The Hot Chocolate Trap

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Episode 658 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	The Hot Chocolate Trap
Japanese title:	ショコラの熱い罠 (Shokora no Atsui Wana)
Original airdate:	June 2, 2012
Broadcast rating:	9,5%
Filler case:	#194
Season:	21
Manga source:	TV Original
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Ran Mouri Sonoko Suzuki Makoto Kyogoku Inspector Yuminaga
Case solved by:	Sonoko Suzuki (via Conan)
Next Conan's Hint:	Tablecloth
Staff
Director:	Koujin Ochi
Screenplay:	Yasutoshi Murakawa
Storyboard:	Seiki Taichuu
Episode director:	Minoru Tozawa
Animation director:	Chiemi Hironaka
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa Wakana Yamazaki as Ran Mouri Naoko Matsui as Sonoko Suzuki Natsuo Tokuhiro as Inspector Yuminaga Hidenari Ugaki as Examiner Kōzō Mito as Detective Maria Kawamura as Mayuko Sakura Shigenori Sōya as Yukihiko Tsujimoto
Music
Opening song:	Miss Mystery
Closing song:	Overwrite

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Ran Mouri Sonoko Suzuki Makoto Kyogoku (background) Inspector Yuminaga

Gadgets

Gadgets
Voice-Changing Bowtie Stun-Gun Wristwatch Button Speaker Telescopic Lenses

Case

Situation

Conan, Ran, and Sonoko are invited to the opening ceremony of a chocolate shop that is supported by the Suzuki Group. They meet a woman named Mayuko Sakura, the shop producer. Next they meet a man named Yukihiko Tsujimoto, the chocolatier and he's Mayuko's fiancé. During Tsujimoto's show, the fire breaks out in the shop, killing Tsujimoto. Was this a terrible accident or a planned murder?

Accident?
	Location: "Le trésor de fruits" shop Victim: Yukihiko Tsujimoto Cause of death: Burning Suspects: Mayuko Sakura When he poured water onto the chocolate sculpture, instead of producing steam, the entire sculpture burst into flames, knocking Tsujimoto into the shop's back wall. The fire spread onto his clothing and he was unable to escape.

People

Mayuko Sakura
	25 years old Shop producer

Yukihiko Tsujimoto
	Victim (burned) 41 years old Chocolatier Mayuko's fiancé

Resolution

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The accident is actually murder. The culprit is Mayuko Sakura. It is revealed that Tsujimoto was a highly selfish, devious individual who just used Sakura to gain fame and prestige as a chocolate maker. He had no intention of marrying her, as the public presumed, but instead intended to drop her once the shop was opened.

The fire was caused by a practically applied principle which makes air batteries create electricity: a chemical reaction between aluminum foil placed at the bottom of the swan piece's silver bowl, with a layer of steel wool above it, and salt water in the teapot. The fire was triggered when the self-samely created electricity flowed through the steel wool, igniting it and, consequently, the fruit liquor. The original intention was to have fresh water meet and dissolve a piece of dry ice to create a mist effect.

In addition, Sakura had prepared some additional means of making the fire spread rapidly: pistachio shells placed underneath the liquor bottles on the shelf to make them topple over more easily, and a paper bowl with spirytus, a highly concentrated vodka brand. The latter was hidden beneath the table on which the demonstration of the chocolate swan was to take place, and the volatile fumes from the alcohol were kept in check by the tablecloth until it was lifted by Sakura, releasing the vapors and thereby making the fire go wild.

The crucial evidence which revealed Sakura as the culprit is a picture Sonoko took of Tsujimoto just before the serving of the dish. On the photo he is seen drinking water from the teapot used in the serving, indicating that it was originally filled with fresh water, not with salt water. And since Sakura then brought the pot to the table, only she could have filled it with salt water to facilitate the murder.

BGM listing

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
0:05 - 0:57	蘭・愛のテーマ	Ran・Ai no Tēma	Ran's Love Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
3:05 - 4:19	ほのぼの	Honobono	Heartwarming	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
4:37 - 5:29	????
5:49 - 6:02	チムニー	Chimunii	Chimney	Detective Conan "The Lost Ship in the Sky" Original Soundtrack
6:33 - 7:17	????
7:33 - 8:10	出動のテーマ１～予感	Shutsudō no Tēma 1 ~ Yokan	Mission Theme 1 ~ Premonition	Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
8:14 - 9:47	小五郎の推理	Kogorō no Suiri	Kogoro's Deduction	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
11:13 - 12:46	ワッツ ハプニング	Wattsu Hapuningu	What's Happening	Detective Conan "Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure" Original Soundtrack
13:16 - 13:59	現金輸送車(回想)	Genkin Yusōsha (Kaisō)	Bank Transport Vehicle (Flashback)	Detective Conan "The Private Eyes' Requiem" Original Soundtrack
14:13 - 14:27	サスペンスウィンドウ	Sasupensu Windō	Suspense Window	Detective Conan "The Raven Chaser" Original Soundtrack
14:43 - 15:28	黄色い直感１	Kiiroi Chokkan 1	Yellow Instinct 1	Detective Conan "The Raven Chaser" Original Soundtrack
15:51 - 16:53	事件現場３	Jiken Genba 3	Scene of the Case 3	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
17:09 - 18:57	インターナショナル ケース(インシデント)	Intānashonaru Kēsu (Inshidento)	International Case (Incident)	Detective Conan "Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure" Original Soundtrack
19:15 - 20:21	怪人包帯男２	Kaijin Hōtai Otoko 2	The Mysterious Bandaged Man 2	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
20:44 - 22:12	コナンのテーマ （バラード・ヴァージョン)	Konan no Tēma (Barādo・Vājon)	Conan's Theme (Ballad Version)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
23:33 - 23:59	????

Trivia

• This is the first TV original episode to feature Inspector Yuminaga. Since he doesn't know Conan, the events on this episode happens before the events of the Red Horse Arson case.

See also

• Season 21