Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 3

Chronology
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Episode 205-206 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 3
Japanese title:	本庁の刑事恋物語３ (Honchou no Keiji Koi Monogatari 3)
Original airdate:	August 28, 2000 (Part 1) September 4, 2000 (Part 2)
Season:	8
Manga source:	Volume 27: Files 4~7
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Miwako Sato Wataru Takagi
Case solved by:	Wataru Takagi Conan Edogawa
Staff
Director:	Yasuichiro Yamamoto Kenji Kodama
Organizer:	Masato Sato
Storyboard:	Masato Sato
Episode director:	205 Mashu Ito 206 Minoru Tozawa
Animation director:	205 Kumiko Shishido 206 Keiko Sasaki
Music
Opening song:	Koi wa Thrill, Shock, Suspense
Closing song:	Natsu no maboroshi

Characters introduced

Masayoshi Sato
	Superintendent of the Tokyo Police district Miwako Sato's father Policeman who died on duty

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Ai Haibara Ayumi Yoshida Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Genta Kojima Miwako Sato Wataru Takagi Ninzaburo Shiratori Inspector Megure 100px Detective Chiba

Case

Situation

Part 1

A serial arsonist sets huge fires across the city and Takagi and Sato with the Detective Boys are out to solve it.

Arson
	Location: Yotsuya This is the fifth arson case in the metropolitan area. The first four arson cases are, in this order, Ikebukuro, Asakusabashi, Tabata, and Shimokitazawa.

It turns out this is also the day the case of Sato's father's death will be annulled, and the bank robber will be able to keep the money he/she stole from the bank.

Robbery (Past)
	Suspects: Hidero Saruwatari, Shuji Kano, Mitsuo Inomata, and Choko Kandori The robber killed a security officer while escaping from the bank.

Sato sets out to solve both cases before the day ends, but Takagi has been attacked by the arsonist.

Attempted Murder
	Location: Near Shinagawa Station Victim: Wataru Takagi Suspects: Arsonist, Hidero Saruwatari, Shuji Kano, Mitsuo Inomata, and Choko Kandori Takagi was attacked with a blunt object while talking with Sato on the phone about the Shushiro case.

People

Arsonist
	Suspect

Hidero Saruwatari
	50 years old High school teacher

Shuji Kano
	49 years old Italian Restaurant owner

Mitsuo Inomata
	50 years old Financial executive

Choko Kandori
100px	49 years old Boutique owner

Resolution

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After Haibara reveals the pattern of the arsonist attack, the Ayumi, Genta, and Mitsuhiko run into the arsonist who attempts to kill them.

The arsonist kidnapped Ayumi.

Takagi is revealed to be inside the warehouse the arsonist set fire to. He can't break the handcuffs due to them being a memento from Sato's dead father. Conan manages to arrive in time and stop the arsonist, but does not realize Takagi is in the burning warehouse. Meanwhile, the clock strikes midnight and the suspected bank robber explains everything to Sato, saying how his father saved his life. Sato reveals that due to the typhoon in Italy, the anull date was moved forward by one day. Takagi seemingly dies but appears with his handcuffs attached to the window bars. He collapses in Sato's arms.

See also

• Season 8