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List of Case Closed episodes (season 1) Ep no. Funimation dub title/Original translated Original English Jp En title Orig. Funi. airdate airdate . g. Original Japanese title "The Big Shrink" / "Roller Coaster Murder Case" January 8, May 24, 01 01 "Jet Coaster Satsujin Jiken" (ジェットコースター 1996 2004[21] 殺人事件) A man is murdered during a party and the detective Jimmy Kudo is called to solve the case. He reveals that the host is the murderer and solves the case. Jimmy and his friend, Rachel Moore then take a trip to an amusement park. While they are there a man is decapitated during a roller coaster ride. Jimmy reveals the murderer to be the man's ex-girlfriend, Haley. He shows that Haley used her necklace made of piano wire and a hook in her purse, looped the wire around the victim's neck and hooked the wire onto the roller coaster tracks during the ride. Haley explains that the victim broke up with her and she had planned a murder suicide. After solving this case Jimmy follows two suspicious men in black from the roller coaster case and watches them make a clandestine deal. Jimmy is attacked from behind by the two men and forced to take a newly developed poison that should kill him. "The Kidnapped Debutante" / "Company January May 25, 02 02 President's Daughter Kidnapping Case" 15, 1996 2004[21] "Shachō Reijō Yūkai Jiken" (社長令嬢誘拐事件) Jimmy wakes up and finds that he is now in the body of a young child as a result of the poison. After proving his identity to Professor Agasa and explaining the conditions under which he was poised he decides that he must remain undercover so that the men in black will not find him and try to kill Jimmy and his friends. Jimmy takes on the name "Conan Edogawa" and is placed in the care of Rachel and her father, Richard Moore who owns a detective agency and will allow him to gather information on the men in black clothes. That night, Richard receives a case to find a man's kidnapped daughter, Michelle. Conan drops subtle hints for Richard leading him to conclude that Mr Aso, the butler, "kidnapped" Michelle. Richard receives a phone call stating that Michelle has been kidnapped again. Conan follows the clues from the phone call and locates her again. Once the kidnapper is arrested, Michelle reveals that she asked Aso to fake her kidnapping in an effort to draw her father away from work so that he would spend time with her. The father asks Aso to arrange a vacation for Michelle and himself. Richard, happy with his success in solving a difficult case, allows Conan to stay with his family. "Beware of Idols" / "An Idol's Locked Room Murder Case" January May 26, 03 03 "Idol Misshitsu Satsujin Jiken" (アイドル密室殺 22, 1996 2004[21] 人事件) Three days later, the Professor Agasa gives Conan the "voice-changing bow-tie" and tells him that Rachel has been worried about Jimmy. After Conan's first day at school his classmates Amy Yeager, Mitch Tennison, and George Kaminski plan to follow Conan home to befriend him. Singer Yoko Okino goes to Richard's agency asking him to investigate a suspected stalking. When they arrived at Yoko's apartment, they find a dead man stabbed in the back with a knife. The man is Yoko's high school boyfriend so Yoko becomes one of the three suspects. The other two suspects are Yoko's manager and one of Yoko's rivals. Conan investigates and determines how the crime was committed. After knocking Richard unconscious with an ashtray, Jimmy impersonates Richard's voice with the bow-tie and tells everyone at the scene of crime that the man killed himself. The man made a block of ice with a knife inside it and laid on top of it until the knife was in his back. Later in the week, knowing that Rachel has been stressed since Jimmy's disappearance, Conan gives Rachel a call and with his bow-tie using Jimmy Kudo's voice. He tells Rachel that he is on a difficult case and will return when it is solved. "Fish Marks the Spot" / "The Coded Map of the City Case" January May 27, 04 04 "Dai Tokai Angō Map Jiken" (大都会暗号マップ事 29, 1996 2004[21] 件) After visiting an exhibit on hidden treasures Conan and his friends find a piece of paper with symbols and the word "Oro" written on it. A treasure hunt ensues but does not discover much. Conan, initially not interested in the children's treasure hunt finally realizes that the paper is a treasure map after learning that "Oro" means gold in Italian. That night, Conan determines that the symbols refer to neon light signs on buildings. Following the clues they find gold coins hanging from the ceiling of an abandoned building. Three men have been following the kids. With Conan's quick thinking, they capture the men. The three men are Mafia members and the gold was hidden from them by a traitorous accomplice. Later, Amy gives Conan a kiss on the cheek, thanking him for saving them while Mitch and George stare jealously. 05 05 "The Time Bomb Express" / "The February May 31, Shinkansen's Bomb Case" 5, 1996 2004 "Shinkansen Dai Bakuha Jiken" (新幹線大爆破事 件) Conan runs into the black-clothed men from the pilot episode while riding the Shinkansen bullet train. He investigates further and realizes they only resemble the original two men. Using his gadget glasses and a bug, Conan overhears their conversation about a bomb in a black suitcase on board the train and is set to explode soon. Conan narrows the suspects down to four. Conan realizes a woman on the cellphone mentioned she liked viewing the mountains but her seat was facing the sea. He realizes the men's seats were facing the mountains and deduces that she was the one who met them. Conan, armed with his new power kicking shoes invented by Agasa, manages to kick the briefcase off the train before it explodes. The woman and the two men are later arrested. "Tragic Valentine" / "Valentine Murder Case" February June 1, 06 06 "Barentain Satsujin Jiken" (バレンタイン殺人事 12, 1996 2004[22] 件) Rachel is invited to attend a Valentine's party by a young man and a jealous Conan follows her. During the party, Keenan the party host, is poisoned and dies. Conan investigates and discovers that Keenan was poisoned from the coffee served. Conan uses his newly acquired tranquilizer dart wristwatch to knock out Richard and then uses his voice changing bowtie to impersonates Richard. Through Richard, Conan reveals that Keenan's adopted mother murdered him for the insurance money. She put poison in the coffee served to everyone. The cake everyone except Keenan ate was the antidote to the poison. The adopted mother reveals she needed the money in order to save the family house after her husband's business failed. Later, Rachel holding a box of chocolate for Jimmy, decides to eat it with Conan. "The Case of the Mysterious Gifts" / "Once-A-Month Present Threat Case" February June 2, 07 07 "Tsukichi Purezento Kyōhaku Jiken" (月ちプレゼ 19, 1996 2004[22] ント脅迫事件) Once a month for the past two years surgeon John Woodman has been receiving anonymous toys and money valued over 25 million yen. He asks for Richard's help to determine who is sending the gifts. On Conan's suggestion, they review John's patient history. During the investigation Rachel begins to suspect that Conan is actually Jimmy. When Conan plays a video game John received, Conan discovers that it belonged to a child named Tommy Oswald who died during one of John's operations three years previously. Conan deduces that John's son, Joseph Woodman, may be in danger. They find Mr. Oswald, Tommy's father, and Joseph at the park just in time to prevent the son's murder. John decides not place any charges and comforts Mr Oswald regarding his son's death. Conan manages to deceive Rachel that evening about his true identity; by having Agasa call her as if he were Jimmy. "The Art Museum Murder Case" / "Art Museum Owner Murder Case" February June 3, 08 08 "Bijutsukan Ōnā Satsujin Jiken" (美術館オーナー 26, 1996 2004[22] 殺人事件) Rachel forces Conan and Richard to visit a museum where she heard reports of a medieval suit of armour moving on its own. They find an unguarded restricted area at the museum. Inside they find Mr Minaka, the museum owner, dead and pinned to the wall with a sword. They examine the security camera and find out Minaka was killed by the suit of armor. A piece of paper is discovered that appears to reveal Koboda as the murderer. Conan realizes that Minaka's pen was retracted at the time of death and that Kaboda is being framed. Conan drops hints allowing Richard to determine that Mr O'Donnell, the museum's director, is the murderer. O'Donnel confesses he did this to protect the museum from becoming a casino and attempted to frame Kaboda since he was secretly selling museum art pieces. The museum remains open as the public protested against its destruction. "Festival Fiasco" / "Tenkaichi Night Festival Murder Case" March 4, June 7, 09 09 "Tenkaichi Yomatsuri Satsujin Jiken" (天下一夜 1996 2004[22] 祭殺人事件) Conan, Rachel, and Richard attend a Festival when Salvadore Everson, a famous writer, is murdered. Conan is certain Nicodemus Stanley, Salvadore's partner, is the murderer. Nicodemus has a perfect alibi substantiated with photographs.

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