Absent Minded

How to write a mystery

ever play Clue
that board game by parker brothers?
see any good advice there you just werent taking?
how to move several people through rooms
and have them interact
when you have two pawns you use as the main story line
with a scripted destination for their death pact
and if the players land there in the righs tspot at the right time
they will see who killed who and where
while they try to stop the crime

so whose in the kitchen with Dina huh Dante?
and whats going in in the library ay mrs scralet?
and has anyone seen mrs white i know its not christmas
but it sure is cold tonight.....
and what weapons are here
in this maze of a mansion
with riddles and locks
am i justa suspect or victom who was martyred around the block

does that painting mean anything
is it true these halls are cursed
mrs peacock went out for a cigareete
i wonder if that was a lighter or a gun in her purse

Anyone ever play clue
and take notes as to what charactrer was in what room
at what particular time with who and why
as you plot and scheme to catch one of them off guard serve them a card
and then go onto surprise the next detective stumbling around
a jigsaw mindmaze of charades?

Just take the board
chnage the names of the rooms to cities or states
keep them as they are as you wish
and now you have the making of any great mystery
all you need is the time the place and the great escape
having them get caugfht and staying one foot ahead is your story now
getting yourself caught to make all the money
is what your all about

How tpo make a mystery and build this dreram
just go out and study the board game clue
and see what i left you pout on the left wing of what secret passage
leading to what stairs for which object to crave
it doesnt matter what door you knock on
they both open
just hope your rightfull prayers are answered
and your not on the wrong page

knock and it shall be opened
but is this door good or evil
and is heaven just a lie of another plane of hell?
how to write amystery
and leave you all in denial
as i smile and go off to poison the wishing well
in the middle of your desert
while there is a storm of the art of depression along its way


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