Original subtitles

Stars are for some reason attractive.

They can be the culprit or the actor.

Care is the key to the dying message.

Officer Takagi is on stage.

Solve the case with smile and peace.

He sees through the one and only truth.

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

His name is Detective Conan!

Hello. Are you sleeping?

You're gonna catch cold.

Okay! I gotta call the ambulance!

I found a man lying on the ground!

He's bleeding from this head!

Oh, the place?

I think...

What's taking them so long?

Why can't they just come right away?

The hospital is right in front of the train station.

Since they are not coming, I should go and get them!

"The Man Who Called the Ambulance"

Yeah, that's what I mean.

The guy who found the victim

disappeared from the site of murder.

The first person to find the victim disappeared?

I told you! He ran away right after he called 911.

What's the matter?

Is it actually me that you are talking about?

So you are the one who found the victim first? Where were you hiding?

"Hiroshi Hiromatsu (28), Comedian" -I wasn't hiding or anything.

I left here to get the ambulance!

Did you really?

I don't think you needed to

because the victim was already dead long ago.

That's right.

It seems he died immediately after being clubbed in his head.

So I appreciate that you came here all the way but...

I got it!

You left here to get the ambulance which in fact was unnecessary.

It's strange, isn't it?

Name!

What are you talking about? How could I know that he was dead?

Name!

What's your name?

Oh, it's Hiroshi Hiromatsu.

What an arrogant police officer we got.

Come on! Your name, address, age, job!

Write everything down on this!

"Hiroshi Hiromatsu"

It's Hiroshi Hiromatsu no matter which way you read it.

Your name is like a tongue twister.

What can I do? It's my name!

You're a comedian, huh?

I've never heard of your name before.

Well, I'm not a popular one, really.

If this random man was the first to find the victim...

The victim...

I've never seen something like this before.

Peace.

What? The smiling and peace?

What does it mean?

Are you done?

-Yes. -Let's see.

What is it?

Hey, Iwai and Hirano!

-Yes, sir! -Yes, sir!

Find out as much as you can about this guy for me.

-You got it? -Yes, sir!

Sir, did I write something wrong?

It's Officer Takagi.

I'm Takagi from the metropolitan police.

Mr. Takagi!

Hiromatsu?

I'm Sakurada from Beika East Station.

Do you know him?

Yes, he actually helped me catch shoplifters before.

So, why are you here?

It happened to be me, who found the victim first.

You are the first one?

Well, maybe there was something else he did as well.

What do you mean by that?

He is suspicious about Mr. Hiromatsu.

Conan!

So, what is it, Mr. Sakurada?

You think Hiromatsu is the murderer?

Suspect the first man who finds the victim.

It's the basics of investigation.

But I did not kill the victim.

Look, I know what kind of person he is. This can't be him.

The reason I think he is the murderer is...

I got a phone call from the police.

I'm Yukiko Yasunaga, the owner of Office Yasunaga.

I'm Sakurada of Beika East Station.

-And you? -You're Mr. Ryoji Mizuhara, right?

I've seen you a lot on TV drama and stuff.

Oh yeah! You're the actor!

I'm Mizuhara.

Ohkubo was the manager of Mizuhara.

Ohkubo?

Mr. Iwao Ohkubo, the victim.

I need you to identify the victim.

What the heck is this?

Smile?

A peace sign?

Is it him?

Yes, it is him.

He was my manager, Mr. Ohkubo.

Hiromatsu, what are you doing here?

It's a long story.

Do you guys know each other?

We're living in the same apartment, right next to each other.

I see, I understand.

Last time we talked,

you said Mr. Ohkubo was working late last night.

He was actually in my room just a while ago.

It was late last night when he came to my place.

We were talking about my future plan as an actor.

It went on until midnight.

Then, to catch the first train,

he left my place around 4.30am in the morning.

So, he left your apartment and headed to the station

and this was the street that he took.

4.40am.

It was 10 minutes after he left Mr. Mizuhara's apartment.

I assume the murder weapon was a steel pipe

although we haven't found it yet.

Okay then, after 20 minutes, which was 5am,

you found the victim on the street while you were jogging.

That's right.

You guys are living on 4th street.

The train station is this way.

And the hospital is located before the station.

So it'll be like this though it's a rough sketch.

Mr. Takagi, since I was interrupted last time,

now it's a good time to tell you

the reason why I suspect Mr. Hiromatsu.

He killed Ohkubo?

Did you?

No, I didn't!

First of all, you were the first one to find the victim!

There's a possibility that the murderer

left his belongings in the site of the murder.

But if he pretends that he is the first person to find the victim,

then he can make an excuse,

saying that these things were there when he found the victim!

Yeah, but...

Second of all, you left the murder scene to get the ambulance.

You know, people usually don't do that.

Perhaps you left for some other purpose, didn't you?

What's that supposed to mean?

For example...

This is Sakurada.

The murder weapon was found?

Yes, I'm pretty sure, sir.

It's got some hair on it

as well as bloodstains which are still wet.

Yes. We found it under...

Kamitakada Bridge. Just as I thought.

Good job!

Kamitakada Bridge?

That's a bridge located between this murder site and the hospital.

So, the reason why you headed to the hospital was...

Not to call the ambulance...

but to dispose of the murder weapon.

Give me a break! Why would I have to kill him in the first place?

As to that, I already have a clue!

What?

You said you are a comedian but not popular at all.

You knew that Mr. Ohkubo was Mr. Mizuhara's manager

and you knew that he visited Mr. Mizuhara often,

so you begged Mr. Ohkubo to give you a job.

Yet, he refused.

You got mad, and then...

Hold on.

And you know what? The dying message the victim left

is telling that you are the murderer!

Dying message?

What is it?

It's how Mr. Ohkubo died. Wasn't it strange?

Smiling with a peace sign.

That was the dying message?

Exactly, that was the murderer's name!

Here. Take a look!

"Comedian. Stage name: Smiley Peace"

Smiley Peace.

I knew you were a comedian

but I didn't know that your stage name was this.

Yeah, but I didn't kill him!

Believe me, Mr. Takagi!

Hey, what about his alibi?

Oh, alibi?

If Mr. Ohkubo was killed at 4.40am,

then I was still in my apartment.

I left there a little before 5am.

It was right after I started jogging when I found the victim!

I wish you could prove that.

Yeah, but how can you prove that a man living alone

was in his room?

Oh, I remember, after Mr. Ohkubo left,

I set the alarm clock and went to bed.

Then I heard the sound of the toilet flushing

from the room next to mine.

And that was 4.40am, right, Mr. Mizuhara?

I think so.

Now you have an alibi, Hiromatsu!

Yeah!

What's that look on his face?

Sorry. May I go home now?

Ohkubo was like a father to you. You must be shocked.

I think you're done with Mizuhara, right?

Well, I will have to see you some other time, but today, yes.

May I go home too?

I haven't asked you about the situation

when you found the dead victim, have I?

You're right.

Are you sure?

Got it! Thanks.

Bad news. The alibi you stated is invalid.

I knew you were hiding something,

so I had my officers investigate this area,

searching for some kind of clue.

And guess who was on the security camera

in the convenient store on 3rd street? You.

And the time was 4.30am.

I'm sorry!

I lied.

I left my apartment to jog before 4.30am!

Hiromatsu.

But, if I told you the truth, I'd become the main suspect!

So that was a lie out of desperation, huh?

That's why you had a strange look on your face.

Maybe that was Mr. Mizuhara's imagination?

I don't know. But that was totally out of blue that he said so.

So it was just a coincidence that you lied about your alibi

and Mr. Mizuhara backed you up out of mistaken imagination.

Is that what it is?

Well, there's no need to lie if you're truly innocent.

Now, I need you to come to the station, Mr. Hiromatsu.

Oh sorry, it's Mr. Smiley Peace!

Mr. Takagi.

The motive of the murder and the disposal of the weapon

are all Mr. Sakurada's idea.

The dying message is the problem, right?

Smiley Peace, I didn't know it was him.

I'm surprised that Mr. Ohkubo knew that name.

I didn't even know that was a stage name.

Mr. Mizuhara knew the name only because they were neighbors, right?

I haven't seen Mr. Mizuhara on TV lately,

But he used to be on a lot of TV shows.

With a never smile but handsome face. He was cool.

I'm worried about Hiromatsu,

so I'll go and watch the interrogation.

Smiley Peace.

Smile with a peace sign.

Smile...

Maybe...

You're...

I'm Conan Edogawa.

All right, Conan, what's up?

Officer Takagi told me to ask you something.

It's about the conversation

Mr. Ohkubo had with Mr. Mizuhara last night.

You mean the future plan about Mizuhara's career.

Yes, Officer Takagi wants to know more about this future plan in detail.

Okay, so this future plan means...

Just as I thought!

Now I know what the dying message means!

And...

the real murderer is that person!

Ms. Yasunaga?

You mean the female owner of the production company?

Yeah. She told me to tell you this

because she thought it might help to solve the case.

What?

The future plan means "smile".

Smile?

Ryoji Mizuhara was a cool handsome actor that never smiles.

That's how we sold him.

But that style doesn't work any more.

So, Ohkubo decided to tell him about

switching to a handsome actor with warm smiles.

That's why he visited me last night.

I agreed with that plan,

because Mizuhara looks so sexy when he smiles.

Switching to a smiley actor.

Yeah!

But I'm pretty sure that Mr. Mizuhara was surprised

since he was told so out of the blue.

He was more angry than surprised,

I think it's because he was suddenly told to be an actor

that was totally opposite what he used be, right?

Oh no!

Also, Mr. Ohkubo

treated Mr. Mizuhara as if he were his own child, I heard.

Ohkubo had a sickness actually.

What?

The doctor told him that he had only six months more to live.

So he should've been resting in the hospital,

but he refused, and worked hard instead,

just to make his boy Mizuhara make a great comeback on TV once again,

while sacrificing his life.

He did it all for Mizuhara.

Sacrificed his life...

Then, I think I got the meaning of the dying message!

Really?

Yeah. If my deduction is correct,

then this case is a really sad one.

Right. This is not a funny case at all.

What is this? Why are you calling everyone to the murder scene?

Listen, Mr. Sakurada, Hiromatsu did not murder Mr. Ohkubo.

The murderer is somebody else.

First of all, about the disposal of the murder weapon.

After the murder, the killer fled from here as you can imagine.

But which way did the killer run away?

Kamitakada Bridge, where the weapon was found, is that way.

Then, the murderer ran that way too?

Not necessarily.

Maybe he went that way!

Criminals usually try to divert police attention

opposite the direction that they flee.

Very simple trick though.

I see. The real murderer is someone that's living around here.

Wait a second.

Mr. Mizuhara, your apartment is this way, isn't it?

Yeah.

Second of all, about establishing the alibi.

Perhaps this criminal act was a compulsive one.

Thus the murderer was not well-prepared, I assume.

But that person came up with a good idea.

You lied about your alibi out of desperation, right?

The true murderer tried to use that lie.

I don't get it.

Don't you remember?

There was one person who was drawn into your lie.

Yes. Ryoji Mizuhara!

You murdered Mr. Ohkubo.

Then I heard the sound of the toilet flushing

from the room next to mine.

That was neither your imagination nor misconception, right?

By saying so, you tried to fabricate your alibi

that you were in your room at that time.

Last night, Mr. Ohkubo

made a suggestion about the future plan of your career.

He told you that you needed to show your smile.

But, you had always been a cool, handsome actor that didn't smile,

and you did not want to lose this image.

So, Mr. Ohkubo's suggestion was not one of your options.

And then you thought Mr. Ohkubo was gonna force you

to change your character even if you didn't want to. No way!

Did it go something like this?

I'm Ryoji Mizuhara.

Do you think I am gonna laugh like a teenage brat?

Mizuhara, you murdered Mr. Ohkubo?

This morning, after he left your apartment,

you followed Mr. Ohkubo.

You are right, Officer Takagi.

But then why did the victim die in such a strange way?

How would you explain that?

Of course, as you thought, that was a dying message.

But it wasn't "Smiley Peace".

It was "smile" and "Victory sign".

It was Mr. Ohkubo's last message to you,

whom he treated like his own child.

Mr. Ohkubo said to you,

Mizuhara, smile. Smile is your new style.

You look amazing when you smile.

I didn't know that.

This can't be true!

Who in the world would encourage someone

that's actually trying to kill you?

But there are people like that.

That's how much Ohkubo cared about Mizuhara.

He deeply cared about you, didn't you know, Mizuhara?

He had only six months left to live.

But he decided to sacrifice his valuable time for you.

Mr. Ohkubo!

Mr. Ohkubo was thinking about you

until the last moment of his life.

You should pay for your crime and live right for him, Mr. Mizuhara.

All right.

Let me hear your story in the station, okay?

Mr. Sakurada!

Huh?

Could you...

please apologize to Hiromatsu?

Please apologize that you suspected Hiromatsu!

Yes, he did lie about his alibi.

And lying is not a good thing.

But it's partly your fault

because you put too much pressure on him

so that he had to lie!

Am I wrong, Mr. Sakurada?

Suspect the first man who finds the victim.

It is the basics of investigation.

But there's a flaw that people tend to ignore in this principle too.

This applies not only to you, but me as well.

That is, police officers must be free from prejudice!

No matter what!

I understand.

I apologize.

No, it's okay.

Bye.

Thank you so much, Mr. Takagi!

Now you are free.

You're a man, Officer Takagi.

Well, I thought my life was over

when I heard that the name of the murderer

was Smiling with a victory sign, seriously.

You should've even thought about it in the first place.

Yeah, I don't think Mr. Ohkubo knew

a comedian called "Smiley Peace" anyway.

People of the same industry don't know my name.

That shows how unpopular I am, doesn't it?

Continue to try your best, Hiromatsu.

Next Conan's Hint:

"Secret of tricks"

Officer Takagi, can you do some tricks?

It's transformation. Look, 3, 2, 1.

-Grilled eel! -We're not talking about food, Genta.