Murder at the Concrete Castle

WHO DID IT? WITH WHAT WEAPON? NO, WE’RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE FAMOUS BOARD GAME. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT A TPAC MURDER MYSTERY. WE HAVE LOTS OF SUSPECTS BUT SO FAR, NO ANSWERS. WE INVITE YOU TO KILL SOME TIME AND PUT YOUR DETECTIVE SKILLS TO WORK. TAKE A STAB AT SOLVING THE WHODUNNIT BELOW, “MURDER AT THE CONCRETE CASTLE.”

MYSTERY:

It was a dark and stormy night when the curtains opened for “Murder at the Concrete Castle” on the Williams stage. The groundbreaking show invited the audience to help the cast determine and capture a murderer. Act I opened with a scene in a lounge where a group of prestigious individuals, Colonel Ranch, Mrs. Hummingbird, Miss Velvet, Mr. Verdigris, Mrs. Brown, and Professor Puce, arrived one by one to enjoy a fancy dinner party. Or so they thought.

As the play unfolded and Act I ended, giving way to the intermission and then Act II, the curtain opened to Miss Velvet, dead in front of the lounge fireplace. By the end of the show, the audience had solved the mystery. Mrs. Hummingbird, in a fit a jealous rage had murdered Miss Velvet in the lounge with the candlestick. The cast was welcomed with loud applause and started walking to the front of the stage to take their bows, but Miss Velvet hadn’t moved. She remained on the ground in front of the fireplace. Confused, the cast hurried to her side and quickly noticed this wasn’t just great acting — Miss Velvet was dead.

MURDERED:

Miss Velvet: The autopsy report states that she was murdered between Act I and II. They’ve determined that the killer used one of the props: A Revolver, Dagger, Lead Pipe, Rope, Candlestick, or Wrench. Can you help solve who killed Miss Velvet and with what?

SUSPECTS:

Colonel Ranch (38): Makes sure everyone knows that he was an extra in a Leonardo DiCaprio movie. Likes playing the Colonel so he can hold a fake gun. Claims he just met Miss Velvet at auditions, but they’ve been friends on social media for four years.

Mrs. Brown (30): Likes to go out on the weekends and karaoke to showtunes. She met Miss Velvet last year when they did “The Great Gatsby” together.

Mrs. Hummingbird (59): Always has her current role in her IG bio. Was pretty upset when she didn’t get the role of Miss Velvet but would never miss an opportunity to be in a show.

Mr. Verdigris (28): Directed and starred in the show. Shy in person but feels like the theatre is a safe place to be himself. Had a crush on Miss Velvet but was too scared to say anything.

Professor Puce (53): A theatre professor at the local university. In his prime, lived in NYC to pursue acting but wanted a slower pace so he moved to Tulsa and started teaching. Miss Velvet is a former student.

CLUES:

The murderer knew Miss Velvet prior to being in “Murder in the Concrete Castle.”

Mrs. Hummingbird had been heard loudly stating that Miss Velvet is a terrible actress and did not deserve her role.

No blood was found at the scene.

The murderer’s age is more than 3 * 11 - 5, but less than 120 / 2 - 1.

Halfway there, old sport.

Mrs. Brown heard Miss Velvet accuse someone of overacting and intentionally stepping on her lines during intermission.

Part of the stage rigging was missing.

Mr. Verdigris and Mrs. Brown were seen eating in the green room during intermission.

The prop gun was found on the mantle above the body.

We hope we didn’t string you along, the killer had to be pretty strong.

Colonel Ranch murdered Miss Velvet with the rope. ANSWER: