An Elevator Murder Case

Episode 19
Information
Title:	An Elevator Murder Case
Japanese Title:	エレベーター殺人事件 (Erebētā Satsujin Jiken)
Original airdate:	June 10, 1996
Season:	1
Manga source:	TV Original
FUNimation version
English Title:	Fashion Sense
Dubbed episode:	Episode 20
English airdate:	June 24, 2004
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Ran Mouri Kogoro Mouri Inspector Megure
Suspects:	Eiko Ashiya
Case solved by:	Kogoro Mouri (via Conan)
Next Conan's Hint:	Creepy basement
Staff
Director:	Kenji Kodama
Screenplay:	Kazunari Kouchi
Storyboard:	Masato Sato
Technical Director:	Masato Sato
Animation Director:	Akio Kawamura
Voice cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa Wakana Yamazaki as Ran Mouri Akira Kamiya as Kogoro Mouri Chafurin as Inspector Megure Rihoko Yoshida as Eiko Ashiya Rika Fukami as Miki Taniguchi Yosuke Akimoto as Eda Wataru Takagi as Police Investigator, Next Conan's Hint
Music
Opening song:	Mune ga Dokidoki
Closing song:	STEP BY STEP
Chronology
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Next episode:	A Haunted Mansion Murder Case »
List of episodes

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Ran Mouri Kogoro Mouri Inspector Megure

Gadgets

Gadgets
Voice-Changing Bowtie Stun-Gun Wristwatch

Case

Situation

What began as an enjoyable day for Conan, Kogoro, and Ran, who is being interviewed for a potential job as a fashion model, soon turns deadly as a beautiful young lady is found dead! All signs point to a simple break in, but Conan knows that not all is as it seems.

Murder
	Location: Ashiya Building, 8th floor, middle elevator Victim: Mika Taniguchi Cause of death: Stab wound Suspects: Eiko Ashiya Sometimes after deaparting from the lobby with the elevator, Taniguchi was found killed on the 8th floor! Near her body is found several footprints pointed toward the emergency exit. Is this case a robbery? Or is this a carefully planned murder?

People

Eiko Ashiya
	President of top fashion designer

Mika Taniguchi
	Victim (stabbed) Eiko's secretary

Eda
	Security guard

Resolution

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The culprit is Eiko Ashiya. Through Kogoro, Conan reveals that Ashiya called Taniguchi to the 15th floor and killed her, then placed Taniguchi's body in the elevator with her back leaning on the door and then sent it to the 8th floor. Ashiya confesses that she murdered Taniguchi in vengeance for stealing her clothing designs and selling them to her rivals.

Dub changes

• The names of the characters in the Funimation Dub are:

• Eiko Ashiya - Laurel Hallerand
• Mika Taniguchi - Megan Klaus
• Eda - Alan

See also

• Season 1