A Mysterious Sniper Murder Case

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Episode 124-125 (Int. Episode 131-132)
Information
Title:	A Mysterious Sniper Murder Case
Japanese title:	謎の狙撃者殺人事件 (Nazo no Sogekisha Satsujin Jiken)
Original airdate:	November 16, 1998 (Part 1) November 23, 1998 (Part 2)
Broadcast rating:	19.9% 16.4%
Filler case:	#48
Season:	3
Manga source:	TV Original
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Ran Mouri Kogoro Mouri Juzo Megure Wataru Takagi Miwako Sato
Case solved by:	Kogoro Mouri (via Conan)
Next Conan's Hint:	Spotlight (Part 1) Remote control (Part 2)
Staff
Director:	Yasuichiro Yamamoto Kenji Kodama (chief)
Screenplay:	Hiroshi Kashiwabara
Storyboard:	124: Kenji Kodama 125: Hirohito Ochi
Episode director:	124: Nana Harada 125: Hirohito Ochi
Animation director:	124: Miwa Oshima 125: Izumi Shimura
Character design:	Masatomo Sudo Yasuhiro Moriki (design works)
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa Wakana Yamazaki as Ran Mouri Akira Kamiya as Kogoro Mouri Chafurin as Juzo Megure Wataru Takagi as Wataru Takagi, Next Conan's Hint Kiyoshi Kawakubo as Seiji Ishimoto Yumi Hikita as Yukiko Tanaka Hiroshi Naka as Masao Takada Banjou Ginga as Tsuneaki Niikura Ryuzaburo Otomo as Shiro Hiraoka Masamichi Sato as Kenichi Shibata Ginzo Matsuo as Iwato Kaze Isshin Chiba as Presenter (Episode 124) Yoshiko Okamoto as Lady (Episode 124) Nao Takamori as Companion (Episode 124) Mitsuki Saiga as Beautiful client (Episode 125)
Music
Opening song:	TRUTH ~A Great Detective of Love~
Closing song:	Kōri no Ue ni Tatsu Yō ni

A Mysterious Sniper Murder Case (謎の狙撃者殺人事件 ,Nazo no Sogekisha Satsujin Jiken) is the 124th and 125th episode of Detective Conan anime.

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Ran Mouri Kogoro Mouri Juzo Megure Wataru Takagi Miwako Sato (cameo)

Gadgets

Gadgets
Voice-Changing Bowtie Stun-Gun Wristwatch Button Speaker

Case

Situation

Part 1

Seiji Ishimoto, president of an electronic company, claims he has been receiving threat letters and hires Kogoro as a bodyguard. As a House of Representatives member gets on stage at the banquet where they're at, he is shot and Seiji's shoulder is grazed.

Murder

Location: Banquet Victim: Masao Takada (fatal) and Seiji Ishimoto (non-fatal) Age: 45 years old (Takada) and 54 years old (Ishimoto) Cause of death: Gunshot wound on chest (Takada), gunshot wound through right shoulder (Ishimoto) Suspects: Shiro Hiraoka While Takada parades next to Ishimoto, someone takes a photo with their camera, as soon after, a sniper shoots through Ishimoto's arm, nearly missing him, but the bullet lands right in Takada's chest, killing him.

Conan spots a man on the balcony, but he is unable to find him. Kogoro spends the night at Seiji's hotel room keeping watch in case the murderer returns. In the morning, Kogoro receives a phonecall from Inspector Megure announcing the man on the balcony was found dead.

Accident?
	Location: Abandoned building Victim: Shiro Hiraoka Age: 35 years old Cause of death: Blunt force trauma after falling Suspects: Yukiko Tanaka, Seiji Ishimoto, Tsuneaki Niikura, and Kenichi Shibata

Part 2

Seiji tells the police about the threat letters after he's approached by the victim's secretary, Tsuneaki Niikura. When everyone leaves the hotel room, Conan does a search, but he is interrupted by an unknown man who finds something. Inspector Megure questions Kogoro about Seiji's secretary and reveals she has a motive and shows a picture of her boyfriend who Kogoro recognizes as the person he bumped into as he left the hotel room.

People

Yukiko Tanaka
	25 years old Seiji's secretary

Seiji Ishimoto
	Victim (gunshot - injured) 54 years old Ishimoto Company executive chairman

Tsuneaki Niikura
	32 years old Parliamentarian secretary Masao's employer

Masao Takada
	Victim (gunshot) 45 years old House of Representatives member

Shiro Hiraoka
	Victim (shoved) 35 years old Seiji's blackmailer

Kenichi Shibata
	29 years old Yukiko's fiance

Iwato Kaze
	Sumo wrestler

Mr. Shibata
	Deceased (suicide) Kenichi's late father Company owner

Man A
100px	Dye company president Amateur golfer

Woman A
100px	Photographer with bunny ears

Man B
100px	Master of ceremonies

Man C
100px	Lighting staff

Man D
100px	Lightin staff

Snake
100px	TV show antagonist

Man E
100px	Snake's rival on TV

Man F
100px	Shooter on TV

Woman
100px	Kogoro's new client

Resolution

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Evidence

• The spotlight that had been shining on Masao Takada had been specially made to follow the miniature microphone he was wearing at the time.
• The photo of the suspect (Shiro Hiraoka) that Conan had intentionally taken before the murder took place, was also found dead in an abandoned building.
• In the same abandoned building, Conan found the murder weapon hidden under a broken piece of concrete.
• The gun had been rigged with a motor and fishing line, so that with a push of a button the gun would fire automatically.
• The remote for the mechanism was found in Seiji Ishimoto's room in a closet hidden under some towels.
• Tsuneaki Niikura blurted out where the remote had been hidden even though no one else knew except Conan and Kenichi Shibata.
• Earlier before the murder took place, Niikura dropped the remote causing the battery to fall out he put the battery back in leaving behind his fingerprints.

Motive

Kogoro calls everyone to the murder scene where he declares the boyfriend Kenichi Shibata to be the killer. Conan stuns Kogoro to reveal Tsuneaki Niikura as the true killer who sent the threat letters to Seiji as a diversion. He set things up with his accomplice Shiro Hiraoka, who he murdered later after meeting him in a abandoned building.

He had tried to find the gun rigged with the motor but failed to do so, instead he tried to pin the murder on Seiji Ishimoto by hiding the remote in his room. He attached the gun with the motor on the spotlight, and at precisely the exact moment when his boss and Seiji Ishimoto crossed paths he pushed the button on the remote firing the gun. Afterwards, Shiro Hiraoka took the murder weapon and went to a abandoned building and waited for Niikura.

Niikura planned the murder to make it look like his boss had been caught in the crossfire and was accidentally killed. It is later revealed that Tsuneaki Niikura killed his boss to inherit his position as leader of parliament.

Trivia

• Even though Miwako Sato will not make her official introduction until The Indiscriminate Stadium Threatening Case, she made a non-speaking cameo in this episode.
• This is the first episode to have never been dubbed by Funimation Entertainment or in English.
• Shiro Hiraoka weapon Revolver in case is Smith & Wesson Model 29.

BGM listing

Part 1

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	TRUTH ~A Great Detective of Love~	TRUTH ~A Great Detective of Love~	TRUTH ~A Great Detective of Love~	TRUTH ~A Great Detective of Love~
2	想い出 （摩天楼ヴァージョン）	Omoide (Mantenrō Vājon)	Memories (Skyscraper ver.)	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
3	新一の名推理	Shin'ichi no Meisuiri	Shinichi's Great Deduction	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
4	(Unreleased Sound Effect/BGM)
5	謎解き （その１）	Nazotoki (Sono 1)	Riddle Solution (Part 1)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
6	悪のテーマ （パート２）	Aku no Tēma (Pāto 2)	Theme of Evil (Part 2)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
7	推理 （オリジナルver.）	Suiri (Orijinaru ver.)	Deduction (Original ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
8	トリック	Torikku	Trick	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
9	蘭・愛のテーマ	Ran・Ai no Tēma	Ran's Love Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
10	悪のテーマ （パート２）	Aku no Tēma (Pāto 2)	Theme of Evil (Part 2)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
11	(Unreleased Sound Effect/BGM)
12	何かが起きる…	Nanika ga Okiru...	Something Happened...	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
13	犯人の目星	Hannin no Meboshi	The Culprit's Objective	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
14	氷の上に立つように	Kōri no Ue ni Tatsu Yō ni	Like Standing on Ice	Kōri no Ue ni Tatsu Yō ni

Part 2

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	TRUTH ~A Great Detective of Love~	TRUTH ~A Great Detective of Love~	TRUTH ~A Great Detective of Love~	TRUTH ~A Great Detective of Love~
2	謎解き （その２）	Nazotoki (Sono 2)	Riddle Solution (Part 2)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
3	サスペンス～危機感	Sasupensu ~ Kikikan	Suspense ~ Impending Crisis	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
4	忍び寄る影	Shinobiyoru Kage	Creeping Shadow	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
5	悪のテーマ （パート２）	Aku no Tēma (Pāto 2)	Theme of Evil (Part 2)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
6	推理 （オリジナルver.）	Suiri (Orijinaru ver.)	Deduction (Original ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
7	トリック	Torikku	Trick	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
8	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
9	真相究明	Shinsō Kyūmei	Investigating the Truth	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
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	犯人の目星	Hannin no Meboshi	The Culprit's Objective	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
13	殺意	Satsui	Murderous Intent	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
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	陰謀 （摩天楼ヴァージョン）	Inbō (Mantenrō Vājon)	Conspiracy (Skyscraper ver.)	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
16	忍び寄る危機	Shinobiyoru Kiki	Incoming Crisis	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
17	一触即発	Isshokusokuhatsu	Critical Situation	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
18	スペードのエース	Supēdo no Ēsu	The Ace of Spades	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
19	氷の上に立つように	Kōri no Ue ni Tatsu Yō ni	Like Standing on Ice	Kōri no Ue ni Tatsu Yō ni
20	蘭・愛のテーマ	Ran・Ai no Tēma	Ran's Love Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
21	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

Gallery

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In other languages

Language	Title	Translation
Arabic	بقعة الضوء	The Spotlight
Bahasa Melayu	Misteri pembunuh upahan	The mysterious contract killer
Catalan (Catalan dub)	El cas de l'assassinat del franctirador misteriós	The Mysterious Sniper Murder Case
Catalan (Valencian dub)	L'assassí misteriós	The mysterious murderer
French	Le Mystérieux assassin	The mysterious murderer
Galician	A misteriosa morte do asasino	The murderer's Mysterious Death
German	Der mysteriöse Scharfschütze	The Mysterious Sniper
Italian	L'assassino misterioso	The Mysterious Murderer
Spanish (American dub)	El asesino misterioso	The mysterious murderer
Spanish (Castilian dub)	El asesinato del misterioso tirador	The Mysterious Sniper Murder
Thai	คดีฆาตกรรมมือปืนปริศนา	A mysterious sniper murder case
Vietnamese	Vụ án sát nhân bắn tỉa bí ẩn	A Mysterious Sniper Murder Case

See also

• Season 3