Three Hotta Siblings Murder Case

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Episode 44 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	Three Hotta Siblings Murder Case
Japanese title:	堀田三兄弟殺人事件 (Hotta Sankyōdai Satsujin Jiken)
Original airdate:	January 20, 1997
Broadcast rating:	17,60%
Filler case:	#15
Season:	2
Manga source:	TV Original
English version
English title:	Unhappy Birthday
Dubbed episode:	Episode 45
English airdate:	August 9, 2004
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Ran Mouri
Case solved by:	Kogoro Mouri (via Conan)
Next Conan's Hint:	Chemical fertilizer
Staff
Director:	Kenji Kodama
Screenplay:	Yuuichi Higurashi
Storyboard:	Hirohito Ochi
Episode director:	Hirohito Ochi
Animation director:	Haruo Ogawara
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa Akira Kamiya as Kogoro Mouri Wakana Yamazaki as Ran Mouri Shozo Iizuka as Kosaku Hotta Masayo Sako as Masahiro Yamauchi Hideaki Ishii as Koichi Hotta Sayoko Nasu as Harumi Hotta Masaki Aizawa as Ryoji Hotta Mikiko Miki as Fumiko Hotta Wataru Takagi as Kentaro, Next Conan's Hint
Music
Opening song:	Feel Your Heart
Closing song:	Meikyū no Lovers

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Ran Mouri

Gadgets

Gadgets
Voice-Changing Bowtie Stun-Gun Wristwatch

Case

Situation

A lazy drive through the country lands Kogoro, Ran, and Conan in the middle of a murder mystery surrounding the death of billionaire industrialist, Kosaku Hotta. As Conan tries to unravel the clues before the killer can strike again, he faces one disturbing reality: The prime suspects are the victim's children?! It's an explosive whodunit you won't want to miss!

Bombing - Murder
	Location: Hotta household Victim: Kosaku Hotta Cause of death: Explosion Suspects: Masahiro Yamauchi, Koichi Hotta, Harumi Hotta, Ryoji Hotta, and Fumiko Hotta

People

Kosaku Hotta
	Victim (exploded) 58 years old President of Hotta Heavy Industries

Masahiro Yamauchi
	55 years old Caretaker of mansion

Koichi Hotta
	39 years old Kosaku's eldest son

Harumi Hotta
	36 years old Koichi's wife

Ryoji Hotta
	28 years old Kosaku's second son

Fumiko Hotta
	30 years old Kosaku's estranged eldest daughter

Kentarou
100px	Deceased Fumiko's lover

Resolution

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The killer was... none of the Hottas. The killer was Masahiro Yamauchi. The man who was Fumiko's lover was his son, Kentarou Yamauchi. He was a deceased piano player. When he and Fumiko got in a relationship and Hotta Sr. objected, they tried to convince him otherwise, but in reply Hotta broke the younger Yamauchi's hand which left him unable to play anymore. The younger Yamauchi fell into despair and killed himself by driving into a nearby cliff. His father then became the family butler only to get revenge, preparing the bomb that killed Hotta Sr.

The bomb used was the wine container that Ryoji was intending to give to her father. Yamauchi added an unstable components of garden fertilizer, which contained sulfur, and friction matches and a striking pad, so that when the wine container lid was slid open, the matches would rub again the pad and ignite, causing the mixture to explode and to kill Kosaku Hotta. Being a gardener/butler means that Yamauchi is the only individual who could prepare the bomb.

Yamauchi had also planned to kill Fumiko by tampering with her car, mistakenly thinking that she had rejected his son after the incident. In reality, Fumiko was very traumatized as well: she showed it by dressing in black like a widow and wearing a pendant with a photo of her lost love. Fortunately, Yamauchi's trap failed because Conan alerted Fumiko and she returned to the mansion, making Yamauchi break down in tears for misjudging her.

Dub changes

• The names of the characters in the Funimation Dub are:

• Kosaku Hotta - Oscar Hotta
• Masahiro Yamauchi - Barnaby Arbington
• Koichi Hotta - Kevin Hotta
• Harumi Hotta - Karen Hotta
• Ryoji Hotta - Ryan Hotta
• Fumiko Hotta - Famke Hotta
• Kentarou Yamauchi - Jason Arbington

BGM listing

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	Feel Your Heart	Feel Your Heart	Feel Your Heart	Feel Your Heart
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	新一の名推理	Shin'ichi no Meisuiri	Shinichi's Great Deduction	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
5	事件現場 （謎ver.）	Jiken Genba (Nazo ver.)	Scene of the Case (Mystery ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
6	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
7	陰謀	Inbō	Conspiracy	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
8	コナンの危機	Konan no Kiki	Conan's Crisis	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack Super Best
9	怪人包帯男１	Kaijin Hōtai Otoko 1	The Mysterious Bandaged Man 1	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
10	コナンの夢 （夕暮れver.）	Konan no Yume (Yūgure ver.)	Conan's Dream (Twilight ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
11	それいけコナン （哀愁ヴァージョン）	Soreike Konan (Aishū Vājon)	Let's Go Conan (Sorrow ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
12	蘭のテーマ	Ran no Tēma	Ran's Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
13	迷宮のラヴァーズ	Meikyū no Lovers	Lovers' Labyrinth	Meikyū no Lovers

In other languages

Language	Title	Translation
Arabic	العطر القاتل	Killer fragrance
Vietnamese	Vụ án mạng ở nhà Hotta	The Hotta's House Murder Case
Italian	Un compleanno esplosivo	An explosive birthday

See also

• Season 2