A Mysterious Sniper Murder Case

Seiji Ishimoto
	54 years old; Ishimoto precision device representative director;

Yukiko Tanaka
	25 years old; Seiji Ishimoto's secretary;

Chronology

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List of Episodes

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Cast

Characters

Gadgets

Voice-Changing Bowtie

Stun-Gun Wristwatch

Button Speaker

Case

Situation

Part 1

Seiji Ishimoto, president of an electronic company, claims he has been receiving threat letters and hires Kogoro as a bodyguard. As a government minister gets on stage at the banquet where they're at, he is shot and Seiji's shoulder is gazed.

Murder

Location: Banquet

Victim: Masao Takada

Cause of death: Gunshot wound

Suspects: Shiro Hiraoka

Conan spots a man on the balcony, but he is unable to find him. Kogoro spends the night at Seiji's hotel room keeping watch in case the murderer returns. In the morning, Kogoro receives a phonecall from Inspector Megure announcing the man on the balcony was found dead.

Accident?

Location: Abandoned building

Victim: Shiro Hiraoka

Cause of death: Blunt trauma to head after falling

Suspects: Yukiko Tanaka, Seiji Ishimoto, Tsuneaki Niikura, and Kenichi Shibata

Part 2

Seiji Ishimoto tells the police about the threat letters after he's approached by the minister's secretary, Tsuneaki Niikura. When everyone leaves the hotel room, Conan does a search, but he is interrupted by an unknown man who finds something. Inspector Megure questions Kogoro about Seiji's secretary and reveals she has a motive and shows a picture of her boyfriend who Kogoro recognizes as the person he bumped into as he left the hotel room.