Ray invited me over to the radio station he works at and gave me the tour of the place. Although all of the fancy gadgets and whatnot were fascinating to see, there was one particular piece of equipment that grabbed my interest right away. It was an inversion table, which I had never used before and I wanted to try it out. Ray told me to have at it, but before I did I ran out to the car to get my camera because this should probably be capture on video.
11.21.2008
11.05.2008
1930's Murder Mystery Dinner Party
It is November 1, 1936 and at the Campbell Manor, Sir Walter Campbell, publisher of The Daily Truth, was preparing to celebrate his 70th birthday. A few of the assembled guests spent the night at the manor and had an incredible dinner in a most fitting way, with enough food and drink to choke the proverbial horse. But, it seems the horse may have fought back. For, this morning, Sir Walter was found dead in the stables near the main house. The old gentleman had been a cat fancier, priding himself in the rare breeds that freely roam the grounds of The Manor. It was said that he preferred cats to humans, pampering the felines with all sorts of catty trinkets. He had even threatened to leave his millions to the Royal Feline Society. And, what surprises will be in store when the will is read?
Giles Jenkins - Sir Walter's valet/butler for the past 20 years. He arranged the party.
Lilly Fish - The maid. Lily has been employed by Sir Walter for the past five years. She has a history of service at estates in Berkshire.
Albie Campbell - Sir Walter's son and only heir. He has a reputation for fast cars and fast women.
Rebecca Campbell - Albie's wife and Sir Walter's daughter-in-law. Her humble beginnings have produced potential wealth through her marriage to Albie.
Maude Adamly - An actress. She has been starring in the play, "The Lady Likes To Live It Up" until her recent hiatus from the cast.
Sheila Stanton - An artist. She was an uninvited guest who seemed out of place.
Percival Bromley - The stable groom. He has a way with horses and an interest in Sir Walter's social events.
Arthur MacKenzie - The editor of 'The Daily Truth.' To him, only the truth will do.
THE CAST
Brian............Albie Campbell
Stacy............Maude Adamly
Marcus.........Arthur MacKenzie
Ray..............Giles Jenkins
Tony............Percival Bromley
Julie.............Lily Fish
Theresa.......Sheila Stanton
Julie.............Rebecca Campbell
Katie............Diana MacKenzie
Melissa........Lynn Roberts
Christine......Sylvia Richardson
Jeffrey..........Robert Stanton
Rita..............Angela Richardson
Emily............Nancy O'Malley
Steven..........Rodger O'Malley
Mandy..........Marlene Weiss
Rebekah.......Gillian Moore
Ricky............Russell Moore
Malek...........Coroner
featuring Christian as the Inspector
and Jon as Sir Thomas Mann (the town drunk)
Mr. Jenkins takes a look at what appears to be a paperless typewriter from the future, which can also play 1930ish music for the evening. It was most impressive but was still no match against the exchange telegraph stock ticker.
Arthur MacKenzie makes it to the scene to write about the big scoop while Lily Fish politely welcomes him to the party.
Percival Bromley joined the party after a long day taking care of the horses and Sir Thomas Mann needed a beverage posthaste.
Sir Thomas calmed down after a bit, but Percival felt the need to keep a close eye on him for the safety of others.
Sir Thomas paused for a moment and tried to remember where he put his keys.
Sheila Stanton dropped by and wanted to take a peak at a booklet that was addressed to me, Albie Campbell.
Arthur MacKenzie and I met briefly before the gathering was to officially get underway. I was not exactly sure why, but I had a rather unusual feeling about this newspaper editor.
Gillian and Russell Moore do a little bit of mingling with Mrs. Stanton and the great actress, Maude Adamly.
Mr. Mann takes a quick breather.
The inspector officially begins the meeting and explains that everyone is gathered here tonight to crack the case on the murder of Sir Walter Campbell.
We should have known there was some kind of catch to this party.....
.....but me and my wife, Rebecca, stay calm and strike a pose for the camera even when we are both suspects of the murder.
Diana MacKenzie uses an advanced brownie camera to capture the moment with her husband, Arthur.
Giles Jenkins is the first to state his account on the night of the murder while the Coroner casually listens to every detail of his story.
Lily Fish explains her account while Maude Adamly and the Coroner converse about how Ms. Fish has "cold-blooded killer" written all over her.
I had a chance to get a quick snap with the brilliant actress.
Maude Adamly put on a fine show as she clarified what she was doing on the night of the murder.
Sir Thomas had seemed to have lost his footing during the gathering.
However, he was quick to get up with all of his refreshments still intact.
Mr. Mann tried his best to be attentive during the meeting.
The butler was quite baffled by the interrupted occurrence.
Sheila Stanton took the floor to claim her innocence.
Percival was flabbergasted to think that anyone could ever accuse him of murder!
Arthur MacKenzie appeared to sway forth.....
.....and then back.....
.....but finally balanced himself out with his trusty pipe.
Rebecca Campbell was the last to elucidate how she could never kill anyone no matter how much money they could have.
The inspector says a quick thank you to everyone for cooperating before the suspects are asked for any further questions.
The butler and I go way back.
The butler can also be a bit of a goof, which does not fly well with others.
Arthur stopped by for a photo opportunity with the Campbell's.
Jenkins tries to stay coolheaded around the inspector.
The coroner strikes a classy pose before leading everyone to the body of Sir Walter Campbell.
Ladies and gentlemen, Sir Walter Campbell.
The coroner explains that Sir Walter Campbell is without a doubt expired.
Lynn Roberts and Maude Adamly take a seat once more and do hope that the guilty suspect would reveal himself soon before hour is late.
Jenkins has seen plenty in his life span, but knowing for sure that Sir Walter Campbell is no more was just too much.
However, it did not seem to bother Arthur MacKenzie one bit.
Percival did not want anyone to know how disturbed he was about the sight of the victim, so he followed Mr. MacKenzie's lead.
Mr. Jenkins couldn't hold it in any longer and had to shriek like a girl after seeing the dead body.
Ms. Fish smiles politely and denies any accusations concerning the murder of Sir Walter Campbell or any other murder for that matter.
Mrs. Stanton listens carefully as the inspector takes the floor.....
.....but Mr. Jenkins is also in favor of the floor and does not want the inspector to take it away from him.
Maude Adamly told Jenkins to come forth for a jolly good hug, in which case he did so because Mr. Jenkins doesn't miss out on an opportunity like that from a celebrity.
The inspector begins to go over his thoughts on everyone's story and reveals a few interesting facts that point to only one person who could have committed the murder.....
.....ARTHUR MACKENZIE!!!!!
Maude was quick on the scene to apprehend this beast.
Now that the murder mystery has come to a close it is time for a group photograph.
And now another with the key players to this mystery.
Me and Percival are relieved that we are off the hook.
Percival, Sir Thomas and myself get along quite well.
Lynn Roberts and Maude Adamly model for the camera.
Me and Maude pretend to pose as if we were going to our high school prom.
Ms. Fish smiles to the camera with the MacKenzie's.
Maude can be a tad loopy from time to time.
Ms. Adamly wanted to bid farewell to Arthur but only after the photograph.
Giles Jenkins is quite the ladies man as is seen here with Marlene Weiss and, of course, Maude Adamly.
Lily did a wonderful job of tidying up the place before the gathering.
Maude and Lily decided it was time to dance in a 1930's fashion.
Of course Jenkins had to express his excitement as well and so he danced the night away.
Me and Rebecca thought it was about the hour to retire for the night and head back to our own estate. We both agreed this was the best dinner party we had ever attended as husband and wife...despite the fact we were accused for murder.
Fin.
THE SUSPECTS
Giles Jenkins - Sir Walter's valet/butler for the past 20 years. He arranged the party.
Lilly Fish - The maid. Lily has been employed by Sir Walter for the past five years. She has a history of service at estates in Berkshire.
Albie Campbell - Sir Walter's son and only heir. He has a reputation for fast cars and fast women.
Rebecca Campbell - Albie's wife and Sir Walter's daughter-in-law. Her humble beginnings have produced potential wealth through her marriage to Albie.
Maude Adamly - An actress. She has been starring in the play, "The Lady Likes To Live It Up" until her recent hiatus from the cast.
Sheila Stanton - An artist. She was an uninvited guest who seemed out of place.
Percival Bromley - The stable groom. He has a way with horses and an interest in Sir Walter's social events.
Arthur MacKenzie - The editor of 'The Daily Truth.' To him, only the truth will do.
THE CAST
Brian............Albie Campbell
Stacy............Maude Adamly
Marcus.........Arthur MacKenzie
Ray..............Giles Jenkins
Tony............Percival Bromley
Julie.............Lily Fish
Theresa.......Sheila Stanton
Julie.............Rebecca Campbell
Katie............Diana MacKenzie
Melissa........Lynn Roberts
Christine......Sylvia Richardson
Jeffrey..........Robert Stanton
Rita..............Angela Richardson
Emily............Nancy O'Malley
Steven..........Rodger O'Malley
Mandy..........Marlene Weiss
Rebekah.......Gillian Moore
Ricky............Russell Moore
Malek...........Coroner
featuring Christian as the Inspector
and Jon as Sir Thomas Mann (the town drunk)
Mr. Jenkins takes a look at what appears to be a paperless typewriter from the future, which can also play 1930ish music for the evening. It was most impressive but was still no match against the exchange telegraph stock ticker.
Arthur MacKenzie makes it to the scene to write about the big scoop while Lily Fish politely welcomes him to the party.
Percival Bromley joined the party after a long day taking care of the horses and Sir Thomas Mann needed a beverage posthaste.
Sir Thomas calmed down after a bit, but Percival felt the need to keep a close eye on him for the safety of others.
Sir Thomas paused for a moment and tried to remember where he put his keys.
Sheila Stanton dropped by and wanted to take a peak at a booklet that was addressed to me, Albie Campbell.
Arthur MacKenzie and I met briefly before the gathering was to officially get underway. I was not exactly sure why, but I had a rather unusual feeling about this newspaper editor.
Gillian and Russell Moore do a little bit of mingling with Mrs. Stanton and the great actress, Maude Adamly.
Mr. Mann takes a quick breather.
The inspector officially begins the meeting and explains that everyone is gathered here tonight to crack the case on the murder of Sir Walter Campbell.
We should have known there was some kind of catch to this party.....
.....but me and my wife, Rebecca, stay calm and strike a pose for the camera even when we are both suspects of the murder.
Diana MacKenzie uses an advanced brownie camera to capture the moment with her husband, Arthur.
Giles Jenkins is the first to state his account on the night of the murder while the Coroner casually listens to every detail of his story.
Lily Fish explains her account while Maude Adamly and the Coroner converse about how Ms. Fish has "cold-blooded killer" written all over her.
I had a chance to get a quick snap with the brilliant actress.
Maude Adamly put on a fine show as she clarified what she was doing on the night of the murder.
Sir Thomas had seemed to have lost his footing during the gathering.
However, he was quick to get up with all of his refreshments still intact.
Mr. Mann tried his best to be attentive during the meeting.
The butler was quite baffled by the interrupted occurrence.
Sheila Stanton took the floor to claim her innocence.
Percival was flabbergasted to think that anyone could ever accuse him of murder!
Arthur MacKenzie appeared to sway forth.....
.....and then back.....
.....but finally balanced himself out with his trusty pipe.
Rebecca Campbell was the last to elucidate how she could never kill anyone no matter how much money they could have.
The inspector says a quick thank you to everyone for cooperating before the suspects are asked for any further questions.
The butler and I go way back.
The butler can also be a bit of a goof, which does not fly well with others.
Arthur stopped by for a photo opportunity with the Campbell's.
Jenkins tries to stay coolheaded around the inspector.
The coroner strikes a classy pose before leading everyone to the body of Sir Walter Campbell.
Ladies and gentlemen, Sir Walter Campbell.
The coroner explains that Sir Walter Campbell is without a doubt expired.
Lynn Roberts and Maude Adamly take a seat once more and do hope that the guilty suspect would reveal himself soon before hour is late.
Jenkins has seen plenty in his life span, but knowing for sure that Sir Walter Campbell is no more was just too much.
However, it did not seem to bother Arthur MacKenzie one bit.
Percival did not want anyone to know how disturbed he was about the sight of the victim, so he followed Mr. MacKenzie's lead.
Mr. Jenkins couldn't hold it in any longer and had to shriek like a girl after seeing the dead body.
Ms. Fish smiles politely and denies any accusations concerning the murder of Sir Walter Campbell or any other murder for that matter.
Mrs. Stanton listens carefully as the inspector takes the floor.....
.....but Mr. Jenkins is also in favor of the floor and does not want the inspector to take it away from him.
Maude Adamly told Jenkins to come forth for a jolly good hug, in which case he did so because Mr. Jenkins doesn't miss out on an opportunity like that from a celebrity.
The inspector begins to go over his thoughts on everyone's story and reveals a few interesting facts that point to only one person who could have committed the murder.....
.....ARTHUR MACKENZIE!!!!!
Maude was quick on the scene to apprehend this beast.
Now that the murder mystery has come to a close it is time for a group photograph.
And now another with the key players to this mystery.
Me and Percival are relieved that we are off the hook.
Percival, Sir Thomas and myself get along quite well.
Lynn Roberts and Maude Adamly model for the camera.
Me and Maude pretend to pose as if we were going to our high school prom.
Ms. Fish smiles to the camera with the MacKenzie's.
Maude can be a tad loopy from time to time.
Ms. Adamly wanted to bid farewell to Arthur but only after the photograph.
Giles Jenkins is quite the ladies man as is seen here with Marlene Weiss and, of course, Maude Adamly.
Lily did a wonderful job of tidying up the place before the gathering.
Maude and Lily decided it was time to dance in a 1930's fashion.
Of course Jenkins had to express his excitement as well and so he danced the night away.
Me and Rebecca thought it was about the hour to retire for the night and head back to our own estate. We both agreed this was the best dinner party we had ever attended as husband and wife...despite the fact we were accused for murder.
Fin.
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