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INVITED GUESTS PROFILES

SAMANTHA DAWES-SMYTHE - You are the much loved 12 year old great granddaughter of Dame Sarah

Elizabeth and the recipient, this weekend, of the famed heirloom diamond ring, being one of the first females,

with your twin sister, Barbara, born in the family since Dame Sarah Elizabeth. You are a typical, all around,

almost teenager, and you like school, sports, music and dancing, not necessarily in that order. Boys are YUK!

Your friends call you SAM.

Suggested clothing: jeans, T-shirt

Props: school books, soccer or soft ball, dancing shoes or musical instrument.

BARBARA DAWES-SMYTHE - You are the much loved 12 year old great granddaughter of Dame Sarah

Elizabeth and the recipient, this weekend, of the famed heirloom diamond necklace, being one of the first

females, with your twin sister, Samantha, born in the family since Dame Sarah Elizabeth. You are a typical, all

around, almost teenager, and you love caring for your friends and others, volunteering in a local nursing home in

your spare time. You seem to have a healing touch and your friends tell you that you should consider medicine

as a career. Your friends call you BUBBLE.

Suggested clothing: jeans and T-shirt

Props: medical journal

ALLISON KATZ - You are Samantha's best friend and next door neighbor. You love dancing, especially ballet,

better than school or anything. You think this is going to be a super party - staying at a real country estate and

hope there are some boys in the neighborhood. Your friends call you ALLIE.

Suggested clothing: leotards and tights

Props: ballet shoes.

BARBARELLA DAHL - You are descended from an old aristocratic family and want to become a fashion model

more than anything else in the world. You love lots of good and expensive clothes and have more clothes than

any of your friends. You also are very vain about your beautiful hair and are always combing or brushing it. You

are also excited about the upcoming party and look forward to visiting with another member of "royalty". Your

friends call you BARBIE.

Suggested clothing: designer clothes - an outfit before games and after dinner

Props: hair brush and mirror.

ANASTASIA OAKLEY - You tend to be a tomboy - having had to put up with three brothers and no sisters.

You’ve been trying to get on the school wrestling and football teams without any success. You’d like your father

to sue the school to let you play these sports as you are really a good quarterback, thanks to your oldest

brother. You also like poetry and write a fair amount of poetry yourself. Your friends call you ANNIE.

Suggested clothing: football or wrestling jersey, shorts

Props: football and book of poems.

GEORGETTE WHIZ - You are the most intelligent of your friends - especially in math and computer sciences.

You enjoy solving difficult problems and you tutor your friends on Wednesday evenings, over pizza and coke.

You are also a coke freak. Your friends call you GEE.

Suggested clothing: jeans, a college T-shirt or sweat shirt

Props: math book and a 6-pack of caffeine-free coke.

INVITED GUESTS PROFILES

THEODORA BAER - Your family is prominent in the financial world, particularly banking. You are a computer

wiz like your friend, Gee, and are in the process of creating your own web page to introduce other young people

your age to the mysteries of the solar system. Your friends call you TEDDY.


Props: books about the solar system.

VIRGINIA SNAPP - Your flair for creating fashion out of nothing has given you an edge with your friends.

They are always asking your advice on what to wear for special school events. Your friends call you GINGER

Suggested clothes: clothes you have designed.

Props: teen fashion magazines.

CATARINA CUTTER - Architecture is your forte’. Designing homes and office buildings come naturally to you

because your father and grandfather own their own firm. Someday you will undoubtedly work in the same firm.

Your friends call you COOKIE.


Props: drawings of your dream house, or magazine of house design.

GOLDA LOX - You have recently moved to a different city, but still are best friends with Sam and the gang. You

are in touch daily by e-mail and are involved in all their activities. You are attending a fine art’s academy; studying

music, dance and drama. Broadway is your dream. Your friends call you GOLDIE.


Props: Scripts or sheet music.

© SamAntics, 2010 Shirley W. Foster

INVITED GUESTS PROFILES - Sleepover Party

SAMANTHA DAWES-SMYTHE - You are the much loved 12 year old great granddaughter of Dame Sarah Elizabeth

and the recipient, this weekend, of the famed heirloom diamond ring, being one of the first females, with your twin

sister, Barbara, born in the family since Dame Sarah Elizabeth. You are a typical, all around, almost teenager, and

you like school, sports, music and dancing, not necessarily in that order. Boys are YUK! Your friends call you SAM.

Suggested clothing: Jeans, T-shirt, PJs or nighty

Props: school books, soccer or soft ball, dancing shoes or musical instrument.

BARBARA DAWES-SMYTHE - You are the much loved 12 year old great granddaughter of Dame Sarah Elizabeth

and the recipient, this weekend, of the famed heirloom diamond necklace, being one of the first females, with your

twin sister, Samantha, born in the family since Dame Sarah Elizabeth. You are a typical, all around, almost teenager,

and you love caring for your friends and others, volunteering in a local nursing home in your spare time. You seem

to have a healing touch and your friends tell you that you should consider medicine as a career. Your friends call

you BUBBLE.

Suggested clothing: jeans and T-shirt, PJs or nighty

Props: medical journal

ALLISON KATZ - You are Samantha's best friend and next door neighbor. You love dancing, especially ballet,

better than school or anything. You think this is going to be a super weekend - staying at a real country estate and

sleeping in a real mansion and hope there are some boys in the neighborhood. Your friends call you ALLIE.

Suggested clothing: leotards and tights, PJs or nighty

Props: ballet shoes.

BARBARELLA DAHL - You are descended from an old aristocratic family and want to become a fashion model more

than anything else in the world. You love lots of good and expensive clothes and have more clothes than any of your

friends. You also are very vain about your beautiful hair and are always combing or brushing it. You are also excited

about the upcoming weekend and look forward to visiting with another member of "royalty". Your friends call you

BARBIE.

Suggested clothing: designer clothes - an outfit before games and after dinner, next morning and nighty

Props: hair brush and mirror.

ANASTASIA OAKLEY - You tend to be a tomboy - having had to put up with three brothers and no sisters. You’ve

been trying to get on the school wrestling and football teams without any success. You’d like your father to sue

the school to let you play these sports as you are really a good quarterback, thanks to your oldest brother. You

also like poetry and write a fair amount of poetry yourself. Your friends call you ANNIE.

Suggested clothing: football or wrestling jersey, shorts, and PJs

Props: football and book of poems.

GEORGETTE WHIZ - You are the most intelligent of your friends - especially in math and computer sciences. You

enjoy solving difficult problems and you tutor your friends on Wednesday evenings, over pizza and coke. You are

also a coke freak. Your friends call you GEE.

Suggested clothing: jeans, a college T-shirt or sweat shirt, and PJs

Props: math book and a 6-pack of caffeine-free coke.

INVITED GUESTS PROFILES - Sleepover Party

THEODORA BAER - Your family is prominent in the financial world, particularly banking. You are a computer wiz

like your friend, Gee, and are in the process of creating your own web page to introduce other young people your

age to the mysteries of the solar system. Your friends call you TEDDY.

Suggested clothing: jeans and T-shirt and PJs

Props: books about the solar system.

VIRGINIA SNAPP - Your flair for creating fashion out of nothing has given you an edge with your friends. They

are always asking your advice on what to wear for special school events. Your friends call you GINGER

Suggested clothes: clothes you have designed.

Props: teen fashion magazines.

CATARINA CUTTER - Architecture is your forte’. Designing homes and office buildings come naturally to you

because your father and grandfather own their own firm. Someday you will undoubtedly work in the same firm.

Your friends call you COOKIE.


Props: drawings of your dream house, or magazine of house design.

GOLDA LOX - You have recently moved to a different city, but still are best friends with Sam and the gang. You

are in touch daily by e-mail and are involved in all their activities. You are attending a fine art’s academy; studying

music, dance and drama. Broadway is your dream. Your friends call you GOLDIE.


Props: Scripts or sheet music.


PROFILES OF ADULT CHARACTERS

Active Characters in GameDAME SARAH ELIZABETH DAWES-SMYTHE - matriarch of the Smythe family - 97 years old .

Dame Sarah has decided, because of her advancing years, to finally pass along her diamond heirloom

antique ring and necklace to her great-granddaughters, Samantha and Barbara. This set has been passed

down through generations to the first female born in each generation. It originated with the Duchess of

Nottingham, England, who is said to have received the ring from a duke in Barcelona, Spain when she was

14 years old.

MARTY, the cook and all around “handy” person - 40 years old.

Marty has been with Dame Sarah Elizabeth for 20 years as of last Tuesday. Marty is an excellent cook

and prepares Dame Sarah’s favorite dishes. Since Dame Sarah and Marty are the only occupants of the

“big house”, not much heavy cleaning is required on a daily basis and Marty is considered to have a “cushy”

job. Marty also doubles as ‘butler’ when Moreland is away.

Characters in AbsentiaCHAUNCEY, the chauffeur - 25 years old.

Chauncey has been driving for Dame Sarah for five years, having replaced James who died in a mysterious,

tragic accident involving a hit and run, never found. Chauncey has no known traffic violations, and came to

work for Dame Sarah with several very good references.

MORELAND, the butler - 70 years old.

Moreland has been with Dame Sarah for 50 years next May. He’s been a faithful servant, though, for the

past six months, he’s been asking for more and more time off - saying he’s visiting a sick niece in a nearby

town. Moreland lives in half of a duplex cottage at the southwest corner of the estate.

HENRY, the gardener - 60 years old

Henry lives at home on the other side of town with his wife of 40 years. He works at the Dawes-Smythe

estate on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and has been on medical retirement from Dinkus Aircraft

for 20 years. He has worked for Dame Sarah since his retirement. He uses a riding mower and electric

hedge trimmer, so as not to do anything strenuous, he says, so he will not endanger his medical retirement

benefits. He has informed Dame Sarah he would like to retire from the gardening job in two years. By

the way, Henry also works on Mary Jane Stanford’s adjoining estate, Tuesday, Thursdays and Saturdays.

He has also mentioned to Ms. Stanford that he would like to retire in two years.

MARY JANE STANFORD, known as MJ - 97 years old

Ms. Stanford is Dame Sarah’s lifelong friend and partner in the Greentree Jewelry Company. The company

is for sale and the partners hope that it will sell this year so they can retire. Ms Stanford never married

- giving her whole life to the Greentree Jewelry Company. She lives on the adjoining estate. MJ’s hobby

is architectural drawing and she rather fancies herself to be an amateur architect.


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SamAntics

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SAMANTHA ELIZABETH MYSTERY

CASE OF THE MISSING RING

PARTIPLANNER FOR ADULT HOST (Dame Sarah)

© 2009 Shirley W. Foster

SamAntics Party Games for Tweens and Teens

Distributed by: SimpliFun Studios www.SimpliFun.com

PartiPlanner Case of the Missing Ring 1


This guide is designed to aid the ADULT HOST, playingthe part of DAME SARAH, in preparing for the party,and guiding the mystery party game guests througheach scene, resulting in the mystery being solved in atimely and organized fashion.

Your character, Dame Sarah Elizabeth Dawes-Smythe,is the 97 year-old matriarch of the Smythe family. Sheis the great- grandmother of twins Samantha andBarbara. Dame Sarah has decided, because of heradvancing years, to finally pass along her diamondheirloom antique ring and bracelet to her great-granddaughters. This ring and necklace have beenpassed down through generations to the first femaleborn in each generation. It originated with the Duchessof Nottingham, England, who is said to have receivedthe ring from a duke in Barcelona, Spain when she was14 years old. This party takes place in Dame Sarah'scountry estate in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.She has asked her great-granddaughter to bring alongsome of her closest friends and to arrive mid-afternoonfor games, supper, and the presentation.

Dame Sarah’s character, which has a major part in thescript, is designed to help keep the party organized, therules observed, and the young players in order. TheAdult Host, as Dame Sarah, may want to dress the part.

Marty, Dame Sarah’s cook, may be played by anadditional adult or older teen. NOTE: Marty is ageneric name and Marty’s part may be played by


either male or female.

The Adult Host is also responsible for aiding the younghostess, playing Sam, in casting her guests accordingto the character profiles printed with the invitations andmailing the invitations early enough to receive herRSVPs.It is also the Adult Host’s duty to help bring each sceneto an end (appropriate times to go to the buffet, end themeal, begin discussions, end the day, etc.) The timeslisted are for reference only, there are no rigid time-lines. You may even reset your clock to reflect the timein the scene. The most important objective is to

have fun!

The Adult Host is responsible for setting the scene,identifying the various rooms in the mansion by utilizingroom signs, and placing the sketch of mansion floorplans on dining room wall. The Adult Host will discussthe family portraits hung on your “drawing room” wall.

Please remind the young guests that they should notread beyond the end of each scene, nor read clues untildirected to do so in their GUEST MANUALS.

Remember to lead the players to use the MANSIONFLOOR PLAN SKETCH and PROFILES OFCHARACTERS IN THE ESTATE in discussions andafter CLUES are read.

NOTE: In the Adult Guide, the adult instructions areprinted in RED CAPS. Adult dialogue is printed in redsmaller case. The adult instructions and dialogue areNOT included in the Guest Guides.


Guest instructions are printed in green in all guides.

The guests may want to use paper and pencils to jotdown the facts they learn as each scene is played.

You may want to encourage additional discussions asthe mystery progresses.

The game begins at supper and is played in tenscenes.

GAME CONTENTS

Mark the check box to ensure a complete kit.

� PartiPlanner Guide for Adult Host (you’re readingit)includes:Shopping list and recipesParty planner

� Sam’s text for use before Scene 1� Game ideas� Mansion floor plan sketch� 8 invitations� 8 thank you cards� 10 invited guest’s profiles ( to be included in the

invitations and given to Sam and Barbara)

� 10 guest guides for the young players (the page

numbers will not match the adult guide page

numbers but can be used to assemble the

booklets)

� 2 guides for 2 adult players (Dame Sarah andMarty)


� 10 clues� 10 place setting cards� 14 profiles of adult characters � Room signs� Entrance door signs� Room decorations of 5 family portraits� Checks for Sam and Barbara

PARTY PROPS YOU PROVIDE

� Fake heirloom diamond ring and necklace(unless you’d like to give your child a good ringas a gift).

� Long sleeved button shirt with button missingfrom left sleeve cuff.

� Button from the shirt.� Empty cans including “coke cans” in a black

plastic bag and extra “empty coke can” forScenes 10A or 10

� Empty recycling bin

MATERIALS

� Announcement size envelopes for the invitationsand thank you cards.

� Any size envelopes for the clues. (9)� Optional ring party favors for each� Pencils and paper for each player for taking

notes


THE GUESTS

Samantha Elizabeth Dawes-Smythe (Sam)Allison Katz (Allie)Anastasia Oakley (Annie)Barbarella Dahl (Barbie)Georgette Whiz (Gee)Theodora Baer (Teddy)Virginia Snapp (Ginger)Catarina Cutter (Cookie)Golda Lox (Goldie)Barbara Bath (Bubble)

**Adult Host: Dame Sarah Elizabeth Dawes-Smythe -Great-Grandmother of Sam, and owner of countryestate.

OTHER CHARACTERS Active Player

**Marty - Dame Sarah's cook and all around handyperson (may be played by male or female)

In AbsentiaMoreland - Dame Sarah’s butlerHenry - Dame Sarah’s gardener Mary Jane Stanford (MJ) - Dame Sarah’s partner inGreentree Jewelry Co.Chauncey - Dame Sarah’s chauffeur

** Adult characters as players (Dame Sarah typically is

the host’s Mom, Marty can be dad, brother, sister, or

adult friend)

Characters in absentia (do not make an appearance in

the script)


PARTY PREPARATIONCheck the box when you’ve collected or completed the tasks.

It is assumed you have printed all the materials from theweb page before continuing to prepare for the party.Use the Party Planner at the end of this booklet to helpkeep yourself organized.

2 weeks before your party:� Make a list of friends to invite. Call and see if

they can come to the party, in this way you willnot assign a character to someone who youknow cannot come.

� Assign your friends to the characters. Mail outyour invitations. .

The week before the party:� If you have not received an RSVP, phone the

guest and confirm she is planning to attend. Youneed all characters at the party so finding out inplenty of time to invite another guest is highlyrecommended. If you find you are short players,you can have guests share the extra part,switching each scene.

� Review the recipes to make sure you have all theingredients necessary

� Purchase your food supplies, see the shoppinglist near the end of this booklet

� Purchase ring and ring party favors� Purchase T-shirts and T-shirt iron-on transfer

paper (office supply or craft store)� Make the character iron-ons� Choose the type of clothes/costume you want to

wear to dress for the character of Dame Sarah


� Ask person playing Marty to dress appropriately.(“Marty” should wear a shirt with the left sleeve

button missing) � Review the activity/game ideas with “Sam” and

choose the ones she thinks her guests will enjoy.“Sam” will be responsible for teaching the gamesto her guests.

The day before the party:� Collect the props (see prop section)

Prepare the food� Prepare the DREAM BARS, (recipes included in

this booklet)

Prepare the materials (Enlist the help of Adult Players)� Cut out each clue and put them in separate

envelopes with the guest’s character name and“clue #” written on the envelope.

Each game has 10 “clues”. Place “clues” in their properlocations at the appropriate time (see below and alsothe Adult Guide for instructions)

� Sam’s Clue - 1 - give Sam’s Clue #1 toMarty to carry in Marty’s pocket beforeparty begins.

� Allie’s Clue - 2 - place Allie’s Clue #2 ontable in the drawing room before Scene 2

� Annie’s Clue - 3 - place Annie’s Clue #3 inback of her Guest Guide before partybegins

� Barbie’s Clue - 4 - place Barbie’s Clue #4on Dame Sarah’s floor by the balconydoor before Scene 4

� Gee’s Clue - 5 - place Gee’s clue #5 on


top of the coke cans in refrigerator beforeScene 5

� Teddy’s Clue - 6 - place Teddy’s Clue #6on Dame Sarah’s bathroom sink beforeScene 4

� Ginger’s Clue - 7 - place Ginger’s Clue #7at her place on the dining room tableduring beginning of Scene 8 or 8A. (SeeAdult Guide)

� Cookie’s Clue - 8 - place Cookie’s Clue#8 outside Dining Room on floor beforeScene 8 or 8A

� Goldie’s Clue - 9 - place Goldie’s Clue #9under the pile of clothes at bottom oflaundry chute for Scene 9A or 9

� Bubble’s Clue - 10 - place Bubble’s Clue#10 on the kitchen counter for last scene

� Assemble the guest manuals� Assemble the guest place setting name tags

Prepare the party areas (Enlist the help of Adult Player)

� Hang the room signs� Hang the door signs� Hang the portraits in the drawing room� Hang the mansion sketch in the dining room� Set the table with a tablecloth, china or attractive

paper plates, candles, place settings, and aflower center piece. You may be serving pizzabut you’re hosting in a very elaborate andexpensive turn of the century mansion!

� Place a guest name tag at each table location� Place button on ground by “recycling bins” out

back during Scene 6 for Scene 7


� Place black plastic bag of empty “coke” cans atside of house and inform Marty where they are(or have Marty place them where (s)he wantsthem)

� Make sure you have an envelope in your pocketwith check inside for Scene 10A or 10

� Make sure Marty has “ring” and empty coke canfor Scene 10A or 10

One hour before party time:� Get dressed as Dame Sarah� Ask your other Adult Player to be present before

young guests arrive, give player a “Guide forDame Sarah & Marty”, and prompt him/her onhis/her part

� Make sure props and clues are in place� Make sure “Marty’s” RIGHT sleeve button is on

his/her shirt and you have the left one handy, toput into place before Scene 7

While young guests are playing games:� Order the pizza� Place the food at the table

SUGGESTED SUPPER BUFFET MENU

PizzaRanch Dressing for dippingFresh Veggie TrayDream BarsFresh Fruit TrayLemonade or Punch

Supper takes little preparation and is so simple to eat


that the game is easily played while the guests areserving themselves and dining. Place sauce dishes ofranch dressing at each guest’s place. The entire suppermay be placed on the buffet table during thegame/activity time.

PIZZA: Order to be delivered while girls are playinggames in library or outside.

VEGGIE AND FRUIT TRAYS: Prepared by local delior prepare them yourself and refrigerate untilsuppertime.

RECIPE FOR DREAM BARS ( this recipe usesingredients you have on hand)

½ Cup Margarine1 Cup Flour½ Cup Brown Sugar

Combine ingredients. Pat into bottom of greased 9" x 9"pan. Bake in 350 degree oven until light brown, about20 minutes.

1 Cup Brown Sugar2 T. Flour1 Tsp. Vanilla1/4 Tsp. Salt

½ Tsp. Baking Powder½ to 1 Cup Nuts2 Eggs

Mix ingredients together. Pour over baked crust. Bakein 350 degree oven for 25 minutes. When cool, cut intobars.

FOR 1 DAY GAME: Near the end of Scene 10, you may


want to offer simple snacks and drinks before the youngguests depart for home. (At Dame Sarah’s suggestion)

FOR SLEEPOVER PARTY: At the end of SCENE 7,you may want to offer simple bedtime snacks andbeverages, perhaps while the young guests are in thedrawing room watching a movie or playing cards, or justtalking before going to bed. (At Dame Sarah’ssuggestion)

SUGGESTED BREAKFAST MENUSleepover Party:

Frozen BananasHearthstone Inn French Toast with Spiced ButterHot Chocolate with Mini Marshmallows

RECIPE FOR FROZEN BANANAS

1 banana per personSugar1 pint half and half or whipping creamCinnamon

Peel each banana and slice crosswise for round ½ inchslices. Wrap tightly in clear plastic wrap. Freeze for upto 1 week. Mix small amount of cinnamon and sugar forsprinkling over the top. Remove bananas from thefreezer. Put in individual serving bowls and cover withcream (do not whip). Sprinkle cinnamon-sugar lightlyover top and serve.

(Children especially like this, as the cream freezes onthe banana slices, coating them. Wait a minute or two


before eating, as the frozen slices are quite hard).

* Takes approximately 10 minutes

RECIPE FOR HEARTHSTONE INN FRENCH TOAST

6 eggs½ cup baking mix (biscuit mix)2 tablespoons sugar1-1/2 cups milk½ teaspoon ground cinnamon½ teaspoon nutmegFrench bread, cut into 1-inch slices

In a medium sized bowl, beat eggs. Blend in bakingmix, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and milk; mix untilsmooth. Dip bread in batter until covered but notsoaked. Add approximately ½ inch of cooking oil to alarge skillet and heat. When oil is hot, add slices andcook until golden brown on both sides. Serve withSpiced Butter.


SPICED BUTTER

½ Cup softened butter or margarine3 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon1/4 teaspoon allspice1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Combine above ingredients in a small bowl and beatuntil fluffy.

Begin preparing French Toast and Spiced Butterapproximately 1 hour before breakfast and keep toast inwarm oven until time to serve. Place a sauce dish ofSpiced Butter at each guest’s place.


SHOPPING LIST

G Ranch DressingG Lemonade or punch mixG 2 EggsG Fresh veggie and fruit trayG drinks, including 6 pack coke (for Gee and Dame

Sarah)G Camera and filmG Flowers for the tableG Attractive designer paper plates, cups, and

napkinsG Heirloom diamond ring and necklace (Fake or

gift quality)G Ring party favors (optional)G 10 T-shirtsG Iron-on transfer paper for iron-ons (sold in most

office supply and craft stores)G Announcement size envelopes for the invitations

and thank you cards (approx. 4.5" x 5.75")G Any size envelopes for the clues (qty 8)G Envelope for “check”G Pizza for everyone

BREAKFAST-SLEEPOVER VERSION

G Bananas (10) G 1 pint half and half or whipping cream G 6 EggsG Biscuit mix G French bread G Swiss Miss hot chocolate mix G Mini-marshmallows


Party Planner

Date and Time:

Character assignments:

Allison Katz (Allie)

Anastasia Oakley (Annie)

Barbarella Dahl (Barbie)

Georgette Whiz (Gee)

Thedora Baer (Teddy)

Virginia Snapp (Ginger)

Catarina Cutter (Cookie)

Golda Lox (Goldie)

Barbara Bath (Bubble)

Case of the Missing Ring all Player

Adult Players

Dame Sarah

Marty (male or female)

Cut out and give this text below to Sam before Scene 1,before dinner.

SAM: I'm starved; sure hope Great-Grandmother is here soon. Wonderwhat's keeping her? She's never late forANYTHING.

Case of the Missing Ring all Player 1

PLACE THESE PAGES IN YOUR ADULT GUIDE

SETTING THE SCENE - 1 DAY GAME

MARTY: Welcome to Dame Sarah’s. Come withme and I’ll show you to the drawing room,where Dame Sarah will greet you. Gee,I’ll place your coke in the refrigerator.

ASSIST THE YOUNG LADIES TO THE DRAWINGROOM WHERE DAME SARAH AWAITS THEM.

ORSETTING THE SCENE - SLEEPOVER PARTY

MARTY: Welcome to Dame Sarah’s. Come withme and I’ll direct you to your 3 floorrd

bedrooms. Please let me help you withyour luggage, then I’ll show you to thedrawing room, where Dame Sarah willgreet you. Gee, I’ll place your coke in therefrigerator.

ASSIST THE YOUNG LADIES WITH THEIR LUGGAGEAS YOU DIRECT THEM TO THEIR 3 FLOORRD

BEDROOMS AND THEN TO THE DRAWING ROOMWHERE DAME SARAH AWAITS THEM.

OFFER THE LADIES BEVERAGES, GIVE GEE ACOKE AND TAKE THE REST OF GEE’S COKE TOTHE REFRIGERATOR AND RETURN TO THEDRAWING ROOM WITH THE DRINKS.

DAME SARAH (in drawing room at 4:45)Welcome ladies. I’m so glad you all


decided to come to my humble home. Ido hope my chauffeur, Chauncey, gaveyou a smooth ride from the airport andthat you have been taken good care of.Marty, my cook, is in the kitchen and willhave a buffet supper all ready for youpromptly at 6 PM in the dining room.After supper, we will adjourn back here inthe drawing room for some conversation,and, of course you all know about the ringSamantha is about to inherit. I’ll presentit to her then. But, for right now, whydon’t you go into the library and playsome of those darling games you galsplay nowadays! I’ll see you all at sixsharp in the dining room. I’ll only benapping for the next hour.

MARTY, DURING THE ACTIVITY/GAME TIME IN THELIBRARY, PLEASE STAND NEAR THE LIBRARYDOOR READY TO HELP WITH THE GAMES, OR TOHELP THE ADULT HOST (DAME SARAH), PREPARETHE TABLE FOR SUPPER IN THE DINING ROOM.

ACTIVITY/GAME TIME IN THE LIBRARY -APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR. SEE GAMESUGGESTIONS.

ADULT HOST (DAME SARAH) AND MARTY, THECOOK, PREPARE THE SUPPER TABLE.

DAME SARAH, STAY OUT OF SIGHT BECAUSE YOUARE TAKING A NAP.


MARTY, AFTER GAMES, ETC., AT 6 PM SHARP,PLEASE LEAD THE YOUNG GUESTS TO THEDINING ROOM.

MARTY: Ladies, I believe it’s time for supper. Dame Sarah will meet you in the diningroom. Please follow me.

6:05 PM AT SUPPER BUFFET IN FORMAL DININGROOM, WAITING FOR DAME SARAH. EVERYONEELSE IS PRESENT.

MARTY: May I take your drink orders, ladies, whilewe are waiting for Dame Sarah? I’ll beginwith you, Miss Samantha.

TAKE ORDERS TO THE KITCHEN AND PREPARE TOSERVE

GIVE SAM HER TEXT TO READ TO THE GROUP

SAM: I'm starved; sure hope Great-Grandmother is here soon. Wonderwhat's keeping her? She's never late forANYTHING


DAME SARAH:ENTER DINING ROOMLadies - sorry to keep you waiting. I'mafraid I won't be joining you for suppertonight. I'm so upset.... the ring is missingand I must try to find it. I'll check backwith you a little later.

EVERYONE PLEASE GO TO THE BUFFET.

MARTY, PLEASE GO TO THE BUFFET AHEAD OFTHE LADIES AND PERHAPS POINT OUT THEVARIOUS DISHES ON THE TABLE FOR THEM.

CHECK AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SAM’S CLUEIN YOUR POCKET AND ANNIE’S CLUE IS IN BACKOF HER SCRIPT FOR SCENE 3.

THEN, GIVE ALL PLAYERS THEIR SCRIPTS ANDASK THE YOUNG GUESTS TO OPEN THEIRSCRIPTS AND BEGIN DIALOGUE

10 player

CLUE 1 - read by SAMDame Sarah’s bedroom suite, including bedroom, sitting room, walk-in closetand dressing room/bathroom, take up the entire second floor of the mansion. Located on the south side of the house is a set of steps leading up from theground to a balcony, located off her sitting room. See sketch.

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CLUE 2 - read by ALLIEChauncey drove the guests from the airport, arriving precisely at the frontdoor of the mansion at 4:25, and unloaded their luggage, greeted Dame Sarah,then drove off to park the limo in its garage and went immediately to his halfof the duplex at the southwest corner of the estate.

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CLUE 3 - read by ANNIEFor the past 6 months, Moreland has been asking for more and more time off- saying he’s visiting a sick niece in a nearby town.

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CLUE 4 - read by BARBIEChauncey and Dame Sarah’s partner, MJ Stanford, are known to each other,but don’t be fooled by the obvious! Dame Sarah did more at the bank thanjust get the ring.

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CLUE 5 - read by GEEMarty’s room and the laundry are located directly below Dame Sarah’s walk-incloset, which has a laundry chute, and is adjacent to her bathroom Seesketch.

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CLUE 6 - read by TeddyThe unexpected and the unknown are about to surface. Be careful not totravel the wrong path.

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CLUE 7 - read by GingerA relative is introduced and then watch carefully for something that ismissing.

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CLUE 8 - read by Cookie Hurray! The Greentree Jewelry Company has been sold to someone in New York City. Who will get all that money?

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CLUE 9 -read by GoldieCool surprises are about to happen to some very deserving people!

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CLUE 10 - read by BubbleYou never know what a plain, old envelope will reveal.

Find the center of the page by folding the first page inhalf. Cut all other pages in the center. Staple these ½sheets together. Wrap this page around the cut pagesto form your booklet.

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SAMANTHA and BARBARA MYSTERY


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GUIDE FOR ADULT PLAYERS

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SCENE 1 - IN THE DINING ROOM

SAM: Oh, how awful! Poor Great-Grandmother!I wonder where she keeps the ring?

ALLIE: I wonder when she saw it last?

ANNIE: Well, she is rather ancient. She probablyhid it and doesn't remember where she hidit. You know how old people forget things.

BARBIE: Well, Sam says her great-grandmother ismore alert and smarter than all of us mostof the time, even though she is 97 yearsold!

GEE: I think we ought to find out the answers toSam and Allie's questions. Perhaps thatwill help. We need to go at this morescientifically. Need a coke, be right back.(Go to fridge and bring coke back)

GOLDIE: Gee, you always think we need to bescientific - how can we find a missing ringscientifically?

MARTY, COME INTO DINING ROOM AND HAND SAMTHE ENVELOPE YOU HAVE IN YOUR POCKET.

This has your name on it, Miss Samantha.

SAM: (take envelope from Marty)What is it? Shall I open it?


MARTY, LEAVE IMMEDIATELY

ALL: Sure

SAM: It appears to be a clue. I’ll read it to you.

READ ALOUD CLUE #1 - SAMDame Sarah’s bedroom suite; including bedroom, sittingroom, walk-in closet and dressing room/bathroom, takeup the entire second floor of the mansion. Located onthe south side of the house is a set of steps leading upfrom the ground to a balcony, located off her sittingroom. See grounds drawing.

BUBBLE: There’s your answer, Goldie. We canfigure out who would have access to Great-Grandmother’s bedroom.

GOLDIE: Do we even know she kept the ring in herbedroom?

DAME SARAH, COME INTO THE DINING ROOM

SAM: Here's Great-Grandmother now. We've gotlots of questions. We're so glad you'rehere. Is Bubble’s necklace missing, too?

DAME SARAH:No, it’s safe and sound, Samantha. But, you all know I wanted to give my heirloomring and necklace, which were passeddown through several generations, to mydear great-granddaughters, Samantha andBarbara, tonight after supper. I am beside


myself because the ring is still missing.

BUBBLE: Don’t be upset, Great-Grandmother, we’llfind it. Didn’t the ring once belong to aduchess? Please tell us about it.

TEDDY: A duchess? Really? Duchess of what?

GINGER: Where was the duchess from?

COOKIE: Where did she get it? How MANYgenerations ago?

GEE: Well, you know Cookie, probably somehandsome prince gave it to her!

DAME SARAH:Ladies, let’s move into the drawing roomand I’ll tell you what I know about theorigins of my ring.

MARTY, ON CUE, PLEASE COME INTO DININGROOM AND GO WITH DAME SARAH AS SHEESCORTS THE GROUP TO THE DRAWING ROOMAND HELP DAME SARAH TO A CHAIR ANDCONFIRM THAT ALLIE’S CLUE #2 IS ON THE TABLEIN THE DRAWING ROOM. THEN EXCUSEYOURSELF AND LEAVE THE ROOM.


SCENE 2 - SEATED IN THE DRAWING ROOM

DAME SARAH:It seems, according to a sketchy familyhistory, that a very young and handsomeduke from Barcelona, Spain, while with hisfather in Nottingham, England, was outriding on the estate of his host’s. Heaccidentally ventured onto an adjoiningestate. He saw a young lady riding herhorse and was captivated by her beauty. Itwas like he was enchanted! She was my,and of course, Sam’s ancestor. The dukeimmediately apologized for venturing ontoanother’s property. The young andbeautiful woman told him it was okay andasked him to ride with her the rest of themorning. They secretly rode together a fewmore times while he was visiting.

On the evening before he was to return toSpain, he gave the young lady a ring. Heexplained it had belonged to his mother andhad been in his family for manygenerations. She had given it to him justbefore she had died and instructed him togive it to the woman he falls in love with. Itwas very special to him and the beauty ofthe ring reminded him of the beauty of hisnew love. He told our great-great-great-grandmother that the twinkle of thejewel was the same as the sparkle in hereyes. She told HIM he should give the ringto the one he fell in love with. He just


smiled and insisted that she keep it toremember him by.

GOLDIE: Didn’t they ever see each other again,Dame Sarah?

DAME SARAH:No, the duke eventually married a younglady his family arranged for him to marry.

ALLIE: His family told him whom he should marry?How awful!

ANNIE: Yeah! They used to do that - arrangemarriages I mean. Sometimes when theywere only babies their marriage would bedecided, they were forced to marry whenthey came of age, and their futures werealready known.

BUBBLE: Yes, it’s true, I read the same books Anniereads. They were so into arrangingmarriages back then.

BARBIE: (Run your fingers thru’ your hair whiletalking).Whatever happened to your great-great-great-grandmother? Who did she marry?

GEE: She was probably promised to someone,too.

DAME SARAH:Yes Gee, my ancestor married two years


later, when she was sixteen to a duke fromLondon, they had four sons and only onedaughter. Here, I’ll show you their portraits.

ESCORT THE GROUP TO THE PORTRAITS YOUPRINTED AND DISPLAYED IN YOUR PARTY AREA.USE THE PORTRAIT EXPLANATION GUIDE.

SAM: And Daphne was married at only sixteen?

DAME SARAH:Yes, young ladies married very early backthen. In fact, sometimes if they weren’tmarried by the ripe old age of twenty-fivethey were considered to be “Old Maids”!

Daphne had only one daughter, named Ivy,so she decided she would pass the ring toher daughter instead of her eldest son,Chesterton. Chesterton was rather a wildone and she was afraid the wrong womanwould eventually get the ring or he mightlose it in a gambling bet.

Daphne began the tradition of giving thetreasured ring to the first born girl in eachgeneration. Samantha is the first girl in thefamily since I was born 97 years ago.

TEDDY: Girls, we have GOT to find that ring!

GINGER: If we don’t find it - the TRADITION will end.

COOKIE: Let’s go over the facts one more time and


see if we can figure anything out.

GEE: Yeah - let’s be scientific about it. This isVERY important!

DAME SARAH:Okay, at about 4:50, I checked when I wentup for my nap, the ring was in its hidingplace. I usually keep it in a safety depositbox at the bank, but I brought it homeyesterday. I only told two people where Iwas going to put it. I know I’m getting alittle forgetful and didn’t want to take ANYchances that I would misplace it. Now, itseems I might have done just that. Or,could anyone else have found out? It wasgone at 5:50, when I went to get it.

SAM: Well, we know it was there at 4:50 andgone at 5:50.

ALLIE: It disappeared in an hour.

ANNIE: Yes, while Dame Sarah was napping.

BARBIE: How convenient for someone.

GEE: I wonder who else besides us knew youwere napping, Dame Sarah? Or, ....do younap every day at the same time?

DAME SARAH:

Oh, how really bright you all are. Yes, my

dears, I do take a nap every day for an hour


- but usually an hour EARLIER than this.

I've just been so busy helping Marty with the

cooking in the kitchen that I never got

around to it until after you arrived. I thought

the perfect opportunity to rest would be

while you were all playing games in the

library before supper.

ALLIE: (pick up an envelope from the table in the

drawing room)

Hey, this has my name on it. Guess I

probably can open it, huh?

ALL: Sure!

READ ALOUD CLUE # 2 - ALLIE

Chauncey drove the guests from the airport, arriving

precisely at the front door of the mansion at 4:25, and

unloaded their luggage, greeted Dame Sarah, then

drove off to park the limo in its garage and went

immediately to his half of the duplex at the southwest

corner of the estate.

DISCUSSION

MARTY, DURING SCENE 3, PLEASE VERIFY THAT

BARBIE’S CLUE #4 IS ON DAME SARAH’S SITTING ROOM

FLOOR BY THE BALCONY DOOR AND THAT TEDDY’S

CLUE #6 IS ON DAME SARAH’S BATHROOM SINK.


SCENE 3 - STILL IN THE DRAWING ROOM

BUBBLE: Well looks like Marty knew she didn't take

her nap at the regular time, because they

were together in the kitchen until 4:45.

TEDDY: And...Chauncey, your chauffeur, saw you

when he dropped us off, and Moreland,

your butler, left shortly before supper.

SAM: So, Marty knew what time great-

grandmother took her nap because Marty

was in the library with us until Marty

escorted us into the dining room at 6:00

PM. We went into the library about 4:45

and Great- Grandmother went up to her

suite at 4:50.

GOLDIE: And Chauncey left right after he dropped us

off at 4:25. We haven’t seen him since.

BUBBLE: No, we haven’t.

GINGER: Well, I wonder where Henry, the gardener,

was during that hour?

COOKIE: I saw him clipping hedges on the west side

of the house toward the kitchen, when I

looked out the library window.


GEE: So, no one saw Chauncey since we

arrived? I need a coke - be right back.

(Get coke from refrigerator and return)

GOLDIE: No - he just disappeared after he dropped

us off and said hello to Dame Sarah.

BUBBLE: Right!

ANNIE: (find envelope in back of your guest guide).

I also have an envelope. Gosh, are we all

going to get one? May I read this, too?

ALL: Sure, Annie, go for it!

READ ALOUD CLUE #3 - ANNIE

For the past 6 months, Moreland has been asking for

more and more time off - saying he’s visiting a sick

niece in a nearby town.

BUBBLE: So, Moreland’s been visiting his sick niece.

What does that have to do with anything?

ANNIE: Yeah, let’s get back to the problem at hand.

Maybe something about Moreland’s niece

will come up later.

BUBBLE: Yeah, right now, it’s so not useful

information.


SAM: Well, it is certainly obvious that no one saw

Chauncey after he dropped us off. He left

and put the limo in the garage, then went to

the duplex and no one has seen him since.

ALLIE: Was Marty in the library with us the whole

time?

GINGER: I believe so.

ANNIE: Well, it is obvious that the gardener, Henry

had the opportunity to sneak up the stairs to

Dame Sarah's dressing room while he was at

the south end of the house clipping hedges.

The timing is right and look at the drawing of

the mansion. (Go to the blueprint drawing on

the wall). See ... the outside steps up to the

second floor lead from the balcony right into

Dame Sarah's sitting room and access to her

whole suite.

GOLDIE: Henry’s probably the one most likely to have

access to Dame Sarah’s suite 24/7 - besides

Marty, of course.

GINGER: May we go up and have a look, Dame

Sarah?

DAME SARAH:

Of course. I’ll go with you. Bring the drawing

with you, OK?


SCENE 4 - IN DAME SARAH’S BEDROOM SUITE

BARBIE: Anyone would have the opportunity

normally, to sneak up the stairs to the

balcony and into the sitting room, but NOT

while Henry was clipping hedges. He

would see them.

GEE: Let’s ask him...no, maybe not yet. Is Henry

our leading suspect? Cool! Let's see - he

wants to retire in two years. Why would he

want the ring?

COOKIE: Well, duh, WHY would he want the ring?

He could leave the area and then sell the

ring and retire in STYLE!

DAME SARAH:

You know - he works for MJ Stanford, my

partner, on Tues., Thurs. and Saturday.

But, not for a minute would I think Henry

has taken my ring. No one in my employ

would do such a thing. Nope, it is an

“outside job”, as they say. Or, a case of

forgetfulness on my part. Most likely the

latter.

LOOK ALL AROUND DAME SARAH’S SITTING

ROOM, BEDROOM, AND BALCONY.


SAM: Doesn’t seem to be anything here. I know

you don’t want anyone to know where you

hid the ring when you brought it home,

Great-Grandmother, but it might help us if

we knew.

BARBIE: (notice an envelope on Dame Sarah’s floor

by the balcony door and pick it up)

What’s this on the floor, Dame Sarah? Did

you drop this?

DAME SARAH:

Let me see...why, Barbie, it has your name

on it. You’d better open it.

READ ALOUD CLUE #4 - BARBIE

Chauncey and Dame Sarah’s partner, MJ Stanford, are

known to each other, but don’t be fooled by the obvious!

Dame Sarah did more at the bank than just get the ring.

DISCUSSION OF ALL KNOWN FACTS AND CLUES

ALLIE: And who are the 2 people who know where

you put it?

DAME SARAH:

Ok, you’ve convinced me. I’ll tell you who

knows, but that doesn’t mean anything. I

mentioned to Jon Blackstone, my attorney

and to MJ, my partner that I hid the ring


temporarily, the moment I arrived home

from the bank, ... just in case I forgot. I

truly hate to admit that I’m becoming a little

forgetful.

MARTY, BEFORE SCENE 5, PLEASE DOUBLE

CHECK THAT GEE’S CLUE #5 IS ON TOP OF THE

COKE CANS IN THE REFRIGERATOR IN THE

KITCHEN.


SCENE 5 - STILL IN DAME SARAH’S SUITE

ANNIE: Well, I guess we can eliminate Mr.

Blackstone and MJ as our suspects since

they haven’t been here since Dame Sarah

brought the ring home from the bank

yesterday.

GOLDIE: Gosh - this sure is getting complicated.

Chauncey your chauffeur, and MJ your

partner, know each other? I wonder what

the relationship is?

TEDDY: Could they be related in some way? Or if

not - could they have been introduced by

Henry, your gardener?

GINGER: But, why would Chauncey and MJ be seen

together? He's a chauffeur and she's a

wealthy gemologist.

SAM: Now - here’s a thought... MJ knew where

the ring was hidden and MJ knows

Chauncey and Chauncey has not been

seen since he brought us to the mansion.

COOKIE: And then there’s Henry. Could he be

involved? He's really the only one with

opportunity, besides Marty. And we know

he’s been here because I saw him clipping


hedges when we were in the library.

GEE: There must be another explanation we

aren’t thinking about. I need a coke - be

right back. (Get coke and stay in kitchen

until called)

BUBBLE: Well, it seems pretty obvious to me.

ANNIE: What does?

BUBBLE: Well, just think about it. MJ knew the hiding

place. Chauncey knows MJ. She could

have mentioned it to Chauncey. Chauncey

is not around. Henry had the opportunity

24/7. So, it is either Chauncey or Henry.

ALLIE: Too cut and dried!

DAME SARAH:

And you all forget...I trust everyone in my

home and I trust MJ explicitly. She would

have no reason whatsoever to tell

Chauncey. No, I must be forgetting about

something I did with the ring.

BUBBLE: Could have been a slip of the tongue.

COOKIE: But Dame Sarah says she trusts Chauncey

and Henry and everyone else in her


household. So, it wouldn’t have really

mattered.

Gee, you OK in there?

GEE: (Returning from kitchen, holding envelope

in the air and waving it around)

Well, I found one, too!

GOLDIE: Found one what, Gee?

GEE: An envelope. It was, guess where...on top

of the coke cans in the fridge.

ALLIE: Read it, Gee.

READ ALOUD CLUE # 5 - GEE

Marty’s room and the laundry are located directly below

Dame Sarah’s walk-in closet, which has a laundry

chute, and is adjacent to her bathroom. See sketch

ALLIE: Yeah, see, right here (point to sketch).

Maybe this will come in handy.

DAME SARAH:

Well, darlings, I’m sorry you’re spending

your entire evening looking for Samantha’s

ring, I feel so bad - I've not found the ring -

only fresh towels in my bathroom, replaced

by my faithful Marty. Do you have some


conclusions about the missing ring? Let's

talk about it.



SAM: We all think Henry had the opportunity.

Cookie saw him trimming hedges around

the house while we were in the library

playing games.

ALLIE: We hadn't seen Chauncey since 4:45 and

Moreland left shortly before supper and

wasn’t seen returning.

BARBIE: Some strange goings-on between

Chauncey and MJ. They know each other.

ANNIE: Wonder where you put the ring, Dame

Sarah? Didn’t Chauncey know you brought

it home?

DAME SARAH:

Actually, everyone in the house knew I

brought it home and was giving it to

Samantha today. Everyone except for

Henry, that is.

GEE: Henry didn’t know? Why is that?

DAME SARAH:

Well, I haven’t had the chance to tell him

yet. He’s been extremely busy pruning

bushes and planting roses.


GEE: But, I remember you telling us Henry works

for MJ also. He may have found out from

her.

ALLIE: So, MJ could have mentioned it to both

Henry and Chauncey. What is the

relationship between MJ and Chauncey,

Dame Sarah?

DAME SARAH:

Chauncey has driven for MJ in the past,

when her own chauffeur has been on

vacation. In fact, we used to share

Chauncey and Moreland quite a bit, before

she hired her own chauffeur and butler.

BUBBLE: So, that’s the relationship. We were

wondering. It is just not getting any easier

to come up with a suspect.

SAM: Marty came to your room while you were

sleeping to change your towels. Could

Marty have found it and taken it? But, I

have to ask, why?

DAME SARAH:

Marty didn’t know where I put it. Marty’d

never find it in a million years. But I’ll go

talk to Marty right now. I’ll see you in a few

minutes, but I still have complete faith and


trust in everyone in my home.

DAME SARAH, LEAVE ROOM, PLACE BUTTON ON

GROUND BY RECYCLING BIN.

SAM: Well, nothing here. Why don’t we go back

to the drawing room!

TEDDY: Ok, just let me take another look. We didn’t

really look in Dame Sarah’s bathroom, did

we? Isn’t that near where her laundry chute

is located?

(Go into bathroom, find envelope, come

back out immediately with envelope in

hand).

Found another one!!!

ALL: Oh, wow!

GINGER: I’ll look in her closet. That’s where the

laundry chute is located. (Go into the closet

and right out again) Nothing in here!

TEDDY: I’d better read this clue. May tell us

something important.

READ ALOUD CLUE #6 - TEDDY

The unexpected and the unknown are about to surface.

Be careful not to travel the wrong path.


COOKIE: Now, what does that mean?

DISCUSSION OF ALL KNOWN FACTS AND CLUES.


SCENE 7 - BACK IN THE DRAWING ROOM

DAME SARAH:

RETURN TO THE DRAWING ROOM

OK, ladies, here’s what I found out from

Marty. Marty, indeed, gave me fresh towels

while I was napping. Marty also cleaned

out the mini-refrigerator in my sitting room

and threw all the empty cans I saved into

the laundry chute so Marty could retrieve

them down below.

GEE: I need a coke. It keeps me going. Be right

back. (Start to the kitchen and stop)

SAM: YUK, another coke. She’s nuts!

She’ll rot her stomach!

DAME SARAH:

Please bring me one, too, would you Gee?

You see, I’ve become quite fond of the stuff

myself, and always have quite a collection

of empty cans around my sitting room.

GEE: (Now you can go get the cokes)

SAM: Oops! I didn’t mean it would rot your

stomach, Great-Grandmother. Gee’s been

at it a whole lot longer.


DAME SARAH:

That’s OK, Samantha. Well, anyway,

here’s the stupid part. I’d hidden the ring in

an empty coke can in the fridge. So,

naturally, Marty took out that empty can and

with all the other ones, threw it down the

laundry chute to put in the trash later.

ALLIE: Dame Sarah, can we check the laundry

chute at the other end?

DAME SARAH:

Well, Marty said all the cans were put out

for recycling. I’m afraid the ring may already

be with a million cans at the recycling

center.

BUBBLE: You’re sure Marty didn’t find the ring and

take it out of the can?

DAME SARAH:

Marty says not.

GEE: (coming back into the drawing room)

Dame Sarah, while I was getting our cokes

from the kitchen, I happened to notice a

strange person going through the recycling

and bagging the cans. I’m fairly certain this

person saw me but kept right on bagging

the cans. What could I do? Run out and


attack a complete stranger?

SAM: Let’s go out and look around. We might

find the ring or another clue.

EVERYONE GOES OUT TO LOOK AROUND THE

RECYCLING



BEFORE SCENE 8A - USE THIS AND SCENES 8A, 9A

AND 10A IF THE GAME IS BEING PLAYED IN ONE DAY

DAME SARAH, PLACE GINGER’S CLUE #7 ON THE

DINING ROOM TABLE AT HER PLACE WHILE THE

GIRLS ARE OUTSIDE, THEN GO OUT, CHECK THEIR

PROGRESS AND ACCOMPANY THEM BACK TO THE

DINING ROOM.

ANNIE: Look here, guys! A nice pearl-like button, like

it came from a nice shirt or blouse. That’s all

there is here on the ground, though. All the

cans are gone. (Slip button in your pocket)

ALLIE: Someone must have dropped it here. Hey,

wait...maybe the person that Gee saw

bagging the cans dropped it.

BARBIE: How was the stranger dressed, Gee?

GEE: Actually, not like anyone should look who

rummages around in garbage. But, I didn’t

get a real good look at what the person was

wearing - some long-sleeved shirt, I guess.

DAME SARAH:

It looks like the ring is long gone. Let’s go

back inside. Maybe Marty will fix us a snack.


SCENE 8A - IN THE DINING ROOM

EVERYONE IS BACK INSIDE SITTING AT THE

DINING ROOM TABLE

MARTY, PLEASE PREPARE A SNACK AND DRINKS

AND BRING IT TO THE DINING ROOM

DAME SARAH, MAKE SURE THAT COOKIE AND

GINGER SIT BESIDE EACH OTHER AT THE TABLE

AND THAT ANNIE STILL HAS THE BUTTON IN HER

POCKET.

GINGER: Hey, there’s an envelope at my place.

Shall I read it to you?

GOLDIE: Sure, why not! Might be enlightening.

READ ALOUD CLUE #7 - GINGER

A relative is introduced and then watch carefully for

something that is missing.

MARTY, AS SOON AS GINGER FINISHES READING

HER CLUE, PLACE COOKIE’S CLUE #8 ON FLOOR

OUTSIDE DINING ROOM, THEN ENTER THE DINING

ROOM.

MARTY: Hello, Dame Sarah...hello girls. What’s


wrong? You all look so sad.

DAME SARAH:

Well, Marty, we lost my treasured ring for

sure.

MARTY: Not the one you were giving to Samantha

today! You haven’t found it?

DAME SARAH:

Afraid not! It’s such a long, sad story.

MARTY, MAKE SURE THE LEFT SLEEVE ON YOUR

SHIRT THAT IS MISSING THE BUTTON IS VISIBLE

TO COOKIE. HOLD IT WHERE SHE CAN SEE IT.

COOKIE: (hit Ginger under the table and whisper to

her loudly)

Hey look, Ginger, Marty’s left sleeve button

is missing.

GINGER: (whisper to Cookie)

The right sleeve button kinda looks like the

one Annie found today. I think Annie still

has it.

GEE: I think I saw you out back earlier. Was that


you I saw?

MARTY: And, I think I saw you looking out the

kitchen window, so yes, it must have been

me.

COOKIE AND GINGER TOGETHER:

Dame Sarah, Annie, come with us for a

moment, please.

MARTY, KEEP GEE TALKING WITH YOU WHILE

THE OTHERS LEAVE THE ROOM. STOP WHEN

THEY RETURN

COOKIE, GINGER, DAME SARAH, ANNIE, LEAVE

DINING ROOM FOR A MOMENT.

OUTSIDE THE DOOR, COOKIE, PICK UP AN

ENVELOPE OFF THE FLOOR - WITH YOUR NAME

ON IT.

COOKIE AND GINGER, TELL DAME SARAH AND

ANNIE WHAT YOU HAVE DISCOVERED

ANNIE, YOU STILL HAVE THE BUTTON IN YOUR

POCKET


PLEASE RE-ENTER THE DINING ROOM

COOKIE: I’ve found another clue, so I’ll read it, then

we have something very important to tell

you all.

READ ALOUD CLUE #8 - COOKIE

Hurray! The Greentree Jewelry Company has been

sold to someone in New York City. Who will get all that

money?

ALL: Hmmmm! Very interesting!


SCENE 9A - WHAT’S THE STORY?

TEDDY: Marty, you are missing a button from your

sleeve. See, look at your left sleeve. I

believe Annie found it out on the ground by

the recycling bins today.

MARTY: You did, Annie? Oh, thanks. I wondered

what happened to it.

GINGER: Why did we find it there?

GEE: Well, while you, Cookie and Annie left the

room for a minute, we came to the

conclusion that Marty was the person I saw

out back when I was in the kitchen.

ANNIE: Was that you, Marty?

MARTY: Yes and maybe I can explain.

DAME SARAH:

Explain what? What’s going on?

MARTY: I wanted to collect all the cans before the

recycling truck came today.


ALLIE: Why did you want to do that, Marty?

MARTY: For extra money, Allie. Fannie is

Moreland’s niece. He says she has been

very ill and she has had extremely large

housing bills this winter. It was so very cold

in Canada, as Dame Sarah well knows.

Fanny has no extra money for these high

bills, and also to buy her food, so I’m just

trying to help all I can. Moreland visits her

as often as he can, but that’s all he can do.

BUBBLE: We sure can understand that. How can we

help?

GOLDIE: Yeah, wish we could do something.

COOKIE: Well, I guess that collecting cans is a good

way to earn extra money, but certainly not

a lot.

MARTY: No, not by any means. Anyway, that is the

story.

ANNIE: (hand button to Marty)

Here’s the button, Marty.


MARTY: Thanks, I’ll sew it on later.

TEDDY: If I may ask, Marty, did you sell the cans

today?

MARTY: Why, no, not yet. I thought I’d do that

tomorrow. Moreland helped bag them and

he’ll take them to town.

ALLIE: Girls, maybe the ring is still around!

GEE: Marty, did you by chance find a ring in one

of the cans while you were collecting them?

MARTY: No again, but you don’t think the “treasured

ring” could be in with the cans, do you?

SAM: Yeah, weird, huh?

BARBIE: (running fingers thru’ hair)

Well, we’re right back where we started.

ANNIE: Well, I say we need to go through those

cans anyway before Moreland takes them

away tomorrow.

BARBIE: Let’s do it right now. Marty, will you show


us where they are?

SAM: Is it okay, Great-Grandmother?

DAME SARAH:

Sure, go ahead, if you want to. I don’t hold

out much hope, though.

MARTY: Okay, I’d be happy to take you where they

are. Come on, it’s a walk down to the

duplex.

LADIES, LEAVE YOUR GUIDES ON THE TABLE

UNTIL YOU RETURN

DAME SARAH, WHILE THE GIRLS ARE OUTSIDE

WITH MARTY, PLACE GOLDIE’S CLUE #9 UNDER

THE PILE OF CLOTHES AT BOTTOM OF LAUNDRY

CHUTE FOR SCENE 9A OR 9, AND PLACE

BUBBLE’S CLUE #10 ON THE KITCHEN COUNTER

FOR LAST SCENE.

MARTY, TAKE YOUR GUIDE WITH YOU AS YOU

TAKE THE GIRLS AROUND ONE SIDE OF THE

HOUSE OR GARAGE, WHEREVER THE BAGGED

CANS ARE LOCATED.


OPEN THE BAG AND LET THEM DUMP THEM OUT.

YOU MAY TELL THEM TO SHAKE ALL THE CANS

AND SHAKE OUT THE BAG TO MAKE SURE THE

RING IS NOT STUCK IN THE BAG.

WHEN THEY’RE FINISHED - TAKE THEM BACK INTO

THE DINING ROOM TO ANNOUNCE THE SAD NEWS

TO DAME SARAH.

AS THE GIRLS COME BACK INTO THE ROOM, ASK

GEE TO TELL DAME SARAH THERE WAS NO RING

IN THE EMPTY COKE CANS. THEN LEAVE THE

ROOM.

DAME SARAH, AFTER GEE RELAYS THE SAD

NEWS, AND AFTER EVERYONE IS SEATED, ASK

THE GUESTS TO RESUME DIALOGUE.

DAME SARAH:

Well, I’m not surprised, but thanks for

looking anyway.

SAM: We’re not finished yet! Let’s go look

through the laundry at the bottom of the

laundry chute. We didn’t do that yet, you

know.


GEE: Good idea! Gotta be THERE! Nowhere

else to look.

GINGER: No, it wasn’t with the cans, so...it must be

with the clothes.

COOKIE: Must be, if it came down the chute.

GOLDIE: Yeah, must have fallen out of the can and

into the clothes as everything was coming

down the chute.

BUBBLE: Marty just must have missed it. Hope Marty

hasn’t done the laundry yet.

ALLIE: Quit talking about it, let’s go see if it’s there.

LADIES, TAKE YOUR GUIDES, GO TO THE BOTTOM

OF THE CHUTE.

GOLDIE: (Arrive first) I’ll go thru’ this stuff. Let me

hand the clothes to you one by one so you

can go thru’ the pockets. (As you are

handing the pieces of clothing to the others,

reach under the pile and pull out an

envelope) Hey, look what’s here! Another

envelope!!! And it’s got my name on it.


ALLIE: Well, who knew we were going to be here

doing this?

ANNIE: Let’s open it. Hurry!

GOLDIE: OK, I’m hurrying!

READ ALOUD CLUE #9 - GOLDIE

Cool surprises are about to happen to some very

deserving people.

BARBIE: Now, what can that possibly mean? Are we

finished here?

GEE: Just a few more clothes to go through.

ALL, CONTINUE LOOKING THROUGH POCKETS,

THEN HEAD BACK TO THE DINING ROOM WHERE

DAME SARAH WAITS FOR YOU


SCENE 10A - UNEXPECTED SURPRISES

ANNIE: Well, no ring.

GOLDIE: But, we found another clue. It only said

some people were gonna be surprised.

GEE: Yeah, that’s all it said.

ALLIE: Sorry, Dame Sarah. Where else can we

look?

MARTY, COME RUSHING IN, ALL EXCITED, UNABLE

TO CATCH YOUR BREATH, UNABLE TO SPEAK

BUBBLE: Marty, here, sit down,....take it easy. Deep

breaths. Annie, get a wet cloth and a glass

of water.

ANNIE, GO TO KITCHEN, PICK UP AN ENVELOPE

FROM THE KITCHEN COUNTER, GET A WET

TOWEL AND GLASS OF WATER AND BRING BACK

TO BUBBLE. GIVE THE ENVELOPE TO BUBBLE.

BUBBLE: Thanks, Annie.

(Apply wet towel to Marty’s forehead and

hand Marty the glass of water)


SAM: Marty, slow down. What are you trying to

say?

MARTY: I’m okay now. I was just so flabbergasted,

I couldn’t catch my breath.

DAME SARAH:

Where were you? What happened? What

upset you so?

MARTY: Well, just a few minutes ago, actually after

I left you all, my banker called me - he

never calls me ‘cause I have such a very

small account at his bank and he’d never

have any cause to call me.

DAME SARAH:

Slow down. Why did your banker call?

MARTY: I wondered that myself! But, he said there

is a lot of money in my account. When I

told him that he’d made a big mistake, it

must be someone else’s account, he said

that, no, it was my account. Money, a lot of

money, was wired to my account today, and

the only thing he would tell me over the

phone was that it is from the sale of some

company. If I’d come into the bank early


tomorrow morning with you, Dame Sarah,

he’d tell me more. I still think it’s a mistake.

DAME SARAH:

Well, it is all clear, to me. Let me explain.

Everything seems to happen at once,

doesn’t it?

COOKIE: The clue,....my clue - it said the “Greentree

Jewelry Co.” has been sold to someone in

New York City.

DAME SARAH:

Right you are, Cookie. You see, when MJ

and I decided to sell the company, I told Mr.

Blackstone that when it finally sold, to wire

a portion of my share of the profits to the

accounts of my dear faithful, trusted

servants, $75,000 apiece. You have

served me faithfully all these years.

ALL: GASP!! WOW!! COOL!!

TEDDY: Dame Sarah, you are awesome!

MARTY: You mean that all that money in my

account is mine?


DAME SARAH:

And money in Moreland’s and Chauncey’s

and Henry’s accounts as well, belongs to

them. Moreland won’t have to sell the cans

tomorrow.

MARTY: Oh, thank you, Dame Sarah, now he can

pay all Fanny’s housing and food bills and

find her a good doctor, too. Fanny won’t

have a thing to worry about. Aren’t we

fortunate that we are healthy and don’t

have large food bills also.

DAME SARAH:

Where is Moreland, Marty?

MARTY: I don’t have a clue, Dame Sarah. I haven’t

seen him all day. I’ll check his apartment

and give him the great news!

MARTY, ON YOUR WAY, PUT RING IN EMPTY COKE

CAN AND PLACE IN FRIDGE.

BUBBLE: Speaking of clues - I found an envelope

with my name on it in the kitchen. Let me

open it and read it to you.

READ ALOUD CLUE #10 - BUBBLE


You never know what a plain, old envelope will reveal.

COOKIE: What plain, old envelope?

BUBBLE: I have no idea. It’s a puzzle to me.

DAME SARAH:

Well, now, I have another little something to

tell you. As long as everyone knows about

the sale of the company, now is the time for

this surprise to become known.

SAM: What surprise?

DAME SARAH:

This surprise is for you, Samantha, and for

you, Barbara..

SAM: But, the ring is enough. I sure wasn’t

expecting anything else. I’m just so sad

and disappointed we couldn’t find it.

BUBBLE: Me, too.

DAME SARAH:

I am disappointed too, ladies, but let me

give you this. This is the other half of an

early inheritance, you might say.


DAME SARAH, TAKE ENVELOPES FROM YOUR

POCKET AND HAND ONE TO SAM AND ONE TO

BUBBLE.

GEE: Another envelope?

GINGER: Another clue?

GOLDIE: What is it, Sam?

BUBBLE: Oh, hurry and open it! I’m quite on pins and

needles!

TEDDY: Gee, Bubble, my grandmother used to say

that!

ALL: LAUGHTER

SAM: (Open envelope and pull out a piece of

paper) A check!!!

ALL: A check??? Wow!!! Let’s see!!!

SAM: What is this for? (Looking at the check) It’s

an awful lot of money! What’s in your

envelope, Bubble?

BUBBLE: (Empty envelope) Wow! It’s an awesome


necklace and a check, too!

ANNIE: Think of this, Sam and Bubble - college

year after next and you’ve got a head start.

You won’t even have to get summer jobs

like the rest of us will.

DAME SARAH:

You are worth it, dear Samantha and

Barbara.. Hopefully these little checks will

see you through all your college years.

Have Mom and Dad invest it for you when

you get home.

BUBBLE: I bet mine is for med school, huh, Great-

Grandmother?

ALL: LAUGHTER!

DAME SARAH:

Now, I believe Marty has prepared some

snacks for us. (CALL TO MARTY) Marty,

will you bring it in, please??

GEE: I’m SO ready for something to eat.

TEDDY: You are always ready to eat, Gee.


GOLDIE: Yeah, 24/7.

DAME SARAH:

It was wonderful having you all visit. I want

to thank you all so much for looking so hard

for Samantha’s ring, even tho’ we didn’t find

it. I truly look forward to your next visit.

SAM: Thank you also, Great-Grandmother. We

had a wonderful time, and again, thank you

from the bottom of my heart for my college

education. I’m overwhelmed!

Wonder where Marty is. Oh, yeah, Marty

went to find Moreland.

ALLIE: What a neat surprise!

ANNIE: Uh, I just thought of something that none of

us thought of before.

BARBIE: What’s that, Annie?

ANNIE: Moreland—Moreland helped Marty bag the

cans. We don’t know— maybe he found

the ring?

GEE: Gads, I never thought of that— but, you’re


right!

TEDDY: You are so right!

GOLDIE: Why didn’t we think about it before?

GINGER: Well, duh, we just found out that he helped

bag the cans!

COOKIE: Yeah, she’s right!

BUBBLE: Wish Marty would get back.

MARTY, BURST IN BREATHLESSLY Moreland’s

gone! He left a message...HAND ENVELOPE TO SAM

SAM: (Open envelope) Okay, I’ll read it. It says:

“Dear Miss Samantha. I found your ring!”

ANNIE: What? He found the ring? How long ago?

ALLIE: Well, where is it? And where is Moreland?

BARBIE: Yeah, if he has the ring and he ran away,

why would he confess to finding it?

GEE: Wait, let Sam finish reading the note.


SAM: Thank you. He writes, “When I learned

from my banker that Dame Sarah had left

me so much money, I didn’t have the heart

to keep the ring, even though my family in

Spain says it rightfully belongs to my niece.

TEDDY: To his niece? Fannie? What’s he talking

about?

GOLDIE: Wait! Could it be that he and his niece,

Fannie are...

GINGER: Related to Daphne?

COOKIE: No, not Daphne—there were certainly no

other boys in the family, remember? So,

Moreland couldn’t be one of her true

descendants.

BUBBLE: Then, who?

SAM: Chesterton! Let me read some more.

He says, “My ancestor is Chesterton, the

eldest son of the Duke of Barcelona. I’m a

direct descendant. Some people in

Barcelona found a family tree and six

months ago wrote me about the family and

the ring.


They had traced the location of the ring

through Daphne’s family and by luck I

happen to be working for Dame Sarah, who

has the ring in her possession. The family

asked me to retrieve it for them.”

ALLIE: This is so not real! What a coincidence!

ANNIE: It sure is! It’s just crazy!

BARBIE: But, where is the ring?

GEE: Maybe he tells us.

TEDDY: Go on, Sam, read some more.

SAM: Okay, it gets weird. “Fannie is my niece,

and she does live in Canada. I was taking

time off to visit her and she’s a demanding

little woman who threatened to have me

killed if I didn’t bring the ring to her. She

and the family claim it rightfully belonged to

Chesterton, not Daphne.” That’s all it says.

He signed his name.

GOLDIE: But, he didn’t say where the ring is.

GINGER: Did he take it with him?


COOKIE: No, he said he “didn’t have the heart to

keep the ring.”

BUBBLE: But, I wonder where it is!

MARTY: I don’t know—unless he left it in his

apartment.

DAME SARAH:

Well, there is nothing else to do but to look

for it in his apartment. Let’s go. (TAKE

THEM TO A ROOM WHICH IS SET ASIDE

FOR MORELAND’S APARTMENT)

ALL: FOLLOW DAME SARAH TO MORELAND’S

APARTMENT

MARTY, TAG ALONG WITH THEM.

SAM: Okay, here we are! Where do we start

looking?

BUBBLE: My clue—remember my clue? It said

something about a plain white envelope

revealing something.

ANNIE: But, we thought that meant Sam’s envelope

with the check in it from Dame Sarah...


ALLIE: Maybe not. It was the last clue.

BARBIE: So, perhaps...

GEE: Let’s look around.

GINGER: My clue said something about a relative

and something missing.

COOKIE: But we thought that was the pearl button off

Marty’s shirt.

TEDDY: Well, it could be something else. What else

is missing? We now know the relationship

between Moreland and Chesterton.

SAM: What’s missing? Gosh, I can’t think

straight. The ring’s missing!!!

TEDDY: Yeah, and think about my clue for a minute.

GINGER: You mean the one about “the unexpected

and the unknown are about to surface...?”

COOKIE: And, “be careful not to travel the wrong

path”???

TEDDY: Yeah, that one!


GOLDIE: Well, what could it mean and do you think

there’s a connection here?

BUBBLE: Maybe...

SAM: Well, we know the ring’s missing. That

must be the answer to Ginger’s clue...

ANNIE: But, now, what about Teddy’s clue?

ALLIE: The first part we know. “The unexpected

and unknown” are the connection between

Moreland and Chesterton and Fannie.

BARBIE: Must be. Now we just need to know

enough to not “travel the wrong path.”

GEE: Path to where? Path to where? Let’s think

scientifically about this for a moment.

SAM: A path?

GEE: Yeah, a path—a wrong path! Maybe,

looking for the ring in the obvious place,

Moreland’s apartment, is the wrong path.

TEDDY: Well, what could possibly be the right path?


GINGER: Where was it hidden to begin with?

COOKIE: Dame Sarah hid it in an empty coke can.

GOLDIE: But, we looked in Dame Sarah’s suite, we

looked in all the recycling before and after

it was bagged. We looked at the bottom of

the laundry chute. Where else would it be?

Is there another place an empty can could

be?

BUBBLE: Let’s go back to the kitchen. Gee thinks

better there. We need her to think about

this.

EVERYONE, HEAD BACK TO THE KITCHEN.

GEE: Thanks, guys! Thanks for unloading the

burden on me!

SAM: Gee, where would you look if you thought

about Teddy’s clue?

GEE: I’ll have to think about that awhile. A coke

will help me think better. (Go to fridge and

pull out empty coke can). Look, an empty

coke can! No full ones in here! And, I’m

thirsty!


TEDDY: Give me that. (Shake can) I think we’ve

found it.

GINGER: Well, empty it—let’s see!

TEDDY: (Shake ring out on counter top)

GEE: I knew it all along! Why do you think I went

to the fridge to get a coke? Takes a

scientific brain, that’s all.

ALL: Yeah, you knew it!!! Ha!!!

SAM: Wow, it is a ring! Could this be my ring?

DAME SARAH:

Let me see it. Yes, Sam, that’s your ring.

ALL: Wow! It’s beautiful!

ALLIE: But, how did Moreland know about the ring

in an empty coke can?

MARTY: I mentioned it as we were bagging the

cans. That’s how he knew.

ANNIE: And, he found the right can and hid it from

you. And the only place he could put it


where we’d find it would be in the fridge.

He knew Gee would find it.

DAME SARAH:

Well, ladies, you’ve done it again! I can’t

thank you enough for all you did to find the

ring.

GEE: I think Moreland had this planned six

months ago. Before he knew we were

coming.

SAM: Yeah, trying to find it, maybe. It was just

luck that Marty told him the ring was in an

empty can.

TEDDY: Then, when he found out about the money,

he found his conscience.

GINGER: Good thing! Do you realize how close Sam

came to losing the ring forever?

COOKIE: And, the tradition?

SAM: Yes, especially the TRADITION!

THE END!



BEFORE SCENE 8 - OUT AT THE RECYCLING BIN

USE THIS AND SCENES 8, 9, AND 10 IF YOU ARE

HAVING A SLEEP OVER PARTY.

ANNIE: Look here, guys! A nice pearl-like button,

like it came from a nice shirt or blouse.

That’s all there is here on the ground,

though. All the cans are gone. (Slip button

in your pocket)



bagging the cans, dropped it.


GEE: Actually, not like anyone should look,

rummaging around in garbage. But, I didn’t



DAME SARAH:

It looks like the ring is long-gone. Let’s go

back inside. Marty will fix you a bedtime

snack and bring it to the drawing room

while you wind down. Then, I think you all

need to go to bed. I’m going right now.


GEE: Yeah, our brains need to be refreshed - so

we can find this missing ring. I always think

more clearly in the morning anyway.

ALL: Me, too!

DAME SARAH:

Good night, ladies.

ALL: Good night, Dame Sarah.

EVERYONE, RETIRE FOR THE EVENING TO THE

DRAWING ROOM FOR CARDS, A MOVIE, OR JUST

TO TALK, THEN TO BED, TO MEET AGAIN AT

BREAKFAST IN THE MORNING, REFRESHED AND

READY TO FIND THE “TREASURED RING”.

DAME SARAH, PLACE GINGER’S CLUE #7 AT

GINGER’S PLACE AT THE TABLE BEFORE

BREAKFAST AND PLACE COOKIE’S CLUE #8

OUTSIDE THE DINING ROOM ON THE FLOOR -

BOTH NEEDED IN SCENE 8.


SCENE 8 - IN THE DINING ROOM AT BREAKFAST

DAME SARAH, MAKE SURE THAT COOKIE AND

GINGER SIT BESIDE EACH OTHER AT THE TABLE

AND THAT ANNIE STILL HAS THE BUTTON IN HER

POCKET.

GINGER: Hey, there’s an envelope at my place.

Shall I read it to you?



A relative is introduced and then watch carefully for

something that is missing.

MARTY, AS SOON AS GINGER FINISHES READING

HER CLUE, PLACE ANNIE’S CLUE #8 ON FLOOR

OUTSIDE DINING ROOM, THEN ENTER THE DINING

ROOM.

MARTY: Hello, Dame Sarah...hello girls. What’s

wrong? You all look so sad.

DAME SARAH:

Well, Marty, we lost my treasured ring for

sure.


MARTY: Not the one you were giving to Samantha

yesterday! You haven’t found it?

DAME SARAH:

Afraid not. It’s such a long, sad story.

MARTY, MAKE SURE THE LEFT SLEEVE ON YOUR

SHIRT THAT IS MISSING THE BUTTON IS VISIBLE

TO COOKIE. HOLD IT WHERE SHE CAN SEE IT.


her loudly)


is missing.



one Annie found yesterday. I think Annie

still has it.

GEE: I think I saw you out back yesterday. Was

that you I saw?

MARTY: And, I think I saw you looking out the

kitchen window, so yes, it must have been

me.




moment, please.

MARTY, KEEP GEE TALKING WITH YOU WHILE

THE OTHERS LEAVE THE ROOM. STOP WHEN

THEY RETURN



OUTSIDE THE DOOR, COOKIE, PICK AN ENVELOPE

OFF THE FLOOR - WITH YOUR NAME ON IT.




POCKET



we have something very important to tell

you all.


Hurray! The Greentree Jewelry Company has been

sold to someone in New York City. Who will get all that


money?

ALL: Hmmm! Very interesting!


SCENE 9 - WHAT’S THE STORY?




the recycling bins yesterday.

MARTY: You did, Annie? Oh, thanks. I wondered

what happened to it.





out back yesterday when I was in the

kitchen.


MARTY: Yes, it was and maybe I can explain.

DAME SARAH:

Explain what? What’s going on?

MARTY: I wanted to collect all the cans before the

recycling truck came yesterday.


ALLIE: Why did you want to do that, Marty ?

MARTY: For extra money, Allie. Fannie is

Moreland’s niece. Moreland says she has

been very ill and she has had extremely

large housing bills this winter. It was so

very cold in Canada, as Dame Sarah well

knows. Fanny has no extra money for

these high bills, and also to buy her food,

so I’m just trying to help all I can. Moreland

visits her as often as he can, but that’s all

he can do.


help?



way to earn extra money, but certainly not

a lot.

MARTY: No, by any means. Anyway, that is the

story.

ANNIE: (hand button to Marty), Here’s the button,

Marty.


MARTY: Thanks, I’ll sew it on later.


yet?

MARTY: Why, no, not yet. I thought I’d do that this

morning. Moreland helped bag them and

he’ll take them to town.




MARTY: No again, but you don’t think the “treasured

ring” could be in with the cans, do you?






away.

BARBIE: Let’s do it right now. Marty, will you show

us where they are?



DAME SARAH:

Sure, go ahead, if you want to. I don’t hold

out much hope, though.

MARTY: Okay, I’d be happy to take you where they

are. Come on, it’s a walk down to the

duplex.


UNTIL YOU RETURN

DAME SARAH, WHILE THE GIRLS ARE OUTSIDE

WITH MARTY, PLACE GOLDIE’S CLUE #9 UNDER

THE PILE OF CLOTHES AT BOTTOM OF LAUNDRY

CHUTE FOR SCENE 9A OR 9. PLACE BUBBLE’S

CLUE #10 ON THE KITCHEN COUNTER FOR LAST

SCENE.

MARTY, TAKE YOUR GUIDE WITH YOU AS YOU

TAKE THE GIRLS AROUND ONE SIDE OF THE

HOUSE OR GARAGE, WHEREVER THE BAGGED

CANS ARE LOCATED.

OPEN THE BAG AND LET THEM FALL OUT.

YOU MAY TELL THEM TO SHAKE ALL THE CANS


AND SHAKE OUT THE BAG TO MAKE SURE THE

RING IS NOT STUCK IN THE BAG.

WHEN THEY’RE FINISHED - TAKE THEM BACK INTO

THE DINING ROOM TO ANNOUNCE THE SAD NEWS

TO DAME SARAH.

AS THE GIRLS COME BACK INTO THE ROOM, ASK

GEE TO TELL DAME SARAH THERE WAS NO RING

IN THE EMPTY COKE CANS. THEN LEAVE THE

ROOM.

DAME SARAH, AFTER GEE RELAYS THE SAD NEWS

AND EVERYONE IS AGAIN SEATED AT THE TABLE,

ASK THEM TO PICK THEIR GUIDES AND RESUME

DIALOGUE.

DAME SARAH:

Well, I’m not surprised, but thanks for

looking anyway.

SAM: We’re not finished yet! Let’s go look

through the laundry at the bottom of the

laundry chute. We didn’t do that yet, you

know.


else to look.



with the clothes.




down the chute.





OF THE CHUTE.






envelope). Hey, look what’s here! Another



doing this?





Cool surprises are about to happen to some very

deserving people.


finished here?




DAME SARAH WAITS FOR YOU


SCENE 10 - UNEXPECTED SURPRISES






look?

MARTY, COME RUSHING IN, ALL EXCITED, UNABLE

TO CATCH YOUR BREATH, UNABLE TO SPEAK



of water.


FROM THE KITCHEN COUNTER, GET A WET TOWEL

AND GLASS OF WATER AND BRING BACK TO

BUBBLE. GIVE THE ENVELOPE TO BUBBLE.






say?

MARTY: I’m okay now. I was just so flabbergasted,

I couldn’t catch my breath.

DAME SARAH:

Where were you? What happened? What

upset you so?

MARTY: Well, just a few minutes ago, actually after I

left you all, my banker called me - he never

calls me ‘cause I have such a very small

account at his bank and he’d never have

any cause to call me.

DAME SARAH:

Slow down. Why did your banker call?

MARTY: I wondered that myself! But, he said there

is a lot of money in my account. When I told

him that he’d made a big mistake, it must be

someone else’s account, he said that, no, it

was my account. Money, a lot of money,

was wired to my account today, and the only

thing he would tell me over the phone was


that it is from the sale of some company. If

I’d come into the bank early tomorrow

morning with you, Dame Sarah, he’d tell me

more. I still think it’s a mistake.

DAME SARAH:

Well, it is all clear, to me. Let me explain.

Everything seems to happen at once,

doesn’t it?



New York City.

DAME SARAH:

Right you are, Cookie, You see, when MJ

and I decided to sell the company, I told Mr.

Blackstone that when it finally sold, to wire

a portion of my share of the profits to the

accounts of my dear faithful, trusted

servants, $75,000 apiece. You have served

me faithfully all these years.




MARTY: You mean that all that money in my account

is mine?

DAME SARAH:

And money in Moreland’s and Chauncey’s

and Henry’s accounts as well, belongs to

them. Moreland won’t have to sell the cans.

MARTY: Oh, thank you, Dame Sarah, now he can

pay all Fanny’s housing and food bills and

find her a good doctor, too. Fanny won’t

have a thing to worry about. And, aren’t we

fortunate that we are healthy and don’t have

large food bills also.

DAME SARAH:

Where is Moreland, Marty?

MARTY: I don’t have a clue, Dame Sarah. I haven’t

seen him all day. I’ll check his apartment

and give him the great news!

MARTY, ON YOUR WAY, PUT RING IN EMPTY COKE

CAN AND PLACE IN FRIDGE.

BUBBLE: Speaking of clues - I found an envelope with

my name on it in the kitchen. Let me open


it and read it to you.


You never know what a plain, old envelope will reveal.



DAME SARAH:

Well, now I have another little something to

tell you. As long as everyone knows about

the sale of the company, now is the time for

this surprise to become known.

SAM: What surprise?

DAME SARAH:

This surprise is for you, Samantha and for

you, Barbara.


expecting anything else. I’m just so sad and

disappointed we couldn’t find it.

BUBBLE: Me, too.


DAME SARAH:

I am disappointed too, ladies, but let me

give you this. This is the other half of an

early inheritance, you might say.

DAME SARAH, TAKE ENVELOPES FROM YOUR

POCKET AND HAND ONE TO SAM AND ONE TO

BARBARA.





needles!


that!

ALL: LAUGHTER


paper) A check!!!





envelope, Bubble?

BUBBLE: (Empty envelope) wow! It’s an awesome


ANNIE: Think of this, Sam and Bubble—college

year after next and you’ve got a head start.

You won’t even have to get summer jobs

like the rest of us will.

DAME SARAH:

You are worth it, dear Samantha and

Barbara. Hopefully these little checks will

see you through all your college years.

Have Mom and Dad invest it for you when

you get home.


Grandmother?

ALL: LAUGHTER!!

DAME SARAH:

Now, I believe Marty has prepared some

snacks for us. (CALL TO MARTY) Marty,


will you bring it in, please??



GOLDIE: Yeah, 24/7.

DAME SARAH:

It was wonderful having you all visit. I want

to thank you all so much for looking so hard

for Samantha’s ring, even tho’ we didn’t find

it. I truly look forward to your next visit.













cans. We don’t know—maybe he found the

ring?

GEE: Gads, I never thought of that—but, you’re

right!




bag the cans!



MARTY, BURST IN BREATHLESSLY

Moreland’s gone! He left a message...

HAND ENVELOPE TO SAM









SAM: Thank you. He writes, “When I learned from

my banker that Dame Sarah had left me so

much money, I didn’t have the heart to keep

the ring, even though my family in Spain

says it rightfully belongs to my niece.


about?


Fannie are...





descendants.


BUBBLE: Then, who?

SAM: Chesterton! Let me read some more. He

says, “My ancestor is Chesterton, the eldest

son of the Duke of Barcelona. I’m a direct

descendant. Some people in Barcelona

found a family tree and six months ago

wrote me about the family and the ring.
















killed if I didn’t bring the ring to her. She

and the family claim it rightfully belonged to


He signed his name.

GOLDIE: But, he didn’t say where the ring it.


COOKIE: No, he said he “didn’t have the heart to keep

the ring.”


MARTY: I don’t know—unless he left it in his

apartment.

DAME SARAH:

Well, there is nothing else to do but to look

for it in his apartment. Let’s go. (TAKE

THEM TO A ROOM WHICH IS SET ASIDE

FOR MORELAND’S APARTMENT)

ALL: FOLLOW DAME SARAH TO MORELAND’S

APARTMENT


MARTY, TAG ALONG WITH THEM.


looking?





with the check in it from Same Sarah...




GINGER: My clue said something about a relative and

something missing.

COOKIE: But we thought that was the pearl button off

Marty’s shirt.





SAM: What’s missing? Gosh, I can’t think straight.

The ring’s missing!!!





path”???




BUBBLE: Maybe...

SAM: Well, we know the ring’s missing. That must

be the answer to Ginger’s clue...






BARBIE: Must be. Now we just need to know enough

to not “travel the wrong path.”



SAM: A path?








looked in all the recycling before and after it

was bagged. We looked at the bottom of

the laundry chute. Where else would it be?

Is there another place an empty can could

be?




this.

EVERYONE, HEAD BACK TO THE KITCHEN.

GEE: Thanks, buys! Thanks for unloading the

burden on me!



GEE: I’ll have to think about that while. A coke


pull out empty coke can). Look, an empty

coke can. No full ones in here. And, I’m

thirsty!


found it.







ALL: Yea, you knew it!!! Ha!!!


DAME SARAH:

Let me see it. Yes, Sam, that’s your ring.




MARTY: I mentioned it as we were bagging the cans.

That’s how he knew.

ANNIE: Ane, he found the right can and hid it from


where we’d find it would be in the fridge. He

knew Gee would find it.

DAME SARAH:

Well, ladies, you’ve done it again! I can’t

thank you enough for all you did to find the

ring.

GEE: Moreland had this planned six months ago.

Before he knew we were coming.




empty can.





COOKIE: And the tradition?


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Guest Guide for 10 players twin theme 1

SCENE 1 - IN THE DINING ROOM

SAM: Oh, how awful! Poor Great-Grandmother!

I wonder where she keeps the ring?

ALLIE: I wonder when she saw it last?

ANNIE: Well, she is rather ancient. She probably hid

it and doesn't remember where she hid it.

You know how old people forget things.

BARBIE: Well, Sam says her great-grandmother is

more alert and smarter than all of us most of

the time, even though she is 97 years old!

GEE: I think we ought to find out the answers to

Sam and Allie's questions. Perhaps that will

help. We need to go at this more

scientifically. Need a coke, be right back.

(Go to fridge and bring coke back)

GOLDIE: Gee, you always think we need to be

scientific - how can we find a missing ring

scientifically?

MARTY:

SAM: (take envelope from Marty)


What is it? Shall I open it?

ALL: Sure

SAM: It appears to be a clue. I’ll read it to you.

READ ALOUD CLUE #1 - SAM

BUBBLE: There’s your answer, Goldie. We can figure

out who would have access to Great-

Grandmother’s bedroom.

GOLDIE: Do we even know she kept the ring in her

bedroom?

DAME SARAH ARRIVES

SAM: Here's Great-Grandmother now. We've got

lots of questions. We're so glad you're here.

Is Bubble’s necklace missing, too?

DAME SARAH:

BUBBLE: Don’t be upset, Great-Grandmother, we’ll

find it. Didn’t the ring once belong to a

duchess? Please tell us about it.

TEDDY: A duchess? Really? Duchess of what?


GINGER: Where was the duchess from?

COOKIE: Where did she get it? How MANY

generations ago?

GEE: Well, you know Cookie, probably some

handsome prince gave it to her!

DAME SARAH:


SCENE 2 - SEATED IN THE DRAWING ROOM

DAME SARAH:

GOLDIE: Didn’t they ever see each other again, Dame

Sarah?

DAME SARAH:

ALLIE: His family told him whom he should marry?

How awful!

ANNIE: Yeah! They used to do that - arrange

marriages I mean. Sometimes when they

were only babies their marriage would be

decided, they were forced to marry when

they came of age, and their futures were

already known.

BUBBLE: Yes, it’s true, I read the same books Annie

reads. They were so into arranging

marriages back then.

BARBIE: (Run your fingers thru’ your hair while

talking).

Whatever happened to your great-great-

great-grandmother? Who did she marry?


GEE: She was probably promised to someone too.

DAME SARAH:

SAM: And Daphne was married at only sixteen?

DAME SARAH:

TEDDY: Girls, we have GOT to find that ring!

GINGER: If we don’t find it - the TRADITION will end.

COOKIE: Let’s go over the facts one more time and

see if we can figure anything out.

GEE: Yeah - let’s be scientific about it. This is

VERY important!

DAME SARAH:

SAM: Well, we know it was there at 4:50 and gone

at 5:50.

ALLIE: It disappeared in an hour.

ANNIE: Yes, while Dame Sarah was napping.

BARBIE: How convenient for someone.


GEE: I wonder who else besides us knew you

were napping, Dame Sarah? Or, ....do you

nap every day at the same time?

DAME SARAH:

ALLIE: (pick up an envelope from the table in the

drawing room) Hey, this has my name on it.

Guess I probably can open it, huh?

ALL: Sure!

READ ALOUD CLUE # 2 - ALLIE

DISCUSSION


SCENE 3 - STILL IN THE DRAWING ROOM

BUBBLE: Well, looks like Marty knew she didn't take

her nap at the regular time, because they

were together in the kitchen until 4: 45.

TEDDY: And...Chauncey, your chauffeur, saw you

when he dropped us off, and Moreland, your

butler, left shortly before supper.

SAM: So, Marty knew what time great-

grandmother took her nap because Marty

was in the library with us until Marty

escorted us into the dining room at 6:00 PM.

We went into the library about 4:45 and

Great- Grandmother went up to her suite at

4:50.

GOLDIE: And Chauncey left right after he dropped us

off at 4:25. We haven’t seen him since.

BUBBLE: No, we haven’t.

GINGER: Well, I wonder where Henry, the gardener,

was during that hour?

COOKIE: I saw him clipping hedges on the west side

of the house toward the kitchen, when I


looked out the library window.

GEE: So, no one saw Chauncey since we arrived?

I need a coke - be right back.

(Get coke from refrigerator and return)

GOLDIE: No - he just disappeared after he dropped us

off and said hello to Dame Sarah.

BUBBLE: Right!

ANNIE: (find envelope in back of your guest guide).

I also have an envelope. Gosh, are we all

going to get one? May I read this, too?

ALL: Sure, Annie, go for it!

READ ALOUD CLUE #3 - ANNIE

BUBBLE: So, Moreland’s been visiting his sick niece.

What does that have to do with anything?

ANNIE: Yeah, let’s get back to the problem at hand.

Maybe something about Moreland’s niece

will come up later in our investigation.

BUBBLE: Yeah, right now, it’s so not useful

information.


SAM: Well, it is certainly obvious that no one saw

Chauncey after he dropped us off. He left

and put the limo in the garage, then went to

the duplex and no one has seen him since.

ALLIE: Was Marty in the library with us the whole

time?

GINGER: I believe so.

ANNIE: Well, it is obvious that the gardener, Henry

had the opportunity to sneak up the stairs to

Dame Sarah's dressing room while he was

at the south end of the house clipping

hedges. The timing is right and look at the

drawing of the mansion. (Go to the blueprint

drawing on the wall). See ... the outside

steps up to the second floor lead from the

balcony right into Dame Sarah's sitting room

and access to her whole suite.

GOLDIE: Henry’s probably the one most likely to have

access to Dame Sarah’s suite 24/7 - besides

Marty, of course.

GINGER: May we go up and have a look, Dame

Sarah?


DAME SARAH:


SCENE 4 - IN DAME SARAH’S BEDROOM SUITE

BARBIE: Anyone would have the opportunity

normally, to sneak up the stairs to the

balcony and into the sitting room, but NOT

while Henry was clipping hedges. He would

see them.

GEE: Let’s ask him...no, maybe not yet. Is Henry

our leading suspect? Cool! Let's see - he

wants to retire in two years. Why would he

want the ring?

COOKIE: Well, duh, WHY would he want the ring? He

could leave the area and then sell the ring

and retire in STYLE!

DAME SARAH:

LOOK ALL AROUND DAME SARAH’S SITTING

ROOM, BEDROOM, AND BALCONY.

SAM: Doesn’t seem to be anything here. I know

you don’t want anyone to know where you

hid the ring when you brought it home,

Great-Grandmother, but it might help us if

we knew.


BARBIE: (notice an envelope on Dame Sarah’s floor

by the balcony door and pick it up)

What’s this on the floor, Dame Sarah? Did

you drop this?

DAME SARAH:

READ ALOUD CLUE #4 - BARBIE

DISCUSSION OF ALL KNOWN FACTS AND CLUES

ALLIE: And who are the 2 people who know where

you put it?

DAME SARAH:



ANNIE: Well, I guess we can eliminate Mr.

Blackstone and MJ as our suspects since

they haven’t been here since Dame Sarah

brought the ring home from the bank

yesterday.

GOLDIE: Gosh - this sure is getting complicated.

Chauncey your chauffeur, and MJ your

partner, know each other? I wonder what

the relationship is?

TEDDY: Could they be related in some way? Or if

not - could they have been introduced by

Henry, your gardener?

GINGER: But, why would Chauncey and MJ be seen

together? He's a chauffeur and she's a

wealthy gemologist.

SAM: Now - here’s a thought... MJ knew where the

ring was hidden and MJ knows Chauncey

and Chauncey has not been seen since he

brought us to the mansion.

COOKIE: And then there’s Henry. Could he be

involved? He's really the only one with


opportunity, besides Marty. And we know

he’s been here because I saw him clipping

hedges when we were in the library.

GEE: There must be another explanation we aren’t

thinking about. I need a coke - be right

back. (Get coke and stay in kitchen until

called)

BUBBLE: Well, it seems pretty obvious to me.

ANNIE: What does?

BUBBLE: Well, just think about it. MJ knew the hiding

place. Chauncey knows MJ. She could

have mentioned it to Chauncey. Chauncey

is not around. Henry had the opportunity

24/7. So, it is either Chauncey or Henry.

ALLIE: Too cut and dried!

DAME SARAH:

BUBBLE: Could have been a slip of the tongue.

COOKIE: But Dame Sarah says she trusts Chauncey

and Henry and everyone else in her

household. So, it wouldn’t have really


mattered.

Gee, you OK in there?

GEE: (returning from kitchen, holding envelope in

the air and waving it around)

Well, I found one, too!

GOLDIE: Found one what, Gee?

GEE: An envelope. It was, guess where...on top

of the coke cans in the fridge.

ALLIE: Read it, Gee.

READ ALOUD CLUE # 5 - GEE

ALLIE: Yeah, see, right here (point to sketch).

Maybe this will come in handy.

DAME SARAH:



SAM: We all think Henry had the opportunity.

Cookie saw him trimming hedges around the

house while we were in the library playing

games.

ALLIE: We hadn't seen Chauncey since 4:45 and

Moreland left shortly before supper and

wasn’t seen returning.

BARBIE: Some strange goings-on between Chauncey

and MJ. They know each other.

ANNIE: Wonder where you put the ring, Dame

Sarah? Didn’t Chauncey know you brought

it home?

DAME SARAH:

GEE: Henry didn’t know? Why is that?

DAME SARAH:

GEE: But, I remember you telling us Henry works

for MJ also. He may have found out from

her.


ALLIE: So, MJ could have mentioned it to both

Henry and Chauncey. What is the

relationship between MJ and Chauncey,

Dame Sarah?

DAME SARAH:

BUBBLE: So, that’s the relationship. We were

wondering. It is just not getting any easier to

come up with a suspect.

SAM: Marty came to your room while you were

sleeping to change your towels. Could

Marty have found it and taken it? But, I have

to ask, why?

DAME SARAH:

SAM: Well, nothing here. Why don’t we go back to

the drawing room!

TEDDY: Ok, just let me take another look. We didn’t

really look in Dame Sarah’s bathroom, did

we? Isn’t that near where her laundry chute

is located? (Go into bathroom, find

envelope, come back out immediately with

envelope in hand). Found another one!!!


ALL: Oh, wow!

GINGER: I’ll look in her closet. That’s where the

laundry chute is located. (Go into the closet

and right out again) Nothing in here!

TEDDY: I’d better read this clue. May tell us

something important.

READ ALOUD CLUE #6 - TEDDY

COOKIE: Now, what does that mean?

DISCUSSION OF ALL KNOWN FACTS AND CLUES.


SCENE 7 - BACK IN THE DRAWING ROOM

DAME SARAH:

GEE: I need a coke. It keeps me going. Be right

back. (Start to the kitchen and stop)

SAM: YUK, another coke. She’s nuts!

She’ll rot her stomach!

DAME SARAH:

GEE: (Now you can go get the cokes)

SAM: Oops! I didn’t mean it would rot your

stomach, Great-Grandmother. Gee’s been

at it a whole lot longer.

DAME SARAH:

ALLIE: Dame Sarah, can we check the laundry

chute at the other end?

DAME SARAH:

BUBBLE: You’re sure Marty didn’t find the ring and

take it out of the can?


DAME SARAH:

GEE: (coming back into the drawing room)

Dame Sarah, while I was getting our cokes

from the kitchen, I happened to notice a

strange person going through the recycling

and bagging the cans. I’m fairly certain this

person saw me but kept right on bagging

the cans. What could I do? Run out and

attack a complete stranger?

SAM: Let’s go out and look around. We might find

the ring or another clue.

EVERYONE GOES OUT TO LOOK AROUND THE

RECYCLING


BEFORE SCENE 8A - USE THIS AND SCENES 8A, 9A

AND 10A IF THE GAME IS BEING PLAYED IN ONE

DAY




though. All the cans are gone. (Slip button

in your pocket)



bagging the cans dropped it.


GEE: Actually, not like anyone should look who

rummages around in garbage. But, I didn’t



DAME SARAH:


SCENE 8A - IN THE DINING ROOM

EVERYONE IS BACK INSIDE SITTING AT THE

DINING ROOM TABLE

GINGER: Hey, there’s an envelope at my place. Shall

I read it to you?



MARTY:

DAME SARAH:

MARTY:

DAME SARAH:


her loudly)


is missing.



one Annie found today. I think Annie still


has it.

GEE: I think I saw you out back earlier. Was that

you I saw?

MARTY:



moment, please.



OUTSIDE THE DOOR, COOKIE, PICK UP AN

ENVELOPE OFF THE FLOOR - WITH YOUR NAME

ON IT.




POCKET



we have something very important to tell you


all.


ALL: Hmmmm! Very interesting!


SCENE 9A - WHAT’S THE STORY?




the recycling bins today.

MARTY:


GEE: Well, while you and Cookie and Annie left

the room for a minute, we came to the


out back when I was in the kitchen.


MARTY:

DAME SARAH:

MARTY:

ALLIE: Why did you want to do that, Marty?

MARTY:



help?



way to earn extra money, but certainly not a

lot.

MARTY:



MARTY:


today?

MARTY:




MARTY:







away tomorrow.

BARBIE: Let’s do it right now. Marty, will you show us

where they are?


DAME SARAH:

MARTY:


UNTIL YOU RETURN. AFTER ENTERING THE

DINING ROOM, GEE, PLEASE RELAY THE SAD

NEWS.

DAME SARAH:

SAM: We’re not finished yet! Let’s go look through

the laundry at the bottom of the laundry

chute. We didn’t do that yet, you know.



else to look.


with the clothes.




down the chute.





OF THE CHUTE.










doing this?





finished here?




DAME SARAH WAITS FOR YOU.


SCENE 10A - UNEXPECTED SURPRISES






look?



of water.

ANNIE, GO TO KITCHEN PICK UP AN ENVELOPE








say?


MARTY:

DAME SARAH:

MARTY:

DAME SARAH:

MARTY:.

DAME SARAH:



New York City.

DAME SARAH:



MARTY:

DAME SARAH:

MARTY:


DAME SARAH:







DAME SARAH:

SAM: What surprise?

DAME SARAH:




BUBBLE: Me, too.

DAME SARAH:






needles!


that!

ALL: LAUGHTER


paper) A check!


SAM: What is this for? (Looking at the check)...It’s


envelope, Bubble?



ANNIE: Think of this, Sam and Bubble—college year

after next and you’ve got a head start. You

won’t even have to get summer jobs like the

rest of us will.


DAME SARAH:


Grandmother?

ALL: LAUGHTER!

DAME SARAH:



GOLDIE: Yeah, 24/7.

DAME SARAH:














ring?


right!




bag the cans!



MARTY:















about?


Fannie are...





descendants.

BUBBLE: Then, who?













ALLIE: This is so not real!! What a coincidence!









killed if I didn’t bring the ring to her. She and


the family claim it rightfully belonged to


He signed his name.




the ring.”


MARTY:

DAME SARAH:

ALL, FOLLOW DAME SARAH TO MORELAND’S

APARTMENT.


looking?











something missing.

COOKIE: But, we thought that was the pearl button off

Marty’s shirt.










path”???





BUBBLE: Maybe...











SAM: A path?










was bagged. We looked at the bottom of the

laundry chute. Where else would it be? Is

there another place an empty can could be?



this.

EVERYONE, HEAD BACK TO THE KITCHEN


burden on me!



GEE: I’ll have to think about that awhile. A coke


pull out empty coke can). Look an empty

coke can. No full ones in here! And, I’m


thirsty!


found it.






ALL: Yeah, you knew it!!! Ha !!!


DAME SARAH:




MARTY:






DAME SARAH:





empty can.







THE END



BEFORE SCENE 8 - OUT AT THE RECYCLING BIN

USE THIS AND SCENES 8, 9, AND 10 IF YOU ARE

HAVING A SLEEP OVER PARTY.




though. All the cans are gone.

(Slip button in your pocket)



bagging the cans, dropped it.


GEE: Actually, not like anyone should look,

rummaging around in garbage. But, I didn’t



DAME SARAH:

GEE: Yeah, our brains need to be refreshed - so

we can find this missing ring. I always think

more clearly in the morning anyway.


ALL: Me, too!

DAME SARAH:

ALL: Good night, Dame Sarah.

EVERYONE, RETIRE FOR THE EVENING TO THE

DRAWING ROOM FOR CARDS, A MOVIE, OR JUST

TO TALK, THEN TO BED, TO MEET AGAIN AT

BREAKFAST IN THE MORNING, REFRESHED AND

READY TO FIND THE “TREASURED RING”.


SCENE 8 - IN THE DINING ROOM AT BREAKFAST

GINGER: Hey, there’s an envelope at my place. Shall

I read it to you?



MARTY:

DAME SARAH:

MARTY:

DAME SARAH:


her loudly) Hey look, Ginger, Marty’s left

sleeve button is missing.



one Annie found yesterday. I think Annie still

has it.

GEE: I think I saw you out back yesterday. Was

that you I saw?


MARTY:



moment, please.

COOKIE, GINGER, DAME SARAH, AND ANNIE, LEAVE


OUTSIDE THE DOOR, COOKIE, PICK AN ENVELOPE

OFF THE FLOOR - WITH YOUR NAME ON IT.




POCKET


COOKIE: I’ve found another clue, so I’ll read it, then we

have something very important to tell you all.


ALL: Hmmm! Very interesting!


SCENE 9 - WHAT’S THE STORY?




the recycling bins yesterday.

MARTY:





out back yesterday when I was in the

kitchen.


MARTY:

DAME SARAH:

MARTY:

ALLIE: Why did you want to do that, Marty ?

MARTY:



help?



way to earn extra money, but certainly not a

lot.

MARTY:



MARTY:


yet?

MARTY:




MARTY:






cans anyway before Marty sells them today.

BARBIE: Let’s do it right now. Marty, will you show us

where they are?


DAME SARAH:

MARTY:


UNTIL YOU RETURN. AFTER ENTERING THE

DINING ROOM, GEE, PLEASE RELAY THE SAD

NEWS.

DAME SARAH:

SAM: We’re not finished yet! Let’s go look through

the laundry at the bottom of the laundry

chute. We didn’t do that yet, you know.



else to look.


with the clothes.




down the chute.





OF THE CHUTE.





reach under the pile and pullout an





doing this?





finished here?




DAME SARAH WAITS FOR YOU.


SCENE 10 - UNEXPECTED SURPRISES






look?



of water.





BUBBLE: Thanks, Annie. (Apply wet towel to Marty’s

forehead and hand Marty the glass of water)


say?

MARTY:


DAME SARAH:

MARTY:

DAME SARAH:

MARTY:

DAME SARAH:



New York City.

DAME SARAH:



MARTY:

DAME SARAH:

MARTY:

DAME SARAH:


MARTY:







DAME SARAH:

SAM: What surprise?

DAME SARAH:




BUBBLE: Me, too!

DAME SARAH:






needles!


that!

ALL: LAUGHTER


paper) A check!!!




envelope, Bubble?


necklace and a check, too.

ANNIE: Think of this, Sam and Bubble—college year

after next and you’ve got a head start. You

won’t even have to get summer jobs like the

rest of us will.


DAME SARAH:


Grandmother?

ALL: LAUGHTER!

DAME SARAH:



GOLDIE: Yeah, 24/7.

DAME SARAH:












ANNIE: Moreland—Moreland helped Marty big the


ring?


right!




bag the cans!

















about?


Fannie are...





descendants.

BUBBLE: Then, who?









through Daphne’s family, and by luck I













killed if I didn’t bring the ring to her. She and

the family claim it rightfully belonged to



He signed his name.




the ring.”


MARTY:

DAME SARAH:

ALL, FOLLOW DAME SARAH TO MORELAND’S

APARTMENT


looking?











something missing.

COOKIE: But, we thought that was the pearl button off

Marty’s shirt.










path”???





BUBBLE: Maybe...











SAM: A path?








GOLDIE: But we looked in Dame Sarah’s suite, we


was bagged. We looked at the bottom of the

laundry chute. Where else would it be? Is

there another place an empty can could be?



this.

EVERYONE, HEAD BACK TO THE KITCHEN


burden on me!



GEE: I’ll have to think about that while. A coke will

help me think better. (Go to fridge and pull

out empty coke can). Look, an empty coke

can. No full ones in here! And, I’m thirsty!



found it.

GINGER: Well, empty it—let’s ssee!





ALL: Yeah, you knew it!!! Ha !!!


DAME SARAH:




MARTY:






DAME SARAH:





empty can.







THE END

Hot potatoObject: not to be caught with the ball when the music stops.

Preparations: you’ll need a beach ball and some fast, upbeat music. All players form acircle.

The game: while the music plays toss the ball from player to player around the circle.

When the music stops (you’ll need a person to do this) the player with the ball is out ofthe game. Play until only one player has not been caught with the potato.

Or, have the “out” player go to the center until someone else is caught and they can

trade places and get back into the game. In this case play for as long as the kids arelaughing.

GotchaObject: the person in the center tries to guess who has the button while those in the

circle try to avoid being caught with the button.

Preparation: have two buttons, coins or similar small objects available.

The game: the players sit in a circle, and one child is chosen to be the guesser. Theguesser sits in the center of the circle and closes his eyes, while another child is given

the button. Upon instruction, the players begin to pass the button from hand to handaround the circle. They all keep their hands in constant motion so that it looks as if

they all are passing the button at the same time. The guesser at any time can say“gotcha” and opens her eyes. The players quickly stop passing the button and the

center player tries to guess who has the button. When she guesses correctly bypointing and saying "gotcha" she trades places with that player, who then takes his turn

in the center and the passing and guessing continues.

We can whistleObject: to be the first person to successfully eat their crackers and whistle as soon afterchewing them as possible (but not swallowing).

Preparation: provide a cracker to each player.

The game: to begin the game, have all the players practice whistling. The players are

each given a cracker. When instructed, chew the cracker but don’t swallow it. The firstone to whistle is the winner.

Printing and assembling instructions for multi-paper decorations found in this kit. Lay the pieces next to one another to resemble the finished poster.

Cut the bottom margin from the top two papers (1 and 2).Cut the right margins from the two left papers (1 and 3).

Line the papers together so the image is lined up correctly at the top and the bottom..Put small pieces of tape to secure the papers, use just enough to be able to turn it overand still have the image stay together.

Attach as much tape as you want to the back of the poster to secure it together.

You may wish to trim the overall margins so they are even.

And this beautifulwoman is the firstowner of my ring,her name wasDaphne.

This is the secondson, he only livedto be 5 year-oldhis name wasPrestwick.

This is the oldestson Chesterton.

This is their forthson namedStafford.

Daphne’s onlydaughter, Ivy. The first daughterto receive thering.

The third son died atchild birth so we don’thave his picture nor doI know what his namewas. It’s so sad howmany little ones diedback then.

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Printing Instructions for Girl’s Case of the Missing Ring Mystery Party Kit

Print these pages and use to help you print your party

Use the bookmarks on the left of the acrobat screen. If you do not see them, look far left andclick on the tab (Acrobat 9.+)

Page: 2Print and review this page (print current page in the print menu) before you begin printing.

Page: 3 and Page 4 InvitationsSam is played by your daughter.Choose the correct invitation (one day party or sleepover)

Set printer options to print in landscape format. Use print current page option.

You will print one invitation for each guest. Since your guests become characters as chosenby you and your child; be sure to add the correct character before printing each invitation. You must either remove or add the custom information where the invitation reads 'type...'before printing. To delete, select the box and use the delete key.

Choose one of each character name below. Highlight to select and paste into invitation byusing the Edit/Copy and Edit/Paste menu options. Press enter after adding the nameAllison KatzBarbarella DahlAnastasia OakleyGeorgette WhizTheodora Baer

Virginia SnappCatarina CutterGolda LoxBarbara Bath

Go to the correct guest profiles (one day party or sleep over).One day print pages 4 and 5Sleepover print pages 6 and 7

Print pages 8 to 19, the adult profiles and party planner. Assemble the party planner.

Game materials

CluesPrint pages 20 to 22Cut each clue to separate them.

Player Game Script for one day party

Adult guides Print 2 copies (one for Dame Sarah and one for Marty)pages 23 to 51Assemble before continuingMark cover page, one for Dame Sarah and the other for Marty

Go to the guest guide

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Guest guidePrint 10 copies pages 68 to 90Assemble before continuingGo to the Game suggestions

Sleepover party

Adult guides Print 2 copies (one for Dame Sarah and one for Marty)pages 23 to 36 AND 52 to 67Assemble before continuingMark cover page, one for Dame Sarah and the other for Marty

Go to the guest guide

Guest guidePrint 10 copies pages 68 to 78 AND 91 to 102Assemble before continuingGo to the Game suggestions

Game suggestions and room signs Print 1 copy of pages 103 to 115Go to Portraits

PortraitsYou will use this 'cheat sheet' when you show the girls the portraits. Print current page, then go to the Scrapbook portraits.

ScrapbookSome customers have not wanted to use as much ink as the large wall hanging portraitsrequire.

This and the next page include an alternative 2 page scrapbook.You decide what's more fun for you, the 5 portraits which are each printed on 4 sheets ofpaper and hang on your walls, or the 2 page scrapbook. Or, use them all!Print pages 119 to 138

For the scrapbook, 2 page option; print pages 116 to 118

Go to the Place Settings or if you want to use the large portraits, select Large portraits fromthe left bookmark.

Large portraitsPrint pages 119 to 138Assembly instructions were printed with the game instructions earlier.Go to the Place settings.

Place settingsPrint pages 139 to 148Go to checks

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Print checksType your party day and date, press enter then print current page. Page 149Go to the optional T-shirt iron-ons or the thank you cards.

Optional T-shirts This file has graphics for Tshirts. The Tshirts are not required to play the game and areoptional to the plot. You will need special t-shirt iron-on transfer paper. You can purchase thispaper on line at http://www.paper-paper.com/transfer.html as well as from your local craftstore. Follow instructions on the transfer paper package. You may need to use the reversedtext or not.Reversed:Print pages 151 to 160 on the transfer paper

Not Reversed:Print pages 161 to 170 on the transfer paper

Go to the Thank you cardsPrint 2 copies of page 171

Printing is complete.Have a great party

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