The Blackwood Animal Resource Foundation hosts it’s annual fundraiser, where champagne flows, the quartet plays, and Middletown’s finest gather at Blackwood Manor for the Fur Ball Gala — until a scream shattered the night. Guests found Sir Edmund Blackwood, founder of the evening’s very cause, dead in his rocking chair on his own front porch, tucked beneath a blanket like he’d simply dozed off. A head wound no one could explain. And a house full of guests who’d walked right past him, never suspecting a thing. Every board member and employee had a motive. Only one had murder in mind. The doors are locked, the music has stopped, and somewhere inside Blackwood Manor, a killer is still smiling.
Mr. Green – Brett Garner
Six years ago, he arrived in Middletown with a landscaping business, a charming smile, and a background nobody’s ever pinned down. Green Grounds has maintained Blackwood Manor for four years – meaning he knows every inch of the estate better than the entire board. He asks careful, pointed questions about finances and access, and he wasn’t brought on this board by Edmund at all.
Col. Mustard – Steve Fuchcar
Owner of Mustard Motors for eighteen years, Colonel Malcolm N Mustard is the only board member who actually visits the animal shelters and knows the rescues by name. But behind the car puns and dry humor, he’s been secretly reporting the Foundation’s financial irregularities to state oversight – and just recently, he learned an official investigateion was underway. He’s told no one, until now, that is.
Mrs. Peacock – Kenzi Keene
As Board Secretary, Peacock controls the official record of everything that happens at Blackwood Manor – what gets written down, and what quietly disappears. She spent five years building Sir Edmund’s public image, only to watch them take the credit every time a reporter asked. Their partnership has finally reached a breaking point, and she seemed willing to do whatever it takes to protect her impeccable reputation.
Professor Plum – Gregg McPherson
A tenured astrophysicist at the Middletown Institute of Technology, or as he brags, at MIT. He has spent seventeen years convinced he’s the smartest man in Middletown. But months ago, Edmund used a false accusation of financial misconduct to keep him in line – and he has been seething ever since, unable to clear his name without drawing more attention to it.
Miss Scarlet – Veronica Clark
For nine years, Scarlet has run Middletown’s favorite restaurant and known every secret this town has ever whispered over a drink. She is known for her amazing attention to detail in all that she does. She built this gala from nothing, while Edmund took credit in every interview – and when a paid national job offer finally came, Edmund threatened to destroy her career rather than let her leave. This was supposed to be her last event working with him, and it was.
Mrs. White – Ella Britt
A former litigator with twenty years in the courtroom, and now serving as a City Council member, White is the most qualified person on this board. As Vice-President, she is the most overlooked, a fact she’s fully aware of. For eight months she’s been quietly building a legal file on Edmund’s misuse of Foundation funds, telling no one. She’s spent year’s perfecting the art of composure under pressure, that will now be put to a serious test.
Wadsworth, the Butler – Jeff Carlton
Butler and house manager of Blackwood Manor for over twenty years, Wadsworth knows every room, every corridor, and every secret this estate has ever kept. He’s seen a great deal – and has volunteered none of it. He also knows exactly where Sir Edmund kept his will, and exactly who’s been asking about it. He has no ill will for Sir Edmund, but he will tell you, he prefers the house cat, Fanny, over most humans.
Yvette, the Employee – Sonya Turner
As the Foundation’s only paid staffer, Yvette has quietly kept the entire organization running for three years – without a single word of credit. For eighteen months she’s been building a case against Edmund’s misconduct and her own mistreatment. This was supposed to be the moment she finally filed it. Just days ago, Edmund found out and threatened to end her career before she got the chance.
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