The Vanished Policeman

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Episode 483 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	The Vanished Policeman
Japanese title:	消えたおまわりさん (Kieta Omawarisan)
Original airdate:	August 13, 2007
Broadcast rating:	6,70%
Filler case:	#157
Season:	16
Manga source:	TV Original
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Ai Haibara Detective Boys Wataru Takagi Yoko Okino
Case solved by:	Conan Edogawa Tetsuji Odawara
Next Conan's Hint:	Last train
Staff
Director:	Masato Sato
Screenplay:	Nobuo Ogizawa
Storyboard:	Takashi Sano
Episode director:	Makoto Nagao
Animation director:	Yoshikatsu Inoue
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa Yukiko Iwai as Ayumi Yoshida Wataru Takagi as Wataru Takagi, Genta Kojima Ikue Otani as Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Megumi Hayashibara as Ai Haibara Kōzō Mito as Officer Arai Mitsuru Ogata as Mr. Takayanagi Yoshiko Okamoto as Mrs. Takayanagi Shigeru Shibuya as Drama Protagonist Mami Kingetsu as Yasuyo Akimoto Shinpachi Tsuji as Utsumi Yasunori Matsumoto as Tsuze Nobutoshi Canna as Tetsuji Odawara
Music
Opening song:	Namida no Yesterday
Closing song:	I still believe ~Tameiki~

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Ai Haibara Genta Kojima Ayumi Yoshida Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Wataru Takagi

Gadgets

Gadgets
Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes Anywhere Ball Dispensing Belt

Case

Situation

Conan and the Detective Boys run into Ayumi's neighbor, Yasuyo Akimoto, who is searching for a kind bearded policemen who she ran into multiple times last week. At the police station, they reveal they do not have an officer like that and it was against police regulation to have facial hair. The police assume that officer was linked to a serial burglary, however Akimoto and an elderly couple disagree claiming the officer was too kind and gentle to be the burglar.

People

Yasuyo Akimoto
	24 years old Office lady

Tetsuji Odawara
	33 years old Ramen shop owner

Unknown Policeman
	Unknown Police Officer with a Beard

Officer Arai
100px	Police Officer

Resolution

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As the Detective Boys investigate, they discover the disguised officer is the socially inept owner of a ramen restaurant, Tetsuji Odawara. Conan concludes that Odawara overheard Akimoto was working late last week and worried for her safety, disguises himself as an officer to protect her. The Detective Boys head to the restaurant to find it closed causing Conan to realize Odawara is searching for the serial burglary in order to prove his innocence. Odawara meanwhile realizes the drunk man he helped last week was the burglar when they meet on the streets and gives chase. Conan helps Odawara apprehend the criminal who is then taken into custody. Akimoto who witnessed the apprehension learns that Odawara was the bearded officer. The next day, Odawara silently serves Akimoto ramen at the restaurant.

BGM listing

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1:41 - 1:58	恋のトランプゲーム占い	Koi no Toranpu Gēmu Uranai	Love's Fortune-Telling Card Game	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
2:23 - 2:53	元太のテーマ	Genta no Tēma	Genta's Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
2:55 - 3:24	友情	Yūjou	Friendship	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
3:36 - 3:57	バカンス気分	Bakansu Kibun	Vacation Feeling	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
4:24 - 4:32	ターゲット サスペンスＤ	Tāgetto Sasupensu D	Target Suspense D	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
4:55 - 5:36	陰謀	Inbō	Conspiracy	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
5:50 - 6:25	西の名探偵	Nishi no Meitantei	The Great Detective of the West	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
6:33 - 7:34	オセンチな歩美	Osenchina Ayumi	Sentimental Ayumi	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
7:37 - 8:25	蘭のお姉さんぶり	Ran no Onēsan Buri	Ran's Elder Sister Style	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
8:43 - 9:11	犯人のアジト１	Hannin no Ajito 1	The Culprit's Hideout 1	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
9:18 - 10:14	緊迫	Kinpaku	Tension	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
10:20 - 10:52	コナンの直感	Konan no Chokkan	Conan's Intuition	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
10:56 - 12:19	謎解き（その２）	Nazotoki (Sono 2)	Riddle Solution (Part 2)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
12:56 - 13:26	西の名探偵	Nishi no Meitantei	The Great Detective of the West	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
13:32 - 14:27	謎解き（その１）	Nazotoki (Sono 1)	Riddle Solution (Part 1)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
14:35 - 15:33	事件解明 （オリジナルver.）	Jiken Kaimei (Orijinaru ver.)	Case Clarification (Original ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
15:57 - 16:09	コナンと警備員	Konan to Keibiin	Conan and the Guard	Detective Conan "Magician of the Silver Sky" Original Soundtrack
16:11 - 17:07	小五郎の推理～シマリス	Kogorō no Suiri ~ Shimarisu	Kogoro's Deduction ~ Chipmunk	Detective Conan "Crossroad in the Ancient Capital" Original Soundtrack
17:36 - 18:51	Need not to know.	Need not to know.	Need not to know.	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
18:56 - 19:13	新一・追跡のテーマ	Shin'ichi・Tsuiseki no Tēma	Shinichi's Pursuit Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
19:16 - 19:41	名探偵コナン・メインテーマ	Meitantei Konan・Mein Tēma	Detective Conan Main Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
19:53 - 21:29	蘭の決意～ホースに火が	Ran no Ketsui ~ Hōsu ni Hi ga	Ran's Decision ~ Hose and Fire	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
22:56 - 23:44	月夜のテーマ１	Tsukiyo no Tēma 1	Moonlit Night Theme 1	Detective Conan "Crossroad in the Ancient Capital" Original Soundtrack

See also

• Season 16