Sweetheart is an Illusion of Spring

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Episode 357 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	Sweetheart is an Illusion of Spring
Japanese title:	恋人は春のまぼろし (Koibito wa Haru no Maboroshi)
Original airdate:	April 26, 2004
Broadcast rating:	12.4%
Filler case:	#113
Season:	13
Manga source:	TV Original
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Ran Mouri Kogoro Mouri Wataru Takagi Kazunobu Chiba
Case solved by:	Wataru Takagi Conan Edogawa Ran Mouri
Next Conan's Hint:	Two-person portion meal
Staff
Director:	Masato Sato
Screenplay:	Nobuo Ogizawa
Storyboard:	Masahiro Hosoda
Episode director:	Katsuyoshi Yatabe
Animation director:	Katsunori Enokimoto
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa Akira Kamiya as Kogoro Mouri Wakana Yamazaki as Ran Mouri Wataru Takagi as Wataru Takagi Isshin Chiba as Kazunobu Chiba Michiyo Yanagisawa as Sachiko Nishimura Junko Midori as Mrs. Henmi Naomi Kusumi as Hiroyuki Henmi Yasuhiko Kawazu as Butcher Chika Okuhara as Kyoko Kawamura Tomoko Ishimura as Shigeko Takezumi Nishimura as Izaki Mitsuaki Madono as Kenji Suenaga
Music
Opening song:	START
Closing song:	Nemuru Kimi no Yokogao ni Hohoemi o

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Ran Mouri Kogoro Mouri Wataru Takagi Kazunobu Chiba

Case

Situation

Ran and Conan run into Sachiko, an acquaintance of Ran's, while shopping. She says she is buying steak and wine for dinner with her lover who's visiting. Ran is impressed that Sachiko has someone she wants to cook for. The next day Ran and Conan find that Sachiko is murdered. Kogoro gets permission to take a look, since Sachiko was a friend of Ran.

Murder-Robbery
	Location: Beika Victim: Sachiko Nishimura Age: 29 years old Time: 7:30 PM - 8:00 PM Cause of death: Blow to the back of the head Suspects: Sachiko's lover. Sachiko was about to call the police when she was bludgeoned with a bronze statue. Money and jewels are missing from the apartment.

Everyone suspects Sachiko's lover, who is nowhere to be found. The place has been robbed of money and jewels. But only Sachiko's steak had been eaten and there were no prints besides Sachiko's found on any of the items on the table. Ran can't believe that someone who Sachiko loved would do such a thing remembering how happy Sachiko had seemed the day before. Other odd points comes to light. Why does this lover only visit on 25th every month? Why didn't Sachiko tell her close friend from her school day about him? Why didn't this lover touch his food? All they find out is that the relationship began a year and a half ago, and that Sachiko would be excited when 25th would come around. A witness, who Sachiko had brought wine from, claims to have seen the lover leaving her building, recognizing him from a month ago, and agrees to provide a sketch. Just as Ran is about to give up hoping for the lover's innocent, she starts to realize the truth with hints from Conan. She and Conan questions a friend of Sachiko and thereafter an elder lady. Then they go to Takagi, convinced that the lover isn't the killer.

People

Sachiko Nishimura
	Victim (bludgeoned) 29 years old Company employee

Man #1
	Butcher

Shigeko
	Witness Sachiko's neighbor

Kyoko Kawamura
	29 years old Sachiko's friend

Kenji Suenaga
	26 years old Liquor shop worker Witness

Izaki
	Kenji's friend

Man #2
	Liquor shop owner Kenji's boss

Hiroyuki Henmi
	Deceased Mountaineer Sachiko's lover

Mrs. Henmi
	Hiroyuki's mother

Kawamura
	Kyoko's son

Resolution

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It's later revealed that Sachiko's lover died in a tragic climbing accident, and every month on the 25th for the last year and a half she has honored his memory with making dinner for them both, because the lover had, before he went away, promised to come back on 25th. The mother of the lover had given Sachiko pictures, that had been found, on the 25th an year and a half ago, which Sachiko took as a sign that her lover had come back. The murderer, Kenji Suenaga is confronted by Takagi, Ran and Conan; he eventually admits to killing Sachiko for rejecting him. He thought at she made up the lover to reject him and killed her in anger. He then stole her money and jewel to make it look like money was the motive for the murder and gave a false testimony to the police to mislead them. And the evidence? Kenji gave the stolen money to a friend, who he had borrowed money from. The money still had the fingerprints from both him and Sachiko. The friend also informed Takagi that Kenji had asked Sachiko out, but was rejected, and that he has complained about it for the last month. When the killer insults the victim, Conan points out that if Sachiko only intended to reject Kenji with this 'lover', then there had been no need for buying the wine and make the dinner for two. Ran explains the story of Sachiko's late lover to Kenji's shock.

BGM listing

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	START	START	START	START
2	蘭・愛のテーマ （ギターver.）	Ran・Ai no Tēma (Gitā ver.)	Ran's Love Theme (Guitar ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
3	コナンの勝利 （夜空ver.）	Konan no Shōri (Yozora ver.)	Conan's Victory (Night Sky ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
4	忍び寄る影	Shinobiyoru Kage	Creeping Shadow	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
5	推理 （不気味ver.）	Suiri (Bukimi ver.)	Deduction (Ominous ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
6	悪のテーマ （パート２）	Aku no Tēma (Pāto 2)	Theme of Evil (Part 2)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
7	緊迫	Kinpaku	Tension	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
8	蘭のテーマ （涙ver.）	Ran no Tēma (Namida ver.)	Ran's Theme (Tearful 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	前話回想	Zenwa Kaisō	Previous Story Recollection	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
11	沈む夕陽	Shizumu Yūhi	Depressing Sunset	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
12	漆黒の殺意	Shikkoku no Satsui	Jet Black Murderous Intent	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
13	コナンの直感	Konan no Chokkan	Conan's Intuition	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
14	「名探偵コナン」メイン・テーマ （バラードver.）	"Meitantei Konan" Mein・Tēma (Barādo ver.)	"Detective Conan" Main Theme (Ballad ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
15	眠る君の横顔に微笑みを	Nemuru Kimi no Yokogao ni Hohoemi o	The Feeling When I See Your Smile While Sleeping	Nemuru Kimi no Yokogao ni Hohoemi o
16	コナンの勝利 （夜空ver.）	Konan no Shōri (Yozora ver.)	Conan's Victory (Night Sky ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
17	THE END（あれまぁ～）	THE END (Aremā~)	THE END ("Good Heavens!")	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack

In other languages

Language	Title	Translation
Italian	Un fidanzato misterioso	A Mysterious Boyfriend
Spanish	El falso novio de primavera
Vietnamese	Tình nhân ảo của mùa xuân	See also Season 13 Episodes of Season 13 Episode 491 • 492 • 493 • 494 • 495 • 496 • 497 • 498 • 499 • 500 • 501 • 502 • 503 • 504 • 505 • 506 • 507 • 508 • 509 • 510 • 511 • 512 • 513 • 514 • 515 • 516 • 517 • 518 • 519 • 520