Episode 1 first aired on January 8, 1996 in Japan. It is the pilot episode of the series. The story begins right in the middle of a case where a murder has been committed in a private mansion. At this moment, we see both Inspector Megure and Shinichi Kudo for the very first time and are able to witness the impressive deduction skills of Shinichi while he reveals the killer.
Characters introduced
Most of the main characters are introduced throughout the episode. It is interesting to notice the presence of Ayumi, Mitsuhiko and Genta who only appear much later in the manga (in Volume 2).
Case 1: Crime at the Private Mansion
The episode starts in a mansion where a party seemed to have been interrupted after a man was found dead with a bullet in his heart. The police, lead by Inspector Megure, is investigating the crime scene. The victim is President Yamazaki of Yatsubishi Bank. That's when Shinichi makes his grand entrance and claims having figured out the case.
Situation
| Murder
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Private Mansion
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| Victim:
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Yamazaki
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| Cause of death:
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Gunshot Wound
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| Suspects:
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Owner/Host, Guests
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| President Yamazaki of Yatsubishi Bank is found dead in a locked room with a bullet through his chest.
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People
Resolution
Shinichi comes onto the crime scene and affirms that the murderer is still in the room and that he entered from the window through the balcony on the 3rd floor and left the same way. The lack of footprints implies it was an inside job.
Shinichi concludes that the murderer could only have been someone who knew the mansion very well and eventually points his finger at the owner. The latter, being in a wheelchair, then starts to laugh claiming he's in no position to be able to commit such a crime. Shinichi then grabs a globe and throws it towards the owner who immediately jumps out of his chair to avoid it. The maid and guests are all in shock. Shinichi then says that he's been healed for a while now as reported by his doctor, which Megure confirms.
Case 2: Roller Coaster Murder Case
While on a roller coaster ride, someone was beheaded.
Situation
| Murder
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| Location:
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Tropical Land
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| Victim:
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Kishida
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| Cause of death:
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Decapitation
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| Suspects:
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Aiko, Hitomi, Reiko, Men in Black
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| Kishida was beheaded while riding a roller-coaster in a tunnel.
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People
Resolution
The killer used her backpack to escape her seatbelt and used wire and put it around the victim's head, tying it somewhere else on the ride, beheading him.
Differences from the manga
- The first episode of the anime already includes the Detective Boys who only appear many chapters later in the manga.
- The mansion owner kills a friend instead of his wife in the manga.
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