An Elevator Murder Case

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Episode 19 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	An Elevator Murder Case
Japanese title:	エレベーター殺人事件 (Erebētā Satsujin Jiken)
Original airdate:	June 10, 1996
Broadcast rating:	15.60%
Filler case:	#4
Season:	1
Manga source:	TV Original
English version
English title:	Fashion Sense
Dubbed episode:	Episode 20
English airdate:	June 24, 2004
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Ran Mouri Kogoro Mouri Inspector Megure
Case solved by:	Kogoro Mouri (via Conan)
Next Conan's Hint:	Bouquet
Staff
Director:	Kenji Kodama
Screenplay:	Kazunari Kouchi
Storyboard:	Masato Sato
Episode director:	Masato Sato
Animation director:	Akio Kawamura
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa Wakana Yamazaki as Ran Mouri Akira Kamiya as Kogoro Mouri Chafurin as Inspector Megure Rihoko Yoshida as Eiko Ashiya Rika Fukami as Miki Taniguchi Yosuke Akimoto as Eda Wataru Takagi as Police Investigator, Next Conan's Hint
Music
Opening song:	Mune ga Dokidoki
Closing song:	STEP BY STEP

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Ran Mouri Kogoro Mouri Inspector Megure

Gadgets

Gadgets
Voice-Changing Bowtie Stun-Gun Wristwatch

Case

Situation

What began as an enjoyable day for Conan, Kogoro, and Ran, who is being interviewed for a potential job as a fashion model, soon turns deadly as a beautiful young lady is found dead! All signs point to a simple break in, but Conan knows that not all is as it seems.

Murder
	Location: Ashiya Building, 8th floor, middle elevator Victim: Mika Taniguchi Cause of death: Stab wound Culprit: Eiko Ashiya Sometimes after deaparting from the lobby with the elevator, Taniguchi was found killed on the 8th floor! Near her body is found several footprints pointed toward the emergency exit. Is this case a robbery? Or is this a carefully planned murder?

People

Eiko Ashiya
	President of top fashion designer

Mika Taniguchi
	Victim (stabbed) Eiko's secretary

Eda
	Security guard

Resolution

  Show spoilers »

The culprit is Eiko Ashiya. Through Kogoro, Conan reveals that Ashiya called Mika to come in the 15th floor and killed her, then placed Taniguchi's body in the elevator with her back leaning on the door and then sent her to the 8th floor. Ashiya confesses that she murdered Mika in vengeance for stealing her clothing designs and selling them to rival company.

Dub changes

• The names of the characters in the Funimation Dub are:

• Eiko Ashiya - Laurel Hallerand
• Mika Taniguchi - Megan Klaus
• Eda - Alan

BGM listing

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	胸がドキドキ	Mune ga Dokidoki	The Pounding of My Heart	Mune ga Dokidoki
2	(Unreleased BGM 1)
3	蘭のテーマ	Ran no Tēma	Ran's Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
4	のんびり気分	Nonbiri Kibun	Carefree Feeling	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
5	(Unreleased BGM 1)
6	犯人のアジト （忍び込みver.)	Hannin no Ajito (Shinobikomi ver.)	The Culprit's Hideout (Creeping In ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
7	犯人のアジト	Hannin no Ajito	The Culprit's Hideout	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
8	推理 （オリジナルver.）	Suiri (Orijinaru ver.)	Deduction (Original ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
9	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
10	事件現場 （謎ver.）	Jiken Genba (Nazo ver.)	Scene of the Case (Mystery ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
11	対決のテーマ （落ち着きver.）	Taiketsu no Tēma (Ochitsuki ver.)	Showdown Theme (Calm ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
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
13	STEP BY STEP	STEP BY STEP	STEP BY STEP	STEP BY STEP
14	蘭のテーマ	Ran no Tēma	Ran's Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1

Gallery

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  Title Card

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In other languages

Language	Title	Translation
Arabic	جريمة المصعد الغامضة	The Mysterious Lift Crime
Vietnamese	Vụ án trong thang máy	An Elevator Case
Galician	Asasinato no ascensor	Murder in the Elevator
Italian	Paura in ascensore	Fear in the elevator
Thai	คดีฆาตกรรมลิฟต์มรณะ	The Death Elevator Murder Case

See also

• Season 1