The Truth Behind the Car Explosion Case

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Episode 150-151 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	The Truth Behind the Car Explosion Case
Japanese title:	自動車爆発事件の真相 (Jidōsha Bakuhatsu Jiken no Shinsō)
Original airdate:	June 28, 1999 (Part 1) July 5, 1999 (Part 2)
Broadcast rating:	17.2% 19.5%
Filler case:	#55
Season:	6
Manga source:	TV Original
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Ran Mouri Juzo Megure Wataru Takagi Miwako Sato Detective Tomokawa Detective Kobayashi
Case solved by:	Kogoro Mouri
Next Conan's Hint:	Car garage (Part 1) Window (Part 2)
Staff
Director:	Yasuichiro Yamamoto Kenji Kodama
Screenplay:	Kazunari Kouchi
Storyboard:	150 Michiyo Sakurai 151 Kou Matsuzono
Episode director:	150 Hirohito Ochi 151 Minoru Tozawa
Animation director:	150 Kumiko Shishido 151 Keiko Sasaki
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa, Next Conan's Hint (Part 2) Wakana Yamazaki as Ran Mouri, Next Conan's Hint (Part 2) Akira Kamiya as Kogoro Mouri Chafurin as Juzo Megure Wataru Takagi as Wataru Takagi, Next Conan's Hint (Part 1) Atsuko Yuya as Miwako Sato Keiko Han as Megumi Sakihara Tohru Furusawa as Kazuo Sakihara Shigenori Soya as Hiromasa Takahashi Mari Tomokawa as Detective Tomokawa Isshin Chiba as Detective A
Music
Opening song:	Girigiri chop
Closing song:	Still for your love

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Ran Mouri Juzo Megure Miwako Sato Wataru Takagi Detective Tomokawa Detective Kobayashi (cameo)

Gadget

Gadgets
Wristwatch Flashlight Voice-Changing Bowtie

Case

Situation

Part 1

Kogoro reveals that he tutored in his youth, and resolves to meet up with one of his students. However, when they go see her, her car suddenly explodes as her sister drives it out of the driveway.

Bombing - Murder
	Location: Tanaka household Victims: Hiromi Tanaka and Megumi Sakihara (non-fatal) Age: 32 years old (Hiromi) and 35 years old (Megumi) Cause of death: Explosion (Car Bomb) Suspects: Hiromasa Takahashi Hiromi Tanaka activates the gear switches, which triggers the bomb and the car and explodes it, killing her instantly. Megumi, who was just behind the car, suffers minor injuries.

Kogoro is determined to solve the case and find the murderer as soon as possible. At the end, he appears to solve the case, but Conan believes there is a little more to it than the simple explanation he gives.

Part 2

With some prodding by Conan, Kogoro surprisingly finds the truth of the case himself.

People

Megumi Sakihara
	Victim (explosion-injured) 35 years old Housewife Kogoro's former student Investment agency former employee

Hiromi Tanaka
	Victim (explosion) 32 years old Birth date: May 17, 1967 Megumi's younger sister Part-time worker

Kazuo Sakihara
	37 years old Megumi's husband Investment agency employee

Hiromasa Takahashi
	33 years old Chemical laboratory employee

Sachiko Takahashi
	Deceased (stabbed) 27 years old Hiromasa's wife Housewife

Mr. Tanaka
	Deceased (car accident) Megumi and Hiromi's father Lawyer

Mrs. Tanaka
	Deceased (car accident) Megumi and Hiromi's mother Housewife

Mr. Sakihara
100px	Kazuo's father

Resolution

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He confronts the criminal, Megumi Sakihara, and with some help from Conan, he overcomes his ideals and gets to the heart of the matter. Kazuo Sakihara was the one who killed Sachiko and tried to kill Megumi because he was in a relationship with Hiromi and she was pestering him to help her open up her own boutique so to get funding he tried to kill Megumi to get her inheritance from her parents and her life insurance.

Trivia

• Megumi Sakihara and Hiromi Tanaka's car is a light blue Volkswagen Polo III [Typ 6N].
• Kazuo Sakihara's car is a gray Mitsubishi Libero Monte [CB5W].
• Hiromasa Takahashi's off-road is a 1994 red Honda Crossroad Series I [LJ].
• The man with sunglasses drives a 1996 blue Audi A4 Avant B5 [Typ 8D].
• This is the first case that brought up a murder exchange between suspects, even if it was only a theory to explain the two crimes, and a possible connection.
• This is the case that Kogoro mentioned that he used to tutor while he was in college.
• Kogoro used to tutor Megumi Sakihara for 3 years.
• Kogoro told Megumi, that "Sorry about that, but when I said I was going to the bathroom, I went upstairs to the study, and investigated. You installed the wiretap in your husband's study." Now it may be true, that he claimed that he had to use the bathroom, however, he also knew that Conan did say he was going to the bathroom, but he instead did go to the study, and investigated, and found tape residue. He may be taking the rap for snooping and protecting Conan, who did.

BGM listing

Part 1

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	ギリギリchop	Girigiri chop	On the edge chop	Girigiri chop
2	(Unreleased Sound Effect/BGM)
3	蘭・愛のテーマ	Ran・Ai no Tēma	Ran's Love Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
4	ターゲット サスペンスＣ	Tāgetto Sasupensu C	Target Suspense C	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
5	犯人の謎	Hannin no Nazo	The Mystery of the Culprit	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
6	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
7	悪のテーマ （パート２）	Aku no Tēma (Pāto 2)	Theme of Evil (Part 2)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
8	真相究明	Shinsō Kyūmei	Investigating the Truth	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
9	コナンが通る	Konan ga Tōru	Conan Passes By	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
10	犯人の謎	Hannin no Nazo	The Mystery of the Culprit	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
11	ターゲット サスペンスＣ	Tāgetto Sasupensu C	Target Suspense C	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
12	殺意	Satsui	Murderous Intent	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
13	Still for your love	Still for your love	Still for your love	Still for your love

Part 2

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	ギリギリchop	Girigiri chop	On the edge chop	Girigiri chop
2	謎解き （その２）	Nazotoki (Sono 2)	Riddle Solution (Part 2)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
3	陰謀	Inbō	Conspiracy	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
4	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
5	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
6	犯人の謎	Hannin no Nazo	The Mystery of the Culprit	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
7	殺意	Satsui	Murderous Intent	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
8	トリック	Torikku	Trick	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
9	犯人の謎	Hannin no Nazo	The Mystery of the Culprit	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
10	悪のテーマ （パート２）	Aku no Tēma (Pāto 2)	Theme of Evil (Part 2)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
11	謎の解明 （ターゲット サスペンスＫ）	Nazo no Kaimei (Tāgetto Sasupensu K)	Clearing the Mystery (Target Suspense K)	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
12	名探偵コナン・メインテーマ （ヴォーカル・ヴァージョン)	Meitantei Konan・Mein Tēma (Vōkaru・Vājon)	Detective Conan Main Theme (Vocal Version)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
13	Still for your love	Still for your love	Still for your love	Still for your love
14	事件解決	Jiken Kaiketsu	Case Resolution	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1

In other languages

Language	Title	Translation
Catalan (Catalan dub)	La veritat del cas de l'explosió de l'automòbil	The truth of the automobile explosion case
Catalan (Valencian dub)	L'atemptat amb cotxe bomba	The attack with a car bomb
French	Meurtre à la voiture piégée	The Bombed Car Murder
Galician	Asasinato con coche bomba	Murder with a car bomb
German	Ungleiche Schwestern	Dissimilar Sisters
Italian	Esplosione mortale	Deadly Explosion
Spanish (American dub)	La verdad del caso de la explosión del auto	The truth of the car explosion case
Spanish (Castilian dub)	El atentado en el coche	The attack in the car
Thai	ความจริงในคดีรถระเบิด	The truth of the car explosion case
Vietnamese	Chân tướng đằng sau vụ xe hơi phát nổ	The Truth Behind the Car Explosion Case

See also

• Season 6