The Unseen Suspect

Chronology
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Episode 305-306 (Int. Episode 330-331)
Information
Title:	The Unseen Suspect
Japanese title:	見えない容疑者 (Mienai Yōgisha)
Original airdate:	January 13, 2003 (Part 1) January 20, 2003 (Part 2)
Broadcast rating:	15.4% 16.2%
Manga case:	#108
Season:	8
Manga source:	Volume 37: Files 2-4 (374-376)
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Ran Mouri Sango Yokomizo Eri Kisaki Jugo Yokomizo Policeman Policeman
Case solved by:	Kogoro Mouri Conan Edogawa
Next Conan's Hint:	Door glass (Part 1) Lighter (Part 2)
Staff
Director:	Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Organizer:	Chika Ichimaru
Storyboard:	Chika Ichimaru
Episode director:	305: Hideki Hiroshima 306: Yoshio Suzuki
Animation director:	305: Masaki Kudo 306: Izumi Shimura
Character design:	Masatomo Sudo Junko Yamanaka and Kumiko Shishido (design works)
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa Akira Kamiya as Kogoro Mouri Wakana Yamazaki as Ran Mouri Akio Otsuka as Sango Yokomizo, Jugo Yokomizo Gara Takashima as Eri Kisaki Katsuji Mori as Yoshiki Kazami Ken Shiroyama as Director Takashi Nagasaki as Detective Saeko Shimazu as Ruri Ujo Ken Narita as Nobuharu Nagumo Haruna Ikezawa as Kasumi Namihara Toshiharu Sakurai as Cameraman, Staff 1 Junichi Sugawara as Assistant director, Staff 2 Isshin Chiba as Forensics officer Shunsuke Shima as Akira Nagumo
Music
Opening song:	I can't stop my love for you♥ Kaze no Lalala
Closing song:	Overture

The Unseen Suspect (見えない容疑者 ,Mienai Yōgisha) is the 305th and 306th episode of Detective Conan anime.

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Ran Mouri Sango Yokomizo Eri Kisaki Jugo Yokomizo (flashback) Police detective A Police detective B Forensics officer

Gadgets

Gadgets
Voice-Changing Bowtie Microphone Stun-Gun Wristwatch

Case

Situation

Part 1

Kogoro Mouri was invited to make an introduction in an episode of a popular detective TV serial. The star of the show, Yoshiki Kazami, revealed himself to be very disagreeable with the rest of the cast. One of them, Ruri Ujo, turns out to be a fellow classmate of Kogoro when they were children. Ruri revealed to Ran and Conan that she, Kogoro, and Kisaki, had been classmates since kindergarten. Ran and Conan learn that the brainy Kisaki and the underachiever Kogoro seemed inexplicably drawn to each other to quarrel. As the other classmates suspected, time showed that the arguments were intended to disguise their mutual attraction. Yoshiki challenged Kogoro to solve the mystery of the murder scene being filmed. To prevent Kogoro from embarrassing himself, Conan used the tranquilizer dart on Kogoro and cracked the puzzle with the clues present. During a break in the filming, Yoshiki is discovered dead.

Murder
	Location: Mansion Victim: Yoshiki Kazami Age: 28 years old Cause of death: Slit wound on the throat Suspects: Kasumi Namihara, Akira Nagumo, Nobuharu Nagumo, and Ruri Ujo While outside the mansion, the group heard the scream from the mansion. When they went there, they found Yoshiki's dead body. Ruri was sitting over the body and her hands are covered with blood.

Part 2

No murder weapon could be found at the scene. The immediate suspects were the other members of the cast, including Ruri and the Nagumo father-son.

People

Man
	Director

Yoshiki Kazami
	Victim (throat slit) 28 years old Actor Role: detective Newspaper company president's son

Kasumi Namihara
	26 years old Actress Role: daughter Nobuharu's girlfriend

Akira Nagumo
	60 years old Actor Role: butler

Nobuharu Nagumo
	31 years old Actor Role: daughter's husband Akira's son

Ruri Ujo
	37 years old Actress Role: old widow Kogoro's childhood friend Real name: Ruri Amaki

Mr. Kisaki
	Eri's father Kogoro's father-in-law Ran's maternal grandfather

Mrs. Ujo
	Ruri's mother

Mr. Ujo
	Ruri's father

Cameraman
	Staff team cameraman

Assistant director
	Staff team assistant director

Staff A
	Staff

Staff B
	Staff

Forensics officer
	Shizuoka Prefecture CSI officer

Resolution

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Conan is unable to tranquilize Kogoro due to having used the needle earlier. While the police investigate, Kogoro takes Ruri to an empty room to talk with her, where he reveals that Akira Nagumo is the murderer and Ruri's biological father. Akira murdered Yoshiki in order to stop the public from finding out that he and Ruri are actually father and daughter, which would cause a great scandal for her family. Ruri realized her father was the murderer upon accidentally seeing his reflection from a glass on the door (the door was opened by the crew members who exited the room) near the victim's room. She then diverted everyone else's attention to the snow falling outside the building.

Akira slit Yoshiki's throat by using a box-cutter blade. It was speculated beforehand that none of the bladed objects at the film set could be used as a weapon because all Luminol tests were negative, and none of them (excluding the box cutter blade) are long enough to cause a 10 cm indentation. However, the blood splatter could be negated by wrapping the weapon using duct tape, and the blade can be hidden by breaking it into tiny 2 cm pieces. The blade fragments were then hidden in the interior of a lighter. The cotton inside the mechanism was removed and taped onto the floor along with the rest of the duct tape to hide it, as the floor had been spiked earlier with tape for the film shoot.

The evidence that seals Akira's guilt is that he is the only person aside Mouri who would use a lighter as a hiding place, having once been a heavy smoker. It is further speculated that the crime was committed at the spur of the moment, since none of the items used in the crime had been prepared in advance. The method used to hide the murder weapon is impossible to do while wearing gloves, so fingerprints of some sort will definitely be found upon further inspection.

Ruri pleads with Kogoro to keep the matter a secret, but the latter refused, not wanting Ruri to live a life full of lies. Kogoro revealed he knew Akira was Ruri's father because of his behavior when he approached Kogoro earlier was a father's worry towards his daughter. Kogoro had experienced it before when he went to meet Eri's father to discuss about having them getting married. Akira later turned himself in after being persuaded by Ruri.

Trivia

• In the second part of the case, the opening was changed to Kaze no Lalala.

BGM listing

Part 1

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	I can't stop my love for you♥	I can't stop my love for you♥	I can't stop my love for you♥	I can't stop my love for you♥
2	哀が電話を…～ジンのテーマＡ	Ai ga Denwa o... ~ Jin no Tēma A	Ai's Phonecall to... ~ Gin's Theme A	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
3	少年探偵団のテーマ	Shōnen Tanteidan no Tēma	The Detective Boys' Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
4	事件現場 （謎ver.）	Jiken Genba (Nazo ver.)	Scene of the Case (Mystery ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
5	ワインをのんで	Wain o Nonde	Drinking Wine	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
6	ほのぼの気分	Honobono Kibun	Heartwarming Feeling	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
7	カギを探せ！	Kagi o Sagase!	Search for the Key!	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
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	容疑者は？	Yōgisha wa?	The Suspect Is?	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
10	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
11	昼下がりの天使たち	Hirusagari no Tenshitachi	Early Afternoon Angels	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
12	オセンチな歩美 （未収録ヴァージョン）	Osenchina Ayumi (Mi Shūroku Vājon)	Sentimental Ayumi (Unreleased Version)
13	出動のテーマ１～予感	Shutsudō no Tēma 1 ~ Yokan	Mission Theme 1 ~ Premonition	Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
14	赤い光のスナイパー１	Akai Hikari no Sunaipā 1	The Sniper's Red Light 1	Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
15	映画BGM	Eiga BGM	Movie BGM	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
16	事件現場 （謎ver.）	Jiken Genba (Nazo ver.)	Scene of the Case (Mystery ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
17	顛末（TENMATSU）	Tenmatsu (TENMATSU)	The Facts (TENMATSU)	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
18	推理 （オリジナルver.）	Suiri (Orijinaru ver.)	Deduction (Original ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
19	新一の事件解明	Shin'ichi no Jiken Kaimei	Shinichi's Case Clarification	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
20	Overture	Overture	Overture	Overture

Part 2

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	風のららら	Kaze no Lalala	The Wind's Lalala	Kaze no Lalala
2	推理 （オリジナルver.）	Suiri (Orijinaru ver.)	Deduction (Original ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
3	赤い光のスナイパー１	Akai Hikari no Sunaipā 1	The Sniper's Red Light 1	Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
4	事件現場 （謎ver.）	Jiken Genba (Nazo ver.)	Scene of the Case (Mystery ver.)	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	カギを探せ！	Kagi o Sagase!	Search for the Key!	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
7	映画BGM	Eiga BGM	Movie BGM	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
8	カギを探せ！	Kagi o Sagase!	Search for the Key!	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
9	テーブルの下に爆弾～急げ	Tēburu no Shita ni Bakudan ~ Isoge	Bomb Under the Table ~ Hurry	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
10	驚愕の真実	Kyōgaku no Shinjitsu	Surprising Truth	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
11	悪のテーマ （パート１）	Aku no Tēma (Pāto 1)	Theme of Evil (Part 1)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
12	謎解き （その１）	Nazotoki (Sono 1)	Riddle Solution (Part 1)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
13	「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)
14	暗殺者のテーマ─事件の予感	Ansatsusha no Tēma - Jiken no Yokan	Assassin's Theme - Foreboding Case	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
15	顛末（TENMATSU）	Tenmatsu (TENMATSU)	The Facts (TENMATSU)	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
16	蘭の決意～ホースに火が	Ran no Ketsui ~ Hōsu ni Hi ga	Ran's Decision ~ Hose and Fire	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
17	コナンの決断	Konan no Ketsudan	Conan's Decision	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
18	Overture	Overture	Overture	Overture
19	恋のトランプゲーム占い	Koi no Toranpu Gēmu Uranai	Love's Fortune-Telling Card Game	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
20	蘭・愛のテーマ （ギターver.）	Ran・Ai no Tēma (Gitā ver.)	Ran's Love Theme (Guitar ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
21	THE END（あれまぁ～）	THE END (Aremā~)	THE END ("Good Heavens!")	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack

In other languages

Language	Title	Translation
Arabic	اختفاء سلاح الجريمة	The Disappearance of the Crime’s Weapon
Bahasa Melayu	Kekeliruan Mencari Suspek Sebenar	Confusing to Find True Suspect
Catalan (Catalan dub)	El sospitós invisible	Invisible Suspect
Catalan (Valencian dub)	El sospitós invisible	Invisible Suspect
Galician	O sospeitoso invisible	Invisible suspect
German	Unbemerkt verdächtig	Unnoticedly Suspicious
Italian	Sospetto invisibile	Invisible Suspect
Spanish (Castilian dub)	El sospechoso invisible	Invisible Suspect
Thai	ผู้ต้องสงสัยที่มองไม่เห็น	The Unseen Suspect
Vietnamese	Nghi phạm không thể nhìn thấy	The Unseen Suspect

See also

• Season 8