The Design of Poison and Mirage

Episode 652-655 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	The Design of Poison and Mirage
Japanese title:	毒と幻のデザイン (Doku to Maboroshi no Dezain)
Original airdate:	April 21, 2012 (EYE) April 28, 2012 (S) May 5, 2012 (Poison) May 12, 2012 (Illusion)
Broadcast rating:	9,10% 7,70% 8,20% 8,30%
Manga case:	#227
Season:	21
Manga source:	Volume 74: File 8 (781) ~ Volume 75: File 2 (786)
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Ran Mouri Kogoro Mouri Heiji Hattori Kazuha Toyama Masumi Sera Inspector Megure Detective Takagi Inspector Yamato Detective Uehara Inspector Morofushi Sakurako Yonehara
Case solved by:	Conan Edogawa Heiji Hattori
Next Conan's Hint:	Eight equal parts (EYE) Tiles (S) Slippers (Poison) Wristwatch (Illusion)
Staff
Director:	Koujin Ochi
Organizer:	652 Umesaburo Sagawa 653 Umesaburo Sagawa 654 Shigenori Kageyama 655 Shigenori Kageyama
Storyboard:	652 Umesaburo Sagawa 653 Umesaburo Sagawa 654 Shigenori Kageyama 655 Shigenori Kageyama
Episode director:	652 Kouichirou Kuroda 653 Minoru Tozawa 654 Tomomi Ikeda 655 Akira Yoshimura
Animation Director:	652 Michitaka Yamamoto 653 Chiemi Hironaka 654 Kana Miyai,　Miho Tanaka 655 Kenichi Otomo
Music
Opening song:	Miss Mystery
Closing song:	Kanashii Hodo Kyō no Yūhi Kirei da ne
Chronology
Prev episode:	« Conan vs. Heiji, Deduction Battle Between the Detectives of the East and West
Next episode:	The Professor's Video Site »
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Characters introduced

Sakurako Yonehara
	23 years old Housekeeper

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Ran Mouri Kogoro Mouri Heiji Hattori Kazuha Toyama Masumi Sera Inspector Megure Detective Takagi Inspector Yamato Detective Uehara Inspector Morofushi Officer Tome

Case

Situation

EYE

Heiji reads a letter he received from an already dead man and old acquaintance of his mother, design company president Kohei Wakamatsu, who was killed a month earlier in his Karuizawa villa.

Murder (Past)
	Location: Bathroom in Wakamatsu's villa in Karuizawa Victim: Kohei Wakamatsu Cause of death: Stab wound Suspects: Unknown

Heiji proves the letter was sent by someone else by showing the postmark was mailed ten days after the murder, which occured during the wife's birthday party in the restroom. Heiji reads the letter from the culprit wanting Heiji to solve the crime, and is given the house key to the villa in the letter. Kazuha went with three of her friends to look at the home in Osaka while Heiji had a cold. They find a strange looking man in the bathroom who vanished when the lights went out for a moment. Kazuha remembers seeing the word "EYE" scratched in the wall written in english. Heiji went to take a closer look after feeling better, but the house was being rebuilt. He points out that Kohei Wakamatsu's dying message was erased when police arrived as evident by the blood on the victim's finger but no smear. Ran notes that the deceased could have had glue, which was true since he was re-tiling his bathroom at the time, identical tiles to the house in Osaka. The culprit could have flipped the tiles to hide the message. The tiles had a coloring effect where they would get lighter from top to bottom. Everybody, except Sera who wasn't invited, upon reaching the home of the dead man's widow, Serika Wakamatsu, and the son of the dead president, Ikuro Wakamatsu, bursts in demanding dinner. Two more men arrive: Masashige Shiina, the senior managing director, and Sumio Fujinami, the chief designer. Masashige brought baumkuchen, a kind of cake, and Fujinami blurts how he tasted a piece to assure everyone it isn't poisoned. Serika calls for the secretary, Yoshimi Satake, to make some tea while everyone waits. In the living room, the housekeeper Sakurako Yonehara says she saw the dying message before it was erased. His blood was used to write the letter "S". During the cake cutting, Ikuro cuts to the chase wanting to discuss the new company president. As he is explaining why he should be president, he picks up a piece of baumkuchen and drops dead from poison in front of everyone.

Murder
	Location: Wakamatsu family home living room in Tokyo Victim: Ikuro Wakamatsu Cause of death: Cyanide poisoning Suspects: Serika Wakamatsu, Masashige Shiina, Sumio Fujinami, Yoshimi Satake, and Sakurako Yonehara

The police arrive and investigate how the cake piece that Ikuro ate was the only poisoned piece. Conan points out a capsule in a tea cup which could have been what carried the poison. As the pill is biodegradable, the empty capsule was put in the tea after the poisoning so destroy the evidence. The baumkuchen was cut evenly into eight pieces, the only poisoned piece was that consumed by the victim, and Heiji takes notice of the "S" in the dying message. As it so happens, all five living suspects have an S in their name: Serika, Sumio, Shiina, Satake, and Sakurako.

S

As the police interrogates the suspects while the widow, Serika Wakamatsu, is excluded since she was never close to the baumkuchen tray.

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Meanwhile, the police detectives in Nagano reveal to Heiji that Kohei Wakamatsu's killer reorganized the bathroom tiles to hide the dying message. The tiles used the crazy diamonds optical illusion giving the impression that it could not be rearranged without breaking the pattern. When arranged back to normal, the message reads "SON" indicating Ikuro was Kohei Wakamatsu's killer. 

Poison

Conan and Heiji resume their investigation while Ran and Kazuha gossip about Shinichi's confession towards Ran. Conan and Heiji discover powdered poison on Ikuro's doorknob and Serika's slippers; the evidence indicates her as Ikuro's murderer. The two confront Serika whom is found dead in her office from cyanide poisoning.

Suicide?
	Location: Wakamatsu family home study in Tokyo Victim: Serika Wakamatsu Cause of death: Cyanide poisoning Suspects: Masashige Shiina, Sumio Fujinami, Yoshimi Satake, and Sakurako Yonehara

Serika Wakamatsu's secretary, Yoshimi Satake, reveals that per Serika's will, a letter of confession to Kohei Wakamatsu's murder is to be given to the police upon her death; the letter confirms Ikuro was the murderer and Serika's role in hiding the dying message. 

Illusion

Conan and Heiji's investigation leads them to realize how Ikuro and Serika were murdered.

People

Kohei Wakamatsu
	Deceased (stabbed) President of a design company

Serika Wakamatsu
	Victim (poison) 43 years old Victim Kohei's wife

Ikuro Wakamatsu
	Victim (poison) 25 years old Victim Kohei's son

Masashige Shiina
	56 years old Senior managing director

Sumio Fujinami
	30 years old Chief designer

Yoshimi Satake
	32 years old Secretary

Sakurako Yonehara
	23 years old Housekeeper

Resolution

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They reveal that when two pieces of the baumkuchen were left, they were rearranged using the Jastrow illusion and applied poison to the seemingly larger piece. For Serika's murder, the same culprit used the Gestaltzerfall phenomenon while she was signing contracts. This caused her to forget how to write the Waka (若?) kanji forcing her to open a dictionary to the Wa (わ?) pages where poison was applied. They reveal that the culprit is Yoshimi Satake. Evidenced by the shine on her bronze watch due to a chemical reaction with cyanide. Satake confesses to the murders and explains it was to avenge Wakamatsu who was secretly hid the facts of her father's death.

In the aftermath, Kazuha attempts to confess her feelings to Heiji but fails when he leaves to tease Conan.

BGM listing

EYE

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
0:04 - 1:55	夜の探索	Yoru no Tansaku	Night Search	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
0:14 - 0:36	クラウディ	Kuraudi	Cloudy	Detective Conan "The Lost Ship in the Sky" Original Soundtrack
2:38 - 3:58	のんびり気分	Nonbiri Kibun	Carefree Feeling	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
5:23 - 6:18	夜の探索	Yoru no Tansaku	Night Search	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
6:21 - 6:55	シャーク フィアー	Shāku Fiā	Fear Shark	Detective Conan "Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure" Original Soundtrack
7:09 - 7:34	怪人包帯男２	Kaijin Hōtai Otoko 2	The Mysterious Bandaged Man 2	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
7:45 - 8:28	ベルモット	Berumotto	Vermouth	Detective Conan "The Raven Chaser" Original Soundtrack
10:51 - 11:58	キープアウト	Kiipu Auto	Keep Out	Detective Conan "The Raven Chaser" Original Soundtrack
12:03 - 13:39	????
14:36 - 14:58	不透明な果実４	Futōmeina Kajitsu 4	Opaque Fruit 4	Detective Conan "The Raven Chaser" Original Soundtrack
15:10 - 17:15	暗殺者のテーマ─忍び寄る魔手	Ansatsusha no Tēma - Shinobiyoru Mashu	Assassin's Theme - The Devil's Hand Approaches	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
18:38 - 19:18	犯人（スナイパー）の正体	Hannin (Sunaipā) no Shōtai	The Culprit's (Sniper's) Identity	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
19:47 - 20:43	驚愕の真実	Kyōgaku no Shinjitsu	Surprising Truth	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
20:53 - 22:01	ディテクティブボーイズ	Ditekutibu Bōizu	Detective Boys	Detective Conan "The Lost Ship in the Sky" Original Soundtrack
22:23 - 22:39	サスコラージュ	Sasu Korāju	Collage Suspense	Detective Conan "The Lost Ship in the Sky" Original Soundtrack

S

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
0:01 - 1:52	顛末（TENMATSU）	Tenmatsu (TENMATSU)	The Facts (TENMATSU)	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
3:55 - 4:12	シャーク フィアー	Shāku Fiā	Fear Shark	Detective Conan "Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure" Original Soundtrack
4:20 - 5:29	インターナショナル ケース(インシデント)	Intānashonaru Kēsu (Inshidento)	International Case (Incident)	Detective Conan "Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure" Original Soundtrack
6:37 - 7:29	スズランの花	Suzuran no Hana	The Lily of the Valley Flower	Detective Conan "The Raven Chaser" Original Soundtrack
7:42 - 7:56	事件のドア	Jiken no Doa	Door to the Case	Detective Conan "The Raven Chaser" Original Soundtrack
8:09 - 8:21	チムニー	Chimunii	Chimney	Detective Conan "The Lost Ship in the Sky" Original Soundtrack
8:46 - 10:21	ワッツ ハプニング	Wattsu Hapuningu	What's Happening	Detective Conan "Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure" Original Soundtrack
10:59 - 12:23	ダウンネイル	Daun Neiru	Nail Down	Detective Conan "The Lost Ship in the Sky" Original Soundtrack
12:44 - 13:25	インターナショナル ケース(インシデント)	Intānashonaru Kēsu (Inshidento)	International Case (Incident)	Detective Conan "Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure" Original Soundtrack
14:20 - 15:12	悪のテーマ１	Aku no Tēma 1	Theme of Evil 1	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
15:30 - 15:56	????
16:23 - 17:01	推理１	Suiri 1	Deduction 1	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
17:05 - 17:10	????
17:28 - 18:09	シュヤーク2	Shuyāku 2	The Lead Role 2	Detective Conan "The Lost Ship in the Sky" Original Soundtrack
18:15 - 19:57	Need not to know.	Need not to know.	Need not to know.	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
20:21 - 21:10	怪人包帯男２	Kaijin Hōtai Otoko 2	The Mysterious Bandaged Man 2	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
21:24 - 22:39	キープアウト	Kiipu Auto	Keep Out	Detective Conan "The Raven Chaser" Original Soundtrack

Poison

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
0:01 - 1:36	忍び寄る影	Shinobiyoru Kage	Creeping Shadow	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
3:57 - 5:17	キープアウト	Kiipu Auto	Keep Out	Detective Conan "The Raven Chaser" Original Soundtrack
5:46 - 7:01	何だこの痕跡は？」	Nanda Kono Konseki wa?	What Is This a Trace Of?	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
7:33 - 8:48	????
9:06 - 10:13	コナンの直感	Konan no Chokkan	Conan's Intuition	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
10:23 - 10:58	汐留	Shiodome	Shiodome	Detective Conan "Magician of the Silver Sky" Original Soundtrack
11:58 - 12:39	不透明な果実４	Futōmeina Kajitsu 4	Opaque Fruit 4	Detective Conan "The Raven Chaser" Original Soundtrack
12:45 - 12:52	エグザミネ	Eguzamine	Examine	Detective Conan "Full Score of Fear" Original Soundtrack
13:03 - 14:14	ラルゴ サスペンス	Rarugo Sasupensu	Largo Suspense	Detective Conan "Full Score of Fear" Original Soundtrack
14:38 - 15:39	推理１	Suiri 1	Deduction 1	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
15:52 - 17:33	インターナショナル ケース(インシデント)	Intānashonaru Kēsu (Inshidento)	International Case (Incident)	Detective Conan "Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure" Original Soundtrack
17:51 - 18:43	緊迫	Kinpaku	Tension	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
18:55 - 20:06	????
20:23 - 21:35	コナンのテーマ （バラード・ヴァージョン)	Konan no Tēma (Barādo・Vājon)	Conan's Theme (Ballad Version)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
22:56 - 23:59	ほのぼの気分	Honobono Kibun	Heartwarming Feeling	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~

Illusion

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST

Gallery

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  Heiji deducts the murder of Kohei Wakamatsu

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  Conan and Heiji discover the dead body of Ikuro Wakamatsu

See also

• Season 21