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| title              = The Witch of Ejinbara
 
| title              = The Witch of Ejinbara
| english-title      =  
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| english-title      =
 
| japanese-title      = 江神原の魔女
 
| japanese-title      = 江神原の魔女
| releasedate        = July 11, 2008
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| releasedate        = July 11, 2008<ref>https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09121426</ref>
 
| isbn                = 4-0912-1426-6
 
| isbn                = 4-0912-1426-6
 
| publisher          = [[Shogakukan]]
 
| publisher          = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate =  
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| english-releasedate =
| english-isbn        =  
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| english-isbn        =
| english-publisher  =  
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| english-publisher  =
 
| author              = [[Takahisa Taira]]  
 
| author              = [[Takahisa Taira]]  
 
| artwork            = [[Denjiro Maru]]
 
| artwork            = [[Denjiro Maru]]
| cast                = [[Conan Edogawa]]<br>[[Ran Mouri]]<br>[[Kogoro Mouri]]<br>[[Detective Boys]]<br>[[Ai Haibara]]<br>[[Hiroshi Agasa|Professor Agasa]]<br>[[Juzo Megure|Inspector Megure]]<br>[[Wataru Takagi]]<br>[[Miwako Sato]]<br>[[Shinichi Kudo]]
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| cast                = [[Conan Edogawa]] <br> [[Ran Mouri]] <br> [[Kogoro Mouri]] <br> [[Detective Boys]] <br> [[Ai Haibara]] <br> [[Hiroshi Agasa]] <br> [[Juzo Megure]] <br> [[Wataru Takagi]] <br> [[Miwako Sato]] <br> [[Officer Tome]] <br> [[Shinichi Kudo]]
| suspects            = Mashu Isezaki<br>Riki Isezaki<br>Youko Tsurumi<br>Isao Sakuragi  
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| suspects            = Mashu Isezaki, Riki Isezaki, Youko Tsurumi, Isao Sakuragi, and Jouji Miura
 
| solved-by          = [[Kogoro Mouri]] (via Conan)
 
| solved-by          = [[Kogoro Mouri]] (via Conan)
| case                =  
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| case                =
 
| prev-novel          = Shinichi Kudo Returns ~Confrontation with the Black Organization~ (Novel)
 
| prev-novel          = Shinichi Kudo Returns ~Confrontation with the Black Organization~ (Novel)
 
| next-novel          = A Challenge Letter to Shinichi Kudo ~The Mystery of the Legendary Bird~ (Novel)
 
| next-novel          = A Challenge Letter to Shinichi Kudo ~The Mystery of the Legendary Bird~ (Novel)
| footnotes          =  
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| footnotes          =
 
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}}
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== Cast ==
 
== Cast ==
 
{{Char Appearances|
 
{{Char Appearances|
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{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
 
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
 
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
 
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa|display=Professor Agasa}}  
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{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}  
{{Char|Juzo Megure|display=Inspector Megure}}
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{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
 
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
 
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
 
{{Char|Miwako Sato}}
 
{{Char|Miwako Sato}}
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{{Char|Officer Tome}}
 
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (Ran's memory)}}
 
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (Ran's memory)}}
 
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=== Situation ===
 
=== Situation ===
 
Conan, Ran, Kogoro, Professor Agasa and the Detective Boys are on a trip to Ejinbara. While Kogoro, Ran and Conan are visiting the foreigners' cemetery, they rescue a man who is being attacked.
 
Conan, Ran, Kogoro, Professor Agasa and the Detective Boys are on a trip to Ejinbara. While Kogoro, Ran and Conan are visiting the foreigners' cemetery, they rescue a man who is being attacked.
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{{InfoBox Crime
 
{{InfoBox Crime
 
| crime              = Attempted Murder
 
| crime              = Attempted Murder
| image              =  
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| image              =
 
| location            = Ejinbara foreigners' cemetery
 
| location            = Ejinbara foreigners' cemetery
 
| victim              = Jouji Miura
 
| victim              = Jouji Miura
| suspects           = Unknown
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| suspects           = Unknown
 
| description        = The unknown culprit attempts to stab Miura.
 
| description        = The unknown culprit attempts to stab Miura.
 
}}
 
}}
  
The man introduces himself as Jouji Miura, a lawyer. At Miura's office, they learn about the story about Elizabeth Montgomery; her will and the inheritors: Jirou Toda, Seizou Motomachi, Riki Isezaki - the three "overmans" of Ejinbara - and their children, Youko Tsurumi - Elizabeth's adopted child, Isao Sakuragi - the pastor of the Ejinbara church, and Miura himself; as well as the threatening letter that Miura received.
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The man introduces himself as Jouji Miura, a lawyer. At Miura's office, they learn about the story about Elizabeth Montgomery; her will and the inheritors: Jirou Toda, Seizou Motomachi, Riki Isezaki - the three "saints" of Ejinbara - and their children, Youko Tsurumi - Elizabeth's adopted child, Isao Sakuragi - the pastor of the Ejinbara church, and Miura himself; as well as the threatening letter that Miura received.
  
 
Later, Jirou Toda is found dead in his basement.
 
Later, Jirou Toda is found dead in his basement.
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{{InfoBox Crime
 
{{InfoBox Crime
 
| crime              = Murder
 
| crime              = Murder
| image              =  
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| image              =
 
| location            = Toda household basement
 
| location            = Toda household basement
 
| victim              = Jirou Toda
 
| victim              = Jirou Toda
| cause-death = Drowned
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| cause-death         = Drowned
| suspects           = Unknown
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| suspects           = Unknown
 
| description        = Toda is drowned in the locked basement.
 
| description        = Toda is drowned in the locked basement.
 
}}
 
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The group later return to the hotel they are staying, which is also the Ejinbara toy museum. The owner of the place happens to be Seizou Motomachi, who also received a threatening letter. That night, an explosion occurs in Motomachi's room.
 
The group later return to the hotel they are staying, which is also the Ejinbara toy museum. The owner of the place happens to be Seizou Motomachi, who also received a threatening letter. That night, an explosion occurs in Motomachi's room.
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{{InfoBox Crime
 
{{InfoBox Crime
 
| crime              = Murder
 
| crime              = Murder
| image              =  
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| image              =
 
| location            = Ejinbara toy museum
 
| location            = Ejinbara toy museum
 
| victim              = Seizou Motomachi
 
| victim              = Seizou Motomachi
| cause-death = Explosion
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| cause-death         = Explosion
| suspects           = Mashu Isezaki
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| suspects           = Mashu Isezaki
| description        =
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| description        = A fireball appears in Motomachi's room, causing the explosion.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
The room has the same scent as in Toda's basement - the scent of sambucus. Miura reveals the tragedy of Sophia Montgomery, Elizabeth's daughter, who is the one in the picture Conan saw.
 
The room has the same scent as in Toda's basement - the scent of sambucus. Miura reveals the tragedy of Sophia Montgomery, Elizabeth's daughter, who is the one in the picture Conan saw.
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{{InfoBox Crime
 
{{InfoBox Crime
 
| crime              = Murder? (Past)
 
| crime              = Murder? (Past)
| image              =  
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| image              =
 
| location            = Sophia's house
 
| location            = Sophia's house
 
| victim              = Sophia Montgomery and her son
 
| victim              = Sophia Montgomery and her son
| cause-death = Burning
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| cause-death         = Burned
| suspects           = Unknown
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| suspects           = Unknown
 
| description        =
 
| description        =
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{InfoBox Crime
 
{{InfoBox Crime
| crime              = Murder
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| crime              = Accident (Past)
| image              =  
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| image              =
 
| location            = Ejinbara river
 
| location            = Ejinbara river
 
| victim              = Takeshi Minato
 
| victim              = Takeshi Minato
| cause-death = Drowned
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| cause-death         = Drowned
| suspects           =
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| suspects           =
 
| description        =
 
| description        =
 
}}
 
}}
The day after, the Detective Boys find Mashu Isezaki's - the son of Riki Isezaki - website about hunting the witches. Mashu goes to Tsurumi's shop, accuses her to be a witch and attempts to burn her to death, but is stopped by Sakuragi. Later, Mashu is found dead in a telephone booth.
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The day after, the Detective Boys find Mashu Isezaki's - the son of Riki Isezaki - website about hunting the witches. Mashu goes to Tsurumi's shop, accuses her to be a witch and attempts to burn her to death, but is stopped by Sakuragi.
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Later, Mashu is found dead in a telephone booth.
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{{InfoBox Crime
 
{{InfoBox Crime
 
| crime              = Murder
 
| crime              = Murder
| image              =  
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| image              =
 
| location            = Ejinbara park
 
| location            = Ejinbara park
 
| victim              = Mashu Isezaki
 
| victim              = Mashu Isezaki
| cause-death = Burning
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| cause-death         = Burned
| suspects           = Riki Isezaki
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| suspects           = Riki Isezaki
 
| description        = Mashu is burned to death inside a telephone booth in Ejinbara park.
 
| description        = Mashu is burned to death inside a telephone booth in Ejinbara park.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
It is learned that Mashu and Tsurumi also received threatening letters. Riki Isezaki becomes the prime suspect as at the moment he is the one who will get the inheritance. However, he is also found dead in his hospital. The pictures of Mashu's corpse found in his room also have the scent of sambucus.
 
It is learned that Mashu and Tsurumi also received threatening letters. Riki Isezaki becomes the prime suspect as at the moment he is the one who will get the inheritance. However, he is also found dead in his hospital. The pictures of Mashu's corpse found in his room also have the scent of sambucus.
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{{InfoBox Crime
 
{{InfoBox Crime
 
| crime              = Murder
 
| crime              = Murder
| image              =  
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| image              =
 
| location            = Ejinbara hospital
 
| location            = Ejinbara hospital
 
| victim              = Riki Isezaki
 
| victim              = Riki Isezaki
| cause-death = Heart attack
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| cause-death         = Heart attack
| suspects           = Youko Tsurumi and Isao Sakuragi
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| suspects           = Youko Tsurumi, Isao Sakuragi and Jouji Miura
 
| description        = The culprit filled Isezaki's room with pictures of his son's corpse, triggering his heart disease.
 
| description        = The culprit filled Isezaki's room with pictures of his son's corpse, triggering his heart disease.
 
}}
 
}}
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Conan finds an old article talking about some children's silhouette at Sophia's house on the day of the tragedy, as well as a map inside a book in the Ejinbara hotel's library. He finds the answer to all of the murders.
  
 
=== People ===
 
=== People ===
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{{BeginBox}}
 
{{People|Jouji Miura||
 
{{People|Jouji Miura||
 
* Lawyer}}
 
* Lawyer}}
{{People|Elizabeth Montgomery||
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{{People|Elizabeth Montgomery||fsize=0.96em|
 
* Deceased
 
* Deceased
 
* Herb store owner
 
* Herb store owner
* "Ejinbara's witch"}}
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* ''The Witch of Ejinbara''}}
{{People|Jirou Toda||
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{{People|Jirou Toda||fsize=0.96em|
 
* Victim (drowned)
 
* Victim (drowned)
* Ejinbara primary school's principal
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* Founder and former principal of Ejinbara primary school}}
* "Ejinbara's overman"}}
 
 
{{People|Youko Tsurumi||
 
{{People|Youko Tsurumi||
* Elizabeth's adopted child}}
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* Elizabeth's adopted child and apprentice}}
 
{{People|Isao Sakuragi||
 
{{People|Isao Sakuragi||
 
* Pastor}}
 
* Pastor}}
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{{clear}}
 
{{People|Seizou Motomachi||
 
{{People|Seizou Motomachi||
 
* Victim (explosion)
 
* Victim (explosion)
* Ejinbara toy museum's owner
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* Ejinbara toy museum owner}}
* "Ejinbara's overman"}}
 
 
{{People|Sophia Montgomery||
 
{{People|Sophia Montgomery||
* Deceased (burning)
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* Deceased (burned)
 
* Elizabeth's daughter}}
 
* Elizabeth's daughter}}
 
{{People|Takeshi Minato||
 
{{People|Takeshi Minato||
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{{People|Riki Isezaki||
 
{{People|Riki Isezaki||
 
* Victim (heart attack)
 
* Victim (heart attack)
* Ejinbara hospital's owner
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* Ejinbara District Council member}}
* "Ejinbara's overman"}}
 
 
{{People|Mashu Isezaki||
 
{{People|Mashu Isezaki||
* Victim (burning)
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* Victim (burned)
* Riki's son
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* Riki's son}}
}}
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{{EndBox}}
{{clear}}
 
  
 
=== Resolution ===
 
=== Resolution ===
<spoiler>Conan tranquilizes Kogoro and reveals the murderer. The culprit is '''Isao Sakuragi'''. All of the three locked room murders were done by the forgotten 100-year-old pipeline network, which was overlooked by the police. It is revealed that Sakuragi is Sophia's son. His motive is getting revenge on the three overmans, as they witnessed Sophia setting her house on fire but left without saying a word, as well as giving the inheritance to Tsurumi, since she is actually his daughter. Sakuragi attempts to kill all the people presented, but is intervened by Tsurumi. He then tries to commit suicide by setting himself as well as the place on fire, but is saved by Conan, Inspector Megure and Detective Takagi.
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<spoiler>
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Conan tranquilizes Kogoro and reveals the murderer. The culprit is '''Isao Sakuragi'''. All of the three locked room murders were done by the forgotten 100-year-old pipeline network, which was overlooked by the police. It is revealed that Sakuragi is Sophia's son. His motive is getting revenge on the three "saints", as they witnessed Sophia setting her house on fire but left without saying a word, as well as giving the inheritance to Tsurumi, since she is actually his daughter. Sakuragi attempts to kill all the people presented, but is intervened by Tsurumi. He then tries to commit suicide by setting himself as well as the place on fire, but is saved by Conan, Inspector Megure and Detective Takagi.
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The next Sunday, Miura reveals that Toda, Motomachi and Isezaki confessed everything to Elizabeth the day after the tragedy. The three of them then made a vow to help the foreigners like Sophia and Elizabeth to make up for their mistake. All of the foreigners in Ejinbara, having forgiven them, gather to visit their graves. Genta says that the witch's curse has been lifted.
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</spoiler>
  
The next Sunday, Miura reveals that Toda, Motomachi and Isezaki confessed everything to Elizabeth the day after the tragedy. The three of them then made a vow to help the foreigners like Sophia and Elizabeth to make up for their mistake. All of the foreigners in Ejinbara, having forgiven them, gather to visit their graves. Genta says that the witch's curse has been lifted.</spoiler>
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== Gallery ==
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== Cover in other countries ==
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<div class="left">[[File:Novel5v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</div>
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<div class="left">[[File:Novel5c.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</div>
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<div class="left">[[File:Novel5k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</div>
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<div class="left">[[File:Novel5bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</div>
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<div class="left">[[File:Novel5ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</div>
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<div class="left">[[File:Novel5cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</div>
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{{clear}}
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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== References ==
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<references/>
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[[Category:Novels]]
 
[[Category:Novels]]

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Novel 5

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Information
Title: The Witch of Ejinbara
Japanese Title: 江神原の魔女
Release date: July 11, 2008[1]
ISBN: ISBN 4-0912-1426-6
Publisher: Shogakukan
Creators
Original work: Gosho Aoyama
Author: Takahisa Taira
Artwork: Denjiro Maru
Case
Cast: Conan Edogawa
Ran Mouri
Kogoro Mouri
Detective Boys
Ai Haibara
Hiroshi Agasa
Juzo Megure
Wataru Takagi
Miwako Sato
Officer Tome
Shinichi Kudo
Suspects: Mashu Isezaki, Riki Isezaki, Youko Tsurumi, Isao Sakuragi, and Jouji Miura
Case solved by: Kogoro Mouri (via Conan)


Cast

Gadgets

Case

Situation

Conan, Ran, Kogoro, Professor Agasa and the Detective Boys are on a trip to Ejinbara. While Kogoro, Ran and Conan are visiting the foreigners' cemetery, they rescue a man who is being attacked.

Attempted Murder
Location: Ejinbara foreigners' cemetery
Victim: Jouji Miura
Suspects: Unknown
The unknown culprit attempts to stab Miura.

The man introduces himself as Jouji Miura, a lawyer. At Miura's office, they learn about the story about Elizabeth Montgomery; her will and the inheritors: Jirou Toda, Seizou Motomachi, Riki Isezaki - the three "saints" of Ejinbara - and their children, Youko Tsurumi - Elizabeth's adopted child, Isao Sakuragi - the pastor of the Ejinbara church, and Miura himself; as well as the threatening letter that Miura received.

Later, Jirou Toda is found dead in his basement.

Murder
Location: Toda household basement
Victim: Jirou Toda
Cause of death: Drowned
Suspects: Unknown
Toda is drowned in the locked basement.

A similar threatening letter is found in the room. Conan notices the rusts in the room, which are the same as the ones inside the envelope containing Miura's letter. Also, there is a strange scent in the room.

Miura says he's worried about Youko Tsurumi, as she lives alone and is also one of the inheritors, so they go to her shop to check on her. Here, they meet Isao Sakuragi, as well as Professor Agasa and the Detective Boys. In the shop, Conan and Ai see a picture of Elizabeth and a woman that greatly resembles Tsurumi.

The group later return to the hotel they are staying, which is also the Ejinbara toy museum. The owner of the place happens to be Seizou Motomachi, who also received a threatening letter. That night, an explosion occurs in Motomachi's room.

Murder
Location: Ejinbara toy museum
Victim: Seizou Motomachi
Cause of death: Explosion
Suspects: Mashu Isezaki
A fireball appears in Motomachi's room, causing the explosion.

The room has the same scent as in Toda's basement - the scent of sambucus. Miura reveals the tragedy of Sophia Montgomery, Elizabeth's daughter, who is the one in the picture Conan saw.

Murder? (Past)
Location: Sophia's house
Victim: Sophia Montgomery and her son
Cause of death: Burned
Suspects: Unknown
Accident (Past)
Location: Ejinbara river
Victim: Takeshi Minato
Cause of death: Drowned

The day after, the Detective Boys find Mashu Isezaki's - the son of Riki Isezaki - website about hunting the witches. Mashu goes to Tsurumi's shop, accuses her to be a witch and attempts to burn her to death, but is stopped by Sakuragi.

Later, Mashu is found dead in a telephone booth.

Murder
Location: Ejinbara park
Victim: Mashu Isezaki
Cause of death: Burned
Suspects: Riki Isezaki
Mashu is burned to death inside a telephone booth in Ejinbara park.

It is learned that Mashu and Tsurumi also received threatening letters. Riki Isezaki becomes the prime suspect as at the moment he is the one who will get the inheritance. However, he is also found dead in his hospital. The pictures of Mashu's corpse found in his room also have the scent of sambucus.

Murder
Location: Ejinbara hospital
Victim: Riki Isezaki
Cause of death: Heart attack
Suspects: Youko Tsurumi, Isao Sakuragi and Jouji Miura
The culprit filled Isezaki's room with pictures of his son's corpse, triggering his heart disease.

Conan finds an old article talking about some children's silhouette at Sophia's house on the day of the tragedy, as well as a map inside a book in the Ejinbara hotel's library. He finds the answer to all of the murders.

People

  • Resolution

    Gallery

    Cover in other countries

    Vietnam
    China
    Korea
    Indonesia
    Hong Kong
    Rep. of China (Taiwan)

    See also

    References