Your name is Robert Carpenter. The year is 1906. You are on a long-distance train from Paris to Istanbul.
At 2:00 in the morning you are awoken by a piercing shriek from the carriage ahead. You roll out of bed and throw on some clothes. Still only half awake, you shuffle up to the first-class carriage. Several people are clustered in the hallway, murmuring anxiously.
You want to know what happened. Do you ask...
(link: "The weeping young woman at the center of the crowd?")[//Olivia Magnus:// My father’s dead! Somebody murdered him!]
(link: "The older man in a fancy suit?")[//Geoffrey Charles Chamberlain, Sr.:// A business partner of mine has been found dead in his room.]
(link: "The older woman in an elegant dress?")[//Catherine Chamberlain:// My husband’s business partner is dead. It's a shame, he was such a nice man.]
(link: "The young man in an extravagant jacket?")[//Geoffrey Charles Chamberlain, Jr.:// My father’s business partner has been killed. His daughter thinks he was murdered but I think the old bastard’s heart gave out.]
(link: "The young man in plain clothing?")[//Thomas Carter:// Some wealthy businessman is dead... Some people think he was murdered!]
(link: "The bearded man with a book under his arm?")[//Klaus Metz:// Some filthy capitalist pig got what he deserved!]
(link: "The baggage-boy?")[//John Smith:// ...he’s dead.]
(link: "The waitress?")[//Alice Christie:// A very rich man has died on a train... how very mysterious!]
(link: "The chef?")[//Arthur Darzi:// One of our wealthiest passengers has been found dead. What a tragic turn of events!]
(set: $time to it + 1)
[[Finished->Intro 2]]
{
(set: $current to 10)
(if: $time is 10)[(goto: 'Duel!')(set: $duel to true)]
(if: $time is 16)[(goto: 'Whodunnit')]
(set: $hours to (text: (floor: $time / 4) + 2) )
(set: $mins to (text: ($time % 4) * 15) )
(if: $time % 4 is 0)[(set: $mins to '0' + $mins)]
}
(print: 'The time is ' + $hours + ':' + $mins + ' A.M.') You are in the recreation carriage.
This is where passengers can relax and play games.
{
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'OM') is $current)[Olivia Magnus is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'CS') is $current)[Geoffrey Charles Chamberlain, Sr. is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'CC') is $current)[Catherine Chamberlain is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'CJ') is $current)[Geoffrey Charles Chamberlain, Jr. is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'TC') is $current)[Thomas Carter is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'KM') is $current)[Klaus Metz is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'AD') is $current)[Arthur Darzi the chef is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'AC') is $current)[Alice Christie the waitress is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'TS') is $current)[John Smith the baggage-boy is here. ]
(set: $map to (a:
'L10 1-2',
'L10 1-2',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'L10 7',
'L10 8-9',
'L10 8-9',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'L10 15'
))
}
(if: $map's $time is 'Nobody')[There is nobody here to talk to.\
](else-if: $map's $time is $lastconv)[You've learned all you can from them right now.\
](else:)[(link-goto: "Enter Conversation", $map's $time)]
[[Wait 15 Minutes->Wait]]
To [[2nd Class]] Carriage
To [[Baggage]] Carriage
{
(set: $current to 6)
(if: $time is 10)[(goto: 'Duel!')(set: $duel to true)]
(if: $time is 16)[(goto: 'Whodunnit')]
(set: $hours to (text: (floor: $time / 4) + 2) )
(set: $mins to (text: ($time % 4) * 15) )
(if: $time % 4 is 0)[(set: $mins to '0' + $mins)]
}
(print: 'The time is ' + $hours + ':' + $mins + ' A.M.') You are in the 2nd class carriage.
This is where average passengers have modest rooms.
There is nobody here to talk to.
[[Wait 15 Minutes->Wait]]
To [[1st Class]] Carriage
To [[Recreation]] Carriage
Enter [[Your Room]]
Enter [[Thomas's Room]]
Enter [[Klaus's Room]]
{
(set: $current to 3)
(if: $time is 10)[(goto: 'Duel!')(set: $duel to true)]
(if: $time is 16)[(goto: 'Whodunnit')]
(set: $hours to (text: (floor: $time / 4) + 2) )
(set: $mins to (text: ($time % 4) * 15) )
(if: $time % 4 is 0)[(set: $mins to '0' + $mins)]
}
(print: 'The time is ' + $hours + ':' + $mins + ' A.M.') You are in the 1st class carriage.
This is where wealthy passengers have large, extravagant rooms.
{
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'OM') is $current)[Olivia Magnus is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'CS') is $current)[Geoffrey Charles Chamberlain, Sr. is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'CC') is $current)[Catherine Chamberlain is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'CJ') is $current)[Geoffrey Charles Chamberlain, Jr. is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'TC') is $current)[Thomas Carter is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'KM') is $current)[Klaus Metz is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'AD') is $current)[Arthur Darzi the chef is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'AC') is $current)[Alice Christie the waitress is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'TS') is $current)[John Smith the baggage-boy is here. ]
(set: $map to (a:
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'L3 9',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
))
}
(if: $map's $time is 'Nobody')[There is nobody here to talk to.\
](else-if: $map's $time is $lastconv)[You've learned all you can from them right now.\
](else:)[(link-goto: "Enter Conversation", $map's $time)]
[[Wait 15 Minutes->Wait]]
To [[Dining]] Carriage
To [[2nd Class]] Carriage
Enter [[Magnus Room]]
Enter [[Chamberlain Room]]
{
(set: $current to 2)
(if: $time is 10)[(goto: 'Duel!')(set: $duel to true)]
(if: $time is 16)[(goto: 'Whodunnit')]
(set: $hours to (text: (floor: $time / 4) + 2) )
(set: $mins to (text: ($time % 4) * 15) )
(if: $time % 4 is 0)[(set: $mins to '0' + $mins)]
}
(print: 'The time is ' + $hours + ':' + $mins + ' A.M.') You are in the dining carriage.
This is where passengers sit down to eat.
{
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'OM') is $current)[Olivia Magnus is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'CS') is $current)[Geoffrey Charles Chamberlain, Sr. is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'CC') is $current)[Catherine Chamberlain is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'CJ') is $current)[Geoffrey Charles Chamberlain, Jr. is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'TC') is $current)[Thomas Carter is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'KM') is $current)[Klaus Metz is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'AD') is $current)[Arthur Darzi the chef is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'AC') is $current)[Alice Christie the waitress is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'TS') is $current)[John Smith the baggage-boy is here. ]
(set: $map to (a:
'L2 1-2',
'L2 1-2',
'L2 3-4',
'L2 3-4',
'L2 5-6',
'L2 5-6',
'L2 7-8',
'L2 7-8',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'L2 11-12',
'L2 11-12',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'Nobody'))
}
(if: $map's $time is 'Nobody')[There is nobody here to talk to.\
](else-if: $map's $time is $lastconv)[You've learned all you can from them right now.\
](else:)[(link-goto: "Enter Conversation", $map's $time)]
[[Wait 15 Minutes->Wait]]
To [[Kitchen]] Carriage
To [[1st Class]] Carriage
{
(set: $current to 1)
(if: $time is 10)[(goto: 'Duel!')(set: $duel to true)]
(if: $time is 16)[(goto: 'Whodunnit')]
(set: $hours to (text: (floor: $time / 4) + 2) )
(set: $mins to (text: ($time % 4) * 15) )
(if: $time % 4 is 0)[(set: $mins to '0' + $mins)]
}
(print: 'The time is ' + $hours + ':' + $mins + ' A.M.') You are in the kitchen carriage.
This is where food for the passengers is stored and prepared.
{
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'OM') is $current)[Olivia Magnus is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'CS') is $current)[Geoffrey Charles Chamberlain, Sr. is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'CC') is $current)[Catherine Chamberlain is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'CJ') is $current)[Geoffrey Charles Chamberlain, Jr. is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'TC') is $current)[Thomas Carter is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'KM') is $current)[Klaus Metz is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'AD') is $current)[Arthur Darzi the chef is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'AC') is $current)[Alice Christie the waitress is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'TS') is $current)[John Smith the baggage-boy is here. ]
(set: $map to (a:
'L1 1-2',
'L1 1-2',
'L1 3-4',
'L1 3-4',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'L1 13-14',
'L1 13-14',
'Nobody'))
}
(if: $map's $time is 'Nobody')[There is nobody here to talk to.\
](else-if: $map's $time is $lastconv)[You've learned all you can from them right now.\
](else:)[(link-goto: "Enter Conversation", $map's $time)]
[[Wait 15 Minutes->Wait]]
To [[Dining]] Carriage
{
(set: $current to 11)
(if: $time is 10)[(goto: 'Duel!')(set: $duel to true)]
(if: $time is 16)[(goto: 'Whodunnit')]
(set: $hours to (text: (floor: $time / 4) + 2) )
(set: $mins to (text: ($time % 4) * 15) )
(if: $time % 4 is 0)[(set: $mins to '0' + $mins)]
}
(print: 'The time is ' + $hours + ':' + $mins + ' A.M.') You are in the baggage carriage.
This is where the passengers's luggage is stored. There is a door towards the rear of the train labeled "Staff Only."
{
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'OM') is $current)[Olivia Magnus is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'CS') is $current)[Geoffrey Charles Chamberlain, Sr. is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'CC') is $current)[Catherine Chamberlain is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'CJ') is $current)[Geoffrey Charles Chamberlain, Jr. is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'TC') is $current)[Thomas Carter is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'KM') is $current)[Klaus Metz is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'AD') is $current)[Arthur Darzi the chef is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'AC') is $current)[Alice Christie the waitress is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'TS') is $current)[John Smith the baggage-boy is here. ]
(set: $map to (a:
'L11 1-2',
'L11 1-2',
'L11 3-4',
'L11 3-4',
'L11 5-6',
'L11 5-6',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'L11 11-12',
'L11 11-12',
'L11 13-14',
'L11 13-14',
'Nobody'
))
}
(if: $map's $time is 'Nobody')[There is nobody here to talk to.\
](else-if: $map's $time is $lastconv)[You've learned all you can from them right now.\
](else:)[(link-goto: "Enter Conversation", $map's $time)]
[[Wait 15 Minutes->Wait]]
To [[Recreation]] Carriage
{
(set: $current to 7)
(if: $time is 10)[(goto: 'Duel!')(set: $duel to true)]
(if: $time is 16)[(goto: 'Whodunnit')]
(set: $hours to (text: (floor: $time / 4) + 2) )
(set: $mins to (text: ($time % 4) * 15) )
(if: $time % 4 is 0)[(set: $mins to '0' + $mins)]
}
(print: 'The time is ' + $hours + ':' + $mins + ' A.M.') You are in the 2nd class carriage.
This is your room. You were blissfully asleep here not so long ago.
{
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'OM') is $current)[Olivia Magnus is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'CS') is $current)[Geoffrey Charles Chamberlain, Sr. is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'CC') is $current)[Catherine Chamberlain is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'CJ') is $current)[Geoffrey Charles Chamberlain, Jr. is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'TC') is $current)[Thomas Carter is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'KM') is $current)[Klaus Metz is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'AD') is $current)[Arthur Darzi the chef is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'AC') is $current)[Alice Christie the waitress is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'TS') is $current)[John Smith the baggage-boy is here. ]
(set: $map to (a:
'L7 1-2',
'L7 1-2',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'L7 5-6',
'L7 5-6',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'L7 11-12',
'L7 11-12',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'Nobody'
))
}
(if: $map's $time is 'Nobody')[There is nobody here to talk to.\
](else-if: $map's $time is $lastconv)[You've learned all you can from them right now.\
](else:)[(link-goto: "Enter Conversation", $map's $time)]
[[Wait 15 Minutes->Wait]]
[[Back to Hallway->2nd Class]]
{
(set: $current to 8)
(if: $time is 10)[(goto: 'Duel!')(set: $duel to true)]
(if: $time is 16)[(goto: 'Whodunnit')]
(set: $hours to (text: (floor: $time / 4) + 2) )
(set: $mins to (text: ($time % 4) * 15) )
(if: $time % 4 is 0)[(set: $mins to '0' + $mins)]
}
(print: 'The time is ' + $hours + ':' + $mins + ' A.M.') You are in the 2nd class carriage.
This is Thomas Carter's room. An assortment of poetry and classic literature is strewn haphazardly across the bed.
{
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'OM') is $current)[Olivia Magnus is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'CS') is $current)[Geoffrey Charles Chamberlain, Sr. is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'CC') is $current)[Catherine Chamberlain is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'CJ') is $current)[Geoffrey Charles Chamberlain, Jr. is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'TC') is $current)[Thomas Carter is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'KM') is $current)[Klaus Metz is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'AD') is $current)[Arthur Darzi the chef is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'AC') is $current)[Alice Christie the waitress is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'TS') is $current)[John Smith the baggage-boy is here. ]
(set: $map to (a:
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'L8 3-4',
'L8 3-4',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'L8 8-9',
'L8 8-9',
'Nobody',
'L8 11-12',
'L8 11-12',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'Nobody'))
}
(if: $map's $time is 'Nobody')[There is nobody here to talk to.\
](else-if: $map's $time is $lastconv)[You've learned all you can from them right now.\
](else:)[(link-goto: "Enter Conversation", $map's $time)]
[[Wait 15 Minutes->Wait]]
[[Back to Hallway->2nd Class]]
{
(set: $current to 9)
(if: $time is 10)[(goto: 'Duel!')(set: $duel to true)]
(if: $time is 16)[(goto: 'Whodunnit')]
(set: $hours to (text: (floor: $time / 4) + 2) )
(set: $mins to (text: ($time % 4) * 15) )
(if: $time % 4 is 0)[(set: $mins to '0' + $mins)]
}
(print: 'The time is ' + $hours + ':' + $mins + ' A.M.') You are in the 2nd class carriage.
This is Klaus Metz's room. A selection of communist literature is gathered neatly on the bedside table.
{
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'OM') is $current)[Olivia Magnus is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'CS') is $current)[Geoffrey Charles Chamberlain, Sr. is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'CC') is $current)[Catherine Chamberlain is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'CJ') is $current)[Geoffrey Charles Chamberlain, Jr. is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'TC') is $current)[Thomas Carter is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'KM') is $current)[Klaus Metz is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'AD') is $current)[Arthur Darzi the chef is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'AC') is $current)[Alice Christie the waitress is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'TS') is $current)[John Smith the baggage-boy is here. ]
(set: $map to (a:
'L9 1-2',
'L9 1-2',
'L9 3-4',
'L9 3-4',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'L9 7-8',
'L9 7-8',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'Nobody'))
(if: $duel)[
(set: $map to it + (a:
'L9 13-14 D',
'L9 13-14 D',
'Nobody'
))](else:)[
(set: $map to it + (a:
'L9 13-14 ND',
'L9 13-14 ND',
'Nobody'
))]
}
(if: $map's $time is 'Nobody')[There is nobody here to talk to.\
](else-if: $map's $time is $lastconv)[You've learned all you can from them right now.\
](else:)[(link-goto: "Enter Conversation", $map's $time)]
[[Wait 15 Minutes->Wait]]
[[Back to Hallway->2nd Class]]
{
(set: $current to 4)
(if: $time is 10)[(goto: 'Duel!')(set: $duel to true)]
(if: $time is 16)[(goto: 'Whodunnit')]
(set: $hours to (text: (floor: $time / 4) + 2) )
(set: $mins to (text: ($time % 4) * 15) )
(if: $time % 4 is 0)[(set: $mins to '0' + $mins)]
}
(print: 'The time is ' + $hours + ':' + $mins + ' A.M.') You are in the 1st class carriage.
This is the Magnus family's room, where William James Magnus III lies dead.
{
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'OM') is $current)[Olivia Magnus is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'CS') is $current)[Geoffrey Charles Chamberlain, Sr. is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'CC') is $current)[Catherine Chamberlain is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'CJ') is $current)[Geoffrey Charles Chamberlain, Jr. is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'TC') is $current)[Thomas Carter is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'KM') is $current)[Klaus Metz is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'AD') is $current)[Arthur Darzi the chef is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'AC') is $current)[Alice Christie the waitress is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'TS') is $current)[John Smith the baggage-boy is here. ]
(set: $map to (a:
'L4 1-2',
'L4 1-2',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'L4 5-6',
'L4 5-6',
'L4 7-8',
'L4 7-8',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'Nobody'))
(if: $duel)[
(set: $map to it + (a:
'L4 13-14 D',
'L4 13-14 D',
'Nobody'
))](else:)[
(set: $map to it + (a:
'L4 13-14 ND',
'L4 13-14 ND',
'Nobody'
))]
}
(if: $map's $time is 'Nobody')[There is nobody here to talk to.\
](else-if: $map's $time is $lastconv)[You've learned all you can from them right now.\
](else:)[(link-goto: "Enter Conversation", $map's $time)]
[[Wait 15 Minutes->Wait]]
[[Back to Hallway->1st Class]]
{
(set: $current to 5)
(if: $time is 10)[(goto: 'Duel!')(set: $duel to true)]
(if: $time is 16)[(goto: 'Whodunnit')]
(set: $hours to (text: (floor: $time / 4) + 2) )
(set: $mins to (text: ($time % 4) * 15) )
(if: $time % 4 is 0)[(set: $mins to '0' + $mins)]
}
(print: 'The time is ' + $hours + ':' + $mins + ' A.M.') You are in the 1st class carriage.
This is the Chamberlain family's room.
{
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'OM') is $current)[Olivia Magnus is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'CS') is $current)[Geoffrey Charles Chamberlain, Sr. is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'CC') is $current)[Catherine Chamberlain is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'CJ') is $current)[Geoffrey Charles Chamberlain, Jr. is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'TC') is $current)[Thomas Carter is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'KM') is $current)[Klaus Metz is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'AD') is $current)[Arthur Darzi the chef is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'AC') is $current)[Alice Christie the waitress is here. ]
(if: ($time + 1) of ($locations's 'TS') is $current)[John Smith the baggage-boy is here. ]
(set: $map to (a:
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'Nobody',
'L5 5-6',
'L5 5-6',
'Nobody',
'L5 8-9',
'L5 8-9',
'Nobody'))
(if: $duel)[
(set: $map to it + (a:
'L5 11-12 D',
'L5 11-12 D',
'L5 13-14 D',
'L5 13-14 D',
'Nobody'))](else:)[
(set: $map to it + (a:
'L5 11-12 ND',
'L5 11-12 ND',
'L5 13-14 ND',
'L5 13-14 ND',
'Nobody'))]
}
(if: $map's $time is 'Nobody')[There is nobody here to talk to.\
](else-if: $map's $time is $lastconv)[You've learned all you can from them right now.\
](else:)[(link-goto: "Enter Conversation", $map's $time)]
[[Wait 15 Minutes->Wait]]
[[Back to Hallway->1st Class]]
(css: 'font-size: 32pt')[''Murder on the Disorient Express'']
//An Interactive Murder Mystery//
//By Shayne Hayes and Jonah Oxenhandler//
[[Start Game->Introduction]]
^^Background image by www.myfreetextures.com^^
{
(set: $lastconv to 'NULL')
(set: $time to 0)
(set: $duel to false)
(set: $places to (a:
"Kitchen",
"Dining",
"1st Class",
"Magnus Room",
"Chamberlain Room",
"2nd Class",
"Your Room",
"Thomas's Room",
"Klaus's Room",
"Recreation",
"Baggage"
))
(set: $locations to (datamap:
'OM', (a: 3, 4, 4, 8, 8, 4, 4,10,10,10, 3, 2, 2, 4, 4,10),
'CS', (a: 3,10,10, 2, 2, 5, 5,10,10,10, 3, 8, 8, 9, 9,10),
'CC', (a: 3, 9, 9, 2, 2, 5, 5,10,10,10, 3, 7, 7, 9, 9,10),
'CJ', (a: 3,10,10, 2, 2, 5, 5, 2, 2, 3, 3, 5, 5, 5, 5,10),
'TC', (a: 3, 7, 7, 8, 8, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 8, 8, 1, 1,10),
'KM', (a: 3, 2, 2, 9, 9, 2, 2, 9, 9, 3, 3, 2, 2, 9, 9,10),
'TS', (a: 3,11,11,11,11,11,11,10, 5, 5, 3, 7, 7,11,11,10),
'AD', (a: 3, 1, 1,11,11, 5, 5,10, 8, 8, 3, 2, 2, 1, 1,10),
'AC', (a: 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 7, 7,10, 8, 8, 3,11,11, 4, 4,10)
))
(set: $evidence to (datamap:
'Away',false,
'Klaus',false,
'Baggage_Boy',false,
'Blackmail',false,
'Strychnine',false,
'Wine',false,
'Arthur',false,
'ThomasArgument',false,
'ThomasWine',false,
'Alice',false,
'JohnAway',false,
'AliceBaggage',false,
'ThomasAway',false,
'India',false,
'SaxtonBusiness',false,
'AliceWine',false,
'OliviaArgument',false,
'JohnWalk',false,
'ThomasOlivia',false,
'ThomasDebt',false,
'DuelingPistols',false,
'SaxtonLuggage',false,
'OliviaPrediction',false,
'JohnFirst',false,
'ThomasMarriage',false,
'OliviaWill',false,
'KlausRec',false,
'LuggageKnife',false
))
}
(set: $suspect to 'DK')
It is 6:00 in the morning and the train has arrived at the station. As soon as the station staff realize what happened, they call the police. You are approached by an officer and asked what you know about the situation.
Do you tell them...
(link: 'Olivia did it.')[(set: $suspect to 'OM')(goto: 'Evidence')]
(link: 'G.C.C. Sr. did it.')[(set: $suspect to 'CS')(goto: 'Evidence')]
(link: 'Catherine did it.')[(set: $suspect to 'CC')(goto: 'Evidence')]
(link: 'G.C.C. Jr. did it.')[(set: $suspect to 'CJ')(goto: 'Evidence')]
(link: 'Thomas did it.')[(set: $suspect to 'TC')(goto: 'Evidence')]
(link: 'Klaus did it.')[(set: $suspect to 'KM')(goto: 'Evidence')]
(link: 'John Smith did it.')[(set: $suspect to 'TS')(goto: 'Evidence')]
(link: 'Arthur did it.')[(set: $suspect to 'AD')(goto: 'Evidence')]
(link: 'Alice did it.')[(set: $suspect to 'AC')(goto: 'Evidence')]
[['I'm sorry, officer, I really have no idea.'->Bad End]]
There is something fishy about this whole situation. You decide to talk to the passengers and staff to get the whole story.
The train will arrive at the next station at precisely 6:00 A.M. You have until then to learn what you can.
You may move freely between the carriages, but fifteen minutes will pass any time you talk to someone.
[[Investigate!->1st Class]]
{
(set: $duel to true)
}
The time is 4:30 AM. You hear a gunshot from the first-class carriage. Once again, several people are clustered around the Magnus room, both passengers and staff.
You want to know what happened. Do you ask...
(link: "The nervous young woman?")[//Olivia Magnus:// Please, not another murder! What if I’m next?!]
(link: "The confused old man in a fancy suit?")[//Geoffrey Charles Chamberlain, Sr.:// Great Scott! On my uncle’s moustache! My son, are you hurt?]
(link: "The surprised older woman in an elegant dress?")[//Catherine Chamberlain:// Geoffrey! Geoffrey, please speak to me! Oh, no! No, no!]
(link: "The fallen young man in an extravagant jacket?")[//Geoffrey Charles Chamberlain, Jr.:// Ladies, gentlemen. Please...calm yourselves!]
(link: "The silent young man in plain clothing?")[//Thomas Carter:// . . .]
(link: "The red-faced, bearded man with a book under his arm?")[//Klaus Metz:// I had nothing to do with this, you swine! Get your hands off me!]
(link: "The unshaken baggage-boy?")[//John Smith:// ...another one?]
(link: "The curious waitress?")[//Alice Christie:// How mysterious! That sounded just like a gunshot!]
(link: "The frustrated chef?")[//Arthur Darzi:// Looks like I’d better open the kitchen for Klaus again...]
(set: $time to it + 1)
[[Finished->Duel 2!]]
{
(set: $duel to false)
}
Thomas Carter and G.C.C. Jr. are still furious at each other, but at least you talked them out of it before they got out Geoffrey Chamberlain Sr.'s old dueling pistols. You may well have saved one of their lives. You watch them for an extra fifteen minutes to make sure they don't try it again.
{
(set: $time to it + 1)
}
[[Disaster Averted->1st Class]]
(set: $lastconv to (passage:)'s name)\
(set: $time to it + 1)\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Klaus')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Arthur')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'ThomasArgument')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Alice')\
//Arthur Darzi:// Come now, Alice. How preposterous.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// But I’m telling you, Arthur -- this is straight out of one of my murder mystery books! Magnus must have been murdered!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// A heart failure, if I’m not mistaken. Just look at what the man ordered for dinner -- he must have had a terrible diet.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// Hmph! What a halfhearted coverup! I would have added you to my list of suspects if I hadn’t known you for 16 years! And your background makes you even more suspicious!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// It was a perfectly legal name change, Alice. And you know perfectly well why I did it -- applying for jobs as Jyoti Darzi would have seen me begging in the streets of London! You can’t just emigrate from India and expect to be welcomed with open arms!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// Oh, do not work yourself up, Arthur. I only jest. After all, murder needs a motive. Which is why that Klaus Metz fellow is at the top of my list! Can you tell me anything of his whereabouts?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// Of course. Klaus was in the dining carriage after...let’s say...half past 11. William Magnus and Thomas Carter had just left. As always, I closed the kitchen just before midnight. He couldn’t have been there for much longer after I left.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// Wait just one moment...if you closed the kitchen at midnight, how come it was one in the morning by the time you reached the staff room?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// Was it truly that late? I remember having a chat with Thomas, who was pacing in the hallway outside his room. He seemed quite distraught.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// Oh?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// I’m sorry to disappoint you, Alice. I couldn’t push him past trivialities. But when Geoffrey Chamberlain and his son passed by, he gave them quite the nasty glare!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// Noted. Please, go on.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// Continuing to my room, I passed by Olivia. We exchanged a few words that I’m sure John Smith overheard. He was in the baggage carriage, as I expected. He said that you had given him directions for the night.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// That is correct. And he seems to have followed them quite well for his first day as a baggage boy. Thank you Arthur. Only nine more interviews to go!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// Oh, Alice. Everything’s a mystery to you, isn’t it? I hope you never change.
(link-goto: 'Finished', $places's $current)
]]]]]]]]]]]]]]
(set: $lastconv to (passage:)'s name)\
(set: $time to it + 1)\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Strychnine')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'ThomasArgument')\
//Alice Christie:// Oh! Robert! Do you have a moment?
(link-reveal: 'What do you need, Alice?')[
//Alice Christie:// I’d like to know of your whereabouts after 10:45. As I recall, you followed the Chamberlains out of the dining carriage once you finished eating.
(link-reveal: 'Indeed. I then retired to my room to read.')[
//Alice Christie:// So, you did not go to the recreation carriage with the Chamberlains? How curious. Not a very strong alibi, hm?
(link-reveal: 'I suppose not. If it helps, I remember hearing Thomas return to his room. That must have been at about half past 11.')[
//Alice Christie:// Did you, by any chance, hear if Thomas had a guest?
(link-reveal: 'I’m afraid not, though I fell asleep rather quickly. Why?')[
//Alice Christie:// At a quarter after 11, Thomas and Magnus were having a rather heated discussion in the dining carriage. While I was fetching a bottle of wine for Magnus, the two left. I delivered the wine straight to Magnus’ room about a half hour later. He appeared to be alone, but I couldn’t help but feel another presence in the room.
(link-reveal: 'What? A ghost?')[
//Alice Christie:// Oh, Robert! How you amuse me! No, I couldn’t help but think that he was having a secret conversation with Thomas. You know how it is with these sleazy businessmen. In every single murder mystery novel I’ve read, there has been some form of blackmail involved!
(link-reveal: 'Well, I am deeply sorry to disprove your theory.')[
//Alice Christie:// That is quite alright. Sometime questions are as useful as answers. Take this wine bottle, for instance. Why on earth is it askew? Arthur always leaves the bottles in a perfect line.
(link-reveal: 'Perhaps he was tired? Or nervous?')[
//Alice Christie:// I see what you are suggesting. But I trust Arthur. And I know for a fact that there were five bottles of wine left after I delivered Magnus’ wine. Now there are only four!
(link-reveal: 'Indeed. I count four...and a small bottle.')[
//Alice Christie:// A bottle? Could it be? At long last! Robert, you’ve done it!
(link-reveal: 'What have I done exactly?')[
//Alice Christie:// Look. Strychnine. It’s a highly toxic poison. And it must be what killed the old man!
(link-reveal: 'The cook must have been behind this the entire time!')[
//Alice Christie:// No, no, no, Robert! If someone could sneak a bottle out of the kitchen, then someone could sneak a bottle in. Plus, I watched Arthur prepare dinner. And no little detail escapes the eye of Alice Christie!
(link-reveal: 'Very well. Now, if you will excuse me...')[
//Alice Christie:// Yes. Thank you for your time, Robert. The sharp intellect of Alice Christie will have this crime solved within the hour!
(link-goto: 'Finished', $places's $current)
]]]]]]]]]]]
(set: $lastconv to (passage:)'s name)\
(set: $time to it + 1)\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Klaus')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Strychnine')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'ThomasWine')\
//Thomas Carter:// Arthur, there is something I must tell you.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// Yes? How may I be of assistance?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Thomas Carter:// Oh, I do not know where to start! Arthur, I am so, so, so very sorry. I am a wicked, wicked man.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// What brought this about?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Thomas Carter:// I stole the missing bottle of wine.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// You what?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Thomas Carter:// You see, I’m not that wealthy, and I needed to impress Olivia somehow. I instantly regretted my action, and I am willing to pay the penalty.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// You had better be! To steal from the kitchen of Arthur Darzi is much more than a theft! It is an insult!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Thomas Carter:// I realize that. But first, to reimburse you...there. That’s double the price of the wine. Now, is there any way I can...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// My word! Do you have no concept of honor? You steal my wine, insult me, and then you believe you can clear your name by paying me? Bribes, bribes! It is doubly insulting! You even made a complete mess of my kitchen! How humiliating!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Thomas Carter:// I assure you, sir, I did not touch anything else in the kitchen. It was quite disorderly when I arrived.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// Wait just one moment...when did you take the wine?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Thomas Carter:// Not long before 1. Why?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// This could be the key detail Alice was searching for! You see, I always leave the kitchen in absolutely impeccable order. And when Alice and I returned at a quarter after two, the place was an absolute mess! If what you say is true...then someone else must have been in the kitchen between midnight and one. Someone hiding a bottle of strychnine. Assuming you’re telling the truth for once.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Thomas Carter:// Well, as you may recall, you passed by my carriage at midnight. The reason I acted so nervous was because I was just about to head to the kitchen. Olivia saw me return with the wine at 1, and I’m sure that Klaus heard me leave -- nothing escapes his ears it seems.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// Oh, don’t get me started -- I’ve served that man more drinks than I care to share. He even ordered a few rounds at half past 11! Hm...now that you mention it, Klaus was still in the dining carriage when I closed the kitchen and headed for bed. I suppose he could have snuck into the kitchen while we were having our chat...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Thomas Carter:// That’s rather strange.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// Anyway, why did you steal the same exact wine that Magnus ordered? You were in the dining hall when he ordered his bottle at 11, so I’m sure you overheard.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Thomas Carter:// Yes, I did. I figured that if he enjoyed that brand, then his daughter would be familiar with it. “Sebastiani's Fine Italian Pinot Grigio.” Such a strange -- and strangely expensive -- wine.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// Well, since you reimbursed me and gave me some important information, I will let this whole matter slide. But do use better judgement in the future, lad.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Thomas Carter:// Do not fear -- I’ve learned my lesson.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// Good. Now get out before I change my mind!
(link-goto: 'Finished', $places's $current)
]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]
(set: $lastconv to (passage:)'s name)\
(set: $time to it + 1)\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Klaus')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Baggage_Boy')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'JohnAway')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'AliceBaggage')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'ThomasAway')\
//Klaus Metz:// What do you want, huh?
(link-reveal: 'I am sorry to disturb you, sir. But may I ask what you are doing having a drink at this hour?')[
//Klaus Metz:// Heh. It’s to calm my nerves. All of this murder business has me riled up.
(link-reveal: 'Oh. How so?')[
//Klaus Metz:// Listen up, kid. I would’ve loved to murder that capitalist swine! But I was beat to it. I guess he had it coming...they all do! Back where I grew up, we wouldn’t have tolerated it. The name’s Klaus Metz, by the way.
(link-reveal: 'Uh...I’m Robert. Well met?')[
//Klaus Metz:// I’ll tell ya about well met. Take it from ol’ Klaus. There’s some real shady business happenin’ on this here train.
(link-reveal: 'Oh?')[
//Klaus Metz:// Yeah, the staff’s been mighty suspicious. They’re all capitalists at heart. Take that baggage boy, for instance. I saw him sneakin’ past my room at half past 11. He passed by just after that Chamberlain lady. I’m tellin’ ya, they must be in cahoots!
(link-reveal: 'Perhaps. Or maybe somebody simply requested something out of their luggage.')[
//Klaus Metz:// Nah, he didn’t have a case. But I guess he was carryin’ dusting equipment. Hm. But that reminds me of somethin’ else suspicious that happened around 1 in the morning.
(link-reveal: 'Go on...')[
//Klaus Metz:// I...er...couldn’t sleep, so I decided to sit in the recreation carriage. The change of scenery was nice. But I tell you, that baggage boy nearly bowled me over on my way there! He was carryin’ some suitcase...labeled “TC.” To charity? I highly doubt it.
(link-reveal: 'Thomas Carter? Why would he request his suitcase at one in the morning?')[
//Klaus Metz:// Beats me. But hear this -- that baggage boy was away for an entire half-hour! And the entire time he was gone, that blasted waitress was making quite the racket in the baggage carriage! She was there until the shriek. Yeah, and that baggage boy had just returned.
(link-reveal: 'This is valuable information. Say, did you happen to hear Thomas return to his room at half past 11? He was making a great deal of noise.')[
//Klaus Metz:// As a matter of fact, I did. I was just about to head to the dining hall for some grub. I also heard him briefly leave his room not long before I left for the recreation carriage.
(link-reveal: 'Hm, I must have been asleep. Thank you, Klaus. This information is very much appreciated.')[
//Klaus Metz:// Yeah, yeah, cut the formalities.
(link-goto: 'Finished', $places's $current)
]]]]]]]]]
(set: $lastconv to (passage:)'s name)\
(set: $time to it + 1)\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Away')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Blackmail')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'India')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'SaxtonBusiness')\
//Catherine Chamberlain:// Ah, Robert. Please, join us.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// Speak for yourself, mother. I see right through Robert. He’s a bloody villain at heart.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// Now, now, son. Robert is a fine chap. Don’t let William Magnus’ death cloud your judgement.
(link-reveal: 'For a business partner, you seem surprisingly unphased by the old man’s death.')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// Emotionally, yes. One could say that Magnus and I were not on the best terms. But as far as business goes, it’s an absolute mess!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// Yeah, my lame excuse for a father has practically lived off of Magnus’ success. Now we’re doomed, the company’s doomed, and you’re doomed, too!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// Oh, stop your griping, young man! Ignore him, Robert. His emotions fluctuate at this time of night.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// I’m afraid what he says is true. Without Magnus, I’m not sure how we are going to settle these foreign negotiations.
(link-reveal: 'Negotiations?')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// The company gets its goods from India, but competition is high. As with most companies these days, we’re not without our rivals.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// Yeah, soon we’ll be buying Thaddeus Saxton’s goods instead of our own. Those bloody Americans...why can’t they stay in their own country?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// Now, now. So far Saxton is doing poorly in the British market. It’s these Indian companies that I’m worried about. Trying to cut our supply...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// I wish they would cut your tongue as well.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// By George! Will the backtalk ever end? You’re lucky I’ve stayed with you all night!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// I wish you were as easy to shake off as mother. I haven’t had a break from your prattle since 8! You just insist on following me wherever I go tonight...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// Listen to him, Robert! He’s so independent now. A perfect match for Olivia!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// Oh, here we go again...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// Oh, my! Look at the time! I am sorry, Robert, but we must be going. I hope we get another chance to talk soon, old sport! Cheers!
(link-goto: 'Finished', $places's $current)
]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]
(set: $lastconv to (passage:)'s name)\
(set: $time to it + 1)\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Away')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Strychnine')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Wine')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'AliceWine')\
//Klaus Metz:// Robert, Robert. Are you the robber? Heh, heh. I still can’t believe this bottle of wine just showed up in my room. Empty. Whoever placed it there didn’t even bother to leave me any! Well, I’ll leave it here, for that waitress to clean up.
(link-reveal: 'Klaus, that could be important evidence.')[
//Klaus Metz:// You know, Robert, this bottle reminds me of something. Catherine Chamberlain. Yeah, she walked by my room at half past 11. Now, I was thinkin’ that this meant that I could get some peace and quiet in that recreation room. But no! Those filthy capitalist pigs were still there, doing whatever those bloody rich people do. The extravagance of the scene made me so sick that I had to head to the dining car for a drink!
(link-reveal: 'Klaus, are you listening to me? Put the bottle down. There could be important fingerprints on it.')[
//Klaus Metz:// I haven’t even gotten started! It must’ve been a quarter to midnight when Alice passed by with an entire bottle of wine. In fact, I think it was this brand. “Sebastiani's Fine Italian Pinot Grigio.” Now, who orders an entire bottle of wine at a quarter until midnight? It’s madness, I tell you! It must’ve been those Chamberlain fellows -- gambling and alcohol! And capitalism!
(link-reveal: 'Klaus?')[
//Klaus Metz:// And then there was that Catherine fellow again. How disgusting! Sneaking into the dining carriage at midnight. To order more wine, no doubt!
(link-reveal: 'I’d better get out of here while I still can.')[
(link-goto: 'Finished', $places's $current)
]]]]
(set: $lastconv to (passage:)'s name)\
(set: $time to it + 1)\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Away')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Baggage_Boy')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'OliviaArgument')\
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// Oh, it’s you. I was hoping not to see your ugly face again.
(link-reveal: 'I see you’re as polite as ever. Can you tell me of your whereabouts before Magnus was found dead?')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// Now just who do you think you are? An inspector? I don’t think so. What are you doing prying into others’ affairs? Keep out of other people’s business!
(link-reveal: 'I’m sorry. I suppose I do lack authority...but I am interested nonetheless.')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// Ugh! If it makes you go away faster, I was with my father the entire night. And no, I didn’t see anything suspicious. Although...
(link-reveal: 'What is it?')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// At 11, my father, mother and I wandered over to the recreation carriage. Olivia was already inside. She looked rather upset. I bet it was that Carter fellow. He’s as likeable as a donkey's arse...
(link-reveal: 'Please, do continue.')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// Fine. At half past 11, my mother left the room. My father was setting up a round of blackjack to cheer Olivia up, and she absolutely hates gambling. Usually my father is a good blackjack player, but this time he was garbage. Olivia seemed to be off her game as well.
(link-reveal: 'How odd.')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// It certainly didn’t help that the nosy waitress passed through at midnight. I’m telling you, she’s a real nag. I even heard her giving directions to the baggage boy for an entire half-hour! She said something about strychnine...and wanted some book out of a bag. Imagine that job -- standing in a carriage for hours, only to listen to some lady’s babble.
(link-reveal: 'John Smith was at his station the entire night?')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// Now that you mention it, Smith passed through not long after mother left. I believe he had dusting equipment of some kind. He wasn’t gone for longer than half an hour, though. Ugh, what a loser.
(link-reveal: 'Well, I thank you for trusting me enough to tell me these things.')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// Pah! Are you serious? I hope you lead a sad, lonely life. Just like that bottle in the corner. A sad life to match this train’s sad service.
(link-reveal: 'From you, that sounds like a compliment. I’ll show myself out.')[
(link-goto: 'Finished', $places's $current)
]]]]]]]]
(set: $lastconv to (passage:)'s name)\
(set: $time to it + 1)\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Klaus')\
//Klaus Metz:// Arthur! Get me another drink!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// What, another one?! It’s nearly five in the morning!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Klaus Metz:// Hey, hey, what’s the big idea? I’m not payin’ you to talk to me, you capitalist swine!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// Oh, Klaus. Always up at the strangest hours. You were even in here having a drink when the clock struck 12!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// Was he really?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// Yes, he must have been waiting for your father and Thomas Carter to leave this dining carriage. I believe they left at about half past 11...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Klaus Metz:// Hey, you! Less talk, more drink! You’re getting on my nerves again! What’s taking so long?!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// Alright, alright! Please sir, lower your voice. I will be back in a jiffy.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// ...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Klaus Metz:// Well, what are you lookin’ at, huh?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// Well...it’s just...I haven’t had the chance to ask you.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Klaus Metz:// Ask me what? If I’m a communist? The answer is yes, you capitalist swine! I am proud to represent the poor and the exploited!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// No, I wanted to ask you...was it you who killed my father?!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Klaus Metz:// Now look me in the eye. If I woulda killed that heartless son-of-a-gun, I would’ve been happy to turn myself in! I would’ve been a hero! A role model for the entire working class! Hear me now, the workers shall rise!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// I don’t understand. Was that a yes or a no?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Klaus Metz:// ...your status, your money, your top hats, your gold, your property, your plans, your games, your words, your contacts, your faces, they’re all useless! THE WORKERS SHALL RISE!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// What is all of this commotion? Olivia, are you okay? Has there been another murder?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Klaus Metz:// YOU! Yeah, I’m talking to you! You and the rest of the bourgeoisie! Your time is up! I’m coming for you, you scoundrel!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// Eek! Get this peasant away from me!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Klaus Metz:// Peasant? PEASANT? I’ll show you peasant!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// ...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// And one glass of...oh. Olivia, where has Klaus gone?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// Mad.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// ...I see. I wonder how this man even managed to buy a train ticket in the first place.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// I just don’t get it. If Thomas didn’t kill my father, and that Klaus fellow didn’t...then who could it have been?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// What was that?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// Oh, nothing. I’d like a glass of Sebastiani's Fine Italian Pinot Grigio, if you please.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// I’m afraid the last bottle of Sebastiani’s...was stolen. Alice gave me the news at about 4. It must have been stolen sometime after I closed the kitchen at about midnight or so.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// Oh, right. In that case, I should be going.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// Farewell. And do let me know if you see the missing bottle!
(link-goto: 'Finished', $places's $current)
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(put: true into $evidence's 'ThomasWine')\
(set: $time to it + 1)\
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// Olivia? We have to talk. Olivia? Come here this instant or I’ll make you wish you had never been born!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Thomas Carter:// I’m sorry, Geoffrey, but Olivia is in the recreation carriage.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// Gah! I almost forgot about you and your repulsiveness! I wish you had died instead of old Magnus!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Thomas Carter:// Do not worry, Geoffrey. I’ll forget you said anything.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// You insult me with your presence! And...wait...what is that behind you back?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Thomas Carter:// What?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// Wait just one moment...it’s an empty wine bottle. You and Olivia were having some time together, huh? If you even think about going near her again, I’ll...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Thomas Carter:// You’ll what? You don’t intimidate me. Now scurry off like the roach you are.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// I challenge you to a duel!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Thomas Carter:// Ha! Good one, Geoffrey! We don’t even have pistols.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// Oh, yes, we do! My father has a set of dueling pistols in his room. I intend to bring them here straightaway.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Thomas Carter:// My word, you’re serious.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// My honor has been soiled! Of course I am serious, you dog!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Klaus Metz:// Why so much commotion? I’m trying to get some peace and quiet!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// Perfect! Here’s our judge. Now, how many paces shall we settle on? One?
(link-reveal: 'Okay, that’s enough, you two.')[
//Thomas Carter:// I wholeheartedly agree. I’ve had enough bloodshed and drama for one day.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// Come back here! Have you no honor?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Thomas Carter:// No. But I have Olivia.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// ...you’ll regret this someday. This isn’t over, Carter! You bloody dog!
(link-goto: 'Finished', 'Break it Up')
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(set: $lastconv to (passage:)'s name)\
(set: $time to it + 1)\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Away')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'JohnWalk')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'OliviaArgument')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'India')\
//Olivia Magnus:// Who’s there? Oh, Robert. Do you not know how to knock?
(link-reveal: 'My apologies, Olivia. I came to offer my deepest condolences.')[
//Olivia Magnus:// Thank you. Now, do you need something, or...
(link-reveal: 'Yes. If you do not mind, I would like to ask you a few questions. I have a detective hobby, you see, and you made it sound like your father was murdered.')[
//Olivia Magnus:// Oh, did I? I have no idea what I said in my state of shock.
(link-reveal: 'Is that so? Could you tell me where you were before your father’s death?')[
//Olivia Magnus:// Just what are you suggesting? How awful! I had nothing to do with any of this! Why would I want my own father dead? My own flesh and blood!
(link-reveal: 'Do you have any suspicions then? What about that crude young man?')[
//Olivia Magnus:// Who, Geoffrey Chamberlain? As much as I would love to frame him, it couldn’t have been him. You see, I was in the recreation carriage from half past 10 to 2. I was playing blackjack with the Chamberlains until a quarter after midnight.
(link-reveal: 'The four of you, playing blackjack? I can hardly believe it.')[
//Olivia Magnus:// Actually, it was just the three of us. Mrs. Chamberlain absolutely detests blackjack, so she left the room at...about half past 11.
(link-reveal: 'How suspicious.')[
//Olivia Magnus:// Oh, she’s not nearly as suspicious as that baggage boy, John Smith! You see, I followed him to the recreation room. I fear he may have overheard some...unpleasant matters. Anyway, he walked in such a suspicious manner. Like a gentleman, in fact. Does that not strike you as odd?
(link-reveal: 'That does seem rather strange. If you have any other suspicions, please let me know.')[
//Olivia Magnus:// Will do. You know, Robert, it’s funny. I know my father died just a few minutes ago, but it feels like years since I last saw him alive.
(link-reveal: 'What do you mean?')[
//Olivia Magnus:// Well, when I was younger, his business was much smaller. We were not the wealthiest family around. Then the business grew, and it absorbed him. He lived and died for his business.
(link-reveal: 'I am sorry to hear that.')[
//Olivia Magnus:// Take this trip, for instance. You may think that we’re headed to Istanbul for vacation purposes. But really it’s for business. He and his business partner had some foreign negotiations to settle.
(link-reveal: 'William Magnus took his entire family on a business trip?')[
//Olivia Magnus:// Yes. I’m just glad Thomas managed to secure a room on the train, despite all of father’s efforts to keep him off.
(link-reveal: 'What was that?')[
//Olivia Magnus:// Oh, nothing of importance. Now, if you will excuse me...I must have a few words with him...
(link-goto: 'Finished', $places's $current)
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(set: $lastconv to (passage:)'s name)\
(set: $time to it + 1)\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Strychnine')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'ThomasWine')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'ThomasOlivia')\
//Thomas Carter:// Olivia...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// Eeep! Thomas, why did you follow me here? Get back! Or I’ll scream!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Thomas Carter:// Olivia, please hear me out. You were wondering where I was at 1. And...it’s true I was not in my room.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// I knew it! You were in father’s room! Strangling him!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Thomas Carter:// No, Olivia. But you’re right about me being a criminal. At quarter to 1, I snuck into the kitchen to steal some wine. If you don’t believe me, ask that Klaus fellow -- I’m sure he heard me leave and return to my room.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// I was wondering how you managed to afford an entire bottle! You lied to me! You said that the chef gave you a discount!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Thomas Carter:// Alas, he was not there. But he left the kitchen in quite a disorderly state. I was hoping nobody would notice that one of the wine bottles was missing, with all of them askew, and smaller bottles thrown into the mix. In fact, it was funny -- I swear one of those bottles was labeled “strychnine.”
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// Then, since you had already committed a crime, you were more inclined to commit another one!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Thomas Carter:// And just how do you propose I killed the old man with the Chamberlains next door? No, Olivia -- we both saw them return to their room at half past 12. They even struck up a conversation with me. They said they had just finished a round of blackjack with you.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// Hm, I suppose they would have heard something, especially if father was killed with strychnine...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Thomas Carter:// And there you have it. Please, Olivia, trust me. I’m not one to keep secrets. I even plan to confess to the chef and pay double for the wine. I instantly regretted my decision...but I had to impress you somehow.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// Hm...I guess I have no choice but to trust you.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Thomas Carter:// Thank you, Olivia. No more secrets. I promise. Now, let’s finish this bottle of wine before it gets us in any more trouble.
(link-goto: 'Finished', $places's $current)
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(set: $lastconv to (passage:)'s name)\
(set: $time to it + 1)\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Blackmail')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'ThomasOlivia')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'ThomasDebt')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Arthur')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'India')\
//Thomas Carter:// Oh, Robert. Can I help you?
(link-reveal: 'Well, you’re surprisingly upbeat, considering that Magnus lies dead not 5 meters away!')[
//Thomas Carter:// Oh, Robert, please don’t get the wrong idea. The old man’s sudden death is a weight we must all carry. However, my spirits are lifted somewhat by Olivia.
(link-reveal: 'Oh?')[
//Thomas Carter:// For a while she believed I had killed her father, but I finally managed to talk some sense into her...and vice versa.
(link-reveal: 'May I ask why she suspected you? ')[
//Thomas Carter:// Of course. As you may have already heard, we had a discussion in my room from one to two. For some reason she thought that I was tangled up in some shady blackmail business! It is true that I am in a tremendous amount of debt, but that’s due to college expenses. Trust me, I am not on the receiving end of any blackmail threats. Nor am I on the sending end, of course!
(link-reveal: 'How strange! Does this blackmail have anything to do with her father?')[
//Thomas Carter:// Why, yes. Now that you mention it, I remember Olivia saying that she saw some sort of note when she was talking with her father at about a quarter after 10. I’m sure it was just a misunderstanding...after all, the context of these sorts of notes is nearly as important as the content itself!
(link-reveal: 'So true. Now, if you don’t mind, I have one last question for you.')[
//Thomas Carter:// Yes?
(link-reveal: 'Who do you think killed Mr. Magnus?')[
//Thomas Carter:// Half an hour ago I would have said Olivia. But the more I think about it, the more I find that chef to be suspicious...
(link-reveal: 'How so?')[
//Thomas Carter:// For one, he seems to be an unnaturally quiet fellow. He almost seems to hide behind Alice Christie and her theatrical air.
(link-reveal: 'So your suspicion is built upon intuition?')[
//Thomas Carter:// Not entirely. I heard somewhere that Arthur emigrated from India anywhere from 20 to 16 years ago. Of course, that alone does not cast any suspicion on the man, but now listen to this -- Olivia told me that the reason her father and Mr. Chamberlain decided to head to Istanbul was to settle some foreign business negotiations...with Indian businessmen!
(link-reveal: 'What a strange coincidence...')[
//Thomas Carter:// I thought so as well. Unfortunately, I lack hard evidence. I will let you know if I see anything suspicious.
(link-reveal: 'Very well. Farewell, Thomas.')[
//Thomas Carter:// And the same to you, Robert!
(link-goto: 'Finished', $places's $current)
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(set: $lastconv to (passage:)'s name)\
(set: $time to it + 1)\
(put: true into $evidence's 'SaxtonLuggage')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'DuelingPistols')\
//Olivia Magnus:// Eek! What are you doing here? Have you come to torment me further?!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// No. In fact, I must apologize for earlier. It was wrong of me to accuse you of murder without decisive evidence.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// Oh? Then what are you doing here?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// I am here for another evidence sweep. Last time I looked around, I was in a bit of a hurry, but this time nothing will escape my gaze!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// Uh...okay. Help yourself.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// Say, Olivia, do you happen to know anybody who goes by the name Thaddeus Saxton?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// Oh...that name sounds so familiar.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// Does it now? An old friend of yours, perhaps?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// No, I’m usually good with names. I believe it was a name that came out of my father’s mouth once or twice.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// Really? How mysterious!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// What’s so mysterious about it?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// Somebody on the train is named Thaddeus Saxton. Look, I have their luggage. Coincidence? I think not.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// What if this man is hiding somewhere on the train. What if...oh, Alice, what if he’s under Magnus’ bed?!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// Only one way to find out!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// Eeek! There’s somebody there!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// Compose yourself, Olivia. Look, it’s just a box. Nothing to be afraid of.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// But I know for a fact that there was nothing under father’s bed when we boarded the train!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// What is this? ...a set of dueling pistols!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// Could it mean...somebody was going to shoot father?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// Either that or old Magnus was expecting company. Oh, if only I had another hour! The facts are just starting to fall together!
(link-goto: 'Finished', $places's $current)
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(set: $lastconv to (passage:)'s name)\
(set: $time to it + 1)\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Strychnine')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'SaxtonLuggage')\
//Olivia Magnus:// Eek! What are you doing here? Have you come to torment me further?!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// No. In fact, I must apologize for earlier. It was wrong of me to accuse you of murder without decisive evidence.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// Oh? Then what are you doing here?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// I am here for another evidence sweep. Last time I looked around, I was in a bit of a hurry, but this time nothing will escape my gaze!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// Uh...okay. Help yourself.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// Say, Olivia, do you happen to know anybody who goes by the name Thaddeus Saxton?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// Oh...that name sounds so familiar.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// Does it now? An old friend of yours, perhaps?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// No, I’m usually good with names. I believe it was a name that came out of my father’s mouth once or twice.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// Really? How mysterious!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// What’s so mysterious about it?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// Somebody on the train is named Thaddeus Saxton. Look, I have their luggage. Coincidence? I think not.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// What if this man is hiding somewhere on the train. What if...oh, Alice, what if he’s under Magnus’ bed?!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// Only one way to find out!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// ...nothing.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// Well, we are out of luck there.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// Out of luck? I’m relieved!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// Wait, what is this? An empty bottle of “Sebastiani's Fine Italian Pinot Grigio”! Do you realize the significance of this discovery?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// Yeah...about that...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// Yes?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// Thomas Carter stole it from the kitchen at a quarter to one. We had a long conversation in his room from one to two. It was exceptionally poor judgement on his part, but I believe he’s apologizing to Mr. Darzi as we speak.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// Hm...I’m curious...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// About what?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// Did Thomas happen to mention the state of the kitchen when he stole the wine? Arthur and I left it in flawless shape at midnight, but it was an absolute mess when we returned after the murder.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// As a matter of fact, he did. He told me that everything was askew, and that he was hoping no one would notice the missing wine with the kitchen in such a chaotic state.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// Oh, if only I had another hour! The facts are just starting to fall together!
(link-goto: 'Finished', $places's $current)
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(set: $lastconv to (passage:)'s name)\
(set: $time to it + 1)\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Away')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Arthur')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'JohnAway')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'AliceBaggage')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'OliviaPrediction')\
//Catherine Chamberlain:// Oh, Arthur! What timing! We were just talking about your food.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// You were?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// Indeed! The soup was absolutely fantastic. And the presentation was absolutely sublime!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// Oh! I am honored to hear that you liked it! It’s my brother’s recipe. He used to run a restaurant in India, you see. Oh, good times...that’s back when the local businesses thrived.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// Arthur, you look uneasy.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// For good reason. At first I thought you were going to question me, with all of these rumors of poison circulating...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// ...oh?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// Olivia’s imagination at work, I’m sure. She must be under a great deal of stress...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// I recall a conversation we had earlier. I was just going to bed. It must have been half past midnight in the recreation carriage.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// Hey, that’s just after my father, Olivia and I finished our game of blackjack! Was she talking about us behind our backs again? The little...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// Would you shut your trap? I apologize for my son’s unforgivable behavior.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// That is quite alright. Anyway, Olivia appeared to be quite upset. Though it was uncustomary, I struck up a conversation with her in an attempt to calm her down. And something she said to me really stood out...it’s been haunting me ever since.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// What did she say about me this time? She’s in for it now!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// Quiet! Let’s hear it, Arthur.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// She said “I’m afraid something terrible is about to happen.” She said it with such determination. And lo and behold, not two hours later, her father is found dead! It gives me the chills just thinking about it...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// What an odd thing to say! Have you given Alice this information? As you may recall, she’s holding a “grand reveal” at 3:45 in the recreation carriage.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// Yes, of course. I discussed it with her prior to the scream. At a quarter after 1, she snuck into the baggage carriage to look through everybody’s baggage. She found nothing out of the ordinary, though she only managed to search through a few bags. Although...she said that Thomas Carter’s case was missing for some reason...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// What? She searched through passengers’ bags without permission? How very rude of her!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// Hey, look! My mother finally used the word “rude” in reference to someone other than me!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// Oh, here we go again. When Olivia said she felt something terrible was about to happen, she was probably referring to you!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// Ha. Ha. Oh, I’ll show you! Olivia won’t have any choice but to marry me! All it takes is some persuasion...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// Yeah, right! She’s probably with Carter as we speak!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// Er...I should be going now. Good luck with your...situation.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// I’ll show you “situation!” Out of the way! I’ve had enough of you three!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// ...and they’re gone. Oh, Geoffrey, what are we to do? We need to change Olivia’s mind somehow.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// All in good time, my love. All in good time.
(link-goto: 'Finished', $places's $current)
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(set: $lastconv to (passage:)'s name)\
(set: $time to it + 1)\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Baggage_Boy')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Blackmail')\
(link-reveal: 'John Smith? What are you doing here?')[
//John Smith:// Watch it, kid. Mr. Chamberlain requested something out of one of his bags.
(link-reveal: 'And this “something” is in his business suitcase?')[
//John Smith:// Fine. You caught me. I...er...agreed to help Alice hunt for evidence. Okay, maybe I have a little snooping problem in general.
(link-reveal: 'Seems like it. Do you suspect the Chamberlains?')[
//John Smith:// Hmph. If you’ll keep my snooping a secret, I’ll fill you in on what I know.
(link-reveal: 'It’s a deal.')[
//John Smith:// Very well then. I was in this room not once, but twice before that old man was found dead.
(link-reveal: 'Oh?')[
//John Smith:// The first time was at 10. I stayed in here for a while because Olivia was having a heated argument with her father. He said something about changing his will if she married the wrong lad...Anyway, it got so heated that Olivia burst into tears...and burst out of the room.
(link-reveal: 'A change in the old man’s will? How curious!')[
//John Smith:// I thought so, too. Now, I was afraid of bein’ discovered and all, so I quickly made for the baggage carriage. Olivia was hot on my trail the entire time. This must’ve been at, what, half past 10?
(link-reveal: 'Got it. When was the second time?')[
//John Smith:// The second time was at half past 11. I stayed until midnight, for legitimate dusting purposes. That Thomas Carter kid saw me. He must have been going back to his room around the same time Magnus entered his.
(link-reveal: 'Okay. Did you hear or see anyone else?')[
//John Smith:// Yes. I heard Alice deliver some wine to Magnus’ room just as I was finishing up. I believe she was right behind me as I walked back to the baggage carriage. And then...
(link-reveal: 'Then...')[
//John Smith:// Fine. I’ll let you in on another secret, but you’d better not talk to me again. You hear? That Thomas Carter lad requested his suitcase at 1. I found that rather strange, so I decided to listen in. I passed by Klaus on my way there, so I snuck into his room. And boy did I hear one heated debate!
(link-reveal: 'Yes? What did you hear?')[
//John Smith:// Olivia thought her father was tangled up in some sort of shady business. She found a letter written by her father addressed to some “C” person. She thought it was Carter, since the boy’s so poor.
(link-reveal: 'How very interesting. Thank you, John. I’m sure this information be quite useful indeed.')[
//John Smith:// Don’t mention it. No, really, don’t. Or you’ll regret it.
(link-goto: 'Finished', $places's $current)
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(set: $lastconv to (passage:)'s name)\
(set: $time to it + 1)\
(link-reveal: 'Geoffrey? Are you sure you’re alright?')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// You idiot! Did you not hear what I said? I’m fine! Now, please, get out!
(link-reveal: 'I’m sorry, I did not mean to--')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// Cut the formalities! Away with you!
(link-goto: 'Finished', $places's $current)
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(set: $lastconv to (passage:)'s name)\
(set: $time to it + 1)\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Blackmail')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'ThomasDebt')\
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// Robert! You idiot! Why did you intervene? I had honor to defend! And...
(link-reveal: 'And?')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// ...
(link-reveal: 'Geoffrey, what is it?')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// I suppose I was also bent on vengeance.
(link-reveal: 'For Olivia?')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// For my father. You see, I had my suspicions...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// As soon as that Carter character entered the scene, my father began making large...payments to someone. Mother told me that my father was gambling all of his money away, but I was not convinced.
(link-reveal: 'So...you believe that Thomas Carter was blackmailing your father?')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// Indeed. He needs the money, you know. For college. He is in so much debt...I bet he killed old Magnus, too!
(link-reveal: 'What makes you think that?')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// It’s no secret that Olivia hates my guts. She intends to marry that Thomas Carter dog instead. Now, just think about that for a moment. If Thomas kills Magnus, not only would he be able to marry Olivia freely, but he’d be buried in cash as well!
(link-reveal: '...I see what you mean. I’ll keep your theory in mind.')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// Good. Now get out, you bugger! I need some shuteye.
(link-reveal: 'Very well. Goodbye, Geoffrey.')[
(link-goto: 'Finished', $places's $current)
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(set: $lastconv to (passage:)'s name)\
(set: $time to it + 1)\
(link-reveal: 'Geoffrey? If you have a moment, I have a few questions to ask you.')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// ...
(link-reveal: 'Geoffrey? I realize that it has been a long day, but time is of the essence! Can you tell me of your whereabouts before Magnus’ death? Is it true that you played blackjack with your father and Olivia in the recreation carriage from 11 to a quarter after 12? And that your mother left at half past 11 because she detests gambling? Please, this is urgent!')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// ...
(link-reveal: 'It is unlike you to be so silent, Geoffrey, usually you’d be hurling a number of insults my way by now...')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// ...
(link-reveal: 'Okay, look, this stopped being funny about ten hours ago. Open this door or I’ll be forced to open it myself!')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// ...
(link-reveal: 'Very well. Here goes!')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// ...
(link-reveal: 'Oh, my. Please tell me that this is just an unfortunate ketchup accident and not blood...')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// ...
(link-reveal: 'Good lord. How gruesome! What has happened here?!')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr:// ...
(link-reveal: 'He’s been shot in the chest! Does anybody else know about this? I’d better find someone, and quick!')[
(link-goto: 'Finished', $places's $current)
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(set: $lastconv to (passage:)'s name)\
(set: $time to it + 1)\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Away')\
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// Robert? Is that you? No, don’t go! I can’t rest because there’s something I need to tell you.
(link-reveal: 'I’m listening.')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// I realize that I forgot to thank you for earlier. If you hadn’t been there to stop the duel...who knows what could have happened! I could have been killed! As a show of thanks, I have another secret to share with you.
(link-reveal: 'Oh?')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// It’s about my mother. About a week ago she started acting...differently around Magnus.
(link-reveal: 'Differently in what way?')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// More affectionate. Oh, please don’t tell my father about this. But I believe she and Magnus were having some sort of affair.
(link-reveal: 'How horrid! Are you certain? ')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// Absolutely. When mother left the recreation carriage at half past 11, I caught a...certain look in her eye. I found it rather suspicious that she was leaving my father, Olivia and I to play blackjack. I am sorry if this comes across as blunt, but I wouldn’t be surprised if she was with Magnus the entire time!
(link-reveal: 'And you believe she could have killed him?')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// As much as I would like to believe that, I cannot think of a motive. Plus, killing just isn’t her style.
(link-reveal: 'Noted. Thank you for revealing this to me. I have a feeling it will be of great importance.')[
(link-goto: 'Finished', $places's $current)
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(set: $lastconv to (passage:)'s name)\
(set: $time to it + 1)\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Baggage_Boy')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'OliviaWill')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'ThomasOlivia')\
//Thomas Carter:// Ah, Robert. There you are. I was looking for you.
(link-reveal: 'What’s on your mind, Thomas?')[
//Thomas Carter:// It’s about Olivia. Do you not find it strange that she referred to her father’s death as a “murder”?
(link-reveal: 'Yes. Now that you mention it, that does strike me as odd.')[
//Thomas Carter:// I cannot bring myself to believe that Olivia could hurt her father, especially not for his money. But perhaps she knows something that we do not...
(link-reveal: 'Say, Thomas, can you tell me of your whereabouts before Magnus’ death?')[
//Thomas Carter:// Uh...
(link-reveal: 'Thomas? Why do you hesitate?')[
//Thomas Carter:// No reason! I just don’t know where to start.
(link-reveal: 'If I recall correctly, you entered the dining carriage at 10:30 or so.')[
//Thomas Carter:// Right! I remember you and the Chamberlains leaving a half an hour later. Then William Magnus entered to order some wine.
(link-reveal: 'Oh?')[
//Thomas Carter:// Yes, we had a pleasant chat while Alice was finding a bottle. But she was away for so long that Magnus grew impatient, and retired to his chamber. I saw the old man enter his room -- I was right behind him. I’m sure Klaus saw me return to my room at half past 11.
(link-reveal: 'Hm...yes, I remember hearing you return to your room as well. Do you have anyone else to help back up your alibi?')[
//Thomas Carter:// As a matter of fact, I do. I saw John Smith dusting in the Chamberlain room. He had left the door wide open. Now, here’s something suspicious -- as soon as I finished walking by, I heard Smith shut the door violently. At the time, I figured that it was the American way of saying goodbye.
(link-reveal: 'I can assure you -- that behavior is quite out of the ordinary, even for an American.')[
//Thomas Carter:// Now, let me guess -- you want to know whether or not I left my room after I returned.
(link-reveal: 'If you have the time.')[
//Thomas Carter:// The answer is no. I was in my room until Olivia found her father dead. If you don’t believe me, ask Olivia herself -- we were having a discussion from 1 to 2.
(link-reveal: 'I’ll take your word for it. Now, if you’ll excuse me...')[
//Thomas Carter:// Right! I forget you’re a busy man, with that detective hobby of yours. See you around.
(link-goto: 'Finished', $places's $current)
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(set: $lastconv to (passage:)'s name)\
(set: $time to it + 1)\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Blackmail')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Alice')\
//Alice Christie:// Ah! Robert!
(link-reveal: 'Hello, Alice. Investigating, I see?')[
//Alice Christie:// My, my, you have a sharp intellect. I even brought my dusting equipment as a cover story.
(link-reveal: 'Are you searching for anything in particular?')[
//Alice Christie:// As a matter of fact, I am. You don’t happen to have any document showing your handwriting, do you?
(link-reveal: 'Yes, here’s a letter I wrote to my parents a few days ago.')[
//Alice Christie:// Well, this is a surprisingly awkward letter. But luckily for you, there’s no match.
(link-reveal: 'What do you mean? No match with what?')[
//Alice Christie:// Take a look at this -- it’s a note I found in Magnus’ room. The ink is still surprisingly fresh, meaning it must have been written by somebody on the train. “C. You had better pay up now, or you won’t make it off this train alive.” There’s no doubt! It’s a classic case of blackmail!
(link-reveal: 'If this note was written by somebody on the train, why aren’t you looking for a bottle of ink instead?')[
//Alice Christie:// Way ahead of you, Robert. As far as I know, William Magnus himself was the only passenger with ink and stationery. And so far, I’ve found no handwriting matches. It’s a true conundrum! And then there’s this whole ‘C’ business...
(link-reveal: 'Could it be Thomas Carter? Or Catherine? Or Mr. Chamberlain?')[
//Alice Christie:// Perhaps. Another question -- is this letter to “C” or from “C”? This case is proving to be a difficult one!
(link-reveal: 'Indeed! I’ll keep my eyes peeled for writing supplies.')[
//Alice Christie:// You do that. In the meantime, I’ve called everybody to the recreation room. I am this close to having this case under wraps!
(link-reveal: 'What? Already?')[
//Alice Christie:// Yes. Join us at 3:45 if you’d like to see the master sleuth at work.
(link-reveal: 'Noted. See you soon.')[
(link-goto: 'Finished', $places's $current)
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(set: $lastconv to (passage:)'s name)\
(set: $time to it + 1)\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Away')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Baggage_Boy')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'JohnFirst')\
//Catherine Chamberlain:// Has he passed by? Whew. I’m glad he’s gone.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//John Smith:// Agreed. That man can take his communism with him to the grave. Did you hear what he was muttering under his breath? To me it sounded like “I knew Carter could do it.”
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// I do find it odd that my son would have some champagne with Carter. They’re mortal enemies! Unless...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//John Smith:// Unless what?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// Oh, the thought is too harsh on my poor little heart! What if Klaus...talked to my son and Carter? Talked them into accepting his communist ways?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//John Smith:// Don’t be ridiculous. Anybody with half a brain cell would see the error of his ways. And see how out of place he is...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// Speaking of out of place, what are you doing in Robert’s room? Avoiding Klaus as well?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//John Smith:// Dusting. Apparently it’s a requirement of the job. If I would’ve known, I would have signed up as a waiter instead...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// I thought some of the objects in our room had been tampered with! I figured that it was that Alice Christie character. I take it that you dusted our room while we were having dinner at 10?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//John Smith:// Uh...no. I was at my station in the baggage carriage until half past ten. I came to dust at half past 11.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// Oh! Did you?! Um...how quaint. Do you have an alibi to back that up?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//John Smith:// Why do you ask?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// I...um... I can’t help but realize that you were next to Magnus’ room after the last time he was seen alive...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//John Smith:// Oh. Right. I get it. Trust no one. If you must know, I left the door open until that Thomas Carter kid started eavesdropping. He must have found my midnight dusting routine to be rather...out of the ordinary.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// I’d say.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//John Smith:// I’m sure your husband and son noticed when I returned to the baggage carriage at midnight. Alice was right behind me as well.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// Well...that is a rather strong alibi.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//John Smith:// What about you, huh? I noticed you weren’t gambling with Olivia and your family. It was just the three of them in the recreation carriage both times I passed through.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// Of course I wasn’t there! Gambling is such a waste! Even if there’s not anything at stake, it’s an absolute waste of time!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//John Smith:// So where were you?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// Hm...you seem like such a nice man, so I’ll tell you. But you must keep it a secret.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//John Smith:// Sure.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// At half past 11, I was in the dining carriage...ordering dessert.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//John Smith:// Hah! So you have a sweet tooth! I get it. Gotta keep that one a secret or it’ll show up on the covers of magazines!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// These are not matters to be laughing about, Smith!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//John Smith:// Very well. If you’re so sensitive about it, then my lips are sealed. Now, I must be going before Alice gives me another one of her rants...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// Ta-ta for now!
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(set: $lastconv to (passage:)'s name)\
(set: $time to it + 1)\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Baggage_Boy')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'ThomasWine')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'ThomasDebt')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Alice')\
//Thomas Carter:// Ah, Olivia, my dear! My deepest condolences. This must be so hard for you.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// It was you, wasn’t it?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Thomas Carter:// Olivia, from whence is this coming?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// You did it for me, didn’t you? I know you killed my father! And to celebrate with a bottle of wine after doing the deed!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Thomas Carter:// Olivia, I do not understand what you are--
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// Do not play dumb with me, Carter! He was a threat to both of us. No wonder you were in so much debt...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Thomas Carter:// Olivia, please hear me out. If I had killed the old man, I would have told you. And I assure you, I had no monetary connections to the man...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// Hmph! Even if you didn’t, he was still in the way of our marriage. Yesterday you even said you would kill to be with me!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Thomas Carter:// Oh, Olivia...you know I was exaggerating. Be rational for a moment -- when could I have killed your father? I have a rock solid alibi.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// Lies, lies! All lies!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Thomas Carter:// Look, the baggage boy saw me return to my room at half past 11. He was dusting the Chamberlain room at the time. Before that, I was dining.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// And after?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Thomas Carter:// I was in my room.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// Then why were you just returning to your room when we scheduled our meeting at 1?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Thomas Carter:// Oh...uh...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// See? You’re guilty! Oh, to think you could take another man’s life! Please, somebody help!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Thomas Carter:// Olivia! Wait! ...drat. What rotten luck. She’s completely blinded by her sorrows. Although...it almost seems as if she is trying too hard to prove me guilty. No...that’s not possible! She couldn’t be trying to frame me! I need to go talk some sense into her...
(link-goto: 'Finished', $places's $current)
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(set: $lastconv to (passage:)'s name)\
(set: $time to it + 1)\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Strychnine')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'ThomasWine')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'KlausRec')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Alice')\
//Alice Christie:// See anything out of the ordinary?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// Nothing so far. But what a mess it is in here!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// Olivia claims to have been in here from one to two. I say...I wonder if that baggage boy has anything to do with this...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// He is a shady fellow. You’d think he’d have more respect for us, with this being his first time on the train.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// Indeed. It was strange...John Smith left with Thomas’ baggage at a quarter after one. I remember taking the opportunity to search for my book. I also remember seeing that Klaus fellow in the recreation room while sifting through my bags.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// I thought I had heard you leave your room! Well, now I know for certain.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// Say, what is this on the floor? Is that a cork?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// I know that smell anywhere! It’s “Sebastiani's Fine Italian Pinot Grigio,” the specialty of my kitchen!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// ...could it be?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// Yes, that is quite bizarre...I sold only one bottle of Sebastiani’s this trip. And it was to Mr. Magnus, if I’m not mistaken.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// Oh, Arthur. There’s something I have been meaning to tell you. Concerning the state of the kitchen...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// Yes? What is it?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// You must not have noticed when we were having our conversation earlier. The entire carriage is in disarray!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// What? Are you saying --
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// Yes, somebody must have entered your kitchen while you away. No, please, I am but the messenger of this dire news.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// Somebody? In. My. KITCHEN?!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// I am sorry to say that the news only gets worse. I found two anomalies during my investigation. For one, a bottle of Sebastiani's was missing!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// No.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// There was also a peculiar little bottle tucked behind the remaining wine. Strychnine, it was. Do you have any idea how it could have gotten there?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// No. Such toxic substances are prohibited on the train. I know for certain that there was no such bottle present in my kitchen before midnight.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// I’m telling you Arthur, this is a classic murder case. Somebody sees an opening, poisons Magnus, and then carefully scatters the evidence to cast suspicion on the others. It is all done with such calculation!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// Perhaps it is a little too classic. You’re lucky I was with you for most of the night, otherwise I’d be throwing some questions your way!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// Well, we’ve combed every inch of this room. Let’s see if that Klaus fellow is hiding anything.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// If his room matches his personality, then we shouldn’t find much besides a few dozen copies of the Communist Manifesto!
(link-goto: 'Finished', $places's $current)
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(set: $lastconv to (passage:)'s name)\
(put: true into $evidence's 'ThomasMarriage')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'OliviaWill')\
(set: $time to it + 1)\
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// Aha! There you are!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Thomas Carter:// Hey! I never invited you! Get out of my room!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// I’ll invite myself then! You can’t tell me what to do!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Thomas Carter:// Can I not? I paid good money for this room!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// One word, Carter, and I could ruin you! You know my contacts.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Thomas Carter:// ...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// Now, tell me, what were you doing talking with my son? Even though he is rather ill-mannered, he’s of the high society. I couldn’t bear for him to be influenced by such a lowlife!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Thomas Carter:// I’m sorry, sir. I must have misheard. Did you just call me a lowlife?! I’ll have you know that despite my ancestry, I am quite cultured! I have even read all of William Shakespeare’s works!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// Yeah, and you’re fit to be one of his villains! If you even think about going near my son again, I’ll...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Thomas Carter:// You’ll what? “Ruin me”? What rubbish.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// Try me. I dare you!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Thomas Carter:// Hah! And the setup is revealed. Am I right, Robert?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// Excuse me? Do you think this is a joke? This is a serious conversation!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Thomas Carter:// Yes, it is. More serious than you can even imagine! I know you’re trying to get me into trouble. You’ve been trying ever since we met! Well, if you want your son to marry Olivia so badly, then you’d better start teaching him some manners. Because you’re not fooling me, fiend!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// How dare you accuse me of trickery? I will remember this, Carter! Your devious plan to marry Olivia and take her money will not succeed as long as I’m alive! It will be brought to light -- just you wait and see!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Thomas Carter:// ...and he’s gone. What are your thoughts on that, Robert? It seemed like quite the obvious framing job to me.
(link-reveal: 'Perhaps. But did he even notice me?')[
//Thomas Carter:// Hm...we may never know for sure. Perhaps he is serious. But what would make the old man think that I’m marrying Olivia just for the money? The plot thickens!
(link-goto: 'Finished', $places's $current)
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(set: $lastconv to (passage:)'s name)\
(set: $time to it + 1)\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Klaus')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Wine')\
(link-reveal: 'Catherine? You seem rather out of place.')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// Oh! Robert, is it? How long have you been standing there? Don’t frighten me like that, dear.
(link-reveal: 'Just what are you doing in Klaus’ room?')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// He’s a suspicious one, he is. Have you seen his shifty little eyes? Those are the eyes of a man who’s read every line of the communist manifesto. I’ve been watching him all night.
(link-reveal: 'Have you now? I’d like to hear the full story.')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// If it pleases you. I was dining until 11 with my husband and son, and then we headed to the recreation room. They began gambling with Olivia, so I left to get some...”shuteye,” if you know what I mean. Really I was keeping my eyes peeled for that red devil.
(link-reveal: 'Could I get some more concrete times?')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// Oh, you are adorable! You really think Magnus was murdered? You are just like my son...minus the backtalk, that is.
(link-reveal: 'I’m not sure if that was a yes or a no.')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// Oh, it must have been about half past 11 when I passed by Klaus’ room. His door was wide open, and he was doing what all communists do -- wasting precious fresh air.
(link-reveal: 'Is that the only time you saw him?')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// Oh, no, you never see those kinds of people only once! No, I saw him in the dining carriage at midnight, finishing yet another drink. As soon as he saw me, he lurked back to his room. I suppose justice exists after all.
(link-reveal: 'We will see about that. Say, Catherine, you’re not hiding anything, are you?')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// Oh -- what do you mean? Of course I have my secrets. But if it helps clear my name from your list of suspects, I will share all I know.
(link-reveal: 'In that case, I will be blunt. Now, I’m sorry if this comes across as rude, but...')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// Hm?
(link-reveal: 'Uh...have you put on some weight in the last few hours?')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// I’m sorry. Did you really just say that? How rude! You are just like my son! Get out! Out, I say!
(link-reveal: 'That probably could have gone better. It must have just been my imagination...')[
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(set: $lastconv to (passage:)'s name)\
(set: $time to it + 1)\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Blackmail')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Wine')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'KlausRec')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'ThomasOlivia')\
//Klaus Metz:// Robert, Robert. My old friend Robert. How’ve you been, buddy? And just what are you doing in my blasted room at this time of night?!
(link-reveal: 'Klaus, have you had too much to drink? I see you finished an entire bottle of wine.')[
//Klaus Metz:// Wine? WINE? Wine is for the bourgeois! I don’t know where this bottle came from!
(link-reveal: 'I knew you had too much to drink. But how did you manage to afford an entire bottle of wine?')[
//Klaus Metz:// You capitalist swine! You’re accusing me of stealing, are ya? Typical of your class. Sure, go on, continue exploiting the defenseless proletariat. I’ll have you know that I have gone nowhere near that kitchen after it was closed!
(link-reveal: 'No? Then where were you?')[
//Klaus Metz:// I was in my room at midnight! That’s no crime, is it? But apparently it is. ‘Cause I thought I could finally get some shuteye. Then that Thomas fellow started shouting next door.
(link-reveal: 'Please, tell me more. Was there anybody with him?')[
//Klaus Metz:// Shouting at one in the morning! What has the world come to? This is just like capitalism -- where everybody shouts at the top of their lungs and nobody’s heard! There was a lady, too!
(link-reveal: '...I really got him riled up. Please, Klaus, compose yourself. Did you make out any words?')[
//Klaus Metz:// Somethin’ about that baggage boy dustin’ the Chamberlain room at half past 11. And then somethin’ about not having anything to do with blackmail...now, I found it funny, because the lady asked Thomas if he was getting blackmail threats. And she said something about reimbursement...it’s all par for the course in capitalism!
(link-reveal: 'Oh, here he goes again...I’d better slip out of here while I still can.')[
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(set: $lastconv to (passage:)'s name)\
(set: $time to it + 1)\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Klaus')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'JohnWalk')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'OliviaArgument')\
//Klaus Metz:// Oh, hello, Robert.
(link-reveal: 'You seem unusually calm. What’s the deal?')[
//Klaus Metz:// Yeah, I finally managed to calm m’nerves. I...er...apologize for the shoutin’ and all. Usually I save that kind of stuff for the bourgeoisie. But I can tell from your coat that you’re not a bad guy.
(link-reveal: 'Are you certain that the best way to judge people is by their attire?')[
//Klaus Metz:// Generally speaking, the fancier the clothes, the more elaborate the facade. But there are certainly exceptions. Take Olivia and that baggage boy, for instance. They both passed by my room at half past 10, on their way to the recreation carriage.
(link-reveal: 'Alright, go on.')[
//Klaus Metz:// John Smith passed by first. It was so strange -- despite his plain garb, his strides greatly resembled those of the upper class. It makes me sick just thinking about it. And then his face...like stone. Hard, unchanging. That’s the face of a poker player.
(link-reveal: 'Wow, it is amazing how much you can infer of someone’s personality from mere posture! What about Olivia?')[
//Klaus Metz:// She slipped by not ten seconds later. Despite her extravagant clothes, she seemed quite defeated. Exploited, even. There were still fresh tears on her cheeks. That capitalist pig of a father, I’d wager! Did I mention that nothing good can come of capitalism?
(link-reveal: 'Just a few times. Now, I’m curious, what do you think of the other train staff?')[
//Klaus Metz:// Who, the cook and waitress? They’re an interesting duo, to say the least. As you may already know, I was in the dining carriage from half past 11 to midnight. I watched Arthur close the kitchen, and then I headed back to my room. The man is obsessed with order and symmetry! He even used a straight edge to line up his wine bottles. It must be some sort of disorder he picked up in his exposure to the frantic nature of the free market!
(link-reveal: 'What do you know about Alice?')[
//Klaus Metz:// I’m afraid I never saw much of her. By the time I made it to the dining carriage, she was just heading to her quarters. From the spring in her step, I could tell that she was incredibly naive, yet full of self-confidence. As a child, she must’ve been isolated from the industrial society. Big business! Bah!
(link-reveal: 'I’m starting to lose track of how many times you have mentioned capitalism. Anyway, thank you for your insight. I’m sure it will prove useful in the future.')[
//Klaus Metz:// Yeah, yeah. That’s what you always say.
(link-goto: 'Finished', $places's $current)
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(set: $lastconv to (passage:)'s name)\
(set: $time to it + 1)\
(put: true into $evidence's 'DuelingPistols')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Wine')\
//Catherine Chamberlain:// There you are, you devil!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Klaus Metz:// Hey, hey, you think you can just bust into my room whenever you want, huh? No respect for the working class, huh?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// My dueling pistols are gone. What did you do with them?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Klaus Metz:// Dueling pistols? I have no idea what you are talking about!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// Klaus, you horrible man, you will hang for your evil deeds!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Klaus Metz:// What evil deeds? I haven’t done a single thing wrong!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// Our son is dead.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Klaus Metz:// He’s...DEAD?!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// Shot in the chest. Our poor son, he must have been hiding his wound. He needed to uphold his honor after being insulted...by you!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Klaus Metz:// Get out of my face! I don’t know what you’re yabbering on about! I’ve been in my room ever since that filthy capitalist pig died!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// Unfortunately for you, Klaus, I know you lie once again. I was in your room at half past 2!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Klaus Metz:// You were? Just what were you doing in my blasted room?! Was this bottle your doing, you swine?!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// Oh! What nerve! The man’s a cold murderer, and now he trying to frame ME!
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//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// There, there, dear. Calm yourself. Klaus, now look what you’ve done. Heed my words -- as soon as we reach the station, you will hang for your crimes!
(link-goto: 'Finished', $places's $current)
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(set: $lastconv to (passage:)'s name)\
(set: $time to it + 1)\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Wine')\
//Catherine Chamberlain:// There you are, you devil!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Klaus Metz:// Hey, hey, you think you can just bust into my room whenever you want, huh? No respect for the working class, huh?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// Silence, fiend. While you’ve been drinking away your savings, my wife and I have been making inquiries. We have the facts: you are the only one who could have possibly killed my business partner, Mr. Magnus.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Klaus Metz:// Listen to your empty words! You accuse me of murder, attempt to intimidate me, and yet you fear me! You have no evidence!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// That’s where you are wrong. See this bottle?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Klaus Metz:// What about it?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// This was found in the dining carriage by the good chef Arthur Darzi. It’s the same bottle of wine that was delivered to Magnus’ room at a quarter to midnight!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Klaus Metz:// So? Anyone could have snuck into the dining carriage with it.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// Wrong again, Klaus! I saw this very bottle in your room at half past 2. I’m sure your fingerprints are all over the bloody thing!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Klaus Metz:// What...damn you! This is all a setup! Lies, lies, all of it!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// Strike three! Olivia told me that she saw you sneaking down the hall with this bottle at a quarter past 3! I have several witnesses, Klaus! And you shall hang for your crimes!
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(set: $lastconv to (passage:)'s name)\
(set: $time to it + 1)\
(put: true into $evidence's 'ThomasMarriage')\
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// Father, you look distressed.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// I am, son. And it’s because you look rather... guilty.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// Me? Guilty? Why, I ought to...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// Now that I think about it, you’ve been acting funny ever since we left the recreation carriage at half past midnight. Hah! Are you afraid that Olivia snuck off to see that Carter lad after we left her? Or...are you afraid of something else? Afraid of being discovered? Answer me!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// You bloody villain! You do realize that Robert is standing...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// You didn’t do it for me. You couldn’t have done it for me. No, you did it for yourself. Olivia inherits the money, I take over the company, and then you’re spoiled from all sides. You spoiled brat!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// I’ve had quite enough framing, scoundrel!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// I knew I had failed as a parent, but to think that my own son could turn against me. And now my life could be at stake.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// Father, now you’re just making yourself look like a fool! Hold your tongue, would you? I’ve just been worried about mother!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// What about her, you venomous snake?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// Uh...her health, of course!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// Her health? You know perfectly well that she was sound asleep when we returned to our room! She’s in perfectly good health!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// It must have been that soup made by that blasted excuse for a chef!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// Well, if you think the soup made her sick, why don’t you ask her yourself?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr.:// I think I will do just that, you brimstone beast!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// Ah, Robert. I didn’t see you standing there. I am sorry you had to hear all that. My son has some personality issues, to say the least. I hope you will find it in your heart to forgive him.
(link-reveal: 'I...')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// Oh! I’m sorry Robert. I should be going. Somebody’s got to keep my son from disrupting everything. Cheers, lad!
(link-goto: 'Finished', $places's $current)
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(set: $time to it + 1)\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Blackmail')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Strychnine')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'AliceWine')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'ThomasMarriage')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'OliviaWill')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'OliviaArgument')\
//Alice Christie:// Thank you, everybody, for showing up. I realize that it has been a long day for us all, so I will cut to the chase.
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//Olivia Magnus:// You know who murdered my father?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// Why, of course, dear. They are among us as we speak...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// I don’t like this, dear. To think that one of us could be a killer!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// There, there, my love. Alice, assuming Mr. Magnus was murdered, what makes you think the killer is in this very room?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// Ah! I’m glad you asked. After all, your son, Thomas Carter, and Klaus Metz are elsewhere, are they not? But think of it this way -- it would be foolish for the true murderer to turn down a hearing such as this. Not only do they miss out on what is currently known, but they also cast unnecessary suspicion upon themselves. No, the murderer is here. And their identity is revealed by three points.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// ...
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//John Smith:// I thought you were gonna cut to the chase. You’re wasting precious minutes.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// Point one. The murderer was close to the deceased. At 11, William Magnus ordered a bottle of wine that I delivered at precisely 11:45. The wine he ordered was a bottle of “Sebastiani's Fine Italian Pinot Grigio,” our finest -- and our most expensive -- wine on the train.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// Yeah? And so what? William Magnus was a wealthy man. Our company is one of the largest on this side of the Atlantic!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//John Smith:// ...I can vouch for that.
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//Alice Christie:// Ah, but wait for point two. When I delivered the wine, Magnus appeared to be alone. But I couldn’t help but feel another presence in the room. The room had a sort of...tense atmosphere to it. An atmosphere of blackmail.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// Oh, great. Now we’re going off of your intuition. How do we know that you’re not the murderer?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// Please, let us hear point two.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// While investigating the Magnus room, I stumbled upon a note. “C. You had better pay up now, or you won’t make it off this train alive.” Now, when I first saw this note, I figured it was addressed to Mr. Magnus. After all, he’s the only man that won’t be making it off this train alive. But upon further investigation, I realized that Magnus is the only passenger with stationery on the train...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//John Smith:// Are you suggesting that Magnus was blackmailing somebody else on this train?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// Exactly. Which would be a strong motive for murder.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// That “C” could be anybody, though. It could stand for Chamberlain, Carter, Carpenter...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// ...Christie.
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//Alice Christie:// My thoughts exactly. Point three. “C” seems to throw a great deal of suspicion around. Half of the people on this train have a last name that begins with the letter C! Which is exactly why this note must have been fabricated after the deed was done. We’re dealing with a murderous mastermind...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// But the gig’s up. The murderer made one all-important mistake. They did not expect the intellect of Alice Christie...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// ...did you, Olivia Magnus?
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//Olivia Magnus:// Um...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// Could everybody stop staring at me like that? Tell me, Alice, why would I want to kill my very own father?
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//Alice Christie:// Why, it’s all so obvious, Olivia! You have not one, but two motives! That’s two-hundred percent more urge to kill your father than anybody else in this room! First, there was the money. Your father was a wealthy man, and as John Smith so kindly reported to me, your father threatened to change his will!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//John Smith:// That is correct. I was in the Chamberlain room until half past 10 and was unfortunate enough to overhear your conversation. He threatened to change his will if you married Thomas Carter instead of the Chamberlains’ son.
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//Alice Christie:// Which brings me to the second motive: your undying love for Thomas Carter!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// This is all such poppycock! Just look at how much you have upset the young woman! Some things, Alice, are better left unsaid.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// I didn’t murder my father! Why would I? Sure, he was tough to live with at times...but...but...I loved my father!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// Hm...this is not the reaction I expected to hear.
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//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// Alice, I for one think that you have uttered utter nonsense! You should be ashamed of yourself, attacking poor Olivia like that! I don’t care who she has feelings for -- she deserves better!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//John Smith:// Yeah, and...uh...your theory sounds pretty full of holes. I for one know that Olivia Magnus was in the recreation carriage from half past 10 to nearly one in the morning!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// Fine! I’ll find a piece of evidence so decisive, you’ll all apologize for criticizing my theory! Come, Arthur. We have some work to do.
(link-goto: 'Finished', $places's $current)
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(set: $lastconv to (passage:)'s name)\
(set: $time to it + 1)\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Blackmail')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Alice')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'ThomasDebt')\
//Catherine Chamberlain:// Well, that was absolute balderdash! I am so very sorry you had to listen to that rubbish, Olivia.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// Yes, if that woman even thinks about making up more “evidence,” I’ll...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// Please, my dear, calm yourself. Alice is just doing the best she can.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// But what she said about that note...it’s so horrible! Why would my father blackmail anybody? He was already such a rich man!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// I was under the impression that Alice made the note herself. It seems like something straight out of one of her murder mystery novels.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// Alas, I can assure you that the note is legitimate. I stumbled upon it at about 10, and immediately assumed that it was addressed to Thomas Carter. After all, he is in a tremendous amount of debt, despite his academic achievement and scholarships. But when we met at one...he assured me again and again that he was not receiving any threats.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// Have you ever considered, Olivia, that Thomas may be addicted to gambling?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// Oh, no, I could never picture Thomas falling so low!
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//Catherine Chamberlain:// You’d better believe it. My brother was the same -- an ambitious and well-versed man, but not without his faults. That’s why he married some Amy Christina, who had plenty of money for him to gamble away.
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//Olivia Magnus:// Wait...I just realized. Your last name begins with “C” as well! The blackmail letter could have been addressed to you!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// Tell me, Olivia, why would Magnus blackmail his very own business partner?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// Yes, don’t be foolish, dear. He would have nothing to gain! You know your father was the driving force of the company.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// Plus, we still don’t know if the “C” even stands for a name! Who’s to say that this note is not, say, the third in a series of blackmail letters?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// Hm, I suppose you’re right. The C could mean just about anything!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// Now you’re getting it! You must not fret about such matters, dear. It’s bad for your health. Your mother would have hated to see you like this...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// I can’t help but be alert with a killer on the loose.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr.:// I assure you, Olivia, there is nothing to worry about as long as we stick together. It was Magnus’ isolation that was his downfall...the poor old sport...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Catherine Chamberlain:// Oh, my! Look at the time. Now, Olivia, if you will excuse us, we must be going.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Olivia Magnus:// ...so much for sticking together!
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(set: $time to it + 1)\
The time is 5:45 AM. The journey is nearing its end. Everybody has gathered in the recreation carriage, prepared to disembark. This is your last chance to communicate with the passengers and staff before being interrogated by the police. You would like to know the others’ thoughts regarding how William James Magnus III died. Do you ask...
(link: "The relieved young woman?")[//Olivia Magnus:// I don’t know. Maybe my father wasn’t murdered after all. But if he was, then it had to have been that waitress! She must have poisoned the wine before delivering it to father’s room!]
(link: "The nervous old man in a fancy suit?")[//Geoffrey Charles Chamberlain, Sr.:// Magnus had his fair share of enemies, but I believe this case is simpler than it seems. I bet it was that Klaus Metz chap all along!]
(link: "The glaring older woman in an elegant dress?")[//Catherine Chamberlain:// It was that communist over there. Just look at his guilty face!]
(if: not $duel)[(link: "The resentful young man in an extravagant jacket?")[//Geoffrey Charles Chamberlain, Jr.:// It was bloody Thomas Carter...it’s always bloody Thomas Carter! The dog!]]
(link: "The tired young man in plain clothing?")[//Thomas Carter:// After giving it some thought, I find the baggage boy to be the most suspicious. I bet he murdered Mr. Magnus while we all had our backs turned!]
(link: "The angry, bearded man with a book under his arm?")[//Klaus Metz:// I say that capitalist pig finally saw the light and murdered himself!]
(link: "The confident baggage-boy?")[//John Smith:// He was murdered by the business partner, of course.]
(link: "The disappointed waitress?")[//Alice Christie:// I don’t know. I have failed to be a proper detective. My little grey cells are not worthy of the title!]
(link: "The uneasy chef?")[//Arthur Darzi:// Since Alice failed to find a criminal, I say the old man died of heart failure.]
[[Finished->Recreation]]
(set: $lastconv to (passage:)'s name)\
(set: $time to it + 1)\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Klaus')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Alice')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'OliviaPrediction')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'ThomasMarriage')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'LuggageKnife')\
//John Smith:// What are you looking at, huh, punk?
(link-reveal: 'Oh, my apologies. I must have been lost in thought.')[
//John Smith:// Everybody seems to be absent-minded on this train. I’ve had enough of these Brits.
(link-reveal: 'I take it that you’re American?')[
//John Smith:// I take it that you’re prying into others’ affairs?
(link-reveal: 'Alright, I’ll take the hint. But since I’m here, would you mind telling me of your whereabouts before Mr. Magnus’ unfortunate death?')[
//John Smith:// Sure. I was in here for most of the night. I remember seeing the Chamberlains enter the recreation carriage at 11. They must have left sometime after midnight while Alice was ranting about the murder mystery she’s reading. She then went to her quarters. At about half past 12, I poked my nose in there once again to find Olivia and Arthur having some sort of sentimental conversation. She was blabbering on about Thomas, and how her father wanted her to marry Geoffrey Chamberlain, Jr. instead. I’m telling you, it was something straight out of a soap opera.
(link-reveal: 'Sounds like it! Now, John, you said you were here for most of the night. When were you away?')[
//John Smith:// Hm. It must’ve been at about half past 11 when I left to dust the Chamberlain room. I remember that Thomas Carter kid passing by. I wasn’t there for more than a half hour. Ask Olivia and the two Geoffrey Chamberlains -- they saw me pass through the recreation carriage both times.
(link-reveal: 'Did you see anything suspicious while you were dusting?')[
//John Smith:// Er...no...not really. But while returning to my station, I noticed that Klaus Metz was not in his room. I found it rather odd that he would be having a drink at midnight.
(link-reveal: 'That doesn’t seem too out of the ordinary for Klaus. Did you leave at any other time?')[
//John Smith:// Yeah, but I didn’t go far. Thomas Carter requested his suitcase. Check the log. Arthur had just gone to bed.
(link-reveal: 'Hm...he requested his suitcase at one in the morning?')[
//John Smith:// Yeah. Look, how much longer are you going to interrogate me? I have a life, you know.
(link-reveal: 'Ah, sorry. I will let you get back to your work.')[
//John Smith:// Good riddance.
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(set: $lastconv to (passage:)'s name)\
(set: $time to it + 1)\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Luggage')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Alice')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'OliviaArgument')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'OliviaWill')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'LuggageKnife')\
//Arthur Darzi:// John Smith, are you there?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//John Smith:// What do you need?
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//Arthur Darzi:// I agreed to help Alice search for evidence for her little “mystery.” She’s convinced that Mr. Magnus was murdered. Those books of hers, no doubt.
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//John Smith:// So, what? You’re questioning me?
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//Arthur Darzi:// Yes, indeed. Have you seen anything out of the ordinary?
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//John Smith:// Nothing besides your chat with Olivia.
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//Arthur Darzi:// Right. I haven’t been able to get that out of my mind. When was that, at about half past 12? I was just passing through the recreation carriage, and she appeared to be quite upset.
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//John Smith:// Yeah. Those Chamberlain fellows seem to get on her nerves. And she had quite the disagreement with her father...
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//Arthur Darzi:// Did she now? When was this?
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//John Smith:// At about 10 or a quarter after 10. You and Alice must have been serving dinner.
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//Arthur Darzi:// That we were.
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//John Smith:// The old man threatened to change his will, you know. Said that he would stop favoring Olivia if she married Carter.
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//Arthur Darzi:// That’s grounds for murder if I ever heard it! What happened then?
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//John Smith:// She followed me to the recreation carriage at half past 10. I...er...had just finished dusting.
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//Arthur Darzi:// I must report this information to Alice posthaste! Thank you, John.
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//John Smith:// You’re welcome.
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//Arthur Darzi:// I just have one last question. Why do you always stand in front of the luggage? I hope you know that you’re welcome to sit...
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//John Smith:// Thank you, but no thank you. We don’t want anybody sneaking off with the luggage, now, do we?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Arthur Darzi:// ...I suppose not. But there could be important evidence in those bags! Look at Thomas Carter’s bag, for instance. That bulge looks surprisingly knifelike...
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//John Smith:// I’m sure it’s just your imagination. Now, didn’t you say something about reporting information to Alice posthaste?
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//Arthur Darzi:// Right! I must be going. Goodbye, John.
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//John Smith:// Goodbye.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//John Smith:// ...and good riddance.
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(set: $lastconv to (passage:)'s name)\
(set: $time to it + 1)\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Strychnine')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'JohnFirst')\
(link-reveal: 'Hello? John?')[
//John Smith:// I can’t believe this...I didn’t have to take this blasted job after all. I was beat to the deed. It must have been that business partner. But how could he kill old Magnus?
(link-reveal: 'Oh, he’s talking to himself again. Perhaps I should continue listening in...')[
//John Smith:// That Chamberlain fellow was with his son the entire night! He’d have the motive, certainly, but not the means...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//John Smith:// Could it have been the staff? I kept tabs on Alice for every second past 11:30, and I myself heard Magnus alive in his room at midnight. Though if she truly did find -- or place -- strychnine in the kitchen, then Magnus’ wine could have been poisoned beforehand.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//John Smith:// And then there’s that Robert fellow. He claims he stayed in his room after 11! Nobody does that! Even Catherine was outside of her room at midnight, and she has a reputation for staying in her room!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//John Smith:// Well, it will be interesting to hear what Alice has to say. It will also be interesting to see who shows up to her “grand reveal.” I believe I’ve told her all I know...well, about the others. Heh, heh.
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//John Smith:// I hope she finds that business partner guilty. It would be a stretch, sure, but just think of the benefits!
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//John Smith:// Wait, what was that? Who’s there?
(link-reveal: 'Uh...meow?')[
//John Smith:// Yeah, as if cats were allowed on the train. What are you doing eavesdropping, Robert? That’s my job, you hear?
(link-reveal: 'I’m sorry. I heard you mutter my name, and I couldn’t help but listen in.')[
//John Smith:// Well, look, I’ll put it this way, pal. Leave the investigating to the professionals, kid.
(link-reveal: 'What do you mean?')[
//John Smith:// I mean that I’m a private detective...in disguise. I’ve been watching those Magnus and Chamberlain fellows for a great deal of time now. Now, I’ll let you in on a little secret -- they run a shady business, they do. You can’t amass that much wealth through legitimate practices, if you catch my drift. They import drugs. And...er...strychnine, I think.
(link-reveal: 'That would explain why relations seem to be so tense within the business...')[
//John Smith:// It does? I mean, yes, it does. Alice Christie even told me that Magnus waited to have dinner until the Chamberlains had left the dining carriage. That must have been at, what, 11? I hope you’re keeping track of all of these times, kid.
(link-reveal: 'Didn’t you say something about Alice having some sort of “grand reveal”?')[
//John Smith:// Yeah. 3:45 in the recreation carriage. Be there or be suspicious. Heh, she thinks she has everything all figured out. What an amateur.
(link-reveal: 'Well, thank you John, or whatever your true name is. I must be going now.')[
//John Smith:// Yeah, yeah. Stay out of trouble, will ya?
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//John Smith:// ...heh. He’s so gullible.
(link-goto: 'Finished', $places's $current)
]]]]]]]]]]]]]]
(set: $lastconv to (passage:)'s name)\
(set: $time to it + 1)\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Strychnine')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'Alice')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'LuggageKnife')\
(put: true into $evidence's 'SaxtonLuggage')\
//Alice Christie:// Oh, Robert! What perfect timing. I was just about to search through your suitcase...
(link-reveal: 'Excuse me? Since when did you have the authority to look through passengers’ luggage?')[
//Alice Christie:// Robert, this is a case of murder! I just know it! And I will stop at nothing to figure out whodunnit!
(link-reveal: '...fair enough. What have you found?')[
//Alice Christie:// You won’t believe me if I told you! Earlier, Arthur told me that he thought he saw a familiar shape in Thomas’ bag when he was chatting with John Smith at 3. And voila!
(link-reveal: 'A knife? Is it from the kitchen?')[
//Alice Christie:// I do not believe so. “Shady Steve’s” is an American cutlery corporation. We generally buy silverware and equipment made in Britain.
(link-reveal: 'But what does a knife have to do with Magnus’ death? There were no signs of a struggle, nor any obvious wounds.')[
//Alice Christie:// True, though you must remember that the craftiest of criminals always come with a backup plan. This casts some suspicion on Thomas...
(link-reveal: '...unless somebody is trying to frame him.')[
//Alice Christie:// So true. Well, Robert, your bag checks out. Though I must say, you need to purchase more up-to-date newspapers. Now, next bag...
(link-reveal: 'Yeah, I’ve never been one for reading the news. I just keep an old newspaper around so I can pretend to be busy.')[
//Alice Christie:// Say, Robert, you didn’t happen to change your name from “Thaddeus Saxton,” did you?
(link-reveal: 'Uh...no. Why, is this person a criminal in the news?')[
//Alice Christie:// No. ...this bag belongs to them. It would seem we have a secret passenger on the train...
(link-reveal: 'I’m curious, what is in the bag?')[
//Alice Christie:// A bunch of...boring, dry business documents. Some cigars. And...avocados? How unusual. And that name. “Thaddeus Saxton.” It sounds so familiar...I wonder...
(link: '(Keep Listening)')[
//Alice Christie:// Robert, I am afraid I must leave you. I need to do another investigation sweep in the Magnus room. Time is of the essence!
(link-reveal: 'As always, I will let you know if I hear anything.')[
(link-goto: 'Finished', $places's $current)
]]]]]]]]]]
(set: $lastconv to (passage:)'s name)\
(set: $time to it + 1)\
(put: true into $evidence's 'SaxtonLuggage')\
//John Smith:// Robert, just the man I wanted to see. No, don’t run off. I know you’re busy solving this crime, but I need you to do me a favor.
(link-reveal: '...please, make it quick. I’m running out of time.')[
//John Smith:// A very, very important bag is missing. This bag is very important. It belongs to a...very important passenger. I need you to find it and return it to me. And I need you to do this for me right now.
(link-reveal: 'I’ll...er...keep my eye out for it.')[
//John Smith:// You’d better. Because I won’t take no for an answer!
(link-goto: 'Finished', $places's $current)
]]
{
(set: $convince to 1)
(set: $evidencePeople to (datamap:
'Away','CC',
'Klaus','CC',
'Baggage_Boy','CC',
'Blackmail','CC-CS-TC-AC-CJ',
'Strychnine','CC-AC-TS-AD-TC',
'Wine','KM-CC-TC',
'Arthur','AD',
'ThomasArgument','TC',
'ThomasWine','TC',
'Alice','AC',
'JohnAway','TS',
'AliceBaggage','AC',
'ThomasAway','TC',
'India','TS-AD',
'SaxtonBusiness','TS',
'AliceWine','AC',
'OliviaArgument','OM',
'JohnWalk','TS',
'ThomasOlivia','TC-OM',
'ThomasDebt','TC',
'DuelingPistols','CS-CJ-TC-KM',
'SaxtonLuggage','TS-AC',
'OliviaPrediction','OM-CJ-TC',
'JohnFirst','TS',
'ThomasMarriage','TC-OM',
'OliviaWill','OM',
'KlausRec','KM',
'LuggageKnife','TS-TC'
))
(set: $names to (datamap:
'OM', 'Olivia',
'CS', 'Geoffrey Sr.',
'CC', 'Catherine',
'CJ', 'Geoffrey Jr.',
'TC', 'Thomas',
'KM', 'Klaus',
'TS', 'John',
'AD', 'Arthur',
'AC', 'Alice'
))
}
//Police Officer:// Alright, what sort of evidence do you have to prove that?
[Do you tell him...]<list|
[[That's all I've got.->End_Evidence]]
(if: $evidence's "Blackmail")[(append: ?list)[
(link-reveal: "Magnus was blackmailing someone on the train. His letter was addressed to \"C\".")[
(if: $evidencePeople's "Blackmail" contains $suspect)[
//Police Officer:// Hmm, that makes sense.
(set: $convince to it + 1)
](else:)[
//Police Officer:// I don't see how that points to (print: $names's $suspect).
(set: $convince to it - 1)]]]]
(if: $evidence's "Baggage_Boy")[(append: ?list)[
(link-reveal: "John Smith was dusting in the Chamberlains' room at 11:30, and nobody else was with him.")[
(if: $evidencePeople's "Baggage_Boy" contains $suspect)[
//Police Officer:// Hmm, that makes sense.
(set: $convince to it + 1)
](else:)[
//Police Officer:// I don't see how that points to (print: $names's $suspect).
(set: $convince to it - 1)]]]]
(if: $evidence's "Away")[(append: ?list)[
(link-reveal: "Catherine was away from her family from 11:30 to 12:30")[
(if: $evidencePeople's "Away" contains $suspect)[
//Police Officer:// Hmm, that makes sense.
(set: $convince to it + 1)
](else:)[
//Police Officer:// I don't see how that points to (print: $names's $suspect).
(set: $convince to it - 1)]]]]
(if: $evidence's "Strychnine")[(append: ?list)[
(link-reveal: "A bottle of strychnine was found in the kitchen. Only a few people were in a position to use it.")[
(if: $evidencePeople's "Strychnine" contains $suspect)[
//Police Officer:// Hmm, that makes sense.
(set: $convince to it + 1)
](else:)[
(set: $convince to it - 1)]]]]
(if: $evidence's "Wine")[(append: ?list)[
(link-reveal: "A bottle of wine was found in Klaus's room after the murder.")[
(if: $evidencePeople's "Wine" contains $suspect)[
//Police Officer:// Hmm, that makes sense.
(set: $convince to it + 1)
](else:)[
//Police Officer:// I don't see how that points to (print: $names's $suspect).
(set: $convince to it - 1)]]]]
(if: $evidence's "Klaus")[(append: ?list)[
(link-reveal: "Klaus was alone in the dining carriage from 11:30 to midnight.")[
(if: $evidencePeople's "Klaus" contains $suspect)[
//Police Officer:// Hmm, that makes sense.
(set: $convince to it + 1)
](else:)[
//Police Officer:// I don't see how that points to (print: $names's $suspect).
(set: $convince to it - 1)]]]]
(if: $evidence's "LuggageKnife")[(append: ?list)[
(link-reveal: "Arthur saw something that looked like a knife in Thomas's luggage, and John Smith seemed defensive about it.")[
(if: $evidencePeople's "LuggageKnife" contains $suspect)[
//Police Officer:// Hmm, that makes sense.
(set: $convince to it + 1)
](else:)[
//Police Officer:// I don't see how that points to (print: $names's $suspect).
(set: $convince to it - 1)]]]]
(if: $evidence's "Arthur")[(append: ?list)[
(link-reveal: "Arthur emigrated from India at least 16 years ago.")[
(if: $evidencePeople's "Arthur" contains $suspect)[
//Police Officer:// Hmm, that makes sense.
(set: $convince to it + 1)
](else:)[
//Police Officer:// I don't see how that points to (print: $names's $suspect).
(set: $convince to it - 1)]]]]
(if: $evidence's "ThomasArgument")[(append: ?list)[
(link-reveal: "Thomas Carter and William Magnus were having a heated discussion in the dining carriage at half past 11.")[
(if: $evidencePeople's "ThomasArgument" contains $suspect)[
//Police Officer:// Hmm, that makes sense.
(set: $convince to it + 1)
](else:)[
//Police Officer:// I don't see how that points to (print: $names's $suspect).
(set: $convince to it - 1)]]]]
(if: $evidence's "ThomasWine")[(append: ?list)[
(link-reveal: "Thomas stole a bottle of wine from the kitchen after it was closed at midnight.")[
(if: $evidencePeople's "ThomasWine" contains $suspect)[
//Police Officer:// Hmm, that makes sense.
(set: $convince to it + 1)
](else:)[
//Police Officer:// I don't see how that points to (print: $names's $suspect).
(set: $convince to it - 1)]]]]
(if: $evidence's "Alice")[(append: ?list)[
(link-reveal: "Alice Christie is obsessed with murder mysteries.")[
(if: $evidencePeople's "Alice" contains $suspect)[
//Police Officer:// Hmm, that makes sense.
(set: $convince to it + 1)
](else:)[
//Police Officer:// I don't see how that points to (print: $names's $suspect).
(set: $convince to it - 1)]]]]
(if: $evidence's "JohnAway")[(append: ?list)[
(link-reveal: "John Smith left the baggage carriage at 1:00.")[
(if: $evidencePeople's "JohnAway" contains $suspect)[
//Police Officer:// Hmm, that makes sense.
(set: $convince to it + 1)
](else:)[
//Police Officer:// I don't see how that points to (print: $names's $suspect).
(set: $convince to it - 1)]]]]
(if: $evidence's "AliceBaggage")[(append: ?list)[
(link-reveal: "Alice Christie rummaged through the baggage at 1:00.")[
(if: $evidencePeople's "AliceBaggage" contains $suspect)[
//Police Officer:// Hmm, that makes sense.
(set: $convince to it + 1)
](else:)[
//Police Officer:// I don't see how that points to (print: $names's $suspect).
(set: $convince to it - 1)]]]]
(if: $evidence's "ThomasAway")[(append: ?list)[
(link-reveal: "Thomas briefly left his room at a quarter to one.")[
(if: $evidencePeople's "ThomasAway" contains $suspect)[
//Police Officer:// Hmm, that makes sense.
(set: $convince to it + 1)
](else:)[
//Police Officer:// I don't see how that points to (print: $names's $suspect).
(set: $convince to it - 1)]]]]
(if: $evidence's "India")[(append: ?list)[
(link-reveal: "Magnus and the Chamberlains were traveling to Istanbul to settle foreign negotiations with Indian businessmen.")[
(if: $evidencePeople's "India" contains $suspect)[
//Police Officer:// Hmm, that makes sense.
(set: $convince to it + 1)
](else:)[
//Police Officer:// I don't see how that points to (print: $names's $suspect).
(set: $convince to it - 1)]]]]
(if: $evidence's "SaxtonBusiness")[(append: ?list)[
(link-reveal: "Magnus’s business rival, Thaddeus Saxton, is doing poorly in the British market.")[
(if: $evidencePeople's "SaxtonBusiness" contains $suspect)[
//Police Officer:// Hmm, that makes sense.
(set: $convince to it + 1)
](else:)[
//Police Officer:// I don't see how that points to (print: $names's $suspect).
(set: $convince to it - 1)]]]]
(if: $evidence's "AliceWine")[(append: ?list)[
(link-reveal: "Alice delivered wine to Magnus’s room at a quarter to midnight.")[
(if: $evidencePeople's "AliceWine" contains $suspect)[
//Police Officer:// Hmm, that makes sense.
(set: $convince to it + 1)
](else:)[
//Police Officer:// I don't see how that points to (print: $names's $suspect).
(set: $convince to it - 1)]]]]
(if: $evidence's "OliviaArgument")[(append: ?list)[
(link-reveal: "Olivia had an argument with her father at 10.")[
(if: $evidencePeople's "OliviaArgument" contains $suspect)[
//Police Officer:// Hmm, that makes sense.
(set: $convince to it + 1)
](else:)[
//Police Officer:// I don't see how that points to (print: $names's $suspect).
(set: $convince to it - 1)]]]]
(if: $evidence's "JohnWalk")[(append: ?list)[
(link-reveal: "Some passengers believe that John Smith walks like a gentleman.")[
(if: $evidencePeople's "JohnWalk" contains $suspect)[
//Police Officer:// Hmm, that makes sense.
(set: $convince to it + 1)
](else:)[
//Police Officer:// I don't see how that points to (print: $names's $suspect).
(set: $convince to it - 1)]]]]
(if: $evidence's "ThomasOlivia")[(append: ?list)[
(link-reveal: "Olivia and thomas were having a heated discussion in his room after 1.")[
(if: $evidencePeople's "ThomasOlivia" contains $suspect)[
//Police Officer:// Hmm, that makes sense.
(set: $convince to it + 1)
](else:)[
//Police Officer:// I don't see how that points to (print: $names's $suspect).
(set: $convince to it - 1)]]]]
(if: $evidence's "ThomasDebt")[(append: ?list)[
(link-reveal: "Thomas is in a tremendous amount of debt.")[
(if: $evidencePeople's "ThomasDebt" contains $suspect)[
//Police Officer:// Hmm, that makes sense.
(set: $convince to it + 1)
](else:)[
//Police Officer:// I don't see how that points to (print: $names's $suspect).
(set: $convince to it - 1)]]]]
(if: $evidence's "DuelingPistols")[(append: ?list)[
(link-reveal: "Dueling pistols were found under Magnus’s bed.")[
(if: $evidencePeople's "DuelingPistols" contains $suspect)[
//Police Officer:// Hmm, that makes sense.
(set: $convince to it + 1)
](else:)[
//Police Officer:// I don't see how that points to (print: $names's $suspect).
(set: $convince to it - 1)]]]]
(if: $evidence's "SaxtonLuggage")[(append: ?list)[
(link-reveal: "Alice discovered luggage belonging to a passenger named Thaddeus Saxton.")[
(if: $evidencePeople's "SaxtonLuggage" contains $suspect)[
//Police Officer:// Hmm, that makes sense.
(set: $convince to it + 1)
](else:)[
//Police Officer:// I don't see how that points to (print: $names's $suspect).
(set: $convince to it - 1)]]]]
(if: $evidence's "OliviaPrediction")[(append: ?list)[
(link-reveal: "Before the murder, Olivia suspected that something terrible was about to happen.")[
(if: $evidencePeople's "OliviaPrediction" contains $suspect)[
//Police Officer:// Hmm, that makes sense.
(set: $convince to it + 1)
](else:)[
//Police Officer:// I don't see how that points to (print: $names's $suspect).
(set: $convince to it - 1)]]]]
(if: $evidence's "JohnFirst")[(append: ?list)[
(link-reveal: "This was John Smith’s first time working on the train.")[
(if: $evidencePeople's "JohnFirst" contains $suspect)[
//Police Officer:// Hmm, that makes sense.
(set: $convince to it + 1)
](else:)[
//Police Officer:// I don't see how that points to (print: $names's $suspect).
(set: $convince to it - 1)]]]]
(if: $evidence's "ThomasMarriage")[(append: ?list)[
(link-reveal: "William Magnus wanted his daughter to marry G.C.C. Jr. instead of Thomas Carter.")[
(if: $evidencePeople's "ThomasMarriage" contains $suspect)[
//Police Officer:// Hmm, that makes sense.
(set: $convince to it + 1)
](else:)[
//Police Officer:// I don't see how that points to (print: $names's $suspect).
(set: $convince to it - 1)]]]]
(if: $evidence's "OliviaWill")[(append: ?list)[
(link-reveal: "Olivia Magnus was favored in her father’s will.")[
(if: $evidencePeople's "OliviaWill" contains $suspect)[
//Police Officer:// Hmm, that makes sense.
(set: $convince to it + 1)
](else:)[
//Police Officer:// I don't see how that points to (print: $names's $suspect).
(set: $convince to it - 1)]]]]
(if: $evidence's "KlausRec")[(append: ?list)[
(link-reveal: "Klaus was acting suspicious in the recreation room after 1.")[
(if: $evidencePeople's "KlausRec" contains $suspect)[
//Police Officer:// Hmm, that makes sense.
(set: $convince to it + 1)
](else:)[
//Police Officer:// I don't see how that points to (print: $names's $suspect).
(set: $convince to it - 1)]]]]
(if: $convince >= 4)[
(goto: $suspect + ' End')
](else:)[
(goto: 'Bad End')
]
//Geoffrey Charles Chamberlain, Jr.:// Please, everyone, calm yourselves! Thomas and I...we opened a bottle of champagne. That’s all. But...the champagne must have been...greatly pressurized. The cork hit me here, in my chest. That’s...why I’m holding it. Do not worry. I am not injured. Please, everyone, go back to your rooms! Go back to your rooms! Everything is under control!
[[Finished->1st Class]]
{
(set: $time to it + 1)\
}
You take some time to rest.
(link-goto: 'Finished', $places's $current)
(if: $suspect is 'DK')[
//Police Officer:// You don't know anything you say? I suppose not everyone on the train had to be involved. Good day, sir.
](else:)[
//Police Officer:// I'm sorry, sir, but I just don't see your argument. We'll need more than that if we're going to arrest somebody.]
''Epilogue''
The Year is 1906. Two days have passed since you arrived at the station.
Klaus Metz is the obvious suspect, having voiced his hatred of the upper class. However, after being arrested and tried, there is insufficient evidence to convict him. He certainly had the motive, but lacked the both means and the opportunity. The murderer remains at large. Perhaps you missed something in your investigation.
[[Back to Title->Title]]
//Police Officer:// “Now that’s incriminating evidence if I ever heard it! I think we’ll have to bring Olivia in for questioning.”
''Epilogue''
The year is 1906. Two days have passed since you arrived at the station.
Olivia Magnus was arrested and tried. Investigators theorized that perhaps she lashed out at the threat of her father changing his will, or at the pressure he exerted for her to marry G.C.C. Jr., whom she has no feelings for. However, the evidence just did not add up. The police discovered that she lacked the opportunity to kill her father, and murder would have been an extreme response to her situation. The true killer remains at large. Perhaps you missed something in your investigation.
[[Back to Title->Title]]
//Police Officer:// “Blimey! Assuming that all of your facts are accurate, you make one very strong case. I think we’ll have to bring Catherine in for questioning.”
''Epilogue''
The year is 1906. Two days have passed since you arrived at the station.
The story is all over the news. Geoffrey Charles Chamberlain, Sr. and Catherine Chamberlain have both been found guilty of murder. The motive was all too simple -- for reasons still unknown, William James Magnus III had been blackmailing the couple. To eliminate Mr. Magnus, Geoffrey Chamberlain, Sr. smuggled strychnine onto the train, and convinced his wife to kill Mr. Magnus. At half past 11 on the night of the murder, she snuck into Magnus’ room, feigned disloyalty to her husband, and poisoned Magnus’s wine. The deed having been done, Catherine hid the bottle of strychnine in the train’s kitchen carriage, and returned to her room at half past 12.
However, circumstance did not favor the couple. Catherine’s alibi was shattered by three crucial details. One -- several passengers saw Catherine Chamberlain pass through the 2nd class carriage at half past 11. Two -- while she was in William Magnus’s room, a man by the name of Klaus Metz was having a drink in the dining carriage. Three -- at the same time, the train’s baggage boy was dusting the Chamberlain room. A humble fellow by the name of Robert Carpenter was the one to put these facts together.
The game is up for Geoffrey Charles Chamberlain, Sr. and Catherine Chamberlain. As it is for you.
//Curtain//
[[Back to Title->Title]]
//Police Officer:// “I say. That Thomas fellow seems to be very suspicious indeed. I think we’ll have to bring him in for questioning.”
''Epilogue''
The year is 1906. Two days have passed since you arrived at the station.
Thomas Carter was arrested and tried. For hours upon hours, investigators debated whether or not Thomas saw murder as the only way to marry Olivia and pay off his college debts. Although it would be an extreme solution, Thomas had demonstrated poor judgement before. However, the evidence just did not add up. Even if he would have gone so far as to murder William Magnus, the police discovered that he lacked the means to do so. The true killer remains at large. Perhaps you missed something in your investigation.
[[Back to Title->Title]]
//Police Officer:// “My word! That Alice Christie character seems to have put on quite the show! I think we’ll have to bring her in for questioning.”
''Epilogue''
The year is 1906. Two days have passed since you arrived at the station.
Alice Christie was arrested and tried. Although she had no practical motive, investigators speculated that her obsession with murder mystery stories might have led her to try and create one herself. Additionally, as the one who delivered Magnus’s bottle of wine, she would have had the opportunity to poison it. However, Alice proved herself to be mentally stable, if a little over-eager. With the motive in serious doubt, she was found not guilty. The true killer remains at large. Perhaps you missed something in your investigation.
[[Back to Title->Title]]
//Police Officer:// “Great Scott! That certainly sounds shady. I think we’ll have to bring John Smith in for questioning.”
''Epilogue''
The year is 1906. Two days have passed since you arrived at the station.
John Smith was arrested and tried. Eventually the police discovered that he is actually Thaddeus Saxton, the American business rival of Magnus. It was proven that he had intended to kill Magnus, but his weapon of choice was a knife rather than poison. Saxton was convicted and sentenced to a few years in prison, but the true killer remains at large. Perhaps you missed something in your investigation.
[[Back to Title->Title]]
(set: $evidence to (datamap:
'Away',true,
'Klaus',true,
'Baggage_Boy',true,
'Blackmail',true,
'Strychnine',true,
'Wine',true,
'Arthur',true,
'ThomasArgument',true,
'ThomasWine',true,
'Alice',true,
'JohnAway',true,
'AliceBaggage',true,
'ThomasAway',true,
'India',true,
'SaxtonBusiness',true,
'AliceWine',true,
'OliviaArgument',true,
'JohnWalk',true,
'ThomasOlivia',true,
'ThomasDebt',true,
'DuelingPistols',true,
'SaxtonLuggage',true,
'OliviaPrediction',true,
'JohnFirst',true,
'ThomasMarriage',true,
'OliviaWill',true,
'KlausRec',true,
'LuggageKnife',true
))