Sonoko's Red Handkerchief

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Episode 457-458 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	Sonoko's Red Handkerchief
Japanese title:	園子の赤いハンカチ (Sonoko no Akai Hankachi)
Original airdate:	November 20, 2006 (Part 1) November 27, 2006 (Part 2)
Broadcast rating:	10.2% 8.2%
Manga case:	#156
Season:	15
Manga source:	Volume 52: Files 9-11 (541-543)
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Sonoko Suzuki Ran Mouri Kogoro Mouri Yoko Okino Shinichi Kudo Misao Yamamura Makoto Kyogoku Hiroshi Agasa Misae Yamamura
Case solved by:	Conan Edogawa
Next Conan's Hint:	Katakana name (Part 1) April 1st (Part 2)
Staff
Director:	Masato Sato
Organizer:	Shino Sudo Masato Sato
Storyboard:	Shino Sudo Masato Sato
Episode director:	457 Toshihiro Ishikawa 458 Shino Sudo
Animation director:	457 Kazumi Kobayashi 458 Rie Fujiwara
Music
Opening song:	Kumo ni Notte
Closing song:	Mō Kimi Dake o Hanashitari Shinai

Characters introduced

Misae Yamamura
	85 years old Misao Yamamura's paternal grandmother

Police Detective
100px	Gunma Prefecture police detective Misao Yamamura's assistant

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Sonoko Suzuki Ran Mouri Kogoro Mouri (flashback) Yoko Okino (flashback) Shinichi Kudo (background) Misao Yamamura Makoto Kyogoku Hiroshi Agasa

Gadgets

Gadgets
Wristwatch Flashlight

Case

Situation

Part 1

Sonoko brought Ran, who brought Conan, to visit the site in the country used as location in filming of a well-received romantic TV serial, where the lead actor, who stars as a soldier, tied a red handkerchief to a tree branch to enable his lover to find him. The success of the serial went beyond expectation and the sleep rural area became a popular spot where female visitors tied red handkerchieves all over the woods, spoiling Sonoko's scheme to lure Makoto for a romantic rendezvous. They encountered a man who claimed to be part of the TV serial crew. He explains that he was the one who gave the scriptwriter the idea of the red handkerchief tied to a tree in these mountains, because he had spotted one when he was searching for a place to film. Because of the series' popularity, he had been tasked to answer fan requests. Today he had been commissioned by a fan to find the exact location of the tree with the original red handkerchief, that inspired the show. He asked Ran and Sonoko to leave a message for the fan in a guestbook at an inn, where the fan is staying. He tells them to sign the message 'Hozumi' in katakana. Ran and Sonoko agrees and leaves the message. Shortly afterwards, Hozumi was discovered, stabbed dead, at the spot.

Murder
	Location: Forest Victim: Hozumi Cause of death: Two Stab wounds Suspects: Isamu Okuma, Tatsuzo Watanuki, and Hans Burkly Conan Seen the deadbody Stabbed from Chest And Abdomen Lying under Maple Tree.

Part 2

Detective Yamamura shows up leading the investigation. The murder investigation narrowed to three suspects who had arrived recently at the nearby inn, based on that Hozumi had told Ran and Sonoko that the 'fan' he was meeting had checked into the inn in that day. Then they learn from the TV-station that they couldn't find 'Hozumi' on the list of employees who worked on the TV-Show. Conan realize something and run up to the mountains and digs in the ground only to find a skull. He calls Ran and Sonoko to tell them, that they should go home and make Sonoko reveal the location of the tree where Conan searched for her handkerchief for the suspects to hear. He tells them that he will go home with professor Agasa, so they don't have to worry for him. Ran, concerned for Conan getting himself into dangerous situations, calls Professor Agasa, who is on his way to pick up Conan, and tricks him into revealing the meeting place.

People

Hozumi
	Victim (stabbed) Assistant director

Isamu Okuma
	25 years old Akagi Inn guest

Tatsuzo Watanuki
	63 years old Akagi Inn guest

Hans Burkly
	41 years old Akagi Inn guest

Police Detective
	Gumna Prefecture police detective Yamamura's subordinate

Resolution

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Conan deduced the culprit is Tatsuzo Watanuki and the cause of the murder. Some time ago Watanuki killed someone and buried the body under a tree in the mountains. He marked the spot with a red handkerchief, so he could later dig up the body and get rid of it. Unfortunaly the red handkerchief became inspiration for a scene in a popular drama, and as a result fans came to the mountains and tied up red handkerchiefs making it impossible for Watanuki to find the real spot. He contacted Hozumi, who was the one responsible for using the red handkerchief in the drama, and paid him to find the real spot. But Hozumi discovered the body and attempted to blackmail Watanuki and got himself killed. The reason why Hozumi writes his name in Katakana is because that in Kanji it can be misread as August 1th, which was why the police couldn't find his name on the crew list. The real spot where the body was buried could easily be find because the film crew was filming at a whole other spot, since they didn't want to have to take down the original handkerchief, that inspired the drama, or accidently caught it on film. Conan confronted Watanuki at the murder site, but a shock waited him, Ran and Sonoko - Watanuki was not alone!

Attempted Murder
	Location: Forest Victim: Conan Edogawa, Sonoko Suzuki and Ran Mouri Culprit: Tatsuzo Watanuki and his subordinates

Watanuki was a yakuza lieutenant who brought henchmen far too numerous for Ran to deal with alone. Makoto arrived in the nick of time, he and Ran fought them off until the police arrived. The buried body belonged to a member of the yakuza, who Watanuki had been in a feud with for leadership.

Makoto had come to the mountains because of Sonoko's message. While he did figured out the place of the meeting, because he is fan of the serie, he didn't figured out what day it was suppose to be, so he decided to camp in the mountains and wait for that day to come.

BGM listing

Part 1

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	雲に乗って	Kumo ni Notte	Riding on a Cloud	Kumo ni Notte
2	暗号トリックの解読	Angō Torikku no Kaidoku	The Trick to Deciphering the Code	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
3	事件解決	Jiken Kaiketsu	Case Resolution	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
4	とっておきクイズ	Totte Oki Kuizu	Take the Quiz	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
5	想い出	Omoide	Memories	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
6	阿笠博士のテーマ	Agasa Hakase no Tēma	Professor Agasa's Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
7	西の名探偵	Nishi no Meitantei	The Great Detective of the West	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
8	陽気な仲間	Yōki na Nakama	Cheerful Friends	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
9	蘭のお姉さんぶり	Ran no Onēsan Buri	Ran's Elder Sister Style	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
10	カギを探せ！	Kagi o Sagase!	Search for the Key!	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
11	「何だこの痕跡は？」	"Nanda Kono Konseki wa?"	"What Is This a Trace Of?"	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
12	悪のテーマ （パート２）	Aku no Tēma (Pāto 2)	Theme of Evil (Part 2)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
13	阿笠博士のテーマ	Agasa Hakase no Tēma	Professor Agasa's Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
14	蘭のテーマ （摩天楼ヴァージョン）	Ran no Tēma (Mantenrō Vājon)	Ran's Theme (Skyscraper Version)	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
15	コナンと警備員	Konan to Keibiin	Conan and the Guard	Detective Conan "Magician of the Silver Sky" Original Soundtrack
16	Need not to know.	Need not to know.	Need not to know.	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
17	暗殺者のテーマ─忍び寄る魔手	Ansatsusha no Tēma - Shinobiyoru Mashu	Assassin's Theme - The Devil's Hand Approaches	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
18	赤い光のスナイパー２	Akai Hikari no Sunaipā 2	The Sniper's Red Light 2	Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
19	もう君だけを離したりはしない	Mō Kimi Dake o Hanashitari wa Shinai	I'll Never Let You Go	Mō Kimi Dake o Hanashitari wa Shinai

Part 2

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	雲に乗って	Kumo ni Notte	Riding on a Cloud	Kumo ni Notte
2	謎解き （その２）	Nazotoki (Sono 2)	Riddle Solution (Part 2)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
3	エンディング	Endingu	Ending	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
4	絶体絶命	Zettai Zetsumei	A Desperate Situation	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
5	赤い光のスナイパー１	Akai Hikari no Sunaipā 1	The Sniper's Red Light 1	Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
6	西の名探偵	Nishi no Meitantei	The Great Detective of the West	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
7	西の名探偵	Nishi no Meitantei	The Great Detective of the West	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
8	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
9	小さな巨人	Chiisana Kyojin	A Small Great Person	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
10	緊迫	Kinpaku	Tension	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
11	小さな巨人	Chiisana Kyojin	A Small Great Person	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
12	THE END（あれまぁ～）	THE END (Aremā~)	THE END ("Good Heavens!")	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
13	事件解明 （スローver.）	Jiken Kaimei (Surō ver.)	Case Clarification (Slow ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
14	コナンの忍び捜査	Konan no Shinobi Sōsa	Conan's Secret Investigation	Detective Conan "Strategy Above the Depths" Original Soundtrack
15	現場検証	Genba Kenshō	On Site Investigation	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
16	とっておきクイズ	Totte Oki Kuizu	Take the Quiz	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
17	コナンと警備員	Konan to Keibiin	Conan and the Guard	Detective Conan "Magician of the Silver Sky" Original Soundtrack
18	事件発生！	Jiken Hassei!	A Case Springs Forth!	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
19	推理 （オリジナルver.）	Suiri (Orijinaru ver.)	Deduction (Original ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
20	「何だこの痕跡は？」	"Nanda Kono Konseki wa?"	"What Is This a Trace Of?"	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
21	夜の探索	Yoru no Tansaku	Night Search	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
22	「何だこの痕跡は？」	"Nanda Kono Konseki wa?"	"What Is This a Trace Of?"	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
23	次のターゲット！	Tsugi no Tāgetto!	The Next Target!	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
24	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
25	出動のテーマ１～予感	Shutsudō no Tēma 1 ~ Yokan	Mission Theme 1 ~ Premonition	Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
26	赤い光のスナイパー２	Akai Hikari no Sunaipā 2	The Sniper's Red Light 2	Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
27	出動のテーマ２～サイレンサー	Shutsudō no Tēma 2 ~ Sairensā	Mission Theme 2 ~ Silencer	Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
28	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
29	もう君だけを離したりはしない	Mō Kimi Dake o Hanashitari wa Shinai	I'll Never Let You Go	Mō Kimi Dake o Hanashitari wa Shinai
30	蘭のテーマ （摩天楼ヴァージョン）	Ran no Tēma (Mantenrō Vājon)	Ran's Theme (Skyscraper Version)	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
31	別居の真相	Bekkyo no Shinsō	The Truth Behind the Separation	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack

In other languages

Language	Title	Translation
Catalan (Catalan dub)	El mocador vermell de la Sonoko	Sonoko's red handkerchief
Italian	Il fazzoletto rosso	The red handkerchief
Thai	ผ้าเช็ดหน้าสีแดงของโซโนโกะ	Sonoko's red handkerchief

Trivia

• One of the paintings in Akagi Inn is from Kogoro Gets Drunk in Satsuma and reappears in Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 8: The Left Hand's Ring Finger. Open spoiler box to see images.

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See also

• Season 15