5. DIXI: Series 1, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Daytime

The hacker launches a new attack, and it's not just online any more. Shari tries to deal with the fall out.

## The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Daytime

### Writer

Dan Berlinka, Henrietta Ashworth, Jessica Ashworth, Melanie Stokes

## Episodes Transcripts and Timing

Hi, and welcome to tech tips.

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Today, I have in my possession a premium, two-terabyte,

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portable, external hard drive.

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180 hours of paper round has finally paid off.

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This is worth around £100. But, to me, it's nearly priceless...

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BANG!

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Yeah, maybe Murdo isn't quite the tech wizard I thought he was.

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Miss Johnson had some pretty strong views about that.

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Hey, it's Shari, and I've got my phone back.

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Mwah! That's it for good news.

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Otherwise, chalk this up as one of the most traumatic days of my life.

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Your life? What about the innocent bystander

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who was dragged into all of this?

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For the billionth time, I'm sorry.

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Turns out, Murdo's dad saw my posts and he called up the school.

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Told Miss Johnson I was a cyber bully. Me(!)

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And when I tried to explain...

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-(IN HIGH PITCHED VOICE)

-Miss Johnson, please...

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It's not what you think.

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-(DEEPER VOICE)

-Do you know what I think, Shari Doyle?

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You do not deserve the internet. You are a disgrace to this school.

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As if!

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That would have actually been interesting.

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We got a six-hour lecture on letting ourselves down and responsible

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online communities and we had to sign respect pledges(!)

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OK, it still felt awful. She acted like I'd done this terrible thing.

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Like I was the internet Voldermort. Done.

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On the upside, Murdo seemed pretty cool about it.

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He must feel bad about his dad kicking off.

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He's sent you, like, 400 sorry messages, hasn't he?

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Which is weird, he must think I've been banned

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from Dixi or something, cos I don't have any from him.

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I think I want to go more punk to prom...if I even go.

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Want me to have a go with this lot?

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-Don't bother, I'm probably not going either.

-Whoa(!)

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Oh, what's the point, if everyone's ignoring me?

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Everyone thinks I'm this horrible person now.

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I just want my page back.

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DIAL TONE

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Oh, it's Isla.

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Shari, are you OK?

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Isla, are you speaking to me again?

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I'm speaking to you right now.

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She means actually speaking, not literally speaking.

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She means, are you still mad at her?

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The opposite.

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I'm so, so sorry, Shari.

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-It's all been totally my bad.

-Seriously?!

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Yay!

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I mean, you were so wrong, obviously.

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And I should probably be mad, but, yay!

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-Besties?

-Besties!

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As soon as I saw it, I knew.

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You're so brave, Shari.

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Well, you know me. I can handle Miss J.

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Oh, not Miss Johnson - the whole dog thing. I'd be in bits.

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You're inspirational.

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I'm going to write a song about you. Maybe an X Factor power ballad.

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Wait! What dog thing?

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Oh, hang on. Message.

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It's...

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It's from me.

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The killer's using my old account to send ME a message.

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Argh, that's so out of order!

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"Woof, woof".

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What does that mean?

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Shari, don't freak out, but you should go and look outside.

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OK, officially freaking out!

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Go with her!

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Wait, take me with you.

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Shari, what...?

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OMD.

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I'm here for you, Shari.

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They're everywhere.

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Someone's put them everywhere.

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Thanks, guys. This is really hard to take.

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Hey, it's Eve.

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The hacker has put up posters that say lost dog,

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with a picture of Shari underneath it, everywhere.

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It's really mean and Shari's really upset.

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I don't think there's going to be an update from her today

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or maybe ever again.

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LAUGHTER

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-BOYS:

-Oi, Shari, looking good, Shari!

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Woof, woof, woof!

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How many more can there be?

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Oh, no, please. Quick, let's go.

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-Oh, no, not another one.

-Don't worry, Shari, we'll take it down.

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I'm really sorry, Shari.

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This is horrible.

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Thanks, Mimi.

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'I think we got most of them down.'

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But everyone's already seen them.

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You, Isla, Chloe,

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my brother, Miss Johnston,

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Zane, my mum.

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It's just so horrible and it's out there in the real world.

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Everyone's talking about it, about me.

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This isn't just Dixi now.

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Oh, some hacker must really hate me and I don't even know who they are.

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I'm not sure I can carry on with this any more.

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I am so sorry I ever doubted you.

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Thanks.

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Oh, I'm so sorry that Zane quit your band all because of me.

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It's OK.

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-Artists struggle.

-Oh, he must think I'm a total loser.

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'Who cares what he thinks?'

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I do.

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-I said I didn't, but I do.

-I knew it.

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'Yeah, we all knew it,

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'but he doesn't think you're a loser.

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'No-one does.'

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Oh, someone does.

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Shari, you'll find out who did this, I know it.

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Don't give up now.

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'She's right. You are doing so well.'

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You thought my investigation was stupid.

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-'No, I didn't.'

-You did.

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You said that I was helping the idiotic culture

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of over-sharing information on the web

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that was ruining our doomed generation.

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You said that on Dixi.

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'Oh, I was probably just trying to sound impressive.'

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That does sound impressive.

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'It doesn't matter what I said.

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'You are my best friend and I'd don't want to see you get hurt any more.'

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Would it help if I wrote a song about all of this?

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'Hold on, Shari,

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'your Dixi murders page has got a new message.

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'This whole thing is bigger than we thought. It's The Vamps!'

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-ALL:

-Hey, Shari, it's The Vamps here.

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We know what it feels like to be picked on,

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so we wanted to send you this video, to let you know that bullying

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is not OK, whether it is online, in real life or wherever.

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So, Shari, keep your head held up high

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and keep on doing what you're doing.

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I know, VioletTwirlingGoose, best Dixi message ever.

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I am so, so happy

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and blown away that The Vamps

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left me that message.

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So happy that, for a little while, I did this.

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1. Baby, can we dance? #

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Sorry, but the feet don't lie.

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Those dog posters were horrible

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and The Vamps made me feel like I wasn't on my own

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and now I am back on the hunt.

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Oh, and something else massive happened today.

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Actually, massive isn't a big enough word.

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More like ginormous.

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This is a day of ginormous events.

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I should probably just show you what happened.

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I know they are still out there.

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The Dixi murderer could be anyone.

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It could be her

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or him

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or...

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..her.

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-So, you are back on the case.

-Yes.

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I am not going to let the haters bring me down.

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I'm going to rise above it. I'm going to...

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Carry on with your massive obsession?

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This morning, you were like, "Oh, don't give up, Shari.

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"Don't be so upset."

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And you didn't give up and now you aren't so upset,

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so I can go back to making sarcastic comments.

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-Thanks.

-You're welcome.

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So, those lost dog posters.

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I mean, I know they were horrible, but they were also a massive clue.

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Maybe we are looking for someone with special photo software

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or a lot of paper.

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You aren't rising above anything, are you?

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You're going deeper and deeper...

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Deeper into a mine of clues.

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I am a clue miner.

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What's wrong with Mimi?

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Why is she heading back into school?

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She doesn't go to chess club, does she?

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No-one goes to chess club!

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I go to chess club.

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She's heading to Miss Johnston's office. Quick.

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She's got her phone in her hand.

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She must know something about the Dixi killer. It has to be connected.

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You're jumping to conclusions.

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Shari, you are doing massive star-jumps to conclusions.

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Whoa!

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Shari.

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-What are you doing?

-Shari, you can stop your investigation now.

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The mystery has been solved.

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I did it.

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I just confessed.

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I'm the Dixi murderer.

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Hey, it's Shari and this is how to play chess.

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1. How to play chess! #

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The first thing you need to know is the pieces.

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This is the Queen.

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It's the most powerful piece and can move all over the board.

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It's basically the Chloe of chess.

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Right, Queen Chloe. Got it.

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What are these little backing singer ones?

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Those are pawns, the least powerful piece.

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Their job is to protect the Queen.

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So, Mimi?

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What about this one?

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That's obviously a horsey.

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It's not a horsey, it's a knight.

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Ah. Right! Zane.

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This is a bishop.

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Well, that'll be you, then.

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Why am I the bishop?

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You're just, kind of, bishopy.

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Whatever. This is a rook.

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-It can only move in straight lines.

-Murdo.

-Good shout.

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So, which one would I be, then?

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You're not even on the board.

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THEY LAUGH

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