1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:10,160 The comedy4cast network. Let's dog ear that for now. 2 00:00:10,154 --> 00:00:16,708 This is the 2023 comedy4cast Podcast Spectacular, brought to you by the fantastic Patreon patrons. 3 00:00:17,844 --> 00:00:23,964 Thank you. Why not join Gary, Darren, Stan, and the other amazing individuals, 4 00:00:24,522 --> 00:00:30,976 who support the show for as little as a dollar a month. This year's original 20-chapter story is called Big Shot. 5 00:00:31,644 --> 00:00:37,026 To hear it from the beginning, go to comedy4cast.com slash 2023. 6 00:00:37,564 --> 00:00:44,300 And remember, comedy4cast is all one word, with the number 4. 7 00:00:44,381 --> 00:00:45,677 Now, here's chapter 11. Open and Shut Case. 8 00:00:45,680 --> 00:01:11,440 Music. 9 00:01:11,432 --> 00:01:17,464 Previously in our story, the mysterious stranger who has come to Middling Fair searching for 10 00:01:17,464 --> 00:01:21,371 Danny Hillcrest was speaking on the phone in his hotel room. 11 00:01:22,044 --> 00:01:26,943 As fate would have it, Cap, the elderly bell captain at the Venus Arms Hotel and Towers, 12 00:01:27,583 --> 00:01:31,877 was standing just outside the room and overheard the conversation. 13 00:01:31,994 --> 00:01:33,938 Yeah, he's in hiding or something. 14 00:01:34,613 --> 00:01:37,260 Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha 15 00:01:37,424 --> 00:01:42,499 Oh, you're serious? Don't worry, when I find him, I'll give it to him alright. 16 00:01:42,784 --> 00:01:43,228 Huh? 17 00:01:43,784 --> 00:01:51,556 Witnesses? Sure. I'll take care of that too, just leave it to me. Cap realized that he needed to tell someone right away. 18 00:01:52,104 --> 00:01:56,633 There was just one problem. This carpet looks nice and soft. 19 00:01:57,384 --> 00:02:07,679 I think I'll just lie down for a minute and… As this chapter begins, several hours have passed. 20 00:02:07,724 --> 00:02:12,297 Cap is still blissfully asleep as the sun rises. 21 00:02:12,884 --> 00:02:19,580 The stranger opens his hotel room door. Time for a quick breakfast, then whoa! 22 00:02:20,426 --> 00:02:30,276 Oh, is he? Snoring Asleep Okay, just one more blanket. Medium rare. 23 00:02:30,276 --> 00:02:36,276 Snoring Huh, I guess he gets that 20 hours of shut-eye anywhere he can. 24 00:02:36,276 --> 00:02:44,276 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. 25 00:02:44,276 --> 00:02:49,161 Good morning, Mr. Blaine Hendricks. 26 00:02:49,548 --> 00:02:56,616 Your restaurant's still closed? Yes. Danny made quite a mess in there yesterday. Speaking of... 27 00:02:56,616 --> 00:03:05,311 No. Danny Hillcrest has yet to return to the hotel. Figures. Okay, I'm going to walk around town some more. 28 00:03:05,590 --> 00:03:06,833 I have to find him. 29 00:03:07,472 --> 00:03:13,556 If he does return while you're gone, is there any message you want me to pass along? 30 00:03:13,719 --> 00:03:17,365 Yeah. Just tell him to stay right here. 31 00:03:17,779 --> 00:03:22,965 I have something very special for him. Something special? Got it! 32 00:03:23,244 --> 00:03:26,070 Where can I get some breakfast? Just down the street. 33 00:03:26,439 --> 00:03:31,652 Look for the sign for Caprica Coffee's Coffee Shop, Coffee Bar, and CoffeeXpress. 34 00:03:32,147 --> 00:03:37,836 The cafe will be somewhere behind it. Great. The stranger heads towards the revolving doors. 35 00:03:38,746 --> 00:03:45,524 I can't wait to see what happens. Oh, by the way, your bell captain is asleep in the hallway outside my room. 36 00:03:45,965 --> 00:03:50,133 Thought you should know. Again? That makes the fifth time this week. 37 00:03:50,456 --> 00:03:52,376 At least he's cutting down. 38 00:03:52,987 --> 00:04:00,243 Detective Haartte? Where did you come from? The name's Hart. Detective Haartte. Two A's, two T's. Spell it right. 39 00:04:00,972 --> 00:04:08,345 Say it right, and I was standing right there. Don't blame me when you do a poor job of describing the scene. 40 00:04:08,849 --> 00:04:11,100 But the stranger, I missed him leaving? 41 00:04:11,829 --> 00:04:16,744 Can we rewind? What are you blabbering about? You just wouldn't understand. 42 00:04:17,167 --> 00:04:24,648 Yes? Uh, Ms. Falmacher, can I ask you to come out and watch the desk for a few minutes? 43 00:04:25,026 --> 00:04:29,374 I have to go up to ten to take care of something. 44 00:04:29,608 --> 00:04:32,624 Cap fell asleep again, didn't he? 45 00:04:32,939 --> 00:04:37,008 Yes. And I want to speak to you too, Falmacher. 46 00:04:37,395 --> 00:04:39,619 I'll be right out. 47 00:04:40,744 --> 00:04:47,919 By the way, Giles, what's the deal with that stranger? He's an odd one. He goes by an alias. 48 00:04:48,225 --> 00:04:50,827 Blaine Hendricks. Really? 49 00:04:51,232 --> 00:04:54,302 Wasn't that something fun like Amy Pernyankoff 50 00:04:54,644 --> 00:05:01,260 or Ramos Panamanerko, international financier. I know, right? 51 00:05:01,674 --> 00:05:08,030 You're all set, Giles. Thank you, Ms. Falmacher. Ah, just the person I wanted to see. 52 00:05:08,633 --> 00:05:15,542 I'm making the rounds of local businesses, asking if they need any suspicious activity investigated. 53 00:05:15,542 --> 00:05:17,924 No thank you, Detective Haartte. 54 00:05:18,542 --> 00:05:25,122 And to be honest, None of the merchants in town want to work with you. 55 00:05:25,122 --> 00:05:28,456 Not after the way you treated Wilbert Dunn. 56 00:05:28,682 --> 00:05:32,993 From the Middling Fair jewelry store and Potluck's Supper Betting Parlor? 57 00:05:33,682 --> 00:05:38,449 What's the big deal? He wanted me to solve some petty jewelry theft. 58 00:05:39,282 --> 00:05:44,922 That might have been okay back in the day, before I solved the case of the Waffle Batter 59 00:05:44,922 --> 00:05:52,162 Sphere. Case of the Waffle Batter Sphere. Oh, you keep saying, but I'm not even sure. 60 00:05:53,962 --> 00:05:59,838 Ms. Falmacher, Cap has something to tell you. Stop! Tell her what you told me! 61 00:06:01,152 --> 00:06:08,002 He fell asleep in the elevator. Oh, it's gone up again. Hang on! 62 00:06:08,002 --> 00:06:09,957 Frantically, Giles presses the elevator button. 63 00:06:11,002 --> 00:06:16,002 I was going to leave, but this could be pretty entertaining. 64 00:06:16,002 --> 00:06:24,099 The elevator returns and Giles steps inside. Cap, wake up! You need to... No, no, no! 65 00:06:25,288 --> 00:06:32,002 Five bucks says they don't get out the next time either. Giles has Cap back on his feet. 66 00:06:33,002 --> 00:06:41, 722 It's all right. I have him up Miss. Falmacher. You want up? Sure thing. No, no, Cap. Don't touch... 67 00:06:42,446 --> 00:06:46,182 What do you say Falmacher? Double or nothing they do it again 68 00:06:46,302 --> 00:06:51,722 Will Giles and cap ever escape the elevator will cap remember what he heard last night, 69 00:06:52,321 --> 00:06:58,209 And when did Haartte become such an beep? For PG rated answers be sure to come back for chapter 12, 70 00:06:59,422 --> 00:07:01,981 a cup full of danger. 71 00:07:02,332 --> 00:07:06,410 Like the show? 72 00:07:06,689 --> 00:07:12,693 To help support it for as little as a dollar a month, go to patreon.com slash comedy4cast. 73 00:07:13,142 --> 00:07:19,823 All one word with the number 4. As a way of saying thanks, you'll get episodes before everyone else, 74 00:07:20,093 --> 00:07:23,469 plus behind-the-scenes notes and exclusive content. 75 00:07:24,189 --> 00:07:30,500 Thank you. In this episode, as the stranger Grant Johnson, voicegranted.com, 76 00:07:31,184 --> 00:07:40,186 as Abby Falmacher, Bonnie Kenderdine, and the narrator was played by Gary J. Chambers, garyjchambersvo.com. 77 00:07:40,844 --> 00:07:45,462 Additional voices, as well as story and music by Clinton Alvord, 78 00:07:46,065 --> 00:07:49,099 copyright 2023, all rights reserved. 79 00:07:49,682 --> 00:07:52,718 See you next time, but for now, that's it. 80 00:07:53,375 --> 00:07:55,436 We're done, done, done, done, done. Bye-bye. 81 00:07:55,440 --> 00:08:09,750 Music.