BOOK 12 - THE HAUNTED GARGOYLE
Chapter 1 - Thief on Wheels
Mr. Boddy arrives in The Ballroom atop a
Unicycle. He has bought all his guests one with a corresponding colour seat and,
although reluctant at first, everyone tries them and soon become expert riders.
Mrs. Peacock is the most reluctant considering the Unicycles "rude" but is
converted when Mrs. White tells her she can steal things and pedal away before
anyone can find out. So Mrs. Peacock agrees and later proves the point when she
steals a solid gold Candlestick and pedals off. After a few accidents and saddle
swapping the Candlestick changes hands until it's hard to know WHO has it!
WHO HAS THE CANDLESTICK? WHAT COLOR SEAT WAS ON THE CYCLE THE THIEF WAS RIDING??
Chapter 2 - Shell Shock
Mr. Boddy has acquired the world's largest oyster which, naturally, holds the
world's largest pearl. A female guest tries to get the oyster open while
successfully dealing with four other guests but the sixth guest helps her to
break open the shell. Soon, the pearl falls out and rolls across the floor. The
two remaining guests give chase! WHO STOLE THE PEARL AND WITH WHICH
WEAPON??
Chapter 3 - Tennis, Anyone?
Using an automatic tennis ball server and some numbered tennis balls, Mr. Boddy
holds a Lottery - the first prize being the chance to watch Mr. Boddy play
tennis on the following weeks all-county tennis tournament plus a cheque for
$10,000! WHO IS THE WINNER??
Chapter 4 - Knock Around The
Clock
Mr. Boddy is in The Hall surrounded by hundreds of clocks. They are Mr. Boddy's
personal clock collection and are there for Mrs. White to put them all an hour
forward due to the change from standard time to daylight savings time. When
asked about his rarest clock, Mr. Boddy shows his guests a seventeenth century
jewel encrusted clock. Yep, you guessed it, it gets stolen!!
WHO STOLE THE
ANTIQUE CLOCK??
Chapter 5 - The Rosy
Scarecrow
Mr. Boddy has created a special hybrid rose called Blue Boddy Beauties that are,
naturally, blue and only blossom when the Moon is full. During the night, the
guests try to steal the rare roses but are scared away when a scarecrow suddenly
comes to life!! WHO IS THE SCARECROW? WHAT WEAPON DOES THE SCARECROW
HAVE??
Chapter 6 - Bad Hare Day
Mr. Boddy has a lucky Rabbits foot on a solid gold chain which the guests try
their hand at stealing. WHO WAS THE LAST TO STEAL THE RABBIT'S FOOT??
Chapter 7 - Dark Side of The
Moon
Mr. Boddy announces that there is to be a Lunar Eclipse that night. All the
guests start worrying about the strange things that happen during eclipses and
start arming themselves against the night. All except Miss Scarlet who claims it
is all superstitious nonsense. Furthermore, she says she will be tied to a chair
in one of the rooms of the Mansion all night just to prove nothing will happen
to her. However, the other guests, annoyed at Miss Scarlet for showing them up,
plan revenge. WHO MURDERED MISS SCARLET? WHERE? AND WITH WHAT WEAPON??
Chapter 8 - Doggone It!
Mr. Boddy's Dog, Oodle the Poodle, has had his diamond Dog Collar stolen. Mr.
Boddy checks all the guests for alibis. WHO STOLE THE DIAMOND DOG COLLAR??
Chapter 9 - Sands of Time
Mr. Boddy calls everyone to the Kitchen to show them an egg timer. Everyone is
annoyed for being dragged there for that until Mr. Boddy tells them that it is
not sand in the timer but gold dust and he will give the timer to the first
person to return to the room from where they have just come. All leave bar one
who clonks Boddy and steals the timer. WHO STOLE THE GOLD-FILLED TIMER?
WHERE WAS THE THIEF HIDING??
Chapter 10 - The Haunted
Gargoyle
Mr. Boddy has acquired a small marble statue of a gargoyle. He warns the guests
that it is haunted and disaster will befall anyone who tries to steal it. The
guests ignore the advice and steal it but, one by one, the aforementioned
disaster befalls all who take it. Mr. Boddy catches up with a guest who now has
the gargoyle and warns the guest to hand it back as it is dangerous. The thief
replies, "It's harmless, but I'm not"!, and kills Boddy!!
WHO KILLED MR.
BODDY? IN WHICH ROOM? WITH WHAT WEAPON??