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ProfDr.Henry

Scintillate

Youareanexpertinastrophysicsandretiredacoupleofyearsago.

Youarestillveryinterestedinthefieldofscience,ashadbeenMr.Erringworth,andyouhaveworkedwithhimonseveraloccasions.Youconsiderhimaclosefriend.

Yourproblem:TwoweeksagoyoufoundaloveletterfromMr.ErringworthtoyourwifeMrs.ClaudiaScintillate,andyouarefurious.Youfeelbetrayedandembarrassed.Inyourbagyouhaveyourheavytelescopeforsearchingtheskiesatnight.

Ms.BellaFloretti

Youareasupermodelandhavebeenonthe“MostbeautifulWomenintheWorldList”forfiveyearsinarow,yourfame

hasmadeyouarrogantandself-centered.Youwere“MsPortGresham”lastyear,abeautypageantthatwashostedbyMr.Erringworth.Youarerich,famousandgorgeousandallyouwantistobewithMr.Erringworth,foryouitwasloveatfirstsight.

Yourproblem:Mr.Erringworthtoldyouseveraltimesthathewillneverleavehiswifeforyou.Youalwayscarryyour“MsPortGresham”-sashwithyou,somethingyoucoulduseagainstMr.Erringworth.

Mr.GeraldErringworthIsasuccessfulbusinessmanfromPortGresham,England.Heismarried,butdoesn’tseehiswifeveryoften.He is interested inbusiness ideasforfood,especiallypasta,and inhis freetimehe likesplayingcardswithanoldfriendnextdoororbusieshimselfwithastroscience.Hehasinvitedninepeopletoadinnerpartyathismansion,notrealizingthat each of them comes for a special reason. His exciting life is brought to an endduringthedinnerparty.

Oneofhisfriendskilledhim!

YouwereinvitedtoMrErringworth’sdinnerpartyinhismansion.Youwillmeet9peoplethere,allofwhomhavesomekindofrelationwithMrErringworth.Shortlyaftermidnight,thehostisfounddead.Itwillbeyourtasktointerviewallninesuspectsandfindthemurderer.

Astheeveningprogressesyouwillgetmoreinformationaboutthepeopleandmoredetailswillberevealed.Youwillhavetofindthemurderer’sname–hisrelationtoMr.Erringsworth–hismotive–theusedweapon–theroomwherethemurderwascommittedandanyadditionalinformationthatarenecessarytosolvethecase. Keepyoureyesandearsopen!GoodLuck!

TheStory

Mrs.FionaErringworth

YouareMr.Erringworth’swife;youhavebeenmarriedfor35years.

Youareveryinterestedinboardgameslikechessandcheckersandspendalotoftimeplayingtournaments.Youalwaystellpeoplehowmuchyouloveyourhusband,butyouonlyseehimontheweekends,becauseyoutravelthroughthecountrytoattendtournaments.

Yourproblem:Youhavejustfoundout,thatyourhusbandishavinganaffairwithMrs.ClaudiaScintillate.Youaredevastated,butsinceyoudon’thaveanychildrenyouwouldinheritallofyourhusband’smoney.Youalwayscarryaminiaturegunwithyou.

Mr.GarconBouchey

YouareMr.Erringworth’sbutler.Youhavebeenworkingforhimoverthelast18yearsandyouknow

allofhisgoodandbadsides.Youcankeepyourmaster’ssecretsandhavealwaysbeenloyal.

Yourproblem:Mr.Erringworthtoldyouyesterday,thathewillnotneedyourservicesafterthedinnerpartyanymore,becausehewasgoingtohireayoungerhousekeeper.Youwillbeleftwithoutajobtoprovideforyourfamily.Youhaveaccesstoallkitchensuppliessuchasknivesandscissorswhichcanbedangeroustools

Mrs.ClaudiaScintillate

YouareProfDr.HenryScintillate‘swife,butyoudon’tlovehimanymore.Youarehavinganaffair

withMr.Erringworthandyouplanonelopingwithhim.Mr.Erringworthhaspromisedtotakeyouonacruisearoundtheworld,buyyouaveryexpensiveengagementringandmarryyoubeforetheyearisover.

Yourproblem:RightbeforethedinnerpartyMr.Erringworthtoldyouthathewouldn’ttakeyouonthecruiseyetandyougotintoanargument.YouownanicepearlnecklacethathegaveyouonValentine’sDay,atooltostranglesomeone.

Mrs.Gwendolyn

Miller

YouareMr.Erringworth’snextdoorneighbor.You

seemtobeakindoldwidow,livingaloneinaverybighouse.Mr.Erringworthvisitsyouonceamonthtoplayagameofcardswithyou,chatandkeepyoucompany.Youlikehimverymuchandenjoyyourmeetings.Yourproblem:YoudiscoveredthatMr.Erringworthhasbeenstealingmoneyandjewelryfromyourcloseteversincehestartedvisitingyou.Youareveryupsetaboutthisfraud.YoucarryabottleofratpoisonwithyouandmighthaveslippedsomethingintoMr.Erringworth’sdrink.

Mr.RicardoFettuccineYouareMr.Erringworth’sbusinesspartnerfromItaly.Youareallaboutmoneyandwealthand

youareestablishingasuccessfulpastaempire.YouhaveonlyknownMr.Erringworthforthreemonths,buthepromisedtosupportyouonyourwayofgettingstartedontheAmericanpastamarket.

Yourproblem:YouwanttodobetterthanMr.Erringworthandyouareveryjealousofhissuccessinthebusiness.AtthedinnerpartyyourealisedthatMr.Erringworthwasnotsupportingyourbusinessbutstealingyourideas.YouhavebroughtyourSwisspocketknife

Mr.WilliamPatroneer

Youareverysympatheticandhaveacalmpersonality.YouareakindergartenteacherinPortGresham.Mr.Erringworthownsthekindergartenandusedtoplay

SantaClauseonChristmasforthechildren.Youhavealwayslikedhimandweregladtoaccepthisinvitationtothedinnerparty.

Yourproblem:Mr.Erringworthwantstosavemoneyandwillclosethekindergartennextyear.Youhavejustfoundoutaboutthisandareverydisappointed.Youhaveaskippingropeinyourbackthatmightcomeinuseful.

Mrs.JaneRutherford

YouusedtobeMr.Erringworth’spersonalassistantandyouknowalotabouthim.Youusedto

arrangemeetingswithbusinesspartnersandayoungwomanforhim,aswellasorderhisstrongsleepingpills.Mr.Erringworthhasalwayssupportedyouandhasbeenanimportantpartofyourlife,becauseheistheonlyonewhoknowsyourbigsecret.Nowyouhaveyourownpublicrelationsagencyandareveryrich.

Yourproblem:Mr.Erringworthwantsyoutostopreportingabouthimorhewilltellthepoliceabouttheskeletonsinyourcloset.Youhaveabottleofhisstrongsleepingpillsinyourpurse,thatcanbelethalifoverdosed…justincase.

Youwereinthe

BASEMENT

Youwereinthe

KITCHEN

Youwereinthe

PARLOR

Youwereinthe

GARAGE

Youwereinthe

BEDROOM

Youwereinthe

OFFICE

Youwereinthe

ATTIC

PLACES

Youwereinthe

BATHROOM

Youwereinthe

HALLWAY

Youstayedatthepartythewholenight.

Youleftthepartyfor5minutes.

DINNER

Youstayedatthepartythewholenight.

Youstayedatthepartythewholenight.

Youstayedatthepartythewholenight.

Youwillneed1card“Youleftthepartyfor5minutes.”and8cards“Youstayedatthepartythewholenight.“

CharacterName Motive/Relation Room Weapon LeftPartyY/N

Whoisthemurderer? Whydidhe/shedoit? Wheredidhe/shedo

it?Whichweaponwasused?

Didhe/sheleavetheparty?

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CharacterName Motive/Relation Room Weapon LeftPartyY/N

Whoisthemurderer? Whydidhe/shedoit? Wheredidhe/shedo

it?Whichweaponwasused?

Didhe/sheleavetheparty?

**NOTE:IusedCALIBRIfontinthisworksheet.Ifyouhaveproblemswiththefont,pleasecontactmeandIwillsendyouthefontfile.IrealizedthisonlyafterIhadfinished,sorry**Youwillneed:9charactercards,9placescards,9dinnercards,9FindtheMurderer–InfoSheetsThisisafunspeakingactivityfornine(oroneortwoless)students.Itisadetectivestorythatengagesstudentsinconversationandwillpracticemainlyquestionsandanswersinsimplepresentandsimplepast.Youfindthesettingandstoryonpage1,readaboutMr.Erringworthtotheclass.ThentellthemthattheywillbeinvestigatingeachotherandfindoutwhokilledMr.Erringworth(TheStory).Thereare9characters,9relations/motives,9weaponsand9roomsinthehouse:

Howtoplay:

1) Introducethestory2) Giveeachstudentacharactercard,letthemreadthroughand

makesuretheyunderstandtheircharacter3) Handoutthe“FindtheMurderer–InfoSheet”toeverystudent

andexplainthattheyaregoingtoaskaboutNAMESandRELATIONSwithMr.Efirst.Letthemwalkthroughtheclassandask/answerquestions(What’syourname?HowdoyouknowMr.E?Whoareyou?)Letthemtakenotes!

4) Afterthefirstinterviewroundletstudentssitdownandguesswhocouldhaveusedwhichweapon(theyshouldn’thavetalkedabouttheirweaponsuntilnow)–wildguessesarewelcomehere!

5) HandoutonePLACEScardtoeverystudentandletthemgoonthesecondinterviewround(YourareMrs…,aren’tyou?Couldyoutellmewhereyouwereat12:00pm?)

6) NowhandoutoneDINNERcardforeverystudent.Youshouldhave1card“Youleftthepartyfor5minutes.”and8cards“Youstayedatthepartythewholenight.“andletstudentsgoonlastinterviewround(onlyonecharacterwillanswer“YESILEFTTHEPARTYFOR5MINUTES!”)

7) Nowtheycancompletetheirinfosheet.Themurderermustbethepersonwholefttheparty.Eventheteachermaynotknow,whothemurdereris,untiltheend.

8) Letonestudentgivethecompleteanswerandcompare. JHavefun!

Roomsofthehouse

- bathroom- kitchen- bedroom- parlor- hallway- basement- attic- office- garage

Characternames Relation Motives Weapons 1. Ms.BellaFloretti loveinterest,supermodel FellinlovewithMr.E,buthedidn’tsash2. Prof.Dr.HenryScintillate closefriend,retiredscientist wifehasaffairwithMr.E telescope3. Mrs.FionaErringworth Mr.E’swife foundoutaboutaffair miniaturegun4. Mr.GarconBouchey butler Mr.Eisgoingtofirehim knife5. Mrs.ClaudiaScintillate Mr.Ehasanaffairwithher althoughpromised,Mr.E pearlnecklace

doesn’tgooncruisewithher6. Mrs.GwendolynMiller widowneighbor,playcards Mr.Estolemoneyandjewelry ratpoison7. Mr.RicardoFettuccine businesspartnerfromItaly Mr.Estolehispastaideas pocketknife8. Mr.WilliamPatroneer kindergartenteacher,friend Mr.Eisgoingtoclosekindergartenskippingrope9. Mrs.JaneRutherford exassistant,knowsMr.Ewell Mr.Eisblackmailingher sleepingpills

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