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It Was a Dark and Stormy Night
What happens
- 00:00:18 Brennan welcomes the audience to a new season, "Mice & Murder"; the six players are introduced.
- 00:01:44 Dark and stormy night in Tufting Meadows, a village 90 minutes northwest of London by train: the village square, a statue of King Charles as a Cavalier Spaniel; a weasel with a shovel on the country lane.
- 00:04:18 Katie introduces Gangie Green, a weasel gravedigger and thief raised in orphanages.
- 00:05:03 Gangie goes to the graveyard of Our Lady of Prayerful Paws to take a body back to Loam Hall; stealth 22; sees a lit rectory with the widow McCabbage and the vicar.
- 00:08:37 Raph introduces Vicar Ian Prescott, an owl; the widow Catherine McCabbage visits him at night about her dead husband Connor.
- 00:12:49 Ian's persuasion fails (7); the widow suspects murder; Ian spots a figure in the graveyard and sends her to wait; she screams and begs him to find the murderer.
- 00:18:19 Gangie digs up the grave of an elderly goat and shoulders the body; Ian comes out with a lantern; Gangie intimidates him (18) and leaves over the wall.
- 00:22:04 The widow hears Ian speaking to someone but does not see Gangie 00:22:18, distrusts the weasel, and goes home in the rain; Gangie returns to Loam Hall.
- 00:24:32 Next morning, 22B Hampstead Street, London: Ally introduces Lars; Grant describes the flat and Sylvester Cross; the telephone and "the Eel Musk" joke.
- 00:30:28 The newspaper: Scotland Yard closes the McCabbage case, Sylvester's first uncracked case; the squire's letter invites him to his 60th birthday at Loam Hall.
- 00:37:50 Sylvester is insulted; Lars has already RSVPed yes; Sylvester plans to return his fee; they depart by motor carriage.
- 00:40:19 A train through the countryside; Buckster, Daisy and Armond Armadillo ride in a first-class car; Sam and Rekha introduce their characters.
- 00:46:12 Daisy asks about a guest list; Buckster and Daisy plan to "make up more than enough"; Armond is mocked and rolls off to the bathroom.
- 00:49:27 Tufting Meadows station: chauffeur Templeton Padhop collects them; Armond is used as a wheel for the motor carriage.
- 00:52:36 Arrival at Loam Hall at sunset in the rain; footmen Milo Snout and Basil Baskins greet the guests; Lars checks the perimeter (23) and spots Gangie by the fountain.
- 00:59:51 Sylvester and Ian meet on the garden path and enter; Jeremy Brockhollow greets them; Lucretia Brockhollow drags Lars off toward a seance.
- 01:07:05 Party begins; Buckster overhears Jeremy and Constance (Perception 25) while Daisy falls short 01:09:45 01:13:15, Daisy chats with Lady Eugenia Bristlebrush; Buckster meets the husbands and the Brockhollow children.
- 01:22:38 Gangie watches Buckster through the window; Ian hands out forgotten penance and takes a donation from Lord Bramble.
- 01:27:40 Butler Gilfoyle calls the guests to the banquet hall; the squire meets Sylvester.
- 01:30:42 Buckster pays Gangie outside and receives a list of robbed graves; Mrs. Molesly brings Gangie in for tea.
- 01:34:36 The squire's speech; Lawrence Longfoot announces a gift of over 150,000 pounds to the church; Sylvester returns his fee publicly.
- 01:39:20 Perception round: a camera flash, a moment of darkness, the butler vanishes, a shape in the rain; three cheers for Sylvester; Sylvester and Daisy lock eyes and Daisy leaves.
- 01:43:03 Flashback to October 4th, 1905 → 1893: the day Sylvester met Daisy; end of episode; preview of Episode 2.
Frames
Key quotes
- “Gathering storm clouds, dark, over the countryside of a land both familiar and fantastical” — Brennan 0:01:44
- “Mind your own business.” — Gangie 0:20:54
- “Scotland Yard closes McCabbage case.” — Brennan 0:30:28
- “I've been invited by Bigtooth to go up and be a part of a dog and pony show.” — Sylvester 0:38:07
- “Oh, it's England, of course it's gonna be scummy.” — Daisy 0:46:31
- “I say, if it isn't the most religious man in the country.” — Sylvester 1:00:20
- “this food is ghastly!” — Eugenia 1:12:59
- “I'm just the spreadsheet.” — Armond 0:48:39
- “Oh, the wisdom of God's own mercy, from your lips, sir!” — Lady Winnifred 1:25:59
- “Your fee, sir.” — Sylvester 1:37:26
Who and what appears
Player characters
- Buckster $. Boyd
- Daisy D'umpstaire
- Detective Sylvester Cross
- Gangie Green
- Lars Vandenchomp
- Vicar Ian Prescott
NPCs
- Armond Armadillo
- Basil Baskins
- Boarwell Boyd
- Catherine McCabbage
- Connor McCabbage
- Constance Brockhollow
- Dr. Corbin Magpie
- Fletcher Cottonbottom
- Jeremy "Jez" Brockhollow
- Lady Calliope Fawnbrook
- Lady Eugenia Bristlebrush
- Lady Winnifred Bramble
- Lawrence Longfoot
- Lord Eustace Bramble
- Lucretia "Lucy" Brockhollow
- Maggie Banks
- Matilda Molesly
- Milo Snout
- Osmond Sheffield
- Roscoe McCoy
- Rusty and Tuna Dumpster
- Sir Ignatius Cottonbottom
- Squire William Thornwall Brockhollow
- Templeton Padhop
- Thomas Gilfoyle
Locations
- 22B Hampstead Street, London
- Ballroom
- British Museum
- Dallas, Texas
- Drawing room of Loam Hall
- Entrance hall
- Loam Hall
- London
- Our Lady of Prayerful Paws
- Scotland Yard
- Tufting Meadows
- Tufting Meadows Textile Mill
- Tufting Meadows train station
Items and artifacts
- Body of an elderly goat
- Gold pocket watch
- Irish poitín
- List of robbed graves
- Longfoot's camera
- Lord Bramble's 250 pounds
- Shovel
- Sylvester's fee
- Sylvester's walking stick, pipe and top hat
- The newspaper
- The squire's letter
- The stolen diadem
Factions and organizations
Roll log
| Time | Character (player) | Roll | Result | DC / AC | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:06:09 | Gangie (Katie) | Stealth, advantage | 22 | — | over the wall unseen |
| 00:07:07 | Gangie (Katie) | Perception | 29 (natural 20 plus 9) | — | sees the rectory, the widow and the vicar |
| 00:13:17 | Ian (Raph) | Persuasion, disadvantage | 12 and 7; takes 7 | — | flustered |
| 00:16:41 | Ian (Raph) | Perception | 17 | — | sees a figure in lightning |
| 00:18:52 | Gangie (Katie) | Athletics, advantage | 19 | — | digs through the grave |
| 00:20:10 | Gangie (Katie) | Stealth | 15 | — | caught in lantern light |
| 00:20:13 | Ian (Raph) | Perception | 22 | — | comes out with a lantern |
| 00:21:20 | Gangie (Katie) | Intimidate | 18 (with +5) | — | Ian lets him go |
| 00:23:36 | Ian (Raph) | Insight | 7 | — | little read in the rain |
| 00:35:40 | Lars (Ally) | Insight, advantage | 10 | — | misses Sylvester's melancholy |
| 00:56:16 | Lars (Ally) | Perception | 23 | — | clocks Gangie and Jeremy |
| 00:58:44 | Gangie (Katie) | Perception | 12 | — | does not notice Lars |
| 01:04:14 | Lars (Ally) | Insight | 23 | d12 roll: 2 | Lucretia is a Leo |
| 01:09:17 | Daisy (Rekha) | Investigation | 17 | — | sees Jeremy and Constance whispering |
| 01:09:39 | Daisy (Rekha) | Perception | 19 | DC 20 | one short |
| 01:10:31 | Daisy (Rekha) | Perception (second roll) | 15 | DC 20 | fails |
| 01:10:45 | Buckster (Sam) | Perception | 25 | DC 20 | overhears Jeremy and Constance |
| 01:14:00 | Buckster (Sam) | Insight | 14 | — | basics only |
| 01:16:30 | Buckster (Sam) | Persuasion | 24 | — | the husbands talk |
| 01:16:39 | Buckster (Sam) | Deception | 12 | — | Osmond questions him |
| 01:21:46 | Buckster (Sam) | Insight | 14 | — | Jeremy is enamored |
| 01:38:13 | Sylvester (Grant) | Persuasion, advantage | 17 | — | applause; not enough for the squire |
| 01:38:42 | Lars (Ally) | Intimidate | 11 | — | trips |
| 01:39:35 | Gangie (Katie) | Perception | 13 | DC 15 asked | misses |
| 01:39:37 | Lars (Ally) | Perception | 14 | DC 15 asked | misses |
| 01:39:40 | Buckster (Sam) | Perception | 23 | DC 15 asked | sees flash, vanished butler, shape outside |
| 01:39:44 | Sylvester (Grant) | Perception | 13 | DC 15 asked | sees the cheers only |
Natural 20s: Gangie 1 (perception) · Natural 1s: none