Naniwa Junior Detectives (Naniwa Shonen Tanteida / 浪花少年探偵団)

Naniwa Junior Detectives

Love between a woman and a man ends in a tragedy

You have a special mission

Today is Christmas Eve in Naniwa

Jingle veil, jingle veil :)

We didn't come here to buy a gift for Daddy?

Why should I buy him a present?

Since we've been married he hasn't bought me a single present

So you don't need me apart from shopping around with you

What are you saying Shinobu-chan

Mr. Honma

What are you doing here?

Thank you for last time - Don't mention it

Miss Shinobu do you have any particular plans after this?

Nothing in particular

I'm organizing a house party if you want to join

Who with? - With me and you

Just the two of us?

That's not called a house party

How about a glass of champagne

I can request a friend's Quartet

We can have a classical music performance

We'd have a roast chicken and sweets

Shinobu-chan you have to say something

Today is the long awaited Christmas Eve

It seems Men and women once a year have a particular passion that day

But on such a day

such a tragic accident happening ..

Damn this guy making his move on her

So that's what we told him

You should invite also our friend from the police

Well said thank you guys

Me I asked him for binoculars for Christmas

Me a state-of-the-art, digital camera

Oji Elementary School

Fumi-chan's present is for me

Thank you

What are they doing?

They are so happy today

Mr. Honma you were so generous

Anytime you want it's the least I can do for you

And this is for you

Teacher Shinobu, Merry Christmas

Mr. Shindo Please come and enjoy

I am honored today by your invitation

I don't recall ever inviting you

Are you respecting the rules of fair competition here?

Yesss, I have Fumi's present

Thank you

Mr. Honma

I'm so honored you invited me

I'm surprised to see so much of the common people here

Well ..

Beautiful roses

So beautiful - Mr. Honma you're great

Fumi-chan likes roses

Akiko, I'm coming in

You're having a shower so late

Akiko-Chan We'll have to go soon

Akiko-chan

I'm opening

I bring something indispensable to a party

I thought I'd try if a pompon cake was left

And someone had canceled his order This was the last one

Thank you Mr. Principal

You took the trouble to come on your winter holiday

Attending such event is always fun

Great

The victim is Akiko Fujikawa, 24

In the prime of her life

The cause of death is excessive bleeding through her right wrist

Estimated time of death is between 15:30 and 14:00

I see Estimated time of death is between 15:30 and 14:00

I see

The person who discovered her was Chikako Takano, 24

She seems to be her best friend

Her wrist, a suicide?

It's a bit strange as a suicide

Why? - First she didn't leave a note

According to Ms. Chikako's testimony

Akiko is right handed so she'd have cut the left wrist

I see - And above all

... the knife

is nowhere to be found

That's really strange

In case of suicide obviously the blade is found immediately nearby

blades don't have legs of their own

What? What was that strange sound?

What's this?

What can it be? Let's see

What's this?

Let me have a look

It's blood

Please calm down everyone

Let's calm down everyone

We're all right

What's this?

Cake?

Where are you when I need you? - At school

At school? - Mr. Urushi there was a knife in the cake

Obviously you cut the cake with a knife

Inside the cake there was a knife

You cut the cake and found a knife inside?

It was there A knife stained with blood

I know it sounds like a story but it's true

You really said "cake"?

That's what I said - Wait there

Don't touch the knife or the cake you may ruin evidence

Leave it as it is

There's a murder, right?

Mr. Urushi where are you going? - I'm going to Oji school, you take it here

Wherever you go, teacher murders are bound to happen

Whenever I have a case I find you implicated in some way

There's no harm, I like cases

So from next time could you give me notice before something happens

I didn't do anything I don't know anything

You often buy pompon cakes?

It's the first time I bought it and didn't open the box

You wanted to surprise the kids you went to buy this pompon?

On Christmas eve it's impossible to book a cake in advance

And opportunely someone had canceled his order

What time was that?

I arrived at school soon after 4 so it was at 3:50

and you brought the cake straight here?

Mr. Urushi, it seems we don't have the fingerprints of the criminal

On the knife we have 2 sets

probably one set is Mr. Honma

And the other one maybe inspector Shindo's

I could have guessed

Now I see how you could have tricked us

Let us hear your theory

You put your fingerprints accidentally erasing those of the murderer

pretending you saw the knife first in the cake

yet putting your fingerprints on the knife for the second time to cheat us

That's a theory where I would be the suspect

We could tell the same about you

But I'm an inspector

Putting up an innocent face you pick up that knife

Put your fingerprints

to avoid suspicion

Surely, no one ever suspects an inspector

It's a very clever trick

Mr. Urushi, here there are

two marks in the cream

Truly, it must be the murderer

Forgive me ... it must be me

and me too

What? ... Idiots

And these marks are yours too?

I'm sorry Just a little taste

What's that teacher

We know who ordered the cake and then canceled

And who is it? - Mr. Goro Matsumoto

He was first on the scene Chikako Takano's lover

All right, I'll be there right away

One way or another this knife is connected to the crime

She's been teaching here for two years

at the English conversation school

I'm sorry about this tragedy

How could it come to that

Forgive me between you and Akiko Fujikawa?

From high school years

we were best friends

At the English conversation school

Akiko offered to introduce me for a position

Today we all finished work early

we organized a party for the four of us at 4 pm

You mean the 4 persons on this photo?

Yes, with our boyfriends

Late Akiko's boyfriend which one is he?

It's him, Mr. Sakai

They also had a plan to get married eventually

So it's a double date

You were close

For reference

we need to know your schedule today

It's only for reference

Today there was no lesson at night

I finished work at 3 pm

I shopped for the party

On your own? - Yes

It's a Christmas present

Akiko Fujikawa, 24 who passed away

Was planning to get married next year

Her fiancé and friends are in a state of shock

after this sudden death

The police are inquiring into the cause

Akiko Fujikawa was a person of good reputation

It doesn't seem anyone had a grudge against her

From Osaka Nishioji, 6-chome...

Christmas cake Is a lot cheaper now

After Christmas Eve they don't sell just like a single woman

Like a single woman?

On the 24th (birthday), callers come forth

on the 25th, stays on the shelf

How about you teacher? How old are you?

I'm 25

Goodness

Tough, isn't it? Goodness

Tough, isn't it?