The Golf Driving Range Murder Case

Episode 51 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	The Golf Driving Range Murder Case
Japanese title:	ゴルフ練習場殺人事件 (Gorufu Renshuujō Satsujin Jiken)
Original airdate:	March 10, 1997
Season:	2
Manga source:	TV Original
English version
English title:	Driving a Bomb
Dubbed episode:	Episode 52
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Inspector Megure Ran Mouri Yoko Okino Officer Tome
Case solved by:	Kogoro Mouri (via Conan)
Next Conan's Hint:	Cherry blossom
Staff
Director:	Kenji Kodama
Screenplay:	Kazunari Kouchi
Storyboard:	Johei Matsuura
Episode director:	Johei Matsuura
Animation Director:	Masaki Kudo
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa Wakana Yamazaki as Ran Mouri Akira Kamiya as Kogoro Mouri Chafurin as Inspector Megure Yuri Amano as Yoko Okino Takeshi Watabe as Eisuke Tachibana Shinya Sakaguchi as Minoru Yasui Yukihiro Yoshida as Tatsuya Okubo Hiroaki Hirata as Tomofumi Minami Katsumi Chou as Katsuta Toshihiko Nakajima as Forensics officer Hideyuki Nakayama as Policeman Kuniko Asagi as Keiko Wataru Takagi as Presenter, Next Conan's Hint
Music
Opening song:	Feel Your Heart
Closing song:	Meikyū no Lovers
Chronology
Prev episode:	« Library Murder Case
Next episode:	The Mist Goblin Legend Murder Case »
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Characters introduced

Officer Tome
	CSI member from Tokyo Police District

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Inspector Megure Ran Mouri Yoko Okino

Gadgets

Gadgets
Voice-Changing Bowtie Stun-Gun Wristwatch

Case

Situation

A relaxing day at the driving range leads Conan, Kogoro, and Ran to their next explosive case, as the president of a leading electronics manufacturer meets an untimely end. With many suspects and few clues, will Conan unravel the mystery in time to catch a killer?

Bombing - Murder
	Location: Driving range Victim: Eisuke Tachibana Cause of death: Explosion Suspects: Minoru Yasui, Tatsuya Okubo, and Tomofumi Minami While Tachibana was about to swing his golf club, the bomb exploded.

People

Eisuke Tachibana
	Victim (explosion) 56 years old Itsui Electronics, head of product development

Minoru Yasui
	44 years old Itsui Electronics, chief of product development

Tatsuya Okubo
	35 years old Itsui Electronics, manager of product development

Tomofumi Minami
	28 years old Itsui Electronics, employee manager of product development

Resolution

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The culprit is Tomofumi Minami. The bomb was actually not contained in the golf ball Eisuke Tachibana hit but rather the golfball that was already stuffed into the driver head he was using. He was the only one who could do it as he was supposedly repairing some shaft damages on Tachibana's driver for two nights. The ball they discovered at the crime scene was just a substitute. He planned to frame Yasui for the murder by faking a stomach ache and then having him collect the ten balls Tachibana would use, then having him leave the explosion as the only uninjured suspect. His motive for killing his boss was that his talent in the company was never respected. He framed Yasui for sucking up to the boss all the time and getting preferential treatment. He claimed he did not care if innocent people died but he actually saved Conan from the explosion at the last minute.

Dub changes

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

• Eisuke Tachibana - Einstein Achurbee
• Minoru Yasui - Sean Yoeman
• Tatsuya Okubo - Tatum Harbowly
• Tomofumi Minami - Michael
• Itsui Electronics - Goy Electronics

• The owner of the driving range is named Albert Jordenly in the Funimation Dub. The person who made the coffee for Eisuke is named Kristin Jordenly.

See also

• Season 2