Computer Murder Case

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Episode 29 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	Computer Murder Case
Japanese title:	コンピューター殺人事件 (Konpyūtā Satsujin Jiken)
Original airdate:	August 19, 1996
Broadcast rating:	12.9%
Filler case:	#9
Season:	2
Manga source:	TV Original
English version
English title:	The Computer Murder
Dubbed episode:	Episode 30
English airdate:	July 13, 2004
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Ran Mouri Hiroshi Agasa Juzo Megure Shinichi Kudo Doctor
Case solved by:	Shinichi Kudo (Conan's phone call)
Next Conan's Hint:	Cat
Staff
Director:	Kenji Kodama
Screenplay:	Kazunari Kouchi
Storyboard:	Johei Matsuura
Episode director:	Johei Matsuura
Animation director:	Atsushi Aono
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa Kappei Yamaguchi as Shinichi Kudo Wakana Yamazaki as Ran Mouri Akira Kamiya as Kogoro Mouri Kenichi Ogata as Hiroshi Agasa Chafurin as Juzo Megure Wataru Takagi as Clerk, Next Conan's Hint Masato Yamanouchi as Okida Kazuhiro Yamaga as Tokito Norio Muruta as Miura
Music
Opening song:	Mune ga Dokidoki
Closing song:	Meikyū no Lovers

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Ran Mouri Hiroshi Agasa Juzo Megure Shinichi Kudo (voice) Doctor

Gadgets

Gadgets
Voice-Changing Bowtie

Case

Situation

Murder
	Location: Okida household Victim: President Okida Cause of death: Heart attack Suspects: Tokito Sometime during the night after meeting Conan, Kogoro, and Ran, President Okida of the Bigwood software company died from a heart attack.

People

Okida
	Victim (heart attack) Bigwood software company president

Miura
	Okida's secretary

Tokito
	Okida's chauffeur Ex-programmer

Aslan
	Okida's daughter's Himalayan cat

Resolution

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• Evidence

Everything in the Okida household seems to be controlled by a computer, from accessing doors to the air-conditioning.

Conan comments that Okida sweated way too much during the night considering the house is set to maintain a specific cool temperature.

Conan's notices wilted flowers on a table and finds a receipt for the bouquet in the trash. The flowers were purchased the day before, so it doesn't make sense for the flowers to have already wilted so much. Examining the chocolates on the table Conan notes they have all melted into lumps.

Okida's sweat, flowers, and chocolates imply that the temperature control in the house changed the night when Okida died, but Aslan, the Himalayan cat, appears to be fine. According to what Ran heard from Tokito, cats like Aslan need to be in a relatively controlled temperature environment.

Miura explains to Conan that Tokito used to be a programmer for Okida until Tokito and a friend decided to set out and form their own company. The company however ended up being a failure and Okida "graciously" allowed Tokito to work for him again as his chauffeur.

Tokito seems enraged remembering a "certain man" who drove his business partner into committing suicide. Conan asks if the "certain man" is Okida, but Tokito doesn't answer.

Agasa confirms Conan's theory that someone could hack the Okida household to change the house's settings, but it would have to be done by someone really versed in programming.

When Conan visits Tokito's apartment he steps on an unusual "flake" thing. Upon returning to Agasa's house, he realizes he stepped on something else: a cat hair.

• Conclusion

Thanks to Agasa, Conan realizes that Tokito must've programmed Okida's computer system to heat up the house really quickly and then cause a sudden drop in temperature. This sudden change in temperature is what triggered Okida's heart attack.

The flakey object Conan stepped on in Tokito's apartment was actually a piece of cat litter. The cat hair on Conan's sock was also from Conan's visit to Tokito's apartment. To protect Aslan from being involved in his revenge scheme, Tokito took Aslan back to his apartment so the cat wouldn't get hurt.

• Motive

Tokito's motive for killing Okida was revenge for his business partner who committed suicide.

Translation changes

Anime

• The names of the characters in the Funimation Dub are:

• Okida - Claude Osgood
• Miura - Todd Morris
• Tokito - Ken Thomason
• Aslan - Asia

Trivia

• The day of the crime (August 19th, 1996) is the same as the original airdate. This is indicated by the receipt that Conan finds in the trash bin.
• This is the first episode that someone used a computer to murder someone, in fact, it was a computerized house.
• This is the first episode that the culprit showed a desire to protect the non-victims in this house, so he took the Himalayan cat home with him to protect him from the varied temperature changes, which would have endangered, and possibly killed it.

BGM listing

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	胸がドキドキ	Mune ga Dokidoki	The Pounding of My Heart	Mune ga Dokidoki
2	蘭のテーマ	Ran no Tēma	Ran's Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
3	(Unreleased Sound Effect/BGM)
4	沈む夕陽１	Shizumu Yūhi 1	Depressing Sunset 1	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
5	事件解明 （音コンテ）	Jiken Kaimei (Oto Konte)	Case Clarification (Sound Cue)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
6	事件現場２	Jiken Genba 2	Scene of the Case 2	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
7	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
8	推理 （オリジナルver.）	Suiri (Orijinaru ver.)	Deduction (Original ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
9	阿笠博士のテーマ （音コンテ）	Agasa Hakase no Tēma (Oto Konte)	Professor Agasa's Theme (Sound Cue)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
10	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
11	犯人のアジト （いよいよver.）	Hannin no Ajito (Iyoiyo ver.)	The Culprit's Hideout (More and More ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
12	(Unreleased Sound Effect/BGM)
13	コナンのテーマ１	Konan no Tēma 1	Conan's Theme 1	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
14	沈む夕陽	Shizumu Yūhi	Depressing Sunset	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
15	それいけコナン （哀愁ヴァージョン）	Soreike Konan (Aishū Vājon)	Let's Go Conan (Sorrow ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
16	迷宮のラヴァーズ	Meikyū no Lovers	Lovers' Labyrinth	Meikyū no Lovers
17	それいけコナン （超早ver.）	Soreike Konan (Chōhaya ver.)	Let's Go Conan (Very Fast ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2

In other languages

Language	Title	Translation
Arabic	جريمة عن طريق الحاسوب	Crime via the Computer
Basque	Konputagailu bidezko hilketa	Murder by computer
Catalan (Balearic dub)	S'assassinat per ordinador	Murder by computer
Catalan (Catalonia dub)	El cas de l'assassinat informàtic	The Case of the IT Murder
Catalan (Valencian dub)	Assassinat per ordinador	Murder by computer
French	Meurtre en direct	Live Murder
Galician	O caso do asasinato por ordenador	Murder by Computer Case
German	Klimaschock	Climate Shock
Italian	Misteri al computer	Mysteries at Computer
Spanish (American dub)	El caso del asesinato computarizado	Computerized murder case
Spanish (Castilian dub)	Asesinato por ordenador	Murder by Computer
Thai	คดีฆาตกรรมคอมพิวเตอร์	Computer murder case
Vietnamese	Vụ án kẻ phá hoại máy tính	The Computer Wrecker Case

See also

• Season 2