<aside> ⛔ Warning! Spoilers Ahead. Unless you are the host, do not read any further or you’ll spoil secrets and ruin all the fun!

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Sample Party Timeline

• 7:30 - 8:00: Folks arrive
• 8:00 - 8:30: Mingle (in character)
• 8:30 - 9:00: Intros and announcement of the murder
• 9:00 - 10:00: Investigation pt. I

• 10:00 - 10:30: Mid-game check-in (you are here) 👈
• 10:30 - 11:15: Investigation pt. II
• 11:15 - 11:30: Cast accusations
• 11:30 - 12:00: The Big Reveal

<aside> 💡 Note for the Host. The Host will gather the Suspects and Investigators and read the Announcement of the Murder (pt. II) below out loud.

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Announcement of Murder (pt. I)

Okay how is everyone feeling? Think we’re getting close to solving Crystal’s murder? Good! Because we’re adding a bit of a wrinkle to our game…

There actually has been a second murder!

Jamie Blackwood found Oliver Aldridge lying on the North Bridge with a fancy Japanese chef’s knife sticking out of his chest.

Again, here is what we know (or think we know) about the events surrounding this second murder:

• Following Crystal’s murder, everyone gathered in the Main Hall was so engrossed in interrogating their fellow guests and trying to get to the bottom of what happened that they failed to notice that a massive storm had quickly rolled in over the coast and Serenity Springs was being assaulted by fierce winds and torrential rains. The beams in the Main Hall creaked and the lights flickered then went out altogether. The cell towers also seem to have gone down.