Daphne Blake always enjoyed her job being involved with pageant contests. Even growing up, she wanted this sort of career for her future. Even today, she wanted to have this career, and instead she ended up solving mysteries. Daphne was at home with her children, Sam and Michelle. Her oldest, Sam, had always wanted to be a detective. He'd helped Daphne and the police solve crimes of women who were murdered when they were in Lynda's events.

This weekend, Daphne was to be a judge in this upcoming contest. Sam and Michelle don't go with her to attend these sorts of contests, but she thought this weekend was a good idea to bring Sam and Michelle along. They couldn't be up on the stage and judge with her, so the audience was the best choice.

"Mom?"

"Yes, Michelle?"

Today Michelle's hair was in need of a shampoo, and there was no way Michelle was going outside unless her hair was washed.

"What are we doing this weekend?"

Lynda could tell Sam was thinking of the same question, but he let Michelle ask the question this time.

Sam was the quiet one now. He thought he'd wait at a perfect time to say something.

"I have to judge at the contest this weekend. If you both go and behave yourselves, we will have a family movie night."

"Yea!" Michelle and Sam said at the same time.

Family movie night was Daphne's favorite thing to do since she was with her children.

"We hardly ever get to see those contests you do judge, Mom. Michelle and I usually get to miss out of all the fun. She and I usually get to miss competitions. Don't we, Sis?"

Michelle agreed with her older brother. Daphne and her family live in Las Vegas, Nevada. Since it will be hot outside to hold the pageant, it was going to be a lot cooler inside.

Not long after Daphne told Michelle and Sam they were coming along, all three of them heard the telephone on the kitchen wall ring.

"I'll get it!" Sam replied excitedly.

It made him think it was his friend and classmate, Todd. They both had been best friends for a long time. This time it wasn't Todd at all as if he expected. It was the voice of a police officer. Whatever the police officer called about, it usually wasn't good news at all.

"Hello?"

"Hello, Sam. Is your mother at home?" Deputy Sheriff Dennis Brown asked.

Sam put the receiver down and walked into the living room.

"Mom?"

"Yes, honey?"

"You have a telephone call."

"Who is it?"

"A cop. Did any of us do anything bad?"

"I don't think so, Sam. Let me talk with him."

"Okay," Sam replied.

Sam and Michelle stared at each other during Daphne's conversation with Deputy Brown.

"Do you have any idea why we have a call from the police?" Michelle asked her brother.

"How should I know? I don't know everything," Sam answered.

What he just told Michelle was the truth, and Michelle agreed with him. Both of them knew very little about the law, but Sam was getting ideas about being a detective when he is an adult.

Sam watched as Daphne walked back to the living room where Michelle and Sam were waiting.

"Is it bad news?" Michelle asked.

Daphne nodded.

"Yes, there is something wrong. Deputy Brown called to let me know the pageant is postponed."

"Why? You were looking forward to this," Sam reminded her.

"I know. The reason Deputy Brown cancelled is because a couple of the contest members died."

"You mean as in murder?"

"That's right, Sam. No matter how dangerous this case might be, stay out of the way so Deputy Brown could try to solve this. You got it?" Lynda asked him.

"Mom, you know being a detective when I grow up means a lot to me. If I don't help, then I won't have much practice until I become a detective."

"Yes, San. I do know how much you want to be like Sherlock Holmes, but this time Deputy Brown once again wanted me to give you that message. You have done a good job in the past."

"I know, Mom. Of course you will always love us, no matter how much trouble we can cause," he told her.

"That's right. For now, this murder is dangerous for my son to try to get involved."

What she just said was true. One thing Lynda and the police did not know was a few of the pageant contestants left missing.

Note: I know it's been a few months since my last post, but I've been working on original stories, so I wasn't on writer's block. This was also not the first story I planned to post after being gone for a while. Hope you all enjoy this new story.