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Now, here's chapter 11. Open and Shut Case.
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Previously in our story, the mysterious stranger who has come to Middling Fair searching for
Danny Hillcrest was speaking on the phone in his hotel room.
As fate would have it, Cap, the elderly bell captain at the Venus Arms Hotel and Towers,
was standing just outside the room and overheard the conversation.
Yeah, he's in hiding or something.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Oh, you're serious? Don't worry, when I find him, I'll give it to him alright.
Huh?
Witnesses? Sure. I'll take care of that too, just leave it to me. Cap realized that he needed to tell someone right away.
There was just one problem. This carpet looks nice and soft.
I think I'll just lie down for a minute and… As this chapter begins, several hours have passed.
Cap is still blissfully asleep as the sun rises.
The stranger opens his hotel room door. Time for a quick breakfast, then whoa!
Oh, is he? Snoring Asleep Okay, just one more blanket. Medium rare.
Snoring Huh, I guess he gets that 20 hours of shut-eye anywhere he can.
Stepping over the slumbering bell, Captain, the stranger makes his way to the elevator and down to the lobby of the Venus Arms Hotel and Towers.
Good morning, Mr. Blaine Hendricks.
Your restaurant's still closed? Yes. Danny made quite a mess in there yesterday. Speaking of...
No. Danny Hillcrest has yet to return to the hotel. Figures. Okay, I'm going to walk around town some more.
I have to find him.
If he does return while you're gone, is there any message you want me to pass along?
Yeah. Just tell him to stay right here.
I have something very special for him. Something special? Got it!
Where can I get some breakfast? Just down the street.
Look for the sign for Caprica Coffee's Coffee Shop, Coffee Bar, and CoffeeXpress.
The cafe will be somewhere behind it. Great. The stranger heads towards the revolving doors.
I can't wait to see what happens. Oh, by the way, your bell captain is asleep in the hallway outside my room.
Thought you should know. Again? That makes the fifth time this week.
At least he's cutting down.
Detective Haartte? Where did you come from? The name's Hart. Detective Haartte. Two A's, two T's. Spell it right.
Say it right, and I was standing right there. Don't blame me when you do a poor job of describing the scene.
But the stranger, I missed him leaving?
Can we rewind? What are you blabbering about? You just wouldn't understand.
Yes? Uh, Ms. Falmacher, can I ask you to come out and watch the desk for a few minutes?
I have to go up to ten to take care of something.
Cap fell asleep again, didn't he?
Yes. And I want to speak to you too, Falmacher.
I'll be right out.
By the way, Giles, what's the deal with that stranger? He's an odd one. He goes by an alias.
Blaine Hendricks. Really?
Wasn't that something fun like Amy Pernyankoff
or Ramos Panamanerko, international financier. I know, right?
You're all set, Giles. Thank you, Ms. Falmacher. Ah, just the person I wanted to see.
I'm making the rounds of local businesses, asking if they need any suspicious activity investigated.
No thank you, Detective Haartte.
And to be honest, None of the merchants in town want to work with you.
Not after the way you treated Wilbert Dunn.
From the Middling Fair jewelry store and Potluck's Supper Betting Parlor?
What's the big deal? He wanted me to solve some petty jewelry theft.
That might have been okay back in the day, before I solved the case of the Waffle Batter
Sphere. Case of the Waffle Batter Sphere. Oh, you keep saying, but I'm not even sure.
Ms. Falmacher, Cap has something to tell you. Stop! Tell her what you told me!
He fell asleep in the elevator. Oh, it's gone up again. Hang on!
Frantically, Giles presses the elevator button.
I was going to leave, but this could be pretty entertaining.
The elevator returns and Giles steps inside. Cap, wake up! You need to... No, no, no!
Five bucks says they don't get out the next time either. Giles has Cap back on his feet. It's all right. I have him up Miss. Falmacher. You want up? Sure thing. No, no, Cap. Don't touch...
What do you say Falmacher? Double or nothing they do it again
Will Giles and cap ever escape the elevator will cap remember what he heard last night,
And when did Haartte become such an beep? For PG rated answers be sure to come back for chapter 12,
a cup full of danger.
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Thank you. In this episode, as the stranger Grant Johnson, voicegranted.com,
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Additional voices, as well as story and music by Clinton Alvord,
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See you next time, but for now, that's it.
We're done, done, done, done, done. Bye-bye.
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