FantaSciCon Events - Murder Mystery

		Murder Mystery BUTCHER AND BAKER MURDERS LINKED TO LOCAL ORGANIZED CRIME? Local butcher, Clancy O’Brian, was found dead in his shop yesterday. It was reported that he was into Louis Donahue, alias “Lucky Louie”, a Belmont Park bookie, for a sum reported to be in excess of ten thousand dollars. In a related story Herman Miller, also a local business man, proprietor of Miller’s Bakery, was found murdered late last night at his bakery when he failed to return home. He was also allegedly reported to be into “Lucky Louie” for a large sum of money. Authorities are looking into the possible connection between these two men and their connection with organized crime. Local authorities are also presently looking for Louis Donahue for questioning. “The Butcher, The Baker, The Belmont Bookmaker” is a Murder Mystery which will be played out during the course of the weekend for our members to solve. Each of the following “Players” will have important information for the members to base their investigation on and all are considered suspects except Joey Sebrinski and Rosie O’Grady. The first person to solve the crime will receive two memberships for FantaSciCon ’09. All solutions, which should include the name of the culprit, motive and the time it was handed in, must be turned in before the Start of Feast Saturday at 6:00PM. The final act will be played out just before the start of the Slave Auction. We also need volunteers to play the characters on the “Players” list. The names highlighted in green are already taken. Volunteers will receive a character sheet with full background on their player. Players will also be eligible to join in the play and try to solve the crime as I am the only one who will know the outcome until Feast, Saturday night. Anyone wishing to play one of the characters please contact me at our e-mail address and let me know which one you would like. Come on folks, to make this work we need volunteers to play the parts of "Rosie O'Grady" and at least one more of the "Two Bit Hustlers". The Players “Lucky Louie” Donahue Lucky has run the Rackets on the East Side for the past several years. He started out in bootlegging and moved up to gambling and off track betting. Ninety percent of the local action goes through Lucky. “Frenchy” LeBeau Frenchy is a lounge singer at Lucky’s club, The Backstretch. (Singing is not a necessity) (Costume - Flapper outfit or evening gown.) Frankie D’Onofrio Frankie is Lucky Louie’s right hand man. Lucky picked him up off the street. Frankie was a big time accountant before the Stock Market fell. Police Detective – Phillip Barlow Detective Barlow is Lucky’s archenemy, always trying to get the goods on Lucky’s racketeering. He is also an ex-suitor of “Frenchy” LeBeau. (Costume - Suite {required} and hat {if available}) Deputy #1 (if needed when all other Players are taken) Deputy #2 (if needed when all other Players are taken) Joey Sebrinski Joey is an investigative Reporter for The Times. (Costume - Suite {required} and hat {if available}) Rosie O’Grady - The Flower Lady Rosie is a local panhandler who pedals flowers on the street. Lucky Louie buys a flower for his lapel every morning from her for luck. No one knows her real name, Lucky started calling her Rosie because of her “Lucky Roses”. (Costume - Street rags such as a "Bag Lady" would wear. We will furnish the basket of flowers) Two Bit Hustlers Tony Rico Tony’s setup is in the Bronx. Booze, broads and betting is his game. (Costume - Suite {required} and hat {if available}) Halfhead the Greek Halfhead is a bookie from Cincinatti. (Costume - Suite {required} and hat {if available}) Al Cameron Al is a small time racketeer from Philly. (Costume - Suite {required} and hat {if available}) William “Sully” Sullivan “Sully” is a numbers runner and small time bookie from Five Points. (Costume - Suite {required} and hat {if available}) Marty “Two Fingers” Callahan “Two Fingers” use to be in with Lucky, until he was caught skimming from the till at The Backstretch. (Costume - Suite {required} and hat {if available}) Saratoga Slim Slim is a small timer from upper New York. Slim has been trying to muscle his way into Lucky’s action for the past couple years. (Costume - Suite {required} and hat {if available}) Costuming Tips For Character costuming ideas check out some of the older movies such as “The Roaring Twenties” or “Angels with Dirty Faces” with Humphrey Bogart and James Cagney. For a newer movie try “The Sting” with Paul Newman and Robert Redford. A good place to find costume pieces are the resale shops. I have recently picked up a good selection of suites, double and single breasted, pinstriped with wide lapels at the local resale shops, Goodwill and the local flea market for any where from $5 to $25. You should also be able to find wing tipped oxford shoes at a greatly reduced price. I am also putting together a rack of donated loaner suites. I will be posting what I have and sizes shortly.

BUTCHER AND BAKER MURDERS LINKED
TO LOCAL ORGANIZED CRIME?

Local butcher, Clancy O’Brian, was found dead in his shop yesterday. It was reported that he was into Louis Donahue, alias “Lucky Louie”, a Belmont Park bookie, for a sum reported to be in excess of ten thousand dollars. In a related story Herman Miller, also a local business man, proprietor of Miller’s Bakery, was found murdered late last night at his bakery when he failed to return home. He was also allegedly reported to be into “Lucky Louie” for a large sum of money. Authorities are looking into the possible connection between these two men and their connection with organized crime. Local authorities are also presently looking for Louis Donahue for questioning.

“The Butcher, The Baker, The Belmont Bookmaker” is a Murder Mystery which will be played out during the course of the weekend for our members to solve. Each of the following “Players” will have important information for the members to base their investigation on and all are considered suspects except Joey Sebrinski and Rosie O’Grady. The first person to solve the crime will receive two memberships for FantaSciCon ’09. All solutions, which should include the name of the culprit, motive and the time it was handed in, must be turned in before the Start of Feast Saturday at 6:00PM. The final act will be played out just before the start of the Slave Auction. We also need volunteers to play the characters on the “Players” list. The names highlighted in green are already taken. Volunteers will receive a character sheet with full background on their player. Players will also be eligible to join in the play and try to solve the crime as I am the only one who will know the outcome until Feast, Saturday night. Anyone wishing to play one of the characters please contact me at our e-mail address and let me know which one you would like.

Come on folks, to make this work we need volunteers to play the parts of "Rosie O'Grady" and at least one more of the "Two Bit Hustlers".

The Players

“Lucky Louie” Donahue
   Lucky has run the Rackets on the East Side for the past several years. He started out in bootlegging and moved up to gambling and off track betting. Ninety percent of the local action goes through Lucky.
   “Frenchy” LeBeau
        Frenchy is a lounge singer at Lucky’s club, The Backstretch. (Singing is not a necessity) (Costume - Flapper outfit or evening gown.)
   Frankie D’Onofrio
        Frankie is Lucky Louie’s right hand man. Lucky picked him up off the             street. Frankie was a big time accountant before the Stock Market fell.

Police Detective – Phillip Barlow
    Detective Barlow is Lucky’s archenemy, always trying to get the goods on     Lucky’s racketeering. He is also an ex-suitor of “Frenchy” LeBeau. (Costume - Suite {required} and hat {if available})
Deputy #1 (if needed when all other Players are taken)
Deputy #2 (if needed when all other Players are taken)

Joey Sebrinski
   Joey is an investigative Reporter for The Times. (Costume - Suite {required} and hat {if available})

Rosie O’Grady - The Flower Lady
   Rosie is a local panhandler who pedals flowers on the street. Lucky Louie buys a flower for his lapel every morning from her for luck. No one knows her real name, Lucky started calling her Rosie because of her “Lucky Roses”. (Costume - Street rags such as a "Bag Lady" would wear. We will furnish the basket of flowers)

Two Bit Hustlers

Tony Rico
   Tony’s setup is in the Bronx. Booze, broads and betting is his game. (Costume - Suite {required} and hat {if available})
Halfhead the Greek
   Halfhead is a bookie from Cincinatti. (Costume - Suite {required} and hat {if available})
Al Cameron
   Al is a small time racketeer from Philly. (Costume - Suite {required} and hat {if available})
William “Sully” Sullivan
   “Sully” is a numbers runner and small time bookie from Five Points. (Costume - Suite {required} and hat {if available})
Marty “Two Fingers” Callahan
    “Two Fingers” use to be in with Lucky, until he was caught skimming from the till at The Backstretch. (Costume - Suite {required} and hat {if available})
Saratoga Slim
    Slim is a small timer from upper New York. Slim has been trying to muscle his way into Lucky’s action for the past couple years. (Costume - Suite {required} and hat {if available})

Costuming Tips

For Character costuming ideas check out some of the older movies such as “The Roaring Twenties” or “Angels with Dirty Faces” with Humphrey Bogart and James Cagney. For a newer movie try “The Sting” with Paul Newman and Robert Redford.

A good place to find costume pieces are the resale shops. I have recently picked up a good selection of suites, double and single breasted, pinstriped with wide lapels at the local resale shops, Goodwill and the local flea market for any where from $5 to $25. You should also be able to find wing tipped oxford shoes at a greatly reduced price. I am also putting together a rack of donated loaner suites. I will be posting what I have and sizes shortly.