The Guardian of Time's Sword

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Episode 632-633 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	The Guardian of Time's Sword
Japanese title:	時の番人の刃 (Toki no Bannin no Yaiba)
Original airdate:	October 1, 2011 (Part 1) October 8, 2011 (Part 2)
Season:	20
Manga source:	Volume 72: File 11 (762) ~ Volume 73: Files 1-2 (763-764)
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Ran Mouri
Case solved by:	Kogoro Mouri (via Conan)
Staff
Director:	Koujin Ochi
Organizer:	Umesaburo Sagawa
Storyboard:	Umesaburo Sagawa
Episode director:	632 Minoru Tozawa 633 Kiyotoshi Aoi
Animation director:	632 Chiemi Hironaka 633 Michitaka Yamamoto, Kiyotoshi Aoi
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa Wakana Yamazaki as Ran Mouri Rikiya Koyama as Kogoro Mouri Kenichi Ogata as Professor Agasa Megumi Hayashibara as Ai Haibara Chafurin as Inspector Megure Wataru Takagi as Wataru Takagi, Genta Kojima Ikue Otani as Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Yukiko Iwai as Ayumi Yoshida Noriko Uemura as Rukako Hoshina Minoru Hirano as Rinsaku Furugaki Tomoyuki Shimura as Gakumichi Oume Chie Satou as Chiaki Suou Toshimitsu Oda as Clock technician Katsumi Chou as Teigo Karube
Music
Opening song:	Misty Mystery
Closing song:	Your Best Friend

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Ran Mouri Inspector Megure Wataru Takagi Ayumi Yoshida Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Genta Kojima Ai Haibara Professor Agasa

Gadgets

Gadgets
Voice-Changing Bowtie Stun-Gun Wristwatch Button Speaker Wristwatch Flashlight

Case

Situation

Part 1

A threatening letter signed "the Guardian of Time" warns that Rukako Hoshina, the mistress of a large mansion with a clock tower, will be murdered during her birthday party at 6:00 PM. Kogoro and Conan goes to protect her but fails. It appears that the culprit stabbed her with an ice pick and fled from the balcony, but shoe prints and the murder weapon are never found.

Murder
	Location: Hoshina household Victim: Rukako Hoshina Cause of death: Stab wound Suspects: Gakumichi Oume, Teigo Karube, Chiaki Suou, and Rinsaku Furugaki

Part 2

According to witness testimonies, the culprit is in a dress who moved nimbly, yet is plump and of a large build, yet no one in the party matches the description.

People

Gakumichi Oume
	42 years old Hoshina family butler

Rukako Hoshina
	Victim (stabbed) 50 years old Head of the Hoshina family

Teigo Karube
	45 years old Architect

Chiaki Suou
	39 years old Interior designer

Rinsaku Furugaki
	64 years old Clock technician

Clock technician
	Deceased Chiaki Suou's brother Clock technician

Resolution

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Conan deduces that Hoshina was stabbed with an umbrella, which fitted the description perfectly. A contraption on the mansion's clock tower set up by the culprit dragged the umbrella away and out of sight when it hit 6:00. The culprit is one of the party guests, Teigo Karube, who had designed this mansion and lost his clock technician friend four years ago. He reveals that the mistress treated the clock technician like trash and even threw away his friend's beloved clock, so he killed her in order to avenge his friend.

See also

• Season 20