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The North Star No. 3 Express Leaving Ueno (1)
Case Closed - S1 - E144
Conan, Kogoro, and Ran take the overnight North Star Express to Hokkaido to meet a former client. Conan notices that the events is eerily similar to the plot of an unpublished novel written by his father, Yusaku, that had been stolen ten years prior.
Case Closed: Season 1 - 101 Episode s
1x94 - The Other Girl
March 9, 1998
A wonderland of wintertime fun becomes a stage for tragedy following the death of an actress at the peak of her career. But a suicide note and a history of poor health don't always add up to the obvious.
1x95 - Richard's Deadly Date
March 16, 1998
Richard's set to reunite with a childhood friend, but what happens is more than Richard ever could have imagined. What do an old ink pen, a security camera, and three children add up to? Murder.
1x96 - Jimmy Kudo Revealed (1-4)
March 23, 1998
Rachel becomes suspicious of Conan when she notices that he looks a lot like Jimmy when he was his age. Meanwhile, Conan becomes involved in the investigations of the murders of a magician and a friend of his mother's.
1x97 - The Farewell Wine Murder Case
April 13, 1998
Richard is hired by a retiring billionaire to stop his daughters from killing him for the inheritance. When he is poisoned, Conan realizes that there is more to his death than meets the eye.
1x98 - Potter's Gambit (1)
April 20, 1998
While visiting a famous potter, Conan, Richard, and Rachel stumble upon what they believe to be a suicide - but was it? As the detectives soon learn, looks can often times be deceiving.
1x99 - Potter's Gambit (2)
April 27, 1998
Conan tries to unravel the mystery of Margery Taylor's apparent suicide, but how can he prove a murder took place when all of the suspects - including Richard, Rachel, and himself - share the same alibi?
1x100 - The Memories of First Love (1)
May 11, 1998
Rachel and Conan join Annette, one of Jimmy's old flames, on a weekend getaway. When the villa catches fire, Rachel risks her life to save her competition. Was the fire an accident? Or is something sinister afoot?
1x101 - The Memories of First Love (2)
May 18, 1998
Conan quickly figures out the complicated method the arsonist used to torch the house, as well as the motive behind it. But after the case is solved, Jimmy is in for an embarrassing surprise of his own.
1x102 - Fame and Misfortune (1)
May 25, 1998
A movie star hires Richard to advise him for a role as a detective. But the line between fact and fiction blurs when Richard, Rachel, and Conan discover they have front row seats to an act of murder.
1x103 - Fame and Misfortune (2)
June 1, 1998
As the media flocks to the high-profile murder case, the police prepare to charge a movie star with murder. Can Conan prove he knows who actually committed the crime?
1x104 - The Mystery of Bludcraven Manor (1)
June 8, 1998
When Conan and Rachel join Richard for a trip to Bludcraven Manor, they learn of a troubling secret that may link Morfius Bludcraven, the original lord of the estate, to a band of thieves known as The Goblins.
1x105 - The Mystery of Bludcraven Manor (2)
June 15, 1998
Conan, Richard, and Rachel attempt to decipher a secret code that promises to solve the strange mysteries of Bludcraven Manor. The unsuspecting sleuths have no clue that the goblins they hunt are very real.
1x106 - Snapshots of Death
June 22, 1998
When a photographer wins an award for capturing a fire on film, it seems like his career has been made - but when Richard accuses him of being a murderer on TV, one of their careers is about to go up in smoke.
1x107 - The Mystery Moletian Case (1)
June 29, 1998
A distraught man visits Richard about his murdered sister, but things just don't add up. A jewelry store heist and a car chase lead Conan back to the scene of the crime as another case unfolds.
1x108 - The Mystery Moletian Case (2)
July 6, 1998
A suspected murder, a jewel heist, and a missing body have Conan and the Junior Detective League working every angle to crack the case. Will Conan be able to put the clues together in time?
1x109 - Hit and Run
July 13, 1998
When a killer spies the Junior Detective League on TV, he decides to use them for his own evil purposes. Can Conan and his pals see through his plan or will they unwittingly help him get away with murder?
1x110 - Recipe for Murder (1)
July 27, 1998
When Rachel and Serena attend a cooking class and the teacher is stabbed in the back with a very thin weapon during a blackout, Conan realizes that the killer is one of her students and the weapon is hidden somewhere in the classroom.
1x111 - Recipe for Murder (2)
August 3, 1998
All four suspects had a reason to stab their cooking instructor in the back. But what was the murder weapon, where is it hidden, and how was the killer able to strike in a pitch-black kitchen?
1x112 - School of Ghouls
August 10, 1998
Intruders and disappearances lead to rumors that Teitan Elementary School is haunted. The Junior Detective League springs into action, and Conan senses that a few teachers are covering something up.
1x113 - Prescription for Murder
August 17, 1998
Rachel and Conan discover a woman's body, and the victim's best friend accuses the Medical Examiner of murder. The Doctor is definitely a heel, but is he really guilty of murder?
1x114 - Scuba Dying (1)
August 24, 1998
Conan and the gang befriend a group of university students at an ocean resort. When a banded sea snake attacks, a life hangs in the balance! Can Conan uncover the truth behind an attempted murder?
1x115 - Scuba Dying (2)
August 31, 1998
A young woman is barely clinging to life and every individual in the group of college students is a suspect. Can Conan make sense of it in time? Or will a murderer escape without a trace?
1x116 - The Mystery Writer Disappearance (1)
September 7, 1998
When a vanished mystery writer begins a new story series, his daughter seeks help from Kogoro to track him down. Conan realizes that time is running out when he finds hidden messages in his new texts.
1x117 - The Mystery Writer Disappearance (2)
September 14, 1998
The codes hidden within the novel are more complex than Conan originally thought. But how can he lead the investigators toward answers without his voice-emulating tie?
1x118 - License to Die (1/2)
September 21, 1998
While visiting Harley's hometown on the west coast, Conan joins him in investigating a mysterious serial killer case.
1x119 - The Masked Yaiba Murder Mystery
October 12, 1998
Reality and fantasy collide! After the Junior Detective League meets a member of the Laser Police - and Masked Yaiba - a murder takes place right before their eyes!
1x120 - The Big Sting
October 19, 1998
Richard is invited to a mountain retreat by a former client, but his hopes of romance end when she jumps off of a balcony to her death. Did she commit suicide or was it murder?
1x121 - The Forgotten Bond (1)
October 26, 1998
Richard loses his Yoko concert ticket and finds Maya instead. The detective discovers the two share some common interests: music, Yoko Okino, and murder!
1x122 - The Forgotten Bond (2)
November 2, 1998
A blood stain leads Conan to revisit one of the most disturbing murder mysteries of his career. Unless he can get through to Meguire, a killer could walk free!
1x123 - The Disappearing Weather Girl
November 9, 1998
A popular anchorwoman disappears and the Junior Detective League is called into action! Coded messages, symbols, and wild weather send the gang on a frenzied game of cat and mouse!
1x124 - A Mysterious Sniper Murder Case (1)
November 16, 1998
Kogoro is hired by a company president to act as his bodyguard because of threats he's gotten. At a banquet, a politician is shot and killed by a sniper while Kogoro's client is grazed by the bullet.
1x125 - A Mysterious Sniper Murder Case (2)
November 23, 1998
Seiji Ishimoto tells the police about the threat letters after he's approached by the minister's secretary, Tsuneaki Niikura. When everyone leaves the hotel room, Conan searches for clues.
1x126 - The Traveling Drama Troupe Murder Case (1)
November 30, 1998
Rachel, Serena, and the Junior Detective League are given backstage access by Tamanosuke Ito to his drama/acrobatics show that specializes in plays depicting “Edo Boy”, a feudal-themed thief responsible for crimes across Japan who has evaded arrest to the present day.
1x127 - The Traveling Drama Troupe Murder Case (2)
December 7, 1998
Tamanosuke is seen wandering around Tetsuo’s murder scene and is found attacked by Conan and Megumi.
1x128 - The Black Organization: 1 Billion Yen Robbery Case
December 14, 1998
While at the bank, Conan witnesses bank robbers driving away with the 1 billion yen in a truck.
1x129 - The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case
January 4, 1999
Conan's class receives a new student named Ai Haibara.
1x130 - The Indiscriminate Threatening Stadium Case (1)
January 11, 1999
The Junior Detective League are at attending a soccer stadium match when Conan notices someone shot a ball with a handgun. The police arrive and Conan learns that a culprit called the TV director demanding a ransom or else he will begin shooting at people from inside the crowd.
1x131 - The Indiscriminate Threatening Stadium Case (2)
January 18, 1999
The caller demands 1¥ billion in exchange for calling the police. Conan, knowing that it is impossible to gather that amount of money in a short time, concludes the caller plans to murder someone regardless of the money.
1x132 - Magic Lover's Murder Case (The Murder)
January 25, 1999
Serena invites Rachel, to attend a meeting full of avid magic fans she met online.
1x133 - Magic Lover's Murder Case (The Suspicion)
February 1, 1999
The members of the lounge decide to leave the Hamano's body untouched to preserve the crime scene and retreat back into the lounge.
1x134 - Magic Lover's Murder Case (The Resolution)
February 8, 1999
Conan recreates the crossbow attack on the top floor and lures everyone outside. Using a tranquilizer, Conan knocks Serena out and reveals the culprit.
1x135 - The Disappearing Weapon Case
February 15, 1999
The Detective Boys accompany Ayumi Yoshida to Mitsue Mika, her barber, for a haircut. They discover that Mika died after being strangled by an unknown culprit.
1x136 - The Old Blue Castle Investigation Case (1)
February 22, 1999
The Detective Boys are on a camping trip but Dr. Agasa forgot the tent. They wander to a castle owned by Masuyo Mamiya, meet Katsuo Tabata, Mitsuru Mamiya, Takahito Mamiya, and learn that there's a secret treasure somewhere inside.
1x137 - The Old Blue Castle Investigation Case (2)
March 1, 1999
Haibara leads the investigation and is accompanied by the Detective Boys.
1x138 - The Final Screening Murder Case (1)
March 8, 1999
The Detective Boys, accompanied with Dr. Agasa, attend the final opening day of a theater as it is about to be demolished. They meet the theater owner, Akio Muramatsu, and his employees Minoru Furuhashi and Yuriko Tomosato. Seiji Haruta, a sadistic real estate agent, arrives and announces his plan to tear the theater down to make way for new business.
1x139 - The Final Screening Murder Case (2)
March 15, 1999
After gaining sufficient evidence and reviewing Toshiyuki's video, Conan uses Dr. Agasa's voice to shed light on the matter at hand and reveals the killer.
1x140 - SOS! Message from Amy!
April 12, 1999
There is a burglar on the loose! But Ayumi is sick so she stays home. When a burglar invades her house, she tries using the detective badge to call for help.
1x141 - The Night Before the Wedding Locked Room Case (1)
April 19, 1999
Heiji and Kazuha visit Tokyo accompanied by Kogoro, Ran, and Conan. They run into Heiji's father's friend and are invited to their mansion. There a murder occurs and his father's friend is found dead in a locked room.
1x142 - The Night Before the Wedding Locked Room Case (2)
April 26, 1999
Continuing the investigation, Heiji proclaims the butler was the murderer and he is taken away, screaming his innocence.
1x143 - The Suspicious Astronomical Observation
May 3, 1999
Ran, Serena, and Conan go to watch the stars. Serena is especially hoping that she will see a shooting star. Ran has a friend at the observatory that helps her use a telescope; he introduces his senpais that work at the observatory. One of them just won an award known as the "Star Pioneer". However, that same night, that same person falls from the higher level of the observatory. Conan knows that this isn't an accident - but how can he prove it?
1x144 - The North Star No. 3 Express Leaving Ueno (1)
May 10, 1999
Conan, Kogoro, and Ran take the overnight North Star Express to Hokkaido to meet a former client. Conan notices that the events is eerily similar to the plot of an unpublished novel written by his father, Yusaku, that had been stolen ten years prior.
1x145 - The North Star No. 3 Express Leaving Ueno (2)
May 17, 1999
Conan reveals the suspicious woman to be his mother, Yukiko Kudo. When Kogoro calls all the passengers to witness his inaccurate deduction, Conan figures out the trick.
1x146 - Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story (1)
May 24, 1999
The Detective Boys go to the police station trying to figure out who robbed a nearby bank.
1x147 - Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story (2)
May 31, 1999
Conan continues his investigation, closing in on Keizo, his prime suspect in the stabbing death of his wife, Kayo. With all pieces of the crime in place, Conan understands the hidden truth and drops hints for the officers.
1x148 - The Sudden Street Car Stopping Case
June 7, 1999
Conan and the Detective Boys wake up at 5:30 in the morning to go get in line for a roller coaster ride. There are only three other people on the train, all of them are trainspotters. One of the photographers waits outside so he can take pictures of the train coming towards him; suddenly, the ladder underneath him tips over and he falls onto the track. The train conductor quickly applies the emergency brakes, and everybody rushes out of the train to find him unhurt. However, when Conan comes back into the train to continue their journey, they find one of the other photographers dead. How can Conan make the officer in charge of the case see sense that this was a murder, not an accident?
1x149 - The Amusement Park Bungee Jumping Case
June 21, 1999
At an amusement park, an accident occurs during a Kamen Yaiba playing. As Yaiba jumped from a bungee cord, the cord burns and he falls into the water. 20 minutes later, he is found dead.
1x150 - The Truth of the Exploding Car Case (1)
June 28, 1999
Kogoro reveals that he tutored in his youth, and resolves to meet up with one of his students. However, when they go see her, her car suddenly explodes as her sister drives it out of the driveway. Kogoro is determined to solve the case and find the murderer as soon as possible.
1x151 - The Truth of the Exploding Car Case (2)
July 5, 1999
With some prodding by Conan, Kogoro surprisingly finds the truth of the case himself. He confronts the criminal, and with some help from Conan, he overcomes his ideals and gets to the heart of the matter.
1x152 - The Mysterious Old Man Disappearance Case
July 12, 1999
While on the bus home, Ran meets an old man who later disappears.
1x153 - Sonoko's Dangerous Summer Story (1)
July 19, 1999
In an attempt to find a man and fix her love life, Sonoko goes to the beach with Ran and Conan
1x154 - Sonoko's Dangerous Summer Story (2)
July 26, 1999
After talking with Tadahiko, Sonoko falls asleep in the car, and someone puts it in drive.
1x155 - The Key in the Water Locked Room Case
August 2, 1999
Kogoro, Ran, and Conan pay a visit to an old woman. She decides to take them to her grandson, but he's found dead when they get into the house. The bathroom door is locked however. How could this have happened?
1x156 - Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 2 (1)
August 9, 1999
Detective Sato is chasing a murderer through the school building where Conan, Haibara, Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, and Genta happen to be in.
1x157 - Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 2 (2)
August 16, 1999
With the help of Conan, Haibara, Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, and Genta, the case is solved.
1x158 - The Silent Ring Line
August 23, 1999
Kogoro, Ran, and Conan are waiting for the train when they notice a group of people leaving work on a Sunday. Once they boarded the train the group finds their co-worker dead in an empty train car.
1x159 - The Bizarre Legend of the Five Storied Pagoda (1)
September 6, 1999
Kogoro, Ran, and Conan are visitors at the 5 story pagoda. After running into the manager, they are invited out to dinner as guest of the temple on him, thanks to the Great Kogoro. The morning after hearing the legend of 5 story pagoda, the manager (who was planning on turning it into a tourist attraction) turns up dead, hanging from the top floor, in a fashion mimicking the legend.
1x160 - The Bizarre Legend of the Five Storied Pagoda (2)
September 13, 1999
More evidence presents itself as Conan notices there are burn marks on the rope used to hang him, and also a slip knot tied. In addition, there was not enough length in the rope meaning, he would have needed to jump into the noose to commit suicide. Right before the police detective was going to call it a suicide case, Conan stuns Kogoro and reveals the method in which the murder was committed, followed by the key piece of evidence to prove who the murderer was.
1x161 - The Murder Floating in Ryusuitei
September 20, 1999
Kogoro, Ran, and Conan are at a fancy traditional Japanese restaurant where food is delivered on a small computer controlled boat that navigates over a running stream around the restaurant. Later, a murder occurs and Conan realizes the only way it could have been possible was for a person to be alone, and to use the stream to access the room.
1x162 - The Sealed Chamber in the Sky! Jimmy Kudo's First Case
September 27, 1999
Agasa wins a trip to a beach resort and gives the tickets to Kogoro, Ran, and the Detective Boys. On the plane, Ran falls asleep and dreams about a murder that occurred on an Airliner.
1x163 - The Secret of the Moon, the Star, and the Sun (1)
October 11, 1999
Agasa takes the Detective Boys to his uncles house which has been abandoned fifty years ago for a treasure hunt he had set up.
1x164 - The Secret of the Moon, the Star, and the Sun (2)
October 18, 1999
Conan matches the symbols to the Hiragana table and reveals that the symbols in the objects direct to other objects in the room.
1x165 - The Disappearing Junior Detective League Case
October 25, 1999
The Detective Boys are in a puppeteer camping trip, where they are practicing for a school puppet play. At the same time, a serial killer has been spotted near the areas of the camp. While at the camp, the students disappear with their puppets, leaving the Detective Boys alone.
1x166 - Tottori Spider Mansion Demon (The Murder)
November 1, 1999
Hattori Heiji, bringing along Kazuha, is hired by the rich Takeda family to investigate a series of suspicious suicides that has plagued their mansion in Tottori Prefecture.
1x167 - Tottori Spider Mansion Demon (The Suspicion)
November 8, 1999
Conan and Heiji investigate further into the ghastly death of Nobukazu as well as the suicides of Misa, Kinuyo, and Negishi.
1x168 - Tottori Spider Mansion Demon (The Resolution)
November 15, 1999
Conan tranquilizes Kogoro and cooperates with Heiji to shed light on the case.
1x169 - Venus' Kiss
November 22, 1999
Kogoro is invited to an aquarium where an underwater play is to take place, A woman's dead body rises from the water when it's her cue to come out of a clam's shell in the play.
1x170 - The Blind Spot in the Darkness (1)
November 29, 1999
Conan detects a change in Ran’s behavior and speculates that she may have something going on. Kogoro, on the other hand, takes them to his doctor Yoshiteru Araide’s house for a checkup.
1x171 - The Blind Spot in the Darkness (2)
December 6, 1999
Conan establishes that Yoshiteru was murdered and finds several clues missed by the police including a broken piece of a vase.
1x172 - The Revival of the Dying Message (1)
December 13, 1999
Ran, Sonoko, and Conan are at the Tropical Land ice rink where they meet a group of people: Yasuharu Misawa, Izumi Sano, Yoriko Komatsu, Chihiro Itami, and Kunitomo Oda. Chihiro goes to the women's bathroom where she is being followed by a cloaked figure.
1x173 - The Revival of the Dying Message (2)
December 20, 1999
Bloody marks are discovered at and near the crime scene. Conan puts Kogoro to sleep to reveal that the culprit.
1x174 - The 20 Year Old Murder Case: The Symphony Serial Murders
January 3, 2000
Saizo Kano, known as the Organizer of Shadows, is shot to death by his subordinates, Sadao Kujirai, Korehisa Kanie, and Teruyoshi Kameda. In the present day, while celebrating their last heist on a luxury cruise ship, Kano’s crew is picked off one by one by a mysterious killer. The stakes are raised when Heiji is thrown into the Pacific Ocean while investigating and a bomb is discovered to be hidden on the ship. Is there something more sinister afloat, or has Kano returned from the dead to enact his vengeance 20 years later?
1x175 - The Man Who Was Killed Four Times
January 10, 2000
Richard is called to investigate a suspicious murder where three people admit to killing a man for hitting him on the head.
1x176 - Meeting with the Black Organization Again (Haibara)
January 17, 2000
On the way home from school, Conan and Haibara find Gin's Porsche 356 on the street and places a covert listening device in it. Conan hears that a Black Organization member codenamed Pisco is ordered to assassinate someone at a party hosted at Haido Hotel.
1x177 - Meeting with the Black Organization Again (Conan)
January 24, 2000
Conan investigates and reveals to Haibara that the purple handkerchief will narrow down the suspects.
1x178 - Meeting with the Black Organization Again (Resolution)
January 31, 2000
Haibara climbs to the top of the chimney only to be confronted by Gin and Vodka.
1x179 - The Coffee Shop Truck's Wild Entrance Case
February 7, 2000
Conan and the group go to a coffee shop. Nearby, two men are having a meeting. One of them gets up to go to the bathroom, and while he's gone, a truck slams into the coffee shop and smashes the other man who was still seated. Conan realizes it was a planned murder and finds evidence through the truck.
1x180 - The Nocturne of Red Murderous Intent (1)
February 14, 2000
Kogoro is invited by Yoshinori Kana to his home to investigate an unknown stalker harassing his wife, Misaki, who leaves mysterious gifts and letters.
1x181 - The Nocturne of Red Murderous Intent (2)
February 21, 2000
The case is solved, the mysterious man was figured out to be a statue hanged by a fishing rod.
1x182 - The Big Investigation of the Nine Doors
February 28, 2000
The Detective Boys are walking home one day when they discover two s shaped hooks and a ring with the initials M to A, a wedding ring. They decide to investigate seeing it as an S.O.S.
1x183 - A Dangerous Recipe
March 6, 2000
One day, The Detective Boys were bored so they picked up receipts in a convenience store to guess what the people are buying for dinner. George picks up a weird receipt with food items, a dust bin, a container, a handler light, rechargeable batteries, thin lytax gloves, and chlorine.
1x184 - A Cursed Mask Coldly Laughs
March 13, 2000
Kogorou, Ran, and Conan are invited by the hostess of a car accident charity named Shou Beniko. While driving, they find a message from the Phantom of the Cursed Masks who tells them they should not go.
1x185 - The Murdered Famous Detective (1)
April 10, 2000
Kogoro, Ran, and Conan are driving by when an arrow almost hits Kogoro. Afterwards, they stay at a hotel when an actor is found dead with a bullet in his head and all the evidence suggests it is the work of an outsider.
1x186 - The Murdered Famous Detective (2)
April 17, 2000
Conan later solves the case by showing how the culprit tried to place false evidence to lure the police to think it was an outsider.
1x187 - The Mysterious Gun Rings in the Dark
April 24, 2000
Kogoro is invited to a house as to impress the client's mother who is a finance trader, simply a loaner. Later, loaner is murdered and with the clues, the suspects are her son, daughter, or maid.
1x188 - The Desperate Revival ~The Cavern of the Detective Boys~
May 1, 2000
Ran's strange behavior causes Conan to suspect that she knows his identity as Jimmy. Later on, the Detective Boys are taken by Agasa on a camping trip.
1x189 - The Desperate Revival ~The Wounded Great Detective~
May 8, 2000
The Detective Boys realize that the riddle is a reference to shogi and that the dragon refers to a promoted rook. They take the direction a rook is placed on the shogi board and escape the cave.
1x190 - The Desperate Revival ~The Third Choice~
May 15, 2000
Vi reveals the gun was a fake and reminds Conan the threat that the Black Organization poses.
1x191 - The Desperate Revival ~The Black Knight~
May 22, 2000
The police are unable to find the source of the poison from the drinks. As they are able to rule the death as a suicide, the black knight declares it was a murder and reveals his identity.
1x192 - The Desperate Revival ~Jimmy's Return...~
May 29, 2000
Shinichi takes Ran to a fancy restaurant in order to confess his love.
1x193 - The Desperate Revival ~The Promised Place~
June 5, 2000
After checking the company's mascot, Shinichi confirms Satoru to be the murderer, thus locking the two in a game of cat and mouse.
1x194 - The Significant Music Box (1)
June 12, 2000
A girl named Yuuki Haruna asks Kogoro Mouri to search for a man named Shuugo whom she texts with on her pager.