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{{InfoBox TV
| episode             = 196
| image               = TV Episode 196.jpg
| title               = The Invisible Weapon, Ran's First Investigation
| english-title       =
| japanese-title      = {{lang|ja|見えない凶器 蘭の初推理}} <br> (Mienai Kyōki Ran no Hatsu-suiri)
| rating              = 18.7%
| Filler case number  = #71
| season              = [[Season 8|8]]
| manga               = '''TV Original'''
| airdate             = June 26, 2000
| english-airdate     =
| cast                = [[Conan Edogawa]] <br> [[Ran Mouri]] <br> [[Sonoko Suzuki]] <br> [[Kogoro Mouri]] <br> [[Shinichi Kudo]] <br> [[Juzo Megure]] <br> [[Wataru Takagi]] <br> [[Kazunobu Chiba]]
| suspects            = Akio Yoshino
| solved-by           = [[Ran Mouri]]
| next-conan-hint     = Car
| voice-cast          = [[Minami Takayama]] as [[Conan Edogawa]], Next Conan's Hint <br> [[Wakana Yamazaki]] as [[Ran Mouri]], Next Conan's Hint <br> [[Akira Kamiya]] as [[Kogoro Mouri]] <br> [[Naoko Matsui]] as [[Sonoko Suzuki]] <br> [[Yūko Kobayashi]] as Chie Yoshino <br> [[Jurota Kosugi]] as Akio Yoshino <br> [[Junichi Sugawara]] as Engineer <br> [[Takayuki Inoue]] as Clerk A <br> [[Isshin Chiba]] as Clerk B
| director            = [[Yasuichiro Yamamoto]] <br> [[Kenji Kodama]]
| screenplay          = [[Kazunari Kouchi]]
| organizer           =
| storyboard          = [[Chika Ichimaru]]
| producer            = [[Masato Sato]]
| animation-director  = [[Miwa Oshima]]
| opening-song        = Mysterious Eyes
| closing-song        = Secret of my heart
| prev-episode        = The Significant Music Box
| next-episode        = The Super Car's Trap
| footnotes           =
}}

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (photo/background)}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Kazunobu Chiba}}
}}

== Case ==
=== Situation ===
Ran and Sonoko befriend a couple at a restaurant, but Ran finds the man's act suspicious. The next day Ran takes Conan and Sonoko to their house, Ran learns that the man's wife has an extremely expensive insurance and that he may be trying to wear her body out to kill her.

{{InfoBox Crime
| crime               = Attempted Murder
| image               = EP196 Case.jpg
| location            = Street
| victim              = Chie Yoshino
| cause-death         = Car Crash
| cause-death-label   = Injury
| age                 = 31 years old
| suspects            = Akio Yoshino
| description         = Chie Yoshino sleepy from DDT in air conditioner.
}}

=== People ===
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Chie Yoshino|Chie Yoshino.jpg|
* Victim (car crash-injured)
* 31 years old
* Flower designer
* Akio's wife}}
{{People|Akio Yoshino|Akio Yoshino.jpg|
* 33 years old
* Insurance company employee
* Chie's husband}}
{{People|Ai Kikuchi|Ai Kikuchi.jpg|
* Chie's friend
* Florist}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Resolution ===
<spoiler>After inspecting the newly built house for Sick building syndrome, Conan finds out that '''Akio Yoshino''' did something to the car (Red Ferrari 550 Maranello). They later catch him spraying poison into the ventilation system of the car (Red Toyota Caldina GT−T Active Sports [T210G]). He reveals that his company pressured him along with his want for a car. After Akio is arrested, Chie gets divorced, and her maiden name is revealed to be Chie Taniguchi.</spoiler>

== Trivia ==
* Chie Yoshino car drive is a 1997 Red Toyota Caldina GT−T Active Sports [T210G]. The license plate number is 新宿 55, さ 35-80 (Shinjuku 55, Sa 35-80).
* Akio Yoshino Dream Vehicle is Rosso Corsa Ferrari 550 Maranello Prize 25,000,000 Yen.

== BGM listing ==
{{BeginTable BGMListing}}
{{BGMListingItem|1|Mysterious Eyes|Mysterious Eyes|Mysterious Eyes|[[Mysterious Eyes]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|2|ターゲット サスペンスＡ|Tāgetto Sasupensu A|Target Suspense A|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|3|昼下がりの天使たち （摩天楼ヴァージョン）|Hirusagari no Tenshitachi (Mantenrō Vājon)|Early Afternoon Angels (Skyscraper Version)|[[Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|4|犯人のアジト （忍び込みver.）|Hannin no Ajito (Shinobikomi ver.)|The Culprit's Hideout (Creeping In ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|5|想い出 （摩天楼ヴァージョン）|Omoide (Mantenrō Vājon)|Memories (Skyscraper Version)|[[Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|6|新一の名推理|Shin'ichi no Meisuiri|Shinichi's Great Deduction|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|7|小さな巨人|Chiisana Kyojin|A Small Great Person|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|8|尋問|Jinmon|Interrogation|[[Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|9|走るリムジン２|Hashiru Rimujin 2|Limousine Ride 2|[[Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|10|ターゲット サスペンスＨ|Tāgetto Sasupensu H|Target Suspense H|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|11|真相究明|Shinsō Kyūmei|Investigating the Truth|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|12|悪のテーマ （パート２）|Aku no Tēma (Pāto 2)|Theme of Evil (Part 2)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|13|コナンが通る|Konan ga Tōru|Conan Passes By|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|14|怪人包帯男２|Kaijin Hōtai Otoko 2|The Mysterious Bandaged Man 2|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|15|対決のテーマ （落ち着きver.）|Taiketsu no Tēma (Ochitsuki ver.)|Showdown Theme (Calm ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|16|「名探偵コナン」メイン・テーマ （バラードver.）|"Meitantei Konan" Mein・Tēma (Barādo ver.)|"Detective Conan" Main Theme (Ballad ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|17|Secret of my heart|Secret of my heart|Secret of my heart|[[Secret of my heart]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|18|蘭のテーマ|Ran no Tēma|Ran's Theme|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{EndTable}}

== Gallery ==
{{main gallery}}

== In other languages ==
{{BeginTable EpLang}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|L'arma invisible - El primer cas de la Ran}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=France|French|La Première Enquête de Ran|Ran's First Investigation}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Galicia|Galician|A arma invisible, o primeiro caso de Ran|}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Rans erster Fall|Ran's First Case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|L'arma invisibile|The Invisible Weapon}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|El primer caso de Ran: el arma misteriosa}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Hung khí vô hình, suy luận đầu tiên của Ran|The Invisible Weapon, Ran's First Deduction}}
{{EndTable}}

== Trivia ==
[[File:M10-Shizuka Kawai.jpg|thumb|right|Movie 10]]
* Chie Taniguchi reappeared in Miracle Land from [[The Private Eyes' Requiem]].

== See also ==
* [[Season 8]]

{{Season 8}}

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[[Category:Anime Exclusive]]
[[Category:Animation directed by Miwa Oshima]]