The Alibi of the Soothing Forest

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Episode 248
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Information

Title:

The Alibi of the Soothing Forest

Japanese title:

癒しの森のアリバイ
(Iyashi no Mori no Aribai)

Original airdate:

August 27, 2001

Season:

9

Manga source:

TV Original

Case

Cast:

Conan Edogawa
Kogoro Mouri
Ran Mouri

Case solved by:

Kogoro Mouri (via Conan)

Next Conan's Hint:

Autograph square

Staff

Director:

Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Kenji Kodama

Screenplay:

Yasue Sasano

Storyboard:

Hiroshi Matsuzono

Episode director:

Hiroshi Kurimoto

Animation director:

Takehiro Hamatsu

Music

Opening song:

"destiny"

Closing song:

"Aoi Aoi Kono Hoshi ni"

Cast

Characters

Conan Edogawa

Kogoro Mouri

Ran Mouri

Gadgets

Gadgets

Voice-Changing Bowtie

Stun-Gun Wristwatch

Case

Situation

Conan, Kogoro, and Ran visit a small house that is surrounded by a beautiful forest called the "Soothing Forest." There, they meet a group of people who sell things and use ledgers, led by a village head. While everyone is doing chores, the village head is found dead, and everyone has an alibi! Can Conan solve the case?

Murder

File:EP248 Case 1.jpg

Location: Murakami household

Victim: Ryuzo Murakami

Cause of death: Stab wound

Suspects: Shiro Murakami, Kinji Tateshiba, and Aiko Misawa

People

Shiro Murakami
	32 years old Soothing Forest Boarding House owner

Kinji Tateshiba
	27 years old Shiro's brother

Ryuzo Murakami
	Victim (stabbed) 60 years old Shiro and Kinji's father Village Head

Aiko Misawa
	25 years old Milk delivery woman

Yoji Midorikawa
	54 years old Policeman

Resolution

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Shiro Murakami is the killer. The culprit used the river to escape from the crime scene. He used the clay and the rope which were found at the village head home's entrance. The culprit first removed their pants that had the victim's blood on it, and rinsed it briefly at a spout. He then grabbed the clay and rope, and took them with him. After that, he turned the damp pants inside out, and spread clay all over the pants' legs. Then, he turned the pants back out, and tied up both legs with the rope. After that, grabbing the waist of the pants, let enter the air in, and then he jumped off the bridge into the river. The inflated pants are then used as a swimming float. The culprit then just floated back downstream that way.

Gallery

See also

• Season 9