The Malice Hidden Behind the Masque
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| Episode 527 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}}) | |
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| Title: | The Malice Hidden Behind the Masque |
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| Original airdate: | March 2, 2009 |
| Season: | 18 |
| Cast: | Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Ran Mouri |
| Case solved by: | Conan Edogawa |
Cast
Case
Situation
Kogoro is invited by the manager of a theater to investigate strange occurrences. While Conan goes off to investigate on his own, he overhears Hiroshi Komazuka, one of the main actors, plan on switching a fake rapier with a real one to murder Robert Banno, another main actor, in the sword fight scene of the play. Komazuka realizes Conan overheard him traps him in a sarcophagus prop in the storage room. Banno sets up a trap on the stage in order to electrocute the actor named Atsushi Yabuki. When Banno learns that the fake rapier has been switched with the real one, he decides to pursue Yabuki to trade roles with him so he may murder Yabuki in person. Yabuki agrees and as Banno leaves, Yabuki reveals his plan to poison the wine Komazuka drinks during the play. During the play, Yabuki is seemingly stabbed with the rapier, Banno falls onto the electric trap, and Komazuka passes out after seemingly drinking his wine. Conan appears revealing he escaped the sarcophagus and saved them by placing the fake rapier back and tranquilizing Komazuka before drinking his wine. The three actors are then convicted for their crime.
