Conan: A Strange Child

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Episode 433 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	Conan: A Strange Child
Japanese title:	コナン変な子 (Konan Hen na Ko)
Original airdate:	March 6, 2006
Season:	15
Manga source:	TV Original
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Inspector Megure Wataru Takagi Detective Chiba Miwako Sato
Case solved by:	Kogoro Mouri (via Conan)
Next Conan's Hint:	N/A
Staff
Director:	Masato Sato
Screenplay:	Takeo Ohno
Storyboard:	Takashi Sano
Episode director:	Minoru Tozawa
Animation director:	Rei Masunaga
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa Akira Kamiya as Kogoro Mouri Chafurin as Inspector Megure Wataru Takagi as Wataru Takagi Atsuko Yuya as Miwako Sato Isshin Chiba as Detective Chiba Ryūji Nakagi as Osamu Umezu Mitsuaki Madono as Takashi Umezu Tomoko Ishimura as Chika Araki Hironori Miyata as Manager Shinichiro Ohta as Touru Mikami
Music
Opening song:	Shōdō
Closing song:	Kanashii Hodo Anata ga Suki

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Inspector Megure Wataru Takagi 100px Detective Chiba Miwako Sato

Gadgets

Gadgets
Voice-Changing Bowtie Stun-Gun Wristwatch

Case

Situation

Kogoro and Conan visit a famous author named Osamu Umezu in order to have his book signed. Later they spot Osamu's secretary, Touru Mikami, running to Osamu's house. They learn that Mikami that Osamu is not answering his phone calls and he was going to check up on him. They accompany him to Osamu's apartment and find Osamu dead.

Murder
	Location: Osamu Umezu's apartment Victim: Osamu Umezu Cause of death: Nerve poison Suspects: Takashi Umezu, Touru Mikami, and Chika Araki

Evidence suggests it was suicide but Kogoro notices blood on the trash bin and reveals that it was a murder. Osamu's assistant and son are suspects to the murder due to being the only ones with keys to the apartment.

People

Osamu Umezu
	Victim (poison) 60 years old Famous author

Takashi Umezu
	25 years old Umezu's son

Touru Mikami
	30 years old Umezu's secretary

Chika Araki
	27 years old Umezu's student

Resolution

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Conan investigates and after putting Kogoro to sleep, impersonates him and reveals the murderer to be Touru Mikami. He reveals that Mikami tied a string on the roof where it hung in front of Osamu's window. After poisoning Osamu, Mikami left the apartment and locked the door. He after wards went to the roof and using the string he set up, sends the key back to Osamu's apartment. Conan reveals that Osamu's died holding his trophy he won with his book. Conan explains the trophy was held upside down to reveal Osamu's book titles were and Mikami's name was also palindromes. As evidence, Conan reveals that Osamu managed to rip a button from Mikami's shirt and using the gum he had, stuck it onto the sofa. Mikami confesses to his crime and reveals that Osamu stole his manuscript and published the book as his own.

Trivia

• This is the episode of the show in which there was no "Next Conan's Hint." For unknown reasons, the episode completely skipped over the hint. It has not yet been rerun in Japan.

See also

• Season 15