Episode
Ron Kamonohashi's Forbidden Deductions: The Case of the Locked-Room Piggy Bank Theft
Overview
Ron is excited to solve cases by using Toto, but he's not on any good ones because his boss thinks he's useless. All he gets are odd jobs and busywork. Ron, however, is quite interested in a new report about coins going missing from a piggy bank...
Details
- Series
- Ron Kamonohashi's Forbidden Deductions
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2023-10-09
- Runtime
- 24 min
Episode context
The Case of the Locked-Room Piggy Bank Theft is Episode 2 in Season 1 of Ron Kamonohashi's Forbidden Deductions. It aired on 2023-10-09. The runtime is 24 min.
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Episode 1: The Case of the Metropolitan Serial Drownings
The Metropolitan Police Department is struggling to investigate a series of murders, yet Detective Isshiki is ordered to go home. Kiku of the General Affairs Division sends him to meet a certain sleuth—a shaggy-haired eccentric named Kamonohashi Ron.
Episode 3: The Case of the Benizome Hot Spring Murder (1)
Ron wins a pair of tickets to a hot spring in a raffle. Toto accompanies him to stay at the Benizome Inn. The innkeeper who greets them is friendly, but he isn't who he seems. Plus, it isn't long before Ron's eccentricities begin to surface.
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Episode 7: The Case of the Observatory Murder (1)
Toto and Ron are invited to a meteor shower viewing being held on Nandan Island. Also invited is John Grizzly, an instructor at BLUE. There was a murder at the observatory years ago, so the director has brought in first-rate detectives...just in case.
Episode 8: The Case of the Observatory Murder (2)
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Episode 9: The Case of the Observatory Murder (3)
Toto gathers everyone together and explains the truth behind the murders. With their name exposed, the culprit takes drastic measures not to be caught, but not before revealing that there's more to this incident than anyone imagined.
Episode 10: The Case of the Poisoned Latte
Toto is shadowed by a reporter who's a huge fan of his for the way he's solved one difficult case after another. They step into a cafe where Ron happens to be working, making things a little awkward. Then, a customer collapses to the ground—poisoned!
Episode 11: The Case of the Mad Chameleon Murder
Toto meets Kawasemi while on a business trip to Aichi. Kawasemi's been in a slump since losing Yamane, and his powers of perception have suffered. He's investigating the Mad Chameleon, who commits a crime right in front of them!
Episode 12: The Case of the Yadagami-sama Murders (1)
Ron agrees to take on Spitz's search request in exchange for his obtaining a file on the Bloody Training Incident. Spitz accepts Ron's terms and takes Ron and Toto to Yadamura, a village in Yamanashi prefecture where his ethnologist brother disappeared.
Episode 13: The Case of the Yadagami-sama Murders (2)
Toto reveals the truth of the case and the culprit admits to their crimes. Ron's disorder triggers, putting the culprit in danger, but help comes from an unexpected source. Who is their last minute savior, and how are they connected to everything?