In the room at the end of the hall, the girl who owns it was frantic with her preparations, until she was interrupted by the ringing of her cell phone

(Claire): -are you ready to go out?-

(Lily): -you mean, am I ready to go to the mall to meet our favorite best-selling novelist for girls and have her new book autographed just out? then the answer is absolutely yes-

(Claire): -well then I'll meet you in front of your house and then we'll head towards the mall-

(Lily): -sure, see you later- the phone call is interrupted to be replaced by another sound, of water gushing in a torrent, but in reality it was coming from the bathroom from which so much water was coming out that it ended up flooding the hallway on the second floor and reaching the stairs

(lynn sr): -ok everyone report to me immediately, do you want to explain to me what happened? look at this mess!-

(all together):-it wasn't me-

(lynn sr):-well someone must have been because toilets don't clog by themselves and until the culprit is found you're all under arrest-

(Lily):-but dad I have to go to the mall with Claire to get my book autographed by Dayen Prescott-

but he didn't hear what she said because he had already gone down the stairs

(Lynn jr):-congratulations Lily-

(Lily):-sorry what do you mean?-

(lexx):-it's obvious it was you-

(Lily):-and what makes you think that?-

(lane):-because you're the one who spends the most time in the bathroom among us-

(Lily):-I'm in the bathroom to take care of personal hygiene, which I don't think you know, and then what do you think look I know about your little accidents in the bathroom-…

(flashback) in the bathroom with the door open

(Loni):-hey Loki that's not the ticket he got the other day-

(Loki):-shh, shut up Loni I'll pay it soon, but mom and dad mustn't know anything about it and if I make it disappear there won't be any problems-

and he throws it in the toilet, but after flushing it all the water explodes out causing a mess

(lexx):-I'm going to tell mommy-;

then Loni was in the living room and sitting on the couch she broke her mother's comb so she runs to the bathroom to throw it in the toilet, just because the trash can is an opinion, but after flushing it the same mess again

(lexx):-I'm going to tell mommy-;

luke is in the bathroom with a box of CDs in his hand

(lynn sr):-has anyone seen my CDs? I have to practice for karaoke night, la la la la la- and hearing this she runs even faster to get rid of that box, but when she flushes the toilet it's another disaster (lexx):-I'm going to tell mommy-

(rita):-guys aunt ruth is coming wear all the sweaters she gave you for christmas- but in the bathroom

(lane):-if mom doesn't find it I don't see her wearing this freak of nature- she throws it in the toilet and flushes it but here too it's a disaster

(lexx):-I'm going to tell mommy-;

Lynn Jr. comes home from school with his math test in hand, needless to say he got an F

(Levi):-if I had come to the tutoring you booked for me you wouldn't have had this problem-

(Lynn Jr.):-I had a game I couldn't skip it-

(Rita):-Lynn how did the math test go?- hearing his mother the boy runs upstairs to the bathroom and throws the paper in the toilet, but still a disaster with the water

(Lexx):-I'm going to tell Mom-;

during dinner Leif runs to the bathroom with a plate of broccoli and throws them in the toilet

(Leif):-well the vegetables, goodbye- and again a clogged pipe and water on the floor -I'm going to get the tools and the plunge-

(Lexx):-and I'm going to tell Mom-;

then it's Levi's turn who, after an experiment on a carnivorous plant, has to throw it in the toilet to prevent it from eating him, having become too aggressive, so

(lexx):-I'm going to tell mom-;

Leon throwing his dirty diapers in there, while to finish…

(lexx):-well, goodbye to never seeing each other again liver- and here's a DIY bathroom fountain again

(all together):-let's go tell mommy-… (end of flashback)…

(Lily):-these are things you all did, and I know I didn't do it, so one of you must be the culprit-

(all together):-I don't have anything to do with it-

(Lily):-well I know another way to find out the truth, by investigating just like Inspector Malinschi would-

(Loni):-who?-

(Lily):-he's the protagonist of the Dayen Prescott mystery series-

(Lynn jr):-I thought she only wrote sappy stories for girls?!-

(Lily):-she's a world-famous writer, she writes about all kinds of topics, in addition to having her own column and running a newspaper in New York in over…- but he stops when he sees all his brothers walking away, no longer listening to what he was saying for some time.

In her room Lily, dressed like a female Sherlock Holmes, was following the steps for the investigation

(Lily):-then first make a list of all the variables- and puts the photos of her brothers on a board -one of you ten is the culprit of the bathroom crime, but who?-

(Lars):-if you want I can help you-

(Lily):-ahhh… Lars, we've already told you many times that you must not appear out of nowhere behind people's backs, and then why do you want to help me?-

(Lars):-for me it's not a problem to be grounded, my life is a continuous prison, but it's not fair that you miss your presentation-

(Lily):-alright then you will be my assistant, so do you have any information that could be useful to me?-

(Lars):-I know that Lynn has been eating meatball sandwiches with barbecue sauce for a few days, you know what they do to the pipes-

(Lily):-disgusting, but it's a clue, but we can't prove anything with this alone we have to investigate more thoroughly- and having said that she notes the detail in her notebook. Then they start going around the house to inspect the remaining suspects…

(Lily):-Loni always throws the hair left on the brush into the toilet-…

(lars):-leif always has fun making a plug in the toilet by throwing various objects in to see how they come back up with the reflux of the water-…

(Lily):-and leon always throws his dirty diapers in, now these are the individual cases while the collectives highlight that all of you guys when you use the bathroom never flush or you do it after two weeks from when you used it, so the quantity of everything can create a plug and then… well I don't even want to think about it or name it- he speaks and writes everything down in his notebook

(Lars):-and so at the conclusion of everything?-

(Lily):-nothing can be said yet, let's go back to the crime scene to observe more carefully- and so they head to the bathroom where they find dad and leif who are trying to unblock the toilet

(lynn sr):-what the heck is there in here?-

(leif):-it's something big, at least tell me something disgusting, what just a sheet of paper there must be something more- and throws the sheet out of the bathroom window, which dragged by the wind flies in the face of Claire who was going to her friend's house...

(Lily):-so the level of the water coming out of the toilet is two fingers, maybe even three considering its viscosity, this means that it all happened last night, between two and three more or less-

(Lars):-we just have to find out what the others were doing at that time-

(Lily):-exactly so now we move on to the interrogations... so Loki what were you doing between two and three last night?- he says playing the role of the policeman during an interrogation pointing a torch at him

(Loki):-I was texting with some friends- he says with a certain nonchalance in answering the questions

(Lars):-can you prove it?- and shows them all chat conversations from last night

(Lily):-ok you're cleared, but stay in the area- then...

(Loni):-oh, do you want to interview me then my name is Loni my favorite color is light green in addition…-

(Lars):-ok I'd say he's cleared- they're crossing him off the list too…

(luke):-negative sugar, I have nothing to do with it, he was at a concert last night and since it ended late I stayed to sleep in Chuck's van and only came back this morning-

(Lily):-can you prove it?- and he takes out his cell phone with a video of him going up on stage and then surfing the crowd -ok you're off the suspect list-…

(lane):-I have nothing to do with it and I can prove it, I'll film myself while I sleep in case I make up new jokes in my sleep- and he shows him the camera

(Lars):-shall I file another person off the list?-

(Lily):-affirmative-…

(Lily):-so you want to give us some explanations?-

(Lynn jr):-about what?-

(Lily):-about all the sandwiches you've devoured, no one can eat that much meat and hot sauce without damaging the bathroom pipes-

(Lynn jr):-great deduction Sherlock Holmes, but a few days ago Hank said he had eaten twelve of these sandwiches and hadn't gone to the bathroom for two weeks insinuating that I wasn't capable of doing better, I took up the challenge and now I'm in competition it's now the second or third time that I've even postponed winning-

(Lily):-ok, one putting off your physiological needs too much is bad for your health, two that sucks-

(Lynn jr):-if you want to know more go to Levi, he keeps a record of our bathroom habits he's very precise-

(Lily):-wait how? I mean, Levi studies what… yes, in short… we expel from our bodies?-

(Lynn Jr.):-yeah-

(Lars):-that's disgusting-…

(Lily):-I need the bathroom shift card from two to three-

(Levi):-hm, that's weird, it seems to have disappeared-

(Lars):-really, look at that coincidence, it's obvious that it was you, the case is solved-

(Levi):-I haven't used the toilets in the house for years, they take away precious time from my studies, that's why I prefer to use Leon's potty-

(Lily):-mh, your story seems clean, I can't say the same about the poor potty-

(Lars):-what about Leif?-

(Lily):-impossible, he's the one who does the most to solve plumbing problems-

(Lars):-and Leon, you know he likes to throw his dirty diapers everywhere-

(Lily):-I can testify to his innocence-

(Lars):-Why?-

(Lily):-Maybe because, with the exception of our parents, I'm the only one among you who changes him-

(Lars):-so after a series of exclusions there is only one suspect left-…

(lexx):-impossible I always go to the bathroom before going to bed also because I need eight gold of rest, you know all this beauty is not generated by itself it certainly requires effort-,

(Lily):-everyone has a valid alibi, that means we are from head to toe- he says in his room with his brother

(leif):-I found the body of the crime- he shouts from the bathroom and the two rush over -this is what was clogging the bathroom- he says passing him a book

(Lily):-the unicorn prince-

(leig- Lars):-it's not that...-

(Lily):-no, before you say anything this is not mine, I like stuffed animals in the shape of ponies and not unicorns, besides I have my dignity too if I may-

(Lars):-who are the people who could read it in this house-

(Lily):-mh, I have half an idea I would have it-

(leif):-Sis you know I just took that out of the toilet right?- he says and she drops it on the floor

(Lily):-ahhh, well… then the owner of the book can't be Loki, Lynn, Lucas, Liam, Leif or Levi the only ones left after a series of exclusions are Loni because he's a softie, Lexx because he's a little prince and Leon because that could be one of the books his mom bought him to read to him at night-

(Lars):-and so the conclusion?-…

(Lily):-mom did you buy this book for Leon?-

(rita):-no honey, I'm reading him goodnight little mouse-…

(Lily):-loni tell me what happens on page twenty, how does the prince defeat the army of sweets-

(Loni):-can sweets really go to war, that's why when we eat a lot of them we get a terrible pain to the stomach-

(Lily):-I'd say there's only one person left… lexx, we know it was you, we found your book-

(lexx):-what? yes of course and then what else he puts on a fairy dress and I go around spreading magic dust, I may be the only male who takes care of his appearance in this house but I still have principles as a man and I have a virility to defend if I may-

(Lily):-mh, I think he's telling the truth-

(Lars):-not me, look at him he's sweating worse than a vampire alone, I'll take care of it and with a push he makes his six-year-old brother fall to the floor it's useless to deny we know you were admit it, if you don't tell the truth your heart will never be free-

(lexx):-you piece of…-

(lily):-ohhh, stop you two I already told you that you mustn't raise your hands, or fists, or feet or whatever else is used to fight each other, Lars go downstairs and make yourself a chamomile tea and you lexx go to your bed and count to ten until you calm down-

(lexx):-know that it doesn't end here brother-

(Lily):-I have a case on my hands that I can't get to the bottom of- her monologue is interrupted by the doorbell, she goes to open it and sees her friend Claire at the door

(Claire):-sorry for the delay but this piece of paper came to me-

(Lily):-mh, this is a page from the unicorn prince "if you don't tell the truth your heart will never be free", where have I heard this phrase before?- and thinks for a moment -no I can't believe it, thanks Claire wait a second here, I'm about to write the end of this case- and leaves her friend on the doorstep and runs upstairs ...

(Lily): -it was you Lars you clogged the bathroom with the book-

(Lars): -yes and then what else I'll dress in white and dye my hair blonde-

(Lily): -and I'm willing to bet that you also hid the missing card in Levi's archive- and she starts to turn the room upside down looking for the sheet

(Lars): -are you finished?-

(Lily): -I'll be finished only when I say so- she sees a shadow on the floor that starts from the chandelier and that of a sheet -but look at the missing card, what an absurd coincidence!-

(Lars): -Lynn or anyone else could have put it there too you have no evidence against me- and as she says this the vampire poster attached to the wall it comes off slightly to reveal another poster behind, the one of the unicorn prince -damn-

(Lily):-as I thought, but why do you read those books you like vampires and the macabre?-

(Lars):-I also look for a break from the darkness sometimes-

(Lily):-and you went to read in the bathroom because it's the only place in the house where you can have some privacy to avoid the others finding out?!-

(Lars):-yes but when I went there last night I heard the sound of footsteps and I panicked and I hid the book in the toilet and I hid in the tub and when the field was clear I came out of the bathroom, but I didn't think to take the book back which remained in there-

(Lily):-well now you'll have to tell everyone the truth-

(Lars):-where else, if the others find out they'll make fun of me, you know how they are and you also know that I wouldn't be able to stand something like that-

(Lily):-I'm sorry Lars but the convention will start in twenty minutes, either you do it or I do it-

(Lars):-sigh, drama and okay I'll do it-.

Downstairs in the living room all the rest of the brothers were watching television when Lars and Lily arrive (Lars):-guys listen I have to tell you something, it was this that clogged the toilet-

(Lynn jr):-the unicorn prince- and everyone starts laughing -but who would read something so sappy and sugary-

(Levi):-definitely not me, it's so sugary that just looking at it gives you a toothache and your diabetes goes through the roof-

(Loni):-then I'm not watching it-

(Loki):-whoever it belongs to will surely become the laughing stock of all of us- and down with another loud mass laughter

(Lars):-well actually it is...-

(Lily):-mine-

(all together):-yours-

(Lily):-yes and now excuse me but I'm going to tell dad that…-

(lexx):-mom dad it was Lily-

(rita):-Lily you're grounded-

(lynn sr):-guys you're not grounded anymore- so everyone can leave the house and go for a walk around town

(Lars):-why did you do it?-

(Lily):-because I'm your sister, you know one day you too will have to know how to face and endure certain things, but until then your big sister is there to protect you-

(Lars):-thanks- he gives a slight smile.

Lily is in her room reading Dayen Prescott's latest book when someone knocks on her door

(Lily):-come on-

(Lars):-Lily do you have a minute?- he says emerging from the door with Claire

(Lily):-I always have time for you, tell me everything-

(Lars):-Claire came to bring you this, it's an autographed photocopy of your writer's book-

(Lily):-wah thanks Claire-

(Claire):-you're welcome-

(Lars):-and this is from me it's my favorite vampire book-

(Lily):-oh, thanks Lars so I guess your break from the darkness is over-

(Lars):-yeah, and I still wanted to apologize for not being able to meet that writer-

(Lily):-it's okay, I still had fun solving a case with you like a real detective-

(Claire):-we could also open a agency the three of us together-

(Lars):-over, I think I'll limit myself to the vampires from which on-

(Lily):-yeah I think that's better-.