The 3 "K"s of Osaka Case

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Episode 238-239 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	The 3 "K"s of Osaka Case
Japanese title:	大阪“3つのK”事件 (Ōsaka "Mittsu no K" Jiken)
Original airdate:	June 18, 2001 (Part 1) June 25, 2001 (Part 2)
Broadcast rating:	17.30% 16.30%
Manga case:	#84
Season:	9
Manga source:	Volume 29: Files 9-11 (293-295)
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Heiji Hattori Kogoro Mouri Ran Mouri Kazuha Toyama Goro Otaki Yoko Okino TWO-MIX Shinichi Kudo Mai Kuraki
Case solved by:	Conan Edogawa
Next Conan's Hint:	Sushi (Part 1) Gunpowder smoke reaction (Part 2)
Staff
Director:	Yasuichiro Yamamoto Kenji Kodama (chief)
Organizer:	Chika Ichimaru
Storyboard:	Chika Ichimaru
Episode director:	238 Kazuo Nogami 239 Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Animation director:	238 Izumi Shimura 239 Masatomo Sudo
Character design:	Junko Yamanaka and Kumiko Shishido (design works)
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa, Next Conan's Hint (Part 1) Wakana Yamazaki as Ran Mouri, Next Conan's Hint (Part 2) Akira Kamiya as Kogoro Mouri Ryo Horikawa as Heiji Hattori, Next Conan's Hint (Part 1) Yuko Miyamura as Kazuha Toyama, Next Conan's Hint (Part 2) Norio Wakamoto as Goro Otaki Guy Perryman as Ricardo Barreira Michael Naishtut as Mike Norwood Charles Glover as Ray Curtis Jeff Manning as Ed McCay Osamu Hosokawa as Presenter Isshin Chiba as Forensics officer Naoki Makishima as Customer Katsuyuki Konishi as Staff A Hiroyuki Yokoo as Staff B
Music
Opening song:	destiny
Closing song:	always

The 3 "K"s of Osaka Case (大阪“3つのK”事件 ,Ōsaka "Mittsu no K" Jiken) is the 238th and 239th episode of Detective Conan anime.

Characters introduced

Mai Kuraki
	18 years old Real Singer

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Heiji Hattori Kogoro Mouri Ran Mouri Kazuha Toyama Goro Otaki Yoko Okino Minami Takayama Shiina Nagano Shinichi Kudo (background)

Gadgets

Gadgets
Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes

Case

Situation

Part 1

At the Detective Agency, Conan is on the phone talking to Heiji about a restaurant's opening party. Heiji invites Conan, Ran, and Kogoro to come to the party, saying that three famous athletes from America are also going to be there.

In Osaka at the K3 Restaurant, Kogoro is very excited to meet Mai Kuraki, Miho Komatsu, TWO-MIX, and his favorite idol, Yoko Okino.

The lights get turned off, and the announcer welcomes the three famous American athletes, treating them as special guests. The three athletes are a former heavyweight boxing champion, Ricardo Barreira. Next is the major leaguer who pitches 160 km, Mike Norwood. Lastly, the goalkeeper known as the "Iron Wall of Europe", the pro soccer player named Ray Curtis. When he was Shinichi, he used to be a huge fan of Ray Curtis, and as a result is very excited to see him in person. The announcer then says that he will ask the three athletes a few questions. First, the announcer asks why they chose Japan to open their restaurant. Ray answers that it's because Japan is like a second home to them. Ray's wife and Mike's wife are both Japanese and Ricardo just loves ninjas and samurais. Next, the announcer asks does the "K" in the restaurant's name, "K3", mean "Kings". Ray says that is wrong, what it really stands for is: The first is a Knockout, the K from KO in boxing. The next is a "Strikeout", represented by a K in baseball. The last is a "Goalkeeper", keeper starts with K in soccer. Suddenly, the news reporter named Ed McCay who was invited to the K3 Restaurant asks that isn't Japan the home of many scandals, and mentions that K stands for "kitanai" meaning filth.

Heiji wonders who he is and Kogoro reveals that Ed McCay's famous in America. He's a reporter that whose speciality is exposing famous athletes' scandals. He managed to prove that the athletes took illegal drugs, played fixed games, and had affairs in the past.

Later, the announcer asks the audience to ask any questions to the three athletes. Ran suddenly raises her hand to ask a question, but actually asks Ray Curtis to sign an autograph. The announcer is against it, but Ray says that it's okay and that he is more than happy to give an autograph and one of his number 8 uniforms. Ran thanks Ray for accepting her request. When Ray asks her name, she actually asks to write 'Shinichi'. Conan blushes because Ran remembered that he was a fan of Ray Curtis.

Kazuha thinks it's weird that goalkeepers are supposed to be number 1 but Ray wears number 8. Conan says it's because Ray used to be a fielder, but during the World Cup, both the first string and back-up goalkeepers were injured, putting them in a pinch. They decided to make Ray the goalkeeper. His super-saves led them to victory. After that, when he entered the Sevilla League in Spain, he came on as a goalkeeper with the number 8. Of course, he wears it for his major league soccer team as well. Kazuha then asks what does number 99 mean on the uniform Mike wears. Heiji answers that it stands for 99 mph, which is 160 km in Japan. It's the speed of Mike's pitch, so he requested that number on his uniform. Lastly, Kazuha asks what does 4 mean that is on the boxing glove under Ricardo's signature. Kogoro answers that it's because Ricardo used to always win in "four" rounds, so he started putting it under his signature.

When Ran gets back with the autographed uniform for Shinichi, she also has the ticket to the exhibition match in Nagai that Ray will be playing in. She decides to give it to Conan much to his delight.

Outside, Ran uses the transceiver to communicate with the three athletes to go to the hotel rooms above the restaurant to form a giant letter "K" with the lights. When the k is finished, a gunshot occurs and one of the window breaks. Conan and Heiji go back inside and then upstairs. They find the dead body of Ed McCay.

Murder
	Location: K3 Restaurant Victim: Ed McCay Age: 48 years old Cause of death: Gunshot wound to the temple (left) Suspects: Ricardo Barreira, Mike Norwood, and Ray Curtis After hearing a gunshot, Conan and Heiji run into the hotel and upstairs to find Ed McCay dead.

When Otaki and the police arrive, they identify the victim as Ed McCay, a 48-year old reporter from Chicago. The cause of death is a gunshot wound to the chest. The weapon is determined to be a Smith & Wesson revolver. Judging from the blood stains, death wasn't instant. Heiji states that the gunshot was heard at 8:05 pm. In the hotel while making the giant "K", Ray was responsible for the 1st and 2nd floors, Mike was responsible for the 3rd and 4th floors, and Ricardo was responsible for the 5th floor. That means any one of those three could have possibly committed the crime. Judging from the three athletes' past, they all have motives.

When Conan checks the corpse, he notices the victim is gripping his belt with his left hand. While the fingers of his right hand are peculiar as well: The little finger and ring finger are curled in. It is believed to be a dying message from the victim. The key to figuring this out are the three fingers on the right hand and the white bando in his left, "bando" refering to a leather belt in the west.

When the police check all the people for traces of gunpowder, they find nothing. They also check the three athletes with a full body check but their managers resist stating they will not let the police treat them as suspects anymore. Of course, there was no traces of gunpowder on them either. Although is was true that those three weren't fond of the victim. He reported that Ricardo fought in fixed matches and was forced to retire. Next, he said that Ray got kicked out of European soccer league for illegal drug abuse. Finally, he claimed Mike had an affair that lead to his divorce, but Mike's wife was Japanese and they're doing well. Conan is acting strangely as the three celebrities are suspects, but he isn’t sharp as he usually is. Heiji wonders if something is holding him back.

Part 2

Kogoro, Ran, and Kazuha are still at the party. Ran asks Kazuha where Conan and Heiji are and she tells Ran that they are still investigating the case. Meanwhile, Heiji is still on the stairs investigating, trying to figure out who murdered Ed McCay. He checks the rooms and keeps thinking of possible ways that the murder could have taken place.

Conan suddenly appears and talks to him about all three athletes a show they are all innocent. Heiji and Conan open a closet and find a mop inside, they both realize what the trick is. However, Conan who is in disbelief raises his voice at Heiji stating that he will prove that the murder was committed by someone else. Conan leaves and finds the three athletes leaving the restroom all together, he overhears them talking while one of them is supporting Ray Curtis who is limping. Conan goes into the restroom and finds a air pump needle from the trash. He hears Ran, Kazuha, and Kogoro walking over, Kogoro is talking to Ran and Kazuha about what he had overheard it in the restaurant. He heard one of the employees saying that they understand what "bandou" means. Kogoro also said that Ed McCay was fluent in Japanese and knew a lot about Japanese food. Hearing this, Conan puts two and two together realizing who the culprit is, much to his dismay.

People

Ricardo Barreira
	36 years old Former pro boxer

Mike Norwood
	35 years old Major leaguer

Ray Curtis
	37 years old Pro soccer player Shinichi's idol

Ed McCay
	Victim (gunshot) 48 years old News reporter

Mai Kuraki
	18 years old Singer

Miho Komatsu
	27 years old Singer

Resolution

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The culprit is Ray Curtis. Instead of performing the deduction in front of everyone, Conan has Heiji calls him out to the crime scene for that he wants to confront Ray by himself, claiming that "his greatest fan" is waiting for him.

• Ray set up a mechanism at the rightmost bottom room in advance with a mop and a cabinet's door. By kicking a ball from the stair of the same floor as the McCay's room to knock away the mop, Ray was able to turn on the light and create alibi for himself the time of murder.

• In order to murder the McCay in such a small time frame, Ray first turned on all the light in the four rooms under his responsibility and knocked on the door of McCay's room. After utilizing the above trick and having Ran confirming his alibi, he rushed to McCay and killed him, and immediately ran downstairs to the rightmost bottom room to make everyone think that he was there all along. Because of that, the police wouldn't suspect him to be the murderer as he didn't have enough time to "run to the victim's room after turning on the light, kill him, and rush back to the rightmost bottom room". Because the McCay's room was on the second floor, neither Ricardo or Mike were capable of committing the crime without Ray noticing, making Ray himself the only possible perpetrator of the case.

• Knowing that the police would check gunpowder residue only around sleeves and pant under the normal circumstance, Ray took off his jacket before the murder and wore his clothes backward. After shooting McCay, he put his jacket back on before showing his face to the crowd and used the remaining time before the police arrived to flip his clothes inside out, and washed away any remaining gunpowder on his hands and face. He also disposed of the ball by removing the air and hiding them among the souvenirs on the table at the party.

• The victim dying message refers to sushi shop's jargon: his right hand for a way people eat sushi, while his left hand at his belt points to "bando". Sushi restaurant staff use 'codes' for specific items in the menu. "Bando" refers to the 8th item in the menu, the same number as Ray's shirt.

• The evidence for his guilt is the gunpowder on his shoes after firing the revolver. Although the clothes that he wore when committing the crime with gunpowder are washed off by the staffs, the same cannot be said for his shoes. Because Ray was highly confident in his plan, he forgot to wash his shoes after the crime. Once the police discover the gunpowder residue on them, it will be the most decisive evidence that he was the one who committed the murder.

Hearing Conan's deduction, Ray decides to go polish his shoes to "remove the last trace of evidence connecting him to the crime", but is kicked by Conan his ball as the latter claims that "what he needs to polish away aren't his shoes". Because Ray is unable to catch his ball and because of his signal of drug withdrawing symptom such as yawning and joint pain, Conan concludes that he is indeed addicted to heroin like the what McCay's tabloid had said. However, Ray corrects his claim and reveals that he got addicted to the drug after the tabloid case was settled in the court.

Motive

Ray's motive in committing the crime was revenge, as McCay's tabloid falsely accusing being a drug addict was responsible for his wife death due to the stress from the mass media. In order to lure McCay out, Ray decided to become addicted to heroin and marijuana for real, but ultimately, it was also a way for him to cope up with the pain of losing his wife. Conan, though saddened by his hero's revelation, confronts and comforts him that even though he is facing the darkest time of his life, drugs and murder are foul play without any excuse, deserving a red card for a loser. Realizing the error of his way, Ray claims that it's now the time for him to leave the field, for both his beloved wife and his beloved fan, and goes to the police to turn himself in.

At Heiji's house, Conan felt so depressed but Heiji later cheers Conan up. Ran and Kazuha mention how they look like brothers.

Trivia

• Ray Curtis most likely got his name from the character Rey Curtis in the Law & Order series.
• This is the only case where Conan gets emotionally involved, due to his soccer idol being one of three suspects. It nearly causes him to let Curtis get away with the murder.

BGM listing

Part 1

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	destiny	destiny	destiny	destiny
2	のんびり気分	Nonbiri Kibun	Carefree Feeling	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
3	蘭のテーマ	Ran no Tēma	Ran's Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
4	とっておきクイズ	Totte Oki Kuizu	Take the Quiz	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
5	アクアクリスタル内へ	Akua Kurisutaru Uchi e	Inside Aqua Crystal	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
6	驚愕の真実	Kyōgaku no Shinjitsu	Surprising Truth	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
7	新少年探偵団のテーマ	Shin Shōnen Tanteidan no Tēma	The New Detective Boys' Theme	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
8	トロピカルランドの想い出	Toropikaru Rando no Omoide	Memories of Tropical Land	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
9	アクアクリスタル	Akua Kurisutaru	Aqua Crystal	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
10	謎解き （その１）	Nazotoki (Sono 1)	Riddle Solution (Part 1)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
11	謎解き （その１）	Nazotoki (Sono 1)	Riddle Solution (Part 1)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
12	暗殺者のテーマ─忍び寄る魔手	Ansatsusha no Tēma - Shinobiyoru Mashu	Assassin's Theme - The Devil's Hand Approaches	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
13	トリック	Torikku	Trick	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
14	犯人（スナイパー）の正体	Hannin (Sunaipā) no Shōtai	The Culprit's (Sniper's) Identity	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
15	とっておきクイズ	Totte Oki Kuizu	Take the Quiz	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
16	顛末（TENMATSU）	Tenmatsu (TENMATSU)	The Facts (TENMATSU)	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
17	漆黒の殺意	Shikkoku no Satsui	Jet Black Murderous Intent	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
18	always	always	always	always

Part 2

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	destiny	destiny	destiny	destiny
2	謎解き （その２）	Nazotoki (Sono 2)	Riddle Solution (Part 2)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
3	事件現場 （謎ver.）	Jiken Genba (Nazo ver.)	Scene of the Case (Mystery ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
4	漆黒の殺意	Satsui	Murderous Intent	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
5	犯人（スナイパー）の正体	Hannin (Sunaipā) no Shōtai	The Culprit's (Sniper's) Identity	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
6	暗殺者のテーマ─忍び寄る魔手	Ansatsusha no Tēma - Shinobiyoru Mashu	Assassin's Theme - The Devil's Hand Approaches	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
7	驚愕の真実	Kyōgaku no Shinjitsu	Surprising Truth	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
8	Need not to know.	Need not to know.	Need not to know.	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
9	尋問	Jinmon	Interrogation	Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
10	コナン組曲－Captured In Her Eyes	Konan Kumikyoku - Captured in Her Eyes	Conan Suite - Captured in Her Eyes	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
11	哀愁	Aishū	Sorrow	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
12	オセンチな歩美	Osenchina Ayumi	Sentimental Ayumi	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
13	always	always	always	always
14	蘭・愛のテーマ	Ran・Ai no Tēma	Ran's Love Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
15	コナンの勝利	Konan no Shōri	Conan's Victory	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1

In other languages

Language	Title	Translation
Arabic	المشاهير الثلاثة	The Three Celebrities
Catalan (Catalan dub)	El K3 d'Osaka	The Osaka's K3
Catalan (Valencian dub)	El cas de les 3ks a Osaka	The case of the Osaka's 3 "K"s
Galician	O caso dos tres kas en Osaka	The case of the Osaka's 3 "K"s
German	Tod eines Sensationsreporters	Death of a Celebrity Reporter
Italian	Morte al ristorante	Death at the Restaurant
Spanish (Castilian dub)	El caso de las tres kas de Osaka	The case of the Osaka's 3 "K"s
Spanish (American dub)	El caso de las 3 K de Osaka	The case of the Osaka's 3 "K"s
Thai	คดี 3K ที่โอซาก้า	The 3K of Osaka case
Vietnamese	Vụ án "K3" ở Osaka	The "K3" of Osaka Case

See also

• Season 9