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A strong heart along with deduction and power.

And step into the essence with a strong rhythm.

Today the mermaid case is solved.

Approaching the truth with hard-headed deduction.

He sees through to the one and only truth.

A child in appearance with the I.Q. of an adult.

His name is Detective Conan!

Heiji Hattori receives a strange letter

that prompts us to come to Bikuni Island.

What awaited us was

a series of murders revolving around some Dugong Arrows

that are said to grant the bearer eternal youth.

Saori Kadowaki, the girl who wrote the letter is missing,

and her childhood friends Toshimi Ebihara and Nahoko Kuroe

are murdered one after the other,

and on top of that, the warehouse belonging to the shrine

goes up in flames,

and the body of Kimie Shimabukuro is discovered in the rubble.

Is Saori responsible for the murders?

We go to search her room for clues

and make a startling discovery.

It's like Kudo said after all,

so the murderers who he said it is...

Kazuha!

"The Mermaid Disappears (The Conclusion)"

Heiji.

Hang on, Kazuha.

I'm going to start pulling you up.

Oh, no. The branch...

It's going to break.

We'll both fall at this rate.

Forgive me, Heiji.

Live a long life for me too.

Kazuha?

Goodbye.

You fool!

"Rokuro Fukuyama (28), Saori's childhood friend, fisherman"

Okay, Mr. Detective.

I brought him here just like you told me to.

This guy's been running all over the forest.

So where's that kid who speaks with the Osaka accent?

Oh, yeah. I haven't seen him since we got separated in the forest.

Heiji.

I don't understand.

Why didn't you let go?

We'll both die if we stay like this.

Let go of my hand.

Kazuha!

Don't move.

I'll kill you if you move, you nut case!

Heiji.

Hattori, where are you?

Why aren't you here? What're you doing?

Come on already, how long do we have to wait?

We police officers have a lot of work to do.

"Mikoto Shimabukuro (130), Kimie's great-grandmother, the Holy Person"

It's the Holy Person.

Why is she here?

Now that all the actors are present, let me begin explaining.

I'm going to give you

the truth behind the 3 murders that occurred on this island.

The first murder which involved Toshimi being hung

in the Mermaid's Waterfall.

And the second, of Nahoko being strangled in in the nets

and lastly, the murder of Kimie who was burned in the warehouse.

The important issue here is the second murder.

Judging from the evidence,

it appeared as though the killer walked along the shoreline

to get to and from the scene of the murder, but...

That kid from Osaka explained that already...

Yes, he told me too.

Those footprints were put there by the killer before the murder

to throw us off track,

the killer actually went to the scene during the wake.

Those fish scales really had me fooled.

The killer dropped the scales around the footprints

then on Nahoko's clothes after killing her, that way,

with the scales leading to the water,

the killer made it look like a mermaid was responsible

and that it escaped into the ocean.

And, the only ones who could have left the wake that night,

were Rokuro and Benzo, you're the only ones.

What...

By the way, Benzo, I have a question for you.

On the morning of the festival,

you're the one who sold a Dugong Arrow for 1,000,000

to an elderly couple, aren't you?

Yeah.

That's the arrow my daughter Saori won the year before.

I'm her father, I had a right.

All that money must've made you greedier

so when you saw that Toshimi won one this year,

you told her to meet you by the waterfall and then you stole her platelet,

set her afloat on the swim ring

so that her neck would get caught.

And as for Nahoko who also won an arrow,

you called her out on the night of the wake, killed her

and took her arrow.

But if the list of names were checked,

everyone would know Toshimi's platelet was stolen.

So you went to Kimie's home before we got there

to steal the registry, but Kimie saw you

so you locked her in the warehouse and set fire to it.

This registry that you had in your possession

when you were arrested proves your guilt.

And we've also found your fingerprints

on the swim ring used in Toshimi's case.

You're mistaken, Benzo's not the killer.

If Benzo was the killer,

he would have burned the registry along with the warehouse.

Besides, everyone who lived on this island

knew where the registry was kept,

I don't think he'd have to rush over to steal it.

Another thing, it would have been very hard for him

to call Nahoko out.

Nahoko noticed that Toshimi won an arrow at the festival too,

and she was suspicious of Benzo who had that winning number.

Alright then, what about the fingerprints on the swim ring?

I'm pretty sure he touched it

when he found it along with the winning platelet

which was snagged somewhere on the river.

Yeah, the detective's right.

I didn't want people to think I was the killer

just because I just happened to find the winning platelet,

that's why I stole the registry.

Then Rokuro Fukuyama, you must be the killer.

That's ridiculous.

Toshimi was your fiancee, wasn't she?

She would have gone to meet you at the waterfall with no suspicions.

No, he's not the killer either.

What?

The killer used a swim ring to kill Toshimi

so that she'd float down the waterfall

without getting caught on anything,

that way, it would look like an accident,

but being a fisherman, Rokuro has very strong arms

and Toshimi wasn't very heavy

so it would have very easy for him to just toss her into the river.

He wouldn't have had to use a swim ring

which would only be left behind as evidence.

But if neither of them is the killer, then who is?

The killer

made it look like Toshimi's death was an accident

but made no attempt to hide the fact that Nahoko was murdered.

Do you know what that means?

Well...

No, I don't.

When Toshimi was killed,

the police didn't arrive right away because the sea was too rough.

Normally, the police would have arrived sometime that night.

And since it was a case of murder,

the investigation would have been intense,

the killer wouldn't have been able to move around freely.

The killer didn't want that to happen,

that's why it had to look like an accident.

Which means, the killer planned to kill Nahoko after Toshimi

from the very start.

But no one would have known Nahoko had won an arrow

until she came forward.

That's right.

The killer's motive wasn't to steal an arrow

nor was it to kill whoever won it.

It was only made to look that way to mislead the investigation.

That's...

The reason why the killer made it obvious

that Nahoko was murdered so that

everyone's attention was on the scene of the crime,

the killer used that time to carry out the third murder.

The killer planned and executed each crime very carefully.

It wasn't on a whim.

The only person who could have prepared everything

before the festival is...

No, you don't mean?

Someone who knew beforehand that Toshimi and Nahoko had won arrows.

That's right.

You are the killer.

That's right.

The killer is the Holy Person.

Yes, you.

You've got to be kidding.

How can a 130-year-old lady do those things?

What if she had an accomplice?

Accomplice?

If neither Rokuro nor Benzo could have killed killed Nahoko,

then the only other person who could have done it is...

Kimie.

That's nonsense!

Kimie was the third victim!

But what if it wasn't Kimie that was in the warehouse?

What?

Kimie's dental records

and the burn victim's dental records were identical.

Don't you remember?

Dad, you were there too, weren't you?

When she said she'd gone to the dentist.

Yes, I heard. She said she went with Saori.

You don't mean?

That's right.

It was Saori's teeth that got worked on.

Kimie went with Saori to see the dentist on the main land

and when Saori wasn't looking, she took her insurance I.D.

then she insisted Saori use her I.D. instead.

That's how Saori got her teeth fixed as Kimie.

Then she killed Saori in the warehouse,

and set it on fire with the body inside,

the dental records led us all to believe it was Kimie who died.

Then the brown-haired girl with glasses we saw in the garden was...

It was Kimie in disguise,

that's who the witnesses saw on the morning of the festival too.

It was to make us suspicious about the body found in the warehouse

and to make Saori look guilty.

But all this is just your theory.

I called the dentist and got verification.

The worked on had brown hair and wore glasses.

Which means, Kimie Shimabukuro

is still hiding somewhere on this island,

waiting for an opportunity to escape.

Alright then,

I'll have this entire island searched from top to bottom!

There's no need for that.

What?

Kimie is right here in this room.

What did you say? Where? Where is she?

That can't be.

I don't see her anywhere.

Rokuro told us that

Kimie's talent as a make-up artist is outstanding.

Yes, that's right.

Are you saying she's disguised herself as somebody?

This isn't a movie, it wouldn't work.

You're right,

it would be impossible to disguise herself perfectly,

but what if it's someone

who doesn't show herself to others very much?

And what if the only time everyone sees her

is at the festival when she has on very heavy make-up?

Now your choices have been narrowed down significantly.

That's impossible.

But, how do you account for the height difference?

Think back.

Remember the strange corpse you found

when the warehouse burned down 3 years ago?

There were no leg bones where there should have been

and the locals said it was a mermaid's body, yes, that case.

It was probably

the body of a woman who died in the fire

with her legs bent and tied with rope made of paper or something.

If my theory is right, that woman was Kimie's...

It was my mother.

She carried out the Holy Person's role that was grandmother's.

It was for all the people on the island,

she put her heart into the role.

I feel so sorry for her, look what it got her.

Kimie?

You're pretty good, Mr. Detective.

I was pretty confident nobody'd see through this disguise.

It was that time when we found that the register was missing.

Maybe that old lady took it?

She'd never do that.

I was suspicious about how quickly and confidently you replied.

I see.

But while we were talking to the Holy Person,

we heard Kimie's voice.

Great-grandmother. Your bath is ready.

Oh that, I recorded that on a cassette tape

and then replayed it.

But why, Kimie?

You four were close friends since you were kids!

The words childhood friends mean nothing

when it comes to avenging my own mother's death.

Do you mean those three are the ones who set fire

to the warehouse 3 years ago?

Yes.

They were angry that they didn't win arrows at the festival

and then they got drunk and set it on fire.

Mother was disguised as the Holy Person

and when they saw her go into the warehouse,

they decided they wanted to see if she really had eternal life.

I didn't find out until a week ago when Saori told me,

she was in a panic because she lost her arrow,

I never dreamed they could do anything like that.

But I thought your mother

disappeared 5 years ago while she was out fishing.

Mother said it would be easier

to play just the Holy Person's role all through

instead of playing 2 roles at the same time.

Then why didn't you admit the truth after the fire?

Why didn't you tell everyone the body was your mother?

Mother called me on her cellular phone

while the flames burned around her.

Kimie. The rest is up to you.

I loved this island, that's why I played the Holy Person.

Don't let the Holy Person die, that was what she said

and yet all of mother's devotion meant nothing to them.

After Saori lost her arrow, she had the nerve to say.

If you won't give me another arrow,

then tell me where the mermaid's grave is.

The mermaid bones that the Holy Person

had hidden in the warehouse, where are they buried.

I want to be like her too, like the Holy Person.

To be in perfect condition after being engulfed in all those flames.

I want to live forever!

I couldn't forgive her, nor Toshimi, nor Nahoko.

Getting them to meet me was easy

when I told them I'd tell where the grave was

after they won the arrows at the festival,

the eyes of those two lit up with excitement.

It was mother's grave.

My mother and I worked so hard for everyone.

But you two weren't alone.

Hattori?

I'm pretty sure there were others who knew

what the Holy Person was up to, isn't that so?

You, old man. I heard you say that now that Kimie was dead,

there would be no more festivals.

I meant...

I'm sorry, Kimie.

Everyone on the island knew, except for the younger people.

I don't believe it.

We also knew that it was your mother

who died in that fire 3 years ago.

After the fire,

we went to tell you that the festival could be ended, but...

when you came out dressed like the Holy Person,

we just bring ourselves to tell you.

This is the mermaid's island

and if you decided you carry out the role...

We decided to keep quiet about it and help you whenever we could.

We thought were doing it for the island, forgive us.

Forgive us, Kimie.

-We're sorry. -Forgive us.

No...

Why didn't you say something sooner?

That's right.

You should all have awaken from this dream sooner.

This dream of gaining eternal life, it was just a nightmare.

Life comes to an end, that's why it's so precious.

Knowing it has an end makes us work harder to make a good life.

Isn't that right, Kazuha?

The next morning,

all the people on the island went to the pier to see Kimie off

as the Fukui Police were taking her to main island,

but the sea was rough once again

and the ship took a long time to leave the port.

It was as if the sea was unwilling to let go of the young girl

who tried singlehandedly to protect the ways of her people

for 3 years.

When I called Saori the first time,

that moan I heard,

that was probably Kimie crying.

She was probably crying

while looking at Saori's body in the warehouse.

But what I don't understand is

why Saori sent you letter addressed to me.

Maybe it was just coincidence.

Why, Mr. Mouri and Hattori.

I know you, aren't you?

That's how we met for the first time,

on that diplomat, Mr. Tsujimura's murder case.

That's the victim's son, Takayoshi and his girlfriend, Yukiko.

Long time no see.

Did you by chance,

go to Bikuni Island because Saori contacted you?

How did you know that?

Yukiko's from that island and Saori used to live next door,

she asked Yukiko for some advice.

I see Kudo didn't come with you, how disappointing,

after I told her he was the most reliable one.

So it was you. You were behind that misleading letter.

Now I remember,

I did change back into Shinichi that one time.

By the way, did something happen on the island?

We arrived on the island today

but everyone seemed to be in such a rush,

we just decided to take the next ship back.

Well... maybe it's better if you didn't know.

Why'd you pick to come today?

The festival was two days ago.

We didn't come for the festival,

we came for the seafood on this island.

It's cheap, delicious and the scenery's great.

People are starting to talk about it.

I see.

Even without the Dugong Festival,

the island will still attract tourists then.

Guess so. I just hope their wounds heal quickly.

Hattori, let me see your scar.

What for?

You know why, come on.

That's the wound of love Kazuha marked you with.

Ran, what are you saying?

Oh, that.

When I got up this morning,

the scar had come off and it had already healed.

I don't believe it.

I should have stabbed you deeper.

Why you...

But I'm glad it's healed.

Now I won't have to hear you say that I almost killed you.

Kazuha, wait up.

Fool, you've just made me more fired up.

I'm never...

going to let anything happen to that girl. Never.

What an actor.

Next Conan's Hint:

"Palm reading"

The next episode is truly a unique mystery.

Your presence itself is most unique.