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Potter's Gambit (2)
Case Closed - S1 - E99
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?
Case Closed: Season 1 - 101 Episode s
1x49 - No Immunity for the Diplomat (2)
February 24, 1997
Jimmy Kudo returns to the surprise of everyone, especially himself! As Jimmy tries to expose the real secret behind the perfectly sealed room, the rivalry between he and Harley Hartwell heats up!
1x50 - The Book Without Pages
March 3, 1997
A routine afternoon at the library turns into the hunt for a corpse after an attendant turns up missing. When Conan and the Detective Boys try to solve the mystery by staying after-hours, they find themselves trapped, in the dark, and not alone. Will they catch the killer before he catches them?
1x51 - Driving a Bomb
March 10, 1997
A relaxing day at the driving range leads Kogoro, Ran, and Conan to their next explosive case, as the president of a leading electronics manufacturer meets an untimely end. With many suspects and few clues, will Conan unravel the mystery in time to catch a killer?
1x52 - The Mist Goblin Murder (1/2)
March 17, 1997
A baffling and seemingly impossible murder is committed at a secluded Mount Takao temple. Luckily Conan and Kogoro are on the scene. It is believed that the terrible Mist Goblin (Kiritengu), a creature with super strength, haunts the temple. Conan doesn't believe in goblins, but he may have to change his tune as the evidence suggests that the Mist Goblin may be more than just a legend.
1x53 - Weapon of Choice
April 7, 1997
After finding a wounded bird on the ground Conan, Kogoro, and Ran hear a loud scream coming from the building next to them. Once upon entering the building they find a terrified woman in the hall, screaming about how she has just found her husband dead. The murder victim on the balcony, believed to have been killed by a plant pot.
1x54 - Game Gone Bad
April 14, 1997
Kogoro is invited to a party for the release of a game which stars himself. While there, Conan runs into a man who uses the alias Tequila and learns that he plans to meet with Gin and Vodka. Conan follows Tequila to the bathroom where an explosion occurs and kills the man. Conan investigates the explosion and realizes that it was a murder attempt but the wrong person was killed.
1x55 - The Train Trick Murder Case
April 21, 1997
As Kogoro, Ran, and Conan are on their way home from a hot spring in Komono, Mie Prefecture, they boarded a train together with a pair of doctors. They arrived at a station where one may change trains to another line, but no one could possibly change trains since the two lines are scheduled differently by a mere five-minute difference. At the station where the trio are to change trains to one going to Tokyo, a murder is discovered. The only suspect rides in the train with Conan's group while the victim rides on a train from a different line.
1x56 - The Sunfish Murder
April 28, 1997
Conan's on the case when the manager of a cleaning company is crushed by a piece of steel, but he encounters only dead ends in the alleyway where the murder was committed.
1x57 - Footsteps of the Hero (1)
May 5, 1997
Conan enters a Sherlock Holmes contest to win a rare first-edition book and persuades Ran Mouri and Kogoro to attend.
1x58 - Footsteps of the Hero (2)
May 12, 1997
Conan enters a Sherlock Holmes contest to win a rare first-edition book and persuades Ran Mouri and Kogoro to attend.
1x59 - Shopping Can Be Murder
May 19, 1997
The Detective Boys are back on the case when a young boy finds himself the unknowing target of a killer. Conan and his friends must use all their deductive powers to protect the tiny tot and bring a murderer to justice before he strikes again.
1x60 - Illustrated Murder
May 26, 1997
Kenjin Hanaoka is a popular painter who seems to have everything that a man could want: his own design firm, best selling books, and untold wealth. But when he decides to eat the forbidden fruit and have an affair with one of his pretty, young illustrators his life starts to come apart at the seams.
1x61 - Ghost Ship Murder (1)
June 2, 1997
Ran and Conan accompany Kogoro to Shiki Island, a very superstitious island, where many of the residents believe in local legends.
1x62 - Ghost Ship Murder (2)
June 9, 1997
Ran and Conan accompany Kogoro to Shiki Island, a very superstitious island, where many of the residents believe in local legends.
1x63 - Gomera!
June 16, 1997
Conan and the Detective Boys visit the film set of their favorite monster, Gomera, and stumble onto a real-life murder. The most puzzling aspect of the case is the prime suspect: Gomera. The kids must uncover the truth behind the grizzly killing before the death toll rises higher.
1x64 - The Three Fingerprints
June 23, 1997
Kogoro must choose between friendship and the law when an old friend is suspected of murder. It is up to Conan to find the clues and piece together the truth that will either condemn Kogoro's mentor, or set him free.
1x65 - The Crab and Whale
June 30, 1997
A relaxing night out turns into the search for a kidnapped little boy, as Kogoro Ran, and Conan come to the aide of a desperate father in his hour of need. As they search to find the truth, nothing is certain, except the kidnapper's deadly ultimatum: No police, no mercy, no time.
1x66 - Moonless Murder
July 7, 1997
How can blood from one victim, murdered on the street, wind up on the wall of an abandoned building, the railing of a rooftop, and broken glass of an upper apartment window? This is the question Conan must answer if he is to catch a crafty killer entrenched in a seemingly innocent mountain-climbing fraternity, which hides a deadly secret.
1x67 - The Case of the Murdered Actress
July 14, 1997
Kogoro is given a case to solve the sender of a threat note. His teacher Heihachiro Shiota appears at his house and decides to go to the theater, too. Conan and Ran tag along. Kogoro's case turns into a murder, but he soon breaks his backbone before Conan can solve it.
1x68 - Knight Baron Mystery (1)
July 21, 1997
Conan and the Mouris attend a mystery tour involving the Night Baron, a character from the books written by Shinichi's father, at a beach hotel.
1x69 - Knight Baron Mystery (2)
July 28, 1997
The tour takes a deadly turn when one of the guests falls from a room and is impaled on a statue.
1x70 - Knight Baron Mystery (3)
August 4, 1997
Conan closes in on the killer's identity when he realizes something he missed earlier. Meanwhile, Rachel suspects that an idol of her's, a karate champion staying at the hotel, is involved.
1x71 - The Stalker
August 11, 1997
Richard, Conan, and Rachel discover a corpse in the street. While the police believe the incident to be a random murder, the victim's past leads Conan to pin the blame on the most unassuming suspect of all!
1x72 - Triple Terror
August 18, 1997
Conan and Rachel find themselves embroiled in a murder at a private beach. However, even more disturbing than the brutal death is the list of prime suspects: the victim's triplet sons!
1x73 - The Ship Wreck Murder
August 25, 1997
An S.O.S. message in a bottle disrupts Conan's beachside vacation. Can he and his Junior Detective League friends find the young woman they believe to be the note's author?
1x74 - Jinnai, King of Death
September 1, 1997
When a killer claiming to be the King of Death sends a threat to movie star, Conan, Richard, and Rachel must stop the culprit from making good on his warning: At the stroke of Midnight, you will die!
1x75 - Murder and Mahjong
September 8, 1997
Mahjong: a game of strategy, skill, and luck - three things that a sinister murderer hopes he has on his side! Conan must stack the clues and place details in order if he is to win this terrifying game!
1x76 - Phantom Thief 1412 (1/2)
September 22, 1997
Conan enters a battle of wits with an elusive master thief known as Kaito Kid and has to stop him from stealing a precious pearl from Sonoko's family aboard a cruise ship.
1x77 - Mysterious Masked Murder (1)
October 20, 1997
When Richard is hired to find wealthy Gerard Dufour's childhood sweetheart, a murder takes place right under his nose - and the prime suspect turns up dead.
1x78 - Mysterious Masked Murder (2)
October 27, 1997
Conan and Harley Hartwell's covert investigation continues. But with precious few suspects, one big question haunts the brilliant duo: If Roland Dufour didn't commit the murder, then who did?
1x79 - The Revengeful Robber
November 3, 1997
Conan and Rachel become embroiled in a bank robbery that ends in murder. Just when Inspector Meguire thinks he's solved the crime, Conan discovers a hidden agenda that busts the case wide-open!
1x80 - Dead Hobo
November 10, 1997
When the Junior Detective League sets out to help an ailing homeless man, they end up involved in a new murder mystery. They know who did it - but can they get anyone to listen to them?
1x81 - Two Times Trouble (1)
November 17, 1997
Ran and Sonoko are getting ready to attend a huge concert by the very popular J-Pop band Two-Mix. Some hours before that, Conan and the Detective Boys go to a coffee parlor and meet a lady with sunglasses and a cap... who turns out to be the singer of the group, a woman named Minami Takayama whose voice is rather similar to Conan's.
1x82 - Two Times Trouble (2)
November 24, 1997
Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, and Genta tells Inspector Megure everything except how to find Conan. They decide to follow him and they learned who the kidnapper is and why the crime was committed.
1x83 - The Set Up
December 1, 1997
Richard witnesses a murder in the hospital, but his eyes may be playing tricks on him: he sees the same scene four nights in a row. Things get even stranger when he emerges as the prime suspect.
1x84 - Massacre Night (1)
December 8, 1997
Conan, Rachel and Serena get stranded at a ski lodge with an old teacher while someone is hiding in the dark and strangling the residents in the night
1x85 - Massacre Night (2)
December 15, 1997
After Serena was attacked, the words MASSACRE NIGHT were found written on her hand. Conan leaps into action to uncover the truth, but sometimes the truth is too much to handle.
1x86 - Find the Kidnap Site
January 12, 1998
The Junior Detective League is after a kidnapper who has dubious intentions. There's more than one life at stake if Conan can't figure out where the captive child is hidden.
1x87 - For the Birds
January 19, 1998
Conan and Rachel take Richard on a crane-watching trip, but the man responsible for the birds' well being is found murdered. The victim's son turns himself in, but Conan suspects the guy is innocent.
1x88 - Vampire Villa (1)
January 26, 1998
Richard is hired by a horror novelist to find out with whom his wife is having an affair. Later the same evening, the man is killed in a ritualistic manner and all of the house guests turn out to have motives.
1x89 - Vampire Villa (2)
February 2, 1998
Horror novelist Stefan Van Croven has been pierced through the chest with a wooden stake. Richard is convinced that the answer is right under his nose, but he doesn't know that Conan's figured out the trick.
1x90 - Deadly Art
February 9, 1998
Richard is asked to investigate a murder threat against Rika Okano, a respected artist who is up for an award. The threat is simple: If Rika receives the award, she will be murdered.
1x91 - Hospital Homicide
February 16, 1998
After Richard breaks his leg, Conan's stops by to visit and senses all is not right with Moore's hospital roommates. His suspicions are justified when a high stakes game of kidnapping and murder begins.
1x92 - Mountain Fox (1)
February 23, 1998
Richard, Rachel and Conan join a client who has hired an assassin known as "the Fox" to kill him to a hike in the mountain to stop the assassin, who turns out to be a member of the party when a guide is killed
1x93 - Mountain Fox (2)
March 2, 1998
Conan is faced with the task of tracking the Fox, the world's most notorious assassin, after the mysterious death of two campers. Can Conan stop him from killing again?
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.