A Mysterious Sniper Murder Case (Part 1).Seiji Ishimoto, president of an electronic company, claims he has been receiving threat letters and hires Richard as a bodyguard. While attending a banquet, Tsuneaki, Seiji’s secretary, drops his remote control and puts the batteries back in. Masao Tanaka, a government minister, is killed instantly by a gunshot and Seiji's shoulder is grazed. Conan spots a man, Shiro Hiraoka, on the balcony but he loses him in a chase and discovers scratch marks on the spotlight. Richard spends the night at Seiji's hotel room keeping watch in case the murderer returns. In the morning, Richard receives a phonecall from Inspector Meguire announcing Shiro Hiraoka was found dead after an apparent fall from some stairs in an abandoned building. This twist of events leaves Conan baffled but promised to solve the case.