Missing Corpse Murder Case

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Episode 15 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	Missing Corpse Murder Case
Japanese title:	消えた死体殺人事件 (Kieta Shitai Satsujin Jiken)
Original airdate:	May 13, 1996
Broadcast rating:	13.9%
Manga case:	#16
Season:	1
Manga source:	Volume 6: Files 6-8 (056-058)
English version
English title:	The Two Faced Brother
Dubbed episode:	Episode 16
English airdate:	June 17, 2004
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Detective Boys Juzo Megure
Case solved by:	Conan Edogawa
Next Conan's Hint:	Answering machine
Staff
Director:	Kenji Kodama
Screenplay:	Toshiki Inoue
Storyboard:	Kuchiru Kazehara
Episode director:	Ikuro Sato
Animation director:	Kei Hyoudou
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa Chafurin as Juzo Megure Wataru Takagi as Genta Kojima, Next Conan's Hint Ikue Otani as Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Yukiko Iwai as Ayumi Yoshida Kinpei Azusa as Tomofumi Tanaka Kazuhiko Kishino as Kazuyoshi Tanaka Urara Takano as Hiroki Keiji Fujiwara as Policeman
Music
Opening song:	Mune ga Dokidoki
Closing song:	STEP BY STEP

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Ayumi Yoshida Genta Kojima Juzo Megure

Gadgets

Gadgets
Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes Detective Boys Badge

Case

Situation

The Detective Boys are commissioned by a classmate to find his missing cat, Akira. When they do finally find Akira, the cat has just emerged from a house's window, covered in blood. The Detective Boys immediately investigate, and see a bloody corpse face-down in the house's bathtub.

Murder
	Location: Tanaka household Victim: Unknown Cause of death: Blunt force trauma Suspects: Kazuyoshi Tanaka and Tomofumi Tanaka

They call the police, and Inspector Megure arrives with a squad to investigate. The elder brother, a rough and rude man, lets them into the house but then goes into a room while they search. The soft-spoken younger brother arrives soon after, but is cooperative with the police. However, despite a thorough examination of the entire house, no corpse is found. Inspector Megure believes that the Detective Boys were playing a prank and the police leave, to Conan's frustration.

People

Hiroki
	Missing cat owner

Akira
	Hiroki's cat

Kazuyoshi Tanaka
	Writer

Tomofumi Tanaka
	Investing firm employee Kazuyoshi's younger brother

Resolution

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Evidence:

• When the Tomofumi arrives home, a small leaf falls out from his slipper.
• While the police are there, Tomofumi abruptly answers the phone when it does not ring audibly, only with a flashing light.
• The tree outside the room where Kazuyoshi was sleeping leads to a culvert with a ledge that one person could stand and walk on.
• After sunset, the curtains of the room with Kazoyoshi haven't been drawn, and he hasn't moved from the chair.

Resolution With his Detective Boys Badge transmitting his deductions to the Detective Boys who are on the phone with Inspector Megure, Conan explains that the corpse they saw in the bathtub was actually the body of Kazuyoshi, whom Tomofumi Tanaka murdered. Between when the kids saw the body and the police arrived, he cleaned the body and set it up in the room as if it were watching TV, then answered the door as his brother. After establishing the presence of Kazuyoshi, he went into the bedroom with corpse and climbed out into the nearby culvert using the tree, sneaking around to re-enter the house as himself. The TV that Kazuyoshi appeared to turn off at Tomofumi's request was set to turn off by timer, rather than remote, and Kazuyoshi's voice was simulated by Tomofumi's voice on the phone's answering machine, which Tomofumi dialed using the cell phone hidden in his pocket.

Attemped Murder
	Location: Tanaka household Victim: Conan Edogawa Attack Type: Blunt force trauma by golf club Culprit: Tomofumi Tanaka Tanaka in Kazuyoshi disguise prepare to kill Conan, but Conan strikes the face by kettle.

Motive

Kazuyoshi had been blackmailing Tomofumi to let him freeload there forever and be given more and more money whenever he wanted, or else he would reveal that Tomofumi had been illegally trading stocks. Tomofumi finally snapped at the frustration of being used by the elder brother he had once greatly admired, and killed Kazuyoshi.

Manga to anime changes

• The manga version of the story takes place before Ayumi-chan Kidnapping Case, and is the first story with the Detective Boys' badges. The story begins with Conan giving them to Mitsuhiko, Genta and Ayumi at school. Afterwards, they go into the P.A. Room to announce themselves to the school as the Detective Boys, only to be kicked out by a teacher, which then ends with them (except for Conan) imagining the fame that will come with their cases. The entire scene is absent from the anime.
• In the manga, after Conan knocks out Tomofumi with an iron kettle with the Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes, the kick causes him considerable pain in the foot and he jumps up screaming. Conan's pain is not depicted in the anime episode.

Translation changes

Anime

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

• Hiroki - Harry
• Kazuyoshi Tanaka - Hamilton Timberman
• Tomofumi Tanaka - Hadrian Timberman

Trivia

• This is the first episode with a missing corpse.
• Even though the kids said that the body was slumped over the bathtub with lots of blood, no one checked for any blood in the bathroom, which there should be a lot of traces of it.
• This is the first case of a brother murdering his own brother.
• This is the first episode of a death by Blunt Force Trauma.
• This is the first episode to feature Conan kicking 2 things, first a head of lettuce or cabbage that blew up on impact, and second, a brass teapot.+

BGM listing

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	胸がドキドキ	Mune ga Dokidoki	The Pounding of My Heart	Mune ga Dokidoki
2	前話回想	Zenwa Kaisō	Previous Story Recollection	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
3	脅迫 （パート２）	Kyōhaku (Pāto 2)	Threat (Part 2)	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	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
6	犯人のアジト	Hannin no Ajito	The Culprit's Hideout	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
7	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
8	対決のテーマ （落ち着きver.）	Taiketsu no Tēma (Ochitsuki ver.)	Showdown Theme (Calm ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
9	沈む夕陽	Shizumu Yūhi	Depressing Sunset	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
10	コナンのテーマ（バラード・ヴァージョン)	Konan no Tēma (Barādo・Vājon)	Conan's Theme (Ballad Version)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
11	絶体絶命	Zettai Zetsumei	A Desperate Situation	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
12	STEP BY STEP	STEP BY STEP	STEP BY STEP	STEP BY STEP
13	のんびり気分	Nonbiri Kibun	Carefree Feeling	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1

In other languages

Language	Title	Translation
Arabic	سر الجثة التي اختفت	The Secret of the Corpse That Disappeared
Basque	Desagertutako gorpua
Catalan (Catalan dub)	El cadàver desaparegut	The vanished corpse
Catalan (Valencian dub)	El cadàver desaparegut	The vanished corpse
French	Un cadavre a disparu	A Corpse Has Disappeared
Galician	O cadáver desaparecido	The vanished corpse
German	Der Tote im Badezimmer	The Dead Man in the Bathroom
Italian	Senza traccia	Without Trace
Portuguese	O corpo desaparecido	The vanished body
Spanish (American dub)	El caso de la desaparición del muerto	Dead man vanished case
Spanish (Castilian dub)	El cadáver desaparecido	The vanished corpse
Thailand	คดีฆาตกรรมศพล่องหน	Invisible Corpse Murder Case
Vietnamese	Vụ án thi thể biến mất	The Missing Corpse Case

See also

• Season 1