Luxury Liner Serial Murder Case

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Episode 22-23 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	Luxury Liner Serial Murder Case
Japanese title:	Gōka Kyakusen Renzoku Satsujin Jiken (豪華客船連続殺人事件)
Original airdate:	July 1, 1996 (Part 1) July 8, 1996 (Part 2)
Season:	1
English version
English title:	Smooth Sailing
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Ran Mouri Kogoro Mouri
Case solved by:	Kogoro Mouri (via Conan)
Staff
Director:	Kenji Kodama
Organizer:	22 Kenji Kodama 23 Kuchiru Kazehara
Storyboard:	22 Kenji Kodama 23 Kuchiru Kazehara
Episode director:	22 Kou Matsuzono 23 Toshiya Shinohara
Animation director:	22 Hirotoshi Takaya 23 Masatomo Sudo

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Ran Mouri Kogoro Mouri

Case

Situation

Part 1

Thanks to Kogoro, he overslept and made Ran and Conan miss their boat while they were on vacation. Luckily, the island happen to be where the Hatamoto family have their weddings, and when their were just leaving the island, the passengers of a nearby boat noticed them and picked them up. However, trouble strikes when Gozo Hatamoto is found murdered. Takeshi Zaiki who just married Natsue Hatamoto is the prime suspect since his flower was found at the crime scene and Gozo was the reason that his father committed suicide. He is then locked in the storeroom. Later, Tatsuo Hatamoto is found murdered too and the storeroom door is unlocked, making it seem that Takeshi have escaped.

Murder

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Location: Gozo's room in the Hatamoto Family Cruise Boat Victim: Gozo Hatamoto Suspects: Takeshi Hatamoto After confronting Takeshi, Gozo never showed up for dinner. The butler Suzuki went to his room, unlocked the door, and found Gozo dead from a blade wound in his abdomen. However, the murder weapon was found in the room. Takeshi was suspected because his lapel flower was found in front of the door.

Murder
290px	Location: Deck of the Hatamoto Family Cruise Boat Victim: Tatsuo Hatamoto Suspects: Takeshi Hatamoto Conan heard a weird sound, the sound of something hitting the water and then a thud, and discovered the body of Tatsuo propped up on the railing. He was killed by a blow to the head.

Part 2

To make matters even worse, a blackout occurs and Ichiro Hatamoto is stabbed in the leg.

Attempted Murder
290px	Location: Bathroom on the Hatamoto Family Cruise Boat Victim: Ichiro Hatamoto Suspects: Takeshi Hatamoto A blackout occurred and after much confusion in the dark, Ichiro was found stabbed in the leg. Jouji's knife was found nearby.

People

Natsue Hatamoto
	22 years old Second daughter of Gozo Hatamoto's eldest son, Shoichi

Takeshi Hatamoto
	24 years old Natsue's husband Employed at Hatamoto Bussan Married into Hatamoto family

Gozo Hatamoto
	Victim (stabbed) 72 years old Director of the Hatamoto group Head of the Hatamoto clan

Kitaro Hatamoto
	47 years old Husband of Gozo Hatamoto's eldest daughter, Mariko Vice-president of Hatamoto Construction Married into the Hatamoto family

Joji Hatamoto
	41 years old Gozo Hatamoto's second son French chef

Ichiro Hatamoto
	Victim (stabbed) 21 years old Only son of Kitaro and Mariko Hatamoto Art student

Mariko Hatamoto
	43 years old Gozo Hatamoto's eldest daughter Kitaro's wife

Akie Hatamoto
	26 years old Daughter of Gozo Hatamoto's eldest son, Shoichi Natsue's older sister

Tatsuo Hatamoto
	Victim (beaten) 26 years old Akie's husband Musician Married into the Hatamoto family

Kenji Suzuki
	64 years old Hatamoto family butler

Resolution

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• Evidence

• Conclusion

• Motive

Ichiro was in madly in love with Natsue, indicated when in his notebook was nothing but drawings of Natsue. But, Gozo said no when he asked him if he could marry her. Gozo was insulting Ichiro, and he was angry for holding him back from marrying his one true love.

See also

• Season 1