The Murder of Lukas Moreau Dialogue

**Grace:** One of us?

**Jessica:** You’re the only other people in this place. Who else would it have been?

**Ace:** Now hold on, Mrs. Moreau. Don’t act like you’re not a suspect yourself.

**Jessica:** I would never kill my own husband!

**Felix:** Unfortunately, Ace is right. Any of us could’ve done it. That includes you, Mrs. Moreau. And Marcus.

**Miles:** It wasn’t Marcus! I know it wasn’t!

**Marcus:** I mean.... I don’t remember anything. For all I know, it could’ve been me.

**Miles:** You didn’t do it! You can trust me about this.

**Felix:** Right now, none of us can trust anything that anyone else says.

**Myla:** If anything, I think Marcus is almost certainly the killer. The way I see it, after stabbing Lukas, Lukas fought back and knocked him unconscious with a pot or a pan before bleeding out. Must have hit him hard enough to damage his memory as well.

**Miles:** That’s ridiculous! It wasn’t Marcus!

**Myla:** Then who do you suspect?

**Miles:** Oh, I don’t know, maybe the literal serial killer among us?

**Ace:** You better not be talking about Nova.

**Miles:** Who else would I be referring to?

**Nova:** I’m innocent, even the judge said so!

**Ace:** Ms. Madison is not responsible for the Torontonian Serial Killings, nor is she responsible for this murder.

**Jessica:** Of course you would say that.

**Ace:** What’s that supposed to mean?

**Marcus:** This is going nowhere! Just say that it was me, and you can all get back to your lives.

**Miles:** Marcus, I’m not letting you do that. Your wife would kill you if she was here right now!

**Marcus:** I have a wife?

**Miles:** Yes, and a daughter. If you want to see them again, we have to find the real killer.

**Grace:** Hmmm… I think I finally see what's happening here.

**Jessica:** What?

**Grace:** Oh, come on. I get invited to some millionaire’s manor, he gets murdered, and now one of us is a killer. That is the most cliche thing imaginable.

**Jessica:** What are you saying?

**Grace:** I’m not stupid. This is set up.

**Ace:** His corpse is right there. If you don’t believe it, examine it for yourself.

**Grace:** I won’t bother. That would ruin the fun.

**Jessica:** Are you senseless? He’s dead!

**Felix:** Mrs. Moreau is correct. Someone killed Lukas, and if we just sit around and argue about it, we’ll never figure it out.

### After Discussion

**Ace:** So, it appears that there is more here than meets the eye.

**Jessica:** Yeah, and if Miles hadn't turned off the security cameras, we would already know who did it!

**Miles:** I'm sorry! I didn't mean to mess up anything! I was just looking!

**Marcus:** But it was reckless, you can't deny that.

**Myla**: Or, it was intentional. What are the chances that he happened to turn off the cameras, and then immediately afterwards happened to find the crime scene.

**Miles**: That’s ridiculous!

**Myla**: It would make sense. After all, you clearly care for Marcus. That would explain why he was only injured instead of killed, like Lukas.

**Felix**: Myla makes a strong argument.

**Myla**: Please, call me Dr. Snyder. I haven't run Ottawa's best library for over a decade just to be called, "Myla".

**Miles**: You seem to be pointing a lot of fingers, Dr. Snyder.

**Myla**: A man was murdered. I have every right to point fingers at this moment.

**Jessica**: That's true. What about you, Grace? Do you still think this is some kind of set up?

**Grace**: I do, to be quite honest. It all seems too convenient.

**Marcus**: So, you think I'm just some kind of actor? That I didn't lose my memory?

**Grace**: Precisely.

**Miles**: You're absurd!

**Felix**: Hold on, Grace has a point. I have no doubt that Lukas is dead, but we can't deny the possibility that Marcus is only pretending to have lost his memory in order to cover his tracks.

**Miles**: He's not!

**Marcus**: I really don't remember anything, I swear!

**Felix**: I didn't say it was true. I just said that we can't deny the possibility.

**Ace**: Possibilities don't help us.

**Myla**: Possibilities are echoes of the truth. You of all people should know that, Ace.

**Nova**: I'm tired of this. Just sitting around and yelling at each other is childish.

**Ace**: It's certainly getting late.

**Jessica**: We can't stop now! You're just saying that so you have a chance to kill someone else!

**Felix**: No, I think they're right. Perhaps if we all get a full night's rest, we'll be able to figure it out in the morning.

**Nova**: Exactly. And I think I'll be inviting my girlfriend. She'll be able to help us.

**Myla**: Is it truly a good idea to bring even more people to this wretched place?

**Felix**: The more assistance, the better.

**Jessica**: Come, everyone. I'll show you to your rooms.

## Part 2

### Beginning

**Myla**: Well, this is certainly concerning.

**Miles**: Concerning? This is terrifying!

**Ace**: The killer really is still among us.

**Miles**: And they plan on killing more of us! How do you expect us to stay here?

**Jessica**: If we all leave, the one who has killed Lukas and Grace will never be brought to justice. Do you want that?

**Felix**: I don't think any of us want that, but Miles brings up a point. Is it worth endangering all of our lives?

**Ace**: I don't want to die here. None of us do. Staying only allows the killer more opportunities to kill us.

**Jessica**: So, what do you want? You just think we should all leave, knowing that there's a murderer here who will walk free?

**Olivia**: I came here to visit my girlfriend. Not to do some ridiculous investigation.

**Nova**: She's right. None of us are qualified for this.

**Felix**: I am.

**Myla**: Then you're in charge. You make the final decision.

**Miles**: But what if he is the killer himself? He'll just want to leave for his own personal benefit.

**Ace**: Exactly.

**Felix**: I'm not trying to force anyone to stay or leave. But for right now, we're all together. Nothing can happen to anyone without everyone else witnessing it.

**Olivia**: But we can leave, if we'd like?

**Marcus**: I'm not leaving. And I think you all know that's the right thing to do.

**Miles**: He's right.

**Jessica**: Any more objections?

**Nova**: None from me.

**Ace**: I'm with Nova on this.

**Jessica**: Then we better find the killer quick. The longer we're here, the more our lives are on the line.

**Olivia**: Then what next?

**Felix**: I guess we start by telling each other exactly what we've been up to since we split up last night.

### After Discussion

**Miles**: I think it's starting to become obvious that these two murders were committed by the same person.

**Myla**: Wow, you're *such a genius*. I don't know how you're so *genuinely brilliant.*

**Jessica**: Your sarcasm isn't helping anything, Dr. Snyder.

**Myla**: Sarcasm? I was just complimenting him for having such *astute observations*.

**Marcus**: You don't need to be so sour. What's your problem?

**Nova**: She's just unhappy because she's only one of three people who knew about the passageways, and that makes her a prime suspect right now. Same reason Ace and Felix are finally being quiet.

**Felix**: Excuse me?

**Ace**: No, it's okay. She's right, I talk too much.

**Felix**: I just haven't had a reason to speak yet, okay? Besides, Jessica knew about the passageways too, right?

**Jessica**: Of course I didn't. I never go into the guest bedrooms, and if I did know it was there, I surely wouldn't put you all at risk like that.

**Marcus**: I think anyone in their right mind who already knew about them would be responsible enough to say something.

**Felix**: Is that your attempt at an insult?

**Marcus**: I'm just pointing out your recklessness. If we would've known that those were there last night, maybe Grace wouldn't be dead.

**Myla**: I don't think you should hold that against him. After all, he went out of his way this morning to make sure that everyone was okay.

**Jessica**: You're no better, Dr. Snyder. Why didn't you come straight to me when you found out that they were there?

**Myla**: It wouldn't have helped, would it? I wouldn’t have been able to find you. Besides, could it not have just been someone stealing your keys, considering you weren't even in your room guarding them?

**Jessica**: No one stole my keys. It was the passageways, I'm sure of it!

**Olivia**: Shut up! All of you! I'm tired of it! This is exactly what the killer wants!

**Nova**: As always, she's absolutely right.

**Ace**: I haven't been arguing. I've been being good.

**Miles**: You've been an old creep. There's a difference.

**Olivia**: I said shut it!

**Jessica**: What gives you the authority to do this?

**Olivia**: I wasn't here when Lukas was murdered. I'm the only one you can really trust.

**Felix**: Fair enough.

**Nova**: She doesn't need your validation.

**Miles**: Why does Nova get to speak out of turn?

**Olivia**: Because I said so. Simple as that. Now, unless you want there to be more casualties, I suggest we all stop the arguing now.

## Part 3

### Beginning

**Marcus**: Another murder? This is getting out of hand.

**Miles**: It's not even just one murder this time. It's two!

**Jessica**: Who could possibly have motivation to kill all of these people?

**Myla**: Unfortunately, the only person here known for killing has now fallen victim themselves.

**Ace**: Nova was not a killer!

**Felix**: Ah, Ace. Just the man I was thinking of.

**Ace**: What do you want from me?

**Felix**: Who else here is as suspicious as the one who had an obsession with Nova herself?

**Ace**: It wasn't an obsession! And even if it was, that just means I'm less likely to kill Nova, right?

**Felix**: On the contrary, it's extremely common to kill someone you're obsessed with, when they don't feel the same way.

**Ace**: Stop saying that it was an obsession!

**Autumn**: Will you two please cut it out? Are you forgetting that there's a child in the room?

**Sammy**: It's okay, Mommy. They don't bother me.

**Autumn**: They're a bad influence on you, honey. Ignore them.

**Jessica**: I'm so sorry, Mrs. Meridian. The child shouldn't have to be around all of this.

**Sammy**: I'm a big girl now! Daddy said so!

**Jessica**: You are, aren't you?

**Autumn**: It's terrible to hear about what's happened to Marcus.

**Marcus**: I'm right here. You don't need to talk like that.

**Autumn**: I'm sorry. So you really don't remember anything about me? Or about us?

**Marcus**: Well… No.

**Autumn**: I guess we'll have to make new memories, then.

**Myla**: I'm sorry to cut your heartfelt reunion short, but we're getting off track.

**Felix**: Indeed. I don't want anyone else to die in this place, and that starts with us finding out exactly who's had the chance to kill Nova and Olivia.

### After Discussion

**Felix**: So, Ace, planning on leaving us, are you? After murdering Lukas, Grace, Nova, and Olivia, you think we'll just let you go?

**Ace**: I didn't kill any of them! After all, you're the one who's carrying a weapon with you!

**Felix**: A switchblade! Neither Nova nor Olivia were stabbed or cut in any way.

**Ace**: But Grace and Lukas were.

**Felix**: And we've already established that it was a kitchen knife used on them.

**Miles**: Cut it out, guys. Let's settle this peacefully. There's a child in the room.

**Ace**: You only care about the child because you're in love with her mother! She's taken, and by your brother nonetheless!

**Myla**: Apparently taken by some other man as well.

**Autumn**: It's none of your business! What does that have to do with the murders!

**Sammy**: Mommy, please don't be mad. I don't like it when you yell.

**Jessica**: Come here, sweetie. It's not your fault that no one here can control themselves.

**Felix**: Let's just get this over with. It's obvious that Ace is the killer.

**Ace**: It's not me!

**Felix**: Myla and I were together. Couldn't have been us. Marcus and Miles were together. Couldn't have been them. Autumn and Jessica were together. Couldn't have been them. You're the only one without an alibi.

**Ace**: What if the murderer has an accomplice? You and Dr. Snyder could both be in on it.

**Miles**: He has a point.

**Myla**: That's ridiculous. Ace is just saying whatever he can to make himself seem innocent.

**Jessica**: But we can't say for certain that he's the killer. We don't have enough proof.

**Felix**: But if we don't deal with him now and we go to sleep tonight, he could strike again while we're sleeping!

**Marcus**: Then we find a way to sleep safely. If we're all in the same room, sleeping in shifts to make sure that the killer can't do anything…

**Miles**: Like, some of us sleep while one of us watches to make sure the murderer can't kill?

**Marcus**: Exactly.

**Autumn**: But what if the killer is the person watching over everyone? Couldn't they strike then?

**Jessica**: Not if we check in on everyone between shifts. If someone is dead, it's obvious who killed them.

**Felix**: Even still, I would not feel safe with Ace watching over me while I sleep.

**Marcus**: Well obviously we aren't letting him take a shift, he'd just run away. Besides, if we do an hour or two per shift, not that many of us will have to.

**Jessica**: I'll take the first shift of two hours.

**Myla**: I'll do the next two hours.

**Marcus**: I guess I'll take the third shift.

**Felix**: Then I'll be last. Is everyone happy with that?

**Autumn**: What about Sammy? I don't think I feel safe having her sleep in a place like this.

**Jessica**: You can sleep in a different room with her. I'll show you the secret chamber.

**Felix**: Then it's decided. I suppose we should meet back here when night falls.

## Part 4

### Beginning

**Myla**: Another murder. How many more times will we have to go through this?

**Felix**: Never again, hopefully. I think it's obvious what happened.

**Marcus**: What's that?

**Felix**: Ace returned a few hours after he left and killed Miles. He could still be somewhere around here.

**Myla**: But I watched him walk out and drive away. If he tried coming back through that door, it would've woken us all up.

**Jessica**: So… Ace isn't the killer?

**Marcus**: I guess not.

**Felix**: But the rest of us have alibis.

**Jessica**: What if Ace was right? What if there are two of us working together?

**Felix**: I doubt it, but the possibility has become significantly more likely.

**Autumn**: Clearly, there's more here than there seems to be.

**Bill**: *Mysteries to be uncovered, secrets to be found.*

**Bob**: *In this manor of enigma where there's wonders all around.*

**Jessica**: Who sent you two here?

**Bill**: *Our employer is anonymous, but there's something you should know.*

**Bob**: *They mean well for all of you, they want to help Manor Moreau.*

**Marcus**: I don't know how much I believe that.

**Sammy**: Daddy, I like the rhyming men.

**Autumn**: They could be dangerous, sweetie. Stay away from them.

**Jessica**: I could kick them out, if you don’t feel comfortable.

**Myla**: I think we should hear them out. They’re here for a reason.

**Autumn**: Dr. Snyder is right.

**Felix**: We're all ignoring the fact that Miles was killed under Marcus's watch.

**Jessica**: That’s true. Marcus?

**Marcus**: Miles went to watch over us instead of me. I asked him to.

**Myla**: Without telling anyone? I thought we established who was doing what beforehand for a reason.

**Jessica**: I will say, it's awfully suspicious.

**Bill**: *Confusion is around, there's suspicion in the air.*

**Bob**: *There's a killer on the loose, in this manor of despair.*

### After Discussion

**Myla**: Another murder, and we still have no idea who did it.

**Felix**: Is that so? I would say that we're closer than ever.

**Jessica**: I don't know… but it's time that this ends once and for all.

**Marcus**: What do you mean?

**Jessica**: No more opportunities for anyone else to die. We are figuring this out now.

**Marcus**: Agreed.

**Felix**: Agreed.

**Myla**: Certainly.

**Sammy**: I want to go home, Mommy.

**Autumn**: We will soon, honey.

**Bill**: *One final chance, for us to find the killer,*

**Bob**: *At last it's almost time for the conclusion to this thriller.*

## Part 5

**Jessica**: So, where do we begin?

**Marcus**: I think the first thing we need to do is address the obvious contradiction.

**Jessica**: What's that?

**Felix**: I assume he means the fact that Ace is the only one without an alibi for the murder of Nova and Olivia, and yet he can't be the killer because he left before Miles was murdered.

**Myla**: Like Ace said though, there is a chance that two of us are working together.

**Autumn**: Well, Marcus' alibi isn't here anymore.

**Marcus**: If I was working with Miles behind all of your backs, why would I kill him?

**Autumn**: Perhaps he was feeling guilty and you were worried that he was going to confess.

**Marcus**: That's such a stretch.

**Myla**: Look at you two, arguing like a married- oh wait.

**Autumn**: Shut up. You could very well be the killer. Perhaps you were working with Felix.

**Marcus**: I don't know… I don't think anyone is working together. The figure I remember killing Lukas, it was only one person.

**Jessica**: But we can't be sure of any of the other murders.

**Myla**: Plus, you could be lying about that, if you truly were working with Miles.

**Marcus**: How are we going to get anywhere then? Any of us could be lying about anything.

**Bill**: *You think that it’s a duo, but I think that is wrong,*

**Bob**: *There's still evidence to find, hidden all along.*

**Jessica**: Do you two know something that we don't? Spit it out. This is important.

**Felix**: I think they want us to figure it out for ourselves.

**Myla**: What do they mean? What else is there?

**Autumn**: Clearly, something to do with this contradiction we're discussing.

**Sammy**: Mommy, can we get ice cream after this?

**Autumn**: Sure, sweetie.

**Sammy**: Can Daddy come with?

**Autumn**: Honey, I-

**Marcus**: I'll go with.

**Autumn**: Thank you.

**Felix**: We're getting distracted.

**Myla**: About the murders… If what they said is true, and no one is working together, then Ace would have to be the one that killed Nova and Olivia.

**Felix**: But he couldn't have killed Miles, and we already established that there aren't two killers.

**Marcus**: No one said that. Just because there are two killers doesn't mean that they're working together.

**Jessica**: What are you saying?

**Marcus**: I'm saying that while Ace killed Nova and Olivia, a different, unrelated killer is responsible for the others.

**Myla**: I think he’s right. After all, the methods of killing don't line up.

**Jessica**: Nova and Olivia were strangled and struck. All the other murders were done with knives of some kind.

**Myla**: Exactly.

**Bill**: *I agree with your decision, I think it must be Ace,*

**Bob**: *But another killer’s still among us, in this dreadful place.*

**Felix**: So… which one of us could have done the other murders?

**Jessica**: Anyone here could have killed any of them.

**Myla**: What I still find quite confusing is why the murderer killed Grace. Lukas makes sense, if they're the Insurgent. Miles makes sense, if they meant to kill Marcus to stop him from remembering their identity. But why Grace?

**Marcus**: You're the one who knew Grace before all this, right? Seems like you have the most motive out of all of us.

**Myla**: Don't be ridiculous. I barely knew her.

**Felix**: I don't think it was for a personal reason. This is something else.

**Jessica**: And, unlike the switchblade being used on Miles, Lukas and Grace seemed to have been killed with the exact same weapon.

**Autumn**: What if someone else is in this house? After they killed Lukas, they hid in Grace's room until night. Then they snuck out and killed her too. Then, they did the same thing with Miles.

**Jessica**: If someone else was in this house, we would've noticed by now.

**Bill**: *You know that she was killed, but you could be wrong about her doom,*

**Bob**: *And it was less about the person, and more about the room.*

**Jessica**: More about the room?

**Myla**: What could've been in Grace's room that the killer would've gone in there for?

**Felix**: The passageways?

**Myla**: Those are in every room.

**Sammy**: Which room is Grace in? Because I spilled some of my chocolate milk somewhere earlier.

**Autumn**: Not in Grace's room, honey. But thank you for the honesty.

**Sammy**: I learned honesty from Daddy!

**Marcus**: That's right, sweetie.

**Myla**: We still don't know why the killer wanted to kill Grace.

**Felix**: Unfortunately, we don't know what the killer would want because we don't know who they are.

**Jessica**: Something to do with Artemis?

**Sammy**: If I was a bad guy, I would want a really sharp sword.

**Autumn**: Honey, you can go play outside if you want. The adults are talking.

**Sammy**: No! I'm a big girl!

**Felix**: Hold on a second, Sammy's not wrong.

**Myla**: What?

**Felix**: We don't know what ever happened to the murder weapon after Lukas was killed. The killer couldn't have kept them on themselves, but they also wouldn't have had much time to dispose of it before we all met together.

**Myla**: So you think the killer dropped the murder weapon off in Grace's room, and came back for it later?

**Felix**: Precisely.

**Myla**: That's genius.

**Felix**: Thank you.

**Jessica**: I think Felix is right. And if the passageways were used, only someone who knew about them could've done it. And that means you two.

**Marcus**: That's right. Neither Jessica or I had any knowledge of the passageways.

**Felix**: As far as we're aware, but you wouldn’t tell us if you did. Besides, Jessica had access to the room keys anyway. She wouldn’t have needed the passageways.

**Autumn**: He has a point.

**Jessica**: But wait a minute, we've already established that the killer isn't working with anyone, and Marcus and I were both in the ballroom chamber on the night Grace died. We have alibis then, too.

**Myla**: Either of you could've snuck out in the middle of the night.

**Marcus**: The entrance door is so loud, if either of us tried to leave, the other would certainly wake up.

**Sammy**: Daddy's right. It's really loud.

**Autumn**: From my experience there last night, I can definitely confirm that.

**Jessica**: So Marcus and I are clear.

**Felix**: But it's not Myla, and it's not me.

**Autumn**: How can you say for sure that it's not Dr. Snyder?

**Myla**: It's called trust. We've developed a bond here that neither of us would break.

**Felix**: Exactly. I would never betray you or Lukas.

**Marcus**: But someone did, and you two are the last possible suspects.

**Felix**: No. How can we be sure that there isn't a passageway that connects to the secret chamber too!

**Autumn**: You and Dr. Snyder searched the passageways for hours. Are you saying that there's a chance you didn't find it in that time?

**Myla**: You're right, we would've. But who can say that Jessica, in all her knowledge of this Manor, doesn't know the secret to silently opening the chamber door and leaving without making noise?

**Jessica**: Ridiculous. It was one of you two, just admit it already!

**Bill**: *We're getting so close, it's almost time to end the fear,*

**Bob**: *If we want to end this now, look at what her room is near.*

**Myla**: What's that mean?

**Felix**: Well, Grace's room is located slightly away from the rest of the rooms…

**Jessica**: We need to see who would've been by it and could've stopped to drop off the murder weapons.

**Felix**: It's near the ballroom!

**Marcus**: Jessica and I weren't at the ballroom when Lukas was killed. I was in the kitchen, and she was in the living room.

**Autumn**: That's right, Marcus. You were found in the kitchen. I don't think you would've had time to leave and drop off the weapon.

**Felix**: I was still out in the courtyard when the body was found. I couldn't have either.

**Jessica**: Unless you were already inside and went out after you killed Lukas to appear uninvolved.

**Felix**: But with Ace, we already established that he couldn't have gotten back in without everyone hearing.

**Autumn**: That's right. And the living room is nowhere near Grace's room…

**Jessica**: But then…

**Felix**: Grace's room is directly on the path to the library.

**Marcus**: Dr. Snyder!

**Felix**: It wasn’t her!

**Marcus**: It couldn't have been anyone else, Felix.

**Autumn**: It all makes sense, doesn't it? You have Artemis intel, perfect chance to be the Insurgent. You killed Lukas, dropped the murder weapon in Grace's room. Then, when Ace told you about the passageways, you went through to Grace's room, retrieved the weapon, and when she woke up, you killed her.

**Felix**: Let's not get hasty. We have no proof.

**Myla**: Oh my, Felix. Are all Artemis agents like this?

**Felix**: What?

**Myla**: Yeah, it's me. I'm the Insurgent. Dr. Snyder, the Archivist of Ottawa. I killed Lukas. And Grace. And Miles.

**Jessica**: A confession! I knew you did it, you dirty witch!

**Marcus**: So you are the one that damaged my memory.

**Myla**: You walked in while I was killing Lukas. I did what I had to do.

**Marcus**: But why not kill me then?

**Myla**: I tried, but I was in a hurry. I thought that I had hit you enough times with that pan… but I was wrong.

**Autumn**: Sammy, let's go.

**Sammy**: What's wrong Mommy, where are we going?

**Myla**: You aren't going anywhere. None of you are. I knew that this might happen. I have no intention of letting any of you tell anyone about this.

**Jessica**: You're going to kill us all?!?

**Myla**: Precisely. I have explosives rigged to this Manor. As soon as I wish, they all go off.

**Autumn**: You're going to kill Sammy!?! You monster, she's only six!

**Myla**: Oh, I wouldn't want to hurt an innocent young girl. I'll be taking her with me. She'll make an excellent assistant, one day.

**Sammy**: I don't want to go with you!

**Autumn**: I won't let you take my child.

**Myla**: Unless you want her to die as well, you have no choice.

**Felix**: Myla… how could you do this?

**Myla**: You're just like Lukas. Foolish, and too trusting. You don't understand how this world works.

**Bill**: *Explosives are prepared, our deaths are all to come,*

**Bob**: *In this manor of misery where the evil come to run.*