vājon)	Ran's Theme (Skyscraper Version)	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
7	新一の名推理	Shin'ichi no Meisuiri	Shinichi's Great Deduction	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
8	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
9	夜の探索 （未収録ヴァージョン）	Yoru no Tansaku (Mi Shūroku Vājon)	Night Search (Unreleased Version)
10	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
11	悪のテーマ （パート１）	Aku no Tēma (Pāto 1)	Theme of Evil (Part 1)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
12	事件現場 （謎ver.）	Jiken Genba (Nazo ver.)	Scene of the Case (Mystery ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
13	犯人のアジト （忍び込みver.）	Hannin no Ajito (Shinobikomi ver.)	The Culprit's Hideout (Creeping In ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
14	真相究明	Shinsō Kyūmei	Investigating the Truth	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
15	古城の探索	Kojō no Tansaku	Exploration of the Old Castle	Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
16	推理 （オリジナルver.）	Suiri (Orijinaru ver.)	Deduction (Original ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
17	トリック	Torikku	Trick	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
18	犯人からの電話	Hannin Kara no Denwa	Phone Call From the Culprit	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
19	Start in my life	Start in my life	Start in my life	Start in my life

Part 2

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	恋はスリル、ショック、サスペンス	Koi wa Suriru, Shokku, Sasupensu	Love is Thrill, Shock, Suspense	Koi wa Thrill, Shock, Suspense
2	謎解き （その２）	Nazotoki (Sono 2)	Riddle Solution (Part 2)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
3	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
4	悪のテーマ （パート１）	Aku no Tēma (Pāto 1)	Theme of Evil (Part 1)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
5	ターゲット サスペンスＣ	Tāgetto Sasupensu C	Target Suspense C	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
6	推理 （オリジナルver.）	Suiri (Orijinaru ver.)	Deduction (Original ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
7	犯人からの電話	Hannin Kara no Denwa	Phone Call From the Culprit	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
8	犯人のアジト	Hannin no Ajito	The Culprit's Hideout	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
9	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
10	怪盗キッドの予告状１	Kaitō Kiddo no Yokokujō 1	Kaitou Kid's Manifesto 1	Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
11	キーワードの謎解き （未収録ヴァージョン）	Kiiwādo no Nazotoki (Mi Shūroku Vājon)	Keyword to the Riddle Solution (Unreleased Version)
12	怪人包帯男１	Kaijin Hōtai Otoko 1	The Mysterious Bandaged Man 1	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
13	事件現場 （ショートver.）	Jiken Genba (Shōto ver.)	Scene of the Case (Short ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
14	事件解明 （オリジナルver.）	Jiken Kaimei (Orijinaru ver.)	Case Clarification (Original ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
15	陰謀	Inbō	Conspiracy	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
16	沈む夕陽	Shizumu Yūhi	Depressing Sunset	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
17	緊迫	Kinpaku	Tension	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
18	それいけコナン （哀愁ヴァージョン）	Soreike Konan (Aishū Vājon)	Let's Go Conan (Sorrow Version)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
19	Start in my life	Start in my life	Start in my life	Start in my life
20	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 Version)	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
21	コナンの勝利	Konan no Shōri	Conan's Victory	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1

Gallery

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  Kikuemon

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  Sonoko looking at Ran's vessel.

In other languanges

Language	Title	Translation
Catalan	L'assassinat a la classe de ceràmica	The Murder in the Pottery Class
Galician	O asasinato na clase de cerámica
German	Mord im Töpferkurs	Murder in the Pottery Class
Italian	Il corso di ceramica	The Pottery Class
Spanish	Asesinato en la clase de cerámica	Murder in the Pottery Class
Vietnamese	Án mạng ở lớp làm gốm	The Pottery Class Murder Case

See also

• Season 9