Case Closed (1996)

Season 17

Episode 1: "Clash of Red and Black! (The Beginning)"

Conan, Ran, and Sonoko are visiting a sick friend in the hospital. There they meet Eisuke who tells them he is searching for his long lost sister who looks identical to Rena Mizunashi. Eisuke explains that his sister intended to become a nurse so he is searching the local hospitals for her. Conan, however, suspects Eisuke knows Rena has been hospitalized due to her accident. The three decide to visit K?shi Anno, a big fan of Rena, to confirm whether Rena is actually Eisuke's sister. Unable to contact K?shi, they visit his mother and learn K?shi recently called asking for money in order to pay off a rival company in a business meeting later that day. Listening to her story, Conan reveals the inconsistencies with K?shi's story and reveals that a man is impersonating K?shi in order to scam K?shi's mother for money. As evidence, Conan explains that the fraud claimed to have canceled his planned vacation due to a cold but had business plans on the same day as his vacation; a person who had to suddenly cancel his vacation due to an illness would not have business plans on the same day. The fraud is later arrested outside of K?shi's apartment. Later that day, K?shi returns home and is confronted by Conan who asks him whether Eisuke's picture of his sister is actually Rena.