Murder Mystery Party, July 10, 2004

Ernie, Silky, and Harrow enjoy a glass of red wine.

Molly prepares to make her final accusation.

District Attorney Harrow announces his belief that Socks led the murder conspirators.

The final round takes place over dessert, which is homemade tira misu. Ernie rests his eyes while he waits to hear the big revelation.

Torchy, Socks, and Billy are stunned as the truth finally comes out.

Silky reads more of the conclusion as Harrow and Molly look on.

Torchy smiles and Socks watches as the killer is brought to justice.

No, I'm not going to tell you whodunit. To be honest, there isn't a lot of point. As a game, the mystery kinda sucked. Everyone had a motive and there were so many details and plot convolutions that it was like something out of The Big Sleep. There's no way to possibly guess who the murderer is going to be (especially once you've been drinking cocktails for three hours). Hell, I even guessed myself! Where the game succeeds is in providing a theme and environment to get dressed up and act funny. Everyone had a great time trying out their Chicago accents and making up mannerisms for their characters. So in that respect, I really recommend it.

Huge thanks to Amy and Rob, Steph and Major, and Kate and Steve for coming along. It was so fun that everyone went all out on the costumes and really got into the spirit of the thing! And of course, all the credit for a wonderful meal goes to the Snook. He's the best. :)