The Detective Boys in a Grove

This article is about an episode of the Detective Conan anime that has not yet aired. As such, it is a reflection of what is currently known about the episode, more information will be added after the episode aired.

Chronology
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Episode 843-844 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	The Detective Boys in a Grove
Japanese title:	の (Tantei-dan Wa Yabunonaka?)
Original airdate:	December 24, 2016 (Part 1) December 31, 2016 (Part 2)
Season:	25
Manga source:	Volume 89: File 2 (939) ~ Volume 89: File 4 (941)
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Detective Boys
Next Conan's Hint:	Christmas presents (Part 1) Mannequin (Part 2)
Staff
Director:	Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Music
Opening song:	Sekai wa Anata no Iro ni Naru
Closing song:	YESTERDAY LOVE

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Ayumi Yoshida Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Genta Kojima Ai Haibara Hiroshi Agasa Inspector Megure Kazunobu Chiba Detective Takagi Mary (background) Masumi Sera (background) Shuichi Akai (background) Fusae Campbell (mentioned)

Gadgets

Gadgets
Voice-Changing Bowtie

Situation

Professor Agasa has once again won a meal ticket and is taking the Detective Boys to a restaurant at the department store. On the way there Conan thinks over what he knows about Masumi and the girl, Mary, who is living with her, but his thoughts are interrupted by Haibara, who is dead tired after chasing after a cockroach all night. When they arrive at the department store, they see it already decorated for Christmas. Ayumi and Haibara approach the makeup counter, and Haibara demands that they get to try on some makeup since they are customers. The counter workers try to deny them since they are too young. Upon Haibara's insistence they get the makeup (Mascara lining) anyway, but Haibara sorely disappoints the counter worker's hops for a sale to their mothers.

After the meal Agasa reveals another surprise, that he had also won a shopping ticket so that they could buy themselves early Christmas presents. Ayumi, Genta, Mitsuhiko, and Haibara all walk off to select their favorite presents, blissfully ignoring the fact that the ticket is worth only ¥10,000 (roughly $100). Conan and Agasa observe the restaurant chef, Ujiyasu Hosogoe, getting told by another chef that a troublesome customer had called again, and Ujiyasu telling him to inform the customer to meet him in the stairwell.

After half an hour has passed, Conan hears screaming coming from the stairwell and rushes in to find Ujiyasu has been stabbed. He said that the culprit ran down the stairs so Conan has the Detective Boys run to the stairwell and remember every detail about the culprit when they see him running down. The police are able to round up three suspects, but the Detective Boys unexpectedly give three completely different descriptions of who they think is the culprit is, and Genta mentions that he thinks the culprit had the number 2 on him.

Attempted Murder
	Location: Department Store Victim: Ujiyasu Hosogoe Age: 47 Years old Injury: Stab wound to the abdomen Suspects: Takashi Kannya, Mitsuko Shikama and Masaru Miyadai

People

Ujiyasu Hosogoe
	Victim (stabbed-injured) 47 years old Head chef

Takashi Kamaya
	26 years old Part-time worker

Mitsuko Shikama
	38 years old Housewife

Masaru Miyadai
	52 years old Chef

Resolution

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The culprit is Takashi Kamaya. Kamaya confess his motive that he was dating with his girlfriend in the restaurant. When the chef goes to him and his girlfriend, he asks him that did he add the honey. He said that he add the jam, not the honey. Because it is the latest secret of the restaurant. He explains that he did used to add honey to improve the sour taste. But he switched to jam a while ago. But he is Kamaya, he used to work here. None of the others recognized him, but he sure did. A lot of the recipes here have changed. His girlfriend called him a liar and break up with him. It was because he thought that he added the honey.

Afterwards, Haibara rubs mascara off of her eye, and Conan sees that the smeared mascara makes her face look like that of the child Mary that Masumi is hiding.

See also

• Season 25