Computer Murder Case

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Episode 29
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Information

Title:

Computer Murder Case

Japanese title:

コンピューター殺人事件
(Konpyuutaa Satsujin Jiken)

Original airdate:

August 19, 1996

Season:

2

Manga source:

TV Original

English version

English title:

The Computer Murder

English airdate:

July 13, 2004

Case

Cast:

Conan Edogawa
Kogoro Mouri
Ran Mouri
Professor Agasa
Inspector Megure
Shinichi Kudo (voice)

Case solved by:

Shinichi Kudo
(Conan Edogawa's phone call)

Next Conan's Hint:

Cassette tape

Staff

Director:

Kenji Kodama

Screenplay:

Kazunari Kouchi

Storyboard:

Johei Matsuura

Episode director:

Johei Matsuura

Animation director:

Atsushi Aono

Voice cast:

Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa
Kappei Yamaguchi as Shinichi Kudo
Wakana Yamazaki as Ran Mouri
Akira Kamiya as Kogoro Mouri
Kenichi Ogata as Professor Agasa
Chafurin as Inspector Megure
Wataru Takagi as Clerk, Next Conan's Hint
Masato Yamanouchi as Okida
Kazuhiro Yamaga as Tokito
Norio Muruta as Miura

Music

Opening song:

"Mune ga Dokidoki"

Closing song:

"Meikyū no Lovers"

Cast

Characters

Conan Edogawa

Kogoro Mouri

Ran Mouri

Professor Agasa

Inspector Megure

Shinichi Kudo
(voice)

Gadgets

Gadgets

Voice-Changing Bowtie

Case

Situation

Murder

Location: Okida household

Victim: President Okida

Cause of death: Heart attack

Suspects: Tokito

Sometime during the night after meeting Conan, Kogoro, and Ran, President Okida of the Bigwood software company died from a heart attack.

People

Okida
	Victim (heart attack) President of the Bigwood software company

Miura
	Okida's secretary

Tokito
	Okida's chauffeur Ex-programmer

Aslan
	Okida's daughter's Himalayan cat

Resolution

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• Evidence

Everything in the Okida household seems to be controlled by a computer, from accessing doors to the air-conditioning.

Conan comments that Okida sweated way too much during the night considering the house is set to maintain a specific cool temperature.

Conan's notices wilted flowers on a table and finds a receipt for the bouquet in the trash. The flowers were purchased the day before, so it doesn't make sense for the flowers to have already wilted so much. Examining the chocolates on the table Conan notes they have all melted into lumps.

Okida's sweat, flowers, and chocolates imply that the temperature control in the house changed the night when Okida died, but Aslan, the Himalayan cat, appears to be fine. According to what Ran heard from Tokito, cats like Aslan need to be in a relatively controlled temperature environment.

Miura explains to Conan that Tokito used to be a programmer for Okida until Tokito and a friend decided to set out and form their own company. The company however ended up being a failure and Okida "graciously" allowed Tokito to work for him again as his chauffeur.

Tokito seems enraged remembering a "certain man" who drove his business partner into committing suicide. Conan asks if the "certain man" is Okida, but Tokito doesn't answer.

Agasa confirms Conan's theory that someone could hack the Okida household to change the house's settings, but it would have to be done by someone really versed in programming.

When Conan visits Tokito's apartment he steps on an unusual "flake" thing. Upon returning to Agasa's house, he realizes he stepped on something else: a cat hair.

• Conclusion

Thanks to Agasa, Conan realizes that Tokito must've programmed Okida's computer system to heat up the house really quickly and then cause a sudden drop in temperature. This sudden change in temperature is what triggered Okida's heart attack.

The flakey object Conan stepped on in Tokito's apartment was actually a piece of cat litter. The cat hair on Conan's sock was also from Conan's visit to Tokito's apartment. To protect Aslan from being involved in his revenge scheme, Tokito took Aslan back to his apartment so the cat wouldn't get hurt.

• Motive

Tokito's motive for killing Okida was revenge for his business partner who committed suicide.

Trivia

• The day of the crime (August 19th, 1996) is the same as the original airdate. This is indicated by the receipt that Conan finds in the trash bin.

Dub changes

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

• Okida - Claude Osgood
• Miura - Todd Morris
• Tokito - Ken Thomason
• Aslan - Asia

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	蘭のテーマ	Ran no Tēma	Ran's Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
3	脅迫 （パート２）	Kyōhaku (Pāto 2)	Threat (Part 2)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
4	小さな巨人	Chiisana Kyojin	A Small Great Person	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
5	事件現場２	Jiken Genba 2	Scene of the Case 2	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
6	蘭のテーマ	Ran no Tēma	Ran's Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
7	蘭・愛のテーマ （ギターver.）	Ran・Ai no Tēma (Gitā ver.)	Ran's Love Theme (Guitar ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
8	蘭のテーマ （音コンテ）	Ran no Tēma (Oto Konte)	Ran's Theme (Sound Cue)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
9	コナンのRock&Roll２	Konan no Rock & Roll 2	Conan's Rock and Roll 2	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
10	緊迫	Kinpaku	Tension	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
11	沈む夕陽１	Shizumu Yūhi 1	Depressing Sunset 1	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
12	事件現場 （謎ver.）	Jiken Genba (Nazo ver.)	Scene of the Case (Mystery ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
13	迷宮のラヴァーズ	Meikyū no Lovers	Lovers' Labyrinth	Meikyū no Lovers
14	推理 （オリジナルver.）	Suiri (Orijinaru ver.)	Deduction (Original ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2

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See also

• Season 2