FASHION MYSTERY: WHO DID IT? an Interactive Drama Live Action Freeform Role Playing Scenario for 10 players (1 male and 9 female) written by Rebecca Wu, Ted Huang, and Frank Liu Written as an assignment in English Conversation One, an English as a Foreign Language course taught for freshmen by Dr. Brian David Phillips in the Department of English at National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, Fall Semester, 1998. Copyright 1998 by Rebecca Wu, Ted Huang, and Frank Liu. Introduction Carol, a wealthy woman of the United States, is going to get marry, two companies, Brian's Wedding Clothes Designing Company and Mandy's Wedding Clothes Designing Company, are competing for her order. It is such a decisive choice that will help the winner to become the leading place of the wedding dresses designing fashion. Therefore, the two companies decided to raise a display in the "Hilton Hotel." Nevertheless, during the display, Brian, the president of Brian's Wedding Clothes Designing Company, was found murdered at the dressing room. And the wedding dress designed by the Brian's company was found torn into pieces next to Brian's body. All the staffs of the two companies are suspected of the murder. As a result, everyone must stay until the murderer is found... Staff of Mandy's Wedding Clothes Designing Company Mandy: 48 years old, the president of the company. Vincent: 33 years old, the vice president of the company. Vicky: 28 years old, the chief designer of the company. Ellen: 20 years old, the assistant of Vicky. Claire: 18 years old, the chief model of the company. Staff of the Brian's Wedding Clothes Designing Company Brian: 54 years old, the president of the company. Eunice: 43 years old, the vice president of the company Susan: 27 years old, the chief designer of the company. Karen: 19 years old, the chief model of the company. Other People Carol: 35 years old, the wealthy bride who is going to make a decision between the two Companies. Irma: 23 years old, the waitress of the Hilton Hotel. Mandy Information you have to tell: You are 48 years old. And you are the president of Mandy's Wedding Clothes Designing Company. To win the order, you would do your best to defeat your opponent. Since your company is in facing of bankruptcy, you need the order to help you win the leading place of the wedding dresses designing fashion. Having no children, you take Claire and Vicky as your daughters. Your Secrets: Many years ago, Vicky, your favorite designer, killed her boyfriend to protect herself because her boyfriend tried to rape her. She asked you for your help. You cared about her so much that you covered her crime. However, Vincent witnessed all of these and threatened to expose Vicki's crime. So you "pretend" to love Vincent and promise to let him hold the whole company to seal his mouth. Vincent Information you have to tell: You are 28 years old. You are the vice-president of Mandy's Wedding Clothes Designing Company. You are so energetic and responsible that you become the most trustworthy person to Mandy-- the president of your company. Beside, you are also tall, handsome, and fatally attractive. Your Secrets: You have witnessed Vicky's killing her boyfriend. You also realized that Mandy tried to cover Vicky's crime. Therefore, you threatened Mandy that you want to reveal all of these things. Out of your expectation, Mandy fell in love with you and promised to give you the whole company after her retirement. However, you planed to promote your secret lover--Ellen, after you control the whole company. Vicky Information you have to tell: You are 28 years old. And you are the chief designer of the Mandy's Wedding Clothes Designing Company. Susan was your classmate during your high school years. You are also very talented and creative that you design almost every product of the company. Everyone knows that Mandy--the president of your company, takes you as her daughter. Your Secrets: YOU ARE THE KILLER! Many years ago, you killed your boyfriend to protect yourself because he tried to rape you. And Mandy covered this for you. You wanted to pay back for Mandy's covering your crime, so you killed Brian to help Mandy to win the competition and get the leading place of the wedding dresses designing fashion. Claire Information you have to tell: You are 18 years old. And you are the chief model of Mandy's Wedding Clothes Designing Company. You are an orphan adopted by Mandy when you were a little child. You take Mandy as your mother. You are so young and beautiful that the future is so bright and reaches no limit. Your Secrets: You know almost everything in the company except the murderer of Brian. In addition, you also found that Ellen is Vincent's secret lover. Meanwhile, whenever you talked to Vicky about her past she always looked strange and seemed to hide something. Eunice Information you have to tell: You are 43 years old. You are also the vice-president in Brian's Wedding Clothes Designing Company. Being responsible and talented in this company, you are completely trusted by Brian and in charge of everything of the company. Your Secrets: You know that Brian harassed many girls in the company including Susan and Karen.You also know that Brian gave drugs to Karen and controlled her because of her addiction to drugs. As a woman, you hate Brian, too. Susan Information you have to tell: You are 27 years old. You are the chief designer of Brian's Company. You were Vicky's classmate in your high school. Defeating Vicky is always your goal. Your Secrets: You know that Karen hates Brian because he had harassed her before. Most of all, you were also harassed by Brian, too. But you think the one who wants take revenge is Karen. Karen Information you have to tell: You are 19 years old. You are the model of the Brian's Wedding Clothes Designing Company. You are beautiful and attractive. You have a strong desire to take a place on the international stage of super models. You are trying your best to win the competition. Your Secrets: In fact you don't want to win in this display at all because Brian has harassed you for a long time. You tried to get rid of him but your needs for drugs from Brian bent your will. So you sneaked into the dressing room and torn the wedding dresses which are going to exhibit into pieces. In this way, Brian will never win in the competition. However, you have never got the idea that Brian would be murdered. Ellen Information you have to tell: You are 20 years old. And you have been working for 2 years after your graduation from the vocational school. You are jealous of Vicky because you are only an assistant of Vicky and never given the chance to design clothes. Your Secrets: You are the secret lover of Vincent and know the love affair between Vincent and Mandy. You tolerate this because Vincent told you that the love affair is not real and he will promote you to become the chief designer after he receives the company. Irma Information you have to tell: You are 23 years old. And you are a waitress in the Hilton Hotel where they will hold the wedding dresses display. You will try your best to serve them well. Your Secrets: You have no secrets, just wait for your clues. Carol Information you have to tell: You are 35 years old. And you are a wealthy bride who is going to make a decision between the two companies. Your Secrets: You love Karen secretly and defend for Karen whatever she does. CLUE FOR CAROL: When you heard Claire spreading ill rumors about Karen, you have to tell everybody that Claire did this out of her jealousy toward Karen. And you think the real murderer is Mandy who is in facing of bankruptcy would win the competition "by all means." Clue 1. (Picked up by Irma) Dear Ellen, my sweet love: Mandy told me last night that she would transmit the company to me after her retirement. At that time, I will immediately promote you to be the chief designer and replace Vicky who, as you know, had killed her boyfriend before. She even doesn't deserve this position. Don't worry! As soon as I get the company, I will break up with Mandy. From your love Vincent '98.12.18 P.S. Well... I think Vicky wouldn't mind killing another. CLULE 2. (To Claire) You saw Karen, your biggest opponent, sneaking into the dressing room and tearing the wedding dresses of Brian's company into pieces. And right after her sneaking into the dressing room, Brian was murdered and his body was found at that dressing room. You think that you should tell others the connection between these two things.