A Stalker's Murder Case

Episode 71 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	A Stalker's Murder Case
Japanese title:	ストーカー殺人事件 (Sutōkā Satsujin Jiken)
Original airdate:	August 11, 1997
Season:	3
Manga source:	TV Original
English version
English title:	The Stalker
Dubbed episode:	Episode 73
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Ran Mouri Kogoro Mouri Inspector Megure Detective Boys
Case solved by:	Kogoro Mouri (via Conan)
Next Conan's Hint:	Home run
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 Wakana Yamazaki as Ran Mouri Akira Kamiya as Kogoro Mouri Chafurin as Inspector Megure Yukiko Iwai as Ayumi Yoshida Ikue Otani as Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Wataru Takagi as Genta Kojima, Next Conan's Hint Miki Itou as Miho Nishitani Isshin Chiba as Policeman Naoki Makishima as Forensics officer Toshihiko Nakajima as Middle-aged man
Music
Opening song:	Nazo
Closing song:	Kimi ga Inai Natsu
Chronology
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Next episode:	The Triplet's Country Home Murder Case »
List of episodes

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Ran Mouri Kogoro Mouri Inspector Megure Ayumi Yoshida Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Genta Kojima

Gadgets

Gadgets
Voice-Changing Bowtie Stun-Gun Wristwatch

Case

Situation

The episode starts with Ran, Conan and Kogoro going on a hiking trip. While walking, Kogoro noticed a vending machine and decided to buy a bottle of "Guts-man" as he was suffering from a lack of sleep. He found an extra "Guts-man" bottle in the machine and decided to take it. After careful examination of the bottle, he decided to drink it. While he was drinking the extra bottle of "Guts-man" a scream was heard.

Murder

Location: Town Victim: Tatsuya Nagai Cause of death: Poisoned with phosphoric acid Suspects: Miho Nishitani Tatsuya Nagai, a 26 year old man, was found lying on the floor struggling, while foaming from his mouth. Conan noticed a bottle of "Guts-man" lying on the floor near the struggling Tatsuya, and pointed it out to Kogoro. Kogoro questioned Tatsuya if he had drank from the bottle of "Guts-man", and Tatsuya nodded his head before one last struggle, and Tatsuya died.

People

Tatsuya Nagai
	Victim (poison) 26 years old

Miho Nishitani
	Stalked by Tatsuya Nagai

Policeman
	Reported by Nishitani about the stalker

Resolution

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Miho Nishitani used a poisoned Gutsman drink to kill Tatsuya Nagai; he had pushed her down a set of stairs in public after she called the cops on him for stalking her. Worrying for her life, she knew a stalker would even want to drink what she did, purchasing a Gutsman drink in advance and putting poison in it. She did purchase another bottle from the machine, but pretended to get it, taking out the poisoned bottle instead and pretending to drink it. She left it behind on a fence for Tatsuya to drink. However, two things were wrong with the plan: a sticker on the bottle containing the poison advertised a contest that was already over, and the machine would not likely still have any left. Secondly, Kogoro found the bottle she actualy paid for, but mistook it for a machine error of getting a second one free.

However, as evidence in Miho's favor, a bag containing harmful tools was found by Conan in the bushes outside her home; Tatsuya had been planning on killing her. Due to this evidence, Miho will likely receive a light sentence for murdering in self-defense.

Dub changes

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

• Tatsuya Nagai - Cary Mantle
• Miho Nishitani - Quinly Peartree
• Guts-man - Shugi Soda
• Midori Dai, 3rd District - 1774 Perrybolt LN, Polbe District 55478
• Haido- chou Family Restaurant - Greasy Meat Diner

Trivia

• This episodes features the first use of the show's fifth post-credits stinger image, featuring Ran and Conan rushing toward the foreground, with a grim-looking Shinichi in the background.

See also

• Season 3