Costumes include a lot of “disguises” for Harry - simple to pull, he’s not exactly a master of disguise. We used kitchen implements, chemistry set items, etc. Props include a “diamond” and “forensic kit” for Kelly. Will Reggie survive the evening? Will the Diamond be stolen? Will the gypsy Curse on the Hopeless Diamond claim another victim? Set is a simple “display” for the Diamond.

And Harry Dinker is too busy changing into various disguises to guard the Diamond - or protect Reggie from its Curse.

Kelly Boggs, the world’s oldest teenage detective, is obsessed with forensics. Felicity Crump rocks and knits slipper-socks for her “boys in the slammer” - criminals she’s apprehended. Basil Benchley recounts past cases while overlooking evidence under his nose. But they seem to be less than competent (an understatement!). You would think Reggie could count on the famous detectives he’s hired to guard the jewel - and protect HIM from the curse. Unfortunately, he doesn’t have money - just the famous, fabulous and very cursed Potter Diamond. For one thing, his young wife, Daphne, wants to revive her Vegas career bankrolled by Reggie’s money. Costumes include evening wear for Freddy & Mimsy. We used fog, music, black light, etc., for atmosphere. Separate location is “vampire’s lair” complete with coffin. Minimal dressing and furniture in playing area. What the audience finds there, in addition to what they witness in the newsroom, will enable them to identify the vampire among them. And who better to help than the world’s first vampire detectives, Freddy and Mimsy Borogroves? Fred and Mimsy waltz into the investigation with their usual charm and wit and lead the way to the vampire’s coffin. Then the entire staff is hot to get the story and track down the “biter.” But before they can, they need help.

The “Chief” and veteran reporters, Lindy and Dottie, are skeptical - until they meet one of the vampire’s victims. The copy boy, Sterling, brings an idea to the story conference: a real vampire on the loose. A perfect Halloween mystery, this takes place in a newsroom.

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