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Conan reveals that the murderer is the elder. He reveals that the elder were people who dressed up as her to continue the story of the arrow. Heiji and Kazuha arrive at the house in time to confirm the story. The culprit, '''Kimie Shimabukuro''' reveals that her mother was the previous elder who were killed by the three victims. She continued the elder story for her mother, but finds out the whole town knew she was the elder and that her mother was the mermaid's corpse. All the town people bow their heads and apologize for not telling her sooner as she cries due to her guilt.
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Conan reveals that the murderer is Mikoto Shimabukuro. He then reveals the rumor of Mikoto being 130 years old is a lie and that the "Elder" is just a fictional identity assumed by the Shimabukuro lineage to continue the tradition of the Dugong Arrow. The elder's true identity is '''Kimie Shimabukuro''' being the only one to pull of a disguise as she used to work as a cosmetic artist. She was able to move around at such a restricted height by attaching roller blade wheel guards to her calves. Her mother who was the previous "Elder" moved in the same way and only half of her corpse was found because the bones of her lower-body easily degrade when she dies in such a position. She faked her death and the burnt corpse they found in the warehouse was actually Saori Kadowaki who was already murdered a long time ago. Kimie fooled the authorities by tampering with Saori's denture records. The scene where Kimie's voice was heard in front of the elder was just a tape recording she played in advance. She killed Ebihara by chloroforming her and placing her on a dinghy with her neck tied to shore rock with rope. The current would drive her off the falls and effectively hang her. She established an alibi for Naoko's murder by disguising herself as the missing Saori Kadowaki.
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Her motive for the murder was revenge. Her three friends failed to win the Dugong Arrow lottery when her mother assumed the "Elder" title and in rage burned her alive in one of the warehouses. Kimie discovered her mother's killers when Saori asked to borrow Kimie's arrow for the next lottery, unknowingly insulting her mother as she becomes drunk by the prospect of immortality and shows a psychotic demeanor. She continued the "Elder" tradition for her mother, but finds out all the middle aged denizens of the Isle know her secret and that the half demolished mermaid corpse is her mother. All the town people bow their heads and apologize for not telling her sooner as she cries due to her guilt.
 
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Revision as of 23:02, 20 August 2013

Chronology
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Episode 222-224
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Information
Title: And Then There Were No Mermaids
Japanese title: そして人魚はいなくなった
(Soshite Ningyo wa Inakunatta)
Original airdate: January 29, 2001 (The Case)
February 5, 2001 (The Deduction)
February 12, 2001 (The Resolution)
November 5, 2007 (Remastered version)
Season: 9
Manga source: Volume 28: Files 6-10 (279-283)
Case
Cast: Conan Edogawa
Ran Mouri
Kogoro Mouri
Heiji Hattori
Kazuha Toyama
Shinichi Kudo
Ai Haibara
Yukiko Katsuragi
Takayoshi Tsujimura
Case solved by: Kogoro Mouri (via Conan)
Heiji Hattori
Next Conan's Hint: Mermaid's grave (The Case)
Insurance card (The Deduction)
Palm reading (The Resolution)
Staff
Director: Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Kenji Kodama
Organizer: Hirohito Ochi
Storyboard: Hirohito Ochi
Episode director: 222 Eiichi Kuboyama
223 Kazuo Nogami
224 Minoru Tozawa
Animation director: 222 Izumi Shimura
223 Atsushi Aono
224 Keiko Sasaki
Music
Opening song: Koi wa Thrill, Shock, Suspense
Closing song: Start in my life


Cast

Gadgets

Case

Situation

The Case

Conan along with Heiji, Ran, and Kogoro visit the Isle of Mermaids looking for Saori, who had sent a letter to Heiji and Kogoro asking them to save her from being killed by a mermaid, but when they try to look for her she has been reported missing. Kimie is the elder's great-granddaughter. Rokuro Fukuyama the fisherman is Toshimi's fiancé. Every year on this island a festival is held were three locals win the Dungong Arrow that is said to wield immortality to its carrier. The festival is brought to a disastrous end when one of the winners is found dead hanging down the waterfall.

Accident?

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Location: Waterfalls
Victim: Toshimi Ebihara
Cause of death: Hanging
Suspects: Naoko Kuroe, Kimie Shimabukuro, Rokuro Fukuyama, Mikoto Shimabukuro, and Benzo Kadowaki
Toward the end of the festival, one of the supposed winner, Toshimi, was found hanged over the waterfall like the mermaid of the legend.

The Deduction

Conan and Heiji investigate the area and history of Mermaids Grave, a forest on mermaid island. They learn that an elder who is over 130 years old is a holder of the arrow and the head of the festival. While investigating two more murders occur. Conan reveals to Heiji he knows who the murderer is and to meet him later, but later he and Kazuha fall off a cliff.

Murder

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Location: Ebihara Household
Victim: Naoko Kuroe
Cause of death: Strangulation
Suspects: Kimie Shimabukuro, Rokuro Fukuyama, and Benzo Kadowaki
During Toshimi's funeral, Naoko was found murdered by someone at the fishing net. The foot prints of the criminal went toward the ocean and vanished. Is Naoko murdered by the mermaid!?
Murder

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Location: Shimabukuro's warehouse
Victim: Kimie Shimabukuro
Cause of death: Burning
Suspects: Saori Kadowaki, Rokuro Fukuyama, and Benzo Kadowaki
Not long after Ran and Kazuha saw a strange woman resemble Saori, the warehouse was set on fire! The burnt body was identified as Kimie. From circumstances, everything pointed to Saori being the true mastermind of the three murders. Was she really is? Or it's the other two suspects, her father and Rokuro?

The Resolution

Heiji saves Kazuha and they're still having trouble. While everyone is waiting for the deduction of Sleeping Kogoro, Ran arives with Lady Mikoto. Sleeping Kogoro is now going to present a deduction.

People

  • Resolution

    Remastered version

    On November 5, 2007, a remastered version of the case was aired. All three episodes were heavily edited and combined into one hour long special, and scenes were edited out to fit the timeslot. However, exclusive to the remastering new scenes were added to this version. This was called a "Fall Mystery Version" of the episodes. "Glorious Mind" was used as the opening, with different shots from various openings before it being used.

    Trivia

    • Shiho Miyano's name shows up in one of the guestbooks logging past contestants for the arrows.

    Gallery

    See also