EPISODE THREE
INT. MANSION MAIN HALL - NIGHT
*A rumble of thunder is followed by flickering lights as the guests try to recover from the excitement of seeing guns drawn in a room of already jittered nerves.*
Blade-Tsung: [looking at axeman61] JESUS! Whats the matter with you?!
Shyriu: He... he tried to get away.
takermk: The poor guy does the world a service and Mr. Take Control Of The Situation here wants to call the police on him.
TemperaryUserName: Yeah, thats me alright.
Blade-Tsung: Sir, what are you talking about?
Bleed: [shaking] Hes dead.
Blade-Tsung: Who?
NovaStarr: TPB. Hes been killed.
Blade-Tsung: [shocked] WHAT?!
chan_ming: [trying to catch her breath] Somebody tell me whats going on here!
Blade-Tsung: [walks towards the library] Where is he!
TemperaryUserName: [steps in front of Blade-Tsung] Hold it. Who are you?
Blade-Tsung: Me? Well... Im here cause TPB wants me to fix dinner for some guests.
takermk: Well you can cancel dinner.
thetruth4: Wait! Did anyone see what happened or did we just assume that the butler killed him. I mean, the housekeeper isnt being asked anything.
chan_ming: [getting up from the floor] Theres been a murder here?
takermk: Got it on the first try sweetcakes.
axeman61: Well maybe we should ask him what he saw.
Shyriu: I dont think youd be a candidate for talking to him. Just look! Hes scared out of his mind.
axeman61: [threatening] I wasnt asking for your approval little man.
Shyriu: [recoils] Look, the way you treated the butler was just...
axeman61: Was what?!
Shyriu: [pauses] I didnt mean...
axeman61: What?!
NovaStarr: Please stop it.
thetruth4: Hey listen people. We need to figure out what happened in there and the only...
chan_ming: [points in the direction of the library] It happened in there?
thetruth4: Yeah. We... found him in the library. That guy [points to TemperaryUserName] went in and found the butler standing near him.
chan_ming: [to TemperaryUserName] Look whoever you are. You need to tell me everything that you saw. However, it would be best if you give me my gun back and yours as well. And if anyones going to play the cop, its going to be me since I am one.
Shyriu: Hey! Thats great! She can call the police to tell them to get here and sort all of this out.
takermk: Are you crazy man? Im not saying anything to the police or anyone else about this. No way!
NovaStarr: Why not?
takermk: Hey! Dont you hear good lady? Your boss just got killed and Jeeves here is the suspect apparently. Why should I stick around if I didnt see or hear anything?
NovaStarr: But...
takermk: In fact, [walks toward door to hallway] Im getting my coat from the hall closet and leaving. I suggest everyone else do the same and let the poor guy go.
axeman61: Hey pal! Youre staying here!
takermk: [laughs] What? You think Im scared of you fella? Ive survived lawsuits from clients who wondered why they never got their full royalties to Satan himself and I never blinked. Am I supposed to be afraid of a muscled bully the likes of you?
axeman61: [walks toward takermk] Oh, I can put the fear of God in you alright.
chan_ming: [to axeman61] HEY! Thats enough from you. I dont want...
*TemperaryUserName snatches chan_ming and pulls her into the library and closes the door behind him*
chan_ming: [surprised] What the hell is your problem? You think you can manhandle me just cause you have my gun pal? I may be short, but I dont take shit from anyone and youre anyone! Now if you want to give me...
TemperaryUserName: [hands chan_ming her gun] Your gun? Here.
chan_ming: [puzzled] I dont...
TemperaryUserName: Youre a cop right? That means youre on the job and youre going to need your gun.
*Both pause as they both can hear loud arguing coming from the study. TemperaryUserName directs chan_ming to the desk to view TPBs dead body*
TemperaryUserName: Alright, this is whats going on since you asked in there.
chan_ming: [pauses] Who... are you?
TemperaryUserName: [sighs] I find people who dont want to be found. Lets put it that way.
chan_ming: Fugitive recovery? You dont look the type.
TemperaryUserName: [laughs] Nah. Thats street level. Try the gutter.
chan_ming: Huh! A P.I. But why are you here? You looking for someone that doesnt want to be found?
TemperaryUserName: Actually, I was invited which is a new thing for me since Im thrown out of every place I stick my nose into. I got in about... [looks at watch] 25 minutes ago. Why are you here?
chan_ming: I... was invited here too. Just like everyone else I assume?
TemperaryUserName: Well... thatd be my guess as well since...
*The arguing coming from the study grows even louder as their talk goes on. chan_ming looks over TPBs body for a few seconds, but suddenly is overcome with a sharp chill as she noticed a door to a small garden just outside the library is open letting in the cold and rain from the storm outside*
chan_ming: [shivers] I cant see why hed leave a door open like that.
TemperaryUserName: Alright. Whats your name?
chan_ming: chan_ming. Detective chan_ming.
TemperaryUserName: [readjusts his gun in behind his waist] Well, nice to meet you Detective chan_ming. Im Gutter Dwelling TemperaryUserName. MKO Police Department.... retired.
chan_ming: Okay then TemperaryUserName. You know that we have to make a call and report this.
TemperaryUserName: Hell, Im all for that. But youve been out there in that weather! Itll take someone at least and hour to get up here with the road being partially flooded. We need to figure out what the hell went on here first! And to do that, we have to calm the natives down a bit.
chan_ming: Yeah, I got you. But we have to still call them at least.
TemperaryUserName: [shakes head] And have them know about it and start holy hell about it. That one guy who obviously didnt have TPB on his Christmas Card mailing list wants outta here. And thats another thing thats bugging me. Everyone that here was invited. You. Me. Hell, I wonder if Daffy Duck is going to show up next. Hed fit in perfectly with that bunch out there.
chan_ming: Whats going through your mind?
TemperaryUserName: I dunno. Just... something feels funny about him inviting people to his mansion like this and then ends up a corpse.
chan_ming: How long were you on the force?
TemperaryUserName: [evasively] Long enough to get tired of it. Look, I say we calm everyone down and try to sort out this mess a little before we call the calvary.
chan_ming: [thinks for a minute] I kinda agree with you. But once we figure out what happened, we make the call and I take lead on asking questions. Im more in practice then you are it would seem.
TemperaryUserName: Hey, thats just smurfy with me. As long as this thing gets solved, Im all for it.
Deal. You had a chance to look over the body?
TemperaryUserName: Hell, like you said, Im outta practice. But I think he was...
*TemperaryUserName was cut off when a loud crash could be heard coming from the study. TemperaryUserName and chan_ming rush to the door*
TemperaryUserName: [opens the door] Damn it! Did that fuck head lay someone else out again?
Grizzle: I say there! Are you the officer Ive heard about?!
TemperaryUserName: Yeah. Shes Kojak and Im Magnum. What the hell happened just now?
thetruth4: The butler finally got up and tried to take a step but he fell into the in-table over there.
Grizzle: Look, I was in the garden with the others when...
axeman61: [to Grizzle] Why didnt you show up here with us when we heard the noise comin from in here?
chan_ming: Wait! Is this all of us?
Grizzle: [axeman61] Well sir I didnt think that we all had to rush in here like we were in a panic.
axeman61: Really? So you werent interested in some guy getting iced.
Grizzle: I... Im sorry what?
TemperaryUserName: Killed to the point that not even God could bring him back.
Grizzle: [surprised] K.... killed?! Who was....
*The room is distracted when the doorbell rings*
TemperaryUserName: Who could that be now?!
NovaStarr: Oh... my God!
TemperaryUserName: Yeah, it would be nice if he made an appearance right about now.
NovaStarr: LadyRaiden. She was going to show up tonight.
takermk: Great! Now its a damn sleepover.
chan_ming: [walking into the hallway] Hey quiet!
*chan_ming leaves the group to answer the door. She opens the door to find a drenched woman completely out of breath.*
chan_ming: Yes?
LadyRaiden: [breathing heavy] Excuse me?
chan_ming: Youre LadyRaiden right?
LadyRaiden: Yeah. Are you going to let me in, whoever you are? Wait! I know who you are.
END OF EPISODE THREE
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