The Spirit Detective's Murder

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Episode 863-864 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:
Manga case:	#275
Manga source:	Volume 90: Files 3-5 (951-953)
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Masumi Sera Mary Shinichi Kudo Gin Vodka Vermouth Inspector Megure Detective Takagi
Case solved by:	Kogoro Mouri (via Mary)
Staff
Director:	Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa Rikiya Koyama as Kogoro Mouri Noriko Hidaka as Masumi Sera Atsuko Tanaka as Mary Yukitoshi Hori as Gin Fumihiko Tachiki as Vodka Chafurin as Inspector Megure Wataru Takagi as Detective Takagi
Chronology
Prev episode:	« Just Like a 17 Years Old Crime Scene
List of episodes

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Masumi Sera Mary Inspector Megure Detective Takagi Shinichi Kudo (flashback) Gin Vodka Vermouth (background) Rum (criminal silhouette)

Gadgets

Gadgets
Stun-Gun Wristwatch Voice-Changing Bowtie

Case

People

Gaito Hotta
	Victim "Soul Detective"

Sanpei Kokuri
	Tohto TV directer

Resolution

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The culprit is Sanpei Kokuri. The motive was that Hotta used his late sister's corpse for his show. A few years ago Kokuri's sister committed suicide in the mountains due to a break-up. But her body was never found. Later Hotta was making a show in the mountain (most likely in connection with a missing person case, that Conan and Kogoro discussed in the taxi) and 'found' the body claiming to have 'felt' it's spirit. Kokuri realized that Hotta must have found his sister's body a long time ago, but instead of reporting it to the police, he had buried it to use it in his show. So he killed Hotta in revenge for having humiliating her.

Masumi calls Mary Mama, Indicating she is her Mother.The only thing that Hotta knew is that he saw Asaka holding a small mirror and believed Asaka the bodyguard is a woman. Mary warns Masumi that she should be careful around Conan and that he isn't the same boy they met 10 years ago. Later at night,Gin and Vodka talk about the case which Gin comments that Rum screwed up in the Case from 17 years ago. Gin is more concerned about the fact that Kogoro went to investigate the murder. Gin immediately suggests Kogoro to be finished off before he becomes more dangerous.

Trivia

• The name Gaito Hotta (katakana: ホッタ ガイト) comes from "poltergeist" (ポルターガイスト).
• The name Sanpei Kokuri comes from "Kokkuri-san" (table-turning).