Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 4

Chronology
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Episode 253-254 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 4
Japanese title:	本庁の刑事恋物語4 (Honchō no Keiji Koi-monogatari 4)
Original airdate:	October 15, 2001 (Part 1) October 22, 2001 (Part 2)
Broadcast rating:	17.30% 20.50%
Manga case:	#95
Season:	9
Manga source:	Volume 32: File 11 (328) ~ Volume 33: File 2 (330)
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Wataru Takagi Miwako Sato Yumi Miyamoto Kazunobu Chiba Ninzaburo Shiratori Ran Mouri Sonoko Suzuki Tomoaki Araide Shuichi Akai Shinichi Kudo Mrs. Sato Isokichi Kamoi
Case solved by:	Wataru Takagi Shinichi Kudo (via Conan on phone)
Next Conan's Hint:	Sunglasses (Part 1) Wristwatch (Part 2)
Staff
Director:	Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Organizer:	Chika Ichimaru
Storyboard:	Chika Ichimaru
Episode director:	253 Hiroshi Kurimoto 254 Kazuo Nogami
Animation director:	253 Takehiro Hamatsu 254 Izumi Shimura
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa Kappei Yamaguchi as Shinichi Kudo Wakana Yamazaki as Ran Mouri Akira Kamiya as Kogoro Mouri Naoko Matsui as Sonoko Suzuki Chafurin as Juzo Megure Wataru Takagi as Wataru Takagi, Next Conan's Hint Atsuko Yuya as Miwako Sato Isshin Chiba as Kazunobu Chiba Kazuhiko Inoue as Ninzaburo Shiratori Yuu Sugimoto as Yumi Miyamoto Hideyuki Hori as Tomoaki Araide Chikako Akimoto as Mrs. Sato Katsumi Chou as Isokichi Kamoi Ryuuzo Hasuike as Hiroshi Zama Kei Hayami as Eiko Koshimizu Yasuhiko Kawazu as Yasuo Kamieda Masafumi Kimura as Mamehara Junichi Sugawara as Old man Fumiko Miyashita as Waitress Ritsuko Kasai as High school girl
Music
Opening song:	destiny
Closing song:	Aoi Aoi Kono Hoshi ni

Characters introduced

Isokichi Kamoi
	Shiratori family butler

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Wataru Takagi Miwako Sato Yumi Miyamoto Kazunobu Chiba Ninzaburo Shiratori Ran Mouri Sonoko Suzuki Tomoaki Araide Shuichi Akai Mrs. Sato Shinichi Kudo (voice/background) Mamehara

Gadgets

Gadgets
Voice-Changing Bowtie Earring Cellphone

Case

Situation

Part 1

Sato is having an arranged marriage meeting with a man due to her mother's persistence. She arrives to find out it's Ninzaburo Shiratori. She proposes that if Takagi does not arrive to her before sunset, she will marry him whether she wants to or not. He accepts, but Takagi is busy with a store robbery.

Robbery
	Location: Convenience store Suspects: Hiroshi Zama, Eiko Koshimizu, and Yasuo Kamieda

Three of the eye witnesses all give different description and the three suspects are kept in the back of the police car. Conan gives help using his gadget. The witnesses are an old man who accidentally bumped by the running suspect after Takagi run after him, teen girl who is a shopper at the store where the crime happens, and a restaurant owner who also notices the suspect running near his restaurant. The suspect is wearing a coat and helmet. After he robbed at the store, he runs very fast outside and escapes. Takagi follows him to a restroom where the coat and helmet are leave unattended but inside the restroom, there are 3 suspects. Which of them is the real one ?

Part 2

There are three witnesses who each give different accounts of the robber.

An old man who bumped into the robber said the robber was a woman in blue. A woman in a store said the robber was a man in green over 180 cm tall. A cafe owner wearing glasses said a person in black 170 cm tall.

People

Hiroshi Zama
	21 years old Freelancer

Eiko Koshimizu
	28 years old Office lady

Yasuo Kamieda
	32 years old School coach

Old man
	Witness

Girl
	Witness Shopping girl

Resolution

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The three witnesses had different opinions about the robber because of various circumstances and personality quirks. The old man who said the robber was a woman in blue came to the gender conclusion because the culprit wore his watch facing inwards as most women do. Because he is old, the witness does not differentiate between blue and green, using the same word "aoi" to refer to both colors. The cafe owner who said the robber was a person in black 170 cm tall was wearing special glasses with lenses that darken when exposed to light. He was not used to wearing them yet, so this made the coat appear to be black as he stepped outside. He was accurate about the height. The woman in a store who said the robber was a man in green over 180 cm tall saw the robber while he was running on a curb, making him appear to be taller than he was. She was accurate about the color the robber was wearing.

Takagi solves the case and arrests the culprit, Yasuo Kamieda when he tries to make a dash out of the police car. Takagi catches up and gives up on going to Sato in time to stop the marriage as the sun is almost set and the car is too far away. His party comes to cheer him on and he runs. Conan manages to stop the marriage in time with Tomoaki Araide's help. Takagi manages to reach the restaurant but the sun has completely sunk. He then sees Sato around the corner who tells him he told her an emergency case has come up. Takagi smiles as he enters the car. Meanwhile Shiratori leaves the restaurant, disappointed in his close marriage. Conan comments how Takagi and Sato reminded him of Ran and himself.

Manga to anime changes

• After being told by Mamehara that the culprit was wearing a coat over black clothes and height being 5'6, Takagi thinks of Kamieda who is of that height, but not wearing black clothing. Immediately after in the manga, he thinks of the other accounts given by the other two witnesses, with the anime cutting off after considering Kamieda.
• File 328 ends with Sato agreeing to Shiratori's deal. File 329 follows up immediately with her specifying that Takagi is given until sunset to pick her up, with Conan, Ran, Sonoko and Araide commenting on their discussion. Episode 253 switches that scene to follow Takagi and Chiba's reflection on the robbery clues given to them by the witnesses and deciding to question the suspects.
• Unlike the manga, Part 2 of the episode in the anime shows Takagi recapping the robbery, the suspects and the witnesses to Conan (who's calling as Shinichi).

Continuity

• This is the case that referred to Miwako telling Shiratori that she did not like French Food, which was in Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story, when in reality, she did not like expensive food, which is what she said to Takagi in that case. However, they are at a (probably expensice) Japanese restaurant in this case.
• When Shiratori made a comment about Takagi receiving a pay-cut before, it was in the The Shinkansen Transport Case, however he neglected to mention that she received the same pay cut.
• When Conan mentioned that he knows Mamehara, probably as one of the witnesses in The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case.

Trivia

• The Spanish dub mistook the title of the episodes, "Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 4", for "Love story between 4 metropolitan police detectives".
• Although in has already been revealed that practically Every Single Male Police Officer is in love with Miwako Sato, this is the first case that clearly shows a romantic triangle between Detective Wataru Takagi/Detective Miwako Sato/Inspector Ninzaburo Shiratori.
• This is the first case that Yumi is seen talking with Ran, Sonoko, and Conan.
• This is the first case that Takagi is shown riding with Detective Chiba.
• This is the first case, and may be the only one, where Yumi refers to Takagi as her "Servant."
• This is the first case that shows that Yumi is really into Karaoke, since when Chiba told Takagi that Yumi wanted him to check his mail before this case showed up, and Takagi mentioned, "It is probably about Karaoke," so apparently she frequently invites Takagi, and other Detectives, like Sato, who she is close to, to Karaoke freguently, although the last part is mostly an assumption.
• This is the first case that Conan, using Kudo's voice, helps Takagi to crack the case, due to conversing with him over the phone.
• This is the first case to mention 'Mamehara' by name.
• This is the first case that showed Shuichi Akai walking past Ran in the restaurant and she noticed him, and is wondering where she saw him before.

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• When Conan mussed up Araide's hair, and removed his glasses, and spoke in Detective Takagi's voice, he was unaware that he just used his Voice-Changing Bowtie, in front of Vermouth, who is disguised as Tomoaki Araide.

BGM listing

Part 1

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	destiny	destiny	destiny	destiny
2	のんびり気分	Nonbiri Kibun	Carefree Feeling	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
3	昼下がりの天使たち	Hirusagari no Tenshitachi	Early Afternoon Angels	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
4	新少年探偵団のテーマ	Shin Shōnen Tanteidan no Tēma	The New Detective Boys' Theme	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
5	とっておきクイズ	Totte Oki Kuizu	Take the Quiz	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
6	謎解き （その１）	Nazotoki (Sono 1)	Riddle Solution (Part 1)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
7	悪のテーマ （パート２）	Aku no Tēma (Pāto 2)	Theme of Evil (Part 2)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
8	陽気な仲間	Yōki na Nakama	Cheerful Friends	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
9	阿笠博士のテーマ	Agasa Hakase no Tēma	Professor Agasa's Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
10	とっておきクイズ	Totte Oki Kuizu	Take the Quiz	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
11	カギを探せ！	Kagi o Sagase!	Search for the Key!	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
12	暗号トリックの解読	Angō Torikku no Kaidoku	The Trick to Deciphering the Code	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
13	キーワードの謎解き	Kiiwādo no Nazotoki	Keyword to the Riddle Solution	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
14	とっておきクイズ	Totte Oki Kuizu	Take the Quiz	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
15	少年探偵団のテーマ	Shōnen Tanteidan no Tēma	The Detective Boys' Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
16	青い青いこの地球に	Aoi Aoi Kono Hoshi ni	On This Blue, Blue Star	Aoi Aoi Kono Hoshi ni

Part 2

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	destiny	destiny	destiny	destiny
2	阿笠博士のテーマ	Agasa Hakase no Tēma	Professor Agasa's Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
3	とっておきクイズ	Totte Oki Kuizu	Take the Quiz	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
4	容疑者判明	Yōgisha Hanmei	Identifying the Suspect	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
5	新少年探偵団のテーマ	Shin Shōnen Tanteidan no Tēma	The New Detective Boys' Theme	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
6	犯人のアジト	Hannin no Ajito	The Culprit's Hideout	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
7	西の名探偵 （摩天楼ヴァージョン）	Nishi no Meitantei (Mantenrō Vājon)	The Great Detective of the West (Skyscraper Version)	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
8	事件現場 （オリジナルver.）	Jiken Genba (Orijinaru ver.)	Scene of the Case (Original ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
9	推理 （オリジナルver.）	Suiri (Orijinaru ver.)	Deduction (Original ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
10	顛末（TENMATSU）	Tenmatsu (TENMATSU)	The Facts (TENMATSU)	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
11	Need not to know.	Need not to know.	Need not to know.	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
12	コナンのテーマ	Konan no Tēma	Conan's Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
13	コナン組曲－Captured In Her Eyes	Konan Kumikyoku - Captured in Her Eyes	Conan Suite - Captured in Her Eyes	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
14	トロピカルランドの想い出	Toropikaru Rando no Omoide	Memories of Tropical Land	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
15	青い青いこの地球に	Aoi Aoi Kono Hoshi ni	On This Blue, Blue Star	Aoi Aoi Kono Hoshi ni
16	蘭のテーマ （摩天楼ヴァージョン）	Ran no Tēma (Mantenrō Vājon)	Ran's Theme (Skyscraper Version)	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack

In other languages

Language	Title	Translation
Catalan (Catalan dub)	Continua la història d'amor a la comissaria central	Continues the love story in central Headquarters
Catalan (Valencian dub)	Historia d'amor entre policies 4	Love story between policemen 4
Galician	Historia de amor entre detectives 4	Love story between policemen 4
German	Love-Story im Polizeihauptquartier 4	Love Story in the Police Headquarter 4
Italian	Storia d'amore alla centrale di polizia	Love Story in the Police Headquarter
Spanish (Castilian dub)	Historia de amor entre cuatro detectives	Love story between four detectives
Spanish (American dub)	Historia de amor en la policía metropolitana - Tomo 4	Love story in the metropolitan police - Volume 4
Thai	นิยายรักตำรวจนครบาล ภาค 4	Metropolitan Police Love Story - Part 4
Vietnamese	Câu chuyện tình yêu ở trụ sở cảnh sát 4	Metropolitan Police Headquarter Love Story 4

See also

• Season 9
• Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story (series)