The Man from Chicago

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Episode 258-259 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	The Man from Chicago
Japanese title:	シカゴから来た男 (Shikago Kara Kita Otoko)
Original airdate:	November 19, 2001 (Part 1) November 26, 2001 (Part 2) April 5, 2014 (Part 1) (Remastered version) April 12, 2014 (Part 2) (Remastered version)
Broadcast rating:	19.30% 18.20%
Remastered rating:	9.2% 9.6%
Manga case:	#94
Season:	10
Manga source:	Volume 32: Files 8-10 (325-327)
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Ai Haibara Detective Boys Professor Agasa James Black Detective Takagi Detective Sato Yumi Miyamoto Shuichi Akai
Case solved by:	Conan Edogawa Ayumi Yoshida
Next Conan's Hint:	Strap (Part 1) P and A (Part 2) James Black (Part 1) (Remastered version) Man with long hair (Part 2) (Remastered version)
Staff
Director:	Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Organizer:	Masato Sato
Storyboard:	Masato Sato
Episode director:	258 Hideaki Oniwa 259 Kazuo Nogami
Animation director:	258 Keiichi Ishida 259 Izumi Shimura
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa Kenichi Ogata as Professor Agasa Megumi Hayashibara as Ai Haibara Yukiko Iwai as Ayumi Yoshida Ikue Otani as Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Wataru Takagi as Genta Kojima, Detective Takagi, Next Conan's Hint Atsuko Yuya as Detective Sato Yuu Sugimoto as Yumi Miyamoto Iemasa Kayumi as James Black Kan Tokumaru as Fake detective A Hidetoshi Nakamura as Fake detective B Junichi Sugawara as Fake policeman Masafumi Kimura as Detective Isshin Chiba as Policeman A Naoki Makishima as Policeman B Masako Joh as Child Fumiko Miyashita as Reporter Shuichi Ikeda as Shuichi Akai
Music
Opening song:	destiny
Closing song:	Aoi Aoi Kono Hoshi ni

Characters introduced

James Black
	Mysterious man from Chicago

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Ai Haibara Ayumi Yoshida Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Genta Kojima Professor Agasa Detective Takagi Detective Sato Yumi Miyamoto Shuichi Akai

Gadgets

Gadgets
Detective Boys Badge Criminal Tracking Glasses Earring Cellphone

Case

Situation

Part 1

The Detective Boys attend an animal show involving a White lion named Leon. Outside, a man named James Black, is mistaken by reporters for Randy Hawks, a rich man who sponsors zoos and animal shows. The Detective Boys lead him out of the crowd of reporters by pretending he is their English teacher, Conan figures that his accent is British. He uses "Can" with a British accent, Professor Agasa reveals that Randy Hawk had Southern accent. As return for their help, James offers to treat them for lunch and leaves to get his car, only to be mistaken for Hawks and kidnapped for ransom.

Kidnapping
290px	Location: Street Hostage: James Black Culprits: Three fake police officers When James Black came to get his vehicle, two fake police officers confronts James Black that the rented vehicle has been stolen. When they told James Black to go in the police car, James suddenly told them that he has to tell his friends about it but suddenly they just kidnapped James.

Growing concerned, the Detective Boys search for James; Their investigation leads them to believe he was kidnapped. They find James' strap from the animal show in an alley way and discover blood on the letters P, &, A on the strap.

Part 2

Ayumi notices that James Black still has her Detective Badge, allowing Conan to trace the signal and have Sato set up a road block intercepting the vehicle. The kidnappers manage to elude the road block since their vehicle is disguised as a police car.

People

Randy Hawk
	Animal show sponsor

Man #1
	Fake police officer

Man #2
	Fake police officer

Man #3
	Fake police officer

Unnamed Police 1
	Police

Unnamed Police 2
	Police

Resolution

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James attempts to convince the kidnappers of their mistake, but they assume he likes to take on different identities. However, the real Mr. Randy Hawks is heard over the radio; the kidnappers are shocked by their own idiocy. They decide to kill Black to cover up their tracks, and try again.

Conan discerns the message P & A, revealing that when alphabetized, spell Panda. Conan concludes James is referring to the black and white colors of a panda to police cars. Since the kidnappers are armed, Conan tells the police a plan to save James safely. The police feign a car chase and slowly surround the kidnappers car; They suddenly break throwing them off guard and apprehends the criminals. Black disappears before he is questioned and is driven away by the mysterious Shuichi Akai.

Manga to anime changes

• The animal show is a bit longer in the anime with it starting of with a clown, bear, elephants and horses. Also, the manga starts with showing the exterior of the building, while the anime doesn't.
• The anime extends the scene where the kids going by as James Black is kidnapped as they observe the event.

Remastered version

• A remastered version of this case was aired on April 5, 2014 (Part 1) and April 12, 2014 (Part 2).

Trivia

• James Black refers to Conan as "Cool Guy" which is what Vermouth called him. Unlike Jodie Saintemillion, she refers to Conan as "Cool Kid".
• This is the second time that Conan encounters Shuichi Akai after the bus hijacking case.

BGM listing

Part 1

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	destiny	destiny	destiny	destiny
2	コナン組曲－Captured In Her Eyes	Konan Kumikyoku - Captured in Her Eyes	Conan Suite - Captured in Her Eyes	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
3	(Unreleased Sound Effect/BGM)
4	(Unreleased Sound Effect/BGM)
5	昼下がりの天使たち	Hirusagari no Tenshitachi	Early Afternoon Angels	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
6	小さな巨人	Chiisana Kyojin	A Small Great Person	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
7	新少年探偵団のテーマ	Shin Shōnen Tanteidan no Tēma	The New Detective Boys' Theme	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
8	のんびり気分	Nonbiri Kibun	Carefree Feeling	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
9	蘭のテーマ （摩天楼ヴァージョン）	Ran no Tēma (Mantenrō Vājon)	Ran's Theme (Skyscraper Version)	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
10	驚愕の真実	Kyōgaku no Shinjitsu	Surprising Truth	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
11	怪人包帯男２	Kaijin Hōtai Otoko 2	The Mysterious Bandaged Man 2	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
12	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
13	推理 （オリジナルver.）	Suiri (Orijinaru ver.)	Deduction (Original ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
14	悪のテーマ （パート１）	Aku no Tēma (Pāto 1)	Theme of Evil (Part 1)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
15	トリック	Torikku	Trick	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
16	暗殺者のテーマ─忍び寄る魔手	Ansatsusha no Tēma - Shinobiyoru Mashu	Assassin's Theme - The Devil's Hand Approaches	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
17	青い青いこの地球に	Aoi Aoi Kono Hoshi ni	On This Blue, Blue Star	Aoi Aoi Kono Hoshi ni

Part 2

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	Winter Bells	Winter Bells	Winter Bells	Winter Bells
2	謎解き （その２）	Nazotoki (Sono 2)	Riddle Solution (Part 2)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
3	顛末（TENMATSU）	Tenmatsu (TENMATSU)	The Facts (TENMATSU)	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
4	犯人のアジト （いよいよver.）	Hannin no Ajito (Iyoiyo ver.)	The Culprit's Hideout (More and More ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
5	黒い影─挑戦	Kuroi Kage - Chōsen	Black Shadow - Challenge	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
6	驚愕の真実	Kyōgaku no Shinjitsu	Surprising Truth	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
7	沈む夕陽	Shizumu Yūhi	Depressing Sunset	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
8	少年探偵団のテーマ （摩天楼ヴァージョン）	Shōnen Tanteidan no Tēma (Mantenrō Vājon)	The Detective Boys' Theme (Skyscraper Version)	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
9	忍び寄る危機	Shinobiyoru Kiki	Incoming Crisis	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
10	コナンのテーマ	Konan no Tēma	Conan's Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
11	暗殺者のテーマ─忍び寄る魔手	Ansatsusha no Tēma - Shinobiyoru Mashu	Assassin's Theme - The Devil's Hand Approaches	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
12	驚愕の真実	Kyōgaku no Shinjitsu	Surprising Truth	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
13	青い青いこの地球に	Aoi Aoi Kono Hoshi ni	On This Blue, Blue Star	Aoi Aoi Kono Hoshi ni
14	古城のテーマ	Kojō no Tēma	The Old Castle's Theme	Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack

Gallery

• TV Episode 258-259.jpg

  Title card

• 258 Amy's strap.PNG

  Ayumi's strap

• 258 Not Randy Hawk.PNG

  Is he Randy Hawk?

• 258 James's strap.PNG

  James's strap

• 258 Conan's Hint.PNG

  Conan's Hint: P AND A

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  Why not PA for Paul?

• 259 Akai Shuichi.PNG

  Shuichi Akai - the mysterious man

In other languanges

Language	Title	Translation
Arabic	الرسالة الغامضة	The Mysterious Message
Catalan	L'home que va venir de Chicago	The Man who came from Chicago
Galician	O home de Chicago	The Man from Chicago
German	Der Mann aus Chicago	The Man from Chicago
Italian	L'uomo di Chicago	The Man from Chicago
Spanish	El hombre de Chicago	The Man from Chicago
Vietnamese	Ông lão đến từ Chicago	The Man from Chicago

See also

• Season 10