The Alibi of the Soothing Forest

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Episode 248 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	The Alibi of the Soothing Forest
Japanese title:	癒しの森のアリバイ (Iyashi no Mori no Aribai)
Original airdate:	August 27, 2001
Season:	9
Manga source:	TV Original
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Ran Mouri
Case solved by:	Kogoro Mouri (via Conan)
Next Conan's Hint:	Autograph square
Staff
Director:	Yasuichiro Yamamoto Kenji Kodama
Screenplay:	Yasue Sasano
Storyboard:	Hiroshi Matsuzono
Episode director:	Hiroshi Kurimoto
Animation director:	Takehiro Hamatsu
Music
Opening song:	destiny
Closing song:	Aoi Aoi Kono Hoshi ni

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Ran Mouri

Gadgets

Gadgets
Voice-Changing Bowtie Stun-Gun Wristwatch

Case

Situation

Conan, Kogoro, and Ran visit a small house that is surrounded by a beautiful forest called the "Soothing Forest." There, they meet a group of people who sell things and use ledgers, led by a village head. While everyone is doing chores, the village head is found dead, and everyone has an alibi! Can Conan solve the case?

Murder
290px	Location: Murakami household Victim: Ryuzo Murakami Cause of death: Stab wound Suspects: Shiro Murakami, Kinji Tateshiba, and Aiko Misawa

People

Shiro Murakami
	32 years old Soothing Forest Boarding House owner

Kinji Tateshiba
	27 years old Shiro's brother

Ryuzo Murakami
	Victim (stabbed) 60 years old Shiro and Kinji's father Village Head

Aiko Misawa
	25 years old Milk delivery woman

Yoji Midorikawa
	54 years old Policeman

Resolution

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Shiro Murakami is the killer. The culprit used the river to escape from the crime scene. He used the clay and the rope which were found at the village head home's entrance. The culprit first removed their pants that had the victim's blood on it, and rinsed it briefly at a spout. He then grabbed the clay and rope, and took them with him. After that, he turned the damp pants inside out, and spread clay all over the pants' legs. Then, he turned the pants back out, and tied up both legs with the rope. After that, grabbing the waist of the pants, let enter the air in, and then he jumped off the bridge into the river. The inflated pants are then used as a swimming float. The culprit then just floated back downstream that way.

See also

• Season 9