The Black Organization: One Billion Yen Robbery Case

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Episode 128 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	The Black Organization: One Billion Yen Robbery Case
Japanese title:	黒の組織10億円強奪事件 (Kuro no Soshiki Jūoku En Gōdatsu Jiken)
Original airdate:	December 14, 1998
Broadcast rating:	20.9%
Manga case:	#5
Season:	5
Manga source:	Volume 2: Files 4-7 (013-016) (h.a.)
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Akemi Miyano Ran Mouri Kogoro Mouri Inspector Megure Detective Takagi Officer Tome Gin Vodka
Case solved by:	Conan Edogawa
Next Conan's Hint:	Gin and Vodka
Staff
Director:	Yasuichiro Yamamoto Kenji Kodama
Screenplay:	Junichi Miyashita
Storyboard:	Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Episode director:	Minoru Tozawa
Animation director:	Keiko Sasaki
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa Wakana Yamazaki as Ran Mouri Akira Kamiya as Kogoro Mouri Chafurin as Inspector Megure Wataru Takagi as Detective Takagi, Next Conan's Hint Toshihiko Nakajima as Officer Tome Sakiko Tamagawa as Masami Hirota (Akemi Miyano) Isshin Chiba as Kishii Hiroshi Naka as Koyama Yukitoshi Hori as Gin Fumihiko Tachiki as Vodka
Music
Opening song:	TRUTH ~A Great Detective of Love~
Closing song:	Kōri no Ue ni Tatsu Yō ni

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Akemi Miyano Ran Mouri Kogoro Mouri Inspector Megure Detective Takagi Officer Tome Gin Vodka

Gadgets

Gadgets
Voice-Changing Bowtie Turbo Engine Skateboard Criminal Tracking Glasses Elasticity Suspenders Earring Cellphone

Case

Situation

While at the bank, Conan witnesses bank robbers driving away with the 1 billion yen in a truck. The police finds the abandoned truck under the bridge and come upon a mask used for the robbery.

Robbery
	Location: Bank Culprits: Shiro Kaizuka, Masami Hirota, and Kishi

The lipstick on the mask suggests that Masami Hirota is the culprit in the robbery. Later that night, Gin and Vodka assassinate the two other bank robbers and place Hirota's lipstick at the crime scene.

Murder
	Location: Street Victims: Kishi Cause of death: Gunshot wound Culprit: Vodka

Murder
	Location: Shiro's house Victims: Shiro Kaizuka Cause of death: Gunshot wound Culprit: Vodka

Conan realizes that an unknown assailant is attempting to lure Hirota out of hiding.

People

Shiro Kaizuka
	Victim (gunshot) Race driver

Kishi
	Victim (gunshot) Guard

Resolution

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Conan sneaks into Hirota's apartment and attempts to stop her from meeting the assailants. Ignoring Conan's warning, Hirota incapacitates Conan but doesn't knock him out, and after apologizing she heads off. Conan shoots one of his sensors towards Hirota's car and manages to get it stuck there, then follows her as fast as it's possible in his skateboard.

Almost at the end of the day, Hirota is face to face with Gin and Vodka. She asks them why did they kill the other two, and they tell her that's just how the Organization rolls. Then she asks Gin to release her little sister in exchange for the 1 billion yen she stole from the bank, betting on how they can't kill her because they won't get the money otherwise. Gin however shoots her fatally before she can do the same to him, and Vodka takes the keys to a coin locker containing the money from the robbery.

Murder
	Location: Abandoned warehouse Victim: Akemi Miyano Cause of death: Gunshot wound Culprit: Gin When Conan finally reached Akemi, it's almost too late and with her last breath, she told him the location that she hide the stolen money and some vital information about Black Organization.

Conan arrives at the warehouse shortly after and finds a fatally wounded Akemi, who reveals to him the existence of the crime syndicate Black Organization and gives him another key, the real one belonging to the locker where she actually hid the billion yen. She then dies in Conan's arms, apologizing for everything and taking his secret with her. Conan somberly calls the police, who arrive and rule Akemi's death as a suicide since the killing weapon has only her fingerprints; Conan says nothing to disuade them, and soon they find the stolen money. As Ran tearfully hugs Conan and Kogoro and Megure handle the rest, Conan promises to himself that he will take down the Black Organization.

Plothole note

The manga version of The Strange Person Hunt Murder Case ended with Akemi Miyano encountering and being fatally wounded by Gin, then being found by Ran and Conan, and finally dying in Conan's arms. The anime version altered the outcome so that Masami Hirota would live and work at a bank leading to episode 128 (as well as replacing Gin and Vodka with an episode exclusive character named Okita).

Since the story is very important to the continuity (such as leading up to Ai Haibara's appearance) this episode was made to fix the plot hole. The murder scene proper is very similar to the original one, save for three details: Ran isn't present until after Akemi dies, Shiho Miyano's silhouette when Akemi brings up her sister is ommited, and the blood on the scene is severely censored.

Notably, the anime special Episode One: The Great Detective Turned Small, a re-telling of the first two episodes, showed a flashforward of Akemi's death and followed the manga version.

Trivia

• Gin can be obviously seen using his right hand to fire the gun. Every other time Gin had used his left hand. It is assumed this was just a discontinuity, and does not suggest the fact that Gin is ambidextrous.
• This is the first episode where Officer Tome is referred to by name.

BGM listing

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	TRUTH ~A Great Detective of Love~	TRUTH ~A Great Detective of Love~	TRUTH ~A Great Detective of Love~	TRUTH ~A Great Detective of Love~
2	のんびり気分	Nonbiri Kibun	Carefree Feeling	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
3	何かが起きる…	Nanika ga Okiru...	Something Happened...	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
4	名探偵コナン・メインテーマ	Meitantei Konan・Mein Tēma	Detective Conan Main Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
5	事件現場 （謎ver.）	Jiken Genba (Nazo ver.)	Scene of the Case (Mystery ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
6	小さな巨人	Chiisana Kyojin	A Small Great Person	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
7	犯人からの電話	Hannin Kara no Denwa	Phone Call From the Culprit	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
8	カード賭博のボス	Kādo Tobaku no Bosu	The Card Gambler's Boss	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
9	トリック	Torikku	Trick	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
10	コナンの危機	Konan no Kiki	Conan's Crisis	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack Super Best
11	殺意	Satsui	Murderous Intent	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
12	次のターゲット！	Tsugi no Tāgetto!	The Next Target!	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
13	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
14	氷の上に立つように	Kōri no Ue ni Tatsu Yō ni	Like Standing on Ice	Kōri no Ue ni Tatsu Yō ni
15	挫折	Zasetsu	Frustration	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
16	スペードのエース	Supēdo no Ēsu	The Ace of Spades	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack

Gallery

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  Conan recalls of Gin and Vodka when Akemi mentions that the Black Organization she works for wears all black clothes

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  Gin and Vodka

In other languages

Language	Title	Translation
Catalan	El cas del robatori de 10 milions de iens de l'Organitzacio dels Homes de Negre
French	Le Dixième braquage des Hommes en Noir	The Tenth Robbery of the Men in Black
Galician	O grande atraco da Organización dos Homes de Negro
German	Der Milliardenraub	The Billion Robbery
Spanish	El gran robo de los diez millones de dólares de la Organización de los Hombres de Negro
Vietnamese	Tổ Chức Áo Đen: Vụ cướp một tỷ yên	The Black Organization: One Billion Yen Robbery Case

See also

• Season 5