Dinner and a Murder

5th of May, 2000
No, rather... January, 1936, Watersdown Mansion, England...

We gather at the Watersdown Mansion, weekend guests of Sir Roger Watersdown...

The Cast:

Hubert Chao as Dr. Malcolm K. T. Praktiss, personal physician to Sir Roger
Nadine Latief as "Queen Victoria," mental patient to Dr. Praktiss

Carson Bloomberg as Miranda T. Shetes, Hollywood actress
Emmanuel Schanzer as Timothy "Timmy" Lawrence Briggs III, producer to Miranda

Kate Oliver as Dame Allison Bigh, mystery writer
Bob O'Keefe as Robert Townsend, publisher to Dame Bigh

Walter Chang as Prosper Alvin Bates, Esquire, lawyer to Sir Roger
Sephalie Patel as Stephanie Parker, secretary to Esq. Bates

L.J. Sparvero as Donald J. Brooks, nephew to Sir Roger
Connie Blair as Louise Whyte, secretary to Mr. Brooks

Beth Schuab as Florence Wing Brooks, wife of Donald Brooks
Jed Liu as Professor Indiana Jones, professor of archeology

Melissa Bowlin as Eiaguielle R. Aminmund, secretary to Sir Roger
Pete Rinehart as Dennis A. Mann, butler

Brandon Bray as Roger S. B. Astird, illegitimate son of Sir Roger

Dame Allison Bigh, Eiaguielle Aminmund, and the producer

Dame Allison Bigh, Eiaguielle Aminmund, and Timmy Briggs

Florence Brooks, Eiaguielle Aminmund, Indiana Jones, and the producer.

Florence Brooks, Donald's exotic socialite wife, with Eiaguielle Aminmund, Indiana Jones, and Timmy Briggs.

As dinner starts, a murder is revealed... Sir Roger is found dead!

Counterclockwise from lower right: Dr. Malcolm Praktiss, "Queen Victoria," Eiaguielle Aminmund, Roger Astird, Prosper Bates, Stephanie Parker, Bonald Brooks, Louise Whyte, Dame Allison Bigh, Robert Townsend.

But who did it?

Counterclockwise from the door: Roger B. Astird, Eiaguielle Aminmund, "Queen Victoria," Dr. Malcolm Praktiss, Florence Brooks, Professor Indiana Jones, Timmy Briggs, Miranda Shetes, Stephanie Parker, Prosper Bates.

Miranda's sordid past is dramatically exposed for all!

But whodunit? The answer shocked us all!

D.A. Mann and his ladies...

Peter Rinehart, with Beth Schuab and Carson Bloomberg

One happy, murderous family!

Left to Right: L.J. Sparvero, Jed Liu, Hubert Chao, Beth Schuab, Bob O'Keefe, Pete Rinehart. Kitchen: Connie Blair, Brandon Bray.

This evening's entertainment made possible by the generous hospitality of Brandon Bray and the creative people at Decipher. Photographs courtesy of Peter Rinehart (as D. A. Mann, the Butler)