Get a Clue

It is crime-solving time on set, as the cast participates in three mystery-themed challenges. As one castmate starts to apply herself, another continues to be fed up with them. As a result, these two find themselves butting heads quite often. To make matters worse, the host is found dead on a moving train, and the murderer seems to be amongst them. In the end, someone wins a reward and uses it to make someone else jealous, asserting their strategic prowess.
==Plot==
 The episode opens with the castmates eating "breakfast tacos" in the craft services tent as they discuss how Chef has truly run out of ideas for breakfast foods. Harold bites onto something unusual in his breakfast, which turns out to be a flash drive, which causes the castmates to believe that Chef has run out of ingredients as well. Beth suggests putting it into Courtney's personal digital assistant to find out what information it holds, but an annoyed Courtney tells Beth that her PDA isn't going anywhere near it. Duncan grabs it, reminding her that if she wants to win, she will have to play along. She finally complies and inserts the flash drive into her PDA. It shows a video of Chris subtly giving the castmates clues to use to open a safe. Chris talks about the breakfast, saying he is on "cloud nine," and that he could have had a "dozen" of the eggs, and then he says "86." Duncan and Harold immediately decide not to compete, since it would be nice to not have a challenge for once.
Lindsay suspects that Chris is dead since Chris mentions that he was on "cloud nine," which is like Heaven, and goes on to say that since the common thing to do with dead people is bury them, they should start to dig. No one listens to Lindsay.
Courtney eventually figures out what the clues mean, saying "Go figure, I've got a brain." She begins to leave the craft services tent and directs the castmates out. Lindsay reminds everyone that she also has a solution, but no one listens to her. Beth touches her shoulder and says, "You did, sweetie," but follows Courtney anyway.
Then, the final five arrive at the bank vault from the bank-heist challenge, following Courtney. Using the numbers that Chris said in his video, Courtney opens the safe and sees Chris inside. Chris thanks the castmates for freeing him, then eats the pipe he was holding. He claims it is chewing tobacco, disgusting the castmates. Chris then admits that he was joking, and tells them it is black licorice, also disgusting the castmates. Chris agrees and spits out the licorice. When Chris mentions trains, Harold brings up his solar-powered train back home. After Chris explains the challenge, Courtney demands a prize from Chris, but Chris says that he never said this was the challenge, and just thanks Courtney for freeing him.
Chris then explains to the castmates that throughout the day, they need to collect DNA samples from their fellow castmates.
The castmates then leave to start the challenge. Back at the trailers, Lindsay and Courtney are shown getting into an argument, which Courtney resolves by offering Lindsay a spa treatment. Courtney then tricks Lindsay into giving her a DNA sample by giving her a "new trendy spa treatment," which Lindsay agrees to since she loves to be trendy. 
Duncan is then shown leaving the trailer, and almost getting caught in Harold's elaborate trap, which Duncan sidesteps to avoid. Duncan then finds Harold hiding in the bushes, waiting for the trap to work. Duncan then jumps on him and gets a DNA sample from him. Courtney then decides to shower. Lindsay attempts to get her footprint by getting Courtney to walk in paint and then on a sheet of cardboard, but Courtney, now wet from her shower, drenches it with water, ruining Lindsay's efforts. She pats Lindsay on the back for trying. Next, Beth and Lindsay sit in the craft services tent. Beth's retainer falls into her spaghetti, and Lindsay takes it out for her. However, this is just a trick for Beth to collect Lindsay's DNA sample using the sauce on her hands.
Then Harold gets a DNA sample from Beth during that confessional, after attempting to get a sample from Duncan again. Courtney is then seen tricking Duncan into giving her another sample through a fake date. Courtney stands up to give Duncan a head massage and plucks out one of his hairs. Duncan angrily asks Courtney why she did that if she already had a sample from Lindsay. Courtney responds by saying she did it for fun.
The castmates are then seen giving up their samples to Chris. Harold, Beth, and Duncan hand one sample each, Lindsay is the only one with no samples at all, and Courtney hands in two samples. Upon giving Chris two samples, Courtney demands a prize. Due to her whiny persistence, Chris ends up giving Courtney a bag of cheese puffs that he was going to have on the train to shut her up. The castmates then enter the train, after Chris says "All aboard!" Chris takes everyone's prints as a regulation to ride the train, and Chef Hatchet brings in a tray of food for everyone. When Lindsay expresses happiness at getting to eat all the good food, Courtney states that she will only eat her cheese puff reward, and does not share it with Beth after she asks for some. 
 
While onboard, the castmates submerge in darkness. Suddenly, Chris is heard shouting to someone that they "can't kill the host." The lights turn back on, and on the floor of the train lies the dead body of Chris McLean. Courtney kicks the body several times, trying to prove that Chris is faking it. The castmates are frightened, and Courtney demands that Harold performs CPR on Chris. The action does not work, and Beth and Harold shake. The castmates begin to panic, as Harold and Beth run around the train cart wildly. Duncan grabs them and forces Harold and Beth to pull themselves together. Lindsay then compares the situation to her trip to a girl at her cheering camp.
However, the story leads nowhere. Courtney ignores her and asks if anyone except Lindsay has any ideas. Harold directs Beth to call the train's conductor, but no one answers. Courtney, in frustration, kicks Chris's dead body again. As she does so, Harold and Beth cringe at the sight. 
Then, Courtney tries to contact her lawyers but gets no reception in the train. Meanwhile, Lindsay outlines Chris's body with lipstick, wondering why they do that.
Courtney convinces Duncan to climb on top of the train car's emergency exit, which she is convinced is fake, like the airplane in Full Metal Drama. Duncan refuses at first, and so Courtney says that Duncan is the only one who can "handle it," knowing that she's "good." Duncan climbs out of the train through the emergency exit, but the train is revealed to be real. The hatch closes, and Duncan grows closer and closer to a tunnel and begs the others to open the hatch. While Duncan is outside of the train, the lights turn off once again, and Chris's body disappears. Harold ends up on the ground, brushing up against Lindsay's leg. Duncan falls from the hatch and assures everyone that the train is real. 
Harold finds one of Duncan's green hairs where the body used to be. He holds up a magnifying glass and insists that he does not want to be murdered while playing a sound effect on his keyboard. Lindsay mimics him, doing the same with her fingers. The castmates (with the sole exception of Courtney) immediately blamed Duncan for the disappearance, prompting them to handcuff him to a guardrail in the car. Courtney objects to this and insists that the rest of the castmates should stop listening to Lindsay. Lindsay states her reasoning, and it is similar to Harold's.
As Courtney tells Duncan that she will get him out of the situation, Lindsay gives commands to Harold and Beth to search for more clues. When Courtney confronts her, Lindsay says that she could be just as right about this as anybody.
Lindsay and Beth work as their team, searching for clues. Lindsay becomes distracted and starts applying makeup.
Courtney then manages to get Harold to assist her in trying to stop the train so they can get off of it. Courtney throws Harold's magnifying glass down, shattering it. Harold throws down several items to attempt to stop the train, which all get thrown back at him, including feathers and a soda bottle. 
 
Meanwhile, Beth and Lindsay investigate for more clues, and Lindsay finds a napkin with orange fingerprints on it. Lindsay is then able to connect the dots, remembering that Courtney had orange cheese puffs, and did not share them with anyone – meaning she could be the only one with orange fingerprints. Lindsay maps this out for the other castmates through an unflattering drawing of Courtney.
Courtney protests, insisting that she is innocent, but to no avail, as Lindsay directs Beth and Harold to handcuff Courtney. Just as the castmates are about to handcuff Courtney, Chris walks back into the compartment, alive and well. He announces that Lindsay won the challenge, much to Courtney's dismay. Chris refers to Lindsay as "Detective Lindsay," and Lindsay says that she prefers to be called "Detective Lindsay, Her Hotness." Chris then tells Lindsay that she gets to choose someone to take to the movies with her, as her reward. Beth anticipates and expects Lindsay to pick her, remarking that it's been a long time since she's been to the movies. However, Lindsay surprisingly chooses Duncan and apologizes for wrongly accusing him. He forgives her, stating that it happens all the time.
	
Chris then signs off the episode, after admiring his rubber replica.
===Exclusive clip===
== Cast ==
Voice actor 	Role(s)
Christian Potenza 	Chris
Sarah Gadon 	Beth
Emilie-Claire Barlow	Courtney
Drew Nelson 	Duncan
Brian Froud 	Harold
Stephanie Anne Mills	Lindsay
*Chef Hatchet appears; however, he has no lines.
==Still in the running==
						
							
== Trivia ==
*This episode contains many similarities to "Hook, Line, and Screamer," such as:
**Courtney dismisses everything as fake, similar to Heather in that episode.
**Chris pulls various stunts to feign reality in both episodes.
**Murder plays a major part in this episode, similar to the killer "butchering" campers in that episode and Chris being "murdered" in this episode.
*The zombies that Chris fights are redesigned models of the cameramen from "Riot On Set" and "Total Drama, Drama, Drama, Drama Island." These two cameramen adopt Duncan and DJ's Camp TV design.
*Justin's exclusive clip is shown in the recap.
===Continuity===
*This episode marks the first episode in which Courtney hasn't won the challenge or immunity since she joined the competition this season, despite winnning the first part.
*This is the second episode that mentions that Courtney watches Total Drama Action before her debut into the competition.
*This episode references the events of past episodes from the season:
**"Full Metal Drama": Courtney reminded the rest of the contestants that they have already been in a fake transportation system as a part of a challenge.
**"Ocean's Eight - Or Nine": Courtney reminds the others that Chris was in the safes from the bank heist challenge.
**"Million Dollar Babies": Part of Lindsay's reward is watching Chris's badminton movie.
===References===
*This episode shares the same name as the phrase, Get a Clue.
*The hat Chris wears is similar to that worn by Sherlock Holmes. Furthermore, Chris is shown smoking a pipe and talking in a British accent, displaying more similarities with the famous detective.
*Courtney refers to the board game, Clue when she says: "Oh, come on! Next, you'll be saying it was Professor Plum in the Conservatory with the bacon sandwich!"
*This episode is possibly based on Agatha Christie's classic novel, Murder on the Orient Express.
*The way Harold tried to trap Duncan to get his prints and DNA is similar to a Rube Goldberg machine.
*The music during the DNA montage is a homage to the theme from the television series, The Pink Panther.
===Goofs===
*When Lindsay is in the confessional, her hand vanishes for a moment.
*When Beth grabs the handcuffs, they have a chain link between them, but when Duncan is cuffed to the door, they have a metal rod between them.
*When Chef wheels in the cart full of snacks there is no soda, but later there is when the castmates throw soda into the wheels.
*When Duncan goes on top of the train and falls back down, his green mohawk is damaged, but after he comes back from another room to look for Chris, his mohawk is back to its original state.
*The handprints in the evidence bags have five fingers rather than four.
*Beth screams in this episode, even though she said she couldn't scream during "The Sand Witch Project." This has been a reoccurring goof throughout the season.
*Chris said that Courtney has her own bathroom in "One Million Bucks, B.C." However, Courtney was shown showering in the communal bathrooms in this episode.
*The napkin used as the "murder weapon" would imply Chris suffocating, however, when the lights went out, there was the noise of so and no gasping for air, implying Chris was smacked with something instead.
*When Courtney hands in her evidence, she is seen to have two sets of handprints and hair samples. However, she only collected Duncan's hair, not his handprint.
*When Chris paints Courtney's hand on the train, she puts her hand down, but when she appears again there is no paint on her hand at all.
==Gallery==
Can'tHavePDA.webp|Courtney refuses to give her PDA for the flash drive, but Duncan takes it from her.
LindsayDuncanWMCountdown.webp|Duncan and Lindsay use Courtney's PDA to watch Chris's message.
SpyChris.webp|Chris addresses the castmates with a message.
DontCareChallenge.webp|Duncan doesn't care about the challenge…
HaroldAgrees.webp|…and neither does Harold.
NoLindsayNo.webp|Lindsay thinks of a wildly incorrect solution to Chris's clues.
CourtneyGotIt.webp|Courtney explains the clues to everyone.
GoFigureI'veGotABrain.webp|"Go figure, I've got a brain." —Courtney
LindsayNoSupport.webp|Everyone follows Courtney, and no one listens to Lindsay's idea, not even Beth.
GoodThinkingCourtney.webp|Beth praises Courtney's skills at deciphering Chris's clues.
AtBankVault.webp|The castmates arrive at the bank vaults from Ocean's Eight - Or Nine.
CourtneyCracksCase.webp|Courtney inputs the code from the clues she figured out earlier.
EwwBlackLicorice.webp|Chris spits out the black licorice he was chewing.
SolarPoweredTrainSet.webp|Harold brings up his solar powered train set back home when Chris mentions the train.
ChrisExplainsChallengeGetaClue.webp|Chris explains the first part of the challenge to everyone.
Courtneydetectivechris.PNG.webp|Courtney demands a prize from Chris.
Courtney and Chris Get A Clue.webp|"I am going to get a prize, I promise you that." —Courtney 
ProvincialPoliceHeadquarters.webp|Duncan mentions that anyone can get his details at the provincial police headquarters.
CourtneyLindsayArgue.webp|Courtney and Lindsay argue back at the trailers.
SpaTreatment.webp|Courtney scams Lindsay to get her DNA.
DuncanExits.webp|Duncan exits the trailers…
Sidestep.webp|…and sidesteps Harold's overcomplicated trap.
HaroldFails.webp|Harold thinks he is successful with his plan against Duncan…
HaroldFails2.webp|…until Duncan grabs him and takes his DNA.
LindsayHidesShower.webp|Lindsay tries to acquire Courtney's footprint.
DuncanStopsHaroldAgain.webp|Duncan catches the barrel before it falls on him.
MyRetainer.webp|Beth tells Lindsay that her retainer fell into her spaghetti…
LindsayHelpsBeth.webp|…so Lindsay helps Beth get it out…
BethBetraysLindsay.webp|…only for Beth to reveal that it was a trick to get Lindsay's DNA.
BethGuilty.webp|Beth says that she felt guilty for manipulating Lindsay…
HaroldGetsBeth.webp|…right before Harold gets Beth's DNA.
DuncanCourtneyDate.webp|Courtney and Duncan eat dinner together.
CourtneyTricksDuncan.webp|After having dinner, Courtney gets Duncan's DNA.
GivingDNA.webp|Harold, Duncan and Beth give their collected DNA samples to Chris.
LindsayNoDNA.webp|Lindsay has no DNA.
CourtneyWinsGetaClue.webp|Courtney has two bags of DNA.
IWantAPrize.webp|Courtney whines to Chris in order to receive a prize.
HereStopWhining.webp|Chris gives Courtney a bag of cheese puffs to get her to stop whining.
AllAboard.webp|"All aboard!" – Chris
TDA046_195.01_T1.webp|The cast is riding in a train for the challenge.
RegulationToRideTheTrain.webp|Chris collects everyone's handprints.
CartofSnacks.webp|Chef brings in a cart of snacks for everyone.
LindsayExcited.webp|Lindsay gets excited to see all the food.
CanIHaveOne.webp|Courtney refuses to share her "exclusive cheese-type prize snacks" with Beth.
CourtneyMadAtDeadChris.webp|Courtney gets mad at seeing Chris dead, knowing it is fake.
LindsayPanics.webp|Lindsay starts to panic after seeing Chris dead.
HaroldCPRGross.webp|Harold gives Chris CPR, being disgusted by it.
StillNoPulse.webp|"Still no pulse…". – Harold
BethHaroldPanic.webp|Beth and Harold start running around in horror.
DuncanGrabsDweebs.webp|Duncan tells Harold and Beth to "get a grip".
TDA046_151_T1.webp|Harold tries to find the murderer.
LindsayDumbStory.webp|Lindsay explains what she did on the bus to cheering camp.
WantedToSeeWhereShe'sGoingWithThis.webp|Beth says that she was curious where Lindsay was going with the story.
LindsayFinishesDumbStory.webp|Lindsay's story turns out to be pointless.
DoesAnyoneHaveIdeas.webp|Courtney asks if anyone besides Lindsay has any ideas.
NoAnswer.webp|Harold suggests calling the train's conductor, but no one answers.
CourtneyKicksChrislol.webp|Courtney kicks the rubber Chris in frustration…
HaroldCringe.webp|…which makes Harold cringe with every kick,…
BethCringe.webp|…along with Beth.
Make Believe.webp|Beth claims she's too old for make-believe.
NoBars.webp|Courtney tries to call her lawyers, but she gets no reception.
LindsayDrawsOutline.webp|Lindsay outlines Chris's rubber body with lipstick.
GoCheckDuncan.webp|Courtney tells Duncan to go through the emergency exit and see if the train is real, which Duncan protests.
OnlyOneWhoCanHandleIt.webp|"Because you're the only one that can handle it." —Courtney 
OnTopOfTrain.webp|Duncan climbs out and sees that the train is real and moving.
LetMeBackIn.webp|Duncan begs for the others to open up the hatch again before he crashes into an overhead tunnel.
LolHarold.webp|Harold brushes up against Lindsay's legs when the lights come back on.
ItsARealTrain.webp|Duncan falls out of the hatch and assures that the train is real.
ChrisGone.webp|Chris's dead body mysteriously disappears after Duncan returns.
IDontWantToGetMurderedEither.webp|Lindsay mimics Harold, saying that she doesn't want to be murdered either.
DustForPrints.webp|Lindsay dusts for fingerprints.
BethCollectsEvidence.webp|Beth starts collecting evidence, starting with Courtney's cheese puffs.
HaroldFindsDuncanHair.webp|Harold finds one of Duncan's green hairs, then plays dramatic music on his keyboard.
TheseNitwitsThinkYouDidIt.webp|"These nitwits think you did it!" —Courtney
AndShesYourLoveInterest.webp|Lindsay claims that Courtney is Duncan's love interest.
BethExplainsMurder.webp|Beth explains that Duncan wasn't present when the corpse disappeared.
DuncanProtests.webp|Duncan tries to defend himself, but he is unsuccessful.
BethTakesCuffs.webp|Beth pulls out a pair of handcuffs from Chris's bag.
GetDuncan.webp|Harold, Beth and Lindsay all think Duncan is the murderer.
Book Em.webp|"Book Em". – Harold
HaroldExplains.webp|Harold explains his reasoning in the confessional, then plays his keyboard.
IWillSaveYouDuncan.webp|Courtney apologizes to Duncan about the other three's imprudent actions.
LindsayDirectsBethHarold.webp|Lindsay tells Harold and Beth to search for evidence.
ICouldBeJustAsRightAboutThisAsAnybody.webp|"I could be just as right about this as anybody!" – Lindsay
April22Lunch.webp|Courtney checks what she is having for breakfast on April 22nd.
StopTheTrain.webp|Harold and Courtney open the bottom of the train.
HaroldSticksHeadOut.webp|Harold looks for a way to stop the train.
HaroldMessyHair.webp|Courtney and Harold assess the situation.
LindsayDistracted.webp|Lindsay gets distracted while looking for clues.
BethCallsLindsayDumb.webp|Beth insults Lindsay's intelligence in the confessional.
CourtneyThrowsMagnifyingGlass.webp|Courtney throws Harold's magnifying glass down.
IFeelSticky.webp|Harold throws down a soda bottle and gets sprayed.
LolFeathers.webp|Harold gets the feathers of a pillow attached to him by accident.
KeyboardAgain.webp|Harold plays his keyboard again, annoying Courtney.
Sceneofthecrime.webp|Lindsay finds evidence on the floor.
LindsayCracksTheCase.webp|Lindsay finds a napkin with orange fingerprints on it.
LindsayExplains.webp|Lindsay explains why Courtney is the "murderer".
CourtneyProtests.webp|Courtney protests Lindsay's claims.
ThePrintsDontLie.webp|"The prints don't lie." – Lindsay
TheyGetCourtney.webp|Harold and Beth pursue Courtney after she was found guilty as the murderer.
ChrisReturns.webp|Chris walks back into the train, surprising everyone except Courtney.
Livechrisdeadchris.PNG.webp|"Detective Chris" with his replica.
LindsayWinsYay.webp|Chris declares Lindsay the winner for cracking the case, and her reward is that she gets to go to the movies with a friend.
IPreferDetectiveLindsayHerHotness.webp|"I prefer Detective Lindsay, Her Hotness." – Lindsay
BethExcitedForMovies.webp|Beth gets excited to go to the movies.
Duncanlindsaymovie.PNG.webp|Lindsay chooses Duncan to watch a movie with, much to Courtney's jealousy.
BethConfessional.webp|Beth says that she would be upset about not going, but admits that Lindsay made a smart move.
CourtneyFreaksOut.webp|Courtney's jealousy gets the better of her in the confessional.
Livechrisdatingdeadchris.PNG.webp|Chris watches a film with his replica, before signing off.
==See also==
Category:Total Drama Action episodes