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And then there were none
« on: Feb 28th, 2004, 3:28am » |
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You know this type of riddle... Kitty started one a few weeks ago... so, we have isolated house again, 8 guests, a cook & a chambermaid. First day, guests arrived to the island (hey, this is like Agatha Christie!  I like her crime stories... I read them all). Second day (in the evening) there was a murder...
James is murdered. He was found in his room on the day 3.
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Marc
Thomas
William
Janet
George
Donna
Nicole
Tinette- the cook
Maria- the chambermaid
...& poor James....
You can start asking questions! Have fun & throw the murderer to jail! 
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Re: And then there were none
« Reply #1 on: Feb 28th, 2004, 4:06am » |
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I think I'll ask everyone if they murdered James.. You never know, someone might confess
So, who found him?
When was he killed?
What are the alibis?
Does anybody even care that he's dead?
Who's in his will?
Do these people know each other, if so where from?
What is the murder weapon?
Is there any cake? 
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Re: And then there were none
« Reply #2 on: Feb 28th, 2004, 5:51am » |
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Okay, let's see.
Thomas found him. It was already 10 AM and they were worried why didn't he come to eat his breakfast (now I sound like my mom used to  ).
He was killed at 9 PM the day before. There are the alibies:
Marc- playing tennis with Nicole. (They have indoor tennis court.)
Thomas-writing in the living room. He writes crime stories, so he had a few ideas and decided to write a new chapter.
James-dead.
Maria- tiding up guests' rooms.That's what she's always doing.
Janet- in the bathroom, taking a shower.
George, Donna, William- chatting in the living room.
Tinette- washing the dishes in the kitchen
It doesn't matter who's in his will. He's (he was) 20 years old.
The murder weapon is a knife. Which was found in James' neck.
Of course they care that he is dead. Would you?
No, they don't know each other. I said I like Agatha Christie.
One of them invited the others. And they came (obviously, they didn't read "And then there were none". They wouldn't come if they did.)
There is some cake. Take a piece if you want.
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Re: And then there were none
« Reply #3 on: Feb 28th, 2004, 8:11am » |
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Maria was cleaning the room at 9 pm? Bit late.
1. Search pockets
2. Where did Thomas find him?
3. Whar kind of crime story is Thomas working on?
4. What kind of knife was it? Did someone have like a collection of knives? (My friend did me one where someone had a collection of knives so i was just wondering.)
5. Can someone else die plez.
6. How did i get on the island?
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Re: And then there were none
« Reply #4 on: Feb 28th, 2004, 10:19am » |
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Okay, bit late, and so what? She had nothing else to do...
1) Donna: lyrics of the new Mariah Carey's song
Marc: doesn't matter. You'll see why later.
Tinette: recipe for the new type of cake
Maria: has no pockets
Janet: nothing in the pockets
Thomas: notes (ideas for his book)
Nicole: a few hair-pins, lipstick
George: cigarettes & a lighter
William: a paper with some Math problems
2) In his room (James' room), lying on the floor.
3) In his story nobody died yet. He has written only two chapters. We'll see later.
4) Tinette complained that one of her knives is missing. It's not a collection, she needed them for preparing food. They are in the kitchen. (Your friend did you? And what is that exactly supposed to mean?  Or he did make a collection for you? Explain it, plz)
5) It's killing time! Yeah! Poor Marc.
6) Let's say you're Nicole. You're not going to die very soon...
(Hey, that doesn't mean you're a killler!)
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Re: And then there were none
« Reply #5 on: Feb 28th, 2004, 10:52am » |
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My friend set me a who-done-it where the murderer who the person wiv a knife collect, i was just checking.
What are the alibis this time? I mean there going to be different as they would be scared a stick together right?
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Re: And then there were none
« Reply #6 on: Feb 28th, 2004, 11:07am » |
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Here are the alibies:
James-dead
Marc-dead
Thomas- was eating cake in the kitchen with Donna & George
Janet- in her room, went to get something
Tinette- in the kitchen, waiting for Donna & George finish eating cake so she could wash the dishes
William- reading in the library
Nicole- in the living room, watching tv
Maria- tiding up the rooms again
This time, Marc was murdered at 7 PM, but found in his room next morning at 10 AM. He was hit with a heavy object- into his head
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Re: And then there were none
« Reply #7 on: Feb 29th, 2004, 8:15am » |
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Only Janet and Maria have uncorrobarated alibis, so I advise the other people to stick together, and let those two kill each other
Which one of them invited the others, and why?
Are there any fingerprints on the murder weapons?
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Re: And then there were none
« Reply #8 on: Feb 29th, 2004, 4:18pm » |
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Is there anything else missing from the kitchen? A large iron skillet, perhaps? If so, did the cook notice anybody else in the kitchen recently?
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Re: And then there were none
« Reply #9 on: Mar 1st, 2004, 6:16am » |
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There were some people in the kitchen, to get a glass of water, a piece of cake ... But nothing's missing. There are no fingerprints. Are we going to kill somebody else?
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Re: And then there were none
« Reply #10 on: Mar 1st, 2004, 5:40pm » |
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on Mar 1st, 2004, 6:16am, DeMark wrote:| There were some people in the kitchen, to get a glass of water, a piece of cake ... But nothing's missing. There are no fingerprints. Are we going to kill somebody else? |
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So YOU are the killer! Now all we need to do is figure out your real name!
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Re: And then there were none
« Reply #11 on: Mar 1st, 2004, 7:35pm » |
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If there are no fingerprints on the knife at all, does anyone own a pair of gloves? If so, are they covered in mysterious red stains? 
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Re: And then there were none
« Reply #12 on: Mar 2nd, 2004, 8:03am » |
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It doesn't have to be a pair of gloves. My name is Nikolina. And I'm not a killer. You would say Nicolina or Nicole. So now you know that Nicole is not a killer.
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Re: And then there were none
« Reply #13 on: Mar 2nd, 2004, 8:03am » |
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It doesn't have to be a pair of gloves. You'll never find out my real name.
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Re: And then there were none
« Reply #14 on: Mar 2nd, 2004, 8:59am » |
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on Mar 2nd, 2004, 8:03am, DeMark wrote:| You'll never find out my real name. |
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I won't ?
on Mar 2nd, 2004, 8:03am, DeMark wrote:| My name is Nikolina. And I'm not a killer. You would say Nicolina or Nicole. |
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Perhaps you should have made up your mind, and posted one, or the other, but not both replies
Anyway, I'm allready pretty sure it was either Janet or Maria. Probably Janet, because Maria being the chambermaid has to clean up the mess. Unless that was the motive..
Where James and Marc particularly messy? Overworking Maria and driving her to murder?
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Re: And then there were none
« Reply #15 on: Mar 2nd, 2004, 10:53am » |
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S**t. I din't see that. I mean, I wrote the first post and then deleted it. How dit it appear? I'm sure I deleted it!
Okay, so my name is Nikolina & Nicole is not the murderer. Let's go on ...
Where Marc and James pretty messy? You mean "Were Marc & James pretty messy" ? Not messy. And Maria isn't cleaning rooms all the times. Poor Maria.
Let's kill again, what do you say?
P.S. And who put this FULL NAME field here? What the hell it is?
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Re: And then there were none
« Reply #16 on: Mar 2nd, 2004, 10:58am » |
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Oh, s**t again. What am I doing again? And then I'm wondering why is the Name field there... 
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Re: And then there were none
« Reply #17 on: Mar 2nd, 2004, 11:25am » |
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What are the jobs of the guests?
Have any of them been arguing?
Can we have a psychologist make up a profile of everyone to see if someone is an obvious psychopath?
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Re: And then there were none
« Reply #18 on: Mar 3rd, 2004, 11:46am » |
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William- studying Maths
Donna- a singer
Nicole- studying to become a veterinarian
Thomas- a writer
Maria- cleaning rooms
Tinette- the cook (likes to try new cake recipes)
Janet- psychologist
George- studying pediatrics
Marc- (was) a sportsman (tennis player)
No argues between guests.
No need to call a psychologist. We have one already.
And someone is a psychopath. It's obvious.
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Re: And then there were none
« Reply #19 on: Mar 3rd, 2004, 12:28pm » |
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on Mar 3rd, 2004, 11:46am, DeMark wrote:| And someone is a psychopath. It's obvious. |
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Yes, but who?
A third-party psychologist, or preferably a criminal profiler, could perhaps point him/her out. I can't really rely on a suspect (Janet) to do that.
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I'm (still (ever since reply #7 )) wondering who invited them, and why?
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Re: And then there were none
« Reply #20 on: Mar 3rd, 2004, 10:42pm » |
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Well, calling in a pro wouldn't make the puzzle very fun
So Marc was killed by a heavy object. Janet and Maria are the only ones without alibies. Janet went to go get something, what did she get? How do we know Marc was killed at 7:00? Let's search the house for a blunt instrument with blood on it.
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Re: And then there were none
« Reply #21 on: Mar 4th, 2004, 4:56am » |
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Janet went to get her glasses.
You found the bloody instrument (bloody hell! ). It's a statuette, 30 cm long, made of iron. You found it in Nicole's room.
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Re: And then there were none
« Reply #22 on: Mar 4th, 2004, 10:51pm » |
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"Hey, Nicole! What's with the statue?"
Anybody have access to Nicole's room, besides the maid?
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Re: And then there were none
« Reply #23 on: Mar 7th, 2004, 10:48am » |
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Yes. She doesn't lock the door.
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Re: And then there were none
« Reply #24 on: Mar 8th, 2004, 12:34pm » |
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And Thomas has he gotten further in his writting? Have two people died in it? One with a kinfe the other with and statue?
Can i search the rooms? Anything fishy? Any letters as to who invite then? Who did invite them?
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