The Partner is Santa-san

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Episode 566 (Int. Episode 617)
Information
Title:	The Partner is Santa-san
Japanese title:	相棒はサンタさん (Aibō wa Santa-san)
Original airdate:	February 27, 2010
Broadcast rating:	5,40%
Filler case:	#174
Season:	15
Manga source:	TV Original
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Ran Mouri Kogoro Mouri Wataru Takagi Kazunobu Chiba Kazumi Tsukamoto Officer Tome Female forensics member
Case solved by:	Conan Edogawa
Next Conan's Hint:	Clock
Staff
Director:	Koujin Ochi
Screenplay:	Takeo Ohno
Storyboard:	Masaki Ozora
Episode director:	Koichiro Kuroda
Animation director:	Michitaka Yamamoto Masashi Hasegawa
Character design:	Masatomo Sudo Junko Yamanaka Keiko Sasaki (sub-character) Kumiko Shishido (design works)
Production cooperation:	Azeta Pictures
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa Wakana Yamazaki as Ran Mouri Rikiya Koyama as Kogoro Mouri Wataru Takagi as Wataru Takagi Isshin Chiba as Kazunobu Chiba Rie Kugimiya as Santa Ishikawa Sayaka Ohara as Shigeko Ishikawa Yōsuke Akimoto as Toshihiko Yamanaka Masaharu Satō as Riki Kurata Shinpachi Tsuji as Sweet Potatoes Courier Hiro Shimono as Minoru Morikawa
Music
Opening song:	As the Dew
Closing song:	Hello Mr. my yesterday

The Partner is Santa-san (相棒はサンタさん ,Aibō wa Santa-san) is the 566th episode of the Detective Conan anime.

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Ran Mouri Kogoro Mouri Wataru Takagi Kazunobu Chiba Kazumi Tsukamoto Officer Tome Female forensics member

Gadgets

Gadgets
Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes Turbo Engine Skateboard Anywhere Ball Dispensing Belt

Case

Situation

A young widow named Shigeko Ishikawa is being stalked by an unknown man, who has hung around her house and tried to push her down a public stair. Kogoro is walking around the streets and sees the last incident, and Shigeko hires him to find said stalker before they actually hurt her and her two-year-old child, Santa. Since Ran is training with the karate team, Conan is forced to watch over Santa.

For his very young age, however, Santa turns out to be very hyperactive and sociable, so Conan has difficulties keeping up with such a child: in few hours he has escaped from Conan's grasp several times, nearly reached the streets to see the cars, drawn on the walls and windows of the Mouri Detective Agency.

Shigeko is later kidnapped by the unknown man. Kogoro believes it's a stalker with a crush since Shigeko is a very beautiful woman, and talks to Chiba and Takagi about that. In the meantime, Conan and Santa go to Santa's home in order to search for clues. With the help of a neighbor, they find out about some birds, specially the white-eye bird.

Hostage Situation
	Location: Shigeko's client's house Victim: Man Age: Unknown Suspects: Unknown culprit The cuprit held Shigeko's client hostage so he could kidnapp her.

Kidnapping
	Location: Toshihiko Yamanaka's pet shop Victim: Shigeko Ishikawa Age: 30 years old Suspects: Unknown culprit

Conan finds a feather of a White-eye bird and learns that Santa has been giving away figurines to people in the neighborhood, including some shaped as birds. Conan realizes what the culprit's motive is after learning about the endangered counterpart of the White-eye, the Black-eye. At the same time, it turns out that another neighbor of the Ishikawas seems to be in shady deals.

People

Santa Ishikawa
	2 years old Shigeko's child

Shigeko Ishikawa
	Victim (kidnapped) 30 years old Santa's mother Laundry clothes deliverer

Minoru Moriwaki
	22 years old Beika University school of veterinary medicine student

Toshihiko Yamanaka
	Yamanaka pet shop owner

Riki Kurata
	Bird dealer Loan shark

Man
	Sweet potatoes deliveryman in Beika 3-chome

Old lady
	Yamanaka's neighbor Building manager

Man B
	Victim (kidnapped) Shigeko's client

Woman B
	Newscaster

Resolution

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Santa takes Conan to the house of the man where a White-eye figurine was placed. Conan reads a note and realizes the culprit is at an abandoned pet store, the one that he owns and where he keeps Shigeko hostage.

At the store, Conan confronts the culprit, Toshihiko Yamanaka. He reveals that Yamanaka was intending to sell a Black-eye living bird that he found, an extremely rare bird worth thousands of yens, in the black market. He kidnapped Santa's mother when he perceived the White-eye figurine to be a threat and believed that she and Santa were aware of the bird's existence.

Yamanaka says that his pet store was broke and he was so desperate that, when he found the black-eyed bird and captured it, he thought he'd be able to sell it well and clear his debts. He adds that he was sure Shigeko and Santa had realised what was going on, and Santa giving him the black-eye figurine was a warning from them. Conan clears the misunderstanding and explains Santa gave him the figurine in as a friendly gesture, since he's a fan of Santa as in Santa Claus and loves giving things to everyone. Yamanaka realizes he did a horrible thing and is driven to tears, so he releases Shigeko and prepares to turn himself in, saying that he will be a good man from then on and become worthy of little Santa's friendship.

The dealer Kurata, whom Yamanaka has organized a meeting with, doesn't share the idea. When Conan asks Yamanaka why did he push Shigeko down the stairs, he says it wasn't him. Then, Kurata attempts to steal the bird and takes little Santa as a hostage.

Hostage Situation
	Location: Yamanaka Pet Shop Hostage: Santa Ishikawa Age: 2 years old Culprit: Riki Kurata Kurata takes Santa hostage and attempts to flee with him to a safe place before dropping him off.

Conan's sleeping darts are stuck in his watch after having struggled with Yamanaka earlier so he cannot 'tranquilize' Kurata, who gets ready to escape despite poor Shigeko's tearful pleas and Yamanaka trying to interfere, but when the baby bites his kidnapper's arm and is released, Conan takes the chance to use his Power Shoes and kick a ball into him, knocking out and apprehending the dealer. Kurata is charged and jailed, and while Yamanaka won't get scot free for his kidnapping of Shigeko, his desperate circumstances will help him get a lighter punishment and the redemption he wants.

Kurata K.O

Later that day, it is revealed that Santa's real name is Haruka Ishikawa and that she is a little girl. Ran put a hair ribbon on Haruka and says she knew it all along because the little girl hugged her at the start of the episode, and she did it in a way that's more typical of baby girls (with their whole bodies) than of baby boys (only with their arms). Conan also knows by that point, but because he had to go into the bathroom with little Haruka at some point, which gave him a shock. Kogoro then spills on himself beer and tries to make Santa laugh and invites him to come back to play (along with his beautiful mother of course unsurprisingly to Conan).

Trivia

• Shigeko Ishikawa's van is a Toyota HiAce Super Custom [H100].
• Ran has her hair tied in a ponytail for her karate practice which is unusual.

BGM listing

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
0:28 - 0:50	コナン走る	Konan Hashiru	Running Conan	Detective Conan "The Private Eyes' Requiem" Original Soundtrack
0:54 - 1:14	ブロークン	Burōkun	Broken	Detective Conan "Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure" Original Soundtrack
1:15 - 1:21	????
3:24 - 4:21	????
4:36 - 4:41	脅迫 （パート２）	Kyōhaku (Pāto 2)	Threat (Part 2)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
4:58 - 5:05	あぶない予感	Abunai Yokan	Foreboding Danger	Detective Conan "The Raven Chaser" Original Soundtrack
5:07 - 5:53	????
6:08 - 6:18	????
6:28 - 6:30	記憶の色	Kioku no Iro	Colour of Memory	Detective Conan "The Raven Chaser" Original Soundtrack
6:33 - 6:41	エグザミネ	Eguzamine	Examine	Detective Conan "Full Score of Fear" Original Soundtrack
6:43 - 7:02	????
7:06 - 7:19	事件のドア	Jiken no Doa	Door to the Case	Detective Conan "The Raven Chaser" Original Soundtrack
7:46 - 7:50	THE END（あれまぁ～）	THE END (Aremā~)	THE END ("Good Heavens!")	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
8:47 - 9:52	????
10:02 - 10:26	イン モルティス １	In Morutisu 1	In Mortis 1	Detective Conan "Full Score of Fear" Original Soundtrack
11:08 - 11:23	ディスティニー アイランド	Disutinii Airando	Destiny Island	Detective Conan "Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure" Original Soundtrack
11:24 - 12:09	????
12:10 - 13:29	????
13:43 - 14:01	ワッツ ハプニング	Wattsu Hapuningu	What's Happening	Detective Conan "Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure" Original Soundtrack
14:14 - 14:45	????
14:51 - 14:54	????
15:04 - 15:15	京都	Kyōto	Kyoto	Detective Conan "The Raven Chaser" Original Soundtrack
15:19 - 17:02	しなやかな刑事たち	Shinayakana Keijitachi	Pliant Detectives	Detective Conan "The Raven Chaser" Original Soundtrack
17:11 - 17:48	イン アルトパート	In Aruto Pāto	In Alto Part	Detective Conan "Full Score of Fear" Original Soundtrack
17:58 - 19:45	????
20:04 - 20:21	アピアランス	Apiaransu	Appearance	Detective Conan "Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure" Original Soundtrack
20:23 - 21:08	忍び寄る危機	Shinobiyoru Kiki	Incoming Crisis	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
21:10 - 21:28	アタック シャーク	Atakku Shāku	Shark Attack	Detective Conan "Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure" Original Soundtrack
22:49 - 22:57	アンズな気持ち	Anzu na Kimochi	An Apricot Feeling	Detective Conan "The Raven Chaser" Original Soundtrack
22:58 - 23:57	????

In other languages

Language	Title	Translation
Catalan (Catalan dub)	El meu amic Noel	My friend Noel
Indonesian (subbed)	Santa adalah Temanku	Santa, My Companion
Italian	Il mio amico Babbo Natale	My friend Santa Claus
Thai	คู่หูคือคุณซานต้า	The partner is Mr. Santa
Vietnamese	Cộng sự là ngài Santa	The partner is Mr. Santa

See also

• Season 15