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Kazumi Tatsumi
	Victim (strangled); 27 years old; Tatsumi's wife;

Souhei Tatsumi
	48 years old; Lawyer;

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Alibi Testimony Murder Case (アリバイ証言殺人事件 ,Aribai Shōgen Satsujin Jiken^?), known as The Missing Melody in Funimation's English release, is the 30th episode of Detective Conan anime.

It's the 10th anime-original episode, written by Junichi Miyashita. It was first aired in August 26, 1996.

A lawyer's wife is found in her house, dead. Conan suspects the lawyer, but the lawyer has a solid alibi - he was with Kogoro Mouri at the time of death. The recording of a telephone call just before the murder breaks the alibi proving that the lawyer is guilty.

Cast

Characters

Gadgets

Voice-Changing Bowtie

Stun-Gun Wristwatch

Case

Situation

Kogoro, Ran, and Conan are meeting Souhei Tatsumi, a well-known lawyer with many large corporations as clients, who's office is in a luxury hotel. While there, Conan picks up a phone call from Souhei's wife, Kazumi Tatsumi. During the phone call, a musical melody is heard from Kazumi's side. Souhei takes over the phone call and tells his wife he will call later and asks Conan and Ran to leave so he may talk with Kogoro. Kogoro returns telling Ran and Conan he took Souhei's request to spy on Kazumi and her affair. On the way home, they spot police cars in front of a house and decide to investigate. They found out it is Souhei Tatsumi's house. Inside they learn that Kazumi was found dead in the bathtub.

Murder

Location: Tatsumi household

Victim: Kazumi Tatsumi

Age: 27 years old

Cause of death: Strangulation

Suspects: Souhei Tatsumi

When a high-powered attorney's wife is murdered under the strangest of circumstances, Conan steps in to make sense of it all. A music box, a telephone call and a staple all point to a killer no one would have expected. How will Conan solve the puzzle and convince everyone of the real criminal's identity?

Conan suspects Souhei to be the murderer but Kogoro confirms his alibi. Conan investigates the hotels and learns the hotel room beside Souhei's is reserved for guests and also learns the musical melody from a musical box alarm clock is custom made for that hotel. At Kazumi's funeral, a man named Shunzou Hirose reveals he was Kazumi's lover.

People

Shunzou Hirose
	30 years old Architect Kazumi's lover

Resolution

Show spoilers »

Translation changes

Anime

The names of the characters in the Funimation Dub are:

Souhei Tatsumi - Samuel Taylor
Kazumi Tatsumi - Catherine Taylor
Shunzou Hirose - Steve Jacobus

Gallery

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BGM listing

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
00:00	胸がドキドキ	Mune ga Dokidoki	The Pounding of My Heart	Mune ga Dokidoki
01:45	名探偵コナン・メインテーマ (タイトルver.)	Meitantei Konan・Mein Tēma (Taitoru ver.)	Detective Conan Main Theme (Title ver.)	Unreleased
01:52	蘭のテーマ	Ran no Tēma	Ran's Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
07:01	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
09:12	悪のテーマ（パート２）	Aku no Tēma (Pāto 2)	Theme of Evil (Part 2)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
09:47	沈む夕陽１	Shizumu Yūhi 1	Depressing Sunset 1	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
12:54	事件現場（謎ver.）	Jiken Genba (Nazo ver.)	Scene of the Case (Mystery ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
15:05	事件現場（オリジナルver.）	Jiken Genba (Orijinaru ver.)	Scene of the Case (Original ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
15:59	人のアジト（いよいよver.）	Hannin no Ajito (Iyoiyo ver.)	The Culprit's Hideout (More and More ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
18:38	推理（オリジナルver.）	Suiri (Orijinaru ver.)	Deduction (Original ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
19:40	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
20:19	コナンのテーマ（バラード・ヴァージョン)	Konan no Tēma (Barādo・Vājon)	Conan's Theme (Ballad ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
21:59	迷宮のラヴァーズ	Meikyū no Lovers	Lovers' Labyrinth	Meikyū no Lovers
23:42	コナンの勝利	Konan no Shōri	Conan's Victory	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1

In other languages

Language	Title	Translation
Arabic	المجرم الذي ظن نفسه ذكيا	The Criminal Who Thought He Was Clever
Basque	Hilketa eta koartada	Murder and alibi
Catalan (Balearic dub)	Es cas de sa coartada falsa	The fake alibi case
Catalan (Catalonia dub)	El cas de la falsa coartada	The fake alibi case
Catalan (Valencian dub)	Testimonis d'una coartada	Alibi witnesses
French	Un Alibi parfait	A Perfect Alibi
Galician	A coartada perfecta	The Perfect Alibi
German	Ein wasserdichtes Alibi	A Watertight Alibi
Italian	Un avvocato nel mistero	A Lawyer in Mystery
Korean	알리바이 증언 살인 사건	Alibi Testimony Murder Case
Polish	Alibi w sprawie o morderstwo	Alibi in a Murder Case
Spanish (American dub)	La coartada perfecta para un asesinato	Perfect alibi for a murder
Spanish (Castilian dub)	Testigos de una coartada	Alibi witnesses
Thai	คดีฆาตกรรมพยานอ้างอิง	Alibi murder Case
Vietnamese	Vụ án nhân chứng ngoại phạm	The Alibi Testimony Case

v • d • e Season 1 (1996)
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 | episode             = 30
+| int-episode         = 31
 | image               = TV Episode 30.jpg
 | title               = Alibi Testimony Murder Case
-| english-title       = The Missing Melody
+| english-title       = {{Inline icons|Funimation}} The Missing Melody
 | japanese-title      = アリバイ証言殺人事件 <br> (Aribai Shōgen Satsujin Jiken)
 | rating              = 13.7%
 | Filler case number  = #10
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+| season              = [[Season 1|1]]
 | manga               = '''TV Original'''
 | airdate             = August 26, 1996
 | dubbed-episode      = Episode 31
-| english-airdate     = July 14, 2004
+| english-airdate     = {{Inline icons|Funimation}} July 14, 2004
 | cast                = [[Conan Edogawa]] <br> [[Ran Mouri]] <br> [[Kogoro Mouri]] <br> [[Juzo Megure]]
 | suspects            = Souhei Tatsumi
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 | producer            = [[Masato Sato]]
 | animation-director  = [[Kumiko Shishido]]
+| character-design    = [[Masatomo Sudo]] <br> [[Yasuhiro Moriki]] (design works)
 | opening-song        = Mune ga Dokidoki
 | closing-song        = Meikyū no Lovers
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+{{nihongo|'''''{{PAGENAME}}'''''|アリバイ証言殺人事件|Aribai Shōgen Satsujin Jiken}}, known as '''The Missing Melody''' in Funimation's English release, is the 30th episode of ''[[Detective Conan]]'' [[anime]].
+It's the 10th [[List of anime-original cases|anime-original episode]], written by [[Junichi Miyashita]]. It was first aired in August 26, 1996.
+A lawyer's wife is found in her house, dead. [[Conan]] suspects the lawyer, but the lawyer has a solid alibi - he was with [[Kogoro Mouri]] at the time of death. The recording of a telephone call just before the murder breaks the alibi proving that the lawyer is guilty.
 == Cast ==
 {{Char Appearances|
-{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
+{{char|Conan Edogawa}}
-{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
+{{char|Ran Mouri}}
-{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
+{{char|Kogoro Mouri}}
-{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
+{{char|Juzo Megure}}
 }}
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 == Case ==
 === Situation ===
-Kogoro, Ran, and Conan are meeting a lawyer named Souhei Tatsumi who's office is in a hotel. While there Conan picks up a phone call from Souhei's wife Kazumi Tatsumi. During the phone call, an musical melody is heard from Kazumi's side. Souhei takes over the phone call and tells his wife he will call later and asks Conan and Ran to leave so he may talk with Kogoro. Kogoro returns telling Conan and Ran he took Souhei's request to spy on Kazumi and her affair. On the way home, they spot police cars in front of a house and decide to investigate. They found out it is Souhei Tatsumi's house. Inside they learn that Kazumi was found dead in the bathtub.
+Kogoro, Ran, and Conan are meeting Souhei Tatsumi, a well-known lawyer with many large corporations as clients, who's office is in a luxury hotel. While there, Conan picks up a phone call from Souhei's wife, Kazumi Tatsumi. During the phone call, a musical melody is heard from Kazumi's side. Souhei takes over the phone call and tells his wife he will call later and asks Conan and Ran to leave so he may talk with Kogoro. Kogoro returns telling Ran and Conan he took Souhei's request to spy on Kazumi and her affair. On the way home, they spot police cars in front of a house and decide to investigate. They found out it is Souhei Tatsumi's house. Inside they learn that Kazumi was found dead in the bathtub.
 {{InfoBox Crime
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 === People ===
 {{BeginBox}}
-{{People|[[Souhei Tatsumi]]|Tatsumi Souhei.jpg|
+{{People|Souhei Tatsumi|Tatsumi Souhei.jpg|
 * 48 years old
 * Lawyer}}
-{{People|[[Kazumi Tatsumi]]|Kazumi Tatsumi.jpg|
+{{People|Kazumi Tatsumi|Kazumi Tatsumi.jpg|
 * Victim (strangled)
 * 27 years old
 * Tatsumi's wife}}
-{{People|[[Shunzou Hirose]]|Hirose Shunsou.jpg|
+{{People|Shunzou Hirose|Hirose Shunsou.jpg|
 * 30 years old
 * Architect
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 === Resolution ===
-<spoiler>The officers plan to arrest him until Conan tranquilizes Kogoro. Impersonating Kogoro's with his voice changing bowtie, Conan reveals '''Souhei Tatsumi''' to be the culprit. He reveals that after Tatsumi was done with Kogoro, he murdered his wife who was in the guest room beside him. Afterwards he placed his wife in a bag and put her down a chute to the bottom floor. He then went to the bottom floor, placed her body in the trunk and drove her home where he then placed her body in the bathtub. As evidence, Conan gives Megure a tape of the alarm clock in Tatsumi's guest room to compare with the recorded phone call. The alarm clock in the guest room is revealed to have a missing note and matches with the musical melody in the phone call. Souhei confesses to the murder and reveals Kazumi was blackmailing him for money in order to keep his corrupt deeds as a lawyer hidden.</spoiler>
+<spoiler>====Evidence====
+*During the phone call there was music playing, with what sounded like a missing note.
+*Souhei was spotted in the parking garage closing his car’s trunk.
+*Kazumi’s body was found tied up in the bathroom.
+*A staple was found near Kazumi’s body.
+*The hotel laundry chute leads to the garage.
+*The hotel uses staples to attach tags to the laundry bags.
+*Souhei kept a regular room next to his office.
+*The hotel has custom made music boxes in all of the rooms.
+====Conclusion====
+Kazumi was killed at the regular room Souhei has. Her body was put into a laundry bag and dumped into the laundry chute so that the murder won't draw suspicion to themselves. Then once the body was in their car, they drove to Souhei house to put her body in the bathtub.
+====Motive====
+The officers plan to arrest Shunzou Hirose until Conan tranquilizes Kogoro. Impersonating Kogoro's voice with his voice changing bowtie, Conan reveals '''Souhei Tatsumi''' to be the culprit. He reveals that after Tatsumi was done talking with Kogoro, he murdered his wife who was in the guest room beside his room.
+Afterwards he placed his wife in a bag and pushed her down a laundry chute to the bottom floor. He then went to the bottom floor, placed her body in the trunk of his car and drove her home where he then placed her body in the bathtub. As evidence, Conan gives Megure a tape of the alarm clock in Tatsumi's guest room to compare with the recorded phone call. The alarm clock in the guest room is revealed to have a missing note and matches with the musical melody in the phone call. Souhei confesses to the murder and reveals Kazumi was blackmailing him for money in order to keep his corrupt deeds as a lawyer hidden.</spoiler>
 == Translation changes ==
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 :* Kazumi Tatsumi - Catherine Taylor
 :* Shunzou Hirose - Steve Jacobus
-=== Trivia ===
-* This is the first episode that the culprit purposely used Kogoro as his alibi.
-* This is the first time that the culprit used a change the corpse's location trick.
-* This is the last episode to feature the Mune ga Dokidoki opening song.
-* This is the first episode that included a death by strangulation, which did not involve hanging.
-* This is the first episode that Conan came out of hiding during his "[[Deduction Show]]," for any reason, however, he had to return to hiding to finish his deduction.
 == Gallery ==
 {{main gallery}}
-<gallery perrow=5>
-</gallery>
 == BGM listing ==
 {{BeginTable BGMListing}}
-{{BGMListingItem|1|胸がドキドキ|Mune ga Dokidoki|The Pounding of My Heart|[[Mune ga Dokidoki]]}}
+{{BGMListingItem|00:00|胸がドキドキ|Mune ga Dokidoki|The Pounding of My Heart|[[Mune ga Dokidoki]]}}
-{{BGMListingItem|2|蘭のテーマ|Ran no Tēma|Ran's Theme|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
+{{BGMListingItem|01:45|名探偵コナン・メインテーマ (タイトルver.)|Meitantei Konan・Mein Tēma (Taitoru ver.)|Detective Conan Main Theme (Title ver.)|Unreleased}}
-{{BGMListingItem|3|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|01:52|蘭のテーマ|Ran no Tēma|Ran's Theme|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
-{{BGMListingItem|4|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|07:01|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|沈む夕陽１|Shizumu Yūhi 1|Depressing Sunset 1|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
+{{BGMListingItem|09:12|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|6|事件現場 （謎ver.）|Jiken Genba (Nazo ver.)|Scene of the Case (Mystery ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
+{{BGMListingItem|09:47|沈む夕陽１|Shizumu Yūhi 1|Depressing Sunset 1|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
-{{BGMListingItem|7|事件現場 （オリジナルver.）|Jiken Genba (Orijinaru ver.)|Scene of the Case (Original ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
+{{BGMListingItem|12:54|事件現場 （謎ver.）|Jiken Genba (Nazo ver.)|Scene of the Case (Mystery ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
-{{BGMListingItem|8|犯人のアジト （いよいよver.）|Hannin no Ajito (Iyoiyo ver.)|The Culprit's Hideout (More and More ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
+{{BGMListingItem|15:05|事件現場 （オリジナルver.）|Jiken Genba (Orijinaru ver.)|Scene of the Case (Original ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
-{{BGMListingItem|9|推理 （オリジナルver.）|Suiri (Orijinaru ver.)|Deduction (Original ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
+{{BGMListingItem|15:59|人のアジト （いよいよver.）|Hannin no Ajito (Iyoiyo ver.)|The Culprit's Hideout (More and More ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
-{{BGMListingItem|10|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|18:38|推理 （オリジナルver.）|Suiri (Orijinaru ver.)|Deduction (Original ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
-{{BGMListingItem|11|コナンのテーマ （バラード・ヴァージョン)|Konan no Tēma (Barādo・Vājon)|Conan's Theme (Ballad ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
+{{BGMListingItem|19:40|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|12|迷宮のラヴァーズ|Meikyū no Lovers|Lovers' Labyrinth|[[Meikyū no Lovers]]}}
+{{BGMListingItem|20:19|コナンのテーマ （バラード・ヴァージョン)|Konan no Tēma (Barādo・Vājon)|Conan's Theme (Ballad ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
-{{BGMListingItem|13|コナンの勝利|Konan no Shōri|Conan's Victory|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
+{{BGMListingItem|21:59|迷宮のラヴァーズ|Meikyū no Lovers|Lovers' Labyrinth|[[Meikyū no Lovers]]}}
+{{BGMListingItem|23:42|コナンの勝利|Konan no Shōri|Conan's Victory|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
 {{EndTable}}
 == In other languages ==
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 {{EpLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Ein wasserdichtes Alibi|A Watertight Alibi}}
 {{EpLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Un avvocato nel mistero|A Lawyer in Mystery}}
+{{EpLangItem|flag=South Korea|Korean|알리바이 증언 살인 사건|Alibi Testimony Murder Case}}
+{{EpLangItem|flag=Poland|Polish|Alibi w sprawie o morderstwo|Alibi in a Murder Case}}
 {{EpLangItem|flag=US|Spanish (American dub)|La coartada perfecta para un asesinato|Perfect alibi for a murder}}
 {{EpLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Castilian dub)|Testigos de una coartada|Alibi witnesses}}
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 == See also ==
-* [[Season 2]]
+* [[Season 1]]
-{{Season 2}}
+{{Season 1}}
 [[Category:Episodes]]
 [[Category:Anime Exclusive]]
 [[Category:Animation directed by Kumiko Shishido]]
+[[de:Episode 31]]
+[[zh:TV30]]