Original subtitles

A strong heart along with deduction and power.

And step into the essence with a strong rhythm.

Today we visit the game center.

We'll be playing a case.

He sees through the one and only truth.

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

His name is Detective Conan!

"Battle Game Trap (Part 1)"

Oh, no!

This is great!

Now I know why this one's your favourite, Sonoko!

Right?

And it's far from our school, so nobody knows about it.

Look!

There's a wedding version too!

I don't believe it. It wasn't here yesterday.

Let's have a look.

I think this one's so cute!

Why don't the three of us get our pictures taken here?

Wait... Just wait a minute!

Maybe it would be better to take separate pictures sometimes,

you know, for a change of pace.

Sonoko.

Confess, Sonoko.

You're going to write a letter to Mr. Kyogoku

and stick your picture on it, aren't you?

Just a few days ago,

Mr. Arade was reading a fan letter from one of the girls

and he asked if sticking your photo onto the letters

was the current trend.

Listen, Ran.

I think you're about the only one who isn't doing it.

Really?

Well, Mr. Arade has it rough, doesn't he?

He thought he could relax

when he was relieved as coach for basketball team

but now he's in charge of the drama club.

But I guess that can't be helped

since that handsome Shinichi's not around anymore,

all the girls are chasing Mr. Arade.

That's not completely true.

Miss Jody, the new English teacher is pretty popular too!

Only among the guys though!

She's always wearing such sexy clothes and excreting pheromone,

I think she thinks Japanese men are idiots!

Look who's talking, you always wear clothes that show your belly button.

But she explains everything simply and she is easy to understand!

She is just too serious, she has no fun!

She is always so quiet and proper.

She always refused us when we asked her for tea after class.

She acts like she is a very well-bred daughter of some blue blood family.

It's rare to have an American at school,

I expected her to be more outgoing and...

Hey! Come on!

Now!

Perfect!

Miss... Miss Jody.

What are you doing in a place like this?

Mouri and Suzuki!

What? A teacher?

Hey! Isn't that Teitan High's uniform?

Which means you're a high school teacher?

For goodness sakes!

No... you've made a mistake!

What?

What? You've been coming here every day after school?

You? Miss Jody?

Yes! The games here in Japan are very beautiful and exciting!

"Jody Santemillion (28)" -Of course, the games that come to the America

"English Teacher" -from Japan are very popular too!

There's always such a long line,

I never get to play!

That's why I became an English teacher.

That way, I can play the newest games every day!

She... she's a gamer.

You... you mean...

Your lessons are so serious is because...

Yes! If I make a mistake and get fired, it'd be "The End"!

It's very hard for foreigners to get jobs in Japan.

That's why you must not tell anyone I was here!

Please keep it our secret!

But you sure looked good!

That's right! You reminded me of Billy, the Kid!

If you think that was neat, do you want to try another great game?

It's the most popular fighting game in town now!

Great Fighter Spirit?

I've never heard of this one.

Just sit, go on!

First, put the headgear on,

insert coin and standby!

Play character is beginner level.

Are you ready?

When the right punch comes in lightly, go! Okay?

Okay!

Ready go!

-That hurt! -Ran?

That's right, this is a virtual reality fighting game,

the player actually feels the damage!

Is it too much for a girl to handle?

Hey... Ran, it's coming...

Hey...

You Win!

You did it.

She may not look it, but Ran won first place

in the State of Karate Championship Tournament!

Champion.

I'll kill you!

What is this? Someone's entered the game.

Why?

There's another player.

Another player is challenging you.

I don't believe it.

Be careful.

He is terrific.

He is beatable.

Fight!

You lose!

You are defeated.

This is so frustrating.

Now that you've lost, why don't you just get out of chair, young lady?

"Kengo Bito (21), Unemployed" -That gold seat is reserved for me.

What are you talking about?

Ran! Stay in that seat and try again,

it's payback time!

You're just wasting your time.

Besides the punch and kick mode,

he can manipulate all four control buttons

and create an undefeatable attack.

"Hitoshi Dejima (22)" -Today's the first time you've ever tried the game,

"Store Worker" -you don't stand a chance of winning.

Hey!

What's taking you so long!

This seat's built just for me.

What a creep. Who is he anyway?

He's known as "The Shisa of Beika" and it's gone to his head

but he's just your neighbourhood hoodlum.

What?

"Toshitsugu Emori (41)" -He's been getting cockier lately

"Taxi Driver" -and making things hard for the rest of us.

By the way, miss.

Your moves are big.

It may be called fighting, but it's only a game,

you don't need strength.

See? Watch him!

His movements are small,

he doesn't even look like he's fighting, does he?

You were watching? You watched us fight?

That's right, on that big monitor.

There's usually a tape playing on it

but when there's a challenge is made, the game's shown.

I figure the only person who can beat him. Haido City's invincible.

"Lutus from Haido".

"Takayasu Shimizu (30), Game Magazine Writer" -I'm the only one, right?

I've been waiting for you!

Let's continue our fight.

Give me a second. Let me smoke a cigarette first.

Miss Jody, let's get out of this place.

-Why? -She's right,

this isn't the only game arcade.

All right, please let me play this racing game one more time!

-Good grief! -Goodness!

You're good.

Do it!

I bet you're going to be the high scorer!

She's a true blue gamer.

Fight!

Those two have started to fight!

Forget about those two.

But it looks...

What a barrage.

Who's winning?

There's no hit point gauge on that thing.

I think the more damage you suffer, the bluer your face gets.

The guy who beat me is winning so far.

Again.

It's amazing.

Down!

That special combination really did the job.

That "Lutus from Haido" is not so hot.

I don't think he can get up.

No, he is going to deliver the finishing touch before he gets up.

Hey, what's he doing?

He's got to finish him off quick, time's running out.

Draw!

Gosh, what a dummy.

It would've been an easy win if he'd finished him off right then.

Hey, something's wrong.

He's...

He's dead.

-Seriously? -He died while playing a game?

Are you sure about that?

Yes.

We were all watching their game on the monitor.

He was on the verge of winning,

but he stopped attacking all of a sudden.

When we looked...

The man working the character had stopped too.

The deceased is Kengo Bito, 21 years old,

presently unemployed.

He is quite rude by nature

and his reputation at this arcade isn't good.

I see, so he was a man with many enemies.

Mouri, do you know this man?

Yes, he's my father's former boss.

This is our school's English teacher!

English teacher?

Yes!

My name is Jody Santemillion!

I'm pleased to meet you!

My name is Juzo Megure!

I am a Japanese policyman!

Policy?

Not policyman! Policeman!

Policyman?

No...

Policeman, okay?

Policeman?

Inspector.

Yes, the question is why he died during the game.

Yes.

We questioned the other customers,

no one noticed anyone suspicious wandering around.

And it doesn't appear Mr. Bito drank or ate anything while he was playing

so that rules out suicide.

What's with this get-up anyway?

It looks like something from a Science Fiction movie.

It's a virtual reality game.

The damage inflicted by your opponent shows on screen

and at the same time, the player feels it too.

The player feels the damage?

Yes, on top of that,

if your opponent hits or kicks you from over the guards,

the feels a slight sensation in the arm or leg

so it seems like you're actually in a fight.

Hey, you don't mean...

the cause of his death is because the damage was too much.

No.

That would never happen.

All you feel is a light vibration.

You know, like the vibration mode on those cellular phones.

You can't kill someone with only that much, can you?

And who are you?

I'm the guy that fellow was playing against

just before he died.

I thought I'd better come over before you make me out to be the murderer.

Besides, I don't like to admit this

but I'm the one who was taking the beating.

I only got a couple of punches in.

And I was even chewing gum to help my rhythm,

but it didn't help.

Is that true?

Yes.

It did seem like he was taking the brunt of beating.

Then what could have killed him?

Yes, and there doesn't seem to any wound.

Maybe it was poison.

What?

See? This man looks like he died of suffocation

but it doesn't look like he was strangled!

It would have to be poison, wouldn't it?

But Conan, this man died while he was playing a game.

And there's no indication he ate or drank anything,

if he had been poisoned before the game,

he would have looked sick

or at least felt sick, isn't that right?

Did you notice anything like that?

No, I didn't notice anything.

Just before that game,

he was very actively giving Ran a good beating.

But if you put the poison in a syringe and injected...

If someone tried to do that,

he would have gotten angry and yelled.

And the other customers would have heard that.

Really?

Yes...

But Inspector, have you forgotten?

This is a game arcade, isn't it?

All the machines are off now and everything's quiet,

but usually, the place is filled with all kinds of sounds,

it's so noisy, you can't even hear yourself talk!

And this man's arms and legs are attached to the machine,

I don't think he could have moved very well.

And these arcades are kept kind of dark

so that the screens are easier to see.

I see, the victim was practically unprotected

and even if he yelled,

all the noise would have drowned out his voice.

And in the dark room,

with most of the other customers watching the monitor,

is would be possible to poison him.

All right, let's have the body taken to the coroner's for an autopsy!

Our first objective is to determine the cause of death!

Yes, sir...

Now to narrow down the list of suspects.

It's going to be quite a job,

finding the killer among the nearly 30 people who were here.

I know who went close to the man who died!

-What? -Just until before he died,

we were watching Miss Jody playing that racing game there!

Right?

And then? Who went close to him?

That man who works here

and that tall man!

And including the four of us, that makes six.

Isn't that right, Miss Jody?

Yes!

But this little boy isn't the only one who was watching everything!

What...

He's the other one.

A security camera!

By chance, would everything be on that camera?

Sure.

Then can we view it right away along with the six others?

Of course.

This way. Follow me.

Will you all please come along?

What's that?

What's making this sound?

It sounds like something metal is hitting something.

Like it's rubbing something.

What is it?

Here it is! Around here.

The victim took his seat about.

See? There we are getting chased out of our seats.

Isn't that you, Mr. Dejima?

What were you doing?

I was collecting the money in the machines.

Now it's Mr. Shimizu.

You seem to be having a conversation.

What were you talking about?

I was trying to get him to tell me his strategy before the game,

but it was no use.

What's this? What did you crouch and pick up?

I dropped my lighter and was just picking it up.

And then the game started.

Inspector!

Mr. Dejima is...

He's holding something in his hand?

A video recorder?

Yes, it was such a great game, I thought I'd tape it.

Hey, do I know you from someplace?

No, you're probably mistaken.

You're right, it really is something.

The blows keep coming.

Ran, you and your friends left the racing game partway through.

Yes, the fight was so exciting,

we started to watch that.

That means Miss Jody and the victim were left alone.

But I was very busy playing the game,

I didn't even notice everybody left!

But still, you need someone to verified your story.

It's true, Miss Jody never left her game!

When we ran up to the body, she had just reached the goal

and her score was the highest scored ever!

Then she's in the clear.

No one can score the highest score unless they concentrate

and keep their hands on the wheel,

that racing game's not easy.

Then who killed him?

Hey!

This man who just came out from behind the victim.

Who in the world is that guy?

Isn't that the man who was playing mahjong?

That's the man who was bad mouthing the man who died!

What? Bring this man here right now!

Yes, sir!

Judging from the condition of the body,

I'm positive he was poisoned.

Which means, that person is the most suspicious

and the evidence is probably in there.

All that leaves are the needle or hypodermic syringe,

nothing like that was on the floor.

I doubt the killer would still be holding on to it.

The killer...

Where did the killer hide the weapon?

Next Conan's hint:

"Shoe"

In next week's episode, the crime is solved!

Does that mean...

Could it be I'm a brilliant detective?