E975 - The Secret of the Search for His Wife Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:00] Higuchi     [Books, left to right] [00:00] Higuchi     [Eyecatch] [00:00] Conan     [OP] [00:00] Higuchi     [ED] [00:00] Kogoro      [00:01] Higuchi     Excuse me. [00:03] Higuchi     Your help is appreciated. [00:05] Higuchi     Excuse me. SIGN    Higuchi Masaki (32)     Office Worker [00:06] Higuchi     I'm looking for my wife. [00:08] Higuchi     Your help is appreciated. [00:10] Higuchi     Please. [00:14] Higuchi     Excuse me. I'm looking for my wi— [00:29] Higuchi     Tomomi... [00:52] Higuchi     Tomomi! [00:55] Higuchi     Excuse me. [00:56] Ran     May I take a flyer? [01:00] Higuchi     Yes. Here you go. [01:02] Conan     Could I see one, too? [01:05] Higuchi     Here. [01:06] Conan     Thank you. SIGN    Missing Person Name: Higuchi Tomomi Age: 29 years, height 165cm, slender build Since she was excited to perform with her community theater, I don't believe she chose to disappear. Even if it seems small, please contact me if you have any information. Contact: 080-976-0020 Higuchi Masaki [01:10] Ran     Huh? This woman... [01:12] Conan     You know her, Ran-neechan? [01:14] Ran     Yeah. [01:15] Ran     She works at the florist in     the shopping center, right? [01:19] Higuchi     Th-That's right! That's her! [01:22] Higuchi     Have you seen her anywhere? [01:24] Higuchi     I don't know where she's been since she     came home from the florist three days ago. [01:38] Conan     The rhythm on my lips is footloose! [01:40] Conan     The rhythm of my detective     skills is perfect! [01:42] Conan     A strange mystery lies in the flyers [01:44] Conan     passed out by a desperate man standing     on a street corner searching for his wife! [01:46] Conan     Always determining the one truth [01:47] Conan     with the body of a child     and the mind of an adult, [01:49] Conan     his name is Detective Conan! SIGN    The Secret of the Search for His Wife [03:30] Conan     "The Secret of the Search for His Wife!" SIGN    Mori Detective Agency [03:39] Kogoro     I see. [03:41] Kogoro     So this is one of those flyers. [03:44] Higuchi     Please! [03:46] Higuchi     Please find Tomomi—my wife! [03:49] Higuchi     Please! [03:51] Ran     He was desperately looking     for her in this rain. [03:54] Ran     At least do something for him. [03:56] Kogoro     Easier said than done. [03:58] Kogoro     It's only been three days     since she went missing, right? [04:01] Kogoro     Maybe she'll return if     you wait a little longer. [04:04] Higuchi     But... [04:06] Kogoro     People run away from home all the time. [04:08] Kogoro     Are you sure you didn't     do something to upset her? [04:11] Kogoro     Maybe you stood her up because you     got caught up playing mahjong. [04:15] Ran     Are you talking about yourself? [04:16] Kogoro     What? [04:18] Higuchi     No. [04:20] Higuchi     She's the one who didn't show up that day. [04:25] Tomomi     What? The Beika Center Building's     observation tower and restaurant? SIGN    Higuchi Tomomi (29)     Masaki's Wife [04:29] Higuchi     Yeah. [04:30] Tomomi     I'm surprised you got a reservation     at such a fancy restaurant. [04:34] Higuchi     Tomorrow is special. [04:36] Tomomi     I'm so happy! [04:40] Higuchi     It was our wedding anniversary. [04:42] Higuchi     I made a reservation at a restaurant. [04:45] Higuchi     She was genuinely excited since it wasn't     the type of restaurant we could normally visit. [04:54] Higuchi     So she couldn't have run away! [04:58] Higuchi     Besides, her phone and wallet     were left in the living room. [05:04] Kogoro     Have you told the police? [05:06] Higuchi     Of course I told them. [05:08] Higuchi     But they couldn't say for     certain if a crime took place. [05:11] Kogoro     I see. [05:12] Higuchi     I'm worried she was kidnapped     or got caught up in something. [05:17] Higuchi     I'm just so anxious. [05:20] Ran     Dad. [05:22] Kogoro     Very well. I'll take on your case. [05:25] Higuchi     Thank you! [05:27] Higuchi     Really, thank you! [05:29] Higuchi     I appreciate your help! [05:36] Kogoro     That husband looks like he's going     to break before his wife is found. [05:40] Ran     Try to find her soon. [05:42] Kogoro     I know. [05:45] Kogoro     That said, [05:47] Kogoro     all I can do is question her     workplace and neighbors. [05:53] Conan     Tomomi-san went missing     three days ago on Wednesday. [05:58] Conan     That's the day after the     photo on the flyer was taken. [06:01] Conan     She left her job at the florist at 2 PM. [06:05] Conan     Her date with Higuchi-san was at seven. [06:08] Conan     It was a weekday afternoon. [06:12] Conan     It'd be convenient if someone saw her. [06:14] Conan     Ow! [06:14] Kogoro     You followed me again, brat? [06:16] Conan     Why not? [06:17] Conan     I think people will be more relaxed and     willing to speak to you if I'm around. [06:25] Kogoro     Well, if you're going to beg, not even Mori     Kogoro is heartless enough to turn you away. [06:29] Kogoro     You can tag along, but don't get in my way. [06:32] Conan     I'm not begging. SIGN    Higuchi Masaki & Tomomi [06:36] Kogoro     This is Higuchi-san's house. [06:40] Kogoro     Let's start by questioning     his next door neighbor. [06:44] Conan     Yeah. [06:45] Neighbor     Three days ago? [06:47] Kogoro     Yes. [06:48] Neighbor     I saw Tomomi-san return from work. [06:53] Kogoro     What time? [06:55] Neighbor     I think it was around 2:30. [06:57] Conan     Did you notice anything unusual then? [07:00] Neighbor     No. She was her usual self. [07:04] Neighbor     She seemed happy and said she'd be having     dinner at a restaurant that night. [07:08] Kogoro     Did you see any suspicious people     or vehicles around here that day? [07:16] Neighbor     I can't recall. [07:19] Neighbor     Recently I've been so forgetful. [07:22] Neighbor     I remember the distant past so well, though. [07:26] Kogoro     Does that mean you didn't hear     any suspicious sounds either? [07:29] Neighbor     No. [07:30] Neighbor     Besides, if that kind of sound were made in     a residential neighborhood like this one, [07:34] Neighbor     people would've made a fuss. [07:36] Kogoro     You're right. [07:38] Neighbor     I don't know. [07:40] Neighbor     I don't interact much with the     people who live around here. [07:49] Kogoro     Damn it! [07:51] Kogoro     There isn't a single clue. [07:53] Conan     All we learned is that she was looking     forward to eating at the restaurant. [07:58] Kogoro     Yeah. [07:59] Conan     Let's try asking around behind     Higuchi-san's house next. [08:04] Neighbor     Higuchi-san's wife? [08:07] Neighbor     I didn't see her that day, but last     week I saw her by the Teimuzu River. [08:12] Kogoro     Last week? [08:14] Conan     How did she seem? [08:16] Neighbor     It seemed like she was arguing with     her husband, so I didn't speak to her. [08:21] Kogoro     Arguing with her husband? [08:23] Neighbor     Yeah. [08:24] Neighbor     She was saying ominous things like "let     me live tonight" and "kill me tomorrow." [08:33] Neighbor     I did hear shouting. [08:36] Kogoro     From Higuchi-san's house? [08:38] Neighbor     Yes. [08:40] Neighbor     They often argued at night. [08:42] Neighbor     It seems like those two didn't get along. [08:46] Neighbor     Did the wife run away or something? [08:49] Neighbor     Yes, I did see her fighting with her husband [08:54] Neighbor     on Sunday in the park next     to Higuchi-san's house. [08:58] Kogoro     How exactly were they fighting? [09:00] Neighbor     Well... [09:01] Child     "Send me away!" [09:03] Neighbor     Hey! Go finish your homework. [09:06] Child     Okay. [09:08] Kogoro     Uh, what was that? [09:10] Neighbor     I'm sorry. That's actually     what she was screaming. [09:15] Neighbor     Higuchi-san's wife shouted that at him. [09:18] Neighbor     Did something happen to Higuchi-san's family? [09:28] Higuchi     Please leave! [09:30] Higuchi     Who are you people? [09:31] Kogoro     That's Higuchi-san's voice. [09:33] Conan     Yeah. [09:34] Higuchi     You said you were the police, [09:35] Higuchi     so I thought you came to investigate     Tomomi's disappearance. [09:38] Kogoro     Is something the matter, Higuchi-san? [09:40] Higuchi     Mori-san! [09:42] Kogoro     What's all the fuss, Takagi? [09:44] Takagi     We just received an anonymous tip. [09:48] Higuchi     This officer is saying I murdered Tomomi     and buried her body in the yard! SIGN    Gardening Complete Works of Shakespeare World of Herbs My First Kitchen Garden Gardening [09:57] Takagi     Well then, Higuchi-san. [10:00] Takagi     May we begin? [10:02] Higuchi     Just get it over with quickly. [10:04] Takagi     Go ahead. Get started. [10:06] Police     Yes, sir. [10:10] Higuchi     You won't find a body. [10:13] Higuchi     First of all, Tomomi isn't dead. [10:21] Police     We found something,     Detective Takagi. A woman's body. [10:25] Higuchi     N-No! [10:29] Higuchi     Tomomi! [10:29] Takagi     Don't! [10:31] Takagi     I understand how you feel, but     please stay away from the body. [10:38] Higuchi     Tomomi... [10:39] Higuchi     Tomomi! [10:56] Takagi     The victim is Higuchi Tomomi-san,     twenty-nine years old. [10:59] Takagi     She's a housewife who lived in this house. [11:02] Takagi     We believe the cause of death is blood     loss after being stabbed in the abdomen [11:07] Takagi     with these pruning shears     buried along with the body. [11:11] Takagi     That man over there is the victim's     husband Higuchi Masaki-san. [11:16] Megure     I see. [11:18] Takagi     And at Mori-san's recommendation, [11:20] Takagi     we've had several of the neighbors     come to serve as witnesses. [11:25] Megure     Higuchi-san, according to the tip, [11:28] Megure     you murdered your wife and     buried her in your yard. [11:32] Higuchi     There must be some mistake! [11:34] Higuchi     I would never murder Tomomi! [11:36] Higuchi     It's not possible! [11:38] Megure     You can tell us all about it at the station. [11:42] Megure     Takagi-kun. [11:43] Takagi     Yes, sir. [11:44] Higuchi     Mori-san. [11:47] Higuchi     Mori-san... [12:03] Conan     What's this? [12:05] Kogoro     I don't believe it. "Look     for my wife?" Yeah, right. [12:09] Megure     Hey, Mori-kun! [12:11] Kogoro     According to your neighbors, you and     your wife had a terrible relationship. [12:14] Kogoro     They said you fought about     whether or not you'd kill her. [12:18] Higuchi     Wait a minute. We never fought. [12:22] Kogoro     And I thought you were innocent. [12:25] Kogoro     But over the course of making inquiries,     I became certain you did it. [12:32] Higuchi     Why? Why is this happening? [12:36] Kogoro     I was completely fooled by your act. [12:40] Megure     Takagi-kun. [12:41] Takagi     Yes, sir. [12:43] Takagi     Please stand up. [12:45] Kogoro     Hold it right there. [12:47] Megure     What is it, Mori-kun? [12:49] Kogoro     What? Who, me? [12:58] Kogoro     I've figured out the true culprit     who murdered Tomomi-san. [13:05] Megure     Hey, didn't you just say you were     fooled by Higuchi-san's acting? [13:10] Kogoro     Yes, but it wasn't me who     was fooled by his acting. [13:15] Kogoro     It's those people standing over there. [13:17] Megure     What? [13:19] Kogoro     These people are the neighbors who testified     that Higuchi-san argued with Tomomi-san. [13:25] Kogoro     All three of them clearly remembered     what they argued about. [13:30] Neighbor     I remembered because their     argument sounded so ominous. [13:35] Neighbor     After all, she was screaming "let me     live tonight" and "kill me tomorrow." [13:40] Neighbor     Me, too. [13:42] Neighbor     I heard her screaming "forgive me" and     "don't kill me" in the middle of the night. [13:45] Neighbor     When I heard them arguing, she     was screaming, "send me away." [13:49] Higuchi     That's... [13:51] Kogoro     Yes. [13:52] Kogoro     "Kill me tomorrow—but let me live tonight." [13:56] Takagi     What? [13:57] Kogoro     Don't you recognize them? [13:58] Kogoro     They're lines spoken by Desdemona     in Shakespeare's "Othello." [14:03] Megure     What? "Othello"? [14:06] Higuchi     That's right. We weren't arguing. [14:09] Higuchi     We were rehearsing. [14:12] Kogoro     Conan. [14:13] Conan     Here. [14:15] Takagi     Conan-kun? [14:16] Conan     Look. It's written here, too. [14:19] Takagi     What? [14:20] Takagi     You're right. [14:22] Takagi     Tomomi-san was part of a community theater. [14:26] Higuchi     Y-Yes. [14:28] Higuchi     That day... [14:32] Tomomi     Hey, look. [14:36] Higuchi     What is it? [14:38] Tomomi     Something great happened today. [14:44] Higuchi     It was the first time she'd     been given a big role. [14:47] Higuchi     She was so excited. [14:49] Kogoro     So you went to the riverside     and park to rehearse together. [14:54] Higuchi     Yes. [14:55] Higuchi     We couldn't speak loudly at home. [14:58] Kogoro     You thought you'd bother the neighbors. [15:01] Kogoro     But doesn't that make     things a little strange? [15:05] Kogoro     Sakie-san's testimony, which claimed     she heard you rehearsing at night... SIGN    Tsutsumi Sakie (35) [15:11] Megure     You're right. [15:12] Sakie     I-I... [15:14] Sakie     I just made a mistake. [15:16] Kogoro     No, it wasn't a mistake. [15:19] Kogoro     You deliberately gave false testimony. [15:22] Sakie     Why would I lie? [15:26] Kogoro     Because you're the true culprit     who murdered Tomomi-san [15:31] Kogoro     with the pruning shears. [15:33] Both     What? [15:36] Sakie     Wh-What are you talking about? [15:38] Sakie     She just lives in the house behind mine. [15:42] Sakie     I didn't have any motive to kill her. [15:46] Kogoro     The flyers made by Higuchi-san     told me the answer to that. [15:52] Takagi     These missing person flyers? [15:54] Kogoro     Yes. [15:55] Kogoro     This photo was taken the day     before Tomomi-san went missing. [16:01] Kogoro     Look closely at the picture. Notice anything? [16:05] Megure     Notice anything? [16:07] Takagi     There doesn't seem to be anything unnatural. [16:10] Kogoro     Look at the fragrant olive     tree behind Tomomi-san. [16:16] Kogoro     See how the branches are currently     shorter than they are in the photo? [16:21] Takagi     You're right. [16:23] Kogoro     Tomomi-san cut them [16:25] Kogoro     using the pruning shears     used as the murder weapon. [16:29] Higuchi     Come to think of it, [16:30] Higuchi     she said she wanted to cut them because     they cast a shadow on her kitchen garden. [16:36] Higuchi     But how is that a reason to murder Tomomi? [16:40] Megure     It's perfectly plausible. [16:43] Megure     Neighborhood disputes over whether or not     to cut branches can become quite serious. [16:48] Takagi     It's not unusual for them     to turn into lawsuits. [16:53] Kogoro     That's right, [16:54] Kogoro     but Tomomi-san cut the olive     branches without realizing that. [17:00] Kogoro     Sakie-san, you became furious and stabbed     Tomomi-san with those pruning shears. [17:06] Sakie     Wait a minute! I cut those branches! [17:10] Conan     Huh? [17:11] Conan     But all the flowers in your yard are dead. [17:16] Megure     You're right. [17:18] Megure     Judging by the state of your yard, [17:20] Megure     it's hard to imagine that you     gardened on a regular basis. [17:27] Sakie     That's right! [17:29] Sakie     She's the one who cut the branches! [17:31] Sakie     But so, what? [17:33] Sakie     That doesn't prove that I killed her! [17:36] Takagi     Y-Yes, but... [17:39] Megure     Mori-kun, is there proof? [17:42] Kogoro     Of course. [17:43] Kogoro     Furious at having your branches cut, [17:46] Kogoro     you didn't go to the trouble of     using the gate to enter the yard. [17:49] Sakie     What are you saying? [17:51] Kogoro     In other words, you climbed     over that rose bush. [17:57] Sakie     H-How do you know that?! [18:01] Kogoro     The scratches on your legs. [18:02] Kogoro     Did you not get those then? [18:08] Kogoro     When I looked at the bushes earlier, there     was just one area unnaturally devoid of roses. [18:13] Kogoro     That's how I knew. [18:15] Megure     Takagi-kun, doesn't the photo on     the flyer show roses in this spot? [18:19] Takagi     Huh? Yes, there are roses there. [18:23] Conan     Huh? There's something that looks     like blood on these thorns. [18:26] Megure     What? [18:28] Megure     Go get the forensics team waiting outside! [18:30] Takagi     Yes, sir! [18:31] Kogoro     If examined, I'm sure it     will match your blood. [18:37] Kogoro     Will you tell us why you climbed over     the bushes to enter another home's yard? [18:43] Sakie     I-I... [18:45] Police     Inspector Megure. [18:47] Megure     What is it? [18:51] Megure     There was blood other than     the victim's on the weapon. [18:55] Kogoro     It's almost certainly your blood. [19:00] Kogoro     You can wipe away fingerprints,     but the blood remains. [19:05] Kogoro     It's a shame. [19:10] Takagi     Did she call in the anonymous tip, too? [19:14] Kogoro     Definitely. She wouldn't have been     exposed if she hadn't reported it. [19:18] Kogoro     She probably thought she could frame Higuchi     since we were questioning the neighborhood. [19:26] Sakie     That's right. [19:28] Sakie     I was going to frame you! [19:31] Higuchi     Why would you do that? [19:33] Sakie     I was sick and tired you seeing you happily     fiddle with your garden day after day! [19:40] Sakie     And ultimately, you even ended up     messing with another person's tree! [19:50] Sakie     Hey, you! [19:51] Tomomi     Yes? [19:52] Sakie     What are you doing? [19:56] Tomomi     Your branches are growing into our     yard, so I thought I would cut— [19:59] Sakie     Don't touch my tree! [20:01] Tomomi     I-I'm sorry. [20:04] Tomomi     But the branches are crowding each other. [20:06] Tomomi     It would be better if you pruned them. [20:09] Tomomi     Don't you feel bad for the tree? [20:11] Sakie     What did you say? [20:12] Sakie     It's none of your business! [20:20] Sakie     You're always looking down on me! [20:23] Sakie     Who do you think you are?! [20:24] Takagi     In any case, we'll hear what you have     to say once we return to the station. [20:30] Higuchi     Hold on. [20:32] Higuchi     That's... [20:34] Higuchi     That's why you killed Tomomi? [20:37] Conan     Crap! [20:38] Takagi     Wait, Higuchi-san! Calm down! [20:41] Megure     Stop, Higuchi-san! [20:44] Megure     Think about it. [20:46] Megure     Doing that won't make your wife happy. [20:54] Higuchi     Tomomi... [20:57] Tomomi     Something great happened today. [21:01] Tomomi     I finally got a big role. [21:04] Higuchi     What are you doing? [21:06] Tomomi     I was planting herb seeds. [21:10] Tomomi     These herbs are supposed     to be good for your throat. [21:17] Higuchi     Tomomi... [21:19] Higuchi     Tomomi... [21:24] Higuchi     Tomomi... [21:26] Higuchi     Tomomi... [22:54] Woman     Your help is appreciated! [22:56] Woman     Please! I'm looking for my lost cat! [23:00] Ran     Excuse me. [23:02] Woman     Yes? [23:03] Ran     May I take a flyer? [23:05] Woman     Yes! Thank you. [23:07] Kogoro     Miss. [23:09] Ran     Dad. [23:10] Kogoro     Let the great Mori Kogoro find     your missing cat for you. [23:15] Kogoro     I promise I'll find him. [23:20] Mob     It's the great detective! [23:21] Mob     That's the Sleeping Kogoro! [23:23] Kogoro     Huh? [23:24] Mob     Find my dog, too! [23:26] Kogoro     Huh? [23:27] Mob     And my turtle! [23:28] Kogoro     What? [23:29] Mob     And my goldfish! [23:31] Kogoro     What?! [23:32] Kogoro     H-Hey, wait! [23:34] Ran     Why don't you find all of them? [23:37] Conan     Good luck, mister. [23:39] Kogoro     Is there a goldfish in the local fish-inity?