Mingling
with the guests at cocktails are various suspicious characters such as a Femme
Fatal, a PI in a trench coat, an insane graphic artist, etc. When John Smith,
a new advertising manager or marketing consultant, reveals the most ridiculous
new program, he is interrupted several times by the suspicious characters. Company
jargon and inside jokes fill the script to make insults and threatening innuendoes.
After the first course gunshots ring out and Mr. Smith staggers in, slumping
into the Detectives arms and uttering,"It was E--E --".
The
Detective now interrogates the audience, asking who's throwing this party and
making company jokes. Guests answer the questions and point out the suspects.
Puns off company products, advertising slogans and jokes on well known company
personnel spice the dialogue. Once the Detective has asked a few questions of
each suspect, she deputizes the audience to work as table teams to solve the
crime. During the courses of dinner the suspects move from table to table, implicating
each other and answering questions. Police reports are handed out and more theatrical
scenes with custom humor are performed between the courses, revealing more clues.
Once
dessert, coffee and tea have been served, each table's sleuth sheets will be
collected. Then the Detective will begin the denouement. The finale humorously
explains the clues and narrows down who the culprit must be. There is a thrilling
stunt/fight scene that climaxes with a humorous ending.
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