The Streetcar's Sudden Stopping Case

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Episode 148 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	The Streetcar's Sudden Stopping Case
Japanese title:	路面電車急停止事件 (Rōmen Densha Kyūteishi Jiken)
Original airdate:	June 7, 1999
Broadcast rating:	20.2%
Filler case:	#53
Season:	6
Manga source:	TV Original
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Detective Boys
Case solved by:	Conan Edogawa Kenji Wakai
Next Conan's Hint:	Camera case
Staff
Director:	Yasuichiro Yamamoto Kenji Kodama
Screenplay:	Masaaki Sakurai
Storyboard:	Kazuo Nogami
Episode director:	Kazuo Nogami
Animation director:	Hirobi Muranaka
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa Yukiko Iwai as Ayumi Yoshida Ikue Otani as Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Wataru Takagi as Genta Kojima, Next Conan's Hint Koji Yusa as Tetsuya Kawasaki Ai Kobayashi as Rumi Shimizu Keiichi Sonobe as Masao Horii Ikuya Sawaki as Kenji Wakai Takashi Nagasako as Driver Isshin Chiba as Station announcement
Music
Opening song:	Girigiri chop
Closing song:	Still for your love

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Ayumi Yoshida Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Genta Kojima

Case

Situation

Conan and the Detective Boys wake up at 5:30 am in the morning to go get in line for a roller coaster ride. There are only three other people on the train at that time, and they plan on going there in order to take pictures of the train. One of the photographers waits outside so he can take pictures of the train coming towards him; suddenly, the ladder underneath him tips over and he falls onto the track.

Attempted Accident?
	Location: Train track Victim: Tetsuya Kawasaki Cause: Fall off the stairs and attempted train crash Suspects: Rumi Shimizu and the Driver

The train conductor quickly applies the emergency brakes, and everybody rushes out of the train to find him unhurt. However, when Conan comes back into the train to continue their journey, they find one of the other photographers dead.

Accident?
	Location: Train Victim: Masao Horii Age: 22 years old Cause of death: Blunt force trauma to the head Suspects: Tetsuya Kawasaki, Rumi Shimizu, and the driver Masao is dead by a blow to the back of the head. On the aluminum camera case, there are two bloodstains on the top and bottom corners, and a scratch on the side.

People

Tetsuya Kawasaki
	22 years old Hanayama University 4th year Photographer

Driver
	Streetcar driver

Rumi Shimizu
	20 years old Hanayama University 2nd year Photographer

Masao Horii
	Victim (bludgeoned) 22 years old Hanayama University 4th year Photographer

Kenji Wakai
	28 years old Detective from Harii Station Police

Policeman
100px	Policeman Harii Prefecture

Resolution

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The culprit is Rumi Shimizu.

She tampered with the ladder Kawasaki was using to take the head on picture of the train to create an accident that would disguise her bludgeoning murder. The ladder was set up beforehand with a hook attached to piano wire spanning over the tracks. This was so that the ladder would tip when the train arrived and cause the accident. Because there had been another train on the tracks earlier at 5:40, the wire had to be set up after that. Additionally, it also meant that the killer knew that Kawasaki would be taking photos there at that time. When the accident occurred and everyone else was distracted, she took the opportunity to kill Horii by bashing his head with the trunk the group was carrying. When the brake was applied, the Horii's body slid forward, hitting his head on the corner. The proof is the injuries to her wrist and palm. She likely received those injuries when she picked up the camera case, so her blood should still be on it.

She and Masao Horii were engaged and promised to marry each other, even discussing their wedding. When Horii said he was going to continue his university studies in Germany, she wanted to go with him, but he dumped her, saying his parents have already proposed an arranged marriage for him over there.

Trivia

• Kenji Wakai looks exactly like Inspector Gadget.
• This is the first case that takes place aboard a streetcar.
• The Detective Boys boarded the Beika Land Tram at 5:50 AM on a Sunday Morning.
• The streetcar apparently stopped in the Harii Prefecture or District, since the inspector is from that area.

BGM listing

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	ギリギリchop	Girigiri chop	On the edge chop	Girigiri chop
2	のんびり気分	Nonbiri Kibun	Carefree Feeling	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
3	コナンの勝利	Konan no Shōri	Conan's Victory	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
4	悪のテーマ （パート２）	Aku no Tēma (Pāto 2)	Theme of Evil (Part 2)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
5	事件現場 （謎ver.）	Jiken Genba (Nazo ver.)	Scene of the Case (Mystery ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
6	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
7	悪のテーマ （パート１）	Aku no Tēma (Pāto 1)	Theme of Evil (Part 1)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
8	真相究明	Shinsō Kyūmei	Investigating the Truth	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
9	犯人のアジト	Hannin no Ajito	The Culprit's Hideout	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
10	トリック	Torikku	Trick	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
11	何かが起きる…	Nanika ga Okiru...	Something Happened...	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
12	挫折	Zasetsu	Frustration	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
13	Still for your love	Still for your love	Still for your love	Still for your love
14	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 cas de la frenada sobtada del tramvia	The tram's sudden breaking case
Catalan (Valencian dub)	El cas del tramvia	The tram case
French	L'Affaire du tramway	The tram case
Galician	Asasinato no tranvía	Murder in tram
German	Tod in der Straßenbahn	Death in the Tram
Italian	Fermate quel tram!	Stop That Tram!
Spanish (American dub)	El caso del asesinato en el tren	The train murder case
Spanish (Castilian dub)	El caso del tranvía	The tram case
Thai	คดีรถรางเบรกฉุกเฉิน	The case of a streetcar making an emergency stop
Vietnamese	Vụ án xe điện dừng lại đột ngột	The Streetcar's Sudden Stopping Case

See also

• Season 6