The Scarlet Return

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Episode 779-783 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
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Information
Title:	779: A Scarlet Prologue 780: A Scarlet Pursuit 781: A Scarlet Intersection 782: A Scarlet Return 783: A Scarlet Truth
Japanese title:	緋色の序章 (Hiiro no Joshō) 緋色の追求 (Hiiro no Tsuikyū) 緋色の交錯 (Hiiro no Kōsaku) 緋色の帰還 (Hiiro no Kikan) 緋色の真相 (Hiiro no Shinsō)
Original airdate:	May 30, 2015 (A Scarlet Prologue) June 6, 2015 (A Scarlet Pursuit) June 13 , 2015 (A Scarlet Intersection) June 20, 2015 (A Scarlet Return) June 27, 2015 (A Scarlet Truth)
Season:	24
Manga source:	Volume 84: Files 9-11 (891-893) ~ Volume 85: File 1-5 (894-898)
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Tooru Amuro Vermouth Jodie Starling Andre Camel Shuichi Akai Hidemi Hondou Inspector Megure Wataru Takagi Rikumichi Kusuda Ai Haibara Shiho Miyano Detective Boys Sumiko Kobayashi Ran Mouri Kogoro Mouri Subaru Okiya Gin Vodka Yusaku Kudo Yukiko Kudo Azusa Enomoto James Black Scar Akai Shinichi Kudo Professor Agasa Chugo Nishiya Chotaro Shinki Pisco
Case solved by:	Conan Edogawa Tooru Amuro
Next Conan's Hint:	Answer sheet (A Scarlet Prologue) Flower circle (A Scarlet Pursuit) Rikumichi Kusuda (A Scarlet Intersection) Raiha Pass (A Scarlet Return)
Staff
Director:	Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Organizer:	779 Umesaburo Sagawa, Yasuichiro Yamamoto 780 Umesaburo Sagawa, Yasuichiro Yamamoto 781 Nobuharu Kamanaka 782 Nobuharu Kamanaka 783 Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Storyboard:	779 Umesaburo Sagawa, Yasuichiro Yamamoto 780 Umesaburo Sagawa, Yasuichiro Yamamoto 781 Nobuharu Kamanaka 782 Nobuharu Kamanaka 783 Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Episode director:	779 Minoru Tozawa 780 Takanori Yano 781Nobuharu Kamanaka 782 Akira Yoshimura 783 Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Animation Director:	779 Masatomo Sudo (supervisor), Seiji Muta (supervisor), Keiko Sasaki 780 Masatomo Sudo (supervisor), Seiji Muta (supervisor), Akio Kawamura 781 Masatomo Sudo (supervisor), Seiji Muta (supervisor), Kenichi Otomo, Tomoko Fukunaga 782 Nobuyuki Iwai 783
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa Shuichi Ikeda as Shuichi Akai Ryotaro Okiayu as Subaru Okiya Tohru Furuya as Tooru Amuro Wakana Yamazaki as Ran Mouri Rikiya Koyama as Kogoro Mouri Miyuki Ichijou as Jodie Starling Kiyoyuki Yanada as Andre Camel Wataru Takagi as Wataru Takagi and Genta Kojima Yukiko Iwai as Ayumi Yoshida Ikue Otani as Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Chafurin as Inspector Megure Mami Koyama as Vermouth Kotono Mitsuishi as Hidemi Hondou Megumi Hayashibara as Ai Haibara Hideyuki Tanaka as Yusaku Kudo Sumi Shimamoto as Yukiko Kudo Rumi Kasahara as Natsuko Shibuya Tomoya Kawai as Yoshiharu Sugamoto Yoshino Otori as Akiyo Ueno Kosei Hirota as Fumiyuki Kandachi Eiji Yanazawa as Forensics officer Chihiro Kusaka as Teacher
Music
Opening song:	WE GO
Closing song:	Kimi e no Uso
Chronology
Prev episode:	« The Missing Angel in a Mirage
List of episodes

Cast

Characters

Conan Edogawa Tooru Amuro Vermouth Jodie Starling Andre Camel Shuichi Akai Hidemi Hondou (flashback) Inspector Megure Wataru Takagi Rikumichi Kusuda (flashback) Ai Haibara Shiho Miyano (background) Ayumi Yoshida Genta Kojima Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Sumiko Kobayashi (background) Ran Mouri Kogoro Mouri Subaru Okiya Gin (background) Vodka (background) Yusaku Kudo Yukiko Kudo Azusa Enomoto James Black (flashback) Scar Akai (background) Shinichi Kudo (background) Professor Agasa (background) Chugo Nishiya (flashback) Chotaro Shinki (flashback) Pisco (background)

Gadgets

Gadgets
Voice-Changing Bowtie Voice-Changing Face Mask

Case

Situation

A Scarlet Prologue

Attempted Murder
	Location: Haido Elementary School Victim: Natsuko Shibuya Suspects: Yoshiharu Sugamoto, Akiyo Ueno, and Fumiyuki Kandachi

A Scarlet Pursuit

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The culprit is Fumiyuki Kandachi. Kandachi misunderstood Natsuko's checking system, in Japan (✓) is marked for wrong while (O) for correct; since she studied in America it was reversed. Because she used this system, Kandachi was confused about the difference and struck her without thinking. Since this was an assault and not a homicide, Inspector Megure would show leniency, while another teacher runs in and says the hospital called to say Natsuko has taken a turn for the worse. Conan, Camel, and Jodie rush to the hospital and she just got out of a successful surgery. Amuro tries to antagonize Camel into saying something about Rikumichi Kusuda, but Jodie pulls him away trying to keep him safe. Only Camel lets slip how Rikumichi died after she asks, and she vanishes leaving Camel in a confused state. The Jodie he talked with was really Vermouth and she tells Bourbon what she just learned.

People

Natsuko Shibuya
	Victim (bludgeoned - injured) 28 years old Haido Elementary School teacher

Yoshiharu Sugamoto
	30 years old Haido Elementary School teacher

Akiyo Ueno
	39 years old Parent of child

Fumiyuki Kandachi
	41 years old Parent of child

Resolution

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After collecting all necessary clues from Takagi and Camel, Bourbon finally deduces correctly that Shuichi Akai faked his death by switching corpses with Rikumichi Kusuda. He explains everything in detail to Vermouth, and says that finding the real Akai will be just a matter of days. Conan is afraid as he knows that the Black Organization can find out Akai isn't dead and this would put Kir's life in jeopardy.

Later, Amuro arrives at the Kudo Residence where Subaru Okiya is staying. He implies they aren't meeting for the first time. At the same time, Jodie Starling and Andre Camel are near Raiha Pass, trying to figure out what happened the day Akai was killed. Meanwhile, Amuro explains to Subaru the events concerning Akai and Kusuda during the time Kir was found by the Organization, while Subaru watches the Macademy Awards where Yusaku Kudo is about to get his own award. Bourbon finally explains how Akai could turn into Subaru just by some disguise and voice changer, but finds nothing like this to back up his theory.

Surprisingly, some mysterious people approach Jodie and Camel's car and Akai is in fact alive and in the backseat. He helps them get away from them and later returns to these people and calls Bourbon. Those men were the Japanese Secret Police and were working under Bourbon's orders. Tooru Amuro's real name is Rei Furuya and he works for the Japanese Secret Police. He has infiltrated the Black Organization. Akai tells him that they shouldn't lose sight of the real prey in their hunt, and that he doesn't want Furuya as an enemy. This leads Furuya to think that his theory was wrong as Subaru isn't wearing the voice-changing choker and Akai is talking to him on the phone when Subaru is right in front of him. Bourbon leaves the Kudo Residence and apologies.

Subaru goes upstairs and tells Conan that their plan was a complete success. He removes a mask and it is shown that Subaru Okiya was at that time Yusaku Kudo. The Yusaku at the Awards Ceremony is in fact Yukiko in disguise. However, Bourbon has been tricked as this was all an idea Conan came up with so that Akai can continue living quietly under his disguise. Subaru Okiya was a disguise worn by Shuichi Akai all along.

It is revealed that a spy in the Black Organization under the codename of Scotch was killed some time ago when his infiltration was discovered. It is implied that Scotch was close to Akai and Furuya and that they regret what happened to him. For some reason, Bourbon seems to blame Akai for his murder.

Some time after this, Akai informs Jodie and Camel that Kir sent a message to him with the word Rum. This is the codename of the Organization's second man, the boss' right hand. A new Black Organization member is on the move under the codename of Rum.

See also

• Season 24