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A Time For Clues
What happens
- 00:00:34 Recap of episode 2: the squire's dispute with the vicar, Sylvester's returned fee, Buckster's genteel blackmail, the letter about the sale of the squire's 50% share to Jackrabbit, Gangie and Mrs. Molesly, Harding's request to meet on the second-floor landing, Lars and Daisy outside the seance room, and the rush into the drawing room to find Mrs. Molesly bloody beside the dying squire.
- 00:03:27 Flashback, years earlier, to the castle at Rickenbunny Falls in Bavaria: Sylvester, less injured, is greeted by his archrival Fletcher Cottonbottom, a snow-white rabbit with a pipe; Cottonbottom is moving munitions out of the castle, the German military is closing in, he chains Sylvester to his own wrist and leaps with him into the falls — 00:04:00, 00:07:01.
- 00:07:01 Return to the drawing room on 4 October 1905; Lucretia faints at Sylvester's remark — 00:07:01.
- 00:08:06 Initiative order continues: Ian goes to Gangie, Daisy tries the study for a secret passage and rolls a natural 1, Gangie and Daisy exchange a look, Buckster listens at the door and finds his ankle knife missing, Lars runs to Sylvester — 00:10:28, 00:14:33, 00:22:27.
- 00:24:10 Sylvester's turn: he has Lars secure the doors, calms the crowd and rolls a natural 20 investigation with Lars's help, reading the scene of the study: the messy wound, a precise grip, a note, a pronghorn-bone knife, scattered items, dust on a bust — 00:29:39, 00:34:29.
- 00:41:29 Sylvester forbids anyone to leave the manor; Gilfoyle phones the constabulary; Jeremy and Colonel Hawkins accuse Mrs. Molesly; Lars drags Buckster in from outside the door and Buckster explains himself — 00:41:36, 00:46:18.
- 00:52:07 Daisy's thoughts about the note (a suicide note or an interrupted one), Gangie comforts Mrs. Molesly and reads her fear, Ian blesses Sylvester — 00:52:31, 00:56:28, 00:57:29.
- 01:00:37 Sylvester addresses the room; Longfoot's flashbulb sets off a lapse in Mrs. Molesly and Dr. Magpie explains epilepsy — 01:03:29, 01:06:04.
- 01:08:59 Sylvester argues that nobody knows who was in the room when the squire died and gathers everybody in the study — 01:08:59, 01:10:20.
- 01:10:48 While Sylvester gathers everyone in the study, Daisy steals the note off the desk (sleight of hand 17) — 01:10:49.
- 01:12:01 Public demonstration: Milo Snout sniffs, Sylvester names ozone and a room where only metal moved, then Colonel Hawkins finds a secret door behind the bookcase; crushed glass lies under it — 01:17:37, 01:22:02, 01:22:49.
- 01:24:41 The note on the desk is gone (Sylvester, perception 26); Constance asks whether Mrs. Molesly's memory is fabricated; Dr. Magpie proposes examining the body — 01:24:50, 01:26:51, 01:29:26.
- 01:30:16 Gilfoyle proposes an accounting of where everyone was; Gangie's criminal past and Cottonbottom employment are exposed; Lucretia and Colonel Hawkins accuse Ian; Sheffield names Buckster and Daisy — 01:32:31, 01:34:09, 01:37:29.
- 01:38:56 Harding asks about the letter; Buckster says the squire's equity went "To a Hazel Hogwallop" (Brennan: "a way that is provable. Or at the very least, omitted a very important truth"; Buckster names Hazel and omits the Jackrabbit proxy). Buckster lobs Daisy up to "check the pulse" of the body; she takes a key on red silk from the squire's pocket, seen only by Sylvester — 01:40:13, 01:40:58, 01:46:49.
- 01:47:55 Lady Calliope, Lady Tabitha and Lady Bristlebrush add suspects, Lady Calliope names Detective Cross and Sergeant Vandenchomp as absent from every group and Lord Bramble says "Detective Cross knew it because he did it"; the exits are arranged — 01:49:31, 01:50:23, 01:52:19.
- 01:54:32 Gilfoyle leaves; the party is left with Mrs. Molesly, Dr. Magpie and Constance; Daisy asks whether the body is really the squire's; Lars goes to the kitchens; Sylvester confesses terror about Cottonbottom to Lars; Gangie overhears — 01:56:04, 01:57:35, 01:58:34.
- 02:00:13 End of episode; preview of the next one in the kitchens — 02:00:25.
Frames
Key quotes
- “Detective, I take it that you have enjoyed your time here in the manse.” — Cottonbottom 0:04:26
- “Gangie was outside and got clocked by Lars.” — Brennan 0:17:46
- “You see on the table a piece of paper” — Brennan 0:32:58
- “No one is allowed to leave.” — Sylvester 0:41:36
- “I have three thoughts at the moment” — Sylvester 1:01:24
- “At the moment, we don't know who was in the room when he died.” — Sylvester 1:08:59
- “Do you happen to know what year Loam Hall was electrified?” — Sylvester 1:20:35
- “When the impossible is ruled out all that we have left is the improbable.” — Sylvester 1:29:08
- “I've nothing to hide, I have the letter right here.” — Buckster 1:39:20
- “And in the world of the detectives, we call it presenting every piece of evidence to scrutiny.” — Sylvester 1:50:44
Who and what appears
Player characters
- Buckster $. Boyd
- Daisy D'umpstaire
- Detective Sylvester Cross
- Gangie Green
- Lars Vandenchomp
- Vicar Ian Prescott
NPCs
- Ambrose Harding
- Barkus Aurelius
- Colonel James Hawkins
- Constance Brockhollow
- Dr. Corbin Magpie
- Fletcher Cottonbottom
- Hazel Hogswallop
- Jeremy "Jez" Brockhollow
- Josiah Jackrabbit
- Lady Calliope Fawnbrook
- Lady Eugenia Bristlebrush
- Lady Tabitha Fawnbrook
- Lawrence Longfoot
- Lord Eustace Bramble
- Lucretia "Lucy" Brockhollow
- Matilda Molesly
- Milo Snout
- Ollie Banks
- Osmond Sheffield
- Professor Simon Shellcrest
- Squire William Thornwall Brockhollow
- Templeton Padhop
- Thomas Gilfoyle
Locations
Items and artifacts
- Longfoot's camera
- Red silk key
- Saber from above the door
- Small metal pieces and crushed glass
- The knife
- The letter
- The note
Factions and organizations
- Church (Tufting Meadows)
- Cottonbottom family
- German military
- Loam Hall staff
- Tufting Meadows Constabulary
Creatures
Roll log
| Time | Character (player) | Roll | Result | DC / AC | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:11:24 | Gangie (Katie) | Insight | 22 | — | knows the vicar comes to help |
| 00:14:33 | Daisy (Rekha) | Investigation | natural 1 (plus 10) | — | no secret door found |
| 00:17:24 | Gangie (Katie) | Insight | 21 | — | — |
| 00:17:25 | Daisy (Rekha) | Insight | 11 | — | — |
| 00:17:41 | Daisy (Rekha) | Perception | 15 | — | learns Gangie came from the servants' quarters |
| 00:20:00 | Gangie (Katie) | Intelligence, advantage | 9 | — | no knowledge of a way in |
| 00:21:56 | Buckster (Sam) | Perception | 17 | — | hears gasps; finds ankle knife missing |
| 00:23:54 | Lars (Ally) | Religion | 6 (modifier -1) | — | — |
| 00:29:39 | Sylvester (Grant) | Investigation, advantage | natural 20 plus 9 = 29 | — | learns "literally everything" in the study |
| 00:47:54 | Buckster (Sam) | Persuasion, disadvantage | 24 and 27 | — | fears allayed; the lower, 24, counts |
| 00:49:56 | Buckster (Sam) | Insight into Harding | natural 1 | — | re-roll |
| 00:50:32 | Buckster (Sam) | Insight into Harding (re-roll) | natural 1 | — | sees Harding as trustworthy |
| 00:53:14 | Daisy (Rekha) | Perception, disadvantage | 17 and 20 | — | sees the name on the note from outside |
| 00:57:12 | Gangie (Katie) | Insight, advantage | 22 | — | reads Mrs. Molesly's fear |
| 01:02:32 | Ian (Raph) | History | 17 | — | gets a private clue |
| 01:10:49 | Daisy (Rekha) | Sleight of hand | 17 | — | takes the note |
| 01:24:47 | Sylvester (Grant) | Perception, advantage | 26 | — | sees the note gone |
| 01:27:33 | Sylvester (Grant) | Insight | natural 1 plus 8 = 9, die raised to 8 (minimum) so 16 | — | cannot read Magpie's look |
| 01:28:01 | Sylvester (Grant) | Medicine | 12 | — | knows false memory is not typical, cannot rule it out |
| 01:40:30 | Buckster (Sam) | Deception | 22 | — | names Hazel Hogwallop, omits the Jackrabbit proxy; accepted |
| 01:40:53 | Buckster (Sam) | Insight | 26 | — | — |
| 01:44:06 | Buckster (Sam) | Deception | 18 | DC 20 | fails; Daisy gets no automatic stealth |
| 01:44:58 | Daisy (Rekha) | Stealth, advantage (Help) | 12 and 13 | — | — |
| 01:45:44 | Daisy (Rekha) | Sleight of hand | 22 | — | takes the key |
| 01:46:15 | Sylvester (Grant) | Perception | 22 (+ Bless d4) | vs Daisy 22 | beats 22 with Bless, sees her |
| 01:46:22 | Gangie (Katie) | Perception | 18 | vs 22 | does not see |
| 01:46:29 | Ian (Raph) | Perception | natural 1 plus 4 | vs 22 | does not see |
| 01:57:20 | Lars (Ally) | Perception | 17 | — | Gilfoyle has gone to lock the towers |
| 01:58:53 | Sylvester (Grant) | Insight | "Dirty 20" | — | Gangie is telling the truth |
| 01:59:50 | Lars (Ally) | Insight | 11 | — | nothing on Gangie; sees Sylvester is rattled |
Natural 20s: Sylvester 1 · Natural 1s: Daisy 1 (investigation), Buckster 2 (insight x2), Sylvester 1 (insight, die raised to 8), Ian 1 (perception)