The Naniwa Serial Murder Case

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Episode 118 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	The Naniwa Serial Murder Case
Original airdate:	September 23, 1998
Season:	5
English version
English title:	License to Die
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Heiji Hattori Kogoro Mouri
Case solved by:	Heiji Hattori Conan Edogawa
Music
Opening song:	Unmei no Roulette mawashite
Closing song:	Koori no ue ni tatsu you ni

Characters introduced

Goro Otaki
	Inspector from Osaka Police district

Kazuha Toyama
	Heiji Hattori's friend and love interest

Detective Toyama
	Detective from Osaka Police district Kazuha Toyama's father

Ki'ichiro Numabuchi
	A serial hold-up murderer Involved with the Black Organization

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Heiji Hattori Ran Mouri Heizo Hattori

Case

Situation

Heiji invites Conan, Ran, and Kogoro on a sightseeing tour on Osaka. While there they meet Heiji's childhood friend, Kazuha Toyama, but new acquaintances are quickly forgotten when the team comes head-to-head with the third and fourth victims of a serial murderer. The Congressman is the main suspect, but can evidence be found showing his innocence or guilt?

Murder
	Victim: Hidetoshi Nagao

Murder
	Victim: Tayo Nishiguchi

Murder
	Victim: Kazuto Noyasu

Murder
	Victim: Sumie Okazaki

A careful study of the victims' driver records reveals they all attended the same driving school. Heiji is the first one to learn of this and decides to confront the Congressman about it. Meanwhile Conan rejoins Ran and Kogoro only to be swooped away to a hidden shack where a serial killer is believed to be, but with a photo of the driving record and the testimony of the serial killer it appears two mysteries are about to be solved.

People

Yusuke Sakata
	26 years old Osaka Police Detective from Investigation Unit 1, Tojiri Station

Hidetoshi Nagao
	Victim Department store manager Former personal secretary of Sotaro Goshi

Tayo Nishiguchi
	Victim Bar owner

Kazuto Noyasu
	Victim Taxi driver Former personal chauffeur of Sotaro Goshi

Sotaro Goshi
	Assemblyman

Sumie Okazaki
	Victim Office worker

Resolution

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The killer was Yusuke Sakata, one of the detectives. His real name is Yusuke Inaba, and 20 years ago his father (a very strict driving instructor) was killed when a tasteless prank involving alcohol and his car went too far... and it was performed by the four victims plus the serial killer Numabuchi and Assemblyman Goshi.

Sakata always had doubts about Inaba's death, as he was a very careful and responsible man. When investigating the case with Numabuchi, however, Numabuchi started screaming and begging for "Instructor Inaba"'s forgiveness, due to their noticeable physical resemblance. Ever since then, he kept Numabuchi hidden in the forest, but was planning to kill him and frame him for the murders he'd commit as revenge for his father's death.

See also

• Season 5