Episode 804: Conan and Ebizō's Kabuki Jūhachiban Mystery (Part 1)
Scenario: This two episodes were aired in honor for 20th anniversary of the Detective Conan anime. A murder case with the world of kabuki, a famous Japanese theater in Tokyo, as its stage, and a deduction showdown between Ichikawa Ebizō XI, a real life famous kabuki theater actor, and Conan, after they find a dead body in a car.
One day, Conan, Mitsuhiko, and Genta were playing soccer while Ai and Ayumi were sitting at a bench, watching them run around. At one point, the ball hit Mitsuhiko in the face as he was trying to volley a pass from Conan and it flew towards the fences. As Conan went to pick up the ball, a car passed by, making its way down a hill. He and Ai noticed there were drops of brake fluid on the road and immediately realized that car was out of control. She tells him there is a railroad crossing up ahead and tosses his skateboard to him. As Conan skateboards down the hill to stop the car, she calls the police. At the crossing, Sonoko was in a pink Bentley Mulsanne using her phone when she heard that car honking. She turns around and sees Conan airborne with his skateboard, catching her by surprise. He manages to stop the car by wrapping his Anywhere Ball Dispensing Belt around a railing and shooting a soccer ball, which inflated and redirected the car toward a pile of cardboard boxes at Tohto Paper Recycling Plant.
Someone manipulated the brakes on his Black Mercedes Benz C300 Advantage W205 so that they would not work, causing the car to go out of control on its way downhill.
The police arrive at the plant and tell Takuya Hosoo, that car's driver, that someone messed with its brakes. Takuya tells them he knew that but he had no choice since he had to hurry; he even says he does not have time to take any questioning from them. Soon after, Kogoro and Ran arrive at the scene to scold Conan, not knowing that the kid saved Takuya, and Sonoko came soon after. They misunderstood Conan's intentions because Sonoko told them the kid caused the car to crash, since she saw the car crash right after Conan flew onto the road.
As Takuya was opening the trunk of his car to look at a briefcase, which he had to deliver to someone, he turned his head and recognized Sonoko as President Suzuki's daughter. It turns out they meet each other often during kabuki after-parties, since the president is a huge fan of kabuki. Conan and Ran bugged out when Sonoko told them she dined with the famous kabuki theater actor Ichikawa Ebizo XI a bunch of times. Takuya tells them Ebizo is a big fan of Kogoro.
Takuya, Kogoro, Ran, Sonoko, and Conan are on Hitoshi Takahashi's car, heading toward a kabuki theater Ebizo is currently at. On the way there, Takuya and Hitoshi discuss the incident from earlier. Hitoshi tells Takuya that he did not see anyone suspicious near the garage of Takuya's house last night. At the theater, they see Ebizo and some other people practicing "Nanatsu Men" of the Jūhachiban Kabuki. After some practice, everyone gathers around to see Ebizo open the briefcase Takuya gave to him; inside, there was a two-faced mask. As everyone gazes at it in awe, Conan notices something peculiar about it.
When the president was shocked about the two-faced mask is gone, it was found on Hitoshi's car, but the two-faced mask is gone, only the briefcase is there.
While the president is searching for the two-faced mask on early morning, it is now gone. While they are on Hoaji Hospital, Iwami almost commits suicide but Harumi Sakaguchi stops him.
He almost jumped by the hospital, but stopped by Ebizo.
Hitoshi Takahashi was found strangulated in his white Toyota Vellfire (second generation).
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