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Today's case is an unimaginable one.

One clue however, connects the seemingly unrelated cases

and solves the mystery perfectly!

He sees through the one and only truth.

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

His name is Detective Conan!

Pop's is tailing somebody.

A person by the name of Shoichiro Hitomi

falls to his death from the Beika Hotel.

At the same time, his twin kid brother, Takehiko,

is found killed by someone at his home in Haido-cho.

Could this have been synchronicity, a so called fateful coincidence?

"Shoichiro, Takehiko" -Wrong.

"Kanako, Kaoru Minamizato" -This is not a case of synchronicity.

The line that connects Kaoru with the others.

If I can figure out what that is, the mystery would be solved.

Why did Shoichiro attack,

rather, try to kill Kaoru?

For what reason?

"A Case of Synchronicity (Part 2)"

Pops, about this picture.

What about it?

Ms. Kaoru Minimizato went to the front desk

after Shoichiro made the call, right?

Right.

Back then, what was it that Kaoru said?

Huh?

Uh...

Did you receive anything for me from a person called Mr. Anzai?

That person call Mr. Anzai.

Aren't you going to ask Kaoru about him one more time?

Shut up!

What seems to be the matter, Mouri?

I'd like to talk to Kaoru once more.

Wait for me, dad!

Pops!

Who are you?

What was that?

I think it came from Kaoru's room.

What?

Kaoru! Kaoru!

Kaoru!

Darn, they just fixed the door a while ago, not again...

But, I don't have a choice.

Kaoru!

Dad, nab him!

Okay!

I'm so sorry!

She's still okay, get the ambulance.

"Beika Central Hospital"

I was in a relationship with Mr. Manabu Anzai

when I was living in the Kansai District.

We were also going to get married,

but 6 months ago...

His whereabouts suddenly became unknown.

Is that right?

Well, I'm sorry to have suspected you.

I'm sure the man was only after your money.

Have you filed an offense report?

No. I wanted to see him and confirm things before doing so.

But, if you don't even know where he is...

Well, I came here because I was told that

he was seen in Tokyo somewhere.

But, when it actually came to looking for him,

I had no idea where to start looking.

Other than his name Mr. Anzai,

I realized that I didn't know where he was born or where he worked.

Rather, I didn't know anything about him.

He didn't say anything deliberately.

If so, it's doubtful whether Anzai is his real name or not either.

The only clue that I have, is a picture of him.

What?

May we have a look at it?

I met Mr. Anzai on a diving trip,

so I figured he'd be diving over here too.

I've been looking for him here and there

with the picture and contact number of Beika Hotel, but...

He's!

What's up, Conan?

Pops, show me your digital camera.

Okay.

See, it's him.

Please try to remember, dad.

Wasn't there anything between this man and Shoichiro?

No, not that I can recall, I think.

Where is that? I'll try and go there.

No, let us handle this.

I'm a detective so I'm used to looking for people.

By the way, the man that attacked you a while ago,

wasn't he Mr. Anzai?

Oh, I wonder.

Oh no... I don't know.

"Beika Sports Center"

It's this man in the picture.

Oh, you mean Mr. Tanizaki.

Tanizaki? His name is not Anzai?

Yes, I'm certain that this is Mr. Tanizaki.

He was using an alias after all.

Well, who knows if Tanizaki is his real name either though.

"Tennis Club Parking Lot"

Mr. Tanizaki.

Rather, should I call you Mr. Anzai?

May I ask what this is all about?

You know Ms. Kaoru Minamizato, don't you?

Who's that? No, I don't.

Please don't play dumb with me.

I'm sorry, Shin.

For making you wait.

Oh, who is that lady?

Who is this old man?

It's nothing. He's got the wrong person.

Hurry up and get in.

I just got mail from daddy saying

that he'd come up with the money for us!

Oh, thanks, you're a life-saver.

It's okay, anything for you, Shin.

I see.

Just as I thought.

I hate to say this, but I guess he had deceived you.

"Shoichiro, Takehiko, Kanako, Kaoru" -I see,

it's not all there is to it.

One more man...

whatever his name is, Tanizaki or Anzai,

that guy is involved in this case.

Kaoru's probably not the only one

who'd been deceived by this guy.

Including the woman that we saw a while ago,

he probably deceived several others more.

If Kaoru found out, she would indict him.

That's why he wanted to shut Kaoru up.

There is a motive for him to kill.

In other words, Shoichiro and that guy

are connected to each other with the sports center.

But this can be brushed away as mere coincidence.

Shoichiro's accidental death.

"Takehiko Hitomi, (45)" -And Takehiko's homicide

which occurred at the same time.

And Kaoru's assault and battery case.

"Unknow man" -I've got to figure this one out after all.

"Shoichiro, Takehiko, Kanako, Kaoru"

Wait a sec.

I get it.

So that's the story!

"Beika Hotel"

Ran.

What is it, Conan?

Pops told me to tell you to take pictures of these diagrams

because he'll be using them later.

Mouri, everyone's here.

Yes, sir.

Thank you all for coming.

And, what is this?

What're you going to start?

I'm going to unravel the mystery of the two cases.

Cases?

Wasn't Shoichiro's case an accident?

Whether it was an accident or had to do with synchronicity,

everything fit too well into place.

Until it makes people feel very abnormal.

In other words, a frightening perfect murder was being schemed.

Perfect crime?

Yes, if it worked out the way it should've.

Ran, is the monitor ready?

Okay.

To be honest, I was concerned about something from the very beginning.

Despite owning a cell phone,

Shoichiro made a call using the public phone in the lobby of the hotel.

Although the place was not even an out of service range area.

He did so

because he didn't want anyone to know who he was calling.

Why didn't he want anybody to know?

He didn't want to leave any evidence behind.

Just in case he had to justify himself and this evidence

would work against him.

Oh, and who was the person on the other side of the line?

Most probably the woman who was staying at this hotel...

Kaoru Minamizato.

Kaoru, what were the contents of the phone call

that you received back then?

Well, that he received something from Mr. Anzai

and had taken it to the front desk.

But I was told that the front desk didn't have anything for me.

Why did he lie and make that phone call?

Because he didn't know Ms. Kaoru's face.

Who didn't know?

Shoichiro.

That's why he called Ms. Kaoru to confirm what she looked like.

And...

He ambushed Kaoru, then attacked her.

However, I happened to be there.

Shoichiro who attempted to flee from the veranda...

But, why did he attack me, who he didn't know at all?

Because it would be very convenient for the culprit.

If he didn't know you at all, he would not have a motive.

In other words, he would not be suspected either.

I don't really understand what you're trying to get at.

Kanako, do know why Shoichiro called you

to tell you to come all the way to Beika?

About that...

So that my husband wouldn't find out?

No, he used you for his alibi.

To establish an alibi?

Shoichiro has no motive to kill Kaoru.

However...

You're fired, get out of here, this minute!

He has a motive to kill Takehiko.

But, he could've established his alibi any other way.

Yes.

But the fact was, he had another important purpose.

It was to make Kanako leave the house

and make sure that Takehiko was at home alone.

After all, it would be troublesome to have Kanako at home,

-if he wanted to murder Takehiko. -What?

Please try to remember,

the call you received from Shoichiro.

What was his first question?

Is Takehiko here?

Yes, he is.

He wanted to know where Takehiko was.

And he made sure Takehiko was home,

he went on to say that he wanted to see you.

Can you come out to Beika?

Okay.

In front of the station at 12.30 pm. See you.

He called you on his cell phone

from the toilet of the sports center.

I'm pretty sure that there was one other person near him at that time.

Shoichiro probably checked on

the whereabouts of Takehiko for this person,

as well as lure Kanako out.

Ran, can you display the relationship connection diagram?

Okay.

At first glance, it looks to be a case

that is complicatedly interwoven,

But if we omit Kanako,

who was just used to carry out the murders...

It's true it starts to look way more simple.

But, who is that character to the lower right?

There's Shoichiro who has murderous feelings towards Takehiko

and as for Kaoru, the man over there,

who uses an array of aliases had murderous feelings towards her.

I guess we'll just call you Mr. Anzai for now.

Murderous feelings that would never had intersected

and a plan to carry them out was established,

when Shoichiro and you, Mr. Anzai encountered each other.

A plan for exchange murder!

You must've really panicked, Mr. Azai,

when you succeeded carrying out your part of the deal,

and Shoichiro goofed, on top of getting himself killed.

Because of this,

you ended up having to kill Kaoru with your own hands.

Therefore, you head off to Beika Hotel by yourself.

An exchange murder?

Say what you like.

Do you have evidence, though? Some kind of definite proof?

Dad.

Well, of course, that's an understandable remark.

Inspector Megure, were you able to find the thing in question

in the vicinity of Takehiko's residence?

Yeah, it came out of a trash can of a nearby park.

That's the key of our house.

Kanako, that's the key that you gave to Shoichiro, isn't it?

-Yes. -Strangely enough,

this key was not found among Shoichiro's belongings.

He had given it to Mr. Anzai.

Since he had no intention of getting it back,

so maybe it's more appropriate to say, he gave it to you.

As for you, Mr. Anzai, although you used the key to go into the house,

figuring that it would only serve as evidence if you have it on you,

you decided to throw it away.

Why was the window cracked, then?

Of course it was just to make it look as if a robber had broken in.

There was no meaning for him to leave the key back in the room,

so he locked the door and left.

Amazing how you deduced that far.

Please think back to where Takehiko was lying on the floor.

It was right by the front door, wasn't it?

If the window had been cracked first,

even though Takehiko was in the living room,

he would've headed for the study to check out what happened.

However, he in fact, heard someone come in from the front door...

He ran into you, Mr. Anzai as you came in,

and was killed.

Did you find any fingerprints on the key or what?

No, you must've wiped it off before getting rid of it.

It doesn't matter either way.

If you have no evidence,

sorry, but I think I'm leaving.

Then, how about something like this?

-Ran, can you take out the picture, please? -Yes.

What is it?

Looking for a mistake.

Will everyone here look very carefully?

The picture to the left

is Mr. Anzai before he goes into the restroom.

The picture to the right is Mr. Anzai when he comes out.

The key!

You have no way out at this point.

Admit your shameful deeds.

When I was shown the picture at a diving shop I used to frequent,

shivers went through my spine.

I somehow made it through back then,

but when I thought of the time that Kaoru eventually finds me...

It was just around that time.

Darn, that Takehiko.

He can just drop dead for all I care.

He can just drop dead.

What do you say we commit exchange murders?

Even if we do get caught, we would have no motive,

and besides, we'll have a perfect alibi.

Let me sleep on it.

I've gone as far as tell you this much,

I really don't want you to refuse this offer.

He was not all for it to begin with,

but after I convinced him that we would never be caught,

he decided to do it.

So, you're the one who talked him into this after all.

By the way, Shoichiro seems to have repented

after realizing what a serious crime he had committed.

Sorry, I don't know what's come over me.

Please overlook this.

He was probably cornered to no end.

That's why he was conned into going along with your plan.

A disgusting crime.

You're really going to have to make amends.

"Chiezo Nekura, (31). Frequent offenders, arrest!"

After his face was seen in the newspapers

people claiming that they were victimized came out one after the other.

He must've been a real villain.

Villain is just enough to describe his abhorrence.

That's why he comes up with an idea like exchange murders.

I wonder if this was a case of synchronicity too.

Because the fact that dad was tailing Shoichiro,

and dad bursting into the room when Shoichiro attacked Kaoru

were all coincidences, right?

You gotta remember when Kaoru was attacked by that man too.

If I didn't say let's go back, she would've been in serious danger.

It was me who said that.

Oh, well, who cares?

I wonder if this is synchronicity too.

What is, Conan?

Whenever Pops successfully solves a case,

we're coincidentally always blessed!

-What? -Dad.

This is all thanks to my wisdom and chance!

Dad.

Next Conan's Hint:

"Fishing terminology"

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