The Case of the Midsummer Beach Hut Drowning Pt. 1 (episode)

The Case of the Midsummer Beach Hut Drowning Pt. 1 (真夏の海の家水死事件【前編】, Manatsu No Uminoya Suishi Jiken [Zenpen]), or The Case of the Midsummer Beachside Stand Drowning Pt. 1, is the seventeenth episode of the Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective anime and the fourth episode of its second season.
==Synopsis==
Mofu Usaki, Ron's doctor, moves into a vacant room in his apartment building. Mofu has developed a new medicine to suppress Ron's illness, but Toto is worried about relying on a drug whose safety is unknown. So he suggests Ron take a break and invites Mofu to go swimming with them. At the beach house, Ron is looking forward to eating shaved ice with brown sugar syrup, but...Translated from the Japanese description with DeepL Translator and Google Translate
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Toto suggests that Ron take a rest. They invite Ron's doctor, Usaki Mofu, along and head for a dip in the ocean. Ron looks forward to having shaved ice with black sugar syrup from a beachside stand, but things soon take a tragic turn."E17 - The Case of the Midsummer Beachside Stand Drowning (Part 1)" — Crunchyroll
==Summary==
==Characters and cast==
* Ron Kamonohashi: Yōhei Azakami
* Totomaru Isshiki: Junya Enoki
* Spitz Fire: Taku Yashiro
* Mofu Usaki: Nao Tōyama
* Shikada: Minami Shindō
* Taku Manba: Yūji Murai
* Beach hut owner/Manager: Nobuyuki Hiyama
* Surfers: Ken Mizukoshi, Kentarō Kumagai
* Detective: Yu Wakabayashi
* Clerk: Takaaki Torashima
==Gallery==
===Episode stills===
Ep17 Manba calls for help.png|Taku Manba calls for help...
Ep17 Manba drowns.png|... but no one hears him, and he drowns.
Ep17 Toto in Shibuya.png|Toto returns to Shibuya.
Ep17 Construction site 1.png|The display...
Ep17 Construction site 2.png|... and the balustrade of the Shibuya City View Tower are being repaired.
Ep17 Toto thinks about the last case.png|Toto thinks about the last case.
Ep17 Toto on the way to Ron.png|Toto goes to the Maison du Kamonohashi.
Ep17 Moving van.png|Someone seems to be moving in.
Ep17 Toto picks up a coin.png|Toto picks up a coin...
Ep17 Coin avalanche.png|... only to be hit by a wave of them.
Ep17 Baffled Toto.png
Ep17 Mofu broke her jar.png|Mofu broke her coin jar.
Ep17 Toto cannot believe how clumsy Mofu is.png|Toto cannot believe how clumsy she is.
Ep17 Sleeping cat.png|Ron's cat is sleeping.
Ep17 Gathering.png|Toto and Mofu gather in Ron's flat.
Ep17 Good news.png|Toto congratulates Mofu for creating a medication for Kill on Sight.
Ep17 Mofu's worries.png|It is a dangerous mix of medicine though which worries Mofu.
Ep17 Mofu was kicked out.png|Mofu was kicked out of her condo for destroying it with her clumsiness.
Ep17 Perplexed Toto.png|Toto cannot believe what he is hearing.
Ep17 Happy Mofu.png|Mofu is happy that Ron let her move in.
Ep17 Mofu checks her phone.png|Mofu checks her phone.
Ep17 Mofu's phone.png|However, she cannot discern who is calling.
Ep17 Shikada calls 1.png|Shikada calls, concerned.
Ep17 Shikada calls 2.png|Shikada reminds Mofu of her surgery today.
Ep17 Cat in the bag.png|The cat sneaked into Mofu's bag.
Ep17 Toto worries.png|Toto voices his concerns about the medicine.
Ep17 Ron's anguish.png|Ron's anguish over his body.
Ep17 Ron's determination.png|Ron is determined to take down the M. Family.
Ep17 Toto suggests a break.png|Toto suggests to take a break.
Ep17 Excited for a murder.png|"Did you bring a relaxing murder case?"
Ep17 Toto scolds Ron.png|Toto tells Ron that there is no such thing.
Ep17 Toto suggests to go to the beach.png|Toto proposes to go to the beach.
Ep17 Ron agrees to go.png|Ron agrees to go.
Ep17 Spitz listens.png|Spitz listens in to Ron and Totomaru's conversation.
Ep17 Happy Spitz.png|Spitz is happy that they "invited" him.
Ep17 Ron invites Mofu.png|Ron invites Mofu to the beach after her surgery is cancelled.
Ep17 Mofu agrees.png|Mofu agrees to come.
Ep17 Natsukaze Beach.png|Natsukaze Beach
Ep17 Arriving at the beach.png|Mofu, Toto, and Ron arrive at the beach.
Ep17 Brown sugar.png|Ron brought brown sugar syrup.
Ep17 Brown sugar fondue.png|He wants to dip shaved ice in it.
Ep17 Summer House logo.png|Summer House
Ep17 The beach hut clerk.png|The beach hut clerk...
Ep17 Ice is sold out.png|... apologizes that the ice sold out.
Ep17 The manager arrives.png|The beach hut owner arrives.
Ep17 Ron split a watermelon.png|Ron split a watermelon in shock.
Ep17 Watermelon eating.png|Mofu and Toto eat the watermelon.
Ep17 Toto asks about the list.png|Totomaru asks about Ron's to-do list.
Ep17 Platypus Mofu.png|Mofu agrees to wear Ron's costume for him.
Ep17 Platypus Ron.png|Toto imagines Ron wearing the platypus costume.
Ep17 Dispute.png|The beach hut owner quarrels with surfers.
Ep17 The beach hut owner.png
Ep17 Ron and Toto.png|Ron drags Toto to the surfers.
Ep17 The surfers.png
Ep17 The surfers talk to Ron and Toto.png|The surfers explain the situation.
Ep17 Mofu calls for help.png|Mofu calls for help.
Ep17 Mofu is stuck.png|She got stuck between some rocks...
Ep17 Manba's corpse.png|... and found a corpse.
Ep17 The surfers identify the body.png|The surfers identify the body as that of their missing friend's.
Ep17 Toto and Ron see the body.png
Ep17 It was murder.png|Ron says that Manba was murdered.
Ep17 Toto and Mofu talk to the detective.png|Toto and Mofu speak to a detective.
Ep17 The detective.png
Ep17 Drunk Manba.png|Manba got drunk last night.
Ep17 Angry Manba.png|He was angry at the manager and decided to confront him again.
Ep17 Ron's deduction.png|Ron lays out his deduction: Manba did not go swimming.
Ep17 Food poisoning.png|Manba got a stomachache from the hut's food.
Ep17 Manba does not swim.png|Manba did not go swimming as a result.
Ep17 Tidy surfboards.png|One surfer says Manba could have gone surfing still.
Ep17 Messy surfboards.png|The surfboards were messy this morning after all.
Ep17 Unconscious deduction.png|Ron did not realize he was making deductions.
Ep17 Toto tries to explain.png|Toto struggles to explain Ron's presence.
Ep17 Mofu explains.png|Mofu says Ron is her weird assistant.
Ep17 Surprised Toto.png|Toto is surprised that she helped out.
Ep17 Toto asks about Mofu.png|Toto asks about Mofu.
Ep17 Mofu.png|Mofu knows the secret and is happy about what they are doing.
Ep17 Summer House.png
Ep17 Owner cooks.png|The manager cooks.
Ep17 Expired eggs.png|The clerks asks what to do about the expired eggs.
Ep17 Angry owner.png|The owner tells him they are still "fine" to use.
Ep17 The owner smiles.png|"The world's an easy place to fool."
===Others===
Ep17 Preview.png|Preview image
==References and notes==
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Category:Episodes
Category:Season 2 episodes
Category:Midsummer Beach Hut Drowning Case