Detective Conan (名探偵コナン)

Popular ventriloquist Tengan Riichi's performance depicted a ventriloquist,

possessed by his partner, the doll, who murders his wife.

But Tengan-san fell victim to dissociative personality disorder, or a split personality,

Tengan Riichi (40) Ventriloquist

and asked the old man to watch him because he feared he'd murder his wife.

The old man turned him down, but the next morning,

his wife was found murdered in a manner similar to the one in his performance.

However, Tengan-san was quickly found innocent.

Believing his apprentice Togawa Haruomi killed her to bury his affair,

Togawa Haruomi (28) Tengan's Apprentice

the police requested a warrant for his arrest.

However...

Would someone trying to put the blame on Tengan-san ask the old man for help?

With the same feelings we've always held still in our hearts,

we fly powerfully into our twentieth year.

The ventriloquist and his partner, the doll.

The truth behind the case lies in the question, "Who is the star?"

Always determining the one truth with the body of a child and the mind of an adult,

his name is Detective Conan!

The Ventriloquist's Illusion

"The Ventriloquist's Illusion, Part Two!"

How many times do I have to say it?!

I respected my master.

I would never set him up like that.

Never!

Then what's this?

Didn't you use this to make Tengan-san believe he had a split personality disorder?

Th-That is mine.

I used it to practice ventriloquism.

But it disappeared at some point.

I had no idea it was set up there.

Do you really have no idea why these glasses

stained with the victim's blood were hidden in your bag?

Of course not.

I lost those recently, too.

I have no idea what they were doing in there.

It's true.

That's too bad.

I thought it'd be better for you

to admit to your crime before the warrant we requested arrives.

How could I?

I really didn't do it!

What? From Mori-san?

Takagi? It's me.

There's something I want you to check for me.

Oh, Dad.

You're going to catch a cold.

Huh? Conan-kun?

Where's Mori-san?

He has something else to investigate, so he told me to come check this out.

What?

Hurry up and open the door, Detective Takagi.

Oh, sure.

Give me a second.

That's it!

This is what was making me feel uneasy.

Is something wrong, Conan-kun?

This photo was taken in the living room where the murder took place, right?

What?

Oh, yeah. Looks like it.

What about it?

When the suspect Togawa-san found the body of Tengan-san's wife,

he used a spare key to come in, right?

Yeah. He came to pick up Tengan-san for work as usual,

and when nobody answered the doorbell, he entered using his spare key.

Then he found the body in the living room.

He woke Tengan-san, who was sleeping in the other room,

and called the police and Mori-san to ask for help.

At least, that's his story.

But he has a spare key.

He could've snuck in while Tengan-san was sleeping

while under the effects of the sleeping pills he always used.

It's also possible that the victim, who he was having an affair with, invited him in.

Though we're not yet sure if he stayed at the crime scene

after committing the crime or returned in the morning.

The trophy that was used as the weapon was here, right?

It looks like it was displayed somewhere else originally.

What?

Look.

The dust is shaped differently from the weapon.

You're right.

And originally the trophy was sitting back there.

This was here?

That's a perfect match.

The photo in the entryway shows the same thing.

What?

Detective Takagi, there's something I want you to confirm.

Huh?

Y-Yes. Yes, I see.

I understand.

I had them ask the suspect Togawa Haruomi.

Tengan-san received that trophy the first time he finally won the national contest.

He always displayed it in the front since it was valuable to him.

But it was moved to the back, and the trophy used as the weapon was placed in the front.

And then there's the location of the phone he used to call the police and Mori-san...

I believe I used the phone in the entryway.

I didn't want him to hear me say that he may have killed his wife.

What? The bag?

I don't know. I was panicked, so I don't know where I put it.

I think I left it in the living room and left to use the phone.

Hey, what's this?

Oh, forensics said it was probably fibers from a glove.

A glove?

We think he wore them during the murder,

so his fingerprints wouldn't get on the trophy covered in Tengan-san's.

Huh.

Have they already found the gloves?

No. We didn't find anything in his house or in the area.

He probably threw them away somewhere.

That's odd.

Who would hide the glasses on his person,

without even cleaning them, while throwing away just the gloves?

Is that all, Conan-kun?

I need to head back to the station.

Were you able to confirm Mori-san asked you to check?

Yeah. Thanks, Detective Takagi.

I need to go report to him, too.

See you later.

I don't get it.

He's the real culprit. That much is certain.

But I still don't know the most important part.

I need to figure that out.

That's from this afternoon.

I'm terribly sorry for the trouble I caused.

From the bottom of my heart,

I apologize for the trouble and concern I caused to all concerned parties and my fans.

There's no need to apologize, Partner.

You're a victim of infidelity and bereaved husband of a murder victim.

That's it! So that's how it is!

I finally figured out the critical piece.

The old man was...

No, we were tricked by him.

Sorry to keep you waiting, Partner.

We did it, Partner.

Make me offer a toast, too.

What are you looking for, Partner?

Could it be the speakers and recorder?

You won't find those here.

The police seized those a long time ago.

Sh-Shut up!

I will, Partner.

If you don't want to talk, I can't.

Shut up!

You and I are one.

I am you, and you are me.

Don't you know that, Partner?

Shut up, shut up, shut up!

N-No...

Am I actually...?

Impossible!

It's not possible! It's impossible!

Yes, it's impossible.

Because you're definitely sane, and you definitely planned to kill your wife.

M-Mori-san...