Mysterious Case Near the Pond

Episode 468 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	Mysterious Case Near the Pond
Japanese title:	池のほとりの怪事件 (Ike no Hotori no Kaijiken)
Original airdate:	March 12, 2007
Season:	16
Manga source:	TV Original
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Detective Boys Ai Haibara Wataru Takagi
Case solved by:	Conan Edogawa
Staff
Director:	Masato Sato
Screenplay:	Nobuo Ogizawa
Storyboard:	Yuzo Aoki
Episode director:	Masato Sato
Animation Director:	Keiko Sasaki
Music
Opening song:	Kumo ni Notte
Closing song:	Shiroi Yuki
Chronology
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Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Ayumi Yoshida Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Genta Kojima Ai Haibara Wataru Takagi Debt Collector 1 Debt Collector 2

Gadgets

Gadgets
Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes Anywhere Ball Dispensing Belt

Case

Situation

After hearing about a burglary case from Detective Takagi the Detective Boys head to a pond to witness animal control officers attempting to capture an alligator snapping turtle that was abandoned by its owner. As the group discovers the real owner of the snapping turtle, Kimata, they are surprised to find a man named Nihonmatsu claiming that it's his turtle. Nihonmatsu says he wants to raise the turtle to make up for mistreating his own pet green turtle when he was younger, so Kimata agrees to allow him to raise it. When the animal control officers discover that there's four snapping turtles altogether Nihonmatsu decides to raise all four and makes some unusual statements about turtles causing Conan to become suspicious of him.

People

Kimata
	Woman

Nihonmatsu
	Turtle owner?

Man #1
	Debt collector

Man #2
	Debt collector

Resolution

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After asking a vet to X-ray the turtles, they find a key to a storage locker where the money from a recent burglary is found. Conan reveals that after the burglary, Nihonmatsu hid the money in the locker and went to the pound to burn his mask and gloves that were used during the robbery; while doing so, one of the turtles swallowed the key to the locker. Nihonmatsu is later arrested by the authorities.

Gallery

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  Conan, Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, Genta, and Haibara are running along when they see Wataru Takagi he says there's a case at Fukurokouji's house. He was robbed of about 3 million yen in cash. The children decide not to interupt and head off to Central Park.

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  When they get there they find the pond is off limits as there's a snapping turtle in the pond. The group chat about it and Mitsuhiko tells the group about it from a book.

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  Having a non-native animal could disrupt their ecosystem. Conan notices a woman listening in to their conversation so he says to go to the pet shop that the owner would go to. He says they must have bought a lot of small fish to make turtle food.

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  Conan finds the woman as she starts running after what she said. He confronts her and says she's the one who abandoned the turtle. She explains that she found a boyfriend but he didn't like it. Mitsuhiko annoys Haibara (accidently) and she leaves to do some stuff on her own.

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  Then all of a sudden a man claims the turtle to be his! His name is Nihonmatsu. The group confront him.

See also

• Season 16