The Mist Goblin Legend Murder Case

Episode 52 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	The Mist Goblin Legend Murder Case
Original airdate:	March 17, 1997
Season:	2
English version
English title:	The Mist Goblin Murder
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Ran Mouri
Case solved by:	Kogoro Mouri (via Conan)
Staff
Director:	Kenji Kodama
Screenplay:	Kazunari Kouchi
Organizer:	Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Storyboard:	Kazuo Nogami, Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Episode director:	Kazuo Nogami, Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Animation director:	Izumi Shimura, Keiko Sasaki
Chronology
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Gadgets introduced

Button Speaker
	Miniature speaker May be used with the Voice-Changing Bowtie

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Ran Mouri Inspector Megure Dr. Agasa

Case

Situation

Murder

Victim: Priest Tenei Cause of death: Hanged A baffling and seemingly impossible murder is committed at a secluded mountain temple. Luckily Conan and Kogoro are on the scene! It is believed that the terrible Mist Goblin, a creature with super strength, haunts the temple. Conan doesn't believe in goblins, but he may have to change his tune as the evidence suggests that the Mist Goblin may be more than just a legend!

People

Priest Tenei
	Victim (hanged) 71 years old Sandei Temple Resident Priest

Kannen
	21 years old Monk

Tonnen
	19 years old Monk

Mokunen
	19 years old Monk

Shunen
	18 years old Monk

Chunen
	Deceased Monk

Resolution

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Young Shunen is the killer... as well as the younger brother of the deceased monk Chunen. Years ago Chunen was in love with Tenei's granddaughter, who was about to get in an arranged marriage to another young Buddhist monk; Tenei was so upset that he killed Chunen using exactly the same trick that Shunen used on him, managing to strangle the guy and then setting the scene in such a way that it looked like a perfect killing by the mist Goblin.

Shunen was always suspicious of Tenei, so he entered the monastery to see what had happened to his older brother. After gaining Tenei's trust, Shunen confronted him; under the effects of alcohol, Tenei told him everything. The young novice begged him to turn himself in, but Tenei refused and said he'd rather let everyone think the Mist Goblin took Chunen's life; Shunen lost it and uses his newfound knowledge to kill Tenei in the same way Chunen died. After recovering his senses and seeing what he had done, he then decided to use the same tricks Tenei used on Chunen to throw suspicions off him.

See also

• Season 2