Drama Episode 12

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Drama Episode 12
Information
Title:	File. 12
Original airdate:	September 22, 2011
Characters:	Shinichi Kudo Ran Mouri Kogoro Mouri Wataru Takagi Miwako Sato
Suspects:	Ryosuke Hasegawa Yuzo Nimura Yoko Sakai
Case solved by:	Shinichi Kudo
Cast: Junpei Mizobata as Shinichi Kudo Shiori Kutsuna as Ran Mouri Takanori Jinnai as Kogoro Mouri Yuichi Tsuchiya as Wataru Takagi Natsuhi Ueno as Miwako Sato Shuji Kashiwabara as Ryosuke Hasegawa Masashi Goda as Yuzo Nimura You Yoshida as Yoko Sakai Hirokatsu Saito as Takeo Emoto Kana Harada as Machiko Sonoda
Director:	Masato Ibe
Screenplay:	Iori Kishida

Subtitle

I'm the Killer! Three Independent Murderers? Reveal the Mystery of the Disguised Murder! (私が殺しました! 3人の単独犯? 偽装殺人の謎を暴け! ,Watashi ga koroshimashita! Sannin no tandokuhan? Gisou satsujin no nazo o abake!)

Cast

Characters
Shinichi Kudo Ran Mouri Kogoro Mouri Wataru Takagi Miwako Sato

Episode Prologue:

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Case

Situation

Murder
	Location: Beika City Bank Victim: Machiko Sonoda Cause of death: Strangulation? Suspects: Ryosuke Hasegawa, Yuzo Nimura, and Yoko Sakai All three suspects admit strangling the victim to death; however, the cause of death is an entirely different matter.

People

Ryosuke Hasegawa
	Beika City Bank employee Head of corporate sales

Yuzo Nimura
	Beika City Bank employee Submanager

Yoko Sakai
	Beika City Bank employee In charge of the safe-deposit boxes

Takeo Emoto
	Beika City Bank employee Branch manager

Machiko Sonoda
	Victim (strangled) Beika City Bank employee System development

Resolution

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• Evidence

• Conclusion

The culprit who murdered Sonoda is Ryosuke Hasegawa.

• Motive

Episode Resolution: The Last White Room

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Shinichi enters the case's keyword, "ta-n-jo-u-bi" (birthday), releasing Ran from the infra-red ray sensors. He rushes to Ran, feeling confused after calling her two times, and suddenly realizes something. Standing up, Shinichi states that now he understands why they are trapped in the room, and that Ran is the culprit behind everything.

See also

• Challenge Letter to Shinichi Kudo

References

1. "木曜ミステリーシアター「名探偵コナン　工藤新一への挑戦状」 ストーリー". Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation. http://www.ytv.co.jp/conan-drama/story12/index.html. Retrieved on 2011-09-17.