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%
Season:	16
Manga source:	TV Original
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Ai Haibara Detective Boys Wataru Takagi
Case solved by:	Conan Edogawa
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 Policeman 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 Yoko Okino (poster)

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

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.

See also

• Season 16