An Elevator Murder Case

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Episode 19
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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

Broadcast rating:

15.6%

Filler case number:

#4

Season:

1

Manga source:

TV Original

English version

English title:

Fashion Sense

English airdate:

June 24, 2004

Case

Cast:

Conan Edogawa
Ran Mouri
Kogoro Mouri
Juzo Megure

Case solved by:

Kogoro Mouri (via Conan)

Next Conan's Hint:

Bouquet

Staff

Director:

Kenji Kodama

Screenplay:

Kazunari Kouchi

Storyboard:

Masato Sato

Episode 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 Juzo 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"

An Elevator Murder Case (エレベーター殺人事件 ,Erebētā Satsujin Jiken) is the 19th episode of Detective Conan anime.

Cast

Characters

Conan Edogawa

Ran Mouri

Kogoro Mouri

Juzo 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

Culprit: 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
	Top fashion designer president

Mika Taniguchi
	Victim (stabbed) Eiko's secretary

Eda
	Security guard

Resolution

  Show spoilers »

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

Translation changes

Anime

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

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

Trivia

• This is the first episode to feature an elevator trick in the culprit's scheme.
• The office building had 15 floors.
• This is the first crime to take place in an office building.

BGM listing

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	胸がドキドキ	Mune ga Dokidoki	The Pounding of My Heart	Mune ga Dokidoki
2	(Unreleased BGM 1)
3	蘭のテーマ	Ran no Tēma	Ran's Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
4	のんびり気分	Nonbiri Kibun	Carefree Feeling	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
5	(Unreleased BGM 1)
6	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
7	犯人のアジト	Hannin no Ajito	The Culprit's Hideout	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
8	推理 （オリジナルver.）	Suiri (Orijinaru ver.)	Deduction (Original ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
9	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
10	事件現場 （謎ver.）	Jiken Genba (Nazo ver.)	Scene of the Case (Mystery ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
11	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
12	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 Version)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
13	STEP BY STEP	STEP BY STEP	STEP BY STEP	STEP BY STEP
14	蘭のテーマ	Ran no Tēma	Ran's Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1

Gallery

In other languages

Language	Title	Translation
Arabic	جريمة المصعد الغامضة	The Mysterious Elevator Crime
Basque	Hilketa igogailuan
Catalan (Catalan dub)	L'assassinat de l'ascensor	The Elevator's Murder
Catalan (Valencian dub)	L'assassinat de l'ascensor	The Elevator's Murder
French	Meurtre dans l'ascenseur	Murder in the Elevator
Galician	Asasinato no ascensor	Murder in the Elevator
German	Verräterische Blüten	Suspicious Blossoms
Italian	Paura in ascensore	Fear in the Elevator
Portuguese	Assassínio no elevador	Murder in the Elevator
Spanish (American dub)	Muerte en el ascensor	Death in the Elevator
Spanish (Castilian dub)	Asesinato en el ascensor	Murder in the Elevator
Thai	คดีฆาตกรรมลิฟต์มรณะ	The deadly elevator murder case
Vietnamese	Vụ án trong thang máy	An Elevator Case

See also

• Season 1