Episode 1045: The Birthday Party of Divine Punishment (Part 1)
Scenario: Ran, Sonoko, and Sera are invited to a birthday party by their classmate Yumi Sekizawa. Yumi was born on February 16, and her sister, model Reimi Sekizawa, was born on February 15, so the party was a celebration for them. The venue was small but full of celebrities, including models, actors, and TV personalities. There were also Reimi's manager, Kushiyama, Reimi's classmate, Hatsune Tsuguo, a pastry chef, and Hanasaki Mizutoshi, a hair and makeup artist.
Conan, who had been invited by Ran to the event, looked unhappy. He had been suffering from mouth ulcers for several days, making it difficult for him to speak. Conan takes out a pill case to take some medicine before the party starts, but he hastily hides it when he realizes that Sera is peeping at him. He hastily hides it when he realizes that Sera is peeping at him. It contains the APTX4869 antidote that Haibara had given him on the school trip. Meanwhile, Sera, having confirmed the presence of the antidote, contacts Mary and tells her about.
Ran, Sonoko, and Sera are invited by Yumi Sekizawa, who is their classmate, to her and her sister, Remi Sekizawa's birthday party. Conan is having cold sore, but Kogoro is having a neighborhood association meeting, so Conan ended up attending the party. Later, Ran asks him to take his medicine. The medicine is stored in the case where he is keeping the APTX4869 antidote Haibara gave him for his school trip. Sera sees the antidote and asks Conan about it, but Conan refuse to answer her. Sera then calls Mary to report about the antidote. Mary instructs Sera to steal the antidote.
The group then meet Remi, Yumi's sister who become a model. They also meet her manager Mitomu Kushiyama, Remi's high school classmate and pastry chef Tsuguo Hatsune, and hair and makeup artist Mizutoshi Hanasaki. Yumi reveals that Hanasaki has hit on and been rejected by Remi despite having a wife and kid. Remi also complained that he even hit on her the other day. It is also the reason why Remi invited Ran, Sonoko, and Sera, so that Hanasaki can't try hitting on her.
The party goes well, and it is the time for the birthday cake. People sing "Happy Birthday", while Hatsune brings the cake into the room. After blowing the candle, Remi notices that Hanasaki's glasses are glowing in the dark. The cake then get distributed while the projector shows Remi and Yumi's childhood photos.
Suddenly, Hanasaki screams in pain, before collapsed to the floor. Not long after, the projector get turned off, and the room become very dark. One of the staff incidently broke a wine bottle. Conan then notices that there is someone near Hanasaki's head. Later, the light is turned on, revealing Hanasaki's dead body, along with the word "Divine Punishment" written on his head.
The police then come and investigate the crime scene. They found a bottle of cyanide taped beneath the table at Hanasaki's seat. Sera explains that the murder scene is a closed space, where the broken wine bottle is on the right side of the table, and the door leading to the kitchen is opened, but no one came through it, which means the suspects are the person who is in the area, including Remi, Yumi, Hatsune, and Kushiyama. Ran and Sonoko doesn't like the fact that Yumi is one of the suspects, but it is because she knows Hanasaki.
The police then start questioning the suspects. Hatsune, who is the last person to be questioned, suggests the police to search for the marker used to write down the word on Hanasaki's head. Hatsune don't have any. There is a not-working permanet marker inside Remi's bag, who is held by Kushiyama. The marker is confirmed not working before the party when Ran asked for Remi's autograph. It leaves Yumi, who has a working marker in her bag.
Sera suddenly receive a call from Mary, who asks if she has get the antidote. Sera tells Mary that someone is poisoned at the party, and that she will call back later. Hearing that, Mary recalls the moment she got shrunken.