Three Hotta Siblings Murder Case

Episode 44 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	Three Hotta Siblings Murder Case
Japanese title:	堀田三兄弟殺人事件 (Hotta Sankyōdai Satsujin Jiken)
Original airdate:	January 20, 1997
Season:	2
Manga source:	TV Original
English version
English title:	Unhappy Birthday
Dubbed episode:	Episode 45
English airdate:	August 9, 2004
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Ran Mouri
Case solved by:	Kogoro Mouri (via Conan)
Next Conan's Hint:	Lipstick
Staff
Director:	Kenji Kodama
Screenplay:	Yuuichi Higurashi
Storyboard:	Hirohito Ochi
Episode director:	Hirohito Ochi
Animation Director:	Haruo Ogawara
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa Akira Kamiya as Kogoro Mouri Wakana Yamazaki as Ran Mouri Shozo Iizuka as Kosaku Hotta Masayo Sako as Masahiro Yamauchi Hideaki Ishii as Koichi Hotta Sayoko Nasu as Harumi Hotta Masaki Aizawa as Ryoji Hotta Mikiko Miki as Fumiko Hotta Wataru Takagi as Kentaro, Next Conan's Hint
Music
Opening song:	Feel Your Heart
Closing song:	Meikyū no Lovers
Chronology
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Next episode:	Facial Mask Murder Case »
List of episodes

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Ran Mouri

Gadgets

Gadgets
Voice-Changing Bowtie Stun-Gun Wristwatch

Case

Situation

A lazy drive through the country lands Kogoro, Ran, and Conan in the middle of a murder mystery surrounding the death of billionaire industrialist, Kosaku Hotta. As Conan tries to unravel the clues before the killer can strike again, he faces one disturbing reality: The prime suspects are the victim's children?! It's an explosive whodunit you won't want to miss!

Bombing - Murder
	Location: Hotta household Victim: Kosaku Hotta Cause of death: Explosion and Shrapnel Piercing Suspects: Masahiro Yamauchi, Koichi Hotta, Harumi Hotta, Ryoji Hotta, and Fumiko Hotta

People

Kosaku Hotta
	Victim (explosion) 58 years old President of Hotta Heavy Industries

Masahiro Yamauchi
	55 years old Caretaker of mansion

Koichi Hotta
	39 years old Kosaku's eldest son

Harumi Hotta
	36 years old Koichi's wife

Ryoji Hotta
	28 years old Kosaku's second son

Fumiko Hotta
	30 years old Kosaku's estranged eldest daughter

Kentarou Yamauchi
100px	Deceased Fumiko's lover Masahiro's son

Resolution

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The killer was... none of the Hottas. The killer was Masahiro Yamauchi. The man who was Fumiko's lover was his son, Kentarou Yamauchi. He was a deceased piano player. When he and Fumiko got in a relationship and Hotta Sr. objected, they tried to convince him otherwise, but in reply Hotta broke the younger Yamauchi's hand which left him unable to play anymore. The younger Yamauchi fell into despair and killed himself by driving into a nearby cliff. His father then became the family butler only to get revenge, preparing the bomb that killed Hotta Sr..

The bomb used was a wine bottle Yamauchi swapped with one Fumiko was intending to give to her father. This bottle contained an unstable components of garden fertilizer that would easily mix and thereby detonate upon the slightest movement. Being a gardener/butler means that Yamauchi is the only individual who could prepare the bomb.

Yamauchi had also planned to kill Fumiko by tampering with her car, mistakenly thinking that she had rejected his son after the incident. In reality, Fumiko was very traumatised as well: she showed it by dressing in black like a widow and wearing a pendant with a photo of her lost love. Fortunately, Yamauchi's trap failed and she returned to the mansion, making Yamauchi break down in tears for misjudging her.

Dub changes

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

• Kosaku Hotta - Oscar Hotta
• Masahiro Yamauchi - Barnaby Arbington
• Koichi Hotta - Kevin Hotta
• Harumi Hotta - Karen Hotta
• Ryoji Hotta - Ryan Hotta
• Fumiko Hotta - Famke Hotta
• Kentarou Yamauchi - Jason Arbington

See also

• Season 2