The Devil Hidden in the Tennis Court

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Episode 602 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	The Devil Hidden in the Tennis Court
Original airdate:	January 8, 2011
Season:	20
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Ran Mouri Sonoko Suzuki
Case solved by:	Sonoko Suzuki (via Conan)

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Ran Mouri Sonoko Suzuki Misao Yamamura

Gadgets
Voice-Changing Bowtie Stun-Gun Wristwatch

Case

Situation

Ran and Sonoko bring Conan to an indoor Tennis Court. While Ran and Sonoko are playing tennis, Conan goes to the bathroom. As he is leaving he hears a slap from the next room. He peeks into the room and see's a man (Gotou Takao) and a woman (Tsuchida Yuka)arguing. Apparently Yuka is angry that Gotou invited Sonoko as she thinks he wants to ditch her for Sonoko. As he apparently fixes everything up with her he leaves. She starts kicking the lockers saying "Don't you dare leave me." Meanwhile Ran is looking for Conan where she meets one of the spectators called "Azuma Fumihiro" who tells her he went to the washroom. Later the man is dead. Who is the murderer?

Murder
290px	Location: Tennis Court Victim: Gotou Takao Cause of death: Poisoning Suspects: Fans, Trainer Gotou Takao is about to serve on a tennis court (practising). He collapses and has a weird mark on his hand.

Resolution

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After the police arrived, Misao Yamamura suspected Sonoko of committing the crime because traces of poison was found on her gloves. But later Conan/Shinichi used the stun-gun wristwatch to stun Sonoko in order to solve the case.In the end, Azuma, the captain, was found to be the culprit. The reason he took his revenge on Gouto was because during practice, Gouto "accidentally" tripped him, causing injury, and so Azuma was unable to compete. Azuma poisoned Gouto by putting poison in the palm of his (Azuma) gloves. Gouto received the poison after giving Azuma a high five.

See also

• Season 20