The False Kidnapping and Hostage Case

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Information
Title:	The False Kidnapping and Hostage Case
Japanese title:	Itsuwari no Mino Shiro Kin Yūkai Jiken (偽りの身代金誘拐事件)
Original airdate:	July 22, 1996
Season:	1
English version
English title:	The Counterfeit Ransom Kidnapping
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Ran Mouri
Case solved by:	Conan Edogawa
Staff
Director:	Kenji Kodama
Screenplay:	Yuuichi Higurashi
Storyboard:	Masato Sato
Episode director:	Masato Sato
Animation Director:	Akio Kawamura
Chronology
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Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Ran Mouri Kogoro Mouri Inspector Megure

Case

Situation

Ransom Kidnapping
	Location: Takei household Victim: Naoko Takei Suspects: Unknown kidnapper A dramatic car chase leaves two people dead…or does it? What does a diving watch, a sun tan and five million dollars add up to? Another tough case for Conan. Can Conan put it all together before the kidnappers make their next move?

People

Mr. Takei
	Naoki's father Business mogul

Naoko Takei
	Victim (kidnapped) Ran and Shinichi's classmate

Akiko Hanai
	Mr. Takei's assistant Stood as Naoko's big sister

Masahito Hanai
	Deceased Akiko's brother

Police
100px	Members of the police force

Undercover agents #1
100px	Members of the police force

Undercover agents #2
100px	Members of the police force

Diver
	Member of the search and rescue team

Boat captain
	Local boat captain

Resolution

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The kidnapper was Akiko Hanai. Years ago, Mr. Takei drove a fellow businessman to bankruptcy and then to insanity; he killed his wife and younger son Masahito and then himself, leaving his eldest daughter Akiko alone. She was adopted by her relatives and changed her name, deciding to work for Hanai to keep an eye on him.

Akiko kidnapped Naoko and faked her death as well as the girl's to prove Takei's affection for her; when he used false money as ransom, Akiko decided to kill him as punishment, and Conan (who greatly reminds Akiko of little Masahito) has to talk her out from killing Takei and herself.

See also

• Season 1