Chapter Two
Green sat down in a spot in between Professor Plum and Miss Scarlet. He drank down the last of his wine and listened to Mr. Boddy talk excitedly about his rare car collection to Mrs. Peacock and Colonel Mustard, both of whom were feigning interest. He then excused himself (most likely to go use the john, Mr. Green assumed). Suddenly, the lights flickered, and then went out. Talk stopped, and then an indistinguishable voice mumbled that it was probably the storm. Unfortunately, the guests weren't that lucky. No, it was something far more sinister-oh, right, the story hasn't gotten that far yet. The next moment, a SHOT rang out throughout the mansion (I say "SHOT" because it doesn't seem right to put the "sound" of a gun report into lower case letters). The lights came back on directly afterwards.
The guests hurriedly ran to where they each thought the "SHOT" had come from. Mr. Green ran to a room he assumed was the Library, and found Mr. Boddy lying there in a pool of blood, with a smoking revolver some feet away. Green noticed Boddy had a knife in his hand, and decided he would remember that in case it became useful later on. He called out to the others to come to the Library. Mrs. Peacock arrived first with the butler and Mrs. White close on her heels. Soon after, Colonel Mustard, Miss Scarlet and Professor Plum arrived on the scene. Mrs. Peacock screamed, and threw her gloved hands up in the air.
"Who could've done such a thing?!" exclaimed Plum.
"Any one of us could have." said Mr. Gold. It was the first time anyone had heard him speak, and all were startled by his deep, gruff voice. "We all had our motives. He put us on his will. He was a multi- billionaire. One or more of us obviously was too greedy, and it has now ended in death."
"I don't even know how to handle a gun!" exclaimed Mrs. Peacock indignantly. "I couldn't have shot him."
Mrs. Peacock, we can't take your word for that." said Green. "Every one of us had a motive and, as far as any of us knows the ability. Now, I suggest we split up to look around for clues. All of you can see this knife in his hand, so it is obvious he tried in vain to fight off his attacker. I'll look around the area from the Dining Room to the
Billiard Room with Mrs. White, Mrs. Peacock and Professor Plum. The rest of you can check from the Library to the Lounge.
Green and his party decided to start in the room they were all in when the "SHOT" rang out: the Dining Room.