The 3 "K"s of Osaka Case

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Episode 238-239 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	The 3 "K"s of Osaka Case
Original airdate:	June 18, 2001 (Part 1) June 25, 2001 (Part 2)
Season:	9
Manga source:	Volume 29: Files 9~11
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Heiji Hattori Kogoro Mouri
Case solved by:	Conan Edogawa Heiji Hattori
Staff
Director:	Yasuichiro Yamamoto Kenji Kodama
Organizer:	Chika Ichimaru
Storyboard:	Chika Ichimaru
Episode director:	238 Kazuo Nogami 239 Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Animation director:	238 Izumi Shimura 239 Masatomo Sudo
Music
Opening song:	destiny
Closing song:	always

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Ran Mouri Heiji Hattori Kazuha Toyama Goro Otaki Yoko Okino TWO-MIX

Gadgets

Gadgets
Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes

Case

Situation

Part 1

Heiji invites Kogoro, Ran and Conan to a celebration of the opening of the 3K Restaurant by three American celebrities: a boxer, a baseball player and a soccer player who Conan admires. Later a murder occurs and Conan is acting strangely as the three celebrities are suspects.

Murder
	Location: 3K Restaurant Victim: Ed McCay Cause of death: Gunshot wound Suspects: Ricardo Barreira, Mike Norwood, and Ray Curtis

People

Ricardo Barreira
	36 years old Former pro boxer

Mike Norwood
	35 years old Major leaguer

Ray Curtis
	37 years old Pro soccer player

Ed McCay
	Victim (gunshot) 48 years old Journalist

Resolution

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Conan investigates further and finally confronts with the culprit. Conan finally solves the case and confronts Ray Curtis. He first explains how Ray managed to switch on the light. He points out that the room that Ray switched on the light was right below the victim's room. He then kicks the soccer ball at the floor which the victim's room was on and the ball then hits the broom that is set up such that the cabinet door is supported by it. After the ball hits the mop, the cabinet door will fall and hit the switch, thus the light will switch on. Ray Curtis then asks for proof and pointed out that the police found no gunpowder on him and that even if the find that he had ask to wash his previous set of clothes it could be just because he sweats too much. Conan then asks about his shoes. He deduced that Ray had not taken off his shoes while committing the murder. The culprit, Ray Curtis reveals that the victim created false rumors about him and destroyed his life. Heiji later cheers Conan up while Ran and Kazuha mention how they look like brothers.

Trivia

In this case appeared a character named Ray Curtis, professional soccer player. Maybe he got it's name of a popular detective named Rey Curtis from Law & Order series. The only difference is in surname where is "e" exchanged for "a". Conan is also his big fan.

See also

• Season 9