The Client Full of Lies

Chronology
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Episode 220-221 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	The Client Full of Lies
Japanese title:	偽りだらけの依頼人 (Itsuwari Darake no Irainin)
Original airdate:	January 15, 2001 (Part 1) January 22, 2001 (Part 2) April 1, 2017 (Part 1) (Remastered version) April 8, 2017 (Part 2) (Remastered version)
Broadcast rating:	17,50% 20,30%
Remastered rating:	8% 6.4%
Manga case:	#79
Season:	9
Manga source:	Volume 28: Files 3-5 (276-278)
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Ran Mouri Shizuka Ikenami Eri Kisaki Azusa Enomoto Shinichi Kudo Gin Vodka Sango Yokomizo Heiji Hattori Kazuha Toyama Policeman Policeman Michiko Kurogane
Case solved by:	Kogoro Mouri (via Conan)
Next Conan's Hint:	Morning newspaper (Part 1) Bandage (Part 2) Shizuka Ikenami (Part 1) (Remastered version) Heiji Hattori (Part 2) (Remastered version)
Staff
Director:	Yasuichiro Yamamoto Kenji Kodama
Organizer:	Chika Ichimaru
Storyboard:	Chika Ichimaru
Episode director:	220 Hiroshi Kurimoto 221 Mashu Ito
Animation director:	220 Masayuki Hiraoka 221 Hirobi Muranaka
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa, Next Conan's Hint Wakana Yamazaki as Ran Mouri, Next Conan's Hint Akira Kamiya as Kogoro Mouri Akio Otsuka as Sango Yokomizo Mikiko Enomoto as Azusa Enomoto Masako Katsuki as Shizuka Ikenami Ryo Horikawa as Heiji Hattori Youko Matsuoka as Kyoko Shibata Takao Ohyama as Takezo Yoshikawa Isshin Chiba as Detective Takashi Nagasako as Forensics officer A Junichi Sugawara as Forensics officer B Kazuyuki Ishikawa as Medical examiner
Music
Opening song:	Koi wa Thrill, Shock, Suspense
Closing song:	Start in my life

Characters introduced

Shizuka Ikenami
	42 years old Kogoro's client

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Ran Mouri Eri Kisaki (background) Azusa Enomoto Shinichi Kudo (background) Gin (background) Vodka (background) Sango Yokomizo Heiji Hattori Kazuha Toyama Policeman Policeman Michiko Kurogane (photo)

Gadgets

Gadgets
Voice-Changing Bowtie Stun-Gun Wristwatch

Case

Situation

Part 1

A woman named Shizuka Ikenami asks Kogoro to help find a man named Shiro Shibata so she could retrieve an old photograph; Conan realizes that the Ikenami is lying to Kogoro when she introduces herself for unknown reasons. Realizing that Shiro was skilled with kendo, Conan assumes that his name would show up in past kendo competitions. After finding an address, they enter Shiro's apartment and find out Shiro has been murdered.

Murder
	Location: Apartment Victim: Shiro Shibata Cause of death: Blunt head trauma Suspects: Shizuka Ikenami Shiro's right hand contains the photograph Ikenami is searching for and makes her the prime suspect to the murder.

People

Shizuka Ikenami
	42 years old Kogoro's client

Shiro Shibata
	Victim (beaten) Physical education teacher

Takezo Yoshikawa
	47 years old Shiro's friend

Kyoko Shibata
	38 years old Shiro's wife

Resolution

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After a thorough investigation, Conan tranquilizes Kogoro and reveals the culprit to be Shiro's wife, Kyoko Shibata.

• Because of the time frame between the murder and its discovery, Conan removes Shizuka and Yoshikawa from the suspect list. If Shizuka did murder Shiro, fled the crime scene, and went to hire Kogoro in order to create an alibi as the first to discover the body, then she should have known that the door wasn't locked and use it as an excuse to get everyone inside and to the crime scene, not to stall the discovery time further. Moveover, it's unlikely for her to not notice the photo in the victim's hand and retrieve it, since it would've been an incriminating evidence against her. Likewise, Yoshikawa had a large amount of time to dispose of possible evidence(s) against him, and had no need to return to the crime scene after almost half the day had passed, and even if that's the case, it's unlikely for him to keep the arrived Kogoro and the rest from leaving if he wanted to sneak into the crime scene.

• Conan reveals that Kyoko falsified Shiro's time of death by placing the morning newspaper by Shiro's late night supper after she returned from the golf club in order to pretend it was breakfast, and by using a timed video cassette recorder to record a show the time of murder would be shifted to during the morning, thus she would be removed from the suspect list due to having an alibi during the time frame. Kyoko originally intended to become the first discoverer of the body, but after she heard a message from Yoshikawa she decided to let him play the role instead of her. She hid inside the emergency exit until the time and pretended that she had just returned from the golf club.

• Conan reveals that the photo of Shizuka was used to hide Shiro's real dying message, his wedding ring covered in blood in his right hand, which he noticed after seeing the ring mark on his palm. After she successfully removed the ring, Kyoko knocked down the photo album to make it appeared that Shiro used his last strength to grab the photo. Failing to put the ring back in Shiro's finger, she used bandages to cover the ring mark and took the ring with her, planning to dispose of it after the police left. The fact that she is in possession of the bloodied ring is a prove that she is the murderer of her own husband.

Motive

Kyoko confesses and reveals that Shiro was addicted to Mahjong gambling with Yoshikawa, causing them to fall debt and selling many of their possessios such as television and jewelries. When she heard that he decided to sell her golf club and the katana given by her father as their wedding gift she was forced to kill him. Before being taken by the police, Kyoko asks to change her clothes first, causing Conan to realize that she is infact trying to commit suicide.

Attemped suicide
	Location: Apartment Victim: Kyoko Shibata Culprit: Kyoko Shibata With her crime exposed, Kyoko tries to commit suicide, but Shizuka swiftly stops her.

After Kyoko is taken away, Conan asks Shizuka about her true identity after noticing that she had lied to them four times.

• If she has dust allergy, it's unlikely that her hobby is knitting with yarn.
• She easily identified the fish in the victim's meal by slice, meaning that she is skilled at cooking.
• Coincidentally, like Kyoko, Shizuka hides the fact that she is married by covering her wedding ring mark with bandages.
• There is no character named Reiko in the novel, as what she was referring to at the cafe was actually Rei-Co (冷コー) or Ice Coffee. She wanted to order the said drink, but relented as only Osakan would call Ice Coffee by that term.

Heiji and Kazuha arrive and reveal that Shizuka Ikenami is actually Heiji's mother. Shizuka confesses and tells Kogoro that she wanted to see what kind of person he was since Heiji was injured the last time he stayed over.

Remastered version

A remastered version of this case was aired on April 1, 2017 (Part 1) and April 8, 2017 (Part 2).

Trivia

• This is the first case with the actual appearance of Heiji Hattori's mother. Although, she was brought up in The Night Before the Wedding Locked Room Case, and even seen on screen, it WAS only her feet that showed up. This is the first case, where we get to see and meet her.

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	毛利小五郎のテーマ	Mōri Kogorō no Tēma	Kogoro Mouri's Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
3	蘭・愛のテーマ	Ran・Ai no Tēma	Ran's Love Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
4	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)
5	新一の名推理	Shin'ichi no Meisuiri	Shinichi's Great Deduction	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
6	「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)
7	小さな巨人	Chiisana Kyojin	A Small Great Person	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
8	(Unreleased Sound Effect/BGM)
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	悪のテーマ （パート１）	Aku no Tēma (Pāto 1)	Theme of Evil (Part 1)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
11	事件現場 （謎ver.）	Jiken Genba (Nazo ver.)	Scene of the Case (Mystery ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
12	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
13	悪のテーマ （パート２）	Aku no Tēma (Pāto 2)	Theme of Evil (Part 2)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
14	真相究明	Shinsō Kyūmei	Investigating the Truth	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
15	推理 （オリジナルver.）	Suiri (Orijinaru ver.)	Deduction (Original ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
16	陰謀	Inbō	Conspiracy	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
17	犯人からの電話	Hannin Kara no Denwa	Phone Call From the Culprit	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
18	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	犯人からの電話	Hannin Kara no Denwa	Phone Call From the Culprit	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
4	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
5	事件解明 （オリジナルver.）	Jiken Kaimei (Orijinaru ver.)	Case Clarification (Original ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
6	古城の探索	Kojō no Tansaku	Exploration of the Old Castle	Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
7	悪のテーマ （パート１）	Aku no Tēma (Pāto 1)	Theme of Evil (Part 1)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
8	何かが起きる…	Nanika ga Okiru...	Something Happened...	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
9	真相究明	Shinsō Kyūmei	Investigating the Truth	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
10	ターゲット サスペンスＤ	Tāgetto Sasupensu D	Target Suspense D	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
11	推理 （オリジナルver.）	Suiri (Orijinaru ver.)	Deduction (Original ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
12	トリック	Torikku	Trick	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
13	怪人包帯男２	Kaijin Hōtai Otoko 2	The Mysterious Bandaged Man 2	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
14	犯人からの電話	Hannin Kara no Denwa	Phone Call From the Culprit	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
15	ターゲット サスペンスＪ	Tāgetto Sasupensu J	Target Suspense J	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
16	一触即発	Isshokusokuhatsu	Critical Situation	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
17	緊迫	Kinpaku	Tension	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
18	怪人包帯男１	Kaijin Hōtai Otoko 1	The Mysterious Bandaged Man 1	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
19	それいけコナン （超早ver.）	Soreike Konan (Chōhaya ver.)	Let's Go Conan (Very Fast ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
20	事件解決 （意気揚々ver.）	Jiken Kaiketsu (Ikiyōyō ver.)	Case Resolution (Triumphant ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
21	Start in my life	Start in my life	Start in my life	Start in my life
22	蘭のテーマ	Ran no Tēma	Ran's Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1

In other languages

Language	Title	Translation
Arabic	الصورة القديمة	The Old Picture
Catalan (Catalan dub)	El cas de la clienta mentidera	The liar client case
Catalan (Valencian dub)	Una clienta molt mentidera	A full of lies client
Galician	Unha clienta mentireira	A liar client
German	Nichts als Lügen	Nothing but Lies
Italian	Una clientela menzognera	The Client Full of Lies
Spanish (American dub)	Una clienta mentirosa	A liar client
Spanish (Castilian dub)	Una clienta y sus mentiras	A client and her lies
Thai	ผู้จ้างวานที่มีแต่ความเท็จ	The client full of lies
Vietnamese	Vị khách nói dối	The client full of lies

See also

• Season 9