Mrs. Minagawa (Case Closed)

Mrs. Sayuri Minagawa (Chiyoko Kawashima) is the hidden villainess of "Valentine Murder Case", episode 1.06 of Case Closed (airdate February 14, 1996). She was the mother of the young Susumu Minagawa and the legal guardian of college student Katsuhiko Minagawa, her being his only living relative - his paternal aunt - after his parents died in an accident.
During the episode's events, Katsuhiko held a Valentine's Day party at his house, with his mother serving sushi, coffee, and cake to their guests. But soon after dessert, Katsuhiko was found dead in the front yard after going out with his friend Yoshimi (who he was in love with) and it was initially believed that Yoshimi killed him by giving him poisoned chocolate.
But once Conan Edogawa noticed that Mrs. Minagawa was washing dishes, he realized that she was the true culprit. When Mrs. Minagawa proclaimed her innocence, Conan pointed out how Mrs. Minagawa had earlier scolded Susumu for eating chocolate, but was quick to give him a bite of cake after sipping some coffee. This served to reveal that Mrs. Minagawa had poisoned the coffee and placed an antidote in the cake, knowing that Katsuhiko wouldn't eat the cake and would thus die from the poison. To cover her tracks, Mrs. Minagawa went to Katsuhiko's body right after he died and swapped out Yoshimi's chocolate bar with a poisoned one, framing her for the murder. As Conan was pointing out the evidence against Mrs. Minagawa, he pointed out how the untainted chocolate was starting to melt through her kimono, with a visible stain being shown.
After Kaori Sekiya (another friend of Katsuhiko and Yoshimi's) pointed out how Mrs. Minagawa knew of Katsuhiko's affection for Yoshimi, she tearfully confessed to the murder as she held Susumu, apologizing to Yoshimi for everything. Regarding her motivation, Mrs. Minagawa revealed that her husband's business had begun to suffer and that she had planned to kill Katsuhiko to gain his estate and thus save her family from homelessness. She also stated that she had seen Yoshimi buying chocolate for Katsuhiko some days before, giving her the idea for the whole plan, and proclaimed that she killed Katsuhiko to protect her family. Mrs. Minagawa was arrested (offscreen).
== Trivia ==
* In the English dub, Mrs. Minagawa's name is translated to Mrs. Morris and is voiced by Caitlin O'Connell.
Category:1990s
Category:Anime Villainess
Category:Brunette
Category:Callous
Category:Deceiver
Category:Family Murderer
Category:Greedy
Category:Kimono
Category:Mother
Category:Murderer
Category:Murder: Poison
Category:Villainous Reveal
Category:Fate: Arrested
Category:Aunt
Category:Stepmother
Category:Delusional